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rnij MORXrN'G OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1003.
HEARST PARTY IS
BADLY INVOLVED
Creditors of the Independence
League Threaten to Apply
for a Receiver. ,
ONE SUIT FOR DEBT FILED
Wouldn't It be lot of fun. oceans of
fun. to be the receiver under these circumstances?
Organization Is w Jersey Corpo
ration and Proredin(ts Talked tit
Are Quito Possible Side Split
ting Possibilities of Move.
BT IJ.OTD F. IXUCEROAJI.
NEW YORK. April 23. (Special.)
The Independence LeagTle enters upon
the National campaign with a new
and proud distinction. It has been sued
for deht. and the creditors, disgusted
at the slow progress of the suit, are
talking of throwing the organization
Into bankruptcy. Thia is not a Joke,
It Is a fact and adds materially to the
gaiety of the campaign.
The Trow Directory Company It the
concern that Is acting as the head and
front of the movement designed to aid
"In the sorrow of the down trodden
masses and the glorification of
plunder bund practices."
Wants $800 Ileal Money.
In other words the Trow Directory
Company want $800 in real money.
During the campaign a year ago the
Independence Xieftgue got out a series
Dt circulars, calling attention to the
merits of its candidates. These were
distributed by the directory corpor
ation, but nines then they have re
ceived no reward except the proud
consciousness of work well done. Of
course tho Independence League Is
different from other parties and the
lawyers for the creditor- have discov
ered how they can create more excite
ment than would be possible were the
debtor a mere vulgar regular party.
Kor the Independence League Is a cor
poration, organized under the laws of
New Jersey. This has been of ad
vantage in bygone days, when It was
necessary to suppress a revolt among
the members, but at present It is a
drawback.
Creditors Are Many.
A corporation can be sued,- and a
corporation that doos not pay Its bills
can be thrown Into bankruptcy. All
that 1b necessary le for three creditors
to join the application and make
proper representation to the courts. It
is said that any number of creditors
are floating about and that it will be
an easy matter to arouse them to the
proper spirit of enthusiasm. And the
Trow people are understood to be
ready to lead the procession.
New York politicians are Interested In
tho matter, and are wondering who will
be appointed receivers. A number of
well-known men. It is understood, are
perfectly willing to serve without pay.
Charles F. Murphy and Pat MoCarren
are suggested as an Ideal combination.
It is intimated that they might be willing
to temporarily drop their warfare, which
la rapidly ruining the Democratic party,
and join hands to put the boots to Hearst.
Would Relish the Job.
Mayor McClellan would relish the job.
lie could have an able colleague in Con
gressman W. Burke Cockran, frequently j
alluded to in the Hearst papers as "The
Hon. Bought Cockran." Alton B. Parker
might not regard such a pleasant assign
ment as beneath his dignity. He would
undoubtedly enjoy poring over the po
litical assets of one of his warmest
enemies. Thomas F. Ryan's name may
be suggested by some of his friends, al
though he has given no indications of his
feelings In the matter. Besides, he is a
busy man. So is August Belmont another
candidate.
Other names that have been discussed
are those of District Attorney Jerome,
Lieutenant-Governor Lewis Stuyvesant
Chanler. Borough President Coler, of
Brooklyn, and controller Met, all of
whom, on divers occasions have talked
more or less emphatically and unpleas
antly about the League and its manage
ment. One Puzzling Question:
A question that is puzzling lawyers
and laymen alike is this:
What effect would a receivership have
upon the policies of the League?
When an ordinary business concern Is
declared bankrupt, the receivers are
usually empowered to carry on the busi
ness for the benefit of creditors. The
horrible thought has struck several In
dependents that perhaps receivers of
their corporation mlKht exercise the same
privilege. Imagine Receiver Charles F.
Murphy, for instance, issuing an order
something like this:
"The receiver hereby orders that the
names of all Tammany candidates appear
in the Independence League column un
der the emblem of that corporation."
Or this is also within the range of pos
sibilities: An Awful Possibility.
'Mass mectinKS to denounce so-called
Third party ticket will be held in the
clubhouse of the Independence League.
Receiver Charles F. Murphy will preside:
Sheriff Tom Foley, secretary."
Suppose a mass meeting of the league
was held without the consent of the re
ceiver?, .Would not the defiant ones be
liable to & summons and punishment for
contempt of court?
Seriously, though, a receivership might
inrolve the Independents in all sorts of
trouble, and It would probably take var
ious lefral tribunals the rest of the Spring
and Summer to unravel the tangle. Offi
cials of the Independence League will not
discuss the matter for publication, but
they may privately that they will prob
ably be compelled to settle all claims.
Will liewist Claims.
"Many of them are unwarranted, de
clared one member of the executive com
mittee, "and we will ight them In the
courts, naturally. Where judgments are
secured, however, the cash will be forth
coming. Our antagonists are fighting us
In every possible way, and I believe these
suits are backed by somebody high In
authority In the Democratic -party.
"Outside of the legal difficulties, we
could not afford to have our party de
clared bankrupt. It would undoubtedly
hurt us with the voters, and we are
anxious to make an exceptionally good
showing this year."
Situation Is Unique.
It is admittedly one of the most peculiar
situations In which a party ever found it
self involved. The comic possibilities are
numberless, and they are only just begin
ning to be realised.
What would happen If Hearst and
his fellow trustees heard these cruel words
from a coarse, fat man like Murphy:
"In the name of the receiver of the
Independence league, I command three
cheers and a tiger for Tammany Half
Dearer Mayor Renominated.
DENVER, April 23. Mayor Robert
W. Speer was re-nominated by the
Democratic City Convention today.
He had already been nominated for a
second term of four years by the
Business Men's league. His opponent
in the race Is Horace G. Phelps, the
Republican nominee who has been
endorsed by the Anti-Saloon League.
The election will take place May 19.
Hitchcock Gels Good News.
WASHINGTON, April 23. A dis
patch to Frank H. Hitchcock, mana
ger of the Taft headquarters here,
announces that the Eighth Congres
sional District Republican Conven
tion at Taylorsville. N. C. yesterday
elected delegates to the National Con
vention instructed to vote for Taft.
Instructed for Taft.
RALEIGH. N. C. April 23. The
Republican Convention of the Fourth
District here today instructed Its del
egates to the National Convention for
Taft.
Delegates Are Kancy l"ree.
HOLYOKE. Mass., April 23. No resolu
tions were introduced at the First Dis
trict Republican convention today and the
delegates will go to the Republican Na
tional Convention unpledged.
LAXOGRABBER'S 5IETHODS ARE
CIEARIlf SHOWN.
Fixed Boundaries of Forest Reserves
to Suit Himself Worked Through
a Government Agent.
WASHINGTON, April 23. Frederick A.
Hyde's influence over Government clerks
in furtherance of the creatloit of forest
reserves In California was sought- to be
established today In the Hyde-DimondV
Benson-Schneider land-fraud cases when
District Attorney Baker called Benjamin
E. Allen, former forest supervisor, to
the stand and secured positive Identifi
cation of Hyde's letters to -Allen. Twenty
letters, which gave an Insight Into -the
business relations between Hyde and Al
len, were exhibited.
Other papers identified by Allen were
Government reports on the proposed
creation of forest reserves which it Is
alleged were drawn up in Hyde's office
at his direction and forwarded to the
General Land Office by Allen, who sup
posedly was acting in good faith In urg
ing the opening of forest reserves. These
documents constitute one of the links
In the chain of evidence. Other papers
similar In character will be produced by
District Attorney Baker Monday.
Justice Stafford today ruled upon cer
tain law points, the argument upon which
Monday caused a temporary halt in the
taking of testimony. The court refused
to allow the Government to Introduce
certain documents designed to show that
lands were procured by Hyde In a fraud
ulent manner, on the ground that there
was no evidence yet indicating fraud.
Justice Stafford refused also to admit
the evidence of James J. Barnes, for
merly a clerk of the Land Office, to the
effect that Hyde had been engaged In
fraudulent practices, and upheld the Gov
ernment's contention by admitting
Schneider's statement- that he partici
pated In an alleged conspiracy within
three years of the finding of the indict
ment. 1
King's Praise of Dead Premier.
LONDON, April 23. "He was a faithful
servant of his country. I am truly sorry
he has gone," is the expression King
Edward used on hearing at Copenhagen
of the death of Sir Henry Campbell-Ban-nerman,
and it well expressed the deep
feeling of regret as for a personal loss
underlying the tributes given by public
men and newspapers of all shades of
opinion. That all are ready to admit that
Blr Henry Campbell-Bannerman was
neither a statesman of genius nor- even
a great administrator is not allowed to
detract from the volume, the warmth or
the sincerity of those tributes to ' his
great force of character, his undeviatlng
honesty of purpose and geniality of dis
position, which enabled him to win all
hearts, and his tact In dealing with men
which brought him to the highest position
of state.
Joseph Lelter to Marry.
WASHINGTON, April 23. The en
gagement of Joseph Leiter, of Wash
ington and Chicago, and Miss Juliette
Williams, of this city, daughter of
Colonel and Mrs. R. Williams, was
announced today. The wedding Is ex
pected to take, place In Washington
within a few weeks. Mr. Leiter Is the
son of tho late Levi Z. Leiter and Mrs.
Leiter and is 40 years old.
Boycott Kxtends lo Australia.
SYDNEY, N." S. W., April 23. The boy
cott by Chinese of Japanese goods, which
orfrinated in China as an outcome of the
Tatsu Maru incident of last February, has
reached Sydney and is practically com
plete. The Japanese steamer Yawate
Maru sailed yesterday for Japan without
any Chinese passengers or cargo and
without the usual gold shipments destined
for China. .
Flood Costs Hill $75,000.
HELENA, Mont., April 23. General
Manager Gruber, of the Great North
ern Rlalway, arrived at Helena this
morning, after having spent a week
at the scene of the flbod caused by
the bursting of the Houser Lake dam.
The tracks have been repaired and
traffic resumed. Mr. Gruber esti
mated the loss to the railroad at
$76,000.
Tucker Indicted Again.
TOPEKA, Kan.. April 23. The Federal
grand Jury today returned another in
dictment against H. H. Tucker, Jr., sec
retary of the Uncle Sam Oil Company,
charging him with the use of the mails
with -the Intent to defraud. It is drawn
upon lines specifically to show the nature
and time of the alleged fraud.
LILLE! SEVERELY
TAKEN TO TASK
Members of the Investigating
Committee Criticise Ac
tions of Congressman.
INQUIRY GROWS PERSONAL
Repreietitat1ve Sltown to Hare In
terceded With Secretary Metcalf
for Lake Company Close to
Anonymous Letter-Writer.
WASHINGTON". April 23. Interesting
developments followed each other In close
succession today in the hearing being
conducted by the special committee of
the house on the charges 'preferred by
Representative George L. Lllley, of Con
necticut, against the Electric Boat Com
pany. Representative- Lilley was severe
ly taken to task by members of the com
mittee for allowing published criticisms
of its actions over his signature to Stand
for a month, without being contradicted.
Personal Ma iters Come Vp.
It was at the afternoon session that
the personal matters came to the sur
face. The committee had In its posses
sion clippings from the Bridgeport, Conn.,
Standard of March 2, saying tnat it was
reported around the corridors of the
Capitol that Messrs. Boutelle, Olmsted,
Rothertnel and Rodenberg had left Wash
ington the day before for New London
(Mr. Lilley being there at the time), for
the purpose of bringing political in
fluence to bear on Mr. Lilley to stop the
submarine investigation.
During the day a letter from Mr. Lilley
to Secretary Metcalf in the interest of
the Lake Company, was read. In this
communication Mr. Lilley referred to Con
gressman Roberts, of Massachusetts, say
ing: letter to Secretary.
'.'Among the well meaning members of
Congress the Lake people have more
friends because they never employed the
methods of the Holland type people. It
Is well known that the company Mr. Rob
erts appears to represent Is doing more
today In the employment of questionable
methods to Intimidate members of Con
gress 'and the naval committee than all
other corporations In the United States."
The committee will be In session to
morrow. The committee also probed Into the au
thorship of certain anonymous communi
cations which tiave figured in the investi
gation. On February 12 last Mr. Lilley
Introduced a resolution calling on the Sec
retary of the Navy for information In re
gard to the cost and performance of sub
marines built by the Electric Boat Com
pany, and asked to be Informed whether
the Government proposed to pay at least
J12S6 per ton for the submarines "against
a reasonable price named by Admiral
Bowles," or $1,476,296 more than the pres
ent builder said they were worth when
he testified before the committee in 1902.
Abner E. Neff, an official of the Lake
Torpedo-Boat Company, In charge of -the
Washington office of that company, testi
fied that he had prepared the resolution
introduced by Mr. Lilley at the suggestion
of F. M. Whitney, formerly clerk of the
naval affairB committee In the House.
Mr. Neff said he had made the figures
he used from a newspaper clipping, but
be could not account for their identity
with the figures occurring In the anony
mous communication received by Frank
Edinborough, of Michigan.
Mr. Neff said that Mr. Whitney had ac
cess to the typewriter in his office.
"Have you any doubt that the anony
mous communication to Edinborough was
written on your typewriter?"
"No, I have no doubt whatever. It Is
as plain as day."
RESTRICT PRESIDENTS POWER
Rayner Wants Senate to Curb En
croachments of Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON, April 23. Rayner of
Maryland spoke In the Senate today
on the constitutional rights . of the
states and executive encroachment. Ha
insisted that the commerce act of the
Constitution had been Interpreted as
applying; to the industrial life of the
country to a far greater degree than
was contemplated by the framers of
the Constitution. He regretted the
tendency of Democrats to look upon
the President as their guide, and de
clared that the President could not be
accepted as his "Messiah."
Rayner spoke on his resolution de
claring that, In the opinion of the
Strikers Stone Carbarns.
PENSACOLA, Fla., April 23. Notwith
standing the injunction issued by the Fed
eral Court to prevent lawlessness In the
strike of street railway employes, the
barns of the Pensacola Electric Company,
where over a hundred strikebreakers are
housed, were stoned early today. No one
was Injured. Several arrests were made.
Take Orchard's Deposition.
. GUNNISON, CoJoi, April 13. District
Judge Shaekleford today granted author
ity to O. N. Hilton, attorney for Steve
Adams, to take a deposition from Harry
Orchard, to be presented when Adams Is
placed on trial for the killing of Arthur
Collins at Telluride, Cohx
Illinois Local Option Law Valid.
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. April tl The Su
preme Court today in a decision declared
the new local option law, passed last
year, constitutional.
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Senate, the powers delegated by the
Constitution of the United States must
not be enlarged by implication or so
construed as to conflict with or en
croach upon the reserved rights of the
states as guaranteed by the tenth
amendment. He said:
The trouble with the President is,
and I always speak of him not only
deferentially, but with great personal
respect, that he regards himself as
vested with unlimited executive power
under the Constitution.
Some of our prominent loaders, with
unrestricted exultation, have ap-
f 'lauded the President to the echo and
n unmeasured tones have commended
his revised edition of the Constitution
of the United States. A wild and
fran'tic hosanna lately pealed forth In
an adjoining chamber from Demo
cratic bosoms as a message replete
with the assumption, of unlawful leg
islative authority resounded through
the halls. If the President should be
nominated by the next Republican con
vention, what will our spokesmen and
orators say who have become the dis
ciples of his creed and in worshipful
Idolatry have bowed at his shrine?
Rayner favored a single Presidential
term and declared that no President
should have the right to determine the
selection of his successor through the
use of Federal patronage.
More Railway Mail-Clerks.
WASHINGTON, April 23. The Postofflee
Department has authorized the appoint
ment of three additional mail clerks on
the Potrland-Seattle run and three addi
tional mail clerks on the Seattle-Spokane
run.
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HONOLULU, April 23. It Is reported on
seemingly good authority that the Toyo
Klsen Kaisha steamers will discontinue
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