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V NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Ou Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Rttume of tho Lett Important but Not Lett Inlerettlng Event! of the Patt Week. Oregon expenses for 1005-1000 arc estimated nt $ 2,ooo,ouu. Tho oomplcto election returns givo Roosevelt a plurality of 2,520,470 The members of tho North sea com, mission nro gathering in Paris to enter upon their work. Russia Is assembling a third Faclfi squadron, ami it is believed it will bo sent to tho Kar Kast. Tho Colorailo supremo court has thrown out tho entlro voto In threo Denver precincts on account of fraud Ylllo particulars are not obtainable, I i I 1. : 1 : J .1. 1 1 CwmII, latest report to tho czar is couched in despairing tone. Senator Mitchell and Representative Hermann aro on their way to Portland to appear before tho grand jury In con ncct Ion with the laml traml cases. Tho first and second sections of the north bound Oregon express collided near Mnrysvillo, Cnl. A brakeman lost his foot and five passengers were injured. E. Morton White, chief of tho de partment of admissions at tho St. Louis fair, has declined to accept a similar Position at Portland. Frank B. David son will be tendered the position. Tho bandit Raisull is again active A number of Alaskan bills will como up in tho senate soon. Carnegie has given Boston 540,000 for an industrial school. Both armies in Manchuria aro sen ously hampered by cold weather. New York is Inquiring into the mat' tcr of building a city light plant. Kuropntkin, when he receives more troops, may try to relieve Port Arthur, Traffic lias been considerably delayed in South Dakota and Nebraska by snow. Stoessel lias again ln wounded this time by a rifle bullet, but not fori ously. Fire destroyed property at tho Silver Lake mine, Silverton, Col., valued at f 100,000. The remains of Kruger have been laid in the tomb at Pretoria with im posing ceremonies. Tho crown prince of Denmark, who is very anxious to meet Miss Roosevelt, is looking for a wife. An American captain just home from tho Orient says he saw General Kuroki in iNovembcr. The general was re ported killed early in October. A Japanese cruiser Is reported, ashore In x ungching bay. Tho Oregon land fraud case has been postponed until April. A Japanese wing of Oyama's army driven back recently is again advancing The Japanese are fearful lest the Russian government buys a number of warships from Chile Brigadier General S. M. Whiteside is dead. Ho had command of the de partment of Santiago during the Span' ish war. Four men were scaldedd to death and four others badly injured by an explosion on the battleship Massa chusetts. The new Portland postofllce will not bo large enough and tho architect has been asked to provide for the construe, tion of another wing. A number of prominent rural mail carriers who were too actlvo politically during the recent campaign, have been removed. Tiiey were all in JNew lone ana Xtew Hampshire. Wireless telegraph messages have been sent from Kansas City to Cleve land, Ohio, 725 miles, without relay. This is said to bo the longest distance overland messages ever covered. Tho suspension bridge at Charleston, W. Va., collapsed, drowning three school girls and injuring five people. Fire destroyed an immense coal bun ker at Buffalo. The real work will not begin until earjy In January. John D. Rockefeller has given Chi . cago University $300,000. , A number of Boxer leadeis in North ern China have been placed in prison and it la thought probable that the in tended upriaing has been nipped in the bud. The international commission to in quire Into the North sea incident is expected to meet in Paris December 20. Barbed wire atretched in front of the Japanese trenches Is proving the worst foe of the Russian army in Manchuria. The nomination of Oovrenor Brady, of Alaska, has been held up by the senate. The national convention of Traveling Passenger agents will meet in Portland in 1085. At the last cabinet meeting Secretary Hitchcock spoke briefly of the land fraud cases, Indicating that some start ling developments In them might be expocted in the near future. The second trial of the Oregon land fraud case Is in progress in Portland. A Chinese capitalist declare that ho knows Port Arthur has provisions for three months. 01 tho 100 locomotives ordered tor tho Harrlman lines, 60 are for tho Southern Pacific. DOINQS IN CONGRESS. Monday, December 12. Tho sonate committee on privileges and elections has taken up the Smoot caso. Threo witnesses were examined and several new points brought out. Senator Btovratt has Introduced a bill to ralso the salary of the president to $100,000 a year, of the vice president and speaker of the house to $20,000 oach, and each senator, representative and dolegate to $10,000. It is provided that tjie bill shall take effect March 4, 1000. The house passed a bill to give tho agricultural department control over forest reserves. The senate discussed the pure food and Philippine government bills. Tuesday, December 13. The house passed a resolution Im peaching Judge Swavne. of tho North' em district of Florida, for "high crimes and misdemeanors" A committee was appointed to notify the ecnato, The senate passed a bill to throw open for settlement 800,000 acres In th Yakima Indian reservation. Nothing of any importance was de veloped in tho Smoot c&so today, Five witnesso were examined. The house resolution for an adjourn raent from December 21 to January was adopted by the senate. Senator Mitchell is sure of securing the chairmanchip of the committee on canals. Wednesday, December 14. Tho senato has apiwinted a commit tee to arrange for tho trial of Judge Swayne, of Morula. A bill was passed in the senato ar propriating $25,000 for the improve ment of Mount Rainier national park. In the house the urgent deficiency bill and several other bills of a public nature were passed. Thursday, December 15. Tho senato spent practically tho en tire dav discussiing tho Philippine ad ministrativo bill. A number of amend ments were made. Under unanimous agreement the voto on the bill will be taken tomorrow and the disposal of all amendments will occur at tho same time. The urgent deficiency bill was passed without debate. In the house an attempt was made to call up the bill to improve currency conditions. This matter occupied at most tho entire day, only a few minor items coming before the houso Friday, December 16. Tho senate by n vote of 44 to 2: passed the Philippine government bill As passed it exempts from taxation all bonds issued by the Philippine am Porto Rico governments; authorizes municipalities to incur a bonded in debtedness amounting to 5 per cent of the assessed valuation of their property authorizes the Philippine government to incur a bonded indebtedness of $5, 000,000; establishes n system for the location ami patenting of mineral, coal and salino lands, and gives the civil governor the title of governor general The greater part ot the day w as put in discussing and voting on amend ments on the Philippine bill At 5:00 p.m. tho senate adjourned until Monday. Today s session of the nouse was given over almost exclusively to con sideration of tho bills on the private calendar, a dozen or more being passed The senate amendments to the urgent deficiency bill were agreed to. A resolution was adopted providing that tho exercises appropriate to the reception and acceptance from the state of Kansas of the statue of the late John J. Ingalls, erected in Statuary hall, of the capitol, be made a special order for January 21. The house adjourned until Monday OREGON WINS MANY PRIZES. W. H.Wehrung Says State Made Fine Showing at St. Louis. Portland, Dec. 17. After several months in St. Louis, where he had charge of the Oregon exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase exhibition, . II Wehrung returned to Portland yestcr day. He reported wide interest among Easterners In the Lewis and (JIark ex position and predicted there will be heavy westward travel next year for the purpose ol seeing the t estern orld s fair. Mr. Wehrung speaks highly of the showing made by Oregon at the ot, Louis fair, saying that the state held up well against states with much larger appropriations. Ho also says that he haB been told that Washington s repre' sentatives bought a consignment of Ore gon cherries from a dealer and exhib ited them as Washington product. Thus Oregon competed in the cherry contest against her own product. Men on Battleship Quarrel. New York, Dec. 17. Gcorgo Wash ington, a negro seaman, shot and wounded two others of tho Illinois crew, on tho United Statos battleship Illinois, in tho New lork navy yard today. Henry More, an apprentice, received a bullet in tho arm and Seaman Bhap, another in the back. More and the colored man occupied adjoining ham mocks and Washington was said to bo inoffensive until More's tantalizing ac tions casued Washington to loso his temper today, and ho shot More. Shap interfered and was shot. Spanish Cabinet Resigns. Madrid, Dec. 17. The cntirocabinet has resigned. It is understood that Senor Maura refuses to take up tho task of organizing a new cabinet until there is a dissolution of parliament. The king subsequently summoned Pre mier Ascarraga, who It is understood intimated he was not prepared to or ganize a cabinet unless first assured of the support of Senors Maura and Sllvo- It is reported that the crisis arose on tho king's refusal to sign tho ap pointment of deneral Lono as chief of tho general staff. To Favor Army Officers. Washington, Dec. 17. Senator Diet rich has Introduced an amendment to tlio Philippine bill proposing that all officers of tho United States army, nav al and marine corps or constabulary officers of tho Phillpplno government shall have tho prlvilego of free entry of all articles, Including used household goods, uniforms and articlos of equip ment onil servlco, imported for their use and benefit and not for barter or sale. I BIG EXHIBIT AT FAIR Missouri Will Make a Fine State Display at Portland. WILL MEAN OUTLAY OF 300,00 Special Commissioner It Now Active At Work Nation Boxing Ex hibits Nebraska'! Part. St. Louis, Mo., Doc. 10 "Missouri is to bo splendidly represented at tho Lewis and Clark cxtositlon at Port land," states M. T. Davis, president ol tho Missouri Mato orld l air com mission today. "Wo will send out there an exhibit that could not Ih duplicated for $300, 000, he continued. The displays for the western fair will bo selected and prepared for shipment by 1-.. . Carver, special commissione from Missouri to the Lewis ami Clark exposition. Ho is now actively work. The work of boxing tho government exhibits that nro to bo shipped from tho World's fair to Portland for tho Lewis and Clark exposition has boo commenced, and by January 1 they will lo ready to Ik sent away. They will not tie shipped until March 1. how ever, according to tho present plans Portland is to got ulsiut 05 per cent o the government's exhibits. The re mainder will bo returned to Washing' ton, I). C. Tho machinery in the money coining ulsplav will lo sent as soon us possibl to Denver, Colo, where it will he used to enlarge the United States mint The great ordnance which proved sue an attractive exhibit here may bo re turned to tho Kast. Its disposition has not boon definitely decided upon as yet, on account of the possibility of obtaining great rilles and other guns on tho estern coast so much closer to Portland. Nebraska to Have Big Exhibit. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 1 J. B. Dins more, .Nebraska commissioner, and charge of tho livestock exhibit of the St. Louis fair, and ex-president of th state board of agriculture, said todnv that .Nebraska would have n big exhib it nt Portland. MUCH FEELING AGAINST CHILE Japan Still Fears She Will Sell He Warships to Russia. Tokio, Dec. 19. The Jaiianeee nr? watching with great interest theal leged plan of the Russian government to purchase warships from the govern ments of Argentine and Chile. In res ponse to a diplomatic inquiry, tho gov ernment of Argentina frankly disavow' ed any intention to sell warsliipe to Russia, but the answer received from Chile is said to be evasive The cor respondence on tho subject is still in' progress. There is a grow ing feeling of resent ment here against Chile. Discussing the question with the Associated Press correspondent today, an olllcial said that in tho event of Chile selling war ships to Russia, Japan will unqueS' tionably take tho hint opportunity to settle the scorn. PROTECT FLOODED VALLEYS Engineers Have Scheme to Redeem One Million Acres. Sioux City, la., Dec. 19. A commit' tee of distinguished engineers chosen by California to solve the problem of protecting tho valleys of tho San JoO' quin the Sacramento rivers from regti' lar tlooils made Its report today. If successful their plan will redeem 1, 000,000 acres. The floods were caused primarily by deposits from liydraulc mines filling the channel. The project will cost $1,000,000 at least While tho report is not made public, it is understood it recommends the construction of dykes to contlne the water to the channel. and thereby carry out the debris. Conservative Reforms for Russia St. Petersburg, Dec. 19. A special council was held this afternoon at Tsar koe-Selo, under Lmperor Nicholas, at which President of tho Ministerial council C Witte, Minister of tho Inter or bviatopolk-Mirsky and Minister of Justice .viuraviclf iliscsssued tho que tion of reforms. It is understood that the emperor advised with them on the question of a manifesto which will bo published today. This document, it is believed, outlines a policy of careful conservative reform. Comes Home to Explain. San Francisco, Dec. 10. Captain rViiios II. Martin, of tho Fourteenth In fantry, was a passenger today on tho transport Sheridan from Manila. Ho is under orders to proceed to Washing ton to explain an alleged duplication of pay accounts. Captain Martin says that the matter will bo easily cleared. Ho made up certain accounts before going to the Philippines, he said, but paid these accounts and balances after reaching the islands, thereby causing confusion. Arizona Will Protett. Phoenix, Arizona, Dec 19. News that the joint statehood bill had been favorably reported to tho senate caused excitement in this city. Tho Muicopal board of trado passed resolutions of protest which wero wired to 11. A. owler, at Washington, Republican candidato for congress at tho recent election. Communication was estab lished with all organized municipal and commercial bodies In the territory, ask ing them to make similar protests. Federal Building for Honolulu. Washington, Dec. 19. Senator Per kins introduced a bill today to make an appropriation of $1,400,000 to ac quire a site to construct a Federal building at Honolulu, Hawaii. Repre sentative Csuhman, of Washington, in troduced tho samo bill in tho houso. FATAL FIRE ON SHIP. Long Island Steamer Burnt and Nino Llvot are Lott. New York, Dec. 20. Uy tho burning ol tho Slnriu lino strainer, (lieu Islam1 in Long Island sound today, nine livi woio lost and property roughly est muted nt $!iS0,000 was destroyed That more lives wero not sacrificed w undoubtedly duo to tho personal cour ago of the olllrrva of the crow aul tl excellent discipline maintained when horrible death for all seemed almost certainty. hen tho steamer wi aliamloncd she was llmnc-swcpt from stem to stem, ami yet tho only persons who lost their lives wero thoso whoso oscapo had lioen entirely cut oft by the lire lietoro tho alarm reached tliem. Of tho 31 persons, including 10 pas songors, who sailed away ou tho (H Island last night, 22, Including olgl passengers, wero brought buck today. The (lien Island left her dock he last night for New Haven. Tho trii down through tho sound was without incident. About midnight, who three miles west of (Ireenwlch, Conn there came a rush of stilling smok from tho hold ami every electric light on hoard the craft went out. Cuntniu McAllister sent in tho alarm for lire drill, and the men came tuml ling out of their bunks. In tho mean time the steering gear had be blocked, ami the pilots, finding them selves unable to direct the course of tl steamer, hurried to the assistance nl tho other members of the crew In sav Ing lives. How and where the tiro originated a mystery, hut it is lvoliovod to hav started in a dvnumo located below am near the center of tho vessel. Xourl all tho passengers were in their bertl when the vessel suddenly Ikvuiiio lllhi with stilling smoke and the ligh went out. GREAT WEAKNESS OF CHINA Diplomat Shows It Is Her Lack of A Effective Army and Navy. Philadelphia, Dee. 20. Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, the Chinese mill ister to tho United Stntes, tonight nil dressed tho American Academy of po litical ami social science outhesulijec "China's Traditional Policy." Among other things he said:, "lor two thousand years China has not swerved an iota from steadily pur suing n consistent policy of peace This may bo put down to tho fact that all tho men who have played a prouiiu ent ixirt in thinese affairs have llivnri nblv been true followers of I ouftiois. "It iiiav lie urged that tho Chinese people have brought much unnecessary suffering nixm themselves by their firm adherence to the principles of peace It is true Hint thev have left thei country practically excised to foreign invasions. Thev maintain no ciTcctiv army; they have no laittleshiiM. These weaknesses are patent to all, but (hi na's strength does not lie so near th surface. 'They iiiav lx wanting in thoso showy qualities of mind mid lsslv which the )oople of tho West admire and cultivate, hut they aro endowed t an eminent degree with tlwwo hardy virtues which tell most in the struggle for existence, namely, patience, indtis try and thrift. CANNOT ADD WING. Congress Will Have to Authorize Fur ther Change in Postoffice. Washington, Dec. 20. Senator Mitchell today telegraphed Theodora II. "Wilcox, chairman of tho executive committee of the Portland Commercial club, explaining that it will lo impo siblo for the supervising architect to add another wing to the l'nrtliiml post olllco without tile authority of congress the appropriation maile two years ago authorized the wing now under con, struction, and provided only enougl money to complete it. If it can lie shown that the new wing will not provide all the room necessary, congress will have to make another ai propriation before a second wing can Iks built. Senator Mitchell has asked for some showing upon which ho can request congress to pass a bill milking another appropriation for further add! tions to tho postofheo building. hen this Is recieved lie will join with the ielegation in an effort to havo provision made in the omnibus bill. Philippine Tariff Considered. Washington, Dec. 20. Secretary Taft today had a long talk at the War ile partment with Chairman Payne, of tho houso committee on ways and means, and Representative Dalzell, the next ranking member of that committee, relative to tariff legislation for tho hilippincH, upon which subject tli secetary of war made recommendations to congress in his annual rcixirl to the president. Colonel Edwards, chief of the Bureau of insular affairs, also was present mid took an active part in tho liscussion. Placed Under Civil Service. Washington, Dec. 20. The president ssued an order today placing under vll service rules nil positions in the "orest Reserve corps of tho general land office. This will affect 538 cm- loycs, of whom only 25 aro employed n Washington. ThepostiioiiH brought into the classified service uru principal ly forest rangers, forest supervisors, superintendents and forest insiectors. Thoso employed In Washington aro en gaged principally upon clerical work incident to the protection of the, forest reserve War Vessels for Brazil. New York, Dec. 20. Tho president i as promulgated a law, cables tho Rio Janiero, Brazil, correspondent, main taining martial law for a month, and a law authorizing the government to build 28 war vessels. Tho newspaper Notizla, commenting on the peace witli .'araguay, says the Ijulu-Amcricau re unites should now more than ever llvo In orderly fashion, so as not to givo tho United States cause for interior- Rutsla Places Big Hay Order. Ran Francisco. Don. 20. A secret order for several thousands tons of hay for export shipment lias been placed with win nf llin irmillm. Orlnu nf thn city during the past lew days, and cir- cuigmaucos poim io mo missiuu gov ernment as the purchaser, REFORM 18 DELAYED Land Laws Will Not lie Clianyc At Present Session. DELAY WAS RATHER EXI'ECTE Commlitlon Appointed by Roosevelt t Decide on Needed Changes Hat Not Yet Mado Final Report. Washlntgon, Deo. 10. Tho houso committee on public lands today voted to postpone indefinitely tho bill to to toul the timber iind stono act, II action means there will lm no laud law reform this session. This rcsu was oxH"0tcd, especially In view of the fact (but tho public hinds commission hnt not yet made a llniil report. II bill passed on was by fur tho most tin iHirtant ot the Inml reform hills ih'Hi ing, hut when it was passed by the sen ate lust session there was a dlstinc understanding with tho mcmlicrs the house committee that it should not Ih) reported to tho houso during tl present congress. The houso committee turned tho bill down by a voto of 10 to 1, those voting for repeal wing: ( huimiitit Uicey, o loun; Miller of Kansas, NoeUbain California mid Volstead of Minnesota In turning down this hill the commit tee stated that the repeal ol the tlmls and smite act would shut off the some if the greater portion of the reelnma tion fund, and would seriously hiimli cap irrigation work logun by the gov eminent, f urthermore, it was sal that the reKal of this law would ho o immeasurable benefit to railroad eon (mules and other largo holders of forest reserve lands, us it would cause a con sldoruhle rise in the value of serli which would bo tho only remaining way of getting large tracts of goern ment tlniVr land. There was, more over, a general K-llef that tho timle and stone act, if proerly administered Is not a bud law. ROOSEVELT URGES ACTION. Anxious Interstate Commerce Com mission to Have Greater Power, Washington, Deo. 10. President Roosevelt considered todav with several friends his recommendation that ii creased powers lie conferred by leglshi tion uihjii the Interstate ( onimero commission. Those to whom ho talked were not srnlv meiiiliers of congre but men in other walks nf life. To all he indicated Ills earnest desire that ac tion of a dentlite nature action that would bring results to the )oople shoiilil lie taken as soon an practicable A lay or two ago lie cousiilereil the question with Judge (irosscup, of Chi cago. Tisluy he discussed It wit) Judge William W. Morrow, of th United States court at Sun I nine I sen Uy invitatoin of the president, a sio ciul committee of tho( ommerclal Truv elers rrotecttve association calusl on him today to consider his reeommenda tion that the Hiwers of the Interstate Commerce commission 1m' extended s as to enable the commission to puss up. on questions of railroad freight rates subject only to review by the courts. MITCHELL MUCH GRATIFIED. He Wins Important Committeeship In Face of Much Opposition, Washington, Dec. 1(1. Senator Mitchell was highly gratified tisluy to receive the apiHiintnient us chairman of the committee on lutcroccauic cu- nals, which will handle all legislation lereafter enacted affecting the Panama 'anal ami the canal zone. Ile succeeds the late Senator Ilaniin very strong light wns made to keeii Senator Mithcell out of his iswltloii, and it was only when all endeavor to force Senator Piatt to accept tho placu failed that the position was given to tho Oregon senator I riemls of Puiiama really wanted to make kittredge, of South Dakota, chairman of tills committee, but could not consistently jump him over Mitch II. Senator Mitchell was fought liocauso he was an eiinicst advocate of the Mc nrngua route Dredge for Oregon Harbors Washington, Dec. 10. Iteprosetitii tlvu Hermann appeared before tho riv' ers and harbors committee in support f his bill asking an appropriation of 100,000 for u dredge to ho used on Oregon coast burs. Representative lermann has received assurances, from Chairman Ihirton and other members f tho committee which leail him to hcllveo tho committee will incorporate n the river ami harbor bill a provision ir tho dredge. I lie committee is mi Ming to make further appropriations for the coast projects. Oregon Lands Withdrawn. Washington, Dee. 10. Commission cr Richards of thu general laml olllco him ordered the withdrawal of 40,080 acres in the Ijikeview, Or., district on account of tho Silver lake Irrigation project. Another withdrawal takes In :i:i4,()H0 acres of public lands In tho Redding, Cul., laml district and 403,- 300 acres In the Susanville, Cul ., ills trlct from all forms of disposal. These withdrawals Involve 12 townships and are in connection with largo govern ment projects under consideration in those districts Can Hit Fortress Anywhere, Headquarters Third Japanese Army, via Fiisun, Dec. 10. Kvery part of tho ity and harbor of Port Arthur is visl- Io from zOll-Mclcr hill. Tho streets of tho city uru deserted, and but few soldiers aro doing patrol duty. Many buildings havo been burned and others iiitterecl, Tho shelters of thu harbor resent a strange appearance with tho turrets, masts and funnels of warships lowing just nliovo thu water. Thero not a vessel ulloat In thu harbor. Canada Will Not Come to Fair. Ottawa, Ont., Doc. 10. Tho Domin ion government decided today not to send an exhibit to tho Lewis and Clark oxpositlon. AMEltICA LOSING FLOUR TRADE Shaw Confers Willi Mlllnrt Regarding Drawback on Imported Wheat, Washington, Dec. 17. At tho quest of Secretary Shaw, lepieseuta tlves of a number of the lending Hour' lug mill Inteiests of Iho country wei at.tbe tiisisury department today conference with Ilia secretary on tho subject of the regulations now In pre arntlou to allow draw buck on exported Hour Hindu In part from Impelled wheat. During the conference the sec rotary questioned tho millers present on several mutters of detail in cornice tion with tho milling of wheat, tho condition of tho export trado and tho necessity for tho action asked for. At tho conclusion of tho conference statement niudo by Secretary Hhaw was given out in which be says: "The iliiportucuo of thoquestlon will ho upprcciutcd when It Is known that during October, 1UIKI, 1,800,000 barrel of American made Hour were exported and In October, 1001, loss than 800,000 barrels, hi other words, the exportu tion of American niudo Hour lias fall off during tho present sixisoii more than one-half. If tho Kuropeaii bakers that have been using tho American mud' Hour change, It will he next to Iuihm slide to get the trade Imck, and It neve can be gotten back until the American farmer sells his wheat cheap enough t permit the American miller to under sell." SLAIN DY DRUNKEN RUSSIAN Chinaman Singled Out 'by Sailor an Filled with Uullott. Shanghai, Dec. 17. The disorders created by the sailors of thcdlsmauth Russian vessels Askold and tirotnovo reached their climax yesterday who one of the crew of tho Askold murdered n Chliiitmuu without the slightest prov ocutlon. Tho Russian wns apparently Intoxi Ctttcd n nd rushed through one of the streets of the Chinese settlement will a loaded revolver In his hand. II fired several shots at passers by, hut fulled to do any damage. Then ho iiindo for a Chimiiuuu who was stand lug in front of his store, and, seizing It i in by tho throat, emptied the remain lug chambers nf the pistol Into Ids vie tim's Isslv. A iH'titlon has lieen lire seated to the authorities here request ing that the Itiissiau crews ho exclmhs from the Chinese settlements, where they hnxe been making life a burden for the residents. The mutter will, in all proiwliliillty, lie submitted to the foreign consul", us not a day has iissc during tlio past mouth or so without some complaint Is'lng made against the Russians. Ni fur as can lo learned the Chinese ulllcials have kept the mutter secret, but this latest exnlo It could not lo kept from the knowledge ol thu isMiple In general, mid unites action is likely to lie taken against thu llusslau sailors. TO QET PHILIPPINE EXHIOIT. 1005 Fair Deal Only Awaits Approval ol Insular Department. St. Isiuis, Dec. 17. Tho Chronicle this evening says: Tho sale of a luru'e l'hllipldlie exhibit for $10,000 to the l-ols and Clark ex isisitlou comiKiny, is awaiting tho an tborliHtion of tho Insular department it Washington. A careful ami exten sivo list of displays, makliik' a very omprehensive Inanimate exhibit, was prcparis! by the Philippine hoard fi tin, 1'iirtlititil ciiniMitiv. Tin, itrb.i, i , j . - ......... $10,000 was accepted by the Western niir corporation, ami mo conclusion o tho diul nnlv awaits the Ulinrnvul n tin. WiiHliim.liiM iititluirllio. Tim iivhlhit Includes dlwiihivs frntn the ethnological, agricultural, forestry ami other iiiinortiint denartments at the St. bails fair. It Is estimated that the I-ewls ami Chirk company couli not illlliltcnto llin lOtlillill In tin. twlnni! nitft ulilt. In P.kpt tfittil ftr it,, ill, l, tl sum u win pay inr mo exiiinii io no so, cured In this wny. No Nowt of Milting Attache. Purls, Dec. 17. The foreign olllco us not received any information which it considers creditable concerning the lisnppcnrutico of Lieutenant Ileculver ille, thu rrcuch naval attache tit Port Arthur. The statement was brought out by sensational Iiiulon papers to thu effent that tho olllcials hero hud icen advised that Japanese torpedo mats deliberately sunk a Junk on hoard f which were the ItciicIi ami lierman naval attaches. Tho olllcials point out that the $2,000 reward for news of its missing attache Is still unclaimed. Soldiers Let Riots Go On. (inmol, Russia, Dec. 17. During to- lay s session of the court which Is try ing thu men accused of being responsi ble for the rioting hero in September, 1003, a new witness, u railroad em ploye, repeated hlH.stutcmciit that tho soldiers' attemptH to stop thu workmen ho wero rioting wero almost medium- cul ami without miinifesltiig Interest. Thu witness lidded It needed only a few energetic orders to stop thu rioting. Ho called tho attention of several oil). cers to this fact, but his efforts wero 1 no avail. Election May De Nullified. Rutte, Mont., Dec. 17. Tho Sllvor Row county grand Jury, culled lust spring to investigate various county unices, tisluy forcibly seized upon thu ballots of thu lust county election, de spite tho protests of County Clerk Weston, the custodian. Jmlgu Harney then notified thu griind Jurors they wero lischargeil. Thu judge Hays thu action of tho Jurors may nullify thu election, as thu ballots must not hu touched ex cept on order of tho court. Robber Locks Cashier In. Hlbblng, Minn., Dec. 17 A lono robber held up thu hunk at Chlsliolm luring business hours today, secured $2,200, and escaped. Ho forced Cash ier Grlesor into thu vault nt tho muz zle of n revolver and locked thu door. TO ACQUIRE CANAL. Situ o( Locks at Ureyon City May lie Condemned. SENATOR rilLTTUN FATHER'S HILL. Hopes to Have It Included In River and Harbor Moature Nation Hnt a Right to Uulld. Washington, Dec. 14. Ilnsed on n repmt ol United Stntes Attorney Hull, sent to congress tisluy by thu sccietnry of war, Senator Fulton Intomls to intio. dure n hill authorising thu government to ncpilio by condemnation thu culm I and locks owned and operated by Ilia Porthind deneral electric company nt Willamette Falls. Thu hoard of engi neers, which nmdo an examination of this canal two years ngo, repot ts thcrn Is eulllclciit water In tho river even at llin lomst stage, Io meet tho duuinnds of commerce and to supply power for the sevctal manufacturing esliihllsh ments now located at Oregon Clly. District Attorney Hall, icportlugon the leunl question, says If tlio govern ment desires to ncqiilre thlscsmil, "tho hivusmc of dnuingo would ho thu actual present and prospective value of thu locks, together with the damage sul feied by depriving owners ol the light Io Uko wnler therefrom fm miinufnc tiirlnii or other commercial purposes, " Already, bused on these reports, Sen- ntot I'lilton lull si-clued a pininlrii fiom lteproscnlnlive Jones to cinlcuvni to se cure a provision In the liver ami mil- bor hill, now being fiumed, authnrWtiig the piii'hsro ol the elect lie company's canal sltcr couileiiimillon. Represent ative Jones will bum) his demands on Senator Fulton's hill, which will prob- ubiy fix the limit ol the coat of the cnuul at $1100,000 or $700,000. SHORTER SCHOOL DAY. New York Uoard to Contlder Adop tion oi inree-nour uay. ' ., i., V.trlr tl.MV 1 .1 A rMtwilt la l,n. Ing prepared by Hupeilntendent Max unll for nriititiitltilt In llin liiuiril nf ciliii'.iiiuit, which, it is said, will lm 11m Hist slop toward tho adoption of a throe hour or tbiee nqd a half hour day for the Ion in t grndo In ull Iho elementary schools ( this city. Tb board nf superintendents has Iktii Investigating ns to th relative results obtained by full day classes, nn rl.ll.fin rtsHSiM iimriitnt i'Iiimm.s Hful nftrrnoou classes in the first two school )car, since the m-glunlng ol Novem ber. Die Investigation was begun ns n S..NIllt nf n liriiltiuml In fill ilnu'll lltt. school day In lheo giadna geneiallv by eliminating certain studies. President Tlflt, uf tho board of education, said in reiercncn io Hie scheme: "VVMI,, k till. I.mif ,1,1V Is nrnlutlilv - " " ,. good to keep children oil the stirela In some parts of llin city, I believe In short school days for younger children. I would irlvn nvriv child educational facilities as great ns possible, hut not so great ns to interfere with proper mental ami physical giowth. Moio than threo liouir' class work dully makes thu chlldieii lestless," CHINESE LIKELY TO RISE. Flrtl Japanese Roverto It to De tho Signal. Chicago. Dec. 14. Tho Chlraim Dally News has thu following today from a staff conespomleiit at Hong Kong: "Humors ol Impending Ilotcr trou bles are prevalent throughout NorCi China. Information from several sources points to tlio fact that the Chl- no'u are drilling uveiywheie, and that conditions nru similar to those that preceded the last outbreak, but that the trouble Is more widespread, and the organization much better. It it be lie vwl that large nnmliers of Japan ese officers are drilling troops In tho Interior and commanding detachments of deneral Ma'a oi my northwest of ekln, anil that a Japanese revorro will be the signal for a geneial uprising nt the Chinese ngulnal Rusilii, led by Jap an) se olllcors. "Many residents bote feat that such an outbreak could not bo confined to Its original limits hut would ontlunger the safety of tho foreigners throughout China." RuttlaMay Prolott. tit. Petersburg, Dec. 11. Consider- tiiu interest Is manifested in tho re- ort from the liland of I'erlm, In tho straits of Huh el Mniideb, that thu llritlsh sleamor Kt. Leonards una taken to i'erlm by tho llritlsh cruiser Fox be cause sho was credited with ruirylng coal for the Russian second Pacific qiiadron. If it should appear that the Ht. Leonard was stopped solely for Iho reason that she was lurrying coal for the Russian squadron the matter a likely to hecomu thu subject of a pro test to tho llritlsh government. Peace It Made In Paraguay, New York Doc, 14, Peaco agree ments betweon the government of Para guay and tho revolutionists were fixed for signing on boaid tho Argentine cruiser El Plata, according to a Heiald dispatch from iluenos Ayres, Juan II. Gaonu will be electod president. It Is said lie has accepted tho olllco only alter much entreaty by partisans of tho government as well ui by tlio revo lutionists. Uaona Is n bunker and bus iness man who has nevoi taken part In politics, Tho cabinet will bo formed, I mombors of both parties To Seek Out Dalt'lc Fleet. London, Doc, 14. The Hhangliul cor respondent of tho London Post alleges to havo received good information to tho effect that A Jatmuosu squadron ill soon start In searcli of Iho Rus sian Raltlc fleet, with tho intontlon of giving battle at a point far removed from Port Arthur. This move, tlio lorrospomlent's Informant states, is mado possible by recent additions to the Jnpaueeo Hoot, which incroaecs It to an exceptional grade cf efficiency.