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Boer Sympathy Resolutions.
WASHINGTON, May 1. The Boer ques
tion cime up before the House committee
on foreign affairs today, when Represent
ative Burleson asked as to the disposition
of the various resolutions of sympathy
referred to the committee. Representa
tive Adams, chairman of the sub-committee
having the resolution In charge, said
that next Monday his been designated for
a hearing of those Interested, at which
time several of those prominently Identi
fied with the pro-Boer movement will be
present. The resolutions include those of
sympathy, and also those referring to
supply camps alleged to be maintained in
this country. The sub-committee consists
of Representatives Adams. Cousins and
.Hooker.
Roosevelt "Will Present Diplomas.
"WASHINGTON, May L President
Roosevelt will leave here tomorrow for
Annapolis, to present the diplomas to the
graduating class of the Naval Academy.
He will Teturn to Washington in the
evening. With the President will be Miss
Alice Roosevelt, Commander and Mrs.
Cowles, Secretary Cortelyou, a stenog
rapher and Dr. Urle.
Admiral Rcmey Arrive.
NEW YORK, May L The armored
cruiser Brooklyn arrived off Sandy Hook
this morning. Rear-Admiral .Remey,
Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic sta
tion, left Cavite, P. I., March 1, on the
Brooklyn, having completed ils term of
service on the station.
Republican State Cam
paign Opened,
A BIG RALLY AT ASHLAND
W, J. Furnish Makes His Ap
pearance on the Stump.
SENATOR FULTON MAIN SPEAKER
State Superintendent Ackcrmnn and
A. 31. Crawford Also Make Speeches
All of Candidates Make Fa
vorable Impression.
I
Voters of Ashland and Its vicinity
yesterday met several of the principal
Republican nominees for state offices,
and beard them define their positions as
retard state affairs. W. J. Furnish,
nominee for Governor, pledged himself
to gle the people a straightforward,
business-like administration. Senator
Fulton discussed National Issues In a
manner which left no 'doubt that the
best Interests of the country will be
furthered by the Indorsement of Re
publican policies.
ASHLAND. Or., May 1. The Republican
state campaign was opened In Ashland
tonight under most favorable auspices,
and in the presence of a large and enthu
siastic audience that comfortably filled
the large Chautauqua. Tabernacle. Hon.
E. V. Carter, nominee for State Senator
from Jackson County, presided at the
meeting, and upon the platform, in addi
tion to local Republicans, were W. J.
Furnish, nominee for Governor; C. W.
Fulton, the principal speaker; J. H. Ack
erman, nominee for State Superintendent
of Public Instruction; A. M. Crawford,
nominee for Attorney-General, and J. J.
Whitney, nominee for State Printer.
The Ashland male quartet, composed
of Messrs. Burnett, Patrick, Tntonfand
Mitchell, captivated the audience '"With.
their select'ons, and a popular musical
feature also was the Instrumental music
by Piulson's .popular string trio, consist
ing of Messrs. McCall, Schroeder and
Jordan.
Mr. Furnish was first introduced, and
spoke briefly, but embodying much In a
few words, as will be seen by his sub
Joined speech. His address, and the ear
nest, straightforward manner In which it
was delivered, created a favorable Im
pression with his audience. A. M. Craw
ford, nominee for Attorney-General, was
Introduced, and said he did not offer a
set speech on the political issues, but
would refer to one or two subjects at is
sue, referring especially to the silence of
the Democratic party at this time on the
money question, once so paramount with
that party, and also referring to the trust
question at some length. Mr. Crawford
asked his audience what the Democrats
meant by their silence on the money
question. If any danger confronts the
American people at this time It Is the
trusts. Mr. Crawford said: "And these
are being Investigated and called to ac
count by a Republican National Admin
istration; and, further. Republican legis
lation will be enacted to restrain their
power and influence. He Indorsed the in
itiative and referendum, and believed It
offered a means for the people to exer
cise their Influence directly upon 'the
trusts and aggregations of capital. Mr.
Crawford also referred to the Republican
principle of protection, advocated adher
ence to It, and favored extending it to
protect American labor: from foreign com
petition. Superintendent Ackerman was listened
to closely, and his address was convincing
and exceedingly well received. He dwelt
principally upon the course of study
adopted since he went Into, office, giving
as his reason therefor that his opponent
had raised the question as to the excess
ive amount of work now required from
the pupils In the public schools of Ore
gon by the course of study. He stated
that the regular branches are reading,
language, arithmetic, geography, spell
ing, writing, physiology, history and civil
government, nature study, drawing and
muiilc twice a week, and that he did not
believe there was a thinking person who
would willingly eliminate any one of these
studies, unless It should be nature study,
drawing or music, and from reports com
ing to his office, the amount of nature
study, drawing and music now taught In
schools, other than In graded schools,
takes but little time. He said he was not
willing to agree to the assertion that the
course Is overcrowded, but he did think
there was something In the suggestion
that some parts of the text could be
eliminated to good advantage. Recog
nizing this fact, the State Course of
Study, 199 edition! suggested the elimi
nation of certain parts of the text-books,
as will be found In the last paragraph of
the Introductions sent out from his of
fice. He closed by saying that there Is
too much of a tendency to dawdle with
pupils, and require nothing of them of a
serious nature, and many times, If we
do require them to work as you and I
were required to do, and which every
man and wonmn.who has made a success
In this world has been required to do,
we are not calFed popuiar teachers, but
quite the reverse. But as we look back
over our school days, the teacher who did
us the most good and left upon us last
ing impressions was the one who required
the most of us.
Senator Fulton made tho principal ad-
tCYm nlTirta.1 oa Pax 111
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MORE LIBERAL TO RIVERS
HOUSE MEMBERS WILL YIELD TO
SENATE CONFEREES.
Latter.. Holding: Out for The Dalles
Barton-Less Hostile Than He
v Was Expected to Be.
WASHINGTON, May L Reports from
the conferees on the river and harbor bill
Indicate that the House members are
showing some disposition to yield. The
Senate conferees have assured Senator
Mitchell that they have held out strenu
ously for The Dalles canal, and It Is also
stated that Representative Burton has not
made as vigorous opposition to this Im
provement as that at Coos Bay. The
Dalles improvement may be retained by
the strenuous insistence of tho Senators.
Senator Elklns, as one of the conferees.
In a colloquy with Burton yesterday, in
formed the latter that the Senate intend
ed to insist upon most of its amendments,
and If the House would not accept them
they would find a way of holding up the
bill In the Senate. Burton replied that
the bill could not be held up at this long
session, but the Senator insisted that
there were enough Senators Interested In
important amendments to show the
House what would be done If they did
not accede. This plain statement is re
ported to have had its effect.
members of the coinage committee, of tho
House, today expressed he opinion that a
favorable report will soon be made on his
bill establishing an assay ofilce at Port
land. He has pledges from several mem
bers to support the bill, and believes
enough others are favorable to secure a
report at this session. Representative
Moody, however, does not want the Port
land bill acted upon until he can be heard
in behalf of his bill for an assay office
at Baker City, as he contends Ifiat Baker
City Is tributary to the largest gold
field of Oregon, while Portland is not in a
mining region, and Is not readily reached
from either Eastern or Southern Oregon.
lit seems probable, If either bill Is acted
upon. It will be that for Portland, though
neither has much chance of passing.
Representative Jones today reported his
bill appropriating $25,000 for establishing a
fish hatchery in Yakima County; also
Cushman's bill appropriating $15,000 for
locating a site for a biological station on
the Oregon or Washington coast, for tho
I study of fishery problems.
TURNER SPEAKS FOR IDE
BUT HIS NOMINATION FOR COLLEC
TOR. GOES OVER.
DINNER ON THE GAULOIS
BRIGHT FOR IRRIGATION BILL.
Its Advocates Confident of Getting:
Measure Through. Honsc.
WASHINGTON, May 1. The advocates
of the Irrigation bill express themselves
as confident of getting the measure
through the House. The quasi assent
which Speaker Henderson gave to allow
the bill to bo called up has just been
given In positive manner, and the Irri
gationlsts are assured that they will have
an opportunity to have the' bill consid
ered and voted upon. A canvass of the
House, as carefully as It can be made,
Indicates that half the Republicans and
more than two-thirds of the Democrats
are in favor of the bill, or that there are
at least two-thirds of the whole House that
will either vote for, or will' not oppose
the bill, so that the prospects are very
favorable for It passing the House. The
only danger is in the delay which may
ensue If the irrigation bill Is held up un
til all the appropriation bills and other
measures that have been scheduled are
out of the way; then there will be no
difficulty In having It considered In the
Senate. In fact, there seems to be a
secret understanding among the oppo
nents of the irrigation bill In the House
and those Senators who also wish to see
It defeated, to prevent any consideration
by delaying the measure until the rush
at tho close of the session will prevent
action. The Senators from Western States
who are Interested In the bill declare that
if such an attempt Is made, other vital
measures In Congress will be held up un
til they can have a hearing on their bills.
The amendments which the President
has Insisted should be put into the Sen
ate bill may cause the bill to be referred
to the committee when It reaches the Sen
ate, although the Senate may determine
to concur in the House amendments in or
der to avoid any possibility of delay and
defeat of the measure at this session.
The hopefulness of the Irrigation men is
equaled only by the determination of
those who arc opposing the bill to defeat
it Jby every possible parliamentary trick,
and the most effective is by delay In the
Senate.
President Accepts an Invitation
From French Ambassador.
WASHINGTON, May 1. The French
Embassy has been obliged to change the
programme for the reception of the Gov
ernment party which comes to participate
In the dedication of the Rochambeau
statue here so as to have the big French
; battle-ship Gaulols lie off Annapolis in
stead of in Boston Harbor, where moor
ing facilities are lacking.
Ambassador Cambon and Chancellor
Boeufve, on behalf of the visiting French
officers, today extended to the President
an invitation to take dinner on the Gau-
I lois while that vessel Is lying off An-
napolls. The President promptly accepted
I the Invitation.
CONTENTS OP TODAY'S PAPER
PORTLAND BILL IN LEAD.
Assay Office 3Icnsare More Favored
Than That of Baker City. .
WASHINGTON, May 1. Representative
JLTonsrue,-aXtw-a conference with, seyeral
Congress.
Agulnaldo was the special subject of discus
sion In the Senate. Page 2.
The House had under consideration the Dis
trict of Columbia bill. Page 2.
Havemeyer tells Senators the trust owns no
sugar lands in Cuba. Face 1.
Foreign.
It was suggested In the House of Commons
that England prevent the transfer of steam
ers to Horsan. Page 3.
Many persons wore killed in India by a tor
nado. Page 2.
The Danish Islands treaty Is again In danger.
Page 2.
Domestic.
The Preslden has ordered the trial by court
martial of Major Glenn, accused of partici
pating In the water cure. Page 2.
Strikes are under way In many cities In the
East. Page 3. .
Northwest baseball games. Tacoma, SeatUo
and Butte the winners. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
State Republican campaign opened at Ash
land. Page 1.
Women's Club Congress opens at Los Angeles.
Page 4.
Yamhill Counts, Oregon, Republicans plac4
ticket In field. Fage 5.
Oregon's land selections In Tillamook County
approved, and Ipvestlgatlon of alleged frauds
ordered. Fage 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Portland firm secures bis order for lumber
for Great Northern steamships. Page 12.
Oriental liner Strathgyle clears with valuable
cargo. Page 12.
Potatoes and onions are booming in the local
market. Page 13.
Stiff advance in money rate In Wall street
Page 13.
Wheat prices move upward at Chicago.
Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Lewis and Clark directors change date of
monthly meeting. Page 1.
E. A. Palmer not to blame for suicide of his
wife. Page 7.
Planing mills run shorthanded, surrounded
with union pickets. Page JL
Sawmill situation unchanced, with strike In
one mill. Fare 8.
J. E. Werleln gets Fusion nomination for City
Treasurer, vice G. E. Streeter, resigned.
Page 11.
Portland Woolen Mill celebration to be held
today. Pose 12.
Injunction issued against work on Macadam
road. Pasa 11,
Senate Committee WIU Take No Ac-
- tlonUntil Report of-. Official
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Investigation IC Received.
WASHINGTON, May 1. When the nom
ination of Clarence W. Ide, to De Collector
of Customs for the Pugct Sound district,
was reached In the commerce committee
today there was some little discussion
about It. Senator Turner announced that
he knew of no reason why Ide should not
be confirmed. He declared that Ide was
a good man, and so Tr as he was con
cerned, if the President did not withdraw
the name, he should take great pleasure
In voting for him. Ide, he said, had voted
for him about 60 times when a candidate
for Senator, and, he was now willing to
show his gratitude to such a man. It was
stated" in the committee, however, that the
Treasury Department had Instructed Spe
cial Agent Caleb W. West, of San Fran
cisco, to make an Investigation of the
charges which had been made against Ide,
and in view of the fact that the Presi
dent had requested that no action be
taken on Ide until a report had been re
ceived, the only thing to do would "be to
allow the nomination to go over until this
special ageht reported, and further ad
vices were received from the President
It was also stated that unless the nomin
ation was withdrawn Senator Foster
would be given an opportunity to make
any statement before the committee re
garding the appointment.
OREGON FARES WELL.
All of Senate Amendments to Indian
Bill Accepted.
WASHINGTON, May L All of the Sen
ate amendments to the Indian appropria
tion bill affecting Oregon and Washing
ton have been accepted by the conference
committee, and will remain In the bill,
excepting only the appropriation for an
agent at Yakima, which is to be dropped
and that agency placed in the hands of a
bonded superintendent.
Senator Mitchell's amendment authoriz
ing the allotment to each child born of
a member of any tribe on the Klamath
reservation, since the completion of allot
ment to those tribes, of SO acres of agri
cultural or 160 acres of grazing land,
within the reservation, is retained. His
amendment, carrying $30,000 for a new
dormitory at Chemawa la also retained.
Other Senate amendments agreed vn are
as follows: Opening the unoccupied min
eral lands on the Spokane reservation to
entry under the mining laws; appropriat
ing $50,100 for the support and education
of 300 pupils at Puyallup with $20,000 for
Increasing the capacity of the school
plant from 200 to 300 pupils. Thirty thou
sand Is appropriated for erecting a new
school plant at Puyallup to replace build
ings recently burned, and $30,000 for re
pairing standing buildings and Installing
water and sewer systems, lighting plant,
purchase of additional school sites, and
general improvements of buildings.
Rock Island's World's Fair Terminal
ST. LODIS, May L It is positively stat
ed here tonight that the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railway Company closed
a deal today for a strip of ground 3000 feet
long -and 15 feet wide along the northern
side of Forest Park. This will give the
Rock Island road an Independent world's
fair terminal. The consideration is said
t& be $45,000.
Havemeyer Gft to n School.
NEW YORK. May 1. Henry O. Have
meyer has Just given 2000 volumes to the
library of the $200,000 public school at
Greenwich, Conn., erected by himself and
srlfe as & memorial.
Havemeyer Says" His Com
pany Does Not Own Any.
BUT HE HAS INTERESTS THERE
Investigation hy Senate Committer-
Trnat This Year Has Purchased
04,000 Tons of Sugar From.
the Island.
President Havemeyer, of the sugar
trust, told a Senate comtnltte his
company has no holdings of sugar lands
In Cuba. Since the first of the jear the
sugar trust has bought 04,000 tons of
Cuban sugar, the j early output of the
island being 730,000 tons. Explaining
the recent cutting of prices In the
West, he frankly admitted It was to
drlie the beet-sugar men out of the
market.
WASHINGTON, May L The Inquiry
Into the present holdings of Cuban sugar
and Cuban lands, ordered by the Senate,
was begun today by the sub-committee
on Cuban relations. President Henry O.
Havemeyer, of the American Sugar Re
fining Company, was the first witness, and
all of the members of the sub-committee,
Messrs. Piatt (Conn.), Burnham and Tel
ler, were In attendance. Senator Pat
terson also was present. Others present
with Mr. Havemeyer were Arthur Donn,
treasurer of tlie company, and Henry C.
Mott, Its sugar buyer. All of them were
sworn.
Replying to questions by Senator Piatt,
Mr. Havemeyer said his company was
generally known as the sugar trust, and
that its refineries are located as follows:
In New Jersey, one; New York, three;
Massachusetts, two; Philadelphia, two,
and New Orleans, one.
"Will you," Senator Piatt asked, "tell
the committee how much Cuban sugar,
if any, has been purchased, and If now
held by your company?"
"Since early In February last we have
purchased 50,000 tons, or 256,000 bags, or
about 10 days' supply," replied the wit
ness. Of that quantity, 6000 tons is now
in process of shipment from Cuba. The
prices paid ranged from $1 75 to $1 93, the
highest price being paid on March 13 and
the lowest on April 22.
"Where do you buy your raw sugar?
"All over the world In Cuba, Java,
Hamburg, Trieste, the British West In
dies, South America wherever sugar 13
grown."
"Does the 50,0jQ0 tons you mention repre
sent your entlrepurchases la Cuba, since
thelHrst 6L January f
"No; we have bought all told 94.000 tons1
of Cuban sugar during the present year,
or about three-fourths of a month's sup
ply, our consumption being about 34,000
tons per week."
"Do you control any sugar in Cnba
other than that purchased?"
"None whatever, In any manner."
"Have you taken any options on Cuban
sugar?"
"I have not." .
"Have you made an advance on any
Cuban sugar?"
"None whatever."
"So that you wish to be understood as
saying that the amount you have men
tioned as having purchased represents
your entire Interest, direct or indirect, in
Cuban sugar?"
"This is the statement I make."
Continuing, Mr. Havemeyer said the en
tire Cuban sugar crop Is about 750,000 tons,
but that much of It has been withheld
from the market In view of possible tar
iff concessions to be made by Congress.
On this account, his purchases had been
only 'about one-third of the average oC
other years. Speaking of the capacity of
his company, he said that it refined 65 per
cent of the American refined product. He
added that the percentage of his com
pany's product, compared to the entire
sugar consumption of the United States,
was about 50 per cent. Last year his com
pany produced 1.200.000 tons of refined
sugar, while the consumption was 2.400.
000 tons. In reply to other questions, he
said that the price of retail sugar In the
United States is fixed by the beet market
prices In Hamburg. The price there fixes
the selling price for the entire world,
said he.
On the subject of the price of Cuban
sugars, he said that his company could
not determine the price. "We have," he
said, "no control over them whatever;
they don't belong to us."
'Cuba has to sell her sugar in this mar
ket, hasn't she?"
"No; that is not true. She can sell in
England for Instance, if she is desirous
to do so. England could take the entire
Cuban crop."
Effect of Tariff Concession.
Mr." Piatt then asked: "Suppose 'the
United States should make a concession,
say, of 25 per cent in the tariff rates on
Cuban sugar, conld not jou refuse to buy
the Cuban product except at your own
rates, and thus secure the benefit of the
concession?"
"In no way," was the reply. "Cuba
would, be under no obligations to sell to
us, because, as I have said, the Cuban
producers could find- other markets."
"All the duty has been taken off of
Porto Rico sugar; do you get that sugar
any cheaper on that account?"
"Not at all."
"How about the Hawaiian product?"
"We are under contract for the entire
350,000 tons produced In Hawaii. There is
no tariff on that product, but the price Is
not affected by that circumstance."
"It has been stated repeatedly that In
case the suggested concession Is made,
the sugar trust will be In a position to
oblige producers to make such reductions
that you will secure the entire benefit of
the legislation is that true?"
"We could not 'oblige any reduction.
In case of a concession to Cuban sugar,
the price might be lowered, say one-sixteenth
of a cent a pound, but that would
be nothing as compared to the reduction
in the tariff rate which would amount to
about a third of a cent a pound. Even
so great a reduction as I have mentioned
would depend on the necessity for mar
keting, and if there should be any pres
sure on that account, the necessity would
be that of the producers, and would not
bo ours."
In reply to another series of questions,
Mr. HaVemeyer said that his company as
such holds no sugar lands In Cuba, but he
added that he had himself made soma
purchases there, but that he did not con
sider it legitimate to compel him to reply
to questions pertaining to these inter
ests. "If," he said, "the committee com
pels me to give the Information, I can, of
course, do so, but I do not see what my
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