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uniut 1 PAGES I TO 5 42 PAGES VOL. XXIII. NO. 40. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. OGKE Fairbanks Defines Rival Policies. SPEECH AT ARMORY VastThrong Makes Root Ring With Cheers. ROOSEVELT ENTHUSIASM Tribute Paid to Oregon for Its Splendid Majority. DOLLIVER ALSO MAKES A HIT Republican Candidate Thrills Port land Audience With Word-Picture of Contrast Between Panic and Prosperity. Oregon's second gun was tired last night at theArmory, when Charles W. Fairbanks, the next Vice-President of the United States, spoke to 4500 of the citizens of Portland, and by his mas terly arraignment of the fallacies of the Democratic, platform and creed pointed out to all the path to con tinued prospority, peace and happiness. It was a great meeting .and a great audience, more people by half crowding the large hall than have before greeted Serialor Fairbanks at any place on his "Western tour. It was u patriotic meeting and the hundreds of flags that draped the hall floated and fluttered in the waves of patriotism that shook thehuilding and , punctuated the pauses In the speeches made by both Senator Fairbanks and Serator Dolllver. Long before the speakers had left their hotel for the 'meeting place, the Armory was crowded by those who had come to hear the distinguished visit ors present the claims of the Republi can party for indorsement in Novem ber. By 8 o'clock seats were at a pre jnlum and hundreds lined, the spaces around the walls. A few places had been reserved In front of the speaker's stand and, when these were thrown open to the public shortly before the entrance of the orators, there was a wild scramble for them. Men, women and hoys strove to gain the vantage points from which they could hear the words to be spoken. . At S o'clock, Frank C. Baker, chair man of the Republican State Central Committee, led the party to the plat form. He was accompanied by Senator John H. Mitchell, the president of the evening; Senator Charles W. Fulton, Congressmen Binger Hermann and J. N. "Williamson, Mayor George H. "Wil liams, who acted as the immediate es cort of Senator Fairbanks and Senator Dolllver, tho speakers of the evening. Wave of Cheering Bursts Out. As the party entered the hall the band was playing "America." but when the crowd caught sight of the man who is the choice of the Republicans of the Na tion for the second highest office In its gift, cheer after cheer rent the air and shook the roof above until the strains cf tho band, lost in the wave of greet i"g. died away and were forgotten. Tho oration continued for several minutes, men standing on their chairs and wav ing their canes and hats in their enthusi asm. It was a greeting that showed the spirit of tho people and the presence of cne of their standard-bearers. "When quiet was for a moment restored. Mr. Baker, as tho chairman of the State Central Committee, introduced Senator Mitchell to preside over the meeting. His remarks were brief. He said: Ladles and Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens cl Oregon: I have the honor of Introducing to you an esteemed citizen of Oregon to pre Ae at this meeting, the Honorable John H. M tchell. Oregon's senior Senator, in Introducing the speaker of the evening, said: Senator Mitchell's Speech. This Magnificent audience is a tribute of which any city could well and Justly be proud, but L Is m more than the speaker of the cenuig deserves at the hands of the citizens cf Portland and the people of Oregon. The citizens of Oregon are honored tonight In having with them two of the best friends the etate has ever had In the halls of Con gress. Since they took their seats In the Senate, the state has ever had two friends for every calL They have never failed us and rave never faltered. In securing appropria tions for river and harbor Improvements, they never failed us. Whatever we have wanted, trw Senators from Indiana, and Iowa were a ways there. Last "Winter when we asked for the appro priation for the Lewie and Clark Exposition, these two gentlemen stood on the firing line. But not only are we honored by entertaining friends so distinguished; we are further hon ored by entertaining the nominee for the sec ond highest office in the girt of this great Station. And as we are now honored, to it win be an honor to us to cast our votes in November for Charles W Fairbanks for "Vice President, and If he is elected, as there Is no doubt, I trust that we will have the still fur ther honor of casting our ballots for the same man for the first office of the land four years from now. If he is elected at this time Oregon will have In the "Vice-President a firm and loyal friend. ' Roosevelt is a friend, but Fairbanks will be as good a one. I will now say no more, but will introduce to you the next Vice-President of the United States. "When Senator Fairbanks arose in an swer to the . introduction, pendemonlum WHIGHT was let loose In the halL He tried to speak and his voice was beaten back upon him; he held up his hand and the tumult increased. He waited and the enthusiasm wore itself out and sank in eddying waves unal the speaker's voice could reach out over the audience and silence it. Then he began his speech. Slowly and deliberately he sent his words out across the vast audience until they could be eas ily heard In the farthest corner, and the people who had a minute before been so tumultuous hushed until the movement of a fan, the shifting of a foot, was aud ible. Mr. Fairbanks spoke of the magnificent reception accorded him and made known his gratitude, but he said that in it he saw nothing personal, but simply the fact that the people were honoring him because he stood at this time as a representative of the glorious principles of Republican ism. Oregon Spoke for -Nation. He paid a tribute to Oregon and to the stand taken by the state. Oregon was on the picket line and, when the state spoke for Republicanism in no uncertain tone. the people of the nation breathed easier and knew that it was an index of the voice of the Nation. The speaker then turned to the Rep resentatives of the state in Congressand ' eulogized Senator Mitchell, whom he de scribed as one of the greatest leaders of the Senate. To Senator Fulton he . paid high compliment, saying that he bad a bright and most promising future. Con gressmen Hermann and "Williamson were complimented for their devoted and con scientious work for the people of their state and for the interests of their Na tion. The Lewis and Clark Exposition was touched upon and the speaker said that Oregon paid high honor to herself by the commemoration of so great an achieve ment and one that had been of so great importance in the Increasing greatness of the Nation. The Senator then delved into the Na tional Issues of the day and spoke of the tariff as the. policy of the Republican party from the first. He spoke of the administration of President McKinley and paid a most eloquent and fervid tribute to that martyred hero of the American peo ple. The questions arising from the war with Spain and the Philippine rebellion were discussed and the attitude of, the party made clear on those subjects. me Democratic party, as it related to the history of the country', to Its pros perity and development, was treated and the money question was discussed. Mr. Fairbanks paid tribute to The Oregonlan and its editor for the help and succor they had given the cause of sound money in times of need. The speech was a masterly one, strong and clear in tone, and won the people, wno punctuated It with applause time and time again. All through the hour occu pied in its delivery there was. not --a mo ment when tho interest flagged or the audience became restless. ' . THE REPUBLICAN POLICY. Senator Fairbanks Gives Masterly Re view of the Campaign Issues. Senator Fairbanks said in part: "I thankyou for your more than gen erous welcome. I realize in the fullest degree that It is not altogether personal, (Concluded on Page Two.) " ' ' ' m t , . . . . t I ' N-, Drawn by Barry Murphy from- copyrighted photographs by R. L. Dam. I j V . 'CHARACTERISTIC ATTITUDES OF SENATOR FAIRBANKS. -'".";". " ' " " - .,, t .............. ... . ! X . X i .... . . . IS CHECK IT Advance of Enemy, East of Mukden, Blocked. HARD FIGHT UNNECESSARY Raid Is Made Upon Boats Carry ing Supplies to Oyama. NUMBER SENT TO BOTTOM Doubt Now Arises as to Whether the Czar Will GiveHIs' Consent to Immediate Reorganization of the Navy. Advices received by the Russian Gen eral Start last night are to the effect that a chock has been put upon the advance of the Japanese to the eastward of Mukden .and show that the move ment Is considered to be of little Im portance. Two reports of raids upon vessels carrying supplies for the Japan ese have reached St. Petersburg. It is considered probable, however, that they refer to the same affair, though the number of vessels destroyed and the locality are differently stated in the ' two dUpatchts. General Kuropatkln'e friends still as sert that be Is to be In chief command of the Russian forces In Manchuria, Viceroy Alexleff will be received with much pomp upon his return to St. Pe tersburg, where he will be quartered in the "Winter Palace and otherwise hon ored. His return to the Far E&crt as Viceroy at the conclusion of the war Is by many persons considered to be quite possible. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 2 (1:35 A. M.) A dispatch from General Sakharoff, re ceived by the General Staff late last night, brings the record of events up to Sep tember 30. It shows that the Japanese advance on the eastern side. In the region of Bcntslaputze, has been checked. ; This movement stni appears to be an outpost affair, not accompanied with serious fighting, no advance of the Japanese In force having occurred up to the date men tioned. - w The operations to the west of Mukden have extended 26 miles down the Hun River, where the Japanese were tempor arily driven out from Tschantan and seven supply-boats were burned. It is possible that this raid is identical with that reported by the Associated- Press from Mukden, although in the latter It is stated to have occurred on the Llao River. In any case. It shows the Japanese are using the river to bring up supplies and that their operations are being opposed. They have not succeeded in approaching nearer than Tschantan along the line of the Hun River. Important developments on the. eastern flank of the Manchurian army are ad mitted by the "War Oflice to be proceed ing. The details, however, are withheld for strategic reasons, the authorities de parting from silence only to the extent of saying that the Russian cavalry is executing Important movements, leaving it to be surmised that it is trying to cut the Japanese line of communications, and thus defeat the flank advance. An absolute denial is given to tho Shanghai telegram representing that a general engagement at Mukden has been won by the Japanese. Further reconnolssances continue, and Indicate that the Japanese forces are still croslng the Taitz River at Benishu, indicating that the center of gravity re mains east of the railroad. The Japan ese apparently have not yot succeeded In drafting sufficient men thither to drive home their flanking operations. Considerable significance Is attached to Sakharoff's reports that Chinese bandits are fighting in the Japanese ranks in the Llao River Valley. Taken in conjunc tion with the attempt of bandits to cut the Railroad between Mukden and Harbin, this reveals the existence of a wide spread Japanese organization of bandits west of the railroad. The forthcoming changes in the naval commands announced by the Asociated Press have been the subject of widespread discussion. The necessity for the changes Is "generally admitted, but whether Em peror Nicholas will give immediate effect to the reorganization Is uncertain. Mean while Vice-Admiral Avellan requests that a formal denial of the news of his retire ment from the Ministry of Marine be made public. The numerous friends and supporters of General Kuropatkin declare that events Justify their prediction that he, after all, will be-appointed chief in command of the armies In the Far East and that the Em peror has reconsidered his intention of sending out Grand Duke Nicholas Nlcho lalevltch as Commander-in-Chief. Ac cording to their version, the first army will be placed under command of General Lubovltzky, now commanding the Ninth Army Corps, at Kleff, and a third army under Lleutenant-General Linevltch. Quarters are being prepared at the Winter Palace for Viceroy Alexleff, upon whom the Emperor intends to bestow a mark of signal honor to prove that his return in no wise is in the nature of a disgrace. Alexleff will be received with pomp befitting the rank of Viceroy, which he will continue to hold during his term of residence here. The report of his ap pointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs is true in substance. If not in form, as he will undoubtedly be consulted on matters of foreign policy affecting the Far East. It Is considered- Quite possible that when the war is over Alexleff will returnto.the Far Eastln lils'former capacity. RAID ON SUPPLY BOATS. Russians Set Fire- to Nine Junks Laden With Supplies. MUKDEN, Oct. 1. A detachment of 60 members of the Kubansky Cavalry, with two ofBcers-, has returned here after succesful raid on a flotilla of Japanese supply-boats on the Llao River. They brought back two Japanese prisoners. The raiders succeeded in boarding and setting fire to nine junks and barges, several of which were laden with ammunition, and these were blown up with terrific explo sions. The cavalrymen reached shore in safety. They met a Japanese patrol, two members of which they killed and took the prison ers, whom they brought here. The inactivity here continues and is be coming monotonous. It is generally be lieved, however, that operations will be begun with renewed force next wmk. Czar and Kaiser Not to Meet. BERLIN, Oct. 1. The revived report that Emperor William will meet Emperor Nicholas while the latter Is at Sklrenle- wlce, Poland, on his hunting trip is of ficially denied today. HE IS THEIR IDOL Roosevelt to Get Young Men's Votes NEW YORK FIRST OF ALL Canvass Shows First Voters Are Strongly for President. PAYNE SURE STATE IS SAFE Floor Leader in. the House of Repre sentatives Predicts the Republi can Majority Will Be as Large as That Given McKinley. NEW YORK, OcL 1. (Special.) The Tribune quotes Representative Sereno D. Payne, Republican floor leader In the House of Representatives, as saying: I know of one town in New York where every living voter will cast his ballot for Roosevelt. That President Roosevelt will receive the electoral vote of New York Is certain. The Republican majority will bo as large as In 1900. Fully B0 per cent of the Gold Democrats will vote the Repub lican ticket. The younger element will support Roosevelt, and he will get almost all the new vote." Ex-Senator Thurston, who has been campaigning all around New York State, said the young voters are almost solidly for Roosevelt. He finds the Democrats apathetic, many of them openly express ing the belief that the Democratic ticket has no chance. SAYS TRUSTS ARE BUYING HIM New York Times Declares Republican Leaders Are. Binding President. NEW YORK, OcL - 1. Special.) The Times, In a two-column editorial under the heading, "Buying the President," to day says: "Grover Cleveland, would have been Im peached by his partisan opponents had he even upon a single occasion stooped to practices, so tainted with immorality as those which President Roosevelt consents shall be employed In behalf of his candi dacy, not once, not in a few cases merely, hut continuously and as a deliberate cam paign policy. "Senator Nelson W. Aldrich is recog nized as the most influential representa tive of the trusts in the United States Senate, but when he assures the officers of great industrial or railroad combina tions that a check to the order of the Re publican National Committee will secure immunity from executive molestation un der the anti-trust law or otherwise, the objects of his solicitations must judge for themselves whether he will be able to keep his covenant after March 4, 1905. The trusts think and believe they are buying, not the Presidency but the President, Sen ator Aldrich encourages that belief. Pres ident Roosevelt permits it to be formed and entertained. "Very different, but immeasurably more scandalous. Is the case of George B. Cor telyotvwho was Secretary of the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor." After describing at length, the alleged methods by which Cortelyou extracts money from trust magnates not. friendly to Roosevelt, the Times adds: "In the vast majority of cases the con tribution is willingly, gladly, generously given., Here, as in the case of Aldrich, the corporations think they are buying the PresldenL When Cortelyou is collector they feel in a much surer sense than in the case of Senator Aldrich that they are buying the PresldenL "Why does Theodore Roosevelt, honest, upright, incorruptible man that he is, al low his stainless reputation thus to bB compromised'? Nelson W. Aldrich and George B, Cortelyou are defiling his good name. They are every day mixing up his official powers and responsibilities as President of the United States with hl3 personal and political Interests as candi date of the Republican party. The pres ence of either one of these men. without a word being spoken. In the office of cor porations amenable to Federal discipline Is a scandal. It is an Invitation to bribe an executive officer, an offer of immunity from prosecution for pay; degradation of the Presidential office through its accord ed agents. Th6 humiliation put on sensi tive people is a stain on. the honor of Theodore Roosevelt." TAKING NO HAND IN WISCONSIN Roosevelt Assures La Follette Leader He Will Favor Neither Side. NEW YORK, Oct. 1. (Special.) A Washington dispatch to the World says: "Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin, a La Follette leader, had a talk with the President today about the Wisconsin tan gle. He told Roosevelt It was a great mistake to serai Senator Foraker into the state, as he had only increased the bitter ness by urging harmony on the ground that there was no longer anything to flght over, as the National Republican Conven tion had recognized the Spooner people. This Cooper said was a slap at the La Follette crowd. He told the President his chances of carrying Wisconsin are dubious enough,. and to send a few more speakers like Foraker into the state would make it surely Democratic 'Cooper wanted to know if Foraker"s invasion of the state was to be construed to mean that the Administration is sup porting the Spooner people. The Presi dent replied It was not, and that he is taking absolutely no part in the flght, and will not." ATTACK MADE ON WATSON. Democrats Hold He Is Trying to Get Labor Vote Away From Parker. NEW YORK, Oct. L-(Special.) The Herald today contains the following: Watson's candidacy for the Presidency on the Populist ticket was attacked yes terday by the Democratic managers in a circular which practically accused Wat son of being a tool of the Republican par ty. The circular sheet read in part as follows: "It is suspected, that the nomination of Watson by the People's party is chiefly for the purpose of diverting the "labor vote" from the regular Democratic ticket, and that the Watson canvass is being backed with funds from the Repub lican party's treasury. The secret intent is to weaken Judge Parker's well-known strength with the wage-working masses, who regard his record on the bench as exceptionally just and fair toward their interests." CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPEE Political. Congressman Payne is confident Roosevelt -will get the, larger portion of the new vote la New. Tbck, and that state Is safe. Page 1, Pennsylvania, manufacturers declare It to be part of wisdom to re-elect Roosevelt. Page 7. Senator Clark, of llontana; authorizes Demo cratic committee to craw on him for $1,000,- 000. Paw 1. Treasurer of National Democratic Committee again calls for funds. Page I. General. Nation causes arrest of four corlc manufactur ers, alleged to hare placed Iron In block" for life-preservers. Page 13. Trinidad reports It can relieve all distress caused by the flood. Page 3. Sir "William Harcourt, noted British politician. is aeaa. rage I. Third attempt Is made to wreck the battleship Connecticut. Page 7. Russo-Japanese War. Russians check Japanese advance east of Mule. den. Page 1. Czar may block the plan for Immediate re organization of the navy. Page 1. Russian make raid on Junks carrying supplies to Oyama, and destroy a number of them. Page 1. Tactile Coast. Romance of the building of the battleship Ne braska. Page 6. Methodist laymen plan for fund to carry on Tllllametto university. Page 6. Broken rail wrecks Sorthern Pacific train No. 3 near Maywood. "Wash. Page 6. Army of hunters finds plenty of Chinese pheas ants In Linn County. Page 6. Sport. Bastern football games. Pare 14. J Pacific Coast League scores: Oakland 7, i Portland 5; Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 2; Tacoma, 2, Seattle J. Page 7. Multnomah second eleven defeats High School second eleven at football. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Stock market sentiment points to growing con fidence In business outlook. Page 15. Favorable showing made by New York banks. Page 25. Chicago wheat advances on report of Russian crop shortage. Page 15. Official figures of grain stocks in California. Pago 15. . Large wheat movement from Portland this month. Page 11. Extra steamer required to handle Oriental traffic Page 11. Portland and Vicinity; Senators Fairbanks- and Dolllver arouse great enthusiasm at Republican meeting at the Armory. Page 1. Columbia Theater passes under control of the syndicate. Page 16. Lawyer for gamblers will deny Sheriff's authority to regulate them In the city. , Page 13. ilayor Williams condemns movement to hold up licenses of saloons which do not abolish boxes. Page 12. Price of hops remains firm at 30 cents, with no sales, and Is likely to go much higher. Page 10. Contracts let for more- buildings at Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 10. Great packing-house to be established In Portland by local capitalists. Page 10. Feateres aad Dcporteeats. Editorial. Page . Church announcements. Page 25. Classified advertisements. Pages 25-29. Labor conditions In America, and Europe com pared. Page 33. The Christmas workbasket. Page 35. England s most distinguished plain citizen. Pace 33. weak babies made strong in incubators Page 30. The plains across In 1850. Page 31. Peck's Bad Boy. Page 30. Cartoons. Page ST. Walt merchants of Portland streets. Page 33. The frawSulent side of splrltuallsml Page 36. New s-pssge Invented by Government biologist. Page 32. Hepstfcetfc's larplratlon. Page 32. SecteU Pases 30-21. DraBBAtlc Pages 1S-18. . MufiteaL' Page 21. Reeeat ee4rt decisions. Page ,32. VaBcosver Barracks, past andT-present. Pag 31- . - Household and fashions. 'Pages 31-35. Tenth's. Fag SS. NOTED IN Sir William Harcourt Is Suddenly Stricken. BRITAIN KEENLY FEELS LOSS Deceased the Greatest Political Gladiator of His Day, MEMBER OF THE OLD SCHOOL Servant Calls the Ex-Liberal Leader, Receives a Response, and " Re turns in a Short Time to.Find His Master Has Died. SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT. Born In 1827. Graduated Trinity College with high distinction. Admitted to the bar. 1854. Became Queen's counsel, 1866. Profeseor International law at Cam bridge, 1889. Knight bachelor, 1873. Solicitor-General, 1373-1. Entered Parliament for Oxford, 1868; Derby, 1885 and 1892. Chancellor of Exchequer (Liberal) In 1SS6 and again In 1892. LONDON, OcL 1. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, "the finest political gladiator of his age," died very suddenly today at Nuneham Park, near Oxford, the'eountry seat which he recently Inherited from his nephew. Only his wife, a daughter of the late John Lothrop Motley, then historian and ex-American Minister to Great Brit ain, was with him. When Sir William went to bed laat night ho seemed fairly well, though he had been suffering from a slight chllL This morning when he was called he replied cheerily: "In a short time." Later a servant entered the room and found Sir William lying dead on the bed. His son, Lewis Vernon Harcourt, member of Parliament from Rossendale division of Lancashire, was hastily sum moned from London. Among 'all classes in the United King dom, regardless of party, the unexpected news caused a sensation and genuine re gret. The somewhat pathetic announce ment in March last of his Intended retire ment had prepared the public for Sir Wil liam's eventual disappearance from the active arena of political strife, but there had been no whisper that his stalwart constitution had been radically impaired, by nearly 40 years of parliamentary strife. The evening edition of the Standard, one of the deceased's opponents, appropriately and generously says: With the late Liberal leader there has passed away one of the last of those titanic figures hound up with the most brilliant traditions of the House of Com mons. There are but a few left of those eminent statesmen who received their po litical training at the hands of Gladstone and Disraeli. The coincidence of his death with the intended withdrawal of the dis tinguished statesman into well-earned re pose, after a career of hard work and political activity, gives added pathos to the event." In a similar vein the Pall Mall Gazette, out-and-out Conservative in its views, pays a tribute to one of the "most strik ing figures of the political arena," while the Liberal afternoon capers deplore the loss sustained by their party. By the death of "the lather of the front opposition bench" the Liberals lose. says the Star, "an intrepid, successful financier, the constant champion of pro gressive causes and the stalwart leader of many forlorn hopes." Another Conservative afternoon paper says: "Sir William Harcourt served his generation and served it well. He was bound to political friends with bonds of friendship which for his part rarely, if ever, were broken, and he leaves a mem ory which will be honored in tho House, of Commons for many years to come." An underlying note In the column of obituary that appears is keen regret at the disappearance of such a strenuous type as Harcourt from the ranks of his party. "The swashbuckler," as his opponents used to call him in his lifetime, was up- ; held even in tho midst of the recent po litical strife over free trade as the type of man who knew his own mind and was not afraid to fight for it. His sledge hammer arguments, his long letters to the London Times, under the pen name of "Hlstorlcus" one of his letters occu pied eight columns and his whole de meanor which, he was proud to say himself, was that of the eighteenth rather than of the nineteenth century, all combined to make him not only a forceful but a picturesque figure. Eng lish politics, as on& paper says, will now lose something of their sting. But those Intimate with the inner feelings of the members of the House of Commons know that the .gap In the front bench where the huge figure of Sir William had long grown to be a familiar sight, will be un commonly hard to fill Not since Lord Salisbury died, and since then, for the late Premier had few per sonal friends, has the daath of any statesman created so much genuine feel ing at the headquarters of both parties. The National Liberal Club Immediately half-masted Its flag and sent a message of sympathy to Lady Harcourt. The other clubs followed suit. It was stated only a. few weeks ago that King Edward had urged Harcourt once again, for Sir William twice refused a peerage, to ac cept some mark of distinction upon the close of. his active career. In his last speech, delivered at the National -Liberal Club July 28. Sir Wil liam said somewhat pathetically: "It li not because I am weary of the : 'CoKctafei OR Fae Three.)