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Newspaper Page TextWEEKLY. z't. 1899. COB VAIiLIS, BENTOH COUNTY, OREGON", FBIDAT, JUNE 27, 1902. VOL. NO. EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of the Past Week, Presented In Condensed Form. Which Is Most Ukery to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readers President Roosevelt has sent a mee sage of sympathyto King Edward. 41eneial debate on the Philippine civil government bill has been closed in the house. The coronation of King Edward has been indefinitely postponed on account of his critical illness. A Missouri murderer drowned him self to escape being lynched by a mob that was pursuing him. Lightning struck a Spanish church in which a funeral was being held and as a result 25 people were killed and 35 injured. Fire again visited Portland and de stroyed over $37,000,worth of property, including 30 head of horses. The in suraDce was only $ 17,000. Civil government will be established in the island of Mindoro and in the island of Paragua, and wll be re-estab lished in Batangas province, Philippine islands, July 4. Gains in our trade with Asia are greatei than anywhere else. Asia and Oceanica are. no.v buying from the United States nearly $125,000,000 worth of goods every year. The coronation festivities in London are in full swing. Ten persons were hurt in a collision of two trolley cars in a suburb of Chicago. The president has vetoed another bill removing the charge of desertion from the record of a soldier. An attempt was made to bold a con ference on the canal bill, but the senate conferees did not appear. Lord Kitchener has completed his work in South Africa and has sailed from Cape Town for England. The bill for the amendment of the bankruptcy law, whie'h has been, passed by the house, has been shelved by the senate. Bear Admiral Clarke says he has no intention of retiring in the near future, lie expects to command a squadron for some time. Admiral Dewey will tell the senate just what transpired between him and the Filipino leaders at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war. Our exports to Africa are greater than those to all South America. After six weeks, the strike in the anthracite coal fields shows no signs of an early settlement. President Mitchell, of the Mine workers' Union, is preparing a state ment for the public. The Fresno, Cal., roundhouse of the Souther Pacific burned, together with 12 locomotives. The loss is estimated to be nearly $200,000. Three tramps were killed and seven seriously injured in a freight wreck near Fairbury, Neb. Three of the train crew were slightly injured. The strike situation in the Union Pacific machine shops is becoming serious. The trouble may spread "to other branches of the company. Money has been secured for the building of the Denver & Pacific Rail road. The new line will shorten the time between Denver and Salt Lake by 10 hours. The United States government has entered into a contract with the Mar coni Wireless Telegraph Company for the erection of two wireless telegraph stations connecting Fort Gibbon, Alas ka, with Bates Rapid, on the Tanana, a distance of 165 miles on an air line. The coal supply throughout theEast is running short. Fire destroyed the business portion of Rugby, North Dakota. Packing companies of the country will form a billion dollar trust. The Vatican has accepted Judge Taft's proposal regarding Philippine friar lands. People have become tired ol the trouble caused in Paterson, N. J., by anarchists and will run them out of town. The feeling is general in the cabinet that legislation favoring the Panama canal route will be passed by the pres ent session of congress. Nc trace can be found of the Ameri can teachers who started out from Manila for a day's outing, and it is feared that they have been killed. A sensation has been caused in Nome by the court finding the United States marshal and a city councilman guilty of fixing juries. They will probably get the limit of the law. .A newly married couple always imagine that they are living on love until the first butcher's bill is handed in. The steamer Amura, from Alaska, reports that navigation through Lake Barge has now started and all the Yukon is clear. Whenever President Roosevelt goes riding he carries with him a loaded pietol, which he knows well how to use should occasion demand. ATTACKED BY -BOLOMEN. Moros of Mindanao Are Up to More Mischief Two Soldiers Seriously Hurt. Manila, June 26. Five soldiers of the Twenty seventh Infantry, forming the advance guard which was escorting a wagon train half a mile from Camp Vicars, Island of Mindanao, were at tacked today by 10 bolomen. One soldier had an arm badly cut, and another was seriously wounded in the head. The Moros captured a rifle and escaped uninjured. The Badinglam Moros say the attackers - were Moros from Bacolod, who went on the war path in the morning for the avowed purpose of killing negligent Americans The first and second squadron brigades have been consolidated. Lieutenant Colonel Frank D. Bald' win, from the Island of Mindanao, le ports that the Moros have held a big conference at Bacolod. The Sultan urged a policy of friendship with the Americans, but two of the dattos said they would die first. Others declared that if the two dattos caused war they would not assist ihem. Thiee towns in the western part of the island are inclined to be unfriendly. Colonel Baldwin hopes to win them over to peace. WOULD SELL PHILIPPINES. General Burt Suggests Turning Them Over to the Japanese. San Francisco, June 26. General A. S. Burt, retired, who has recently re turned from the Philippines, has a plan for the solution of the Philippine prob lem. He believes he has arrived at a conclusion that will ultimately be ac cepted by the administration and the public at large as the only solution. "Turn them over to the Japanese," said the general. "Let them have them on the installment plan for the consideration of, say, $150,000,000. Our government does not need the money in a lump sum, and by making a proposition of that kind we can diet tate as to coaling stations and make such reserves as are thought to be best for trade interests. An arrangement of that kind can be effected that will give the United States as broad a road into the markets of the Orient as if we retained the islands; besides, we will be making strong allies of two nations that will represent our interests on that side of the globe without the necessity of the presence of a large army at an enormous expense." TROLLEY CAR AFIRE. Motorman and Five Passengers Seriously Burned. New York, June 26. While running at a high rate of speed a Myrtle avenue trolley car, in Brooklyn, took fire, burn- ng the motorman and five passengers, one probably fatally. Other passengers were badly injured by jumping to es cape the flames, which swept the full length of the car, being carried by the wind. The car was making a returnjtrip to the Brooklyn bridge from the Ridgeway picnic park. It was loaded to the utmost limit, the conductor's register showing 110 passengers, when there was a report that was heard-three blocks in all directions, and whicli almost lifted the car from the track. A fuse had burned out, and a flame caught the woodwork and also burst through the motor box. This flame was carried up over the front dash board, and baing caught by the draft caused by the speed of the car, swept back, burning all who were unable to throw themselves into the street. The motorman, although much injured, stuck bravely to his post NO KINDNESS TO CHINA. Appeal for Scaling Down Indemnity Not Welcome. London, June 25. The Pekin corre spondent of the Times, commenting on the question whether the payment of the Chinese indemnity to the foreign powers should be made in gold or liver, says the American mturpreta- ion of the protocol meets with no ap proval from the other governments con cerned and that a reconsideration would show the United States that no service is done to China by listening to her appeal. The mandarins, goes on the correspondent, welcome the indem nity as a means of squeezing the peo ple, while placing the odium thereof on the foreigners. The Times' correspondent says that Russia has withdrawn from the foreign government of Tien Tsin, and that General Wokak, hei representative, has started for home, tefusing to be a party to the imposition upon China of the new conditions drawn up by the allied commanders. Spaulding Will Retire. . Washington, June 26. General O. L. Spaulding, first assistant secretary of the treasury, has definitely notified Secretary Shaw that he is to retire. He probably will not again exercise the functions of an assistant secretary. Interstate Line. Honolulu, June 17, via an Francisco, une 26. The wireless telegraph sys tem is about to be opened between Hon olulu and the islands, of Maui and Hawaii, and recent tests indicate that the system will work very well. Colorado Forest Fires. Salida, Color, June 26. A forest fire which has been raging for about a week near Chipeta mountain now threatens the mining camp of Marshall, 20 miles west of heie. The high winds have in creased the fires, and, shifting 'about, are now driving them - directly toward Marshall. The people are moving oat, as there is no way to stop the fire or to protect the town. Airs. Gimla, the postmistress, telegraphed the governor this evening the details so far aa known. NEWS OP THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im portance A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth - Latest Market Report. The meeting of the State Teachers' Association at Eugene Jane 25-28 prom ises to be well attended The Sherman county VV. C. T. U completed its 14th annual convention at Moro Saturday. A successful meet ing was held. An interesting session of the Fifth district of the Knights of Pythias was held in Salem last week. About 100 delegates were in attendance.'. ' The retail clerks of Salem have formed an association. The purpose of the organization is to secure lor all clerks uniform hours of labor. The explosion of a barrel of alcohol at the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company's factory, Portlaad, caused the death of one person and the injury of three. Another rich strike has been made in the Golconda mine, Eastern Oregon The vein is not a large one, but the assay value of the ore runs from. $50, 000 to $100,000 per ton. Wallowa county sheepmen are very prosperous as the result of the wonder ful clip of wool and the good price re ceived. It is estimated that there are 250,000 sheep in the county. On Monday, July 7, the sheriff of Clatsop county will sell at public auc tion all the property purchased by the county at the delinerent tax sale for 1899. The sale of delinquent property on the 1901 delinquent roll will not be held until next November. The laying of the corner stone of St. Anthony's hospital at Pendleton last week was accompanied by impressive ceremonies. Citizens have subscribed $6,000 and the ordei of St. Francis .an equal amount, and the building will be rushed to rapid completion. The salmon pack on the Columbia river is much larger than at this time last year. The strawbrery crop - around Salem will be a third less this year than an average yield. The sawmill at Waldport has closed a contract for the full output of that mill, aggregating 5,000,000 feet. Steps have been taken to interest Andrew Carnegie in the library of the University of Oregon at Eugene. A bill has been passed by the house authorizing the sale of the unsold por tion of the Umatilla reservation. It is thought the senate will also take up and pass the measure before adjourn ment. One of the special features of com mencement exercises at the Oregon Agricultural College was the unveiling of a tablet to the memory of Captain Geary, ex-commandant at the college, who lost his life in the Philippines. The Southern Oregon district con vention, Woodmen of the World, met in Grants Pass last Wednesday. About 75 delegates were in attendance and representatives to the supreme camp, which meets in Cripple Creek in Au gust, were elected. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla. 65fls66e: bluestem, 6768c; valley, 6667c. Barley Feed, $22; brewing. $23 per ton. Flour Best grades. $2.90(33.40 ner barrel; graham, $2.502.80. Millstaffs Bran. $15016 mr ton; middlings, $1920; shorts, $1718; chop, $16. Oats No.l white, $1.20l.S5;gray, 1.151.25. Hay Timothy. $12(315: clover. $7.5010; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbanks, 75c per cental; ordinary, 50c per cental, growers prices; sweets, $2.252.50 per cental; new potatoes, lKlc. Batter Creamery, 17fc19c: dairy 1416c; store, 1315c. Eggs 1818$c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 12 14 13c;Young America, 13)14c; fac tory prices, 1 ljc less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.06 5.00; hens, $4.005.50 per dozen. llHKc per" pound; springs, 11 11 c per pound, $2.004.00 per doS en; ducks, $4.505.00 per dozen; tur keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 1516c per pound; geese, $6.007.00 per dozen. Mutton bross, 46c per pound: sheared, 3c; dressed, 7c per pound. Hogs liross, OMc: dressed. 7 7 J4c per pound. Veal 6$7c for small; 6K7c for large. Beef Gross, cows, 4 We; steers. 5Jc; dressed, 88Jc per pound. Hops 14316 cents per pound. Wool Valley ,12K14;Eastern Ore gon, 813)e; mohair. 25$26c pound. Pat Meagher, the well known steeple chase jockey, was killed at the track in Toronto, Ont. Ada Gray, "a noted actress " in her day, but now an invalid, was found almost destitute in a cottage at City Island, N. Y. - Franklin, Ind., - has a child with four living great grandmothers and one great-grandfather. The child is Anna Marguerite, the infant daughter of Virgil Whitesides. FILIPINOS QUICK TO LEARN. Two-Thirds of the Civil Positions Now Filled ":: Then .. " .. Washington, Jane 25. Hon. Leo W Pep perm an, member of the Philippines civil service commission, is in the city, having arrived on leave of absence from Manila. Mr. Pepperman today said : "The scope of the commission . has been extended gradually until it now covers 6,000 positions.ranging in salary from $15 per month to $7,700 per year." He savs the immediate award to mo. cessful applicants has caused a change in toe oia classical system of education under the eld Spanish regime to one of more modern character, based larsrelv on practical business lines. So great is the interest of the Filipinos in acquir ing a knowledge of English that 10,000 adults are going to night schools in Manna. - Before the American V advent in Manila tvnewritters were almost un known in the Philippines, but at every examination held by the commission applicants are qualifying in typewriting ana stenography. Of the 6,000 posi tions mentioned, 4,000 are held by natives, the remainder by Americans The Dolicv of the commission. Mr Pepperman savs. has been to renlace Ameiicans by Filipinos asjjrapidly as possioie. - k - "Under Spanish rule.'! he rontin uedr "women were unheard of in the government service, but before I left Manila three Filipino young ladies had passed successful examinations and had been given good "positions! The Fili pino makes a splendid clerk. Shortly before coming to America I made a tour oi tne principal provinces for the pur pose of conducting examinations. . It was surprising how much good material was discovered, considering the fact that the education of the islands is cen tered in Manila.' NO TREATY WITH CUBA. Time Too Short Before End of Session to Negotiate One. Washington, Jrne 25. It has been determined that no reciprocity treaty with Cuba can be submitted at the present session of congress. It was at first planned that, in the event of the failure of the administration managers in the senate to secure favorable action on the Cuban sugar bill, a treaty would be drafted at once. This was on the understanding that Senor Quesada, the Cuban minister here, had full power and that a treaty could be drawn up in Washington entirely. It is stated now, however, that this cannot be done, and that any draft of a treaty must go to Havana and be returned be fore it can be submitted to the senate. This, of course, cannot be accom plished in the short space of time Jin tervening before adjournment, if the estimates of the leaders that congress will adjourn by July 4 are correct. No confidence is felt in administra tion circles as to the ability of the sen ate managers to secure the ratification of a treaty, even if one is drawn, and while the president may feel called upon to put the matter to a testit will be rather itb the idea of demonstrat ing his own purpose to do everything possible for Cuba than in any . expecta tion that a two-thirds vote for ratifica tion could be received. DEBATE WARMS UF. Philippine Discussion in the House Becomes Lively. Washington, June 25. Some routine business preceded the resumption of the debate on the Philippine civil gov ernment bill in the house yesterday. Bills were passed to make Great Falls, Mont., the port of entry for the collec tion district comprising Montana and Idaho; to authorize the secretary of war to issue duplicates of certificatesof discharge instead of certified copies as provided under the present law ; to ex tend the privileges of transportation of dutiable -merchandise without ap praisement to the sub-ports of Tacoma and Seattle, Wash. A resolution was adopted calling upon the secretary of war for informa tion as to the payments made by Gov ernor General Wood to F. B- Thurber and any other person or coipbration, together with the dates and accounts of such payments, for advocating re ciprocity with Cuba. The consideration of the Philippine civil government bill was then resumed and DeArmond, of Mo., made a general speech in opposition to the policy of re taining the islands. . He was followed by Olmstead, Grosvenor and Mahon favoring their retention. These speech es were - answeied by Bartlett, aftef which the house adjourned until 8 o'clock in the evening, when a number of speeches were made for and against the measure under consideration. Ninety Soldiers Died of Cholera. - Manila, June '25. Nineiy American soldiers have died of cholera since the disease first broke out. Owing to the increase of cholera the health authori ties in the provinces are enforcing stringent regulations. The total num ber of cases and deaths are as follows: Manila, 1,530 cases and 1,236 deaths; provinces, 7,369 case and 5,440 deaths. Telegraph Manager Dead. Washington, June 25. Morale Mareen, local manager of the Western Union Telegraph company for 20 years, died tonight, aged about 60, of nervous prostration. . Violated Oath of Allegiance. Manila, June 25. Senor Villegas, ex-presidente of Santo Tom as, has been sentenced to 20 years imprison- ' his oath of allegiance to the United 6tates. KING EDWARD IEI CORONATION HAS BEEN INOEF ; INITELY POSTPONED. - Aa Operation Performed King Stands It Well and Will Probably Recover No Date Set for Ceremonies London's Decora tions art Heine Removed and Stands De molished Came as a Surprise. London, June 25. With dramatic suddenness the king has been stricken down upon the eve of his coronation He now lies in a critical' state at Buckingham palace, and the coronation has been indefinitely postponed.. Sir Frsncis Knollys, the king's private secretary, issued the following official announcement yesterday afternoon : "lhe king is suffering from pentypn litis. His condition on Saturday was so -satisfactory that it was hoped that with care his majesty would be able to go through the ceremonies. On Mon day evening a recrudesence became manifest, rendering a . surgical opera tion necessary today." Two hours later the following bulle tin was posted at Buckingham palace: "The operation has been successfully performed. A large abscess has been evacuated. The king has borne the operation well, and is in a satisfactory condition." . There is no question, however, that the king's condition is extremely criti cal. King Edward is in a room facing the beautiful - gardens of Buckingham palace, and far from the street and the crowd. - If last night s progress is maintained, he will probably tide over the effects of his severe operation, which successfully removed the local trouble. But should any complication occur, such as septic peritonitis or blood poisoning, it is feared his majes ty's present physical and nervous con dition would prove unequal to the strain involved. There is consequently intense anxiety as to the outcome. The king's doctors believe that' his majesty would have been dead before now except for the operation. His condition became so alarming that at one time it was feared death might ensue before the surgeon s knife could afford him relief. Intense swelling of the extremities, accompanied by alarming symptoms of mortification, constituted the emergency, and de manded an. immediate operation. To the last the king tried to avoid this, and he was willing to be carried to the abbey for the coronation ceremony in order that it should occur as arranged The influence of Queen Alexandra was enlisted, however, and at an early hour yesterday morning the royal pa tient was prepared for the operation, which even in the skillful hands of England's best surgeons was fraught with grave danger. Queen Alexandra is terribly upset and nervous. The royal grandchildren were diiven to the palace shortly after o'clock yesterday, afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wales remained at Buckingham palace throughout the afternoon and when they left they ap peared decidedly more cheerful than on their arrival. The best opinion seems to be that ho less than three months' postponement of the coronation is inevitable, and even in the event of the king's recovery, the crowning of his majesty will cer tainly be shorn of all its arranged-for glories. In the streets the change which came over the crowds was most pronounced. Traffic seemed momentarily paralyzed and it was long before the full effect of the startling intelligence was felt. The work of demolishing the stands and all the paraphrenalia prepared for the coronation is in full swing. . Hun dreds of workmen, who, yesterday morning, were engaged in putting the finishing touches on the various jobs, are now at work tearing down all that had taken weeks to accomplish. The loss of the insurance companies will be heavy, as great numbers of commercial companies and private individuals had taken out policies to cover them from the loss of receipts from stands and the cost of decorations in the event of the coronation not being held. TORONTO STRIKE ENDED. Street Railway Employes Agree to a Com promise Begin Work at Once. Toronto, June 26. The strike of street railway employes was ended to night by the signing of a compromise in behalf of the employes and the com pany. It was agreed that the wage scale announced by the company, pro viding for pay at the rate of 17 to 21 cents per hour, according to the num ber of yeais in continuous service, shall remain in effect until July 1. In the meantime, the employes may hold a meeting, to be called - under the auspices of the board of trade com mittee, and if the majority of the regu lar and relief men vote by ballot to submit a scale of 18 cents per hour for the first year of service, and 20 cents thereafter, the company will substitute it for the present scale. The f company will not interfere with the right of the employes to organize, but 'declines to recognize the union or to receive a grievance committee from the . union. War Against Castro. Washington, June 26. The state de partment today received a cablegram from United States Minister Bowen, at Caiacas. The officials declined to make public the text of the dispatch, ,but it is understood that it reports a critical state of affairs arising from the piesent revolutionary movement against Presi dent Castro, which is generally recog nized as the strongest yet known there. BIG LOSS BY FIRE. Nearly $400,009 Worth of Property Destroy ed e Portland Waterfront , Portland, June 23. Fire originating in the old' Wolff & Zwicker Iron Works Saturday night, swept away nearly six blocks ef the East Side water front property, burned down the two east spans of the Madison street bridge, re duced East Water street to ruins from Salmon to Jefferson streets, and burned so hotly about the great oil filled tanks of the Standard Oil Company that it looked for a time as if a terrible explo sion would spread the flames out over the river and along the entire water front. The loss will reach $372,000, much of which is not covered by insur ance. There was no loss of life. One fireman was hurt, but not fatally. It was 10:50 when the alarm was turned in, and before the first engine company could reach the foundry of the Phoenix Iron Works, formerly the Wolff & Zwicker plant, the roof was ablaze, and the dry timbers were carrying the fire in every direction. The wretched water facilities along the streets, and the absence of any means to take the en gines to the river, which was directly beneath the roadway, made it impos sible to do much more than spit at the fire with a few 30 foot streams, and in less than a half hour the iron works were in the center of a rapidly widen ing zone of flame, which eoon extended south beyond Jefferson street, and almost to the Troy Laundry Company, near East Yamhill. Every building in the district was either leveled to the ground or left a ci ambling ruin. READ. THE RIOT ACT. Excitintf Demonstration at a Lost Creek Colliery. Shenandoah, Pa., June 24. There was an exciting demonstration in the vicinity of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company's four collieries, two miles from Lost Creek, this state. This morning about 300 men and boys gath ered at this place, threw stones and roughly handled several non union men and clubbed a coal and iron policeman. The sheriff of Schulykill County finally dispersed the crowd. The crowd w; attracted to the colliery by the impor tation of new men to take the place of strikers. Deputy sheriffs were hurried to the place from Pottsville, and, after the riot act had been read, the crowd was persuaded to disperse... Shortly aftei 6 o'clock the mob gathered again, and several men were attacked as they came out of the place. They were bad ly used up. A coal and iron police- who came to their rescue, was stoned and clubbed, but was not seri ously hurt. The superintendent of the colliery would not allow his men to make any move nor to use their re volvers, and in a short time the crowd also scattered. In the meantime word was sent to Wilkesbarre and 25 coal and iron po- icemen -were sent down, and arrived there shortly after 7 o'clock. They were hooted, but - were not attacked. Everything is now quiet about the collieries. THE PATERSON STRIKE. Militia Will Be Kept at Silk Mills Until All Trouble Is Over. Paterson, N. J., June 24. A meet ing of all trades unions connected, with the silk industry in this place was held late today. It was decided not to go to work again in the mills until the military had been withdrawn. No formal strike was declared, but the matter was left in the above shape. In addition to this, the unions decided to send a committee to tho - millowners and ask them to submit the differences between the owners and dyers' helpers to arbitration. The city officials decided tonight to post militia at the mills and keep them there until the trouble is over. Two hundred Winchester magazine rifles of the latest 'pattern arrived at police headquarters here today. The weapons were purchased by order of Mayor Hinchcliffe. With the rifles came a large consignment of ball cartridges. There are how rifles enough stored at headquarters for the mayor at a mo ment's notice to arm his 104 policemen, his 40 members of the fire department, and nearly, if not air, of the special deputies, recently sworn in for riot duty by the sheriff of Passaic county. Toronto Street-Car Men Strike Toronto, Ont., June 24. The Btreet car men of this city went on strike this morning. More than 900 men stopped work. The employes demand recog nition of their nnion, 25 cents an hour, and a nine hour day. The company is willing to pay from 1 to 21 cents an hour. The men, it is understood, will accept from 18 to 21 cents an hour. Telephone Girls Walk Out, Des Moines. Ia.. June 24. Seventy telephone' girls walked out of the two local exchanges this morning, tying up the Iowa and Mutual lines. They have organized a union, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, and will attempt to make the strike general over the' state. They demand an in- mo nf siiTM tr ft 30 a. mnnt.fi and a. ' nine hour day. IN THE SENATE CLEANING UP BUSINESS IN THE UPPER HOUSE.- ' Many Odds and Ends Disposed of West Point to Give Instruction to a Cadet from Costa Rica Salaries of Postoffice Clerks to Be Classified Several Other Bills Passed. Washington, June 25. When the senate convened yesterday a partial report on the naval appropriation bill was presented and agieed to. The senate insisted upon the amend mAnta still in disagreement and asked fop a further conference. A joint resolution was adonted au thorizing the secretary of war to receivn Arturo R. Calvo, of Costa Rico, at tl West Point military academy for in struction. The army appropriation bill was lai.l before the senate and Proctor moved to recede from amendment 13, relating to the construction of barracks at per manent military posts. After discussion the motion was agreed to. Allison called attention to the fact that the house had. not agreed to the full and free conference asked for by the senate, the effect of the action of the house being to eliminate entirely at least two amendments of the senate. Proctor moved that the senate insist on the other amendments. After some discussion the motion was agreed to, amended so as to insist upon the senate amendments, including No. 14. A bill was passed for the classifica tion of salaries of clerks employed in postoffices for the first and second class. Quay then formally entered his motion to dismiss the committee on territories from further consideration of the bill to admit as states the terri tories of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. He ..made an 'argument in support of the motion, urging that in making it he had Lno motive to em barrass the committee on territories. He cited several instances in -which the senate has acted upon similar motions. He said that five of the 11 members of the committee desired to be discharged from further considera tion of the bill and pointed out that both the Republican and Democratic parties in their, national platforms had declared in favor of the admission of the territories as states. Quay then presented statistics con cerning the three territories affected by tne Dill, snowing that they are remark ably well equipped to become states. Beveridge, chairman of the commit tee on territories, said the subject has gone over until the next session, when it is to be taken up early and fully considered. In answer to inquiries to Quay, Beveridge said the bill has not been considered by the committee; that it has been before the committee only five weeks. At 2 o'clock, the unfinished business. the house bill to ratify the agreement with the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes of Indians, was laid before the senate. The senate then concurred in the house amendments to the bill fixing the pay of the superintendents of the various lighthouse districts. The following bills were passed : Providing for the resurvey of certain townships in San Diego county, Cali fornia; to provide for a record of deeds and other conveyances and instruments in writing in Indian Territory; to pay Captain F. J. Mclndoe, Corps of En gineers, $1,142 for personal property destroyed jU Fort Hancock in 1901 ; to amend existing laws relating to the disposition of lands in Oklahoma, so that the secretary of the interior may be authorized to cause to be expended out of the proceeds of the sales of town lots in Lawton, Anadarko and Hobart, Okla., for the construction of water works, school houses and other im provements, $150,000 for Lawton, $6A, 000 for Anadarko and $50,000 for Hobart, and to increase the amount authorized to be expended f6r a court house in each of the places named $10, 000, to $30,6 JO. Without completing the Indian treaty measure, the senate at 5:55 P. M., went into executive session and soon afterward adjourned. TWO TRAINMEN KILLED. Five Others Seriously Hurt in an Iowa Wreck. St. Paul, June 25. A passenger train on the Sioux City branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, due to arrive in St. Paul at 7:52 A. M., jumped the track near Ashton, la., early today. Two trainmen were killed, five others seri ously hurt, and a number of passengers received minor injuries. The passen gers injured were attended by surgeons brought to the scene of the accident on a wiecking train, and all were able to continue their journej . The cause of the wreck is said to have been a misplaced switch. The train was running at a high rate of speed, and when it left the track the mail cai s and smoker piled up on top -of the engine. The sleeing cars also left the track, but did not overturn. The. in jured mail clerks were brought to the bt. Paul hospital while the others were taaen to Minneapolis for treatment. Another Senatorial Junket Washington, June 25. The commit tee on Porto " Rico and the - Pacific islands has agreed to report favorably Senator Foraker's resolution authoriz ing the committee to visit the islands for the purpose of familiarizing its members with conditions there. - The consideration of the bill providing for disposal of the Hawaiian public lands until the subject could be investigated.