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44 PHGES PAGES I TO 5 VOL. XXHL NO. 24. PORTLAND, OBEGON, SUNDAY MORNING; JUNE 12, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. I! SET OFFICE Portland in Line for Land Business. OREGON CITY WILL LOSE Department Considers Change in Interest of Economy. LESS CHANCE FOR FRAUD Investigation Will Be Made to See If the Engineers Cannot Give Up Room Required In the Federal Building. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 1L If there is sufficient room in the new Federal building at Portland, It Is probable the local Land Office will be removed from Oregon City to Portland. Buch a move as this has been recommend ed by Special Agent LInnen, and Is ap proved by Surveyor-General Ialy and In spector Green. There are various reasons for desiring the change. Portland Is now the central point In the Oregon land district, and a vast majority of the persons having busi ness in the local Land Office have to pass through Portland on their way to Oregon City. More than that, the Government now pays $3C0 a year rent for the building occupied by the Oregon City Land Office. Its owner, Henry Welnhard, of Portland, refuses to reduce the price. In Portland the Item of rental would be saved. It is believed by Land Office officials that sufficient room can be found In the Federal building at Portland, If the Engi neers' office will surrender some of the space it now occupies but apparently does not require. It appears thafan Important reason for urging the removal of this office to Portland is that it would be re moved from the easy reach of attorneys, timber locators and others who now have offices adjoining the Land Office, and who make a business of keeping tab on every person who transacts business therein in order .tosgMcIt their, work, eta, which ,1s not'cons'iaered5inthbsSiritests"-ifthe service. Moreover, it Is deemed desirable to have the Land Office under the same root as the Surveyor-General's office, in the Interest of economy of time and con venience. The General Land Office will look Into the facts, with a view to deter mining whether the change shall be made. REASON FOR BIG MAJORITY. Hitchcock Believes Oregon Duly Ap preciated Ending of Land Frauds. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington, June 11. It may sound strange to the people of Oregon, but it is none the less true that Secretary Hitchcock is claiming credit for the great Republican victory In Oregon last Monday. Today's New York Tribune, under the heading, "What Caused the Oregon Result," prints a dispatch from Washington which says: "Secretary Hitchcock, of the Interior Department, believes that the flattering Republican majority rolled up In Oregon early this week was the direct result of the land-fraud investigation made by tho Administration. " 'When we began prosecutions, said the Secretary today, 'no one had any idea that they would be so far-reaching or so thorough. Neither did we think they would strike as prominent people as they did. But the most Imperative orders were issued to go to the bottom of things, and run down guilty ones, no matter how high they stood. We have now cleaned up the state, so far as we know, and, though the light was not begun for campaign pur poses. It has made the entire West all the more enthusiastic for the President. " 'The land frauds would have been run down Just the same, whether there had been a campaign on or not, and whether the result would have hurt or benefited tho President's candidacy. But as all movements for right are bound to receive the Indorsement of honest-thinking people the world over, this one has redounded greatly to the President's credit. People of the West are for Theodore Roosevelt, and no matter who is put up by the oppo sition this Fall they are going to vote for him and elect him to succeed himself. " 'As far as the Interior Department Is concerned the land cases are wound up. The Department pf Justice Is now in charge, and, from the success attained In the preliminary steps, it looks as though the Government was to be triumphantly vindicated by securing convictions In every important case. Some of the law violators may escape by Jumping their ball, whan they see the state prison before them, but if they do, the coffers of the Government will be reimbursed to some extent by the forfeiture of their ball, and the people will be protected from their rascality, for they need not fear schemes of expatriated criminals. " 'Some people have found fault with the laws that would permit such gigantic frauds as those discovered, but the laws are not to blame. As long as men can gain property by forgery, perjury and false impersonation. Just so long will frauds occasionally be committed. The best we can do is to administer the laws as best we caa. and visit punishment with heavy hand upon the criminals when they are found out. " New Washington Postmasters. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 11. Washington Postmasters were appointed today as follows: Bissoll. Henry Clarke, vice Mrs. D. E. Richardsen, resigned; Blue Creek, Charles G. Dannlson, vice C. W. Stanley, resigned: Diamond, Mrs. Nellie M. Torrance, vice A. S. Hamilton, resigned; Scotia, Charles W. Peterson, vice W. L. Faroswortb, resigned. SPEAKS FOR INDIAN OFFICIALS Says There Will Be No More Irregu larities at Chemawa. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 1L Assistant W. P. Camp bell, of Chemawa Indian school, who has been to Carlisle, Pa., on school business, passed through Washington today on his way home. While here he had an inter view with Indian Commissioner Jones con cerning the recent Investigation of affairs at the Chemawa school, and was lavish in the assurances that if the department would overlook the past laxity on the part of the school authorities, there would be no further cause for complaint. He com plained about the publicity that had been given to the condition of the school, and said the published statements had done the institution considerable harm. Campbell's promises "to be good" was not entirely satisfactory to Commissioner Jones, who does not like the Idea of offi cials continuing a forbidden practice after their attention has once been called to their errors. Campbell's solicitude was as much personal, as on behalf of Superin tendent Potter, for the inspecting officials in their report hold Campbell culpable along with Potter, and recommend that he be reduced from assistant superinten dent to clerk, and be transferred to some other school. Inspector Nesler, who recently looked Into conditions at Chemawa will be in Washington In a few days, and It is ex pected immediately after his conference, steps will be taken to Insure a regular administration at Oregon's most promi nent Indian school. ' ILLINOIS WILL HELP HITT. Cannon Says It Will Try to Make Him Vice-President. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 1L At the request of many people in the West, who telegraphed him, John Barrett went to Speaker Cannon and asked him the direct question whether he would accept the Vice-Presidential nom ination if It were tendered him. Cannon declared emphatically that under no cir cumstances would he accept. He said: "I will not be Vice-President. I will not be nominated. I will not accept." Barrett became, convinced that Cannon meant -what he said. Cannon also added that Illinois would present the name of Representative Hltt, and would endeavor to secure his nomination. CONTENTS OP TODAY'S PAPER Kasso-Japanese War. Chlneae report battle was fought June 0. witb- ( In seven miles oj Inner forts of Port '-Arthur., Paseter - - ' - ' - - - . rv . ,-f f Cxar decides war will make -no change "in naval programme. Page 3. How General Knropatkin directs his cam paign, and his manner of living. Page 3. Colorado Miners' Strike. More union miners -will be deported today. Page 1. Kansas Sheriff refuses to allow men to enter that state. Page 2. Exiles are landed on prairie and Void to keep going. Page 2. Deputies continue to scour the hills, and make many arrests. Page 2. National. Land office at Oregon City may be moved to Portland. Page 1. Panama Commissioners are sure currency sys tem acceptable to United States will be adopted. Page 7. Domestic Detectives watch house of his mother-in-law In hopea of serving warrant on Reginald Vanderbllt. Page 0. Abner ilcKInley dies suddenly, while sitting In his chair. Page 3. Colorado train robbers again elude posse. Page 3. Pacific Coast. Wife of Mayor Balllnger, of Seattle, warned of plot against her husband's life. Page 1. Dr. Byrne has a knife for George Turner when he runs for office. Page 9. Professor Drew, of Willamette University, tells cigar stores they are breaking the Sunday law Page C. Oratory of University of Oregon wins from Washington and Idaho. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Good support In New Tork stock market. Page 13. Improvement In general tone of financial mar kets Page 13. More high records shown by New Tork bank statement. Page 13. Good weather map weakens Chicago wheat market. Page 13. San Francisco banks cautious about loans on grain. Page 13. Government forage contract given to San Francisco. Page 7. , Army officers at Manila condemn Seattle oats. Page 7. Sports. Opening of racing season at Oakland under very favorable circumstances. Page 14. Portland Is defeated by Los Angeles, 5-4. Page 14. Jcffries-Munroe fight may have to be post poned. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Oregon Democrats oppose Issues that are dead. Page 16. Fred T. Merrill had no verbal lease on Baln- brldge property. Page 10, County Judge cuts down Sheriff's tax-collecting force. Page 16. Consolidation of promotion work advocated. Page 10. Parson H. Hatch killed by blow from falling timber. Page 12. Rose Show clones la battle of ros-s. Page 10. Ofilcial count of votes In Multnomah County. Page 12. Features and Department. Editorial. Page 4. Church announcements. Page 30. Classified advertisements. Pages 25-29. Is Portland ready for a. system of parks? Pge 44. Map of Mr. Olmsted's plan for Portland parks. Page 32. Houseboat life on the Willamette. Page 32. Arnold Bray's pioneer poem. Page 35. Judge Alton B. Parker, the man. Page 25. Professor Alexander Graham Bell's talk on aerial navigation. Page SS. Actual dangers of a trip to the Arctic Page 40. Cartoons. Page 41. Social. Pages 20-21. Musical. Page 24. . ' Dramatic Pages 1S-19. Househeid and fashion. Pages 3S and 37. Youths department. Page 42. NONEKNDWMAN Lively Times Promised at St Louis. PLATFORM ALSO IK DOUBT Bryan Will Again-Be the Most Prominent Figure. D. B. HILL A CLOSE SECOND James K. Jones' Political Career Will End When He Calls the Conr ventlon to Order-Personality of Delegates. t OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 1L The Democratic Na tional Convention which will assemble at St. Louis July 6 will be far more interesting- than the Republican Convention two weeks earlier. The work of the Re publican Convention is already cut out. The nominee Is known; what the plat form will be is known. The Democrats do not know at this time who their can didate will be. though it Is generally be lleved Judge Alton B. Parker will be nominated. So doubtful, however. Is the question of the selection of the leading candidate that there has been little dis cussion of a Vice-Presidential candidate. Then the platform. The Democrats are more at sea regarding their platform than they have been heretofore. It is understood that they will not go back to the Bryan Issues of 189S and 1900, but Just how radical a departure they will make from the Kansas City declaration Is one of the things that is stirring the Demo cratic mind. The tariff declaration will be important. "Whether the party shall declare for a tariff for revenue only, for incidental protection, or a protective tariff with a recommendation for reduction of duties. are questions that are to be solved, and the Democracy Is in doubt as to the way it shall frame its declarations on this Important subject. Bryan Will Bo Principal Figure. Bryan.' Int spite' of two-defeatsT-JwlIlibe; mo jjiiiiujju.i usuro jii uie jjemocrauc National Convention. Will Bryan bolt? is a question that is on the lips of a great many Democrats .today. If he bolts, how much of a following will he have? It Is a rather Interesting fact that this man. still young, should be the principal figure In three National Con ventions of the Democratic party. With his "crown of thorns and cross of gold" he made himself the nominee in 1S96. In 1S00, no one raised a voice against his nomination, and he dominated the Kan sas City convention more completely than Theodore Roosevelt dominates the Re publican Convention at this time. He was able to force Into the platform a declara tion for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 15 to 1 when more than two thirds of the convention were opposed to such a declaration, and had come to the conclusion that silver was a dead issue then as It is now. Bryan also named the candidate for Vice-President Not that Stevenson was his first choice, but ----TTI.ltt n . t I I t t I I I m n I I .1 t . I o SPEAKING OF INFERNAL fe p MACHINES . L U he was able to sway the delegates against anybody absolutely objectionable to him. From one point of view, the most in teresting feature of the convention will be the reappearance of David Bennett Hill, of New York, as a political factor In the Democratic pary. Second only in importance in. the coming convention is HUL There will be Democrats at that convention who will remember the promi nent part played by Dave Hill in the Democratic Convention of 1SS4". He was then Lieutenant-Governor of New Tork, and no one man worked harder and more earnestly for the nomination of Grover Cleveland for President than this same Hill. Of course, Cleveland's pronation to the Presidency made a vacancy in the Governor's chair, which Kill stepped Into, and his earnest endeavors ior the success of Cleveland were not wnolly disinter ested. To his personal friends Hill acknowl edged that It was not alone for Cleve land that he was working, but he was looking out for Hill. From the conven tion of 18S4 until IS92, Hill was not a very prominent factor in National politics, al though he organized the Democratic ma chine of the State of New York on a very solid and firm basis; so strong, in tact, that he was able to elect himself Governor In 1SSS, although Cleveland -was defeated by the vote of New York. In 1S92, Hill was a candidate for President, and those who attended the Democratic Convention In the old rickety Wigwam on the Lake Front at Chicago can remem ber the eloquent praise which was be stowed upon Hill by Bourke Cochran and Senator Daniel, of Virginia. Bourke Cockran Is one of the Tammany dele gates today, bound hand and foot by the Instructions and the unit rule, but Is opposing Hill's policy as he has opposed Hill before. At this time, Tammany would prefer Cleveland, McCiellan or anybody else, to Hill or anybody that Hill Is supporting. Hill appeared at the Democratic Con vention In 1S96 at the head of the New York delegation, and the delegation was under his control. Hill took the lead in the fight against the free-silver craze. As a member of tho committee on reso lutions he did his utmost to prevent the Democracy from declaring for 16 to 1. It was only four yearn ago that Tam many humiliated Hill at Kansas City. Hill was a delegate, but he was bound hand and foot, as ho now has Tammany bound. They played with him like a foot ball. He wanted to be a member of the committee on resolutions, but this was denied. He made a pilgrimage from Kan sas City to Lincoln to conrulf with Bryan. He returned to Kansas City, and re mained the sphynx that he has taught all of his poetical proteges to be, and no body knew what took place between Bryan and Hill on that occasion. Tam many. In control of "the New York dele gation, voted for two other Vlce-Presl-dentlal candidates, and finally put Dave Hill 4n nomination for Vice-President against his will, against the will of Bryan, against the wishes of a large ma jority of the Democrats of the conven tion, all for the sole purpose of kicking him about and making it appear how un popular and useless he was. Passing of James K. Jones. Another Interesting feature of the con vention will be the passing of James IC Jones. When the Populist wave was aweenlnc over, the Southern States... and LhFpld-lh'wj: pwnoefnts" foon?l -Itanls! essary 10 uo roiueuiing: 10 bbvb iiium selyes and thi?lr party in that section, and' to keep themselves in the Senate and House of Representatives, a free-silver party was organized within the demo cratic party. At the head of this move ment was James K. Jones, of Arkansas, ably assisted by Francis M. Cockrell, of Missouri; Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee; John W. Daniel, of Virginia, and Joseph C. S. Blackburn, of Kentucky. At the Democratic Convention In 1806 James IC Jones was at the head of the "Silver Dick" Bland .forces, and Bland, the logical candidate of the silver conven tion, had more than a majority of the delegates, but he did not havQ the neces sary two-thirds, and his support disin tegrated under the blazing eloquence of Bryan. James K. Jones was made chairman of the committee on resolutions, and he' was at once chosen leader of all of that mass of sliver advocates. When the conven tion adjourned, he was made chairman of the National Committee. Again In 1900 Jones was the dominating factor at Kan- (Concluded on Page 13.) MORE MENTD G Colorado Troops Will Oust Miners Today. NUMBER WILL BE LARGE Final Deportation Will Be Made . the Middle of the Week. TROOPS ARE TO LEAVE SOON Civil Authorities Have Control of the Situation at Cripple Creek -Deputies Still Scour the Hills. CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., June 11. No action has yet been taken toward recalling the troops In this district, and none Is ex pected before Monday, or even later. Adjutant-General Bell, however, has an nounced that the troops will not bo needed much longer, as the civil authorities have control of the situation, and the people are looking forward to a speedy end of military rule. All day long deputies searched the hills, and there are now confined -In the "bull pen" about 23 men. Ten of these are marked for Immediate deportation. They are all Altman men and were taken today by A. H. Rogers and Frank Bennlck, two of Sheriff Bell's most trusted men. Among the men brought off Bull Hill weFe the Cogan brothers. In whose cabin the militia found rifles last Winter. Earl Reed, re cording secretary of Free Coinage Union, No. 19, was also arrested. Tomorrow there will probably be another tralnload of undesirable men deported. This promises to be the largest shipment yet made, and there $111 probably not be another until the middle of next week, when It Is understood another and last deportation will be made. Conditions Are Appalling. Of those retained for prosecution by the court the jail Is full to overflowing. One of the committee of safety, speaking of this today, said: "We haveevldence that will jegallyhang five." and' oihIyrublthajtrjipmber,iajQd imprison enougn to mi me penuenuory. We have unearthed a state of things that the public will be slow to believe. We our selves are appalled at conditions, even knowing as we have that they were bad. As we would be doing the public a wrong to turn these people loose upon it, they must be punished, and will be, now that the laws are enforced." In following up the determination to ex terminate the Western Federation from the district, General Bell as commander of the district today Issued a proclamation similar In wording and intent to that con cerning the Portland mine, directed to the operators of the Pride of the Cripple Creek District mine, and the Winchester and Morgan. These are the men who are alleged to be a menace to the welfare and safety of the county, and their arrest was ordered as a military necessity. This afternoon the Aldermen of the town of Goldfield, who were- under military confinement, were brought over from Vic tor under guard. Contrary to expectations, there was no trouble. The Aldermen all resigned voluntarily, and the entire pro ceedings passed off In a harmonious spirit. J. P. Kerrln was appointed City Treas urer. The reopening of the mines continues and by the end of next week practically every mine conforming to the "military necessity" restriction will be working full force, ' Prefer to Leave Town. The committee of safejty was In session nearly all day holding examinations. A number of men have stated they were willing to give up their union cards, as there was no longer any union, but they were not willing to take out a per mit to work from the Mlneowners Asso ciation, preferring to leave town. No radical steps have yet been taken to enforce the agreement of the business mon in general to employ no members of unions connected with the local trades assembly, the American Labor Union or kindred organizations. Reduces Force of Deputies. Sheriff Edward Bell today largely re duced his force of special deputies. Since the recent deportations following the hegira of many strikers to avoid arrest and incarceration there remain In the County Jail between 100 and 123 prisoners against whom criminal charges will be filed. There are about 100 In the Victor Armory and Cripple Creek Mining Ex change Hall, many of whom are marked for deportation. The woman side of the situation has been one of the most troublesome to the military authorities and the citizens' com mittee. Nonunion workingmen have been accustomed to receiving insults and gibes from women in sympathy with the strik ers, but none of these has been arrested or driven out. District Attorney Trowbridge has ap pointed 3. D. Crump as his deputy in place of J. C. Cole, who was forced out of of fice. As attorney for the Mlneowners' As sociation, Mr. Crump has to a large ex tent directed affairs through the strike. County Treasurer McNeil, whose name was Included In a published list of exiles, is in this city and Is discharging the du ties of his office without interference. Considerable excitement was caused to day, when firing was heard In the hill3 after Major McCiellan and a detail of sol diers and deputies had left for Clyde sta tion on the Short Line. It was reported that another battle with the miners was In progress. Investigation proved the firing was caused by some deputies who were Indulging In target-practice, and that no fight had taken place. The funeral of John H. Carley, the union striker who was shot In the Dunvllle battle, took place this afternoon. President Receives Appeal of Miners WASHINGTON, June 11. President Roosevelt today received a telegram from W. D. Haywood, secretary of the Western Federation of Miners, urging him to instl tute an Investigation of the present seri ous condition of affairs in the Cripple Creek mining district of Colorado. Be yond the mere statement that the tele gram had been received,, and that no an Iswer had'vet-been'sent, to-it- no-official Information was- obtainabIe"af ther White House. What action, if any at all, the President may take, is not even intl mated. At least twice heretofore within the last six months the President has been re quested to Interfere In the Colorado affair, but declared, after consideration, because he had no legal power to take action In the matter. It is regarded by those In close touch with him to be unlikely that uhe President will Interfere in any way with the action of the constituted author ities of the State of Colorado. Will Send Next Train to Utah. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., June 1L Ad jutant-General Bell, In an interview to night, said he did not know where the tralnload of deported miners would be sent Monday, but thought it might be Utah, and the following deportations would be to New Mexico, Texas and In dian Territory. He said he thought the militia would be withdrawn from the dis trict by Wednesday, or Thursday, of next week, although this was subject to change. WARNS IIS WIFE Seattle Mayor's Life in Great Peril. MESSAGE LEFT AT THE DOOR Mrs. Ballinger Urges Stranger to Give Details to Police, BEARER OF TALE DISAPPEARS Wealthy Property-Owners Grumble as Loudly as Divekeepers Over the Closlng-Up Campaign In augurated in the Town. SEATTLE, Wash., June 11. (Special.? For ten days the Police Department has: been working to prevent a threatened at tack upon the life of Mayor R. A. Bal llnger and to solve the mystery that sur rounds a warning- given the wife of the executive. An unknawn man conveyed to her the Information that a plot against the Mayor was forming and she promptly' urged him to go to the Chief of Police with his information. Apparently fright ened the man disappeared and tho police have been unable to get trace of him. . This Is the latest of a series of threats made against Mayor Balllnger. In anony mous letters, private conversations and through the Police Department he has received information that his life might be in danger. Thus far nothing has come of these threats, but his friends and the police are worried. Warning to Mayor's Wife. The latest warning was delivered in a peculiar manner. A young man, appar ently a foreigner, rang the doorbell of the Balllnger residence late in the even ing. Mrs. Balllnger answered the bell. At the time the. Mayor was out of tho city. The caller did not enter. From tha steps he Informed Mrs. Balllnger that a plot had been formed against her hus band's life and would be carried out; that he could furnish her with the details Very much agitated, she said: -JP& not.teU.me.ths.. .Go'to-tfce-Chief :ot" Police." - 'She immediately notified Chief Delaney of what had happened, but the man never appeared at police headquarters. Mora than that no trace of him has been found since he left Mayor Ballinger's home. Since Mayor Ballinger took office and put into effect his policy of cleaning' up the city, much grumbling has been in dulged in by some of those who hava suffered permanent or temporary busi ness curtailments in consequence of tha new order of. things. Some saloonkeepers and many proprietors of resorts and dis orderly places have complained. Two Classes of Kickers. A few property-owners have given volcd to similar feelings, men, as a rule, who get big rents from buildings in the re stricted district. And, of course from tho small army of grafters and vagrants that ha3 been forced to abandon Seattle a loud cry of distress has arisen. At tha same time those who have depended in a great measure on the trade of such: characters for an income have done a great deal of talking. All thi3 has not been without its effect on the weak-minded and vicious. For this reason the mysterious man and hlg strange warning delivered to Mrs. Bal linger were looked on by the police as possibly of some Importance. The close surveillance which has been kept up during the last ten days over sources whence such a move as that predicted might emanate will be continued foe some time to come. SQUADRON WILL BE READY. America Can Send More Ships to Tangier if Emergency Arises. PARIS, June 1L Information has beetf received from Lisbon concerning the plans of the American battleship squad ron. Rear-Admiral Barker expects to leave Lisbon June 15 for Gibraltar, whera the squadron will remain until the Moroc co incident is settled. On the arrival there of the Illinois and Missouri, tho squadron will consist of six of the most modern battleships, besides the two squadrons of cruisers and gunboats now at Tangier. Although Admiral Barker does not expect that the necessity will arise of taking the battleships to Tangier, yet he will remain at Gibraltar for the purpose of meeting any possible contin gency. When the American squadron leaves Gibraltar it will' not go to Villefranche, as at first intended, but will go to Pleraus and cruise through the Grecian Archipel ago. Later, the squadron will go to Corfu and Trieste. VATICAN WILL WAIT. Fall of Combes' Cabinet May Make It Easier to Deal With France. ROME, June 11. The pope today dis cussed at length with Secretary Merry de Val and other cardinals the Franco Vatican situation. His holiness took oc casion to speak of the report of Mgr. Lorenzelll, papal nuncio at Paris, in which the nuncio states that not the least step has been taken by the French govern ment In the direction of a rapprochement, or even to soften the existing strained relations. The nuncio added, however, that there are many signs which indicate the fall of the Combes cabinet not to be improbable, making it appear to be the best policy to wait, as a new government would correct the present state of things. The pope seems to favor the adoption of the nuncio's suggestion.