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' ' i .miimi,.,,,, ', ' " ' . ' . VOL. XLVI. NO. 14,382. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY,- J ANUAEY 11, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS.- HITCHCOCK DRAWS FIRE OF BIG GUNS Senate Prepares Fusil- lade for Secretary. IMPEACHMENT IS ADVOCATED Creation of Forest Reserve Is Bitterly Resented. AUTHORITY IS QUESTIONED rnator Carter Will Roast" Tlm for Suspending rublic Land tentrles AcAised of MIs ' manftgeimnt in Office, i ORRiSOPCIAX XBWS BUREAU, Wash- "toRton. Jan. . 10.-Fwllng against Secre. Mry Illtrhcock Is running- hijrh in the l'lti Ptntea Senate Just now and sev ers! of his most bitter enemies arc ad- rat!rt impeachment of ihe retiring Sec. rvtnry- .-f" the Interior. While it Is hardly prohbF! that this radical step will bo tkrn- secretary Hitchcock wtll be given rnary unfay hours before he retires on Marc-it 4. and he Is to be publicly cen--urewl by several Senators unless ho alters lis coarse, . Tl.OVC Appears to be no question but that the .Secretory exceeded his authority In wit hdrawlnjt several million acres of .ana m Indian Territory with the View to .!' athig ft forest reserve! ' Congress' hail f prf flcIIy directed that this land he al lot td t the Indiana, removing It btyond " ,;vruaiciion or tjie Bfcnjtarjr, JJttcU- 0"k. however. Insists that he has suier f; I'r ever all Indians who arc not c-ltl-;-;it :md that It was wltrrln his - power mm tma vnnarawai- in. spile, ot .wbat 'upres had said. ... Jlilcficock'a repeated tfenanca of the Kenate committee which has condemned n course mil probably lead to in offi- rial censure In- the committee report, and following this report the Secretary will o o-ruied in the open Senate. I Srnator Carter lias given notice of his Intention to "roMt" Hitchcock, because ih has suspend All public land entries in what Carter declares to be tn denance ot the existing law, and Carter will proh- Ably be followed by Senators Clark of TV voniJ ns Teller of Oplorado, Flint of California and several others who have not yet signified thblr intention of get- tin Into the fight. Vnder a Hot Cross lire. . . Aside front hte' 'course regarding the withdrawal of lands In Indian Territory, HltcheoeKj Is now under fire for liavlng directed payment of a fee to Flnklburg, &t Kirby, attorneys ot St. Lo to .the amount of $148,000. in a milt in wiieh they recovered for. the Cherokee Indians about S45.000. nwgee arc made that HitcticocK Is re- lated by marriage to one member of this firm and that he paid thin exorbitant fM; I'r in excess of the amount involved. In I'm Rbscnct tit the authority ot the Court of Claims. v In -fact. It i chnrxed tliat the Court of Claims held the attorneys were cn- titled tO ICES than .. This charge Is now ndrr investigation, and, unless it in found to to satisfactory. Secretary Milch- oc-ii is lo be caned on to explain Ills AC'tioli. In absence of a satisfactory ex- I Imatlon. this charge will form the basis f somr- attack on the floor of the Senate. Keep commission Artcr Him. ' On top of his troubles with the Senate. Secretary Hitchcock has Just been handed a lemon by the President In the form of ft report of the Keep commission, which Jeclares that the Interior Department Is the worst managed of all the Government departments in Washington. Ha method of conducting business Is severely cen sured., and the officials closest to the Sec retary, and those upon whom he has de pended during- his entire term, are crit icised as no other officials in the Interior Department. His private secretary is cen sured for usurping authority and making trouble between the Secretary nnd his bureau chiefs, and the two entire di vision which Hitchcock has maintained tn handling land and Indian affairs are recommended for dlaconWuancc, and their respective chiefs are now contemplating resigning from service to escape the dis missal that almost certainly, awaits -them when Secretary Garflcld taKcs lioid, INDIANS SEEK BELIEr. ( herokres Appear I.eforc Senatorial Investigation Committer. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. David Musk- rat, Frank J. Eoudlnot and J. Henry Dick, representing- the Eastern Cherokee In dians, today presented to the Senate com mitee which is engaged in Investigating- j the ajTalrs ot the live civilized tribes, a petition tor relief on account of the pay ment of S147.O0O made to attorneys on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior. The Cherokee committee says that after t.e services of the late W. B. Springer hud been: engaged, the Indians met with objeci ion from Secretary Hitchcock and upon his recommendation made a new uva'tHU't with thft St. Louis law firm of Klnkelberg. Naur el & Emory. A member of ''fin i i rm is the son-in-law of Betretary HIichcoLk. They also declare that Mr. fyrmaor was induced by a secret agree ment to withdraw from his position as i oun."ei and that after his death his es u.to received 17,000 from the fees paid to the attorney. Ii is also asserted that m fair means were used W secure, the . co operation of Chief BuiTingtpn in carrying: into eixect tne contract with the su Louis nrm. The Senate committee has not taken up the petition and the members decline to give out anything concerning it or to forecast their course in dealing with It. FEE XOT EXORBITANT. Attorney Xagcl Says Hitchcock Had Nothing to Io With' Cae. ST. LOUIS. Jan. JO. fSpeoIaI- Charles rNajjeJ., member of the Arm of Finkel- here, Naeel & Kirby, when informed. of the charges made against Secretary nitciieock caid : 'The statement that Secretary Hitch- cock favored me over other lawyers Jn i iXXetcry FT. . Burnbam, Republican, who win Be Bc-etfctrd fnitnt 4 ' State Senator From New Hamp- sit ire. making the contract for the sen-tees of counsel in the case is incorrect. The fee fixed was the same as had been sug- psted by judge Springer, ol Ullpols, HOW dead. "The auditor and treasurer of the .Uni ted States examined the hill and paid It. Secretary Hitchcock, had nothing to do with it, except that his department, during his absence from Washington, made the usual certificate that we had rendered the services called for by the contract." TO PROPAGATE BUFFALO lilson Kodcty' Wants Congress to . Provide fSufTalo fwrms. NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-Plam for the propagation of "the American buffalo. weri discussed at a meeting of thn Kieop , Society i.ere. Tt tted tiKTe; arc now ahout 2000' Buffalo' In Korth America, of which aS40 are rn tfte I'nlKd St&te, and that in view of the rapidity with which the ani mals have decreased in numbers Jn rc cent years it was argued they wilt soon becomes extinct unless effectual seeps are tanen to foster them. The society decided to make an ef fort to purchase practically all the remaining buffalo in this country and Canada and present them to the United States Government. By so doing it hopes the Government will set aside large tracts of land whero the bison may bo raised on a large scale. The society decided to look into the practloubflity of locating several herd of buffalo on the Fliithead Reservation in Northwestern Montana and In ttlC Crow Reservation in Southwestern Wy oming. Morton J. Elroy, of the Uni versity of -Mon t-fnn, will be aked to report to the society upon the possl- bimies-ot KhcTtouietta Reservation. TOBACCO TRUST IS GUILTY Jury, However. Acquits the Individ ual Drrenila nts la ' Case. ; i'EW' YORK. Jan. 10. -The United St.at-s circuit jury, considering the "To bacep Trust'; cajses. totlfKht returned a. verdict of acquittal as'agalnat tlie Indi vidual defendants, Karl Jungbluth unrl Howard E. Young, and a verdict of guilty ugalnst the corporate interests, the Mae AndrewB & FVrbe Company and the J. S, Young Company. The corporations were found guilty on two counts, one of forming an illegal combination, . and the . other, .of. being a monopoly. The-corporations were acquitted on the count charging oonsplracy. Counsel fn- the. defense at once made motions for an arrest of judgment and asked for a "stay. Judge Hough, fixed Monday to hear arguments. - - A rine of not more than J 5000 or less than S1000 can be Imposed for each violation of which the corporations have been lourtO- utjtv, STILL PROBING BAILEY Texas Legislators Wonder What to Uo AVitli. ."Oil" Senator. " AUSTIN'. Tml. Jan. 10.- N'o action was taken today by the Legislature relative to the proponed resolution of Investigation ot certain charges ' miidij' against Unltefl Stated Senator' J. V. Ttalley and Attorney- lenerRl Oavidson. Consideration of th resolution was opposed lay the friends of Senator Baiiey. The matter will be taken up tomorrow. Caucuses were held last night by Bailey and antl-Balley adherents. Friends of Senator Rat ley say there Is nothinjr to Investigate and that an ap propriation of money for- the inquirv ouia t? useless. About 3) members of the Legislature have thus far remained neutral and their votes will decide the issue. Train Service jtf Standstill. SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. lO Thn rn service on the Southern Pacific between here and La Angeles U at a complete- standstill as a result of the washouts and landslides on the lines of the Coast and Valley division. No train has been able - to get- through from here to Ls j Angeles by way of the Coast line since , YlQ,nday. Trains In the interior are atonn- bound by unsafe fillings at eitner end of the Tchactpl tunnel. Between Surl and Ventura on the Coast division there are a numner of landdltdes that render traffic Impossible. -. It Is believed that service can be resumed before tha - end " of the-week. -r.-. -.- :-:::-. ; I ' ! r ;L J LIE IS PASSED IN HEATED DEBATE House MembersAlmost Come to Blows. GAINES AND M1H0H IN TILT Tennesseean Makes Mad Rush for His Adversary. - OTHERS GRAPPLE WIT(M HIM Galncs in Speech Stakes Keference to Malion, AVI16 Thunders Out, "It's a lie" When Order Keatored Both Men - Shako tlnnds. WASHI XGTOX, la Ivate afternoon, Mr. Galncs, ot Tcnnessteanfl Mr. Mahon, of Pennsylvania, were only prevented from meeting in a personal encounter by the intenentlon . of mom bens on the floor of the House. Mr. Gaines "as making: a speech on his hill to "dock' members pay for absence from the House awl was being twitted by both sides of .the chamber to his evident embarrassment. During his speech he charpred Mr. Mahon with bejnff absent trom tho House 93 per cent of the time. - Previous to thi sweeping; assertion AT r. Gaines had read excerp ts from the record m relation to tho withholding of pay ki the S3d Compress and the part Mr. Mahon bad played at that time. Mr. Mahon. remained silent throughout Mr. Galncs'. speech, with tho exception of interjecting: a remark or two at the beslnnln. "When Mr. " Gaines had con cluded. Mr. Mahon rose. He explained that in the S3d and 55th Congress he had $7000 due him. and that Speaker Crlwp bad flvcn him an order on the Sergeant-. at-Arms for the amount, which was paid. Then, coming to. the crux 'of Mr. Gaines' charsre. Mr- Mahon thundered: - . Mlion Declares L a Ifle?. -Tf "Any man who charges me with being: away from Ihte House per cent of the time tells an untruth.. . ..... Mr. Gaines started dpwn, the aisle from hla scat.- "No man can tell me 1 11c," he exclaimed. - Mr. Mann I1I., who was in the chair, ordered both men. to their seats. Mr. Mahon obeying the command, while Mr. Gaines stood two seats away from the center of the chamber, shaking- 'both fists and head at the Pennsylvania. When order had been restored, Mr. Mahon again rose. .' Having: been cau tioned by the chair that It was against the rules to address a member in the sec- on person, he measured nls words, eaj-- the mgiDETOIy 4 I ' ihiir t A, ISwsSM RS"S323J, I I W4yAv M aSr' " - e o-s !S e -',-sn. 'Mm ' " j ing he would speak In the fourth person. He then said: 'Tbe charge of the gentleman from Tennessee that I am away from this House S3 per cent of my. time Is a delib erate falsehood." - With & rush. Mr. Gaines reached the center- or the Chamber, maKing directly toward the geptlcman from Pennsylvania,- insisting as he went that no man could call him a liar without personal chastise ment. 1 Pounds Card Off Its Handle. The House was in an uproar by thin time, tho chair adding to the noise, If not to the confusion, by pounding: the desk with his gavel. His- etTor-ts flmtlly caused the head of the gavel to fly rr. and it bounded into tlie body of the House, almoct striking: one of the mem bers. The rush of ' Mr. Gaines upon Ills ad versary brought a dozen members before the Speaker's desk. Messrs. OHlo James of Kentucky. Taylor of Alabama. Bel of Georgia, Williams of Mississippi, the minority leader, and Stafford of Wis consin grabbed Gaines, who, reslsttng vigorously, .was forced back to hjs seat. Mr. Mahon seemed to wait for the 1m- pact which never came. :WIth Mr. Gaines back Ui his seat, the Pennsylvania, made his speech of explanation as to how he became connected with the invoking of an old statute compelling members to forfeit pay for the time, absent from the House. He said the charge that be was away from the House 95 per cent of the time: was a lie on Its face and tliat tic was there 9o per cent of the time, as every member.who cared to inquire could ascertain. -" , - Mr, Lacey oMowa called for tht? read ing of the statute relating: to theCdock- ln? of members pay. and he was fol lowed by Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio, who explained tne reason for the statute. Jir. De Arraond of Missouri asked that the minority vleWs of the Judiciary committee on . the statute be printed. Shake Hands After All Is Over. When this colloquy was in progress the friends of Messrs. Galncs and Mahon were engaged In an effort to bring about a reconciliation.' in which they were suc cessful, and at its conclusion Mr. Mahon rose to a question of personal privilege.' He stated that ho did not desire to tm pugm the motives which prompted -Mr. Gaines to titter what was an untruth about his absence from the House, but he desired to say . that his Informant was Incorrect He had no desire to offend the gentleman from rTennessee. He classed him among hia friends, but wanted Mm to uwicrstwa tne person from wnom he obtained hfs information misrepre sented the facto. " Air. Gaines immediately arose and. show- lug deep reding, raid tliat ttw gentleman from Pennsylvania had always been his friend, but that he bad been Roaded be yond endurance. He regretted extremely the turn affairs bad taKcju Mr. Mahon then rushed across the chamber and . the .two. tn;i SPPcd hatrda amid loud ,applj-itari.--.'i .'" 1 1. - The r.ommittce roec snd'pi r, ft, the Housa adjourned. ' ' Claims tx1 y for Insurance. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. M-Superintend- ent of Police Taylor today - received a telegram from Mrs. J. R. Steele, of Chi cago, informing him that she was on her way here io claim the remains of hr husband. J. .R Steele, who threw the bomb in the Fourth-Street National Bank, Killing Cashier Miller and blowing- him- self to atoins. it is necessary for her to make' official identifications of what re- mains of the body.- the police say. to lay claim to a. life policy valued at S8000. airs. Steele will te - a. witness at the In- quest tomorrow, CHAIR TWO FREPIDEIITIAL SMITH 'SMASHES MICHIGAN MACHINE Congressman Wins in Fight for Toga. . BOSS 1TWD0D IS BEATEN Unexpected End of Strenuous I -.' Political Battle. . BURROWS MAY LOSE SEAT Srnalor-Elert Once Sold Newspapers and ropcorn for Living-Has . Achieved Conspicuous Size--: -oss as a, lawyer. LAN'SINO, - Mich., Jan. 10. (Speclal.)-r- ThG AtwOOtl political machine, which haa been all-powerful in Michigan politics for '"any years, was broken" beyond repair tonight, when Congressman William AI- den Smith was nominated - as t'nited States Senator by the Senatorial caucus. This ends one " of the moet rcmarkablo contests for. the ofl.ee in the history of the. state. Furthermore, the election of Smith seems to preclude the possibility of Senator Burrows' re-elect!on( as the east em portion of the .state will undoubtedly force Its elalYn " to the privilege of fur nishing the , next Senator. Bonn snuttcrcu Mnelilnc, The caucus tonight was only a ratifica tion mwting. The machine never rallied from the bomb exploded last week by Governor Wfiimfir. when ho sent a letter from his slcHberl charglne Atwood with duplicity and improper methods in an effort to make Arthur Hill, the machine Candidate, thfi next Senator. There will be a new machine, of course, but Senator Smith will be the engineer and . master mechanic. :' When 'the caucus adjourned last, night after the. fifth ballot Oonsrreesman Smith was the leadins; candidate, having 43 votes, tut C4 wpr necessary to a choice." Tonight Worft the first ballot was con. eluded It was ex-id. ent that the Grand Ftaplds Congressman had wpn. Mr. Smith received 2$ votes; Congressman Town fiend hilj 36, a loss tt one sine last night: Arthur Hill, of Saginaw, whom Governor Warner, had charged with using improper campaign methods, had one. Mr. Smith, the Senator-elect, once sold newspapers and popcorn for a livelihood at Dowaglac. Caas County, where he was born in May, 1S59. When he was 12 years of age he removed with his parents to Grand. Rapids, where he grew up and where, he farmed an acquaintance that has constituted his political fortune. He sold newspapers, us a telegraph rncs- CANDIDATES SEE IT sehger boy. and at one time was a page In the House ot Representatives. Me was not only enterprising;, but frugal. He saved his money, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 18S2. Once he was State Game and Fish Warden, that being the beginning;, of his office-holding: career. He was elected to Congress 12 years ago. and has been continuously in Con gress ever since. . Successful at r-atv. Tn the practice of law he achieved sue- cess and he was for many years attorney for the Ietroit. Grand Rapids & Western Railroad that is now a part of the Fere MarQUottft system. Tie is owner of the Grand Rapids Herald and vice-president or the People's Savings Bank of Grand Rapids. He was honored In June. 1901, fa ; - ' v " &4U.. 1 s ' T i I k XL. J. Gamble. Republican. ho Will He Tte-electrd i nitrd states en ator IVom South Daliota. with the desr?c"o'f master of arts by Dartmouth College. - - In personal appearance he is under hoighi, his .hnlr rebellious, his Ireth are cnnspiruoiif.', his' features are large and irre&ular, "iiis face is somewhat red. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD Prominent Kansas hcnux'rat. TOP13KA, Kan.,. Jan. 10. David Over- myer, on of the meet -prominent pmo- crats ir the Wept, died nt bis homo here yesterday. Mr. Overmyer was candl. ;lato-: tor Attorney-General on th Domocratio ticket at tho recent Btate eUrt Ion. and was ont- candidate for Gov e to n r . ' rl c: w as sev e r a 1 tlrnc-a a' Uticyat tc the Rational convcutton Of the party. H wat. well known ca a lawyer i.i ZCuneas and. neislvltorlrisr states t. . General R. F. Patterson ; WASHINGTON, . . Jan- 10. Informa tion has been received here of tho death of General It F. Patterson, of St. Catharines, Ont -. last nlRht- General Patterson was formerly of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry and more recently Con- sul-Gencrarl at 'Calcutta. Widflj-Known Oattle Kins. SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Jan. 10. Captain John T. Lyttle, manager and secretary of the Texas Cat tie-Raisers' Association, died torrl sht. He was one of the best known cattlemen in the West. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Heather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum tomporfitur. 28 -lV;(pre; minimum. 2-4. TOOAVP Incrcael winds. Forrljo. Ilaifiull BUCP'ls in ficaptnn: tr the moun . tntii. -w here pursuit is 1 ii possl blc. PI" S. Japan" training sqaadron Hh ndo r Vrl i to American shorei". Pap &. National. mnnhi. who a 7- AtaHka lcad.-i in the pold output for the year mot rage 3.- ConKronninen declare antl-canten law to be n. failure. faK- -i-genittni'B. hnv . Secretary H Itchc oc k on t tie ruu. I'&gc 1. Domestic. Intnrstate Commerce Commission will meet ut HattIo. January 21. 4. Hours of labor for railroad men limited by T.a FoMctta bill. Fnge 4. Other arrests will follow In Xew York In surance eases. t Page lO. Bodlex of Pittabnrif -viccim- comptrtdv ob-' literated by molten metal. Page lO. Politic. V.". Fi. Hearst still has chance to become Mayor of New York. Page 3. CongituRmiin . bail ti Finajtheti -Ho-i . A t wood's machine iu Mluhlan. winning trte Sen- atorslilp. Tasfi 1. '. Puciflc Coat. OrtRnn tihlpprrn and ProdncTri in conven - t ion at Albany demand railroad It lsla- ilon, Taje I. r.ailfoail Commission hill Introuuccd in Maho Ieirlslature. . Pane . Boulder Cretk sold strike very rich. ' Fa ce O. Oregon's tax valuation incrfafj JIW.vW.OW over a year ato. Pago 0. State scores in Thompson murder csso at T mr-oma. Page p. Frank Taveys election as 8pf8kr of lower . noupf in "Orejon" "Leyifiatuns" 'assured. J'age 7. ; IS port. Natlnnal T5ai?twll Cornniliiplon 5ecid.ei" fate of Wevtern players. F'aftre 1 -1. Cornmerclal and .Martnr, Scarcity of country produce In local market. Pate 17. Halt-cent advance In May wheat at Chlrago. rairc 17...... Ntw York stock market dull and mi Page 17. ' Ice puts atop to navigation In upper Co lumbia apd Snake River. Paare 1C Port land and Vicinity. Poll of members of Lrglslaturft indicates that Jonathan Bourne. Jr., will - be elected Senator on first ballot, with 2 votes to pare. Page 7- Ice skating enjoyed tn Portland for first time in several years, rage 10. Rev. William- Foulk railed as pastor by First Presbyterian Church. Page IS. . Oregon JudRea do ' not approve proposed Vi"ahin$rton law provitHnsr for sendtnsj to oi'yium murderers wBo set up defense Qf Insanity. Vugt 31. code. rage as, Wood ift scarce and coal high. Pa are 16. Loo Cooper, fas collector, Is arrected on charge of theft. Page 10. Merger of publicity "worlc of Chamber of - o iti m erc u.nd Commercial Club la pro . posed. Pace 11. . . ; , . - PRODUCERS AND SHIPPERS UNITE n 'i i i i i ' nanroaa Legislation is Their Demand. VOICED AT ALBANY MEETING Convention Delegates Ratify Action Taken at Eugene. WILL BROOK NO TRIFLING -tiopt He-solutions Favoring Com mission Bill, Free Ixoks at Ore- STOM t'lty and Breaking Sotatti- crn I'nclflc Land Monopol. " ' BT E. TT. WRIOHT. ALBAT. Ctr.. Jan. 10. (Staff Cor- respondencp.) If any particular point toucliing; on the dcrelections or T- iquitlrs of railroads vav OVfr lottkJ at the car-shortaer meeting In Eugpno last month, it w .-i supplied nt the Shippers and Producers" Con ve n - tion held in this city today..- Trie mating:. ; like ita predecessor at Eu- Scene, was "l.eld for the purpop'of Impressing- on the memhers .of the Iear- ipiaturo the neoctsitj- for railroad leg islation. . The "Corp or moro members of tr lowor house who asBemblea lier were also cntcrtalnocl by. a foiy rounds of tlie state legislative Speakership fight. Mr. Vawtcr and Afr. Davey came to Al bany to fee! tho public pulan on rail - routj ICo-lHlat.Ion.- The condition Of tills pulse was o easy to understand t'unt it left their flnsrers free - to find the hirsute, adornment of their respective lipatia and, figuratively , Kpe&Klng-, tjicy havft Leon eniigpi (n a strenuouii bc ra p th r o ujarhout tho day. Hut the shippers and proa urers" con - yentloh.bfes no . tTtervt Jn. the, Speak ership tlglit. .Tb people are o ter- r-ITaly in o-urneert and so unanlmnu In t ii v i r demands . for remedial railroad legisltrtion that pncrrrarry gei-o'.Tir. matter to eomo. Sofor the Legislature has b-tieri'1 lost larJ't of. The attend ance today Included a la. rare number of people who -were at the Eli-scene rneet- IllF. and If there has boen any ohanira in their feellns towards the railroads it has not been in favor of the corpora tions. Both (in thc( sentiments openly expressed and in private conversation there are plenty of indications that the people are "nursing- their wrath to keep It warm," until they can get ac- tion at Salem. No Cinch Bill statesmen. At this meeting-, as at Eugene, there were none of the rclnch-tolirv type Qt politicians, anil but little unreasonable abuse of the r.i I Iro.iUn. ' The attend -anc2 was made up of people who have been ho seriously hurt in a financial way by th cur shortage that ths are beeornlng d'-upcrat o and are prepared t t rnom ttnyr longrth to improve conditiun-i, The details or the form to be taken by the proposed legislation have not vet heen workrd out. - As matter of fwct. - they are no fartner aioi. thun when they were at tap Bu- gene msetinp', and tbc Albany conven tion mifrht not inappropriately Tt termed a ra tinea tion meeting;, ins pi rev by tlie Euspnj nrTair, The convention was called to ordei at the opera-house at about 3 o'clock this afternoon ty Dr. fti. 1 1. Kills, prcs- ident of the Albany Cimmerclal Club, who, after a cordial welcome to th visitors, explained the purpose of the meeting. He touched briefly- on the causes that find led up to the trouble, and-cloaed by stating that if the Leeri- laturc, whli:h convenes next week, nailid to pass reasonable relief - !egri- latlon, a direct appeal .would be'macli to the people through the referendum. G. A. WeBtfriite. of Albanj-, was n.p- pofnte.l secret ary, and on motion tiii president appointed as a committee on resolution c. E. iSos. T. IC. Campbell, F. J. Miller. J. E. Grnham and George Cornwall. . Governor ClmmberJain's Spccclu Governor C!ir.mbcrJa!n was the tirst speaker .on the prograramr at thi f ternoon session, Iiis topic being- "The Waterwa'of Orcpon." He asscrtfJ that the waterways of the Parlftc Northwest were susceptible - of Im; provement that would enable t hern to. regulate all' rates in' '2J0.000 jquara miles of territory. He said thnt the openlnR r.f t he Onset, de Canal had saved the shippers St.050,00. The Governor said' It was the duty ol the Government to condemn the locks a- Oregon Olty and take possession of and operate them. Falling to secure free locKajc ty this method he deemed It th? duty of the state, to appropriate any where from S2oO.OO0 to Jl .OOO.OOO to pur chase the locks and operate them free of ' charge, ; He blamed the railroad companies for retarding the work of opening the Colum bia River and expressed his firm con viction that if possible they would pay enormous sums annually to prevent the removal of the obstructions. . He .nulli fied the effect of this statement a few moments later, however, . by asserting that James J. Hill was working earnestly for - river Improvements because it wns impossible for the railroads to handle the traffic of the country. He called attention to the smalt six of the river and harbor appropriations as (Concluded on Page 12.)