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- : . A , i A ' Is) X i ' WO UBLiaHCS f' L Ad 'i no ftlPORT COVIRS THf MORNINQ fllLO Oft TrfB LOWIft COLUMBIA '. .... w . VOLUME LX N0.201 Xv A TORI A, OREGON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS 11 V. I V. V J I I I I 111 I I I ! I I PROCEEINGS IN BOWSE Nearly, Five Hnurc nf In. . . .....,v. . scrancc Matters. " ' ' V ' 4 ' ? ' ' Wll MhH IIK 111 A IlH Sherky of Kei&s&y and Cock fin of Ntw York Speak 1 UcoATE CONTINUED TODAY Beaat Seaia Xeeeaga to 8eatta Ke taralAt It'i Bill ea Canal Boada aa UearfAtiea ef CeaatltatUaAl Bightl te OrifiaAU Kereaae ef lefUUtlea. Wahjaftoa, Dec 11 The IToute to daj deroted four aad thr -quarter heure of Urelj debate eoaeendnf the powlbiUtlea of eoatroIUat laaonuiee cow pan le. Two aet apeechee were the feature. One hj Sberk, of Kentucky, bore en the dootrlae of ataU rlghU, ihe'othir'by " Cochran, of Kew York, related to the euetkme of offlcere who I nnflif the btf Ufe iMurance eompaolee la hia etate, Corhran proposing that Cofigreaa through It'i Using power, eon fine aJl beuraace , rompaalee to etate la which they are organlaed. Mann, of lUlaoie outlined the pro-' poeed mean of control, he will later preeeat la form of a bill, leaving It to the ineuraww eompanie to voluntarily ubmlt to a general examination and Approval William, the minority lead er, ooneluJed the debate, holding that ooatroi waa potalble, but not through taxing power, Digreion were Indulg ed in, the first, waa to aead a tneage to the Senate returning It'a bill regard lng the eaaal bond aa A usuarpatloa of the consUtutolnal right of the Iloune to originate revenue by legisla tion and again to diamine the baaing at Annapolis, No eonchmioa waa reached concerning the insurance feature of the President' message. The debate will proceed tomorrow. STEAMXB ASHORE, Norfolk, Va., Dee. IS. After A etrug gle of 49 houn with the winds ajhI waves, during which time the crew had no time for eating or sleeping, the Bel gian steamer Antlgoon went ashore aboub twelve mile south of thia place today. No Uvea were lost, the last man being brought safely to shore late this afternoon. The Antlgoon cleared from Mobile, Peeember- lt with lumber for IeJlevhelle, France, by way of Norfolk for coal.' ' GOVERNMENT IS t FOR.PUTER i -.- r . " , .. . ".r 4 Washington, Dec. . 13. The Depart ment of Justice and the State of Ore gon are muck concerned -regarding the whereabout of S. A. D. Puter and Hor ace G. McRlnley, convicted In Portland, J. Iregoa, of conection with . the land frauds, Sentence was deferred on con dition that they would furnish the gov ernment with information concerning others involved in the alk-ged awindling aoheme. It waa agreed If they with held nothing, - the other ease egalnt them would not be prosecuted. Ac cording to Francis J. Hcncy. 'now in the city, thfiy are needed particularly in the eS' Against Kepresentatlve ' Ding - RAVI AMALGAMATED. New York, Dec. 15. It wu aoaounc J yesterday that the Iron League, the Employers Association of Architertur- I Iron Worker i, and the Ornamental Dronae tad Ironmaster Association have Amalgamated -A th Allied Iron Trade Aasoclatlo. Tb amalgamated I body who , awabers ' employ the housesmlth And all others connected a J-"-! . a,M I .I..J k- A MoCord, again t whoa strikes have been declared by tb nauaeemlth'e Union. International President Ryea, of the Housestnlth's, denied jeetardey rumors thai his own local i Ctevebad was go Af P while he waa hare. He . .had been la touch with ita officers, and lit waa atroofer thaa Aver, be said. fixserve water ricets rowxt OtUwa, Dao. la. TTe OuttdUa men btra of tb Iatenttttaal WaUrwajt .CommlMlon called oa the mmhtn of jPuWU Worke tad urged that Uto for erane&t take ttrpe to preaerrf the watrr power rigbU at Seulte 8U. iUri " vkgu Faiu. ornexss dxsmissxo. London, Dee. IS. The St. retenburg rorrMP0'Mlm of the Tlmea report that ,w mewt RTt bn UMnUt1 j Uie general etaff aa untrustworthy. TypothcUt in New York Ready for Strike. HAVE HIRED NON-UNION MEN Declare They Will Net Craat the De auad ef the Typographical Ualoa for 4L. ' mL A sak a . ' i aa iiooea oaop aaa neat Hear Day ea Jaaaary Flrtt. Kew, York, Dee, 15. The announce enent thai prvparatione to handle the big printer' etrike are completed by the employing printer of New York, waa made today by the Typothetae of this city. The announcement sari "the closed shop And the eight hour day which la demanded by Typographical tnlon No. 0, cannot and will not, be granted." The Typothetae claim to be prepared to Install non-union operator at once in such number at to avert a lockout and that little or no inconvenience will be experienced. AUTHORITIES NEBTOUS. fits Petersburg, Dec, 15 Less thaa ten thousands troopa remain in Mos cow ami the Associated Prewa la ad' vUed that the authorities are extremely nervous; soldier having been sent to the neighboring province. v Japan has finally agreed to accept Riwn's tfecinion gain4i rising the standard misions ot Tokio aad St Pet ersburg to the rank of entbaalct. HUNTING ...... v AND M'KINLEY er Hermann. Ilcney further state that through informatio Imparted by them the Governor of Oregon will recover over '700,000 worth of lands disposed of by various parties to the alleged frauds. Since their trial and conviction, however, they have been charged with implication In the fraud , of state school land by which ESaetorn bankers were swindled out of thousands of dol lars; that on thia account their appre hension is likewise desired by the state authorities. The men were last heard from iu September. Puter reported him self as being in Chicago, McKinley sent word that be and hia wifewcre in Se attle. - . ' - , PRINTERS STRIKE I iUSSr MS TO CUT EXTRAVAGANCE IN ALL New Public Works Arc . Greatly Rednced-Admiralty Favors Rccoraiiiz in? The Navy ht$ Hew Lines. MONEY , SENT TO MANCHURIA Mw xepablk EeUbUefted At Xharkof htlealat BJoody CeBiaieaa at Biga Between; Troopa aao Peaaaatrr MAeaiaa Oaaa TJaed Xetate ef Baica Voa Loewia Baraoi aai the Baroa Captercd. St. Petersburg, Deo. IS. Every effort 1 being made to reduoe thf budget end make a good showing to the national assembly. Extravagance ia aU dlreo tlone la curtailed. New publio worke of every description era omitted. The naval program la greatly reduced aad item of 119,000,000 for new construc tion are strfcksw out.Tbe young ofn cere are being sent abroad to study shipbuilding with a possible view of homo eooitrucUon. A spirit which favor an entire re-or ganlxatioB of the navy is apparent a$ the admiralty. The ayetem of training of both the officer and the men will be changed. The authorities have harried $12,000, 000 to Manchuria for the purpose of provision for the troop there, which ere mutinous oa account of abort sup plies and the poor quality, due to bad eonditlona ia Russia, From Kharkoff aa agent for the New York Life Insurance Company who haa flod, bring new of the establishment there of a republic. lie eay the mili tary force have gone over to the revo lutionist who have fall possession. PISTOL DTJIL. " Twa Mea ia Rhyolite Kill Bach Other ia Salooa Bew. Bullfrog, Ner4 Dee. 15. J. & Clayloa and J. J. Sullivan an both dead ea the result of a platol duel in Rhyolite, a town one mile north of Bullfrog, last night. The tragedy occurred in a sa loon. Clayton charging Sullivan, the bartender, with giving him short change. A visitor waa struck by a flying bul let and seriously, but not fatally hurt. HERMAN BESTS HAlfLON. I.O Angeles, Dc 15. Kid Herman, of Chicago, tonight beat Eddie Hanlon, of, San Francioco, in the fltsreest 20 round fight ever seen In Lot Angelea. , LOS ANGELES WBS., . Ijm Angelea, Dee, IS. The Los Aa gelea team won the Pacific. Coast Pen nant for IOCS todays defeating Tacoraa, three to one. Today'a victory gave the local Ave out of nine post season game for tho championship, each team having won a half of the divided season. . ; AWFUL CALAMITY. Chattanooga," Tenn Dec 13. It is reported that . Tunnel No. 27, on the Quern 4 Crescent railroad caved in on paAenger train tonight. No detail re obtainable. OUT IN THE TENIA - Stockton, Dec 18. In one of the fast est flaMs ever held in the Went Kid Onuit, of Seattle, knocked out Young Choynskl, of San Francisco, tonight in the first minute of the tenth round. . ' DIIUECTIONS CUItTAILED Oolttcd - Naval hcjram Is TO PROVISION THE TROOPS -MiliUry Bavt Gone Over te Keve- It seem beyond questioa that bloody coUiitsiooa have occurred between the troop of the United Peaaaatry and the workmen ia the atreet of; Riga during which machine gun were used. The situation is moat serioua ia the rural districte which are practically abandoned to the revolutionaries, owing to the concentration of trope ia the cttle, and towns, Revolutionary bead r: . -.r ..- . are conducting regular military opera tkma. They reduced the garrison ea the estate of Baron Voa Loewi to submis sion after a majority of the defendant were killed, burned the building' aad carried off the Baron. The survivor were made prianer. It h generally believed thai Witte contemplate disposing of the services of Minister of the Interior Duraovo against whom aU daaeea have risen, aad will appoint M. Guehkoff, a promi nent member of the Moscow Zematro, who ia said to be ready to accept the office. Foreign Minister Lamsdorff. ia aa ia terriew with American Ambassador Meyer, while not optimistjo expressed the opinion that the political aitoatkm and ocuook la coDnkterabty Improved. MAT RESIGN POSITION. , New York, Dec IS. President . Horace E, Andrew of the CJeveland Electric Railroad Company, who haa been closely associated with New York Omtml ia teresta la aha acquisition of electric traction line, may soon resign hi po sition with the Cleveland company to take active charge of te'New York Cvntral electrio tinea, say the Time, William Vandorbift, Jr, i now in charge of the financial affair conected with tho New York Central' electric lines, lie ia not ia charge of the actual operation of the electrio lines, and it is this work tfiat Mr. Aandrews ia ex pected to do. The plan Is for a continu ous electric lino from Alhanyio Buffalo. MANY CONGRATULATIONS. ! Chicago,' Dec 15. A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington, eay: Miss Alice Rooeeivejt realized yesterday ! if Barer before her wide popularity throu ghout the United State. She has been overwhelmed with congratulation and buried ia flowers. .Local florists were swamped with order 4 for ' American beauties, and violets, box after box be ing delivere at the White Hliouse today and messenger with note and tele grama being U constant attendance. Representative NichoUa Lonkgojrthl the President'" pro-peotive eon-in-law, waa the target for intcrviewsnd the recipient of hearty congratulation in the House. AUTOMOBILE HITS HER. San Diego, Dec 15. An automobile accident ; yesterday resulted in serious injury to Mrs, M. Adelaide l're, of Charlotte, Mich. She U in a hospital suffering front, injuries about ,t'ie hen and a broken collar bone. PANAMA CANAL Senate Consider That Subject AM Day Yeaterday. Washington, Deo. 15. The Panama rand again had the consideration of thtf Senate) todhy. Tillman occupied ti entire time given to that aubjeci lie did not indicate aa intention of op position the passage of tho appro priatkm bill, but criticised the methods of the canal commission. Tillman criticised the President's pol icy in Santo Domingo, Spooner defend- the President' eourse. - Whea the Senate adjourned the bill waa still pending. It ia tho agreement to vote tomorrow. WHO IS BOSS Saptriateadeat ef Naval Academy at Secretary af Navy. Washington, Dec IS. Whether the superintendent of the Naval Academy or the Secretary of the Navy, or both conjointly fcav power summwrily id dbmSe from the Naval Academy with out trial by court-martial, a midship man guilty of baaing and whether euca action, if taken would prove a bar to proceeding ia the civiPeourt for assault and the other criminal element involv ed ia the offense era the two question upon which the Attorney General, at U request of the Secretary of the Nary will render an opinion tomorrow. ID AD TREATY Santo Domingo Would Change Pending Treaty. ?.'; ON FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Ualeaa Amended Treaty Would Not Be Ratified aa Opponent Claim if Pres ent Treaty Were Adopted President Morale Would Hold Office Forever. Washington, Dee. IS. It developed today at a meeting of the Senate com mittee oa foreign affairs that it ia Baa to Domingo, not the United State that is anxious to have amended the -pending treaty In relation to Dominican finan cial affaire. The seventh article of the treaty ia construed to give the United State authority to send warship to porta of tho republic aad enforce the term of the treaty, aad to pat down any disorder which might threaten' the smooth operation of tho convention. Secretary Root before the Senate com mittee today testified that the Domini can people desired to have the treaty amended to provide auch assistance a may be called for by the Congress of the Santo Domingo.' ' Under tho pres ent phraseology it appear that Author ity to call upon the United States rest with the president of Santo Domingo. Without an anvendmant it ia said the Dominican republie would refuse to rati fy the convention, a it is claimed by the Dominican opponent that the treaty if put in operation in ita present form, President - Morales would hold the presidency forever; and his heirs would take it in succession. No action was taken concerning the treaty. ARRIVES TO INVESTIGATE FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATES Salem, Dec. 15. R. TL Goddard, son of Hiram Goddard, banker ind timber- man, of IiCrosce, Wisconsin, arrived here today from the Eat to make in- estimation! into nuimfrous fraudulent cert ideates of tnlo which his fat hen holds for Oregon school land. Goddard brought with him certificates covering 000 acres of land, and nearly all the paper is fraudulent. Goddard also hue ith him certificates covering 7000 acre. f land which S. A. D. Puter now a fugitive, from justice, o"d ti II. A. Fal- ter of LaCroasC th tuph a Chicago at BOLD HOLDUP LASTMGHT , ............ 4 Two Masked Men : Rob Portland Saloon. TWO MEN ARE SHOT Robbers Line up Occupants In Saloon Against Wall Rob Till ' MEN SECURE 125 DOLLARS Tw Mea Attempt to Escape Bat Are Shot ia Arm-One Keeps ea Going Whea Robbers Coma Oat la Waiting With Clot. Portland, Dec 15 One of the moat daring robberies ever recorded ia thia city .occurred shortly alter t o'clock thia evening whea two auutked mea ea tered the bar-room of the Cwteoakl S a ' a ... notei, at sil Sherlock avenue. North Portland, and held up the Urtcndar aad iftoea mea, who were drinking bt , tho place. Two men who attempted to- escape the robbers were shot, oso per haps fatally. The visitors were start- ea oj a command now up your sands" and turning saw two masked men stand ing la the doorway with levelled re vorvers pointing in their direction. The . robbers lined op the visitors behind the bar-rota atove and one of them proceed ed to rob the till while the other kept guard. Thomas Fkmming, aa 1 aged sailor and S. L. Rousa ' attempted to escape from the room, but both were shot ia tho ana. Flemming, howwrer, kept on going, and got outside the place. No attempt waa mad to rob tho visitors, sad wfiea the man who went to the till had secured ita con testa, about $123, both backed out. At the entrance, however, a aurpriae awaited them. , Flemmuxlc lay in wait armed with a heavy club. He dealt one robber a glancing blow on the head but hi aim was inaccurate and did little to im ped the escape aad for hia palne waa (hot ia tho abdomen, receiving a seri ous, aad perhaps fatal wound. Tho robbers escaped leaving no clua to their identity. They were traced to a salooa in tho neighborhood where they bought drinks but after leaving the place aU trace was lost. TURN COMING. New YorV, Dab. 15. A eabftf dV patch from London, says. A dispatch from Rome to the Standard, says that after the ceremony at the public consis tory yesterday the pope, turning to Dr. Henry Joseph Richter, bishop of Grand 'JUpids, Mich., said: "America will have her tttra," . torney, for $13,000. Ia a previous tran saction with Falser, the swindlers ob tained about 112,000. Just how much, fraudulent paper waa purchased by God durd and Salser waa not ascertained, but It is thought move of the paper now in Goddard's po sen ion ia forged. It. IT. Goddard, expnsd great surprise when he wss informed thai Ksy Mc Kay arrested in Seattle in eonertion with the land "fraud had been rvleaeet! on instructions from his father.-. Fur ther & .'veloptwnt tie e-Tcled Within a few days, ' V