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VOL. XLELL !NO. 13,502. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. NEW MBIT Pinchot Wants Forestry Bureau Represented. HOUSE COMMITTEE IN LINE Appropriation Will Probably Be Placed at $30,000. TAWNEY SURE BILL WILL PASS e Says the Oregon Exposition Will Receive the Most Liberal Recog nition Ever Given a State Celebration. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington, March IS. Had a quorum of the House committee on expositions been present at the meeting called this morn ing tho Lewis and Clark Exposition bill would have been favorably reported, car rying an aggregate appropriation between $450,000 and $500,000. Because of the failure to get a quorum the report will be de layed until Monday morning. The members present today gave a hear ing to Glfford Pinchot, Chief of the Bureau of Forestry, who strongly urged an appropriation for a forestry and irri gation exhibit. He told the committee that the entire "West is vitally Interested in both forestry and irrigation, which ,lirerlfnV.ed together for the development of that section, but explained that be xmse of a general misunderstanding there was considerable criticism of tho new policies recently adopted. He said that a comprehensive Joint exhibit by the Forestry Bureau and Reclamation Serv ice would have a beneficial effect and serve as a public educator. His suggestion was favorably received by the members present, and assurance is given that the bill, when It is reported, will make ade quate provision for a forestry and irriga tion building, and for exhibits therein by the Government. Probably $30,000 will be added to amounts heretofore recommended by the subcommittee, bringing the total carried by the. bill t irly up to 1500,000. Most" Liberal Recognition. AH funds appropnud by the bill will be expended under the dlre'othin-of'' tho Secretary of the Treasury. Chairman Tawney, who Is now at work redrafting the substitute for the Senate bill em bodying the features agreed upon, says that Portland will .receive more liberal recognition than has ever before been given to any state exposition in which the Government has participated. He says his committee has provided for everything asked by the Portland people that can be allowed under the law. Mr. Tawney thinks there will be no difficulty in getting the committee bill through tho House. Cole's Nomination Confirmed. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 18. In the Senate today, the nomination of Hal J. Cole to be register of the Spokane Land Office was confirmed. Funeral of Mrs. Griffin. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington, March IS. The funeral of Mrs. Francis Hoyt Griffin, daughter of Senator Mitchell, which occurred today, was large ly attended. Interment was In the Rock Creek Cemetery. 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James H. .Hill was to day appointed regular and Philip S. Miller substitute rural carrier at Goldendale, "Wash. GRANT IS MUCH ANNOYED. Use of Word. Presidency at St. Pat rick Banquet Wrongly Construed. CHICAGO, March 18. "Presidency and President are distinct terms," said Gen eral Fred D. Grant today, when asked If he had been correctly understood when it was reported of him that he declined to toast the President of the United States at the St. Patrick's Day banquet of the Irish Fellowship Club. The General made the following signed statement to the Dally News: "I am extremely disgusted and annoyed at the statement made with reference to my remarks at the banquet last night. I had been Invited to attend and to speak at the Irish Fellowship Club in celebration of St. Patricks Day, and had accepted the invitation, but requested that I would not be called upon' for a speech. I had understood that X would not be asked to respond to any stated toast; and had, therefore, gone to the banquet without any preparation to talk on any subject." Nebraska After Second Place. ALLIANCE, Neb., March 18. The Sixth dlstrilct Republican convention unani mously renominated Congressman Kln kaid, and Instructed the delegates to the National convention to work for the nom ination of Roosevelt and John L. "Web ster. Split, but Are For Roosevelt. CELINA. O.. March 18. The Republican convention of the Fourth Congressional District, split today, naming separate delegates to the National Convention. All delegates were instructed to vote for Roosevelt for President. Connecticut Republican Convention HARTFORD, Conn., March 18. The Republican State Convention has been called to meet in New Haven May 10 and 11 for the selection of delegates to the National Convention. Nominated for Congress. Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania District Arthur L. Bates, Republican. POPE LAMENTS FEENCH ACTION Persecution of Clergy and Religious Orders Pains Him. ROME, March 18. The pope today in receiving the members of the Sacred Col lege, who called to offer the pontiff their greetings on his name day, the feast of St. Joseph, which occurs tomorrow, made a speech during which he strongly la mented the fact that the French govern ment did not consider his recommendation on the subject, but continued to persecute the clergy and religious orders wlth In creasing violence, and was now citing be fore low courts bishops who did their duty in calling the attention of the coun try to the Injustice from which the clergy and members of the religious orders were suffering. BRIDE AND D0CT0E HELD. Accused of Causing Death of Hus band of Woman. SIKESTON, Mo.. March 18. The coron er's Jury which has been Investigating the recent death of Harry Miller, a bride groom of Monmouth, today held Dr. War ren Smith guilty of having administered morphine to Miller, which caused his death, and held the widow, Mrs. Lydla Miller, as an accessory. No motive is shown. Both are held to the grand Jury. Mrs. Miller waived preliminary hearing when arrested. Refuses to Issue Warrant. ST. LOUIS. March IS. Assistant Prose cuting Attorney Dalton today refused to Issue a warrant against John T. Klely, son of the Chief of Police, charging him with either murder or manslaughter. Klely was arrested several days ago on a charge of shooting and killing City Sani tary Inspector Silence and released on $5000 bond. PORTLAND, OKEGOX S " America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without Rival Today MALT "Washington. R DOWN THE KIN Cotton Bears Win Fight With the Great Sully. HE IS FORGED TO SUSPEND Pandemonium Reigns on the New York Exchange. BROKERS TEAR THEIR COATS When Prlces'BejIn to Slump Heavily All Struggle Fiercely to Get Into the Pit to Buy. OPERATIONS OF SUIXY. 1903 Entered market In January Took up bull movement dropped by Theodore H. Price. Foresaw short crop and bulled May from 7 to 10 cents. Profits. 51,000.000. .Organized firm of Daniel J. Sully & Co. 1004 Again bulled prices to 17 cents. Suspended March 18. Liabilities (estimated). $500,000. Personal losses. $5,000,000 to $10, 000,000. NEW YORK, March 18. Daniel J. Sully, who, for 15 montns, has been the largest figure In the cotton markets of the world, and who has "bulled" cotton from cents a pound to 17 cents, today an nounced his Inability to make good his engagements on tho New York Cotton Exchange. Within a few moments cotton fell nearly $13 a bale from the highest figures of the day. Of the many crashes lately recorded, , probably none has been accompanied bjr such frenzy and con fusion. While there was no premonition of the lendlr-sr "crash, no morning of the-seasbn witnessed a more demoralised market. In less than three minutes after the opening, half a cent had been taken off the price of cotton. Prices went up and down 10, 20 and 30 points within two and three minutes. J lay opened at $15.25 and sold down to $14.75 In less than 15 minutes, while July, opening at $15.22, went down to $14.86. Toward the end of the first half hour, early sellers started to cover and there was a rapid advance. There was nothing In the news to ac count for the excitement. It seemed merely a renewal of bear operations and the clinching vof further stop orders. Shortly after the afternoon session. there was a lull la the pit and about five minutes to 2 o'clock tho announce ment of the suspension was made by Superintendent King, who read from the rostrum this notice: "We regret that we are unable to meet our engagements and will therefore- have to suspend. "DANIEL J. SULLY & CO." Mighty Shout Goes Up From Bears. For a few seconds there was quiet on floor. Then with one Impulse a mighty shout went up from the bears, who have been fighting Sully and the bull clique for months. Hats wore thrown into the air to be trampled upon In the stampede for the pit Coats were torn by frantic brokers and chairs and camp stools were dashed Into the pit. Messengers soon were running in and out of the build lng with orders to sell or to buy. Tele phone booths were besieged, and telegraph offices were flooded with dispatches. Outside the Cotton Exchange, appear ances gave little indication of the pande monium within until the mesengers be gan to rush between the exchange and the brokers' offices. Soon the news reached the Stock. Produce and Coffee Exchange, and the traders on these markets hastened to see the panic But double guards was placed at the doors, and admittance was refused to all but those accompanied by members. It was estimated that something like 750,000 bales of cotton were traded In during the 20 minutes of panic that followed the announcement, and that of this upwards of 500,000 bales rep resented "forced liquidation," or the sell lng out of men whose margins have been nearly or qulte wiped out. As the market slumped 250 points during this period, the loss falling on this element amounted to something more than $1,000,000. Fight to Get Into Ring to Buy. The market steadied after about 20 minutes, and then there was a sudden upward shoot of about 100 points. This sharp upward rise was brought about by the buying of brokers and speculators, who saw that the market had slumped too far and would react. A part of the excitement on the floor of the exchange was caused by the scramble of brokers who wanted just such margins and .had to fight to get in the ring to get them. The buying rush was almost as exciting and just as noisy as the selling panic Tho announcement of Sully's suspension was put on the tickers everywhere with In a few moments after It was made known, and there was somewhat of flurry on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the news reached there. Mr. Sully is a member of the exchange. having purchased a seat two or three months ago. Stocks went off from half a point to a point and a half on the fear that the failure might bring a, rush of stock selling. The weakness was .only temporary, for word was passed around that Sully had not been trading in stocks. and that the clearing-house -sheets had never shown a single transaction-by him. The market - was reassured and stocks went up again. Sully Shuts Himself in Office. Mr. Sully shut himself in his office and refused to publish a statement. Shortly after 3 o'clock, Sully went Into conference with counsel, and later Edwin Hadley, Jr., of Providence, R. I., a mem ber of the firm, sent out this message: "No statement of any. kind or descrip tion, Mr. Sully directs me to say, will be given out from this office today. Pos sibly a statement will be ready early. Saturday morning." Hadley later was quoted as saying the firm would pay its debts in full and the suspension was due to the Impossibility of . meeting demands for large sums of money due to the Sully firm from Euro pean sources, sums that the quick slump In the market made payable too quick for them to be realized on. Mr. Sully, left his office at 4 o'clock. Hints of Treachery. , All sorts of explanations were made for- the suspension. One of the reasons Kiveri was that the New Orleans bull party had sold cotton while Sully was bulling It In the confidence that they were supporting him. Another waa that Sully's following in the market had sold their long cotton without advising .with him. From - two well-informed sources came a denial that there was any treachery- from New Or leans. A cotton operator with New Or leans connections said that the bull party there was still bullish In cotton. Another account that came from one of the six or seven best-known cotton op erators In this country was that the bear party had made a deliberate and well- planned attack to overwhelm Sully and had succeeded. The bears, according to this authority, had figured out the weak ness of Sully's position, due to immense holdings of spot and contract cotton, and to his operations on the Liverpool mar ket, and planned an attack on the market that would carry It down just far enough to make It possible for Sully to meet his margin calls, knowing his failure would send tho market so much lower that they could cover at figures to recoup them. No definite Idea of Sully's commitments In the cotton market could be obtained from other hpuees In the cotton market. One estimate was that he was "lone" 300,000 bales of May cotton alone. A good authority said he did not believe that Sully was "long" more than, that In the whole market, and a conservative esti mate made In another source was 400,000 bales. The losses by Sully's failure. In case he cannot settle, will be divided among nearly all the brokers on the Ex change. Estimate of Liabilities. One estimate was that Sully's owlngs after a settlement under the rule of the Exchange would sjot exceed $500,000. What Sully has personally lost, or what his backers have lost In market operations, Is not Included In -this figure. What Sully will owe will b&Aaund by deducting the average pirrfi rjk tf cotton today from the figure to whlclY Ms accounts were margined down to tl& last dali.' This will be determined tomorrow. There was no other announcements of failures, and Ieaulng men In the cotton market declared that there need, be no fear of trouble. ' Daniel J. Sully became a factor In the cotton market In January. 1903, when he took up a bull movement that Theodore H. Price had dropped. He was thought to have done a great thing when he bulled May cotton of 1903 to 10 cents. Sully had been a cotton buyer for New England firms. He had made a study of crop conditions, and foresaw the short crop of that year, as well as the short crop of this season. His May campaign was a success, and it was estimated that he personally cleared more than $1,000,000. He established a cotton house of his own last year under the name of Daniel J. Sully & Co., but when his operations In cotton became so successful, the cotton .market having been pushed up above 17 cents a pound early this year, he widened the scope of his firm's business," bought a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, went Into the Coffee Exchange, got a membership on the Chicago Board of (Concluded on Page 14.) CONFIRMED AS MAJOR-GENERAL AFTER A HARD CONTEST ' GENERAL THREflTTO CHINA Russia Again Says She Will March on Pekin. TROOPS ARE TOO ACTIVE Lessar Requests Recall of Force Outside of Wall.. FIRM DENIAL IS RESPONSE Minister of the Czar Says His Gov ernment May . Be Compelled to -Believe China Is Abandon ing Her Neutrality. LONDON, March 19. The Standard's Tientsin correspondent says that Paul Lessar, Russian Minister to China, ha3 renewed his protest against the dispatch of Chinese forces outside the Great Wall and has Intimated that unless they are withdrawn, Russia may be compelled to act on the assumption that China Is abandoning her neutrality In favor of Japan. The Minister Is also reported to have renewed his threat that on the slightest movement on China's part, Rus sian troops will march on Pekln. It Is said that in reply to this, the correspon dent adds, China refused to recall her troops. There are vague rumors of unsuccess ful attempts of the Port Arthur and Vladivostok fleets to join forces. HOUR FOR JAPAN TO ACT. Military Exnert Proceeds to Draw Lessons From the Boer War. SPECIAL CABLE TO THE PORTLAND. OREGONIAN. LONDON, March 19. The military ex pert of the Times foresees an encounter In force between the Russians and the Japanese In the very near future, and he does not think, moreover, that the odds are all In favor of the Mikado's army south of the Yalu River, by any means. He says that the hour for action op the part-of the Japanese Is at hand, and the expectation Is that a forward movement toward tho Yai" will be made when the cun?ot4Tatlon In that quarter;, of Cored shall have been completed. In reference to the force, the Japanese will have to confront, the military expert says: ' "While retaining the general Intention of retreating Into the Interior if assailed by an overwhelming force, the Russians are growing confident as more men arrive. and they evidently intend to make the Japanese advance to Mukden a costly business. The Russians seem to have in trenched themselves within a strong po sition near" Liao Yang, with their right flank protected by the river and the streams of Liao Delta, while the left flank Is covered by the Yalu with a force that can fall back if outnumbered, upon the Mo Tien Ling position, which Is exceed Ingly strong. "If there are 50,000 Russians within the trail, and all are under the hand of Gen eral Linevltch, we can sympathize with his desire to try conclusions with the enemy. It can easly be credited that If there are anything like these numbers available to the Russians. It will cost the Japanese army d'early to turn the pnpmv out "Nothing, however. Is more unlikely LEONARD WOOD. than a costly frontal attack by the Jap anese upon the Russian Intrenchments. No nation has absorbed the lessons of the Boer War more thoroughly than Japan and none followed Its phases with closer attention. We would rather that marches and maneuvers play the greater part. In such maneuvers, the Japanese army In Corea may play a prominent part. Still. on the other flank of the Russians Is the Chinese army, and of respectable strength, which must cause considerable anxiety to Russia, since there 13 nothing to show that China will not throw oft the mask if she can do so with comparative safety. "No one can say what the 50,000 Rus sians may not accomplish on a battle field if intelligently led, and no one should entertain any illusion concerning the se verity of the ordeal confronting Japan. But If, as we are told, the Russians think like the Boers, they can evacuate their position and fall back at their pleasure from point to point, there they will prove a procedure not so simple as It sounds. It has yet to be proven that the Russian army is superior in power of mobility to that of Japan, and it may be that the lat ter cannot be so easily shaken off." CAMPAIGN CAUSES CONCERN. Noted Russian General Says Troops Must Not Forget the Thaw. SPECIAL CABLE TO THE LONDON TIMES AND PORTLAND OREGONIAN. PARIS, March 19. An authentic report from St. Petersburg gives an interesting Interview with General Draglmlroff, the hero of the Russo-Turklsh War, who. although condemning the tactics of Ad mlral Alexleff at the seat of war, waa recently summoned to St. Petersburg to give his counsel to the Czar. General Draglmlroff spoke with much less assur ance in regard to the conflict with the Japanese than frave some other Russian officers, and was not especially sanguine of the outcome. With reference to the Japanese army, he pointed out certain weaknesses, notably that In regard to the cavalry arm. He thinks the numerical superiority of the Russian cavalry will give constant trouble to the Japanese. As regards the Russian army, General Draglmlroff has his misgivings concern lng the operations about the Yalu River. He said: "Let our troops not forget that this stream, the Yalu, is surrounded with high mountains, and when the thaw be gins. It becomes very wide and produces inundations. Let them be careful. It is all well enough to cross the Yalu, but In case of need they must be able to come back again. They have Insufficient provisions and ammunition to avoid being cut off by the enemy, in case they are compelled to retreat. "There must be built from the left bank of the Yalu a bridge solid enough to withstand the floods. However, to Judge' of all the conditions which the Russians have to contend with one must be on the spot, so do not attribute to me the airs of a. strategist in "'ZT view In regard to the situation. Tiier'e Is, moreover, no precise news upon which to form a serious opinion." NO JAPANESE NORTH OF YALU Niu Chwang Confident They Are Not Invading Southern Manchuria. SPECIAL CABLE TO THE LONDON TIMES AND PORTLAND OREGONIAN. NIU CHWANG, March 18. Rumors of the Japanese having established them selves In Southern Manchuria are re garded here as being unworthy of credence. There are no Japanese north of the Yalu River, nor have any of their scouts been seen there since, the beginning of the present month. On the other hand, the Russians are reported to have crossed the Yalu to the south, leaving a small force to guard the river. Mounted mes sengers pass both ways dally. It Is officially stated that Colonel Mun.the3 mission to assist Chinese families to leave Port Arthur has been successful, as over 2000 persons fcave al ready taken advantage of this aid to leave the Russian port. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPES Russo-Japanese War. Russia threatens to march on Pekln since China will not recall troops outside Great Wall. Page 1. Bombardments of Port Arthur have not changed the general aspect of the town. Page 3. Russian troops are ordered to arrest Coreans, instead of fighting them as belligerents. Page 4. Japan promises America to protect fully all foreigners at Fusan. Page 4. Congress. Chief Pinchot urges Houses' committee to pro vide for a forestry exhibit at the 1005 Fair. Page 1. Senate confirms the nomination of Wood to be-j MaJor-GeneraL Page 3. House requires Postmaster-General to make known regulations before he can allow ap propriations for handling "unusual busi ness." Page 3. Hearst asks House to appoint committee to Investigate workings of trusts. Page 4. .Foreign. Liner sinks British submarine-boat, and 11" lives are lost. Page 2. Chancellor von Bulow denies repeal of anti Jesuit law was a political play. Page 2. Domestic. Sully, Hie great cotton king. Is forced to sus pend. Page 1. Booker Washington declares encouragement of negroes to be taxpayers Is the salvation of the race. Page 5. Pacific Coast. Dr. Smith's fight for a single convention In King County, Washington. Page 6 Stock In Grant County will come through the Winter in very good ehape. Page 8. Willamette "Valley prunegrower finds the East ern market well stocked. Page 6. 1 Commercial and Marine. Slump In cotton following New Toric failure. Page 15. Cotton failure causes break in New York atock prices. -Page 15. Break In wheat at Chicago. Page 15. Trade reviews have more hopeful tone. Page 15. San Francisco produce quotations. ' Page 15. Finishing touches being put to drydock. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Republican County Convention meets today; lively scramble for offices. Page 1. Mayor gives slot-machine owners five days grace. Page 12. Beauty doctor la sued for damages. Page 10. Carbarn Is. undermined by Tanner-Creek flood. Page 16. Mayor declares he will enforce antl-poolrooma ordinance. Page 16. State grand; Jury investigating gambling. Page 1L Federal grand Jury flno "Uctaent for land . Ixan.1. Paxa 11. 10 GUT THE PIE Republican County Con vention Meets Today. SPIRITED RACE FOR OFFICES Managers Have Agreed on Legislative Ticket SECRET CONFERENCE HELD Delegates to State and Congressional Conventions and New County Central Committee Already Named-Fight for Sheriff. SLATED BY COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Multnomah Legislative ticket. Delegates to Republican State Con vention. Delegates to Second District Repub lican Congressional Convention. Members Republican City and County Central Committee. "A free fight." "A red-hot convention." "Open to all comers." "No slate for local offices." "A chance for every candidate to prove his mettle." "You bet!" And the members of the Republican executive committee donned their hats and went home". The remarks dropped from their Hps just asthe council cham ber In the Sherlock building emptied It' self of their presence. The County Convention will take placo today In Empire Theater, beginning at 10 A. M. It will be thrown open to all candi dates for local offices. The managers, however, have prearranged the legislative ticket and have picked out the delegates to the Congressional and State Conven tions, and the S3 members of the new County Central Committee. These selec tions will doubtless be ratified by the nielcctlctns cdu'5oTbescertatned from the executive committee last night Conference Behind Closed Doors. For nearly two hours- the committee wa3 In conference behindSSlosed doors. In the ante-room of the sanctuary, hewers bt wood and drawers of water, to the num ber of a score or more, cooled their heel3 and wondered what was going on inside. But all they could hear from the Inner presence was an occasional cough or now and tiien a laugh. Some times the door would open and Judge Carey would coma forth, or Frank C. Baker, or A. A. Courte ney. or A. J. Capron, or Dr. E. G. Clark, or M. H. Carter, or Herbert Holman. "Has the legislative ticket been made up?" w3 asked of several members aa they "filed out. "I don't think so," said A. N. Wills, the man from Wlllsburg. "It was not discussed," remarked A. J. Capron. Delegates were hotly besieged yesterday by candidates whose appetite craved votes. Whenever the delegates turned a corner they ran flat against somebody wfro wanted something and whose very existence depended on getting it. "It's very funny," declared a country delegate who will sit In a political con vention today for the first time In his life, "how they take hold." exhibiting tho absence of two buttons from the top of his coat, "and hang on." Fierce Fight for Sheriff. The fiercest fight is that waging over the. nomination for Sheriff. The office of Assessor is also the bone of hot conten tion; likewise the office of County Com missioner. The other nominations will be handed out probably without much dis turbance, unless an effort should spon taneously hatch out to break the legisla tive programme. Several workers who are known to aspire to Legislative honors will be sore if they should be turned down and they are such men as can stir up a rumpus If they wish. Late last night the report went abroad that C E. McDonell Is the choice of the managers for Sheriff and that Storey will find things put up against him today. It may be said, however, that rumors were afloat yesterday that this or that candi date was "slated" at headquarters. Once, H. C. Smith was on the slate, another time James Stott and once more Sheriff Storey himself. Storey, however, Is known to have enemies up near the throne, and the report released last night and coming from reliable sources, alarmed his friends. Storey is Sanguine. But Storey himself was quite sure of success yesterday. He carried his portly frame proudly through the corridors of the Courthouse and was glad to entertain all delegates who meandered his way. "Have you enough votes?" was asked. "Yes, sir; more than enough." "How many more?" "Fourteen for shrinkage." "That means 79?" "No, sir. SO that is, if they've told m straight." Next door McDonell was counting his beads, too. Not a whit dismayed was he by the boast of Storey. Though not so communicative about the votes at hl3 back, McDonell was confident of success. Anveffort was made yesterday to line tip the 17 Simon votes for him but did not meet with much success because of tha resentment in the Slman camp- from his going over to the Mitchell side. It was said on several street corners that Mc Donell might get the renominatioa for Assessor should be fall to win the Sheriff's trophy. This talk borne to him brought from his lips a vigorous deniel such as: McDonell Like Geer. "Ym nqt a miscellaneous candidate." The office of Assessor Is sought after by such men' as L. H. Maxwell,- now Deputy in the office; George H. Lamberson, who Is circulating cards announcing his can didacy; B. D. Sigler, C B Strauss and Richard Clinton. Country delegates will demand the nora- Xirrr. i