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Newspaper Page TextV:' - . , ' ... ' .......... , . . .;..r r- ... . .. .;;..'.. . . ... . J, ; ,;,v. - ! cod cvn::n:o( W'J . .... Ti'7ttSwif'l4-' i' 5 Tonights. n4 Friday," ihowr; "I I i' i Tonlrht and fiVIH.J - ........ I , i ' If I 1 Mill. - . M . . . , I I I I I II I I I ' I I W I I I I II I I .1 I : I I . w - . en.y a sauu v I t f . v i- 'II WasT 1 I i I I II II I! v i a.. - AT I I t ;vol.- m. No i Inconvenient on Schejlule: If Right: v Whole Gt7 ' fe to ; : f WiH Be Fought to a 'for the Thia arenlhr from ' to o'clock man' will b poatod on Burn- ' aide atraat brldga. wboas aolo duty will b to keep record of every koat that .paaaea throuch the drawbridge In that . hour. Tomorrow morning from' T:l to . t:li o'clock ha will bo there avaln,' to perform the ame duty. . Ha will be there twlco, dally at theao houra for two , weeka. at the ezpenao. of iBdward New- ; begin, manager of the agricultarai Ira- I 1 . At m . mv J m Mr. Newbegla firmly beUorea the drawbiidgea could be kept cloeed at these houra for the oomrenlenco of the public, without aerloualy tnconvenleno- j - trig river trafllc, and ha haa takea tbla ' method of proving or dlaproving : hia j ' propoaltlom r , . . . I 'Bridge tender, and ..the advertiaed ' achedulea : of tranaportatlon line op 1 eratlnr on the Willamette and Colurar bla rivers, support Mr. Newbegin'a con . tentlon with a force that la practically , lrrealatlble. - " . "In .y lew .of the publicly announced ehedulee,. which -they Jealoualy defend In thla controreray. .the rlvennen must admit that their boata will have left Of-elty-evwy morning, before ..thajiro . -poaed hour of .closing the bridge. If 1 they fall to get awsy, they ard rlolat Ing their achedulea," aaya a member of the eaat aide Improvemant aaaocla ' tloa. .! ... '- AdTorUaod "'H'Tf fffYP"1 - "Wo find, on referring to the gdrar tlaed boat achedulea, that "they leave Portland aa follows: . BoaU of tho Rag' ulator Una, running to The Dallea. leave V at 7 a. m.; tho Ueona. of the I Center Tranaportatlon lln.0. learea at :S p. nu. , for Lewla river and way-porta; the .''L.urllne, of the Vancouver-. Lewla . River TranaponUUon -company, leave at 7 a. m. for Aatorla; the' Sarah Dixon, of . the Shavef Transportation line, - leavea at : a m.'for ClaUkanloiand " way porta; the Modoc and Ruth, of the O. R. V N. Co- water llnea, ledvea afc'7 . a. m. for points on Willamette : and Yamhill rivers: the Joanph-Kellogg. of the Kellogg Transportation company. . leavea at 7 a. m. for Columbia and Cow " llta- river ' points,; the Annie Comings, running to Columbia river points. Is ad 'vertlaed'aa Irregular, with no special leaving time; the Mascot, a Kamm boat. leavea at 2:10. p. ,m. for Lewla river; . the America, a United States line boat, ' leavea at 2:S0 p. m., and. the Republic. of the same line, at 7:0 a. m.: the I raid. iof the Kellogg line, leavea at t:0 p. m for Rainier; the Pomona and Oregona. 'of the Oregw City Transportation coen ' pany, leave st l:4S a. m. for polnta on the upper Willamette;. the Undine, a MKamm boat, operating between Portland --and Vancouver, leavea Tit p. m.; the lone, of the Waahougal TransporUtlon . company, leavea at t p. in.;, the Haa aalo. an O. R; N. boat, running be. tween Portland and Aatorla. leavea thla city at 1 a. ra. and p. m. " -, light tatart man wttt hlpplaf. i "Of the entire 'list only the Haasalo "and the Republic are now advertiaed W leave Portland during the morning hour ' that I asked for by the publlo In the bridge controversy. Should the Haaealo - rrmdlfy her time hy minutes and leave at 1:1a. she would have a free channel under the propoaed eloalng rule. If the Repubtlo-' would make a 29-mlaute change and leavo for St. Helena at 7:1 ' Instead of 7:19, not a single boat would then be left which could be Interfered uiA chav mm ; I with by the eloalng of tho drawa for an oiit from 7:1S to t:lt a. m. ' t ... These era the plain. facta, as 'shown f f "by the rlvermen'a own ecbedule, adver 1 tised In local official time' cards. I do "i . . M ,k.w W.U the" county court and act up the claim that, ahould these drawa be clofced for the hour requested, there would be ' a congestion of boats waiting to leave on the daily tripe to these various points. Thla Hat covers boats runnlag between Portland and all point having boat con nections. Where are there any boats to congest after all these have left on their .daily tiipaT - c Frank Hennraay. bridge engineer on . the new Morrison street bridge, aaldl, . . ' OrafiUTO rro. ChaMaL' r. h . lf ail the boats leave at their sd :vertled time there would be only one or two boats left These would .have to make .slight changea (n the leaving time to avoid the eloalng of the drawa. I was told by the owner of "one ofl the boat line yesterday that it the ottnty would- give them a free channel clear, through all the bridge at 7 o'clock they would all get away a( that time and the drawa could be closed for art hour without Inconvenience them." - ' It la admitted, i however that the boats already have absolutely a free channel, aa fne 'drawa. are rpened fn atantly at their opmmand, and kept open as long aa they desire. ' ' Capt A. B. Oraham and Herbert Hoi man, represeatlng the river men,' met yesterrtay and formulated a act of rules with which It la aald the liver captalne are willing to comply, and which will be submitted to the county court; . The rule provide thet the draw span may be closed after the peaaage of eaeh boat, aniens another boat la clone by the first boat, and la that event the draw shall be held -open fort tho second bofc to . , . Public Hasthe of Way. . Fight Wluch Finish : With Sucxcss ? People;; 1 Together with nearly ovary dweller Is east Portland who crosses tho Willam ette river dally Mr. Newbegla la aa ar dent supporter of tho movement having for Hf object the abatement of the draw bridge abuse. , These cltlaans do not be Hevo chances-, should be takea on the successful outcome of any compromise or agreement that does not give .the public an hour morning and evening, during which tho rush of travel to and from work may have undisturbed" poa lon of th bridge. Wa waat u,,,, two honrs." they say, "the boats can.bav the other 22 hour." They fear the consequences of tempor lsingwtth tho question. They day any agreement 'that permit th draw span to open during th hour named will re sult In a gradual return to1 the old Intol erable delay that street ear paaaenger, pedeatrlana and vehicle now suffer. , ' "Th great growth of Portland' popu lation, and th Immense aim mad of these bridges, especially s during . the morning and evening houra. have made the drmwbridg question a vital Issue, said Mr. New begin, "and there la no rear son. so far as I can see, -why tb people of thia city ahould not manage It aa do th people of, Boston. Chloago-yrovi- dence, Cleveland and other cltiea. I . do not believe th closing of tho draw an hour morning -an. Averting would work any serious hardship oa the river traf fic . ; , y-: , ' . 4" : ' Chann for Ooajcostta. '. : : .; It ( might . cause alight re-adjuat-maat'of their methods and achedulea. reeultUig la no material loa tx them, bet of vast benefit to the people, who must go and com from "their work '-morning and evening.' . ' ; J j ; ; : -- "I do not agree with tho theory that should th bridge be ' closed an hour so "many boats would be waiting to pass that th draw would than be kept open a long time and atreet cars thrown- en tirety off . of ' their - schedule. If th boat that are advertiaed to leave this city every morning at 7 o'clock would do so on time, nearly ail of them would be gone before the drawa are cloaed for. the hour between 71i and a. m. -How, then, could a greah many boats be wait Ing to go out when the drawa -ar opened at the expiration of the hour!'' I have beard no attempt at an explanation of thi important point. "It would aeein to me If It 1 impossi ble any other way to accommodate the publlo with th houra desired -on the bridge, that tha iataamboat companion would establish ' their landlnga at more convenient placea above and below th bridges,. Boata that run to Oregon City eould have their- landing above Madi son . street bridge. Boat that go' be tween Portland and Astoria could haye their wbarve below- the steel bridge. woald atJgfy AO. ... "It would only make a difference of a nickel In car fare to 'the paaaenger who wanted -to. land la tho business neater, and no additional expense at all to the person who takea a atreet car to reach home. Such a policy would Jbe better for all concerned than the present fric tion that result from all th river boata trying to land - between draw bridge . at ""Morrison '"and Burnside .There are, I think, many argument that favor1 the-accommodating of the public-in this matter,- and th .question will press harder for a permanent eola tion every year a the city's population Increaae. The sooner a right direction la takea toward It aettlement the bet- tContlnued on Page Two.) , EIGHT GRAINS ARSENIC IN MRS. HOCH'S STOMACH - , OimrBal Mpeclsl gerrles.) - , Chicago, Fob.. IS. Seven and lx tenthagralna Ot "arnlo.. a , sufficient amount to MU1, waa found in the atom arh of hfra, Marl Walker Worn, . th lata wife of Johann Hoch, according to the Official -report ot tho chemist who made tho analysis,- I ' Coroner Hoffman Is- authority ferlthe statement that sufficient avIUnnc ha been bbUlned to hold Hoch to-th grand Jury on a more serious charge than that of bigamy. The coroner' jury resumed It lnqueet;thl rternoon. -Th coroner Jury thi afternoon found that Hdch bad poisoned hi wife with menlc . . WOMAN BURNS TO DEATH ? L COACHMAN IS MISSING ' t. iJosrssI SpeHal flerrlee.l ' . kontclalr. N. Fefe !. Mrs. Han nah B.- Rosa., an Invalid aged T9 years, and .reported to be wealthy, was burned to death In the fir which this morning destroyed four raoldenre. The woman's coachman la also mieslng.-; Tb police are working on th theory that It la a caa of robbery, murder and arson, f v-4 ' - . Jiarnsl pir1l i ".- " Cap May Courthouse. N. J, Feb. 11, Fire deatroyed th business aertro. of thetowa today, T"h loss lg 100,0, PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY , 'EVENING,;. FEBRUARY, TSSSOBSSSKBSSSSSSS!' 'II gggSSBT 1 ' U II 1,1 ' I V . ' IBBBagMgaM' , jBgBSBBWB T: z',X::i: ':. i ; ' AU DA3A .: AND THE '.' FORTY JHIEVES. ) ,:' 'T-h : ' , l;;.yp'i ' y:'.'--.'-'.V' ' '"'"'" ''' ''"'H i .x '! ' . , ," f inf' ? n, "I ?.?" " ' ' '"' "r.tr""';.V- ""'"-'-1;-" " "v- "V","" V "" "" " 'L'n"'";nj"L-.;tL"t'"--h"n"'.l 1 1 1 ' 1 . . . ' . I 1 .... i . - I . - ' ' . ' .- ' 1 i poison r.n 60, SAYS D3. OSLER No M8ji(AmounU to Anything ; After Hes Fortyt Diagnos- . tician Declares. V'yiu'-.. 'r WITHIN FOUR.YEARS.DFC,' . . rr CHLOROFORM HIMSELF Physician " Makes a - Singular ' Speech on. Exchanging Johns ,i Hopkins for Oxford. ; - (Joarsal Special ierrlri... .' f ' Baltimore, Feb. ; 2J. ThooghT yester day Wa obeerved a aaual at th John Hopkins university -a commemoration day, it waa called "Osier day" In honor of jhe famotia diagnostician who made the . farewell . addrese. May . IV Dr.; Osier sails for London to assume his new post aa Regius professor of medi cine at Oxford. ' (a hi address' Osier said: - ; " "I have fixed Meal,- well known to my friends. . The first Is the comparative uselessness of men abov tt years of age. Thla may seem shocking. . and yet. If w read aright th world a history, It bears out this statement. . Take the sum of human . achievementrin . action, science, art and literature, subtract th work of the men abov 40, and,; while wa ahould mlaa great treasurea,; evn priceless treasures, - w would Prao Ucally be where w are tooar. ; -. "Mr- second nxed Idea is th useless- ( Continued oa Pag Two.) CONGRESS.CALLEP I N EXTRA SESSION ''i A-(Jearaal Special Berries.) 'U - Washington. J. C Feb. J. The president todgy issued a proclamatioa calling on th; senate tor an enrm ordinary sionto assexnbla March 4. at noon, to - dUpbae of execntiv botinesa. '. . The session iaxallgd pretumably to T INSURGENT GOVERNMENT : FORMED IN CAUCASUS ; i, , t - V"' ' (Joera.1 Seeclsl Servlee.) Bt PtersbUrg, Feb. 11 -Curi. th largest dlatrlct la the Caucasus. with more than Tt.o inhablunta, bag re volted ane earabllahed an Insurgent government. Th authorities faar'that Poland will follow suit. - -Two- army corps have been detailed to rcrush- the Caucasian- , rebellion. Th notorious Jew-baiter, General Ignatlum ha been Appointed governor-general of - Poland, With unlimited power. -The ' gearl situation la alarming. -'' . f' T WkVLTal TUAJI SaUIT SaTCS. , . - ISpertal DteoaU-k t Te tmnLi I. Rathdmm, Ida, Fab, ' ft. Jamea ' ; . . a Mfk ivtAHhnraA irtrti CO-ED ROOTED BY KISSES Attack Faculty ' Who Call Boy ' Students j to ths . ; ; Rescue. ; I'KISS EM Xm WAR CRY ! ') V . OF. CHARGING ATHLETES Volleyrof : Smacksr Brings ,Sur. '--jenderAfter'Prolonged Birt'. n.t utile. Resistance. v v V ' ;';" t. - 1 . A (Jearast Bpeetel.serrlce.l , Vsrrallllon, , 8. '.'D..V- Feny- 21 Sixty pretty. CO-ds. who live . in,. Me- ladle ppardlng.halljtofth Ut university ar In a state of demoralisation aa-the wsulf-of a-Ttot thaticidrreil at the din ner hour, which originated from, a' griev ance of tho, girls: .on ", the- third ' floor against -the matron because of apeclal restriction a to boors and privilege. ' At dinner the girl suddenly attacked th women ' faculty-members who alt. on at ch table, and proceeded by main force 'to take "down their hair. The fac ulty made a desperate but futfle resist ance, finally appealing to th young men students, who aerv waiter In the hall.' These hesitated to engage In the combat,. .and while they waited the rlot ons gtrla turned on them and proceeded to tear off their neckwear, and dishevel their hair. .. - ..' . - Th young men having been In trahv ( Continued on- Page Two.) . takt action on the Eeh-Townnd railroad rate bill; which the senate has refused to act upon at' this session. The beef trust , prosecution ,ill also be- acted upon as will the peace treaties recently rejected, by the senate'-- i ' " -,,'" "'.r.-i -; "' . Tire president . is . determined , to O'Brien waa yesterday sentenced to "II year In th penitentiary for stealing a .b 1 1 u fhm . Nnrthmi TPuirfm train. f There I much, surprls over th long sentenoa." ..',' UTAH INVESTIGATION k . VIS AGAIN RESUMED v- -ii , , -V " - , .- Balt.Lek City. Feb. fl Th ' InvestU gatioiil by a committee or. th legiaia tar Into the crooHed work of tb Utah eommlssloa at th St. Louia fair waa re sumed tbla morning. A number of former- state officials, bankers and-- other war examined.- This afternoon an at tempt waa . mad : on th" part , ef the committee to show that 8. T. WhltUker. dlrector-gaerl ef the commission, kept hi privet and Stat fund In the Sam bank account. HIUItliyAKt ; A - 23, 1805.SIXTEEN PAGES. 7C3 ARE KILLED IN STREET flGflTIKG Bloody Conflict Rages In Baku and Thoroughfares Covered & : With Dead. : COSSACKS ATTACK GIRLS' FROM MOSCOW SCHOOLS . ' . . i . . ....',... ..... , ,f.. - Riots'- in Poland and Southern ; Russia Funeral of ' Ser- - gius Is Held. (learaal Special (err Ice.) , fit Petersburg. Feb. 22. It ; lg' re ported that 70 persona have been killed aa a result of atreet fighting In Baku. All th official and - private 'office - ar cloaed, and many dead bodies are lying In th-treet - v , Racial disorders In th Caucasus have developed Into actoal revolution in the cltiea- of Batavm, Tatl and Cuts la, at th eaat end of th Black sea, under th lead Of Armenian,- who have set up a provisional ; government . af ter Imprla onlng most of th orBclala. and officer, aided by part of tho troop and th re servists. . i ... , -. . A report from Riga thla afternoon state 1 that -dnrtngrth atreet flghtrng many persona were wounded and several faetorle badly damaged. - . A . dispatch from Warsaw state that In a fight! between th girl of tb high school and th police, the Coaaack were called out and drove 'th ,glrl to thelr ' (Continued on Pag Two.) TO M E ET MARCH 4 force . action by the senate upon the railroad ' rate business and hi proc lamation is a notice to the senators that he intends to enforce hia policy of legislation regarding the establish ment of rates and the strengthening of the tater-etate commerce commi sion. . ...;'.' a - i much Yellow ever - r Prevails at panama ; . :., , u., , V 4 (iearaal pMsl BervlevJ . J-8an Francisco,. Feb. j It Advice by steamer .today from Faham ar to tb effeot that an epldemlo' of, yellow fever prevail there, and, abut much sickness of other nature. -. The earing up of the stroets! sbelteved - be; reaponalbl. The cruiser Boston, with a number of cafs ef yellow fever on board. I still anchored In Panama bay. " "' i '""" 't y-' ' a-Van "" i (Kseqlal Ptesstrk te, ti Jearasl.) "Lewlnton, Idaw. Feb. 11. Attorney TR. EL MeFarland wa badly bettered up In a' row In a Rathdmm anlonn yester day. Mcrarland Is accused' of ateallng a dog. Tor arrant have been toad. . , , . ' ' A.. ? Af Hdanrit Jby: Bridges That GeorgiB. Thomas De r marided Money. PAID FOR ACTION AS v PORT COMMISSIONER . . .-r..:. Drydock Builder In Plain Fashion Tells How the Bribery i Was Done and. Produces Sworn -. v Expert's Corroboration, i J. B. Bridge ha filed with District Attorney Manning an affidavit charging that George B. Thomas demanded and accepted SfrOO from th firm of Wake field Bridges, who wore building th city drydock, Thomas being at the time I mlsalon. The. affidavit relatea In minute detail the aUeged fact of the transaction. This affidavit 1 aupported .by one filed by Malcolm Macauley. who swears that he exported the book of Wakefield Bridge, and that while so doing waa Informed-by Mr. Wakefield and by hia bookkeeper. A, U U. Berry, mar. sou v bad been paid to Thomas. . Tho charges contained In the two affl- davita are unequivocal and circumstan tial a to details. The exact date when thej $&00 was paid In two 2269 Install ments sr given, and entries quoted! from the firm's books that record, tho payment of- tho money. - . f . District Attorney Manning baa aub poenaed Mr. Bridge. Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Berry to appear before him tomor row, when h will begin an Investiga tion Into the .charges -that have -been madabyHspresenUUv . A, A. Bailey, who In open debate en the floor of th bouse tald that Thomas, a a member of the Port of- Portland commission. took" bribe money to tanuenc hi action In connection with th drydock. ?Th statements of Representative Bailey were denied by Mr. Thomas, who went to Salem to refute them. They served, however, to silence hitherto vio lent opposition to th propose to re place Thoma with some one else and the bill waa paaaea tnat namea .Repre sentative T. H. Crang and Senator Her bert Holman to succeed Capt. , W. Soenoar and Oeorg B- Thomaa. The affidavits were sworn to before Frank M otter, a notary publlo.-and were filed with th district attorney ny.jar. Bailey. - .1- - : ' Malcolm Macauley . affidavit fol lows: - . : '..-.- .' -"I-., Malcolm Macauley. . being ' duly sworn, aay that I am an expert dele sated by W. R. Mackenzie, an expert ac countant of tb elty of Portland, acting for the firm of Wakefield Bridge, who built tho drydock now used by tb cltr i exported the book of said arm on tho ltn aay m jum, v ana worked about the period of On, month thereafter In doing aa. That in th book ofS. Wakefield " Brldgeajl found th folldsrlng entries, namely: . "March I, expenses, J. B. R. - "Aoril I. expense. R. W, 2260. That in such expert ing X was re quired to call for vouchers for all money disbursed In order to ascertain whether they ahould b charged to tho drydock account. . That, upon making - such discovery, or rather,- finding such Item. I aaked Mr. A. C. M. Berry, who, wa Mr. Wake field's bookkeeper, and had also kept tho books for Wakefield Bridges, for th voucher for fne item -in order to know what they Were for, and. upon hi saying b had nan to show m. I then aaked him what each sum Of 2239 waa paid for. -In anawer to thla, Mr-Berry atated that tho whole $500 waa paid 'to Mr. Thorn aa and that Mr. Bridge waa ealled fronv Vancouver and knew of the money, being paid. . . ' - - - "Thataftef thi. In 'going over my work with! Mr. Wakefield, then same (Continued on Pag Two.) SLIGHT RISE NOTED . IN VVILLAMETTE JIER - Because of lino troubl; th .weather bureau received no report thi morning from North Head.- Thr).wa a south east wind at that poind yesterday of (4 mile aa hour. However, the bar can not be very rough, a a number of coast er crossed In and out . 1 ". v Th indications wre that there will be rain at Portland and in the valley to night and tomorrow. The river roae two tenths of a foot during tho last 14 hour, and la now standing at l.t feet abov tb low-water mark., . Many of tho unofficial prognoatlcatora hav arrived at the conclusion that the Jun rise In the, Columbia thia year win not amount to much aa compared with former period. Their belief 1 baaed en th fact that the nowfall In the moun tain has been very light These ama teur oheervere. say that th malting of th mow all at on time will be th only thing that ,can causa the Columbia to overflow ite banka, but a that doe not usually oocir.. taey do not expect to very high water. - . f otmFAXiua rnr glvb. . (Speetsi ntsyaleb te The' fcarat - Corvallla. Or Feb. U.-VThe Corvallia Oun club's big shoot cloeed last night at dark." It Wa successful. .o shot being fired." There were 10 entrle and a large sura waa realised. O. Palmer ef Salem and F. Harkle man of Albany tied for th hlghe-t verage. each making it out of a r w slU 1. "C 0ThJoumil . " Mvi . ; ; Ytrdiy Was I v w j price five csirri Standard Is Purchasing f Every Independent Prep- : ty:;: In?K8nsasI:.;: BLOCKS INVESTIGATION ' - BY ACQUIRING EVIDENCE Trust Bids Defiance to State and; v Government; From Now on ? " . Will Wage Open War , r : " : v :. Against People. 'r -, ; ' I " JoaraU grwUI aerrlce.) ' ;" Topek. KarL, Feb. J3 Th Btandant Oil" Baa begun a campaign to buy up very Independent oil property in Kan aaa and at th earn Mm 'acquire poa- ' session -of all damaging evidence thatl might b used against It In th coming: government and tata investigation.! Th information t given out by Mayor' K. N. Bowen of Independenoa. th head'1 quarters of th oil trust. Kansas. - L Mayor Bowen aay tho Btmndard haa acquirer ownership of the Consolidated OH eV Oaa' company, th Interstate Ofl V Oa company and further be aaya It la reported that- th Standard he bought from I..N. Knapp. the biggest -producer la the state, every bit of oil. ', gss. tank and line property, together With all book and records. This I taken to mean that the Stand ard will bid defiance to tb government and state and from now on there will be opn war. , - y ' - The Interstate Consolidated compan ies are the heaviest producers of oil in the Independence field, and according to Mayor Bowen Control paaaed Into tho hand of the Standard last Wednesdav. a nspp la. theownarof aha, tank- line.- which ws ,dH von ,out of business when th Standard's pip line was completed.,. last Anguat. -l y.- . "Upon figure shown by tho book of oil producer-ar baaed the charges of conspiracy between the railroads and th Standard. - With these book hi tho Standard' hands, charge will fall so far. a thla caa la concerned. ; .. - . CONGRESS INVESTIGATES. Sswatary mohoock Aaked to "rnrnUht ; AS SaU Begarding oil Zad Zewa. ' (Jearaal Special Bervtee.) . Washington. Feb, 13. Tho house com mittee on Indian affairs today favorably reported th resolution calling on th . secretary Of the fhterior to fumlah th: house , with complete Information con-: oernlng the leasing of oil lands In the Osage . Indian reservation. Including copies of th lese. - The resolution' waa adopted -by . th; house unanimously. It waa lntroduoed; by Representative Steven of Texaa and1 addresses inquiries to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock regarding th Foe tan lease of the Osage oil lands, belonging tot th Oaago Indiana, t The resolution de mand .that tho house be furnished a copyH of tb original and all aub-leaaea, - to-! gether- with all correapondene on tho -subject Another resolution ask n radar what act of eongr the, Foster lea, wa mad and. under what authortty ofl law th ' Bu6-leaea were approved. Hitchcock I asked why be recently re-i f erred, to the leas aa an unheard of monopoly and nothing abort of a pnb- ' lio .scandal and why he . now recom-' mend th extension -of the' lease. , In reply Hitchcock state that h knows nobody connected with the oom pany and that, there ha been no-ehangoi of opinion on hi part In regard to th Foster lease, that the original lease of! 1.600. Out acre waa a monopoly, but thatl . under "the lease certain aub-leasea were granted "under . the administration Hoke Smith while secretary of th In-! terlor. It. was necessary that th rights of . tb ub-lseea under the original; contract ahould bo recognised by the. department, for these sub-lease wore taken la good faith. ; . . : i NEBRASKA IN LINE; . v State Ashant. of a nssptanti f TrasS ... Klag Hoaay for TTaivenalty. -: (Joarsal Hpedsl Serrles.) Lincoln. Neb- Feb. 11. The nous tew day passed a resolution xprasalng sym-; pathy for Kanaaa In tb contest now . being washed against th Standard Oil : company, and bidding President Rooe velt godwpeed In hia efforts to protect.. th publlo httereat against th encroachi) -J ments or monopoly, Th resolution also contained statements notifying the pun- - lbaJtrrat th erection of a building by Rorkefeller In connection with th state university shall InytO sens be regarded aa an apology on the) part of Nebraska people fnr the disrepuea bM methods that . th Rockefeller monopply ha employed. , ooxomAiH nMrxmrnmr. ' (Jearaal Sparlsl Ssreles.) timver. Col., Fb. ft. Tb bm n propriatlng' tUa.OO for th establish ment of a state oil refinery haa been favorably reported to the bmis by the finance eomralttee. The bin contain provisions to regulate the price of oil. ' Independent oil producer have offered to lease and operate the refinery when constructed and advanee money fnr lt, construction at a low rate ef Interest. XAJTSAJB ATt " -nZ . ' (JWKl I Topeka, Kn., i Tn c -. i " mee . .. i fcl!!.. f ' BUY 00T ; 1 ' OIL E . , v - - . . v i v.y. f t