Hillsborojndependent U SPECIAL MESSAGE
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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
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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.