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4 ISSUED . SEfJ - WEEKLT A j mmirn n r 1 1 1 I'Tf IV TUESDAY AIID :FfiiflAY o TUESDAY AaD FCiDAY i 1 nrTT-roirETir TEAB NO. 2. SALEM, OEXGON FEJDAY MOENINO.'MAKCn 10, 1905. SECOND SECTION SIX PACES. ARMY RUSHED TO RAILROAD JAPS AIM TO BEACH THIS, RUS SIA'S Most vital point. HOPING TO CUt ENEMY'S FORCEd May Have Already Accomplished . Their Purpose, Say the Press , Dispatches. Brown Men Invest Fu Pass Greatest Secrecy , Being Observed in St. Fe tersburg Mukden Dispatch aire Graphic Pen Drawing of "Battle. MUKDEN,' March 1 0. At noon yes terday, still occupied by the Bosnian, Fu Pass, J 2 miles to the eastward and on the Hun , river, a vital point for General Kuropatkin in the retreat:' of aU eastern win;, wax bombarded by the Japanese early in the day, the Russian artillery replying Vigorously. The outcome at this point seem, to be in doubt. A windstorm,, of hurricane fury, was in progress -during the day. No reports from the commander-in-chief later than Wednesday have beew given out at St. Petersburg. The Associated -Press dispatches from Mukden indicate that a consider able for is well north of the city of Mukden, and that the railroad upon which depend so much for the Russian army, is seriously threatened, if ,rn rteed, it is not already cut. ' St. Petersburg, March 10. (3:03 a. m.) St. Petersburg this morning knows little more of the outcome of the battle than it knew Wednesday niht. The mort important .news re ceived froth Russian sources is the As Wiated Press' information that the Japanese have alrea'dy reached the linn river and Fti Pas, which Is only 12 miles east of Mukden and well to the westward of General Lineviteh's line of retreat. Whether the extreme Russian left has already succeeded in retiring beyond the Hun river and is moving down the 'north 'bank of that stream to join hands with General Ku rojkat kin 's main ioree, is not' stated. Warsaw, March 10. (12:15 a m.) The "report that reached Warsaw yes terdayTthat Mukden had fallen was re ceived with ill-conceived pleasure. Xcwvnapers wished to publish the rc port, ut were peremptorily forbidden Jiy tJ censor. .Itfwaa quickly eireu-1-dedjr however, and 'was the subject of almt jubilant comment. fukden, March 10. (4 a. m. Mid night closed the tenth day of the ti tanic struggle for the possession of Mukden and the -mastery of a-great fmpire. The-i tenth day of uneeasing ouflict under exploding shrapnel, the roar of cannon, the whistling of bul lets, fhe tenth day without sleep and without food. The combat was fast reaching a point where it was a ques tion, not So much of turning columns, of tactics and of etrategy, as of whose strength,-energy and cartridges would last the longer The gray coated Rus sians, patient, uncomplaining, strong of soul, clung doggedly to "their posi tions against an enemy wbTe attacks went to the very point' of insanity and desperation. For 49 hours the Japan ese had not aten. They were starv ing? and. exhausted, but Field Marshal Oyama himself had told them that the tit wouldfall and the slaughter would Btop' on Friday, and their con fidence in their leader increased their strength-ten fold. With every fresh flanking movement the iron band closed nearer- the"" Tailroad, and under this menace the "first and third ' Kits ian armies' were forced last night to a-tandon the mighty fortifications on the Shahke' river, give up the impreg nable "Poutnoflf hill and retire to the line of the Hun river. Tokio. March 10 tH a. m.) Reports from the Manchurian army headquar ters sav the Japanese. have captured Tieta. .," The Rusians Te vigorously holding and defending their fortifica tions north of the Hun river. A dust storm is interfering wth the battle. HERBERT IS VERY INDIGNANT. Delay of Inquiry Into Bribery Charge - Made by Colorado Senator Angers the Denver Man. DENVER, March 9. James M. Her bert, vice president of the Colorado & Noothern Railroad, is indignant af the action of the legislative bribery inves tigation, committee in .failing to hear his witnesses and report promptly to the General Assembly eoncerning,tbe charg es made bv Senator Richard W. Mor gan. Twenty:five Witnesses of Mr. Her bert were waiting to be heard last night when Senator Arthur Conforth. chairman of the committee, " informed the other members that?-the meeting would be postponed until 2:30"p. m. today,'1 . 1 ... i-, - - o 'fcverv publicity is given the charg es against usy said Mr. Herbert, bt when we appear to defend ourselves we are not allowed to face our accusers, and everything that we have to offer in defense is kept by the committee as "much of a secret as possible." , LEGISLATIVE LABORS ENDED i ' WympU Solons Turn Only 150 Bills and But One Has Been Vetoed. OLYMPTA, Match 0. The tenth Leg lulatnre of t Washington adjourned sine 'tfie late tonight.'.. The" closing hours were interspersed with hilarity and . acting on . amended bills received from he conference ' committee's ; reports. The teal business of the session ended shortly After noon. The general ap propriations bill, carrying maintenance appropriations for the various state departments and institutions bf bieher education, was passed with nam be r of smaller appropriation bills, making the aggregate appropriation for the last dav about $1,600,000 on all funds. The Legislature was in session "sixty days and cost the state $100,1)00. About ten thousand of this, however, went to tarnishing the committee rooms : and the legislative hails in the new Capitol annex, wnien eaae Utilized again. s-vne nun area ana arty . bills - were passed, only one ot which has so far hMn r it. ' .. r 1 ' L. ft.?.. The most important legislation was the ereation of a. railway commission, the tax commission, the bill to enable the government - to proceed with its reela- provision of a fund to fake the matter oP the boundary between Oregon and Washington on the Lower Columbia to the Supreme Court. i. SS GRIM REAPER'S HARVEST. Bubonic Plague Mowing Down Indians oy Thousands in and About Cal i cutta. CALCUTTA, March 9. Deatha due to the plague during the last week number 34,000. ! Statistics show that deaths from bubonic plague during tiie last few years has reached nearlv 3.- 0X),000. The infection has recently spread to Burmah. where it is -making rapid strides. This, season of the year always favors its spread. The govern ment is working heroically to combat the plague, but is encountering sui great difficulties in the war of toor sanitation that it is making little head way. HE IS RETICENT CONGRESSMAN WILIJAMS6n RE TURNS- TO MAKE READY DEFENSE IN HIS CASE. Avoids Discussion of the Accusations Against Him Sees Only Few of His Personal Friends Wanted to Put Up Bond But It Was Unnecessary. PORTLAND, March 9. Congressman J. N. Williamson arrived in Portland this morning from The Dalles. lie is the first of Oregon's Congressional del6 gation to retnrn to Portland after the returning of indictments against three of them charging conspiracy against the. United States to defraud the govern ment of a portion of its public lands. Until noon today he refused to see any but a number of his personal friends, among them being former Gov ernor T. T, Ceer. Congressman Wil liamson has little to say about the charges preferred against him by .the federal grand jury,' saying the time has. not come for mm to make a statement. 'When he alighted from the train-this morning he went directly to the Imper ial Hotel, where he remained a short time before going to the Chamber of Commerce to converse with Roger Sin nott, Vho is a personal friend of his. Charges Agalns. Him. Congressman Williamson is charged by the federal grand jury with eo-spir-acy to defraud the United States of a portion of its public lands in connection with the establishment of the Blue Mountain forest reserve withdrawal and the securing of nearly 100 men to take land in the vicinity of Prineville, which land was to be turned over to htm and his partner, Dr. Van Gesner, who is also indicted by the federal grand jury on the name charge. Both indictments were "reTnrned during the last few days of the session of the grand jury, which adjourned last month to meet again at the call of United States District Attorney Francis J. Heney, who is now at Washington, D. C, conferring with the officials of the Interior Department and -the Depart ment of Jnstice, as well as tbo-Presi dent himself. Congressman Williamson left 'Wash ington, D. C," two days before the be ginning of the inauguration ceremonies, and consequently did' not see any of the pageant which marked the begin ning of the President's first electoral term in office. When seen at noon today be did not know when he would return to Port-: land, but will be back in time to face any of the charges brought against him ; in open court. He will probably return iA Portland shortly after the cases in which he is one of the principal figures are set for trial. The date or tnese .;T. Wiends on Mr. Heney, who is expected to return to Portland shortly, Declines to Discuss Charges.? T mA to Portland to pnt up my bond, as I considered tharl was ex pected ; to follow -the usual mode of procedure-in eases of this said "When I entered the office of the cleric of the United States court I was told that it was not necessary for me to give any bond. . I do not know U whom I ant indebtedf or this kindness,' LOOE3 DARK FOR HOME RULE j Lord Roaebriy Voices Sentiment of .English Liberal Party on Long "i) i Agitated Irish Question. i LOXDON, March 9. The .uesvion oj borne rule for Ireland was therine pal feafure of the speech of Lord Rooe berry before the Citv of London Lih eral Club tonight. His lordahip ai4 that, nie th Liberal party TT?r thized with Ireland and was willing t proceed along linea of reform, "there was tme thing to which no wise state man ever will expose the country, name. Iv, the eurse o a dual government, we have sufficient warnings in the example oMforwiT and Sweden and, Austria and Hungary te- avoid the penl of hay ing the vulture gnawing at our vitals. Ui fcr.1 Rif Kx? t?i rt t&a C'M.tS A? ASSUMED A NEW PHASE WILL THE GOVERNOR ISSUE CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSION? THIS THE QUESTION OF HOUR. Suggestion Offered by Senator Haines fox Remedying Appropriation l ! Bill Muddle. - Most' Members of Legislature Seem to Be in Favor of Proposition and Will ing to Serve Wlthouf Compensation Farrar Thinks Whole Thing Buncombe The question of , the disposition of the general appropriation bill seems" to have sifted down - to whether or not the Governor should issue a - call for a -special session for the purpose of remedying the difficulty. The petitions for the referendum of the measure are abroad in several counties 'and put in their appearance in this city yesterday afternoon:' There are three of them in i circulation shere, but they are not being very numerously sinned, although it is expected that about 500 signatures or more will be secured in this county if the matter is allowed to proceed. There is only one way to check the movement, it is believed, and tbat is for the Governor to call a special ses sion and let the Legislature undo what it has done in toe adoption of the om nibus" appropriation bill. ' The; matter has also sifted down to a qnestion of politics and there is no knowing where it will end, I re-.! marked a prominent citizen yesterday afternoon. This also seems to be the; consensus of opinion among the leading citizens and onieials of the state and this .count'. The members of the Leg1 islature.sav that thev are no more to blame for the situation than is Gover nor Chamberlain, who had the privi lege of exercising his vetoing preroea tive and did not do so, although be wan convinced that the measure woula not meet with opular approval. They look upon it as a political move on the part of the chief executive to shift the responsibility upon the majority of the Legislature for political effect. On. the other hand the Governor claims that he gave the Legislature warning upon three occasions and that, if tliey did not ehoose to abide? by his advice, the responsibility rests with them and not upon his shoulders. . Everybody' agrees, however, that con ditious are not as tbey should be an 1 that something should be done to rem edy the mistake, w indeed one has bees made, there being a-difference of opin ion even ' upon . this core. Senator Haines, of Washington- county, suggest that the Governor be prevailed upon to issue a call for a special session of the legislature, with the understanding that ail of the members serve without compensation and that legislation b"1 confined solely to the consideration of the appropriation bid alone. This prop osition on the part of Senator Haines, who was the author of a bill to con solidate the four normal schools of the state into tw institutions which was defeated, has aroused considerable dis cussion, especially among the members of the recent Legislature. The Marion countv delegates to the Legislature in both branches are divid ed as to their views concerning the ad visability of calling a special session to remedy the difficulty ' which has arisen as a result of. the passage of the omnibus appropriation bill. The majority, however, seem to tyo in favor of the suggestion; providing the delib erations of that body, should tit be con vened in extraordinary session, be con fined exclusively- to righting matters concerning the appropriation bill. One member, Senator r'arrar. is strongly opposed to the special session proposi tion and does not mince matters in ex-J pressing himse in that fight. He thinks that the people should be al-i lowed to go ahead with the referndum j movement, if they want to,' and leave! the legislative record stand as it is. j 'If it seems to be certain that the referendum petitions Will be filed 1 am in favor of the special plan if the! Legislature would do nothing but act upon the appropriation bill, but I ami not in favor of tne special session u, there was a disposition to go into gen eral legislation. 1 would like to see the bill segregated and the necessary state institutions protected. I am will- . . i - , . . . . tng to go into special sesion lor mat i purpose, but not otherwise. Two years: ago ana tms year i; wrn io rwmrt the number i normal schools and I thfnk that is what the people want.? This is the pinion of Representative ... . . i .. . . T. B. Kay." - I am willing to serve without compensation and mileage al lowance, but I think that those mem bers who come from the interior coun ties should be allowed actual traveling expenses as they would be put to great expense to attend.' - - . ' I voted against the propositions to increase the appropriations for the nor mal schools "all down the line until I saw that it4 wi. useless and then quit f voting. X - also voted for ; the Haines bill to cut the number of schools dowa-to two,; and -for Miller's bill . to consolidate them into one.v These bills; of course, were both lost. When the appropriation bill came-up on its own merits'! voted for its passage as one who is looking out for the best in terests of Marion countv and his con stituency should do ,,r said Senator Croisan. "I am in favor of segrega ting the 1ill ;d putting the normal schools in a separate, bill and letting them stand upon their own bottom. If a speeialesion is the only or the cheapest Way of remedying the trouble I am in favor of it, but think that legislation should' be confined to this subject alone. No, I do not want any. pav fort my seTViees.' - s1 'I don't tike it a little bit as I do not think it is necessary. If the people want to incite the referendum upon the bill let them go Shead and do it." This is the view of Senator Far rar. t when asked for .his, opinion upon the eneci.il session .suggestion: f If the HAS majority -of -the -'Kei'ublican "menibersbcttinj; at race tracks. - of the Legislature-should go-1 WtmM go and- stand by the majority in any thing which at .wanted; to do in the nature of providing a remedy.., I doa'j think It necessary," however, under the circumstance. This ' talk of the reft erendum is all buncombe on - the ai- propria tion bill and I, do not belVvy in encouraging n. x io not Cooiaer the bill out of the "way in the lwsl and 'the Legislature conined itself to the recommendations of the Governor as near as could be. The. normal schools are just as 'much a part of the state instittmns as the others and "I be lieve they should continue to be sup ported by the Legialatare until they are aooiisnea oy tne people through the ueguiiaiure or me initiative, ine rer erendum will . pot abolish them, it will only- serve to -impede progress; that is tne progress, toward the abolishment or tne normal sehoois. " It will be remembered "that the prin eipal arguments Used against Repre sentative Kay, in his candidacy for the speakership, were that ne .'was opposed to tne state's support of so many nor mat schools and was in favor of reduc ing the number; to one or two. An ef fort was madevto Interview the other members of th delegation, but they could not be en up to a, late hour last evening, f t . ' ft SUPERIOR COURT IS SUSTAINED. Supreme Court of Connecticut Declares Sealed Letter Was No Part of . , Bennett Will. HARTFORD. Conn,, March 8. The decision handed down from the Supreme Court upholds thf superior court in de claring that the sealed s letter in the Philo S. Bennett will, containing a be auest of $.1).OO0 to William Jennings Bryan is not a part of the Bennett will. HOPELESS SPLIT COLORADO GUBERNATORIAL CON- TEST A VERY SADLY TAN GLED AFFATR. Republican Majority Is Badly Divided and Agreement on Any Plan Seems Unlikely It .Looks as Though Gov ernor Adams Would Hold 'His Seat. D EX V ER, Marc h 8. The Republi can majority an the ueneral Assembly seems to tie- hopelewalv split over - the proposition to make James li. Pea- body's contest for the office of Gov ernor a party measure and to seat the former overnor rn place of Governor Alv Adams. The Legislature consists at present of 97 members, W? Republicans and 31 Democrat. -4be'vtenlmeanB avinz a majority of 3j on joint 4ailot. Twen ty-two Republicans, it is commonly re ported, have decided in conference tbat Peabody has failed to prove his elec tion, but manv of them wonld not agree to vote to sustain the Democrat ic Governor. Thee Republicans, it is said, have united in support of the re port of Senator Morton Alexander, a member of the joint contest commit tee, which declares that the election for Governor was null and void, there being fraud on both aides; that there s a vacancv in the office, and that therefore the Lieutenant-Governor, by virtue of the constitution, should succeed to the Governorship. The Peabodyites declare, that this method of settling the contest is un constitutional and impracticable. Lieutenant-Governor Jesse A. McDonald has publicly announced to- the. members of the General -Acmblv that be has been legall.- advised .that it would be a wrongful and illegal act to at him as Governor as a compromise or make shift m deciding the contest. . Before the joint convention met this afternoon the Peabody leaders an nounced their purpose to force the is sue to a final vote today. Sshoutd the Alexander report be voted on firs anjj defeated, the anti-Peabody Republi cans will endeavor, to defeat the other three reports from the contest commit tee. If this tdan should succeed a readlock would be created, and Alva Adams would remain as Governor. PLENTY OF TIME FOR' DECISION. No Hurry About Determining Whether Big Waterway Be Sea Level or Loci System. WASUIXGTOX, March D.-There is authority . for the statement that , the question of whether the isthmian canal be made , a 'sea level waterway or con structed on the lock system "need : not be definitely determined for severaM years to come as the preliminary Work for : either system will be the same. If it be a sea level system a larger appropriation will be required than has been set aside for the canal purposes. Perhaps five years' may elapse before the question will ' have to be decided, thus ample time is given for a most exhaustive investigation and considera tion. At the present time the balance of favor is for a sea level. CONNECTING LINK TO BE BUILT. D. C. Corbin Disposes of Bond Issue for Road From Spokane to Can-. adian Boundary. " , V SPOKAXE, Mareh 9. D. C. Corfcitt. of Spokane, who financed and built several Northwestern "railroads, : an nounced today, ren returning from 'New York and England, that the entire bond issue of 4,01.000 for building the Spo kane International . road to a connec tion with the Canadian Pacific at the boundary ; had vbeen -subscribed. . JHtt Corbin and five associates - subscribed for $300,000 each. It is expected that the road will be completed m the sum mer of 1906. . .;"", - BREEDERS MUST NOT BET. -JEFlERX CITY, 3to.. March 0. The Senate', passed' the bill repealing the "breeders law,'whih permitted TRANSGRESSING STATE RIGHTS PRIVATE. PARTIES PERMITTED TO , CONNECT WITH STATE SEWER IS REPORTED TO STATE BOARD Investigation Is Ordered and Will Be Pursued by the Ofttcials of N the SUte. Under Act Which Authorised Construe tion f , Sewer Abutting Property Owners Reserved Privilege of M&k tog Connection Right Abused, -i ' Information baa come to (he members of the State Board of Trustees of the ijanc asylum to the effect that the state Sewer, which runs throu"rh the c-ityon Ceate street and carries the Sewerage from the asylum and penitent tiary, is being tapped by private par ties and used to carry off the sewage from their premises. -"This is in viola tion of the act which authorized the construction of the sewer and the board at a meeting held vefeterjav afternoon, had 'the matter uncjler considertaioa with the result thai an investigation was ordered. - If it is found that the complaints are true it is probable that steps will be taken immediately to abate the transgression of the state's rights. The act which authorized the put ing in of this state sewer was passed bv the Legislative Assembly of 1901 and the sewer v was built three years ago. Permission was given the state to run' the-sewer through the. city and also through several; parcels of private property outside of the city limits with the understanding, which was stipulat ed in the act, that thep rivilege of con aecting with fhe main sewer was grant ed to the owners of the preierty in the latter cases. The names of the parties authorized to connect with' the sewer aader the conditional elaue of the act are: Mrs. Gabriel Colbath, Mrs. S. J. Perry, M. L. .' t'hamberlin, Mrs. Mary K. Coleman, V. Jr. Koval and K. M. Cro isan. In the event of the transfer of the property owned by thes'e parties carried with it, of coarse, the transfer of the right to connect with the sewer which was vested in the original own ers. - - j Some transfers of interest have tak en place since the act went mto effect and the board has to look up the record of these transfers before it will le able to determine as to who are the trans gressors of the. fights of. the state in the matter and before any action can be taken to put a stop to it or punish the guilty parties. Among those who ac quired the privilege of connecting with the state sewer by right of purchase is J. N. Skaife. who' resides on Kiahtcenth street; in East Salem, having bought the property which was originally own ed by MtsI S. J. Perry. There" is no disputing the right of Mr. Skaife to connect with the sewer, but the com plaint which is entered against him is that be is transferring or selling out his .privilege to his neighbors for mon etary consiaeraiion. When seen bv a Statesman represen tative last evening Mr. Skaife acknowl edged that he had allowed one of his neighbors to tap his six-inch main and had received $.0 for the privilege but that he had no idea that he was in fringing upon 'the rights of the state in dome so. lie said that had been in formed of the complaint that had been made; was surprised to learn that he had transgressed in any manner what ever and that he was not only willing but anxions to make any restitution ne cessary in the premises. He says fur ther that it had cost him in the neigh borhood of 2."0 to make the connec tion between his property and the main sewer, and his only object in selling out his right, or what he considered his right, to others was mainly to seek re imbursement, at least in part, for the expense to which he had been put, and, if it was not the proper thing to do he would gladly return his neighbor his money and disconnect him from the sewer. It is riot at all probable that Mr. Skaife will come to any grief in the matter as it appears that he: was acting in perfect innoeenee in allowing other parties to connect with bis pri vate main. This -is not the only complaint that has been made' to the board as it is stated that private parties in the city residence district, alon- the line of the sewer hav.a tapix'd the state main and are using it for their private Wrtefif. It is also said that some of thes par ties have .learned that the matter has been called to the attention of the board and have covered up their aetiorr by plugging 'the connections made. It is not known what the, board will elect to do in these cases if it be ionnd that the complaints are founded npon faefs. In speaking of tbe matter yesterday'af temoon one ef the members of the state board I said: "If there was -sufficient capacity to the state sewer there would probably be no .at tent ian paid to iie complaints of -parties making connection' with the main, but, since it is barely adequate to carry off the sews ge f rkm the"1 state institutions it . is only a question; of a very short time nntil the sewer would be taxed to its utmost, and probably flood if the residents were permitted .to connect indiscriminately. '. Such a con dition as this happened to' thf old state sewer en Conrt street. ' Private parties were permitted . to connec.t : with this sewer and it was only a matter of time until its capacity was overtaxed and then the city of Salem brought jhe mat' ter. before "the Legislature of 1S97 in the form jnt complaint because the sewer would flood' and was a menace o the public health - and : safety. The board only wshes to guard against such ' a recurrence as this in relation to the Center street sewer J . . f i The matter of investigation was left in the hands of Superintendent Cal- - . " i ; ."-. T - breath and Engineer Strang, of the asv lnm, who" will look into the conditions and report to the board at an early date. It is not thought that any action at law will arise out of the matter un less it transpires that some extremely obstreperous eases should develop, if- SEEKS ADVICE OF COURT. Joint Committee in Colorado Contest Put Question Up to Highest Judicial Bench. - DENVER, March 9. The joint leg islative convention has sought an oidn ion from the state supreme court on the question whether it has power to declare the otuce of Governor vacant and what effect such action would have. and the decision in the Pea bod v-A dams gubernatorial contest will be deferred until the court's answer is received. Action was taken with a view to seating Lieutenant Governor McDon aid as Governor. In the meantime the allegations of Senator Morgan in re gard to bribery will be held in abey ance. The committee of investigation held a brief meeting this afternoon, after which Senator Arthur W. Corn forth, its chairman,-announced that at the request of attorneys on both Sides an adjournment had been taken subject to the call f the chairman, or prae: ticallv" until the governorship tangle Iwd been straightened out. ' W RUSSIA REMITS 3?5.000. I-ONIKKV, Marcir 3. Count Benken dorff. the Russian Ambassador 'to Great Britain, today paid 325j(.j to Foreign Secretary Lans.lowrie in settlement of the North Sea claims, and the incident was thus closed. LIFE IS CLOSED WILLIAM BROMAGE BATE, SENA- TOR FROM TENNESSEE, DIES AT WASHINGTON. Contracted Cold at Inaugural Exercises On Saturday Which Developed Pneu monia A Prominent Leader in. Mil itary and Political Affairs in South WASHINGTON. March 9. United States Senator William Brotnage Bate, of Tenneswe, twice Governor of his state, a veteran of both the Mexican and Civil wars, rising from private to major general ot the Confederate army aim lor t years a conspicuous mem ber of the tipper house of Congress, died at his hotel apartments Jn this city to day. . He was 74 years of age. Death was due- to pneumonia and defective heart. Senator Bate attended the inaugur at ton ceremonies on Mar.-h 4, and his death is believed to -be due primarily to. exposure on that occasion.. He suf fered a slight chill on that dav. lie. however, continued his official duties and occupied his scat in the Seniate Tuesday, He became suddenly ill at the dinner table that evening, and im mediately called fur a physician, die wan put to bed, and bis con-lit ion was recognized as, serious. Despite the efforts of his phvsirians, he became steadily worse, and all hope for bis recovery was given up yester day. tenator Bate was entirely con scious until his death, and realizing that the end was near, asked that he be buried at his old home in Nash ville. Besides the widow, two daughters. Mrs. Thomas TV Mastonnf, of Tennes see, and Mrs. Child, of Los Angeles, survive the Senator. A brother. Cap tain Bate, of Tennessee.and" a sister, Mrs. Harris, of California, Were sent for, but were unable to reach here be fore his .death. Senator Bate's remains will be taken to his old home at Nashville, snd will be,, interred in the Mount Olivet cem etery there! William Bromage Bate was elected in 1887. He was ltorn near CastiliSn Spring. T nn October 7, JSt'O. He gained an - academic education."'-and was a steamboat clerk on-the .Missis sippi. river. He was a private in the Mexican war In Isoiiisiana nnd Ten nessee-regiments, snd on hi return was a member of the Tennessee Legislature. lie' graduated . from' the Lebanon Law School in ; H ."2, and practiced at Galla tin. Tenn. ; He was attorney general of the Nashville district from IS.4 to 1W0. -,He; was Presidential elector in R60 on the Breckenridgc-Laiie ticket. He rose from privale to captain colonel, brigadier general and major general In the Confederate army, from H?1 to !, He was-, thrice dangerously wounded. He practiced law at Nash ville after the war; was delegate to the national Democratic convention in, 16 and was a memWrof the national Dem ocratic exeentivc committee for 12 years. He was Presidential elector in 1570, and Governor of Tennessee from 15S3 till 1SS6. ' , WILL CONFORM TO OREGON LAWS Washington's Fish. Regulations on the Columbia River Tally With .- '' t L .; Those of This State OLYMPTA, March 7.-The Senate passed the Senate bill, prohibiting the intermarriage of any persons afflicted with contagious and infections diseases and insanity. A bill prepared by the State Bankers' Association, and which passed the House . was killed by tha Senate. The bill aimed at the regula tion of state banks and creates the of fice of a. State Bank Examiner. The bill conforming the laws, of this state relative to the Columbia river fisheries to the Oregon laws, as agreed upon la joint committee between -- tbe legisla tive committee of both states, has pass ed the Legislature. The same bill reg elates the fisheries on Pnget Sound and as a compromise, resulting from the de feat of the soekeye salmon dosed sea son, a "thirty-sir hour weekly closed season; on Pnget Sound was provided for in the but MAKES SECRET PREPARATIONS RUSSIA RUSHING MUNITIONS OF WAR TO INDIAN FRONTIER. OUR ONLY PATH TO VICTORY." This the Utterance of Russian High In Authority in Referring to : ' India. Britain's Act! in Persia Rankle in Mus covite's Breast Conflict With Her Traditional Enemy Bound to Come Sooner or Later,' Say Knowing Ones. ST. PETERSBURG, March 9.-Eu- sia is steadily reinforcing her military force, with both men and guiis, in the direction of the Indian frontier. Sen sational tumors of the dispatch, of re inforcements to Ktisnian-Tnrkcstan two months ago were denied, but the As sociated Press is in a jmsition to fully affirm their truth. Troops, guns and munitions of .war. have been moving south for two months, ,rt niilitarv trains having an i vol at Taskend in that time. The Associated Press informant states the greatest secrecy has been observed, travelers in that -district ! ing obliged to -possess special permits and are kept under close surveillance. r.nglishnieu have lieen estieciallv ta booed.-. The military officers are beini? nstrueted to forbid Knglishmen travel ng iu KusHian-Tiirkcstau. It is lo ieved the demonstration wus made with the object of impressing Afghan,, stan. the above particulars were giv en to the Associated Press by a travel er just returned from the fot bidden dis trict. The Associated Press is unalde to obtain an official admission here of the unusual military activity iu pro gress. A Russian in hijjh position, however, said that while Knssia has mo, design on ludia, a conflict with her traditional enemy is sure to come sooner or later and" We realize our only path to victory lies in the direc tion of India." The British nets in Thibet. Persia, the reorganization of the British Indian army, ber influenra over Turkey and the proposed estab lishment of autonomy over Arabia turn the incidents thnt rankle in the Russian hearts. OPPOSE STRIKE NATIONAL LABOR LEADERS RE PUDIATE ACTION OF LEADERS IN RAILWAY STRUGGLE. Strikers Reply They Will Keep Up Fight for Points Many Said to Re Returning to Work Reported Dem onstration Early Abandoned. NEW- YORK, March 9. The most in teresting development in tbe strike was the. stand taken by several national leaders repudiating the action of the local leaders who ordered and aro con ducting the strike. Grand Chios1 War ren S. Stone, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, to which the moformen belong, insists that the strike is a violation of the laws ot the na tional union and that the men most return to work or suffer expulsion from the organization. Other lenders simi larly express themselves. The strike leaders, however, sav the men will not return to work until thev have carried their point and that the local unions have sufficient money to carry on the strike without aid from the national body; ApM-arances at strike headquar ters tonight indicate that some of the men are ready to give up the fight, iid, indeed,, some of the .obi men have al ready taken their places on the trains. The train service is Constantly improv ing. Tonight the executive corn mill ee nf the joint bodies of the Amalgamated and the Brotherhood issued a state ment that Stone had not ordered the men to return to work. Tbe, police were sent In Inrire num bers to 43d street station, where it is reported tne strikers will make tronble this (Friday) morning. Two hundred strikers are assembled there for that purjKo.ce it is alleged, stopping the sub way trains and doing other acts of vio lence. . At 3 o Vtoek this Friday) morning it is reported- that bodies of strikers at. various, sections along the subway and tbe elevated lines nro dispersing. apparently all plans for a demonstra tion of any sort are abandoned. LUMBERMEN FEK SCALE For First Time in Yesrs Two' A&socia- - turns Hold Harmonious Ses sion at Centralis. CENTRA LIA. Wash.. -March fl Th Pacific Coast lumbermen's Association met in Centralis yeMer.lay afternoon on inivtation of tho Southwestern Washington Lumber .Manufacturers' Association. The 'occasion was a no table one for the reason that it was the first time in 20 years that gti-h a meeting has been held harmoniously. It was agreed not to raise the nrice f lumber at the present time, but a scale of prices was agreed upon which nil! be uniform all over. the state of "Wa V ington. About 70 members of the t .t n associations were present. IJarTV !fe- Cormiek, president of ibe H'.uthwesf i ?i Association, occupied the chair. Lo. A Lhmbermen are pleased' with the re?-, 't of the meeting! C3 C3 rr o ZZ. 112 . tears tis Elgastmxe - 6f