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, Bohemia Nugfget COTTAGB GROVE . . OREGON. NEWS OFTHE WEEK Iq a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. A Retumo of the Lets Important but Not Let Interesting Events of the Past Week. JAPAN NEEDS SEVERE LESSON Hilton Kongo, T.a., has a case similar to the Tlmw shinning. The house committee ha n sulisti tute for Koosevolfs plan of leading coal land. The South Carolina legislature has passed a bill to discontinue the state liquor dispensary. Kussian authorities have arrested a number of girls attending! a seminary for complicity in riotous acts. The postmaster general of Canada lias barred from the mails papers giv ing the Thaw ev idonce in dctali. Sea tors Fulton and liourno are conti- dent there will be no change in the timler laws the present session of eon gross. The senate his started an inquiry ro imiding United States oooujwnov of Cuba. The senators want to know how long the tenure is to last A number 01 Indiana cities where municipal ownership is in force hae asked the legislature for relief. Poor service and heavy taxes are the cause, coupled with poor management. Oil dealers all over the count rv have received notice of a raise of one-half cent a gallon in oil products. In one year this means $40,(H0,l00 to the Standard Oil company. Kockefellcr lias just given away f 32,000,000. Taft says the people favor a contract system for the Panama canal. A personal feud may cause war be tween Guatemala and Salvador. Ilarriman says he may seek a job on the Interstate Commerce commission. lhe San rranciseo chamber or com merce is said to oppose sepji rate schools. Cubans are talking of fighting Ameri ca because the rural guards have been increased. The country home of Wanamaker, near Philadelphia, has burned, entail ing loss of f 1,000,000. Japan has asked permission to decor ate the American amuissudors to Rus sia and Japan during the recent war. High German Official Regrets Amer ica Yields to Upstarts, lorlin, Feb. 11 . The anxiety of President Koonovelt to acevde to the de mand of the Jajvmeso in the Califor nia school question has created a very bad impression here, osxeially in mil itary and diplomatic circles, where the whole affair has been watched from the tcginning. A very high otlicial in the foreign department, who is closer than any other man to the minister of foreign affairs, yesterday said: "It is a great pity that a great nation like America shall U forced by circum stances to give in to these Japanese up starts, w ho will now glow moie conceit ed than ever. "It is evident that Japan is Irving to pick a quarrel w ith the I'nitcd States, and that a conflict is lound to come, for it is the purpose of the Jajvwiese to drive every white jvtwor out of the Far Fast. I have no doubt that, if Ameri ca had a strong navy today, your presi dent's reply to the mikado's ultimatum would have had another sound, but, under the circumstances, the Tinted States is too weak to risk the loss of their prestige in a war in which Japan would have every advantage, and when vou would be unable to defend either Hawaii or the Philippines. "Germany also has important inter ests in the Fa.-t and, while the Geinian government will use every effort to build a mighty navy, the defiant atti tude of Japan at many occasions since Russia's defeat is one of the principal reasons. "These yellow devils, whose civiliza tion is of the most superficial nature, will never cvasv to cause trouble until they have Wen taught a severe lesson with the sword." ! IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS i WILL BE RECORD SESSION. Oregon Legislature Will Appropriate About $5,000,000. Salem, Feb. 11. Unless the legisla tive pruning knife is applied wisely and discriminate!', the present legis lature will win for itself the designa tion of the "f 5,0110,000 session." Hills carrying outright appropriations aggre gating f 4,800, lti.yi have loen intro duced to date, and there remain two weeks of the session in which further demands on the treasury may be made. At any rate, the indications are that the appropriations of the present legis lature will establish a new record. Of this gigantic total, the committee on ways and means has recommended favorably bills carrying appropriations to the amount of $2,43l.i,200.!it. There are pending in the two houses other measures carrying $2,.'I4S,9C5.95, and but one bill making an appropria tion, that for the state library commis sion and carrying $12,000, has patsed both houses. In conjunction with this estimate of the possible expenditures of Fulton has asked the government to the people s money, there is not niclud- Saturday, February 0. Washingotn, Feb. !. After confer ring with Speaker Cannon and with the committee on rules, Chairman Kon of the naval affairs committee, asked the house to consider general debate upon the naval appropriation bill closed, so that, when the bill is again taken up, it mav 1h under the live- minute rule for amendment. Mr loss urged that the house pay heed to the passing of the days and the a proaehing adjournment ot congress. The house then adjourned out of respect to the memory of Mr. Kixcv. Washington, Feb. The adoption of an amendment authorizing the see re tary of war to supply militia for the various states with arms and equip ment used by the regular army created considerable discussion in the senate today. The senate passed the omnibus light house bill, which carries Senator Ful ton's amendments for Cape Itlanco and tape Arago. lhe bill also carrier f'.M, 000 foi a lighthouse at Flim island UMiiimimm iviv, ami i..v,("ni lor a lighthouse on Cross Point, Alaska. provide two dredges for the Pacific coast, one for Oregon and one for Wshiangton, Hill savs he may double track the Great Northern its entire length in or der to accommodate the fast growing business. Both the Russian and Japanese gov ernments will erect memorials at Port ed the probable cost to the state of nu merous boards and commissions it is projmsed to create on a jer diem basis, Neither do the figures given include the cost to the state if either of the numer ous bills providing isiunties for the scalps of wild animals is passed. With scarcely an exception these measures impose on the state a portion of the Arthur to their fallen soldiers in the bounties that are proposed to be paid defense and capture of that fortress The Brazilian government it to send a squadron to the United States for a friendly call. It is announced that all negrose will be taken from the ships before they start. The French cabinet proposes an in come tax to relieve the poor The price of all grade of diamonds has been advanced 5 per cent Rebels are reported to have defeated government forces in Argentina Egyptian explorers have found the mummy of the famous Queen Teie. Rain is increasing the discomforts of the Kingston earthquake sufferers. There is not a wheel turning on any railroad between Spokane and the coast. Alton B. Parker believes, the presi dent right in his stand in the Browns ville affair. Troops have been called to stop rid ing among Japanese miners in Japan. Many have been killed. The project to connect Lake Washing ton and Puget sound with a canal lias been revived in congress. John D. Rockefeller has given $32, 000,000 of first-class securities for gen eral education throughout the United States. More than 5,000 bushel of seed wheat has been donated by Oregon growers to be. used in the famine dis trict of China, The temperature is 5 below zero at Kansas City. The Thaw trial is now fairly begun. Insanity is the plea of the defense. New Jersey Republicans have nomin ated Frank 0. Briggs as United States senator. Many reports are being received of people being frozen to death in North Dakota. Another item of expense not included is that entailed in the bill providing for the purchase of voting machines. REPUBLICS WONT MAKE UP. Honduras and Nicaragua Said to be on Verge of War. Washington, Feb. 11. Ads ices re ceived at the State department late to day to the gravity of the Central Amer ican situation. It was reiiorted that the arbitration which has been going on in San Salvador for the adjustment of the difficulties between Honduras and Nicaragua had been abruptly tei initiated and war was iending. Costa Rica and Salvador have joined their efforts to those of the United States and Mexico to prevent a war in Central America as the result of the political friction between Honduras and Nicaragua. Senor Salvo, the Costa Rican minister, assured State depart ment officials today that his govern ment, after communicating with that of Salvador, had made representations to the opposing governments to induce them to refrain from hostilities. Friday, February 8. Washington, Fib. S. A new high record in the way of passage ot private pension bills was ma In by the house today, when 725 bills were passed in an hour and a half. The naval appropriation bill, lurry ing $!'.ri,42",0O0, was taken up and un der the order of general debate seechcs were made by I-amar of Florida on the railroad rate bill, lliggius of Connecti cut favoring the crciit ion of the White Mountain and Appalachian forest re serves, and Mondell of Wyoming on the "limitations of Federal authority" and the withdrawal of coal lauds from entry. Washington, Feb. 8. The senate to day passed the Indian appropriation bill. Fnuier made an address main taining state's rights, after which the army appropriation bill, carrying a total of 1,500, 0(H) was taken up. The army measure was partly read for approval of committee amendments and adjournment was taken shortly be fore o'clock, when it tannine aparent that considerable delude was to be s cusioned by an amendment to iiermit the government to renuvc reduced rates from the rail raids for the transporta tion of trootw ami supplies for the army and to allow army ollicers and their families to accept free transjiortatioii. The adoption of this amendment would ta' a modification of the railroad rate bill passed at the la.-t session of con gress. Thursday, Ftbruary 7. Washington, Feb. 7. The house to day completed and passed the river ami harl)or appropriation bill, carrying more than S0, 000,000, with sundry amendments, all of w hich were sug gested by the chairman of the commit tee, Burton. Among the important amendments adopted were: For the maintenance ami continuing of the improvement of the Chingo river, $200,000, being an increase of $1X0,000. A survey of the Missouri river was authorized, from its outh to Sioux City. A I ill amt-ndiug the naval appropria tion bill was taken up mid made the continuing order. Territory. No conclusion was reached on this matter when the senate ad journed. Washington, Feb. fl. The advocates of a 14-foot channel for the Mississippi river from Chicago to SI. bans and the gulf met defeat when the house In com mittee of the hole, during ivnsidcra lion of the rivers and harliors appro priation bill, voted to aland by lhe re commendation of the committee In op sitioii to the project, Although there was much sccchmaking on the pait of the fiiends of the measure, they secured only 4.1 votes for t he amend ment, as against 4 1 Ti against it. Farliei in the day ltilcll of Penn sylvania offered an amendment provid ing for the continuance of work on dam No. 7 on the Ohio river, but it was de feated on a teat vote which showed that the chairman of the rivers and bar I sirs committee, burton, had a large major ity of the house w ith him as to any amendment to the bill. After completing 72 uiges of the bill the house adjourned. Tuesday, February fi. Washington, Feb. 5. The senate pent t he cut lie ilav m considering the Indian appropriation bill, but without n including the quest ion of amendments. 1 lie armv appropriat in lull was ro- Mrtcd and will be taken up as soon as the Indian appropriation bill has been disHS(sl of. The bill carries fSl,5(H,. 000. The principal items in the increase in the military lull are: Washington- Alaska cable, $ l!M), 000 ; signal service in t uhati pacilicntion, o Odd; con- tract surgeons, $(V0,000; regular sup plies, f I'.Mi.tit.'l ; uirraeks nud quarters, $l,:i72,227; t ransM.rtat ion, $7d2,Vt'i; increase incident to the passage of a bill extending and promoting the clli- eicncvoithe artillery corps, $il,221,- lf.0. OPPOSES CONTRACT PLAN. Celef Engineer Stevens Wants to Dig Panama Canal. Washington. Feb. M. Chief Fngi neer John F. Stevens wants to dig the Panama canal, and if he cannot dig the big ditch without lhe medium of a con tractor, there is likely to U-another va cancy at the head of affairs on the isth mus. This is understood to be lhe se cret of the mysterious holding up of the awaid of the Panama canal con 1 1 act (hat has excited iuteiest and ciirosity for (he last two weeks. i:ervlMMlvhashceii wondering why I he iidmiiiisl rat ion has been delaying action on the Ollixer bid for digging the canal. One thorny ha been Hud it was due to a light between rival finan cial interests, those icproselitod by lhe contractors underbill by I hu Ollucr linn Ivtng cn diled w it h the tffoilsto thiow out Hie lower bidder and lake the prize. Theie hae Im-cii tangles ie gaoling Mr. Olliver's partner. Fin ally a oit ive decision from President K.sisevell, Secretary of War Taft and Chairman Shouts, of the Canal com mission, has In 'en postMiucd for two weeks longer, ostensibly to complete a full examination of the Ollivcr bid, but ill reality, it is Islleved, lo solve the problem presented by Mr. Stevens' pi if 1 1 ion . OPPOSED TO DISCRIMINATION. The O. R. & N. between Portland and ture has been asked to appropriate $3 - mo iniiOT n in ituiw, cunpc moil iuf . ijuu.uuu lor the projected Pacific Ocean vcani. Severn! work trains urn hem. '..,..,.- :,. i n ... , Washington, Feb. 7. The Indian appropriation bill received rough hand ling by the senate todav. The amend ments of the committee, especially those suggested by the special commit tee which went to the Indian Territory last summer to investigate conditions, were nearly all rejected on point of order The provision which allowed full bhssl Indians of the Indian Territory to sell their surplus land was defeated by a vote of 31 to 32, which leaves in force the provision of the law known as the McCumta-r amendment, prohil it ing the alienation of such land for 25 years The debute on the bill today was con fined to the amendment allowing land alienation. Stone made the princirwl speech for the amendment and Spooner the principal argument against it Wednesday, February 6. Washington, Feb. 0. The Indian appropriation bill again was in the sole topic of discussion by the senaet today, but little progress was made. The day was spent in a discussion of the propo sition to repeal the restrictions on the alienation of surplus land in the Indian Steamers in Dire Peril jianiax, in.k.. j-eu. 0. Two un known ocean steamers, one of which is known to bo disabled and the other thought to be, are anchored tonight in a dangerous position at Ketch harbor, a few miles west of this city, and the lives of those on board aro in rs-ril. The tihinu urn leuu than u ruin i-t.ni. s.f a tr.il. O -I.. I.-. I. 1, rru I" . .............. w. u .....u iMottiiicmu, rtu, H, llie move- off shorn Hnf w th n KKI votvlu ,J tl.o ment to hold a world's fair in San . , . , , I t . ii u i jin iminin mt in I UI1IJ J JIU , L viir.ii in iniO il. Jhlul. . I ... I i iouuuvu in juio, uioiumu annivers- Thn ut..nm..i-u i,uv nu un.,...ui ,,nU ary oi me discovery ot the Pacific and are fendim nr. rocket- W. rtu,in AiUl r Ulisri ..Li Ikt A I 1.1. . 1 yc.,, i., ou.jx.rw nnj, C4JIOB1WOH mat to the UTrific sea no aid could be ir ven l.i.u , ....... I.,. 1. 1 n 41.1.. . I 1 . .... "c"i " wiunirv, was I Llua vanhhIm toniiht given mi iinjn-iuii louay. 1 lie ICglsia- Appoint Wickersham Again. Washington, Feb. 11. It is under stood on good authority that the presi dent will soon send in the nomination of Judge James Wickersham of Alaska, though with no expectation that it will !e confirmed this session. Wicker sham s old enemies, Senators Nelson and McCumber, can prevent confirma tion at this late day. Wickersham, if he fails of combination, w ill get an other recess appointment in March and the charges against him will be again investigated, this time by Assistant At torney Oeneral A. W. Cooley. For World's Fair In 1913. Washington, Feb. f. Several test votes were taken by the house commit tee on public lands to determine the attitude of the committee towards Pres- lent Roosevelt's policy of leasing gove rnment coal lands. The committee voted against the gem ral leasing sys tem lor coal laud?, out hy a vote oi . to 4 favored a bill to lease such lands in limited areas. Another vote showed that the com mittee favors the renting instead of the present system of selling land, but with modifications in the present plan, which will make fraud more dillicult. Monday, February 4. Washington, Feb. 4. Tin senate oc copied the first two hours of its session today in jierfecting the house bill jer- miuing lhe government to take an u mal on siints of law in certain crlm mal cases. The bill is intended t reach cases similar to that against th meat acker . The bill was laid aside to jiermit further discussion of (alters n-solu tion aimed at the recent order of tin secretary of the interior preventing the issuance of land patents to cut ry men until after an examination on the ground by a si--inl agent. Ileyburn continued the remarks he began severa days ago and New lands followed in d feiise of the secretary. I5acon made a brief statement in tended to show that Peveridge had Is-en in error regarding the oiM-ratioii of the child lalstr law in Oeotgia. Los Angeles Chan her on Separaln School (or Japannse. Wii-hington, Feb. s. The president today receive I a telegraphic copy of a resolution adopted ve.-li'ldllV by the 1,11 Angeles chamber of eoinliu n'e Upon the Japanese school question, which ex presses the belief that the public senti ment of California, especially of the southern pari, iihui the qiiction of tin exclusion of the .l..vanr-e fiom the general public school svstein of tin state has U-eii to some exti nt mi-repre sented and is largely n i i -it!n ti-r -1 s The sent burnt isepies-el that nil tin main iiuest ion. whatever mav lie tin divetsilv of opinion upon lhe coiisldu tiolilil and legal phases, the boari! is assured that "the general (lend of pill lie opinion in Southern (alifoinia i decidedly adverse to any il isen in i nut n ill against t he Japanese as a people in tin matter of public school in ib gi s, and the I m-I ii-f that this opinion is ha upon eonsiileriil Ion of equity and justice is belli altogether indctiendcnt of Jin V attitude which the Japanese govern merit has a-umcd or may ie-siime in regard to the quest ion ." CALLS BOOKER SENIOR. WILL CALL A HALT President Opposes Large Number o( Private Pensions. WILL VtTO ALL BILLS IN FUTURE lnvelin,tlon Convinces Hoosnvidl of Wronn of Private Pension Service Pension Enough. Washington. i C, Feb. 0. petiStolt legislation, curried to Private an iv- Itctnc within I he la-'l lew vcun mil m creasing at every sc-mon nl an astound ing rule, has lallen under the bun of President loHiM'Vclt. W it li III Ik da y or two the president hip laid plans to cull it halt, and tomoirow he will have a coiifciciico w ith s-cnator .McCuinhi r of N i 1 1 1 1 Carolina chairman of t he sen. ale eoiniiottie on pensions and l.'cptc Mcnliilivc ulloway, of New I la mph i re, chair man of I he hmoo eommitti e in invalid pi ii-Ioii-, for the putM.-i. ,,f celling I In ir j 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 -1 1 1 on the iiiistn.i of a 1 1 1". ih mi ll sweeping n lonn llovvevi l, the la vv ma k i r d i reel ly in I. -levied may fii lnUmt it, the pri--i- di'llt, it is llllili 1st. a s. Will fill Coll- I niund not to ign any more private lull-, inov that lhe service pin-nai linii-ilte has Ism nine u law, iinli-- uti t ji'iilat ly urgent rui-ons are pre-enii- l to h un in con nee ! ion with eie h indiv id i I case m-sod uMn by i oiigre. (archil inv i t ignt Ion of the priate pension pie-lloti at (he V lute IIouko led t-i thi- colii'lusioii that tin! svstem, a s it ha ii velns'd during recent si-s sioiis of eoiign -s Is an almost tumult gated ev 1 1 ; thai mclhods w b ich soi r i lv w ill stand si rut my pievail III boll) houses Willi respect to lslllg private un li-ures, and that in In -t in-lam ch t ho enactment f.o I Itci-nMipll-h II, o teal pti!Mie for which eiisioii me m-tiiidi-il. VeslerdllV aftiTtlisill the hoove of ri p -re-clitat I ', e parsed T? puvate mii-io bills. This I- I he hlghe-t rccold ever made in a single day , and the largo iiiiiiiIh r of bills, Coming right tlsti the heels ol I he nisMtge lllll signing of it serv ii'e (h-iisioii iiieaviire, may have Isell due to the wafting of u i-phvr floiil (hi! While house to the capito) premonitory of the swinging of the big stick il i -on future legislation. Washington, Feb. 4. The hoiisi passed a number of important bills to day, including the .McCumher serviei pension bill, the omnibus lighthoiisi hill and the omnibus revenue cutter bill. The omnibus lighthouse bill car ries a total tqiropriation of f 1 ,.r)!iK,,r()() for the Jighthouse establishment and un additional sum of $l'.l.r,U00 for addi tioiial light keepers. The house, by a vote of 10 to (15, con curred in the senate amendments to tin urgent, neucienev mil. loaning llie Jamestow n exposition fl ,Oon,0U() and safeguarding the loan by a li(!ii on thi: gross receipts. Hills providing for the protection of game in Alaska and autlioi i.ing a re fund of certain taxes continued und the revenue act of 181I8 were also j, Missed. Stock Losses Not Heavy. Condon Sbs-k losses in (iilliam county during the stormlhave been light, and most of the stockmen have feed left to last some time. Ueports from Wheeler county are gloomy. Hay is about gone and 'tattle are dying for want of feed, but the losses have not been very great. Seeks a Terminus. Kin Francisco, Feb. 6. Strakenou chi, manager of the Osaka Shoshen Kaisha Steamship company, arrived festerday on tho America Maru from Yokohama for tho purpose of seh;ct,ing a Pacific Coast terminal for his line. The company ojierateH freight steamers from Ja J inn to Vladivostok, Corea, Shanghai, Formosa and Hongkong, ami is desirous of extending its line to this coast. Manager Strakenouchi will look into the facilities here ami will also visit Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, and perhaps Santiago, Ijefore deciding. med in on both sides. During the January just passed twice as much excavation was done on the Panama canal as in any January when the woik was under French control. The raise granted postal clerks will add $08,000 to the salaries of those in Oregon and $100,000 to thisoe of Washington. exposition. Congress, It is expected, will appropriate $3,00,000 and a like amount is to be raised by the people. Congressman Rixey Dies. Washington, Feb. 11. John Frank lin liixey, the Virginia Congressman, died Saturday at the residence of his brother, Surgeon General Itixey, of the navy, in this city. Death was due to tuberculosis. Foraker Takes a Fling at Activity of Negro Leader. Washington, reli. S. l ive witnesses w ere examine I today in the I. towns V llie inquiry by the Senate colnimltee on militaiv. All wen- members of tin list barged battalion of ticgio soldiers except ex-Sergeant but her Thornton of coin liny II. lie testified that, when aroiied by the tiring on t he night of August l.'t, be was under lhe impn- sioii that the barracks were Is-ing tired II sill I y the people of t he town. 1 lie next w itm-ss ealleil lor hv i-u iitur roraker was inter ahington. and Senator (Herman a-kisl if he had said !' Hiker Washington. .m, sani .nr. loraker, issiker Wn-hlngton is too Ihi-v attending t his senatorial duties to i-otm- here lie referred to the intere-t of l'..M.ker T. Washington in the .piest ion of having a negro appointed lo it federal s-silioii III Ohio, patronage which has been re garded us IM-Ioiiging to the senators from Ohio. Washington s idea of the p.rowns villc affair was that "Mexican (in-as ers aim I exits cow Hoys had om the shooting in order to make trouble for 1 he negro soldiers. HAS STRING TO IT. Tom Johnson Doubts the Sincerity of Rockefeller's Gifts. Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. H John P. Ie s kefel h-r's mot I v e III present lllg lo (ielieral Fdilciit ion hoard '!;', IUMI,- (MNI s regarded II s of a sordid nature bv Mayor Tom I.. Joliiii.,n. In an inter view tislay the mayor said that lhe gift was made merely us a bid for the s i- pet I lilt ii Hi of I he ss ciit I pi i V I leges which lhe oil king enjoy - in his various in- tiTi-ts. lhe mayor also regards it it certain that n lucational m-l it ut b ,n which utys any pal ricit lar at lent i . . 1 1 to tin- leaching of p,,il, al economy will n-i-eive a halt III the Unelits of the eh! . Nearly all the other gifts Pis kefi Her ins made to sehisils and e. , lieges itie re garded in the same light by Mr. Johh-son. " W hat sort of a gift way : the mayor asked. cash, as 1 understand it . I hen",' -t us silPIMise the was ll, any "It was not What was it , iiie. Was Mausers Smuggled as Books. Victoria, II. V., Feb. K. Mail inlv ie from Shanghai state that, ow ing lo nu accident at the wharf there, thediseov. cry has been made that arms and inn- :,i i i i i . , . inuiiiiioii iiue oi en umiggiecl inrougli Shanghai to the disaffected districts where rclsdlion is in progress. A Ch nese newspaner reisirts that MhtKHl Mauser rilles and 5,(MM),0()I) rounds of limmunit ion have been imisirted i nl t hum from Japan by the revolut lonary an" art! in danger of losing, party. Dr. Sun Yat, who Is one of lhe 'ion will be presented that prime movers of tiie reU'llion, is at Tokio, as head of tho rebel junta then it Standard ( III slis ks-' Hardly. Was it the I Mind of cities, Mutes, or srhapM railways'.' Most likely it was railway securities. I.verv one of these is a mortgage on the future. Some day it W ill develop perhaps thill lhe s-clal privileges which these railroads elijov. and which lhe people are becoming ed ucated more and more eveiv year to curtail and withdraw, will be threaten el. It will result in a sudden suecint; out of the water in thou- stis ks. "Then there will go un a crv that. these great educational interests are de- s-ndent upon the returns when tho sources are threatened. There vv 1 1 1 bo talk also of what the widows and orph- A condl iiimv luivo prolet live effect for the corporations involved." Will Tackle School Furni ure Trust Chicago, Feb. K. The Tribune bslay says: listeral investigation of the American School Furniture comtianv. reorganized nearly a year ago as the Looks Bright for Seatde. Washington, Feb. II. Tim aennto committee on exisisitions todnv favor. ably reported Senator Ankcny's bill making an appropriation for govern- American Seating company, is to be '"ent exhibit- at the Seattle cxnosltion undertaken by tho grand jury now in M1'" appropriation was cut from session in Chicago. Fully 100 witness- "'50,00(1 to 1700,0(10, (he items U-ing ch have Is-en summoned from all parts follows: Alaska exhibit, -'50,000; of the United States, and it is under- Hawaiian exhibit, 150,000 ; Philippine stood the campaign will lie waged along xlbit, $75,000; three buildings to the lines followed by the uoverninent house these exhibit. i:i''5.(ioo. Mr. in the Standard Oil and Ix-f trust cases. More Money for Pacific Lights. Washington, Feb. 8. The senate's ommerce committee reisirtod the house omnibus lighthouse bill with amend. incuts added giving $20,000 for re. (Hiding the lighUioime at ('aim Arago and $120,000 for a lighthouse vessel at Oxford KeefH. Right of Way Across Fort Columbia. Washington, Feb. 8. Tho senate to- day passed Senator Fulton's bill au thorizing the llwaco railroad to build tho Fort (ohimbia reservtil Ion Idaho Law Upheld. Washington, Feb. 5. Tho Supremo court, in tho apcal of Charles Urown and Iander L. Ormsby against Knos C. Walling, affirmed tho decision of the Supreme court of Idaho, upholding the constitutionality of sections 1210 and 1211 of tho Idaho shite laws mak-,and sought to dispossess Do Lamar iiik ii. uniawiui mr mo owner or neruer, iroin me Monitor ana Jim t;row groups reached Iiero by passengers on tho of sheep to drive them on tho land or of mines. Tho company alleged that steamer F.lka that carthotiukos haven jsioncnnory claims oi oiner iiorsons or since J.amar nits Gets Title to Rich Mines. San F'rancisco, Feb. 6- Title fo mines in tho Ferguson district of Neva- across da, was won today by Joseph Do Iji- ami ipinrantiiio slat ion grounds on its mar, inrougri a decision rendered by way Iroin llwaco to Knappton. nupenor jutigo heaweii. i lie uuiii Novatla Mining company was plaintiff Arikeny expects to call un t he bill at. an early day. The entire Washington del egation appeared In Its behalf. Bars Monopoly In Coal Lands. Washington, Feb. II Ut tireHcnf ii- tivo liuey, of Iowa, chairman of Iho house commit tee on nubile lands. In. trodiiccd a bill bslay, tho purpose of won n is 10 prevent monopolies in coal hinds. The measure nrovldes that lmt- enls to coal lands shall contain a clauso stipulating that they aro to become In- vaiio in ciiso they are transferred to persons or corporations holding ut that. time more than 5. nun s of ,,! lands. Earthquakes Change Island. Montevideo. Feb. 8. A reiiort. Uu Sentence on Nebogatoff. Ht. Petersburg, Feb. II. Tho em- leror nas conllrmed tho sentcnevs passed by t he court martial on Vice Admiral K . . 1 i et , .i been in noKseuuion hi. nm.d f l, .. .w... V .. .. , I ' 'V ""Kaion Ullll Oilier lllival herd !.... t .1.....1 e, ..I. - ..." i... "... I,::" . ' . ' ' "'""WHtriWl. ...... .... vn.,,iinn i7i a unci- no,wu,v7u no. til Ul UIO J1UD OUCH isillllll tll null II porilOll OI tllO lSllUld 111 j.uji iiuubo on much jotsisory ciaiiiis. taKon irom uieso iinnes. Jias sunk several meters. Nebogatoff will bo kent a fortress for ten viuirs mul ol hern for vurying periods.