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THE SUNDAY CfftmOfflfo PORTLAND, JACTABY 10, 1?0 ONLY JHE WIFE Senator Smoot Denies He Is a Polygamist MAKES REPLY TO CHARGES Oath Church Requires of Him Not Above Constitution, APOSTLES ARE NOT SUPREME There Is No Such Thing as a Self Perpetuating Body of 'Fifteen Men-Part of Mormons in Politics. - ANSWER OF SMOOT. POLTGAJSIT He was married In 1884 to. Alpha, May Kldridga. She Is still hit wife.' and the mother of all his children- H has never had another wife add has never oobablted m with any other woman. CHURCH OATH It does not oontrol his duty at a Senator. He holds himself bound to obey and uphol9 the Constitution and laws of the United States. Including the condition In reference to polygamy, upon which the State of Utah was admitted Into the Union. - "APOSTIiES AUTHORITY Church does not Invest them with supreme authority, either divinely sanctioned or otherwise, to shape the belief or control the conduct of -those tinder them. CHURCH ON POLITICS It is ad mitted that the Morman Church made a" rule In regard to its leading offi cials taking part In politics, but denies that the deposing of Thatcher from the twelve apostles, and his de feat by the church In his contest for Senator-ship was dug. to his opposi tion to the rule ofrtbe church. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. The reply of Senator Heed Smoot, of Utah, to the charge made against him was presented to the Senate committee on privileges and elections today by Senator Burrows, chair man of that committee. The document wan in printed form, and the members of tho committee did not go through the for mality of reading it during the session. It was agreed that at the regular meeting of the committee to be held next Saturday the attorneys for Mr. Smoot and for the petitioners should be heard. John G. Car lisle, ex-Secretary of the Treasury, and It. W. Tayler, formerly a Representative in Congress from Ohio, will appear for the prosecution: while Mr. Smoot will be rep resented by Messrs. A. S. "Worthlngton, of Washington. D. C.; Waldemar Van Cott, of Utah, and "W. E. Borah, of Idaho. The attorneys will be beard as to the merits of the case as already presented. They will show precedents and authorities, and after they shall have made-their presenta tion the committee will decide what to do further In the matter by colling witnesses or dispose of it on the showing which will then have been made. The reply of tho Senator follows: "This respondent Is advised and aver that but two of the charges made against him In said protests, either directly or by implication, are such as, if true, could legally affect his right to hold his seat la tho Senate. These two charges are: "First That the respondent is a polyg amlBt. "Second That ho Is bound by some oath or obligation which Is inconsistent with the oath required by tho Constitution which was administered to him before he took his seat as a Senator. "Both these charges respondent denies. "As to the charge that he is a polyga mist. the respondent says he was married on the 17th day of September. 1SS4. to - Alpha May Eldredgc She is still his wire, and Is the mother of all his children. He has never bad another wife and has never cohabited with any other woman. Denies Polygamy Charge. "As to the charge that the respondent is bound lv some oath or obligation con trolling his duty under his oath as a Senator, the respondent says he has never taken any such oath, or In any way assumed any such obligation. He holds himself bound to obey and uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States, Including the condition In reference to polygamy, upon which the State of Utah was admitted Into the Union. "The respondent now moves to strike out and eliminate, separately, from said protests, each and every matter and thing therein contained, except the two charges above mentioned, "While the respondent is advised and avers that the other matters referred to In said protests axe such as cannot legally or properly be considered as af fecting the right of the respondent to. re tain, his peat in the Senate, nevertheless the. respondent now proceeds to answer tho same, submitting the question of the relevancy of the same, not waiving his cald motion, but Insisting thereon. "The respondent denies he is one of said alleged self -perpetuating body of 15 men, or that there is any such body of men; or uiat the followers or members of the Church ot Jesus Christ of letter Xay Saints, or any of them, accord the right to said alletrM harfv tA rinim .11- premo authority, either divinely sanc tioned, or otherwise, to shape ,the belief or control the conduct of those under them In all or any matters, civil or tem poral, and toat said church or such al leged body claims or exercises any such alleged rights; -or that said church, or said alleged body of men or either of them, unite either in one body or in all of them the authority of church and state, or of the state, or that said church, or said alleged bodr or mfrc body, exercises any authority or power as o inculcate or encourage a belief In the practice ot polygamy or belief in or practice of polygamous cohabitation, or that either countenances or connives at any violation of tho laws of the State of Utah or Of the United States. !thor- to. Ijgardless of pledges or pledge, or other Hra n oil ol.hr... - . . - uuiti uiauc lur iuc Biiiu al leged purpose or otherwise or at all. or of any covenants or covenant or otherwise, cither made with the peoplo of the United States ort any other person or body, or that said church, or any person or body, by all or any means whatsoever, either protects or honors persons, or any person, who is or may be .guilty of said alleged practices, or any practice, either destruc tive of the famllv or the home or other. wise, or that said alleged body, or any of them, violates anv law of thn lunrt. nr is guilty of any of said, alleged practices; and this respondent or himself In partic ular denies that he is one of said alleged self-perpetuating body of 15 men or that there is anv such bodv. or tbnt saM j church, or any part thereof, or any per son therein. Inculcates- or encourages a belief In the practice .of-pblygacy or be lief in or practice of polygamous cohabi tation; and this respondent denies that he is guilty of polygamous cohabitation of that ho Is a polygamist, or that he ever oas ueeu a. poiygamisi, or inai ne naa ever practiced polygamous cohabitation! Has Never Violated Law. 'This respondent further denies that he has ever countenanced or connived at any violation or any law, either of the State of Utah nr of thn TfriltM RfntM or that be has ever protected or hon ored any person or persons who may have violated the law of thf land. Anif respondent denies that be is guilty of any practices or any practice destructive either of the family or the home. On the eontrnrv. this resnondent nllptrpa that he honors and respects and obeys all of tne taws oi tne state or Utah and of the United States, and has never been guilty Of anv offense arralnst either. Ami thin respondent further alleges that the pres ident oi saia cnurcn ana nis two coun sellors. vmstltutn th flrof nmcU.nmr nryA is the hlchftst emrrn!nr hnWMri m Church", and the same has control of the spiritual and temporal affairs of said church, but not of the temporal affairs either of the state or any members of said church; that the. next highest govern ing body in said church is the twelve apostles, consisting of twelve members of sam cnurcn, wno ' are under the direc tion of the first presidency, and said apostles, on the dissolution of the first presidency for any reason whatsoever, then and not otherwise have authority equal to such first presidency. ".Respondent further alleges that since the manifesto of President Wllford Wood ruff was Issued in 1830, neither a belief in nor a nractice of oolvimmv or Tn!vp mous cohabitation has either been taught or encouragea." Mr. Smoot admlta ihnt thn flnf nn.i. dency of the Mormon Church Is vestedj wun . supreme autnoruy in all things spiritual, and In all things temporal so far as temporal things pertain to the affairs Of the Church. TT Henlu first presidency, or twelve apostles, are supreme in uie exercise or the alleged mandates. He mvo tha nnW nnnn standard works of the church are the Bible, namely, King James' version; the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, and tho Doctrine and Covenants, together with tho manifesto of President Wllford Woodruff, dated 1S90. So far as quotations aro made from any of the foregoing, and correctly quoted, the ro snondent makes no comnlAinf. i i nles the construction placed on them by mi: pru lesion is. Church In Politics. It Is admitted that the Mormon Church made a rule In regard to Its leading offi cials taking part in politics, but donlpa that this rula is fully or correctly 6et forth in the nrotest. Tn rsfnn. v disposing of Thatcher from the 12 apos- uuwi oy mo cnurcn In his contest for Sfntnra'Mn in ,.. Legislature, tho respondent denies that uie oeieat was duo to his opposition to the rule of the church. Ho Artmtto th.f remarks were made by George Q. Can non. Wllford Woodruff. Tj John Henry Smith, Brlgham Young and jueepn anuui on tne suoject or such de position, but denies that such remarks are correctly quoted In the protest' Mr. Smoot alleges that since the mani festo of President Woodruff In -icon k practice of polygamous cohabitation by uiose wno were poiygamlsts theretofore had been abandoned by many, but con tinued by some for a tim continued pn the sole responsibility of bucu persons, anu suDject to tne penalties ot tne law. WEATHER MAN OFTEN HITS IT Percentage of Errors In Forecasts is Only 17 Per cent. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Prof essor Willis Moore, Chief of the United States Weath cr Bureau, was heard today by the House committee on agriculture; regarding the estimates for appropriations for the Weather Bureau service. Professor Moore asKea ror an increase of $40,000 for sal aries. Halt of this amount is to be used to man eight brtmosed nfew wthpr m. reau stations, and half for labor in print ing ana aistnoutinc a greater number m weather maps. Professor Moore wild ther mt 17 per cent of errors In the weather fore cast, ana ne added there would be no im provement In this service, which he re garded as COOd. until additional sr.lpnMflr. knowledge was obtained. Thirty thousand dollars was also asked for flood forecasts. Among proposed new stations Dlanned for are Honolulu nnri Sitka, Alaska. The total estimate for the w earner .Bureau service amounts In round numbers to tl.uw.OOO. Dietrich Will Acnca! to Senate. QMAHA. Jan. 9. United RtntM Son n ton Dietrich, who was yesterday acquitted of cnarges preierrea against him in Indict ments returned bv the rrpnt nmnri Tun. snent considerable time tod counsel. General Cowln. He stated that oe anticipated asking the Senate to make an Investigation of the charges made in tho indictments, and reniipt n. mmmiftnn do appointed for that purpose. Canal Treaty Amendments Up. WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. The Psnnmn canal treaty was still undervconsideration wnen tne senate committee on foreign relations adjourned today. But six ar tides of the agreement remain to ho rnn sidered. Today's session was devotod to the clscussion of suggested amendments. CANADA ASKED TO JOIN. Hay Moves for international Salmon Hatchery on Fraser. WASHINGTON. Jan 9. Secrotnrv nf State Hay has determined to ask the Ca nadian government to join in a conference looking to tho establishment ot interna tional fish hatcheries ontho Fraser Blver, in British Columbia, for the propagation of salmon. The conference, if nirmoA upon, probably will be participated, in by the United States Fish Commissioner, the Fish Commissioner for the State of Wash ington, and officials in charge of the DeV nartment of Fisheries nnrl 'Marin -fnr i Dominion of Canada, The plan suggested has been urged for more than a year by Senator Foster, of Washincton. who has called the nttuntinn oi tne aiato jjepartmeni to the fact that, unless some heroic course is taken, the salmon supply will bo exhausted. Millions of dollars are invested in salmon canning establishments in the United States and Canada, which are supplied almost entire ly by the spawn from the Fraser River. The methods employed by both the United States and Canadian canning companies have been the subject of disputes between the two governments. Gift for Albany College. ALBANY, Or.. Jan. 9. (Special.) Pres ident W. H. Lee has announced that Iter. L. G. Rogers, ot Buffalo, if. Y., has Just deeded to Albany College two lots of land Just back of the college campus, and lo cated In a valuable position for future college buildings. Mr. Rogers formerly lived in Albany, -and while here pur chased the land which he now gives to the college. A New Way of Using Chamberlain's Coojrh Remedy. Mr. Orthur Chapman, writing from Dur ban. Natal. South Africa, says: "As a Sroof that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy t a cure suitable for old and young I pen you the following: A neighbor of mine had a child Just over two months old. It had a very bad cough and the parents did not know what to give it I suggested that If they would get a bottle of Chamber lain's Cough Remedy and put some unon trnulri nn rinuht nnm rha itM rn.i . i I did and brought about a quick relief and I cured the baby." This remedy is for sale I by all druggUts. I FOSTER'S DAYS END Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Passes Away SERVED OHIO AS GOVERNOR n Addition to Being" Prominent in Pohtics,' He Established an Envl able Record as. a Capitalist and Badness Man. ' SPBINGFJKLD, O., Jan. 9.-Ex-Gover nor Charles Foster, who was Secretary ut me xxeasury under e resident Harrison, died at the residence of General Kelfer here today, from the effects of eerehrai hemorrhages. He was 76 years old. and Is survivea oy nis wire ana a daughter. He Was attacked last nleht n-Min rHMth. n the library of General KelferB home talk- iag aiu never regained consciousness. No arrangements lor the funeral have been maae. (Charles Foster began life a3 a clerk In bis father's store, in Fostoria. O., and at me age oi is was admitted to a partner Shin in the hllRinese TTn at nn- --oi.mnJ tho management of the establishment. Its transactions were even then extensive, but by his pusK sagacity and enterprise young Foster developed the firm to a re- marKttoie aegree. gained great wealth and won the reputation of a most shrewd and successful merchant He was probably me ncnest man in .Northwestern Ohio. He was a man of many activities and his interests were wide and diversified. He was a manufacturer on a large scale. His railroad holdings were very heavy and he waa u. uirector in several important lines in the State of Ohio and beyond its limits. The banking house of Vntr Xr rn u nn- of the soundest in the West. Mr. Foster was tne president of the Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas Company, and his real estate possessions alone made him a very rich man. He was born in Seneca County, O., April 12, 1828. The town, which is called after uie name ot nis family, was formerly Kome, laid out about 1S32, and a rival town, about a mile to the north of It which was calle'd Risdon In 1852 the two were consolidated arid named Fostoria, in honor of the elder Foster. Mr. Foster was married In 1S54 to Annie, daughter of Judge Olmstead, of Fremont O. Two aaugaters were the result of the union. Mr. Foster was well known in Washing ton before he became Secretary of the ncuaury. no was a memoer Of four Con presses, the 42d. 43d, 44th and 45th. He was twice Governor of Ohio. His first election was in 1879 and he was re elected in 1881. Mr. Foster was cne of the few men in tne country made an Indian by adontlon In June. 1SS9, while Mr. Foster was at tne Bosebud Agency, the Sioux, by a Unanimous VOte Of the fihlefn nrtTt him to the membership of the tribe. The ceremony was amusinc. A deiPfrntinn nt 20 Chiefs, led hv Mm. Amnlrl tAoVi,. n an .inaian scnool on the reseryatlcn, called uyuu jit. rosier, wno was men serving On thn Indlnti fnmmlctlnn tw carried an elaborate feather-tall dress, dit aruciu oi nnerv worn nn v hv tTont fniira jat. oster was seated In the private ofiic oi tne Agency, airs. Arnold made the pru sentatlon speeoh -first In English and the in Inaian. At the conclusion of the ad dress Mrs. Arnold handed thv mnh t Mr. Foster, who accepted It with th remark that an Ohio man was nevd known to decline nnvthlno- A a -cYy eelved the nresent General rvrvnir not- Chief Swift Bear aside and asked him to give Governor Foster an Indian' name. Swift Bear quickly turned to his brother unieis ana told tnem that m future Gov ernor Foster would her known nation as "Young-fan-Proud-of-Hls--Tail.H xmo was interpreter oy .airs. Arnold and caused great merriment among the Corn musiuners ana tne wane spectators.) Former Dean of Yale Law School. NEW HAVEN. Jan. 9 FmttMc Wow- land, LL. D., iformerly dean of the Yale iiaw ocnoo. ana proiessor or English con stitutional law In the university, died to- aay ot acute oroncnitis. PLANS FOR MEBGEB COMPLETE Gould Lines In Pennsylvania and Central States Under One Head. NEW TORK" Ton. o rrhn mnH1 or. rangements Incidental to taking over the i-utsDurg, uarnegie oi western, and unl- iyinjj uie uouia lines west or .flttSDUrg have been cnmnleted. flfwu-dinr- a Vh Herald, and are ready to be brought be- iore me Directors ana stocithoiaers or the various companies for approval. It is understood that the plans involve the issuance of new securities and a closer unification of the finances of, the Gould roaia neiween .fiitsDurg, Uhlcago and St Louis. The PH-tViurr nn Crn syndicate will he vnlmTI 1m or tVik property placed under the direction of the Wabash, together with the Wheeling & Lake Erie, -tmd orohablv the Ann Ar bor. But the scheme does not involve the unification of the entire Gould sys tem, having In view merely the consolida tion oi me uouia properties in the Central States and Pennirvlvmiln- Wlth the. completion of the Plttsburg- naiumore line, it is esmecteri that a sim ilar unification will bring the Western Maryland, the West Virginia. Pentrni arA Little Kanawha, with the new lines pro- jecieu. uirecuy unaer me waDasn as the cenirai roaa ot me eastern group. Will Take No Offensive Measures. VIENNA. Jan. ft. The Aimtm.TTin. gary Foreign Office has received a cable message irom xokio saying japan has no Intention of taking any offensive measures in Corea so long as the nego tiations with Russia are going on. The officials and diplomats here are hopeful. Thev hollcrn thn iVnmi nf o a....m. adjustment of the dispute are distinctly oener, since me Russian answer appar ently Is more favorable than thn ri reports suggested. Doe& not let go .of yon when youapp!y lotions or liniments. It simply loosens its hold for a while. Why? Because to get rki of it you must correct the acid con dition of the blood on which it depends. Hood's Sarsa parilla has cured thousands. CUTLERY t - . CANT STIR AMERICA Reyes Realizes His Mission is a Failure. WILL SOON QUIT CAPITAL Colombian Envoy Is Hoping Against Hope That His Request tor Trans mission of Correspondence to the Senate Will Be Granted. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Convinced of the determination of the United States not to retrace a step on the Isthmus, and of the consequent failure of his mission, General Rafael Reyes, the Colombian spe cial envoy. Is ready to leave "Washington. Indeed he Informed the Associated Press at noon today that he would leave for Baltimore at 4 o'clock to consult a spe cialist, and that his return was uncer tain. He did not take that train, how ever, and at a late hour tonight was 4t his hoteL General Reyes tonight said he was yet hoping for an answer to his last request that the correspondence be sent to the Senate, and he could not say definitely when he would leave Washington. He add.- ed that when the time came for going he would officially take leave of the Pres ident and other officials with whom he has come hv contact. In a lone cablegram which General Reyes dispatched to General Marroquia' he. has reviewed the negotiations at "Wash ington and Informed the Bogota govern ment, that after doing everything in his power to save something from the wreck he has failed. General Reyes expects, la view ot the high feeling prevailing in Co lombia, that It will be very Oitncuit to restrain his people longer. General Reyes can suggest no means by which the Colombian and Panama gov ernments can settle their differences. Hd thinks it possible that the dispatch of a special envoy to Bogota from this Gov ernment might result satisfactorily, and he suggested today that Minister Bowen at Caracas, who speaks Spanish fluently. and whose influence in South America has been increased by his work for Vene zuela, or Mr. Buchanan, might be able to bring about a solution of the Colombia Panama trouble, if either were sent to Bogota at this time.. New York to Become Flagship. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The armored cruiser New York has arrived at Panama, and will become the flagship of Admiral Glass, commanding the Pacific squadron. The training squadron, Rear-Admiral Wise commanding, has left Pensacola for Guantacamo. where It will rendezvous. No Decision Before. February. THE HAGUE. Jan. S. The decision In the Venezuelan claims will not. it la an nounced, be ready before the end of Feb ruary. Recognizes Japan In Corea. PARIS, Jan. 9. A dispatch from St. Petersburg aays that a memorial diplo matique gives the authoritative statement that Russia has form ally recognized the privileged situation of Japan in. Corea BEN SELLING LEADING Our Bargain Cyclone With; its: GENUINE'- arid RADICAL PRIGE REDUCTIONS begins its second week tomorrow. Nowhere in the city is such a fine collection of Men's, Boys' CLOTHING ANDFURISISHINGS Offered for yodr Choosing. You know the QUALITY of our merchandise.. Our Price Concessions Wjjl meet your greatest expectations. BEN SELLING LEADING ,and adds as an indication that the eltua tion is sensibly ameliorated, in the fact that the day .after the receipt of the Rus sian note Japan officially denied "her in tention to send troops to Corea. TEXAS TO HAVE ZI0H CITY. Dr. Dowie Returns From His Trip of Inspection. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 9.-John Alexander Dowle and party returned to-. day from -the trip of inspection along the Texas . coast. Dr. Dowle announced he would locate a new Zlon City and farm in Texas. Dr. Dowle has hot abandoned his Aus tralian trip, but will sail fr6m San Fran cisco on January 23. "Mother" Jones Taken to Hospital. TRINIDAD. Colo.. Jan. 8. "Mother Jones, National organizer for the United Mlneworkers of America, who has been lying ill at the Coronado Hotel, in this city for the past three days from typhoid fever; and is also threatened with pneu monia, was removed to the hospital this afternoon on advice of her physician. Ex-Premier of France Very III. PARIS, Jan. 9. The condition of ex- Premier "Waldeck-Rousseau Is again ex citing serious apprehension. RICH MEN ARE NOT ALL HAPPY. Croesus, King Of Lydla, Had Troubles of His Own, and There Are OthenB. Croesus, the John D. Rockefellsr of the kingdom of Lydla, was very well-to-do in worldly goods and chattels. "As rich as Croesus" Is a saying about 230O years old. 'He had his troubles, however, and some of them were full grown. He was taken captive once by Cyrus and only saved himself from being burned alive by quoting a saying, of Solon, the Sage. He finally had to See -his, kingdom for parts unknown. Many of tha rich man's troubles to day come from high living, and could oa avoided. They are brought on by eating all kinds of rich, heavy foods at irregu lar times, lack of proper4 exercise, un due mental strain, unnatural stimulants, etc., and are commonly known as indi gestion, dyspepsia arid weak -stomach, They are serious troubles all right, but not only can they be avoided but can also be cured, and that without losa'ot time or proper food and nourishment Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the cer tain relief of dyspeptics, rich and poor alike. There is no such thing as stop ping their onward progress now. A great nation has placed its stamp of approval upon their noble work. 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