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1 ' I J ... I' - t. : 3 Portland, Portland, Oregpn - , VOL. XLILtfQ. 13,108. PORTLAND, OREGOK. TUESDAY, DEGEjftBEB : 16', 19d2:: ' PRIGE FIVE CENTS. RUBBER GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION -3 THE LktE SOLOMON HIRSGH,--M&RjSHAN aR CLOTHING Crack-Proof Snag -Proof RUBBER BOOTS BELTING, PACKING S HOSE Goodyear Rubber Co British Parliament De bates Venezuela. Miners Open Attack on Coal Railroads, . TL "EL PEASE, President 73-75 First St. Portland, Oregon. MWEW , ' ...... . , . , FACTS OUT KNEW ISSUE mpany BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG SHAW'S PURE BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 110 Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon and Washington. X F. DAVIES, Pr. St, Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. WHOLESALE SHOES Wet Weather Shoes, Logging' Shoes, Full Line of Eelts and Holiday Goods. . . m a a HOTEL PERKINS FXnf-Claca CkecK .Reataaraat Coaaected With Hotel. ... --.-. 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Ad miral Dewey, commanding the fleet, with the exception of the Massachuseets, sailed for Culebra this morning; and engaged the vessels In tactical evolutions. The -warships will return here at 4 oclock. The evolutions are preliminary to the great exercises -which are to follow the holi days. The details of the blockade problem are announced. The torpedo-boats Inside of Great Harbor will steal out and attack the battle-ships lying not less than two miles distant. Judges will be appointed to determine which 6lde Is victorious. The usefulness of torpedo-boats will" thus be demonstrated, and the commanders are confident that the prejudice against this type of vessel will be swept away as a result of their behavior. MeXutt Gets His Freedom. NEW YORK, Dec 15. William Mc Nutt, who has been a prisoner in the Tomb? on an extradition warrants issued by Governor Odell on the ground that he Is a fugitive from the State of Illinois, charged with grand larcenv of $23,000 from "Wlllard T. Block on March 11 last, was discharged frcm custody by Justice Fitz gerald in the Supreme Court today. Aaxioas Aboat Cuban Trade. LONDON, Dec. 15. When questioned t In the House of Commons regarding the ne gotiations for a reciprocity treaty between the United States and Cuba and how It was proposed to protect British Tights under the most favored nation treatment in Cuba, Under Foreign Secretary Cran borne said representations had been- made to "Washington on the subject, but that no -reply bad yet been, received. Give Your -Kodak Friend A DEVELOPING MACHINE FOR CHRISTMAS - GET IT NOW If you want to be sure of iti Big Line of New Albums COMPANY Wholesale and Importing Druggists America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT J. TV. BLAUf. Sec and Treis. 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At Allnec he first learned of the death of his mother. At -9 o'clock this evening, accompanied by Mra Grant, he started for Washington on a M. K. & T. train. BOTH PARTIES CRY FRAUD Democrats Retaliate by Contesting Election of Republican Senators. DENVER, Deo. i5.-Contests svere xfiled today ivlth the Secretary of State against' all of the 11 Republicans .elected tp,.the. Colorado Stdte Senate at thx last- election. Fraudsare alleged. The move Is under stood "to Te simply a preparation for re taliatlon by the Democratic Senate in case the -Republican House attempts ' to carry ou the threats of Republican leaders In the unseatirig of 14 Democrats who are al leged to hayo ljecn elected through frauds in Denver. .. ." GERMAN ALLIANCE OPPOSED Lest It Should Cause Trouble - With United States. GOVERNMENT STATES ITS CASE CraBboHrne Snya BritainMBat -Police y Small Nations Correspondence Shovrs Demaad Was 3Xade ia. JhIj- for a Settlemeat. The Venezuelan crisis has reached the dlspatch'Wrltlng', and speech-making-' state again, but- a new element tv as added In the decision -of Italy to Join- the allies In conducting: the block ade. ; This -wag announced In the Chamber of Deputies, and one Deputy took the opportunity of assailing the United States. , There w a deoate tnthe British Houw of Commons, In -which. the sov emment declared Its adhesion to the Monroe Doctrine and Its willingness to accept Arbitration. It -was attacked for rlsklns.the enmity of this country by Its alliance -with Germany. Secretary Sky has notified Great Britain and Germany that the United States Trill , net recognize a peaceful blockade and that no American ships must be excluded from Venezuelan ports. President Castro still .fulminates against the allies, but is hampered by a revival of the revolution and by de mands for his resignation. Indignation at the action of Great Britain and Germany 6' growing in Spanish America, and some journals talk Of aiding Venezuela, while from Argentina comes aptiggeeUon to form ,Aa defeMtve.jrfUn-Amerioan alliance. j. fit ".. - - . LONDON, Dec. The House was crowded tonight when th Venezuelan matter came up for debate on a motjon by Mr. Schwann to adjourn. Mr. - Schwann, after having expressed surprise that the government was anxious for another war after South Africa, complained of tho paucity of Information concerning, the Venezuelan situation, which has been given to Parliament. He said he hoped, arbitration would be accepted, because, although 'President Roosevelt Is anxious to act correctly, the -situation Is full of, danger, and the President's hands might be forced by politicians. Lord Cranbournet. spoke after Mr. Schwann. He; reproached the member with a desire to discredit the government, and explained that the papers in the Venezuelan matter were very 'voluminous and that those issued today -were only a summary. He said that Great Britain had to -perform police duty among the na tions, and had to prevent Venezuela from breaking the law of-'natlons. The United States took the sensible view that Great Britain's insistence that Venezuela should meet her engagements was not an infrac tion of the Monroe Doctrine. "No country has been . more anxious than Great Britain," said Lord Cran bourne, "to assist the American Govern ment In maintaining the doctrine." This remark was greeted with cheers. Continuing, the Under-Foreign Secretary said the British government had displayed great forbearance, - and that it was only after Venezuela had been thrice sum moned to do right that the government had Been driven to strong measures to secure the safety, liberty and property ot British subjects in Venezuela, and that, in the execution of these measures, the government desired to .pursue the same course of moderation. Lord Cranbourne said also that the blockade would be car Tied out with every regard for the In terests of neutrals. Bound to Germany. The Liberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, then voiced his strong dissat isfaction with Lord Cranbourne's speech. He complained.; of the lack of information about the German and British rlnims which, he said, seemed to be ion different footings- The speaker said he was an adyocate of the best possible feeling bo- ' tween the two cduntrlcs, but that in this matter tireat Britain seemed to be bound hand and foot to permany. ' "We could do nothing with regard to our claims," continued the Liberal speaker, "unless the Germans arc per fectly satisfied with the settlement of their claims. Such an agreement Is contrary to the country's interests. The noble .Lord had said nothing about an" Import ant communication received from the T'nlted States There would" be universal satisfaction If this communication were, of such a nature as. to lead to peaceful solution of what after all seems to be a somewhat squalid difficulty." Premier Balfour then spoke. He 'ac cused the mpver and the seconder of- 'thev motion toadjpnrn ot a. desire to discVedlt the .overnmcivt. and said- this was not the way t6 approach a painful Interna tional episode. " The Premier declared there was no justification for 'the assump tion that the government was prepared to go to war for the- Venezuelan bondhold ers. The crux of the matter was a series of outrages by i Venezuelans on British seamen and shipowners, for which not nniy .sd comncr.Satlon . been refused., but :jjsiiiiiSBaiiiiBsBiiiiiiiiiH HsHBtSKaiEaiiisiiHiiiiiHiiiiiiVsSBHiHHsHi Great -Britain's Tamonstracces "Jiact been I that tho government had been unduly -hasty.. Sir -Henry Campbell-Bannerman appeared to desire taxo-ope'rate '"with Ger-.' many ofXhls owjp, peculiar terms; buUfew allies would be prepared "to act ton such a', basis. . s ' Ready for Arbitration'.,' "V; " . Mr. Balfour declared, thal-ln so far as the tnnaiiclal claims were concerned, the "gov-' ernment was prepared , to agree to a tri-f burial to'ussessj them equally- He' added? also that the' United States, Government liad. not suggested arbitration. Anglo German Interests in Venezuela had been intrusted to the American 'Minister , at Caracas, Mr. Bowen, ;who, with admirable energy,had protected' the1 lives "of British arid German siiujects. , , .I The Premier said he understood that it. was from Venezuela, through tho United States,, that the suggestion-for"arbItratloh naci come. . un tnat point, ne woum oniy say it . was unfortunate that Venezuela should not have thought of. the advan- tages. of aroltration during tne long period, covered by the controversies'. The Pre mier said he would say nothing for ; or (Concluded on Fifth Pace.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National Affnirfl." Senato discusses militia- and 'statehood bills.'. Page -. Report of committee in favor of .three new states. Page. 2. New Collector of Customs for Southern Oregon. Page 2. V No contract for transport business -will be let. Page 11. Domestic. Strike Commission may ' investigate freight rate3 on .coal. Page 1. . Yukon Indians go on thc-war path. Page' 5. Bank-robbers given a hot reception. Page '-11. Foreign. Venezuelan affalra debated In British Parlia ment, where Monroe Doctrine Is indorsed? German alliance condemned; Italy jolnsthe allies; Hay refuses to recognize blockade; Castro makes another speech; South Amer ican republics denounce allies. Pages 1 and 3. Colombia - pVcpares for war on Nicaragua. Page 12. ' j Pacific Coast. -' Supreme Court upholds Jower court decision in case of Warehouseman Humphrey. Page 4. ; Unltcd States Court absolves Kanley' and.Fol- som irom cnajrge oi canirmpi tor wiinuraw- ; ing money from Wallace, Idaho, bank, i Pase 4. Republipan factions of Clackamas County sign agreement "to act. togetlicrr "Pa'ce' 4.' Commercial and Marine. " Cause of decline In Manila rope. Page 13. . New form 6t hop contract being drawn up. Page 13. May wheat at Chicago closes a shade better. Page 13. . Protective measures prevent dangerous df"no In stocks at New York. Pago 13. TwotbIg wheat cargoes clear for Europe. ' Pa6c 12. Sports. President W. H. X.ucas arrives to take charge of baseball war. 'page 3. ' r Multnomah Fair Association is formed. Page 5. Prize fight in Seattle, ends In riot. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Hon. Solomon Hlrsch, pioneer merchant, legls ' lator and ex-Mmlster to Turkey, dies sud . rfcnly Page 1 v Liquor license committee to" draft new ordl-"" nance against saloon and restaurant boxes. Pace, 10. Municipal Judge Hogue eplles to gamblers' 'charges. Page .14. . -v Salvation Army soldiers wed. Page 14. Buslntss men favor 'Seattle, .rather than San -Franclsco.Jn.tranpport' fight? Page 12. War Department whl not.- permit building of Driageai s.cliwood. - jpageiB. . w Henry Thomas on trial of stealing diamond; Page 8. n M ivn ft rt lf I ft 'BYF Ivf! RiqijeerBte i -and?DipIomat,. NOTABLE CARE ER -M S Coming. to. America, IVhen a Boy, He': ! -"v - ,K ' y .tt -. . ' . 4 I t WinsjavFortunc, AchievesVDlstlac- 4 ' " tloninPolitics'and: Serves as ' v ,- i- --- - " ' " ' . ' Minister to Turkey. t . , - f -. V. '" ,. f CARER OF. SOL03ION . HIRSCff. - i H. Born in in Germany, March 25,1839 . - ; to Xow York. 1S53; Ho 'Oreco'n, "Went ' 1858; to Portland,. 1804'" .fx "L Elected Representative, 1872;.. state - Senate, 1874; President ' State Senate, ' I860. ., ; c Candidate for United States Senator, 1885., .'.;-, y '. ( Minister 'to. Turkey, 188D; .. . t' President Temple Beth-Israel; thirty- ' second-degree- Mason;' - ' Solomon Hlrscht the' pioneer merchant; Minister totTurkey.d"urlng Harrison's Ad ministration, and for 14 years a member of the Oregon Legislature from Multno mah County,1 died o'f heart failure at llOS o'clock yesterday morning. His death was entirely unexpected and came, as a great shock to' his hosts "of friends 'In Ore gon. While he had been 111 several weeks, and had been confined Jto bis room on several occasions, his malady-, was not thought likely to prove fatal During the last two or three days he had been suffer ing mor,e than usual from lils-heart 'trou ble, and' his physician. Dr. A. J. Glesy, Had. been in frequent attendahceupon him. All the members, of his family were at home when he nnsseri atvnv. .a a ennn the news of his death hnil o-nlnorf tion, scores of close friends of the -lis reaved called to offer words of consolation or s-nt messages of condolenpp Tn hMoi. or sent messages of condolence. In. busi ness and social circles expressions of sor- row were mingled with words, of .prajse ior ine many excellent qualities of the deceased. Everywhere there was, a fool ing of almost personal loss tn the death of one, of Portland's best known, most successful and most highly honored cit izens. His Early Career.. Solomon Hlrsch was Dorn in "Wurtem bcrg, Germany. March 25. 1S39.. and was, therefore! 63 years and 9 months old when he died. He wa3 one of a family of 11 children, and his parents helng poor lie was early -In "life compelled to make Ills' ow(ri way in the world. He had been giv en a common school education In the pub lic schools of Germany, -and with only this and .an indomitable perseverance he set forth at the age of 14 years to sesk his fortune In the New "World. Soon aft er landing In New York he secured em ployment as clerk In a ,1 store in New Haven, Conn., and then began the mer cantile experienced which has since made hlm a .man of wealth and a leader In the "building, of the commercial Interests of Portland. After a few months behind the counter in New Haven, he returned to New York, and a few weeks later went to jRoshcster, N, H. where he was e'n ''gaged as -an office clerk at a small salary;, Attracted by the opportunities that of fered trfemselves In the far ,.West, he came to Oregon-ln the Spring o'f 1858,' and ?ne4 In buileas.al,Dallasr Polk Coun ty,- inaxtnershlD with his "brother. Ed- wararajrschi. A "iafr measure of ' auccesar attendea tiie enterprise, and. two years later 'tne Hlrsch: -brothers-removed to .Slt- Lvfrtonwhera tHey .conducted. a gfcnera uiuuuiuistiaiure muu mm, wnen ooio-. mon" HirscH sdld 6uV. his ' Interests and! .went to 'Salem to. enfrftfro In business with .came to Bortrand, -where hq-'TiaS since re- ' ' Man' of 'Business 'Sagracity. Itwas. thtbugh "his. eminently success- ,iui Dusiness -career-InPpctland that Sol omqn urscn was Dest,KnQwn to the peo piet of Oregon andthe Northwest. The same business sagacity which made his .smaller efforts fruitful disclosed to him .the opportunities for". the building of a L larger, and stiU -more profitable business in tne metropolis. tQn cqmlng to Portland he ..formed ' a partnership I with Louis Flelschncr and A-' Sc'hlu3sol. under the ;flrin neSae of L. Flelschner S5: Co. The new firm bought out the wholesale mer cantile, .ousmess or - tiaas " Bro.. and though- some -chancres-have been made In ;the. personnel of the hrm and-the line of ousmess .pursuea nas ooen since Testrict-i ?ed to dn'.jrocds.' the firm has been known to the business world continuously for nearly. 40 -years. In 1874 .Flelschner. Schlusselv Hlrsch. and Jaqpb Mayer formed ,a niw- partnersHlp- under the " name of Fleischn'er, Mayer. & Co., and at the same -time. 'the: weppe of. the firm's trade was lim ited to dry goods, while the field covered wjas extended a'nd trade in that particular illne nior.e thoroughly ' served. The Arm .Has always "boen an aggressive one In reaching out for more business, and this pbljcyv which has drawn much trade to Portland-, was due largely to the enter prise of Mr. Hlrsch. From time to time otfier firm3. some of them with large cap ital behind -them, have entered the field and tried td, establish a f oothold.. The ag gressive spirit with which Mr. Hlrsch and his' associates conducted their business finally resulted In their competitors yield ing first place in the field. The magnitude of their business grew, until this became the. largest wholesale dry goods house- on the Coast, outside of San Francisco. Dur-1 ' Ing the life of Louis Flelschncr, he was the recognized head of the firm, but since his decease the greater part of the gen eral management has been left to Mr. ' Hlrsch. Within recent years, In anticipa tion of the death of one member of the firm, the partnership was Incorporated for the purpose of facilitating transfers of 'real property. .Solomon Hlrsch was for many years the traveling salesman ior nis nrm, ana it was .while acting tn this capacity that he gained the wide acquaintance and formed the friendships that made him an Influ ential factor in Oregon political life. Active in Politics. In politics Mr. -Hlrsch was always act ive and aggressive, and his Influence wis always -felt in .the. shaping of. the policies of the Republican party, with which he affiliated. He was a delegate to nearly; every Republican county, convention and state convention for 49 years, and served four terms as chairman of. the Republi can State Central Committee. His first effort In politics was a forecast "of the success which has attended him since, for in 1S64 he worked for and secured the selection of his brother, Mayer Hlrsch, as a delegate to the-National convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln for his second term. To a very pleasing manner. In his business relations, a readiness- to grant any favor within his power, and a faithfulness to his friends, his success In politics was largely due. t The official career of Solomon Hlrsch began In 1S72, when he was elected a menf ber of the Oregon House of Representa tives as a member from Multnomah Coun 'ty. The business ability already demon strated in his private life gained for him the chairmanship of'thc ways and means .committee, the most Important commit tee In the Legislature. In that session of the Legislature he drafted and secured the passage of" a bill establishing a public school In Portland In which the German language should be taught. The school was maintained here for 20 years, and after Its discontinuance (Concluded on Page 10- QUESTION FREIGHT RATp They Are Said toBe .-Cause of Low Wiiges. MINERS' CHILDREN TESTIFIED Half-GroTva Girls TTorlc All Nlgat in Factories .to Help . Maintain tke Family Miners' Side of Case Almost Closed. The; miners' case before the coal strike commission, was practically closed ys terday, although one of the most, im portant points may be raised In reply to the operators' case. This is the bearing the freight -rates charged by the coal railroads have- on -wages of. miners. Th-e commission de sires pot to enter-into this question, but If the operators allege that they cannot afford to pay, higher wages the miners will be allowed to shbw the. rates charged on coal as the reason. The final evidence for the miners was that of "a number of little girls, daugh ters of miners, who said they were com pelled to work In factories, some, of them all night,- In order to swell the family income. SCRANTON, Pa.,. Dec 15. The mine workers, after occupying 19 days iiv'pre sentlng about 160 witnesses, practically closed their case before the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission this afternoon They will call one -important witness to morrow morning. The afternoon session today was one of the most important sit-' tings the. commission has yet heldr be cause the question of whether the cloge relationship of the coal-carrytng roads 1 With -the- mining companies -shall figure in. the. commission' s efforts' to adjust the con troversy came squarely before the arbi trators. The decision of the commission, if Chairman Gray's remarks can be so called, was briefly this; That the commission in a general way is averse to widening the scope o'f the in vestigation beyond the terms of the sub missions of the miners and the operators; that In carrying on the Investigation, It assumes the coal companies can' afford to pay fair wages; that If the coal" com panies In presenting their side of the case maintain that they cannot afford to give an increase In wages, then the- commis sion will hear what the miners have to say on the ability of the company to do so. and that, if a business .cannot pay fair wages, the employer' ougjit to get out1 of it: These points were brought out during the two hours consumed .by the miners. lawyers In reading documentary evidence, to the whole of which thj? coal companies' -entered specific and general objections. The mlneworkers depended' a great deal on the evidence theyhad to present to show that the' coal-carrying roads con trol the coal companies, and that the rail roads charge exorbitant and discriminat ing freight rates, thus greatly decreasing the revenues of Jhe mining properties. Plan to Shorten Hearing. It was announced by the commission at the opening soi its hearing today that when It adjourned for the holidays, prob ably on Saturday, it will be to meet in, Philadelphia on the first Monday In Jan uary. This decision, however, can be changed iy developments this week. Be fore proceeding to the hearing of wit nessesChairman Gray Informed the at torneys that the commission had prepared, a certain formula which Indicates the further Information desired. He also asked the operators to expedite the presenta tion pf their statement containing -the wages paid the miners and the hours "worked. He said the hardest work, for the commission is still to come, and the commissioners would like to Deglrr their study of figures as soon as possible. Former employes of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company, Erie' Company, and Pennsylvania Coal Com pany testified to alleged discrimination in the matter of employment after the strike. The mlneworkers here Introduced evidence showing that the mine officials of the Continental colliery of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Hudson Company at tempted to organize a union known as the Lackawanna Union, in opposltjon to the United Mlneworkers of America. Mr: Darrow, for the miners, offered the by laws of tho new union as evidence. Ever ett Warren, for the coal companies, ob jected to their admission, but the com mission admitted them. . Girls Who Work nt Xfcht. Several little girls employed In the silk, mills were called to the witness, stand, and as a result Chairman Gray plaln'y gave his opinion of parents who send their children to work at a tender age. The first girl called was only 11 years of age, and she had to go to work because her father had been hurt In the, mine3. She said she worked from 7 A- M. until & P. M. for ?2 a week. In answer to Chair man Gray, she said Her father expects to take her out of the mills next "week, to which Judge Gray replied that he should be commended. Annie Denies, aged 13 years, said she worked. at night, from 6:20 o'clock until &:30 in the morning. She had to stand up all night during her work, and received 65 cents a night. When the girl said, she was employed at night every member of the commission seemed shocked. Judge Gray appeared especially Indignant. Ho asked her where her father worked, and she told him in the mines. The girl also told the number of persons in the family, and finally Judge Gray said he would like to sec the father. "I would like to see the fathers of thc3a girlb," he repeated. "It may be a neces sity to send them to the .mills, but I da net think a father has a right to coin the flesh and blood of his children Into -money. (Concluded on Second Page.)