Jtl POBTLAND, OKEGON, JIONDAV, JANUARY 14, 190T. PBICE 1 IVE CENTS. VOL. XLVI. NO. 14,384. HOUSES MEET IN SIN legislature to Convene at Salem Today. BIG CRIST OF 8I11S PENDING Appropriations for the Session Promise to Break Record. SENATORS TO BE ELECTED JttnlKey and Bonnie Will Be Oiocn for tlie Short and the Ijonft; Term Respectively', TTnless Dead lock Should Occur. Oregon's legislature wilt meet today In Salem In regular- biennial session, for & period ol '40 flays, unless for some now unforseen reason the lawmaking body shall decide to work longer or the Gov- emor shall call an extra session after ward. Ormnlaation of the two houses -will .be effected today, unless the fights for Presi dent of the .Senate or Speaker of the House shall result In deadlock nnrl defer the election of these officers. From pros- tnt appearances, the President will be either K. W. Haines. of Washington t V, unty.' or . "W". W odnon. of Multnomah. and the Speaker, Frank lavey, of Marlon. After permanent orKanlzatlon of the two houses, the Leginlature will 'proceed to elect the short term United States Senator to succeed Senator Gearin. Dem ocrat, whose -tenure expires at the meet ing of the Legislature. The popular choice for the' ' short term Is F. HV. ; Mulkoy. The short term will last until March 4. The election for the Inns term Senator will he, held- January 22,, If that .shall' he thd necond Tuesday, after Or ganisation. Bourne is the popular choice for the long term. Ttlorc than a majority of the members of the legislature are pledged ' to vote for the popular choice In each case, and should they stick to their pre-election promises. Mulkey fcourne doubtless will be elected . Ten hold-over Senators, not plasdged under the direct primary law. Dave announced that they will support Kourne. There has been wo me talk of electinjr , Bourne for both the long and the short terms, tor the reason that the short term .will last only six weeks and that -In that time Mr. Mulkey would not make much headway in the channels of legislation In Washington: whereas Mr. Bourne could .uae - that time In- gainlns recognition Tor the long term. There Is a strong sentl- mcnt, however, tor adhering to the fll- root primary law and to the popular ''holer plerlffeo. and If this should hold. both Mr. Mulkey and Mr. Bourne win be , t . I o rr Senator Jnnu MB-y 2 2. According to law, balloting tor United States Senator will bedn January 22-. the second Tuesday after organization lirovided that " organization shall he ef- rccted May, otherwise, the election will be deferred a week. If the foes of Hourno or AXuIkey are planning to flght. their nrst move will be to deadlock or- Canltfttlon May. so as to put off election one week and give more time for working out their schemes. Many matters or legislation HJ CQnie before the l&wmaklnir body: so many are now In sight that the session promlnefl -to be the busiest yet held. The most active are those involving privileges of corporations in one way or another, such as Railroad Oommisslon, rata regulation, reciprocal demurrage as to cars, control 'if the public water powers, taxation of franchises, amendment of the gross earn ings tax on telephone, telegraph, express, sleeping car, refrigerator car and oil com- parties: regulation of railroad and wagon road grant lands and lands of timber syndicates; termination of perpetual fran i'Mhm and control of state banks. The new legislative apportionment, on the basis of the 1905 state census, will maKe flatus tor recognition In the Legis- lature by 'Counties that think themselves entitled to more representation than they have been receiving- or whose repreaenta- lion Is likely to oe cut down. .: Large Appropriations. Appropriations will probably be large, first on account of the large amount of money the state must raise for general running expenses, and then on account of demands tor heavy expenditures such ms for a new asylum for the Insane fn Kastprn Oregon, to cost perhaps 1200. OOO : a jute mill for employment of convicts, ViAM Improvement of roads by eon- vict labor. S25O.on0; topographic survey of state. o-.-nO; extension of Oelilo portage road, joO.CX); school for defective youth, lt)".X0: purchase of Orejron City locks. between SSOO.ono anii 91.OOO.ono; Jamestown Kxpoxltion, .60.000; Seattle WxposlUon. .1W.0O0. Besides these demands will be others for new buildings at the - State VTniversity. the Agricultural Oollege and tlie Normnl Schools. Other subjects will bee Amendment of the locatl option law, ao an to exempt beer from prohibition un- iW that act or to exempt towns from county prohibition, or to declare the law not a criminal act. so that towns shall he free, to amend their charters for luenmng liquor traffic. Free text books in public schools, a bill for thfs object beins fathered by Repre sentative Beverldge, or Multnomah, who S3V9 it would reduce cost of school books tu each community one-half. Chance of county lines and creation of several counties, matters that are liKe- 1y to make very vigorous contests. Five iuch fights are already . promised in Union Wasco and Grant to et apart new counties; In Linn ana Une a dispute over boundary, and in Baiter and Grant a controversy over - annexation of a part of Grant to Baker. Curtailment of open season for Salmon tlnhin on the Columbia. River and ad justment of disputes between up-river ana flown-rlvcr'flsftertes, ' Taxation of migratory stock, along lines of a bill passed ac last session but de clared, unconstitutional by the Circuit Court, Changes in sta-me taws and enactment or license for trout nsliera. like that tor hunters. , Recreant husbands to be compelled to William .1. Brjan, Who Says Presi dent Hierelt Did Rixht in "Dis charging .Negro Iroopi. support their wives and children, else be sentenced to labor for the county as a eountj- prisoner, for a term between 90 days and two years, the county nsean while to pay the wife ?1.WQ a day. Wifebcaters to be punished the same way. or to be whipped, in the discretion of the court. Regulation of fraternal Insurance. Rxtenaion of Juvenile court to other counties than Multnomah, making county- clerks juvenile conn magistrates; advanc, Ing the age of persons subject to Jurisdic tion of the court from -16 to IS years; assigning- a special Deputy District Attorney to the juvenile court; establishment of a detention home at 'Mount Tabor where a site Is ofTmed . Prohibition of railroad ana other tre3 passe 8. Resulatlng use of streams for logging. Bills Regulating Laoor. Limiting the -length of the work day of trainmen; ralnlnR the limit on ase of child workers to 1$ years; establishing compul. sory arbitration: limiting hours of labor of women and other matters In Interest of labor, including abolition of stove foundry in Penitentiary, Voting machines in elections to take the ilace of paper ballots. Publicity of campaign expenses ot can didates for nomination or election and limitation of expenses. Abolition of the poll tax and increase of the road tax. ew ta x code prepared by the State Commission provided for by the last legislature, Flat salary for State Printer and pur chase of printing plant for state. Diverting interest on state -funds from Treasurer to treasury. . More rigid restraints In law against for est fires." r General law for( Incorporating cities, Enlargement of the capitol. . Regulation of real estate brokers. Many new offices are proposed among them being-' Three' railroad commissioners, bank ex aminer. " mining commission and - mining inspector, f state auditor, state board for Control of state institutions, one normal board."" Insurance commissioner, new fish commission, convict labor board, tax com- mission, cheese inspector tor Tillamook County, immigration commission, two ne supreme judges, juvenile "court officers. free employment bureau, board of osteo. path examiners. . towage;' , commission. sheep Inspector, commissioners -to James town, exposition and Seattle exposition. Xcw Water Code. 1 1 seems ' altogether probable that the Legislature will pass a bill for a new water code. While the terma of the measure have been by no xneana agreed upon, it Is generally asserted among those who have studied the subject that ft Is of great Importance to the development of the state that a system of adjudication should be established, so that the extent of ex isting water rights will become icnown, thus enabling Intending .Investors tO determine where there Is unappropri ated water available. It Is said that much of the alleged opposition to th bill prepared by a committee ks k based on a misunderstanding of 1 provisions. The chief purpose of t en Its of til. measure is to regulate the USe Of Wa ter so as to prevent waste, and secure to every water-user the uninterrupted enjoyment of his risht. There may be somi opposition to the bill upon the ground that It authorises the employ ment of an unlimited number of water masters and assistants at good pay, The State Land Board has recommend ed the passage of a bill of the charac ter of that drawn. Attorney-General Crawford has se- cured from the several District Attor neys a number of suggestions as to needed crianges in the criminal laws, with a view to eliminating defects which enable guilty persons to escape punishment, and it is probable that early In the session bills will be Intro- (Concluded on Page 3. fc 1 j .) " v t l Mil IsMlMI IMIIIIIIII.il I III i jf II II llll p sunt Majority Caucus Long After Midnight WILL HIND SLATE TO Committee Appointments Are All Arranged For. PLAN TO SPLIT REGULARS E. M. 'Hands Suggested for President Pro Tcm.. and Other Clioloe As signments May Be Given to Friends of Coon. OLTMPIA, Wash., Jan. 13.-9oeclftl. Insurgents will control the State Senate when H is organized. So much is con ceded by the regulars. Tonight 24 In surgents. . - majority of the Senate, are in a caucus that, at midnight, had lasted our hours, . and which presumably' has devoted the .time to -framing up the com mittee slate. This afternoon the insurgents sent a committee to call on Lieutenant-Governor Coon. This committee consisted of Jones and Paulhamus. of Pierce; Booth. of Kin?; Scott, or SpoKane; Venws ana Reed, of Xorth Yakima. C'oon 11 i n ks Move U n wise. To them Governor Coon declared that he had not made up his lists. When Mked if he would oppose a new rule that ail committees named by him- would re qulr confirmation by the Senate, such confirmation -to - be a special . order for O F. At.. . the day following the an- nounccment of committees, he replied that, as president of the Senate, he could not object to any action the Senate would take, but that as a citizen he thought the Innovation unwise. -le declared that already applications had been made. Too- . co cnrxijl V--e - assign- " ments vMch, in many instances, vouia double the places to be filled, especially for the committee on appro pHation. banks, roads and railroads. Me declared that necessarily the committee appoint-. ments would leave many - disappointed ones, and ezpreBted the belief that these disappointed ones might absolutely block any confirmation. Just these objections, it le said. are being provided for by tonight's caucue. It 13 reported that all the difterent claims for committee places are being settled In the caucus so that the slate that will be handed the Lieutenant-Governor will have the Absolute approval and backing of the 24 insurgent?. ' Beard Knemy In J-f is Den - Xot only are the insurgents settling all their difference! In caucus, but in addi tion It is said they plan to split the regu- lars by giving some choice committee assignments to those outside the in- urgent ranks. One of the suggested moves Js that S. M. Rands, of Vancouver, who la not in the caucus and is classed as a regular, be the slate selection for presi- "There is no indication at midnight or an early end to the caucus. If such an agreement as outUned is made, of course It will go through, for the majority of the Senate Is In the meeting. This evening a band composed of boys arrived from the State Reform School at Che-halls, and will give a concert at the Olympta theater Monday night, compli mentary to the legislature. Busy AVitli House Committees. . Prospective Speaker Falconer is work ing industriously on his committee ap pointments, which be - will probably an- nounce 'Wednesday. Joe Lyons, Repub lican. has filed with the Secretary of State uapere In his contest for the seat of George .F, Cotteriil, Democrat, of King County. John TP. "Welsh, of South Bend. Is here as attorney for Senator McGowan in case J. W, Kieel), Republican, starts a con' test, but no move has yet been made pub lic here on this matter. Jones lor President Fro Tern. The caucus adjourned about 1 A. M Members who were present state that Senator Jones, of Pierce, Js the choice tor president pro tern, and that J. Will Lysons, secretary of the last Senate, who le Coon's personal choice, -will be again chosen. SQmt or tnose present oeciare that the personnel of the committees was not set tied, but that Governor Ooon will be al lowed to na me the men. and that If they give the insurgents a rair representation they will oe ronfirmed. BUTTE CATHQUQ5 PROTEST Voic Their Sentiment by Renolutlon on French Government, BUTTE. Mont. Jan. 13. Txi consequent. of the mass meeting held. at the Broad- way Theater yesterday afternoon, a com mittee composed of Mayor John Mac G-inniss. Judge J. J. McHatton J. Hennessey. P. J. Brophy. James H. Lynch. P. . J. Geraffhty: Rev Father Batens. Rev. . Father Barry, . Father Barry and Hr- A draft resolution; Rev. a. C. BlacKiston and Ir. Oripgs was appointed to draft resolutions voicing a protest against the action o the French government in its attitude toward the Catholic Church and ita con fiscation of church property. Copies ot the resolutions will be for warded an soon as formulated to Pope Piua at Rome. President Fallleres of EYHCTS Of CQMUGf WEEE n Important National convention - for the extension of foreign commerce will be held In Washington this week. President Roosevelt is expected to address tha convention on "Wednes day evening, and Secretary Root will probably also take part In the pro- ceedlngs. The opening session will ts Monday. The movemmt In under the direction of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, which sent Invitations to the Governors of the -various tati and to numerous commercial bodies. Secretary Root will Uavt Wsh. Ington January IT for Ottawa. Can ada, w here lie -will t the guest of Governor-General Grey. What may prove to be an unusu ally sensational murder trial In sched- 7 uled to begin In New York nest- X Thursday, when I-oulse Demassey Is f called to answer for the murder of tarr. toy whom she had been em ployed as a designer. The sessions of thefcmeJfan .Tariff Commissioners with the representa tives of Gernuwaat- Jfbvrnment. which for a month past have been held al- most dally In Berlin, with th oS-' Ject of finding a bants for a rerlp rocm treaty- to . so Into effect on the expiration of the existing agreement between the two powers next June, will end January 17. A plenary counrll of the French bishops to discuss the situation of the churches In France will be summoned to meet January 13 at the Chateau -. 1 c- la Muette In Parin. It is exoeeted that the bishops will simply' register the Pope's decision as expressed in uii as tap; cpscu iu i ued by his holiness X h iwemlngly put an 3 of the moderates T the encyclical Ism January 3.1. whlc end to the hopes that the church would eventually ac- elf to the new condl- France, the French Ambassador at Wash ington, d. c, and to the American Am bassador at Parts. Bishop John Pntrick Carroll. or th Helena dloceae. i d the principal ad- dress, his denunciation .of tlie French government being vigorously applauded SAYS ROOSEVELT DID RICHT BUYAX INDORSES niSCHAKGE OF"" TKOOPS. om moiicr Arrives In &olane a n Discuses Public issues, Includ ing Government OwncrshiiK SPUKANE. Wash.. Jan. ll-fSJtal.) local 4eTiocratic tenders or of 'tnT w: mittee which. had arranged to "receive him. William Jennings Bryan, sccom panled by Mrs. Bryan. - unexpectedly ar rived In SpoKane from Missoula today. Mr. Bryan was not supposed to reach SpoKane nntll Tuesday morning. Air. X3r-a rode from the Northern Pacific depot to the Hotel SpoKane unaccom panied, and scarcely attracted the atten tlon of the passers-by. Me ever carried his own grips from the carry-all to the clerk's desk. Mr. Bryan reiterated his belief in Gov ern men t ownership of railroads. " "The subject is too ig to be discussed in a lew words.' he said. ."As I stated in my New York speech . 1 regard ownerwh ip as the only- sure solution - of the question. ana I prefer the anal plan to the owner ship of all the railroads by the Federal Government. My plan was sufrgested as a means of states owning their local lines. I said at that time that I did not know whether the people were ready for the remedy or whether any party favored It. X gave ' it as my individual opinion and also expressed myseir in favor of the present attempted regulation. The peo ple will not . desire ownership until tney believe that effective regulation Is impos- sihie, How soon they will become con vinced, no one can tell, but as I sug gested In the speech referred' to. ra 11 -road managers toy resisting just demands of the public are doing more than any one else to make the people despair of the successful regulation. Regard ing the discharge of the negro troops, Mr. Bryan said that if Secretary Taft's prpspiitation of the issue Is correct. President Xtoosevelt did right.. - I would I iko to ho more thoroughly informed upon the situation Jn regard to the Japanese," he paid, Men asKed his opinion on the San Francisco school en- tongloment. "I helieve. he said, "that President Roosevelt had a right to send Secretary Metcalf to San Francisco to investigate conditions, but as to the mat ter of intervention, that is different. it Is a legal point, of course, but I do not believe that the state can interfere in such a matter." Mr. Bryan would not discuss the Reed Smoot case. CONTENTS TODAY'S, PAPER The Weather. YEST RRDA TS Maximum temperature, 24 TODaVs Fair and continued cold eaist winds. Forelen. Ira-mlr SttoI-pln madi ember Council of Empire. l 'S - Rational. genai rxpoted to ask inquiry Brownsville afTalr and dodire lesal phase President's Forf l(tn rnlHnionn ppal to Roov and h, inft !! a tu Bwuro i-i9 iu .vii0v Vm 5. Dometttic. a racB betting UnilPd States is today ttie richest country on the face of the globe. Tage 1. Cold watvr mropn over entire Facillc Nm-Ch- west. Page 3. Fatal coasting accident at Aberdeen. Par1 5. Butte Council investigates graft In police department. Pate O. David ?tarr Jordan navs it would be hood lum act to erclude Japanese. Page L rortlaad aaaad "Vleaaaltr. Ja.ll the. rln umnl all-'f .urroundl nr trie traslc death ot Dr. Philip Edwards Johnson tend toward proving the theory or murder. Pan 8. Jobnpon murder m atery increase lint of hatTIlng crimes still unsolved by Portland police. Fa&e 12. Incendiary fir threfltpns North End resorts; rooknries r .burned. Page 8. Ttcv- I- K. Dark precbe! Krrmon On Satan at White Temple. - Page . "Wfattier colrtrst In many years ana mercury til! fallinr. : Pasre 0. jonoiH J Hoodlum Act to Shut Them Out, He Says. CONGRESS DARES NOT DO IT No Exclusion Act Can Bs Aimed at Gentleman Illation. THEY WOULD RESENT IT San Francisco May .Rightfully Ex clude Aliens r'roin Schools. He Stays, bat - She Has Xo TCIethx ' to Pick Out Single Nation. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. "Xo Con gress could pass a Japanese exclusion act ana no President could sign one, because it would be a hoodlum act ald Da id Starr Jordan, president of the Stanford University; In addressing a meeting at Equity Hall tonight of socialists, by whom he had been in- vitd o Npeak on the Asiatic problem. Continuing, Ir. Jordan said : "There ear. be no exclusion act aimed ; t a gentleman nation, that Is, a na tion -with w. stable government. They would resent it, , "But I am assured hy Japanese offlc- cials whom I know that they aTre will ing to enact jx iuw themselves prohibit- ing the Immigration of unskilled labor Into this country. They are willing to keep their children out of our yard. but they do not want us to drive them out with our bulldogs. Supremacy a Commercial Qnestion. "It is all nonsense that we have to fight with the Japanese to see who shall have the supremacy of "the Pa cine. That country will have the mas- tery which han the best goods to sell, wrapped up in the most attractive par cel a n J fvi faltj fvi the oheapest' pricS. "T!iifi city pay" for Its Schools and it has a right to run them as badly as it . did 15 years ago if it wants to. - It may have the right to exclude al I aliens, tut l doubt if U Has Hie rljilt to exclude the aliens of one single na tion. In any case it might haye done more gracefully. Only Hoodlum Make Trouble. "It Is only the hoodlums that make trouble anrj every time a hoy throws a tomato can at the Japanese he makes th queation ao much harder of aettle ment. X 1o nor. think tlie argument of permanent rate difficulties Js so strong after all.' TRAIN HITS OPEN SNITCH i-: ii g 1 n c-c r and nan Ouslied t3 Death Beneath the Wreekago KL. PASO, Tex., Jan. 13. Running at a high rate or speed, rock island passenger train Ko. :10. which left here at 6:30 yes terday evening for Chicago, dashed int an open switch at Barney, rs . M.. 19" miles north of 131 Fao early tills morn in?r. Kive persons were killed nd eight in- Jured. The dead : H. F. ACKL.EY, Almogordo, N. M,, en. gineer. R hZl Jl-M HI . I . AlmOROrdo, ?C. BihakT,BT SPBXCB, Corona, N. M., Bhevn man. ANDRKW HKRROX. Binbee. Arlr. MoKl can child, a years old. The Injured are two . Arabs who went from El Paso and nine members of Mexican family. "When the train dashed flito the switch. the engine left the track and turned over, pinning: the ensinc-er and fireman under- neath, killincr them Instantly. The exprex car. dining car and a Tuil mtn were thrown from the track, might passengers were hurt, none seriously. The train wrecked today was In col lision on January . at Vollard. Kan.. with .No.' as, on the same road, and 153 passengers, mostly Mexican laborers on their way to El Paso, were killed and over iX persons were Injured. POLONY! WAXES WROTH maignantiy Declares Herr lialmos' Assertions Savor of Calnmny. . BUDAPEST, Jfln7i3. Minister of Jus. tlce Polony 1 Is out with an indignant declaration that Jlerr Kalmos. ex-buriro-master of ttudapest. expressed a general- ly calumnious statement in not producing a single fact to bear out his chare that ne Folonyl had ahused his position in order to obtain advantages for a personal friend. Herr Folonji declares that had he so ftbuseu his position neither the Government which he unceasingly op- Tosed nor numerous adversaries l ji Municipal Council would have put Lhe up with it. ' LAST YEAR EXCEEDED ALL XJnlteci Suites' Made Fa nner Record in Industrial Activity. SHINGTON, Jan. 13 TVi:it 1SOS was a banner year in the history of the Cnited States Industrial activity, far out dig- tanclng any previous records. Is the de duction of statistical 3tpert of the Bureau of St as tics of the Department of Commerce and Labor. The value o manufactures and raw materials im ported in 11 montbs of the past year waa FUR S402.000.000 against - ;0(7.000.000 in the cor responding months of - The total value of manufactures ex ported during the year will exceed I'JOO.- ooo.ooo. C2AR PRAISESM. STOLYPIW Appoints Him to Council or tlie Em- v pi re and Compliment His Work. ST. PBTBRSBVSG, Jan. 13. Premier Stolypin and Minister of Justice ChtrhP?- lovltoff have been appointed. Ministers of the Council of the Empire. They retain their present posts-, however. An imperial rescript address to M. Stolypin expresses the hope that the Ministry will be at its post after the convocation of the new Parliament, it refers to the Premier's difficult task of re. storing public order and praises his ener getic action, which effected a distinct im provement, "despite foolhardy efforts and continual crimes by revolutionaries." The Emperor then refers to btlls which ft i " :. . "a. ' Lieutenant Governor Coon, Whow Committee Appointments Washing ton SenMora Will Attempt to dic tate. his Majesty considered so absolutely necessary that they have heen put into force before the meeting of Parliament. MADRID CABINET BREAhl.NG. Indicationt. Are Ministry Will Not Last Out tlie Week. MADRID. Jan. 13. Indications a that the ml n is try will not last ou't the week, as the efforts for conciliation by, tnft moderate' and advanced sections f tne Libera r- have been -unsuccess Tlie principal point at issue is the proposed anti-clerical association! lav, Doubt Is PxprcBsed as to whether the Xther a is. - i.ltboiih thr-y have a stionic raajoruy in the cnamoer. will be atl to form a now cabinet. Cliu rc-li Riot Held In Chrck MADRID, Jan, J3. There was a' i era r. tic an tt-cleHoal demonstration at Bilbao torla-. which was atend-ed hy some rioting. i ti - government a fner getlc precaution in holding the arri son In readiness prevented nerlous d!s turbaneea. There was a similar man! Testation tit &an iriiniinii. wn;ro 30, OOO persouns paraded about the town, "hut no clashes with the mm r. SALOXKT. European Turkey; Jan. 13. Near IHonastlr. Turkish troops today de stroyed a Bulgarian band consisting of tight men, Two Turks were killed and several wounded. VATICAN NOT AT THE HAGUE Italy and Fra Bioe 'Will Refime to Give Church Representation. ROME. Jan. 13. Unofficial ad -Unornciai advances made in an endeavor to ascertain Italy's attitude concerning a represen tative of tlie Vatican " at the coming peace conference 'at The Hague have found no ftneourasement! Although the relations 1 and' the church are now Italian government does Although the relations between Italy . rt tiv. ihnrph are now trio best, tlio I tallan government does not think it can abandon tne principle estaDlisned In l8Rf. when the papacy was ex- - ludeU fr. m the first conference. -sides this there is another country tnat would strongly object to a papal representative in Vranue. Wants rtie to StanrJ for Peace. ROMR Jan. 13.-W. T. Stead. In oonnec tlon with his efforts to interest Pope Pius In an International peace movement, wrote Cardinal Merry del Val, papal secretary of state, enclosing a letter to the pope in which 1 1 d.ortlecl hiei ideas, aa to tlie action tin- Vatican jatiould taaae and ,i ti t - ln out the enormous moral influence such action by the Pope would create. ft ira report.d that Mr. Stead's desire Ira that Pope Plua issue an encyclical in Xavor ot peace and the limitation or arma ments. STRIKES NEVER 0 FEW Inez worker a Expeci. o Sensation! Discussion In Convention, IT DIAN'APOLIS. Ind., Jan. 13.-Tho 18th annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America will convene here next Tuesday. SIjc hundred delegates are expected. W, B. WIson, or th Mine. WorKem, said; "Never in the history of the body have things been so quiet as they are now. Though there are a few strikes on in the country none of them is mucu more than of local importance and none will require much of the time of the convention in dis cussion. Upon the whole, the miners are prosperous and we anticipate no discus sions of a sensational nature In the coming- convention." Crown rriD.ce rails From Horse. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. An accident which occurred yesterday to the Crown Prince of Portugal whose horse fell, cttrryinsr down his rider, was today re- ported to Ambassador Nabuco. of Brasll. who has charge of the Portugese legation while the Minister ts.abrent from Wah- Inston. Tha Prince suffered slirfit bruise on the face, hut received no serious in juries. . . v -c t 1 i 3 '5 Riches Fairly Stagger V uu Imagination. ILL PiST RECORDS BROKEN United States Most Affluent - Government on Earth. GOLD RESERVE LARGEST Increasing Prosperity. Filli Biuropc With Envy IHvelre Amor lean Mil. llonalres foro Powerful Tliaara Killers of World Combined. - RT PRBDER1C J. HASKIK. The United States is the wealthiest country m the world. In the brief (span of its younj? life this Infant Nation of ours has Jiroken at 1 records relaxing to the accumulation of riches, and we are- beginning to think In billions Instead of millions. Take it any way you like, and the measure of our affluence outstrips anything that ha ever been Known be fore. Our country ha s more aotual money, more gold, a larger volume of exports, greater hanking facilities, richer farms, more productive mines, morn railroads, more Internal commerce. more mil It on aries, more well-to-do tradesmen, more Independent farmers, mor highly-paid borers. nd a greater distribution of the luxtg which riches bring than any otrior nation has ever enjoyed since time began. One day last October T"ncle Sam had gathered into his money store-house In Washington the greatest amount of sola ever collected at one place in the history of the world gold representing :p71.KSr3.81,9. This waa indeed a high water marK. "We had there In one little room more gold than was !n circulation In Great Britain, that purse-proud mistress of "trie seas. who boasts much of the sun never set- ting on her domains. What thoughts this st at enient must have raised In the mind or the self-opinionated Britisher! largest Receipt Ever Given. The largest receipt ever given. the greatest monej trust ever undertaKen In history, wan when the present Treasurer of the United States, CTnarles U. Treat, went Into office. file receipted to Kills Ji. Roberts, tne retiring Treasurer, for all the money and securities In tbe -vaults of the Treasury. a total of 1.25!.5S.- 27.&8. It required from July 1 to Sep tember 1 to count the- money, and at the completion of the task the accounts balanced to a fraction. The costliest governmental cstaWl- ment In the world Is the. British navy. upon which a billion and a half of dollars have heen expended within the last ten years, yet tlire& Individual Americans. Rockefeller. Oarnegle and C3ark. could have tptsvid the whole bill awnd still had onie pocket money left, Tho United States is now spending about a hundred millions a year on its navy, and we are new at this kind of expenditure. T he- extravagance of It, so-called, has been the subject of much oratory. That we are not investing snore than we can ar - ford is shown by the fact that our display-loving women spent JlOO.OOMM for diamonds purchased In foreign lands dur- lWatt'w, aTcTaoTich that the rales of produce and manufactured articles that -we are send Ing a broad each 7-ear is equal to a sum suff icieot to support All the navies In the world. When it comes to individual wealth wa have a dojten citizens who are worth. more than all the king's and rulers of the world, taken collectively or neverally. The Czar of Russia is rep uteri to have a greater Income than any other living man, but his private fortune Is so mixed up with the governmental revenues that It is impossible to separate, them. Rockefeller Id the Lead, If a distinction could be made, our pious uncle, John t. Rockefeller, could un- douMedly maKe a comparison with the m-eak-splned Nicholas, and show the bipr- - gest pile. The Russian monarch's wealth Is the accumulation of an empire ccn- turles old in the making, while the Ohio oil magnate can remember when he had nothing. Leopold, King of the Belgians, is the richest monarch In Europe, after the Ciar. Although his Income from the state Is but Sl.TOO.OOO a year, his business interests are no large, ana his income from the Congo Free State so great, that it is estimated he gathers in quite y.1.000. O00 annually. Senator Clark has an in- come that Is at least three times as great. The Montana copper - king's New "Vorlc residence wtl 1 cot more than the Belgian sovereign will take in during the next 12 months. Edward VII receives J4TO.OOO a year, and the entire- royal family of England is provided for in the civil lists with In- comes aggregating JfMy,oOO. Mr. Carnpgiw spends more money for the founding oJT institutes and the endowment of librarici and schools each year than the whol royal family of England can eemmand. The King of Italy is well provided for with $3,000,000 a year, but he is poor com- pared with Pierpont Morgan. A iphon-.o III. IClng of decadent Spain, is givon i,400.000 a year to provide the Ptyle thilt should surround a king, hut Colonel Jor n (Conclude." on Fa-a, Z. WEALTH UNPRECEDENTED - y .