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FEIST IS3US 0? THE SUNDAY J0U?J!AL -VAS A HIT THE SECOND ONE WILL DE EVEN 1 fJ'TMiy ..is . G OOD-EVENING. JOURNAL CIRCULATION The Weather I ,. Tonight and Tuesday, occasional . rain;.-southerly- winds. - : r The Circulation t MIMA The Journal Satur 1 1. W.VU day Evening. Was Own winGS VOL. III. NO. 10. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BPIm flrJHR WsW n O AS MDEPEMT p. 1 Sri l"3l?llh EH JL JLJLdJLVAJL Will TTvl CONGRESS DOES JL.1NI Ll 1J0LII1L5 -ONLY Hopes for the Support of Democrats and Reformers. HE CHARGES TREACHERY Storey Calls Two Deputies on Carpet for Disloyalty-May Lose Their. Places Unless They Sup . port His Candidacy. Sheriff Storey announced to 'seyeral persona In the courthouse today that he would again -make the , race for - the shrievalty as an Independent candidate. He hopes. It Is said, to make a combina tion with the Democrats and Citizens' Reform party. Declaring that hia dep uties have been lukewarm In the fight for his renomlnatlon. If not downright traitors, he had two of them before hltij this morning and, informed them "that he would give them until 10 o'clock to morrow morning to make ' up 'their minds as to whether, or not they -will contribute to the fund to be used in his campaign. If they decide in the nega tive, he asserts, they will be discharged. "I have nothing to say for publica tion," said Sheriff Storey, "except that I am doing a whole lot of thinking', and ihe end Is not yet.'' ""' .- The Bherifl is. angry all : the , way through, and hia conduct' this -morning In consequence has been such that lie lias, alienated those who remained: loyal to the end. ' He la , bitter against -thu ..... Republican. ,r ounty central committeu and Is quoted as declaring that taking , his contribution of $500 to the cam paign fund when the 'machine" had de cided that he was to 'IO knifed, was "lit tle nhort of highway robbery." What has increased the Indignation ; of the sheriff is ,a knowledge of the fact that last Saturday, before the nom ination for sheriff was In order, two of his deputies wagered $80, pne placing 4v that he would receive & renomlna tlon and the other the same amount that he would be turned down. This , wager, according to his - Idea, constt- tutes a piece of ingratitude on the part of the on betting he would not be re nominated. In point of fact,'' the man against whom hia indignation is directed has been one of his most faithful ad herents and made the wager simply be- " cause he realized at the last moment .that his chief had been alated for the. . political shelf. ... , . , Two Deputies Aoonsed, The two deputies placed on the car pet this morning were Chief Office Clerk Schneider and Deputy Johnson. - He de- , clared they had been unfaithful to his Interests but he would give them a : chance to redeem themselves by allow ing them until - IQ ' o'clock tomorrow morning to decide whether or not they would subscribe for a campaign fund to be used in his race on an Independ-ent-Deraocratlc-Citlxens' Reform ticket Both men, who have always been re garded ; ' as loyal adherents of their ' chiefs cause..! resented the Imputation that they were in any way responsible . for his defeat In the convention. It Is . not likely that either will submit to the demand that they give up money to make a fight as hopeless as the one for renomlnatlon. Others are - said to be listed for Interviews rwlth the sheriff this afternoon. 1 ' Ho Promise, Bay Committee. "Storey received no promise from the committee," said a prominent politician this morning. "He gave up his cam paign contribution voluntarily and was treated no worse than McDonnell." FIRE HAKES FIVE. THOUSAND HOMELESS (Journal Special Serrlce.) ' Berlin. March 21. Die Tageblatt re ceived advices today detailing the de struction by fire of the town of Klevan, in Russia. ' Tile latter is a city of 8,000 Inhabitants near the southern border line, and narrowly eicaped destruction In Its entirety. .?:. A Churches, synagogues, schools and other public buildings were burned, to gether with 800 residences. Five thou sand persons are rendered homeless. Aid lias been sent from near by cities and destitute refugees will be taken to the capital until shelter from the Indent ency of the season Is provided. . THREE ARE KILLED mm riCTV iiw ninrrM AlUJ ni l I ImuUKlU '(Journtl Bpeclal BCTTlce.) "' Moscow, March 21. By the collapse of a big engineering establishment in th'la city this morning, three workmon were killed and 60 Injured. ( , , The building, which was undergoing repatra, gave way without warning, pre cipitating the men employed within it to the basement, amid a tangle f ecaffold- Ing, and debris. . v . . ' i- $ J,::':.' STAKES THIM 8EUBICX. ' . i ' (Joarnil Special 8errlc. ' South Farmington, Mass., March 21. A feature of an earthquake shock which whs felt here this morning was the sea idrkness felt by many persona for an iioui' after the tremors had pasted. - . ' ' 1 f rt -4'- Js Russian fleet at Port Arthur making night, reconnoisance. Since the arrival of Admiral Makarof f at Port Arthur the vigilance in or day has been doubled. V This picture is copyrighted by W. R. Hearst and is published by special arrangement in The Journal. .' !," POURS HOT INTO COURTENEY We Se Duniway Declares That the .Republican Convention Chairman Simon' Report Was Simon Republicans are loud in their denunciations -of. the' majority faction in the Republfc&n--county convention, nd the bitterness which was engendered by the arbitrary manner in .which the pro gram was put through on' legislative and county central 1 committee ' nominations has not subsided with, the adjournment of the convention. ' A." A. Courteney, .the chairman; whose autocratic rulings pre vented all protest against the program which deprived the minority of a voice in these nominations, is-the object, of fierce attacks,- and Simon - men speak with bitter scorn, of the "Pecksnlf flan pretense" that the convention was to be an open onev - - W. 8. Snniway's Statement. W, S. Duniway, who led the fight oT the minority for free speech and a fair convention, prepared today: for publica tion the following statement: '..,.' "My sole object In presenting a mi nority report in. the Republican county convention from . the committee on per manent ' organization and order of busi ness was to secure an open convention- . "Here are two points of the suppressed minority report: . .; - .. "First Nomination of , a legislative ticket in open convention br the dele gates, r instead of by. the managers, sol mere couia oe no just ' cause or . com plaint. about a slate.. " : k ';;;' ,vf;' "Second Selection of county commit teemen by the delegates of each precinct, conformably to the " spirit of the . law which provides for precinctVapresenta tlon, instead of ( their selection by the ring. ,i : :r, ," .-' - "Is there anything in these two plain, simple propositions to cause the. British chairman and autocrat to deny American cltisens the right, of free speech and to refuse to allow their duly, presented mi nority report to be read?.' -' . '-.''; "When Mr.. McMillan and I met with tha' majority members of the commit tee on.drder of business, we found that the managers (who professed a desire for an open convention) had a typewrit ten form of procedure already prepared for us to sign, in which things were ar ranged , to .be ..done as - the ' machine wanted. . '"' ' .,''- 1 ;''"-..-'.., - ' . "Instead of allowing the convention to nominate . candidates for the legis lature, the ring had contrived a scheme by which the machine was to pick them out. , -,-v . . ', ...,'.:-. "Instead of having delegates from the different precincts choose members of the county central committee, ss con templated by state law, the ring- had ar- III I'.-. i b. .. '. ' r- ht. ?:w s Act m Suppressing Gross Outrage ranged to name all the committeemen, thus denying, the minority any represen tation, whatever even from precincts we had. carried.' . . , ' "This, was so gross an outrage on rep resentative government Xlt&i. Mr. McMil lan and myself could not give our coun tenance to the artfully contrived major ity report... It was such inexcusable dis regard of the pledges made for, an 'open convention, such a wanton Ignoring of the purpose of a state, law, that we were compelled to be parties to the proceed ing.' Therefore we prepared a brief mi nority report designed to secure an open convention and a. representative central committee, where they should' have 75 members and we should have half a doren.-; '"''. ':"y,.Z -"'V.1 ' -',';' f "But a British tyrant In the chalr Ai Jt' Courteney, was determined to prevent both a square deal and an open conven tion, evidently fearing to trust his own ambition for nomination as state sen ator to an open convention. So he con nived with the notorious political crook W..P, Keady to deny the minority a hearing,, and by keeping the convention In 'ignorance of the contents of our . minority- report carried out the outrage, Seaonnoei Oonrteney., , . ' "When the majority report was read I discovered Courteney's purpose to deny us the reading of our report, for he-at onoe recoirnized his co-operating rlng- ster who moved the 'adoption of theJ majority report and the 'previous' ques tion.' In vain I appealed to the chair to permit - the reading of the minority report . The Australian bushman was determined in his purpose . to deny American cltlsenri their - right' of free speech.' This sacred right was nothing to him. ' The declaration of Independence and the United States constitution found no lodgment in his .breast. 1 ; .- "Courteney'a astounding action': was such an outrage on free speech, such a "bracen exhibition, of ring politics,:, as was never before seen - in Multnomah county. I am glad Indeed that no Amer ican did this wanton thing and that It had to be put through by . a man - who has no conception of the duties and pre rogatives f American citizenship.. 11 . "Notwithstanding It ' was useless to protest against Courteney s high-handed course. . I . am glad the t I stood on the floor and voiced my indignation In spite of his attempt to silence me. I am olno glad to ftate that many members of the majority, now that - they know , I was standing lup for fair play, free speech and clean politics, are freely giving me their Iiearty-commendaUon . tf-"t , , .r",JIJl SHOT G o 6 o o Mum i'f - j - y I . f. f ' .V Claim Britain Covets Ti betan ' Cold Chinese 1 Squadron Appears. . - ' ' (Journal Special 8flc.) i St. Petersburg. March 21. The Novo sted declares that the real secret Of the British Tibetan expedition la the dis covery, of immensely rich gold deposits In. Tibet, which are reported as being second only to California. , The t-paper" declares the . British, through . their'' commercial spies,', have had this -Information for a decade, and that it has only been a matter of oppor tunity that caused them to forge ahead with the. hope of - opening up the new fields for- British miners, t y t, k t ; Tho papers-today continue their gen eral optimistic 'talk on the war situa tion, but all are Inclined to believe that It will be a matter of several .weeks be fore there, will be any decisive 'battles fought. . ' " ,. (.-:': . a report has gained widespread cred ence among the peasants , that Na poleon's ghost is waiting on the banks of the Amur to lead the Russian troops to victory. ' It has nred with enthusiasm the credulous, who have opened shrines to Napoleon and are confident ' of' his protection and await a successful close of tha war. i.' , " n" "'ml "."'".''','""' 'f. , . CKTHESB OX 6CEHB. , qnadron Vow Waiting to rnter via Chwaag Harbor lea Moat Clear. 4 ', (Journal Special Service.) - '; London, March 21. Reuters Chefoo correspondent today wires that a Chi nese squadron of four cruiser, commanded- by Admiral Tsay, arrived .there Sunday and will proceed to Nlu Chwang as soon as the ice clears. r ' JAPS abb covrxorvT. Charter Viae Tessela for Temporary Use In Merchant Trade to Orient, . (Journal Special gtrrire.) , . -i . Victoria, B. C. March 21. News was brought by the Shawmut yesterday that the Nippon : Tusen Kaisha company is seeking nine steamers for the taking up of trade again. Nine vessels belonging to the line at the outbreak of hostilities in the far east were impressed Into the Japanese - transport service. To take their places , in tho mercantile trade. it la reported British aud German steamers l V 1 M t f M I 1 r l it I t, ' -IS, mm. i i WECT m 1 . ""5' - . BEEF TRUST RAISES PRICE-FEARS FIGHT Defeated by; Cudahy Now Faces an .Independent : V .Movement by Wealthy : Cattlemen . ; Who Will Build Packing; Houses;; (Special Dlapatcb to The Journal) .:; ' New York, ..March 21. Determined . en still ' another)- Increase In - the already enormous profits on the eale'of dressed beef,-the beef trust bas made an arbi trary . advance of one centra pound on Its product. The advance goes Into ef. feet tomorrow, j This means an lncreaae of. two. or three cents a pound to" the consumer. ' It Is estimated that the beef trust will Increase ita profits more than $160,000 per month" by -the new price schedule. . '. . v '. '-',,:' '-.The advance' is regarded as arbitrary and absolutely without Justification from the .condition , of the livestock- mar ket. The rise in price Is said to be the indirect resulfc of ihe war that haa been . waged ..for" months by the beef trust "In an effort; to crush the Cudahy Packing company, its great rival. - The beef trust found that the Cudahy Inter ests were able to-meet every cut with a "greater- one. Petrenchmer.t by: the trust followed and prices have - been Steadily advancing for several months. ; The- present Increase directly affects not only this city, but Indirectly every other city throughout the country.- Simultaneously with the Increase in the price of beef 'by the wholesalers there will be a corresponding lncreaae by-the retailers. Although opposed to any rise in price at the present, they will be chartered.' at least temporarily. This is held to. indicate that the Japan ese shipping men have confidence In the nation's command of the sea and antici pate no further trouble from the Rus sian navy. , ... , , . WOK'T 6EZ.Ii BTOSIAVS OBAZV. Chlneae Issue Prohibitive Proclamation Based on Crop Boarolty. (Journal Special Serrlce.) Port Arthur, March 21. In view ; of the unfavorable hevest In the Bhantun province the Chinese ' authorities! have iMsued a proclamation prohibiting the sale of export' grain or provisions to the .Russians under ', threat? of : severe punishment. 1 f-; - -. BXICAXW AT OWV BISK. i (Jonrnal 8pfcU Rnrrlcr.) ' ' '.', I Ylnkow, March 21. -Addressing his subjects in Niu Chwanp Sundae, the German consul notified them that they remained at their own risk, and In the event of louses recovery of comppnuu tioa would te doubtful. 1 - , . WITHDRAWS TWO v WHOLE TOWNSHIPS :(WMhln(ton Bnrean at The 'Joornl.) Washington, - Maroh 21. The general land office today directed the withdrawal from entry of two townships in The Dalles land dls- 4 trlct and three townships in the 4 La Grande district for use of the 4 4 reclamation service in connection .with proposed- Irrigation, pro- 4 4 , Jects. ! """V''' f ftAjfcJ .... guarding against attack by night -''t. - are compelled by the exactions of tho beef t,rust -to meet the increase. The latest example, of the rapacity by th' trust comes t a time when the supply of beef was never greater and when the price- of beef - on the hoof is going down. TXZVKS DATS VTOCBEBED. Washington, March 21. That the days of the beef trust are numbered is the opinion of John O.' Oxley of Cheyenne, Wyo., who says that there is a move ment to crusii Out the trusty by com petent competition: Mr.f Oxley 'who Is a well knowri cattle man. is enthusiastic over the scheme, lie Bald: " The beef trust monopoly- has' had both producers and consumers of beef in its grasp for lo, these many years, but it cannot pursue a piratical course much longer if the plana- of ' the 'big gest and wealthiest stock ' raisers in the United States are carried out,, as they probably will be. . . , "The Independent company will have a capital of J50.00fl.000 and will build com peting packing houses at Chicago, Kan sas City, Omaha and Fort Worth, where the ' combine Is ' now ;, operating plants. In all cattle states owners are subscrib ing 'liberally to the new company and there will be no trouble in raising all the money needed." , ' (Jonrnal SpeeUl StnrTtce.) Redding.- Cal., March . 21. The south bound Southern Pacific overland No. 15 crashed Into- a wrecking train at Cantara last nlghCJohn Funnklv and George Kukson. car rpatrcr8,' were badly In jured. Fireman Bert Mount of the pas senger engine la missing and it ia feared was killed. . coorra bx:ft,acz3 xtaws. Washington, 'March 21. 'Admiral Cooper cablcH from Ilng Konsf that ho line asflunieil cniiimaiid f tb Asiatic Ulloa vlca "Fighting Boh" - ISvana, .- VRcul AT REDDING Bristow Shows Singular Ignorance of His Now Famous Report. HEPBURN-WILLIAMS TILT Records Showing How ; Babcock cf Wisconsin Padded the Mails Are , ; Subject for Lively. Debate - , and Party Vote. .'-. (Jonroal Special Serrlce.) ? Washington, March 21. Tha hous committee which is investigating tha connection of members of congress with the pogtofflce scandal this morning con tinued ita hearing of Bristow. - He de clared he had no personal knowledge of? the cases detailed in the so-called Bris tow report. , He had not prepared It and had never read. It, and did not know what clerks had prepared the report, but said he thought his first assistant, Wynne,' might tell. ; Bristow then promised to get informa tion as to the identity of the Inspectors who were Instrumental in carrying out the investigation of the department. So far as he knew, Mr. Bristow continued, the report contained nothing showing Improper conduct in the past by mem bers of .congress. He vigorously de nied having assailed the house of repre sentatives in his previous report whiclx was on the investigation of Beavers, v I,. Hepburn Assails Baker.' - In the senate . today Carmack, offered a resolution of Inquiry relative to tho legality of a recent pension order of the secretary, of ; tha Interior. It went over.: , --"i" : ; ' - v ' . In the. house Hepburn (Rep.) of Iowa, raising a question of privilege, stated that Baker (Dem.).. of New. York had violated the usages and courtesy of tha house by inserting . in the Record a newspaper attack on Babcock (Rep.) of Wisconsin, charging him with loading; down the mails under his frank so that the amount handled by his own post- office and railroads would Increase thelp business and ,' compensation, .and that Babcock was to be rewarded by tha right to issue passes. Hepburn moved; that the speech be expunged from tha records. . - ? Representative Williams, , the Demo cratic floor leader, in defending Baker, said that the latter made the mistake of mentioning the member's name, and that part referring to Babcock only should, be expunged. : , Hepburn demanded t-.e' previous ques tion, and Baker attempted to be heard. The speaker refused to recognize Baker. The previous question was then carried by a viva voce vote. Division waa de manded and the Republicans again had the majority by 34. , Tellera wera or dered, .,. . The roll call resulted In a vote of 130 to 28, and the motion to expunge waa thus carried. The house then adjourned, as a mark of respect to the late Repre sentative Thompson of Alabama. ; ' Joint Caucus Tonight. The house and senate Republicans will go into a caucus this evening for tha se lection' of the Congressional committee to conduct the next congressional cam paign. The new committee will organ ize with Babcock of Wisconsin a chair man, and Overstreet of Indiana as sec retary. ' . - " Fulton. Williamson and Hermann to day decided to present the name of Sen ator Mitchell as a member of tha Re publican congressional committee at tha caucus this evening. ' President Invites Commission- . President Roosevelt haa invited tha members of the Panama commission, who will hold their first 'meeting to morrow, to take luncheon with him at tha White House. B. N. Harrod of New Orleans and C E. Gruneky of San Fran, cisco were presented to the president this morning. , INDIAN BILL IS REPORTED IS SENATE , (Waahlngton Bureau of Ttie Journal.) Washington. March 21. The s Indian bill which was reported in the senate today carries an Increase over the house bill of 1537,000 for ratifying an agree- 4 ment with the Klamath Indiana r of Oregon 'arid In payment of v their claims for ceded lands. It reduces the appropriation for the Salem Indian school by 1MS0. v -.-. . , , , - v., . METAL TRADES IN ANNUAL CONVENTION (Jonrnal. Special SirTl'.) Philadelphia, March 21. Representa tive's of the 80,000 workmen OirouKhout the country whn-are under tha juri?i'!l'--tion Of the National Metut Tr.idi's osin elation were present tnd-iv at ts,e, ,f,ir,. ing of the annual convention of tlin si soclatinn. The gathering will he In fif Ut-t t! r, days and will i devoted to the Sloti of . varl'ttii quif--MoiH ii '': t. t, tittere.t at the asx-Uttott. tt i'i . i if i s. . -, '-,.