THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, ---PORTLAND, DECEMBER 23. liH)t. SOUTH STEADFAST FOR STATE RIGHTS President of Virginia Univer sity Discusses the An . cient Dcctrirje. DEALS WITH RACE PROBLEM Distinguished Guests Attend 101st Annual Banquet of New England Society Bishop Lawrence De livers an Address. NEW YORK. Dec. 22. With three Gov ernors, two college presidents, an Ad miral of the United States Navy, a bishop nd a distinguished explorer as its prin cipal guests, the New England Society of New York tonight celebrated its 101st an niversary at a banquet at the Waldorf Astoria. Among the guests were John McLane, Governor of New Hampshire; Henry Roberts. Governor of Connecticut; William T. Cobb, Governor of Maine; Dr. -Kdwln A. Alderman, president of the Uni versity of Virgina: Right Rev. Dr. Will lam Lawrence, bishop of Massachusetts; Robert E. Peary and Rear-Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan. United States Navy. , The toast, "Forefathers" Day," was responded to by Bishop Lawrence. "Sec tionalism and Nationality" was the topic assigned, to Dr. Alderman. Captain Peary told of the "Farthest North." Cliurch and State in America. Bishop Lawrence said: Religion is in thi hearts and lives of th people and In the churches. The state has nothing to fear and everything to gain by the recognition and protection of religion In the people. What the people and the state have to ptand for Is this: There shall be no med dling by prelate, priest, minister or lay man, . whether from Rome or Boston or Washington, whether Protestant or Romanist or Mormon, with the policy, officers, taxes, schools or legislation of villages, city, state er Nation. And an our Preaident has re stated, there shall be no meddling by cfty, ttato or National officiate, nor any induce' ments for meddling, with the work, policy or faith of any church whoso teachings are not injurious to tho morals of the people. On state rights. Dr. Alderman said: , South .Still for State Kights. The doctrine of state rights a a necea etty of popular government is aura in engag ing "the thought of this republic, because, mightier forces than war are vitalizing thin old issue under new form. Those who undei Ptand It best and love it dearest and. will fight for it longest are those who live In the state where devotion to it once had power to separate them from a country they had fought to found. There is nothing stranger or more interesting in political his tory than the recurrence of this best-loved dogma of the South as necessary to Federal union and human freedom. If. as Mr. Root thinks, the struggle Is on between the grow ing power of the Federal Government and the decreasing authority of the states, you un count on the Southerner tor be on the side of maintaining the Just balance, for no American sees more clearly than he Just what Is the vita! spot in the liberty of a state. I Interpret Mr. Root's speech as a prophecy and a warning rather than as a plea for centralization. The drift that way la unquestioned. Will the elates let the drift continue? Race Problem In South. When race riot occurs, there are outcries and loud voices and some sinking of the heart. I dare to say that the people of the South are handling the problem of the Afri can as wisely as any people could hope to do In the first generation of American free dom and In a time of human ferment and struggle in all lands. Upon the South rests the burden of the African and the problem of the integrity of the race, as upon New England rests the burden of assimilating the discontented and aspiring of all 'lands. Will the age-Ions; antagonism between New England and the South ever end? They are people of long memories, of stiff necks, and perhaps will never lie down In lion-and-lamb-like fashion, nor is that necessary or desirable for the stability of the republic or the grandeur of its Ideals. Fate once drove them to war for their ideals of American Ism. As the struggle fo liberty takes on new phases, fate may bring them to under standing and sympathy. SEATTLE HAS MANY STARS Good Men on the. Sub-List Will Also Probably Get Into the Game. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 22. (Spe cial.) The Seattle Athletic Club will line up against Multnomah on Christ mas day as follows: Left end, Abbott, captain of the Uni versity of Wisconsin team for two years; left tackle. Hooper, a Pullman College man; left guard, Munday, de veloped by the club; center. Woodland, formerly on Minnesota; right guard, Sample, a club man and with the State University this year; right tackle, Cutts, Harvard coach this year and former Harvard star; right end, Dowd, Seattle High School;' quarter, "Baidy" Cole, Washington University; right half. Kern, formerly of University of California; left half. Berry, who made the All-American team when with Brown University; fullback, McDon ald, University of Washington. The substitutes who may get into the game: , Tackle, Place, with Dart mouth and now State University train er; guard, O'Brien, of Annapolis; quar ter, Bagshaw, of the State University; center. Tolgtmier. University of Wash ington; halfback, .Thomas, University of Idaho; end. Hunter, formerly of Kentucky, and Halfback Goodfellow, developed by the club.- It la likely most of the substitutes will get a chance durtng the game, for while every Seattle man is a former star, they are still 'soft and likely to give way under the gruelling game Multnomah Is expected to offer. The team will likely play an open .game. Though there are several university boys on- the athletic club team, every member is a' club man. M. A. A. C. DEFEATS MONMOUTH Club Basketball Team Too Fast for Collegians. The Multnomah basketball team de feated the Monmouth State Normal School team last night !n the Multnomah gymnasium by the decisive score of 30 to 14. At the end of the first half the score stood 20 to 7 with the clubmen on the long end. In the second half Multnomah added ten more points and the visitors annexed seven. The game was a clean, fast exhibition, with some brilliant playing by both sides. The college boys displayed fine team work In spots, but were either nervous or badly off color, as many easy chances for baskets were missed. Multnomah played a clean, fast, regular game, the team work being almost perfect. The Xubman played a much cleaner, and. If anything, better game than the T. M. C. A. team. did Friday iiight. Referee Patty gave complete satisfaction. The line-up: Monmouth. Eveden .' canter M. A. A. c. . . : . . .Bellinger1 Art Allen Good-Burt nuard Bartor.-Neth Butler .'.guard Livingston Force forward. Dent-Bert Allen Allen forward Rasch Burns and O'Brien Are Matched. LOS ANGELES. Dec. ' 22.-Tommy Burns, of Los Angeles, and "Philadel phia Jack" O'Brien today signed articles for a 20-round fight for the heavy-weight championship of the world, to take place before the Pacific Athletic Club, of this city on some date between May 7 and May 14. The fight is for 60 and 40 per cent of a purse of $30,000. James J. Jeffries wiU act as referee. The men posted J2300 each as a forfeit. Ceases Business With California. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22. The Ex aminer says today that the Alliance In surance Company of London ceases with the year to do business on the Pacific Coast. Instructions to close the Coast branch on December 31 have been sent out to the local manager of the concern. Gannon Will Ride in Russia. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22. Jockey Willie Gannon today signed a contract to ride for one year for the Russian Imperial Stables. He is to receive S000. BURGLAR WOUNDS WATCHMAN IN LEG AND FLEES. Caught in Act of Breaking Into Sel ler's Store, He Fires and Mc MulIln Drops. Henry McMulIln, a Pinkerton detective, acting as private watchman -for the wholesale crockery store of M. Seller & Co., at Fifth and Pine streets, surprised a trio of burglars attempting to break Into the establishment at 2 o'clock this monning and was shot In the left leg as the thieves made their escape. McMulIln was making his customary rounds and came upon the men at their work. They shot without warning. Three shots were fired before McMulIln could get his gun into action and one of the bullets lodged in the fleshy portion Of his left leg about six inches above the knee. He fell and the three men leaped over his body and dashed toward Sixth street. Special Policeman Jack Hoare. who was standing at Sixth and Burnside, caught sight of a man in full flight and called upon him to halt and as the fugitive gave the command no heed, he fired a shot, which Berved to bring the man up and the warning proved effectual. The man proved to be Barney Lanahan, and easily proved that he had no connection with the affair and was allowed to go. Hoare was the first man to assist the injured Pinkerton and he soon received help from, several officers sent to the scene by Captain Bailey, who heard the firing at the police station, several blocks away. McMulIln was conveyed to his home In the patrol wagon, where the wound was dressed. McMulIln has been stationed In that dis trict for a little over a week, having re cently come to this city from San Fran cisco, where he had been employed by the Pinkerton service. Barney Lanahan and J. N. Smith, of Oregon City, think they saw the men run ning away and describe one of them In particular, and this man the police have hopes of capturing. WILL DENOUNCE NEW BILL Latest Separation Law Regarded by Pope as Reprisal. PARIS, Dec. 22. The entire Republican prcs today expresses the greatest satis faction at the adoption yesterday by a vote of 413 to 166 of the government's bill amending the church and state separa tion law of 1905. The papers dwell with special gratification on the fact that the various Republican groups unitedly sup ported the government in the new step which it felt compelled to take in view of the intransigent attitude of the Vati can authorities. The opposition organs in dulge in the most violent denunciation of the new measure. The Figaro likens the government to a "cowardly bandit "manufacturing a new engine for oppressing the defenseless In order to amuse its Jacobins." . A person in close attendance on Car dinal Richard, speaking in his name, is quoted as plainly foreshadowing a papal veto of the new legislation, which is classed as "more unsatisfactory than the preceding measures, and nothing more or less than a law of reprisal." In conclusion, the person quoted de clared that so long as the government de clines to negotiate with the Pope -a modus vivendl Is impossible. WANT MERRY D.EL VAL OUSTED France Says Peace Is Impossible "While He Is Secretary. ROME, Dec. 22. It having been current ly reported that all attempts to reach an understanding with France will be use less if Papal Secretary of State Merry del Vai remains in office, it was semi officially stated today that the Pope has determined to retain him and thus keep his word given to Merry del Val when he conferred the red hat upon him. On thalsoccslon the Pontiff remarked: "It is pleasant to think that you will be a powerful assistance to us so long as our life lasts." On the other hand the enemies of the cardinal say that France looks upon him: as being prejudiced, and as It Is impossi ble to change the Pope, there must be a change in the Papal Secretary of State, such as occurred under Popes Pius VI and Pius VIII, when "the Secretaries of State were often removed until Cardinal Consalvi was made Papal Secretary and in 1801 concluded the concordat with Na poleon I. t The names of Cardinals Vlncenzo Van nutelll, Agliardi. Satolli and Ferrataare mentioned as candidates for the office. Offers Aid to Homeless Clergy. NEW ORLEANS. La., Dec. 22. An offer oi pecuniary assistance to the French clergy from the Catholic, clergy of Louis iana was mailed last nicht to Cardinal Richard, archbishop of Paris, by Blenk of xew urieans. me accompanying mem orial was signed by every Catholic priest in Louisiana. Archbishop Blenk's letter said: "So as to give to these expressions of sympathy a practical and substantial character, let me add that the clergy of Louisiana is ready at the least notice from your emlnence-to help pecuniarily within means in the maintenance of the French clergy." The memorial denounced the acts of the French government.- HUMIDORS 1 In hardwood, aluminum lined, keep cigars in perfect condition; we have a large variety. Sig Slchel Co., agents Garcia, Mi Hogar and Lord Baltimore cigars. " - F r, THEY WANT HONORS Cuban Negroes Ask for Proper Recognition. LEADER ISSUES MANIFESTO Says Majority of Recent Insurgents Were Colored Will Not Support ' Liberals Unless Accorded Rep resentation In Government. HAVANA, Deo. 22. General Estenoz, an influential colored leader, has Issued a manifesto in .which he declares that negroes constituted 90 per cent of the insurgent army in the last revolt and that 73 per cent of the revolutionists were Liberals. The negro voters now de mand, according to the manifesto, three Senators, 40 Representatives, one Pro vincial Governor and proportionate rep resentation in all the government depart ments, including the. armed forces. The negroes refuse longer to act the part of catspaws and Insist upon a full propor tion of the honors and offices won by their valor, else they will not continue to support the Liberals. Governor Magoon has signed a decree operative January 10 permitting the Com mercial Cable Company of Cuba to land cables from Key West. . This permission Is given for an indefinite period, but' it is not to be-construed as granting a mo nopoly. The Cuban government reserves the right to suspend the permission or take possession of the installation when ever it may deem such action necessary. Another decree exempting the salaries of all public officials from attachment also .has been signed. The Governor was noting today by the Cuban Railway of a serious strike in its shops at Camaguey, the company re questing military protection. The Gover nor has referred the matter to General Rodriguez, commander of the rural guard. New Cable Line to Cuba. NEW YORK. Dec. 22. Announcement was made today that a. cable would soon be laid between New York and Colon, touching Cuba, under the. Joint direction of the Central and South American Tele graph Company and the Mexican Tele graph Company. Surveys will be com pleted next month and the cable will be 2200 miles in length. It will probably touch at Baracoa, Cuba, but this is sub ject to change. It will not be landed in Jamaica, nor on any other West Indian Island. The new cable, it is expected, will be in full operation by August. Will Ship Coal to Havana. PITTSBURG. Dec. 22. Twelve barges, containing 100,000 bushels of coal, will be shipped to Havana. Cuba, tomorrow. The barges are of a new type, and have a waterproof covering to protect them from sea waves. Elect SicnkJewlex President. - , WARSAW. Russian Poland, Dec. 22. The central Polish election committee, consisting of 44 representatives of Polish parties, today unanimously elected Henry K. Sienklewicsi the novelist, president of the committee. Advises Princess on Troussean. LONDON, Deo. 22. (Special.) An 6 h Your mis Buying Ben Selling's Store, is a revelation to those unacquainted with this store, "and is distinguished for exclusively fine Apparel for Men and Boys. 1 ' ' EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS AND LATEST FASHIONS Two Spacious Floors Devoted to Men's and Boys' Apparel The Best Lighted, Most Comfortable Quickest Store Service and Genteel Salesmen to Serve You. Ladies will avoid the Store open tomorrow American woman. Mrs. John Leslie, who. was Leonte Blanche Jerome, of New York, is unofficial adviser In fashion and dress to the Duchess of Connaught. and Princess Patriola. The trousseau of Princess Margaret on her marriage to Prince Gustavus Adolph us of Sweden and the dresses of the bride's mother and sister were chosen and designed with the help of Mrs. Les lie, who is now busy with the outfit of the Duchess and Princess Patricia for their journey with the Duke to India and Canada next month. - Princess Patricia frequently enjoys a day of shopping in the West End with Mrs. Leslie, and they usually take tea publicly at some fashionable restaurant. Mrs. Leslie Is the wife of Colonel John Leslie, heir to Sir John Leslie, whom she married In 1884. SEE REAL PORTLAND SPORTS LAY BIG WAGERS ON GLADIATORS. Event Pulled Off at "Twelve-Mile House," and Police Are Hood winked by Promoters. The latest sensation in the Portland sporting world was a' genuine old-fashioned cocking main which took place at the "Twelve-Mile House" last night. During- the past week invitations have been quietly sent out to various busi ness men of Portland. So quietly was everything arranged that the police had no inkling of the proposed event. About midnight last night automo biles carrying large loads of men quietly left the city and soon the "honk! honk!" of dozens, of machines was startling the peaceful rural dis tricts. Fullly 150 sports had assem bled at the designated spot,, and a. hun dred game cocks were taken from the different cars. Quickly a pH was formed for the oc casion and the two birds listed for the preliminary bout were, equipped with silver gaffs and the big event was on. The spectators, among whom many Portland professional men, gathered around tho inclosure to witness the fight As the birds went after each other and the blood began to flow, excitement ran high, and soon large wagers were laid. As the fights continued the enthusiasm Increased till the crowd was in a frenzy of delight. The betting grew stronger as the deadly gaff laid low bird after bird. One of the feathery gladiators was pro nounced dead three times, but revived each time and continued the battle till finally a lucky blow was delivered by him which caught his antagonist hi tho neck and killed him instantly. Twenty fights were pulled off, some of them be inc long-drawn-out affairs, while In other cases a chance stroke ended the career of one of the fighters. All the birds were imported for the main, but in spite of all this, very few were aware that the event was to take place. - In addition to Portland professional and business men, a large number of farmers from the sur rounding country were present to wit ness the novel spectacle. Every precaution was taken to hood wink the police, and the event went off exactly as planned. At the approach of daylight the urowd began to disperse and in the gray light of dawn the sport laden automobiles crept back to town. . Rebels Rout Police Squad. KOSTROME, Russia. Dec. 22. While a squad of police, headed by Captain Peco bansky, was last night entering a lodging-house suspected of harboring revo lutionists, several .men opened fire, kill ing the captatn and mortally wounding a policeman The revolutionists escaped. Gift Co mrori department store jams here. night as late as 11 o'Clock STRIKE ON SUNSET War Between Brotherhoods Comes to Crisis. FIREMEN GIVE WARNING Refuse to Let Engineers Be Forced to Join Engineers' Brotherhood. Will Tie Vp Ha rr I man's Southern Line. PEORIA. 111.. Dec. 22. Grand Master John J. Hanrahan, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, to night issued an ultimatum to K. H. Harrl man, president of the executive commit tee of the Southern Pacific Railroad, no tifying him that the engineers and fire men of that road 'will strike at 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. In his ultimatum Mr. Hanrahan 'says: "Eighty-five per cent of the switch en gineers on the Sunset Route are members of this organization and a considerable number of engineers in the road service are also members, and they, with praotl cally every locomotive fireman In the ser. vice, are determined that your company shall not force them to withdraw from this organization and join the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers, in order to have their grievances adjusted. Every of ficial of the company is thoroughly fa mil. lar with all the details of this matter, and It may be that there Is some ulterior purpose on their part in bringing about this strike." From information received by the grand lodge. officers of the Brotherhood here It is said that nearly 3000 men will be affect ed by the order to strike, which was is sued after the system had been polled and the Southern Pacific officials had re fused to. accept the offer of "the Brother hood to submit differences to arbitration. ORIGIN. OP BROTHERHOOD WAR Firemen Stand Up for Control of Own Members. HOUSTON. Tex., Dec. 22. At mid night tomorrow the members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will withdraw from the service of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio, the Texas & New Orleans, the Morgan, Louisiana & Texas, the Iberia & Ver million and the Louisiana Western Roads, comprising the Atlantic system of the Southern Pacific Company. This action is a result of the vote Just com pleted, y The differences arose last May, when the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers secured of the management of the road an agreement that the griev ances of all engineers should be handled by that organization. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen contended that, as many of its- mem bers were engineers and did not be long to the engineers' organization, the latter could not properly present their grievances, but that the firemen should handle all matters pertaining to the membership, which appear in reference to firemen or engineers. The management declined to abro gate its agreement with the engineers, contending that differences between the engineers and firemen should be set tld by them. However, the manage ment agreed to decide if the other parties would agree to abide by the decision. The firemen declined to agree to this. About 400 men will be affected by the order. Timothy Shea, second vice grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Is In the city in ' charge of the interests of the firemen. He has given out no statement since the decision haa been arrived at. ALL IN BLISSFUL IGNORANCE San Francisco Officials Know Noth ing of Intended Strike. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec.' 22. All efforts to reach any of the higher officials of the Southern Pacific tonight failed. As sistant superintendent of the Western division W. R. Scott, whose headquarters are at Oakland, said that he had heard nothing about Grand Master Hanrahan's ultimatum and believed there was some mistake. He stated that the engineers and firemen of his division declare they have received no orders to strike tomor row. J. C. Wilder, superintendent of the coast division, expressed surprise and said he was in ignorance of any im pending strike. "I know that the firemen and engineers of the Southern Paclfio have made de mands upon the company of late," said Mr. Wilder, "but as to the particulars I know nothing. Among other things they have insisted upon an increase in wages and for some time past there has been a conference in Oakland, but I know noth ing as to what the outcome was." Mr. Wilder denied all knowledge of the attempts to force the engineers and firemen- from one organization into the other. Strike Story News to Him. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 22. Division Superintendent T. R. Jones says the story that there is to be a strike of trainmen on the Southern Pacific system Is news to him.- He never heard anything to in dicate that a strike was imminent and be does not helleve the sory. No Trouble on Oregon Lines. L. R. Fields, division superintendent of the Harrlman lines in Oregon, when shown the above- dispatch last night, said that there must be some mistake. He said that It was the first he had heard of a strike and he had never heard the matter discussed among the engineers and firemen In his division, and that, as far as he' was informed, they had no grievances. Municipal Ownership in Paris. PARIS, Dec 22. (Special.) Paris has decided to experiment in municipal own ership of its gas. A scheme for the actual working of the gas supply by the Municipal Council was rejected by 89 votes to 38; but the Council afterwards voted in favor of having a part Inter est in the gas supply, which will come In to operation on, January 1, 1907. A new corporation, in which the Council will hold a large portion of stock, will then take over the gas supply from the pres ent company, which Is now in liquidation. Surprised to Find Successor. CHICAGO, Dee. 22. Charles Schoen beck was held for trial today on a charge of bigamy. It Is charged that 20 years ago Schoenbeck married. After two chil dren had been born, Mrs. Schoenbeck be came demented and was pronounced hopelessly insane. Six years ago Schoen beck married again. Recently the first wife regained her sanity and was sur prised to learn that her husband had taken another wife. New Leather Trust to Absorb Old. NEW YORK, Dec. 22. Special meetings of the stockholders of the United States Leather Company and the Central Ieather Company have been called to ratify an agreement by which the mer ger plan will at last be carried out. The Central Leather Company was formed in LEADING CLOTHIER 1904 solely for the purpose of acquiring the stock and the business of the t'niteil States leather Company, but the deal ha been hanging firo, chiefly because of the opposition of certain of the t'nlted States Leather Company's stockholders. . Use Telephone to Break Law. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. Dec. 22. The Supreme Court in a decision today stood by its former decision in the Oldham antl. poolselltng case from Kansas City, over ruling motions for a rehearing. The court, in its former decision, held that the telephone could be used to de feat the law by registering bets outside the state. What Sulphur Does For the Human Body in Health and Disease. 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Few people are aware of the value of this form of sulphur in restoring and 'maintaining bodily vigor and health; sulphur' acts directly on the liver and excretory organs and purifies and enriches the blood by the prompt elimination of waste material. Our "grandmothers knew this when they dosed us with sulphur and mo lasses every spring and fall, but tha crudity and Impurity ot ordinary flow ers of sulphur were often worse than the disease, and cannot compare with the modern concentrated preparations of sulphur, of which Stuart's Calcium Wafers, is undoubtedly the best and most widely used. " They are the natural antidote for liver and kidney troubles and cure con stipation and purify the blood in a way that often surprises patient and physician alike. , Dr. R. M. Wllklns, while experiment ing with sulphur remedies, soon found that the sulphur from Calcium was superior to any other form. 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