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j VOL. XLII. NO. 13,055. PORTLAND, OREGON, V?EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1902. I' KICK FIVE CENTS. The Greatest American Whiskey . . . YELLOWSTONE; The Oldest American Whiskey .... JAS. E. PEPPER' The Most Popular American Whiskey . . HUNTER RYE FOlfc SALE EVERYWHERE. ROTHCHILD BROTHERS SOLE AGENTS. PORTLAND, OREGON SEVEN BARGAINS SEVEN' CENTURY CAMERAS, 1003 MODELS, TAKEN IN TRADE PRACTI CALLY" NEW AND GUARANTEED PERFECT. Size. Regular price. "Will sell for only. Century Cameras. Model 12 ..... 4x5 $18.00 $12:00 2 only. Century Grand Cameras 4x5 22.00 22.o0 1 only. Century Grand Camera Ex7 41.00 27.50 2 only. Century jLong Focus, front and back ex tension 5x7 E0.00 33.50 This Is all there Is of them. They won't last. Every camera advertised last $reek has ben sold. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG COMPANY Wholesale and Importisg DrHgcists. Tim i n ) J U Assets $331, 039,720.34 'STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." I. Samuel, Manager, S03 Oregonian Building, Portland, Oregon )0R. FOWLER'S M EAT and AKES "There's Life and Strength In Every Drop" A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE Tor Sale by All Drujcrlsts. BLUftfUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers fHIZi METSCHAN, Pres., SEYEKTR AKD WASHISSTGJt STSEETS, POHTUSB, 8SE9M CHXKQE OT -MANAGEMENT. European Plan: A big stove with a lot of tubes connected to it is NOT a furnace, no more than a pile of bricks is. A fur nace is not an accident! A good furnace is the result of many, many years of study. You ought to know this. w. g. Mcpherson, Heating: and Ventilating: Engineer. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, American Plan COST ONE BULLION DOLLARS. HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS - Special rates made to families and single, gentlemen. The manage aent will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod era Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mgr. PIANOLA Manufactured and for sale only by THE AEOLIAN COMPANY M FoirthW AKent. 353-355 Washington St., Cor. Park STRONG BOX STOLEN. 1 1 China-Manila Steamers Suffers Loss of 850,000 In A'otes. r. 1 - YOKOHAMA. Oct. 1, via Victoria, B. C, Oct, 14.7-Information has reached here that a box containing bank notc3 of the value of $50,000 gold has been stolen from the strong room of the China and Manila steamer Zaflro, on her last 'voyage from Hong Kong to Manila. The consignment was signed for by one of the ship's of ficers, and prior to "the vessel's arrival at Manila the strong room was opened only once, and that was to admit a consignment of opium sent on board at the last mo- Tin 1 Surplus $71,129, 042i06 ALT U5GIE C W. ICNOWLES, Mm $1.00, $L50,v$2:o6; perDay 47 FIRST ST., bet. Ash and Pine. ORIENTAL SPLENDOR... In co!orlBss and designs vrlll.be found In oar new and beantlful display of Floor Covering EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSES J.GJack&Co 86 and 88 Third St. Opposite Chamber of Commerce. OREGON $3.00 Per Day and upward. AT TOMB OF WASHINGTON Crown Prince of Slam and KIs Brother Visit Meant Vernon. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The Crown Prince of Slam was taken for & drive' this morning to Fort Meyer, where the troops gave him an exhibition of their siiill in cavalry tactics. Later in the day, accompanied by Assistant Secretary of State Pierce, and his entire suite, he boarded the Sylph and visited -Mount Vernon. Tonight he was given a dinner by ProfcMor - Gore, of Columbia University. The Crown Prince and his brother placed two handsome wreaths on the tomb of Washington during their visit to 3ount Vernon. M MBSUi Operators' Plan to Be Rejected. NOT FAIR, THEY SAY Make-lip of Boapd fe Unduly Limited. . ALL DEPENDS ON MITCHELL Strike Leader Is Noncom mittal as to His Gourse, FRIENDS SAY HE WONT GIVE UP Head Officers of Union Will Hold a Conference Today, and Probably Give the Operators a Reply What Objections Are. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 14. From a thorough canvass of the situation as it exists tonight there Is every indication that the new arbitration plan ' proposed by the presidents of the coal companies for ending the miners strike, will not be accepted in its present form. There is a division of opinion among the strikers, but there is no doubt that a majority feel that the offer to have the President of the United States select an arbitration commission along the lines suggested by the operators Is not fair, and that It un duly limits the board. The miners, it It safe to-say, wilj abide, by the adyic? of their NafaoiiaY president, & wiTuaR- ment they have the utmost confidence. Mitchell Is Non-Commlttnl. President Mitchell declines to say how he personally looks upon the proposition, but tonight he gave to the press the fol lowing statement: "I fully appreciate with what anxiety the people of our country are awaiting the end ot the coal strike. The coal op erators have not addressed the Miners Union, or its officers, in making their public statement. It is therefore impos elble for me to state the attitude of the miners at this time. I am now, as I have always been, deeply solicitous of the in terests of the public and the welfare of the mlneworkere who have been on strike for the past Ave months. A fqrmal state ment defining our position and intentions will be issued Just as soon as we are in possession of the full meaning of the proposition of the operators." This statement was made by President Mitchell at 8 o'clock, after a silence last ing all day. He had no intention of mak ing it until the correspondents represent ing newspapers all over the country called on him in a body and Informed him that the general public desired to have an answer to the proposition of the operators. After giving it he was asked many ques tions regarding the attitude of the men and the probability of the acceptance or rejection of the jiew offer, but he had no reply to make to any of these questions. He denied that he had any knowledge of what the new offer of the operators was until it became public property, and also denied that he was in telephonic com munication with President Roosevelt, His attention was called to the fact that most of the information from "Washington in dicated that the proposition would be ac cepted, and that the strike was nearlng an end. but he stoutly maintained that neither hi3 officers nor the rank and file of the men had done anything to cause such an impression to go out. District Presidents Also Silent. The district presidents also maintain si lence as io their personal opinion of the proposition, excepting President Fahcy. who, after he arrived from Boston today, gave -an Inkling as to how he viewed the new turn of affairs. In reply to a ques tion he said: "The strike cannot be settled without H. Asser, of Hollands the consent of the men. We are not deal ing in gold bricks of any kind; and you can make any deduction from this that you want."-' There will be a conference tomorrow be tween Mr. Mitchell the three district presidents and Secretary Wilson, who will arrive .here, tomorrow-. It 13 fully ex pected that the sentiment -of all the strik ers will be known tomorrow, and that action will be taken accordingly. There is talk of a convention being called, but there is nothing definite on which to base thls talk. When Mr. Mitchell was- asked If he and the district ofilcess had power, to end tile strike;' he said it is a .rule of the organisation hat no settlement can be made by the officers of the union with out the consent of a delegate convention. It is practically admitted that ,Mr. Mitch ell's advice- will be followed. While he has not said a word as to what he will do, it is freely predicted by those who understand the situation that he will ad vise a refusal of the proposition. How Miners View Proposition. The rank j;ni file of the miners view the new proposition in different lights. Those who are opposed to accepting the new offer look upon the operators' latest move as a counter proposition to Mr. Mitchell's offer to arbitrate made in the temporary White House at Washington. They compare the two offers and pick out what they all agree to be many flaws. Their greatest objection to it Is that the operators dictate to the President from what class of. men he shall select for arbitrators, and they charge the operators with lack of . faith in the President when they .give him a free hand to pick the men he wanta 1 Another objection to it Is that the President is- limited to four men In .selecting the jurist on the commission.. Neither are they sure, they say, that labor would be represented, because the proposal does not specifically say so, and they add that they have no assurance that 'j man of prominence, eminent as a- sociologist," would cover this objection A great many of the strikers think the proposition should be accepted, and that the miners should trust to President Roosevelt to do the best he can under the conditions laid down by the coal-road presidents. An argument was made by one miner athe hotel that Mr. Mitchell could not well afford to turn down the proposition after already offering to per mit the President to select the members of the commission. He thought the Presi dent would appreciate the trust put in .him and see that the miners had fair play. Others in the same class thought not much harm-could be done by accept ing the proposition, but that in tho end much good mlglit result Counter Proposition Favored. There is, still a third view held by V min ers, and that la to refuse to accept the plan proposed qndmake a counter .prop orftiom 'em1o,r!om the-.-3ugges- tions contained "W rho operators' offer. One proposition' suggested is- that the op erators, the miners, and the President each select a number of men to act as a board. This was mentioned to President Mitchell, but he would make no comment on it. The situation around the collieries was partly lost sight of because of last night's developments, but there was no mate rial change from that of yesterday. The arbitration talk has acted as a check upon the movement of men returning to work. The prospect for a coal supply to meet the rapidly approaching cold weather is by no means bright If the miners should accept arbitration it would take at least two weeks before a plan of sending the miners back could be worked out As the outlook for arbitration is rather dark, it can safely be said that there will be lit tle more coal on the market for some time to come than there is at present. ROOSEVELT ALSO SILEXT. President Now Anxiously Awaits Rc ' pl From Mitchell. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. All efforts to ascertain at the White House tonight whether President Roosevelt had com municated with President Mitchell the proposition of the operators, with a view to resumption of work, were unavailing. The officials there decline absolutely to say anything on the subject at this time for publication. The impression is gen eral In Washington that Mr. Roosevelt, in conviction of his determination to bring about the resumption of work, has addressed some sort of communication to Mr. Mitchell in connection with the op erators' proposition, and that a reply from him may come at any time. Indeed, it would not bo surprising If Mr. Mitchell has been, or soon will be, invited to come to Washington to talk over the situation with the President; but whether he has or has not the officials will not say. Secre tary Root was at the White House for an hour this afternoon, and the belief is that he discussed again with the Presi dent features bearing on the strike, but he would not talk about the matter. It is knowni however, that the President has agreed to appoint the commission suggested by the coal operators, provided such a committee should prove satisfac tory to the miners. During the early part of today the President had several con ferences, all bearing on the strike situa tion. Secretary' Root. Frank P. Sargent, Commissioner ot Immigration, and Com- (Concluded on Page 11.) MEMBERS OF THE HAGUE Sir Edward Fry, of Eagland. KEEP UP THE WAR? President Gompers Opposes ' Barons' Peace Plan. LABOR GIVEN NO RECOGNITION Leader Holds .Mitchell Has as Much Right as Operator?: to Dictate the Membership of the Arbi tration Board. WASHINGTON, Oct' 14. President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, with whom President Mitchell, of the United Mlneworkers, his been In con stant communication and consultation, declined all requests of "newspapers for an expression of opinion on the proposition of the coal operators, but. tonight stated his views to the Associated P,ress. Mr. Gompers said: "You can readily understand that I want to leave this whole mitter In tho hands of Mr. Mitchell and his colleagues. I am particularly anxious not to say any thing that might be construed otherwise. I will say that in my opinion the .proposi tion made by the operators, at least so far as their designation of who should be invited to go on the. commission of arbi tration iis concerned, is an insult to the President of the United States. I desire that the President shall use his discre tion in the selection of the personnel of the commission. "By indirection, it would seem from the operators' proposition that the President has designs on the mlneowners. No one believes this. The operators- indicate what class of men should be selected for the personnel of tho commission. For exam ple, they say that an expert mining en gineer, experienced in the mining of, coal and other minerals, and not in any way connected with cqa mining properties, shall be one of the members. In other words.thls man must be an expert miner out pf a job. This member must either have been employed In the mines as an expert, or must expect or hope to-be em ployed in the future as an expert An other must be an eminent sociologist Well, who? Must he be a speculative sociologist, a theorist or what? Another, member, is to be some man actively par- ticipitin in the mining and selling of coali and familiar with the commercial, aft wall ns the nhvxlenl nnrt of. the btisi- A W ,v oThh; nnn Af operators, or one of their representatives! .... ' , . clal features f the business In those fields fHs that description. - "In the. classes of persons from whom the mlneowners prescribe the commission shall be selected, there is to be not a single representative of the man who digs coal, the man who works in and about the mines. "Now, "as a matter of fact, the entire question of the selection and appointment of a commission has not been left to the President of the United States.' Hr. Mitchell has said that he will be perfectly satisfied with whoever the President se lects. If the mlneowners are to be per mitted to suggest who should constitute the arbitration commission, why In all fairness should It not follow that Mr. Mitchell should likewise be permitted to make suggestions as to the personnel of the commission? I hope that the Presi dent will decline to act upon this propo sition of the mlneowners, unless he is given a free hand." TO REBUILD NAVAL STATION Xavy Department Sends $15,000 to Guam by Way of Manila. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The Navy De partment today cabled $15,000 to Manila, P. I., to be sent, from there, to the Island of Guam for the rehabilitation of the naval station property which was dam aged by the recent earthquake. The de partment received a cablegram today an nouncing the departure of the Gollier Jus tin from Cavlte for Guam, and it is the understanding here that she carries the funds for the repair work. To Relieve Schrocder at Guam. WASHINGTON, Oct 14. Orders have been issued by the Navy Department di recting Commander M. E. Sewell to pro ceed to .Guam and assume the duties of commandant of the naval station at that station, relieving Commander Schroeder, ordered home to await orders. Successor to Viceroy Lin Kun Yi. NEW YORK, Oct. 14. Viceroy Chang Chi Tung has been Instructed to assume Scmporary charge of the Nanking Vlccroy alty, says a Times dispatch from Shanghai, by way of London. According to a trust worthy native report, Lu Hal Huan, an ex-Mlnlster to Germany and a Treaty COURT WHO DECIDED HI. De Martens, of Russia. Commissioner, has been nominated ag successor to the late Viceroy Liu Kun YI. Out of deference to the memory of Liu. his successor will not be definitely ap pointed for 40 days. The departure of the foreign garrison from Shanghai probably will be postponed until the two Yangtse Viceroyaltles are seen to be In safe hands. CRISIS IN VENEZUELA. American Minister May Be Placed in a Delicate Position. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The following cablegram has been received from Minis ter Bowen. at Caracas dated yesterday: "I am informed by the Minister of For eign Affairs that the executive branch of the government has been transferred from here to Guaya'ca Ipuro, about 20 miles from here. It is understood that the main armies met near Victoria this morning (yesterday), and an Important engage ment is imminent" It 13 gathered from the above telegram and advices that have preceded It that the crisis has been reached in the Venezuela revolution. It would not surprise the offi cials here were the rebels under - Ma too to occupy Caracas, settling up a. capital of their own and a provisional government Mr. Bowen would then be confronted with the necessity . of recognizing either the Matos or the Castro government GEORGE CROCKER ILL. California Millionaire Again Under the Snrgcon's Knife. NEW YORK, Oct 14. George Crocker, the California millionaire, who arrived on October & from London, where he had been ill from blood-poisoning caused by an ul cerated tooth,' has undergone an operation at' '.he Waldorf-Astoria Hotel In this city. He is reported to be resting comfortably. The operation was necessitated by an abscess which formed on his face, and was the outcome of the blood-poisoning from which 'he suffered in London. This Is the third time Mr. Crocker has been in the hands of the surgeons since the tooth became ulcerated. ACCIDENT TO FAIRCHILD. Ex-Secretary 'of Treasury Knocked Down by Trolley Cnr. NEW YORK. Oct 14. Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Charles S. Falrchlld was knocked down by a trolley car today while he was on his way to his office. His in juries are severe, but not serious. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. The Coal War. Miners are opposed to operators' peace plan. Paze 1. Mitchell holds k"ey to situation, but he Is non committal. Pare 1. President Gompers, of Federation ot Labor, cornea out against operators proposition. Page 1. j Principal ground of objection is that labor is not recognized on proposed arbitration board. Page It. Miners' tTnlorr oJiief Ht hour -sir eoutaenifc today. Page 1. Political. Attorney-General Knox makes political speech on trusts. Page's. Cleveland believes tariff reform the Democrats' I only hope of success. Page 3. Roosevelt will probably recommend permanent tariff commission. Pare 3. Gencrnl. United States is given decision in, Pious Fund case by The nsii.c Courjt. Page 2. Henri" L. Wilson, of Spokane, Wash., Minis ter to Chile, transferred to Greece. Page 2. Crown Prince of Slam visits tomb of Wash ington., Page 1. Foreiscn. Premier Balfour makes strong speech for En glish education bill. Page 2. Powers, for Turkey, request Bulgaria to pro . tect frontier better. Page 2. French and German legislators again In ses sion. Page 2. Sports. Review of the Eastern baseball season. Page 5. Jockey meets with serious accident in race at Lexington. ' Page 5. England' and France propose to stop turf scan dals. Page 4 Pacific Coast. Incendiary fire causes loss of $500,000 at K!am athon. Cal. Page 4. Agricultural Hall at Corvallls ready for dedi cation today. Page 4. Oregon Baptists in session at Roseburg. Page 4. Evidence is completed in Markley case at Sa lem. Page 4. , Commercial and Marine. New York and German hop markets firm. Pago 13. Strong demand for May wheat on Chicago Board of Trade. Page 13. Optimistic feeling prevails on New York stock market. Page 13. Investigation of the Hassalo-Cypromene col lision. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Good roads convention opens with practical discussions on topic. Page 10. 'Ford-street franchise radically changed by Council committee on streets. Page 8. State Senator Williamson says Oregon must atlr in order not to lose Government irri gation appropriation. Page 14. South Portland citizens are aroused over poor construction of street bridges. Page 14. Board ot Public Works rejects Public Market scheme. Page 14. Gladlssee murder case goes to Jury. Page 10. - Index to Departments. Amusements. Page T. Classified advertisements. Pages 8 and 9. City news in brief. Page 7. Editorial. Page 6. Markets. Page 13. THE PIOUS FUND CASE. Hf. Savornln Loraan, qf Holland. j Great , Vessels Easily Reach Portland. NEXT A 40-FOOT CHANNEL River Can Be Permanently Opened to the Sea. PILOTS SHOW PROPER METHOD Shoals Can Be Overcome by System atic Dredging Antorla Man's Plan to Improve Snngr Island Channel. The steamship Poplar Branch, which iff a small margin eclipses the glory of the Lime Branch as the largest, vessel that ever entered the Columbia River, will commence loading tomorrow, and the big Oriental liner Indrasahma will finish discharging inward cargo about the same time. The Lime Branch is still at Astoria. These three steamers have a gross register of 15,963 tons, and a carrying capacity of nearly 30,000 tons dead weight The ar rival in the river of these record-breaking steamers has awakened considerable in terest in the necessity for rushing the work of deepening the channel, both along the river and at Astoria. While the Lime Branch was taken through to Astoria with comparatively little delay, carrying the largest cargo that was ever floated In Portland, the delay in dredging out the channel across from Reeder's prevented her going down loaded to her fullest ca pacity. Piloting 10.000-ton ships up and down the river is a feat of considerable importance, but there is such a large portion of the distance between Portland and Astoria where 40-foot ships can be as easily navi gated as 20-fopfers, that the difficulty in handling these big- ships as well as still larger ones, can be remedied af only mod erate cost . -CaptataH.A. Emken, who piloted both, the Lime Branch and the Poplar Branch betw.eea Portland and Astoria, was Inter viewed yesterday regarding the condition of the Tiver between the two ports, and the proposed plans for Improving. Cap tain Emken may not be an expert on theo retical channel-building, bui his many years' experience on the river, together with the fact that he successiully piloted the largest steamers that ever floated on that stream, entitle his views to due con sideration. Beginning in Portland harbor, accord ing to Captain Emken, there Is necessity for a cut of nearly 1000. feet in the vicinity of Oceanic dock to enable deep-draft ships to get out of the harbor. Some of thi3 dredging would be on fairly hard bottom, but the greater part of it would be done at reasonable cost. Once out of the har bor, no further trouble is experienced un til the mouth of the Willamette is reached. At this point there is plenty of water to float big ships, but unless they are quick In answering their helms at the short turn Into the Columbia, they are liable to gee" too far out and swing on the sands which have jCormeu in the Columbia abreast of, the mouth ot the river. This short turn could be remedied by pulling out the an cient breakwater on the lower side of the mouth of the Willamette. There is deep water Inside of this breakwater, close up tc shore, and as it Is now, the breakwater is acting only as an obstruction, having little cr no effect in preventing the island from cutting away. Captain Emken, as well as most of his associates, would like to have the present zigzag channel at Reedrr's straightened up so that It would not fill in with each recurring freshet. According to his statement, a much deeper and more easily maintained channel could be secured by dredging over a slight ly longer course, which would intercept two very deep holes and would run almost parallel with the siream instead of across It. Ac Martin's Island, the only shoal that causes much concern Is a very short one, and a little over 600 feet of dredging would put this In very good shape. There Is a small lump down near the foot of the island, but the amount of dredging neces sary at this point Is very small. At Hun ter's the top needs scraping off a foot or two for a aistance of nearly 1000 feet to enable the vessels to getover regardless of tides. The dredger Ladd has scooped out a fairly good channel at Double bower's, except for a "distance of about 50 feet, where there is still work needed. From beginning to end of the high spots at Slaughter's is nearly a mile, but the serious portion of this obstruction is less than 00 feet, and there is enough of a 1 1 (Concluded on Tenth Page.) Professor H. Matzen.