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TARIFF
E
TO BE RE
Democratic Members
Not Consulted.
WILL SLASH RATES CRUELLY
Majority of Committee Agrees
to Stand as One.
ALL TO TAKE MEDICINE
p Vot. Expect Minority Report.
Mighty Demand for Increase on
California Fruit I.umber-
men to Resist Cut.
WASHINGTON'. Iec. 4. (Special.)
Notice haa been served on the six Dem
ocrats on (he. Ways and SIcans Commit
tee that the 12 Republican members in
tend to meet in executive session and
frame a tariff bill. It will be a Repub
lican measure. Furthermore, every
member of the majority has pledged
Mmseif to take his medicine, no mat
. tr how much his constituents may
suffer by the bill agreed on. When it
Is all over, each man is pledged to stand
by the measure reported as if he liked
It. And the minority is not expected
to prepare a report.
"How can it?" asked one of the com
mittee, confidentially. "We calculate
to slash things confclderably and. If the
minority kicks against that, it will vir
tually be standing in for the Dingley
bill, which the Democrats have con
demned. "
Fruit and Lumber Men Fight.
,Yn Immense quantity of evidence in
the form of supplemental briefs has
been filed with the committee, both for
and against the increases asked for.
There is some doubt whether the in
creases asked for by the California
fruit interests will be obtained. In this
connection, it is interesting that the
California Fruit Exchange has made a
contract with a big Chicago adver
tising agency to appeal to all the Im
portant newspapers in the Middle
Wesc to urge protection for California
products and Impress upon all Con-jcres.-men
the desirability of additional
protection for lemons.
It is almost certain, too. that certain
lumber Interests in the Northwest will
have a big kick coming when a big
slice is taken off the tariff on chetr
products.
Champ Clark Is Sarcastic. "
Champ Clark continues to enliven
the proceedings of the committee with
his caustic observations. Apropos of
r.othing apparently, he asked a witness
today: "Is there any one In the West
who Is Interested in this reduction?"
"No, sir." was the reply.
"Well." said the Missouri antagonist
f the protection principle, "if there Is
any one In the West who wants free
trade In anything. I would like to see
Mm."
3ULES A&REES TO TESTIFY
Manufacturer Will Criticise Meth-
,ods of Tariff Revision.
WASHINGTON". Dec 4 H. Fl Miles.
tt Faclne, Wis., chairman of the tariff
committee or the National Association of
Manufacturers, arrived last night to ap
jr before the ways and means com
mittee of the House as an individual and
not as a. representative of the association.
Mr. Miles is one of the largest Inde
pndVnt manufacturers of agricultural Im
plements, carriages and wagons in the
country.
Mr. Miles says that the preliminary
work of preparing tariff schedules must
be put Into the hands of a board or com
mission who shall go to the bottom of the
matter.
Tha reports of consular agents on the
cost of production In foreign countries of
articles manufactured here ail tend to
establish the claim that the present cost
of living to the European lHborer Is woe
fully out of proportion tothe average
wage paid, largely due to exclusion of
American food products.
TLEAS FOR TARIFF REVISION
Some Want Higher Duty, Othera
None at All.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. rieas for ad
vances or against decreases in the tariff
on varrous commodities were heard today
by the House committee on ways and
means.
Charle L. Feltland. representing the
Buffalo Masters Association, nrgcii. free
trade in barley. His contention were
supported by Henry R. Bums, of Buffalo.
"You would be lurky if we compro
mised and gave you a duty of 10 cents per
bushel instead of free entry." 'said Chalr-
man Payne. "That would give the Gov
ernment good revenues."
An advance in the duty on sheet gela
tin from 36 per cent a valorem to 60
cents per cent was asked for by Geroge
Townsend. of New York, in order that
the American article can compete with
that of Germany.
Judge It. P. Marlow. of Grandlsland,
Neb., asked for an Increase in the duty
on pumice. i
Frank S. Henry, of Buffald. Bked that
the provision for the drawback on wheat
and f'our be extended.
Mefrer C. Goldman, of New York, de-
MN
PUR Li CAN
Cu&cluded oa Tax U
COSGROVE SHOWS
LITTLE CHANGE
VERY SICK, BIT MAY RECOVER,
SAYS PHYSICIAN.
Has Brighfs Disease but Recovered
From Former Attack Will
Have No Nurse but Wife.
PASO ROBL.ES. Cal., Dec. 4. (Special.)
Governor-elect Cosgrove shows very
little improvement since coming here. Dr.
R. O. Dresser, of this city, and Dr. G. F.
Keinhardt. of the University of Cali
fornia, are attending him and his wife
nurses him. - He will have no other.
Dr. Reinhardt makes this statement:
"He recovered from a worse attack and
It is possible for him to recover from
this one. He is a very sick man. "VVe
treat him to cabinet steam baths. The
trouble is Bright's disease.
He will have to improve very rapidly
to go to Washington In January."
FOUND DEAD; NECK BROKEN
Another Victim of 3Iurder In North
ern Idalio Railroad Camps.
WALLACE: Idaho, Dec. 4. With two
fearfull gashes in his head, hto face all
battered and bruised and his neck broken
with a fearful force, the body of a man
believed to be the victim of another rail
road contsruction gang murder, was
found lying in a lonely piece of track of
the Idaho Northern Railroad about 15
miles from Enavllle thle morning.
The body was found by a brakeman of
the Idalio Northern, who, on returning
home, stumbled and fell over something
by the side of the track. Striking" a
match. Smith was Smith was horrified
by the ghastly eight which greeted him
in the dark and Immediately gave an
alarm. It is believed that robbery was
the motive for the murder and that it was
committed by the same hand which has
committed so many offenses of this sort
throughout the whole district during the
past few months. The last murder of
thta sort took place about two weeks ago.
Di-puty Sheriffs have gone to the scene
of the crime, and considerable excitement
prevails.
Beyond the fact that the man s first
name ta "Billy." and that he was a
teamster, nothing is known as to the
antecedents of the victim.
COULD SAVE $250,000,000
Proper Development of Rivers
Would Mean Much to Shippers.
WASHINGTON, Dec 4. During the
course of the discussion before the
waters section of the Conservation
Commission today It waa ahown that an
enormous saving could be made in
freight expenditures each year if the
navigable streams were properly de
veloped. In the year 1908 the railroads
carried 217.000,000,000 ton miles of
freight ;ft an average cost of .77
c nts. If one-fifth of the reig"ht
shipped each year be transported by
water It would result In a saving to
the producer and shipper of about
$250,000,300.
The main topic in connection with
waters discussed today was water sup
ply and subsidiary to tha navigation in
the East and irrigation in the . West
were talked of at length. The theoreti
cal strength of the water power of the
country vu estimated to be about
230.000.000 horse power, as against
5.2:tJ.00 horse power now In practical
use.
NEW THEATER FOR CHICAGO
John Cort and Calvin . Hellig to
Build Home for Comic Opera.
Calvin Heilig, president of the North
western Theatrical Association, an
nounced last night that John Cort and
himself had closed a deal for the erection
of a 1200.000 theater In Chicago at the
corner of Randolph and Dearborn
streets. They closed a 9-year lease on
the site yesterday, and the architects
have completed the plans. The location
Is said to be absolutely the best in the
world, taking Into consideration the
number of people who pass the corner in
the course of a day.
The new theater will be called The
Cort. will have . a seating capacity of
1S00 and will be used exclusively for tho
production of musical comedies. The
ground Is at present occupied by a five
story building, the wrecking of which
will' begin May 1. It Is expected that a
building record will be Tnnde, as the con
tracts provide that the house be ready
for opening on October 1. The building
will be of the latest construction and, al
though small, will be on of tha moat
beautiful in Chicago.
N. P. MUST REPAY MONEY
Commerce Commission Decides That
Charges on Hay Were Tnjust, '
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. In the caae of
Hardenberg, Dolson & Gray against the
Northern Pacific Company, in which the
Complainants shipped 31 carloads of hay
from Portland to Auburn. Wash., over
the Northern Pacillc. -for which t)iey
were charged 14 Cents per 100 pounds, in
accordance with the duly published (tar
iffs, but it appeared that the combination
of locals between Portland and Auburn,
based upon either the Tacoma or Seattle
rate, is 13 cents per 100 pounds, the Com
mission today decided that the through
rate is unjust and unreasonable to the
extent that it exceeds1 the combination of
the locals. Reduction was ordered and
reparation allowed.
KILLS SELF WITH POISON
Former California Governor's Xlece
Suicides In Fear of Insanity.
I.OS ANGELES. Dec. 4. Mrs. Amanda
Warner, niece of the late Don PIo Pico,
last Governor of California under Mexi
can rule, committed suicide this afternoon
bv drinking poison. She. had been afflict
ed with nervous trouble for four or five
years and it i believed that she took her
life because she feared thte would lead
to Insanity.
GAR
COMMITTEE
T0SUMM0NR00T
Will Also Ask Gordon
to Tell Facts.
FEAR GORDON WILL KILL SELF
Said to Have Made Attempt on
Life in Seattle. v
STORY WAS KEPT SECRET
Investigation Committee Has Trans
cribed Notea From Original Cor
respondence Now in Hands of
Great Northern Office.
By Staff Reprenentative of tho Spokane
Spokesman-Review.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 4. Testimony
of Attorney Gordon and Judge Root and
other members, of the Supreme Court is
now wanted by the Root, committee for
the light their testimony will shed on the
meaning of the letters, telegrams and
documents bearing on the Root case and
collected by the committee while in Spo
kane thla week. All these witnesses will
probably be summoned and examined
when the commtttee reconvenes, which
will probably be early next week. An
effort will also be made by the committee
to secure a statement from Tony Rich
ardson, at Soap Lake, regarding the Pal
mer end of the story.
Some fear Is expressed here that
Gordon may make another attempt to
take his lite when he learns that all
teh notes of his original correspond
ence were transcribed for the commit
tee from the Great Northern office in
Spokane. Gordon made one effort at
suicide by asphyxiation in the Butler
Hotel here some thre weeks ago, when
confronted with the fact that mem
oranda proving his duplicity had fallen
into tho hands of Great Northern of
ficials and members of the Supreme
Court. Every effort was made then
and yet to prevent particulars of his
attempt on hia life becoming public.
Dalle & McGrew, Seatle attorneys,
have filed a petition for rehearing in
the case of Raven vs. the Seatle Elec
tric Company, tho Supreme Court al
leging that the opinion deciding the
case Is tainted with suspicion because
written by Judge Root. This de'eision
reversed adjudgment of $12,000 for per
sonal injuries obtained in the lower
court against the defendant company,
and the attorneys claim that the very
rule of law under which it was de
cided was reversed by the Supreme
Court a few months later in another
case.
The petition for rehearing says:
"The suspicions and rumors long cur-
( Concluded on Pre T.) .
S. ' ; 1
GIVES LIFE BLOOD
TO HELP PATIENT
HEROIC ACT BY MINISTER AT
WALLA WALLA.
Rev. A. A. Metcair Yields Pint of
Blood, but Man for Whom Sacri
fice Is Made Dies.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 4. (Spe
cial.) In order to save the life of his
friend aid a member of his flock. Rev.
A. A. Metcalf, of Pasco, allowed a pint
of his blood to be infused into the arm
of Freeman Keith In the Walla Walla.
Hospital today, just before the latter
underwent a dangerous operation for
gangrene.
Keith hed been sick for several weeks
and was in an extremely weak condi
tion at the time of the operation. At
tending physicians believed that the op
eration could be successful if rich.
halthy blood were infused into the body
of the patient. While strengthening
Keith very materially, it was not suf
ficient to save his life and he died short
ly after.
The generous pastor 13 now in the hos
pital In an extremely weak condition
over the loss of blood, but is in every
other respect none the worse. He will
be' able, according to the physicians, to
leave the hospital tomorrow. In speak
ing of the operation and the sacrifice of
the pastor, one of the doctors said this
afternoon that it was an heroic act and
one that few are willing to undergo.
GIFT FROM DEAD EMPRESS
Chinese Envoy Brings Mrs. Long
worlh Jeweled Bracelets.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Mre. Nicholas
Longworth, daughter of the President,
has been presented with a beautiful pair
of jeweled bracelets, the gift of tho late
Empress Dowager of China, to whom she
paid a visit some years ago. The presen
tation was made by Tang Shoa YI, the
special Ambassador, who, with Prince
Psal Fu and two secretaries, called by
appointment at the Longworth home.
There are also some presents for Mrs.
Roosevelt, while to the President are
given' several hundred volumes of Chi
nese literature printed In the Chinese
language and handsomely bound.
CHAMP CLARK FOR LEADER
House. Democrats to Elect Missou-
rlan to Succeed Williams.
WASHINGTON. Deo. 4. Representative
Clayton, of Alabama, today announced
that the Democratic members of tho
House of Representatives would hold a
caucua tomorrow night for the purpose of
organization. Mr. Clayton said that Rep
resentative Champ Clark, of Missouri,
would probably be elected, without oppo
sition, leader of the minority party to
succeed John Sharp Williams.
Takes Portland Lumber South.
-ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 4. (Special.) The
steam schooner Shoshone cleared at the
Custom-house today for San Francisco
with a cargo of 330,000 feet of lumber,
loaded at Portland, and 300,000 feet load
ed at Rainier.
SOMETHING DOING IN LITTLE OLD NEW
hull anu mm
HOSTILE AGIN
Warships Demonstrate
Off Venezuela.
UNITED STATES MAY ASSIST
Report Four American War
ships Will Join Dutsh. ,
ALL PORTS RECONNOITERED
Cruiser Approaches La Giiayra and
Promptly City Darkened Guns
Frown on Heights Castro
May Xever Return.
WILLEMSTAD, Dec 4. Having been
unable to obtain amicable settlement
of outstanding differences with Vene
zuela, Tho Netherlands government has
begun a naval demonstration off the
coast of the South American republic,
and since Wednesday vessels flying the
Dutch, flag have steamed from Puerto
Cabello to La Guayra at a distance of
3000 yards from the shore.
The battleship Jacob Van Heemskerk
and the cruisers Gelderland and Fries
land are engaged in the operation,
which. It Is said., will continue in
definitely. The Van Heemskerk ar
rived this morning, bringing the above
news. The two cruisers had proceeded
to Maracaibo, though trie officers ob
served secrecy concerning the move
ments of the vessels. The Heemskerk
will relieve the Gelderland at Maracai
bo Monday.
With steam up in all her boilers, the
Van Heemskerk arrived off LaGuayra
Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock. As
soon as the battleship was sighted, all
the lights in the city were extin
guished. From the deck of the ship
could be seen the guns ashore pointing
toward the battleship, which was kept
ready for action. The Van Heemskerk
remained but one day and yesterday
proceeded up the coast and passed be
tween the shore and the small sandy
Islands in the Bay of Puerto Cabello
off the city of Puerto Cabello.
The demonstration is regarded as In
dicating that the preparations for an
effective blockade of the Venezuelan
coast are complete.
It is reported that the Netherlands
battleship DeRuijter left Holland for
this port.
MAKES FACES AT VENEZUELA
Holland's Move May Be Prelude to
Vigorous Action.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. "Holland
seems to be making faces at Venezuela"
was the comment today when the news
came from Willemstad that The Nether
lands government warships had been
maintaining a demonstration off the
Venezuelan Coast.
YORK
MARRIES MAN SHE
JILTED YEARS AGO
WIDOW KEEPS PROMISE MADE
. TO DYING HCSBAXD.
CJoes C00O Miles to Marry Brotlicr-In-Law
Whom She Loved, but
Left lor Another.
BELLINGHAM. Wash., Dec. 4. (Spe
cial.) News was received here today of
the marriage in St. Louis of Mrs. Nellie
Oppdenhoff, of Bellingham, and Charles
Oppdenhoff, of St. Louis, following a
3000-mile trip made by the woman for
the purpose of carrying out the behest
of her first husband, William Oppden
hoff. The marriage is the culmination of a
romance dating back many years to the
time when William and Charles Oppden
hoff were rivals for the hand of their
future wife. Friends of the family say
that though the woman finally cho
William, she always retained for Charles
a sisterly affection, while his attachment
for her remained unchanged. William
was fully cognizant of 'their mutual af
fection, but never expressed the slight;
est Jealousy over it.
When the first husband died last Spring
he expressed the wish on his deathbed
that his wife and his younger brother
marry, and It was to follow out this de
sire that Mrs. Oppdenhoff went to St.
Louis to become the bride of her brother-in-law.
BATTLE IN GAMBLING DEN
Two Masked Men and Roulette
Dealer In Revolver Fight.
GOLDFIELD, Nev., Dec. 4. A des
perate battle took place shortly after
5 o'clock this morning In the bar and
gambling room of the Hotel Casey be
tween two masked holdup men and
William Floyd, dealer, of the roulette
game. Floyd, a bartender and a por
ter were in the room when the high
waymen entered, one carrying two au
tomatic guns and the other a sawed
off shotgun. The robbers ordered all
hands up, but Flgyd drew his revolver
anda started shooting, dodging behind
an ice box. The walls and doors were
riddled with bullets and buckshot, and
it is thought one of the "robbers was
hit, but both escapede. .
Under Sheriff Bart Knight has ar
rested two men who are believed o be
implicated in the holdup. No money
was secured by the robbers.
FLOAT CRUISER WITH AIR
Yankee Floated From Shoals Is Tri
umph for New Method.
NEWPORT, R. I., Dec. 4. The United
States cruiser Yankee, which has been
aground on shoals in Buzzards' Bay for
the last ten weeks, has been floated and
has started for New Bedford in tow, ac
cording to a wireless message received at
the naval station here tonight.
Tha floating of the Yankee is regarded
by naval officers here as a distinct
triumph for the new compressed air
methods which have been pursued under
the direction of John Arbuckle, of New
York, who undertook the work of raising
the vessel after the Navy Department had
practically given it up.
By the terms which Mr. Arbuckle made
with the Secretary of the Navy he is to
get $S5,500 for the success of his operation.
POPE IS AT WORK AGAIN
Vatican Organ Denies Report That
Holy Father Has Relapse'.
ROME, Dec. 4. The Correspondenza
Romano, a Vatican organ, asserts that,
contrary to reports in circulation that
Pope Plus has suffered a relapse and
again has been obliged to take to his
bed, the pontiff has practically recov
ered from his recent indisposition and
totday descended from the third floor
of the Vatican tot his official quarters
on the second floor. There he received
Cardinal Merry Del Val. and worked
several hours on political affairs.
JOHNSON'S DAUGHTER FREE
Divorce Separates Cleveland's May
or From Italian Son-in-Law.
CLEVELAND. O., Dec. 4. Mrs. Eliza
beth Johnson Marian!, daughter of Mayor
Tom L. Johnson, today was granted a
divorce from Frederick Marlanl, of New
York. She testified that her husband had
never supportedier. Miss Johnson and
Marlani were married in March, 1907, at
the home of the Mayor. Shortly after
ward the couple went to New York to
live. In a few months they separated.
Marian! is an Italian playwright.
FRENCH FIGHT WITH MOORS
Lose IS Killed, but Rout Enemy.
Poison Polt Discovered.
PARIS. Dec. 4. A telegram from French
West Africa says that a detachment of
French Spahis has had a serious engage
ment with a band of Moors. The French
last, in killed, one Lieutenant and 12
privates, while the enemy suffered heavy
losses and was routed.
Communications from tho Governor of
Indo-Chlna stys that four native leaders
in a plot to poison a detachment or
French troop's were arrested yesterday.
Hains Playing for Postponement.
FLUSHING, L. I., Dec. 4. In an effort
to bring about a postponement of the
trial of T. Jenkins Hains for participa
tion in the murder of William F. Annls,
counsel for Hains today obtained an order
to show cause on Monday why the entire
special panel of talesmen should not be
set aside, on the ground that it was im
properly drawn.
FRAUD
PERMEATES
E
Became Rampant at
Recent Primary.
NO HONEST BALLOT IN YEARS
Grand Jury Says Conditions
Disgrace City.
CRIME IN GREAT VARIETY
Indicts Over 40 Politicians, hut Has
Only Scratched Surface Repeat
ers Vote in Platoons Make
Nominations Worthless.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4. The ballots ot
men long resident of other cities, of
temporary absentees, of the Insane and
even of the dead, were cast in the pri
mary election of last August in Chi
cago. "Repeaters" voted in platoons
with the connivance of wilfully unsee
ing judges and clerks of election, and
fraud, rampant to an extent hitherto
unknown, in a city never famous for
the purity of its political atmosphere,
rendered the resultant party nomina
tions practically worthless.
These and other startling allegations
were made today in the report of the
special gra.nd jury, which, after sev
eral weeks of delving into charges
growing out of Chicago's first primary
and returning 81 indictments against
two score or more of politicians and
others, adjourned. The investigation,
owing to physical limitations, merely
scratched the surface of the situation,
according to the report, and doubt is
expressed that there has been an hon
est city or general election In Chicago
in years.
Primaries Disgrace City.
The findings characterized the pri
mary election as a disgrace to the city.
Voting machines are urgently advocat
ed as a step in a remedial direction
and a wider application of civil serv
ice reform is recommended. It is said
that, while the Jury cannot affirm that
no frauds were perpetrated by civil
service employes, it is significant that
the inquisitors found none such. On
the other hand, the report remarks the
(Concluded on rage 6.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The- Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 46. T
decrees; minimum. 34.7 degree.
TODAY'S Fair; easterly winds.
Foreign.
International naval conference open In
ndon. Page II.
Holland makes naval demonstration off Ven
ezuelan coast, Page 1.
Castro believed to have deserted Venezuela
forever Face 1.
National.
Adjutant-General reports large decrease In
desertions from Army. Page 3.
Representatives on Houe committee to pr
pnre tariff bill without consulting Dem
ocrats. I'age 1.
politics.
Chicago grand Jury reports wholesale fraud
In elections, particularly direct pri
mary. Page 1.
Domest lc.
Admiral Evans decline gift of Iioum.
Page 5.
Conclusion reached that Boas committed
suicide. Page 5.
Cosgrove only slightly improved, but doctors
hold out lvpe. rage V
Memorial exercises in honor of Grover
Cleveland. Page 3.
Mrs. Rice .completes story of Rusttn's death
Page .1.
Steamer Soo City wrecked off Cape Racw.
Pago 7.
Harrlman writes to Mining Congress on rail
road question. Page a.
Federation of Churches urgs churche to
lead in bettering labor men s condition.
Page 5.
Prosecution completes evidence In Ruef
trial. Pagfl 5.
Sfvorts,
Multnomah and O. A. O. ready for grid
iron battle here today. Page 7.
Manager McCredie signs four players for
Portland teams. Papo 7.
Committee drafting bilLs for proposed new
game laws. Page 7.
raciflc oat.
Victim of thugs in Baker City left for
df-ad and body covered with leaves.
Page 0.
City Clerk FFarris. of Vancouver, arrested
on embezzlement chance. Pago fl.
Ashland rlty election promises lively con.-
test. Pago 6
"Will Mack seriously wounds Miles carter at
(Jran't-s Pass. Page t
(ommerlcnl and Marine.
Wbeat approaches dollar mark in local
market. Page K.
Sentiment bullish In Chicago jfratn pit
Page 1.
Advance in stock prices resumed. Pajte 1..
General trade reports show irregularity.
Page K.
port of Portland directs enslner to prepare
plans fur bar tuns nnd authorizes S.'.u.CMM)
bond issue. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mrs. H. W. Goode wants R. G. Reed re
moved as administrator "f her hus
band's estate. Page fl.
police are looking for Jack, the Pie
Snatcher. Page
paving companies continue tlilr bickering
before Council committee. Page 14.
County Court Issues bench warrant for
arrest of Attorney C. K. IOckwood.
Page 14.
Opposing political factions lining up legis
lators for organization. Pago 11.
Charter commission modifies stringent reg
ulations of corporations. Pane 10.
New policy of selling Government lands
not approved here. Page A.
Judge Wolverton hurries along docket In
Federal ourt. Page 10.
Streetcar company to educate public to pay-ss-you-enter
cars, page 11.
Cornerstone of Y. M. C. A. building laid
with impressive ceremonies. Paga 14.
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