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VOL. "XLVIII. XO. 14,723. PORTLAND, OREGON,': WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY I90S. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WILL RETURN TO ANSWER HENEY Fulton Will Meet Charges in Oregon. " STANDS ON OFFICIAL RECORD Knew of Conspiracy Against His Character. WILL DEFEND GOOD NAME After Heading Text of Honey's Speech, Senator Says He Will Answer Kvery Charge, Vully and Completely. OREiiONTAX NEWS BUREAU. "Wash ington, Feb. 4. Senator Kulton has de cided to go hark to Oregon, meet the chaises made against him by Francis J. Heney, and square himself with his constituents. The full text of Mr. Hsney's speci-h as printed in The Orcgonlan was received here last night. After reading the full report, the Senator decided to make his answer on the ground rather than by letter from here, and says his answer will be complete. He will prob ably take the 3 o'clock train tomorrow afternoon. The Senator tonight said: "I shall leave for Oregon tomorrow. I would have left today, but for the fact that it was necessary to arrange, so far as possible, for matters pending: In which the state is interested. I had not con templated another trip to Oregon during the present campaign, being perfectly willing to leave the matter of, selecting my successor to the people without sug gestion from me. so long as the cam paign should be conducted along decent lines. "I have been perfectly willing that my record In Coneress should be made the test of my fluids to be returned. I have known that there existed a conspiracy to inject other matters Into the campaign, but had not believed ft to be so wide spread and vicious as It evidently Is. I desire, re-election. It is true, because I enjoy the work and believe that the ex perience I have had will enable me Xo do better work than I have yet done. "But, above and beyond any ambitions along that line or In any direction, Is my regard for and my purpose to main tain and defend my reputation for honesty and Integrity! That I must and will protect and maintain, whether in or out of Congress. 1 cannot permit my character to be assailed and remain ab sent from the seat of aetlon. I shall go to Oregon and am prepared to meet and answer every accusation made or to be made by Mr. Heney against me fully and completely and in a manner satisfactory to every fair-minded person." CAXXOT WAIT BUT MAY RETURN Heney Says He Has Lots More Facts Against Kulton. Once moro Francis J. Heney and Sen ator Fulton will chase each other around Robin Hood's barn. "When told last night that Mr. Fulton was coming to Portland for the purpose of meeting him In a joint debate and to answer the charges that he had made against the Senator. Mr. Honey kiughed and sail: "Why has Senator Fulton waited so long before making up his mind to come back? He has had plenty of time,, had he started the day after I delivered my spee( h, to have reached Portland before I left. I would like nothing better than to have been able to remain here until the Senator's arrival, but I cannot, be cause I have promised to be in San Fran cisco on Thursday. "I fully expected, when I wired District Attorney Langdon early last week, that I would be through with the Hall trial by Tuesday and the Ruef case was post poned until Thursday. The Hall case has dragged along so that the Ruef case will start without my being there. I shall have for San Francisco Just as soon as I finish my argument." Mr. Heney was told that his returning to San Francisco, now that Mr. Fulton was coming home to meet him, would be a keen disappointment to the Senator's friends, who are confident that once Mr. Fulton was on the ground, the charges that Mr. Heney had made against him would not only bo refuted but riddled to pieces. "I am sorry that I have to disappoint Senator Fulton's admirers," ho replied. "When are the primaries? In April? Well, there is still plenty of time before then. Tell Senator Fulton's friends that I may be back before then. You can also tell them that 1 still have lots of facts against Fulton that will make In teresting reading. I haven't fired all of my ammunition. Fulton's friends may be of the opinion that the Senator can come back and refute the charges I have made against him, but there is nothing to pre vent me from returning and completing the work I started." WALK LADDER TO SAFETY Heath by Fire Near Tenants of Chi cago Building. CHICAGO, Feb. 4. Fire this afternoon In the upper stories of the "Wolff building, SI Dearborn street, threatened serious loss of life and the fate of those on the sev enth and eighth "floors was not known for a time. The fire was finally brought under control with JDO.OOO loss. W. G. Stewart was caught by the flames on the seventh floor and so badly burned he probably will die. Mrs. Mary Bachman. employed in an office on the seventh floor, was overcome by smoke and was carried out by Fire Chief Horan. Carl Szostrom and V. A. Murrell, who occupied offices on the eighth floor, were caught by the flames and were unable to reach the elevators or stairways. They tied a number of ladders used by the Janitors together and threw them across a 30-foot alley to the building east of the Wolff building. Then they crossed to the other building and escaped. The flames attacked the Chemical Na tional building which adjoins the Wolff building, but were extinguished after a sharp fight. Firemen Injured and One Missing. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Caught be tween collapsing floors, several fire men were injured tonight while fight ing a fire which destroyed a five-story structure occupied by dry goods firms at 43 Worth street, In the heart of the wholesale dry goods district. Fire- Kdwin Non-U, Who Has Succeeded J. K. Toole a Governor of Montana. Edwin Norrls, Lieutenant-Governor of Montana, who has succeeded J. K. Toole as Governor, has been twice President of the State Senate and. has been very successful as a crlm-, , inal lawyer. man Frank Eglanton is missing and is believed to be in the ruins. The monetary loss is" estimated at $200,000. SUPS FRANCE IN FREE RUSSIA REQUESTS RECALL OF AMBASSADOR BOMPARD. Offended at Demand for Prosecution of Critic Russian Foreign Min ister to Be Deposed. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 4. The French Ambassador, M. Bompard, whom the French government has recalled, left hurriedly tonight for Paris. He -will re turn only to present his letters of re call, which virtually were demanded by Russia, M. Bompard having demanded through Foreign Minister Iswolsky that the government ' prosecute the author of an article published In the Grasdanln, the editor of which Is Prince Mestoher cky. The newspaper was fined $300. The article sneerlngly referred to M. Bompard as a "parvenue Social Demo crat, who is ignorant of social usages and diplomatic traditions." It declared that he was not received In good society; that Clcmenceau was an enemy of Rus sia, who was compromising France for the honor. of toadying to England, and adverted to rumors that Clemenccau had assented to the recall of M. Bompard on condition . that M. . Iswolsky was re tired. M. Iswolsky's resignation Is generally regarded as Inevitable, but the exact mo ment of his retirement has not been de cided upon. PARIS, Feb. 4. Vlce-Admiral Touchard has been appointed French Ambassador to St. Petersburg, in succession to M. Bompard, who has been recalled. CAUGHT IN SNOW SLIDE Five -Miners Carried Down 300 Foot Slope. TBLLURIDE, Colo., Feb. 4. Twelve Inches of snow has fallen in Tellurlde and vicinity since 6 o'clock last night, when the storm began. The fall in the mountains already amounts to two feet. A small slide came down at the Valley View mine. Five miners were caught on the outskirts of the moving mountain of snow and swept into the ravine, a dis tance of nearly 300 feet. The men managed to stay on the sur face of the slide, and upon reaching the bottom, succeeded In digging themselves out without much difficulty. With the exception of severe bruises, they were uninjured. FINDS OLDER'S KIDNAPER George Burns Arrests Chauffeur Who Spirited Away Editor. CHICAGO. Feb. 4. Peter Callander, the I chauffeur who operated the automobile in which Fremont Older, managing editor of the San Francisco Bulletin, was kidnaped uoerai montns ago and taken from San Francisco to Santa Barbara, was arrest ed here tonight on a fugitive warrant. Callander expressed willingness to go back to San Francisco without' extradi tion. George B.' Burns, son of TV. J. Burns, the detective who has had charge of the securing of evidence in the graft oases in San Francisco, recognized Callander on the street and caused his arrest. ' Brings Back Girl Swindler. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. .-Detective Djmc, or me Seattle Police De partment, arrived in the city last night tfl tnlce KnrR ftraolrHn . . tl . i . u i m t -. i airesL Here, who is said to have passed a number of worthless rlieeks in tho i ... ..... uui unri n cny, back to stand trial on a charge of ob- laiiMug uiuuey uy laise pretenses. km? : s; mmm & ; -: I h v jj f E Wants Corporation Chiefs Punished. BEATS THE BRYAN TOM-TOM Democratic Fervor for Roose velt Has Cooled. ARE CALLED HYPOCRITES Shows Approval of Message Incon sistent AVlth Democratic Text book Cockran Qualifies In dorsement of Roosevelt.' ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. President Roosevelt's recent message to Congress on the relations of capital and labor and of corporations and the public' again was the theme of discussion In the House to day. So great was the demand for time that general debate on the Indian appro priation bill, which is the pending busi ness, wag extended tomorrow for four hours. Interest In today's proceedings centered In a speech by John Sharp Will lams, the minority leader, who, while lauding the President for some of his sentiments', expressed the belief that oth ers were dangerous. "Williams spoke for nearly two hours. His remarks on the financial question prompted a lengthy discussion of. that subject by Hill of Con necticut, in which he opposed the Aldrlch bill. Williams said he disagreed with Hep burn's statement of yesterday that the message met with the approval of the en tire American people. . Indeed, he said; there are things in K sensational, Feder alists and dangerous to the American public. Threatened the Big Four. Hepburn, he declared, had threatened the "big four" of the House the Speaker and" Payne.' Dalzell and Sherman when he asserted that he House would pass the remedial legislation the President had recommended. Ho hoped to see the standard of rebellion raised by Mr. Hep bum, and he said he hoped to see some of the things spoken of In the message enacted Into law. He was not a hero worshiper, and therefore he would con sider the message "without any regard to the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, . from whom the message emanated." "I shall consider It," he said,-amid loud applause, "Just as if It had been a message ema nating In the past from Grover Cleveland or William McKinley or a message which more nearly resembles In Its substance one emanating from the Hon. W. J. Bryan." Williams declared that he was not one of those who were afraid of a radical In the White House. He discussed briefly the possibility of railroad rate' legisla tion and Insisted that it was of Demo cratic origin. Returning to the President's message. IPS FLAW II MESSAG -"'' ' NHW-.W. ,, t I K'8 JiOTB WIL.UAM J. BRIAN SAYS. IF THE DEMOCRATS WANT HIM TO TAKE THE 'pRESIDENTIAI, XOMI- I I NATION. TKKY WII.L HAVE TO COME 1 AND GET HIM. I I . .... .... 4 Williams said It was not deserving of an all-around eulogy upon .the part of any man who loved democratic institutions. There were, however, good things In it. He did not think, he said, that the Demo crats could indorse that part of the mes sage4 which recommended restoring to the railroads the power to pool, or which ad vocated licensing of corporations, or which declared it useless to attempt to punish the "men, flesh., the beings," who violated the law in the name of - corpo rate authority. As to the corporations, Williams declared they never would be properly punished "until you visit punish ment upon- the flesh and blood from whose brains and by whose acts the vio lations take' place." In this connection he referred to Paul Morton, ex-Secretary of the Navy, and asked "Did- he get out of the Cabinet to go to a prison after a confession of a long-continued violation of the severe laws? No, but instead he jumped Into a lucrative position in private life, with a letter of commendation from the President of the United States." Williams Insisted that a corporation, as such, could not commit a crime, and therefore he advocated punishing the responsible head of corporations. "Punish one," he said, '.'and you will not have to punish any more." Declares Squarely for Bryan. Williams said he did not like to "stand here or anywhere merely as the mouthpiece of a heterogeneous body of oppositional criticism and contention"; he believed that the party he represent ed, "the party that In the past so glori ously led Its country," was capable of leading It again, no less gloriously-. Al luding to W. J. Bryan as "our proposed leader,'.' he aligned himself squarely with the Nebraskan on declared prin ciples, and policies, and predicted his election. Then he said: "I hope to see this bill the one I hold "In my hand, the one which we have been discussing some day signed by him." Calls Democrats Hypocrites. After briefly discussing the financial question, Mr. Bonynge, of Colorado, called attention to what he said was "the absolute insincerity and hypocrisy of the Democratic party" as an organ ization In Its present attitude toward the President. He quoted several passages from the last Democratic campaign book antag onistic to Mr. Roosevelt, and Inquired if they accorded with the present Democratic commendation of the Pres ident. He charged tnat "these utter ances of Democrats, made at this time, are simply made for political pur poses."" - The Democrats, he said, had hereto fore shown the discretion to withhold their commendation of Republican statesmen and a Republican adminis tration until the statesman had passed to the -"great beyond," and the admin istration had passr a Into history; but this time they were "catching up with the procession," and were indorsing while' the ' administration was still In power. 1 "Do you mean to say,'' inquired Ollie James, . of Kentucky, "that we must wait for Roosevelt to die before we applaud his message?" "If you desire to pursue the course you always have," responded Bonynge, "that would be the proper thing to do." Democratic Change of Heart. A remark that Cockran had Indorsed the administration brought- a denial from that gentleman, who said that In dorsement of a single message was distinct from an indorsement of the administration.-, Republican applause and laughter greeted Bonynge's reply that he could well understand the Democratic change of heart - which had taken place over night. After agreeing to extend the general debate for four hours tomor row, the House adjourned. CLEETON -CHOSEN FOR ATTORNEY Bourne Throws Up Sponge for Schuebel. FINDS HIS CASE HOPELESS Makes Final Effort to Over come Opposition. SCHUEBEL AS ASSISTANT Sorely Disappointed, He Withdraws Reluctantly Bourne Frankly Ad " mits Certainty That His Man Would Be Rejected. THE NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY. Thomas J. Cleeton waa born on a farm In Schuyler County. Missouri. October 7. 1861. and came to Ore gon In 1891. settling at St. Helens. In Columbia County. Shortly after his arrival in St. Helens. Mr. Clee ton was elected County Superintend ent of Schools. He was a, member of the Legislature in 1895 and nominated George W. McBrlde for Senator on the last day of the session. In 1886 he was elected District Attorney for the fifth Judicial district and served two terms. In 1900 Mr. Cleeton removed to Portland and has been engaged la the practice of law, being a member of the firm of Graham & Cleeton, In the Marquam Building. He supported Senator Bourne after his nomination, by campaigning In different parts of the State. He Is also on friendly terms with Senator Fulton and Co gressmen Hawley and Ellis. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 4. Thomas J. Cleeton, of Portland, a close friend of Senator Ful ton, is' slated for. United States District Attorney for Oregon. Senators Fulton and Bourne and Congressman Frills united In recommending him; the recommenda tion was placed in the President's hands last night, and It is expected that -Mr. Cleeton's nomination will be sent to the Senate tomorrow. The obsequies were held over Chris Schuebel's nomination yesterday after noon. Mr. Bourne was the only mourner, tout the ceremony was behind closed doors and there was none but his colleagues to witness his last tearful tribute to his friend. Mr. Bourne frankly admitted to them that it was useless for him to press Mr. 6chuebel's nomination further. He said -he was satisfied that to do so would be to court a turndown by the Senate, for his careful canvass of the situation had satisfied him that. If the nomination was pressed, not only the subcommittee but the entire judiciary committee- would vote adversely and the Senate would sup port Mr. Fulton in his opposition. But Mr. Bourne did not surrender until he had' pulled every available string and had exhausted his last bit of influence. He counted on the co-operation of Sena tor Knox , to secure Mr. Schuebel's con firmation and he brought Influence to bear to swing Mr. Knox into line, but found to his surprise that Mr. Knox, not withstanding his (Bourne's) promise of "several Oregon votes in the National convention," was unwilling to support any man for District Attorney who had had no practice in the Federal Courts. Mr. Bourne had frequent conferences with the President after opposition to Mr. Schuebel developed and the President, it Is understood, made a careful canvass of his strength in' the Senate regarding this and other cases. Whatever his discovery, it was not encouraging to Mr. Bourne, who was forced to acknowledge that, even with the President's co-operation, he could not bring about the confirmation of his man. . When all expedients failed and Mr. Bourne realized his predicament he broke the news to Mr. Schuebel and from the l -V- - i i t 1 Thomas J. Cleeton, of Portland, New Choice of Oregon Delegation for United States District Attorney. best Information obtainable has promised to have Mr. Schuebel appointed Assistant District Attorney. There will be no op position, provided Mr. Schuebel is willing, and it la understood that he will now take anything Mr. Bourne can get for him, though he Is sorely disappointed at his own defeat and equally grieved to learn that Mr. Bourne lacked strength to have him confirmed. Mr. Schuebel did not willingly consent to have his nomination withdrawn; he sidestepped under pressure. He had a lingering hope and belief thkt Mr. Bourne, backed by Mr. Roosevelt, could override Mr. Fulton, but Mr. Bourne concluded otherwise. Why Bingham Was Dropped. When Mr. Fulton and Representa tives Hawley and Ellis joined some time ago in recommending George G. Bingham, of Salem, Mr. Bourne told the President that Mr. Bingham could not be appointed, because he had been the Salem attorney for the Southern Pacific. Publicly, Mr. Bourne denied that he had any objection to Mr.'Blng ham. But it now develops that he poisoned the President's mind, as soon as he knew upon whom his colleagues had unites, and because of Mr. Bourne's representations the President refused even-to consider Mr. Bingham. In fact, the President made it plain that ' he would appoint no man who had at any time been associated with corporations, or who had been affiliated with any defendants in land-fraud eases. In canvassing the situation yester day, the delegation had to eliminate all candidates who come within the President's restriction, and was obliged to pass up several candidates who, in its opinion, would make good District Attorneys. Mr. Cleeton appeared to be the only man among all the candidates upon whom the delegation could unite. When Mr. Fulton. Mr. Bourne and Mr. Ellis had united upon Mr. Cleeton, who. (Concluded on Page 4.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TESTER DAY" S Maximum temperature, 46 degree; minimum, 41. TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds. Foreign. Portugal returns to constitutional rul and Franco flees. Page it Count Boni tells why he assailed Sag an. Page 4. Russia demands recall of French Ambassa dor and will remove her Foreign Minis ter. Page 1. Turkey threatens ' attack on Russia and troops are rushed 'to -frontier. . Page 4. National. Williams criticizes ' Roosevelt's message In the House. Page 1. Commercial delegation demands tariff re k vision, but Is snubbed, by Cannon and Payne. ' Page 1. Proposed abolition . of ' pension agencies. Page -4. Oregon Relegation selects Cleeton for Dis trict Attorney. Page I. Polities. Kulton will return to answer Heney; Heney can't wait for him, but will come again. Page 1. Bryan declares Wall street worse than Monte Carlo. Page 3. Indiana Republican., delegation elected for Fairbanks; Taft second choice. Page 3. Ioinetic. Littleton glvea up Thaw's case, but Thaw will fight for .release. Page 3. fiport. Nelson and Unhola light ten rounds, Unholx having advantage. Page 7. Dan Kellv decides to remain In NewTork, Page i Pacific Coast. Governor Chamberlain Is out after the scalp of Master Fish Warden Van Tusen. Page 7. Corrupt practices act may be declared un constitutional. Page 6. Saloonkeeper kills one man and holds four others at bay until he telephones for help. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Mild weather causes Improved demand for produce. Page 15. Wheat advaneea sharply at Chicago. Page 15 Btock market almost stagnant. Page 10 Customs receipts show a steady increase In spite of financial flurry. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Arugment will begin in Hall trial today. Page W. Former manager of X-Radium. Institute flees from city; malpractice scandal grows. Page 10". Joe Anderson confesses T,ogan and Kevins murders to cellmate. Page T. Board of Trade plans to form commercial exchange, page IV Manufacturer Association . has new indus tries in prospect for Portland. Page 10. Washington" birthday set as time to plant roses In plaza blocks, page 14. . E 10. HOPE OF TARIFF REVISION Cannon and Payne Re buff Delegation. OPPOSE NAMING COMMISSION Speaker Favors Maximum and Minimum Rates. NOW IS THE WRONG TIME Leaders of House Tell Manufactur ers Xext Winter Is the Time and the House Committee Should Hold an Inquiry. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The present Congress will not appoint a tariff commis sion. Revision of the tariff will be un dertaken next Winter, in the short term. These announcements. In substance, were made today by Chairman Payne, of the House committee on ways and means, in the presence and with the tacit approval of Speaker Cannon, the occasion being a call upon those leaders by a tariff re vision delegation from various parts of the country, comprising representatives of many of the biggest manufacturing and Industrial concerns in the United States, and headed by James W. Van Cleave, of J3t. Louis, president of the National Association of Manufacturers; ex-Governor N. J. Bachelor, ' of New Hampshire, and H. K. Miles, of Racine, Wis., chairman of the tariff committee of the National Association of Manufac turers. The delegation spent more than an hour presenting Its case and listening to replies by the two foremost Republican leaders In the House, which, while they were cordially couched, were practically a refusal of all that the delegation had journeyed to Washington to plead for. Business Tariff Wanted. In Introducing the subject of the ap pointment of a tariff commission. In line with the Beveridge bill, recently offered in the Senate, Mr. Van Cleave said the delegation was unanimous In the belief that "the matter of the tariff can be bet handled by the application of a hard headed business bill," which would so amend the tariff schedules as to encour age the development of foreign commerce by the producers of the United States, without at the same time exposing their goods to the reactionary effects of free trade. He said It was the firm belief of the vast Interests represented by the. members of the delegation that a whole some review of the tariff could best be got by a commission appointed to ascer tain the costs of domestic production, the relative profits derivable from home and foreign sales and all the multitudinous facts appertaining to so complex and im portant a jBubject. He said: Plea for Tariff Commission. "VT want, and we believe w can truth fully state to you that the whole country want, a aounrt and rational business con sideration of the sublect and we believe, after lone and earnest study of the situa tion, that the suggestion of the appointment cf a tariff commission to stand between us and you. to receive and weigh and formu late the mess of technical Information wo have to offer and then to present it to Con Bress in compact and intelligent shape, em bodies the best means of arrivinc at that result. Other speakers along these lines, each of whom branched into concrete Illus tration of his points by citing the condi tions existing in his particular business, were A. H. Saunders, representing the Reciprocity League, of Chicago; H. E. Miles, chairman of the tifriff committee of the National Association of Manufac turers; N. J. Bachelor, of New Hamp shire, master of the National Grange; S. H. Cowan, representing the National Livestock Association and the Cattle raisers' Association, of Texas: G. A. Stephens, of Moline, 111., representing the National Association of Agricultural Im plement and Vehicle Manufacturers: Mr. Metcalf, representing the manufacturers of agricultural Implements, and J. K. Wilder, representing the Illinois Manu facturers' Association, and speaking for the sole leather manufacturers of the country. ' Cannon's Tariff Policy. Mr. Cannon, interrupting Mr. Metcalf, aske1 : Do I understand that you favor on tho part of the United States an even tariff with every other country in the world, except that we shall enforce our maxi mum tariff against such countries as discriminate against our exports that you favor a minimum and maximum tariff, with that application?" The answer was strongly affirmative. "Then," said the Speaker, "I am glad to hear your medicine, for that is pre cisely the kind of tariff I believe in my self." In his general answer to the statements of the delegation, Mr. Cannon spoke In part as follows: Iet me suggest that, should the House -nass such a tariff commission bill as you ask for, there is no certainty of what the Senate would do. Three Senators-can. by virtue of their right to an unlimited occupancy of the floor, hold up any measure for as long as two years, without possibility of prevention. I fear greatly that your tarlfT commission would turn Itself into a debating school, (Concluded on Page 3.) i