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VOL. XLIV. KO. 13,748. PORTLA3SD, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MEN ill SGAROt Not Enough Russians to Hold Forts. RIHLUNG IS EASILY TAKEN Though Tremendously Strong, " It Could Not Be Held. iIArPNESZ MOUNT MORE GUNS They Close in on Port Arthur, and Are Ready to Blow Up Another Fort Two of Rojestvensky's Ships Leave Him. CHICAG.O, Doc. 31. (Special) The Dally 2tctvs has the following from a staff cor reqpendent: "Head quarters of Third Japanese Army Before Pert Arthur, Dec. 29, via Kobe, Doe. 80. It Is thought here from the com parative ease with which the enormously siren? Rlhlung fort was captured yester day that the Russians are finding It in croasingjy difficult to spare sufficient men to defend their far-flung line of defenses. "Aftor the first terrific explosion of dy namite, which rent the walls of the fort and killed numbers of Russians, the Jap anese assaulting forces effected a lodg meat ia the front main works and cap tured the first line of tho light guns. This position, however, was ehtiladed by the guas on the Etse Mountain fort and It be came necessary to renew the bombard ment of Rihlung. The main defenses were torn aad pounded and alternately sub jected to attacks by companies of Jap anese. "At 4 P. M. the whole line advanced, scaled the wall and, carrying the second lino where the heavy guns were posted, went dear through to the gorge, where the remnant of the Russian defenders still held out in a strong barracks pf inasqnry work. From this they were ultimately tfrivon at S A. M, leaving la the hands f the Japanese three prtemigm four large nnd seven small siege gqHB, quick-fire Kr3 two machine guns. xV J21he garrison that so gallantly defended the .fort consisted -of 500 men .of thptli llcjrimont of Bast Siberian Sharpshoot ers. ' WJLL BLOW UP ANOTHER FORT Japanese Prepared to Make Another 1 Gap in Defense. LONDON'. Doc 31. The London Morn Jag Pots's correspondent at Shang hai says that the mining undor the Hongsushan fort by the Japanese is al--roest completed. The besiegers are preparing to blow up the parapet and the xssault will probably be made "within the noxt few days. 'JAPANESE MOUNT GUNS. They Command Some Russian Posi tion, but Suffer Heavy Fire. LONDON, Dec. 3L A dispatoh from Chfoo to the Dally Telegraph says: A messenger from Port Arthur states that tho Japanese have mounted eight gms commanding positions north of the Ktee forts, but have suffered heavy losses by the Russian fire. Tho Russians have abandoned the small i-vr town, but the Japanese have beon unable to occupy it, because of fear that it Mas been mined. TWO CRUISERS RETURN. ' Russian Fleet May Have to Await Help if This Be True. ST. PUTBRSBURG, Doc .30. A report that the cruteors Oral and Izumrud of the socond PhcWc squadron have been ordered to return is current here, but lacks official confirmation. If the report kouM pnovo true Vice-Admiral Rojest vwpky may be obliged to await re infrcoments from the third Pacific KHptiron. GOAL FOR RUSSIAN FLEET. Agents Try to Buy .lt at-Bombayf and Buy a Steamer. BOMBAY. Dec. 30. Russian agents here are endeavoring to purchase 100 toas f coal and to aharter vessels to carry it Up to tho present no ship ments have been made, but it Is be lieved that the British steamer Henry Baiokow. of 639 tons net, owned by tho Bombay & Porsian Steam Navigation CempajOfcLimltad. of Bombay, has been wtd t Russia. She has sailed hence in nauasc xor ;aigon, xsrencn vjoanin Chin. " TELLS A DOLEFUL TALE. Sailor on fie Sevastopol Predicts Early Fall of Fortress. TOKIO. Doc 30 (Evening.) The Navy Department published today a letter writ ton "by a sailor of the battleship Sevasto pol, -which had fallen Into the hands of the Japanese. The writer despairs of the rctlof of the fortress and tells of the de struction wrought by Japanese shells. Ho says the Russians are resigned to their, fate and are determined to fight to a fin ish father than suffer the shame of sur render, owing to starvation. Following is the text of the letter: "The fortress cannot resist aftor- De camber. Tho progress of the enemy in rodudng our principal line of outer de fenses is not fully known, but-it is irre sistible. "We are sadly disappointed over tho nonarrival of the second Pacific squadron, and are daily nearing our miserable end. "General Stoossel's so-called Impregna ble line of outer defenses is now a myth. "With 283 Meter Hill lost the fall oiLPort Arthur cannot be avoided. Its capture by the Japanese means the fall of the. town, however strong the other defenses. "The new town Is at the mercy of the enemy's fire. The old town alone is de fendable. and here alone may resistance "be prolonged. Two-thirds of the defend ers of 203-Meter Hill were lost "The Sevastopol, which was exposed to the enemy's fire in th day time, on the night of December 8, without being towed, left the harbor with only 111 men in stead of her complement of 6G0 souls. "When she went out she had her nets down, but was struck twice by the ene my's torpedoes, and was beached. Irre parably damaged. General Stoesscl high ly praised the officers' and crew of the ship. ".Fuel is almost unobtainable, and It Is impossible to keep our bodies warm. "Wo no longer have a wireless tele graph system, and have no means of communicating with the outside world. Our Isolation Is complete. "There is no news, and we have had no information for a long time. "It Is impossible to smuggle communi cation. The captain of the King Arthur brought only barley. "There is a large hole in the hull of the Sevastopol, and she is completely dis abled. All that remains for those on board her is to do their utmost In repuls ing the enemy's attacks. The enemy's torpedoboats came close to the Sevasto pol and attacked "her as if they were going through ordinary maneuvers. "Should the Sevastopol sink we are to land at a place already decided upon. All of us, however, are prepared to fight to the very last. On us of the Sevasto pol depends the duty of retaining the honor of the navy and avoiding tho shame and humiliation of threatened starvation. We would rather die than be thus shamed. "From December 1 the enomy's ten inch shells began to fall on the deck of the Sevastopol, and some of them pierced through the decks to the bottom of the ship. "Who is responsible for the fate wo face? It is he who did not give instruc tions for the prevention of a Japanese landing on the Liao Tung Peninsula. "Among our officers there are very few who dare to brave death, the ma jority having no other desire than to save their own lives, but we are deter mined to die fighting." EMPEROR HONORS ADMIRALS. Loads Them With Gifts They Confer With Officials on Campaign. TOKIO, Dec 31 (10 A. M.) The Em peror has presented Vice-Admirals Togo and Kamimura with a number of arti cles, including watches formerly worn by himself. VIce-Admlral Togo has declined the reception tendered him by the muni cipality of Tokio, on the ground that the time is not yet ripe for such a function. Vlce-Admlral Togo will devote his time while in Tokio to conferring with Marquis Ito, president of the Privy Council; Ad miral Yamamoto, Minister of the Navy; Vice-Admiral IJuin, Assistant Chief of General Staff; Rear-Admiral Salto, Vice Minister of Marine, and other members of the Imperial Naval Staff, upon the plans -fdr" the future conduct of naval warfare: Vice-Admiral Togo today attended Jhe funeral of a numbor of officers and men who . were killed at Port Arthur while serving under him. He read a eulogy upon them. ICiNDOUDJED 'ROBBED. Russian Bocdlers Do Not Stop at Hos pital Supplies. ST. PETERSBURG, Doc 30. The old' Red Cross scandals are now receiving a thorough ventilation In the papers. Vast quantities of supplies went astray during the Summer and early Autumn. One-hundred out of 120 bales from Moscow alone disappeared, and the demand ia made for the punishment of those responsible. The precautions now taken effectively prevent a recurrence of the disappearance (Concludes on Pago Four.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER The Weather, TODAY'S Occasional rain; westerly winds. TESTBRDAT'S-Maxlmura temperature, 51 deg.; minimum, 44. Precipitation, 0.15 Inch. War In the Far East. Russian forces In Port Arthur too small for defense; Japanese fast closing In. Page 1. Two cruisers leave Rojestvensky's squadron, and be may await third squadron. Page 1. Mikado heaps gifts on Togo and Kamimura. Page 1.. Foreign. Russian newspapers still cry for a parliament. Page 3. Hungarian Parllameni prepares for bitter elec tion contest. Page 3. Sultan of Morocco yields to the French.. Page 3. Russian Jews plead .with. .Minister of Interior, rage 3. . r I National. President decides on changes In diplomatic tervlce. Pace 3. Bmployes of Panama Canal complain of ill treatment; eornmlfslon rjjplloa and Is Inves tigating. Page 4. Treamiry statement for 1004. Page 12. General MacArthur praises Pacific Coast Na tional Guard maneuvers. Page 4. rollUcaL Colorado Supreme Court drd'efs'tHorough inves tigation of election frauds throughout Den ver. Page 1. Senator Piatt says he will net retire. Page 1. Domestic. New charges and countercharges In Irvine Talbot scandal. Page 1. . Insanity will probably be Mrs. Chadwlok's de fence; Dr. Chadwlsk arrives oft Now York. Page 9. Commercial and Marine. , Scarcity of wool alarms Boston traders. Page 13. Strong wheat market at Chicago turns weak on heavy selling. Page 18. Reaction in stocks at New Tork. Page 13. , Orange auctions begin at San Franclscr Wdnesday. Page 13. TraQ returns lor past year most natlsfaetory. Page 12. "Winter freshet bogins In. WlMamett. . rage 12. Transpacific lines preparing for heavy busi ness. Page 12. Pacific Coast. -.. . Representative Burns will try for repeal of act -monopolizing salmon of Rogue River. Page 3. Miss Belle Nayeij of ilolalla. goes . to -buy trousseau, and then disappears. Page S. Washington State Teachers' Association asks legal permission to read Bible In schools. Page C. Portland and Vicinity. Senator Mitchell leaves for Washington, D. C., defying his accusers. Pagel4. Samuel Waller, cx-voiuntecr, arrested for nu merous forgeries. Page 8. Many watch parties will sit out the old year v and welcome In the new. Page 8. Supporters of A. L. Mills for -Speakership of Stale House or Representatives believe he stands good chance against Ti B. Kay. Page 9. . Consolidation effected of great Northwestern lines. Page 9. Local grand Jury 1 investigating charge that Chiefs Hunt took bribe from slobmacbine agent. Page 8. "V Portland General Blectrio-Company will Install new 40,000-horsepower mill at Willamette Falls. Page 1." Willamette Riven "is swollen, iand continues .to rise, bringing tens of dfiorlij which threaten hridrcs. Page 8. CTIMSQFTRiCK Huntingdon Men Gon demnlrvine'sAets. ROW HE GOT SIGNATURES His Lawyer Accuses Bishop Talbot of Intimidation. CASE MAY GO TO-CIVIL COURTS Man Who Gave Irvine Upjohn's Let ter Also Threatened With Trouble Warring Bishop and Priest Were College Chums. HUNTINGDON, Pa., Dec. 30. James j Denlthorne, one of the men whose names are on the presentment against Bishop j Talbot, declared tonight that Mr. Miller had received a telegram from Dr. Irvine in which the unfrocked priest asked Mr! ; Miller not to say anything, and that ho had written each of the presenters a long letter explaining the alleged misrepre sentation. In reiterating his statement that he did not knowingly sign the presentment, John Langdon, the coal operator, said today: "I am fully convinced that a plot was formed to gpt Denlthorne and me into this controversy. Dr. Irvine hoped that our influence would lend weight to his case against 'Bishop Talbot. We will get after both Irvine and this man Miller, and the whole truth will come out. No man can drag me Into such a case knowingly, and those "who have sought to do so by trick ery will feel the full penalty of the law. "I admit that It was a clever trick, and I understand now why the names of the presenters were not published with the presentment. J. Frederick. Jenkinson Is quoted as saying that our signatures ap pear on the original presentment. If ho said this, he was either misinformed or he lied." Stirred to action by what they declare was an attempt on the part of Dr. Irvine and others to use them in the attack on Bishop Talbot, Mr. Langdon and James Denlthorne have started an invostlgatipn tharoutWea"t6" "beveh more startling, than the presentment itself. Wt G. Miller has been called upon to make an explanation of his part in the affair, but so far he has refused. FORCED TO WITHDRAW. Serious Charge Against Talbot as to Repudiated Signature. PHILADELPHIA, Doc. 30. Herbert Noble, of New York, one of the lead ing figures In tho controversy between Dr. Talbot and Rev. Irvine, who has been here in connection with tho case, said tonight that intimidation had been practiced in getting -the Huntingdon signers to repudiate the presentment against the bishop. "The friends of Bishop Talbot," he said, "had an agent at work, and we know who this agent is. "We have had detectives on the case, and tomorrow we will make a statement and disclose all the facts to the public We know this agent has done his best to break the powerful presentment, and the re pudiations are the result. Even if the Huntingdon signers do Insist upon re pudiating the presentment it will not Invalidate the instrument, which even then would have more signers than are necossary." Those in conference with Mr. Noble were J. Frederick Jenkinson and Ag now McBrlde, two of the Philadelphia signers of the presentment, and Rev. W. B. Bodine, who is chairman of the board of inquiry that will hear the case at Beading, Pa., next month. W. A. Wilson, another Philadelphia signer, tonight confirmed the statement made by Huntingdon signers that they had signed a blank shoet of paper, but added that all the presenters- attached their names to the original paper. The signatures to the blank paper, he said, were for the purpose of making anoth er copy of the presentment if one was found necessary. Opinion is still divided as to whethor the board of inquiry, owing to a new canon going into effect on January 1, will have -tho Tight to take up the case. It Is now believed that nothing will be done until the board meets on January 10,. .when members of that body will themselves decide the question. Dr. Irvine held a conference with Mr. Noble and Hartwell P. Heath, of New York, Mr. Noble's partner, which lasted until after midnight. When Dr. Irvine was Informed that the Huntingdon slgn vers persist In declaring that they did not knowingly sign a peUtlpn against Bishop Talbot, he madethe 'following statement: I have no knpwieage as to how the signatures to the presentment were obtained. I have cer tainly misrepresented no feature of the case to anyone. I sent the presentment through the malls to W. S. Miller, of Huntingdon, to obtain tho signatures of those persona In the lty will ing to sign a presentment. Lhave the utmost faith in tho honesty, straightforwardness and uprightness of Mr. Miller, and I do not think he used any dishonorable means to secure the signatures of those men whose names appear upon the presentment. ANOTHER MAN INVOLVED. 'Charges to Be Made Against Giver of Upjohn Letter. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. The Herald will tomorrow say regarding the Talbot case: "Charges of a serious nature are to be made at the Talbot hearing against the person who is responsible for the deliv ery "to Dr. Irvine of a copy of a confiden tial letter addressed fay the hlshop lo Dr. Samuel Upjohn, of Philadelphia. It Is reported that the original document Is, in the possession of the bishop himself and "was not destroyed. The copy, oh which the charges of libel and falsehood against the Right Rev. Talbot were based, was obtained frpm a? duplicate sent to theN Rev. John Fulton; -who disclaims all re sponsibility for tho acL Dr. Fulton knows who Is responsible for the delivery of a copy . to Dr. Irvine, it is reported, and he will bring an accusation against him' Dr. Fulton arrived here tojiay from Philadelphia on affairs- connected with the church paper, of which he Is editor. "The telegraphic account of my connec tion with -the IrvinerTalbot -matter,' said Dr. Fulton, "Is Inexact in several import ant particulars. Any statement" Or Insin uation that the so-called "Upjohn letter, or any other confidential document, was communicated by me to any of the pre senters, or any person, is false. My letter to Dr. Irylne on. July 7 is verbally correct. Its publication, however, without a sub sequent letter to the same person Is a falsification of facts. Documentary proofs will be forthcoming when I thlnkfproper, not before." THEYWERE CHUMS ATCQLLEGE Radjcairafttif) Relations of Bishop and UnfroclPrlest. PHILADELPHIA, Dec 30. (Special.) Rev. I. N. W Irvine was born in Ire land 0 years ago and was graduated from the General Theological Seminary, where he was a fellow-student with Bishop Talbot in 1S70. The two men were fast friends in college, studying by the same lamp in the same room, and shared expenses when tho funds ran low. Dr. Irvine had in great volume the traditional capacity of an Irishman, for stirring up trouble He was one of the few Episcopal ministers who were stick lers for the canons. The career of Dr. Irvine from the time of his ordination a3 deacon in. 1874 until he was unfrocked in 1500 has been filled with interesting episodes. He has not lacked for frequent change of scene. From 1S71 to 1873 ho was a student- at Chadwlck Seminary, Qulncy, IIL, doing missionary work on Long Island the next year. He was ordained a deacon In 1S74 and was ordained a priest In 1S75 by Bishop Llttlejohn. His next church work was at' Yaphank and Brockhaven, L. I., in 1S75. The first charge held by Irvine was St. James Church, Smithtown, S I., where he remained from- 1876- to'lSSO: He was rector of St James' Church, McLeans boro. III., In 1S81; dean at Cairo, 111., In 1SS2; Tector of St Luke's, Racine, Wis., in 1SS3, and dean t St John's, Qulncy, 111., from 1SS3 to 1SS5. Then he went to St Paul's Church, Angelica, N. Y., where he remained until 1SS3. The fol lowing two years he passed as missionary among the Ironworkers and miners of Braddock, Homestead and Irwin, Pa. In 1S91 he became rector of St Augustine parish In the eastern diocese of Mary land, going after a few months to Brldgeton, N. J.'. The same year he changed again .to St James' Church, Fifty-second street and Kershaw avenue. Philadelphia, where he stayed, until 1S94. He did temporary work outside the dio cese in 1S94 and 1SS5 and took charge of St. John's Church, Huntingdon, Pa., In 1869. There he remained until he was unfrocked, April 25, 1900. When in 1876 Dr. Irvine assumed his first charge as rector of St. James Church. Smithtown, L. I., no priest of Jhe pl3copal Churcfct-jhad brighter- pros- pecui. jvi (us uruui.uijn juj uoacon m 1S74 and as pfiesi InVthtf following year he had Teceived vratm congratulations from scores of his 'brethren. One of t"h'e membe'rs of St James' Church was Mrs. A. T. Stewart widow of the New York millionaire merchant Dr. Irvine' soon won her friendship and received the support of her wealth and influence In carrying out various ideas in connection with his church. It was Dr. Irvine who suggested to Mrs. Stewart the building of the mausoleum to the mem ory of her husband which now stands at Garden C)ty, L. I. Dr. Irvine also planned the magnificent cathedral which Mrs. Stewart then erected as a memorial to her husband. He assisted her friends in keeping from her the truth of her husband's body having been stolen, and she remained under the. Impression until hor death that his remains rested in the mausoleum in Green Water Park. PUT TALBOT IN A NOVEL. He Was Original of Bishop in Owen Wister'3 "Virginian." SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa., Dec. 30. (Special.) Rev. 'Benjamin Smith Ander son, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, today made the statement that the Right Rev. Etholbert Talbot, bishop of Central Pennsylvania, . against whpni friends of Dr. Irvine have brought charges. Is tho original from whiah Owen Wister secured his bishop in his famous novel, "The Vir ginian." The author much 'admired the sturdy democracy of spirit and the immense pop ularity of Bishop Talbot Wister made a close study of tho bishop, and quoted him In many quaint speeches throughout the book. At the time they met Talbot was missionary hlshop of Wyoming and Idaho, a charge that brought out the best or worst In a man. MUST ACT UNDER NEW LAW. Authority on Canon Law Gives Opin ion on Irvine Case. BOSTON, Dec. 20.,Charles G. Saunders, of this city, one of the leading authorities on canon law of the Episcopal Church, is of the opinion that proceedings insti tuted under the present laws will bo un canonlcal after January 1, the day the new canons adopted at the triennial con vention In Boston, in October, became effective. In this opinion Mr. Saunders Is in apparent agreement with Dr. John -Fulton, a canonical authority pf Philadelphia, who raised the point 'that the prpceodings brought under the .old canons against Right Rev. Ethelbcri Talbot, bishop of Central Pennsylvania, in the Interest of Rev. I. N. W. Irvine, a deposed clergy man, will be Illegal after tomorrow. The opinion of Mr. Saunders Is consid ered important, as' he was secretary of the committee of revision of the canons and the member of the last House of Deputies, who formally presented the re vised laws to that body. There Is no provision In the new canons for the dis position of the cases begun under the old laws' which may be pending when the revised canons go into effect The per son who has authority to act in such an emergency is the Right Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle, bishop of Missouri, and the pre siding bishop of the church. If Bishop Tuttle decides that the existing present ment against Bishop Talbot is Irregular, the present proceedings can be dropped and a new presentment made to conform to the provisions of the revised canons. The changes in the church laws. It Is admitted, were made to meet cases like that -of the Talbot-Irvine trouble. When an attempt was made in 1&02 to reopen -the case which had been settled In favor of Bishop Talbot, the whole matter had to be dropped on a. ruling that .the presid ing bishop had ho-canonical warrant to proceed further. PISD TIE TRUTH Denver Frauds Will Be Probed to Bottom BY SUPREME COURT ORDER Application of Adams for In vestigation Is Granted. DISPUTE . ABOUT- THE COST Court Says Parties Must Share Alike but Democrats Object Canvassing Board Denies Partisan Pur pose, but Rumors Abound. DENVER, Dec 30. Stretching its hand3 so as to cast a shadow over every man and woman in any way Implicated in election frauds in the city and county of Denver on, before or after November S, the Supreme Court today ordered an investigation so sweeping in its scope that every phase of the election may be scru tinized and everything that bears upon It in any way may be made known by judicial inquiry. Alva Adams, Democratic candidate for Governor, who appeared from the returns tot have been elected, but who has de clared that he does not wa"nt the office tainted with fraudt asked the court to open every Denver ballot box, but the order of the court goes beyond the mere examination of the ballots and provides for an Investigation of the registration lists, the campaign expenditures, and, in brief, all election matters. Samuel W. Belford, attorney for Adams, and Henry J. Hersey, attorney for the Republicans, asked the court to make Its order of such breadth that the court need not stop at anything In the Investigation. The court said that was what It meant to do, and Instructed the lawyers to agree upon the wording of the order, and present It to the court for approval next Tuesday morning. Will Put Experts to Work. Chief, Justice Gabbert said that while the petition did not state facts entitling the petitioner to such an Investigation as proposed, the court had decided that an investigation might end In discovering the guilty persons who were responsible for tho-commisslon. of the gross frauds that had been revealed In the contemptTVprc-i ceedings. There must have been some persons 'behind the electon officers and others wLJ committed frauds, .the court believed. The court decided that the investiga tion Bhall go Into all frauds of any kind which constitute a violation of the or ders Issued by the court prior to the election. All ballot boxes will be opened at tho County Courthouse and tho ballots and books will bo examined by two ex perts, one to be appointed by counsel for the petitioner and one by counsel for the people, In ..whose name the interference of the court was originally sought The court will appoint a referee, not to take testimony, but to uperevlse the expert's examination and see that it Is conducted in accordance with the court's orders. The court decided that the registration lists and the allegation that that they contain many fictitious names shall also bo investigated after the examination of the ballot boxes. The court's Investiga tion, It was announced, must not Inter fere in any manner with any Investiga tion undertaken by the General Assem bly. The counsel were instructed to pre pare an order covering the details of the Investigation and present It to the court next Tuesday. Inquiry Will Last Months. As there are 204 ballot boxes. It Is evi dent that several months will be con sumed in the examination of their con tents by the two handwriting experts to be appointed for this work. It Is expect ed that the Supreme Court will be asked to make an order placing special watch ers at the Courthouse to guard the regis tration books until the Investigation is made. "There are probably 20,000 fraudulent registrations on the books of the city and county of Denver." said James H. Brown, the principal adviser of the Re publican City Central Committee, today. F. A. Williams, chairman of the Re publican Committee, has published the following statement over his signature: Our investigation Into the conduct of the re cent election in Denver has developed the fact that approximately 20,000 fraudulent votes were cast or counted for Alva Adams In thin city. There Is now no reasonable doubt that Governor Pea body and the entire Republican state ticket were fairly elected on November. 8 by the votes of & large majority of the legal voters of this state. What Will Legislature Do? What effect if any, the court's action will have upon the course of the Legis lature In respect to canvassing tho vote for Govornor and determining whether Peabody or Adams Is entitled to tho seat has not yet become apparent Chief Jus tltcd Gabbert particularly stated, how ever, that the court's investigation will not be permitted in any way to inter fere with any investigation which may be set on foot by the General Assembly. Republicans as well as Democrats admit that the opening of all the Denver boxes complicates the political situation in Col orado, and means that there will be no "rough house," as predicted. Governor Peabody expressed his opinion as follows regarding tht court's decision: I ara more than pleased that the Supreme Court has decided to open every ballot-box la Denver, and my only regret Is that not every box In the state la opened. A point In lavor of the opening of the boxes by the Supreme Court Is that It takes the matter away from politics. There Is confidence among the public in what the Supreme Court does," and when the highest tribunal In the state Is through count ing the votes In Denver, It will settle beyond question who Is elected. I consider the dc cinlon of the court an eminently wise and just one. It was announced this afternoon that the Republican plan to unseat Democratic Senators had been modified and that possibly only Senators Born and Healey, who were seated by the Democratic ma jority on contests two years ago, would be turned out It Is also reported that, on the advice of influential Republicans, the proposition to memorialize the -United States to unseat Senator Teller would be abandoned. Attorneys for Adams tonight notified Mr. Hersey, representing the Republicans, that they would ask the Supreme Court to modify its order concerning the open ing of the ballot-boxes In Denver under the supervision of a referee. They will request that another arrangement for paying the expenses of the investigation be made. The court having no fund at Its disposal for meeting the expense, di rected, that, the two political parties di vide it equally. The Democrats object to this, and will request that the court find another way for paying the cost of the Investigation. The Republicans, who say they are only too willing to follow tho suggestion of the court, pretend to see in the announcement of the Democrats' attorney a wish to avail themselves of a loophole through which to escape the Investigation they themselves Inaugu rated. Statement by Canvassing Board. The, four members of the State Canvass ing Board, other than Governor Peabody, tonight Issued a signed statement in which they deny that there is a conspiracy to seat Governor Peabody, and express a de sire to eee seated as Governor the man who has been legally elected. The state ment reads: The attitude or the State Board of Canvass ers, of which we are members, as to tho Guber natorial controversy having been misrepresent ed and our motives questioned, we feel that it is just and proper that the public should be advised as to our real position. Our duUes have been denned by the courts of the state, and In the performance of such du ties we havo been guided solely by the law. The ocUon of the State Board of Canvassers was taken without reference to any bearing it might have on the gubernatorial contest. The majority of the Joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives would have been overwhelmingly Republican, regardless of our action. "We favor the action taken by the Supreme Court today, and urge that its findings and order be accepted as final by the Legislature. "We deaire to say that there Is no consplracy on the part of this board, or any of Its mem bers, to overthrow the will of the people, or to attempt to do ho, but, on the contrary, we hold and advise that whoever the recount of the ballots, under such rules as the Supreme Court may prescribe, in the City and County of Denver, shows to be elected, is entitled to the office of Governor; and we believe that all good citizens will acquiesce In tho result. Whoever may be seated as Governor, we de sire that the result be accomplished by honest methods, and that the will of the people may be supreme. JAMBS COWIE. Secretary of State. WHITNEY NEWTON. State Treasurer. JOHX HOMBEftG, Auditor of State. N. C. MILLER, Attorney-General. WILL AGAIN SEAT PEABODY. Republican Majority in Legislature Shutting Out Democrats. DENVER, Dec. 30. Announcements of the managers of the Republican post election campaign indicate their confidence that the Legislature, in which at the out set on joint ballot there will be 66 Repub licans to 33 Democrats, will throw out enough Democratic precincts af Denver to overcome Alva Adams 10,000 plurality for Governor and declare Governor James H. Peabody re-elected. These Republi can leaders justify such action by claim ing that In all Democratic precincts frauds as extensive as those shown In five pre clnts whose ballot boxes were opened in contempt proceedings before the Supreme Court were perpetrated. This is strenu ously denied by the Democratic leaders,, and they assart that the ballot boxes opened In court may have been stuffed since the election In support of a corpo ration conspiracy to steal the Governor ship and Senate and pack the Supreme Court, which Is to be Increased from three Justices to seven on April 4 next On the day after election, according to the returns, the incoming Senate con sisted of 21 Democrats and 14 Republicans. Soon thereafter Senator Buckley died, re ducing the number of Democratic mem bers to 20. Governor Peabody has neg" Iected to call a special election to fill the vacancy caused by Senator Buckley's death, although the constitution contains a mandatory provision for such action. Through subsequent decisions of the Su preme Court and State Board of Can vassers, the standing of the parties in the Senate had been changed until the repre sentation now consists of 19 Republicans and 15 Democrats, with one vacancy. The Republicans gained two Senators in this city by the rejection of the entire vote of five precincts in which frauds were shown under order of the. Supreme Court no attempt being made to sift and count the legal ballots. In Pueblo the official canvass showed a change of the reported vote In one pre cinct by which McCarthy, Republican, ob tained a majority of four votes over Mar tin, Democrat, who had been reported elected. Finally contests were made be fore the State Canvassing Board against Ward, of Boulder, and Beehonr, of Las Animas County, the Democratic Senato rial candidates, and the board threw out sufficient returns to overcome the majori ties for these candidates and awarded the certificates of election to the Republican contestants. The Supreme Court refuses to issue a mandamus requiring the board to accept the returns as received, and for bade the lower courts to take any action in the matter. Now tho Republican managers announce that the Senate will probably unseat six more Democratic Senators, including two seated by the Democratic majority two years ago In reprisal for the unseating of Democratic Representatives by the Re publican majority in the House in a futile endeavor to obtain a majority on joint ballot and defeat tho election of United States Senator Teller. It is 3aid the throe Democratic Senators elected In this county two years ago will be expelled on the ground that their elec tion was accomplished by means of the same frauds whose exposure in the Con gressional contest induced Congressman John F. Shafroth to resign In favor of Robert W. Bonynge. The lost Senator to be unseated, it is said, will be W. H. Adams, of Alamosa County, a brother of Governor-elect Adams. Senator Adams plurality was about 2000, or three times the total vote of his opponent. Senator Teller Is now en route to Wash ington, carrying with him the record of the contempt cases before the Supreme Court here, also tho necessary papers to sue out a writ of error and apply for a supersedeas before the United States Su preme Court in behalf of the imprisoned election officers who were convicted by the State Supreme Court of contempt An application for a writ of habeas corpus will also be made in behalf of the pris oners. Warrants have been issued from the Su preme Court for eight more persons in election contempt cases which will bring at least 'three more contempt cases betie that court The affidavits contain, in gen eral, the same charges as made in case? hitherto prosecuted a general violation of the court's injunction through ballot box stuffing, repeating and Intimidating on the part of the Democratic election officials. Hearing of the contempt cases will be re sumed next Tuesday. WILL REMAIN IN SENATE. Piatt Says He Never Retires When Others Try to Force Him. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. "I never retire when other people try to force me to re tire." said Senator Piatt today, when in formed that there was a rumor that ex- Concludod. on Page Three., NEW PLAN" Electric Company Plans Great Enterprise. TO LIGHT ENTIRE VALLEY 40,000-Horsepower Station at Willamette Falls, OFFICIAL STATEMENT MADE Portland General Electric Company Will Extend Present Distributing System, and Considers Line to Upper Willamette. Construction by the Portland 3eneral Blectric Company of a new 40,000-Uorse-power electric station on the cast bank of the river at Oregon City, to make provision for the continued Increase or Portland's lighting and power biwlnesa. Large extensions of the company's distributing system. Under consideration, to build a trans mission line from Oregon City to SaHm. for the purpose oi supplying upper Wil lamette "Valley towns with electric light and power. Since the return from the East of Gen eral Manager H. W.' "Go ode, of the Port land General Electric Company, rumors have been afloat that his company had lately arranged to build a bfg addition to the existing power plant at Oregon Clty and to enter the business of suppljlng light and power to various towns in the Upper Willamette Valloyi But up to yes terday none of the officials would discuss the matter. After talking" with a number of business men la Oregon City, however, an Oregonlan reporter learned enough of the story to as(aln approach President Goode for confix Aon c focts, Demandjtd e" Increasing. "Well, wo hlslnat intended to give publicity io thdfijjry at. presorit," Stated vPxldeftGCu-ge)flw.p? tho time has now arrivo?xpfeU what we luwc de cided on doing.' Ta proylde for tho grow ing demand int this. city and vicinity for lighting and power wo have, after careful investigation, decided to butld anotns power plant at Willamette Falls. Plans are now being drawn for the construction of a 40,000-horsepower electric station at the company's property on the east bank of the river at Oregon City, and work on this new plant will be started during tho low water period of 1905. "The plant will be laid out in units oE about 3500-horsepower each," continued Mr. Goode, "and will consist of alternat ing current generators directly connected to horizontal water wheels. For every 3500-horsepower unit installed at the Falls, a steam turbine unit of like capacity will be added to the company's steam plant In Portland. These steam units answer the double purpose of providing for lack of power at the Falls during the low-water period in the Summer months, and also for use In case of accident to the com pany's waterpower stations or transmis sion lines. The Growth of Portland. "Portland Is growing so rapidly and the use of electric current for all purposes is becoming so general that the company has found It desirable to commence the de velopment of this enormous plant and thereby provide for its requirements in the way of generating station capacity for a long period of years. "Our present plant at Oregon City has a capacity of about lOOO-horsepower, and our steam plant In North Portland will by April 1 also have a capacity of 12,000 horsepower. "In addition to these two stations we shall receive in 1906, 6000 or 7000-horse-power from the development being made by the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company, on the Clackamas River, mak ing a total of about 30,00C-hprsepower. At the present rate of demand 'all of this capacity will be In use by the time the new station at Oregon City Is ready for operation. Will Follow Growth of Market. "The first installation at the new sta tion will probably be three units, or 10.500-horscpower, and additional unts of 3500-horsepower each will be thereafter added as rapidly as the market for power demands.' Stockholders Give Approval. Just then. Mr. Goode paused in liis talk, and closed up the memoranda to which he had occasionally referred. "How long- has this development been under consideration?" "For over a year." "Had your recent visit to Eastern cities anything to do with the mat ter?" "Oh, last month I visited New Tork City for the purpose of conferring- with our Eastern stockholders, and the gen eral plan was approved." replied Mr. Goode, guardedly. "A. C. Bedford, of the firm of Charles Pratt & Co., came to Portland during the early portion of this month to look up some of the details. It was my expectation to meet him here. Being detained in the East, however, I met him in Chicago on his return journey, when the project was again discussed and the future policy of the company, as to power develop ment, definitely" settled. As to what you ask with referenco to the exten sion of our distributing system, the company is now considering the build ing of a transmission line from Ore gon City to Salem, for the purpose of supplying the Willamette "Valley towns with electric light and power." "What Is the cost of the Improve ments?" "We won't go into that, replied Mr. Goode. Will Erect Great Seamen's Home. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Plans for the largest and most completely equipped home for sailors in the world, to be erect ed In this city, arc being prepared for the American Seamen's Aid Society. Tho society has on hand ?750,000.