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73 32 -PAGES PAGES 1 TO 8 VOL. XXI. NO. 34. PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST .24,' 1902. PRICE FIVE' CENTS. PHI TRUSTS! IC Publicity a Discourager of Evil. HEED OF SOME SUPERVISION Additional Laws Should Be Enacted. . PRESIDENT'S PROVIDENCE TALK EThe Administration, BTo Says, Can Be Relied Upon to Enforce tho Lam "Without Re- . sard to Persons. NEWPORT, R- L, Aug. 23. President Roosevelt closed his second day's Journey through New England tonight at New port, where he Is the guest of Wlnthrop Chanler. Upon the conclusion of . his speech at tho City Hall, Providence, ho was driven to the dock, where ho boarded a private yacht for the residence of Sen ator Aldrlch, at Warwick. Newport was reached at 4:30. Ho was at once taken to the Chanler residence. While here he will attend tho christening of the Chanler baby. The christening will occur tomorrow af ternoon at the Chanler villa, the only persons Invited to be present "being the President, Secretary Cortelyou, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, aunt of the baby's father, and Senator and Mrs. Lodge. The boy will be named Theodore Ward Chanler, the President acting as godfather and Mrs. Lodge as godmother. Another foster-father will be Lewis Chanler, a broth er of Wlnthrop Chanler, who is now abroad, and who will be represented by a proxy. Since starting from New Haven, his progress through Connecticut and Rhodo Island has been marked by greetings the warmth of which could hardly be exceed ed. The weather has been all that could be desired, and the President has fre- I quently expressed his appreciation iof the J successful carrying out of the elaborate ! preparations for his reception and the ! cutpourlhg of the multitudes, all anxious to share in extending him a hearty wel- ! come. I He rose early this morning In Hartford ' ind .urriyl-st th testation some, minutes before 8 o'clock, the hour of departure. The handsome special on which he Is traveling Is maintaining Its schedule, and bo far there has been no hitch on this ac- i count. The President's democratic ways j are consequently referred to, and in his ; speeches he seems to reach the people at once. Remarks at Willimnntic. At Wllllmantlc. where he spoke from his carriage In the public square, his re marks were referred to by several as a heart-to-heart talk. His remarks were as follows: "Mr. Mayor, and you, my fellow-cltl-zens I welcome the opportunity of meet ing you and your representatives, il think It an advantage to all of us who' are trying to put our purposes and wishes into effect In the National Legislature and Administration when we come Into touch wi'th you personally. I have taken the chance to try. now that Congress Is not in session, now that there is a holi day at the National capital, of going through the country to see you, my fellow-citizens. I am obliged to you for com ing out here. "Last night in Hartford I spoke of two or three of the questions which we have now before our people. I shall not try to make any address to you today. This Nation has great problems to face, prob lems in Its external policy, problems even more Important In the administration of Its internal affairs. We can solve them only If, with serious purpose, we set our selves to the task alike In the National and state governments, and In the local municipality and county organizations. We have great problems ahead of us as a Nation. They will task our Intelligence, but they will task still more what ranks Ahead of Intelligence character. (Ap plause.) It Is a good thing for a nation to demand In its representatives Intellect, but it Is a better thing to demand in them that sum of qualities which we talk of as character. (Prolonged applause.) "All of you know that Is true In private life. If you are dealing with a man in a business way, whether as employer or employed, or in connection with a store keeper, or any one, you want him to be a smart man, but It is a mighty bad thing if he Is only smart (Laughter.) "Isn't that so? (Cries of "Yes, yes; that's right-") "Exactly. Now, what you want In a ' " r . " ' ! 0 O , ..... T T .... X . 11111,1 LEADING EVENTS OF THE WEEK AS THEY IMPRESSED THE OREGONIAN CARTOONIST. j j, rem- wwho. :,;, .. V n.n t Jmmwviwswj. Aii..i..u..,i)tt,,t1,,c,tttttttt4v -.' ' private man "Kith whom you deal Is what you want In your public representatives. If you are going to get good results. with your association with a man In the busi ness world. In the working world. It-will be because that man has got the right stuff In him, because he has got common sense, honesty, decency and courage, and you havo got to have the samo qualities, showri In public life If we are to make this country what we will make lt-4an example to all tho nations of mankind." (Loud applause.) Perhaps the most enthusiastic reception accorded to him by the smaller places where stops were made was at River Point, R. L. In the Pawtucket Valley. Pastlmo Park, which adjoins tho rail road track, was thronged with people, among them hundreds of Grand Army men, who formed a seml-circlo- In front of the platform. The President quickly captured his audience, who applauded his tribute to the veterans of tho Civil "War for their unswerving valor and devotion to duty, and his reference to the people of -Rhode Island, concerning the utiliza tion of their resources, met much distinct favor. Speech, at Providence. The demonstration at Providence was the climax to an eventful day. The mul titude which gathered around the plat form In front of the City Hall gave vent TALKS OF COMING yjBnsSSKSSSBSMSSHSSBSslMlf - GENERAL-ARTHUR 31 AC ARTHUR. , . JCE V TORK, , Aug. 23. Relative to- tho 'coin ins: "Array. and Navy rnaneurers, the Tribune win say "this morning, on tho authorityTof an interview wlthjoencr al MacArthur: ' ' General MacArthur has prepared a list of rules, which, with various other data. Is now la the hands of;the Acting Secretary of War, and will presently be published. The Army feels a natural handicap In Its position with reference to the maneuvers. . . ' A fleet of dispatch-boats operated by newspapers will follow the fleet. Each movement of the big ships will be-recorded, and the photographic department will lose no opportunity of reproducing the fleet. Newspaper men are to be ex cluded from the forts, not "because of any new rule, but In accordance with the standard rules o the Army. The stories of the correspondents. If they are admit ted to tfie forts, will not merely be of value to the public, but they would be of Inestimable Importance to foreign countries. Therefore, the share of the Army in the affair must bo viewed from a distance. "From our point of view," said the General to a Tribune reporter, "the value of tho affair lies in the preparations we have made. We have put these forts in a perfect state of preparation. There will be little of a spectacular nature on our elde. la fact, the result of various problems to be worked out will not be known until long after the operation has taken place. Curing, the maneuvers I shall Issue bulletins from time to time from my headquarters on the Kanawha through my staff officers." to their feoltngs time and time again throughout the course of his address, ;and at its conclusion he was overwhelmed with congratulations. The President said: "We are passing through a period of great material -prosperity, and such a pe riod is as sure as adversity itself to bring mutterlngs of discontent. At a time when most men prosper somewhat It always happens that a few men prosper greatly. and It Is as true now as It was when the tower of Siloam fell upon all who were under it that, good fortune does not come oniy tome just, nor bad fortune only to the t the unjust When the weather Is good .for I crops It Is also good for weeds Moreover, j not only do the wicked flourish when the i times are such that most men flourish, but what Is worse, the spirit of envy and Jealousy and hatred springs up in the nw itmI breasts of those who. though they may be ooing fairly well themselves, yet " see (Concluded on Third Page.) BOLT ON FALKNOR Twenty-five Delegates Walk Out at Oiympia. TALK OF INDEPENDENT ACTION Railway Commission Resolution Is Tabled by on Ovcrrrhelmlnjr Ma- . Jority Cuban Reciprocity I Emphatically Indorsed. ' OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 23. (Speclal.) The Indorsement of A. J. Falknor for Con gress without a dissenting vote, a walk out by 25 delegates and the tabling by JOINT MANEUVERS. an overwhelming vote of a railroad com "mlsslon resolution were the three stirring Incidents of today's Republican county convention. Tho convention was presided over by State Senator A. S. Ruth, who 1 was elected, chairman without a contest. The walk-out occurred early In the pro- ! ceedlngs, and followed the adoption by j the convention of the report of tho com- j mlttec on credentials, which rocommended the seating of two deleiratlnnc from tv SitiSS L lJ. . iu have one-lf vote. The contest had arisen over the action of the ward caucus Monday night in refusing to allow the w-iivn r. .v. .i . . I . . V uiu ucKet 10 dc votco At me primaries the next day. Nine Falknor men who had been voted for In the primaries by use of , pasters claimed seats in the convention. As soon as the vote on the committee on credentials' report was ' bad,- all of the antl-Falknor men from the Sixth Ward, excepting Allen Weir, arose and, hcided b J. R. Chaplin, le'ft the-convention. They were followed by County Commissioner Thomas Ismay, at the head of 13 delegates from Bucoda precinct, and four from Tenlno, amid cheers and cat-calls. The names of 15 delegates to the state conven tion were reported by a committee, and the report recommended that they be piedged to- the candidacy of A.' J. Falk nor for Congress. The report was adopted with great enthusiasm, and Mr. Falknor responded to many calls for a speech. A notable feature of his remarks was the request that If the delegation was ham pered by any "entangling Instructions," he desired to he considered as having withdrawn from the fight. . . . i Resolutions. The committee on resolutions reported as follows: "We" reh ember- the Administration, of the lamented McKInley as. the greatest in the history of tho Republican party savo DONE BY THURSTON COUNTY REPUBLICANS. A. 3. Falknor. of Olympls, la, In dorsed for Congress. Cuban reciprocity Is held to be as certain as fate. Action of Roosevelt In dealing with, trusts Is indorsed.,. Railway Commission resolution Is tabled.' State board to assess corporate prop erty lying In moro than one county la demanded. ' one, and turning to the - lmmedlato pres ent, we declare: "That the flag is in the Philippines to stay; that reciprocity with Cuba is as sure as fate; that in meeting tho trust (Concluded on Third Page.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Domestic. President Roosevelt speaks at Providence on the trust question. Page 1. The new Maine proves to be the fastest battle ship In the Navy. Page 1. Hlgginson's fleet hurriedly leaves Rockport har bor. Page 2. Denial of tho charge of proselytizing In the Philippines. Pago 3. No Investigation Is being made into the ru mored casco frauds. Page 3. Foreign. Kafilrs are said to bo preparing for war. Page 2. The Swedish Antarctic expedition returns to Falkland Islands. Page 2. The coronation visitors have left London. Page 17. Sport. Portland defeats Butte. 3-1. Page 8. Helena wins fourth straight gomo from Seat tle. Page 8. Taccma dnfeats Spokane, 83. PageS; fian rMeh 3$ZpLK ,,iAieO,2a t ' st- vlllcjPare 7. : f Pacific Const. Indorsement of Falknor for Congress causes 25 delegates to walk out of Republican conven tion at Olympla, "Wash. Page 1. Pendleton, r Or., Is visited by a $30,000 Are. Page (L Heirs to fortunes of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fair will divide the estates out of court. Page 6. Status of the Senatorial fight In Washington as regards railroad support. Page 0. Sumpter, Or., mining district Is to have a third stamp mill In as many weeks. Page C Move of Convict Harry Tracy to make reason ably' sure that man who gave him gun would not be discovered. Page G. Commercial. New Tork bank statement shows decrease in loans. Page 23. Stocks fall to make usual advance on good bank statement, and all are languid. Page 23. Corn makes another good advance. Page 23. Steel trust scores Its enemies In answer In suit to prevent bond conversion plan. Page 23. Portland and Vicinity. Governors of Northwest States will come to Lewis and Clark monument dedication. Pago 17. American Can Company will, erect great plant In Portland. Page 17. Coroner's Jury decides that Peter Beauchene was murd-.Ted. Page 17. Physicians tell how to quarantine against smallpox. Page It. Blunder ;nake In Improvement of East Burn side street. Pase 10. Senator Mitchell leaves for Hawaii. Page 10. Charles L. Fay arrested and taken to Wiscon sin charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Page 10. Features and Departments. ; Editorial, Page -C . Largest Protestant church In America. Page ; Wonderful caves of Southern Oregon. Page 26. . serm0ns. Pago 32. Questton3 and-answers. Page 31. ! J . -, . rapcoou. xaEe . alr- wooieys leuer. i-age -u. Adc.s fabie. Page 27. ' Fashions. Pare 23 ' Youths' department. Page 20. ' Social. Page IS. Dramatic 'Pago 20. 1 FASTEST- IN NAVY Trial Trip of the New Battle Ship Maine. SPEEDIEST OF HER CLASS In Her Run Around Cape Cod She Makes 18.0 Knots Beats the Illi nois' Record Figures Are Not Official. ' BOSTON, Aug. 23. Tho new first-class battle-ship Maine raced around the Cape on her trial course to prove her right to fly the United States ensign. Her . con tract calls for a speed of IS knots an hour COMES OUT VICTOR GOVERNOR SENATOR JOHN C. SPOONER, OF WISCONSIN. t for four continuous hour? of steaming and though on one slx-mlle leg she drop ped to 17.20, on her fastest she reached 13.9, and this was followed by other epeeds equnlly ' agreeable. Thus at the end, her mean speed developed, without the Ideal allowances, was given out as 18.2. This is not ofllclal. as the Navy board has not .completed Its figuring ana will not for some time, but this Is the statement made by one of the Cramps. There was a feeling thnt phe was ex pected to go over thL? mark, but, as It Is, she tands today as the fastest battle ship In the American Navj for the Illi nois, which up to this time has held the record, did onljrl7.S4" on 'her fastest leg. When the Maine -was coming aver at one time eho Is understood to have been pushed to 13.05." but It Is explained that this Is the flret'tlme a trial trip of this sort hns been given under service con ditions with unpicked coal and with an ordinary crew of stokers. MANEUVERS DENOUNCED. Universal Pence Union "Wnntji All Military Drills Alioll.ilicd. MYSTIC. Conn.. Aug. 23. At the busi ness meeting of tho Universal Peace Union today, a resolution wis adopted de nouncing the Army and Navy maneuvers as "Increasing tho military spirit and fos tering dependence on carnal weapons." The resolutions favor the abolition of military drills and boys brigades in the schools and tho adoption of such substi tutes is fire drills, life-saving practice and the formation of relief companies. Another resolution denounced tho Increas ing number ofjynchlngs and favored the prevention of strikes by the removal of tho djscord, "by tho adoption of a Just systom for tho production and dlstribu tlon of wealth, under which every man shall be guaranteed the full product of his toll." Woman suffrage was advo cated. In the afternoon Thomas C. Whipple, of Center Groton. Conn., offered an ex planation of his remarks of Thursday In regard to the United States Army being "a disgrace to humanity." Mr. Whipple said ho wished to be understood as mean ing that an army, as an institution, was a disgrace to any nation. All the officers of tho union were re-elected. . FOUNDRY MERGER. Steel Trust Trylnjc to Effect Another Combination. MILWAUKEE, AugT 23. The Sontinel tomorrow will say: The United States Steel Corporation is trying to effect a combination of all the malleable Iron foundries of the country. It has made overtures and has begun ne gotiating with the Northwestern Mallea ble Iron Company, of Milwaukee, the largest Institution of its kind In the Unit ed States. Whether or not this concern will enter the merger is not known. Pres ident Frederick W. Slvier, of the Wyo ming Company, said tonight: . "Our concern has been approached by Eastern capitalists, who have for moro IN HIS FIGHT WITH LA FOLLETTE. than a year been trying to effect a mer gerof'jaIl the malleable". irom foundries In the" counlry.' While oure Is the largest In.,the United States,- I have. never been able to see at all how being In such a combination could benefit' us. Unless we could -bet benefited, there .certainly, would be no object In our Joining It. No option has ' been given "tho proposed combina tion." . It Is understood the Wisconsin Mallea ble. Iron Company has been approached In a like mannerand that it stands upon the matter the same as the Northwest ern Company. Shoukl the deal go -through another Immense Industry will be closely linked to the United States Steel Corpora tion. ' WILL EXHUME BODY. Police Determined to Settle Identifi cation of Minnie 'Mitchell. CHICAGO, Aug. 23. In order to clear up some of the mystery surrounding tho notorious Bnrtholin-Mltchell murder, por oner Traeger consulted today with Stato Attorney Dlneen. and It was decided that the latter should order the exhumation or the supposed body of the murdered girS. Minnie Mitchell, from Its grave. Robert Mitchell eaid that through the testimony of dentists who had done work on his sister's teeth, identification would be either destroyed or established. Dnnlc FallM, Owner Missing. WASHINGTON, Ind., Aug. 20. The El noni Bank, a private Institution at Elnora, 20 miles north, has failed, and tho pro prietor. Pleasant Durham, and his wlfo have lied. Deposits to the amount of JSQ00 or 510.000 arc believed to have been loaU The town is in a state of great excitement. mis La Follette .Gives Up His Fight on Senator. NOW SURE OF RE-ELECTION flepublican Victory In Wis consin Is Assured. TERMS OF THE COMPROMISE Agreement "Will Bo Ratified oy tks State Committee, and the Bitter Factional Fight Declared at on End. " OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Aug. 23. As tho result of an agree ment between Governor La Follette and friends of Senator Spooner, the factional fight in Wisconsin Is to end, assuring Sen ator Spooner's return to tho Senate. La Folletto has been forced to surrender, in face of Spooner's overwhelming following. Under the agreement La Folletto will not ODDoao Bpooner. and the latter's friends will support the state platform and Gov ernor, wnen tms agreement is rauueu the state committee two weeks hence, tho controversy, which for a time promised the election of a Democratic Senator, will cease. The compromise was brought about by Influential Republicans, who made La Follette" see that hl3 course was leading to a Republican defeat, responsibility for which would fall on his shoulders. What the President Meant. PROVIDENCE. R. I.. Aug. 23. The friends of Cecil A. Lyon, chairman of the Republican state committee of Texas, are considerably exercised over the recent an nouncement by the President that ha wished to warn tho Republicans of the South that If they wanted anything from him they would havo to get out and se cure votes Instead of getting delegates to Republican National conventions and looking- for Federal offices Judging from a dispatch reserved-aboard tho traia to day,, the " frfend3 ' of" Mr. "Xofon. seem to think that ho was made the -special object of the President's ultimatum, and was held responsible for the political quarrel In Texas, but this was found to be Incorrect, the President saying that his- remarka applied to all. MINERS NOT SATISFIED. Coroner's Verdict on the Killlna: of Sharp at Tnmaqca, TAMAQUA. Pa., Aug. 23. The Coroner's Jury selected for the purpose of placing the responsibility for the killing of Pat rick Sharp. Monday night, today returned the following verdict: "That Patrick Sharp came to his death by the malicious act of either Harry Mc Elmoy or William Roneymus. and In view of the evidonce adduced we advise that both be held for trial." The verdict Is unsatisfactory to the mlneworkers. who, declare that McElmoy did the shooting. Mitchell Says There Is No Change. WILKESBARRE. Aug. 23. President Mitchell arrived here from Chicago this afternoon. He said he was not going to New York to hold a conference with any of the presidents of the coal-carrying rail roads. So far as he knew the situation was unchanged. "The miners," he said, "are Just as firm now as the first day they went on strike." ! Plumbers' Convention Adjourn. OMAHA. Aug. 23. The convention of the United Association of Plumbers and Gasfltters adjourned today, to meet at Birmingham. Ala., in 1S03. William Mer rick, of Beverley, Mass., was elected pres ident, and among the vice-presidents are Robert M. Simpson, of Seattle Wash., and J. J. McTIghe, of Los Angeles. Still Fighting nt Agna Dulce. PANAMA. Aug. 23. Information has been obtained here from revolutionary sources that up to August 17 the govern ment General Morales' Be-rtl, who has been fighting the Insurgents at Agua Dulce. had not surrendered. Fighting In the Agua Dulce district continues daily, but there nave been no big engagements einco the oatue ot July so.