THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
IS,
1902.
RISE IN LIEU LAND-
State Board Doubles Price
to $5 an Acre.
LIKELY NO PROFIT IN CHANGE
Applies to All Land Except Scliool
Sections Adjudicated to Be Min
eral or Upon "W-liIcb. Proceed
ings Have Begun.
Nov. 17. (Special.) It was
learned today that on October 14 the
State Land Board increased the price of
lieu land to $5 per acre. This applies
to all lieu land except land selected upon
school sections heretofore adjudicated to
be mineral in character or upon which
adjudication proceedings have already
been commenced. It remains to be seen
whether the state will profit much by
this rise in the price. As has been stated
In official reports and through the press,
nearly all lieu land now selected Is se
cured upon mineral base. It has also
been asserted by men in a position to
know that the mineral bases are getting
quite scarce. As shown by the Baker
City dispatch to The Oregonlan, yester
day, considerable quantities of land are
now the subject of adjudication in East
era Oregon, and if it be proven that this
land is mineral in character, the lieu land
received, in return for it will be sold at
the old price of $2 50 per acre. As the
adjudication has not been completed,
there are no records in the State Land
Office to show the extent of the land, In
volved. If there should be few adjudi
cations commenced subsequent to this
date, the advance in the price of lieu
land will avail the state but little.
Last Spring the State Land Agent sus
pended making applications for lieu land
and resumed this part of his duties about
a month ago. Several thousand acres
have been applied for, and If the Eastern
Oregon adjudications succeed, there will
be applications for several thousand acres
more. Whether new adjudications will
be commenced, will depend upon the
price of ''scrip." Inquiry of timber land
men today indicates that scrip is worth
about $5 50 per acre. If lieu land sells
at $5 per acre, the man who undertakes
the" adjudication will have to recompense
himself with the difference, or 50 cents
en acre. It is very clear that if men can
do the adjudication work at 50 cents an
acre, they will make enormous profits
with a difference of $3 an acre. In other
-words, if men can now begin adjudica
tion and pay expenses, there must be a
clear profit of ?2 50 per acre at the old
price of lieu land. j
The order advancing the price of lieu
land was made at a formal meeting of
the board, and was made a matter of
record, but -was not announced to the
public through the press. The editorial
in today's Oregonlan on the subject of the
price of lieu land called the matter up
and inquiry developed the fact that the
price has been doubled.
RUSSIANS SEIZE SHIPS.
Returning Japanese Sealers Tell of
Cnpture of Schooners.
VICTORIA. B. C. Nov. 17. Sealers who
arrived here by the Japanese schooner
Selfu Maru tell of the seizure of the Jap
anese schooner Chetose Maru, April 20,
&t a village south of Vladivostok, where
she called for water. Boats with armed
Russians put off from shore to seize the
sealer and a fight ensued, the Japanese
captain having loaded his bomb gun with
buckshot and fired upon the boats, which
replied with rifles, the sealers returning
the fire with their sealing guns. Three
Japanese of the crew were killed and the
schooner was seized, the men being sent
as prisoners at Vladivostok. By the last
advices the sealers were etlll In the Rus
sian prison.
News was also given by the scalers that
a Japanese schooner they did not know
her name had been sunk after being
seized by the Russian cruiser Yakutal, in
June last, off the Copper Islands. Accord
ing to the report which reached Hakodate,
the schooner was seized by the Yakutal
for being within the prohibited" limit, and
after the crew was taken on board the
cruiser the latter turned her guns on
the schooner and sank her.
HEATHER IS LAUNCHED.
Miss Lnnprfttt Breaks Champagne on
Jfcw Lighthouse Tender.
SEATTLE. Nov. 17. The lighthouse
tender Heather wae launched at Moran
Brothers' shipyards this afternoon. Miss
Dorothy Langfitt, daughter of Captain
Langfitt. engineer In charge of the light
house district, breaking the bottle of
champagne against the side of the vessel,
as she slid down the ways. The launching
was witnessed by a number of Army and
Navy officers, and was a complete suc
cess. The construction of the Heather
was begun about eight months ago. and
owing to the difficulties in getting ma
terial from the East, it was feared that
the contract would be delayed, but once
the material was on the ground, the work
was hurried.
Electrle Plant Completed at Anrora.
AURORA Nov. 17. (Special.) The Au
rora Electric Light Company completed
their power-house Saturday, and the ma
chinery has all arrived and will be In
stalled at once. They expect to have
everything in running order by Thanks
giving. The company has constructed a
line to Barlow, Canby and Hubbard, and
will furnish lights for the above places.
Quite a number of farmers along the line
are putting In dynamos for running their
cream separators.
Use Boat to Tow Logs.
AURORA Nov. 17. (Special.) Schmelzer
& Co., sawmill men, put an engine in the
"Aurora Belle" and are now using the
boat to tow logs down Mill Creek.
AT REST IN THE RIVER.
Widow and Child of Mnn Who Was
Slain.
LEAVENWORTHTkan., Nov. 17. In
the Missouri River near here a woman's
straw hat with the following note has
been found:
"To whoever finds this: Please take
the. clothes to Journal office and they will
send it to 445 North Twenty-sixth street,
Lincoln. Neb. This is to mark the place
where I, Mrs. Al Sechrest and baby, have
gone to rest in the deep Missouri."
The woman's family lives in Lincoln.
The hat was identified by a restaurant
keeper in this city, who says its owner
ate several meals at his place last week.
It is believed .that Mrs. Sechrest is the
wife of Frank Sechrest, who was killed
by Dr. Zorn at Kansas City three months
ago in a dispute over a board bill. The
river is being dragged.
Mrs. Sechrest was supposed to have
started for Kansas City to testified in the
Zorn case, which was set for today. The
killing of Sechrest by Zorn was a sensa
tional affair, and Mrs. Sechrest was the
state's principal witness.
Confederate Pensioners Increase.
CHARLESTON, S. C, Nov. 17. The re
port of Controller-General Derham, just
published, gjves the total paid out this
year In Confederate pensions as 5200,227.
The total number of pensions Is 7750.
Eighty-seven veterans received $1899 in
lieu of artificial limbs. The Increase In
the number of pensions grows yearly,
and if this condition continues the appro
priation "will furnish a pittance much
smaller than that ziav: received..
th sick and the dead
End of Celebrated Worker for Social
Purity-
LONDON. Nov. 17. Rev. Hugh Price
Hughes, the celebrated TYesleyan preach
er, died suddenly in this city tonight. Mr.
Hughes was one of the leading spirits of
the social-purity movement and Anti
Gambling League in England. He was
president of the Wesleyan conference in
1S98-1S99, and past president of the Na
tional Council of Evangelical Free
Churches.
Young Roosevelt Improving.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. No anxiety Is
felt at the White House concerning Theo
dore Roosevelt. Jr.
It is expected that he will-be able in a j
couple of weeks to return to his studies at
Groton after resting his eyes.
AT THE HOTELS.
. THE PORTLAND.
Tom Grant, S F
Miss Grant, do
H. Llndley, do j
G H Ballard. N Y j
J K Sargent, "VVhatcm
Thos Lyons. N Y
P Zermansky, S F
B McDonald, Spokan
J Butz, X Y
"W Richardson, "Wise
L J La'chman. JC C
H Dechert. S 'F
Master Robfnson, do
V Lyon, Salem
F J Dunbar & wf, dc
A B Fulton, Tacoma
C B Miller. Chicago
E H Johnson, Indian
T Swezy,' do
Ike New, ; Chicago
H Boss. . do
H D Rcmer, Kelso
Mrs Hlfdder. N Y
L Hart,-S F
S J Rotbchlld, Chicago
J C Levy, St Jo
R P Green. S F
J H Ross, Dawson
Jas Ellis, N Y
F C Brown, N Y
C Kaufman & wf, SF(
Geo McLaren. Seattle
F Torrey. S F I
"VV W Gorham, Seattle
o a Heft, Tacoma
"W Braid, do
J C Taylor. D C
r is Dauam. s F
Mrs J McKeene. Minn. Mr & Mrs. Ward, do
A E Bruce. Butto 1W Hathaway & fy.NY
Edw Kelly, S F A Welssner. Ohio
J A Devlin & wf, Ast Chas Haire. St Jo
Dr Finch. do R H Countlsg. S F
W T Chutter. do G TV Luce, do
C A Johns. Baker Cltyhv G Barnwell, Cal
J Rosenfeld, Chicago Ross Cline, do
W O Apperton, S PauljJ Harden. USA
R B Lucdray, Denver! Miss Harden, USA
Mr Falling I J H Freeman & wf,
Miss Falling I South Dakota
R "Wlngate & wf, TaclW Movet, Idaho
Mrs Moore, Stevenson J W Tommerson. St Ii
X VInegard. Corvallis'A Goldstein. S F
H C Van Nees. S F
O L Ryeree. Mpls
T Harmer & wf. Taco
C Bradshaw, St Jo I
H Laneller. D C '
D M Clark, St Louis
TV E Tallant, Astoria
Mrs Clayton, do
J Robinson, Pendleton! Em'll Well, X Y
THE PERKINS.
Mrs L C Jaqulst, ChgL D Bridges. Albany
Miss Jaqulst, Chicago
O W Williams. La Gr
J F Doughton. do
A Wrlghtman, Sliver
ton. Or
Geo Morris. lone. Or
Mrs Geo Morris", do
D Wilcox, Haines, Or
Mrs D Wilcox, do
B F Laughlln. Dalles
A R Hadley, Albany
H B Jentlns. Deep
River. Wash
ni a bargent, ai
Mrs W B Sargent, do
C J Bright, Warco
E G Miller. Astoria
Mrs E G Miller, do
Mrs K T Kuebler, Pen
dleton W M Beagle, do
T W Holliday. On
tario. Or j
Mrs T W Holliday, do
A A Brown, do
Mrs A A Brown, do
J B Lister, Eugene
jas e Biackwcii.
Seattle
G Ruttrrian St P. Mln
D H Steward. La GrdJ
L V Moore. Moro. Or IMrs H G Acklln. do
xx u Acun, ao
jirs li v iuoore. ao piiFs ACKim, do
J K Wright & fmy, A Callow, Chicago
La Grande jj J Cody, Chicago
W J Townley. Union MIss S Sehogren.Salem
N W Lealden, Dalles jJ D Hlte,, Salem. Or
joresi tiarcnn. ijak c l c uoyies, Molalla
Lee S Moortioupe, Pen
dleton Jessie Hobson, Pen
dleton Paul Wltlock. Pendltn
S W Flske. Mlnnpls
Mrs"S W Flske. do
C W Cottard. Vancvr
W C Trumbley. Bay C
L C Crockett, Mlnnpls
G S Hump, do
A Wllhelm. Moro. Or
Miss Wllhelm. do
E Hulbert. Aberdeen
F M Smith. Prlnevllle
A J Pickard. Eugene
Ralph P Edwards, S F
O P Hulse. Moro. Or
Mrs R A Stephenson.
Tacoma
Frank. Wilbur. Moro
H J Lyman. Goble. Or
Airs ii j layman, do
V J Lyman, Goble
Mrs V J Lyman, do
J P Anderson. Tacoma
a S Elliott. Chehalls
Mrs O M Kellogg. Ho-
qulam
Miss H M Gunster,
A M Hicks. Wasco
Mrs Morgan & son.
sscramon, ra
Seattle
W C Yeoman. Pe-Ell Grant Wade, Astoria
F W Cralls. Chicago ID B Thomas. Astoria
A W Arnold.Stevenson H V Gates. Hlllsboro
G L Hawkins. Dallas J F Dav. Carlton
Mrs C E Hunt, Cor- J W McCulIoc'h. Mar-
vallls j shall. Colo
Mrs C Avery, do -,- jw H Pullen. -do
M T Henderson. AmltyfR J Glnn. Moro, Or
Mrs M T Henders on.do N A Leach. Ion. Or
W K Newell. Dllley T G Earhart, lone. Or
jars v j. iseweii. ao w Maiiett, lone. Or
T D Meedy. Hood Riv
Ralph Lelghton, Van
A N Mayvllle. LosAng
couver, u u
W C Buckley. Pen- 1W B Scott. Seattle
dleton
Geo T Baldwin, Klam
ath Co
N S Merrill, do
L G Adair, Eugene
J F Stewart, Toledo,
Or
B F Jones, Toledo, Or
I Frank Kllpatrlck, La
Grande
I SI G Hope. Vale, Or
I W Hope. Vale. Or
Dollle Pierce, St L
N K Sllsbee. Boston
Fred Russcll. San Fr
Mrs F Russell, do
H A Clondlke. Albany
John Hendricks. As
toria Miss Grimes, Astoria
Miss Haines, do
H C Sparr, Wasco
THE IMPERIAL.
L W Willing. Baker C
Mrs Willing, do
Capt Sam White, do
E P McDar.iels, do
O L Miller. do
G W Moody. do
C H Hlnton, do
Jas York, do
Miss Charters. S F
Mrs Kola Nels, Salem
J H Cobb. Juneau
Mrs J H Cobb & son.
Juneau
L Lebeck. Astoria
M P Watson. Seattle
N G Flemmlng. Tacom
H A Brewer. P'ortlnd
H B Maxon, Nevada
J N WHllamson.Prlnev
G J Farley. The Dalls
R R Hlnton, Bakeoven
Mrs R R Hlnton. do
M E Brink. Prlnevllle
J H Wlndom. Culver
J W Combs. Prlnevlll
C S Smith. do
Wm Draper. do
Dr W W Taggart. do
D S Stewart. do
C M Elklns. do
L N Liggett. do!
J H Robertson. Plat-
Miss I B Nichols. BkC! tervllle
O M Prlngle. Prlnevll' John S Mitchell. 8 F
C E McDowell. dolC K Hawks. Phlla
C A King. doJJas Lawler. Alaska
Dr H P Belknap, do Christ Nuger, do
Grant Mays. do W E Grace, Bak City
T H Lafayette. do J H Crips. Salt Lake
John Waterman. BakCIMrs- J H Crips, do
L Crablll. do;.Tohn W Gunn,
Geo Chandler. Bak Cy;F A Seufcrt. Th Dalls
J B Messlck, do Mrs N W Bone, Hd Rv
G W Barnes, PrlnevllGertrude Hand. Boise
Will R King, Ontario' Wh Hall. Prairie City.
C E Beldlng. doW W Travllllon. Baker
J A Lackey. do' City
C W Mallett. do.T P Mellons. Pendlton
T W Metcalt. do'Hornce Walker, do
C H Brown. V dolMrs M Wiley. Astoria
H W Reed. Bend S J Newsom. Prlnevllle
W P Vandrant, Bend J A Hartraan, do
W G Thomas, doW H A Brown. Or City
Alex Manning, Pilot IGus L Cook., S F
Rock John P Jones, city
H E Ankeny. Eugene W A Williams, Chlcag
E H McAllister, do 1G E Fish, city
Mrs Mitchell. ChemwaMrs G E Fish, do
L L Maimer. do'N Kalkow. Montreal
W A Sllngerlln. HoodH C Lowell, Kane.Wyo
River A C Hawley. Mpls
I Carnes. Pilot Rk
THE ST. CHARLES.
A L Thompson, city IJames Englert. Catlln
G H Campbell, do J W Gllllhan. Flsherf
G F Wilson, Idaho ID F Howard & fy,
Albert Kramer. Spokn! Stella
H Rich. Seattle M Berg & xrt, Stella
B B Cole. Hood Rlver Clarence Wright, do
G W Brock & daugh
H L Colvln. city
ter. Moro
W B McCoy & wf.
Moro
H A Latourcll. Lat
ourcll Falls
M Ott. Howell
R Ramsden. Howell
N Richmond. Dalles
(Mrs G Richmond. Seat
ireo Burros. Rldgeneld
Allen Logan, Aberdeen
W E Her. Buttevllle
Win Randall. Carrolltn
Geo A Taylor. Arthur
C O Ballew, Woodland
Harry Reeve, city
Mabel Ross. Knappa
Geo Archibald. Goble
Sadie Cummlnps, do JJ E Winters. Nehalem
G M Zebo. Eufala jF L Gunn. 1
win Miner. Astoria ,J-N Hoflman, For Grv
S J Young. Rainier Parger Adams. do
Link Burton. Cathlarn Walter George.
WJ AYheeler, Powell
Deer Island
v aiicy
H R Mullln, Arthur
B E Nlxcn. Indp
J H Turner, city
Leon Jasper, city
Geo E Badger & wf.
Oak Point
J A Berry & wf, Eu
N C Manls, Heppner
J O Holt. do
P West & wf. ppuflletn
C G Balrd. Newbers
G M Jasper & fy. 2
Grande
D W Hutchinson,
Washoucal
lala
I John Hollls. Carson
L McFadden. SllvertniOwpn Matthews. Dalles
Mrs W E Sanderson,
F I ilererf. do
city
Thomas Shaw. Idaho
D Welnhelmer. Vancv
Frank Xerin. do
A P. Badger. Toledo
D Brodle. Scottf Mills
W Li Stone, Kelso
O Burke. Kelso do
II K Fisher. Rock Crk
A J Hartlng. do
J Dennis & wf, Grans
Valley
F Krlsow &. wf, Grass
Valley
H Rich, Seattle
Cyrlll Drazfia, do;
D S Parry. do
John Kampman, do
Mrs H M Stevens,
Catlln
A C Russell & wf,
Athena
w W Brown. Qulncy
Jos Erlckson. do'
Hotel TJrnnsvrlcIc, Seattle.
European plan, popular rates. Modern
improvements. Business center. Near
depot.
Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma,
American plan, plates, $3 and up.
Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma.
Flret-class restaurant In connection.
POPULAR POTTER IX SERVICE,
Queen of River Boat Iu 7ovr Making?
the Astoria Rub.
The traveling public will be delighted to
know that the popular steamer, the T. Jt
Potter, is now making the AAr, rui.
See Q. R. & t4ma cjLrd.
MITCHELL HOLDSHIS OWN
(Continued from First Page.)
suggested these names: O. L. Garrison, St.
Louis, president of the Illinois Bitumin
ous Coal Association; J. Smith ' Talley,
Terre Haute, president of the' Indiana
Bituminous Coal Association: J. H. Win
der, Columbus, O., manager of the Hock-
inir Coal ComDanvt T.-W. Davis. Sacinaw. !
Mich., commissioner of the Michigan
Coal Operators' Association.
It io likely all the gentlemen whose
names have been susrirested as witnesses
will be invited to come here.
The Investigation la dragging too slowly
to suit the commlcrfoncrs and It Is likely
the commission will aok both sides to
agree upon some arrangement for expe
diting the Investigation. Mr. .Mitchell
has now been on the stand for three days
and. has been examined by the attorneys
of only two companies. The second at-
torney, Mr. MacVeagh, Is not yet through I
with. him. The lawyers for the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western or the Phila
delphia & Reading Company will next
take Mr. Mitchell In hand unless the
programme be changed.
It is expected the attorneys for the non
union men will present their case to the
NEW OUTFIELDER SIGNED
fg 4
PHXL NADEATJ, OF XBW YORK STATE LEAGUE.
Phil Nadeau, the recently signed outfielder of the Portland Baseball Club,
comes from the team of Blnghamton. of the New York State League. He has
been on the diamond for eight years, first appearing with the' Brattleboro, Vt.,
nine In 1804. His batting average is over .the .300 mark. Manager Vigneux says
that the first man signed for the coming season will prove a valuable acquisition:
commission tomorrow. They have asked
the commission to take up the grievances
of the nonunionists growing out of the
strike, and as the nonunloniois are not a
logical party to the arbitration scheme
their attorneys have been requested to
give reasons why the commissioners
should take up their case. If it Is decided
to hear them, It will Inject an entirely
new feature into the investigation.
Effect of Intolerable Conditions.
Judge Gray took a hand in the exam
ination and asked Mr. Mitchell:
"In how large a degree does the suc
cess of"a strike depend upon the exist
ence of such a reign of terror or such
conditions as have been characterized as
intolerable?" v
"I should say," Mr. Mitchell replied,
"that Its success would not be dependent
upon it at all. The very conditions al
leged would be to reduce the chances of
winning the strike. In my judgment vio
lence never contributed to the success of
a strike, because It loses for thote on
otrli-.e the sentiment of the public'
Judge Gray It has an influence on
those who are willing to work, in deter
ring them from work, has it not?
Mr. Mitchell I have no doubt it does
deter them to a limited degree. I don't
think any of the anthracite men were de
terred from work who would work, for
the reason that In the vicinities where
the largest number of troops were there
were no disturbances of our men. So it
would Indicate that the men were not
on strike because they feared to go to
work, although a man mav have been
deterred because of ostracism. 1 yur name Is John Mitchell that in spite
"I don't think," Mr. Mitchell replied to of the authorities of this city. of this
a question, "that the mines could have county and of this state, this whole re
been started this Winter, or any time ! Son has been treated for five months to
durintr tho Summer, even in the ahsrnnfi
of one act of lawlessness. I don't believe
a sufficient number of men would have
returned to work on the wages paid for a
year."
Mr. Mitchell, after further questions,
said that any man who would use dyna
mite for the purpose of destroying prop- ;
erty ought to be sent to the penitentiary.
no matter wnetner ne was a union or
nonunion man, an operator or anybody
else. He said a miner was well versed
In the use of dynamite, and knew when
It could be exploded without Injury- "It
is a peculiar thing," said he, "that no
one was hurt, no building blown up. The
miners, If they wanted to blow up prop
erty, knew how to do It.
"Don't you see you have given your
whole case away?" Inquired Mr. Mac- j ne had a right to limit u man's labor to
Veagh. ;lght hours a day, Mr. Mitchell replied:
"I don't see how," responded Mr. Mitch- j "We favor a maximum of eight hours
ell. ! a day," and a moment later ln answer
"They did not want to kill people." j to a similar question, said: "We will ac
sarcastically remarked Mr. MacVeagh. ! cept whatever award tho commission
They wanted to intimidate them without j makes and that award will have prece
having their necks on the gallowa." : dence over the laws of tho union."
"Po you think they sought to intlmi- Then Mr. MacVeagh said:
date the railroad bridges?" Mr. Mitchell I "Lincoln was splitting rails and he did
asked his Inquisitor. . ' not limit himself to eight hours, and you
"They sought undoubtedly to prevent j demand It not only for the men ln the
the movement of troops by exploding mines, but for all men above Jground as
dynamite under the bridges." well. He was doing hirder work than
"No, Mr. MacVeagh," was the witness' ' nine-tenths of your men employed in the
reply, I don t think they did. I don't
think your people were averse to trying
to create a sentiment against the strik
ers."
"We did not need to do so. They cre
ated it against themselves only too rap
idly." "Well." said Mr. Mitchell, "If the pub
lic had been voting upon It you would
Baby's
Things
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powders. Fo.r
cleaning: baby bot
tles, nipples and
silverware it has no
equal. I will try it
alone for washing.
Mrs. Rev. J. F. R.
One of the Millions.
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have found a considerable majority on
the other side."
Mr. Mitchell closed hla testimony for the
day by stating In answer to a. question
that the alleged acts of Intimidation and
violation did not contribute to the suc
cess of the strike at all.
Details of Examination.
President Mitchell, of the Miners Union,
resumed the stand on the convening of
the coal strike commission, and h!o cross
examination by Wayne MacVeagh. which
was begun on Saturday, was continued,
Mr. Mitchell brought with him a number
of documents and books which he fre-
quently referred to in order to refresh
hi.i memory.
Mr. MacVeagh began his examination by
reading from newspaper clippings of the
methods of a labor organization known as
the Operative Plasterers' Association of
New York against the employers.
"Do you approve or do you heartily dis
approve of these methods?" Mr. Mac
Veagh apked.
"1 should say that my union has no
such rules." was Mr. Mitchell's response"
Mr. MacVeagh repeated His question and
Mr. Mitchell said:
"I can only say that In the absence of
knowledge as to the causes which made
them adopt such resolutions. I am not
competent to pass upon the fairness or
unfairness of them. On the'surface and
Fofe PORTLAND CLUB
with the information you convey to me I
should say they are unfair."
Mr. MacVeagh referred to the subject of
placing the responsibility for the increased
price of coal and Inquired:
"Do you still feel at liberty to say that
It is none of your business what addi
tional cost the people will have to pay
for their coal If that additional cost is
the Immediate result of your demands?"
"I have not said at any time It was none
of our business," replied Mr. Mitchell.
"I have stated It was beyond our con
trol; that we have absolutely nothing to
do with the selling price of coal."
"Won't your men have to work five
years to make up the loss they sustained
during the strike?"
"Not by any means," was the. positive
answer of Mr. Mitchell.
"Mr. Mitchell do you think you have
the right to ask for an' Increase In. wages,
which. If granted, would increase the cost
of living to hundreds of thousands of
people?"
The miners' president replied that there
are 5CO.C00 persons In the anthracite fields
who are starving and it is their funda
mental right to ask for living wages in
return for their labor.
The examination for a few minutes
became very spirited on this phase of the
consequence of the strike, and. then Mr.
MacVeagh turned to the matter of pro
tecting the properties during the. strike.
falsing his voice to a pitch and speaking
; Ith ?reat fervor. Mr.. MacVeagh asked
tho witness:
on i you Know as well as you know
l veruaDie xoreiasie oi neu.'
Mr. Mitchell calmly replied:
"1 don't know anything of the, kind."
"Well, you will before we are through"
with you," was Mr. MaoVeagh's retort.
Commissioner Watklns here took a
hand In the examination and brought
out that none of the pickets employed by
' thc- companies represented by Mr. Mac
Veagh had been recruited outside of the
community.
Mr. MacVeagh then read Governor
Stone's proclamation calling out the
troops. In which the Governor said there
was a reign of terror in the region. Mr.
Mitchell denied the correctness ' of the
Governor's assertions.
The eight-hour question was tiken up,
i anfl ln reply to a question as to whether
i mines. So was Garfield when ho was as a
boy, trudging along the path .of tho canal,
and so was McKInley in, his early life.
I only mention these because they are
the three victims of the spirit of anarchv
which Is the curse of this country today i
and the only serious curse afflicting it."
Mr. Mitchell took notice of the word
"anarchy" as employed by Mr. MacVeagh,
and with considerable spirit promptly In
quired: f
"Trade unions are not held responsible
for It, are they?"
"No, certainly not," said Mr. MacVeagh;
"trade unions are most admirable, but
you make a demand upon us that we shall
prohibit every man In our employ from
working more than eight hours. That
strikes us as perfectly Inadmissible."
In answer to further questions Mr
Mitchell entered Into a detailed descrip
tion of the workings of the union.
Mr. Mitchellupon the request of Judge
Gray, said the officers ofhe union under
pay had contributed 37 per cent per month
of their salaries for the benefit of the
striking miners.
Settlement ln 1000.
The fact was brought out that Mr.
Mitchell had had telephone conferences
with Senator Hanna just previous to the
settlement of the strike of 1900.
"Of course, that was the year in which
Mr. Bryan was again a candidate for the
Presidency," said Mr. MacVeagh, "and
you were corisalpus of the great appre-
hensions- entertained by the financial In
terests of the country as io the possi
bilities of his election."
"Well, I understood they were very
apprehensive."
Mr. MacVeagh asked If any advance ,
secured by the miners was not due to
that apprehension.
"I believe," said Mr. Mitchell, "that
the fact that an election was pending
had something to do with the early set
tlement of the strike."
Mr. MItcholl denied that ho had had
any conference with the coal operators
at that time, and said that during the
strike Senator Hanna had spoken to
him over the telephone and had sent
Daniel Keefe, president of the Interna
tional Longshoremen b union, to see him.
He denied that it was through Mr. Keefe
that he agreed that If the 10 per cent
Increase was granted the strike would
be called off, but said Senator Hanna
had told him the operators had decided
to make the offer of 10 per cent.
Mr. MacVeagh here took up the sug
gestion for a yearly agreement and at
tempted to show that the union could
not control Its members and therefore
an agreement Is Impracticable. Mr.
Mitchell said there were many differ
ences that both sides justly complain
of and which he had hoped would be
wiped out by agreements.
"I dare say," Mr. Mitchell remarked,
"if our union violates the contract the
people of this country will take good
care that we have no union left. There
will be no question about that and if
the operators violate It the people of
the United States will see that they re
gret It."
Willing; to Leave It to God.
Mr. Mitchell said this was a country of
majorities, whereupon Mr. MacVeagh
replied:
"Yes, but God with one Is a majority.
If a man is doing right he is on his
side."
The court room was convulsed when
Mr. Mitchell answered that he would be
willing to leave the whole dispute to
God.
.Mr. MacVeagh, seeking a direct answer
to his queries regarding boycotts, asked
the witness why he could not use his
Influence to put jan end to boycotting
and to further Intimidation of men.
women and children, whose lives have
been made unendurable. Mr. Mitchell
responded that It was the very fathers
and husbsfnds of these people who had
themselves made their families' lives un
endurable! Mr. .MacVeagh, drawing him
self closer to where the witness was
sitting, -said to him:
"If such cases are shown you until
you grow weary of them, as I will show
you, will you then agree to take dras
tic, thorough-going, effectual measures
to root It out, as you would any other
deadly, unmanly, un-American, coward
ly" practice?"
This question Mr. Mitchell answered
by saying that people have a perfect
right to do whatever they choose pro
vided they come within the law.
When asked If he countenanced the
stoppage of funerals, the preventing of
a physician's attending a non-union man
or any member of his family, Mr. Mitch
ell declared that he did not.
Mr. Mitchell was handed a photograph
of a young woman school teacher, who,
It Is alleged, had been dismissed from
her position because her father had been
a non-unionist, and was asked If It was
fair to rob her of her position on that
account. Judge Gray repeated the ques
tion. "As a general proposition," said Mr.
Mitchell, "I should say no. It Is going-
to an extreme which no labor organiza
tion will advocate."
He said, however, that under some
conditions it would Impair the efficiency
of the teacher, because the pupils, the
children of men on strike, would not
obey, and therefore it was proper t?
petition for the teacher's removal, at
least until matters had quieted down.
Mr. Mitchell, in response to questions
by Mr. MacVeagh and Judge Gray, de
clared that a member of a trades union
who was a member of a state militia
should not escape service, but should
willingly perform all the duties of citi
zenship and accept all the responsibili
ties that go with them.
The question of boycott was taken up
again, and Mr. MacVeagh pressed Mr.
Mitchell hard for a straight-out cxpres
slon on boycotts. The attorney read a
list . of 14 men who were killed during
the strike, and Mr. Mitchell said that -a
number of these were killed by 'coal and
Iron police, and that of the 14, ten ' of
them did not belong to the union. A list
of the seriously injured was also -put
In evidence by Mr. MacVeagh.
SEVERE GAME AT SEATTLE
Weather Bnrean Warning Saves
Damage to Shipping:.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17. A gale blowing 37
rnlles an. hour prevailed over the Sound
district last night and this morning. Ample
warning had been given mariners by the
Weather Bureau and consequently there
was no damage to shipping, although sev
eral of the mosquito fleet were consider
ably delayed. In Seattle the large tent
of Chatre's Indian Circus, which recently
arrived from the Orient, was torn to
shreds and will be a complete losa The
same accident happened to the company ln
Yokohama, and bad luck has pursued
them here.
Severe Gale Off Month of Columbia.
ASTORIA, Nov. 17. (Special.) A severe
southwest gale has been raging oft the
mouth of the river during the past 48
hours, but this evening shows signs of
abatement. At the North Head and Can
b3 signal stations the wind reached a
high velocity, while ln Astoria It blew
hard only ln squalls. The fall of rain
was not hcav3 as indicated by the In
strument at the Weather Bureau. The
precipitation from 5 o'clock on Saturday
night until last evening was .72 of an
inch, and from 5 o'clock last evening until
5 o'clock this morning it was .42 of an
Inch.
AiTnir In Macedonia Qnletinf? Down.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17. Affairs in Mace
donia are steadily quieting down, says a
Times dispatch from Constantinople by
The Best Stimulant
When worn out or run down
is found in
Baltimore
Rye
The Finest Type
of the
Purest Whiskey. J
It is particularly
recommended to
women because of
its age and ex
cellence. ROTH CHILD BROS.,
Portland, Ore.
S x.
Jim,
A PRACTICAL CLUB
Co-operative Piano Pur
chasing That Secures
Largest Values at
Lowest Cost.
New Instruments of the Finest
Make Priced So Low As to
Admit of No Hesitatidn on
the Part of Buyers You Can
Make No Mistake in Joining
Eifers Piano House Piano
Clubs Two Hundred and
Sixty - Seven People Have
Already Done So, and Stiil
They Come.
The recent announcement of our piano
club plan and the prices has proved a
genuine eye-opener to piano buyers.
Scores of people who have read our ad
vertisements have come to investigate the
plan. md. becoming completely convinced
of the saving they could secure, have de
parted enthusiastic members of our clubs,,
happy in procuring Instruments at prices
they never dreamed possible. This Is
what has given ourv clubs their phenoni
enal growth big values and little prices.
A single week nearly filled one club With
more than satlsiled customers, and .now
there are altogether 267 members.
Thi?j I the Idea.
It Is simply the wholesale Idea applied
to retail buyers, made nossible bv sell
ing large numbers of pianos. You join a
c:ud il iiw memDers, and we give tnat
club the same wholesale rate that wc
would give a dealer who purchased the
same number of pianos. There are four
of the clubs, and you can secure member
ship ln them under these conditions:
Pay ?5 down and ?1 23 weekly, and yQU
get your piano in your house Immediately,
without any ceremony or waiting.
A payment of $7 down and wrekly in
stallments of $1 60 admits you to Club B,
and secures you your instrument with
out delay.
'I he same is true with regard to Club C,
the payments being $12 and balance In"
weekly Installments of $2:
Club D members secure their instru
ments" by paying $20 down and weekly In
stallments of $2 50.
These terms aecure you such famous
makes as the Kimball, the Chickering. the
Weber, the Vose, Decker, Hobart M.
Cable, Bush & Gerts. Steger. the many
toned Crown, the beautiful Haddorf, a fine
new piano we are, just Introducing here;
and many others, "all of them first class
and hayjhg the guarantee of the manu
facturjyr and also ourselves.
Pianos that are priced at $225 go to
club members for only $137: $275 pianos
for $164; pianos that sell regularlv for
$200 for S1S7. The finest medium-grade In
struments that cannot possibly be sold
under any other conditions for less than
$3o0, to club members go for $07. Highest
grade fancy, hand-carved styles go for
27 and 5356.
Saw In Yonr Time.
The clubs are filling rapidly, and a num
ber of makes are thinning out. In spite
of the very extensive preparation we made
for this1 sale. The sooner you join, the
larger variety you have to choose from.
Come In and Investigate, and satisfy your
self about this. Ellers Piano House, 351
Washington street. Other houses: San
Francisco, Sacramento and Spokane.
way of London. Although during the
past few weeks the representatives of the
Macedonian committee in Bulgaria have
been busily gathering subscriptions for a
Spring campaign, the conviction prevails
In diplomatic circles that the attempt
will prove abortive, in view of the fact
that it will be discountenanced by all the
powers and will receive no support, moral
or material, from Bulgaria.
NO PAIN!
NO OAS!
No cbnrg1 for patnle?" oxtractlon wh
teeth are ordered. All work done 'by
graduate dentists o 12 to 20 years' experi
ence; a specialist in each department. W
wlll tell you ln advance exactly what your
work will cost by a free examination.
Give us a call, and ycu will nnd wa do
exactly as we advertise,
let of Teeth ?S.no
Golil Killing
(oId Crown .
Silver Vtllxita
HO PLATES
New Tiork Dental Parlors
MAIN OFFICE
Fourth & Morrison Htm.. Portland.
Hours, S to 8; Sundays. 10 to 4.
Branch offices Ti'S Market st.. San Fran
cisco. Cai.: 614 First ave.. Seattle. Waah.
ST
No wonder they are nroud.
It's a Hand-Made Kingsbury Hat
and Indorsed by Union Labor.
If yonr dealer doesn't Hell Kings
bury Hats, Mend 3.00 -ivlth yonr head
nize and ntyle desired to Taylor fc
Parrotte, Chicago, nnd same trill lie
ent you at once. Express prepaid.
AT5I1LE.TE.S
TO KEEP IN GOOD TRIM
MUST LOOK WELL TO THE
CONDITION OF THE SKIN.
TO THIS END THE BATH
SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH
$i.OO
.35.(ii
SU
niton OflBKl
Jili Grocers and Druggists
, THE PALATIAL
mum
Xot n. durlc olilce In the building
noaolntely Hreproof; electric lights
ami artesian water; perfeet sanita
tion and thorough ventilation. Ele
vator rim day and nlllit.
Rootna.
AIKSLEE, DR. GEORGE. Physician 413-414
ANDERSON. GUSTAV. Attowiey-at-Law..612
ASSOCIATED PRESS: E. L. Powell. Mgr..S0O
AUSTEN, F. C, Manager for Oregon and
Washington Bankers' Life Association of
Des Moines. Ia . 002-303
BAKER. G. EVERT. Attorncy-at-Law 607
BANKERS' LIFE ASSOCIATION OF DES
MOINES. F. C. Austen. Mgr 502-503
BENJAMIN, R. W., Dentist .'...314
BERNARD, G.. Cashier Paciac Mercantile
Co -....211
BINSWANGER, OTTO S..' Physician and
Surgeon 40T-408
BENJAMIN. R. V..- Dentist 314
BOHN. W. G.. Timber Lands 513
BROCK. "WILBUR F., Circulator Orego-
gonian 501
BROWN. MYRA. M. D 313-314
BRUERE. DR. G. E.. Physician... 412-413-414
CAMPBELL, WM. M., Medical Referee
Equitable Life TOO
CANNING. M. J 602-003
CAR DWELL, "DR. J. R., Dentist 500
CAUKIN. G. E., District Agent Travelers
Insurance Company TIS
CHICAGO ARTIFICIAL LIMB CO.; W. T.
Dickson, Manager 601
CHURCHILL. MRS. E. J -..716-717
COFFEY, DR. R. C. Surgeon 405-4Ua
COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY
G04-605-606-013-014-615
CORNELIUS, C. . Phys. and Surgeon.. .20U
COLLIER. P. Publisher: S. P. McGulre.
Manager 415
COX. RALSTON. Manager American Guar
anty Co., of Chicago 502
CROW. C. P., Timber and Mines... o!3
DAY, J. G. & I. N.., 313
DICKSON. DR. J. F. Physician 713-1 14
EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth Floor
EVENING TELEGRAM 325 Alder Street
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIEJ-
ty; L. "Samuel. Manager; G. S. Smith.
Cashier 3C8
FENTON, J. D., Physician and Surgeon.500-10
FENTON. DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear 511
FENTON. MATTHEW F., Dentist .'.H0O
GALVANI. W. H.. Engineer and Draughts-1"
man COO
GEARY, DR. E. P.. Phys. and Surgeon. ..408
GIESY, A. J., Physician and Surgeon.. 709-710
GILBERT. DR. J. ALLEN. Physician.. 401 -402
GOLDMAN. WILLIAM, Manager Manhat
tan Life Jns. Co.. of New York 203-210
GRANT, FRANK .S.. Attorney-at-Law.....ClT
GRISWOLD & PHEGLEY. 'Tailors
131 Sixth Street
HAMMAM! BATHS, Turkish, and Rualan..
300-301-302
HAMMOND.. A. B. 310
HOLLISTER. DR. O. C, Physician nnd
Surgeon 504-505
IDLEMAN. C. M.. Attorney-at-Law. .416-17-13
JEFFREYS, DR. ANNICE F.. Phys. &
Surg. Women and Children only 40O
JOHNSON. W. C 315-316-317
KADY, MARK T., Supervisor of Agents,
Mutual Reserve Life Ins. Co; 005
LITTLEFJELD. H. R., Phys. and Surg 200
MACKAY. DR. A. E.. Phys. and Surg.711-712
MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF
NEW YORK; W. Goldman. Msr 200-210
MARSH. DR. R. J., Phys. and Surg 404-400
McCOY, NEWTON, Attorney-at-Law -..715
Mcelroy, dr. j. g., Phys. & s'ur.701-702-703
McFADEN, MISS IDA E.. Stenographer. ..2QI
McGINN. HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law. 311-12
McGUIRE, S. P.. Manager P. F. Collier.
Publisher 415
McKENZIE. DR. P. L.. Phys. and Surg..512-13
METT. HENRY 218
MILLER, DR. HERBERT C, Dentist and
Oral Surgeon .'. GOS-600
MOSSMAN. DR. E. P., Dentist 513-514
MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE INS. CO.;
Mark T. Kady, Supervisor of Agents.. C04 G05
NICHOLAS. HORACE B., Attorney-at-Law.710
NILES, M. L.. Cashier Manhattan Life In
surance Company of New York 209
NOTTAGE, DR. G. H.. Dentist COO
OLSEN, J. F-. General Manager Pacific
Mercantile Co 211-212-213
OREGON CAMERA CLUB 214-215-216-217
OREGON INFIRMARY OF "OSTEOPATHY
400-410
OREGONIAN BARBER SHOP; Marsch &
George, Proprietors...; 129 Sixth
OREGONIAN EDUCATIONAL BUREAU;
J. F. Strauhal. Manager 200
PACIFIC MERCANTILE CO.; J. F. Olsen,
General Manager 211-212
PORTLAND EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
Ground Floor. 133 Sixth Street
QUIMBY, L. P. W., Game and Forestry
Warden 718
REED, C. J.. Executive Special Agent Man
hattan Life Ins. Co. of New York 209
REED. WALTER. Optician... 133 Sixth Street
RICKENBACH. DR. J. F., Eye. Ear. Nose
and Throat 701-702
ROSENDALE. O. M., Metallurgist and Min
ing Engineer 510
RYAN. "J. B., Attorney-at-Law 515
SAMUEL. L., Manager Equitable Life 300
SHERWOOD. J. W.. State Commander K.
O. T. M 517
SMITH. DR. L. B., Osteopath 409-410
SMITH, GEORGE S., Cashier Equitable
Life 300
STOLTE, DR. CHAS. E., Dentist 704-705
STOW, F. H., General Manager Columbia
Telephone Co 600
SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P.
TERMINAL CO 700
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 201
THRALL. S. A., President Oregon Camera
Ojub 214
TUCKER. DR. GEO. F.. Dentist C10-G11
U. S. LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS, 13TH
DIST.; Capt. "W. C. Langfitt. Corps of
Engineers, U. S. A 808
U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE RIVER AND
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS; Captain W.
C. Langfitt. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.. 310
VESTER, A., Special Agent- Manhattan
Life 208
"WILEY. DR. JAMES O. C, Phys. & Sur.708-9
WILSON. DR.' EDWARD N., Physician
and Surgeon 304-303
WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Phys. & Surg.706-707
WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Phya. & Surg.507-508
WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELE. CO 613
WOOD. DR. W. L.. Physician 412-413-414
OfilceM may be had "by applying to
the superintendent of the building:,
room 1101, second floor.
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