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THE OKEGON DAILY JOURNAL TORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1903.
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NEWS OF
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ALBANY
M0TICE.--Th Albter tgmey t Tne Orjgon
tally Journal it t the druf stole of Ired
lwon, No. 238 Wst Klrt street, where Sul
crlpUon will b received.
THE REVETMENT '
VERY BADLY NEEDED
(Journil Special Service.)-
Albany. Or.. Dec. 28. The failure of
the government to build a revetment on
the Willamette river Just above Albany
and on the opposite side may result In
heavy damage to property In case of
high water this winter. , For several
years the north bank of tha river has
Buffered at every flood, and last winter
the raging waters broke through and
commenced to cut a new channel. Dur
ing the high water the. current had near
lv a .much fores 'in the new channel as
In the old river bed, and considerable
damage resulted from 'the change. :'. Gov
eminent engineers viewed the river at
.this point - last spring and agreed that
It would be necessary to build a sub
stantial revetment for some distance
. along the ba'nk where the current would
strike. ; The engineers made 'their' re
port, accordingly,, hut there the matter
ended. - The commerce committee of the
.Alco club and a number of Individual
.citizens . have , urged. Jthat . the , work be
commenced as soon as possible, for the
- danger is clearly apparent to all. ' The
river makes a large bend just below the
city, and 'the new channel would leave
the river about 400 yards above town and
go through a flat, open country in a
northwesterly direction, re-entefing the
old channel about four mUes down. It
would leave, Albany completely Inland
and render the large steel bridge, docks
and river-front warehouses entirely
worthless.
Will Enlarge Church.
Rev. Louis Metayer, pastor of the
Catholic church In this city, will build
a large addition to that edifice in the
, spring. The church Is already one of
- the finest In the state, but owing to the
rapid Increase In his congregation more
' room is needed. ' Father Metayer and
Secretary M. Zan will leave 'thia week
for San Francisco... where several weeks
of the Benedictine priests from Mount
Angel will be In charge of the parish.
Albany Vote.
. r - i n . t .
damn ruicy, wnue acting mm jani
tar of the Foster , block, fell down the
stairs Saturday evening and waa uncon
- scloua for several hours. ABlde from a
number of severe bruises he was not In
jured., -
, Mr. and Mrs. , Herbert Shannon, of
Bremerton, Wash., are visiting, with
relatives and friends in this city. ,
Miss Norma McClain, who has been
spending the past year in Seattle, Is at
home with her parents. Chief of Police
i and Mr. W. A. McClain.
Miss, Jennie Freerksen of Portland Is
pending the holidays with Albany rela
tives and friends.
i SALEM
XOTICZ. fltlera iubeerlbere will pleue take
rrtlro that The Journal afBey ku bee town
ferred to B. E. DarU, 180 state street, who
will reeeWe subscriptions, . complaints, PJ
s.mta, etc ' .'" : t - ,
THEY WORKED THE
' BIG DOUBLE CROSS
(Journal Special Service.) '
Salem. Dec. 28. All the talk In the
world regarding the lost anti-gambling
bur will probably not result In tha dis
covery of that measure, though It may
have a tendency to keep up Interest In
the matter ao that the parties guilty ot
making away with It may be run down
and punished. -That the bill has .disap
peared there la no question, and that it
-was -seen In the hands of a foe of the
bill at the railroad station in this city
after the legislature had adjourned. Is
;now practically .certain. '
If the parties guilty of taking this
Dill could be punished, it would be a
good thing and .would have good results
. in the future, for this is not tha first
time a bill has teen stolen in the Ore.
gon legislature, and generally a bill so
.disappearing has something to do with
gambling.
Opposition to the bill was well or
ganized and It waa a surprise to many
that the measure passed the house, for
. many people here believed that It would
, be turned down in the lower house
where it originated. It was said that
Larry Sullivan was here In the Inter
est of the bill and It so seemed at one
time, but later the astute Larry waa
found fighting the measure - and
the enemies of the gambling , evil
fought for the measure to the best
of their; ability. It. is now asserted
that the bill waa Introduced at the in
stance of a ' certain few Ramblers of
SEVEN FROM ONE.
. . It has been shown that one
bottle o! Scott's Emulsion is
. a t
capable of : building seven
' times its weight . of solid,
healthy flesh.
, How is this possible?
-Because Scott's Emulsion
is one of the richest and most
digestible of foods.
Because - Scot's Emulsion
makes all good food do good.
Nothing of value to the body
.$ allowed to go to waste," .
V Because" Scott's Emulsion
makes the 'stomach strong,
the appetite" keen and the
digestion perfect. ,
Because Scott's Emulsion
,aoas new hcmi iu uw
puts new blood in the veins
and feeds the fires ot life
called vitality.
,';'.; "tt'Y"- ,t i V'"'--'' -r "' 'r''''"1"1''!''1
We'll tend you a sample free upon request.
COTT A BOWNB, 4 Street N, T.
THE NORTHWEST
Portland, and that while it was pending
In the legislature,' a portion of the clique
was here ostensibly fighting the meas
ure, while-others were' squeezing money
out of the many Portland gamblers for
the purpose . of defeating the bill, ' and
that while it cost about 2,000 to secure
the bill and make it harmless, the sum
total collected from the gambling fra
ternity in Portland for ': thia i purpose
amounted to fully five . timea that
amount. .'. If these figures are correct,
the fellows engineering the deal made a
snug little sum of money out of the
bill that never passed. A Salem gam
bler, who claims to be on the Inside,
asserts that he knowa thia was the case,
and ' that - he, - too, was- approached - to
contribute to the-' corruption fund, lut
that ha declined to do so, having soon
learned that the bill would not be air
lowed to become a law if questionable
methods should prevent it. , .
OREGON CITY
KOTICE. Oregon City sutacrlberi will pleas
take notice that the office of The Journal bae
been estubllahed at the Courier office, Seventh
treet, next to depot, where aubtcrlptlona, com
plaint, payment!, etc., will be received and at
tended to by L, J. Caufleld, The Journal Orei
son City scent. . .. . .. , . ...
FIFTY-CENT DINNER
TO MANY DEMOCRATS
- (Journal Special Berrlce.) -. '
Oregon City, Dec, 28. The 50-oent
dinner to be given In this city by the
local Democracy In honor of Andrew
Jackson on January 8 promises to be an
affair of unusual note. Four hundred
Invitations . have been sent out to the
most prominent Democrats In the state
and It is anticipated that the county
Democracy will be out in unusual num
bers. Governor Chamberlain has already
accepted an invitation to be present at
the banquet. Every effort is being made
by the local Democracy to make the af
fair a aucoesa and It- is not Improbable
that the banquet will have considerable
bearing on the coming county election.
Next June all county officers will be
elected save the county Judge, and Dem
ocrats are preparing to make an aggres
sive campaign and are confident of vic
tory. They believe that if they can weld
the severed sections of the. party and
poll the full strength of Ute party, that
enough Independent votes will come their
way to enable them to win. From al
most every part of the county come
dissatisfied rumbllngaover-the present
state of affairs in the county and a great
deal of the dissatisfaction seems to ema
nate from tha Republican party, While
tha Democrats will refuse to make any
alignment with the socialists. It is gener
ally conceded that a goodly proportion of
men with socialistic tendencies will vote
with the Democrats In order to defeat
the present administration and what Is
commonly known over the county aa "the
court house crowd." While the Republi
cans try to make light of Democratic
claims It is well known that many of tha
leadera of the party are literally "laying
awake nights" to try to formulate some
scneme ny which tha party can win.
There are three discordant elements In
tha Republican party here and that these
three elements can be brought together
seema nardiy probable.
The Bpoon Disappeared. '
Last Saturday night the Stanford Olee
and Mandolin clubs gave an entertain
ment In this city. Shortly after die
closing of the show a crowd of the col
lege boys entered a local saloon to get
glasses or eggnogg. They were a crowd
of rollicking fellows and rather boister
ous, and when they disappeared a large
silver. spoon used In dipping out the egg
nogg also disappeared.. The proprietor
at onca suspected that some of the boys
had made way with it. The result was
that Charles Noblitt, night policeman,
waa put on the track of the college bova.
The one who waa accused of atealing the
epoon waa searched but the stolen prop
erty was not round. The boys departed
later without any further unpleasant
experiences to mark their visit to Ore
gon City.
Boys and Saloons.
. Local officials are determined to put a
stop to tha practice of boys of tender
age loitering about the saloons. They
have warned saloonkeepers that if they
desire to keep out of trouble they must
not allow boys to Jnhablt their places of
business. The result has been that
wherever . wet goods .are - dispensed all
youtna under 31 are cromDtlr elected.
It has been the practice In Oregon City
among certain saloonkeepers to not only
allow minors to enter the saloons, but It
haa been ho uncommon occurrence to aea
mere striplings drunk on the streets or
taking a hand in a game of chance. Tha
new rule la regarded bv all. even'tn
loonkeepers, aa a step in tha right di
rection......,. ..... ... '
Edward Wbltloek Boat Brink.
Several weeks ago tha mayor of, tha
elty ordered all saloonkeepers in Oregon
City to neither sell nor give to one EM.
wara wnitiock any Intoxicating drink.
the reaaon being that Whttlock waa an
inenriate ana it was hoped that such a
move would have a tendency to ataft
him on a better road. The result has
been surprising. 8ince that time Whit-
lock haa not tasted "booxe"and has be
come an Industrious eltisen. Every time
he meeta the mayor he thanka him for
having, made the. order. There are many
people In Oregon City who remember
when Edward Whltlock was a good bus!
neea man, owning a lucrative trade here,
but his tendency to touch too frequently
"the cup that cheers" led to his downfall,
ana ne is today a poor man.
Oregon City Vote.
The marriage of Joe Beaulieu and Mlsj
Mlnnlo Trcnbath waa solemnized at the
home of tha bride In thia city yesterday
afternoon at 7 o clock. Both are resl
dents of the city and are well and favor
ably known. . ' :' :
Miss Ilulda Erlckson and William
Turner were granted a license to marry
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs.r T. L. Lawrence of Port-
land are the guests of their daughter,
Mrs.. Linn is. Jones. . .
Mrs. R W. Lavler left Saturday for
Springfield to visit her husband who Js
in business there.
Carl Hansen, an old resident ef Mul
Ino, died at the home of his son, John
Hansen, yesterday. ' He was a 1 native
of Sweden and was born 82 years ago.
coming1 to this country about 22 years
ago and locating In Nebraska. He later
came to Oregon some 11 years ago. Ha
will be burled at Mullno today. - i
F. H Welsh left this morning for the
Ogle -mountain mining district, taking
out with him the men who have been
working the claims and who have, been
spending Christmas In town. . . j
CSZ1TE8B EWTimTAUriCZBT.
- The annual Christmas entertainment
of the Baptist Chinese- Sunday .school
Willi be; given in the Auditorium thia
evening..' A musical - and literary pro
gram has been arranged snd - will be
directed by Superintendent W, L, Bart -lott.
Friends of tha school arc invited
to bo present.. ,
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VANCOUVER
SfAlTaW AM. . L. ). St -..
J, wvwi ua tm iws iwu ww ua
onu C Laodberg. afect . , ; -
JAPANESE LABORERS -
REFUSE TO WORK
(Journal Special SerTiee.) :
Vancouver, Wash.. Dec.: 28. The JaD
anese laborers on the P. V. & Y. division
or the If. P. railway struck yesterday
for higher wagea, and have decided not
lorremain in the vicinity, of the road.
' Sometime ago. it is allea-ed. that mrnit
of the Americans were discharged from
me construction force on account of re
fusing to work for less than they were
then getting, namely, $2 per day, and a
number of Greek laborers were placed
on me gangs who would work for f 1.50.
That thereafter, a large number of Jan.
anese were employed to take tha maces
or members or the section gangs. The
japs were paid, it is said, il per day.
it is said. also, that he Japs learned
that their Greek partners were getting
ii.bo a day, and that thia resulted in
their strike. . . ,
As a result of this strike the section
crews are quite short of men today,, and
it was found necessary to approach some
of the old employes, a number of whom
reiusea to . wqrk. yttey were quite
wratny because of their former dis
charge and designated the act of the
company as an outrage to them. They
characterise the act aa "un-American.
They claim the Japa and Greeka do not
only work-for less pay, but refuse to
patronise' American business 'houses, if
one of their own nationality can be found
in the same business within, a radius
of 20 miles. The men who were dts
charged in the first instance are en.
deavoring to get the labor unions to
take up tha strike, but what action will
be taken by them haa not yet been re
vealed,
Tory Pretty Wedding.
M. A. Minch and Miss Myrtle K.
Stenger were married yesterday after
noon at the residence of ' the brlde'a
parents. Brush Prairie, Wash., Rev, Stan
ton C. Lapham, pastor of the Second
Baptist church, Portland, Or., officiating.
Miss Grace E. Routledge, Portland, acted
as "bridesmaid and C. W. Stewart of
Vancouver, Wash., as best . man. Tha
bride was dressed in white silk organdie
and the bridesmaid in blue silk organdie.
The ceremonies were very impressive,
the bridge and groom entering the par
lor as a beautiful wedding march was
played by Mrs, wlntler, after which
Rev. Lapham addressed the couple In a
most Impressive manner with a short
exhortation of the duties they owed
to each other, concluding the services
with an invocation of divine blessings.
The bride and groom were then the
reciplenta of hearty congratulations
from about SO Invited guests and kindly
remembered with many very beautiful
presents. : ' .
Mr. Mitchell Oosa East.
Lieut. Hiram E. Mitchell, artillery
corpsi left today for Washington, D. C.
where ha will be absent for several
weeks, v .. - ,,
Since Lieutenant i Mitchell's .-return
from Alaska he haa been confined to hia
quarters from severe injuries received
by -a fall while in Alaska. At first tha
fall was not given much attention, be
cause thera seemed to be no injuries re
sulting from the same, but later devel
opments showed the same to be quite
serious. Lieutenant Mitchell, while In
Washington, will receive treatment by
a specialist.
Joint Installation of Offleara.
Washington lodge. No. 4; Mount Hood
lodge, No. 2, A. F, & A. M.; Vancouver
chapter. No. 9. R. . A. M and Martha
Washington Chapter, No. 42, Order- Of
the Eastern Star, held a Join Installa
Hon of officers at the hall of Washing
ton lodge. No. 4, last Saturday night
The following officers were Installed r
Mount Hood lodger W. W. Sparks, W.
M.; J. H. Coffin. S. W.; F. L. St. Clair,
J. W.; E. M. Rands, secretary; R. W.
Downing, treasurer; Perry L. Macklan,
S. D.; Jesse A. Melaer, J. D.; J. T. doss,
S. 8.; A. J. Oakly, J. S.; L. B. Clough,
tyler.
Washington. No, 4 W. W. Martin, W.
M.; E. M. Green. S. W.: John Harvey, J,
W.: A. J. Porter, treasurer; Elsa Wag
ner, secretary; L..W. Sutton, S. D.; D.
P. Schuele, J. p.; Henry Christ. 8. 8.;
John Buchanan.. J. S ; J J. Wlntler,
tyler; A. A. Colllngs, chaplain.
Vancouver chapter. No. 9. R. A. M,
A. L. Miller. 11. P.; W. W. Sparks, king;
Dr. R. O. Ebert, scribe; A. G. Potter,
treasurer; E. M. Green, secretary;
Henry Christ treasurer; L. M. Hidden, R.
A. captain; W. M. Martin, P. S.; M. R.
Sparks, M. of Sd V.; J. R. Harvey, M. of
2d V.; W. A. Williams, M. of 1st V.; R.
w. Downing, scrivener.
Martha Washington chapter. No. 42
Mrs. A. L. Miller, W. M.: W. M. Martin,
W. P.; Mrs. Dora Martin, A. M.r Mrs. Jo
sephine Schuele, secretary; Mrs. Anna
King, treasurer; Mrs. Alice Sutton, chap
lain; Mr., Ida Bohns, conductor; Mrs,
Alice Horn, assistant conductor; Mrs.
Minnie Wilcox, Ada; Mrs. Alice Sparks,
Ruth; Mrs. Hasen Bo wen, Esther; Mrs.
Lulu Tollman, Martha; - Mrs. Minnie
Wagner, Electa: Mrs. Emma Williams,
warden; A. A. Hoffman, sentinel; Mlsa
Florence Chaffee, organist; Mrs. R. W.
Downing, Just.
After tha Installations we're completed
refreshments were, aerved and a merry
time ensued. .
Taaoonrar 2fotae.rf,:.:
An all -day golf tournament-between
the Seattle, Astoria and Portland, clubs
was held today at tha Vancouver Bar
racks links.
Mr, and Mra. Louis Bergy entertained
a numoer of friends at a holiday party
last Saturday night. After a nice dinner
dancing and card games waa tha ordet
of the evening.
ROOSEVELT AND THE
LITTLE SALEM MAIDEN
- " r (Journal Special Sefrlr.) "
. Salem, Or., Dec. 28. Little Miss
Constance Kantner, "daughter, of, Rev.
W. C. Kantner, who by reason of spinal
affliction haa been reclining on an in
valld'a wagon for several years, is one
of the happiest children In the capital
city today. Last summer sha attracted
the attention of President Roosevelt
when ha visited Salem in his . swing
around tha circle, and he alighted from
his carriage and approaching her, shook
hands with her, making tha child su
premely happy. ; After hia return to
Washington, the little girl received evl
dence of hia remembrance In the shape
of a letter, and recently she wrote him
a letter stating that she expected to be
able to walk next spring, Saturday
afternoon th? little girl was made
happy by the receipt of a: letter , from
the president In which ho says
"My Dear Little Friend I thank you
so much for your letter 1. shall always
remember you. I send you. my photo.
ANOTHER BIG
PIANO DEAL
One Hundred Thousand
Dollars' Worth of Fine
Pianos to Be Sold on
v the Co-operative
' " Plan.
v.
Twenty-seven car-loads Prices
Range From $u8 and $137 for
Regular $225 and '$250 Styles,
Upwards Paynjcntsof $5 Down
and $1.25 a Week Takes Choice
of Over a Hundred Fine, New
Pianos In Club a AH Instru.
ments Guaranteed.
Thia co-operative olano club sale is
the biggest event ever planned In the
history 'of piano merchandising. In the
Fall of 1902 the first nlano clubs were
successfully Inaugurated by EHers Piano
House, ana iney nays not oniy Deen tne
means of saving buyers a vast amount
of mohev. but they have: also been the
means of 'supplying vastly superior pi
anos to ciud memoers man tney otnei-
wise would nave been able to secure.
The special advantages offered in this
Club plan of selllnir Pianos is obvious. It
costs a great deal less to sell 500 pianos
in nve separate iota to ciuo memoers
than it does to sell the 600 to that many
ouyera in tne regular retail way. .
- in nanaiing nis vast numDer or pi
anos In thia way we can afford to pass
these pianos alonar to you at a remark
ably small advance over the actual fac
tory cost or maKlng these pianos. .
That is how in Club A the regular $225
and 1250 Dlanos are sold to you for 2118
and $127, on payments of $5 down and
?1.26 a week (or S5 a month if you pre
er to nay monthly.)
That is how a t saving of . something
like $175 is posslblo in Club C on the
country's very highest-grade piano, for
which ordinarily as much as $500 and
$650 must be .charged.
. That is how these beautiful Marshall
& TVendel' Pianos, the finest and most
up-to-date regular 4360 styles of pianos
ever seen here, are offered to members
of Club B for $212 and $21$ on payment
or s down ana i.tu a weeic (or s.o
a month.) f .
Bear In mind that the most costly of
all upright planoa, such as the Kimball
of Chicago; the Chlckerlng of Boston
and the Weber of New York, may also
be obtained now in Club E.
Payments ot $15 or 1.0 down and bal
ance extending .over a period of two
years Duys tnem.
The 1904 Clubs Even Better
Than 1902 " r
There is no auestlon now aa to our
ability to fill these clubs. No one will
have to wait now for others to join, nor
until the club is filled to get his or her
piano. Members of these clubs do not
even have to know now who the other
members of the clnb are. ' Selection la
not limited to a few makes. The entire
Eilers Piano House lines are Included
in these clubs. The instruments are
here in Portland for you to select from
They have been coming In each day at
the rate of two or more carloads, and on
one single day last week no less than
nine carloads arrived. When you have
chosen your piano, and made the initial
payment, tha piano is delivered promptly
accompanied Dy tne manuiacturer a
guarantee and also by Eilers Piano
House "Money back If not satisfied"
agreement And the payments ranue
from $1.25 a week (or $5 a month) In
$1.60, $2 and $2.60 a week, or corre
sponding amounts if you prefer to puy
by tha month. , .
A Few More Prices '
It is impossible for us to make de
tailed mention of prices here. Suffice
It to say that pianos for which ordinar
ily $225 and 1250 is asked are now $11$,
$137 up to 1164 and $178 for the regular
$275 and $300 styles. (Claws A.)
In Class B are found the choicest of
Marshall & Wendel, Rlcca & 8n, Weser
and the beautiful Bailey pianos. $186,
$214, $226, and payments of $S down
and $1.60 a week buys them. These are
positively the lowest prices aver seen
in print.
Corresponding reductions prevail also
In Clubs C, D and E. Full particulars
will appear in these columns each day
till sale closes.
Remember, when You deal with Eilers
Piano House you are dealing with the
strongest, largest and oldest established
rlano Arm, who sell Instruments at all
lmea on their merits alone, and at
prices made possible only by the many
unique and up-to-date advantages they
employ. Sale commences and clubs are
all open this morning. Earliest buyers
rmve the pick of the largest, finest col
lection of planoa ever seen In Portland.
Eilers Piano House, No. 261 Washington
street, corner Park.
Open evenings till January 1.
graph. With all good wlahea I am,
faithfully yours,
'THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
. Accompanying tha letter waa a pho
tograph of the president bearing the
following autograph inscription:
"With Merry Christmas, from- Theo
dora Roosevelt," .
CHRISTMAS OYER
AT R0CKW00D TOWN
(Journal Special Service.) ' "
Rockwood, Or.. Dec. , 28,-The. child
ren of the public school at thia place
gave an entertainment and Chriatmas
tree in tha achoolhouse on Chrlstmaa
eve. The teacher, Mlsa Clara A. Love,
waa highly commended by all present
for having advanced tha children along
the line of education both morally and
mentally. . Tha program waa ' well ren
dered and greatly enjoyed by tha pat
rons present .
The Chrlstmaa tree waa nicely orna
mented and also held many presents for
tha children. The decorations were very
pretty and added to the general appear
ancea of tha achool room.
The program waa aa followa:
Opening song, by six young girls of
the y achool; recitationa by Edward
Fenskv George Staggs, Eva Bell, Mabel
Herring, Rosa Brown, Gladys Covert,
Mayme Stockton, Frank Brown, Maggie
Prettyman, Marian Brown, Sophia
Quinn, Bessie Fensk, Cecil Prettyman,
Bessie Prettyman,. Gordon Covert and
Verne - Covert. A drill by six pupils,
song by Ave girls, dialogue by tha school
and a closing dialogue, The Train, to
Mauro" by three pupils'. ; .
After the exerclaea Santa Claua ap
peared and gave presents to the pupils
and while doing so came near having a
serious accident, aa his coat, being cov
ered by batting, was . ignited by the
amall candles burning on the tree,- anil
but for presence of mind of a man
standing near Santa, fatal results might
have followed. - , . ,
Holds Vaaqne BalL
A masque ball was given In Rock
wood hall on Christmas night and a
good time waa enjoyed by all present.
KZX.X.S BIS TM.TKTM.
1 ', 1 ' (Journal Special (SerTiee.)
Indianapolis. Ind.i Dec, 29. Harry
Chapman, colored,, aged 18 years, .shot
and killed his father last night because
tha latter struck the boy's mother. .
NEW GOSSIP AND SPECULATION
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
(Waabiugton Bureau of The Journal.)
Washington, D, C, Dec. 24. At no re
cess of congress has ther'e been such, an
exodus of members from the capltajo
their homes aa during the present one.
The adjournment for the holidays came
at a most timely moment, .. Washington
It not a favorable point of vantage from
which to study and learn accurately tha
sentiment of the country, and at this
particular time the leadera of both par
ties in Congress want to have the most
accurate information obtainable; con
cerning the popular feeling upon the
questions which are in the forefront of
political discussion. Consequently, sen
ators and representatives' have - been
urged , by the party - leaders to 1 visit
their statea and districts and study tne
Impression made ' .upon the people by
what has taken place in the short time
that congresa has been in session. Slnoe
the .extra session met in November, but
one Important piece of legislation has
been accomplished the act giving ef
fect to Cubai reciprocity. This legisla
tion is not deemed of vital Importance,
but Its adoption haa cleared the way for
the coming politcal battle which will
hold away in Congress for the remainder
of the session. Panama occupies the
center of tha stage, and it is likely to
be tha Issue not only . in tha congres
slonal debates, but in the coming presi
dential campaign. It is for this reason
that the Republican and, Democratic
leaders have sent home the rank and Ilia
of their following. They, want a cor
rect canvass made of the home feeling
on the question before continuing tha
fight for or against, tha proposition.
Tha temporary truce afforded by tha
holiday recess finds the Democrats of
the senate holding marked advantage lh
the Panama discussion. As announced
by Senator Bailey, tha ' minority will
vote aa a unit In obedience to caucua fler
clslona. ; There are to bo no mora White
House senators from the Democratic
side hereafter. The minority now haa it
in lta power to defeat the Panama
treaty, which must needs have i.two.
thirds of the vote of the senate to ratify
It. It does not have to furnish a text
upon which to base opposition to tha
treaty. . This was supplied by the ven
erable Senator Hoar, when he asked thia
question in the senate: "Whether our
administration, knowing or expecting be-
forehand that a revolution was coming,
so arranged mattera that tha revolution,
whether peaceable or forcible, ahould be
permitted to go on without Interruption
and only toOk measures to atop the Re
public of Colombia from preventing It?
Democratic leaders in the senate in
sist that the fate of the Panama treaty
will hang on the character of tha reply
to Senator Hoar's' questions. If the ad
ministration cannot ahow a clean bill of
health tha minority will not allow tha
treaty to paee the senate. In adopting
this course they do not oppose the build
lng of a canal, not even the Panama
canal, and under the adroit .leadership
of Gorman the advantage which it is ad
mitted the party now holds will be
maintained.
The suit brought by the state of Kansas
In the supreme court of the United States
against the state of Colorado, which in
volves questions In respect to the use of
the' waters of the Arkansas river for ir
rigation purposes, I is attracting wide
spread attention for tha reason that the
decision will affect tha established cus
toms which have' prevailed in tha arid
region and may seriously imperil large
property Interests. Senators and Repre
sentatives from many of the arid states
are viewing tha auit with some concern
and some of them are urging tha United
States government, through the Interior
department, to Intervene in ordar that
property rights of tha peopre of the West
may be protected. Aa these aenatora and
repreaentativea view tha matter a de
cision of tha auprema court sustaining tha
contention of either Kanaaa or Colorado
would be detrimental to the prosperity
and growth of the arid region.
Colorado contends that under a pro
vision of its constitution, which waa rati
fied by congress, all the water In the state
belonga to It in it sovereign capacity,
and that it can authorise Us inhabitants
to apropriata and use all the water with
in tha state, including those of tha Ar
kansas and lta tributaries, for irrigation
and other beneficial purposes. Under this
doctrine the citizens of Colorado could
take air the waters of the Arkansaa and
leave none to flow Into tha state of Kan
sas. The doctrine which has generally
prevailed In tha arid region la that tha
waters of natural streams can be used
for the purpose of irrigating land and for
ether beneficial purposes, and that tha
person who first makes an, appropriation
of water from a natural stream and uses
it to reclaim and Irrigate land haa a prior
right to the water. Kanaaa denies tha
validity of thia doctrine, and claims that
the owners of riparian lands are entitled
to ave all the watera of the stream.
Colorado accepts tha doctrine generally
prevailing with thia limitation, that It
docs not extend the right to the una of
tha waters of a stream rising in Colo
rado to prior appropriators from the
same stream In an adjoining state.
Representatives from other western
states believe that tha operation of the
National Irrigation act of 1902 may be
serlpusly affected by a decision sustain
ing either contention and for this reason
they urge that the United States should
Intervene, As one senator expressed It
few days ago in talking about tha mat
ter: "If . Kansas - should succeed -U
would be useless for tha government to
erect a reservoir in Colorado as all the
water arising in Colorado must flow un
impeded and undiminished Into the state
of Kansas, If Colorado should succeed
It would be useless to erect a reservoir In
Kansas, for. If, Colorado coyjd use all the
waters arising within Us boundaries none
could flow Into Kansas to supply a reser
voir. Thia same condition of affairs ex
ists between Colorado and New Mexico
In respect to the Rio Grande, between
Wyoming and Nebraska In respect to the
North Platte, .between Colorado and Wy
oming in respect to the Laramie, between
Utah and Wyoming In respect to the Bear
river, between Colorado and Arlsona in
respect to the Colorado, between Wyom
ing and Montana in respect to tha TeU
lowatona and the Big Horn. In fact tha
same questions arise between all adjoin
ing states with interstate streams, and
the application of either doctrine would
retard tha reclamation, . settlement and
said of lands, the Irrigation of which Is
contemplated under tha new Irrigation
act" - :- ; ., . '.."
It is hoped by intervention on tha part
of tha United States in tha Kansas-Colorado
suit' that a decree of tha auprema
court will be obtained confirming the gen
erally accepted doctrine In tha arid re
gion In respect to tha uaa of tha watera
of natural streams for Irrigation and
other beneficial uses, and that soma defli
nite rule be established governing tha
rlghta of prior appropriators of water
from lnteratate streams. - - ,
There will be no ahlp subsidy legisla
tion at this session of congress. Tha
house' committee on merchant j marine
and fisheries, at a meeting held just be
fore the holiday recess, discussed In
formally the general' subject of a ship
ping bill, as well as "therecommehda
tlons of the president for the creation
of a commission. It now appears that
thia exchange of ylewa developed a acn-
tlment adverse to any legislation this
winter for ths encouragement of the
American' merchant marine. '-a':'
Thera are aeveral reasons for thia at
titude of a majority of the committee
which may or may not be put to tha test
of a format vote upon a motion to report
a bill to the house. It is well known
that the chairman of the committee,
Mr. Grosvernor of Ohio, la In favor of
government subsidies ; for - mall-carry-tng
steamships. It Is equally well
known that Speaker Cannon, while not
opposed to the stimulus of tire merchant
marine as a v general proposition, is
among those to whom the president re
ferred In his message aa having "differ
ences of opinion aa to tha proper method
of reaching thia end.1' .When be was
making up the committees last month
It was suggested to the speaker that
he ahould not appoint - General Gros
venor to. this chairmanship. 1 But , the
speaker considered that a refusal to con
fer, bin former chairmanship upon' Gen
oral Groavenor would only irritate the
advocates of ship subsidies, .while it
would also , bo construed as a slap at
Senator Hanna, who had advocated gov
ernment aid to the merchant marina
during the last Ohio campaign. - .
The speaker, it la learned, waa lven
to understand that no ; strong effort
would be made to press forward a ship
subsidy bill before - tha j presidential
campaign. This is In harmony with
Mr. Cannon's program of limiting; tha
business of the house : this winter aa
nearly aa poasibla to appropriations, and
of .reaching an adjournment -early in
June. He is ambitious, to be known aa
the speaker .of the house "that , shall go
Into .congressional history as . having
confined Itself, at least during one of lta
sessions,- strictly to necessary business.
Ha is opposed to , thrusting upon tha
country any additional subject of, con
troversy thia .winter, quite aside from
ita merits,, aa tending needlessly com
plicate the issues of the national cam-
palgn." - -
The recent meeting of Chairman Gros
venor'a committee developed a sentiment
In favor of a Joint committee of con
gress to prepare a shipping bill during
the next aummer recess. It la possible.
therefore, that such a committee may
be authorized, especially in view of the
fact that the present governmental con
tract for ocean mail with tha American
line will expire in 190$. ;.r
' The department f of commerce and
labor, through lta bureau of statistics,
ahowa that the commerce between Can
ada and tha Unite! Statea haa itnnie a
rapid gain during tha year Just ending.
The year's commerce with Canada will
aggregate nearly $200,000,000 against
less than $100,000,000 In 1908. The in
crease occurs both In Imports into tha
United Statea from Canada, and exporta
from tha United Statea to. Canada. Our
Imports from Canada, which in 1903
amounted to only $34,000,000, will in tha
present year reach about $66,000,040,
Our exporta to Canada, which in 190$
were $57,000,000, will thia year aggre
gate about $130,000,000. Our total trade
with Canada haa thua gained from $91,
000,000 in 1893 to opproximately $185,
000,000 in 1903. The principal Imports
Into the United Statea from Canada ara
lumber, sheep, hides, skins and nickel
ore. Tha principal exporta from tha
United Statea to Canada ara Iron and
steel manufactures, coal, . agricultural
Implements, bread . stuffs, provisions.
animals, cotton manufactures, fiber
manufactures, paper and manufactures.
books, maps and aeeda. -
The question of seniority in the sen
ata ia one that la venerated by tha
atrlcteat form of observance. In the
army and navy one officer may be pro
moted over tha heads of his seniors and
there is no redress, but in tha senate
tha assignment of a Junior senator . to
a committee place higher in rank than
that given hia senior would create
revolution that would overturn the sen
ata. j Even in trifling mattera tha sen
iority of senators is recognised. If
dosen members ara on their feet at one
time aeeklng to present bllla or resolu
tlons or committee reporta during that
fiction of tha body, tha "morning hour,"
the presiding officer recognises them In
the .order of their seniority aa nearly as
ha is able to do ao. Tha president of
the senate, Senator Frye, has the rank
of every one of tha 89 aenatora who ait
before him fixed firmly in hia mind, and
whenever he names a committee ha ap
points In order of seniority. It ia
perplexing question to determine In
many cases between two senators Just
which one la tha aenior, or to determine
between aeveral groupa of aenatora now
In the aenate the relative rank. Of those
composing tha group, for tha term of
sen-tee of those composing ft la iden
tlcal. Tha aenior of tha entire aenate
ia Senator Allison, who entered the
aenate in March 4, 1873, and who has
served continuously since that time.
Senator Cockrell Is second, his term ot
continuous - service having -commenced
in 1876. Senators Hoar and Morgan
entered tha aenate on tha same day,
March 4, 1877. Just how to determine
which la the Junior and which tha sen
ior senator In this lease perplexes even
the astute presiding officer. It ia con
tended that, aa Senator Hoar had ser
vice in, the house of representatives
prior to entering the aenate, he should
be deemed the aenior of ' Morgan, 1 but
thia rule la objected to, of course, by
senators who have not had prior ser
vice in tha house. When a senator
dropa out and afterwarda cornea back
Into the aenate hia claims to seniority
date only to tha time when his con tin
uoua service begins. Thus Warren -of
Wyoming, who la now number 18. in tha
seniority list would be number ia had
he not been out of the aenate for two
years. Senator Mitchell, who la num
ber 29 on tha list would be on a parity
with Senator Allison had ha aerved
continuously for ha came Into tha sen
ata from Oregon on March 4, 1873, the
same day on which Allison entered from
Iowa. Senator Stewart who is num
ber 11, would have been number one,
having entered tha senate in 186 J. The
wisdom shown by certain statea In re
taining their senators In office is shown
by tha seniority list Had Oregon re
tained Mitchell continuously, tha state
would now hald the chairmanship of
the committee on . appropriations, tha
moat Influential place In the aenate.
Tha statea which have retained their
senatora continuously hold the power
ful places In the 'Senate. Maine holds
naval affairs and. commerce: Rhode Is
land, finance and military affairs-Mas
sachusetts.v Judiciary and ; Philippines
Iowa, appropriations Illinois, foreign
relations.- .
An add feature of Washington Ufa
CASTOR I A
t ,. For Infants and Children.
The Kind Yea HaY8 Always Ech
Baars th. 'W MI-:
Blgnature of WuzffZ jUSt:
ia the annual auction' sale of artU-lc
which are disposed of by the deal letter
department of the postoffice - depart
ment This year's sale' is the lariat
tha .department has ever held. Seven
thousand and aixty-nve packages of un
claimed mail matter -will be placed on
auction.' -The-sale-has been In procrens
aeveraladays and will continue for about
a week. ? , ; The attendance ia large -anl
special arrangements were made this
year for the accommodation of womwi
buyers of which there ara many. The
place of sale Includes two larga store
rooms with a large arch-doorway bn
ween them. , Tha. ladles ara admitted
to the room on the right of the -doorway
where chairs ara placed for them and
tha other room Is reserved . for men.
An ; elaborate catalogue haa been pre
pared for the benefit.-of the buyers.
The ; catalogue schedules - the miscel
laneous articles In tha first class which
includes almost everything from a pin
to a auit of clothes; 6,702 packages
were in this class, -The second class
Includes books and contains 93$ pack
ages. There are 427 pieces in the third
clasa which ia devoted to Jewelry. Ex
treme care haa been exercised by the
officials of the department to maintatn
in absolute secrecy the contents of the
packages put up for sale. Last year it
was discovered that a little clique of
clerks in the postofflce department had
informed themselves of the contenta of
some of the. more valuable package
and through confederates were enabled
to buy them In at small prlcea. The
conspiracy was discovered and tha en
terprising clerka lost their positions.
NEW
YEAR
On account of not having any
place to move into, we are
compelled to retire to whole
sale importing. Our a larga
line of Japanese and Chinese
: curios, Qdssonie, Satsuma,
Bronzes, new brass and silver
ware, gents' and ladies" em
broidered jackets, and robes,
fine decorated chinaware, etc.
All reduced to sacrifice prices.
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