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SECOND SECTION BIX PAGE3.
TfflRD HOUSE
HOLDS TiLOOR
WEIGHTY MEASURES GONSITJESZD
AND BAD BLOOD DEVELOPED.
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HON. THANK DAVEY, "CZAR.
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Astonished Spectators, Shocked at
' Spectacle, Crowd 'Gallery and '
1 i Floor Space.
last Night's Travesty on Legislation
Rich, Bare and Racey More Tun
Than a Barrel of Monkeys Whole
Show Best of Its Kind.
"Mr.. Speaker." -These were the first
words that greeted Hon.. Frank Davey
when he stepped .upon the . platform
to-occupy the Speaker's chair, which
had been willingly relinquished for the
occasion. "The House will cone to
order,'' thundered the Speaker, "and
Mc Smith, 'of Josephine (Pat McAr
thur), will have to wait until 1 1 have
finished before he can take up the
great battle against the railroads and
for the rights of the people." ' The
Hon. Frank Davey in this way assert
ed his rights and thoroughly squolehed
the impetuous Representative 'from
. Josephine. If the real Mr. Smith had
been present the Hon. Frank Davey
would undoubtedly have been literally
dragged from his chair as the ; fiery
little leader of the Democratic, minor
ity has yet to -witness the time when
he could not have his own way in spite
of the rulings of the House. But Pat
McArthur was the substitute.
"I desire to congratulate the mem
bers of the Third House upon their
choice," said the Honorable, glancing
anxiously toward the Josephine desk
lor fear the right Mr. Smith might ap
pear. "People are wondering how I
was elected to tms exalted position,"
continued the Hon. 1 Frank Davey.
"Brains, brains did it and nothing else
as I take my seat unftammeled and
without pledges," Haiti the Speaker as
he leaned forward so. as to give his
constituents a full view of the contour
of his wonderful head. "The people
of this state are not satisfied with the
way things have been going and I
am the remedy," went on the Honor
able, "and an effective remedy I will
be. I have absolute control and intend
to show my strength. Ex-Speaker -Mills
and President Kuykendall will please
step to my side to act as my pages."
From one side of the House Speaker
Ulills elbowed 'his way through the
throng, elosely followed by , President
Kuykendall. "I just wanted to , show
how I absolutely . control the situa
tion," laughed the Honorable as he.
graciously proffered the erstwhile
Speaker and President seats by his
side.
Such was the convening of the Third
House of the Oregon Legislative As
sembly in the House of Representatives
last evening. The seats of many of
the regular members were occupied by
pages, clerks or anyone who desired
them. The Representatives who- were
late had to, stand up with the specta
tors and watched themselves imitated
in their different peculiarities. They
took it good natu redly, however, and
applauded the fiery and vigorous
speeches delivered by " themselves."
They saw their resolutions and bids
carried with elation, but when their
measures were indefinitely postponed
they shared the disappointment with
their substitutes. And they had their
disappointments. Many ; and many a
bilL was passed by a unanimous vote,
only to be indefinitely postponed s by
the Hon. Frank Davey, , wha would
stand for no interference.
Linthicum, of Multnomah, was there,
but hp had grown smaller and, with
the removal of his mustache, looked
more like Chief Clerk Thompson.
Bailey, of Multnomah, was also there,
but bis red hair and mustache was
dyed a deep black untiFhe closely re
sembled J. A. Finch, the calendar
clerk. It was the same way with near
ly, every member of the House, as they
were duplicated. When the members
'.became' accustomed to the new condi
tion of affairs, Speaker Davey - an
nounced the pages whom" he had ap
pointed. Secretary o. State Dunbar,
jCx-Governor Geer and E. T. Judd wero
the honored ones. He next announced
thaV he would appoint the standing
committee. He requested all who de
sired, to secure the "mileage" to stand,
lue whole House arose as one ; body.
The Honorable looked them over and
smiled - to himself. "The committees
are now appointed," he announced,
"and all the members of said commit
tees must remain standing according
to the constitution." On motion of
Linthicuitvj.he easy going Representa
tive froma.altnomah, the constitution
was suspended, and the members settled
back in their easy chairs with a sigh
of gratification. i ,
Representative Bailey, who was pres
entand also absent started the ball
rolling by introducing a resolution to
memorialize the Third House of Con
gress to Investigate the Salem mar
ried men who were running around pre
tending to be single. The resolution
was carried by unanimous vote, but the
Honorable indefinitely postponed it. So
manV resolutions were introduced that
Senator Malarkey was appointed , as
sistant reading clerk, which capacity
he filled to the satisfaction of. all pres
ent. Resolution after resolution ; was
read and everything went- well until
one was introduced to hire 600 5 clerks
at 120 per day. Smith, of Josephine,
who had turned Irish for the evening,
was. on his feet in a second, i ' We
mnst protect the common people and
eliminate this graft," he declared, his
top-knot- bristling-with righteous in
dignation. "It is all right for yoij
members to sit here and throw away
money, but think of the bushels of
- sweat that will have to be worked out
of the brows of the poor people to pay
for this needless extravagance," he
roared. . . -; ' v .':. ., '
The reading clerk, Smith, worked on
the sympathies of the members to such
an extent that the resolution was unan
imously rejected, only to be carried
In, the non. Frank Davey., Next came
the introduction and' first' rcadis J--
biHa; One Representative introduced a
bill for the protection and propagation
Of bed bugs; This bill brought a storm
of opposition. Member' after member
took the floor and stated-, that the
farmecs must have their rights. They
objected most to the clause ) that pro
vided, the farmers must: have a license
before they could shoot the insects in
tneir own beds, .aad then at only eer
tain, seasons of , the year. -One. Jiepre
seatativa was particularly vituperativ-.
He . appealed to the justice of his col
leagues. Jie said he was a farmer and
that he raised these insects on his- own
farm, ia his own bed. Was it right
that he should have to procure a li
cense before he could shoot them.
Representative Bailey next took the
floor. He declared that this most de
sirable species of insect was gradually
growing extinct. He said that there
were, thousands of Oregon peop w who
took great pleasure in hunting them
down and shooting them "and that for
this reason they must be protected. The
money derived from the -'licensing of
hunters would be used in the employ
ment of bug wardens that would ne4
that the laws were enforced. He said
the open season on these gamq iuseera
should be ent from six to three months.
He dug down inio the constitution and
produced statistics to show that tea
years ago these bugs were to hi found
m. every bed in. the state, but that now
only about half of the beds contained
them. He recommended that the bill
be so amended as to prevent the "bait
ing" of beds as is done by the Mult
nomah delegation. Several other bog
uses expressed their views and the bill
carried. Ridieulous and absurd bills of
eVery description were passed. True
to lire tne consideration of these bills,
without an exception, resulted in a
fieree- and wordy war between Linthi
cum. and Smith, of Josephine. They
were always in it. Several times they
thought they would forget themselves
and "mix.'' A motion was made bv
Bailey to clear the floor for the pur-
ese of letting these two aggressive
epresentatives settle their differences.
Although they both made long speeches
in its favor the motion was lost.
When all the bills had been passed
or . muenniteiy postponed tne Hon.
Frank Davey called for nominations
for United States Senator. Although
at least a dozen nominations were
made, the fight quickly settled down
to a hotly contested race between Mrs.
Woodcock and Miss McCarthy, super
intendent of stenographers. Mrs.
Woodcock gradually forged ahead and
it looked for a time as though her elec
tion was certain. The supporters of
Miss McCarthy were not to be out
done, however, and strategy was re
sorted to. They declared that if Mrs.
Woodcock was elected Senator she
would, immediately come to Salem.
This was too much for the Representa
tives and the final ballot snowed a
unanimous vote for Miss McCarthy.
She was escorted to the platform and
introduced, to ;the House, which evoked
a great burst of enthusiasm. George
Synder, a printer, was then appointed
to lead the House in song At the
time he was working1 in the state print
ery, but he was dragged pp to the
House in his working clothes. He soon
became accustomed .to his surroundings
and when the Hon. Frank Davey got
up to get a drink he returned to find
his seat taken. Mr. Snyder, after the
laughter had abated, arose and led in
the. singing of "America." The Horn
Frank Davey, from the side of the
platform, then adjourned the House in
definitely. Everyone present was of
the opinion that the evening was the
most enjoyable of any of the sessions
ever held by the Third House.
Cures croup, sore throat, pulmonary
troubles Monarch over pain of every
sort. Dr. Thomas' Eclectrie Oil.
STATES ADDED
JOINT-STATEHOOD BILL PASSES
AT LAST NIGHT'S SESSION
OF THE SENATE.
New States Are Oklahoma, Comprising
Indian Territory and Oklahoma, and
New Mexico Arizona Declined to Be
Included With New Mexico.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 7. Aft
er, a continuous sesahvn of nin hour 3.
the Senate, at 8:45 tonight, passed the
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joini etaienoou phi. as passea, ine
Kill mnviilM tnr the admission as
states, of Oklahoma, comprising Indian
Territory and UKianoma, ana new
Mexico, according to present bounda
ries, with Arizona eliminated. Ine
long session was characterized by many
surprises. Beginning promptly upon
ennvenimr at noon, the Senate pro
ceeded to consider "the various amend
ments suggested by the committee on
territories. The first surprise of the
day came when the committee accepted
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senator j-oraicer's amenament, provia
ing for a separate vote by each of the
territories of Arizona and New Mexico
on the constitution to be adopted by
the proposed state or Arizona, inai
riiim u scarcely made a part of
the bill when Bard presented his amend-
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meat, whieh nad De-en onginauy onerca
hv Patterson and provided for the ad
mission of New Mexico as a state with
out the addition of Arizona,. I f
This amendment proved the ? point
-..A Knhseanent nroceedincs
of importance revolved. It was first
adopted wniie tne eenaie was u wm-
whnl an A then reversed in
the Senate proper. Subsequently the
Senate "deeided entirely o euniBvc
New Mexico and Arizona from the bill.
Tki. wtantt was hardly announced
when Bard, in a slightly changed form,
. . . ' nw th. Mlml
renewea me, prpwuu
vr VfevieA mm a state, aad this
time the amendment, prevailed. The
effect was to eliminate Arizona from
the bill ait d establish the state ei ew
r n another - from Oklahoma
ahd the Indian Territory. Tln this form
the bill passed. ; i v : , . -
v.kAi)'! liaKlo to .itchinff- piles.
Rich and poor, old and young terrible
the torture they suffer. Only one sure
enre. Doan'i Ointment. Absolutely
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THE MAJORITY
A LARGE ONE
RAILWAY BATE BILL IS PASSES
BY BOUSE.
DEMOCRATS ; GIVE IT SUPPORT.
Measure Gives Interstate Commerce
i Commission Power to Fix
'Bates. ;
Four Days' Discussion of Escb-Town-aend
Bill Ends in Lova Feast Be
tween Democrats and Republicans,
Only Six of Latter Opposing It.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. After near-
ly four days of discussion the House
today, by a vote of 26 to 17, passed
the Esch-Townsend bill, providing for
the regulation of freight rates. The
negative vote was made up of eleven
Republicans and six Democrats.. The
closing hours of debate were occupied
by Williams, the minority leader, and
Hepburn, the chairman of the commit
tee which reported the bill. Williams,
while supporting the minority measure.
complimented the Republicans -on
bringing in a bill much better than
was expected to eome from them. The
speech of ' Hepburn was rather in de
fense of -himself. He said deeds and
acts were a sufficient answer to "lief
and slanders heaped upon him. ' ' The
Hepburn bill, he said, was prepared by
the attorney-general and he only yield
ed to his colleagues on the Esch-Townsend
bill because he did not want any
sensational headlines. -
Less than 25 members were in their
seats when the debate was opened by
Pierce (Dem. Tenn.), who, after an
nouncing that the President on the
subject of rate legislation, was the
greatest leader tbat has lived in the
Republican ranks sinee the Civil War,
said he would support the Esch-Townsend
bilL He, however, based his sup
port upon the fact that William J.
Bryan and the Democratic party had
declared for just such legislation. .
De Armond (Dem., Mo.), while ad
mitting the necessity . for, legislation,
attacked the Esch-Townsend bill as
being an inadequate treatment of the
question. The , bill, . he . said, did pot
reach private car lines, and it was not
to be supposed , that the courts would
be eager and searching in the endeavor
to find in it something on that subject
which its authors themselves could not
find. 'j
Crumpacker (Dem, Ind.), said he
would ungrudgingly support the major
ity measure,' because the power to reg
ulate railroad companies always "bad
bee a recognized, the question now be
ing simply one. of policy.
While Crumpacker. was speaking, the
statehood bill came over from. the Sen
ate and was laid on the speaker's
table for reference to, committee. The
closing remarks for the minority were
made by Williams (Dem., Miss.), who
at the outset congratulated the House
upon the fact that not only in the
matter of rate legislation,' but in sev
eral other particulars, President Roose
velt, "nominated by the Republican
party and elected by the people," was
beginning to assume a distinctly Demo
cratie attitude. He said he had begun
te hope that the President would rec
ommend revision of the tariff, and that
the President would see that it was
altogether absurd to keep 20,000 more
soldiers than were needed.
KILL STRIKERS
TROOPS FIRE ON THE STRIKERS,
KILLING SEVERAL AND
WOUNDING MANY.
City Is Heavily Policed People Awed
by Military Rumors of Big Slaugh
ter at Nifka Mine Berlin Socialists
Hold Meetings of Protest.
SOSN'OVICE, Feb. 9. The strikers
today attacked the workers in the elec
tric station. The troops, fired from-the
windows of the plant, wounding mmny
people. The situation is much disturb
ed but the military is sufficient to iwe
the rioters. Eight . battalions of : in
fantry,' eight squadrons of cavalry and
one regiment of Cossacks are now in
town. ; j "
The press dispatches from Sosnoyice
received at Berlin describe the Woody
character of the conflict between the
military sjd the strikers at Kathereen
en, Iron Works. One of the correspon
dents telegraphs that fifteen persons
were , killed and thirty-five wounded,
while another gives the number, killed
at . fifty, j The military j fired eight '.vol
leys. Another collision occurred at
Nifka Mine, where it is; rumored 350
persona were killed. A third collision
oecurred this forenoon near Miloviee,
but this affair was bloodless.
The Socialists held twenty-one mon
ster meetings in Berlin and suburbs to
night, and express "flaming indigna
tion at the butcheries j and massacres
which the Russian government has per
formed on defenseless men, women sad
nt c Tetrshnrtr " Shamir
V " r
Vorded resolutions were passed. The
. . 1 ww .
meetings were addresaea dj nerr oeoei
and other leading socialist members of
the Reichstag. t ' ' t
I NEW MTNISTBY SINCERE.
- D1CT9 "FK Q The Bonvier - min
istry, today presented, ia the chamber
f dennties. a draft of a new bill of
separation of church and state. The
measure wai. raiumwy, swmcu,
to a doubt raised by- tb friends- of for
!,! rnnibes. : concerniniT the
sincerity of the new ministry carry
ing lorwaru me yvntzj i
Thee text of tha new measure makes
separation definite and conclusive, but
omits a number of ; details or tne
Combes bill, which had arouse-1 aatap
onism,-. :. . - - .
'-;ir.-W BdBBE2S;-FOn.- '-
Witness 'ta Bank - Break - in Lebanon
t . .retmd Identity sun a ,
": " '; " ' Mystery. "
LEBANON, Or, Ft. 9. There were
four -men earaetl- in the Scromnns k
Co.'s Bank of Lebanon robbery case.
Tflis nast ;pee, established by a woman
who aw the robbers, four in number,
carrying sacks fronk.Dr. Xamberson's
barn to the, bank buudrag. She was
aleae in her home,, her husband being
employed nights. . G. B. Hansard .pro
prietor- of the -St. -Cfwrlee fcotel, says
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hb mnn.nc (learu lug iviw en. log
explosion, although it was not distinct
enough to create. alarm. An ndditi'nal
railroad velocipede has been ioun L It
had 1een taken from near the home
of Section Fqreman Skelle at Goltra
Station, two miles from Tillman, where
the other was stolen. Both -vere
thrown into the Saa'tiam canal.
No clew has been developed as yet
as to the direction taken by the rob
bers, although it is Believed they left
on the northbound overland.
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
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Thing of the Past in Washington if
Bill Becomes Law.
OLYMPIAN Feb. 9. If the bill that
passed the House- today becomes a law.
offsetting thef debts against the moneys
and credits pn the taxation, personal
roperiy wuiiiw aooiisneu in mis state,
'he House passed the house bill pro
viding for keeping the state's funds
in selected depositories, which shall
pay interests on deposits. The Senate
passed seven Senate bills, among them
a bill providing penalties for adultera
tion of xpod. senator Earles today in
troduced a . bill which imposes a pen
alty of -one dollar per day on railroad
companies for each freight ear applied
tor Dy Dona nde snippers and which
is not supplied after the sixth day
elapses. The bill is in the interest
of the millmen wbo sustained losses
through failure to secure cars.
MUST NOW EIGHT
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THUS THE DECLARATION OF THE
CZAR, WHO DECLARES
AGAINST PEACE.
This in Tace of Press and Public Opin
ion in Russia Papers Score Conduct
of Operation at Front and Clamor for
1 Peace.-
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 7. The re
newed peace talk resulting f roni visits
or Ambassador Cassim and Minister
Takahlras at the State Department in
Washington today and conferences be
tween Ambassador Durand. and M.
Spring-Rice, first seeretary'of the Brit
ish -Embassy at St. Petersburg, , with
President Roosevelt on Sunday, finds
not the slightest echo in official circles
in' St. Petersburg, where" the Emperor's
declaration that war will be caried on
to a satisfactory conclusion sounds the
keynote of the situation. At present,
the current press and public opinion ia
Russia appear to be; setting toward
peace. The newspapers! no longer pro
claim the necessity of 'continuing the
war at all costs. Articles appearing in
the Russ and Novo Vremya, from well
known war correspondents just returned
from Manchuria, criticise the conduct
of the operations there in unmeasured
terms, while these papers editorially
declare the hopes of victory to be re
mote. The Novoe Vremya bluntly re
marks: "We go out buying evening
editions hopicig to hear news of Rus
sian success, but little or nothing is
done to assure it."
"WELL AND CHEERFUL.'
Associated Press Report on Gorky's
Condition When Seen Yes
terday. 8T. PETERSBURG, Feb. 9. The As
sociated Press correspondent was able
this afternoon to see Maxim Gorky and
assures the author's friends .that he is
well and cheerfuL The procurator's
court, of appeals refused the Associated
Press correspondent permission, to con
verse with the prisoner, as, it was con
trary to la to allow any one exeept
the relatives and counsel to visit po
litical prisoners. . Absolute secrecy is
maintained regarding the exact nature
of the charges against Gorky, but it is
believed that It is an alleged attempt
to induce troops to mutiny and to stir
up the revolt of workmen. It is not yet
decided whether he will be tried by
a military or civil court, but it is prac
tically certain that the charges do not
Involve a death penalty. '
PHILOMATH ITEMS.
. PHILOMATH, ' Or, Feb. 9. After
several weeks' detention at her home in
Polk, county on account of the serious
illness of. her brother and of her father,
Miss Letitio Abrams has resumed her
work in the department . of oratory , of
Philomath -College. Miss Abrams will
soon i begin trainin g fhe , competitors
that are. to appear in the forthcoming
local contest f the Intercollegiate Pro
hibition Association of the college here.
The first of. a series of lecture to be
given during the scholast'e year under
the auspices of Philomath College was
a literary evettt of last Thursday eve
ning. Rev, H. C.; Shatter, pastor of the
United Brethren -church, of , Portland,
delivered in the eollege chapel an in
teresting lecture oa The-Optimist."
The speaker entertained and instructed
his audieaee with arausih" anecdotes,
apt illustrations, and striking incidents
all tending to show the prevailing dis
position of optimism. '
THE OLIVE BRANCH.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0.-r President
Roosevelt, may tender his: good offices
looking to the declaration of peace be
Rnmii tad Jana He U low
considering the matter, which was pre-
uhIh! tn htm. tiv Reoreaentatlve iiar
tholdi, of Missouri, ia his capacity of!
president "; of the . : inter-parliamentary I
union, ,.-.Vr j
HAPPY, HOCH (
HURRIES HOME
MUCH MARRIED MAN MAKES
MANY MERRY MOMENTS.
COMING, CREATES CAT ', CALLS
Johann Arrives In Chicago - From
New York ' City Last
Night.
Disappointed Because His Many Wires
Fail to Meet Him at Station Is
Confronted With Some at Police
Station and Joshes Inspector.
CHICAGO,-Feb. 9. Johann noch. in
dicted tf or bigamy and suspected of
murder, and a man of many aliases.
arrived in Chicago tonight and fr sev
eral hours after reaching here was in
terrogated by the police with little re
sult. When the train bearing Hoch
and Officer Loftus, who had him in
custody, arrived a large crowd bad
gathered, but none of the wives were
among the number. Hoch evidently
expected a number of his . alleged
wives to meet him at the station and
was plainly disappointed when they
did not come.
"Where are these 14 wives von talk
auout so muchf " he asked Loftus. "I
guess you have been joking me about
tnis, part or the business: otherwise
there could not be 14, for I never had
that. many. There are a lot of wo1
men who seem to think I am the only
man . in tne. world who could marry
them and get away with some of their
money." .When Hech and Loftus
alighted from the train a detail of six
policemen, who were sent to the station
to meet tbem,. were able to control the
crowd only with great difficulty.
A number of people jeered and hoot
ed him. The police hurried Hoch
through the station and into, a patrol
wagon and he "was driven to the
Chicago avenue, police station. The
interrogation of Hoch commenced a
few minutes after 7:30 o'clock, and
was still in operation at midnight.
Hoch at the outset admitted he had
married Mrs. Marie Goerk Hoch and
that the marriage was illegal. He
would admit nothing else. , During the
evening, five women, who claimed to
be wives of Hoch, called at- the police
station. Mrs. Emlie Fischer Hoch saw
the prisoner for a minute and saluted
him with the exclamation: "You old
hof?, yu go myv$750 didn't youf"
a Later, five women were, one at a
timej admitted into the office of the
inspector, and all of tbem identified
Hoeh as the man whom they had mar
ried. Mrs. Ellen Hoppe was somewhat
in doubt, and Inspector Snippy asked:
"Hoch, did you marry this woman!"
' "No," replied Hoeh, "but maybe I
will if you -don't hustle her out of here
pretty quick. " . ... . '
The questioning was concluded after
midnight, and just before the close he
confessed he had married ten women.
Hoch admitted he intended to commit
suicide and that, the white, powder in
the fountain pen taken from his room
in New 'York was arsenic
The physician who attended Mrs.
Walcker Hoch, last wife of Hoch, iden
tified him as the husband of Mrs.
Walcker and Showed him the bill for
$100 for attendance on the woman.
"Oh, yes," said Hoch, "I remember
something about that. Bring it around
in the morning. I shall still be here,"
and he laughed heartily at. the joke.
IS WITHDRAWN
SETTLEMIER BILL TO ABOLISH
STATE FAIR CALLED OFF BUT
ANOTHER INl'jtUiuCD.
Is No Sooner Off the Calendar Than
Representative Newell - Flashes An
other to the Same End and the State
Fair Question Is Still Unsettled.
After having received the approval of
the committee to which it was referred,
the bill to abolish the State Fair at
Salem for the year 1905 was withdrawn
yesterday morning upon the request of
the author, Representative Settlemier.
This does not arsure Salem, the State
Fair, as a similar bill to the one with
drawn by Mr. Settlemier was intro
duced at the afternoon session by Rep
resentative Newell. This ia no way
means that the supporters of the aboli
tion of the State Fair have given up
their fight, as it is simply the shifting
of the responsibilt from one member
to another.
Mr. Settlemier has nraue .'the state
ment that he was compelled to with
draw the. bill upon the urgent request
of the majority of his constituents of
Marion county. He went on further to
state that.be was still of the opinion
that the holding of the State Fair at
Salem this vear was impracticable. He
said he did not desire to orp ? the
wishes of the people of Salem but nev
ertheless he believed that the fair, if
held, would not be as successful as the
ones held in former years. He is also
determined to support the -bill as in
troduced by Representative NewelL
There, has tteen some talk of an at
tempt being-made to secure: the appro
priation of $10,000 to be used as a bet
terment and improvement fund besides
the annual appropriation. Man , con
tend t at Salem should have the fair
as usual as well as the betterment fund
which i badly seeded. - The supporters
of the abolishment of the fair for this
year warit'to turn the annual appro
priation of flOjWO into an impve
went fund. If it is found that it is
impossible to secure but one ef the &p
propriations desired, it is, doubtful if
there will be any substantial opposi
tion to the selection of either.
There is no doubt but that the State
Fair grounds Is in a very bad state oij
repair. The fact also remains that the
fair for this year is desired by the
majority of the citizens. Some say
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inai ii wouiu oe a romping xaiiure ow
ing to the Lewis and Clark Exposition
but others assert the fair, If held this
year, would eclipse all previous records
for attendance. They sa that the
thousands of outsiders, to come could
obtain "k better idea of the reso trees
of Oregon by attending the Sure Fair
than they could at the Exposition,
where there will be so many other ex
hibits. Besides, they say, no one would
refrain from attending the Portland
Exposition because of the holding of
the State Fair.
ULTIMATUM ISSUED.
French Ambassador Demands Inunedi
' ' ate Settlement - of Government
Claims of the Porte.
LONDON, Feb. 7. The Telegraph's
correspondent at Constantinople reports
that owing to the Sultan's decision to
borrow money from German financiers
for re-arming the Turkish artillery, M.
Constans, the French Ambassador, de
livered an ultimatum, demanding in
stant satisfaction of various outstand
ing French claims, failing which he
will leave today (Wet-nesday) to con
sult his government. The German con
ditions of the, loan, the' corespondent
says, are'that all guns must be ordered
in Germany. French, syndicates have
been competing for the loan. i. '
STRIKERS STILL STRUGGLING.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Consul
General Watts cabled the state depart
ment as follows today from St. Peters
burg: "The laborers in several of the
principal works here are striking again
today v The military is taking all pre
cautions." .
SET FOB MARCH.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 9. The trial of
Mrs. Casaie L. Chadwick in the TrnitetJ
State district court .haa been ret for
Monday, March 0. She will be tried
before Judge R. W. Tajrlcr.
HOPS TO BE HIGH
BIO DEMAND AND LEs THAN
ONE FIFTH OF THE CROP
EN STORE.
Supply No Equal to the Demand, Which
Shoots the Price of the Product Way
Into the Air Good Things Come Hop
Growers' Way.
Wise and fortunate indeed are those
of Oregon 's hop growers who have held
onto their crops of the past season.
There is an approaching famine in the
product upon the market and prices
may soon be expected to take a sharp
and continued rise. There is nothing
like an even balance between supply
and demand just now and consumers are
gasping for satiation.
This conditions of affairs is due,
largely, to the small yield of 1904,
which has been felt all over the com
mercial, world. It is estimated that the
market wi.n be short at least 40,000
hundredweight in this country alone,
while in England, the shortage is ap
proximated for the past three years at
400,000 hundredweight.
A. P. Hides, a leaoing hop broker in
England, writing to the Kentish Ob
server, has the following to say ane. t
the crop, market and situation:
"For the third year in succession,
the English crop has been a partial fail
ure; the crop of 1904 was not only-the
smallest on record, but it was one of
the most costly to farmers, yet prices
are quite 50 per cent below what the cir
cumstances justify. T' s may bo due
in some slight measure to the dimin
ished consumption owing to the falling
off in the brewing business, to the
economy in the use of hops, to the use
of hop substitutes, and heavy, imports.
The chief sources, however, are the un
fair taeties of some of the principal
brewers who, unwilling to give the
growers the benefit they deserved af
ter years of cheap hop , sought to wear
them out by neglecting the English
market and' practically confining their
attention to foreign bops at the begin
ning of the season. . . . .. .During the
past few years the country has been
swept of old hops, and four fifths of the
new crop has already found its way
into consumers' hands at prices far
below its intrinsic worth. It is absolute-
Iy certain that some of the brewers will
lave to ro short even at the higher
prices that will shortly prevail, and
those who have 6t completed their
purchases will have to be very, smart
to avoid being caught short."
. The annual report of Messrs. Hanger
ft Henley, of England, shows thst only
47,799 acres,, the smallest acreage in
forty years, was planted last year in
that country: . The yield, too, was Try
slim, being less than six hundred
weight to the acre. On. the Continent
there was grown only a fair crop,
which was dumped upon the English
market at good prices. America un
loaded a big crop on the same market,
also. It says thst many consumers
have put off buying until the begin
ning f this year, in spite of the faet
that there is now stored less than one
fifty of the year's yield in the hands
of the growers. .
SOLDIERS TO GUARD FAIR.
Major McDonnell to Command Forces
at the Lewis and Clark
Exposition.
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PORTLAND, Feb. 8; Plans for the
organization of the Lewis and Clark
Exposition -guards are now completed,
and men to form the guard are being
enlisted. Major C. EL McDonnell, of
Portland has been chosen chief of the
guards, and he will be assisted by three
other officers.
The guard will consist of seventy-five
men selected by the company comman
ders from the military companies of
Oregon. A -height of five feet, eight
inches is required. The command will
wear military uniforms and carry guns
loaned by the state military authorities.
The strictest military discipline will
be maintained.
SALARY LAY
TS PASSED
SLIPS OVER THE BAB WITH LIT
TLE OPPOSITION.
SENATOR MALARKEY ! CHAldPIOlT
IU Constitutionality Is Questioned by
Senatofs Band and Haines, Who
Are Silenced.
Former Pittances of Officials of Etata
Abolished and Substantial Remuner
ation Substituted Little Else of Im
portance Done.
' So much has been said about the Kay
flat salary bill that when this measure
came up for final passage in the Senate
yesterday morning a great and spectac
ular fivjh't was expected. To the utter
disappointment of those who delight in
the clashing of opposite factions ' the
bill passed as easily as a charter amend
ment. The opposition was weak anil in
different ind seemed to favor the bill,
although thev voted, against it. Sen
ators Hrowneil, Haines, Sichcl and Rund
werethe only ones that voted for its
defeat.
Senator Malarkey was the champion
of the bill and made the opening speech
in its favor. In his speech he called
attention to the fact that this bill wb
the result of the demand of the people
and a promise of political conventions.
While Senator Malaxkey ..was on the
floor but a short timeXe covered the
necessary details and lift statements
were concise and direetlv to, the point.
Senators Rand and Haines took the po
sition that the bill was unconstitutional.
The bill provides that the several of
ficers .of this state during their contin
uance in office, be entitled to receive
the annual salaries respectively set
forth, which shall be payable quarterly,
in the same manner as are salaries of
other , officers: The Governor, $5000 per
annum; the Justices of the Supreme
Court, each, 400 per annum; the Sec
retary of State, 4500 per annum; the
State Treasurer, 4500 i er annum; the
Attorney General, $3000 per annum.
The compensation provided in the act
shall be ia lieu, of all salaries, fees,
commssions and emoluments now re
ceived by any of the officers mentioned.
All fees and commissions of any kind
collected bv any of the officers for ser
vices performed through the virtue of
this office, or collected bv them, shall
le paid into the treasury of this state,
before the 10th day of the month fol
lowing. All acts providing for the pay
ment of any s&ary or. compensation to
any of the officers mentioned would be
repealed. The measure would take effect
and be In full force, as to the Secre
tary of State and State Treasurer after
the first day of January, 1907.
NOT AT ALL FUSSY.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 9. The
men in two more factories, one of
which is a small concern, ceased work
today, and more employes of the Puti
loff Iron Works joined the strikers..
The renewal of the strike has not yet
gained a threatening form, and the
general mass of workmen, though some-,
what restive, are not showing a trouble
some disposition. Two battalions of
troops are stationed at the Poutiloff
works, but there is not the slightest
disorder. Four other establishments
are idle, but the rumors of the strike
at the government arsenal., with which
rumor the city was filled today, is posi
tively denied.
AREGRAVESIGNS
DISTRACTED FOR THE NONCE BY
HELSINOFORS MURDER, RUS
SIA AGAIN IN TURMOIL.
Dissatisfied Labor Raising Its Mighty
Arm in Russian Provinces Clashes
- With Soldiers More Slaughter Call
Issued to Arm and Resist Military.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 7.-For a
moment the startling crime in IleUing
fors has withdrawn attention from too
strike situation throughout Russia. To
day's events in Poland and the Cau
casus, however, are serious enough ia
themselves. Disorders in the smaller
industrial towns of Poland added more
than a score to the total killed and
troops have been sent to Warsaw and
Kovno to quell uprisings there. The
strike conditions in the Caucasus aro
becoming worse and traffie on trans
Caucasus railway is interrupted. .
The central committee of the ussian
social democratic, workmen's party is
sued a violent proclamation, which was
widely circulated in the factories cf
St. Petersburg, calling operatives to
array themselves under, the red flag of
social democracy and to prepare for an
armed renewal of. the January demon
strations. The proclamation bitterly
assails the church and state and tie
higher classes, and concludes: "In or
der fo gain victory, we must organic!
a vast workman's army. Then ajpl-t
will we start for the palace to present
our demands, not with Ikons and -t
with supplications, but wtih arms ii
hands, under the blood-red standard of
the Russian social democratic party."
- LOOKS LIKE BUSTNEC3,
WASHINGTON, Feb. P. Attorr. -General
Moody has appointed JuJ ' .
Harmon, of Cincinnati, and Fre :,.t.
N. Judson, a prominent lawyer of i ,
Louis, to investigate the alleged act ;
of the Atchison, Topeka & fcanta i
railroad fa granting rebates to Vu9 C
orado Fuel and Iron company. 1 ,
employment is with the view to IS.
legal proceeding against' the coe
if, after Investigation and rroct-. ;.
tbey teem to he jasUjJ, '