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UiUJULli , IN THE NATIONAL Friday, Juno It Washington, Juno 1, Tho snato to tiny passed tho 1)111 regulating tho lia bility ol railroad companies (or Injury to employes, but Daniels gave nolco of n motion to reconsider, wliioli, II it pre vails, Will llAVk thO effect o( again bringing Ilia qtiostlou before the senate or consideration. Tho reiunlniiiK tlmo of tho ojioiiIiik session was ilorotiMl to ft speech Ur Morgan In support of tho assertion of American rontrol In tho Iilo of Pines, Mini to ft discussion of tho resolution irerurlblng lolloy for tho govern ment In tho puruhasa of supplies for tho rtiiiift citiiftl. Htoua opposed tho amendment as useless, nml attacked tho president its weak nml wavering In jot Icy. Alter protracted executive ses sion tho senate adjourned until tomor row. Washington, Juno 1. A hlackdraped leik In tho hull of tho homo of ropre aeiitatlvcs covered with June (lowers, brought ft shock to nlmoit svery morn bur when tho homo convened todny. It told, with pathos nil of Iti own, the itory of the passing of Kobart Adams, Jr., Uta ft congressman from tho Hr-cond Pennsylvania dlitrlut, from the scenes of limy, active Ufa, Following the reading of tho letter, Morrell presented ft rnolutlon direct ing the ssrgoaiit'at-arms to make the nreessary arrangements for the fuuerftl, expenses to be paid out of tho contltl Hunt fund of the homo, mid then, aa further mark of respect, the home ad journed. WaahliiKton, Juno 1. The aenato committee on prlrllrtc anil elections today voted that Huioot, of Utah, waa lint entitled to hla aeat. Tho reKirt of the committee wilt be ready for the Donate next Friday, Thuraday, May 31, WaahliiKton, May 31, The Henate today paased the Knox linrnunlty bill nnd the oinnlliua lighthouse bill, and with practically no debate passed the military academy bill, and waa only prevented from passing tho employers' liability bill by a motion at 2 p. in. to go Into executive aeaalon. Moat of the afternoon waa devoted to conalderatlon In executive aeaalon of the nomination of Judge James Wick orsharn to bo udge of tho United Ktatea circuit court for the dlatrlcl of Alaaka, but he waa not continued, WaahliiKton, May 31. The Demo crats of tho home reaumed their fili bustering lactlca today, and demanded roll ralla on every osslhlo parliamen tary point. Notwithstanding theao to lloua delaya, tho home passed the dip lomatic and conaular appropriation bill, carrying an appropriation of $2,- 734,800. A number of amendments wore adopted, chief among which were changing the salary ol ambassador to Japan from f 17,600 to $12,000, and fixing the salaries of the ministers to Belgium (John Harrett), The Nether landa and Luxemburg at t0,000 per year, Inatead of 112,000, as fixed by tho bill when originally reported. The legislative, executive and Judi cial appropriation bill nnd tho jvost olllce appropriation bill wero sent to conference. Tuesday, May SO. Washington, May 20. Henxtor Per kins made mi effort In the senate today to secure a subsidy of 1217,000 a year In addition to tho amount now paid to the Oceanic Btcamshlp company, ply ing between Kan Francisco and Austia Ha. Tho Bum la tho sumo as curried lor that company by the shipping bill, which ptsaod tho sonata early in the session, nnd when Patterson aakud Per kins why he did not wait for the pass nge of the shipping bill, tho latter re plied that "hope deferred mnkoth tho heart sick," The amendment was do dared out of order on n point raised by Olny. Washington, May 20. During the conalderatlon of tho diplomatic nnd consular bill today in the homo, nn In tereatlug dohato waa had on the amend ment proposed by Lonpworth, of Ohio, to Appropriate 11,000,000 for tho ac qulaltlon in foreign capitnla of proper nilus nnd buildings for tho embasilos and locations of the United States for tho residence of ambassadors nnd min isters to foreign countrlea. Longworth, In urging his amend ment, which went out on a point of order, insisted that, by providing real dunces for our ambassadors tho question of rent would bo ollmlnntod, IIo raid Torrent of Antl-Smoot Petitions. Washington, May 20, Protests ngalnst tho retention of Itced Smoot as n senator of tho Unltod Htates floodod tho sonnto today, as follows: Mlnno eota, by Senator Olupp, 0,802 j Indiana, by Senator Hemenway, 8,341; New Hampshire, by Benator Galllnaer, 3,206; Kentucky, by Benator Black- burn, about 2,800; Alabama, by Bena tor Morgan, 801 ; Kansas, by Benator Long, 14,802; North Carolina, by Ben ator Simmons, 3,008. It Is said that petitions will bo received from every stats and territory In the United States. HALLS OF CONGRESS Hint wna now tho Urgeat ncccainry ex potiio, With n residence provided by tho government, n man of moderate nieana could live in a dignified way on hla salary. Monday, May 2(1. Washington, May 2H. The sinate today sunt the lallroad rate bill to con ference, listened to a long defenie by Kittredgo of ft sea level sanal nnd throe Democratic speeches on the resolution In relation to the purchase of cnnal supplies In foreign markets, and dovot ml tho remainder of Its time to tho poatoftlco appropriation bill. No objection was rnado to the an polntinuiit of tanking members of the Interstate commerce committee as con ferees on the rnle bill, and they were not Instructed In any manner. They re Klklns, Gullom nnd Tillman. Washington, May 28. Karly In the session of the house today Willlama, Mlaa,, the lloor leader of tho minority, mnde the point that there was no quor um preaent, and it took a call of tho house to atart the whenla of leglalatlon, After the appearance of a quorum, the house concurred In amendment made by the senate to number of homo bllla, The houao reaolved Itself Into "city council" for the consideration of bllla relating to tho Dlatrict of Colum bia. The compulaory education bill for the dlatrlrt occupied moat of the day, being finally placed on llapaaaago. On u dlvialoti, the nbeenco of a quorum waa disclosed. Willlama made the point of no quorum, and a call of tho houao en atied, the vraa and nays being called on the paeaage of the hill. Saturday, May 20. Waahlngton, May 20. During the course of a Unlets day's legislation on the diplomatic and consular bill In the house today, Champ Clark, of Mis souri, stated that ho had heard whis perings that the Chinese exclusion law was to be modified to affect all classes of Chinese, with the exception of coolie labor, lie gave notice that, if there was any such Intention on the part of tho majority, he would fight such change to the last ditch; that he had been somewhat instrumental In putting tho Chinese exclusion law on the stat ute hooks, and that for one tie would not agreo to Its modification. Under general debate, tho house hav ing met at 11 o'clock for furthor con alderatlon of the diplomatic bill, apechea wero made by number of mombors and this subject took a wide range, from penalonlng the Miaaourl tnllltla to tho rate bill. Will Need Mora Money. Wnahlngton, May 30, What mem bers of the house committee on appro priations regard as an absolute disre gard of the law authorising tho con struction of tho new building for the department of agriculture is revealed in the hearings before that committee on the sundry civil appropriation bill. In 1003 congreaa appropriated $1,600,000 for this building. It was tho general understanding that this was for tho erection of complete building for the accommodation of the entire depart ment. It was with some aatoniahment that the members learned last week that "somabody"had ordered the construc tion of two wings of what may be some day a completed building and that the two wIiibs have practically exhausted the $1,600,000 nppiopr nted for a com plete structure. Tlin wings, when completed, will, according to testimony given before the committee, bo Inade quate to house tho department lorce, nnd congress will bo called upon to np proprlato another couplo of millions to till tho spneo between the two wings. Smoot Will Hold His Seat. Washington, May 20. Konator Hmoot of Utah will, in all likelihood survo through Ida term, which expires two years from next March. A canvass of the senate committee on privileges and elections shows that it stands 7 to 6 in favor of a motion to expel him from tho sonate In pieforenco to a mo tion to excluJo him. The exclusion advocates aro llurrowa, Dolllver, Knox, Hopkins and Dubois. Those favoring expulsion aro Forakor, Ilevorldgo, Dil lingham, Balloy, Overman, Pettus And Frailer. The differences between the two par ties Is that, in ordor to expel Hmoot, it would require a two-thirds voto of tho sonate, while to exclude niorely takes a majority voto. May Not Confirm. Wellington, May 28, In tho light of tho attitude assumed by tho eeiate subcommittee on Judiciary, It Is quite probable that Willlamg O. Bristol will not bo confirmed at this sosalon at dis trict attorney for Oregon, Tho sub committee Is not favorable to Bii'tol'a confirmation, yet does not go to the ex tent of recommondlng the rejection of his nomination. It will probably make no report to the full committee, which means that the committee will not ro port to tbe ssnats and no action will be taken before the adjournment. MUCH TO DE DONE. Many Measures to Come Dofore tho Senate and House. Washington, May 20. Tho sonnto Is counting on a busy week and tho pros pect Is favorable to long work days nnd lew Interruptions. There aro two ap propriation bllla ready for conaldsra lion, and tho sea level canal bill, hav ing boon made the unfinished bualnesa, will Ih pressed as steadily as circum stances will permit. In addition, con ferees will be appointed on the railroad rare bill; tho nomination of Mr. Karnea to I) postmaster of the city of Wash ington wilt receive attention, and the bill declaring a policy In the matter of the purchase of Panama canal supplies will be considered. The senate manifests a disposition to devote serious consideration to the ca nal type bill. The general plan Is to press the con sideration of tbe appropriation bills as dlly as possible, The poatofUce and naval bills will be ready for conaldera tlon early In the week, but It la not yet decided which will be given preference. Both will present features that will arouse debate, and It Is a foregone con clusion that especial attention will be given to the provision In the naval bill for a new monster warship. Conference reports on the agricul tural and legislative appropriation bills will probably be made before the close of the week. The canal supply bill will be debated at some length, and Benator Itayner will bo among those to be hard on that measure. Work on the sundry civil appropria tion bill will begin in the house this week. This bill Is larger and carries moro money than any preceding sundry civil act. The aggregate will bo in the neighborhood of $03,000,000. There will be a great demand on the part ot members to make speeches relating to items affecting tholr particular home districts, and Chairman Tawney esti mates that it will require fully a week to consider and pass the bill. The controversy between the pure food and Immigration bllla will follow the diapoaltlon of the naturalisation bill. It Is planned that no adjournment will be Uken for the observation of Decoration day, Wednesday. The Democratic filibuster to empha sise to the country that no progreaa la apparent, on the statehood agreement Is consuming considerable time in the house, itollcalls to determine tho presence of a quorum have begun each day's session, with few exceptions, and Minority Leader Willlama announces his Intention, encouraged by a "round robin" from his colleagues, to continue these methods. The statehood con forees announce that an agreement on that measure is In sight and may be reached during the week. ALL PULL TOGETHER. Oregon, Washington and Idaho Form Interatate Development League. Spokane, Wash., May 20. An Inter atate Development League, embracing the representative organisations of Ore gon, Washington and Idaho, and work ing harmonloualy for the good of the entire Northwest, ia the project that waa launched at the conclusion ot the elaborate banquet in honor of the Port land visitors at Spokane. It was de cided to leave the working out of the details to comlttees to be appointed by the Portland Commercial club, the Spokane Chamber of Commerce and tho Low U ton Commercial club. It ia expected to have the organisa tion perfected In tlmo to havo the first meeting of the new Interatato Develop ment league held at some point In Washington early next fall. Mr. Wilcox's plea for aid for an open river met with a most cordial response from all the speakers who followed him. Proaldent J. J. Ilrowne, of tho Spokane Investment company, and a former resident of Portland, made an exceptionally strong plea for aid. Mr. Wilcox very cleverly stated that tho month of tho Columbia was also the mouth ol the Spokane, the Snake and every other river draining the Co lumbia basin. In asking the aid of 8pokane in placing the work on the south Jetty on a continuing contract basis, as he expressed It, "so some of us will live long enough to boo It fin ished." Fight of Independents. Cleveland, May 20. Tho Leader says: "Independent oil men will call upon the railroads this week to correct the rate discrimination disclosed at last woek's session ot the Interatate Com merce commission In this city. It will be tho first formal notice of the inde pendent nil men's determination to got a 'square deal' from the railroads. The fight In Ohio and the eastern part of the country will be carried on through the National Petroleum Association, while a similar association will attend' to the western end." Black Sea Ports Blocked. Odoata, May 20. On account of a strike of seamen, 16 sUamers ure un able to leave port, and conditions are becoming serious. Stevedores threaten to loin in the strike if they are com pelled to do all the work. Shipping is practically suspended at all ports of tbe Hack sea. NEWS OF THE WEEK! In a Condensed Form for Busy Readers, Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resume of tho Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events ' of the Past Weak. Conferees on tho rate bill have agreed on almost alljpolnts. Patterson has been nominated for governor by Tennessee Democrats. A new schedule on lumber has boen made Northwest lumbermen by tbe railroads. General Greeley advocates the erec tion in Ban Francisco of barracks capa ble of housing 60,000 refugees. The California legislature has con vened in extra session to give relief to the earthquake and fire district. Madrid authorities have arrested an Kngllahman who is suspected with hav ing connection with the throwing of the bomb at tbe king. The rxar has been warned to be care ful In making his decision on the pend ing land bill. Tbe peasants threaten to rise if refused land. Gloon overspreads Madrid in conse quence of the bomb throwing on tbe occasion of King Alfonso's wedding. While the fettivitlse continue there Is no zest. Striking Mexican miners Just, across tho line from Aritona attacked a party of Americans. In the fight that fol lowed the killed on both sides resched 46. Troops have been sent to tbe ecene to preserve order. Japan la reported to be preparing for war with China. Railroada may be fined millions for giving the Standard Oil rebates. No agreement has been reached on several important amendments to tbe rate bill. The Traders' Insurance company baa offered a compromise to Ban Francisco policyholders. Mayor Dunne, of Chicago, rays noth ing can be done to Improve tbe sanitary conditions of the stockyards. Dr. Louts A. Welgel, the first Amer ican authority on the Hocntgen ray, is dead as tbe rseult of cancer contracted from working on tbe machine. King Alfonso and Princess Kna are now man and wife. Tbe wedding waa one of great splendor, tttf ruler In Europe having a personal representa tive present. Just as the Spanish king and queen were about to reach the palace after the wedding a bomb wac thrown at the royal carriage. Its occupants escaped unhurt, but 18 persons near were killed. Roosevelt has prepared to force the meat packers to agree to government Inspection. If they refuse be will make publlo tbe entire findings of his special commission which Investigated atlalra in Chicago. Bontnern Morocco natives have re belled against tbe sultan. In a battle between British troops and Zulus, 70 of tbe latter were killed. Senator Burton has announced that be will resign If a rehearing Is denied. More than 60,000 people took part In the Memorial day parade at New York. Two tnoutand marines have Just been arrested at Odessa, Russia, for disaffection. The government will establish a number of wireless telegraph stations on the Northwest coast. Customs oOhtals at Tacoma have seised 36 pounds of opium which was being smuggled to Portland. The Dinger Hermann trial has been set for June 18 by the Judge before whom the hearing will come. A Norwalk, Ohio, court has fined sevon bridge companies $300 eacn and costs for Illegal restraint of trade. Insurance rates In Portland aro like ly to be increased 26 per cent on ac count of the San Francisco disaster. The Hawaiian government band has arrived In this country for a tour of four months. All the larger cities will be visited. The organisation has been increased to 60 members. A revolution is on In Guatemala. Hermann's trial may be postponed until October. Nine persons were killed In a train wreck at Louisville, Kentucky, A change Is probable In the Russian cabinet, Bhlpofl ia to be premier. Floods drowned five persons in Ne vada and did great damage to property In Ooloraado, - JaE(Efi It has been discovered that many of tho rocent great bush fires In Now South Wales and Victoria, Australia, woro caused by the phosphorus pasta laid down to kill rabbit. As soon as tho mixture dries It catches flra under tho heat of tho sun's rays. Of tho W?2J nqunro miles of En gland and Wales, MIm Nora K. Mac Munn finds that 20,482 aro under 2.VJ feet In elevation above tho oca, 10,305 ore between 260 and 000 foot, 10,470 aro between C00 and 1,000 feet, 4,099 are between 1,000 nnd 2,000 feet, 300 are between 2,000 and 3,000 feet and four aro moro than 3,000 feet. Tantallte, tho metal recently employ ed In Germany for making nn Improved filament for electric lamps, has found another use. Messrs. Hlcmcns nnd Halske have produced pens of tantallte which are aald to bo at tho same time border than steel and more elastic than gold. Tantallte Is very resistant to chemicals. It Is tho Intention to em ploy this metal for tho manufacture of various kinds of tools. To euablo people to send tbelr rplccs to their friends through the malls Is the ambition of three French Inventors, who havo united their Ingenuity In the production of a wax-like material called "aonorlne,'' which may bo spread uKn a post card. Spoken meninges may bo Impressed upon tho prepared cards by placing thorn In a phono grnphlc apparatus. Into which tbe sender seaks, and tho receiver of such a card has only to put It through a re ceiving phonograph In order to bear tho toIco of bis friend as In a tele phone. Ono of the strangest cargoes a ves sel could posaluly havo was unloaded nt tho London docks toward tho clone of March. It consisted of several sacks filled with dried flics, consigned to a largo Ann of grain merchants. Theiw flies, exported from Brazil, havo twit purchased for use In tho manu facture of food for chickens, cngo birds nnd tbe like. They were caught on the Hirer Amazon by Brazilians, who trav el up tho river In flat-bottomed boats nnd who aro provided with gauze nets with which they capture tbeso Insects In millions, as flics hover lu dense clouds over many of the swampy reaches of tho Amazon. The flies thus caught aro killed and dried In tbo sun. Xeuman Tobias of Kingston. Ja maica, has Invented a rcmarkuble lock. Tho combination consists of four sets of twenty-four letters of tho alphnbet. which can be set to a sentence In most modern languagca. When one letter Is UHd lu ono alphabet and another In tho mx-oihI set and so on It becomes a very complicated matter Indeed. Fur thermore, Instead of letters, tho In ventor has employed four sets of nu merals. Assuming that tho lock Is set to a figure In tlw number of 3,030,303, 030,303,030, It would tako any one who undertook the Job of unlocking tho safo 00,000,278 years 200 days 80 minutes and 30 seconds working at tho rate of sixty numbers a mlnuto to ar rive nt the proper combination. During Unit time ho would havo no time for eating, drinking or sleeping. TALKING OF GRIZZLY BEARS. Iluitlrr 3r Wild Anlniala Art llttimcraui Onlr When Attacked. "Iii the mountains of Wyoming, whoro I havo huuted for years, you can find any kind of savago animals that you get In America except alligators, (irlulle.i. black bears nnd mountain llous are commonly killed there," saya Hugh Snlrerly of Sheridan, Wyo. "Homo of the men that como out there to hunt think that If they sttr 100 ynnls away from camp they must bo armed to the teeth for fear of being attacked by a bear or a "painter and killed. There's a heap moro danger of getting killed on account of leaving your gun nt home when you go down Market street Someone might shoot you on tho street In n big city, but It Is dead sure that a bear or a moun tain Hon will never attack you unless you drlvo him to It. "I'vo hunted through tho best dis tricts for big game In this country and I'vo seen a good many grizzlies, but I'vo never seen ono of them go nftor n man unless ho was cornered or wounded. If you run Into a grizzly bear In n lonely place you'll hear a grunt, something llko that of a mam moth hog, and then there will be n mighty crashing of underbrush as ho make off In the opposite direction as fast as ho can go. All you enn general ly seo of n mountain lion Is a tawny atreak as ho makca off at Incredlblo hihxmI. If hu bus any Intention of going nfter you It must bo his Inten tion to go around tho world nnd catch you In tho rear, for If you are standing to tho east of hi in bo Is sure to go duo west "Mountain lions In the winter tlmo will follow sleighs at a dlstauco, wall ing as they go, but there Is nothing In that to Inspire terror, for I don't think they have ever beeu known to cloaa In on anybody. Their terror of human beings Is tho thing which makes them bard to shoot In all the tlmo that I havo been In tho mountains I baro never beard of anyono being attacked by a wild animal that has boon left strictly alone. But I'vo known men to be killed even by deer when tbo brute was driven to desperation. "Grizzlies aro tho bent game In the world. When you one get their dander up they aro aaragn fighters and tha hunter's llfo U In danger every minute unless he Is a good shot and has a steady nerve. If you ever get within roach of tho grizzly's paw you are a dead one. These stories of men killing them with knives In hand-to-hand fights are about nn reasonable as It would be to talk of stopping a locomo tive by getting In the way of the train. If tho big fellow gets a chance to de liver one blow It Is all over. There was a grizzly up our way that tho cow boys called 'Big Ben' who killed about ICO steers before ho was finally shot He would break a steer's nock with one blow and then he would lift him np and carry htm off to a secluded place. Grizzlies look awkward, but they are mighty light on their feet and they can beat any man fn a foot race." Louis ville Herald. A EUDE JOKE. One can display no greater breach of courtesy than In deriding anything which a peoplo bold sacred, no matter bow absurd tho object of veneration may seem to tho foreign mind. In an Incident told In "Temples and Kle phants," by Carl Bock, tbo Siamese, audience showed by their silence and restraint A politeness superior to the funmaker In tbo ring, although tbe circus men belong to a nation supposed to be moro civilized. Tbo sacred white elephants of Slam aro clearly albinos, but they are sel dom, If ever, white. Their usual color Is a pale reddish brown, although there may bo a few real whlto hairs on tho back. An English circus at ono time visited Bangkok, where tho performances wero witnessed by the king and princes. One day It was announced that n "real whlto elephant" would tako part In that evening's show. The circus was crowded. After tho usual program bad been carried out two clowns camo Into tbe ring. "Did you ever seo a whlto elephant?" asked one. "Oh, yes," answered tho other. Tho king's got a wholo stableful of them." "No, tho king hasn't They're all chocolate. I will stow you tho only genuine white elephant In tbo world." A small Indian elephant was led Into the ring as white ca snow. Tho audi ence gave a gasp of admiration and reverence. The animal went through various tricks, tumbling about grind ing organs, and so forth. As It per formed tbe secret of Its color gradual ly leaked out Whatever tho elephant touched became white. Presently the first clown told the second to "rub his red nose on tho twast and 'twould leavo Its mark on him." The audience had been growing very still They saw that tbe so-called white elephant had been chalked all over. When tho clown mado his speech It was received by an ominous silence. Their religious belief was being ridi culed. With ndmlrablo restraint, they loft tbo circus without any sign of annoy anco; but onco outside, thoy eiprewed their confident belief that tho proprie tor would bo punished by Buddha. Curiously enough, not ninny daya after, tho trick elephant was killed, and not much later tho circus proprietor died. When tlw Slameso heard of tlto calam ities, they declared that It was a Just manifestation of Buddha'e wrath for the dlsresixx-t shown to tho sacred nut nml. Nut to lln l'ut Dunn, A parish clerk who prided himself upon being well read occupied his Beat below tho old "three-decker" pulpit and whenever n quotation or extract from the classics was Introduced luto the sermon he, In nn undertone, mut tered Its source much to the nnnoy anco of the preacher and amusement of tho congregation. Despite all protests In private, tho thing continued until one day the vicar's patience belug qulto exhausted ho leaned over tho pulpit side and Impulsively exclaimed : "Drat you, shut up!" Immediately, In tho clerk's usual sententious tone, camo the reply: "His own." Ancient, but It Goea. Fecbles (about to bo operated upon for appendicitis) Doctor, heforo you begin I wish you would send and havo our pastor, tho ltov. Mr. Blank, como over. Dr. Sawem Certainly, If you wish It but ah Feebles I'd like to be opened with prayer. There Is usually but one end to a woman's line of talk and that U tht beginning.