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fit-1 .ta t, "H?^ Pi: aa iff* JH^ feiH C.V VS. ft PRICE *WO CENTS. SENATE LOAFING AWAY ITS TIME Practically Nothing Done in Up per House, with Plenty to Do. Meanwhile the Lower House Has Accomplished Much and Has Good Record. Special to The Journal. Chicago, Jan 27.A Washington special to the Chicago Tribune says: As usual, the house of representa tives is doing business and the senate of the United States is loafing shame fully. There could not be a greater con trast than that which exists today in the legislative progress of the two houses of congress. The record shows that while the house of representatives has been working steadily, day by day, and has disposed of much important legisla tion, the senate has don worse than nothing. I has neglected every oppor tunity for work. A glance oyer the pages of the Con gressional Record proves conclusively that the people would have been just as well off, and would have been saved an immense amount of monev if the distinguished senators had stayed at home since the first Monday of Decem ber. There have been dozens of things they might have done, and yet the sen ate has accomplished practically noth ing in the wa of public interest. I has passed a number of unimportant bills, but from the first ls of the ses sion until today, there has been practi cally nothing in the upper house of con gress but unadulterated "wind-jam- ming." No. Progress Made. Every important measure which was before the senate on the first day of the present session is there still. No progress whatever has been made on anything which really concerns the vi tal interests of the nation, yet at the same time the house of representatives, with a four times larger membership, has succeeded in passing one important measure after another. Other meas ures are out of the committee stage and all the business of the house is in shape where it will bear the scrutiny of the people. I is a splendid record for the lower house of congress and a correspondingly disgraceful one for the upper house. The senate always loafs at the begin ning of a session. I pursues its leis urely way until time presses and then does its work carelessly, rapidly and generally with but slight regard to the real interests of the country. Pressing Subjects, There have been* a dozen pressing subjects properly presented for the con sideration, .of. the senate. There is not one^4,o4ay which has ariy^^prospect of immediate settlement. There *have been, executive sessions and open ses sions, and the debate has ran the gamut of every important subject nominally before, the senate. Certain things re mained unfinished business, and as soon as they have acquired that status, are ''laid aside temporarily," in favor of other subjects and these, turn, are iaid aside without any practicular rea son. An'd so the senate goes along, drifting from day to day like a ship without a jchart a derelict on the legislative sea, where its only function, at the present time, seems to be to act as a menace to such ships as are safely launched in the dockyard of the house of representa tives. Do-Nothing Policy. This do-nothing policy of the senate is nothing new, but it is more pro nounced than ever before, and states men on the house side or the capitol naturally are chafing over this senato rial indifference to all legislative action. There have been many bard-iought bat tles in' the house, parties have split up, the influence of leaders has been exert ed ceaselessly on either side, absentees have been drummed, back from sick beds, and one great bill after another has been railroaded thru the house in response to the wishes of the president and the pressure of public opinion. All this time the senate has done nothing. I has not seriously consid ered any one of the great public meas ures, but has considered them all indif ferently and spasmodically without the slightest regard to the question improper ly Defore the senate. CANAL BOARD FOR A LOCK WATERWAY Reports of Consulting Engineers Summarized by Canal Com--. mission. Washington, Jan 27.The isthmian canal commission met today and con cluded its consideration of the report of the board of consulting engineers with respect to the type of canal that should be constructed. The commis sion has had before it the representa tives of the majority and minority of the consulting board. At today's meet big the commission adopted a report to the secretary of war which they will forward to him. While' no official announcement is made with reference to the commis sion's report, there is good reason to believe that they, have summarized the two reports and have recommended the' construction of a lock canal with an 85-foot level, practically following the recommendations of the minority of the consulting engineers. DR. JENSEN NAMED TO NORWAY'S GABINET Christiania, Jan 27.Dr. Jensen to day was appointed minister of ecclesias tical affairs in succession to Dean Knudson, who resigned yesterday as a result of differences with other mem bers of the cabinet, concerning the ap pointment of non-Lutheran professor of theology at the University of Christ ians ^Miit&M^^^^^alk^M^%S^dM 'A-'5- Situation So Serious the Structure Will Be Out of Use for Years. NE W YORK' S $30,000,000- CAPITOL IS'CRUMBLING S STAIRCASE CLOSED BUILDINGIS UNSAFE Albanv, N Y., Jan. 27.The assem-* bly staircase in New York's $30,000,000 capitol, which has been under suspicion for several months, was ordered closed today on the ground that it is unsafe for use. It is believed by those familiar with the conditions that the situation is ex ceedingly serious and at the best part of the building will be out of use for two or three years while repairs are being made. The engineers have informed the state architect that the integrity of the capitol building as a whole should be investigated, including tests of the foundations. NEW UL SHOOTING MA PROVE FATAL Young Reinke Is Accidentally Shot by Companion at Race Track. Special to The Journal. New Ulm, Minn., Jan. 27.A case of accidental shooting that may prove fa tal occurred here yesterday afternoon. Two young men, Plautz and Eeinke, went to the racetrack to practice with their rifles. In some manner Reinke was shot in the eye by his companion. He was hurried to the hospital, but lit tle hope is given for his recovery, His companion is prostrated with grief. A report was current that the twoevents had a dispute and that the shooting was intentional, but this is denied by a boy who witnessed the affair. He says that Plautz was showing his friend how he held the rifle, and as he was about to raise the weapon to his shoulder, it was discharged. Accidentally Killed Himself. Special to The Journal. ^i'"!.* *1 Webster City, Iowa, Jan. 27.Charles Thompsont 12 years of age, accidentally shot and killed himself today. He was huntingan while crossing a, railroad bridge, dropped his 22^caliber rifle. The cartridge exploded and the bullet passed thru the boy's neck. He died less than an hour. N O 8-HOUR DA O N THE ISTHMUS House Waives Labor Law as Ap plying to Work on the Canal. Washington, Jan. 27.By a vote of 120 to 108 the house today waived the eight-hour law for alien labor on the Panama canal. The provision is con tained as an amendment in the urgent deficiency ppropriation bill, which was passed. Nineteen republicans voted against waiving the eight-hour law and one democrat (Mr. De Armond^ voted for it. The republicans voting against it were Allen (N. J), Bennett (Ky.), Brooks (Colo.), Campbell (Kan.), Coop er (Wis.), Dale, Dickinson (111.), Ed wards, Goebel, Greene, Hogg, McCall, McGavin, McLachlan, Michaclek, Eod enborg, Smith (Pa.),. Stafford and Townsend. An atetmpt was made in the ouse last week to eliminate the eight-hour j-j law, but it was cut out of the urgent jjjj deficiency bill on a point of order made by Mr. Williams, the minority leader, i jj| Despairing of getting it thru as a jjj separate measure, the republicans brought in a special rule yesterday f when the urgent, deficiency bill was 5ji taken up including the nullifying j clause. Led by Mr. Williams, the democrats made a' mild filibuster against the adoption of the rule and finally against the amendment. The rule was finally adopted. LAST OF GREAT SIOUX LAND DEALS IS NEAR I By W. W. Jermane. Washington, Jan. 27.Senator Gam ble has 'secured a favorable report on an amendment to the Indian appro priation bill, fixing the price and amount of lands on the Cheyenne river Indian reservation, which have here tofore been reserved from settlement, and are. within the great Sioux reserva tion. The acreage is fixed at 33,676 and the priee_at $1.25 an acre, as pro vided in the original act. Upon the passage of this measure, the govern- jxj ment will be able to settle its account with the Sioux Indians for the sale of Great Sioux reservation under the act of 1889, involving several millions of dollars. The senator has also secured a favor able report on his amendment for an appropriation of $7,500 for extending and rebuilding the sewer system' at the Indian industrial school at Chamber lain. ALFARO NAMES MINISTRY, Guayaquil, Fcuador, Tan. 2T.General Alfaro, former prcsid nt of Ecuador and leader of the i.cent revolution which overthrew I're&ident Gar cin. is now si sreme chief of the republic. The following ministry has beeai appointed: Minister of the interior and foreign affairs, Senor Manuel Mentalvo, minister of finance. Senor Camilo EchaMque: minister of public Instruction^ Senor Julio Roman minister of war and the navy, yenor Hinollto Moncayo., i^&MM^uA^ ^M^MMi """ii"l-"Tf"' MEXICO SHIVERS. OVER COLD SNAP Hundreds of Indians Suffering and Heavy Damage Done by the Frost. Journal Special Service. Git}^ of Mexico, Jan 27.-Hundreds of shivering Indians aTe around bonfires provided by the police department and twelve persons are dead from exposure on account of the unprecedented cold snap that has visit ed Mexico. For the first time in the history of this city plumbers derived revenue from freezing water pipes. The underfed and ill-clothed poorer classes, some of them nearly naked, were wholly unable to withstand the unusual temperature. They were kept alive by gifts of hot tea and coffee furnished hy philan thropic women. Great drifts of snow in the mountain divisions of the railroads are causing delays in train service, tho no serious tie-up has yet occurred., Queer sights of the pMght of the natives, unused to the cold, are general. Grain, fruit and vegetables thruout a large area have been greatly dam aged by frost. Government estimates place the vloss at hundreds of thousands of dollars. hovering AUTOS RACING FOR MINNEAPOLIS CUP 100-Mile Event Is on at Ormond Beach This After- noon. Ormond, Fla., Jan 27.Two big in the auto tournament are scheduled for today. They are the two mile-a-minute class for a 'handsome trophy and the 100-mile race for the Minneapolis Automobile club's beauti ful cup. The first will be awarded to the car making two miles in sixty seconds or one succeeding- in ataining that speed, or the car making the next best record. In this race the contestants were Mar riott in a steamer and Chevrolet in his 200-horsepower gasolene car. Both oi these cars have madep henomenal rec ords during the week of racing. Both $ariott and Chevrolet also will compete in the 100-mile event) when they will'have the competition of Clif ford Ear's English car, which made a remarkable mile record under adverse circumstances. Cedrino will be in thi3 race also. The fifteen miles open was the only other event scheduled for to day. The other races, five in number, will go over to Monday. 1,053 KILLED IN 3 MONTHS Interstate Commerce Commission Re ports Railroad Fatalities. Washington, Jan. 27.A bulletin is sued today by the interstate commerce commission snows that during the months of July, August and September last 1,053 persons were killed and 16,386 injured passengers and eiri- gloyee.s"oamong tates 8 steam railrc'tds in the United =*t SPEIGHERtHEAD: FALLS Mi DOWIE CVj. Overseer Depose| by the "First Apostle' 'for ^Acting as the Efeyirsigent." JOHN G SPEICHER, Overseer of Zion| City, Deposed by S "Prophft'.* Dowie. j^ Journal Special Serving.'':'"'","' Chicago, Jan |57.~-Three hundred deacons, elders and-evangelists of Zion gathered in the Tabernacle last night and heard with bowed heads, the offi cial dismissal of' Overseer Speicher. Two cablegrams from Dr. Dowie were read by the jcenerar ecclesiastical secretary, ,John G. Exeell, one of them having been received^yesterday and the other ten days ago. The last message was addressed to Secretary Exeell and.was as follows: I authorize you" to read the cable gram concerning my disciplinary action in the Cotton-Bpeieher case. Let all Zion pray, for the sinners. I follow the example,of mycg-refit -predecessor, Paul, who said, 'Them that sin rebuke before all others also may fear.' The first apostle is no respecter of persons ant will protect the humblest in Zioh by apostolic blessing the peace of God rest on the church everywhere.-The First Apostle." The cablegram announcing the re moval of Overseer Speicher was as fol lows: Have Speicher removed from his offices arid membership for- acting as the devil *s matrimonial agent. First Luke. xv. 15. Remove Cotton from of fice and Doris from fellowship. Mizpah. First Apostle." The officials of Zion received the command'in silence v^ll had ftoped that Speicher wo^d^^^t*M^a|ed. Speicher was no^ at the meselsjaig,*but whn_ seen afterward, de^rfi^he^^nld not leave Zion. /_ .r-'j I don't'expect to leaver Zion," he declared. "My heart and .soulvare bound,-tip in Zion and'I could not think of going away. I love Dr. Dowie bet ter than any man on earth. I will re main and work as a day laborer if ne cessary to support my family, and will make no attempt to resist the order. There is a belief prevalent in Zion that at some future date he will.be re instated as overseer. HICH MAK KILLED BY HORSE. Pittsburg. Jan. 27.M. O. Coggins, million aire commission merchant of Pittsburg, was killed yesterday afternoon by a runaway horse, which he had tried to ride. The horse bad but lately been purchased from Vice President Fair banks. About ten years ago. Mr. Coggins cor nered the Rockyford melon market. He put $425,000 into the deal.and cleared about $1,000.- 000. SHAN'T ANY OLD BOGIE MAN GET OUR LITTLE OOTSIE TOOTSIE FILIPINO! SATURDAY .EVENING .JANUARY^ 1906. 14 JAGESFIV O'CLOCK. FOOTBALL TACKLE ROUTED COOK Kate Reilfy Too Much for Former Famous Player on Harvard Team. Journal Special Service. Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 27.Tom Gray don, famous tackle on the Harvard football team a few years ago, was un able to cope with the servant-girl prob lem yesterday and had to call the police to remove from his home a cook whom Mrs. Graydon thought it prudent to discharge.' Kate Reilley's rule over the culinary department of the Graydon mansion "was wholly acceptable until the mis tress said that she had found $300 worth of her laces and other valuables, which had been missed, in the cook's trunk. Mrs. Graydon recovered her belongings, dismissed the girl, and Tom & put the trunk but on the porch. He wished to put the cook there also, but she demurred. She would not be moved, and the tackle, who had plowed thru Yale's defense on many occasions, had to send for the police. Three pa trolmen and a wagon accomplished his wishes. Later in the day the girl went to a magistrate's court and sued out a writ of replevin to recover property she alleged Graydon had confiscated. OHIO MA DRIVE OUT OIL TRUST Attorney General Threatens Ac tion Against Standard and Republic Companies. Journal Special Service. Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 27.As a result of the investigation here of the business methods of the Standard Oil and Rethe public Oil companies, Attorney-General Wade Ellis may take action to oust both from Ohio. Attorney-General Ellis said last night that he would ask. Attorney-General Hadley of Missouri to meet him next Tuesday for a conference on the mat ter. I will at once get possession of the facts,'' said Mr. Ellis. ,**If- the disr closures during, the hearing, here this 10 YEARS IN CELL FOR WOMEN PERISH THE SLOCUM'S CAPTAIN VA N SCHAICK PAYSr FOR FIRE HORROR Imprisoned Like a Felon and ^Blamed for Loss of 1,000 lives. 3$Jrt New York, Jan. 27.-Captain "William H. Van Schaick was today found guilty of criminal negligence in failing to have fire drills on the steamer Gfenteral Slo cum, Which he commanded in June, 1904, when that steamer burned with the loss of more than 1,000 lives. He was immediately sentenced to ten years imprisonment by Judge Thomas of the United States district court. The'jury disagreed as to two other counts in which he was charged with criminal negligence by the employment of life preservers of poor quality on the steamer. week skew any" basis utfdn wnlefi Jhe^sustained by thB finding oFMrs. Spies few department can found an action against either the Standard or the: Re public companies, or their officers or agents, it will be brought promptly." Attorney-General Hadley said that he would give Mr. Ellis all the testimony and assistance in the Standard Oil in vestigation that he, might want. I am willing to give Mr. Ellis or any other attorney-general all the tes timony I have arid all possible assist- ance," said he. "The Cleveland hear ing has produced enough evidence, I think, to oust the Eepubhc Oil company from Missouri." WILL STTTDY JAP FISHERIES. Stanford University, Cal., Jan. 27.The United States government has commissioned Dr. David Starr Jordan and Professor Charles H. Gilbert, head of the department of zoology, to conduct an investigation of the fish and fisheries of Japan and the island of Sag-ha-llen during the coming Bummer. ^m/' PEISINGER'S GRIP FOUND IN HOTELburned.l Practically the Last of the Prop erty Lost in Fire Now Recovered. Practically the last of the personal property lost by guests in the West hotel fire of Jan. 10 was recovered late yesterday afternoon, when the valuable personal effects, of B. Peisinger were found by John Gustafson, the house de tective. Mr. Peisinger's grip was found in the checkroom of the hotel, where it is be lieved it was left by some person who picked it up in the alley anci, unable to make way with it, "planted" it for safety. The grip was checked in the check room the morning of the fire, but person leaving it evidently feared to return for it. Since the fire the management of the West hotel has spared no efforts in its search for missing articles lost during the fire. I was felt that the high standing and reputation of the house demanded it An intimation that some valuable jewels were taken from the body oi Mrs.-Spiesberger was npt only keenly felt, but indignantly- resented. TJ^feixemtation^pf the. ..bmueu was Jater berger's.valuable watch-"and some.^fcher jewels last Saturday in the debna ori the Seventh floor. Ring Still Missing. A valuable ring is still missing, but an active search for it is being main tained, and it will be found ii it was not destroyed by the fire. Mr. Peisinger was the guest who .jumped from the seventh floor and was instantly killed. I was known that he had a valuable gold-mounted grip, some valuable jewelry and other per sonal effects, none of which could be found. Every part of the hotel was searched in vain and the pawnshops of the twin cities were also visited. Yes terday Mr. Gustafson decided to search the check-room again and the missing grip was discovered, altho friends of Mr. Peisinger had examined the con tents of the room soon after the fire. From the contents of the grip it is evident that Mr. Piesinger carried it with him in his flight down the hall and threw it from the window from which- he afterward iumped himself. Several bottles of toilet preparations were broken in bits, his glasses, tho in a steel case, are broken, and every thing has the appearance of having been severely shaken up. His jewel case contains several sets of gold but tons, a beautiful butterfly scarf pin with five diamonds, a large, beautiful pearl stick pin, and some other jewels. 1,000 Miles of Mileage. The grip contained also correspond' ence from his house, M. J. Dunn & Co. of Providence, R. I., and nearly 1,000 miles of mileage. A pair of shoes and other miscellaneous articles were also crowded into the grip. Mr. Peisinger'S samples were not in the hotel aj the time of the fire, as he came to the city only- the night be fore. The checks arid trunks have been found in. the possession of the ex press company holding them for di rections and identification. Everything has been turned over to a representa tive in charge of Mr. Peisinger's af fairs. A large mileage book belonging to Gordon G. Sapp of Chicago, who wasenth badly burned and is now in St. Bar-in !*IJnabas hospital, was also found yesfer i day and will be returned to Mr. Sapp. SAY HAZING CAUSED YOUNG HALL'S DEATH Lincoln, Neb., Jan 27.Burke S. f. i Hall, for two years a cadet at West Point and son of the late Judge Charles L. Hall, a well-known Nebraska jur ist, died at home in this city toJay, aged 26 years. Relatives of the young man stoutly declare his death was di rectly due to the hazing he was forced to undergo at West Point. When appointed four years ago, Hall was broad-shouldered and athletic. Two years later he returned home broken in health.. Since then he had traveled almost continually, but developed con sumption and death resulted. Dr. R. Stanhope, grandfather of the young man, and who had .treated the case, said: "Burke's breakdown and death were surely due to hazing. He was bru tally mistreated by the upper classriien at West Point and he confessed as much to me, tho he steadfastly refused to divulge the names of the cadets who hazed, him." The young man was a graduate of Nebraska university, a veteran of the Spanish-American war and had served as acting commandant of the university cadets- prior to his appointment to West Point. ?y IN HOTEL HORROR Fire in Lowell, Mass., Like That at the West, in Minne- apolis. Jc^f: Three Lives Lost in Burning of Upper Stories of the Hostelry. Lowell, Mass., Jan. 27.Three live** were lost by the burning of the Rich ardson* hotel here at about 2 o'clock, this morning, and several person* soft tained injuries, one of whom is likely to die. The dead: H. C. HARDING of Somerville, Mas*.- CHRISTINE NELSON, pastry cook, of Boston. ,.j MISS JOSEPHINE KENNESTON, nurse, Franklin Falls, N. H. 1 The Injured. rokes 1 A. S. Anthony, New Bedford, cut by falling glass arid also injured bjg drop ping from an upper story to a life net. E. H. Dickey, Portland, Ms., nunier- i% ous cuts and bruises caused byjumping yl from a window on the fourth floor. 'fi John Haich, New York, badly burned and almost overcome, by smoke. Andrew Lynch, Lowell, badly bruised $ by fal froin rope fire escape also ..VJ John Hutchinson, New York, severely 4 bruised by jumping from ladder also somewhat burned. ..r Ira Allen ..of'Lowell, injured by fall from fire escape. There were more than forty uest in the building when the firo out, and as the hotel register was not available for hours il was feared that- many had lost their lives. A search of the ruins made this forenoon, y. however, revealed the fact that only three had perished. The two upper floors of the hotel were burned out. The two lower ones were wrecked by falling debris and smoke and water. Those injured were either burned, cut by falling glass or received injuries in jumping from the windows. There were many thrilling escapes, including that of Mr. Anthony, the New Bedford man who hung from a window ledge as long as his strength would per mit. Several of the guests leaped into life nets held by the firemen. The hotel was owned by Thomas T. Hoban, who estimates "-nis loss at $6o,ood. The fire is believed to have started in the kitchen from an overheated stove. Card Players to Rescue. During the evening there had been a meeting of business men at the hotel and after the meeting adjourned many of those who attended remained at the hotel to play cards in a room on the second flooiv- .'About 2 o^clocfeLthert was a smell of smoke and when the door of the room* waa opened by some in vestigatbr there was a strong, rash of *W smoke and heat into the room: I is, due to- 4 he "presorice-of mind of those in the room that the list of casualties was not greater. While one of the number went outside to give the alarm, the others ran thru the corridors, kick ing at the doors and arousing the occu pants of the various rooms. All the guests on the second and first floors were aroused, but when an attempt was made to reach the third and fourth floors the men were driven back by the smoke and flames. When the firemen arrived many per sons on the third and fourth floors wero ing from the windows, however, had become exhausted before this time and had dropped into the life net that was spread below. Among this number. wa A. S. Anthony of New Bedford, who occupied a room on the fourth floor. Mr. Anthony had hung by his hands from the window ledjare for twelve min utes. His strength was rapidly giving out and, fearing that the flames would reach him, he dropped into the life net. He suffered no burns, but his face was badly cut by falling glass and he was somewhat injured by his fall. Most of the people on the third and fourth floors who were not taken down by firemen managed to escape by the rope fire escapes. All left the hotel in their night clothes and they did not have an opportunity to save their per sonal effects. 8 TONS OF STEEL FALL 7 STORIES Girders Tear Thru Steel Beams, Kill One Workman and 7 Burt Five. New York, Jan 27.Nine tons of steel girders fell from #boVe the sev floor of the new Altman building, process of erection in Fifth avenue. today, tore thru several floors of steel bearris on its way dawnward a,nd crushed a workman, Edward Steinman, to death and seriously injured five-other workmen who Trore employed on the building. A derrick was hoisting the girders to the upper part of the building when a cable broke. Steinman and two others of the workmen were on the second floor, and & hearing the trashing of the steel floor beams giving way above them under the great weight of the falling steel, they jumped fifty feet into the basement, a noping to escape. Steinman fell under the falling steel and the others escaped death narrowly. The foreman in charge of the derrick was arrested. $50,000 TO BOWDOIN FROM BADGER ALDMNDS 1 1 a "k 'i -i*iIS* -Washington, Jan. 27.As a sequel to the banquet of the Bowdoin college, alumni held here Wednesday evening. Colonel Isaac Henry Wing, a wealthy retired lumberman of Wisconsin, has given $50,000 to endow a college of mathematics at Bowdoin. Colonel Wing, who is a native of Augusta, Me., graduated from Bowdoin in the class of 1856. He attended the banquet Wednesday night arid Thurs-" day made the offer to President Hyde, who accepted it. Colonel Wing is'in Washington for the winter. His horns is in Bayfield, Wis. fay*