i VOL. I. NO. 228. n , . '. : ; POBTIiANp; l6BEfe'oir,!tSibKBAy: EVENING.. DECEMBER. !. ' 1902.
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CONGRESS OPENED
! AT NOON TODAY
No Definite Action Will Be Taken
Until President's Message Has
Been Received
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. The American Conors convened today and
thousands of people who had assembled to hear read the message of the
president went back to their homes disappointed. Communication of the
wishes of the chief executive will probably be made tomorrow.
Among the members of the House and Senate It was generally under
stood before 10 o'clocktthat the message of the president would not be made
public today, but' there are many well acquainted with Its contents and it
Is the chief topic of conversation about the halls and corridors of the capltol.
Practlcallyaothlng. will be done before . the message i heard and It sug
gestions have been considered.
Both houses met promptly at neon, but at 12:15 o'clock the Senate ad
journed until tomorrow out of respect for Senator McMillan of Michigan,
who die' some time ago; ; : - .,. ,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 1
t had been, agreed In advance to swear
In all lew members, even though unpro
vided with credentials, there "being no
threats of contest. This phm was
chosen on account of the turdlness of
returning boards of New York, Texas
and Connecticut. "
Cannon dropped a bill into the basket
providing JoO.000 for expenses of the un
thracite commission, and another by
Brownlow, of Tennessee, creates a Bu
reau of Public Roads In the Department
of Agriculture, to secure national, state
and local co-operation and the permanent
Improvement of public highways.
Before the gavel fell the appearance of
Mrs. Roosevelt in the gallery created a
stir.
THE FIRST SHOT.
Congressman Taylor of Ohio threw a
bomb Into the Democratic ranks shortly
after the preliminaries were gotten
through with, "by offering a resolution
calling for investigation of the title of
Carter Glass, newly elected member from
Virginia, to his Beat. The question .thus
raised is whether negroes were not un
lawfully deprived of their franchise.
It was referred to the committee on elec
tions, of which Taylor l chairman.
At 12:00 o'clock Speaker Henderson ap
pointed Bingham, Hltt and Richardson a
committee to await on the President, con
sult his wishes and ask for his message.
Then, In honor of the memory of Repre
sentative Russell, of Connecticut, the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. l.-Ther
was a good attendance in the House long
before the hour had arrived for the as
ne mblin?. The members gathered early,
chatting and discussing prospective legis
lation. The trust and tariff Issues were
the main topic. The exchange of con
gratulations was In order among the re
elected members, and every one was
Jovially slapping everybody else on the
lack. The arrival of the new Speaker,
the venerable "Uncle Joe" Cannon, was
the signal for an ovation, which was
graciously acknowledged by the distin
guished member from Illinois.
Pushing about on the floor were crowds
of visitors, mostly women, all anxious
to obtain tickets which would entitle
TO THE
VENEZUELA BOWS
Has Conceded to Britain and Germany
Enough
Present.
LONDON, Dec. 1. It Is stated In diplomatic circles hera that Veneguela has
yielded in part to the demands of Germany and England regarding claims put
fat -hiiLclUxena,. . These concessions -are-enough- to defer,-- fof-4he present at- least,
the Joint ultimatum that was In course of preparation by the two powers named.
The German and British warships will doubtless continue onward to Venezuelan
waters and will remain there, a constant reminder to Castro that peace Is
threatened at all times to be broken. At most tbe time granted by Britain and
Germany is but a respite and It Is believed that Venezuela must further humble
elf before' there can be snvthlng like
PISCUSS THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. l.-Con-ares
Is In session today and In the
galleries and corridor of the Cap
itol Building- President Roosevelt
and his fneaaaa; to-the governing
body of the American people are
being generally discussed. There
are even more visitors than com
mon at the Capitol today. Nearly
air members of Congress have ar
rived, and those who have not will
be seen In their places before the
end of the week.
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them to seats to witness the opening of
Congress. The opening of Congress is
Hi.moA-'fHm-1 s.uauioiu jCjjAiiauiitan
were"preehT'ln great crowds. "Fashion
ably dressed In bright colors, they began
Invading the gallerfes as early ns 10
o'clock. Most of the sections were tilled
with women and children, ami the time
up to the. noon hour was spent chiefly
In admiring the floral tributes which
adorned the members' desks. Many of
these were of great beauty, and some of
the mahogany desks were almost chidden
ljeneatli their fragrant burdens.
GALLERIES Fl 'LI.
When Clerk McDowell rapped the house
to order on the stroke of 12 there was
not an empty seat in the galleries. Ad
miring constituents had even pre-empted
the steps in the galleries and they re
fused to leave. After the body had been
rapped to order the chaplain delivered
the opening prayer. He prayed that the
members and speaker of the house might
receive Divine guidance during the sea
slon. The
pluied the
moment the chaplain con- I
members- began to scatter i
about and talk with old friends. William
of New York. Chaciga and San Fran- I
I Cisco, and a new member of Congress!
L from New York City, was a conspicuous I . ,,"""u"' "J o.i .'). nis amount ts sji.uuu tess
member off the flaor. His was one of 8fT, of Michigan amending the Con-i than the, actual appropriations. Uedue
I . . Bfltution to give Congress nnwar in H- 1 -.hi i... i i i..
several new laces ni were consianny
pointed out to the gallery - visitors by
persons who recognteed him; "iswkliw
ful y as vigorous as he dd a score or I
years ago was Representative Grosvennr
of Ohio, who was kept busy exchanging
greetings with his friends. Other promi
nent members whose desks were centers
of attraction were Babcock of Wisconsin,
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, l-andls of In
diana, Hltt of Illinois and Ketcham of
New York.
Speaker Henderson found his desk
heaped high with floral tributes from his
many friends and admirers, lie was cor
dially greeted by' his colleagues, who.
without exception It may be said, sin
cerely regret that be Will soon disappear
from the arena where he has been such
a prominent and influential ngure for so
many years.
Congressman Richardson of Tennessee
was another- member who was surround
ed during the brief session by Democratic
rating the Iewls and Clark expedition to
Payne of New York and l'nderwoo.1 of
IRON ARM
to Prevent War at
lime .
permanent trrMmsnti.
Offensive Partisanship Will Be Charged
and fhe Matter Will Be Given
In its telegrams to Washington last
week ,The Journal stated to the depar
ment that Matthews wan chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee and
was also hulling, the position of I'nlted
States Marshal.
When the department wired him that
he must at once resign one of these posi
tions, the iKilltlcnl Janus sent back word
that he had resigned as chairman of the
committee lust summer.
VERY MYSTKRIOl'8 RESIGNATION.
If this Is so Matthews did It so secretly
that a majority of the committee, with
whom The Journal has been able to get
in contact, knew nothing of It. It seems
very probable that knowing how strict
the department was In these matters,
Matthews wrote nut a resignation and took j
elaborate precautions that no one should
know of it. He rnuy hrive kept the resig
nation In his desk, lie evidently niicnaeu
to ai t as chairman until a protest was i
made to the department, when he would j
lay his hand upon his chest and announce
in indignant tones thai he was being per
secu (!." "'
AM. EN WILT. NOT TALIv,,
Harrison Allen, the secretary of the
Republican state central committee. Is
the man to whom Matthews' resignation
v.culd have been sent If it was sent to
any one.
The Journal telegraphed its correspond
ent at Astoria to Interview Mr. Allen and
to ask him If Matthews hud ever re
signed. The following reply was received
this afternoon:
"Astoria. Dec. 1, 1002.
"Harrison Allen absolutely refused to
make any statement for publication to
day, regarding the repqrtcd resignation
of Jack .Matthews When a Journal man
called on Allen and asked him If Mat
thews had resigned In July last, he re
plied: "I will not be interviewed on tliia sub
ject," When pressed for an answer, he said
he would irive any Information 1n his
possession to the central committee at
the proper time, but that he would not
make himself h party to the present po
litical tlpht In Portland,
THOt-OHT HE WAS CHAIRMAN.
Yesterday afternoon The Journal tele
graphed J. M. Poorman. member oftho
state central committee from Marlon
County, asking who was chairman of his
committee This morning Mr. Poorman
i telegraphed:
"Walter Matthews,
last stale convention
j Thnt means thai
Was chosen at the
more than
three
months after the date on which Mat
thews claims to his ,-upcrtors In Wash
ington that he resinned, he was still be
lieved to he chairman by his fellow
nu mbers of the committee.
CANNOT EVADE POINT.
This wail of injured Innocence will avail
Mr. Matthews nothing. The question of
whether or not he is chairman or the
committee I? of minor Importance.
The point at issue is whether or not
the l'nltd States Marshal is an offensive
political partisan. That he has In vio
lation of the orders of tne department
ostentatiously Interfered In the affairs
of the local po.'it-ofhce. .he cannot mic-
cessfully deny. It is upon these grounds
that the tirst complaints will he riled
',ama ere also ,"'Picuu, on the ;
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""f-rtKU-ate prohibit or dissolve trusts, taintng the niillt.u v department and the
TTlT1!',1' 'itr. Tom'nm--rimt&tMtrt win le less on public wofks
x wmuiuu carriers. ;
f-h""ib k uni -ior i
amendment of the Sherman anti-trust j
law that will embody the President's ideas I
and add nine new sections to the old law,
Hoody Asks Aid
For the Big Fair
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 Congressman
Moody today Introduced the concurrent
resolution from the Oregon State Legis
lature in the house, requiring financial
awlvtnnt a from 1 he uill . I
, " ue"1 I tional Committee.
for the tenteniii.il Exposition commemo- i Tr,T , F(1tnr atiaw
rating the lwis and Clark expedition to ! i.wilSLATlON.
the Pacific Northwest, to be held In 1905 ! Hepburn, of Iowa, today Introduced a
in Portland. Ore. hill to re-entor- the anti-trust laws and
In addition to his prayer for aid for the I""vlde a :oii.("i appropriation to be ex
Portland Exposition Congressman Moody ! Ponded under direction of the Attorney
n Iso-presented a Oremortaf fromr'the Ore General for tUc .i:mBufljjBlujia.if.. spttc4il
gon State Senate praying that the Con- counsel ' nnd agents to conduct prosecu
gress of the I'nlted States take up the i tlons under the Sherman anti-trust laws,
matter for direct vote by the people for I Hepburn believes the Sherman law suf
1'nitejl States Senators. This is a matter Pclent If rigidly enforced,
that has attracted a great deal of atten- Kills placing coal on the free list were
tion in Oregon. Mr. Moody said, and he j Introduced by Mudd, Republican, ot
believes that the majority of his people i
would be greatly pleased to see legislation
along that line. There was at the last
election In his state the name of a candi
date for I'nlted States Senator placed
upon the common ticket.
Although the popular vote elected Oeer,
now governor of the state, there is a
question whether the verdict Of that vote
will be carried into effect when the Legis
lature meets. The people of Oregon wish
to vote for senator aireci ana do not care
to have their ballots act as merely a aug- ,
gestlon to those who really do the I
electing. ... ' ,
Many other states have announced
themselves along this line and the sena- .
torlal matter may become a feature -of i
the present" SMslon.
Cost of Government
for Fiscal . Year
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Estimates
from the various departments of the Na
tional Government' of money needed U
earrv on the buslne nf nil brnrfehes for
Thorough Overhauling.
i m mmmjqmm mm rui r
1 umM$mwwmmm
WHICH PLUM
the fiscal year hiuh ends June
30. isnt.
iMtlll llf
Place the amount at a grand
man ror sonic nine hi tne pa-si. i no
uugesi single nerii on tne list is pension,
which totals n.ailv 140.000,u00.
CHAPLAIN RESIGNS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Chaplain o
tne Benate Mllmirn, uefore the Senate ,
,
that body. lie Klves poor health as the
cause of his withdrawal.
II ANN A STILL THERE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Senator
Hanna of Ohio has declared there Is no
truth In the rumor that he would resign
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Maryland, and (,u!ncs, Democratic, of
Tennessee
SKNATK COMMITTEE.
WASIHNOToN. Dec. l.-Senators Piatt
of Connecticut and Jones of Arkansas,
were selected as the Senate committee
to wait on the President.
NEW MEXICO EASTERN.
SANTA FK. N. M.. Dec. 1. The first
active step towards the building ofTTTe
Kew Mx(,, VjiMem Ritra was
today when bids were opened for the
bulk,yng of the road from Portales to Rio
p,,.,,,,,. Construction work Is to be com!
4 jnencedL at once andwiU..affQnl empluy.-.
ment for about 3.000 men. The new line
will open up a large area of rich timber,
mineral and grazing lands.
MORGAN PAYS UP.
4---NEW--YORKr -Dee-4 Th-hip- mst
Decame a reality toaay by the payment
in London of $20,000,000 to the White
Star Line. Morgan Is said to be planning
to add the I'nlon and Castle lines. All
offices i here will be , abolished . and - o0e
larjre new one opened.
WILL HE DROP?
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' la MOll
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American Doctors Have
So Declared
She
Was Stooping to Pick
Pistol When It Exploded
and Killed Her.
Up
PARIS, Dec. 1 Recall p the bullet that
j passed through the head of be;itiful
Nellie Gore and caused her death entered
i the right eye. yet did not puss through
the eyelid, It is announcd by the Ameri
can physicians that conducted the special
, autopsy that she died by acident. The
. Itusslun lover is exonerated before the
world and may now come forth from his
hiding place and fear nothing. The re
port of tbis nature from the physicians
, was made known today.
The reason lug Is this: Had Mrs. Gore-J
known that death was staring at her she
' would have clostd her eyes. Had she
j closed her eyes she would have been
shot through the eyelid and not through
the eye without touching "or Injuring tha
lid In any way. There is no longer doubt
I that the killing was purely an accident
I and that it occurred In the way the Rus-.
slan said. Mrs. Gore Is believed to have
knocked the pisTfil off the table and to
have ben -stooping iluwn-ln an effort to
grasp It before It struck the floor. The
pistol exploded and the ball passed
through her head. Her stooping posture
accounts for the passage of the bullet
being horlxontally through the head when
the body was upright.
CARNEGIE IS WELL ,
LONDON. ,r Deo. L Andrew Carnegie
has fully recovered and will aall Wed
itesrtM far America. .' - - r
HOW THEJOURNAL
BEAT THE TRUST
WHAT THE PRINCE'S
SECRETARY SAYS
VICTORIA, B. C, Nov, 30, 190a Journal, Portland, Ore.:
In reply to your inquiry, I have to say that the Crown Prince
of Siam did give an interview on commercial matters be
tween United States and Siam to your reporter yesterday
about eleven a. m. LOFTUS,
Private Secretary Prince of Siam
VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 30, 1902 Journal, Portland, Ore.:
Edward Loftus, Sec'y. of the Siamese legation, says definitely
that an interview was given Mosessohn, representing the
Journal by the Prince of Siam. The interview was given
about eleven o'clock yesterday. The Prince dealt with com-
recommended the establishment of a commercial museum and
the appointment of American commercial agents in Bangkok.
The Prince stated that American trade ranked sixth or
seventh in volume with Siam. NELSON,
Journal Correspondent.
Two Methods of Getting News One
Effective, the Other Not So
Much So.
MAYOR AND THE PRINCE
The regonlan published the fol
lowing letter from William D.
Wheelwright in this morning's Is
sue: "PORTLAND,' W Nv. an.
(To the Kdltor.) The Oregonlan
enjoys the reputation of bt'tng a
newspaper of the highest class, on
which account its occasional lapses
from a high standard of writing
and reporting uro tll more notice
able, and the more to be deplored.
A glaring Instance appeurs In this
morning's Issue, In' the reiwrt of
the treatment accorded to the
mayor and a distinguished citizen,
who, ut his request, accompanied
Judge Williams on his visit of re
spect and hospitality to the Prince
of Slam. Is it not enough that
this scion of a semi-savage dy
nasty, whose education In England
has not availed to teach him the
principles of ordinary polttness,
should treat two eminent citizens
or this town with discourtesy? Or
Is It proper, or courteous, or de
cent for The Oregonlan to make
Its best endeavors to Increase the
mortification that every gentleman
li.stlnrtlvely feels when offered an
affront by paragraphing them In a
way that alds ridicule to Insult?
A disclaimer and an expression or
regret on the pnrt of your news
paper, a censure of the reporter
for his Imbecile attempt at wit.
s attempt, at wit, J
personal apology I
two gentlemen re- 4
and a formal
from him to the
ferred to are. certainly in order.
and should be made.
"1 write for publication or not,
as you decide, but I am not avers
to pialilng a public protest against
such acts on the part of your sub
ordinates which, by publication,
become the acts of The Oregon
lan. Yours respectfully.
"WM. D. WH EEL W RIO ITT. "
A new Journalism has como to town,
it Is not red, neither Is It yellow. It
bears no shade of purple or a faint streak
of gray, it Is green. Just plain green.
When ills Highness, the Prince of
Siam. visiting Portland on his way to
' his home ill the Far East, arrived here
j Satuiday morning and made a short stay
i In this city, two sections of the itews
j jwper trust girded their loins and made
1 ready for an effort to get the news of the
: visitor. Knowing that The Journal
; would be In the held, the trust was de
, termined to try not to be entirely over
! shadowed, so five smart young men were
: sent forth to head off this paper's one
' reiwirter. What was the result?
! THE JOURNAL SECURED AN EX
' CLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE
I PRICE OF SIAM, QUOTED HIM COR
RECTLY AND INTELLIGENTLY AND
DID NOT FAKE A RIPtRi AS THE
TRUST DID, TO THE EFFECT THAT
MAYOR WILLIAMS HAD BEEN SNUB
BED BY THE PRINCE.
This Is not all. 1'he representatives of
green journalism thought that they would
like to be funny. This In Itself Is rather
humorous, but the value of the mirth
producing efforts of the green Journalists
is in the effort, exclusively, and not the
"humor." When a green journalist tries
to be funny he is unconsciously so, there-
-fore- the-trust- was -made-4e--say--n--both -I
Its editorial page and the front page of
Its news department, this of The Jour
nal's Interview:
HOW CHOWFA DID EAT.
While His Valet Gave art InUrvlew, Ha
Just Stuffed.. J . ; . . '
A reporter of an evening paper butted
into the most sequestered car i of Ills
Highness. ,. "Ara you' the PrtoosT" he
asked. - ' :: v ' ' i .. :,: V. .
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"I am," replied the . Prince's valet.
What can I do for you?"
"I am hard-put for hew. Will Tour
Highness help me out?" . - . -
"Sure," and this is how the reporter got '
nearly a column Interview with tha
Prince of Siam, while the Prince waa at
the other end of the train feeding him
self. - - - '
"This Is a great sconn." thought the re-'
porter to himself. While he waa buay;
with the counterfeit Prince, the Ore-;
gonian reporter watched Hia Highness:
eut the following luncheon," etc., etc.
The editorial department, now known
ns the green room, was in an uproar.
Five representatives of the trust had
failed to secure an Interview with tha
Prince and The Journal (sometimes called
"yellow" by the green ones) haS (so they,
said) "faked" Its 'column of news!
Two smart young men were then doled
off to write the side-splitting "funny"
article just quoted and a "comment" a
half column long, telling; how The Jour
nal didn't see the Prince at alL Inci
dentally every possible Insult that a
newspaper could offer a distinguished!"
guest visiting the city was heaped upon'
the Prince and his party. An" imaginary
story of an insult offered Mayor Williams
was put In type, In a commanding posi
tlon, und the Issue sent forth.
It Is needless to make further expla-
nation of the queer feeling that has come
over the Morning Alphonse and .Evening, .
Oastou of the local press. They will pro
fusely apologize for each other, but never
theless the waiting and Impatient public"
will soon mulin them clear. Ihn narnitf
j Pathway thai Tlar always Teen their wayf. "
In life. " .
The Trust tried dtvers ways to get ant
interview with the Prince. Here is what
they added to their half column ""com
meats": . ". .
SHRINKS FROM INTERVIEWS.
But His Haughtiness Answers a Ques ,
tion for The Oregonlan.
"John Barrett had nothing to do withf
our government," said tha Prlnoe yester
day, when the Oregonlan addressed
question to him on this point. "Mr. Bar
rett was merely a representative of tha
United States." The letter sent to His
Highness was as follows:
To His Highness, the Crown Prlncs of
Slam: Will Your Highness answer tha
following question?
What position did the Honorable John
Barrett of this city hold In tha foreign
service of His Imperial Majesty, the King
of Siam? ' . - ' -
" A' reporter tried" vainly to get word'
form the Prlnoe when he was coming out
of the Baker's Theatre,
"Does Your Highness like Portland?
he asked. The King shrank back behind
his guard and an angry look came ovei"
him. But America Is a free country de
spite all Kings and Emperors, and tha
reporter Is a free citizen , of the United
States. So he persisted:
"Does Your Highness like Portland?"
This tl.ne the guards Interposed.
"That 'Win do: that will do," the
roared and the retinue swept beyend the
reporter's reach.
Just a parting word, members of tha
greenie press: Did you ver hear the ldb
saw "The kettle calling the po bUcicT
What? No! Then please do not refer
to enterprising newspaper as yellow tut
fear that though that is not a vry popu
lar term, some people might learn, unde .
certain circumstances, to have a choica
-of --colors.
HOW THE PRINCE
WASIHIERVIEWED-
4 C By M. ' MosessobJfi-t '
''When I waa detailed to interview the)
Prince of Slam I thought th best way'
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