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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY CORNING, JANUARY 19, 1902.
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RAKOWSKI IS STOLID
Branded Anarchist and Trai
tor Is Unrepentant.
"I CALLED PRESIDENT DOWN
Degraded Soldier Admit Reviling j
Jlooscvelt, hut PI ends Forsetinl-
seim and Drunkenness an
an Excniie.
In the demeanor and conversation of
Frank A. Rakowski, anarchist, degraded
eoldler and branded traitor, there is no
tone of sincere repentance for 'the threats J
lie made agamst tne me or .rresiaeni
Roosevelt and the approval he voiced of
the assassin Czolgosz. Pending- the ar
rival tif orders for his transportation to
the military prison on Alcatraz Island in
6an Francisco Bay, Rakowski Is confined
In a cell in the guardhouse at Vancouver
Barracks. His legs are shackled,, and
outside the door a sentry paces slowly
to and fro, a ball cartridge In his rltle
and no sympathy for the prisoner he Is
guarding.
In an Interview with an Oregonlan re
porter yesterday, . Rakowski showed no
if "was chiefly concerned In the 10-year sen
tence which hangs over him. The pros
pect of a decade in the prison has damp
ened his anarchistic enthusiasm. He is
Inclined to protest against the findings of
the court and intimate that justice has
not been done him. At the same time he
admits reviling the President, but pleaded
forgetfulness as to the exact words he
used. Once, in the course of the inter
view, when he was saying that he
"guessed he did call the President down,"
a broad grin of satisfaction, mingled with
half pride spread over his countenance.
But it was only for an Instant. He looked
around and saw no approving nods; In
stead, the stern faces of the soldier on
guard and his fellow prisoners grew
sterner, the lines deepened as they scowled
disapproval. Rakowski saw and under
stood. The grin vanished and he became
taciturn, declaring the interview at an
end.
When the reporter entered the cell Ra
towlskl was idly playing with a pack of
cards. On. the opposite side of the cell
sat two prisoners, who are also to be
taken to Alcatraz. They were found
guilty of succumbing to the influence of
liquor and allowing a prisoner to escape.
"While their offense is a serious one In the
military code, they hold themselves Im
measurably above the fellow who gloried
in the assassination of one President and
threatened the life of another. They will
not associate with him, and conversation
between them Is limited to actual neces
sities, crowing out of Joint occupancy of
the cell. A soldier stood behind the re
porter with a loaded gun In his hands.
while Rakowski shifted about uneasily, i
metallic
j.sU.ned
of a gloomy future.
The Anarchist's Queer Make-Up.
Rakowski Is not a prepossessing man to
look upon. His features betray his foreign
ancestry, and his manners indicate a de
generate irresponsibility as to motives
and deeds. He Is another Czolgosz, In
that there are signs upon his fce of a
temperament that is all wrong. The
cranial development is peculiar. From the
eyes upwards the sides of the skull slope
towards each other. The nose Is rather
large and broader than the average, which
counteracts the nearness of the eyes to
the nostrils. This criminologists declare
to be an Indication of perverted instincts.
The eyes ar.e ehifty, for a fraction of a
second perhaps looking you directly in the
face, then roving about restlessly. Ra
kowski Is probably about 5 feet 5 Inches
tall and of slender build. There Is the
same noticeable unnatural sloping of the
forehead that appears on. the sides of the
head. In speech there is a lack of sin
cerity; the tones do not ring true. In
conversation there is an effort to excuse,
but not to explain, a shifty dodging of di
rect answers carrying with them any de
gree of conviction.
For a quarter of an hour he talked
readily, and seemingly was pleased at the
attention he was receiving. Then he sud
denly became silent, and rising, turned his
back upon the reporter, put away the
playing cards with which he had been toy
ing, and laid down upon the cot, with his
face buried in his arms. Perhaps it was a
tinge of remorse, but if so he did not let
it And expression in words.
"Are you an anarchist?" asked the re
porter, when he first talked with Ra
kowski. "No, I am not."
"Were you ever a member of any ot
the anarchist societies In Chicago?"
"No," replied Rakowski indifferently.
"You threatened to kill the President,
did you not?"
"I Called Him Dovrn," He Said.
"Well, we were in a saloon, and got
to talking about Presidents, and I called
him down."
"Did you say you would kill him?"
"I don't remember. I had been drink
ing, and can't recall just what I did say."
"What led up to the threatening dec
laration you made?"
"I was talking about how the President
ran the Army and Navy, and I guess I
called him down."
"You thought Czolgosz did right to kill
President McKinley?"
. "I don't know."
"Was it right to hang Czolgosz?"
"Oh, if he killed him I suppose It Tvas
right," and Rakowski said It as If tbe
conversation was uninteresting and bored
him.
"Do you think you deserve the sen
tence imposed upon you?" he was asked.
"No, I don't. I didn't get justice, and
eomeuung may come up later.
"What?"
"As to that I can't say now. I don't
know."
"Witnesses said that you made the re
marks attributed to you," said the re
porter.
"Oh, I guess I called the President down.
all right," repeated. Rakowski, and he
grmnea,
"Is it a subject for laughter?" asked the
newspaperman
Rakowski looked around at the other
occupants of the room, but could find
no merriment depicted on. their faces. He
got up and clanked to the head of the
cot, where he deposited the playing cards.
A bad look crept into his eyes and he
leered:
"Oh, It's information you're after."
Nothing: More to Say.
There was something like a deep sigh
from the man, as he turned and stretched
himself face downward on the cot. Nor
would he talk more upon the causes lead
ing up to his arrest and conviction. His
cellmates say that since arriving at Van-
couuyf Barracks Friday Rakowski has
ng of his anarchistic utterances.
nor had he mentioned the President. In
fact, he has come to a realization of the
fact that he is an outcast, and broods
over his troubles in silence.
When the soldiers stationed at Van
couver Barracks were formed Friday
night before retreat was sounded by the
buglers, the order announcing the ap
proval of the findings of the court which
tried Rakowski was read to the men. The
document recited that he had been, con
victed on four charges, and had been sen
tenced to be dishonorably discharged from
the service, forfeiture of pay and allow
ances, and to be confined for 10 years at
hard labor In the military prison on Al
catraz Island.
Pedisrrce of the Fellow.
Rakowski was born in Chicago, and Is
2S years of. age. His parents are Poles,
and lived at 5S7 Milwaukee avenue, Chi
cago. By occupation Rakowski Is a cloth
ing cutter, and was so employed previous
to his enlistment in the Second Mississippi
Volunteers in 1E9S. A recruiting oHlce for
the regiment had been opened In Chicago,
and Rakowski was sent from there to
Jackson Miss., and subsequently went
with the command to Tampa, Fla., which
is the nearest he was to the fighting in
Cuba. After being mustered out he drift
ed westward and enlisted In the Fourth
Infantry, U. S. A., at Fort Crook, Neb.,
in August, 1ES9.
He went to the Philip
pines with the regiment, and was in the
field 20 months, within which time, ac
cording to his own story, he took part in
four unimportant engagements. He was
assigned to the Thirty-fourth Artillery last
Fall, and since that time was stationed
at Fort Stevens and Fort Columbia unll
court-martialed.
The formal specifications under which
Rakowski was arraigned, tried and con
victed charged him with having said:
What ItnkovrxUI Did.
"McKinley, got just what he deserved.
Ought to have had It 20 years ago." Also,
"I would shoot President McKinley Just
as quick as I would shoot a dog," or
words to that effect. All this being said
in or near the saloon of one Charles
Tonga, in the town of Chinook, Wash.,
about 7 P. M., December 14, 1S0L
Also that Private Frank A. Rakowski,
Thirty-fourth Company, Coast Artillery,
did say In the presence of witnesses: "I
wish I had. been the man that shot Mc
Kinley, instead of Czolgosz." or words
to that effect. This at the saloon, of one
Eli Anderson, same town and date.
Also that Rakowski said: "I have got
three months more to serve In the Army,
and when I am out I am going back to
see Roosevelt, or words to that effect.
"Roosevelt will not last long," or words
to that effect, and "Jlooscvelt ought to
have the same thing," or words to that
effect-'
Also that Rakowski said, while under
the influence of liquor, that he was an
anarchist, and did otherwise act In such
a disorderly manner that he was arrested
by order of a Justice of the Peace, and
turned over to the military authorities.
PARENTS FEEL THE DISGRACE.
Deny He Is an Anarchist, and Will
AmU President to Pardon.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18J-Frank Rakowski,
degraded yesterday at Fort Canby and
started under guard for Alcatraz Island,
where he will He in a dungeon cell for
the next 10 years because he threatened
while drunk to kill President Roosevelt
and indorsed the assasinaticn of Mr. Mc
Kinley, is a Chicago boy of Excellent rep
utation. His father, mother jand -brother-
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bar, was dejected and -ashamed. The
brother, William, was speechless with as
tonishment. Father, mother and brother
declared Frank to have been a good lad,
a patriotic soldier and an admirer of
William McKinley. The Rakowski fam
ily is Polish and the members talk broken
English.
"He is my youngest boy," said the
father, and he drew from a drawer be
hind the bar of his saloon a dirty little
book showing the natal days of his child
ren. "Look, he was born in Chicago,
January 2, 1S73. He went to the war threes
years ago with the Second Regiment. He
had a place as i tailor's cutter with a
Market-street firm and got $22 a week.
He rushed away and was eager to leave
us."
Mrs. Rakowski could not express herself
clearly on account of her teirs. "He was
always a nice boy. Frank Joved his coun
try and enlisted a second time after being
mustered out," she said brokenly.
'"And I can show a letter," put In Will
iam, "where he wrote to me from the
South, when he was with his regiment,
that he wanted to come home and vote
for McKinley, but could not get away."
When Frank was mustered out the first
time his father hid the papers, but the
boy liked the life of a soldier and wanted
to leave with the Fourth (regulars), about
to start for the Philippines from Fort
Sheridan.
"I remember the night he found his
papers. He had to have them to send to
Washington to show his record was
good," said the father. "He ran out of
the place saying he was going to the
war again. And he started with the
Fourth for the Philippines."
His brother William declared that
Frank drank but little. Father, mother
and brother said the degraded soldier nev
er expressed anarchistic sentiments. They
feel some Injustice has been done, or
that while crazed with drink Frank talked
foolishly. Mr. Rakowski will take the
matter up with his Congressman and ad
dress a letter of appeal to President
Roosevelt. The family believes that the
President knows enough of the soldiers'
life and habits to sign a paper for par
don. METHODISTS STARTLED.
Professor Pearson's Vleivs on the In
fallibility of the Bible.
CHICAGO, Jan. IS. The Record-Herald
will say tomorrow:
"Professor Charles W. Pearson, of the
chair of English literature In North
western University, which" is conducted
under Methodist auspices, has thrown a
bomb Into the ranks of Methodism in
Evanston, the seat of the -university, by
giving out for publication a statement of
his belief that biblical Infallibility is a
superstltltlous and hurtful tradition and
that the biblical stories of Christ bring
ing the dead to life and Of his walking
on the water and feeding the multitude
with the loaves and fishes are mere
poetic fancies, incredible and untrue.
"Professor Pearson declares that the
policy of the Methodists is one of inac
tivity, obstruction and Jesuitical silence
on the views in which the l&aders and
scholars of the church have gradually
come to believe, but which are not held
by the body of the church. -He siys that
most of the present teaching Is evasive
and that mo3t of the Sunday school teach
ing is almost farcical and entirely inade
quate." Tobacco Men Protest.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 18. The Cincinnati
Association of Tobacco Packers, Jobbers
and Manufacturers of Cigars today adopt
ed a -resolution protesting against a re
duction of the duty on cigars and tobac
co imported from Cuba, claiming such a
change would result only to the benefit
of Cuba and the ruin of the cigar and
tobacco interests of the United States.
BY PRIVATE VESSEL
Pacific Transport Service
May Be Discontinued.
ROOT IN FAVOR OF THE PLAN
He Woud Grant American Register
to the Steamer and Then Sell
Them Ton khc Protest Against
Forest Reserves.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-Although the
Pacific transport service Is not to be
discontinued Immediately, it is quite cer- '
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tain that within a reasonable time the
Government ship'' will bp disposed of to
private persons, and thereafter the car-,
rylng of men and supplies to -and "from
the Philippines will be done under con
tract. The Quartermaster's Department
Is strenuously urging the continuance of
the present service, on the ground that It
Is efficient, satisfactory 'and economical
and makes the claim that there Is a sav
ing to the Government of at least $100,
000 on each transport -that sails for the
Islands. It Is further asserted that 'since
the transport service was inaugurated, '
the Government has saved, by reason of
owning Its own ships, the full amount ex- ,
pended In purchasing and repairing the
transport fleet, basing their computation
on the difference between actual cost of
transportation and the price asked by
private shippers.
However. Secretary Root earnestly
favors and recommends the discontin
uance of the transport service upon the
Pacific. He realizes that there are now
enough American ships plying between
the Pacific Coast and Manila to carry
all the troops and supplies that must be
carried, and existing conditions must be
changed before the present service can be
dispensed with. He believes that the sev
eral transports should be granted Amer
ican registers and then be sold, thereby
enabling the Government to realize rea
sonable values, otherwise, they must be
soid at a sacrifice. It is pointed out
that many hundreds of thousands of dol
lars have been expended In repairs to
these vessels in American ports, and that
there can be no reasonable objection 'to
granting American registers. This done,
the Secretary would enter Into contracts
lor carrying troops and supplies (an
authority that the department already
has), but he believes Congress should
bestow the further authority to enable
the Government, In case of war, to take
full control of vessels under contract, to
be used solely for transport business pur
poses upon reasonable compensation to
their owners.
Most of transports were bought
from, foreign owners and if sold at this
time would necessarily come again under
a foreign flag. In order that these ves-
sels may sail under the American flag,
and that the Government may command
favorable prices, the Secretary has asked
Congress to grant American register.
When this Is done, the next step will be
taken looking to the sale of the vessels
and the letting of contracts for future
transportation. Secretary Root ques
tions the contention of the Quartermas
ter's Department that the present servico
is economlcaj for the Government and
will insist upon a change.
Tongnc Protests Against Reserves.
Representative Tongue had a conference
with Secretary Hitchcock today, in which
he vigorously protested against the cre
ation of a forest reserve in Southwestern
Oregon, as proposed by the department.
This reserve, if created, would embrace
a large section of Curry and Josephine
Counties, and smaller portions of Coos
and Douglas. Mr. Tongue says no re
serve is needed for the protection of the
water supply and to preserve the rich
timber lands of that section would work:
a great injury to the lumbering interests.
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icy of extending ruuorjfig until the lieu
land law has been repa or radically
modified.
Presented te thfrSFresIdent.
Senator Foster tedtrmjireeented Austin
E. Griffith, of Se4rtti$jr the President,
but states that he iwwjmade nq recom
mendation for Unlte&SpLtes Attorney for
Washington, a place tejphlch, Griffith as
pires, at
Isthmian CommLtjjten'a Report.
It is the intention; She President to
withhold the Walker supplemental report
until the Senate convenes Monday. There
are numerous rumew unconfirmed, as
to the nature of tbelmort, varying from
a straight-out Nlcajjpu. statement to
one in favor of Pana? while a majority
and minority report? J expected by some,
and by others a neur4 report. The gen
eral opinion prevallstjlb&t if the Panama
route 1h recommen4elegislation at this
session is out of tfequestlon. as there
are enough "Senators' opposed to that
route ea8lIy t0 aefeatf the bill.
Will Iteleaae'jjHdlan Lands.
The Indian committee of the House is
WHO WILLSSOON
soon to take up bills introduced by Rep
resentatives "Moody and (jurtis, confirm
ing 'the 'title ja( mixed-blood Indians to
certain lands- and providing for their sale.
Last 'Congress the Indian Commissioner
opposed- such legislation, but In a conver
sation with Representative Moody today
he expressed a change of sentiment and
favors legislation . permitting all mixed
bloods who are capable of managing their
own affalra 'to sell their lands. If the
general bill prevails, Mr. Moody hopes
to Include a provision by which the heirs
of deceased Indians may sell Inherited
lands. Such a -bill will be of especial
benefit to Umatilla' and Harney Counties,
as some of the best lands In both are held
by mixed-bloods and heirs of deceased
allottees.
ST. LOUIS FAIR BUILDINGS.
Advertising for Bids "Will
Kext Week.
Begin
ST. LOUIS, Jan. IS. Work on the plans
and specifications for the main buildings
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition 13
progressing so rapidly that the officials
will be In a position to advertise for bids
for the construction of the first of them,
probably the mines and metallurgy build
ing, next week. It Is hoped to let the
contract for this building soon after, so
that the construction can begin by March
L Speaking of the matter today, Secre
tary Walter B. Stevens said: "We will
begin advertising for. bids for the eight
main buildings of the fair next week. It
will be stipulated In the contracts that
the first of these buildings must be com
pleted by October 1, 1S02, and that all
must be finished by the end of that year.
Contractors will be required to give bond
to have the buildings completed within
the time stated. The architects figure on
seven months as sufficient time for the
completion of any of the eight buildings."
May Not Meet at St. Louis.
OMAHA, Neb.. Jan. 18. President To
zler, of Portland, says the National Ed
itorial Association will cancel its conven
tion at St. Louis If the Exposition is
postponed.
THRILLING FIRE INCIDENT
Man and Woman Escape From Burn,
ins; Building: In the Xiclc of Time.
BOSTON, Jan. IS. Cut off from access
to a fire-escape a few feet away, Mrs.
Helen M. York and John Blanch, linotype
operators, stood in a window of the fourth
floor of a Milton Place building tonight
with flames below and behind them. Slow
ly the firemen raised a long ladder until
the top round reached the window, -where
Mrs. York was trying to keep her dress
from taking fire. The man beside her
helped her to step on the ladder. Then,
just as the flames swept over the sill they
had vacated, both descended to the street.
It was the most thrilling fire Incident wit
nessed in Boston in many months.
Though the aspect was serious for a
time, the actual loss was only $30,000. The
building was occupied by printers and
paper dealers, and for the storage of elec
trical goods.
Fatalities In the Swiss Alps.
GENEVA. Jan. 18. A total of 119 fa
talities in the Swiss Alps constitutes the
record for the vear 190L and Is double
the number of fatalities In 1900. Cham
t onlx is the principal center from which
j the death of mountain-climbers has been
announced.
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IN FAVOR OF PANAMA
Commission Advises Accept
ance of French Offer.
HAKES REPORT TO PRESIDEHT
Meets the Objection That Legal dr
International Complications
Will Arise Oat of the
Parchasc.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. The supple
mental report of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission on the proposition of the Panama
THING
STRIPES.
NO MORE WAS CZOLGOSZ.
Here.'s another anarchist.
ii - ' ;"Wionever will be missed.
Canal Company to dispose of its prop
erty to the United States . for $10,000,000
was delivered to President Roosevelt this
evening. The membem of the commis
sion refuse to discuss the nature of the
report, and like reticence was maintained
at the White House, but it was stated, on
excellent authority, that the report unan
imously recommends that the offer of the
Panama Company be accepted.
The 'report, "it is sta'ted, is very volu
minous, golng'lnto all phases of the ques
tion, and attempting to meet the "objec
tions that legal complications will arise
out of the purchase, or that there will be
any International difficulties should the
deal be consummated.
The report was completed about 6
o'clock this evening, and, after being
signed by the members of the commis
sion, was carried by Admiral Walker,
chairman of the commleslon, to Secretary
Hay, who transmitted It to the President.
The latter will send the report to Con
gress the first of the week, probably Mon
day, The report goes fully Into the steps
which must be taken In order to Insure a
perfect title to the United States, for, in
addition to the present Panama Canal
Company, the old organization and the
Colombian Government must be reckoned
with. The report finds, however. It Is
said, that the new company can give a
clear title. It is stated that the report
says that when the commission made Its
recent report favoring the Nicaragua route
no offer to sell to this Government had
been made by the Panama Company. The
offer of $10,000,000, made in behalf of the
company by M. Lampre. it Is said,
changed the situation completely. It Is
further stated that the report shows that
a little over 1000 shares of Panama Rail
road stock are owned by Individuals out
side the Panama Canal Company, and
that these can be purchased for a com
paratively small sum. Other obstacles
to the sale, the report" says, also have
been removed.
Advocates the Darlen Route.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 18. J. Clyde Pow
er, Superintendent of Parks of this city,
who, as civil engineer with Lieutenant
Peary, the explorer, made surveys for an
isthmian canal. Is an advocate of the so
called Darien route, and has plans which,
he says, are to.be laid before the Presi
dent and the Government authorities at
Washington. Mr. Power further states
that steps have been taken toward the or
ganization of a gigantic stock company,
for the promotion of the project, under
his direction. Mr. Power declares that
the route he proposes Is the shortest, best
and cheapest of construction, and pre
sents features possessed by no one of the
other proposed routes.
"Wldoiv's Effort to Get a Pension.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18. In order that
she may obtain a pension as a widow of
her husband, Mrs. Mary Dorr, through
her counsel, James B. Fenwlck, has filed
a summons and complaint In the County
Clerk's office, Brooklyn, in her suit for
the annulment of her marriage to James
H. Knight. She lived with Knight for
20 years after the disappearance of her
husband, Ezra Dorr, who went to Cali
fornia in 1849 from their home in Florida,
N. Y., to seek gold.
After Dorr went to California his wife
waited for news from him until July 3.
IS5S, and then, believing him dead, mar-
ried James H. Knight. The couple lived
happily together until 20 yoars later, when
Dorr reappeared. He met his wife, and
she left Knight, -who went to British
Columbia. The reunited couple lived to
gether until 1S85, -when Dorr died In
Brooklyn. As the widow of Dorr, the
complainant will be entitled to a pension
from the United States Government.
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Speeches at the AbrbbI Banquet of
the Chamber of Commerce.
PARIS. Jan. 18. Patriotic sentiment and
warm sympathy with France5 were tne
keynotes of tonight's annual banquet and
meeting of the American Chamber of
Commerce in Paris. Francis KImbel,
president of the chamber, emphasized the
former In his opening speech, proposing
a toast to President Roosevelt and Presi
dent Loubet, and saying that all Ameri
cans abroad take pride in declaring, af
ter the ancient Romans, "Clvls Ameri
canus sum." Alluding to the Franco
American treaty. President Kimbel ex
pressed regret that Its advantages aro not
yet sufficiently understood in the United
States, adding that he Is convinced its
need3 would shortly become imperatlveiy
felt.
The year's report of the chamber testi
fied to Its flourishing condition. Its In
creased membership and work necessitate
extensive quarters, which It Is expected
will bo further Increased in the near fut
ure. Regret was expressed that the United
States Congress has not established the
metric system. This chamber is convinced
that the adoption of this system will fur
ther develop foreign commerce with the
United States.
United States Consul-General John K.
Goudy paid a tribute to the late Presi
dent McKinley. He pointed out that the
confidence In President Roosevelt Is so
great that the onward march of prosper
ity has never slackened. "President
Roosevelt's patriotism and stanch prin
ciples," declared Mr. Goudy, "will con
tinue to bear us on the great wave of
prosperity."
As evidence of the Franco-American
trade ."Mr. Goudy was able to assume
that the exports from the Paris Consular
district for 1901 beat the record, and for
the first time in the history of the coun
try the receipts and Invoices at Paris
exceed those at London. Mr. Goudy said
that with proper reciprocal relations arUl
with the increasing number of American
ships, the distance between Paris and
New York would grow less. He added
that the future shines with the brightest
prospects for swelling the commerce be
tween the two republics.
M. D'Estournelles de Constant, tho
guest of the evening, made an eloquent
speech, pronouncing a glowing eulogy
upon the United States and appealing for
a further tightening of the bonds uniting
the two republics. The speaker said he
hopes In his coming visit to Chicago to
be able to contribute to the improvement
of the relations between the two coun
tries. The United States, he said, has
been more faithful to republican traditions
than has France, for never once has it
swerved from the republican constitution
since its formation, whereas, France, In
the same period, has traversed several
crises and nearly succumbed.
M. Mlllerand, Minister of Commerce,
said he favors the plan of young French
men going to the United States to imbibe
American go-ahead Ideas.
The -chamber re-elected Mr. Kimball
president. The other officers alio retain
.their positions.
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Attorney-GenerSl"Gairca Dinner.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt were guests at a dinner
given by Attorney-General Knox. The
other guests were the members and ladles
of the Cabinet, Representative Dalzell and
Wayne MacVeagh.
SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS
Federal Government.
Secretary Root favors disposing of Government
transports on the Paclnc. Page 1.
The Isthmian commission recommend the pur
chase of the Panama Canal. Page 1.
The urgent denclency bill was reported to th
House. Pase 2.
Veterans will b.e Riven preference In appoint
ment and retention. Page 2.
Philippines.
Secretary Root advises that the friar land
quoatlon be disposed of. Page 1.
Frcih troopi will take the place, of tho -men
now in the ."lands. Page 1.
The Seventh Infantry will be sent to the De
partment of the Columbia. Page 1.
Foreign.
The English Liberals are committed to a home
rule policy. Pase 3.
Banquet of the American Chamber of Com
merce at Paris. Pag 1.
The loss of life at Chllpaningo was not as
great as first reported. Pago 3.
Domestic.
The military will play a largo part In the
entertainment of Prince Henry. Page 15.
Chicago will be the only Western city visited.
Page 2.
Tho United MIneworkerV convention will open
at Indianapolis Monday. Page 2.
Pacific Conttt.
Governor Geer does not consider the confes
sion of Wade anything In Dalton's favor.
Pago 0.
Great diamond field said to have been discov
ered In Idaho. Page 7.
Oregon State Land Board under fire in con
nection with a loan. Page C
Good progress being made on United States
military telegraph system In Alaska.
Page 0.
Census bulletin on the manufactures, of Cali
fornia. Pago 7.
Marine.
Grain fleet In port still receiving additions.
Page 10.
Dutch bark Pax loses a good charter through
damaged cargo. Page 10.
"Wreck of French bark Ernest Reyer sold to
J. H. Roberts. Page 10.
Repairs to steamship Pembrokeshire progress
ing sdtlsfactorlly. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Frank A.- Rakowski. degraded soldier, shows
no signs of repentance. Page 1.
South Portland Improvement Association effects
permanent organization. Page 8.
Commercial Club holds annual election of board
of governors. Page 10.
Oregon amateurs win prizes In photography.
Page 24.
Association football teams both score goal.
Page 11.
Death of Mrs. George T. Myers. Page 24.
Special agent Investigates claims of Sherman
County settlers. Page 1C
Appeal to Governor Geer for clemency for
Dalton will be made. Page 0.
FentareH nnd Deinrtmentn.
Jtoah's ark fully described. Page 32.
Electrifying monkeys' brains. Page 27.
Patrolling Yellowstone Park on snowshoes.
Page 23.
Feats of modern engineering. Page 20.
Mr. Dooley's letter. Page 32.
Observations and reflections. Page 25.
For the scrap book. Page 20.
Questions and answers. Page 20.
George Ade's fables. Page 32. ,
What the courts decide. Page 13.
Book reviews. Page 12.
Dramatic and musical. Page IS.
Social. Page 20.
Youths' department. Page 23. ?""
1 FashiQns. Page 29. . "VV
THE FRSAR QUESTION
Secretary Root Says It Should
Be Disposed of At Once.
CHIEF CAUSE OF DISCONTENT
Most of the Agitation, Will Bo Dis
posed ot When Landed Proprie
torship Is Brought to aa
. End. . . w -
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-8ecretarj
Root was heard on. the question of th
friar lands in the Philippines before ths
House committee on insular affairs today.
Ho said these land holdings constituted
one ,ot the chief causes oC discontent
among: the people; they were the hotbed
of Insurrection and had furnished AguU
naldo his chief appeal to popular preju
dice. The Secretary said the religious or
ders so fully recognized the bad condition
of affairs that they were disposed to sell
out and ho urged that tho Government
take advantage of the opportunity to re
move the chief causes of discontent in the
Islands. He did not believe condemnation,
proceedings would bo necessary, as there
were Indications that a fair price could be
agreed upon. A rough estimate of the
value of tho lands, he said, was from.
$3,000,000 to 57,500.000, American money.
Secretary Root began his statement by
explaining the enormous power which tho
religious orders have long exercised in tho
Philippines. They are represented at
Madrid, and the archbishop Is quite a3
powerful as the Governor-General of tho
islands. The orders havo largely sup
planted the native priests. As a result of
the great political power of the order, the
friars have become a medium, of commu
nication between the local parishes and
the central government. They hold large
tracts of land, amounting to 400.000 acres
at the time of American occupation. The
people rent the lands, and thus a landlord
and tenant system Is now in operation.
This" causes intense hatred, and Mr. Root
said the feeling of the tenant classes is
not equaled in bitterness by anything in
Ireland. Aguinaldo had taken advantage
of this Intense feeling of the tenants
against the friar landlords.
The Secretary said that the most Impor
tant thing to be done at this time is to
dispose of the friar question, as It Is felt
that when landed proprietorship Is brought
to an end most of the agitation would be
disposed of. The friars have been driven
from the land In many cases, he said, and
If they return the people would kill them.
Appealst hai'e been made to the War De
partment to collect the rents due, but
the Secretary said this could not be dons
without the use of troops. Mr. Root said
that no religious question Is Involved, as
It is simply a condition that exists and
Is fully recognized. The friars themselves
are so fully alive to the conditions that
they would doubtless bo repdy to dispose
of their lands. At all events, Mr. Root
said, they are a part of an organization,
and he apprehended that tne disposition
of the lands would be determined by
higher church authorities than the friari
themselves.
FRESH TROOPS FOR PHILIPPINES.
Men "Who Have Hnd Lonpr Service In
the Inlands Will lie Replaced.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. Orders were
Lssued today by General Miles involving
an extensive movement of troops between
the United States and the Philippines.
Troops to the number of about 3233 sta
tioned In the United States are ordered to
service in the division of the Philippines,
as follows: Second Squadron, First Cav
alry; Second Squadron, Fifth Cavalry;
First Battalion, Second Infantry; head
quarters, band and Companies A, B, E. t
G. I, K and L, Seventh Infantry; First
Battalion, Eighth Infantry; headquarters,
band and First Battalion, Tenth Infantry;
Second Battalion. Eleventh Infantry; Sec
ond Battalion, Fifteenth Infantry; Com
pany L. Twenty-fourth Infantry; Twenty
ninth Infantry.
The Second Battalion. Fifteenth Infan
try and the Twenty-Ninth Infantry are
ordered to Snn Francisco In time to em
bark respectively on the transports sail
ing February 16 and March 1. Orders for
the movement of the other organizations
named "will be Issued in course of time.
It Is ordered that all these organizations
be recruited to the maximum and their
baggage reduced to the lowest possible
limit.
Regiments recently relieved from duty
In the Philippines have been assigned to
departments as follows: Fourth Infan
try, to the Department of Texas; Seventh
Infantry, to the Department of the Colum
bia; Twentieth Infantry, to the Depart
ment of the Lakes; Twenty-second Infanr
try, to the Department of Missouri; Ninth
Infantry, to the Department of the Da
kotas. The station of these troops will
be designated by the department com
mander in each case.
This general movement of troops is for
the purpose of replacing the men who
have had long service in the Philippines
with an equal number of fresh troops
from the home stations.
Soldiers 31unt Shoot Better.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. American sol
diers In the Philippines must shoot with
more accuracy. This Is the burden of an
order recently issued by General Chaffee,
copies of which have been received at th
War Department. The General points out
that, as the unavoidable result of lack of
regular target practice, both officers and
men In the 'division of the Philippines
havo fallen far below the desirable pro
ficiency In this most Important of the sol
dier's qualifications. To the end Indi
cated. General Chaffee has ordered a num
ber of exercises to be performed by alt
the enlisted men of the Army of the Phil
ippines using the carbine or rifle.
Fnnston Will Be Operated Upon.
IOLA, Kan., Jan. IS. General Frederick
Funston. who arrived home from Manila
a few days ago on sick leave, will soon
undergo another operation, according to
Lieutenant Burton J. Mitchell, who made
the trip across the Pacific with the Gen
eral, and who arrived home here today.
General Funston, who Is now at Oakland,
Cal., will come East within a few days,
according to Lieutenant Mitchell, and sub
mit to an operation at Kansas City,. under
the direction of Dr. Ernest Robinson.
Celm Rebels Surrender.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. The War De
partment Is advised of the surrender of
263 insurgents to Brigadier-General James
F. Wade, at Cebu. P. I,. January 14. On
January 15 they took the oath at Tagll
baran( Bohol.
Illinois Sailn From Havana.
HAVANA. Jan. 18. The United States
battle-ship Illinois sailed today.