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f tn waATxzm. night i. wltt erly winds. I f ..- t omgni anu oununy, inreai- j , emus, wim uuwnii ivum1 Oregon Dai y Journal: B '! Second Edition ij B i m VOL. L HO. 299. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1903. PRICE - FIVE. CENTS-. LONG STRUGGLE FOR UNITED ENDED BY THE SELECTION BOXERS ARE AGAIN RAIDING, BURNING AND SLAUGHTERING 1 Anti-Foreign Spirit Takes Form in J the .Kene.walot Throughout Outrages China (Journal Special Bervloe.) HONQ KONQ, Feb. 21. Boxer out rages are becoming mora frequent and bolder with each passing day. Newi of atrocltlea practlued by the rebels haa reached here and ha tended to confirm the lmpresalon that China la on the eve of another uprising; of malcontents that will be far worse than the one put down at bloody cost by the allies a few yenrs ago. The latest outrage occurred tn the Che Kiang province, where a mlaaionary settlement had been formed by Ameri cana and English. A horde of Boxers, well armed and clamoring for the blood or the foreigners, raided the village, killing several hundred native converts who attempted to protect the mission property, The missionaries, warned by native aervants, who had been communi cated with by the rebels, fled In time to escape massacre. empress 8tiU Alive. The Dowuger Empress is still alive. all reports to the contrary notwlthstand log, and she Is making her power felt in the effort to stamp out the rebellion headed bv Prince Tuan. The latter, wun an army estimated at 200.000 at least anil with countless small bands of nm pathlxers in all parts of the empire. Is preparing to muke his final light for the dragon throne of hie ancestors. Tuan Is the ablest military leader In China and should he succeed In gaining his nmm tlon the Flowery Kingdom would prob ably be raised to a much higher effect iveness for war than it has occupied for mnnv centuries. Great uneasiness prevails throughout the empire among the foreigners. In another mission settlement in the anm nrnvlnce as that referred to. a ram wa made and the buildings burned Several native converts were massacred. An army of Imperial troops la In the field, but Is utterly unable to cope wun the rebels. It Is said that the Imperial officers have been bribed by Prince Tuan to make their work ineffective 15 Hit HI DOT Id Alfonso Takes Advant age of Mother HOW 5ffflT5 n t id SeattleReportersEuchred the Grand jury Morganatic Husband of the Queen Will Now Look After the Royal Stables of Spain. Bored Hole in Ceiling Over Grand Jury Room and Learned All Proceedings. (Journal Special Service.) MADRID. Feb. 21. Taking advantage of his mother's visit to Australia. King Alfonso has exiled from Madrid Count Escosura, master of the horse, to whom the Queen mother was married morgan atlcally some time ago. The Count hus been sent to Saville. where he will be forced to superintend the royal stables of Spain. The Count takes his virtual banishment rather, hard, and haa telegraphed to the Queen mother that he will kill himself If he is forced to submit to the disgrace. The sympathy of Madrid Is without doubt with the Count and the Queen. The affair of the couple has been the gossip of the court and city for many months. MURDERED BY ROBBERS. (Journal Special Service.) PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21. The watch man of the big McCurdy department tore in this city, was murdered some time last night by robbers, who made their escape after looting the store of thousands of dollars worth of silks and several hundred dollars in cash. r TIMBER GRAFT DID NOT WORK di J 3 S fx (Journal Special Service.) 8ALEM, Feb. 21. When the Twenty-first Legislature died at 12 o'clock last night House bill No. 187 died with it, and the great timber graft proposition had failed. After the expose in The Journal had disclosed the real objects of. the measure there was no use 1n attempting to pass it In Its original form. Therefore Senator Booth, the particular ad vocate of the bill, secured its re--referment, claiming that he would present amendments which would destroy the evil effects It might exert. But here politics entered. Sen ator Booth was one of the man agers for Fulton in his boom for Senator and so loyal was he in this regard that he preferred to leave the pet logging bill to be burled alive by adjournment Of the Legislature rather than bring it up and have the measure fought out on the floor of the Senate to the detriment -of Ful ton's candidacy. And so it came to pass that the bill to declare the non-navigable streams of Oregon to be public highways for the transportation of logs and to make the many pay for the en riching of the few who - were planning to secure a monopoly was still in the desk of the com mittee on municipal corporations, to which it had been referred, when 'the end came. - ---- (Journal Special Service.) SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 21. The facts of how local newspapers -secured so many-positive and practically verbatim stories of the deliberations of the King County grand Jury have Just come to light. It was through the venturesome acts of two well known newspaper re porters, Karl M. Anderson and C. B. Vumlall. Thetboys were caught dead to rights. It was this way: In the courthouse over the grand Jury room Is ur.,pd attic never used. In some manner Anderson and Tandall secured a key that led to the attic stulrs. They removed two planka from the flooring. A hole was dug through the plastering and a two Inch pipe was placed so it would be directly over the desk of the secretary of the grand jury, the witness stand being directly at Its side. There they could hear and see everything that was going on In the grand jury room. Early each morning before the jury convened the reporters -went into the attic and took their places at the hole. While one reporter watched the other slipped far ther up Into the attic where there was good light and wrote his "copy." When they were sure there was no one in the courthouse lobby to see them come down the reporters slipped out and left the building. For nearly a week the two daring newsgatherers kept up their work and each day printed the actions of the grand jury in detail. A Surprise. The Jury was dumbfounded when the newspapers came out each day wUh full stories of. their actions. Charges were made by jurymen against each other as being guilty oi giving away Jury secrets. Two whole days were spent in trying to run down the guilty parties. Then an unfortunate fall of one of the reporters in getting, out of the attic attracted the attention of one or the grand jurymen. He, looked up at the celling and there saw the end of the pipe barely visible. Deputy Sheriffs Nelson and Bowes were sent bpstairs to Investigate. The torn up planks sjid the pipe were found. Both reporters were taken Into custody and led to the office of Sheriff Cudlhee, where the sheriff good-naturedly demanded an explanation. Anderson and Yandall did not propose to convict themselves and refused to talk. They were released, but yesterday 'were ordered before the grand Jury. The Jurymen commanded the re porters to-tell how they had gotten Into the room and what they had seen and heard. They refused to answer ques tions, i ne law was reaa 10 tnem. pro viding for six months' Imprisonment for giving away grand jury Secrets and they were threatened with punishment. Fore man Plggott Anally came to the rescue with the statement that he did not be lieve the offense would be repeated if the boys, were released. Prosecuting Attorney Scott, against whom such a fight was' made because of his alleged whitewashing methods before the Jury, yesterday appointed Herman W. -.Craven as a deputy. Craven will be partly jjsed In .directing the grand Jury, although Scott still declares that he will personally see what Is being don. TURKEY IS ALL READY STATES SENATORSHIP OF CHARLES W. FULTON ALLIANCE BETWEEN BOURNE AND SCOTT AN UTTER FAILURE War Clouds Lower Over the Balkans and Eu- rope-Tremblesr - - Nations Jealous of Each 0ther--The Sultan Goes Ahead With Con centration of Troops. If Europe Imagines that the Sultan Is prepared to yield to the note of the pow ers, a serious mistake la being made. Turkey is not only rushing War prepa rations, but is actually prepared at this time for hostilities, utid In better form than any nation that is likely to be pit ted agalnt her at the first clash. The movements of troops still con tinue, but the real war In epi atit,..J Were completed several days ago. The later orders lsmied from the War Office have been purely supplementary to the plans at llrst carried Into effect for rendering i'urkey's defense as strong as possible. Today orders were Issued for the re serves In the Salonlca district, to ds massed In the Balkan provinces. The Porte also ordered the Symra-Kasabe Railroad to be In readiness at a mo ment's notice to transport 25,000 re serves into Macedonia. Europe Trembles. LONDON. Feb. 21 All Europe is trembling with expectancy over the sit uation In the Balkans. Rebellion in Macedonia Is assured; the powers have sent a Joint note to the Sultan, demand- ng In unmeasured terms reforms in au 'hrlstlan provinces ruled by the BicK Man," and the Sultan has practically treated the threats of the allies with contempt. In the opinion of trained and well-in formed observers, there Is little doubt hat the long delayed but Inevitable mr of the Christian nations against tne Turks Is about to begin. What the eventuation will tie no man can sav. Wltn tne muropean nations eulous of each other's every move, with Knuiund and Russia particularly, at variance In policy In relation to the dls- piwltion that may be made of the Sul- an's domuhis If they are conquered, tne ltuatlon Is not encouraging for the peace of the world. Looks Xdke Business. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 21.-Move- ments of Russian troops during the last few days give ground for the assertion hat the Czar is preparing to take an mportart part in the expected trouble the Halknns. The Sultan has long feared tne participation of Russia In any concert of the powers In demanding re forms and It Is thought the extraordi nary preparations that are going on tn Turkish dominions for war are caused in great measure by the fear that the Czar has at last determined to expel the Turk from Europe. If the present trouble should result in war Russia Is prepared to get her full share, and perhaps more, of the spoils that will accrue to the western nations of Europe tn the event of the Sultan's defeat. Russia wants ports and terri tory at strategic points and the armies of the empire will be used as much for that purpose as for the compelling of protection for Christians.' " y .y f !! "''''. - ' ' " n i . ' , i . . , , , '.:, ' J'" ' " ' ! i , r V 1 :: :!t -1 -' : ---.',vV ' V : ; I ; '" -- : - , . i " LMMSJHSjfejjsMsjra.j.MM. :: ' ' :: m Jack Matthews and His Minions Make Multnomah the Scoff - of the State. o United StaUi Senator Charles W. Fulton w aunt . own WHERE LINCOLN STOOD PHILADELPHIA. fa.. Feb. 21.-A bronze tablet was placed today In the pavement In front of Independence Hall to mark the spot where Lincoln stood on Februiury 22. 1SU1. when he raised flag over the old building. At the time he was on his way to Washington to be Inaugurated for the first time. The inscription on the tablet reads "Abraham Lincoln stood here when he raised the flag on Independence Hall. February 22. 1SB1. This tablet placed by Poet No. 2. Department of Pennsylvania, of the Grand Army of the Republic." Roosevelt Speaks at the Ceremony Many Notables Attend and Stirring Words Are Uttered by Speakers. oiut n m liTf WHIBePermittedtoPass Statehood Bill. Morgan Willing to Withdraw His Objections to Treaty Are Considered. If MONDAY'S ENTRIES FOR INGLESIDE Journal's Weight Card of Horses, Form and Track. IXCI.E8IPE RACK TRACK. Feb. 81. Th iiTerjiiffat euiriPH xor Aionuny are: Klrt rce. Kuturlt.v course, seillnf 4288 Legal Maxlai.. 9714310 Ctbello B5 imu Auut i-uuy ... wi-kiio uihraltar ..,,..104 412M The Keott 101 4H18 Kstberlna B...0O .iir it. ai. iirHimiti VU'.mim AllKC MurpDy., W7 4H2S! (leWen Uglit. .,n,1418 Hun of Hilo . . OB 41114 Mfbtlmll 1011..'. Straight- Shot.. 107 4.(iiu ciaui i i.... malum loi necuiiu rui-e, butu Hixu'eiiuw, seiiiug, 2-year-nll: ,r.71 The Mighty ..110j.... Therene 4277 Cotntl 9x1 Tanhanaer .. 4am Annie Marie .10714301 Kmll Third rnoe. three fninrtpm, veiling: 4218 Handpreaa . . .107I4;12 Diruiante ... 42ZH lirey Knx 104l4.tos K. I'earct ., 48(H M. K. Harney. 10442sf Yrenla 422 Mr. ninglB ...lc"i'42t4.Flgardon ...' 4.114 Loyal' 8 KmiflNM Puna In Boots ..102 ..107 ..108 .. 9 ..104 ..li2 85 DO 4;iao Tom. KQlgnt . tsi4306 Intrapldo 104 Fourth rac. L'ullfurnia Derby, mils and ou quarter : 4303 (Sold Bell 12214311 Krlihna 127 42S5 Kplmre .117'4!0 Muni II ...116 4303 Chunk 11714303 Oold Van ....127 .... K. Bullock ...110142(17 .ElUo,, . ..... ,7.127 4320 Popont 11TI4.U1 Duraaao 114 Fifth rnt-e, one mile, parae: 432 Orall 80i43n3 Canard 114 4311 Kt-ullfl-orth . .11h,4:mi3 Yellow Tall .114 Hixth rare, utile and 60 yarda, wiling. 4317 Mllaa 9514239 Un WacDhnl .HH 4273 Diderot " 7. . . . .11214309 Royalty ...... tT jn2;" MciiM 4321 ABtolue . ....W7f . (Journal Special Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 21 The cornerstone of the Army Wr Cullege. on the Washington Barracka. reserva tion, was laid today with military and Masonic ceremonle. Oen. Gllle))le, chief of engineers, was the master of ceremonies, and the prominent partici pants Included President Roosevelt., Sec retary Koot and MaJ. Gen. Young, presi dent of the War College board. The gavel used In the ceremony was the same one that was used by President Washington In laying the cornerstone of the national capttol. President lioosevelt was escorted to tha u-rniinilti hv a tnmn n( th !4.-fiiti(l cavalry. The natlonul sulute wns fired i'"'"1- as he entered the enclosure. Thousands Of troops Were In the parade. The Supreme Court, Diplomatic Corps, full Cabinet, senators and representa tives were present. Bishop Satterlee delivered a prayer. Roosevelt's speech was devoted to the beiiellts to be derived from the Army College and education In general. Secretury Root spoke on similar lines, saying the project was not to pro mote war but to preserve peace by ade quate preparation to repel aggression Oen. Young followed, reviewing the arm 's growth and pointing to the bene fits to be derived from a combination of study and experience rather than either alone. (Journal Special Service.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 It was ap parent early thut much of the 111 feel ing of yesterday had passed. It is gen erally believed thut an agreement luis been reached which will permit Quay to win the statehood 'battle and also result In the withdrawal of Morgan's opposition to the canal treaty, ! It Is said that Morgan Is willing to J withdraw If his objections to the treaty ' are made a matter of record.' as he wants ; future generations to know his proph 1 (. While unumiul. It Is probable It will be consented to. Heveriilge and Penrose had a lively debate on the mat ter of preference. Beverldge winiiiiio' his Jack Matthew and fcla allied bosses bare g-lTsn an mhlbltlon of blund ering stupidity in the Senatorial struggle just ended whloh shows their trne motives and ntter lack of political sagacity. In the effort to oontrol the Legislature's choice and to establish Matthews' pretensions at Wash ington to Bepublloaa leadership In the State of Oregon, he and Senator MoOlnn succeeded In depriving Multnomah County of her rightful voice In the selection of the Senator, and frightened away rotes In the pursuit of their private schemes. Through his tools In the Multnomah delegation this petty boas haa placed the oounty In an attitude of hostility to the remainder of the state and has rendered It an object of ridicule. The largest and most populous county In the state haa been rendered without influence from start to finish of the Senatorial contest. The Matthews machine has met with a defeat as merited as It Is crushing. GOVERNOR SAVES STATE BIG SUM Signs the Scalp Bounty Act This Afternoon (Journal Special Service.) SALEM. Feb. 21. Governor Chamber- The stone was laid with I lain this afternoon signed House Bill Masonic rites under the auspices of tile Grand Lodge of the District of Colum bia. Bishop Satterlee delivered the benediction. LYNCH MAY BE ELECTED AGAIN LONDON. F 21. Col. Arthur Lynch. Who was recently convicted of high treason for lighting with the Boers and who was sentenced to death, afterward to be commuted to life Imprisonment, may be re-elected to Parliament. It appears that the government has determined not to disfranchise Galway North. The election will probably go to Lynch, though of course he cannot takti his seat in the House of Commons, I 21, the scalp bounty law, by Lufollette, ! and llled It with the Secretary of State. Tile act carries un emergency clause and Is effective Immediately. Many scalps were expected by the Secretary today, but the signing of this bill by the Governor will make the filing of scalp certificates useless and the State will save a large sum of money. COMMITTEE OF PAINTERS MEET CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 21. The ad- Isory committee of the Master Painters' Association of the United 8tate and Canada met In Cleveland today and formulated a program of subjects to be discussed, at the next annual convention of the organization. The convention will be held in Chicago the second week of September. JOE JEFFERSON'S BIRTHDAY v (Journal Special Service.) PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 21. Joseph Jefferson yesterday passed the seventy fourth anniversary of his birth, and was the recipient of congratulations from friends and admirers throughout the countiry. The veteran actor la In the en joyment of good health and contem plutes making his usual tour of the large cities this spring. KO REPORT YET. WASHINGTON. Feb. 21 The anthra cite commission Is holding sittings dally but It is announced that no report can be expected for some time. A mass of testimony must first be collected and than analysed. BISHOP OF LOS ANGELES, (Journal Special Service.) NEW VORK, Feb. 21. From an ec clesiastical source it is learned; that the Pope has chosen , Monsignor Conaty, President of the Catholic University of America, to be Bishop of Los Angeles, to succeed Montgomery, who has gone to San Franc isco LADY SOMERSET ILL. (Journal Special Service.)- , LONDON. Feb. 21 Lady Henry Somerset the World's Christian Temper ance Union President, has broken down from overwork. Physicians have ord ered her to take several months' com plete rest.. Charles W. Fulton has been elected t United States Senator. The long strug- I gle. one of the most memorable In the I history of. the State of Oregon, came to 1 an end last night, ten minutes after the stroke of midnight. Standing shoulder 1 to shoulder, as they had stood during the long weeks of the legislative session, the gallant band of Fulton's loyal sup porters saw man after man swing into line behind their chosen candidate, until the tale was filled and the victory was won. The sensation of the closing hours of the struggle was tho expected appear ance of Harvey W. Scott as a candidate, and It was heralded by the Multnomah delegation with on enthusiasm which seemed to bespeak a confidence that he was to be the Legislature's choloe. But this expectation was foredoomed to dis appointment. Despite the alliance which had been formed with Jonathan Bourne, Scotfs chances of election depended wholly upon causing? wTrtampede among the followers of Fulton, and this did not occur. They stood unmoved and unshak en, determined if need be to go down to defeat, but resolved to stand by their leader to the end. Bourne Could Sot Deliver. The alliance with Bourn was the crowning stroke in the effort to elect Scott United States Senator. The Port land editor had the pledge of the sup port, at the outset, of the Multnomah delegation, and Bourne was expected to bring to him the 1 votes cast for Geer by members from other parts of the state. This would have brought Scott s vote to 3 j. and then the program was to stampede the Fulton forces and to carry the Multnomah candidate to victory with a rush. But Bourne was unable to deliver the goods. ' Only nine of the original Geer votes went over to Scott, and these, with I'.i from Multnomah and Paulsen of Clackamas, made up the total Of 2U which was high water mark for the editor of The Oregonlan. The remaining (Jeer votes stood by the ex-Governor, un til, one by one, they went over to the man from Astoria, whose victory was already apparent. It was an extraordi nary commentary upon the oft-repeated declarations that Bourne controlled votes enough to elect the candidate with whom he should finally aUy himself, and that the Fulton phalanxwould disinte grate when Bourne uttered the fateful word. Would Hot Bend the Knee. Harvey W. Scott was not the choice of all the members of Multnomah, al though the dissenting minority waived tlielr personal preferences and agreed to vote with the delegation for a time, rath er than defeat the election of a man from this county. For many weeks It has been known that Nottingham and Banks were Fulton men at heart, and they steadfastly refused to bind them selves to carry out the schemes of the coterie of bosses who controlled the majority or the delegation. Uninfluenced by threats or persuasion, firm in their determination to do all in their power to effect the election of a Senator, they led the final Ibreak to Ful ton which made him Senator. Kay and Hobson had already left Geer for the Astorisn. but Nottingham and Banks were the first to break tho bonds which luld the Multnomah delegation and which threatened to end the struggle In a deadlock. Stampede to Fulton. Fisher and Jones of Multnomah were among those who followed, and Croisan. Hume, Hayden, Johnston, Mulkey and Stelwer swung Into line. It was" exactly seven minutes past 12 when Senator Daly changed from Scott to Fulton, mak ing the 16tu vote necessary to elect. Every accession was greeted with the wildest outbursts of cheers from the Fulton .'forces and the Legislators re- mbled a howling niob as they they shouted and gesticulated for recognition. A dozen, men were shouting to record the transfer of their votes to the winning candidate, -among them Paulsen of Clacks amas, the only one of the Fulton phalanx who deserted him during the long strug gle, but the battle was already won and President Brownell called upon the clerk to announce the result. The scenes that followed the declara tlon that Charles W. Fulton had been elected United States Senator beggar de scription. Pandemonjum broke loose and Fulton was lifted above the seeth ing crowd by a score of eager arms and carried to the platform. Fulton's Heartfelt Words. " " His-address to the Legislators and to the throng which, had broken over all barriers and poured In from the lobby 1 was marked by deep feeling and the vic tor spoke with an earnestness that' held his auditors In deep silence, Jn- well- (ai cshosen words, eloquent of sincerity and emotion, lie thanked those to whom his victory was due and especially "The lit tle band of faithful men who had stood by him through nil the contest" The demonstrations which preceded Fulton's speech left no doubt that of! all the candidates for the coveted honoa none other had so strong a hold upon the affection and personal loyalty ot his adherents. Senator Fulton will arrive In Portland this evening and will go to Astoria Mob day, where an ovation awaits him. WedV nesday he will leave for Washington ta take his seat in the United States 8en ate. , Multnomah was a Cipher. . Tl, l. III.. 1 .. , 1 . . . i.c uaitici in ciiuou aim it is yruper iv inquire how it happened that In 'the, choice of Oregon's Senator Multnomabj County had virtually no part. The delegation from this county is ths largest and therefore should be the most influenced In -the- Stat Legislature. Rep resenting the richest and most populous county in the state, its voice should havs been a powerful factor in the final re suit: The argument that the Senator should have come from Multnomah County finds many strong reasons to sup port it and would under ordinary circum stances command the attention of ths Legislature. Notwithstanding these factsr the Mult nomah delegation, with the exception ot a minority numerically inslgnifloant. had no more voice In the election than s many Chinamen. For weeks their vote were frittered away upon so-called can didates whose election was an absolute impossibility. Assuming the position that they would vete for no man from. ' any county but Multnomah and that ths choice of United States Senator must be dictated by themselves and not by tha Legislature at large, they pursued a nils or ruin policy that has ended In merltedJ aereat. The Bosses Were Besponslble. For this result tin coterie of bossefg; who at present dominate ReDUblican doI- ltlcs in Portland is directly and solely to blame. The notorious.. "Jack' Mat thews and his associate , manipulators are responsible for making Multnomah,-. County the scoff of the state. When the Matthews-Mttchell machine noral-i nated and elected the puppets whom they sent to the Legislature as the represent tatlves or this county, it was with thej purpose of dominating the senatorial election and of insuring the choice eCl some man who would be owned and Con trolled by thorn, and who would lend hlsi aid to their nefarious schemes. Jack Matthews aspires to extend thej neia 01 nts operations to state politics and to establish himself with the na tional Republican leaders at Washing ton as the representative and exponentvJ of the people of Oregon. His defeat la j a crushing one. He has befooled the men who relied upon his pretended pow-l er. and he stands exposed as a political mountebank, without even the ordinary cleverness to avoid a trial of strength which must end in his utter rout Therei are scores .of ward-healers in the City of Portland too astute to make the e traordinary blunder which this alleged, politician has committed. Me, Too, Median. 4 Chief amongthe blundering lieuten-j ants who were employed to carry outt Matthews' scheme is Senator Henry. E. J McGinn, whose mismanagement was only equaled by that of his boss. MoGMna ! posed throughout the session as the. mouthpiece of the machine. He was em- ployed to pull the wires which moved.) (Continued on Second Page.); TRUST MALIGNED UNION EMPLOYES (Journal Special Scrvloe.) THE DALLES, Feb. 21. Rail-' road men here, without exception, - are pleased over the faet -that The Journal exposed the fake of the evening edition of the .news paper trust concerning an alleged "big strike threatening" all the lines of the JSouthern Pacific. The railroad employes sar that they never heard of any such movement being contemplated and thev are thankful to The Journal .fot placing themJn Jherlg-ht T light The action or tne rvrumuv Newspaper Trust ih . maligning union labor and misrepresenting the attitude of the unions is con demned In. unstinted language. , V 1 . 'A
