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lEMPi ALL EYES ON 00EG0M IS AWGRY
Bankert Lone Friend Final
t- i It -Won Orer sbyV Eleven
ff,ri Companions.'.! Financier
"1: !ginninjj:v, 4
Motion for.New: Trial Will
Be Argued Latter Part of
Month Public Prosecnt
- ors '' Elated" Over :Their
Great Yietory. '
Br Ray Long.
tVnM& Ft Imm4 Wtr.)
Chicafo, Jan. 18 John R. Walth
tlll,i fightlac. . H began fighting
with tha. world when ha landed In
Chicago in "1841. a lad of It. Juat
from Ireland. Ha fought tha newa-
boya that tried to drlre him ; from
hla ramshackle atand on Dearborn
street, and In the end Walsh made
them seek other locations. He
I fought hla ! f irat . buafneaa partner.
when they atarted a newa store.' Ana
finally ha drove oat the partner. He
entered polltlca and finance as the
years advanced ' and those, who got
In hla path Walah erushed relent-
lessly. Today a Jury that for; two
.itnontha had heard the testimony of
how, as the financial and political
despot of Chicago, Walsh' wrecked
tha "Chicago National. ,bak,. the
fiuUabla .TruBt Co,..and tho?Homa
KaviitM bank." returned a Verdict
finding him gullty on ,84 of the 180
lndlctmnta. He met their , decision
with a Quiet amua ana -giw upi
Whr. thhi fifhrs Just beginning.".
: On Jnror for'more than 80 houre
battled with the othera tpr a yeraict
-of acquittal, the end. the mental
strain and the loan of "ijepp broke
down hla. will and he vojed with the
others for conviction. When this
man, Elbert Palmer br name, and a
farmer; near Harvard; Illinois,, waa
compelled to atand np and tell the
court that he concurred In the ver
dict there were" teara in his eyes,
and the court could scarcely hear
hla voice. But Walsh his face may
have been a trifle pale, but eyes
wore the aame. antagonistic glare
he ahook hla tawny mane witn tne
same old gesture. of. leonine power
and of all .the throng, in. the court
room he waa.- perhaps, the cooiesi.
Hla attorneya. led by John 8. Miller,
rieaiution and Judge Atfderson
finally had . to. hT . raimer answer
a direct t question from him before
, they .were aatlsfied;. but waisn iook
little lntereat In this. Theae were
detaila, and detalla alwaya annoyed
him, The government had gone
i minutely Into bis acta the use of
i'$i;000.000 from the vaulta of hla
banki for the exploitation of the
(Continued on Pa Two.)
PLAYED POKEB AND
DREW COLD CELLS m
W THE POLICE STAIXON
4 there was a little "quiet"
i game of poker at the Manhat-
4 tan. rront street, late laat
night. tJ.
a "I , call . you," ' soma. one eald
from outalde. . It was. a etrange
4 voice. . .. i .
I The nlarera all had blf hands.
That la. they had rood carda be-
fore them. IV""'. -
T aii you; o you uvmi -w
e aald. .
"jokers 'don't' go in' this e
e game," said another who , pre- e
e tended not to be seared. :, .
a "Tfa ihe nollce,", suggeated
e SUll the voice from outaiae waa e
, nrecoTUM by the players.
e , They all pricked up their ears, e
however, and 'took notice'-,'
I Tf a ioker." one poker flend .
ene otth aroundthe green.
I Juat i about tisls time , Petec,
e ttTes 4 BeUyer. :i Maloney - an
Beaty, walked v-tatov the j room.
Seven poker . players were place
I .: ttndrarreet.. . -5 ft-,;',:
"You're 'caught ; in the draw.
e ahd we wjfiCr said Mr. Htllyer. e
! e ' The" ofUcers - and i sevf n meek-
looking men " marched : '4own f
toward,-the police atatlon. -';V
r The pUyera gave their, namea
' .," aa Bill' .Jonea,. , Charles , Smith :.
and tom,?-sT.8ut.;iwhat,a- -jlhe'
set 'They were all fletitioua. :
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State' Central Committee . Puts Nebraska
Statesman's' Name at Head of Presidential-list
Stale , Convention Set
JForl June j 6 Approve Direct Primary
and Non-Partisan- Bench.
V 'Tor. president'of the United States, William Jennings Bryan."
A Thla is the ticket and the alogan of the Democrats of Oregon as
made manifest by the indorsement of the Democratic state entral com
mittee .at tha Imperial-hotel yeaterday afternoon! ' '
V . A Democratic state convention scheduled, for June 18. ; Earnest ef- .
forts for a nonpartisan judiciary both on tha circuit and the auprema
benches of the state. Loyal and' unswerving allegiance to the principles
of the direct primary, nominating
" Theae also are parta of the program which has been mapped out for .
the observance and exhortation of
Central committeemen from all the
oountiea of the etate except Columbia,
Coo a, Crook, Grant. Klamath. Lake. Un
coin. Tillamook. Union and Wallowa
gathered at the Imperial yeaterday at 1
o'clock in anawer to the call liiued by
State Chairman 8week aome time ago.
The deliberation of the organisation
were abort, but thing were doing while
the aeaalon waa no.
PerhSDa the moat Important action
taken waa the Indoraetnent of Bryan aa
the choice of the Oregon Democrat for
the betft presidential candidate.. Senator
Milt ' Miller waa the one wh brought
the question up, and In a short apeecn
brimmlna- with enthualaam he. asked
that the committee give ita indorsement
to. the famous Nebraekan. 8enatpr Mil
ler contended that the fortunes or tne
Democratin nartv wera on the flood tide
and he predicted' a. presidential victory
for the party in isovemDer. ;
' Hla. .motion that Bryan beilndersed
met with the unanimous support of the
committee and the delegatea voted the
Indorsement wltn a w&ood. senator Mil
ler, Lark Bllyeu and IX 11. Watson .Ware
appointed aa a committee to make
COtnniluCQ u iiiunc dvihuiuuu;usu
sent to hint.
Sard Qmeatiom Jtaadle. .'
Tha t-U nuronae of the fneetlna for
which tho committee had been called
tbgether waa tne discussion of the ques
tion wnetner to call a state .convention.
The presidential election make It nee-
?saary to ' choose delegatea to the na
lonal convention whioh meets in Den
ver July IT. It also, makes necesaary
tne selection or presiaentiai electors to
be placed upon the' ticket In November
next- '
. T'J .Wa I . 1mm. , I....
Is no provision . made for the election
either of delegates to-the national- con
ventions or of presidential1 electors who
are to be elected by the people In No
vember. The primary law is silent as
to how these officials should be chosen
either for nomination or finally. There
fore the Question that confronted the
committee Was a new and a delicate
one, aa well as Important.
Alter much cuscusaton.- aurma wnicn
tha onlnton of the attorney-general on
the' question waa read, it was decided
by. the members of the. committee that
on)v way to choose delegates to the
national convention would be by means
of a state convention.
On the other hand It waa decided
that the only safe way to select the
S residential electors would, be by the
irect nrlmanr' nomination route. Ac
cordingly S. M. Garland, a delegate from J
l,inn county, proposed to . tne com mi t-
mendatlon of 1 the, committee -that four
presidential electors be put on the .di
rect primary nominating ' ballot ' in
April in the manner prescribed under
the law for the primary nomination
of candidates for ail offices.
Btate Convention In June.
Re further Incoroorated . in his mo
tion that a state convention be called
for June 16, at Portland, at which
time deleaates to the Democratic na
tional convention would be elected. The
number of delegates to be elected at
the convention "was fixed at eight dele
gate at large and. an equal number of
alternates. It was further Incorporated
in the motion that the state convention.
In order to lay all doubta at rest, would
ratify the result of the primary elec
tion by Indorsing the- presidential eleo
tora placed in nomination at that elec
tion. J nis motion was camea witn-
out a dissenting vote. ,
Tnere was mucn discussion over me
choosing of electors and delegatea It
was the consensus or osinion mat a
state convention had full authority to
elect national delegates but the right
in regard to presidential electors waa
uncertain.
It was the ODinioa or several attor
neys present that opponents, could con
test the putting of electors nominated
at the April election on the ballot for
November. It was .argued that the
April nominations were supposed to be
voted on in June, while the. presidential
electors would have to go 'on the No
vember presidential ticket It waa feared
that this discrepancy In' the Jaws would
invalidate a direct primary nomination.
Tn make assurance doubly sure there
fore, it was decided to have the electors
Twain thinks that
RECEIVERS ARE NOT
ALWAYS INEXPENSIVE
(tTnlfed PreM "&im4 WTre., , .
New York,. Jan; l8.-"It ' costs more
to keep, a permanent bank receiver than
It dosv to keep a harem." This is the
opinion of BamuelL.Clemena (Mark
Twain),' In letter sent to the'commlt-
tee . trying to put the Knickerbocker
Trust company! on its feet Twain1 has
i50-,ouu tied up; m it, nut can -sua . jest
pver the - matter. The Satterlee com
mittee,' which, desires' reorganisation, 'la
trying to get all stockholders to consent
to -withdraw only :a amall 1 portion of
their account at present should.' the
Knickerbocker resume. r 1 ' . .
Twain's letter is to be sent to all de-
law. ' ?" ,
the party spellbinders and leaders.
nominated and voted upon In April In the
same manner aa other candidate. This
will give the party member an oppor
tunity to say who are the best men to
send to the electoral college. The In
dorsement of these selections by the
state convention will not tranagress the
will of the voters in any way while it
will remove any doubt as to the pos
sible objections to the regularity of the
nominations.
The. state convention will be held In
Portland June It and will be composed
of - some Sit delegates. The basla of
representation waa filed by tha com
mittee at one regular delegate from
each county and one delegate at large
for every 250. votea cast for Chamber
lain at the laat election.
The manner of electing delegatea to
the state convention waa left to the
different .county party organisation.
The ratio of representation, will give the
different -counties -throughout' the btate
representation . .In , the convention ap
proximately aa follows: ;
Baker county 18 delegates, Benton 6,
Clackamas , Clatsop t, Columbia 4,
Coos 6, Crook, i, Curry -2, Douglas I,
Gilliam I, Grant 4, Harney A: Jackson
7, Josephine 4, Klamath S. Lake J. Lane
n..Linoolar Linn 10, Maliieui i, Ma
rlon 13. Morrow I, Multnomah 18. Polk
4, Sherman S, Tillamook t,s Umatilla $,
Union 7. Wallowa 4,-Wasco 7, Washing
ton 7, . Wheeler , Tarn hi 11 7.
' , - Indorse Direct Primary
Unqualified Indorsement. of the direct
primary law waw also given by the com
mittee upon, the motion of Senator Mil
ler. The committee went on record aa
favoring rigid observance of the letter
and spirit of the law because of Its
adoption by the people of the stato and
because of the principles' Involved.
' Steps for a non-psrtlsan Judiciary
were taken by. the committee in the
appointment of a committee, connlating
of W. M. Holmes of Salem, J. K. Weath
erford . of Albany and N. A. Peery pf
Portland to enter Into negotiations with
the Republican organisation for the se
lection of a non-partisan bench.
It was argued tnat uovernor warn
berlaln had advanced the policy and
had maintained it. in his appointments
while In office. Because of the, sjni
fest wisdom of the theory It wasTde
clded by the committee to see what
could De done witn mi xjpuuiuu
l..Hr. In fnatorlnor tha idea and Dre-
aerving a political division on the
bench of the atate aa far aa may be
possible. . ...
The following Is the list of delegates
present at the meeting:
Baker. J, B. Rogers; Benton, Robert
Johnson; Clackamas, H. L. Vaughan;
Clatsop. J. T. Wallace; Curry. M. Doyle;
rmn.i.u ruTt Rlpttr milium. J. H.
Snober; Harney. Carlton Biggs; Jack
son, R. B. Dufur; Josephine, J. C.
Booth: Lane. Lark Bllyeu; Linn, 8. M.
Garland; Malhuer, N. H. Test; Marloiv
W. H. Holmes; Morrow, Sam H. Van
Vactor; Multnomah, M. A. Peery; Polk,
George W. Myers; Shermaa, C. F. Ful
ton; ITmatlUa, J. H. Raley; Wasco. L.
E. Morse; Washington, J. H. Wall;
Wheeler, W. H. Hooyer; , Yamhill. J.
D. Baker.
(United Frees Leid Wire.)
Washington, Jan. 18. A letter was
received tonight from Colonel William
Jenclngs Bryan by a personal friend in
Waahlngton, in which the Nebraskan
declares, in substance, that opposition
to his nomination for president will
not have to muster one third of the
convention to keep him out of the race;
that If there should develop any appre
ciable opposition among "real Demo
crats" not meaning those of the Belmont-Parker
class he would retire in
favor of any good man like Johnson of
Minnesota, Hoke Smith of Georgia or
Culberson of Texas.
Bryan is to be here January 2S, when
there will be a gathering of the Demo
cratic leaders in congress, at which his
latest declaration will be discussed and
out of which, may come Important de
velopments. '
Fire at ; Buffalo.
(United Pre Leased Wire.)
Buffalo, N. X. Jan. 18 Flra broke
out In the commission house district
on Elk street shortly before midnight,
destroying property valued at 1126,000
before it was got under control.
The Waddell commission house is the
principal loser.' v
posltors. Tho humorist declares the
plan -will give everyDody hi money, nut
h does not like the-prospect ..of per
manent receivers. ' ? ' ,," i
tried a permanent receiver once
upon a, time," h dryly says. , "and. did
not like the results at alt But In the
long run in the very longest run we
get some.of -oar, dough. , All the depos
itors were disappointed, and there waa
much regret If we accept the Batter
lee plan, . it . will be well; . If we refuse
we invite a shrinkage the, patients will
not find enjoyable.. . ; . 6
i The application .to make the receiv
ership has been adjourned two weeks
to gfve the Satterlee , oeopie; a chance
to get U of the depositors consent u ,
111 IIIIIILIf
Three . Miners Brought to
Surface From the Giroui
. Mlne at 10 O'Clock Last
Night Alter 46 Days' Im
prisonment Bells '.Clang Joyously When
News Beaches Ely Men
. Still Pigging to Find Be
mains.of Two Who Lost
Lives in Disaster.
CRaarst Ktwa by Loecwt Lmm4 Wire.)
Bly, Nov., Jan. 18. At 10 o'clock to
night -A. D. Bailey, P. J. Brown and
Vfwd McDonald were taken from tha
Alpha shaft of the Glroux mine after
being entombed on the 1,000-foot level
for 48-daya. - The terrible experience of
th'a three men siiroasses any incident
of a like nature In the world's history
of smming.
. The town Is wildly rejoicing over the
..i.,.tu ihn. Rails, whistles
and. every Instrument capable of mak
ing a noise has nao ita power oi
nm nolae tested. Greetings between the
imprisoned men and relatives and
At noon today rescuers broke through
a bridge of interlined timbers when but
a a. t j.aU M.4V S A A fiar
a lew jeet past me- oimi v y
v. -nn Tti. urn ia.vltv un
derneath reached to a depth of 870 feet
making a saving oriwwr "'"". v
feet Only 20 feet of soft dirt remained.
The walla -of- the shaft were- intact.
away had been replaced with a new one.
Aii.Br ttm wuuw, " ...
workers hastily aescenaea w mis
obstruction and proceeded to remove it
nt. j i . . .. aA mwkA mtitt tn.t
when a few feet, had been, retnoyedAbel
resaamder sank awarmto tha mouth of I
the arlit wnere tne men mm
kit.. th. nn.il nr rAJirUAr
. ' . UtUlfllUt v.. "K" Ol
rreeted the entombed men most affec
tionately, both parties embracing each
other. The rescued war quicaiy jioibiwi
a. aw. .a .,.tl,tat In & mnM
affectionate meeting with relatives and
friends.. The news wa quickly carried
to the city, when bedlam broke loose.
One faint note of sadness seemed to
tinge the demonstration, and that was
.k. ,k.,i.h. ,Kr twr nf that nnrtv that
went down Into the shaft on that fate
ful day or Decemoer stui no i im
farthest depth under a mighty pillar
of wreckage. The work of recovering
hia hrutiAH will be carried on aa rap-
Idly as possible.
FIAflClAL SKY
IS BRIGHT BLUE
Big Surplus in New York
'. Bank Mal.es Business
Men Cheer Up.
(Unlttd Preai LnMd Wire.)
' New Tork. Jan. 18. With a surplus
Instead of a deficit In the clearing
house banks, and reports coming from
many points that shut-down factories
are reopening, financiers today openly
asserted the clear sky of business pros
perity is now in, view.
During the week the banks added
$16,561,426 to their surplus, making a
,.,.! m99 ft 9 R 47K orhlla Aaniulli In.
creased 838,537,600, and the bank atate-
ment waa tne dcbi in raoniui.
Clearing house certificates are now
being called In.
LYCUBGUS CONDEMNED
B CLEVELAND WOMEN
(TTnltd Pren Leamd Wire.)
4 Cleveland. Jan. 18. The
4 women of Cleveland are protest- e
e ing' against the county building e
e commission's announced lnten-
tlon to make a figure of Lycur-,
e gua one of a group of Jaw-givers e
4 before the new courthouse.
e "It Is preposterous I" exclaimed
e Mrs. A. E. McKee of the eoun-
4 ell for women. "Why. he made e
e it lawful for men to borrow each
other's wives! He gave children 4
e to the state, .the weak to be de-
4 atroyed."
e ' '
e
HAYTI EXPECTS TO
QUELL INSUBBECTION
(United Pnh Leaied Wire.),
n.aum.iuiii w. w.
Leger, of Hayti, told the aute depart
ment today that Gonaivea and St Maro
are still besieged. He said the govern
ment : has four warships and it ia not
expected it will be difficult to dislodge
me insurgents. zio uBuruw
that women and children are In no dan
ger., .V ,
: ; No. Sbipa Left.
t rnlari Piwaa-' Wire.) '
Washington, -r V. "Jan.- 18. Repra
aentatlv Snarkman of Florida., has been
converted to a larger - navy. When 'he
UU,.I .w. w w " p J . . ...... - -
annt1A to tttie . nreaident , today for two
battleship i;', to visit the Florida State
lair in teoruary. no w w mi.
the, navyjcould. do at this time would
be. to send a, couple of tugboata. au the
bl g ships being -en route -1? tha Pa-
cuV ..V , .v,, . . ; "
be. to send a. couple of tugboata. au the
Great Progress of Commercial Organi
zation During Past Year Reviewed
at Annual Meeting State's- Strides
Reflection of Work Board Lof Five
Governors Elected
At the annual meeting of the Port
land Commercial club last evening. It
waa stated by President C. W. Hod
eon that the club will be housed in it
new building, at the corner of Fifth
and Oak street, within the next 60
daya. A motion to raise the Initia
tion fee from 825 to 850 when the club
enters its new building waa lost by a
rising vote.. It is believed by many of
the members that the great strength
of the club lies in Ita democratic plan
and low cost of membership.
Governors Are cnosea.
The election of five members to
serve three years on the board of gov
ernors resulted in unanimous accept
ance of the following men, selected by
the nominating committee: T. B; Wil
cox, J. C Ainsworth, George W. Si
mons, L. J. Wentworth, T. W. B, Lon
don. The full board will hold ita first
meeting next Monday, and elect offi
cers. It is believed no - new candidate for
president Is being considered, and that
the board will decide to' continue the
present organisation another year. If
President ilodaon will indicate a wll
llngness to serve.
In his annual report President Hod
son said:
"Let me . congratulate you on the
splendid -loyalty shown by our club
membership 'during the time we have,
of. necessity, ) been-compelled to endure
- i..
,
PRESIDENT C. W. HODSON, WHO
WILL PROBABLY BE RE
TAINED IN OFFICE.
the diacomforts incident to our tem
porary domicile in theae quarters.
With a building wholly unsulted to our
hvtnir no conveniences. In
adequate equipment and with other
organisations maaing onrncai nmn.
and offering inducements to increase
their membership and patronage, the
consideration shown by our members
has bejn to me a aource of great satis
faction. Tear of Sard Work.
"They aeem to have realized the
strenuousness of the efforts of the
board of governora to make the most
of our possibilities. Personally, and on
behalf of the boanj. I wish to thank
you for your very kindly considerations.
and to express our gratification over the
many expression of good win and con
fidence. t . . .
"The work of managing the club Is
carried on through committees, ap
pointed at the beginning of the year.
and tnax tney nave striven uuibw"".
to serve you in a manner acceptable to
you Is known by an tnose wno nave
kept in touch with the club's opera-
tlons. I heartily commend eacn ana
every one of them. ,
"While the end of the year finds ua
ning. the results have not been what
we would1 nave aesirea, nor wiii
c6uld have achieved under more favor
able circumstances; but knowing the
BATTLESHIP
111 .'-v:i.
t ' , - r .
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MAY HAVE TO TOW
(Tnfted Presi Leased Wirt.)
Washington. Jan. 18. Owing to the
difficulty exDerlenced by the flotilla of
torpedo boat destroyers on their voy
age to the Pacific coast, u is prooaoie
they will be towed from Rio de Janeiro
to Magdalena bay by Admiral Evans'
battleships. The destroyers are ao rar
behind their achedule. It is reared tney
will be too late for the combined man
BROKE NEOK WHILE
TRYING TO ESCAPE'
FROM VICIOUS BEARS
rrrntted Press Laaaed' Wire.)
New Tork. Jan. 18. Entangled in the
Umhm Bf . rUen tree 50 feet from the
. v r ...... K..r.
ground, wltn a numoer ox sarag.
oeiow. Ja J?r JttSu trdith
from the t'JPj J81 V ffnX
lV .breaking hlaeck.a He tried to Una
below, josepn aaaner iuwi 1 . "
:.'. t "V., A A
T. B. WILCOX.
.k..i,.Ki in.iin.iinn tt rT mambers.
kUBI ll.UIQ a,...,lww,.
we feel no apology Is required or ex
pected. The treasurer's report will
show a net gain of over 83.500 in cash,
whlla the aceretarv will . Show a net
gain in membership of 131, with appll
cations of II pending.--
Credit Xa Safleoted.
"This ahowing, I feel, under the clr-
oumatancea, reiiects - tnat npienuiu
spirit of loyalty to our city and ita in
stitutions wnicn nun ucbu nucn uv
tlna.bl (haracteriatio Iurlna the last
few years. It is the spirit Which makes
cities- and -commonwealths, and ia the
spirit which the Portland commercial
club seeks to foster and encourage. -
"Our publicity department naa
achieved greater success during the paat
year than during any similar period of
it- I 1 a ArHm-
ing the state waa Inaugurated through
It last summer, a feature of which waa
the offering of a number of cash prises
aggregating. 86,000, for the publication
in newspapers -outalde of, Oregon of the
best descriptive articles of the state and
Ita resources, particular strcsa mini
laid on its desirability as . a place of
residence. ,
"To show 'the marvelous success of
that undertaking, sufficient space ha
already been given In varloua publlca-
ular advertising rates charged by the
.... I .7l.a v..... n . AH.M CCA ,
puuuoiici WUIUU U.l O VW. umi uv,-
(Contlnued on Page Eleven.)
J. J WENTWORTH.
FLOTILLA
euvers and target-practice in Magdalena
V. .. . I I M V. . , . . V. W..
uc.b ayiiuB, 1J. iucj u iui inc. wj
themselves. It has also been deemed
expedient to' have, torpedo, vessel a pre
cede or accompany the battleships
wrougn tne straits oi juageuan.. ,
v Torpedo boata are never capable of
maKi&g -lengtny crips unaer speea pres
sure. The little craft are essentially
auxiliaries of, coast dafenesj or home
port nisnaiDf sijuauiuiia, luvir.- uiv
chlnery la extremely delicate and can
not atand much wear and tear. , , v-
is
.lr j :
In a beaver pond, but fell short s afaher
was Bl work IW til. oron sua purs il i tu
rning a tree. It overhung the bear pit
and.: unknown to him, - the -bca vera,
whose, pond adjoined, had. eaten - away
the roots. His weight-lauaed it to fall
toward the bear pit "laher ewuwr hark
and tried to land In the pond, but faiieU.
.
Secretary of Nayy Objects to"
Seamanlike Talk of Bear
Admiral McCall, Who Has
Little Use for Bureau
crate. ' vj,'
Saying Is That Metcalf
Knows More of Locomo
tires Than of ShipsHi
Sailor Must Answer tOi
Landsman.
UBIVsT rrvjas avaaanvapci vwkwm-m 4
Wainington, D. C, Jan. IS Sao
retanr Metcalf Indicated today that
Rear Admiral McCall who la reported
to have criticised tha organlxatIoi(
of tha navr department, would by
called on for explanation. Tha ad
miral la quoted aa laying re-orcanl-gation
waa needed and laying unci
blame for present conditions upon
tha civilian bureaucrata. , ' " t .
Secretary Metcalf might ba onft
of the gentlemen of tha "bureau?,
stripe referred to by Admiral-McCall.
The aecretary In private Ufa
was a very excellent lawyer and a
most auccesstul , politician.,, When,
tha secretary i was- a candidate - for
congress from- California he had with
him gplendid following of stalwarts
who knew mora of' locomotives than
of gunboats. :;..', ' -;-',! ''- ' v' ;
Not knowing much about naval
affairs, echooners,. barka, tugboats
or floating drydocks, tha aecretary'
haa undoubtedly been , ; angrily;
aroused by Admiral McCall'a bluff.
seamanlike utteraneee. ?'-'
Tha admiral. It is said. Will DO
called upon to explain tha differ
ence between the points of the com
pass and the points Involved 14
bureau-navigation. '. ., ,
NEW YOBK OFFICEBS ;
LOOKING FOB BANDALJi
" (Tattod Pns Lad Wire.) , , !
New York. Jan. It- Tha police and
private detectives have been asked to
look for Horace W. Randall, vice-ppea-
ident of tha Hoqulam uumDer com
pany, of Hoqulam, Washington, wna
came nere severs w mm w
friends and seems to have mystenoua-
i A ha iimmllv MtrrleA
large aums of money, his relatives fear
he may nave oeen siuiicu wu reuut
u left the Hotel Belmont a week
ago, saying he waa soon going to Peru
on business. As he failed to take hla
baggage. It ia not believed he atartetl.
Randall is very weaiwy ana,
known on the Pacific coast
well-
NOT ONE OF THESE-
AIKSHIPS WERE FLYEE3
(Halted "te Leued Wire.)
Washington, Jan. "18.--Tha aero
nautic board of the United States signal
coma today threw out all of, the recent
bids for dirigible airehlpa aa unsatla-
ractory. epeeo requireinont. ia
slgns were deficient New , speclflcft
tions will be drawn up and new bids,
asked for. 1 ;.. -.' t" 5:-
CALLS ON POLICE , (
TO STOP THIEVES .
FB0M STEALING LOT
Some person or persons un-'
known are engaged in the slow
and laborious task of stealing e
a lot from O. A. Lyman; who re- e
ides at 230 Tenth street - r.
JLyman has asked the police to'
catch the thieves before bis lot
e is all gone. - ' ' -,,
From the repnrt made to tha
police it appears that the lot that
e .is being stolen is situated at the
m ; narthwut corner of ' Sixteenth,
;
'
e - street and! Hawthorne ; terrace.
e Portland heights. j From the sur-,
' face of the ground It extends, la
a gradually diminishing else, to
4 the center et the earth.' The
" thieves have started in on the
surface end of the lot and have
a r .in.ii ramaved the property to
considerabldeptb.4Kad they
a ? Annrattons on the other
end it is, probable they would
a. v.... K. .hi, to conceal weir
mr , -.
work for some time, -
i , t The lot ia composed for tb a
most part . of sand sucn as i
0
f used in brass foundries, if tni
Ja the. use. to which the this v.
are putting the stolea prcjjeriy
; th fact account lot tne r.--.
ginning of worn on tn bi
f the lot The other' I too
"far from market " v