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BOURNE 'ilia Pinna Not Yet Disclosed nnd They May De Full of Surprises Two Legislative Absentees Third Week at Hand. SALEM. Or., Feb. "L Staff correspond ence.) It is no important contribution to the sum of public information to say that the Senatorial content is apparently no nearer a determination than a week ago; but that is about as much as can be said with safety at this time, Mr. Fulton has gained two votes during the week, and he now stands at 31, excluding himself as a Fulton supporter In the Joint convention. Representative Adams has not made his appearance, and probably will not; and there appears to be much doubt as to whether Mr. Hume will be on hand In time to have a voice In proceedings. With these two gone, SS are left, and It will take 45 to elect. Mr. Fulton can pursue his modest tactics of remaining away, thus reducing the voting membership to S7, so that will be all he requires. The" Clatsop County candidate has not at any time this session recorded his vote on the Senatorshlp, though It can be reliably stated that ha has strong preferences on the subject: but he Is not likely to be re quired to divulge them officially unices the Legislature decides to resort to ex treme measures and to send a sergeant- at-arms after him. It If It should. It can be conjectured that he would not have to go very far. He has personal reasons for taking & powerful Interest In- proceedings. and he does considerable hovering around while the voting is going on. The opposition to Mr. Fulton has so far developed no more definite policy than op position to Mr. Fulton. Its reasons aro various. So far as Multnomah County Is concerned, they are both geographical and political, and so far as Eastern Oregon Is concerned, they rest on much the same basis. This broad statement' should be modified to the extent of adding that tho Fulton opposition finds expression of pref erence for some other candidate, or can didates. It is by no means the sole rea son for fighting him. It has been rare In Oregon that any -candidate has so com pletely commended himself to a, Legisla ture that' no votes have been recorded against him. This was the fortune of Senator Mitchell In 1S9L and of Senator Dolph in 1SS3. Both were up for re-election, and both received the unanimous indorsement of the Legislature. Take the case of Governor Geer. On his merits as the most proper, person In the state for United States Senator, he has some votes. Because of the fact that he halls ' from Marion County he has strength with his own delegation. And there are others who consider seriously the popular vote last June, and think that he Is entitled to their consideration on that account. All these are sufficient reasons, and all these havo had their In fluence. The Governor has conducted a very dignified campaign, and his followers are evidently anxious for his success. The reason that he has not got along better Is probably that he has been too dignified. He has gone Into the business of solicit, ing votes very little, or not at all. His headquarters are In his hat. When any supporter wants to see him. he hunts him up. With Mr. Fulton It Is .different. He hunts his friends up. .And he does not discriminate against the opposition, for he also hunts them up. This may not be so high-toned, but it counts with the aver ago Legislator, who may not be looking so much for dignity as results. The voice of the people Is. all right, and It Is a fine thing to feel that It has spoken in clarion tones In your behalf; but what It needs sometimes Is a genial and persuasive In terpreter. Speaking of the arts of geniality and persuasiveness naturally brings to mind the great still hunt Jonathan Bourne Is conducUng In Salem for the Senatorshlp. Mr. Bourne Is probably ,lhe most powerful persuader that ever took a confiding Leg islator by the lapel of his coat, and Im parted to him conclusive advlco as to the propor course for him to pursue. Mr. Bourne has the most magnificent and Im pressive whisper of any man in the world. It has been known to lead more than one satisfied auditor along the mysterious paths of uncertainty to the broad and beautiful highway of political success. It has been known by its pleasing and at tractive magic to BUmmon from one can didate for United States Senator a band of 90 enthusiastic Legislators, who permitted themselves to be delivered to another and the other got there with both feet. It has been known by Its genUe and irresist ible potency to hold up an enUre Legisla ture and prevent the elecUon of another United States Senator or of any Senator at alL It has been wafted by insinuat ing breezes through the corridors of the Capitol so often that no legislative session Is complete without It. And now when men Incline a walUng ear to Its murmur ingo, they stand, hearken, believe and act. These aro talents to be reckoned with. But they are by no means the only quali ties Mr. Bourne possesses. He knows how to de things as well as to undo others. He knows how to organize as well as to disorganize. He has political genius of a high order. He played a most Import ant put In the batUe for organization of the two houses, and at the last undoubt edly was the main factor In the succens of President Brownell. He made Mr. Davey at one time the leading candidate for Speaker, and might have been successful there, too. If it had not been for the schism In the Marlon County delegation, which could not be repaired by the com bined labors of Mr. Bourne, Mr. Davey and others who were Interested In his suc cess. Now he Is the only candidate from Multnomah County who is on the ground actively promoting his own fortunes. No man but himself knows with certainty Just what he Is doing, or how he Is doing It. But he Is working, and working very hard as he only can' work. He has sup porters In the camrs of all the candidates, and If the time ever comes -when he can with safety uncover his plans, then Jonathan Bourne will be found to have gathered about himself a nucleus that well, it Is hard to-ay what ho can or will do. For we know In part, and we prophecy in part, but when that which is perfect Is come, then that which is in part shall be done away with. A great many people would like to know how much of a part Senator Simon has been playing In the game. He was so long the dealer that It Is hard to believe that he Is not at least holding a few cards. Probably 1.0 is merely watching to find out what the discard contains. In other words. It looks now as if Mr. Simon Is a mere looker-on, and that he expects to make what capital he can out of the re suite, whatever they are. Of course, Mr. Simon Is not for Mr. Fulton. Yet there be those who say that nothing can con tribute so directly to his political re babilltaUon as the election of the man from Astoria. In a nutshell, the argu ment Is used that Multnomah County does not want Mr. Fulton. If the Multnomah delegation contributes to his election, it will be held responsible by the people of PorUand. Therefore, It Is said, the par Ucular faction with which the Multnomah delegaUon In greatest part Is Identified cannot hope to stem the popular tide at the next election. So Senator Simon will naturally come to the surface again. To this contention the reply Is that there Is likely to bo a new line-up, whether Mr. Fulton Is or Is not elected; and that Mr. Simon has been so thoroughly beaten that no combination of circumstances can ever restore him to the power he once held. He made the mistake of his life. It is de clared, when he Induced the Legislature to make him "Senator, and that fact will never be forgotten. New leadership Is figured on by the people who take no stock In the possibility of Simon domi nance of the Republican party In times to come. Whatever tho future will reveal. the possibilities in the situation at least afford an Interesting opportunity for pres ent speculation. The third week of the Senatorial en gagement opens with Mr. Fulton still In tho leading position. The report Is com mon here' that he will. gain a new sup Dorter tomctrowln tho) person of Repre sentative Kay, of Marlon. "Mr.'.Kaj1 is chairman of the House ways and means committee, and has heretofore stood by Governor Geer. He made a hard fight for Mr. Eddy for the Speakership, and it Is well understood that a -part of the bar gain by which Mr. Eddy agreed to throw his strength to Mr. Harris was that his loyal friend Kay should be well looked after. He was. He got the most Impor tant committee In the House, and Is In a position to Influence the portion of tho state appropriations which his Immediate constituency biennially expects. Tho House being a strong Fulton organization Mr. Fulton looked after that very care fully through his friend, the Speaker It Is perhaps natural that the very keystono of the Fulton arch In that particular body should permit the Fulton decoration to be Inscribed thereon. If Mr. Kay goes, Mr. Fulton will then have gained two from Mr. Gecr's home Senator Farrer is the other and he has besides from Marlon County Representative LaFollett, who had been with him from the first. But what of It? Mr. Fulton has been conceded by Uie opposition to have 3S or 37 votes, and he has not got them yet. When he gets them, they say, he will come'to a standstill, and then It will be practicable to formulate a definite policy on which the opposition can unite, and Inroads will be made Into his preserves. No one has thought that there would be desertions from Fulton as long as he con- tinued to gain, or seemed to have a rea sonable prospect of making gains. The difficulty of making converts from a cause that seems to be growing Is acknowledged by everybody; and It Is only when a can didate reveals his real weakness by reach ing a given point, and falling for a few days to ret further, that his own follow ers become dissatisfied and are rlpo for the advances and arguments of other can didates. The Geer people say there are men In the Fulton camp who are anxious to get away, and that they will get away when the Ume comes; and that Ume, they declare, will soon be at hand. Mr. Fulton was expected to make his greatest effort last week. He did make a very great effort, but he failed to achieve the goal. He was hampered some what by the fact that he failed to get a good start on the week, through the enforced absence Monday of 10 of his men. Saturdar too, is a bad day to hope for anything tangible or satisfactory, be cause of the almost uncontrollable desire of everybody to go home. On that ac count the accession of Mr. Hawkins did not help to swell the Fulton total. The Impression is general, too, that Mr. Haw kins is not there to stay, but only for ex perimental purposes. That this common surmise docs Mr. -Hawkins an injustice is likely enough. Anyway, he will be able himself to confirm It, or to dispel it, as the case may be, after a few days. There Is some talk of a deadlock. There need not be. There will be no deadlock. E. B. P. Fire In Reform School. SALT LAKE. Feb. 1. An unsuccessful attempt was made tonight to burn the State Reform School at Ogden, which con tains about ISO Inmates. Shortly after 7 o'clock fire was discovered in both the boys' and girls' dormitories, and for a Ume the flames threatened to envelope the entire building. The fire was got under control before serious damage was done to the building. It Is charged that there was collusion between the boy and girl Inmates In a plan to destroy the InsUtuUon. The of ficials have already begun an Investiga tion. 1 YET Compromise on Point of Preference. TO RUN FOR SHORT PERIOD Then All Claimant Nations Will Share Equitably. FRANCE HAS POWER TO BLOCK Her Situation "Was Injured by the Blockade, for nn Adjustment Had Ilcen Aftrced Upon Chance to "Withdraw Worship!.. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Propositions In volving a compromise of the allied powers' contention for preferential treitment In the settlement of their claims against Venezuela have been submitted to the gov ernments of Great Britain, Germany and Italy by their representatives at Washing ton, and whllo no answers have been re ceived as yet, there Is reason for the be lief that the allies will soon see a way to accept the latest proposal. This compro mise has been suggested by one of the representatives of the allies here, and. while It has not formally received the In dorsement of Minister Bo wen, it Is felt that he will not enter serious objection to its adoption, provided the United States and the other claimant nations outside the alliance can be convinced that their own interests in Venezuela will not be sub stantially Injured by yielding to a plan which seems to offer a solution of the present serious hitch in tho Washington negotiations. The details of the proposition now under consideration by the three aUIed nations are not obtainable, but In a general way It Is understood to be a modification of the allies' contention, that they be rec ognized as Venezuela's preferred claim ants In the payment of the Indemnity. The plan suggested provides that for a short period, perhaps six months or a year. Great Britain, Germany and Italy shall re celvo exclusively 30 per cent of the cus toms, receipts of the porta of Puerto Ca bello and La Guayra, and that at the end of this period, the exact length of which Is yet open to decision, all tho claimant nations be placed on the same footing. After the explraUon of that time SO per cent of the receipts of theso two ports shall be divided among all the claimant naUons lrj ratio based on the amount of each naUon's claim. The plan Is regard ed as a compromise which will enable the allies to withdraw their ships from Vene zuelan waters without a serious loss of prestige. Whether the claimant nations outside the tripartite agreement will assent to this scheme Is not yet known. The British Ambassador called by appointment on Secretary Hay this afternoon at 2 o'clock, and It Is believed that some such plan as this was under discussion, the British Am bassador wishing to acquaint himself with the exact attitude of the United States re garding Lord Lansdowne's contention for preferential agreement for the allies. France has it in her power to continue the present deadlock in the Washington ncgoUaUons; for, while the other unallled claimants have outstanding against Vene zuela certain unadjusted claims, all of the French claims are in a very forward state. France contends that, so far from assist ing her in the collection of the Venezue lan claims, the blockade, if anything, has hampered her. In that It has closed all the Venezuelan ports to commerce and has prevented for tho time being the collcc- Uon of the 13 per cent of tho receipts pledged her by treaty. It Is the hope of the representatives of the allies In Washington that In case their governments accept In principle the kind of compromise suggested, they will not Insist that the period for preferential pay ments bo made so long as to prevent Its acceptance by the other claimant nations. Mr. Bowen has been assured that the rep resentatives of the allies will give him a final answer at the earliest possible mo ment. Meantime exchanges are still in progress between the allied governments and their respective embassies here In the effort to agree on a plan of settlement that will be acceptable at once to Venezuela and to tho octagonal alliance of France, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Holland, Nor way, Sweden and the United States. By his evident desire to take up the ne gotiations at Washington with all tho speed consistent with pruden.ee and good form. Baron Speck yon Sternberg has gained from the "Washington officlils tho some favor that made him a popular mem ber of the diplomatic corps here many years ago. The fact that he asked per mission to waive tho customary presenta tion ceremonies, which ordinarily are for several days, has convinced Mr. Bowen, and incidentally the Washington Gov ernment, that Germany wants the Vene zuelan question settled with all possible dispatch. The Italian Ambassador, SIgnor Mayor des Planches, paid an informal call on Mr. Bowen this afternoon to assure the latter that the representatives of the allies were sUU communlcatalng with their govern ments, and hoped to present an answer In a few days. SIgnor Mayor des Planches afterward called at the British Embassy. Minister Bowen returned the call of Baron von Sternberg at 1 this afternoon, and remained for some Ume discussing the situaUon. The German Minister also re ceived a call from the British Ambassa dor today. The German Minister has ca bled at length his personal views to his government. It is not believed that he is averse to an acceptance in principle of Mr. Bowen's proposition. CASTRO "WANTS EQUAL TREATMENT France Shorn. Activity Ont of Har mony "With Allies. CARACAS. Feb. L In reply to Minister Bowen's inquiry as to what Venezuela In tends to do regarding the demand for preferential treatment made by the allies. President Castro has telegraphed: The Venezuelan government desires equal treatment of all the creditor nations In Europe and America, keeping In mind. In addition, its diplomatic conventions and anterior stipulations." The French Legation has notified the Venezuelan government that. In view ot the convention of 1S57, France was allowed to collect directly a part of the revenue of several customs-houses In Venezuela as a guarantee for her dlplomaUc claims arising out of the previous revoluUons. France, it Is said, renounced forever by the convention of 1SS3 tho exercise of this right, on condition that the Interest on this debt should always be regularly paid. As this payment has not been made since, without asking the authorization of Ger many, England and Italy. France Intends to revive her right of direct collection. The French Charge d'Affalres has paid visits to the Torelgn Ministers, and has twice called on President Castro during the past 4S hours. This activity on the part of France evidently is In connection with her intention to revive her rights, and Is considered as an answer Jo the at titude adopted by the allied powers. SACRIFICES 20-HOUR TRAIN Pennsylvania Does This In Order to Move Freleht Faster. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1. Discontinu ance of the Pennioivanla Special, the 20- hour train between New York and Chi cago, over the Pennsylvania Railroad and Fort Wayne, will be ordered within a few days to lessen freight congestion. S. M. Provost, third vice-president of the com pany said: "We have been doing everything In our power to facilitate the movement of coal, but find we cannot meet the demands of our system without sacrificing some of our fast trains. The high speed at which the train is run to make the scheduled time necessitates the keeping of the tracks clear to avoid accidents and the extreme care thus taken to protect the public from passible injury interferes seriously with the freight traffic." The running of this train will not be renewed until the congestion of freight is fully relieved. Moved SO.OOO Freight Cars. PITTSBURG. Feb. L Fully 20.000 freight cars were moved on the Pittsburg division of the several railroads during Saturday and Sunday, the ma jority of them being started today. Each line put forth special efforts to relieve the congested condition of the yards. The yards are not entirely cleared, but are in much better shape than for a long time post. , Pays Men Full Wnges. . PITTSBURG, Pa.. Feb. 1. The Pennsyl vania Railroad will send out checks this week to employes who served during the anthracite coal strike as members of the National Guard in full payment for their wages on the railroad during the several months the strike was In progress. The distribution will come as a complete sur prise. Rnllronda Dny In Slonx City. SIOUX CITY, la., Feb. 1. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company and the Great Western Railway Company have practically closed a deal for 160 acres of land in Sioux City. The deal Is con sidered to mean that the extension of these two lines to Sioux City Is assured. THREE NEWSBOYS SCALDED Somebody Threw Boiling; "Water Upon Them ns They Slept. PITTSBURG. Pa., Feb. 1. Three news boys. Fred White-, 14; Fred D. Reck, 12. and Harry Hess, 12, were so seriously scalded shortly after midnight that White and Reck will die. They were sleeping in an areaway belonging to the First Na tional Bonk, when some unknown person threw two buckets of scalding water upon them. Hess Is the only one who can talk, but he Is unable to give the name of the person who threw the water. CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign. Compromise Is In sight by which the allies may withdraw warships from Venezuela without iocs ot prestige. Page I. Morocco Sultan's forces capture tha pretender and crush his army. Page China is Importing arms and ammunition con trary to treaty. Page 2. Domestic . House naval committee and other Congressmen favor mora liberal appropriations for tha Navy. Page L "What United States gets with Panama. Canal route. Page 3. Troops and catling guns are called to Water bury, Conn., to keeD order during strike of car men. Page 2. Ex-Secretary Long shows material Improve ment, and there Is hope of his recovery. Page 2. Appeal Is made for funds ts erect a National memorial to Thomas Jefferson. Page 3. Pennsylvania Railroad sacrifices Its 20-hour train in order to handle freight faster. Page 1. Pacific Coast. Nearly 40.000 acres of Government land will be opened in Crook County by removal of un lawful fences. Page 4. First uniform examination of public school pu pils In Linn County shows they are poor spellers. Page 3. Newport. Or., widow goes to Aberdeen. Wash., to find work and gets ay husband. Page 3. Northwest Legislatures. Promise that the Senatorial contest at Salem will be settled this week. Page 1. Important measures that remain for the Oregon Legislature to dispose of. Page 2. Provisions of a new Irrigation bill fathered by Senator Williamson. Page 4. Substitute for bill to create labor bureau re ported In House at Salem. Page 4. Nativity of members of Washington Legisla ture. Page 3. Portland nnd Vicinity. General Charles F. Beebe, of the National Guard, resigns. Page 10." Local fruitgrowers will combine to establish uniform prices. Page 10. Cows poisoned near Mount Tabor by licking paint from sides of empty barrels. Page 12. George Estes, 'president of United Brotherhood of Railroad Employes, speaks on necessity of organization. Page S. Karl Latz runs away from home sooner than apologize to his school teacher. Page 12. Henry Wilson la drowned In Willamette. Page 8. i Fun n Congressmen Favor Big Appropriations. BEST WAY TO KEEP PEACE Venezuela Situation Turns Sentiment That Way. MR. ROOT'S RECOMMENDATION At Least Fonr Battleships a Teat Should Be Constructed Until Oar Force Is Able to Stand Against European Fleets. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. "Wash Ington. Feb. 1. Sentiment In the House and In the naval affairs committee U strongly in favor of Representative Day ton's resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Navy for a permanent programme for the steady increase, equipment ant manning of the Navy, with a view of giv ing to the United States a Navy as effi cient and powerful as that of any power in the world. This resolution Is now be fore the committee on naval affairs, but action on It will be delayed until disposal of the Lessler bribery case. Many roem-i bers of Congress, some of whom are identified with naval affairs, and some of whom have only the Interest of seeing the country protected by a well-manned and powerful navy, have expressed themselves as unequivocally In favor of the resolUr tlon. Representative Cannon, of Illinois, chairman of the committee on appropria tions, who believes not one penny of the Government's money should be other than wisely spent, indorses Mr. Dayton's pro posal. Ho is the most Influential member In the House today, and will be Speaker of the next House. "I am In harmony with the policy of the Government to conducti the Navy in an orderly and proper way," said' Mr. Can non. "It -was proper that tho Secretary of the Navy should be called upon for this information, and after he furnishes It. Congress should authorize such increase aj the facts warrant. "Tho Navy is not like the Army. You can put the Army on a peace basis and bring It to a war basis in a very short time, because ot the willingness and pub-llc-splrltedness of the young men of the country to come to their country's rescue. "With tho Navy, it is necessary to havo men with years of training in order to handle the ships, and then a good and sufficient Navy Is a good support to our diplomats, and an expensive war con often be avoided by expending a smaller amount on our Navy." Representative Tayler, of Ohio, ono of the members of tho commltteo on naval affairs. Bald: "This Information should be given to tho people. It Is a fact that the American people, as a whole, do not understand tha Navy. They think that when we appro priate $0,000,000 to build a battle-ship, that is the end of it. Such Is not the case, however, for it takes money to keep tho ships in repair, man them and furnish of ficers. I stand for a gradual development and enlargement of the fighting power of the Navy, and I think the knowledge of naval men on this subject should ho given to Congress." x RepresentaUve "Wheeler, of Kentucky, a minority leader on naval affairs in the House, said: "I am heartily In favor of the resoIuUon. Each Congress, however, has a desire to do as it likes, and would not bo inclined to accept any plan of action laid down by 'the United States. If the officers of tha Navy knew what to expect in the way of naval construction for 10 or more years to come, they could do much better. "I favor more than four battle-ships a year, as Mr. Dayton proposes. I would like to see the Navy of the United States In such a condlUon that it could meet any navy of the world In conflict, and when the meeUng occurred I would Hko to feel certain that no harm could befall the United States. I am very much In favor of a greater Navy, and would Hko to see a naval programme adopted, for I am for peace. I believe a great Navy as sures peace." Similar views aro held by many other3 In the House. The present situation in Venezuela has had considerable effect upon members of Congress, and, moro than any event of late years, has Im pressed Congress with the necessity of placing the United States In a better posi tion to defend Itself against the European powers, if need he. WORSE THAN MORMONISM That's "What Cardinal Gibbons Saya of Divorce Mills. BALTIMOREMd.. Feb. L Preaching at the Cathedral on "Christ the Only En during Name In History and the Only True Reformer of Society." Cardinal Gib bons today sounded a note of warning In a discussion ot the growing number of divorce suits. "There is a social scourge more blighting and more destructive of family life than Mormonlsm," said he. "It is the fearfully Increasing number of di vorce mills throughout the United States. These mills, like the mills ot the Gods, are slowly but surely grinding the domesUc altars of the nation. Husband .and wife are separated on the flimsiest pretexts. And. as if the different states1 of the Union were not sufflctenUy accommodat ing In this respect. South Dakota has the enviable distinction of granting a dlvorco for the mere asking of it, on the sole condlUon ot a brief sojourn within her borders."