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PKICE FIVE CENTS. MISSOURI SHOWN TRIP WITH 'S FATE IN MINER SLAYS BEAR NEVADA WEATHER COLDEST IN YEARS ICE GORGE IX TRUCK EE PUTS CITIES IX DAIIRXESS. STRANGE METEOR WITH CHUNK OFORE GOT THRILLS HANDS OF FULTON BALL OF FIRE WITH LOXG TAIL DROPS IX KANSAS. HAS . HAXD-TO-HAXD . TUSSLE W,ITn T4RUIX IX MIXE. . ' TZZrTTZr iinvn a. T T T.-ri TT'Ar T? V I? Ol 10tS VOL. XLVIII. XO. 14.996. wit, xisa.au, jx.ikjvj , jiu.iuivx, xvm. - . . " i T i r-. m i Ainki n n e nnn MHhHA HKH HUH PROMINENT MEN ON ANXIOUS SEAT YOUNG WESTERN UNION Taft's Cabinet Causes Much Discussion, WILSON THOUGHT TO REMAIN Judge Baljinger Slated for z Interior Department. 1MAGEL TO SUCCEED STRAUS MliMoiirl Man Mentioned for Com merce) and Labor Portfolio. (Veorge AV. Wickersham May Be xt Attorney-General. ko xicw AmivmwTs mare. The Preaiaent-eleet ld tonight that he u mill innocent of being tb logrct of Inspired.'' or "airthorl titlm" Cabinet stories. His CaM nat, h Mlit, had arqulred no ad ditional members stm-e the Knox announcement ; no offer of positions i-tre pending, nor had he mado any deetalona with respect to making offers. WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Cabinet build ers at the National capital and thorn who have moved to Georgia as a part of the entourage of President-elect Taft. are succeeding In placing; on the anxious bench public men In all sections of the country who haws been looked upon as aspirants for portfolios or whose quali fications have been urged by admiring; friends. The announcement of the appointment of Frank H. Hitchcock to bs .ostmaster General. followed by that of Senator Philander C. Knox to be Secretary of Plate, nd the generally accepted report that George W. Wlckersham. of New York, is the choice, of Mr. Taft as Attorney-General, indicates that the slate Is being made up rapidly snd that an nouncement of the entire Cabinet may be expected before long. VfI.on to Continue. From a discussion of the Cabinet slate among Mr. Taft's close friends In Wash ington, who would not oo likely to indulge lit Idle gossip concerning It. there seems to be a reasonable certainty that In ad dition to those named. Secretary Wilson m ill continue for a year or more as the head of the .Agricultural Department: that Secretary Garfield will retire from th Cabinet; that Judge Richard A. Bal linger. of Seattle, will be given a place, probably that of Secretary of the In terior; that Luke E. Wright will retire from the Cabtnet and again take a post In the diplomatic service, and that an Ohio man will be given the position of Becretary of the Treasury. Xagel for Commerce and Labor. Within the last few days the name of Charles NageJ, of .Missouri, has been dis cussed in connection with the Secretary ship of the Department of Commerce and Lobor. It Is known that at one time Mr. Taft thought very strongly of eamfhg Nagel as Attorney -General, but that later he considered Wlckersham more adaptable to the purpose of that department. Vie said, however, that he would like an able lawwer to bead the Department of Commerce and Labor. Republican pol iticians are urging -the claims of Missouri fur recognition, and as Judge N'agel played a prominent part in the campaign aa a member of the executive committee of the Republican -.ationat Committee, the mantle would fall on him naturally If a place was given that state. Treasury Portfolio Difficult. Other names heard are those of Wil liam Loer. Secretary to the President; Oscar S. Straus, who now has a port folio, and Geoifea A. Knight, of Califor nia. It is not believed here, however, that two places will go to the Pacific Coast. Probably the most difficult place re maining to be Ailed is that of Secretary of the Treasury. Among those men men tioned axe ex-Govcrnor Myron T. Her ri k and Representative Burton. For Secretary of War. the name of Charles Magoon. now Governor of Cuba. Is heard frequently, but the generally accepted Idea is that Mr. Taft has not yet made up his mind whom to appoint. He is aaid to be looking for a man who has made a record as a business man. William Ioeh. Jr.. is also mentioned for Secretary of the Navy, as is also Charles II. Thompson, of New York. There are some close friends of Mr. Taft also, who thick that Secretary Newberry will be re tained. BOYS SHOOT EACH OTHER Hose burg Lads Amiw Themselves Dlsastroof.lv With Airgnns. ROSiRURG. Or. Dec. 20 (Special.) Thr boy with ah-gune amused them selves today by shooting at each other. Kach scored a hit. Two of the boys have holes in their legs where bullets passed through and the third haa a hole In his tack where a bullet entered, but has not yet been found. All all recover. Light Plants Unable to Operate In Carson City, Reno and Big Mines of Virginia City. RENO, New. Dec. 20. (Special.) The coldest weather in years Is now being ex perienced in this section of Nevada. As a result, an Ice-gorge has blocked the Truckee River at a point above Florls ton and the power companies supplying electricity to Carson, Reno and the big mines of Virginia City are fighting nlgiit and day to keep their lines open. Yesterday the Big Butters plant, one of the largest properties in Virginia City, was compelled to close down. Carson City is without light and power and but for an auxiliary plant in this city. Reno would be in darkness. As it is. a good portion of the residence dis trict is without light. The power companies are finding '.t Impossible to keep their pipes free from the cakes of ice breaking from the floes in the river. Warm weather Is all that can relieve the situation. HENPECKED MAN REBELS Willing; to Do Honsework, hut Ob jects to Being Abused. CHICAGO. 1U., Dec. 20. (Special.) Jesse Hdwtn Wortben. while not wearing any medals, can claim to be the worst henpecked husband In the city, so far as known. It all came out when Jesse ap plied to the eourtsyfor divorce. He lays that every Sunday for five years he was compelled to wash the win dows, scrub the floors and "tidy up" generally. For nine years, he avers, he was compelled to cook his own meals. During; the same period he made the beds, washed the dishes and did all the housework. Jesse bore this . patiently, but he re belled when his wife, Hattle M. Wor then, began to abuse him violently When she told him she "would a soon poison him as she would a dog," he thought it time to carry his case Into court. The Circuit Judge took the cas3 under advisement. METHODS SHOWN IN NOVEL Woman Incensed at Husband's Dis charge by Railroad; FORT SCOTT. Kan., Dec. . (Special.) Mrs. L. I. Holllnger. wife of J. A. Hol llnger. Incensed over the Injustice of her husband's discharge from the passenger service of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, where he hsd served in various capacities for 20 years, haa written a novel In which she treats of present-day railway methods. The name of Mrs. Holllnger s book Is, "Threads From Three Lives." It vindicates her husband's rail road career, delineates the personnel of the Missouri Pacific's general official fam ily and has striking scenes in which her daughter, a talented young woman, ap pears before President Gould, pleading for Justice to her father. Wine parties, poker games, political manipulation, in which the general at torneys and practically all of the gen eral officers are given prominent roles, are introduced in the novel. NEW MEXICO . WANTS IN Governor Curry Says His People Want to Be Treated Like. Men. WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. "We hava a wideawake, progressive. Industrial and Intelligent population and we want to be treated like men." Ill these words Governor George Curry, of New Mexico, asks statehood for hia territory In his annual report of the Sec retary of the Interior, made public today. Governor Curry says New Mexico's credit Is excellent, that no strikes mar the record of Its Industries: the laws en acted by Its legislature are good; gam bling, is prnhlhlted and the "Sunday clos ing" rigorously enforced. So. he con cludes. New Mexico deserves slatehoou. YONCALLA MAN ACCUSED K. . Hamilton Wanted In Spokane on Fraud Charge. SPOKANK. Wash.. Dec. 20. t Spe cial.) To face a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses in negoti ating a J .15 check. K. G. Hamilton, a real estate man. will be brought back to Spokane from Yonealla. Or., where he Is being; held by the officers on the advice of Chief of Police Rice. Hamil ton left Spokane last Wednesday. On complaint of a friend who alleged that he had been Induced by Hamilton's false pretenses to indorse the check, a war rant was sworn out for his arrest. Cecil T. Thompson left last night for Yonealla with a warrant to bring the prisoner to Spokane. SCHURMAN COMING HERE Head of Cornell, Xow fa Salt Lake, Will Visit Portland. ' SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 20. Presi dent Jacob G. Schurman. of Cornell University, who is here by the Invita tion of the State Teachers' Institute, delivered an address in the Mormon tabernacle thl afternoon. "The De velopment of Religious Thought" was the speaker's topic. President" Schur man will be heard at the opening ses sion of the state teachers convention in this city tomorrow and again on Tuesday. From here he will go to San Fran cisco. Journeying Uy way of Portland. Can't Get Job if Sena ator Objects. BOURNE'S MAN MUST WAIT Postmaster Minto . Likely to Hold On for Some Time. SENATE AWAITS DECISION Astorlan Can Hold Up Appointment Till Closet of Session ir He So De sires A waiting; Word From . Portland ' Business Men. OREGONIAN NRWS BUREAU. Wash ington. , Dec.. 2ft It rests entirely with Senator Fulton to determine .whether" John- C.: Young shall become Postmaster at Portland, or whether some other man shall be chosen. But it Is entirely beyond the power of Senator Fulton to pick the new .Postmaster. He is not entitled to make a selection,' but he has every right to pass upon the selection made by. his colleague, and his approval Is necessary before that choice can become effective. During the holiday recess. Senator Ful ton will make up his mind what course to pursue with regard to the nomina tion of Young. If lie decides to fight. Toung cannot be confirmed; if he with draws his objection, the nomination will go through in a routine way. and Young will get the office. ' Avenues Open to Fulton. There are two ways in which Senator Fulton can prevent Young's confirma tion. The simpler method Is to have the nomination held up in the postofflce com mittee throughout the remainder of the Short session." This would prevent action by the Senate, and 'the nomination would die with the Congress. The other method, and the more spectacular, would be to allow the committee to report, and then make a fight In exerutlve session, on the floor of the Senate. . Penrose Gives Promise. Senator Penrose, chairman of the post office committee, has given Senator Ful ton assurance that no action will be taken by his committee on the nomination of Young until he (Fulton) is willing that action be had. Penrose is willing to hold tip the nomination for the remainder of the session if such a course is desired by Senator Fulton, and no one will question the power of the chairman to make good his promise. If Senator Fulton should decide to let the nomination die In committee, an in teresting situation would result. John W. Mlnto would continue to serve as Post master until some time after March 4, but what is more interesting. Senator (Oonclvded on Page 2.) PROMINENT MEN Ptillnnder C. Knox. Who Has Bees ( bourn for Secretary of State. i 1 Srereiary of Commerce and Iji bor Oscar Stran, W ho May Re Reappointed. , X. " - ' r' . W. n x - ' :'X ' . x4 JPainf ully- Wounded . In - Hand and "Side, hut Otherwise-Ready . for More Bea r. ' RENO, - Nev., . Dec. 20. (Special.) R.' W. Booth, one of thepionecr mining men and , Journalists of Tonopah. had a thrilling experience .while examining a tunnel In. one of his properties near the Big Southern mining camp yes terday. " At a distance of. ISO feet from the mouth he stumbled over what proved to be a huge brown bear.' The ani mal had been driven into the mine to escape the" cold weather. Booth imme diately realized his danger and grap pled with the bear, clubbing the beast over the head with a boulder of ore. In this way the vbear was rendered unconscious and Anally killed. Booth's side and one of -his hands was pain fully but not seriously Injured In the encounter. Outside of this he escaped unhurt. About 10 days ago his son. Kenneth Booth, had a similar encounter with two bears in the Mizpah tunnel, but the hears escaped. TAFT HEARS TEMPERANCE Attends Church In : Augusta on Prohibition Sunday.- AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 20. President elect and Mrs William H. Taft attended services today at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Rev. Dr. Whitney, the pastor, preached a temperance sermon, as did all other local' ministers here today. The laxity of enforcing the state prohibition laws of Georgia is given "as the cause of the crusade In Augusta. Mr. Whitney frankly . admitted the law to be "bad In part, drastic and in some respects fanatical. Nevertheless," he said, "it is the law, and ought to be obeyed. If it is a bad law, its rigid enforcement is the surest means of get ting It repealed or amended." C0SGR0VE IS0UT OF BED Spends Day In Sun Parlor and Feels Better Than for Months. PASO BOBLES. Hot Springs, CaU. Dec. 20. (Special.) Governor-elect Cosgrove la decidedly better today. He waa dressed yesterday and remained ont of bed the greater part of the . day. To day he wil? be wheeJid about -the sun parlor and porches. 'Last night he re marked that he felt better than for the past six months. We are all much en couraged about the outcome of his con dition and present Indications point to steady gain in strength. F. W. SAWYER, Director. FLEET LEAVES FOR SUEZ Starts on Longest Leg of Entire Trip Around World. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Rear-Admiral S perry , commanding the American battleship fleet, has cabled the Navy De partment that the fleet departed today from Colombo, Ceylon, for Suez. TTie fleet has begun the longest single leg of its world cruise through the Indian Ocean, the Arabian and- Red seas. WHO FIGURE IN TAFT'S CABINET-BUILDING PLANS. Juilire H. A. Balilnger, of Seattle, VI ko May Me amed for Secre , tary of Interior. IMnr A. Kalarht, of CaJIfontln, Who Is B-1n; Irxed by Fiirmds for Portfolio. :Q LahmTellsof Fast Ride Over Paris. DESCENDS MILE A MINUTE Careful Landing Is Happy Dis- appointment.. FLIGHTS ARE COMMON NOW Trips Across English - Channel Ex pected by Xext frpring Wright 'Brothers Propose to Supply 'Aeroplanes for Market. NEW-' YORK, Dec. 20. (Special.) C. F. Cortland Bishop, who for the third time has been elected president of the Aero Club of America, and Frank S. Lahn, of the United States Signal Corps, who while an officer of the Sixth Cav alry won the 'international; balloon race from . Paris, . arrived on La Pro vence today. Frank S. Lahn. who has lived 30 years In France, described his experience in making a flight with Wil bur Wright. "It was very delightful," said Mr. Lahn, "as it was really the first time Wilbur Wright had flown above the heads, of hundreds of people, automo biles, carriages and horses, the latter frightened by the whirr of propellers and the buzzing of the engine. "We flew entirely off the ground across the road. Just at the edge of the camp buildings, made several fig ure eights and rose to a height of a little more than 1000 feet. Mr. Wright s nights had not been more than 60 and 80 feet before. ' . "We came down at the rate of nearlj a mile a mlnuto, which would have worried me very much had I not been there so often and seen so many landings. As It was, Ifeared we would get a hard shock. Just as wo got close to the ground, Mr. Wright paralleled the soil, causing a very happy disappointment. "As for sensations, it was like coasting down bill with no shock whatever. It was like Bitting in an arm chair and al lowing the breeze to go by you fast. What I have seen there In the last ten days has Impressed me most, because I saw Wilbur Wright fly above 300 feet. I saw him soar from the ground without the aid of his weights; I saw him parallel the soil, not much higher than a man's shoulder; I saw him fly at night when lights in the camp had to be used; I saw him come down in spirals and I saw him take up a man weighing 20S pounds." Mr. Lalnn said that by Spring he ex pected to see aeroplane flights made across the English Channel and back. The Wrights expect to deliver as many machines as may be desired at $5000 each. Frank H. Hltcfceock. Wbo Has Beea Cfcosen for ontniaster tjeneraL Wllllnni I.oeb. Secretary to Pres ident, Who May Be Promoted to Cabinet. . Visible for Thirty Seconds, bnt Path of Light Trailed Is Seen for Fifteen Minutes. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Dec. 20. The strang est meteor ever seen In this part of the country fell from the skies between 5 and 6 o'clock this afternoon and was seen by several hundred persons. The meteor seemed to drop somewhere west of here, probably In Kansas. It had the appearance of a ball of flre about the size of a street lamp. The tall, or stream of sparks, was several feet In length. The meteor was visible about 30 seconds. A peculiar white streak, regarded as a phenomenon, which the meteor seemed to leave behind It as a path, was visible for 15 minutes. It seemed to waver In its course as if blown by the wind, and grad ually faded from sight. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Dec. 20. Wichita and Salina, Kan., report seeing the meteor tonight. At Wltchita the atten tion of persons outdoors was attracted by a sudden flash of light. Persons at Salina report having seen two meteors at about the same hour. LESS HARDSHIP IN CITIES Conditions Among Canada Working Classes Are Improved. OTTAWA. Ont., Dec. 20. (Special.) Reports from the principal cities of On tario and Quebec Indicate that while the present. Winter will be a severe one for the poor and unemployed, conditions gen erally will be better than they have been for several years past. Owing to the oepressslon in Industrial circles last Summer, which resulted in many persona being thrown out of em ployment, the opinion seemed to prevail Uiat the coming Winter months would Witness much distress and suffering In Eastern Canada. But conditions In the larger citiesv however, do not point to any .'great degree of hardship among the working classes; In fact, there will be less poverty than usual. One feature that will reduce the call for help Is the absence, owing to new Immigration restrictions, of the usual large crowds of penniless and friendless new arrivals to this country,, who for merly have been helped. HOT HEADS STOP PARDON Editorial Spoll9 Chance or Freedom for Irish Prisoners. OTTAWA. Ont., Dec. 20. (Special.) In April, 1900, the whole of Canada was as tonished by the Intelligence that certain men had been arrested upon the charge of conspiracy to blow up the Welland Canal at ita principal locks. Karl Doll man, John Nolan and John Walsh were convicted and were sentenced to penal servitude for life in the Kingston peni tentiary. A number of Irishmen In Chicago have started a movement to ask Sir Wilfred Iiurier to intercede with the Governor General to exercise his power of pardon. Unfortunately, however, a Chicago paper took the opportunity to nullify Its pur pose by arguing that the three convicts in question were "victims of the secret service system of Great Britain." IRELAND'S NEW LAND BILL Great Advantage Toawrds Making Farmers Owners of Farms. DUBLIN, Dec. '9. (Special.) The land bill recently introduced In the House of Commons by Mr. Blrrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, fulfills in every respect the expectations aroused by Mr. Birrell's exposition of its pro posals. The bonus Is not to be kept down to the Wyndham limit of J10.000.000 and Mr. Asqutth gave a pledge that the losses on land stock shall not be per mitted to fail upon the Irish ratepay ers. The principle of graduation in dis tribution of the bonus urged by the Irish party has been accepted. Nineteen years' purchase of a first term rent re ceives 10 per cent bonus, though it Is the equivalent of nearly 24 years' purchase of second term rents, which would re ceive only 4 per cent bonus. But the general principle is thoroughly sound, and will help the poor tenant and re ward the equitable landlord. TEACHER MAY USE WHIP Decision in Kentucky Will Help to Restore Discipline in Schools. FRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 20. (Special.) The controversy relating to the lgiil right of a school teacher o.f the common schools of this slate to whip a disorderly pupil was ended today when Attorney General James Breathitt handed down an opinion to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Crahhe, In which he holds a teacher Is given the authority to whip If it is necessary to maintain discipline. A recent opinion of Judge William Car roll, of Newcastle, that a teacher had no right to whip has almost disorganized the common schools, and It has been al most necessary for some of them to be dismissed. BONAPARTE DELAYS SUIT Has Not Vet Taken Action Against Pulitzer, of World. iBALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 20. Attorney General Bonaparte, speaking tonight of the suit which the President has urged scainst Joseph Pulitzer, of the New Tork World, said that it Is still under con sideration and no definite line of action has been agreed upon. Big Conspiracy Among Employes. ONE CAUGHT, REVEALS SYSTEM Only Railroad Telegraphers In Plot, Which Is Extensive. CARRIED ON SINCE STRIKE Secret Service Men Find Evldencei of Crooked Work From Mon tana to California Com pany Loses Large Sums. Secret service men in the employ of the Western Union Telegraph Company have unearthed an alleged conspiracy among operators of railroad offices in the North ern and California, whereby, they declare, stealings have been made -within the past 18 months amounting to many thousands of dollars. Regular Western Union operators are not Involved in the conspiracy. Tho stealing is charged by the detectives en tirely against operators in Isolated rail road offices where there was no check upon their work. At least one arrest has been made, that of an operator at Ritzvllle, Wash. It Is alleged that this operator has made con fession Implicating half a dozen others. There is reason to believe other arrests also have been made, or soon will be made. According to the report of the detectives the small group of which the Ritzvllle operator was a -member was but a link in the chain of tho conspiracy, which ex tended from Helena to San Francisco. Story Revealed In' Portland. News of the discovery of the con spiracy came to light yesterday, when R. T. ReidX Western Union superin tendent ofr the North western district, with headquarters at Seattle, stopped off in Portland on his way homeward from a trip south. Simultaneously with Mr. Reid's visit a story was sent out from Portland by the Associated Press that a. conspiracy had been unearthed, that its ramification were wide, that a vast sum of money had been stolen by rail road telegraph operators and that a number of arrests had been made. The source of its information was carefully guarded by the Associated Press, but that Mr. R!d had given It was scarcely to be doubted, as he waa seen in the Associated Press offices by, The Oregonlan reporters. Laier in the day I. N. Miller. Jt., Western Union superintendent at San Francisco, gave out a statement calcu lated to minimise the Portland story Mr. Miller's statement was that only on arrest had been made and that the op erations of the alleged thieve had been confined to the lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Investigations made last night show It to be a practical certainty that the al leged conspiracy Is of wider scope than Is indicated by the statement of the San Francisco official, but whether the charges made by the detectives can be substantiated or not does not appear. How Conspirators Operated. The mode of operation of the alleged conspirators was simple. An operator at a small station where there was no checking system would receive a mes sage for another similar point, take payment for the company, transmit the message and pocket the money, which was subsequently divided with tho op- (Oonclijdod on Pa lit INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. Foreign. Gcnflra! Srmon takes oath as Presidant of Haytl. P 3- Powers submit draft of code of laws govern ing prize courts. Pane fl. YESTERDAY Maximum temperature, 85 degrees; minimum.. 's3 degree. TOO AY Bflln or snow, continued cold; southeasterly winds. National. Million dollars a day spent for migax In Tnlted States. l"age 3. Young's appointment as Portmar depends on Pulton's attitude In matter. Pal 1. Mtfb anxiety felt by prominent men as to pemonnel of Cabinet. Page I Iometlr. Major H!n makes pistol test to provs in not implicated in kiUing of Annls. Pago 1. Frank Uhm rlstes thrilling aero tr1- with Wilbur Wrljht. I'sge 1. Sport. Both Burns ami Johnson ready for cham pionship battle. Page 6. rnellle Const. Whatcom County church substitutes phono graph for preacher. Pajt" " Tillamook County ideal fr cranherjdes. Page 14. Gold left by unknown dead man leads to sensational claim. Pogo 7- Portland and Vicinity. Power company may turn off city lights un less agreemont on new contract Is reached this month. Pags IS. J A. Finch says hs will plead self-defense in trial on murder charge. Page l. Sfrrnoo on church flre. Pase. 11. School Board recommends compromise 1n ereasa in teachers' salaries. Pago IS. Authorities hope to identify three captursd hold-up men as train robbers. Page 9. Bean retires from Preakership tight and ;rmVbell comes to front. Page 10. Western Union Telegraph company robbed of )ig lurna by railroad operators. Page 1-