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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, -1902.
NO. 22
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INiW AND UNIONS
Candidate Still Tries to Jolly
Labor Vote.
BUT HIS FIRM STANDS PAT
"Xot Unfriendly to Organized la-
Ijor," He Says But Nevertheless
He Will Do Xothlng for
the Unions.
Mr. Inmaa comes forward and makes
a statement that the firm, of Inman,
Poulsen & Co. Is not "unfriendly to or
ganized labor," but ho makes no at
tempt to control ert the assertions la
yesterday's Oregonian as to tha course
of his Arm in the sawmill labor
troubles; nor does Mr. PouUen, man
ager for Inman, Poulsen & Co., en
deavor to keep his partner out of his
dilemma by assuming a more friendly
attitude toward the unions. Yhen pol
itics are involved Mr. Inman seems to
be able to speak for Inman, Poulsen &
Co , but when there is to be a defini
tion of what the firm has done or will
do Mr. Poulsoa, the manager, takes a
hand. Mr. Inman, It seems, is permit
ted to blarney organized labor as long
as It costs the firm nothing.
An attempt Is being made by Mr. Inman
to carry out the role he has assumed be
fore organized labor until the eventful
Monddy shall have passed and he shall no
longer be beholden to the worklngman
for the vote he so much covets. His true
position Is becoming more and more evi
dent, however, and day by day his hold
on the labor vote is becoming lesb secure.
Had the election been two weeks ago,"
eald a prominent union man yesterday,
' Mr. Inman would have carried the labor
-vote solidly. By election day he will do
v.cll to get a small fraction of votes
among the union men."
When the entire labor trouble has been
reviewed and the position of his firm bet
forth, his opposition to unions is so evi
dent as to admit of no dispute. The
facts as given by "W. H. Hembree con
cerning his promise to support the bill
to license engineers and his failure to do
so has been investigated and found to be
substantially correct, and all of these
things are having their weight.
Statements appeared prominently in the
evening papers yeoterday in which Mr.
Inman gave answer to the article in The
Oregonian setting forth the stand taken
by his firm on the labor question; but the
statements were so weak as to tend to
confirm all that had been said. Not a
s.ngle proposition was refuted.
Mr. Inman's statements were as fol
lows: The Orcgonlan's statement this morning con
cerning the position of our Arm leads roe to
ea
That In the panic times Inman. Poulsen .
C x were the last mlllowncrs by a year to re
duce wages.
That after the panic, Inman, Poulsen & Co.
were the first to raise wages.
That we employ more men than any con
cern In Portland, and they have alwas been
Eatlsfied with our treatment of them.
That we are not now and nec'r have been
unfriendly to organlxed labor.
That we have entered Into no combination
with other mlllowners against the unions or
union planing mills, and do not intend to do so.
The Orcgonlan's representations are false and
misleading. R. D. INMAN.
The first three statements have abso
lutely no bearing i upon the propositions
set forth by The Oregonian. Inman, Poul
6on & Co. have not been accused of pay
ing their men low wages nor of mistreat
ing them, in any way.
"What The Oregonian did criticise in Mr.
Inman was the fact that he posed before
the unions as a man of union principles,
graciously accepted an honorary member
ship In the union, allowed the report to be
circulated that his firm was ready to sign
the union agreement at any time, and
when the matter was brought to a test,
absolutely refused to deal with, the
union In any Tny or to errant the
union any recognition whatsoever.
This is the part that he carefully avoids.
"We are not now and never have been
unfriendly to organized labor," he says,
7 ct he does not say and cannot say
that he ever has or Intends to.recog
xiize the union. He docs not say that
the words of Mr. Poulsen, when he said,
"There never vrlll come a. time vrlien
a man in our mill will be asked If
he is union or nonunion," or "It
takes two responsible parties to
make an agreement, and no union
can be responsible," do not voice the
eertiment of the firm.
The fact is, that while Mr. Inman has
led the union men to believe that he is in
hearty sympathy with their cause, and
lias appeared before them at their meet
ings and told them that he believed unions
were a blessing both to the employer and
employee, nis xirni jins never granted
the union any recognition vrhntever
and -when the sawmill difficulty was
settled the representative of that
firm Insisted that they would not
discriminate for or against union
help, and that they -would settle the
trouble with the men as their em-
I jiloyecs, but not as a union.
"We have entered Into no combination
with other mlllowners against the unions
or union planing mills, and do not Intend
to do so," he says; but he does not deny
that his firm will take a part in bringing
about a removal of the boycott from the
mills. He does not say that Mr. Poulsen
dacs not voice the sentiment of the firm
when he says: "I will tell you that this
bjcott will have to stop. Buch a. prac-
tl-e cannot and will not be tolerated in a
free community. It is a practice too low
and criminal to be permitted."
In fact, it Is well known that, when Mr.
Poulsen speaks, the firm speaks, and Mr,
inman nas wjseiy rerrainea from making
any denial of the stand taken by the firm
in unicn matters, as stated by his part-:.cr-
A communication has been received from
iXV T Everson, concerning an article that
(appeared in yesterday's Oregonian. It is
as follows:
Portland, May 31. (To the Editor.) Ton can
ln-aglne my surprise, upon reading "The Greg-man
this morning, and finding myself men
t.ined as having been one of the license com
ir'Hee of the N. A. S. E. who Interviewed and
re-elved a promise from Senator Inman to the
effect that he would support the bill providing
i or uie licensing ok steam engineers, ana in
troduced In the Senate by Senator "William
Smith, of Baker City.
As s matter of fact, I never was on this
(committee, and I feel It my duty, out of
justice to myself and Mr. Inman to brand this
Etattment as being entirely false. I did, how-
ever, have a private conversation with Mr. In
man regarding the license bill. Mr. Inman
told me that he was In favor of the licensing
of steam engineers, and that he would support
the bill, provided certain amendments could be
made. He asked the Introducer of the bill to
make these amendments, but was refused. Re
garding the position -which Mr. Inman would
take if It should come before the Mayor for
adoption or rejection. I have this to lay: I
presume that there is no roan In the engineer
ing fraternity In this city who has a better or
longer acquaintance with Mr. Inman than my
self, and consequently no one W In a better
position to know the -stand which he has al
ways taken upon the question of licensing en
gineers. I feel perfectly Justified in saying
that I know that the engineers of this city
need have no fears of opposition from Mr. In
man on any measure in this line.
TV. T. EVERSON.
It was a mistake about a committee
having been appointed to Interview Mr.
Inman on the matter, as Mr. Merrlman,
who Is also reported as one of the com
mittee, testifies. Nevertheless, the facta
remain substantially correct as stated.
Mr. Everson says himself that Mr. In
man was interviewed and expressed ,hlm
self as favorable to licensing engineers.
Mr. Merrlman albo makes a like state
ment. The following from The Oregonian of
February 12, 1901, shows in what manner
he supported the bill:
Salem, Feb. 11 Senate bill 130, by Smith of
Baker, found a strong opponent In Booth of
Lane. This Is the bill to require stationary
engineers and firemen to procure licenses, and
It went down to a disastrous defeat. Booth
read a large" number of letters from engineers,
mlllmen and miners, the general trend of which
was that if this bill should pass, many com
petent engineers would be thrown out of em
ployment because they have not sufficlont
book learning to answer the questions pro
pounded. Inman also opposed the bill, saying that he
felt certain that It would do more harm than
good. Inman received a round of applause
from the gallery b saying that while he
would ghe way to Smith of Baker on ques
tions of law, he thought his own experience
in matters, of this kind Is superior to that of
Smith, and he felt convinced that the latter
would think differently If he were a man of
experience In milling or engineering.
Mr. Everson says that the bill was op-
THE SLUMS FOR. HIM.
How does it come that the unsavory
"North End" .of Portland Is lined up
behind Gubernatorial Candidate Cham
berlain? How does It come that eery
lawbreaker, gambler, dlvekeeper, pimp,
loafer, -rounder, and. above all. every
member of the disreputable gang who
fears that some day he may by virtue
of his questionable occupation run
counter to the strong arm of the law.
Is working day and night for Chamber
lain? What has glen him the discred
itable distinction of being the unani
mous choice, the chief favorite of the
slums? It may be set down aa a sound
principle of action that the candidate
who Is good for the vicious and de
praved is a bad candidate for respecta
ble citizens. If you doubt that Mr.
Chamberlain's boom Is dlstlnctlcly a
"North End" boom, take a walk around
the Tenderloin for yourself.
posed because certain amendments were
not made. There Is no record, however,
of any effort on the part of Mr. Inman
to bring about this amendment. He is
credited with two speechce during his
fcareer as a Senator, and one of these was
to defeat this bill. Nor Was his argument
at this time regarding an amendment.
The ground upon which he opposed the
bill was that an engineer who had learned
from experience might be as able .as one
who had learned from books, and yet not
be able to pass the necessary examina
tion to get his license.
"A bill to license engineers and provide
a boiler inspector," said John Merrlman
yesterday, "Is essential not only for the
protection of engineers, but for the safety
of the people. That Mr. Inman had much
to -do with defeating this bill, I am thor
oughly convinced, and I do not think
he can be regarded as favorable toward
the issue."
THE ROCHAMBEAU MISSION
One of the Members Fell at Chnrles
toxrn and Broke Ills Leg.
BOSTON, May 3L A mishap befell a
member of the Hochambeau mission here
today, when Major Berthelot, the aid-decamp
to General Brugcre, sustained a
fracture of the left leg. The accident
happened at the navy-yard at Charles
town, this afternoon, where Major Berthe
lot, with "Vice-Admiral Fournier and staff,
went to inspect the buildings, equipment
and ships. "While passing from the hall
of the Commandant's house into the reception-room,
Major Berthelot slipped
over a rug on the polished hardwood floor
and fell. He was unable to rise, and had
to be assisted to a couch near by. Doc
tors hastily summoned found that one of
the bones of the left leg had been frac
tured. As soon as possible the Injured of
ficer was taken to the French battle-ship
Gaulols, where the ship's surgeon attend
ed him. The accident caused some con
fusion and brought the visit to the navy
yard to an end. Admiral Fournier and
staff had previously been received with
full honors by Admiral Johnson.
This morning the visitors received a wel
come from Massachusetts, the City of
Boston and Harvard University. At 10
o'clock, accompanied by the special repre
sentatives of theUnlted States and escort
ed by the National Lancers, they proceed
ed to the Statehouse and made an official
call on Governor Crane.
From the State House, the mission
made an official call upon Mayor Collins
at the City Hall, and from a stand In
the grounds reviewed the Boston School
Regiment. Subsequently, Governor Crane
and Mayor Collins returned the official
calls at the Somerset.
A luncheon given to the Frenchmen by
the Commonwealth was served In the
ballroom of the Hotel Somerset. At the
same time, the ladies of the visiting dele
gates were entertained by (he wife of the
Mayor. Luncheon was served in the
palm room of tbe hotel. After the break
fast the guests k carriages for a visit
to Harvard Unb y. At Soldiers' Field,
where the Har-Yale freshmen basel
ball game was in progress, the guests re
ceived a most cordial reception. After
ward the visitors repaired to Sander's
Theater, where they were welcomed by
President Eliot, of Harvard.
At 5 o'clock tea was served by the la
dles of the faculty at the Phillips Brooks
house In the college yard. Escorted by
cavalry, the company returned to the
Hotel Somerset, where, at 8 o'clock, they
were banqueted by the City of Boston.
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Sargent Reiterates Ills. Opinion.
PEORIA, 111., May 3L-Frank P. Sar
gent, grand master of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, and a member
of the National Arbitration Board, today
reiterated the statement made at St
Louis recently that, unless conditions
greatly changed, the soft coal miners of
the Ulnted States will be called out In a
sympathetic strike within 10 days.- He
f vs heJs Informed that the miners are
i excellent condition to prolong the
strike.
Mr. Sargent further said that the Ar
bitration Board is making every effort to
avert such a calamity.
w'hat balliet got
Witness Says $173,000 Was
Taken In
FOR WHITE SWAN MINING STOCK
Gqvernincnt Rests Its Gnxe Trlnl
Will Probably Close Xext
, Thursday Oregon Men
on the Stand.
DES MOINES, la.. May 31. The Gov
ernment rested Its case against Let
son Balliet this afternoon. The defense
will at once begin Its introduction of testi
mony, and it Is expected that the case
will be brought to a close not later than
TO PAY
FDXERAL OF SYLVESTER PEXXOYER "WILL BE HEIjD TODAY,
The funeral of the late Sylvester Pennoyer will bo held from St. Stephen's Chapel, Eleventh and Clay streets',
at 2 P. M. today, Rev. T. N. "Wilson conducting the services according to the rites of the Episcopal Church. The bur
ial will be at Lone Fir cemetery. The body will continue, to lip this morning at the Pennoyer residence, corncf of
Morrison and West Park streets. Hundreds of people visited the residence of the late ex-Governor yesterday to
offer condolences to the bereaved family and to look for the last time upon-the -fa.cc'of the man who had been a
mights' power in the State of Oregon, an upright citizen and a devoted friend. The' death of SS'lvester Pennoyer
was the general topic of conversation on the streets of the city yesterday, and expressions of regret were heard
among all classes Qf people. . .
The following well-known men will act as honorary pallbearers at the funeral today: x Judge C. B. Bellinger,
Judge John Catlin, Hon. George-H Williams, John McCrakcn. George T. Myers. "v". K. 'Smith, Albert T. Smith,
Phil Metschan, Governor T. T. Gcer, ex-Governor Z. F. Moody, ex-Governor John Whlteaker, cx-Senator-La'FflJ-ette
Grover. Those selected as active pallbearers are C. H. Page. Alfred Holman, F. V. Holman, T. Scott Brooke,
George E. Chamberlain and "W. A. Munloy. Friends of the deceased are Invited to attend the funeral at the church.
The services at "the grave will be private. .
Mayor Rowe called a meeting of the City Council yesterday afternoon to prepare resolutions upon the death of
the Hon. Sylvester Pennoyer, ex-Governor and ox-Mayor, and to arrange for the attendance of the members at the
funeral. Messrs. Bronaugh, Branch and' Nichols were appointed a committee on resolutions. A beautiful floral
piece was ordered to be sent to the late residence of Mr. Pennoyer and the city officials were asked to attend the
funeral. -
next Thursday. The" court today an
nounced that evening sessions will be
hold, and an effort will be made to bring
the case to the jury at the earliest pos
siblo moment.
Tho feature of the forenoon session to
day was the testimony of United -States
Postofilce Inspector James O'Donncll, of
San Francisco, who stated on the stand
that the books In Balllefs San Francisco
office showed that $173,000 had been taken
in on the sale of White Swan mining
stock. Another Interesting feature was
the Introduction of a letter written by
Balliet to W. B. Barstow, pertaining to the
mining news published in this city, which
tended to show this paper was. entered In
the postofilce as second-class matter with
out a, bona fide subscription list.
Fred Dunn. Balllefs superintendent and
manager at Baker City, Or., at one time,
was called by the Government as the first
witness this morning. He testified that
he has known Balliet since October, 1S0O,
when he entered the employ of the defend
ant for the Gold Ridge Mining Company.
Dunn said he first saw the "White Swan
mine in November, 1S00, and that it was
then in a dilapidated condition. Defend
ant's attorney objected to this testimony,
which was stricken out.
Ex-Postmaster Potter, of Baker City,
testified as to the opening of the "White
Swan two weeks ago last Sunday.
The testimony Introduced today con
sisted largely of exhibits comprising let-
In all of them Balllefs undertaking is del
scriDea as one ot me most stupendous
ever known, and in one ho is described as
working up from the position of a book
keeper in a Des Moines wholesale house
at $25 per month until he became a great
mining king, with many millions, and em
ploying 1000 men. If found guilty of the
charges against him, Balllefs greatest
punishment under the law will be IS
months in jail or a fine of $3000, or both.
Schooner "Wreelccd nt Itnliamn.
NASSAUTNew Providence. May 31. The
American schponer Amelia. Hearn (Cap
talnGrlflith, from Baltimore. May 17. for
Tarjiun Bay) was wrecked on Abaco
Reef. .Bahama, and became a total loss.
The crew was saved.
The Amelia Heam was owned by Wil
liam F. Moore, and hailed from Balti
more. She was built at Laurel, Del., in
1S73, and registered 10S tons.
"What Conjrress "Will Do.
NEW YORK, May 31. Congressman
Sereno E. Payne, chairman of the House
committee on ways and means, who is In
this city, said regarding National legis
lation: "I am confident that the House will
pass the Ray bankruptcy blH at an early
day. I think that bofore Congress ad
journs the House will pass the Senate
Cuban reciprocity bill, calling for a 20
per cent reduction of the tariff on Cu-
ban goods imported into this country."
"What are the prospects of the Nica
ragua bill?" was asked.
"I am certain that It will be disposed
of in one way or another before the ad
journment of Congress," said Mr. Payne.
"I apprehend, also, that the Senate will
act on the Philippine bill by Tuesday
next, and that immediately afterward It
will come to the House and be passed
promptly."
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.
Sweeping: Charges Against St. Lonls
Public Men.
ST. LOUIS, May 31. The April Grand
Jury, which has been Investigating mu
nicipal corruption, with the assistance of
Circuit Attorney Joseph "W. Folk, made
its final report today to Judge Douglass.
The report says that "while there may
have been corruption In other cities as
great as we have had here, yet in -no
place in the world, and no time known
to history has to much official corrup
tion been uncovered and the evidence
cllrtwr en fVifif- oil ofttllfl er ft Tl ltMIOT"-
.nn,i Twointinne iirivo hpn n
appalling as to be almost bt-yond belief.
and It will be years before the extent of
the discoveries is fully realized.
If th affairs of SL Louis had been
properly administered for the past 15 ,
years, and If all officials had been hon- t
LAST TRIBUTE TO DEAD EX-GOVERNOR.
est, there would today be enough money
In the treasury to put public buildings
in repair, pave streets that are now un
paved, make sewers that are now un
made, and build new buildings so much
needed. The high tax rate, the deplor
able condition of public Institutions, the
depleted state of the city treasury are a
heritage left by officials who have prov
en traitors to the Interests of the people
and have trafficked in their votes. Influ
ence and official actions, to the city's det
riment. "These disclosures make plain that the
taxpayers of St. Louis have been" merci
lessly and pitilessly outraged for years,
that the 'money they have paid In taxes
has been squandered. Instead of being
used for the public welfare It has been
feloniously dissipated, and benefited chief
ly corrupt officials, who have grown op
ulent on small snlarios.
"It is In evidence before us that a for
mer Collector of the City of St. Louis,
wno was afterward Mayor, received Inter
est on public funds for his own private
account. The sum so received was some
thing over $13,000, which, with the Inter
est to date, would amount to about $20,000."
Any possible criminal charge arising out
of this conduct has been barred by the
statute of limitation, which unfortunate
ly is three years. The civil action to re
cover the money, however, can still be
brought, and we understand was insti
tuted. The secretary of the late Mayor
made a practice of selling permits, of ex
torting money for remittances of fines
j -SJifS
The charter of the city provides that
no members of the Assembly or city offi
cials shall be Interested directly or indi
rectly In city contracts, or In furnishing
i, T; nnS w Z;f;rn E SSV: Z
is, we find out, most grossly violated by
members of the Municipal. Assembly."
T - V.I ,-- ij., ,. .,.
iKli; LUIS il.lClllUUM, lilUMJlUlCUU) HCIC
returned against the following, who had
already been arrested on bench warrants
and released on bonds: Fred W. Zclgen-
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holm, son and ex-secretary of. exMayor
holm, son and ex-secretary of exMayor
Zelgenhelm: ex-Speaker of the House of
Delegates Charles F. Kelly, Councilman
Loula Schnell and Delegate Charles L.
Geraghty.
Goodnow Will lie Decorated.
PEKIN. May 31. The Government pro
poses to bestow a decoration on John
Goodnow, the United States Consul-General
at Shanghai, in redognitlon of bis
services In maintaining peace in the Cen
tral provinces of China Jn 1300
Chou Fu, the treasurer of the Provlnve
of Chi Lu. has been appointed Governor
of Shan Tung Province. "He Is able and
progressive and has pro-foreign views.
Xn Liven In GrandKtnnd Fire.
CHICAGO, May 3L Officials of the Haw
thorne track, whose grandstand burned
yesterday, said today that no lives had
been lost in the fire. The stable boy who
was reported killed has been found. De
tectives believe the fire was the work of
incendiaries.
READY" TO MAFFICK"
London Ready to Celebrate
Peace Announcement.'
KITCHENER HERO OF THE HOUR
Reported Tiff Between IiOrdSallsonry
and King- Edward Memorial Tab
4 let to Archibald Forbes
f Unveiled.
LONDON. May 3L If a definite an
T.ounceraent of peace in South -Africa is
made on Monday, as expected, that nlgnt
will bid fair to rival the celebration whlcn.
occurred when 'the relief of Mafeklng was
officially 'announced in May, 1S00.
Throughout London arrangements have
already been made "for numerous peace
dinners. The -aristocracy will "maffick"
on no small-scale, and doubtless the deni
zens of "Whltechapel and the East End
quarters will Invade the Strand and other
thoroughfares with their wild exultation?
For Monday afternoon every seat In the
House of Commons Is already pre-empted.
If the statement of the Government lead
er, A. J. Balfour, comes up to expecta
tions, little will be done In the" United
Kingdom that day except exult over the
cna ot me war mai nas iriea uic bjiuiu
of the nation to its utmost. t
Already wiseacres are saying that Lord
Kitchener will be made an Earl and re
ceive the thanks of Parliament, "accom
panied by a substantial grant of money.
One of the most curious features of the
war Is the remarkable way in which Lord
Kitchener has deepened the awesome re
spect, akin to fear, with which the British
Nation regards him and his laconic re
ports, and his utterly independent prosecu
tion 'of -the campaign In South Africa has
heightened his military reputatlomto such
an extent that he has actually become a
god to the average man-ln-the-street. Yet
he Is universally admitted to have next
to nothing in common with his country
men or their Government.
As Lord Kitchener's star has ascended,
so has Lord Roberts' declined. Tho ge
nial optimism of the old fighter, who is
now Commander-in-Chief, grates so bitter
ly upon a people severely overtaxed for
the war which Lord Roberts so long ago
declared finished that the spontaneous
popularity which made him the hero of
the Jubilee procession could never be re-
Pted at the coronation. Indeed, it is
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more likely to be transformed Into a hos
tile demonstration, in which General Bul-
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Kitchener is
moment. Lord
Mllner may or may not have played an im
portant part In the peace negotiations,
but popular and political opinions assign
to the ex-Slrdar of the" Egyptian forces
the bringing about of the present negotia
tions. This feeling Is by no means con
fined to outsiders. Great financial mag
nates, whose information regarding the
conditions in South Africa has often been
better than the Government's, and whose
interests there are almost as great as the
empire's, declare that Lord Kitchener is
the savior of his country.
Those in touch with royal circles are
busy gossiping about the reported tiff be
tween Lord Salisbury and King Edward,
which is cald to have arisen on account
of the King's demand that "the Premier
recommend Sir Ernest Cassell for a peer
age. Last year the same request .met
with a refusal. This year it was again
urged by the King on the ground of Sir
Ernest's munificent gift to the cure ot
consumption. Lord Salisbury refused to
Accede, and on the day the state dinner
was held at Buckingham Palace Lord
Salisbury remarked:
"Well, sir, I suppose I had better leave
my place at today's banquet vacant," to
which King Edward is said to have re
plied: "Yes, I think you had," and stalked
ouLof the room. Since then, according to
court gossip. King Edward and his aged
Prime Minister have scarcely been on
speaking terms.
Another Incident which Is causing con
siderable commotion In royal circles Is the
disagreement between King Edward and
the- riuchess of Buccleuch, a member of
the old-style, exclusive aristocracy, wfio
has not countenanced the so-called "fcmart
set." ' The King was due to dine with the
Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, and In
timated h.ls desire that a lady of his en
tourage be Invited. This Is usually tan
tamount to a command, but the Duchess
of Buccleuch, nothing daunted, refused
point blank to ask the King's friend to
make one of the dinner party.
His Majesty was furious and threatened
to cancel hl3 promise to dine -vith the
Buccleuchs, whereat the Duchess of Buc
cleuch retorted that she was quite willing
to send In her resignation of mistress of
robes to Queen Alexandra. Later In the
day the King thought better of it. in-
I formed" the Buccleuchs that he accepted
the exclusion of his favorite, and forbade
I the Duchess to resign.
Many members of the nobility, especially
old country families, make no secret of
their disapproval of varlbus events In the
King's social life.
A deputation representing" the owners of
half a million horses interviewed the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, today, and strongly protest
ed against the tax on oats and maize.
The Chancellor informed them that it was
Impossible to give up the general tax on
grain, or; especially exempt oats or maize,
and tnere was 'no greater reaion, he
pointed out. for the exemption of horse
feed than- there was to exempt wheat or
other grains used by humnns.
Field Marshal Lord Wolscley this after
noon unveiled the memorial tablet to
Archibald Forbes, the war correspondent,
who died March 30. 1900. in the crypt of
St. Paul's Cathedral, in the presence,
among others, of the widow. General Sir
Evelyn Wood and Commander Richardson
Clover, naval attache of the United States
"WHY HE IS POPL'LAll. T
Here Is Chamberlain's "pull" In a.
iutshell. and the whole secret of It:
He 1 Prosecuting Attorney ami will be
until next January If he Is elected, and
two j tars more If ho Is beaten. AVhat
lawbreaker dares so agalnat him? Hla
row er to punish or to render Immune
from punishment the vicious and crlm- ,
lnal clarse.i of the "North End" la un
limited. They are all golns to otefor
Chamberlain for Governor. The mut
If they fall to contribute their money
and Influence and everj possible effort
to elect him Goernor, they expect to
hear from him. Chamberlain alone can ,
put them out of business, and they
know It full well Add to this that he
la reinforced by the entire force of the
police, and It Is plain o the classes on
the "fringe" that they could not exist
for a moment If they do not toe the
mark. No wonder Chamberlain U pop
ular In the "North End."
embassy.' Lord "Wolseley paid a high trib
ute to the correspondent who served
through so many campaigns with him.
Cecil Rhodes' Fortune.
NEW YORK, May 31. Cecil Rhodes' ex
ecutors have decided that the probate of
the will should be taken out in South
Africa, cables the London correspondent
of the Tribune, and this will be done after
the return of Dr. Jameson and Mr. Mitch
ell to the Cape. Nothing definite Is
known as to the extent of Mr. Rhodes'
fortune, but so far as has been ascer
tained. It will amohnt to $25,000,000 or $30.
000,000. His educational scheme has been
gone Into by the executors, but It will be
some time before arrangements can be
completed. It is hoped, however, that
the first Rhodes scholars will enter Ox
ford University at the October term next
year.
Dr. Jameson and Mr. Mitchell have been
authorized to represent the executors In
South Africa. Lord Mllner is unable at
present to take any active part in the ad
ministration of the estate.
Sale of Antique.
NEW YORK May 31. At the sale of
the collection of Dr. De Saint Germain,
says a Paris dispatch to the Herald, a
15th century tapestry representing' a
"Court o'f Love," was sold for J2S0(i. Two
splendid tapestries of the 16th century of
Italian manufacture, from the place of
the Duke of Zagarolo, which an expert
valued at $1000, failed to realize more than
$2500. A sale of articles of the ISth cen
tury, in another room, realized a total of
$1S,S00. A set of drawing-room furniture,
comprising a sofa and nine fauteuils cov
ered with tapestry of the time of Louis
XVI. fetched $5300.
Aljrerlnn Tribesmen Defeated.
ALGIERS, May 31. A small detachment
of Arabs, commanded by a French Lieu
tenant, while returning to AIn Salah, an
oasis In the Sihara, after punishing a
raiding band of Tuaregs. was attacked
by 300 Tuaregs in the neighborhood of
Delless. The Tuaregs were routed and
left 71 dead on the field. The French
force had three men killed and 10
wounded.
ON THE SICK LIST.
Rnsell Snore Improving?.
NEW YORK. May 31. Russell Sage, who
has been, confined to his home for some
daj-s, wao so much Improved today that
he took a drive through Central Park.
Attorncy-Genernl Kno.x Recovering.
"WASHINGTON, May 3L Attorney-General
Knox Is slowly recovering from the
cold he contracted on his recent trip
from Pittsburg.
Murphy's Condition Serionn.
CINCINNATI, O., May 31. The con
dition of William J. Murphy, general man
ager of the Queen Si Crescent route, who
was atricken with paralysis in Louisville
yesterday. Is" today reported to be se
rious. "William Clarlc Is "Worse.
LONDON, May 3L WlJUam Clark, pres
ident of the Clark Thread Company, of
Newark. N. J., who has been suffering
from gout and influenza at Bath, buffered
a relapse today, and his condition Is now
serious.
FiKht With the Yaqnls.
NOGALES, Ariz.. May 31. An outbreak
of. Yaqul ..Indians has occurred. A fight
took place 30 miles from Hermoslllo, in
which eight Yaquls were killed and two
Mexicans. -The Yaquls retreated In a
southeasterly direction and another fight
Is expected. The disaffected Indians num
ber about 400, of whom 100 are fighting
men. These Yaquls have heretofore been
peaceable. They are not hostile to Americans.
LAST GUN FIRED
Judge Williams Is the Hero
of the Hour.
HE CLOSES HIS CAMPAIGN
Inst Speech Vigorous Pien to Repub
licans to Vote to Uphold the Xa
'tloiinl Administration and the
Fair Xante of Portland.
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The Republican campaign In Multno
mah County closed laat eenln? In an
outburst of enthusiasm which foretells
loyal support of the Republican ticket
at tomorrow's election. Judge George
H. Williams was the hero of the day.
At two Republican rallies he ia3 re
cel ed amid tremendous applause. and
hla addresses were listened to with ad
miration and approval. A magnificent
Jemdnstratlon greeted him as he ap
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peared upon the stage In the Mnrquam
rand, and faced an audience that
Crowded that spacloui? building to the
doors. Cheers rent the air as he closed
an adrircift In which he told of the
organized tight being made against him
oy the inhabitants of deiw of Ie. and
appealed to all repcctable citizens to
meet the !sue which hus thus been
forced lno this campaign.
Addresses were delivered last evening at
the Marquam Grand and Artisans' Hall,
and at both places the 'crowds were as
large as the rooms would admit. The
speakers were Judge Williams. V. B.
Dolllver, C. W. Fulton and L. R, Web
ster. Each spoke at both meetings.
In the course of the addrest.es mention
was frequently made of the name of W.
J. Furnish, who is now in Eastern Ore
gon, and at every reference to the Repub
lican candidate for Governor the crowd
broke forth into cheers. Judge Williams '
did not discuss in detail the questions
presented in tho local fight, but spoke
very briefly upon the general Issues.
The meeting at the Marquam Grand
was presided over by H. Wittenberg, who
by way of Introduction .aid:
"As a business man of the City of
Portland, I am interested in this cam
paign. We are enjoying very satisfac
tory Industrial conditions und we want
to continue them. I believe that the 'way
to keep them is to elect the Republican
candidates, thus Indorsing the principles
and policies of the .Republican party."
(Cheers.)
Great "Welcome for Jmlpre "Williams.
When the long and enthusiastic ap
plause of his reception had subsided.
Judge Williams made an address, which
was In part as follows:
"Our war of words Is drawing to a
close, and It Is for you to say whether it
shall result lu a Republican or a Dem
ocratic victory.
"I appeal- to you. as Republicans, by
the record of the Republican party a re
splendent record and a record ot which
every Republican should be proud a
record which shows that from the begin
ning of the Civil War up to the present
time the Republican party has not fired
a shot or struck a blow that has not
conduced to the extension of human free
dom and the enlightenment and better
ment of the Ignorant and the oppressed.
"I appeal to you as Republicans to
stand by that record and nnt allow ir.
to be marred or disilcured by your de
feat at the polls next Monday. t
"1 appeal to you in the name and for
the sake of that time-honored banner of
the Republican party which Abraham.
Lincoln carried triumphantly through our
great Civil War and under which, inhis
hands, slavery waj abolished and 'the
union of the American states preserved
that same old banner which U. S. Grant
carried through the troublesome, days of
reconstruction, the restoration of perfect
unity and peace, and under which he
rescued the country from the treacher
ous sea of a cheap, fluctuating and re
dundant currency and placed it upon
a solid and permanent basis by the re
sumption of specie payments that same
old banner which William McKinley car
ried and under which he raised the coun
try from the depths ot financial depres
sion, bankruptcy and ruin, and placed
It on the highway of prosperity, upon
which we are now traveling with pride
and success the same old banner under
which our Army and Navy under Wil
liam McKinley, as chief commander, con
quered Spain, delivered Cuba from Span
ish despotism, acquired the Philippine
Islands and made the United States a
world power which all the nations of the
world fear, honor and respect. (Cheers.)
"Do you want to see that glorious old
banner trailed in the dust? If you do not.
go to the poll next Monday and vote the
straight Republican ticket.
"I appeal to you as Republicans of Ore
gon, proud of the record which our state
has made. Oregon stands high in the line
of Republican states. It occupies the post
of honor, for by Its June election it loads
in every political contest in which Na
tional issues are involved. All parties
are looking for the result of the election
in this state next Monday with intorest
and anxiety, and I appeal to you as Re
publicans not to break the record which
you have heretofore made, but by your
votes next Monday maintain your position
as one of the leading Republican states
of the American Union.
Good Xnme of City at Stalce.
"I appeal to you on behalf of the repu
tation and good name of the city of Port
land. I need not say what you all know,
that those who occupy the dens of vice
and crime in the northern parts of this
city, have combined to defeat, the Repub
lican candidate for Mayor. They have
forced the issue as to the city election out
of the political arena and have made It to
all intents and purposes, as far as they
can. an issue between the respectable,
law-abiding and peaceful citizens and the
cohorts of , lawlessness, debauchery and
vice, which bear sway In certain parts of
this city.
"You will have to pass upon this issue
by your votes next Monday, and you will
no doubt decide it according to what yeu
may consider the best interests of the
city of Portland.
"Why Vote "With Democrats r
"Is there any good reason why Repub
licans should abandon the principles and
policies of the Republican party and unite
with the Democrats to defeat the Repub
lican candidates?
"Is there anything in the record of the
Republican party In this state that war
rants a change? I want to say that the
administration of the affairs of this state
for the last 20 years will compare "favor
ably with the management of the affairs
of any state In the Union. It Is not upon
large questions of administration that the
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