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it-T-Pi? ju.f ." jl a PART TWQ VOL. 'XTX. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1900. NO. 47. PAGES 13 TO 24 I B COMPARISONS frequently and intelligently made are Justification of the statement that no housefurnlshlng concern In Oregon sells really dependable furniture as cheaply as we do. EASY TERMS FOR PEOPlIN PORTLAND AND VICINITY ?20 worth of soodx $5 down) 8 1 a. treelc or 85 a month. 840 worth of goods, 810 do vrn; 81 a -treelc or 85 & month! 8 60 -vrorlh of Broods, 815 dorrnj 81.50 a. Treelc or 8 6 a. monttu flOO rrorth of toodi, 825 dovraj 8 2.B0 a. ireelc or f 10 a. month. z- a- This Iron Bed, full size, white . enamel finish, -with woven CO yr wire spring and soft top 7 IT mattress, complete irjmj Here Is a square-top Exten sion Table, just the table for a cottage, six feet long1, ff f" n A Eolid oak; price, $8.00; same 1111 general design In ash Jvvv NO. 8 COOK STOVE, 810.00 Our latest Improved, low-priced Cook Btove. with portable outside oven shelf; draw and awing hearth slide; long and broad firebox; high and broad oven; oven door pedal attachment for opening oven door; newly Invented broiling door In firebox front. Heavy covers and centers. WM. GADS BY The Housefurnisher Cor. Washington and First You dont Have to be a millionaire to dress well, becomingly and fashionably if you come to MSfAsv for your made-to-order gar ments we've got the goods and know how to tailor them to please. 1 See tho newest Ihlngs In Suitings, Trouserings, Over coatings and Fancy Vestlngs no trouble to show goods. All work made In this city by best Jour, tailors. Garments to order In a day If required. Samples mailed; garments expressed. Satisfaction guaranteed In all cases. . 108 Third Street Near Washington Tho Ex-Premier's Reappear ance In British Politics. EXTRA SESSION OP PARLIAMENT Crisis In Chcrcb. Matter Averted Elpton Objects to Changing Yacht Race Course. LONDON, Nov. 17. The Increasing fre quency of Lord Rosebery's public utter ances In no way decreases the thrill 'of admiration and fascination which follows on each occasion. The strange mingling of common sense, sentiment, surpassing rhetoric and homely phrases puzzles the people of Great Britain to such an extent that the ex-Premier may well be said to have gained more power since he has been out of power than he ever did be fore. His speech at Glasgow yesterday, on the occasion of his installation as lord rector of the Glasgow University, causes the other events of the week to sink into Insignificance. Yet the under lying note of that wonderful monograph of the British Empire was one of warn ng. The Daily Telegraph appropriately describes it as follows: "Now that two nations, at least, the United States and Germany, are so closely at our back that their shadow falls in front of us, and that they are in a more able condition than ourselves, we have no doubt England has a reserve pace which our competitors scarcely suspect. But we are near the time when we will have to put forth the best of our speed and stretch every fiber." It ia Lord Rosebery's counteraction of those features which makes his words so deeply weighed by politicians and busi ness men in Great Britain. With con summate skill he presents both the weak ness and strength of imperialism. A correspondent, describing Lord Eose bery's speech at Glasgow, says: "His aloofness from the crowd and unfathomed loneliness were In striking contrast to that TinRlnnntA Intprpuf fn tYia rtnVilIn business of the nation." Tet, with all this adulation of his countrymen, be stowed regardless of party lines, It seems unlikely that the Liberal ex-Premier will emerge from his political retirement, at any rate at present His great antagonist. Lord Salisbury, has decided, quite unexpectedly, to call an early session of Parliament, and ha3 consented to accept a salary of 2000 for fulfilling his duties as Premier, though nominally he receives a recompense for so doing, for the Lord Privy Seal emolu ments, which were abolished in 18S4, are his. Lord Salisbury personally was not anxious to receive any pay, but It was thought to be a bad precedent for a Cab inet Minister to work for nothing, so the salarv (50001 of Lord of thft Prlw Soni was revived, and is now his. The first meeting of Parliament promises to be short, and is likely to be adjourned over the new year, as soon as the necessary supplies are secured. One of the most serious questions of the week has been church matters. "The archblBhops and blsb-ns met in solemn conclave to consider privately many con troversial matters, the chief of which was "whether the ritualist clergymen re fusing to obey the archbishop's com mand should be prosecuted. As a result of'the deliberations, it is probable that the obstinate ritualists will be allowed to pursue the even tenor of their way, for the Kenslt party opposed prosecutions on the ground that they were likely to re tard legislation. On the whole, the high churchmen were naturally opposed to any civil Interference. The decision averts, at least temporarily, what threatened to be a crisis in the history of the Church of England. The controversy In the United States regarding the proposed change of the America's cup course from off Sandy Hook to off Newport can be settled in only one way, according to Sir Thomas Lipton's idea that is, by sticking to the old order of things. He said to a repre sentative of the Associated Press: 4,I prefer Sandy Hook. I do not think that there Is a better course in the world. I have never made any obpectlon to it, in fact I have always spoken of It in the highest terms. "No doubt the races last year were prolonged, owing to there not being sufficient wind to finish within the time limit. But It is my opinion that with sufficient wind there could not be a bet ter or fairer course, and personally, I feel that there would be more glory In fighting the battle on the old historical course, where we have so often been de feated. Anyhow, there has always been sufficient breeze for the American boats to win at Sandy Hook, and had the Shamrock been a speedier boat, the same wind would have brought her in first. "Were I to go over a new course I could not have worse luck, so far as results go, than I had at Sandy Hook, and the Americans could not have better luck than they had there. These are my per sonal views. The members of tho New York Yacht Club are certainly the best judges, and I am quite willing to abide by their decision." "When questioned regarding the cable report that the Chicago packers were getting their revenge for the Lipton pork deal by squeezing him, Sir Thomas said: "There ls no truth In it. My pork business is progressing quite satisfac torily. Moreover, the Chicago dealers are much too good friends of mine to at tempt to take 'revenge.' That word Is .used unjustly, for I have done nothing for which "revenge Is needed." Alfred Harmsworth and hla wife will sail for America In December. It has been freely cald here that his mission Is to start a Dally Mall in New York, being convinced that a large amount of money can be made out of such a paper there. The report, however, Is unfounded. Mr. Harmsworth is going across the Atlantio for a holiday. He will spend most of his time fishing In California. The British specials giving descriptions of the ,'Mbrgan-Satterlee wedding, axe almost entirely devoted to its pecuniary features, giving the impression that it was a repetition of the Bradley-Martin balL As a natural result, the London papers Indulge In such comment as this from the Westminster Gazette: "The reputation of Americans of a cer tain type for vulgar ostentation seems to have been exceedingly well sustained at the wedding," and so on. In a similar strain. Another curious piece of Information upon American matters 1b contained in the London Dally Telegraph's descrip tion of society among women of Lon don, In whlcJh It Is gravely asserted that "when an American has made a fortune he finds it almost impossible to live quiet. ly in his own countryy The chief attrac tion Is England, where Americans n escape the newspapers." This is the chief reason, according to the Dally Telegraph, why the American colony in London increases, though it admits that many love to come here for the eake of the country, alone, and "be- cause it makes them feel like being on a visit to their grandmother's home, where everything Is dignified, proper and nice." Minimum flews and maximum rain were the distinguishing features of the week. Such gloomy, wet days as have been ex perienced here recently are unusual even In London. Joseph Chamberlain, that central figure in British politics, can con gratulate himself for more reasons than one upon his absence from his murky native land. He is disporting himself on the sunny Mediterranean. Thus the Col onial Secretary is temporarily safe from the vigorous personal attacks which con tinue to be made on him by the Liberals, from Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman down. The latest and most Important of these Is a statement made by the Morning Leader showing that Mr. Chamberlain holds 7000t of shares In the Colombo Commerclal'Company, which 13 receiving large contracts for housing Boer pris oners in Ceylon. What makes the caso still more damaging is the fact that Mr. Chamberlain sanctioned as Colonial Sec retary a regulation laid down by the Governor of Ceylon strictly prohibiting any officer of the local government from Interesting himself or his family In pri vate business. In other words Mr. Cham berlain forbids his subordinates, under pain of severe penalties, to do what he himself is doing on a large scale. It now seems Impossible for Mr. Chamber lain to avoid explanations, for which he will undoubtedly be asked when Parlia ment reassembles. Another feature In the same connection of which the Liberals are making no lit tle capital Is the extraordinary number of directorships In private companies held by government officers. Of the 20 Cab inet Ministers, 13 are directors, while be tween all the 36 Ministers, 27 directorships are held. The list commenced with Lord Salisbury, who assists in the management of an insurance company, and includes Lord Selborn, who Is both First Lord of the Admiralty and a director of the Pe ninsular & Oriental Steamship Company; Gerald Balfour, who unites a director ship In an aluminum company with the presidency of the Board of Trade, and many other Incongruous associations, sev eral of the companies being financially discredited. With such flagrantly weak spots In the p armor of the new Cabinet, It Is no wonder the Liberals are Imploring Lord Rose bery to lead the party. Sir Henry Camp-bell-Bannerman's appeal to the ex-Pre-mler only voiced the feeling of the major ity of the party, but It was accompanied by such bitter denunciations of the so called Imperialists that it can scarcely be expected to produce much result. The fact that so conservative a paper as Punch devotes a cartoon thla week to the representation of an American Jockey perched on a horse's neck while the trainer says: "Now this horse Is as fit as chemicals can make him: you have got a galvanlo saddle, and electric whip and hypodermlo spurs and If you shin a bit further up his neck you ought to lick anything with hair on," fairly indicates tho length to which British rancor toward American jockeys has gone. As a leading American trainer said this week: "It is true Americans use liniments and lotions to take soreness out of horses. What a few of the English need is a lo tion to take the soreness out of a few of their bad losers." The failure -of ' thef stewards iof 'the Jockey Club to announce any decision. after two days investigation of Lord Durham's charges against Lester Relff leads to the belief that If any action Is taken It will appear when Relff applies for a license for 190L The tone of Lord1 Durham's letter to the stewards of the Jockey Club and tho personal Incon venience and financial loss Rein has been put to by the Jockey Club officials' fail ure to notify him In time of the place of their meeting have served to create a reaction of sentiment not only toward Relff. but toward American Jockeys In general. American enterprise In Great Britain now promises to revolutionize the meth ods of the War Office. The problem, of transportation of stores, guns and men over country having no railroads has long exercised the army experts. Trac tion engines, bullocks, elephants, horses and mules have been tried with only mod erate success. With the view of displac ing these a series of experiments is oc curing in England before a War Office commission in which an American motor car, s'ultable for war service, having on board the driver, an American, and the Inventor, attained a speed of 30 miles an hour on grass, going over obstacles and LAST WORK FINISHED Republican Headquarters Are Closed for Year. DUTIES OP CAMPAIGN ARDUOUS How General Apatay Wsi Overcome Voters Influenced, and Republi can Majority Increased. The headquarters of the Republican State Central Committee, in the Chamber of Commerce building, were closed yes terday. Since the election Chairman Steel and Secretary Dunlway have been set tling the thousand and one vexatious de tails that cling to the closing of a po litical campaign. Even though the state was conclusively for McKlnley, and thel result was never In doubt, yet the work had to be done, and the way the nooks and crannies of the state were perme- began the sending out of campaign litera ture. This was freelr mailed to the votersMndlvldually, and by express great packages were sent to the precinct com mitteemen for distribution, and also to Individuals reported to take an Interest in the party'B success. In this way tons upon tons of documents, speeches and lithographs were sent to -every point in the state, particular attention being given to those counties that went for Bryan in 1S96. The committee also dis tributed 50,000 McKlnley and Roosevelt badges, and 20,000 portraits of the standard-bearers. The demand for these could not be supplied, and all the available funds could have been spent in supplying the public. In the early part off the campaign, little demand for speakers was encountered over the state. It was considered highly Important by the State Central Committee to overcome this apathy, and good speak ers were sent out over the state to stir up the people, arouse some enthuslam, and in that way get as large a vote as possible to the polls. The committee did not neglect a county In the state, and the reports received of meetings indicated that only a few were failures, while many of the Bryan meetings advertised went by default, because the speakers got no crowds. In all the Bryan counties the strongest speakers in the state were sent, and special attention was paid to the CANAL COMMISSION Its Report Will Recommend - the Nicaragua Route. READY WHEN CONGRESS OPENS XTISO. A. STEEL, CHAIRMAN REPTTBL I CAW STATE) TnivrHATf COMMCTTKSE. atd with, sound Republican doctrine, v re flecCFgrect. 'credit upon tho" management of the campaign, which was conducted in an able and systematic fashion. At the head of the Republican state or ganization was George A. Steel, chair man of the central committee. The execu tive or advisory committee was composed of H. E. Jackson, of Jackson County; E. M- Crolsan. of Marlon: O. F. Paxton, of Multnomah; and E. D. Stratford, of Doug las. Much of the detail work of the campaign fell upon Willis S. Dunlway, the committee's secretary, ana his assistant, J. P. Kennedy. And this work was ably and promptly handled: at every point. The careful management of the speaking cam paign through the state, which was di rectly under tho supervision of Secretary Dunlway, resulted In Increasing the cus tomary Republican majorities In the out lying districts of the state. All the county committeemen co-operated ef ficiently with the headquarters, and did effective work. The chief difficulty met in the present campaign by the Republican managers was In overcoming the spirit of overcon fldenco, which was abroaa. Republican success seemed a foregone conclusion. This made the raising of campaign funds difficult, and resulted, in less money being Bpent in the canvass than In any previous "WILLIS S. DUSIWaY, IECRKTARY REPTJBLIOA1T STATEi CENTRAL COSX- MITTEE. undulations without the slightest diffi culty or injury. Further trials are still j was secured by voluntary contributions necessary, but the British officers were favorably impressed with the perform ance of the motor car, and are likely to recommend Its adoption by the War Of fice. The Duke and Duchess of York's forth coming' visit to Australia la quite likely to be finished with a trip through Cana da. Additional excursions will be made in the United States. Another royal rumor Is the engagement of Prince George, of Greece, wbo Is now here, to one of the English Pjrlncesses, to which the Queen Is said to have given her approval. ' Presidential year. AH the money raised from those Interested In the success of the party, and no resort was made to as sessments on officeholders In any instance. Every one was free to give or not. The expenses of the campaign were made up of a largo number of Items, chief among them being the expenses of public speak ers, advertising, postage, expressage and demonstration meetings. All these ate up money rapidly. Before the campaign was well under "way, the officers of the State Central Committee obtained from the county chairmen and precinct committeemen over the state lists of doubtful voters. Then adaptability of the men vtotheyarlous, dfstfTcts. Th'elre3ultsr showed' the"e5ect, of this policy, which had as its basis the idea of reaching as many people as pos sible not Influenced by the newspapers. In the distant parts of the state the greatest gains were made, and this was because they were canvassed by men of brains, ability and knowledge of publlo questions. All the precincts were carefully watched, with a view to getting a better vote.,for the National ticket than in June preceding. Letters were sent out to all precinct , committeemen, asking for re plies on the prevailing sentiments and opinions among tho voters, and If the precinct were reported weak, special men were sent out to Investigate matters. From only one precinct was received a report to the effect that the Republicans would lose as many as three votes, though occasionally the loss of one or two votes would be reported. In the early days of the canvass a defection was reported In the German ranks. Special men were sent out, and with few exceptions it was found that the Germans were as loyal to the party as in 1896. The pro-Boer argu ments of the Democratic party had little or no effect. Losses from this source were counterbalanced by accessions from voters who believe that South Africa will best prosper under British rule. How to get the voters to the polls was a problem In the last days before elec tion. The committee had no funds for the purpose, upon which former commit tees were able to make large expendi tures. All the county committees were notified to this effect, and they were re quested to use their best efforts to get out a large vote. They were advised to place the work In the hands of Individuals who would work for the party's Inter ests. This was done, and the novel elec tion day spectacle was afforded of work ers hustling for the ticket without pay. Never before In the history of the'Repub llcan party In Oregon was such a small amount of money expended in a 'National campaign. The same Is true of the Demo cratic party. There was no money cor ruptly used; no voters were brought home from other states to cast their ballots, and railroads furnished no transportation for them; there was no coercion or In timidation in any direction. The canvass was clean and 'honest, and the enlarged Republican majority reflects additional credit on the campaign's management and to tho personnel of the party In the Ute. Minister Corea Bars Wo Negotiations for a Treaty Have Been. Beffna Yet , . WASHrNGTON, Nor. Ik-The Isthmian Canal Company is hurrying along the preparation of the preliminary statement of the results of Its Summer Inquiries Into the canal possibilities of the isthmus, and it waa said today tho report would be ready for submission to Congress tho first day of the session. Much detailed work of an engineering character remains to be done. The commission now has a party sta tioned on the Chagres River, in Colombia, taking soundings to complete the data as to the Panama canal route, and three score men at least are engaged in mak ing bearings on the Nicaragua route,-but the data they will collect Is not neces sary for the use of Congress. The report .will dismiss all but the Nicaragua and Panama routes from further considera tion, and It is understood will recom mend the former route. rWlABHLNUTON. Nov. IT. Benor Cores, the Nlcaraguan Minister, when asked to day as to the reports that actual nego tiations for a new canal treaty had been begun, said there wa3 no warrant for such statement; that no such negotiations have been begun here or at Managua, nor aro they at present contemplated. His calls on Secretary Hay thus far have been solely for the purpose of presenting his rajpect'j. Mr. Corea dismisses the report that ho will propose ths sale of a water right of way to the United States for 15,000,000 and certain annual rentals. He says no plan has ever taken form, and what Is to be done will depend upon the action of Congress and tho subsequent negotiations that may be acted upon GSK2RAL MILES' REPORT. CR0KER HAS GONE. Says Tammany's Crusade Vice Is No Joke. Acalnrt S NEW YORK, Nov. 17. Richard Croker sailed for England today on -the steamer Lucanla. Before starting, Mr. Croker said: "This movement by Tammany Hall against vice means business. We have taken up this fight to purify the city In earnest, and we propose to carry' it to a successful Issue." Chief Devery was asked today if he had read the letter sent by Bishop Potter to Mayor "Van Wyck, calling attention to an alleged laxness in tho police depart ment. He said: "I have nothing to say touching on or appertaining to that matter." He made a similar answer when asked If the Investigation and resultant com plaints made by the Tammany commit tee of five in the search after vice would be treated In the customary manner. 1 John Sherman's' Brother Stricken. IES MOINE3, la., Nov. 17. Lampson P. Sherman, brother of the late John Sher man, has suffered a stroke of paralysis, and may not recover. Ho Is over 80 years old, and the stroke, his physicians say, has rendered him permanently blind. His brother willed him $10,000. Death, of a Student. NEW YORK, Nov. 17. Paul Faua, of SL Ton'n, a student' at Columbia Univer sity, was founded dead today in Mb roonv Death was frosxiQssbyxjatSon. ' f Its Feature Is a Chapter Dealing; "With. Necessity of Roorsmnlxatlon. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17 The feature of the annual report of Lieutenant-General Miles, commanding the Army, Is a chapter dealing with the needs of a gen eral reorganization of the- military serv ice. General Miles points out that the practical limitation of service of the vol unteers to one year in the Philippines makes this a most expensive practice, necessitating double transfer of troops and adding enormously to the cost of the organization. He also points out the need of a reserve force for the relief of tho soldiers who serve in the tropics, declar ing that tho regiments that have so far served more than two years at unhealthy stations should be relieved. General Miles renews his reoommenda- tidh that tho permanent f orctTof the Army should be one man for each 1000 of pop ulation of the United States. In supply ing any Increase of the Army he urges that appointments of officers be made with a due regard for the principle of seniority and that each case be passed upon by a board of the highest officers of the Army, as was done in tho reorganiza tion following the Civil War. He submits a draft of a bill embodying his views and recommendations on Army reorganization. The report Bhows that tho urgent de mands for troops for remote stations haa reduced the number In the United States to a much smaller force than has been maintained at any time during the post 39 years. In fact, says General Miles, the force has been so much reduced that at the present time there aro not one-fourth enough troops properly to care for and man the fortifications which have been erected on the sea coast at an expenditure of nearly $55,000,000. In addition to the artillery deficiency the present home force is not sufficient to occupy the interior gar risons properly or to protect life and prop erty on the Western frontier, and what Is still more serious, the Government is left without troops to relievo those who have had too much tropical service. The actual number of troops remaining in the United States after the dispatch of soldiers to Cuba, Porto Rico, Alaska and the Philippines, 3 said to be 898 officers and 18.883 enlisted men. General Miles says that during the past two years tho Army has been engaged in two hemispheres, under all condltlonsand hardships, and has on all occasions ex hibited courage, stability, excellent marksmanship and devotion to duty. Touching upon the Chinese campaign, General Miles compares the American contingent In the Pekln expedition favor ably with those of other nationalities. General Miles mentions the gallantry of Colonel E. S. Llscum and Captain Rellly, killed In China, and of Major Jesse M. Lee. General Miles calls attention to the fact that under the law the volunteers In the Philippines must be withdrawn and dis charged before July 1 next, whereforo he says it will be necessary to begin their re turn horns almost immediately. The report shows what haa beea accom plished in the officers' tralnlng-eohoolsj and toward the extension of the coast defense system. On this last great work General Miles says $55,000,000 has been ex pended already, and at least $45,000,000 will be required to carry out the pres ent project. For the next fiscal year alone the sum of $11,837,000 is estimated as nec essary to defray the cost of fortifications, barracks and sites on the coasts. The largest figure is $2,724,485 for New York; next comes California with $3,417,796; Maine, $1,285,925; Oregon and Washington, $1,106,602, and Virginia, $935,450. To Porto Rico is assigned $332,400, while the Na tional Capital Is set down for $50,000. General Miles claims that the fortifica tions board has developed a high explo sive, superior in effectiveness to all known safe military explosives. It can be used In any service projected, can be thrown any distance within the capacity of any high power gun through steel armor-plat and exploded with noose destructive ef fect Important action has also been taken by the same board In the development of artillery, and it is predicted that within the next 12 months greater advance will be made in sea coast and field artillery than has been accomplished during the last two decades. Artillery service has now become an intricate science and tho pay of enlisted men, he says, should be increased proportionately. General Miles does not think it wise to delay longer the practical application of self -moving vehicles to the military serv ice. 1 Suicide of a Minister's Daughter. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 17. Nellie Pauline Ray, daughter of a prominent Presbyterian minister of Omaha, Neb., committed suicide here today at a hotel by taking morphias. No reason i as slpied " - - m 1 04.0