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I, FriE JOU RN AU&. BOO I .S aSS qto D. V B KT I S 3 RS' uSQuiaBoSISTlTgOI rQlJL I -V GOOD EVEHIHG .V.;v" THE wAaTHSR. " , ' I Showers tonight sn4 Sunday; south' to west winds. '".-- ,VOL. V. NO? 82. PORTLAND. )REQON, SATURDAY! EVENING, JUNE 9, 1900. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. ISmAVSSSt 6 : : :LI O . e ee iilii Hi 4 i0 liSlii Finger -of Suspicion Points Toward The ;0ak$: and Company "MhatOwns-Kesort Reed- Denies Having-Charge-of Colony Jutf Others ; Allege liTwerity-Six Men Were Voted 3egany tJrtdef the Supervision . .. of -the Railway Company. . -The responsibility for Th colonisation t the Hotel Sellwood. made public In yesterday evening's Journal.. seems , to . lie plainly ar theoorof the Oregon "-- Water rnm A Railway compuv'4 he ra - la no doubt that the It fraudulent voters , ' were aent to tho hotel by an employe '"of th-r company, that they were enter terned at the Oatur during election day. whence they marched to and from the - polls, and that the money for their lodg ''. Ins at the hotel waa paid tna check with V th Oregon Water Power Sj ftaliway eomhanv'a llama unon. la.. . ... . - The Oregon Water Power a- Railway . company-was deeply -tnteresTea In" the "" election by reason" oriti "proprietorship of the Oaks, a resort In the precinct where liquors are sold.' . v . ; , Tl According to Proprietor A. N.'- Foav ' dick of the hotel, '' he received -a tele phone massage on - Sunday from J. W. Reed, In charge or the building opera--tlona rat the Oaks,- asking -If- ha could accomodate about 2 men for one night ' Fosdlck replied that he could and In the evening the men came, 28 of them. They- spent Sunday . night at the hotel, - taking supper and breakfast, and In the morning they marched to the Oaks, which Is about half a mil distant. ( ' ook X.uaok to tM Oaks. ' , . " At noon Fosdlck took t lunches to these same men at the Oaks, arriving .' there Just as the men were starting in , a- gang for the polls at Bellwood. There they were presumably -toted, each -one, in order to do aoi hing-oder,-thaL. ne cessity of swearing that his -actual resi dence was in the precinct and under " the further necessity of securing the --vouchers of six freeholders. An hour and a half later the It men returned, . still In a body, and ate their Munches. Fosdlck tendered a bill for 2, which " ha admitted . waa paid in an O. W. p. -'check.-' - - - - - T'-Though these facts place the respon- slbniTf Of the colonisation- with the O. w. P. It yet does not absolutely prove -i-that-the company wis cognisant of the . proceedings.. In view of the positive -1 statement made . by officials - of the company that no -money - was paid b the company for any such purpose th cneca may nave oeen a time wraea pai i to a, contractor or an employe. Ac - cording to the hotel proprietor tt waa '. drawn by Mr. Reed and pbasslbly with . out the knowledge of (he company. Jteed D sales Sverrtbiag. T ' ' When questioned Reed flatly denied any connection with the colonisation or ,any knowledge concerning it. .When the eight names which were overlooked by the Individual "Who tore the remainder . of the I from the pages of the Bell wood hotel register were read -to Mr. Reed he denied knowing any of them ' and denied that they were or ever had - been In hla employ. He. declared that ' he had sent no crowd -of SI meri to the . Oaks on Sunday night and that ho had --never-had anything to do with Voting men in gangs. He laid atreas upon the fact that he had voted at TSstacada and 'Was not Interested, at Bellwood. When .(Continued on Page rive.) TAFT NOT TO BE CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDEKCY Hesitation.' Over Offer of Su--preme Court Appointment Not Due to Bee's Buzzing. : " ' (Jaareil Special Service.) ' - Wsshlngton, June . It can be ststed on the highest authority that Secre tary Taft will not be a candidate for the presidency Id ltot. Regarding his acceptance of Preal dent Roosevelt's offer of an appoint ment to the bench of the supreme court to succeed Justice Brown. It can be said that he is not hesitating on ac count of any presidential aspirations, but because he Is anxious to remain at the head ef the war department; poaal : bl.r throughout the present administra tion or at leant until affairs In the Phil ippines have been tiled to his Baits 'action. ... , - fb secretary Taft will not itiiika final n swer to the1 president In rcgarl to the 'Justiceship until Ueceraber. . V.Immense fortunes, have been piled up by. the beef trust barons,nd much of their wealth ia due to methods nov exposed. "The Armour! are estimated to be worth from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000, the Swifts from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000, the MOrrisea are rated as worth $30,000,000. - :'. " " From buying and utiliiing broken-down and diseased cattle, from economies installed bythe use of waste and unfit materials, millions have been reaped as followa: - .y - ;r-i' . "f ' " ' ' ' ' - y- .'.'- :-v!; .'V' v '' " ..- "'' ; ;,'". .-. From 'jotted chicken" made of unfit veal without a shred of chicken meat--$10,000,000. . 1 v 7 ; u ; ; . . From" lard rendered from diseased hogs and adulterated with 20 per cent of cottonseed oil $5,000,000. ; " '. ' ' ' ' . ' ' ;. . . . - ; 1 . ' V y From "skinned hams' made of the flesh of old hogs unfit for other use -$2,000,000. ; : - f ' , .. -: v : ' ! x ; ' From sausages dyed "with chemicals and made of unfit materials $5,000,000. - - ' ; V J'-' 7 r r From "canned roast beef ' made of dyed udders of cows, and from.'potted ham and deviled ham" made from gullets of beef ground up with potato skins , $20,000,000. : ;. .r,-r: ?. : - v: f ' a i,--Jrr..y-sx. 4 : . . ) K4 i 1' v . - ' Vr'-- . ;?- - -- '-2' ti-.--J 1 '-v""".! ''lfr r - r LI VThese are Photcf ActiAl Scenes, ip't i ; unfit, for other purrscs is ( doc to for tfJtb product , Photo on the HIGH LICENSE FOR 'FRISCO Mayor Schmitz ; Recommends T J Opening oif Saloons tri" B - City In "July With Five v Hundred Dollar Tax. U (Jooraal Special Semee.) Ban Franclaoo. Cal.. June . Mayor Schmidts says saloons will he forced to pay t00 a year license 1ft Ban Fran cisco hereafter Instead of 184, the rate before the fire. ' ' If present plant" are carried tho aale of liquor at retail will begin about July 1. The mayor said: - "t have all along been In favor of making licenses for saloons 1600. 1 think that a reasonable figure between the .existing rate of 184 and the hlgheat demanded by soma citizens,' "which is f 1.000. This matter, however, will rest entirely with the supervisors. In my recommendations to them, which I will probably make Monday, I Intend to urge that the license be lixed af 1-00. . "t will request . In my recommenda tions to the aupervxIsoTS bearing 'upon the saloon question that they be not allowed to open on Sunday until 1 o'clock in the afternoon. There hsa been re quest from -many people that this -restriction be- placed oft, saloons because of the fact that Sunday la a-day which most people .ct aside for worship. I think saloon-keepers should heed the request.'' At first the. saloons will only remain bpen from 7 o'clock in the morn ing Ontll 7 o'clock In the -evening. "As I stated before the comhination grocery store and bar where liquor la sold must go, and go forever,' concluded the mayor.- Thla haa been a subject of discussion (or many yeara. . t ANTI-BETTING LAW ': -. UPHELD IN MISSOURI (Jonraal specUl Service.) ' ' Kansas City, June . MlnnourPs antl betting law was upheld In the case of Charles Oldham, a bookmaker at Elm ridge track. In the criminal court to day. . The rase will be appealed. . . v. ; APPOINTED MILITARY." ' GOVERNOR OF PARIS - - I lour Ml BpeHal Serrlae.) Parts, June . Uncrl d'Alsteln ha been appointed military governor ' o( rsrla. -.J ..... , . . SCENES timsmmMEmBMOR ; (Special Dlipatek te The IaaraaL ' - ' Washington. June '(.The attempt has been made here to saddle -upon the western stockmen the burden of the fe sponslbUity for the suppression ' of the facta In the beef trust scandal. . At the outset of tha- Investigation the allega tion la mad that .the withholding of the truth haa been out of consideration fur tlia.nieu ef the western atates who supply the bulk of the cattle, aheep and hogs for the nation's marketa; that the publication of the truth would deal a staggering blow to the stock Interests. This Is in the fact of the allegation undisputed excepting- by the packers themselves that the beef trust has sys tematically manipulated the livestock marketa and caused annually millions of dollars of losses to those who raise the cattle and other food animals. Figures are new glvea'out .which prove that' the trust has worked the producers in many ways. An Instance la found In the practice of suddenly bulling the market and sending up the price of beef on the hoof to abnormal ly high figures,- thus inducing enormous shipments, snd then, when the shipping NAVY TO TRY OIL AS FUEL ON WAR VESSELS T..-.,.. ..'..,' 1 ' 1 " ' '' ; -' (Joe-al Sf-aeUI Ser-lea.i' "li. Waahington, June . The navy de partment has made arrangement a to At out the battleship- Wyoming at the Mara. Island yards with oil burners In order to test fuel oil on vessela of the na'y- i , ;. ' ' ' ' ' V.. ' ' ' .. ' Borgeo Za OtUIty. . . ; Boston, June I. Ferdinand E. Borgea waa found guilty today on -71 counts of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretenses. Sentence waa deferred. The maximum penalty Is S(8 years' Imprisonment.-. The Jury waa unable , to agree on S4 counts. -i - f Features ' E - fc - ' '' r.. ' t f Eveiybodyln The Sunday- I ., '. t Journal W4y4)4)w44444e-S4 FROM . . ' .. ifr CHICAGO PACKING left ahowg how "skinned hams" are prepared. ' J All kinds of dressed, right shows how summer saatage is 'prepared. Tainted hog meat is dyed and prepared with chemicals. Trust Tries to Force Cattlemen to Fight Proposed New Law movement has gained sufficient magni tude, quite aa suddenly 'depressing the market price, ao aa to compel the ship pers to accept anything the trust cared to offer, because their antmala were in Chicago, Kansas City or Omaha, and they must e disposed of at once. ' Other figures are given out quoted from the of f lolal .roporta by government agents showing ' that the cattle and hogs and sheep of ' tha country have advanced only normally In value aa a market commodity, while retail prices, especially In the eastern cities, have soared so high that tha average family can scarcely afford to buy meats of any kind. , . ' , -". ;.',..; Here-In Waahington, from a' winter's experience in buying family stores, the statement can be attested by tha writer that retail prices for all meata are to be Judged by this three small mutton chops or two of average else, ' enough for Two-pernona,-ooo nsver. less than 20 cents and fox the choicer grades 2$ cents. Thin Is one twenty-fourth - the value of a fat sheep of average weight. -Comparison has been made with for mer prices, with the astonishing result that the advance In tha averagS - value of a live' sheep ia only a small percent age higher than It was 10 years ago, even after the hard times of 1890, 181'. 182 and 1818 had begun, to -relax. while the retail price of meat Is .vlr-L tuslly loo per. cent higher thai then.,.. . .Tha disclosures are not alnne of mar ket conditions, however. These 1 facts alone render It absurd .to. saddle "upon Two features that will attract more than usual attention In The Hundiy ' Journal tomorrow are William J. Bryan's letter on life in India, written by the great American from Calcutta, and the page of pretty babies. Mr. Bryan's ' description of his trip sround the world. In which he has been accompanied ' by thousands of Journal readers, la tha best travel story that haa been writ ten la years.. Tha babies are among those entered-In ' The Sunday Journal , contest. : On of the best stories printed in soma months-Is "Octave, Thanet'a '"Tha-Oood Angel."-which Is complete In ' tomorrow's edition. The capital "article, splendidly Illustrated In colors, on "Our Proposed Coast Defenses" will attract attention. For the thousands of women readers' of The Sunday; 'Journal, are printed the latest fashions, which are adapted to Oregon heeds. . hints on health snd beauty whloh are of great advantage .to -every girl and matron in tha northwest, and what women are doing In Paris. . The men and women, too, will find valuable matter In The Workers. - ' ' - For. the "youngntere andjhey are among the most Interested of The Sun-' day Journal readers Happy Hooligan has more adventures, the-mule Mid encounters a setback. Old Batch sees married life and Lulu' and Leandnr do not. . .. These funnies sre worth all. the other Sunday papers put together. And there are' other splendid features In The Sunday Journal, bildcs ell the news or nc worm. ' . TAINTED - HOUSES. the 'producer of -livestock -. the burden of "protection for tha. beef trust' Just now,-whpn-retribution' threatens, for the trust' certainly has not been much of a friend of the producer. It Is admit ted , by ' experts' who have- looked into the conditions that the beer thing that could ' happen to the producer would be to completely air' the packing-house matter and. clean up the whole busl- nssa. puttln the Industry upon - a legitimate basis and enabllngthe pi'o-f ducer to realise aomethlng like a fair value for his animals. '. .But revelations, as hereinbefore. hint ed at. go to show facts revolting In their nature and which raise the lasue far above that sordid market consideration and place It among the great reforms of the' age. If a tithe of the allega tions now being made are true the trust la menacing tha heslth of every person who depends nponvlt for hfs food supply. . Certainly, if there be no truth In the statements which are now be ing given by people who claim to know, the packing-houses-should be the most insistent In demsndtog thorough In vestigation. - - - GILLIAM COUNTY WET NINETY-EIGHT MAJORITY ("fecial Dlpatch to The Jrnim-t.) Arlington. T)r.. " Jone - . Newspaper reports from Portland show that Qit-' llam county voted "dry." The reports are false. Assessor 8helton hag, Just arrived here from Condon and gives tha official count at Condon' as showing that the county4a-f-wet'r by a majority of 8.--"-:-;:- - -.. . j r.S'.r . .-(Joaraal Special Ser-lse.l St. Petersburg. June . It is report ed today that the ministry .has resigned. ' - W meat Bay City to Have Both Tern porary and Permanent Struc- JtwesJEjaReplace World- .. Famous Hostelry - :. : (Joorsal Special Barvlea.) . San Francisco, June . There are to be two hotels bearing tho title of Pal ace. , One will be temporary and la to be situated at Post and Leavenworth streets. . Tho other will be permsnent and located on the old site on Market street. Both will be erected by. the Sharon Estate company. Fqr the temporary structure the com pany haa ' leased the property at the northwest corner of Post and Leaven worth etreetv,Thla lot is 100x117 and on it will be 'constructed a two-story frame building of ornamental style. It will be shingled. . . . . The administrative forces of ' the Sharon. Instate company will be estab lished on the second floor, -with 20 guest rooms. The number Is small, but tha Idea In putting up the Palace hotel pro tern seems rather- to hold tha caravan sary'a staff together than to provide space for transient, guests. The lease Is for three, years. ' ....... -It - Is stated that-the- plana for the permanent Palaco Hotel are still In em bryot though architects have .seen wftrk In on them for-several weeks What la definitely known. Is that it will bo a modern steel-structure on much tha same lines as the burned building. In stead, however, of being aeven- atarlea, it will be nine atorlea high, containing 700 guest rooms, each, with bath, and having two amall and one larga court. The old foundatlona,' which coat 1 1.6 00. 00. are to be used. - The new building will cost $4,000,000... , '. ' . , TURFMAN J. E. MADDEN MUST FURNISH ALIMONY ' (Journal gpertal "erlc. Cincinnati, June . Mrs. Anns Mad den has been granted erf uncontHteu divorce from John H Madden, the turr man. - The) recent decision swarded for 14. 130 alimony annually Is not affected. f :ti of Persl-j I1L (.Imirn-I S'r', Service. "i.iu.i.ie. Jmi'-' . MirMfcr l . ' 1 l - .1, l PTlmi' v I '. V'.. TWO PALACE HOTELS . i ' ,- -i -' I , . 1 f . HFJ1AL FOR PUTER Contention Raised in MerdrumCase Cause Fraud King to Escape Sentence . BecaussJudge Bellinget;.Jfinifi '- Heard Case Against Puter, Died . Before Sentence Was ' : Prortouncedr Attorneys ! May Succeed in Getting Rehearing. When the case of irenr- UiMmn Indicted.- and -convicted . under section. (418 of the-revised statutes, comes up In the federal court - In this city next ror a -new trial the defense will pre- " sent a .contention wntch If austalnad will compel tha government to try again not 'only Meldrum. but & A. D. Puter and' his associates as welUIn. brief, the point raised ia that tha sue- cessor of Judge Bellinger, who died after presiding at the trials which re sulted - in -; the -onvtetkm of Meldrum, Puter, Horace Q. McKlnlcy, Emma Wat son and others, cannot pass upon tho motion for a new. trial - It naturally followa that If the contention succeeds in the Meldrum case it will bo raised in behalf of the others. i ' - Meldrum, who aa surveyor-general of Oregon, became involved with tha Unit thieves, was tried before Judge Bellin ger pf ho Unite States district ourt.--on an Indictment charging forgery. Ho waa convicted in October. 1104. Two montha later Puter and his associates were convicted. In June. 1901. whlla " motions for -new-trials were pending, -Judge Bellinger died. Judge Wolverton was named as his successor. For va rious rcaaona the motions referred to re postponed from time to time, and tho Mtldrum motion, which la set for the porhlng .Tuesday, " will bo tho first to come up for argument and decision in. Judge Worverton'a court. . .' t : Voln So Bo Balsed. " :.' , - :i In the Meldrum case it will be th contention of the defense that In such) a case. Involving a wide range of pun- lsnmeni, so rar aa imprisonment Is eon. cemed, ranging- fmiu nothing - tolt years.: a judge who did not hear the testimony ia not advised as to what tha punishment should be. In support of the contention Is an Oregon decision to tha effect that where a Judge who trine a case dies before settling a.. bill of exceptions his successor should grant a new trial, but thla la merely in trm nature of a reinforcement, as It is un- derstooot-triat-tta-deXense.win rely on a United States court declBlonlii" which - it is held tut where a Judge dies pend-.. Ing decision of a motion for a new trial his successor must grant a new trial. ;t 'His esse la proved to hear directly on the point raised in the Meldrum eaaa an Interesting legal fight is aura to re sult. ' i . . , ' ' Richard ' W. Montague1 represent Meldrum in the ease at issue, and will make the argument ' In hla behalf. United States District Attorney Bristol will combat tha motion on behalf nt the government. What hla line of ar gument will be is not known, as ho refuses to discuss tho matter. Side XaatM Im. Vater Case. . A side issue In tho Puter case waa presented to - Judge Wolverton - this morning. This was' an affidavit by Flnle Morrison and Fred Frits, sure ties on the 84.000-bond given -by Puter before he fled from Justice. They al lege that they endeavored to apprehend Puter.. hut on account of bis continuous (Continued on Pago Five.) MACKAY'S CLERK SUEIES ARWRJIDESQII Son of Coachman Poses as Heii ' of Hermann Oelrichs to " Defraud Merchants. (loomil Special srvlc. New York; June t. Posing as 'tho son of Hermann Oelrichs and Clarenca Mackay's secretary, Eugene Lyons, the son of a coachman, has been swindling tradesmen out of hundreds of dollar. When arraigned it) the court cf r - clal sessions on a charge of r' ceny he waa quirk to plead r several probation oftl.-'rs ft ward and told whut thev ki They said Lyons CouHiman In a verv lr that wsy-hcrnrnc ! mannfr In whlrh ir Thev .ilil 1r ' f." I -r thln-. 9 In I
