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CONDON OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form tor Our
Easy Beaders.
A Resumsj of tha Lass Important but
Not 1sm Interacting Events
of tha Past Weak.
There is little hope of King Oscar's
recovery.
The Mexican government has assum
ed control of its principal railroads.
The president will endorse ship sub
sidy in a special messatge to congress
after the holidays.
Two lake steamers collided off Duluth
and it is feared one of the vessel is lost
together with 31 men.
Tha Northern Pacific announces an
increase in its capital stock train $155,
000,000 to $250,000,000.
All copper properties in the Vnited
States and Mexico are now controlled
ly Standard Oil interests.
An amendment to the rate law has
bi?en introduced allowing newspaper
publisher and railroad companies to
exchange tickets and advertising.
The kaiser ia iu conflict with the
Clericals and Socialists, and a more
bitter church war is promised in tier
many than that now on in France.
North Dakota and Minnesota are
without fuel and a severe blizzard is
raging. There is much suffering and
death is expected as a result of the cold.
The tr.otb.er of Dr. Osier, who advo
cates death for persons on reaching (50,
hats just celebrated her 100th birthday
and does not appear to be in the way
even at that advanced age.
King Oscar, of Sweden, is seriously
ill.
Andrew Carnegie favors an inherit
ance tax.
Church affairs in France are assum
ing a serious aspect.
A blizzard has tied up railroad traffic
in North Dakota.
Roosevelt has yielded to congress and
will drop the spelling reform, i .
The Pittsburg chamber of commerce
proposes suppression of divorce news.
Poachers are slaughtering elk in the
Yellowstone park preserves to secure
their teeth.
Roosevelt will send a sensational
message to congress in a few days on
the Japanese question.
In the trial of the new battleship
Kansas every test was successful. Her
speed exceeds 18 knots.
Harriman claims the car shortage is
due to the car builders. lie says over
a year ago he ordered 16,000 freight
cars, and they are just being delivered.
The Interstate Coummerce commis
sion says there is not a single large
irailway system but what can go into
its big terminal yards any day and
gather 500 empty freight cars.
Senator Brown ia at the point of
death.
Democrats in the house oppose
Moody's confirmation as supreme judge.
Mexico had a net surplus of $20,000,
000 for the year ending June 30, 1906.
Three women are implicated in the
Nebraska land frauds now on trial at
Omaha.
Representative Kahn, of California,
ia very bitter against Japanese immi
gration. Fraace baa expelled the pope's agents
and ia otherwise pushing the war on
the church.
Rockefeller haa offered $100,000 to
ward missionary work in Egypt and
the Soudan.
The Spanish government ia consider
ing the question of placing an import
duty on wheat.
Ice blocks the "Soo" canal and there
ia a great fleet of vessels at each end
waiting to get through.
Roosevelt will drop Bristol if the
senate refuses to confirm him as United
States attorney for Oregon.
The Russian minister of foreign
affairs declares it will not be necessary
to borrow money again in the near
future.'
Commissioner Garfield says Federal
license is the method which will con
trol the trusts and corporations in the
future and ia the only solution.
Beliigona strife ia assured in France.
Mayor Schmitz wants the time of his
trial extended.
Canada ia also having trouble with
Japanese coolies.
The pope declares nothing will atop
the struggle in Franee except victory for
the church.
RAISE OFFICIAL SALARIES.
Party Laadar In Housa Agra to D!
cut tha Question.
Washington, Deo. 14. The house is
seemingly inclined to raise the salaries
of the members as well as those of the
view president, speaker, senator and
cabinet officer. Kefora resuming con
sideration of the legislative, judicial
and executive appropriation bill yveter
day, Lit timer, of New York, endeav
ored to ha va a resolution adopted pro
viding for taking up the question in the
committee of the whole, but Under
wood, of Alulmma, objected to it con
sideration in committee. He said,
however, bo would make no object ion
to its discussion in the house after the
bill was reported by the committee of
Uie whole.
He added that he was opposed to the
increase, but said he would not block
the way of serious consideration. Hi
suggestion formed the basis of an agree
ment that, when the bill shall I re
ported, the question of a general ad
vance in salaries will ba taken up
and voted upon as an amendment be
fore the legislative bill is finally acted
upon.
The resolution Increases the salaries
of senators and representatives to $7,
500 and makes other increase in offi
cial salaries. The resolution also fixes
the salaries of the vice president and
speaker at $15,000 and of cabinet offi
cers at $12,000.
SHOULD BUILD OWN WARSHIPS
Admiral Capo Say Oovarmant Haa
Proved Ability.
Washington, Dec. 14. The ability
of the government navy yard to turn
out warships equal in all respects to
those built under contract, in the opin
ion of Rear Admiral Capps, of the bu
reau of construction of the Navy, in hi
annual report, haa been fully demon
strated. He urges tliat at least one
yard on the Pacific coast and one on
the Atlantic coast, when practicable,
should be given a reasonable propor
tion of new construction work in onler
that such van Is may always 1 available
for any work the government may de
sire to undertake therein.
Admiral Cuppa admits that It costs
less to build a warship by contract by
reason of the shorter hours of labor,
paid holidays, vacations, etc., granted
to navy yard employes, but he believes
nevertheless tliat the government should
I always prepared to turn out its own
ships in times of emergeny. The lack
of suitable docking facilities at Norfolk
and Mure Island is commented upon as
being especially embarrassing to the
bureau, as no battleships of any class
can be docked at either of those yards.
GREATEST MARINE MONSTER
Plan for American Draadnaught Pro
vide for Fighting Wondar.
Washington, Dec. 14. Congress yes
terday received from the secretary of
the Navy the plans which the depart
ment has had drawn up for the big bat
tleship provided for in the lust session.
Four piand were submitted by the bu
reau of construction and six by private
firms and individuals. The plan re
commended provides a ship in many
respects superior to any other built or
building. It waa prepared by the con
struction bureau.
According to the specifications the
broads ide fire will be greater than that
of any other battleship, the elevation
of the guns will be greater, with conse
quent increase of range; Uie defensive
qualities improved over present stand
ards and the total weight of the hull
and armor will exceed by over 3,000
tons any other similar vessel. The
ship is to be 510 feet long, 85 feet 2
inches beam, 27 feet draft, 20,000 tons
displacement, 2,300 tons coal capacity
and 21 knots speed. The design sub
mitted by G. W. Dickie, lute cf the
Union Iron Works, San Francisco,
provided for a ship 400 feet long.
Jew to ba Brought West.
Chicago, Dec. 14. Realizing the con
gested conditiona of the Jawish quarters
of Chicago, New York and other large
cities, leading New York Jewa are plan
ning to divert Jewish immigration to
the West. Jacob Schiff, the New York
banker, discussed the subject yesterday
with Judge Julian W. Mack. The plan
contemplates the organizing of an asso
ciation financed by Mr. Schiff and other
leading American Jewa, which will un
dertake to send Jewish immigration to
the South and to the extreme western
part of the country.
Dangerous Counterfeit Issued.
New York, Dec. 14. One of the best
counterfeits that haa recently come to
the notice of the government authorities
found its way to the sub-treasury yes
terday. It is a $10 silver certificate
bearing the Buffalo imprint. The back
of the bill is even a closer counterfeit
than the face, but both are good enough'
to deceive any but experts.
IN THE NATIONAL
Friday, Dae. 14.
Washington, lVo. 14. Hut for the
cowardice of 100 member uf congress,
the house today would liave adopted the
amendment to the legislative appropria
tion bill increasing the salaries or sena
tor ami representative from 15,0(10 to
$7,500 per annum. Practically every
man who voted against tho increase did
o from fear that hia vote won 1. 1 react
and result In hi defeat two years
hence, and Hourly every nwn who voted
negatively m a iirub In the legislation
proposed. Tlie legislation waa entirety
meritorlouii.
The three congressmen from Wash
ington voted for the Increase, Itinger
Hermann voted against it, hut he would
not be a beneficiary. French, of Idaho,
ft) not present.
Representative June, of Washing
in, Unlay introduced a bill proposing
to increase by 20 per cent the salaries
of all civil service employe of the gov
eminent on July 1 next.
The Unit salary amendment to the
legislative, executive and judicial ap
propriation bill today waa moved by
I.ittauer, of New York, ami waa an fol
low :
"On and after March 4, 1007, the
compensation of the speaker of the
house of representative and vice presi
dent of Uie United State sliall be at
the rato of $12,000 each."
By a vote of 214 to M the amend
ment waa adopted. I.ittauer also in
troduced an amendment increasing the
salaries of the tnenibera of the presi
dent' cabinet to $12,000 each, effective
on and after March 4, 1WI7.
On division, the amendment Kan
adopted 204 to (10. Littuncr also offer
ed an amendment 1 increasing the sular
iea of senators, representatives in eon
grcea and delegutte from territories to
$7,600 per annum. On a rising vole
after considerable debute, the amend
ment waa defeated by a vote of 133 U
101.
After disposing of the salary ques
tion the house passed the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill.
Thursday, Dacambar 13.
Washington, Dec. 13. The senate
toilay listened to the second speech
which has been made this session
against the continuance of Kced Smoot
as senator from I'tuh. It was deliv
ered by Dubois, of Mnho, who, after
reviewing in detail the workings of the
Mormon hierarchy and Smoot's prom
inent connection therewith, concluded
with the churge tlmt President Roose
velt used the weight of hi administra
tion to assist the Republican Mormon
vote in the last election.
A bill was passed providing regula
tions for fhdiing vessel to prevent
collisions at sea. Adjournment was
taken at 4 p. m. until Monday.
Washington, Dec. 13. The house
today, on the request of Representa
tive Pollard, of Nebraska, adopted a
resolution directing the judiciary com
mittee to investigate the legal ques
tion involved in the much-criticized
payment of a sum of money to Mr.
Pollard for the periml between March
4, 1005, and July 18, 11)05, at which
time Mir. Pollard was elected to the
50th congress, to succeed Hon. K. J.
Burkett, who wo elected to the senate.
A resolution was adopted culling
upon the secretary of the Interior for a
a complete description of all public
lands which liave l)cen withdrawn or
reserved from entry since July, 11)0(1,
together with the the reason for such
action. The report is desired that con
gress may pass upon the president'
recommendations for the withdrawal of
coal lands.
Representative Lacey, of Iowa, Intro
duced a bill milking $12 the minimum
monthly pension to be paid veterans of
the w ar of 1801.
Wednasday, Dec. 12.
Washington, Dec. 12, The house of
representatives today went on record in
opposition to the new spelling a re
commended by the president. By a
vote of 142 to 25 the following was
adopted as a substitute for the item re
ported by the appropriations commit
tee in the executive, legislative and ju
dicial appropriation bill:
"No money appropriated in this act
shall be used in connection with print
ing documents authorized by law or
ordered by congress or any branch
thereof, unless the name shall conform
to the orthorgaphy recognized and used
by dictionaries . of the English lan
guage." Washington, Dec. 12. The senate
Investigate Hill Line In January.
Washington, Dec. 12. Chairman
Knnpp, of the Interstate Commerce
commission, said today that it had not
been decided where or when the inves
tigation of the Hill lines will take
place. It ia known, however, that in
quiries will be made at St. Paul and
Chicago, and it is probable that Com
missioners Prouty and Lane will con
duct them. It is not believed that the
work will atart much before January
15, after the Harriman investigations,
in which the inquiries will be made
probably December 28 or 27.
HALLS OF CONGRESS
today eonllrmed the nomination of
William II. Moodv. of Msschltelt,
to ba an associate justice of the Su-
prcme court or mo i nuou naies;
Charles J. Itoiiapnrto, of Maryland, to
ii.,riiiv oiitixml; Victor II. Melcalf.
of California, to ho secretary of the
... ... w
navy, aim er t. mrau. in iew
Yoi'k. to be secretary of commerce and
lulxir.
The feature today was a speech by
Senator Rayner upholding the state'
right doctrine a involved In the
present Juuncm question on the IV
elite const.
Resolution were agreed to calling
upon the president for information re
garding the ciore by Mexico of the
llshing schooner Hits Steams, and di
recting the secretary of war to furnish
information regarding 'alleged expert
moots with cholera virus at Manila re
sulting in 10 or more deaths.
The senate in executive session rati
fied the general art by the delegate of
I, iviwhm niorMuiniiMl st 1 hi confer
ence which met at Algcciras, Sialn, in
April lost, totiraria treaty concerning
Moroccan affairs. Opposition by the
IVmocrat coui)cllfd the adoption of a
resolution disclaiming resMisllillity for
the irticittion of the United Slate
In the imvmm arranged bv the confer
ence a to the future of Morocco.
Tuatday, Dtc. II.
Washington, Uv. 11. The question
of Senator Kced Smoot' right to a sent
a United States senator from I'tnh
was discussed by Senator llurmw In
the semite t.xby for more than three
hours. The scnatoi had carefully pre
pared hi speech, which received the
closest attention throughout by a large
attendance of senators and rrowdml gal
leries. Smoot occupied hi place in the
cliambcr. No interruptions were made
during the entire sHich, which was an
arraignment of Mormonixm and the
rcsH)iisihility which attached to Smoot
for Mormon principh a a member of
the ajiostolic body in the church.
Washington. Dee. 11. This was a
field d-y for omtory in the house. The
executive, legislative and judicial ap
propriation bill afforded an opportuni
ty for general debute covering a wide,
range of subjects, from a dissertation
on Alfred Nobel, the founder of the No
bel prixe, to the raising of salaries of
memliers of :ongrc and including a
discussion of simplified spelling.
Ikmtell, of Illinois, in speaking of
the bestowal of the Nolicl prixo upon
President Roosevelt, praised the presi
dent's decision to use this money in es
tablishing a fund for bringing alxmt a
friendly understanding between capital
ists and lulxircra as "noble, humani
tarian ami characteristic."
dailies, of TcmiCHPce, urged iiiccmscs
of salaries for mcmlicr of congress he
ginning w ith the Sixtv-llrst congress
Murdock, of Kunsas, sjioke on railway
until pay.
The house at 5:05 adjourned until
noon tomorrow, no action looking to
the close of general debute on the bill
huviug been taken.
Monday, Dec. 10.
Washington, Dec. 10. The senate
committee on judiciary today author
ized a favorable report on the nom
ination of William 11. Moody, the pres
ent attorney general, to 1 an siM'iate
justice of the Supremo cour: of the
United States.
A favorable report was ordered also
on the nomination of Charles J. Itona
parte, the piesent secretary of the
Navy, to lie attorney general, ami A!
ford W. Coolcy to lie assistant attorney
general. Many other nominations
were reported favorably.
The nomination of Icffcu R. Wil
fley to be judge of the United States
Circuit court lor China was referred to
a committee of Senators Spooncr and
Paeon, who are member of tho foreign
relations committee.
The nomination of Georgo R. Cortol
you to lie secretary of tho Treasury and
James K. Gurfleld to be secretary of
the Interior, will be taken up tomor
row at a special mooting of the senate
committee on finance.
The sonate committee on commerce
ha been polled and will report fuvor
ttbly the nomination of Osir Strang to
be secretary of Commerce and LaW.
Mora Evidenca for Negro Troops,
Washington, Dec. 12. Gilchrist 8,
Stewart, representing the Constitution
al league, ha filed with the president a
mass of additional evidence regunling
the Brownsville affair which resulted
In the discharge without honor of a bat-
j tulion of colored infantry.
Sell Indian Minors' Land.
Washington, Dec. 12. Representa
tive Jones today Introduced a bill au
thorizing the sale of the land of Indian
minors on petition of parenta or guar
dians onr of the Indian agent in churge,
subject to the approval of the secretary
of the interior. At present large areus
of land under government irrigation
projects and in rich agricultural dis
tricts are tied up because minors are
unable to utilize the land and unable to
dispose of It. The bill ia intended par
ticularly to dispose of the land of Indian
children on the Yakima reservation.
SHOULD BE CITIZENS.
Pratldent Makaa a Strong Pl f0P
Porto Rlcan Paopla.
Washington, lHc. 19. In a special
message sent to congress yestenbiy,
President Hoosevell strongly advocate
granting cillseushlp to Uie people of
Porto liicn, and recommend oilier re
form, Ha begin by reviewing bis
recent tour of tho Island and declare
wa have cause to be proud of our rep.
resell tat I vi there, adding;
"It would be impossible to wish a
mora faithful, a more efficient and a
more disinterested public service than
tliat now being rendered In the Inland
of Porto Uleo by Mmmo Iu control of the
Insular government."
He ssk In term of high praise of
the schools and tha devotion of tho
tewchers, U'lh native and American,
lie compliment the Intular police inl
tha Porto lili-o regiment of Infantry,
reeoin mend lug tliat the latter be inaite
Mirmaueiit. He coiiiiiiimiI on the tapld
growth of sugar and tolwcro culture,
and says the lnixirt and eimrt Inst
year were $45,000,000, against $1,.
000,000 in H01, and $'J3,000,000 In
IHiMl, the hct year pi lor to American
annexation. In conclusion be says:
"All the insular government should
he placed in one bureau, either In the
dertment of War or the dcrtiiieiit
of Stale. It Is a mistake not so to ar
range our handling of these Islands at
Washington a to be able to take ad
vantage of the experience gained iu
one, when dealing with the problems
tlutt from time to lime arise iu another,
"In conclusion, let me express my
admiration for the work done by the
congress when It enartfd the law under
which the Island I now being adminis
tered. Afler seeing the Island person
ally, and afler five year' rupcricnce In
connection with the administration, It
is but fair to those who devised this
law to say tliat It would be well nigh
impossible to have devised any othei
which in the actual winking would liava
accomplished better results."
NEW PLAN TO BUY SUPPLIES.
Kaap Commission Propose to Put It
on Buslnat Bl.
Washington, IVc. 12. The commit
tee on department methods, popularly
known as the Keep commission, lia
submitted to the president it report on
the slamuirdiitatlon and method of pur
chase of department supplies, There
port leviewn at some length the present
unbusinesslike and needlessly expen
sive method of pore liaaiug supplies, by
which each of the several deportment
iu Washington ba its own stamlardt of
quality and makes it own purchase
entirely inlesudeiit of other.
Hrielly, the resirt I a follow: Pro
vision is made by which the prepara
tion of the schedule, advertising tor
proioHul and making the contract for
the purchase of dertment supplies
are placed in the linuds of a board to bo
known as the general supply commit
tee, such lird to I under the super
vision and control of the secretary of
commerce and luUir. The head of each
dcsirtmeut or indcen.ent bureau to
serve as a member. Tho Ustrd thus
constituted is hereafter to purchase tho
department supplies heretofore acted
iion by the Usird of award. The com
mittce, however, makes exceptions in
the case of the military and scientific
departments of the government.
TWO EMPIRES 8TARVINQ.
Claim of Chines and Russian Fam
ine Sufferer Conflict.
Washington, Dec. 12. For the pres
ent at least no governmental appeal
will Iw made to the people of the Unit
ed states for aid for the famine suffer
ers of China. This division was reach
ed after the State department had com
municated with LouIn Klopsch, of the
Christian Herald, who raised $200,000
for the Japanese sufferers, and who re
gards the Russian famine as infinitely
worso, 30,000,000 people or twice the
number suffering in China being affect
ed. According to letters received by Mr.
Klopsch, 40,000 square miles in China,
siipsirting a population of 15,000,000,
have lieen flooded and so greet Is the
destitution that many parents are
drowning their children rather than
see them starve, and are themselves
committing suicide.
Jspanssa Veteran Coming.
Honolulu, Dec. 12. Muny Jnpaneso
lal Mirers wearing war medals arrived
here today, on the steamer Nippon
Muni, from Yokohoma. Iilsir Com
missioner Sargent, who came here from
Washington recently, in connection
with labor matters, said today that the
plantations should pay hotter wages,
anil tliat he disapproved of Filipino
immigration. Ooneral Harrison Gray
Otis, of I,os Angeles, waa a passenger
on tho Nippon Mam. Ho expressed
himself as being opposed to Japanese
naturalization and Immigration.
King of Clgrtte Fiend.
Chicago, Doc. 12. Julius Peraky, of
Hammond, Ind., died last night from
eoxosisve smoking of cigarettes; He
said that he had smoked 600,000 ciga-
rettea during his lifetime. His only
snstennnce for three months had been
diluted alcohol and cigarettes.