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PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
A FATUOUS INNOVATION. ,
The State of Oregon has a primary
election law, enacted for the purpose
of directing and controlling the method
of making nominations for office. It
was not enacted for the purpose of di
recting or controlling elections. The
:av, as to elections, stands as it stood
before the primary law was enacted..
In the election the people are to vote
just as they wish, selecting their candi
dates from the party tickets, or voting
for independent ones. The voters are
not "tied lip" to candidates, "by the pri
mary election; but doubtless there are
moral obligations and party obligations,
Jf one registers as a Republican or as a
Democrat, and votes as such in the pri
mary, to vote In like manner in the
general electioiu But all such obliga
tions are left to the voter's own discre
tion. As to United Stales Senator- Voters
may indicate their choice, first In the
primary and next in the general elec
tion. But the election of Senator is de
volved by the Constitution and laws of
the United States upon the Legislature.
As in the election of state officials, there
doubtless will be a moral and party ob
ligation upon each member to vote in
the Legislature so. as to carry out the
declared wteh and preference of his
party a tofeenator; but- as this is an
election, and the member is an elector,
each will interpret that obligation for
himself, just as the voter does in the
general election. " It will be an honor
able requirement, however, that the
member should vote for the candidate
w horn his party has" declared for. Thus
will he fulfill the expectations of those
who elected him. No Republican will
Tie elected to the Legislature under the
expectation that he will vote for a
Democratic" Senator; no Democrat un
der the expectation that he will vote
for a Republican Senator.
It is useless to juggle with this sub
ject, or try to sophisticate it. Election
of United States Senators is -wholly in
the hands of the Legislature. Senators
-re not, cannot be, elected fcy the peo
pie. The voice of tlie voters in the gen
vr.tu. eiBKuun may. oe accepted as a
guide as to the candidates of the re
spective parties Ao "be voted for by the
members, tout no further. As to the
Senator, the declaration of the voter In
the general election has tlie effect sim
ply of making nominations; nothing
more. invert these are &t the discretion
of members of the Legislature, though
it may be supposed members will be
guided by the -wishes of the voters of
the parties -who elected them.
This attempt to provide elaborate ma
chinery for the election of United
States Senators, different from the
method provided and required by the
mandates of the Constitution and laws
of the United States, can be supported
by no series of quibbles or juggles, how
ever subtly contrived. As an advisory
measure the popular vote for Senator is
well enough and all right; but it can't
abolish distinction between political
parties and tholr purposes, .nor make
rules for the election of Senators -differentfrom
those prescribed under the
laws of the United States, nor control
or hamper theelection of Senators by
making state tests not known to the
Constitution of the United States, nor
insist that members elected by -one
party to the Legislature shall vote
for the candidate of another party for
the United States Senate. Certain .in
novations attempted In the much
abused name of reform are really too
absurd for serious consideration.
"If the. Grave Could Speak" is an ar
ticle onSenator Tillman, of South Caro
lina, by. the Charleston News and Cour
ier. It relates to Tillman's connection
with the "dispensary system" of that
state (sale of liquors), which Tillman,
when Governor, had placed under con
trol of a man named Hubbell. Hubbell
is dead. Now, it appears, upon investi
gation, that Tillman allowed "rake
offs" from the system. He denies it, of
course; and invokes Hubbell as a wit
ness. But Hubbell is dead. Here is
what the Charleston News and Courier
$ays:
lui the voice ot, Hubbell-is stilled. He is
2-ad. He certainly, to quote the Senator'
lanpuaBO. "can bring out. nothing against
me." But since 'ten or eleven years ago he
could liave added so greatly to the strength
of what the Senator Mes nt now to reveal,
why, oh, why. did the Senator .neglect to call
vpon lilm before the knowledge locked In
Hubbell's breast was laid with hJm in the
grave?
Tillman was here In Oregon in 1S96,
campaigning for Brya,n and abusing
and vilifying: The Oregonlan, to the
limit of his powers, as a blackguard.
Hence it Is worth while now to reprint
nere an estimate of him given by the
chief newspaper of his state.
. THE GAS INVESTIGATION.
Yesterday, before a special committee
of the Common Council, inquiry was be
gun into the service, quality and price
of gas furnished In the City of Port
land. The investigation seems to be a
consequence of complaints against the
service, published from time to time
by The Oregonlan. In opening for the
gas company, Mr. Joseph Teal assumed,
as it appeared, ihat The Oregonlan was
on trial, for having called into question
the efficiency of the service, the meth
ods of the company and the price of
gas. Of course Mr. Teal gave vent to
his Indignation. "Why should any one
be permitted to question the methods.
the service and the exactions of a public-service
corporation?
What The Oregonlan has done is sim
ply this: It has given voice to the com
plaints of many people against the
quality of the gas, against the methods
of the service and the price. It has
voiced the general complaint against
the -exactions of the meter system and
the "hot air?' sold as gas; it has shown
that the rates were high In comparison
with those elsewhere, and has reminded
the public that here was a public-service
corporation' using the streets at
will, breaking pavements and obstruct
ing streets, yet paying nothing to the
city for the extraordinary privilege and
right on which the whole of the sys
tem. Its business and its profits, depend.
The Oregonlan has supported Its
statements by the complaints of many
citizens, whose names have been given.
It supposes that a public-service cor
poration, based on a municipal fran
chise, has no claim to be sacred and
immune from public and even private
criticism. The companj', therefore, may
as well withhold its outbursts of Indig
nation through its attorney against
The Oregonlan.
EVIL TIIAT GOOD MAY COME, j
What is thp value of a young man's
soul? Plainly, Mr. Rador thinks it Is
not a great deal. A man who supplies
a youth of 19 years with funds for de j
bauchery and sends him into the stews
to participate in beastly firgies thinks
lightly of decency and virtue. So much
Is certain. Mr. Radcr will reply, per
haps, that he bargained for this young
man's destruction with a good motive.
He wished to obtain evidence against
saloon-keepers. He wished to convict
prostitutes. He is not the first to plead
a good motive for a wicked deed, but
the plea never has availed and it never
will.
To pay a detective of mature years
and formed character to inveigle a sus
pected criminal into unlawful acts
savors of the abhorrent. The right
judgment of men condemns the prac
tice and judges have denounced It from
the benoh, though we may sometimes,
excuse it as a last resort when crime
can be detected in no other way. But
to select a -boy for this vile purpose, to
provide him with money, to encourage
him to -plunge Into debauchery, to sac
rifice him soul and body for the sake
of making a case in court surely Mr.
Rader must have drugged his con
science before -he could do such a deed.
Or Is there an extromlty of fanaticism
which destroys the conscience and
makes a man morally dead?
Mr. Rader excuses himself. It Is re
ported, by saying he did not know that
his victim was a minor. Perhaps not;
but It was his business to know all
about the tool he was using in an en
terprise of such dubious character. The
law will not admit a saloon-keeper's ig
norance as a defense for selling a minor
liquor. Mr. Radcr's sin againsC this
youth is worse than selling him liquor.
If the boy had any high ideals before
the bargain was executed, he has them
no longer. He is a moral ruin. What
worthy ambition is possible for him
after this debauch? Even for the pur
poses of the Anti-Saloon League he will
not "bevallable when he Is 21 j'ears old."
What employment will then be open to
the poor, lost creature? A boy's soul
may not be worth a great deal; boys
are plentiful and cheap; but It 5s too
much to pay for the conviction of two
or three prostitutes. Some members of
the Anti-Saloon League probably have
sons of their own. The next time evi
dence is needed against a saloon-keeper
let Mr. Rader send one of these boys
to buy the drinks. Why not? In the
sight of the being whom Mr. Rader
worships one soul is worth as much as
another.
THE FEDERATION FIENDS. v
Many thousand yoars have elapsed
since primitive man dwelt in caves and
with bludgeon or stone hammer en
forced that ancient unwritten law that
"might makes right." Unfavorable en
vironment and the undeveloped mind of
these ancient savages may toa degree
have excused their religious adherence
to that peculiar rule for settling dis
putes. There is rfothlng, however, in
the civilization or environment of the
people of the present day that offers
any excuse for relapse to the methods
of savagery which prevailed thousands
of years ago. The human fiends of the
"inner circle." of the Western Federa
tion of Miners are an infinitely lower
order of brutes than the extinct species
which knew no other method of estab
lishing alleged rights than to slay or
malm those opposing them.
Under a tyrannical, brutal form of
government, such as has forced the
Russian serfs to revert to primitive
methods of cruelty In attempting to as
sert their rights, there Is a slight excuse
for midnight assassinations, bomb
throwing and other forms of murder.
Under the protection of a flag which
floals over the greatest, most progres
sive, most liberal and grandest Nation
the world ever saw, there Is no excuse
for these reversions to savagery of the
most brutal type. It has not yet been
proven that the leaders of the Western
Federation of Miners are 'directly re
sponsible for the assassination of Frank
Steunenberg. Through a combination of
circumstances fortunate for them, most
members of the "Inner circle" of that
band of murderers and assassins have
escaped punishment for a long list of
high-handed crimes that have dis
graced American civilization in Colo
rado and Idaho. The blood of Innocent
men who perished In the dastardly out
rages in the Coeur d'Alencs, at Cripple
Creek, at Telluride and at other mining
districts Where the poisonous Influence
of the Western Federation of Miners
was at work, still cries for vengeance.
Complicity in these crimes was. of
course, denied, for the midnight assas
sin and bomb thrower Is always a cow
ard, and guards closely his own worth
less life; but these denials were never
accompanied b3 any satisfactory ex
pression of disapproval of the foul
deeds. An erroneous belief Is prevalent
that this Western Federation of Miners
is a labor organization of standing sim
ilar to the American Federation of
Miners. Nothing could be farther from
the truth, for this Western Federation
Is in no way allied with the American
Federation or with any respectable,
law-abiding labor organization. On the
contrary, it is cordially detested by all
honest American union labor men, for
the reason that, through confusion in
the public mind, decent, respectable
union labor has at times had to bear
some of the odium attached to the or
ganized assassins.
The detectives who have worked up
the case against the men now in jail at
Boise state that they have conclusive
evidence, sufficient to hang every one of
them. It Is to be hoped that they are
right If these men are guilty afi that
no flaws will be found In the evidenee.
Cessation of this long-continued reign
of terror, with Its dynamiting outrages,
midnight assassinations and other
forms of deviltry. Is overdue. The sight
of some of the chief actors and master
minds that have planned and placed In
execution these dastardly outrages
dangling from the gallows tree Instead
of continuing to plot and murder may
have a wholesome effect on the weaker
minded followers who supply the funds.
This -outrage has long ago passed Iho,
stage where It was a fight between the
Western Federation of Miners and the
mlneowners. It is now a fight between
every American- citizen who believes In
right, jurtlce and freedom and the
fiends who, with bomb, stiletto and plsr
tol, seek to make It Impossible for any
American citizen to enjoy these bless
ings. LOCK CANAL FAVORED.
The world's trade routes have been
shifting in the past few years, and, un
til commerce settles down Into beaten
trails, there is a large amount of it sus
ceptible to diversion. This is the prin
cipal reason why there should be no de
lay In rushing the Panama Canal to
completion, and. In order to build It In
the shortest time possible. It becomes
necessary to adopt the lock type of ca
nal in preference to the more costly
sea-level plan. "The lock canal would
not cost half as much to build, and
could be built in about half the time."
states President Roosevelt In express
ing his preference for the plan recom
mended by the minority report of the
engineers. Both of these reasons pos
sess exceptional merit, rogardless of
the advantages of permanency and
economy In operation which would be
possible only in a sea-level canal.
It has been stated that the tvne of
lock canal which Is recommended Is
such that It can readily be changed to
se-level canal without Interfering
with the movement of vessels. This
will enable future generations, should
they desire .to do so. to make the
change without increasing: the cost 'over
present estimates. Time is a very im
portant factor in construction of the
canal, and. wtththe best nroCTess that
can be made it will not be ready for
business u.ntll.many years after the Te-
nuantepec route has secured an Impor
tant place in the world's trade routes.
It will, of course, he Impossible Jor the
xenuanicpec route to compete with the
canal after the latter Is comnleted. on
any business going through from the
Atlantic seaboard to the Far East. On
local business for Pacific or Atlantic
Coast ports the savlng'in time will un
doubtedly be sufficient to Induce shin
pers to make liberal UEe of the ocean
and rail route In preference to the all
water route by way of Panama.
The Panama Canal has been before
the public for so manv vear thut
whatever difference of opinion there
may he about the advantages of the
oiiierent types, the majority of the peo
pie will be willing to sink their urefor
ences, if by so dolnjr thev will h
completion of tlie great work. It is this
sentiment that has undoubtedlv in
duced the Presldont to express a pref
erence for the type that could be hum
in the. shortest space of time and for
the least money.
AMERICAN MUSIC.
About thirty students (colored) of the
industrial institute located at Manasses,
Va.. were a few days ago presented
to President Roosevelt by Dr. Edward
Everett Hale, the venerable chaplain of
the Senate, and Booker T. Washington,
of the Tuskegee Institute. The students
sang two or three songs during the In
terview, and each singer was later cor
dially greeted by the President. Lunch
con was not served, hence the traditions
were not shocked by the occurrence.
The President, however, took occasion
to compliment the students upon their
singing, and incidentally to indorse the
Idea, as expressed recently by a great
literary man who Is also interested In
the music developed by the different
races and peoples of the world, that
American music and its development
lay with the negroes of the South and
the vanishing Indian folk of the South
west. Tills Idea is not a new one. but is one
that Is being exploited under Govern
ment direction upon the Indian reserva
tions of the Middle Northwest. Snatches
of weird music in which there Is real
melody have been caught from the lips
of Indians of various tribes, with the
purpose of preserving while yet this
may be done the music of a passing
race. The agent in charge of this work
has become enchanted with what he
has found, and Is pursuing the research
with enthusiasm.
The President, In his address to the
colored students who sang themselves
Intoytfls favor, spoke of the dignity and
Importance f. their musical work,
urged the development of this talent
among a people awaking to their oppor
tunities, and added: "I feel that there
is a verj' strong probability that gradu
ally, out of the capacity for melody
that your race has. we shall develop
some school of American music."
This expression was more than a
pissing compliment. It was a pleasing
prophecy born of a knowledge of the
subtle power of melody that is inherent
In the negro, which breaks out In song,
weird and uncultured when untaught,
sweet and- harmonious when wrought
upon by culture, but at all times reflect
ing the easily stirred -emotions, the af
fections and the simplicity of a race
yet in its childhood.
When last heard from untjl nowv Ad
miral Rojestvenslty was in the hands
of Japanese surgeons In the great naval
hospital at Sabo, under treatment for
injuries which were at first thought to
be fatal, received in the battle of the
Sea of Japan. A few days ago he ap
peared before the Imperial Technical
Society In St. Petersburg and spoke
these significant words: "Perhaps I
am guilty to some extent for our defeat,
and perhaps my subordinates did not
do all they might have done, but wo
who .fought were not thieves." The
boldness of this statement consisted In
the insinuation of rascality In the con
struction and equipment of the Russian
fleets, though for obvious reasons no
specific statement was made In sub
stantiation of the rascality implied. He
spoke, however, of the force of Japan
ese shells, which, exploding In the
water, opened great scams In the armor
of the Russian ships, through which the
water poured, and of the shells which
hit the vessels squarely and were as
destructive as mines. The inference
was that neither the offensive nor the
defensive power of the fleet of Russia
was as highly developed as was that of
Japan, and that this'was directly due to
the constructing and not to the oper
ating force of the Russian navy.
While the limelight was playing so
brightly on the ship subsidy bill before
the Senate last week, two Important
features In connection with American
shipping may have escaped notice. One
of these was repeal of the law which
permitted an American citizen to secure
American registry for a wrecked for
eign vessel, after he had expendedNa
certain amount for repairs. By repeal
of this law it Is again necessary to have
Congress grant special permission be
fore we can make any more additions
of this nature to the American mer
chant marine. The other Interesting
feature was defeat of an amendment
providing for exclusion of Chinese
crews from American vessels. This,
tfrpm a wage standpoint, places the
Araerisaji ship on evenijterms with the
British or German vessel, and. as the
latter receive jjtf subsiSy, the Ameri
can, with a subsidy, would have a dis
tinct advantage-one, however, whlchl
may not be appreclated-by American
labor. With repeal of the "wrecked
ship" bill there will, of course, be im
mediate Increase In the number of ships
flying the American flag.
Oregon is a Republican state, and
the Republicans of Oregon and the
Republicans of the United States
are entitled to the United States
Senator for Oregon. But the Re
publicans of Oregon have been and
are yet so torn by factional contentions
consequences of the political career of
the late John H. Mitchell that It Is
scarcely probable thai any candidate
for the Senate, before the people, could
command the Republican vote of the
state, or more than a fraction of IL
Yet the Republicans of the state want
a Republican Legislature and a Repub
lican Senator. They don't want the
members they may elect to vote for a
Democratic Senator. This Is a ground
of protest, against literal interpretation
of "statement No. 1"; a cranky and
absurd statement, in opposition to the
Constitution and laws of the United
States, foisted into the state primary
law.
The Immense tide of travel which
flowed into Portland and the Pacific
Northwest last Summer and Fall was
largely made up of people who came
west to see the country, the Exposition
being In a sense a side issue. The ex
traordinarily low rate made was a pow
erful fector in bringing these crowds,
and our mighty forests and rivers,
farms and fields, were of more Inter
est to them than was the Exposition.
Nearly all of those In attendance re
turned with a good Impression of the
country? nd their, effectives missionary
work Is now reflected In very heavy
tourist travel headed this way. We still
have, with the exception of the Exposi
tion, all of the attractions that we had
last Summer, and the railroads have
made the same rate that was In effect
during the Fair. For these reasons the
year 1906 promises to break all records
In Increasing the population of the
state.
Some pagan philosopher once gave
utterance to-the opinion that thorc was
nothing of Interest In a horse race, for
the reason that "any fool knows that
some horses arc faster than others." In
these modern days of "dope" It Is easily
apparent that the speed of a horse has
no special bearing on the result of a
horse race. Note, for example, the
wordy war over the Lou Dillon scandal,
and also the doping or Huguenot at Los
Angeles Monday. If this thing contin
ues, horse racers will soon be regarded
with the same degree of suspicion as
is now shown toward horse traders.
Why can't General Grosvenor. the
patriarchal Representative from Ohio,
retire on his laurels, quietly and with
out complaint, since he must retire any
way? That veteran of the stage, "Su
perfluous Lags," never Is an interesting
person. Observe th.it you don't hear a
whimper from Oregon's Blngcr; while
Grosvenor says bitterly that boss ism
and graft have overthrown him.
A fcaj is expressed in Montana that
the new copper consolidation will resuK
in an immediate reduction of wager in
Butte and other mining sections. Those
who voice this fear are evidently not
acquainted with the members of the
Miners' Union rank and file who hold
the whip hand In the mines as the cop
per kings hold It In the political con
ventions. So thoroughly convinced Is the Anti
Saloon League that some laws are made
to be hroken that It hires a facile
young man to go and break them. Re
form must report progress somehow.
The report of the committee which
has been Investigating the inhuman
treatment of the insane at St. Eliza
beth's asylum will be a valuable addi
tion to the bibliography of hazing.
Reed Smooths term of ofilce, es Sen
ator from Utah, will expire March 4,
1503. It is evident the Senate will not
get through with the testimony and the
debate on his case by that time.
The fortune of the late Mr. Yerkes, it
Is now said. Is not worth 515,000,000,
but Is only a paltry 55.000.000. We sup
pose that it was young Mr. Mlzner
that made the discovery.
A Walla Walla man has Just lost
$1312 at the time-honored game of three
card monte. Money always, was cary
to get at Walla Walla.
"Of course Seattle is not tho entire
state," acknowledges the Seattle Times.
Of course, of course But when did the
news reach Seattle?
From the howl that has gone up at
Ascot Park it would appear that some
of the fellows on the Inside were cheat
ed, too.
Now that Mr. Longworth has got her
alone at last. It may be hoped that
everybody else will let them both alone.
THE SILVER LINING.
In San Francisco It Is the officials of
the gas company who do the kicking In
stead of the consumers. This Is what
they did. to Julius Wollmer:
Julius Wollmer declared, that Stephea A.
Byrne, superintendent for the- San Pran
cIko Coke and Gas Company, kicked him
three times In as many diTernt portions o
his middle and lower anatomy, but Mr.
Byrne -would admit that he planted his foot
upon only one of the spots described by Mr.
Wollmer and that the planting was not per
formed with anything Wee the violence al
leged by that gentleman.
Tho regular patron, a little pale and
wan. dropped wearily Into a chair and
took out his newspaper. "Steak, asv per
usual?" said the waiter. "No; I am tired
tonight," the patron answered; "bring me
a plate of bash."
It seems now that Baron Theobald
Metzgcr von Weibnora Is not a myth, but
a real Dutchman. It would be hard to
accuse a man with a name like that of
being a myth.
When "Jack the" Stahbcr" was arrested
In St. Louis, he said: "1 Just took that
knife and stuck It Into them. I don't
"know just how the Idea first came to me."
When he gets what there Is coming to
him he will know how that came to him.
In Cleveland, the other day. a train fell
off a bridge 0 fet high. Five cars were
smashed Into kindling wood, and the en
gine exploded. No one was hurt. Talk
about luck. . , .
A Klamath Falls man Is making money
throush hIa skunk farnu Anolhcr case
of tainted money. Dr. Washington Glad
den will please take note.
Patriots grow sentimental over the Ken
tucky loghouse where Abraham Lincoln
was born. t's now up to some enterpris
ing showman to buy that' historic house,
IS Broadway. New Tork City.
A happy Illinois mother named Joy re
cently gave birth to a sixth pair of twins.
Oh. Joy!
A useless word contest Is raging In Kan
sas. . A useless man contest, from the
viewpoint of a mother-in-law. Is next.
A German physician says that the fact
that women are not allowed to swear la
responsible for a vast majority of the at
tacks of nerves from which the gentle
sex surfers. A Seattle wit. therefore, sug
gests that expletives be taught in every
girls' school.
M. Falllercs, the new President of the
French republic. Is not worrying very
much Just now about governing France.
He's trying to got thin. Sometimes he
takes long walks In the Paris suburbs, and
he often mounts a stationary bicycle in
his dressing-room and takes Imaginary
laps.
Henry Gassaway Davis, Democratic
candidate for Vice-President at the last
National election, was recently escorted
through the United States Senate by his
son-in-law. Senator Elkins. It was no
ticed that Mr. Davis gave one long, fond,
lingering look at the presiding officer's
chair.
There Is an exchange In Paris where
one may purchase locks of hair which
have adorned tho ' heads of celebrities.
Two dozen grown by Lord Nelson recently
sold for 5S25, and this was considered a
rare bargain, since a much smaller num
ber went for $350. Nobody seems to care
much for the hair of the- Duke of Wel
lington, since his hirsute product Is quoted
at only 17.50 per lock. Napoleon, who had
some that hung right in the middle of
his forehead. Is rated at from 53 to 5100.
according to demand, and Lord Byron
rules fairly steady at 537.30. John D.
Rockefeller's wig has not yet arrived.
. . .
The late Bishop Mandcll Crclghton was
once asked If he could state the differ
ence between an Oxford man and a Cam
bridge man. The professor, as he then
was. immediately replied: "An Oxford
man looks as if the world belonged to
him: a Cambridge man as It he didn't
care to whom tho world belonged." Some
people wonder what Is the difference bc
twoon a Harvard and a Yale man.
Lleutonant-Coloncl Gordon Carter, First
British Life Guards, who "retires under
the ago limit. Is one of the most remark
able examplos of rising from the ranks.
The son of a farmer, he enlisted as a
trooper in the Life Guards In 1S73. and
after serving eight years In the ranks
was appointed riding-master. A year later
h became Adjutant of the regiment and
passed from rank to rank till In 1502 he
was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel and
second in command. It rarely happens
that a ranker receives a commission In
the regiment In which be has served, and
Colonel Gordon Carter was the first, If
not tho only, trooper who ever rose to the
command of a regiment of British house
hold cavalry. '
Ups and Downs of Politics.
Puck.
Croesus, though ambitious for political
preferment, had about made up his mind
that pulftic office was not for such as he.
"There's a popular prejudice against
rich men." he said.
The committee whispered apart for a
little.
"Sir." said their spokesman, at length,
"we advise you not to give up."
"No?" said Croesus. "What then?"
"Give down." said the committee, as
with one voice
Such, it Is believed, was the beginning of
the campaign fund.
Both Parties Pleased.
Indianapolis Star.
Sarah Bernhardt was so displeased with
the smal audience that greeted her in
Youngstown, O.. that she turned In and
gave her hearers a good roasting in
French, of course. Thinking that, per
haps. Sarah was digressing to compliment
the city on Us bl- Iron mills, the audience
vigorously applauded. And Sarah, think
ing that tho applause was a recognition
of the justness of her complaint, became
more amiable and acted her best. "Where
Ignorance Is bliss." etc.
FROM: THE JOKESMITH'S FORGE
MIm H. "It was simply wonderful what
th mind reader did. He knew all my
thouKhtn by Jost looking Into my face. Miss
V. "He probably read between the lines.
Life.
"Have yon much room in your new fiatr
'"Room? Mercy me! I should think not.
Why. our kitchen and dlnlng-rocm are so
umall that we have to ue condensed milk."
Puck.
Harold "Xewlywed is ureatly worried orrr
a 30-day note." Rupert "Can't ho meet itf
Harold "It ain't that it a note his wife
save htm to mall 30 days ago and bo's just
thought ef It." Judre.
Her Ladyship (who Is giving a serrants
ball) to butler "We aaall besin with a
iquare dance, and I shall want you. Wllklns.
to be my partner." Wllklns "Ortalnly.
m'lady. and afterwards I prescom we may
dance with "oom we llkeT Punch.
AWAITING HOYT'S. RETURN.
Action on Bristol's Letter Delayed
Again at Capital.
OREGONLAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 20. Owing to the failure of
Solicitor-General Hoyt to return to Wash
ington today, no action was taken on
the case of District Attorney Bristol,
and a? yet Mr. Bristol's explanation of
his famous letter has not been laid before
the President for final disposition. Mr.
Hoyt was expected back this morning,
but sent word he would be delayed one
day. If he arrives tomorrow lie will make
a report to the President.
Until the papers go to the President
and have been acted upon Mr. Bristol's
reply is withheld, and no inkling of his
explanation Is allowed to leak out. It Is
possible that an official statement of the
case may be obtained when the case
has been passed upon by the President.
ItAILROAD THREAT EFFECTIVE
Speed Bequircmcnt Cut Out of Stock
Shipping Bill.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 20. The Heyburn bill permit
ting shipment of livestock for periods not
exceeding 38 consecutive hours is to be
amended, at the suggestion of the live
stock men, so as to eliminate that pro
vision requiting railroads to maintain an
average speed of 16 hours on stock trains.
The railroads had raised considerable op
position to this feature of the bill and
threatened to defeat It.
Rather than run this risk, the stockmen
have urged that this provision be stricken
out and Thursday,, when he calls the bill
up for consideration. Mr. Heyburn will of
fer an amendment to this effect. As
amended, it Is believed it will pass the
Senate. "A strong effort is being made to
have the bill favorably reported by the
house committee.
Buchanan Will Head Delegation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. It was said
at the State Department today that
William I. Buchanan would head the
American delegation to the third In
ternational Conference of American
Republics, which will meet at Metro
polis, Brazil, next July. Mr. Buchanan
was appointed Minister to the Argon
tine Confederation as a .Democrat by
President Cleveland and was retained
there by the late President McKInley.
He was subsequently directoro-general
of the Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo and headed the American dele
gation to the second International
Conference of American Republics in
Mexico several years ago.
Km? Kiflcs for Military Schools.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. General
Oliver, Acting Secretary of War, today
authorized the issue of the Krag
Jorgcnsen rifle to Institutions of learn
ing where military science and tactics
are taught, to replace the 24,000
Springfield cadet rifles, with which
they are now equipped. That action
was recommended by the Chief of
Ordnance to imrove the efficiency In
small arms practice of all members of
the organized militia and cadet stu
dents. Farmer Wilson Gives Dinner.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson entertained President
and Mrs. Roosevelt at dinner tonight.
Among other guests were Senator Alli
son. Senator and Mrs. Burrows. Senator
and Mrs. Dolllver, iRepresentatlve and
Mrs. Mann. Representative and Mrs.
Bowie. Representative and Mrs. Conner,
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Curtis. Mr. and
Mrs. George E. Roberts. Mr. Stanley
Mathews and Gifford Plnchot. In the ab
sence of Miss Wilson, Mrs. Dolllver acted
as hostess.
New Washington Postmasters.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Feb. 20. Jesse R. Storey has been
appointed regular. Robert Adams substi
tute, rural carrier, route No. 1, at Benton,
Wash.
Washington postmasters appointed:
Mesklll, Perle Wjckersham. vice C. E.
Evans, resigned; Wenas. Erie B. Evans,
vice I. R. Kandle, resigned.
Confirms Sentence on Shlndlc.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The Presi
dent has confirmed the sentence of dis
'mlssal in the case of First Lieutenant
P. Shlndle. Sixth Infantry, who was re
cently tried by court-martial in the
Philippine Islands and convicted of
charges of disobedience of orders and
absence without leave.
Two Postmasters Confirmed.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The Senate
in executive session confirmed the fol
lowing nominations: Postmasters Mon
tana, E. II. Pond. Basin; Idaho, J. II.
Newberry, Mullin.
Indicted for Insurance Fraud.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo.. Feb. 20.-Ih-formatlons
were filed In the District
Court today against six persons for al
leged complicity in an attempt to defraud
an insurance company by blowing up the
dead body of Robert Speed In the Three
Jacks tunnel, on January 22. The defend
ants arc J. J. McEacher'n, who was sup
posed to have been killed; Jessie McEach
cm. his wife, who got the insurance
money: John Varley. Mr. and Mrs. F. Med
lin and Lute Kellogg.
Mrs. tlulia Ward Howe Very III.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. A special to the
Tribune from Boston says: Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe Is seriously 111 at her home
In Beacon street, and her friends are
alarmed over her condition. She hua a
severe attack of rheumatism, from which
she has frequently suffered, and at her
advanced age it Is feared the attack,
which is worse than usual, may prove
fatal. Northwest Girls at Vnssnr.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. Fob. 20. The
class of 1X6 at Vassar College has the
unusual distinction of having 21 honor
girls and 10 honorable mentions. The
honor list includes Alice Leslie Walker,
San Francisco. Those who obtained hon
orable mention include Mabel Chllberg.
Seattle; Inez Anna Rdgway. Denver, and
Elizabeth Severance. Spokane, Wash.
Fifteen Killed at Maltland.
DENVER. Feb. 20. A Republican spe
cial from Walscnburg. Colo., says that the
official list or dead as a result of the ex
plosion in tho Maltland mine of the Victor
Fuel Company yesterday is given out to
night at 15. Fourteen bodies have been
brought to the surface. One remains In
the mine. The Coroner's inquest was
started today.'
Makes Two-Cent Hate Minimum.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20. All forms of trans
portation except the regular 2-cent rate
provided by law will be cut off by the
railroads In Ohio. The action contem
plated will deprive Ohloans of all reduced
transportation for conventions, of the
lOCO-mlle books of charity business, and
of all round-trip rates and clergymen's
rates.-
Japan Warns China.'
TOKIO. Feb. 20. The Japanese govern
ment, although asserting that it has at
present no serious apprehensions of an
anti-foreign rising in China, has called
the attention of the Chinese government
to the advisability of adopting measures
to prevent the present feeling of unrest
from developing into an anti-foreign
movement
FINISH INQUIRIES AND DIG.
Taft Wants to Get Down to Work, on
Canal.
DETROIT. Mich., Feb. 20. Secretary of
War Taft last night at tho annual dinner
'of the Detroit Board of Commerce dis
cussed the building of the Panama Canal,
saying:
"To me Just at present, and under the
circumstances, the construction of a
waterway between the Atlantic and Pa
cific Oceans seems to be more the Na
tion's task than any other. I am glad to
say with respect to Chief Engineer John
F. Stevens that James J. Hill told me
that Mr. Stevens had been chief engineer
under him for 1 years, and that If any
man could build the Isthmian Canal
Stevens was the man."
Secretary Taft told of the Improved san
itary conditions. He then discussed the
Panama Railroad, and said:
"That railroad needs a thorough re
equipment. We shall have to build a sec
ond track and many miles of sidings. For
bear in mind that "the problem of con
structing the canal is not digging but
disposing of what we have excavated.
'I think I have said enough to Indicate
that there Is a Kreat deal to do before- the
dirt begins to fly. The trouble with tho
American people Is that they want every
thing to be done the next morning, a he
danger Is not that we besin too late to
dig. but that we begin too early.
"(OW, a word as to Investigations.
have had a good many recently In Wash
ington. The President and all in authorlty
are glad that the Senate committee is
now making a full and complete investi
gation Into every statement of improper
conditions of any sort on the isthmus, re
gardless of by whom made. But after one
thorough investigation has been completed
and every truthful man and every liar
has been heard, then let the work go on.
You can't be answering questions and
building a canal at tho same time. You
can't have the chief engineer and the
other constructing officers engaged In that
work both In AVashlngton and on the
isthmus. Therefore, I say, that all those
who wish to be heard ought to be heard
now or ever after hold their peace."
Congressman J. Adam Bede followed
Secretary Taft.
KUX ON ANOTHER BANK.
Crcclman's Failure Cnuses Fear for
Jackson Trust & Savings.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20. A run was
started today on the Jackson Trust &
Savings Bank, it being thought by
many of the depositors that the insti
tution is involved by the failure of tho
Bank of America three days ago.
It is known that the institution is a
loser through loans to F. C. Crcolman,
whose loans from the Bank of America
were the Immediate cause of the closing
of that concern. The amount of ttwse
loans is said by the bank's otHcers to be
$25,000. but stories on the street by which
the depositors were alarmed put the
amount at several times 525,000.
The bank yesterday, in an effort to
cover possible losses through the
Creelman loans, took over the business
of the Illinois Hardwood Lumber Com-
nany, a corporation in which Croelman
Is Interested, and attempted to sell
some of the assets at a sacrifice It
was enjoined from proceeding in this
work by the Federal Court.
Judgo Landis, in the Federal Court, to
day appointed John J. Knickerbocker re
ceiver of the estate of F. C. Creelman. in
bonds of 53000. He was also appointed re
ceiver of the Aronson Lumber Company,
a corporation in which Mr. Creelmen is
heavily Interested. The bonds in this case
were fixed at 510.000.
Despite the statement by the bank of
ficers that payments to savings deposi
tors would be made until 5 o'clock In th
afternoon, a notice was posted much be
fore that time saying that no more with
drawals would-be permitted until after
the expiration of the notice of CO days,
which the bank has a Tight to demand.
Cashier Lawton said that the notice was
posted not because the deposits could not
be paid, but because depositors were
stampeded and would only draw out their
money In order to put It In another bank.
Commercial accounts were paid out as
rapidly as requested. By afternoon It
was estimated by the officers of the bunk
that 5150.000 of commercial and savings
accounts had been withdrawn.
SQUEEZING OUT THE WATER
Process May Reduce Yerkes Estate
to $U. 000, 000.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20. The Chronlelc-today
says: Startling reports have reached the
ears of Chicago financiers that the re
puted 515.000.000 estate of the late Charles
T. Yerkes is fictitious. That It will not
aggregate more than 56 000,000 Is a report
credited by Chicago bankers who have
had occasion to make an Investigation
of the former traction promoter's hold
ings. Since the death of Mr. Yerke3 much of
the supposed values of traction stocks In
Chicago and London aro declared to have
dwindled. This situation has placed In
Jeopardy the gigantic New York Hospital
project, which the late traction king had
provided for In his will as a monument to
his memory.
That the estate of Mr. Yerkes could not
truthfully be quoted at 515.000,000 was ad
mitted last night by Attorney Clayjnco
Knight, who represented Mr. Yerkes dur
ing the closing years of his life, and
who drew the will disposing of hi3 prop
erty. "There nevlr was any authorization for
the statement that tho Yerkes estate
would amount to 515.00O.00O." he said.
"There was nothing in the will to Indi
cate that such was the aggregate value
of the estate. As to whether the estate
will amount to more or less than 515,000.
C00 I have nothing to say."
ALL CRAZY ON FOOTBALL.
Ostvvald Says American Students
Love Sport More Than Study.
BERLIN. Feb. 20. Professor Wllhelm
Ostwald. of the "University of Leipslc. naw
returned to Leipslc from his course of
lectures at Harvard. Giving his impres
sions of American student life to the
Leipslc Neuste Nachrichtcn, he says:
The personal Interest of the students, next
to their studies. Is concentrated alone on
port, which draws their attention altosethr
from intellectual or ethical pursuit. Football
before all is loved uncommonly and it Is
practiced in such a. fashion that academic and
state authority are near to- forbidding it alto
gether. In the course of a single semester 10
student fell victims to enrased. brutal hund
llnsr. At all the American unlvemitlus are
open amphitheaters In which many thousands
of spectators view the periodic' football battles.
Professor Ostwald is preparing a report
of what he observed for the Prussian
Minister of Education.
PAT CROWE OUT ON BAIL.
Omaha Commercial Club Denounces
Jury for Acquitting Him.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia.. Feb. 20. Fat
Crowe was today released on a bond of
51500 signed by his brother. John Crowe,
and the Iatter's wife and Joseph Nansel.
a wealthy farmer of this county. Crowe's
trial on a charge of holding up of street
cars has been put over until March.
OMAHA. Feb. 20. The executive com
mittee of the Commercial Club, the lead
ing commercial organization of this city,
today adopted resolutions denouncing the
recent acqultal of Pat Crowe of tho
charge of robbing B. A. Cudahy In con
nection with the kidnaping of the lattert
son in December, 1900.