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INDICT F. P. MAYS Federal Grand Jury Charges Him With Fraud. HELD TO BELONG TO I.AM) RING McKlnlcy, Putcr, Waro and Others In diclod with Him State Sena tor Denies Any Guilt. Portland, Dec. 23. The grand Jury ot the United States has mid that Franklin Pierce Mays, state senator ami attorney, of Portland, is guilty of conspiracy to defraud tho government out of a portion of its public lands nit uatctl in township 24 youth, range 1 oust, ami hat linked with him as fel-low-otinspimtors the names of II onion G. McKlnlcy, S. A. D. Tutor, Marie I,. Ware, Km ma L. Watson, I). W. Tarplcy, Roltert Simpson, John Doc ami Koliert Uoo. Judge llclliugor, at the request of Deputy District Attorney lfeney, fixed tlic ImhhI of Mr. Mays at $4,000, the stun in amount as Imis lccn asked of the other defendant:. The lionds in the previous oases were allowed to stnml against the new indictment in the case of tiie rest of the defendants. Mr. Mays is very indignant at the unfair treatment which, he .aya, 1ms lawn shown 1 1 i lit hy the government attorneys. He asked that he Ih. nl lowed to go More tho jury, .declaring that he would. Ih able to explain any testimony brought against him, and to show that he was not criminally con nected with the Puter-Watson ring, but tlmt he had aroused their dis pleasure and was Uunsg forced to pay for if. lie will maintain his Inno ounce in the courtroom ami is confi dent tlmt he will be able to show that there, was a mistake made in his ease when lira indictment wns returned against him. DOINGS IN CONGRESS. Friday, December 10. Tho senate by a vote of 44 to 23 pawed the Philippine government bill. As papscd it exempts, from taxation all bonds issued by tho Philippine and Porto Rico governments; authorizes municipalities to incur n bonded in debtedness amounting to 5 cr cent of tho assessed valuation of their property; authorize the Philippine government to incur a bonded indebtedness of 5, 000,000; establishes a systom for tho location and patenting of mineral, coal and saline lands, and given the civil governor the title of governor general. Tho greater jwrt of tho day was put in discussing and voting ou amend ments on the Philippine bill At 5:06 p. in. the senate adjourned until Monday. Today's passion of tho house was given over almost exclusively to con sideration of tho bills on tho private calendar, a dozen or more being passed. Tho senate amendments to tho urgent deficiency bill were agreed to. A resolution was adopted providing that the exercises appropriate to the reception and acceptance from the state of Kansas of tho statue of the late John J. Ingalls, erected in Statuary hall, of tho capltol, bo made a special order for January 21. The house adjourned until Monday. Monday, December 10. No business of importance was trans noted in either bouse today, tho ontlro time they wore in session being taken up by discussion of minor measures. Many senators and representatives were absent. Adjournment was taken until Wednesday. Wednesday, December 21. After a sossiou of four minutes dura tion the sonata adjourned today until January 4 next. Tho proceedings oon alsted of n prayer by the chaplain, tho reading of tho journal of Monday's brief sossion and the receipt of a num ber of nominations from the president. In tho house a bill was introduced to "semi re tho full use of the United States rural mail equipment and to plaue tho rural service on a paying basis." Two bills were introduced providing for a place to euro for lepors. Tho house then udjourned until Janu ary 4. Squeezing the Poor Chinese. London, Dec. 23. The correspondent nt Pekiu of tho Times, telegraphs as follows: "China having consented to pay the indemnity (growing out of the lloxor troubles) in gold, tho ministers of Itussia, Germany and Franco ure now disputing among themselves as to what fresh terms they can extort from tho Chinese, and seeking to force an arrange ment whereby certain banks will make further profit out of tho indemnity. Great llritaiu supports China, who counts upon Amei lea and Japan to se cure a just settlement." BLUFF IS CALLED. r England Can Have War Quickly, Says Kaiser Wllholm. llerlln, Doc. 24. Sensational curie spomlenoe has passed between the Gor- mau and llritish governments during tho last four weeks with reference to the warlike and pnivueutlvo attitude adopted toward (icrmauy by the semi olllcial llritish press, especially tho Army and Navy Gazette. The kaiser took a hand in the negotiations and made bis vigorous personality felt in a pusttlvo way. lie Instructed that the llritish cabinet should he Informed In effect that If Knglnnd wanted war It could have It immediately, if it was not desirous of such an event the talk which Germany considered an affront must stop. ltoth Count Wolff-Mottornloh, Ger man nmlxissador in I.omtou, and Sir I'. C. Uisoelles, llritish uinlmseudor at Iterlin, wore called home by their re spective governments to discuss the situation. The publications which ludmed the German government to assume its strong attitude were a serh s of artich s in t'e Aimy and Navy Gwiettc, culmi nating in the diclarHtion that th kais er's navy was so rapidly becoming a menace to Great llritaiu that war would better Ih declared now in order that the German licet might U de stroyed Ik' fore it should Ix-ouno tlll greater danger. Poll Premier llalfourand I.ord tans- dowae have Itevn told that Germaiiv is liuMtieut of this distrust of its naval policy, which it accuse-s the National Review, the Army ami Navv Gaetto ami other papers of generating among the llritish people. The Fatherland wishes llritaiu to understand once for all that it has not the slightest inten tion of abandoning the development of its navy and Its merchant marine at llritish liehcst, no matter how much of a lstgcy they constitute. LONDON IN A BLACK FOG. Traffic Almost at Standstill Through out the Metropolis. bunion, Dec. 24. (.oiidon was en veloped today in a black fitg, mote dense than anything w-itnestr during tho last two years. In many plana the trallic was almost completely Mop kh1, and the greatest wire was neces sary to avoid accidents, n number of which have already Wen reported. As night cIcsnI down and the density increased, vehicle trallic in the most crowded sections of the center of I,on don was completely susiicmlcd. Some of tho scenes witnessed were pitiful, some were ridiculous, and the whole wns extremley weird. There were in stances in w-hich women Urnine hys terical, and even the police lost their sense of direction, ami omnibus drivers I sill me confused ami drove ou the side walks, until finally all trallic was held up. At the main crossings ami on the streets lending thereto, long shadowy lines of omuilHises, cabs and wagons loaded with Christmas ackftges stood mutinulses. The unci brilliant elec tric lights only served to make the darkness visible. Torehlwys were very busy. BRITISH DOCKING CHEAPER. Attention of President Called to Con ditions at Bremerton. Washington, Dec. 24. President Roosevelt's attention was invited today by iioprosontaiive Humphrey, of Washington, to a telegram received by Mr. Humphrey from some of his constituents, protesting against what is declared to 1st exorbitant tonnage rates charged at tholtremerton naval station for the docking and reitair of vessels. The telegram calls attention to a charge of 10 cents a ton for the docking of the steamer Shawmut, the owners declaring that they could have the work done at the llritish dock at Ksqulmalt for 3 cents at ton. The charges at the American station result, Mr. Humphrey says, in a large amount of such work going to tho llritish sta tion, to tho'dotrlmont of tho Ameri cans. This matter will 1st considered by the officials of the Navy depart ment. Examination of the Nlgretta. Tokio, Dec. 24. The examination of tho cargo, passengers and crew of tho llritish utcamor Nlgretta, which was seized by the Japanese cruiser Tsu shima is progressing at Suselm. Seem ingly it is uudotormnlcd whether ya-role-breaking Russian olllcers are on lmrd the Nigrettu, The Jaauese are Investigating this feature of the case because of the question of the ability of the Chinese ollicials properly to con duet tho internment of Russians who seek refuge at ports in China. It is considered vitally important. Philippine Tariff Bill Ready. Washington, Dec. 2 1 Secretary Tuft and Colonel Kdwards chief of the in sular bureau of tho 'ur department, today practically completed the work of putting tho proposed revision of the Philippine, tariff in shape for presenta tion to congress in the form of a pre pared draft of a bill. FORT IS BLOWN UP Japanese Troops Swarm In Over the Ruins. MEET WITH FIERCE RESISTANCE Russians Loava About tho Field and tho Casualties Are Fifty Dead on Assailants' Light. Toklo, Doc. 21. The JaiHUiewt tired an immense mine under the north of Fort Kekwau mountain at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The JaiKineso tin mediately charged ami occupied the fort with a heavy force. The following report of the capture wa telegraphed from General Nogl's headquarter today: "At 2:lfi o'clock on the afternoon of Dtvemln'r IS, part of our army blew up the puntHts of the. North fort of Fast Kekwan mountain, and then charged. "A llerec kittle with hand grenade then ensued. "Owing to the stubborn resistance of the enemy with his machine guns, our operations were temporarily imHmlcd. "MilNHiiuently at i n clock in the owning, (ieueral Samejima, command- lug the supiHrts, advanced into the casements ami, encouraging his men, threw bis suports into the righting line in a last hmve charge. "At 11:50 o'clock at night we com pletely occupied the fort and immedi ately engaged in the construction of de fensive works. - Our ncciiiatiou became firmly assurel today. "lleforo retiring the enemy exploded four mines in the ueighliorhood of the neck of the fort. "We captured live nine-centimeter field anil two machine guns as well as plenty of ammunition. "The enemy left 40 or flOdeml. Our casualties have not Itoen investigated, but they are not heavy." CARE OF FOREST RESERVE. Bill to Put Ptnchot In Complete Con trol Strikes a Snag. Washington, Dec. 21. The bill (Kissed by the house, authorizing the transfer ot the administration of forest reserves from the Interior department to the department of Arigculture, has run Umiii a snag in the senate commit tee on public lands, the same smig that held up a similar bill in the last ses sion. This bill, if it liecomcs a law, menus that (ilfford Piuchot, chief of the Forestry bureau, will have practi cally aleolute control over forest re serves, and alolute say in the creation of new reserve. While it is prooed to place the control nominally in the secretary of Agriculture, everyone knows that Secretary Wilson will Uke no aetive ha ml in the forest manage ment, but will approve everything Mr. Pimiiot recommends. That is the prinelKil reason the sen ate committee is in no hurry to ap prove the pending bill, notwithstand ing the fact that its istssago is urged by the president, Secretary Hitchcock, Secretary Wilson, Ijiud Commissioner Richards and Chief Forester Plnchot. CRUSHED IN BEDS. Wall Falls on Crocker Hotel at MIn- nenpolis and Ruins Burn. Mlnneajmlls, Minn., Doe. 21. Four or live, ami tHweihly 10 or II, eopla lost their lives early today in the Crocker hotel, ou Fifth street, through the falling of the highest wall of the 0. II. Peck building, which was dam aged by lire last week. The high wind of last night 'loseanod the bricks In tho wall, and tons of brick ami stones crashed down iiimiii the roof of the three story hotel next door. Tho roof was carried through to the basement, carrying death and in jury Ixtforo it. The crash camo when nlmost nvpry one in tho hotel was asleep. Within one moment tho entire building was a wreck, with injured and dying people calling for help. . Shanghai Natives Much Aroused. Shanghai, Dec. 21. Tim Chinaman murdered by n sailor from the Russian cruiser Asokld, Dcceiiilmr 15, as the result of a dispute over payment for tho hire of a jinrlklshu, was a native of Ningim, (an Important treaty port 500 miles south of Shanghai) and tho affair has caused indignation among the Ningpo community here, which is 50,000 strong. The lower classes are urging an attack ou all Russians in Shanghai, but they are restrained by tho Ningpo guild, which Is counseling patience. . Ready for Baltic Fleet. Shanghai, Dec. 21, Reliable reports from tho south state that the Japanese are forwarding men, guns, torpedo boats and submarines to Fromosa and the Pescadores, in order to bu ready to attack tho Ilaltlc fleet at its rendezvous. MOIIOS AT PEACE. Slave Trado In Philippines Put Down by General Wood, Vashlngton, Doc. 22 - Geueial mod, commanding the department ot Mindanao, Philippine division, In tils annual report to tho War department, suld that the troops of the department have been In the Held a gi eater portion of tho year, quelling armed uprisings ami preventing slave trade ami kindred abuses, lie says that In almost every instance actual lighting was Initiated hy the Moros. "Conditions among the .Moros throughout the department are gener ally peaceful," says Geureal Wood, who adds: "The establishment of civil govern ment and the extension over them id certain laws ami regulations has caused some excitement and at times serious resistance, especially the law prohibit ing slavery, hi some sections active Inutility has been engendered by our presence, especially In the Uikn Uiuao region, wheie almost constant murder ous attacks on worktugiucu and soldiers wete the rule until the effects of the recent expeditious to the Tarca side of the lake, combined with eHilltlons to other sei'llons of the Ijiuao, were felt by the Moros." , The merof the Moni of that sec tion, he says, has been completely biokeu. Continuing, the report says: "III Join affairs are quiet. The prompt crushing of the IImmmu upris ing has made a deep inipresulou ou the people, and (lie ahrojMtloii of the Hates agreement has done much to bring to an end the unfortunate conditions which oxUted under It." Dato Alls' iturty, the remtrt adds, Is the only I mud of Mor now openly hontile, ami it is small and Is being followed by trooM and scouts. General WihhI says it is believed there will not le any very serious resistance of au thority hy the Moros Hi the luture, hut there will Ih constant police work. FAVOR MUNICIPAL CONTROL. Now York Clllzsns' Union Commitlne Adopts Resolutions. Shanghai, Dec. 22. A reiHirt has reached here that the captain of the Riistduu torpedo Issit deetmyer Gn). vol, which w.ls dismantled at Shanghai, August yil, last, has ieeii discovered ou hoard the llrithdi steamer Nlgretta, which was seixed by the Janese pro tected cruiser Tsushima oil Clse.n, Co. nil. Charts and documents which would have Iteen of Incalculable value to the Rusnlaus are said to have latin found on the captain's person. The report, which Is generally cred ited here, somewhat conflicts with that contained in an earlier dispatch, In which it was stated that Captain licit zenstelu, of the cruiser Askohl, also d (sunned In August at Shanghai, was the otllcer who had attempted to reach Vladivostok ou the Nlgretta. hi either case it is lielleved the Japanese will hold the Chinese authorities strictly resMUfdhle for the cwctie of the nllker from Shanghai. Great llritaiu is also likely to lm re quired to clear herself in the matter unless the rumor circulated here is cor rect that the captain disguised himself as a French ollleer ami in that manner secured tstge on the Nlgretta. CAPTURED AT SEA. Russian Officer was Carrying Valuable Papers to Vladivostok. New York, Dec. 22. The city com mittco of the Citizens' union has adopt ed resolutions favoring an extension of muuiciHil control of public utilities, a muuic!Hil lighting plant, purchase of electrical conduits and the grant of power by the legislature to the city to build and operate lighting plants, gas and electric. The committee adopted the report of the committee ou franchises, which favors preeuting to the leglslatuie the constitutional amendment propood by the "Tildeu commission" of IH75, which was tlmt tho legislature shall have no power to isiss any law "for the opening, making, living, lighting or otherwise improving or maintaining streets, avenues, parks or places, docks, wharves, or for any other hsiil work or Improvements In or for such purposes shall be, by law, conferred on tho city government." Potatoes for the Starving, Greeley, Colo., Dec. 22. Mayor II, C. Watson Issued a call tislay for a mass meeting Saturday next to consider n proposition to donate a largo quanti ty of potatoes to tho starving poor of Irlcund. Similar meetings will be held ut Fort Collins. It is believed tho farmers of northern Colorado will contribute several bunded carloads of potatoes if the transportation wore ar ranged for. Tho government will Ife usked to furnish a transport to carry the potatoes from Galveston to Ire land. To Meot Baltic Fleet. Iindon, Deo, 22. Tho Dally .Mali's correspondent at I long Kong says lie has learned on trustworthy authority that a powerful Japanese squadron of battleships and armored cruisers Is proceeding south, accompanied by 15 colliers and transports, to attack tho Russian llaltfo squadron, BIG EXHIBIT AT FAIR Missouri Will Make n Fine State Display at Portland, WILL MEAN OUTLAY OF $300,000 Special Commissioner Is Now Actlvoly At Work Nation Dosing Ex hibitsNebraska's Pari. St. l-ouls, Mo., Dec. 1(1. "Missouri Is to be splendidly represented at tho Lewis and Clark exposition at Port laud," states M. T. Davis, picsldcnt of the Missouri State World's Fair com mission today. "We will send out there an exhibit that could not be duplicated (or f !()(), 000," ho continued. Tho displays for the western fair will lie selected and profiled for shipment by K. S. Carver, special commlseloner from MIsMiurl to (lie lnvls ami Claik exMtnii. He is now actively at work. The work of boxing tho government exhibits thsl are to he shlppel from the World's fair to Portland for the Lewis and Clark exptwltlou lias been commenced, and by January 1 they wilt l ready to lie sent away. They will not Im shipped until March 1, how ever, according to the present plans. Portland is to get alssil iW per cent of the government's exhibits. The re lualndsr will lc returned to Washing ton, D. C. The machinery In the money coining display will ho wot us ihi as itomdhlo to Denver, Colo, where It will l llml to enlarge the I'ulted States mint. The great ordnance which proved nilch an attractive exhibit here may l re turned to the l&ist. Its diHllloi has not been definitely decided Uhiu as yet, mi account of the Hwlhlllty of obtaining great rllles and other guns on the Weeloru -ot wt miiuh closer to Portland. Nebraska to Have Big Exhibit. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. III. -J. 11. Dins, more, Nebraska comuilmlouer, ami in charge of the livestock exhibit of the St. IHlls fair, ami ex-president of the state lioard of agriculture, raid today that Nebraska wmild have a big exhib it at Portland. PROTECT FLOODED VALLEYS Engineers Have Scheme to Redeem One Million Acres. SliMsj City, In., Dec. ML A commit tee of dlstlugulshiHl engineers rhimm by California to solve the problem of protecting the valleys of the Han Joa quin the Sacramento rivers from regu lar IIimnIs made Its report today. If eui-eossfiil their plan will redeem 1, (MM). (MX) acres. Tint IIimmIs were eaitwd primarily by dejHwIts from hvdrnule mines tilling the channel. Tho project will cl (1,000,000 at least While the remrt is not made public, It is undorti It recommends the construction of dykes to coulluo tho water to the channel, ami thereby carry out the debris. MUCH FEELING AGAINST CHILE Japan Still Fears She Will Sell Her Warships to Russia, Toklo, Dec. 10. The Janinoso am watching with great Interest the al leged plan of the Russian government to purchase warships from the govern ments of Argentine ami Chile. In res Hiuse to a diplomatic inquiry, the gov ernment of Argentina frankly disavow ed any Intention to sell wnrshlo to Russia, but the answer received from Chile is said to U evasive The cor respondence on the subject Is still in progress. There is n growing feeling of resent ment here against Chile. Discussing the question with the Associated Press correspondent tislay, an olllcial said that in the event of Chile selling war ships to Russia, Japan will unques tionably take tho llrst opportunity to settlu the score. Conservative Reforms for Russloi Ht. Petersburg, Dec. 111. A special council was hold this afternoon at Tsar-koo-Selo, under F.mporor Nicholas, at which President of the Ministerial council C Wllte, Minister of the Inter-iorSvlatopolk-Mlrsky and Minister of Justice Muravleff dlscsssued the ques tion of reforms. It Is understood that tho emperor advised with them on tho question of a manifesto which will bo published tislay. This document, it Is believed, outlines a policy of careful conservative reform, Federal Building for Honolulu. Washington, Deo. 111. Senator Pur kins Introduced a ), t0)my t() nmku iui appropriation of 11,400,000 to no quire a site to construct a Fcdorul building at Honolulu, Hawaii. Repro Hontnllvji Csuhumn, of Washington, In troducoc tho snmu bill In tho houao, 1