TITE MOKXIXG OREGOXIAX. "WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 1, 190S.
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250,000 MEN IDLE
Suspension of Coal-Mining in
Middle West Almost
General.
SOME STATES EXCEPTED
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and II
linola Mnt Affected-lndiana,
Kentucky and Southwest Mines
AViil Continue Operations.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 31. Two hun-dn-il
and fifty thousand picks dropped
from the hands of as many bituminous
coal miners of the United States this
afternoon, cot to be used again until a
wage settlement has been reached be
tween the members of the United Mine
Workers of America, and the coal ope
rators. Tomorrow 250.00U men will be idle
and thousands of coal mines of the coun
try will be deserted.
The situation, however, does not indi
cate a prolonKed strike. An open Winter
and industrial depression have left a
large stock of coal on hand, and the dif
ferences between the miners and ope
rators are very slight. It is practically
agreed that the present wage scale Will
be continued, but some politics in connec
tion with the change in the National of
ficers of the miners' organization and
local difference betsreen operators and
miners have resulted in temporary sus
pension of work until a new wage scale
J agreed to either by districts or indi
vidual miners.
rnlt System Broken I p.
VirtU two years ago the bituminous coal
mining scale of the country was based
upon an agreement reached In the cen
tral competitive field, consisting of Illi
nois, Ohio. Indiana and Western Penn
sylvania, considered as a unit. This unit
system was broken two years ago, when
President Mitchell signed a scale with
Pittsburg operators, who agreed to pay
the scale demanded after operators of the
other three states had refused, and the
miners won their fight in consequence.
Operators signed the scale individually
throughout the country.
Since that time the miners have tried to
get bacX the unit or Interstate agreement,
but operators In Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Illinois, after negotiating all the past
Winter, have refused to meet in Inter
state convention with the miners.
Kettle by Districts.
As a last resort. Mr. Mitchell called the
miners in National convention, and dis
trict settlements were authorised with the
present wage scale as a minimum, and,
falling to agree by districts, miners were
authorized to sign the separate scale
with operators Individually. Vice-President
Lewis, who will succeed Mr. Mitchell
as president tomorrow. Is endeavoring to
revive the Interstate unit rule. Tn thu
meantime district joint meetings are
being held in the various states.
( No Shutdown In Southwest.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 3L--A
shutdown of the coal mines of the South
west may be avoided by an agreement
between the Southwest Interstate Coal
perators' Association and the Western
Mlneworkers. James Elliott, president of
the Operators' Association, stated that a
meeting would be held with representa
tives of the miners probably before Mr.
IKlllott leaves Kansas City, wlileh will not
be for two days.
o Suspension In -Indiana.
TRRRR HAUTE, Ind., March 31. It
was agreed today by the joint conference
of Indiana miners and operators that
present wages shall continue after today,
pending a settlement of a scale. This
means there will be no suspension In this
state tomorrow.
Information reached the Joint meeting
tuday that work would cease In Ohio
pending a wage settlement.
Keject Interstate Agreement.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. March 31. At a con
ference of the coal miners and operators
of this district today a request that the
miners support a joint conference to re
new the interstate agreement was de
clined unanimously. All the mines, em
ploying 30,000 men, shut down tonight un
til a district scale is arranged.
Will Suspend In Colorado.
PE.WJER, March 31. All contracts be
tween the United Mlneworkers of Amer
ica and the operators of the Northern
Colorado lltoilte Holds expired today.
Borne operators declare they wm close
the mines before they will grant the de
mands for an Increase in wages running
from 10 to 25 pr cent
Kentucky Mines Will Kin.
IjOUISVELLB, Ky., March 31. There
will be no strike at present in the soft
coal fields of Kentucky. The operators
snrl miners of Western Kentucky ad
journed today until April 7 with the pres
ent scale in effect. It is considered prob
shift that an agroement will be reached
at that time.
1
Unemployed Attack Employed.
CHICAGO. March 31. Several persons
were seriously injured in a riot which
broke out at the Inland Steel Mills In
Indiana Harbor, Ind., yesterday between
600 Hungarians, Lithuanians and Rouman
ians. For several hours the police were
unable to disperse the mob. Reserves
-were cnjled out from Rast Chicago, and
five arrests were made. Three hundred
Hungarians and Lithuanians, discharged
from the mills during the financial panic,
and who had failed to secure work when
tho plant was reopened, attacked the
Roumanian employes as they left the
company's grounds. Bricks and stones
were used as weapons. When the police
charged the crowd, the Hungarians at
tacked them. Sergeant Bowen was struck
and slightly Injured by a thrown brick.
Thread-Mills Cut Wages.
PAWTUCK.KT. R. I., March 31. Notices
have been posted In the thread-mills of
J. & P. Coates, Limited, announcing a
10 per cent reduction In wages to take
effect April 13. About 2500 hands are em
ployed in the mills.
Brewery Strike Settled.
ST. LOUIS, March 31. Representatives
of 34 breweries in St. Louis and vicinity
and of the Brewery-workers' Union to
night signed now contracts, ending the
strike of 3t0 brewery-workers, which has
been on for more than three weeks.
Captain Worley 'ot Arrested.
XKW YORK, March 31. An unsuc
cessful attempt was made by a United
States Marshal yesterday at the New
"York Navyyard to take into custody
Captain Uoorge Worley, formerly corn-
Dull MAKES
msader of the auxiliary United States
naval vessel Aberanda, wbo was indicted
by a grand Jury at Ban Juan, P. R-. on
tlia charge ot treating his crew In an
Inhuman manner. Captain Worley is on
leave of absence and la said to be csa
his way to hia home in Bremerton.
Wash.
HEARST FAR FROM MAYOR
(Continued FTora First Face.)
verse propositions to fight at once, and
the battle that ensued was a technical
wonder. Any court that did not have
some phase of the Mayoralty matter be
fore it every week bad reason to feel it
had been treated with scorn.
The recount law was declared uncon
stitutional after numerous involved pro
ceedings. Then both sides concentrated
tbelr efforts on the quo warranto phase
of the case.
Legal Battle Royal.
First McClellan pleaded that Jackson
had no right to bring such an action.
The battle raged from court to court.
At last the Court of Appeals decided In
the Attorney-General's favor. Then
McClellan's lawyers demanded bills of
particulars, a complete synopsis of each
kind of fraud that was alleged in each
district where the boxes were to be
opened. This matter traveled leisurely
from court to court, until finally the
highest tribunal decided that any district
where either side simply alleged crook
edness came within the scope of the in
vestigation. This seemed to settle the
matter, and the case was referred back
to the Supreme Court for trial, it having
been on the calender for over a year.
Within the past few days a number of
minor Issues, such as whether a "special
Jury" is a "struck, jury" should try the
case, who should pay the expenses, and
the mode of procedure have been hunted
un and disDosed of. Now unless some
new legal kink develops the real work
will begin next month, nearly two years
and a half after the election.
Not In recent years. If ever, have the
ballots In an election been preserved for
such a period of time.
Where the Boxes Are Stored.
"It has been so long since they were
put away I have almost forgotten about
the ballot boxes," said secretary ,nanes
B. Page of the board of electioas when
asked about the matter. He had to hunt
through his files to secure the necessary
information.
"The ballots cast In three boroughs in
1905. Manhattan, the Bronx end Queens."
he said, "are In the custody of the Man
hattan Storage & Warehouse Company,
Fifty-second street and Seventh avenue;
the Brooklyn ballots are In charge of the
Eagle Warehouse & Storage Com pans.
No. !S Fulton street, Brooklyn, while the
votes cast In Richmond are in the vaults
of the Richmond Savings' Bank on
Btaten Island.
"All the boxes' are securely sealed and
locked In fireproof vaults, protected by a
combination known only to the four
members of. the board of elections. It
would have been an lmiossibillty to have
tampered with them."
But the boxes have not been In these
storage places ever since the night of
election. For some days at least after
the contest they were kept In the various
police stations of Greater New Tork, ac
cording to a custom which is probably
as old as the city itself. They were then
technically In the keeping of the board
of elections, but really In the immediate
custody of the police.
Soon after the election, however.
Supreme Court Justice Gaynor Issued an
order that the boxes be delivered to the
board of elections. Before midnight of
the same day William McAdoo, then
Police Commissioner, had a string of
drays four or five blocks Ions', containing
the ballot coxes, swung In front of the
board of elections' office at Sixth avenue
and Forty-first street.
More Than Half-Mile of Boxes.
What to do "with them was for a -w hile
a puzzle to i the members of the board.
finally the storage vaults were obtained
and there the ballots have rested to this
day. The preservation of these ballots,
which was only secured after a long
court fight, has cost the city a small
fortune In storage fees aJoneT
Some Idea of the spaces the boxes oc
cupy in the warehouse may be gained by
a study of these figures.
There are 1948 boxes, each about two
feet along and one foot deep.
If put end to end they would stretch
out a distance of 3896 feet, and would
make a train extending the entire length
of the Broadway Theater district, from
Twenty-third street to Forty-second
street. Placed one on top of the other
the pile of ballot hoxes would be three
times as high as the Singer Building
tower, which is the present standard for
perpendicular greatness.
During the two years and a half that
the ballots have been in the warehouses
Hearst has kept guards at the places.
They are unable to see the boxes, hut are
in a position to testify that nobody else
has tampered with them.
At each of the three warehouses two
men are on guard from 6 A. M. to 6 P.
M.. while a similar force is on duty at
night. In addition there are two captains,
one on duty during the day and the other
at night. They circulate about and see
to It that their subordinates are "on the
Job."
The guards probably receive 316 a week.
The captains at least 336. They have
been on duty about 124 weeks. So here
is what it has cost Hearst for the one
item of guarding the ballot boxes:
Twelve watches (six day and six night),
at 316 a week, 3180; two captains at 35,
130. Total expense per week 3H.T0.
Expenditure in 326 weeks. 328,980.
Still Further Delay Possible.
The continuance of the trial will be be
fore a Jury, and the votes will be re
counted in the presence of the jurors.
Clarence J. Sheam. William R. Hearst's
lawyer, says the proceedings will last one
month. Other members ot theebar believe
it will take at least three, and probably
longe?.
McClellan may be able to delay the
proceedings by claiming that there Is
nothing to prove that the ballot-boxes
have not been tampered with. Whether
after any adverse decision he can hold up
the trial, pending a Vourt of Appeals rul
ing, is a matter as yet unsettled. Most
lawyers say he will be unable to appeal
until the trial Is finished.
It is safe to say that a decision In the
lower court will not be reached until late
In June or July. Then, if adverse, McClel
lac will have the right of appeal. At that
period of the year all the higher tribunals
are closed for the Summer vacation. The
appelate division does not reconvene until
October, and with other cases ahead of
It, a decision before December would be a
surprise. Then the matter goes to the
Court of Appeals, which would hardly act
before May, 1909.
As McClellan's term ends on December
31. 1900, it will be seen that a very little,
delay here and there would string the
matter out until he was due to become a
private cltixen. no matter what the ver
dict ot the ballot boxes may be.
Hobart Wants to See Fleet.
MELBOURNE, March 31. The com
monwealth officials, desirous that the
American fleet should visit Hobart, Tas
mania, have secured the co-operation of
the American Consul-General at Mel
bourne, John P. Bray, In urging the
extension of the fleet's itinerary.
King- Mannel Economizes.
LISBON". March 31. King Manuel today
conferred with the minister of finance at
length on the financial situation of the
royal household. It was decided to sell a
number of horses of the royal stable.
Wlnclnnatl The plant of tha "Wwrtero
Prpt Good Companv sras destroy by firs
Tneedar. loes S1SO.0UO.
PARSONS WINS OUT
Obtains Signal Victory Over
Ex-Governor Odell.
PRIMARIES HARD FOUGHT
County Chairman Wins in All but
Two Districts Where There Is a
Contest Democratic Primaries)
Peaceful McCarren Tlctor.
NEW TORK, March 31. Herbert Par
sons, chairman of the Republican county
committee, won a decided victory In the
Republican primaries held here today.
Candidates favorable to his leadership
won in every district where there was
a contest except two. Ex -Govern or Odell
said, after learning the result:
"I shall continue to pursue my policy of
silence, except to say that the figures
speak for themselves. I wish to thank all
who stood by me."
The Democratic primaries in Manhattan
and the Bronx passed off quietly and
there were no contests. There was but
one contest In the primaries held by the
Independence League.
In the Brooklyn Democratic primaries
the victory went to State Senator McCar
ren by sweeping majorities In nearly all
the contested districts.
XXDIAXA PLATFOR MFRAMED
Tariff Revision, Local Option, In
dorsement of Fairbanks.
IXDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 31. Re
publican leaders met in conference to
night and decided definitely to recom
meDd to the resolution committee tomor
row Republican ideas for the planks of
the party platform of the state as fol
lows;
Local option, with the county as the
unit.
No lntereference with present temper
ance laws. s
Revision of the tariff along protective
lines by a special session of Congress
after the election.
Codification of laws governing corpora
tions. Child labor legislation within limits.
Indorsing tho candidacy of Charles W.
Fairbanks for President.
Opposing contributions by corporations
to campaign funds.
Banking regulation that will insure con
fidence In the Integrity of the banking
system.
Progressive programme In labor legisla
tion. The convention will nominate a state
ticket and elect four delegates-at-large to
Jhe National Convention, who will be ex
pected to vote for Vice-President Fair
banks for the Presidency. The four delegates-at-large
will be United States Sen
ators Beverldge and Hemenway, Gov
ernor J. Frank Hanly and James P. Good
rich of Winchester, chairman of the State
Republican Committee.
The gubernatorial contest among Rep
resentative James E. Watson, Charles
Miller, former Attorney-General; W. S.
Taylor, also a former Attorney-General,
and Lieutenant-Governor Hugh T. Miller
Is occupying the greatest amount of at
tention. At 2 o'clock tomorrow Representative
Jesse Overstreet, as temporary chairman,
will deliver the convention address and
will be followed by Senators Beverldge
and Hemenway and Governor Hanly. The
nominations will be made Thursday.
The convention promises to be one of the
largest and most enthusiastic ever held in
the state. One candidate for Governor
has ordered 10,000 American Beauty roses
to be distributed among his friends and
followers.
FIFTEEN DELEGATES FOR TA FT
Massachusetts Primaries Held.
Eleven Will Go Unpledged.
BOSTON, March 31. The supporters
of the Presidential candidacy of Secre
tary of War Taft secured for him In
the primaries held throughout the state
tonight at least 16 of the 33 members
of the Massachusetts delegation to Chi
cago. Of the IT other delegates, 11
will go to the convention unpledged
for any candidate, while the caucuses
did not determine for whom the other
six delegates will be.
POPULISTS LOOK TO BRYAN
Thought lie Will Again Be Head of
. the Ticket.
OMAHA, March 31. The Nebraska dele
gation to the Populist National Conven
tion at St. Louis left In a special car on
the Wabash this afternoon. Among the
members of the delegation is T. H. Tib
bies, of Omaha, who was the vice-presidential
candidate of the party four years
ago. Chairman Manuel and Mr. Tibbies
both believe that W. J. Bryan will be
again the head of the Populist ticket.
FIGHT FOR TAFT IS BITTER
But Cannon Wins Out in Fourteenth
Illinois District.
MONMOUTH, 111.. March tL The Re
publican Convention of the Fourteenth
District today named Frank G. Allen and
Judge D. EL Mack as delegates to the
National Convention, Instructed for Can
non. A motion to substitute Taft's name
for Cannon's was tabled by a vote of
106 to 17. After a bitter fight, a motion to
make Taft second choice was tabled. 63
to 9.
Hill Says Revival Gradual.
NEW YORK. March SL Discussing
business conditions, James J. Hill, just
arrived In this city from Washington,
expresses himself as unable to predict
an early revival of business.
"While 1 cannot permit myself to be
too optimistic." he said, 'l am trying
not to be pessimistic. The general re
covery in business which has been pre
dicted has nor yet manifested Itself to
any remarkable degree, and It is not
to be expected that it should. The pre
vailing conditions were not brought
about over night they wers the result
of events of many months, and a re
vival will no doubt be correspondingly
gradual."
61x More Delegates for Cannon.
CHICAGO. March 3L The Republicans
of the Fifth, Sixth and 6eventh Congres
sional Districts within Chicago held con
ventions today and selected six dele
gates to the National convention. All
six delegates were Instructed to vote for
Joseph G. Cannon ' for Presidential
nominee.
Guard Over Taft's Safety.
CHICAGO, March 31. The Dally
News today says:
"Unusual precautions will be taken
vthe police to protect Secretary Taft
from possible mishap during bis visit
to Chicago this week. The name of
the railroad over which ho Is to ar
rive Is to be kept secret, and while
he la In Chicago police will guard him
constantly. During his stay. Secretary
Taft will appear only once before the
general public That will be on Sat
urday afternoon at the Hamilton Club,
when there will be a public reception
in his honor. To this reception all peo
ple in Chicago have been invited.
Bryan to Dine, Xot to Speak.
NEW TORK, March 3L While William
J.- Bryan has been Invited to attend the
dinner of the National Democratic Club,
in honor of the birthday of Thomas Jef
ferson, on April 13. he has not been asked
to speak. The committee announces that
it desires to make the dinner purely-one in
honor of Jefferson's memory and to remove
from It all "semblance of politics. The
speakers will be President Woodrew Wil
son, of Princeton University, Senator
Robert L. Taylor, of Tennessee, Senator
Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma. Senator
F. M. Simmons, of North Carolina, and
.toward r.. ghepard. of New York.
The committee announces that the list
or speakers will not be enlarged.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. March 11 Re
fore leaving here today. Mr. Bryan
Before leaving here today. W. J. Bryan
said be would attend and address the
National Democratic Club, of New York
city at Its Thomas Jefferson birthday din'
ner on April 13.
Des Moines' First Commission.
DES MOINES. Ia, March SL Complete
returns from yesterday's municipal elec
tions, the first held under the new com
mission plan of Government, indicate the
election of former Police Judge A. J.
Mathls for Mayor, and of John Mac Vicar,
Wesley Ash; John L. Hammer and
Charles Schramm for Councilman.
MacVlcar Is secretary of the American
League of Municipalities. Ash is a coal
miner, and had the backing of organized
jaoor.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, March SI. In its
first municipal election under the "Des
Moines Commission Plan of City Govern
ment." Cedar Rapids yesterday elected
awm a. uuinoay, Alayor.
Seventh Illinois for Cannon.
CHICAGO, March 31. The Seventh Con
gressional District Republican Convention
In Chicago today named Postmaster Dan
iel A. Campbell and A. A. Strom, dele
gates to the National Convention, in
structed for Cannon.
fiend Young to Work for Statement.
WASHINGTON, March SI. Senator
Bourne has sent his secretary, John C.
Young, to Oregon, to assist the sup
porters of Statement No. 1, and act as
his representative during the present
campaign.
Taft to Speak at Omaha.
OMAHA, March SL Secretary Taft will
spend two days April and 7 In this
city and Council Bluffs and the police of
me two cities win combine their efforts
to protect the party while within their
jurisdiction. ,
JUDGE SAYS HE CAN DECIDE
Thinks He Has Right to Say Whether
Rates Fixed Are Just.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March SI.
Judge Smith McPherson, tn the Federal
Court here today, decided that he has
full jurisdiction over both the maxi
mum freight and the 2-cent passenger
rate cases, in Missouri. In other words,
he holds in favor of the railroads and
against the state on the question of
jurisdiction.
Last year the Legislature passed the
2-cent law, and a minimum freight law
reducing existing frelsrht rates about
26 per cent. All of th main line rail
roads in Missouri joined In an applica
tion for an injunction last June from
the Federal Court at Kansas City to
prevent the state officials from enforc
ing the law. Meantime a truce was
arranged between the railroads and the
Attorney-General, under which the
roads -were to put the 2-cent law in
force.
The railroads agreed to give the 2
cent law a test for three months, and
ask,ed Judge McPherson to give them
that much time to see how the law
would affect their revenues. For seven
months the railroads have sold tickets
at 2 cents. Now comes the court with
a decision holding that In enjoining
the state officers, he is not enjoining
the Btate lteelf; that he has a perfect
right to go into the question of wheth
er the rates fixed by the statutes are
remunerative.
SUSPEND THE PENAL CLAUSE
Senator Elkins' Resolution Affecting
Interstate Commerce. ,
WASHINGTON, March 31. Senator El
kins, chairman of the Senate committee
on -Interstate commerce, today introduced
a Joint resolution suspending until May 1,
1910, theoperation of the penal clause' of
the commodity provision of the railroad
rate law of last session which prohibits
any railroad company from transporting
from one state to another "any article or
commodity other than timber, manufac
tured, mined or produced by it."
It is specifically provided that the reso
lution shall not be so construed as to
prevent civil suits for the violation of
the provision.
More Irish Universities.
LONDON, March 3L Chief Secretary
of Ireland Birrell Introduced his Irish
University bill in the House of Commons
today. The central Idea of Mr. Bir
rell's project Is to found bjt royal charter
two new universities in Ireland, with
headquarters In Dublin and Belfast.
PUTSCBEWS ON VENEZUELA
(Continued From F1it Fmt)
profitable, for expulsion might &t any
moment deprive a resident of th legiti
mate rewards of a lifetime.'
After discussing, at some length the
right of a foreign government to expel a
citizen, Mr. Root concluded:
It la not too much, to Insist that the per
son to be expelled be riven e.n opportunity
to explain the mlwonduct whereof he Is
aoenscd m.oA that he should be siren an
opportunity to arrange his business affairs
In order that expulsion mar not necessarily
carry with it forfeiture of property. In no
oase should the expulsion be decreed and
executed after closing- on Saturday, unless
the presence of the undeelrable resident Is
so dang roue to the oommuflHy as to
threaten serious consequences to the state
fay the mere delay over Sunday.
Review of All CJairns.
A memorandum compiled by Solicitor
Scott, of the State Department, gives the
facta and law on each of the five sub
jects of dispute between the American
and Venezuelan governments. This mem
orandum, which occupies nearly 200
printed pages, forms a part of the vol
uminous record of the five cases which
Mr. Hoot transmitted to the Senate in
response to a resolution by Senator
Lodge. Mr. Scott first reviews the case
of Jaurett, then the claims of the Ori
noco Corporation, the Orinoco Steamship
Company, the United States & Venesuela
Company and the New York A Bermudos
Company, pointing out the Justness of
the claims and the unfatmsss at Venesuela.
PRESIDENT APPOINTS HILL
PUTS END TO BERIIX DIPLO
MATIC I-MBKOGI.IO.
Change 'Will Come on Jane 1.
Beaupre to Succeed Hill at
- the Hague.
WASHINGTON. March 31. The Presi
dent today sent to the Senate the nomi
nation of David Jayne Hill to be Ambas
sador Extraordinary and Minister Pleni
potentiary to Germany. He also named
Arthur M. Beaupre of Illinois, to be Min
ister to the Netherlands and Luxemburg,
and Spencer F. Eddy of Illinois, to be
Minister to the Argentine Republic.
The President also sent to the Senate
the nomination of Brigadier-General
Charles B. Hall to be Major-General : Col
one! John B. Kerr, Twelfth Infantry, to
be Brigadier-General.
The resignation of Charlemagne Tower.
now at Berlin, has been accepted to
taxe errect June 1. At that time In. Hill
will assume his new duties.
This statement, made at the White
House today, is said to be taken as a
happy ending of the Hill Incident.
London Papers Score Kaiser.
LONDON, March 31. All the London
papers are now In possession of the latest
phase f the Hill incident, but for the
most part they refrain from comment.
The Daily News, however. In an editorial
says that the Emperor's whisper carries
further than the thunders of other men.
"It all goes to show." says the paper,
"that the Emperor ought neither to write
to his friends nor tallc freely at the din
ner table, for he Is a man of impulsive
temperament and singularly unfitted for
a role where discretion is the supreme
virtue."
The Doily Express says: "The new
diplomacy of the dinner table and ball
room Is a palpable anachronism. To have
It recognized that a man Is unfitted to be
Ambassador unless he Is wealthy and
consumed with a desire to spend on lav
ish entertainments is to put back the
hands of the clock of history. President
Roosevelt will not be the man we take
him for If he does not bring down the
big stick on this particular cabal."
Hill Will Accept Embassy.
PARIS. March 31. While Dr. David
Jayne Hill still declines to talk on the
subject, there Is no reason to believe that
he Intends to harbor personal umbrage
and decline to go to Berlin If the Admin
istration wishes htm to take the Ambas
sadorship. On the contrary, there seems
to be no doubt that he will abide by the
decision of the Administration, as
throughout the Incident he has with ab
solute confidence' relied on the Justice of
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root
and looked to them to determine what
course should be pursued.
Hill Gains by the Fuss.
BERLIN, March 81. The advices re
ceived at the Foreign Office from
Washington Indicate that In the Amer
ican capital, as well as tn Berlin, the
Hill episode Is regarded as having been
happily adjusted. The best diplomatic
opinion Is that If Mr. Hill chooses to
come to Berlin he will find his position
not only agreeable, but more Impor
tant than would have been the case If
the incident had not happened.
AT THE HOTKL8.
Hotel Portland M. B. Horner. G. M.
Glttlnger, Boston; E. J. Haysrs, San Fran
cisco; M J. Homthal, H. Scott, New York;
W. T. Branch. Taroma; A. J. Buckley. H.
Dlbbler. San Fran-elsco: C. M. Meeker. New
Tork: P. LrfrwentasJ, Ch-leaso; Thome) O.
Atkinson. P. Rama. J. A.. Pecker. Chicago;
B.. F. McGovem, Boston: Mr. and Mrs. W.
R Bteele, Oakland; M. r. Keith and wife,
P. P. Hllea and wife. Milwaukee; R.- Brown
nnA wife. Kurena: Mr. and Mra T. C
Tauke, Eugene Tauke. Buffalo; I. Brenner.
O. T. Olsen, Sacrajnento; G. K. Jones,
Somerviue; ti. iissner. ai. i-thjik, j. yi.
Ford and wife. New York; E. OConnell and
wife Mrs. L. K. tyConrftll. Mrs. B. M.
Richardson. Coos Bay; Mrs. 07 Flavel, Miss
Klavel. Miss X. Flavei, Astoria; l,. d.
Mortnn -ltvT A. fl. TX)1 rr "New YOTk 1 W.
B. Brazelton, San Francisco; J. W. John
son, M. D.. Spokane; B. P. Brenner, Van
couver; H. U. Lrfoyo, uiympi; n. j. viiun.
i'hirp-n- n B MeLeod. city: F. F. Quln-
dan, San Francisco; H. Q. Johnson. St.
l.oul F. Haneon. JoMet; C. R- Beets. I. C
Baryman. Koreet Service; Mrs. EJ. S. Colllne,
A. T. Collins. Oolllne; W. O. Blatt. Detroit;
B. L Crosby. Tacoma; V. J. Snyder, M.
-iArr ,-. w T71rhnrrtjr Vh Tork ; J. E.
rpitti. Clnclnnattl; M. D. Haln, Spokane: J.'
jr. raims, ceniraiia; A. r. uwww..,
York: Mr. and Mr. W. M. Mead, Los An
geles: F. H. Iolrman. I.ake Chelan; J.
Kebursahl. F. C. Nelke. New York; T. J.
Coffman. Chicago: R. Chrlatenson, Salt
Lako City; A. Oelger and wife. Rock
Island: R. A. Hawkins, Ilwaco; E. W. Cole
man. St. Louis; W. B. Gray, et. Paul.
The rimrnn. A. c. Mlntdom and . family.
Brooklyn. N. Y. : Mrs. B. Willis. Seattle; J.
H. McKle. Kalamma; George Gerburt. Seat
tle; A. A. Allen. Tacoma; J. i. iar.
Rorlnarfleld: J. Julka, Los Angeles; H. M.
Stewart. Springfield: George V. Herrtnger.
Seattle: W. F. Gubssey and wife, Vancouver;
J. c. Calkins, eeattie; a. a. ravage. -ia-conia;
L. R. Roblneoa, E. H. Molse. Baa
VmnMuo: T. C. Tbomown. C. R. Harold.
Seattle; W. H. McFaxland, Deep River. Or.;
J. R. Douglas, San Francisco; J. H. Lalser,
J H Lalser, Jr., Louisville; A. J. Tolmle,
Chicago: Howard Stewart, George V. Kaiser
and wife, Philadelphia; A. L. Whitney, San
Francisco: Thomas Montgomery ana wire,
A. V McDonald and wife, Winnipeg: L. G.
Terry and wife. Pendleton. Or.: H. C Oold
rlck. Los Angeles; Mlas M. Collger. F. E.
Colthavln and wife. Cleveland. O.; J. O.
BIgham. Portland: Mra James Rut. Per
dval r.umt and wife, L. G. Clark., wife and
family. Philadelphia, Pa; Pearl Sampled.
C W. Cw MMabeU, 4- K. Mitchell. G. H.
ft,
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Miller. Raton. N. M ; George Schulbenich
and wife. Edward Sohulbenlch and wife.
D. B. Burkhatter and wife. George Belrs
dort Hlllsboro, Or.; 8. G. Osborrow,
Othello, Wash.; H. Chrlstlenaon. M. C.
E. Kitchen and wife. Tacoma; G. W. Dor
man. Mrs. Shutle. Mra Wood. St. Paul; T.
5. Eaton and wife, Wasco; Mlsi B. M. Mc
Neill. Chicago. 111.; C F. Abell. Denver.
Colo.; W. N. Ferrin. Forrest Grove: J. H.
Hawley, Will R. Johnson. Monmouth, Or. r
Mra I. P. Reese. Bertha Reese. McMlnn
vllle; Wesley Sumans and family. Chicago;
Rosooe Howard. Bend. Or.: E. W. Robin
son. A Q. Evans, Woodland. Or.; Mrs. W.
G. Armsworthy and child. Wasco; G. B.
Dobson. Harry L. Bents, Portland; L, A.
Duncan. Gowendale.
The Imperial. H. A. Stevens. Tacoma: O.
E. Forrester. Portland ; H. A Pratt, Oakland;
A Martin, Centralla, Wash.; B. P. Noonan,
Astoria; E. E. Williams, Forest GrOTe; J. O.
Emsberger, San Francisco; J. E. Cole, Van
couver; J. M. Meyers. Ashland; Carl
Ab-rams, Salem: J. B. Brown. Portland; Mr.
6. Nomrile and wife, Seattle; E. Hlllin.
Boise; I. S. Shey. Aberdeen; W. B. Hol
man. city; William H. 6klnner. Hermleton.
Or.; Mra J. T. Wentworth. Albany; Mra
David Steward. Chehalls; C. W. Avery.
Walla Walla: R. C. Sly. Stevenson: C. W.
Mobley, lone; G. A. Gilbert and wife, Seat
tle; W. w. Courson.. Camion. Ind.: W. H.
Poland, Kelso, Wash.; J. S. Cooper, Inde
pendence; Paul Brtnzel. Condon. C. E.
Peirvine, Condon; R. A. Booth, Eugene: H.
N. Burchlll. Lexington; I. E. Boyle. Tar
coma; I. E. Kersey, C. C. Coed. L. 8. Ald
rtck. V. o. Lanner. Lew S. Ballantyne,
Pelo Vhan, Edger Caver, C. L. Shaw, Tracy
Savery. C. B. Fenton. The Dallas: D. H.
Weyant. Salem; Nora Paget, Chenowith: L.
Weyman and wife. Forest Grove: Mlns
Schulmerlch. Hlllsboro; H. M. Stackpole,
Eugene; V. B. Smead. Olhell. Wash.; R. P.
Tulles. Proner; Mr. J. C. Ryon and wife.
San Francisco; T. H. Andrew. Seattle: Dr.
R. H. Harrison, Tacoma. Wash.; W. C
Herman, Pa EU; C A. Doty. M)ly McSrant,
Doty; J. 8. Phillips, Los Angelea
The Perklne. A. p. Savage. Tacoma: D.
Estle, Newberg; L. M. Cooper. Los Angeles;
W. D. Winters, San Francisco; Ala Nettle, W.
H. Hurlbritt. L. L. Matlock, city; Mra Eva
Frendman. Wlllamlna; J. F. Colegan and
wife. Mrs. Maggie Colegan. T. E. Coltham
and wife, Cleveland. O.; C. W. Avery.
Walla Walla. B. Miller. 8. G. Kershaw.
Henry Rathjen. Auettn, Or.; J. B. Taylor.
De Mobs; Alma Berry and wife, Missouri;
T. W. Robin and wife. Castle Rock; L.
Ames and daughter. Sllverton; G. L. Mc
Murphy. T. W. Robinson. Falls City. Or.;
Oak Nolan. Tillamook; Floyd H. Adams,
MnMlnnvllle: Mrs. J. C. Morrison. Ralph
Morrison, Independence: Mrs. Cromwall,
city: Mra R. C. Linville. Corvaltls: Charles
Johnson. Aberdeen; Philip Furnace. Mrs. N.
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Howard. San Francisco. Cal.: W. H. Busby.
New York: H. O. Walters. Tacoma: Edward
J. Hyde, Lyle: V. L. Dresbach. St. Louis;
F. A. Hanawtck. Seattle; Thomas Large.
Oak Park, III.: W. E. Wann. Goldendale;
C. Adams. Tlgh Valley; W. H. Barton. J.
D. Stevens. Vale. Or.; P. B. Gallagher.
Milwaukee. Wla
St. Charles. F. S. Bacon. S. V. Barr.
Sweet Home; B. M. Savage, Salem: F. A.
Morlow, city; R. J. Duncan. New Era: W.
T. Duncan, Jefferson; G. T. Hogg. Kelso;
E. Rltter. Hlllsboro; A O. Johnson. Gable;
I. N. Stensland, Chinook: H. Teat. Van
couver; I. McCann. E. B. MoCano. Astoria:
N. B. Nlckerson. Sllverton; Mra O. E.
Garrett Seattle; J. Henry, city: N. S.
Frlnk. Enterprise; Emma MeOann. Leila
Galther. Tacoma: H. D. Rldenhaus, Rainier;
C. Junker, Sandys T. F. Larson. U Center;
G. E. Garrett and wife. Lee Evans. Seattle;
J. L. Rambo, Hocklnson; H. Ward. Battle
Ground; A. R. Mlckerson. Sllverton Mia
B. C. Howard. Catlin; Mrs. Wm. Barr.
Kelso; M. P. Rycraft. C. A. Haartng. Cor
valls: E. S. Shacman. Slletz; N". Kereage.
Ashland; J. Roentx. city: G. Hanlfln. Ore
gon City; F. L. Bacon and wife. C. French.
La Center: J. T. Sweeney, Stevenson; S W.
Myers, Albany: J. Smith, city; C. Dillon.
A. C. Hauser. Eugene; H. Cannon and wire.
Eureka; E. Bates. Bredelvart; L. a.
Stephenson. Cape Horn; J. C. Wrlce, city;
W. M. Lawson, Newberg: B. W. Cappees.
city; J. L. Statton. S. W. Anthea W. M.
Stratton. Newberg; G. W. Warden. Dav
Nixon, Scappoose; Edward Brown, Edward
Wright. Bevertnn: O. Brown. San Fran
cisco; L. H. Hlmmona city: O. H. Oleen.
Deer Island: W. E. Bugle. Gresham; W. Si.
Beard. Banks; W. L. Gregory. Lake Park;
D. Mahoney and son, Minneapolis. Minn.
The Calumet J. Hanunond and wife,
Seattle; Lillian C. Field. Taooma- F. S.
Surague and wife. Centralla; Sharp Bros.,
i Daly and wife. New York; F. D. Moss,
Seattle; R. C slocum, Q. E. Mlh J. a.
Ryan. Porsland; Maude Sutton, J. Cusack.
C. Greene. New York; F. A. Eger. H. P.
Stephen. Seattle; C. A. Woelnen. Asotin; W.
A. Bonestel, Ventura; H. W. King and wife.
Seattle; J. E. Crawford, J. Matt Wheeler,
New York; B. Mitchell. Portland: J W.
RUey and wife. The Dallee; N. C. Chrt'sten
sen. Paterson; J. II. Davlea and wife. New
York; J. R. I,ee. BelllnKham; Mr. and Mrs.
S. Brooks, Newbaugh; o. W. Ryan and wife,
Portland: R. J. Stocklnger, Roseburg; J. F.
Byrne. Somervllle: c. P. Whitney, Wor
cester; R. V. Bristol. Providence: L. E.
Thlel, Frankfort; R. E. Williams, San
Francisco; G. S. Monalutn. Seattle- R YV.
Craig. New York: G. Williams, Tacoma; F.
A. O'Neill. J. CNelll, Young Buffalo and
wife. New York; J. O. Frasier. P. N. Mitch
ell. H. C. Hunt. C. Olds. c. E. Hurd. Sand
Point: W. Frailer, Albanv; J. E. Cosgrove
and wife. Seattle: H. S. Smith. Fairbanks;
W. H. Daucy, Salem; W. S. Swain. South
Portland; E. W. Grant, Seattle; Mrs. F.
Fawcett. Seattle.
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