AND WITHOUT
MUCH EFFORT
JAPS NOW IN FULL CONTROL OF
COBBAN TERRITORY.
SCOUTS HAVE ENTERED WIJTJ
The Russians Are Thought to Have Re
treated Beyond the Tala -River.
' ..
London Times Correspondent rinds No
Evidence of Vessels of Either Bellig
erent In Vicinity of, fort Arthur
Botfi Armies Exercising Great Vigl
lancje to Conceal Movements. '
1
LONDON', April 4. Eight weeks
from the opening of the war sees Japan
without any real fighting, apparently
in complete possesion of Corea and the
first stage of the campaign ended. Ac
i-ordig to the , Mail ' correspondent '
who telegraphs under, date of April 4,
Ping Vang, a dispatch has been receiv
ed thi-re confirming a report from
Sliiinghai that Japanese scouts entered
Wi ju, Corea," Monday, and the Russians
j'pjiarently retreated beyond the Yalu
river, but no further news of any kind
is to hand throwing light on land or
ojer:itions. t
Kverything, however, is regarded as
jK.inting to the imminence of important
development. Tho .Post's iokio Cor
respondent says the Japanese torpedo
boats, scouting at Port Arthur, discov
ered and unencumbered channel 130
yards wide which still admits the pas
sive, of vessels. The Time correspon
dent at sea April 4 in a wireless mes
sage via Wei ilai Wei says:
'I am cruising in the vicinity of
I'ort Arthur and have discovered no ev
idence .of the vessels of either bellig
erent." . The times Chef oo correspon
ded says the Liao river is extensively
mined and twelve stone-laden junks are
ready for sinking at the entrance to the
river. - ,, r,T
Russians Have Surprise.
St. Petersburg', April As. the time
approaches for the opening of land op
erations the-Russian authorities, are ex"
ercising great vigilance to conceal their
movement. For ten "days not a scrap
of real information, except such as is
contained J in official dispatches, has
tome from the front. That General
Xuropatkin's campaign 'involves the
playing of a waiting game until the
.1 '-. : . m Lt - i 1
iiisponiiiou ui iue army lias uccu com
pleted, can be stated positively. ,
"The Russians eount on the Japanese
flanking movement in- connection with
the frontal attack and therefore the
Itussian forces have been disposed
along the Tumen to prevent the en
trance of the Japanese column there.
Another flanking movement is expect
ed at the head of Liao Tung Gulf near
Nin C'hwang and everything there is
leing prepared to receive the enemy,
but for the present the Ruslan military
authorities believe the Japanese game
at this point has been blocked by fail
ure o attempts to bottle up- and ren
der immobile the fleet of Vice Admir
al Makaroff. . I
Indeed,- as a result of a recent con
ference between Vice Admiral Maka
roft and Viceroy Alexieff j at , Port Ar
thur, it is hinted in high ' quarters the
next time the Japanese appear off Port
Arthur they will find a surprise await
ing them. , " j
Only a Remnant Left, i
Tokio. April. 5. A fragment of the
remains of Commander Hirose who
was killed March 27 in the second at
tempt to .bottle up Port Arthur, arriv
ed at Tokio today, A throng of people
were in waiting at Sbinbassl station
and the multitude silently - uncovered
when the covered box was carried out.
In their bloodstained uniorms some of
Commander HiroseV comrades aceom
panied the coffin and were presented, to
the kinsmen of the dead officer. There
will be a public funeral. -'
Don't Understand Horses,
Clicfoo, April B. The' Nippon Yusen
Kaislia has resumed its service between
lores and northern China with foreign
steamers. The first steamer has arriv
ed from Chemulpo and from the passen
gers it is learned the last eontigent of
Japan's first army landed at Corea
March 30. Tho army consists of 50,000
men, including the coolie carriers. Ja
pan has made Anjn the frontal base
and has bridged the Chang Chun and
Pak Chung rivers and is ready to ad
vance by three roads to the Yaln river.
It will probablv be a month, however,
1. . v,;,, KrtttA is foucHt as the ar
tillery moves slowly on account of poor
horses -add bad; management -horses.
Otherwise the organization of
the Japanese forces is almost perfect.
ASKS TOR RE-HEARING. , -
St. Louis, Mo., April 2.-The attor
- r . t. i.,-.,., in he : cASO Of
Tinted States Senator J. R. Burton, of
Kansas, .who have been preparing a bill
of exception to secure a re-hearing of
the case since Senator Burton was
round guilty Monaay, eompieiea
bill today and submitted it to the eoun-
t . oniinB the irovernmnt. As-
sistant District Attorney Norton, to
whom the bill was given, ; i
... . :n all nrnb&bllltr have
umrui n 111 u z -
. i ...minatiAii of the doe-
ument by Tuesday at the latest. - it
wiu then be returnee w '" . '
m,. :n ; ;.. ha TTnited States
n uv n 111 Ilk 13 A . "
district court. If the motions are de
nied sentence will bo pronounced on
Senator Burton. Ho will then be per
mitted to cive a new bond pending his
appeal to the United States district
court of appeals. : '..:-;
ALBANY, April , 4. Mrs. Cynthia
Trites, a well known Albany woman
and an Oregon pioneer, of -'1S32,. died
t 11 o'clock last EJ-Lt. 1
ONE CASE TRIED
GEORGE WITTING CHARGED WITH
RUNNING GAMBLING . DE
! VICE ACQUITTED BY i .
J " I v j ;r jury. 4t.-;
Affairs of Oregon State Penitentiary 1
AUTwmgaiea aj Grand Jury
Action -Result , of Report Accusing
Head Offlcers With Wrongfully Ap
propriating State Funds-Docket En-
tries. ,
r. The regular April term of depart
ment No. 1 f the state circuit court
for Marion, county was convened by
Judge, Burnett yesterday morning and
the forenoon session was - devoted to
bearing the arguments of th sttArnv.
hearing the arguments of the attornevs
tiprn motions a n.l demurrers filed in
different eases. When court reconvened
after the noon honr the jurymen drawn
to 'fH-rre during the term were sworn in
a'11, exe-Ttion of L. B. Geer and
ii. T.i 1 lobar t, who were excused from
duty on account of sickness in J their
iamiues. J.he following- were drnwn
neunfii ami j. j. iinnt. Harvey
Hiifkle was aj-jioiiited to act as fore
man.. , . ' f : ;
The first case to be called for trial
was that) of the State of Oregon vs.
George f Witting. Witting was ar
rested on September 13, 1903, upon a
complaint sworn out in Justice Hor
gan's 'court by Fred Johnson, charging
the defendant with the crime of play
ing, dealing and carrying on a gamb
ling device. The hearing resulted ia
viiiiiig oeing neia 10 me cireuit; court,
and at the October term an information
was nieu against mm dv uistnct At
torney Hart. On account of the ab
sence ; of several important witnesses
for the state the case was postponed
f rnm tTiti f r form until ' vMtorflaif
when the defendant waa tried and ae-
quuieu Dy a jury consisting or tne
following; Jos. J. Ryan, V. X. Moi
san, A. A. Johnson, A. H. Kraus, D.
V. Pa He. Chas. MeCormiek. G . W.
Johnson, J. F. Steiwer, James T."
Binith. J. T. Kink. T. J. Cronise; S. S.
Brownell... P. H. D'Arcy appeared
for' the defendant, and a great deal of
testimony was introduced, the case tak
ing up the entire afternoon session of
the court, i -
As soon as the jjrand jury was sworn
in for- dnty that Cody began an investi
gation of the affairs at the Oregon
State Penitentiary, ami it is understood
that especial attention win De paia to
k. foriAi-t fliat h Ttrfn i Tv kn cir
culated to the effect that money has
been drawn from the state 's betterment
fund land used in purchasing furniture
for the private use of certain officials
of that institution, and the drawing of
groceries ana otner supplies irom me
nmniiaui tv denartment of the ueniten-
tiary for the benefit of the families of
these officers. Jt is aiso unaersioou
that i the grand jury will ascertain
whether' or not the head officers of the
penitentiary have been in the habit of
employing and using convicts in the
capacitv of private' servants. It is
not known to what extent, the investi
gation will be earned on but it is more
th.n likolv that a thoroueh inveetiga'
tion will be made of the entire manage
ment of the institution.
The docket entries made oy wuage
n..rnt durinir the forenoon session
yesterday were as follows:
AJ JVlcrariane, naiuuu, . " -Cornelius,
defendant; mandate;; settled
as per stipulation. ' . v
Pearl V . ueer, jihibiiu, -tj
lafondant: action for dam-
ages; settled as per stipulation.
Thos. Gibson, plaintiff, vs.; B. W.
Collth, defendant; action for money;
defendant's motion ior
amended answer allowed, and amended
answer filed. - ' '..,
Sam Casto, plamtin, vs. x-rom
i .indants: recovery of ter-
sonal proWty; plaintiff's mot ;ion "to
make answer more
and; demurrer to answer argued-
Oeoree Bayne, piaintin, - r.u...
Graber, defendant; transcript irom
justice' court; motion of defendant to
strike out amenuo "' - --
.... mw m f
SEEK CAUSE OF MtOrTTS.
Agent, of BepetCoerca
! - the Beef Trust. ;f
,L . r nfiitt Anrtl ' 2. A cerp of
agents o f the .United States Depart-
ment or wmmerce " -
vestigating the operations of; the so.
i K-f trust. Their names and
movements are kept secret. -.According
to information they nave ueei
here by Secretary Cortclyon in aeeor
danc with a resolution Of Conf-ess in
stracUng him to investigate the cause
of the allegeu low prices ui .
. iTnitMl States in July and
the unusually large mafgln between
the prices of beet came mnu io
of fresh beef." .
KO PERSONAI. INTEREST.
But Jir. Bryan Insists Sealed XetSer
j . . Is a Paxtvof the Burnttt
i win.
NW nAVEN',' Coniu, AprU 2. A
notice of appeal to the supreme court
fro mthe verdict of the upenor uu
waa filed today by th oniel ofi.
J. Bryan in the P. 8. Bennett Will ease.
The appeal s from the finding which
exeluded as a pa B
ed; letter. , VJt i not a. matter of per
sonal interest," saia Bryan's "orney
tonight. "Mr. .oryan ho.,d1fJtn0,P
his dnty to carry out the &$r
Bennett. He has no thought of profit
ing by the will himself."; , -j,
1 H ELECTED TO MOVE. " t
OMAnA, April 4.-As a. result of a
referendum vote which has been, in
progress for several months and .
practically counted, the national Soeial
Fstie he.dquarters will be fed to
ia"-
v S "
OF
THE FAITHFUL
DEMOCRATIC ..BANQUET . AJ WIL
HAMETTE CEXEBRATED
f THE 'ANNIVERSARY
OP
JEFFERSON'S 'BIRTHDAY
The Feast Waaa, Spread Tit For the
Most Fastidious Epi- .
. r . cure.' ".
- . ' - ' - 4
Wit and Repartee Sparkled in the Ad'
urcsses rtom Borne of Oregon's Most
Brilliant 'After Pinner Speakers: .
Republicans Condemned t as Tyrants
and Traitors' and Democratic Victory
Predicted. ' -
The.Democratie banquet celebrating
the anniversary of Thomas Jefferson,
at the Willamette note! last evening
was abri iTTant suecess, and inrportant
as a social and political function. The
banquet hall waa artistically decorated
in evergreens and American flags, while
on the walls in Conspicuous places bung
pictures of . Jefferson, Jackson and
Governor Chamberlain.- The playing
fountain in the .center of the room
formed an important part of the deco
ration, ami made a pretty center piece
around wiuch the . banqueters revelled
until long past midnight. .
By 8 o'clock the lobby of the Hotel
was filled with the faithful and some of
those who have not been considered
such . The remark was frequently
nearu inat "i uu not fcnow there were
so many Democrats in Salem." and it
seemed that many had slipped in to en
joy the festivities who do not feel hon
ored to be' associated in public with
such a crowd, - ,
At 8:30 i Me Elroy 'a orchestra struck
up a march and the guests filed into
the hall and took their places .around
the tables, 125 strong. .'The speakers of
the evening occupied seats on the north
of the hall on either side of the toast-
rasa ter. The menu served included the
following: Eastern oysters, consomme,
La Savarin, celery, French olives,
sweet pickles, dill pickles, crab salad,
chicken salad, cold ham, tongue, veal,
nuts, raisins, . assorted ea)ke, oranges,
coffee, Burgundy,, Reisling, , and
cigars, by which it may be seen that
the guests did not lack for something
to eat, to satisfy the inner man, and
their ; intellectual craving was . more
than quenched by the three hours of
speech making. It was a veritable
Democratic love feast, and if the out
side Republicans had. realized how
their; names were being slandered,
their blushes would have been visible
in the dark,- '
Every speaker on the program was
an orator of rare ability, and held the
rapt attention of the large audience.
The treneral trend of a good many, of
the speakers was to tell of what had
been accomplished by Democrats :in
the past, and of the wrongs inflicted
on the people by the . urana via
Party." Every accusation ever made
by any member of any outside party
was refuted, and the terrible crisis on
hand and the crying need of a return
of Democracy to ; power to save the
Union from destruction, was depicted
in glowing terms. The candidacies
for one or more offices were by infer
ence launched, including that of Wm.
R. Gallowav for circuit judge.
Dr. W. 8. Mott, of Salem, acted as
toastmaster and carried his part well, a
pretty vein of humor pervading alt of
his remarks, and' uttering many senti
ments which struck responsive chords
in tho breasts of the patriotic Demo
crats assembled.. In a pathetic appeal,
he said: "May not' the government
again be in the bands of the people.
Let us strive to emulate the example
of our forefathers and thus be worthy
the name of Democracy."
; Opportunity of Democracy.
When the name of Governor Cham
berlain was announced, he-was greeted
with deafening applause. He told of
his pleasure at meeting with the stal
wart Democrats of Marion county and
the entire state. He, placed the audi
ence in a good humor and receptive
mood by telling of the typical Demo
crat "who lived to a ripe old age be
case he had alwaya ;-voted the Demo
cratic ticket and drank whiskey
straight. , -r J. 1 ... ,-, - " . -, ,
- "Today we have the same fight Over
again : which' Jefferson fought against
the conseravtism of Adams. ; It is the
same fight which Jackson fought. It is
a fight against the greed of trusts, in
the interest of the " common people.
Our platform should be liberal. The eJ
sentials on which-we can agree should j
be drafted in the St. Louis platform,
and we can agree , on the non-essen-tials."
-' ' -
The Governor's speech was peculiar
ly a rebuttal of the principles of Re
publicanism, and its charges against
Democracy; Said he: "They tell us
we can not Changs' our, platform. Jt is
possible for the Democrats to do any
thing. sWs can change as we did in
186S and other times.. We are a pro
gressive party , and have .no?"
ashamed to change our principles to
meet new condition. I am satisfied
we wUl be able to get together on all
points in the convention in St. Louis.
It is charged; we .- have no candidate.
Simply because we propose to adopt a
platform and ' then choose a man who
can stand on that platform and be
Leleeted. v ; r -'-: L
"The Republicans claim to m me
friend of the laboring man and have
voted against the restriction of Chinese
immigration and ? the eight-bour law.
There s a law now before Congress to
relieve tie trust msgnates from prose
cution. ' The, Democratic party, is the
party of the people, the party Of the
masses.' . i ' V ' .
"The opportunitv of the Democracy j
i. Mw iDOA tjs. We d.-t..lropose to I
i rr. XCcatiaucd on pe 6.). ;
GATHERING
AT THE ASYLUM
SUPERINTENDENT f T CALBREATH
MAKES HIS REPORT FOR THE
" QUARTER ENDINO .. ...
MARCH 31.
Although Agricultural Work Has Been
. Delayed By the Rain the Horses Are
. In Good Condition and Ready to Pun
the Work Whin the Weather Breaks
Up A Decrease in Patients.
; The' board of trustees of the Insane
Asylum held the regular "quarterly
meeting at the State House yesterday
afternoon at which time Superintendent
Calbreath ; submitted his report. In
speaking of tthe coalitions at the asy
lum Dr. Calbreath S&TC:
"The general heahh of the inmates
of the institution is exceptionally gootl,
notwithstanding 'the rainy weather
which 'prevented, , to a great extent,
their being1 put of doors.
"The spring work is backward on
account of the wet season, but the
horses are in good condition and every
thing is in readiness to push the work
when the weather is favorable. On the
first of April Mr, D, T, Brown, who
for the past eighteen years has had
charge of the asylum farm, will be
placed in eharge of both farms as head
farmery and a foreman will lie placed
under his direction at the Stanley farm
This change will simplify and im
prove thie management of this depart
ment very much.
" "I have receive! from the United
States treasury, for the care and keep
ing of the Alaskan insane, up to the
16th of January, $2,730.82, and the
amount due for their care fiom their
care from the above date until they
were removed to Portland, is 641." "
. The statistical report shows there
were 1336 pationts in the intstitution
on February 29; twenty-four receive!
during March; ten discharged, recover
ed; two discharged, much improved;
three discharged " improved ; one. dis
charged, not improved; sixteen died;
four eloped; leaving a total of 1326 in
mates on April 1st, or a decrease of ten
patients! for the month. - The average
number daily was 3332 10-31. The av
erage monthly per capita expense for
the month was $10.60 82-100, and the
dailv per capita expense was $.34
22-100. - ,
The total expense of the several de
partments was $8,138.04. . .
This expense is segregated among the
departments as follows-:
Male .... $ 907.92
Female . .... ...... .. 367.70
Infirmarv '. 219.60
Bakery f.i..... , , C42.16
Laundry ..... . ' 37.96
Engine room . -601.21
Farm, garden and dairy ..... 164.18
Stable .... 11.53
Sewing room 268.22
Center building .... .... ... ,138 . 15
Carpenter snop t 15.53
Tailor shop ! 67.63
Faetorv 110.09
Office , . . : . .... . ." i 85.36
West cottage ' ... .... ,6.60
East cottage f '7.59i
Drugstore 1,515.43
Kitchen and dining room .... 2630.40,
Repairs..,. 136.22
Expense v!04.56j
Total
.. $8,138.04
Mrs. C W. Renner, of Portland,
sister of Mrs. Ceo. K. Chamberlain, and
Miss Lucie Chamberlain, daughter of
Governor Chamberlain, passed through
the city en route to Portland yesterday
morning, from an extended , visit fo
relatives in Natchez, Miss.
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TO SETTLE
OWNERS
COMPLICATED PROBLEM ARISES
OVER TITLE OF PHXLXF
M PINE LAND.
DISPUTE : BETWEEN CHURCHES
Secretry Taft and OoTernor Wright
j Are Trying to Adjust tho -''":'
?si Differences.
Roman Catholic Church Claims Prop
erty on Account of Supervising Con
struction of Churches on Land Do
nated by Spain - While Philippine
Catholic Church Furnished Money.
I WASHikcTOX. A pril 4.- Secretary
Taft and Governor Wright of the Phil
ippines are in correspondence with a -view
to arranging a satisfactory meth- j
od of settling a dispute between the
Roman Catholic Church and the Phil
ippine Catholie church, regarding the
ownershipj of certain church property.
In most cases the title is complicated
by reason of the fact that while the
buildings were erected under the direc
tion of the Roman Catholic church on
crown lands donated by the Spanish
government, the money and labor were
provided by the people of the provinces
where the buildings are located;
BY SEVEN VOTES
T i : ; . ' . -v
CITIZENS OF WOODBURN DECIDE
THAT SALOONS SHALL
I BE OPEN.
At an Election Held Yesterday, Wita
; One Exception, the Citizens' Regular
Ticket, Headed by Grant Corby, for
Mayor, Was Elected by Small Margin
j Bossie Cow Can Also Roam Streets
i WOODBURN, Or, April . (Spec
ial) For the first time in six years the
city or ooirurn has oeen ueciareu .
a " wet 'f. town and henceforth the j
weary traveler, who chances to stop'
within the 'jgates of this city will be
privileged to satisfy his burning thirst j
with the 44 cup that cheers." This eon-'
dition of affairs was brought abont as
k; result of the municipal election which
was held: in this city today in Which
the "good citizens' regular ticket,'
which stood for the open saloon, won
out by the small margin of seven votes.
The majorities of this ticket which
was elected from top to bottom with
one exception, that being Miller for
councilman, who was defeated by only
seven votes, ranged all the way from
seven tog twenty-five.
, aj a result of this election ' ' madam
cow" will also be allowed to roam
the streets of that beautiful city and
browse tp her heart's contest, but the
city is not to be held responsible if she
should get in the way of a trolly ear
and become scattered over -the earth.
i The officers of Woedburn, who were
elected yesterday, together with the
vote whih each received, follow: May
ar, Grant Corbyr 167; recorder, C. F.
hitman, 147; treasurer, Jr. t . Berry,
128; marshal, Amos Beach, 119; council
men (one year) W. L. Jerman, 103;
(two yeStrs) John Zimmerle, 117; Rx M.
Hicks, 125. The qnestion of whether
cows should or should not run atT large
upon the streets was decided in the af"
firmative by a majority of 47 votes.
Th month of April "will Rpeodily fill th larnWnpe with Sp
SuiU arid Top Coats.
Vs usual the smart dressers will
T .'' ' . . .
iioughi here- '
iivusuuiu nit; ciui.lliu lUiiuu uy
patrons must of necessity be wi
" -!
12.50 k our Rnrinrr Snit
well dressed.
your
you
take ntf risk for, if anything goes wrong,
' , -
TOVB MONET
SEASON IS LATE
FARM WORE HAS NOT BEEN BE
GUN AT. THE STATE RE- ,
4 FORM SCHOOL.
Tho Orain, .Clover .and .Strawberry
. Beds Have Been Considerably Dam-
. . aged by the Continued Rains Oen
. era! Health of the Institution Good
And Sanitary Conditions Improved. ;
At . the quarterly meeting of. the
Ikoard of trustees of the State Reform
School, yesterday afternoon, 8uperin
teadentN. : II. Looney filed his report
for the three months ending March 31.
Mr. Looney, in discussing affairs of
the institution said:
."There has been very little done on
the farm owing to the bad weather.
The grain, clover and strawberry beds
on the low land have been considerably
damaged by the! continued rains. The
last severe storm blew out the south
side of the main building.
"The industrial building has suffer
ed greatly from the stormy -weather.
There has been! a good deal of paint
and whitewash usedL. The dormitories
and oeds have all been supplied with
new woven wire springs, waile all of
the old ! mattresses are being replaced
with new ones, j
Tbe metal work on the main build
ing requires fresh paint, especially on
the south and western sides. '
"There was ninety-five boys in the
school at the beginning of the present
quarter. There! have been nine new
commitments, sixteen paroles and eignt
returned who left the sehool before the
beginning of the year. One returned
who was away on leave of . absence
since January "1, making ninety-seven
in, the school at the present time. A
large book ease with glass front has
just been completed here for the li
brary." . - j : . ' .. - ;-
The financial; report of the institu
tion follows:
Maintenance Fund.
On hand January 1 .... ....$27,932.72
Disbursements i . - 5,640.67
Balaneeotpril 1 .. $22,342.05
Improvement Fundi.
On hand January 1 . .-. ...... .$1,457.09
Disbursements . ... .... .. .. 296.63
Balance April 1 .... ..... $1,160.46
Exchange and hide account . . . 53.88
Dir. J. .11. Robnett, physician to the
school, in bis supplementary report to
that of the superintendent, says:
4 ' The scarlet fever we had at the be
ginning of the quarter has all been
stamped out, and the buddings thor
oughly fumigated and disenf ected. I
think there is no further danger of in
fection except i from outside sources.
The sore eyes and gonorrhea have prac
tically eliminated.
- "The principal' trouble during the
quarter has been tonsilitis and la
grippe. There is at present one ease of
partial paralysis, of specific congenital
origin,' which is improving. The build
ings have been thoroughly cleaned and
renovated and the sanitary conditions
largely improved. There have been no
severe accidents.' V -
Upon the recommendation of Super
intendent Looney the board' granted
paroles to Delbert! Yeoman, Frank Rig
gins and Thomas Smith, . they having
earned the necessary , grades, during
gool conduct. ;
I i i . '
Hon. T.. B. Kay was in Portland on
business yesterday. ,
W. A. Donnelly, of Mitchell, Wheeler
county, ho has been attending busi
ness college in this city, left for home
yesterday, andiexpeefs to return again
next winter, - j .
! lanlenpe with .Spring
. i ' "
in Snit and Top Coate
appear
iiitr huihi it iiia&rin, niiu uu&
starting point (aawe start where the
arc ready for your Suit. You 11
GOES BACK.
AN EVASION
OFTHEISSUl:
HOUSE NOT READY TO 'icCNTZCZS
LEWIS AND CLARIS SILL.
aw at-rrrPT vin.rn' ,VTLrrr.nr5AY
After House . Had Divided Several
Times And Roll Was Twice
. UU1N. ;
New York: Congressman Makes an Ap
peal for the Protection of Araertcaa
. Jews While Traveling in Russia
Sopporters of Land Law . Repealing
Act Deny Charges That Railroads
Are Interested, v
WASIIIXGTON' April 4.-In the
House today an attempt to secure con
sideration, under the suspension of
rnl.i m )i1l annrnnrlatiflif lTfllll
for the Lewis and Clark Centennial
Exposition to be held in Portland, Or
egon, in 1905, failed after the House
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had been called twice. ; :
The military academy, appropriation
bill was taken up and after Parker,
in charge of the bill, had explained its
features briefly? Goldfoggle of New
York, spoke in behalf ef the Jews of.
the United States, for whom he asked
equal treatment and protection while
traveling in Russia.
Livernash of California, made an at
tack upon l'resident Roosevelt, and Mr.
Morrell of Pennsylvania, discussed the
Tiotrrn ntieation. Th a ennsideratinn of
the bill was not concluded when the
House adjourned until tomorrow.
Land laws In the Senate. '
Washington, April 4. Though the
pbstofllee appropriation' bill was before
the Senate almost the entire day the
early debate on the measure was in re
lation to the general land laws. . Mr.
Gibson of Montana, denied the propon
ents of the bill for the repeal of the
desert land law act .'and the commuta
tion clauso of the homestead act were'
proceeding at the instigation and in
the interest of the land-grant railroads.
Gibson, aided by Mr. (juarles of Wis
consin, made. light of the charge a lob
by was maintained ' in Washington to
fight tor the passage of the bill. Hans
brongh of North Dakota, and Warren
of Wyoming, took the other eide of the
question. Uansbrough mentioned by
name George II. Maxwell, who, hs
said, was drawing a princely salary for
the work he, did. Considerable progress
was made with the postolllee appropria
tion bill. ..
ECHO MEETING.
Delegates From the Pendleton C. E.
Convention Will Make Their
Report.
Tonight in the parlors of the First
Baptist church of this city, at 7:30,
will be held the Echo Meet in jj of the
State C. E. Convention, which was
held at Pendleton, in February.
Special music will If a feature of the
evening, and after the reports of the
delegates, the evening will be spent in
a social way. r - !
The delegates who will give reports
are Miss Lulu Onovet, Miss Grace
Bellinger, Miss Celeste MY Listen, Will
Fleming, Wilbur A. Scott, and Rev.
Chas. T. Kurd, who will be in charge
of the evening s service.
All the young people of the city who
are interested in the Christian Endea
vor work are most earnestly invited to
attend, and bring their friends.
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