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LEXIN6T0N WHEATFIELO S. A. THOMAS, Publte her LEXINGTON.. ..OREGON NEWS OF THE TO In a Condensed Form for Ou Busy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. Castro uaa withdrawn his insult td France. ,,- A massacre of Christians is feared in Egypt. The Russian army in Manchuria is to be disbanded and hurried home. The Montana legislature will be call ediin extra session to pass a railroad rate regulation law. . New York s employing printers are preparing for war on. the Typographic cal nnion January 1. Attorney General Moody will decide whether Annapolis hazers shall be dia missed or court martialed. ' The czar is planning to issue more manifestos on his name day, which will grant more liberties to the peasants Secretary Richards has several new ' measurs in connection with land laws which he would like to see enacted by congress. " An experimental farm on every gov ernment irrigation project is a recora xnendation from the Agricultural de partment. Two men were shot, one badly if not fatally, and the other seriously, by two masked men in Portland while holding up a hotel. The robbers escaped with something over $100. President Roosevelt has written the Merchants' Exchange, of San Francisco, expressing the wish to see Chinese la borers more closely barred from en trance into this country, but be says the exempt classes should be treated more courteously. The czar is afraid to leave his palace Stern measures have been adopted at Annapolis to stop hazing. There is a great demand for invita tions to Miss Roosevelt's wedding. . The Kansas board of railroad com missioners has ordered the grain rate cut. , A conflict between the president . and congress on the canal question is prob able. Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, continues to fight the president's forest reserve pjlicy. Strikers at Riga, Russia, are held in check by machine guns placed in the streets. Poland is in a state of desperate an archy and panic reigns in every quar ter of the province. The Great Northern railway and oth ers have been indicted at Philadelphia for granting rebates. In the trial of the beef trust officials at Chicago Commissioner Garfield will be summoned as one of their witnesses. The building in Philadelphia where Betsy Ro made the first American flag has been purchased by the govern mtnt. There is a movement on foot in Ha waii to secure Portugese laborers to work the sugar plantations of the is lands. A Tacoma mill has secured a con tract for supplying 2,500,000 feet of lumber to the government for the Phil . ippines. A Democratic mayor has been elected in Boston. . The pope has maintain order. appealed to Poles to It is possible that an oil refinery will be established in Portland. - Cossack troops, have now joined in the Russian mutiny and have organized for reform. 1 "';' ;.T,he emperor ofCorea has repudiated the . treaty with Japan, saying it was obtained by force. Midshipman Meriwether- has been sentenced to confinement in the naval academy for one year and to be pub licly reprimanded by Secretary Bona parte. The report of the director of the cen sus contains a recommendation for an extension of the census work. .. .. ' Governor Wright, of the Philippines, is in Washington to confer with Becre . tary Taft regarding island affairs. -. - Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Alipe Roosevelt, to Representative Nicholas long worth.. Puter', McKinlejr nd a cumber of other Oregqn land fraud 'operators are being sought by Federal officers. Mc '.' Kifcley-' 4s reported to have reached 'J"Patlv , - LAID TO REST. Funeral of the Late Senator John H. Mitchell Takes Place. Portland, Dec. 18. Impressive fun eral services over1 the body of John II. Mitchell were held at the First Congre gational church yesterday afternoon, The large auditorium was crowded to the doors long before 2 q clock, the hour when the ceremonies began. ' In the front pews sat the members of Has salo lodge No. 15, 1. O. O. FM Portland lodge No. 142, B,P,0. E ' ami the Portland bar. The pallbearers occupied seats at the right and the public' filled the remainder of the "building. . All of the available standing room was filled and hundreds were turned away. ; The iilks were in charge 01 the., fun eral services from the time that the body Was , taken from the city hall, where it had lain in state during the morning, until the ceremony at the church . waS .over and the long prooes sion of carriages started' for' RiverView' cemetery, where interment took place in the family lot. The services at the grave were conducted by the Odd 1 el- lows in accordance with the ritualistic procedure for their departed members At the church, aside from the cere mony of the Elks' ritual, there were beautiful anthems, an eulogy by D. Solis Cohen, and prayer by Dr. E. L. House. One of the notable features of the occasion was the reading by Dr. House of Senator Mitchell's favorite poem, "Not Understood." The floral pieces were a cause of com ment, because of their beauty and pro fusion. They completely covered the coffin, which was encased in black broadcloth and had extension bar hand les after the style of casket used only for the interment of men who have held high public position. BURTON FOR JETTY, Pledges Himself to Secure Appropri ation This Winter. Washington, Dec. 15. Chairman Burton, of the house rivers and harbors committee, is not only in favor of mak ing an appropriation ; this session for continuing the improvement at the mouth of the Columbia river, but he will, at the proper time, take off his coat and go to work to get sufficient money to keep work in progress until another river and harbor bill can be Bed. How he will strive to accom plish this .result f Mr. Burton has not decided, but in conference' with Sena tor Fulton he expressed his friendship for the project, and said he was fully aware ot the necessity for making an appropriation this winter, .j ' Chairman Burton, who iff in a posi tion to do more for the mouth of the Columbia river than, any man in the house of representatives, will work in behalf of that project with double en ergy in view of the fact that Oregon has rq representation in that body to look after her interests. He will not let the Columbia go because there is no one from Oregon to press its claim, but will himself shoulder the burden which would have fallen on the Oregon con gressmen had it been possible for them to attend this session. He will have the hearty co-operation of Representa tive Jones, of Washington, who is also the rivers and harbors committee, and who is anxious to aid in procuring an appropriation for continuing work on the jetty. SENATOR JOHN M. GEARIN. Governor Chamberlain Appoints Suc cessor to Mitchell. Salem, Dec. 14. John M. Gearin was yesterday formally appointed United States senator to fill the vacan cy caused by the death of Senator John Mitchell, and his commission was taken to him by W. B. Ayer, who was Salem on business. The appoint ment caused no surprise, for it lias been believed by all who have given the matter any attention that Mr. Gearin would receive the appointment. The selection meets general commendation here and the opinion is quite frequent ly expressed that the new senator will be of material assistance in securing from congress the recognition Oregon expects in the way qf public improve ments. ; ;S , I shall start forwishinirton Inst as soon as possible probably oh Sattii day," said Mr. GWin..t "Governor Chamberlain made the appointment quickly in order that Oregon might be represented at wasnregton at once 1 ought to respond by going immediately. and I Bha.l do, so. I don't know that the governor has picked out the best man for the place, but I am going to do the best I can in it." J,,, Recount Not Legal. Albany. N.' Y.. Dec. 15 ThV Court of Appeals in a decision handed down today in the New York City ballot-box case sustains the contention of coinmnl lor Mayor McClellan and denies that of attftrrieys for William R. Hearst and his colleaguoson the Municipal Owner ship ticket. The court holds, as was argued by ex-Chief Judge Pariter and his associates, that the cburts have no power: under the election law to order by mandamus the opening of the hallot boxes and h recount and'' recanvass ,of IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS i . 1 Friday, December 15. )i lhe. Panama canal was again under consideration bv the- senate todav and Tillman occupied the entiretime given! to that subject. " He did 'not Indicate any intention of opposition to the pass age of the appropriation ,bi)l, but he criticized the methods of the canal com mission in many of its transactions. When the senate" adjourned:: the bill was still pending, buf ' there was an agreement for a vote tomorrow; ' In the .reorganizationV of t'he senate committees, now abdufcorapleted, Ful ton secures the chairmanship of the committee on claims; retains Ms place on public lands and on irrigation, and is assigned membership on one or two smaller committees. Ankeny becomes chairman of the irrigation committee and Becurea a. nlnca nn cnmmpwB 18 . -made chairman of coast and insular survey and given a place, on.' public lands and territories, in which latter place he , will be able to work for Alaska. Heyburn did not get a single committee asked for., The only new place given him was publioibuildines. The fate of Dubois iB not as yet settled, tne Democrats not having completed their slate. , The house today devoted M hours to lively debate on the possibilities of controlling insurance., Jones, of Washington, introduced bills appropriating $25,000 for! a fish hatchery in Yakima county, and grant ing Washington 50,000 , acres of land for the benefit of the Soldiers' home, Thursday, December 14. The senate spent four hours today in discussing the Panama canal emergency appropriation bill and, when it ad journed, the bill was still under con sideration. A separate bill regulating the issuance of bonds for the canal and placing them on the same basis as other bonds of the government was passed without debate. Senator Fulton introduced a bill ap propriating $100,000 to erect a public building at Baker City, another carry ing $15,000 for improvement of the grounds at Salem, and a third to ratify the treaty with the Klamath Indians and pay them $500,000. The pure food bill was reported by Senator Heyburn. The - Republican members of the bouse caucus today unanimously de clared in favor of admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one sate, and by a vote of 10 'to 65 declared in favor of admitting Arizona and New Mexico as one state. Both statehood questions are to be contained in one bill. ' Representative.;' Cushman introduced a Din providing lor toe election ot one delegate from Alaska to congress.. Representative Lacey' of Iowat intro duced a bill granting grazing privileges on publie lands to, homestead settlers and holders of small farms in' semi arid' and .arid lands. Prices are to range from 1 to 6 cents an acre annu ally. . , A bill providing for a public whip ping post for the District of Columbia was introduced by Adams, of Pennsyl vania. A fourth Federal judge for Alaska is provided for in . a bill by Jones, of Washington. Wednesday, December 13. The senate was in session for only one hour and a half today, and a por tion of that time was spent in the con sideration of executive business. A number of private bills were introduced in the open session, and Allison pre sented the report of the committee on appropriations on the canal bill, giving notice that he would call it up for con sideration tomorrow. He said that the committee was of the opinion 'that $11, 000,000 would be sufficient for present purposes and that the amount had been left as fixed by the house. Senator Gallinger introduced an amendment to the statehood bill to pro hibit the sale of liquor in the state proposed to be created by the- admis sion of Oklahoma and Indian Territory for a' period of Slyears,. and then only after an amendment of the state con stitution permitting liquor traffic. Speaker Cannon announced the trans fer of Mondell (Wyoming) from the committee on military affairs to that of public jands, and of Miller (Kansas) from'public, lands' to military affairs'; The transfer gives the ;two members the same committee' assignments htey had in the last congress. Committee reference of the annual' Rate Bill After Holidays. , Washington, Dec. 13. Railroad rate legislation will be allowed to rest until after the holidays. " Members of the house committee on interstate and for eign commerce have agreed to take up and dispose bf less important 'measures before the recess. In the senate also there is a disposition to let rate legisla tion slumber. The members of the in terstate commerce committee in that body have decided j, to - hold, but one meeting a week before , Christmas" and eMiB a geaaml. understanding that raWlegrtiatrwWwTttxibt be pushed. . uiewHHgo oi -reBiaent itooseveit was mads, according to the subjects treated JThe question, of Federal control of in sirance waSSsigned to the committee on ways aiid.tfneans.. In explanation of Mils, d'ayne said that; in his opinion the' pnly . way the United States can deal with durance companies through the taxing power, and over tin's the ways and means committee haB jurisdiction:' A.mbsiig the bijls introduced in the house, today; were the following: By Mondell, of Wyoming, providing ior tne appropriation of not more than $20,000 annually from the sales of puh no lands to the endowment of state schools of mines and mining or depart ments of mines and mining in connec tion with colleges already established By Needham, of California, transfer ring the Yellowstone, Yosemite, Be quoia, General Grant, Mount Rainier, Crater Lake and, Wind Cave nation parks from the control of the Depart menf pf the Interior to the Department oi Agriculture. - By Delegate Andrews, of New Mexi co,' providing for the admission of the territory of New Mexico as a single sta:e. A bill abolishing the Isthmian Can a commission was introduced by Repre sentative Mann, of Illinois. In it die cretion is given the president to put the work oi building the canal under any one oi the executive departments, and also to operate the Panama railroad through the same means. CUTS OUT BONDS. Senate Committee Favors Canal Ap- ' propriation of SII,OOO,O0O. Washington, Dec. 13. The emerg ency appropriation bill to provide the Isthmian canal commission with funds to carry on the construction of the Pan ama canal will contain no general leg islation. This was decided by. the sen ate committee on appropriations at a meeting lauang all of yesterday, at which it was agreed to report the measure appropriating $11,000,000, the amount named by the house bill The first section, in relation to the issuance of bonds, was stricken out. A bill containing this feature was intro duced in the senate by Teller, and it will be dealt with by the finance com mittee. The bill whs amended to fur ther provide that in the future no ex penditurea shall be made for the canal except by authority of congress, and when appropriations have been made by congress. Santo Domingo 1 reaty Up. Washington, Dec. 13. In the senate yesterday Talhafero took the oath of office for his new term as senator lhe senate at 12:10 p. m. went into executve session, and at 12:20 ad journed. in executive session of the senate, Lodge moved to send back to the com mittee on foreign relations the treaty n relation to Santo Domingo affairs Opposition developed, and Lodge with urew ins motion. vvnen Lodge was asked why he desired to have the treaty J 1 1t T . sent back to the foreign relations com mittee, he said it might be desirable to consider the amendments that had been offered in committee. Several senators said they saw no reason why the amendments could not be considered by the senate. . Rivals For Coveted Place. Washington, Dec. 14. As the situ ation sizes up today, it looks aj if Sena tor Ankeny would secure the vacant position on the commerce committee formerly held by Senator Foster of Washington. Mr. Ankeny and Mr. Fulton have been making a neck and neck race for this place. Queen Lil Would Like Ten Millions. Washington, Dec. 13. A petition from ex-Queen Liliuokalani, asking for the payment of $10,000,000 to her, was yesterday presented to the senate by Vice President Fairbanks. The petition was accompanied by an autograph let ter requesting early and favorable con sideration. Rate Bill Not Ready for Committee. Washington, Dec. 13. The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce held its first meeting yester day. As copies of the various railroad rate measures introduced . were not available, the committee gave thum no consideration. .. New .Mexico Willing to Unite. Washington, Dec. 14. Joint state hood for New Mexico and Arizona was discussed by the president today with a delegation of New Mexicans,, among whom were Solomon Luna, Republican National committeeman ; Major W. H. H. Llewellyn, United States District attorney; Judge A. A.,Freman and A. M. Hove. Judge Freeman' said he be lieved the people of the two territories would be glad to accept joint statehood Major Llewellyn and Mr. 'Luna took up with the president some appoint ments in the judiciary of New Mexico. CANAL BILL IS FIRST. An, Emergency1 Appropriation Will Be Passed In Some Form, Washington, Dec. 12. The first im portant pleasure which will involve the attentlon of the senate will be the Panama canal emergoncy appropriation bill, and its consideration will begin this week. Some senators predict that it will become a law before the close of the week, but others have expressed the opinion "that final action will bo deferred until the week following. Thore will be no effort to prevent the passage of the bill In some shape, but there' will be some opposition to the proposed lestoration of the $5,600,000, flnhtrAI'TIWl riv T.ha liMiaa frntn (tin. . .. . , j j 1, u.luu ,1J9 amount to be appropriated. ' ' ' , Regardless ot the, sum, the bill will 1)0 llftfld aH n liuata fnr fVin nanmal .lia- cusaion of the canal question. It is expected that the debate will deal , largely with the Question as to whether . uhu.u .v. vuv .ouvjni u i n the canal shall be constructed on the sea level. There is some conflict of opinion as to whether the bill shall be referred to the committje on appropria tions, or to the committee on interoce anic canals. '" , The general expectation is there mav be comparatively little additional legis lation before the Christmas holidays Several other measures will be vigor ously pressed during the session, bub. wiin tue exception oi the merchant marine bill, the sponsors of the bills dc not count upon getting early consider ation. - Senator Gallinrar will call ni the merchant marine bill at the first opportunity and is hopeful that debater win not do long delayed. No one counts unon even crettins a. report from committees on the railroad rate bill until some time after the holi days. The three measures mentioned are considered the most inmortant thai will come before the senntn this anil. sion, and they will receive much atten tion until they are finally disposed of. The consideration bv the senate of the joint statehood bill and the bill for the reduction of the duty on Philippine importations into the United States will necessarily be postponed until af er the holidays. No one now eimwiU any effort to modify the tariff, unless in the direction of Senaotr Lodge's bill providing for a maximunc and mini mum rate. The Massachusetts senator regards this proposal with much mora lavor and will press it strenuously. TOO MUCH FREfc MAIL. Postmaster General Points Out Cause of Deficit. I Washington, Dec-12. Poatmaster- General Cortelyou. ', in his annual re port for the past fiscal year, says that while a self-sustaining condition of the poetoflice would be gratifying, he ia s concerned about the deficit than the efficiency of the administration: For the fiscal year 1905 the total re ceipts from all sources were $152,826,- oed, and the total expenditures $167, 899,169, leavinga deficit of ,$14,572, 584. In connection with these Usurers the postmaster general diranti tr.fln- tion to the increased amonnf ' of free. matter handled, which he vs Aver. aged 12.58 per cent of the" entire weight' caried, or a loss in revenue of $19,822,- uuu. ; 'Manifestly,"" he savs.- "had the, matter carried free been required to have been prepaid, notwithstanding the large expenditures for the rural free delivery service, there would have, been no deficit." Answering some of the criticism which he says have been directed against the postal service, the post- . master general savs that most, nf if. overlooks the unusual conditions exist ing in this country, its great extent of territory and its widely scattered popu lation. With the introduction of rural free delivery as yet unfinished, and other details of postal development in complete, he thinks it the Dart of wis dom to proceed conservatively until tha present service is more perfected. Grist of Bills Before House. Washington. Dec. 12:' TW. will be no lack of lecielstinvp. nrnnnnia is indicated by the 5,963 bills which . have already been introduced in the bouse since the openino? of thin inn Many pf these are known as private bills, affecting only individuial int.r. ests. The holiday adjournment; it, ia believed, will be fixed On Pfl Thllrarlotf December 21. Leaders are disposed tc expedite consideration of the Philippine;' tariff KilT'anrl knA!nM Ml i t , ' ' uonuiijja wjii unaouDtea ly begfti as soon as the wtva and mQOn committee has' organized. .'; ' : ' Powers Asked, to Intercede. Anfnrarn Tien' 1 6'' ' 1 .j .' 1 .V ' ' a group - oi In- ' ternatibnal law vers is induce the powers to intercede with the lurKrsn government In the case of Ed ward Jors. a Belcinn. who . - O 1 " " U VVU- demned to death by a native court at Constantinople for alleged participation in an attempt to assassinate the Bu'ltan m juiy last. . Mutiny in Penitentiary. Havana.. Dec. 12 Th the penitentiary mutinied tonight and a fierce fight between them and the guards followed, in whfoh prisoners were mortally wounded, 16 more or less snrinnalv vmiTiitut i - J (U1U three of the guards slightly injured.
