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COTTAGE GROVE. . . OREGON.
A SPECIAL MESSAGE
President Sends Communication
to Congress on Jap Question.
The following communication has
been transmitted to both houses of Con
gress by t lie President:
"I Inclose herewith for your Informa
tion the tiniil report made to nie lcr
nonally bv Se. rctary Metcnlf on the sit
intioii affecting the Jai'.mese In Man
Francisco. The report ileitis with three
matters of controversy lust, the vx
fluioiit. O t' the Javanese children from
th S.m Kram lsi o sillis.ls. second, the
boycotting of Japanese restaurants,
and,
t h id. acts 01 vio.euce
commuted
against the Japanese. .
As to the Iirst matter. I call voir
et,e.i:il .mention to the very small
nuiiilur ol Japanese children who
tend school, to the testimony as
the brightness, cleanliness ami ood
liavior of llcse J.u anese chihlren m
ut
to Le
the K,.i,,w,l mi. I to the flit tli.it.
owing to
their beini: scattered throughout the
tttv the requirement for them all to
tro" to one special s. hool Is impossible
of fulfillment and means that they can-
not
out
have school tacililies. i.ei me poo i
further that there would be no
lection
whatever to exciiniiuc worn m-
.1 n,:iin'si on the score 01
age It is obviously not uesirame n.n
xoung men should go to sclutol with
children. The oiuy point Is the exclu
sion of the children themselves. The
number of Japanese children attending
the public schools in s-aa ruuujiu
verv small. The government has al-
i.. ..,,...t.t thnt suit be brought to
...... .i,.. .....oiiitnrioiirilitv" of the act in
i. hi mv verv earnest hope Is
that such suit will not be necessary
and that as a matter of comity the cm
w. . .. i.-..m.m will refuse to vie
rrive these voting Japanese children of
education and will permit them to go to
thT'2,0l!,f.esinn as to the violence
the Jai.anese is most admirably
tiul bv Secretary Metcalf. and 1
I.... , t.,". ... ,..i.i in his statement.
have
1 am
entirely contident that, as retary
Metcalf says, the overwhelming Mnl -.
. rf... nf i'i hforiim is tor
J i -a.., on.i for the nrotection of
1HW ItllU I'l hi. '.I'" ---- .
the Japanese in their persons and prop
erty ISotli the chief of police and the
acting mavor of San Francisco assured
Secretary Metcalf that everything pos
sible would be done to protect the Jap
anese In the city. I authorized and di
rected Secretary Metcalf to state that
If there was failure to protect persons
and property, then the entire pwer ol
the Federal government within the lim
4 is of the constitution would be used
j.romptlv and vigorously to enforce 1 1 lie
observance of our treaty, the ""P rente
law of the land which treaty Kim ran-
tee
.a in .im.anese resiueios -,.-.. -..
. nii no hit n i eii."
ectlon
for their persons and property: and to
thTs end everything in my power would
be done, and all the f' 'fees of the I ni ed
Slates, both civil and militarv vv hich
I couhl lawfully employ wou d be em
ployed. I call especial attention to the
concluding sentence of Secretary ,Met
calf's feport of November -. IW- ,
Secretary Metcalf s report is ad
dressed to the President under date or
November 26 last, and in part is as fol-
l0"fn itv previous report I said noth
ing as to the causes leading up to the
icfion of the ;h.x.l boi.rd In Pan
the resolution of October U. n d t he
effect of such action upon Japanese
Ti.o..:. m..i.i.ni of the city or .-an
Francisco, desiring to attend the Public-
schools of that city. A report uu
matter will now be made. .!1
.i. thit for several years
this
the
w,.i ',.t ..,.,.,( ion of San Francisco had
I ' " 1. inir the advisability of es-
inhiiahinir ft.T.Mrate schools f
Chinese.
Ar.anese and Corean children
and on
May 6. liftiS. passed the
fallowing reso-
-Kesolved. That the board -of educa
tion is determined in its efforts to ef
fect the establishment of separate
schools for Chinese and Japanese PUP'
not only for the purpose of relieving the
congestion at present prevailing in our
schools, but also for the higher end
tv,..t our children should not te- ph" ea
our
in any position
Y.i-.uions mav 1
n where meir j.juni.
be affected bv association
J . ,i 's .i X I . ... . .1 i j n mee
Willi PUi'liS oi wie .ii -..iii-".'". . -
And on October 11 the board pa
sed
the following resolution:
Resolved. That in accordance with
article X. section 1M2 of the school
law of California, principals are hereby
directed to send all Chinese. Japanese
or Corean children to the Oriental pub
lie school, situated on the south side
of Clav street, between I'owell and Ma
son streets, fin and after Monday, Oc
tober 15. 190C
The action of the board In the pass
age of the resolutions of May 6, 1'JOn,
and October 11. 190'1, was undoubtedly
largely influenced by the activity of
the Japanese and Corin hxclusion
league, an organization formed for the
purpose of securing' enactment by the
congress of the I'nited States of a law
extending the provisions of the exist
ing Chinese exclusion act so as to ex
clude Japanese and Coreans.
"The number of schools In San Fran
cisco prior to Anril IS was 76. Of this
number 'Zi primary or grammar schools
and two high schools were destroyed by
fire, and one high school was destroyed
by earthquake, leaving 45 schools. Since
April IS, 21 temporary structures have
been erected, making the total number
of school buildings at the present time
72.
"The Oriental school, the school set
apart tor the Chinese, Japanese and Co
rean children, is in the burned section.
There is only one Japanese student at
tending this school at the present time,
and there, are no Japanese children at
tending any of the other public schools.
I visited the Oriental school in com
pany with the Japanese consul and
found it to compare favorably with
many of the new temporary structures
erected In the city. The course of in
struction is exactly the same as at the
other public schools, and competent
teachers are assigned for duty in this
school. Nearly all of the pupils at
tending this school have to bo taught
the Kngllsh language.
"I found the sentiment in the state
verv strong against Japanese young
men attending the primary grades. Many
of the people were outspoken in their
condemnation of this course, saying
that they would take exactly the same
stand against American young men of
similar ages attending" the primary
grades. I am frank to say that this
objection seems to rue a most reasonable
one. All of the political parties in the
state have Inserted in their platforms
planks In favor of Japanese and Co
rean exclusion, and on March 7, 1!05, the
state legislature passed a joint resolu
tion urging that action be taken by
treaty or otherwise to limit anil dimin
ish the further immigration of Japan
ese laborers into the I'nited States.
"The press of San Francisco pretty
generally upholds the action of the
board of education. Of the attitude of
the more violent and radical newspapers
it Is unnecessary to speak further than
to say that their tone is the usual tone
of hostility to 'Mongol hordes,' and the
burden of' their claim is that Japanese
are no better than Chinese, and that
t lie same reasons which dictated the ex
clusion of the Chinese call for the ex
clusion of th Japanese as well.
"The temper and tone of the more
conservative newspapers mav better bo
illustrated by an epitome of their ar-l-'iiuient
upon the public school ques
tion. That argument practically Is as
follows: The public schols of California
are a state and not a Federal institu
tion. The slate has the power to abol
ish those schools entirely, and the Fed
eral government would have no right
to lift its voice In protest. Upon the
other hntnl. the slat tnav extend the
pilMleues of Its schools to aliens upon
such terms as It, the stale, niay elect,
snd the Federal government has no
right to nuesllon Its action In this re
nurd 1'rlnuirll v and essentially the
puhlle schools are designed for the edu
cation of the eltlncns of the state The
state Is Interested In the education or
Its own cltlncns alone It would not
for a moment maintain this expensive
Institution t educate ioicikh.-i-i nun
aliens who would cat rv to their eonu-
I ie the fruits of such cnicanou ie...--ore.
If It should be held that there was
discrimination operat mis In violation
of the tteatv with Japan in t no siaies
treatment of Japanese children, or even
it a new
trcatv wlltl .i.ipan suou.u
framed whn
of Japanese
)i would contain on nenan
sub'ects the in ost fa v 01 1 d -
nut ion'
met bv
i. ...... n,i- count anil w.uii.i oe
i... i'.i.. which won:. I then ex
-I...I.. r...... tli n-n of Its nulill.- Si 11 Oi ' 1 s
nil alien children of every nationality
and limit tin- rights of tree education to
children of Its own cltuens. for whom
ii,. .....inm is iniMiaiilv dcsU-ned and
maintained, and If the stale should do
this the Federal government could not
,-oniiilain. since no trcatv right could be
...o. i. ,.i i....i tlie children of Japanese
were treated precisely as the children
of all foreign nation.
The feeling In the state I further
i I esue. lallv 111 labor circles.
Hie report en the conn u ions m
Hawaiian Isuiii.'
is eoniaineu m nui
l..i ,,. ki; .it i lie liiire.ltl Ol l.ai
r.
1 e-
Vhe
,n.,,i,i,i of . '.mimcr. e and twit
r.
claim
. . . . ... ... i . i.. ... i. d n. ... ii
is mace tnai ci n- ...
almost
waitau
entirelv driven u"iu ice
Islands', and that the Japanese
arc gra.li
fori mg ev en the mii.ui
w hlte traders oi
Many of the
the state, on the
H of business,
foieinosl euueator In
otl-.er hand, are strong
tt.e a. Hon of the San
v oppose. I to
Francisco ..
rd of education. Japan-
CVifornta. an institution maintained
lard supported bv the Mate They are
!,;,! admitted to. and gla.llv welcomed
at Stantord C I'.', v ers; t Sail Francisco.
I so' lar as known, is the only city which
nr.i 1,1111 II...1 III llie Lliiui--".!
tscrtmin.iteil against Japanese t m.
1 talked with a number of promi
lals.r men. and they all said that
had no nine, lien to Japanese ch;.-
nt
th.
i,..i, ..i leu. lick.- the primary train s. vuai
thev wanted Japanese children now in
it,..' lulled States to have the
same
s. hool privilege as children
of other
........ ,d imt Hot thev were
mi alterably
opposed to Japanese young men attend
in the primary graoes
The objection to Japanese
men at-
tendmir the primary grades
ould very
readily be met by a simple
rule limit-
ing the ages of all
those grades. All of
whom 1 talked while
hlldren attending
the teacher with
In San Francisco
nok.. In the highest terms or trie Jap
anese children, saying that thev were
among the very best of their pupils,
cleanly in their persons, well behaved,
studious, and remarkably bright.
"The board of eduiation of Mm Iran
Cisco declined to rescind its resolution
of October 11. claiming that, having es
tablished a separate schiml for Chinese.
Japanese and Corean children, the pro
visions of section l'i'l-' of the political
code became mandatory."
Kesutue of Japanese attending public
schools in San Francisco as mentioned
in the foregoing communication:
Number of pupils
Number of si-hoo'.s they attended
Number of pupils at
S years old
. .!3
years
years
years
years
years
years
years
years
years
years
years
years
years
years
oi.l
old
old
old
old
old
old
old
old
old
old
old
old
8
i
10
11
1 '
13
14
1 5
l
IS
in
. S
! 4
. 1"
.
. 1-
. 6
. 4
old
Number of pupils at
First grade
Second grade
Third grade
Fourth grade
Fifth grade
Sixth grade
Seventh grade
F.iehth grade
Number of pupils born in
Japan
. 1 o
. 1 1
.l"i
.11
.13
'a'
frilled States
Number of Ac
tlirls
"A boycott' w as maintained in San
Francisco from October o in i -
by members of the Cooks anu waneis
I nion against japane.-e i .-.-. .. u . .... . - -
ing business in that city, .-xeari) an ..
the leaders of labor organizations n
San Francisco interviewed on this mile
Wt disclaimed any gnowie.me o ......
formal action being taken for the boy
cotting of these restaurant.
"As a matter or raci. a n.' " "r- ,
ive boycott was maintained .ik.ii......
nearly all of trie Japanese rem.iu.
located in San Francisco lor at imi
three week. rickets were stationed m
front of these restaurants and every ef
fort was made to prevent people from
patronizing them. At times stones were
thrown and windows broken, and in one
or two instances ine I'l'T"'.""
restaurants were struck bv these stones.
"I am satisfied, from inquiries in.iu-7
by me and from statements mane iu
me by the Japanese restaurant keeper':,
tv,..t th throwing or stones anu or'-an-
ing of windows was not done bv the men
picketing the restaurants, but by young
men r.nd bovs who had gathered In front
of the restaurants as soon as the boycott
was instituted.
Assaults have from time to time
been made upon Japanese subjects resi
dent In the city of San Francisco I
was Informed by the ctner or ponce mai
upon receipt of a communication from
the Japanese consul tie at once Instruct
ed captains of police to mane every ei-
fort to uii.r. these assaults, anil, ir nec
essary, to assign men In citizens' clothes
to accomplish the purpose.
These attacks, so i am inioio.c.j,
with but one exception were mane wnen
no policeman was In the immediate
neighborhood. Most of them were made
by bovs and young men; many of thern
were vicious In character, ana oiuy one
appears to have been rnaue witn a view
of robbing the persons attacked. All
these assaults appear to have been made
subsequent to the rire and earttiquage
in San Francisco, and my attention was
not called to any assaults made prior to
the IMh day of April. l!0fi
"I know that these assaults upon the
Japanese are universally condemned by
all good citizens of California. For
months the citizens of San Francisco
and Oakland have been terrorized by
numerous murders, assaults and rob
beries, both at day and night. The po
lice have been powerless. The assaults
upon the Japanese, however, were riot
made, In my Judgment, with a view of
robbery, but rather from a feeling of
racial hostility, stirred up possibly by
newspaper accounts of meetings that
have been held at different times rela
tive to the exclusion of Japanese from
the I'nited States.
"While the sentiment of the state of
California, aH manifested by the public
utterances of the Japanese arid Corean
F.xeluslon league, by articles in many
of the leading ne wspn pers In the state,
by declarations of the political parties
in their platforms, and by the passage
of a Joint resolution bv the state legis
lature fin March 7, laOfi, Is In favor of
the exclusion of Japanese, coolies, yet
the overwhelming sentiment in the state
is for law and order and for the pro
tection of Japanese in their persons and
their properly.
"The chief of police of the city of Han
Francisco, as also the acting mayor of
the city, assured me that everything
Possible would be done to protect the
Japanese subjects In San Francisco, and
they urgently requested that all cases
f.f assault and all violations of law af-
' ' ''i'"!" at once reported
to the chief of police.
"I unblessed very strongly upon t ho
acting mayor of the city, as also upon
the chief of police, the gravity of the
situation, and told thern that, as offi
cers charged with the enforcement of
the law and the protection of property
and person, you looked to thern to see
that all Japanese subjects resident in
Fan Francisco were afforded the full
protection guaranteed to them by our
treaty with Japan.
"If. therefore, the police power of San
Francisco Is not Hiifliclent to meet the
situation and guard and protect Japan
ese residents in San Francisco, to whom
under our treaty with Japan we guar
antee 'full and perfect protection for
their petson and property.' then, It
seems to tne. It I clearly the duty of
the Federal government to afford such
protection All considerations which
may move n nation, evetv consideration
of duty In the preservation of our tteatv
obligation, every consideration tuompt
e.l by fa veais or more of close friend
shin Willi the empire of Japan, would
unite In demanding. It seems to Ine, ot
the I'nited States government and nil
lis people, the fullest protection and t he
i. ,.i,,.. , eonsidet at Ion for the subjects ot
Japan."
V strike of New York milioail cm
' es seem (Hi 'balilo.
Tlio iv. ir has lixcl lYIuiiarv t?u tin
il.ite for pai liamciitai v election.
M illi.'tis mo sa'hl to I'c "ti tlic .inl
iiftlvinc from tin' (amino in China.
Tlif I 'k'talioina c.uisl it ill imial rumen
ti.ui lias ail ! an uctl f..r tin' lioli.lavs.
Japan i in u (sisition to put an ininv
of 7."0.iH men in tlit'lieM if iicci s-aiy .
Ton ootiiMvssiiicti lniM' gone to Phum
ma foi t ho piirsc of ii w ing tlu 1 i l:
ilitoli.
Stiiiletits at Viinapoli cHoco Ivtu'licl
u necjro for an iault oil a white
woman.
The Interstate Commerce commissi. ui
will nvi'inmcii.l a law to prevent car
shot ta ire.
A captain in the notorious Twenty
tilth rew'imctit of infantry has lucn slud
by a negro pt i ate.
The president may issue an appeal 1
through the Kixl t'i. s tor aid for the
Chinese famine sufferers.
Senator Ankciiy has uracil upon the
War department the necessity of im
proving the I'pptT Coluiulii.i river.
A new Yotirk woman lt-fore commit-ting-suicide
dircetcd that her two An
cru oats la forwarded to the president.
Her wishes have leen complied with.
l-'onr rich Nehniskitns have lcen con
victed of laud frauds.
Oregon miners will ask the next leg
islature for a state mining inspector.
liiiilroad men and shippers tittrihute
tiiticli of the nir shortage to excessive
prosperity.
Creditors of Zion City are making
strenuous efforts to p't affair- of the
IViwie city settled.
The pope has sent a protest luninst
the French church policy to all the
pupil representatives ahr.cul.
The San Francisco sclnsil Ixiard -etises
liooscvclt of nietldlini.' hihI mis
representation in the Japanese .iies
tioti. C. A. Protity, of Vermont, inemher
of the Interstate commission, says
freight rates w ill soon Is- red need all
over the count rv.
Hilary Herbert, cx-secretarv of the
Navy, says the president did iiothiii.'
more in the dischari;" of theiiivro
troops than (irant and I-ee l..th did.
The Chinese famine is growing
worst-.
There is a move to put a I'.rit ish
prince on the Servian throne.
All Italian shipping" has been tied up
bv the general strike of seamen.
At Nort!ok,N eb., the temperature is
3 U-!ov zero with emil at L'n -r ton.
Japanese warships will avoid San
Francisco f. r a time lest the Maine dis
aster recur.
A ininir:!.' cxohin:i.'e has heen or.tu:
ized in Chinio in connection wit It the
board of trade.
tiermans are contident of a tariff
agreement bet ween their country and
the Cnited Slates.
A fuel famine is on at Phoenix, Ariz.
Tin-re is no oil and the oas and electric
plants, have shut dow n .
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Putter Fancy creamery, .",irn :!.".
p.s Oregon much, .'! js-r dozen.
poultry Average old hens, 1 1 ot 1 l!o
rT jsiiind; mixed chickens, 1 1 fit 1 !.';
sprini, llf-ilt.'c; old roosters, itot 1 lc;
dressed chickens;, 14 Ot loo; turkeys,
live, 17 Ot l'V; turkeys, dressed,
choice, L'Dfi !'-'; geese, live, 0o;
ducks, 15ft Hie.
Fruits Apples, common to choice,
.r)0e?t"5c js r Isix ; choice to fancy, (t
2.50; js-ars, $1 Ot l.fil); cntnlxTries,
$ll.r0ritl2..r0 per barrel; persimmons,
f 1 .50 fa r Ikix.
Vega-tables Turnips, fiOcf" $1 s-r
sack; carrots, 00cfitl per sack; ls'ets,
$1 .2'0t 1 .50 js-r sack ; horseradish, '.Hit
Hit: per pound; sweet jxitatocH,
2?4'e per pound; cabbage, l .'ftl '.jC
pr-r pound; cauliflower, f 1 .25 per doz
en; celery, $4W4.50 per crate; lettuce,
head, .'iOc jK-r dozen ; onions, lOfrijac
s-r dozen; pumpkin;, 1 ir pr sund ;
spinach, 4ax5c s-r jsiiind; hijuash If";
1 M' per jxmnd.
Onions Oregon, 75cp$1 per hun
dred. Potatoes Oregon P.tirbankH, fancy,
$ If" 1.10; common, "of-i H5c.
Wheat Club, (;5ft);c; blur-stem,
C,70 Me; valley, (iiir.i fuc; red, (i.'ic.
Outs No. 1 white, $25oi2i; gray,
$24.50n. 25.
p,jir,.y Feed, $2K 21 .50 per Ion ;
brewing, T2-r'"; rolled, 22.5Ufc,24.
live $ i .406 1 .45 js r cwt.
CornWhole, $20; cracked, $27 per
ton.
J lay Valley timothy, No. 1, $llo(;
12 per ton; F.astern Oregon timothy,
$l4n' Hi; clover, $7fH; cheat, $7.50
Oi 8.50; j? rain hay, 1 M)f K.50; ulfalfu,
$11.50; vetch hay, 7o,7.50.
Veal Dressed, 5fa He. per rsiiind.
p,ecf Dressed bulln, (i2k per
pound; cows, 4 f, 5c; country utt-crs,
5fi5).J.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, HOiJe per
jxitind: ordinary, lln.7c
pork Dressed, Mi He. jcr pound.
IIojih llei,15(i per jxnind, according
to quality.
Wool Fasten) Oregon average. bcHt,
l.'irii lKc, accord int,' to nlirinkaee; val
ley, 2or 2'lc, according to iinciH MH; mo
hair, clioicn, 20(,28(J.
IN THE NATIONAL
Tliurti1y, Dtc 20.
I Washington, Dec, 20 Senator I'or
.lUet iH-ciipicd t lie at lent ion of I he sen
ale HI Its last session before I he holiday
t eccss today in an extended criticism
of the lusis of t he pt esnlciit 's ad ion
1 in d ischiii cing t be negro 1 1 oops of the
Twenty uflli Intaiiliy on invi unt if I In
j I'.iow iisv tile laid. lie was teplnil to
hriclh bv Lodge, while '. d t sustained
' t he demand of t ic 'luo senator for a
I lull investigation of the matter h the
'senate militaty committee. A lesolu
' t ion decl.niiig fir such an investiga-
I I i. .11 is before t lie senate for action at
its next meet big .
Washington, Dec. 20. Vftcr being
in session for t lirec-iiiai lets of an hour
today, the house adjourned until Janu
ary .'!, l!07. I lnply desks gtcctcd the
speaker when the house ci i v cm d . and
t he desire to get away for t he holiday s
was superior to the inclination for bu-t-tics.
M .lidell, of Wyoming, sii'vccdeil in
passing the bill extending to u l'.
I l''U7. t lie t i ii it- in w hich etit I men tnav
make tinal settlement on the Mioh.uic
ii.iiiin reset vat ion . Then Pax lie, of
New toik, ejillttl up his resolution le
lal iiii; to t he dist ribul ion of the presi
dent ' annual message to the sevcial
enmiiiittei s in accordance with a cus
tom that has citcd since the fouuda
t i. mi of t he government .
The house passed the resolution and
adjourned at 12.45 p. in. A bundled
members waited to extend the season's
greeting t Speaker Cannon.
Wednesday, Dec. 19.
Washington, lVc. Hi. President
ICi .osev elt s message dealing with his
action in dismissing from the army the
negro troops of the three Companies of
the Twenty tilth mtaiitry furnished the
one topic of interest in the senate's ses
sion todav. A lively debate followed
the reading i.f the nies-age as to what
should I e done w ith it .
F. niker w anted it sent to the mili
tary committee with instructions to
make further investigation, should the
committee deem it necessary. He said
that in reality much that apn'iircd to
be testimony was not testimony, us
much of it was imt tinder oath. hi
objection from Clav, the senate post
Hiiied action until tomorrow.
The M'iisioti calendar was cleared by
the passage of nn re than 2otl private
pension bills.
At the suggestion of Senator lo!ge,
Pr. si'lei.t P. k iscv elt 's l'.iiiaina liu s-age
will be printed for the senate in "nor
mal" spelling. K itt li dge si cured the
adoption of an order f..r "jo.ooii copies.
Washington, Dec. 111. In the lions,,
todav l.acey, of nva, took a pronounc
ed -.-ition in oiMisition to ilie adjourn
ment of congress for the Christmas hol
idays, dcelai in;.' that "it is idiotic for
the house to adjourn illld then jam all
legislation through under whip and
spur during, the elo-ing days."
Clark, of Mis-ouri, delated that the
statement made by Iju'cv iiIkmii the
id i. rt-y of adjourning for the holiday
was the most sensible thing he had said
for the pa-t 12 years.
After cn-idi-rnblc discussion on a
propo-e increase of eletkrt an ab-ei
of a 1 1 1 t u tn was revealed and the house
adjourned.
Tuesday, December 18.
Washington, I is. The senate
todav devoted nearly four hours to
considerat ion of unobju'ted bills on its
calendar. The n -ult was the passage
of a number of measures of minor im
ortanoo. Anions those issed waj one
ant horizin' a governtiieiit loan of $lo,
linii.iMMl to the Jamsetown Tercenten
nial Fxssit ion comaiiy, and annlher
providiiik' for an investigation of the
industrial, social, moral, edinntional
and phyi.-iciil condition of women and
child workreM in the I'nited Stales by
the department of Commerce and I-a-bo
r. The urgent delicieney appropria
tion bill was also passed.
Washintgon, Dec. 1H. During" the
session of I In-house today the Iinlian
apropriiitt ion bill was passed practi
cally as it ctimc from the committee on
appropriation!. The early morning
session w'ns oevotcil to the considera
tion of District of Columbia business.
The exodus of members has already
commenced for the Christ mas holidays.
Monday, Dec. 17.
Washington, Dei-. 17. A pictorially
illustrated mesKiiye from President
koosevclt jsutrayiliK condit ions) as he
Was There Congo Lobby?
Washington, Dee. 1 !. Senator Pat
terson in a resolution has aski d that
the ( barges by a New Voik newspaper
in relation to a lobby having- been sent
to the I'nitf il States at the la-t session
of congress to influence senators con
cerning' Congo Free Slate legislation be
invest ijat 'd by I he senate commit tee
on foivioii relations. Tim resolul ion
recites that the lobby Is alleged to have
been maintained by u foreign iovern
nient and that u consular ollieial Hi nt
communications; to Bfiiatorn in an effort
to inllueiice them.
Reclamation Bill Strikes Snag.
Washington, Dec. l'.l. What urn
considered defects in the act for the re
clamation of arid land were pointed
out. in il ueiieral diHcilHsioti in the Hi n-
ato today of a bill to amend that int.
No action v;ih taken. Senators desired
to indulg in further debate. The bill
requires; estiinatiiH for proposed reclam
ation work to be sent, annually to con
gTcss: and amendments; were proposed
making- a direct appropriation jiccch
Hary before tho work tun proceed.
HALLS OF CONGRESS
found them on t he ist hmus of Piinma
during his recent visit is-cnpied the
senate during the greater portion of lis
session today. Punted copies of Ilie
message, handsomely bound, were
placed on the desk of each senator mid
the reading of the document was closclv
followed. Preceding the Panama mes
sage, the president's lee.illimclnlllt loll
res p. ct mg public lands and the naval
personnel were received Illld rend.
The senate agreed to t he holiday ad
journment resolution and will lc in re
cess i rum the end of the session Thurs
day next unt il January :L
Ivesolut ions were agreed to d i re. t i llg
an invesl igal ion bv the department nf
Commerce and Ijilx.r of the Interna
tional Harvester company In ascertain
whether it ellects restraint of trade;
also difii t mg the senate judiciary
committee to r -1 r t what aulliorilv
congress mav have under the commerce
clause of the constitution t" prevent in
ItTstuto commerce in child made goods
Washington, Dee. 17. The house
began the last week In-fore the Christ
inns hull. lavs w ilh a determination to
i1ismisc nf as much legislation as pussi
hie, to make wav for the more active
work which w ill devolve on il when
congress aga in com cues. To tins end
several small bills were passed under
silsM'nsioii of the rules. The lli luili
appropriation bill was taken up and K
of the 57 Mgcs completed when it was
laid aside for the president's message
concerning the Panama canal, which
eonsiimisl more than an hour in its
reading, liMlig listened to by it large
numlicr of member.
The pictorial feature of the message
afforded all op rt unit y for good na
t iirs comment , t he ituiov a! ion of cuts
in a state paM-r being looked on with
favor. Messages from the president on
public lands and the naval p rsoiinel
were also read.
Stole Rights in Australia.
Svdllev. N . S. W.. Dec. 20 lose I II
licet, r t 'am. ther, premier of New
Smith Wales, has cut. -red a strongly
wor led protest agniii-l any iiit. rleroiioe
on the mrt of the imperial loinmon.
wealth in the rights of t he state gov -i
rtimctits in stale uflair. lie declares
that the Australian states .1. . lined to
(s-rmit llrcd Deakin.the prime min
ister of the commonwealth, to sicnk
in their In-half, and that any resolu
tions II' I. 'pled at t lie colonial conference
concern in,' stale matters would be ig
nored unless the individual states were
represented .
Fulton Looks Out for Countirs.
Washington, Dee. 20. Senator Ful
ton today secured t he promise of t he
senate public latal Committee to
amend the bill repealing the timber
and stone act s.. that 'Jo r cent f
the teceipts from the sales ..( pill. lie
tltl.!er shall be plll'l to Coil;t li s III
which I he timhcr is cut. This is in
llell of tav. s. 'I he hill pr..v ides thai
hei.-atler public timber not in forest
r.s.rv i s can only ! iic.iiirii by pin
chase at let less than its appraised
value.
North Dakota Han No Coal.
M. Paul, Dec 1. special to the
De-paidi from tiratid I rk-, N.D.,
-aysth.it lhefuclMtuiili. il today pre
sents the most crit icii I c ,ml it ion I hat
has existed in the hi-tory of the stale.
Careful iiciiiry in .veiy put ion of the
liorthi rn half of the flat.- s,ws that
there is not a town in which cal could
be had to supply immediate need-, and
in dozen- of places there i- led a pound
lo he bought, the dcalets having, I ecu
out of fuel for days lid weeks.
Opposes Blankft Increase.
Washington, Dec. l'.i. UepreHeiita
tive l.ittauer, a member of the commit
tee on appropriations, talked with
President liooscvclt today on the iiles
t i ii of increasing the salaries of gov
ernment employes. The president is
understood not to favor a blanket in
crease of 20 her cent, although lie is
said to feel that t here arc many men
in tin' government service who deserve
more than they are receiving-
P,iy,Lawma' ers By the Day.
Vn-hingtoii, Dec. 1H. Kepivsenta
tive (iaines introduced n bill today
providing that senators and representa
tives chall receive $ 1 :i .75 il day , t heir
pay to be deluded from I lieir sa larics
for each day they fail lo altcnd ses
sions. Tlic sicklies-! of members or
illness in their families are the only
valid excuses.
May Agree on One Classification.
Chicago, Dec. Hi. An iffoil is to
lie made by the railroads to obtain a
universal and fystciiiiilie classification
of freight in response to t he delnlllids of
t he t-h i ppcrs and to t he suggest ions of
the Interstate Commerce commission .
The lir.-t slep in lids direction wa
lukeii by the Central Freight, associa
tion, which lias asked the Laslcrn lines
lo jo n it. in consideriiii; the iiu stion.
The plan is to appoint committees
which will confer logcther and fee if a
uniform claHsIlieatioii cannot l.n agreed
upon .
Penalty for Making Campaign Rifts
Washington, Dec. IK. -Tim Tillman
bill, forbid 1 in,' national banks and
ol her corporal ions nut horied by cou-gris-',
us well as corporations in general
from cohl rihul lug; p, election funds,
was ocnsideied yesterday by Hie coin
milleii on elect i urn of president and
vice president , which decided unani
mously to report, the matter favorably,
with the addition of an imprisonment
clause as well as imposition of a lino
for offenders.
NOl MtADY FOU Cl T 7fcNSMU
Conft,rrs Will Disappoint 'orto Ulco,
Willi Hootfvidl C.ontnl.
( hicngo, Dec. I".'.--A dixp.lteli to the
Tribune f i Kin Washington says
..pile of the piesidelit 's IcConi
meh.l.lt ..n no ell iclediip ("I the people
of Polio Ulco Will be giniited by this
coiigiv-s and probably led by I he next
one and plobablv led hi I the next
,,,. cithel . I he I c in 1 1 I s I ,t Ii in the
house and "ciiatc have e to the e.,u
elusion thai the time is li. t cl up"' for
such action. 'I hey have presented the
Ulllttcl to the piesidelit. and he IS lioW
awaie that hi- lecommcti.lat Ion in this
ivgaid will not be in I. d upon. I heie
arc said to be gnive matters of public
policy involved whu h might be set I
ou-dv 'complicated If ell Uciiship should
he Vranleil id tin patlleiilar time to
the people of Polio Pic... gctieial mi
del"tandmg then hue bus hi li a 1 1 1 v e.
tc is an iilid. -islanding In e..n
gi. ss licit the piesidelit will ac..iics.e
in this ,, ci .ion l.. ciiiec il has been put
up I., h.m lic,iienl ly by some ol the
s.,igest uu II III the cnpllol
111 I. llv -lale.l. the ..l.j.elloii t" cili
i,. hip f..i Pott" Pi. o is bas.-d upon
I he . vi-l in.: en. hi urn ol the p. .pula I Ion
,,f that l-lal 'I I 'Village "f
the pcple ate
I h ' and i e, r.
I mixed St I .1 I 11 "f pim
I.I..
I he pr.'pol I I'.ll
of il'ul. r.e v is naturally
. .1 IVc
Mu.
be. II made in I he sell. .
.ii
V -lem. but il I- si ill ii I'pt'.x imiii.l v
ti Ill 0 , . per cent ..! tie- pels.. I, s i .1
si hi s .1 n.c ii to iii t tin i v i iig in-! met ion
NAVY EYfcS TURBINE ENGINE
Will Not Finally Ado t Unt. I Demon
strated the Best.
Washington, Dec. 22 'I he mo-l im
portant eliginecl ing pi4. 1. 1, ill "I the
pr. sent day affecting maiiiie propul
sion, in tin' opinion of lour Viiuirat
C. W. Kae, chief of the bureau ( steam
Cllglllcel illg, whose 1. H,ll was Kill"!.-
public to. lav , is that the si. inn toi -bmo
I ov, .Iv mg s.i. h nidi, al changes,
.lm;nil Liie say, the buienu ha prc
, rr.d b. wait before ad".'u it ext. n--ivclv.
until it had been . letii. .list rated
as 1 1 1 . . i . -I i.mal l.v the b.-t system ..f
propulsion b r naval purp' s. s
It is expo, t.d t hat . when the three
scout i ruis.-r now l uil lmg, two with
I urb.i e and one w il h rccipio.nl mg en
giiics, are cnipl. t. d and their trials
have been held, eiiiiiNiral IVc data of the
nine st value will be obtained An
olli.'er "I the bilieau Is now abroad mak
ing a thorough investigation of marine
t ml. ine itistallat ions already in opera
tion and in contemplation and In addi
tion the vv.rk of erect ing nt Aiimi,ls,
Md., cxs riluelital turbine engines,
condensers, pumps, etc , is proceeding.
TREASURE CHEST STOLEN.
Thieves Hob Wolls-Farno at Reno of
Large Amount.
li.-'lo, Nt v.. Dec. 22. Wells l argo
iX ( ' oiiipa n v ' expres" box, said to have
colli. i i in d o".' " K '. us -I .1. n fr in the
company s ottae I.ele last lilghf liflel
I h airiv al o I he I in in Iroin I . in . aft .
I .d w ard I I . .1 loll , I he Ilie- - eng. I , e. 1,1 111 -ue
I on Ii is way to s,,n inn. is, o.
I 1 1 oris ..( I he 1... a I po I ice and sheri ff
have been unavailing to capture the
t hi'V es. (hail.s It IT. 1 1 . the detect i e
a pp. il t. d oil t he e.ise, st.it. . I this even
ing that the r.'bbois wen- doubtless
criminals who have be. n hai.g.ug ab.ul
the stilt loll V lib I he purpose of stealing
jill't of the Mohawk ol e s I I ,,i Ills,
which have I . en slupped oil several oc
casions 1 1 1 1 i n .' I he last lew day-.
,1 . .1. P.lllke. Wells 1 nrgo nJ. I t lu re,
ado. .ltd todav thai the auioil.it of the
r I .erv W oil 1. 1 I" IH II t he I i I s 1 es i mate,
f .I.i.linii. lie will know cxailly how
in nh was stolen when advices reach
Ii. no f i o 1 1 Ton, . pa h I. unoi f. iw .
W.ll S gnat N-w Year.
Washington, Dec. 22. The naval
ob-crvatoiy will send this year, as us
ual, four series of New car's eve tele
graphic lime signals to announce I In
exact instant of the beginning of I he
new year in each of t he four great
standard time .mu h of the I'nited
Mates, mi n ii ly , F.astern, Central,
Mountain and Pacific. '1 he sy stem fol
lowed will be I he sa me-as heretofore,
and like that in use daily at noon.
I'achscriis begins live minutes before
the hour and the clock lick, fol low ing a
silent interval of ten seconds, marks
I he exact In mr.
Colorado Town Shaken.
(ilciiwood Springs, Colo., Dec. 22.
A violent trembling of Ihe earth was.
felt on both sides of the (inind liver III
the neigh hi rln io. I of New east le about, !(
o'clock this morning. 'I he actual cause
of I he disl iirbunce is uncertain, though
many attribute it to an explosion of
aceunililiiteil gas in the Wheeler coal
mine, which runs mu I h and sout h be
yond Newcastle. 1 (lie t heoiy of today 'si
disturbance is that the cart II set I led,
the displacement having been caused
by lire, which slowly burned away tho
coal vein.
Suffrage Bill Is Passed.
Vienna, Dec, 22. The universal suf
frage bill passed t he n pper house a fter
il remarkable sill ing; of that chamber,
which lasted from II o'clock this;
morning until IO:.'tO tonight . One of
the members voted for the principle of
plural franchise. This principle was;
combated with energy by Ikiron von
Heck, the Austrian premier, who inadiv
an cloiiieiit plea for universal Hiiffiage,
on the ground that Ihe failure lo grant,
il would cause serious trouble.
Declines Silver at 70 0G5
Washington, Dec, 22. The Treasury
department today declined lo purchase
any silver at Ilie ipinted price of 70.0115
cents per line ounce. Two thousand
ounces wi'i'u offered ut that priciV