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PORTLAND, .OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 1, 1902.
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Republicans Are Confi
dent of Success,
LEADERS MAKE FORECASTS
Socialists Say Their Vote
Will Be a Surprise.
DEMOCRATS ARE HOPEFUL
Chairman "White Sns Chamberlain
anil Butcher Will Both Be Elect
ed Reports From. County
Chairmen, Both Parties.
The political campaign In Oregon closed
last evening, and all but the leaders will
rest from their labors today. Around the
city headquarters of the contending forces
no Sabbath stillness will prevail. Repub
lican leaders are confident of a sweeping
Republican victory, though it is admitted
that Furnish will run considerably be
hind his ticket. The average Republican
majority Is expected to be between 10,009
and 12,000. The fact that Republican dis
affection lb confined to a few counties
where local differences have arisen Is cited
by Republican leaders to show that the
election of a Democratic Governor Is im
possible. The state and city campaign was closed
in Portland last evening by both parties.
State Chairman Sam White, of the Demo
cratic party, left last evening for Baker
City, leaving the state headquarters in
charge of Secretary R. W. Montague. W.
J. Furnish is at home in Pendleton.
"What the Lender Say.
Chairman W. F. Matthews, of the Re
publican State Central Committee, said
last evening regarding the outlook for .the
election on Monday:
"I am absolutely sure of the election of
W. J. Furnish for Governor. The ma
jority on the state ticket will be in the
neighborhood of 12,000, though that for'
Go ernor will be considerably less. Repre
sentative Tongue, ,in the first district,
wiu be eieotod by an. Inteasc-jnSjori?y
over two years ago, -and J. N. "William
son in the Second District, will have a
-.cry large majority. The next Legisla
ture will be Republican by a safe work
ing majority."
Chairman Sam "White, of the Democratic
State Central Committee, said regarding
the probable result o'f the campaign:
"I confidently believe that George E.
Chamberlain will be elected Governor by
i.o t less than 5000 majority, and from the
Indications it may be more. It looks like
a landslide.
"The remainder df the state ticket will
run well, the majorities of which, owing
to the fact that so much Interest is taken
in tne head of the ticket, are bard to
estimate with accuracy.
"W. F. Butcher will be elected to Con
gress from the Second District, beyond
question. Returns on hand from the First
Congressional District are not such -that 1
can form anything like a correct esti
mate." J. Frank Porter, who has been leading
the Socialist campaign in Portland, says:
"In Multnomah County and the City of
Portland an unceasing campaign has been
carried on. and the vote on Tuesday
morning will be a surprise to the whole
country. "We expect the Socialist vote in
the state to run anywhere from 8000 to
10,000. The Socialists of America are
watclilng our vote here with interest."
BAKER COLTY.
Republican Expect State Ticket to
Have About 100 3Iajorlty.
LAKER CITY. May 3L The political
situation in Baker County appears to be
about as follows:
The county Is nominally Republican by
about 100 votes. "We hope to carry the
county for Furnish, and I believe "Will
iamson v 111 carry Butcher's home county
by a small majority. There is no reason
why the county ticket should not be elect
ed from top to bottom, and I also believe
that we will elect our Legislative ticket.
Men who at first were dissatisfied with
Furnish and were not loyally supporting
him now realize that it is a question of
indorsing President Roosevelt's adminis
tration rather than the election of Fur
nish or Chamberlain.
"WILLIAM J. LACHNER.
Chairman. "
Democrats Satisfied "With Outlook.
BAKER CITY, May 3L I am satisfied
with the outlook for Democratic success
in Baker County. There is no valid rea
son why Democrats generally should not
vote their ticket straight lrom top to
bottom. I expect every man on the ticket
to poll practically the full vote of his
parti and some will run ahead of the
ticket. This will be the case with Mr.
Chamberlain, who will, in my opinion,
carrj the county by 300 to 500. "When the
campaign opened I felt confident of Dem
ocratic success In Baker County. Nothing
has occurred during the canvass just
closed that will justify me in changing
my opinion. 1 believe every candidate on
the Democratic ticket will receive a ma
jority of all the votes cast in this county
Monday. F. M. SAXTON,
Chairman Democratic Committee.
BENTON COUNTY.
Republlcnn State and. Legislative
Ticket "Will "Win By 125.
CORVALLIS. May 3L Wo predict that
the state, legislative and congressional
candidates will carry Bohton -County by
pluralities of 100 to 123. The prospects
are excellent for carrying the entire coun
ty ticket. G. "W. DBNMAN,
Chairman Republican County Cen. Com.
Democrats Far From Jubilant.
CORVALLIS, May 31. Both Chamber
lain and Wcatherford will run ahead of
their tickets in this county. Mr. Fur
nish may fall to carry the county. There
is a Republican majority in the county,
but there" is a prospect of electing the
Democratic legislative ticket.
W. DAVIS,
Chairman Dem. County Central Com.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY.
Republlcnn State Ticket "Will Have
400 Plurality.
OREGON CITY. May 3L The prospect
of Republican success was never brighter
than towards the close of the present
campaign. "While our friends of the op
position have made desperate efforts to
defeat the Legislative and county ticket,
they have practically made no campaign
for the Democratic state ticket come of
the candidates on the Citizens ticket
openly declaring that they intend to vote
for the Republican ticket. I am satisfied
that Mr. Furnish -will carry Clackamas
County by a plurality of at least 400 over
Mr. Chamberlain. A conservative estimate
Is that the Republican Legislative and
county ticket will be elected by plural
ities ranging from 100 to 1009.
J. A. CAMPBELL,
Chairman Republican County Central
Committee.
Democrat Give County Up.
OREGON CITY, May 31. I expect that
the rogular Republican plurality in Clack
amas County will be cut down 250 votes
on Governor. My guess is that Furnish
will carry the county by about 150 votes.
R. B. BEATIE,
Chairman Democratic County Central
Committee.
CLATSOP COUNTY.
Republican Staic"TIckct "Will Hare
500 to GOO Majority.
ASTORIA, May 3L Clatsop County will
give "William J. Furnish a majority of at
least 500, and in all probability 600, and
the rest of the state ticket the same. F.
I. Dunbar will, of course, run ahead of
the ticket, this being his home county. J.
N. "Williamson will have a majority of at
least 500. The Republicans- of Clatsop
County will elect their entire Legislative
ticket by majorities ranging from 300 to
700; in fact, we will elect the entire Repub
lican ticket The Republicans of this
county nominated an unusually strong
ticket, and it is being universally and en
thusiastically supported.
G. C. FULTON,
Chairman Republican County Central
Committee.
Dcmocrnti Expect to Carry It.
ASTORIA, May 3L There will be a vast
change In the political complexion of Clat
sop County when the vote is counted next
Monday. The county has always been
strongly Republican in National and state
elections, with majorities ranging from 500
to 700, but this year we not only expect
to wipe out that majority, but will give
Chamberlain a majority of not less than
100. F. L Dunbar, Republican nominee
for Secretary of State, will probably se
cure a good vote, as this is his home
county, but the other Republican state
nominees, despite the claims of the party
leaders, will have small, if any majorities.
Mr. Butcher, our nominee forv Congress
man, will poll a big vote, and we expect
will atleast make a stand-off with his
opponent. J. E. GRATKE,
Chairman Democratic County 'Committee.
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Rcpubllcann "Will Make Clean Svreep
200 Lend for State Ticket.
ST. HELENS, May 3L As the registra
tion sis lighter this year than that of two
years ago, it Is probable that the vote -will
not be any larger than then. The normal
Republican majority will be 200 in this
county for state and district officers, but
on the county ticket it is possible that the
Sheriff and Clerk will fall short of that
majority, but the Republicans will elect
every man on the ticket from Representa
tive to Coroner. G. B. JOHNSON,
Chairman Republican County Central
Committee.
Democrats Claim Feir Offices.
ST. HELENS, May 3L Indications are
for a fair vote, coming nearer the num
ber registered than two years ago. The
(Concluded on Third Page.)
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Congress.
Buencamlno appeared before a Houso com
mittee. Page 1.
Carcnaak was hissed in the Senate. Page 2.
Spooner concluded his speech.-for the Philip
pine bill. Page 2. ,
Two new Brigadier-Generals were appointed.
Page 2.
Foreign.
London Is preparing to celebrate the peace
announcement. Page 17.
Reported tiff between Lord Salisbury and the
King. Page 17.
Memorial tablet to Archibald Forbes unveiled.
Page 17.
Domestic.
Details completed of Harriman's big North
west colonization plan. Paso I.
The meat famine Is on at Chicago.
Three persons w ere hurt by a tornado la North
Dakota.
Sport.
Portland -wins again from Tacoma, G to 5, 11
innings. Page 12.
Butte defeats Helena, 10 to 5. Page 12.
Seattle defeats Spokane. 2 to 0. Page 12.
The American team won the polo match at
Hurllngbam. Page 12.
Harvard won the field and track championship
at Berkeley Oval. Page 12.
Pacific Coast.
Reports from county chairmen indicate suc
cess of State Republican ticket. Page 1.
Oregon campaign closes with big rallies. Pago C
Man suspected of Duffy murder at Sac, Fran
cisco held at Salem. Page C
Government rests its case in Salllet trial.
Page 17.
Two more suits against Oregon State Land
Board to test alldlty of one of Its rules.
Page C.
Marine.
Over 10.000,000 feet of lumber shipped from
Portland by sea In May. Page 22.
Shipments of wheat and flour for month of
May. Page 22.
Large number of .coasters la the Portland-San
Francisco trade Pago, 22.
Vancouver, B. C, aspires to bo a grain-shipping
port. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Plans for entertainment of T. P. A.- delegates
Page 22.
Arrangements for the funeral of ex-Govcmor
Pennoycr. Page 17.
Mr. Inman's statement. Page 17.
Close of the campaign in Portland. Page 17.
Features and Departments.
Editorial. Page 4.
Dramatic and musical. Page IS.
Social. Page 20. -, Vv . ,,
Battle-ship of the future! Pagt-25. 4
Flno horses and fair riders. Page26l
Questions and answers. Page 26.
Character sketch of "Waldeck-Rousseau. Pago
Forces that cause volcanoes. Page 27.
Youths' department. Page 25.
Fashions. Page 20. -
American invasions of Europe. Page 30.
Books. Page 31.
Scrapboolc Page 31. ,
Centennial of "West Point. Page 32. . '
Georco Ade's fable. Page 32.
HIS EYE ON OREGON
Roosevelt Anxiously Awaits
Election Returns.
HOW HE INTERPRETS RESULT
Republican Success Means That His
Administration Is Indorsed
Oregon Lends Off in Most '
Important Campaign.
"WASHINGTON. May 3L Members
of the Republican Congressional Commit
tee frequently confer -with President
Roosevelt concerning plans for the com
ing campaign. The President is very
anxious that there shall be. Republican
success inthe coming election, because
ho realizes that Democratic gains, or
tho loss of Congressional districts by the
Republicans, will be'attributed to the dis-
.satlsfactlon of the people with the Phil
ippine policy, and the idea of expansion
Will receive a severe blow. The Repub
licans are perfectly satisfied to light the
Democrats on any ground that they may
choose, and accept tho Philippine question
and attacks upon the Army and the ar
rangement of affairs generally in the Is
lands with equanimity, as they are conn
dent the people will be with the Repub
licans. The Republicans are also, satis
fied that the Democrats shall make the
trust question a featuro of tho cam
paign, as they are willing to point out
that it is .a Republican President who
has attacked the great trusts of the
country under the laws upon the statute
books. Some Republicans aro perfectly
willing to take up the Fowler currency
bill and make it an issue, .but is It un
derstood that currency legislation is not
likely to pass the Senate at this session,
and it would bb useless to put It for
ward either as an Issue, or with a view
of securing action at this session.
Tho President will watch the first re
turns from Oregon with more Interest
than he has ever watched any election,
because he feels that this la the beginning
of a most Important campaign, and that
the results In that state will mean much
for the policies that his administration
stands for.
. Plans of Antt-NlcnraKua Folks.
WASHINGTON, May 3L It is evident
that the opponents of the Nicaraguan Ca
nal are going to make their principal
fight for the Spooner bill, which proposes
to leave the selection of a canal route
to tho President. If it is shown that the
opponents of the Nicaragua route are able
to defeat the bill at this session by ialk
ing It to death, it is then possible that
the true friends of the canal will ac
cept the Spooner proposition, because it
is known" that If the responsibility is
put upon tho President he will mako a
selection of some route, and that it will
mean a canal. The minority has pre
pared an elaborate report against the Nic
aragua route, favoring the Spooner
amendment, and also pointing out what
it alleges is the superiority of the Pana
ma route. Great stress is laid upon the
inability to secure right of way through
Nicaragua, and the claim is set up that
the right of way for the Panama route
will follow by taking over the conces
sions of tho Panama Canal Company. This
report is what has been expected from
the opposition.
At the same time, there Is a determi
nation to force canal legislation at this
session, and it looks as if a canal would
be authorized. The President has never
given any intimation as to which route
ho favors, except to declare publicly that
it has not been so much a tnattor of
routes as a canal that he wanted.
Will Assist Marconi.
BUTTE, Mont, May 3L Miss Jean Saf-
y m
ford. who was formerly Professor Bell's
secretary, and who studied electricity un
der the inventor of the telephone, left
this city tonight for Cape Braddock. Cape
Breton Island Nova Scotia, to assist Slg
nor Marconi in his experiments with wire
less telegraphy. Miss Safford is consid
ered one of the foremost experts in the
use of electricity and for that reason has
been retained by Signor Marconi as one
of his assistants. Miss Safford has stud
led the Marconi system and already has
a fundamental understanding of his in
vention Miss Safford's nervous system
had become impaired and recently she
came West to recuperate before begin
ning her new duties. Miss Safford is "her
self an inventor.
AGAIN IN ERUPTION.
Another Outbreak of Mount Pelee-
. Dixie Snlls for the North.
FORT DE FRANCE. Martinique, May 31,
1 P. M. The steamer Dixie arrived here
from St. Vincent last night and left early
this morning for New York. Professor
Robert T. Hill, United States Government
Geologist, is among the passengers on
the Dixie. George Herman and his party
are still up country.
At half past 1 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon, the submarine cable broke again
and at 2 o'clock Mount Pelee was in vio
lent eruption. Reports received hero say
the north craters are pouring great tor
rents of- mud In the direction of Vive.
Yesterday afternoon there was an enor
mouse eruption of steam and ashes.
This morning, a correspondent of a New
York newspaper went to St. Pierre with
the Government party engaged in burn
ing the bodies of the victims of the first
eruption, but the party was forced to
leave, the volcano throwing out columns
of black smoke and loud detonations be
ing heard. The Riviere Blanche is again
the course of a torrent of intensely hot
mud, giving off steam and falling into
the sea, A portion of the party that went
to St. Pierre this morning was in much
danger, and the captain of the boat who
took the newspaper correspondent and his
party to the ruined town says he will
not return there again.
United States Consul Ayme took break
fast this morning with Special Delegate
Block, who Is desirous that the people
of the United States should believe that
the authorities are acting effectively and
without Iocs of time. The criticism of
the course of the authorities by cor
respondents, he said, was unfounded.
The re-establlshment of business in
Fort de France is restoring contldcnco
and the work of relieving the distress in
distant districts is being effectively car
ried out by a perfected organization.
The National Geographical Society has
scored a great triumph. Professor An
gelo Hellprin ascended to the top of the
crater of Mount Pelee this morning, in
company with two guides and Mr. Lead,
better. While on the summit several
violent explosions occurred, but notwith
standing that great danger surrounded
him. Professor Hellprin spent a long time
taking careful observations. Looking
down the crater, he found a huge cinder
cone. The crater opening is a vast cre
vasse 300 feet long and 150 feet wide.
While engaged in this. task the lives of
the members of the expedition were con
tinually in danger, and one particularly
violent explosion coveredj.Protessor Hell
prin fronr.he&ato foot"vlth viscid mat
ter. He persisted, however, and found,
as had been suspected, that there were
three separate vents for the volcanic mat
ter. Meanwhile. Mount Pelee, seeming to
resent the Intrusion of man into her
awful territory, belched out huge vol
umes of steam, ashes and "boiling hot mud.
Professor Hellprin made the Important
discovery that the crater of Fallalse has
an eruption at the same time as the sum
mit crater and ejects precisely the same
matter. Both craters showed a new phe
nomenon during the professor's visit
when mud was thrown up In huge col
umns, while heretofore the iriud has bub
bled or boiled out and flowed downward.
There is reason to believe that great
damage may result from the outbursts of
this mud to the "rich plantations still un
injured. The ascent was made on mules to an
altitude of 700 metres, the line of vegeta
tion. There, leaving a mule that had
carried him, the professor proceeded on
foot to the site of Lake Palmlste. He
found the lake completely dried up and
crosse,d the bed, passing up a slope to
the crater's edge. This, which had for
merly been a high bluff. Professor Hell
prin found had fallen into the crater.
This Is tho first Important verified topo
graphical alteration noted. Professor
Hellprin remained at the summit crater
over two hours.
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"NAPOLEON'S"' RBFREAT.
TAFT IS THEIR IDOL
Buencaminp Before a Con
gressional Committee.
POLICY- OF THE FEDERALISTS
The Filipino Says His "People 'Are'Xot
Ready for Self-Government If
the United Stntci Should
- Withdraw.
WASHINGTON, May 3L Felipe Buen
camlno, ex-secretary of state in Agulnal
do's cabinet, was heard today through an
Interpreter by the House committee on
insular affairs.
Chairman Cooper asked Senor Buenca
mlno why he had come to the United
States. He said he was here representing
the Federal party and the influential ele
ments of the Insurgents and the Katlpu
nan Society. He said his country,, the
Philippines, was like a sick man convales-
clng from a dangerous illness. It was still
bleeding from the wounds of war. Its
aspirations were those of Washington,
liberty with justice, under American sov
ereignty, which they loved. They looked
to Congress to give them justice and liber
al government. He detailed the facts con
nected with the early uprising of the Fili
pinos. Aguinaldo was an ideal and the
people believed him when he told them
that Dewey had. promised them independ
ence. Ho reviewed all that had been done
since the outbreak, and spoke of the grad
ual extension of American authority and
practical pacification of the greater part
of the islands. There were now -000 mu-,
nicipalltles established and they had
proved satisfactory.
Under the Taft system, he said, the Fil
ipinos have greater liberty than they
would have enjoyed under the Aguinaldo
government had It been established. Gov
ernor Taft now was the Idol of the, people.
He said the people of the Philippines
should have their political ' status fixed,
whether they are Americans or Filipinos.
He preferred that they should be Ameri
cans. The happiness of the people depend
ed on American sovereignty.
"We would like to know -what we are,"
said he, with emphasis. "Are we Ameri
cans or are we Filipinos? This Is the
question impressed upon ihe by the Fed
eral party and by the Filipino people."
He approved the plan of a Legislative
assembly of the Filipino people, but, said
he, "do not call it a Filipino assembly; let
the members meet as Americans and let
the assembly be Americans."
Senor Buencamlno spoke of the many
schools and the Improved educational
methods, the Filipino families no longer
finding It necessary to send their children
to Manila, as the local schools were ampls.
Instead of 1200 American teachers, he said,
there should be 6000, and the salaries
should be doubled in otOer to secure the
be?t material.
He said the rriars were hostile to the
American Government. Palm Sunday, he
asserted, the friars had told the people-
In the confessional that the cnoiera ex
isted only in the minds of the Americans
for- the reason, he said, that the friars
desired cholera to spread In order that
their, fees for various attendance and
ceremonies might be increased.
"Eighty-five per cent of the people.'
he said, "are illiterate and cannot read
or write."
"Are the people capable at this time
of independent self-government?"
"It would not be advisable," he said,
turning to the map of the archipelago.
"Russia is near at hand, and Port Ar
thur; Japan also is near; Australia and
other British possessions are nearby.
Besides, Great Britain and Germany have
on file at the American State Department,
large claims for damages growing out of
the bombardment of Hollo, etc Suppose
the United States abandons us. Then all
those claims will be presented against the
Philippines, backed up by squadrons."
Jones, of Virginia, questioned the wit
ness at length as to the responsibility for
the recent outbreak. Preparations for war
tfvere begun by Aguinaldo as early as Oc
tober, 183S, the witness safd. Asked who
were the slayers of General Luna, the wit
ness asked to be excused, saying an an
swer would require reference to Aguinaldo,
who was now a prisoner and an enemy
(Inspired by the- celebrated painting.)
of the witness. He said, however, that
Aguinaldo was 75 miles away.
Asked If the Philippines, after three or
four years of American tutelage, could
stand alone. Senor Buencamlno said they
would be able by that time to determine
whether they wanted annexation to the
United States or independence.
The Federal party, to which he belonged,
opposed the holding of the Philippines as
an American colony. About 15 per cent
of the people, he said, favored a colonial
government. He said American troops
could be withdrawn ultimately, except
from the Moro country, where they would
have to remain for a long time.
Patterson brought out that the witness
had come for .the Federal party, which
paid his expenses. The Federal party
favored annexation, and if the pending bill
did not contemplate annexation, but In
stead establlshea tfc'olbrilal form of gov
ernment, the witness said, he did not ap
prove this feature.
Representative Jones called attention to
the fact that Sixto Lopez differed from
Buencamlno, and said the minority want
ed to have Lopez summoned. Several Re
publicans protested, because Lopez had
not been in the Philippines In recent
years. There was some discussion be
tween the members of the committee of a
warm character.
"I did not think It would so offend the
minority to have this witness exonerate
American troops," said Chairman Cooper.
"I resent that insinuation, said Williams
of Mlfslsslppl.
"And his remarks are not In accordance
with facts," said Patterson.
The motion to summon Lopez was lost
by a party vote.
GENERAL BELL IS HUMANE.
Estimate of His Character by Colo,
nel Wagoner.
WASHINGTON, May 3L Colonel Wag
ner, Assistant Adjutant-General, United
States Army, and ex-Adjutant-General
of the Army in the Philippines,
today continued his testimony before the
Senate Philippine committee. He said he
knew one village had been burned be
cause the citizens would not give infor
mation of the murderers of a native
friendly to the United States. He spoke
of General Bell as a humane officer and
said the conduct of Americans In ,the
Philippines toward the native prisoners
had been uniformly kind and considerate.
Colonel Wagner did not agree with Gener
al Hughes that the war in the Philip
pines was not civilized war. He said that
In the provinces commanded by General
Bell, about 100,000 people were gathered
in the concentration camps. Their prop
erty left outside the camps was confis
cated and the wealthy people lost heav
ily. He did not believe that any oamp
described by an anonymous officer as "a
suburb of hell" ever existed.
Asked by Senator Beverldge for his es
timate of the character of General Bell,
the witness replied:
"I have known General Bell Intimately
for 23 years, and I have never known a
braver or a more humane man. I know
personally that he was anxious that there
should be no unnecessary suffering on the
part of the people of Batangas and La
guna." He said In reply to questions from Sen
ator Beverldge that the policy of the
American officers in the Philippines liad
been uniformly kind and considerate.
Philippine Finances.
WASHINGTON, May 31. Tho Secretary
of War has forwarded totlhe Senate com
mittee on the Philippines ' the-cablegra'm
from Acting Governof Wright concern
ing the treasury of the Philippine govern
ment: "After making- available in United States
money the appropriations immediately
necessary, there is left in the Insular
treasury about $600,000, money of the
United States. Practically none is be
ing received from customs or Internal rev
enue; must very soon face the question of
obtaining money for next month to pay
obligations, payable only in money of the
United States; request suggestions as to
method of obtaining money of the United
States; can pay for it only Mexican dol
lars; can advertise for bids to furnish
gold, payment to be made in Mexican
currency, or can raise ratio so high that
customs and Internal revenue receipts will
bo gold; either method highly objection,
able, and would greatly deplete treasury
balances. Prices of gold at local banks
today; is $1 for $2 41 Mexican, but no large
orders can be filled."
The Time Xot Ripe.
PITTSBURG. May 31. The General As
sembly of the United Presbyterian
Church today directed in effect that the
time was not yet ripe to take the action
proposed on covenant membership. This
action holds the question in abeyance un
til the next assembly.
.
Plans to Bring People
West Perfected.
HARRIMAN'IS BACK OF IT
Bureau Has Been Organized
and Agent Name'd.
NOW ON HIS WAY TO PORTLAND
Assistants Are o IJe Appointed lr
Many Stnten, and Every Effort
Made to Turn Immigration
to the Xorthwcst.
CHICAGO, May 31. The management ot
the Harriman railway lines has just per
fected the details of the largest coloniza
tion plan ever attempted by a railroad in
the West. The organization of a coloniza
tion bureau, and the appointment of G.
M. McKInney to be general colonization
agent. In charge of the bureau, with head
quarters in Chicago, has been announced.
Mr. McKInney started for Portland, Or.,
yesterday, with a view to getting In touch
with the general situation, and upon his
return to Chicago plans will be perfected
which the Harriman people believe will
place many thousand colonists In Oregon
and Washington within the next two
years. A large sum has been appropriated
to carry on the work. It Is to be on a
scale hitherto unatterapted. It is the pur
pose to appoint colonizing agents in all the
Eastern and Middle West centers, "and to
draw largely from the population of the
Eastern states. Arrangements have been
made for agencies at the following places:
Indianapolis, with jurisdiction over Indi
ana, Ohio and Southern Illinois; Des
Moines, with jurisdiction over Iowa, Min
nesota and South Dakota; Saginaw, with
jurisdiction over Michigan and possibly
Wisconsin; Kansas City, with jurisdic
tion over Missouri, Oklahoma and Indian
territory; Louisville, with jurisdiction
over Kentucky, Nashville, with jurisdic
tion over Tennesseo; Pittsburg, with juris
diction over Pennsylvania, Albany, with,
jurisdiction over New York and a portion
of New England; Portsmouth. Va., with
Jurisdiction over Virginia and the Caro
linas, and Mobile, Ala., with jurisdiction
over a large Southern territory.
The bureau will represent the Southern
Pacific, the Union Pacific, the Oregon
Short Line and the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation Company. It is the purpose
of the management of these roads,
through the combined traffic department,
to thoroughly exploit, develop and settle
Oregon and Washington. Especial atten
tion will be given to the mineral, agricul
tural and timber resources. It Is stated
there are many millions of unoccupied
fertile lands In these states, and that no
other states have so brilliant futures from
a mineral standpoint. The bureau, with
all the combined Influence of the railroads
back of It, Is going to pay especial atten
tion to Irrigation in the way of Inducing
the Government to promote Irrigation, and
redeem the Immense areas of land which
need only water to become the most fer
tile fields of the Northwest.
Incidentally, the bureau will colonize
Southern California and Texas, but the
greatest effort Is to be made in the North
west. A novel aid for the scheme will be
the sending throughout the East lecturers
who will give illustrated talks on the ad
vantages to the farmer and the miner in
Oregon and Washington. The bureau will
also distribute many hundred thousand
circulars throughout this country and
Europe, and in time several agencies will
be established across the water. Oregon
and. Washington, it 13 asserted, can be
made the garden spots of the Northwest,
and It Is believed that when the farmers
In the crowded Eastern states know Its
advantages, they will flock to the North
west. LAST DAY OF THE FAIR.
Close of the Interstate and "West In
dian Exposition at Charleston.
CHARLESTON, S. C, May 31. At mid
night, President Wagner turned off the
electric lights, the buglers sounded
"taps," a salute was fired and the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian Ex
position passed into history. The enter
prise will be a loss financially, and the
stockholders will receive none of their
subscriptions back. Some loss will prob
ably fall on the bondholders, and there
are a few outstanding debts, though the
showing in this respect will be much bet
ter than was predicted. Otherwise the
success of the Exposition is unquestioned.
A Memorial Sanitarium.
DENVER, May 3L Lawrence C. Phipps,
the millionaire steel manufacturer, left
tonight for Pltteburg. Before going he an
nounced that he had purchased 1G0 acres
of land near Montclalr, a subrb of Den
ver, on which he proposed to establish
a sanitarium for consumptives on the
Trudeau Cottage system. It will be es
tablished in memory ot his mother and
called the Agnes Phipps Memorial San
itarium. He paid $5000 for the land and
will spend a much larger amount in im
provements. Lynch Has Overwhelming Majority.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., May 31. At tho
quarters of the International Typograph
ical Union enough reports have been re
ceived by Individual members of the union
in this city to indicate that the election of
James M. Lynch as president has been
reached by an overwhelming majority.
Steyn Is Paralyzed.
PRETORIA, May 31. Acting President
Steyn, of the Orange Free State, Is suf
fering from paralysis, and will not par
ticipate further in the peace conference
at Vereenlglng. He has been given his
parole and has gone to Krugersdorp,
about 50 miles southwest of Pretoria.