OOD EVENING.
eORTLANDS POPULAR
Paper That's The Journal Which
Has Grown Faster Than Any Other
Newspaper Ever Published in the Metropolis of
the Columbia Basin.
' Tlx Weatheri
, Tonight and Thursday, occasional
rain; cooler- tonight;:, southerly
winds. ,
VOL. II. TO. 263.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUAlfY; 13. 1904.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
A
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Second -Vice President xf-Livestock As
sociation: Likely to Be Elected
Springer's Successor. : , :
EI Paso, Denver or San Jose Will Get- the 1905
Convention Springer for President of In
dependent Packing Company.
' The election of Frank J. Hagenbarth
M president of the National Livestock
association to succeed John W. Springer,
who for the last seven years has been
at the head of the organization, is said
to be assured. Without doubt Charles
F. Martin will- be reelected secretary
and indications are thai -John M. Holt
of Miles Ctty, Mont., will bo reelected
first vice-president.- Mr. Hagenbarth is
" at present second vice-president of the
association, but the name of his suc
cessor has not even been hinted. , There
-will be a few changes among the list of
executive committeemen,
i It is the Intention of the directors of
the Independent Packing company to
elect Mr. 1 Springer president of that
concern at a meeting Saturday.
SI Paso. Denver, ox Ban Joss. '
San Jose's chances of being awarded
the next annual convention of the.Na
; tlonal Livestock and National Wool
growers' associations, are not as strong
; as they were yesterday, owing to 'the
appearance in the field of 1 Paso, Tex.
- For a time it was thought the Texans
would fail to arrlvd, but they came in
last night, 23 strong, and enough prox
ies to control 200 votes in the conven
tion. Until the 1 Paso delegates ar
rived the conteet lay mainly between
Denver and San Jobs, with the odds
slightly in favor of the California town,
. Bufceow that the Texans are on hand El
Paso- appears to be in the - lead, with
Denver second and San Jose third;
' ' If Texas cannot secure the conven
tion It is believed her delegates will cast
their ballots for Denver.' San Jose if
too far away, they declare. However,
the Calif ornians, while few in number,
have not lost heart, and declare that
they will continue to pull for San Jose
v till the last. The Oregon and Washing
ton delegates are expected to line up
. with California, and possibly Idaho. A
great many stockmen have Intereots in
the Northwest as well as Jn the South
west, and a number of these would pre
f er to see Denver made the permanent
meeting place.
. About a,50O Bere.
The sessions of the livestock conven
tion have simmered down to business
and all delegates are now In the city.
' Secretary Martin said this morning that
there were 800 official delegates entitled
to sit In the convention, although the to
tal number of stockmen, newspapermen
and women visiting in Portland Is over
2,000. The local accommodations com-
mlttee estimates that the total number
of its guests la 2,600, and there Is still
-room for more- in the private dwellings
and apartment houses, '.although the ho
tels are crowded.
Springer Call to Order.
The National Livestock ... association
Tsonventlon was called 'to order by) Presi
dent Springer at 9:45 o'clock this morn
ing. He announced that all resolutions
Should be turned over to the committee
on resolutions to be reported on later.
. While awaiting the arrival of 'tardy delegate-.,
President Springer requested the
orchestra to. "tune up," which was ac
- ceded to. '
Pive-Miaute Talk.
Then followed five-minute discussions
by members of the executive committee.
President Springer said that four-hour
speeches would be barred, . and looked
fcfc.EDGAR P.HILL.
WAS PREJSEHT., ,.
hard at Jerry Simpson, who said, "Don't
vlw'me that way."
I made no personal reflections, re
plied President Springer.
E. C. Gosney of Arizona was the
initial Speaker of the, morning session.
He spoke on the formation of the Phoe
nix Cattlemen's association and was In
tently listened to. '
Talk on California.
: Mr. Howard of California said: "Con
ditions In California vhave been satis
factory In 1903 and remunerative. With
good seasons and better prices cattle
men are now grading up their cattle.
For many years we have been improv
ing feeders, but indications are now that
we will raise and breed cattle more, in
proportion to our local markets." ;' m
Mr. McMlllen. of Idaho spoke as fol
lows: Conditions In Idaho.'
"I was aorry to be called to the plat
form." -Then he showed what the- cattle
and sheep industry, has done for Idaho.
The change from ' a protective : policy
made it hard, for the cattlemen, v but
on Its restoration prosperity again re-
- f ,
i C. E. STUBBS.
Denver, Will Speak on Horse Industry.
turned. A sheepralslng fever set la The
change has proven beneficial and sheep
men now have a steady and reliable
means of income. - He gave many in
structive figures. He said Idaho's popu
lation was enormously Increasing. Idaho
clips of wool annually . was 20,000,000
pounds, he said. He deplored the
wretched service of the railroads, which
often sidetracked stock trains to allow
empty freight-cars and coal cars to
pass by,.
. The Torest Keserve.
One of the greatest questions in which
the West is interested, he believed to
be the fofest reserve. He did not believe
that eheep were Injurious to the forests,
but tended rather to their preservation.
He denied that the sheepherder , was
responsible for forest fires.. . One tlm-
(Continued on Page Two.)
ATTEMPT HADE TO
hopes vrmcn avzma tkb chock
&OFES WETJU3 MXADB IS IW DBT
SOCX WZSE CITT VESSEL HAS
BEEV OBBE&ED TO PKEPABB FOB
' SOVTHEEir TRIP.
(Joarnnl Special Serf Ice.) .
San Francisco, . Jan. 13. An attempt
was made yesterday to destroy : the
United States transport Meade and dam
age the drydock at Hunter's point The
government- Is now making an investl
gatlon,but no clue has yet been found.
The vessel was ordered to go on the
dock to prepare for a trip to the South.
The water 'was going out of the dock
fast when the superintendent discov
ered 'that the '.ropes which guide 'the
chock blocks had been cut in scores of
ptaces. " The ropes were so laid as not
to . show ' the cuts at first glance. A
big gang of men . were rushed to the
dock and run, In the blocks by hand.
Had this not been done the vessel would
have toppled over and been crushed and
many lives might have been lost The
drydock would also have been ' badly
damaged. Two out of the three topes
guiding the bilge blocks were found cut.
The ropes are run' along -the bottom of
the dock and are worked from the sides.
The transport officials cannot Imagine
what could have been the cause for the
attempted wrecking of the ship, , .
WRECK
TRANSPORT
FJEARS SHE MAY
.MEET HER DEATH
fme. Nordica, in aswell apart
ment houwe, in San Francisco,'
is being' guarded by ' detectives
on' account of threatening letters
she has received since the an
nouncement of ,her suit for dl--vorce
f rom Herr Doeme in which
a former maid of Mme. Melba is
named as co-respondent.. The
detectives .permit no one to en-
ter and carefully. . examine all
mall and packages addressed to
tharlma.di).nna1..sothatdyjia-'.
mite or poison may not reach or
harm her , as has been -threat-
ened. ' The half-tone shows the
prima donna as she - appears
under' guard. ,
Prune Growers Begin a
lampaign to Create a
Higher Market
At a meeting last night In the board
of trade rooms and by agreement among
local prune association delegates this
morning, the pruncgrowers .and dryer
men of the , Northwest banded them
selves together1 and through some 60
representative growers agreed to work
in unison for higher prices and a more
general advertisement of the Oregon
prune. . . . ,
A committee of five representative
prunegrowers, all of whom are mem
bers of local prune associations, has in
charge the entire organization and will
attend to the collection of a fund for
advertising purposes. This fund to be
contributed , by the prune men on the
basis of 1 per cent of their 103 crop.
The committee will also seek contribu
tions of prunes for the St. Louis fair
and have enough already promised to
insure the people of the earth geeting
genuine Oregon prunes at the exposi
tion. ..The donations, will . be placed in
the care of a St. Louis committee who
will see that they are properly cooked
and servedto all" who may, visit the
booth, which will probably be located In
the Oregon or Washington, building or
nearby. , .
, Committee Chosen. 4
The' committee of five Is composed of
L. T. Reynolds Of Salem, W. S. Wright
of Roseburg. J. O. Steinbrener of Shaw,
Wash., F. C Atwell of Forest Grove
and August . High of . Vancouver. In
this committee is represented the Clarke
County Prunegrowers' association, the
Salem association, the Waldo -Hill Fruit
association and, the Uncompagh Valley
association. ' ,
"The purpose of . the new organisa
tion." said Mr. Gilbert, a leader in the
movement and an active worker in the
Salem association, ' "Is not to seek new
channels of trade, for that Is not now
feasible,: but we will organise the pruna-
men wherever they- are mot yet asso
ciated and then - will - unite - these local
associations in a general body that will
have power' to determine the price and
to manage the pushing of eastern ad
vertising. We In the Salem association
have been .working .with , the Clarke
county people and other; organizations,
; (Continued , on Page 4Three.)
A TRIP TO
II ti iflLl. V V". ' 1 B
TO RAISE
THE PRICE
-. - '
The entertainments provided for the stockmen today arc most unique. Tonight the visiting delegates
are to be escorted through Chinatown by members of Seid Back's native-born military cadets who will call
at the, various hotels for the guests at 8:80 p. m. -. Chinatown is to be illuminated by a vast amount of flre-
works and all places of amusement and the Joss-house are to be opened. '
After the trip through Chinatown thefclty Press Club will entertain the visiting newspaper men who
are at the convention at the Quelle
There la to be avaudeville show .and refreshments tind the guests will be entertained by the best per
formers from the leading vaudeville houses in the city. ' " ,
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v- Fail? - fix - y r ,
I'll vjfsM MMM 1 1
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STRAINING TO GET
BANGROFT'S PLACE
' 1 , , ., K ' . r t
Considering the Postmaster's Removal Certain
Candidates Are in the Field J E Hunt
Seems to Have the Inside 'Track.
So general is the belief that Post
master F. A. Bancroft Is soon to be re
moved that aspirants for his office are
already actively engaged in the strug
gle for the . appointment. . Among those
best informed as to the situation there
has never been any real . doubt that
Bancroft would, have to go, for his of
fense is a serious one and the post-
ofilce department is showing no leniency
to postmasters found guilty of even
temporary appropriation of the funds
In their keeping. Consequently the wire
pulling to get his Job began almost Im
mediately after the .first exposure of
Bancroft's delinquencies, - and Senator
Mitchell has been considering for some
time past whom to recommend for ap
pointment, There is reason to believe that Mitch
ell is doing, his utmost to postpone ac
tion against Bancroft by . the postofflce
department until . after the coming
primaries. Bo many of Mitchell's ap
pointees have come to grief that it Is
feared that Bancroft's removal at this
time would, be . used with telling effect
by the - Simon - Republicans. ' Naturally,
.too, Senator i Mitchell would prefer not
to decide between the claims of rival
candidates for- the Job. until' the pri
maries are over, if this can be avoided,
for he can ill afford to alienate any
of" his followers until 'their votes have
been duly counted. "
' Ho Promise to Keep Bancroft.
When the' news first reached' Wash
ington that Bancroft had be4n detected
in appropriating postofflce - funds," Sena
tors Mitchell and 'Fulton called upon
the- postmaster-general' and made a
strong plea In- Bancroft's behalf, argu
ing that If was his first offense and
that there had been no intention' of re
taining the money which he took,'- The
report of the inspectors had not then
been received, and the postmaster-general
simply assured the senators '. that
the case would' receive his - careful at
tention. There was no promise that
Bancroft would be retained; despite th
published report to the contrary.
A few- days later 'the inspectors' re
port arrived, and ai in all-such cases.
It was referred to Fourth ; Assistant
Postmaster-General Brlstow, 1 who . has
become famous for ' his relentless ex
posure of all frauds and' Irregularities
in the - department. At' the time the
document was received in 'Washington
Brlstow was occupied In the final work
of preparing his report to the president
upon the investigation in wmcn ne naa
been engaged for many months previous.
An Immense ' amount of business, had
accumulated ' for Brlstow to attend . to
and it was impossible- to give' imme
diate attention to the Bancroft case. In
all probability it was turned over to
some subordinate for preliminary exam
ination. But that the matter will ' in
CHINATOWN TONIGHT
restaurant at II. p.
m.
due time come before Brlstow, and that
it will receive the same rigid scrutiny
which he has given to all other eases of
violation of the postal laws, does not
admit of doubt
; Brlstow the ?..''''' ::".'
It has1 . been said that Mitchell and
Fulton hoped to ' induce Postmaster
General Payne to take the case out of
Brlstow hands and pass upon it him
self, the expectation being that Payne,
who is a' politician,, could be persuaded
to show more leniency than his sub
ordniate. But It Is doubtful whether
the .two senators ever seriously enter
tained this idea. ; Payne could not afford
to Invade the province of Brlstow, who
la almost as big a man as the postmaster-general
himself, and It would be
peculiarly indiscreet - to do. so at this
time when the affairs of the department
are receiving such close scrutiny both
from congress and from .the president
. - It may therefore be regarded as cer
tain that Brlstow will pass upon the
Inspectors" report In the Bancroft case,
and that he will recommend - the lat
ter' s removal ' cannot be.- doubted, es
pecially. In view of the fact that it is
not a first offense. It is but a few days
since the postmaster at Greenhorn. Or.,
was summarily removed for an offense
similar to Bancroft's and- country post
masters throughout this state are con
stantly asking the postal inspectors
whether,, Bancroft is to escape unpun
ished. , '.; , - .. .i;,...
. John Klnto or J. B. Hunt
It ' was - natural ; that politicians who
had followed the developments in the
case should be practically agreed in
the .conclusion that Bancroft's days as
postmaster are numbered, and there has
been much speculation as to his proba
ble successor. At 'the outset the re
port was diligently circulated that John
Mlnto, former chief of police in this
city and now a deputy . in the Internal
revenue office, was slated for the place.
In fact Mlnto's friends insisted that be
had a "lead pipe cinch" qn the appoint
ment, and- his- almost uniform success
as an ofiiceseeker In the past led many
to believe ' that he would be equally
successful in this Instance. Mlnto has
been of considerable service to the
Mitchell faction' and this was one of
the arguments urged in his behalf. 'But
the old - definition of. gratitude as a re
membrance of favors received In the
past and a lively expectation of favors
to come, is peculiarly applicable to
politicians. Not much could be expected
of Mlnto In the future and he has been
generously. rewarded for all he has done
In the past. Gradually the Impression
grew that his ': chances for. the' post
mastership were but slight after all,
and this was confirmed by hints from
. (Continued on Page Five.)
Senator-Depew- Gives- Opinion ron Far
Eastern Question
Is Sure
Japanese Emperor After
Final Reply to the
Only One
'New York, Jart. 13. In an Interview today Senator Chauncey
Depew is quoted as saying that Christian civilization must take the
place of the barbarities of' the Far East and that while Russia is at
tempting to wrest territory from rightful possessors of ancient Asia,
she figures without her host, as the Czar's government is not, in pro
gressiveness, - much more advanced than the heathens- -who are
reputed to have built seteral stories on ,the- Tower, of Babel.. .'They
are Babel's bricks, ... , , - . .
' (Journal Special Serrlct.l
- Tokjo. Jan. 13. The final conference
before the throne of the empire to de
cide upon a response to Russia began
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
was attended by all members of the
cabinet and five. of the elder statesmen.
It terminated today at 4 p. m. Ad
mirals rItO" and IJuln and General Ko
dama were In the body, Previous to the
conference Admiral Yamamoto, repre
senting Premier Katsura, who is Indis
posed, had a private audience with the
emperor. . Foreign Minister KomurA and
.Mar aula ...Ito.. sOao- -eonterred - privately
with the mikado and the formal confer
ence before the throne was of long dura
tion, and although its result Is unknown,
belief Is for war at once. It is said,
however, that a : response which was
drafted early this morning wb ap
proved and that it will soon be delivered
to Baron De Rosen, the Russian min
ister. This answer of Japan is re
garded as the final stop in the negotia
tions. ; Public interest in the outcome
is at fever heat, and developments are
anxiously awaited.
BussiAHfs rvTAonro.
Pekln, Jan. IS.- Authentic informa
tion has been received by all legations
here that two divisions of Russian
troops are coming into Manchuria by
the Siberian railway and that a Russian
force has occupied the terminus of the
new branch of the Shan Hal Kwan-New
Chwang railroad, recently completed by
the Chinese, This terminus is 100 miles
northwest of New Chwang and will be
an Important strategic base in event of
war.
Foreigners at New Chwang, fearing
that the town may become a scene of
hostilities In case of war on account of
the presence there of a Russian garri
son, are . urging v consuls to secure
action on the part of their governments
to maintain a neutral line of New
Chwang. asserting that business will be
seriously impaired, and adding that as
Russian occupation is not recognised by
China or by any of the powers, all civil
ised ' governments, have ground for ac
tion. '
BATS, DmXirXS AHD VAXES ME&XT.
Port Arthur, Jan. 13. In spite of the
grim shallow of war which hangs over
this garrison, Port Arthur eats, drinks
and makes merry with a gayety unsur
passed in any other city of the far East
Life here is a continual round of fes
tivities. Viceroys, generals, . admirals,
military clubs and all higher civil of
ficials vie with each other In the splen
dor of their entertainments. The num
ber of beatlful women who attend these
functions awakens memories of St
Petersburg and Paris. !
Admiral Alexleff's niece is the leader
NARROW ESCAPE
SEVEHTT PASSEHQEM PUT OH
LZPB PBESEKYEBS AKD ' BETTJSE
TO TAXB TEEM OTP ETBH XX TBS
STATBXOOKS OBB WOKA1T AT
TEMPTS STJICIDE. .
' (San Francisco Bureau of The Journal.)
Sun Francisco, Jan. 13, -The steamer
Centennial, which arrived here last ev
ening from Seattle, had a narrow es
cape from going down, and TO passen
gers wore life preservers for 24 hours
and refused to take them oft even in
their staterooms. The storm was en
countered off Cape Flattery, the wind
was high and the vessel made no head
way against it The decks were swept
fore and aft, the ship rolling and plung
ing frightfully. The vessel was due
here. Sunday,- but the storm held' her
back. The storm was at Its worst Frl"
day afternoon. - The seas broke over the
boat constantly, stove In the pilot houwe
and flooded the cabin. After the rail
was carried away the staterooms of that
section could not be used. , One woman
tried to threw herself Into the sea, but
was restrained by the crew. There was
a great panto among the passengers, but
the officers averted It by a united action.
CENTENNIAL
HAS
- War with; Japan
to Come
Long Conference Sends
Czar Which Has .
Meaning
of -the fashionables. ' She - is a very
handsome young woman. -
: Rumors were circulated sometime ago
that the Japanese intended to take ad
vantage of the festivities incident to the
Russian Christmas and surprise the
warships here. Consequently a vigilant
watch is being kept night and day, Tha
whole Russian fleet is now in lighting
trim. -
THEY FOUGHT TO DEATH.
(Ban KrasclKO Bureau ot Tb Journal.)
San Francisco, Jan. 13.Two sailors
of the- French -ship Verclhsator fought
a duel to death with knives on the deck
of the vessel at midnight' jast night.
Vincent La Meur is dead. Sailor La
Corvis escaped. The police are on the
track. The trouble arosb over a dus
cusslon in regard to Russia. Murder re
sulted from bad feeling between the
men. Shipmates refuse to talk and
they are said to have calmly, watched
the battle to death in the dim light of
the ship's lamps.
CHINA PBOSPEBOU8.
. ' ' (Journal Special SerTlcv.)
Washington Jan. 18. Chinese Mln
is'ter Cheng and Secretary Hay this
morning exchanged ratifications of thn
Chinese commercial treaty. .A copy of
the treaty ratified in Pekln is now on its
way here by mail and the minister yes
terday received cable instructions to
make the exchange at once,
LION PLAYS IN A
SAN FRANCISCO YARD
(San francliico Bureau of.The Journal.)
San Francisco, Jan. 13. A well de
veloped young lion playing in a yard on
McAllister street in the heart of the
city caused the neighbors, to complain
to the police today. The Hon had the
freedom of the yard with a low fence
and gamboled with the children of the
place. . Everybody In the block 1 was
afraid that the beast would get out and
a police sergeant was called to Inves
tigate. ' The woman who owned the lion
said she had' removed the animal, but
that It was harmless. The people of the
vicinity have heaved a sign of relief
now that they know It is gone.
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