OlLLS8R) VOL. V. 1ULLS1IOUO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY ID, 1899. NO. 11. ME EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitomo of the Telegraphic News of the World. TKUSli TICKS FROM Til K WIRES , An lotar-allng l'..ll.ell..n .if Items from III Tin llaml.pnaraa I'raaauted In a Cuaileneeil rorm. The fltst detachment of the Seven teenth una left Coliiuitmii fur New York, u route to Mm Philippine, Tlia entire military department ol Santa Clara, Majm-Ueiiornl J. C Uatea emu mantling, U iiilot. Twenty-seven thousand Hpaularda Hill remain In the vicinity of Cienfuogos. tut una trans pott lint loaded ihI 13 others me ex hhH(h to arrive at an early (lute, It is Impossible, however, t lint thaevami tion will be completed much Mors tho in Mil lo of February. , Great fear la fell for the safety of the naptha launch Paul Junes, hailing Irom Louisville, wliicli It'll the inoutli nf the Mississippi river January 3 fur Peiieaoola, Fla., with a rtv of ladles ml gentlemen fioiii t hliTMKO and In- dlanapoli on board. Nothing has been heard there of tli Imincli, mid one of the fastest tiitf 1 1 m loft to makes tlior. outfit ware 1 1 on tlio UulL A train of fin ply cars on the Oregon Hliurt Line, whlltt Inuring Unite, run Into mi 0n switch near tlia cllr, and tra.hed Into switch engine. Both snglnes and some of tha cais wore wrecked Tho crew of tha train and Hint u( tlii iwltt'h engine all Jumped. Conductor Joseph (limit, of tlio freight, wan thrown under tlia wimk and killed. Flteman Dowling was Injured, l'lii) wit escaped unliiirt. Official dispatches from Ilo 1 lo. is land of 1'anay, Indicate that tlio na il ins are disposed to bo Miimlly, al though absolutely opposed to the land I ii K of tlia Unlit I States forces without ardor from Maloloa, tha swat of tha so called Fillplun nativa government. ima of tlia officials at Ilo llo ara not In accord with the levolutloiiary gov irnmont, but ara willing to atwept an Amur loan protectorate, ami will go to lata I In- cava to Aglualdn If CiirnioliCKi transportation by tlio Anioileaus. Tha Berlin correspondent of tha Lon don TIuipi cpmli from tha Cologna Uaavlta that "runuira an to th aiinvi atltin of Vauva, ona of thu Knuii.lly Uhimla, by Uermiitiy, ara an In volition of thoMi who ilotlra to atir np 111 fixl I nil Ix'twpfn (Iciiiiniiy anl tha Unlltvl Htattia. Ho anya, howovnr, a tho Uilngno Ouaotta win among tha moat ititlva originally iiiailing npoita of Oorinnn'a Intttnlion to annex tlia l'liil lilnoa, it ricoHiiiva inillKimtlun in tho pruaont iiialuiicu ia aoiuvwhat ovor lima. It.iv. Dr. Willlmn Maxwnll I)hmk bnrn, prpaltknt of Huron colliv t flurre, 8. I)., illoJ at tho ago of 08 fnara. Mnrgarat Mvliigaton Olianlor and Anna Itouling, IikmIo wninin who mrvtvl without pay aa nuraoa In Porto liko tluring tho war, havo lioon roiMiin- iiiitiiiUI fur that rnro honor, tlio thaiiki at oongroaa. It la raportml Irt in IVking that Rumia haa iltMiinmled a loaiie of tha Mlati Tao Inlumli ua a toipmlo atullnn. Tlii'no lalamla lio aoroaa tha niiiranca of the Uutf nf 1'o Chl-LI. atmth of Port Arthur. The acquiaitton of tlinaa Inlamla woulil itlll futlhur itrvniithen Itiimtin'a hohl on tho approaohoa to i'vking. Tha qiiartiirmnatnr'a dopnrtmflnt ii preparing to dialntvr ami bring to thil oountiy tho rum ii ins of the 1,300 hcimn of tho Hpaninh wur who were elthor ' killed by bullota or diod of fever in Cuba and I'orto 11 loo. Colonel Monro, amtiatnnt qnarterinaHtor giinnrul, anyt the expotlitlon of diaiiitiirniuiit la wu'l under way. s Ht'iintor Toller, of Coloimlo, litis In trotluuod a bill for the ainomlniuiit ol the war-revenue nv, to na to provide for n tai upon tho actunl vuluu or Mill ing prioua inatead of tho nominal value of oortain atocka. Tho bill la in tt'inliirt to relievo tlia ohonper milling toukafrom whnt la clnluied to bo an enonnoua burden upon tlioiu. A petition from ex-Quuoi Lilioukn tun t of llnwnii hna beon pnamited to thu limine, proteatliig flgiiinat the Unit ed Htntna' HHHurlimi of ownership to tlia orown liintla of llnwnii ua tnking of property without duu proceaa of luw, and upponling to the proHiilent, oon greita nntl tlio people for n rtwtonitlon of theao Inmla. A like petition wal prodonted to tho aonnto. A Havana citlilu to the Now York World aaya: "The grnvea of the Mnint victims In tho lluvaim eemetery ara neglected. Two iniall, Bickly Bliruba, one woHther-bouten pot with n dead plant and two blunted atnlka of three all pa are all there ii to allow that any' thing haa bton done In thla beautiful burial place for our nation's dead. A ....nil. ... ........ iia ini..r...n..i nt .... bailors ol the Resolute, their comrades d riously Injured. Their as. tint an 18x34 Inch calico American Hag '' r unknown- V" ec-m on tha mound. This little faded Q.g'pinlMol mllttli, which havo been do. la tlia nnlv tlilnts nlvnn 1iV Mill a Altai 1 inn guard duty for several months. army or the navy. Miner Nans Items. Prcsldont Snow, of tho Mormon chnnih, says tho law ngutnst polygamy Is being strictly obeyed in Utah. The Miller Eloctrlo Construction company of Pittsburg, Pn., haa invent, ed a new plan (or utilising the power of Niagara fulls. Six convicts driven mnd by idlenosa, were taken from thn Klnu' m.nnl pon I tout I u ry In Now York to aayluuif for tha criminal liisuna. LATER NEWS. )nl. I linn been discovered In thn muds of tha Umatilla river, 40 mllei from Pendleton, Or. . A stale funeral almoat majestic in lt impresslveues nil lvn lliu lulu Rep resentative Dingley In the house of rjc reaeiilallvua. A Madrid dispatch say tlio premier, Snnnr Hugasta, In an Interview tin- :lared (lint li only awaited the Unit ml Slates enatn'S latlllcnlloin o tlio Mace t ...ka tl, (U,rl,,a. The new I'aiiama Canal Company waa given hearing be lore the bninic .tniiinllliHi on commerce. Tlia beating wan In aoonrdauoe wltli a reoeut deter niliiHllon of tho cAumlttea to hear all pernoua oononrned In an iathiulan oauat. King Ilmulieit, of Italy, haa algned I decree aiiineatylng or retluciiig the puniithinunt of the rloteri who took part in the dialiirhancea laat aprlng. About 700 Kraiuia who wore acntnncm) by court-martial and alxiut 3,000 who were contluuinetl by civil oourta have hft'M ljboruttsl. The atiorntary of tha Interior baa for waideil to the nenutu the pra bear ing upon tlia proK)ltlon to remove the Northern Cheyenne Indiana from theii imorvatlon in Northern Montana to the Crow rcnerrutlon. Tho aneretary lutea that t'e Clieyennea are averte tc thu change, and he lecomuienilii thai they be ullowtnl to remain where they are, ami that Icglalntion be enacted looking to the Improvement of theii Jtlllilltloll. llwrr Ht'hmidt, a aocialiat member ol tha Herman reiclmtag, haa voluntar ily Infoimed the public proanctitor at Mnitvehurg that he waa solely remn idle for tlia publication in tha Huclal- Ut Volks Ktimme, of the article pur purling to be a conversation between Ilia I'rince of Ilugdad and his tutor, on account of which the editor, Herr Att guat Mueller, wua sentenced laat week to 411 mouths' impiisonmeiit on the charge of lew majeste. The wboli cam in n m now be reotiened. The Matlgt'blirg court Inlelpieled the alio' gmy of which Herr Hcliuildt confesses the aiilhonslilu as an insult to the see oml sou of Kmiveror William, I'rince Fitel, A must darimi siiempt was made by three youths of llnise, Idaho, to wreck the Oregon Hhort Line pay -ear short distance west ol Mountain Horn. A heavy log chain had bocn tied around the track, but was lortunately li coverutl and luinove.) by some section men before' tho pay-car passed tin iHiinl, A search was (iititulel in tin noigliUrhnod, which raoltel In find ins Km met Allan. Ilonh Hisen ami John Klolinitlson, boys of Oolso, rang log from 10 to 1H years of ign, In hid iug near by. They aubsequeutty con fumed to the attempt at wrecking tlu pay-car for the putpose of gMlIng the iiiouey. They ara now in jail at Mountain Home. A cable ccnuornlifSI has been estab lished by the United Mates government at Manila. Comuiisiiary-Oeneral F.agan has sent to the war Investigating commission s revimid statement in idnco of that otig Inally mado in response to Miles charges. Ha has omitted the objection able portions. Austria's hesitancy In raising the rank ol her diplomatic in I us Ion to tha United Ktates is due entirely to her de sire not to give offense to Hpain. In foimutinii to this effect Is In tho poittos lion of the stato department. West Point apiioiiitiuenta are to b made by tha present congress. One will lie from tlio first Oregon. The list will Include, eight cadets, all of whom must enter West Point next June. No further vacancies will bo (Hied unti 1800, when 68 cadets will lie named The present olass will graduate Fobiu ry 15. Commodore Watson, now In oom mand at the Mare Island navy-yard bin applied for the command nf the Aslutio station to succeed Admira Dewey, when that officer shall have oonsed duty. Dewey will retiie from nutlvo service next December, provid lug tho law be not amended In his in tereat. . trench sentiment is once mora being worked np against the United State! on account of the Hpanish war. II os tile newspaper criticism, which tem porarily was shutdown by the vlntor ins of Manila and Santiago, is now re assuring itself in consequence of the difficulties which Piesitlelit MoKIn ley's vacillating policy bat caused the Philippines, Tho steamship City of Macon, from Huston, brought into Savannah, Ua. Captain Kennerly and the crew, nine men all told, of the schooner Aloha, of Bath, Ma, abandoned Saturday night, 850 miles southeast of Georgetown light, in a sinking condition. Th Aloha left Feriiaiulimi a week ago with n cargo of phosphate rock, bound for New York. At Puna, III., tho soene or the re cent labor trouble, Ike Ingles shot and killed Dnve Kviuia, a fellow-negro miner, at the Springsido mine. The troublo arose over dividing their wages. Frank Jones and James Palmer, non 1 tinloii white miners, wore assaulted h have beon ordered home. The population of India Inoroasea at the rnto of 8,000,000 annually. Profanity is (orblddon by both the army and the navy regulations of the United States. Chariot Newton, of Bradford, Pa was blown to pieces whllo shooting an nil urnlt nt Drehnnl Park. The extension ol American authority In the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico will load to the abandonment of jaome military posit in inn country. ANAL AND THE NAVY wo Important Questions in Senate and House. ICAUAGl'A HILL HAS FRIENDS b.trurtl.a Amandin. at Qalrkly and llocl.l.nly llrf.atadNa.al l'r aunn.l Hill faaaatl tha llaaaa. Waslilngton, Jan. 19. Almost the entire seasioit of tha senate today was levolad to cousideratioruof tin tml- g Mcaiagiia canal bill. AtSo'clock, consideration of the bill under the 15- inttto rule was begun, ami was con tinued to tha cloae of the session. Tha first (Ota reauhad was on an ineniliuent offered by Rawlins, of I 'lab. which, In brief, provides that the United Htutes should have absolute control of tlio canal fur military or naval purmaes, with power to dictate the um) of the waterwary during the xiatetice of war. The friends of the pending bill rallied sgainst the amend ment and it was defeated by the de cisive vote ol 88 In 9. A provision was Inserted in the bill providing that no more than 15,000,000 should be paid the Maritime, Canal Couiphuy for its concession ami work alieaity done on tha canal. When adjournment wal taken, the substitute tneasuie offered by Cattery, of Louisiana, waa before tho aennto. The home tamed tha naval parson- net bill without division on final pas luge, thus accomplishing what the offi cers of the navy have striven for during mora than a docadu. Uy its provisions, tho line and tha engineer corps ate elded into an amalgamated line, staff oflkers sre given iiositive rank, but their command is limited to their own oorps, ami a system or. voluntary ana compulsory retirement on, three-quar ters psy, as of the next higher rank ol 0 officers a year is established which is designated lo remove the congestion, in the lower rauk at 45. The bill prac tically also equalizes their pay with that of aricy officers. ' The Unco imiHirtant amendments were adopted; one creates a judge-ad vocate corps, another abolishes prise money, and a third provides lor the retirement on tliree-qnarteis pay of en listed men and petty oflloors in the navy after SO years' service. l)ut the most Impoitant change in the bill as reiHirted was the addition after a bard tight of a substitute for the organisa tion of the marine corps, by which the oorps is to consist of 0,000 enlisted men aud petty officer", with general office a ami staff. This will increase the marine corps by 1,300 men, and in crease the coat of its maintenance $1,- 600,000. Seveial uniinpoi tant bills were passed by unanimous consent before the per sonnel bill was taken up. TROUBLE FOR EAQAN. Tha Flsry Oonml..ar7-Onerl la Bt C ourt-Martlalail. Washington, Jan. 19. President Mo Kinley announced to the cabinet at the regular meeting today that ho has de termined to court-martial Commissary- Oeneial Kagan. Alger was not at the cabinet meeting, but was with Adju- tant-Ueneral Corbin at the White House in conference with the president on the subject just prior to tho cabinet session. An order fur the couit-uiartial probably will bo made today. Just prior to tho cabinet meeting General Miles made a rather unusual call upon two of the members of the onbinet, Hay and Long. Ho hail just returned to tho city from New loik, and when spoken to with reference to the Eagan case, adhered to his oiiglnal declaration that this was not the time for him to act, if at all, leaving the implication that if tlio commission or the administration did not act it would then bo time for him to tnko some steps. Contrary to tho general expectation, no announcement of the personnel of tho Kugin couit-m.irtial was made at the war department up to the close of business lint afternoon. Adjutant' (leneral Corbin, at tho last moment, in reply to a question said that be had nothing whatever to make public touching the Kagan case. FIVE BOYS DROWNED. Coasting on Wank lea With Tarrlbla Hamilta. Sornnton, Pa., Jan. 19. Five small boys were drowned today at South Gib' son, a small country hamlet, near Fos ter, Susqnehauna county. They were: Morritt Rogers, Cnylord Pritohard, Jtty Tiipp, Willie Holmes and My i tie Howell. Their ages were from 7 to 10 years. After tho morning school ses sion the live mentioned and another boy got a big sled and coasted fiom the roadway down a short stoop hill, at the foot of which is a uiillpond. A thaw had weakened the loo, and it bioke un der the weight of the sled. The sled and all but one of the boys shot under the ice several rods. In his excitement the lad who escaped lost valuable time by running back to the school to give the alarm, instead of notifying resi dents near at hand. Four bodies have beon recovered. - Oudadust, Jan. 19. A tier ie election i ibt took' place today at Uj-Sent-Ana In the country of Aritd, Hungary, and it is repotted that four persons wero killed and sevornl injured. Troops have been dispatched to the soene of the disturbance from the town of Arad. Cleveland, O., Jan. 10. Wh I le seek ing safety It otii flames which were de stroying their home at 77 Hough ave nue, Mrs. Fred W. Tisdel was instantly killed and Itor husband sustained se vure injuries, from which he may die. DALY'S BILL. DISAPPEARS. III Haadraal Capias Irla(a4 sad hot Oaa Waa ta Ha Had. Salem, Or., Jan. IS. Today'i sea- lion of the legislature has been absolu tely featureless, ouleas the little excite ment in the hoo.se caused by the disap poaianoe of Daly's school bill, as de rrilied In tha detailed report, can be sailed a feature. It was really a trifl ing Incident. The day was given up to perfunctory piooeedings, there being oo discussion of any question in either house. Dills ara coming up slowly from the piinting office, and there is a pxid excuse for late beginnings and eatly adjournments. This condition rill continue, no doubt, through the week. la tha Naaata. Balem, Or., Jan. 18. Thtee bills were passe. I by tlw senate today to ie luce the slariea of Douglas county offi cers; to Incorporate the town of Cot tage Orova. Tha last was also passed by tha house. This morning the senate bill to in :rease the number of supreme court judges was read tha second time and tefeired to the judiciary committee without objection. This afti-rnoonan adjournment was promptly taken when the same bill, which had been passed by the bouse, same to its second reading. Seveial bills passed the second reading, and were referred. Fulton presented a petition, signed by 130 Clatsop county taxpsyers, pray ing that the present road laws be intended as to tha manner of collect ing slate and road poll tax, ami to pro- ride a secial tax not to exceed 5 mills n the dollal. The extra supply of xipie of the Daly school bill having been exhausted, and theio being a de- oiand fnjpi all parts of the state, 340 jopios more were ornereu priuieu: In tha llou.a. Quite a commotion was raised in tha house this afternoon by the discovery that there was not a copy of Senator Daly's school bill to be had, not with Handing the fact that 600 copies had been printed by the state printer. Roberts said, after ransacking the office A tha ttate printer, that he found but ma copy of the bill, and that not a llngle nopy wat to be found in the sen- Ito. As none bad been distributed in lh house, ha intimated that possibly there might havo been some motive in iplriting tha bills away, in view ol tliis expose, and the suspicion of pos litle malicious destruction of the bills printed, a resolution was paused direct ing the state printer to print 650 extra copies of the bill tor the exclusive use of tha house. Thirty bills were read doling the at ternoon. Of this number, 16 were in troduced during tiie morning bobs ion md seven weie new billa. VOTE WAS DIVIDED. Bis Banatorlal Candidal. a Itafura thi WaahlnfUin LvgUlatura. Olympia, Wash., Jan. 18. In sepa rate session today the legislature cast its first ballot foi a United States sen ator to tucoeed John L. Wilson. The total vote polled by each candidate was as follows: Humes, 23; Foster, 30; Wilson, 25 J. H. Lewis, 27; Ankeny, 8; J. 13 Allen, 1 Lewis received the full fusion strength excepting the vote of an ab sent member. A Republican member also was absent How Nomination! Wra Mail. Ill the senate at 13 M., on motion of Hamilton, the roll waa ordered called for the nomination of candidates for the United States senate. Andiews be ing first on the list, named Major T. J. Humes, of Seattle. Cole named Congressman Juntos Hamilton Lewis. Crow nominated Senator Wilson, who, he said had all the qualifications of the gentleman named by Andrews. Hugh Mclieavy and Miller of Walla Walla, seconded the nomination of Lewis. Megler Becondod Wilson's nomination, and Preston Becondod Humes', Reinhart evokexl a round of applause by "seconding the nomination of all ol them." Waibuiton presented Addison G. Foster. Clnpp said, In seconding the nomina tion of Foster, that a man who support ed him would neve! regret it. Lecrone also seconded Foster's nomi nation. Welshire said Humes favored ex pansion and the Nicaragua canal. Ho seconded Humes' nomination. Ankeny's name was not presented. Lewis received 19 votes, all the fu sionists. Foster, 0 Baker, Clapp, Hamilton, Hammer, Lecrone, Waiburtou. Humes, 6 Humnch, Preston, An drews, Welshiie, Wooding. Wilson, 4 Crow, Hall, Negler, Schoflold. In tha llouaa. At 13 M. Gleason of King presented the name of Thomas J. Humes for the office of United States senator. Judge Mount, of Spokane, placod in nomination John L. Wilson. Judge Wickorsham, in nominating Addison G. Foster, held it to be no longor necessary to elect great constitu tional lawyers to the United Status enate. McDonald of King, nominated James Hamilton Lewis. Naval Promotions Dlacnssad. Washington, Jan. 19. The executive session of the senate today was devoted to the (IIbcubsIoh of the advancement of Admirals Sampson and Sob ley and other naval officers because of gallant conduct in battle, over those officers who were not actively engaged In the war. The Butler resolution was op posed by Senator Chandler and other membots of tho naval oommittoe, and the matter went over until the loturn ot Senator Halo, chairman of the com mittee. ' THREE YEARS' PAY Amount the Cuban Army Will Receive. G0V!.B.MENTT0 ADVANCE MOSEY fart Mllllaas Kaalrad-Caataaaa I aalpta af Caba Will Ba Ilad(c4 far 1 ta Kaaav aaaaS- New York. Jan. 18. According to Brigadier-Oeneral Jose Miguel Uoines, member of the Cuban commission in Washington, tha Cuban army is sura to lecoive tlia three years' pay to"hich It is entitled, f 10,000,000 being ad vanced by tbe United Ktates, with the custom-bouses of Cuba as security for its payment. BrigatheMieneral Gomea, who has Just at lived in this city from Washing ton, Is grateful foi the way the oom mis sion baa been received. The negotia tions, it is expected, will be completed by tbe end of this month, when the oom m ins ion will tetutn to Cuba. Uen era) (Jomes said last night: - Our hopes have all been realised. At first, however, things looked dark for us. Poor tieneial Oarcia was the moat pessimistic member of the com mission. He had little nope for tha success of our plans when he left for Washington. T';e rest of the commis sion argued, however, that as the Americana bad aken charge of Cuba and thus prevented ua from raising money, we had a light to request a loan with which to pay off our men. Gen eral Oarcia asked for only $100 tor each man. "The other commissioners protested because of tbe small amount. Then came the general's death, and for the time being negotiations ware suspend ed. At our next meeting it was agreed that an official list of the men in the Cuban army would lie required before any agreement coold be readied. Ao coidiugly, I left for Cuba, whence I returned on Jannary 6 with the re quired document. "There aio 47,000 men to ba paid in the Cuban army. The amonnt we have requested is $40,000,000, to be turned over to oa either in one or thiee payments. We will give as security the custom-houses in Cuba. Should the government not rare to lend os that sum, we are willing to take one third of it and later pay the men the rest "As affairs now stand, I think we will receive the amount in thiee pay ments. This, however, is not decided yet. The late Mr. Dingley was in fa vor of giving us the amount in one pay ment" Speaking of the present condition of affairs in Havana, Ueneral Uomex said it waa bad. "There appears to be much disagree. ment among the American soldiers," be continued, "and no one seems to know what bit power is. Some one givea an order, aud the next man coun termands it As a result the govern ment of Havana is not at smooth as it might be. "Ueneral Brooke, however, is liked, and the Cubans are more willing to help him. General well than Lud- low'a orders preventing the from from taking any part Cubans in the 'evacuation parade,' caused a great deal of ill-feeling. This is now done away with, and there need be no fear of a olash between the Cubans and the Americans. 'The American soldiers are a fine set ot men, and do not give any trou ble. We aro done with war, and want peace, but nevertheless we would never tolerate tl e condition of affairs which is teported to exist in Porto Rica "Ueneral Brooke, I am told, is about to name a committee of Cubans, who will act as his advisers. Mendel Cap ote, president of the assembly at Santa Crus del Sur, will be placed at the bead of the commission. "General Maximo Gomes will re main in the field until the army is dis banded. Ha will then make his home n Havana. After the men in tbe army are paid off, we will try to prove to this country that wo ara fully ablo to govern Cuba. "The paying off of the army is the most important move toward establish ing trauqumlity on tho island. It we should not be able to raise the money trouble with tbe men would follow." Rhlpa on tha Way. Washngton, Jan. 18. The navy de partment was informed today that the Bennington sailed fiom Honolulu on the 7th inst., for Guam, in accordance with tho orders of the navy depattment. On the way over she will stop at Wake island and take possession of it for use as a cable station. The Castine sailed yostetday from San Juan do Poito Rico for Gibraltar. She is going to the Philippines to reinforce Dewey's fleet. Kaldwln Will Rabnlld. San Francisco, Jan. 18. The Bulle tin says that Lucky Baldwin hits de cided to erect an eight-story fireproof building on the property occupied by tho old Baldwin hotel, which was burned several months ago. The build ing will cost $3,000,000, and as soon aa the ruins of the old building can be cleared away, the work of construction will commence. Many Myaterlons Deaths. Little Rook, Ark., Jan. 18. There it Intense excitement in Baxter comity over a series of sudden aud mysterious deaths which have occurred in the vi einitv of Mountain Home, the county seat, within the last few days. No less than six men, all of whom were apparently in robnst health, have been suddenly atrioken and died within very short time after the attack. In every case there were unmistakable symptoms of poisoning. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Oragaa L"il.latura la far Ahaad or tha Hlata Frlatar. Salem, Or., Jan. 17. The legisla ture is aa yet devoted chiefly to the preliminary work of receiving new bills and is still so far ahead of tha printer that committees have notiiing to do. But one measure baa reached the acute atane. and that is the bill to add two justices to the supreme court. Having passed the bouse last week it is now in the senate, where it rests awaiting its second reading The bill is warmly supported, and it looked last week as if it were bound to pass; but it loses steadily onder discission, and its chances are now very dubious. Objec tion to it so far as it is expressed ap pears to test chiefly or wholly on the question of its constitutionality. The general proceedings today weie of a perfunctory and monotonous kind. Introduction and first reading of bills occupied tbe whole time in both houses. This ia likely to lie the order for the balance of tbe week. The usual flood of propositions, wise and otherwise, is pouring in, the greatest number of course, being destined to die in com mittee. Twenty-two bills were intro duced in the senate this afternoon. Halt a dozen weie read the second time, and one authorizing the town of Antelope to borrow (5,000 to build water-works was passed. A bouse joint memorial to congieaas for pen sions for Indian war veterans, the same as Mexican war veterans, was concurred in. A house resolution for the investiga tion of tbe affairs of the school land board was concurred in. Tha lloaaa. The bouse convened at 3:30 this afternoon, pursuant to adjournment The proceedings opened with the sec ond resiling and reference of bills, but owing to the fact that the state printer bad not caught up with printing, the house returned to tbe first reading and introduction of bills. Eight bills were lead the second time ami referred to the proper committees. One was passed end two weie withdrawn. The bill that passed was Whitney's, to amend the city charter of Albany. WASHINGTON'S SENATE. Protaat Against tha Kxclnaioa af Allans From Laka Atlla. Olympia, Wash., Jan. 17. In the senate on motion of Land, . Judge Mc Gilvra, of Seattle, was granted permis sion to address the senate. Inasmuch as it had been announced that Judge McUilvra bad np a senatorial lightning rod, there were some quizzical expres sions on the faces of several senators who are prominent in state politics. Judge McUilvra, steppinsg inside the circle, relerred, in a fotensio style of oratory to the death of Congressman Dingley, and, at the conclusion of his statement, asked for the consideration of a resolution petitioning the presi dent to appoint in bis Btead on the joint American-Canadian high commis sion a resident of the Pacific North west. Senator Preston suggested that it might be well to wait until Dingley was buried before proceeding to fill Ini shoes. A discreet smile passed about the oircle, whereupon Senator Schofield proposed that the resolution be made a special order for tomorrow. Senator Hamilton then asked, inas much as the resolution had been pie seuted by a gentleman not a member, in what position it came before the senate. There was a moment s hesita tion, during which tbe chair thought it possible to receive the communica tion, and finally Senator Preston said be would stand back of? it. That was acceptable to Hamilton, and, on motion of Crow, the document was tefeired to the committee on memorials. The house resolution protesting against the exclusion of aliens from the Atlin mining district by the Cana dian government was adopted 37 to 4 Hall, Preston, Remhait and il shire voting no. Sanatoria.! Choice on Ticket. In the house the veto messages of the governor were taken up. The veto of the bill providing for the survey and location of a roadway from Montesano, Chehjtlis county, to 13 rook bold, Witbkt aknm county, was sustained. The bill creating a state road along the Columbia river from Lyle to Wash ougal.was vetoed, because the pioposod road parallels a navigable river, the governor holding this to be against good public policy in the straitened condition of state finances. . Representative Moore, as the author of the bill, stated it to be his wish that the veto be sustained, because there is no time now to enter into the merits of the bill, and his wish was simultane ously respet ted. Colonel Patterson, of Kitsap, pre sen ted a petition for a fish hatcheiy in Kitsap county. Colwell presented a petition fiom Cowlita county for a law restraining live stock from at large. Judge McUilvra was accorded 1Q minutes in which to present bis Lake Atlin and Dingley resolutions, which were adopted. A concurrent resolution by Brown requesting the respeotive political par ties of the state to place upon theii tickets the choioe of the party for Unit ed States senator at elections prior ta senatorial elections, that the people may express their choice, was adopted The New York to Go to Havana. Washington, Jan. 18. The navy do. partment has .designated the following warships to form the squadron of evolu tion which Is to go south under direct command of Admiral Sampson: Flagshp New York, Brooklyn. In. diana, Texas, Chiougo. Newark, Ma chins. Thoy will be accompanied by the foi lowing-named colliers and supply ships: Marcellus, Lebanon and Supply. The ships aie ordered to be at Havana prior to the first of Febiuary next. V..1S A SWIFT DEATH Ship Andelana Goes Down at Tacoma. FIFTEEN MES WERE ABOARD Captain aad Mate Among Thoaa I.aal Veaaa! Canaltad During Hea.v Gala. BtT-r. Tacoma, Wash., Jan. IT. The most appalling marine disaster that has ever occurred in the history of Tacoma happened early this morning. During a terrifio gale which swept over Puget sound, the British ship Andelana. an chored in this port, awaiting cargo, capsized, and Captain U. W. Staling and bis crew of 16 men, who were asleep below decks, were dragged down to a sailot's death without sn instant's warning. Tbe full list ot those lost is as follows: Captain U. W. Staling, of Annapo lis, Nova Scotia; E. II. Crowe, aged 39 years, Londonderry, N. S., first mate; K U. Doe, aged 33 years, 145 Esses Talbot Road. Blackpool, England; Nemey Jossaim, Victoria, B. C, stew ard; Joseph M. A. D'Holyere, of Ost end, Belgium, apprentice; Richard Reginald Hanze, of Ostend, Belgium, apprentice; Charles Smith, ot United States, botswain; James Daly, of New York, boatswan; J. R. Brown, of Bar badoea, cook; fl. Hansson, Sweden, able seaman; Antone Jensen, Den mark, seaman; John Nielson, Norway, seaman; E. Ostrom, Finland, seaman; Fred Ilindstrom, Norway, seaman; Edward Lets, Rega, Russia, seaman; August Simonson, Holland, seaman; Pat Wilson, St. John's, N. F., Sea man. Just what time the disaster which resulted in such appallling loss ot life occurred ia not known, as every per son on board the vessel went to the bottom of the Sound with it.' The ship, which . waa of English build, and worth probably $150,000, entered this port several days ago. She was to have loaded wheat under char ter to Eppinger & Co., of San Fran cisco, for Europe. Yesterday she was taken to the Eureka dock and all bal last removed and the hold cleaned, pre paratory to receiving cargo. She was then towed to ad anchorage several hundred yards northeast ot the St Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company deep-water wharf, at which point dis aster overtook her. She had out, ac cording to the best information ob tainable, tbe starboard anchor, weigh- ng at least three tons, white to either side of tbe vessel were attached the ballast logs used to keep a Bhip upright during the absence of cargo or ballast. The ship was riding tbe wave serenely when the skippers of other vessels an chored close by retired the night before. When daylight dawned no signs of tha Andelana were visible Over the spot where she rode serenely at anchor the night before only a danger-signal buoy lamp was visible. When the absence of the ship was discovered. Captain Doty and Captain Burley took the tng Fairfield aud made an investigation, and it was soon determined beyond possibility of doubtl that the ship bad gone to the bottom. One of the ballast logs was found. To it dangled part of the chain by lich it w as originally fastened to the ill-fated ship. In addition, one of tbe lifeboats, a mattersa with the name of the ship on it, and several oars, weie found. Beyond these no other wreck age has be vri discovered. As all on board perished, onlv sur mises as to the cause of the disaster are prevalent. Judging from indica tions, shipping men say, tbe ballast log found was from the port side ot the vessel. She ship, according to all ac counts, was headed in a southerly di rection, or towaid the head of tho bay, at tbe time tbe gale swept down the Sound. The heavy winds caused the ship to train on the chains, making tbe log on the weather side taut and giv ing a tendency to lift the log from the water, but the strain was too great for one ot the chains, and it snapped. This released the towering oraft fiom the greater restraint on the weather side, and she lifted with the wind, and, there being little restraint fiom the other end of the log, raised it enough to allow the right or mooring chain to slip off. Thus freed from ballast and floating like a chip, the ship careened under the pressure of the heavy galo, and shipped great quantities of water, filling completely the hold and fore castle, causing her to capsize and sink to tbe bottom, all in a very few min utes. The situation was further aggravated by the fact that the tides wero just setting in at the time the ship went down. This in all probability foroetl the stern of the vessel around and ex posed the broadside to the gale's fury. Late this afternoon the ill-fated ves-. Bel was located. She lies on the bot tom of tho Sound, on her broadside, under 33 fathoms of water, close by the spot where sbe had been anchored. : Lived Over 100 Year. Utica, N. Y., Jan. 17. Mrs. Emily J. Moseley, who would have been 103 years old had she lived until April, died at the Home for the Homeless to night. " Storm In Switzerland. ,- Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 17. A heavy gale is blowing today, accom panied in different parts of Switzerland by torrential rains and snow. Great damage baa been done. Many of the mountain passes are blocked, and it is feared there will be serious avalanche , disasters. 1 Tho United States gunboat Helena rnnortod at Port Said today, and, hav ing coaled, procoeded on her way to the Philippines. )1