'WIS" APPOINT - STEERING' BODY Lay Plans to Defeat Governor. MEET IN WILLAMETTE HOTEL Speaker McArthur Not Among Those Attending. CHAMBERLAIN IS ACCUSED 4Sald to stc Started Bribery Stories to Hold Statement Men In Line. Plans of Opposition Are Kept Strictly Secret. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) Al though the election of United States Senator Is not as yet an open topic In official affairs of the Oregon Legisla ture, prlvato discussion of it enters In to all affairs." Not a move Is made but It la examined for its possible bearing on the scnator&hlp. Tonight, in Willamette Hotel, the antl-Chamberlaln forces held a caucus for discussion of the situation. It has been Intimated that Influences from Washington might be expected to lend a hand for defeat of Chamberlain, but this matter is oald not to have been brought up- The talk teas confined to expressions from anti-Chamberlain men as to the manner in which they would stand for election of a Republican Senator. Steering Committee, Xamed. The result of the meetly was the ap pointment of a steering committee con sisting of 6enator Coffey. Senator F. J. Dlller, Representative McCue and Repre sentative .Mahoney, which will canvass the situation and determine on a course of procedure. Foes of Chamberlain feel quite sure that they can at least compel him to resign the Governorship, should plans against his election as Senator rail. The demand for this concession from him Is spread In numerous parts of the state ment Republican camp. But Chamber lain's opponents are unwilling to dis cuss that outcome, since thereby they would admit Inability to dfeat him for Senator. It Is fair to say. however, that no progress has been made toward defeating him. at least there has been no move. That such a move will be made there Is little doubt, but It Is not likely to be revealed until the end of this week or the beginning of next. McArtlinr Xot in Attendance. Possessing the organization of both houses of the Legislature, Chamber Iain's foes assert they are In position to make a fight at the right Juncture. Chamberlain's supporters, however, look upon Speaker McArthur with con siderable satisfaction. They point out that he did not attend tonight's caucus of the opposition. They cite that Mc Arthur Is bound up to several State ment One members, notably Abbott and Clemens, who are steadfast Cham berlain adherents. To these two men McArthur Is said to be obliged to give especial recognition In charmanships. Abbott being slated for head of the House committee on ways and means. It is hinted on the Statement side that McArthur is so far tied to the Statement forces as to hamper his freedom of action In the contest against Chamberlain. Speaker McArthur Is reported Nto have pledged himself before the organisation that he would not use the Speakership to beat Chamberlain. If this is true. It will cause much disappointment in the anti Chamberlain ranks, since they elected him Speaker for the purpose of electing a Re publican Senator. Blame Chamberlain for Stories. Chamberlain's opponents charge his forces with starting report of a "sacK and bribes In order to scare Statement legislators into line. Said Ralph Williams tonight. National committeeman for Ore gon, and leader of the fight on Chamber lain: The bribe stories are absurd and are started by the. Chamberlaffi people to Intimidate leclslators who want a Re publican elected Senator and are willing to assist with their votes. There Is no sack and will not be any. If there were any I would certainly be In the best position to know about It. "These sack etories are given out for political effect, and I think this Is evi dent on their face. The Chamberlain Bourne peuple are setiinc on our track hired spies. One of them, a fellow named Bernstein, we put out of the Repub lican caucus Sunday n'sht. Next day he was telling sack stories and saying that he was a sack agent. He is the same fallow who victimized an Italian out of t-W by signing Governor Chamberlain's name to a receipt for that amount and promising to Issue a commission for no tary public." Both houses will adjourn Thursday until. Monday. Tuesday is the day fixed by law for balloting for United States Senator. FRENCHMEN GAVE NO AID After Collision Drowning Seven, Liner Keeps on Her Way. SINGAPORE. Jan. II. The French liner Polynesien. from ' Marseilles Dec. SO. ran down and sank the Dutch steam er' DJamdl at the wharf here today. The Polynesien proceeded on her way. THREE STOVES FLY IN SMALL PIECES EXPLOSIONS STARTLE PEOPLE AT THE DALLES. 7 ' In State Senator Slnnott's House Stovelids Decorate Kitchen Cell ing and Shatter Windows. THE DALLES. Or., Jan. 12.-(Speclal.) An explosion occurred at the home of State Senator Nick Slnnott, 2n8 West Third street, about 6 o'clock this room ing. Shortly after a fire had been built In the kitchen range the hot water pipes burst, completely demolishing the range. One of the stove lids lodged In the ceil ing, where it remains. A window was blown out and dishes in an adjoining room broken. Mrs. Sinnott was stand ing within three feet of the range at the time and her escape from Injury Is con sidered mervelous. A similar explosion occurred at the home of Vince Circle., and every window In the room was shattered.- The reports could be heard for blocks. The range at the home of Paul Childress also ex ploded. THIRTY-TWO STOP CAUCUS Deadlock Still Continues in Fight on Governor Deneen. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Jan. 12. Speaker ShurtlifT and the 31 belligerent Repub licans in the Illinois House of Repre sentatives declined today to enter a party caucus with the Deneen Repub licans, as requested by the state central committee. In session here today. ine committee had deckled that something must bo done to 'prevent any disadvan tage to Governor Deneen In the matter of the contest Instituted by Adlal E. Stevenson, the Democratic candidate, defeated by Mr. Deneen. MAYOR WOULDSEND BELL Only Wants Precautions on Trip to Paciric Coast. TJTTrr.irnrT.TJTTrA. Jan. 12. Commu nications from officials and clubs of-j the chief cities of the Pacific coast States requesting Mayor Reyburn and the members of the Council to agree to send the Liberty Bell to San Fran cisco. Portland and Seattle during the coming Summer are arriving every day at the City Hall. No replies have been sent, but the Mayor has declared himself In favor of sending the bell, provided proper pre cautions for IM protection be taken. HAYWARD NEW CHAIRMAN Will Succeed Hitchcock as Leader of Xatlonal Committee. AUGUSTA, Oil, Jan. 12. Exact prece dent will be followed In the succession of Frank H. Hitchcock as chairman of the Republican National committee. This will place Secretary William Hayward at its .head until the committee elects a chairman at Us meeting four years hence. That Secretary Hayward will have charge of the committee was ascertained here from reliable authority today. "ANTI-RACESUICIDE" AID California Would Pension Parents of More Than Twelve Children. SACRAMENTO. Jan. 12. A bill that will cause considerable discussion Is be ing prepared for introduction In the Leg islature. P. H. Cavanaugh, of Alameda, the father of 12 children, will have a measure introduced providing for the pensioning of fathers or mothers of more than a dozen offspring, at the rate of $23 a month. Cavanaugh says he has a letter from President Roosevelt In dorsing his schme. FIND JUDGE FOR OIL CASE Indianapolis Jurist Will Rehear $29,000,000 Fine Trial. CHICAGO, Jan. 12. Judge Albert An derson, of Indianapolis, will preside at the next 'trial of tne cases against the Standard Oil Company In which Judge K. M. Landls imposed a fine of $29,240,000. Judge Anderson will be In charge, of the case Monday and will convene court to set the case for trial. TONGS GRANTBRIEF TRUCE Xo More Warfare Cntll After Xew Year Festivities. . SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12. Merchants of the Chinese quarter who have tong affiliations opened their doors for busi ness tonight for the first time In several weeks, the warring tongmen having signed a truce today which Is to hold until February 10. or 20 days after Chi nese New Year. STEAMER DISABLED AT SEA Unknown Vessel in Trouble Xear Santa Barbara Coast. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12. A message received by the Merchants' Exchange here near midnight from Surf Cal., on the coast near Santa Barbara, states that a steamer is close Inshore and is whistling continuously, evidently for aid. Alton Dividend Increased. NEW YORK, Jan. 12. The directors of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company today declared a semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent on the common stock of th j UNMAN PULLS TEETH OF How He Stopped Santa Fe's Competition. BOUGHT BIG BLOCK OF STOCK Then Had Rogers and Frick Elected Directors. MANY CONTESTS AT FIRST Extension to Son Francisco Caused Contest and Deal With Harrl man Men of Large Affairs Not Moved by Trifles. - NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Victor Mprawitz, ex-chairman of the executive committee of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail road Company, was on the stand all day In the Union Pacifio merger hearing be fore United States Special Examiner Sylvester G. Williams. He was a most interesting witness, and told In detail the story of B. H. Harri man's entry Into the Atchison directorate through men the latter named, after Mr. Harrlman had fought to stop the Atchison extension Into California. Mr. Morawitz testified that In the Sum mer of 1902, the Santa Fe decided to ex tend the system west to San Francisco Bay, and entered negotiations to purchase stock of the California & Northwestern. While trying to accomplish this, the stock passed to the Southern Pacific. Stock Deal Follows Quarrel. Mr. Morawltx continuing his testimony regarding Harrlman's negotiations with the Atchison, said: "Mr. Harrlman objected strenuously to tha terms demanded, and the contest for the location to be occupied by the Phoe nix & Eastern lines took place because he was unwilling to accept the terms. "About September, 1904, I was Informed by Mr. Harrlman that he and some as sociates had purchased 300.000 shares of Atchison stock. He nsked for representa tion to the Union Pacific or any rival railroad company. "Mr. Harrlman declared interference with the Atchison wasvnot contemplated; that he and other gentlemen Individually had bought stock of the Atchison, as a private Investment. "These were, Mr. Rogers, William Rockefeller. Mr. Stillman, Mr. Schiff, or his firm. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Adjust Differences First. "I said I would not consent to repre sentation ihtll our differences were ad justed. Mr. Harrlman urged that the managements of great railway systems should deal with each other openly, fair ly and on the broad policy of 'Live and let live.' "I agreed with him, as a general prop- (Concluded on Page 4.) FIGURES IN THE SECOND mm IrJM'r-- 'THE COVJERNOl RIVAL r m A T " . i 1 . . tnmmrrn unnunM Iniinnnrn ilHIBtfnn SANTA FE FINED BY STATE BOARD CALIFORNIA COMMISSION EN FORCES RATE LAW. Carried Oil Below the Legal Rate. Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Convicted fot Discrimination. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12. The Santa Fe Railroad Company was found guilty before the State ' Railroad Commission today of carrying oil shipments between Bakersfield and this city at a lower rate than that fixed by state law and fined $0000 by unanimous vote of the commis sioners. The company was also adjudged guilty on six other counts charging un just rate discrimination, but no penalty was fixed. The specific charge on which the com missioners acted was that the railroad company had carried oil shipments from Bakersfield to this city for the Associated Oil Company at 25 cents a barrel, whereas the legal rate fixed by the board, is 37.8 cents a barrel. ' The board also found the Southern Pa cific Company guilty of rate discrimina tion on six counts, but no penalty was fixed, as the board declared no proper legal foundation for the procedure- had been laid by the previous board of com missioners. MEDFORD STILL AN OASIS Prohibition Defeated in Southern Oregon Town hy Decisive Vote. MEDFORD, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) In the liveliest election ever held In this city prohibition was defeated. Both sides have worked hard during the cam palgfin. but so quietly was the matter carted on that neither side would venture this morning to make a guess as to the outcome. Medford by Its remarkable charter giving it the right to govern its political affairs which charter was sustained by the Supreme Court of the state, had re mained the only "oasis" in the south part of the state. The prohibitionists firmly believed that a vote of the people would decide the matter for some time, and fully confident, of the outcome in( their favor, they entered the campaign. . The vote was the largest In the history of the city on a city question, 925 votes being cast. W. H. Cannon was elected Mayor, John Demer, V. J. Emerick and E. A. Welch were elected Councllmen. Prohibition was defeated by 127 majority and the at tempt to amend the charter to make it comply with the local option law was de feated by a majority of 170. PRISONER FIRES HIS JAIL Marshfield Italian Makes Desperate Efforts at Murder and Arson. MARSHFIELD. Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) Sefana Orcheanl, an Italian, aged 24, and unable to rpeak English, was landed ir Jail last night after, an attempt to fire the Reynold's sawmill and to hack Watchman Fred Cranstadt with an ax. Escaping from the watchman, the insane Italian hid In the mill furnace, but was later overpowered. After being landed In jail, he tried to fire the building. Through an interpreter he declares he has no rela tives and cares nothing what becomes of him. ' DAY'S SESSION OF OREGON or lira - plf M W AA mm . - - Imam uv5iO pstsi den tiro vMlk0 i HEYBURH MAY-- YET FAIL OF ELECTION Enemies to Make Fina Test Today. LACKS MAJORITY IN SENATE Spaulding Stays Out and Joint Ballot Is Needed. SECRET MOVES ARE MADE Ailshie's Friends Expected to Be come Active Now Convention Pledges Have Been Satisfied to a Certain Extent. BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 12. (Special.) The Senatorial situation tonight is decidedly mixed and there are persistent rumors that Senator Heyburn will not be elected when a Joint ballot is taken tomorrow noon. The Legislature balloted on the Sena torshlp today In separate houses. In the House Heyburn received the 44 Repub lican votes. The Democrats divided their votes, five being cast for Stockslager and four for Judge W. W. Woods, of Wal lace. In the Senate, however, when the roll was called prior to the balloting for Senator, Spaulding of Kootenai and, Haisht of Cassia were not present. Prior to the ballot being taken Halght came in, and after Heyburn had been nomi nated named Congressman Burton L, French for the Senate. The vote in the Senate was: Heyburn, 11; French, 1; Stockslager, 8; Woods, 2. Heyburn re ceiving but 11 of the 23 votes in the Senate, It will be necessary to take a, ballot at the joint session tomorrow. Convention Pledge Satisfied. After the ballot this morning it quickly became apparent that the absence of Spaulding from the Senate was in furtherance of s plan, .the hope being entertained that If the contest was 'thrown into the joint session, the claim that the convention pledge had been satisfied when the members had voted for Heyburn would meet with sufficient credence and enough members could be drawn from Heyburn to prevent his elec tion. An effort to accomplish this has been made throughout the afternoon and even ing, andi is still In progress. So far as can be learned this effort has failed. Just who the break Is Intended to benefit is somewhat of a mystery. Ailshie Ready for Fight. The work of opposition Is apparently being engineered by Secretary of State Lansdon, and a claim Is made that Justice Ailshie of the Supreme. Court is Interested as a candidate. It is claimed that Just when the ballot was (Concluded on Page 2.) . LEGISLATURE AT SALEM j PIONEER MORMON DROWNED IN BATH AGED LORIX FARR PROGENI TOR OF 300 PERSONS. Husband of Seven Wlves'and One of Central Pacific's Builders Found Dead in Pool. OGDEX, Utah, Jan. 12. Lorin Farr, pioneer of Utah and among the first con verts to Mormonism. first Mayor of Ogden, husband of seven wives and pro genitor of 300 children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and one of the best known men in the West, wasdrOwned at Utah Hot Springs, 11 miles north of this city, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The body was found floating in one of the pools of the sanitarium, where the aged man had daily gonefor his bath. He was 87 years old, and in vigorous health for that age. It Is supposed he was overcome by the heat of the water or fell In a faint and was drowned. Mr. Farr was one of the big contractors In the building of the Central Pacific Railroad and was present at the driving of the golden spike at Promontory on the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. FLATHEAD TRIBE STARVING Helena Saves Indians' Lives, Pend- lng Relief From Government. HELENA, Mont., Jan. 12. Fred Q Morgan, superintendent of the Flathead Indian reservation, recommends the Gov ernment take Immediate action for the re lief of the tribe until the Indians can be moved to some reservation or allotted land. The action taken by the Commercial Club of Helena saved the lives of the starving women and children. Many of the horses are dead and others must be killed. Mr. Morgan has asked for orders au thorizing Colonel Mann, of Fort Harri son, to furnish forage for their ponies. He sent his recommendation by tele graph and it is expected that orders will be received tomorrow or Thursday at the latest. GIRL DOES NOT WANT GOD Miss Van Scoy, of Chicago, Anxious to Get Rid of African Deity. CHICAGO, Jan. 12. (Special.) Among the tokens bestowed upon Miss Van Scoy by Har Lai Singh, an aris tocratic Indian Punjab whom she nursed back to health a year ago, was a little Idol, which the East Indian de clared had been given to him by an African river pilot. Now Miss Van Scoy Is anxious to get rid of the idol It has developed that the Idol is a god worshipped by over seventy thousand Damaraland natives, who are In a state of unrest because their god has been taken out of the country and German colonial officers are negotiating for the return of it. Miss Van Scoy is willing to part with her present, and will re turn it as soon as the necessary ar rangements are made. SHOOTS" AFFINITY; SUICIDE Employe of Ice Company AVounds Fair Divorcee. - SAX JOSEJ, Cal., Jan. 12. Mrs. Wil liam Armour, a divorcee, was shot by Fred Smith, an employe of the Union Ice Company, and probably fatally wounded this afternoon. The shooting occurred In an annex to the lobby of the Russ House. Smith then turned) the weapon upon himself, firing two shots, both of which missed the mark. Before ho could fire again he was disarmed and turned over to the police. Less than 15 minutes after he had at tempted suicide and murder in the hotel, he succeeded In ending his life In his cell by knotting a handkerchief and blan ket around his neck, death being caused by slow strangulation. COSTS AFFINITY $50,000 Wronged Wife Gets Verdict Against Charmer of Husband. NEW YORK, Jan. 12. A verdict for the full amount of J50.000 sued for by Mrs. Una Goslln against Miss Annie Ir rlne Magher for alienation of the affec tions of her husband, Alfred R. Goslin, of so-called "get-rlch-qulck" fame, was brought In by a Jury here today. Both Goslin and the defendant, who was his stenographer, now live in Paris. AMERICAN BECOMES JAP Miss Estelia Finch First Foreigner to Be Naturalized by Mikado. TOKIO, Jan 12. (Special.) Miss Estelia Finch, an American, who has been for a long time connected with the Seamen's Missions at Tokosuka and other naval bases, has been granted naturalization by the Japanese Home Department. This Is the first Instance In Japan of natural ization by the Japanese department, and is also the first instance In Japan of the naturalization of a woman. STRIKERS SEIZE RAILROAD Two Dead and Sixty Wounded in Brazilian Labor War. ' PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, Jan. 12. The Brazilian employes-of the Great Western Railway of Brazil, a British concern em ploying 4000 men, went on strike today. The strikers have seized 'the rolling stock and' are in possession of the ter minals. Two persons were killed In riots and 60 wounded. mmm mum DEAD IN FLAMES GhastlyTragedyMakes Many Fatherless. INSPECTORS SAID MINE SAFE Debris From Disaster of Two Weeks Ago Not Removed. FIRE BLAST LIKE VOLCANO Lick Branch Colliery Scene of Sec ond Holocaust Soon After, First. Cause Is Mystery, and Xo Esti mate of Dead Is Available. RLUEFIELDS. W. Va., Jan. 12.-vn ex plosion of gas In the Lick branch colliers today snuffed out more than 100 lives. In these same mines two weeks ago to a day, E0 miners were killed' by a slmilai explosion. A sound like thunder rever berated along the miles of corridors and air passages crowded with those who work in the mine. From the mine mouth belched forth a great volume of flame, soot, dust and debris, heavy timbers, broken mlno cars and even a massive motor. Terrorized women and children rushed to the mine mouth and implored those there to allow them to aid in the effort to save their loved ones, who might be still alive within. Rescuers Driven Back. Mine Foreman Bowers, who was neat the entrance, was blown from his feet, but managed to crawl out safely, as also did Robert Smith, a miner. A rescue party rushed Into tho mines and tried to save a miner named Halllday, who was hurled back by the blast. They were driven back by the deadly 'fumes of the after-gases, and were compelled to leave him to his fate. From 60 to 80 men were thought to be In the damaged section of the mine. Debris from the explosion of two weeks ago had not been cleared away, and 2t men were engaged In this work. Nine teen contract miners with their crews were at work in a new entry, and it is feared all these were lost. Was Declared Safe. The explosion was in a different part of the mine from that of two weeks ago. Since that catastrophe the mine has been Inspected by Government offi cials and by the most experienced men In the region, and all. It Is said, ex pressed the opinion that it was safe. The Norfolk & Western Railway Com pany tonight announced that it was re ported that at least 79 miners had been killed in the Lick Branch disaster. One hundred coffins have been shipped from CConcIuiW on Page 4.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 14.8 degrees; minimum, 6.6 Ucgreee. TODAY'S Snow, probably turning to rain; warmer; easterly winds. Oregon LeglUture. Likely committee appointments In Senste and House. Page 7 Antl-Chamberlaln forces met In aef-ret and appointed steering committee. Page 1. Governor Chamberlain's message read to Legislature. 1'age 0. House clerk appointed. Page.T. New bills Introduced at Balenl. Tage T. Foreign. Turkey and Austria como to terms on In demnity for annexed provinces. Page Proof that Yuan KM Kal caused Emperor of China, to be poisoned. Page -4. National. Forakar savagely assails Roosevelt for hir ing detectives in Brownsville case. Page Bonaparte contradicts Tillman on material points. Page . DomeHtlc. Trial of Calhoun for bribery begins. Page 3. Pittsburg railroad president convicted of attempted bribery. Pago 2. Hundred miners perish In second explosion in Lick Branch coal mine. Paso 1. Mystery of Wrownlng murder believed to.be unexplained by Carmlchael's letter. Page Halns' lawver declares evidence against hlra manufactured. Page 3. Harrlman headed off competition by buy ing Santa Fe stock. Paso 1 Hearst's men convicted of libeling John D. Rockefeller. Jr. Page 2. California railroad commission fines Santa Fo 'road for grafting Illegal rate. Page I. Aged Mormon drowns In sanitarium swim ming pool. Page I. Holdings of railroad kings la stocks. Page 4. Railroads ngreoNo hear Pacific Coast pro tests against higher -ates. Page 4. Chinese tongs make truce. Page 1. rorlflo Northwest. Record low temperatures in Pacific North west: signs of Chinook. Pao 11. Root declines to qualify for Supreme Judge, and Governor Mead names Close. Pag 0. Filibusters at Olympla yield to progressives lags B. .... Senator Heyburn may yet fail of re-election. Page 1. Commerlclal and Marine. Chicago wheat market larks support. Pg Strong demand for bluestem wheat In local market. Page 13. Less pressure to sell stocks. Page 15 Virginia makes fastest trip on record. Tags 14' Portland and Vicinity Power Company will await court's action on Injunction before turning off lights. Page 11. River situation Is closely watched. Page 10. Drifts on O. R. & N. will probably block traffic again tocay. Page 10. James H. Errickson succeeds C. N. Sutton ss manager of Orpheum Theater. Pag 12. Legislature will be asked for $30,000 mow for A.-Y.-P. Fair. Page 14. H A. Heppner slated to succeed Dan J. " Kellaher in City Council. Page 9. Macbeth Llnklttter saves coasting party from disaster. Page 10.