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., f - J - . . - ...... ..- . ' , . . . ' . - -. EEft N joural Circulation GOOD EVENING THE WBATHgBL Rain or snow tonight and Wednes- ' dy; southerly winds. -.. VOL. V. NO. 231 5 PORTLAND, OREGON,: TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER ' 4, 7 1900. EIGHTEEN , PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. " 5 awn wrw iF FfJTECT Mi .Em AliLliLliiJ BMOLLIER'S FOR OPPOSING BRISTO $500 OFFER FOR LETTER WDEN0UNCED''AS"A:UEBYFULTOfl Fulton Indorsed the Letted Written by Mitchell Telling Brownell to Draw Out of Race for District Attorney ship and His Brother Is Now Charged With Having Offered $500 for Letter (Special Dispatch to The Journal) New York, Dec . 4. Apropos of the renomination of William C. Bristol by President Rooseyeltto be- United States attorney for Oregon, CoflterrsWeekly of this city publishes in its issue dated Saturday next an extended account of the controversy,? which it claims has been maintained over this appointment by Senator Ful ton in opposition to the action of President Roosevelt and special Prosecutor FranrjsJVJT'-ii-fy. r"lli'?r-ftrt"'l-arV lan, TriaT heSloryoTBnstors nomination is an incident in the historyof-the Qregon land frauds and will recite in detail the various incidents wnicn iea 10 jne selection oi iicncy 10 prosecute tnc participants in these frauds.- .;'"'".. ' - . ' . It was at this critical period. Collier's states, -that "Senators Fulton and Mitchell had under consideration the jcomraendation -of-a-successor-to-United Stater- District Attorney John II. Hall This then was the situation. Fulton and Mitchell earnestly desired the appointment of George D, Brownell. Failing in that they wanted the appointment of Brownell s law partner, Janfes U.t-ampbell, 1 '"' ;' V.' '. JHU .Threatened Rivals.,,, . ''.," On the other hand, Hall was determined on his own reappoint- ment, and he threatened his rivals with prosecution in order to force them out of the race. Then he hastened to Washington to secure the senatorial indorsement of the bargain he had made, r ; What took place at, this conference with Senators Fulton and Mitchell is clearly set down in a most remarkable letter. It , bears the date of January lSJSQl. andat- the top of the nrsrpage, tn the TiancFwriting of Senator Mitchell, is ' the warning: "Strictly confidential." . "' ' - . , The letter, which was sent to Brownell, covers four type written pages. The important part of the communication is here given," as follows : "My Dear Senator and Friend : I have received your several dispatches since Hall left, Portland, and since he arrived here, and both Senator Fulton and mvself have done everything in our power to protect you, and also Campbell, who is also, under the ban of Greene and others, as we learn to our very great surprise and re gret and without going into particulars I think I have been able to so arrange matters as to protect you both. 7 7 - In Strictest Confidence. L .... , . . '. est i zgmrscpFrUad-BrewnellrfTiiTJetteris to you in. the strict- confidence. The best way for the present is to drop alrtalk about the district attorneyship and let the matter rest just precisely as it stands for the present. Both Fulton and I have, for the pur pose of fully protecting your interests, gone vey much, farther in a certain direction than we ever supposed we would. I cannot explain fully to you until I see you just what I mean. . ; ' : . mill leaves inis evening lor nome. iy aavicc wouia dc ior ;:r ! I -iwm MS 9- ffM J! mm yA t . ' Senator Fulton. '- , - -- hi) Mtar District Attorney Bristol. George D. Brownell. John H. HslL BROWNELL DOES -HOT REMEMBER GETTING LETTER Oregon City 'Statesman . Non-committal on Subject of Be ing Promised Immunity From Erosecutiony Both Senators -Hall Denies His Part ; you to say nothing to him whatever, unless he says something' to you. Just let the matter drift for the present. This is all import ' ant. . , . -."Faithfully and sincerely your friend, " 1 , (Signed.) "JOHN H. MITCHELL." "I have read the above and fully concur in it. ' ' . ; (Signed.) "C. W. FULTON." 'As to this letter, Collier's article says: . , "What Senator Fulton thinks of the significance of this letter " may be inferred from the fact that on the fourth day of January, , 1906, Senator Fulton's brother, by appointment, met the recipient of the letter and offered him $500 for it' When Brownell did. not produce it G. Clyde Fulton warned him in this language: . .a m m i - ." 'If you have riven up the correspondence f Mitchell and my brother it will be your ruin, and you will be a traitor and ah out- tast.' ( .To Thwart Confirmation. The article charres that Senator Fulton intends taking ad vantage of senatorial courtesy to continue to thwart the wishes of the president, who desires the confirmation of Bristol, and in con clusion says: . ' . - .. W- 'While the responsibility, rests on the senate as a whole, the direct burden must be borne by two members of the committee on judiciary. Senators Foraker and Kittredge. They know what man ner of man is their colleague from Oregon. " Yet they gave ear to Senator Fulton and refused to report the nomination which Presi dent Roosevelt had made to insure the prosecution of the criminals engaged in stealing the public domain of the United States." . REV. RAWLINGS HANGS - FOR KILLING CHILDREN (Jovul IpvrUl Swflra.I' . . . . . VkMosta, O-, D. .- R. J O. KawUdk and Alt Moor, th UtUr n(ro, war taar4 prlTtlr this mora Ins for th mur4r of th two Carter ehlldrtn. who woro klllod aa tbo roault of a famliy fous. postauator at Bromartoa. iaarnl Spwid Hrk ) WahlnSton, Deo. 4. Charla P. Kim ball haa ben appointed poatmaator at Bramarton, Waahlnstoa. MISSOURI CONVICTS " GET ANOTHER TRIAL Moaraal' tpntat asrrtco.1 'Jafreraon City, Mo., Deo. 4. The au preme court tadar ravaraed and remand' d for new trtai th murder oaaeo of Vaughn. Raymond and Ryan, the. eon. rlcta who In November, 1I0S, broke out of th penltentlarr, kUllnr Onarda AU1 aon and Clay. ' Taiga VIWr Kaacs Klmaelf. (" . . .. LiieBfa I StUI . i rv. i New itlm, Minn.. Dec . Judse Web bar, a promlnaat Jurist,, hanged himself this morula "Where did they tat that letter T" de manded Oeors C. Brownell this morn- Ins, when told of the aenaatlonal charge that Senator Mitchell and Senator Ful ton - gave - him written aaaurance two years agro that they would protect htm from prosecution for complicity tn the land fraud. Th letter was read to him and BrowneU went on: ' ' Well, I don't know whether there Buck a letter or not. 1 don't want to aay anything about It. I waa told that Senator Fulton admitted. In the lobby of th Imperial hotel, that aucb a letter was written, but I do not know whether he did or not. I bad ao much eorreapondenoa with Senator Mitchell and Senator Fulton that I can't remem ber about this particular letter. Did Clyde Fulton offer you 1500 for th letter r I am not going to say anything about that." aald Brownell. "Did he aak you to let hJmharitC "Now, T won't aay a word about that That part of It I do. not wlah to talk about. I have had trouble enough al ready," and BrowneU continued: "Hall waa trying; to fore m out of th race fot district attorney. He had a schema to blurt me out on account of aom errors I had committed, though I waa not guilty of any crime. I did not want to be bluffed out. but he kept thla bdlrbear of prosecution to th front because I had happened to acknowledge a little field not of a government sur rey. I did noly-what lota of other attorneys have done. H thought that he could drive ma out of th race." John SUU'a Denial. ' To this aecusatton of Brownell'a, John Hall entera emphatio denial. H de clarea that he nerer attempted to drive Brownell out of the Oeld by threats of prosecution and that h did not go to Washington for the purpose of Insuring hla own reappointment aa dtstrlot at torney. "I went to Washington In January, 1104, on th direction of the attorney general, and on bualneaa connected with th proaeouUon of certain clvU suits for th United BtaUe." e14- Halt "I never at any time threatened BrowneU or any -other-rival -for my place with prosecution, and not nntll after my re appointment v by President Roosevelt mad on his own motion snd not on the recommendation of Senator Mitchell and Senator Fulton did 1 ' ever have and papers or other data showing any un lawful act committed by BrowneU. DID HOT TRY 10 Senator Says That His Indorsement of the Mitchell Letter Was Perfunctory and That Feel Easier When Thrown Down tor Hall FIGHT FOR FEDERAL JOB, BUI LOST PLACE (Continued on Pag Ten.) rwaahlagtea Burets af The Jearaal.) Washington. "Di-Cr Deo,- 4 Senator Fulton expressed much Indignation to day when shown a copy of Comer's Weekly for th current week attacking hla action In th Brlatol case and charg ing him with attempting to buy th original of th late Senator John H. Mitchell' letter to George D. BrowneU promising th latter Immunity from prosecution and bearing a notation of his approval. That's an unmitigated lie. I never offered to buy that letter or any other. I wouldn't give S cent to have it. Aa a matter of tact it waa ahown to m over a year ago, and I have had a copy of It elnoe then and didn't want th original. Th letter waa originally brought t m by Senator Mitchell, who suggested that I add my Indorsement, In order to make Brownell. who waa amartlng un der my refusal to Indorse him for th attorneyship, feel a Uttle easier. My indorsement of it "waa perfunctory, and I never Interceded to prevent th prose cution of BrowneU beyond Baying that I would hat to ' so th poor fellow In dicted." 1 Senator Fulton la of th opinion that Collier's article waa Inspired by Secre tary Hitchcock and Attorney J. Heney to confirm Bristol's nomination. "I have not discussed th question with members of th judiciary commit tee," tald Senator Fulton, "but I believe that this attack will confirm them In the Btand they have taken against Bris tol's confirmation." BIGGEST BABY BORN HERE FOR SOME TIME Newcomer Tips the Scales Fifteen and One Half Pounds.' at On of th blggeat babies born In Portland for a long time la Master Dan 11 Eidward Dooney, who appeared at th home of hla parents, Mr. and . Mra Michael Dooney, Sll Alblna avenue. No vember SI, according to th birth report filed tn the health office thla morning. Danlol's weight at .birth was Htt pounds, says the report. It also atatet that th mother's weight waa only lot pounds. It la seldom that a new baby tips the beam at more than 11 pounds, though some of IS snd even IT pounds ar on record. . ( Tw Mors TloUans of Cholera. Uoeraal SpecHI Pervlee.l Manila. Deo. . Two mor deaths have occurred owing to tb mistaken use of cholera germs.- in th experi mental Innoculatlon - of Inmatea of Blllbld prison. This makes . IS t dead from thla causa. MAN AUCTIONED 0FFF0B 9 MONTHS FOR $1 Shiftless White Man . Brings Eleven and a Ninth Cents a Month Buyer Cheated. (Journal Special Service.) Elisabethtown. Ky.. Deo. 4. With bldumg decidedly quiet. Dock Aubury, a ahlftless whit man. was auctioned off by Sheriff - Tatea and Anally knocked down to J. J. Johnson, who will be en titled to th services of his purchase for a term of nine months. While th price, 11 1-1 cents a month, seems cheap for the labor of an able-bodied man, many expreaa a doubt as to whether Johnson will come out evert, as Aubury, In addition to having a. repu tation for Incurable laslneaa, haa that of having a ravenous appetite. The pro ceeding at the courthouse attracted a big crowd, being unusual, though per fectly regular under th vagrancy law. For a while the aheriff bad a hard time getUng a bid at all. Finally E cents was offered. Th sheriff ridiculed this. Johnson, who Is a farmer near town, said he would give a dollar. History -of-Strugglefor District Attorneyship Preceding Reap pointment and Removal of .-.HalU-Brownetl Defeated In Efforts to Secure Appointment CARS TO BE CONSIDERED W i ! ! am et t e Val I ey S h i )ers Will Indulge in Some Plain Talk on the Subject Railroads Alone Are Held to Blame for the Present Disas- trous State of Affairs Through out the Pacific Northwest r Remedies to Be Discussed. " Closely interwoven with th charge that Henator Fulton and th lata Sana- tor Mitchell gave writ en assurance to Oeorge ft Browaell that they would pro-I tect him from prosecution for complic ity In the Oregon land frauds, la th his tory of th atruggle for th office of United Statea district attorney at th time when John Hall' s second term was drawing to a close. After Fulton's -election, - ae United tatea senator In ISO! BrowneU became an active candidate for distalct attorney. to succeed John Hall. Aa president of th stat senate, Brownell had been a' large factor In Fulton's election, for whom he voted continuously through th seaslon, although secretly carrying on negptlatlona with Harvey W. Scott In the tatter's gumshoe campaign for tb toga- . Agree! TJTpoa Brownell. John Hall was himself a candidate for reappointment and J. C Moreland. who bad been promised th place by Senator Mttchell,-wa aiso an aplrnt for th office. Fulton was supporting BrowneU, and when it finally became apparent that Moreland could not win, Mitchell also tacitly agreed to throw his Influ ence to tb Oregon City candidate. But th death of Congressman Tongue changed Brownell'a plana Believing that he could defeat Blnger Hermann for th nomination. Brownell entered th congressional fight. Th struggl In th Eugene convention waa a memorable one, but finally resulted In Brownell'a defeat and the nomination of Hermann. Brownell had previously withdrawn from the race for .district attorney, as suring HaU of his support. Secret Xaveettgatloa Begum. ' Many months before these' occur rences. Indeed even beror th legis lative session of 10S. Secretary Hitch cock of th Interior department had be gun a secret Investigation of th Oregon That th railroads will rush cars to Oregon points during th e present month and will male a desperate effort to forestall hos- ' 411 leglnlatlon Qn,.U)e part of 4 . th legislature is th statement of two prominent members of e th legislature, who . decline to e permit th us of their names, Car are being routed to Port-. e land from all directions, they e say, and tn a short Urn there will be plenty of cars for all shipments. Legislators, how- e) e ever, will push th regulation measure at th coming session. Potato men report that there baa been a gradual Increase of earn during; ,tb. paat-Jaw. days. Hop mea ar offered car at Portland but would thus -forced to pay local rates from valley shipping point. Eastern shipments from valley points to Portland by boat ar being; re fused by th railroads at Fort land because th roads did not S setthe entire haul from ahlp- .ping- point to destination. ; . At Eugene tomorrow th railroad ear shortage will be discussed by WUIam ett - valley : shippers. Indulgence la soma very plain talk on" tb subject of -railroad delinquency, lack of foresight. and ' paraimonioua policy ' resjardln equipment, la expected. Corrective lag. islatlon wlU probably b recommended. Indications ar that th maetina- will be largely attended by manufacturer and shippers from aU over wasters Ore gon. Th general sentiment, so far aa drawn out prior to the meeting, la ta favor of Immediate action by th Ore gon legislature at Ita' comtng Be salon. n th paasag of laws that wul compel the railroad companlea to supply ade quate equipment . for - th - eommereiaj needs of tb state, and p revest a recur. . renc of th car shortage that have embarrassed shippers every year, aatt especially this year. At th present time the grievous lack of ears for ship ping all products of th farm audi fac tory la working; a loss In all llnaa f production, and tn Bom cases financial, ruin 'la threatened. . It la maintained by shippers that th railroad eompantoaara directly responsible by their dilatory tactics In. th purchase of equipment la th last flv year. - - - Blame th mailroada, Some of th mor radical remenatrw- " tors possibly those whose heavy losaea have been most keenly felt declarw that th railroad companies ar not real ly doing- anything- to relieve th aHua" tlon In th Pacific northwest, and thai th mor Influential sections ef 'ta railroad systems ar using; their power-' to take and us all th car la sight. ' CONGRESS H EARS M ESS AG E (Continued on Page Ten.) (Continued on Page Fir.) FORGER KIHG WIDER ARREST Jailed at Los Angeles for Impersonating Fed eral Secret Service Officer and Attempt ; . ing to Marry Society Woman Washington, Dec. 4. Th president's message waa laid before th serial to day, ten mlnutea after ita opening. As sistant secretary Latt carried th mes sag to th senate. . Printed copies war placed on all desks, and th senators closely followed the reading. Practically th full membership of th house waa present for th reading of the' messag. A' recess of IS minutes occurred after th commute reported that th president had been notified that th house waa In session.' Bee re ts ry Latta then delivered th document. But few members listened to th end. In th senate Tillman left befor th reading began. Th southerners gnv elos attention to the discussion of th race problem and the denunciation of mob law. Piatt and Oepaw paid but little attention and conversed and laughed Jovially occasionally during; th reeding. , . . Tb president's attltud oa th Japa nese situation stirred th Ir of th Cal ifornia delegation. McLaughlin of Los Angeles says: - "It Is fierce. Tomorrow morning th Pacific coast will b ablasa with Indig nation. Th entire west will fight th command that Japanes be natureilied. War with Japan would find every nat uralised Japanes cltlxen In this coun try doing- all In his power to aid hla mother country." McKinley said: "If th president de sires to take the part of Japan tfminat the soverelg stat. that la hla affair; but th authorities In California will not long be able to prevent overt aots by th people." Know land said: "It is a good thing for California congressmen that th President' messag did not com be or lection." tn th messag the president advo cate measure providing tb prohibi tion ef corporation contributions t po. luteal parties: right of sppeal for gov ernment - in criminal . cases; death . as punishment for rape or attempted rape; aa eight-hour day; a woman .and child labor, act; compulsory arbitration for labor dlsputea; public ownership, but not operation, of coal mines; forest preservation; an Inheritance tax; su pervision ' by license or otherwise of great corporations; a bill for more elas tic currency; ship subsidy law; uniform federal law for divorces; cltlsenehlp for Porto Rlcans; ' reorganisation of Alas ka's government; ample army and navy appropriations; fair treatment for Japa nese, and a special law to naturalise them. Th president ' announces speedy re tirement from Cuba of the army and a special assembly for the Flllpfnoa The Peac conference and the Pan-American congress com in for praise. - Th tariff (a not mentioned. Tb ana eg is given so another page. , Ml' B., King, well known in Oregon for hla talent as a forger and who wa sent to the penitentiary for two years from Umatilla county In 1904 for signing other people's namea to checks, la In Jail In Los Angeles for impersonating a L'nlted Btate secret service officer. Th arrest waa mad Just aa he waa about to marry a wealthy widow of th southern California city whom he had lured by hi misrepresentations Into be lieving that he was a man of wealth. King traveled under the name of Cap tain Charles Hartley in California and waa cutting a wide swath when hla ca rver a a financier and government of ficial wa brought to a audden termimv tlon by hi arrest. Secret Kervli-e Op erative John Fostsr of thla city ha been notified of King's arrest and asked to look up bis record In thla stat. - King waa sent up In 104 for two year and was released early this yesr. He lost no time In netting bark Into Ms old tricks snd immediately after his release from th penllentlu-y went Ve Los Angeles. ' Representing himself as th engineer In charge of th Pan American railroad, he sent out adver tisements for employes Sad jreoelved more than 409 replies. It is thought by . the government agents that there waa a money scheme to t hi and that King ' swindled many people oa tn prom In af positions as soon aa ecn truction work began. : N Th former Oregon convict also mad quit a splurge as a swell and psd himself off as a West Point graJur. To many people be aald he was a ! graduate, and he seemed to hav no dif ficulty In making them believe him. King is a man of striking spperaw Snd has a most enaing mnnr. lie eaally won hla way Into th er.n.jnce of one of the society womn of l s Angeles who Is rnJ"fel t be w.rut t&e.00 and sll pl" fT hlr mrn had been rrns'l wh'n Jkinn'a lti.i-.-i tlmis were di:verNl hr si-vrmii-nt nf flrlals, who at once pUcJ aim una. i rest. "-. I 'I'- -v