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Ambitious r to Be Senator. From Oregon, the Editor of the Local 'Newspaper Trust b Willing
: to Add Mitchell, -Matthews, Bancroft,; or Any One Else to, His List of Supporters.
, . Oregon at last may let In' the Hght
preasloiL ot a. slave enthralled by political
h tnconsiatenciea of men wno-proreaa lo Jiave tne interest oi me state na
Portland at heart can ito longer be .hidden at will of the once aolitarjr newa-'
,paper that combined to ahut out the truth, capture ' the,, Asaoeiatod Pre and
'maintain a, press censorship that la aimed at munclpal and state freedom.
. The Journal 'presents a Jew quoted articles from the-pen of tha gentleman.,
who now espouses the cause of W. F. Matthews and who Is hand In glove with
Senator Mitchell. s Tha combine Involves a trade for the!uhited States Senator
ship. - Mitchell promises Mr. Scott to reconimend F. Ai Bancroft for postmaster.
Bancroft is Matthews' man,- Scott wants Matthews' Influence at Salem and Ban-
croft-and the Southern Pacific want the Portland postofllce.,,; c ? ' . --
' But Scott did not always have Mitchell. That Portland should suffer from
unholy alliances may not be a surprise when readers learn that the local
newspaper trust once attacked Mitchell in the most scandalous fashion.
: Senator Mitchell was probably, entirely innocent of the chatgeg that his now
warm political friend assailed him with; some people. In fact maay people, be
lieve that he was. but the Incidents of the past and the situation of the present
remind us thatat least one man In Portland, who has attempted to- control her
destinies and her public printing, is so susceptible to the weakness of human
nature that his actions recall Pope's lines:
- X "Vice is a monster
As to be hated needs
Yet, seen too of t, familiar with her face.
We flrst endure, then pity, then embrace.'
No event In tha political Mstory bf
the state of Oregon during the past SO
years has been so continuously in . the
minds of the people nor provocative of
more bitterness than the feud existing
between John H. Mitchell, United
Stetes Senator, and s Harvey W. Scott
editor of the Oregonlan. This feud was
conflned to no particular period,; nor to
Portland alone. It ramified the entire
state for years, permeated every nook
and corner of this great commonwealth.
Men Who enjoyed the closest friend
ships . for years , found themselves . ar
rayed In enmity against .each other, bitr
t eir 7 Implacable"! enemies t oyecTdlscus-,.
slon of the charges, and :: counter
charges made by these two prominent
poMtioiana;rarh'JBifaMa" Bda4lU-;.
Mitchell . partisans have been . strongly
entrenched against each other at every
state or -county convention for' more
than a -quarter of a. century. t In fact,
not even It ' school district election, in
some localities of the state, was free
from the baneful ' influence of ' the
Scott-Mltchell feud. . ::; .: :7'-',.-M.
To the older residents in Oregon the
fearful charges made by Mr. Scott In
the Oregonlan against tha character of
John H. Mitchell, the Infamies be was
branded with, are' well remembered.
During the course of many .years these
charges were, in one form or another,
reiterated and republished, and Mitch,
ell challenged to bring suit against the
' Oregonlan and ita editor,, both crim
inally and by civil process, to prove, .If
- ' he could, tha falsity of the heinous of
fenses laid at his feet. Senator Mitch
ell refused to take up the challenge,
and In 1985 the Oregonlan gloated over
the alleged frightful revelations It had
' made In Ita publlo unmasking of Mitch-
ell; published fac-simile letters of his,
letters . bearing tha well-known. Indis
putable signature of John H. Mitchell,
in Justification of the repeated charges
the Oregonlan had made, and' to make
good Its word. that,, such , facsimiles
"would be forthcoming as soon as they
co aid be produced. - . - "
-. RELBrmjCSS ArARFARB. rr'
' This relentless warfare on tha part of
- H. W. Scott against J. H. Mitchell was
kept up continuously until about two
years ago, when, ' to the utter araase-
. . ment of . the friends of both, rumors
were spread that the two men had ef
fected a reconciliation. Events fol
. lowing events proved such rumors to
- be correct, and It was noticed)'- that
v Mitchell and Scott were frequently In
c6mpany. Bat one . explanation ; was
accepted, by j the friends of Mr. Scott
who, . in . their political loyalty to him
, we re, classed as anti-Mltchellites; that
, ope reason was that Scott possessed a
consuming desire for a seat in the
United ' States Senate, and, falling to
convlnca: the Republican party leaders
that ha should be tha recipient of such
- public honor, ; he bolted the true and
tried 'friends jcho had fought' his po
litical battles for years, and erlnglngly
. crawled to the feet of the man whom
he had denounced as "a' lecherous pol
troon, seducer, liar, villain and bribe-
taker," and sought the help . and Influ
ence of this man whose .life he had
' Bought for years to blast simply to fur
ther his own political anpirationa. :
t ' v's . AMAZINQ ; ACTION. ' - . " -
Tha friends of Mitchell were as much
astonished that he would aam extend
tha hand of fellowship to his traducer
and calumniator as were the friends of
" Scott, over the ama sing action on his
part. The force of t; the . frightful
charges made by Scott against Mitchell
for so many years lost Its effectiveness
- snd those who In years back believed
. the monstrous charges against him. as
. ; aet forth , day by day in the Oregonlan,
v tempered their past belief with the
' thought that -a man occupying the po-
'. sitlon in the state of H. W. Scott, who
could, after making such k series of ac-
cusations against a fellow man. to keep
. these charges paraded, time and again
In public print for -years, and then in
the end to seek out this, selfsame man,
'implore his friendship and .political
' help.. In the hope of furthering- his' own
: selfish ambitions, was not a man who
could be' safety entrusted to any poet
' tlon of honor. .Admitting all that ha
has said against the character and rep
utation of John H. Mitchell, he falls im-
' measurably lower than the victim of
'his Implacable hatred in former years.
through his efforr now to get into tha
United States Senate by the , help of
John H. Mitchell, and over the wrecks
-: snade of former friendships, to reach
! the goal of personal ambition.
It would ibe impossible to reproduce
all that H. W. Scott has written and
printed la' tha editorial columns at tha
Who Now Is : Friendly? With Editor Scott Was
Unmercifully Abused
For year the. baa suffered the op-
bond. that aemed impoflslble toever.-
of so frightful mien.
but to be seen;
Oregoniah in denunciation of.- John H.
Mitchell. During the, year 1886 the
moat: vindictive of suoh. articles ap
peared. : and to show' the . general char
acter of the same, several, of these edi
torials written by Scott are reproduced
elsewhere. '- -; . X ,.
.. And in face of this scandalous rec
ord of parry and attack, Scott today Is
hurrying to, the support of Mitchell.
'.'' MITCHELL'S LECTION.
The. election of ,J. H. Mitchell at the
special, session of 1885 was regarded ss
personal.triumph:for him over his
vlndiotlve and relentless' pursuer; H. VV
Scott. 'Hut Jt must be remembered that
only, by : the,! aidof , Democratic vote
Wa auicneu. cnoaej iai.aaui,. repre--f
sent Oregon , in tha , United , States Sen
ate, ' "Two years ago he was again elect
. 8enattr( -ot by - RepMlcan -. : votes,
but - through' ' -the timely assistance of
his .Pemocratlo and PopuHstlc sup
porters in , the i Xieglslature. asuffictent
number of, these by their votes making
it possible for Mitchell ' to achieve an
honor that the Republicans, as repre
sentatives Tif 7 tljelr, party, refused ,s to
bestow on him.' ' , ' ' X"
John H. 'Mitchell's course during tha
Mat Ifl vnn hu Imam at nmilla.r otia.H
During all these years his activity in
politics has been' directed against the
regular Republican -organisation In the
state. : His followers, -after being rev
fused representation at the state con
vention in Astoria, returned home, bolt
ed tha Republican ticket, set up one of
their own and established Mitchell
headquarters' in Portland. ' W. F.
("Jack") Matthews was at the head of
this movement to defeat the Republican
tloket in 1896, and has'' been rewarded
for, his treachery by appointment to m
lucrative Federal position. But-behind
them Was their political deity and mas
ter, John H. Mitchell. --Under cover he
directed tha movement of the Mitchell
Republican faction. and the hybrid
ticket he was compelled to put In tha
field In opposition , to the regular Re
publican party.1. m , j,.
During the' days of the early '90s,
whaq the Democratic wave of Bryanism
threatened to sweep over the state,, un
der , its banner of free sllvef, . John II.
Mitchell had . hot a . word to say In de
fense of the gold, standard.' He made
a few- perfunctory! campaign-speeches
in return of the promise given him that
if MCKinley was elected he (Mitchell)
should ' dictate tha -, Federal . patronage
ot Oregon. '' "-.
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candidate for United States Senator and
in tha hope of . succeeding seeks the
help of John H." Mitchell to pull him
through. - What manner of man can
this same K. W. Seott set Did he tell
the truth when he - arraigned John H.
Mitchell before the bar of public opin
ion and heaped upon him ona frightful
charge after the other, and defying the
man to deny the same? If these charges
are true, what manner or man is It that
now grovels In the mud at tha feet of
thsTManhr7sd"blfterTy" denounced, and
rraves help to- receive a seat in the
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WHAT',THE.TRUST. .
SHEET PUBLISHED
Vicious Attacks on Mitchell by, the
1 Editor of the Oregonian
The flrst foul attack instigated by
Scott was as follows: x
'.'J. H. MITCHELL." S .
' (Morning Oregonlan.' Saturday,
Nov. 14. 1886.) ; .' v
'Today we unfold soma "new -chapters
in the life of J. H. MltchelL We dp It
because.- he Is a candidate for tha United
States Senate, and because it Is the
publlo duty of a public journal , to let
it be known what manner of men they
are who seek': public ,- honors, . -yet are
wholly unworthy of them. Alike In his
professional, political, and official char
acter, J. Mitchell stands for ; every
thing that is corrupt, 'immoral and in
famous. - The Oregonian has the proofs
of it, and it is its duty as a public Jour
nal, since he Is urged for election to
tha Senate, to present them. It would
have been more than willing to escape
the necessity of doing so, but they who
are urging htm for the Senate, with his
consent, of course, have, made it Im
possible, Upon his personal character,
with the revelations of his baseness and
-villainy Tnow presented; w need 'not en-
larga.. it is eciougn ,io say xnai ait nnn-
vrto anowiv V nun mill imnwMuniuijr
below this' new disclosure ot infamy.
Of the man Who 'pi lea . the sister f his"
wire, in nta town trotne.-witn 'tns arxs -ot
a seducer, and proposes to put her in
the place'of the mother of his children.
Whom ha promises to repudiate ana ais
honor of such a man language can
make no adequate characterisation. It
can only be said that his conduct in this
matter Is entirely consistent In cumula
tive Infamy ' with the history of his
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. , Nis professional career has accorded
closely with his personal conduct
Herein, again, he has been entirely true
to his natural character, -i His 'method
of practicing law has always been that
of seeking undue-- advantage by in
trigue and, corruption, over the machin
ery of thecourts; and it Is -notorious
that he owed his success in Portland
for years tothe ascendency ' he held
ver--persons connected J with the : ad
ministration of the law. Judges, sher
iffs. Jurors, referees, 'administrators
were his tools, and h got reputation
as a lawyer and made money by -methods
to which honorable lawyers would
never descend. V - -
His political career ' has been - -of a
piece with the rest. - He has been a dis
turbing and corrupting force In the poli
tics of Oregon for 20 years, j To him
and to him alone all the dissensions of
FATAL EIRE IN
CHICAGO HOTEL
Three Guests Suffocated and An
, other Sailed by Jumping. :
CHICAGO. Jan. 6. Four lives were lost
In a fire which partly destroyed a down
town hotel early thla : morning. '.At 5
o'clock in the morning ft re broke out in
the Somerset Hotel, an eight-story brick
building, in the business district. The
flames spread very rapidly. - The guests
were hastily aroused and 60 of tbem fled
by the stairways and lira escapes, or
were taken from the windows by the fire
men. Mrs Ferry and-her two daughters
were suffocated by the dense- smoke be
fore help could -reach them. "One' other'
young woman, whose name baa not yet
been ascertained. Jumped- from a fifth
story window' and was crushed upon the
pavement beneath.. .:;.Z,Abyi'j,'-.':j-
The hotel porter ;' has been arrested
pending an investigation, into' the- origin
xit the fire. Some circumstances have-di
rected suspicion toward him. The finan
cial loss Was comparatively small.'
.HURDER ULSEATTI
SEATTLE. Jan. . Mance : Lewis, a
well-known sporting man,' was shot and
killed While in his bed at 4 o'clock' this
moraing. - His wife, Annie Lewis, who
wa in tha lodging house at the time,
.styes' it was a case suicide, but tha po
lice and the coroner believe that Lewis
was murdered. Mrs. Lewis and . her
brother, George Pi grgott, have. been held
on suspicion that they are responsible for
the crime, which' is supposed - to have
been committed.. ..'...',-'.:f.-' ''.'-'. v-Vw-i
i v BOARD OF EDUcSoN:j
-Testerday afternoon the board of ed
ucation held another . star-chamber . ses
sion. It Is said that there is nothing of
Interest to the public In these meetings,
which leads many-to believe that tha
ways of tha-board are past finding out.
Report is made .that. this was an infor
mal meeting merely; preliminary to tha
regular gathering .which will, oonvens
January 18. . . , v
"Scoundrel and. Falsifier.
the Republican party during' this long
period have been due. He has taken
political action fro-m the high plana of
principle, and "'degraded it to an - un
seemly contest for personal and private
obejcts. It has always been his habit
to appeal, to tha low, sordid and' mer
cernary motives, of' men; never to dis
interested and .manly purposes. Under
his methods the public mind has been
debased,- Legislatures have been cor
rupted; a elass of men has ' , been
brought forward who "wmell their -particular
from the general weal;" a cor
rupt and corrupting gang - has- been
drawn together , irt ths legislative lob
bies; In every- county a clique has
been created, composed of the most un
scrupulous men! who praise the master
of corruption, imitate his tactics and
do his - work because they profit hy
him and his' methods," or hope to do-so.
Taught from' this system, gangs In both
parties ' In almost every county try to
get to the Legislature expressly that
they may. find opportunity to profit by
corruption! and too' often they succeed.
Thus, chiefly by this man, the politics
of ' the state ' have been debauched - and
corrupted to an extent that oncewould
have been deemed 'incredible. It Is time
he were retired forever. His retire
ment would 'mean "a return to decent
politics for the' state and peace and
credit for the Republican party.
; 4- Some of. his ., kind, undoubtedly, are
proud of him as "a great man." be
cause he has done and can do these
things. This 'is of a piece with the
pride of -those who admire a great cor
ruptions ilka Tweed, or a great swin
dler like Wood. Anyone, can do these
great things if ha is brave enough. Let
sooundrelism, activity and hardihood be
.multiplied together and you get., .tha
result,. . ''-
. But besides those who admire Mitch
ell" because he is near to them tn-de-
minister ta-their .ensas vices, - there
are many others who, captivated by the
smooth and plausible manner of -a
scoundrel, are- blinded .to the deformity
of his moral nature, and think him an
interesting man. This is tha source of
much of the Strength he has exhibited
In . our politics. The chief object of
the publication made today la to tear
the mask from the man so that, these
persons may' be better able to , see him
as. he Is.
Finally, In his official life he has
been as corrupt as In any other rela
tion. He sought and took money cor
ruptly when he was a Senator, and used
it in living riotously at Washington,
and in supporting his system of politics
in Oregon. During his whole term In
the Senate he was on tha side of the
great moneyed corporations, and
worked for them with more seal than
he' wrould for- any interest of his own
state. After his term expired, he be
came 'the salaried lobbyist at Washing
ton of -the greatest corporations, and
was only dismissed ss such a short
time ago.
Such Is J. H. Mitchell. But the pic
ture would not be complete without re
marking that it is freely- In . keeping
with the character of tha corrupt, de
based.and dishonored man to offer him
self again, with all his record of in-
NEW BAGGAGE
AGENT HERE
' '--' '
W. F. Groh Is in Charge at Union
Depol Euilding.
Tha destiny of such bag-gaga as finds
its way into the Union Depot Building in
this city Is now being presided over by
W. F.N Groh, formerly, district baggage
atr&nt for the Northern Pacific Railway
Cosnpaay, with headguartera at Tacoma.
Mr. Groh resigned on 'tha first of the
year to accept a position with the North
ern Pacific Terminal Company, as bag
gage laeent ln Port!nnd. and haa been In
stalled in his new position.' - He was suc
ceeded aa district a$ent by , J. L., Hoax,
a- well-known railroad man. The'place
now filled by Mr. Groh was formerly oc
cupied by B. A. Farrar. General Baggage
Agent Lowe, of the Northern Pacific, who
came to Portland to ' superintend tha
change, returned Ittst evening to St. Paul.
'. Mr. Oroh. the lit w baggage agent at
the Union; epor, iw well known allover
tha Northwest, having been', for several
years in the employ of the Northern Pa
cific. " .'.''
REV. W. S. GRIH
:IS SAFE AT HOHE
His Mysterious Disappearance Ex-
: p'alned, Floods Detained Hfm.
" OREGON CITT. Jan. . Rev. W, 8.
Orlm, - whose ' mysterious dtsappearanca
last week caused keen anxiety to his fam
ily and friends, returned to his home
this afternoon. He had been, visiting
hia timber claim, on the Oregon sea coast,
about four miles back from Cannon's
Beach." Clasop County. - Ha expected to
return home last --Thursday, - but . tha
floods bad rendered, tha Nenanicum River
Impassable. - The -wirea-werw down also,
and ha found it impossible to communi
cate with his family, v
faroy. as a candidate for the Senate ot
the .United States.
A LOUD CALL TO J. H. MITCHELL.
(Morning ' Oregonlan. Monday, '
: - Nov. 15, 1885.)
Mitchell ' has the "hardihood to deny.
But the hardihood that prompts the de
nial has always been the substratum of
his criminal character. His denial, at
tended by nothing else, is too shallow
to be even ridiculous. Does not every
ona see that If the statements of the
Oregonlan ' were not true ms nrst act
would have been the arrest of the edi
tor for libel and his next a suit against
the paper for colossal damages? What
Is mere denial worth, unsupported by
tfie action that an honorable man,- who
has been grossly libeled, would surely
taker"-' - ' . " ' '
The t)regoalan has deliberately
charged jr. X. Mitchell with the most
hideous erimes. Nothing that a news
paper could publish about a man could
possibly pat apoa him so deep a sraad
of infamy to support these charges; the
reputation and tht liberty of tha pro
prietors and of tha editor nra at stake.
Bat only so, but the Oregonlan is a
valuable property, and that property is
wholly at stake, too. .As a property it
represents the whole work of the life
time of its proprietors, and if it has
not told tha truth abont J. B. Bfitobell
Its proprietors way be stripped of their
property, adjudged criminals and ut
terly rained. J. X. XCITOBBU-, DO
TOV BEAD TXZS OAU?
Again, since the statements. If not
true, are atrociously and criminally Up
belous, we put the call In another form:
Will you, J- H. Mitchell, this morning,
cause. Jhe . arrest, .of tha edltorof. Juts
paper for criminal HbelT He will de
mand an examination this day. He will
DUt vou J. .1. Mitchell, on-the witness
tae4 sub-iaifc -a yeurifcwpetJtion-'' titftse
yes or. no. If -yes,- then - enough' has
been skid; it no, you will be prosecuted
at once for perjury and landed in the
ponuenuary, wpere yu oeiung. A(um,
J. H. Mitchell, will you Institute this
proceeding? XJar and seoandrell Ton
dare not do ltl
Tou say these letters are "forgeries."
This is your word of denial only. Will
you take the proceeding this morning
that will enable you to go on the stand
and. declare under oath that they are
forgeries T If this is a libel, and you
can make it so appear, you will be elect
ed Senator by acclamation and the Ore
gonlan . will be discredited, disgraced,
ruined. Tou will rise at once, and
Justly, to the very summit of public es
teem, and they whom you call your
"enemies" -Will trouble you no more
forever.. Coma now! J. H. Mitchell!
If you are an honorable . man, did not
write " those letters and have been li
beled by the Oregonlan. surely you will
be Willing to cause the arrest to be
made, and go this day on the stand as a
witness to sweat that you did not write
them! But you will not do It! Why?
Because jovk are a lias and a villain and
yoa dare not do it I
Could this call be made louder? Could
words be selected to express more? Are
(Continued on Second page.)
PERKINS WILL
BE REELECTED
California's Senatorial Fight Vir
tually Settled.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. &-The election of
Arthur Flak as Speaker of the' Assembly
is generally accepted as signifying that
United Stares Senator George C Per
kins will be re-elected, Perkins and his
friends were supporting Fisk and the
speakership fight was regarded ss a test
of strength on the senatorial issue.
The anil-Perkins forces have been led
by Martin Kelly and Col. Pan Burns.
f -Their Candida ta- for Senator Is Irving M.
Scott of the Unlon'-.Iron Works, and it
has been freely asserted that large sums
of money are being expended In Scott's
behalf.
-TWOCOURCILMEETmSSe-7
The special meeting of the City Coun
cil called for today, went Into session
at t p. m. Indications poln to 'a more
thanr- ordinarlljnnteresthg conference.
Tha JO-year , .blanket ordinance, asking
for a franchise for the City A Suburban
Railway Company, was the principal
subject for discussion. - - Its provisions
were gone Into in detail at the Joint
meeting of the Council committee and
board of public, works, whose action ap
pears elsewhere rn this issue.- As to
whether the Council will 'favor the meas
ure or not it Is impossibe aOhls time
to say. ; r
The regular, meeting of the. Council
will take. place at 1 p. m. tomorrow.
As to the matters It will then consider,
outside mere routine, has already beea
sufficiently adverted to by The Journal.
-". - -KANSAS'' IN JAIL.
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- Xlfard Partllle. "Alias !Kansss,, the
negro who is charged with- an attempt
to kill-Andrew Jackson an New rYear's
night, was arretted yesterday and locked
tn ' tha city " prison. Both . Jackson and
Williams " have been held to the grand
COUNT ., BONl'S CHILDREN.
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Before th set foot on American soil a few days ago, the two young
sons of Count Boni de Castellans, despite the fact that their mother was
an American, had never seen an American flag. The youngsters sre sow
ln this country with their mother paying a visit, to her relatives tha
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TWO GOVERNORS
ADVISE EXHTBITS
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Toole of Montana and Morrison of ' Idaho
Urge Legislatures to Make Appro
priations for the 1905 Fair ;
HELRNA, Mont,. Jan. (.In ' his blen-
Llal mesaaga to the Legislature, raaA ui
Joint assembly today, Qov. Toole recom
mends an appropriation of, 35.ooo for, an
exhibit at the St. Louis Fair in 190. - He
then makes the further recommendation
that a suitable appropriation be made
to transfer boUlly this exhibit 1 to the
1-ewis and Clark Exposition at Portland.
The large mining companies which will
exhibit Individually will also transfer
their exh'btts to Portland. Both recom
mendations of the governor" will no doubt
receive favorable consideration at the
hands of the Legislature. , . .
. Idaho's Oovernor ln line.
BOISK, Jan. 8. Clov. Morrlhon's mes
sage to the 'Idaho Legislature was deliv
ered this afternoon. The governor urged
that a liberal appropriation be made for
an Idaho exhibit in tha Lewis and Clark
Kxnosltlon. ';.'-. .-. ?- :
further' Work Xeoassary.
Will any one be sent to visit tha Legis
latures of the adjacent states In behalf
of the Lewis and Clark Exposition? If
so, who will It be? These are vexing
questions to soma people, but they will
probably be derided tomorrow afternoon
at a meeting of f the lesifciative-committee
of the im lair, which, ln turn, will
refer- the m.vttr to i tfc- meeting -of the
board of directors n Krlday. The legis
lative committee was to lav had a" meet
State Health Board Will
Meet to Discuss It.
T7ASHiNOTON, Jaa 6. Surgeon
QenerU Wyman. of the Marine Hospital
Service, has called a meeting of repre
sentatives of the various state boards of
health, to take place in Washington 'on
January 29, the object being to discuss
the alleged existence of buuonlo plague
ln San Francisco, and to formulate meas
ures to prevent the spread of tha dla
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CHINA'S PLAN OF
RAISING FUNDS
Empress Approves Scheme o! Pay
ing War Indemnities
TACOMA, Jan, vVdvices from Pekin
state that the : Empress Dowager - has
given her approval to tha plan of estab
lishing.' a national , Chinese lottery, -for
tha purpose of rasing funds with' which
to pay the war indemnities, 'The advis
ers 'of tha Emprecs have urged this, plan
as the only practicable method of meet
ing' the heavy obligations : incurred by
China as the result of the Boxer uprising.'
: Whether the powers will look with sp
provat, upon the' expedient is a topic
of interesting speCulatlon.The Influence
ef tha missionaries will undoubtedly be
against it, as they, deprecate any en
couragment of gambling among tbe
Chinese. . .
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Tnr"' yekrcrdfty;. UutaWing teClack- of
duorum, not much was dono-ronly a. lit-,
L tie .desultory torrveisatiob-sviiS lndulgul
in.
- The above t;uestionsi are before some
people at the present time, especially, be
cause of the roturn cf John 8. Knapp,
who acted as special commissioner of the
Lewis snd Clark Fair to tha governors
of the adjacent states.'. Mr. Knapp will,
probably arrive some time this afternoon
from St Paul. It is understood that Mr.'
Knapp desires' tha appointment to visit
the Legislatures of the states also. Ia "
thla desire he has ev rival, as C. H. Mo
Isaac, tha. secretary of the. Manufactur
ers' Association, has announced his can- ',
cldacy for the poeltlon also. -'Many of
tha directors favor Mr. Mclsaacs, while
others think that Mr. Knapp should bo
retained. A decision in this matter wilt'
no doubt he reached at tha meeting to-'
morrow, when. In. all probsvbillty, Mr. J
Knapp will make a report of his teurelsi
in behalf of the exposition to date.- At1
that time the name of Mr. Mclsaao will'
fllr, h mentioned. -- .. :. it r r
Mr. Mclaaacs - was discussed at tha
meeting yesterday, in an informal way, '
and favorable opinions of him were ut .
tared.- Tha members o( tha legislativw '
committee who have this matter in hand!
ara as follows: A. I MUls. J C. Alns
worthi A, Bush, J. M. Church. A. H. De
vers, W. V. Fenton, ; Leo Frieda. Rufus
Mailory, Ov XL Miller; J. M. Raley, O. W.
Riddle, H. W. Scott, Paul Wesslnger. P.
fL. WIIHa-and C-Cooper, " '
Washington; Federation
Talks of Arbitration. ; I
LABOR D1H
IIK0III1I
SEATTLE, Jan. . Ths second .day j
session of the annual convention of tha
Washington State Federation of Labor
waa marked by a heated discussion over
tha recommendation by tho legislative ' '
and executive committee, of which 8.' W.
Harmon is chairman, that 1U be pre- "
sented to tha Legislature for - adoption. '
creating ttebfflceotJtatAratratortoi !
settle disputes between labor and espial
The plan proposed that when the stats) . '
arbitrator fails to affect. a settlement
he l to order a :rf crane t -a boasdj ----of
Which ho is to ba secretary.'-. Two?
members ot tha board are to be chos-
en by each aide to tha controversy, and)" .
these four Shall select tha fifth mem
bar If tha board easnot bring about SI ,
settlement, each std shall then print irj
the . newspapers . a sworn . statement of
its case. There Is to be nothing com
pulsory about .thla plan of arbitrations
according to those who fathered it.
, The schema waa vigorously attacks
by B P. Gill, secretary of tha Bailors
Union. ; and by other 'delegates. PrssU
dent Blackman and others spoke In favod
of tha plan. Tha debate waav, mume4 ..."
tblii afternoon.- V-.-;.",.-' ,.',l;-;' , v-'.".':
, AVTLL ORGANIZE TODAY
. A meeting of the directors of ths prK
poaed permanent exhibit is being bel l
thi afternoon at Ividd A TUton's funk,
Thbs committee will organli. elect 11
omeers and" dsclde on a plan rt - tu
for the future. This commit'- U r,a
posed of the following iu'diIkh:
' William ' Klllingswwrth. ' fi.arl.-s '.
LaJJ. Col. E. C Judaun, W. li. i.tnn.. 4
ami I (1. ilaika,
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