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occasional rain; cooler;'
' brisk , southwest winds. .
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PORTLAND.: OREGON VrRTDATjEVElONG. DECEJIBEtt 20. 1902.
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' 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.
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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. '
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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 -
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tsT t t g- ' ,' -Padfic Pool ;
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:: 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
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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
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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
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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. ..-
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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.