T 9 TIIE 3IOKXIXG. OREGOXIAS. TIIURSDAY, XOYE3IBER 5. 1903. BOURSE Mil ! Blf FRENCH ISA QUE Good Effect of America's .Election Handicapped by Casa Blanca Incident. STOCKS GO DOWN FAST Franco Accepts Germany's Proposal to Arbitrate OTer Desertions. Kaiser's Government Then Backs Down on One Proviso. PARIS. Nov. 4. The generally good ' . r u.inn i.nnm financial H.Ill 1 mPIl t ill thi city produced' by the election of Trt has Deen more man onset, i temporarily, by the renewed anxiety over the attitude adopted by Germany In the matter of the Casa Blanca incident. Thte Is the case of the desertion of sev eral Germans who had enlisted in ths foreign legion of the French army. Ger many asked arbitration for the question Df International law involved in the right of Germany -to protect her subjects who had enlisted In the foreign legion and who subsequently deserted. France Accepts Offer. France accepted this proposal, provid ed that the arbitration should cover ths question whether or not Germany in spired the desertions in question. Ger many refused this counter offer and France has declined to modify her atti tude. This situation created alarm on the Bourse this morning. which opened ex cited and lower. A gnylual calmness settled, but the usual measure of call ing the German Federal Council together to consider the political situation contin ued to hang over the market. The con viction, however, that Taft's election means a resumption of prosperity in America with the consequent reflection In Europe, turned prices upward in the middle of the session. The Bourse weakened again at the close on the rumor that Germany had demanded the recall of the French Con sul at Casa Blanca. No confirmation of this report, however, could be obtained. An official statement made public this afternoon sets forth that Franca in tends to insist firmly upon arbitration both In the matter of the law and the facts in the Caea Blanca Incident. She will make no apology for the actions of the French officers at Cssa Blanca un less the arbitrators decide that an apology Is due. VON" BILOW HAS MAJORITY Reichstag Assembles With Neither Chancellor Hot Ministers Present. BERLIN1, Nov. 4. The Reichstag re assembled here today. Long before the designated hour the members gath ered in the lobbies and the committee rooms and discussed the position of Chancellor Von- Bulow. Neither the Chancellor nor any Min . istf r appeared at today's session and the exceptionally full House faced a row of empty Ministerial seats. Four Interpellations were moved, ask ing the Chancellor to explain the Im perial Interview. Two were by Social ists, one by a Radical and another by a Conservative. -The House carried by a large majority a resolution to post pone discussion of these Interpellations to another sitting. The Impression to day is that Prince Von Bulow will be supported by a majority In the House. TAFT MAY GET MARYLAND (Continued From First Paire.) have come, as stated, the pluralities for one or the other as figured by the local correspondents. Using these fig ures. Taft's vote In state and city combined Is 111.254 and Bryan's 111.131. In the city, with all precincts reported on, Taft has 50.SS2 and Bryan 49.0S2, giving; the city to the former by Just 1803. But here again the official count may change the apparent result. Throughout the state the votes polled by the Prohibition, Socialist and Independence Party candidates made only a trifling total. ' The figures are not obtainable tonight. Indeed all re turns from this election In Maryland have been unusually difficult to obtain. While thi Maryland delegation In Congress remains unchanged In politi cal complexion. It Is changed In per sonnel. Kronmlller, Hep., replaces Wolf. Drm., In the Third district, and Covington. Dem., succeeds Jackson, Rep.. In the First. The great surprise appeared In the heavy reduction of the majorities of Congressman Mudd, In ths Fifth district, and Congressman Pearrs In the Sixth. Covington's plur ality In the First district Is unofficial ly 2872: Talbot's, in the Second, 2488; Kronmlller'a. In the Third. 331; Gills. In the Fourth. 2033: Mudd's, In the Fifth, lit. as compared with 3134 two years ago, and Pearrs's. In the Sixth. 45 as compared with 4464 two years ago. DEMOCRATS SWEEP NEBRASKA Bryan Han 10,000 With Democratic Governor and Congressmen. LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. 4. Returns today and tonight on Tuesday's election while fsr from complete, are sufficiently def inite to confirm and emphasise the first report that the temocrats have made a sweeping victory in Nebraska. While the pluralities for the victorious party are not phenomenally large, they are complete, the state ticket and candidates for Con gress In most Instances running parallel with Bryan, who was expected to lead the ticket by several thousand. Complete returns from a third of the counties and scattering precinct returns from most of the state show that Bryan wtll have a plurality of not less than Irt.on and Shallenberger, Democrat, for Governor, and the remainder of the IVraorratlc state ticket will have scarce ly a thousand less. But the Democratic victory does not stop there. At least four and probably five of Nebraska's six Congressmen are Democratic, only one Republican. Hln snaw In the Fourth district, escaping de feat. Nealy complete returns show that Hinshaw has won by nearly TOO votes, although h!s district gave Bryan a plur ality. There Is a close fight nl tha Fifth district between Norris. Rep., and Ashton. Dem.. with the chances favoring the Democrat. Not enough returns have been received from the Sixth to base an estimate, hut the trend of ths district Is Democratic. Tha greatest surprise of all is the over whelmingly large majority the Democrats will have in the Legislature. Of the 1-3 Senators and Representatives elected the canvassers ofy returns tonight could find but 18 Republicans who had won. These returns of course are incomplete, but the Republican committee concedes that the Democrats will control both houses. Lancaster (Lincoln) County, which has for 30 years elected none but Republican members to both branches, this year sends four Republicans and three Democrats. INDIANA FOR TAFT BY 8000 Republicans Lose Two Congressmen, Governor and Senator. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Nov. 4. A rad ical change In Indiana's representation In the National House of Representatives was the most striking feature of yester day's election. The latest unofficial re turns complete give the Democratic par ty 11 members and the Republicans two. This Is a gain of seven for the Demo crats, the former representation" being nine Republicans and four Democrats. Taft carried the state for President, according to incomplete returns, by about 80"0. Thomas R. Marshall and the entire Democratic ticket are elected, prtobably by a plurality around 15.000. As theretums come slowly rolling in Marshall's plurality Increases, while -the vole on the Republican National titcket decreases. The State Legislature Is probably Democratic, which means that a Demo cratic success to Senator Hemenway will be chosen. In this connection the name of John W. Kern Is mentioned. The defeat of Congressman Jesse Over street and Charles B. LancUs, who were regarded as fixtures in the lower House of Congress, was quite a surprise. Republican State Chairman Goodrich admitted today that the Republicans lacked two votes of having a majority of the Legislature on Joint ballot. They had been able to count on 74 members of the Senate and the House and were wondering where they were going to get the two additional votes necessary o give them control. Three Representa tive districts were still In doubt, but the Republicans were not making much claim on them. In fact. Mr. Goodrich said it looked as if the Republicans would not be abla to land two of the three The returns show that the Democrats will have XI members of the Senate. In cluding their noidovers. The Republi cans will have 44 members of the House and the Democrats 4t, provided they get the doubtful districts. This will mean that the Republicans will control the Senate and the Democrats will run the House. ; The three districts undoubtedly will re turn Democratic Representatives, accord ing to the best information obtainable and the opinions expressed at the head quarters of both parties. TAFT; LEADS IN MISSOCRI But Back Counties May Wipe Out His Plurality. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 4. At 11 o'clock Taft is 8S92 votes ahead of Bryan on the returns from 58 counties and the City of St. Louis. The complexion of the next Legislature Is In doubt, though the indications are the Demo crats will control it by four or five votes on Joint ballot. This will assure the re-election of W. J. Stone to the United States Senate. The Republican Senatorial nomina tion Is In doubt between Richard Ker ens and John C. McKinley. The Republicans have apparentyl elected Herbetr S. Hadley for Governor by at least 8000 plurality, and the probabilities are that he has carried the entire state ticket with him Complete returns from all but two precincts of the City of St. Louis give Hadley a lead of 15.605 The two pre cincts that have not yet reported are strongyl Republican and will increase Hadley's plurality In the city to 16,000. The Democratic counties show a uni form Democratic loss on the Governor ship and It is Impossible at this hour to see how a Democratic majority outside of the City of St Louis can wipe out Hadley's lead. Harry M. . Coudrey. . Rep., of the Twelfth Missouri Congressional DIs--rict, whose defeat was indicated last night, was re-elected. MONTANA GOES REPUBLICAN Taft Gets 3000 Plurality Pray Re elected to Congress. BUTTE. Mont.. Nov. 4. Advices from throughout Montana tonight Indicate that Taft has carried the state by a majority cIobs to 3000. C. N. Pray, of Fort Benton, is re-elected to Congress by about 4000. The Governorship is still in doubt, with Donlan (Rep.), run ning about 1600 behind Norris (Dem). The chances are that the latters lead will be reduced by votes from normally Republican counties. About 30.000 votes are yet to be heard from throughout the state. Returns in dicate the election of the Republican state ticket, with the exception of Gov ernor, although several Demicrats may pull through. BIG MAJORITIES IN CHICAGO Taft Carries County by 76,413. Stevenson Beats Deneen. CHICAGO, ' Nov. 4. Complete returns from Cook County. Including Chicago, were avallabl today. With the excep tion of Stevenson (Dem.) for Governor, who carried the county by a scant 1397 over Deneen (Rep.), the Republicans rolled up handsome majorities on the National and state tickets. Following are the Republican pluralities: Taft, President, 76.413: Oglesby. Lieutenant Governor, 36,087; Rose, Secretary of State. 69.567; L. McCullough. Auditor, 67.332: Russell, Treasurer, 69,747; Stead, Attorney-General. 66.550; Davis. Clerk of Supreme Court, 64.361. VTAH RETURNS ARE DELAYED Pluralities Are 15,000 for Taft, 10,000 on State Ticket. SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 4. In many of the counties of Utah where paper ballots are still used, the election Judges have not finished the counting of Tuesday s votes. Complete returns j from the state will not be available for many days, but the final effect of J their tabulation will be merely to Increase slightly or diminish the Re publican majorities, as estimated last night. These will range from 10.JOO for the state ticket to 15,000 for Presi dential electors. HAS OHIO BY 50,000 PLURALITY Taft Carries Own State, bnt Harmon Will Be Governor. CINCINNATI. 0.. Nov. 4. A plurality of about 50.000 for Taft was the election day expression of the voters of Ohio, who at the same time chose the head of the opposition state ticket by- a plurality of probably 3n.". More than hair the pre cincts of the stste are Included In the figures tl. fciow these results, no esti mates being considered, and any changes will be simply as to the sixe of the plurality, there being no question of the certainty of the result. The slow count delayed knowledge of the decision as to the Legislature, and both parties claim to have the majority that win settle the United States Sena- Royal Worcester Corsets Are handled here exclusively. We find this one line complete enough to meet every de mand, and carry no other make. We also have the exclusive agency for them in this city. Expert fitters will be glad to explain their advantages and select the model that suits you best. Perfectly appointed fitting' rooms to serve you, and one hundred and thirty-five models to fit you from. Iwii flip fci 1W 5th WASHINGTON AUD TH STS. Thursday? Housek D ay Art Pottery Half Price Thursday is the fourth dav of a sale that has been phenomenally successful. We took prompt and liberal advantage 01 a rare op portunity to secure the entire surplus line of a'maker famous for the artistic effects he achieved in ornamental pottery vases, placques, and decorative pieces of all sorts. By taking advantage of this sale you may save from 43c to as high as $15.00. See Washington-street Window Display. Regular 8oc values. .4? Regular $1.50 values 75 . Reg. $2.00 values $1.00 Reg. $2.50 values $1.25 Reg. $3.50 values $1.75 1 Reg. $4.50 values $2.25 Reg. $5.00 values $2.50 Reg. $6.50 values $3.25 Reg. $7.50 values $3.75' Reg. $8.50 values $4.25 Reg. $10 values ..$5.00 Reg. $12 values ..$6.00 Reg. $30 values $15.00 Showing of Libbey Cut Glass Hundreds of articles in new Fall cuttings and designs are here, ready for inspection. Name etched on every piece. Guarantee of quality and workmanship. Thanksgiving Linen Sale Thanksgiving day is one of feasting and plenty of re unions of old home ties re newed a day when home life is strongly in evidenoe when good cook3 "put their best foot forward" when good house keepers take the keenest pride in displaying spotless napery and high-class tableware. This sale will appeal particularly to all women who are planning now on the Thanksgiving din ner, and they will derive satis faction on that day, and for many days to come, from the quality of their linens. They will also remember-with pleas ure the low prices they paid. These specials are on the Best Linens in the World. Table Damasks In sets, with napkins to match. Extra fine quality, with cloth 2 yards square, and 1 dozen napkins, special, set. $10.60 18.50 $3. 00 Slippers at $1.39 Pr. Dress and Party Slippers, in odd lines. This takes in all of our broken sizes and short lines; and regular val- OA QQ lies run to $3; choice. .0 I iuJ WOMEN'S $1.25 UNION Women's Felt Juliettes and Slippers, in black or brown ; trimmed with black fur; all sizes and regularly worth to $1.25 the pair, special at only 98s SUITS ON SALE A T 89c Union Suits of silk and cotton ; high neck, long sleeves, or high neck and short-sleeved style ; knee or ankle length. Perfect fitting garments of unusually good quality; regularly priced 0Q- uou at $1.25. Special Comforts at $1,25 Large size ' silkoline Com forters, filled with fluffy, downy white cotton. The silkoline is in new and pleas ing designs. They are fidl size and medium weight. The regular price 01 QC is $1.65, Thursday U I iZ J With cloth 2x24 yards, regu lar $13.50 values, OA 1 t rt special at $ I iuU Same, $17.50 value. . .$15.40 Same, $21.50 value. . .$18.95 Same, $22.00 value. , .$19.40 With cloth 2x3 yards, regular ly $15.50 the set, P1Q Pfl sale price 0'wiDU Same, $19.00 value. . .$16.80 Same, $23.00" value. . .$20.30 Cloth 2Y2 yards square and one dozen napkins to match, worth $19.50 the set, E17 7K special OKilw Sale of Dress Goods Interest has not abated one whit; every day develops greater enthusiasm. Today is the fourth day of the sale, and eager crowds are sure to come. Eead here of the savings that await you and YOU'LL come, too. 71C 93C Regular $1.00 grade, the yd . Regular $1.25 grade, the yd. Regular $1.50 CM HQ grade, the yd. 0 I lUu Regular $1.75 CI 00 erade, the yd. 0 I n&u $1.42 Regular $2.00 grade, the yd. Regular $2.50 CM 70 grade, the yd . V 1 1 1 Z Regular $3.00 QQ 1 Q grade, the yd. 01 I 3 Regular $3.50. OO A 0 grade, the yd. yZiHO $2.25 Neckwear at 48c Each A superb assortment containing many, many dozens of very choice pieces iu lace yokes, jabots, stock collars and fancy lace collars. Some have been slightly mussed from window display ; others are fresh and pertect. The regular values range to $2.25; sale. Gloves Cape Gloves, for street wear, in the most wanted shades of tan; 16 button length, all sizes, and regular $4.00 values. Spe cial $2.85 48c Ribbons at 29c In Dresden and change able effects; of superior quality;- and in widths from i2 to 6 inches. Qual ities that sell regularly at up to 65c the yard, Thursday See the new Eibbons for every purpose. Many ex clusive novelties shown 29c fMmsmgmCMm Ho Better grade, sale price $14.00 Better grade, sale price $17.60 Still better, special ly priced at Same, $24.00 value. . .$21.20 Same, $25.00 value. . .$22.00 Pattern cloths, 2x2 yards, worth $4.25, QQ SQ special OOiOJ 2x3 yards, $5.00 value $4.40 2x3 yards, $6.00 value $5.25 Table Damask by the yard, full bleached, splendid quality, four grades bargained for this sale. $1.75 grade, the yard.. $1.48 $1.25 grade, the yard.. $1.05 $1.00 grade, the yard 75 65c grade, the yard 50 Ostrich Plumes tit For effective, striking hats, nothing can take the place of Ostrich Plumes for trimming. Whether you re planning a new hat or want to freshen up and make richer looking the one you have now, this sale will meet your require ments. A brilliant bit of bargainizing on the most staple line in the millinery section. We bought at a low price and quickly pass them on to a clientele that has shown instant ap preciatiqn. In black, white and colors. The $12 and $16 grades are in clusters of two. The regular $6.00 values go at this Thursday rtl p ft Housekeepers' Sale at the low price of onyTlUU $ 8.00 values for..$6-00 $10.00 values for.. $7.50 $14.00 values for .$10.50 $16.00 values for $12.00 $18.00 yalues for $13.50 $20.00. values for $15.00 $24.00 values for $18.00 $28.00 values for $21.00 use Notions IRONING WAX, for lightening labor on iron ing day. Keep the irons smooth and free from rust. Come Thursday and lay in a supply, A. F. P. C. Ironing Wax, special, the cake Hli White Cotton Tape Non-twisting, assorted widths, in package, 5c value; 2 for 5 Safety Pins All sizes, nickel finish, worth 5c card; two for 5Ct Washing Ammonia One pt. bottles ; worth 15c ; spl Thursday 8 Hot Water Bottles Seamless rubber; 2 qt. size ; ' $1.25 value ; a bargain at 98 Resistine Antiseptic fluid; fine to use as a mouth wash, gargle, etc.; 9-oz. bottle, 69c value, only 39 Sapolin Floor Stain All colors; pint can, 25c value, only. .17 Paper Napkins With colored border; worth 10c per 100, sp'1...5 Lace Paper Doilies 5, 6 or 7-inch size, spe cial, the dozen 5 'Kerchiefs 25c A new line of Women's Handkerchiefs, embroid ered with hemstitched or scalloped edges. Full linen or sheer Swiss. Very at tractive designs; a splendid value at . . . Hundreds of Kerchiefs are arriving daily now. See the dainty designs 25C Art Dept. Cent erpieces, in all sizes, stamped on white linen ; French eyelet or Montmelliek de signs. Regular 15c to $1.25 values, Thursday HALF PKICE. Girls Guimpes $1.3 5 Val 87c Made of fine quality lawn, trimmed with tucks and hemstitching; ages 4 to 14 years; regular 07n value $1.35 U I U THE NOW Undressed Dolls dresses You 11 be attracted by the large window display of Undressed Dolls, and 'twill help to remind you that Christmas is only seven weeks away. Come early and select the dollies that you are planning on making wardrobes for, and get the work started now. ' ... We show wonderfully complete selections of beautiful Imported Dolls, of the sort that your little friends will go into raptures over, when you present them complete with a dress or entire wardrobe. Opening display Today, Friday and Saturday of this week. Wool Shawls $2 25 Val $ I48 Women's Wool Shawls, in circular or square shape, colors white, gray and black ; worth to $2.25 each. Spl. $1.48 New Suits, Furs, Costumes Those who seek distinctive dress who pre' fer to appear on the street or at various functions in modish apparel different from the ordinary run, closely watch new arrivals in Portland's largest and best style store these days. Every express brings new things in furs, costumes, evening wraps, street coats and tailored suits. .II I 1 I torshlp. The same slow count delayed decisions as to ths remainder of the state ticket. AY EQCAIi ROOSEVELT'S VOTE M Taft Has 70,000 Plurality In Jer sey Still Growing. TRENTON, N. J.. Nov. 4. Revised returns' g-ive Taft a plurality In New Jersey of about 70.000. These figures, as the later returns come In, may be Increased to the plurality Riven Roose velt four years ago, 80,538. One of the surprises was the small plurality given Brysn In Hudson Coun ty. Unofficial figures place this at 1700. Four years ago Parker had 1138. This year Klnkead and Ham ill, Democratic candidates for Con- . T.Tt.u Tenth dip.trlcts. gress in imhih ' . which comprise Hudson County, car ried the county by combined Pl"11'"" of 14.500. Robert Davis the Demo cratic leader of Hudson County, was the one conspicuous Democratic lead er in New Jersey who favored Bry an's nomination. Essex County, the home of ex-Unltea States Senator Smith, gives Taft about 23.000 plurality. Roosevelt carried the county four years ago by 25,068. OKLAHOMA 18.0 00 FOR BRYAN Republicans Gain Two Congressmen and Many Legislators. OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 4. Com plete returns from 40 counties In the central and northern sections of ths stats received by Chairman J. B. Thompson, of the Democratic state cen tral committee, give Bryan a plurality of 13,000. The counties yet to be heard from are principally tuose bordering on Arkansas and Texas, which have large Democratic votes. These prob ably will raise Bryan's plurality to 18.000. Unofficial complete returns from 40 counties and partial returns from other counties of the 75 indicate that the legislature will be composed of 110 Democrats and 43 Republicans. This is a gain of 25 for the Republicans, but the defeat of United States Senator Gore Is not threatened. Marked gains were made by the So cialists. The party vote in Oklahoma last year was approximately 10,000. This year's returns may increase those figures to 17.000. both old parties los ing, the Democrats probably more than the Republicans. Bird S. McGuire, R. T. Morgan and C. E. Creger, Republicans, are elected to Congress from the First. Second and Third districts, a Republican gain of two. DELAWARE ASSEMBLY CLOSE May Require Official Count to De termine Control. WILMINGTON. Del., Nov. 4. The re turns from rural Newcastle County and from Kent and Sussex, the two lower counties in Delaware, are unusually slow in coming in, but enough information has been received to show that the entire Re publican state ticket, with the exception of Davis for Attorney-General, has been elected. Gray. Dem., for the latter office, probably has been chosen by 2000 plurality. The Democrats claim 20 members of the Legislature, while the Republicans con cede them only 18. The Republicans sa; that they had 17 members of the lowo branch. The Senate stands 10 Republican and six Democrats with one tie fron Sussex County. It will require the offl cial count to determine which party wil ha a majority on Joint ballot. WEDDING tD VISITING CARDS. VV. G. SMITH 8 CO, WASHINGTON BCILDIKTO, Cbr. Fourth ausa Waskimctoa It.