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NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condonscd Form lor Busy Readers. Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS IS Resumo of tho Lett Important but Not Leu Interesting Evonts of Ida Past Week. Halolgh, N. 0., 1ih voted prohlhh Hon, Dewey has just celebrated hU 7Ctlt birthday. Olllccie And crow of (ho IiIk Hoot r enjoying llfo at Trinidad. Henry say iwcll privilege li the toot l (xdlticfll corruption. IteporU of New York Unk how a recovery from tho money ci 11. Accused member of tlio first Hussion duuion eleny they advised rebellion. Indiana Itapubllran hno formally Indorsed Islrlunk m Uiclr candidate for president. It l raid dark hniio has Ikhjii se lected to till Bristol's place n United State attorney for Oregon Hunting anowshede near Truckre, Cwl., Iim greatly delayed Southern I'm cltlc train twtween 1'ortUnd nod Han Finnolaco. Latest developments In tlio row l twcn naval tactlcn bring nut tlio fact that It U over ranking of ollloer. Two construction of ilia icvlscd stat ute I possible and rich faction olslm It It right. Five men wero killed while working In a frli subnny. Ht. Joseph, Mo,, hstrlcd a crusade ajaltut loan lmrki. Tlio New York Itepubllran club hii declared for lluhei for ptealdcnt. All signs of yellow fevrr ha ln driven from tlio l'anatn canal tone. Ftiget sound itrambont men will cat tlio Jy of tholr engineer January 1. lwson say only the rr-olcetloii of Itoueovelt run avert a national disaster, A severe sleet atnrm liaa deinorallird telegraphic communication around Chi aito. Tlio hwad of the Methodist I look con i cvrn callt labor unlona the wont of ly ranla. Tlio Hank of Callstoga, Oalliloira, 0l., liaa closed, Olllcers of the Inatl totlon ny It will reopen. fleney It In Washington arranging with Attorney (Irneral Bonaparte for the Orrgon land fraud trial, which will beg-In at Portland January 13. A detachment ot 000 Chlneaoaoldlera In Matiehurla murdered their olUccrs ml pillsged tlio neighboring village. (Javairy has been lent alter tnom. Philadelphia la facing a street oar atrlke. Tlio Aral woman Jury In Colorado liaa decided against a woman. Becrotnry Taft aaya aolf government la succeeding very well In the Philip pine. Nw York Unk statements ahow a oomploto recovery from tlio financial rlrigency. (loldllold mine ownera are trying to prevail on tlio president to allow the troop to remain. Work la ptogrorslng alowly at the Darr inlno, Jacobs Crook, Pa. Only 13 bodies havo Ikhjii recovered. Tho Hamilton t'owder worka at Nanalmo, II. 0., blew up, shaking tho surrounding country badly, but no ouo wna hurt. In nn addreaa at Chicago Attorney General Ilonaiorto fa Id all the rich law hronkora seemed to think tho law xomptcd thorn and they ahould bo lin inuno from prosecution. A Hawaiian olllclal haa written nn angry totter to tho Jupanoao conaul, Baying nmong other UOtw vhat tho mikado's subjects are, 'HaMMee wher over thoy go. The,. fcovertSaf jhug ex. tortod an apology. " v" u . . i.i .-, . i tiio runt oi niiiMtt jatropoiias subsided, ". t ThoDolleeracowMl reduce tho output of diamond. '. ' Quiet haa nnHln 1mh rWry In To Lorun, tho l'orlnan cilUI, Tho premier of UuHfatty jum oliaK letiKcd n man to n duel biaaio lie was acouood of being dlhoat. ";' Tho KaniHi Olty ta4 Jar U very htiay returning Imlhtonttifff. Mltiolpnl ly for violation of the fic.Hdav' cloning law. -MNaMMaMaaiRaaaaM Tho exnloalon ats "tW mine. Jnaoba Crook, Pa killed evety minor nb work In tho tunnel. Only mx bodlw : liave been taken outwid (hWaXaro at ihn iu aeaa. HROEII'Tfl AND CXPENUE8. Hetrotary Oorlalyou Makot deport to Oongreaa. Wrtahlnuton, Dixs. SU.Kccretary Cor tidyoit Imi roitiNl tooot)Krti tho re celptM from cuMoimt from Orcnon during tho pint flitiil year to bo $1,140,01.!, of which thtro wna collected In Portland Tl,li!;i,.!lH Anlorlu, $17,310 and Yu iiilim, l.:i5. The total for WnahlriKton, all porta, huh ll.Oiil.'.O.'l.'l. From Internal iovo nnit the colhctlonn wero In Oregon, t37H,41'8 WaahltiKton, tl,010,'.'3H, and Uallfornlii, tft.IKIJHO. Th Imuiuiiae lead of Now York tto In both Itemi lanhown: Cuatoma ro cidpla, $223,1 a7,005 1 Internal lovtnuo, rJ2,3ft3,7ll7. The rrporla iif receipts from ealea of publlo landa glvca Uirgou $ltC2l,2H7, of which there wna collected at Tort Intnl. $10.1,71101 The Italic. $344,270i KfMolmiit, $415,004 UOrarnlo, $43o, 20H; llurn. $Ul,t)S2t Itkovlow, 1171.. OIK. In Waahlngton the;icelptworo $000,714 California, $307,270. Total rrcolpta from land aalca In tho couutiy wcrol7.87B.Htl. Tim territorial Kovernmenl of Alaska coat $01,472 lumlarie. and $4,010 In oxpeiirca. Tlio lino eimUim houao at l'oilland cot In liuprovetnent only $770.42, and tho linker City poatottlco only $oO, and the Balem publlo building $&,02H. Dur lint the vrar the Kuvommrni ex pndt $2,201 on It exhibit which waa at the Lewi a and Clark expoaltlon, and $1,382 on tho cxpnaltlon government bulMlmc. On harbor Improvement tho dla buiaemtnta weie: Kntranco to Coo by, Oreiton, 1 2.000 J dredge for Oregon and Washington harbor, $1,000; (Iraya harbor, WrahliiKton $10,000; Oraya harbor and Chrlutlli river, $3, OUO. Itlrrr Imnrovementa coatl Columbia and lower Willamette, below Portland, $72,008) Columbia, at Caacndca, $370; Columbia, between Wenatchco and llrldKoiMtt. $1,000: Columbia, Wh. Ington. $12,500) gangiug wntei of the Columbia, $773,030; upper Columbia and Hnake river, $ 1 8,000 j Coo river, $600; CVxiulllo river, $4,400; Tllla. mook, $3,080; Willamette and Yarn. hll. $23,000. Tho aurveyor general'a olT.co at Port land coat In aalarlr, $8,750; at Seattle, $0,780. Crater laka coat tho governmr nt $2, ODD. Oregon' flvo per cnt of tho pnbllo land Mica nmounlcl to$22,480, Waih inidon', $20,011. Pacifle Northwrtt Indian mat, for aupnorti Umatilla, Caytuea and Walla Walla, $3,713; Yaklmaa, $3,. 301; Nea I'aiccn, $087; Warm Kprlnga, Oregon, $3,307; Klamath Imllaii, ?&, 203. boilde admlnlatration eipcnae at all reaervntlona. To maintain the Columbia river llghtveaa!, $74,400 waa tho expenee. Thoauminaryolthenatlou'aexpenaea how the coat of tho war department for the year waa $133,200,600; navy derail tmont, $05,300,804; treasury de partment. $73,174,030; itato depart ment, $2,000,304; executlvo depait ment, projwr, $20,407; Interior deMirt inent, $105,048,007; otoH)ce depart ment, $10,007,771; agricultural deport ment, $0, 661,514; commerce nndtalmr, $0,328,811; Judicial depaitment, $7. 617.300. It la nn Inlerratlng fact,that although tho department nf commerce and labor haa been organlacd only n fow yeitra, It exenie- emial thoao of tho depart ment ol agricullurp. The grand total of the governmental department expcmio wa $702,488,763, hlcli did not inclinin many minion of nppmpriatlona nnd roma Item which bring tho actual outlay cloio to $1,000,000,000, Lumbar Oaae Endod. Waahlngton, Dic. 23. Taking of toatlmony in tho lumbeiinen' cnaobo foro the Interatato Commerco comuiia. aion haa been concluded. Flnnl nrgumonU will bo inado beforo tho commiaslon on Mnroh 4 nnd a do olilou la anticipated ahortly thereafter. In tho meantime lumbermen of tho Pa clllo Northwoit numod n romplalnanta In tho case will bo entitled to ship un dtr tho protection of tbo injunction la nuod by tho Federal court nt Portland nnd Seattle x More Islands Than Thought. Ban Francisco, Deo. 23. Uuole 6am Is richer by 1,400 Islands thnn ho thought ho was, When tho United Hlalea puiclmsod tho Philippines tho chart showed 1,200 Islands in tho archipelago. Tho chnrU used In inak lug tlio treaty wero kuown to bo far from perfect, but It waa thought they woro sulllidently noourato for nil pur poses of tlio treaty. Aocurato maps wero brought to Ban Francisco today from tho lalnnd, whloh show that in the group nro 2,000 Islands. Many of thorn nro smnll. Dr. Hunna Is Appointed. New York, Dec, 83. According to n special dispatch from Itomo to tho Now York World, llov. Dr. Kdward J, linn na, professor of dogmatlo thoolopy In Bb. llernnrd's somlnnry at Hochcstor, N. Y.. has been appointed coadjutor archbishop of Ban Franoluco, In succes sion to the Into George Montgomery, DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS Saturday, December 21. WaahlngUiii, Doc. 21. The nnto Irxlay paiHed n hill aimpeiidlng during tho ywir 1007 tho rixjulremcnt Hint inlnera aliall dont loaat $100 worth of work annually during tho fMufod in wliloli tholr clulinnnio Doing Durlcctcd, Cullom Introduced a Joint reaolutlon nropoalng an aincnilment to thoconstl tutlon limiting tho term of tho piisl ilout and vlco president to six year hih prohibiting ro-elotloti for n second Urin. A number of other bill nnd resolu tions woro introduced. After being In poraion 41) minutes, the -cnnlo today adjourned until January 0, A bill providing recurlty to dcnoalt ota of iMiika nnd for tho prevention of hoarding ol currency, was introduced today by Senator Owen, of Oklahoma. ItflxeaUtnx upon ail dcnoalt and from tho fund thus created prorldca for tho - payment In full of all depositor when a lnk la declared Insolvent. Tho secretary of tho tteasury la directed to maintain a fund of $100,000,000 In trraaury notes, which may be losnol on tK.nds to 00 iter cent of their value. Tho hill provide that advance from It aliall Ixi charged for at the rate of 11 percent for the first four month and thereafter at tho rate of 8 nor cent. Senator llurkett reintroduced his graxing bill of laat aoilon. It provide for tho leasing of the public domain to cattle owner for the maintenance of their stock, giving, however, settler tho right to enter and to locato upon land at any tlmo. Washington, Deo. 21. After being In tension about 20 inlnntos, tho house of representative today adjourned until January fl The proceedings were en livened by n brief but fierce spcndi by Oalne pf Tcnncaee, who cilticlaed tlio house for Ita Inaction and for taking auoh a long recera at n tlmo "when we ahould have gono to Wall atrcet and throttled the thieve and turned back to the honest peoplo their hard earn lug." Oalnra wa preceded by Hepburn of Iowa, who protested against wliat ho aald waa the Indiscriminate way In which committor wero given authority to alt during the lesalon of the houeo, thrroby causing memlmr to be Im mune from arrest In ce It became necmsary to secure a quorum. Ikitli williama and in Anuond were upon tho llodr. but took no notice of each other. RIXEY TELLS ALL ABOUT IT. Brownson Claimed Authority Over Hospital Ship. Waahlngton, Deo. 27. Tlmt n teri ous breach exist between tho buteau of navigation and tho bureau of rnrd cne of the navy, Involving tho qnes tion of tho rraponslblllty of the latter bureau, wa mado apparent In n state ment lisued by Burgeon General Pre ley M. Itlxey, of the navy, in which ho touchos upon the circumstance lead Ing up to tlio probable selection by the president of n medical olllcer to com innrid tho hospital ship Itellef over the protest of Itear Admiral Ilrownson. chief of tlio bureau of navigation, who has sent his resignation to tho meal dent. While disclaiming exnet know lodgo as to tlio cause of Admiral Drawn eon's resignation, the aurgeon general's statement leaves little room for doubt that the controversy ho roviows potent factor. was a Oregon Men Appolntsd. Waohlngton, Dec. 27. Tho president sont tho sennte the following. Oregon nomination Just beforo tho holiday ro cose: Land olllco receivers Albert A, Holn'its.'Ln (1 rondo; Fred P. Crono miller, Lukovluw; Frank Davey, Hums. Land olllco reglatera Frank O. llrnm well, Ln (Jraudo; John N. Wateon, Lnkovlow. Consul Maxwell lllnlte, of Missouri, at Duufrrliuo, Scotland; Oooiro II. Klllmastcr, of Michigan, at Newcastle, New South Widen; John II. MCunn, of .Wisconsin, at Glasgow, Bootland; Maxwell K. Moorhesd, pf Pennsylvania, at Acapulco, Mexico. Open Land of Spokane. Washington, Deo. 20. To facilitate tho opening of tlio unallotted portion of the Spoknne Indian rcaervntlon, IteKentAtlvo Jones nud Benator Piles havo nsked tho Indian ofllco to send nn Inspector to Washington tooouoludo negotiations wltli tho Bpoknno Indians under whloh congieHS can authorlto tlio 10 o n j d disposition ot nil land remalnim when m. . . - ..-". . .1 nllotmonts nro comploted, It Is horx' tlmt nn ogrooment run lo epeodlly reached no tlmt legislation ononlns tho reservation to entry can bo passed this season. Gloto Alaskan River Fishing. Washington, Dec. 24. President lloosovolt Indicated that ho would sot nsido Wood river, in Alaska, tor sal inon propagation. Tho order will pro hibit salmon fishing in this rlvor. This arrangoment was taken on recommend atlon to tho president by a delegation of ilshermou presented by Benator Ful ton, ot Oregon, nod Delegate Calo, ot Alaska, DECIDES AGAINST OKEQON. Commission Find Denatured Alcohol Hates Not Too High. Washington, Dec. 21. In an opinion rendered by Commissioner Clark for the Intcrsinto Commerco communion In the caso of tlio Itallroad com nllon of Oregon ngainit tho O. It. AN. nnd other nillroad, liiiKirtant action wn ttiken reKtlng shipment of denatur ed nlroliol. Tho complaint aak for a reduction In tho rate on denatured al cohol to Oregon point. The record ahow that denatured alcohol I manu factored in California and Is sold In the North Paclflo cltle at a prico which could lo met by the Kastern product only by reducing tho tramporlatlon charge to nothing. An effort to place denature alcohol on a parity with spirit would lead either to n iirgo Increase In tho cliarpo on the proof spirit or a practical wip ing out of the charge on the denatured article. Such increase in tho charge on the proof spirits, In the opinion of tho commission, probably would reader fiitllo nil effort to compete with the California product. Tho rate com plained of wero not ahown to he unrea sonable, unduly discriminatory or un justly prejudicial. Tho commission therefore dismissed the petition. General to Retire. Washington, Dec. 27. Brigadier Genoial Charles B. Bmtlh, on special duty at tho proving grounds at Handy Hook, N. J., has been placed on the re tired list of tho army by operation of the law on account of age. General Srnllh Is tho Junior brigadier, having only been nppoined to that grado In Oc- tolxrr last. JIo Is a native ol Vermont. but was appointed to tho military acad emy in July, 1802, from Illinois. At tho tlmo of his promotion to tho grade of brigadier general he was In command of the Bandy Hook proving grounds, with which station he had been Identi fied for many years. Send Sympathy to Taft. Washington, Deo. 26. One of the ill at dispatches laid before Secretary Tall on hi return to the War depart ment was from Manilla, P. I., telling of the organixation nnder n new charter oi tho Uanco Kapanol Filipino and the olectlon ot dlrtctor. Tho dispatch sdded: "Deem it first duty to express our deep sympathy with you In joqr bercavouient and aisnro you of our gratitude for your earn est nnd success fnl support. We shall rue our best efforts toward lealliation of your policy for advancement of our country." Fight Smelter Nuisance. Washington, Dec. 24. The fight of the Bait Lake valley farmers agnlnat the alleged nuisance of the smelting of ore by big furnaces controlled by the Utah Consolidated company in the Illngham canyon reached 'the United States Suptomo court today. Benator Sutherland asked the high tribunal to review the Judgment of the lower court granting nn injunction ngalnst tho operation of tbo ameltcrs. Tho farmora doclaio that tho futneo from the smelt ers render agricultural land valueless. Greene and Gaynor Lose. Washington, Dec. 20. -Tlio Buprome Court of tho United Btates has denied tho petition for writs of certiorari bringing to that court tho cases of lien jamln D. Greeno nnd John F. Gaynor, who ato under sentence to pay a fine oi $576,740 and to undergo terms of Im prisonment of four years each on the charge of embexxlement and conpiraoy In connection witli Cnptnin Oberlin M. Carter's scheme to defraud the United States In connection witli harbor Im provements at Savannah, Ga, Nsw Presidential PostolTices. Wellington, Deo. 20. Following are among tho postoflloos which will to come presidential January li Oregon llandon, Clntskanlo, Kcho, Grcsham, 1,100 each; Lents, 1,000; Valo, 1,300. Washington Ilurlington, Chelan, Mabton, llockford, 1,100 eaohj Ray moml, 1,400; Friday Harbor, 1,000. Idaho Malad City nnd Parma, 1,000 each. Medals for Panama Service. Washington, Deo., .0. -Medals of a sultablo character nro to bo glvou to all oitlxens of tho United States who have Borvod thu government on the Isthmus of Panama for two years nnd who dur iir that period havo rendered satlsfuc ory service. New Money Order Offices. Washington, Deo, 20, On January 1 tho following postofllccs will become domestlo money order oillcos; Oregon Heaver, Do Moss Springs, Kddyvllio, Murphy, Norway, Wren. Washington Stratford. Idaho Cherry Creek. Hawaiian Officials Confirmed. Wahlngton, Deo. 24, The senate has oonflrmod tho nomination of Wal ter F. Frear to be governor ot Hawaii and ct Fred 8. Jfartwell aud 8. M, Uallou to be chief Justice and associate justice respectively ot that territory. STUDY FORESTRY. Students at Oregon Agricultural Col lege Gathering Tree Seeds, Ilf K, A. take, Ores on Asrlcultural College The students In forestry nt the Agri cultural college are making their flrit collection of seeds of native trees and shrubs for use In tho establishment of a forest treo nursery nnd arboretum. The purpose in view Is not only that the work shall be Instrcctlvo to the student in tho study ot ;ccd and seed azo, allvicultnro and dendrology, but Unit tho plant shall be a source of data to the whole state upon the growth, habit, res Istanco and general character of the trees nnd shrubs of Oregon, so far m Is possible to grow them upon tho same alle and similar conditions. Not only are local seeds being col lected but seeds from tho home dis trict aro coming In from friends of students nnd the Institntion. This kindness on tho part of those residing In the more distant and mountainous parts of tho state Is highly appreciated, as It enables the class to obtain a much greater variety thau otherwise would bo possiblo with tbo time and means at the command ot either student or In stltutlon. Owing to tho fact that the courto Is but one year old, only tbo general and preliminary phases of the subject hare been considered by the students in the work. The O. A. C. Forest club, an organixation of those Interested in the forests of the slate. Is now discussing forest Ore laws, tholr enforcement, effi ciency nnd Improvement. Each stu dent Is assigned a phase ot the topic In hand and In due tlmo reports his And Ing to the clnb. Prominent timber, mill and lumbermen upon invitation discuss various topics before the clnb, as transportation, timber preservation, forest conservation, re-forcstatlon, Im proved methods of lumbering, U. B. forest service work and similar topics. later tho advanced studenta will tako up work looking to tho solution of some ot the very practical problems new be foro the wood users of the country. The groat problem of what to do with the wasto, Including the standing timber that is injured by Insect and fungus foes, will be one of the first to be Investigated as toon as the equip ment of tho department will permit. Tbo statement is made upon good authority that fifteen per cent of the mature timber on the western slope of the central region of tbo Cascade is wholly lost through fungous dltee.se, and that anollier fifteen per cent ia graded as cull. Iieetles, borers and minor foes do considerable further damage, and It Is safe to tay that the anm total of theso loeees most amount to millions of dollars. It la reasonable to euppotie, In tho face ot recent results In agricultural practices In our own country, to say nothing of the modern forestry practices of Europe, that the major part of this ices could bo turned to gain through the Intelligent investi gation of tho troubles and the applica tion ot modem measures tor combatting Uieee foes ot the forest. Other great problem &re those relat ing to taxation, ro-furMtatlon, ntilix Ing mill waste, Improved methods of harvesting the crops, disposing ot the dobris and weed trees, timber ttchnoi ogy nnd the preservation of lumber. These problem tcgether with many more It is tho purpose ot the college to holp solve through tho department of forestry, as well as train men to take hold ot tho practical work and prob lem of our forests and thus insure tho beat possiblo use ot the treo crop. Publications for Farmers. The following publications of Interest to farmers and others have been Issued by the Agricultural department of the Federal government and will be fur nished free, so long as they are avail able, except whero otherwise noted. upon application to the Superintendent ol Documents, cjovernment l'rintlng Olllco, Washington, D. C; Farmora' Bulletin No. 110. Irriga tion In Fruit Growing lly E. J. Wlckecn, M. A., professor ot agiloul tural practice, University ot California, and horticulturist ot the California ox perlment station. Pp. 48, figs. 8. A statement ot the relations of irrigation to fruit production, and ot irrigation methods as they have been demonstrat ed by Paclflo coast experience. Farmora Bulletin No. 138, Irriga tion ln Field and Garden. By K. J. Wickson, M. A. Pp. 40, flga. 18. This bulletin discusses the subject from tho standpoint ot the individual farmer, and contains instructions on tho deter mination of ditch levels, tho measure ment of small streams, sources of wator supply find their use, the distribution qt Irrigation water, methods ot apply ing water, the choice ot an irrigation method, and tho time for tho applica tion ot wator. llullotln No. 147. Report on Drain age Investigations In 1003. lly O. G. Klllott, drainago oxpett, irrigation In vestlgatious, olllce of oxpeiiment sta tions, Pp. 02, pis. 5, flgs. 12. Price 10 cents. This Is a report of tho work ilono by Mr. Elliott during the year 1003. It Includes discussions ot plans for drainago near Fresno, Cal., in the Yakima and Ahtanuin valleys, Waah lngton. in tho Grey Hull valloy. Wy oming, In the Missouri valley and in Hancock coontxy, Iowa, and of drainage u a preventive ot hillside erosion In Georgia, ATTACKS CONGRESS Petllgrew Says It Is OirnN by Dig Cerptratlftis. CANNON BAD AS THE OTHERS Railroads Were Aided In Stealing; Rich Lands In the West Ssnator Allison Helped. Washington, Tfec. 24. Ex-Senator Petllgrew, of South Dakota, whose de feat for re-election was ono of the thing that most gratified tho la to Mark Hanns, has come out with n fierce de nunciation of congress as a body, la which he personally attacks Speaker Cannon. Hd declares that Mr. Cannon aided the railroad to steal public lands In tho West. When the cliarges were brought to Mr. Cannon's attention, he said: "When I am attacked by a man of reputation and character I will de fend myself." "Congress Is owned, bedy and soul, by the corporations," Is Pettlgrew's opening shot. Continuing, he says: "I was a member ot the senate tor 12 years, and I do not hesitate) to ray that the railroad control a majority of tho member ot the senate and they own the house. "It wu In 1808 that 1 endeavored" to have a law passed that would pre vent the railroads from stealing the public lands. Finally I seemed an amendment to tho rundry civil bill which would have operated effectually to prevent the railroads from entering public Isnds, but Allison and Cannon were both onto their jobs, i "The bill was reported back to the senate about 6 o'clock in the morning the last day of the session and It was passed. I did not know until after ward that Allison and Cannon had in terpolated a phrase ot a few words, whlG virtually made nugatory the in tents and purposes ot my amendment. "This phrase waa 'or any other claimant or pantentee.' Under this wording tho railroads were enabled to enter tho choice lands of U e West and they lost no time in doing t "It was the tame way with the Union Pacific railroad bills. Hunting ton jammed through the hoase a bill to have the gcvernment give up Its second mortgage, which would havo givea the read millions of dollars, lie had a clear majority In the senate and the bill would have passed that body bad not some senators talked It to death. "It wa the same way with the rail road pooling bill. It pasued the boat nnd wonld have gono through the sen ate bad It not been talked to death. The senators opposing these bills could havo hod $100,000 apiece to quit talk ing, and would have been allowed to vote any way they chose, because the railroads bad enough votes to pass the measure without us." RETURN VIA SUEZ. Pick of Evans Ships to Make Long; Ocean Trip. Washington, Dec. 24. "The pro gram ot the return of the battleship fleet is a matter that lua been dtscuseed amonir the officials of the Now depart ment, but as yet no decision 1ms been reached, andwlll not bo for tome time to come," says Secretary of the Navy Me teal f. Tho secretary's remark waa culled out by a wireless meteage from the flagship Connecticut, 6tatlng that Admiral Evans had authorised the As sociated Press to say it is his personal bullet that tho Navy department's pres ent intention to have the battleship fleet return by way of the Sues canal next summer or fall. As the presi dent, through Secretary Loeb, previ ously had .spoken to the tame effect, It seems clear that Admiral Evans' state ment waa not suggested by any definite move so far determined upon by those supreme in authority. In naval circles the opinion prevails that at most only a squadron comp:sod of such veeeek as the voyage to the Pacific shall have demonstrated to be "the pick ot the fleet," will be sent through the Suea canal, while tho remainder will take the shorter route around the Horn. Makes Nsw World Record. Ban Antonio, Tex.. Dec. 24. A. Toepperweln today completed a ten days' shooting series during which he shot at 72,600 targets and missed nine. This breaks tho world's record both as to number of target shot at and the number missed. Mr, Toennerwelu closed the exhibition in whirlwind fashion, shooting at the final 0.60O targets and missing only ono. Toepper weln used a 22-calibor automatic rifle and the blocks wero two and a halt , inches thick and wero thrown at a dis tance ot 20 feet from the marksman. Senator Maltory Dead, Pensaoola, Fla., Deo. 24. United Btates Senator Stephen R. Ma lory died at 2:58 yesterday morning, after aa ill nets caused by a general breakdown oa November 30, with paralysis ol the Ufa aide.