Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1901)
I 7i f- .' u .T. D 32 PJZGES PXGES f TO 8 VOL. XX. NO. 44 PORTLAlfD, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNfNG, NOVEMBER 3, r 1901. k PRICE FIVE CENTS. ' 'jK at tIm '!& tw1 "- - lM ' rat3c ili- uvijmi I vb a wish tm."mr va ' '"ja.' a k. . jma .4Ml Ml . m 'hl ik vki s - - I 1 I M 14 B8S m 11 'Hlli In I JS. iWmIiW iSrafSffiffid I iii itfNt'fwaifroi r rr9z2P7a: "HB HT B M M 1 H I !TlV-i-T77r7SiJ?srj'Aafc' Hi ! fc H ' H ;! IBM H ? A H B H I tvj-HiLos?giar - yajr T WL m IK IB 9 ML m ft Blv V CLOSE OF GAMPAISN Last Ho,urs of the New York Fight Is a Whirlwind. REFORMERS VERSUS TAMMANY Seth Lqtt' Opponent TTas His Stroasr Supporter (Fonr Xcara Aso-Fa- sloAlsts Hare Slatle Police Cor- rxiptloa tbe Chief Issue. NEW' OH. Xov. 2. New York to In the closing hours of the most unique mu nicipal -campaign In Its history. JU1 the forces In civic politics opposed to Tamma ny. Hall have heen fused in on effort to de feat that remarkable Democratic organi sation, and the itwo great interests are battling savagelyfor final Tjctory at the polls on Tuesday next The prize is a rich one, for the annual budget of Greater New York has grown larger than that of the smaller empires, and the employes of the city under arms would make an army. Tammany, long en trenched In the public service, as. grown rich and powerful, and realizing that de feat now would be more disastrous than over before, has brought every resource and energy to the battle ground of this crucial struggle. The enemies of Tam many have made police corruption the chief Issue and have raised the loudest cry against Assistant Police Commissioner "William S. Devery, a stout person with a fat neck finely nllgreed with red veins. The ldhg record unearthed by the several crusades against poolroomB, disorderly houses and gambling has been called up, and Justice William Travers Jerome, the last of the crusaders, and candidate of the Fuslonlsts for District Attorney, is making his fight along that line. Jerome the Picturesque Figure. Jerome Is the picturesque figure of the fight, and his methods are in line with those he followed as a poolroom smasher when with an ax he broke into gambling halls and held court over the ruins of costly roulette wheels and faro tables. He has gone down into the red light dis tricts where vice holds away and pro claimed the leatnif nf thp nnliro nnrl avII- doars. The Tammany leaders confess In Jury to their cause by the fiue and cry over the police, but have refused to repu diate the luckless Devery. Early in the campaign Edward 3d. Shepard, candidate of the Democracy for Mayor, was asked for a pledge to remove Devery but de clined to give it. He evaded the matter by declaring that It was against the spirit of the constitution for a candidate to make that form of promise. The Chief Iaterest. But the chief interest to the campaign does not result entirely from the main fight between the two great interests, noV yet from the effort to puHfy the.v?p6Hcl. Hichard Croker. astute politician 'with the motto "Win," went outside of th'e "ranks W Tammany arid those at .peace with it lor the selection of the chief candidate upon his ticket Edward 3J.'Bhepard, em inent lawyer and writer of ability, Tam many candidate for Mayor, comes from the ranks of the enemy the reformers. Four years ago he wa.s an 'ardent sup porter of 5eth low, his -present opponent, and no man ever gave Tammany such scathing arraignment. Tne record of his epeeches In that campaign Ijas been sprung on him, but he Insists that he has surrendered no principle and holds out the promise of reform through the Tammany organization Itself. Into the Rast Tam many has also gone for aid to Mr. Shep ard In the davs when Shnnarfl was a reformer and Edward M. Grout' Fuslon- m candidate for Controller,. Rev. Dr. cbdut him, and now Tammany has those, eeiuunents emmazoneu on dead walls in letters of brilliant red. Croker Directs Tammany's Figrht. Richard Croker is personally directing the light of Tammany Hall, and has drawn much of the fire directed from the Fusionlst lines.. Special stress has been laid on his long residence In England, and the Sun has given him. a name that may not even dlo with him. It has "called him the "Squire of Wantage, Berks, England," and has made his "moated grange" an Is sue In the fight Thore are Irish votes In New York City, and Ireland still hoa Us sine old regard for England. The closing hours of the fight are a whirlwind. Speakers for both sides are whisked through the city on automobiles, and hundreds of meetings are held nightly. One of the Fusion autos carries a band and seven speakers and holds a meeting wherever a crowd can be collected. Tam many has used 600 speakers, mostly young mn. and there are few of the 616,000 voters In Greater New York who have not been within the sound o their voices In the last few weeks. The Billposter a Factor. Not the least unique feature of this curi ously Interesting campaign is the lavish use of printer's Ink and billposter's paste. The party managers were keen to see the a!ue of advertising, not that advertis ing which lies In yards of newspaper epace, but the simon-pure article, and the two Mayoralty candidates are featured on billboards and fences as if they were chewing-gum makers or soap manufacturers. In all the length of the four great ele lated railroads which stripe Manhattan Ifkind north and south, there Is not a sta t on whose advertising space does not 1 old some catchy appeal to the voter, not a car In the trains but Is placarded with pak' -ads." telling of the virtues or vices of one sr the other of the parties in at tractive signs done In colors. The same Is true of the surface cars. Cheek by Jowl with theatrical four-sheet lithographs on the billboards are equally as attractive bills of the "biggest ahow In town, for to the visitor this -whole campaign Is hardly more than a spectacular performance. Bed fire Is burned by the ton at night on nearly every street corner is an open air meeting, and the nights are made sleepless with the reverberating explosions of bombs and fireworks. Each speaker has his lHtle three or four-piece band, and pyrotechnlcal displays are used aa punc tuations for equally lurid flights of open air oratory. Democrats First to Take It Up. The Democrats were first to see the value of the billposter as a factor in prac tical politics, and before the opposition was aware of the scheme the billboards and cars bloomed with cleverly worded placards. One of the catchiest of these Id a series of illustrated posters copied from a recently widespread advertising scheme for a proprietary article. They are headed "Spotters' Town," and each cari cature is accompanied by a set of verses. Harly In the campaign the first one ap peared and every few days another has' made its appearance. One shows Seth Low In academic cap and gown bearing a huge volume labeled "Blue Laws for New "York." He is 'doing an "elephantine dance to the following verses, . " Tfcia year somehow, Tex Tom Piatt's choice," "Reform just now the case is. If I'm elected ril put this town J, On a high scholastic baJs. r- ""' The common people must' bowdotm - To my purlty and' knowledge. ,! M M. AnU I'll eypn see that the '"WhlteV'lng,,be AH graduates from my college. Of course. you caa'Ubo good Ulse' me, ti (Reformers all adore me) j But.' common people. Til be kind And let Jj'ou all vote for me. Senator Piatt Is pilloried In another of the series, the verses of which read: This smooth old gent Is Thomas Piatt, it's hard to tell Just where he's at, Last time he helped Seth Low to down, ' Tfow he'd turn New York to Spotters' Town, With Seth Low in the Maydr's chair, To do the Tomplatt bidding there. So he cries "reform' because, you know,. Tom Piatt could uso Selhlow. " ", Another cartoons ThDmas Piatt, Low and other Fuslonlsts In cooks' jgowas around a boiling pot, labeled "Reform for New York," and underneath are thesrs lines: t f These are, the cooks who spoil thA broth, " At ourfair city they arewrotb. And each with cries of "fraud,'' and "pelf" Throws nud but to befoul himself. On pergonal freedom tbejAre down. H t M ) M MM H SETH ?WHojY GAUmpATE FPjrrror T t . u j ' T r i V1 A They'd turn New York to "Spotter.' Town,';. But ?oud the people cry out "No," "We do notire'to-' usengethlow. ' One mornlnK the ttllboards all over town wefe fcovere, with: bfg?ttypo 'posters ' headed: i WHAT ANDREW CARNEGIE :J ' .-' SAID. ,, f Sw It proceeded tto-Quote-Carnetrier as say Ing-"NfeW TdrkMsIhe best governed city" m the'wdrlfljf jandu then pointed 'ont that ho had given, the. clty'.SDO-JXXrfior a-llbrk- ry". Thls;was-a.masterplec'e and-the "Re)-j jjupuuud nau jiu nusue ior f a counter stroke. But it was notilong,.heforemext,i to the Democratte-biHa-aroeared another in thesame type headed In big,, red tet-j tera: . .. .. J. - . ) :WHA.T,. ANDREW . CARNEGJE, : : " 'DID., " . : : He gave' NWYork City 5,B00,- : : OOp .for public, libraries and-ho tied : : It 'up sbthaV no Tahimany official : : could touch one Cent of 'It , : : CARNEdlE KNEW HIS BUSI- : : ' NESS : On another morning the city blossomed with Fuslonlpt placards In alternate lines of red and black which 'read: : LOW'S "mottoV'" " : : THE CITY. FOR THE "PEOPX.E. :. : CROkjSR'SMQTTO: " i : MY POCKET ALL THE TIME. : : TAMMANY'S 'MOTTO: " l : TO HELL WITH REFORM. : A Tammany man, Colonel Asa Bird Gardner, who was, removed as District Attorney for New York by Governor Roosevelt is responsible for the alleged Tammdny motto "To Hell With Reform," although, as a matter of fact he said nothing of the kind, and there was a complete reversal of his meaning and In tention. He was speaking at a Tammany meeting hack in 1897 and somebody in the hall Interrupted him with the cry "What Is the matter "with Mayor Strong's re form?" "To hell with that kind of re form," Gardner cried back, but the mot to was born. It was some days before the Democrats rallied to reply and then they put out in tho 4ame type this forceful If not elegant card: : LOW'S MOTTO: : : GET OFFICE rORGD CARNE- : : DIE "LETTERS-ABUSE AND : : FALSIFY BUT GET OrFICE. : : PLATTS MOTTO. : . : FRANCHISES FOR MYSELF : : " AND FRIENDS. : : REPUBLICAN MOTTO: ' : : MASK LATTS-CANOrDATE AS : : NON-PARTISAN. .. : h ......Jr.... In the following placard OTitTrjwhfch the Democrats have literally lpfas5ere& . the city, the author can't resist a double-barreled dig at both the opposition, and the city that the vaudeville arilsts call "Slow town." -. : The credit of the City of" New: :,York at the present time Is the : ' : best' in the world. You cannot : : sell a bond of the Republican. : - : City of Philadelphia except at a t : great sacrifice. You cannot buy s : a bond of the City of New York" J - : except at a big premium. ; ..The legitimate campaign expenses, of both sides for halls, music, advertising, light fireworks, automobiles, clerical help, banners and stationery and postage has been estimated at $500,000. PadclBR Plant Fire. . ' BUFFALO, Nov. 2. Two of tEo Jarger buildings of Jacob Dold & Coa' packing establishment were burned tonight' fioss, $100,000. t MRIBUIEXGmNG -.!S The Campaign- Comes to a "'- : Close in Ohio,- BOTH; SIDES' ARECmENT a. ' '' - ' Indications Eolii to a Much 'SmalleR ' ! '"KoteThoW That Cast for President Situation In. '$ Otfter States. f , -i :! .: CHNCINNATlL'aNov. Z On account' of the deathVof PresidTnt McKlnley, the Ohio campaign began at a' much laterj date thantusual. The Republicans held their opening meeting October lb, and had 11 t M I M M LOW. . days' of campaigning. The, Democrats opened" thelr" campaign. , October 23, and had only eight daysN' For this reason there willR,be5some 'meetings nextT Monday, notably, the -meeting to ho f addressed by Senator. Banna dt Elyrllu Senator Hanna has been speaking several times each day since the Republican opening and Gov- W. i.ernor Nash has done likewise. During the past week Senator Eoraker, .who is a candidate for re-election, has traveled by .special -trains and addressed the people along his , route between th.e hours of Wb Afternoon and evening Tajliesrf In ad Tlitfoh to the "state, candidates many speakers from other states, including Gov-, ornor Geer, of"OregonrSpeaker Henderson' 9PA-sY.eKPLCongre3smen, have been here tor the Republicans. The Dentofcratlcvspeakers have been lim ited to Colonel Kllbourne and his asso ciates on the De-mbclra-tlc state ticket and other Ohio speakers. There have been no Democratic speakers from other states on thetump. 'Early in the campaign it was proposed to have ex-Senator Hill, of New York. Then others wanted Colonel Bryan. When It was decided that neither of these distinguished Democrats would participate in the campaign, the conservative policy was extended also to Ohio speakers, so that Democrats who had been prominent cither as gold or sliver advocates were not assigned lnr the speaking canvass. John R. McLean, the Democratic candi date against Governor Nash two years ago, has made no speeches. It has been reported ever since the Democratic speak ing campaign opened that he would be In Ohio very soon, but up to tonight be fiH sua in Washington, and the discussion among the Democrats and Republicans re garding his attitude is a feature of thi campaign. None of the Democratic Congressmen in Ohio has participated In the speaking except Dr. J. A. Norton, who was called out when the campaign was opened In his district. It Is supposed that ex-Congressman Lentz, who Is a neighbor of Colonel Kllbourne at Columbus, offered his serv ices, but he was not given any assign ments. The contest this year Is squarely be tween the Republicans and Democrats, There Is no third party of any such con sequence as two years ago, when Mayor Sam Jones, of Toledo, a nonpartisan can didate, received 105,220 votes f6r Governor, more than one-fourth the vote cast for Governor Nash, Republican, and almost one-third the vote for John R. McLean, the Democratic Gubernatorial candidate. Jones then carried the two large counties of Cuyahoga and Lucas, in which Cleve land and Toledo are located. The vote of all the minor parties, Including the Prohibitionists, Socialists and Reformers, this year will not aggregate 30,000 out of a total vote of probably 900,000. Mayor Sam Jones, as well as cx-Attor-toey-General Monnett have been making Bpeeches this year for Colonel Kllbourne for governor. Monnett, on tho anti-trust issue, has been co-operating with the Democrats, but Jones still claims to be nonpartisan. Mayor Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland, the author of the taxation planks In the Democratic state platform, has been a picturesque figure In the campaign. With the exception of his speech at the opening of the Democratic campaign at Ducyrus, he has confined his "evangelistic work" to dally and nightly meetings' In a big tent at Cleveland, and Is ambitious to "'win In Hanha's home." Colonel W. A. Taylor, the statistician of, the Democratic state headquarters, has given out a statement in which he says the shortage of the vote Is variously esti mated from 50,000 to 200,000, as compared with the voto of l,0i9",073 last year for President He says: "Ohio election statistics for the last two years show an average slump of 15 per cent at thevelectlon immediately follow ing a Presidential contest" Ho estimates a total vote next Tuesday of 910,000, with a Democratic plurality of 26,643. Colonel. Taylor says , the. Demc crats will carry 46 of tne 83 counties, in eluding the Ave large, counties, and .have a majority lu each branch of the Le'glsla.' ture for the election of a Senator to suc ceed Foraker. Congressman Grosvenor has given out an estimate on the Republican side in which he predicts a larger vote than at the Gubernatorial election two years ago, when 920,872 votes, were cast. General Grosvenor will not be surprised if the Re publican plurality reaches 75,000, and he will be greatly surprised If it runs under 25,000. He figures as sure -of election 80 Republican and 33 Democratic members of the Legislature, with 68 doubtful. This would make the Legislature stand with a sure Republican majority of seven on joint ballot for Senator, and a probable majority of'15. He regards the re-election of the Republican state ticket and of J Senator Foraker as sure things." THE TICKET IN KENTUCKY. . General Assembly "Will Be Elected Which. Will Chose a Senator. LOUISVILLE, Nov. Z Elections will be held Tuesday throughout Kentucky for members of the General Assembly, which will elect a successor to United States Senator W. J. Deboe for the term begin ning March 4, 1S03; for county officers and for municipal officers in cities of the first, second and third classes. The present State Senate stands: Demo crats, 2b'; Republicans, 13; half of these, eight Democrats and 11 Republicans, hold over. Of the 1 Senators whose terms ex pire, 17 were elected as Democrats. Of the 19 Senators to be elected, the Demo crats claim they will certainly elect 14. The Republicans claim six certainly, and possibly eight. The House stands: Demo crats, 0; Republicans, 40. No member of the House holds over. Senator Deboe Is the only announced Re publican candidate for Senator. There are four Democratlo candidates, ex-Governor James B. McCreery, Charles K. Wheeler Congressman from the first district; Da vid H. Smith, Congressman from the first district, and Judge James EL Cantrlll, the Circuit Judge before whom the men charged with complicity in the assassi nation of Governor Goebel have been tried. On joint ballot the General Assembly now stands 86 Democrats to 52 Republicans, a Democratic majority of 34. DULL CAMPAIGN IX NEBRASKA. Republicans Claim Their Plurality Will lie Decisive. LINCOLN, Neb., NoV. 2. The dullest campaign In Nebraska for 10 years prac tically came to a close tonight. The vote will probably show a falling off of 35,000, compaVed with a year ago. The "apathy among the rank and file is limited to no particular party, but was considered up to a week ago to be most pronounced among the Populists, who are, as usual, fusea with the Democrats on the three state of ficers to be elected. This apathjv It is claimed, has In a measure been counter acted by the vigorous campaign which W. J. Bryan has been conducting for the past 10, days in the eastern and central counties. Mr. Bryan, while paying some attention to National Issues, has made a special appeal for a continued close alli ance between the Democrats and Popu lists. Over signed statements, Chairman De France, of the Populists, and Vlce-Chair- majtt .Scott, jpf, the Demota-ats, 6laimthe election pt the fusion, ticket by 'lo,ttx to iuollcdn plurality VoUld be decisive. He declined to glyVany .figure.1 ' The Tickets ia Kansas. TQPEKA, Kan., Nov. 2-AJl the coun ties i in 'Kansas will 'Tuesday vote- for County Commissioners and -township 'Offi cers. On account of the -operations of the biennial election law, passed by the last Legislature, ail the regdlaj; couqty ofti ers" will be voted for next year. The election, thdugh local. Is Interesting from the fact that It Is the drat to te held uo 5er the anti-fusion law. The Democrats and Populists, after much parrying, have agreed to support Democratic candidates. The Demdcrats have thus advanced- from third to second place on the ticket. -Strong efforts will bo made by both sides to carry tho local elections, as the political com-! piexion or. tne next Legislature will depend very largely on its outcome. , Iowa Cnmpnigrn Closed. DJES MOINES, Nov. 2. The political campaign. In his state was practically closed tonight The Republican State Central Committee estimates that the vote will be in the neighborhood of 450,000, and that the Republicans will have about 75, 000 plurality on the state ticket. The Democrats do not concede this, and say the plurality will not be much greater than 40,000. There Is an unknown Tauan tlty In the situation this year. The Pro hibition Republicans, especially those of the Methodist persuasion, are dissatisfied with the nomination' of Cummins for Gov ernor, on 'account of hie well-known antl prohlbitlpn record, and will either vote the Prohibition .ticket or not at all. This dis affection may swell the Prohibition vot to 20,000 or more. Municipal Election at Son Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2.-MunIclpal officers only will be .voted for in this city pext Tuesday. There are three tickets in the field, the Democratic, Republican and Union Labor. The nominees for Mayor are Joseph S. Tobin, Democratic r Asa R, Wells, Republican, and Eugene Schmitz, Union Labor. The campaign which closed tonight has been a very quiet one. The issues Involved Are purely local, and there has been no strict party alignment The Call and CJhronlcJe, Ropubllcan. are sup porting the Democratic nominee for Mayor. On a strict party vote, the city Is Democratic by a small plurality, but it is generally, thought that tho result of Tuesday's vote will be close. An un known factor is the number of votes that will he polled by the Union Labor ticket Bryan Spoke at Denver, DENVER, Nov. 2-The campaign In this (Arapahoe) county practically ended tonight with the big mass meeting of the Democrats at Coliseum Hall, and -was ad dressed by W. J. Bryan ana several" local flpeajters. So large was the attendance at tonight's meeting that thousands were unable to gain admittance to the hall, and an Immense overflow meeting was held In front of the building. Only coun ty officers are to bo elected In Colorado, and In only a few counties has the cop test been spirited. Political lines are usually observed. In this county both the Republicans and Democrats claim the vic tory by from 3000 to 5000 plurality. Small Vote in Mississippi. JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 2.-The campaign for State Treasurer and Secretary of State closed tonight The candidates are all Domocratg and the campaign -has ben re markably' quiet It is thought that .the vote polled will be one-third of the av erage. Light Vote Expected la South Dakota SIOUX FALL, S. D.t Nov. 2.-The elec tion In South Dakota Tuesday will be con fined to the election of .eight District j Judges and the settlement of purely local j questions. The Republicans and fusion- l isia nave opposing canuioates in all ex cept the Sixth Judicial District, where (Concluded on Second wPage.) PUT DOWN $30,000 Hon, H, W. Corbett Starts the Subscription for LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL He Pledged Tills Amount at Meeting; tor Preliminary Organisation Committee Is Confident of Raisins Total of 8300,000. IL W.-Corbett set, tho .ball rolling for the Lewis and Clark Centennial yester day afternoon with a subscription i of 130.000. This Is one-tenth of the entire amount ) EDWARD M. m: T j . . . . 1 i X 1 ". JLHV. . . . rami j.j ;j . oi tf,rrf IibbbbisBsbkRs9bbh99hsrsbbbbbbHssbbBBbbbk IbbbbbbHbsbbbbbibssbsbbbbbbbbbbbbbpHP ""' Krmmamv'!r i . rissssBaBBHBP'pr r ' NOMINA . O.F, DEMOCRATIC FATV FX)R-MXYOR. OF NEW YORK. 4 ;., 4 4 , ,. ;,; , , 0 -- that Is tof he' subscribed' toy the stock-j holders of 'the corporation. 'Mr. Corbett! aociatldn, io co-bperato TJth'the subscript, tipn committee of the incorporators, of, which Mr. Corbett Is chairman. Itwas the unanimous opinion of the business men present that JtfOO.OOG couid be raised to make, the Lewis arid Clark .celebration a suedes, 'artdfurther, that the' generous ( subscription4 of Mrl Corbett did "much to "a8sur6 the Talslhg: bf the amount ahd the ultimate success of the exposition project' ' , ' t "I am wjllng( to give one-tenth of the $300,000 that has been 'named a1 'the amount to be raised by the stockholders of the corporation, which is to diivct the Lewis and Clark Centennial," said "Chair man Corbett, in making his announce ment "I have lived here 60 years, ahd I believe that T can afford to give that much for this exposition that will be a benefit to this country, even if I do not get a cent back. I db not' expect to take my money with me to my grave. I wish it to do all the good it can while I am here." The members present, S. M. Mears, Edward hrman t and . E. Haseltlne, representing the Chamber of Commerce; A. H. Devers and. S. B. .Cobb, represent ing the Manufacturers' Association, and J. W. Cruthers and P.' L. Willis repre senting the Board of Trade, received this announcement -with applause Mr. Devers expressed the opinion that if .the -citizens and business men of Portland sub scribed to the .fund with proportionate generosity, there would be no doubt of the ability of tho incorporators to raise the JoOO.OOO. of the stock, or feven $500,000. Chairman Corbett called the meeting to order and made the following statement as to the purpose of the meeting, and bis views of tho scope of the exposition: "It is an important matter to know at once what we are going to do In con nection with this enterprise. If is Im portant that we should take immediate action to seo what money we can raise among ourselves. Tho capital stock has been fixed by the Incorporators at $300, 000. That ought to be raised at once to Insure the success of the exposition. The city probably cannot raise a specific tax for the exposition, but can neverthe less provide the proper site and erect some appropriate building for art or some other purposes. This would contribute very materially to the success of the project The constitution of the state forbids it to lend its credit to any cor poration, but there Is no reason why the state could not erect a building for its state exhibit since It provides for ex hibits at other expositions and appropri ates money for state fair purposes. It should be a matter of state pride to have a fine .state building at this exposition. Probably the state appropriation would be placed in the bands of the State Com missioners with which to provide the state exhibit The United States Gov ernment should be asked for an appro priation, arid there Is no reason why some amount should not be appropriated by Congress for the purpose of celebrat ing this great historical event the ex plorations of Lewis and Clark, Inaugur ated "by Jefferson. The United States probably -would not vote any money di rectly to tho Lewis and Clark Exposi tion, but a National building would probably Be erected. The States of the Oregon territory will all be asked to provide bulldlng3 and exhibits. The Ori ental countries. China, Japan, the Phil ippine Islands, Hawaii, will all bo asked to provide distinctive exhibits. "We cannot expect to provide a great World's Fair like those of Philadelphia and Chicago, but wo can celebrate this made this anriodnf emtent at-tiie meeting warrant ar oi wie memoers Divine committees ajp- u musi-oe pointed by the Chamber' of Commerce, ey that is. RftOTll ft TVnA Air? Tonlifnnfit.A.a'j A L historic event in a fittlnsr way. and 'demonstrate! the great advance made in this country from a wilderness to Its present state of advanced civilization. At the same time it would be an appropriate feature of such a celebration to unveil a monument In one of our parks to the memory of these hardv explorers. Al though I am not the lnaugurator of this movement I have been appointed chair man of the Oregon State Commission, and I have felt that the first step to ward maklntr the celebration a success must be taken by our people." Chairman Corbett then read tho follow ing pledge, which he suggested as a form for the subscription blanks to be circu lated: "We, the undersigned subscribers of tho Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition of 1005. promise to pay the sum set opposite our respective names, as a stock subscription. In four equal installments of 23 per cent each, within tho next two years. This pledge Is with the understanding that $300,000 shall bo subscribed for that purpose. The call for payments of suoh subscriptions to be determined by the executive committee of the corporation, hlch has been formed for the purposo of carrying out the object of such celebration. A general discussion of the scope of the exposition followed. In which Mr. Corbett reiterated his Idea that the gar ment should be cut according to the SHEPARD. cloth. He said "that fie""thought the event was of h'isfbrlc significance enough to jcr.edtahre celebration, but that snapea accorqingt to me mon cCvallabJe. To th'ls there was "a ceneral 'consent Messrs. Devors and Cruthrs pointed out tho fact that the exposition would he of. great value In attracting attention and drawing .people to the Northwest 'Sftates:" Mr. CrutheVs made, the assertion 'that Oregonhaii a'lre'ady. received $150,000 'worth of advertising from the publicity given 'to"the' Ilewls' an'd' Clark Centen- 'ntoi ' Mr.'Mears was of tjie opinion that there was,a,popularrmIsapprehenslon in regard to the scope of the exposition. ' Mr. Ehrman made "the suggestion that every man In the state should be asked 1 to become a stockholder,- slncq the bene fit would be equally scattered all over the state. Mr. Willis held that the management should be- placed , In the hands of care ful' business men 'from the start so that the stockholders would be assured of receiving back all or the greater part of their subscriptions. In this opinion Mr. Cobb coincided. Aa to the means of starting the general subscription It was urged by Mr. Devors that the start should bo made cautiously. He mado a motion that the Incorporators be asked to meet with the subscription committee and the committees from the Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade, and Manufacturers' Association, on Tues day, at 3 P. M in the Permanent Exhibit rooms, 246 Washington street to discuss the manner of raising the subscriptions and to take such steps as they may deem wise to forward the Lewis and Clark Exposition. This was. carried, and 'the meeting was adjourned to tho time and place mentioned in the motion. Chairman Corbett announced that he had called a meeting for the Oregon State Commission to confer ivlth the commissions from other states, which will bo held In Portland on November 14. GOVERNOR DURBIN REPLIES Refuses to Honor the Requisition for Taylor and Finley. INDIANAPOLIS Ind., Nov. 2.-Govor-nor Durbin tonight announced his de cision refusing to grant the requisition for the Teturn to Kentucky of ex-Gover-tnor Taylor and Charles W. Finley, who 'were Indicted by Kentucky courts for complicity In the murder of Governor William Goebel. Governor Durbln's de cision is embodied in a long letter ad dressed to Governor Beckham, of Ken tucky. Governor Durbin recites the fact that this Is the second requisition made for the return of the fugitives and states that ho must decline to honor the requi sition for the same resaon that prompt ed his predecessor, the late Governor Mount that tho time has not yet ar rived when an unprejudiced and non partisan hearing of the charges against the fugitives can be held in Kentudky. International Y. Wk C. A. CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 2. At today's session of the International conference of tho Young Women's Christian Association Mrs. William S. Stewart, of Philadelphia, was unanimously re-elected president, and Mrs. C' S. Van Wagner, of Cleveland, International treasurer. Mrs. L. Hoffman was elected state director for Oregdn. RoRMlnn Battle-Ship Floated. COPENHAGEN, Nov. -2. The Russian battle-ship Pcrsevlet, which went ashore yesterday morning on the Island of' Langeland, has been floated. I THE CABLE PARTED Captiv8 Balloon, Containing Nine Persons, Sailed Away. STARTED FROM SAN FRANCISCO Passengers Landed After a Jonrney of Between Twenty and Thirty Miles, None the Worse for Their Experience. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. A. captive balloon, containing eight people, one woman and eight -men, broke from its fastening at Eleventh and Folsom streets this evening, and floated to the neigh borhood of Redwood City, about 20 miles distant The occupants of the balloon aro reported to have landed unharmed. The balloon had been sent up several times during the afternoon with passengers. It was fastened to the ground by a 1000-foot rope cable, one and a quarter Inches in. diameter. While descending on the fifth trip, about 500 'feet from the ground, tho rope broke, 50 feet from the balloon. To the horror of the spectators, the balloon rapidly shot up In the air to a height of 2000 feet or more, and floated away in a southerly direction. It landed In the hills' near Redwood City, and a brief report from that place says none of the passen gers was hurt Among those in the balloon were Mrs. J. Dunzall, of this city; E. G. Dudley, who Is said to be an aeronaut of consider able experience, and . Leon, a gymnast The balloon had a lifting power of 4000 pounds. Laadiner of Balloon Not Confirmed. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. It developed late tonight that the announcement that the balloon had landed near Redwood City was. premature. At least, It was without confirmation. A telephone message l'om. Lahonda says the balloon passed over that place about 6 o'clock at the height of 2000 feet. There seemed to be no one In the car of the balloon. The country where the balloon was last seen is rough and sparsely settled, and It Is unlikely that any further news can be obtained to night People Lunded Snfelyy IA HONDA, Cat, Nov. 2. A captive bal loon, which escaped from San Francisco with nine people aboard, was saleiy landed tonight shortly aftor passing this place. The passengers are none the worse for their unusual exporlence. A team has been sent out after them. ITflQd Oil In Kitchen Stove. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 2.-J. B. Orr, prin cipal of the Central School, of Kansas City, Kan., was burned while building a fire In the kitchen range this morning, and died of his Injuries. He was using coal oil to kindle the Are, and an ex plosion, followed, setting fire to his cloth ing. Mrs. Orr was painfully burned while trying to aid her husband. SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS. Domefttlc. New York Is in the closln&'hours of one of tho greatest campaigns In Its history. Page 1. Elections will be held in several of the states Tuesday. Page 1. Carnegie Is -not a believer in the Nicaragua Canal. Page 2. President Roosevelt Issued his first Thanks giving proclamation. Page IT. ' Foreign. Lloyd Griscom. Minister to Persia, was mar ried at London. Page 2. Minister Wu has been recalled. Fage 2. An attempt was made to assassinate the Dow ager Empress. Page 2. Germans are still exoKed over tho Voyron let ters. Page 7. Lord Pauncefote is bringing over a satlsfac- , tory canal treaty. Page IT. Sport. Multnomah Athletic Club eleven defeated Uni versity of Oregon, 50. Page 3. Winning football teams In the Bast were: Prlnoeton. from Cornell. Harvard from Brown, Columbia from Pennsylvania, 'Wis consin from Nebraska, Mlohlgan from Car lisle. Page 3. Pacific Coast, Captive balloon containing nine persons broke leoe at San Francisco and Heated away. Page 1. Oregon hops took first prize at the Tan-American Exposition. Page 17. Large can factory to be located at Portland or Astoria. Page 0. Governor Rogers -will not interfere In behalf of Seaton. the condemned murderer. Page 6. 1a Grande, Or., pugar factory will elose Tues day, after the best year in Its history. Page 6 Conmerclnl and Marine. Past week In New York stock market was quiet, compared with former acttvlty Page 3. Tramp steamers an important factor In Paclflo Coast grain trade. Pago 12. Grain fleet In the river now numbers 20 vessels of nearly 50,000 tons net register. Page 12. French bark Lamorlclcre disappears. With pilot on board. Pago 12, Project for 100-hour sendee hotween New York and London. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Hon. H. YV. Corbett starts the subscription for the Lewis and Clark fair with ?30,0W. Page 1. Street committee refuses to recommend fran chise for West Side & Suburban road. Pago 17. Fourth street will be Improved with "treated" blocks. P,age 17. Next annual Oregon Fanners Congress will be hold In Salem, January 6-9, 1002. Pago 24. Portland Academy dofeated Albany College at football, DO. Pago 10. Portland men gain control of rich copper fields la Skamania County. Washington. Page 2-t Features and Departments. Social. Pages 18 and 10. Drama and Music Page 20. Books. Page 22. Illustrated article, "Busts Brocos for a Liv ing." Page 25. Sports. Page 20. Humor and Poetry. Page 2T. Children. Page 2S. ' Fashions. Page 20. Carpenter's Java Letter; artiele on course of bullets In the human body. Page 30. Continuation of Crockett's serial story, "The Firebrand"; first Installment of Sir Walter Besant's last novel, "No Other Way." Page 31. Trying the Temper of Our New Guns." Pago 32.