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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY - MORNING, MARCH 13, 1904.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ALL H
EER CHIEF
Kouropatkin Departsfbr
the Far East
GREAT THRONG AT DEPOT
Patriotic Demonstration Al
most -Without Precedent.
MANY CELEBRITIES ON HAND
General Eggrestoff, White-Haired
and Shaking With Emotion, Bids
the Commander God-Speed
for the Nation.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 12. General
Kouropatkin, accompanied by his entire
staff, left here at 6 o'clock this evening
n a special train for the Far East, where
he will take command of the Russian
army.
The departure of the General was
marked by demonstrations of patriotism
and personal regard, such as seldom have
been witnessed in the Russian capital.
Thousands of persons who lined the
Nevsky Prospect, and the approaches to
the Nicholas Railroad Station, vied with
the highest personages in the empire, in
cluding the principal military authorities,
members of the Imperial Council, foreign
military attaches, members of the French
Embassy and persons prominent in so
ciety, who had assembled Inside the sta
tion, in giving vent to expressions of con
fidence in the new commander, who Is
to lead the Emperor's aftny to victory.
Just as the General arrived at the sta
tion, Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolalevltch,
Grand Duke Peter Nicolalevitch and the
Duke of Mecklenburg Strelltz, drove up
and alighted.
Storm of Cheers Greets Him.
Modestly, and without the accompani
ment of music or escort, the General
drove to the station In an open carriage.
He was dressed in the fatigue uniform of
his rank. The short. Imposing figure of
Russia's greatest General was instantly
recognized by the populace, and his
passage down the broad boulevard" was j
followed by a storm of cheers which grew
louder as the crowd grew denser near the
station. Here the euthuslasm broke out
into mighty shouts, and in spite of the
cold the air was filled with hats thrown
aloft by the frienzled people.
The Imperial waiting-rooms Inside the
station were crowded with celebrities,, and
the staircase leading from the courtyard
were lined with a seething mass of pictur
esque uniforms there was Cossack
officers, bestarred Generals and distin
guished naval men..
As General Kouropatkin reached the
head of the stairs. General Eggrestoff,
white-haired and trembling with emotion,
"began to speak. Inside and out, there
was an instant hush.
"I have come to bid you God-speed,"
said General Eggrestoff. "We all wish
you a safe journey, and with God's bless
ing we shall come here to greet you on
your victorious return. Take this small
image of Alexis, your patron saint, and
wear it around your neck, and may the
Almighty hold you In his keeping."
General Kouropatkin knelt reverently
and accepted the talisman. Then he spoke
in response. His few heartfelt words of
thanks were uttered in so low a tone that
they were hardly heard ten feet away.
Thunderous cheers burst forth when the
two warriors clasped each other in a
strong embrace.
Resemblance to General Grant.
General Kouropatkin then stepped for
ward. His strong personality was strik
ingly Illustrated in the way he moved
through the room. The Czar's aides-de-camp,
in their handsome uniforms, helped
to clear a space In front of the little man,
whose grizzled beard and piercing eyes
suggested a resemblance to Grant. He
was entirely self-possessed amid the sur
rounding excitement, and he walked easily
and unaffectedly, greeting all present, to
the car step; every head was bared. As
the train slowly gathered headway every
voice in the vast multitude broke Into a
roar of cheers and blessings.
Behind General Kouropatkin stood his
sons in cadet uniform, and through the
door onevcaught a glimpse of the salon
filled with flowers. Amid the flowers stood
the General's wife, who, with his sons,
will accompany him as far as Moscow.
Early in the day a deputation of the
Handicraft Guilds presented to General
Kouropatkin a gold-mounted sword.
MAKAROFF HERO OF THE HOUR
Name of Russian Commander Is on
Every Lip at St. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 12. Ad
miral Makaroff's name Is on every Up In
St. Petersburg today. He is the hero of
the hour. The details of Thursday's
fighting in Port Arthur did not become
public until this morning, when eager
crowds, unmindful of a heavy snowfall,
gathered about Viceroy Alexleff's bulle
tins wnlch were posted at every corner.
The sorrow over the loss of the Russian
torpedoboat-destroyer was swallowed up
by ;the admiration caused by the daring
exploit of the Russian naval commander-in-chief
in going personally to her rescue.
There is a deep-seated conviction that
henceforth there will be a complete
change of sea tactics. Admiral Makaroff
will make the fleet at Port Arthur an ag
gressive force He enjoys the reputation
throughout the length and breadth of the
empire of being a dasalng officer who de
lights In brilliant achleevments and his
action of Thursday adds to his laurels as
bold and fearless fighter who loves to
take the chances of war. His Ideas run.
counter to those generally accepted by
naval experts and strategists. One of his
pet aversions is armor. The Admiral Is
ever outspoken in his criticism of the
heavy battleship, which he has always
contended placed too many eggs in a sin
gle basket, and shows his partiality for a
fleet composed of a large number of
swift, unarmored cruisers armed with
heavy guns and attended by an unlimited
number of torpedoboats. The protected
cruiser Novik, to which he transferred
his flag in the attempt to rescue tie tor-pedoboat-destroyer,
is practically with
out armor protection.
Admiral Makaroff's predilection for
swltt ships has earned him the sobriquet
of the "Cossack of the Sea." He Is not
likely to give the enemy much rest while
any of his cruisers or torpedoboats re
main afloat. Something like a night tor
pedoboat attack on the enemy's base be
hind the Elliott Islands, for Instance,
would be such a thing as the Admiral
would undertake. He began his career
with several gallant exploits during the
Turko-Hussian war while commanding a
steamei which he Jad rigged up as a
torpedoboat and played havoc with the
Sultan's flotilla in the Black 5ea and
Danube.
Prince Azrlne Karageorgvitcn, brother
of the King of Servia, is leaving today
for the Far East.
The Ladles' Club at Vladivostok has un
dertaken to make thousands of sand
bags for fortification purposes.
Novik Slightly Damaged.
CHEFOO, March 12. The British collier
Foxton Hall, which has been detained at
Port Arthur since the first attack made
by the Japanese, has Just arrived here.
She reports that Japanese warships com
ing from Tallen "Wan made another at
tack on Port Arthur at midnight on tiki
9th instant during a rain storm. The
shore batteries did not return the fire,
but the armored cruiser Novik steamed
outside the harbor, firing at the enemy.
The Novik finally retired. She was
slightly damaged. The numerous shells
which exploded In the harbor and town
did no Injury except wrecking a house
and killing a few Chinese servants. Af
ter au hour and a half of bombardment
the Japanese fleet withdrew.
AID OF CHINA IS NOT WANTED
Kaneko Says ,lf She Enters War, It
Must Be as Independent Nation.
SAN FRANCISCO. March VL Baron M.
Kaneko, an ex-Japanese Minister of Ag
riculture and Commerce, and member of
the Japanese Parliament, who has arrived
here en route to Washington and the St.
Louis Exposition, said today:
"I do not understand what you Ameri
cans and Europeans mean when you
speak of the yellow peril. If you believe
that the Japanese Intend to unite with the
other members of the yellow race and
overrun Europe and America, you are
very much mistaken. I think it would be
wiser to beware of the Muscovite peril.
It Is much more dangerous.
"As regards the neutrality of China,
we expect to take the same position as
outlined by Secretary Hay. The Integrity
of China must be preserved at all costs.
We do not want her for our ally, and if
she enters the war, it must be as an in
dependent nation.
"Japan is prepared to fight this war to
a finish without foreign Intervention. She
is fighting to preserve the. peace-of Asia
and not for any ambitious purposes.
We are' in this war to win and we are
prepared to remain In it as long as Rus
sia does. Our finances are in the best- of
condition and we can always issue a spe
clal war tax If it should become neces
sary."
MARCHING TO PING YANG.
Eighteen Thousand Japanese Troops
Land in Corea.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 12. A tele
gram feceived here from General Zhlln-
sky. General Kouropatkin's chief of staff.
says that according to reports published
In Corean newspapers, 18,000 Japanese have
landed at Chinampo, Corea, and are
marching to Ping Yang. Five hundred
Japanese are said to have landed at
Klengsleng, on the northeast coast of
Corea, and 2000 other Japanese, who
reached that place before this detachment.
have started marching along the. coast
to Sheng Jim. Coreans, from the points
named, however, deny emphatically the
reports of the landing at Klengsleng.
FOREIGNERS ARE IN DANGER.
Riots Are Occurring Along the Rai!
road in Shan Si Province.
TIENTSIN, March 12. Riots have oc
curred at Tsze Chau and Lun Wan, along
the line of the Belgian Railroad, in the
southern part of Shan SI Province. A
Frenchman named Perlon has been cap
tured by a mob, and fears are entertained
for his safety. It Is reported that 20 for
eigners employed along the railroad are
in danger.
It is apprehended the trouble will spread
and endanger all foreigners in the vi
clnlty.
Russia Negotiating for Steamer.
BERLIN, March 13. The Morgen Post
prpfesses to have trustworthy information
to the effect that the Russian Govern
ment Is negotiating for the purchase of
the steamship Kaiser Frlederich III,
which was built for the North German
Lloyd Line, but which did not meet the
speed requirements. The paper says the
negotiations for the sale are nearly com
pleted, and that Russia Intends to trans
.form the steamer into an auxiliary cruiser.
Russian Ships Go to Far East in May,
PARIS, March 12. The Petit Parislenne
publishes a dispatch from St. Petersburg
this morning saying a Russian squadron
composed of the battleships Osllabia,
Slava and Alexander HI, the cruisers
Dmitri Donsker and Aurora and a number
of torpedo-boats and submarine vessels,
will go to the Far East in May. Two sub
marine vessels are being constructed at
Port Arthur, and six are being built on
the Neva.
Questioned About Selling Secrets.
PARIS, March 12. Martin, the noncom
missioned officer accused of disposing of
French naval secrets to a Japanese naval
attache, was Interrogated today. The pro
ceeding was secret. The magistrate in
charge of the case has summoned the
general naval staff to testify on Monday.
Red Cross Nurses Bound for Orient.
SEATTLE. March 1? Dr Anltn Nptt.
combe McGee and her party of nine Red
-ross nurses, wno are en route to the
Orient for work in the Japanese army.
arrived here today. They were sent by
the Philadelphia Red Cross Society. The
party wm leave this port la two weeks.
Expects Battle on Yalu Soon.
PARIS, March 13. According to the St.
Petersburg correspondent of the Echo de
Paris. General Poullvanoff. manacer o
theRussky Invalid, of St. Petersburg,-expects
serious fighting on the Yalu River In
aweeirs time.
N
Speaker Pledges Hearty
Support to 1905 Bill.
WAY IN HOUSE MADE EASY
ine Opportunity Will Be
Giyen.for Consideration.
COMMITTEE-IS MORE LIBERAL
Assurances of Leaders Make It Al
most Certain That Appropriation
Recommended Will Be Greater
Than at First Proposed. -
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 12. Speaker Cannon la
heartily In favor of the passage of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition bill, and will
do everything In his power to assist the
measure through the House. He so stated
yesterday to Senator Mitchell, Senator
Fulton and Representative Williamson
who called on him to discuss the pros
pects of the measure, and to ask that
ample time be allowed for Its considera
tion on the floor of the House. The Speak
er assured the Oregon men that as soon
as the bill Is reported by the committee
on expositions he will take It up with the
House leaders, and he is confident full
opportunity will be given for Its consid
eration. Following this conference, the Senators
and Representative Williamson called on
Chairman Tawney, representing the Re
publican membership of the committee on
expositions, and later on Representative
Bartlett, of Georgia, the ranking Demo
cratic member, and from each of these
gentlemen received assurances which en
courage them In the belief that the
amount the committee will recommend
for the Exposition will be considerably
more than has been talked of since the
bill has been before the House committee.
To members of the delegation the out
look for the passage of a bill carrying a
liberal appropriation is now very encpur-,
aging. In vlew"of ' Speaker1 Cannon's atti
tude, and the friendliness of the House
committee, it Is believed there will .be no
particular dlffibulFy In securing the final
passage of the bill.
ASKS MONEY FOR COLUMBIA.
Mitchell Also Moves In the Interest of
The Dalles-Celilo Canal.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 12. In order that sufficient
funds may be available for continuing the
improvement of the Columbia River dur
ing the next fiscal year. Senator Mitchell
today offered amendments to the sundry
civil bill appropriating $500,000 for contin
uing the Improvement of the mouth of
the Columbia River, $625,000 for improving
the Willamette and Columbia below Port
land, of which amount $500,000 shall be
expended on the permanent Improvement,
and $123,000 for dredging and maintaining
the present channel, and an additional
appropriation of $300,000 for commencing
the actual construction Of The Dalles
Celilo ship canals
Senator Mitchell also offered an amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
confirming the title of the State of Ore
gon to Indemnity, lands selected in lieu
of school sections relinquished In the dls-
GRAND DUKE
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The most potent Individuality In "Russia today Is Grand Duke Vladimir, the younger brother o the late Czar and the uncle
of Nicholas IL He Is the president of the Council of State, and ia supposed to provide the backbone for the young' Cxar, who
Is regarded as a. dreamer and a philosopher- more, than as a statesman. Vladimir, represents the reactionist party, that which
would suppress all signs of liberalism. HeIsa.'tout and eonslafent upholder of Russia's alms and ambltlcns. He Is the
soldier-of the Imperial family, and ia always considered the most" Intellectually brilliant and ambltlocs member 'of the
Romanoff clan. . - . . f
Grand Duchess Vladimir, wife of the Caaxr uncle, wields great influence at court. She is a woman of extraordinary
beauty, and has always, played a great role la?Russlan society. -She Is talcing -an active "part in raising funds,for:Red .Cross
hospitals in the Par East, and, with the aid -"of the Grand, Duchess Elizabeth, has persuaded the government to. send a num
ber of portable churches on wheels to the Fr East to attend to the spiritual" needs of the troops. '
puted area of the Klamath Indian reserva
tion; also an amendment ratifying the
treaty with the Klamath Indians, and
paying them $537,000 as compensation for
lands relinquished "under that treaty. . ,
New Northwest Rural Carriers.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. "Wash
ington, March 12. Northwest rural routes
were today ordered established April 13
as follows:
Oregon Rickreall, Polk County, with
one carrfer.
"Washington Albion, Whitman County,
with one carrier; Bickleton, Klickitat
County, with one carrier; Wenatchee, Che
lan. County, with- one carrier.
Relief to Oregon Settlers.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 12. Favorable report was
made to the House today onthe Jen
kins bill for the relief of setUcriron lands'
within the conflicting limits, ofthe grants
to the. Northern Pacific and The Dalles
Military .Wagon Road Company In East
ern Oregon, who were deprived of their
'entries under a decision of the Supreme
Court.
To Reimburse Oregon Postmaster.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 12. The Senate today
passed Senator Mitchell's bill to reimburse.
S. R. Green for moneys stolen from .the
Oregon City Fostoffice safe while he was'
Postmaster there. Green was compelled
to meet the shortage.
'
COMPLETES AMERICAN SYSTEM
Porto RIcan Legislature Adopts New
Code and Passes Many Laws.
WASHINGTON, March 12. The follow
ing cablegram has been received from
Governor Hunt, dated San Juan, Porto
Rico, March 12:
"Secretary of State, Washington: Leg
islature adjourned. Many Important
laws passed, among such American code
civil procedure, thus completing entire
American code system; referred American
judicial system law; vesting original
power in Justices Supreme Court to deter
mine all property questions between Gov
ernment and Catholic Church; providing
for commission to negotiate insular
bonded loan for permanent public works.
$3,000,000 to $5,000,000; providing for new
penitentiary; for slight increase rum tax;
for Increasing resources of municipalities:
authorizing all priests, preachers and
magistrates to celebrate marriages, with
out parents first obtaining licenses; pro
viding special study and cure parasitic
anaemia; establishing educational qualifi
cations for electors; extending public
school education; passed budget rffcxt
fiscal year: also by unanimous vote, dele
gates rising, passed strict law to prevent
desecration American flag."
ULTIMATuir SENT' TQ' lUELS
Dorqlnicah Forces rj? K ly irTF'ry-J
tignt Hours tr-.;
a a wrn -rnrrj n o w 'tramj air,.
ernnfent haa sent an3itiMUW,to Ife-ah-surpents.
demanding thelr , surrender hd
-crahtJhir 48 hotirs for? noncOaibafi'lts'' ia
retire." If this is not "coBiplled" .wftn ; the
government will attack by and
adopting such measures as it find
sary, including a bombardment-'
T
sea.
eces
Insurgents Loe Si tattle.
WASHINGTON, March 12. Very-belated
cablegrams frorn 'United States "Min
ister Powell, Just received, atttie State
Department, reporta bler battle acr'oss'-the
river from Santo Domingo, MarchMj In
which the insurgents were beaten and fled,
leaving their guns and ammunition on the
field.
RESENTS CRITICISM OF FATHER
Son of Chief of Police KJilis Man Who
Assails His Record.
ST. LOUIS, March 12. John Kiely, son
of Chief of Police Kiely, tonight shot and
killed Sanitary Inspector John Silence.
Kiely Immediately surrendered to the po
lice. It Is stated that Silence was over
heard hy Kiely sharply criticising the ef
ficiency of the latter's father in the ca
pacity of Chief of Police and took um
brage. The altercation finally resulted in
Silence shooting Kiely in the hand. Kiely
then shot Silence in the abdomen.
AND GRAND DUCHESS VLADIMIR, OF RUSSIA
HANNA MEN RISE
They Hear Forakr Is to
Control Patronage.
DICK AND HERRIGK CONFER
Strong Protest Is to Be Made
to Roosevelt -
BITTER STATED FIGHT SURE
Governor Says Foraker Dictatorship
Will-Be Considered a Personal Af
front -co the Friends of the
Dead Leader.
CLEVELAND, O., March 12. (Special.)
President Roosevelt will be. notified, in
no uncertain terms that Ohio is still antl
Foraker, and that the Republican party
in this state Is stilly firmly In control of
the friends of the late Senator Hanna.
The delegates from Ohio to the Republi
can National Convention will vote for
Roosevelt's nomination, but they will be
Dlck-Herrlck men to the core. Senator
Foraker may not be chosen as one of the
four delegates-at-large to the National
Convention. These are a few .of the con
clusions reached by Senator-elect Charles
Dick and Governor Herrick, after a long
conference here today. 1
"President Roosevelt is quoted as say
ing," a reporter said to Governor Herrick
today, "that In all future appointments in
Ohio Senator Foraker will be looked to.
What have you to say about that?"
"I have read such a dispatch from
Washington," said the Governor. "I can
not believe the statement is true, but if
the President really did say tnat, I con
sider it a personal affront to every friend
of Senator Hanna in the state."
- There will be a fight over all Federal
appointments In -Ohio, Foraker's attitude
having forced Dick to fight, and the latter
will insist upon the ' appointment of the
men chosen by Senator Hanna.
POLITICS CAUSES SHOOTING.
Agent Kansas City Democratic Fas-'
tlon Wounds Convention Officer.
KANSAS CITY, March 12. A shooting
rrrowins: out of the SDlIt in the .ranks of
the Democrats of Kansas City occurred.
today, when Cash Welch, an agent of the
faction headed by George M. Shelley,
ex-Mayor, wouhded Martin Martin,
sergeant-at-arms at the convention being
held by the followers or William T. Kem
per, candidate for Mayor. The men quar
reled at the door of the hall, when Welch
shot Martin, causing a wound that may
prove fatal. Welch escaped, but was ar
rested later. Welch is a Deputy Sheriff
and a political worker.
LAWS CAN BEACH TSTJSTS.
Cortelyou Says, Not More, but Better
Enforcement, Is Needed.
CHICAGO. March 12. Secretary George
R. Cortelyou was the guest of honor at
the banquet of the Merchants Club.
Fully 300 of the most prominent mer
chants and manufacturers of the city and
adjacent territory were present, and the
address of the Secretary "upon some
problems and policies of the new de
partment," was .received with decided
manifestations of approval.
Mr. Cortelyou outlined briefly the his
tory of the organization of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, and men
tloned some of the alms of that depart-
ment. He deprecated the insistence in
some quarters for legislation against
trusts and on other subjects.
"In some quarters," said he, "there i3
quite an insistent demand for additional
legislation on various lines. What we
need is not more law, but better execution
of the law. Let us give a fair trial to
what we now have until there Is manifest
need for more. In the history of this
country there has never been a more op
portune time than the present to recall to
our people the necessity, so strongly em.
phaslzed by Washington, of exercising a
sober and dispassionate judgment on all
public questions. To use the blunt and
effective language of our daily speech, we
are all In too big a hurry to do things and
to get results.
Less Twaddle and More Truth.
"Related at many points to the problem
of corporations is another pressing for
solution, the problem of . labor. This
whole discussion of the industrial inter
ests of the country must be lifted out of
the realm of class distinction. We must
take the discussion out of the domain of
politics, and out of the domain of class
bitterness and rancor, and approach it in
a spirit of open-mindedness, recognizing
the rights of our citizens under the law,
whether they toil with the hand or' the
brain. In a word, what we need today
in our discussions of capital and labor, is
less twaddle and more truth.
"There 13 too little community of in
terest, too little by way of conciliation.
too intolerant spirit as between em
ployer and employe. I believe in organ
ized capital, as I believe in organized
labor, for, granting the right of one, you
must grant the right of the other.
Develop Merchant Marine.
"The development of our merchant
marine Is one of the pressing problems.
In our past wars the men and ships of the
merchant marine were the reserves that
put our Navy on a war footing, and under
like circumstances they must perform the
same service In the future. Government
aid to the merchant marine in its naval
features should conform closely to our
general naval policy.
"Legislation has been recommended
looking to the development of our com.
merclal shipping in a manner best cal
culated to serve all the public Interests
concerned, and It Is hoped that, either
in the shape of a commission properly
constituted, or In some other practicable
form, the subject may have the consldera
tlon and action which Its importance
warrants.
"The work of constructing the Panama
Canal will soon be undertaken. It will
Involve the transportation of considerable
material and some passengers from the
United States. The situation suggests
the inquiry whether the special trade be
tween the United States and the Isthmus
shall be confined to American vessels."
Commander Charles E. Colahan.
NEW YORK, March 12. Commander
Charles E. Colahan. II. S. N., until re
cently commandant of cadets at the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Is dead at Lambert
vllle. N. J., from heart disease. He was 5-1
years old, and entered the academy from
Pennsylvania in lS6a.
CONTENTS OP TODAY'S PAPER
-BnssoJapanese War.
Departure ;bf General KouropaUtin for the Far
;jsast is mantea uy great demonstration.
JUshtieni-thoasaad Japanese -land-ln Corea, 'and
Begin toTnarcn to ing acang. rage 11.
America and France are likely to act as peace
makers later on. Page 14.
Russians believe bombardments show Fort Ar
thur Is InvulneraBIe- "Page 14.
Smoot Investigation.
Ex-Judge Hlles, of Utah, testifies Smoot could
not have been elected had be not been an
apostle and the church so desired. Page 2.
Official organ of Mormon church compares
stand ot polygamlsts to that of Jesus Christ.
Page 2.
Congress.
Fpeaker Cannon pledges the 1005 Fair bill
hearty support. Page 1.
Northwest Representatives are not disturbed
by Brlstow report, and will keep on asking
for postal increases. Page 3.
Indianola, Miss., race trouble Is revived In the
Senate by denial of McLaurln that people
will not allow peddlers to sell pictures of
Booeevclt and Booker "Washington. Page 13.
Postmaster Fisher, of Hastings, Neb., denies
ne paid senator Dietrich for appointment.
Page 7.
General.
Hanna men in Ohio are all in a flutter over
report that Foraker ia to dictate all nomi
nations. Page 1.
President Elliott, of the Northern Pacific, an
nounces tnat settlers In "overlap" district
can retain their holdings. Page n.
Secretary Cortelyou says present laws can
reach trusts; better enforcement la all that
la needed. Page 11.
Foreign.
Balfour holds Premiership a little longer by
howlng to the Chamberlainltes. Page 1.
Sports.
Ostrich wins the New Orleans Derby, worth
?5635. Page 7.
- Pacific - Coast.
Negro taken from Mojave, Cal., Jail resists tar
and feathers, and Is killed. Page 5.
San Franciscans deceived with raised money
orders. Page 5.
Wade herd of cattle is sold at auction at Pen
dleton. Page 5.
Shingle mills shut down In Washington for
an indefinite period. Page S.
Commercial and Marine.
New York stock market more active, but weak
er. Page 15.
Review of week In Wall street. Page 15.
New York bank statement shows- decreases- In
principal items. Page 15.
Strong wheat market at Chicago. Page 15:
San Francisco produce quotations. Page 15.
Active market for pink salmon. Page J5.
Small unknown steamer -lost on Puget 1 Sound.
Page 7.
Portland and Vicinity.
City Council cuts .down appropriation for fire
boat dock. Page 10.
People ot The Dalles confident that railroad to
Dufur will be built- Page 12.
Jobbers and manufacturers of North Pacific
Coast combine to secure fair freight rates
. to the interior. Page 10.
Simon Republicans file suit for injunction to
prevent Jailbirds from voting. Page 10.
Tickets tot primaries filed; some candidates
withdraw; factions make charges and coun
tercharges. Page 12.
Master Builders and State Commission of Lewis
. and Clark Fair agree. Page 10.
Tanner-Creek flood Is slowly falling. Page 10.
Features and Departments.
Editorial. Page 4.
Church announcements. Page 22. "
Classified advertisements. Pages 23-27.
Where the great game of dlsplomacy Is played.
Page 32.
Opportunities' for young men. Page 31.
The houee beautiful. Page 34. -Great
Britain's" interest In Yankee affairs.
Page 36.
Former labor leader declares tfiat strikes do
not pay Page 33.
Japan's heroic Red Croea. Page 32.
Hon. James' Bryce on general arbitration
treaty with Great Britain. Page 32."
Recollections of Father Tliise. Page 38..
Social. Pases 20-21.
Dramatic. Page 1&
MusicaU Page ,22.
MeLoughlln and Old Oregon. Page 3T..
Household .and fasBions. .Fageij 34-35-.
Toutns' department. Page 33; -
LOVE OF JOSEPH
Motive Which Saves
Balfour for Time.
PROTECTIONISTS ARE FIRM
Premier Is Made to Uphold
Chamberlain or Suffer.
OWN CABINET IS IN REVOLT
Two Threaten to Resign, and Leader
Decides to Antagonize Unionists
Experts Predict Irish Party
Will Soon Hold Scales.
LONDON, March 12. The continued ex
istence of the present government, after
tie past eventful week in Parliament,
creates surprise even among its most
faithful supporters. Premier Balfour
kept the Cabinet in power by a majority
of 46, gained at the expense of what Is
universally admitted to be a personal de
feat for the Premier. For the first time
since the fiscal question became a live
issue n British politics, Joseph 'Chamber
lain's followers showed their strength and
intentions.
No less than 110 members of the House
of Commons put themselves on record this
week as willing to turn oyer Balfour
rather than sacrifice their adherence to
Mr. Chamberlain's out-and-out protection
principles. As a result, Mr. Balfour has
foregone his personal policy of retalia
tion, and retains office only by the support
of those members of Parliament who
openly uphold preferential and protective
duties.
Cabinet on Verge of a Spilt.
' The complications within the Unionist
party came during the week to an almost
Gllbertain climax. On all sides it is ad
mitted that a dissolution of Parliament
alone can solve the existing conditions.
The Cabinet Itself, so recently construct
ed, has been on the verge of a serious
'split; During the week Austen Chamber
lain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Colonial Secretary Lyttleton, and- several
minor, members of the government: threatT
ened to resign unless Mr. Balfour with
drew his support of the motion which de
nounced Joseph Chamberlain's proposed
preferential duties based on the taxation
of food. Beset within and without, Mri.
Balfour gave in to the Chamberlainltes,
and still further antagonized the Free
Trade Unionists.
In addition to the difficulties in which
the fiscal question has involved what is
known as "the strongest government of
modern times," Mr. Balfour has been sub
jected to a personal attack which height
ened public interest, in the proceedings
at Westminster.
Rosebery Attack Still a Sensation.
Lord Rosebery's passionate attack from
the House of Lords on Thursday has not
yet ceased to cause a sensation which
can scarcely be realized, except by those
who know how hard and fast are the
conventions with which the upper house Is
hedged. Lord Rosebery spoke with a heat
which entirely banished any idea that
he simulated indignation. As a matter of
fact, Lord Rosebery only voiced the bit
terness against Mr. Balfour which pre
vails among the families of those mem
bers of the Cabinet who resigned, though
the relatives for centuries had supported
the Tory leaders.
. Experts in British elections express dia
metrically opposed forecasts regarding the
probable result of the appeal to the coun
try, which is now somewhat impatiently
awaited by the public. They all agree,
however, that neither Mr. Chamberlain
nor Mr. Balfour on their respective planks
of protection and retaliation, is likely to
be returned to power. The best-balanced
opinion is that when Mr. Balfour either
ends the tenure of the present govern
ment, or It is ended for him, there will
be a. series of see-saw political evolutions
with the Irish party holding the scales.
Rosebery Will Not Be Calmed.
LONDON, March 12. Lord Rosebery;
speaking at Newcastle-on-Tyne, tonight;
referred to the incident in the House of
Lords on Thursday. He said he objected
to heat in controversial matters. He had
for long entertained friendship and regard
for; Premier Balfour, but when he was
called a "calumniator," there was no man.
In the world from whom he would ac
cept that description of himself without
violent public repudiation.
Civic Federation to Take a Hand.
NEW YORK, March 12. An attempt Is
being made by the Civic Federation to
avert the threatened lockout of the litho
graphers all over the country if they do
not sign the employers' arbitration agree
ment. After a conference of the men
representing the Federation, the union
and the employers, a plan of arbitration
from the point of view of the employes
has been prepared, which will be sub
mitted to the employers at once as a
counter proposition to the employers' plan.
No Word From Missionary.
NEW YORK, March 12. Though cable
Inquiries were made today, the Presbyte
rian Board of Foreign Missions has re
reived no word from Persia regarding Dr.
Benjamin Larabee, the missionary who,
it was reported last night had, been mur-i
dered ia Khoi, Persia. No American mis
sionary has ever been killed in Persia.,
The conditions in Northwest Persia have,
however, been much disturbed for the past
year or two'
Investigating Dreyfus Papers.
PARIS, March 12. The Court of Cassa
tion today continued the investigation d
the War Office documents In the Drey-
-fus case.. At the conclusion of the exam
ination of the papers, the taking of oral
; testimony will begin.