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mr; nKMMJ OKKUOA1AN, THURSDAY, DECE3IBER 17, 1903. PRESS ASSAULTS JOY TO CONGRESS Reception of Roosevelt's Ca nal Message Delights Enemies. PRESIDENT TO FORCE FIGHT Line of Cleavage Iiotween Executive and Congress Sharply Defined. All Koosovclt 3lcasnres Al ready Dead, Sajr Members. WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. tSpccial.V "Washington is aro? over the reception Bccordi'd the President's Panama message by the tress of the country. Nt only was tlio message received by Conijri-js with lens respect tlian has ever been ac corded any other Rooseveltian document, but Congressmen today rejoice in every line of assault contained in the morning papers against the President. The only significance in this situation fa that the line of cleavage between Con press and the White House during: the remainder of this Administration ie more harply denned now than ever us shown by the manifestations of members in the last 21 hours. Members of both houses, both friendly and unfriendly to President Roosevelt, are convinced that from now on the White House will force the fighting. So far as the legislation demanded by the Roosevelt Administration at this session of Congress is concerned, it is believed by members of Congrv to be dead. and Diplomatic Agent of Bulgaria. Hunt ington WUson. Illinois. Third Assistant Secretary of State. William Phillips. Massachusetts. Governor of Arizona, Joseph H. Klbbey, Arizona. PROHIBIT I.IQlOIi IX MAILS House Adopts Houston Amendment to Penal Code. WASHINGTON". Dec. 16. Except for a few moments spent in the transaction of routine business and the passage of two bridge bills, the House of Repre sentatives today devoted Its entire time to the further consideration of the bill to revise the penal laws of the United States. The Garrett amendment, which' came over from last night and which prohibited sending through the malls information bearing on transactions in futures, was defeated by a decided vote. Without oposition. an amendment by Mr. Houston (Tenn.) was adopted, making it an offense to deposit in or ship through the mails intoxicating llfiuors. There was still pending when the bill was laid aside an amendment by Mr. Humphreys (Miss.) providing for the Identification of intoxicating liquors transported by interstate carriers, mis proposition caused extended debate to day. JUSTICE SCORES STATE ATTORNEY Prosecutor in Hains' Murder. Trial Criticised for Not Entering Objection. MODELS DEPICT TRAGEDY I.OltlMFK WILLING TO SPEXD Illinois Congressman Enthusiastic SEWS SCORES JIOOSEVELT Replies to President's Message on Canal Sale. INDIANAPOLJS, Dec. IS. The Indian apolis News, mentioned In the spocia message on the Panama Canal de&l, sent t. Congress yesterday by President Roosevelt, today Issued a reply to the Chief tixecutive. It says: "It Is difficult to VharneteTlze fully the latest outbreak of the President without resorting to the uss of language as un dignified and blameworthy as that which puts the President's utterance In a class by itself In the official literature of the high office be hohls. Whatever provoca tion Mr. Roosevelt may have felt prick ing Ins soul, nothing could Justify or ex tenuate the torrent of invective and viru lence which be poured out In a sial paper upon the head of private citizens. "No one in his sober sensea car Tail to regard the performance as a grave dero gation to the dignity of the Presidential station, a pitiable exhibition of lowering race on the part of the Chief Magistrate and the source of humlliallon and chagrin to the entire country. It In quite impos sible to think of any of Mr. Roosevelt's long line of distinguished predecessors that could possibly so far forget the dig nity and decency of Ills exalted position as to transmit to Congress a message in any way comparable with that of yester day. "Denunciations and bitterness of ppeech are no explanation and no an swer. Assumption that the New York World and the proprietor were influ enced by base or unworthy motives In the publication of the reports touch ing the I'anama affair cannot be justi fication, no matter who may be the person who makes it." The News states that the World un doubtedly has what it honestly con siders sufficient grounds for believing that everything lies not been as it should have been In the acquisition by this Government of the Panama Canal interests from their former owners, al though a paper may be deceived. The News states that whether Mr. Roosevelt kmws it or not, rumors and reports touching the Panama transac tion have been numerous and persistent, and that In spite of all assertions people are still not convinced that everything was as it should have been, this without 1n the least Impugning the good faith of the President or his agents In the nego tiations. The News said many points have not been cleared up. and they can rot be cleared tip by threats of libel suits and pen-lashincs of editors that hold the good name and the Interests of the courf try quite as dear as does the President. The paper in concluding says the Rai-r-ey resolution should be adopted and that Congress should make a searching investigation of all the facts, circum stances and rumors connected with the Panama activities of the Government. EXPECTED DAM TO SETTLE Canal Commission DNposes of Alarming lie-ports About Work. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. The various reports of trie sinking of the rock toe at the Gatun dam site, of the existence of a lake below the site, and of the slides of earth nn the relocated. Pan ama Railroad, have brought forth an official statement from the Isthmian Canal Commission. The statement says the sinking of the rock toe was anticipated and the more it settles the tlrmer will be the foundation. There Is no lake under Gatun. the statement says, the water there being In pockets. The dam. It snys. is being built on a very firm foundation or clay, the same being true of the foundation of the locks. Al though the statement says a landslide at Gatun on the relocation line of the railroad may occur during the next rainy season, no further trouble Is an ticipated. MCST CONlI.T EACH OTHER r-eeretary Root Explains Japanese and American Objections. WASHINGTON. Dec. IS. Secretary Root, before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations today, pointed out that the only obligation upon either party to the entente between the I'nited Slates and Japan relating to tho maintenance of China's integrity Is that they shall consult with each other before under taking any action concerning Chinese af fairs and therefore the agreement does not assume the character of a trer.ty. If no actioa is taRen ty tne committee the whole matter will remain as negoti ated by tfce Secretary of State. Secretary Root also discussed the status of the committee appointed to look after American Interests in connection with the Tokio Exposition in WIT. In view of the postponement of the exposition from 1913 it was practically decided by the committee to recommend an amendment to the law providing for the continuance of the commit'tee with nominal salaries. Over Gulf Project. an re in idy he In be- be se WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. Congressrr. Lorimer. of Chicago, expects that the r . 1 1 are enframed surveying the Mississippi River portion . . ' - n I . . ...111 HnVAariv fir T M uiiin.rn.iiii u uir i ' . i by January L As soon as It is filed will introduce his waterway bill. Mr. I)iimer says he is not worry- over the report that Chairman Burton i, - i..Aa. . H harhnr bill ran lifvm iiw ' ' ' 1 . . .... nniii tiiA sneeial session becau of "the limited state of the Nation "The question of finances is the small - . 1 1 ., , .) I . ljipimpr Inst night. r L i an, 11 .'. - "The fact that just now the Government Is piling P a oeficit ncea jiot namyei mo project, for ther,e Is little possibility that a million dollars' worth of work will be done during the next year a -.a . v. ilrt-mmeTlt will b anyway. -u t . , called upon to pay only for the completed work. All we warn ui ima law authorizing tl beginning of th work." Rear-Admiral Plllsbnry Retire. n-iourvnTnv ncf. 16. Having reached the age of 62 years. Rear-Admiral John Ju. l-'Hisoury, cuiei vi o., Yuvtpaiinn was retired yes terday. At the request of the President he will. However, continue iu i"" the duties of that office for the. remaln- j r ih. nrenent administration. His . i .. in ttiA nrnmotton retirement, irouio ' ' ' . . i ihti. x VaMm to the rank ilJltllll iliwim " - - Rear-AdrnlraL un tne reuirarem 1 -. - t. 1 wminm H. Rnorr Oav Oi irni-uini ' - - . i -n'tiiiAn IX k'imrinlt at the upLHlu 1 I i 1 1 11 1 1 , ... ... . Naval Examining Board, will be pro moted to tne vacancy. Inquires Into Brownsville Case. n...-.rr-Tnv nan 1 A Without rill nABniuiwi . , s. . .. - eussion the Senate today adopted Senator Fbrakers resolution miroauueu. m iu. i' ... r .i.-,4 i- falUncr on the . n v.irnii, information con lan ui , ni i", ......... . cerning tne employment 01 ueimco tase in the wrownsvine aiiair. 0ven to Be Justice. wiSHiviTnv Dee. IS. President Roosevelt announced today that he had selected Leslie Ji. uwen. or xeroy. in.. . iu, o Tuctice of the Shmreme Court of the Isthmus, to'fill a vacancy. of of REVIVE HOMESTEAD BILL Dry Farm Measure Again Referred to Conference Committee. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec 3 6. The a20-acre dry farm homestead bill, which wa vir tually killed last session, was revived today and again referred to the con ference committee. The bill has passed both houses, but the House at the last session refused to act on the confer ence report, believing the bill too loosely drawn. Representative Mon dell. chairman of the House committee. will undertake to have the objection able features eliminated, satisfied that if this can be done, the bill can be finally enacted before March 4. Its most objectionable teature is Smoot's non-resident amendment. JIAWLEY BILL CAKRIES $10,000 Oregon Representative Seeks Ap propriation to. Repair Dikes. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash- ncton. Dec. 16. Representative xiawiey. of Oregon, today introduced a. bill au thorizing an appropriation of J10.0U0 for repairing dikes in Hoquirten slough, Till amook Harbor, as recommended by the cHoard of Army Engineers, and ioWiu an nually for maintenance. He also intro duced a bill calling for a new survey of the entrance to Tillamook Bay, with a view to getting an estimate of the cost of securing a 15-foot channel across tiie bar and a second survey and esti mate for a 20-foot depth, if the river and harbor hill Is passed Hawley ex pects to. get these bills Incorporated. EXTENDS FORMAL 1XVITATIOX Humphrey Asks Congressman to Visit Seattle Show. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 16. Representative Hum phrey, of Washington, today extended a formal invitation to Speaker Cannon and the House of Representatives to attend the A.-Y.-P. Exposition next Summer. He also Introduced a resolution authorizing the appointment of a joint committee, 15 members of the House and ten members of the Senate, to attend the exposition. Sends Xames to Senate. WASHINGTON. Dec. dent today sent to the lowing nominations: avoy Extraordinary IS. The Presl Seqate the fol- and Minister NURSE SAVES BABY'S LIFE Sarah Campbell Carries Day-Old Tot Through Boiling Surf. ' SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16. Miss Sarah Campbell, a trained nurse, who was on board the freight steamer Aeon whan the ship was wrecked on Christmas Island last July. re turned to her home in this city yester day on the Alameda. Mis Campbell tells a graphic story of the wreck and the stay of the 53 survivors on a barren rock In the South Pacific for 10 weeks. She de clared that Captain Downie, of the ill fated ship, risked his life to aid hie pas sengers and crew. The captain made two attempts before he reached the cable sta tion on Fanning Island, in an effort to obtain assistance for the castaways. Miss Campbell's hair, which was brown, without a trace of trray when she sailed on the Aeon, is now almost white as a result of the privations and nerve strain endured on the island. . It was Miss Campbell who carried a 24-iiour-old baby through the surf to the boats which ca;ne to the rescue of the castaways. State Introduces Evidence to Show How Thornton Hains Aided His Brother in Murder ' of William E. Annis. FLUSHING, L. I.. Dec 16 Jusstlce Crane today created a sensation at the trial of Thornton J. Hains. charged with being a principal with his broth er. Captain Peter C Hains, in the mur der of Wlllam E. Annis. by soundly scoring the state prosecution for neg ligence in interposing an objection to a question put to witness Edwin II. Andrews regarding a conversation wKh State Prosecutor White. Andrews was asked: Judge Takes Hand. "Did you ever tell Mr. White that Thornton Hains said that 'he was man aging this affair?" " Justice Crane sharply asked counsel for the state: "What's the matterT Are you asleep? Are you not going to enter an objection? I don't want any objectionable matter on this record." The state's prosecutors all arose and objected, and Mr. Mclntyre said he would change the question. "Did Mr. White ever tell you to say that Thornton Hains said 'he was man aging the affair?" " "No, sir," answered Andrews. Trace Movements "With Models. Traclrn? the movements of the principals at the Bayslde Yacht Club tragedy with the aid of miniature Iron figures and mod els of the float and the catboat, Andrews, a yacht club member, showed under ex animation how the Army Captain, stand ing on the float's edge, held aloft the obscuring boom and sail of .Aunts' boat and shot the publisher as he sat at the tiller. Witness Cannot Be Located. There was surprise when it was learned that John Tonning. a Swedish boatman who saw the tragedy, could not be lo cated. District Attorney Darrin said he thought Tonning was in Sweden, but that nothing had been heard from him since last Sep tember. Tonning knocked the revoU'er from Captain Hains' hand after the shoot ing. "He u an Important witness for us." said Lawyer Mclntyre, "for through bim we would have shown that be struck Cap tain Hains after the shooting, with a boat hook or oar, and that to protect his brother, Thornton Haines drew his revolver." Knew of Brother's Intention. The cross-examination of Andrews con sumed the major portion of the after noon, and Lawyer Mclntyre sought to de velop that Thornton Hains had said after the shooting that he Had tried to dissuade Captain Hains from his act. and that be would hold him until the officers came. Special Prosecutor White declared that evidence would be brought out to show that Thornton Hains had full knowledge of his brother's intention to kill Annis and virtually led the way to the yacht club and directed the search for the pub lisher. Mr. White declared that Thorn ton Hains pointed his revolver at Mrs. Annis and prevented her from, going to the aid of her wounded husbarftf. During the recital of the state's case Hains called the attention of counsel to statements of the prosecutor - and made numerous notes on a pad of paper that lay on the table before him. Mr. Mclntyre, his counsel, made several ob jections to comments made by Mr. White In bis address upon the evidence that would be adduced. Justice Crane denied a motion of counsel for the de fense that the second and. third section of the indictment be set aside. George Y. Skinner, aji engineer of Flushing, was called -s the first wit ness. He identified a plan and survey he had made of the scene of the shoot ing, and It was offered in evidence. Hid Not ILpow of Changes. In cross-examination, Mr. Mclntyre developed that the witness did not know whether any changes had been made at the clubhouse from the time of the shooting to the time when the survey was made. Justice Crane said he would require the prosecution to show what changes were made In the Interim between August 15 and the time of the survey. Another plan of the clubhouse surroundings enlarged from the first survey was offered in evi dence, and Skinner was excused. Justice Crane said he would determine later whether the plans were admissible as evidence. Attracted by Commotion. -Edwin H. Andrews, a member of the Bayslde Yacht Club, testified to the shooting of Annis. His attention had been attracted by a commotion on the float and he jumped on it as Captain Hains began shooting. The defendant pointed a pistol at htm and ordered him back. Annis' boat was in front of the dock at the time and Captain Hains was on the float and in a crouching position near the edge of the float. Andrews said that after the shoot ing Thornton Hains sat on the north end of the float and Captain Hains was walking up and down near his brother. Andrews said: Tclis of Conversation. . Thornton Hains sat on an upturned boat and he was in conversation with some one. Thornton was smoking a pipe. This was 10 or 15 minutes after the shooting. Mr. Stephens, a club member standing- near the runway. was having an argument with Thorn ton Hains. I heard the defendant say. 'you are evidently not an American.' Mr, Stephens said that, 'we don't do those things In our country. We wipe them out with our fists.' It was then that Hains said, 'you're evidently not an American." " Juror's Father Dies. Counsel Mclntyre had started the cross-examination or Andrews, wnen Justice Crane said he would adjourn court for recess. Before adjournment a consultation of counsel and court was held in regard to the death of Juror Jardln's father at Port Jarvis. N. Y., Sunday, word of which had been con- eved to Justice Crane a few minutes before. The Juror was called to the bench, and there held an extended con- ersation with the . Justice. The juror decided that it would not be necessary for him to attend the funeral of his fatber. and th trial will proceed. - After the noon necess utd under ctom. A Christmas Suggestion 3;' 1-ss-- THE VIGTR0LA Is the ideal Christmas present. It is the highest type of sound-repro ducing instrument ever invented, and a magnificent ornament to any home. PRICE $200 To those wishing a less expensive instrument, we suggest one of our Improved Victors PRICES $10 TO $100 Easy terms of ownership may be arranged. Sherman, Clay S Go Sixth and Morrison, Op. Postofflce Andrews said at the time of the shooting he engendered a deep feeling against the defendant and had compared notes with other members about what took place at the shooting. "Did you know of the relations of Mr. Annis to Claudia Hains?" "I object," said the prosecutor and the objection was sustained. Denies Rehearsing Tragedy, in his presence a rehearsal on the club house float with club members taking the parts of the principals of the tragedy "JDid you notice when Thornton Hains sat on tne upturned boat that he had his hands on the Captain's wrists?" "Only momentarily. He was feeling the Captain's pulse." "Did you hear Thornton Hains say that he was as sorry as any one for what the Captain had done?" "I did not." "Don't you recall that the Captain said that time, that Annis stole my wife while I was in the Philippines?'" No, I don't." 2dr. Andrews denied that there had been White Outlines Case. Special Prosecutor White outlined the case for the state and stated what evi dence would be submitted. . He de clared that seven months before the murder the publisher of the magazine, Reoreation, had received letters from Thornton Hains expressing deep-seated animosity toward employes of the mag azine and toward Annis. who was in charge of its advertising department. 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