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TiG-f (ID OS E (S CI) M . DADOf:.ciD(ID!U02NAlL TH3 VSATZUBI - "Tonight and Saturday. occasional rain; cooler;' ' brisk , southwest winds. . VOI. I. NO. 250. . 'I PORTLAND.: OREGON VrRTDATjEVElONG. DECEJIBEtt 20. 1902. rnicE FIVE CENTS.. ERVIC 66 it A nj ! r i . i ' Although tKe &cm Way to Fill the Office That , V He Has Occapied for SomeYears as Postmaster of Portland Yet They, Argue That Mr, ,R A; Bancroft Is the Proper Man for the Position; That Mr., 7 . . - . Lroasman , musi dc uiscnargea ana iYir. uancron ouDsmuicu; inis ior ine Keason inai a rouacai yeoi is 10 oe raia. ' f PUBLIC . "I" . FEEBLE ARGUMENT FOR MR. BANCROFT Local Organ ofadMatthcws Pipes Praise of Both Contestants. Is'Unable to Find Evidence that Gives' Logical Reason for SuppIantingOne Good Man with Another Good Man. ' - ' i- A. B. Croaaman, pistipaster .tit Port- according to " the -organ of , thi1' local newspaper trust. Mr. P.- A. Bancroft, untried and unknown is to b. placed In Mr. Croaaman' place. . The appointment, of Mr. Bancroft or reappointment of Mr. Croaaman has not been mad. nor will a decision be reached until after the holidays. This Is the situation that confronts the people of Portland. This is the sort of politics that the alleged representa tives of the Republican party in this city and state are trying; to fore, down the throats of legitimate Republicans who ar. not In politics for. the spoils of of fice and the patronage that accrues to the "push." ' The Usuea of . yesterday morning's Trust contained an editorial that is Jaudatory of Mr. Bancroft and not other wise of Mr. Croasman. The trust makes , "fcogojjitety no arouse for eapousing the cause of Bancroft except that he "may" give the city better service. - f r The. fight ia narrow,d down, to Ban-- croft- and Matthews tr one side and Croaaman and the cltisena of Portland' on the other. The editorial writer of the papers that support Matthews and his protege can And no evidence upon which to bans; the sltm skeleton of an excuse for putting Croasman out and Bancroft in. The ejection of Croasman muet therefore tx mads for the sol. purpose of airing "Jack" Matthews an opportunity to hand the gilded package to th. grave and potent political man . ager of the local newspaper trust. It ' Is a deal all th. way through, with a senatorial toga dangling from a politi cal wire that Is being pulled, on one end of which is the ambitious Senator Mc Bride and the other Mr. Harvey W. Bcott. la th meantime the political death knell of Matthews is being considered. The factional light that has become in tensified through the dumping of the Republican State Central Committee and th. appearance of a resignation with a string; to it has made the party heartily sick of being: trilled with, and has Worked great harm to Matthews. Just so long as be acknowledged that h. was ahairmaa of th. committee matters were easier with him, bat his bolt for ovr when the Department of Just ire at Washington called him down baa not put Republican in a a-ood humor. Mr. fecott la trying- to straighten things out foa .aim aneV iw e rfofaaj made hw Baa aroft deal that is now to be used a a setard for th. hoisting; of a man who --waw-the-'Shotcw tf -Portland people for th pmiuo lux boms. Th. raoosnmnilaHoa .f Mitchell will SMa see artly aaeron i. a a. appotateg Matthew has) been kaowa U have been aa aeTgrisslT. partunua ta agalra polttt. sal aa his eflUe U U. Veasral balMJas; ha' beea U. saostiar plao. foy poUtl iaask M. took part ta th. postomo. gh. aad all of this la kavwa te th. Weahlagtoa etnclals and they win be ra hrtart te sua. say saaa that Katthews s kaews e back for th. poaitlom of Th. Civil Servle. Commission will re al gard Bancroft with disfavor on account of hi. eonneetloa with Matthew, and th. battle for conllrinittlon of th. ap- SORDAL THREATENS CANAL Haif a MiUion WastefuUy Upended in - Salaries of Unnecessary Employes, Appointed Through Pull. WASHIXQTOK. D. C. Dee. H.-X reso hittoa offered 1st tbe Housw this morning hy Coagreasmaua Hepburn threatens to derelop a sensational scandal in connec tion with th. Isthmian canal. Hepburn presented a resolution de aunUlng an Inquiry Into th. expenditures mad. by th. Canal Commission, - under th. act which created th. commiaalon and appropriatod a mlltlon dollar, .ior .xpenavs. It la openly asserted that al ready half a mllltoa baa been expended for salaries of - th. commission, and of th. rrar of employes whom they hav. atK4ted. - - Hepburn moke. th. charg-e that it has been th. practic. of the commissioners to ereat. poelUona for th. sons of army and aavy eOlcer. of high rank and in polntment, ren If it b. made, will be carried beyond theenatorjalelearatton , THE, f ROHISED .BRICK The fact that Chairman "Jack" Mat thews, pf4the Republican State Central Committee, ta posing as Harvey W. Scott's sponsor for United States Sena tor, while JJnlted States Marshal" "Jack" Matthews is industriously gold-bricking the editor of the Oregonlan and giving what assistance he can o forward the Senatorial ambitions of George W. Mc-Brlda,- gtvea ' a ludicrous coloring to the many-sided Senatorial campaign now waged In good earnest. During the 'week Mr. Scott has been in Washington 'to see th. President and presumably to 'square, things with the chief executive so that "Jack" may rest undisturbed In his office, and defy auch lltt. ABlngaaa Eresidantiai twdMs against federal officials becoming offensive par tisans. Matthews evidently considers that President .Roosevelt will need him in 19M to securer an Oregon-delegation favor, able to bis 'nomination, and will demand La free hand In running things to suit him self without any official interference. This he expects Scott will fix for him and so lone aa h. can use th. editor of the Oregonlan as a cat's paw to pull his po litical chestnuts out of the Are. Matthews Is playing fair on th. surfao. When the time come, to formally launch th. Mo rid boom. Matthew, will show hie hand ana .make good bis secret compact to throw what influence he has In favor of 'John-, Mitchell's close friend, ex-Senator McBrlde." " " Any protest -on the part of Mr. Scott or his trkads will pass unheeded. If Mr. Scott Insist, on being a candidate, "jack" Matthews will take him in to some cor-n.- and show him the following editorial taken from the columns of the Oregonlan of April 11, 1902: " 'Scott want to bs Senator.' So nays Democratic editor; and others reprint th. statement. Will It be admitted that Scott himself knows, or Ought to kiuv, about thlaf Then he will say once more that b. doesn't want to be Senator: is not a candidate, -actual or possible? NEVER WILL BE A CANDIDATE; couldn't undertake th. labor nor make the business sacrifices which th. position would demand; that he no more expects th. office than he desires It. and has no Idea, that van If h. did desire It. the Legislature would -elect him. He might state hi reasons more at large, but it is unnecessaryv, - The,y ar. all summed up la'thM: 'That he (.'fully employed where he is. Is not seeking new labor and re sponsibilities, cannot afford to embarass th. business with which h. Is associated or t meat th. expenditure necessary to maintenance of the position at Washing- ton. If It be said there is much egotism here, th. excuse for 1t 1s the persistent declaration from so many sources that Scott wants to be Senator.' Once more: II. doe. not want to be Senator." Then th. fur will begin to fly. When It definitely dawns upon Scott that he has beea banded a gold brick that he has been unmercifully buncoed, the vials of his wrath will b opened and the column of the Oresonlan will reek with tha .itvm. omed wrath of Its chief. - Two years ago. COMMISSION fluence. Th. sons of prominent Senators and Congressmen have also been the re cipients of such appointments. The. sal aries paid are said to have been far more than in. services rendered by the ap pnlntees could 'possibly warrant. The generous appropriation mad. by Congress for the purpose 6T Isthmian Canal Investigation"- has" been squandered, it" Is charged, for potitioal snda and ta satisfy th. importunate demands of patronage grabbers. - T There has never, yef been, any .nubllca- htlon of the list of empfo'yes of the Canal Commission nor any ' statement of th. epepenses Incurred, although many mem bers of Congress hav. repeatedly endeav ored to get Information upon, th suo- VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT AND HIS CHIEF ADVISERS : liUIIIIIIGIOII - - r : .Hs' v rJ "U Former Is in Southern tsT t t g- ' ,' -Padfic Pool ; 1 . s. - f " -4 L , . , ... :-, " . . , ,, : :; ffe.l:, :,K fx ''yk' y ' r ; :: fa;'iff? ' h . r fi;: S j C :: JT.k ' -t.. . - r! fjhr V - -- I - u..,rz.i.. ' - ' it-. .- rf Th. man holding' th. paper Castro's cabinet offloers, who are Crisis. Th. situation is largely ' mil TO M (Oil DEPOSITS Vast Tfact Acquired by the Railroad King. J He Eipccts to Supp'y the Entire Northwest and Compete in Eastern Markets CHICAGO. Dec. 26. James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern, haa secured an option on several million acres of coal lands in Montana and Al berta and he proposes to supply th. entire Northwest. The coal deposits In this "region are said to' be extremely valuable, though as yet they are prac tically undeveloped. " It is believed that Hill will also seek to compete In the Chicago market and In hauling coal to the East. As soon, as the contracts recently awarded to Seattle for Government shipments to the Philippines become operative, coal can be shipped from these new fields as slow freight. when McErlde was mentioned a his own possible successor, the Oregonlan from time to time banded him- the following briefleta that are still , remembered by many throughout the state. Thty appeared tro years ago while the last Legislature was in session, and ar. a. follow: MORN I NO OREGONIAN, FEB. ' 13, 1901. Mr. McBrlde, of course; Is to be "taken ear. of." It la necessary. He can-do nothing but hold office. But any little clerkship will suffice him. MORNINCJ OREGONIAN, FEB W. 1901. McBrlde was not at Washington and Oregon appropriations were cut down. But these two coincidences are not neces sarily corollaries of each other, . since per haps his absence did not make any differ ence. MORNING OREGONIAN, JAN.- 7. 1901. AN ESTIMATE AND ITS . OPPOSITE. (Medford Enquirer.) It make a person who Is acquainted with Senator George McBrlde- "very tired"' to read such gush a the following from the Albany Herald: " : : . "Senator George w. McBrlde has served his term of six years in the Senate with credit to th. tat. and hlmsetf.-Modesf and unassuming he has not advertised his goings and comings as many lesa quali fied men are wont to do, but he has don. th. lesa secured for his constituents all that one more noisy bat less adroit could have secured for them." "The truth of the- matter Is. : Georre McBride? Is a little, narrow, contracted, peanut politician, with no more brains than the average Siwash. In his six years as United Slate Senator he haa not ac complished anything whatever for the good of Oregon. While in a political sense It I none,' olT our business whom the-'Republicans elect nor have we any particular man In view .tin w. do think that th. Republican party in Oreaon has several hundred more capable men than George McBrlde, and it la their duty as progressive citlsen to name that man for United States Senator who will bring to our state the greatest amount of pres. tine. But for th. Lord' sake, give Mo Bride a rest." , . ..-. -.: ; in th. rear of th. irons Is President Castro of Tenesuela. Around him ar. th. oilef diplomatist . of arasla. th. chief advisers of th. president. These are th. men wh. ar. now considering th. latest phaaa of th. Venasnalaa in thslr hands. This halftone is mad. from an aathentlo original flashlight photograph navar bf or. published., i ---. HAGUE TRIBUNAL WILL DECIDE WASHZJraTOir, 9. &, Dec SO It is ssml-oaiolally stated this morn lag that ths allied powers hay. agreed to aoo.pt President Koossv.lt's suggestion that the Taaeauelaa dlfflenlty b. referred to th. Sagos tri bunal for arbltratloa, 5 Th. cabinet met this morning t. ejonslder Important communications .received during th. night from Xoadon and Berlin. Th. precise tenor of these cablegram) bas not bam snad. pnbllo but thsr. Is little doubt that they eohtala aa taoqnlesoence la- th. proposition mad. by th. Presldant. It is expected that the Department of Stat, will shortly announce that th. questions at lssne are to be submitted to the Ksga. tribunal. A majority of th. cabinet was opposed to th. acceptance by th. F real dent ef th. responsibility of acting- as arbitrates Yeassnela has already indicated her willingness to refer th. dlspnt. to th. Hague tribunal, subject to certain conditions, which Include th. cessation of the blockade and the return of Tenesnslaa vesstls which war. seised. A th bockadlns; fleet is . undoubtedly a m.nac. to peaceful conditions it is expected that the United State, will support th. demand for Its withdrawal. Italy will coincide In any agreement that is made by her allies, only stipulating that hav claim be placed on aa equality with theirs. mm jw uiin Transport Officials anp Men Implicated. Startling Discoveries at Manilla Show That Smuggling Has Been on Large Sale. MANILA, Dec K.-The custom depart ment of the Philippine Archipelago has unearthed a ruJusaal systemrt of smug gling which ha cost the government many thousands of dollars.. The disclosures promise to be of a sen sational character, for It is charged by Deputy Collector McCoy, who has been active In ferreting out the frauds, that many officers ami men employed on the United States transports have been con cerned In the combine. The authority at Washington have been notified of the discoveries and a rigid Investigation Is expected. The smuggling has probably been going on for many months. - i-i - ACCUSED OF MATRICIDE CHELSEA. Mass., Deck Z& Catherine Richardson. 20 years of- sgel was arraigned this morning on tha charge of having poisoned her mother In order to secure an Inheritance of 130.000. Her bond was fixed at $10,000, and her case was continued for 10 days.. - I BOER SETTLERS COMING. ' . DENVER, Dec. 26, It was learned here today that nearly 9'Bo.r are prepar- i , th. ITnltAA ...... 1 1 settle tn New Mexico, Colorado and Texas. me representative oi xnis movement is Gen.1 Samuel Pearson, . former quarter master-general of tha South African R DUbllO. r. , 6 M5IHB niu Nebraska and Arkansas Promise Support. Special Commissioner Knapp Sends Christmas. Greetings to Chairman Mills. John F. Knapp, special commissioner of j the Lewis and Clark Fair., sent the fol lowing unrisimas greeting to Chairman Mills, of the committee on legislation of the Fair: r "LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 2S.-Merry Christmas. Governor Davis grants re quest." The following letter has been sent by Mr. Knapp from Lincoln, Neb.: "I am pleased to report that I have had exceptional encouragement with the outgoing and incoming Governors of Ne braska, Gqvernor Savage of the former, assures me that I can report that he will recommend to the Legislature in his farewell Tneseage" that they appropriate. $73,000 for representation for the State of Nebraska at the Lewis and Clark, and 8t. Louis Exposition, Jqlntly that he consid ered it of equal Importance. If hot more so, to promote the,' Northwest Exposition. "Governor-elect Hon. John H. Mickey of Nebraska, has Just assured me that ho Is in hearlyaccord with the efforts of your Exposltloireompany, and wiu glad ly use his every effort to promote the Interests of the same, and recommend in his message that an exhibit be taken from Bt. Louis direct to Portland. Ore., for Installation there. I am" Just In re ceipt of your telegram to reach Jefferson City at once. Will stop over at Topeka. K4n." MILES IN CHINA. PEKIN. Dec . Lieut.-(lenv Nlon-X. Mile, commander-in-chief of the United States Army, arrived here today. Xn elaborate plan has been mapped out 'for tefnorrow, when he Is to visit the Impe rial family and review a largo bodx of the Emperor' jguard. 3D Draftuigf Legislature. Governor Chamberlain .Announces Himself in Favor' of the 1905 Fair. ' The sub-committee of the legislation committee o? the Lewis and Clark Fair is In session this afternoon considering the drafting of a bill to be presented to the Oregon Legislature. This committee is composed of W. D. Fenton, Rufus MaJ lory and P. L Willis. The bill provides for the appointment of a commission of Ifmcmbens by""the Governor of Oregon and an appropriation fit $000,000 fur the Fair. It Is the purpose of Governor Chamber lain to appoint the majority of the com missioners from among the directors. The duties of this commission will be to guard the Interests of the state In the expending of the appropriation of $600,009. The bill provides that the appropriation be paid in two Installments, via.: $200,000 on A"prll 1, mi. and $250,000 on April 1, 1905. GOV. CHAMBERLAIN IN FAVOR, That Governor-elect Chamberlain Is heart and soul In favof of the fair Is evi denced by the following letter "sent by him to A. L. Mill, chairman of the legis lation committee of the fair In answer to one from Mr. Mills: "1 am In receipt of your recent favor. I feel extremely friendly to the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition and Intend to recommend a liberal appropriation therefor In my message to the Legisla ture. I feel that the people of the state ought to give It theircordlal support" THREE YEARS-FOR A WATCH SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ' 26. Steamer advices from Honolulu state fhat Pedro Rodriguez, the man' who robbed Gen. Miles of a grold watch, during1 his recent visit there, was sentenced to three years jn the penitentiary. ' The advices also state that 28 1-2 feet of rain fell at Nahiku jsland during tha past nine months." - - . AN INSIDIOUS AGENCY. An insldious agericy, working, tooth and nail to discredit efforts of organised union labor bodies, is evidently extant In Portland. It, has undermined the ef forts of men interested In perfecting of labor movements that might better the conditions of the common people. Recognizing that '.The Journal has always been the friend and supporter of union labor in Portland, - matters - of news that this paper- publishes, quoting union men and their leaders, are re peatedly denied by this agency the lo cal newspaper trust. . This has happened so often that The Journal has gome ta the conclusion that there7 is a studied attempt being made to, lh an.' Indirect though hurtful : way, : creato 'tha i 1m presslon among people' here that organ ised labor Is not so well organised as it claims to be. Questions, distorted into meaning something which has-not been Has Purchased 120,000 Shares of Stock and Has Re-entered Management of Road. BAN FRANCISCO, Dec 24. H. H. Huntington has re-entered the Southern Pacific, joining hands with the Ham man interests. On excellent authority; t It Is stated that Huntington has pur chased 120,000 shares of Southern Pa cific stock and has pooled his holdings' with Harriman frndj. bis associates thereby making aYaJjorlty and giving , ,' the pool complete control. s Huntington la In eare accord wltfi Harriman and Is supporting hi policy. He has. been made a director and a mem- ber of Harrlman's executive committee. As Huntington is reputed to be worth, 150.000,000. he brings powerful support to the Interests which now control, th. Southern Pacific system. . ' Huntington Is in San Francisco for ''. the winter. " When asked as to th. tratil of the report that he had Joined hand, with Harriman and had again bacom. heavily Interested In: the. Suuthern, Ss.. cltic. he replied: ' 1 "I have a .very 'fair holding -of, .took, but It is npt a matter of public Interest t& say hdw much." . . ;, Beyond ' this - evasive f esponsi. h. -would say nothing. He did not deny th. truth of the report, which haa excited widespread interest. j. After the death of Colli P. Hunt-" Ington, his nephew, H. E. Huntington, passed out of .the management ,oj southern Pacific affairs, and parted with, bin holdings. ,-: He turned his- attention, to Southern California, and acquired 1 control of the principal street, railway, system in Los Angeles. Many Import ant Improvements and extensions war. made at large expense, and Huntington, -began preparations for an extensive ys tern of interurban electric lines, connect-. Ing Los Angeles with neighboring- cities) v and towns.: - The plans already under way contemplate th. expenditure ofl over four millions. . Huntington an- -nounced his determination of making Los Angeles his home and it was gen. e rally supposed that he had dedlded tat abandon . permanently all operation Ink transcontinental roads. , . The news of his alliance with" tha Harriman Interests haa created a senaa tion in railway circles. "' Alio Ronr. Three-Fold Crime ConH mitted ChristmasEve ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec It A special from Matthews, Ga., say. that a mer- cnant of that place named Gay, was lh-sV duced on Christmas ev. by an unknown man, to leave Jiis hous. and open hlw1 store. Mrs. Gay became alarmed at the1 prolonged absence of her husband anaV : went in search of him, She found the store In flames 'and !nf the ruins Gay was discovered dead, his skulj having , been crushed. a;'bav? lieved that- th. unknown man forcedft Gay to open hi. safe, which contained; $13,000, and after, taking th. money, thes robber then murdered Gay and fired than puuoing. ..- J- t MEN FROZEN. ";' PITTSEURG,- Pa. Dea afc-Tw agw men wera found frosen to death In th., ; streets this morning. The weather her. . Is exceptionally cold, and th men, scant. Hy clad, -were undoubtedly overcom. whll. seeking shelter. ' In contemplation, ar. put la mea taf removed from the acen. of action and the answers to these question ar used to belittle the efforts of union organiser. here. . ... ...awwrrw 7--- .. . - .Both labor and capital are entitled ta a fair hearing, but labor'. Interests natu -rally have to be guarded mora closely for the reason that the poor man Is apt to be everlooked--many times uncon sciously by putlic officials and public) prints. . Th. Journal will eontinu. t. publish labor union, news. and. try to b. , correct In so doiutf. - It cannot promts. to b. absolutely above error, for th. unions , themselves-. are frequently through slight , technical ! and unMn tional mistakes, , misinformed. ' But Th.' Journal will never permit .Its cylumns , to' be debauched in th. lnterest'of th. few against the manja, '. nor permit It. eorrespondenta to distort and prevaricated, to fling the fancied 'Yak." at a rival.