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THE MOKXIXG OREGONIAX. FRIDAY. TfOYEMBER 6, 1908. CHINESE FIRE GOOD BYE SALUTE SCENE AT AMOY, CHINA, WHERE AMERICAN FLEET WAS ENTERTAINED PRE VIOUS TO DEPARTURE Foreign 4mh Farewell to Squadron Contrast to Apathy Before and During Visit. RECEPTION EXPENSE HUGE GoTfrnimnt Lavish In Its Gifts to Americans Admiral Emory in , Address Thanks Nation for Kindness. AMOT. Chln. Nov. S. The second quadron of th Amerlran battleship fieet. whlrh. under the command of Rear-Admiral Emory. has been In Amoy since October 30. as the guest of the irovernment of China. brought Its visit to a close this mornlnir. when at o'clock It steamed out of the har bor, bonnri for lUonKapo. to Join the first squadron, under Admiral Sperry. The distance to Olonapo Is about 700 miles, and the vessels should reach there early In the morning- of Novem ber 8. Hills Black Witli People. T?ie "departing warships were Riven a demonstration In maYked contrast to the apathy which was noticeable on their arrival. The hills behind the beach . were black with people who had as sembled to view the spectacle, and the firins of crackers continued for one hour. Promptly at 7:31) o'clock signals were made on board the flag ship .and at 8 o'clock the entire squad ron was uniler way. One after another the white ililps glided slowly to their positions, and then together the entire squadron steamed out of the harbor. As the American vessels passed the Chinese cruiser Fel Ying, their crews greeted the officials on board with rousing cheers and at the same time the Chinese fort hoisted the American flag beside the standard of China and saluted the departing guests. This sa lute was returned by the American flagship. The cost of the reception has ex ceeded $1,000,000. The Chinese Govern ment has been laviBh in its gifts to the American officers and men, and at the final function on shore last night the entertainment afforded by the Chinese Government was declared by the Americans to have been, with the exception of that in Australia, sec ond to none. The Chinese are delighted with the visit and they comment espe cially upon the excellent deportment of the AmericH sailors. EnU'rtaln Admirals. The battleship Georgia, the flagship of Admiral Emory, will leave the fleet and go to Hongkong, where Admiral Kmory will take a liner for home. The flagship will be in Hongkong for only two hours. She will then continue to Olongapo. on the Island of Luzon, and Join the other vessels there. The admirals of the fleet and their staffs, the commanding officers of the various vessels and the midshipmen were entertained last night at dinner on shore for the last time. The usual toasts were proposed by Prince Yu Lang. one of the official representatives from. Pekln. Ad miral Emory replied as follows: "Our fleet everywhere has had a most friendly reception, but none has been mora friendly than that accorded us here in China. Our enlisted men are very appre ciative of the attentions shown them in Amoy." I'pon the conclusion of his brief address. Admiral Emory and other guests of the evening surrounded Prince Yu Lang and cheered him enthusiastically. Admiral Sah of the Chinese navy then greeted them by a blast on a steam siren and more cheers. The admirals and captains then person ally expressed their appreciation to the Prince for the gifts presented to them by the provincial viceroy. Each admiral has received a set of Inlaid teak wood furni ture and each of the flag lieutenants has been given a number of silk embroideries and furniture. Some very handsome em broideries are being sent to Admiral Sperry. commander in chief of the fleet and In addition Admiral Sah sends him a porcejain Image of Buddha. Dr. Ueorge Mark, the CtsWese commis sioner who has done so much to make the visit a success ha3 won much well de served praise. The entertainment grounds were bewildering In their beauty and com pleteness. The reception surpassed any thing ever undertaken by the Chinee gov ernment. The men behaved themselves oh shore very well Indeed. There was no carousing The Young Men's Christian Associations which had two buildings on the grounds has been especially commended for its practical and kindly welcome to strangers. OHIXA-TVRXS COLD SHOULDER American Squadron's Visit Received "With Absolute Indifference. PEKIN. Nov. S. Though the American squadron has left Amoy. the matter of Its presence at the southern port has not been more than mentioned in Pekln. Of ficials are silent and the Impression of general humiliation at the fact that only a squadron came. Instead of the whole fleet, cannot be concealed. The meageme5s of the reply of the Foreign Board to Admiral Sperry's mes sage of congratulation on the birthday of the Dowager Kmpress also has at tracted attention and it is clear that the throne has been Indifferent to the whole affair. It ix generally realized and de clared In Pekln that the coming of the squadron and not the main fleet will have an unfavorable effect upon present re lations. The principal British newspaper in China, in an unfriendly editorial article today, approved the sending of a squad ron Instead of the whole fleet and re fers to "America's gambit tn opening a commercial lottery after returning an indemnity to which she was not entitled." The paper gives various reasons why the fleet should not have come, saying, among other things, that China would have misinterpreted a visit from all the vessels and that the presence of the en tire fleet would have shown lack of con sideration of British sensibility. Squadron at Target Practice. MANILA. Nov. 5. The Atlantic bat tleship fleet, first squadron. Is still carrying on target practice at Olonga po. where both full-caliber and sub caliber ammunition are being used in testing the marksmanship of the crews. The second squadron, command ed by Kear-Admlral Emory, is due to arrive at "Olongapo November 7. and the entire fleet will reassemble In Ma nila Ray November 15. Target prac tice by the entire fleet will then be commenced, arid a struggle for su premacy in marksmanship with the big guns is expected between the vari vous crews. tCisJs & V AtrSiVv. W L SHOWS NEED OF STRINGENT LAWS Commissioner Dennett Ap peals for Protection of Re maining Public Lands. EASY NOW TO DEFRAUD Federal Official Comments on Need ed Legislation Against Specula tion and In Irrigable Districts in His Annual Report. ORKGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Nov. 5. "With ine decrease In the area of the public domain there should be an increase in vigilance. With the great demand for homes the officials of the General Land Office recognize the Importance of seeing that no one obtains a right to the land still remaining through unlawful methods. Every man who thus acquires title to a tract robs a law-abiding applicant of an opportnlty to exercise his statutory right, and If the land be capable of prqduclng crops deprives a seeker of his opportunity to gain a homestead, thus Injuring the prosperity of the country; for the homesteader has built the West." ' The foregoing Is the keynote of the annual report of Fred Dennett, Com missioner of the General Land Office, made public today. Advantages of Irrigation. The following extracts are made from Commissioner Dennett's report: The Commissioner sets forth the ad vantages of irrigation, and adds: "It is to the manifest advantage of the peo ple of the United States that every thing possible be done to further the reclamation of public lands. The knowledge that an acre of arid land of no prior value speedily reaches a price of from $100 an acre up after water has been successfully brought upon it, has introduced a new character of specula tion, to prevent which there is no law. Land of no present value for farming or other purposes is taken simply tn the hope that the Increasing demand and consequent higher values for irrigated land will bring the tract within an irri gation project. So it is that when an irrigation project is initiated, it is found that a large proportion of the area is either entered or in private ownership, and held in tracts of 160 acres or larger, though the land with out water Is Incapable of growing crops. Thus the purpose of the recla mation act is defeated. Same Trouble Under Carey Act. "A similar difficulty confronts the' states under the Carey act. As soon as a project Is understood to be under wa'y. claimants under the desert land and other acts flock to the spot. The land is tnus entered and the Carey act applicants necessarily abandon the project, or pay the speculators to vacate. "The prooer step to take would be to classify the lands of the United States, in order to ascertain what pub lic lands (which in their present con dition are incapable of affording a home) are susceptible of irrigation up to a cost even much greater than that now entertained by the Reclamation Service, and to withdraw these lands from entry awaiting the time when they can by irrigation be made homes either under the United States Gov ernment or under the Carey act." Asks More Drastic Laws. Commissioner Dennett urgently recommends the enactment of a new law to punish persons who fraudulent ly obtain or attempt to obtain title to public lands. Heretofore such offenses have been prosecuted under the statute punlsning conspiracy to deraud the Government, and under the laws pre scribing penalties for perjury and sub ornation of perjury. "It Is often diffi cult." says he. "if not impossible, to prove either a conspiracy or suborna tion, and many cases are now pending and others will arise, where the need for a more comprehensive statute than we now have will be found to be neces sary. Also there Is not any statute which authorizes the punishment of an attempt to fraudulently acquire a title." A third Legislative recommendation made by the Commissioner Is to the effect that the law compelling the at tendance of witnesses before regis ters and receivers of land offices be enlarged so that such witnesses can be compelled to go outside of the counties In which they may respec tively be subpoenaed. Need Competent Men. One feature of the report will be of particular Interest to Senators and Congressmen and to .those who as pire to become local land officers. Commissioner Dennett briefly touches up this important topic, as follows: "A careful examination Into the land offices of the United States furnishes convincing proof that no one should be appointed register unless he has the necessary k-gal qualifications, and no one should be given the position 1,,.. of receiver unless he be a competent accountant and business man. The duties of register and receiver, to be properly filled, demand the entire at tention of competent men, and it is unjust to the general public to appoint to these positions men who do not possess the technical qualifications de manded by the duties they are called upon to perform." It is known that President Roose velt approves of this policy, and land office appointments In the future will probably be made In accordance with this recommendation. During the past year several ma terial modifications were made in the regulations of the general land office. Among the more Important was the following: Where mistakes in description of lands are made by homestead entry men, amendments' are allowed to In clude the land Intended to be entered, and if that be not subject to entry, other contiguous land can be taken. Mr. Bennett also recommends that suits be brought on timber land claims aggregating JJ77.610. "There were secured," he added, "234 indictments for fraud, which resulted In 63 convictions and 60 acquittals, the re maining cases not yet having been tried. Three thousand eight hundred and eighty-flve entries were cancelled be cause of adverse reports of special agents. By reason of Investigations there have been recorded from fraudulent entry dur ing the fiscal year 1907-8 a total of 383. 600 acres, exclusive of many relinquish ments." DELAY ANGERS BULGARIA PORTE'S TACTICS AROUSE OFFI CIALS AT SOFIA. Turkey, In Order to Gain Time, Treats With Bulgarian Minister Through Subordinates. SOFIA, " Nov. 6. The negotiations between Bulgaria and Turkey, accord ing to official advices, are proceeding slowly and unsatisfactorily at Con stantinople. The Bulgarian govern ment is reticent on the matter of the terms expected., but there is undis guised Impatience in official circles here over the Porte's dilatory tactics. Instead of treating directly with M. Llaptcheff, the Bulgarian Minister of Commerce, Kiamll Pasha, the grand vizier, has delegated three under offi cials to conduct the negotiations. It is thought that foreign Influences and dissensions In the Turkish cabinet are responsible for the grand vizier's cir cumspection, M. Llaptcheff has been empowered to negotiate a customs union between the two countries, a Junction of rail ways at Kostendil, in the southwest of Bulgaria, and the maintenance of the privilege of the Bulgarian schools and church in Macedonia, In return for which the Bulgarian government would pay more willingly the Jloume llan tribute which has been forced upon it by the powers. The Turks, however, show a disposition to defer such matters until the convocation of Parliament. PEACE CONFERENCE TO ACT Balkan Difficulty Will Rest Until Powers Hold Meeting. BELGRADE, Servla, Nov. 5. The re ports furnished to the government by the Assembly and full discussion of the sit uation that has arisen in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Austria-Hungary and the Bulgarian declaration of independ ence by the Deputies in secret session for two days, have resulted in clearing the air and there is evidence here today of a determination to await peacefully the outcome of the proposed International congress to settle Balkan matters. MADE DRUNK BY JAPANESE y Schoolboys' Story Causes Arrests and Anger Against Brown Men. LONG BEACH. Cal., Nov. 6. Stating that several small boys who attended the Burnett school appeared on the grounds in a beastly state of intoxication one day last week and that they admitted they had been given liquor by Japanese living on Signal Hill, the principal of the school asked Chief of Police Williams to bring action against the foreigners at once for giving whisky to minors. Two Japanese men and one Japanese woman were ar rested. The men were fined. The Japanese asserted that the Incident occurred while they were celebrating a Japanse holiday and that the boys asked for the liquor. The intoxication of the boys caused consternation at the school and their parents are incensed at the action of the Japanese. Engine Strikes Funeral Car. CHICAGO, Nov. 5. A funeral carriage containing the body of a boy that was being taken to Holy Cross Cemetery, West Pullman, was struck and demol ished yesterday by a Pennsylvania switch engine. The mother of the dead boy, Mrs. Mary Andrevejewsky. was seriously Injured. She clung to the coffin and rescuers found her unconscious after the collision. Mrs. Annie Lewandowsk was also injured, as was Magdalene Korekl and an unknown girl. The driver of the carriage escaped injury by leaping from bis seat. " The -ld production of the United Ftte, in round nyure. 1b 2.-1O0.O00 ounces a year, and of silver 60,000,000 eunces. -.;r-.. .... - jr.cw-:?. ST ::: ROOT LIKELY TO SUCCEED PUTT. Secretary's Name Mentioned in Connection With White law Reid's. OTHERS APPEAR ON LIST Chairman Woodruff. Ex-Governor Black and Congressman Fas sett in Line to Take New York Senatorship. ALiBAXT, T. T.. Nov. 5. In connection with ,the choice of a successor to United States Senator Thomas C. Piatt, whose term will expire March 4 next, two names not hitherto much discussed in this regard came to the front today and were received with much interest. That of Secretary of State Boot was most discussed for the reason that he was mentioned in a dis patch -from "Washington today as having- the support of President Roosevelt. The other Is that of Whltel-aw Reid, Ambassa dor to Great Britain and for & lone time editor of the New York Tribune. Ex-LJeu-tenant-Governor Woodruff, chairman of the Republican State Com mittee; ex-OrOvernor Frank S. Black and Congressman J. Stoat Fassett are the others most frequently mentioned in this connection. Mr. Woodruff has never made a secret of his Interest In the Senator- ship and Mr. Fassett also has been re garded as a more than receptive candi date. But Governor Black has always told his friends that since his first and only experience as a candidate for Senator in 1905, he- haa had no interest In the mat ter and they believe that before it comes up as a practical question he will have in dicated his intention to have no part in the campaign. REID IS NONCOMMITTAL Says He Has Expressed No Desire to Retire From Service. LONDON. Nov. 5. Questioned today about the published statement that he had expressed a desire to resign from the diplomatic service and that he would be a candidate for the United States Senatorship, Ambassador Reld said he had expressed no desire on either point. He felt that he had been often highly honored by his party and that it was not for him to urge any wish either about his present post or about any other one. BRYAN NOT DISHEARTENED STILIi HAS HOPE FOR DEMO CRATIC POLICIES. Confident People Sooner or Later Will See Necessity of Adopting Principles He Advocates. LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. 5. William Jen nings Bryan today issued the following statement: "The election has gone against us by a decisive majority. The returns are not all in, end it is Impossible at present to analyze them or to say what causes con tributed most to the Republican victory. We made our fight upon a platform which embodies what we believed to be good for the American people, but it Is forthe people themselves to decide what laws they desire and what methods of govern ment they prefer. I have faith that the publicity which we asked for will yet commend itself to the American people, that the election of Senators by the peo ple will be secured, that the iniquities of the trusts will arouse an opposition that will result In the elimination of the principle of private monopoly. I am con fident that the people will see the neces sity for the labor legislation and the tariff reduction which our platform demanded. I am confident, too, that the educational work done In this campaign will result In securing greater protection to bank depositors. The above are the most prom inent reforms for which we labored, and I believe that these reforms will yet coriie, together with more effective regulation of railroads and Independence for the ph1Hnh1nS. "I desire to commend he work of our National Committee. I am entirely sat isfied with Mr. Mack as the chairman and with the members of the committee. I do not see what they could have dona more than they did. and as for myself, I put forth i every effort in my power to secure victory for our cause. The nom ination came from the hands of the voters: I . have obeyed their command and led as best I could. Words will not cxnresa mv gratitude for the devotion which has been shown by millions of Democrats during the past 12 years. Neither am I able to adequately express my appreciation for the kind words which have been spoken since the election. If I could regard the defeat as purely a per sonal one, I would consider It a blessing rather than a misfortune, for I am re Here are nl that are made for young men. And made as they want t hem. AT THE PRESENT TIME the bet atyle for yonns men do not oriarln ate with the profewilonat den liners. The rhana-en come from a k K esitlona and innova tions made by the young men thenielve, e o n e qurntly clothlnir for this rlnna Is quite different from the faahiona made for older men. 10 to 1rt-170 THIRri STREET. lteved of the burdens and responsibilities of an office that Is attractive only In pro portion as it gives an opportunity to ren der a larger public service. But I shall serve as willingly in a private capacity as In a public one. God does not require great things of us. He only requires that wo Improve the opportunities that are presented, and I shall be glad to improve the opportunities for service presented by private life. "In this hour of National defeat I find some consolation in the cordial support given by my neighbors, by. the citizens of Lincoln, and by the people of the state of Nebraska "With a Democratic Gov ernor and a Democratic legislature, we shall be able to put into practice so much of the Democratic platform as re lates to state legislation, and I trust that our state will set an example that will be an Influence for good unto the Nation." CITY WANTS MONEY BACK Makes Request on Receiver for De funct La Grande Bank. LA GRANDE, Or., Nov. 5. (Special.) The City Council of this city has taken steps demanding of the receiver of the defunct Farmers & Traders' Na tional Bank that the city funds In the institution be declared trusts and re funded to the city as preferred stock. Mayor M. K. Hall and Recorder Cox have drawn up the demand and will hand It to Neidner. the receiver, tomor row. If this can be done, the county will In all probability do the same thing. There are several thousand dollars of city money and much more county funds tied up in the institution. City . and county officials await with Interest the outcome of the movement. Decide on Bank Seizure of Funds. CHICAGO, Nov. 5. A friendly suit, de signed to secure from the Federal Court a decision on the supposed rights of THE SLEEPING SICKMESS WHICH MEASS DEATH How many readers lave heard of this terrible disease? It prevails in that tar-away country Africa especially the Congo district. It is caused by the bite of the tsetse fly. When, it bites a person, the sleeping symptoms begin and finally the sufferer sleeps until death occurs. Contrast this with the peaceful, balmy sleep of health. Is there any thing more wearing than to lie awake at night, tossing about, nervous, with cold feet, hot head and mercy knows what else? Short of letting the tsetse fly hits us we would do almost any thing for relief. How can w pre vent it? Mr. George Hayes, of Union City, Pa., writes: "I had lost my appetite, was all run-down, could not sleep nights. I had tried every thing without relief. Vinol'was rec ommended, and to my surprise, it helped me at once; gave me a splendid appetite, and now I sleep soundly." WhatVinoldidforMr. Hayes.it will do for every run-down, nervous and overworked person who cannot sleen. VVoodard, Clarke & Co., Druggists, ' Portland. No Students Ifo Ga -No Cocaine We Set the Pace Specialists in Painless Dentistry NERVOUS PEOPLE and those afflicted with heart weakness can have their teeth extracted and filled without any pain or bad results. 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The action was pre cipitated through the recent tilt between Mr. Chalmers and four banking institu tions appointed by court as depositories for funds of the bankrupt fish concern. The banks each had loaned over the WfcSsi Michaels-Stern Clothes are creations not rehearsals. 4 You never find them trail ing after but always in front with the band. Your preferred Autumn Suit or Overcoat is here, our choice of many exclusive fabrics and orig inal models. Priced within reason. The season's new est models should be on sale m your City. If not, we'll tell you where to obtain them and will also for ward you one of out handsome Port folios of styles if you'll send us your local dealer's name. I What the Government Food Expert Says About Lard "There is no reason to question the digestive and nutritive values of lard. It is a tj'pical fat food, composed of materials which are almost wholly. oxidized in the body, and which produce a higher number of units of heat than that of any other class of food substances." HARVEY W. WILEY, M. D., PH. D. Columbia (U. S. Gov. Inspected and Passed 138.) Is an Oregon Product Of the highest quality. Always palatable, nutritious and healthful. Assure the success of baking clay by ordering this brand. All dealers. UNION MEAT CO. PORTLAND, OREGON Pioneer Packers of the Pacific. Mason & Hamlin, costliest piano in the world; Knabe, Hardman, Price & Teeple and other high grade pianos; Angelus and autotone player pianos. Fine Piano-Tuning. THE WILEY B. ALLEN CO. Phoenix Building. Corner Fifth and Oak Entrance 304 Oak St. . PAPERS Art productions from the most prominent foreign cent ers of wall paper maKing creations in wall coverings that display good taste and artistic merit metal, leather, 'silK, damask and tapestry superbly reproduced counter large sums of money to A. Booth & Company every Fall, and In the ordi nary course of business the loans were repaid In the Spring. Many commercial houses have been making a similar 'agreement with the banks, and the in stitutions now want a decision estab lishing their right to confiscate funds. Judge Kohlsaat has made the writ re turnable December 7. . X Si! a 1 r v; i If - ..-,.1- y .. ,(- . i: i .. ij ILaSLlf CI