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THE CONDON GLOBE IneiS Back Wask CONDON OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK la t Condensed Fonn far Ccr Ltoj Readers. A Raeume of the Lass Important but Not Lass Intw-atting Event Of tha Past Week. Honduras has declared war on Nica ragua. The survivo i of the steamer Berlin number eleven. Cleveland says ' the only thing to do with ex -presidents is to turn thein loose and let them fish. Senator Fuluton propose that no more forest reserves be created without the consent of congress. At a Washington birthday speech Governor Hieggins, of Rhode Island, criticised the first president. Over 40 persons were Injured and a dozen unaccounted for in a wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad, at Mineral Point, Pa. Russian terrorists attacked the War saw poetoffice and after killing five persons secured all the money on hand and escaped. The State department has about con cluded that blood letting i the only cure for the trouble between -Central American republics. It is said that Japanese laborers now in Hawaii, who desiie to enter the United States, propose to do so by going through Mexico. Mayor Dunne has carried the Chi cago Democratic primaries. Slight earthquakes are still felt In San Francisco occasionally. Taft is going to Cuba in April to investigate conditions there. The Japatnese minister and Secretary Root are working on a new treaty. A Kentucky woman has just given birth to five children. All are doing well. Senator Bailey, of Texas, says all charges are false and he would like to shoot accusers. Tawney says the present session of congress will appropriate more than one billion dollars. Frederick T. Gates, Rockefeller's business representative, says the oil king's income is about $20,000,000 per year. Trainmen of the West are demanding increase of wages and as the railroad companies are inclined to refuse, trouble may follow. An association has been formed in Chicago for the purpose of holding the largest corn exposition next fall ever attempted in the United States. The Connecticut tax commissioner offered to sell an appointment and now be is out. The Alabama railway commission has ordered a 2-cent passenger rate on all railways. A Northern Pacific train was ditched near Paha, Wash. Floods had weak ened a trestle. . Wisconsin railroads are complying with the order of the railroad commis sion for a 2 cent passenger rate. The Great Northern announces that all blockades in the Northwest from the recent storms have been cleared. Sickness of a juror in the Hermann trial has caused the selection of a new man and started the case at the begin ning again,. The Nebraska legislature has passed a 2-cent passenger rate bill. The gov ernor openly favors the measure, so it Is likely to become law. The National Red Cross society has sent 7,500 bushels of seed wheat to famine districts of China. The Pa cific Steamship company carries it free. Melting snow has again caused seri ous washouts on the O. R. & N. The main line is not seriously affected. The Pendleton-Walla Walla and Shan iko branches are not yet open from former troubles and what work has been done will have to be built over. The British cabinet stands firm for greater Irish liberty. The church cris-'s in the French cab inet has been staved off. The trouble which caused a suspen sion of all Butte papers is far from an end. Four separate Investigations are be ing made of the Brewster, New York, railroad wreck. The death list has now reached 21. . ,, ,,, ,, ' ., An explosion in a coal mine near Monterey. Mexico, caused 30 deaths. Register Nolan, of The Dalles fend office, has been removed. HUNDREDS tOST. Big Steamer Wrecked and Passengers Waahsd Overboard. t London, Feb. 23. The worst disaster tot many years in the history of the busy cross-chanel traffic between Eng land and the continent occurred during a violent gale shortly before 6 o'clock this morning, when the Rotter lam mail steamer Berlin, from Harwich to Hook of Holland, having satisfactorily weathered the hurricane, was wrecked as she was entering port. Altogether 143 persons are either dead or clinging hopelessly to the wreck. The territftc seas broke upon the steamer with such awful suddenness that attempts to save life appear to have been utterly hopeless. Late to night it is reported that a few surviv ors were clinging to the wreck, but as the heroic efforts all day of the lifeboat crews had failed to reach them, little hope that they will be saved remains. The cause has not yet been assigned for the disaster and it probably never will be known how the steamer came to miss the channel. It is conjectured that some derangement of the engines or steering gear may have rendered the vessel uncontrollable. Captain Pre cious has a good record of 14 years' ser vice. The list of pasesengers was lost, and all the names of those who were on board have not yet been learned, but as far as has been ascertained there were no Americans among them. A terrific southwest gale was blow ing inshore, and drove the steamer on a sand bank close to the northern jetty as she was trying to enter the new waterway. Heavy seas quickly pound ed the vessel to pieces,. She broke in two, her fore part sinking immedi ately, while the doomed passengers and crew clustered upon the alter part. PLAYGROUNDS FOR CHILDREN. Roosevelt Endorses Movement to Ac quire Them In Cities Washington, Feb. 22. Municipal playgrounds within easy walking dis tance for every boy and girl in the large cities were advocated tonight by President Roosevelt in a letter, and by Representative Boutell, of Chicago; K. E. Brown, United States commissioner of education; Henry S. Carl is, superin tendent of Washington playgrounds, and other speakers at a "playgrounds banquet" given under the auspices of the Washington Playgrounds associa tion. Mr. Boutell explained the ob ject of his bill now pending in congress. The president in his letter expressed hope that Mc. Boutell'a bill for play grounds In Washington will pase con gress, that sites may be secured before prices become prohibitive, saying; "I regard this as one of the most import ant steps toward making Washington the model city which we all feel that the capital shonld be." He praises the work in this direction done by Chicago and the High School (Athletic league of New York, and calls attention to the inclusion of games in the curriculum of German and English schools and several noted private schools in America. GREAT REJOICING IN UTAH. State Legislature Congratulates Sen ate, Smoot and Sutherland. Salt Lake City, Feb. 22. Among the active Republicans and the leaders of the Mormon church there was great rejoicing when the news came from Washington that Senator Smoot had been sustained. By unanimous standing vote the lower houBe of the Utah legis lature adopted the following joint reso lution, which was also introduced in the senate: "Be it resolved by the legislature of the state of Utah, that, in determining that Hon. Reed Smoot is entitled to his seat, the United States senate has stood for constitutional rights against powerful influences and has avoided a dangerous precedent. "Therefore, the thanks and the con gratulations of the state of Utah are hereby extended to the senate for its final action in this case. "Personal congratulations are sent to Senator Smoot and his colleague, Sena tor Sutherland, and to the other sena tors who I poke and voted in protection of the rights of the state of Utah." Committed to the Asylum. Seattle, Feb. 22. Esther Mitchell, who since July last has been confined in the county jail here, was sent to the state asylum for the insane at Steila coom today. Superior Judge Frater, who called a lunacy commission to ex amine into the girl's mental condition, signed the commitment this morning. The killing of George Mitchell by his sister was the result of the reign of Holy Rollerism in . Oregon. George Mitchell killed Franz Edmund Creffield, the Holy Roller leader, in this city last May. Chamberlain a Physical Wreck. London, Feb. 22. An interesting au thoritative statement j concerning the health of Joseph Chamberlain is pub lished here today. Although it does not confirm the worst rumors, it shows that Mr. Chamberlain is completely broken physically, although he is men tally alert. IN THE NATIONAL Friday, February 92. Washington, Feb. 22. Ths senate at tonight's session passed the hill making appropriations of 11,947,383 for the support of the military acad emy. The bill was pasied just as it came from the committee. A discussion lasting throughout the entire day, to which was added a futile night session, failed to secure final ac tion on the amendment to the agricul tural appropriation bill piopoalng to make an increase ol It, 000, 000 In the item for the support of the forest re serve. Forceful speeches were made by Burdett, Depew and Beveridge In de fense of the work of Chief ForeUr Pinchot, and opposed to the extension of the forest service by Heyburn, who went into the entire subject. Washington, Feb. 22. The house in committee of the whole placed iteelf squarely on record today in favor of limiting the power of special agents ol the department of the Interior by a vote restricting the use of the appro prltlon of $250,000 covered by the sundry civil appropriation bill to pay the salaries of such agents. At 6:15 the committee rose, having completed 119 pages of the sundry civil bill. Thursday, February 21. Washington, Feb. 21 . It was con ceded today by senators in charge of the agricultural bill that the grating lease provision will be eliminated ou a point if order. The reading of the bill was completed after most of Uie day had been spent in debate on the forestry system and the grating meat ure, and it will again be contidered tomorrow for final action. An amendment was agreed to, at the tiggestionof Nelson, which will add $500 each year to the appropriation fur agricultural colleges until tne total amount for each state for these col leges shall be $50,000 annually, in stead of $30,000, as at present. Washington, Feb. 21 . The sundry civil appropriation bill was considered by the house today. By a vote of 165 to 41 general debate was closed and the bill was taken np under the five-minute rule. Mann of Illinois offered an amend ment, which was adopted, appropriat ing $5,000 to enable the Interstate Commerce commission to investigate block signal systems and appliances for the automatic control of railway trains. The house passed a number of bills and resolutions, including one calling on the secretary of the navy for infor mation regarding repairs being made on the battleship Louisiana, and an other enlarging the act relating shang haiing. The river and harbor bill was sent to conference. Wednesday, February 20. Washington, Feb.20. Senator Smoot retains his seat in the United States senate. This was decided today by a vote of 42 to 28, ending a long contest. Eighteen senators were paired, making the actual standing on the resolution 51 for and 37 against. Smoot did not vote and Wetmoie was absent and not paired. Senators Fulton and Mulkey of Oregon, Piles and Ankeny of Wash ington and Heyburn of Idaho voted for Smoot, while Dubois of Idaho voted against him. The naval appropriation bill, carry ing $100,727,007, was passed by the senate tonight in 62 minutes. All the committee amendments were agreed to. The only amendment adopted added $250,000 to the appropriation for coal and transportation and $130,000 for a powder plant at the Norfolk navy yard. Washington, Feb. 20. The postoffice appropriation bill, the largest ever re ported by the committee on postoffices and post roads, passed the house today. All the provisions relating to increased pay affecting 90 per cent of the postal employes, which yesterday were strick en out on points of order, were today restored to the bill. This was accom plished by a rule presented by the committee on rules after the bill had been reported to the house by commit tee of the whole. Points of order were the feature of the day, the battle con tinuing throughout the session. Tuesday, February 19. Washington, Feb. 19. Smoot's ad dress to the senate today in defense of his position as senator was the feature of the session. He was supported by Dillingham of Vermont in an analytical 8ays Pinchot Packsd Hall. Washington, Feb. 20. Senator Hey burn, during a speech in the senate, flatly charged that the Forest service, on the occasion of his speech at the Irrigation congress in Boise last Sep tember, packed the hall with its em ployes, and, according to a prearranged plan, deliberately hissed him down when he was attacking Forester Pin chot and the administration. He said the hissing was done entirely by For estry employes. Senator Carter, 'who presided at that meeting; promptly denied It. HALLS OF CONGRESS speech on the evidence. The senate spent several hours In further consideration of the form try provisions In the agricultural appropri ation bill, with Uie result that several amendments were agreed to which re triet the operations ot the bureau In several respects. The section of the bill had not been completed when a re cess was taken for the evening session. The senate held a three-hour session tonight. Three hundied private pen sion bills and half a bundled private claim bills were passed. Washington, Feb. 11). After paaslug a number of bills under unanimous consent today, the house lesumed con sideration of the postofllee appropria tion bill. During the general delate, whk'h terminated at 4 o'clock, speeches were made by Gillespie of Teias, Mur phy of Missouri, Robinson of Arkansas, lladgvtt of Tennessee, Lloyd of Mis souri, Stonerson of Minnesota, Finley of South Carolina and Staffoid of Wis consin. Mondsy, February 18. Washington, Feb. 18. After more than five hours consideration of the ag ricultural appropriation bill, the senate increased from $3,500 to $5,000 the sal ary of Glfford Pirn-hot, chief forester. The debate was devoted niostlv to the methods of administration and general policy of the forest service, and at time broadened to Include the public land question generally. Practically no progress was made on the argicullural . Uftll. Washlngtoon, Feb. 18. The house today adopted a resolution presented by Overetreet, of Indiana, authorising the clerk to insert a provision in the post office appropriation bill looking to the reduction of compensation to railroads for carrying the mall, to take effect July 1. The amendment to the Immigration bill, as passed by the senate Saturday, was agreed to in the houss today. This will, It is believed, effectively bar Jap anese coolies from the United State snd settle the Japanese school question. 8sturdsy, February 18. Washington, Feb. 16 Tbs Adminis tration plan to settle the California Japanese situation was approved to the senate today by the adoption of the sen ate committee report on the immigra tion bill. This report continues a pro vision which authorises the presideut to exclude Japanese laborers from the United States at bis discretion. The re port will now go to the house for its approval, which is assured. The entire day was dovotod to debate on the re port. Washington, Feb. 16. In the discus sion of the postoffice appropriation bill in the bouse today Overstreet said the committee had reached the conclusion that a reduction in the railway mail was absolutely necessary, "The railroads are trying to stam pede the bouse," be said, "yet there is not a scintilla of evidence to show that the reduction is excessive. The postal service will not be impaired in the slightest degree, and not a train will be cut off, notwithstanding the threats of the railroad companies. There has not been a telegram received by the members of this house from a business concern or a commercial body which has not been prompted by the railroads, and for one I refuse to be stampeded by their threats or deflected by their en treaties." General debate on the bill was not concluded when the house adjourned. Disrsgsrds President's Request. Washington, Feb. 20. The house committee on appropriations complete ly disregarded the president's requect for an extra appropriation of $500,000 for special agents to investigate public land entries and merely inserted in the sundry civil bill the regular appropri ation of $250,000. In view of the fact that the president greatly modified his order regarding the examination of entries, there is little necessity for an increased appropriation. It Is very doubtful if the senate or house will in crease this item. Washington, Feb. 16. The Navy de partment was informed today by cable that the cruiser Chicago had arrived at Acajutla, Salvador, whither she had been sent from Magdalena bay to look after American interests during the ex isting friction between Nicaragua and Honduras. The vessel will be kept within rea;h of cable connection with the department for a few days, ready to meet any demands upon her. Not Drawing Two Salaries. Washington, Feb 19. At yesterday's meeting of the senate committee on in-tor-oceanic canal, an effort was made to have reported on confirmation the names of the recently appointed canal commissioners, but it was frustrated by an objection from Culberson, who stat ed that he had heard it reported that Mr. Shonts is drawing a large salary from the Intorborough Railroad com pany, In addition to his salary as canal commissioner. Mr. Shonts denied the report, but the denial was received too late to permit action. - BITTER FIGHT PROMISED. House Will Endeavor to Pais Ship Subsidy Bill. Washington, Feb. 20. Ship suldr will probably be considered by tho house at night sessions tats this week. Speaker Cannon and Representative Watson, the Republican whip, con ferred with the president concerning the matter today and, although no pos itive argeemotil has been reached, Mr. Watson said that It now teems likely that the Llttaunr bill will b consid ered on the Door. In cast the subsidy measure is taken up by the house It probably will be under a rule limiting the debate to two evenings, and the bill will be (ubject to amendment. After Uie posioil'e appropriation hill, whk'h the house will dispose of today, the measure limiting the hours of railroad employes tu 16 out of 24 will be taken np at the day sessions. The sundry civil bill will then be brought forward and, as there has been a general refusal to grant ship subsidy' any time during the session, Its friends asked for its consideration at night. They seem now about to win their point, although Uie general impression Is Uut Uie subsidy bill will be bitterly attacked on the tloor and amended in many ways, if not defeated entirely. CONFER ON CANAL CONTRACT. President Questions Oliver and Asso ciates in Bidding. Washington, Feb. 20. The president told a number of contractors who art associated with W. J. Oliver In his bid for the construction of the Panama cans I that a decision would not ba reached before March 1. What will probably be the final conference pre liminary to the division was held today with a number of contractors associated with Mr. Oliver. Secretary Taft said that no conclusion had been reached to day. Those at the conference included, in addition to the president, Mr. Taft, Chairman Shunts and Mr. Rogers, counsel of Uie Isthmian Canal commis sion, and Uie following contractors ami others aMNviated with Mr. Oliver Patrk-k F. Walsh, of Uvenport; P. J. lirennan, of this city, Robert Russell, of Lynchburg; R. A. Cheater, of Uit CommenHal National bank, of this city, and L. C. Gunther, of Knoxville, Tenn. All of Uiem were questioned I y the president and his advisers as to their eiperlence and as to the qualifications to do the work which they contract to do. All the contractors associated with Mr. Oliver have now been interviewed by the president except the dredgmen. It has not yet been determined whether or not they will be required to come to Washington. GREAT NORTHERN INDICTED. Hill's Road Is Accused of Rebating on 8ugar. New York, Feb. 20. Ihe Federal grand jury today indicted Uie Greet Northern Railroad company on cliarges that in 11104 it paid $10,000 in relates on sugar shipments to Lowell M. Pal mer, traffic Bgent of the American Sugar Refining company. A second count of the same indictment charges that $554 additional rebates were paid to Mr. Palmer by various railroads in conjunction with the Great Northern. The indictment charges Uiat the Great Northern effected freight combin ations with the Lehigh Valley, at the New York Central and the New York, New Haven A Hcrrtford railroads, the through route of the last named being In combination with the Erie railroad, the Great Northern Steamship company and the Great Northern Railroad com pany, whereby sugar was transported from New York and Boston to Sioux City, Iowa, at less than the published tariffs. The latter, the Indictment charges, was 52 cents per 100 pounds, but through an agreement alleged to have ben made by Alonso W. Lake and A. W. Steel as agents of the Great North ern company, and Lowell M. Palmer, the agent of the American Sugar Refin ing company, It is charged that the sugar refining company was granted through rate on sugar botweon the points named of 33 cents per 100 pornds. Hawaalan Japsnsst Protttt. Honolulu, Feb. 20. The following cablegram was sent to President Roose velt last night by prominent Japanese: "The Hawaiian Japanese respect fully protest In the name of humanity and civilization against the prohibition of Uieir emigration to the United States. It enslaves us permanently to Ha waiian capitalists." The Japanese For eign office was cabled as follows: "The Hawaiian Japanese are unanimous in firm opposition to the action of the American congress in prohibiting them from emigration to America." Qrtat Cement Works Burnsd. Alpena, Mich., Feb. 20. The plant of the Alpena Portland Cement com pany was burned tonight. The loss la estimated at $400,000.
