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Hillsborojndependent U SPECIAL MESSAGE trUmf at tack Waa HOLSBORO. OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK la a Condensed Form lor Our Easy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Lais Interesting Evanta of tha Past Waak. President Sends Ccmmnnlcatlcn to Congress on Jap Question. H l. a - - . lirth--i - ul(nsr in I IIJ lasi' - tnt...ifled. . 1,ibor '.,rt I":" lnthui, , t rundituMia In th li in rl"" " "... . i., K,.l. iUwalinu Island a r"""VT"i' . a.. S U n.ad; VhVV.:,,; ...lr ha been .7,.oat entirely driven from the Hit- IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF GONORESS Tha following- communication h 'been transmitted to both bouse of Con- gresa by tha President: i inrinu herewith for your Inform ..J "... .;w i.i,lf un tha all- '.' : aoiiMiij vy ....... , - - j. i u uallon affecting tha Japanese i i inar lilt" . Many of tha foremoai " tha slat, on ma omrr n..-. ---;-: V. 't ... i,a i tioti of tha Wan k'nitii'iMi-u board to ara nunmv j -..lir.kriila. an 1 . .....I I... , h. state. iao admitted, to, and aiaJi 'V.V.o portance. Anion tlimuj u one n amendmentl increasing the salar- Tuesday, December 18. Itroduccd an amendment increasing the Washington, 1., i. senate I salaries of the member of the presi tlay devoted marly (,, hour to I dent' cabinet to (iz.ooo each, etlcctiv .-I hill on it I on aim auer .iian n i, iifui . the itttssuge I un uivision, uie ainennmem wan They ara 0f a number of measures ,j minor im- laltipted 204 to 60. Littauer also offer v. ''"-..,-- , .,w whifhlaiitlinrlzinir a iroviFiinu...t i. Sin.. I lea oi lennioin, represeniuuvea in con tha anion of tha n toiay uavuwu nearly f, I of education. Japan- MHUHiIt'ltltlon OI UIHiii,0 d to tha Lnlveralty of .i.,nii.,P Th nlt Initltuilon niHintalnad OjUwiur. n rwuit WB ao lur ae known, la (frtna and tlelegatUn from trritoriea to a dlacrlmliiated aiiliiat Japanjaa chlj. 0M 0(M) to tj,e JHInB,.t Tennten- I ttretUI a "1- ,..V"'" . It i v ai aaid that nlul KspiwitUHi coiniinnv. and anoUier 1 17,600 per annum. On a rUuijr tote ... , nttll-l 1 M " " a .1 .. aT4aa The Chineie famine lit growing ne. There ia . i i. .,k..u,i A,, ik. iitatimonr aa iu a move to pm a iruuui ;r,..7 r.T..-. rle-..lin.aa and rood be. bririfV on the rVrvian throne. I havlor of theaa Japaneae children in the Pi IHMJl aim - , their belli wattered throuKhout In ..i.u tha requirement lor mem an m to one apeclal echool la Impoaalble ..f fulfillment and meana that they can not have echool facliitiea. 1-at ma point ... .ih.r ihut there would Da no oil' lection whatever to ecludln- from the ..... ..iv Jmianeaa on ine wore It m nDVIUUrtlV not ueeiinw tun ri Mr m.n F k 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 M 1 1 k II lkw. .ll.l..n Tha nn V ml nt la Iha eXCIU' ion of the children tnemaeivea. iw numlier of Japuueaa cniiuren "imnn the uuhlle aihoola In Kan Kranciaco waa wm .mall. The a-overnment naa ai- paMiiw ii rt'iM inaK auic ue uruain .... h. .iMiiiiiti.innlltv of the act in miration: but m v very earneat hoia ia ii.ii .ii. h auii will not be neceaaary, and that aa a matter of comity tha cm- seiiM of Hn Kranciaco will reruae to de prive Iheae youn Japaneae children of education and will permit them to go 10 Thi-re ia no oil Jui-1 the gji ami electric '''Vhe'queation to tha violence Kritnciacu. Th riMn u.a w.w. , hail no o0jri.on u y- proviamK iw nu invent Urution oi me the tiun Franclaco aihoola; aecond. the , VnUej Htatea to have the wime ph)'iml Condition of wonien and 1 16 '""'.ur t r n'.To "-.l"u cuud l-M. Tlr'Tjfrr ."h'.ecr:'un?.fte?abryr child wurkr. In the Vnit-d rtatea by .j't the Jananeaa . .....voaed to Japaneae young men attend- the dl'IHtrtnient of Coiiin.r. and La- tion Aa to the flrat matter. I call yaur prlnmry ,rdea. u,r llie urveilt deficient annfOPria- a ...anil. in 1 1 1 III. ..IT . . .. 1un. m..A m.fflHE-l .... . " J I A a I i n . niiiK-iiini . vi i.....-.-- - i : tL, 1 1 ... i . , .. , Id very I lion uiii naa auj IWIMed All Italian "hipping ha been tied up by the general strike of teamen At Xorflok.N eb., the temperature 1 3 below ero with coal at 20 per ton Junaneae wanhip will avoid San FnnciiH-o for a time leet the Maine di anU r recur. A ndning excluinge ha been orfan- lxe-1 in Chituiro in connection witn the biwrd of trade. (icmiana are confident of a tariff U'twrnm their country and the United Hate. A fuel famine'! on at Phoenix, Ari Tk. oh taction to Japa readily be met by a almple rule i... ih. or ail ennuren .iiwiuuii th'wa gradea. All of tha teacher with whom I talked while In Ban l-ranclaco In tha hlaheat term or ine J .. . . 1 . kl . ..M .n... ( ii i ill rin ut ni i u. v 1 1 j " - - among th very beat of their puplla, ..i..niw In their Demon a. well behaved, atudioua. and remarkably bright rh. hiuni af aducatlon of ean iran claco declined to rewind lia reaoiuoon of October 11. claiming that, having - lahllahed a aeparata acniMii lor i iiiiib. . . . i... .k .imh ti. tiro I ... .... japaneae aim r-n..c"' : ":,' :."i coiiunenced lor me rjiriatmiui hoiuiity VINIODB OI inilnil' .w vi .. - coda became mandatory. after considerable debate, the amend ment waa defeated by a vote of 135 to 1. t i II f. a Alter umpoeing oi me salary quea- tne boiue pasaeti the legmlative eterutive and judicial appropriation Dill Thursday, December 13. Washington, Dec. 13. The senate toilay lmtened to the aecond speech which naa been made thia eenaion againet the continuance of Heed Smoot senator from Utah. It waa deliv nuneau attrnaing puuuc Kranciaco aa mentioned j)'!it liave shut down. tJovenior Slead lm appolnteil a ci d committee to Investigate Uie Bliort a;e of coal in Washington Char leu 0. Wanhbiirn haa been elect td rtinirresHnian from MaaHaehtuetta to succeed tlie late ltockwood Hoar There 1 little doubt in London cir cle but that Jame liryce will be the next liritiah anibttBtMulor to tlie United btaet. A Montana man whwe cereal won a void medal at the M. Iui fair has f iinl there is not a article of gold in Ilia medal A million bushel of wheat are being allowed to rot on Northern Pacific plat form in Central Washington, while siding are crowded with empty car An influential Japanese paper says the solution to the present trouble in the United State would be to allow the Japanese to build their own school and if necesHary to get aid from the home government. There is an upward tendency in the hop market. Russian terrorists tried to kill Ad miral Doubpasoff. against the Japaneae la most admirably nut bv Secretary Aletcalf. and 1 have nothing to lu lO Ilia nainnnii. entirely confident that, aa secretary M.i. -.If bhvb. tha overwhelming senti ment of the tat of California I for Uv and order and for tha protection or the Japaneae In their peraona and prop erty, lloth the chief or ponce anu ine acting mayor of Han Franclaco aasured Secretary Me teal f that everything poa alble would be dona to protect tha Jap- n.u in tha cltv. I authorised and dl reeled Secretary Metcalf to state that If there waa failure to protect peraona and property, then the entire power of tha Federal government within the lim it, of tha constitution would be used irnmntly and vigorously to enforce the observance of our treaty, the supreme l of tha land, which treaty guaran teed to Japaneae residents everywhere In the I'nlon full and perfect protection for their peraons and property; and to thia end everything In my power would he done, and all the forces or tha i niteu States, both civil and military, which l could lawfully employ would be em- nloyed. I call especial attention to the concluding sentence of Secretary Met calf's report of November 2. 1S0." u..eeiupv Metcnira renorc is ao' dressed to the President under data of November 26 last, and In part 1 aa fol lows: Tn my previous report I saia notn- Ing aa to the causes leading up to the action of the school board In passing the resolution of October 11, and the effect of such action upon Japanese children, residents of the city of san Francisco, desiring to attend tha putinc schools of that city. A report on this matter will now be made. 'it aeema that foe several years the board of education of San Francisco had been considering the advisability or es yea Washintgon, Dec. 18. Purina the seHdion of the house toduv the Indian appropriattion bill was rasaed rrarti cully a It came from the committee on appropriation. The earlv morning session waa devoted to the considera tion of DiBtrict of Columbia busine. I ered by Puboia, of Idaho, who, after The exodua of meml- ha already I reviewing in detail the workiniw of the Mormon hierarchy and Smoot'a prom inent connection therewith, concluded Manrfiw n.. I wnn uie cnarge Umt ."resident Koose- tek.hinn ii, i- . i.!u'ii I velt used the weight of hiaatlministra " A .. link". "J I 4 . .... ... illustrated metwa i, IVeaident wu" u,w. "cpuunean wormon Krv-lt, nnHir,.. -...li.i,kn h. UIB eiUCUOlT. found them on the uil,, of Panina .. A Iacu proviaing reguw durinu- hi recent visir. vut.ie,l Uie '"V. ,ur n,n v,1?,, lo Pvent senate durimr the r,!..-return of its 'on " Adjournment session today. Printed .pi of Uie taken " 4 P- . until Moiulay. TH OI'I I - j aw" a - rs old placed on the desk of each senator and I Washington, Dec. 13. The house the reading or the dtwunient waa closely today, on the request of Itepresenta followed. Ireoeding the Psnania me- tive Pollard, of Nebraska, adopted a sage, the president recommenilation resolution directing the judiciary com respecting public land and Uie naval mittee to investigate the legal que personnel were received and read. tions involved in the much-criticized The senate agreed to the holiday ad- payment or a sum of money to Mr Keaume of Ja ahiMil. in Man . I- - . ...... d immnn i, nn Vnmh,, of nillllla .'. Vumher of aclKMila they attended 23 Vnmlut. ..f ,1111.11a It years oiii T years old H veara nlil ...... S years old .' 3 10 years old ' 11 years old li years old 13 years old was .10 . t .12 . 4 . 2 . T .10 l I journment resolution and will be in re- Pollard for the period between March ....: J cesa from Uie end of theaession Thura- 4, 180S, and July 18, 1905, at which a - I .1 a, I a : r:- n.n t . . i in IT 25 ,.13 day next until January 3 . I tHlillHhinK separate schools for Chinese, Jiinaneae and Corean children, and on May , 1805, passed tha following reso lution "'Resolved. That the board of educa tion Is determined In Its efforts to ef feet the establishment of separate schools for Chinese and Japanese pupils, I . . . ...1. t.m .u. miriiii.. nf vllvlnff the Negro convicts in Misglsshipi revolted I rnngeation at present prevailing tn our ami several were severely hurt. Hill lias abandoned his Great North ern-Burlington merger. John r.urrett, United States minister to Colombia, 1 in Portland. Chicago haa arranged terms for own ership of Uie street railway systems. Cardinal Gibbons defend King Leo pold government of the Congo state. The pope says French political free dom does not compare with that exist in; In America. President Smith, of the Louisville A Nashville railroad, says political lead eis threaten to confiscate their property and denounce Roosevelt and the judge w ho fined the railways. The Interstate Commerce commission will atait at Minneapolis In January and work West investigating Uie car shortage. The Mexican minister to the United State says his government assumed control of the railroads to prevent American ownership. There is little hope of King Oscar's recovery. The president will endorse ship sub sidy in a special messatge to Congress after the holidays. PORTLAND MARKETS. Butter Fancy creamery, 3035c. Kggs Oregon ranch, 35c per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 11 (51 2c per pound; mixed chicken, 11012c; apring, ll(312c; old roosters, 9 11c; dn-s-ed chickens, 14 15c; turkeys, live, 17 17V; turkeys, dressed, choice, 20922c; geese, live, 10c; ducks, 15 lttc. Fruits Apples, common to choice, 50( 75c per box; choice to fancy, $1 2.5U; pears, $1 ( 1.60; cranberries, fll.A0c412.50 per barrel; persimmons, f 1.50 jier box. Vegetables Turnips, 90c(n$l per sack; carrots, 90c(fl per sack; beet, 11.25(41.50 per stick; hors,rdish, P 10c per pound; sweet potatotn, 2t(ft 2.' m-t pound; caMae, l'UaC ) risiund; cauliflower, (1.25 per dos en; tvlcry, (lf4.50 pertTate; lettuce, lieal, 30c p,-r down; onions, ly 12,c js-r ilown; pumpkins, 1 '40 pir pound; spinach, 45c per pound; spuish 1 l4C per pound. Onions Oregon, 75crTJ(l per hun- Potatoes Oregon P-urhanks, fancy, (H't l.10; common, 75rt s.'ic. Wheat Club, 6.V., !; bluestem, 67(tuc; valley, V..67e; red, 63c. tints No. 1 white, (25(., 26; crar. (24.50(i.25. " Parley Fee.1, (21(S 21.50 per ton; brewing, (22.50; rolled, (22.50(2 24. Kyc ( 1 .4(V., 1.45 p. r cw t . a ,. . tl'l. I . aa .11 a & i itii noie, .o; cracked, .7 per i n . Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, (Ur 12 per tn; Fasten. Oregon timothy, (I4M 16; clover, (7f 8; cheat, (7.50 f. H.50; urain hsy, (7.60W 8.50; alfalfa, (11.50; vetch bay, (7( 7.S0. Veal Pressed, 5t(rt 80 per pound. iMei rnnwi nuns, l(. ?c per poun.i; , 4 ft oc; country stwrs, 5(., 5 1,' . Mutton Pressei I, fancy, ftc per Iunii; oMinary, wn ,c. Pork InssNl, 6(', 8c per pound. Hops 15c per pound, according to quality. Wool Fastern Oregon average best, l.'V IV, according to shrinkage; val ley, 20fi 2.1c, scoirling to fineness; mo hair, choice, 26(2 Site. schools, but also for the higher and that our children should not be placed In any position where their youthful lm preaatoua may be affected by aaaoclation with puplla or tne Mongolian race. "And on October 11 th board passed the following resolution: " "Resolved. That In accordance with article X, section 12, of the school law of California, prlnclpHla are hereby directed to send all Chinese. Japanese or Corean children to the Oriental pub lic school, situated on the south side of Clav street, between Powell snd Ma son streets, on and after Monday, Oc tober 15, 1906. "The action of th board In the pnss age of the resolutions of May 6. In5, and October 11, 10, was undoubtedly largely Influenced by the activity or the Japanese and Corean Kxcluslon league, an organisation formed for the purpose of securing enactment by the eongresa of the t'nlted Statea of a law extending the provisions of the exist ing Chinese exclusion set so as to ex clude Japanese and Coreans. "The number of schools In San Fran cisco prior to Anrll 18 was 7. Of this number 2N primary or grammar schools snd two high schools were destroyed by fire, snd one high school was destroyed by earthquake, leaving 45 school a. Since April IS. 27 temporary structures have been erected, making the total number of school buildings at the present time 72. "The Oriental school, the school set apart for tha Chlneae, Japanese and Co rean children. Is in the burned section. There Is only one Japanese student at tending this school at the present time, snd there are no Japanese children at tending any of the other public schools, t 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 exsctly tha same as at th other Public achoola, and competent teachers sre assigned for duty In this school. Nearly sll of the pupils at tending this school have to be taught the F.ngllsh language. "I found th sentiment tn th state very strong scalnst Japanese young men attending the primary armies. Many of the peopla were outspoken In their condemnation of thia course, saying that they would take exactly the same stand sgalnst American young men nf similar agea attending the primary grades. I am frank to say that this obtectlon seems to me a moat reasonable one. All of the political parties In the strife have Inserted In their platforms planks In favor of Jnpanese and Co rean exclusion, and on March 7. inns, the state legislature passed a Joint resolu tion urging that action be taken by treaty or otherwise to limit and dimin ish the further Immigration of Japan ese laborers Into the t'nlted Statea. "The presa of Han Francisco pretty generally upholds the action of the hoard of education, of the attitude of the more violent and radical newspapers It Is unnecessary to speak further than to snv thnt their tone la the usual tone of hostility to 'Mona-ol honles," and the burden of their claim Is that Japanese are no better than Chinese, and that the same reasons which dictated the ex clusion of the Chinese call for the ex clusion of the Japanese as well. "The temper and tone of th more conservative newspapers may better be Illustrated by an epitome of their ar gument upon the public school ques tion. Thnt srgument practically la ss follows: The public schols of California are a state and not a Federal Institu tion. The state haa the power tornhol Ish those achoola entirely, and tha Fed eral government would have no right to lift Its voice In protest. 1'non. the other hand, the state may extend the privileges of Its achoola to aliens upon such terms as It, the state, may elect, and th Federal government has no rlaht to nuest I, n Its action In this re sard. Primarily and essentially the public achoola are deslsnerl for the edu cation of the cltixena of th state. The state Is Interested In th educntlnn of Its own citizens alone. It would not for a moment maintain this expensive Institution to educate forelrnera and aliens who would carry to their coun tries the fruits of such education. There fore. If It should be held thnt there was a discrimination operating In violation of fhe treatr with Japan In th state's treatment of Japanese children, or even If a new treaty with Janan should be framed which would contain on behalf of .Tananes subierts the 'most-farored-natlon' clause, this could and would b ret he the (. which wouM then ex clude from th naa of Its public schools all alien children of every nationality and limit the rlaht of free education to children nf lis own cltixena. for whom th system Is primarily designed and maintained, and If th state should do thia the Federal government could not complain, sine no treaty right could be violated when the children of Japanese wra treated precisely aa tha children 14 15 years old 16 years old IT years old 18 years old IS years old ....... 20 years old Number of pupils at Flrat grade Second grade Third grade Fourth grade Fifth grade . Sixth grade . Seventh grade Elahth grade Number of puplla born Japan t'nlted States Number of- 28 oys so A boycott was maintained In San Franclaco from October S to October 24 hy members of the tooss and waiters ,. t- . ... ,1.,1 I tvll,o lth l. .....u I nlon sgalnst Japanese restaurants an. turner uro iuiuiiinmcfyv. ....... v.. immui mt tui ng business in thnt city. Nearly aii of clause oi uie constitution to prevent in-1 action, ine report is desired that con- me leauera oi laoor orutiiwiuuiia m tsnitul. rmmmuiuk . ..I. Il l ...... I .-.1. San Franclaco interviewed on this ,ub. """ """'""' Kw. feet disclaimed any knowledge of any formal action neing xasen ror me uoy-i xtr..L: t v . . - Aniline of these restaurants I amuilKlO". J.fC. 14. 1IIB JlOUSe as a matter or fact, a most erreci-1 neimn uie last week hernen the i nrinr. Ive boycott was maintained against I m. t,-ij,i,.a . .i. I duced a bill niAkinir II 2 tha minimum ..1 . 1 1 . M ,U T.. . . S aaaay itwi c gs n 1VJ1 SB Unri 111 lliaa . SVI I I. I - wesv a a aaa a ussa itcaiiy ni. iin at ni nii"-ij rcoiaurniii" s. ,i i . , icfttd in Hun FVancinco for at lant UlmpoHe of a much leffiHwtion aa pot I niunuiiy pension io De paid veterans of i hi r. wt-T-He. rii-.ru ner miioiiea ill I hia ... ., i. ,... r. . . i . , .n ....:.. t 1 1 1 m m-nr nt I a,, i . . . . . . i ksn aj iiuko mar lur 1 1 in uu ra ni i,i . n i - w - fort was mad to prevent people from I work which will devolve on it when patronising them. At tlmea stones were . I. ....... I k. 1 . -X i uiiuwii eiiu niiiuuni ui u.vn, niiu ill uuw I , ,, . .,, , . or two Instances the proprietors of the several bhimii uiiis were puweu unuer resiauranis were sirucg dv ineae atones, susnension Oi the ru es. The Indian .illrla Bo time Mir. Pollard waa elected to Uie Resolutions were agreed to directing 5th congress, to succeed lion. . J. an invest ifatir.n by the department of Burkett, who was elected to the senate commerce and Labor of the Interna-1 .a resolution wu adopted calling tional Harvester company to ascertain upon the secretary of the Interior for a whether it effects restraint of trade; complete description of all public also directing the senate judiciary ianua wmcn nave been withdrawn or committee to report what authority reserved from entry since July. 1900. gress may pass upon Uie president's recommendations for the withdrawal of coal lands Representative Laeey, of Iowa, intro- 1 am aaiianea, irom inquiriea maoe l " .. .,, . . , by ma and from statement, made to appropriation bill was taken up and 15 oi uie o pages completed when it waa laid aside for Uie president message concerning Uie Panama canal, which consumed more Uian an hour in its reading, being listened to by a large number of members. me by tha Japanese restaurant keepers, tnai tne throwing or stones and brenk ing of windows was not done bv the men picketing the restaurants, but by young men and nnys who hud gathered in front of the restaurants as soon as the boycott waa instituted. Assaults have from time tn time been made upon Japanese subjects resi dent In the cltv of San Franclaco. I waa informed by the chief of police that upon receipt of a communication from the Japanese consul he at once Instruct ed captains of police to make every ef- inri to stop tnese assaults, and, II nec essary, to assign men in cltisens clothes to accomplish the purpose, "These attacks, so I am Informed with but on exception were made when no policeman was In tha Immediate nalil,n,kMJ 1. .. .. . S . k. . I ..k-iHiiiFi.i iin.ii. i.i i in l lit tiinii wrr m . hv boya and young men: many of them I rriday, Dee were vicious in character, and only one I n'ountmn tw u lif . nn...... . h... 1. ...k. I " ""'o'-"-"! a-"-- J. nf robbing the peraona attacked, aii cowardice of 100 niembeis of congress. these assaults appear to have been made the house today Would lisrt adopted Uie subsequent to the fire and earthquake l,ii i i , . in san Franclaco, and my attention was w hip legisiiMve Bjujnjprm' not called to any assaults made prior to tion bill increasing the silaries of sena- me i m oay or April, istis I i . .. . . I know that these ssssulla unnn h. ri-ureBeilUlll VCS FOin i),UUU lO Japanese are universally condemned by 1(7,500 per annum. PnwticallT every .11 a I ..n. " n11, 1 .. TT... I .- - month, ih. m. . i. r....i man who voted against thai increase did and Oakland have been terrorised bv SO from fear that his vot iwould react ano rou-1 on.1 result. In bi. ,l...uf , nr. Wednesday, Dae. 12. Washington, Pec. 12. The house of representatives today went on record in opposition to the new spelling as re commended by the president. I?v a vote of 142 to 25 the following waa adopted aa a substitute for the item re ported by the appropriations commit tee in the executive, legislative and ju SLOW AS OX TEAMS. Freight Cars Travel but an Average of 23 Miles Day. Chicago, Pec. 18. "Car shortage and trullic congestion are more serioii now titan they ever have been in the history of this country. Already a number of school iu the Northwest have been forced to close because coal shipment could not be liad. Business all over the United States is being in jured vitally by the existing conditions. and remedy must be had quickly, if chaos In commerce i to be prevented." The forgoing statement was made by Interstate Commerce Commissioner Franklin Lane, who, w ith Commission er James 8. Harlan, arrived In Chicago over the Pennsylvania road from Wash ington on the way to Mlnneaisjlis, where a hearing w ill he given the rail roads and shipiiers of Minnesota. "When you come to think of the freight car problem, It i one of the big gest in this country," said Mr. lane. Po you know tliat the average sishh! of freight cars is only 23 miles a day? Just think of it t With the big busi ness interests of Chicago and other cities crying out for more car, the empties are WORK ONTHE CANAL President Sends Special Message to Congress. PRAISES PROGRESS BEING MADE- Health on Isthmus Good and Murk Headway Has Been Mads on Canal. Washington, Pec. 18. President Roosevelt yesterday sent a special mes sage to congress on the Panama canal in which he reviewed hi trip acroes the isthmus and made many importapt recommendations: Among other things he said: An inspection tin the irround at. th height of the rainy season served t.. convince me of the wisdom of congress in rviusoiK w auopc eiiner a high level (lP 11 tu I a luvol no I Tl.,.- . leisurely making Uieir i a ii . ,T way across the country. ''le . ' " --" "Something is wrong, or thi condl- pH,a ,i. .r...!,.. ' tion would not exist. If the average I'ZI I , , it, :, T iV. , i. . . . ' ' speed nu.de by a freight car is only alivT miles a day, we might a well have the Ti,a i..i,.... ,i i old wagon trains and oxen buck. They mt,ni i" ,;1 ! Ti ."m,m' i . , ., I meni nas ueen show n in nothing more miule as gxl time a that, and there Lwriv tiul i ,i, : L , ,7 r! e- " J " 11 illfj foiindntion of the work have la-en laid. were no rates or rebates or i wrecks. What is Uie cause of thia state of af fairs? Well, that is for us to find out. and we hope to do so in a very short tune." Air. .Lane said a number of com mercial organizations had suggested and advocated a reciprocal demurrage I 41 4. II Sal . uiw u,a woum compe ine raiiroajis ,aw to the composition of the com in the event of unusual delay, to make ...i '? . "Tlie first great problem to be sol ved, upon the solution of which the success of the rest of the work depended, was the problem of sanitation. This wus from the outset tinder the direction of Pr. W. C. Gorgas, who i to be made a. full member of Uie commission, if the good Uie damage. LARGER SALARIES. mission remains unchanged. The isth mus had la?en a byword for deadly un. healthfulness. Now. after two vears of our occupation, the conditions as regards sickness and the death rate compare favorably with reasonably healthy localities in the United States. It is curious to note the fact that many of the most severe critics of the commission criticise them for precisely Movement to Pay Mambars of Con gress Mors Gains Fores. Washington, Pec. 18. The time is not far distant when congressional sal aries will be increased, this despite the opposite reasons, tome complaining bit- mini, iieuruxmess suown oy meiiiDers oi i u riy that the work is not in a more ad uie nouse in the vote on the amend- vanced condition, while the other ment to the legislative appropriation I complu in Umt it has been rushed with bill last rrulay. It Is the universal such haste that there has lsen insufli opinion of senators and Itepresentatives cient preparation for the hygiene and uiat uie present salary oi o,uuu is I comiort oi the employes. Asa matter enureiy inaueuaie, ami uiat view ap- or fact, neither criticism is just. It pears to be generally indorsed by the would have keen impossible to go peopie. just; now large an increase quicker than the commission has gone. ill be made is yet to be determined, for such quickness would have mennt JSome are contending tor (7,500, others insuflicient preparation. On tlie other for (10,000. The chances seem to fa- hand, to refuse to do anything until vor the smaller amount. every possible future eontlnietiev ha.l There is a great deal of merit behind I been met would have caused wholly tu. ... l..- a i I . i ., ... ' uio iiiuiruirui nit uHiTOnca na Ulrica n-1 unwurranieu tieiav. Hie Nihil courso senators and representatives. In times to follow wa exactly the course which The pictorial feature of Uie message d,c'al appropriation bill: afforded an onnortnnit.v for omrl na. I ' o money appropriated in this act tured comment, the innot ion of , hall be used in connection w ith print ' I f J a a 1 1 t. . . I In a state mwr h. n l,nkd on with 'K uocuraenis lumonjca oy law or favor. Messuifpa fm th, rvreaident on orilered by congress or any branch public land and the nival personnel thereof, unless the same shall conform were also read. 4. n II m4ftrr.ll SI milrrt oral aaannWa beriea. botl at day and T night. The'i-C fna reBU'1 111 ," def tWO n lie have been powerless. The assaults hence, and nearly every man who voted ' ' " . uu w r , r i , were not robbery, but rather from a feeling of proposed. The legislatioa was entirely nt-ini Mixiniiy, in up pnsainiy oy i meriiorious. I have been held at different timea reia- Tne three congressmen from Wash the united sXt,te.'on of JapaneM ,rora Ington voted for the increase. Binger "While the sentiment r the nermann voted aim nst IL but he would v aiiiornia, as manirestea Dy the public I noi Dea Deneticiarv. French, of Idaho. utterances or tha Japaneae and Corean ... ' ' ' exclusion league, bv articles In m.nv I ""v f'oK. of the leading newspapers in the state. I Representative Tnn nt W.adlns, oy declarations or the political parties ton t.la. In ti.. j vn - i In their platforms, and by the passage 7 , WxlaT introduced a bill proposing oi a joini resolution ny tne state legls- increase Dy Der cent the Salaries !hV7..T.JI-;"?, Vffi: coon'eryel otM ci:n to of the gov- ine overwneiming sentiment in the state I " on JUiy next. t&Wj:mrVX. The first salary amendment to the lh''jI.pro',"'t'r- legislative, executive and judicial ap- FraTXcTaVa Zof " X th rtty. anffiir4l m that vervthlna -,llUer. 01 ork. tnd WU M fol- nnSll r.la SVAiiM K.. ana a. . a. -a ei-llna.. " xsx s-ff uMiv it iiruif-rc nit I J.inflnM BiltK ianta la. 3.. t7..4 a I ... they urgently r?quRted that all cann "On and after March 4, 1907, the of assault and all violation, nt la mt. I Oomrxnsuti,.n 1 . . 1, to the" chief if 'poi.c'e"" "l nvorita "ouse of representatives and vice presi- .'.i '"'""d v-ry strongly upon th dent of the United State shall be at ?r,,n "Vy"11 of he city, aa also upon the rate of 119 nnn X. ,i the chief of pol e, the rnvit. r.t .k. '' "I (12,000 each." By a vote of 214 to 51 the amend ment was adonte.1 I ittauer also in- "imation. and told them that, aa offl era cnargen with the enforcement of the law and the protection of property and person, you looked to them to see inm an japaneae subjects resident In I Lit nr m . sun Franclaco were afford. ,h. ..ii Officer R aa Faatar. rre0a,wth,Jaan,'e,1 to them by our Wa8hinn,lVc. Ig.-Tlie president If. therefore, th police power of Jtnn yet,,r,,ny 'nt Congrei'S a special . 1.7... " . " . " 1 ""Micient to meet the nitwsage strong v rv.mr,M1nd nir c hang ;;V re;idenr.a ,rs"Brn t,,e , to the prsonel of the 'le.1 ",V,o Xr2Xv ':A.J11nn rr ?'. navy He the n'iy 0f g,.h their Persons a pioprty. olllcers of the .?-mZ .',2.' Nearly the dutji' of " the nn-y t the grade of prnwnnrT Vn nshSt 'nwMrh '"J1'1 r?r "'Imiral at lea- advanc of dni in .h nH,lnn- evsrv consideration V n,", give tliem more exper obiuations.-ev;; 'rZiuZJ nZV.,"'r training i the Important el liy SO years or more of in.. r.i.'., I UUIICS of the s om.i f.t... H, r.ea. With tha emr.l . ,. L.l . ... . "T. v.. , In lem.no UL' .. . wou,1 rMl ""ni Of states government and ill 1 """"issionen gt t lie .cermre age of 66 to the orthorgaphy recognized and used by dictionaries of the Lnghsh lan guage." Washington, Pec. 12. The senate today confirmed the nominations of llliam II. Moody, of Massachusetta, to be an associate justice of the Su preme court of the United States Charles J. Bonaparte, of Maryland, to be attorney general; Victor II. Metcalf, of California, to be secretary of the navy, and Oscar o. Straus, of New Yotk, to be secretary of commerce and labor. The feature today waa a speech by Senator Kayner upholding the statea rights doctrines as Involved in the present Japanese question on the Pa cific coast. Resolutions were agreed to calling upon the president for information re garding the seizure by Mexico of the fishing schooner Silas Stearns, and di recting the secretary of war to furnish information regarding alleged experi ments with cholera virus at Manila re sulting in 10 or more deaths. The senate in executive session rati fied the general act by the delegates of the powers represented st the confer ence which met st Algeciras, Spain, in April last, to draft a treaty concerning Moroccan affairs. Opposition by the Peniocrats compelled the adoption of a resolution disclaiming responsibility for the participation of the United States in the program arranged by Uie confer ence as to the future of Morocco. hln unit. the t'nlted promotion captains commissioned .t i ..t Ita nao..l. , ,, nmi Till , " 1 HIC aVCine3 fiat- Mgh7M;,lc0Ie,r,:,t,.", zrx?::sx:;t nn,i r,r "1,"irl t the of eo. Sell Indian Minors' Land. Washington, Pec. 12. Represents tive Jones today introduced a bill au thorizing the sale of the land of Indian minors on petition of parents or guar dians onr of the Indian agent in charge, subject to the approval of the secretary of the interior. At present large areas of land under government irrigation projects and in rich agricultural dis tricts are tied up because minors are unable to utilize the land and unable to dispose of it. The bill is intended par ticularly to dispose or the land or Indian children on the Yakima reservation. General Harrison Gray Otis, of Los Angeles, is seriously ill. Ship tfubsldy by Easy Stages. Washington, Pec. 12. Representa tivde Gnwvenor, chairman of the house committee on merctahant marine and fisheries, I engaged on a proposed amendment to the Gallinger ship sub- ima Accept Pre.iri. nt'a Advlea. aK llnirb-ln t .a Tl. l lent s pnhlie jan,i -,,. con gress will prolhlv o..,lt In the early The government has purchased . .ita f "artmpt 'f a law authorizing the leas- for a Federal bull.1 if-1 if Saf VnatL X. ' ing oi public ran.-i.in the lines he """"l a- I siiirkvewt. ... " . .. .,t-i, i . ... I .1 almost Surely result ISHiy Hill, iwsigne unmnwirmmr ,n Uie repeal f,f ,.,. -n.i aton only to Oriental and South American ... . I Mill" a s - I - . The Chicago A Xorthw.n, , " an? u,e '"'li'wl m-sllflcatlon of the lines. He said today that he expects will build a new (20,000 000 ders,t Tn m . , n'' ""nimtead commutation to have the amended bill ready for the Chicago. " ' 1 cts. Already ,tot ir, unler way to consideration f his committee at its V,. """"ing riernuinent title to ' meeting next Thursday. It is not be- Thonnna, M , . . mon- coi in,i I- rt..penm,.nt and lievcl. however, that the Committee grant home rule'to the Tmn....i 11 . 7 ' ' J,rnv'ling w,me ,ch la tlrantte Rives a,W,;.. V " P1"- A general strike Uj been declare.! at all the ports of Italy .ml as . result there ia serious innirr t., r.,,,, . j - ".iiuiivrii-. w Is like- will report any ship sulahly bill until after Christmas. Penalty for M.lu ..,-.!- fiift Washington, Uv ..Tbe Tillman .11 '"rf'i'lding nntional lwnks and ".nercrpuniti,, ...thorizcl I The Japanese n,l..-.,. gr. . .. .utl.orizci ny con- Unite.1 litato. i V. 1 ' lne ' corporal ons In general think ofWaXt.n7 H to w. r,1rih"ln t el.nt ion funds, uung oi war between his connte .n.i s ocni, ,.t.i . . . ... .. . ours. ' mlttA. ' .wweriay oy me ami- I . 7 'itioti9 of president and Repn-ientativeHarlwick.offier.ei. L "'"ht, h,,.h d.ldotl unanl- J:epnentat We HaMwick. of Georvl. .LZl,,Pnt. hU wniii,! rvimnel e.lln.1. r . .. 'l,,n",B'j lO retvw .l .... . v.i . . . . ' o insxa 1 the with il. ,,-uie nwurr muimuij, block signal system and license all rail! cliuJ.'. Imprtoonment -J .-k . .j'ii ra. I . "en r onenaerg. a imposition of a fine) S evtns Talk About Canal. New York, Pec. 12. John F. Stev ens, chief engineer, and (I. Sullivan, assistant chief engineer, of the Panama Canal Commission, arrived today on the steamer Panama from Colon. They expect to return early in January. In speaking of the conditions on the isth mus Mr. Stevens said: "There are at work on the canal 17,000 men. The best workmen are the Italians and the Spaniard. There has not been death sinoe July, and very little sickness." past (5,000 went farther than it does today; it was a larger salary, as sal aries went, and was more of an induce ment Uian it is at the present time. The time was when Uie average con gressman could save money on a (5,000 salary. But that time is past. It is doubtful if a dozen men in congress are able to save a single cent of their pres ent salary; a vast number of Uiem ex pend much lurger amounts each year. and in a perfectly legitimate way. lias lieen followed." The president gs?s Into details on the work of exterminating most mi toes and then tells of the improvements made in Colon. The city has been drained, a reservoir to supply water has been built with a capacity of 60.- 000,000 gallons. PRESIDENT'S EYE ON RAILROAD. NO ENGINES TO HAUL CARS N.arly 3000 Empties Ara Idle in Kansas City Yards. Kansas City, Pec. 18. The Journal today suys: A systematic inspection of the term inal railroad yards here shows that there are 3,000 empty freight cars standing idle in the Kansas City yards, because the railroads have not sufficient motive power to move them. There are not less Uian 1 ,000 loaded cars standing in the yards here and Uie dates of loading some of them showed Uiat they had been ready to move for tr o weeks. There is no shortage of cars here, but a shortage of engines. At Sedalia, Mo., there are 261 empty freight cars by actual count and at Springfield there are 379. At Topeka there are more than 300 empty cars in the yards; at Wichita about 200 and at Hutchinson about 50 cars. Data on Shipping. Washington, Pec. 18. Representa tive Humphrey, at the president's re quest, will submit a statement regard ing the conditions of American ship ping on the Pacific coast, the president desiring this data before completing his message to congress urging the passage of a ship subsidy Mil. Mr. Hum phrey told Uie president yesterday howT unless some form oi government aid is granted, the two American lines operat ing lst ween Puget sound and the Ori ent, the Boston Steamship company's and Hill's line, w ill have to suspend. Grip on Cosl Land. Ienver, Colo., Pee. 18. Investiga tion into the Union Pacific coal hind frauds in Wyoming will not Iw pro- luct ive of any good to the public, and the company w ill riot only le permit ted to retain possession of the (U0, 000, 000 worth of cl land which it Is said to have gained illegally, but no officials of the Union raclcfl company will suf- 'er ls'cause of their alleged frauds. This, Penver men interested in the nn- earthing of the frauds any Is the pro gram which has ls?en prejiared by the Harriman railroads. May Charge Coal Land Order. Washington, Pec. 18. The presi- lent's attention has been called to the fact that his order withdrawing from entry 64,000,000 acres of public lands supposed to contain coal deposits was operating to shut off legitimate home stead and desert land entries of some land which is not Isdieved to contain coal. It is prollle the ort'er will lie modified, permitting entry tf s ich land under any exempt cisil land law, upon show ing Uiat It does not contain coal. Torpedo-Planting Boat for Coast. Washington, Pec. 18. The secretary of war toilay approved the recommend ation of the chief of artillery in that an ppropnation of (15,000 should la? made to construct a torpedo planting vessel for use in the harbors of the Pa cific coast. They deem the construc tion of such a vessel highly important. Suggestion That Government Opsrata Railroads in Emergencies. Washington, Pec. 18. President R08"ve!t Is taking a deep interest in the. situation as to car shortage, com plaint regarding which have com from many sections of the United States. Some time ago a partial state ment lsaring on the car shortage was submitted to the president by the In terstate Commerce commission, and, when the more complete report, which the commission lias under way Jin the Northwest, has lsMn prepared, It will lie sent to the president for hi infor mation in the event he decides to make any recommendations to congress on the subject. He has not yet taken any steps Indicating his probable course. Among suggestions that have been made to the president is that he recom mend legislation by congress empower ing the government to take charge of railroad and operate them under cer tain contingencies, especially in a case like Uie present. Oil Plpa Filled With Salt Los Angeles, Pec. 18. Cablegrams received at the office of the Union Oil company, In Los Angeles, say that their new pipe line across the Isthmus of Panama was filled with 25,000 barrels of salt. When ready for use the oil will be pumped from the Pacific to tho Atlantic through this pipe. The open ing of the line is expected to solve largely the fuel problem of the isthmus. Fourteen thousand tons of coal are now used there monthly, but It Is anticipat ed that oil will soon be the fuel In use. Raise Fuel Famine Minneapolis, Minn., Pec. 18. The fuel famine In the Northwest will be broken w It li in 24 hours as a result of the Interstate Commerce commission's inoulry in this city. The commission whs represented by James S. Harlan, of Chicago, and Franklin K. lane, of Sun Francisco. Mr. lane lias charge of the fuel inquiry, while Mr. Harlan is busi ly engaged in the car shortage inquiry. It was decided that the fuel famine was the more important, ninny more re ports Is'ing at hand of the suffering from lack of fuel. North Dakota Has No Coal. St. Paul, Pie. 18. A special to the Pespntch from Grand Forks, N. P., says that th fuel situation today pre sents the most crit ical condition that has existed in the history of the state. Careful Inquiry In every portion of the northern half of the stnte shows that there is not a town In which coal could be had to supply iinmcdiiite needs and in dozens of places there Is not a pound to m Uught, the dealers having been out of fuel for days and weeks. Big Tunnel Under Channel. London, Pec. 18. A bill ernpnwerir g an Anglo-French company to construct a tunnel under the British channel has been deposited with parliament. It is estimate I that this scheme will involve sn expenditure of (80,000,000. It Is proposed to build two parallel tunnels 24 tulles long.