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BOTH GET 8QLACE
to all other officials of the bureau who
passed upon the claims. 1 defy any man
to prove that J. ever assisted, or know
lnsly passed over, any fraudulent claim
Mitchell and Hermann Have-
Many Callers.
THE SUNDAY 0REG0XIA2, PORTLAND. DECEMBER 25, 1904.
DENOUNCE CHARGES HOTLY
Senator States He Will Remain Right
Here Until Matter Is Settled Has
Interview With Prosec
utor Heney.
Mafly callers trooped to see Senator
MUahoJI at the Portland. Hotel In the
well-known "600." which he has come
to regard as his Portland home, and on
Representative Hormann, at the Im
perial Hotel, In room 202, wherein
nearly every political magnate in tho
Ftate has put up at one time or an
other. Friends came to sympathize and
to encourage. andv never one of them
went away without denouncing the
threatened prosecution of the two men
as spiteful persecution.
Tho two slept well the nlghcbefore,
ate well, luokud well and talked well.
"This -affuir shall not worry me.' dc
daroJ Senator Mitchell, with a posi
tive duck of his head." "Nor me,
either." assorted Mr. Hermann, just as
emphatically. ,
Mr. Hermann betook himself to the
Frdoral courtroom, where he mot Judge
Bellinger, through whom he Pent his
respects to Prosocutor Honey. He had
hoped to talk with Mr. Hcney, but did
not have an opportunity.
Senator Meets Prosecutor.
But Senator Mitchell met Mr. Hcney
face to face. The sceno was enaced
jn the Portland Hotel, in Mr. Honey's
A $25,000,000 FAIR
The Lewi and Clark Centennial Exposition that will be opened In Port
land on June 1 next, will Dot be a Pair local in Jt Interests. Special com
missioners from many of the great countries of Europe and Aula have already
been appointed with plenary powers. Thee commissioners have been instructed
by their borne governments to make the largest and most creditable exhibit
possible at the great Pair. "When these exhibit h may have all been Installed,
tho Exposition will have represented an outlay In excess of $25,000,000. Tho
Illustrations of the buildings of the Fair, of -the natural beauties of the Fair
Grounds, and of the artistic details of the Icadlcc Fair structures, that will be
published In the New Year's Orcgonian will convey accurate information of the
scope of the coming Exposition to thousands of Deople. The New Year's Ore
gnntnn will be published Monday morning, January 2. It will be mailed to any
addrcss In the United States or Canada, postage prepaid, for 10 cents a copy.
Address The Oregonian, Portland, Or.
room. Senator Mitchell's narrative of
the opisodc was that he asked of Mr.
Honey the privilogc of going before tho
grand jury, and received tho roply that
that privilege .would bo accorded next
Tuesday, cither at 11 A. M. or at 2
P. M. Senator Mitchell asked Mr. Heney
for knowledge of the charges on which
the impending indictmont was to bo
brought and received no satisfaction.
He remarked rather bitterly, after
ward, that In all fairness and Justice he
ought to have the privilege of facing
Ids accusers or of learning the -evidence
against him.
When asked for a statement for publi
cation the Sehator replied that, until he
was acquainted of the charges against
him, ho could know not what to say,
except to reaffirm his innocence.
"I shall say little," he remarked, "un
til I go before the grand jury and learn
on what ground Mr. Hcney is going to
have me Indicted, and." with burning
sarcasm, "sent to the Penitentiary."
The Senator gave his beard a deter
mined tug on ending the foregoing sen
tence, toased his head, and his eye
gleamed through his glasses. Then he
resumed:
"I will not be convicted and no evi
dence can be produced to Involve me .In
land frauds unless on perjured testi
mony. I have always led an honest life,
and I have lived too long to engage in
petty thievery. The persons who are
wltnos.es against me are perjurers, who
have been promised Immunity if they will
testify so as to besmirch my character."
Will Fight It Out.
"How long will you stay away from
Congress?" was asked.
"I don't know; a year, if I shall have
to stay .that long to fight my accusers,
longer. If neoesssry," and tho Senator's
tone indicated that he would keep on
staying until the lower regions should
freeze over, and then would fight on the
ice.
"Oregon needs its delegation at Wash
ington Just now very much." he wont on.
"when riverp and harbors are to be
looked after. I am sorry that Mr. Her
mann and I are forced to neglect those
Important Interests, but I shall keep on
doing so until I have put my accusers to
silence. I regret, exceedingly, that I am
constrained to do it."
"Why was not District Attorney Hall's
recess appointmont sent- to the Senate
by the President, along with the others
which went to that body when Congress
met?" was asked. The failure of the
President to have Mr. Hall's reappoint
ment confirmed by the Senate has been
noted with 6ome curiosity. The promi
nence of Mr. Heney as" the chief prose
cutor, though Mr. Hall nominally holds
the leadership, together with tho past po
litical affiliations of Mr. Hall with Sena
tor Mitchell, have been taken as signifi
cant, In curbstone gossip.
"I' expected that Mr. Hall's reappoint
ment would go to the Senate along with
other recess appointments," said the Sen
ator. . "Why it was not I do not know;
nor did I Inquire."
"How about your telegraphic corre
spondence with Mr. Heney
"I will swear to the truth of everything
In Jt. Mr. Heney asked me if I would
do fo, and I replied positively that I
would. All the way over the continent I
saw newspaper articles detailing that T
was to be Indicted, and yet I have been
unable to learn on what accusations. Is
It right that a man should be tried out In
the nowspapers? It has been said that
my committee-room at Washington was
a rendezvous for land thieves. That is an
Infernal and Infamous lie.
The story that he received money for
expediting fraudulent land claims1 for
Puter and Emma Watson, Senator
Mltoholl hotly denounced as another In
fernal lie and those persons who testified
to its truth as Infamous perjurers. Many
persons from Oregon, he said, had asked
him for aid in the transaction of their
business with the Land Office, but so far
as he ever knew their business was al
ways legitimate and proper.
Culprits Should Be Run Down.
Mr. Hermann took matters more calmly
than did the Senator, and In the course
of his remarks showed never a ruffle.
"Whatever frauds were perpetrated on
the Government." said Mr. Hermann
with emphasis, "the culprits should be
ferreted out. and I am willing to give all
the aid I can to that end. land frauds
are considered by the Commissioner of
the General Land Office as personal Im
positions on himself.. Any that were per
petrated In my administration of that
office I regard as wrongs done to me and
COLLEGES AND CRME.
What Graduates Are Credited or Dis
credited With.
New York Sun.
Mr. Anson Phelps Stokes, secretary of
Tale University, has been good enough to
send us a cbpy of the Directors' of Llv.
ing Graduates of Dr. Hadley's school.
Much obliged therefor; and equally
obliged for tho valuable advice and di
rections which accompany tho gift:
The one- request that I send tvlth It la that
the members of your Btatl be asked to consult
tho Index of graduates aa frequently as occa
sion may offer, in order that the university
may be ppared the humiliation of having men
accused of high crimes onetafttly heralded In
the press of the country aa RTAduate of Yale,
when In reality thoy never received any degree
from this institution.
Secretary StokeK suffors from a decided
atrophy of his. sense of humor. It is true
that the makers of dispatches -have a
"habit of telecranhlnc that such and sUoh
a horscthief, summarily suspended", was a,
Harvard man. or that Such and such a
bank robber was a Yale man. Tho gent
lemanly confidence man, the swindler, the
spurious "high roller," the melodramatic
forger, the young gentleman of engaging
appearance who bilks his hotelkeepers,
borrows money right and left, or steals a
sealskin cloak from a "society leader" In
Devil's Lake or Toad Hlll-rnnny of these
and other varieties of the genus "beat"
and the gonus "rascal" aro described "in
tho dispatches as graduates of this or
that college.
Now, dispatches often come late Into-a
newpaper office. It is not always possible
for an editor to gratify tho desire of Ms
soul by consulting the triennial and quln
quonnial catalogues and other registers
of fame. - ,
To our innocent soul It has seemed that
tlJs tribute of vice to virtue, this volun
tary offering of respect to the collogos
was delightful. Why object to a little
harmless embroiders of fact? For our
part, if Jack Sheppard or Dick Turpin
had posed as an Oxford man, we .should
have had all the more pleasure In his
brilliant manners and exploits.
So far as we have kept account. Yale,
Harvard and Cornell aro the favorite
colleges with the criminals In the dis
patches. The great "Western univcrsi-
ties are neglected by these gentlemen, and
some good old lingering savor of Presby
terlanlsm keeps Princeton from having
Its fair sharo of-the legends.
The number of bogus college gradu
ates in this town alono must be great. In
a very limited sociological excursion In
tho last month we have come across a
"Harvard man" who said he was assist
ant chief nf police of Manila and had
somo official relation to tho Goneral SlO
cum investigation; two "Yale men" who.
slttlnsr next to ur nt Vnl PMnlrf inmnn.
ously cried "Dcm's de Harvards"; and aJ
university ot Pennsylvania man," a
most agreeable youth, who. If the Island
hasn't nabbed him, still "works" Central
Park West. As for the "Christ Church
men" and "Trinity College. Cambridge
men," and "Trinity College, Dublin then."
they are to be found by those who know
how to look. They are always tumlng-up.
A "Balllol man" who drank gin out of a
bottle in a street-car still shines in our
memory.
We can't think that the reputation of
the college is hurt by these fellows. They
are too transparent. When you hear of
the crimes of So and So. Yale graduate,
you grin. The college graduates have more
than fair morals and luck. Only two
Harvard men have been hanged, we be
lieve, in nearly 270 years; and one of
these was executed for witchcraft
Wo hope that Mr. Stoke's request will
be compiled with to his satisfaction; but
we don't understand why ho objects to
having "Yale men" charged with "great
crimes." Surely, he would not prefer
that they should be charged with shop
lifting or stealing Junk.
GREETED DAWU OF CHRISTHAS
Pretty Service Held at Midnight in
Episcopal Churches.
In three different Episcopal churches
the dawn of Christmas was observed this
morning' by the holy communion service.
The churches are Trinity, St. David's and
the Church of the Good Shepherd.
Over 100 worshippers attended at
Trinity. The chancel was elaborately dec
orated with evergreen and an Illuminated
cross of fire shone above the lighted
candles at the altar. A choir of men. in
surplices, sang the music of the commun
ion service and the occasion was an .im
pressive one. The organ accompaniments
were played by Carl Ronton, and one of
the features of the music programme was
the singing of a baritone solo by Dr. A. A.
Morrison, the rector of the church, Adam's
"Cantique de'Noel." There was no regu-r
lar sermon given.
At St. David's Church, on the East Side,
there was a large attendance of people,
many, no doubt, drawn to listen to the
attractive musical programme that had
been prepared for the" occasion by Organ
ist and Choirmaster F. W. Goodrich.
Several of the old hymn favorites were no-tlced--"Hark,
the Herald Angels Sing."
"Christians Awake," and others. Tho
singing was rendered exclusively by men's
voices, t the music for the communion
office b'eing by Hugh Blair. During the
communion. th solo "Angels From the
Realms of Glory," written by Mr. Good
rich, was effectively sung by David
Mackle. tenor, who also sang the offer
tory solo. "The New-Born King." The
church decorations are well worth a visit
A screen of evergreens divides the body of
the church from the chancol, and Is sur
mounted by a cross above which gleams
an electric star.
Eugene Ware's Poetry.,
Harpor's Weekly.
The Jnference Is unavoidable that Mr.
Ware's practice of refusing money for
verse Is based on a sentiment that that
is a more admirable or a more expedient
thing to do than to accept money for
verse. . It does not strike us so. Theie
are few things that the American people.
even ju the West, admire more In a man-
than the ability to sell his goods. Massa
chusetts has just elected a Governor
whose chief claim to high distinction lies
In that . ability, and taste Is as nice In
Massachusetts as it Is In Kansas. More
over, a poet who avoids the market avoids
comparison and judgment He Is open to
the suspicion that he either fears his fate
too much, or suspects that his deserts are
small. If his deserts are not small the
other poets may denounce him with some
reascn as one who- demoralizes the market
by giving valuable verses away. One of
the complaints of the trusts is that they
destroy competition by selling certain of
their products for a time at a price below
the cost tf production. Poetry has Its cost
vjyi tj&t&oms wis sxtbhd 'oxjiz mo(st 3fem
rlg&Wft cordi?Lv holiday GRBKTiries ySf$$
Xi MW BJSST WISMB5 FOR yq VERY H?Pr
kJfeiNf CHRISTMAS. TO OOP I jCjjK
fTi BSTIOKMT Of PPBYrTIs AMD j Jtli
SKd a&jajsm on both. tftrflBf
of production. With Mr. Waro It is
doubtless a by-produot But Is he justified
provided his product Is valuable in dis
posing of it in a fashion that tends to dis
turb values and deprive the professional
poct3 of their reasonable gains?
SHOCKS IN HIGH ALTITUDES.
Visitors From Sea Level Disturbed by
Electric Sparks.
Denver Republican. t
"It is dangerous for me to go to bod."
That announcement by a stylishly
dressed woman at the desk of the Albany
Hotel office- last night startled William
Maher, one of the proprietors, who was
standing at the counter.
"What Is tho trouble?" asked Mr.
Maher, as soon as he recovered his voice.
"The room is filled with electricity," re
plied the woman. "If I walk across the
floor and touch my face with my hand
there is a snap, and If I touch the Iron
bed I get a shock. Why. kind sir. It's
awful! Everything I touch snaps! You
might think I was some electrical freak
and belonged with some show. But I
am not Honest I never knew before
that my system was electrified!"
"Where Is your home?" asked Mr.
Maher.
"San Francisco," . replied the woman.
"I thought you were from the sea
level," said Mr. Maher. "You have noth-.
Sng to fear. The room Is not charged
with electricity. There is nothing wrong
with the telephone or electric light wires.
You see, madame, that you are not ac
climated in Denver. The air here Is ex
tremely dry and Is therefore surcharged
with electricity, so that you In touching
Iron feel a slight shock and also a slight
shock when you walkacross the carpet
and then touch anything with your hand
or shake hands with anybody. You'll get
over it in a few days."
The woman went away mystified but
satisfied.- and Mr. Maher said:
"That's a common complaint In every
hotel In town. Those of us who live here
will now and then feel an electric shock
by touching a conductor or when walking
over a carpet if we touch our faces or
shake hands, but we are not as subjective
to electrical Influences', as those who
come from sea level or from places whore
the air Is moist These people, of course,
are shocked easily, and as it Is a new ex
perience for them they, invariably believe
that the telephone or electric light wires
are crossed and that they are in danger
of electrocution.
We had a woman in the hotel last week
who was startled because when she be
gan to comb -the hair of her French,
poodle electric currents ran up her arms.
She thought that somebody had been
playing a joke on her dog and she was
furious until I oxplalned to her the
cause."
Carry Maude is suoh an original girl!
She told me onco she wouldn't marry the
worst man In the world. Martha I know;
that was the time they thoucbt she was
coin to marry the man Who afterward be
came your husband, dear. Boston Transcript.
Negroes Were Used as Poker Chips
Stories of Racehorse and Other Gambling in
South Carolina Before the War.
"Before the old South Carolina Jockey
Club passed out of existence," said Colonel
Adam Beaupre, as he anchored alongside
a bottle and a bird, "Charleston was,
without doubt a leader In the South as
a gambling town.
"New Orleans had Its big poker games,
and the Mississippi steamers never went
from' port to port without sensational
play, but there was Just as much plunging
around Charleston. Gambling was recog
nized universally, and lotteries had free
reign.
'It is a well known fact that a Presbj--terlan
Church in Charleston was prac
tically built with funds from a lottery
and many other Institutions got their
start from the wheel of fortune.
"Some time ago I heard a story about
negro slaves having changed hands-.on the
result of a poker game. Generally such a
statement would bo denied, but there are
Instances on record which no one can
deny.
"I was In a Charleston gambling-house
one night when a well-known plunger
changed his body servant for $2000 in
chips and then lost them against tho faro
bank. The negro watched the game with
out understanding it and the big tears
came to his eyes when papers were drawn
up transferring his ownership.
Planter Wagered Slaves.
"At anotherSlmo I saw a slave change
hands at the racetrack, whose owner had
wagered J2S0O on his horse, and when he
failed to win, he "had to make good. He
was not able to produce the cash, so the
servant was sold with aa little ceremony
as If he had been a horse and was claimed
out of a selling race.
"It is also on record In Charleston that
a slarve bought his freedom by winning in
a lottery In that town. Ho had saved up
his cents, and after dreaming for a week,
he bought a ticket It cashed. He got
nearly 53000 and he immediately removed
the claims of bondage by paying the price
on his head.
"In the Jockey Club days before the
Civil War there was no such racetrack
betting as Is found today. Pools wero sold,
but the betting was done by the gentle
men planters and a man's word was his
bond.
"There was no crookedness and planters
raised and raced thoroughbreds for the
sport of It Many of them were wrecked
financially by putting to much faith In
favorite coljs. and the heavy plays were
of the most sensational character.
"I have seen, old gray-haired planters
bet 510,000 on the result of a race and
never bat an eyelash when they lost They
were thoroughbreds to the manner born.
Nervy Gambler.
"Toward the close of the race meetings
In the- early 50s. a stranger arrived in
Charleston ostensibly to buy yearlings. He
went-from r.table to stable, -made himself
familiar, with the owners and got a line
on the horses.
"I dld not knew at' the time, that he
was a plunger, but he was and he would
bet 525.000 as quickly a3 he would flip the
ashes from his cigar. His gracious manner
made friends for him and he was invited
to dine In many aristocratic homes.
"It was no wonder, therefore, that he
should have dropped In for gentlemanly
betting with men who would never wager
a dollar with a professional gambler, and
this was exactly what the young man
wao. He went down to Charleston to make
a kllllrig.
"One afternoon It was in 1852 the
stranger was at the track looking over
the horses before the bugle called them
from the paddock. It was a Jockey Club
purse event, worth 51000. all ages, and
one of the wealthy men of Charleston had
offered to wager 510.000 on Inspector, a
chestnut gelding owned by Colonel Smgle
ton. ,
"The stranger Immediately took the bet
and offered to add $23,000 to It. The planter
immediately accepted It
"In those days, they had 4-mile heats,
best two in three.
"There wero three starters. The
Charleston bettor could not see anything
else in the race but Inspector, while the
strarfger thought he had a sure bet In Jeff
Davis, a chestnut colt, owned by Major
SInkler.
Some Big Pets.
"The first heat was a surprise, as It was
won by Monte, John Campbell's colt. Afj:er
this heat the stranger said he would
double his bet under the same conditions,
and it wao accepted. Jeff Davis won the
second heat easily, making the best time
for the second 4-mile heat and establishing
a track record. Davis took the third heat
and the gambler cashed In. but it pinched
the Charleston planter so badly that he
was forced-to sell 20 slaves to make good.
"From that time on the plunger kept
winning. The next day he cleaned up a
sum equally as large by backing John
Harrison's bay horse. Nat Pope, by Sov
ereign, who won the Jockey Club puree for.
three mile heats.
"But the gambler did not carry away all
of his winnings. He was Just as much of
a plunger In a gambllng-hquse as he was
on the track, and after going up against
the 14 faro banks in town .he was left with
a small sum.
"Those old slaveowners never hesitated
about backing their horses every time they
were sent to the track. They took a per
sonal pride, and this was so strong, that
starters were backed out of sympathy
even when the owners knew they were
outclassed.
Old Horse-Racing Days.
"The wagers in Charleston 50 years ago
were the largest tver made on the con
tinent considering the size of the fortunes
in those days as compared with the pres
ent time. It was a play among gentle
men, where the professional element was
kept within bounds, though in later years
the Southern sentiemen frequented the
gambling palaces and plunged for high
stakes. It was in one of these places that
I saw a famous Colonel lose his faithful
negro attendant through a streak of bad
luck.
"It came down to the last deal, and in
a moment of fevored excitement the Colo
nel staked his last chance of the black
man's ownership on the high card. He was
cool and deliberate. The slave, however,
was not.
"He watched the game without under
standing it, but his trained ears told him
that one turn of the card would decide his
fate. Ordinarily, a slave might not have
cared, and this one did. and he waited
breathlessly while the dealer drew out the
card.
"And the smile which came over the
dealer's face, generally cold and fierce,
sent an electric current to the slave's
heart, which told him that his mamer had
lost And he had.
"The slave begged, but there was no
use. for his master had passed through a
losing week, and he never allowed his
gambling debts to stand over night, and
the man had to be transferred after much
ado on hif part After that, the slave was
the regular attendant In the gambling
house, and he often watched with Interest
the occasional plunging of his former
master.
Slaves Wagered Like Money.
"The remarkable part about that slave's
career, was that he finally got back to his
original master through a daring bluff In
a poker game. Before the war they
played poker in Charleston on a different
principle from today.
"The five cards were dealt and a player
was not allowed to draw and better his
hand. He had to take pot luck. There was
not much science about It, and so many
opportunities were offered for fourfluslng
that the game got the universal name of
bluff. The Colonel happened to be in the
place where his former slave was a porter,
when a big game started While he played
faro in the house he ner at down to a
poker game, but he took a chance that
night
"Kg told me afterwards that he was
seized with a sudden desire to get the
negroaga!n. His conscience had always
pricked him, he said, because the slave
had been faithful to him to a high de
gree. When the gane got well under
way there was more or less of high bet
ting and bluffing. The Colonel got the
plunging fever on one deal before he had
looked at his cards. As he started he sent
the chips in so rapidly that all of the
players dropped out with the exception
of the gambler who ran the house. He
came back at the Colonel every time the
latter raised.
"Look here. Bill," said the Colonel, as
he pulled a fresh cigar from his pocket.
"I'll make you a stiff bet right here if
you'll put that nigger up against my roll."
Crowd Watched Game.
"This naturally drew the crowd nearer
the tabic. It was merely a toss-up as to
who had the best hand. The Colonel's
cards were lying face down on the tabic.
He was lighting his cigar without show
ing a tremor of excitement. The gambler
wrote off a slip of paper. It was a bill of
sale for the slave-and he' tossed H fnto the
pot.
"Quick as a flash the Colonel came back
with a sum the equivalent of the negro's
value and without hesitation he tossed In
a roll of bills- worth about 52O0O.
" 'And I'll raise you.' he said in a free
and easy manner.
"The gambler looked at his hand pretty
keerful like.
" 'You'vo got me beat.' he said, 'and
there ain't any use to throw bad money
after a bad nigger. Take the pot," he
added and with that he disclosed three
fives.
" 'Why, that's good, old man," said the
Colonel, and a big smile came over bis
face, 'for I didn't have so much as a pair
of trays.'
"The deed was done, however, and after
serving .his time as a poker chip the
nigger went back to the Colonel, and
nursed him until he was sent to his little
resting place in the family burylnc
ground."
How a Teacher Starts.
Leslie's Monthly.
A young man. fresh from college, who
decides to become a schoolteacher, has
many things to consider. The profession,
if It can be called a profession, is still
unorganized. No standard of excellence,
no diploma certifying ability Is required.
Methods of teaching in public schools In
New York State are very different from
those In Colorado, and those In TJtlca are
different from those In Buffalo. There
are private schools of all kinds. There
are almost as many methods of teaching
arithmetic as there are of teaching vocal
music. College positions the young grad
uate must Ignore temporarily, at least,
for at present the colleges are choosing
men with doctor's degrees, preferably
from abroad. To obtain his first posi
tion, he ordinarily joins an agency. He
takes to the agency his record at college,
suoplemented by as many pleasant rec
ommendations from his professors as pos
sible, pays his yearly fee. and promises
the agency a certain percentage, 5 per
cent, usually, of his first year's salary.
Occasionally his college will find a place
for him in one of the schools that prepare
directly for It At any rate, he will find
without great difficulty a position that
will support him. Perhaps It will be In a
little denominational boarding school,
where he will teach' 13 different subjects
during his first year, as one man I know
did." If he survives his first year suc
cessfully, and with some measure of con
tent In the work, he is likely to be a
teacher for the rest of his life.
Stoessel of Swedis'i Descent.
Echo de Paris.
Various stories as to the nationality of
General Stoessel have made him out a
German a Jew, a Swiss, a Swede. It
appears 'that In a way Russia is indebted
to her ancient enemy. Sweden, for the
valiant defender of Port Arthur, for Gen
eral Stoessel's grandfather was a Swedish
army officer. But his father served In
the P.ussian army and was a member of
the orthodox church. General Stoessel,
who Is now 56 years old. studied at the
Pavioff Military Academy In the same
class as Kuvopatkin, and served through
the war with Turkey. Then, as a com
mander in "Siberia, he won high distinc
tion for administrative work.
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