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vmmm, VOL. XL. 2sT0. 12,463. PORTLAND, OBEGOSr, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTa'-' jiwwwgr jm w bn- Any Size Any Quantity MACKINTOSHES, RUBBER AND OIL-CLOTHING Rubber Boots and Shoes, Belting, Packing and Hose. Largest and most complete assortment o f all kinds of Rubber Goods. Goodyear Rubber Company R. H. PEASE, President. F. M. SHEPARD, JR., Treasurer. J. A. SHEPARD. Secretary. SUMMERS & PRAEL CO. IMPORTERS wholesale: and retailers in na, Crockery, Glassware LAMP GOODS AND LUTLbKY Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Supplies a specialty. Ill THIRD STREET 307 -WASHINGTON STREET Shaw's Pure Malt The Condensed Strength and Nutriment of Barley and Rye BlUmaiier & HOCtl, lOS and HO Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon HOTEL PERKINS fifth and Washington Strooti EUROPEAN PLAN Flrat-GIaaa Cheek Itotnnrant Connected "With Hotel. J.F.DAVIE5,Prci. St Charles Hotel FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. S The Pianola's touch Is so essentially like that of the human fingers that emi nent critics have not distinguished the difference. "Any one hidden in a room near by who will hear the Pianola for the first time will surely think that It Is a great virtuoso that plays; but after a while he will Sercelve his error, because your Instrument never plays false notes." Maurice loszkowskl, composer and pianist. M. B. WELLS, Northwest Agent far the Aeolian Company Aeolian Hall, 353-355 Washington Street cor. Tark, Portland, Or. "We are sole agents for the Pianola. It Is exhibited only at our warerooms. LORD ROBERTS HURT. Thrown From a Horse nnd Received Scrioua Injuries. LONDON, Nov. 21. The Evening Stand ard, in a special edition this evening, says: 'Just as w are going to press, the news has reached London that Lord Rob erts has been thrown from his horse and received severe injuries." The officials of tho War Office say they are not "in a position to report anything In connection with the rumored accident to Lord Roberts." This utterance is in terpreted here as giving indirect support tc the Evening Standard's statement. The reported death of General Schalk burger, acting President of the Trans raal since Mr. Kruger's departure, s discredited here. There Is a mere rumor that he died at Johannesburg, November 9, but the report lacks confirmation. Lord Roberts' dispatch from Johannesburg this morning does not mention the death of General Sehalkburger. A long dispatch received from Lord Roberts today refers to a number of mi nor occurrences. The only incident of Importance Is the surprise of an outpost of the "Buffs" southwest of Balmoral, November 14. Six of the "Buffs" were killed and five were wounded. An offi cer and do men were made prisoners. The post has since been reoccupled. LONDON Nov. 22. Lord Roberta' ac cident occurred Sunday last, while he was riding. His horse fell with him and he was shaken and bruised, but no limbs were breken. As he has since sent dis patches t the War Office, It is believed I especially as he has not mentioned the accident. A dispatch to the Standard says: Lord Roberts bodyguard removed him to the Government House, Johannesburg. He was badly shaken and bruised, but it is expected he will be able to take the field again in the course of a few days." The Dally Telegraph leaitis that Lord Roberts has telegraphed privately to the Secretary of State for War, William St John Broderlck, that he felt no ill effects whatever. Warned Against the Boers. BERLIN. Nov. 21. The Vossische Zei tung points out "the dangers of permit ting: Boers to trek into German South west Africa, since they are unmanage able and incapable of accepting orderly conditions." Giving a word of warning, it says: "The Boers would seek to hold the ground, thus forming a state within a state. The German colonial authorities should remember that It would be gener ations before the Boers forget that they once possessed an Independent political existence." Delagoa Bay Railway Award Paid. LONDON. Nov. 24. The Delagoa Bay Railway award was paid today. The Americans received their share through the SeUgmans. Any Style- 73-75 FIRST ST. PORTLAND, OR. A CLEAN, SWEET SMOKE Beau Brurnmell THE LEADING HIGH-GRADE FIVE-CENT CIGAR BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. DISTRIBUTERS. PORTLAND, OREGON Rooms Single 75c to 31.60 per day Rooms Double J1.00 to $2.00 per day Rooms Family $1.50 to $3.00 per day C. T. BELCHER. Sac. end Trans. American plan 31.25. 31.50, $1.75 European plan 60c, 75c, 31.00 BELMONT OFFENDED. His Reasons for Resigning Front Democratic Club Directory. NEW YORK, lov. 21. The following letter was today made public by its au thor: "New York, Nov. 2L John W. Keller, President of the Democrats Club Dear Sir: On my return to the city I find that during my absence and without authority from me, my name was inscribed upon a banner or ribbon attached to a basket of flowers sent by the board of governors of the Democratic Club to Richard Croker on his departure for Europe. In acting as a member of the board it was not my Intention to place my name at the dis posal of any one without my consent, and I therefore tender my resignation as a member of the board of governors of the Democratic Club. Very truly yours, "PERRY BELMONT." Ohio's Official Count. COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 2L The Secretary of State today completed the official count of the ballots for Presidential Electors. Tho result shows: McKlnley 543,918, Bryan 474.SS2; McKinley's plurality, 69.036. The total vote was 1.049,121. Four years ago McKlnley received a plurality of 51.109 out of a total vote of 1,020,109. The increase in the total vote this year was 29,012. By a coincidence, Bryan has exactly the same vote as ho received in 1896. The official vote for Secretary of State is as follows: Laylln, rep, 543,389; Mc Fadden. dem, 474.0S4; Laylln's plurality, 68,309. Blackburn, rep, for Dairy and Food Commissioner, received the lowest plural ity of the candidates on the state ticket, 63,077. The Vote In Nebraska. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 2L The official count for Nebraska, nartiallv finished to. I day, shows that McKinley's plurality in the state is 7822. The total vote of the state Is 251.99S. McKlnley received 121, S35 and Bryan 114,013. The count on othf r than Presidential 'candidates is not complete. For Governor, Deltrich, Rep.. had 113.879; Poynter. Fus., 113,018. Delt rich Is the lowest man on the Republican state ticket. The Vote In Missouri. JEFFBRSONrCTTY, Mo., Nov. 2L The official vote for Governor, announced to night, gives Dockery, dem. a plurality over Flory, rep, of 32,147. Llpscombe, So cial Democrat, polled 5576 votes, and Fry, Socialist Labor, 1213. The Prohibition vote was 5194. Charles H. Hoyt's Funeral. CHARLESTOWN, N. H.. Nov. 2L The funerU of Charles H. Hoyt, the play wright, will be held Friday at 1:45 P. M. from St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Charlestown. Of his friend already here are Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKee, of New York. The companies now playing Hoyt's productions are on thejjroad, and nearly all are too far removed Jta reach, here for ,iho funeral, '1 SWEPTBYSTORIVI Devastation Wrought by Tornado in South. THREE STATES SUFFERED It Is Estimated That Seventy five Lives Were Lost HUNDREDS OP PERSONS INJURED Portions of Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas Visited by Storm Much Property Damaged. MEMPHIS, Nov.r"21. Advices received tonight from the storm-swept sections of Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee in dicate that the loss of life and damage to property Is far greater than at first reported. The difficulties in the way of securing information from the devasta ted sections are almost Insurmountable. The places affected are remote and Iso lated, and at the best they are not well equipped with means of communication, and the storm which last evening carried devastation across the country at the same time swept away the wires, so that telephone and telegraph wires alike were put out of service. Dependence has nec essarily been placed in railroad men and travelers coming from affected parts. It is estimated that the number of dead will exceed 75. THE STORM IX TENNESSEE. More Than Fifty People Were Killed and One Hundred Injured. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 21. Tennes see was swept last night by the "most destructive storm ever known in tho state. More than 50 people were killed, and 100 more Injured, while the damage to houses, timber and other property will reach large figures. The storm entered the state from Northern Mississippi and swept across in a northeasterly direction. Great damage is reported from the counties bordering on Mississippi and further on. Columbia, in also felt 'the wind's fury, the storm finally losing Its f6rce against the Cumberland mountain- range. Columbia's casualties number 25 dead and some50 injured, the list of dead, so far as known, being as follows: N Misses Florence and Evelyn FarreL Captain and Mrs. A. F. Aydelott Guy Aydelott. Paul Aydelott James Cherry. Miss Lizzie Forsythe. Mrs. Tom Carel. Miss M. J. Vlles. All white. Wlnfleld and child. Tom Hackney. John Scott Glass Brown and wife. Peter Adams. Fryeson, cook at the Cards'. Five unknown negroes in the emergency hospital. The Injured are: Clayton Tucker, badly bruised and In a dangerous condition; Josie Reed, fatally hurt; Belle Cooper, Maggie Reed, Lulu Bostlck, Mrs. Sarah .Russell, Susie Lovell, all white, bruised and scalp wounds; Will Hickman, col ored broken thigh; Bob Sewell, colored, seriously hurt in back; Jim Johnson, Dan Sewell, Will Brown, John Fryer, Lucius Walk, Phlllppson, Bill Hickman, all col ored, injured badly, bruised and scalp wounds. Lee Farrell was blown out of a window and badly hurt, but will not die. The path of the storm was about 350 yards wide, and was through the north western suburbs of the town. In its path everything is completely wrecked. Not even the iron and stone fence on the arsenal grounds Is standing. The house of Captain Aydelott, the Farrels and oth er large residences were demolished, With the exception of these houses, the storm's path was through a section of the town populated chiefly by negroes and the poorer classes, and the houses were mere hovels. It is estimated that 150 of them were totally destroyed and a larger num ber damaged. The suffering of these peo ple rendered homeless and -bereft of all their goods is pitiable. The number of houses destroyed in tho NolanEvllle neighborhood is 16. There were two fatalities, as follows: Miss Nellie Hampton, aged 25. Mrs. Nancy Bramlett, aged 65. Those Injured are: J. B. Hampton, aged 70; Miss Luella Hampton, aged 23; Mrs. Malinda Jemm, aged 70; Aubrey Hampton, internally hurt; Thomas Hampton, badly cut end bruised; Emma, Hampton, arm broken; Mrs. P. C. Vernon, collar-bone broken and rib broken; Ernest Stevens, internally injured; Leslie Stevens, slight bruises on head; Allen Fly, Internal in juries; Mrs. J. W. Fly, Internal injuries; Miss Fly, badly injured. All of the 16 houses were totally de stroyed. Mr. Hampton had 3400 In money and this was blown away and only a part of it has been recovered. The baby of JinCnrisman, colored, reported lost, was found 300 yards from, the house at 10 o'clock, lying near a branch, uninjured. One of the family dogs was lying by its side. At Lavergne, 16 miles south of here, on the Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis road, the velocity of the wind was mar velous, and from best reports lasted only about 20 seconds. In this short time abou: SO dwellings were turned Into kindling wood. The loss of life is small compared with the miraculous escapes made. The wind made a swath about 20C yarn- wide through the middle of the town 'lha Lavergne High School and the station, the two largest buildings, were laid flat. The railroad lost four section-houses also The victims of the tornado are: George Robertson and his 6-months-old child. Mr. Robertson's house, which was a strong log structure, was In the middle of the path of the storm, and was laid flat on the ground. At the time, Mr. Robertson and his child bad .retired, and his wife was sitting near the bed read ing, and before the latter coaid even warn her hnband, aeath had claimed them. Mrs. Robertson's escape was mar velous. When found the unfortunate man was pinned across the bed by a largo timber and a great scar wis on the back of his neck. No mark could be discerned on the body of the child. Both aro thpught to have met Instant death. In most every home there were several injured, those most seriously being. Mrs. Charlton, collar-bone broken; 6-year-old' child of Mack Jordan, cannot recover, El more House, seriously Injured. In Williamson County, great damage was done, but the town of Franklin es caped with comparatively a mall loss. Houses and timber in Sumner County also suffered considerably, but first reports sent out from Gallatin were exaggerated. Great suffering is "being experienced ty those deprived of homes at Lavergne and Nolansville. The rise in the Cumberland River at Nashville is the most rapid Known In 25 years, the water having climbed 20 'eet on the gauge since yesterday jnornlng. In Memphis there is heavy Joss as a re sult of the storm. Culverts vere washed out and small bridges were swept away. Lumber firms on Wolf River suffered se verely from the destruction of logs, and it is estimated tonight that their losses will foot up between 3300,000 and 3500.000. IN MISSISSIPPI. i Wide Extent of Territory Swept by the Tornado. MEMPHIS, Nov. 21. In Mississippi tho greatest loss of life and damage to prop erty occurred near Tunica, Lula and Her nando. A report by carrier from a point 12 miles from Tunica says that the tor nado's devastation was so great that it will take weeks to calculate and repair it. Five negroes lost their lives on the Hamlin place. In Tunica the church and a number of buildings were totally de molished. More than 50 negroes 'are miss ing, and it is feared that several of them perished. Corn is reported badly dam aged. At Hernando a white man wan killed and a negro fatally Injured by fil ing debris. Numerous sawmills, several residences and hundreds of negro cabins were blown away. At Love Station, J. S. Doney, a white man, was crushed by fly ing timber, and is expected to die. The tornado passed down Coldwater River, leaving trees and houses in its path. At Batesvllle much property dam age was wrought, and several persons were seriously injured, but no fatalities aro reported. Several dwelling-houses, a number of outhouses and many miles of fencing were torn down and scattered. The roof of the Methodist Church was twisted off and was blown some distance from the building. ' News of terrible havoc southwest of Batesvllle is expected, as generally the houses in that section are not securely built. At Guy's plantatlqn the residence and a large mill building of John Guy were torn down and their timbers hurled some distance. Miss Guyj who was in the house at the time, miraculously escaped with slight Injuries. A shanty in which two negroes had taken refuge from the storm was shattered, and both occupants were instantly killed. At Tracey the residence of J. B. Higgins was totally demolished and several other buildings were wrecked. Ten cabins were destroyed on the plantation of Mr. Mar shall, and three negroes killed. At La Grange two persons were killed outright and a score qr more seriously injured. The town is practically a wreck, nearly every residence being destroyed. The tornado struck the town from tho southwest but veered a little to the north. jWgrd jm ,lt.Seour$e.ItffappeaTs3fhse"! made Ti revolving motloji alflf'played many pranks, in one Instance it demol ished both the Methodlit and Baptist Churches, a block apart, and left stand ing a residence between tHem. About 100 residences, mainly those of poor people, were destroyed. At Moscow. 10 miles west of La Grange, several buildings were swept away by the wind. No fatalities are reported, al though many persons were injured. At Blackton, on the Pine City branch of the Arkansas Midland Railroad, Miss Robinson was killed while trying to es cape from a wrecked bulldlngr and at Morro, Lee County, the Infant child of Professor Richard Blount was killed by flying timbers, the home of Professor Blount being torn down. All along the track of the storm there was mora-' or less damage. The damage to unpicked cotton cannot be estimated, but It is undoubtedly con siderable. Trafflc on the Memphis branch of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad has been delayed since last night owing to high water at places between Milan and theTennessee River. All trains have been delayed. TEN LIVES LOST THERE. Fearful Havoc Wrought In a. Mis sissippi Town. MEMPHIS, Nov. 2L A special to the Commercial-Appeal from Arkabutla, Tate County, Miss., says: Yesterday afternoon a tornado descend ed upon this little town, and as a result of its fearful Intensity 10 .persons were killed Outright and 20 were injured. The dead are: Jack Kellum, 10 years. William Kellum, 12 years. Nicholas Blake, 24 years. Mrs. William McKay. Four children of Mrs. William McKay. Unknown negro and negro Infant The injured are: Press Blake, seriously hurt in back; John Parker, Internally, serious; Mrs. John Parker, seriously crushed: John Blake, right leg broken; Alpha Bakewell, leg broken; Charles Roshell, seriously hurt in back; G. L. Thomason, injured on head; William Scrogganj hurt In back; C. A. Parker, painfully bruised; Mrs. Toombs, painfully hurt; Miss Bunch Bradley, bruised; Gus Aldridge, bruised: Miss Lottie Pickens, seriously hurt; Ann Jackson, colored, seri ously hurt; colored boy, may die. The storm overwhelmed the town about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and in a few minutes every building was demolished. Many of the victims were pinned under the wreckage and were extricated with much difficulty. The tornado passed to the northeast and caused much damage through the country districts. UNDER THE CONTRACT. Colombia Had a Right to Make Use of the Steamer Taboga. COLON, Colombia, Nov. 2L Following is the text of the official decree under which the- Colombian Government directed the seizure of the British steamer Taboga, which was used to carry troops and am munition to Buena Ventura, then besieged by the insurgents: "The agents and owners of the steamer Taboga, having refused either to sell or rent the vessel, the Colombian Govern, ment, in view of ts authority under the law and according to the contract of 1S79, binding the company to carry troops and war material in time of war, and having regard to the fact that the commercial interests of the entire community demand that the ports of Buena Ventura and Tumaco be immediately reopened,, there fore decrees the temporary appropriation of the1 steamer Taboga and orders that the owners be paid a fair price for the use and possible damage thereof." Pennsylvania Defeated AnnftnoJiM. ANNAPOLIS, MdC Nov. 2L jTbe. Uni versity of Pennsylvania defeated thV.na.val cadets this. afteraooa,J28Yio 5, NEW PARTY NEEDED? Democrats Discuss Proposals for Reorganization. SOME SAY TO DO NOTHING Others Think Bryanism a Mistake The Real Need, Says One, Is Votes. The Oregonlan a few days since sent to prominent Democrats throughout the state the following letter: "The Oregonlan solicits from yon an expression of your views as to the reorganisation of the Demo cratic party. Is It in need of reor ganisation? If so, how may It best he brought about? What measures do you think should he taken to PAUL mmmm'Bmm'mo'm'Vm-mmm,mmBBtaMXmmmmmmBmmwaBmmm&b BX-PRESlDBNT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC. bring about success in 1904, and in 'the State and Congressional elec tions of 1002 T Do Von think that the defeat of lOOO "could have been avoided, or that the present state of Democracy was unavoidable? "The Oregonlan has asked many Democrats to submit their- opinions and it trusts yours may he included among them." These letters were sent to Gold and1 Sil ver Democrats alike. The responses from a number of them are appended: IT. "WILL REORGANIZE ITSELF. Bryanism a Mistake, but Trusts Will Defeat Republicans. JAOKSONVILE4 Nov. 16. (To the Edi tor.) I am in receipt of your communi cation Inviting an expression of my views as to the reorganization of the Demo cratic party, whether it is in need of reor ganization, etc In my opinion reorgani zation is unnecoessary and such an effort would be impolitic. The suggestion of reorganization presupposes the dismem berment of the party and its non-existence as a political factor, and -this can not be because the party is founded upon principles which are as Imperishable as the Constitution itself. And because a party is unsuccessful in a certain-campaign is no argument for reorganization, for both parties have at times swerved from their governing principles when the exigencies of the political situation seem ed to demand it and after corruscating through a kind of pyrotechnical political existence are willing to return to the old landmarks. In the present campaign as in the campaign of '96 the Democratic party strayed from its ancient traditions and old beaten paths, surrendering itself to Imaginary expediencies rather than principle. The Populist party had sprung into existence with such a mush room growth, adopting certain of the Dem ocratic ideas, and had drawn so heavily from the Democratic ranks that many Democrats entertained the delusion that the only way to kill the Populist party was to absorb it, and to that end advo cated a fusion which meant virtual sur render to the party autonomy. This I opposed upon the theory that a fusion with a mongrel ticket and platform cat ering to all the isms like a weather vans Veering to every heresy, could at best mean only transient success and would ultimately lead to party disintegration. The defeat of Bryan did not mean the disorganization of the party, no more than the defeat of Harrison in 'S2 meant the disorganization of the Republican party. Harrison then only received 145 electoral votes to Bryan's loo this year; in '92 the Independent voters repudiated the-Republican party because of the in iquitous results of its protective tariff doctrines, and this year the Independent voters aside from "upholding the Admin istration In time of war" repudiated what they were pleased to term Bryanism. While I look upon Bryan as a brilliant man,. I considered his nomination unfor tunate for the party, for he was in him self a free silver 16-to-l platform, and at most only a de facto Democratic leader: a man whom the Democratic National Convention, in a moment when radicalism triumphed over conservatism, placed at the head of the ticket I believed and believe yet that with a conservative plat form and a man of the type of Olney or Hill as our candidate we could have been successful in 1900. During the next four years I look for capital to combine and the trusts to In crease in number and Influence to such an enormous and alarming extent and the prices of articles controlled by the trusts so Increased to cause a reversal of public sentiment which will defeat the next Republican candidate by even a greater electoral majority than Bryan has been. Therefore to gain success in the Con gressional elections of 1902 and the Pres idential election of 1904, 1 think the party should follow, as near aa practicable, the lines of the campaign of 1893, incorpor ating of course questions growing out of the Administration's policy 'towards our new possessions, and such other questions as- the new conditions of the country may dictate A. N. SOLISS. Member Democratic State Central Committee. "WHY MAKE A CHANGE? Colonel Butcher Thinks the Party Is Right. BAKER CITY, Nov. 18. (To the Edi tor.) I answer your question as to whether I think the Democratic party is in need of reorganization or not, by asking whether any one viewing the bat tlefield of the last political contest has found any of the generals or rank and file dead from wounds received from the known enemy, in the back? If not then why any reorganization? If there is to be a reorganization who Is to per form it? Shall it be done by the Cleve lands, Whltneys. Carllsles, Watersons and that ilk, who would make of it a reflection of the Republican party, there by stealing the livery of heaven to serve the devil in? So far as I am advised at present I can see no necessity for any reorgani zation of the party at all in the sense that those who write the twaddle about KRUGER Its reorganization intend, which I take to be a modification of Its platform. The third edition of the Declaration of Inde pendence1, issued by the Democracy at Kansas City, suits me very well indeed. Certainly no grander appeal could ever have been made than was made in the last campaign by the Democratic party fors justice to a distant foreign people. Surely no more sordid appeal was ever made to the-- voters of any country than .that of the "full dinner paiL" In reply to the next question as to what to do for f success In 1904 I always believe. that "sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof," and in this case If my Judgment is correct as to the natural con sequence of a continual drainage from the resources of the people (I am not a pes simist but always prefer to be an opti mist), and the Republican party contin ues in its Hamiltonian course in every direction, the people themselves will at tend to the success of Democracy In 1904 If their will Is declared by the returning boards as it is registered by them. I do not think the defeat of 1900 could have been avoided in any way, certainly not upon a platform that promised any thing for the preservation of the integrity of the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitutional rights of the great masses of the people. This question opens up a field that your space and my time, will not permit me to enter Into, so as to make myself fully understood, and what I have said relates only to funda mental principles and not to such planks In the Kansas City platform as are sub ject to change by reason of changing con ditions. The Democracy Is all right Its principles are great truths and they never die. The people are at present satisfied with a "full dinner palL" When It gets empty or the larger ones become so much fuller that the- small ones contain nothing, the people will realize that greed differs In quantity as well as in kind. There can be but one" result to an increase of 127 per cent In the price of salt and from 20 to 200 per cent In all other things consumed by the people, and If Mr. Mc Klnley permits his second administration to be run by the same interests as his first has been the people will administer the affairs of this Government after 1904 If their votes are counted as cast W. F. BUTCHER. STILL LOYAL TO BRYAN. Wants Him Renominated and Elect ed in 1004. PORTLAND, Nov. 19. (To the Editor.) In answer to your question concerning the reorganization of the Democratic par ty, I beg to say that, in my opinion, it is not in need of reorganization. What It needs is vote3. If the time ever comes when Its reorganization Is necessary, I hope it will be done by friends, and not Its enemies. Some of Its pseudo-friends stem to think the party should be changed so as to be as nearly like the Republican party as possible. The object is, I suppose, to fool people into voting for it, while they, the would-be friends, reap the spoils. Such a policy must ever reckon the strenuous op position of every true Democrat We want to sail under no false colors. Right before expediency must ever be our mot to. Better be without votes than with out principle. But Issues may change. Past events become dead Issues. Success, however, never make3 false contentions right De mosthenes was right yet Philip pre vailed. The. Democrats vainly opposed forcing negro suffrage and carpet-bag Governors on the people of the South without their consent and went down to ignominious defeat on that issue; yet to day the sober sense of the country is al most unanimous that they were right They were right in their opposition to railroad subsidies and Chinese Immigra tion. At the end of the war. they In sisted that the war bonds should be paid, as tho soldiers had been in greenbacks iConoluded on Third Page.) THEY WAITED IN VAIN Crowds Gathered to Welcome Kruger Were Disappointed CRUISER MAKING SLOW PROGRESS The Fiasco Imperils the SuooeU'4 the Demonstration at Mar seilles Today. . MARSEILLES, Nov. ZL A blunder la the calculation in the time the Gelderland would require between Port Said and Mar seilles resulted In the fizzling out today of the Intended demonstration and Im perilled the success of the reception of President Kruger tomorrow. The French reception committee did not take into cob slderatlon the gale that is sweeping tha Mediterranean and the low speed of tha Gelderland, but allowed all their arrange, ments to "stand. The Boer delegates wait ed expectantly at their hotel from early morning until the afternoon for the ar rival of the cruiser. For several h6urs tha carriage Intended for Mr. Kruger re mained at the entrance to the hotel, the horses, which were decorated with rosettes of Boer colors, pawing the ground impatiently until the equlppage was dismissed. Various delegations and societies that had assembled at the land ing stage remained there through heavy showers until they realized, in the non signalling of the Gelderland that their presence was futile. Then they dl banded. The fiasco was unfortunate, because the thousands among today's concourse will shrink from the possibility of losing another morning tomorrow. Today's crowds were for the greater part shopkeep es and work'' gmen, who lost money by attending the gathering, and who are not likely to repeat the experiment Bad weather and the element of uncertainty as to the time of Mr. Kruger's landging kept many thousands even today from tho route. Thirty thomand would be a gen erous estimate of the crowd which was massed thickly at several points, while only sparse assemblies were to be seen elsewhere. The French and the Boer delegates were all Intensely disappointed, especially as up to a late hour no word had been re ceived of the Gclderland's entry into the harbor, although it is fully expected that she-will anchor there before daybreak to morrow. No Importance is attached to tha report of an injury to her machinery, the theory being that she is going slowly in consequence of the neavy sea, which is chiefly responsible for the delay. An amusing statement appeared in a local paper this afternoon, in which an alleged rumor was published to the effect that the delay was due to the capture of the Gelderland on the high teas by a British squadron, or to deliberate dam age to her machinery ay a mercenary. These statements only provoked tha laughter of those who read It The Boer commission has Issued a state- taent that the programme today wilU-ba jlB3rriedoufc .temesroTCrrheTattlt"deef, today's concourse, while unanimously fa vorable to Mr. Kruger and the Boers, was nevertheless quite freo from anything of fensive fo the" British, which tended to enhance the absurdity of a noisy prom enade along the principal boulevards this evening by a score of antl-Britlsh youth, whose efforts led to no disorder what ever. Arrival of the Gelderland. MARSEILLES, Nov. 22, 8:20 A. M. The steamer Geldeiland, with ex-Presldejit Kruger on board. Is entering the harbotf. THE DEATH ROLL. John Sherman's Brother. DES MOINES, Nov. 21. Lampson P. Sherman, brother of the late Senator John Sherman, of Ohio, died here tonight, aged 79. He had lived in Des Moines since 1&19. B. F. Nelson. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 21. B. F. Nelson, su preme reporter of the Knights of Honor, died tonight at his hdme' of an affection of the stomach. He was prominent also In Masonic circles. Baron Farnham. LONDON, Nov. 22. Baron Farnham died yesterday, aged 52 years. SDMMA.RY OP IMPORTANT NEWS. Domestic. Seventy-five lives were lost in the tor nado in the South. Page 1. Colorado Springs was visited by a cy clone. Page 2. The National Irlrgation Congress opened in Chicago. Page 3. Federal Government. The Stato Department has not demanded the disclosure of the identity of foreign spies. ' Page 2. Negotiations are under way for a reci procity treaty with Russia. Page 2. The ways and means committee decides to reduce the war tax 330,000,000. Page 2. Philippines. MacArthur Is pushing tho campaign against the Filipinos. Page 3. Reinforcements are being sent to the sev eral divisions. Page 3. Manila customs warehouses are congest ed. Page 3. ' China. A difference of opinion has brought the Chinese negotiations to a standstill. Pase 2. LI Hung Chang wants the punishment of officials reduced. Page 2. The Dowager Empress desires to return to Pekln. Page 2. Foreign. Kruger arrived at Marseilles this morn ing. Page L Lord Roberts was hurt by a fall from a horse. Page L The Czar's condition is better. Pago" 2. Pacific Coast. Oregon Democrats discuss party reorgani zation. Page 1. Another snow storm is sweeping over British Columbia. Page 4. The legal fight over the Salem light plant may prove of benefit to the State of Oregon. Page i. Commercial and Marine. - American securities in big demand in, the foreign market PageTl. - Wool prices affected by Eastern .failure. Page H. Steamer Kvarven coming with a coal car go. Page 10. Numerous marine disasters. Page Id. New president for Pacific Mall. Pago 18. Local. Senator Simon discusses measures to coma before the coming session of Congress. Page 10. County Judges and Assessors recommend oreatlon of State Board of Equaliza tion and other changes in taxation laws. Page 8. Two street-car companies , petition Coua cii for permission" to extend thelr-'Unea., Page 8. - - - . J ta