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mm 32 PAGES ! PAGES 1 TO 8 VOL. XXI. NO. 31. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 3, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Army Headquarters to Remain at Vancouver. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON 'Seattle Dreaming Whsn fit Contemplates Change. NO REASON FOR REMOVAL jur?nouirh. Influence May Be Working for Ptisret Sound, It Is Outside of Official HCno-rrledge Alaska Sta tions Basil of Pleat. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 2. An emphatic denial was made at the War Department today of the report that It was the intention to remove the headquarters of the Depart ment of the Columbia from "Vancouver to Seattle. It was a good time to start the Btory. Secretary Root Is In Europe, where he cannot be easily reached, and Adjutant General Corbln is In the Yellowstone Park. Both of these officials would be more likely to know more about the proposed move than any other men connected with the Government General Carter, acting Adjutant-General, is. however. In the confidence of both Sec retary Root and General Corbln, and ho stated without reservation that there was nothing- in the report. He said such a move would not be made until the Secre tary had given the matter, very careful consideration, and there was not a line 'or scrap of paper in the ofllce, so far as he was aware, that indicated that the Secretary contemplated making the change or that it had been suggested to him. Acting Secretary Sanger Is not In Wash ington today, and no information could be obtained as to whether the matter had been brought to his attention; but It was Btated that he would not take such an Im portant step while he was acting as Sec retary of Was.. Senator Foster ;nt two dispatches to the War Department stating that he de sired to be- heard before the reported cctlon was taken, and. he telegraphed' that n such move was contemplated. The Quartermaster's Department has not, heard of any change being contemplated, and it is said that if such a move were on foot, the Quartermaster-General would have to be notified, because he would have to provide quarters for the headquarters of the department In its new station. At present all the necessary quarters for the headquarters are owned by the Govern ment at "Vancouver, and the expense of any change would be considerable. For this reason. If for no other, there would be considerable hesitation about moving from Vancouver to Seattle. Army officers here cay there is no reason for the proposed change. The business department can be transacted as well at Vancouver as at Seattle or any other place in the department. The only argument In favor of a change is in regard to the Alaskan business, and the command of troops in that territory. By reason of being nearer to Alaska, and being the principal shipping point for Alaska, Se attle would be more convenient. But all things considered. Army officers see no occasion for'tho proposed change, and no one here believes that it is contemplated. BAD XEWS FROM CUBA. Jfntives Are A'ot Thriving Since Afmerlcnn Withdrawal. OREGONLAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 2. Discouraging reports are received from Cuba. There has been a great falling off in the revenues since the United States' withdrew from the isl and. It is reported that the dally re ceipts at Havana do not average more than $5000. Capital is cautious, and men of means are waiting to see what the government will do before investing. The expenses of government have been largely reduced, but this has caused dis satisfaction among the Cubans, who want fat salaries. There are rumors that many of the officers placed in important positions are incompetent, and some may not be straight A general feeling of disquiet is apparent, which Is not a good indication for the new republic Opposition to Roosevelt. The opposition to President Roosevelt still keeps going on in a sporadic man ner. The Hanna boomers try to keep his name before the public in one way and another. From West Virginia comes the report that Senator Elklns is to be backed by his home state. And others try to make It appear that Secretary Shaw's name must go before the next .-convention. In order to stop the talk about himself, Secrotary Shaw has caused to be published a letter he wrote last May, telling one of his enthusiastic boomers that his name must" not be considered for 1P04, and there should be no thought of any one but'Roosevelt who is entitled to another term. High Treasury officials 'are quoted as saying that if the agitation is kept up for a revision of the tariff there wilj. be a deficit, at the end of the next fiscal year. It is shown, according to this same authority, that as soon as the talk gets so general that It really looks as if it meant something, Importations will fall off, awaiting the reductions. This Is one of the many lame excuses for not agitat ing lower tariff rates. Tacoma Likely to Beat Seattle. It is strongly probable that the contest over the location of headquarters for the new internal revenue district of Washing ton, which has been raging between Se attle and Tacoma for some time, has been decided in favor of Tacoma. Commis sioner Terkes says ho has not yet made up his mind where the office Is to go, but it is learned elsewhere on good author ity that he will promulgate an order within the next two weeks establishing the office at Tacoma. A tamp deputy will be located at Seattle, who will be able to transact all the business that the collector could do If he had his office there. Mitchell Defers Appointment. Senator Mitchell has notified the Navy Department that he will not nominate a cadet for Annapolis until next Spring, under the law. Senators were given the privilege of naming candidates this Fall or of waiting until Spring. PORTLAND STILL AXXIOUS." Citizens Have Been Lulled Before by Strong: Denials. Repeated -denials like that from Wash ington fall to compose a good many anx- lous cltlzens. The Oregonlan News Bureau at Washington has been very In dustrious In Its efforts to ascertain the source of the many rumors that the Army headquarters now at Vancouver would go to Seattle. So has been the Oregon delegation In Congress. Both have re ceived denials from the War Department as often as they have Inquired about the rumors. "No change Is contemplated at present" Is the Invariable reply. But the high officials at Washington do not deny the Influence that Is brought to bear In favor of Seattle. It Is fear or this Influence that has made apprehension in Portland. Even if "no change Is con templated at present" In the War Depart ment it may be contemplated In other places Just as Important Anyhow, Port land has kept all its eyes and cars wide open and has prodded up its Senators and Representatives In Congress repeatedly. It is no argument against the probabil ity of a change, that the Government is expending a large sum of money on the post Whether or not the headquarters were moved, the post would stay. Ana the policy of the Government Mas been to separate Army headquarters from Array posts. On February 23, Senator Mitchell tele graphed to the Portland Chamber of Commerce that no effort was on foot to transfer the headquarters, so far as he knew. But he added that he had been urging upon the department strong rea sons for transferring the headquarters to Portland Instead of to Seattle, "as there are in all some nine posts In the state of Washington and only one In Oregon." Senator Simon and Representative. Moody also wired that no change waa contem-ii plated. Representative Tongue wrote a month later that the department said the only peoplo working for a change were from Portland, who ' were trying -to draw the headquarters to their city. The -department hinted that continuance of this agi tation might open the question and make possible the removal to Seattle. General Beebe, of this city, who was at that time In Washington, at the request of the Chamber of Commerce, protested against the proposed change, to the War Department Genera! Corbln" said the transfer had not been considered., and General . Miles was strongly opposed to and change and would do all in his power to prevent It Assistant Secretary of WaH Sanger was like-tyke disposed. Colonel Thomas Ward promised. General Bccbe to advise him whenever a change was con templated. BR1? A N'SPRESENT AMBITION Would 'Rather Be a Private Citizen Tlian President of United States. MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Md., Aug. 2. In the presence of an audience of 4000 persons assembled in the amphitheater of the Mountain Like 'Park Chautauqua As sociation, W. J. Bryan this afternoon dis cussed the "Problems ef Government" Mr.. Bryan prefaced his address, which was of two hours' duration, with a denial that he will again seek to become the National standard-bearer of the Demo cratic party, his denial, being contained in the following phrases: "I hope you will give me credit with possessing a higher ambition than that to be had with the office of President of the United States. I am too democratic to covet an ambition that only a few In one generation can share. I prefer the honor of being a private citizen, as an honor greater than that of a King." Throughout his discussion of the mo mentous problems now engaging the at tention of the two great political parties. Mr. Bryan occasionally tapped a vein of quiet humor that generated .smiles on many countenances. "You will recall," he said, "that the Re publicans have had two telling chances at me, and on this occasion I would seek one at them. In dealing with the theme of 'Problems of Government' I shall en deavor to inject enough religion to suit a Republican and enough politics 'to curry favor with a. Democrat" Mr. Bryan stated that primarily it was his purpose to deal with the moral phase of the subject He regarded the cultiva tion of the moral element as a paramount Issue and declared that hlBtory supported his contention that moral decay had pres aged the ruin of every nation that had fallen. "A nation," said Mr. Bryan, "13 strong only In proportion to Its moral ex cellence." He declared that the present Adminis tration had developed a tendency to amend God's holy ordinances, 'Thou shalt not steal,' 'Thou shalt not kill,' Thou shalt not covet by adding an apologetic clause, 'Save when done on a very larga scale.' " Reference was made to the Philippine question and the conduct of the American soldiery in suppressing the Insurrection He denounced "imperialism" at great length, then, reverting to the currency question, proclaimed hjmsolf as devout an apostle of free silver as ever. He further denounced what he termed the plutocracy of wealth, the tariffs and injunctions, and said that the only possibility of suppress ing anarchy rested in the education of the people to love their Government Mr. Bryan stated with marked emphasis that if he had the power, every article manu factured by trusts would be placed on the free list although he Blncerely doubted If this strenuous and strategic measure would wholly frustrate the trusts. ' Russia, Expect Xegative Reply. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug, 2. It Is semi officially announced that the Russian Min ister of Finance expects a reply In the negative from the powers to the note re garding International legislation against trusts. When, such replies are received, the Russian Government will onee more affirm that any Increase In duties on Rus sian sugar will be regarded as an in fringement of the existing treaties, and if such Increase is. enforced, the Russian, Government will considerltself free to dis regard Its treaty stipulations. The Min istry does not propose to take measures against the powers collectively. it ' is known, however, that Russia already in tends to raise the duties on 'wine, and several classes of goods Imported by the .trusts, chiefly by the way, of the western land frvnlr. DE WINBT'S BIG TRIP Famous Explorer Teljs of His Perilous Travels. PARIS TO NEW YORK BY LAND To Demonstrate Feasibility of Great Overland Railroad System He Encounters Countless Hard- -hips la the Icy North. Bronzed and tanned with the results of seven months' travel amid the ice and snow of frozen Siberia, to demonstrate that a railroad Is practicable from Paris FAMOUS Viscount do Clalnchamp Belle amrde, of Paris. to New York via Behring Straits, Harry De Wlndt representing the Dally Express newspaper, of London, England,' arrived at the Pprtland Hotel yosterday morning, to enjoy a short rest until tonight when he leaves for San Francisco, from which city he will board a train for Denver, Colo., where he will meet J. J. Frey, of the officials of the new Trans-Alaskan Railway Company, the capital stock of which is stated to be f50.O0O.O0O. Mr. De Windt is a typical globe trottsr. He Is about 40 years old, 5 feet -6 inches tall, and weighs about 145 pounds. He was accompanied In his strange and eventful trip by two companions, Vlsconto de Clalnchamp Bellegarde. of Paris, and George Harding, of London, Eng land. Briefly stated, Mr. De Wlndt's scheme of a railroad from Paris to New York is this: Build a railroad from Ir kutsk. Siberia, where the Siberian line of rails as presently constructed ends, to theisouthern part of East Cape, Asia; construct a 4G-mlle tunnel under the ice of Behring Straits, to meet the connecting railroad to be built at Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska. When that is done. Paris and New York will be linked togethery steel rails. The main reason urged for the project Is not because the promoters hope to realize large dividends from the influx of tourists eager to travel through frozen Siberia to the Jumplng-off place at the end of Asia, but they argue that such a railroad is absolutely necessary to take care of the commerce and undiscovered natural riches cf the northern portion of Siberia. A railroad branching southward from Cape Prince of Wales, It Is pointed out necresary to act as a feeder and distributor for the whaling trade and Alaska's growing requirements. De Wlndt Tells of Ills Idea. An Oregonlan reporter Interviewed Mr. De Wlndt yesterday afternoon in his room at the Hotel Portland, and, on being asked how the trip was first thought of, the explorer began: "It la all due to the husinrm enternrlsft of AtrcJi .T Prnrsnn the proprietor of the Dally Express news- j paper, London. One morning last De-1 eeraDer jar. Pearson ana i were tam ing In his office about various business matters, and we happened to discuss the practicability of a railroad being built across Siberia to connect at Behring Straits with the proposed railroad on the American shore. I wonder If the thing can bo done? sDeculated Mr. Pearson anrf he determined to ascertain whether or not mere were any insurmountable diffi culties that, could not ho m-crenmo In tVi construction of such a road. He cbmmls- j sionea me to make the trip. Why, the whole affair was settled in about one-half hour, and as soon as I made-a few prep arations I was off. Accompanied by Vis conte de Clalnchamp Bellegarde and Mr. Harding, I left Paris December 19. pro ceeding dlrectlv bv rail to iVeiicnw Thm 'we took the trans-Siberian road, which carried us to the present end of the rail road at Irkutsk, Siberia, where our over land Journey really began. The Russian Government furnished us with a guide, Stephan Rastorguyeff, who proved to be valuable as we went along. We took horse sleighs and traveled, through a wooded country 2000 miles north to Ya kutsk, to which place surveys have been already made for an extension of the rail road. We then entered a moss country, which could not very well have been trav ersed by horses, so we took reindeer, pro vided for our use bytbe Russian Govern ment and went another S00 miles north to Vcrkoyanak. Hardships Soon Begin. "After a short rest we secured fresh reindeer and made the run to Strednlico lylnsk, about 1200 miles distant crossing, three different chains of mountains. Here th -ao1 Hardxhlna began. Up to this point the Journey had been fairly pleas ant ut at Strcdnlkolylnsk we entered the Arctic clrclo. We remained there about two months, getting Arctic dogs and mak ing final preparations for our rush to Behring Straits, a distance of about 1800 miles. At Nllikollnsk. on the Kolyma River, we bad 63 dogs with us. Here we came in touch with a famine district, where the natives were actually perishing for want of food to hold body and soul together. The last 600 miles along the coast to the end of Asia was the most dif ficult of the entire trip. The country Is bleak, and there Is no wood to be secured, except occasional driftwood. For 30 to 40 miles at a stretch we did not see a na tive, a house, or a camp of any descrip tion. We had only a canvass tent our selves, and the temperature was con stantly 20 to 40 degrees below zero. The wind tore along at a frightful rate, and nearly every day some one of us had his face, hands or feet frozen. At times our supply of 'food gave out and it was Impossible to get more, so we Just had to wait until we reached the next station. In this part of the country we found car nyl, a patent food made for the Arctic regions by a London confectioner and pur veyor, to be of Incalculable benefit It contains excellent nutrition. Explorers Cross the Straits. "Well, we at length reached East Cape, EXPLORER AND HIS COMPANIONS. Henry DoWIndt, of London. the Jumplng-off place at the end of Asia, with only three of our dogs alive May 19. Wo had ICS dogs when we started, and the most of them died from exposure to the terrible cold. Others went mad, and we had to shoot them to put them out of their misery. We had calculated that wc could cn3 the Ice at Behring Straits late in April or early In May, but May 19 the straits were 'so full of broken Ice moving at a rate of about six or seven miles per hour, that the Journey would have been a perilous undertaking. Fortunately, we had thought of this In advance, and had asked the United States Government kindly to order' the revenue cutters Bear or Thetis to call at East Cape for us In July. The Thetis finally arrived at East Cape In search of the missing Portland, and Captain Healy kindly took us across Behring Strait setting ua down on the ice near Cape Prince of Wales, five miles distant from the shore. It waa not pos sible for the Thetis to come any nearer to the shore off the cape. The bay was full of open places In the Ice, and fortunately several Esquimaux came to our assist ance. We helped them to carry their boat over the Ice, and when we came to the open places we launched the boat and paddled over. Wc set foot on American soil June 19, Just six months from the time we left Paris. We remained at Lopp's Mission at the Capo for 10 days, when the steamer Sadie, the officers and crew of which had been looking for the Portland, dropped into port, . and she brought us to Nome, from which point we reached St Michael. Dawson, in the Yu kon territory, w-as pur next stopping place, and wp struck the White. Pass. Rallrosd In the Klondike, and our subse quent Journey south wa3 an easy mat; ter. "Seattle was the place where' we part ed, temporarily. The Russian courier or guide, of course, had. returned to Vladi vostok. Viscount de CUnchamp left for New York, to take the ocean trip to Paris. My friend Harding went to San Francisco, where I expect to meet him soon. I came to see the City of Port land. I expect tc; arrive In Now York City August 15. and have already signed a contract with Major Bond to give a aerlc3 of SO lectures in this country on Incidents connected with my trip. I have cold my book, which will tell of the Journey In detail, to Sir George Newnes, of the Strand Magazine. My letters on the trip have appeared and will appear In these publications: Daily Ex press. London; Financial News. London; Le Journal. Paris; Wide World Magazine, London: New York World, Harper! Magazine and the Northern Express; newspaper, puunsnea in tee north of England:" "What was the coldest place you vis ited along the entire trip?" "Verkoyansk. which Is admitted to be the coldest place in the Vorld. When we were there the temperature was TO de grees below zero." Used Up Maay Animals. "What about the horses, reindeer and dogs you used up, from first to last?" "Ah. that's the sad part of it" said Mr. de Wlndt with a sigh of regret "We had 80S hone's, and we exchanged most of them for fresh animals as we went along; others died from exposure to the cold. We had--SS? reindeer and 153 dogs. I have told you already that when we came to the East Cape shore, we had only three dogs left. Some people have said that dogs do not get mad with In tenfe cold, but our trip has proved the opposite." "What do you estimate the dlstanc you traveled from the railroad terminus at Irkutsk to Bearing Straits?" "Say about 4300 miles. If the proposed Concluded on Third Face.) THE SENATORSHIP "W How Matters Are Shaping Up in Washington. ANKENY AND WILSON AGAIN Preston, of Seattle, in the Fight Re view of the Situation as It Appears to an Outsider- "By a staff writer. SEATTLE, Aug. 2. The political situ ation In Washington has been o -confused not to say confounded by Governor George Harding;, of London. McBride's railroad iseue that it is not eaay to get at tho real status of things. About the only reasonably assured fact and even that hr in the future is that the Republicans will control the Legisla ture and have the., election of a Senator to succeed Turner In their own hands. The- elimination-of Turner Is on 3orae ac counts to be regretted, though his posi tion at Washington has 'never been such as to make his service of large practical use to the state. One who comes to politi cal place by the road which carried Turner to .Washington can never hope to have much honor or- influence" In It for he can never And party affiliation or confidence, and without, these no man can do much In the Senate. -But : while Turner has been an off ox at "Washington, at odds with all idinlnlftrations una with all parties, he has. In a purely personal way. done something to maintain the higher standards of Senatorial character and dignity. He is a. man of fine appearance, broad general knowledge, a good lawyer and a bold and effective speaker; and, with the exception of John B. Allen, he Is the only man of sound Senatorial quali fication who ever rat in the Senate from the State of Washington. Washington does not take her respon sibilities at the National Capital seriously, and she has. yet to learn, apparently, that a man may make a very good ehlft at doing commercial business, or that he may make a very efficient village politician and still. In the Senate of the United States, be a ridiculous and pitiful figure. There Is no rigor of public taste or pub lic sentiment which dismisses peremp torily the pretensions of the merely rich men, the mere politician, the man tainted with corruption; and so it Is that men who ought not to be thought of in con nection with the Scnatorshlp are promi nent, and een formidable candidates. Within the past week I have beard of a dozen men whose lightning rods are out most of them men as little fit to be Senators as to be archbishops. The serious candidates that Is the men who are actively In the scramble are three, John L. Wilson, of Spokane and Seattle; Levi Ankeny, of Walla Walla, and Harold Preston, of Seattle. There Is a fourth quiet candidate, who, while seeking to hold on to his present place. Is still keeping a careful eye on the larger prize, namely, Congre5aman Jones, of Yakima. These men, or two of them, at least need no introduction, for both have long been before the public as Senatorial candidates. Mr. Preston--Is a lawyer of Seattle of large practice and good stand ing; Mr. Jones is a substantial man of experience In Congressional duties, de pendable in every way, but never in his life guilty of . a striking or brilliant .word or act In considering tho chances of this array of candidates there is more reason to discuss their attitudes and connections than their qualifications, for qualifica tions do not count when It comes to get ting votes. Mr. Ankeny is the candidate of Southeastern Washington, and will go to Olympla with the very cordial support of his section of the state. Spokane, for whose support he hoped earlier in the season, and which I think he would have, If the public? . wish could make Itself heard, will be for his rival, Wilson, for whom the Legislative candi dates are instructed. Mr. Ankeny's chance of election rests upon such com binations as he may be able to make west of the mountains, and he has made a good beginning to that end by a close arrangement with Foster of Tacoma. one of the" present Senators who will come up for re-election two years from now. Mr. Wilson has the votes of Spo kane County In his pockets, provided the Republicans win out which la not wholly assured. He, too, if he Is to be elected must find connections west of tho moun tains and if he has any such connec tions at the present time they are care fully concealed. The nearest and there fore the most Interesting candidate Is Mr. Preston, who has the backing of Seattle, to whom the support of King County stands pledged. Mr. Ankeny Is a very rich man and is presumed to be invincible at all points where money is supposed to count But Mr. Ankeny Is not a politician and no good Judge of politicians, and with much greater personal merit and much greater resources than Mr. Wilson he is much less efficient In a campaign, for the latter is a past-master in the arts by which delegations are gained and combined. Wilson Is personally not a rich man but he has ence been in the senate and it Is said that there are those who are willing to put up any necessary amount to get him there again. He will not. probably, lack for money If it shall develop that there is a chance for his election. Preston Is not a man of large personal resources, and his Senatorial campaign will not bo heavily backed financially.. His Seattle admirers have made up a fund of about 13000 to be 'used in his behalf and this sum Is likely to be Increased somewhat, though not very largely. Jones Is not an active candidate and he will make no effort unless through the failure of others the situation shall present a favorable opening. At the present time I consider tho candi dacy of Preston as least likely to succeed. It Is based upon the support of King County with the presumption that his al liance with Governor McBride and his pronounced advqeacy of anti-railroad measures will win him votes. Tho strength of-KIng County would be a great card If It were so bound together and de voted that It could be used as a trading force, but from what I can learn it does not take this form. King County is for Preston, but It is not prepared to make sacrifices for him. It will fight reason ably for him, but It will not follow him to the last ditch. Nor do I think that there is much support to be got from the antl-ral'.road position. The force of the antl-rallroad Issue 13 considerable, but it Is essentially a popular force. It will not "have much weight In the Legislature, with men once elected; and practically, it Is not likely to match the Influence which can and will be exerted by the railroad lobby against Mr. Preston. It Is not a pleasant prophecy, but my Judgment Is that the railroad lobby will name the Senator, that Is, It will turn to the candidate of Its choice a vote sufficient with his own votes to elect him. There are reasons why the railroads might support Mr. Ankeny. He 'is very far from being a railroad man in the vul gar sense, but he is a reasonable man and not unfriendly to railroads or to any other form of property. He Is an out spoken opponent of the McBride Commis sion proposal, holding to the theory that railroads may best be regulated by the same processes of legislation which are applied to interests In general. But while tho- railroads would no doubt be quite willing to see Ankeny elected, they would probably be more pleased with Wilson, whose presumed connection with them and tholr interests is of the "soul, body and breeches" sort Under all the condi tions in Washington It would be awkward for the railroad lobby to choose between these two men of such different types;' and the choice will probably be left to circumstances. But to whichever or who ever that choice falls, he It is who will bo the Senator. . It needs, however, to be said that the general public betray3 some weariness with both the candidacy 'of Ankeny and Wilson. The flght between them Is of long standing, and In the common view Is responsible for much of the dissension which has kept the party divided for sev eral years past. If It were possible to de velop a- candidate of a taking sort, a man at once popular and not objectionable to the railroads, both Ankeny and Wilson might easily bo put out of the running. There Is another complication xdue to the possible elimination of Preston, thus leaving the King County votes free to make, a new choice. Opinions differ as to whether they would go to Ankeny or Wilson, and there are -those who assert that the greater number would go to the former. But I have sounded the situation with great care, and my own Judgment Is that Wilson would .get three to Ankeny's one. Indeed. I shall be very much sur prised if it shall not turn out that the nominations were made with a view to turning the county to Wilson In the event of Preston's failure. There Is a reason for this. Wilson Is practically, though not nominally, a Seattle man; and more, he Is commonly believed to be a Jim Hill man, and Seattle, as all the world knows Is a Jim Hill town. Under the new census Washington has three members of th,e lower house of Congress, and In default of an apportion ment all three are to be elected at large. It Is taken for granted that Jones of Yakima and Cushman of Pierce will be renominated, though the latter will have to meet two or three rivals. For ' the third place there Is an active field of candidates Humphries of King County, Plckerell of Whitman, Brownell of Ev erett Kuhn of Jefferson and half a dozen others. This fight will come off In the general convention at .Tacoma, and It is not believed that It will In any way com plicate the Senatorial situation. Of tho several Congressional candidates the only man who, has had the courage to declare himself on the pending railroad issue is Cushman of Pierce, who Jtakes sides with Governor McBride for a railroad commis sion. Democratic politics do not excite much interest, for it Is all but conceded that the stato will go to the Republicans thl year. If, however, by any chance the Democrats should get tho Legislature, there would be nobody to contest the Sen atorshlp with Mr. Turner. A. H. GtMRAGT IS LET For Construction of Snake River Line to Levviston. PRICE IS ABOUT $800,000 Grade and All Bridging Except Big Brldicc at Leiviston Company "Will Lay the Track Trains to Run, IVext August. Contract for building the O. R. & N. railroad on the north bank of Snake River between Rlparia and Lewiston, was yes terday awarded to WTren & Greenough, contractors, who had hitherto been Ident ified chiefly with construction work on, tho Northern Pacific. Mr. Wren's homa is in Spokane and Mr. Greenough's in Missoula. Work on the new contract is to begin at once and bo completed by April 15 of next year. There are 71 mllca of railroad to build and this contract covers grading and bridging for the whole line. Involving about fSOO.000. The company now has eight crews of engineers on the line ready to direct and supervise the work on tho several sec tions. J. Q. Jamieson Is the engineer in charge of the whole work, his headquart ers being at Almota, near the middle ot tho line. There Is not much bridging to be dono on the line Included in this contract hut at Lewiston It will be necessary to con struct a bridge 1000 feet long across tbe Clearwater River. This wll bo made ot steel with concrete masonry abutments and piers and its cost will be about J350, 000. It has not yet been determined whother the company will build this structure Itself or let It out by contract. After the completion of the roadbed next April the O. R. & N. Co.. will lay Its own track. It has already begun sending ties forward and the rails are provided for. It will take about three months to put the track in shape for operation after the contractor shall be dono with his work, so It Is not expected that the reg ular running of trains over the new Iln- will begin much before the first of next August. The Northern Pacific will use the line Jointly with the O. R. & N., run ning its trains through over the O. R. & N. track to Wallulu Junction. CIRCLE IN THE HEAVENS Phenomenon Seen at Los Alamos and Santa Bnrlmra. SANTA BARBARA. Cat. Aug. 2. Tele phonic communication from Los Alamos tonight states that there was seen at 6 o'clock this evening a large circle in the dome of the heavens. Many of the resi dents of the place, who had previously become thoroughly frightened, looked upon this phenomenon with foreboding. Tho circle Is said to have been perfect in outline, and radiant in ithe blending col ors of the rainbow. A similar circle was observed about the sun from Santa Bar bara shortly after noon today. A slight earthquake shock was reported at Los Alamos this afternoon, but no damage resulted. A resident just return ing from Thunder Hill rancho, a mile and a half from L03 Alamos, st3ted that the shocks felt there were of greater violence than at Los- Alamos. A large farmhouse was literally shaken Into kindling wood. The building evidently was lifted In the air several feet, landing a considerable distance to one side, the Jar demolish ing it. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Domestic. Striking anthracite miners say Incompetent mon are being sent Into the mines. Page 2. Shenandoah collieries may (start up under pro tection of troops. Page 2. The President entertains a large number of calls at Sagamoro Hill. Page -- A Chicago woman was arrested for starving nine Infants. Vage 3. President Schurman spoke on "The Philippine Problem" at Chautauciua. N. Y. Page 9. Foreign. A collision between clericals and anti-clericals Is expected at Paris today. Page 3. German tariff makers draw on America for ideas. Page 0. Trinidad sugar planters protest against the proposed relief measures as Inadequate. Page 17. Sport. W. A. Bethel, of the Multnomah Club, won the Oregon state tennis championship In men's singles from A. T. Goward, of Vic toria. Page 9. m Gosj and Lewis, of tho Multnomah Club, suc cessfully defend their titles as Oregon tennis champions In the men's doubles, defeating" Goward and "White, of Victoria. Page 9. An accident to Boralma marred tho SdO.OCO trotting race with Lord Derby. Page 17. Hyphen won tha Brighton Eeach derby. Page 17. Dan Patch paced a mile In 2:00 at Columbus. Rage 7. Portland defeated Helena, score 4-3; PageUT. Butts defeated Spokane, score 0-1. Page 7. Seattle defeated Tacoma. score 3-2. Page 7. Pacific Const. Story that Seattle Is to get the Columbia Army headuuarters is a canard. Page 1. Outlaw Harry Tracy moves along,-and Is seen near Rltzville. Wash. Page C Oregon school land apportionment of funda largest m history of state. Page C Unprecedented demand for Oregon school lands. Pago 17. Commercial. New York bank statement shows loss In cash. Page 23. Stocks Iapso Into extreme dullness. Page 23. Eastern grain market become a very tamo af fair. Paro 23. Portland and Vicinity. Harry De Wlndt, famous explorer, tells of his . great overland Journey. Page 1. O. R. & X. Co. lets sseo.000 contract to build Lewis ton-Rlparla line. Page 1. M. J. Kinney makes first payment on 97.000 acres ot Coos Bay land. Page 17. University of Oregon rfgents choose new pro fessors. Pare 24. Engineers will examlno Oregon City .canal and locks with view to .acquisition by Govern ment. Pase 10. Elks plan novel features for street carnival. Page 12. Features and Departments. Editorial. Pare 4. Why the pursuit of Tracy failed. Page 21. August naval maneuvers. Page 27. Mrs. Teary to Join her husband, rage 3L Lay sermons. Page 32. Scrapbook. Page 31. Questions and answers. Page 30. Youths' department. Page 29. Fashions. Pae 23. Mr. Dooleys letter. Page 27 . fc - Ado's fable. Page 27- Social. Pago 13.