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ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOI.EU 7,, 1898.
NO. 42.
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DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
61V EN IN TIIK PRESS DISPATCHES
ft Uoiuplnta Review of til News of the
Pant Sevan Mays In T'hlg and
All Por-dgn Lands.
The aged Queen Louiso of Denmark
died fit .Copenhagen.
AmttriOHti and Spanish commission
ers met and breakfasted together in
JEari Thursday.
In Colorado, forest nnd pruirlo tiros
have done tromoudnos dniwiire in Hmttt
cowitv, along the lioiiring Fork river,
and down in the Sun Juan region.
In addition to tlio troops already or
. dercd to go to Unhn nut later than Oo
to tier iiO, thero will follow four more
divisions, throe of inaiitry and ono of
cavalry.
ttocretary Alger has returned to
Washington, utter tun inspection of tlio
army camps, lie rays Die troops did
not take euro of themselves, which ac
counts for their present condition,
A man tins boon arrested at Orsova
charged with complicity in a plot to
assassinate the king of Koumunin. Tlio
police received timely warning and the
attempt was frustrated. A phiul of
poinon, a dagger mid several other
weapons were found in the man's pos
session. Striking union conlminors and im
ported negroes engaged in a pitched
liuttlo In the main Mtruet of Pann, III.
Koveral hundred shots were fired. No
one was wounded in tho ranks of the
union men. The negroes, it la be
lioveil, had several wounded men, nnd
one t it'd after reaching the stockades.
An uprising has occurred on the const
of Jamaica, and the Maroons have
seined rich properties belonging to
English prospectors. . A goncral revolt
fa said to be iimuinent, and the resi
dents of tlio threatened district are
fleeing for safety to KiugMlou. The
government la preparing to take vigor
ous measures to quell tho uprising iu
ita inclpioncy.
A dispatch to tlio Mew York tlurnld
from Panama, Colombia, says: It
.may he stated with entire oontldcnoe
that Colombia has not defied Italy by
declining to pay tho Currati claim.
The dispute with Italy is regarded as
settled so fur as the award of President
Clevoland in the case is concerned.
Sixty pounds sterling has already been
paid to Ernesto Currntl for personal
damages,.' and Che payment of the lia
bilities of Corrutl & Co. has been guar
an teed, i-;. -
The Dominion government has tnkon
steps toroliorethedestitnto piospcotors
on Ashoroft trail.
The government at Madrid reconsid
ers the matter of the repntiintion of
Spaniards in Cubu and decides to give
them a free pussnge homo.
The sailing of the battleships Oro
gnn and Iowa lias been temporarily de
layed, in order that the eight-iuch
guns of tlio latter may be tested.
The transport Massachusetts has ar
rived at New Vork from Santiago. On
board were Captain MoCoy, Second
United rotates volunteers, and a num
ber of clerks and stevedores.
Dr. Joso Corigoata, one of the Span
ish peace commissioners at Uavann,
. declares that the leooriueiitradooa are
all dead, lie blames Toral for having
surrendered Biiotliigo de Cuba.
A total expenditure of less than
$100,000,000 will be necesrinry, to build
tlio Nicaragua canal, according to the
figures of I lie eiiiht government en
gineers who have been engngod on the
survey.
Judge Bhownltor, In the United
. States circuit court at Chicago, upheld
the constitutionality of the provision
in tho war revenue not requiring brok
ers to file a memorandum of sales. .
Tho American pence commissioned
have begun their sittings at Paris. Gnu
lots claims to have information that
: the members are divided on the ques
tion of disposal of the Philippines.
There has been a distinct breach of
- the protocol terms iu Culm. The
Spaniards removed a rnpld-flre gun
fioin Havana, and the American com
missioners promptly filed a protest
With the Spanish commission, to whioh
an misatiufuctory reply was returned.
The matter is still open.
The New York republican stato con
vention nominated Theodore Itoosovelt
for governor; lieutenant-governor, Tim
othy Tj. Woodruff, controller, William
,1. Morgan; secretary of atato, John T.
McDonough; state treasurer, John D.
Jueckal; state engineer, Edward A.
Hond; attorney-general,, John T.
Pnvius.
An explosion of powder in a St. Louis
pporting goods store, set the place on
lire, caused its. diistrunclion, and re
in 1 ted in Injury to a number of peo
ple, several of whom will dio. The
fatally injured ares Kate Weidon,
Kate Gaul, Pauline Bender and Flor
ence Higbee, employes of the McCain
Company. Those seriously hurt aiot
firemen Joe Better, Frederick llohly,
(ioloy, jus JanBon.
Miiiiir News Items.
The North Atlantic squadron is to bo
reduced from a foroe of about 100 vos
' tela to 82.
A boiler burst at a sawmill near
Evergreen, Ala., and Bud Arohor, the
Higliieor, his wife and child and liia
wile's sistor were instantly killed.
A special train on the Chicago &
Northwestern railway established a
new record between Chicago and
Omaha, making the run of 403 wiles
iu nine hours am! 89 minutes,
CATER NEWS.
A report from General Otis to the
department states that tiie total riuui
her of deaths among the troops at the
Philippines in three months was 87.
Tho state department has Issaed a
(ilrcu'ar instructing tiie United States
uonsulatei to half-mast their flags in
memory of the late Ambassador Bayard.
A warrant is out for the arrest of
United Statin Senator Quay. Himself
and son and other prominent Pennsyl
vaulans are charged with having used
state moneys from the People's bank to
spooulato in stocks.
Thirty miles1 from Mnrfroesboro,
Tenn., four prominent men were assas
sinated by John MollingBworth and
several of his friends, wiio fired upon
them from ambush, Hullingsworth
was Inter captured and shot by a posse.
General Fitzhugh Loo's corps will go
to Cuba this month. The general
health of bis command is excellent.
The camp at JackKonvillo, Fla., is well
watered nnd in splendid sanitary condi
tion. Cuba, the general' thinks, will
be tlivh'vd into military departments.
The steamer Fastnet has arrived at
Vancouver, 13, O,, from Kkngwny witn
half a million in dust, and with news
that a million more was on the wharf
when the Fastnet left. There will be
but one mora bout from Dawson, the
Columbia, whioh will bring down a
large amount of treasure.
Captain Dreyfus, whether guilty or
Innocent, has cortainly caused a verita
ble cyclone of passion to bo let loose,
nnd Paris was in a turmoil all Sunday.
Crowds, scuffle, uproar and uresis was
tho programme of the day. About a
score of people are said to have been
seriously wounded in the various free
fights.
(Secretary Long, upon advices received
at the state department, which show
the existence of threatening conditions
In China, has ordered Dewey to send
two warships Immediately from Manila
to a point as near the Chinese capital
as possible for a warship to approach.
Tho vessels selected are the Baltimore
and Petrel.
Ueitha Ileilfltoin killed her mother
in Pittsburg, Pa., and later put several
bullets into her own body, from the
effects of whioh she cannot reoover.
The only explanation the girl has given
for her terrible deed were these words:
"I was tired of lifo. It held no pleas
ure for me. -1 wanted to die and did
not want mother to live and fret over
my death. For that reason I killed
her."
Gorman exports to America are said
to he decreasing.
In Wisconsin it is estimated that
600,000,000 pine trees have been de
stroyed by fires,
Spanish forces are preparing to leave
Cuba. Marching orders have been
given at several points.
An authentic report received at Ban
Francisco, says the seal herds of the
northern water are being rapidly ex
terminated. It is rolinbly reported that the ulti
matum of the powers to Turkey regard
ing the island of Crete, has been pre
sented to the sultan.
Advices from Van, Turkey, say fight
ing occurred at Alashgord between
Turks and a number of Armenians
from Itnssia, About AO Armenians
wore killed, -
A Queboo special says that Bkngway
or Dyea are to xs placed under British
administration, nnd that Canada will
bo allowed acoesa to the Yukon by way
of Lynn canal under the treaty now be
ing perfected at Quebec.
It is estimated that the total hop
crop of Washington this season will be
between 27,700 and 80,000 bales. A
considerable portion of the orop has
been already contracted for on a basis
of 10 and 11 cents per pound.
The story of the loss of the fishing
schooner Bella has reached Seattle.
The captain of the vessel was washed
overboard and drowned. A member of
the crow was also washed overboard,
but rescued. The wreck has been
beached by the Farallon.
Fire, supposed to have originated
from forest fires, burned half of Cum
berland, Wis., causing a property loss
estimated at 225.000. About 86
families are homeless. Five children
are reported burned to death. A large
saw mill la among the buildings
burned, throwing many out of employ
ment. Rain saved tho entire city from
boing burned.
Tho steamship Gaelic- has arrived in
San Francisco from Hong Kong and
Yokohama via Honolulu, bringing tho
congressional commission from the lat
ter place. In speaking of the work of
the commission Senator Cuilom said:
"We have done as much as was possi
ble in the time at our disposal, and we
have covered tho ground thoroughly.
When we meet in Washington we will
go to work at onoo on a report."
Senor Agonoillo, tho Philippine rep
resentative who lias gone to Washing
ton to ask that the insurgents be heard
by the peace commissioners at Paris,
has made public a translation of tho
Philippine constitution, ; which Aguiu
nldo was to have proclaimed at Malo
Los. By this constitution Aguinaldo
formally renounces the title of dictator,
and assumes that of president of the
revolutionary government of the Phil
ippines. Kcv. E. Fullertoii, who has been ap
pointed United States consul at Naga
saki, Japan, is a Methodist missionary,
The American Indies company has
been, formed in New York with a capi
tal slock of $18,000,000. Its object la
to develop the resources of Cuba and
Porto Kieo.
President McKinley and as many
members of his cabinet as can do so
will attend some portion of the peace
Jubilee, which begins at Die Omaha ex
position I".
PUT OUT OF TIIE WAY
Death of the Emperor of
China Confirmed.
VICTIM OF FRIGHTFUL TORTURE
It It omoliillf Announced m Suleld
-Autl-Ungllah Vanllng Is
Rprwbdlng;.
London, Oct. 4. A special dispatch
from Shanghai says: The announce
ment of tho death of tlio emperor is
confirmed. The reports as to the
means employed in his taking off differ.
One story has it that he died of poison,
and another that death was caused by
strangulation, while a third states that
bo was subjected to frightful tortuie, a
rcdhot iron being thrust through bis
bowels.
Another dispatch from Shanghai
says: Telegrams furnished by the tul
till, or local governor, to a Chinese
paper ailngo that the emperor commit
ted auicido September 81, after signing
decree which placed the dowager em
press nt the head of affairs in China.
This, it is added, is understood to mean
that the emperor has also been an
nounced semi-officiully. . All the
English-speaking secretaries and the
principal members of- the Chinese for
eign office, It is further announced,
huve bt'tm banished.
The British foreign office today re
ceived a dispatoh from her majesty's
minister at Poking saying Mr. Morti
mer, a member of the British legation,
on returning home yesterday with
lady, was insulted and attaeked by a
mob, which stoned him and covered
him with mud. Later in the day, the
dispatch adds, some American mis
sionaries were similarly attrcked, as
was the Chinese secretary of tiie United
States legation. Tho latter'a ribs were
broken. .
fill Claude McDonald, the British
minister at Peking, roports that there
is a dangerous fooling abroad. ,
KXACUtlan of Alleged Conspirators. .
Washington, Oct. 4. -Minister Con
ger has cabled the following to the state
department:
"Peking. Six alleged conspirators
wero executed by order of the cm press
yesterday. Kang, the leading reformer
and adviser of the emperor, eucapedjn
a British vessel. Order and quiet pre
vail here. Trouble is feared at interior
points."
DISORDERS IN PARIS.
Foreigners Are Preparing to Leave
the City.
Paris, Oct. 4. The Dreyfus demon
stration organized by M. Presscnee, one
qE tho leaders of the agitation, for this
afternoon, was prevented by the closing
of the Salle Wagiam. M. Presscnee
and his friends tried to force an en
trance, and an uproar resulted. The
police then intervened and arrested M.
Pressence, M. Vaughn, editor of the
Aurora, and Deputy Mory, amid shouts
and counter-shonts of "Vive revision I"
"Vive armeel" "Vive Zolal" and "A
bas los Jnilal" and tho crowd was dis
persed. The persons taken into custody
were subsequently released.
Disorders, most of them in tlm vicin
ity of the offioea of the Libro Parole,
occurred during the evening. Many
persons were slightly injured, though
sticks were the only weapons used.
Several arrests were mndo.
An ngly statement is made by the
Petite Kopublique to the effect thai
Colonel Pioquart, who had previously
taken exercise in the courthouse yard
of the jail, had not left his cell sinoe
Thursday, when he was seized with
sv mp torn 9 of oeiebral congestion, fol
lowed by coma. Thero is no means,
however, of verifying the statement.
The disorders have created intense
alarm among the foreigners at the
hotels, and it is probable that an exo
dus will occur, the guests fearing grave
developments, :
Tho working class, so far, has held
aloof, but the lenders of tho rival par
ties are doing their utmost to stir them
up, nnd it is believed that the disorders
will be repeated.
Le Matin publishes a dispatch from
Cayenne stating that the French cruiser
Dubordieu is lying off the Snlut islandl
waiting to bring Dreyfus away.
A SPANISH THREAT.
Troops to lie Bent to the Philippine t
protect tho vleayas lBloittls.
Madrid, Oct. 4. Tlio cabinet has
decided to authorize General liios to
giant reforms in the Visayns islands,
on the lines demanded by the inhab
itants, and to concentrate his forces at
Mindanao, as tho re are only 400 men
garrisoning the Visayas.
The Spanish ministers also ueoiued
to protest to the government at Wash
ington against the refusal of the Amer
icans to permit Spanish troops to be
sent to the Visayas, while it la claimed
the insurgents are constantly receiving
arrr.s and cannon with which to attnok
other islands, "which the Americans
permit without even pretending to in
tervene." The Spanish cabinet, It Is added, will
acquaint its Paris commissioners with
these contentions, in order that they
may be used In the peace negotiations.
Finally, it is announced that the gov
ernment will inform the government ut
Washington that it has decided to send
reinforoements to the ViBayas, and
has ordered several batteries of artil
lery in Andalusia to get ready to start
for the Philippine islands within 94
hours. In addition to this, the cabi
net will repeat its protests against tiie
insurgents continuing to hold Spanish
prisoners iu the Philippine islands.
A Russian doea not become of a
until he ii 88.
TORNADO AND FLOOD.
Coasts of Georgia and South Carolina
Swept I'rupertr Loss Heavr.
Savannah, Ga., Oct 4. For . If
hours, from 8 o'clock this morning
until 8 o'clock, tonight, Savannah has
been In the grasp of a West Indian tor
nado. During tiie day the wind blew
steadily from CO to 70 miles an hour.
While the oity escaped with compar
atively little damage, the loss of prop
erty among the sea inlands of tiie Geor
gia and South Carolina coasts is be
lieved to be heavy.
For miles In every direction around
Savannah the towns along the rivers
are submerged. Only one fatality has
so far been reported tho drowning of
a negro white attempting to reach the
land from a small island near Thunder
bold but heavy loss of life ia feared
on the South Carolina sea islands,
where such fearful kiss of life occurred
during the great tidal wave of 1893.
The conditions now are similar to those
during that storm. Owing to the sub
merged country and the isolated loca
tion of the islands, no news can be had
from them until the water subsides.
For eight miles north of Savannah
the entire country Is a lake, with only
the hummocks visible. At noon the
water was eight feet above the highest
tide. Driven on chore by the northeast
storm, it filled up on the islands, swept
over banks, and dams, carrying away
the remnant of the rice ciop that was
loft by the August storm, and bad not
been gathered, and wiping out farm
crops. The loss to riceirrowers alone
will be from $50,000 to $76,000. Of
the entire rice crop along the Savannah
river, valued at $250,000, all but about
18 per cent was lost in this and the pre
ceding storm.
Hie damage to shipping Is considera
ble. The schooner Governor Ames,
which was on her way to sea with a
cargo of 1,600.000 feet of lumber, went
adrift in the harbor, but was .secured
safely.'.
The wharves at the quarantine sta
tion, at the entrance to the river here,
were partially carried away.
The telephone, polioo, light and Are
alarm wires are down, and the oity is
in darkness. ' ,
On Hutchinson's Island, opposite
Savannah, and separating the oity from
the South Carolina shore, many negro
families were rescued by boats from
the revenue steamers Tybee and Bout
well. . . "
ANOTHER HORROR SHIP.
Surgeon Trotests Agalnat Overcrowding
on the Obdam.
Santiago de Cuba, Oct 4. Surgeon
Major Seaman, of the transport Obdam,
declares that there will be a repetition
of the aw ful horrors that have charac
terized the voyage home of the other
transports if more sick soldiers are sent
on board the vessel for transportation
to New York, lie says that when the
Obdam left Porto Rico many on board
were sick, yet the first quartermaster
refused to furnish wine for tbeii use,
but supplied them witli hardtack and
canned food, saying tiiat he had no
authority to furnish wine. Surgeon
Seaman said he would hold him re
sponsible should any deaths occur, and
finally succeeded t in obtaining suitable
food for those who wero ill. He asserts
that the ship has every man that she
can carry, and that if she reaohes New
York without any deaths occurring, she
will be lucky.
Hearing that a number of other alck
soldiers were to be son t aboard her, the
surgeon-major made a protest, and
stated that he was informed by General
Lawton that his protest showed lack of
discipline, and that an officer bad been
appointed to see how many additional
men the Obdam could carry. Surgeon
Seaman snva ho will cable to Surgeon
General Sternberg a protest, disclaim
ing responsibility for whatever may
happen.
Mayor MoCleary, of Santiago, is en
deavoring to compel the merchants to
sell necessaries of lifo at reasonable
rates. t . - '
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
Serious Blow to tho Town of Colorado
Springs Klght llloeks llurned. ,
' Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. A.
This oity hud a visitation of fire this
afternoon which threatened for four
hours to destroy the entire business
district. The wind was blowing at the
rate of 45 miles an hour from the
southwest when the fire started at the
Denver & Kio Grande freight depot, at
the font of Cucharis street, at 8:10 P.
M., and the flames spread with great
rapidity. A strip four blocks long
from north to south, and two blocks
wide from east to west, bas been burned
over, but at this hour the conflagration
ia believed to be under oontroL The
flames are still leaping high over the
burnt district, but the wind has died
down, and there is no doubt that the
fire engines, whioh have oome from
Denver and Pueblo in response to ap
peals for aid, will be able to confine
the flames within the present limits.
The Antlors hotel, one of the largest
in the West, three lumber yards and
two blocks of business houses have been
destroyed. In round numbers the loss
is estimated at $1,000,000, and Insur
ance at one-halfofttuUamount.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Oct 8.
The meeting of the military commis
sion yesterday was private, and no
news was given out regarding what
transpired. The American troops now
occupy fully two-thirds of the island.
New Steamship Lino.
Vancouver, B. 0., Oot. 4. The
Canadian Paoiflo railway will cstnb-
lisb another trana-Paciflc line. -The
steamers Tartar and Athenian, of ovei
jt.GOO tons, will run between Vancou
ver and Vladivostock, the termini of
'the trans-Canadian and trans-Asian
jlines, respectively. The Athenian
will Bail first, loading hero and then
proceeding to Seattle and Portland,
where grain will probably be placed on
board for HusHia.
HER 118!
Full Text of the Document Hellvered
Before tho Joint Session of the Ore
gon Legislature.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 3T. At 1:30 today. In
the hall of representatives. In trie pres
ence of the members of, both house of
the legislature, Judged of the supremo
court, and other stato officers. Governor
Lord delivered his meeoage to the special
session. Its delivory oocupWd half an
hour, and it waa closely listened to. The
full text of the document follows:
Gentlemen of the Legislative Asoembly
Tho conetltutlon authorize: the governor,
on extraordinary occasions, to convene
the legislative assembly by proclamation,
and, when awembled, devolves upon hnn
the duty to state to both houses the pur
pose for which he hna convened them,
lly virtue of such authority, and in com
pliance with this requirement, I shall en
deavor brlelly to state the reasons vhtch
have induced me to summon your body In
aptclul session, "
We are at a critical period In the history
of our country. The next few yean will
mark en advance or retmgrado movement
In our national destiny. Not sinco the
flr of the rebellion has the atatonman
shlu of our country been confronted with
queotlona of such transcendent importance
as thoae which have grown out of our
victorious contest with Spain. They rre
questions Involving considerations of such
various eort anil far-reachng effect that
they win require for their rightful solu
tion the beet brains and widest heads of
oar country. Cuba and Porto Rico n the
west, and the Philippine islands in tlio
far east, have been wrested from their
Spanleh opproeaor by our victorious am.,
are now In the possewlon of the United
States, to be dealt with on those en
lightened principles of Justice and ciulty
ft:iirh animate tho conduct of free gov
ernments. Hawaii has gravitated to u.,
by the law of political affinity, and by an
nexation hae become a permanent part of
our territory. All these islands He vithin
the tropical regions; their climate la mild
and their soil fruitful to exuberance, ren
dering the struggle for existence free from
that constant labor and effort exacted by
the rigor of tho temperate cones. Their
people are of an alien race, whose habits
and customs, modes of thought and civill
lation, form of government and Instltu
tlona, are different from our own, and
whose condition of poverty, Ignorance and
wretchedness is the reault of pltilesa taxa
tion and merciless tyranny. Aa a conjte
ouence of these causes, and of blood adul
teration, deteriorating the quality of their
people, and weakening their mental and
moral fiber, these islands, though richly
endowed by nature, have been only par
tially developed, their civilization Is sta
tionary or backward, and In some of the
Philippines a condition prevails that verges
on oemt-barbarism.
To meet these complex conditions and
undertake their general Improvement: to
Institute regulations aiming to revive
trade. Improve sanitary conditons, lnduco
social reform, and aid In the educational
and political advancement of these people;
to win their loyalty by providing a govern
ment that shall lighten the burden of taxa
tion, add to the wealth of the country by
development of ita natural resources and
the Interchange of trade and commerce,
protect rights of property, and secure
the bleaslnm of civil and religious liberty,
Is a herculean taek, demanding for Its
proper performance our beat thought and
wisest statesmanship. If we must retain
these islands, or any part of them, con
siderations of this kind must confront ua
for determination. We are Irt legal pos
session of them, and cannot shirk the re
sponsibility of our position. Can we give
them back to Sapln? Would not such an
act be a crime, and turn the glory of our
battles into victories of dlshonort All
commercial nations now are fighting for
trade, and In their race of cupidity and
Inordinate ambition China Is threatened
with partition. We need the business of
these Islands. -Exchange of products, nat
ural and artificial, would be mutually berl
eficlal to them and to us. We must find an
outlet for the surp'us product of our
fields and forests, our factories and work
shops; we must share on equal terms with
all other nations the opportunity for trade
In tho Orient, which our pcsaeti&lon of the
Philippine islands affords us. Their loca
tion is said to bo the key to the Orient,
and now to throw away the opportunity
It affords would be worse than a blunder
it would be a calamity. What, then,
shall we do with these Islands? Shall we
retain them as naval stations, or as a
permanent part of our territory T And If
tho latter, what form of government shall
be devised for them? Shall It ba a pro
tectorate, or a dependency, or what?
These are some of the Important ques
tions which will confront our national
legislature at Its next session, in Decem
ber, and demonstrate the need of a, -full
representation in that body. Already,
commissioners to agree upon terms of
peace have been appointed by tho United
States and Spain, and have received their
Instructions from their respective govern
ments, and the strong probability Is that
they will oloae their labors and make their
report before tho meeting of the United
States oongress In December.
It Is Important, then, to our state and
the nation, that we should ha.ve a sena
tor present to assist In the discharge of
tho onerous and responsible duties of the
senate. If his election be delayed until
tho regular session, he will not be likely
to reach Washington until near the end of
the session In February; but his election
now will afford him opportunity not only
to ascertain the will of his constituency,
but to study the situation and acquaint
himself with Its environments, so as to
be ready to render Intelligent and faithful
service when the session of congress be
gins in Deoember, and when the country
needs his service and the administration
his support.
There Is another matter Incidentally
connected with these considerations, which
furnlehcs additional reason for the elec
tion of a senator at the present time.
I refer to the early construction of the
Nicaragua canal. The wonderful voyage
of the battle-ship Oregon has demoiv
atrated the necessity of Its construction,
to protect our coast from depredation
and our commerce from spoliation. Its
building ought to be undertaken without
further delay; it should be built, owned
and operated exclusively by the United
States.. The canal should be In name and
fact an American canal, under American
control. No corporation should be allow
ed to construct it, or supervise its opera
tions. The building, though, of this Isth
mian waterway, uniting two great oceans,
will necessarily affect the interests of all
commercial nations, and give rise to
many conflicting questions of publlo pol
icy and International relations which our
country cannot Ignore, and which will re
quire the wisdom of Its best statesmen to
eolva on principles of Justice and equity.
But built this canal must be, whatever the
responsibility It Imposes, to meet the de
mands of our growing commerce, and to
strengthen our coast defenses. The signs
of the times, tho future development of
our boundless resources, the growth of
our Industrial Interests, and commercial
enterprises admonish us of the necessity
of Ita early construction, and of the im
portance of organising a naval force ade
quate to protect our commerce and coast
from the depredations of hostile nations,
and equal to the task of meeting all ques
tions for which our government stands
Sponsor among the nations of the earth.
Thus considerations, gentlemen, are
suggested as showing In part the neces
sity of an extra session, to enable your
body to select a senator before the meet
ing of congress In December, and thus af
ford our state an opportunity to bo heard
In Its deliberations, and to cast its full
vote In determining these various lmporu
ant questions, which so largely affect the
Interests and welfare of our state and
the states of the Pacific coast.
The failure of the legislature to organize
at Its regular session In 18V7 left the state
without an appropriation of money to
meet its current expenses, and In conse
quence many warrants have been lstmed
for sataries and audited claims, and many
vouchers exist for unaudited demands that
need to be examined, and, If they aro
found correct, warrants should be drawn
for their payment, after which an appro
priation should be made of the funds lo
the state treasury to pay alt such outstand
ing warrants.
Tho appropriation for such objects ought
to receive your attention early in the ses
sion to enable you to give full consideration
to its various items, and prevent the pay
ment of fraudulent or Illegal claims. It
would greatly augment the labors of the
regular session to impose upon it the
work of examining the accounts and
providing appropriations for their pay
ment, in addition to estimating the reve
nue to meet expenses for the ensuing two
years. An appropriation bill Is always
exposed to more or less dickering and
jobbery, and to have two such bills pend
ing before the regular session would afford
too great an opportunity for raiding the
treasury with swapping Jobs, needless ap
propriations and pillaging contracts. It is
better far bettor that the regular ses-ilon
shall be relieved of this work, and Its time
occupied with providing remedial legisla
tion so urgently demanded, and enacMng
wise laws to advance the interests of the
state and the happiness of its people, I
am desirous that the affairs of the present
administration shall be examined and
closed, and not Imposed upon the Incoming
administration. I want the decks of our
splendid ship of state cleared and ready
for (.ttlon when my successor shall take
her helm, though 1 trust that, during his
t-?rm srd under his pilotage, with banners
streaming and sails set to catch the favor
ing gales, she may he wafted over summer
seas on a prosperous voyage.
The business of the supreme court has
Increased so rapidly that the court is now
behind more than two years in the hearing
of cies. It Is Imperative that come re
lief should be affoided the court, so that a
prompt hearing and adjudication of ea'iscs
may b? obtained. To afford such relief two
remedies have been suggested: One Is to
enact a lew that shall limit appeals to
the supreme court, In civil cases, to those
Involving title to real estate, or matters
affecting the public revenue, the construc
tion of the constitution of the stnto or
tho United States, or where questions of
franchise are raised, or where the amount
of thi Judgment exceeds SiOO; the other la
to enact a law authorizing the supreme
court to appoint three commiReloners, for
a term of four years, to assist the court
In hearing and deciding cases. The ob
jection ra.'fced to the first law Is that every
Governor William P. Lord.
citizen should have the right of appeal,
no matter ho small the sum Involved In
litigation, and that its denial would affect
largely the poor man, whose money de
mands are usually small. The second law
suggested woula be efficient to remedy the
evil complained of, and Is preferred by
the supreme court. As the delay in heap
ing in some cases now practically amounts
to a denial of justice, it Is desirable, if a
law Is to be enacted authorising a com
missioners' court, that It should be en
acted at this session. In order that such
court may begin the work of relieving the
eon-jeste-i condition of the supreme court
docket as early as practicable, or at least
begin Its sessions at the first of the en
suing yeas.
The act of congress, approved July 19,
1897, entitled "An act making appropria
tion to supply deficiencies, etc., contains
a provision to the effect that the Invitation
of the republic of France to take part in
an exposition or works of art and the prod
ucts of manufacture and agriculture of alt
nations to be held In Paris, commencing
the 15th duy of April, and closing the 6th
day of November, 1900, is aoucpted, and
that "the governors of tho several states
and territories be, and are hereby request
ed to Invito the people of their respective
states and territories to make a proper
representation of the productions of our
Industry, and the natural resources of the
country, and to take such further meas
ures as may be neceRsary, In order to ce
cure to their respective states and terri
tories the advantages to be derived from
this beneficent undertaking." In conform
ity with this provision, and with especial
reference to the latter portion of it, the
secretary of state of the United States,
the Hon. John Sherman, In a letter to me
as governor of the state, dated September
27, 189T, urges the propriety, as well as tho
necessity, of taking steps immediately to
secure representations of the natural find
Industrial resources of our state, "to the
end that an exhibit on behalf of the gov
ernment of the United States, befitting Its
material and Industrial Importance, may
be assured." Owing to the limited time
now available for selecting and arranging
the exhibits of our state, it Is croper that
this subject should b brought to your
attention, for the reason that it la abso
lutely necessary, If our state Is to partici
pate In this great International exposition,
that a law be enacted at once, providing
for the appointment of commissioners, and
appropriating sufficient fu-iw to make a
proper representation of the products of
our Industries and the natural resources
of our state.
Under an act passed by tha 18th legis
lative assembly, a co-Hract was mace
with J. Loowenljerg, of tre Northwestern
stove foundry. In July, 1895, for convict
lahor, and the boatd of managers of the
state foundry leased him I ho plant and
sold htm the manufactured stock on t'me.
His obligations to the tixli were not mat;
but. In view of bad lmsmeMC condition!,
and the desirability if keeping the con
victs employed, gre'it leniency has been
shown him. First, ho was allowed an ex
tension of time, and later, in tha spring of
18DD, a second tccnmmodatlon was ar
ranged for him, under wht3h rha Loewen
berg A Going Co. tndorsel tha notes of
the Northwestern stove foundry; but, not
withstanding these accommodations,
Loewenberg has not kept his promises, nrt
met his obligations to l be state. The
sums .due the state, with Interest, a (tr re
fute a large amoun. Ia view of thene
facts, I have deemed the matter of his de
fault of such Import nice m to bo a poper
subject for your Immediate coii!lorHUi.n,
1 have purposely refrained from recom
mending any new .eialatio i, except the
organisation of a comml'islonwa' court,
Whtiu the exigencies of the pul'Uo cervix
require without delay. In this rase 1 hav
done so because I know there are ftiw evils
which affect the tois of the state so
seriously and Injuriously as delay In the
administration of Jo.it.ee. The bill of
rights of our state, and of overy free striio,
recognises the eviVs remiltin,? from pitch
delay, and the nece3.si:v of their prompt
removal, whatever may bo tha sourco from
which they tprlnrr, &y declaring that "Jus
tice shall be administered openly and with
out purchase, completely and without de
lay," I do not wls'i, howevjr. to be under
stood as being in to new legislation,
or ss doubting your sutiority to enact it,
whether genoral or special.
Owing to a senatorial contest, which
only ended with tli election of a senator
In the expiring nour of its secs'on, thl
legislative assembly of 1H6S failed to en
act much remedial ieglsliilm (lemende4
by the people In tho platforms of their
different parties1, and needed to correct ex
isting evils, and the lercisla'.tve assembly
of IMf? failing to organise, there has beD
but little opportunity for leiy.slntlon, rind
practically none of lmportiic3 has beeo
enacted, though public intj.-ets havs
greatly suffered In connequonce thereof
since the legislative session of ilfcilft. Much
legislation, especially of a remedial char
acter, which properly belonged to those
sessions, and still 1 needed for the pro
tection of the publlo interests, mu.it be
considered by your body at its next regu
lar session, In addition to Its own legis
lative belongings, thereby greatly Increas
ing your labors and responsibilities. It 11 ,
always desirable that legislation affecting
large ciasnea of society in person or prop
erty should be examined with deliberation,
and discussed with fullness, before enaot
ment Into law. In this way whatever de
fects lurk within the terms of a statute
are likely to bo discovered and elimlna-ted,
and whatever amendments are necessary
for its Improvement or efficiency may be
suggested and added. The vicious habit
sometimes Indulged by legislative bodies,
of hurrying Important measures through
their different readings, and especially ap
propriation bills containing obnoxloui
clauses, without Investigation or discus
sion, is subversive of the time-honored
custom of open debate, and inimical to
the publlo good. Bills for assessment and
taxation, for registration of voters, to
preserve Inviolate the ballot box, for the
abolition of useless boards and commis
sions, for reorganization of the circuit
courts by equalizing their Judicial labors,
for the revision of court cosUj, and espew
dally criminal costs, which are a griev
ous burden on the counties, and for the
appropriation of public moneys, and the
like, require time for their proper exam
ination, and should receive the fullest dla
cuoion before passage by either house.
To afford you time and opportunity for
the full consideration of all such import
ant matters, the regular session ought to
be relieved of those more urgent matters
of publlo Interest, which need prompt leg
islative attention, by an extra session. In
view of these conditions, not to call an
extra session, but to leave to the regular
session the election of senator, with ita
exciting and often obstructive incidents,
and two appropriation bills, with their op
portunities for trades and hold-up of 1m-,
portant measures, would Imperil, and
probably prevent, fAe enactment of much
needed legislation, and prove disastrous
to the highest good of the state. For
these reasons, I have conceived It my duty
to call an extra session, believing that you
would ro't its responsibilities with pa.
trlotic aeil and Intelligent service.
A. TJrydoclt for Portlaud-
In the senate Donald Mackay, of
of Portland, introduced a bill to amend
the Port of Portland act so as to au
thorize the Port of Portland corporation
to borrow $100,000 over and above the
$500,000 already authoiized, "for the
purpose of constructing, mintuinlng and
operating a drydock, floating dock, or
marine railway," if it shall be deemed
advisable. For a temporary loan, a
note to run no longer than six months
may be given. The bonds to be issued
for the drydock indebtedness shall be
In denominations of $100, $500 and
$1,000, to bear 5 per cent interest and
run for 80 years.
Thia bill also provides for the amend
ing the Fort of Po'tlaud act so as to
permit that corporation to "establish
a scale of habror and wharfage dues,
and assessments on freight, goods and
property landed upon the wharves and
upon all ships and vessels arriving at
or departing from fluid port of Port
land, or within the limits of the terri
tory nnder its Jurisdiction." It is
provided Unit "from the dues bo col
lected, if any, and from the regnlir
taxes levied and collected by it, the
said corporation, tiie Port of- Portland,
shall pay the interest on its indebted
ness and provide a sinking fund for the
pavment of its bonde at their matuiity,
and no fnuds derived from the sale of
its bonds shall be expended other than
in making improvements of a perma
nent nature to the channel of the rivors
aforesaid (Columbia and Willamette),
or for the construction of and operation
of a drydock, floating dock, or marine
railway." .
The power and authority to be given
bv this act, it is provided, shall be es
eraisad bv a board of commissioners.
I In ha nnmnnsfld nf John MoCraken.
Kills G. Hughes, Theodore B. Wilcox,
J, C. Flanders, Donald Mackay, J. A.
Brown and Charles E. Ladd.
Tha A ml ess Kimono.
The most artless little room gown If
no other tiian the kimono, so dear to
the Japanese maiden's heart what
difference if some do say it's the height
of art? Of course, the tall, ungainly
maiden must fight shy of it, whioh is
the reason the "shy" little Yum Yuma
and Pitta Sings will don it with all the
more glee. We all like somethiug
which ia our very own, and the con
struction of which amounts to a
"hands off" placard to everbody else.
Of course, it's nice to have a rioii,
silk embroidered kimono, but if that's
out of the question, a gay littie cotton
affair, with cheerful landscapes and
thrilling marines eavorting indiscrimin
ately over its surface, may be had for a
modest sum of a dollar and a half.
For a bit more one may indulge in
cotton crepe of sofest gray, over which
a party of funs and pink oleander blos
som are niakingmerry.
ThTi,atcet Hustle.
There's a latest in bustles, too.
These humble little adjuncts to some
toilets which htimoriuta have even
encouraged us to believe we.ie made of
newpapers, ; are -blooming out into
things of beauty let us hope not joys
for ever. Inaead of consisting tf throa
tubular folda, boatd ing a "rut"' apie:,
the down-to-dnti) bu.'ild is covnrt d wiiii
tlnee litlle rmcs, ea-U o.l,."! wuii
laoe. This extra outlay pay though.
Instead of a weird resemWanee to a bit
of stray anatomy this ww-fangled b
tion reposing on a ubair might h tutrea
for a bit of fortuy work or duil'a