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VOI. XLVI.- NO. 14,100.
PORTIAIST), OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1906.
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for Two Hours.
GOVERNMENT BEGINS INQUIRY
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Second Officer Peterson's
Simple Tale of Horror.
HELPLESS ARE ABANDONED
Any Good Boat, the Witness Admits
Reluctantly, Could Have Gotten,
GIoso to the Wreck If
Properly Handled.'
SEATTLE, Wash., Fob. 14. (Staff Cor
respondence.) The special commission
delegated by President Roosevelt to In
vestigate the Valencia disaster, began
-what promises to be a protracted hearing
tliis afternoon. The commission, which
consists of Lawrence O. Murray, Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce and Labor;
Herbert Knox Smith, Deputy Commission
er of Corporations; and Commander W. T.
Burwell, U. N., are well qualified for
the task before them, and their method
of procedure in ascertaining just what
caused that fearful and needless sacrifice
of life differs quite materially from that
of the local Inspectors.
Second Officer Peter Peterson, the only
man now -living -who was on deck when
the Valencia received her death wound,
was the first witness examined by the
Government commission, and under the
skillful questioning of Mr. Murray he
wade a. number of admissions that do not
reflect much credit on the officers In
charge of the ship, and still less on those
who were sent to rescue them. "Mr. Pe
terson's English is somewhat broken but
his imperfect mastery of the language Vnd
the earnest, straightforward story he tdjd
made -the ,aw.ful picture he drew, of thcJ
last Jiours or me vaiencia someuungjinat
vjvJU not soon be forgotten by those who
ihcardit.
Witness Closely Questioned.
The commission, by keen Inquiry and
cross-examination of Mr. Peterson, traced
every movement of the Valencia from I
the time she steamed out of San Fran- :
cisco harbor on her last trip until she
pounded to pieces on the bleak Vancouver
Island shore. Peterson Is a slmplCoit
of the sea and had stared death in the
face on other "shipwrecks and he told the
story of those last hours on the Valencia
In language that was eloquent In its sim
plicity. And when the dramatic talc was
finished and close questioning "had brought
out all the terrible features of the wreck.
It seemed more than ever a case of reck
less navigation, followed by poor discip
line and the abandonment of nearly 100
helpless passengers who could have been
saved.
Under the head of reckless navigation,
one of lhe strongest points brought out
by the commission was the admission by
Peterson that If they had accepted the
reading of the log as correct they should
have been up to Umatilla reef lightship
at 9:15 on that fatal Monday night. They
thought, however, that the log overran,
so the Valencia was sent flying on for
nearly three hours more before the end
came.
Xo Log Read for Two Hours.
Most of this time she was under reduced
engine speed, but a heavy gale and the
tide was driving her to destruction with a
rush. Another damaging point brought
out in questioning Peterson was the fact
hat there had been no reading of the log
after 10 o'clock, or for nearly two hours
before she struck.
The witness told in detail of the heart
breaking scenes which followed the strik
ing of the vessel and of the unsuccessful
attempt to get the boats clear of the ship.
Ho was naturally lncllnedto give out the
impression that discipline might have been
Xvoe, but admitted that there had never
been t boat drill by the crew then on the
Vssif, and of the seven men who, accord
ing tp-the rules, should have been at his
oat, imt two or three appeared an in
sufficient number to handle it. His testi
mony afflicted with that of other mem
bers t 'Vie crew when he stated that
there was no excitement.
The appearance of the Queen and other
steamers on . the scene buoyed up the
hopes -of the passengers, and was the
cause of the women and some of the men
refusing to zo on the rafts. Peterson, on
a request from the captain, boarded the
last raft that left the ship. This was the
raft that put out to meet the Quocn.
AVJicn tlic Queen Steamed Away.
As has been told, the Queen turned and
steamed away. The men on the raft then
headed for the beach, over a mile away,
intending to beach the craft, but just be
fore reaching -the, outer line of breakers
the smoke of the Topeka was seen and
they paddled, out to meet her. Witness
stated that no trouble was experienced in
working off shore: a long, rolling swell
was running, but no breakers.
"With considerable reluctance the witness
admitted that any good boat could have
lived in the sea and gotten close to the
wreck If it was properly handled. Peter
son also admitted that it would have been
possible for a U15 to have anchored in
safety quite near the wreck and possibly
floated a raft down to the wreck.
These admissions were made somewhat
reluctantly and only after close question
ing by Mr. Murray and Captain Burwell,
there being an apparent desire to excuse
the conduct of the men who failed to res
cue the people still oxi tho wreck. F.etcr
son was on the stand more than three
hours and was. feltowcd by Boatswain
McCarty, who had " only partly finished
his story when the commission adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
Glossed Over by Local Inspectors.
The local Inspectors continued their hear
ing this morning and examined Frank
TUchley and Max Stensler. firemen, and
Samuel Hancock, chief cook. The testi
mony of the firemen-. was strongly to the
effect that there v.'as much excitement
and no discipline on board. Mr. Hancock
failed to notice any undue excitement.
The local Inspectors, unconsciously, per
haps, give out tho impression that they
wish to minimize the Importance of dis
cipline and at the same time magnify the
dangers which -beset the rescuers. Under
their questioning today Mr. Hancock
stated that the chances for a lifeboat to
reach the Valencia were slim, and yet I
believe that if Mr. Murray and Captain
Burwell question him as closely as they
questioned Peterson, he will admit tba!
it might have been possible.
No one attributes this alleged bias on
the part of the local inspectors to mer
cenary motives. It Is probably due to a
friendly feeling for the unfortunate Cap
tain Johnson and. for the men who failed
to render the aid which they were ex
pected to give They seem desirous of
bringing out most of the factifand-.scis
they dwell more on some of them than on
others.
Survivor Tells His Heal BellcL
"While some of the people here denounce
In unmitigated terms the action of Cap
tain Cousins and other "rescuers," there
are others who seek to give them the
benefit of even a slim doubt. This senti
ment for protection or extenuation of
Cousins and his friends Is so powerful
that ft has had Its effect on at least a
few of the survivors. One of thorn, under
promise that his name would not be
used, talked quite freely with me today.
"I have got to work for some of these
fellows." said he, "and If I say too much
they may not want me on their ships,
but I will always think that the Queen
should have come In closer and lowered
a boat, or at least stood by to pick some
of us up. Those poor passengers had
their sprits way up so long as the Queen
was In sight and when she steamed away
hope went with her. .1 have spent a good
many years at sea and the way that raft
got away from tho wreck and lived will
always make me believe that something
could have been done with a boat if an
effort had been made."
Similar comment has been guardedly
made by other survivors and from to
day's results it is possible that the Com
mission may get more of this kind or
testimony on record.
HEROISM OF MRS. PATEKSOX
Wire of L-lghtkepccr Worked Willi
Wires for. 12 Hours. .
VICTORIA, B. C Feb. 14. A dramatic
story of woman's fortitude was told in
evidence by Captain Ferris, of the Prin-
cess May. before the Valencia inquiry to-
&ny, when he narrated how Mr. Paterson,
wife of the1 llghtkeeper at Cape Bcale,
alone at the lighthouse, while her-husband
was engaged In scouring the short for vic
tims, kept at the telegraph key and tele
phone for 72 hours at a stretch, while in
a delicate state of health, and Mr. Lugrin.
counsel for the Dominion government,
said special stress should be paid upon
the heroic work of Mrs. Paterson In the
report to the government; with the sug
gestion that such devotion to duty should
not go unrecompcnBed.
Captain Ferris also related how the res
cue party which went over the trail to
the survivors at Darling Creek gave their
last bite of food to the shipwrecked mem
J. W. Lo rimer and P. Godenrath, who
were special correspondents for the Asso
ciated Press on the steamers Salvor and
Lome, told of the futile rescue efforts sim
ilarly to previous witness.
Harry Cook, diver, who was on the
steamer Salvor, and Hi nit son Sddal, Ad
miralty Marshal, who was on the tug
Czar, gave evidence that It was impossible
to render aid from seaward.
CHANGE IMMIGRATION LAW
Dillingham Proposes to Enlarge List
of Proscribed Aliens.
WASHINGTON; Feb. 14. Senator
Dillingham, chairman of the Senate
committee on Immigration, today in
troduced a bill making a number of
changes In the immigration laws. It
proposes to. exclude all alien Imbeciles
and feeble-minded persons and per
sons not comprehended within any of
the classes now excluded by law. "who
.are certified by the examining surceon
as being mentally or physically defec
tive, such mental or physical defect
being of a nature which may affect the
ability of such alien to earn a living";
aliens who ndmlt having committed a
felony of other crime, or who admit
their belief in the practice or polyga
my: women or girls coming Into the
United Statos for any Immoral pur
pose; children under 17 years of age
who are unaccompanied by parents,
unless coming to Join parents, brothers
or sisters already In the United States.
An attempt to land an alien not duly
admitted Is made o misdemeanor, in
stead of an unlawful act as at present.
The provision of the present law
which imposes a fine of $100 on steam
ship companies for bringing persons
afflicted with a loathsome or a dan
gerous contagious disease Is extended
to include Idiots. Imbeciles, feeble
minded persons. Insane persons and
epileptics.
It Is also provided that masters of
vessels carrying aliens from ports of
the United States to foreign ports shall
furnish complete descriptive lists or
manifests of all outgoing aliens.
LEARNED MANY THINGS
Chinese Commissioners Thank Amer
icans for Much Courtesy.
NEW TORK. Feb. 14. Tho Imperial
Chinese Commissioners, who arrived here
today from Boston, will sail for .Europe
tomorrow on the steamer Blucher. Shi
Ling Hsung. grst secretary to the com
mission, said tonight:
"On the eve of our departure we want
to thank the American people for the
courtesy shown us on every hand. Wher
ever we have gone, no matter how trivial
the questions we asked, or how absurd
they must have seemed to those of whom
we asked them, they have all been will
ingly and courteously answered. We are
going home much enlightened to many
things which were dark to us before we
came, and we arc grateful to the Amer
ican people because of that fact. If we
succeed In Introducing new ideas in Chi
nese municipal government, and we feel
sure that we shall, we will ever rcraera
ber the goow teachings of -you .Americans
and hold your country in reverence."
SENATE PUSSES
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
Five Republicans -Join Demb-
r crats in Voting Against
the Measure.
SPOONER SCORES A POINT
Carries Amendment Cutting Off Slice
of Graft and Severely Criticises
BllLMany Xcw Mall
LIbcs Provided.
.PROVISIONS OF SH1P-SUBSIBY
BILL.
"WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. A passed,
the ship subsidy bill cstabllthes IS
new contract matt, Use and Increases
the subvention to the Oceanic Use ran
nlsr Zrom the Pacific Coast to Aus
tralasia. Three leave Atlantic Coast
points, one running to Brazil, one to
Urxtcay and Argentina, and one to
South' Africa; nix from porta on the
Gulf of Mexico, embracing one to Bra
all, one to Cuba, one to Mexico and
three to Central America, and the Is
thmus of Panama: four from Pacific
Coast porta, embracing two to Japan,
China, and the Philippines direct, one
to Japan, China, and the Philippines
via Hawaii, and one to Mexico. Cen
tral America, and the Isthmus of Pan
ama. The bill also rranta a abventka
at the rate of S3 per zroa ton per
year to cargo Vessels engaged In the
foreign trade of the United Stales
and at the rate of J3.50 per ton to
vessels encaged In the Philippine trade,
the Philippine coastwUo law being
postponed until 1900.
Another feature of the bill Is that
creating a naval reserve force of
10.000 officers and men who are to re
ceive retainers after the British prac
tice. Vessels receiving subsidies are
required to carry a certain proportion
of naval reserve men amonz their
crews.
The aggregate compensation for mall
lines Is about $3,000,000 annually. No
steam veard of less than 1000 tons Is
to receive aid under the bill. "
WASHINGTON, Feb. !. At a few min
utes after 6 o'clock today the Senate cas
Its final ballot on he awbsldy-shlpprng b9
which was' passed by a vote of 28 Jd 27.
All the TOtes for the bill were by Republi
can Senators, and five. Republican Sena
tors voted with the Democrats in opposi
tion. They were Burkett. Dollivcr, La
Follette, Spooner and Warner. The vote
on the bill was preceded by action on a
number of amendments, and this by an
entire day of debate. Many important
amendments were accepted, but only In
one case was a modification agreed to
that was not In accordance with the
wishes of the managers of the bllL The
exception was on an amendment offered
by Spooner eliminating the provision giv
ing half pay to members of the naval re
serve who have served less than six
months.
When the shipping bill was disposed of
the statehood bill was made the unfin
ished business.
Gallinger offered a number of amend
ments on behalf of the merchant marine
committee. One of them limits the num
ber of officers and men in the proposed
naval reserve to 10,000.
Spooner Attacks Bill.
Spooner criticised many of the details
of the bill, among others that requiring
that a part of all crews of seagoing ves
sels should be members of the naval re
serve. Frye remarked that the Wisconsin Sen
ator must have got his Idea from Mr.
Furuscth. the Washington representative
of the Sailors Union of the Pacific Cbast.
Spooner replied with a defense of Mr.
Furuscth and his business In Washington,
and said that, while he was not averse to
obtaining information from any reputable
GRANDDAUGHTER OI' J. D.
ROCKEFELLER RECOVERING
i "ro.h ArrENDicrns.
Mariel McCormlck.
Muriel McCormlck. the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Mc
Cormlok. of Chicago, and the grand
daughter of John D. Rockefeller,
who was operated on for appendici
tis In New Tork last week, will be
taken to Lakewood. N. J., to recup
erate. Her condition la reported to
be Improving steadily. She was at
tacked with appendicitis after be-'
lng taken to New Tork to meet her
parents on their return from
Europe. Dr. W. T. Bull performed
the operation.
.source, he was careful not to present the
Views ot any one out. mmai. ne uuuvu
an amendment dcflnlnn the qualifications
of seamen. '
Frye said that Mr. Furuscth had been
in Washington for 3) years and was not
no wa sailor. As chairman of the com
mittee he had adopted some of Mr. Furu
seth'a suggestions. He added that there
was a bill pending before the committee
on commerce which was Intended to meet
many of Spooncr's criticisms.
Frye made a general speech In support
of the bill, saying that the .CO,0"paId
annually to foreign ships should be used,
la developing an American merchant ma
rine. He said the cost of operating Amer
ican vessels was almost double that of
foreign vessels, and that the United
States should give cnouhg In bounty to
equalize the conditions.
Speeches were also made by Nowlands.
Patterson, Clay, Fulton, Bacon, Scott and
Perkins. and Gallinger closed the debate
with a brief reply to the criticisms made
by other speakers. "
Many Amendments Made.
Promptly at 5? o'clock the Seriate began
voting on the various amendments. Many
important amendments were . accepted
without division, and these Included most
of those suggested yesterday, by Allison.
The important changes made were the fol
lowing: . y
Including seamen engaged In the trade
of the Great Lakes and the coast In the
naval reserve: limiting the reserve' to
10.0CO men; requiring annualinstead of
gross appropriations; BTm7ngwhc sub
sidy to cargo vessels to steam vessels of
more than 1000 tons, sailing vessels of
more than 200 tons and fishing vessels of
more than 2) tons; excluding American
vessels engaged exclusively In foreign
trade from Uie benefits of the bill; giving
authority to the United States to take
Immediate osscssion of a subsidized ves
sel for its own use In case of emergency;
Increasing to one-fourth after 1312 the
number of American citizens required in
the crews of subsidized ships; Increasing
the subsidized Gulg coast lines from four
to six and the Pacific Coast lines from
three to four and providing that they
shall depart from Puget Sound and tho
Columbia River.
Spooner Defeats Leaders.
The first aye and nay. vote was taken
on a motion by Bacon to strike out the
provision for a naval reserve. It was
lost. 23 to Z3.
Patterson then submitted his amend
ment providing that no part of the sub
sidy bill should be paid to ships employ
ing Chinese as a part of their deck crews.
The amendment was lost, 17 to. 47.
Spooner moved to strike out the pro
vision giving half pay to members of the
naval reserve who had served less than
six months, and the motion prevailed. 34
to 30. This was the only amendment
made to the bill In opposition to the
wishes of Its supporters.
An amendment by McLaurin nrovidlnr
that no part of the subsidies provided for
should 'be pajd to Senators, members of
the House or other Fwitral nfflrlnfn xnt
voted down without division, as wai j.
motion by Xcwl&nds to recommit.
Final Vote on Passage.
The vote wa then taken on the passage
of the bill, resulting In SS ayes and 27.
noes, as follows:
Yeas Aldrich. Alice, Allison, Ankeny,
Brandegee, Barn ham. Burrows. Carter,
Clark (Wyo.), Crane. Dick. Dryden, For
aker, Frye. Fulton, Gallinger. Gamble,
Hale. Hanbrough, Hcmenway, Heybum.
Hopkins, Kean. Lodge, Long, McCumber,
Millard, Nelson, Nixon. Penrose. Perkins,
Piles, Piatt, Scott. Smoot. Sutherland,
Warren, Wctniorc CS.
Nays Bacon, Blackburn, Burkett,
Clarke (Ark.). Clay, Daniel. Dollivcr. Du
bois. Foster, Frazler, Gearin. La Follette.
Latimer. McCrcary. McLaurin, Morgan.
Ncwlands, Overman, Patterson. Pettus,
Raynor, Simmons. Spooner, Stone, Talia
ferro, Teller, Warner 27.
Immediately Beverldge moved to pro
ceed with the consideration of the state
hood bllL The motion prevailed, thus giv
ing tha measure Its place on the calendar
as the unfinished business. The Senate
then adjourned.
LIXES from xortii pacific
Shipping Bill Provides for Steamers
From Columbia and Puget Sound.
"OREGONLVX NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 14. The Senators from all the
Pacific Coast States except Gearin of Ore
gon and Dubois of Idaho today voted in
favor of the ship subsidy bill, and all, in
cluding Gearin and Dubois, voted In fa
vor f an amendment, which was lost,
withholding the subsidy from any steam
ship employing Chinese in its crew. Be
fore the bill was passed Fulton secured
the adoption of an amendment which spe
cifically requires that both Portland And
Puget Sound shall share in the benefits
of the subsidy bill. The amendment was
attached to that part of tho. bill relating
to mallcontracts which provides:
That the Postmaster-General shall es
tablish mall service from each of two
ports on the North Pacific Coast, namely,
Puget Sound and the Columbia River, to
Japan. China and the Philippines, on
steamships of the United States of not
less than 13 knots speed, for a monthly
.service at a maximum compensation not
exceeding 3210.O) a year, or for a fort
nightly service at a maximum compensa
tion not exceeding Ji-0,000 a year.
In advocating the adoption of this
amendment. Fulton explained that it will
increase the number of steamship lines on
the Pacific Coast and will give to the
North Pacific Coast a fair sharo of the
benefits under the law. Without this
amendment it would have been possible
to gfvc all the Pacific subsidies, save pos
sibly one. to lines running from San
Francisco.
Volcano Izalco in Eruption.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 14. Passcn
;ers from Guatemala on the steamer
Vcapulco. which arrived here today,
eport that the volcano Izalco, which
irokc into eruption in January, is still
ictlvc. Every ten minutes a column
f llames shoots skyward and the surrounding-
country is covered with
ishc..Xo great damage has been done
and a disaster is not expected.
JlHwial to Take up Tobacco-Growing.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. It has been
irrangd that Hawaii shall acne! a rcpre
tentative here to study tobacco-growing.
ana accreiary w iisen nss prorauro iu as
slst him in every possible way.
SF JEROME
OH TIE HEARST
New York Democrats Must
Nominate Bolter for
: Governor.
MURPHY IS RECONCILED
Tammany Xou Seeks Friendship of
Two 3Icn Who Most Blttcrly
Fought it, and McClcIIan's
Stock: Is Low.
NEW YORK, Feb. H.-(Spccial.)
"There are two men and only two who
would stand a chance of success In the
Gubernatorial fight this Fall. One is
William Travcrs Jerome, the other is
William Randolph Hearst. It Is prac
tically a certainty that the Democratic
convention will name one of them to
run against Hlggins."
This statement was made today by
a member of the State Committee, who
la. In the confidence of David B. Hill.
He represents Hill's views, and his de
ductions are Indorsed by the Tammany
and Brooklyn Democracy men.
During the last campaign, Murphy's
oratorr, under orders, bitterly assailed
both Hearst and Jerome, who retaliat
ed in kind. Since election Hearst and
Jerome have practically joined hands
in an effort to send Murphy's follow
ers to state's prison, and over a score
have "gone up the river." But now mat
ters have changed. Nearly 100 men are
still under indictment, but trials have
temporarily ceased. Jerome has his
hands full of other matters and.
strange to say, Hearst, through his pa
pers, does not snarl at the District
Attorney for "neglect or duty."
Murphy is very busy explaining now
adays that it was not his fault that Je
rome was not on .the Tammany ticket.
True, he does not say so himself, but
when statements made by his close
friends over their own signatures are
repeated to him, he declares it would
be a breach of honor to tell what he
knows of the Mayor's explicit consent.
"1 may be able to say something a
little later," he says. "But now my Hps
are scaled. It would not be honorable
for me to say a word without the con
sent of the Mayor."
How Jerome -Was Turned Down
The story of the. "Jerome turn down,'
as narrated by Murphy's friends, is as
follows:
Some months before the convention
met. Murphy was heartily and frankly
opposed to Tammany's having anything;
to do with Jerome. Later) however, he
discovered that the rank and file of the
organization greatly admired the DIs
trict Attorney, and that It would be a
difficult task to whip them into line
for somebody else. He explained all
this to McClcllan and said he believed
that the best thing to do would be to
put Jerome on the ticket. To this, it
Is alleged, the Mayor made violent ob
jection. He declared that Jerome would
take the center of the stage, and run
so many thousands of votes ahead of
McCIellan that Jerome and not the
Mayor would be the logical candidate
for Governor. All of Murphy's argu
xnents were swept aside, and McCIellan
was so insistent that the leader.
against Ills better Judgment, finally
agreed that Osborne should have the
place.
This is tho story that has the vir
tual indorsement of Murphy. On the
other hand, McCIellan's friends have
claimed all alon that it was the Mayor
who fought to have Jerome on the tick
et, but was arbitrarily overruled by
Murphy. And the question Is. who Is
the real friend of Jerome? Codlin CMc-
Clcllan) or Short (Murphy).
Jerome's Great Strength.
A Tammany district leader, who Is
frlondly to Jerome, sums up the situa
lion this way:
"I beliovc that Jerome could ypoll a
much larger vote than Hearst would
recolve. In my opinion. Hearst Is the
stronger In King's County, but nowhere
else in the state. Jerome on National
MAY
USE AIRSHIP TO REACH
THE NORTH POLE.
The Bake ef AbraxaL
The Duke of Abrual (Prince
Amedeo of Savoy-Aoata). who Is
about to make a Journey of explora
tion to Central Africa, after an as
cent of Mount Buvcntzari In Uganda,
next June, will make another at
tempt to reach the North Pole. It
Is reported that he is inclined to use
an. airship this time.
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and state issues has always been a
Democrat, and would be supported by
Democrats of every shade of opinion,
in addition to .thousands and thousands
of independents and disgruntled Re
publicans.
"If Hearst ran an independent ticket
against Jerome. I doubt If it would re
ceive any great support, for Jerome is
admired and was, voted for by the very
men who rallied for Hearst. Against
any other Democrat than Jerome,
Hearst's Independent following would
be a factor that would Insure a Re
publican victory."
Hearst's Secret 3rovcmcnts.
On the other hand, Hearst's friends
claim that Murphy and McCarren will
rally to his support If he wants them,
but they say these "enemies of the
common people are not needed.
Ever since the first of December,
emissaries of the New Tork Congrcs-
man have been traveling1 about the state.
quietly perfecting the Independence
League organization in the rural coun
ties. Nothing has been printed about
this crusade, but it Is confidently pre
dicted that there will be some stunning-
surprises when the rural districts
announce the men whom they have
elected as delegates.
In New York City It must be re
membered that the bulk of the Hearst
men are dyed-in-the-wool Democrats,
legally enrolled as such, and in a po
sition to make a fight inside the party.
At the last election the Hearst men
were In a good majority In a number
of Assembly districts, and on that
"dope" should be able to carry the
primaries and elect Hearst delegates,
despite anything that the regular
leaders might say or do.
One report is that Hearst and'
Murphy may join hands to show Mayor
McCIellan that he really does not
amount to anything In the organiza
tion. The plan Is said to be for
Murphy to pick the leaders, carefully
selecting McCIellan's friends for
slaughter, give Hearst the delegates,
and the followers of both supply the
necessary number of votes to put it
through.
In the meantime McCIellan's own po
litical fortunes seem to be at the low
est ebb. The men he has put in office,
while personally clean and unobjec
tionable, are not leaders or vote-getters,
and It is doubtful if one of them
could carry his home election district.
The result Is, that while the Mayor is
undoubtedly stronger with the people at
large than he was a year ago. yet be
cause of his efforts to give the city a
"business-like administration," he is
absolutely, devoid of political power.
It is well known to everybody that
he has long been ambitious to bo Gov
ernor, and for years was carefully
groomed by Murphy with that end in
view, but as it Is, It is very doubt
ful whether his name will even be
mentioned in the convention. For
Tammany is now busy flirting- with
the two men who have fought it the
hardest, and, given it the most cruel
jabs in its history. And It has lost
sight of the man whom it supported
for Mayor only a few mbnths ago. -
The reason? It was aptly stated at
the recent dinner of the "Amen Corner
Club" when one speaker, referring to
Murphy, said:
"What doth it avail a man. if he
winneth an election, but getteth not
one office?"
And that is the whole story in a
nutshell.
Xephevr of General Bates at Suicide.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. It. Allen C. Bates. 47
years old. a nephew of General John S.
aBets. committed suicide today by shoot
ing, at the residence of tils mother. Ill
health Is given as the cause.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Politic.
Chicago Council passes 85-cent gas ordinance
oer Mayor's veto and calls referendum
on municipal ownership of car lines.
Page 3.
Pennsylvania Legislature kills railroad in
vestigation resolution. Page 1.
Ohio shippers and railroads agree on rAto
bill. Page 1.
Tammany must take Jerome or Hearst for
Governor. Page 1.
Domestic.
New Tork Life committee recommends sulnjr
officials for campaign donations and
V Hamilton for lobbying fund. Pave 4.
Law son resigns from proxy committee. Page
4.
Paclac Coast.
Government begins searching Investigation
into the Valencia disaster. Page 1.
Harriman forces in alliance with the Can
adian Pacific. Page 6.
Fort Mason at San Francisco to be made the
largest fort In the world. Page tt.
Willamette Development League meeting at
Sllverton. Page .
Sports.
Veterinarian accuses Howe of causing him to
dope Lou Dillon. Pase 7.
Many changes In trotUng rules. Page 7.
China.
United States makes great war preparation.
while .State Deparement denies cause of
alarm. Page 2.
China In revolt not only against Americans.
but all foreigners and Manchu dynasty.
Page 2.
Missionaries prepare to flee to treaty points.
Page C
Foreign.
Balfour adopts Chamberlain's fiscal policy and
will remain leader. Pace 4.
America and Italy act as mediators at Mor
occo conference.' Page 4.
Plot to kill Wltte foiled on ever of success.
Page 4.
Earthquakes kill hundreds in South America.
Page 5. -
National.
Senate passes ship subsidy bill. Page J.
House passes fortification bill after debate on
Bryan's record on Imperialism. Page 4.
Governor Brady, of Alaska, resigns. Page 3.
Senate- committee hopelessly divided on rates
and bill cannot secure majority. Page 1.
Americans and Bubans. unite in dedicating
monument on El Coney battlefield. Page 5.
In and About Portland.
Major denies establishment of dead-line for
vies, but detectives contradict him. Page 8.
See America. League meets in Portland today.
Page 7.
Klleya lawyer charges Stoolplgeon. Rossman
with double murder. Page 10.
Hopgrowera and' buyers form pool to send ship
ment to London. Pase 11.
Great famine exists in Japan: foreigners ap
peal for aid. Page 14.
Flfty-slr. students graduate from high school.
Page 9.
Many Republican candidates visit city. Page
16.
Gossip of BaaccalL Pase- 7.
Commercial aad Mariar.
Good demand for rolllstuffs. Page 13.
Hop contracting In California. Page 13.
January plgiron output breaks all records.
Page 13.
Chicago wheat market closes with small gain.
Page 13.
Speculative Interest declines in stock market.
Page 13.
Italy and China send for more lumber and
several vessels are' chartered. Page 14.
British steamer Nairnshire sails for Port
land. Page 14.
Fire in hold, of steamer Texan under control.
Page 14.
STUBBORN FIGHT
AMONG SENATORS
Lines Drawn Sharply
on Rate Bill
COMMITTEE CANNOT' AGREE
Impossible to Get Majority for
Measure.
FIGHT IT OUT IN SENATE
Conservatives AV1I1 Unite on Provi
sion for Court Review Factions
Cease Attempts to Arrange
Compromise, ofJDlsputc.
WASHINGTON", Feb. 14. In the Sen
ate committee on interstate commerce
the line between the faction which ad
vocates tho passage of the House bill
and tbjC faction contending for the
cour review features lias been drawn
so taut that all thought of compromise
has been abandoned. AH conferences
today were between Senators thor
oughl yharmonized for one position or
the other, and have been for the pur
pose of lining- up for a passage at
arms. Nearly a hundred amendments
to the House bill arc pending before
the committee and nearly a score of
these bear on the judicial review of
orders made by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Many of these
amendments are contended for with
stubbornness and the bill may be de
layed for several days, despite the
agreement lu committee that a vote
shrall be talcen Friday. It is not im
probable that both factions may be
willing to transfer the contest to the
floor of the Senate and that no roll
call will be hed In the committee.
2io 3fa jority for Hepburn Bill.
If outward r,np ranees may be be
lieved in the face of the manipulations
to corner-totes, the- Hepburn blll:an
uot be taken through the committee by
a majority. This Is not conceded by
Senators Dollivcr and Clapp, although
they admitted today that they have not
a majority of the committee votes
carralted for the House bill in Its pres
ent form. They asserted, however, that
they will not accept an amendment of
any character specifically providing for
judicial review of the orders of tho
Commission and that they wilL bring
out a manority report if a majority of
the committee cannot be secured.
XEVER HEARD OF ACCUSERS
Cassatt Denies All Charges of Inde
pendent Coal Operators.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 14. President A.
J. Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, said today that he had never
heard of the Bituminous Coal Trade
League of Pennsylvania, which body pre
sented a memorial to the House ot Repre
sentatives at Washington yesterday. He
said it hardly seemed worth while to re
ply to the charges made in the memorial,
since the complainants stated that they
had "no Information upon which to base
a suit at low or even a complaint before
the Interstate Cominerce Commission."
Mr. Cassatt denied that either the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company or himself
had any Interest In any bituminous coal
mlne or that there was any discrimina
tion cither In rates or In car distribution
by the Pennsylvania system. Mr. Cassatt
also denied the existence of a soft-coal
trust.
AGREE OX RATE BLLL IX OHIO
Shippers and Railroads Come to
Terms on Provisions.
COLUMBUS. O.. Feb. 14. At the meet
ing of the House committee on railroads
today, announcement was made by W. S.
Thomas, ot Springfield, president of the
Shippers' Association, and T. Livesley, at
torney for the Pennsylvania Railroad,
that the shippers and railroads had agreed
to the enactment of a law creating a
State Railroad Commission. The Wcrtz
bill. Introduced in the House, has been
agreed upon as the basis for the proposed
law.
The commission will have power to fix
a reasonable maximum rate, which shall
go Into force pending review by the courts,
should the railroads desire to appeal.
SEXATORS DO GASSATT'S AVILIi
Resolution to Investigate Coal Mo
nopoly Killed.
HARRISBURG. Pa., Feb. 14. Both
branches of the Pennsylvania Legislature
finished the work of tho special session to
night and will adjourn tomorrow. All the
legislation advocated by Governor Pcn
nvpacker. except the state civil service
bill, which failed in the House, was
passed.
The resolution pas3cd by the House
Monday for a general legislative Inqulry
lnto the right of railroad companies to
engage In coal and other mining business
was- killed In Senate committee. A reso
lution was adopted, however, for an In
vestigation of the Philadelphia &. Reading
Railroad Company. The special session
cost the state 5300.000.
Miss J. Loughborough.
ROME, Feb. 14. Miss J. Loughborough,
of San Francisco, died here today of
enteritis, aged 21 years.
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