The Heppner Gazette
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17,1901.
OREGON LAWMAKERS
ASSEMBLE AT
SALEM.
Seriate Elects Fulton President
and Jennings Clerk. :
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REEDER SPE&KER OF THE HOUSE
McBride Men Trying to Prevent Holding of a
Senatorial Caucus, Thinking to '
.Defeat Corbett.
Salem, Ore., ; Jan. . 1-4. The bouse
was called to order by Clerk Jennings
at 10 o'clock today.; Harris, of Lane,
nominated Roberts, of Wasco, as tem
porary speaker and he was elected,
Stewart of Jackson, nominated Jen
nings for chief clerk who was also
elected. V.
" Representatives Kirk, McGreer,
Grace, Stewart and Nottingham are
the credential committee anil Bafrett,
Eddv, Whitney, Watson and Kmmetl
the committee on order of business.
The house then adjourned till 2 o'clock
and the republican members caucused
1 at once.
; Boeder Elected Speaker
Salem, Ore., Jan. 14. -C. W. Fulton,
was elected president of the senate and
L. B. Reeder speaker of the house. A
senatorial caucus is doubtful. If no
caucus ia held ex-Sonator Corbett will
be defeated, it is claimed. MuBride
men say they can prevent a caucus be
ing held and declare tliit McBride
will probably give way to Mitchell.
The Senate Organized. v
The senate republicans caucused at
10 o'clock and the senate was called to
order by Senator Cameron at 11. Wil-
liamson was elected as temporary presi
dent and Morchend temporary clerk.
Frank Grant, of . Multnomah, was
elected assistant clerk. The senat
committee on credentials is Brownell,
Josephine and Ste'wer.
VARIOUSNEW GOVERNORS.
Inauguration Ceremonies Took Place In
. Several Slates.
Indianapolis, Jan. 14. -Winfleid T.
Durbin was todav ushered into the gov
ernorship of Indiana with more elabor
ate ceremonies than ever before at
tended an executive inaugural in this
state. .
Large Crowds In Missouri.
Jetterson City, Mo., Jan. 14. A. M.
Dockery was inaugurated governor at
noon today at the capitol building.
Chief Justice Burgess presided and ad
ministered the oath. The largest crowd
an thfi history of the state gathered to
witness the inaugural exercises.
Ideal Day at Springfield.
Snrinefleld. Ills.. Jan. 14. -The inau
guration ceremony today of Governor
Yates was simnle. iha day was ideal
and it is estimated that 25,000 wit
nessed the military and civic parade
and other features o the day.
Quiet Time in Kansas.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 14. The inaugu
ration of Governor Stanley today was
the most informal every witnessed in
the state. Beyond the administering
of the oath to the eight officials there
was no other ceremony.
DECISION IN NEELY CASE.
Supreme Court Holds Neely Should Be
Tried in Cuba. .....
Washington, Jan. 14. The supreme
court this morning, by Justice Harlan,
rendered a decision in the case against
Neely, charged with committing gov
ernment frauds in Cuba, ordering
Ueel.y to be returned to Cuba for trial
and affirming the circuit court's denial
of application of . accused for a writ
of habeas corpus. The court holds
that Cuba was foreign territory and
that the Neely case legitimately comes
under , the , extradition laws. Spain
having by treaty relinquished all
claim to sovereignity over Cuba, the
states morely are oscupying the island
with military forces according to the
resolution of congress.
THREE TRAINS WRECKED.
Landslides Cause Two and Head on
Collision the Third.
Chehalis, Jan. 14. A .landslide
wrecked the Northern Pacific train here
yesterday. Engine and three cars are
in the Chehahs river. Engineer Green
. and others were badly injured.
Engineer Killed.
Astoria, Jan. . 14. The passenger
train on Columbia River railroad was
wrecked yesterday by a landslide near
Clifton. The engine rolled into the
rivfir and Engineer Wm. Scott was
killed.
Maybe'Severai More. , .
Parkersburg, W. Va., Jan. 14. It is
reported that the Baltimore & Ohio
"cannon ball" train was wrecked this
morning near Flemington by a head
nn nolliaion. Engineer Flannery and
others are reported killed.
JSEUFELD IS ELOCTROCUTED.
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Killed His Aunt to Secure Honey For
Gambling Purposes.
Sin Sing. N. Y.. Jan. 14.-William
Xeufeid. the murderer of Mrsi Annie
Kronman. his aunt, in New York on
August 7, 1899, was electrocuted at five
minutes nast 6 this morning at tne
prison here. Neufeld confessecd to the
mnrdnr. tavin? that be killed the wo
man because he needed money for
gambling purposes. He hoped his life
be a warning to others and exhibited
great nerve in the death chamber.
iNO HOPE FOR ARIZONA NOW,
Governor Murphy Says the Slate Will
Not Be Admitted This Session.
Phoenix. Jan. 14. Governor Murphy
returned this morning from a visit of
six weeks at Washington, vainly en
d flavoring to secure statehood for
, Arizona. He reports the enabling bill
has been crowded out, but thinks the
.ext session will act favorably.
TO ANSWER FOR THE CRIME.
Trie! i Murderers of Jennie Besehletter
Bet-ins at Faterson.
PnMi. Jan. 14. Ihe trial ol
Walter McAllister, William veatb and
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Anarew vbuiuuoh,
jngthe death of Jennie Bossch letter, j
a mill itirl. in a manner so revolting,
,tbat the whole country was stirred,
began here today. A jury was rapidly
secured and the prosecution ouiuneu
the case. George Kerr, the fourth man
accused, will nave a separate trial.
The , opening scenes . were - quite
dramatic, Death and Campbell blanch
ing when the horrifying details of the
assault on the girl while under the in
fluence of knock-out drops were brought
out by Attorney Eixiley.
BEAUTY AND MILLIONS WED.
Nuptial of Alfred G. Vandorbllt and Hiss
, ' French.
Newport; R. I., Jan. 14. All . t e
regal splendor that great wealth can
procure attended the wedding at rioon
today of Miss Elsie French, daughter
of Colonel French and Alfred Gwynn
Vanderbilt, whose name is synonymous
of vast riches. Soon after 11 o'clock
cabs began to bowl along the streets
bound for Soabriskie memorial church,
which was transformed into a bower
of pink and white flowers. The people
flocked to the edifice and desperately
fought for places of advantage. When
the bride and groom arrived in
I separated carriaees, promptly at B
o'clock, the bridal procession moved
slowly down the (lower banked aisle to
the altar. Dressed in a gown of rich
Ivory satin the bride was pronounced
a dream of beauty. Sbe carried a
bunch of white orchids. During the
service impressive silence maintained.
Rev. Charles F. Beattie, the rector.,
assisted by Rev. 8. B. Morgan, a rela
tive of the bride, propounded the quest
ttons according to the Episcopal ritual.
After the service the happy couple and
one hundred and seventy-one guests
were driven to Harbor;, View where
Del'monico laid breakfast in the great
dining room. Later the eouple received
in the main hall under a bower of
pink roses. In the billiard room on
long tables were displayed the most
elaborate and costly wedding gifts ever
received by an " American , bride.
Young Vanderbilt's gift to his. bride
was magnificent necklace of pearls
with a large pendant valued at $80, COO.
The total value of the gifts exceeds
1200,000. The couple will . spend the
honeymoon, in Europe. ,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, eldest brother
of the groom was not present and sent
no, present. The bad feeling is due to
the action of the father who in his will
declared Alfred, his second son, to bo
his successor as head of the family
while Cornelius was cut off with two
millions. Alfred sought to palliate
this feeling by making CorneliuB a
present of six millions.
A BRITISH OFFICER KILLED.
Boers Attack Garrison at Mtehadedorp
and Are Repulsed.
London, Jan. 11. Lord Kitchener
reports that the British garrison at
Machadedorp was attacked by Boers on
the night of the 9th Inst, and re
pulsed. Among the British casualties,
Lieutenant Harris was " killed. The
mounted infantry captured three
prisoners, and three hundred head of
horses, cattle and sheep at Vetersburg.
HerUog's commando is near Suther
land. Landing Naval Guns. ;
Cape Town, Jan 11. More naval
guns bave been landed her for the de
fense of the town. A force of blue
jackets have also been landed from the
warship Sybil to construct entrench
ments as a Boer attack is feared.
Boers Defeat a British Force.
Cape Town, Jan. 11. A force of
Cape police r.nd loyal farmers have
been repulsed by a small Boer com
mando, near Aliwai in the north. .
NO MORE FOR THE SOUND.
Cushman Tries to Raise Appropriations
For Harbors Without Success.
Washington, Jan. 14. In the house
Cushman ordered an amendment to the
rivers and harbors sbill raising the ap
propriation to Tacoina harbor from
$30,00 to $100,000 which was defeated.
Cushman then tried for $50,000 in
stead of $15,000 for the harbor at New
Whatcom, which was-alio deleated.
Debate Will Close Saturday.
Washineton, Jan. 14. The house to
day agreed that the general debate on
the rivers and harbors bill be closed at
2 o'clock on Saturday. Loud submitted
the report of the special commision ap
pointed to investigate the railway mail
service. '
President Signs Bills.
Washington, Jan. 14. The president
this morning signed several bills bu
received no business callers.
British Kill Sixty. . . .
London. Jan. 14. Advices from
British West Africa describe a battle
between the British and rebel natives
on Gambia river. Three gunboats sur
prised a native town, capturing it and
killing sixty, wounding the came num
ber, and took two hundred prisoners.
Only six of the British forces were
wounded.
Anotber Session Today.
West Point. Jan. 14. Th Boois com
mittee held an executive session at the
hotel this niorninu until 11 o'clock. but
declined to state its nature. , Cadet
Lewis Brown, one of Keller's seconds
in the fight, reiterated his former
statement that Hooz was not knocked
out but that he shammed.
Railroad Men Rilled.
Belleville, Ills., Jan. 12. In a rear
end collision on the Illinois Central
railroad this morning Conductor Wing,
of Sparta, and Brakemau Ring, of
Duqooin, were killed in their caboore.
. Plotting Against the Czar.
Nice, Jan. 14. Prince Nakadchine.
a nihilist, has been arrested and is ac
cused ot plotting to assassinate the
czar during the latter'a visit in this
city to recuperate.
To Send Regrets
Pekin. Jan, 14,-Prince Chun.
vounger brother of the emperor, has
been chosen envoy to express to the
German government regret of the kill
ing ol Ketteler.
The Electoral vote.
Washington, Jan. 14. today is a
real national election day. Electors
meeting at various state capitola cast
552 votes for McKinley and Roosevelt
and 155 for Bryan and Stevenson.
, Is Tired of Fame. , ,
London, Jan. 14. Roberts baa de
clined reception by the city on the
ground that further public congratula
Hons are distasteim while the war
continues. ,. - .
Empress May Be Worse.
London, Jan. 14. The Duke of Con-
naught has been inddenly summoned
to Germany. It is presumed the
Dowager Empress Frederick is worse.
Threaten the Police.
Portland, Or., Jan. 14. The minis,
tor's relorm meeting this afternoon
threatened city officials unless all
gambling houses are closed.
Steamer Leone Lost.
Ajacclo Island, Corsica, Jan. 14.
. ' A. aeU IM,lUOI
The Italian steamer Leone has beun
lofit oJ! ,be Coracaq coast. Many bodies
nave Often washed ashore.
Ia a Berloui Condition.
Crawfordsville, Ind.. Jan. 14. The
condition of Maurice Thompson,
autnor, is serious this morning.
MINISTER CONGER
MUST QUIT
HIS JOB.
O .....
The Administration Has Called
for His Resignation
HE DID NOT OBEY INSTRUCTIONS
Signed the Joint Note of the Powers Contrary
' to the Wishes and Instructions of
the Administration.'
Washington, Jan. 12. Ib is under
stood that the acceptance of Minister
Conger's resignation as the' diplomatic
representative of the United States at
Pekin has been decided npon by the
administration. In order to spare Con-'
ger's feelings and those of his friends,
immediate action is nut to bo taken.
The administration is greatly dis
pleased at several features in Conger's
handling of diplomatic negotiations in
China, especially bis mistake in sign
ing on the part of the .United States
the joint note of the powers with . the
world irrevocable in it. This made the
demands of the powers an ultimatum
in China, which was expressly con
trary to tne wishes of the, administra
tion and the instructions sent by the
state department to Minister Conger,
in which he was particularly urged to
demand the expurgation of this word
and to refuse to sign the note until
its omission was agreed to.
MANY PENSIONS GRANTED.
One Hundred and Seventy Special Bills
. Were Passed by House.
Washington, Jan. 12. Not since the
51st congress has the house passed as
many private pension Dills at a single
Bitting as it did Friday. In all 170
special pension bills were passed.
. The most 'important was the one to
increase the pension of Gen. i A. V.
Rice from $36 to $100.. General .Bice
was wounded several times during the
civil war and lost a leg at Yicksburg.
He was formerly a member of congress
from Ohio, and was the author ot the
arrearages of the pension act.'.
The senate had passed a bill to
crease bis pension to , $00 . and
in-
the
house raised the amount to $100.
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
Vote Probably on the Army Reorgani
zation BUI Next Tuesday.
. Washington, Jan. 12. The army
reorgani.atijn bill will still claim, the
attention of the senate next week, , but
the managers - hope to secure a , vote
on its passage on Tuesday next, . The
legislative, executive and judicial ap
propriation bills will then be taken
op.
The tentative program for next
week's proceedings in the homo in
clude consideration- of the river and
harbor bill and Loud's bill to codify
the postal laws.
THE OREGON LEGISLATURE,
Reeder, of Umatilla, In the Lead For
the Speakership.
Portland, Jan. 12. The regular
biennial session of the . Oregon legisla
ture will convene at Salem on Monday
next. The most important, work . to
come before the session is the election
of a United States senator to succeed
George W. McBride. Ex-Senator H.
W. Corbett and Senator McBride ' are
conducting an active canvass for , the
eenatorsh ip but neither claims enough
votes to elect at present.: 1
The campaign fcr the speakership of
the' house is being energetically, pushed
by the various contestant for that honor,
Reeder of Umatilla, Smith of Marion,
and Story of Multnomah, are the lead
ing candidates. Reeder's geographical
position is no doubt an advantage ; to
him and at present be appears to be In
the lead.
The race for the presidency of the
senate lies between Fulton, of Clatsop,'
and Howe, of Yamhill. It is probable
that Corbett men will on Sunday com
mence the circulation of a call for a
caucus on the senatorship. '
AN 0RGIE ON THE RUSSIE.
When Certain Death Stared Tbem In
the Face, the Men and Women Drank
and Danced.
Paris Jan. 12. -The Echo de Paris
says a revolting orgie took place amung
ceitain officers and women on the
wrecked steamer Russie , went it ap
peared certain that all on board would
be lost. And later the crew threat
ened mutiny because of (he method of
distributing food and was only sub'
doed by a display of revolvers. It is
further stated that the passengers were
compelled to object to the favoritism
shown by the ships othcers to certain
women among the passengers.
NO BOERS NEAR KIMBERLEY.
Dewet'i Poreei Are Split , Up In Several
, Commandos.
Cape Town. Jan. 12. The British
scouts report that there are no Boers
about Kimberley and that the railroad
line to the northward is clear. A mes
sane from Maoeru reports a split in
General Dewet s force, several subord
inate commandants having decided to
pursue independent hostilities. It is
said they were tired of Dewet g policy
AN INSANE WOMAN'S DEED.
Murders Her Sixteen-Year-Old Daughter
as She Was "loo Pure to Live."
Minneapolis, Jan. 12. Mrs. Louis
Helstrom, living in a fashionable fiat
building in this city, this morning
neat out tne Drains ' 01 ner 10-year-old
daughter Alice with a bottle. One ex-
pianation given ey ner is: "Alice was
two pure to live and so I killed her.!'
The woman is insane. . The girl was
asloep when the mother entered the
room at 8 o'clock and committed, the
deed. Later she appeared in the hall
way of the building and told other
tenements what she had done and , ex
hibited the bloody bottle. Tho room
was a horrible spectacle. The girl had
evidently atea without a struggle.
REBELLION IN HUNGARY.
Peasants Dissatisfied With tke Treat
ment of Officials .
Vienna, Jan. 12. Peasants in the
haro, Hungary, section, to the nam
ber of 3000 are in open rebellion
against the enforcement of condition
of serldom in that district. The treat
ment of the people is described as out
rage mis, one of the offenses of the
officials being to demand of the
their daughters for concu-
: WIFg MURDER AND SUICIDE.
The Deed of a Husband In Albany, New
York, . ,
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 12. Louis Car
rier, at3 o'clock this morning cut his
wife's throat and battered , his son
Archie into insensibility with a base
ball bat at their home in this eity.
Then he suicide with a razor. He left
a letter ascribing his act to his wife's
unfaithfulness. The couple quarreled
frequently during thirteen years of
wedded life, the husband being ar
rested several times for . his ill treat
ment of her, but the wife in each
instance refused to appear against him,
A Big Boy Dead. .
-Anderson,. Ind., Jan. 12. Grover
Allen, known as the boy giant and
probably the largest boy of his age in
(he county, died here. He was eight
yearn and one month old. stood four
feet ten inches high and weighed 251
pounds a month ago. The past year
he had been gaining in weight at the
rate of ten pounds , a month, ihe
cause of death, was fatty degeneration
of the heart. .'
Hazing Practically Abolished.
West Point, Jan. 12. -Superintendent
Mills related to the Booz investigat
ing committee a long list of punish
ments meted out to hazers, including
summary dismissal in two or three
cases. The practice of hazing he said
was practically abolished at the West
Point military academy.
' Failures For the Week.,
-New York, Jan. 12. Dun's Review
will say:' Failures for the week were
324 in the United States against 274
last year and 37 in Canada against 25
last year. ; v..;
. The Strike Bore Fruit.
. Reading, Pa.r Jan,' 12. The street
car strike, which has been in opera
tion here for a week ended today, the
company agreeing to the demands of
the strikers. -
Smallpox In Arizona
Tucson, Jan, 12. Smallpox from
Honora, Mexico, is raging in south
eastern Arizona. Quarantine has been
established. , " x
A RAILROAD TRIUMVIRATE.
THE GREATEST COMBINATION OF
' BRAINS AND MONET IN THE WORLD.
John D. Rockefeller, J. Plerpont Mor
gan and Jams J. Hill Com
pose It.
i New York, Jan. 12. It needs no eye
of prophecy to observe that within a
very few years all the great ' railroads
of the United States will be gathered
into two .or three great groups, all
under ;hnrinonous control oi the im
mensely rich men,; , whp will have
united ihem for their benefit and to
destroy competition. Abstract. .. from
the report 01 tne interstate commerce
Commission. 1 ,
The triumvirate: ')-.-.
- John P.; Rockefeller, . the greatest
money maker in the world. ,,.
J. Pierpont Morgan, , the greatest
financier in the world. ..
James J. Hill, the greatest genius in
the world of transportation. .
. These three gigantic figures, hand in
hand, emerged from the smoke of the
financial battle in Wall street a few
days ago. And with them appeared
the clear understanding of their tre
mendous power and a prophetic know
ledge of the gigantic plan whose con
summation tnev are seeking with the
aid of thousands of millions of dollars.
Standing hand in hand, the arms of
this triumvirate Rockefeller, Mor
gan, Hill almost encircle the globe;
etreten from Southampton across an
ocean, across a continent, across an
other ocean to Hong Kong.
A man who takes ship in England
can travel to far China, and every foot
of his long journey: pay money to
Rockefeller, Morgan and Hill. The
strings to their scheme are i being
drawn, and it will soon be a reality.
W. E. CHANDLER IS'BEATEN.
Judge Burnham 1 Suoeeeded Him as
United States Senator.
Conoord, Jan. 11. Judge Henry E.
Burnham, of Manchester, won the nom
ination of the republican members of
the legislature flor United States sena
tor over William. E. Chandler and other
candidatess, Burnham won on the first
ballot. '
Chandler received 47 votes; Burn
ham, 198; Congressman Sulloway, 23;
Henry H. Baker. 29: Henrv B.
Quinby, 22; H. W. Blair, one.
The choice of Judge, Hurnham, which
was finally made unanimous, ended the
fiercest political fight in the history of
New Hampshire, i
senator Chandler . was opposed by
men in his party wbp objeced to bis
Dro'silver views, bis criticism at times
of the ; administration,, and his ideas
on different measures and in addition,
he was opposed by those who thought
he had bean senator long enough. An
other great factor In the contest and
which has figured in other political
fights, . was his determined , and
contineual attacks upon railroad in
terests in the state. .
' French-Vanderbllt Nuptials.
New York, Jan. 12. A special train
of four magnificent cars left the
Grand Contral depot this morning for
Newport, with a halt-hundred of the
fashionable set to attend the: French
Vanderbilt wedding which occurs there
todav. Alfred's brother,. Cornelius,
was not among the passengers, as was
expected. It 1 rumored that . he will
not attend. He was interviewed but
said he had nothing to say.
. "Tex" Arberry's Funeral. , ,
Walla Walla, Jan. 12. -The funeral
ot W. T. Arberry who died in this city
January 10, 1901, will bo held from the
Hinilh undertaking parlors, Sunday
afternoon, at z o'clock, ihe service
will be conducted by Blue Mountain
lodge No. 13, A. F. & A. M.
Navel Station in Philippine!.
Washington. Jan.:' ' 12. Secretary
Long has received a cable dispatch fiom
Admiral Remey, announcing that the
board of officers convened to select the
most suitable site in the Philippines
for a permanent naval station have
fixed upon Olangapo, on Huhlg bar.
A Cigar Trust.
Trenton, N. J., , Jan. 12. The
American Cigar company, with $10,
000,000 capital, was incorporated here
today by the tobacco trust.
Orders to Sign Note.
Fekin, Jan. 1Z. The Chinese peace
commissioner! have received orders
from the court to sign the joint note of
the powers.
... Prlxe fight at Portland. .
Portland, Jan. 12. Tom Tracey ol
Australia, knocked ont Dick Case, of
Seattle, in the ninth round last night.
May Wheat la Chisago. '
. Chicago, Jan. 1 12. May wheat
quoted today, 77 to 77 7-8.
peasants
bines. '
A BARRIER TO THE
BUILDING OF
CANAL.
Great Britain's Intimation
to
the State Department
BRITISH COMPANY HAS A CONCESSION
If Hatters Are as Stated the United States Will
Have to Bay the Company's Rights or
Put Off the Work Until 1927.
Washington, Jan. 11. The senators
who have been . confident that Great
Britain would speedily accept the Hay-
Pauncefote treaty as amended, without
demanding any concessions in return,
have had their ideas rudelv disturbed.
Through the state department the in
timation has come that in order to pro
tect the .vested interests of its own
citizens, Great Britain must either
reject the treaty or secure , an under
standing in advance that in case of
construction of the Nicaragua canal,
these interests will be recognized or,
if necessary, purchased by the United
States.. This position is taken because
of the startling discovery that a British
Company owns a 30-year concession ob
tained, from the Kicaraguan govern
ment in 1897, by which it has an entire
monopoly of transportation on the San
Juan .river, from Nicaraguan lake to
the Carribean sea. The plans of the
proposed ship canal contemplate using
the Ban Juan river course mentioned.
Unless removed, this is an absolute
bar to the ownership of the canal by
the United States until 1927.
HAWAIIAN" ISLANDS NEWS.
Chinese Must Register; Negro Labor In
the Island; Suicide of a Newspaper
Man. : " ' .
San Francisco, 'Jan. 11. Advices
from Honolulu, received here - by
steamer, sav: Orders have been
recently received here, by the collector
or internal revenue that all the
Chinese on the islands prior to the 1
14th of June, 1900, must be registered
under the laws of the United States by
June 18 of this year. .
The early coming ot several hundred
negro families from the south to work
in the cane fields of Hawaii is being
awaited with a great deal of lntbst,
as it is thought that the southern negro
will solve the question ot keeping up
the plantation supply now that the im
portation of Chinese and Japanese
slaves bave been broken off by Ameri
can laws.
W. Horace Wright, formerly well
known on the coaBt, lawyer, associate
editor , of the Independent and local
representative of the San Francisco
Call committed suicide . December 31,
by taking a dose of carbolic acid. He
died sitting in his chair in the Inde
pendent office.
Ihe various Uhineso who were
disfranchised under the recent ruling
of the treasury department, have sub
scribed several hundred dollars already
as a fund to he used to pay the ex
penses of testing the case. They will
spare no efforts to establish their rights
as they had thought were guaranteed
them under the organic law.
George Q. Cannon the chief counsel
of the Mormon church returned last
Saturday from, Maui, where he had
passed nearly a ' week visiting the
scenes of his early labors in these is
lands. Mr, Cannon and party will re
main in Honolulu until Saturday,
January 0, ween tbey will leave for
Salt Lake on the steamer Zoalaudia.
CASE IN ! SUPREME COURT.
It is Contended That Imposition of Duty
on Liquor is Not Legal. ..
Washington, Jan. 11. The brief of
W. Wicham Smith, attorney for Oeorge
Crossman, in the Hawaiian constitu
tional case, to be aruged after tho hear
ing of the Porto Kico cases, states the
action was brought because of ' the
imposition of duties on whisky, brandy
and jam brought to New York from tho
Hawaiian islands, after the resolution
of annexation, July 7, 1898. The im
porter holds the islancs became a part
of the United States with the passage
of that resolution, hence the duties are
unconstitutional. It is believed that
Chief Justice Fuller will be allotted
the honor of writing the opinions in
these cases, as they are dostined to do-
come historical.
TRIED TO KILL THE PRINCE.
The Stranger Arretted Under the Charge
a German.
London, Jan. 11. There is great ex
citeinent here : over the rumor of an
attempt to assassinate the Prince . of
Wales made last ; evening as ue was
returning from a day's shooting at
Natlock, Derbyshire, He was followed
for sometime by a stranger, but sua.
pected nothing. . When the attack upon
the prince was made detectives were
hurriedly summoned and tho siranger
decamped ou their approach. The man
was afterwards arrested. He refused
to give bis name, but admitted he was
a German musician.
PASSENGERS AND CREW SAFE.
AH of Those on the Stranded Steamer
Runle Reseued,
Marseilles, Jan. 11. All passengers
and crew of the steamer HuhhIo,
stranded near Faraman, Monday, have
been rescuod. At daybreak, the sea
having moderated slightly, the
breeches buoy apparatus was attached
and the children were first sent
ashore, then the women, and finally all
of the 102 people on board touched
mother earth. Hundreds cheered the
rescue. None are seriously 111, but all
are quite exhausted from their gaffer
ings. ' . '
THE PORTO RICAN CASES.
The Attorney General Continues His
Argument Before the Supreme Court.
Washington, Jan. 11. Attorney Gen
eral Grigus continued his presentation
of the government's side of the Porto
Kico cases this morning, upholding
the president's action, lie said the
people of the United States were not so
accustomed to boundaries as tbey were
a generation ago: that it required a
great wrench to lift them from their
old rut of thinking. "We forget" he
said, "that the boundaries of the
United States now extend into the
arctic circle, to the islands of both the
Atlantis ana Pacific oceans, and into
Polynesia. We should not allow our
old restricted vlewa to hold us down
now : we. who have extended to em
brace in our sovereignty the islands of
the distant southern seas, uur lore
fathers could not penetrate with their
sight the great things in store for the
infant country for which they were
legislating. The government's op
ponents claim that the president
should have acted according ; to every
word and letter of the constitution in
the case of Porto Rico, and if so, then
he ought to have put into effect all
international revenue laws and customs
j Jaws, and every inhabitant of Porto
I Rico should be under the necessity of
complying with every provision ot
revenue laws and war taxes."
John G. Carlisle followed Attprney
General Griggs to expound the con
stitution, i . , . , ,
Legislature British Columbia..
Victoria, Jan. 11. The legislature
of British Columbia is- announced to
meet February 15. The returned vol
unteers will constitute a khakoi-lad
guard of honor to the governor-general.
W. J. Trenholm Dead.
New York, Jan. 11. William J.
Trenholm, banker, -formerly comp
troller of the currency, under Presi
dent Cleveland, died here this morn
ing of pneumonia.
Chinese Reformer Assassinated.'
London, Jan. 11. A Hong Kong dis
patch says the Chinese reformer.
Young Ku Wan has been assassinated
at the instigation of Chinese political
agents.
: School Teaobers Trade Union.'
Vancouver, Jan. 11. Tne British
Columbia school teachers this morn
ing organized a trades' union It is
the first of the kind in the world.
' Tho Anchor Liner Floated. .
Glasgow, Jan. 11. The anchor liner
Etheopia, which went a ground yester
day; at Firth, on the Clyde.was floated
this morning.
President Steadily Improves.
Washington. Jan. 11. President Mc
Kinley is able to sit up a part of the
time and his condition steadily im
proves. May Wheat In Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 11. May wheat, "1
to 77 7-8 per bushel.
CONGRESSIONAL
TOPICS.
GROSVENOR RALLYING REPUBLICAN
FORCES IN THE HOUSE.
State of Perplexity In the Republican
Camp Among Members of '
" the Senate. ' ;'' '
Washington, Jan. 11. General Grbs-
venor is rallying the republican forces
in the house to force through the ship
ping bill as soon as it safely emerges
from the senate, Nevertheless the fate
of the bill In the house is. decided lv
uncertain, with the odds against its
Eassage. The house committee On rules
as agreed upon a rule to allow the
shipping bill to come up as soon as it
is reported from the senate.. JNotwilh
standing the powerful lobby working
against the measure in the senate
there are fair prospects that Senator
Hanna will be able to organize
sufficient strength among the republi
cans to pass his favorite bill by 1
slight majority, ,
Philippine Clouds. '
Low-hanging, threatening clouds are
gathering once more and - President
McKinley will have another oppor
tunity to show the country of what
kind of material he is made. Cuba
and the Philippines appear upon the
horizon as harbingers of trouble. For
weeks past, since the supreme court
has been intrusted with the work of
scrutinizing the administration policy
toward the Philippines, insistent state
ments bave been current among self'
constituted confidants of the president
that neither he nor any of bin cabinet
officers, with the exception of Attorney
General GrlazM. would be much ag
grieved if the supreme court should
find that the constitution follows the
flag.
A State of Perplexity.
There is a state of perplexity in the
republican camp of the senate. Vari
ous propositions . confront the body
The democrats want to compromise on
an extension of the present military
force in the Philippines lor two years
when the standing army is to revert to
its present legal force. Some of the
republicans are inclined to the view
that the size of tho increased army
should be continued upon the proposed
basis of from 54,000 to 100.000 until
the Philippine 'insurrection is sup
pressed. Others believo, that tho
United States has entered upon an era
of commercial prestige at home and
abroad which demands a considerably
larger army than the 27,000 nuw legal
Many other reasons are presentod fo
making the standing army with 1
maximum of 100,000 a permanent fea
ture instead of temporary until the
suppression of the insurrection in the
East. '
FavorabU Report on Bill
Washington, Jan. 11, -The senate
committee on census 1 this morning
ordered a favorable report on the house
reapportionment bill. Carter asked
for the immediate consideration 01 th
senate on the measure, but Hawley
objected, and the army bill was then
taken up.
Private Pension Calendar.
Washineton. Jan. 11. The river and
harbor bill was displaced in the house
today by a' special order to consider
the private pension calendar. ,
MAN SHOT BY HIS WIFE
He Married Her In December, Being
Poreed to Do So.
Kansas City. Jan. 11. -Philip H
Kennedy agent for the Merchants' Dia
patch Transportation company, was
shot five times and killed by his wife
Lulu K. Kennedy, at his olhco in tbi
city.
The woman kicked the lifeless body
of ber husband as she exclaimed:
"Now you will never seduce anothe
woman.''.
LaBt Tuesday Kennedy brought suit
10 annul nis , marriage wun minn
Prince which occurred December 4 last
He allegod in his petition that, he
was forced to marry her b.V threats to
take hi life if be refused and threats
were mado not only by the father and
brother of the young woman, but by
her also.
The woman appeared to be insane.
Otis Has La Ortppe.
Chicago, Jan. 12. Mat. General
Elwell S. Otis, in command of the
department ot the lakes is a victim of
the grip at his home in this city.
Explosion Kills Ten. -
Manchester, Jan. 14. An explosion
in Wilson's hat works killed ten and
injured a large number. ' :
Dewey Has the Grip. -
' Washington. Jan. 14. Admiral
Dewey is confined to his home with
the grip, '.,',.
Bishop Cralghton Dead.
London, Jan. 14. Mandell Creigl
ton, bishop of London, died today.
CALIFORNIA'S: STATE'
SENATE
APPEAL:
Wants
a National Quarantine
' an
VH j
Established.;'.:
1,
RIBDTES TO SENATOR IV K. DAVIS
. 0
be
wire of the Dead Senator and Many -
Minnesotans Occnpled , Seats' In,., .
the Gallery. 1 V--'. .
inatou. Jan.'12.In the seriate "
today after the appointment of Perkins '''
as temporary presiding officer, a, tele '
gram from the California state senate, ;"
! ...... .
praying lor ine passage by congress of .
a Din esiaonsning a national quaran- .
tine system against' insect nests and 1
plant diseases, was read. ' ' ' '
Ihe senate then proceeded to pay the !H
ast tribute to the memory of the late
Senator Cushman K. Davis, of Minne
sota. ' '.' "; ;,!' ... . i .,;
Mrs. " Davis, the wife rof the dead ''
senator, occupied a seat in the gallery '
hue several, hundred Minnesotans. '' '
mployed in the different departments. '
listened to the eulogies. Senator Nel ' '.
son made the first speech, followed by '
Senators Hoar, Moran, Clark,; Lodge, "
Spooner, Pettigrew, McCumer, Foster j"
and Towne. Senator Davis was a very",
able and popular man and the speeches "'
wore more sincere and attecting than :
usually on such occasion. '
HE BOOZ INVESTIGATION.;
t Is Still Dragging Its Weary Length ,
' ' Along.. ''''
West Point, Jan. 11. Cadet George ' '
E. Shalling. of Michigan, the time
keeper in the memorable fight, between '
uaaets Keller and Booz, and tne
author of the resolution adopted bv
is class, not to . submit to s hating. '
gave this morning his" evidence as to '
the details of the fight. ' He reiterated "
is former, statement that Booz was '
not seriously injured and was not illy -.'.:
treated, ' A -letter written by Boos ' to.-!
friends at home couched with com-1
plaints of ill treatment, was read to--i
Shalling denied 1 there were :r
anv reasonable grounds for this com-
plaint. " '( : " ':'.!: t . 1
W. H. HURLBURT RESIGNS.
Leaves the O. R. ' & N. Company
for 'il
i Other Employment. ' '
Portland, Jan. 11. -W. H. HurlburtJ
general passenger agent of the Oregon ' ,'
Railway & Navigation ' company has !
resigned to accept a position as gen-" '
ral manager for Morris & Whitehead,
bankers , and brokers. Mr. Hurlburt '
I also be-president of the East Side '
railway ' company, the electric line f(
recently acquired by Morris & White- '
head. ' ; ..-;,,.-,..,.,
"Tex" Arberry Dead. .. ,'
Walla Walla, Jan. 11,-W. T. . Ar.
berry, familiarly known as "Tex," .
died at his rooms in this city, last
night, the cause of his death being a .
general decline as a result of old age. j
The deceased was a pioneer of the
northwest and was known from Cali
fornia to British Columbia. His name
was a by-word of honeety and jts'
hearer was of that true type of ' west- (,
erner, who is a friend ,to all and who,,',
never turns the beggar empty-hand
away. He was 73 years ot age at the
time of his death and had been for "
thirty-one years a resident of this city
and country. . . ' ,
A Proper Measure. (! ; s.'- ' .
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 12. A bill is
to be Introduced at the coming session "
of the legislature which will' have as '"
its object the transferring of ' the . re-; '
sponsibillty ' of hangings from ' the "!
sheritta of the various counties to the
warden of the state penitentiary and
providing that all executions will take"''
place within the walls of that lnstl-
tution.
- ' : , n Ui-,.
New York's Foreign Trade. 'i ,;.!.'.
New York, Jan. 12. Official statis- 1
tics of the foreign trade of the port of "
New lorh for the calendar year of
1900 show an aggregate movement of !
merchandise to the extent of over $67,.
000,00(1. Tho increase in 1899 ovor 1898
was about f 10,000,000. Imports of mer-
chandise were 59,469,801 and export '
1102,943,910, the latter being amaterlal !
gain over last year.
The Asphalt Question Again. -..
, Washington, Jan. 11. The differences '
between this government and Vene- '
zoola on : tho asphalt question still '
exist. Venezuela refuses to leave the -mattor
entirely to the court 1 and ex-
hihits a disposition to interfere wtcu 1
tively. This government continues to
remonstrate againBt supb action.
Two Steamers Wrecked.
'. Seattle, Jan. 12. The steamer Tilla
mook, from Skagway to Seattle was ,'
wrecked on Wood's island. All aboard''
were saved by the 'Steamship Senator, '
The steamer Aoha was. wrecked be ''
tween Sitka and Juneau. ' No particu
lars have boon received here.' ' . ,,?
Catholle Chureh Burned. ,;,v;
Tacoma, Jan. 11. The Roman
Catholic church at Cowlitz was '
burned yesterday; the cause being" fire
in the apartments of the pastor.iather
Van Holdonbecke, who was badly
hurnod about the legs and arms 1 before
Iwing rescued.' " .- ' !?..'
A Coal Famine on Santa Fe. -
PreKcott, Jan. 12. The Santa
road and branch lines are laying
men and suspending certain work
-.l
Fe 1
off
on '
account of the threatened coal famine
as the result of the Gallup coal 'mine
strike, . '
MAKES
To B Trlod Again- j ,;, ,, x
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 12.rThe - second
trial of Jessie Morrison for the murderv.
of Mrs. Orin Castle will be held dor
ing tbeiMaruh term in Eldorado. , . .
Kruger"oettinV Welt;' "., ,
Hague, Jan. 14.' Kruger's physicians ',
have decided that the president is well ; .
enough to continue his tour. , ( in,
' Early Thursday morning Murray1'!
Wade committed a murderous ' aault '
on the streets of Salem, upon Wilt C. '.
Evans, knocking him down with a.
blunt instrument and then stabbing him '
four times with a pocket knife. Both
are well known young men of Salem.
Evans had escorted a young lady . to t
whom Wade had been paying attention
to a dance, and they were returning to - i
the young , lady 's home when the as. ,
sault upon Evans wag , made. Evans ..(
was taken to the hospital, and while-,1
he is badly , hurt, there ia ,soma hoDui
for his recovery.. : Wade is undec u
arrest. He claims he acted in aelf-dq
lense.
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