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VOL. XLn.2sT0. 13,063. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER . 24, 1902. I'KICfi FIVE CENTS. YELLOWSTONE THE GREATEST AMERICAN WHISKY. This de licious stimulant renowned for its purity, should be kept 'in every home. For sale everywhere. ROTHCHILD BROS., Portland, Oregon, Sole Agents NOW IN STOCK The Wonderful Developing Machine ABOLISHES THE DARICR003I ENTIRELY DEVELOPS AND FIXES IX FULL DAYLIGHT No fuss, no muss, perfect pictures Call and examine them. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG COMPANY Wholesale and Importing Druggists Assets $331, 039,720.34 ''STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." I Samuel,' Manager, 305 Oregonlan Building", Portland,. Oregon DR. FOWLER'S M EAT a AKhS 'There's A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE For Sale by All Druggists. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers MUL XETSCHAX, Pre. SETEKTH AID WASHlNQTOf! STREETS, rUBTLAHD, OBEIMI CHANGS OF MANAGEMENT. . European Plan: If you want your home heated satisfactorily, economically, if you think- qual ity a first consideration, we should like to talk with you. w. a Mcpherson, "Heating: and Ventilating Engineer. 47 FIRST ST., bet. Ask. and Fine. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, American Plan COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS. HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS MEQ COMMERCIAL TRAYELERS Speclsl rates made to famlllcs.and single gentlemen. The manage tnent will be pleased at all times to shew rooms and give prices. A mod era Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mgr. THE PIANOLA Manufactured and for sale only by THE AEOLIAN COMPANY 1. B. WELLS, -Sole Ji'orilnvcst Asent. 353 OCHILTREE IS VERY ILL. Well-KBOviR Texan Is Suffering From Complication of Ailments. NEW TOItK Oct. 23. Colonel Thomas T- Ochiltree Is asrfously ill" at his apart Kients In this city.vHe.. returned from "Loudon lnptesefnd' fell ill soon aftermtra with bronchitis. A '""coinpllca- tlon of ailments followed'" and. the' doctors feve admitted that his condition is serl oas. although showing: s$$? improve ment under treatment 1T1 ill! Li Surplus $71,129, 042.06 ALT USCL Life and Strength In Every Drop" O. W. IOiOWLES, Hffrw $1:00, $1.50; $2.00 per Dty ORIENTAL SPLENDOR... la eolorlnsTs aad dealjcaa vrill be foBBdMn ear aew nad beantlfal display ot Floor Coverings EXCLUSIVE CAUPET HOCSB J. G. Mack &Co. 86 and 88 Third St. ' Opposite Chamber of Comaicrce. OREGON $3.00 Per Day and upward. - 355 Washington St., Cor. Park NEW DIPLOMAT RECEIVED Spanish Minister Presents His Cre dentials to Roosevelt. "WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Senor Don Emilo do Ojeda, the recently-appointed Mh cr of Spain to the "United States, formally presented his credentials to President Roosevelt today. Minister Ojeda was received at the White House by Sec retary of State Hay. who conducted him directly to the President. After the. usual exchange of felicitous addresses, the President and Senor Ojeda chatted pleas antly for a few minutes. II OR NUT? Multnomah Delegation is Divided. FIVE FOR AND FIVE AGAINST Other Legislators Are Doubt ful'of Noncommittal. ARGUMENTS MADE PRO AND CON Jrgc Expediency of Immediate Action in Levrix and'Clark Appro priation, Portland Charter and Initiative and' Referendum. How the Multnomah delegates to the Legislature stand on the question of an extra session: Against Senator F. P. Mays, Senator Alex Sweek. Senator Andrew C. Smith, Representative A. A. Bailey, Represen "tatlve S. B. Cobb. Favorable Senator George T. Myers, Representative Dan J. Malarkey. Rep resentative John Gill, Representative C. TV.. Nottingham, Representative J. S. Hutchinson. Doubtful of expediency of session Representative George M. Orton, Repre sentative "W. W. Banks, Senator Her bert Holman. Noncommittal Representative Sander son Reed. Representative H. J. Fisher. Senator .Henry E. McGinn. Out of the city Senator J. E. Hunt, Representative C. W. Hodson, Repre sentative "VV. R. Hudson," Representa tive W. N. Jones. "Extra session or not?", is gyrating and swirling In the public mind. But senti ment lsjby no means a unit on the sub ject. ".What will It accomplish?" ask the ikeptlcs. i"Will It not stir ud the, Sena.toriah trouble before. the proper; Vlme? "Will It' 1o' t.T '-VtCjfAr !f T.rt,ViV.'V,,.'.ft wiu rern in benefits? -Will It ,iof. J.-"c to the tuite at lar&e as a design primarily In the interest of. the 1S(53 Fair? Will it not thereby breed opposition to the Fair? Will it -not also appear to be a political scheme?" As said ln Tho Oreemnlnn wctsmiov n leading motive for the special session Is that of getting the Portland charter bill and the Lewis and Clark appropriation out of the way before the regular session. In regular session these two measurer might get lost ln the shuffle of politics, qr be burled under a mass of other business. A second motive comes from the apparent need of legislative measures for supplying machinery fqr the initiative and referen dum amendment to the constitution.- A third motive arises from the popular de mand that state offices be put on a "flat" alary basis Most of the Multnomar Legislators are disposed to doubt the expediency of an extra session. If they have any con mon point of agreement. It Is that tne I-ewis and Clark Fair might possibly have fewer obstacles In special than in regular session. But while all of them say this Is possible, they do not agree that it Is probable. The Oregonlan yesterday Interviewed 16 of the 20 delegates to the Legislature from this county, the four others being out of the city. Of these 16, five were strongly opposed to the session, four were neutral to the question and In their private judg- ment did not think the session was re quired; four openly supported the petition to Governor Geer, and three were non committal. Governor Goer's Ear to the Ground. Governor Geer' was in the city yester dav afternoon with beaming countenance apparently satisfied by the fact that the taxpayers had swerved around to his views. He greeted many persons with handshakes and added their opinions to the great sum total which Is accreting in his mental storehouse. He seemed to be still waiting patiently for the time when the sum total will be heavy enough to weigh down the hitherto light side of the balance which he has kept poised' for several months. The petition to the Governor has re ceived the indorsement of the' Taxpayers' League.' The signatures last night num bered hetween 65 and 70. "These signa tures represent not individuals but prop erty Interests," said a member of the league. "One signature frequently stands for the Interests of many persons." Many people concede that an extra session might possibly enhance the for tunes of the charter 'and the Fair appro priation, but a large number of them' fear that the session would encounter hos tility from many parts of tho state and react against the Fair. "If any members of the -Legislature have designs for ex torting out of the Fair appropriation con cessions in their own interest," say these apprehensive citizens, "they will not per mit the opportunity to slip by ln special any more than ln regular sersldn. Be sides, the Fair appropriation In regular session might estrange from, the measure friends that it has already. Moreover, the special session would not be free from politics. It would rather, precipitate po litical warfare before the regular time." How About the Initiative? As to legislation for supplementing the initiative and referendum amendment, nobody has been found who 'knows just what is needed. "Why talk about measures for putting that amendment Into operation?" say many citizens. It Is in operation already and is fully equipped for action by its own provisions. To, be sure, there are apparent discrepancies between it and the other clauses of tho constitution, but as it is an amendment to the whole Instru ment, its mandate must be held .as su preme ln all alleged conflicts. All parts of the constitution not ln harmony with the amendment are nugatory and void." The deplorable condition of elevated roadways, and the many petitions of street-car companies for fraachises, in the , opinion of many people are sr-io reasons SESSIO for an extra session. This arrangement is met by the assertion that 'a special session would gain for the charter at most not more thaq, from 0 tp 50 days, and that therefore the expense of an extra session Is out of proportion with, the good that would result. If the. extra session should come ln December, the gain in time would be only two or three iweeks.' If the session were convoked so. late as this the expense would J5e less, because the end of the session might come with the beginning of the reguiar session.. While "flat salaries" might be , advan tageously enacted that, late, the charter nnd tho fair appropriation could' come just as well before the regular session. Law of Extra - Sessions. . The state constitution does not pre- sprlhp th lpncrth of tllft Interval . hftweon the call of the Governor-'and the lday of'! convenlng. But reasonably, the Gover nor is required tb give sufficiently long notice In his proclamation. Section 12' of article 5 of the constitution says: -"He may, on extraordinary occasions, convene . tho Iiegislatlve Assembly by proclamation, and shall state, to both houses the purpose 'for which , they have been convened." The duration of the session would not be longer thin 20 days. Section 20, of arti cle 4, of the constitution says: "When convened In extra session by the Governor, they shall receive $3. per day; but no extra session shall continue, for a l&ngcr period than 20 days." The Flnt-Snlary Question. Strong sentiment prevails against re ducing the emoluments of state officers for tho terms for which the new officers were elected next June. If the Legislators ruled by this sentiment should dominate taey would put off Hit-salary reform an-' ewnswuere. oneep, it is assenea. ?h!:ernvUnfy?aIS-nnJf SfnSriSS ClVP OUt can be put on 4S bfBte only at Sne r, mardy taklDS thG SCaSn'S cial s'cssTonSection1! JrStSoVffi tr 'I ' ,the frange constitution says: . "tnevahly. They crowd Into the "He (the Stste Printer) shall perform all "watering places Hn the mountains and the public printing for the state, which with their myriad hoofs churn the springs aLb-MrIdv,C,d f,r by LaW', T,h ra,te!into mudholes, destroying the natural to be paid' to him for such Drlntlne shall a i ... ... bo fixed bv law. and shall neither bo ln- creased nor diminished during the term for which he shall have been elected." Of course It is ln the power of tho Leg islature at any time to cut off the per quisites of tho offices of Governor, Secre tary of State and State Treasurer. Tho two llrst named are allowed $1503 a year by the constitution and the third $00. What Multnomah Legislators $ny. The interviews from members 'of the Multnomah delegation follow: Representative Dan JJ Malarkey The reasons given In -advocacy . of a' special session of the Legislature, as I under stand them,- are four ln number. Stated In Inverse order of their importance, they , are: First The necessity of enacting legisla tion to make effective the Initiative and referendum amendment to the constitu tion. It seems to me that no legisla tion whatever is necessary to make effec tive the new amendment. To claim other wise "Is to declare that the Legislature has it In Its power to render nugatory the constitution of the state, In whole or ln part, by Its mere failure to act after the people have acted. All that can pos sibly he needed Is- legislation In detail to make which Second clared'-Xac flalt-sajaficsr iSp. .they r have; but whatever 1$ tb be done can' bo done at a regular session, and' I am In favor" of then allowing- all- state officials such fixed salaries as will fairly compensate them for their services, and of abolishing all compensation by fees, insofar as the constitution will allow. I am bound to say further that I do not tnlnk that the salary of any stae officer should be disturbed during the term for which he was elected. Third comes the Portland charter.. It is certainly deslrablp from many standpoints that the charter be adopted as soon as possible, and that there be no entangle ments between it and other legislation. But I do not think that any emergency (Concluded on Page 10.). LATEST clear and specific he method by f Summer on the open and watered ranges .the- Initiative. anfU'Cfecenduw -shall 1 tA nf. r,,nn wm ,if--w,' V fnnfflt a ,partvff .oursysteai of fiawcu- , " 1 : . -lls hld thiedbfo-have odo-r "'yci!"Peni ur nvmc siaiions. .aeverai r - -: " CLEVELAND AXD HILL OH, WE DOK'T CARE IF YOU NEVER COME BACK." THE RANGE WAR Attitude , of the Klamath Stockmen, OUTLOOK FOR BEEF PRICES Arguments For and 'Against Shcep- Ranging Hots' Ivan Applegate 'Called.- a Bluff "Wfitfc the . Stnrs and Stripes. By a" Staff "Writer. Eighth Letter. KLAMATH- FALLS; Oct. 21. The con fllct of--interest between cattlemen and sheepmen, which in some other parts of !that the shecP industry is more preda te ct,t v i i- , . v,,r tory in its nature than cattle or horse hostility is very much in the air herb. The crfttle Interest predominate,, In Lake I i Trinmoth f,.i,i t,,. ..... ... uuuin., uu. .11.. or less grazing of sheep on the open range's with a" good deal more than less anger on the part of the cattlemen -In con-, e.nce. The complaint is the same T""& . "lu oul l ' tie patches of mountain meadow. In short, the claim Is that the running of sheep Is fatal to the conditions essential I to the ranging of cattle and horses; and it is further claimed that both presently and in tho long run the latter is more profitable -to the country and therefore worthy of a discriminating favor. . But this is not the whole story. There is a w(Ide region of desert north of the Klamath country and south of Crook County, very rich ln its grasses, but for the greater, part uninhabitable for cattle and horses from lack of watering plaees. In Summer, it is likewise uninhabitable for sheep. Therefore It accumulates grate during the long Summer season when other parts of the country are ranged bare; and when Winter comes, sheep' arc driven in upon it In great numbers, llnd- ing their Winter feed from the long dry grass, and getting their water supply by nibbling snow". Sheepmen who Winter their stocjt on the desert and run them in Instances have -been named-to the of. men who have grown rich In the slieop busi ness pursued upon this basis without one dollar's Investment in land and practically without contributing anything to the ad vancement of the country or to its sup port. A business pursued upon this plan, it Is argued. Is ln its nature predatory and as such It ought not to be allowed to In terfere with operations founded upon a rettjed and domestic connection with the country. In support of their own side of the question the cattlemen assert that their business rests upon conditions which build HIT ON THE POLITICAL up the country, contribute to Its population and business, expand by its methods or raising feed the cultivated area and con tribute tb the permanent wealth and to general civilization. Cattle ranging, they say, crops the range but dpes not destroy ltt and left to cattle" alone, they assert, .the natural pastures of the country v.-lll last for an Indefinite period. I find a common feeling among cattle men that each has a right to tho range in his neighborhood , in proportion to his arrangements for Winter feeding and that the entrance of a band of sheep upon any neighborhood thus appropriated is an unwarranted invasion. They do not an alyze it closely or put It In just these words, but this Is the essence of their position.- .- Of course, the sheepmen have another view of the matter. The damage done by sheep, they declare; has been greatly exaggerated: and they p61nt to ranges both open and fenced-in districts like Heppner which have been continuously "sneeped" for many years and which arc still in productive condition. They df ny aislnK; ,and they urther declare ,that .ln m03t l "e shf P "nser is as much a citizen, as much settled in his ! Ats.cK n- Inn - - f tUn cattleman, There may bo Instances, they nrlm't wlirm n nhonn ronrrr llvp.q mnon . s?.,mmor nnd wintor Tvlth llt- ( tU Qr nothIn ln the way of a home es- i tabilshment; but there are. they assert. 1 as W cattlemen who do the same thl. They resent the claim that eat- tie ranging more than sheep ranging tends j to bund up the COUntry; and they invite attentloh to those distrlcts where sheep nipging Is the basis of the local business ' 1Ife as" illustration of what it does or may . , do for a country. And on top- of all they assert what all must admit to be true, namely, that their right to the use of the range lands s as good as that of any 'cattleman or anybody" else. Since the lands belong to the Gov ernment one man's privilege Is as good as another's and for one claw; of stock men to sot up a claim of exclusive or su perior right to what belongc to all, they denounce as outrageous arrogance. I There have bc.rr no violent collisions In this part of the range country, hut t..e j cattlemen, especially in the Langell Val ley neighborhood, have assumed a rather high-handed attitude with the aim of In timidating sheep herders and thus forcing them through their fears to abandon the country. In several instances considerable bodies of armed range riders have ap Pachcd sheep camps and In a noisy and peremptory manner have warned the herders to take their flocks off the local range's; but when these commands have been disregarded no attempt has been made to enforce thenr --'.Thov'cairf lemon hereabouts have a'hard man to deal with In Ivan Applegte, one of the pioneers of the country and a man well endowed with the Applegate qualities of nerve combined with accurate marksmanship. In a Tecent conference with the cattlemen Mr. Applegate declared that his right to range sheep was as good as any other man's right to range cattle, and that he should defend It to the limit. "I will raise the Stars and Stripes," he said, "over my sheep camps and I don't be lieve there Is one of you who will dare take down the flag pr harm the property which It protects." Mr. Applegate's flocks still range the country and no forcible (Concluded on Page 12.) STAGE. BOLT PEACE P S Engineers Accuse Min ers of Bad Faith. WILL KEEP UP THE FIGHT Members of Union to Be Asked Not to Handle Coal, REQUEST WILL BE NATIONAL President of Brotherhood Says Strlk ern Do Xot Propone to Get the Worst of It at Hands of Operators. The International Stationary Engi neers' and Firemen's Union proposes to make war on the mine oparators by ask ing Its l'J.POO members not to handle anthracite coal unless their fellows are given their eld positions. The steam workers hold that the miners' union Is not living strictly up to agreement made at the time ot the strike by ac cepting arbitration. Few of the en gineers are beins given their old posi tions. CHICAGO, Oct. 23. President Morton, of the International" Stationary Engineers and Firemen, stated that all members of the association all over the country would be ordered to refuse tcf handle any an thracite coal until every member affected by the anthracite strike Is reinstated on the basis on which the miners returned to work. The brotherhood has a membership of 14,000, and has local unions in 114 towns and cities, Including Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Balti more, St. Louis. Kansas City, Denver and San'Franclsco. ; President Morton declared his, organiza tion was ln a position to shut out hard coal In all cltle3 where it had local unions, and' said 'such action would be taken if necessary for the protection of the mem bers who had lost their positions on ac count of the anthracite coal strike. Thla Is President Morton's view of the situa tion: "According to all reports from East ern mines, our men are getting the worst of It, and, while the miners are being re instated, they are left out in the cold. Our organization does not propose allow ing Its members to be victimized, and as we cannot call a strike at the mines, non union men seeming to be in possession of the jobs, we will attempt to secure the re instatement of our members by shutting out anthracite coal wherever we can. "While negotiations looking toward a settlement were on' we did not wish to Interfere in any way, although we feared our men would get the worst of the -tar-gain. We believe the action of the fire men and engineers In quitting work helped the miners to win their fight. "Although It la true a majority of tho (Concluded on Second Page.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER Political. Tom Johnson denounces McLean as traitor to his party. Page 2. Son of Senator Clark charges Helnze with of fering him $2,500,000 to throw down his father. Page 2. Hlll-Cleveland-Tammany alliance excites much Interest in the East. Page 2. Senator Hanna begins his tour of Indiana. Page 2. General. Engineers will bolt peace" plan- In coal strike. Page 1. Many strikers are put to work, but condition of mines will not permit of full working. Page 11. ' Methodist convention -"raises $300,000 for mis sions. Page 11. 1 Forelpn. Powers agree to evacuate Shanghai, and open door policy will be extended. Page 3. British 'escape f rfjrn trap 6f the Mad Mullah ln Abyssinia. Pace 3. French strikers are violent, and business at ' Dunkirk Is generally paralyzed. Page 3. SportH. Onward Silver and Major Del Mar lower world's "records at Memphis. Page 5. National Association of Baseball Leagues be- gins annual session. Page 5. Opening of annual shoot of Washington Sports men's Association. Page 3. Pnclfic Coast. Baker City delegation brings petition of pro test against forest reserve to Senator Mitch ell. Page 4. Work of the Congregational Astociation' at Sa lem concludes work. Page 4. Washington land sale receipts show big la crease over last year. Page 4. Commercial and Murine. Hops less active but Arm at Xew York. Page 13. Wheat higher at. Chicago on strength at Liver pool. Page 13. Heavy trading In foreign exchange at New York. Page 13. Lumber for Philippines will probably bo shipped from Portland. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Multnomah Legislators divided as to expedi ency of calling extra session. Page 1. President Lytle, of Columbia Southern, sug gests way to settle irrigation strife. Page 10. Slot-machine owners openly violate the law. Page 7. Grand Jury investigates cases of illegal liquor selling. Page 10. Fruitless search for missing Viola Colteux. Page 14. Rock Island said to be behind the Coos Bay Ballroad. Pace 8. Banquet to Consul H. B. Miller. Page 10. Index to Department. Amusements.. Page 7. City news ln brief. Page 7. Classified adverlments. Page 0. Editorial. Page 6. Markets. Page 13. t