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HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage ment will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod dern Turkish bath establishment in the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mgr. CORD RAY'S THEATER Prices 15c, 25c, 33c, 40c and 50c Box Seats, L Phone Main 992. John F. Cordrny and "VV. M. Russell, Managers. -THIS WEEK MORDANT-HUMPHREY STOCK CO. Mondny, Tuesday and "Wed nesday Nights, YOUNG MRS. WINTHROP" NAT C GOODWIN'S "A GOLD MINE" TWO GREAT PLAYS DON'T YOU THINK It Is about time you had those eyes looked after? Do they hurt you? Do you see good and easy and without strain? If you don't you better not delay. Consult our Optician. It -will pay you Glasses save the eyes if properly fitted and we fit them properly. e fill oculists' prescriptions for Glasses on short notice. Our work Is done quickly, no delay. Mnftr. Jevrelera and Opticians. Valuable Horses Burned. SEATTLE - "Wash., Sept. 20. Twenty- four horses were destroyed In a fire which ! consumed Conway Bros, stables at an early hour this mornirffc. The loss will exceed $10,000. Among' the animals burned were Harry S., with a pacing record of 2:15, owned by James Conway, and two fine stallions owned by John McCormack, and valued at $1500 each. Only three of the horses killed were I owned by Conway Bros., the others being I boarders. The causa of. the lire is unknown. Street on UMiias - $ FOWLER'S O. W. KROWLBS, Xs. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Dty If a pretty wom an wants a pretty home she will find pretty carpets indispensib'le. EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE. SO-SS THIRD STREET, Opposite Chamber of Commerce. $3 PER DAY AND UPWARD Portland's Popular Family Theater. TOXIGHT Thursday, Friday, Saturday Matinee and Xight, Cor. Third and Washington Sts. Crushed While Asleep. POTTSVTLLE. Pa.. Sept. 0. Two men were instantly killed In a freight wreck on the Monongahela Railroad at Bridgeport today. They are: SAMUEL MILLER, flagman, of TJnlontown, crushed la caboose. "WILLIAM GATELT, brakeman, of Mahon lngton, caucht In caboose and crusfted. Both men, It is supposed, were asleep in the caboose while the engine was taking water and the blame for the' accident probably rests with them, as no flagman was out to warn other trains. 35 J.G.MACK&CO. COMEDY Amusing Aspects of Piles1 Candidacy. WILSON STILL IN FIGHT Senatorial Contest in Wash ington More Lively, PRESTON MEN HOLD ALOOF Seattle Afrain Betrays Desire to Con trol the State Points of Strength and Weakness in IVevr Candidate. y . SEATTLE, Sept. 20. (Special.) There are incidents connected with the develop ment of the candidacy of Sam Biles for United States Senator that pertain to the nature of farce-comedy. There are others which manifest a lack of appreciation- of political policy, and still more which Indi cate some persons have played the game with careful attention to the points. To understand the farcical side of the story, picture a man announcing the fact that he Intended to mako the fight for Senator and then hurrying East. After he is gone, a group of business men gather at a dinner and decide the affair must be given tone. Whereupon a petition is pre pared, asking the candidate to do that which he has already done. Immediately the .candidate bows to the will of the peti tioners and permits himself to be brought forward. Armed with the correspondence that re veals a business men's committee self conscious and eager and a candidate com placent, a select committee waits upon another candidate who is reputed to have substantial following in the Senatorial contest. He is asked to approve the Idea of publishing the story of the interchange of letters and announces that he sees no reason why the world should not know of the circumstance. Incidentally, he adds that he believes the policy followed by the business men was not indicative of tate in political affairs, and reaffirms his belie in the advantage accruing to King Conty from the election of a Senator from that district. Samuel H. Piles and John li. Wilson are in the Senatorial fight in King County. That much Is made apparent In the devel opments of the past few days. The by play in which the correspondence between "business men" and Piles figures does not change the situation, though it does give excuse for levity. Wilson's reply to the committee that he believed the method adopted was not ap propriate, and even harmful, shows he has decided opinions as to the manner In which King County should choose a Sena torial candidate. He has also a shrewd notion that politics is not done according to the rules laid down in the handy letter writer. Wilson Still a Candidate. In all of Wilson's position the fact that he reserves to hlmseTFIhe right to pass upon his own political future is readily apparent. It is also evident that Wilson believes the Republican county convention should choose between the Senatorial as pirants. If the county convention does not explicitly declare in favor of one man, he shows that the Legislative dele gation should be selected with the view of passing judgment for Itself. Politicians would not have expected any thing else from Wilson. The petition was an ex parte showing, and there .was noth ing in it that indicated King County's preferences. Obviously, such men as would favor Piles were invited to approve his course; others were either Ignored or the fact of their opposition concealed. Upon such a showing, Wilson had no po litical ground for taking any other posi tion. There is a peculiarity about the petition that -was sent in to Mr. Piles. It contains a list of some 240 business men, but two of whom have been active in politics. These are John H. McGraw and J. M. Frink, both of whom, by n peculiar coin cidence, were in the vanguard of the Pres ton support. But at the same time such men as Robert Moran, A. B. Stewart, Mose Gottsteln, Jacob Furth and a host of others who went to the front in the Preston campaign among the business In terests hold aloof. Lowman & Hanford, who were prominently Identified, as a firm, with the Preston campaign, sign the petition. But the showing does not indi cate that there has been a change of sen timent among the business men since last Winter, when, instead of a railroad attor ney, they lined up behind an anti-railroad crusader. Nor do former Wilson supporters appear in numbers in the Piles showing. To be sure, John H. McGraw has shown at times that he was friendly to Wilson, but dur ing the last campaign McGraw was one of the closest of friends to George Turner and Governor Henry McBride. In the anti railroad crusade Turner and McGraw buried all their differences and the former Executive lined up with the man now in the Governor's chair. Now McGraw is with a railroad attorney In his fight for Senator. This does not indicate a weak ening in the Wilson forces, but rather shows that McGraw is consistently sup porting a King County candidate. Purely a Seattle Candidate. To the rest of the state the Piles episode shows a weakness. The feature dwell upon most prominently is that King Coun ty demands the election of a King County man; not from the fact that such a man la eminently qualified to represent tho state, but because he Is a citizen of Seat tle. The dominance of King County lias bepn PL U a question in Republican state politics for several years. It was a factor when Leigh S. J. Hunt, Frederick J. Grant and John H. McGraw controlled state politics, and it became an alarming factor in the cam paign of 1S92, which, though it resulted In the election of McGraw, really marked the downfall of King County in Repub lican politics. The strong King County tone of the Preston movement was a weakness, and the same mistake has been repeated. It is an announcement to the state that the battle Is to be fought on the line of regaining King County's lead ership, and that is not an announcement that will be accepted kindly in the Jealous northwest or the suspicious eastern part of the slate, to say nothing of the south west, which, under ordinary circum stances. Is more closely related to Pierce County. Possibly an explanation of many of the features of the correspondence can be found In the fact that no politician of prominence Is on the petition. That Is, no one who Is active In political affairs at present has stepped to the front and urged Piles to make the fight. The committee claimed the petition as a business men's movement, but "business men" rarely dominate politics. Tho term "business man" in political affairs means a trades man, one who keeps out of political af fairs, and who, if he enters a" contest,is lost. Where Piles Is Strong:. It cannot be assumed that Piles is a weak candidate, for he has many elements of strength. He Is popular, he is a ready debater, a strong speaker, an earnest fighter and generally successful In politics. But this chapter In tho story of his Sena torial campaign does not lend anything to his strenirth. If the delegation that waited upon Wil son expected him to step gracefully out of the way and declare he was about to enlist for-Piles' fight, it was disappointed. If It merely wanted Piles' statement pub lished, it accomplished nothing that could not have been gained by other means. At the same time, Wilson took a position that preserves all of his rights and leaves him in a position to contest for King County support. Among the Wilson supporters there has been a feeling that Piles would not stay in the race, and something to this effect was anticipated from his return from the East. In this they have been disappoint ed. What Preston's friends may have believed is unknown, for they are not men of tho character to make public statements at present. But it is hardly reasonable to expect an avalanche of sup port from-antl-rallroad men to a railroad candidate. KILLED BY A POLO BALL. YounR Swift Struck on Head, at First Believed to Be Slightly Injured. CHICAGO, Sept 20. Nathan Swift, ron of Louis F. Swift, the packer, died today from the effects of a blow on the temple With a polo ball on Onwentsia Field dur ing a game. The accident at first was thought to be trifling. Mr. Swift was playing in a contest In which his com panions were Frederick McLaughlin, W. W. Rathbone, Al Farwell, Sidney Love, Walter Keith, R. R. McCormick and Charles G. King. The ball which struck Mr. Swift was one that went in the air from the mallet of Mr. Love. Mr. Swift did not appre ciate his danger until too late, the glare of the sun preventing him from following the ball In its flight. When the ball hit him he did not fall from his saddle, and when his companions galloped to his aide he was at first inclined to make light of the Injury. He was Induced to dismount, but walked without aid from the Held. Arriving home he complained of dizziness, and later went into a delirium, which was followed by his death. The accident which resulted in Mr. Swift's death occurred yesterday after noon. During the night an operation was performed to relieve a ruptured blood ves sel near the base of the brain. The opera tion seemed to give relief, but the effect was only temporary. Three physicians worked over him until the end. Nathan Swift was born In Chicago in 1881. He was an enthusiastic athlete, being especially fond of football and polo. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. President. Democratic Senators will demand infonnatloa on alleged favors shown the President by railroads on recent tour. Page 1. President Roosevelt says Government orders take precedence over union rules. Page 1. Federation of Labor at Chicago tenders free advice- In 9000-word letter. Page 1. National. ' Senator Cullom says the Democrats havo the best Presidential candidate in Senator Gor man. Page 3. No graft was too small for A. W. Maphen from tho Federal Postofflce. Page 2. Foreign. Sultan has withdrawn decrees forbidding mas sacres Issued under fear of pressure by tho powers. Pago 11. Bulgaria says its note to tho powers was not an ultimatum, but an appeal. Pago 11. Ixvd Balfour of Burleigh, Secretary of Scot land, resigns from British Cabinet. Pago 2. General. Harriman -will run two largo" steamers out of San Francisco in competition with Hill's new fleet Page 1. Chicago United Irish Societies declare that Ire land must bo free. Page 2. Large Emmet memorial meetings are held in New York and Columbus, O. Page 2. Nathan Swift, son of L. F. Swift, the million aire packer, is killed at Chicago by a polo ball. Page 1. Sam Parks arrives at Kansas City to fight for recognition by Bridge and Structural Iron workers. Page 3. i Pacific Coast. Awards made on sheep, goats and swine at the State Fair. Page 4. Son of S. P. Donkel Is arrested at Prlnevllle, charged with murder of his father. Pago 4. Sport's. Football outlook at colleges and universities. Page 11. Pacific Coast League games: Seattle 10, Port land 6; Sacramento 7-5, San Francisco, 5-0; Los Angeles 2, Oakland 1. Page 5. Pacific National League games: Spokane 0-5, Butte 1-0; Seattlo 0. Salt Lake 2. Page 3. Many fast horses arriving for races at Irving ton. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Rev. Dr. Hill preaches a sermon at Mayor "Williams. Page 12. Movement to annex East Sldo suburbs to the city. Page 10. Field sports at Multnomah Club Carnival to night. Page 8. Need of early -action to secure Irrigation con vention in 1D05 for Portland. Page 12. Distinguished rabbi comes to conduct Jowlsb New Tear services. Page 8. Irishmen celebrate centenary of Bobert Em met Page 10. Multnomah Club has a grievance against Chief Hunt Pago 10. 10 MS BILLS? Democratic Senators Want to Know. PRESIDENT TRAVELS MUCH Alleged That Railroads Settle for Everything. CHARGES PUBLISHED IN PAPERS Resolutions "Will Be Introduced in the Senate Demanding: Informa tion an to the EzpenNC At tendant o"n These Journeys. WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. (Special.) It is said that the Democrats in tho Senate will introduce a resolution soon after Congress convenes demanding Informa tion about the alleged practice of Presi dent Roosevelt in obtaining and using special, trains and special cars from vari ous railroads and paying nothfng for the service. The resolution has been prepared and awaits discussion by the Democrats before it is put in final shape. It recites the fact that the public press of the country and particularly a portion of the Republican press of the country, has openly charged that the President paid none of the expenses of his trip to the Pacific Coast by special train, which lasted 66 days and covered 22.000 miles at an enormous cost, but that these expenses of every, kind, Including wines, liquors and food were paid by the railroads over which the train ran. Continuing, tho resolution calls attention to the frequent trips of the President since he succeeded Mr. McKInley, and then demands information as to tho ex pense of these trips. The reason of the resolution is the dis cussion aroused by the Pacific Coast trip. It is stated in the preamble that it does not seem creditable to the Democrats, at least of the Senate, that the President of the United States would accept com pliment transportation and food and drink and service from" the railroads and that the Senate desires to know If its faith in President Roosevelt in this particular is unwarranted. TJXIOXS CAXXOT DICTATE. President Roosevelt Snys Govern ment Rules Take Precedence. WASHINGTON. Sept 4 20. (Special.) Dispatches from Oyster Bay say Presi dent Roosevelt has declared he will not be dictated to or Intimidated by the labor unions In the case of 'Bookbinder Miller, now at work in the Government Printing Office. The President has re ceived a set of unfriendly resolutions from the Central Labor Union of Wash ington, and has sent to the secretary. of the organization a formal reply, which is "merely to the effect that he has re ceived the communication. It is not probable that the President will vouch safe any further answer to the union, but undoubtedly he will take some meas ures soon to counteract tho effect of the antagonistic action. "It may be stated emphatically and al most officially," says tho dispatch from Oyster Bay, "that President Roosevelt will not accede to the demand of the union by ordering the dismissal of Miller. The President Is a member of one of "tho affiliated bodies, and is In thorough sym pathy with all the legitimate aims of tho man who toils. He will not and can not, however, allow the unions, as he SAYS GORMAN IS LOGICAL DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL SENATOR SHELBY 3L CCIX03L regards the question, to override the laws and the rules of tho Government departments simply because they are unions and -have power at the polls. "President Roosevelt announced to a friend several weelis ago, when the Miller case came up, rather than to accede to such demands he would go down to de feat. 'But I'll go down fighting for what I think Is right,' he is quoted as say ing." At Its meeting In this city next Monday night the American Federation of Labor is to consider the question raised by the local labor unions against President Roosevelt K Individually, the officers of the Amer ican Federation of Labor and other mem bers of the executive committeo have given their Indorsement to the move ment brought against the Administration on account of its attitude toward organ ized labor In connection with the print ing office controversy. As a body, the Federation has taken no part, and at least one prominent officer has said that the question must be met by the different affiliated organizations according to the majority of their members. It is known, however, the resolutions will be laid before the executive com mittee, and will be discussed with a view to giving advice to tho bookbinders, which organization is conducting the po litical war instituted against President Roosevelt. Federation Tenders President Advice CHICAGO, Sept 20. President Roose velt today was xotgd by the Chicago Federation of Labor a 9000-word letter of advice. In which fault is found with the President's attitude on the question of open' shops. Tee letter was prompted by the decision of President Roosevelt in tho Miller case, in which the President said that Miller or any. other man must not be discharged from the Government Print ing Office on account of non-membership in a union. "Deliclously unaware of the hypocrisy of the world of finance, honest and hu mane, but uninformed," were some of the clauses used to describe the Presi dent In the long letter of the open-shop committee. The opening paragraph contained a defi nite disclaimer of any wish to attack Mr. Roosevelt, the blame for the Chief Exec utive's attitude in the Miller affair being placed on a "coterie of certain well known interests which are constantly on guard around the White House." The President was told that he fell into error In his view of the question, "because of that Impetuosity for which we love you." A copy of the communication will be for warded to Oyster Bay at once, under date of Labor day, September 7. The reading of the letter before the federation meeting today occupied over an hour, and excited applause from the crowd of delegates. Dr. Butler Visits the President. OYSTER BAY. N. Y., Sept 20. President Roosevelt passed a quiet day at Sagamore Hill with his guest. President Butler, of Columbia University. Mrs. Roosevelt and the young children attended services this morning at Christ Episcopal Church, but the President and Dr. Butler remained at home. Hanna . Will Hear From Dlclc First. CLEVELAND, Sept 20. Senator Hanna stated tonight th1t he would pay no "atten tion to the challenge to debate of the Democratic candidate for United States Senator, John H. Clarke, until he had heard from Chairman Dick, to whom Clarke's challenge has been referred. BULLS PUT TO TORTURE Ring? Erected on Mexican Border Opened With Great Attendance. EL PASO, Tex., Sept' 20. The new $50,000 bull ring at Juarez, on the Mexican bor der, was formally opened here today in the presence of 10,000 people, chiefly Amer icans. Six bulls were tortured and put to death, and several horses were slain by the bulls. Cervera, the famous Spanish bull-fighter, is at tho head of the troupe. War Vessels Arrive at Xcw York. NEW YORK, Sept. 20. The battleship Indiana, of the Coast squadron, from Newport, R. I.; the cruiser Chicago, from Fortress Monroe, and the auxiliary cruiser Yankee, of tho Atlantic training squadron, from New London, Conn., reached this port today. Lnrgc Utah Store Destroyed. PRICE, Utah, Sept. 20. Fire today com pletely destroyed the large general store of the Emery County Mercantile Company here. The losa will amount to about ?G0, 000. with Insurance of $25,000. CANDIDATE. L FOR HILL Harriman Will Send Big Ships to Orient TWO NEARLY COMPLETED Keeps Trans-Pacific Trade ifor San Francisco. SOUTHERN ROADS ARE TO HELP Rates Made hy the Great Northern, for Eastern Business "Will Be Met hy Southern Pacific System -and the Santa Fc. THE VESSELS. Cost $1,750,000 G15 Length, feet Breadth, feet Depth of hold, feet Horsepower Speed, knot3 Tonnage, gross .... Passenger capacity 63 51 12.000 1G 13,500 l,73ti SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 20.-(Special.) Trans-Pacific steamship officials have at last come to the conclusion that E. H. Harriman will use one, If not both, of the new steamships he purchased recently In the East from the Atlantic Transport Company on a new direct line betewen this port and Manila, via Honolulu and Guam. The new ships are the Mongolia and the Manchuria. The former was .launched about ten weeks ago. The Manchuria is soori to be launched. They each cost $1,750,000, have a length of 615 feet, a breadth of 65 feet," a depth of 51 feet 3 Inches, an Indicated horsepower of 12,000, a speed of 16 knots, displacement of 26,512 tons, gross tonnage of 13,500, and. a pas senger capacity of 350 first cabin, 63 sec ond cabin, and ,1200 steerage. One of them, with the Korea and Siberia now in use, will be in the Pacific Mail'3 San Francisco and Yokohama and Hong Kong service. The other new one, with the China or Peking, or both, will make direct service to Manila, it being the be lief of Harriman and his associates that within IS months at least the Government will withdraw altogether from the busi ness of a common carrier between thl3 port and the Philippines. By that time Harrlman's new two vessels will havo been completed. As the time approaches for President J. J.. Hill, of the Great Northern road, to put Into service his two new large steam ers between Seattle and the Orient they being especially designed to carry Im mense cargos at low rates, trans-PacIflo people at this port are wondering to what extent he wlll cut rates to and from tho Orient It is admitted that no matter what rates Hill makes, they will be met by the rail road steamer lines via San Francisco, and the local people are confident with such service as the Korea, Siberia and the two new Harriman ships can be given, along with the service of the Occidental and Oriental and Japanese ships, San Fran cisco will continue to lead Seattle as the greatest Pacific Coast port The power of tho Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and Burlington roads, which Hill has merged Into the Northern Securities Company, to gather freight In this country for shipment to the Orient Is realized. It Is also said that Hill will make low rates from the East to Seattle in order to bring back loaded many cars that are now hauled empty from the East Tho San Francisco trans-Pacific people assert that the Harriman roads, along with tho Santa Fo and their connections, are more than a match for the Hill roads when It comes to collecting freight for the Orient in this country, and that the many deciduous and citrus fruit-cars which are now hauled back empty from the East can be filled with Oriental freight at rates as low as Hill can afford to or dare mako. So, altogether. Interesting developments In the handling of Oriental freight by way of thi3 port and Seattle are being looked for by the Interested parties. Test of the Dredge Grant. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 20. (Special.) The dredge Grant is In drydock at Mara Island for the last touches. The date for sailing north is not fixed, but Is soon. A unique test of the large steel debris bin on the Grant was made tho other day. While on keel blocks the gates for re leasing the material pumped into vessels while dredging wero shored up, water tight, from the bottom of the dock. Be tween 2000 and 3000 tons of water was then pumped into the debris bin for a test to discover leaky places. No leaks were found. The Grant has two of these immense receptacles for earning to sea mud and other substances dredged up by the ves sel's machinery. HlKli Floods in "Wisconsin. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Sept 20. At Portage, Wis., the Wisconsin River reached a stage of 12.2 feet at the" Gov ernment lock at noon today, when tho city levee on the west side of the river broke, and the entire district between tho Wisconsin River bridge and the Baraboo River, covering a spaco of six miles, is a' sea of water. Seven hundred feet of newly built city levee was washed away. Farm resi dences in the district are surrounded. Hundreds of acres of potatoes, corn and millet are ruined. At Prairie du Chien, the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers have risen 24 inches during the last 24 hours. Crops on low lands along the Mississippi above the city sre being flooded, and many acres of corn are already under water.