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T.T.Geer Took the Oath of
Office at Salem Yes
terday. QUESTION OF PATRONAGE
Committee Clerkships Occupied
Most of tbe Time of the
Upper Hoose.
SQUABBLE in LOWER HOUSE
Members From Marlon Unable to
Af ree In Disposition of Patroa-re-SItuatloflitOlytntla
HA I. KM. Jan. 10. Theodore Thuraton
ir h liutUKUrated govrrnor of tho
rnntr of Orvgun In ri-pr. nt:it.ve hall of
thr atutftiouao today, In the preenc of
the atate litlnture a.nibl.scj In Jitlnt
ealon. and an linmenae crowd of erc
tatorn. who pack'd the gallery and lobby
of the chanrfx r to aufforatlon.
Chief Juatlt-e Wolvcrton, of the aupreme
court, aditilnlatcred the o.nh ot office to
the now governor, snd both ei.ivornor
Lord and Governor Owr made tjicpchM.
TUB DAT IN THE 8BNATB.
8AL.EM. Jan. 10 The feature In the
avnat today, aa yratertluy, waa the
iquabble over the nrtty patronage of
rommlttee clerka. It came up on a reso
lution Of Mutkey, of I'oik. whl h allowed
tb committees on envrnimd bllla and on.
rolled bllla fix clerka each, the waya
and meana , and judiciary commute
three each, the aeaeaament and taxation,
printing, municipal corporatlona and re.
vlalon of law committee, two each,
the other 11 committee one each. With the
pay of chief clerka on committee employ.
Ing more than one, U per day. all other
to receive IS.
Selling, of the committee on commerce
and navigation, and Haines, of the com.
mllt'-e on penal Institution, aaked that
their clerka be stricken out. Pulton, of
the Judiciary, asked a reduction from
three to two, ajid Haseltlne. of the muni.
clpal corporation, from two to one. Then
came a pressure for more clerka. Daly,
of Pen ton. wanted two more allowed for
the engrossed bills committee: Patterson
two more for enrolled bills, and Brownell
one more on tb railroads, and all but
rtrownell were uccessful.
Fulton amended the pay feature to al.
low chief clerks on tho engrossed bills.
enrolled bills, judiciary and ways and
means committee, and stenographers. $3;
nil other t3. After an hour's struggle,
and the defeat of a motion to postpone
action, the amendment waa adopted by a
vote of SI to 8.
The committee on education reported
adversely on two resolutions relating to
committee clerkships, referred yesterday,
and waa given permission to Introduce
a bill covering tho matter In a few days.
Twenty.seven bills were Introduced In
tho senate this afternoon.
SQUAnni.E IN THE HOUSE.
SALEM. Jan. 10.-The feature of the
forenoon's session In the house, was tho
expose of a squabble over patronage be.
tween two member from Marlon county.
Upon the assembling of tho house,
Sieakcr Carter announced that be had
Intended making some change In the
mako-up of the committees, owing to a
disagreement between two member' of
the house. Being: asked what changes he
desired to muke, he stated they were th
removal of McCulloch from tho chairman-
ship of the oommlttoe on enrolled bill
and hi transfer to the committee on
banking and Insurance, and the removal
ot FIsrv from the committee on banking:
and Insurance to the chairmanship .ot
the committee on enrolled bill. Robert
of Wasco moved that the ppeaker be
given the privilege of making tho change.
McCulloch objected. He satd Tie would
consider It a direct slap at him, and
wouid resent It.
This brought FlagR to his feet, who de
scribed the history of his trouble with
McCulloch. He said the understanding
between himself, MoCulIoch and Speaker
Carter was that McCulloch should be
chairman of tho committee on enrolled
bills, but that he (Flaprg) should have
half th- patronage. In pursuance ot this
compact, he named one clerk out ot four
during the late special session, but at
the opening ot the regular session Mc
Culloch not only denied him the privilege
of naming his halt of the clerks, but even
that of retaining bis appointee of the
special semlon. He yesterdav appointed
two, juat the same and had them
sworn In, but McCulloch filed a protest
with the secretary of state. This brought
the squabble for patronage to a focus.
Cummlng dedarl that neither party
waa mUitlod to consideration, while Ford,
tiey, the popullat member frfom Wallowa,
mitttfeituid lhnt tho best way out of the
difficulty was to turn the chairmanship
of (Jil committee over to som populist.
Tim iiat Ion before the house b:ng
whr-thir the speaker should be sustained
In his nVnlr to make the change, the
vole r'atilted: Ay, ; noes, J9. Th
wkiT thereupon announced changes In
committees a Indicated.
The senate reported the paeaage of a
concurrent resolution ratifying the
treaty of peace with Spain. Represents,
tlve Young moved It adoption, after
tar-king on an amendment that the Ore
gin congressional delegation be directed
to vou In accordance with said resolu
tion. The amendment was lost and th
original resolution wa then concurred In.
THE SITUATION AT OLYMPIA.
OLYWf'IA. Jan. W.-Vry little wa
accomplished today toward a caucus of
the republican member of the lerlslo.
tlon on the senatorial question. Last
nlKht's calico call having fallen flt.
soveral of Wilson' friend renewed the
attempts tonight, with little apparent
iu.ii. limy say, however, that they
hope, by circulation of call, to find out
what the member want, and thereby
suit their future action to known con
ditions. Tonight' call differed from yeaterday"
In only one respect. It provide that
the 42 of the S7 members ot th legisla
ture who may sign It shall name tb
cHU'US nominee. Last night' can
pllcdly provided that S3, or a majority,
of the member necessary to elect should
nominate where 57 had stoned. The ma.
Jor'.tv jitlll unwilling to caucus unlit
the committee In tbe house have been
named. The significance of thi Is the
feeling that the announcing of committee
will cause aome rupture. Tonight'
caucus calls are for Thursday night,
fhkb Is considered too early for a gen.
oral satisfactory caucus. Senator Cro.
today denied that he would desert ai
tor Wilson.
In the house this morning, Sim, of
Cowlltx, Introduced a resolution calling
upon the state auditor and attorney gen
eral to submit an Itemised account of the
expenditure of the fMOO appropriation
made by the last legislature for the en.
foremen! of the bill regulating railroad
and transportation companies. Among th
bill Introduced was one Axing a uniform
rate of I per cent on state and other
warrants.
PLAN TO SETTLE THE
FINANCIAL QUESTION OF CUBA.
Prominent Cuban La 'er Now In Wash.
Ington for That Purpose Building J
of Panama Canal Urged.
NEW York. Jan. 10. A dldspatch tort. Ho used every artifice known to
the Press from Washington say: Dr.
Jose A. Friar, chairman of tbe financial
committee of the Cuban assembly and
one of the leading lawyer In the Island
has arrived In Washington, and will pre
sent to the department of state a plan for
the the settlement of the financial system
ot Cuba. This plan Includes a method
of appropriating certain revenues toward
payment of the Cuban soldiers when
they are disbanded and other financial
measures for the relief of the poor.
Ir. Friar Is a leading candidate for the
appointment of chief Justice, although
it is assorted hl m'sslon in Washington
at this time Is not to further his can-
dldacy for that office, but Is solely for
the purpose of presenting his financial
plans.
"In addition to the financial scheme
which we have proposed." Bald Dr. Friar,
"Ir. Caesote. president of the Cuban as
sembly, has, with others, worked out an
admirable plan for the government of
the Island, drawn from tho knowledRt. of
"xlstlng laws and practices of the courts
and various local officers and which will
be submitted to tho United States.
"Already General Brooke has surround
ed himself with some of the ablest Cu
ban leaders as advisors. They realize
thaf frte fhA nreaenl A morlnan 1 ntnrvnn
tlon Is necessary. The leaders have been
reconciled to It and the great mass of the
people are steadily coming to take this
view of the matter. I regard It as neces
sary, however, that Cubans should be
made the police officers In the large
cities for the reason that they under
stand the people, know who the malefac
tors are, are better able to apprehend
them and prevent trouble than the Amer
icans. The Spaniards If retained, are
sure to encourage dissension. It has .al
ways een their policy to accept bribes
and they will continue to do so as long
as they are maintained; in official posl.
Hons and trouble Is sure to result from
It under an equitable government.
"General Qomea has been grossly mis.
rvpresentd In a great many respects. I
have reason to know that be Is not
anti-American as has been charged
against him. The statements that he
has opposed American Intervention. I
know to he absolutely and maliciously
false. General Gomes la a true patriot
aid has made aa many sacrifices as any
man for the cause of Independence.
Patriot as he la, he realised that Amert
cau Intervention at this time Is necessary,
he not only tolerated It without objection,
but la In favor of It
"General Gomes is remaining with his
army near Narclso because he believes
It Is his duty to do so, and permit others
to take part In the affairs of the new
government, la apt to 'bo forgotten and
It needs General Gomes. There are 45,000
men In the Cuban army. They are anx.
lous to return to tnelr deserted homes
and build them up and General Gomes
is deslrlous to have them do so, but It
Is necessary that they should receive
some compensation."
General Abbott says the new plans
tor completion of the Panama canal are
perfectly feasible, and that the canal
can be completed In one half tbe time
nd at much less coat than It will take
to dig the Nicaragua canal.
THE SAILOR
BEAT ftl'COY
Floe Contest Before the Len
nox Athletic Club Last
Night.
IT LASTED TEN ROUNDS
Sharkey Caught tbe Kid With a
SwIdj on tbe Neck, Put
ting Hkn Oct.
BOTH MEN 'FOUGHT WELL
In the Third McCoy Floored Sharkey
Twice, tut 'the Litter Stayed
Well and Woo Oct.
LENNOX ATHLETIC CLUB, New
York. Jan. 10. Tom Sharkey, tbe Ameri
can sa ior. stands tonight th only heavy,
welsht possibility for the champlonahlp
honor and title now beld by Bob Fits,
slmmons. IU whipped Kid McCoy good
and hard In the tenth round of what wa
to have been a 20-round battle, and by
doing; so the Irish-American pugilist
forged bis way so positively and unde.
nlably to the front rank, so that Fitxslm.
mom must now consider the sallor-pugll.
lst's claim without delay.
Sharkey tonight wa a revelation to
those who saw him a couple of year
ago. HI ring; work and generalship are
o vastly superior to hi exhibitions when
he first came to the east as a lighter
that the Improvement :s almoet Incred
ible. Great bunches of muscle, with on.
I.mited confidence and a cool bead, are
tb qualification which have enabled
Sharkay o fight hi way to tb front
rank of heavyweight pugilist, and no
one, not even McCoy, who suffered de
feat at bis hand tonight, denies the full
measure of praise that 1 due to th Irish,
man. McCoy' marvelous footwork and
that long left Jab with which he has put
so many ot bis opponent to sleep, are
two factor In hi makeup that must al
ways appeal to his admirers of the Ostio
the advanced school ot pugilism In his
contest tonight, and bis defeat must not
be attributed to any lack ot close study
on bis part of every trick tn the boxin;
gam.
Many of hi friends tonight feel that
he ought to have gone up against smaller
game than Sharkey. When McCoy sent
Sharkey twice to the floor In the third
round no one doubted the Kid's ability
to hit hard, and many thought he had
Sharkey at his mercy. This Idea was soon
dispelled when the Irishman begun to
get to his man. In the eighth round
Sharkey began forcing the tight and
kept It up through the ninth, in which
round he forced ilcCoy to the ropes." In
the tenth round th Kid kept skipping
and ran Into a clinch, where he held
Tom without a blow being struck, Shar.
key, takine th advice of his chief sec
ond, Tom O'Rourtte, played for the body,
but McCoy effectually guarded himself.
Then Torrt turned his attention to the
body and landed on the ribs, with tho
left, forcing McCoy.
Sharkey turned his attention, to tho
upper works, with McCoy springing to
the right, Sharkey having a decided ad-
! vantage. The sailor let fly left and
right, landing on the body and forcing
MvCoy to the east end of the ring. Mc.
Coy faltered and Tom caught him with a
left swing on the neck. McCoy tell to
the lloor, with his head hanging over
the ropes, looking Imploringly around.
The Kid lay there helplessly, while the
referee counted 10 seconds, after which
he struggled to his feot and Sharkey, not
knowing that the limit had expired,
rushed at him once more, this time
swinging his right on the neck Just be.
low the Jaw, McCoy falling- again. Ref
eree Tim Hurst waved his hand to
Sharkey to retire to his corner, saying at
the same time, "I counted McCoy out on
the other fall. You have won."
CUBANS SOON TO HOLD
IMPORTANT OFFICES.
Will B Appointed to Many of the Mu
nicipal and' Federal Positions in
Havana Many Americans Sick.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Havana says: Ap.
polntments of Cubans to Important of-
Makes the food more
sovAt him
nrf?v a n
flcea In Havana will soon be made. It
Is announced that Parfecto Ln C"t.
who was president of the H.ivana Jimu,
will be named as mayor. Genera) Mm.
ocal will accept a position under General
Ludlow. Civil (lovernor D Castro has
aoked the acceptance of hla rcsiiiniitlon
and will remain In office for only a few
day. Bv placing Cuban in prominent
position ome of the responsibility for
minor position will be shifted to them.
The Insurgents have been complalnlna
that appointment already made In th
custom bous and other place have gons
to Oman who stayed at home during
th fighting. When leading Insurgents
are In chief positions, complaints will
hav to be directed against them rather
than against th American authorities.
Som friction exist In the army over the
government of Havana. It waa sap.
posed that Waahlngton orders creating a
separat department with General Lud
low In command wer explicit enough to
prevent conflict of authority, but th!
expectation ha not been fully realised.
Tho present turmoil relate to tho con
trol of th Havana, pollc fore.
When General Green waa here Colonol
Moulton, of the Second Illinois, which
wa then at Savannah, wa designated
a military chief of police at General
Green' request II ha been orgaru.
izlnr a fore with the assistance of ex.
Chief McCullagh. of New York, More
recent plan contemplate plac!nr th
department under tbe control of Colonel
Evan, formerly governor of South Caro
lina and now on General Law ton's staff.
This uncertainty retards ih organisa
tion. Cuban political prisoners who were de
ported to African settlements are pro.
testing the choke of two brother named
Martlnes who have een retained by
Colonel Moulton. They charge that one '
of these brothers wa a member ot th
Weyler scret police and responsible for
atrocities then committed; the other on
i charged with complicity In various at
rocities. All these charge are denied. The
Martlnes brothers are said to be uaeful
because of their knowledge of the NanL
goes and other criminal sPclctUv lrt
Havana.
Cuban officers are holding meetings
dally trying to determine their own'
status. A majority of them are Inclined
to co-operate with . the American au
thorities and Jo facilitate the outband.
ment of the Insurgent soldiers If any pro
vision can be made for their payment.'
They have given notice to Gomes of their
views and In order to retain his Influenc
Gomes will have to leave hi camp in
Santa Clara province and put hunmlf
In touch with event m Havana. Re.
cent report represent blm a more con.
dilatory toward the American authori
ties. Th explanation la made for hira
that his recent order directing th re
organisation of the Cuban force In Santa,
Clara and Puerto Principe wa not meant
to apply to those who had found work,
but intended to bring under control soma
lawless bands that were seeking to throw
off all authority.
Cuban leaders In Havana are disclaim.
Ing responsibility for the doings of Julio
Sangullly. He ha been the cause ot
some broils and invited quarrels.
They say as Sangullly never com
manded Insurgent troops he baa no fol
lowers and represents only himself.
An official statement has been made
that during th Interim In which Spain la
without a consul general, the Interests of
Spain's subjects will be looked after by
the French consul. The foreign consul
have not yet received Instructions from
their respective governments defining
their status with reference to the Ameri
can military authorities.
Sickness among American civilian la
causing uneasiness. Mr. Doane, the cus.
torn house inspector, Is the only one who
has yellow fever. . The health ot tho
troops Is good.
Evidences of financial speculation wer
apparent today when Spanish silver took
a Jump upward of five per cent, Th
amount In the Island has not materially
diminished and American silver Is get
ting Into circulation.
FIRE ON A JAPANESE CRUISER.
SEATTLE. Jan. 10 News by the steam
er from Japan says: The second class
Jupaneee cruiser Kaimon Kan haa
reached Amoy, a partial wreck, as the re
sult of a fire that ibroke out during a.
storm at sea. Several of the crew of tho
cruiser were burned to death and many
others badly Injured. The Kaimon Kan
was a wooden vessel of the oly style and
had on board a number of soldiers, "be
sides her regular crew- When a few
days out and in the midst of a gale, a
Are was discovered In one of the bunker
to the rear of her engines.
Tho Japanese crew behaved with great
bravery and streams of water were soon
pouting on' the Are, At this juncture
an accident to the machinery made it
necessary for some ona to go down tho
alley. It was a case of almost sura
death. Two men volunteered to go down.
Before they got to the machinery In
need of repair the smok overcame them.
No one would go In after them and the .
fire soon consumed their bodies. Tho
engines were kept running or the vessel
surely would have foundered. Th vesael
Is repairing at Amoy.
Tho news reached Toklo eome time ago,
but has only leaked out through letter
ent from borne,
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