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ill VOL. XLIIL KO. 13,213.. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1903. PKirE FIVE "CENTS. THE GREATEST AMERICAN WHISKEY YELLOWSTONE Try It Once and You Will Use No Other Brand. ROTHCHILD BROS., Portland, Oregon, Sole Agents RHEUMATISMS BY" OESCHE'S Crystalline ASK YOCIl DRUGGIST FOR A BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. "Wholesale ImportlnfT and Manufacturing1 jDrucsitttK. TA j Assets, $359,395,537.72. Surplus Assets, $75,127,496.77. "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD" Rates no higher Ilinn other comptnl e. L. SAMUEL, Manager, 305 Oregonlan Bldg., Portland, Oregon ilM no EAT AKtS "There Life and Strength ! Every Drop". A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE Tor sals toy All Druggists. BLUMAUER & tiOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers TOIL KETSCIIAN, Pres. chahqe or jsanaqesient. European Plan: . Ask for "Banker" Size, 2 for 25c ALLEN & LEWIS, Distributers Main line of the Northern Pacific Railway. Round trip fare Irani Port land only JS.3H Jo .you appreciate Its advantages? The most curative wuters known. Chance to an entirely different climate. Ferfecllon of service, with a large corps ot skilled attendants all under dlreU medical supervision. m Ve cure more than SO per cent of all our cases. Fr information address Dr. J. S. Kloeber. Green River Hot Springs. Wasfc. or inquire of A. D. Charlton. Northern Pacific Railway Ticket Offlce. Portlind. ILL-F.TT1NG GLASSES strectsweannp; classes that are ill-fittinc and all out of proportion to the face. , We nuke not only the lenses to conform to the requirements of the defective eyes, but make the frame or mounting to con- form tq the face. We fill Oculists' Prescriptions for Glasses. I sluts;. Jewelers and Optician. Cor. Third and Washington Sts. POSITIVELY CURED.. Rheumatic Liniment. FREE SAMPLE BOTTXU. inn H LD ill rnwi pps anrl AI ALT UlXVl I w X T JLuscle $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day In Olden Times Carpets were reserved for the rich. Comein andseehow conditions have changed. EXCLUSIVE CjnPET 1IOC5B J. G. Mack & Co. SO-8S THIRD STREET. Opposite Chamber of Commerce. "THE KLOEBER" GREEN RIVER HOT SPRINGS WASHINGTON The Htiilh Rescri oi ib West It is very com mon to see people on the HUMESISONTOP His Power Not Broken by Indictment MY RUN AGAIN FOR MAYOR Seattle Grand Jury Was a Dismal Failure. GAMBLING HOUSES NOT OPEN Mayor and Prosecuting: Attorney Will Enforce New Lniv, but Gam blers Will Not Go to Jail Politicians Will Go Free. SEATTLE, April IS. SpeclaL It It jvas Intended the Grand Jury Indictments against Mayor Humes. Chief of Police Sullivan and their friends should be a strong political argument against the re nomination ot Mayor Humes next year. or the continued dominance of the so- called Humes Influence In city politics, the attempt of politicians to turn the senti ment in Seattle against the Mayor and his policy has been a failure. The ease with -which Mayor Humes' Indictment was quashed and other of the Grand Jury's1 findings have been set aside, is sufficient to discredit that body's action. even though the people had been inclined to treat It seriously in the past. As a matter of fact, Seattle did not treat the Grand Jury seriously. When the body was first called together, it was expected some results might be ac complished, but the showing that no one had been indicted whom the County At torney did not stand ready to prosecute. save certain public officials and polltl clans, the charges against "whom were apparently unfounded, made the Grand Jury an unpopular institution. That King County should be compelled to foot a three-months' expense bill for this show-Ins-does. not znest-xclth sonu!ar-favor. It is ' questionable -whether Mayor Humes -would have been & candidate to succeed himself a year hence had the Grand Jury left him alone. There have been repeated rumors that he was ready to step out. Such stories are always circulated about an official who has served the people for several terms, but there appeared to be something more than usual In this story. What the Mayor and his friends may now do is problematic The events of the coming year will probably determine their course, but no matter what Is decided upon, the Grand Jury has really added to the prestige ot the Mayor though it endeavored to injure him. Humes an Opportunist. The furture course of Mayor Humes la expected to depend largely upon what politicians believe to be popular senti ment at the time of the campaign next year. Mayor Humes has been popularly believed, outside Seattle, to be the car.dl date of the wide-open faction. This is hardly true. The Mayor has followed this policy, and has become known to a large extent In Seattle as an earnest ad vocate of a wide-open town. But the Mayor has merely been following public sentiment. The people, wearied of Mayor Woods' "dry' administration, were glad to make a change, and Mayor Humes, who succeeded him, knew it. Recognlz lng this sentiment. Mayor Humes prompt ly took up the issue and supported it as his own. Had the sentiment of the people been against a wide-open city he would as quickly have advocated shutting up the town. The Mayor Is a good Judge of pubUc sentiment and a man who always has his finger on the public pulse. It Is expected, at present, by the poll tlcians that there may arise a senUment in favor ot a closed town. It may be the people will demand next Spring that Seattle must be governed along tines to which the present administration has been a stranger. If such a senUment prcvalds the course of Mayor Humes Is doubtful. The Mayor has a year In which to gov ern Seattle before the campaign of 1304 selects a new executive. If be desires to succeed himself and is convinced the people want the laws enforced, he will enforce them. Of this there is not much doubt. The. position of the Mayor under such circumstances would be peculiar. If the people Insist that the town shall remain open, so much as the new antl gambling law will permit. Mayor Humes will be one of the first to recognize the fact. Percentage gambling will be im possible, but in other ways the city will show signs of life again. There is no doubt at present that the town has suf fered in appearance at least from its close-down. The recent opening of some forms of dissipation, closed during the Grand Jury's sitting, has made some change in the appearance of the streets in the lower part of the city and a cer tain class ot people, that is business and professional men, rejoice at the change. But the public is fickle. It may or may not like a continuation of this policy. Gambling Not IteopenetL- Gambling, despite outside reports to the contrary, has not opened up since the Grand Jury closed its sitting. There are private poker games, even the variety where the house takes down for the drinks, or feeds the kitty, and some other forms- of gambling, but the former conditions are not and will not be re stored. The time Is too short before the new gambling law takes effect and the Mayor is inclined to believe that it would be better to cut out the gambling, any way. And so the police are keeping this element in close check.. Just as is- being done elsewhere in Washington towns. The disorderly houses are granted some of their old-time privileges, but they have been opened under greater restrictions than they have experienced in Seattle for several years. Apparently, there ' has been a, revision of rules that govern the underworld. In the meantime those gamblers under indictment are wondering at the course the courts will take with their cases. Prosecuting Attorney Scott has stated In interviews in a manner that clearly indicates he means It. that he Is cut after record. "If I enforce the laws that ought to be enough." Is the way he put it a short time ago when .a reporter dis cussed with him his future course. The Prosecuting Attorney evidently likes to see payday come arontyl, and is liable to persist in a course that will appear .to the public to demonstrate his special fitness for the place he holds. But no one here really believes the gamblers will suffer much from the in dictments presented against them. At the worst Seattle believes they might1 be fined, but scarcely anyone has the impression they will ever be sent to JaiL It is questionable whether the Grand Jury believed that much. Indictments Will Not Stand. The indictments against public offi cials and politicians are not regarded seriously. There are demurrers pending against all these indictments, and It is believed most. If not all of them, will be quashed. The Grand Jury's work ap pears to have been done in a peculiar manner, one that made a paper showing, but collapsed like an eggshell when pres sure was brought to bear. In this connection there Is some crti- dsm of Prosecuting Attorney Scott. He did not give the Grand Jury the assist ance it believed it should have, and con sequently met with criticism from that quarter. On the other hand, be snubbed some jt the "good citizens." organizations. a more beautiful name than politicians" associations, when extra attorneys were offered him. But the Prosecuting Attor ney believes he has made a record for doing things and is apparently satisfied despite criticism. After all. this muddle over indictments and the criticisms of the Grand Jury and the Prosecuting Attorney merely serve to make a few new sore spots, and to give the citizen who has followed events closely something new to laugh about. It was a farce. FLOUR MILLS SHUT DOWN Attribute Troubles to Advance In Lake Freight Rates. MINNEAPOLIS. April 16. The North western Miller says: Tonight every flour mill in Minneapolis and practically all of me mere nan t apnng wheat mills in llln nesota and the Northwest .shut down en. tlrely and will erase turnlnir out flour .for an IndefiiJtCav . Tl'j vet hao dccii lorcea upon me. miners by the con ditions surrounding' the 'manufacture and sale of flour. For sumeUm'e, owing to the price, of cash .wheat,, the hlsh rates of freight and the depressed state of the flour markets, mills have been operating at a loss, but the crowning disadvantage wnicn nas paraiyzea tne milling industry throughout the Northwest was the act of Jh. 1 1 T. nf hn.U nnj .ttn- V... V-,.. iuin ana tsunaio in today moving wheat ' on a oasis or z cents per. bushel, while tne present proportionate rate on flour from Duluth to Buffalo is maintained at 9 cents per 100 pounds. The lines have told the millers that un der the operations ot the Elklns bill they need not anticipate any discrimina tion in rates against flour, but the acUon of the line boats in making this "-cent rate on wheat shows that such an assur ance was meaningless. Until freight rates on the manufactured product are placed on a parity with those given, the raw material under the "-cent rate given wheat, the millers will find it impossible to grind. IN ANTARCTIC COLD. German Explorer Dies and Leader ot Party May Die. SYDNEY. N. S." W April 16.-Four members of the German Antarctic expe dition have arrived hero from Kergulen Island, where, during IS months, this de tached party pursued its Investigations. The members suffered from the severe cold. One doctor succumbed and another. Dr. Wert, who was the leader of the party. Is not likely to recover. Sultan Will Fight Pretender. TANGIER.- April IS. The 6ultan of Mo rocco has ueclded to personally lead an expedition against the force of the pre- tender, uunamara, in tne xaxa district. All Europeans must leave Fez for the coast, and there await tbe termination of tbe operations. LEADERS JBi - v sssssssssW I iJssssssH ' - - stsssssssssHssssssflFW. J.'EBsssV JOHN G. REDMOND. Leader of Nationalist Party. 8 at in Convention Accepts New Land Bill. GREAT SCENE IN DUBLIN Typical Irish Gathering Filled With Enthusiasm.- AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED- Nationalists In Parliament Will Strive to Secure Their Adoption Motion to Reject Bill Over Trhelmlnsly Defeated. Tbe introduction of Mr. Wyndham'a bill far the transfer ot the land of Ire land to tbe people of Ireland, sad Its acceptance by tbe Irish National Con vection Is the climax ot St years ot 'Citation. In October.. 1ST4. Michael Davltt be ran the organisation of tbe Irish Land League, which spread rapidly over the kingdom It worked by resistance to eviction and by social ostracism ot evicting landlords and men who rented farms from which tenants bad been evicted. Tbe most noted victim of this system was Captain Boycott, a land lord, whose name has been given to tbe system. Davltt and other leaders were Impris oned, but the agitation continued, marked by occasional crimes in Ireland and by obstruction In Parliament under the leadership ot ParnelL The first fruits were the passage of severs coercion bills In ISSO and 1SSL the answer to which was a strike against paying rent, and tbe land law ot 1SS1. The same organization has continued to the present Urn, under various names. Coercion acts have been power less to suppress U. and it has extorted one land reform bill after another until the present bill promises a final settle ment ot the question, with tbe triumph of tf league.' DUBLIN, April 16. By a unanimous vote tbe Irish National Convention, which met here today, accepted In principle the Irish land bill Introduced in the House tft Commons by Mr. Wyndham, Chief Sec retary for Ireland, and Intrusted to John Redmond and his party the task of se curing in tha House of Commons such mendmenta as tbe National ConvenUon may consider essential. The convention tomorrow will outline the shape that the amendments should take, and on Satur day Lord Dunraven, Lord Mayo, Captain Shawe-Taylor, John Redmond, William O'Brien and T. W. Russell are likely to meet at a roundtable conference to dis cuss the landlords and tenants' opinions on the land bill, and try to arrive at a common basis of Parliamentary action. Today's -proceedings at the convention revealed discontent with various features of the bill, but nothing so serious as to Indicate a danger of Its' ultimate rejec tion. Even Michael Davltt, who had an opportunity of dividing the delegates into two bitterly opposing camps, and who, amid dramatic excitement, subordinated his own views, pledged himself to abide by the verdict. John Redmond and Will iam O'Brien triumphed over all objec tions; Indeed, the objectors, save Michael Davltt, were scarcely given a hearing by tbe delegates. Every available seat in the round room In the Mansion House was taken by the delegates, who surged up the aisles in a solid mass and overflowed the surround ing rooms. For six hours without a break the delegates sat or stood listening to speeches ot their leaders, spiritual and political. Not for many a day has such OF IRISH NATIONAL CONVENTION a representative gathering been seen . in Dublin. - Irish wit and eloquence lived up to. its reputation. Speaker- after speaker brought the audience to that pitch of en thusiasm where hats were thrown up and men stood upon chairs yelling with delight- Could Not Forset Old Hatred. When a platform speaker 1 failed to please, comments from tne "audience sup plied an impetus to the .emotions. The crowd was irrepressible. Old men, white hatred rtllcs ot the Land League; young fanners, rising factors in the United Irish League, fresh from the fields ot Con naught and Munster County, Councillors, priests, young and old. rose constantly from their seats to hurl some Interjection ot approval or otherwise at the speaker. Tbe force ot habit was far too strong to prevent the sons of the soil from cheer ing madly when some speaker referred to the Lords as bloodsuckers, which not Infrequently brought the response from the body of the hall, "to h 1 with him," "good man." The audience would shout when William O'Brien, Michael Davltt or some other popular orator voiced the pre vailing sentiment. Throughout the day this gathering of Irish tenants, so picturesque, so terribly earnest, so swayed by the eloquence of .the Irish leaders, never ceased to make a fit setting for the heroic epithets in which the speakers described tbe conven tion and the Issues depending on Its decision- Through all the various waves ot emotion John Redmond sat In the chair, impassive and keeping order "like Parnell," as an old NaUonallst said. His head was constantly endangered by the swinging bands and arms ot tbe speakers. William O'Brien and Michael Davltt were the heroes of the hour. T. W. Rus sell, the Ulster member, who unexpected ly appeared in the halL received a great welcome from his former opponents; Much significance Is attached to his pres ence, as he is a member of the NaUonal lst party. After the convention all the leaders ex pressed to the Associated Press corre spondent their complete saUsfacUon with the proceedings and the practical unan imity of so many representative bodies throughout Ireland. "Eager for peace, but ready for war, in case the English wish to continue," was, to quote one speaker, the keynote of today's convention. Lord Mayor Harrington and Michael Davltt Inducted John Redmond Into the chair, and the delegates rose to their feet. cheering and waving their hats. Cable messages were read from various Irish organizations In the United States wishing the convention success. The notable absentees were John Dillon and Edward Blake, both 111. John Red mond opened the proceedings with an impressive speech. "This convenUon," he declared, "Is the most solemn, the -most momentous event in the history- of living Irishmen, with the exception of the Introduction of the home rule bill, -There are in the Uvea of nations, as there are Jn the lives of In dividuals, opportunities which once lost cannot.be regained. Such an occasion I believe the present to be." Mr. Redmond begged his hearers to re member their tremendous responsibilities. If they rejected tbe bill it was dead for ever, and the greatest prospect of free dom since the Infamous act of .Union was passed would disappear. Continuing, lie said: "Whatever defects Mr. Wyndham's bill has, and I am .Inclined to minimize them, its object is the complete and final aboli tion of landlordism in all its essentials. Ireland Is united as" she never was before. Each man must well weigh his words and remember that the whole future of bis country and the welfare of his children and those of unborn generations may depend upon the convention's decision. I ! hope no man will advocate renewing the struggle ot the land war without know ing what that renewal means. No man must dare to do that' unless he is willing to take Bis share In the terrible fight which would be Involved by a refusal ot the bill." Mr. Redmond deprecated carping criti cism, and advocated a friendly discussion of the suggested amendments. He hoped the convenUon would pass Mr. O'Brien's motion welcoming the bill and amending it in various particulars, and entrusting the amendments to tbe decision, of the Irish Parliamentary party. "And," concluded Mr. Redmond, "let us give the world, which la watching us, by our orderliness, wisdom and restraint. proof of our capacity for self-govern ment." Early In the morning Lord Dunraven, (Concluded on Second Page.) MICHAEL DAVITT. Father of Irish Land: Learcue. IB Oil PUTT Revolt in New York Sen ate Against Boss. HIS MAN TURNED DOWN Three Republicans Join Dem ocrats to Fight Him. BITTER WORDS ARE SPOKEN Odell's Choice for Railroad Commis sioner Defeated Because Piatt Dictated It Jlen Who Will Not Wear Collar. An open revolt against the control of the Republican party of New Torjc State by Senator Piatt has broken out. The )njurtnts. by Joining with tha Democrats, defeated his choice for Hall road Commissioner. They openly declare tbelr reason to be their opposition' to his, control. ALBANY. N. Y.. April 16. Not slnqe the memorable days of the Conkllng Platt insurrection his the State Senato been the scene of more bitter personali ties or of a more sensational political bat tle than that of this morning and after noon, when Governor Odell's nomination of Railroad Commissioner Frank. Baker to succeed himself was rejected by a coali tion of Senators Brackett, E. R. Brown and Elsberg the three so-catled "insur gent Republicans"" with the Democrats, and an Intensely personal conflict was pre cipitated between Senator Brackett and Senator Raines, the Republican President pro tcm. It Is not unlikely that the battle, will be renewed tomorrow, when It is expected that the Judiciary committee wilt report the nomination of George W. Morgan to take the place of John McCuIlagh as Su perintendent of Elections, sent, in by Goy. ernor Odell today. By a -vote of X to 3 the Senate rejected the reappointment of Baker. Four Repub lican Senators, Elsberg, Brown, Brackett and Ambler, voted with the Democrats. The rejection of this nomination came as a climax to a series of political sen sations which began with the trio of Re publican Independents voting against the re-election of United States Senator Thomas C Piatt. In explaining his vote against Mr. Bak er's confirmation. Senator Brackett said; "Mr. Baker is simply a pawn on the (Concluded on Second Page.) CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. 'National Affairs. Inspectors working on Beavers division oe postofilce. Pace 2. President returns to Fort Yellowstone. Pago 2. Domentlc. Young Millionaire Chase, an Idiot, causes fight tor control. Page 11. Exposure of crooked management ot New Yorkr street railways. Page 3. Launching; ot Hill's big steamship. Page 12. Youtsey tells all about Goebel murder. Page 3. Manufacturers' Association re-elects Parry; Gompers answers him. Page 2. Indictment against Missouri boodlers. Page. 12, Political. Revolt against Piatt In New York Legislature. " Page 1. , Claims ot Protective Tariff League. Page I. Foreign. Irish convention approves new land bill. Page 1. German agriculturists coming to America Page 3. President Loubet In Algeria. Page 3. King Edward In Malta. Page 3. Sports. Scons ot Pacific Coast League: Oakland, 6; Portland. 5; no games at Sacramento and Los Angeles: rain. Page It. Scores of Pacific National League: Portland. 7; Spokane, 2: San Francisco, 5: Butte. 2; Tacoma. 13; Seattle. 0: no games at Los Angeles: rain. Page 11. Second day of the dog show. Page 11. Defender wins Grand American handicap. Page 11. Pacific Coast. Governor Chamberlain sanguine as to Reames success. Page 4. Smallpox checked at Prinevllle. Page 4. Sale of Northern California, mine. Pag 4. Angry man fires his house, and bam. Page: 5. Damaging testimony In Benson trlaL Page, 5. Salmon are running small, but In great num. ber. Page 4. Inland Empire teachers In convention. Page 4. Effect of grand Jury In Seattle oar Mayor Humes' position. Page L Commercial and 3Iarlne. First California strawberries reach this mar ket. Page 13. Short crop of tea Is reported. Page 13. Mohair wool ssles. Page 13. Renewal of speculation on New York stock market- Page 13. Armours buying heavily of July wheat Pag 13. Good demand at San Francisco for best Oregon potato i". Page 13. First pontoon of drydock will b launched in a tew days, rage 12. Portland and Vicinity. Minor Federal Jobs are placed under tha clvU service. Page 14. Nonunion men go to work on tbe Failing; build ing. Page 10. Ford lletiger; ot Gresham. hero In shooting bout with robbers. Page 8. Qeaeral passenger agents on their way ta Portland. Fare 12. Oddfellows to bultd on the East Side. Pag 8, Lewis and Clark committee will ask special rates from railroads. Page 10. Gardner K. Wilder sues W. L Reed for an at. counting. Page 8. Joseph A. Wheelock. founder of Bt. ptQj Pioneer Frees, favors the merger. Page T J. D. OlwcU tells how to km fruit W. Fags S. pw4 I