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VOL. XLIII. 1ST0. 13,231. PORTLAND, OKEGO, FRIDAY, MAY S, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE GREATEST AMERICAN WHISKEY YELLOWSTONE Try It Once and You Will Use No Other Brand. ROTHCHILD BROS., Portland, Oregon, Sole Agents' BARGAINS IN CENTURY CAMERAS CENTURY GRAND, 5x7, Planatlc Lens, 1902 model, regular $50.00, our price $33.00 CENTURY GRAND JR., 4x5, regular $32.00, our price 22.00 ALL NEW GOODS Apr APP A d"5F"ISJT For the Premo, Poco, Eastman Kodaks vv 1 -rvi MVJL.1.1 I O nad Century Cameras. BLUMAUER-FRAINK DRUG CO. Everything photographic. 142 Fourth St. 1 1 nun u I IFF Assets, $359,395,537.72. Surplus Assets, $75,127,498.77. "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD" Rates no lilfrher than other eompaal es. L. SAMUEL, Manager, 306 Oregonlan Bldg., Portland, Oregon DR. FOWLER'S MlAI and MALT 171 AKES JL T XUSCLE "There Life and Strength In Every Drop" A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE Tor Sal by AH Dructlrtm. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers rHXL BCETSCIIAJf, Free C W. KJfOWLES, Xsw inOTB iM.WASfflMTM STKETS, PMTLUt, MEMI, European Plan: cxAxax or manaqxment. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Dty THE NEW CARPET Is a serious consideration at this season. We would like to talk with you about it EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. 0. Mack & Co. 8G-SS THIRD STREET Opposite Chamber of Commerce Ask for "Banker Size" 2 for 25c ALLEN & LEWIS, DISTRIBUTERS "THE KLOEBER" GREEN RIVER HOT SPRINGS WASHINGTON The Health Resort of the West Main line or the Northern Pacific Railway. Round trip fare from Port land, only 5S.20. Do you appreciate Its advantages? The most curative waters known. Change to an entirely different climate. Perfection of service, with a large corps of skilled attendants all under direct medical supervision. "We cure more than 90 per cent of all our cases. For Information address Dr. J. S. Kloeber. Green River Hot Springs, "Wash., or inquire of A. D. Charlton. Northern Pacific Railway Ticket Office. Portland. v IT IS J UST THIS 'AY About Your Eyes. Glasses properly fitted, the kind we fit, will give you all kinds of comfort. We can do you good and please you. You can trust your eye troubles with our optician and be sure that you are getting the very best that can be done for. you. We also fill Oculists Prescriptions for Glasses. Mil ft- Jeweler and Opticians. Cor. Third and WasatRR-ton Sts. II NEGRO Mailcarrier Warned to Quit Work. MASKED MEN STOP HIM Postmaster-GeneralSuspends Rural Service. TENNESSEE SCENE OF TROUBLE Special Asrcnt Ordered to Investlpfnte and, if Matters Arc Serious, Pro cedure AVI 11 Largely Be Same as Jn Indlanola Case. The negro mailcarrier at Gallatin. Tcnn.. iron his position by merit alone, but Is given to understand that If he continues In the position he will forfeit his life. He stood second in the civil service examination, where no color line was drawn, and was appointed when a vacancy occurred. Two courses of action are open to tho Postmaster-General to suspend the service or call out troops. The former Is the more probable. WASHINGTON, May 7. The Postoffice Department was notified officially today that John C. Allgood, a colored rural free delivery letter-carrier, while making his regular trip near Gallatin, Tenn., was stopped by men armed, and masked, and he and his colored substitute carrier were warned not to continue in the service under penalty of death. Postmaster-General Payne has suspended service on the route, pending investigation, and if the report of the affair can bo confirmed, sum mary action will follow. The incident may become a second Indlanola- case. The reports reached the Postofflce De partment today in tho following telegram from tho Postmaster at Gallatin: - 1'Carrler rural i-outa.No.,1. .while-making trip toaay, neia up oy rnaoKea men. or dered not to make another trip. Advise." The next dispatch came from Special Agent Condon, In charge of the rural free delivery service, with headquarters at Nashville, Tenn., as follows: "Rural carrier No. 1, colored, Gallatin, Tenn., in an interview with me tonight, advises that lie was stopped en route to day by armed masked men and his life threatened if he continued in service. Threat also applied to colored substitute carrier. "Warned not to divulge cause of his removal, but to assign other reasons No timo allowed to await upon appoint ment of successor. Believing it hazard ous, he will not serve route tomorrow un less assurances are given him that no vio lence will be committed. Please advise me what Instructions will be Issued In the premises. An immediate answer will be greatly appreciated." Instructions of Payne. Postmaster-General Payne today tele graphed Mr. Condon as follows: "Investigate fully case of John C. All good, rural free delivery carrier, who was stopped by armed masked men and his life threatened If he continued In the service. and report. In the meantime service on route will be suspended until your report upon the facts in the case Is received." Postmaster-General Payne later said, if tho facts were as represented, only two courses of action would be open namely. to abolish the route and leave the people there without that service, or to send sol diers to the scene to protect the carrier in the performance of his duty. Mr. Payne said the former case was the more prob able. He called attention to the civil serv ice statutes and said tho appointees were secured through the Civil Service Com mission, their selection therefore not being optional with him. The La-rv for Such. Offenses. It Is said at the department that the penal Ue3 provided by law for such of fenses Is covered In sections 3SS9 and 3933 of the revised statutes. The former reads as follows: "Every person who willfully and ma liciously assaults any letter-carrier who Is In uniform, while engaged on his route, in the discharge of his duty as a letter- carrier, and every person who willfully aids or assists therein, shall for every of fense be punishable by a- fine of not less than flOO and not more than 1000or by Imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than three years." The other section provides that "any person who shall knowingly or willfully obstruct or retard the passage of mall carriers shall for every such offense be punishable by a fine of not more than J100." It Is pointed out that the difference be tween the penalties hinged on the wear ing of the uniform, and also that the word "assault" within the meaning of the law contemplates just such an offense as that reported, t Xejrro "Won Place by Merit. The route at Gallatin was put In on March 1 last. There were five applications under the civil sarvlce rules for appoint ment as carrier. The three men passing the. highest on the list were all colored. Under the civil service rules, the Post master-General says, there Is no opUon with the department except to appoint the person who stands highest on the list- Therefore Allen F. Dlllard, colored, was appointed. He resigned about three weeks ago, and on the 26th of last month the Civil Service Beard certified the second man on the list, John C Allgood, colored Echo of Lynching: of Italians. ROME, May". Replying in the Chamber of DepuUes to a demand for an explana tion of the present status of the investi gation of the lynching of Italians at Er- win. Miss., In 1901, Under-Foreign Secre tary Baccelli said that. In spite of the activity of Italian Consular and diplomatic officials, no convictions had been secured. owing to the reticence of witnesses who persisted in declining to make depositions. Slgnor Baccelli said the American Con gress "had voted J30.000 for the families of the victims, but to this measure the Ital ian government remained a stranger, as it could not admit a price for blood, al though it would not force the injured par ties to refuse the Indemnity. This Indem nity did not. however. In any war dimin ish the value of the protest presented by tne Italian government when It learned that the guilty parties had not been oun- lshed. NOT FOR II CLUB Referendum Never In tended for Such Use. GOVERNOR TURNED DOWN Illinois Legislature Will Not Post pone Its Adjournment. SPRINGFIELD. III.. May 7. Governor Yates, In a communication to the Senate and House leaders today, requested them to use their Influence to postpone the final adjournment of the Legislature, set for to day, to May 1L In the Senate this af ternoon the Governor's request for a re cess was read. A motion to consider a final adjournment resolution was tabled. Both houses adjourned sine die tonight. The object of the Governor'o request was that of the 60 bills, Including the Mueller traction measure, now before him, he may wish to return one or more to the General Assembly without his approval. thus giving the Legislature the privilege of passing the same over his veto. The Governor. In concluding his communica tion, said he wished to avoid the expense of a special session. Governor Yates also transmitted a let ter to the Attorney-General, asking for his immediate opinion as to the legal ef fect of each section of the Mueller trac tion bill. CZOLGOSZ IS ARRESTED. Los Angeles "Will Not Allow Him at Lnr&e During Roosevelt's Visit. LOS ANGELES, May 7. Acting under instructions from the Secret Service Bu reau at Washington, the police today ar rested a man who is suspected of being one of the four brothers of Czolgosz, the assassin of the late President McKlnley. Great secrecy has been maintained about the arrest, and practically no information has been given out concerning the man. It is known, however, that he was arrested today and confined In the city jail. No charge has been lodged against him, the police simply dealning the man un sus picion until after President Roosevelt shall have left Los Angeles. It Is said that Czolgosz has been living in this city for several months, being employed in a tamale factory. His ac tions have been, it is said, not out of the ordinary, and no complaint is made of the man other than that of his relations to the assassin of President McKlnley. WARREN DENIES IT. "Wyoming: Senator Is Not a Candi date for vice-President. yuutiaucu uuiv iuaw cuiowi -l . tveu ren is a candidate for tho- Vice-Presidency on the Republican ticket In 191 was stoutly denied, by the Senator this evening. . Xo Change In Bnltimorc Returns. BALTIMORE. May 7. Tho Board of Election Supervisors recounted the bal lots of six of the SI wards today. No material change was shown from the un official returns, which gave McLane, Dem., 00 majority for Mayor. The Republican committee began pre paring today to take legal steps to file a contest In behalf of Frank C. Wachter, Republic in candidate. RUSSIANS RETAKE IT. Mu Chirnnpr Is Reoccnpled by a LnrKc Force. PEKIN, May 8. The Russians, it is an nounced, have reoccupled NIu Chwang with a large force, and have also put garrisons In the forts at tho mouth of the Llao River. They are further re ported to be making extensive warlike preparations. PUBLIG OPINION CHANGES Action of State Labor Feder ation is the Cause. VALIDITY WILL BE TESTED If Reference of Knir Bill to the Peo ple Is Decided Upon Cost of Vot inr on Other Measures "Would Not Be Great. The constitutionality of the Initiative and referendum will undoubtedly be brought Into question If the. efforts-now being made to refer the Lewis and Clark Fair bill and the corporation tax bill to a vote are carried out. Suit could be brought against the Secretary of State to enjoin him from incurring the expense of an election not warranted by law. As the Supreme Court Is well up with ts work that tribunal could act quickly. To refer the Fair bill would cost be-tween-SSO.OOO and $40,000. To hold up the tax law would cause a vast Incon venience to the state. SALEM, May 7. Special.) The action of the State Federation of Labor in adopt ing a resolution In favor of Invoking the referendum on the Fair bill has done more than any other one thing to turn public opinion against the referendum amendment. There are many people who are coming to bellevethat the referendum amendment will prove so troublesome that its evils will outweigh Its benefits. The people had considered the referendum as a power which the -voters of the state might exercise in order,-to prevent unwise leglSSdonnIsappoIntment" to' many to seo the referendum used as a means of securing the settlement of a dispute wholly unrelated to the legisla tion against which action is taken. Had the labor unions proceeded against the Lewis and Clark Fair bill solely be cause they believed such a cdurse would bo. for the best Interests of the state, no harsh criticisms would be heard. The no torious fact that they are proceeding against that bill because they have had a disagreement with their employers Is what causes adverse comment. Referendum Always a Club. What may be done once may be done again, and if the referendum may be used as a club on the Fair bill It may be used on any other bill. No difference how judicious the legislation might be, the labor unions can hold It up If by so doing they hope to coerce those with whom they cannot agree in private trans actions. Under such circumstances the chances of the success of an act of the Legislature depend less upon the merit of the act than upon the Influences that WELCOMED PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO CALIFORNIA. GOVERNOR GEORGE C. PARDEE. may be brought to bear for the purpose of securing personal advantage. It Is now quite certain that if any at tempt Is made to refer either the Lewis and Clark Fair bill or the corporation tax bill, a suit will be brought to test the constitutionality of the inlUatlve and ref erendum amendment. Since the amend--mcnt has been used for purposes entirely different from those Intended by the peo ple when they adopted it, and since it is likely always to be so used, there are a considerable number of people who will rejoice If the Supreme Court should de clare that the amendment was not legally adopted or that It Is In contravention of the Federal Constitution and Invalid. Those who were originally opposed to the amendment, yet hoped to see It given a fair trial, are disgusted at the efforts to use the referendum to defeat measures which do not meet popular disapproval. The uncertainty which will hereafter at tend all legislation is another cause of dissatisfaction with the practical work ings of the initiative and referendum amendment. While a majority of the peo ple of this section of the state are prob ably yet believers In the referendum. It Is doubtful whether the amendment could carry again If a free discussion of both sides of the question were had. One need not go far nor talk with many people to find that the amendment Is not nearly so popular as It was at this time last year. Test Case Easily Brouisht. To test the validity of the Initiative and referendum amendment would be a sim ple matter. The test would most likely be made by a suit against the Secretary of State, who Is the official who first act3 under the constitutional provision. The Secretary of State assumes, of course, that the amendment Is valid and he will obey Its directions. If a referendum petition in proper form be filed against some act of the last Leg islature, he will consider the filing of the petition as operating to prevent the act from going Into effect. He will therefore refuse to proceed under the act upon which the referendum Is demanded and will prepare at the proper time to submit the act to a vote of the people. A suit would then He to compel him to proceed under the act of the Legislature or to enjoin him from incurring the expense of an election not warranted by law. The Secretary's defense would be that the referendum amendment required him td pursue this course, and the question would thus be presented whether the amend ment is valid. As the Issues would be purely questions of law, not much time would be taken In the trial, and as the Supreme Court Is now up with Its work the case could be carried to that tribunal with little delay. Many "Ways to Raise Question. Almost any suit that may be brought under an act upon which the referendum Is demanded will raise the question as to the validity of the referendum amend ment. If,- for example, the referendum be ordered on the corporation- -tax "bill." and the corporations refuse to pay the tax. pending the submission of the question- to the people In 1904, every suit brought for any purpose by a corporation may raise the referendum question. The corporation tax law provides that no corporation- shall bring suit unless It has paid the required tax. Any defendant could therefore set up as a defense tc a suit that the corporation had not paid its tax. The corporation would be compelled to rely upon the fact that the referendum had been ordered, and It would be up to the courts to say whether the referendum dperates to pre vent a law from taking effect. Because of the multitude of ways in which the question may be presented. It Is certain that if a referendum petition be filed the courts will soon have a chance to give ' (Concluded on Second Page.) CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National Affairs. President Roosevelt Is officially welcomed ti California. Page 1. Threats against negro carrier cause suspension of mall service In Tennessee. Page 1. Warm reply to Postmaster-General In postal scandal by deposed official. P$ge 3. Willis Sweet, of Idaho, appointed Attorney- General of Porto Btco. Page 3. General. Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, found guilty of accepting a bribe. Page 2. American forces win big victory In Mindanao. Page 3. Twelve men killed by Canadian Pacific train running Into "boarding-car." Page 12. Foreign. The Turkey-Bulgaria war cloud has disap peared. Page 2. Irish land bill passes Its second reading. Page 2. , Russia will, restore Manchuria, to China. Paget 2. The Venezuelan protocol Is signed. Page 5. Sports. Scores of Pacific Coast League: San Francisco 5, Portland 0; Sacramento 4. Oakland 3. Tage 11. Scores of Pacific Xatlonal League: Bntte 11, Portland tf; Tacoroa 15, Spokane 11; Helena 12. Seattle 2: Los Angeles 7. San Francisco 1. Page 11. Gunfire, at 2-to-l, wins the $15,000 Metropolitan Handicap at Morris Park. Page 11. Pacific Const. Sentiment changing In regard to referendum. Page 1. Eddr bill seems to be In favor. Page 4. No smallpox at Bend. Page 4. Fisherman drowned In the Columbia. Page 4. Hermann addresses Ashland aqdience. Page 5. Reception to President arranged at Olympla. Page 4. Colonel W. H. Dewey, of Boise, Is dead. Page fl. Commercial and Marine. Statement of failures In April. Page 13: Bearish advices send wheat down at Chicago. Page 13. Weakness of stocks on Xew York market. Page 13. Iron and steel trade reviewed. Page 13. California wool clip will be smallest on record. Page 13. Portland Custom-House transactions In April Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Steamboatmen, boatbullders and prominent citi zens protest at purchase of Ernest A. Hamlll as a nreboat. Page 10. Rev. E. L. House Is Installed as pastor of First Congregational Church In Interesting- ceremony. Page S. Master builders and painters refuse- to accept' union's arbitration terms. Page 14. Indications that British Columbia will exhibit In 1905, Page 10. First Baptist Church will hold meeting- to con sider requseting resignation ot Its paator. Page 14. O. R. & N. alms to make Portland- a livestock center. Page 12. Action pf St. Joans Council In refusing: to y& ' cite streets a live lamia. Page 1L WARM WELCOME Roosevelt Is Now in California. GOVERNOR GREETS PARTY Rediands Makes Visit a Con tinuous Ovation. ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT Sight of Many Children Lends Execu tive to Compliment People ia That "Regrnrd A Plea for Higher Citizenship. .- ROOSEVELT'S CALIFORNIA ITINERARY. May 8 Claremont. Pasadena. May 9 Ventura. Santa Barbara, San Luis Obl.po. May 10 Monterey. May 11 Pajaro, Santa Cruz, San Jose. May 12 Palo Alto, Burllrgame. San Francisco.. May 13, 14 San Fran&co, Berkeley, Oakland. May 14, 18 Yosemlte Valley. May 19 Reno and Carson, Nev., Sac ramento. May 20 Redding, Slsson. REDLANDS, Cal., May 7. President Roosevelt was formally welcomed to Cali fornia today before a crowd estimated at 10,000. The President's special left Bar- stow at S:30 A. M. and arrived, here at noon, on time to the minute. In front of the Hotel Casa Loma was packed a mass of humanity that stretched for two blocks East and West. The enthusiasm displayed must have reminded the guest, in whose honor the demonstration had been planned, that California hospitality really was what he had heard it to- be. At the east side of the grounds Com pany 6 was stationed, uniformed in blue. with campaign hats, leggings and guns. The New York Society was at the south, and along the west were formed thef Y. M. C. A, cadets In uniform. At 12 o'clock carriages In waiting took the President to the Casa Loma Hotel In the following order: Marshal and staff, mounted es corts. President and party. Company G, Teddy's Terrors and band. New York So--clety, Y. M. C. A. Infantry. A Continuous Ovation. There was an ovation, all along the line until the hotel was reached. Thousands were gathered In the streets. On the corner opposite the balcony from which the President spoke, 1500 school children were seated on a grandstand put up for the occasion. As the President approached each of the children waved a flag and their young voices were often raised In cheers. They also sang the National airs. President Roosevelt was presented to Governor Pardee and Lieutenant-Governor Anderson, and the party then took their places on the balcony, where all the mem bers of the Legislative committee and their wives and prominent local commit tee were seated. Just Oelow the balcony were ranged the Grand Army veterans, while near Dy were Teddy's Terrors In their warlike unlfoms. , Mayor Fowler Introduced Governor Par dee, who. In a brief address, welcomed the President to California. Assemblyman Grover T. Johnson then delivered an ad dress of welcome In behalf of the State Legislature. Address of the President. The great throng cheered Itself hoarse when the President arose to deliver his address. It was several minutes before he could proceed. He said In part: "I am glad, indeed, to have the chance to visit this wonderful and beautiful state, but I did not have to come to know you or like you, for I know what the sons and daughters of the state have done. If I did not appreciate their achievements I would. Indeed, be a poor American. But for the country Itself, though I had been told so much of Its beauty and its wonder, I had never real ized, or could not realize In advance, all I have seen. "Coming down over the mountain, I was Impressed with the thought more and more of what can be done with the wise use of water and the forests of this state. The people have grown to realize that it is Indispensable to the future of the coun try to conserve and properly use the water and to preserve the great mountain for ests. All this great valley shows what can be accomplished by irrigation, and it Is to be congratulated that Ita settlers had the foresight to take advantage of It. Irrigation Must Be Extended. "The irrigation system should he ex tended and widened. Forest and. -stream should ber used to build up the interests of the home maker, for he Is the man we want to encourage In every possible way. I think our citizens are realizing more and more that we want to perpetuate the things ot both use and beauty. Beauty surely has its place, and you want to make thlsetat more than it even now is the garden spot of a continent. I congratulate you on tha way you have built up these new cities In a way to Illustrate the virtue of pio neer citizenship, and at the same time avoiding the roughness characteristic of so many new settlements. An example has been set for the coming generations to abide by. "The young men must be impressed with the idea that whatever we have il, 'i (Concluded oa Seeoad PacJv K