VOL. XXXIII.
COKVALLIS, BEOTOT COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ; 12, 1897.
NO. 48.
I NEWS OF IH! WEEK
WORK OF CONGRESS.
THE ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS.
A COWBOY OUTRAGE.
TWO DEMOCRATS GO IN.
JOINT ASSEMBLY FAILED.
New
OP INTEREST TO OUR READERS
CpnhnlT Review of the Import
ant Happening of the Pant Week
" Called From the Telegraph Columns.
The Homestead steel work started up
this week in all departments, giving
employment to 4,000. men. , .
iio. iuaij ubuit) n jjiuucci ut
died at her home in Walla Walla, at
the age of 79 years. Her husband,.
John Scott, died only three months ago.'
The president has signed, on the rec
ommendation of the secretary of the
interior, an order, reducing the num
ber of pension agencies in the United
States from eighteen to nine. It is said
this will save at least $ 150,000 per an
num. ,
Hon. J. F. Boyer died at his resi
dence in Walla Walla. Mr. Boyer was
nnfl fif tTiA Vioc f Vtinim rrnn if t Ii a t.
city. In business, in church, in social
life and in almost every matter of pub
lie interest he was for many years one
of the most prominent men of the In
land Empire. . ;'"--. : -
A Santa Jfe train was held up and
fobbed by two masked men near Nel
son, A. T. One of the robbers while
attempting- to break into the express
car was -ihpt and ... killed . by. Messenger
Summers. " The other escaped, taking
with him about half a dozen registered
packages.vth&-through ' mail " pouches
a granu uan, on a luxurious scale, in
honor of ' President and Mrs. Diaz, was
given Saturday night at the palatial
residence of Pablo' Escandon, of th"
opulent family of that name. It was
in point of importance, 'ttfste and dis
play, what the ' Bradley-Martin ball
;will be in New York. -.
C News has hfifin received nf lh whole-
i k 1 . , -
'.' . i i . , t i ir
tanzas province, last-- week, b one Of
Weyler's captains, named Marios.- He
raided a small village, expecting to find
an insurgent hospital there. Being
disappointed he arrested twenty of the
men, and, putting them' in line, he or
dered -every odd numbered man shot,
promising to spare the others. No
sooner had these been dispatched than
he had the others put to the machete.
' Rev. Myron Reed, pastor of the Den
ver. . Broadway Temple Association,
preached ' a ' sensational sermon last
Sunday, in which he discouraged the
collection of grafrKand money for the
starving people of India, while there is
so much Buffering and need in our own
country. Rev. Reed declared that
present conditions in 'India Were
brought about by British m'isgovern
inent and should therefore be relieved
by the British people.
Two drunken tramps, named Shep
pard and Irving, respectively, were
locked up together at Merced, CaL, and
a few hours later, when "the cell was
opened, Sheppard was 'found lying dead
on the floor, with a red mark upon his
neck indicating that he had been
strangled. Thirty-five cents in change,
which Sheppard had when locked up,
were found in living's possession.
The latter was charged with his com
panion's murder. .
The' Pennsylvania state capitol has
been destroyed by fire. The legislative
halls are in ruins and a new structure
must rise from the ashes of the building
that has served as a meeting place of
the state legislature since 1822. The
flames within the short space of an
hour, ate up 11,500,000 worth of prop
erty. The inefficiency of the Harris
burg volunteer fire department is gen
erally blamed.
A special cablegram from Frankfort-on-the-Main
to the New York Post says
that t.TiA. "RArlin nmTnit.t.A ft finlpn vf
v. Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany 5 per cent Bonds have received a
point bid of 45 from the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern railroad com
panies for all the stock of the Railway
& Navigation Company represented by
them, the purchase price to be payable
July 1, with 3. per cent interest. The
bid is : conditional on its acceptance by
at least $3,000,000 of stock. . It is un
derstood the Union Pacific will also
become interested later in the purchase.
George Edward Butler, the most
noted criminal of late years, has just ar
rived in San Francisco on the Swan
hilda from Australia. He was imme
diately arrested by Australian detec
tives and will be taken back to answer
to his numerous crimes. He is known
to have killed at least twelve men, and
it is said his crimes may reach forty.
His cold-blooded method was to insert
an "ad" in Australian - papers for a
prospecting partner. When he found a
man that suited his purpose he would
lure him to some desolate spot and
there request him to dig. When the
unsuspecting victim would have dug
deep enough in the earth, Butler would
come behind him, and either shoot or
stab him. He would then rob him,
bury the body in the newly made
grave, , destroy all traces of his crime
and return to the city for a fresh vic
tim. - His crimes show that he was ut
terly devoid of any sense of humanity.
A house was destroyed in China
town, Portland, by fire, the loss .being
in the neighborhood of $18,000, with
very light insurance.
One half of the famous Naglee brandy
of San Francisco, has been shipped east
en route to Europe. This brandy be
longed to the estate of General Naglee,
who made part of it in 1869, and was
the property of his daughter, Mrs. Rob
bins, of San Jose. The shipment con
sisted of seven carloads. It is probably
the most valuable shipment of brandy
ever made from California.
Captain Thomas R. Brown died at
his home just south of Ashland, Or.,
aged about 53 years. Mr. Brown was
well known in Washington, where he
was United States marshal during the
Harrison administration.' -
There died at the receiving hospital
in San Francisco a man who claimed
to have been of. royal birth. He gave
the name of Eugene de Beauharnaias,
and claimed to have been a descendent
of Empress Josephine, the first wife of
Napoleon. He also claimed to have
been an ' officer in the Confederate
From All Parts of the
World and the Old.
Proceeding! of the Senate In Open
Session.
Washington, Feb. 10. The' senate
was in executive session ' most of the
day, considering the Anglo-American
peace treaty, so that little time was
given in open session to the transaction
of regular leigslative work.
Early in the day, the bill rearrang
ing the. judicial districts of Texas was
passed over the president's veto by the
unusually heavy majority of 75 to 1,
the negative vote being that of Caffery
of Louisiana.
Speaking of the bill, Mills said the
burden of the president's objection was
that the judge of the court,' the clerk
and the marshal opposed the change.
For years the development of Texas had
demanded the change, but every time
it was attempted there was the opposi
tion of court officials who desired their
convenience consulted rather than the
convenience of the public And so, in
tliia case, said the senator, the presi
dent had accepted the views of the
court officials, raiher than those of the
representatives of the people.
"... The effect of the vote is to make the
bill a law without further reference to
the president, as it has already passed
over the veto in the house.
Pettigrew sought to have the bill rel
ative to amending the timber culture
laws recalled from the president to cor
rect an error. Hill interposed the legal
point that it was beyond the power of
congress to take a bill out of the hands
of the president to amend it on matters
of substance. It might overcome the
veto power, by withdrawing a bill from
ihe president when it was liable to be
vetoed. The resolution went over.
At 1 o'clock, on motion of Sherman,
the senate went into executive session
and so remained until adjourning at
5:25.
In the Houe.
Washington, Feb. 10. The house
devoted the whole day to District of
Columbia business, and eight bills of
more or less local 'importance were
passed.
The certificates of election of the
principal electors, forwarded to the
house by the secretary of state, were
submitted and ordered to'-lie on the
table, in anticipation of the counting
of the electoral vote.
The report on the Immigration bill
was presented, and notice given that it
would be called up tomorrow. Barthold,
who fought the first report, has signed
the present report, and it will be
adopted, it is believed, practically with
out opposition. The speaker appointed
Grosvenor and Richardson as tellers on
the part of the house to count the Sec
toral vote.'
A resolution was adopted requesting
the secretary of the. interior to inform
the house what action had been taken
to enforce the terms of the treaty of
1868, with the Navajo Indians, by
which these Indians are required to re
main within the limits of their reserva
tion. At 5:10 P. M. the bouse ad
journed. . . - -
EDISON'S NEW DISCOVERY.
With the Jew Invention Surgeon Can
Hee Through the Body.
New York, Feb. 10. Thomas A.
Edison is about to giveto'the world
another discovery as wonderful in its
way as the fluroscope, by means of
which he puts the X rays to practical
use in revealing the bony structure of
the body.
"It was," said he, "the action of
the X ray on crystals of platinocyanide
of barium which caused . Roetgen to
make the original discovery. Imme
diately afterwards I discovered that
tungstate of calcium was more power
ful, and I constructed a practical instru
ment for utilizing the crystals in con
nection with the X ray. Tungstate of
calcium is not sufficiently sensitive to
transform the strange light discovered
by Roentgen to a light that would so
illuminate the interior of the human
body as to render its most delicate tis
sues visible, in other words, to make it
transparent" .
Mr. Edison set about to find a crystal
which would possess the quality. He
has discovered one. Its name he will
not yet reveal, saying he is still experi
menting with it, and desires to exhaust
its possibilities before announcing it to
the world.
By means of newly discovered crys
tals Edison will now disclose to the eye
of surgeons organs and tissues that have
hitherto been seen, only in the dissect
ing room. It is probable that when he
perfects his new discovery the slightest
derangement of the system will be re
vealed to the doctor's sight. .
Stoned by m Mob.
Philadelphia, Feb. 10. When ex
priest Joseph Slattery concluded his
lecture, at the Industrial Art hall last
evening and appeared at the door to
take his carriage to his hotel a mob
gathered Two policemen got in the
carriage with Slattery and his wife and
drove off. --
The crowd at the hall was held in
check Jy the police, but parties of men
and boys armed with stones and bricks
were lying in wait in the alleys along
Broad street. As the carriage passed
these points, volleys of stones greeted
it. Policeman Clemens was cut over his
right eye; Policeman Dorris was light
ly cut and Slattery had a similar in
jury. .They reached the hotel safely,
but th'ecarriage was badly wrecked. .
Cumberland, Md., Feb. 10. An ex
cursion train on the Cumberland &
Pennsylvania ' railroad, a feeder of the
Baltimore & Ohio, went down a trestle
at Franklin mine, Md., at midnight.
There were fifteen passengers on board.
John Howard, .fireman, jumped from
the engine as it was toppling over, and
received injuires from which he died.
Engineer Ross was also fatally injured.
The accident was caused by the center
props of the trestle being knocked down
and carriedaway by an ice gorge. :,
Starving Families In Ohio.
Bellaire, O., Feb. 8. Fifty families
are living at the Belmony coal mines
near here, absolutely destitute, and
today a committee of men from the
mines went about the city soliciting
food for the starving families. When
the mines shut down four months ago,
supplies were refused to the miners at
the company's store.
The Chinese condemn criminals to
death by preventing sleep. Sufferers
last from twelve to twenty days, when
death comes to their relief.
Bullets Whizzed Close to the
Captain-General.
HE WAS GREATLY WORRIED
V Perilona March to Havana An
other American Newspaper Corre
spondent Arrested by Spaniard.
New York, Feb. 9. A Key.. West
special to the World says:
As General Welyer was marching
with his column just before entering
Santa Clara, his Ahorse was shot from
under him by a Cuban sharpshooter.
It is supposed the shot came from a dis
tant hillside.
Throughout the march from Rodas,
the captain-general was assailed by
missiles of this kind, and several times
barely escaped being wounded. He is
greatly worried over it, and large scout
ing parties preceded the advance of the
Spanish columns to ' capture the daring
marauders.
A Spanish force of 5,000 was am
bushed Wednesday night near Naza
rene, just west of Santa Clara, where
General Weyler was then, and narrowly
escaped annihilation. .
A Correspondent Arrested. - "-'
Washington, Feb.. 9. Consul-General
Lee today telegraphed the State' de
partment from Havana: "
"Sylvester Scovel, a World corre
spondent, was arrested yesterday at
Tunas, Santa Clara province."
New York, Feb. 9. Sylvester Scovel
is the only New York correspondent
who has been for any length of time
with the Co-ban army in the field. He
has had considerable success in eluding
the vigilance of the Spanish troops and
getting his dispatches out of Cuba. He
is the son of Rev. Dr. Scovel, president
of Wooster university t He is well ed
ucated, and an all around athlete.
Scovel was manager of the Cleveland
Athletio Club when the Cuban rebel
lion broke out. In-a spirit of adven
ture, he determined to join the par
triots, and in October, 1895, be left
Cleveland for Cuba.
CHARLESTON BLOCKADE.
Will Be a Social As Well. As a Naval
- Event.
- Charleston, S. C, Feb. 9. The
steamer Fern, the first of the. blockade
fleet, reached here today-from Hampton
roads. The flagship New York, the
battleship Maine, cruiser Columbia and
Monitor Amphitrite, which left Hamp
ton roads with the Fern, are expected
tomorrow. The fleet will number
about twenty vessels, and they will,
in all probability be here within the
next few days, when the great mimic
blockade of Charleston harbor is sched
uled to begin. Arrangements are in
progress for the entertainment of the
naval officers. A number of commit
tees have been appointed, and navy
officials as well as leading officers of
the blockade fleet will be given a hos
pitable reception. It is intended to
give a ball and receptions during the
blockade maneuvers. Secretary Her
bert and Colonel Farrow will be guests
of the chamber of commerce, which
will give a dinner in their honor.
Charleston will probably witness dur
ing the blockade one of the largest
crowds ever assembled here.
Ice Georges on the Mississippi.
Louisville, Feb. 9. An ice gorge,
fifteen feet high and twenty miles long,
which has been forming for several
days, gave way this afternoon. Several
New Orleans and Memphis packets
have been caught in the ice and com
pelled to lay up. If these have not
succeeded in finding refuge in the tribu
taries, the loss may be large. A tele
phone message from the scene tonight
states that the Buckeye State ran into
Blue river to escape the ice. The wa
ter in Blue river quickly rose with the
passing gorge and quickly receded, leav
ing the steamer stranded on the shore.
Her pilot house and smokestack were
demolished, and it is now thought she
will be a total loss. Her value is $40,
000. Gave at Good Stage of 'Water.
Pittsburg, Feb. 9. Both the Alle
gheney and Monongahela rivers are
full of floating ice, and are rising rapid
ly, but a dangerous flood . is not appre
hended. . A good boating stage, of water
is assured, however, and between 7,
000,000 and 10,000,000 bushels .of coal
will be shipped to Southern points dur
ing the first of the week. ; Several
tows were made today and started, but
had to lay up because of the ic. . The
Monongahela above Brownsville, and
the Allegheney, above Kittangin, are
still frozen over, and the weather is
getting 'colder, so they' will probably
not break up now. - - -
An Old Lady Murdered. '
Salt Lake, Feb. 9. A Tribune
special from Butte says: Mrs. Mary
McDonough, a lady" 70 years old,. . was
found -murdered at her home today in
the town of Basin, in Jefferson. county.
She- was .-found in a - back room' -of her
house, her head and face being' hacked
almost to pieces, with an ax, which was
found in the room. No motive is
known for the deed. ,
; Woolen Mills Shut Down.
Fall River, Mass., Feb. 9. The Jesse
Edy Manufacturing Company, which
operates the only woolen mills in this
city, has decided to shut down for sev
eral weeks. -
1 he Thames Overflowing.
London, Feb. 9. Although the rains
stopped last Friday, the Thames con
tinues to rise. Serious floods are re
ported throughout the valley. The
Windsor race course and the grounds
at Eton are submerged.
, Three Friends Seised.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 9. The
steamer Three Friends was seized and
libeled upon her return today from a
towing trip down the coast. The' libel
charges her with piracy; that a Hotch
kiss gun was mounted upon the bow of
the steamer and was fired at a Spanish
gunboat at the mouth of the San Juan
river, while endeavoring to land an ex
pedition. Towles, Cal., Feb. 8. A ' prematura
explosion of a blast in the Pioneer
mine today resulted in the death of D.
J. Sullivan and Edward Thompson.
Senator Thnrston Resumed Bis Speech
on the Pacific Railroads.
Washington, Feb. 9. Thurston, of
Nebraska resumed his speech upon the
Pacific railroad debt. In the course ot
Thurston's remarks, Morgan of Ala
bama asked whether the roads were
not paying expenses, to which the Ne
braska senator replied he could not say,
not having data before him.
Thurston said it was "nip and tuck"
whether the court should authorize pay
ment of interest on the first mortgage
bonds of the Union Pacific. He said
the Union Pacific, never earned enough
to pay all its interest obligations. .
Following Thurston's speech, the sen
ate, by unanimous consent, went to the
calendar and passed the following
bills:
For the relief of the Mobile Marin
Dock Company, for the establishment
of a soldiers' home at Hot Springs,
Ark. ; to place Rear-Admiral McCann
on the retired list; amending the law
in regard to collisions at sea; a resolu
tion of inquiry relating to the capture
of the Competitor by a Spanish war
ship; for a public building at Joplin,
Ma, and for the relief of James Tal
free and Pay Clerk Blake, of the navy,
on account of -a fire at Yokohama. ",-
When the joint resolution acknowl
edging the independence of Cuba was
reached on the calendar, Morgan insist
ed that it should be taken up, notwith
standing objections. ' He subsequently
withdrew the request, several senators
protesting. Morgan gave notice, how
ever, that wTien the senate should next
come in contact with the resolution, he
would insist upon its consideration.
The vice-president announced the ap
pointment of Lodge of Massachusetts
and Blackburn of Kentucky as a com
mittee to make arrangements for the
counting of the electoral vote. ,
The Competitor Papers.
' "Washington, Feb. 9. The resolution
passed by the senate today relative to
the .capnre of the Competitor by .a
Spanish warship was introduced by
Senator Morgan June 3, 1896, and calls
upon the president for information re
garding the capture. Since that time
the president has transmitted to con
gress part of the correspondence rela
tive to the Competitor and the prison
ers. '- ;'- ; ' .
Consular and Diplomatic Bill.
Washington, Feb. 9. The consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill was
reported to the senate by the committee
on appropriations today. The commit
"tee restored the American consulates at
Horgen, Switzerland, and Alexandret
ta, Asiatic Turkey. It also extended
the franking privilege to the bureau of
American republics.
1 Decided Against Watson.
Washington, Feb. '. 9. It became
known today that the house committee
on elections, which had charge of the
election contest brought by Thomas F
Watson, xf Georgia, recently Populistic
candidate for vice-president, against
Representative Black, decided yester
day to confirm Black's title to the seat.
The verdict, it is understood, is unani
mous... ,
A Pension for George Bnghes. '.'
Washington., Feb. 9. Representative
Ellis says the George Hughes pension
bill has passed the senate and has been
reported from the house committee at
$50 per month. . He expects to have it
reached and passed in time to be signed
by the president before congress ad
journs. ' ' '. v. . - - - .
LAST PUBLIC RECEPTION.
Mrs. Cleveland's Farewell Drew a
Large Crowd to the White House.
Washington, Feb. 9. Mrs. "Cleve
land's farewell public reception this
afternoon drew a large crowd, despite
a drizzling rain. The White House
was artistically decorated with red and
white roses and smilax, and groups of
big palms and garlands Of vines beauti
fied the parlors Throughout the re
ception, which was from 8 to 5 o'clock,
the Marine band furnished the music.
Mrs. Cleveland was gowned in violet
and white striped moire silk, the
bodice of deep cream lace. She wore a
bunch of violets, but no jewels. Mrs.
Stevenson, wife of the vice-president,
and the ladies of the cabinet, were the
assistants of the mistress of the White
House, while sixty-five ladies assisted
'in the Blue parlor. Mrs. Stevenson,
standing next to Mrs. Cleveland, was
richly dressed in black corded silk.' -
Drowned Herself and Children.
Salt - Lake, Feb. 9. A Tribune
special from Butte- says: At Big Tim
ber, in the eastern part of the state,
Mrs. John Cort drowned- herself and
three children in the Yellowstone river
this afternoon. The bodies have not
been recovered. -
-. .Black Jack Captured.
Silver City, N. M., Feb.- 9. -United
States Marshal Hall received a tele
gram this morning informing him ol
.the capture at El- Paso, Tex. , by the jx
lice, of John McDonald, alias "Black
Jack," the notorious leader of the gang
of border bandits, who have been com
mitting robberies in Southwestern New
Mexico and Southern .Arizona during
the past year: - Two members of the
gang were " recently killed in fights
-with marshals, and it is believed Mc
Donald was seeking new companions
on the Texas border.
Hamburg Strike a Failure.
Hamburg, Feb. 9. At a meeting of
the striking dock laborers today, it wat
voted to resume work today after the
leaders had declared the battle lost and
funds exhausted.
Fishermen Fixed the Price of Fish.
Astoria, Or., Feb... At the meet
ing of the fishermen's union tonight, 1
majority of 200 present voted to make
the price of fish this season 4)4 centf
per pound. '
The Omaha Exposition.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 8. The wayi
and means committed of the Nebraska
house ' of representatives unanimously
reported the trans-Mississippi exposi
tion bill, appropriating $150,000 foi
the exposition. This practically ends
all doubts as to the exposition, and in
sures the rapid development of the en
terprise. I . -
Drowned While Skating -
Jennings, Kan., Feb. 9.-Ben Mun
eon, married, and Bert, his ; 16-year-old
brother, were drowned while, skat
ing near here yesterday.
Four Schedules Have Been
I Completed.
BARLEY PUT BACK TO 30 CENTS
An Increase on Mexican Cattle Particu
. ilarly Desired by Western Cattlemen
' Vegetables and Breadstuff Raised.
:T Washington, Feb. 8. The daily ses
sions of the Republicans of the ways
and means committee, which have been
in progress for some weeks, have
brought the. tariff bill, which is to be
laid before the next congress, to-a stage
wfjere the character of the measure can
le-wmewhat gauged and where several
of ! the most important schedules are
definitely fixed. In their conferences
npi to this week, the tariff -makers have
deilt largely with the general charac
teristics of the schedules which they
hate had under consideration, and de
voted , themselves to sifting the great
masses of figures, letters and petitions
presented to - them. Four schedules
have been fairly completed the chem
ical,: agricultural, wines and spirits and
the. earthen and glassware schedules
Today's meeting was the most im
portant of the series, for it resulted in
the framing of the agricultural schedule,
which was made a re-enactment of the
McKinley law, with few changes ex
cept Von unimportant products. The
most imporant step in connection with
this schedule was the establishment of
raters of $5 a head on cattle more than
1 year old, and of 25 per cent ad val
orem on cattle valued at more than $20
a head.
The McKinley rates on other live
stock, including the rate of $2 on cat
tle f 1 year old or less, are restored.
Therr Wilson -rates were 20 per cent ad
valorem on livestock, and, while the
.new duty, of $5 on cattle does not reach
the'McKinley figure of $10 on cattle
more than 1 year old, it is said that
with the ad valorem on the more valu
able grades, it will prove adequate to
shut out Mexican cattle. It is against
the Mexican stock that the increase is
particularly desired, on the representa
tions of Western Cattlemen that their
business has been ruined by the impor
tations from Mexico under the Wilson
law, which amounted to more than
200,000 head.
Much interest centered upon barley,
which the committee puts back to the
McKinley duty of 80 cents a bushel, be
cause the farmers contended that the
Wilson tariff had turned over the mar
ket into the hands of , the Canadians,
while the maltsters, who have been
using Canadian barley, have made a
hard fight against any increase.
The McKinley rates have been re
stored on fruits and berries, mainly
for the benefit pf the fruitgrowers of
the-Paeific oast. "The fruit- exchange
of the country bad prepared a schedule
of rates below the McKinley bill and
above the Wilson rates, although .they
did not succeed in having their schedule
adopted. ... - ,
Among the products in the agricul
tural schedule which are returned to
the McKinley rates are breadstuffs and
rice, dairy products, potatoes and
starch, castor beans and flaxseed, meats
and meat products, and poultry, vege
tables and salt
The demand of the farmers for the
McKinley rate of $4 a ton on' hay in
stead of the Wilson rate of $2, was
granted. Chicory is placed at 1 cent a
pound, in accordance with the request
of the growers in , the central states,
who .believe they can capture the home
market with protection.
RUM IN THE CAPITOL.
The Prohibitionists-Stirred Up the Ire
or Senator Hill.
. Washington, Feb. 6. The session of
the senate today was one of unusual ac
tivity, with sharp-colloquies and vigor
ous speeches, which drew large crowds
in the galleries. The ball was set roll
ing early in the day when Morrill en
deavored to pass the bill prohibiting
the' nse of intoxicating drinks in the
japitol building. This aroused the op
position of Hill, who denounced the
busybodies and mischief-makers in
spiring this class of legislation. The
senator spoke for fullest enjoyment of
individual liberty consistent with the
common .good. The speech was not
only notable for the vigor which Hill
threw into it, but also for its effect in
prolonging the debate until 2 o'clock,
when the bill was displaced by the
Nicaragua bill. The immigration bill
was committed to conference, Lodge,
in charge of the measure, adopting
this course as a result of urgent appeals
for a modification of the bill. . Before
this was done, however, a warm per
sonal and political colloquy occurred
between Lodge and Chandler, on one
hand and Gorman on the Other. Yilas
added another day to his speech against
the Nicaragua canal bill, and had not
concluded when the senate adjourned.
' . ' : A Shipyard Burned.
Glasgow, Feb. 8. The shipyard " of
the Fairfield Shipbuilding Company,
Dover, near here, has been almost com
pletely destroyed by fire. The damage
is estimated1 at $250,000." Four thou
sand persons are thrown out of em
ployment. ., ;; - ." . .
, Porter Accepts It.
Washington, Feb. 8.-rThe Connecti
cut delegation-this morning received a
telegram from J. Addison Porter, 'dated
Canton,' formally advising them that
he had been offered the position of pri
vate secretary by McKinley, and had
accepted. -.. ; -
Official Plague Returns. . " 'i
Bombay, Feb. 8. According to the
official returns, there have been, up to
date, 6,000 cases of plague, and 8,841
deaths. ..
- . The Gun Burst.
Roseburg, Or., Feb. 8. Hugh Good
man met with a severe accident in Look
ing Glass yetserday. He had - reloaded
a Winchester cartridge with smokeless
powder as an experiment. ' When he
shot the cartridge, the gun burst at the
lock, several pieces of metal striking
him in the face.- -One piece cut a gash
in the. corner of the left eye, and the
S'gKt of that eye may be permanently
injured.
; ''. In Looking Glass yesterday . Eldon
Crow's jaw was dislocated while an at
tempt was being made to pull one of
bia teeth. The tooth is sot yt out
A Gang of Ruffians Insult and Maltreat
an Opera Company. - -
. Spokane, Feb. 9. Russell Harding,
superintendent of the Great Northern
railway, has received .the following
telegraphio report from his agent at
Shelby Junction, Mont., of the out
rages perpetrated by a gang of drunken
cowboys, in which members of the Co
lumbia opera company suffered severe
indignities: -
- "The cowboys began their disturb
ances by firing shots around the Great
Northern and Canada train as it came
into the station with the opera folks.
While the theatrical people were sitting
in the waiting room, one of the cow
boys came in and began to nse profane
and . insnlting language. " During the
altercation I had in getting him out, I
struck. him with my fist. ' I then locked
the door to keep him out. He went
away,' and immediatley returned with
several of his chums, armed with six
shooters. He was shouting that he
would shoot the agent.- He kicked the
door open, and scared every one out of
the depot by flourishing his revolver.
The agent . retreated to the warehouse,
where he remained a few minutes.
The ringleader of the cowboys went
out, and followed the theatrical people
to the hotel. He assaulted one by
striking him on the head with his gun,
and struck two or three others with his
fist. I am advised that he threatened
to run the station agent out of Shelby.
A warrant is now in the hands of the
sheriff, who wifl probably make arrests
tomorrow. I. M. Kingsbury."
For three hours the drunken hood
lums kept up their terrorism, insulting
women, attacking men, firing revolvers
and otherwise acting like demons.
Sugar Beet Culture.
Medford, Or., Feb. 9. A mass meet
ing was held at' the opera-house yester
day afternoon, for the purpose of mak
ing arrangements for testing sugar-beet
raising in this valley. A large num
ber of farmers were present, and about
seventy-five have consented to put out
a quarter of an acre each for the pur
pose of ascertaining the amount of
beets the soil in this vicinity will pro
duce, and also the amount of sugar the
beets contain. Merchants of this city
have subscribed a sufficient amount to
procure the necessary seed for making
the test, so that the farmers will only
be out the use of the land. If the test
is favorable, parties in San Francisco
stand ready to put in a factory of suffi
cient capacity to use all the beets pro
duced in this valley.
New Lumber Combine.
Tacoma, Feb. 9. It iu announced
here today that the cargo mills of the
Northwest, including Washington and
British Columbia, are likely to be
brought under the control of a new
lumber combine which is being formed
for the purpose of controlling and ex
tending the foreign lumber trade and
the maintenance of uniform price lists
and grades.' This organization will be
the successor of the Central Lumber
Company, which recently went to pieces
after endeavoring to exercise a like su
pervision over both foreign and coast
wise markets. It is understood that
the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Com
pany, of this city, and the Bellingham
Bay Improvement Company, of New
Whatcom, will not join. -
Young Man and Woman Killed.
Caliente, Cal., Feb. 9. A horrible
accident occurred here today, in which
John.Hardesty, a young man, 32 years
of age, who. recently came from New
port, N. C, and Miss Cora Akers, of
Fresno, were instanlty killed,, being run
over by a light engine while crossing a
trestle.: Hardesty and Miss Akers
with two others were leisurely crossing
the bridge when the engine came
around a curve and rushed upon them.
Miss Akers was thrown under the
wheels,, her body being cut in two.
Hardesty, in endeavoring to save the
life of his companion, was also thrown
under the engine, both his legs being
cutoff above the knees. The others
succeeded in crossing the trestle safely.
Flashed Into a Funeral.
Alameda, Cal., Feb. 9. Shortly af
ter 4 o'clock this afternoon, a broad
guage local train dashed around an
abrupt curve near Buena Vista avenue
into a funeral procession, which was
crossing the track. The engine just
missed the hearse and struck the hack
immediatley behind it, in which were
five of the mourners. The vehicle was
completely wrecked, but its occupants
fortunately escaped with a few nasty
cuts and bruises. Herbert Crowe, the
driver of the hack, was thrown between
the horses and was seriously kicked by
one of them.
A Head-End Collision
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 9. A head
end collision between freight trains oc
curred this morning on the Louisville
& Nashville, near Myers' Switch twenty
miles from this city, caused by the
carelessness of the telegraph operator
in failing to signal the southbound
train. - Sink Kirkland, enigneer, aged
28, of Montgomery, and Brakeman
Weller,.. of Middleboro, .Ky.t were
killed, and the fireman is said to be
fatally hurt.' After, the accident, the
operator took to the woods and has not
been seen since.
Occasional instances have been found
of perfectly pure native iron in meteorites.-7
. : .. ,
- London, Feb. 9. A dispatch . from
Tashkend, Asiatic Russia, says that the
governor of the .trans-Caspian terri
tories reports an outbreak of the plague
at Kandehar, Afghanistan. : A large
body of Russian troops has accordingly
been ordered' to form a cordon around
the . Amoo-Daris, or Turkestan region.
A dispatch to the Mail from Bombay
says that the plague is getting beyond
all control. ' Saturday 114 deaths were
reported. Even the vultures of the
"towers of silence" are dying. ; - ;
Fifteen Hundred Christians Killed. .:'.
Vienna, Feb. 9 A Neue Frie Presse
dispatch form Athens says that 1,500
Christians, constituting the whole pop
ulation of a village, the name of which
is not given, have been murdered by
Mussulmans. : -. '. ? ' -r , :''f ".' . .
, - Attempt to Burn a School.
. Victoria, Feb. 8.- News was received
here today of an attempt to burn the
Indian, industrial - school at . Alert bay
last week. Fifteen children and Rev.
A. E. Corker were in the building at
the time. This ii the second attempt
U two WtM.
Bilyeu and Iee In the Mitchell Joint
Assembly.
Lark Bilyeu, Democrat, of Lane oc
cupied 'his seat in the house a half
hour before the Mitchell joint assem
bly which met at noon Monday. Bil
yeu was writing at his desk. It had
been rumored around the capitol dur
ing the morning that it . was the pur
pose of the Democrats to enter the joint
assembly, and Bilyeu's presence ap
peared to confirm the report. As the
hand of the clock moved slowly toward
12, the member from Lane continued
composedjy to dip his pen in the, ink
and seemed to be oblivious to surround
ings and wholly taken up with the
work in which he was engaged. ,
At noon, Chairman Brownell mount
ed the speaker's, rostrum, and, calling
to order, directed the clerk': to pall the
roll. . The senators, the same as last
Friday, answered to their names.' As
the clerk was concluding the senate
call, Vauglian, the aged representative
from Lane,: who has been quite sick,
appeared in the lobby, supported by
his wife. He looked pale and very
ill, but he walked slowly to his seat.
Just about the same time, Lee, Demo
crat, of Polk, likewise appeared at his
desk.
Bilyeu's name is third on the house
roll. When it was called, he arose,
and. addressing the chairman, said: -
"This is the first time I have made
my appearance here in the joint assem
bly. I am here for the purpose of as
sisting to complete the organization of
the legislature. ' I want it distinctly
understood that I am not here in any
manner whatever to aid in the recogni
tion of the Benson house. I have many
times stated my position on that sub
ject, and I do not believe that its or
ganization is legal.
"I have been accused of aiding and
abetting in hoUling-up the legislature.
I am here to disabuse the mind of any
one that I occupy that attitude. I in
form you that if the legislature is not
organize!, and at once, I wash my
hiiml of the whole business. I am
tired walking the streets t Salem wait
ing for the majority of this legislature
to get together and do its duty.
"The people who elected me know I
urn not a fool; or at least they believe
so; else they would not have sent me
here They want me to help organize
this legislature on a proper basis; and
T. am here for that purpose.
"I want to say that many questions
have been raised in the senate and else
where relative to the permanent organ
ization tliat are not germane to the sub
ject. I take it that the temporary or
ganization of the house is sufficient for
the purpose of this convention. I have
all along maintained that the tem
porary organization is the only consti
tutional organization, and that is where
I stand now. The members of this
body, which is made up of members of
the leigshtture, are not called upon to
pass upon that question. The state
constitution has nothing to do with this
joint convention. I believe the deci-.
sions of . the United States senate are a
sufficient guide for the actions of this
body. - AVhen a majority of members of
the legislature declare their choice for
United States senator, no power in the
universe can set it aside.
"We have the power here to deter
mine this question of organization. I
ask the Republicans to come forward
and organize. After this I wash my
hands of the whole proposition. I am
present." "
The call then proceeded. Lee an
swered to his name, but when Merrill
of Columbia was reached there was no
response. Twenty-nine' members of
the house were found to be present, and
ten from the senate thirty-nine in
all, or seven short of a majority.
Chairman Brownell then stated that
he had received word that Merrill
would not be up till the. 2:20 train.
He suggested that a recess till 7:30 in
the evening be taken. This was done.
There was no change when the con
vention " met at night. Bilyeu and
Lee, Democrats, were in their places,
and Merrill, Republican, arrived in the
afternoon and was also present. Chair
man Brownell waited till 7:38 before
he called to order. When the name of
Vaughan of Lane was reached, Johnson
of Linn asked .that he be excused on ac
count of illness. Thirty-nine were
present. The conevntion adjourned
immediately following the roll call.
The Senators.
When the senate reconevned on Mon
day, McClung moved . to reconsider
the vote of last Friday, ordering the
bill fixing the legal rate of interest at 6
per cent to third reading. This was
done, and, on motion of McClung, the
bill was recommitted to the committee
on revision of laws. The following
new bills were introduced:
By Dufur, by request, enabling
school districts to borrow money for a
short time without issuing bonds;
King, regulating the employment of
legislative clerical aid; Johnson, fixing
rates of express companies; King, to
prevent fraud in sales of mines; Daly,
by request, accepting the terms of the
act of congress providing for the re
clamation of arid lands; Johnson, fix
ing telegraph rates. A number of bills
were read the second time and referred.
The Benson House.
The Benson house met at 2:30 Mon
day, and after reading two unimport
ant bills, adjourned. '
The Davis Bouse.
The Davis house met Monday, and
immediately adjourned.
Firecrackers Caused It.
Victoria, B. C, Feb. 11. A boy
named Albert Auld was killed through
the shying of a coal cart horse at fire
crackers in Chinatown this evening.
The load was overturned, and crushed
Aiild's skull. - Mayor Redfern stopped
the firing of crackers in the streets.
-L.--' ' A French Cruiser Starts. .
Toulon, Feb. 9. The French cruiser
Troude has started for the island of
Crete.,- '.- V
Spokane Typographical f Union, No.
193, has passed a resolution protesting
against the establishment of a printing
office in the penitentiary, in 'accordance
with Governor Rogers' recommenda
tion. :..' :. .
' On some parts of the coast of France,
where the wind is in the east, the mist
that appears bears with it a very no
ticeable perfume.
The - Necessary Forty-Six Votes Could
Not Be Mustered.
The joint assembly of the Oregon
legislature for the purpose of electing a
United States senator at noon Wednes
day came to naught. .The Mitchell
forces could only get forty members to
enter it. Seeing that it would be im
possible to: secure forty-six, the re
quired number, a recess was taken un
til 7:30 in the evening, but the night
session developed no change.
- Senator Reed tried to get a state
ment from Chairman .Brownell as to
which house was participating in the
assembly. Brownell would ; not say
and Reed walked out of the room, leav
ing only thirty-nine present. Of ther
Benson house Lake was absent.
The sensation of the convention was
the. action of Senator Hasletine, who'
was considered one of Mitchell's warm
est supporters. Hasletine was present
when the roll was called. He did not
answer to his name, and the chair,
asked him if he wished to be recorded
as present. Haseltine said:
"Mr. President, there is no question
in my mind as to the illegality of the
vote yesterday, and I therefore decline
to come in at present."
Hnntlngton Withdraws. -
Representative Huntington, of Was
co, on Thursday, gave notice that he
would withdraw from further participa
tion. This is the first defection, and
now leaves but thirty-eight members
willing to elect a United States senator
by means of a joint assembly. After
the roll-call Huntington arose and said
he desired to explain his position. He
thought the Benson house was legally
organized, and accordingly he had
voted last Tuesday for a United States
senator. He considered it his duty to do
so. The joint assembly had now met .
ior tne tnira time, tne roil naa Deen
called and no annoucement of the result
had been made from the chair. He
had voted for a senator on Tuesday, bnt
his candidate was not that of the bal
ance of the organization. This conven
tion was being held in the interest of a
single candidate.
In view of the situation he felt it his
duty to withdraw. He did not approve
of the methods used in preventing the
organization of the house or delaying
the vote on senator.
Representative Lake has introduced
in the house a bill to provide for the
appointment by the governor of a state
veterinary board of five, who shall ex
amine applicants for license in much
the same manner as the medical board.
Members of the board are given per
diem, and necessary expenses.
Representative Somers has intro
duced a bill in the house amending the
present law relative to the fencing of
railroads. It is designed to make it
more convenient for cattle to pass at
crossings.
Initiative and Beferendum.
The following is the text of Senator
King's proposed amendment to the con
stitutionthe initiative and referen
dum: "Section 1. The right t. approve,
reject and repeal state laws or to re
ject or approve proposed sraite laws,
shall rest with a majority of the legal
voters of the state.
"Sec 2. The right to propose, reject
or approve, as the case may be, laws of
the state, shall, in addition to being
exercised by the legislative assembly,
rest with a number of the legal voters
of the state equal to (and not less than)
7 per cent of the votes cast at the last
preceding general election, held for the
election of the officers of the state and
counties.
"Sec. 3. After the filing of such
petition, the secretary of state shall
designate a date for the holding of an
election to vote thereon, which shall
not be earlier than ten months after
the adjournment of the last preceding
session of the legislative assembly, nor
later than one year thereafter; and no
law, or proposed law, shall be voted
upon at such election unless the peti
tion therefor shall have been filed at
least ninety days before the date fixed
for such election. No election shall be
held for such purposes oftener than
once in every two years, at which time
all bills shall be voted upon that have
been petitioned for, and petition filed,
within the time required herein.
"Sec 4. No act passed by the legis
lative assembly shall become a law un
til six months after its approval by the
governor, except in a case of emer
gency, in which event the facts consti
tuting the emergency shall be stated in
the act and the bill shall receive a
two-thirds vote of the members elected
to both branches of the legislative as
sembly; and within six montfis alter
its approval a petition shall have been
filed, as required in sections 2 and 3
' herein, an election shall be ordered as
' required in section 3 for the accept
! ance, rejection or approval of such law,
or proposed law; and if at such election
a majority of the legal votes be in favor
of such law, the same shall then (and
not before) become of full force and
effect, but if less than a majority be
in favor thereof, the same shall become
void, provided, that if the petition
against any law passed by the legisla
tive assembly shall have been present
ad before the exniration of the six
months after the approval of the act by
the governor, in the manner herein re
quired, such act shall not take effect
before the date of such election.
"Sec 5. The leigslative assembly,
or the people of the state of Oregon, in
the manner provided, may have " the
power to provide by law for more effect
ually carrying out all the provisions
and intent of this amendment."
Senator King's second amendment to
the constitution provides for the adop
tion of amendments by the legislature
and their submission to the people. It
also provides for the manner of submit
ting a new constitution to the referen
dum. t '
Senator Mulkey's concurrent resolu
tion for the modification by congress
of the Cascade reserve came up in the
senate Thursday for final disposition.
McClung offered an amendment for the
exemption of 50,000 acres in and about
the Three Sisters. Dufur and Michell
opposed the amendment. - Harmon fa
vored it. Dufur finally moved that the
resolution be referred to a committee of
three, who should be instructed to re
port. .-'V..;
Two Paris aeronauts are going to try
to beat the balloon record by remaining
twtnty-four hour In the clouds.