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OREGON STATESMAN Fit II) AY. FEDIIUAIIY II. 10S. ALLIANCE HAS BEEN FORMED Celweea Great Britain end Japsn to Protect China FIRST TREATY OF THE KIND BE TWEEN THE WHITE AND YEL LOW RACES, The Agreement Is to Preserve "the Chinese Empire and Core el rd- pendence and Integrity " of These To -Countries Guaranteed by the Compact A Direct Monaco to Rus , via and Hor Scheme in Aia. LONDON, Fob.' 11- An important Parliamentary paper was issued to night saving the terms of a practical : alliance between j Groat Britain and Japan, for the preservation of China and , Cores.' Tho paper covers a dis patch sent by Lord Lanedowne, Secre tary of Stat for Foreign Affairs, Jan umry 30th, to the British Minister to China, Sir, Claude MacDonald, and comprises tho signed copy of the agree ment. - In explanation the paper says the mrmmhynt mtty bo regarded as. the outcome of the events. of the past two yer. Throughout tho Boxer troubles Great Britain and Japan had been in close and: uninterrupted communica tion, and actuated by similiar views. x . '"-We desire," saysr' Lord I.ansdowne, "that .ho' Integrity and Independence of the Chinese Ernpirn Khould be pre- erved,.aud that there should be no dis turbance, of the- territorial statu quo- In China or adjojni rig regions." . The dlsivery th.t their Far Eastern policies were identical resulted In each party to the agreement expressing It de0re that" their common policy find -expression ln International contract of hlndjrig' validity, ' (Atnl ' Ivuiwdowoe fjirther says that the Hi I tlh' Oovernrrniit was largely in fluenced In entering 'upon', thin Import ant .contract by the convletlorr that It contains no provision which can be re garded as aggressive or self-necking. He Kiiyx It In com hided merely ax a measure-, of . precaution,' and n no way threatens the present position or legiti- - mate' Interest of other lowers. Hi) Majesty's Covcriiment trusts that . tht" aareerhe nt will tw of mutual advan ; t:tli of, the countries and maybe for j tht preservation of peace.' and, should .the pence .unfortunately he broken, it .will have ihe effctt of restricting the nratff dynitfes. J :- ";., ' ; " The . r p&r issuod"; after Pa H lament, had adjourned for (the niffht. announc ing the lirst Juiiortiint alli;nce Iw-twefn ; a Western Nation and tc yellow or : Asian race, comejr as a startling sur prise to tin public. '.Although the idea of the alliance tW lilfcely to meet with general '.'approval, "the out.Kime of this . sensational departure will be anticipat ed with no Utile anxiety. It is restird- -ed us a direct move agalnsF Russia, iind to explain the tilxindtiiiuienr tif 'thV -colony of Wei. Hat Wei.' The fa pars Startled. 1 firidon, Fch4 tlf-Iteferrinir editor ially lit the I".i ittslilai.aiH tf alliancf the nun tiliiff p;iTM to n himi the afcretv incut come an a Uirl lhi mirpr lu auk many" pertlni nt meslitn conr criiiUK It. The iMlly Nett ayn: "Our niatiilticent isolation twi. ctmie to nil end with a pretty HUddt-n t-htw-k. Whether lh treaty in indicative of an iinti-ItrUlxli t oalithin in the 'Far Kant, - v Kethcrlt- tuarkK i the learlnjf -of the, An lo-Am.-rh an treatyp1 and whether the vl.W f I'rlnce Ilenry tn America in an hriawer tit Ihe new naval nlllarw are m ittt is of ! illation. w lto the t lovernmetit will Jotte no time In further elucidating the Ittiation, whh h In fraitRht with the irravesd con- HeiHielU'CH.'s ' J. . t q PRINCE HENRY'S FAREWELL Vhe Kaiser Tenders Him a Dinner Ambassador White Pjresent. - . HKItI.IV, Feb. JhA tjlie farewell dinner, irlven : last ' nlictU by Kniperor William to 1'rlnce. jllejrVy; Andrew 1. WhlU, the'Amerlfiin Amlai.dor, h--ciiied 1he an't ort tho right of, Ula Mftjewry. After dinner Faineror Vil- 11a on Mr. Willie ainlttll othern accom panied I'rl nee Henry t the railroad rtati.'ti. the train teivlnif for Kiel a few itilnuteti alter midnight. IVCY'S ACTION STARTLING. He Closes American Harbors to Can f adian Sealing Ships. SKATTI.K. Vb. 11. The 1'.,st. Intel UKerx'er, in a Pi-e lil "dUpatch from l' nnla.sk a. naya that n more ' Kjartlfns action has 'been. tkcn In the much-talkcd-of ewlinpc U-"tl.n than the fol hmlnir1 letter iwrltten by ,',ollector J. W. Ivey, of Alaska, to his deputy, at I'naTanka- ' ' . i t -I ,ani a4vled that llritinh veMcIa from t'anadlan lris engaged In ela-' 1.- . all ok In and ttlniut tiering Fea are in the habit of-rail in if at IMmUmka and Dutch Hrutr for protection In had . vcit'tyef, and the purchase of Pupiti and of joyinic the prtvUeres of (he port untrf the peam otens for them to miiage in the .untawfur and barliamits exterinlnatkr of t8e fur;e1 herd in violation of.ilhe daws o!f ' tjie : l?nited ssuirs ami the International ecr'ee nient with Cireat Hritaln: . I'ntU fur ther advl.eJ on therruhject yu are in fitructe'J to teae. the collection of ton naee duties ort this c la of yesseH from all countrte. and to refuse them the privilege of the;: iort, water or fuel and treat them .I'm n!l repeta as ves sels engagred In HJcpal poaehlnsW ' "Any -such v esse it arttvin; atl your port thaTI le notiOtd to depart rorth 'wlh. ?rd l.i case ,f refu.t to obey prt-ii' tl.v. y:u ,fdia.:i,j i-e and Ueiay Your Kidneys . - t TJnheilOiy ZHncjs Hake Lspnre Blood. All the blood in your body pases through your kidneys 6nce every three minutes. gf n i ne r.ioneys ar j jui Vivwu ut it , knj r ter out the waste or Impurities in the Ucod. If they are sick or o ct ord;r; the fail to do their work. ; Pains, aches and rhiu matism come from tz , cczs ct uric acid in the blocd due to nerlected kidney trouble. Kkiney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, ar.d makes one feet as though tbey.bad heart trouble, because the heart is Avrworki!u: in sumairisr thick. , kklne poisoned Diooa tnrouf n vetns ana aneriej. , It used to be considered that only uriflary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that ucu'ly all constitutions! diseases have their begin ning In kidney trouble. f li you are sick yen can make no mictaJ-je by first doctoring your kidiieys. .The mild aid the extraordinary effect cf Dr. Kilmer's Swajnp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the honest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases and Is sold on Us merits ffrZ. by all druggists In fifty cent and one-dollar su es. You may have a sample bottle by mail Bomf swamp-Root free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out If you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. ; !. suth vetotciH and call the United '5? tales Marnhal land revenue cotter to your assistance. Should you TiRd after mt- tonai examination that any, such ves sel arrrvejfr in absolute diKtre you will allow her to omaoa mucn reiuisoniy a will enable h-r f return to her home WatrhinktVin, Feb. 11. The Treasury tfKciaK :wh-n shown the dispatch rn.iii Kei.ttle. slviriic the test 'of a let ter from t'oilex'tor Ivy, of Alaska, to his lejuty jn i naiaKU, re?aruin uir aelllnif of (oippliea to Canadian vttl.. prejiumably cnaKed in irf-lapie alinK. aKl that they had not received any' Jn forirtation on the auhject, but that if the Information was correct as "to the coUe'ctoya act&jn It would not meet with the , Ie'rartmenfs disapproval. I.icuti-nat JarvU in now on hl ,ay to Alaska t relieve Air. Ivy a.s roi- Iccror. ': t . '! , ! : THE BERTHA WRECKED ... . f A STEAMER BOUND FOR VALDEfa HAS GONE ASHORE. The Passengers Were Saved and Their Baggageand Freight Recovered Three Men Killed by a Snowslide in Alaska. ! POUT TOWNSENH, Wash., Felt. 11. The steamer Itertha, from Seattle for Vaides with forty-one paHenger, was wrecked on Harold Jland. Queen Charlotte Sound, Alaska, Sunday. The iaKenfrers ; all escaped with their bakKHKe 'and freight. It is thougnt tne vessel will be" a tol loss. Killed by Snowslide. j Port TownsenL Feb. II. Chris Jen sen. Thomas MclteHnottj and ! Jaanes i'tdee were killed by a snowslide iieur Ketchican, Alaska, recently. J i Tne Ship Identified. New. York. Feb. 11,-f-The schooner which W!(j burned to the, water's edite off Cape May, last ntRht, was the Mary Craham, 195 tons, from Norfolk to New -York, awl the crew Is safe, havinK reached here this afternoon. THE SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE. Has Assumed m Grave Aspect on the Northern Pacific. MISHOtTf.A. I Mont.. Feb. 12. Th' PwHchtnen's strike which was Inaugur nted here yesterday afternoon in. the yard-vof the Northern "' Pacific" Railway has. assumed ft ifrave aspect, nnd unless the officials of the company rt-cede from the ponltlon they h.tve taken a strike filontc the entire system Is probable. Irfjst nicht the night switchinic crew out of sympathy for the day men. quit work, ami conductors .and brnkeinen have refused to make up or handle any trains unleK the switching Is done by the rejriilar creWK f tlW? vanls. The cause of the trouble wan the dis- (harKintC of two men who refused to work with-a road umlne without side board attachments. The switchmen de clare they are vlol uinjr a state law In complying with the itrder of the ririlwa company. The statute 5 n question pro- des that tnJlnmen and yardmen Hhe are Injured while working In the yards on an engine without sideboard are alone held- relonslble for such injurle and can cidlect no tktmaires from the oinpany. CHINESE DUPLICITY. INIHN. Feb. Hi According to the Hong Kong correspondent of tlte Titties the Chinese who destroyed the Fayen mission are the same men who started the sntl-Chrlstlan crusade of !eo Fearing punishment, they joined the French Catholic church, continuing un der Its protection their -'hostility 1 to Protestants. i 1 The Farmer The G&rdener and The Housewife Uialt ttl Mrd n.r. knu i rr f Im-rn, !) annual, Ow O. M. FCRav A CO Detrolt, Mci. Trip nFRATFS ' I 111. aJaLlirll LO . ARE STIRRING Piatt azi Hoar Clash on the Senate's floor . . i : . j- -. . j j' : mm. y i WHILE DISCUSSING THE. PHILIP INEC TARIFF BILL - SHARP TERMS ARE USED. ' The Philippine Commission Is Severely Criticized by the Massachusetts Senator Constitutional Amend ments Are Introduced The Oleo margarine Bill Amended in the House Its Strength Has Dee lined. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 A stirring debate on the general Philippine ques tion was precipitated in the Senate late today, thai principal participants being Piatt (Conn.) and Hoar. Senator Teller had concluded for th day his argument against the enactment of the pending Phiiippinej ar" bill. In response- to some statements he made, Piatt direct ed tho Senate's attention to tho situa tion in tho islands, in which he viewed it, maintaining that great progress was being rgade by the Government . in sub duing the insurrection. Hoar ridiculed the statements of Piatt, and in a face tious vein adverted to the efforts of the American Government to' control 'tta Filipino people. i The remarks of the Mawachuittii Senator arouseK I'latt, who made a notable 'Speech, in the couwe! of which he referred to Hoar in pretty sharp terms. V . , ' '1 ' In reply Jlo.ir delivered an Incisive criticism of the action of the Ihlilp pine ConvrriiH.Mlon. ' ' . fciirly In thday the Senate passed a Joint regoIutlonNaubmlttinK a eonstiti. tlonaT amendment chanrlijg' the time of the Presidential Inaugurations ana the termination andcommiencemient of OongresHea from the Xth of -March, to the last Thursday of April The Oleo Bill. Washington, Feb. 11. Voting or. amendments to the oleomargarine bill In the House today Indicated a consid erable change of sentlmen'f islnce tht last Congress, when the ' bill hadJ06 majority, and that the onooidUon to ttw measure has gained strength. AVhlleJ the passage of the bill; is not .endanger ed. It is not likely that the majority to morrow, when the final, vote is taken will exceed thlrtyi v The opposition today was strong en ough In ;the committee of the wholf toadopt two Important, amend nu-nts. onerovIding that nothing In the .K-jt should -be foriMtjrfied to prevent the manufa-.ture and sale of oleomargarine In any state; for consumption entirely within such t.tate, ' and the other to provide for the inmtection and branding of renovated or process butter. The latter amendment was especially ob noxious to the friends of the measure, and when the bill was reported to the House a scpaiate vote was demanded on It. That vote was pending, when the House .adjourned. Several committee adoptions adopted tooay nangeil the phraseology of 'thfc mil. the most lniKrtant Iw-in that making the 10 cent tax apply,, to olej margarine made In imitation o "of any shade of yellow," Considerutde feeling was into the prtweedings today tow close if the session. THE PRESIDENTS SON Young .Theodore Roosevelt's Condition Somewhat Improved Last Night. GUOTON. Mass.. Feb. , 1 1. Reports from TheMlore RMseveIf Jr., who since Thursday last has been ill with pneu monia, at the Groton schNl infirmary. tend to show Improvement, and at o'clock .tonight his condition was stat ed to be better than It was at the same time last- night. . . The crisis of lheMliseus Is still to (HMrie. nd Is looked for within the next Z or. 36 hours. - - . SHOT HIMSELF. A Discharged Section Foreman Com mits 8uicide. SALT L.AKK CITY, tltah, Feb. II A seclal to the Tribune, from 1'ixa- tetlo. Idaho, nays: ' . Pat Neason. a 'section foreman, re cently discharged from Urna, Mont., tonight, shot himself, through the head. dying an hour later. He leaves a wife itfrrtfi hlldren. who reside at r Union, Or. STEAMER ON ROCKS. HALIFAX. ?C. 8.. Feb. 11. Th steamer tlredan rernalna hard on the rocks orT H.tndwlch Point, with tugs in reaxliness to make an attempt to get her afloat. The divers found two large openings In the steamer's bottom made by sharp rocks. ; Sonie of the crew made' matters lively after ' broaching cases of whisky In the cargo, and they were placed In Irons, , i CZAR MEET? OPPOSITION.' United States an Obstacle to Russian Effort for Cinch Treaty with China. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Negotia tions between the United States Gov ernment and the Government of Rus sia relative to Manchuria; are progress ing with- the" exhibition of a great, deal of energy on our' part; though the ex- ehanges are in the kindliest spirit. The attitude of the Ituswian Government In this matter has shifted materially since the beginning of negotiations. The treaty waa drawn on practically between " Russia and Chtna. prorldlns for the evacuation of Manchuria by U- Rusfian troops, who hare been Inmili tary possession of the country since the early days of Boxer outbreaks; This treaty contained a great vmny rather complex guarantees In Russia's faror but ringularly objectionable was a pro vision placing the Russo-Chlnese Bank i uuTter Injiyted ardn !fSSS'Af FER -THE CMOlKlOriS it waa oulckly proved that tfie orovla- i iJohXJf executed, practically would ex U-lude5 'American from miMuita m Mancnuna, wnicn lm Trr iauw,n - a market for our manufactured cottons, Therefore Russia's attention a di rected to our existing rigV- under treaty with China, and also tn her jown promises made directly to th United States Oovernment during the early (bays of the Russian occupation of Man cburia. 1 -':---:'.C::"'.. ""'''-: ; . V; Apparently our representation wer effeetual, for the -proviso touching o the JFtuao-Chinee; Bank Kaa with drawn from the treaty, and the eohven tlon.; save In some minor respects, was regarded as unobjectionable: However, It has been discovered that the Russi an Government, following a practice known'in Kuropean diplomacy.'- has drawn up a secret agreement with China, conferring upon . the Russov Chinese Bank all the powers contained In the original treaty proviso. There fore the United States Government has renewed f Its objections, not only ad dressing! itself td the Russian Govern ment, but making a, persistent objec tion to China. -' It I expressly declared that in so doing our Government has acted Inde pendently, though it la a matter of common knowledge that other great commercial powers whose interests In Manchuria are almost as considerable as our own. have , addressed similar representations to both China - and Russia.' '' ' TERRIFIC SAND STORM. ' Sweeping Over the Desert of Central and Western Nevada. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Fem. 11. A special to the Herald from Reno, Nevada, says: - '. Since early thismorning the wide stretch of dert4n Western and Cen tral Nevada has been swept by a wind storm that - at times approached the proirtlons of a hurricane. Vat clouds of sa nd, picked up by the gale, were hurled across the country with fearful force, a-nd , at Wads worth." Deseret. Thistle and otber towns,' business was pruetleaity susiended. It being almost impossible for people tobreathe while facing the drifting, whirling walls of dust and an nd. TO SEfLLE THE WEST THE HARRIMAN SYNDICATE WILL DEVELOP THE COUNTRY. Lecturers Engaged to AcfverEise Oregon nd Other Western LandsStere , opticans to Be Used in Showing the Value of the Country. CHICAGO. Feb. 11. The Record Herald will say tomorrow: ,. A novel plan for settling the land iri Oiion; Washington, Idaho, California and oiher Western states, tributary to t!iC llrtV -f the Harriman syndicate, If b dng worked' out- by the ofllcers. of Ihese railroad. : A new meOyt i tt Im usetl to Influence this Settlement. The IlarilmaYi syndleate, through th tlf i!4 of the Hffer-nt roads, have en- faKed a corps o-f It-eiurers, who wll iael ver the Kakt and Vntral Wes; i'.iifliig free IctureNon the subject Of eflb-r.if nt in the Weiox and Northwest. t"hei le-turers will nlustrate their L-ilks with ptereopt leon and moving Venues. Photographs will show the md ofTered for s;rle, and th develoi 'I'M of tt.e country. They vsill show ;he product?, railroads, waterVfaclll jis s and everything else, that teredj to n.Iui-e moves from the older regions if 1 1. e country to the premised land REVISING THE CREED. The Presbyterian Committee Is Again Hard at Work. PHII.AIKI.PHIA. Pa.. Feb. 11. The IVesbyterlan Revision Committee re sumfcd. Its labors today, confining lis attention to a brief statement of faith for. rorK,ilar use,. The brief statemenr oh tains eixteen chapters or sections, whU-h were, formula ted by the-commit tee last December at Washington, D. C. The first three chapters, as oullln cd at the session In Washington, wert reviewed today,- and conclusions reach ed In the first two. The committee win not -give out what was adopted, but, ii Is understood no lmiortant changes hn ve been made. A Wretched MHllonalre. The story Is1 told of he owner ol several railroads who waa unable tc buy relief from the nerve-twjstlng ag ony of neuralgia. It la anunllkelj tale: The sick man must Tiave knowT hat Perry fJavis Painkiller iVoul4 help him at or.cej as It has he!pedsc many thousands of sufferers In the oast sixty-years.1 There Is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis. A HOPELESS WRECK. INDO.V, Feb: lly The Brltlst steamer Knight Companion, of th Portland and Astatic line, from Port land." Or., for Hong Kong, which went ashore at Inudoye, on the cast of Japan, ' Is regarded as a hopelet wreck. The salvaging of the carg has been undertaken on the basis of no cure no pay. 1 X,-VV':V--V'' - fctoot tie the top of yoor Icily and preeerve jars la tbeold (asbloned way. Heal tbera by the mw, quick. pro Csefutin Sidozcaotber wars' s.boot Xta hrniM Malt dLrcUoaa wltti am4 rrerywbfr. Vodity tTaa&AltO OIL CO, 2 I 1 1 Y C I V I taeto Of dor.. J 1 11 Vl riCfr f air tight and add Jirfr-JT Moot LallrDBiid. TH MINISTERIAL, UNION OF 8 ALT LAKE CITY Proposes to Make a Fight j Against Polygamy They Aaaertj that Plurality of Wives Is Practiced in Utah. SALT LAKE CITY. Feb Ministerial Alliance of Salt unanimously adopted . the 11 The Lake has report ; of the cbmmittco of that organisation ap pointed to Investigate and report on the alleged practice - and tei chin g of polygamy by the Mormons at the pres. ent time. 'i. his .eiurt M to tie used as a petition for I 1m- i4-;. age on a eenstl tional amendment prohibiting poly gamy, and will be sent ti Ihe Judicial y committee of Congress. The report." which Is flult4 lengthy. sets forth that posltho evidence can be' produced that po'yamy Is both practiced and taught by the! Mormons at the present ttme in oper defiaace: of the laws of the state. : "he docu ment contains numerous quoted state4 ments alleged to have been made by Mormon leaders. In which th practice and teaching of oly6amy Is kxU'Ocated ana urgea, regaraies i man-made laws to thevcontrary. V The document la the outgrow th of nu meroua meetings of the alliance," result ing several months. ago In the appolntf ment of a committee to investigate thoroughly the -reports of Continued nractlc-e of polygamy, such evidence to be used In . the campaign' for-a. const!-? tutionul amendment against idygamyf. The ministers assert that the .evidence Is In such shape that It con I $ be pro duced as evidence In court if yt became necessary to Io so. esldes I elng snt to theh ludlclary committee of Con gress, the document. It Is said. Is to le extensively circulated in thH Kant to further the campaign for the antl iKlygamy amendment to the Constltu tlon. ' The report, after quoting a number of Mormon leader In favor of the practice of polygamy .and giving the dates of the ; same, dwells ktti ; some length on the Colonization schemes of the church, which, according to the committee's report, have a puriKwe. namely,, to enable two-fold the Mor- mono; to. practice - polygamy "whera scrutiny they will be free from there of their gentile neighbors a hd to se- cure the balance of .political the sparsely settled states of pwer' In he West, proosed The re- thus blocking the way of any hostile National legislation, port sums up as follows: "The returns coming from parties whose reliability can In every case be vouched forby members of his Ixvly, j show the follow Ing condition k prevall- Ing at the prsent time "FIi st Polygamous cohablR atlon as evidenced by the birth of calldren or the acknowledgment of parities con cerned or concurren teat Imony of neighbors, and soinetimes by these. Is proven to continue in 'thultl -plied instances, in Salt Tin. RirrnlnKham' City, Iake City. Ja- Provd, layson. Ici. San- Smithfieid. American F ork. P dy Tooele. etc.. in llah. an Paris .and Montpeller. lh' Idah 1 also in "Second That plural ave .ben contra'teil marrlagps I siiu-e' the (churchy manifesto was thown' bi- the returns giving sued Is names of ,fom of. the. abofe mentioned pUces, the new plural wives rot havjlng sme to a marriageable age,, as farly- 'as ixsa. the date of that document. "Third That the Mormon ahthorl- les continue to publicly teach and In it upoh the rlgtfulness of dMygamy m abundantly proven by 'public utter iiices of high officials." AnioHir the sieclfied state ments of hurch leaders on the n.uestl ns dwelt, nn the reiMrt Is the follow In: :: ' "Jdser.h E. Smith, former y Chief 'ounweJlor to Prcsld. nt Snow land now reslderitvof the church, isabl In !!. 4hile diallng a meidlng House in rayson: 'Take care of yur-iolygaii- -ma uiveH. We tlon t care rpr i.ncie Ham now." " ' I'lenldent Smith- when seen rvlay by ' representatleof the A Usoclated "ress. made the following Jt atement n regard to thin seeHon 0f th l repbrt: "I wish to declare most emi 'hat I Ttever said any such th hatlcaMy ng. etlh- lace, I r at l'aywn or any ourer lave ex-iresseI my sent In nVnt b s- as to he families of men who ve con- a ,-,!' nSunl marrla-es VeifTH aaO. hat they should provide fo dutate md-take care or them in , every proper way: I say, o how, but the remark attributed' to me about 'Unclf Fam iatj lever made, and the stafemen t tba Jld so I utterly and wickedly false EDUCATING FILIPINOS. Governor Taft Says That High Schools x Mutt Be Established. NEW YORK. I Feb. 11 governor Taftf the lTilllpilnes. has arrived In lis cUy from Washington. . "My vit to this city la purely a !amlly affair." he said. "We have ar -angel a kind of reunion my. mother and aunt and my brother's flmily. ; 1 probably shall consult my ifhysiclan nothing jrtthin the next few. days, but ill be. done toward an operation until he Philippine committee has finished vlth me. f am In improved hejalth. but t looks as if an operation, will be nec essary later. I am due before I he com njttee on Friday, so I shall have to eave for Washl ngton Thursds y. 1 "Meanwhile I am under orders to say lothlng about the Philippine situation. Mr. Lodge .wished me to discuss no phase of the matter as long as I an riving testimony,- f The prohibition in- rludes the, Philippine tariff bill, Presl- lent Schurman's speech, the efxtent of the rebellion, the concentration f methods, and the Interpretation of ul timate independence. I sr i CSvernor Taft consented, however. to talk about native education. He said: , -'-: - i ""Tou will remember that ft was pro posed to educate a few young tTllplnos it Tale as an experiment and perhaps nitiative. So far nothing has been lone. But I bad a Calk with President 3adley the other day In Washington. J tnd I may run up to New Haven soon.1 Woman Suffrage Association, was be ts the matter Is of Importance. Ot I gun here today, with an unusually jourse the diffioidty Is that n native an not te suddenly imported! to this -ountry and thrust into the higher ed- jcatlon. He must be caught'yjjung and adequately prepared. " Looking to tide end, we shall have high schools la t Island that will be a stepping ston V$ our universities. i if u IXM r. Atkinson, Su perl n t r.n dent of Schools, tells me that-high school will not be possible until next year at the earliest. In the meantime he Is .tun ing ahead with primary schools. - R desirable, however, that a set of yodng leaders, who can return to the Islands. al be educated in this country as soon as i ii is practicable, in oruer inai iney may learn the unity of American Institution and get a grip on American life. ' "1 have given my promises to return to the Islands by May, 1st, wblc h will mean .my leaving- this country on A pm 1st. I hope I shall be able to keep that promise." -:' ;. L; . -,;v A MONTANA REPUBLICAN 5 BUTTE.;Ment, Feb. 11. A sj.ecl.il to the Miner, from Kallspell, Mont- says. Hugh O. Swaney expired suddeniyi today of heart disease. 8 waney was at nitnber of the State RepublUau CenV tral Committee, and one of the most prominent men In Western Montana, HE WAS ACQUITTED. OLYMPrA, Vaaru, Feb. 11. The Jury In the case of the state Vs. Il.ury Crowhurst. In the Sujerior Court today, acquitted him of the charge -of assault with a deadly weaMn on. (israr Jacob-st-n, November ltth. Crowhurst Hut' Janobsen during a quarrel ovr . the. former's wife: TOLSTOI IS DYING. ST. PKTERSRURO. Feb, 11. Count Tolstoi has suffered a relapse; and i dying. . ! V WILL BE PEACEFUL. The Alliance of England and Japan It Not Foared by France. PARIS. Feb. If. The view taken In diplomatic' circles' here Is that tb Anglo-Japanese alliance,- Indng pnrely defensive. J a In nowle a dlsiui'ftiiit element In the Astern situation.1 The alliance is taken to Indicate that the result will certainly make for the peace. of the world. " , , - L niE HARRIMAN LINES WILL ESTABLISH EXTENSIVE j YARDS NEAR PORTLAND. r And Big Packing House Is to Be -. Erected at Once Land Has Been - Purchased and a Spur Is Being Built to ths Site. PORTIAND. Or, Feb. 12. The H.ir riman lines have decided to efctahtixh extensive stock yards on the. iwnmviil i. between the Columbia and Willamette rivers, about four. miles from this! city. One hundred acres of land was bonded - foday. and the O. Ii. & N. Company has -w.i .ue !...: .. ..'.- -u .k. - I ' .f '"1""; v"i'Jeieu rii- inr. jro posed site of the yards.-,-' Roth- the r. it. -A N. Company and ..thot Southern l'aci flc will use the yards, and it Is staked that one of the large packing houses-of Chicago -wlf establish an exlenHlve plant here " . ' The establishment of stock yards and packing houses, will make this .city. 'the market tof several hundred"! thousand head of live to. k In the Norlhwesr. Which is now 8hJ-d to Eastern ixdnts 7 PATERSON INSURANCE. Over One Hundred Companies to Pay About Four Million Dollars. NEW YORK. Fib. 12. A pn-JImlnaf v meeting of ffH"urance compnny re pro sontatlves has been held to'- arrang- settlements of the losses in the Kieat Paterron flre. Inrtead of fifty or ltv companies Iteing conerid. n wai found that there are over linr. ' .Edwin.. Quackenbush. aecreta-rv. nf th I'rider writers" Assim lation of Paterson, nrt r many Conferences -with Insurance al-Jutsers.-the owners of burned iroierty. land ah examination of lnurnne majtw I akl - the loss to Insurance cotrti.aril. I would gg,rcgate aliout I4.inio.uimi. - I The Inrtirani e men found that the I burned Idlstrlct Was, more h avily if iw- letedvby: fire than they:at .first" IhoiiKhl. j Theyvestlmate' the loHM at alut W.wxi. ooQ.taad the insurance )n. nhatb leu than "0 per een of the tolal. The -iesil-' jnate of $6,0.iMK) Is from f'MHi.tm to It.Ooa.WK) less than the figures fixed up on by officials and leading business men of I'aterson, 1 ' . SENSATIONAL KIDNAPIho. v asnnSMmMe- - lichigan Mother Has Had Her Son Stolen Twelve Times. st; vJOSEPH, Mhh.. eb. 12 Iaw- rence, tbe C-yeor-old son of Mrs. A. J. Countryman, who has been a victim of twelye sensational kidnaping cases, has again disappeared front the home of his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert 11. CountrymanV of this city. H' has not been seen sirjee Monday mofnlng: He left the houseHi coatless Xend this whereabouts are Unknown. For the last six years Mrs. Hmntry mart lived j ,n Chicago, where her hvsband was em- pioyea in in ijnion tftoca Tarda, one year ago they quarreled,indthe mo-.' ther, with her two hlldren,eturned to this city to lire with her parents. On July 4th the boys. La wrenceXaged 6. and Albert, aged , were mysteriously stolen In broad daylight mjiront Of the grandfather's home In atdensely populated section of the cltyVJUs the mother found her boys In Thl and escaped to a boat with the younger of them after an exciting chase through the streets. Countryman pursued her j h boat, but the passengers pre- T' n,m. iain me ooy, who has wn vmg nere. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE Great Convention New Being Held at the National Capital. : WASHINOTOK. Feb. Its The first International Woman's : Suffrage Con ference, and the thirty-fourth annual convention of-tbe National American large number of delegates In atten.1 ance. , The convention was presided over by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Caff," Its president. V