NEWS OF THE WEEK
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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.