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AST0K1A, OKEGOX. SIMM, JANUARY 6, 1901.
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WE ARE SELLING AGENTS
IN ASTORIA FOR
BRIDGE, Superior Steel Ranges
BEACH Sylph Heater
& CO.'h Olio Heater
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COLE Hot Blast
MFG. Dome Top Heater for Wood
CO.'h Russia Iron Heater lor Wood
Wo aim) inunufucturo a Kiinniu Iron Queen Heater
for Wood. TIk'ho ooinjiriso tlio bent lino of slovea in
tho Htiito. We Ml no mx-ond-cluHs sloven. An in
pjtK.tion of our lino of stoves will jmy you.
ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO.
A HAPPY NEW
YEAR TO YOU
If yoa Imvo forgotten nny 0110 wo still lmvc inaijy
nrticltn on liuiul suitnblo for Now Year (lifu
NEW YEAR CARDS BOOKLETS
CALENDARS DIARIES, ETC
GRIFFIN &
SOME SALT fISII SPECIALTIES
Fine Bloater Mackerel,
Imported Holland Herring,
Genine Eastern Codfish,
Salmon Bellies and Tips,
Grimsby Bloater Herring, Etc. v
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
Ten Per Cent ff for Cash
SILVERPLATED WARE, CHINA WARE
aTL GLASSWARE, CROCKERY AND LAMPS
UNTIL FEBRUARY 1, 1901.
Foard 6t Stokes Co.
A LONG RO
W. J. Scully,
431 BOND STREET.
Betwcei Ninth and Tenth Streets
C. J TRENCHAPD,
rnmmkdnn RrnkPfJIP'P Custom H0HB0 Broker.
Insurance znd Shippln?.
Heater for Coal
REED
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Of our now and up-to-date Air
tight Heaters aro still on hand.
"We figured on considerable cold
weather and purchased an un
usual quantity; but the weather
has moderated, consequently sales
have been slow. We are over
stocked and must have tho room.
From now on these splendid heat
ing Btoves will bo sold at a reduc
tion of 20 per cent FOIl CASH.
ASTORIA, ORE
AKul W. F. 4 Co, tod Paolflo kxureu Oo i.
MUCH TALK BUT
LITTLE WORK DONE
Pcttigrew Followed His Custom
ary Obstructionist Tactics.
HOT DEBATE IN THE MOUSE
LlllieflcU Hopkins Hri Lively DIkumIui
Over RepporlloRmcal Rill- Hop
kloi Aire to Important
Amesdmcsl.
WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-Whlle the
Semite w In session for more than
Hire hours todiy, tittle In the way of
Important legislation wan Hccoiiinllitlicd.
The commute amendments 10 the
urmy leorg.iiilmtlon bill to whlvh no
objection bad bwn raised were agreed
to, but none of the contented amend
ments wa conRl(tT"'l. IMIuloiy tactics
wi-r employed by pettlgrew, of Hnuth
1'ukolii, to prevent the (-oiisldcrulloii of
matter that would udvauce tbe busl-
llfllll of th IMTlUtH,
WARM SPEECH UY LITTLEFIELD.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Th,. feature
of the debate upon the reapportinnna'nt
blil In 1I1 house today wus a two
h'ur' sixich by UtllefMd, of Maine,
In favor of lh l'tirlcigh bill to In
1 -ream thw nu'mlM-rntilp of the houw to
J. He bin) numlrr of iitiarp cx
iluiiKrn with )iiklti. iliiilrnuin of
Ihf it-nlniN commltt In which he nun
tulned hlo reputation an a hard hitter
and vlKoroua debater.
DurlnK lh- coume of the debute Hop.
klna expn-mied a wIlllnKncxa to ai'tept
an utm-ndment to hi bill which would
give an additional rcprexcntntlve each
to Florida. Oliiruilo and North Dako
ta, the three atute with majority frar
llon unrecoKiilied In hi bill. He
clulnm an aiuuiured victory for hla bill,
but the advocate of the Iturli IkIi bill
InnlHt alinont a eonfldently that the
llopklna' bill will be beaten. '
KILLED BY A FCKJTI'AD.
Portland Pi'at. OltW Clerk Phot and
Mortally Wounded.
PORTLAND. Jan. 5. Oeorge Krupte,
a rleik In the poit office, wan ulint
three tlniea and mortally wounded by
a footpad about 11 o'clock tonight at
the corner of Fourth and Montgomery
Mi-eel.
Kruite was on hi way home ard It
I nupixacd that when ordered to
throw up hi Viund he nnlHted and the
footpad hot him. Krupte waa taken
to the hoepltal but he cannot recover.
CAHNWHE HELPS SEATTLE.
Give That City $MO.00O for a New
Public Library.
SEATTLE. Jan. &. Andrew Carnegie,
the Iron and steel magnute, today
promlxed Seattle a donation of lOO.OUO
to be expended In the eotmtructlon of
a new public library. Carnegie condi
tion hi offer by requiring; a yearly
guarantee of ZO.toO for maintenance
and Improvement. .
Thl action ha been under contem
plation by the donor fur ome month
and ha been hastened by the dei truc
tlon of the public library building' and
nnt of the book by tire or Janu
ary 1 No doubt exlata that the now
library will be constructed within the
next few month a the required year
ly Income Is provided by the city.
END OF CYCLE RACE.
Walthour of Atlanta Won
Lengths.
by Two
BOSTON. Jan. 5. In another of the
cycle flnlKhes for which he Is famous,
Robby Walthour, of Atlanta, won the
International nix-days' bicycle race at
Pork Square Garden, which, ended to
night. The final wore at the end of
the Aixtleth hour waa as follow:
Walthour. lending by two length;
S!lnon: McEachern; McLean; Fischer;
Kaser; Downey all 1009.2 miles.
M BRIDE WIL AID LOCKS.. .
Thinks He Can Get Boat Railway Ap
propriation for Canal and Lock
at The Dnlle.
PORTLAND, Jan. 5. The house com
mlttee has repealed the appropriation
for the boat railway at the dalles of
the Columbia, Just as It did two years
ago," said Senator McBrlde this even
ing. "Then I was successful In holding the
money for a boat railway, there being
no other project to take Its place, and
now I expect to be ahle to prevent the
repeal of the appropriation. I expect
to do more this time, becauxe I under
stand that engineers have formulated
a definite plnn of Improvement to take
the place of the boat railway enter
prise. This Is the canal and locks pro
ject, recommended by Captain Harts.
'I shall have Introduced In the sen
ate committee an amendment to the
house measure to change the repealing
...STYLISH DINING
Sitlo Boards, Dining Room Tables, Buffets,
China Closets and Chairs, all of which we
are offering at a very low price. A new lot
of Iron and Brass Bedsteads just received.
CHARLES HEILBORN &
rlutiMt to one authorizing th" transfer
"f the UM.Wj retnHlnliiK on hand In
the bout railway ii.ppropnn.tlon and
make It available to (Hart work on
the canal and locka Improvement.
"If we ahull be nufnaful In tran
lerrliiif the money it will be pomrible for
the aoverniin rlt to Ko forward with the
work of KocurlnK a rlitbt-of-way and
oilier preliminary that necexarlly
coimume a. good 1-a4 of tlm". J'Thnp
WM.ihiO would be enough for all the
work thit could be done b-fore an
other appropriation bill would be
paHecd."
DBATIl OF MH8. M. J. KIN.VEY.
lJf;Tf,AVD. Jan. I.-Mni. Nandaaa
While Kinney, wife of M. J, Kinney,
of Aloria. died In thin city at 1 o'clock
thl (Sunday) morniriK of uraeirilc
coma-after two day lllneaa.
KNOKMOl'8 CATTLK8HIPS.
fireat Hrltaln laa OrdiTed the Largent
In the World.
UNDON, Jan. S.-The Itrltlah ad
miralty him dlivcted to build two bat-tU-xlilpH
which are Intended to be the
l.irifnt In the world. The dlitluctlon of
having the lariet wurxhlpa haa hither
to taen held by Italy, with the Lep
anlo and her outer watHhip. the Italia,
f J real Itritaln' two projected large
wamhlpd, to be n-xpectively named
the yucen and the Itlnre of
U'uIik, will if im tona heav
ier than either of the ah't mentioned,
reaching the cnormou dlKplacemcnt of
1X.WXJ tonn.. which I 35(H) tona heavier
than America' blk'K'Ht armored ve
el. Thee trellieii.luUn veHMela will
carry nothing luipr than tueive
liich g-un. Thelc buttcriea will chiefly
be compiwed of thee gun and iw'ven
Inch and lx-lnch giinn.
tt'AS ASTONISHING REVOLUTION.
Friday' Marvelou Activity on Wall
Street Ht lit Excite Comment.
NEW YORK. Jan. 5. Wall treet ha
wltnemd one of the moat antonlshlug
revulutioii In mieculatlve neritlment.
(luring the pant wei'k. In It hiiitory. On
Thumday night the liiiprenHlon wa well
nigh unlveriuil umong the pt'culutive
public, that the long awulud reaction
In (tiak had Ix-en Inaugurated and a
lengthened course of liquidation fairly
rxl.ililiBheil.
The cuuxe, underlying the fUiKl'-n
and uniim-edented recovery Friday ara
not aulllclently outlined yet to be clear
ly analysed, The course of prices is
liself a sufficient demonetratlon that
powerful combinations of capital had
plans still unprovided for. necessitating
the buying of wholesale amount of
rtm-ks of various rallroada.
TRAINS MOVINtt SLOWLY.
Blockade on Southern Pacific Effectual
ly Droken.
ASHLAND. Ore.. Jan. 5.-The weath
er has been clear and cold today In all
the territory covered by the three
days' unprecedented snow-storm In
i Southern Oregon and Northern Califor-
nia and the blockade on the Southern
Pacific hiu been effectually broken,
i The Oregon express, which left San
Fraiu'iM'o on the morning of the 2nd.
, arrived In Ashland this evening after
a :t-nour run rrom uunsmuir, ius
miles south of here. Northbound pas
senger train No. It Is following In
three sections and will arrive early to
morrow morning. Officials of the lines
In Oregon are still In Dunsmulr direct
ing operation.
CHARGES GROUNDLESS.
Death of Private Green Was Not Due
to Improper Treatment.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. Secretary
I.ong today received the report of
Commander Richard Walnrlght, super
intendent of the naval academy. In the
matter of the sickness and death of
Hobart Green, a private of the U. S.
M. C. It had been represented that
Green's death waa caused by Improper
treatment by hlh otllclals at the aca
demy. Superintendent Walnwrlght'a report
say:
"The charges have been carefully In
vestigated as directed. There Is not the
sH?hteat foundation for any of the
charges."
MRS. NATION STILL IN JAIL.
HtiMband of S:Ixn Wrecker Tries to
Get Hr Released.
WICHITA, Kas., Jan. 5. Mrs. Car
rie Nation, the "Joint wrecker." must
remain In Jail until the twenty-one
days' quarantine, recently placed upon
that Institution on account of the
t-mallnox, I raised. Mr. Nation, vith
a view to having his wife released on
ball, began habeas corpus proceedings.
Nation asserts that the Jail was
quarantined as a reason to de
lay ' the case coming to trial. The
matter was Anally ended by the Judge
passing the case until the next term of
court.
THURSTON HUTCHINS DEAD.
BOISE. Ida., Jan. 5. Thurston Hut
ehlns died this evening from appendi
citis, aged 2. He wa one of the best
known stock men In the West.
ROOM FURNITURE...
SON
ANOTHER HITCH
IN NEGOTIATIONS
Relapse of U Hung Chang Com
pels Choice of Successor.
GUILTY GOVERNOR EXECUTED
Pirt ;! Indcmaiiy P14 Jbj Chinese le For
clgi Ctstuls Was la Bask Notes
RiIks From Small to Hlf ter
Deoomltillom.
PEKIN, Jan. 5. LI Hung Chang has
suffered a relapxe and because of the
Rerious cilecls of this and hi great
age It 1 feared that he will be unal.le
to a. t a plenipotentiary In arranging
the settlement of the trouble In China
and that the difficulty and delay In
e-eorlng- a successor may cause a po.
ponenient for a time of the negutlallona.
GOVERNOR EXECUTED.
PARIS. Jan. 5. The foreign office Is
udvUed from Shanghai, under dale of
January 1. thut advice from Sian Fu
roof..... the report of the execution of
Yu H-lcn (the former governor of Shan
SI. guilty of massacring about fifty
miHHionarle whom he had Invited to
accept hl protection), iK-wmber 10, by
order of the dowager empress, prince
Turin I still at Ninghl.
There are M.'M Chinese regulars at
Slan Fu.
The court has made no preparations
to return.
POWERS ARE AGGRESSIVE.
SHANGHAI. Jan. 6.-The French in
tend to send a force overland from
Tonkin to Chen Tu. should the Chinese
court gc there.
"It is rumored on the best author
ity," says the Chinese newvpaper
Chung Wei Jeh Pao, "that a foreign
powtr, probably the British, will re
sort to force, first selxing Chunui, un
less the persona guilty of the massacre
of ChrifetUiifi at Chuenow are behead
ed." It la considered possible that Sir Er
nest Satow. British minister to China,
i moving in the Chuenow affair.
Among the bank notes which the Chl
uce paid to the foreign cou.tula as
Indemnity for the mission destroyed at
Sheklung were five-pound note that
had been raised to tifty-pound notes
and ten-pound notes that bad been
raised to 100-pound notes.
KRUPP GUNS CAPTURED.
TIEN TSIN, Jan. 4. The German ex
pedition which started Christmas for
Lien Cheng Hsu, under command of
Colonel Gruetier, returned Thursday.
Colonel Gruedor reports the capture of
! forty-three Krupp field guns and the
destruction of .uoo rules and large
quantities of ammunition.
DECREES ISSUED BY CZAR.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Your correspondent has obtained
copies of important decrees issued by
the czar of Russia, which go to show
that the St. Petersburg government
contemplate no departure from the
policy of evacuating Manchuria as soon
as circumstances permit. These decrees,
which are In the form of Instructions
to military and naval commanders, fur
ther show that the tsar has been stren
uous In his efforts to avoid looting or
til treatment of the Inhabitants of the
territory occupied by his troops.
One telegram sent by the minister of
war to General Grodekoff, commanding
the Russian troops In Manchuria, reads:
"His imperial majesty orders me to
send you the follow ing Instructions:
"His majesty's desire Is not only that
there should be no annexation of Chi
nese territory to Russia, but as has
been published In the official communi
cation of September 1. that our troops
should be later recalled from Manchu
ria, If there be no hindrance thereto
by the course pursued by other powers.
In accordance with this Impailai decis
ion you will do all that Is possible to
bring the military operations In Man
churia to a speedy end.
"At present Russia's principal object
Is the continuance and completion of
railways we are building. Your efforts
must be directed to help this work and
guard the workmen. Russian admin
istration must not be Introduced In
the territory occupied by our troops.
Ycu will reassure the population, re
move their fears and bring them back
to their ordinary occupations tn time of
I peace. See that the soldiers commit no
valence upon the Inhabitants after the
I last shot of the battle. Life, honor,
I property and customs of the natives
mint be sacred to the troops.
The cxnr had many weeks before
wired this order to Admiral Allexoff:
"Strictest discipline, irreproachable In
ternal order, respect for the peaceful
cltlxens, compassion for the vanquished,
regard for their property must be en
forced by you with an Iron hand."
This waa followed by these orders to
both General Grodekoff and Admiral
Allexoff Just after the Russian troops
had crossed Into Manchuria:
"Circumstances having obliged our
troops to cross the frontier Into Man
churia, we will soon have quelled the
rebellion. Order will be restored equal
ly soon on the Manchurlan railroad and
work will be resumed under the protec
tion of our armed forces. But that i
not enough. It la absolutely necessary
that the peaceful Inhabitants of Man
churia should not Join the rebels and
create the painful necessity of making
war upon the whole Chinese nation.
"His Imperial majesty, therefore, di
rects me to instruct you to take strin
gent measures, so that war shall be
c'induct-1. with the Inexorability in
herent to all warfare, only against
Chinese troops and armed cltixens; that
they must be defeated, deprived of their
arms and the fortifications destroyed.
"i'ut the peaceful residents, their
homesteads and their property must not
be touched by our valorous soldier or
by border Coasacks.No unnecessary cru.
elty or devastation should be wiiowed.
Destruction of cities or villages and
burning of farms may be resorted to
only In extn-me vcfis hi punishment
for heavy and bloody crimes, i Such
measures Ineenne the population itgalniU
US. Any kind of looting by I'A'H-rn or
Cossacks must be punished with the
greatest -verlfy. Including the court
martial "f offender. All subsistence
provided by the Inhabitants shall be
j;ald for In ah.
"Terrible In battle our soldier must.
In Manchuria, a they have always
been ev-rywh-re and at all time, be
klnl and humane, not only to the
peaceful citizen but also to the crn
quered foe. The very next day afler
'.be battle you mmt exert your:lve to
be on friendly footing with the inhab
itants. Ho have we always done with
great success, in th? Caucasus and in
Central Asia. Id giving you these In
struction hi Imperial maji-nty I con
fident that the brave troops under your
command will not dim their glory by
any kind of crue);y to peaceful u"
armeri citizens.
"The emperor expert that every man
will do hi best to maintain good and
friendly re-Utlor."
Information received In an official
quarter hero Is to the effect that the
Instruction as given above have been
can-fully observed.
Reports are current here that because
of the recent decree ianued by Russian
ofliia! In Manchuria, seeming to Im
ply a protectorate over that Chinese
province, the United Stat might have
asked frm the St. Petersburg gov
ernment an explicit explanation of its
purpose. 8o far as can be ascertained,
officials here have no uch power.
Other reports asserted that this gov
ernment had sounded or would sound
European powers with reference to
Ruaxia's conduct in northern China,
It Is stated emphatically here that no
negotiations are In progress respecting
China except those in Pekln.
STEAMER IAQUA WRECKED.
Went Ashore a Few Miles North of the
Golden Gate.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5.-The steam
schooner Iaqua, which went ashore
last night on Duxbury reef, a few mile
north of the Golden Gate, will be a
total loss. Her one passenger and crew
of fourteen In number were taken off
this afternoon and the vessel was left
to the mercy of the waves and rucks.
Only one fatality attended the wreck.
John Dahldtroin. a jailor, was drown
ed by the capsizing of a small boat in
which he, together with Engineer Bur
nil and another sailor, left the vessel
to carry ti.e news of her plight to the
shore. Uurrell and the ther sailor
clung to the overturned boat for three
hours before being washed ashore.
MANY LIVES REPORTED LOST.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-A special
to the Morning Call says:
The steamer Iaqua, which left this
city yesterday afternoon fur San Di
ego w ith a cargo of general merchan
dise, was wrecked some time last
night on Duxbury reef. Just outside the
Golden Gate, and all on board, with
Ilia single exception of Chief Engineer
Burrill, who was washed ashore on an
overturned boat after being In the wat
er two hours, are beiieved to have per
ished. Details are meagre but it Is
known that there were between thirty
and forty persons on board the ill
fated vesstl at the time of the acci
dent. The Iaqua sailed from Eureka sev
eral days ago for San Pedro and put
in here yesterday to land some pas
sengers. As soon as that duty had been
attended to Captain Basch put to sea
again.
How the disaster occurred is not
known, but there was a heavy 'swell
on outside the heads last night and It Is
probable that the unfortunate vessel,
drifting too near the reef in the haze
that overspread the water, was thrown
noon the rocks by the swell. She is a
total loss.
Chief Engineer Burrill reached the
shore and telephoned to Wm. Mugan,
representative .of Doibeer & Carson,
agents for the vessel In this city, say
ing that the steamer was In distress
and oskiiife for assistance. Tugs at once
started for the scene of the disaster.
The facts were communicated by Mr.
Doibeer early this morning, but he
could give no further particulars. Mr.
Doibeer owned one-eighth of th ves
sel and the other seven-eighths were
owned by the Humboldt Shingle Manu
facturing Association by whom she was
loaded. Mr. Doibeer said the steamer
was on her way to this port, but In
this he Is evidently mistaken, as the
recorls of the merchants' exchange
show that she cleared for San Pedro at
1:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
How the engineer got ashore neither
Mr. Doibeer nor anyone else seems to
know. Burrill probably was too much
excited to give duails. At i o'clock
this morning It was reported from
Folnt Reyes that the vessel had gone
to pieces and as no more boats came
ashore the presumption is that thirty
or forty por' known to have been
on board were drowned. It Is of course
possible that other boats may have
landed their passengers at some other
point where it was not possible to com
municate with the city quickly and it
s also possible that rescuing tugs
may have arrived on the scene in time
to 'pick them up.
BANK PRFSIDENT THREATENED.
Ordered to Place $1000 In Gold In a
Certain Spot, Refusing Which He
Would Be Shot.
JOPL1N. M., Jan. 5. Thomas Cun
ningham, president of the bank of Jop
lin, yesterday received a letter through
the mall demanding that he place 11000
In gold In a sack and deposit It at a
certain designated spot south of Jop
lln. If he should refuse to comply
the writer threatened to shoot Cun
ningham on sight.
President Cunningham consulted the
police department. It was finally de
cided to till a bag with rocks and leave
It at the place Indicated, which was
done. Officers concealed near the place
waited all night but no one put In an
appearance. The police are working
on the case.
ONLY ONE WRECK.
Report That Two Schooners Went
Ashore Near AIen Bay Is
False.
NEWPORT, Ore., Jan. 3. The report
if another wreclc smith of AlxeR Lav
is false, it originated irom tne tact
that the spars and ripglng of the
schooner Joseph and Henry grounded
oa the rocks some distance from the
nore.
MEETING OF CAPE
COLONY CABINET
Emergency Session Will Make
Important Announcement.
INDIA NOT FOR KITCHLiNFR
lie Has Eaoujti Work in Sotitb Africa ftor.
crameat I Plaonicj to Seas' Mure
Infantry to the Sbc of
War.
CAPE TOWN, J;m. 6. An emergency
meeting of the cabinet waa convened at
noon today after a long; consultation
between ih British hijfh coiiiniimdoner.
Hlr Alfred Milner, and tho premier. Kir
j. Gordon SprUx. An important oro-
liouncernt nt is expected.
LON'lJOX, Jan., 5. The pi-ace ov-t- '
tuivs at Pretoria are not regarded very
hopefully in government oliicial cir
cles. "So long as tbe Boers take prisoners
and we only capture cartridges' s.iid
one well acquainted with the opinions
of the war oillce, "there U siiuill likeli
hood of peute coming through the
burniiers ' at Pretoria or any other
source."
tk-neral Kitchener Is net going to
take command of the British troops In
India. The ' work ahead of him In
S )uth Africa is expeciod to occupy all
lis energy fur nulny montlis Ui co;ne.
General Sir Arthur Palmer, the acting
commander-in-chief in India, w ill prub
ably be shortly confirmed to that com
mand unless Lord Roberts Interfere
whkh is not likely.
There Is much talk In the papers and
elnewhere of Lofd Roberts Insisting on
further privileges as commander-in-chief
of the forces thar accorded to
Lord Wolciey, but the A Bifida ted
Pi-"s lerin that he ha-s done nothing
of the kind. He accepted office on the
same terms as his predecessor, though
the personal relations existing between
him and the government otlic iais as
sure greater co-operation than was pos
sible With Lord Wolseley.
Tlie talk of reorganizing the war of
fice will be left almost solely to I-ord
Roberts. The adjutant-general. Sir Ev
elyn Wood, who Is personally respon
sible for the recent action regarding
Major-General Sir Henry OHville, (vrho
was asked to resign bl't refused to dn
so) as a result of the yeomanry sur
render at Lindley, in May last. Is likely
to be one of the first to go. It is
thouKht he will do so with honor.
More troops are to be sent out to
S"Uth Africa. The pre-sent plans are to
dispatch Infantry. This, the most cap
able officers in the service devoutly
hope. Lord Roberts will frustrate, sub
stituting" cavalry, which is so much
needed.
APPROPRIATION BILL REPORTED.
Temporary Clerks May Be Appointed
to Fill Vacancies in the
Classified Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropria
tion bill has been reported to the sen
ate, making the first regular appropria
tion bill to be reported. The only
amendment of a legislative character
added by tbe committee Is one provid
ing mat "temporary clerks who hav
been In the service of the government
for two years and who have demon
strated their efficiency may. In the dis
cretion of the secretary of the depart
mer.t In which they are emf-toyed. be
appointed to fill vacancies In the classi
fied service whenever such vacancies
occur."
The net Increase In the total appro
priation recommended by the committee
is $L'1S.71I. bringing the aggregate up
to -$:4,7"3,307.
' The principal Increase Is J01.010 for
the congressional library and of this
amount $."0,000 Is for the purchase of
books making the total for that pur
pose (109,000. There is also a provision
for keeping the library open Sundays
from 3 a. m. to 10 p. in., and fer this
pur;Oi"e JlO.ooo is appropriated.
MONEY WASTED ON MIS? OCR I.
Report on River and Harbor Bill
Severely Arraigns Enormous
Expenditures.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. The text of
the report on the river and harbor bill,
which appeared today, makes a severe
arraignment of the large expenditures
aggregating il0,f03,530 on the Missouri
river with an array of figures howing
that the tratlic Is Insigniilcant compar
ed with that of other water ways
which have received far less from the
government. As a result the repeal of
the act creating the Missouri river
commission is recommended.
SOUGHT FOR TEN YEARS.
Insurance Swindler Finally Caught in
Chicago,
CHICAGO, Jan. 5. Hume David
Browne, said to be waited in New
York. Philadelphia and other cities for
alleged insurance swindles aggregating
j:;0.(W0. was arrested at the Revere
house last night after eluding the au
thorities for ten years.
He Is about 40 years old and ha a
wife and two children in New Or
leans. GOT CONTROL AND SOU) IT.
Jersey Central Passes Fl
niiily
In .ad.
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Hands of Reading' l:ai
NEW YORK. Jan. 5. J.
P.
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r.i.-v
& Co, ron'inn the i.-i.,,rt
have acquired control of
Central Ui.ilrcnd and tint
sold thin Cunuol to tlm i;.;.
PrtR'E OF F'l.V
NEW YORK", Jan. 3.-.