THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, PEBRTJAItY 19, 1905.
JDHN A. M'CflLL'S
LIFE IS AT All NO
Ex-President of New York In
surance Company Passes
Away Without Pain.
LAST SMILE FOR HIS WIFE
3lrs. McCall Is in a State of Collapse,
"Worn Out by the IiOng "Vigil .
at the Bedside of Her ;
Husband.
NEW YORK, Feb. lS.-r-Jbhn. A. Mc
Call, until recently president of "the
New York Life Insurance Company,
died at 5:30 this afternoon at the
Laurel House in Lakewod, N. J., -where
he had been taken three weeks ago in
the hope that the change might benefit
his health, which had suffered a break
down two months ago. The news of
the death was not given out by the
iamlly until some time after the end.
Then McCall's son, John C. McCall,
briefly announced:
The end' has come. My father has
passed away."
McCall had been unconscious since
about 1 o'clock this morning, except
possibly for jone brief minute this
afternoon, when his eyes opened and
looked into the face of his wife, who
was bending over him. Ho smiled, and
as he did so his eyes closed again and
he remained in the coma until the end.
One of the last persons McCall talked
to was his old friend and pastor. Rev.
Father Matthew Taylor, of the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament, in "West
Sevcnty-flrst strct, this city. He went
to Lakewood yesterday to see McCall
at the latter's request. .Bishop James
A. McFaul, of the diocese of- Trenton,
arrived In Lakewood last evening, but
did not see -McCall, who had long been
his friend. This morning at 7 o'clock
the bishop said mass in tho Church of
Our Lady of the Lake, at Lakewood;
offering prayers for the recovery of
the stricken man.
The attending physicians notified the
family at 1 o'clock this afternon, that
the end was close at hand. Mrs. Mc
Call had been at the bedside con
stantly eince last evening. All five
children were summoned. It was an
nounced 'that McCall's death was due
to enlargement of the liver and the
end had been peaceful and without
pain.
Mrs. McCall is now under medical
care. She had become worn out by tho
long vigil at -the bedside of her hus
band and when he died she practically
collapsed, although it Is thought her
condition will not develop seriously.
The body will be brought to New
York tomorrow morning and will be
sent to the McCall residence on "West
Seventy-second street. The funeral,
will be held Wednesday at the Church of
the Blessed Sacrament.
WORRIED INTO HIS GRAVE
McCall Could Not StandJDlsclosurcs
Made About His Business.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18. McCall's phy
sical breakdown occurred about the
close of "the investigation xt the life
insurance affairs in this state by the
legislative committee in December
last. The report of the committee is
expected to be submitted to the Legls
larure at Albany early this week. Mc
Call's examination before the commit
tee was a severe one, and the ordeal
be underwent In rehearsing in detail
the affairs of the company and in di
vulging transactions- about which the
general public- was Ignorant -worried
him greatly, it was said.
McCall was ill in bed at his home in
this city when he affixed his signature
to his letter of resignation from the
presidency of the New York Life In
surance Company. About three weeks
ago Tils condition became such that his
physicians and his family deemed it
advisable to remove him to Lake
wood. During all this time Mr. McCall wor
ried constantly about his business af
fairs. He was compelled first to mort
gage and then to sell his handsome
country place at Long Branch, N. J.,
In order, It was stated, to repay to the
New York Life Insurance Company
5225,000, on the Andrew Hamilton ac
count, Mr. Hamilton, the legislative
agentof the company, having made no
accounting for this sum.
McCall had promised, when the
Hamilton disclosures first were made,
to repay the amount If, by a certain
date, a satisfactory statement was not
forthcoming from Hamilton, who is
now sojourning In Paris. The directors
of theJKew Ybrk.Llfe at the'tlmc set
called upon McCall for the payment of
the money. He acceded to the de
mands, paying $65,000 cash and giving
his notes for $150,000, the latter being
secured by a mortgage on his -country
place, which later he sold subject to
the mortgage. McCall realized in all
something over 5300,000 for the prop
erty, which was said to have cost him
lust double that amount, f .
Ten days ago McCall suffered' the
first sinking spell of his Illness and
was very low for several days. ' Then
he Improved slightly. One week ago
today, however, he suffered a second
finking spell and grew much."worwv
His condition became so low that his
life was despaired of. A priest from
n Catholic Church, of which' faith 'Mr.
UcCall was an adherent, was summoned
md the Inst sacraments of thfe church
ivere administered to the stricken man.
When all hope had been lost McCall
mddcnly rallied. It was an effort Tof
Ihe mind and will, however, and not a
physical Improvement. Thcr attending
physicians foresaw the approaching
ind, and so warned his -family, .who re
tnalned with the sick man from that
time to the period of dissolution.
McCall's mental effort vto ..shake off
his ailments was the rcauijt qf the re
port of the Fowler investigating com
mittee, composed .of directors of the
Kew York Life, who -made public their
findings ten days ag0. They censured
McCall severely for certain acts of his
in connection with the Legislative Bu
reau established by him with Andrew
Hamilton at Its head.
An unsuccessful effort was made to
ceep the contents of tho report- from
;he sick man, "whorlcarnlng the state
ment had been filed, worried , so much
ver the matter that It was decided
farly last week to permit him to see
it. The recommendations in the re
tort, demanding of him a fuller ac
counting of the legislative wprk than
je had made, are said to have been u
rushing blow to tho company's for
her president. He declared to his
family and to. the intimate friends
H'ho saw him "that he was deter
nlned to get well, -that he "wanted to
ive to -set himself right before the
Imerican people. The strain was too
hUch, however, and from that time
ilcCall's decline was rapid.
John A. McCall was born in Albany,
t. Y., March 2, 1S4D. He entered the
Insurance business early In life, and in
1S65 was appointed State Insurance
Commissioner by Grovcr Cleveland,
who was then Governor. He relin
quished that position to become con
troller of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, which position h6 held until
he became president of the New York
"Life Insurance Company, In 1S92.
PAMOUS AS MAKER OF HATS
John B. Stetson Dlcstat His Winter
Home in Florida.
DELAND. Fla-. Feb. IS. John B. Stet
son, the millionaire hat manufacturer of
Philadelphia, died at his Winter home at
Gillcn, near Dcland, today.
Mr. Stetson -was stricken with apoplexy
this morning, and died without regaining
consciousness. His wife was the only
member of his family present. Mr. Stet
son had been feeling quite well. The
body will be taken to Philadelphia to
night PHILADEDPHLCFcb. JS.-The death
of John" B. Stetson was a great shock to
his relatives and friends in Philadelphia.
When Mr. jStetson left here he was enr
joying good health, and he looked forward
to. spending a pleasant Winter in the
South. He left a widow, two sons and a
daughter.
John Batterson Stetson was born In
Orange, J., May 5, 1830. He learned
the hat trade and started in business for
himself when' a young man. He moved
id Philadelphia in 1S63. There his business
grew to tho present John B. Stetson
Company, of which he was president, and
which has a capital of $4,000,000.
The John B. Stetson Company has the
largest hat factories in the world. Con
nected with them are reading-rooms,
library, hall seating .2000 persons and a
hospital. He built Elizabeth Hall -andj
otner buildings for Dcland University,
Dcland. Fla., the name of the institution
later being changed to the John B. Stet
son University.
3Irs. V. J. Florence.
NEW YORK, Feb. IS. Mrs. W. J. Flor
ence, widow of "Billy" Florence, the
noted comedian, died at her home in this
city today, after an- Illness of several
months. Mrs. Florence Was born In this
city in 3830. Mrs. Florence was herself
an actress, and became a member of her
husband's company.
SHOOTS BOTH PARENTS
CALTFO RXIXA JUST RELEASED
FROM ASYLUM GOES IXSANE.
Quick AVJt Saves Neighbor's Daugh
ter, to "Whom Ho Proposes
While Covered With BlooB.
MARTINEZ, Cal., Feb. 18. William
Gunther, formerly Assessor of Contra
Costa County, and at one time- a Public
Administrator, today shot and killed
his aged father and mortally wounded
his mother.
Gunther some time ago was released
from the Napa Insane Aslyum. at the
solicitation of his- parents, who be
lieved that he would be rctored to men
tal health by the quiet life of their
ranch- home. Gunther at first Improved,
but soon again manifested signs of
mania which took the form of threat
ening to kill a brother, who, fearful
of danger, went to San Francisco, hop
ing that his absence -would also im
prove his brother's condition.
Today, after Gunther Jiad used his
shotgun with murderous results 'he
went to the house of a neighbor,
where he proposed marriage to the
daughter of the family, Rachael" Mere
dith. Gunther was armed and cov
ered with blood. The girl was quick
witted and told -him to go to Clayton
t ogot a marriage license.
Gunther started for the license, and
when he reached the town seemed to
have come to a realization-of his acts.
Ho told a friend:
"1 am as crazy as hell. I have just
killed my old father and mother." ,
He was locked up and officers vis
ited the Gunther ranch, where the
fathers body was found In the tool
house, with the head almost blown off.
The mother was also shot and her face
beaten aud cut. She was conscious
and told a disconnected story of tho
shooting. It is not certain that she
will survive.
WASHINGTON -AN EXEMPLAR
Talk to Boys ai the Marquam by
Governor Chamberlain.
It was the boys' turn yesterday after
noon at the Marnuam Grand ' Theater.
Boys of the size found on other occa
sions only in the gallery filled the entire
auditorium. They occupied the boxes and
the loges, held possession of nearly every
seat on the lower floor, .and pre-empted
the choice places in the balcony. There
were boys everywhere just bright-eyed,
wholesome, wide-awake American boys.
Such an audience was never seen In the
Marquam Grand before.
The occasion wao a patriotic celebra
tion given under the auspices of the boys'
department of the Young Men's Christian
Association, as an advance commemora
tion of the anniversary of the birthday
of the Father of the Country. The prin
cipal speakers were Governor George E.
Chamberlain and Judge A. L. Frazer.
The addresses, all bore upon the life of
Washington and the lessons which arc
to be garnered . from his exemplary char-
actcr. Superintendent Hale, of the boys
department of the association, presided.
Not only was the audience composed
solely oboys, but they also had an Im
portant pari upon the programme. The
boys' choir of Trinity Episcopal Church
led the lnglng' ;ana rendered several an
thems, and cacli ot the boys' organiza
tions connected with the various churches
of tho city rose In turn and told of its
work and purposes. Every number on
the programme was received with loudly
expressed enthusiasm. The shrill whist
ling applause might have jarred upon
the" nerves of tho over-sensitive if they
had been present; "Wt they were not.
The.la&i were monarchs of the theater
anti applauded In the way that pleased
themr ?But while the 'Speeches were -being
made the boys ' sat in5 attentive silence.
ItWyas not known before that 1000 boys
could "be so.quleC' "
Governor Chamberlain told in an Im
pressive manner the story- of the life of
Washington. He emphasized the points
that contributed to his greatness and paid
that each boy should study Washington's
career and heed the lessons to be found,
there. "Although you may never become
great as the world measures greatness,
or attain, to high position. If each one
will adopt his standard of right, he will
surely become a worthy man and a good
and respected citizen." said the Governor.
Judge Frazer confined his remarks to
the early life of Washington. Ho showed
how the foundation for Washington's
success wao laid In his . childhood, and
how he had been -an example to his com
panions from tho time of his early youth.
"It is not luck or haphazard that makes
a successful man," he asserted. "Every
'boy holds his future life under his con
trol. We say that a boy has "his growth
by the time he Is 18, but we too often
forget that he 1ms "his mental and moral
growth to a largo extent, as" well an his
physical. 'Men areonly.boys'grown tall.
and if a boy will form good habits his
success as a man is assured."
III IN CHI
Methodist Bishop Cables to
Society in Nev York.
"-N0- DANGER APPARENT"
Responses From Mission Stations in
the Nortlxirn, Central, Western
and Southern Part of Env
pire Give This. Report,
NEW YORK, Feb. 18. In view of the
many disturbing reports appearing in the
public press concerning the conditions in
China and the possibility of further, out
breaks such as those at Llenchow and
Shanghai, and the consequent anxiety of
relatives and friends of missionaries In
China, the secretaries of the Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church sent cablegrams of inquiry to
Bishop Bashford. at Changb; and also
to representatives of the several missions
of that church of Tientsin, North China;
Nanking, Central China; Chungkeng,
West China, and Foochow, for the Foo
chow and HI nghua. missions.
These cablegrams were sent Thursday
and Friday. February 15 and 15. That
Xp. Blehp Bashford covered all the Meth
odist missions in China. He recently re
turned from' an official visit to the West
China mission, coming down tho river
through the Central China mission, whose
chief stations are on the Yangtze. In the
lato Fall he spent some weeks on the
EoochoV mission. In the south, where
there has been the most agitation among
the Chinese people The bishop's cable
gram, dated February 15, is reassuring. It
is as follows:
"AH are safe In China. No danger ap
parent. Bashford."
The response from the mission treas
urers in North. Central, Western and
Southern China," dated February 17, are
of like tenor to that from the bishop:
"Tientsin No disturbances: safe."
"Nangklng No trouble anywhere."
"Foochow Fochow and Hinghua quiet."
"Chungking All quiet."
Not a letter reeclvcd. recently at the
missionary office from any Methodist
missionary in China speaks of any trou
ble or excitement among the Chinese peo
ple or expresses apprehension of an
outbreak. The secretaries of the mis
sionary society added to the foregoing
statement the 'following:
"As China is in a tranquil state and
the leaven of Western Ideas is working
the mass, some ferment Isto bo expected, J
dui any general uprising, sucn as me
Boxer uprising, is not very probable. The
veteran missionary. Dr. Arthur Smith,
author of "China in Convulsion. expects
some trouble In sporadic outbreaks, but
does not believe the awful tragedy of
1900 can be repeated. The government of
China knows that the vengeance of the
foreign nations would fall with terrific
force, not only upon the dynasty, but
upon the empire itself. If the terrible
scenes of 1JO0 were re-enacted. n
"The situation is 'delicate and calls for,
prudence on the part of missionaries and
precautionary measures by the societies.
The missionaries are on me ground;
many of them are men and women of
large experience and know how to dis
cern signs of coming danger. It is safe
to rely on their Judgment. Bishop Dash
ford is In Shanghai, keeping careful
watch over the safety of our missionaries.
Ho will be quick to ce signs ot danger
and give warning."
BLAMES ALI QX THE UNIONS
D. M. Parry, Says China Has Been
Shamefully Treated.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. IS. D. M. Parry,
president of the National Association of
Manufacturers, said today that the board
of directors of the organization had adopt
ed resolutions on the Chinese, exclusion
subject as prepared by a special commit
tee of the membership. These resolutions
state that It is deemed inexpedient under
present conditions to attempt to enter Into
a treaty with China as to immigration,
and call upon Congress to adopt legisla
tion as shall correct present evils and
restore friendly relations with China.
"Organized labor." said Mr. Parry, "has
much to answer for in the present deplor
able condition ot our relations with China.
Not only has the boycott enforced by the
country almost destroyed our trade, but
thcro is even talk of war 'as the out
growth of the situation. Organized labor
Is solely responsible for the destruction of
tills trade and will be solely responsible
for any. recourse to arms to quell disturb,
anccs tliat may grow out ot the present
conditions. s
"Our Government, yielding to labor agi
tators, has not only violated treaty obli
gations with China In the past, but has
also for years, through its immigration
department, given an administration of
the exclusion law that Is a dlrgrace to a
civilized nation. The facts being devel
oped as to the indignities heaped upon
Chinese travelers, officials, and merchants
visiting this country, and" the outrages
perpetrated from time to time on Chinese
subjects by Government officials, are sim
ply amazing.
"It must not be forgotten that the labor
unions on the Pacific Coast have actively
maintained a boycott, not only against
Chinese labor being cmplbyed, but also
against all goods made by Chinese. Is it
a matter of wonder, then, that the Chi
nese should now in turn resort to boy
cott? In . tho 'present situation there is
only one. honorable course for this coun
try to pursue, and that Is to rectify pres
ent conditions and make them impossible
in the future. Wc cannot complain
against "heathen" practices as long as we
arc guilty ot similar practices ourselves.
"The labor unions should recognize that
they arc cutting their own throats In this
matter, for they must suffer as well as
the manufacturers In the loss of Chinese
trade. This country ought to have an
immense trade with the Orient, and one of
the reasons for the construction of the
Panama Canal is to further that trade.
"If tho American Federation of Labor
has the best interests of labor and Indus
try at heart It will promptly withdraw Its
present opposition to the new legislation
that will accord decent treatment at least
to those Chinese not In the so-called
'coolie class. The whole weight of the
Influence of the National Association ot
Manufacturers will be thrown Into the
case- for the correction of the present evils
by the enactment of necessary laws by
Congress."
REBELLION AGAINST DYNASTY
Anti-Foreign Demonstration a Merc
Incident of Chinese TroHblc.
LONDON, Feb. 19. The Tribune's
correspondent at Pekln, In a dispatch
discussing the growth of the American
boycott Into an antl-forelgn and antl
dynastic agitation on the discovery
that the boycott has unoted al parties
and all faiths into a cdramon purpose,
says:
"As time has advanced, control has
passed completely from the hands of
honest merchants to the revolution
aries, until nowJt has become a great
weapon to overthrow the Manchu dy
nasty. Meanwhile the government, en
ergized by Japan's success, 'awoke to
China' position in the scale of na
tions and instituted wldc.reaching re-
ALL
forms. Today tke Dowager Empress
is, under Yuan Sfci Kal's advice, the
foremost reformer In the empire,
"The mass of the people believe
China is capable of assuming her place
at the head of nations and blame the
government for being- pro-foreign and
obstructive.
"Yuan Shi Kai has an equipped and
disciplined army, but he has been un
able to control Its present opinions. The
government's attempt to force a copper
cent currency to replace the cash) has
proved a failure. The .new currency Is
at 60 per cent discount. Hence there Is
discontent in the army, and. owing to the
inability of the officials to preserve the
right of pay which was guaranteed,
trouble recently broke out at the Pao
tlngfu army headquarters between Chi
nese and Manchus leading to several
murders of Manchus.
"The situation is now that If an up
rising occurs the court will take refuge
in the foreign Legations. Yuan Shi Kai
Is responsible for the safety of the Im
perial persons, and, dreading disaffection
among the troops and fearing the prox
imity of the artillery, he has dispatched
a force of disaffected Chinese with 24
guns against the bandits and guerillas, a
service In which it will be absolutely In
effective. .
"The ice will break up soon, and as re
cent experiences have demonstrated, the
impossibility of transporting guns across
the mud fiats after the thaw, the pre
sumption Is that Yuan .Shi Kai has re
moved the danger where the blowing up
of a single bridge by the guns would cut
off Pekln.
"The crisis is anti-dynastic and only
incidentally anti-foreign. Of the SCO Chi
nese students in Japan. 6CO of them are
Manchus. These all carry revolvers as
protection against their Chinese com
patriot. "Danger exists at Kwang Tung. -All
the Chinese in San Francisco arc Cantonese."
Shanghai Ignorant of Trouble.
LONDON, Feb. 18. A dispatch to neu
ter's Telegram Company from Shanghai
says:
Nothing is known here of conditions re
quiring the dispatch of United Slates
troops to China, There Is no marked
antl-forelgn feeling In Northern or Cen
tral China.
FAVORS THFHEPBURN BILL
President Roosevelt Is Not Attempt
ing to Dictate Terminology.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. President
Roosevelt in a recent talk with Senators
and Representatives has stated that
while he is not attempting to dlctato the
terminology ot the railroad rate bill, his
preference Is that tho substance of the
Hepburn bill should be kept. He has
taken occasion to say that he cares very
little for the form of the bill If the "es
sence" is kept.
There are two or' three minor points as
to which the President thinks amend
ments may possibly be made with advan
tage, as, for Instance, instead'of making
a 30-day limit for the time when a regu
lation Is to take effect, make It go into
effect at any time set by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The President
has felt that there are arguments both
for and against the proposal that If a
stay is granted the railroads shall be re
quired, pending the decision, to pay In
the court the differences between the
rates as they exist and as they would
exist if the commission's ruling Is sus
tained. The President has emphasized that the
main point Is appeal to tho courts. The
Hepburn bill itself, the President believes,
allows such an appeal, and so docs every
other proposed bill la both houses. The
proposal; coming from Senators Aldrich.
Forakcr and others, who hold similar
views to them, looking to a complete re
trial of the case by the courts, both as
to the law and "the facts, the President
does not believe fn. He believes, as out
lined in his speech before the Iroquoft
Club last May, that the appeal to the
courts should be .only to test whether
the order of the commission Is in whole
or in part confiscatory and also to test
the legality of this order.
FRAUD IX INDIAN TERRITORY
President Prevents Quashing of In
dictments in the Case.
, WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. President
Roosevelt has taken personal interest In
the charges of fraud and corruption which
arc said to have occurred In connection
with the affairs of the Five Civilized
Tribes in the Indian Territory. But for
his interference indictments against sev
eral persons alleged to have been engaged
in illegal practices -would have been
quashed.
Now. however, under his orders, the In
terior Department Is pushing its Investiga
tions with Increased vigor, and it Is re
liable stated that in the near future a
number of new indictments will be re
ported against not only several men al
ready Indicted, but they will also include
a number ot persons whose names have
not heretofore been brought Into tho case.
Including a high Government official In
Washington.
When it became known to the President
that the District Attorney for Indian Ter
ritory had been Instructed to quash some
Indictments already found, he Immediate
ly sent orders countermanding this pro
posed action. He was led to do this by
information received by him that, after
March 4. when tho tribal relations of the
Five Civilized Tribes ceased, certain facts
would be put Into his possession which
would strengthen the hands of the Gov
ernment In Its efforts to bring to trial a
number of persons guilty of gross frauds
perpetrated against the Indians.
It Is known that Secretary Hitchcock
has submitted to the President and At-torney-Qcneral
Moody a special report
dealing with the whole situation, which
gives such details as to make it impera
tive for the Government to act. For ob
vious reasons the report for tho present,
at least, will not be made public, but Sec
retary Hitchcock, characterizes the dis
closures It makes as "startling:"
NO CONGRESS FOR BINGIIAM
Lane County Man "Will Try For State
Scnatorship Instead.
SALEM. Or.. Feb.-(Spedal.)-I. H.
Bingham has decided not to be a candi
date for the Republican nomination for
congress from this district but is out
with an announcement of his candidacy
for State Senator from Lane County. Mr.
Bingham, who formerly resided at Cot
tage Grove, but is now a resident of
Eugene, has been considered a very
promising candidate for the Congression
al nomination and his determination not
to enter the race will In acnuae for a
feeling of relief among the candidates
now In the flclJ. He has a strong fol
lowing throughout the district, and
though he would have had the disad
vantage ot a late svirt, it was gene.-ally
acknowledged that he wouM make a good
run.
It has been stated by Mr. Bingham's
friends for some time that he would not
be a candldato for the Congressional
nomination, but his announcement this
morning was the first conclusive asser
tion. This leaves three men in the race for
Congress, Hawley, Husjon and Tooze,
but it Is asserted by men who profess
to know that a fourth candidate will be
In the race shortly. Who the dark horse
can be. thoee who know will not tell,
but 1t is declared he will be a' man of
considerable strength.
The Democrats have two aspirants for
the Congressional nomination. Pearne
Cochrane, of "YYbodburn. and C V. Gallo
way, of McMtnnville. Both are making
visits to different portions of the district.
BQUNTYTO EXPERTS
Plan to Encourage Sharp
shooters in the Army.
MANEUVERS WITH MILITIA
BUI Before the House or Representa
tives Also Provides for the
AboHUonof.tho Grade or
Licutcnant-Gcncral.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. The National
House of Representatives will dispose
of one of the regular annual sup
ply measures the Army appropriation
bill tins week. Monday the first "sus
pension" day of the session will take
place.. Suspension day Is a procedure
where a member may. If he has
made arrangements with the Speaker In
advance, be recognized and enter a mo
tion to suspend the rules and pass a
bllL If objection Is raised, a two-thirds
vote will obviate the objection and pass
the bill, after a debate of 40 minutes Is
automatically ordered by the objection.
Under this order any bill on the calendar
is eligiblo for consideration.
Chairman Hull, of the military affairs
committee, expects to call up the Army
appropriation bill Tuesday. He estimates
that It will be Thursday or even Friday
before the measure Is finally disposed of.
The'general debate on the bill will occupy
Tuesday and at least a part of Wednes
day. Procedure under the five-minute
rule will not Oe curtailed and a day or
more will be consumed In scrutinizing
the details of the bill under this order.
Abolishing lifeutcnant-Gcncral.
The provision of the bill abolishing the
grade of Licutcnant-Gcncral ot the Army
will be tho text of a number of speeches.
The provision Is "new legislation." and
consequently subject to a point of orden
The making of a point ot order is within
the province of any member, and the pro
vision may go out of the bill In this
manner.
To encourage marksmanship in the
Army the committee has Inserted a pro
vision In the bill creating three grades
of "experts." and providing for Increased
pay for each grade. The first grade car
ries with It added pay of $1 a month. the
second grade J2 and the third J3. It is
estimated that the aggregate increase in
expenditure under this provision will
amount to JTo.OCO a year. The benefit to
the Army by encouraging rifle expertness
is regarded as more than compensatory,
and. while the provision is. like that
abolishing the grade of Llcutenant-Gcn-cral.
subject to a point of order, the mili
tary committee has a belief that the pro
vision will remain in the bill. v
Joint Army 3rnncuvcrs.
A provision for Joint Army and militia
maneuvers is another topic prolific ot
discussion. There Is an aggregate ot
JTW.CCO carried In the measure for this
purpose. The plan Is to have the man
euvers held In many sections of the coun
try. Regular Army troops arc to be
marched from their regular posts to the
sites selected for the manebvers and
militia within a convenient location will
be asked ta participate. In this way
general benefit Is expected to be spread
throughout both organizations.-
The bill contains a provision abolishing
mileage pay for o Ulcers and men when
traveling by sea. In the place of mile
age, in this Instance, the actual expenses
of the trip arc to be paid by the Govern
ment. Retired officers are by this agree
ment allowed to receive mileage under
certain restrictions. The use ot Army
transports Is restricted by the bill to
transporting troops and Army supplies.
The House probably will content Itself
with working but five days a week, tak
ing adjournment from Friday until Mon
day. Pure Food Bill In Senate.
The Senate's programme so far as It
has been arranged provides only for the
final consideration of the pure-food bill
and the continuance of the discussion of
the statehood bill, which was begun last
Thursday by Senator Dick. The vote on
the pure-food bill will be taken on Wed
nesday, and It will be discussed to a con
siderable extent during Monday aud
Tuesday. Senator Heyburn""has given
notice that he will call the bill up Mon
day, for the purpose of offering and per
mitting others to offer amendments. The
vote, will be taken on Wednesday Im
mediately after the close of the routine
business.
Senator Dick will continue his speech
Monday in his support of the statehood
bill, but there Is no decision as to who
will follow him. Senator Beverldge says
he expects the opposition to choose a
Senator to reply to the Ohio Senator, but
if no one on that side appears it Is prob
able 'that the proposed amendments to
the bill may be taken up foV considera
tion at an earlier date than has hereto
fore been expected.
Interest in Foraker's Plan.
All interest centers In Senator Forak
er's provision giving both territories an
opportunity to vote separately on Jhc
question of joint statehood for New
Mexico and Arizona, and it Is not at all
improbable that that point may be quite
suddenly reached. The acceptance of the
amendments would not have the effect of
bringing the discussion of the measure
to a close because there arc other ques
tions on which the Senate is divided, but
It would materially curtail it. and In the
end Insure the passage of the "bill.
Senator Beverldge expresses confidence
that the bill will not be amended in any
respect by the Senate. The opponents of
the bill concede the closeness of the di
vision and feel that their chances are
all In the Foraker amendment.
The conference report on the urgent de
ficiency appropriation bill will be report
ed during the week, but It will probably
create very little It any discussion.
Destructive Bugs.
Country Life.
If the power of the mosquito had not
been proxen to us beyond a doubt, we
would be inclined to regard the estimate
of T700.0CO.CCO annual loss to our farming
interests caused by Insects, which has
been made by the Department of Agricul
ture, as too startling to be true. Such an
Immense sum being well worth the sav
ing, the department has In Its employ a
large staff of men who are studying the
life history of the pernicious Insects to
find out where they are vulnerable. The
work has been going on for some years,
and much progress has already been
made. The cotton worm which formerly
levied an annual tax of $3O,CO0.0CO on the
cotton crop. Is now controlled by sprays:
It has been proven that the ravages' of. the
Russian fly. which sometimes havo re
duced the wheat acreage In Ohio 40 per
cent and In Indiana 60 per cent, besides?
greatly Impairing the yield of the remain
ing acreage, can be considerably checked
by planting wheat at seasons when the
fly Is not so rapacious: the coddling moth
Is controlled by arsenical sprays and
520.COO.000 worth of apples saved as a re
sult. The orange and lemon orchards of
California have been relieved of the white
scale which threatened to destroy them,
by the Importation from Australia of the
ladybird, a natural enemy of the scale.
Many other Instances could be given of
the wisdom of watching the Insects.
The Doctor ;
Asks
"Are yotir bowels regular?" He
knows that daily action of the bowels
is absolutely essential to health. Then
keep your liver active and your bowels
regular by taking small laxative doses
of Ayers Pills. Just one pill at bed
time is enough, just one.
We have no secrets! We publish
the formulas of all our medicines.
, 31 Ad by tha J. C. Ajar Co.. IiOwU, V&is.
Alto HAaufaatarers o t
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AYER'S SARSAPARILLA-For the blood. AYER' S AGUE CURE Fo r nsaliria and a jja e .
IL AT ASCOT
Charges Filed Against Two
Prominent Horsemen.
BOOTS DURNELL INVOLVED
Owner Alleged to Hnve Squared
Crooked york on tho Track by
Presenting: an Official "With
Money After the Race.
i
LOS ANGELES, Feb. IS. The Horald
this morning prints a story, saying In
effectt
The Ascot race meeting Is about to
furnish its annual sensation and it prom
ises to eclipse any turf scandal In many
years. It will directly Involve "Boots"
Durncll, a prominent horscowncr, and
James "Woodlawn Brooks, manager ot
Ascot. The sensation will be sprung this
morning, when a committee of horsemen
will ttlo with Colonel A. W. Hamilton,
presiding judge, and the board of direc
tors of the Los Angeles Jockey Club, for
mal charges wherein fraud, collusion and
unfair conduct are, alleged to have oc
curred continuously since the opening
.day.
This committee of horsemen Is com
posed of J. J. McCafferty, tralner-man-accr
for. J. A. AVernberg: F. B. Van
Meter, J." L. Holland, owner of -Master-son,
winner of the Ascot Derby; Henry
McDaniel, trainer-manager, for M. H.
TIchenor &. Co.; C. T. Booth, proprietor
of Elmwood Farm, and other members ot
the Horsemen's Protective Association,
recently organized at Ascot.
Among the charges are that a certain
owner has been cheating with his horses
by having races specially arranged for
him and then "squaring matters" with
an official, who is named In the charges,
by presenting the official after each race
with a box of cigars, under the paper
cover of which was placed a $100 bill.
This. It Is alleged, always bad the effect
of allaying any criticism.
It Is also alleged that one of the owners
was accustomed to use training shoes on
some of his horses, thu handicapping
them effectually. Later he' would remove
the training shoes and replace them with
racing shoes, allowing the horsos to win
with ease over practically the same fields
In which they had been beaten previously.
Instances arc cited by the complain
ing horsemen where this Is alleged to
have occurred. It Is also charged that
the track condition was ordered changed
by a certain odlcial to favor Bear Catcher,
the horso which won the race with Hand
zarra r nnd Crusader here several weeks
ago. This was done on the order of an
official of the track. It Is asserted, who
had previously laid a large wager on Bear
Catcher, and who gave the order to have
the track condition changed to make It so
as to be most favorable to Bear Catcher.
Many other charges arc made in more or
less detail.
It Is alleged that there has for some
time existed much 111 feeling between cer
tain officials of the track In which there
has been several clashes of authority, and
once one official drew a revolver on an
other and threatened to shoot him.
Charges are also made that an official of
the track has an interest In one of the
racing stables and lends his official In
fluence to favor this stable In the races.
The charges are accompanied by hulf a
dozen affidavits by the complaining horse
men. Where Icemen Go Not.
Harper's Weekly..
A fond mother. In despair of breaking
her little boy of swearing, at last threat
ened that the next time he used a bad
word she would banish him from home.
The very next day he exploded a big D.
"I am very sorry. Thomas," said the
mother, "but 1 have never broken my
word toyou, so now you must leave
home."
The nurse was Instructed to pack Thom
as Httlo toy suit-case, and he, without
a whimper, kissed his mother good-bye
and departed.
Quite a way off Thomas set his bur
den on the ground, and, perched solemn
ly on the curb, chin In hands; fell Into
deep thought. The spectacle was too
much for the fond mother, who was
watching him from a distance.
Very quietly she started down the street
and tiptoed up behind Master Thomas.
As she was hovering on the point of
surprising him with a kiss, a pompous
old gentleman appeared.
"Child," he said, "will you hum tell
me where Mr. Franklin lives?"
Thomas raised his solemn brown eyes.
1
j and regarding the old gentleman coldly.
' replied: "You go to . I have
troubles of my own.
Fog: Delays Lncr St. Louis.
SOUTHAMPTON. Fcbv IS. The Ameri
can line steamer at. Louis, from New
York, arrived here, at 4:37 o'clock this
afternoon after having been delayed for
nearly 30 hours by fog. The vessel was
compelled to anchor jn Lyme Bay from
Saturday afternoon until noon today.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Feb. IS. Maximum tempera
tur. 57 de?.: minimum. 51. River readlnx
at S A. 51.. 3.1 feet; change In past -4 hour.i.
rise 1.0 of a foot. Total precipitation. 5 V.
M. to 5 P. M.. -76 inch: total since Septem
ber 1. 190:. 2.S Inches: normal since Sep
tember, 1, 1005. 30.46 Inches: deficiency.
inohes. Total sunshine. February 17,
1 hour and 30 minutes; possible. 10 hours
and 23 minutes.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
Wind.
STATIONS
Baker City
Bismarck ......
Boise
Helena
Kamloops. B. C.
North Head ...
Pocateilo ......
Portland
Red Bluff
Roscburg ......
Sacramento
Sale Lake City
San Francisco . .
Spokane . . . .
Seattle
Tatoosh Island
Walla. Walla ..
,U2'0.161S'S
.I3S'0.00' 6.5
. :52 0.16l24lSE
. .Vl'O.OOllS'S
. '461 T i SS
.,5ok).r4,3!s
. vis'o.ootia'SE
. '5S O.5UU0.SW
.560.24' 10 SE
. !4'0.44112"i?W
. ,5rt'0.48ll4,SE
.tStf'O.OO: 4'W
.15S'0.(M C.W
. 50 0.'8 ir. S
.i..to.72'2;s
. 50;o.90'flVSW
. JO!0.24 30 SW
Utain
IClear
jCloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
ICloudv
Cloudy
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IRaln
IPt. Cldy.
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ICIoudy
Rain
main
ICIoudy
ICloudy
Raln
T trace.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The disturbance which deyeloped off Van
couver Island yesterday moved rapidly .
eastward during the last 21 hours, and is
this evening central well inland over Brlti'u
Columbia. It caused general rain in the
Pacific Coast states, and unusually mild tem
peratures In all sections, west of the Rocky
Mountains and in Montana. Severe south
erly galex also accompanied the eastward
movement of the storm, a maximum velocity
of 04 miles from the southeast being re
ported at tho mouth of the Columbia River
while at Cape Flattery the highest wind wa
52 miles from the south. High winds also
prevailed on the Sound, 3S miles south
west being reported at Seattle. At Walla
Walla the hlshest wind was 36 miles an
hour from the southwest and at Baker CUj .
26 miles south.
The storm warnings announcing the ap
proach of this storm, which were ordered
displayed Saturday morning, were continued
at 7:30 A. M. this morning.
The disturbance is expected to continue
Its eastward movement causing occasional
rain and cooler weather in the Pacific North
west Monday, with diminishing winds along
the Coast.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Portlmd and vicinity Monday, occasional
rain: slightly cooler; .southerly winds.
Western Oregon and Western Washington
Monday, occasional rain; slightly cooler,
southerly winds, diminishing along Coast.
Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and
Idaho Monday, occasional rain, with snow
in the mountains and foothills; slight'y
cooler. A. B. WOLLABER.
Acting District Forecaster
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