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Seattle Grand Jury's
Work Nearly Done.
ITS MISSION A FAILURE
No Rich Grafts Uncovered or
Rotten Deals Exposed,
BIG GAME MOSTLY ESCAPES
But Investigation Has Led ' to En
actment of Drantic Anti-Gambling
Larva Stevr art Faction and. .the
Jfext City Election.
Seattle's grand Jury will probably ad
journ in a short time without accom
plishing anything of moment.
Thoso of that city's citizens who were
prepared to leavo on Eastern trios on
short notice have concluded to delay
their visits to some future day.
Foreman Plgott's radical action stems
to have been at disgust at inability to
discover the principals la the graft.
Stewart-Wilson taction, seems chiefly
to have desired to involve Humes ad
ministration 1a criminal proceedings.
SEATTLE, March 19. Speclal.)-From
the inside comes the report that the JClng
County grand Jury has practically com
pleted its work and is ready to adjourn.
It is intimated that no new cases will be
taken up and the remainder of the jury's
time will be spent in putting the evidence
now in hand in such, a shape as to be pre
sented to the County Attorney. Then tho
grand jury will file a report that is pretty-
apt to make use of aome seething lan
guage and then, pass out of existence.
The grand Jury will have adjourned af
ter having failed to net beneath the stir
iXtte.,jfcstlrred jtrp ai Jstpgi AWitJt
gambling act by the last Legislature and
Indicted, a number pf criminals that the
Prosecuting Attorney's office might have
filed Information against. Some evidence
probably inaccessible to the County At
torney was discovered.
But so far as reaching any evidence of
official corruption In any of the "big
deals" is concerned the grand Jury's work
has been a disappointment. If there has
been any corruption practiced in the
awarding of rich franchises or in similar
dealing, tho grand jury has been un
able to find any trace of it.
There is no question but that some of
the membera of the grand jury expected
at one time to be able to expose evidence
of corruption In high places1, and a portion
of the public believed this would be done.
Just a coincidence in this connection was
tho fact that some of the more prominent
people of Seattle prepared to make East
ern business trips about the time the
grand jury convened. They have not gone.
nor has the grand Jury molested them.
Learned What Everybody Knew.
Every one knew that gambling existed
in Seattle and every one knew that some
of the boss gamblers exacted tribute from
tho smaller fry. So did many people know
that there was a clubroom in the Rainier
Grand Hotel that was singularly success
ful whenever the cards were turned. The
grand jury has found these rumors were
weU-founded, and has gone to the trouble
of collecting evidence to demonstrate that
laws defining certain misdemeanors were
broken. Some interesting reading matter
was provided on the subject of the great
profits accruing from the conduct of gam
bling games in Seattle and trouble for
some of the city officials, accused of col;
luslon with the gambling element, has
been created. The owners and users of
slot machines have been disturbed.
At times when the grand jury was not
particularly busy on other topics It has
found indictments against prisoners await
ing trial in the county jail for misde
meanors and felonies committed and
against whom the Prosecuting Attorney
was ready to inform.
The evidence collected by the grand jury
had the effect of creating a strong public
opinion against gambling, and unquestion
ably led to the passage of the gambling
felony act by the last Legislature. Thla
bill had but two votes to spare when It
went through the House, and a large num
ber of members gave as one of their rea
sons for supporting the measure the reve
latlons made at Seattle. And so did the
grand jury affect the vote on the slot-machine
and other reform bills.
Failed to Find. Crookedness.
But despite the most rigid investigation
Into alleged irregularities In county and
municipal administrations, particularly In
the granting of franchises, the grand Jury
has been unable to unearth any evidence
of crookedness. There Is no question but
that this failure has greatly discouraged
the County Attorney, and has had the
same effect upon Foreman H. C. Plgott,
of. the grand Jury. It is likely that he
would never have taken the summary ac
tion in adjourning the grand Jury in order
to permit him to attend to private busi
ness in San Francisco had bigger game
been in sight. When Pigott took charge
of the Jury he, expected to purge Seattle
of some elements he believed were in
power, and to fail has discouraged him.
It Is a question whether the people will
conclude the grand jury's work was satis
factory. , Among an element the feeling
that In closing gambling sufficient was
accomplished Is strong, and this element
is contented. Certain classes of Seattle
business have been injured by this cru
sade, and the people interested In them
are disgusted with the grand jury. Some
critics expected the jury to land, bigger
game and others take the position that
ail the grand Jury has found was known
before. These conditions leave a curious
mixture of. sentiment on the subject of
the Jury's work.
Politics has been put forward during the
last month of the grand jury's sitting.
The Impetuosity of A. B. Stewart and
his friends 13 explained, by their desire to
upset the present municipal administra
tion, and the so-called Business Men's
League, which was organized to aid the
Prosecuting- Attorney's office, was formed
for, tha purpose of furthering the antl
admlnlstratlon campaign.
Seattle will have a municipal election
next year, and the Stewart faction has
not been able to exercise much of a voice
in municipal affairs for several years.
The- Stewart faction, by the way. Is the
one to which "Wilson Is allied. These men
were eager to push the Investigation of
the grand jury along lines that would
tend to discredit Mayor Humes and his
friends, and the revelations made in the
gambling investigations are sufficient to
satisfy them. If Humes and his adminis
tration can be. involved in criminal pro
ceedings that will last for several months.
the Stewart faction believes the people
will be ready for a new deal in Seattle
politics, and upon this is founded the
hope gaining control of the Seattle ad
ministration. The approach of a state campaign next
Fall makes the position of ascendency
desirable for a Seattle political faction.
Despite the newspaper Influences, the
anti-Wilson forces have been In control
so thoroughly that the Wijson plan of
capturing King County can best be pro
moted through the medium of the grand
jury.
Just a coincidence in connection with
the recent activity of the Stewart-Wilson
faction Is that Interests friendly to W1I
son are those which the grand Jury origi
nally believed It could Involve in some al.
leged Questionable transactions In award
ing municipal favors. These interests
will escape unharmed, while the city ad
ministration will be affected by revela
tions in other directions.
Will Wait for Pigott's Return.
SEATTLE, March 13. The grand Jury
today decided to defer th ereturn of the
true bills voted against Mayor Humes and
Chief Sullivan until the return of Juror
Plgott from San Francisco. The. session
was mainly devoted to the consideration
of ex-Treasurer Whittlesey's shortage and
the acts of his former Chief Deputy, P.
P. Padden. t
Frank White, Justice Gill and James
Hanasch were indicated for grand lar
ceny. One concert-hall proprietor whose
name was not given was also Indicted.
COAL CARS RUNAWAY.
Three 3Ien Killed and Several Ih-
jiire! at Pennsylvania Colliery.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa... March 19. Thfls
breaking of a coupling, followed by .the
runaway of a strlng'of loaded coal cars
in the Sunshine mine at South Fork, this
county, this afternoon, caused the death
of three men, the fatal injury of one and
more or less serious Injuries to nine
others. The dead:
Anthony Border, of South Fork.
Joseph Strank, South Fork.
Frank McClaln. Ehrenfeld.
The Injured: Colbaugh, of South
Fork, arm, leg and collar-bone broken,
serious; William Parker, South Fork,
crushed about head and body, will re
cover. A half dozen others whose names could
not be ascertained were badly bruised.
The accident occurred at the close of
the day's work as" the men were leav
ing the mine. The mine will be operated
tomorrow as usual.
Xotlce Sent to Colombia.
WASHINGTON, March 19. Dr. Herran.
the Colombian Charge here, has been noti
fied offlclally'by Acting Secretary Loomis
of the favorable action by the United
States Senate on the Panama Canal
treaty, and today he dispatched the offi
cial notice by mall to his Foreign Office
at Bogota.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
National Affairs.
Senate ratines Cuban treaty and adjourns.
Page 2.
Plans to entertain President In the West.
Page 5.
Domestic.
Lawyers for the merger argue, their case.
Page 11.
Railroad men fighting their case with the Wa
bash In court. Page 3.
President Gompers demands protection for la
bor organlzars. Page 3.
Crest of the flood at Memphis; blizzard in Da
kota and floods In Wisconsin. Page 5.
Mystery of a missing gold brick. Page 3.
Politics;
Ankeny controls Federal patronage in Wash
ington. Page 3.
Oregon land office appointments held up.
Page 3.
Woman eutfrace convention meets. Page 1.
Forelprn.
Chancellor von Bulow declares German policy
la America. Page 1.
American bankers offer loan to Venezuela.
Page 2.
Sport.
Chiles signs with San Francisco Northwest
team, but Is released. Page 11.
Sacramento ballplayers arrested for Jumping
contracts. Page 11.
Pacific CoHKt.
Washington's Governor may veto Lewis and
Clark Fair appropriation. Page 1.
Seattle's grand Jury Is about to give up in dis
gust. Page 1.
Big run of hatchery fish looked for in the Co
lumbia. Page 4.
Commercial nnd Marine
Over-supply of potatoes and onions in local ter
ritory. Page 13.
May wheat at Chicago easy on large Argentine
shipments. Page 13.
Southern Pacific the feature of the Xew York
stock market. Page 33.
Review of the iron and steel trade. Page 13.
Large quantity of California vegetables coming
north. Page 13.
Port of PortlarfU may select drydock site today.
Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
President to break ground for 1005 Fair. Pag
14.
Police and fire authorities object to standards
of Civil Service Commission. Page 10.
City & Suburban Company refuses HUlsboro
line trackage rights on Nbrthrup street.
Page 11.
Defence for Francesco de Falco. on trial for
murder. Is" insanity. Page 14.
Joseph Simon returns from Washington. D. C
Page 10.
Governor Chamberlain has several appointments
yet to make. Page 7.
Dr. J. E. Coinage is sued for $10,500. Page &
Grangers oppose referendum on 15 Fair bilL
Page 8.
POLO OF
HIIS II
EXHIOLn
Friendship With Amer
ica Is Desired. . L
SPEECH BY CHANCELLOR
He Answers Attacks on Ac
tion in Venezuela.
RIDICULES "LYING LEGENDS"
Xo Desire to Make Conquests in
South America-Dreibund Lcagtie
of Peace Will Not Allow
Trouble in Macedonia.
Chancellor von Bulow yesterday made
an explanation of German, foreign policy
to the Relcbstae, in which he empha
sized the desire for friendly relations
with America.
He defended German action toward
Venezuela, and 'ridiculed statements of
American .newspapers that Germany de
sired South American territory as
lying lecends.
He declared that the dreibund would
continue as a league of peace.
He declared against an active . policy.
In the Balkans; but said Germany
would support reforms there.
He defended Minister von Sternberg
from attacks ot other members.
BERLIN, March 19. In the Reichstag
today during the discussion of the for
eign offlca section of the budeet Baron
von Hertiing, of the Center party, re-i
ferred to the Venezuelan affair. He said J
the public opinion at first demanded ac
tion, since Germany's honor seemed en
gaged, but after action had been taken,
apparently with success., public opinion
changed and doubts arose as to whether
Itwas necessary,! osGermany ,to j.rlsk;
so much. Chancellor. von,BuloTO-,repl!ed:
"The Venezuelan matter was. from the
very first neither a question of territo
rial acquisition nor glory for us, but of a
settlement through extraordinary means
of business which had been complicated
by the debtor's untrustworthlness, where
by, of course, the maintenance of our
honor played a part. We were able to
establish our claim only through common
action with England and Italy. It was
not merely a question of- arranging mat
ters In hand, but of giving a warning
which would serve- for the future. The
mere money standpoint must not con
trol In such cases. We dare not submit to
breaches of the law. Otherwise we would
not need ships or cannon. Tho Venezue
lan case was exceptional. We shall not
always dispose of such matters through
force, but our action will depend on
circumstances.
"Proof that force was necessary Is
seen from the fact that the English gov
ernment also resorted to forcible meas
ures, whereas it Is a well-known prin
ciple of England's commercial policy that
everybody investing private capital
abroad does so at his own risk. We found
ourselves in a dilemma, but nobody can
reproach us with acting without sobriety
and calmness. We had to take care that
our relations with other powers should
not be disturbed through this relatively
subordinate matter.
Lyinp Legends of Newspapers.
"There was no lack of attempts to cre
ate such a disturbance. I here refer, of
course, to no government, but to the
PROMOTED TO
CAPTAIX FRAXCIS A. COOK.
Captain Francis A. Cook, who was yesterday appointed a Rear-Admlral In the
United States JCavy, was born at Northampton. Zl&ea., May 10. 1843. In Septem
ber. 1860. he was appointed to the Naval Academy, and served with Farragut
in the West Gulf squadron during the Civil "War. He obtained his Captaincy in
February, 1806, and commanded the Brooklyn, the flagship of the Flying Squad
ron, during tha war with Spain. ta.lng part in the battle of Santiago.
press which endeavored to engender 111
Will between the governments at London.
I at Rome and at Berlin, on one hand, and
tne government at Washington on the
other. The most ungrounded and silliest
rumors were circulated as If we designed
to land troops, make conquests or violate
the integrity of the South American re
publics. "In such lying legends, an American
paper was especially great. It Invented
an official of its own In the Foreign Ot
fice, who informed the paper that we
wanted to swallow Venezuela first, then
Cdlombla and finally Brazil."
This statement of. the Chancellor called
forth loud laughter. He continued:
"These perfidious attempts to show dis
cord were frustrated through the loyalty
of the. Cabinets and the confidence in the
honesty ot our policy. These fantastic and
malicious stories, to our satisfaction,
failed of their Intended effect. Our rela
tions with England and the United States
remained Intact, and our demands against
Venezuela are to be regarded as accepted
according to the protocol settling the con
troversy." Chancellor von Bulc w then summarized
the terms of the protocol, mentioning that
Venezuela had alreadv paid the first in
stallment of the German Indemnity and
said:
"The claims of the second class have not
yet been subjected to InvestigaUon. The
Venezuelan government is ready to co
operate In a joint commission at Caracas
in investigating and fixing the amounts of
these claims. The third class claims will
also be settled. The cost, of the blockade
cannot yet be stated, but it Is small. We
have decided not to make a demand that
Venezuela pay an indemnity to cover the
costs of the blockade owing to the rather
hopeless financial condition of that coun
try. "We attained what we wanted and what,
under' the circumstances, was attainable.
The action against Venezuela was lnaugu.
rated without a fanfare of trumpets ana
with all necessary vigor, and was carried
to the end without weakness and within
expedient bounds."
German Policy in Europe.
The Chancellor then turned to the Drei
bund, saying:
"It will be continued until changed, at
the proper time, which proves it is not an
accidental or temporary .constellation. Its
object Is the maintenance of the status
quo and peace. The Dreibund la the most
peaceful, the strongest, the most lasting
and the most elastic alliance. I took care
that the tariff and other political ques
tlons had not been mixed up with the
renewalof the Dreibund.
"Reference has been made here to my
l remars mat tne .Dreibund is no longer
absolutely necessary to us. Even the
German papers, which should have known
better, draw false conclusions from those
words. With that utterance I did not
damage the prospects of the renewal of
thekIDrelbuhd. or "r&hderIfficufc but on
the. contrary I facilitated It even sub
stantially against elements that -wanted
to prevent Its renewal. I only meant that
Germany did not need an alliance more
than any other power. The Dreibund will
have the same weight In the .scales of pol
itics as formerly."
The Chancellor then touched on the
Macedonian question. "Germany," he
said, "adheres to the fundamental princi
ple not to pursue an active policy in the
Balkans, and agrees with every measure
! leading to an actual Improvement in the
conditions without shaking Turkey's ter
ritorial integrity. Russia's and Austria's
proposal met these requirements. We
shall never refuse our co-operation where
a question of the maintenance of peace
Is involved."
President Hasse, of Lelpslc University,
pan-German National Liberal, said:
Attack on America.
"I am not satisfied with this settlement
of the Venezuelan affair. A formal expia
tion has not occurred. The moral effect
of our co-operation with other powers
and Inviting the intermediation ot Amer
ica will be to Increase America's reputa
tion, while ours sinks. I attribute to
American Intervention the hostile attitude
of the Venezuelans. The behavior of our
Minister, Von Sternberg, has been of such
a character that the United States should
pay his saliry. I refer to his well-known
Interview. In which he even assumed the
late Prince Bismarck's policy was anti
quoted. The Interview shows to a high
(Concluded on Second Page.)
BE REAR-ADMIRAL
VETO FI BILL"
McBride Said to Oppose
Appropriation.
ST. LOUIS GETS EXHIBIT
But Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion May Be Turned Down.
OTHER MEASURES HAY: FAIL
Probably Fifteen Out of the Twenty
Bill Yet Remaining; in the Ex
ecutive's Hands Will Xot
Become Laws.
Washington's Lewis and Clark Fair
appropriation m3y be vetoed by Gover
nor McBride,
He would not sign the St. Louis fair
bill, and it became a law without his
signature.
It is known that the Governor has
ceased the work of going over bills and
baa been engaged on vetoes.
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 19. (Special.)
The first few of a big batch of vetoes
are expected from the Governor's office to
morrow. Of the 20 bills now In his hands.
It Is said that from 12 to 15 of them will
be filed In the Secretary of State's office
with his disapproval.
Lewis anil Clark Bill in Danger.
Amons the bills that are still in the
hands of the executive is the Lewis and.
Clark Fair bill, and today's events have
strengthened a crowing fear that the bill
Is slated for a veto. Tfte Governor today
filed the Louisiana Purchase Fair bill to
become a law without his signature. His"
refusal to sign the bill was on account
of the amount of the appropriation. He
bi1 levari that the bill, which carries 575.0W,
rehduldr'have appropriated not more than
$60,000; This and the Portland Fair bill
are companion bills, and were passed on
the same oay.
It Is known that the Governor has
ceased the work of going over bills, and
since morning has been engaged in tne
actual work of preparing vetoes. It is be
lieved that if he intended to allow the
Portland bill to become a law he would
have filed It with the St. Louis bill. It
Is said that If the bill la vetoed It will be
upon the ground that the- exhibit at St.
Louis can be kept Intact, except as to per
ishable articles, and packed and shiped to
Portland after the close of the St. Louis
fair In the meantime there will be an
other session of the Legislature, which
can provide a new exhibit of perishable
products and appropriate sufficient funds
to place .the exhibit In Portland.
These Bills Are to Be Paused Upon.
Thfi bills remaininir In the Governors
hands are the following, In addlt'ion to the
general appropriation bill:
Senate bill 89. oil Inspection bill; So, relier
of Puget Sound Sawmill & Shingle Com
pany, of Falrhaven; 169, for relief of E. G.
Blckerton: 155. Portland Fair; 120. exempt
ing from taxation property of denomina
tional schools; House bills 89, tax commis
sion; 380, sugar bounty; 30, omnibus
road bill: 122, coyote bounty bill; 192,
for branch Soldiers' Home: 313, for fram
ing several Legislative groups: 3S2, pro
viding for manner of paying ditch war
rants; 305, reducing credits for serving out
fines In. Jail; 353, requiring counties to
pay transportation of indigent pupils to
School for Defective Youths; 145, local
option bill; 43, taxing net proceeds o
mines; 422, providing for elections to
amend city charters on petition of 15 per
cent of voters; 421, providing for admis
sion of university law school graduates
to bar without examination.
WOMEN WHO WANT VOTES
Convention of Woman Suffrage Asso
ciation in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, March 19. The Na
tional Woman Suffrage Association began
Us annual convention here this afternoon
With Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt presiding.
The headquarters of the association were
changed from New York to Warren. O.,
where Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, the
National treasurer, will direct the work
with Miss Elizabeth Hauser as secretary.
A committee consisting of Mrs. Ida P.
Eoyer, of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Laura Brlgg,
of Nebraska, and Mrs. GUI Laughlin, of
Xew York, to consider a National plan
of work was appointed.
In the afternoon there was a reception
at the residence of Mrs. Reuben G. Bush.
At night there was a public meeting at
the Athenlum. Mayor Capdevllle wel
comed the visitors. Mrs. Catt not only
responded, but read her annual report,
Suvran B. Anthony and Rev. Anna Shaw
were the other speakers, and said the re
cent hopeful campaign In New Hampshire
was overshadowed by the fact that Ari
zona had Just been granted equal suf
frage. Limits Liquor Trade of Drngglnts,
BISMARCK, N. D.. March 19. Governor
White today signed the bill amending tha
law relating to druggists' permits. It re
quires SO per cent of the freeholders and
70 per cent of the women In the town or
the ward where the drug store Is located
to sign a petition before the liquor permit
can be obtained.
FIFTEEN LIVES LOST.
Serloait Collision of Fall Rive?
Steamer Xear IS'evr Yorkl
NEW YORK. March 20. A rumor has
Just reached here that the Fall River Lino
steamer Plymouth has been In collision,
and that 15 persons have been killed. Tha
steamer Is reported to have arrived at
New London badly damaged.
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