Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1900)
Tt- Vt V- V T - THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 1900. GERM FLI May Pass the Reichstag by a Small Majority. RECENT EVENTS HELPED IT ALONG Court Festivities in Berlin in the Coming: "Week Floods in the Rhine District. BERLIN, Jan. 20. During the coming week the naval bill -will he the main po litical topic. It Is surmised that the meas ure will reach the relchstag -early in the week, as the bundesrath has expressed be forehand its readiness to pass It. Its fate in the relchstag is by no means assured, though it Is predicted that enough mem bers of the central party -will support the bill to enable Its passage. The force of recent events has been telling altogether in favor of the measure, and .n enormous amount of agitation on the subject has been made by the fleet enthusiasts throughout the empire. Judging from the present prospects, the correspondent of the Associated Press can foretell that the naval bill, in -which the emperor's -whole heart hangs, -will be passed after a num ber of assurances and explanations about there being no need of new taxes from the government, though -with the smallest majority. The Barth bill In the diet, respecting the Prussian election districts, meets "with the government's disapproval, although it Is admitted that the existing system is su perannuated. The government's argument is that the Barth districting -would re dound in favor of the socialists, as the cities -where the new seats would be cre ated are strongly socialistic The coming week will be the height of court festivities, beginning tomorrow with the coronation fete, to which all who have either Tecently received or are about to receive orders and decorations are bidden. This time the number of guests runs be tween 5000 and 6000. Next Tuesday is the deftltercour for the diplomatic corps and male and female civilians, all wearing gala dress. All the members df the em bassy will be there. Thursday there will be a military defillercour. Saturday will be the emperor's birthday. The kings of Saxony and "Wurtumberg are expected to be present, and the officials of the Amer ican embassy will be among the number of congratulants. The whole Rhine district Is threatened -with floods, owing to the masses of snow and frequent thaws. A number or me Moselle towns are flooded. The Rhine, In sevral places rose 10 feet within 24 hours. EXCTTEMKNT AT ESaUIMAIT. Unusual Activity Followed the Re ceipt of a. Cipher Mcsasre. CHICAGO, Jan. 20. A special to the Becord from Victoria, B. C, says: There -was considerable excitement at Esqulmalt today, occasioned by the re ceipt of a cipher message by Captain Fa gen, who, now that the admiral is cruising in southern waters, is in charge of the sta tion. This message is said to have come from the consul at San Francisco. "What It contained Captain Fagen, of course, is not willing to divulge, but that he con sidered the message of great importance Is shown by what transpired after Its receipt. On deciphering the message he at once summoned by signal the com manders of the .other warships now in port and thay were closeted with him on the Leander for some time. After the conference, orders were sent to the torpedo-boat destroyer "Virago or dering her to prepare at once for a cruise. Shortly afterward the vessel steamed out and down the straits on patrol duty. At the fortifications extra precautions were taken. The guard was doubled and all the guns were manned. Extra sentries have been on duty at the fortifications for the last week and no one is allowed there. At the dockyard all the guns are in readi ness and a big gun covering the harbor Is manned night and day. WON BY BANNOCKBURN. Fonr-to-One Shot Captured the Turf Conprrcss Stalces nt Tnnforan. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. Bannock burn, a four-to-one shot, with Bullman up, won the Turf Congress stakes, at Tan foran Park, today, in 1:S9 flat, establishing a. new one-mile record for that track. The field consisted of nine horses, Including Geyser, Yellow Tall, Ben Doran, Flower of Gold, Zoroaster, Advance Guard, Sar dine and Ollnthus. They had a good start, Yellow Tail leading. Geyser, the favor ite, got caught in a pocKet. At the half mile, Bannockbum went ahead. At the three-quarters post, Geyser and Zoroaster passed Yellow Tail, but were unable to o ercome Bannockburn's lead, who crossed the line one-half length ahead of Geyser. The track was fast and the weather fine. The results were: Three and a half furlongs, for 2-year-olds Kingstell won, M. F. Tarpey second, Grafton third; time, 0:42. Mile and a half Daisy F. won. Topmast eecond, Chlmura third; time, 2:32& Six furlongs Sly Tvon, Ben Uedl second, "Wyoming third; time. 1:1314. One mile. Turf Congress stakes, J2003 added Bannockbum, 124 (Bullman), 4 to 1, won; Geyser, 121 (Spencer), 7 to 5, second; Zoroaster, 114 (Piggott), 6 to 1, third; time, 1:39. One mile Scotch Plaid won, Montallade second. Red Pirate third; time, 1:41. Five furlongs Maxello won, Gold Baron second, C. H. Harrison, jr., third; time, 1:02. Races nt Xevr Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 20. The results of the races -were: Selling, mile and 20 yards Rushfields won, Li. T. Caton second, Banquo H third: time. 1:4S. Handicap, six and a half furlongs Knight Bannert won, Kindred .second, Freylinghuysen third; time, 1:25. Selling, mile and a quarter Albert Tale wor. Bright Night second, Nailer third; time, 2:14. The Live Oaks handicap, one mile Andes won, Arthur Behan second, Laur eate third; t'ae, 1:45. Seven furlongs Fewness won, Little Billy second, "Water Crest third; time, 1:311-!. Selling, six furlongs Jamaica won, VI turia second, Maidstone third; time, 1:18. g o Fatal Fire in Jfew Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 20. A fire which started in a barroom In the old .St. Mary market neighborhood soon after midnight obtained considerable headway before the firemen reached the scene, and half a doz en people in the adjoining building were suffocated before help reached them. They -were mostly Sicilians. Four were taken out dead and the others will hardly live. The building is an Immense brick struc ture, honeycombed with poor tenements. - T - Earthquake in Mexico City. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20. At one minute to midnight last night a sharp and pro longed shock of earthquake was felt here. The duration -was one minute, according to the observatory. Many houses and churches were damaged, but no loss of life or injury to Individuals Tvas recorded. n 6 I Transports at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. The big steamer Zealandla has been chartered by the Alaska Exploration Company for the St Michael and Cape Nome run during next summer. The saWns transport Ta- coma arrived this afternoon from Manila, after a voyage of S8 days. The horse transport Conemaugh arrived this after noon from Manila. January 10 a terrific storm was encountered. a SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. The Humanity and Brotherllness Shovrn by the Boers. PORTLAND, Jan7l9. (To the Editor.) "Without exception, It Is safe to say thai no contention occurs without being ac companied by instructive lessons. That is true, -whether It Is a just or unjust -war; whether it Is a church row, a political scramble or a struggle in congress. By laying aside bigotry, malice, church ana stubborn indifference, one may gain at least one point of enlightment from the present struggle between the nation under President Kruger and the power that gov erns In England. "Without going into the technical points of generalship, that have been explained by our able men, and which we who are In the common drift of life can only im perfectly understand, and without gocng into the great philosophy that underlies this war between England and the Trans vaal, we may learn something that, in my -estimation, should be gratifying to those -who are looking for a reassurance that the spirit whose actions are always born of nobleness still lives. Take, for Instance, the treatment the British prisoners have Teceived at the hands of the Boers in Pretoria. I believe it comes as near being brotherly justness as the occasion could permit. One cannot say those prisoners ore being fed and sheltered simply because the Boers have no other need of their resources; neither can one say it is due to their fear that the British will call them to account for their treatment later; for it is not likely that they have any great fear that the British will soon march to Pretoria as a victorious army. Neither are they actuat ed by the manner In which their soldiers have been treated where they happened to be cornered by the Brtish, to say noth ing about the fact thatsuch treatment was not" due to any precedent on .the side of the Boers. The Boer success on the field has been as stimulating to their courage and as in spiring to their hopes as defeat has been destructive to the courage and ability of the British. It Is well enough to condemn generalship, but on a second thought we will remember or understand that the one who ""has confidence - inspired courage enough to grasp the moment that holds opportunity Is quite sure to be the victo rious general. Add this to the belief on the part of that general that he has the cause of justice on his side, and he will losesight of his disadvantages in his de sire to employ his opportunity. Return, now, and take these generals and consider, first, that they have been successful so far; second, that they ara well aware that the British generals have lost courage and ability in their defeat; thirdly, that they have little doubt of the sad lot of those of their number who are in the hands of the British; go to Pre toria, -where the British prisoners are be ing fed and clothed, and we have learned something. The justice or injustice of the war we, who know so little about it, have no right to presume to know; but the knowledge that humanity and brotherll ness have been discovered first In the weakest nation Is like a light that has been discovered still burning In the fu ture, and ought to stand as a welcome har binger from the darkness of the past. J. A. CLEMENSON. LAND FOR THE CANAL. Costa Rica and Nicaragua "Vllllng to Lease Territory to United States. CHICAGO, Jan. 20. A dispatch from "Washington to the Chronicle says: The state department has received as surances from Costa Rica and Nicaragua that they are willing to lease territory to the United States for 100 or 200 years, If necessary, for the construction of the Nicaragua canal. This definite assurance absolutely removes any doubt that may have existed as to the arrangement of a treaty between the United States and Costa Rica and Nicaragua by which the absolute control of the canal shall be vest ed in the United States. The state department will proceed to make the formal treaty with Nicaragua and Costa Rica as soon as the bill has been passed by congress, but, in the meanwhile, it Is expected that there will be further notes discussing the treaty between the governments, In advance of the actual passage of the bill and its sig nature by the president. It was stated today at the department that Nicaragua had consented to arbi trate its differences with the Maritime Canal Company, which holds that Its con cession, while it nominally expired Octo ber 13, last, is still In force, undec cer tain clauses of the agreement. "While this matter Is admitted to arbitration, It was stated at the department that it would not have any effect on or delay the negotia tions between the United States and the two Central American republics. THE ALL ABSORBING QUESTION To Persons Contemplating: a Trip East Is, which route shall I take? The O. R. & N. offers the choice of two routes to the East The northern route is covered by lines of the Great Northern railroad. Through cars are run direct from Port land to St. Paul via Spokane; they are modern-equipped cars, with the latest safety devices, and are exceedingly com fortable. ' The second route, which traverses the central portion of the country, is by way of Huntington, Granger and Omaha to Chicago. The already famous "Portland Chicago Special" Is operated over this route, and makes the fastest time between these points ever made by passenger trains. The trains are new throughout, and consist of magnificent Palace sleep ers. Buffet library and smoking cars, Pull man diners, free-chair cars, and comfort able ordinary sleepers. By this complete service, passengera are enabled to reach the principal cities between Portland and Chicago not only in the shortest possible time, but also in the most comfortable and enjoyable manner. For any Informa tion in regard to rates, time of trains, etc., call on or address, V. A. SCHILLING, City Ticket Agent, 254 "Washington st I o Dewey on the Navy. Admiral Dewey has written a letter to Mr. Hearst, of the New York Journal. He wrote It to say that in modern peace no less than In modern war "who con trols the sea wins." Also to thank Mr. Hearst for his persistent advocacy of a mighty navy. That's what this country ' needs, the admiral says, a navy as mighty as ny other navy afloat It would be the cheapest insurance against war, he ar gues, and -would do great things for the increase of American commerce especial ly when we get the Nicaragua canal through. "Let us have one of the best and most effective navies of the world," says George Dewey. - r -Will Confer "With Kaute. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Admiral Crownlnshield, chief of the navigation bu reau, will leave "Washington Monday for San Diego, Cal., under instructions from Secretary Long to confer with Admiral Kautz respecting conditions In Samoa, and particularly at Pango-Pango, where the navy department Is erecting a coaling sta tion. o Several of the largest abandoned copper mines in Eastern Maine will again bo operated. The Maine copper mines were In successful operation In 1879 and showed good profits while copper was quoted at 14 cents. Now that copper Is so high it will be xery profitable to mine it LYNCHED IN JAIL YARD HALF-BROTHERS STRUXG UP BY A , KANSAS MOB. The Two Men Had Been Convicted of Murder One Confessed Ex onerating: the Other. FORT SCOTT, Kan., Jan. 20. George Sllbee and Ed Meeks, half-brothers, who were convicted of murder here earlier in the week, were lynched by a mob In the county jailyard tonight At a late hour their bodies were dangling from two trees In the yard, the authorities having been sp completely surprised that no effort had been made to remove the ghastly evi dences of the mob's work. The two men, who hailed from Kansas City, had been convicted of murder in the first degree, their victim being a young German farmer named Leopold Edllnger, whose murder occurred near this city in October last The murderers disposed of Edllnger's pair of mules, one horse and a wagon In Bates county. Amos Phillips, an accomplice of the two brothers- In the crime, was convicted yes terday of murder -In the first degree. The evidence showed that the three men belonged to a gang of thieves who had been regularly disposing of their plun der in Bates county. The lynching was the -work of a mob that began gathering In the vicinity of the county jail soon after dark, but the purpose of the assembled crowds seems rot to have been suspected until the jail was attacked. A barb-wire troch'a that had been previously built around the jail was borne down, the heavy doors lead ing to the" prison were battered in, and when the mob came howling out of the jail with its intended victims the interior of the place looked as If it had been wrecked by dynamite. George Sllbee, the elder of the two brothers, defied his captors until the last. He placed the. noose around his own neck and died cursing the crowd. Just as he was jerked into eternity he turned to his. brother with an oath and commanded him' to "die game." The brother obeyed,' maintaining an outward calm until he was jerked Into the air. Before this Sllbee had shouted to the mob In defiant tones that he himself shot Edllnger, and that Amos Phillips struck him on the head with an ax. He in sisted that his brother Ed did not par ticipate in the crime. "Be sure and get Phillips," the doomed man urged. Then, shouting to his tormentors, he bade them, with a curse, to string him up. The veifgean,ce manifested toward tho accomplice, Phillips, was probably due to the fact that Phillips, soon after his arrest, made a full confession of tho crime, though when he was put upon trial he repudiated his earlier confession. Ed Meeks was equally fearless in the hands of the mob, but he did not manifest the spirit of bravado shown by his broth er. His last words were: "Hang me, if you will, but I did not help kill Edllnger. George shot him and PhllllDS struck him with an ax. I did ." The doomed man got no farther In his statement, as four or Ave men had him by the feet, others drew, the noose around his neck, throwing the loose end over a limb, and in a mo ment he was strangling to death. "When finally satisfied with their vengeance upon the two brothers, the leaders of the mob went back to the jail in search of Phillips. In the meantime the jailkeepers had secreted him In a room in the rear of the structure, and when the lynchers came back they were told that Phillips had been hurried away. After a brief search, the lynchers seemsd satisfied -with this explanation and left the scene, thus sparing the life of the third mur derer. Phillips will probably be taken out of the city. There Is some question as to the old man's sanity. The direct cause of the lynching was a vicious attack by Silbee and Meeks upon Deputy Sheriff Behmer, when the latter went to their cell tonight to inspect the cage, Behmer then discovering that the convicts had sawed the hinges of the cell door nearly off. He entered the cage to remove the prisoners to another cell, .and as he did so he wasyfelled by Sllbee with an iron bar, which the prisoners had secreted. Other deputies came to Behm er's rescue, and in the scrimmage fired several shots at the convicts. One bullet took effect in Sllbee's leg. This shooting attracted a crowd, wild stories of the assault were soon In circu lation among the crowd which gathered around the jail, and it only required the few leaders who came later to Incite the gathering to violence. After 'the assa'ult upon Deputy Behmer, Silbee and Meeks were shackled, and the Irons were still upon them as they were swung to their death. CAPTAIN MILLS ACQUITTED. Killed His "Wife's Seducer in Salt Lake Last October. SALT LAKE, Jan. 20. Captain Fred erick J. Mills, late lieutenant-governor of Idaho, was today acquitted of tho charge of murder. The jury was out only a quarter of an hour, Just long enough to elect a foreman and take a ballot. Such a finding was expected by every one, and the announcement of the result was not followed by anything sensational. Mills was charged with the murder of John C. Omelveny, chief engineer of the Oregon Short Line, lnAthis city, October 3 last The evidence showed that while the defendant was absent serving as an officer In the volunteer army of the United States, his wife and Omelveny became criminally intimate. The defend ant learned of these 'facts on the day of the tragedy, his wife making full con fession. The killing followed. The de fendant pleaded the Utah statute, which justifies a husband In killing his wife's seducer, and also sets up a plea of in sanity. Mills will probably return to Idaho in a few days. His wife remains in Salt Lake. COLONEL COLSON INDICTED. Charged "With the Murder of Scott and Dexnarrcc. . FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 20 The grand jury today Indicted ex-Congressman David G. Colson, who Was colonel of the Fourth Kentucky regiment, for murder on two counts.The first charges the willful mur der of Lieutenant Ethelbert Scott, one of the principals In Tuesday's triple tragedy, and the other with the murder of Luther "W. Demarree, one of the bystanders who was killed. The grand jury 'was granted a further extension of time, and it is un derstood that more testimony is to be heard as to the killing of Charles Julian, the other bys'tander. Colson's attorneys will, Monday, ask for bail, and Colson may testify. Among those who have volunteered their legal services in Colson's defense are Congressman Bailey, of Texas; Congressman Clayton, of Alabama; ex-Congressman Houck, of Ten nessee, and Attorney-General A. F. My natt, of Tennessee. Colonel Colson's friends expected only a manslaughter charge. The weapons used by the com batants were turned 'over to the court. Colson's mall from all over the country as well as from "Washington, D. C, Ken tucky and Tennessee is very heavy. Many society women have written him words of sympathy. Some are strangers. Cojson is a bachelor, and largely Interested In busi ness In Kentucky and Tennessee. A WOMAN'S CONFESSION. Says She Killed Her Mother, lor "Which Her Stepfather Was Hanged. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. 20. Infor mation has reached here that Mrs. Van Horn, who recently died In the state of "Washington, confessed on her death bed that she murdered her mother, Mrs. Thomas Egan, near this city, September 12, 1880. For this crime Thomas Egan, the woman's husband, was hanged, although to the last protesting his Innocence. Mrs. Van Jlom was his stepdaughter. Egan's clothes "were fowid In h barn covered with blood, andthls. caused his convic tion. The physlcfans ttelhcspltal where Mrs. "Van Horn died took dowri her confes sion and sent It to Egan's relatives here. LEFT TO THE HOUSE. (Continued from First Page.) or expel him? If he Is to be excluded it must be because he is for such reason legally Ineligible or disqualified. The pur pose is to consider the question of consti tutional right, not of power, as it is con ceded that the house has the power to ex clude, with or without reason, right or wrong. The exercise of such a - power without constitutional warrant would sim ply be brute force, a tyrannous exercise of power unreviewable by any tribunal." After citing the constitutional provision as to the'quayficationsof a representative in congress, the report proceeds: "Is- it seriously contended that this house can of its own motion, by its own inde pendent action, create, for the purposes of this case, a legal disqualification? This house alone cannot make or unmake the law of the land. If Is quite clear that the house, by Its Independent action, cannot, if It. would, make for this case any dis qualifying regulation that -would have the force of. law." The report then extensively reviews the law and precedents bearing qn the case. The. main heads are as follows: "First It is a grave question as to whether congress can, by a law duly en acted, add to the qualifications negatively stated in the constitution. There is no decision of the United States supreme court directly or Indirectly construing this provision. There Is no decision of an state court directly in point "Second If the right to add a disqualifi cation by law is assumed, the disqualifica tion imposed by the Edmunds act does not apply to a member of congress, and, there fore, does not affect Mr. Roberts. The only portion 'Of the section that can be said to have any application to a member of the house of representatives Is that which declares that 'no polygamous," etc., 'shall be entitled to hold any office or place of public trust, honor or emolument . . . under the United States.' "Unless a member of -the house holds an office 'under the United States' within the meaning of the constitution and the law, there Is no disqualification." Continuing, the report says: "This house, by its independent action, cannot make law for any purpose. The adding1 by this house, acting alone, of a qualification not established by law, woulQ not only be a violation of the constitution and the law, but It would establish a. most dangerous precedenjt, which could hardl fall to 'return to plague the Inventor.' You might feel that the grave moral and social aspects of this case allowed you to Wrest once the law to your authority, To do a great right, do a little wrong-. "But what warrant have you, when ths barriers of the constitution are .once broken down, that there may not coma after us a house with other standards of morality and propriety, which will create other qualifications with no rightful foun dation, that in the heat and unreason of partisan contest since there will- be no definite standard by which to determine the existence of qualifications will add anything that may be necessary to ac complish the desired result? Exigency will determine the sufficiency. It would no longer be a government of laws, but of men. To thus depaTt from the consti tution and substitute force for law, Is to embark upoii a trackless sea, without chart of compass, with almost a certainty of direful shipwreck." The Legal Propositions. The report concludes as follows: "A small partisan majority might render1 the desire to arbitrarily exclude by a ma jority vpte In order to more securely in trench itself In power, irrlsistible. Hence, its exercise Is - controlled by legal rules. In case of expulsion, when the requisite two-thirds can be had, the motive for the exercise of arbitrary power no longer ex ists, as a- two-thirds partisan majority is sufficient for every purpose. Hence, ex pulsion has been safely left in the discre tion of the house and the safety of the members does not .need the protection or legal rules. "It seems to us settled upon reason and authority that the power ef the house to expel Is unlimited, and thai the legal prop ositions involved may be thus fairly sum marized: "The power of exclusion is a matter of law, to be exercised by a majority vote, in accordance with legal prlnclnles, and exists only when a member-elect lacks some of the qualifications required by tho constitution. The power of expulsion Is made by the constitution purely a matter of discretion, to be exercised by a two thirds vote, fairly, intelligently, consci entiously, with a due regard to propriety and the honor and integrity of the house and the rights bf the Individual member. For the abuse of this discretion we are responsible pnly to our constituents, our consciences and our God. "We believe that Mr. Roberts has the legal constitutional right to be sworn in as a member, but the facts are such that we further believe the house, in the exer. else of Its discretion, Is not only justified but required by eyery proper consideration Involved to expel him promptly after he becomes a member. "We recommend tho following as a substitute for the resolu tion proposed by the committee:' " 'Resolved, That Brigham H. Roberts, having been duly elected a representative in the 56th congress from the state of Utah, with the qualifications requisite for admission to the house as such, is entitled, by constitutional right, to take the oath of office' prescribed for members-elect, his status as a polygamlst. unlawfully co habiting with plural wives, affording con stitutional ground for expulsion, but not for exclusion from the house.' "And If the house shall hold with us and swear In Mr. Roberts as a member, we shall, as soon as recognition can be 'had, offer a resolution to expel him as a polyg amlst, unlawfully cohabiting with plural wives. C. E. LITTLEFIELD, "DAVID A. DE ARMOND." A "Word to "Hyphenated Citizens." PORTLAND, Jan. 20.-(To the Editor.) I notice In this morning's paper a state ment that some of our German-American citizens are to hold a pro-Boer meeting, principally because, at the recent banquet,' the banqueters cheered for England. Did the gentlemen expect they would cheer for Germany? It Is a matter of history that In Manila bay it was the English bands that played 'the "Star-Spangled Banner"; it was the English who cheered the Americans, and wo have Admiral Dewey's word for it that it was the action of the English admiral that prevented the Ger mans from (interfering with him and firing on our flag. Why should we not cheer England In return? The great trouble with these hyphenated German and Irish citizens is that their duty to their coun try by adoption is always weaker than their devotion to their mother country. Oom Paul's little pretended republic had one good feature In its refusal to allow outsiders to become citizens. He was not bothered with hyphenated citizens like these. TOMMY A. 3 b Second Canadian Contingent. HALIFAX, N. S., Jan. 20. The first sec tion of the second contingent which the government of Canada Is sending to South Africa embarked today on the steamer 'Laurentlan. The first section, consisting of artillery, is in command of Major Hurd man. Thousands of people, from different sections of the maritime provinces, came here and gave the Canadians an enthu slatic send-off. Asiatics Pouring Into Hawaii. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. The steam er Doric, which arrived yesterday from the Orient, landed 700 Japanese at Hono lulu. This completed a list of 1000 Inside of four days. The records of the immi gration bureau at Honolulu show that since June 15 last 1700 Japanese have been landed there. "" 4 e Evans' Ale and Evans' Stout. No sediment, no yeast cells, no clouds. J MONEY FOR HIS VOTE ANOTHER MONTANA LEGISLATOR AT THE CLAIUC HEARING. T. F. Nonnolle Said He Was Offered $12,500 Cason Again on the Stand. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Little new In formation was developed today in tho Clark senatorial investigation by the senate com mittee on privileges and elections. T. F. Normoile, of Butte, a. member of the last legislature, testified that he had been ap proached -with an offer of 512,500 to vote for Mr. Clark, but had not accepted It, and had voted for Conrad throughout the con test. Mr. Cason, who was on the stand yesterday, was recalled for additional cross-examination. He said he had been urged by Mr. Clark to secure the vote of Representative Marcyes, Mr. Clark In dicating to' him that he would pay 510,000 for It; but as ho found that Marcyes would vote for Clark anyw ay he did not approach him with the proposition. As neither side was prepared to introduce other witnesses, the committee, after a hearing less than two hours, adjourned until Monday. T, F. Normoile, a bookkeeper, of Butte was first called. He was a member of the last legislature. He testified that with in a week after his election he was ap proached with an Indirect offer of a large sum for his vote for Mr. Clark. It was said to him tha he could get $15,000 to 520, 000 for his vote, and perhaps enough to make him a snug fortune If he would merely absent himself from the legislature at the time of the voting for United States senator. "When the legislature convened a man had approached him and asked him If he proposed to make a "sucker" of him self and not get anything out of the elec tion. Finally he said just before the elec tion he was offered $12,500 for his vote for Clark, the sum to be placed in the hands of some disinterested person. At this point, Chairman Chandler said that John P. Murphy, of Butte, one of the men who, it Is claimed, had approached Mr. Normoile, had come to "Washington by request to testify in the case. He left immediately after a subpoena had been Issued for him. "Search has been made for him in vain," said Senator Chandler, "and the assistance of the newspapers Is solicited to ascertain his whereabouts." In response to a statement from Mr. Faulkner, Mr. Clark's leading attorney, that he knew nothing of Mr. Murphy, Sen ator Chandler replied: "I thought he might accidentally let you know his whereabouts." Mr. Faulkner I'll let you know if he does. Mr Chandler No doubt the newspaper men will find him in two or three days. On cross-examine 'on, Mr. Normoile said he was a democrat. He was employed and had been since the legislature adjourned by the Anaconda Company. He had voted for Conrad for United States senator from first to last. He said to the proposition of $12,500 for his vote that he would taink it over. As to the $10,000 proposition, he had replied that "that is very little for a man to sell himself for." At the conclusion of Mr. Normolle's tes timony, Mr. Cason, one of yesterday's wit nesses, was recalled for cross-examination by Mr. Faulkner. He admitted that he had gone to W. A. Clark's office In No-, vember, soon after the election, to talk with him about the election of a United States senator. He explained why he had gone to see Mr. Clark, saying that gen erally the republicans were favorable to Clark, and that he thought there was a chance to elect him. In the interviews he had with Mr. Clark in November he had Indicated his belief "that Mr. Marcyes, representative-elect from Custer -county, might be Induced to vote for Clark, but that he said no approach to corruption with reference to Mr. Marcyes was made at these interviews. Mr. Cason then was examined as to an Interview with W. A. Clark, held In the latter's room, just before the election of senator. He declared that Mr. Clark bad asked him to see Representative Marcyes, as witness could handle him better than anybody else. Mr. Cason said Clark had authorized him to pay $10,000 to Repre sentative Marcyes. the authorization be ing given him In a' whisper, and by hold ing up the fingers and thumbs of both hands. Subsequently, he had learned that Marcyes was favorable to Clark, anyhow, and he made no offer of money to him. Mr. Cason, after admitting that he re ceived $5C0 from Mr. Clark for his services, said that Mr. Clark did not have the repu tation In Butte of being a liberal payer. In response to an inquiry of Mr. Faulk ner as to how many written statements he had made concerning this case, Mr. Cason replied that he made one to Mr. Booth, an attorney of Butte, a Daly dem ocrat, and the one which he had testified to yesterday. In conversation with Booth he had told him some time last summer that he did not want to testify In the case. Subsequently he had given Mr. Booth a written statement, accompanied by the letters "and papers bearing upon the case. He denied, receiving any consideration for the written statement beyond a promise ! - .'..Tr.'.TTWIViA, TJHDATION OF HEALTH iM-wmisrau Effervescent If 'your head aches, if your tongue is coated, if you have a bad taste in your mouth, if you are frequently dizzy, if you feel nauseated in the morning on rising, if your appetite is poor, if you are troubled with cold hands and feet, if your bowels are consti pated, you need Abbey's and you need it badly. A ' teaspoonful in a glass of water night and morning works wonders.. The daily use of Abbey's Effervescent Salt will keep you in good" health. There are some people who never do anything until they have to. Don't be one of them. Take care of your health while you have it. Retain it by the daily use of Abbey's Effervescent Salt. At druggists'. 25c, 50c. and $1 per bottle. FSft WW Send two 2-ct. stamps, to pay U Li iL postage-and packing, and we KHH will mail you one of the most III I dainty and beautiful colored JULBmJm calendar creations of the year. Tho Abboy Effervescent Salt Co., Dept. R, 13 Hurray St., Hew York DAILY, GIVES HEALTH. rr" : '-j "..-'. STHEFC I Abbey's I cUlLe ; I THE 'SALT' OF SALTS." Hundreds of Your Friends Are Taking Advantage of the $5 Rate of Drs. Copeland and Montgomery, and being Cured of Long Standing Troubles by These Specialists They Fumisri the Most Scientific Treatment of Ail Diseases for $5 a Month, AH Medicines Included. Until the innovation made by Drs. Copclnnd and Montgomery, In plac ing medical skill and thorough sci entific treatment for all diseases Trithln the reach of all by making their total charge for treatment and medicines nt 5 n month, it was al most impossible for people In moder ate circumstances to obtain the aid. ofsklllful and conscientious special ists. It -was, and still is, for that matter, a frequent occurrence to hear complaints made over the ex cessive .fees charged by those claim., ing to he specialists. Drs. Copeland and Montgomery's charge is hat 5 a month, including all medicines, and the t.lmc reanlredSfor a cure under their system is shorter thnn that oc. cupied by any other method. More over, their cures are genuine and permanent. The fact, that, in spite of their well-established and fairly earned reputation for honest vrorlc, skillful treatment and successful results, they ntlll maintain this low charge of Sj?5 a month, shows thnt they aim not alone at financial suc cess as practitioners, hut as well nt the accomplishment of the greatest possible good in the community. Their practice, which has long been several times larger than any other in this city, is still constantly in creasing, demonstrating continually thnt the public appreciates low charges when combined with Tin qucstlonablc skill, thoroughness and professional honesty. THESE SPEAK CURED OF A VERY SEVERE AND DANGEROUS THROAT TROUBLE Mr. Llecestcr Snipes, The Dalles, Or., well known in the vicinity, having been born and raised in that busy little city. In speaking or his treatment and cure of a severe case of catarrh com plicated with bronchial trouble, Mr. Snipes said: "My trouble came on about 15 years ago as a result of exposure, and in spite of all I could do I grew gradually worse each year and suffered more intensely. "My home physicians were unable to do anything for me more than afford a little temporary relief. Some of the doc tors I consulted said I had asthma, and : uiie ul uiu very ueat puyaiuiuus uu. me coast diagnosed my case as consumption, and said my only hope was In a change of climate. I held a very fine position at that time, which I gave up at a great sacrifice, and did as he advised. I stayed away until I seemed entirely well, but just as 30on as -winter set In my trouble returned and I suffered worse than ever. "My head was stopped up and I had headache all the time. My throat was dry and sore and'I had a distressing J cough, accompanied by pains In the chest l onrl o enrnnoca f Virnilirli !- larfr lincy After I went to bed there would be a tick ling In the throat, which set me to cough ing. The air passages "seemed to contract and close up. I would sit up In bed, sometimes the greater part of the night, coughing and gasping for breath. I often thought I would choke before I could get relief. After coughing until I was completely exhausted I would raise a lot of stringy mucus, which gave me relief, but the next night it was the same old story. Under this suffering and less of sleep I lost flesh and strength. "I had doctored until I had but little confidence in doctors or medicine, but this fall, on the urgent advice of a friend, who was personally acquainted with the great success of the Copeland treatment In cases like mine, I decided to make one more effort for relief, for I felt I could not spend another winter in suffering and misery. I began to Improve from the first and now feel as well as I ever did In my life. The winter Is almost over now and although I have been out In all kinds ! of weather, I have not had one bit of . trouble. This Is the first winter In 15 i that he would not be called as a witness. He admitted that he knew the statement could not be used as evidence. He said that. In his opinion, the matter contained in the two statements was "too good to keep," and that he had been betrayed by both Booth and Root. He denied having received any consideration for the testi mony which he deliverd In the "Wellcome disbarment proceedings. A letter of Cason to Root, In which the former held the latter responsible for the making public of the written statement of Cason, which was to be held as sacred between them, was offered In evidence. In the letter Cason declared his intention of making a clean breast of the whole trans action, and'accused Root of violating his oath as an Odd Fellow in betraying him (Cason). In another letter Cason reiter ated the statements made In the Root let ter, declaring that Mr. Clark had said he would hold his seat In the senate if It cost him 51,000,000. On redirect examina tion, Mr. Cason told how Mr. Root had given him $1500 to leave Butte and keep away from the service of a subpoena of the senate committee. At the conclusion of-the examination of Mr. Cason, counsel for the contestants an nounced that they had no other testimony to offer until certain letters sent for by the defense had arrived. Mr. Faulkner said the letters, although on the way from Butte, had not arrived. In response to an Inquiry from Chairman Chandler as to whether he was prepared to proceed with the case, Mr. Faulkner replied that he was not and could scarcely. In fairness, be expected to put on his wit nesses until the contestants had rested. After some discussion an adjournment was taken until Monday morning next at 10:15. ( Mr. Lecester Snipes, The Dalles, Or. HOME TREATMENT. To hosts of sufferers everyrvhe Doctor Copeland addresses to one and all the following list of questions to enable those who live at a. dlstanco to understand the nature of their aflllction. "Is your nose stopped up?" "Do you sleep with mouth wldo open?" "Is there pain in front of head?" "Is your throat dry or sore?" "Have you a bad tasta In tha morning?" "Do you cough?" "Do you cough worse at night?" "la your tongue coated?" "Is your appetite falling?" "Is there pain after eating?" "Are you light-headed?" ""When you get up suddenly ara you dizzy?" "Do you have hot flashes?" "Do you have liver marks?" "Do your kidneys trouble you?" "Do you have pain In back or under shoulder-blades?" "Do you wake up tired and out of sorts?" "Are you losing flesh?" "Is your strength falling?" INFORMATION OF NEW HOME TREATMENT SENT FREE ON APPLICATION. FROM EXPERIENCE years that I have passed In comfort and without loss of time on account of sick ness, and I give the credit of it to tho Copeland phalcktns, for they have sure ly cured me. CATARRH OF STOMACH AND BOWELS Mr. J. H. Otto, 2T4 Fourth street, Portland. Several years ago I took a course of treatment at the Copeland In stitute for a catarrhal trouble, affecting my head, stomach and bowels, the result of an attack of Panama feyer 20 years before. At that time I was in my 62J year and thought this would be against a cure, but under the treatment given me my catarrh got well and my stomach and bowels healed. My appetite returned and I gained in weight and strength. I am now as well as any man of my age, due to the excellent treatment I received at the Copeland Institute. Mlsi M. A. Taylor, 4-10 Enst Sher man street, Portland. I suffered from catarrh since childhood. The worst of my trouble was In my stomach and bowels. Everything I ate gave me great distress, followed by bloating and belching. My stomach was sore and tender. I had diar rhoea, with gas and gurgling in the bow els. The disease affected my ears and I hadj a ringing and buzzing in the left etr and my hearing was very dull. I began a course of treatment at the Copeland Institute and am thankful to say that now I am strong and well. RHEUMATISM AND DEAFNESS. Mrs. I,. II. Clnrfce, VFell hmo-jvn In and about Portland, residing at Gresham. I am 69 years of age and had suffered for years with rheumatism and deafness. I was completely crippled with rheumatism, being compelled to use crutches all the time. My deafness came on gradually, but when I began my treatment I was almost totally deaf. Even my own voice sounded far off. People had to speak right Into my ears to make me hear. I was nearly distracted with a ringing and buzzing and sounds like the roar of the ocean in my ears. I couldn't eat or sleep and was weak and nervous. The Copeland physicians cured me com pletely. I have no more rheumatism and hear nearly as well as I ever did In my life. I consider this wonderful in a wom an of my age and never fall to give tho Copeland physicians the praise they so richly deserve. CONSULTATION FREE. DR. COPELAND'S BOOK FREE TO ALL The Copeland Medical Institute IhEOEKUME. THIRD AND WASHINGTON "W. H. COPELAND, M. D. J. H. MONTGOMERY, M. D. OFFICE HOURS From O A. M. to 13 M.; from 1 to 5 P. M. EVENINGS Tneadnr and Friday a. SUNDAY- rom lO A. M. to 12 M GRATEFUL COMFORTING Distinguished Everywhere For Delicacy of Flavor. Superiority In Quality. Grateful and Comforting to the Nervous or Dyspeptic. Nutritive Qualities Unrivalled. Your Grocer and Storekeeper Sell IL In Half-Pound Tins only. Prepared by JAMES EFPS 5 CO., Ltd. Homoeopathic Chemists. London, England. BREAKFAST SUPPER. DR. SIMM'S SPECIFIC FOR WHOOPING COUGH A certain relief and cure. 50 cents atoll druggists. Woodard, Clarke & Co., Chemists Ajroatr, Portland, Or