LEGISLATURES MEET
Senates and Houses Effect Or
ganization In Two States.
ALL THE SESSIONS WERE SHORT
Jonas and Falconer Will Hand! tha
Gavels in Washington, and Halnaa
and Davay in Oregon.
Salem,, Or., Jan. 15. Organised by
the election on the first ballot in each
house ot E. W. Haines, of Washington
county, for president of the senate, ami
of Frank Pavey, of Marion, for speaker
of the house, the Oregon legislature
made itself ready yesterday for law.
making. Committees will be announc
ed Wednesday or Thursday.
Haines was elected over llodson, of
Multnomah, by a vote of 17 to 7, four
Democrats, Caldwell, Yamhill; Smith,
Umatilla; Hedges, Clackamas, and
Mulit, Jackson, joined the 13 support
ers of Haines, and Haines voted for
Rowerman, one of his followers. Hod
sou voted for Bailey,' and Miller, of
Linn, voted for Coshaw, and Coshaw for
Smith, of Umatilla.
In the house, Pavey received 59 votes
and Rothschild, the lone Democrat of
that boiiy, who nominated himself, re
ceived one, each voting for the other.
In the Republican nominating Camus,
Pavey, had 44 votes, one of his support
erg, Reynolds, being abseut. and Vaw
ter, 14. There was no contest and the
voting was perfunctory, all knowing
what the result would be.
Haine was elected at 2:30 o'clock
and Davey a few minutes later.
Oeorge E. Chamberlain's second in
augural as governor will beheld at 1:110
p. m. today. The two houses will meet
in joint com en' ion to canv is the vote
for go em r, and as soon as the vote
has been announced the oath of office
will be administered by one of the jus
tices of the Supreme court. Governor
Chamberlain will then read his mes
sage. There will be no ballot on United
States senator until Tuesday, Jan. 22,
when the formal election of F. W. Mul
key for the short term and Jonathan
Bourne for the long term will take
place. It was thought that the election
of Mulkey would take place immediate
ly, for the teason that the appointment
of Gearin was only "until the next
meeting of the legislature," but an in
vestigation shows that even in filling a
vacancy the election must be held on the
second Tuesday after organization.
Olympia, Wa?h., Jan. 15. Washing
Ion's tenth legislature spent about 60
minutes in organizing yesterday and
then took a rest until this morning.
The senate proceedings were out of
the ordinary for the most part. Thus
Nichols of Seattle nominated Jesse 8.
Jones of Tacoma for president pro tem,
and Jones, a new member here, for the
first time was selected by acclamation
to a position which heretofore has al
ways gone by senority. J. Will Lysons
was named for secretary, which was a
concession to the desires of President
Coon, who wanted Lysons chosen again
because of his experience as secretary
of the past two sessions. W. T. Laube,
of Seattle, was nominated for assistant
secretary, and Billy Conner for ser
geant at arms. Both were elected by
unanimous vote.
The house session ended almost as
soon as it began. A. J. Falconer was
elected speaker by acclamation, Reid
of Tacoma making the nomination and
Godman of Dayton offering a motion
on behalf of the Democrats that it be
unanimous. L. O. Meigs of North
Yakima for chief clerk and Glenn Cot
terill for sergeant at arms were elected
by acclamation.
A joint committee of the house and
senate called the governor and arranged
that the message be read in joint ses
sion at 2 o'clock today.
Each bouse provided for a special
committee on employes, the senate lim
iting the number to 33 and the house
to 38, all at salaries based upon ordi
nary pay, which will cut the gross em
ployes' payroll to less than half of that
of last session.
Farmers Bald a Coal Car.
Pendleton, Jan. 15 Farmcss in the
vicinity of Vansycle, a small station on
the line of the W. & C. R., in the
northern part of this county, raided a
carload of coal left standing on the
track there yesterday. The car of fuel
was bound for the Potlatch Lumber
company, in this city. Vansycle is 30
or 40 miles from wood, and as a conse
quence the farmers denend nnon coal
for fuel altogether. This winter they
have been compelled to almost do with
out any and consequently took mattnrn
into their own hands.
Ice Blockade Solid.
The Dalles, Jan. 15 The blockade of
ice in the Columbia has become solid
almost to Three Mile rapids, and cross
ing is possible in, many places along
the city front.
EPIDEMIC IN CHICAGO.
Scarlet Favtr and Dlphthsria Ram
pant Among Children,
Chicago, Jan. 18. With 8,000 school
children In Chicago and suburl pros
trate with scarlet fever and diphtheria
and the announcement from the state
capital last night that smallpox and
scarlet fever are practically epidemic
throughout Illinois, the health author
ities have awakened to the moot serious
condition they have experienced for
years. Radical steps were taken at
once in closing many school, and, It
the disease continue to spread, it may
result in the closing of all plscc of en
tertainment and resort where people
congregate in large numlier.
Reports of new cast's Hooded Into the
health office with increasing rapidity.
Seventy-six new case of scarlet fever
and 30 case of diphtheria were report
ed within the city limit in three
hours.
In all 118 cases of contagious dis
eases were reported to the Chicago
health department yesterday, Includ
ing cases of scarlet fever and diph
theria, against 107 reported the pre
vious day.
Pr. Herman Spalding, the city's con
tagious disease expert, declared there
were alout 3,000 case of scarlet fever
in the city at present and 2,000 cases
of diphtheria. In Kvanston and Oak
Park there were probably 1,000 addi
tional cases.
In Kvanston 4,550 pupils were lr
red from school by order of Dr. Wil
liam R. Parkers, of the Kvanston hoard
of health. In Onk Park 3,500 more'
children were barred. It is estimated
that more tlian 25,000 pupils were kept
home from schools in Chicago yester
day by the parents.
SINKING INTO SEA.
Ruined City of Kingston In Danger ot
Being Engulfed.
St. Augustine, Fla., Jan. 18. Wire
less messages received at the station
on Anastasia bay today by Chief Elec
trician Elkins nay that Kingston is
sinking gradually; that many holes
and cracks 100 feet deep were formed
by the earthtpiake, and that grave fears
are felt that the entire city will slip
into the bay.
Havana, Jan. 18. Rearx Admiral
Evans, in a message to the cruiser Co
lumbia here, states that a huge tidal
wave has changed the coast line of Ja
maica, leaving the entire south side of
Kingston under water.
No ,bay is reported left, and the
whole coast line is reported sinking.
Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 18. Thous
ands of persons were killed in the
earthquake and the dtud lxxlies are be
ing taken from the debris bv hundreds.
The w hole town is in ruins and the
greater portion is still smoldering in
ashes. The smell of burnt tlesh per
vades the air.
The earthquake came as a sudden os
cillation, not from any particular direc
tion, but up and down. Thousands of
persons wera on the streets of Kingston
at the time and great numbers of them
were crushed.
Many Americans in Kingston were
killed and have been buried.
TEST CASE FOR JAPANESE.
Boy Will Demand Admission to White
School and Be Refused.
San Francisco, Jan. 18. The initial
step in the international test case be
tween Japan and the United States over
the exclusion of Japanese children from
the public schools of this city attended
by whites will be taken this morning.
At 9 o'clock In the morning Kei
Kecbi Aoki, a ten-year-old Japanese
boy, accompanied by his father, will
appear at the Redding primary school
and demand admission. His demand
being made, it will lie refused by the
teacher, Miss M. F. Deane, on the
ground that she is acting under the
state law and under the instructions
from the school board. Witnesses will
le on hand to make affidavits to the ex
clusion of Aoki from the school. The
issue having thus been declared, suit
will at once be filed in the Federal
court by the United States district at
torney. Plan Car Clearing House.
New York, Jan. 18. Local officials
of the American Railway association
said yesterday that the reports from
Chicago that many of the large railway
systems of the country had agreed to a
pooling arrangement for all their freight
cans was premature. What is in con
templation, it is said, was the estab
lishment of a freight clearing house,
with the object of increasing the effi
ciency of car service. The railroads
entering Chicago have already consent
ed to the establishment of an experi
mental clearing house.
Japanese Spies at Fort Clark.
El Paso, Tex., Jan. 18. Three Jap
anese who had been employed as serv
ant" by the officers at Fort Clark have
mysteriously disappeared. Their ac
tions in examining the fort and equip
ment, their close attention to the drill
ing and the discovery that they were
frequently making memoranda led to
the belief that they were Japanese officers.
PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
Recommendations Mad by Chamber
lain to Legislature.
Salem, Jan. 15. Governor Chamber
lain delivered his biennial message this
afternoon to both house ot the legisla
ture in Joint sew ion. His recommen
dations follow:
Election of Jonatlian Bourne and
Frederick W. Mulkey to the long and
short terms, respeetivefy, as United
States senators, in accordance with the
result of the direct primary election.
Passage of a law creating a railroad
commission, following generally the
measure prepared by the Poitland
clutmhor of commerce.
Enactment of laws to make the tax
burden fall more evenly on ieronal
property and corporations.
Amendment of the inheritance lax
law to I he graduated system, with addi
tional clause to nuke evasion Impossl
bio. A graduated tax on Income from
$3,000 up.
lVeidod increase in cost of commis
sions to notaries public.
Withdrawal from sale for 10 years of
the remaining slnte tide lands.
Purchase of the Willamette lock.
Appropriation to operate the pottage
railway until the 1000 session. A new
personnel for the board of portage
commissioner.
Appointment of an expert accountant
to audit the books of all state officers.
Creation of the office of expert ac
countant, with duties to make uniform
all state and count v bookkeeping and
check funds of state and county officials.
Enactment of an anti-pass law, with
an appropriation to pay expenses of
public officers on public business.
A reciprocal demurmgo law.
Continuance of the library commis
sion. Investment of compulsory vlsitorlal
power in some state authority to cover
private asylums for insane.
A law providing for supervision of
banks in Oregon.
A stringent anti-lobhying law.
lVposit of surplus state funds in latnks
at interest, the deoslt to he safeguard
ed bv bonds or other collateral.
Kscheatmcnt to the state of funds in
hanks where the depositors have not
been heard from for over seven years.
Prompt action to establish an insti
tute for feeble-minded anil epileptic
cluklien.
Publication of itemized statements of
the source ot campaign funds and pro
hibition of campaign contributions by
corporations.
Compulsory lecture to their classes
by public school U-achers on tuborcu
losis.
Measures looking toward eradication
of scabies in sheep.
Punishment of wildcat mine promot
ers.
Flat salary for the state printer and
erection of a state printing office build
ing.
Hoard of control for normal schools,
with the normal school appropriations
in one fund, to be distributed by this
board.
New apportionment of senators and
representatives.
Transportation of convicts to the pen
itentiary by penitentiary officers.
Conservative legislation for employ
ment of convicts in new fields, without
aliandonment of the present system at
once.
Appoiptment of a state engineer to
supervise Construction of new roads.
Appropriation tor state representation
at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition,
and some kind of representation at
Jamestown.
A now irrigation code. Extreme
caution should be used in changing the
tentative measure framed by the Port
land board of trade irrigation bill com
mittee. Tuesday, January IS.
Salem, Jan. 15. The senate was
called to order at 10 o'clock a. in. by
President Haines. There was but a
short session in order that both houses
might attend the inauguration of Gov
ernor Chabmerlain and listen to his
message. In the brief time, however,
a large number of bills and resolutions
were Introduced. Among those present
ed was one to provide for the lending
of surplus funds in the state treasury
and the state to receive the interest
thereon. -
Salem, Jan. 15. Having perfected
organization yesterday, the house today
gave evidence of great capacity for bus
iness. Although the Bession of the
house this morning was not convened
until nearly 11 o'clock about 40 resolu
tions were offered, the report of the
committee on apportionment, of clerks
was received and approved , and more
than a dozen bills were i-ecelved and
passed to second reading this in time
to admit of an adjournment at 11:50
o'clock.
A large number of investgating com
mittees and Junketing trips are already
in prospect.
A mi I mad commission bill, including
reciprocal demurrage was among the
measures introduced.
Wednesday, January 16.
Salem, Jan. 16. Five bills curbing
railroads in the bouse, and none in the
somite, Indicates the apparent differ
ence between those two liodic on the
question of railroad Commission, rate
regulation and reciprocal demurrage.
"Apparent difference" means there
are plain signs that opposition to the
plan of disciplining Die railroads will
center in the acnaate, and that too of
that plan will not spend energy In the
house, unless they shall perceive grow
ing sentiment there In their favor.
It la rather too early yet to measure
up sentiment on this Important ques
tion, obviously the most important lie
fore the lawmakers. Not yet have the
lawmakers taken sides on the railroad
matter.
Itoth the house and the senate effect
ually put an end to the onleti.lnr graft,
and in doing so the stale's Igcislator
had the cheerful co-operation of Htate
Printer Pnnlway, who recmomended
and materially sided In accomplishing
this reform.
Clerkship graft was reduced to a
minimum in both house today. Each
house adopted the report of its com
mittee on resolutions, In which it was
recotuctidcd that no clerks lie employed
on any of the various Joint invest lust
ing and junketing committee that may
1-e cicatcd, unless it is shown thut Uie
service of such clerks are essential.
More than $050,000 will Iw asked of
the legislature by educational institu
tions this session n imTt-e.se of $300,-
000 over what they reeceived at the hist
session for the biennial js-rlod. IH-
mands of the four normal schools w ill
be more than double the total sum al
lowed by the last legislature.
IHunaiuls of the several institutions
areas follows: Monmouth normal,
$110,000; Drain normal, $40,000; Ash
land normal, $110,000; Weston not mat,
$70,000; Argicultnral college, $125,000;
ExMriinent station at Union, $15,000;
State university, $250,000; total, $070,
000. Itoth house adjourned until Monday.
Ther have now been 5tt nieaxumi (im
posed in the house and tltt in the senate.
A bill has Isx-n introduced in the
senate to abolish the normal schools at
Ashland and Drain.
A bill has also appeared in the sen
ate appropriating money for the Third
Eastern Oregon District Agricultural
society.
May Refund Money.
Patent Holder of fraudulently pro
cured state school laud certificate are
to receive tiieir money Isu-k, it the re-
conimcntlation ot Governor Chamber
lain shall lie carried out. At the re
quest if the governor, Attorney General
Crawford has prepared a bill, authoris
ing the state land board, In its discre
tion, to refund to a holder of such a
certificate whatever money had been
laid to the state thereon.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club. fl0(iifl7c; bluostem,
l)8((o0e;valley, Otic; red, O-ifttWic.
Oats No. 1 white, $2520; gray,
$24.50(425.
Hurley Feed, $21.50(o22 p,-r ton;
brewing, $22.60; rolled, $23;24.
Ryo $1.401.45 per rwt.
Corn Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $1314
per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
(a10; clover, $88.60; client, $7.50(Vt)
8.50; grain hay, $7.60(8.50; alfalfa,
$11.60; vetch hay, $K8.60.
Rutter Fancy creamery, 3035c
per pound.
Hotter Fat First grado cream, 33tc
per pound; second grade cream, 2c less
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 35o per
dozen.
Poultry Average old hens, 13(314 tc
per pound; mixed chickens, 12 13c;
spring, 14(M5c; old rowtors, 10(nMc;
dressed chickens, l(l17c; turkeys,
live.l717Jc; turkeys, dressed, choice,
2022c; get-so, live, 1012e; ducks,
1415c.
Veal Dressed, 6Ji0c per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 1 2c per pound ;
cows, 45e; country steers, 5(S)SJc.
Mutton Dressfd, fancy, 8(t)!)c per
pound; ordinary, 0(3) 7c.
Pork Dressed, 68c per pound.
Fruits Apples, common to choice,
6076c per box; choice to fancy, $1(3
2.50; pears, $11.60; cranberries,
$11.5012 per barrel; persimmons,
$1.50 per box.
Vegotables Turnips, 90c$l per
sack; carrots, 00u$l per sack; beets,
$1.251.60 per sack; horseradish,
010c per pound; sweet potatoes, 8c
per pound; cabbage, 2c per pound;
cauliflower, $1.25 per doien; celery,
$3.754.25 per crate; onions, 10
12o per dozen; bell peppers, 8c;
pumpkins, 2c per pound; spinach, 4(3
6c per pound; parsley, 1015o; squash,
2c per pound.
Onions Oregon, $11.25 per hun
dred. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy,
$1(91.30; common, 76 90c.
Hops ll313c per pound, accord
ing to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
1818c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2023o, according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, 2628o.
MANY BUILDINGS IN RUINS.
Hospital Burned With 40 foldlrt
Sir Jamts Ferguson Kiltad.
London, Jan, lit. The colonial office
last night received confirmation of the
terrible disaster which ha overtaken
King!"!', Jamaica, In a dispatch from
llanmr tirooiiwoiKl, M. P., sent front
Holland, at the east end ot the Island.
Th telegram says Kingston has !-ti
ruined by an earthquake which occurred
without warning Monday afternoon at
3:110 u'cluck. . A very great number of
buildings and dwelling were destroyed
either by the earthquake or by the Con
sequent fire.
The military hospital was burned
and 40 soldier were rcMirtod to have
been killed, together with several
iirotulncut rltiacua and many other In
tahitant of the city. Mir James Fer
guson is rcxrted to have been killed
instantly, but no other-Englishmen,
Canadians or Americans acre missing.
The city Is quiet, but disciplined
workers are needed. The governor of
the colony, Hir Alfred Jones, is direct
ing affair.
Up to this hour the foregoing Is the
most correct dispatch regarding the
Kingston disaster Hint has Iws-n receiv
ed here. The absence of details I ac
counted for by the breakdown in cabin
coiumuiiictttlon, but the antioniioemotu
that no Englishmen, Canadian or
Amcrioands are missing will greslly re-
assure the public coiitvriilug the fate of
the unusual niimU-r ot tourists and
others who am siM-udlng the wlnier In
Jamaica or who were attracted there hy
the agricultural ami cotton conference.
REDUCES SHED TO STOVEWOOD
Rstidents ot Tacoma Ar Evn Cut
ting Up Their Sidewalks.
Tacom, Jan. Itl. "Coldest weather
in ten years" is the official reis-rt on
the culd simp in this section. Ther
mometer in Tacoma registered h-
that 10 alsive turo, while icfiort from
Western Washington points place the
mercury as low as ' alxivv. Water
pipes throughout the citv froze oespito
precaution of householders. There is
much suffering from luck of fuel. The
less fortunate borrowed coal from neigh
bors. As an instance of the extremity ot
the weather, a resident ot E street, near
Ninth, vaiulv endeavored to go! fuel.
The cold made him desperate, and tak
ing a sharp axe he reduced his wood
shed to stove-length fuel. Ho put In
four hours chopping. Other people do
molishcd fence and lioard walks ill tho
vicinity of their residences.
The High school lias been closet), ow
ing to cold and lack of fuel. Its reop
ening is indefinite. The Northern l'a
cillc general offices are suffering from
the lack of fuel, and little work ia lie
ing done.
The entire North End is without
water.
SNOW'AN- FROST RULE.
Railroads Blockaded b Huge Drift
and Raging Bhxiards,
Hi. Paul, Jan. 10. Unusual cold
weather prevails throughout the North
west with no immediate ndief in sight.
Hnow blis-ks the railroads and the tem
perature has fallen many degrees. It
is retsirtcd at the Ureal Northern gen
eral office that the mercury registered
30 below xcio this morning at Itrown
ing, Mont., niul there is no point be
tween (iuitid Forks and Spokane where
the minimum leniH-ratiire is above 38
degree below soro. (treat Northern
employes are battling against snow
drifts which are 20 to 30 feet high.
The greatest tie-up on the (treat
Northern lino has occurred in Uie dis
trict Iwtwceit browning and Cutliank,
Mont., a distance ot alsmt 40 miles.
In this district rotary plows are sent
against tho banks without result, and
though plows are kept going continual
ly it is impossible to clear the tracks.
The snowfall in tho West is greater
than bus ever been known before, He
tween the Cascade ami the Risky
monntuins, where there is scarcely ever
any snow, drifts arc now piled seven
feet high. The Great Northern line
between Kenmaro and Thief River
Falls has been abandoned. Trains
which connect with the Canadian Pa
cific railroad trains at Moose. Jaw have
boon delayed tmdly.
On tho lines where traffic Is at all
possible tho trains are run with three
and even four engines and preceded by
rotary plows, but even thon have been
delayed from one to three days.
Typhoon In Philippines.
Manila, Jan. 10. Tho islands of
Leyto and Bamar wore swept by a ty
pliism January 10. One hundred lives
were lost on tho island of Leyto. The
barracks and officers' quarters on tho
east const of Hamar were destroyed. No
estimate of the damag- to property has
yet been made. No damage to shipping
has been reported. The storm was the
worst that has occurred within the last
ten years. Communication with Leyte
and Samar has been cut off for the past
six days and only meager particulars of
the storm were received today.
Twenty Below at Prlnevllle.
Prineville, Or., Jan. 10. After two
weeks of moderately cold weather the
mercury has dropped to 20 below sero,
the coldest known in this city for many
years. There is prospect for colder.