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T-wBr THE MOBNI&G OHEGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1900. NOTBASED ON TRUTH PdttaWs Statements Flatly Cowtiracactod by Depew. JCMHRKAJTS ALLEGED BRIBE Vuensar of "Wah4ng7tea- Spoke o; Bill Baaie Passed and Consular BI1L WAflKDtOtXWC. F T.-A lively tHt Wtma Denenr of Kew York and Pottl grew of South Dakota waa the feature in the early proceedings of the senate to day Denewr rend a letter trom President gcniiiMB. of the Philippine commteBtoa. JatJ eoatraectina; stateeaents de hy Pmr to a speech ueveral days ago, a4 Ukes commented sarcastically on the methods of the South Dakota senator in latroauctac the evidence of rack men as President Scaarman and Admiral Dewey throat the statements of Aguinaldo. Pet-tir-w sharply repeated much that be has aJd heretofore, bat principally reiterating th- ctntemenu irk ck bad called forth the denials of both Preaident Schurman and Admiral Dowey. Dtocuaston of the ftnandal bill was then resumed, gwrk.w netns; made by Turner of WaakinctOB. Bate of Tennessee, and Ailw of Xebraaka, aU ta oppostton to the nendlnc measure. The hmme tohomd the diplomatic and consular appropriation kill today, pawing ft substantially as It came from the eora rnlue. There was name desultory dtscus m.oti of the PkJsppine question and the ar in South Africa, the principal feature vein the speech of Shafroth In favor of mediation in the Brttteh-Boer war under the provisions of The Hatue treaty. The cUpktmatfte kin as passed carries 3,7,Sell. tors. National banks bro no place In a oal self-government." Alien ipop, Neb, who spoke nest, sad the money question was the most momen tdua before' the people t?da3 and de jjared IhlW adherence to freeolnage at She ratio 7of it to. 1. He astfld, Aldrioh TreprR. L) ll he had 'not admitted m liOS that legislation could affect pVlees. "Yes," replied Aldrich. "I neer ex pressed any other opinion here or else where." J 'It was maintained br the republicans Ta 1888," said Allen, "that there vas no power in legislation to affect or 'create values." "That is quite another thing," Inter posed Spooner (rep. Wis.). Allen Oh, I beg your pardon. Spooner The power to destroy does not Involve the power to create A potato bug "may destroy a potatcnvlne, but it cannot create one. (Laughter.) Allen (speaking with some feeling) I don't like to be made the butt of a Jest or this kind. This is a serious question with me. Comparing the house bill and the senate substitute. Allen said: '.The man who drew the house bill at least had the courage of his convictions; but the man who drew the senate meaeure had great craft, and no moral "courage. ae thii is one of spoliation and confisca tion, and to Increase and perpetuate the national debt. I. have no hesitation In de claring it to be my solemn conviction that it Is the purpose of the framers of this hill forever to perpetuate the national debt." In answer to a question from Allen. Aid rich said: "This bill does not change the status of our silver boney, our greenbacks or our treasury dotes, and It confers upon no bank nor upon bank currency any rightor prlviliiges which they do not pos- Allen (sarcastically) 'Tis a very harm lees measure. Aldrich I fehould say rather that it is a very beneficial measure. Without hivine concluded W T-pmnrlrs -Allen, at 5-5QCP. M., yielded, and the senate aujournea. t In the Honse. ONE OF CLARK'S FRIENDS WALTER, M. BICKFORD BEFORE! THE UfYESTIGATING COMMITTEE. TNI BAY IX BHTAIL. In the Contradicted Much of the Testimony Introduced by the Prosecution Use of Clark: Money. WASHINGTON, FeU 7. Walter M. Blokford waa practically the only witness before the senate committee on elections in the Clark investigation. He was one of Senator Clark's special friends In the last Montana senatorial campaign. Mr, Bickford contradicted much of the testi mony of Speaker Stiff, Senator Meyers, Representative Sullivan, Dr. Ector, Mr. Cowen and others. He, however, admitted tendering to Dr. Ector $700 with which to lift the indebtedness of Representative Woods, saying he had intended that Mr. Woods should know of his doing this, and his only purpose was to control the debt so that the Daly people could not get hold of it, and thus force Woods into voting contrary to his Inclination. He received the money from Senator Clark's son, and when it was not accepted for Mr. Woods by Mr. Ector, he had returned it to Mr. Clark. Mr. Bickford also explained the purchase of timber lands owned by Representative McLaughlan prior to the meeting of the legislature. He contended that the prop erty was worth more than had "been paid for it, and that the timber was necessary in Mr. Clark's business. In his deal with Mr. McLaughlin the witness had never talked with him concerning the senatorial situation, nor tried to Influence him in that connection to vote for Mr. Clark. On his cross-examination, Bickford stated thkt he was counsel for Mr. Clark, but afjfer saying that he would not tell what hia fees had been, he said that all told Mr. Clark had paid him '$2500 as counsel. He also said Mr. McDermott had refunded to him the money expended in the cam- the legislature, because, he had heard Kepi ta Pcttlg-reu- Senatc. WAJUUKGTOK. Ken. 7. Vest (dem. siu today proposed in the senate as souiuameat to the pending financial bdl, jrvviuac that the secretary of the trena il akaii hate prepared Mi,W.W of trtsas. ur uotss u be known as "bond treasury bwvta. fn shall be full legat tenner for oebla, and snail be loaned b the sec rt.r of the treasury to anjoody who m deposit Lnlied States nonoe for them, iu not, te bear the same interest as tne bond nepoelteta. At tne conclusion of routine business a eWuM-oa of tne Philippine atiesuoa was U4.i4.uxU-. precipitated by Dene (rep. X i. who called attention to some re marks made a few naye aco by Pettigrew su- it. i.i. in tne cemrae of which 'he ejuou-d an altered Interview- with President bcuurman of tne Philippine commission, vrh.ili appealed In a Catcago newspaper, anc tu a bum be wae quoted as a mg tnat Auaiaiuo a as honest. In hi remarks, Ki.itrm did Mr. ackurman tried to kribc the .nsurcenU, and failed. Depew aw be had rtvelved a letter from Pro feasor lfc.hur.nan with regard to the charges of the South Dakota senator, srhtcta be desired to tar before the senate. The tetter stated tnat tne caarge wai Jtaviuiely without foundation. Depew. Is comtumunc on the matter, Mid that at the Unt this speech of th- senator from Jsou'.h Lakwia was bdnc delivered, Presi de tit tfeburman was la tne city, assisting in the preparauou of the report of the Phil tppidt commiMslon, and was competent to be aummoned as a witness. Admiral Dew ey a horn the senator quoted lri support of h-s rharsa-i, was also In the ctty, at bis res-deoee. and waa moat easily accee ible He night nave summoned both president ncnurman and Admiral Dewe, so) any statement the made with refer an to tne matter would be unqueetkHt a: accented by the American people as trut Uepevr referred to the letter of Admiral Ik.) presented by Lodge (rep. Mam.) ti. -nnc the statements of Agutnaldo, say. ins, that both Dewey nnd Scburmaa had kj-iu(ly denied the statements attrib v d i them. Before the statemente of ltr ad Schurmau, the charge of Pet ire ,aanpeared as Agulnaldo -vanished itriou te American troops. Th- whole trs asset oa." said Depew, it. co lusion. "is nothing better than Agutni oo's government, the seat of which u id Agutnaido's kat." lrtt.tfrew. who had listened attentively to Depew. replying, said: It u well known that this government, ir rough the Philippine commission, offered Piuney (or the rifles of the Insurgents, hut uv rlfltw were turned In except a few that hud ba captured and given to friendly i" . pin s by American otnoers, la order Utat ll f may be tamed In so as to get th pftoe offered for them. It Jc quite ad -J kt MB that the Schurman commission offered Agulnalde what amounted to $3609 a jeai 'f he would lay down his arms. I c rge." Pettigrew continued, "that the fa s of this question are being with held, ki 1 what information is sent to us Is gark '-4. and I charge that we attacked a i. all and made a compact with slavery." IVU i new thought It unfortunate for the administration that the whole of Admiral Dewey's letter to Senator Lodge had been j u bushed, as in It the admiral, he said, liad aflsnlWnf Jut what he had charged. Hoar trep. Mass.) asked Depew if he had understood that President Schurman d d not regard Agulnaldo as honest. He had read a verbatim address of President fc nui man. In which he had said Agulnaldo was honest. Depew replied that he had liu further Information than was contained ic President Schurman s letter. it was the Intention of Chandler (rep. ' H-). cha rman of the committee on Vrtrttttje and elections, to call up the wuay case today, but he yielded to the unanbmous consent agreement to take up 'he penning financial blU. simply announc ing tat during any lull in the financial dfbate he would brine the Pennsylvania senatorial case before the senate. Turner (fus. Wash.) then entered upon a discussion of the nnandal bill. He maintained that the paeeage of the pend ing bill would be a deliberate blow to sil ver The btlt was nut forward, he said, t the republican party In the Interests of the moneyed classes. Its result Would be the enhancement of the value of things produced by the farmers and laboring r asm Turner ridiculed the efforts of rt-pub -an statesmen to claim the author ship ' the financial plank of the St. Loub p atform. I id as soon have the credit of be ing iMoth and sooceasfut confidence tnsn 1 saML "as to be known as the auth - ' the money plank ta the last re run! r p atform. If a bunco game was ever , ud it waa when the people were mdt c t 'kat plank to vote McKlnley into - :t. ititlal chahr." H r p. q the democratic national ptat fornt i ,vi and declared the leader of the o- . M n of that year was himself an I'M on and a platform, and that The i x; impaign would he that of JSX ot ipr1'- B i Tonn ) followed hi a speech in ' v ' himetanam and In opposition to ;vvod gold standard. He urged th ending bin waq Xramed la the in. r r- of the national batnks and of the bor r r who were the stockholders In th i i it h hanks He maintained that rb i i cT parity of gold and silver w e k pt that It would he broken as - - 'ot vho profited bjr -jthts hi! j) i - R'rt th r power and demand th - of Kr. However, he ma r ' that at r would rise tnum- jihn ' -a r i f soon a the demand of the po- ' Tnoe money should h& felt. Br his belkf in state hanks a? ' r f f government, saytegt 1 pvple ought to have the to o-'-oi their own monetary , i.. , ,. r f belnr entirely a. op en dent c ih banks In the big commecalfcr cea- Tho house ''today resumed the consldJjkpalgn, and he thought Mr. McDermott """"" w- ne aipiomatic arm consular was engaged in Mr. OlarK's interest. jtj.iupimuun. Din. jutnough general do hate closed yesterday, by unanimous con sent Shafroth (sil. Colo.) was allowed 4C minutes in which to complete a speech ho made last wek In favor of mediation by the United States in the South African war. Under mie Hague treaty, he con tended, EnglVid could not consider an offer of medialaon an unfriendly act. In repiy to quegtlpns. he insisted that the South African l Republic was- an Inde pendent government, notwithstanding Great Britain' claim of suzerainty. While the Brltajk were demanding relief in the South African Republic, he sala, 3000 Dutch residents of British Guiana. born upon British soil, who are not al lowed to hold official positions In Ihe executive or judicial branches of the :o lonial government, were petitioning for relief. Their cases were almost analogous to those of the Ultlanders in the Trans vaal, yet Great Britain, refused to listen to the Dutch in her own colony, Shafroth said. )jo did npt advocate armed Inter vention or even mediation, but only the tender of our gopd offices under section 3 of The Hague treaty. i Grosvenor (rep. O.) rephed briefly to Shafroth, saying the ratifications of The Hague treaty have not been exchanged. He said he sympathized rtvlth any people struggling for liberty. He set the house in a roar with the suggestion that a committee of 23 members at salaries of $89,000 each be appointed to roam over the earth to discover whre wrongs have been committed, and to? report to the house, In 'order that th United States might gIRtb war every tirnb the kin of any Shaf fotfi, who again obtained the floor after Gro6venor concluded, was inter rupted ' by William Alden Smith (rep. Mich.), who asked if the gentleman from Colorado knew whether the kindly offices of tha tnited States had been asked in the Boer-British war.' Shafroth, replied that Jre did not, "but," he added, "I wouldtbank God if such were the case." He asked 4f Smith had any information on the subject. Smith replied that he was not authorized to speak. fqr .the administration, but that he knew if our government, was request ed ioract by either party to the conflict, its kindly offices would b placed willingly at tholr disposal. "Do -you know that sue' an offer has been made?" persisted Shafroth. "Such information would be conveyed through our diplomatic channels in Lon don and Pretoria," responded Smith. "But of the entiro wljlingness of this government to act, if properly requested by the parties engaged in the conflict, there can be no question' Glliett (rep. Mass) deflfied his position During the day the committee formally declined for the present to allow the de fense to go into the campaign of 1893. The flist witness called waa George E. ilcGrath, of the civil service commission, located at Chicago. He was in 1892 and 1S93 editor of a newspaper in Butte, Mont., which he said supported Mr. Daly. He was also secretary of the democratic state central committee. An attempt was made by counsel for the defense to investigate the Montana senatorial election of 18S3, but it was checked. Statements were made by ex-Senator Faulkner and Mr. Foster showing that they expected to prove by McGrath that In 1893 he had been at a caucus of Daly's friends, and that Daly had then suggested I the defeat of Mr. Clark for the senate by getting some one to go to Clark for money, and, falling to accomplish thla purpose, to put up the money himself for an "exposure." This, it was claimed by counsel, was the scheme carried out by Mr. Daly through Mr. Whiteside in 1S99, showing malice tenaciously held by Daly. The point was argued at length by counsel on both sides, and the committee went Into executive session to decide it, Mn McGrath being temporarily withdrawn from the stand. When the doors were re opened, Chairman Chandler announced that the committee- had decided to exclude for the present the testimony relating to the senatorial campaign In 1893. Powell Black, a member of the Montana legislature, was then recalled. He denied all the testimony of Whiteside and Rector conneptlng his name, with bribery .and efforts at bribery in connection with the senatorial contest. He said in contradic tion of Whiteside that it was. not true that he 'had been "fixed" by Mr. -Steele, and he denounced all of Rector's stories concerning him as untrue. Walter M. "Bickford was next called. He foTifl "Wiin Atip Ht Tr' Plnrlfi ncentw. In the senatorial campaign of 1838-99, and,5nl3 -najj n,ext to that pf..Mr, .Wellcc-me, had Deen most, irequentiy menuonea Dy tne prosecution. Mr. Bickford said he wag at present a resident of Butte, nut that 'he had formerly lived at Missoula, where he was a law partner of Mr. Stiff, speaker of the house of -representatives, and a prominent witness for the prosecution in the Clark case. Mr. Bickford was first asked concerning his engagement of Mr. Stiff tq examine the title of the property owned by H. W. McLaughlan, of the Montana legislature,, which, property was afterward purchaed"by Mr. Qlark through Mr. Bickford. The latter said It was an ordinary business transaction, Mr. Stiff being employed because it was incon venient for him (the witness) to perform this service himself. Mr. Bickford said that at a subsequent time he had talked relative to the Philippines, declaring that with iIr StlI Concernlng the latter's can iu ma upiuiuu iub lmuvea ui uie iwauua .-niflacv for tho hnUsa , npnkPiuhlr, TT were not fit for self-government, and would not be'wlthln his lifetime, and that as they had come to us by treaty, the only question now open was, How shall we govern them? Terry (dem. Ark.) said the republican party had changed very greatly since I860, when it stood for the liberation of the slaves. "Under its auspices, slavery is recognized ana tolerated in the Philip pines." After several minor amendments, the bill was passed, and at 3:15 P. M. the house adjourned. OPPOSED TO PUERTO RICO BILL. Representative McCall Has Present ed n Dissenting Report. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. It developed today, in connection with the Puerto Rico tariff bill, that the majority of the ways and means committee was not unanimous for the measjure. or for the principle it Involved aB to the government of terri torial acquisitions, and that Representa tive McCall, -republican member of the committee frm Massachusetts, had pre sented a Btng dissenting report. When the ways and means committee passed on the bill, last week, Mr.McCall with hold his vote, the understanding being that he had not yet given that careful study to the1 Issues involved necessary to permit him to vote either way. In other respects, the vote was on party lines, all republicans except Mr. McCall voting for the bill, and all the democrats against it. The ways and means committee, at its meeting today, reached a decision that the debate on the Puerto Rico tariff should begin February 15 and last one week. Onr Rlehts In South Africa. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 Senator Pen rose today introduced a resolution in the senate requesting the president to detail so man naval vessels as in his judgment may be necessary to maintain a strict neutrality and maintain our commercial right? in Portuguese waters in South Af rica during the progress of the Boor war. Boston Wool Market. BOSTON, Fob. 7. The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow: The feature of the market has been the continued demand for wools grading quar ter blood and below, and, aside from this demand, the market has been quiet, quiet er. In fact, than i during the previous week. Customers are chiefly after the low priced wools, although some high-priced wools have been taken, out mostly for mixing purposes. Prices m medium and lower wools have ruled very steady. There te absolutely no speculation at present, and purchases are wholly lor consumption. Looal sales of the week in Sostita amount ed to 3,117,009 domestic atd 05JP0O pounds foreign, a total of S.1S2.6M pounds, against ,i,e0! pounds for the previous week. Had a total of 4.860.000 pounds for the, corre spdbJulng weeK last year. Tie sales since January 1 amount t 2l.4Sl.S0 -pound)-, against 22,142.000 pouadWor the correspond ing time last year. f a Zarina cigarettes not made by Japs or , Chinamen, 19c for W. had never, however, at any of these con. versatipns told Mr. Stiff that there wa3 an understanding that McLaughlan should vote for Mr. Clark for the senate. He had at once time prior to the McLaugh lan transaction talked with Mr. Stiff con cerning the senatorial election. He had broached the subject and inquired of Mr. Stiff how he felt on the subject. "I asked him how ho felt toward Mr. Clark," said Mr. Bickford, "and he replied that he knsw of no reason why he could not vote for Mr. Clark, If he should 'be jthe nominee of the democratic legislative caucus. Mr. Stiff tqld me he had aspira tions for the district judgeship of that district, and said he wanted so to shapa his course as a menVber of the house as Jiot to Injure his chaftces for the nomi nation -rwo years nence. x men tnougnt him friendly to Mr. Clark." The witness denied that he had suggest ed to Mr.' Stiff that If he would support Mr. Clark for the senate the latter would appoint him as attorney to represent some of his Interests. The McLaughlan trans action v, as explained at length, the wit ness explaining that the timber land owned by McLaughlan was especially fa vorably located, and that Mr. Clark, .be ing a large user Of timber, had found it necessary to establish mills in order to protect himself against monopoly. 1 Bickford continued his testimony In -the afternoon session. He contradicted Mr. Stiff's statements in detail. He had -not told Mr. Stiff that the fee of 5500 paid for examining the title to the McLaughlan property was for himself, and not for the firm, the price paid for the land was Jae low Its value, and not above; McLaugh lan was engaged as manager of the lumber company formed on the basis of the pur chase from him, because he was a mill man and not to influence his vote for Mr. Clark for the senate. "I understood Mr. Stiff to say you had offered him $10,000 to withdraw from the speakership contest and support Mr. Clark for senator. Is that true;" asked Mr. Faulkner. i "It is not true," responded the witness, emphatically. "I never made such an offer to him or to any other man." Nor had he ever offered to get employment for Mr. Stiff from Mr. Clark on a salary. Stiff had promised to vote for Clark if he wa3 the nominee of the party, and he had not considered it necessary to speak to him. Mr. Bickford contradicted some of the statements made by Witness. Cowen, among others that Bickford had told him that Mr. Clark would pay $15,000 for the support of Mr. Stiff for the senate He said he had had one. conversation, with Cowen on the senatorial situation.' On that occasion, Cowen had sought an Inter view and had told him that through some knowledge of the private affairs of Mr. Campbell and Mr. Stiff, he could control their actions, offering to do so fqra con sideration. The witness aald he bad de clined this proposition. He .admitted ho had paid Cowen 560 orJwTfor remamlng in Helena during the legislative session. The witness contradicted practically all the other statements made by Cowen, say ing that they were all "pure fabrications." Mr. Rlckferd also testified concerning the evidence given by Dr. Ector. He .said he bad gone to Ravalli county to assist that gentleman was to be sacrificed by the Daly Interests. In accordance with Mr. Wood's request he had engaged Dr Ector to assist in the campaign. He had sent .J200 or J300 to Ector to be spent m the campaign. He admitted ha had made an arrangement with Charley Clark, son of the senator, to take care of $7000 in debtedness of Mr. Woods for fear it would fall Into the hands of the enemy. Dr. Ec tor had advised against the payment of the money to Mr. Woods, and In accord ance with this suggestion, he had taken It back to Butte. He had never told Mr. Woods of his Intention, and he had in tended to give him the money, no matter wno he voted for, just so he did not vote for the Daly interest. His motive was to prevent Mr. Woods being controlled hy this indebtedness so as to force" him to voto for a man to whom he was unfriendly. He had understood Mr. Woods intended to vote for ex-Governor Toole.tMr. Ciark being his second choice. "Then," said Senator Hoar, "your in tention was to get tho vote of Mr. Woods for Clark?" "No, sir,' replied the witness, "It was not. If my plans had been carried out the transaction would 'have been entirely secret, and Mr. Woods would have known nothing of it." With regard to Ector's testimony that he had an understanding with Bickford that he was to have 10 per cent of Blck ford's own compensation, Mr. Bickford said that Ector had himself made the sug gestion, that ho (Bickford) had told Ec-1 tor, "All right, you can have it." "I could very welt promise," he said, "for I was getting nothing. I was not to get any compensation, and have not got any." He said he had paid Ector $2S0'for his services in the campaign, and he considered this all they were worth. Mr. Turley expressed interest in the ex pression In one of Ector's, letters to Bick ford, "that it was well to get the strings on your friend." "It Is all explained In tho last two lines of the doctor's letter," said Senator, Chan dler, Interrupting. "He says there, 'I will keep you posted In this fight for true democracy.' " (Laughter.) Mr. Bickford said he did not know What Ector meant by the expression. He re called the conversation with Representa tive Sullivan, of Granite county, to which that gentleman had testified, but his ver sion was very different from that given by Sullivan." Bickford said he had gone to see Sullivan at the latter's solicitation to talk over the senatorial situation. Sulli van then said to him that "there ought to be some money in the senatorial fight for him," adding that he thought he ought to have about $20,000. "I told him," said Bickford,. "that this was nonsense; that he was a democrat and ought, therefore, to vote for Clark; that if I he wanted some money he would have to see some one else." Mr. Bickford also denied promising State Senator Meyers to get him, a position in connection with Mr. Clark's mines at Bridges. He admitted that he had talked with him on the subject, nut said that the matter had not been pressed on either side. Dr. Minshall had suggested Meyer's em ployments , On crpss-examlnatlon, Mr. Bickford said he did not know how Charley Clark had happened to send a check for $500 to Senator Meyers. It had been sent without his knowledge. He pronounced as incor rect the report of the testimony taken before the grand jury of Lewis and Clark counties, saying it was gotten up to in fluence the senate committee. Mr. Bickford said he had returned the $800 obtained to lift Mr, Woods' mortgage to Charley Clark after Dr. Ector had declined to receive it. Ector had. told him there was no further necessity for the transaction, as Daly's friends were making po further effort to control Woods by this means. Reverting to the work done by Cowen, the witness said he had paid Cowen out of his own pocket. He said he had been employed as counsel for Mr. Clark first In July, 1898, but was not permanently engaged until the fall of that year. "Did you get a retainer. nfc that 'time?" asked Senator Burniws. "I did." "How much?" "I am not going to tell you?" "When the year was up, were you again retained?" "I was." "At the same rate?" "At an increased J,ate." Mr. Bickford said he had been reim bursed by William McDermott, who was looking after the campaign in the interests of Mr, Clark, for his expenditures during the campaign, but her could not be sure of the amount. During" the session of the legislature he had spent $300 to $600 in Mr. Clark's Interest, This money had been supplied by McDermott. He paid his own expenses. In response to questions from Mr. Chand ler, Bickford stated that all told he had received about $2500 for counsel fees slnco his first employment, and he Insisted that he. had never been employed in any other capacity than professionally by Mr. Clark. "Whatever else I may have done for him, said he, "I did of my own accord." He did not consider himself an agent for Clark. He said he had not brought hi3 bank book with him, not supposing the committee would desire to enter Into an investigation of his modest bank account. "I did not consider it either the commit tee's duty or privilege to do so," he added. Mr. Bickford said he had talked with Clark only two or three times about the senatorial election, and had no conversa tion with Clark concerning Representative Woods. Later, when a letter from Sen ator Clark was produced, he said this was only "with reference to Ector's services in the campaign. He thbught Senator Clark had written to Ector in very general terms, as he often wrote to correspondents. EFFORTS AT MEDIATION MAY BE MADE UNDER. THE TERMS OP THE HAGUE TREATY. CATARRH OF THE KIDNEYS. (Pe-ru-na never fails tb cur ft.) ' Proposition Advanced hy the Demo crats for Pnttiner an .End to the Conflict. ' - NEW YORK, Feb. 7. A special to the Times from Washington says: It is learned that under the terms of The Hague treaty, which sah sujat been ratified by the seante, a nfeffort will he made before long to exert1 such, offices as may properly be extended to the belligerents to bring about a termination of the war in South Africa. Before this treaty was adopted It was maintained that the United States could not, without exposing this government to the suspicion of unfriendly motives, ven ture to suggest the use of the good offices to both parties to the war. Even now there may be some hesitation about de claring, by advances made even with the best intentions, that the Transvaal Is or Is not a vassal state, but it Is beginning to be appreciated here that the sympathy for the Boers is widespread and increas ing, and that !t may not be wise to defer loo long the offer of. a friendly interven tion to save life on both sides. It has been,, discovered here that whllo there Is no loss- of appreciation of the at titude of Great Britain toward the United States during the war with Spain and a strong inclination to let the British go on and settle their own difficulties In their own way, there Is making for the Boers a strong feeling of sympathy because they have at least a nominal republic. On the republican side the feeling is not so strong as it is on the democratic side, where almost every man Is a Boer sym pathizer. The situation undoubtedly arises from a desire on the part of the republicans to avoid pressing a course that will con flict with Mr. McKlnley? policy. The dem ocrats may take advantage of this knowl edge to press the Boer side in order to embarrass the administration. Mr. John "Vance, member of company I. Seventy-first Ohio Mfaatry, First hdS&e. Second division. Vortrth armv oorfe. who .llvesat Hartford $ty. Ind., In a letter, dated June 7, 13$, ys; "My kidney trou- ' ' LinSlnMli ENGLAND AND FRANCE. Mr. John Vance, of, Hartford City, lad. ble Is much better. I have ifnproved so much that everybody wants to pow what medicine I am using. I 'reoominend It to everybody, and some have commenced to use It. The folks all say that if Dr. Hart man's medicine cures me It must'be great." In a Jaterjetter Jie says; "I .ai&.still Im proving in health; people can me well now. I am still using yorff inedicftn People want to know what htfs done me so much good, and I can easily toll tnem. Mr. J. Brake, of Fetrolea, Ortario, Can ada, wrltes: "Four years aga I bad a severe attacks of Brlght's disease, which brought me srf low the doctor siid nothing more could bo oboe for me. I began to take Pe-ru-na ami 3a-lv three swathe I woo & woU mem amt hanm con tinued so ever stoma." Mr. C. K.. Csaobr, o Tale MUte, Giles county, Tenn. wrttesi "Ww yearn ago I contracted a very ha case of fcfcmey trou ble I -was expected to dm by all mr ftmr, but, to sWorte of aM, I still hve thanks to Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lln.' SrmH Knobloch, Galhtaln, Pa., writes. "Pe-ru-na cured me of kidney trouble. I win recommend your meaieiae because I can do4 truthfully." Cataach of the kidneys quickly leads to ohronte JWsht's disease, pa-ru-na-should be taken at the appearance of the first symptom. If taken m. the early stages of the disease. Pe-ru-na Is sure to cure every case. Pe-ru-na. cures catarrh ot the kidneys sternly because It cures ca tarrh wherever located. No other systemic catarrh remedy has. aa yet been devised. Insist soon bavins Pe-ru-na. There ar no medicines that can be substituted. Mrs. L. C. Saunders, 3OT Haynes street. Atlanta, Ga., says; "I was troubled with kidney and blad der trouble, ana having heard so much of Pe-ru-na. last November I began rte use. Pe-ru-na cured me- of that trouble and now I am taking It as a tonic I think I will take it during the sum mer, aa I am 10 years old and I think it strengtnens me I was very mush broken down when I began to take Pe-ru-na, and it there is anything I can de for yoi I will do so with pleasure." Semi for free catarrh book. Address The Pe-ru-na Drug M'fg Co., Columbus. Ohio. i vSHP A CORN KITCHEN. One of the American Features at the Paris Exposition. CHICAGO. Feb. 7. Henry Weiss, chef of the Auditorium hotel, who will be chef of th.e "Corn Kitchen" at the Paris expo sition, gave a practical Illustration yes terday of the style In which the products of the "Corn Kitchen" will be served free to the patrons of the Maize Missionary In stitution during the exposition. The event was a corn dinner served to President Clark E. Carr and Secretary Snow, of tho American Maize Propaganda, both of whom have been named by Commissioner General Peck to supervise the opening of the kitchen, and to D. W. Wilson, secretary of, the Illinois branch of the propaganda. It was a course corn dinner, and while corn was not the viand, it constituted a part of every dish on the menu. There were some corn dishes which few white men have succeeded yet in making thor oughly well cornbread and hoecake and to illustrate the edible possibilities Jjftheso dishes; an old Virginia "mammy" and a New Orleans negrcss, with wonderful 6kill In these two dishes, will be part of the kitchen staff. They will be dressed in the characteristic plantation style. Colonel Carr and Mr. Snow will sail in March 8, taking with them the entire staff of the kitchen. It is expected to open the kitchen on April 15, and all during the ex position It will serve samples free to those who call. All materials to be used have already been donated by manufacturers of corn products. After the opening, the kitchen will be in charge of the director of agriculture, Charles R. Dodge. -o Edison Is Better. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. A special to tho Record from Akron; O., says: The condition of Thomas A. Edison, who has been 111 in this city since Sunday, suffering from an attack of acute influ enza, is Teported by his physicians to be better. The physicians think he should be able to leave for the East by Saturday. tar Livelihood of Friction Over the Egyptian Question. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. A dispatch to .the World from Paris says: France, England's hereditary foe, seems to await her opportunity In England's direst need. France and England are at the door of a serious disagreement. If the disagreement cornea, it will probably be over the Egyptian question. The Havas News Agency distributes an official denial of. the statement made in several newspapers that the departure from Paris of Sir Edmund Munson,. the British ambassador to France, signifies friotlon between France and England, but this official denial is not taken seriously. The most conservative authorities regard a rupture between the two countries inev itable unless Englahd should show toward France the same meekness with which she just allowed Russia to oust British influ ence from Persia. When M. Del Casee, the French foreign minister, and Baron Munson failed to un derstand each other In regard to the send ing of Italian troops to Egypt, the British ambassador received instructions to go toJ Rome, and there to hold up the hands of Baron Currie, In helping to carry out.jife orders. It is significant that Mt Del Casse and M. Ouroussoff, the Russian ambas'sa- dor; lmvb' been-crosetrrd-'datry -during the f- last two weeks, their conferences some-I ximes lasting two nours. ao it is Denevea that Russia's arrangement with Persia was effected with France's approval after the possibility of British interference has been canvassed and discounted. The World correspondent discovered an other impbrtant point. When Lord Salis bury prop'osed thafltalfan troops take the place of the English garrisons in Egypt, King "Humbert objected to running therrisk of incurring French displeasure, although Italy was under certain obligations to Eng land for aid after King Merielik of Abys slna routed the Italian armies. On this point the Italian and English ambassadors at Paris were instructed to sound the French cabinet, -1 M. Del'Caede Ht first evSded giving an answer, alleging that at previous consulta tions7 he 'Mad entered Into an af rangement with Other European powers, mentioning more particularly Turkey. Urfder Lord Salisbury's dernarfd for an answer regard ing France's position. Sir Edmund Mun son ascertained that France had never communicated with Turkey on the sub ject. The English ambassador thereupon buy accused M. Del Cas3e of seeking a pretext for trouble with England about Egypt. Premier Waldeck-Rousseau said to Pres ident Loubet, when, laughingly, he hand ed him President Krugers ultimatum to England: "From this may spring our chance to wash away the blot of Fashoda and do more.ir Recently M. MUlerand, minister of com merce, speaking to M. Vivlanl, editor of La Lanturne, said: "Unless we seize this, we will never find such a safe opportunity to compel Ens land to evacuate Egypt." Such Is the unanimous opinion, not only of members of the government, but or all the senators and deputies whom the World correspondent has questioned. They say In effect that France does not wish to ob tain a settlement of the Egyptian, New foundland and Madagascar questions at the cost of war, but now Is her chance to Arrange these matters without shedding a drop of blood or spending a centime? President Loubet. M. Waldeck-Rousssau, M. Del Casse, MUlerand, all the long-"head-ed statesmen, are all perrectly aware that war with England would cost more than It would fetch. The Boers are their cat's paw. Deputy Mlllevoye, one of the most Influ ential members of the chamber, said: "France bides her hour. When England has all the force she can engage employed In South Africa, we need no war to ob tain from her all the reasonable conces sions we ask. These Britishers say thplr fleet can hold Europe at bay provided Eu rope chooses to fight at sea. Who knows but the English fleet may lose Its prestige as has the English army. Even had we no battle-ships, England could only bombard a few unimportant colonial towns. No where could she land an army and leave garrisons." val of It demonstrated that thewar was I unjust and it Ought therefore be stopped." Redmond's amendment was rejected by a vote of 368 to- 86. The house then ad journed. - Timothy Hely, Irish nationalist, anrmg thecourso of a speech dwelling en the British defeats, said: "Heretofore the Boer3 have odor had two fete days -In their calendar Ding man's day and Majuba day. But England has given them Buller's day. White's day, Gatacre's day, Methuen'a day. Yule's day and Symons" day." 'Mr, Healy, continuing, said the most pathetic Incident ot the war was the cor respondence between General symons an General Joubert before General Symons' death, and the only unworthy feature was that the English turned tfieir backs upon their vdyJng gtoeral. Thomas W.TOusselh on Behalf of the government, pWd? there a one day the Boers- would "neVer celebrate, and that was the day on which the British parlia ment should surrender udder such Ignoble conditions as in 1881. 1 EXCITEMENT OS LONDON. Little Information Concerning Boiler's- Advance Given Out. LONDON, Feb. 7. The Associated! Press learns that the war office today received a telegram saying brDpfly that Buller had again recrossed the Tugela river .Febru ary 5, andi is now adyamclng uponj Lady smith. When the dispatch Announcing fighting .on theIJpper Tugela twas published, there was an" unusual scene bf excitement on the streets. Blgjplacards attracted newspaper-buyers, and the news was discussed eagerly in all quarters. There was nota ble excitement in the house of commons, wherein, lri addition to the- anrnduncement that BUller had crossed theTugetonoaay and was1 advancing on Ladysmltn, news Of another telegram Was DdatecT. saying that 00 additional' ahibulance sftefoh4-s Pt had-'been-sent-'to therrnt,'ironU'JJUaa. - r The war office message given youu-sur- nlshes no clew as to Where the Tugaia I was crdssed, ntif the? numbers supporting Bullers movement, but it is -presumea that the third attempt Tvilla be the su preme effort on the part of. Buller to cut his way through, and' lie wlH apply every available man. peny M. Second Oregon, were shipped north today. Not a day passes without tiie naval number of vteitors at the Pre sidlo, and among; these are many from Oregon, who eome to pay tribute to tho stale's dead. 1 a ' Situation la . Venezuela. NSW YORK, Feb. 7. A seeefcil to the Herald from Washington says: Disturbing events in Veneeuem. -reported to the state department by Minister Loom, are responsible for the dispatch of the gunboat Machine by Rear-Admiral Farquhar to the Venezulean pert of Puerto Cabello. According to the department's Informa tion, General Hernandez has not given up his struggle to gain the presidency of Venezuela. With a- considerable follow ing he is making preparations to renew the war with General Caetre, and It is ex- peeled that a contact wIM soon occur The Mftchlae will remain m venemraian waters until foreign interests eaa he protected hy the local government. The- authorities have been informed that a disturbing condition of affairs also ex ists In Santo Domtnge, As soon as the Machlas can be relieved from duty in Venezuelan waters, she will be ordered to proceed to Santo Domingo. o General Diaz' Vote. CITY" OF MEXICO, Fee. 7. The com mittee appointed to count the votes cast In the recent natonal plebiscite has re ported to the national liberal convention that l.&,54 votes were polled and that l,itMe were for General Diaz as the can didate for the presidency In the election to occur during The coming summer V Pride Goeth fi IN SOUTHERN LUZON. 1 'Rebels' Driven, Ont. ofXegaspt' Span ish Prisoners Revolted.. MANILA, Feb. 7. The insurgents have been driven out of Legospi, province of Albay. t The rebels of Tayabas were conveying some 300 Spanish prisoners to Libraanan, and on arriving, the.prisoners, exhausted and starving, revolted, and dispersed their guards with, stones and clubs. They also captured a few rifles, and- barricaded themselves at Libmahan,1 where they are awaiting the arrival of American trotfps. a- ; THREE TRANSPORTS ARRIVE. Sherman, Indiana, end Pathan Re turn From Manila. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. The trans ports Sherman, Indiana and Pathan ar rived today from Manila. The Sherman and Pathan were Teleased from quaran antine this afternoon. The Indiana will be released tomorrow... On the Sherman were 15 cabin passengers, 86 sick soldiers, four prisoners, four men who ran away from the Meade in Nagasaki, but who were recaptured soon after that vessel sailed for San Francisco, andithe remains of eight soldiers, The Indiana has aboard th .remains ot 123 dead soldiers. 1 There was general rejoicing aboard the Sherman when it was learned that tho transport ogan had not arrived- in port. The two steamers left New Yerk together, and, by avoiding two ports ofcall, the Lo gan made the run to Manllijn 36 hours better time than the Sherma. Captain Grant, of the latter vessel. Insists, how ever, that in actual steamlngtfme his ves sel beat the Logan two hours. During the voyage Corporal Dillon, of the signal corps, and I Holes, of company D) Fourt died. ' , ore ar.raiL .!- r . yj "3T V llr ( t - Some proud people ifwfik tBe$ arc strong, ridkpfe the. idea, of disease, neglect health, tet the Bteodron d&oyn? and stomach, kid neys and Ibver Become deranged. Take Boos Sarsapar&a and you w3l prevent the faM and save vow vrMe- V Never DlsaSjtt Lte Alfred enth infantry, BaMng Powder ' 15, 25, 45c per can. Pretty Premiums Giren "Willi Eacli Purchase. Come Just to See. Great Eastern Tea Co. 326 Washington St., Portland. 228 First St.. Portland. 115 Grand Ave., JB. Portland. DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT. Ad- Stops the Consh. nnd Works Off the Cold. Mr. Wood, the democratic candidate for cold in one day. No cure no pay. Price 25c. war, and sold the "unanimous dlsappro-of thelate Private Joseph Berry, com- Redmond's Amendment to the dress Wan Rejected. LONDON, Feb. 7. Redmond, chairman of the united Irish party, was loudly cheered by all sections of the Irish mem bers when he rose in the house of com mons today to move an amendment to ' the address in reply to the speech from the, throne, representing that the time, had arrived to bring the war to a con clusion on the basis of recognizing the Independence of the Transvaal anil Orange Free State. He said the Irish party ab horred this war and Intended, so far as possible, to maintain the independence of tlje republics, defended with such hero ism. Redmond admitted that when the empire was involved in complications a feeling of hope and satisfaction stirred the majority of the Irish at home ana abroad. "England today," added Redmond, "stands in splendid, but in disgraceful isolation, Turkey alone lending her coun tenance." While admitting that official expression of hostility had not been heard in" the United States, "chiefly because America, being engaged in the Philippine war, had not herself felt In position to rebuke Eng land as she would otherwise haVe done," Redmond declared the overwhelming opinion of the leading American states men was hostile to Great .Britain in tats MAJOR LOGAN'S FUNERAL. Body Interred With Military Honors at- Youngs to-rn, O.- A YOUNGSTOWN, O., Feb. 7.-ThouBands of citizens and people from the surround ing towns and country passed through the vestibule of St. John's Episcopal church today, where the body of Major, John A. Logan lay In state, surrounded by mili tary guards. Great masses of American Beauty roses, pillows of violets and other rare and beautiful flowers almost con. cealed the casket. Militia companies, mil itary and civic organizations from neigh boring cities began arriving .early In the morning, and the streets were filled with people. , At 2 o'clock the casket was removed te the chancel of the church and the funeral service was held. The cortege, which was tha largest and most imposing ever wit nessed in this city, passed through the principal streets. Minute guns were fired as the cortege' moved, and the interment was made .according- to military rites In the Andrew's (mausoleum in Oakhlll cem etery. . "iVashingrron Volunteer Bnrlc'tt. WALLA WAXLA. Wash., Feb. 7. Earl A. Jeans, lateirivate in company I, First Washington -volunteers, who died in Ma nila a" year age, was buried here today with full mIMtary honors. Business was suspended, .asd the ceremonies were wit nessed by theusands. -essasBESSBSsssssSiA S1GK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. 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