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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-
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everybody, and some have commenced to
use It. The folks all say that if Dr. Hart
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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
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more could bo oboe for me. I began to
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county, Tenn. wrttesi "Ww yearn ago I
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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
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ohronte JWsht's disease, pa-ru-na-should
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every case. Pe-ru-na. cures catarrh ot
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Mrs. L. C. Saunders, 3OT Haynes street.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Pride Goeth
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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
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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
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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.
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