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CANAL QUESTION
IN THE SENATE
Morgan Secures the Adoption of
Resolution to Inquire Into
Alleged Irregularities.
SAYS A MONOPOLY EXISTS
OcrlureK Kt'lutloiin of Trimm on
tliientut ItitilroiiiU mill the
I'uiiiiiiiii Canal Co. Cost
Count IVople MIIIIoiin.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. -The firm
mil,' if content l'liin t lie Nlrn
lutfun mill I'mntin routes for tlir
Isthmian canal i-tc heard In Hip sen
ate today. Morgan offered mid secured
ilii- adopiloii of a resolution which In
dicated hi purpose to have Ihi' com
mlt -- on Inter-occanlc lunula Inquire
lulu llu- relations alleged to exist Itc
I nil Hit- transcontinental railroad
compunlca of Ihf United State ntnl
' it m Hi 1 11 unit Mir Piininiiii I'anal Com
pany. In explanation of the rraolu
ili'ii. Mm Kun li' liiri-'l Hint llo- u)Iiki-i
r.-llitli'im wire 11 wlikril lnoH"Mly"
lii Ii hml nln Bil)' ('! I hi i-"(ilf of
I In- I'm MV tn.ml inllllunii of il ill.irn
IN TIIK lliM SH
Hepburn Holds Floor for Two llouls
AnswrrliiK it Volley ,.f Questions.
WASHINGTON. Juii 7 - The debate
of the NliiiinKiin it nt 1 hill In the
house iis opened to. lay by Hcphurn.
Iwilrniaii of the Interstate and foreiKii
oininerie committee. For ttto hours
he held the floor replying to a volley
I iMicstliuis concerning the recent of
fer of the i'anatna '.'tuiiil Company
to k lis property and franchises to
the I'liHid Stales for J4n.Osi.rtst n
terest In the debate t entered almost
elilirely III this new phase of the sub
ject Hepliiirn maintained Hint the itllek-ed
n. offer of Hie raiiaina I'allal t'olll
pnny ton part of the plan of delay
All his iitternncen iiIoiik that line
were 111m rati) applauded
A'-TI HKFKltllK.li.
WASIIIW.TMN. Jan 7 - The senate
1 iniititti-e on Inli-r-o. i iinli' i alials has
decided to defer all effort to secure
action by thi' senate on the iiuestlon
of a canal m ross the Hthmiis of Pan
ama until after the house shall hnve
disposed of the bill now under con
ildetaiion in the latter today.
TO I'IM'ISK FMU WIlEi'KAi'.E.
Iletctiiie I'utt.T (Irant In Leave Port
T'lwnsend This Morning.
litKT ToWNSKNP, Wash . Jan 7 -The
I'nlted States revenue cutter
runt salted this mornlni; for an ex
tended cruise along the shores of tlio
Straits of Finn, and also along the
const south of "npe Flattery to ex
amine the large amount of wreckage
repotted along the bench during the
past two weeks. It Is believed many
vessels have met disaster during the
continued Kales since lVcemlicr as
the Indians daily bring reports to Nenh
May of new wreckage coming ashore
-oiiih of I'ape Flattery.
The steamer Alice Ciertrnde, arriving
from Nenh Pay today, reports last
night's storm down the straits lis be
ing of great violence.
WAS 1ti:ST ON Ml'llOF.K.
.limit's ltoss Shoots n ICYenr-iMtl C!lrl
at Eveit tt.
KV KIIE'IT. Wash . Jan. 7.-At Stun
wnod last nluht. James llosa. 4."i years
of axe. Ili'etl both barrels of a shot
gun tliroiigh the paiitl of a door Into
the body of Victoria Price, the M-year-old
datigliler of n furmer living near
there. The gill's life la despaired of.
It Is said Hoss Insulted Hie girl, nnd,
after being thwarted, ho became fur
ious with linger. He watched the
house mid when the girl appeared he
llred through the door. Ottlrers are
searching for ltoss.
tme month ago lloss was arrested
for assaulting n young woman and
was placed under a ;!00 bond to keep
the pence.
JOHNSONS STOllY IHSOUEDITED.
olllcers of the Wrecked Pteumer Pony
That He Warned Them.
SAN FKANVrStY), Jnn. ".Nothing
has been heard from the missing vic
tims of the Walla Walla disaster, and
It la fenred all went down with the
steamer.
The statement of Lookout Johnson,
miulo to the coroner at Eureka, that
he saw lights on the bark Max and
warned the offlcera on the bridge of
the "Walla Walla, la denied by them.
Other membcra of the crew of the
Walla Walla corroborates Johnson's
uoi'itlori Hint tliir HkIiIh on thi- Kn-m h
luiik win' vlnllili'.
TIii- idiitllriliiK MtMt-ni-ntn will i- ln
vrmlKiitivl l,y thi- l'iilt-'l Htntnii miirliip
mithorlilin nri'1 tin- p-MHiniillilllty for
tin- illmmtiT fl'l.
iv ilij'IA1 "k Kiui:i';.Ni:n,
.Mnvi'iiifiit on Font t KriKiiK" More
llrlilnh Kullom.
NKW yiKK. Jim. 6. A ni'iVfm-nt
lum Im-i-ii mu-ImI In UvitikkiI to rp
plui furcl(tii'i" on llrllluli uhlpn by
llittliih millori. ii' ii illBi'inch to tlic
lli-ruld from lymdon.
Thin I the outronn- of an agitation
murtrd by Ixinl Jlonim-y. It la point
ed nut tlmt mont v -. In undrr t tie
t'n Ion Jack nrr manni-d by urami-n of
ntlipr niitloiiHlltlrii to auch an extent
that In the event of a Kurooean wur
thr llrllluli navy could not protect Ha
IIKTI Mil till fllft.
FIN'i: WF1ATHRK I'UBVAIUI.
IX ilt.Tl.ANI, Jnn. . Iti-imrta to the
ii. It. & N. I'o, from KaJitern OreKon
and Knuti-rn WunhliiKton, uliow that
uiiiimiully w 11 r ii i win Hi i-r for thla time
of tin- ur previilh-d over that ti-rrl-tory
tinluy. At I ' inn ( 1! tit the thi-rmmn-er
n iclnli-rrd 70 deKP-ea. whlrh In the
hiKhint 1 1-in i h-rat lire on r'ord thi-re In
January. At Wullu Walla the ther
iiiniiii'tir ri-clHti ri'd 6.'. and at llejip.
lu-r. t.
Population of Inited States and Possessions
V.SlllNiiTN. Jan. 7 The (tnus bureau today Issued a report announcing that the population of the
entire I'nlted States. Including all outlying pofHesslons. was SI.X3.069 In the census year of ls). This Is item
If'l as follows:
i
I'nlted States proper. 71.!t. jTi ; Philippines. (.M1.3S9; Porto P.lco. ;3.2in: Hawaii 13t.il: Ala-ska.
i.uuiii. '""i: American Samoa, 61i; Persons In the military and naval service of the I'nlted States outside ter
ritory and the i'nlted Stales pros-r. M.IID.
There are but three countries which now have a greater population than the I'nlted States, viz., China,
the ltiitish Empire und the Itussian Empire.
HAD MERRY CHRISTMAS
HOW I'OIMO I'M AN t llll.-
inti: t i i.i.iu: 1 1: it.
YoiniKsii-rsTieiiti-il to Christina
Tree fur l'irl Time The
lnv in Hie .Schools.
SAN" Jl'AN. Porto HI. o. Wednesday.
Jan I, -Many of tin- chr.lreii of Torto
lileo were treated to n t'liristiiins tree
this season for the first lime In their
lives I'ntll this season Santa Claus
tvas unknown to the Porto Klein
youth The real Christmas comes 12
days late in Porto Kico. January 6
is Three Kings' day and the Three
Kings take the place of Santa Clans
here Instead of having a Christmas
tree, or of hiuiKlng their stockings in
the lire place, the youngsters here on
the eve of January 6 put a box filled
with grass and their shoes out on the
lialconles or on the window sills. The
three wise men. who are traveling
through the country proclaiming the
birth of the Infant Christ stop at each
box. and. if the little boy or girl Is
good, the three mules which the wise
men are riding eat the grass and leave
a toy or a bit of "dulee."
lu the schools, on the last day before
Christmas, the teachers told the story
of Santa Claus. and In some of the
schitols Santa appeared In person,
much to the delight and astonishment
of the children, who had never lief ore
imagined such a thing. Christmas
trees. Imported from the I'nlted Stntes,
especially for the occasion, with tinsel
and lighted candles and laden with
candy and cakes were u revelation to
the children.
I'KO.VINICNT S ICW YO".K'.:: UEAir
NEW YOltK, Jan. 7. Jo' i Clu ster
O'Urleii, n brother of ex-Sheriff O'
Hiien. is dead. He was formerly a
member of the stock exchange and nn
Intimate friend of the late tleorge I.
Seney. and ex-Senator Calvin S. Price,
Ol.P NEWSPAPER MAN DBA P.
TACOMA. Jan. 7,-A'hnrles W. Ho
hart, an old-time newspaper editor of
Washington, died this morning nt
Stellacoom from Infirmities of old age.
liobnrt. twelve years ago. edited a
nevvspnper at North Yakima and was
one of the founders of the Washington
State Historical Society.
KEPOKTRD FAVORABLY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. A bill
granting to Mrs. McKinley the postal
franking privileges for all her corre
spondence was favorably reported by
the house committee on postofflces and
post roads. Similar privileges hereto
fore have been granted Mrs. Tyler,
Mrs. IJncoln, Mrs. Grant. Mrs. Hayes,
Mrs. Garfield and Mrs. Logan.
FINANCIAL STATUS
NOT SATISFACTORY
American Silver Dollar in .Manila
Worth $2.10 to One Mexi
can Silver Dollar.
i
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS
Ii-ililtioli I'iihhimI l'r'i'iitl) Iti'
iinililitf CoiiKrfHa to Meet
tlio FliiHiieiiil Situation
FU Their Own Hutlo.
MANILA. Jan. ". Numeroua met
Iiik of merchant and othera have
Lm i n held recently at which resolution!
were pajnied urgt-ntly requemlnf con
Krewilonal action to meet the financial
altuutlon here. Klnce the ratio waa of
ficially changed. Junuary 1, for the flrat
iiuartcr of lSir.'. to be li.10. Mixlcan
liver, to one American dollar, buM
iii hk tranvnctlons of any "ri have !;
come dinicult.
The maturity of bunlncnn houaea have
'raised their prices from 5 to 10 per
cent und some houses refue to ac-
Jtept any but American coin, which is
.lnllrult to obtain owing to the vast
speculative shipments of coin during
the past few months. Some banks re
fuse to recognize the government ra
tio and are tixlng their own ratio at
one American gold dollar to two Mex
ican silver dollars. Even the guvern-
mi nt s American employes, w hose sal-
; .tries are payable In Mexican dollars,
j object to the change, owing to the
large increase ill prices.
The leading banks refuse to handle
'government checks, because of the fre
t.uetn long delays over trilling irregu
larities The postal nuthirritleg refuse
; lo accept Mexican dollars for Amerl-
aii dollars ut any ratio.
WAUA WALLA DISASTER.
Stianse Story Told I'nder oath by One
of the L..kouls .
SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 7.-The Ex
aminer says, on the authority of Depu
ty Coroner Skinner, of Humboldt coun
ty, that E. Johnsftn, one of the look
outs on the wrecked steamer Walla
Walla told a strange story under oath
at Eureka regarding the cause of the
collision with the French bark Max.
According to the coroner who took
the depositions of Captain Hall and
others of the olllcers and crew of the
Walla Walla after the accident. John
son testified that he saw the lights
of the French bark many minutes be
fore her prow sank Into the Walla
Walla's hull; that twice he warned the
officers on the bridge of the approach
ing danger, but that his warnings were
not heeded. As the vessels neared
nth other, the red and green lights
of the bark became more nnd more
distinct, according to Johnson's testi
ntony as repotted by the coroner's
deputy.
At last the lookout, nlnrmed nt the
failure' of the officer on the bridge to
change his course, started for the
cabin of the first officer, Peter Nielsen,
but before he reached the cabin the
vessels struck and the Max drifted
away with her lights plainly visible.
These assertions are contradicted by
the positive statements of the steam
ers officers who declare that n sharp
lookout was kept nnd that no warning
was given of the danger.
The reports of Captain Hall of the
Walla Walla and Captain Benoist of
the Max will be filed today with the
Inspectors of hulls and boilers. A day
vylll then lie set for the investigation
of the causes of the disaster.
GOOD WORK BY DISPATCH.
Captain Johnson Gives Vivid Account
of Work of Rescue.
S BATTLE, Jan. 7. The steamer Dis
patch which picked up the survivors
of the Walla Walla disaster, arrived
in port yesterday and Captain Victor
Johnson gave a vivid account of the
work of rescue. Of hia own great ser
vice In saving the lives of so many, he
would talk of but little. He expressed
strong Indignation at the actions of
Kom of the Walla Walla crew. In
fll-eukliiK of the wreck, he null!:
"To bi-irln at Hie beulnnlnir e sailed
from Han Kra n liwo New Year'a day
and were punned that afternoon by the
Walla Walla. I thouicht nothing
more about her until o'clm k the
rnornlrig of January 2, where we pick
ed up a life boat containing three fire
men. There men I auppow I will
have to denljrnate thein aa men told
me the Walla Walla had aunk; that
no one aave therriaelve waa left to
tell the tale. At flrat I waa inclined
to dlwredlt them. They stuck to their
story after they were aboard, so I had
to believe them. Then It dawned on
me what they had done, sneaked away
like cowards, three sailors in a strong
boat, capable of carrying many, and
li ft helpless women and men to drown.
"Within a short time we came upon
another boat and another and another
until we had found four boats and
four life rafts, all told. We cruised
and cruised, picking up people here,
there and everywhere. Such hard
ships! Borne were hauled aboard un
conscious, others were practically
nude, and many had borne up with re
markuble atrenirth and vitality. We
had to handle them roughly getting
them aboard."
KILLED rx A MINE.
MAKER CITT. Jan. ".John A. Mur
phy, a miner, working In the Flag
ntaff mine, was killed by the falling of
a heavy slab of rock this morning.
SOON TO BE RELEASED
I.ATK NKWS AIJIUVKS FHOM
MISS STONE.
ItripimU Want Hansom Depos
ited Ueture lielfa.MHK Their
Captive.
NEW YOT. Jan. 7. A messenger
who hus jst returned from the bri
gands reports that Miss Stone and
Mine. Tsilka were well 36 hours ago,
cables the Samakov, Bulgaria, corres
pondent of the Journal and American.
Consul General Dickinson has re
turned to Sofia and an early release
is exacted. The present obstacle Is
Mr. Dickinson's refusal to pay the
cash before Miss Stone's release. The
brigands demand is first the ransom,
then the release.
It is said, however, in explanation
that they never violate the recognized
brigand code of honor, always freeing
the captive when the money Is paid.
The brigands want the ransom depos
ited in the ground within Bulgarian
Jurisdiction. They then will undertake
to release Miss Stone within Turkish
Jurisdiction. They want t be on the
Bulgarian side nfter the close of ne
gotiations, but this condition is not
urgent. The district governor of Sa
mnkov says the snow is forcing the
brigands to come to terms. If -lot re
Uased hef "e of the month
brigands will go Into jtermanent winter
ouarters. and negotiations cannot tie
reopened until spring.
"I hnve capture- fl Vr'Hed many
brigands." adds the governor, "and
the delay In tracing or capturing the
present band Is caused by the Turkish
troops staving In th villages and
fearing to pursue the brigands Into
the mountains."
HENDKIE ESTATE SETTLED.
Noted Philanthropist Who Cave Away
Two-thirds of Property in
Charity.
NEW YORK. Jan. 7. The estate of
John W. Hendrie. the philanthropist,
whose gifts to California institutions
and to Yale in his life were many and
in large amounts, has been settled by
his two brothers, Charles and Joshua,
though they have been unable to dis
cover the whereabouts of one of the
legatees, a niece, who received by the
will of the deceased the sum of J10,
000, says a Greenwich, Conn., special
to the Press.
The missing person Is Sarah Augus
tus Lounsbury, daughter of Aurelia
Ann Lounsberry, a sister of Mr, Hen
drie. The amount due to her hat been
Invested with the expectation that at
some time she will appear and claim
It. Mr. Hendrie was a millionaire, but
gave two-thirds of his property away
In his life to charity. His estate at
his death amounted to only $313,535.
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR BIG BUILDING
The Chicago Olympian Games
Associations Ready to Con
struct an Immense One.
WILL COVER ELEVEN ACRES
The Structure When Completed
Will Seat More Than .Seventy
live Thousand People
I'nlijue Features.
CHICAGO, Jan. .-A atadium which
will seat 75.0OO people, and which in
point of size, elegance and excellence
of arrangement will probably excel any
other building ever erected, for a sim
ilar purpose, is outlined In a set of
preliminary plans just placed in the
hands of Mr. Harry J. Furber, Jr.,
president of the Olympian Games As
sociation, The structure, It Is assert-,
ed, will house the Olympian games
to be held In Chicago In 1904. The
building will cover approximately 11
acres, the arena alone being 800 feet
long and 130 feet wide. The stadium
at Athens, where the Olympian games
were held In 1394, was but 70 feet long
and 109 feet wide. The stadium at
Athens seated betwen 45.000 and 50,000
persons. The plans for the Chicago
stadium provide for more U-an 7J.O0O
seats in case they may be necessary
on the days when there will be rpeclal
attractions at the games.
A striking novelty in the way cf a
roof is provided. The area over the
seats will be roofed In the urjal way,
but the area will be protect! by a
roof, or left without one, r-ith almost
the ease with which i.n'i-mbr-jlla can
be opened and closed. The roof of the
arena will consist of a series ot water
proof curtains, arranged on rollers
operated by' electric motors. When the
games are In progress the curtains will
be rolled baik. In the event cf a
storm all that will be ne?wry to put
on the roof will be "to preJS the but
ton." So in good weather, wh'le the
audience will be protected f?om the
sun's rays, the contests will really take
place In the open air; and wi'.h the
aid of the adjustable roof, ioetpone
ments will be unnecessary "on account
of the weather."
An unusual feature is vi arange
ment for dividing the V3dlum Into
three or more buildings for special
occasions when the whole space will
not be required. At eiih-?r end, cr In
the center, a hall for any sort of gath
ering can be made in three or four
days at a nominal expense. Another
feature of construction is- that there
will not be a pillar or po'- i-i the
while Interior to shut oat the view
from any point. The first row- cf scats
are five feet above the arena and the
topmost row SO feet above.
The Olympic games of 14. It is
predicted, will be greater than any
ever held before at any period in his
tory. WOULD REQUIRE CENTURIES.
Famous Mountain Climber's Opinion
in Scaling Canadian Rockies.
MONTREAL. Que., Jan. ".Edward
Whvmner. the great mountain climber
has lust given a review of his experi
ences in scaling the Canadian Rockies
hist summer. He had previously
climbed the highest Alps and the high
est Andes. He spent the entire sum
mer and fall in Canada, and he sums
up this last expedition with thi words:
if all the mountain climbers In tne
world today were to make a combined
attempt to explore the Canadian rock-
ies, their task would not be completed.
within a century."
Exploration in the neighborhood of
Vermillion Pass, on the eastern slope
of the Rockies, occupied Mr. Whym
per's attention from June IS to July
2. when he transferred his outfit to
Uike Louise, the lowest of the lakes
in the clouds, and after remaining In
that district for sixteen days he went
to Field, at the base of Mount Stephen
On July 2ti he left for the Yoho val
ley. Immediately to the north, In
which he rernained almost a month,
returning to Field August 23.
"The Yoho resembles the Yosemlte,"
he said. "At Its northern end Is an
Immense glacier of almost 400 feet In
thickness and wih a larger area than
that of the Selkirks."
The last days of August and the first
week of September were occupied by.
a preliminary examination of Ice riv
er valley, leading northward out of
Bever valley, which had not been vis
ited before.
APPOINTS PRIVATE SECRETARY.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 7. Governor
McBride has appointed J. Howard Wat
son as private secretary. Mr. Watson
is one of the best known newspaper
men in the state of Washington. At
present he resides on his farm near
Lake Chelan.