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-n:. j -v;;v : ; -A lirv '.' I onlg-ht' andWFrlda: Vo-. easlonal ... - rain; southerly Man r winds, . VOL;--I.l NO. 201. PORTLAND OREGON, i THUKSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1903. PRICE FIVE : CENTS. iiiE Mill u : i r t .. ... -. - r OF SUFFERING SSRlRFDEEfcai' ' PITIFUL TALES iiiiiiliscK Mi I the ; Verbal Qubbirig ReswtMitoSFiMISvcasm lih Did Not Spare - Now -Hand in" Forgetting Brulaad front th stuffed-club attack of the editor of the local newapaper truit, aome of the wordy swing of which have heretofore been reproduced in The Journal, 'Senator John H. Mitchell made Vigorous reply to the attacks In an open . letter put4iehed and circulated In the early eighties. The contents of this letter Is reprinted 'today In The Journal, and when read with the re cent articles by the editor . of the trust renders comparison of the days Ions gone and the present very easy. .... . Today the Senator and. the editor are working . hand tn . glove . for political prestige. The love feast has been on for some time and haa reached the hilari ous period, now that Jack Matthews, Bancroft and a United States Senatorshlp are Involved. -J ;w.. . As Opea letter. WASHINGTON. P,' C.r Deo. 28, 1880, Hon. H. W. Scott, Editor of the Ore- . gonlan, Portland. Ore.: -Sir: My attention has Just been at traded to an editorial in the Dally Ore gonian. of issue of December 1st Inst., under the heading. "The Northern Pa cific, "-In which you, as editor of that peper, in order, I presume, to give vent to your splenetic disposition, reiterate a gross libel against myself Invented and first published by you as a campaign slander in 187 when you. through the columns of the Oregonlan (dally and weekly), were opposing with all the abil ity you could command and all the veit om possessed by your spiteful nature, the election of the regularly-nominated Republican cano.iO.ates lor the Legisla ture in Multnomah County, and were sup porting with intemperate seal, the elec tlon of a hermaphrodite ticket, made up partly of yemocrata and partly of aore heftded office-seekers like yourself. The slander to which I allude is your state- . -tnent in -tho-artlcle. referred, to. that L as one f , Oregon's Senators, defeated a re- J. 'i ... ..... VJ ' iintrni ui mn una grant xo tne .iNonnern i-acino Railroad Company, and the fur ther willful calumny coined by you in tjlie same article, in the following words "It is certain that, had it not been for the course of Mr. Mitchell in the Senate, the Northern Pacific Railroad would now be approach inn com Diet Ion. It was put back by him not less than two years. , . Warm Xelolnder. For years. Mr. Scott, while In the Sen ate, I submitted without rejoinder 'to your false and malicious attacks through the columns of the Oregonlan, In reference to my course tn the Senate on the railroad and other important public, questions. Finally, when that limit had been reached at which for oeerance ceased to be a virtue, n a speech delivered by me in the city of Portland, to a crowded house, in the latter part of August A. D. 1878, you being personally present. I. took occa sion to answer specifically each and every one of your vile slanders', and publicly challenged you to the proof of any single one of them. To this an swer, Instead of producing or even at tempting to produce any evidence, your response was as the whining of a whipped spaniel. It Was Just such a response as might have been expected from one proverbial for great preten sions ana moral cowardice, who had been proven a willful and malicious de- f amer. Since then, whenever I had been within the limits of the State of Ore gon, where I could '- promptly -answer your misrepresentations,. you hava maintained a Judicious silence In ref erence to my public course in the Sen ate. Whenever I had been absent, how ever, you have, during the time that has elapsed since my term in. the Sen ate came to an end, never lost an op portunity to vent your malice toward me by giving utterance, through the columns of the Oregonlon. to some foul calumny in reference to myself. Hith erto, maimy for the sake of party har mony, which, by the way, you are ever ready to destroy, either to gratify your personal' animosities or advance your mercenary ends,, as your past career abundantly proves, I have submitted quietly to each and all these aspersions, preferring to bear them meekly, if by ao doing I could aid In keeping you and . your perfidious paoer within Re publican party lines. In view, however, of your unjustifiable and cowardly at tack on me in my absence in the ar ticle above referred to, I propose to re main silent no longer, -and shall now proceed, not only to answer, from the official, record, the stale slander you have uttered, but to unmask before the people of Oregon the pretentious editor of the Oregonlan, ; will show them how shallow are your ndgh sounding profes sions of honorable Journalism; the vile depths to which you are capable of de scending, and the dishonorable mo AS HAS BEEN EXPECTED Disg raceful Political Alliance Put Their Man Ban croft's Name Before the Senate for Postmaster of Portland. J e WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 8. (Special.) As has been expected Sen- tor Mitchell, at the Instigation of the Southern Paclflo Company, and some of the minor, politicians of Oregon, today succeeded In getting President , Roosevelt te send in the name of P. A. Bancroft to -the-Senate oh recom mendation that he be appointed postmaster at Portland. . Thomas L. Ambef haa-been named by the president for postmaster of Mount Angel. , F. A. Bancroft waa the means of bringing Harvey Scott and Mitchell "together. Scott once, called Mitchell a "liar and a acoundrel, and Mitchell retaliated . by terming Scott - all - kuids of ; a - Journalistic false 'alarm. Banaroft employs 'large numbers ' of men" for the. Southern, . .PaclflcV " ; Mitchell expreases no ahama at him political deal with a man who once said things about him that- if true place the Senator In the -position of a man unfit to associate with decent people, much less " to repreaent them. , , . - .;' :V" ' ' , '' . iV tfdwBot'fle' Is Glove - With Him, the Past. tives which prompt " your every act, both as a journalist and professed Re publican, -v A Question of Ability. Not. Mr, Scott that this la necessary to establish your real status either as a Journalist or a Republican in those portions of the State, where you are best known; for there, while you will cheerfully be accorded credit for having .acquired, mainly, however, through your pedantic ostentation, a certain aophomorio literary reputation, of pos sessing, a mental capacity equal in the main to the average, and above it con siderably la . the prominence of those faculties which develop venality, arro gance, malevolence. Ingratitude and ver nlllty; of being fairly well versed In the world'a history, having a superficial knowledge of affairs, and with some thing more than a smattering of poetry; still, could a popular vote In these lo calities be had upon the question of your honesty, either as a public Jour nalist, or a politician, I have no hesi tation in believing that you would be elected" ny .an aitiiost unanimous vote the .moat pretentious ' fraud, both in Journalism and politics as for religion. you Claim to have none the State of Oregon has ever known. Not inappro priately might be applied to yourself, in these respects, the felicitous quota tion used by you In a letter to Hon. the full Justification on my part for thus addressing you. I here quote. In full, the editorial referred to: , The Vorthern Faolflo. ; Our dispatches furnish -full mtrtlcu lam concerning the formation of the syndicate to complete the Northern Paclflo Railroad. It is evident from the names given- that ' the combination Is the Strongest -one ever formed to build. a railroad In America. No doubt can now b entertained that -construction will be pushed as rapidly as money and labor can be utilised. President Billings is entitled to- great credit for his success in enlisting so strong- an association in the work of completing the road, when he accented the presi dency of the company It was with the firm purpose of making the great enter- fi rise succonsful; and he has devoted o it a degree of energy and skill which is now bearing fruit Ever since the reorganisation of the company, after the collapse of Jay Cooke. Mr. Billings has been the aoul of the enterprise. Without him it would never have dis played the energy which now has placed It on the high road to speedy success. Three years ego the Northern Pacific then atrucHUng for credit sought re newal of Irs land vahfnt Mr. Billings and his associates desired this, not tie cause their company could not hold the grant without ' additional legislation, for this It could do: but for the reason that notice of the renewal of the grant would give the company additional credit ' and strength.- But an Oregon Senator waa In a position to defeat their efforts. Extension of time was denied them, un less on conditions that would have crip pled the company, and were intended to cripple It. Rather .than accept renewal of the grant on terms that would have embarrassed and - hampered them, the managers preferred to have no legisla tion at all. But this put back the en terprise greatly. It la certain that had It not been for the course of Mr. Mitch ell in the Senate the Northern Pacific Railroad would . now be apDroachlnar completion. It was put back by him not loss than two years. Had the irrant been promptly renewed, as requested by the managers of the company.-an ar ranawment similar to the one now made for -completion, of the road could have been effected long ago, Oregon and the I'acmc Northwest nave Deen greatly Injured and abused, first and last, on this railroad Question. A nrooer nercen- yon or me interests oi tne jNortnwest. and diligent attention thereto, would nave" secured - uovernment aid for. a branch from Bait Lake to the Columbia River at the time the Government built the Union and Central roads. But our representatives could not agree, or aid not give the subject their attention. Again we were nut off by- the action of our representatives tn -the-case of the Northern Pacific. Now, at last we are to get a road without the helr of our representatives. Fortunately, the case is now so r-nanffea tnat we have none who 4 X-'" ' ' - ' ' ' i SXVATOB Who Is Harvey Scott's Is today resurrected. can throw any 'obstacles , in thj way, even If they should attempt it Our ex- erience here snows now unrortunate it is lor young community wnicn. naeas legislation to have representatives who either have no perception of its inter ests, or who are attached to rival inter ests elsewhere. "But this, let us hope, is now over. Natural causes will bring the result which faithless treatment of our Inter ests in Congress has hitherto pre vented. The atteatlon and efforts of the Northern Pacific Company will first be -directed to construction of the 820 miles through Montana and Northern Idaho, thus connecting the Missouri ana fen aureuie amnions. 'mis in-j dicates a purpose to make .onnectlonT with the roads of the O. R. &. N. Com pany, on the Upper Columbia, and con firms the inferences we drew from Mr. Villard's telegraphic statement fur nished two weeks since, which gave the nrst miormation receivea nere in re. ?ard to the lormatlon or the syndicate or completion of the Northern Pacific. Our people will now see the force of Mr. Villard's statement that the rapid construction of the Northern Pacific from the Missouri to the Cqlumbla will hasten the construction of the O. R. & N. Company's line from The Dalles to Portland. It is apparent now that this section must be built in anticipation of the Northern Pacific: and that this is the. programme of the latter is clearly shown by the fact that the central di vision of tho Northern Pacific, connect ing the Missouri and Pen d'Orelllejdivi sions. is to be the first object ot the company's efforts. It may be assumed that terms have all been arranged be tween the companies, so th'at friendly connection and co-operation will be maintained between them. . uThe experience of theplst .In rail road building through new and tihset tled' rwglons lias evidently -been "ftf 'ser vice to the syndicate which has now un dertaken the Northern Pacific. Nothing in this arrangement will be done loosely or be entrusted to chance. The money Is only to be forthcoming as the road Is finished, and Will not be supplied in excess of $25,000 per mile. Conserva tism and careful management will not be Inconsistent, itowever. with highest energy in pushing tfteoroad to comple tion. His Course Exp: Here, therefore, la a charge directly made, that I. as one of Oregon's Sena tors, by my course In the Senate "de feated a renewal of the land grant to the Northern Pacific Company." And further, that "had It not been -for my course In the Senate, the Northern Pa cific Railroad would now be approaching completion." and that "the road was put back by me not less than two years." , This, M. Scott, .as yeu are fully aware. Is a charge of no slight nature. It is one, as you knew full well when you uttered It," affecting, and Intended by "yott to affect ihy fidelity as a Sena tor, to the vital interests of the State James O'Meara, some five years ago, when you characterised your quondam friend. Judge M. P. Deady, , as "the fleshliest Incubus." S That no injustice may be done you, and for the further reason that we may "look here upon this picture and on this.'.' and by contrast see at a glance I In part represented. You Intended when you wrote It ta brand me as an unworthy public servant If what you say atmut'me is tnle. then your Justtfl cation Is complete. ' If false, as I "shall prove to you .it is before closing this letter, then you have' by this act writ ten yourself down a deliberate calumni ator, a coiner of criminous falsehoods, and a dispenser of wicked lies. . These charges, as I have aard, are either true or false, and. such being the' fact, would it have not been well for you, Mr. Scott, inasmuch aa you.' as a public "Journalfpt. deemed It a matter of public importance at this time to make them, to have produced my official rec ord as Senator upon this question, in support of your assertions T I take it in a matter of this kind, relating to the official acta of a. public "servant' your naked word, unsupported aa it is In this instance by the least particle f evi dence. ' however high the estimate' you may place upon it- will no.tr carry with it absolute verity or of itself produce that conviction which can come alone from a statement fully supported 'by proofs. .'- -. - - No. Mr, Scott, what we want Is either more proof or less assertion., Either a conviction occasionally, or - fewer , in dictments.. My course in the. Senate upon this railroad, aa upon all other questions, H a. matter of publlo record. raiidVM . . . (. .77, 1 M; -' K XZTCHZU .1 . who burleff the anoleit hatohtt that Every word I ever uttered In .the Sen Ate, during ' the six years of my ser vice there, every vote t cast every re .porr I evr made, f tther es chairman or: member of the railroad or any other committee, are all matters of publlo record, accessible 1 at all times ' to all men. . Why not product that record to substantiate your -malignant charges? And - now, appreciating the force and beauty of the aphorism that it la more, effective and less undignified to prove a man aliar than to call aim one, I ad vance directly to facts, and here "Mark now how stain tela anali put you dawn." , J? ale "Vroef Offared. Inasmuch as you have 'failed to pro duce my official record, the only proper evidence of the truth or falsity of your assertions, I shall produoe It for the purpose,'of showing you and the public (for I take It. as the fair Journalist you profess to be, you will publish this letter in the Oregonlan) what an un conscionable mallgner you are. And in this connection I make the broad and unqualified answer to your assertions which the records of the United States hereinafter quoted will fully verify, snd in reference to which I shall challenge you to successful con tradictlon that twice during the six years ' I was In the Senate a bill passed that .body extending the land grant to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company; that both or these bins received my earnest and unqualilled support, both In committee and in the Senate; that I both spoke in favor of and voted for each i of ihese bills, as well. In the raj;-, road committee as In the open Senate: and, furthermore, that both of these bins received the earnest, active sud port, in both the railroad committee and the Senate, of all the known friends of the Northern Pncltlc Railroad Com pany. One of these bills was reported by my colleague. Senator Kelly, from the committee on railroads,- and the other was reported by myself as chair man of the committee on railroads. But to be more specific: The first bill In troduced In the Senate providing for a renewal of the land grant and an ex tension of time to the Northern Pa cific Railroad Company, alter I took my seat in that body, was Introduced by Senator McMillan, of Minnesota, Decem- r 8, A. D. 1875, and waa referred to the committee on railroads, of which ' I then a member, but not then chalr- Thls bill waa by unanimous vote amended In committee In certain re- spects and wss. by Senator Kelly, on January 24, A. D. 1 STB. reported back to the Senate as thus unanimously amended. In accordance '"'with' the in struction of the committee, Kelly and myself voting together in the affirma tive in committee In favor of. the bill, the Northern Pacific Company, through Its president and counsel, consenting to the bill as amended, and afterwards urged its passage. On February 10, A. D. J 876, Mr. Scott as I wish to be par ticular ' about dates, that there be 410 mistake in this matter this bill, as thus amended in committee, after a full discussion and the adoption of a few un important amendments, r passed ""the Senate by 35 votes In its favor and 18 votes against' it, and I was . one of the 36 Senators wno voted In the affirma tive, your statement to the contrary notwithstanding. The following Is the vote: " '- The Vote Coon ted. -Teas Allison, Boutwell. 'Cameron of Penn., Cameron of Wis., Cappiton, Clay ton, Conkling, Dawes, Dennis, Dorsey, Edmunds. Ferry. Frey1lnriuyen, Ham ilton, Howe, Ingalls, Jphea of Florida. Kelly, Kernan, Key. Cogan, McMillan. Mitchell. Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont. Morton. Ogiesby, Paddock, Patterson, Randolph, Sarcent Wallace. West Wlndom 3S. . . . ' ' Nays Bayard, Booth.- Cockerell. .Cooper. Davhv - Goldthwaite, Harvey Johnson. McCreery. McDonald. Merri mon. Norwood, Baulsbury. . Stevenson. Thurman, Wadieigh, Whyte, Withers 18. - - '" ' .- -.,.-.? .' This till extending the Und grant to 'the Northern Pacific Railroad Com pany, although passed thus early lu the first aession of the Forty-four! h Om. gress (February 10. 1878). was never parsed through the House of llenrc sentatlvea, although over 'hone lrmg months' , continuous session of that Con- (Continued on Second Page.) , Secretly Trying to Eu chre Us Out of It. Plafo Evidence of Her Underhanded y Methods Seen in Attitude 3 : of -Colombia. ; WAHINOTON. Jan. . (Special.) It is admitted In. official circles that there is strong foundation for the asser tion that Germany is trying to euchre the United States-out of the acquisition of the Panama canal. , It is believed that active work to this end is being done by German agenta in Colombia. . The option which the United States holds upon the canal expires on March 4th, the day when Congress adjourns. The date originally fixed for the reas sembling of the Colombian Congress, for the purpose of ratifying the canal treaty, was December 1, 1902. But through som powerful Influence the date waa recently changed to March 3, Just one day before the United States Congress adjourns. If the latter body should ad journ without action and- if Colombia Should fall . to sign the treaty, there would then be no obstacle In the way of negotiations by some German corpora tion . for the. acquisition of the canal. There' is muph in the situation to war rant the theory that German Influence Is responsible for the postponement of the reassembling of the Colombian Con gress. Officials of the State Department point significantly to the dilatorlness which has marked all of Colombia's dealings throughout the canal negotiations, the frequent obstacle' that have been Inter posed, and the fact that Colombia's rep resentative, Herron, was not invested wjth- powers sufficient to consummate any definite agreement, and from all these circumstances the Inference Is drawn by the State Department that for some time past Colombia has entertained the hope of making more favorable terms with Gprmany than this country offered. WOMEN TESTIFY ABOUT STRIKE (Journal Special Service.) PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 8. The anthra cite coal strike commission announced this morning bsX hereafter long ses sions would be held In order to expedite the work to be accomplished. The ex amination of non-union miners and members of their families, who had suf fered abuse, was resumed. One weman testified that she was walking on the street at Silver Creek, in comoanv with her husband, wnen tne latter was assaulted by strikers, knocked down and beaten. When the woman at tempted to protect her husband she was also abused by the strikers. Another woman related that ner nouse was stoned ana sne recogmxeu in ma leader of the assailants her brother-in- law, who Is president of tne local union of mine workers. The woman went out with a gun and compelled the crowd to disperse, threatening to shoot If they did not leave. "I told my brother-in-law what I thought of him." the witness concluded. She proved to be one of the strongest witnesses of all the non-un-lonlsts, as her testimony directly in volved men known to be union leaders, and cross-examination failed to shake It 'Wrgtvso'w;'"aH8vl'r' wnpsB,"its j ing assailed by, union men. He secured the conviction of his assailants. Clarence Ginley, a member of the Miners' Union Executive Board, was called and asked whether the union made any attempt to discipline rioters belonging to Its ranks. Ho made lame answers, evading the point. Chairman ' Gray Interrupted him and said. "In the riot, where a deputy sheriff was killed and this man was bat tered, was there none among your ranks to cry shame, or to- raise his arm or voice in defense of law and order? I want the mine workers to raise them selves out of this mire which suspicion engenders." Mitchell Jumped to his feel with an Impassioned appeal not to heapt-eproaches on the men nor outlawry on the union. "No effort has ben made to show legally any connection between the rioters and the miners' organlaation," he declared. Mitchell himself was the next witness. Mitchell was asked by Attorney Lan han whether the three men convicted of the murder of Daniel Sweeney were not members of the Miners' Union. "Once be fore you promised to investigate this matter. Did you do so?" asked the law yer. "Yes." said iMtchell, "and I found that they were not members in good stand ing, as they had failed to pay their dues for three months before the strike." Mitchell admitted that the men might have received aid from the relief fund, but he Said that many non-union men re ceived aid also if they had gone out on the strike. "Can you name one such man?" asked the attorney. "I can furnish a list of such men who received altogether $30,000," replied Mitchell. ' The inquiry was pursued no further and Mitchell was then excused. LATEST MOVE IN BIG COPPER FIGHT uvt T'VA Mont.. Jan. 8. The Sum-erne Court has refused to Interferes with or delay the proceedings now pending be lore the trial Judge in Butte for the disbarment of the chief attorney of the Amalgamated copper company. ( - k MUST ANSWER FOR DEFEAT. MOROCCO. Jan. 8. General Susi has I been arrested by order of the Sultan, who holds him personally responsible for the defeat of n : ; .' IN CHICAGO People Freezing to Death Because They Cannot Get Coal Public Schools j - Mtist Soon Close, -CHICAGO, Jan. 8. (Special) Tne re tail coal dealers of Chicago are now added to the long list of thoae who are fighting the combine of the railways, the mine owners and the wholesale coal dealers. Suits for damages hava been instituted by many of the retailers, who are unable to obtain coal to aupply their customers, despite the fact that the rail way yards ace still filled with long lines of coal laden cars. The city is beginning to suffer acutely from the famine. Numberless casea of distress are reported dally and many of them are heart-rending. Many have died from cold. One case reported this morning was that of a laborer who was found dead in an alley where he had frosen to death -while hugging a steam pipe in the effort to keep warm. All public charitable institutions are GIT MM Strange Disappearance of Records in Case King and Lynch, Under Sentence of -ItijveaaObance to Escape Being Snot. ; SALT LAKE. Jan. 8. (Special) King and Lynch, who were convicted and sen tenced to be shot in February for the murder of Col. Prowse, after they had held up his gambling house, hava an other chance to escapo the ..'penalty of their crime. All the files and records of the famous case have mysteriously dis appeared, with the single exception of the certificate of probable cause for ap peal. Attorneys express the opinion, that this will act as a stay of execution and unless the court records are discovered, the two murderers may be released by habeas corpus. The attorneys for the two condemned men have made a desperate fight to save the lives of their clients and every legal expedient has been exhausted. The dis appearance of the records Is not regarded as accidental -and a rigid investigation will doubtless be made In the hope of learning what haa become of them. It Is a. no table fact that since Utah became a state, over 70 murders have been committed within its borders, yet the death penalty has not been enforced In a single case. The murder or wnicn kins- and Lynch were convicted waa a firutSI &Am,mhr"i most noted In the criminal history or Utah. DOERS HI ( Urge More Lenient Pol icy Upon Secretary Dewet and Botha Address the Burghers and Former Urges Importance of Moderation (Journal Special Service.) - PRETORIA. South - Africa, Jan. 8 A meeting of prominent Boers held yes terday adopted an" mddressT-whtclr-la to bo presented to Secretary Joseph Cham berlain. It embodies requests that gen eral amnesty be granted; that the Boer laws regarding the treatment of natives be retained; that more generous loans no made by Kngland to the Burghers; that all .cattle imported into Africa be sold to the Boers at cost price, and that Baden Powell's special police be abol ished. ' - The meeting waa- addressed by Gen. Botha, who told the assembled Boers that he had raised half a million dollars in. Europe for the relief of families In distress. . Gen Dewet also spoke urging upon the Boers the importance of modr eratloni. i .... .:- -Jy. m. c a. burned t out. . (Journal Special Service.) ; t ; CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. . The central building -of the Young Men's. Christian Association waa. partally destroyed by fire this morning. Xha lose amounts, to M'T.OOrt. Ul Mil crowded to the limit Hundreds of peo - -pie are making appeals for assistance, -. usually the wives of laborers . whose wages are inadequate to buy 'food and coal while the present high prices for - . the latter commodity continue. ' Generous aid la being given by private , Individuals, churches and benevolent or- , . ganixatlons, but the suffering ia ao wide- . spread that it is Impossible to car for , every, case. i , Many of the large dealers have repud iated their contracts to supply coal to t tho pubito schools, on the ground that-, they cannot get sufficient tp meet the -demands upon them. Aa a result many -of the schools will be compelled to close.' Attorney-General Hamlin is still eon ducting hia investigation into the com- -bine which is charged with responsibility - -for the coal famine and the extortionate prices prevailing. Roosevelt Alarmed by Lack of Harmony Spanish-American War Veterans Make Strong Appal for New - " Mexican Statehood. r ; ": WASHINGTON, Jan. ' 8. President , Roosevelt la alarmed over the friction -among tne opponents of the trusts, who v are advocating various remedial roeoe- , urea,, and .he is making, great. efforts to ' get' the' party leaders ' In, Congress , to - , agree upon some one bill which can ba"1 passed. Present prospects indicate that' : there ia great danger that no anti-trust :. law will be enacted at thla session. '. - In the Senate this morning the chap lain referred in his prayed to Andrejr.'. Carnegie and his many generous gifts. ' ,- Senator Quay caused to be read from the desk a petition from the Spanish American War veterans of New Mexico, urging that the territory be admitted" to statehood and stating that' when the war with Spain broke out New Mexico fur- ; nlshed one man for every ISO of the total population. ... Senator Foraker offered a resolution - tendering the thanks of Congress to Gen eneral Chaffee and the officers and men under his command for their gallant con duct during the Boxer troubles in China, Senator Aldrlch made a speech championing the tariff, in a long: da- bate upon the subject. 01 TERhS Of AUICS WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. The State Department has received. cablegram from Minister Bowen saying that Preal- ' cent Castro has accepted In general terms the conditions of arbitration laid down by the allied powers. It is offi cially admitted that the proposal made by the powers is for a conference at Washington at which Bowen will act aa the representative of Veneiuela, v If It should prove to be the sentiment of this Government that this plan is im- practicable,' hen the matter -wHI rga- before The Hague trlbunaL-'The Presi dent is hopeful that the negotiations will result in a final disposition of the affair without a long litigation at The Hague. . GODFREY HUNTER 7: ' IS ACQUITTED - LOUISVILLE. Jan. 8, A private die- patch from Guatemala states that God frey Hunters Jru: has' been aoqultted of f" the charge of murdering Fitzgerald, tha -sn of th-Alnerlean-mlBlter,.t Hunur Is expected home in two weeks. ; STEBOTIC0NSH0W. ' The entertainment at the chapel of the ' Unitarian Church last night, given by ; the John Burroughs Society, proved very interesting. The stereoptleon. plctuYes ; , illustrative of Oregon birds proved most v entertaining and Instructive. Thera were 88 pictures shown, and the descrip- " . tlons given by "W, I nnley proved of more than ordinary Interest. , v , ;KEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR .BERLIN. Jan.. . It fa officially an nounced that Buron Sternberg, the Car man Consul at Calcutta, will auccerd Baron von Holieben aa Ambassador at Washington. - Baron Sternberg is a great . friend of Roosevelt's. , il was formerly secrttary of the German. Le gation at Washington and lis U bw rjol t e K-n4""' .-'). . 10