g ; TIIE MOKXIXG OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1900.
I auake. The new progmiuim. i. - II
WILL CONTINUE
STANDARD TRIALS
Government to Prosecute Oc
topus in Several Federal
Courts.
TRY BIG FINE CASE AGAIN
Sloth Standard and Railroads Must
Suffer for Kebating Land Is
Will Try Alton Case tlie
Second Time.
WASHINGTON. Jan. E. The state
'Inent la made today on good authority
'that, notwithstanding the refusal of
the United States Supreme Court to
, greant a write of certiorari In the case
!ef the StnndarS Oil Company yester
day, the Department cf Justice will at
once proceed with the trial of the
numerous other cases, pending In dif
ferent section, either against the
standard Oil Company for receiving
rebates, or against the railroads for
(granting them to the Standard Oil
Compiny, Involving the same questions.
'These tnrlude the cases In the North
ern District of Illinois and suits In the
Iwe.stern district of Tennessee, the
Southern District of California and the
i Western District of New York.
The effect of the refusal by the Su-
, preme Court to take and review the
standard Oil case on certiorari Is to
leave the case resting upon the deci
sion of the Circuit Court of Appeals,
and the natural result will be that It
will fro back to the trial court for a
new trial. It is understood that the
Government Is ready and will press for
a prompt trial, and It Is supposed the
retrial, like the original trial, will pro
cecd before Judge Landls.
STANDARD NOT OCT OF WOODS
Flnc9 on rending Indictments May
Total $10,000,000.
CHICAOO, Jan. E. "The Standard Oil
Company is not yet out of the woods,"
United States District Attorney Sims
said today. "The big fine case will be
rcdocketed within a few daya and may
be on trial In two weeks."
The District Attorney explained that,
ven by fining the Standard OH Com
pany on a basis of settlements for
freight instcail of regarding each car
load as a separate offense, the Govern
ment may collect $40,000,000 from the
oil company In lines, if convictions are
obtained on ail Indictments which may
be renewed against the corporation.
INSURANCE AIDS PROGRESS
London Took 40 Tears to Rebuild;
San Francisco Only Three.
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 6. The thirty
third annual fathering of the Fire Un
derwriters of tile Pacific convened here
todi.y with John W. tiunn presiding, in
Ji:a opening remarks Gunn urged that the
association should create a map depart
ment for the Pacific Coast region, and
bave maps prepared of every town where
tile board companies do business.
Following the chairman, William Sa
ton. of tills city, and C. I. Hitchcock,
of Louisville. Ky., spoke. Hitchcock re
cited the history of the Insurance busi
ness showing that it took 40 years to re
build after tile great fire of London, be
fore tho days of insurance, while it has
taken but three years to restore San
Francisco.
Five papers will be read before the
(fathering at tomorrow's session, and of
lieers for the coming year will be elected.
At the close of the session a banquet at
the St. Francis Hotel will b attended
liy the members.
DOVE OF PEACE ALIGHTS
ill Is Lovely at Venezuela and
Americans Are Decorated.
CARACAS. Venezuela, Jan. 8. A draft
of the American proposition looking to
the settlement of the questions now
pending between the Venezuelan Gov
ernment and that of the United States
.-is tmlay presented to the present ad
ministration by W. I. Buchanan, the
special commissioner from Washington.
Rear-Admiral Conway H. Arnold. Cap
tain W. B. Ixiperton. commanding the
battleship Maine and other oflleera from
tiiat vessel were received by President
Gomel. They all were decorated with
ti.e Order of Bolivar.
The revolutionary outbreak In the State
of Guarlco, under Mendible. baa col
la psed.
The exequaturs of the Dutch Consuls
throughout Venezuela, revoked by Cas
tro, have been rtiored.
quake. The new programme Is as fol
lows:
The 'battleships Connecticut, as the
flagship. Vermont and Minnesota will
leave here at midnight tonight, direct
for Naples. Steaming at the rate of
14 knots, the Connecticut will arrive
next Saturday. The other two vessels
will follow, making the best speed they
can. Upon arriving at Naples, Admiral
Sperry will confer with the authorities
and offer the services of the vessels
at his command.
The American scout cruiser, Yankton
, . . wA..A thla ri r n t 'I tr f fir KlPRSlina With
ICll II'-. a fc.i.a .iw.u..'B "
medical supplies and provisions on
board for the earthquake suffejers. She
carried also a number of doctors. The
Connecticut, the flagship of Rear-Ad-
i , . v. Vurrnnnf the Kansas
III 1 1 I 1 Clljr, '
and the Minnesota arrived here from
Sues last night.
SUEZ. JafL 5. The American battleships
Kentucky, iuifiiana, tum".
and Ohio entered the canal at 8:30 o'clock
this morning. The weather was perfect.
The five ships probably will reach Port
Said at midnight tonight. Some of the
American sailors have been ashore here
and their conduct has been excellent.
MAY RESENT HEW INSULT
HOrSE COMMITTEE ANGRY
ABOUT SECRET SERVICE.
A.
Considers Either Expunging Part of
Roosevelt's Last Message or
Returning It.
WASHINGTON'. Jan. B. Drastic meas
ures were considered today by the Per
kins special committee of the House, ap
pointed to recommend action in defense
of that body in reply to the criticism
made by the Presiuent in his annual mes
sage in referring to Secret Service legis
lation.
After a meeting of the committee a re
port spread that the cbmmittee would
recommend that a portion of the mes
sage referring to the Secret Service be
expunged from the record. Another re
port was that the recent message in re
ply to the request for more Information
on the subject would be returned to the
Chief Executive. Neither report could be
confirmed.
A report probably will be agreed upon
by the committee tomorrow and It is
thought that the House will "be called
upon to take action Thursday.
Friends of the President will resist
any drastic action that may be recom
mended. On the other hand. Representa
tives Tawney, Smith, Shcrley and Fitx
gerald are preparing to defenu themselves
against the references to them in the
message.
SAYS PRESIDENT IS WRONG
Counsel In Land Case Says Roosevelt
Quotes Secret Service Men.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia,, Jan. S Tin
ley Emmet, counsel for C. T. Stewart
under Indictment of the Federal Court at
Omaha, charged with land frauds, and of
whom President Roosevelt's message to
Congress has some strong criticism, last
night gave to the Associated Press a
statement in which he declares: "There
will not be a single witness offered by
the Government who will testify in ac
cordance with the statement made by the
President."
He also says the President Is In error
In nearly every statement presented as
coming from the secret service men, so
far as these statements refer to the
Stewart case.
E. E. Hart, whose name the President
mentions in the same connection. Is a
prominent local capitalist. Mr. Hart de
clares that the President's utterances are
the result of inaccurate reports made to
him.
HOUSE A ITER PURE FOOD
Questions Legality of Siecial Roard
and Will Investigate.
WASHINGTON Jan. B- Whether the
Secretary of Agriculture exceeded his au
thority In creating the Board of Pure
Food Referees and whether he acted In
conformity with the spirit of the law In
setting aside Jl"0.0no for the work of that
board Is the subject of an investigation
by the House committee on agriculture.
When Dr. W. H. Wiley, head of the
Bureau of Chemistry, appeared tod ny be
fore the committee In connection with' his
annual estimate for the bureau,, he was
asked by what authority the sum was set
for the work of the board and of what
that board consisted. Dr. Wiley said
he was not conversant with the affairs
of the board. When Secretary Wilson
comes before the committee he will be
questioned on the subject.
HONOR TO LINCOLN'S MEMORY
Gore Froposes Printing Inaugural
Message.
WASHINGTON. Jan. B. A proposition
to print the Inaugural address of Presi
dent Lincoln, torjther wan the emanci
pation proclamation. In the Congressional
Record of today, this being the centen
ary year or Lincoln's birthday, was made
in the Senate today by Gore, of Okla
homa. He also proposed that 50.OH0 copies
of these papers be printed in document
form.
'I have no objection to the inaugural
address." said Bailey, of Texas, "but 1
do object to the printing of the emanci
pation proclamation."
Gore s resolution was referred to the
committee on printing.
HEAVY SENTENCE GIVEN
Albert W. Bailey Sent o Prison for
Shipping Cargo of Stolen Goods.
NEW YORK. Jan. E. For his part in
rhj rilmnte!i1n of the steamer Golrls-
COO worth of goods said to have been
obtained under alse pretenses, Albert
W. Bailey, formerly secretary and treas
urer of the defunct Export Shipping
Company, of this city, today was sen
tenced to state's prison for not less than
four years and six months nor more
than six years and eight months.
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CHIEFS WILL HUNT DOWN AND
KILL ALL RENEGADES.
DECISION LOWERS STOCKS
Gas Shares Tumble 14 Points In
Open Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. B. Consolidated Gas
shares made another sensational decline
In the stock market today. The stock
opened at from 133 to 140. as to yester
day's close at 141. It moved sluggishly
downward during the early session of
the market, but this afternoon on per
sistent liquidation sold as low as U"t'i.
From this price the stock rallied feebly.
YANKTON CARRIES RELIEF
Cruiser Leaves Fleet and Rushes
Toward Messina With Food.
PORT SAID, Jan. 5- The Itinerary of
the American battleship fleet under
flear-Admlral Sperry has been, changed
la cooasauaac tb Italian saxUi-
Tliousands Act on Peace With Mex
icoAmericans Can Invest
In Sonora Safely.
NOGALES. Ariz., Jan. 5. Official notice
was received here today from Acting
Governor Cubillas. of the state of Sonora,
Mexico, that the treaty between the Mex
ican government and' the Taqui Indians
has been flnaffy ratified, and that thou
sands of the Indians are coming Into the
Capital and surrendering their arms In
compliance with the terms of the treaty.
The Taqui chiefs announce their de
termination of hunting down and slaying
all renegade Indians who refuse to sur
render peacefully and agree to the terms
of peace.
The details of the peaco pact are as
outlined in these dispatches several days
ago and amount practically to complete
surrender and disarming of the warring
Indians.
"Give the glad news to all the people,"
Is the message which Governor Cubillas
sends with the official notice.
The end of the Indian war in Sonora Is
one of far-reaching Importance to in
terests In Mexico and the Southern and
Western part of the United States.
Thousands of Americana owning mines,
land and various enterprises in Sonora
who have been forced out of the country
through fear of Indian outrages will re
new their commercial activities, result
ing In a great period of dttvelopmeat for
tli count rT
USE YOUR
While inclement weather continues we will
fill Phone Orders for any goods advertised
for the Clearance Sale. Don't miss the
bargains because the weather man doesn't
give you an opportunity to venture out
with comfort.
Special operators will be installed and,
clerks who are thoroughly familiar with
the merchandise will attend to your ,w ants
Home Phone A6 161
Pacific, Private Exchange 12
OLDS,
KING'S
WHERE PORTLAND'S GREATEST CLEARANCE SALE IS IN FORCE
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HAS COST S15,
Report on Inquiry Into the
Brownsville Riot.
CONTRACTS GO TO SENATE
Brown and Baldwin Hired to Get
Evidence and Are Still at Work.
Forakcr to Continue the
Fight In Courts. ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6 It has cost the
Government $15,000 already in the employ
ment of private detective agencies to in
vestigate the Brownsville affair and the
contracts with these agencies are still In
force. This Information was received by
the Senate today from Secretary of War
Wright in response to the Foraker reso
lution Inquiring when and by what au
thority of law Herbert J. Brown and W.
G. Baldwin were employed.
It was the .report of Brown and Bald
win on which President Roosevelt based
a message to Congress declaring that the
guilt of certain of the discharged negro
soldiers had been fixed beyond a shadow
of a doubt and this report was attacked
by Senator Foraker in a speech on the
floor of the Senate.
Taft Urged Contract,
Attached to Mr. Wright's report 'were
conies of tb various contracts entered
into between responsible officials of the
War Department and the detective
agencies. There was also a confidential
letter from President-elect Taft. then Sec
retary of War, under date of April 16,
190S, urging the President to make the'
original contract with Brown and Bald-
Mr Taft's confidential letter to the
President, dated April 6, 1908, foUows:
Identify Guilty Ones.
The Brownsville Investigation before the
Senate committee, while It establishes be
yond any reasonable doubt the correctness
of the conclusion reached by you on the
renort of the Inspectors and the other evi
dence, has don. nothing to Identify the
nartlculax members of the battalion who
Old the shooting or who were accessories
befcre or after the fact. ... . .
If the bill now pending. Introduced by
Mr Warner, passes It will throw upon you
the duty of further examination Into the
i..M.-, to determine whether certain of
i el sons who ma " I"7'?
glany clew to the perpetrator It be
comes your duty, therefore, and that ot
IhT department, to make every effort pos
sible to identify the men who did the
shoctlne and to establish the Innocence of
" many as ar. Innocent among those
discharged. (
Hire Detectives to Find Out.
In pursuance of that purpose 1 have had
a conference with Herberl J. Brew no. who
under circumstances not necessary to re
peat made an Investigation Into the cir
cumstances of the aftray. and Is a Jour
illst of considerable experience, and with
Mr W C. Baldwin, the head of a large
detective agency at Roanoke. Va.. serving
the three ureal railways that pass throusu
that town. I have written to the presi
dents' of the three railroads which Mr.
Rildwtn serves to know whether he Is con
sidered by them to be trustworthy, reliable
and skillful, and until I have an affirma
tive answer from them on the subject I
shall not sign the contract. The contract
has been prepared by the Judge Advocate
Tnravi talked with Mr. Baldwin and with
Mr Browne, and they think that unless
within 80 days the prospect of success Is
hnrht It would be useless to continue tho
investigation fusjher. If. however, th-ir
clews re found, as they eipoet to find
them, through ths use of the large force
of detectives In the employ of Mr. Baldwin,
then SO days further may be needed In
order to render the proofs satisfactory.
V&sre Is, as you will sea. ia the contract
the right to cancel the contract at the
end of 30 days and thus save half of
the expense should it turn out that the
effort Is wholly useless. You whl find
written on the back of the contract a
formal Indorsement and authorisation by
you to sign In order that the money may
be withdrawn and paid from the appro
priation there mentioned.
Many Ask Reinstatement.
The contract recommended by Mr. Taft
was for the payment of J5000 In four
weekly Installments and the Secretary of
War pointed out thafit could be termi
nated before its expiration If the Investi
gation by private detectives had been
concluded, or if it were not successful.
Mr. Wright's letter covers fully the
employment of Browne and Baldwin. He
says that since the discharge order was
promulgated numerous applications for
re-enllstment had been made by soldiers
who asserted their innocence of partici
pation in the Brownsville affair. It ap
peared to the Department, says Mr.
Wright, that some of the members were
Innocent and for that reason the con
tract was made with Browne under which
he was to associate Baldwin with him
and undertake an Independent investiga
tion of the incident.
Foraker Counsel for Negroes.
After March 4, the activities of Mr. For
aker will be transferred from the United
States Senate to the courts. While no
definite understanding has been reached
concerning his course, it is believed he
will become attorney for some of the
Brownsville soldiers in an effort to test
the constitutionality of the President's
action In discharging them without honor.
FEES ARE UPHELD
HOUSE ALMOST UNANIMOUS FOR
AP PROPRIATION.
Burton's Declaration Against It
Arouses Hawley to Canvass May
Spend $50,000,000 This Tear.
OREOONIAN NEWS J3UBBAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 5. Representative Hawley
has been busy today working up senti
ment among members of the House In
favor of the passage of a river and har
bor bill this session. It was semi-of-flclally
announced yesterday that Chair
man Burton was Inclined to believe that,
in view of the dt-pleted condition of the
Treasury it would be unwise to have a
bill this session. Mr. Hawley contends
that It is good business policy to pans
such a bill, and to make It large enoush
to keep work In progress on all Important
projects. m
Among the meffbers with whom he
talked he found sentiment almost unan
imous in favor of a bill. Pressure Is to
be brought to bear on the river and har
bor committee to report a bjll carrying
at least SiO.000,000.
Borah's Bill Meets Approval.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 6. Senator Borah was today
congratulated by many Western Senators
on his bill, introduced yesterday, aimed
at correcting abuses long perpetrated by
special agents of the General Land Of
fice, and Senator Fulton, member of the
public lands committee, offered to call
up the bill and urgS its report at the first
meeting of the committee. Out of
courtesy, the bill will probably be re
ferred to the Interior Department before
a report is made to the Senate. The
outlook for Its passage Is encouraging.
Crash Kills Engine Crew.
HINTON, W. Vs., Jan. .5. Fast pas
senger train No. 1 due here early today
and running late, ran into an' open
switch at Caperon, 30 miles west of Hin
ton, killing Thomas Edwards, engineer,
and Peter Trent, fireman. The engine
and four cars were ditched. The express
messenger was slightly injured, but none
of ths passengers was seriously hurt.
United States Court Passes on
Forestry Question. m
embers of the Cattlemen's Association
refused to pay the fees, Fred Light and
several others on Battlement Mesa and
Holy Cross reservations being chosen to
stand for the cattlemen. The Govern
ment brought suit in equity to compel
payment.
, Tho constitutionality of the forest re
serves was the most Important question
Involved. The question of conflict be
tween state and Federal laws was also
discussed. Had the decision been against
the Government, the whole system of
grazing fees would have been defeated,
and cattlemen would have gone on tho
reserve without charge. The case, ft is
said, will 'be appealed to the United
States Supreme Court. x-
GRAZING CHARGE LEGAL
Stockmen Mnst Pay for Privilege of
Using Reserves for Flocks Case
Settles Important Points Con
cerning Forestry Laws.
DENVER. Jan. 5. The United States
Government today won its case in de
fense of the constitutionality of forest
reserves, when Judge Lewis, in the
United States , District Court, handed
down a decision in favor of the complain
ant In the case of the United States
against Fred Light et al. The case In
volved the right of the Forestry Service
to charge grazing fee and was regarded
of the utmost importance In the West.
The case was brought shortly after the
decision of the Forest Bureau to charge
a fee for grazing on forest land. Cat
tlemen of Colorado and other stockmen
determined to test the right of tho Gov
ernment to make such charges.
In order to bring a test case, several
OUR
SERVICE
This company receives de
posits subject to check; sav
ings deposits on which inter
est is paid; issues its interest-bearing
time certificates;
effects collections through
oiit the United States; sells
domestic and foreign ex
change; prepares bond is
sues, acting as trustee there
for; does a general trust
business; handles substan
tial properties, etc.
Interviews or correspond
ence solicited respecting any
feature of the business.
MERCHANTS
SAVINGS & TRUST
COMPANY
247 WASHINGTON STREET.
Portland, Or.
A PRESCRIPTION TALK
There is a custom among many retail
druggists, which has been in existence
for years, of furnishing prescription
blanks to physicians bearing the name
of some particular druggist and his ad
dress, with the object and hope that
when the prescription is written the pa
tient or party to whom It is handed will
by reason of the printed card of the
druggist, seek out that particular Btore
and have It filled, all of which sounds
like a bit of cheap and desirable adver
tising to which the physician furnishes
his name and the druggist the trivial
amount required for the prescription
blank. All of this, however, takes no
note of the disposition on the part of
most people to buy their drugs and have
their prescriptions filled where they
please, and many more who resent any
implied attempt on the part of their
physician or anyone else to direct them
to.anv one store.
They have a well-grounded dislike for
any coercion, open or Implied, and per
haps back of it there Is a little suspicion
that the druggist who is advertised by
the legend which says, "Take this to
John Smith, Druggist," . or whoever It
may be, is perhaps receiving some little
concession or consideration, and eo the
patient straightway goes to some other
store of his own liking. s
We have always regarded this form of
advertising or business-getting as not
only questionable, but really undesirable
in every way. It injures, the physician
with the patient and It Injures the drug
gist with the public. We furnish many
thousand prescription blanks to physi
cians, and are glad to do so. It Is a
courtesy which costs but little, but with
out our card. It has always seemed to
us that there were other and better ways
to secure the patronage of that great
host of people who are seeking relief for
their bodily ills.
Our store, the character of Its service,
the quality of its drugs, the reasonable
ness of its prices; these, and a thousand
other good reasons, coupled with con
sistent, liberal, enterprising newspaper
advertising, has accomplished more by
far than the indirect and uncertain
method outlined above. That our view
is a correct one we believe Is evidenced
by the fact that we fill more prescrip
tions than any retail drugstore on the
Pacific Coast, and as many as the largest
drugstores in Chicago, Boston or New
York.
WOODARD, CLARKE S CO.
Established 1S53.
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