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VOL. IV. NO. 249.
PORTLAND,. OREGON, THURSDAY. ; EVENING, -, DECEMBER" 21, 1905. SIXTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.-JF9rir c
Council Has Bruin and' Loudly
Calls for Help ; to Enable
,lt ; to -Jack . OutVr :
t' . ; Gracefully. ; ?
INVESTIGATION' MORE ;.
J :. OF A JOKE EACH DAY
City Attorney Washes His Hands of
' the Entire Case and Jealous Police
and Peanut Politicians Are .Left to
' Carry on the FighT Against Bruin
'- All Alone - i - - '::- -r.Vt-
.Captain Patrick Bruin of the police
department haa ceased to absorb tne
. attention of City Auditor Devlin and
- hie following -of sore beaded policemen
and disgruntled councllmen : In their
Tlgni ininil Mayor Ians BaininiBirm'
tlon. The main anxiety of the peanut
' politicians la now to rind a good chance
to "let go."' !,-. .. -.
The Investigation of the civil service
commission haa become an empty farce.
SB aias vuiniutvtv wa. vw v x.a saswas ? w
are conducting It have been made un
' pleasantly aware that they, and not the
commissioners, are really on trial, -ao far
aa public opinion la' concerned. - The
problem- now before the councilman la
'. open confeaalon. ef lgnomlnloua failure.
J The scheme of shuntlng the whole
'bualneaa onto the ahouldera of City At
torney McNary eeema likely to rail. , Mo
Nary ahowa a disposition to balk, and
. plainly lntlmatea that he doea not pur
: poae to burn- hla flngera to pulV other
people'a oheatnuta out of the fire. In
' .discussing the attempt of the con-
splrator. to deprive Captain Bruin of
hla salary by resort to the courts, Mc-
Nary a Id this morning:. '.' ,
MoVary Beady 1o Qni. iJ-' V'
"The Court decided agalnat tna posl-
tlon taken by City Auditor Devlin and I
- have, conclude) to tea w appeal' rrooM
the decision. That enda the matter an
far as I am concerned. .. I alwaya bad
-r ray doubta. aa to , the-advisability of-f
. holding up Captain Brultra pay.
WhenN -questioned as to 'the. council's
ln.,M.t-.Inn .r ,h. nlvll M.VIM PIMI.
'. mission- McNary VepHad:' ' " -'
"Such an Investigation la not properly
a matter in which the city attorney
should take part. When It la concluded
. If the councllmen desire my advice -as"
. to the course to be pursued I shall of
course advise them aa to the law."
' During the earlier stages of the in
' vestlgatlon McNary'a deputy, John P.
Kavanaugh, took an active part In the
nroceedlnaa and Dlaved the role of ae-
elstant to the chief prosecutor,- Dan - J.
, Malarkey. - But the farce had not pro
ceeded Jar when Kavanaugh was called
off by McNary sand ha haa not slnoe
been present.
Aa a part of the bushwhacking cam
paign on which' Devlin . and hla allies
are embarked a strong effort la being
made to Incite disaffection and ln--
- subordination In the- police department.
In the couTse of the Investigation every
petty . incident which could tend to
foment discontent, Jealousy or dissatis
faction lit the force haa been eigerly
seised and magnified by the newspaper
organa of the conspirators. As a part
of the' program Captain, Bruin'a effi
ciency haa been bllterlyassalled and the
public haa been told that crime la ram
pant and that the city Is at the mercy
of the criminal element. , , . ,
Chief oa .Brnia. ""' ! w
Chief of Police' Grltxmacher gives
some testimony on these points which
I worth mora than all these frensled
falsehoods. ' -
"I am thoroughly satisfied that If
Captain Bruin la let alone he will make
a good officer. He haa been, hampered
nd harassed ever tinea hla appoint
ment, and he haa not yet been given a
fair chance," said Chief Orltsmacher
this morning. "If they would let him
alone he would et along all right, and
I am satisfied that ha could handle, the
work. '
"' "There la no. truth In the aterlea that
. there la an-extraordinary amount, of
. crime in tne city st thta time. ' Aa a
matter of fart, there never waa ao little
crime at this season In any prevloua
year. . Under previous administrations
It waa the policy to withhold much In
i formation from the press, but under
this administration everything la given
"lit. . Not a crime occurs but it Is given
to the papers.
- "All these hold-ups that have amount-
ad td"anythlng hav been. In the lower
- end of town. Saloonkeepers have been
victims because the men who commit
'the robberies know very well that, at
. certain times In the month the esloon
' keepers have quite a little money on
hand In order to cash the nay checks of
', their customers. Moat. of these saloon
i hold-ups have b?en near the 1st or mid-dl-oa.the
month, when the saloons are
IIIU.l mV W VW l K "Mill , I III V J IH.II.
' ' haa been no Influx of criminals from
other cities. .Tha robberies hava been
: by local men who are familiar with the
city and with conditions here. I
. Have Kampered Brnla." '
; In commenting further on the attacka
. on Captain Brain, Chief - Oiitamacher
; repeated with emphaata that Bruin has
' not yet had a' fair chance. .
: "Uver since ha was appolnfed ha haa
. been obliged to keep running ' to the
' city hall !o attend this Investigation or
to tha courthouse to aee about that
lawsuit," said the chief.. "Very likely
there has been ' some jealousy on the
part of some of the men and they may
. have shown some laxity and Inefficiency.
But all that will come out right If they
will let Cfcptaln Bruin alone."
The Intimate relation between . Cap
" tain Bruin's raldfon the Mllwaulrle gam
Ming club and tha city council's action
In ordering an investigation of tha civil
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CIVIBWAR THROUGHOUT EIWPIRE
Republic Proclaimed at Tiflia
of National Tragedy . Opens
Discipline Indescribable - Panic Prevails.
V
,V (Joaniai Spaelal Serrlca.) '
St. Petersburg. Dec II. The strike
of all Russia Is -beginning, with great
rapidity. ' Worklngraen are 'Showing , a
perfect discipline under their leaders.
There la Indescribable panic among the
people generally, all feeling tha. thla la
tha opening of the last wot . or tne na
tional tragedy and will result either In
the downfall of the government or the
victory of the autocracy. '
The movement has reached almoat the
proportlona of civil war and. It la hardly
proper to call It a mere -.Industrial
strike. The financial ruin of the coun
try seems Imminent. '' Many soldiers
hava been arrested while addressing tha
people in- the streets urging them to
join the rebels. The prices of supplies
tre rising rapidly,, all are -trying to se
cure a great amount of provender to
fortify themselves agatinst a long aieg.
Peasants have driven the landowners
from Vllebsk and divided the estatea
among themaelvea, . Their example la
being, followed In many parte of the
empire. A comnrunlatlo republic haa
been proclaimed at Tlftie. Workmen
are In control at Taroalav and propone
to operate the factories and divide tha
profits. : - . . .,.,!.
The government feara the attitude of
the troops at Kronetadt and at many
other points. Revolutloniste are In coir
trot at Batoum, where a big fire IS rag
ing along the waterfront,, and 'many
docks and several vessuls have been
burned. 5 v ' . -'
Troops after a fierce battle have re
captured Tukum, from ..the rebels, who
defended, the place scientifically, prov
ing that hey are led by trained milltaiy
officers. ' I
- Revolutionists have wrecked a train
near Riga.-- killing Ave .soldiers . and
wounding 20 ethers. From all 'parts
of tha empire come news of bridges
FOOTBALL V IS . ABSOLUTELY
University Takes Lead of All Col-
' leges by Abolishing lntercol-4
leg! ate Athletics.
' v Vi--'
(Jonrnal Special SVrviM.) ,-,:st,
York, lec. II.-The Columbia
'New
university last night announced that It
had decided to abolish .all Intercollegi
ate athletics. Football is wiped entirely
out of college affairs. This Is tha most
radical action ever taken by an Amer
ican, university dealing with' the, ques
tion" of athletics. -. It means " that tha
sport at-Columbia will' be purely a
matter of recreation and health .build
ing. Gate receipts and the Idea of com
petition with other colleges are 'things
of the peat. . Only a mere formality re
mains to be observed to make the dic
tum a law. ' ' ... '-i. - ...
Tha resolution that pitta Columbia In
itio lead of all colleges, wsa adopted by
the university council Monday.,
Troops Joining Revolt Last Act
Workmen Showing Perfect '
blown up and railways torn up to pre
vent the movement of troops. -
' Martial .law was proclaimed', In. Mos
cow today. , ; .
i The continental train ' left for War
saw today, with a military engineer and
a atrong guard of soldiers. The strike
began at Nicholas station at noon. The
Baltic roads were still working st that
hour. V Twelve 'thousand ' Putlloff Iron
works employes, atruck. .. -
. All , trains entering the Baltic prov
ince -are atopped by insurgents, and
-the -Coaeacka were taken- from ona and
disarmed. ' xr-
Strlke leadera at Moscow are boasting
that the strike will be transformed Into
an armed revolution. Orators are de
claring that Ruasla will be drenched
with' blood before the struggle , ends.
Governor-General . Dubaaaoff haa moved
Into-the late Grand Duke Berglua' pat
ace and declared relentless war on agl
tators. -....
The government has aasumed ' sum
maryi methods of dealing with the rebel
lious troops. Today General Stubln un
expectedly, attacked a barracks the reb
els had selied and captured 260 and Im
prisoned them. . ; '
WILL1 USE GARFIELD'S'"
.J TALKS WITH PACKERS
(learaal Snectal Serrtea.) . " -
Chicago, Dec. II. In the packers' case
today, veniremen -were, questioned as to
their Qualifications to try Immunity
pleas of the- defendants. ' It was dis
closed by attorneys for the defense that
Garfleld'a report would be Introduced,
with stenographic reports of the con
versationa In which ha' Is alleged to
have, promised Immunity. ' Each side
has nine peremptory challenges left.
RESCUES, MISTRESS
A
Four-Footed Guardian of Miss
kPhysackley Pyts to Rout Man
Who Attacked Her.
- (Special IMspeara te -Ttie Journal.)
Oregon City. ''Or,. Dec. II. Mias
Physaokley of Canemah waa held up
laat night about 7 o'clock on her way
home., Juat aa ahe entered the park, a
man stepped out from behind a rock
and. demanded her money. Bhe said
that ahe did not have any money. B
Ing a bag In her hand, he snatched at
It. Juat then the hiar dna- which accom
panied Mlaa Phyaackley leaped at the
robber, who took to tm heels. ,
- TaaaagSta- Is rvaaldeat.
J J-lJnaraal Soeetal Bmlem.Y
Toltlit,. Dec.: tl. Field Marshal-' Ta
magata was appointed prealdent of the
j PORTLAND'S FIELD W ALASKA
i Portland, Dec. 21v To. the Editor of The Journal: It is with amasement that I read an article In
the Oregonian this morning regarding the proposed steamship line to Alaska. It is surely drawing a
1 , "herring acrpss the trail" for anybody to propose connecting Junean and southeastern Alaska with Port-
land bv steamshiD lines.' Those who are conversant with the situation know that it is simply folly to
' talk of establishing steamship connection between Sksgwsy, Juneau, Sitka or any of the southeastern
Alaska points with Portland. : : ; ; . ' '''"! ' .; ' ,
Portland is entitled to the bulk of traffic; originating in "Nome and that portion of Alaska adjacent
thereto, and were we to get even one quarter of that, business we would be more then amply justified in
' any steps we might take to establish steamboat lines. This is the only part of the Alaska trade that we .
,' can in all common sense claim, i , . , , , .
; We Tiave no" business whatever, with Juneau or Skafcway'or-southeastern Alaska, a these porta axa
all situated on inland waters and must be controlled through Seattle and the Sound cities. If our Port-'
land merchants desire trade with these cities they can send their travelers, and will, no doubt, obtain a
fair share of the business, but shipments to those points must be made
tnat is via aeattie. . -
' Any attempt made to bring into
- theae citiea bv steamboat will surely
of the line of steamers between Portland and St Michaels and Nome CityThat is our market and the
. t i t j.sT- .11 aMusAM mA lav laa . fsll w 4r stllnwr 'inv rAniir1rafiAri avf sirtittWa. si
OTIC HI WniUl W CXl UCIJ 1 VWIUHIVI-, aVM -UVI w.v
Alaskan cities to interfere. - '
SALOQNMEN'S FOE
OUT OF OFFICE
Robert Calloway, Deputy Dis
trict Attorney, Gives UpWork
j He Did Without Pay.
CLASH WITH SUPERIOR
. S REPUTED CAUSE
Manning. Says He Could Tell the
Reason If He Would but Doesnt
1 Carer to Discuss the Matter No
Successor Likely. '
- Robert-Galloway-this morning - re
signed from tha special deputy district
attorneyship, to which he waa appointed
July XI. The realgnattonleald--4g-bs
due to "seMous friction that haa arisen
between, himself and the district - at
torney's office. Mr. Galloway bad been
appointed to act aa a apeclai prosecut
ing officer for the Juvenile court, 'and
during hla term in office he haa filed
charges agalnat all violators 6f laws ra-
i ,h. aAlltna- nf Itnimr And to
bacco to minora, and of saloon-keepers
M peiniiiivu jrouiuai w ,iiav. -nv..
their places. . ..4 - t . 1
TAh..M rfM-tkhra Ih natrl averv SAO
tlon of the city have . been fined for
sailing the weed 10 minors; mese noes
have ranged from $6 to t4V each.
Nearly every one of tha dealera stated
when -arrested that for years It .had
been a local cuatom to sell tobacco to
minors." Galloway smashed that cua
tom. - ;' : 'W "-. !-';- ; , ", 5
Many Were Oonvleted. ..'
. Mors than a a core of saloon-keepers
have been arreated and fined for selling
liquors to boys and girls bartenders
have been fined or .are now-- breaking
rock for having permitted minora to
linger about thejsajQOns. It apparently
mattered little to Oalloway whether tha
salOofitBTT-under arrest had 'Influence"
or not. All Oalloway wanted to know
waa whether the law had been violated;
If condltlona appeared aa though It had
been an Information waa filed. Galloway
waa on hand to preaa the state s side
and Judge Fraaer did the reat.
It is said that never In the hlatory
of Portland were saloons aa free of
minora aa they are at preaent, nor were
tobacco-dealera aa careful to learn the
exact age of beardleas customers. -
SCay Sa We nooassos.
, When aakad If any one would be ap
pointed to fill Galloway's placa Dis
trict Attorney John Manning this morn
ing said that. he did not think there
would be. Me eald that he considered
Galloway one of the brightest and best
of the younger local attorneys.
"I could teiryou why the resignation
was handed In," said Mr, Manning, "but
It Is no use." ; -
"He haa prosecuted a great many sa
loon men. .hasn't her' waa asked.
"That cuta no figure," aald Manning.
"So have other deputies. But no saloon
man ever- asked me to remove Rob. I
don't care to discuss the it matter any
more." - -
Presiding Judge Arthur- U Fraaer,
who la also judge of the Juvenile court,
said that Galloway's reslgnaUon-was a
aerloua loaa to the work of the court.
"Galloway was aervlng without-pay,"
said Judge Fraser, !"ahd the work he
did for us was because he thoroughly
believed In the work of the court He
Is a good lawyer and a fine prosecut
ing officer; he has been a tireless and a
fearless . worker, and no one could In
fluence him. to swerve one 'lota from
doing his luty.- He haa been a great
help to the Juvenile court. But I cannot
discuss the reasons for ' his resigna
tion,' but aaaure you that It was pot
upon my request. "
It Is said 00 reliable authority that
Oalloway did not realgn because there
waa no salary attached to hla office. He
believes In the work of tha Juvenile
court and he stated that he la still will
ing to aid In Its work all he can. Oal
loway Is librarian of tha Multnomah
County Law Library association.
KENTUCKY BANK IS ' '
- LOOTED BY ROBBERS
'(Jenraal Special Servfe,)
Corinth. Ky-'Dee. 11. Borne time last
night, without awakening a aoul In
town, robbers blew open the safe In the
bank tn this1, city, stole tMSOO and ea
faped. More- than S1.00S Was In. gold,
11,000 In atlver and the rest tn paper
money. The securities were unmolested.
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Cambridge's Anniversary.
- V ' (Journal Special Servlet.) - -
Cambridge, Mass.. Dec. tt. ITnder
the auspices of the Cambridge His
torical society tha J7Sth annlveraary of
the founding of Cambridge Is to be
celebrated with notable- e ere I sea In
Handera theatre tonlaht. Richard Henry
Dana will preside and addressee will be
delivered by Colonel Thomas Went-
worth Hlgglnson. Prealdent Knot of
Harvard university and others.
-
discussion-before the merchants of
only act us drag, and will hinder,
ODELL OPEIIS WAR
Oil ROOSEVELT
Former Governor of New York
Accuses President and Hig-'
- gins of Wrecking Party. .
PREDICTS, DEFEAT IS
f
IN STORE FOR C. O. P.
Selfish Ambitions of Executive
Blamed for Discord Present Gov
ernor Is Accused of Duplicity
Will Trv to Defeat Wadaworth. .
-T"- (JoorBsl Special 'srvlet.)
New York, Dec. tl. Former Governor
Benjamin Odell today formally declared
war on President-'Roosevelt and Oov
efnor .Htggm,-and declared that they
are responsible for the preaent chaotic
condition of tha Republican party . In
New York state. 1U said that If the
Republicans lose thla time It Is their'
fault. an4"predleted that Wadaworth
arnulA tuit ha e1nc.tiA arMeker -of - th
f aJMmbIy-"Wh64i U qfinvenes" at Albany
next -month. ,; - : 1 ;
The ex-governor says that Governor
Hlgglns la guilty of duplicity towarda
Odell.- - - v '.
"I had a talk ! with Hlgglns - aa- to
whom he favored for speaker, and he
eliminated all possibilities hut Merrttt.
I never Was so surprised in my life aa
when he named "Wadaworth," aald Odell
today. , "If Prealdent Roosevelt desired
the good of the party, Instead of en
couraging soreheads, he would have pro
moted harmony. Had he sent for me, I
would gladly have conferred with him
and tried to avert trouble.: . -
"I charge . President Roosevelt and
Governor Hlggina with deliberately try
ing to wreck the party for their own
ambitions." -
A Washington dispatch states that
Odell's defiance haa created consterna
tion among the New Yorkers st the cap
ital.' Congressmen who wished to be
friendly to - both sides will now be
forced to take sides. The president ap
pears little concerned. Secretary Loeb
lntlmatea that the president took suffi
cient Interest to suggest that Hlggina
choose a 'good, man for ths speakerahlp.
BILL INTRODUCED TO REPEAL
T CUBAN RECIPROCITY
Needham ; ' of ' California V, Con
vinced That Measure Has Re
. suited In Failure.
(Jearoal Special 8rlr.y
Washington, Dec -44. A bill haa been
Introduced In Jthe house by Representa
tive Needham of California repealing
the act putting into effect the reci
procity, treaty with Cuba and directing
the president to give due notice to
Cuba of-the termination of the. treaty.
Needham la convinced that events hava
proved conclusively that reciprocity haa
not benefited the United States nor af
forded the relief to Cubans as was ex
pected. The price of augar la aa high
to consumers as ever In spite of the
prediction that American householders
would be benefited.
Needham wanted to offer an amend
ment' to the Philippine tariff bill re
pealing theiCuban reciprocity, but ob
jection was inade by his colleagues on
the wave ,and means committee that It
waft not germane. Borne tlhera advised
him to offer a separate bill promising
to vote for It. Among these waa Dai
Bell of, Pennsylvania, who agreed with
Needham that Cuban reclwcocity is a
failure.
ROOSEVELT ACCEDES
TO SENATE'S REQUEST
(Tmrrnal Special Servlre.)
Washington, Dec.. 21. The prealdent
haa decided not to exercise hla right to
refuse the senate's request to return to
thA. senate notice of the confirmation of
the canal eVimmtealoners. "lie will re
turn the notice and permit Its recon
sideration. I'nder the three-day rule
the senate loat all right to reconsider,
BRYAN DECLINES IDE'S
, INVITATION TO DINNER
(Jnmal Special SVrvic.)
Manila, Dec. II. William J. ' Bryan
has declined sn Invitation to a dinner
given by Acting Oovernor-Oeneral Ida.
aaylng that as a newspaper writer he
wishes .to be free n de his writing later
I without embarrassment
by the present established Outert
Portlandthe plan of connecting
or at least delay, the establishment
.j- . w w yw.v.awevvaa
FORMER ALASKAN.
TERRIBLE VOYAGE
OF SENATOR
Steamer Battles in Fierce Storm
for Twenty-Four Hou
. .. Seaman Is filled.
CABINS ARE WRECKED
MUTINY AMONG CREW
In. Attempting to. Rescue Occupants
of Smaahed Cabin, Aged Sailor Is
Struck by. Palling Air Funnel All
Aboard Sick. ',''. v-
f Journal Sperlal Servlee.)
San Francisco, Dec. 21. After battling
against a fierce storm mors than 24
hours th. steamer Sena tor..ofthe. Ban
Francisco A Portland company, reached
port at 12:30 o'clock .thla morning, more
than 22 hours lata from Portland. i
' One man dead, several cablna wrecked.
an exhausted crew and 75 seasick pas
sengers served aa records to ahow tha
havoc of the gale agalnat which tha
boat fought during all Monday night
and 'H portion ofTUwdH'
Ned MUander. aged 71 years, an old
seaman In tha employ of the company,
was killed .whfle attempting to resoue
two young "women who were Impris
oned In a flooded cabin. The accident
occurred Monday night while the Sen
ator was plowing through heavy seas.
The aged aeaman waa on watch on tha
upper deck when a heavy aea broke over
the craft, tearing down the door of the
cabin occupied by Mlaa Katherlne Hasel
grove and - Miss Emma Htruets. The
cabin waa half - fitted with water and
their screams brought MUander to their
aid.- Another aea tore the air funnel
from the deck, striking the aeaman on
the head. He was taken below and died
a few houra later. - Tha ahlp's officers
and crew had a ha id fight between
handling tha boat and giving succor to
the passengers, many-of whom are still
Invalided, aa a result of. their experi
ence. ' " ; ' ' ... -
A mutiny nearly occurred among the
crew when the body waa boxed and
stowed away on the upper deck, the men
averring the remains ahould be burled
In orthodox seaman fashion In "Davy
Jones' locker." . .
VANDERBILT-OR GOULD -BACK
OF NORTH COAST
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.) .
Seattle, Wash., Deo. 21. J. A. Kerr,
director of the North Coast railroad,
offers to guarantee the city council that
the franchise shall contain a clause
providing that - all contracta for con
struction from the Columbia river . to
Puget sound shall be let within four
months, that tha line from Walla Walla
to Seattle shall be completed and In
operation within two years, and that
through tralna over the transcontinental
system shall - be running ' to Seattle
within the next two and one-half years.
. Representatives of the North . Coast
line will be In Seattle shortly after Jan
uary 1, and Kerr atatea that the line
Is backed by either the Gould or Van
derbllt systems but declines to specify
whlchr-elthough- be Intimates, that It la
the Gould line.
Changes will be made in tha directo
rate -that will disclose the backers of
the road within a few weeka. The
N6rth Coaat company haa acquired all
of Its right of way from Walla Walla
to Seattle, and tha line through the
state Is definitely located. - The council's
attitude In delaying action upon the
franchise until Ita transepntinetal con
nection was -shown brought out Kerr's
statement. 1 '''" ,
PURSE IS RAISED TO .
PROBE GEORGE MYSTERY
(Rperisl Dispatch te The Joaraal.T
Walla Walla, Wash., Dec. sr. 80 cer
tain now are the neighbors of G. W.
George, the missing state-line farmer,
that be haa been killed that they' are
subscribing from tt to S 24 each toward
a reward for; tha recovery of hla body
or Information as to bis whereabouts.
The mysterious stranger who haunted
the bridge below .the George farm last
week, apparently spying; on the move
ments of the farmer, .was seen by Mrs.
C A. ' McDonald, a . neighbor of the
Georgea. s '
Soanlatoa Tariff .Ooaaaaisaloa.
' . (Jearnat Special Serlre.t
flan It Bte. Marie, Ont., lec. 11 One
of the most Important matters to be
brought .before the Dominion govern
ment tariff commission, which began a
session here today. In a requoet foe the
removal of the duty on soft eal to be
used for coking purposes. It la be
lieved that the removal of ,the duty
would result In the establishment' of
the coking Industry here on an ,r"'n
Slve arale.
Takes Oath of Office, Signs Roll .
and Is Warmly .Wei-
corned by .. Many"
' Members.' v
BURROWS OBJECTS TO ;
CLAUSE IN CREDENTIALS.
Said They Were" Jlir yTorded but
HaNo Inclination to Prevent
' Oregon Man From Taking Seat
. New Statesman Says , National
- Democracy Will Finally Triumph.
... fWiAtnrtoe Boreea ef Tne Journal. J '
Washington. D. C..; Dec 21.-John M.
Gearln was sworn in senator shortly
after noon today, , but not without - a
preliminary tie-up caused by Senator
Burrows, chairman of tha committee on
privileges and elections, who . objected,
to a clause In Geartn's credentials that
the appointment waa-made "until hla
successor Is elected." Burrows called
attention to tha.facS.that this language
la not in conformity with the constitu
tional provision, for filling vacancies. -
Senator Spooner, chairman of tha
committee on rules, agreed with Bur
rows that auch appointment was In ex
cess of constitutional authority, but
the closing -sentence of the . credentials
ha thought was mere surplusage and
would not affect the term , of the new
senator's appointment or service,-, -
. Credentials Criticised.
"The constitution provides .how long
senator shall hold under an appointment
to fill vacancies. If the appointment'
In Itself . Is . complete, any additional
words are surplusage. im certain
there' Is a. vacancy and certain that
the governor had a right to fill It by ,
appointment and the senate ought to
disregard the anno pessary words of tha
Burrows thought tha credentials lily
was not inclined to be hypercritical an -merely
called attention to these defects
for .the information of . the senate and
would not object-to having the new sen
ator sworn In. - .
Gearln was then escorted by 'Senator ;
B.l.. - I I 1 . . 1 .
r uiiun- iu wiv Tit-vprviianni oe nq
took the oath of office and signed tha
roll. - He was congratulated by Senators
Spooner, Warren. Pulton and many,
others on both sides of the chamber,
Will Win Tavor.
' The Post today says 'of the new sen- ,
stor: i
. 1 im mn vmj vtuviiwj ins, tne now
senator from Oregon, John M. . Gearln.
who haa come to take the aeat of the
late Senator Mitchell, will win favor, at
the federal capltol.. Senator .Gearln
reached Waahlngton last evening, and
took rooms at the New Wlllard. In '
reply to congratulatlona. Senator Gearln
said laughingly that he waa glad .to
come to Washington In his present ca
pacity, even if it were only for a brief
period, tilling out an unexpired term,
but If the unexpected happened and tha
Democrats should get control, perhaps)
he might have an extension. .
. "Hut. anyway. said he, 1 can tall
you that Governor Chamberlain Is going
to get another term. He la-the moat
popular man In our state, and has glyen
a first-class administration. Those of
us who belojgg to the Democ ratio party'
keep on fighting In Oregon against huge)
odds, and the hopelessness of . victor '
never, daunt us.' . . .";'
t , 2esxoexatio Outlook atrigkt,
" 'What do you think of the outlook
for the Democracy, senator, from a na
tional atandpointr
"1 think that It is going to get In
fighting trim and be .triumphant at no
distant day. We see Republicans ap
proprlating Democratic policies and doc
trines right -along. Even tha prealdent .
thinka there ahould be. free trad with
the Philippines, which is" a straw to
show how tha leaven of tariff reform la
about the future - of the Democratla
party, Huffeted and -knocked out ttm -and
again by - blow that would have
killed any other, political organisation
on earth. It still comes smilingly up t
the scratch ready for more punishment.
It Is Impossible to keep Indefinitely in
the minority.' " r
ENGINEER BECOMES INSANE
WHILE DRIVING TRAIN
Flies Through Eight Towns at
Sixty Miles an Hour Around.
, , Curves and Over Bridges, f
1 (fnarnal Bela Bsrrlce. ' -
m Janesvllle, Wul. Dee. 21. Charles If,
Warren, an engineer of the Chtragn. Mil
waukee A, SUPau.rarjWify', became lit-,
sane while in charge of-a heavy pa-.
senger train and pullei""lt IS miles as)
hour through eight stations without a
single ton. At polntshe-re there wre
no station be would slow down some.
wht and lean out of the engine cab s
though' he whs taking train order end
would aa-afn throw ope the throttle.
OfflrUla of the-roed managed
round him up aftr the fin-men h't
slowed down tne train hr ejiiaoailtig the
steam. passengers eor the Iruln ws
hurled around curves end s r-ui
brlds at s frfnl speed, lhrowii.
them from their als snd canal"
den.ral pn(. -
,fi-r an mmlnl'"Ti W,rrn w, I-
In.l'd ln.llie "! "lt t' tl ).- I
at i .-ii'ii'lit. Vu.iulilU.
privy council today. , ,
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