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Castro uaa withdrawn his insult td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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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 .
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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
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three of the guards slightly injured.