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VOL. XLIL 2X0. 13,115. PORTLAND, OREGQK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. The oldest AMERI CAN WHISKY and the most popular amongst connoisseurs. ROTHCHILD BROTHERS SOLE AGENTS. PORTLAND, OREGON A FEW OF THE BARGAINS WE A&E OFFERING TO SELL OUR PRESENT STOCK BEFORE MOVING fro. 6 Pony Premo, 4x5, regular $35.00, Closing Price $17.50 Cycle Montauk, 4x5, regular $22.00, Closing Price .$12.00 "Wizard Camera, 4x5, regular $15.00, Closing Price $ 7.50 Ray's Special, 4x5, regular $7.50, Closing Price $ 3.50 And many other new and desirable instruments Bfuniauer-Frank Drug Co. itAw m mm 1 ililLiJ Assets $331, 039,720.34 Surplus $71,129, 042.06 "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." I Samuel, Manager, 206 Oregonlan Build Ing. Portland. Oregon DR. FOWLER'S MEAT and MALT AKES JLtAuSCLE "There's Life and Strength In Every Drop" A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE Tr Sale by All Druggists. BLIMUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers tun, XETSCHAX, Pres. O. W. XtXOWLES, SETEKTH AHD WASKIKQTOH STREETS, PORTUKD, 0RE8M CKAJJ CUR '6r -?XlixlKX.KXT. ' Buropeaa PJaa: . .sf ,.t . . . . $1.00, $1.50, $2.00per Diy When we tell you something, we don't tell you we "think, so." If we don't know it is so, we don't tell it. ' W. G. McPHERSOIN Heating and Ventilating Engineer 47 First St., bet. Ash and Pine AN APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS GIFT Is a beautiful Rug. We have them in lustrous colorings and artistic patterns. exclusive: carpet house t ft SO-SS THIRD STREET, Opposite Chamber of Commerce. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON American Plan COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS. $3.00 Per Day and upward. RT1DQU&RTERS FOR TOURISTS AHD COMMERCIAL TRAYELER8 Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage nent will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod ra Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mgr. On January 1st, 1903 9 On account of increased manufacturer's cost and in crease in freight rates the price of the PIANOLA will be advanced to S27S.OO Bole Accnt for Oregon. Washington. Idaho. IVL B. WELLS 35S-355 WASHINGTON ST., PORTLAND. OR. WOMAN FINDS HER TONGUE Proceeds to Make Up for Fourteen. Tears Silence. SPRINGFIELD, T&ass., Dec. 23. Within a few days Miss Mary O'Brien, aged about 30, living in East Ixr.g Meadow, has. sud denly recovered the power of speech, after being dumb for 14 years. She has since talked almost incessantly while awake, and her mind seems disordered. A council of physicians has. been held, and the woman may be examined to de termine her sanity. Het failure of speech 14 years ago was due to' a throat trouble. She has since been In fairly good health. w H1EI F. A.;Bancroft for Port land Postmaster. MITCHELL INDORSES HIM Representative Tongue Adds His Recommendation, SIMON TAKES NO HAND. IN IT Appointment Will Probably Be Made After the Holidays Why Croaa iii :in Will Fail of Reappointment. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 23. In all probability Fred A. Bancroft will be the next Postmaster at Portland, and his appointment Is like ly to be made early in January. Sen ator Mitchell today,' in connection with RepresentaUve Tongue, indorsed and rec ommended Bancroft for appointment to this office. He was the only prominent candidate In the field" aside from Post master Croasman, who sought reappoint ment. Both, were widely and earnestly RECOMMENDED FOR POST MASTER. AT PORTLAND. I F. A Bancroft COMPETITOR OF TRUST. Bis Steel Plant at Buffalo Starts With Celebration. BUFFALO, Dec. 23. The Lackawanna Steel Company, tho largest independent steel manufacturing concern in the world, received Its first consignment of ore from Upper Lake points today. The arrival of the steamer Moses Taylor with 6200 tons of ore jnarked the opening of the plant, and was made the occasion for a noisy celebration along the water front- The Lackawanna company has a capital stock of 140,000,000. and will employ 15,000 man. indorsed. After an effort on the part of Senator Mitchell to have an agreement with Senator Simon on one or the other of the candidates, which resulted In a failure, the former Joined with Repre sentative Tongue in making a strong recommendation today. Senator Mitchell says: "But. for the fact that Postmaster Croasman rushed Into print to discuss the question of his reappointment, and of alleged antagonism against him, which has led to a disagreeable controversy among the patrons of the office, he would undoubtedly have received my recom mendation for reappointment Since Croasman rushed into print I have re ceived scores of letters11, most of them marked 'confidential,' from leading 'busi ness men. as well as politicians, who had heretofore Indorsed Croasman, urging and pleading with me to withhold my recom mendation of him for the reasons stated There will of course be no action taken on the recommendation until the meet ing of the Senate after the holidays, and It may possibly be delayed until after that The fact tha't Senator Simon re tires from- the Senate next March, while his colleague remains, naturally renders less, potent any Indorsement he may make. Simon is known to have been hos tile to Croasman and not favorably In clined towards Bancroft From his bear ing it is apparent that he would not join in any recommendation that might be made by Senator Mitchell. Simon has sought for recognition entirely on his own account, but In the case of the Post master from Portland, the home of both Senators, he would be expected to co operate with Senator Mitchell. Instead of that, he has declined to take any ac tion. What he may do when he returns Is a matter of conjecture. If so disposed. he has It within his power to hold up the confirmation of Bancroft If he should be nominated by the President; but if he should' do so a recess appointment could be made Immediately following the ad journment of the Senate on March 4, and Bancroft would at once take charge of the office. Senator Simon Is very much aggrieved over the scant recognition that has been given him In the matter of appointments, and makes no " effort to hide his feelings. Representative Moody concluded to take no hand in the Portland appointment He said It was an appointment belonging to the two Senators, and he did not care to become involved, especially as his vote was not needed at this time to swing a majority of the delegation for any one man. Officials of the Postoffice Depart ment refrain from saying anything against Mr. Croasman's administration ot the Portland office, but refer to it as "satisfactory" and there are no charges on file. One official, who inspected the Portland office last Summer, however, Is far from please'd with Its conduct He says he found laxity of management that is not justifiable, and, while no gross Incompetency exists, there Is room for considerable Improvement The depart ment also disapproves of the apparently unjustifiable way in which Postmaster Croasman subjected, one of his clerks, Miss Anna C. Smith, to unpleasant notor iety through the press several months ago. Croasman imposed a fine of $10 on Miss Smith for' some alleged insolence upon her part to a patron of the office. He then reported the case to the de partment, and the whole matter was placed. in the hands of Chief Inspector Flint, ot San Francisco, for investiga tion and report Flint reported that while he believed Miss Smith ought to have been reprimanded he thought the Postmaster was. prejudiced in his action, and accordingly seported In favor of re ducing the fine to $2 50. The department sent for Senator Mitchell and asked his opinion as to what he thought ought to be done. The Senator said he had known Miss Smith for mi3y years, and had al ways understood v?he was a competent and worthy clerk, "and, while he did not know personally anything about her of fense, he thought she had suffered enough, as her name had been dragged before the public in Portland In the news papers, he' believed unwarrantably, and he thought . the whole fine ought to be remitted, which has been ordered." . ISO SURPRISE TO THE PUBLIC. Mr. Bancroft's Appointment Expect ed Since Lasi Jane. The recommendation of Senator Mitchell arid Congressman Tongue that Mr. Ban croft be appointed postmaster of Port land did not surprise the Republican lead ers of the city. It was, so some promi nent members of the narty said, generally unaerstooa tnat he was to have been ap pointed soon a'fter the election last June, but through some cause or another the' recommendation was not made by the Ore gon delegation. A petition in his behalf was stnt to Washington, and was signed by 1367 voters of this city. In the list of names were those of some of the largest employers of labor in the Northwest Among them were the names of some Republicans who had signed a petition for the reappointment of Postmaster Croasman, not knowing at the time that Mr. Bancroft was a candidate for the of fice. These Republicans, who had writ ten to Senator Mitchell in behalf of Mr. Croasman, recalled their letters when they learned that Mr. Bancroft was In the race. When asked about the matter last night Mr. Bancroft said tljat as he had received tne inaorsement ot sucn a large number of voters, he never had any doubt as to the favorable recommendation by the Or egon delegation. If he should be ap pointed and If the appointment should be confirmed, he will retire from the railroad business and will devote all his time and energy to the conduct of the office. Fur ther than this Mr. Bancroft had nothing to say. Mr. Bancroft was born in Licking Coun ty, Ohio, and Is 52 years old. He has been an employer of men since he passed the age of 17. and he has been a resident of Portland for 29 years. He came here directly from San Francisco, where he had been in the "employ of his cousin, Hubert Howe Bancroft, the historian of the Pa cific btatca,. and two years after lis ar rival he entered the service' 3t'he Oregon At -Calif qr?ifcr Rallroa .oTOiuho--P9;- decessor of the southern Fa&nc in Ore gon, and is now local freight agent of the line. He. has always1 beeh prominent In Republican club circles, and he represent ed Multnomah County in the State Senate at the sessions of 1S93 and 1S95. IT WAS ALL NEWSPAPER TALK. Justice Department Satisfied With Marshal Matthews. OREGDNIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 23. Reports that danger of. offensive partisanship have been 'filed against United States Marshal Matthews led to an inquiry todajj at the Department of Justice by an Oregonlan representative as to the status of the matter. The most positive statement was given out that no charge of any kind whatsoever had been filed against the Oregon United States Marshal, and the department seemed to consider the newspaper report regarding It of the most trifling consequence. It is said here by persons who are well in formed as to tho doings and sayings of the Oregon delegation, and as to the Informa tion about the alleged Portland post mastership controversy that has- been placed before them, that no one except Postmaster Croasman has ever declared that Mr. Matthews at any time tried to Interfere in the naming of his successor; and It Is not believed by the delegation that there Is any evidence extant that he took any part whatever In the matter. None of tha delecation, so far as now known, intends to take it up unless It should happen that Senator Simon should hereafter decide to do something. It Is said here that Mr. Matthews' only action was his declination to Indorse Croasman. He did .not indorse anybody SITE FOR THE MONUMENT. Congress Alone Has Poiver to Grant Permission to City. WASHINGTON. Dec. .23. (Special.) As slstant Secretary of the Treasury Taylor today Informed Senator Mitchell that there Is no authority In law for allowing the soldiers monument to be placed within the limits of the postoffice grounds at Portland, as requested by the monu ment committee. The Secretary called attention to the action of the City of Charlotte, N. C, in securing special leg islation from Congress for authority to use a portion of the Government property of that city, and suggested that Senator Mitchell Introduce and push a resolution In behalf of the monument committee. OUT OF-JAIL FOR CHRISTMAS Recalcitrant" Missonri Jndge Goes Home for Holidays. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 23.Judge Thomas Nevltt, of St Clair County, Mis souri, who has been in jail In Marysvllle for failing to obey a mandate of the United 'States Court, was released today by Judge Phillips so he could spend his Christmas with his family. After the holidays he will return to Marysvllle and Jail. Judge Nevltt Is the presiding Judge of the County Court of St. Clair County. He has been in jail ever since he wis elected. For many years the Judges of that court have refused to vote money to pay railroad bonds for which adjudgment was obtained In the Federal Court, and Judge Phillips has kept them In jail. A week ago Judge Nevltt wrote to Judge Phillips and begged the privilege of going home for Christmas. He promised Judge Phillips that he, would not hold court In St Clair County, but would return after the holidays. Tiro Trout Companies to Combine, NEW YORK, Dec. 23. The directors of the Atlantic Trust Company today accept ed the terms of the Metropolitan Trust Company for the absorption of the Atlan tic company. It is understood that hold-; ers of Atlantic stock will receive one share of Metropolitan for each two shares of their own stock. FT! OPINIO Cabinet Not Agreed on Venezuelan Case. 1 SHALL ROOSEVELT ACCEPT? Protests Against His Doing So Are Pouring In. IS AWAITING THE. INVITATION He Prefers to Let The Hneue Tri bunal Arbitrate, but Would Avoid Dangerous Delay by Undertak ing; the Tank Himself. The Cabinet is considering the ques tion whether Prealdont Roosevelt should arbitrate the Venezuelan dispute. Protests from Senators, Representa tives and others are arriving In "Wash ington against his acceptance. Personally, the President favors let ting the Hacue tribunal arbitrate, but some of his -advisers point out that great delay would result, and that it would be dangerous, while he could de cide more promptly. Venezuela relies on the Calvo doctrine as a defense against the allies, but Don M. Dickinson says this 'doctrine has been Ignored In former similar disputes. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. The Ciblnet spent more than two hours today In the discussion of the Venezuelan question with reference to the request of the pow ers that President Roosevelt act as arbi trator. All the members were present ex cept Secretary Moody, who Is out of the city. Secretary Root was first to arrive at the' executive offices. He entered the office shortly. after 10 o'clock. The Presi dent, denied himself-to all callers ind re mained In consultation wtth the Secretary of War until the arrival of- the other mem bers. Secretary Hay brought to the -meeting practically nothing new relating to the situation. No response has been received to the President's original suggestion to the powers that they consent to the refer ence of the Venezuelan controversy to the arbitration of The Hague tribunal, and no formal request had been received for the President to act as arbitrator. That such a request will be received formally and officially is now practically assured. It Is known that the President and all the members of his Cabinet at first preferred that the question should be referred to The Hague tribunal. It Is known that the President's plan, If he determines to ar bitrate, contemplates the appointment of a board of arbitration. He would not con fide this Important undertaking to any one man, nor does ho feel able himself to spare the vast amount of time necessary for an examination In detail of each of the many claims that would be presented against Venezuela. Necessarily the Pres ident's own arbitration board would in clude some members of a high order of legal talent as well as others thoroughly versed. In the practice of International law. It Is said the crucial point before the arbitration board is the famous "Calvo doctrine." This doctrine, which was laid down by the greatest of Latin-American international lawyers, and for very many years has been regarded as beyond ques tion by all of the Latin-American re publics, denies the right of any nation to Intervene diplomatically In behalf of one of Its subjects where the courts of the country are open to his application for justice. Thus Venezuela had asserted that all of these claimants. British, German, Italian and French, might have gone be fore the Venezuelan courts, and. If their causes had been just and sincere, as de cided by the courts, the government would have paid the judgments. - The objection to this, view Is that no ac count Is taken of miscarriage of justice. But so determined are the South Ameri can countries to adhere to this doctrine that some of them have gone to extraor dinary lengths in their resistance to diplo matic efforts of foreign governments tov secure Justice for their subjects. A nota ble case Is that of Salvador. Recently a United .States corporation obtained, after arbitration, a judgment against the gov ernment, of Salvador. The verdict was received with Intense Indignation in Sal vador, .anrt'sn 1ritfncn tvaa thn anH.fnrelcn feeling excited that a law has been passed within the last few weeks making It a criminal offense, and ' one to be heavily punished, for any Salvadorean to give any evidence before a court in behalf of a for eigner claiming damages against the Sal vadorean government. This doctrine will be on trial before the arbitration commit tee, and,, because of Its vast importance, If President Roosevelt appoints a board, ho will see - that the members are men of high ability. Cnb..net Is Divided. It Is known now that some members of tho Cabinet arc opposed to referring the matters to The Hague tribunal for these reasons: In the first place, they have no desire to submit the Monroe Doctrine to the arbitration of any non-American tri bunal, not even excepting the august and eminently fair tribunal of The Hague. Not that the fairness of The Hague ar bitration court is questioned, but, as most of them represent European and monarch ical Interests, It Is realized that their train ing may be regarded as unsympathetic where they are required to deal with such an essentially American subject as the Monroe Doctrine. It Is true that, on It face, the arbitration proposal contains nothing that indicates that this doctrine is to be attacked, but so complex and nu merous are the questions which will come before the arbitration that it Is appre hended hero that tho famous doctrine scarcely can be kept from consideration. Another reason that animates these Cab inet officers in this inclination toward ac ceptance Is their conviction that an In ordinate length of time would be con sumed If the issue Is taken before The Hague tribunal. The machinery is suffi cient, but ponderous, and difficult to put in motion. First, there must be arranged a basis of arbitration; then arbitrators must be selected by the parties to the case, and these In turn must choose an umpire or umpires, and, while all this is going on, the blockade would continue, with It's ever-present danzrer of active, war nnri bloodshed, that might render void all at tempts at arbitration. On the other hand, if the President undertakes the same, he can get rid of nil red tape and start the work of arbitration within a few days. . Strong pressure Is being brought to bear upon the President to decline the invita tions to act as arbitrator. This pressure comes from the -newspapers, from public men and from Senators and Representa tives in Washington. Senator Cullom called at the State Department today with a bundle of telegrams, all entering pro tests against the embarkation of the Pres ident upon this arbitration scheme. CALVO DOCTRINE XOT GOOD. DicUliiHon Says He Ignored It in Sal vadorean Arbitration. DETROIT, Dec. 23. Ex-Postmaeter-General Don M. Dickinson, of this city, was one of the arbitration commission appointed to decide the Salvador case re ferred to in a Washington dispatch on the Venezuelan situation tonight; in fact, Mr. Dickinson's opinion on the points of In ternational law Involved In the Salvador case probably had the greatest weight in the decision referred to. When Mr. Dick inson was shown the Washington dispatch, he said. "Calvo was a native of either Venezuela or Brazil and he laid down the doctrine that foreign nations have no right to In terfere In behalf of their subjects In ob taining Justice. This doctrine, either through diplomatic arrangements or other agreement was adopted by all the Latin American countries of South and Central America "In our decision of the Salvador case, Sir Henry Strong and myself refused to Concluded on Second Page.) CROWN PRINCESS OF SAXONY. W?&& Jyf&&g& - $Jf WHO SLOPED WITH HER. CHILDREN'S TUTOR. Erring Princess Has a Male Companion. IS A HANDSOME FRENCHMAN Her Brother, the Archduke, - and a Woman With Them, SHE WILL OBTAIN A DIVORCE Princess Condemns Prince as Drunk, en Bcnst-ller Brother Rcnonnceic His Title nnd Adopt New N"ame Huh Had Many Escapades. The search for the Crown Princess ot Saxony has ended In her discovery In a hotel, at Geneva, Switzerland. In com pany with Professor Glron, a handsome young Frenchman, who was her chil dren's tutor. She was accompanied In her flight by her brother. Archduke Leopold Ferdi nand of Austria, and the two were Joined at Munich by Qlron and a beau tiful Viennese woman, who is wlth'the Archduke at Geneva. The Saxon royal family accepts the separation as irreparable, and expects the Princess to obtain a divorce, accord in? to her frequently declared Intention. She has expressed her loathing for her husband. The Archduke, who has been In many pcandals, has written to Emperor Fran cis Jorcph, renouncing his rank ana title, and has adopted a new name. The Injury received by the Crown Prince In the Tyrol Is said to have been due to a flcht with the Archduke In stead of to accident. GENEVA, Dec. 23. The Crown Princess of Saxony is here under the name oJ Frauleln von . Oben. Her brother, Arch duke Leopold Ferdinand, and Profei'sot Gi'ron are at !the same hotel. The Arch duke has assumed the name of De Burl ano. The party is living quietly and pro poses to spend Christmas here. GOXE WITH HANDSOMER MAN. Glron I a Yonnpr Frenchman of Striking: Personality. BERLIN, Dec 23. A dispatch from Dresden to the Lokal Anzeiger confirms previous advices from Geneva to the ef fect that the Crown Princess of Saxony is In Geneva with Professor Glron. He Is described as 24 years of age and "a striking personality, with large bright eyes." The court of the fugitive Prin cess has been dissolved. DIVORCE WILL BE SEQUEL. Princess Loathes Her Husband and Calls Him Beast. DRESDEN, Saxony, Dec. 23. King George and Crown Prince Frederick know where Crown Princess Louise has sought refuge, but they have ,de- (Concluded on Page 5.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National Affairs. The Cabinet Is divided on whether President Roosevelt shall arbitrate the Venezuelan question. Page-1. Blockade Is enforced against American steamer at La Guayra. Page 3. Secretary Root will retire as soon as Army bills are passed. Page 3. Forelsrn. Crown Princess of Saxony elopes with a French tutor, and her brother, the Archduke, with, a Viennese woman; the Princess will seek a divorce. Pare 1. Earthquake In Central Asia caused enormous loss of life.. Page 4. Bloody battles fought in civil war among1 thd Moors. Page 4. Pacific Coast. Washington State Board of Audit and Control makes report. Page 6. State could save money by establishing school Insurance fund. Page 6. .Mysteries of Point Loma ar being revealed. Page 2. Bancroft to be appointed Postmaster of Port land. Page 1. GUInetters would like to .see all flahlnff abova tidewater prohibited. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Local Jobbing trade la" holiday lines surpasses expctatIons. Page, '15. Eastern hop market shows Improvement Pag(J 15. Wheat closed dull and weak at Chicago. Pagq 13. Gradual decline In New Tork stock list. Pago 15. New Desdomona. light station will be e3tab- llshed today. Page 11. Sports. Seattle club for Coast League not yet assured. Page 5. Forbes wins bantam-weight light with Nell tsj Oakland. Page S. Jeffries offers to knock . out Munroe In fou? rounds. Page 5. A Portland and Vicinity. Lewis and Clark Board will be asked to give 45 acres for livestock exhibit. Page 10. Lawyers think the grand Jury should be re-. stored. Page 16. Oregon Water Power & Railway Company has franchise approved by Board of Publlo Works. Page 10. Christmas services begin in various churches. Page 11. . Suit over a diamond rlntr In Justice Beid's court. Page 10. Northern Pacific engineers have been driving test piles on tho route between Kalama and the mouth of the .Columbia. Page 7. Organized labor may appeal the drydock casa to Supreme Court. Page 10. More trouble brewing In "Board ot Trade be cause of an advertising fund which went astray. Page 11. Project for ship-channel to Inman-Poulaea mill. Page 1L ; -ft