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t fS ' rf V'QlBg. l',,J?, " "'W-'-'Sfc 1 c-r,-- . rrjfs-',Y,l ""V1 Vfl -" "Sf- . ( s t . apttmm & ' VOL. XLIH. $0. 13,413. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER .7, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. -r w I -A V1 AT THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR MERIT OAKWOOD MALT THE CANADIAN MALT WHISKEY MOST OFTEN IMITATED ROTHCHILD BROS. PACIFIC COAST AGENTS A CAMERA Is always an appropriate and acceptable Christmas gift. We have them all styles and prices from $1.00 to $250.00. BLUIVIAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. 142-146 FOURTH STREET DR. "There's Life and Strength In Every Drop" ik BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE S v For Sale by all Druggists. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale liquor anaXfgar Dealers PHIL atETSCHAA, Pres. SETEITH AKD HASBHfiMB CHANGE OF European Plan THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT for a lady is a box of writing paper with monogram engraved on it from W. G. SMITH & CO: Wedding and Visiting Card Engravers THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON American Plan Also European Plan. Modern Restaurant. -ftS tTrSf -- COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS. HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen The manage nient will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod ern Turkish bath establishment in the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mgr. REPUBLICAN LEAGUE LIVENED Tammany Victory In New York Gives Fresh Inspiration to Faithful. CINCINNATI. Doc C President Moor, Df the National Republican League, has requested Scott Bonham, president of the Ohio State League, of Cincinnati, to visit Washington December 11 and 12 to par ticipate in a conference with the Na tional Republican committee. Arrange ments have also been made for a talk with President 'Roosevelt. After thSse conferences the National League commit tee meets in Philadelphia for a further conference on the Presidential campaign. President Bonham says: "The recent Tammany victory in New York .State has gl en fresh inspiration to Republican league workers throughout the states. As a consequence of that Demo cratic victory steps have been taken to reorganize the State League of New York. The National League president has also been in conference with other states, and Is preparing for the reorganization of Etate leagues In the South and "Western States andjn New England." The committee to go to "Washington will Include, besides President Moor and Mr. Bonham, Senators Hanna and For uker. THE DAY'S DEATH BOLL. Frederick Grant Gleason. CHICAGO, Dec 6. Frederick Grant Gleason, director of the Chicago Audi torium Conservatory, died hero today ofj acute pneumonia, aged 54. Professor Gleason was one of the most celebrated of American composers. Captain David A. Moore. AMLPa:' Dec- -Captain David Japlnf tesrconsul t Nagasaki, 1NBOTTIXS JfereriH Balk. Trial size 25 cents Medium else 60 cents Large size ..............$1.00 FOWLER'S C. W. K50WLBS, Xr. STKCT5, NtTUM, HEWS MANAGEMENT. U, i $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day You May Live Fifteen Years on the new carpet. Better buy where you can get the widest selection and the most perfect workmanship. EXCLUSIVE CARPBT HOUSzI J.GJACK&C0. 80-SS THIRD STREET. Oppeult Chamber f Cemaeree. BEST V- Third Floor Washlagton Balldlag $3 PER DAY AND UPWARD JOHNSON HNDS AN ISSUE. Thinks Parker Can Be Elected en Snub of General Miles. DALLAS. Tex., Dec CA-Colonel R. 24. Johnson, Democratic National committee man from this state, In an interview to day declared that he favored the nomina tion by the next Democratic convention of Alton B. Parker, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of New Yock State, as the candidate of the Democratic party for President. Colonel Johnson declared that the action of President Roosevelt in withholding from General Nelson A. Miles the usual courtesy of a laudator order on the oc casion of his retirement, and the unpre cedented manner in which he has at tempted to promote General Leonard Wood over the heads of mora deserving Army officers, has alienated from him the support of many Republicans who would welcome the opportunity of voting for aSoan of such exalted character as Alton B. Parker. "With him as their standard bearer Colonel Johnson predicted, that the Demo cratic party could be sept into power by a landslide of enormous proportions. JEWS PUT TO TOETUHE. Reoccupatlon of Teza Attended Terrible Scenes. by LONDON, Dec 6. A dispatch from the London Daily Times correspondent at Tangier states that the scenes following the reoccupatlon of Teaa by government troops were of a character calculated to shock the entire civilized world. It is stated that the Jewish residents were terribly treated, that many were murdered, after being fearfully tortured; that their women were outraged, and that their property was taken away by the officers in command of the army of occupation. SURE OF 1 Congress Will Make an Appropriation. QUESTION ONLY OF AMOUNT Main Struggle Will Be on the Floor of the House. " 'COMMITTEE IS FAVORABLE t On the Diligence and Strategy of the k i u- .r mcfiiucrs or trie urcgon ucic y gatlon Depends the Sum to Be Given.- OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington, Dec 6. The' outlook for a con gressional appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Exposition is brighter to-day than at any time, since the determination was reached to hold a centennial celebration to commemorate the famous trip of those sturdy explorers. The air of extreme doubt which pre vailed when the extra session convened a month ago has largely disappeared and it now seems to be generally admitted that Congress, at the regular session, will make an adequate appropriation for the Portland exposition. It is recognized that this appropriation, If obtained at all, must be secured before adjournment next Summer. Realizing this fact, the Oregon delegation is already hard at work, and has made rapid strides during the past four weeks. About Two Mlllioris. Senator Mitchell's dinner made it very apparent that the Lewis and Clark bill will pass the Senate with comparatively little difficulty. The amount agreed to by the Senate may not be all that has been asked, but will probably closely ap proximate $2,000,000, if, indeed, it does not exceed that amount The Senate will be disposed to make such appropriation as is recommended by its committee, and the .fact that Senator .Fulton- is & member of the committee that will report the bill will go a long way toward securing & liberal allowance. Awaits Senator -Mitchell's Speech. The bill has not yet been referred to the committee, but remains upon the ta ble, awaiting the speech which Senator Mitchell expects to make during the pres ent week. At the conclusion of his ex planation and argument in behalf of the bill, it will be promptly referred, when Senator Fulton will urge its early consid eration in committee. While the bill is pending in committee the entire Oregon delegation will appear and present arguments. These will bo supplemented by a showing of facts which will be made by H. W. Scott, president of the Exposition committee, and by a dele gation which is now on its way to Wash ington. Once the bill is reported to the Senate it is expected that it can be called up and passed whenever a favorable op portunity presents. Protracted debate is not contemplated. Majority on House Committee. The great fight for the Lewis and Clark bill is to come in the House. Because of the well-known economy plan of Speaker Cannon and his leaders, who have already announced their intention to hold down appropriations in the session preceding the Presidential election, it will be a difficult thing to get liberal, and. Indeed, favorable action. The House committee on expositions, while it contains no Oregon member, Is yet fortunately made up, and it seems reasonably sure in advance that the Lewis and Clark bill is sure of 11 out of 15 votes. Chairman Towney, of Minnesota, and Representatives Howell, of Utah, and Wynn, of California, the only Western members, are friends' of the measure and represent states already pledged to its support. Must Be Consistent. But in addition seven members come from states which have already received congressional aid for their own exposi tions, and these men cannot consistently refuse to support the Lewis and Clark bill. These seven members are Sherman and Harrison, of New York; Rodenbourg, of Illinois; Porter, Pennsylvania; Bart lett, of Georgia; Hamlin, of Missouri, and Legare, of South Carolina. In addition, the vote of Maynard, of 'Virginia, who Is to ask for an appropria tion for a Jamestown Exposition, can also be counted on. This Insures a favorable report, and this committee. If allowed to act, is likely to allow a liberal amount. Fight on the Floor. It is when the bill reaches the open House that it will be antagonized, and there the effort to minimize the appro priation will be made. It Is there that the House leaders will have their first say. If the Oregon members are to suc ceed, they will have to make every ef fort to marshal enough votes between now and the time the bill is reported, to Insure Its passage over the opposition of he House leaders, which seoms unavoid able. If, for one reason or another, the bill fails to pass as a separate measure, or if the House leaders can prevent a report by the House committee on expositions, Senator Mitchell, with the aid of Fulton, will have, the Lewis and Clark bill made a rider on the sundry civil appropriation bill, and in that shape force its adoption by the House. . Made as a Rider. This was the course followed with the St Louis Exposition bill, and by many it Is believed this course will be neces- Jsary wlth-tho Portland measure. Even should this course be taken. It -will re quire a strong vote 'on the floor of the kHouse to hold the rider on the bill, -when the appropriation bill comes from confer ence. , Summed up. It seems almost certain, that an appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Exposition will be made before thefl next adjournment, but the amount allowed will be governed largely by the diligence and strategy displayed by the members of the Oregon delegation. VOTES THROUGH STOMACHS. Oregon Representatives May. Feast Confreres In House. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dee. 6. The success of Senator Mitchell's dinner, which beyond a doubt Insures the passage of the Lewis and Clark Exposition bill through the Senate, has set the Oregon representatives to thinking, and the more they ponder the more firmly convinced do they become that the dinner should be repeated for the benefit of members of the lower house of Congress. The passage of the Exposition bill through the Senate Is now a compara tively easy task. To secure the Indorse ment of the House is a matter that will reaulro the best efforts of the Oregon delegation, assisted by members from Washington, Idaho, California and other Western and Northwestern states. If the fate of the bill depends solely upon the Individual efforts of the representatives interested, either in committee or in the House, when the bill is under considera tion, the result may be far from satisfac tory. Recognizing this fact the Oregon men are now considering the advisability of giving a great dinner to members of the House, which will be similar to that of Senator Mitchell, and which, it is hoped, may be qultb as successful. Several days after the Mitchell dinner. Representative Hermann, commenting upon its success, said: "The way. to a man's vote is through his stomach." There is more truth than poetry In that remark, as all old-stagers in Washington will testify. More bills have been "passed by votes secured at the dinner table than by votes made at the committee table or in open debate in House or Senate. Seldom Is a man's opinion changed by vhat he may hear in debate, seldom is his voto won by what he reads In a commit tee report But that same man, seated at a dinner table, where, under the most fa vorable circumstances, he Is made to un derstand the object for which his support is sought Is usually won over, and his support Is pledged from the outset That is what happened at Senator Mitchell's dinner, and the plan worked admirably In -one instance, where Joe Sibley, of Penn sylvania, a man who had openly avowed that he would never again vote for an exposition bill, caved In, admitted the Jus tice of the request that Is being made ty Oregon, and pledged himself to further the Lewis and Clark project with his vote and otherwise But Sibley would never have been won over by any report a com mittee might make, or by any debate, no matter how convincing, that he might listen, to in the House. What worllpd with Slblev will work with other men, And men who at the present time are known to be opposed to exposi- tionfapproprlations. ThfJrear.a -any jum J ber of such men In the House, men who today stand ready to block the efforts of the Oregon delegation. But get those men togother at a dinner; such as the one re cently held, and there will be few who will have the nerve to hold out The Oregon Congressmen recognize this fact and they are equally well aware thajt they must labor against o erwhelmlng odds If (Concluded on Page 3.) CONTENTS .OP. TODAY'S PAPEB Secretary Root's Report. Strength of the Army has been reduced at bidding of Congress. Pago 1. Abolition of tho Army- canteen has a bad ef- feet on discipline. Page 1. Army officers called on to promote the ef ficiency of the militia. Page 1. National. Controller of the Currency Rldgely In fcls an nual report points out defects in currency ostem. Page 2. Attorney-General Knox denounced by Senator Fulton for appointment of Frost In land fraud cases. Page 1. James N. Tjner, ex-Assistant .Attorney-General for the Postonice Department, declares his Innocence to President Roosetelt. Pago 2. Congress. Congress will undoubtedly grant an appropria tion for the Lett is and CUrk ratrj amount Is the only question. Page 1. Oregon Representatl es may give dinner to House members at Washington in the inter est of the Low Is and Clark Fair. Page 1. Change from extraordinary session to first regular session of the 58th Congress occurs today. Pago S. Cuban reciprocity treaty will be before the Senate until ote, December 18,. Page 8. President's message is expected by both houses today. Page 8. Porelgn. Russia Is ready to trade Corea. for Manchuria with the Japs, says. Consul Daldson- Page 3. r Demand is made on Japan by Russia for the immediate release of the Russlas steamer Progress. Page 3. . v Domestic. Dowle, by a master stroke of diplomacy es tablishes peace In Zl8n. Page 2. Miss Kate Ronburgh, telegraph operator In lonely railway town In West Virginia, kills Intruding outlaw. Page 3. Interview batwecn President Mitchell and Governor Peabody has no effect on strike In Colorado mines. Page 5. 1'nclflc Coast Two newly announced candidates make a total of elx Gubernatorial candidates In "Washing ton. Page 3. .Rich Clearwater-Snake Rler country has In adequate railroad facilities. Page 4.- Numerous prospectors locating coal land In the John Day Valley. Page 4. President E. H. Harrlmon, of the Southern Pacific, en his way to Portland. Page 4. The restaurants of San Francisco are closed today; fight with union. Page 4. Marine. Portland far in lead of other Pacific Coast ports In wheat shipments. Page 11. Three mammoth Oriental steamers in port yesterday. Page li. Withdrawal of French ships causes slight ad vance In freights. Page 11. Vessels In San Francisco receive very slow dispatch. Page 11. Steamer Flyer Is struck by Belllngham, and Dcde; all vessels damaged. Page 11. N Sports. Bookmaker James Davis and three jockeys ruled oft by the California Jockey Club.' Page 5. t Tacoma may be taken into Pacific Coast Leaguenext season. Page 5. Superior Judgment of Multnomah football players won Saturday's game. Page 5. Manager Ely signs two more pitchers for 1604. Page S. Portland and Vicinity. Rer. D. Drew, chaplain of G. A. It resigns from organization. Page 12. Elks hold Impressive memorial service for dead members. Page 10. Mayor says Municipal Arsoclatlon is wasting - its saocey. Page 12 1 Secretary of War Roofs Annual Report. ' ENLISTMENTS RUN OUT Vacancies .Made Are Not Filled by New Recruits. GENERAL STAFF IS EFFECTIVE Joint Army and Navy Board Will Prove of Great Service Army Officers to Aid in Penectlon of National Guard. STRENGTH OF REGULAR ARMY. ' United States ."h-y 41.832 ' Philippine Islands 15,510 Cuba 719 Porto Rico 212 ' ' Hawaiian Islands 19T ' ' China 151 ' Alaska ..... 8bO Total 50.1S1 i A WASHINGTON, Dec Secretary- of War Hoot makes his annual report as follows: "On DeceMDer 1, 1202, the Army of the United States, according to the latest re ports which had been received from the military departments, consisted of 3535 officers and 66,003 enlisted men, a total of 69,559. In addition there were in the serv ice 355S men of the Hospital Corps, ex cluded by the act of March 1, 1537, from classification as part of the enlisted force of the Army. "There were also In the service 182 vol unteer medical officers, 100 officers and 4S79 enlisted men of the Philippine scouts, and 29 officers and 840 enlisted men. of the Porto Rico regiment; "At that time I reported an order made on Jtho 24th of October, 1902, providing for a further reduction of tho Army to the minimum strength .allowed by law, except as to the organisations which were to be kept at full strength for Instruction purposes at Leavenworth and Riley and the Legation guard atvPekin. That order has been executed during the year by permitting enlistments to run out without filling the vacancies. Present Army Strength. "At the date of the last reports re ceived from the military departments Oc tober 15, 1903, the actual strength of the regular Army was 36S1 officers and 53,500 enlisted men, distributed as follows: United States 41.S32 Philippine Islands - 15,510 Cuba '. 719 Porto Rico 212 Hawaiian Islands 197 China 151 Alaska T. 560 "The distribution among the different branches- of the service was as follows: General officers and staff organiza tions 3S4S Cavalry 12,179 Artillery Corps 16.470 Infantry 24,554 Recruits and miscellaneous detach ments 2,130 "There were also in the service 26 offi cers and 520 enlisted men of the Porto Rico regiment, 99 officers and 4805 enlisted Philippine scouts and 2S07 hospital corp3 men. These figures show a total net de crease during the ear of 11,978. Illiterates Barred From Service. "The total number of enlistments in the Army during the year ending June 30, 1903 (not Including hospital corps and Philippine scouts), was 18.29L Of these, 6506 were re-enlistments and U.3S5 were new enlistments; 15,537 were native born, 2737 were of 'foreign birth and 17 were born in Porto Rico. Of those enlisted in the United States, 17,469 were white, 793 MAKES" RECOMMENDATIONS IN REGARD TO BANKING LAWS TVnxiAM B. BIDGEiY, CONTROLLER OrXHE CURRENCY. ,f. colored and 12 Indians. Flvo hundred and seventy-seven were enlisted for staff departments and 17,714 for the line "The reports show that these 17,714 were selected from 91,970 applicants, of whom 74,256 were rejected. Of these 1536 wero rejected as aliens and 2648 as illit erates. The aggregate of all enlistments and re-enlistments during the year, in cluding the hospital corps and Philippine scouts, was 19,917. Cholera Made Big Death Rate. "The health of the Army has been good, except during an epidemic of cholera. In the Philippines, which occurred in the early part of the year and is now ended. The detailed reports of 1902 show a total death rate, from all causes, of 15.49 men for each 1000 of strength; 3.54 per 1000 of these died of cholera, so that. Including tho victims ot 'cholera, the record is 1.53 per 1000 worse than the record of 1901, and, excluding them, it is 1.99 per 1000 better than the record of 1901. "The reports of the General command ing and of the Inspectors-General show that the food and clothing furnished have been satisfactory, and the arms and equip ments of good quality. The transporta tion of troops and supplies has been promptly and effectively accomplished. Abolition of Canteen Injurious. "Th& officers charged with maintaining the discipline and morale of the Army have had to contend with the relaxation of orderly habits, which always results from active military operations, imd'with vthe Injurious effects produced at large number of posts by the abolition of the canteen; and the burden of the older and more experienced officers has been In creased by the fact that so large a pro portion of the junior officers brought in upon the enlargement of the Army wero necessarily without much military experi ence. It is evident, however, that throughout the Army there ha3 been during the year very active and faithful work. In many organizations a very high standard of discipline has been attained, and In all very gratifying progress has been made. "The Important military event of the year affecting the regular Army has been the reorganization of the Bystem of military control under the general staff act. Work of General Staff. "Tho general scheme of organization of the War Department general staff con templates that every subject requiring in vestigation and study shall be worked out first by the officers assigned to the ap propriate division and section of the staff, and, when of sufficient importance, shall then be considered by a general staff coun cil composed of the three general officers of the corps and the heads of the thre divisions, and then shall be acted upon by the Chief of Staff or laid before the Secretary of War by him, with his recom mendation. "It is gratifying to report that the new system of control nas been accompanied by- most harmonlo1is"enort and cheerful good will on the part of the members of the general staff, the chiefs of all the War Department Bureaus, and the oftl- cers of the Army at large.. In some cases tho Intervention of the Chief of Staff and his assistants has resulted in an appar ent diminution of the independent author- J ity of other officers. This has been re ceived almost universally with a cheerful readiness to subordlnato personal consid erations to the good of tho service. "The exceptions have been so few and unimportant as to Justify the belief that they will soon disappear. Much .ot the work upon which the general staff has been employed Is . of a confidential na ture, not to be exhibited In a- report which Is to become a public document. Co-operation of Army and Navy. "Following the samo line of policy which led to the organization of the general staff, the Secretaries of War and Navy entered into an arrangement, with tho approval of the President, for the organi zation of a joint Army and Navy Board. "The common understanding and mutual assistance between the two serv ices which it will be within the power of this board to bring about may be made to cover a ldo range of subjects of great public importance, including the parts to be taken by the military and naval forces, respectively, in case of mltltary operations on the seaboards and on navigable lakes and rivers. "If the two forces are ever tc be called upon to co-operate vthe time to deter mine what each shall do, and the time for each to learn what the other can do. 13 before the exigency arises. "Of equal Importance with the general (Concluded on Page 8.) SLIGHT ON STATE t Fulton Denounces Attor-ney-General Knox. RESENTS SENATORS' SNUB Frost Unfit to Assist in Land Fraud Prosecutions. HIS RECORD DISQUALIFIES HIM Dan J. Malarkey Turned Down for a Man Who Has Just Served a Term in Jail, Con victed of Fraud. - SCORED BY JUDGE GtLBERT. When the case of C. A. S. Frost, sen tenced to 12 months In the Alameda County Jail for "gross betrayal of the Interests of the United States," came before the United States Court of Appeals, opinions were glen In part as follows: Judge Gilbert The whole ot the evi dence concerning Frost convinces us beyond any reasonable doubt that he not only aided and abetted to the ut most of his power the efforts ot Mc Kenzle to obstruct the executions of the writs of supersedas, but that In his official capacity he grossly betrayed the Interests of the United States, which were Intrusted to his care. Judge Ross I think the records and evidence show very clearly that the contempts of Judge Noyes and Frost were committed In pursuance of a corrupt conspiracy. . . . For those shocking offenses It is apparent that no punishment that canbe lawfully Imposed in a contempt proceeding la adequate. A. e OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 6, When Attorney-General Jnox appointed Francis J. Heney to as sist District Attorney Hall in the prose cution df tho Oregon land fraud cases- be administered a direct snub to the two Oregon Senators, and when he subse quently appointed C. A. S. Frost to as sist Heney he added Insult to Injury, as a result the Oregon Senators are up in arms, and as bitterly denounce the Attorney-General as they denounced Secretary Hitchcock last Summer for appointing Davis Register of the La Grande Land Office, when they had. recommended Knowles. Malarkey Was Indorsed. When District Attorney Hal first dis covered that he needed assistance he asked for the appointment of Dan. J. Malarkey, of Portland, and so advised the department and the Oregon Senators. It now comes out for the first time that Senators Mitchell and Fulton promptly called on Mr. Knox and personally recom mended the appointment of Malarkey, whom they Indorsed In the highest terms as one of the ablest lawyers In Oregon and a man whose name has never in any way been tainted. They especially urged his selection as they deemed it but just that an Oregon man should assist Hall in the land cases. From that day to this the Senators have never heard a word from the Attorney-General about the matter and did not know, until they read In the papers, that a San Francisco man had been appointed over their recommendation. Fulton Very Indignant. So great Is Senator Fulton's indignation that he ha3 written 'and forwarded to the Attorney-General a very strong letter roundly denouncing his course, first in Ignoring the recommendation of Malarkey, and secondly for appointing a man but re cently out of Jail and one whose record he declares is sufficient to disqualify him from ever again participating in tho trial of a Federal case. The Senator quotes from the opinion handed down by the San Francisco court at the time it sentenced Frost to a year's Imprisonment, to show the character of man that has been selected to help con duct the Government's case In a cause very similar to that In which he himself was convicted so short a time ago. Justification Does Not Justify. He furthermore protests against going to San Francisco, the hotbed of fraudu lent land operations, to get men to try cases In Oregon. He says such an act was a distinct reflection on the people and the State of Oregon. In closing his letter Senator Fulton says he can see but one Justification for tho selection of Frost and that Is, on the line of the old adage, that 'It takes a thief to catch a thief.' But even on that ground he denounces the selection of both Frost and Heney as a high-handed outrage and says the action of the Attorney-General is not approed in Oregon and s far as, he can see was wholly in excusable and -without justification. CUT 0J7F daughters head. Crime of Italian PeasaiH Woman Prompted by Jealousy. FLORENCE, Italy, Dec. 6. At Eboll, near here, a peasant woman named Lucia Mlrra decapitated her 16-year-old daugh ter. The woman's motive was jealousy, and she did not display the least regret for her act when arrested. Herbert Spencer Has a Bad Day. LONDON, Dec. 6. Herbert Spencer, the famous writer, who has been ill for some time, passed a bad day today.