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tiim4 wtmw wptwm m 4sl VOL. XLEn.2sT0. 13,537. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1904 BOWS TO FOSTER Payne Sees Washington Slate Bill Die. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Is In line -with the Administration's Indian policy. Colvllle -was the last Indian agency In "Washington. The bonded su perintendent for this place has not been selected. IS IN SENATOR'S POCKET Customs Headquarters Not Be Moved to Seattle. IDE STRONGLY FOR CHANGE Senior Member of Upper House Real izes That as Long as Collector Is at Port "Townsend He Can Do Little Politically. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 2S. Senator Foster tri umphed over Republican Leader Payne, of the House, today. In preventing the passage of a bill transferring a Puget Sound customs headquarters from Port Townsend to Seattle, but from the re marks made by Payne to the "Washington men It Is evident the contest -Kill be fought to a finish In the short session. "When Payne forced his customs bill through the House over the protest of Rep resentatives Cushman and Jones, Foster had the bill referred to the committee on commerce In the Senate. This committee, on his motion, ordered a favorable report on the feature of the bill granting privi leges of Immediate transportation to Spo kane and various subports, and increasing the salary of the Deputy Collector at Ta coma, but struck out the clause transfer ring the headquarters. "With the committee behind him, Foster' endeavored to force Payne to agree to ac cept the amended bill if It were sent back by the Senate, but Payne, on the other hand, said if the bill ever passed the Sen ate he would see to it in conference that the Senate restored the transfer clause. Foster deemed it more important to pre vent the transfer of customs headquar ters than to grant subport privileges cf Immediate transportaion, and so refused to report the bill, and held it in his pocket up to the hour of adjournment. The transfer proposition was fathered by Collector Ide, for whom Foater enter tains considerable ill-feeling, which large ly influenced the Senator in preventing Ide from securing more agreeable quar ters. In Port Townsend Ide cannot par ticipate actively in politics, while in Seat tle he might be able to do effective work against Foster's Senatorial campaign. OFFICE TAKEN OUT OF POLITICS Roosevelt Will Name Superintendent at Colville Indian Agency. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington, April 28. President Roosevelt, after conferring with Secretary Hitch cock, has decided to appoint no now agent for the Colville Indian agency in "Wash ington to succeed A. Anderson, removed, hut to place that agency in charge of a bonded superintendent. This will have the effect Qf taking the office out of politics and placing It under civil service, which WILL EXAMINE ALASKA FORESTS Expert Is to Ascertain Whether Re serve Should Be Created. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 28. W. A. Langille, an ex pert "in the Bureau of Forestry, left for Alaska today, where he will remain throughout the Summer examining lands to determine the advisability of creating additional forest reserves. About two years ago a forest reserve was created to embody most of the Islands of the Alex ander archipelago. It has since been re ported to the department that other isl ands in the group and part of the main land should be added to this reserve. Langille's early work will be confined to this region, and on his report the de partment will determine whether the Al exander forest reserve shall be enlarged. Later In the season he will proceed to Norton Sound, where, on August 5, last, the Secretary of the Interior temporarily withdrew about 6000 square miles, with a view to creating a permanent reserve. The Government now has no definite or reliable information as to this tract, and is unadvised as to how much Is suitable for forestry purposes. Langille does not expect to return to Washington until December. II WEAK ALLIANCE Cushman-Foster-Mc-Bride Deal Is Off: County McBride. AntL Thurston 15 Spokane 45 Stevens 15 Wahkiakum 0 Walla Walla V 20 "Whatcom Whitman 24 Yakima v.... 10 Total 103 235 35 03 HQLD-0YERSMAKEPR0TE8T Will Fight Foster if Pierce Sup ports McBride. PILES IN THE SAME POSITION SALES OF LANDS MADE VALID. Roosevelt Signs the Bill Relating to Railroad Transfers. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 28. Just before 2 o'clock to day President Roosevelt signed the bill validating sales that have been made by the Northern Pacific Railroad of lands within Its right of way. The Secretary of the Interior contemplated recommend ing a veto of this bill because it con firmed sales In even sections, which in volved land to which the railroad never held title, but this objection was not pressed. The law, however, does not per mit the railroad hereafter to sell right of way lands, except where they fall within Its regular grant. Crushing Defeat at Walla Walla Has Serious Effect on Anti-Railroad Forces-Great Opportunities for Trading on Both Sides. Movements of Oregon Delegation. OREGw -AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 28. Senator Fulton and Representative Hermann left for St Louis this afternoon to be present at the opening of the Exposition on Satur day. Senator Fulton says he has cleared up departmental work In Washington, and expects to go directly home from St Louis. Mrs. Fulton and Mrs. Her mann have already gone to St Louis. Senator Mitchell will visit his daughter In Ohio for a few days before going home. Representative Williamson will remain here a few days clearing up de partmental matters. New Oregon RuraLXarrlers. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 28. Rural free-delivery car riers were appointed today as follows: Oregon Dayton, regular, Martin E. Drake; substitute, Charles Saunders; Gresham, regular, Anna L. Christopher; substitute, Rosamond L Young; Milwau kie, regular, Elmer WorthlngtDn; substi tute, Theodore R. Worthlngton. Washington North Yakima, regular, Wesley EL Gano, substitute, Ira J. Gano. M Maude Weaver was today appointed postmaster at Berlin, Or., vice Otto G. Weaver, deceased. Ashland Boy Appointed Midshipman. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 2S. James D. Moore, ol Ashland, was today appointed midship man at the Annapolis Naval Academy by Representative Hermann. Samuel Marsden, of Marshfleld, was named as alternate. A Thoroughly SATISFIED FEELING Follows a Drink of YELLOWSTONE Whisky. It is equally valuable on the sideboard or in the sickroom. There is nothing better. ROTHCHILD BROS., PORTLAND, OR., Sole Agents aaBAA VELOX DEMONSTRATION Saturday Afternoon, Aprlf 30th, from 2 to 6 In our Photo graphic Department. Bring a Negative that you have had trouble with In printing, and an expert from the factory will demonstrate to you the simplicity with which you may obtain the best results. EVERYBODY INVITED BLUMAUER- FRANK DRUG CO. 142-146 FOURTH ST., PORTLAND, OR. OLD KENTUCKY HOME CLUB O. P. S. WHISKEY Favorite American Whiskey BLUMAUER & HOCH, sole distributers Wholesale Uqoor ana ctgar Dealers, 103-110 Fanrth SL AMMiwsS"W4J!A3 CyV VW-v eijr- Japanese Mattings Are cool, clean, attractive and cheap. They are very desirable for Summer use. EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. G. MACK & CO. S6-88 THIRDv STREET Opposite Chamber of Commerce TACOMA, Wash., April 2S. (Staff Corre spondence.) The crushing: defeat of the McBride forces at "Walla Walla yesterday put a blgr block In front of the wheels of the Governor's Pierce County machine, and his defeat at the state convention now seems almost certain. In my letter from this city about two weeks ago I called attention to the decided Impetus given the McBride boom by the close po litical relationship that was then exist ing1 between Cushman, McBride and Fos ter. The seemingly Impregnable position of Cushman made it possible for him to ren der much assistance to the McBride movement. Unfortunately for the Gover nor his boom has become entangled with that of Senator Foster, and any move that Cushman now makes to assist He Bride will harm Foster. Between McBride and Foster the Pierce County voters will not hesitate as to which should receive their support. The change in the situa tion was brought about by the decisive action of the holdover Senators in vari ous parts of the state. The Holdovers Protest. No sooner had the word gone forth that a Cushman-McBrlde-Fostor alliance was about to begin business than trouble ap peared. Up from the south camo Senator Welch, of Pacific County, and down from the north came State Senator Stansell, of Stevens. These gentlemen served a per sonal notice onthe Toster managers that if McBride secured any votes In Pierce County, then their votes as holdover Sen ators would never under any circum stances go to Foster for the United States Senatorship. Welch and Stansell were not alone In this movement, for by wire and letter similar threats camo In from nearly all of the other holdover Senators. They even went farther in their threats and stated that no Pierce County man could get their Senatorial votes If any assist ance was given McBride. Now Pierco County has a strong desire to retain the United States Senatorship and when their Interests in this direction were placed in jeopardy by the McBride movement they Immediately bowed to the will of the holdovers and began lining up against McBride, and today it is almost an impossibility for the Governor to get much if any support from this county. Served Notice on Piles. The holdovers did not confine their threats to Pierce County. They had heard of the Piles desire to trade King County to the limit If by so doing It were possi ble to further his Interests as a candidate for the United States Senate. In order that he might understand that help for McBride was beyond his limit on a trad ing proposition, they served the same notice on him as on Foster that was that if McBride received any King County support for Governor ho would forfeit their votes for United States Senator. They were, of course, unwilling to weaken their power by making any promises, but In a Senatorial campaign an unpledged vote that is not antagonistic has a high value and cannot safely Te ignored, and It Is practically a certainty that both the Foster and Piles forces will Indulge In no more coquetry with the Governor. McBride Needs King and Pierce. Having pracUcally divorced the Gover norship from the Senatorship fight, mat ters In the two big counties of the state no longer present a very roseate hue for the McBride forces, and without nearly one-half of the delegates from both of these big counties It will be impossible for him to win. The fact that delegates sometimes re fuse to abide by instructions and that trading possibilities at the coming con vention are unusually great makes an ac curate forecast of the respective strength of the Governor and his opponents a very cumcuit matter, but as the frame-up stands today, a conservative estimate can hardly gKc the Governor more than about 220 votes outside of King and Pierce Coun ties. Eliminating the two big counties, with 173 votes, from the situation, and striking a medium between the claims of both factions, the figures by counties show up about as follows: County McBride. Adams 9 AsoUn .. Chehalis Chelan . Clallam Clark Columbia 10 Counts s Douglas 10 Ferry Tranklln Garfleld - 7 Island Jefferson ... .. Kitsap Kittitas 13 Klickitat Lewis Lincoln 17 Mason Okanogan Pacific 10 San Juan Skagit 21 Skamania J Snohomish Antl. 10 0 0 17 0 13 11 21 4 40 Dbtfi. C Necessary to nominate, 329. In some of the counties on which the above figures are given, the primaries have already been held, and their position for or against McBride Is actually known. The position of the others has been fore casted from careful estimates made by the leaders of the two factions and 13 be lieved to be approximately correct, pro vided there Is not much trading. These figures show that If McBride se cures the 53 votes which are classed as doubtful, It will still be necessary for him to secure SI Votes from King and Pierce In order to be nominated. Without ma terial aid from Piles, Foster and Cush man, these very necessary votes will not be forthcoming, and as 'previously stated, these gentlemen have recently acquired troubles of their own which may prevent them from taking up those of others. A Trading May Change Results. With the anti-McBride sentiment of the state as reflected by the primaries already held and by fairly reliable reports from others, the Governor's political antago nists profess their Inability to understand his confidence in his renominatlon. But one explanation for this confidence seems plausible, and that is that he expects to break Into some of tho antl-McBrlde counties with trading strength from his own counties. If the fight was nearer even this might be done to excellent ad vantage, for nearly every county In the state Is coming down to Tacoma with a favored son for some of the state offices, and many of them arc sending unlnstruct- cd delegations for the express purpose of trading them to the best advantage. But trading Js a game at which both factions can play, and here as elsewhere In the fight the wing which is in the ma jority will have more to offer than can be obtained from the minority faction. As an illustration Jefferson County, with nine votes, has a candidate for Lieuten ant-Governor and is sending an unln structed delegation to Tacoma to trade where the best terms can be secured. I asked one of these delegates if a trade with McBride was a possibility, and ho said that It was not, for the reason that If they made a deal with the Governor, the more powerful railroad forces would Immediately put the final crimp In the aspirations of their candidate by with drawing more support than the Governor could replace. Similar conditions exist elsewhere In tho state and lead to tho belief that If the McBride forces cannot show at least an even strength with the opposition with out the necessity for trading, they can hardly Improve their chances afterwards. This disadvantage, however. Is somntlmes overcome by the superior political talent of the minority. In point of experience and ability, the leaders of both factions long since parked out 0 the .kindergarten class but it lli hot dofo'r the railroad forces to get caroless even with the ad vantage now so strong In their favor. The most important county In the doubtful list is Whatcom, and If the rail, road men are successful there, the work of the convention will be simplified. E. W. W. Grand Duke Cyril at Irkutsk. IRKUTSK, April 28. Grand Duke Cyril has arrived here. Prince Hllkoff, Minister of Railroads, has left here for Lake Baikal. DEATH IS EHO Japanese Will Not Agree to Surrender. RUSSIANS SINK-TRANSPORT Two Hundred Men Go Down to a Watery Grave, ABOUT AS MANY LEAVE SHIP St. Petersburg Has Report That Czar Is Indignant at Action of His Commander, and Will Court-Martial Him. ST. PETERSBURG, April 28. Russian torpedo-boats belonging to the Vladivo stok squadron sank a Japanese military transport, the KInshiu Maru, of 4G0O tons, during the night of April 26, with all on board, -nlth the exception of 17 officers, 20 soldiers, 65 of the crew and S3 coolie carriers. The others, who refused to sur render, were sent to the bottom with the ship. The official report of Rear-Admiral Yes zen to the Emperor Is as follows: "During the night of April 26 two Rus sian torpedo-boats met at sea the Jap anese military transport KInshiu Maru, of 4000 tons, laden with rice and other military stores and about 1500 tons of coal. The transport was armed with four Hotchklss guns of 47 millimetres. "The Russians captured on board 17 officers, 20 soldiers, S3 military carriers, or coolies, and 63 of the crew, who sur rendered. The remainder of the men, who were to form a landing party, and who were left without officers, obstinantely re fused to surrender or go on board a Rus sian cruiser. Furthermore they offered a resistance to the Russians. In the end they were sent to the bottom with the transport." The number of men drowned Is given as 200. Admiral Yeszan also reports that, be sides the sinking of the Japanese steamer Goyo Maru at Wonsan (Gensan), April 25, the Russians sank at sea the same evening the Japanese steamer Nakamura Maru, of 220 tons. The crew was saved. The Associated Press is informed that no further news has been received here fjom Wonsan or from the Yalu River. Communication with these places is neces sarily slow. Japan Knows Ship Was Sunk. TOKIO, April 28. A telegram from Gensan reports that the Japanese naval transport KInshiu Maru has been sunk near Shlnpo, north of Gensan. The dispatch falls to state whether the trans port was wrecked or sunk by the Rus sians. The KInshiu was a vessel of 5000 tons and belonged to the Nippon Yusen Kalsha. The vessel formerly ran between Japanese ports and Bombay. REPORT CZAR IS INDIGNANT. Admiral May Be Court-Martlaled for Sending Ship and Men Down. ST. PETERSBURG. April 2S.-St. Pe tersburg Is loaded with rumors regarding the sinking of the Japanese military trans port KInshiu Maru. One report has it that 3600 men were aboard the transport when she went down, but the Admiralty insists that there were only 200. It is said the Emperor Is highly indignant over the affair, and that he Till relieve Yeszen and order him to De court-martialed. This report lacks confirmation In responsible naval circles, where It Is reiterated that no other course could be pursued and that the Admiral only fired when the Japanese categorically refused to surrender and adopted a hostile attitude. The officials say there is no similarity between the sinking of the KInshiu Maru and the destruction of the Kow Shing, which was sunk by the Japanese before the declaration of war with China, as Russia Is at war with Japan. That Ad miral xeszen gave the men every oppor tunity to leae the ship Is proved by the fact that all of the officers, some of the soldiers, the crew and coolies were trans ferred on board a Russian cruiser. The operations of the Vladivostok squadron have revived the spirits of the people. The fact that the navy Is doing something of an offensive character ap peals to the popular mind, which has been -unable to appreciate the reason for the in activity of the fine ships of the Vladivo stok squadron. It 13 generally recognized that Rear Admiral Yeszen cannot do more than frighten the Japanese and compel them to exercise greater caution in their military movements as the sinking of a few trans ports or even cruisers can have no per manent effect on the result of the war. Moreover, he is bound by his instructions not to risk his ships unduly, the intention being to Keep them safe from an attack with the Baltic fleet Then it arrives in the Pacific The possibility of a Jananes jittomnt to mine the entrances to Vladivostok as was done at Port Arthur is considered, but the conditions are different and, be side, Rear-Admlral Yeszen, with the les son of the Petropavlovsk disaster fresh In his mind will observe the utmost cau tion. (On the day that hostilities began be tween China and Japan. July 25, ISM. the Kow Shing. a British dispatch boat, which was convoying Chinese troops, was at tacked by Japanese warships and sunk off Asan. Many of the troops were killed.) Transport Often at Seattle. SEATTLE, April 2S. The KInshiu Maru. a Japanese transport sunk April 26 by the Vladivostok fleet of the Russian navy, has been many times in this port. Until 1902 she was one of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's Seattle fleet, and as such made 23 round-tj$pYoyagea The KInshiu came here on her first voy age in November, of 1S96. She was the third vessel of the line to arrive. She con tinued on the run until November, of 1902, her place being taken by the Aki Maru. Flock to Cities for Safety. LONDON. April 29. The Standard's Tientsin correspondent reports that a strong secret society movement, anti-governmental and anti-foreign, is In progress In the vicinity of Tsinan Fu, 175 miles south of Tientsin, and that the people ire flocking to the cities for safety. HIGH HONOR PI Cannon Tendered an Ovation by House, CHEER FOLLOWS CHEER Williams, Democratic Leader, Offers Resolution. LAUDS ABILITY OF SPEAKER Famous Illinois Man Makes a Feeling Response and Members All Sing "He's a Jolly Good Fel low" as They File Out. The closing- day of the second ses sion of the House of tho 5Sth Con gress ias made notable by tho dem onstration ovhlch was evoked by a resolution offered by Williams (Miss.), the minority leader, testifying to the courtesy and impartial manner In which Speaker Cannon had presided over the House. The resolution was not of the perfunctory kind, but was expresste of the kind feeling which men U the House of all par ties entertained toward him. In a graceful speech the Speaker declared his appreciation of the resolution. Many conference reports were agreed to on bills which had been in dispute between the two Houses. The only debate of any importance was on the bill providing for the restoration to the Naval Academy of three cadets who had been dismissed for hazing, the House otlng oerwhelmlngly agatnst it. The members, after the Speaker an nounced final adjournment. Joined in singing patriotic airs, and slowly filed out of the hall after shaking hands with the Speaker and "bidding him good-bye. f - PERHAPS IT WON'T BE NECESSARY FOR THE JAP TO CROSS W WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The time was within five minutes of the hour set "for adjournment when SenrMontntiv. Williams (Bern.. Miss.), tho minor ity leader, amid Impressive silence, was recognized to present a resolution ex pressive of the appreciation of the House for the fair and Impartial manner in which the Speaker had presided over that body. He prefaced the resolution withrtha statement that In the exercise of a per sonal, though not a parliamentary privi lege, which was very welcome, he desired to offer to the House and move the adop tion of a resolution. "That resolution I will now read." he said, and he read as follows. Richardson (Dem., Tenn.) in the meantime having taken the chair: "Resolved, That the House of Repre sentatives return Its thanks to its Speak er, Hon. J. G. Cannon, of Illinois, for tho fair and Impartial and able manner In (Concluded on Page 5 ) CONTENTS OFTODAY'S PAPEE. Russo-Japanese War. Two hundred Japanese go down with trans port rather than surrender. Page 1. Czar is reported to be Indignant because Commander sent transport down with men on board. Page 1. Russians suffer disastrous repulse on the Yalu. Page 7. Congress. Adjournment is taken at 2 o'clock. Page 3. House tenders Speaker Cannon a great ova tion. Page 1. Foster wins Ictory over Leader Payne by keeping bill transferring customs head quarters from Port Townsend to Seattle in his pocket. Pago 1. Senate leaders take up most of the session with a political debate on appropriations. Page 3. Foreign. Germans in Southwest Africa suffer great re-verse, and make strong appeal for aid. Pago 2. Son of Don Carles, the Spanish pretender, sent to prison for pawning Jewels. Page 2. rt Htlcal. Presage of defeat of Governor McBride in Washington. Page 1. Scandalous proceedings of the Clancy gang at Seattle republican primaries. Page 5. Clark County primary returns show large anti-McBride majority in convention. Page 5. Pacific Coast. Millers of Western Oregon organize an as sociation at Albany. Page 4. Gray's Harbor mills may shut down; no proflt in business. Page 4. Warrant issues for arrest of Urana F. Seeley, a minor, under Influence of Holy Rollers! Page 4. Sports. Harness entries for Northwest race meets are not numerous. Pago C. Los Angeles defeats San Francisco, 3-1; no game at Seattle. Page 0. Commercial and Marine. Iron market quiet. Page 13. Good demand for wheat at Chicago. Pago 15. Listless speculation in stocks at New Tork Page 15. Grain freights firmer at San Francisco. Page 15. Longshoremen's Union "fines" steamship Nome City. Page 14. Rojore arrives with English cargo. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Mayor Williams criticises method of expul sion of High School students. Page 16. No successor to United States District Attor ney Hall appointed during last session of Congress. Page 14. Price fixed on franchise for St. Johns line Page 14. Burlington road wants to run train from Portland to St. Louis oer Northern Pa cific Page 10. Hop market in peculiar state. Page 11. Louis Savage saj s ho killed Wachlno by mis take. Page 10, fcTj 1 03.2