AROUNDTHE WORLD
Amerlcia Battleship Fleet Will
Make the Circuit.
LEAVE m FRANXiSCO JL'LT
5
Disappointment on Coast Fall Target
Practice In Philippine Waters
Japan Not on Rout.
San Diego. Cal., March 14. News
that the "American battle fleet" U
to undertake a tour of the world
within two month after lta arrival
at San Francisco on May 6 waa
flashed by wireless telegraphy to the
16 battleships of Admiral Evans'
command at Magdalena Uay late
laBt night by the government atatlon
on Point Loma. There U every rea
aon to believe that It waa received
oa board the vessels by officers and
crew alike with the greatest degree
of aatUfactlon.
Admiral Kvans, who will relin
quish command of the fleet during
Ha forthcoming atay at San Fran
cisco, and who goee on the retired
Hat when he attalna the age of 62
yeara in August, waa expecting gome
official -word from Washington on the
aubject of the future movements of
the fleet, and It waa In view of this
and to enable the department to pre
pare lta program that he aent the
message the night of his arrival off
Magdalena- Day, to the effect that
the ahlpa could start on any mission
at a day'a notice and were in far bet
ter shape aa to machinery and effi
ciency of crews than on the day of
Bailing from Hampton Roads.
Washington, March 14. Admiral
Kvans' battleship fleet, after leaving
Ban Francisco, will visit Hawaii, Sa
moa, Melbourne and Sydney, Austra
lia; the Philippines and return to
New York by way of the Sues Canal.
Secretary Metcalf announced the
future movements of the fleet after
the cabinet meeting toMay. It will
leave San Francisco on July 6 "for
our Pacific possessions," as Mr. Met
calf styled It. The vessels will first
touch at Hawaii, where they will
coal. After that they will go to Sa
mon, following with a visit to Aus
tralia. They will stop at the cities
of Melbourne and Sydney, the Invi
tation of the Australian government
to visit that country having been
supplemented by a more cordial one
from the British Ambassador, Mr.
Bryce.
Leaving the Australian waters, the
vessels are to go to Manila, and
while in the Philippine, the annual
fall target practice will be held.
Thence they will return to the United
States by way of the Sues canal,
stopping only nt such porta aa are
, necessary for coaling purposes. The
date of their return to the States de
pends entirely upon the amount of
time required tor the tasget prac-
tice In the Philippines. The visit of
the battleships to Puget Sound will
be made some time between' the con
clusion of tb arand review in San
Francisco liny, on Mar . nd tha
date of the sailing over the Pactrie.
Secretary Metcalf said that the,
battleships would remain In 8nn
Francisco until May 22, during which
time they would fill their bunkers
with conl. According to the present
plan, the entire fleet will go up to
Puget Hound, and some of the ships
may be sent over to Vancouver, all
returning to San Francisco, however,
before departing for borne. Admiral
Kvans will retire In August by oper
ation of law. Secretary Metcalf said
that no decision had yet been ar
rived at as to who would succeed
him in command of the fleet on its
voyage homeward.
Mr. Metcalf today made public a
copy of a letter addressed to Secre
tary Koot, March 2, by Ambassador
Bryce supplementing the Invitation
extended by Sir Alfred Deakln In
behalf of the commonwealth of Aus
tralia for the battleships to visit that
country on their return to the United
States.
Orders were Issued at the navy de
partment today assigning officers to
duty In connection with fitting out
the torpedo boats Da vies, Farragut
and Fox.
Wanhlne Have a Race.
San Francisco, March 14. The
protected cruisers Charlestown, St.
Ixiuls and Milwaukee, which arrived
from Magdaleiia Hay today, utilized
a portion of their run up the Coast
for an annual endurance test which
resulted In disaster for the Milwau
kee and the flagship Charleston. The
test requires a speed of 20 knots
maintained for eight consecutive
hours. All went well for the first
few hours as the three white cruisers
dashed through the Santa Karbnra
channel until suddenly the flngHhlp
dropped behind, soon to be followed
In misfortune by the Milwaukee,
Seattle Hears Frem Fleet.
Seattle, March 14. Wireless sig
nals and bits of messages from the
American battleship fleet at Magda
lena Bay have been caught In Se
attle. The operator at the wlrless
station at the University of Wash
ington heard the vessels of Rear Ad
miral Kvans' fleet signalling the
Point Loma wireless station. Later
in the night the cruiser Milwaukee,
In the harbor at San Francisco, wsa
heard In communication with the
vessels at the target practice rendex
tous. Crulaera to the Drydock.
San Francisco, March 14. The
protected cruisers Milwaukee and St.
Ixiuls, attached to Admiral Swin
burne's fleet, arriving at tbla port
today, are to be placed in ordinary
and will leave within a few days for
the Bremerton navy yard. This ac
tion will mean that only 75 men, a
line officer and some of the machin
ists and engineers will be left on
each of the two ships, and they will
nil but be placed out of commission
In the north.
Germany Takaa Notice.
Berlin. March 14. The Oerman
naval critics are commenting upon
the wonderful feat of seamanship
displayed In the 12.000-mlle voyage
of the American battleship fleet un
der the command of Kear-Admlrnl
Kvans and it arrival at Magdalena
Bay four days ahead of Its scheduled
time without a ship being disabled.
They consider It proof of excellent
material aa well aa of personnel.
WOST STORM OF WINTER.
Railroad Traffic Stopped Throughout
Hac.fic Northwaat.
Portland. Mar. 16. While no ser
loua property damage has been re-
porieu. ine Heavy storm of wind and
rain that has been raging without let
up since Friday la by all odd the
worst of the past year. There are
no prospects of early abatement and
great destruction of property
thrrv..z;,.... .(., r
'lit, fur the storm Is general
throughout this entire region.
Passenger traffic on the O. K. ft
Nf. has been completely tied up since
saiuruay afternoon as the result of
an enormous landslide at Wyeth. No
east or westbound trains have been
sent through In 36 hours, aud the
track will not be cleared before to
day, as huge masses of soft earth
keep oozing down the mountain-side
as rapidly as the steam shovel Is
clearlug It away. Four eastbound
passenger trains tried to get through
since 6 o'clock Saturday evening, bat
all were stalled, and had to be
brought back to Portland.
Many of the passengers who had
left on one or the other of these
trains were routed via the Northern
Pacific, but It la doubtful If they
will succeed in getting through, be
cause a number of heavy alldea have
occurred ca Itut ruatl U.t6uu
and Tacoma
Hood Klver people aat In darkness
last night. Churches, hotels, and
such homes aa were provided, were
Illuminated by kerosene lamps, lan
terns and ancient tallow dlpa. The
light and power plant waa put out of
business early In the storm, and no
trains went east or west during Sun
day.
The volume of water rushing down
Hood Klver Is greater than at any
time aince its power was harnessed.
Unly an Intermittent telegraph and
telephone service waa possible and
conditions promise to be worse to
day.
Pendleton la also In a bad. If not
In a very aerlous way, for the I'm a
tllla river raged like a torrent all
day yesterday and la rising at the
rate of four Inches an hour, threat
ening the town with a flood aa aer
lous as that which devastated R two
years ago,
.Wlllumette valley points are apt to
suffer considerably, though no great
damage has been done so far and the
train service on the Southern Pacific
has been maintained without Inter
ruptlon. The rainfall has been un
usually heavy throughout the valley
and all tributaries to the Willamette
are leaping up their banks steadily,
hour by hour, and are expected to
keep on rising for several days.
A number of log booms in the
Cowlitz river have been ripped loose
from their moorings and are hurling
down the river.
Between 3 o'clock Saturday after
noon and 6 p. m. yesterday the Wil
lamette river came up five feet at
Portland. There is a strong current
running and indications point to a
steady rise for several days to come,
Heavy rains have fallen throughout
the valley and all tributary streams
are bank full
During the 24 hours ending Sun
day at 6 p. m. 1.82 inchea of rain
fell. Between noon Friday and last
evening the precipitation waa 2.82
Inches. ' The amount of rainfall for
the 2 4 hours Just passed has been
exceeded for' the month of March
three times alnce the establishment
of a weather station at Portland. In
11177 the fall was 2.35 Inches, in
1883 2.25 Inches In 102 1.85 Inches.
The rainfall waa steady but at no
time waa there an excessive down
pour. The wind attained a velocity of 52
miles an hour at North Head and at
Tatoosh Island. The general direc
tion was south and southwest. The
storm is moving rapidly eastward
and this morning is raging over Brit
ish Columbia. Storm warnings are
still out over coast porta and strong
southerly winds are looked for today,
llain will continue, but not steadily
aa yesterday.
Klma, Wash., March 16. Heavy,
continuous ruin has prevailed in the
Chehnlls valley for several days past.
The Chehalls river, running over Its
banks, Is still rising and the highest
water in many years Is now expected
and being prepared for. There was a
steady downpour of heavy rain all
through the night, and It continues
today unabated.
Not a log will be left In any of the
creeks and rivers, every driving
stream will be swept clean, so great
Is the flood raging through Chehalls
county at this time. Logs that have
hung for years on gravel bars and
high banks will go down to the
booms on Grays Harbo
Fire Makes 300 Idle.
Trlnldud, Colo., March 16. Fire,
supposed to have been caused by
crowded electric wires, destroyed the
coke washer, tipple, engine house
and chemical laboratory of the Col
orado Fuel & Iron Company's mine
at Soprls, five miles west of here to
day, entailing a loss estimated at
6150,000 and throwing 300 men out
oi employment. The flames were
first discovered on the third floor of
the five-story frame building of the
coke washer, spreading rapidly to
the other structures. The office
waa saved after desperate fighting
Wasp Fleet In Canal Zone.
Panama, March 16. Lieutenant
H. I. Cone, commnnder of the Amer
ican torpedoboat flotilla, and other
officers and men were delighted with
their reception here. Thla morning
the destroyers moved up closer to
Panama and are now within the xone
limits. They will be open to visitors
every afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock.
All of the men of the flotilla are
proud of the record which the little
boats have made. With the excep
tion of a few minor repairs, the de
stroyers are tn practically the aame
condition aa when they left
China Salutes Japan's Flag,
Toklo, March 16. A satisfactory
settlement of the Tatsu affair was
announced this morning. China has
conceded all the Japanese demands.
She will purchase the arms and am
munition on bonrd the Tatsu and
will hoist the Japanese flag over the
vessel. While the flag Is being re
hoisted a Chinese warship will fire
a salute. There la a general feeling
of relief In consequence of the set
tlement of the Incident.
Congratulations From Kaiser.
London. March 16 A special dis
patch to the Dally Mall from Berlin
says that the Emperor sent warm
personal congratulations to Preel
dent Itooeevelt on he arrival of the
fleet at Magdalena Bay ahead of
schedule time.
If
DOW OF THE
Tueid , March 17 poslte of the bills Introduced by Sen-
Washington. March 17. .The sen- ,or Carter of Montana, chairman of
ate late this afternoon, without a the sub-committee, by Senator Bur
dissenting voice, confirmed the nom- kett of Nebraska and Senator Knox
Inatlon of John MnCinirt, of Venli of Pennsylvania. Ihe Knox Mil was
iuu, u iiii it I tlwi uey for Oitfcou, !5troI.;.n- ?
thus terminating one of the longest known as the Meyer measure, hav-
and most bitter patronage fights in
the history of Oreuon.
Mr.
Mi Court's commission will be
made out Immediately and will prob
ably be forwarded by mall tomor-
row. Upon its receipt he will take
the oath of office and, upon tele -
graphing the attorney general that
ne nas none so, will be directed by
wire to take full charge of the dis
trlct attorney a office. n,.,i that Chairman Klklua is delib
erately trying to smother the meas
Wushlngton, March 17. The sen-',,,,, ,v refusing to brine it t. a v.t
ate committee on finance today voted
unanimously 10 amena me Aiuncnjthe senate a letter from Commis
flnanclal bill by eliminating railroad sloner Knapp, which he contended
bends as security for national banklwaa hostile to Fulton's bill, but he
circulation. It also decided to amend
the bill so as to retain the provision
of the present law prohibiting the
retirement by national banks of
more than 69.000.UUO of circulation
in any one month. The committee
discussed the proposition of lncreas-
Ing taxation on emergency clrcula -
tlon outstanding more than six
months. The rate under the bill as)
it now stands Is 6 per cent. No ac
tlon was taken on this feature.
Washington, March 17. The had an assurance tonight, however,
western senators who stood out that the subcommittee will report
against the railroad bond feature of his bill tomorrow.
the Aldrlch curreucy bill won a Blg-
nal victory today when the finance! Washington, March 13. The for
commlttee adopted an amendment tlficirtion appropriation bill, which
eliminating railroad bonds from, will soon be reported to the house,
among the securities that may be ( will make adequate provision for In
used us a basis for the Issue of nu- creasing the efficiency of the coast
tlonal bank currency. defenses afnng the Pacific const. It
When the president consulted with Is stated that the entire appropria
ble western men ten days ago he, tlon, wave what Is necessary for
found many opposed to the railroad maintenance of defenses on the At
bond clause, including Senators luntlc coast, will be devoted to the
Borah, Bourne and Dixon, and upon enlargement and Improvement of the
probing deeper concluded that they Pacific const and insular defenses,
were right. He then Informed Sen-; several million dollars in all. It Is
ator Aldrlch of their position and of the intention of congress to make
his concurrence and at Mr. Aldrlch's the fortifications on the Pacific const
suggestion the committee acted to- In every way equal to the defenses of
day.
Monday. March 16.
Washington. March 16. There
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ats this evening, therefore the nom -
Inatlon of John McCourt as District
Attorney waa not confirmed.
The judiciary committee today
unanimously authorized Senator Ful -
ton to report the nomination favor-
auly. Under the senate rules tne re -
port lies over for one day before the ,'nl. I'"" ' ? n was in tne na
conflrmutlon, unless Immediate ac ure of an affidavit n which he out-
tlon Is necessary by conditions of the
service. The senate will undoubtedly
conflrm the nomination Wednesday.
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vote of three to two. the subcommit -
tee of the senate committee 6n Judl-
clary today declared unconstitutional 'rPB)ntallve Richmond p. Hobson tes
all of the bills Intended to remove ,lfU,(, ,hat he had tieen approached
federal barriers against the Btatea j representing the Klectrlc
exercising control of their police UoHt t0 no told him that. If be
power for the regulation of the H -
quor traffic. Hearings on these nieas-
ores have been held covering almost
the entire present session, and theuon BlMnlkf.r Cannon to have him
bills were advocated by represnta-
tives of practically all the states
wnere mere is a strong pronumion
sentiment.
The members of the subcommittee
are Senators Knox, Nelson, Fulton,
Bacon and Kayner.
Washington. March 16. The for-
tiflcatlons bill, carrying a total ap-
proprlHtton of 18.210.611. instead of
the $38,443,945 asked for by the
war department, was reported today
to the house committee on npproprla-
Hons by Smith of the sub-committee
nn n Mlirntirtii Honu Tha ifimmlltii
felt that, aside from other considera-
Hons, to recommend an appropiia-
tlon of I3s.000.ooo for fort fie,, ion
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tn una vim? wuum u mi iiiuuii
whleh mluhf ..rV rn,.,.i,iv i.
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strued by Japan as Ati official declar
ation that the United States was
preparing against a war with that
nation. The amount recommended
by the committee Is larger than any
which has been annually appro
priated since the Spanish-American
war.
Saturday, March 14.
Washington, March 14 Represen
tative Burton, of Ohio .submitted to
the house ,hls minority report as a
member of the banking and currency
committee, dissenting from the ma-
Jority report, which recommended
the passage of the Fowler currency
i. i I w'ir .i ' . i , .
iinvii vtnuii mi mj rowier uiii
and his reasons for opposing It, and
mnkes no reference to either the
Aldrlch or the Williams bill, the lat
ter measure having been recommend
ed by the Democratic members la a
minority report.
In his report Mr. Burton says that
he does not regard the passage of the
Fowler bill as either practicable or
desirable at this time.
Washington. March 14. After
several weeks' consideration, a pos
tal savings bank bill has been draft
ed for presentation by the senate
committee on post offices and post
roads next week. The sub-commltfe
appointed to decide upon the meas
ure held Its final meetings Saturday
afternoon. Postmaster-General Meyer
participating In an advisory capacity.
The measure decided upon Is a com-
Foed Poisoners Rejtice
Washington. March 17. Accord
ing tO A rt'MOrt tnililV tha anotvtto
of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the orlglna-!
tor of the "poison squad" and the
persistent foe of adulterations in
loons ana drugs, have forced him at the latter I reqn i to discuss legis
into an Intolerable position, so that lation, expressed the opinion that the
It may not be surprising if he quits appropriations of connress at thji fM.
KnrA in 2 hi OI , A-
h", been dec oin m?', Dr "y
nas been deciding doubtful questions
in favor of the public and so has
made trouble for himself. His op-
ponents are declared to be In a w.
ful state, thinking they at last have
the doctor suppressed.
Broaden Scope of Schools.
Washington, March 17. At a
meeting of the advisory council and
officers of the national congress of
mothers held nt the White House to
day, at which President Roosevelt
presided, a letter was read from
Commissioner of Education Brown.
indorsing the movement for which
the congress has stood from the be
ginning, looking fo the nso of pub
lic srnooi buildings for meeting
purposes to accomplish an extension
of the Influence of the schools
SIXTIETH CONGRESS
,ns a urawu uu,u" me direction
oi ine roiui'" ucuerai.
Friday. March 13
nasningion, ai.irrn 13. senator
Fulton today introduced a resolution
, dlschariring the Interstate, rom mrre
committee from further consldera-
it ion of his bill ngardlng Increased
- ' railroad rates, having become satls-
j Klklns, in retaliation, had read In
' gion'a report, which was Inclosed,
land which was favorable to the bill
ag amended.
I Further debate was cut off w hen
J o'clock ar-'Yed, ?.s that huur hsd
been fixed for a set speech on the
currency bill, but Kulton will present
'the commission's report and continue
his fight.
Klklns Is not I'lnying fair. His un
fairness will help Fulton, who is de
termined to fight to the last ditch to
get his bill before the senate. He
the harbors on the Atlantic.
Thursday. March 12.
nmgion, sunn iz. ine 1,11-
ley suomurlne boat Inauirv was be
1"11 earnest today by a special
""' i-iunnnee. iiegmmiig m i
o clock the committee continued Its
during the greater part of the
lda'; Representative Lllley was heard
"l .'". ne oegan nis icsumony
;"' - ". , oin.c-
" ' . 5 .Vi '
clPl"',ll'ted formal presenta-
I h q"nH1'!"",'d "V:"'" hy
)irM fBf uiHv i w """iBflu ui me cum
nilttee, mho dealxnated by
Kolltell tn finrfnrm that
1 ..i
n..ri'n (he afternoon elnn Hen-
wolld gupi''""1 ,ne o'aims
!co,pany i,efore congress.
of
tha
the
com
pany could bring Influent- to bea
(Hobson) sppolntra on me commit
tee on nHV,
Washington, March 12. By a tie
vote, a motion wai lost today In th
house committee on military affairs
to report favorably th6 Dnwes bill
creating a roll to le known as the
I volunteer retired list and placing
thereon, with retired nay. the surviv
volunteer officers of the army
navy and marine corps bf the civil
war- Kstlmates Indicated that the
flrst year's operation of such a law
wo,""i cosi ine government 111, 000
000.
. .
I ,;"T"Kn n o 18, IT .
"'ev cr"'m " J n ltary, "ffHlr to
da.y reported favorably a bill author
lzing extra officers for the army
i-v,-. tin ..Ai.n.n j -
1 he 1,111 reported would add 651
officers to the army distributed as
follows among the trades: Thirty-six
colonels, 64 lieutenant-colonels. WO
majors. 162 captains. 144 lieutenants
and 126 second lieutenants.
Wednesday, March
Washington, March 11. Trendent
Rooeevelt today, in a special message
to the senate, calls attentiog to the
act that the senate committee has
found that the churi of participation
in the Brownsville iit, which cuped
bim to dismiss companies B, C and D
of the Twentj-flfth infantry, were sub-
sUntlated. and aski the senata wias
, a speciallaw extending for one year the
time witnin wnitn moee who establish
their innocene may be reinstated. Such
a bill will be intrmled.
Senator Heyburn today secured the
passage through ins senate of his bill
providing for the mrvey of all public
land, reserved and unreserved, in Ida
ho, Oregon, Montana and California.
Under the present fTtem. the eovern
noent only surveji land upon request cf
actual settlers, at. Ileybnrn says this
system tends tj retard development.
and slso retards surveys, as settlers
don't like to go on uniurveyed land.
Washington, Slirvh 1 1. Determined
and persistent ssssults on the poetoflice
appropriation dim tne bouse today
resulted in amplification of that meas
ure In many important parte, deeplte
the protests ot cntirman Overstreet and
the committee.
Keep Down to t900.000.000.
Washington, March 12. At the
White House Representative Tawney
of the house committee on apropria
tlons, who had called on the president
slon would be kept within (HX),000..
000. exclusive of srpr-pri.tion. for b.
J ri.a tital innm.i..; i
'"'? T'!.. h. rn?i 7
the last congress. " pointed out, were
sbout lOZO.O'.'O.OOO, and it was hoped
to reduce the srr" T'istion this yes r
ibont 620,000,000.
Falls to Find Sailor.
Waabiigton, March 12 An aero
gram received bre telsy from Lieu
tenant tiberardi, wnt 'n charge of the
tender Yankton to seek Fred Jeffs, who
was reported troled np,,,, , .
named ieland of th 'ialapago gronp,
in the South fannc- seems to Indicate
that the search fruitless The
seioyarra stales th jxnkton will reach
Acapnlco tomorrow, but makes no men
tion of Jeffs. Therefore it is presumed
he coald not be lov&.
JOKER IS FCUNO.
Townaand Exposes Trickery in 8. P.
Land Grant Suit.
vtasnington, March 13. At to
day's meeting of house public lands
committee, alleged "innocent pur
chasers" of Oregon A California rail
road land and their counsel were
heard at length in behalf of the
hlch would ostensibly validate prac
tically every sale heretofore made by
the railroads, but cross-questioning
of the witneBses by B. 1). Townsend,
who investigated the land grant
clearly developed the fact that the
proposed "lunocent purchasers"
amendment contains a Joker which In
reality would have fully protected
the railroud company against any,
suit which the department of justice
might Institute. The eutire day was
devoted to the hearing, and on Sat
urday Mr. Townsend will be heard In
behalf of the resolution as It passed
the senate and In opposition to all
"Innocent purchasers" amendments.
In practically every argument
mde U wr notable that counsel laid
far more stress upon the Interests of
the railroad company than upon the
interests of their 'purported clients,
yet each one, when cross-questioned
disavowed any Interest id the rail
road company's affairs. In connection
with the pleas of attorneys, It was
observed that General Land Agent
Kbeiilne, of the Southern Pacific,
who blocked sales ot railroad land In
and after 1902, was present, together
with L. K. Pa son, eastern counsel
for the Harrlman railroads, and Mr.
Rich, a New York banker, who holds
120,000,000 of the' Oregou Cali
fornia comapny'a bonds. Yet no one
professing to represent the railroad
availed himself of the opportunity to
make a statement.
Various counsel for purchasers of
railroad land were requested to sug
gest a form of amendment which
would protect all Innocent pur
chasers for value who are not guilty
of fraud. None of these amendments
made any distinction aa to who these
purchasers might be.
Mr. Townsend called attention to
the fact that iu 1870 the Knut Side
Co. conveyed Its entire grant to the
Oregon & California Co., so that the
company, under the proposed amend
ments, could be regarded as a "pur
chaser for value and without fraud."
The same is true of the West Side
grant under the sale ot HKI). More
over .there are two trust deeds of
1881, which convey the entire land
grant to the preferred stockholders
without condition. Again the "inno
cent purchasers."
On July 1, 1887, a $20,000,000
mortgage waa giveu to the Union
Trust Co. Upon cross-examination
by Mr. Townsend It was admitted by
the attorneys that ,lf any of the
amendments proposed by them
should be adopted, It would validate
all these conveyances and thus defeat
the entire suit of the government
against the railroad company. Not
one amendment was proposed In the
name of "innocent purchasers"
which would not fully protect the
railroad company.
MRS. ROOSEVELT ATTENDS
Quest at Convention on the Welfare
of Children.
Washington, March 13. The ap
pearance of the first lady of the lan
served to attract a large attendanc
at today's session of the first Inter
national congress on the welfare o
the child which Is being held undt
the auspices of the National Mothers'
Congress. Mrs. Roosevelt, who 1b a
life member of the Mothers' Society
was accompanied by Mrs. Cowles
wife of Admiral Cowles, and sister o
President Roosevelt, and her secre
tary, Miss Hagner.
The distinguished guest was ac
corded a most cordial welcome aid
appeared to be deeply Interested in
the proceedings. In introducing .Mrs
Roosevelt to the audience, Mrs
Schoff, of Philadelphia, president o
the Mothers' Congress, declared "It
Is due to President Roosevelt that
the Mothers' Congress Idea has
spread to the utternlost part of the
civilized world.
Shoot Four at a Time.
Fan Diego, Cal., March 13. The
ships of Admiral Evans' fleet will take
their turns at the targets In divisions,
of which there are four, comprising
four vessels each. It will rest with
Admiral Evans as to whether the di
visions sre sent to the range in regular
order or as circumstances dictate. The
admiral himself has command of the
B rst division. The record target prac
tice work will be done with only four
ships on the range at one time, but af
ter it is completed will come the battle
tactics and fleet manuevers.
Champions of Pac fie Fleet.
Mare Island, Cel., March 13. It is
learned here that the crniser Maryland,
Captain Channoey Thomas, will Ibe
warded the trophy for the beet show-
ng msde by battleship class vessels
during the recent prscticeat Magdalena
hay. All ships of this class made a
better ihowing than at target practice
on the Eastern roast, the Maryland far
distancing al others. In practice with
six-inch guns the St. Louis made the
highest average, with the Maryland and
Charleston making a second record with
tie.
Deprived of Their Bonus.
Helens. Mont.. March 13. Havlns
been refused a dividend bonus for the
time the East Helena smelter was ihnt
down, the Austrian employes struck
Tuesday and attacked with clubs and
rock the midnight shift ahen it start
ed to work. frheriT Shoemaker t!ay
arrested Ave of the ringleaders. The
men say they were diechsrged, after
working all but three Hays of the bonus
period, and that It was a premeditated
tep for economical reasons.
Chicago Closes School Firetrsps.
Chicago. March 13. Because of vio
lations of the Are ordinances the two
upper floors of the ft. Agnes school
were eloed snmmsrily yestenlay by
the building commissioner. The other
buildings were declsred to 1 In a con
dition which menaced the lafety of
thir occupants.
NEW H1LLR0AD DONE
Driving o! Golden Spike Marks
Completion oi North Bank.
Ceremony Took Place at Sheridan's
Point, West of Stevenson
bit of Old Blockhouse.
Vancouver, Wash., March 12. In
the presence of 600 cheering eoie,
who traveled SO miles to witness the
oereaiony, the golden spike was driven
in the North Bank road yesterday after
noon. The exercises were held at Hher
idau's Point, three mtlee west of Steven
son, Wash., and although they occupied
but few minutes, were impresiive.
The driving home of the golden spike
was regarded by the spectator as sig
nalising the dawn of a new epoch in
the railroad history of the Pacific roast.
The gray old mountains that looked
down on the coming of the tiny canoes
of Lewis and Clark, over 100 years ago,
stand all around the spot where the last
spike waa driven yesterday. Almost
on the very place where the last rail
was laid, an old blockhouse, erected Dy
pioneers, withstood the repeated at
tack of Indians and after it had served
its purpose, was washed away by a flood
in the Columbia river.
The special train that ' was run to
Lyle yesterday over the new Spokane,
Portland A Seattle railway waa made
up at Vancouver, and the people wba
attended the ceremony of driving the
spike were guests of the business inter
ests of Vancouver and the new railroad.
The driving of the gojden spike took
place on the trip up the river, t lie tiain
being halted at Sheridan's Point for
the purpose. E. E. Beard, editor of
the Vancouver Columbian, was muster
of ceremonies and held the golden spike
that was to be the final bond linking
tiie Inland Empire with the cities of
the seaboard. He introduced Mayor
Green, of Vancouver, w ho made a short
talk.
George II llimes, secretary of the
Oregon Historical society, was intro
duced and dwelt on the historic signifi
cance of driving the golden rpike of the
new mad where the pioneers took
refuge from the attacks ot the Indians.
Charles H. Carey, of Portland, coun
sel for the Hill lines in this territory,
was called upon and responded with a
speech.
The golden spike waa then driven.
Judge Carey struck the fl st blow, and
handed the gilded hammer over to
Mayor Green, who, in turn, gave way
to George H. llimes. Superintendent
Forest, ot the new road; H. Fairchtld,
representing Governor Md, of Wash
ington, who waa unable to be ore tent:
C. T. Glesentanner, editor of the Patoo
h.xpress, representing the present ter
minus of the North Bank road, H. M.
Adams, general freight and passenger
agent for the new line; Major Mo
Glachlin, of the United States army;
Richard Porter, of the contacting firm
of Porter Bros. A Welch, w ho con
structed the new line; James P. Staple
ton, of Vanoouver, tapped the spike in
turn, and N. I. Miller, chief engineer,
was called upon to ifrive the rplke
home. Aa he did so he was loudly
cheered, and the new road was formally
completed.
The track was completed on Wash.
ingtin'i birthday, but the golden spike
was driven at the point where the last
rail was laid. The line will be opened
, . ,r ... i i
for traffic next Monday morn ng from
Vancouver tn Pasco, distance of 2 ill
miles. Work is now going forward on
the line between Pasco and Spokane,
making the total length of the road
when completed, 380 miles. It la ex
pected to have the entire line in opera
tion between Portland and Spokane by
the end of the ptetent year. Trains
over the road will be running into
Portland, it is expected, by next June,
np-n completion of bridges scroes the
Columbia and Willamette rivers.
Coming back Over Trail.
St Lon s, Mo , March 12. The old
ptalrie schooner in which Exra Meeker
crossed the plains In is in t-t.
Lonis enronte back to Puyallup, Wash.,
from Washington, I). C, where Meeker
saw President Koosevelt in behalf of the
movement to mark the Oregon trail.
Pulled by a span of Durham oxen the
old ichooner, containing W. B. Marlon
nd hie- bride, reached St. Louis last
evening and were followed all over the
down town streets by large crowds.
Meeker himself arrived yesterday by
tail from Cincinnati.
New Line in California.
Los Angeles, March 12. Articles of
ncorporstion of the Los Angeles A San
Francisco Short Line Railroad com
pany, with a capital stock of (2,000,
000 were filed here yesterday. The
purpose of the company is to build a
line to San rrancisco, cutting on al
most 100 miles from the distance cov
ered by sny of the roads now construct-
1 between her and the .Northern city.
The line has slready been surveyed. It
s said that Eastern capitalists sre be
hind the proposition. Connection
with the Western Pacific i denied.
China Holds Her Own.
Pekin, March 12. The negotiations
between China end Japan regarding the
Tatso Mam, the Japanese steamer that
aa seised by China February 7 on the
gronnd that she was conveying arms
nd ammunition to Chinese revolution-
sts, are proceeding on the basis of
China's offer to compromise on coadi-
ion that Japan puts a stop to the 1m
portation of arms and ammunition
from Japan to enter Chinese territory.
China seems to be holding ber own.
Plague Again Breaks Out,
Pan Francisco, March 12. Two
plagu cases were discovered this morn
ing, one well denned ami tne otner
subject to somedonht. The patients
were Immediately isolated and every
precaution taken to prevent further
spread of the contagion from the vic
tims of th dii
BIBD3 LSI C'APTTVTTT.
tadaalrr that Karalaara Rvaiaa
are'tta i:ailay aril ! Vlaar,
lew iple are antsre of the extenl
of the trattie in cage (flnl In this coun
try, over :,i4, chletty caoarieo. ar
1ii:m.'U every year. That seems a
great niiiny until one rv!le-ts that they
are ai atti r-l over a wide area and
dit,riluted aiiMUig s greet many jtenple.
i ' ei..'.' ui -'.'.:. .l'::.i-.v;t' .rtut'iff ..
uiesiii- !! f hirds is not dixdmilur
to that whl'-h li'Hil to Dm- cultlvslioll
of (lowers. 1 1., ill are tM-Hlllifill to litok
at. and (lie f nn'ruie-e of the flowers I
iure than lTet bv Ibe iiK-lody of I hi
birds. Sinking ami otls-r MpIs are
Wiiir in niptMty In a I next every iniin
try of I lie win lil. hikI IK) one know
how early the prs-tli-e Ii;hii. There i
nx-vnl of parakeets Uiug hrought with
Alexander',, anny from I ml la. ami tln-y
are xl 1 1 1 known as Alexandrian para
kn'ts, and .fYrli-un parrots were Itroiiglit
to Itome lu Nero's time, where they
were kepi In elites of ivory and tortoi
shell with silver wires.
(if Hie total iiniHirtation last year
HT4 IUI were niiarlt-, and 47,:iN.'t wer
made up of other varieties, tl,(M tieiii
mrmrN Mot of the i-anariea sr
raised In the llurtx mountains In Ger
many, where the trade amounts le
$'i,i si a year. Their average whole
sale prh-e ranges from X.UI to $1.' t
d'xeu. though a very tine singer will
sometimes bring $irsl. A greet nunilier
of variations of the canary bus tieen
pnsliiiisl by breeding, and some of
them, though inferior as songsters,
bring high rh-es for their ahaie and
color.
The parrots come from almost all
the tropical muiitrlot Australia, Culm,
Mexl.ii, Central and South Aiiierh-a.
aud Africa, and the African gray par
rot U undoubtedly the ls-st talker, anil
sometimes seems to show human Intelli
gence lu its s,eech. They are extreme
ly long lived.
The variety of other birds lnisirtisl
from Kuros Is very greiat. There are
Imiltlnelie aisl goldfinches, skylarks
and charladies, thrushes, blackbirds,
and the real robin redbreast. Some
few nightingales come also, 1iut refuse
to sing in captivity. From the East
there lire also a larne tiuuvlsT of favor
ite cage birds, Java sparrows, Japanesf
robins. Japanese nuns, strawberry
flm-lies. aud the struma thrush and lull
bill from India. Few African bird"
slug, but many are ininrted for their
beauty of plumage. This Is true also of
AiiHtrulla and South America, In Isith
of which countries some very brilliant
aiwcli are found. There was formerly
a large trade -In our domestic birds.
Mis'klng bin Is, bluebirds, cardinals,
tanagcrs. Incllgo birds, and nonpareils
were trapis-d not only for hmiie use, but
were cxsrted In large iiiuiiImt and
were bred In foreign xtsiloglcal garden
Now. however, that bird protective leg
islation has Im-cii adopted In most of the
States, there Is very little trade In
them, und they sre becoming curre
ssndlugly more plentiful In their na
tive haunts.
The prliieliwl bird ImiKirters keep
men In the Held to capture thetn, nets
tieltig generally used. Ttiey ere slilpied
In lurge lsxc holding from 100 to ITS'),
and a caretaker' gsni with tbetn.
("iiiimi ! come In small wicker cages,
which are crstisl together. They are
far tiie more popular of the feathered
tribe, one department stisre In Phila
delphia wild -t.l'N' nt Christinas.
It is reiiihrkuhle that no one In this
country should have taken up the mis-
j K r , ge birds as a business. hikI
...n ... remarkable that there should
j Ih. , , larl. s here. Hundred t
I .,,,,... ulaiitt have extensive hothouse
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est UK to pussess a iboU-e collection f
r .., ,.
rl" mm in-niniuM IM..,r.,
brilliant, varied plumage, their grace
ful, fascinating movements and their
tuimful niehsly? Cincinnati Enquirer.
Tarltl.
A certain farmer who is noted for
ois closeness In money matters has a
l.'ycsMild son. who Is as ludusSTIoiis
as bis father Is penurious.
Kei-enlly tile father and son llinde a
eoiupaet whereby the latter would re
ceive lo cent for every cord of wssl
he sawed aud plied In the woNlsb.sl.
Iintiiodliilely tl.e hoy U-canie very busy
at the wisidplle and his earnings have
ti-een tilling up st a rapid rate, his
mother keeping her sou's hard earned
saving" for him.
"What are you going to do with h II
your) money?" the thrifty youth was
recently asked.
"(Join' to buy a new saw with It,"
ess the reply.
Tha Darky's Vofabaiarr.
An old tailored woman, arrayed In a
rusty black drese and a gorgtvms pur
ple hat over which was a black crersi
veil, apeared at the Court House of a
Carolina town.
"Am yo' de Jnlgp b reprobate,
sah?" she asked, cautiously opening a
crack of the office ds-ir.
"Y, I am the Judge of probate,
aunty. What can I do for youV wa
the smiling reply.
"Vassah! T'anky, sah! Is hcnli
'cause man ole man died detested an'
lef fo' III Infidels, an' Ab wanter h
'plnted ter lie dere exw-ut loner, ef yo'
please, asb.
Wka Waa tha Mist
While walking tion an unfrequented
path I niet an aged nian who win
carrying two lighted lanterns. Itemg-
olr.lng blrn, I cried :
"Ah, IMogenes. Isn't It atsiut tlma you
gave up jour search fur an honest
man
'friend," answered he. "I am often
tempted fo desist. Hut you mlstske the
object of my que. I found an hon
est man several centuries ago. I an"
bunting turn for an absolutely truthful
woman.
And he passed on, weeping, for he
bad far to go Life.
It often happen that when a
farmer's team run away, an automo
bile Is not as much to blame aa the
Jug In the wagon.
Some people are onJy Ingenious la the
aoatUf of excuse