VOL. IX.
IIILLSBOltO, OltKOON, TIIUHSDAY. FEHHUAKY 5, 1903.
.NO, 47,
S
EVENTS OF THE DAY
OATHLKED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Compnhanalv Rtvlaw of tha Import
t oat Happenings ol the Hast Week,
PreMntvd la Condoneod l:omi. Mm
Ltfcaly to Prove Intoreetlng to Our
Many Reader.
Middlebury, VI., suffered $150,000
fir lota.
Ths wnaUi
anti-trust bill.
has passed tht F.lklne
Canada expwla big immigration
Iron F.iiglami tlila yi-er.
Tli Idalio liiUUliira voted Iud the
measure creating an eight-hour Jay law.
Frank Majb-e, a Chicago poUI
clerk, bat liven arretted, charged with
rifling Ilia malla.
President Catro's troopi are said to
QOKS WITH PANAMA.
THE LEGISLATURE
Old Canal'and Plant, Railroad, Buildings
and Other Property.
Washington, Feb. 4.-11 the United
States finally enters upon the constrno
(ion ol the loteroceanic canal over ilia
Panama route, at now seems probable,
It will first pay to tbe Panama canal
company Hit vest tuin ol $40,000,000.
Tbla payment represents mora than Iba
mere right ol way of tbla company j It
represents I lie work alrrady dona to
warda digging tlia taat ditch, Iba 1'ana
ma railroad, the niapa, drawlnga, roc
orda, and a balance thrown In by way
ol bonus, but It la aald that the latter
Item ll comparatively small, lor tbe
ditch already constructed, according to
olllcial eatimatea, represents an expend
Itureof about 117,000,000, and the
Panama railroad stock at par la worth
almost 17,000,000. Tbe French com'
pany will give to this government
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS OP OREQ0N
ARE DOINQ AT SALEM.
BUIa et Importance That are Being Intro-
ducad and Acted Upoa la Botk Hoaaea
Meeaeree f Igaed ky the Ooremer
Progress of the Balloting for Laltce
tatea leaator.
Taeaday.
Tbe vole Fulton 34, Ger 16, Wood
17, Mllla 12, nattering 8, absent 3.
Paulsen, ol Clackamaa, voted (or
Gear, but belore the reault waa an
noanced changed back to Fulton.
The Benate Among tbe bllla paated
waa one to autborlxe tbe employment
among other things, aboat 30,000 acre of convict labor on the public bigliwaya
ol land which, with the land belong
ing to the ralln-a.i company, cover
nearly all the ground requited lor the
actual (onatruciion ol t Indiana I. Soue
thlng like 2,300 buildingt will (all into
r a - i
' 1 " ' ' 'I
, .-A X WH
TO MAKE ONE STATE.
TERMS OF TREATY
LEVI ASKKSY. OF WALLA WALLA.
The Waxblniitoii Irnialwiure i-IihUh! Mr. Ankony to ropn-aHut b! kUUs la the
UiUUhI HUttrt in'imtc. ,
be engaged with rtoliitloury lorcei 14
tiiilcatoulh ol Caracal.
Ft re deatroyed the plant of the Chi
cago railway aupply foundry company,
at Weat Harvey, cauaing a loaa aitl
mated at 1250,000.
A new pilot bill It before tbe Waah
Ington leglalature. It la the firtt meat
ure ot the kind not opposed by the
1'uget aound tugboat compauiea.
Profeaaor lUdell, of Cornell,, an
nounce! a dlacovury In translation of
electricity whereby an alternating and
direct current may be aent at the aame
time.
Tbe national debt wat dwreaeed 13,
(100,000 during January.
Coercion In Ireland ha been almost
abandoned and better timet are In
light.
The Alaaka boundary treaty bni been
returned to the tenite with the clerical
errori corrected.
Rioting among linking street car
man at Waterbury, Conn., continue!,
deaplte tha presence of troopt.
William A. Wilton, who absconded
from Manila with (8,000 of govern
ment fundi, bai been captured at Mon
treal. Godfrey Hunter, Jr., hai been acquit
ted of the charge of murder growing out
of the killing ol William FiUgorald at
Guatemala. '
Tbe breaking ol an elevator cable at
Denver canted the maiming and bruin
ing of aeven persona, one of whom may
be crippled (or life.
Mine Union lVlfld trainmen who
ran, between Sydney, Neb., and Chey
enne, Wyo,, are under ar-eat, charged
with the theft of goods in tranait.
Two atock train on the Illinois Cen
tral collided, killing two men and In
juring U othen. Five cari of etook
were coniumed iu the fire which broke
oat. ' i i .""
A movement U on foot to cretae a
new itate out ol the western portion ol
North Dakota and the eastern portion
of Montana. It ll proposed to call It
Montague.
Ei-Secretary of the Navy Long shows
Improvement and may recover.
Senator Mitchell ii ilowly recovering
liom his levere attack ol illness.
Binger Hermann hao'turned over the
general land ofHce to hla tucoosaor.
A Manila official li short $8,000 in
hli account! and hai fled to Japan.
Tha railroad connecting Havana and
fiantiago ia completed and opened to
traffic
The French chamber ol deputlei ii
unanimously in iavor ol a large stand
ing army.
Jean Jules Justerand, the new French
ambassador to the United States, hai
' arrived in Washington.
and one to make aula office n and em
ployee aubject to garnlahment. A joint
resolution to abrogate lection 36, article
1, ol tbe itate conatitutlon, relative to
negroei and mulattoea, wai adopted.
Tbe House A bill lo amend the code
relating to marriage tlceuaei wai pasted,
A bill lo fii tbe maiimuni rales per
mil charged by railroad compauiea
wai Introduced.
Monday
The vote Fnltoa 34, Gear 16, Wood
14, Mlili 12, scattering 0, absent 8
The Benate Tbe bill to reapportion
tbe elate Into senatorial and represent
ative districts wai pasaed. The Smith
bill (or the creation ol a board of health
pasaed with only one diasenting vote.
A bill waa introduced to repeal the law
creating tbe offices ol health officers and
boatpuller at Attoria.
The Houie Tbe bill to commit Ine
briates to the Insane asylum wai lost.
A bill lo regulate and limit the noun
of employment of females was pasaed.
A resolution waa adopted by both
branches at king the president to visit
Oregon on fata trip to the coast.
Satarday.
The vote-Fulton 32, Gear 10, Wood
14, scattering 18, absent and paired 8,
present but not voting 1.
Tba Senate Among the billa pawed
waa one relating lo licenses (or selling
Intoiicating liquors and one w provide
(or transfer of prisoners from tbe peni
tentiary to the asylum.
The House Committee on education
repotted In (avor ol aenate bill appro
priating 120,000 (or Kattern Oregon
agricultural college. ' Committee on
commerce reported favorably on tbe
bonse bill (or tba improvement and use
of rivers.
Friday.
Tha vote: Fulton 33, Geer 16, Wood
16, scattering 21, absent 4.
The Benate Motion to adjourn until
Monday voted down. A bill waa passed
prohibiting child labor under certain
aires. A communication waa received
from the governor calling attention to
tbe scandal at tha state prison. A
measure wai introduced to- provide an
eiecutive mansion
Tha iloute Among tha bills intro
duced wai one providing a matron at
Congress May Admit New Mcilco and Art-
lea! as Oae, to Bs Divided Later.
Washington. Feb. 6. Strong efforts
are being made to bring about a com
promise on the statehood bill. Many
senator! wbo are decidedly displeased
with the legislative aituation would
welcome a compromise in order to clear
Iba way (or other legislation. Some
hope was built today on a statement ol
Senator Quay that be "might" have a
modification to make to bis statehood
amendment to the agricultural appro
prlatlon bill, and consideration ol that
measure bai been postponed at hie re
quest until Friday.
The compromise most favored is the
admission of Arisona and New Mexico
at one itate, Quay contending that such
a provision should be modified to au
thorise the admission o( A r irons alone
when It shall develop sufficient popula
tion. It is learned on good authority
that the president would be willing to
see such a compromlte made, 11 it wai
further provided that at tbe time tbe
large state was admitted, not only
Anions, but New Mexico as well,
should have an adequate population
htlorts are being made to reach tome
compromise which will not arouse an
tagonism when tbe bill goes back to tba
bouse.
MONEY FOR NAVY.
ALASKAN BOUNDARY QUESTIONS FOR
TRIBUNAL TO SETTLE. '
Document Is Largely la French and Mast
Be Translated Three Mca Appointed
by United States and Three by Qreat
Britain Witt Act as Juriats- Declatoa
la Three Month.
the hands ol the government on con
elusion ol the bargain, among them
being offices, quarters, storehouses, hos
pitals, shops, stables and miscellaneous
iriixinnta. There ia an Immense
amount o( machinery, consisting o( a the penitentiary and one lor an eight
floating plant of tugs, launcbee, dredg- uour woraing aav.
es. a rolling pianl ol loconiomee anu i inna
cars, together with excavators, cranes, I Tba vote: Fulton S3, Hear 16, Hood
pumps, etc. In addition to all tnii, 17, Willianls 10, scattering 11, absent
there Ii a quantity ol surveying and IS.
other instruments and mlscellaneoos Tna House Bills were passed ask
supplies. (ng congress to enact better land lawi
The official estimate ol the time re- ,nd chanina tha time ol flxini the Ux
quireu w compieie me i anama w. jMiet A otH Wii introduced comnell
ia 10 years, and tbe eatimatea coat u ng rallroadi to erect gatea in the city
iibj.uou.uu"' ine naner commission 0j Portland
Congreaamea Favor Big Appropriations
lor New Vessel.
Washington, Feb. S. Sentiment in
tbe hosue and in tbe naval affairs com
uittee is strongly in (avor ol Repre
sentative Dayton's resolution calling
opon the secretary ol the navy lor a
permanent programme lor tbe steady
Increase, equipment and manning ol
tbe navy, with a view ol giving to the
United Slates a navy as efficient and
powerful ai that ot any power in the
world. This resolution is now belore
the committee on naval affairs, but
action on it will be delaved until dis
posal ol tbe Lessler bribery case.
Many member! ol congress, some ol
whom are identified with naval affairs,
and some ol whom have only the-in
terest ol seeing the country protected
by a well manned and powerful navy,
bave expressed themselves as unequivo
cally In (avor of tbe resolution.
Representative Cannon, ol Illinois,
chairman ol the committee on appro
priations, who believes not one penny
ol the government! money should be
other than wisely spent, endorse! Mr.
Dayton i proposal.
Similar view! are held by many oth
era in the house. The present situa
tion in Yenesuela has had considerable
effect upon members of congress, and,
more tbun any event of late years, bas
impressed congress with tbe necessity
ol placing the United States in a better
position to defend itself against the
European powers, if need be.
MONEY IN DANOER BY FIRE.
New York Assay Offks Ablaze, with Mil-
Boas la Bullloa ea Hand.
BIG APPROPRIATION
MILLION DOLLARS FOR JETTIES AT
MOUTH OP COLUMBIA.
thought it would take but eight years
to build a canal at Nicaragua. It li
estimated that mlUioni will need be
spent by the United States engineers
in making Colon, Panama, and the
canal route unitary before much work
can be done. The Panama lever bai
The vote
Wednesday.
today stood:
Goer 16, Wood, 17, scattering 20,
absent 3, total 00. ,
The Senate Most ol the day
taken up in passing charter bills.
Tanncl Under East River.
Nwe York, Feb. 6. Atfer lying idle
lor 10 years, the tunnel under the East
river, between Forty-second street,
Manhattan, and Long Island Citv, will
probbaly soon be rushed to completion.
Plani lor the tunnel are all ready, so
the work could begin today, according
to the engineer. The New York &
Long Island railroad company, owners
of the franchise, completely reorgan-
Fulton 83, 1 ,,ed nM 06811 todytoB' the question ol through the agents.
Washington. Feb. 6. There was
soma discussion yesterday in tbe execu
tive session of tbe senate with reference
to making public tba treaty recently
negotiated by Secretary Hay and Sir
Michael Herbert (or a settlement of
tba Alaskan boundary disputo. Owing
to the (act that a number of articles are
in French, it was decided to await a
translation before making the treaty
public. The secretary of tbe aenate
waa directed to prepare a translation
Article 1 o( the treaty provides that
tbe boundary line tribunal shall be im
mediately appointed, and shall consist
o( six Impartial jurists, three to be
named by tbe president of the United
States and three by bis Britannic ma
jesty. All questions must receive
majority vote of the tribunal. Pro
vision ia made (or the appointment of
other jurists to fill vacancies and (or
officers of tbe tribunal, including ecien
tide expert! and agents.
Article 2 provides that a written or
printed care of tbe two parties and oth
er documents, correspondence andei
dence shall be lubmitted by tbe two
parties within two monthi cl the ex
change of the ratifications of thii treaty.
Two months afterward tbe counter case
may be submitted, but tbe tribunal
may extend the time if it to desires.
Article 3 provides that the tribunal
shall consider in the settlement of tbe
questions submitted to its decisions the
treaty between Great Britain and Rus
sia of 1825 and the treatv between the
United States and Russia of March 30,
18G7, and "particularly articles III, IV
and V of the first mentioned treaty."
Tbe original text ol these articles is
given in French. In tbe treaty be
tween the United States and Russia
articles III and IV cl the Anglo-Rus
sian treaty are quoted as describing the
line of demarcation between Russian
and tbe British possession a.
It is provided that the first meeting
of the boundary tribunal shall be in
London. As soon as possible after the
arguments are concluded a decision
shall be prepared and within three
months, unless the president or the
British king, by common accord, ex
tends the time. Provision also is
made as to how the decision shall be
prepared and banded to the agents of
the respective governments. As soon
as possible a decision'shall be prepared
and banded to thi agents oi the re
spective governments.
As soon as a decision baa been sent
to the contracting parties each shall
send one or more scientific experts to
lay down the boundary line in accord'
ance with the decision, i Should there
be a failure of the majroity to agree on
any of tbe points submitted, tbe re
spective governments are to be notified
New York, Feb. 3. Fire broke out
today in a laboratory in tbe second
story of the United States assay office,
which ia next door to the United States
eubtreasury, and destroyed a portion of
the roof and upper story and some of
tbe apparatus. Chief A stayer Torrey
id tbe loss on tbe building would be
nominal. He thought tha business of
tbe assay office, which amounted to
about 7 assays a day, would not be in
terrupted longer than three or (our
dsys. Mr. Torrey believed that nitric
acid, which ia used in testing bullion,
was the cause ol the fire.
A - .1. - a. . J 1 a a
iiiruiwii lurneu in ana me oo . : i
government, employes in vthe building ll """" "
hastened to aave the million. l tn in 1,000,000 to be available alter
ure in their care. There was about July 1 lor the work on the jetty at tha
140,000,000 In bullion in the vaults mouth of the Columbia river, in ac
.naaoout,i,oou,ovu lying ooisiae in eordance with the anthoriMtlon
Tnuua pun oi me ouiiaing. , ine
(1,600,000 and about 1 100,000 in melt-
Money Is Available as Sooa as Report of
Beard la Mane' Alaska to Have Eight :
New Llghtaoaaca-BcrtUlon System to
Identify Chinese-Closer Watch Over
Forest Rcaervts.
Washington, - Feb. 4. Tbe sundry
civil bill, reported to the house yester
day, carries a number of Pacific Coast
con
tained in tbe last river and harbor bill.
ed itate, as well as the books o( account There is a distinct advantage In having
and records were hastily locked op.' the lump appropriation, aa it enableo
Tbe building need by the assay office th chief nl
ii uiminc. i lore ii oegan w oe nsea .j . . , , , .
at an assav office. 40 rears am . it waa ' -b wuv.. s.
a government mint, and (or a time it Th" moaey wUI lble in tlma
was tbe United States or government I or commencing work when tbe present
bank. Tbe structure is of gray stone available balance ' hia been nand and
and brica and very old fashioned. ' lhe .u, wj reDort , --j.
approved
Other coast appropriations are: En
OeBartment Store BW. Canrin 'Low largemeni ana remoaenng the 1'ortland
of f S0O.0OO. posiomce ana court Duildings, au,.
BIO SACRAMENTO FIRE.
Sacramento, Feb. 3. Tbe great de
partment store of Weinstotk, Labia 4
Co., was destroyed by fire this morning,
One fireman was killed by a falling
wall. One other fireman was fatally
injured and several others received
serious injuries.
The store was one of the largest in
California. : It was a (oar rtorv brick
SARA- Mnfrinitlnal mln.Mliv.mlii.MAii.'
and cement building, covering a large in AiMflU bj geological survey ,5160,000.
area ol ground. An immense stock o( The T(Mah.T , .nrnntlJiTn. . .
department store goods waa ear r led, as I marie for tha nrotection of the end
in addition to being tbe leading store far ajBOn fisheries o( Ala.
Sacramento it did a large business .j,- .p.;r. i..l.. ,j u.;;
thronghout Central and Northern Call- .0OTnnwnt fi.h atationa in Or-
gob and Wasbintgon, food and clothing
was
A
cost 100,000 lives, and no one can live bill waa passed to create a state board
lone there under present conditions, of health. Bills were Introduced ex
it is thought that Chinese and Negroes Ing the salary of state printer; making
will need to be Imported for work in I eight hours a day's work in all occu-
the ditch, as the climate Is too oppres- pations except domestic and agricul
siva to permit much labor by Ameri- tural; and a number of unimportant
cans, and the natives will not work. . measures.
ELE EN WOMEN BURNED.
Awful
PORTLAND MARKETS.
75o; blue-
Holocaust on Malcolm lalaad
Seventeen Injured. Wheat Walla Walla,
RHI. Feb. 4 - A aneclal to the "m 88cS "" 78c.
Times from Vancouver says: Thursday
evening witnessed a grim tragedy with
dlre:results to the Finnish settlera on
Malcolm island, some distance np the
coast from Vancouver. In a terrible
holocaust which broke out while the
men were at a meeting, in a common I chOD gig
ii j i .i i l oi f nt M ri T
living noiiBO in which oi miliums won
Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew
ing, 124. -
Flour Beat grade, I4.804.85; grah
am, 13.45(83.85. , 1
Mlllituffi- Bran, $18 19 per ton;
middlings, (23 O 24; ihorts, I1B20
resuming the woik for a year. New
plans are complete, and practicialy all
preparations have been made for a con
tinuation of the long delayed project.
Railroad Provides Free Surgeons.
New York, Feb. 6. The New York
Central railroad has perfected a plan
to minimise loss of life and Injuries in
accidents by employing 60 surgeons,
who will live all along tbe line, so that
they may be reached at once. Each
physician will bave charge ol a section.
The station masters will be kept in
formed of the whereabouts of the physi
cians, so that they may De reached Dy
wire at any time. These surgeons will
also respond to calls ol passengers
taken ill and to attend employes.
Every train will carry surgeon s tools.
The exchsnge of ratifications, as soon
aa the same has become effective,
provided (or.
DOBLIN IS OUILTY.
000, with 125,000 additional for rent o(
temporary quarters (or postoffice and '
courta wh.ie repairs are being made; (
eight. Alaaka lighthoatee, 1 200, 000;.,
continued improvement of Crater Lake
national park, 12,000: reindeers for
Alaaka, 125,000; improvement' ot Ta
coma harbor, 1100.000; - purchase o( .
site for military pott, Skagway, Alaaka,
(ornia.
in. ... I O " '
voionei neintiocK ana we company a ii. at pi ..j a.
a. . . t ' I ...l l M. . . W U. A au .uu u,,
u ire .tors utve aeciaeu to , renaua ai
once. Meantime, the debris will be
cleared away and temporary ware rooms
pot up. About 400 people have been
thrown out ol employment. . ; -
Tbe total insurance is estimated by
Colonel VVeimtockat about 1300.000.'
Loss, probably $500,000. . .
HOBSON QIVES LP.'
Hero of the Merrimac Resigns from Navy
on Account of Hi Eyes.
Wasbintgon, Feb. 3. Captain Rich
mond P. Hobeon, of Merrimac fame,
bas tendered his resignation as a naval
George
island, Alaska, etc '
A significant appropriation is $500.- .
000 for the exclusion of Chinese, $300,
000 more than was appropriated (or the
purpose last year. Tbe increase ia
authorixed became the committee pro- -
videis (or tbe adoption of the Be. killion
system of identification o( Chinese en-
tering and leaving at all ports of entry, -it
being found: this ia the only sure
method ol identification. '-
Tbe appropriation (or the protection '
of public lands against illegal and
fraudulent entry ia . increased from
$150,000 to $185,000, tbe committee -
directing that more special agents be
constructor in the navv. For- aome employed next year.
time Captain Hobson has sought to bei There hai also been an increase to ;
relieved, but the board before which he $325,000 for administering forest re-.
waa examined pronounced him fit (or
duty, and be was ordered to duty in
charge of construction work at 'the
Bremerton navy yard.
It is well known that (or some time
Captain Hobson has suffered " from an
affection ol tbe eyes, he and hia friends
bave declared, incapacitated him from
active duty. A bill to retire him . has
passed the house of representatives, atd
recently, when it was called np in ' the
senste by Mr. Morgan it was passed
over on an objection by Mr. Cockrell,
wbo insisted that, an examining board
having pronounced him fit (or duty,
Hobson should not be retired
In a letter to the secretary of the
navy Hobson sets out tha reasons (or
his resignation, the princpial. one being
the bad condition of his eyeai , It is
understood that Admiral Taylor, the
chief o( the bureau of navigation, will
mate a favorable recomendation on
Captain Hobson'i resignation.
serves, $25,000 more than latt year.
The increase u made necessary by tbe
increased area of reserves and the grow- '
ing demand for forest reserve timber.
The appropriation for examination ol
lands with a view to their inclusion in :
forest reserve! ii increased materially
to $130,000, indicating future activity ,
in this line. .
i i ii '
SHOOTS ESCAPING PRISONER. - .
living, 11 women and children were
burned to death and 17 injured.
Tbe anguish of the men, who were
powerlosi In many cases to help the
women and children, owing to there
being no water supply, was terrible.
Ai they stood outside the blilng build
ing, children were thrown from Ine
house at their feet and (rantio women
were (ailing all about them crippled
and bruised as they leaped from the
second story ot the doomed hotel.
There are about 100 families on the
island. The building burned wai put
up to provide temporary shelter (or the
more recent arrivals, who had been
living in tents. Many ol the men per
formed acta of great bravery, and were
badly burned. y ,
Effect ol Free Coal.
New York, Feb. 5. It is the general
opinion among local dealers that the
DHat InrtiintrAninnrA Canada hv ncarcltv
Oats-No. I white, 11.15 O 1.20; I mal la at an nml. and from now on
i ml., i M ... i - I '
gray, f naignu per nuiwi. tv,. M wju continue to drop, espe-
Uay Timothy, $11 12; clover, cially it the present mild weather con
$8(99; cheat, $9(810 per ton. tinues. In some places yesterday hard
Potatoet Bast Burbanki, 60 975c pef coal could be bought lor 17.50 a ton
sack; ordinary, 4050o per cental, and one dealer put his price at 17, witn
To Colonize Venezuela.
Joplln, Mo., Feb. 4.-"Tha
Vena-
suelan Company," which organised
here several days ago to enlist men lor
colonisation in Venesuela, has, it was
stated today, received over 1,000 men,
all with military training and some ol
whom are stated to have held commis
sions in the United States army and
navy. Applications (or membership
are pouring in from all parts of the
United States and Canada. The com
pany expects to secure large land grants.
growers' prices; Merced sweets, izg
8.25 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, llc;
young, llffll2c;hens, none; lurxeyi,
live, 15016c; dressed, 1820c; ducks,
$77.60per doaen; geese, I78.60,
Cheese Full cream, twins, 16h'
17)foj Young America, 17X18Jic;
factory prices, llHo less.
ButterFancy creamery, 8032)c
per pound; extras, 80c; dairy, 80
22c; store, 1518o,
Eggi 26 per doaen.
Hope Choice, 2526Kc per pound.
Wool-Valley, 12W15c; Eastern
Oregon, 814Mio; mohair, 26(28c
Beef tiroes, cows, 8Sio per
pound; steers, 44c; dressed, 7o.
Veal-7K8)io.
i Mutton Gross, 4o per pound ;
dressed, 7Ho.
Lambs . Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 7Xo.
Hogs Gross, 6)tfa per pound;
dressed, 7970.
1.000 tons on hand. The price of soft
coal was aa low as $2.50 a ton, with
independent dealers retailing coal at
$6 and $6.50 a ton.
Committee In Lessler Case Says He At
tempted Bribery Minority Report.
Washington, Feh. 5. The house
committee on naval affairs has reported
tc the house its findings in the matter
ol the investigation of the Lessler brib
ery charges. It finds that Philip Dob-
lin tried to bribe Lessler, and is liable
to punishment for that offense and (or
perjury, but Lemuel E. Quigg and tbe
Holland boat company are innocent in
the matter.
A minority report signed by Repre
sentative Kitchen (Dem. N. C), Van-
diver (Dem. Mo.) and Roberts (Rep.
Mass.) wai also submtietd. It finds
that there was no attempt at bribery,
or in effect, that Doblin's whole story
ia a fiction of hia imagination. It
argees in the rest of the majority report.
Will Have to Change Plans.
Seattle, Feb. 5. It may be neces
sary to change the plans of the new
federal building in this city, as there
is not enouah money appropriated to
build tbe stiucture entirely oi stone.
R. Brainard, representing the archi
tect's office of the treausry department,
is here now, consulting with the vari
ous federal officials in regard to the
matter. While here he will examine
the sandstone product of the state with
in
Direct Vote on Senator.
Denver, Feb. 6. A bill introduced
in the legislature by Senator Rash pro
vides that at the general election and
preceding the time (or election of a
United States senator, eacn political
party may place on the ballot the a view of having that material need
names of five or leu candidates for the the building
senatorship, and binds the members of
the legsilature, under penalty oi expul-1 Fifty Middle Qraduate,
ion, to vote (or tbe candidate of their Annapolis, Feb. 6. The 50 midship-
respective party receiving the greatest ,pen 0f the class of 1903 today received
number of the popular vote.
Philadelphia to Stay at Bremerton,
Washington, Feb. 5. The navy de-
partment has decided to retain the
Philadelphia at the Bremerton navy
yard as a receiving ship. ' This vessel
was one of tbe first crusiers ol the new
steel navy and already has become an
tiquated in many leipecta.
their diplomas from the hands of Secre
tary of the Navy Moody, and became
full fledged officers of the American
navv. The exercises took place in tbe
new armory. The midshipmen aesem
bled in front ot tbe barracks and
marched to the armory, where a large
crowd had gathered to witness the cere
monies. Tonight the exercises culmin
a ted in the annual grand ball.
Nome Becomes Sob-port.
n aehintgon, Feb. 3. The secretary
of the treasry has issued an order roak
ing Nome, Alaska, a sub-port of entry.
This action waa taken after a thorough
investigation of the whole subject of
officials in Alaska, and it is" expected
that it will add very materially to tbe
prosperity of Nome and the whola ter
ritory. At present all vessels going to
Nome are necessarily subiect to many
inconveniences and delays. Under the
new arrangement vessels' will enter and
clear and duties will be paid at Nome
the same as at all other porta of entry.
Trolley Cars Mobbed. '
Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 3. The trol
ley strike in this city tonight reached
the proportions of a general riot.. Every
car sent out from tbe barns was greeted
with a volley of stones at various
points, and no car escaped without
broken windows. Thousands of people
filled the streets, and the police ..were
powerless to control the mob, and were
at length forced to request the company
officials to call in the cars. The re
quest was complied with, and the last
car pulled into the barn at 11:15 es
corted by the police.
Torpedo Boat Crashed.
Corfu, Island of Corfu, Feb, 3. The
British ciuiser Pioneer ran into a tor
pedo boat destroyer near the channel of
Corfu today and 13 persons are believed
to have been drowned.,". The torpedo
boat destroyer was the Orwell,', She
was cut through at the conning tower
during night naval operations, and ' her
fore part sank in deep w ater taking down
15 men. Onlv two bodies have been
recovered. The after part Of. tbe Orwell
has been towed here. 1 '";
Attempted Break From Idaho Penitentiary
Neatly Frustrated.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 4. While at- '
tempting to escape from the pen i ten- --.
tiary this afternoon, Bob Meeki .was .. ;
shot down by Deputy Warden Robert
Fulton. Meeka slipped out of tha yard ' "
behind a wagon ' and started to ranr-
north. Guards on the wall opened fire .
on him. The deputy warden ran into
the office and, grabbing a rifle, stopped "'
the fugitive at 300 yards. Tha ball .:
struck tbe convict in the left leg, sbat-
tering the bone so badly that it .has
been necessary to amputate the" limb. :
Meeks was sentenced lor 35 yean for,.,
participation in the robbery of the
Mohtpelier bank in 1897. ' He made li
previous escape, but was recaptured 1
after, being out two days. It wasvt
found Meeks had sought to commit -
suicide by attempting to open an artery
in his wrist with an improvised knife.-
This was apparently done last night,.
:; ' Chinese Importing Arms. '' t
Honolulu, Feb. 4. Tha Pacific Mali-
steamship China has arrived here from.
Hong Kong and .Yokohama, on her,,
way to San Francisco. She brings the 1
news that large importations .of arms ;
and ammunition are being made .by
Chinese, in violation of the agreement
of the powers". Vessels ' disguised as
trading boats are going intaJbe interior
laden with war material. It ii thought
that these unusual importation! of lire
arms and ammunition are being mad
by the reform element, which, ia ftot.t;
ting to overthrow, the Msnchurian- .
dynasty. ; ' ' '
Must Olve Preference..,
' Beriln," Feb, 4. The foreign . office
officials say that the interchange of 3
views between Mr. Bowen and tba rap-,
resentatives o( tbe allies at Washington. 3
continues on the question of what form '
of preference the blockading powers '
shall have President Castro will- not a
be allowed to reach a settlement with- ,
out giving some form of preference. . '
The attitude of the United States eon'-' 1
tinues as from the beginning to bei di- i
ninea and lnenmy toward all
Orders to Rush Rifle.
Springfield, Mass., Feb, 3. Orders
have been received at the United States
armory to rush the shipment of 100,000
Krag-Jorgensen rifles to arsenals over
tbe country. The original cause of the
order was the passage of the militia
bill, but the rush feature of the order
apparently has a special cause.
i. .: Can't Haul the Traffic.
Chicago, Feb. 4. Because ol inaJbUt
ity of eastern roads to handle aU the
traffic offered them, western roads haw)
issued blockade notices that affect "set"''
eral ol the necessaries of life. Amroag
tbe latter is flour, which the! wt3rn
roads will not receive for deilv: y to
eastern roads nntil farther notice). Jt
condition of congestion on tha eastern i
roads is veryj much worse 'than ort
western roads, - .-.-.. .i