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mtm. 45 PAGES PAGES I TO 12 VOL. XXIV NO. 14. Portland, Oregon; Sunday MOBNaKgl april 2, 1905. PRICE FIVE GENTS. GQUPBY PACKERS Plan to Learn Secrets of Grand Jury IN GASE OF CONNORS Immediate Trial Demanded for Armour's Man. GOVERNMENT READY FOR HIM But Revelation of Case Against Beef Trust Is Not Necessary to Con vlct Connors, Say the Officials. CHICAGO, April L (Special.) A possi ble coup by the big packing concerns in terested in the Federal investigation of the packing Industry lies behind the de mand which will be -made by Alfred R. Urlon and John S. Miller, the attorneys, before' Judge Kenesaw Landis for an im mediate trial for Superintendent T. J. Connors,' of Armour & Co., Indicted for alleged attempts to influence witnesses. Notice that the attorneys for the packers will ask for a speedy trial was served on District Attorney Morrison when he came from the grand jury room . today after adjournment had been taken until Wednesday. Should Connors secure immediate trial, it Is declared by lawyers who have fol lowed .the Investigation that the Govern ment, wjll take long chances in having some of the secrets of the grand Jury room made public In open court. Shields will be the principal witness against Con nors. Should he be subjected to a cross fire of examination by the packers' at torneys, it is likely that the packers can learn the undercurrent of the Inquiry. Need Not Reveal. Secrets. Tho Government officials, however, de clare that Connors can be tried and con victed without the revelation of the jury room secrets. The Federal lawyers say they can present .the case against Con nors as outlined in the indictment with out showing any of the proceedings of the grand Jury or oven giving a hint of the course' thV probe has taken to get at the Inner workings of the packing business. "It would le impossible to force the Government to show its hand in this mat ter." said. a. Government official after the notice had been served. "It wpuld not be necessary, if this case should go to an Immediate trial for the Government to divulge any of the secrets of the grand Jury room. The testimony of J. Edward Shields, the witness upon whose testi mony Connors was indicted, would be presented before a petit jury with any substantiation the Government may have. This would not necessarily cause the Gov ernment to give away any secrets. The Government would be ready to go to trial at any time. "W'e do not wish to cause any man discomfort, and if the Connors case seems reasonable he will perhaps be given the right to an immediate trial. We are now in the March adjourned term of the Criminal "Court, and the case could be called Immediately." May Delay Trial Till July. The attorneys for the packers will urge Connors constitutional right as a citizen to a trial within a reasonable time. Whether or not the trial will come up immediately or go over until the July term of the court, for which it is now set, will depend on Ludge iandls inter pretation of the word reasonable. What reply the Government will make to the petition Is not known. As the indictment was returned only a few days ago, It may be urged that trial at this time would be unreasonable from the Government stand point, or that the great press of business due to the sessions of the special grand Jury make it impossible for the District Attorney's office to give proper attention to other matters. Mr. Urlon. would give out no statement In regard to the matter after the notice was served today. Neither would Mr. Morrison give out a statement to come officially from his office. When the jurymen went to their homes today they were followed by secret ser vice men. They will be shadowed, it is said, in their home towns until Wednes day, to prevent possible intimidation by outsiders. The adjournment was taken because of election day next Tuesday. Three witnesses were heard today Among these was- Miss Katherine Breen, a stenographer for the National Packing Company. Inquiry Nearly Finished. The fact that the supply of witnesses was exhausted before noon today Is taken as indication that the grand jury will not be busy with the beef inquiry nearly as long as was first anticipated. While near ly 300 subpenae were Issued, summoning men from all parts of the United States to testify as to the business methods of the packers, it Is now known that during the past week many of them have been notified that their presence will not be needed. Up to yesterday noon not more than 75 witnesses had appeared before the grand jury. Owing to the extraordinary precautions taken by the Federal officials to guard the oecrets of the jury-room, the full extent of the investigation Is largely a matter of conjecture. It Is known, however, that most of the evidence gathered has come from employes of the packers in other cit ies, especially those in charge of branch houees,, who are necessarily In close touch with the railroads and have special un derstanding of freight rates. Nebraska Anti-Trust Bill. WXGOLN, Xeb., April 1. The Junkin antl-trust hill. ' aimed at the meatback- ens', has passed tbptn houses of the Leg islature, and will be slgnedvDy tne gov ernor with, an emergency clause. The bill seeks to make-It impossible t for packers to (force prices down in cortaln localities In order to kill the competition of lnde-r pendent butchers. It is. In effect, a state' application of the Sherman anti-trust law. J ROCKEFELLER IN MINIATURE No Pardon for Man Who Violated Kansas Anti-Trust Law. TOPEKA; Kah., April 1. Governor Hoch i will not grant a pardon to B. J. bmuey, convicted of violating the Kansas anti trust law while acting as secretary of the Kansas Gralndealers Association. "Mr, Smiley Is a miniature Rockefeller," said Governor loch today. In discussing the case. "If his methods wfcrc to pre vail the farmers of Kansas would have rece'lved only J20.O00.O00 for their wheat this year instead of 560.000.O00. I am glad we have, a law that will protect the men who raise the wheat." . BIDDERS FOR REFINERY BONDS Kansas Will Not Sell Until Court Confirms Their Validity. TOPBKA, Kan., April 1. The Kansas oil refinery bonds will not be purchased by the State School Commissioners, as has been reported. Bids have been, received from Boston. New York, Chicago, Phila delphia and a number of Western cities, but they were all rejected because of the statement that the bids were conditional upon the bonds standing the test case to be brought in the Supreme Court. The case in court will be decided as soon aa possible, and another chance will then be given bidders to get possession of the bonds. PEARL GOES WITH THE OYSTER German Court Decides Against Claim of Restaurant Man. HAMBURG, April 1. The Supremo Court here today, rendered a decision in' the cas'e of the pearl, valued at over ?750, found In her mouth by a woman who, accompanied by a male escort, was eating oysters in a restaurant. Tho woman claimed the pearl and her es cort supported her claim, but the pro prietor of the restaurant -sued to re cover the pearl on the groun'd that shells, like chicken bones, were by tra dition left by customers and were a source of profit to the proprietor. The. court declares that the pearl did not belong to the woman who found it nor to tho proprietor of the restaurant, but to the man who paid for the oys ters. In rendering Its decision, the court pointed out that, if the ownership of the pearl were to repose in the restau rant proprietor instead of the person who paid for the oysters, then Its own ership might as well be carried back to the oyster dealer who supplied the restaurant proprietor with the oysters and thence to the fisherman who took the pearl oyster from its bed. Will Seek Gold on Tiburon Island. EL PASO, Tex.. April 1. Dr. McGhee, .Of tho United States Department of Eth nology, and Thomas Grindell, of Doug las, Ariz have organized a'party to ex plore TJburqn Island, off tho Mexican coast, in the Gulf of California, and search for gold mines. Exploring" parties who have heretofore gone on this mis sion were reported to have been killed by the Seri Indians. SING ft FAREWELL Portlanclers Bid Nine teenth God Speed, CROWDS THRONG WHARVES Third Escorts , 'the - Soldiers Through Streets, ROUSING ' RECEPTION - GIVEN As the Transport Buford Departctfor the Philippines, Troops Take ' Up the Song, "Goodbye, Little Girl, Goodbye." Eight hundred strong voices raised in song,' the strains of a military band, hun dreds of waving handkerchiefs, plaintive little farewells from women who strug gled In vain to keep back the sobs; strong soldiers' faces with eyes that stared hard to keep back the tears, an animated mass of color charged with human emotions such was the departure of the Nineteenth United States Infantry for the Philippines on the transport Buford at 1 o'clock yes terday afternoon. As tho last line was cast away, as the crowds on the docks burst forth with a cheer and handkerchiefs began to wave, 00 men in khaki, who crowded the fighting-tops and the decks of the Buford, fol lowed tho cue of the regimental band and began to sing. They sang with strong vplces, waving hats and handkerchiefs as they- sang: "Good-bye, little gjrl, good-bye; Don't cry. little girl, don't cry." Unconsciously the crowd on the dock took up the air, and as the great trans port swung slowly to starboard fully 2000 voices mingled In "the song. When the verse came to an end and the soldiers who crowded the Buford were still, save for calls ' to friends on shore, the band struck up Sousa's "Stars and Stripes," and the crowd cheered, while the enlisted men answered them, cheer for cheer. Officers' Deck Thronged. The officers' deck was crowded With reg imental officers and thoir ladies. The lively children of the regiment ran about the deck waving frantically to acquain tances on shore. The officers of the Nine teenth wore less demonstrative than the enlisted men; there was a touch of grave ness'ln their manner, that unknown some thing instilled into a soul by discipline. SOLDIERS OF THE but they answered the .farewells, of crowd with a good will as" the ship backed away. The sides, decks and topsol the Buford were mingled into one mass of b"rojvn. Here and there was a sudden?sleam as,the sun reflected from a gunbarrel or a bayo net scabbard. Hereand there was a bit of color, where a soldier had fastened his sweetheart's parting rose to his blousc-or, to' his campaign bat. Here and there was: a darker spot, where a' blue shirt was mixed In the mass of brown. A hundred yards from shore the Bufoid looked to be bearing a mass of men rigid at'attentlon,' but in reality the men 'were 'at their ease, waving hats when they so desired, cheering always. So closely, were they packedon the decks that it was rarely one could -see" the white of the ship' Itself. As the vessel . drifted toward the eastern shore the cheering died away, though the handkerchiefs continued toy flash .in the sun. Then after a time, tho tug at the Buford's stern had her day. the transport swung gracefully dowh?strcam,' the' speed' became faster, . there came a last' wisp of song across the water: ' ."' "We'll come marching home again . Good-bye, little- girl, good-bye: Don't cry, little girl, dont cry " Some one at the dock- proposed three cheers for the Nineteenth. The - Nine teenth was too far away "to hear the pro posal, .but they $ieard the cheers. " And they . answered them- with, three . more, three that came ringing across -the river like a benediction. 'Transport Buford Departs. - , A.black column of smoke eracrged-from the Buford's stack, gradually spread, and drifted toward the horizon. . The - water rose' in huge, waves as the great. Bcrews began to turn, there came a last ringing cheer, and "then the Nineteenth and 'the Buford were gone, to back up the Stars and Stripes across the seas. But as the crowd- began to thin and sober-faced pec pie left for homes, there still came, per haps In fancy, across the waters, the strain of the song as on1 a zephyr from a far country! "Good-bye, little girl, good-bye ' The hearts of the cro'd went out to. the singers of that song. The crowd knew that there were 50 officers aboard thi-Buford who had their little girls with them; there were 00 men aboard, the majority of whom were leaving their little girls behind. But then It Is the men after all. Slxteen-scventecnths of the regiment are just plain men. Out there under the trop ical skies, beneath the unmerciful sun; in Jungles of unhealthy verdure, in the first aid hospitals and In the fever camps, on the firing line, perhaps It will be the men just plain men who risk the fever and the wounds, who give up the little girls that the United States may hold her own. The transport Buford may carry many an aching heart over Columbia Bar at sun rise this morning, but every aching heart will be ready to bleca as long as there Is an officer to give the word. It was the men who sang the song; the men who were cheered. Arrive From Vancouver. The firBt battalion of the Nineteenth arrived from Vancouver on-special cars at 8 b'clofck yesterday morning. The second battalion arrived shortly be'oro 3 o'clock, and the last about 10 o'clock. The Third Infantry, Oregon National Guard, stood at ease on Front street north of Burnslde, (Concluded on Page 8.) NINETEENTH INFAjfTRY GOING OX BOARD THE TRANSPORT BUFORD. FIND' FOR INT Exoneration of Chief Is i' Complete. CHARGES ARE DISPROVED Committee Has Words of Praise Only. - POLICE HIGHLY COMMENDED . ... 8' Full Text of .the Report. Is. Given, 'Showing the Findings as Signed ; by Charles TV'Beebe and Slg. SIchel. T FX.EGEOS CHARGE-That numerous . saloons "violate the ordinance that speci fies they must close between 1 and.5' A. M., and that Chief.' Hunt willfully, permitted such violations; - that-the de partment has been extremely lax regarding- the ordinance. THE INVESTIGATION Much testi mony was given for and agalnrt the Chief, before General Beebe and Senator SIchel, committeemen. COMMITTEE'S REPORT Exonerate? Chief Hunt from all blame, and declares that the Police Department Is In better condition now than at any previous time. Nothing- whatever was found to sub stantiate' any of the charges, but said charges were entirely disproved. Chief Hunt and the department In general re- ' ceive bountiful praise. Complete exoneration for Chief of Po lice Hunt on the charges preferred by Councilman A. F. Flegel, bountiful praise for the, department In general and the declaration that the allegations were en tirely disproved, are contained In the findings of Committeemen Charles F. Beebe and Slg SIchel. filed with Mayor "Williams late ye3terday afternoon. The Teport of the Investigating commit tee, '.made public after careful considera tion of the. evidence, is lavish in praise of Chief Hunt and the department of which he la the head, and the committeemen declare that not only were .Councllmen Flegel's charges without foundation, but that Portland's Police Department Is In better condition now than it ever has pbeen '-'We find-nothing whatever In any of the" testimony or. alleged proof offered by Mr. Flegel to substantiate these charges," says the report. ' The report states that from testimony adduced. It Is apparent that there have been . some violations of the 1 o'clock, closing ordinance, but cites the small number of patrolmen employed, the large number, of saloons to be watched, and absolves the administration of the police department from all blame regarding this. "When Councilman- Flegel first made his charges General Beebe wrote him, asking him foe proof. Mr. Flegel, after some correspondence, agreed to do so. The first hearing was hold at Police Headquarters Friday afternoon, March 10K and the sec ond session took place at the same place Saturday, March 12. At both of these sittings the prosecution, directed by Mr. Flegel, introduced Its evidence. The de fense put In its testimony Wednesday, March 22. . Much testimony was taken at the three sessions of the investigating committee, and .It required considerable time to tran scribe the notes. After sevoral meetings the committeemen formulated their re port and submitted It to Mayor "Williams yesterday. Report of Committee. In full. It follows: "April 1. 1003. . "To the Mayor, Portland. Or. Sir: The undersigned police committee of the Ex- ,ecutlvo -Boardi has very carefully consid ered- all the testimony offered in the case of charges made by the Hon. A. F. Flegel, .Councilman; of. tne City of Portland, al leging that continuous open violations of the ordinance requiring saloons to be closed between the hours of 1 o'clock and 5 o'clock A. M. 'were being permitted, with knowledge and consent of the Police Department, and now have the honor to respectfully report as follows: "We find nothing whatever In any of tho testimony or alleged proof offered by Mr. Flegel to substantiate these charges, and the commltteo respectfully recom mends that the Chief of Police and the official supervision of the administration of the Polico Department be absolutely relieved from any unfavorable criticism or blame under these charges. "It is entirely apparent to the commit tee that the Chief of Police has at all times fully appreciated his responsibilities as to the necessity fur persistent effort to assure the enforqpment of this ordinance, and: there Is nothing whatever In the testi mony adduced to Indicate that he has not at all times had this necessity carefully In mind and exer'ed himself to the utmost to accomplish the enforcement of tho law, both in its letter and spirit. "It is apparent from testimony adduced that In Instances at different times this law has been violated and that It has been possible to effect an entrance Into saloons during the prohibited hours. Your commltteo does not deem this, however, any reflection upon a painstaking, honest and conscientious effort on the part of the police administration to 'assure compli ance with tho law. Small Patrol Force. "When It is remembered that at no hour during the day or night more than from 13 to 18 men are on duty at any one time, covering by their beats the entlro territory Included within tho city limits, and also that there are between 400 and 500 saloqns within these limits, the neces sity for closing of which at 1 A. M. cornea within the scope of this ordinance. It (Concluded on Page 8.) AID TO Charge Made Against Asphalt Trust CASTRO'S COURT ACTS He Seeks to Punish Trust for Backing Matos. BRINGS PROOF OF CHARGES Venezuelan President Has Seized Asphalt Lake, and Competes With Tru3t No Danger of War With America. "WASHINGTON", April 1. Sonor Yelos Goltlcca, Charge d'Aff aires of Venezuela, called todny on Acting Secretary Adee and handed to him. as a mere matter of reference, a translation of the decision of the Federal District Superior Court, rejecting the motion to dismiss mado by the New York & Bormudez Company In the action against said company by the nation to compel It to pay damages to Venezuela for Its participation in the rev olution called "Idbcrtadora- The text of the decision contains sbme Interesting and rather startling statements, the facts set out being In substance as follows: "The Attorney-General for Venezuela. March 22, 1904. brought suit against tio Now York & Bcrmudez Asphalt Company in the person of Robert Korap Wright, its resident representative, for damages by reason of tho company's participation In the last revolution (the Matos revolu tion), called 'lilbcrtadorn.' Mr. "Wright pleaded that even If the hypothesis wero true (which he denied), there was no ground for action under article 13 of the penal code In the case of crimes agairst the national power, any and all proceed ings ceasing upon the re-establlshrant (Concluded on Fifth Pag-.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER Tho Weather. TODAY'S Fair and warmer; westerly wind. YESTERDAY'S "Maximum temperature. deg.; minimum. 4i. Precipitation. 0.91 tn.-h. The War in tho Tar East; Japanese make turning movement on Klrln, preparatory to attack on vtadlvoatoclc. Pagc2. Building new railroad to Mukden. Fage Z Russia. Police Commissioner of Lods fatally Injured by bomb. Page 15. Movement for freedom of church sans strength. Page 5. Yenexuela. Venezuelan court decides agalfist aspbaTt trust. Page 1. Asphalt trust accused of aiding revolution. Pas 1. Decision against French Cable Company. Page 1. Foreign. Kaiser's speech at Tangier causes sensation In Europe and Morocco. Page 2. Politics. Bryan speaks at Jefferson banquet. Pag 3. Parker will speak at New York. Fage 5. Payne says Congress will not change tar IS. . Page 3. National. New head of Canal Commission. Page 3. Congressmen say Santo Demlnge seeds a protectorate. Pag 3. Domestic. Beef trust tries to moke Government shiw Its hand. Page 1. Awful .slaughter of babies with adulterated food. Page .1. Incriminating letters taken from Mrs. J. Morgan Smith. Page 3. Settlement of Equitable dispute arranged. Page 3. Sport. Pacific Coast League scores: Los Angeles 4. Portland 2; San Francisco IS. Seattle 0; Oakland 3. Tacoma 2. Page 18. Fast California horses to be sent north. Page 16. Oxford defeats Cambridge. Page 1. Bowling Is popular sport. Page 1. No opponent found for Jeffries. Pag 17 Oregon to have strong track team. Pag IT. Interview with Jaber White. Page 17. Success of Exposition sports assured. Page 17. Pacific Coast. State Land Agent declares that hundreds cC fraudulent applications were made on school land. Page C. Seattle Judge wants monopoly on saloons oZ city. Page 6. Livestock fair opens at Woodburn. rage 6. Portland and Vicinity. Rev. Daniel Toy tells his life story. Page S. Patriotic club reveres the name f Thomas Jefferson. Page 9. Candidates for Mayor all evade the issue oC the closed town. Page 11. Women give prisoners key. who unlock handcuffs and escape, one being recap tured later. Page IS. Governor Cutler of Utah and party are guests at luncheon at the Commercial Club. Page 0. City of tents for military companies wilt b a feature at the Exposition. Page 10 Giltner 13 chosen secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Page 21. Big realty deal Is made an Washington street. Page 10. Commission exonerates Chief of Police Hunt In its report. Page 1 Nlneteenth departs on the transport Buford for the Philippines. Page 1. Portland can lodge and feed 20.000 guests a day. Page 10. Commercial and Marine. Revival of speculative riemamt In xook marfceu Page 23. Wheat weak at Chicago under selHng pressure. Paxe 23. New York bank statement ehw ttaexpectM decrease In leans. Page 23. Chartering under way for new-erop loading. Page 19. Government opens bids en large tumjber order. Page 19.