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THE
OREGON
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JVllD JL.
VOL. XVIII.
8T. HELENS, OHEGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER , 1901.
NO. 51.
CHAPTER X. (Continued.)
."When dlil Herman haw the carriage
but last," ' '
"The nluht befit' 1 murder. Mars Limit,
ul lie ilidu't hub Buy ob tint crowd wld
him. lie Iff tic currliio til front oli Wll
lint)' droit store, tiu lit' winter oli Market
ml 'runt xtriH-tM, nuil tell me to nit.
lie walk off inwards ili Carolina Hotel,
mid when he come back Our wn uinn
wld him I iii-IiIht aaw befo' tint I known
of. ll win tnlU?r mill heavier ilim Mara
llnriiuin. unit older, too. lie bad gray
ish mustache and wore licavar hut. Kiith
of tliim wan einoklu' ecifiirs. ttml dcy gut lu
d cardito, v. " " - ' :
" '"IMvs out Market street, Adinu,'
Mars. Herman asjr. and l diil."
'liil yon catch this party name?"
"I In-anl Mnra Herman call him 'Hte
phcua.' 1 !'!' dnt'e hla name. Well, I
drive past il him', and I hear Mum Her
man siiy, Mar's where my Uncle Alvln
lives.' "
" 'I.Ivm ftnwj' Mr. Stephens uf, 'Yea,
now.' enye Mara Herman, anil il ratlin'
ob de whet-la ilrowti do rest. When I Bt
'boot alx Noel I) uiiil de house Mars
Herman : 'th-lve bark, AiUiii,' ami 1
drive hack de mm way. f Join bark, I
heard dat itiitu ax Mara Herman what
kind ob Mine dry rtm at de 'Haulers
Heat.' Mara Herman, say. A pretty atlff
gilllif, emrtiiiica.'
" 'Oh.' Mr. Stephens nay, 'dry play'a frr
liluh slakes In ltiilimore. Uara de place
r hlk-h rotl-r. "
"II.. did." .' '""
"Yea. Mnra I.an. Well, dry lef de car.
rl at d autiiic place I pick dem tip, and
Mara Hifrtaan tv mt tlfty cents and
aayt 'You o hume, Adam. 1 will walk,
and aa I drove eff dry waa -ulu' towards
de hotel."
'Herman la liberal with roomy, la he
But, AdamY"'
'Moa' etwry riluut when he keep me out
he kIt me a quarter or half dollar."
"1 are! I are!" and the detective ran
hla Buid'ra IhroiiBh hU hair. "Would you
know thla man Btephena If you aw bliu
again, Adatur
Know him, fcr true, Mara I.ang. lie
apeak quit and !", and he eye mlifhty
aharp lak, Oli, I know him!"
What time waa it when you drove
um"''" ...
"It wan late. I ie boul nine o clork,
"You don't know what time Herman
Craven came bourn, or whether ho waa
alone)" . , .
"No, Mara Ijiu. 1 wen to lied directly
I got home; 11 I wen' up to get .Mara
Herman' boe, to blin k il. ui, iu de mow
lu. nd dar waa no one but him dar."
T.But night you did not have the car
riage oiitt"
No. Mar Mug: but Mara Herman
waa downtown. I him ito out de gate
after atipper. 1 don't know what time
he get In."
"He rarrlea a night key to the front
door, I atippune?"
Certain!"
Hero there waa a rap on the door lead
ing Into the hall.
It me, l.an," replied Mr. Sella.
"Hannah i waiting to ace you."
"Yea, yea. In a moment, Ife. You may
go now, Adam. And rememlaTt not
word lu a living oul that you have been
here, or that yott have had any converaa
tl with mrnnt hint! Ami uollce par
ticularly when you are downtown If you
are that limn Utcphena again. 1 will aend
Clun fur. you. when 1 want you again.
You may lie of great aalatnuce to me, aud
you ahall not 'go uiifcwarded."
"(iollyl Mara J.aug. all d 'ward I want
I to are tie man what murder my le
miratrr hanged, and Mar ltola-rt fnmp
bell turned loone, kane 1 know Mi llat
ti' aweetheart neblH-r murdered ole
mamtrr." , '
"You mrrn greater reward tliun
the Htiafartlon of aeelng a guilty wretch
hanged. Adampcrhapa your freedom
who knowaf"
The detectW bad been rolling up the
bloody ahlrt, and here he handed It to
Adam with the words: "Take your ahlrt;
1 th atnlna on It Indicate Indeed that 'fowl
murder hag been committed.' "
"Dat'a ao, Mara Lang," anld the negro,
grinning. "Chicken murder. I's guilty ob
I dat, and you't got a wltneaa nglu me in
de nex' room."
A the door cloaed behind Adam, Cal
ban adiultted Hannah.
"Did you cook chicken for dinner yea
terday, Hannah)" ' " ;
"Yea, Mara I.ang."
"Who killed tbo chlckeua, and when,
nd where?" '
"Why, Adam, Jut hack of de kitchen,
yeatldy niawnln'. Uo chop dar iiaida off
wld do hatchet.'! ' .
"Arejou aure, Hannah?"
.." 'Deed I la. Mar kaug. De fool ulgger
Irt deoi chicken bloody hla ahut all up, and
1 tell hipi, 'Who'i gwalu wanh dat alnit?' "
"Did you eTer nee or hear of a mail nam
ed Kiephcna, a friend of Herman Cta
ren'a, Hannah?"
"I nebber did, Mara I-ang neblmr. If
he got friend, dough, dey nebber cornea
to do houae."
"U MIh Campbell yet lit the Deltoaette
realdence?"
' "Noy he gone home, poor chile."
"Do you think Herman la auspicious of
you In the leant?"
No, Mara I.ang, I alu't think ao,"
"Well, I'widh fair to watch hi move
'' menta a cjoacljl a, soil ciui, also to note
If ho la alment fronl the house ulglils, and
Who enter the holme between thU time
and that of your manter'a funeral, I wish
v aliio to nee Uncle Duke. You can llnd an
opportunity, to tell him to call here at thla
hour to-morrow night. - Ciiutiou him not
to be obnerverrln doing o. Keep a cloae
mouth. Hood nii'lit."
"Hood njKht, Mnra I.ang." And In a
'..moment more the detective waa the only
occupant of the Allien. On a alrlp of pn
per he nimle thin mi'inornudii:
"Plitntera et."
: "Carolina Hotel Iteglater."
"Uncle Duke." , 1 '
. "Mr. Utcphena."
"I1.V all uiean'a-Mr, Htephena," mused
the dcU:t.iv, tut he roiled the atrip of
0
v -v -
patHT Into a ball am) cunt It In a waatc
liUHket.
"Calbnn'a clue," ho laughed. "While be
ing one of a fowl tiiuriW, waa not one
tending to lend to the perpetrator ot the
foul murder of which, pcrhiip, Mr. Hte
phena imiy have a guilty knowledge."
chaFtkiiTxi.
Twenty mlnutea after Itanuah had tak
en her departure from the detective' of-
Hellara entered the door of the Caro
lina Hotel. '
It waa Hearing eleven o'clock, and he
found but two men present iu the ollice
Mclnlii, the night clerk of the hotel, aud
Dolby drowning,; on of the conductor
of the Wlliningion mid Weldon Itallroad.
The detective prntaed through the office
Into the barroom, whera he purchaacd a
clgnr, lighted it ami auntered back Into
the office, -
"(lood evening, gentlemen," be remark
ed, aa he at rode forward to the counter on
which (he register w lying.
"Good evening, Mr. Hcllara," responded
(he two men. ,
"Not niueh transient rutom nowadaya,
I (iipiMiae, Mack?"
"Very little," replied the clerk, "nor do
I aupposo we can look for mors before
fall." .
"1 ahould Judge not," ald Sellara, a he
bent over the open register.
"One, two. Hve, aeven, nine. Why, you
had fifteen arrlvnl to-day."
"Yea, hut half of them are drummera,"
said the clerk; "they get half rate, you
knowN There la not much money in
them."
"Well they will bring you other cuatom
la'er."
"True enough, Mr. Rcllara; that I the
Inducement for giving them half rate."
"Yesterday you had even a greater num
ber, twenty-four. I declare, I ee few
name here that I have not aohie knowl
edge of the parties."
Here the detective turned bark a leaf
of the register. ,
"The 17lh, twenty-one guests. Ah, here
I tl ame of my old friend. Jo Ansou of
Tarboro. Why, here'a Nortiient of Lum
borton and Caldwell of Duplin. Yes. and
Hum Oriidy and Col. Hoyt of Charleston.
Next cornea Hiepheim-O, A. Stephen of
lliillimore. It'a time for me to atop now,
for 1 have no recollection of that name.
To be sure, there are plenty of Ktephenae
Virginia, for Instance, la full of them;
then there are the Stephensea of Cumber
land, the Hiepheuae of Wake and Cra
ven. I wonder If C. A. Htephena la one
of those?"
"I think not," said the clerk. "I liave
no recollwtion of having seen thla Hte
phena before. He wa only here a short
lime. Arrived on the morning of the 17th
and left oil the night of the INth. He may
have been a drummer, but I think not, as
he did int ask for druniuirr' rate and
bad no baggage with him."
"lie wa not a drummer then," aaid
Hollars, with a laugh, "but he may have
been an employer of drummer." , ,
"He made a trip down with me," ob
served Hrownlng. "I hate no recollectiou
of having seen him before. He I not n
drummer, and If he left on the night of
the lHth he must have goue out with Hor
den. He had the night run that trip."
"lie looked rather like a aimrting char
acter," observed the clerk, "but I presume
he waa a Italtiniore business man. Cra
ven, the eashler of the "Cape Fear Hunk,'
seemed to know him; at least 1 noticed
them talking earnestly together on the
night of the 17th. Uy the way, that waa
a sad aftuir of Mr. Deltoaette' taking
off." '
"Terrible, Mack! Terrible! It waa a
ahock to the entire community."
"And to think that Itohert Campbell
should have committed the murder! Why,
he la the last man I would hare suspected,
and I heard Hherlft Cobb say there waa
no doubt of hla guilt.','
"Sheriff Cobb 1 a very shrewd man a
very shrewd man," said the detective.
"1 understiiud that the prisoner had the
udaclty to call you into the case. It re
minded me of your call lu tho Mulberry
case." .
"Very like!. Very like!" said I.ang.
"Cobb got the start of me this time."
"I am aorry for Campbell's mother and
sister," observed the night clerk.'
"Yea, and .1," said I.ang. "Well, good
night," he added, "1 hiust be going."
"Hood uight,' Mr, Hellars."
"So much for Mr. "(J. A. Stephens."
thought I.ang aa he left the office. "He
arrived lu Wilmington on the morning of
tho 171 h. Muck observed him In close
conversation, with Herman Craven that
night, and the same night Adam drives
the two past the banker's house. You
may bo' atrnlghter than a atrlug, C. A.
Stephens, but I muat know more about
you. You left the hotel on the night of
the murder presnmubly left the city the
sume night. The north bound train left
for IWltlmore at ten o'clock. At that hour
(ho banker was a living man. I must in
terview Borden when hu comes down the
road. l'oor Campbell! I believe every
word of his statement. It Is late, but
the mother and daughter arc looking for
me. I must drop in and give them a word
of cheer. I can't be going there much in
the light of day," -
Thla the detective did, and when he en
tered hla own homo the clock waa striking
the hour of twelve. t
,:' ' " CHAPTKH XII;
AtHhb appointed time ou the night of
the 20th Uncle Duke was admitted to the
preaence ot the. detective, ltut the old
man could give uo Information that Sel
la deemed material. It was evident that
he knew less of the cashler'a life, associa
tions and career after banklug hours than
did Adiini.
lie occupied a room ou the lower Boor
of the house back of the bath room, and
usiiiillv was sound asleep by nine o'clock
at night. . That had been the ease on the
night of tiie niurder, and he knew nothing
of the terrible deed that had been com
mitted until he was aroused by the com
motion that followed It.
Ho hud never heard of a party by the
name of C. A. Stephew, nor had he ever
known Herman Craven to bring com-
panlnn Into the bnnker'a house.
Tho night following hla conversation
With Uncle Duke the detective met Con
ductor Ilorden at the Carolina Hotel and
In a discussion which he brought about in.
regard to the traffic of the road, he grad
ually led 'round to the number of passen
ger that the various conductors carried
over the mud on their trips. In the mean
while the hotel register was open before
him. ',
"The transfer from the Manchester
road form the bulk of the pneseiiger list
going north now," said the conductor, "but
ou my Inst trip, the night or the INth I
had a goodly number from Wilmington."
"Yen," said Hellars, turning back the
leave of the register. "I notice quite a
number of arrivals on the 17th and lHth.
It la ao hot here now that they do not
tarry long. I suppose you cnrrlrd them
all back up the rond with you. I ace that
those that arrived on the I7th are nearly
all checked as baring departed on the
night of the 18th. 3o Wallace, and Hoyt,
and Caldwell, and Turner, and Htephena.
Hy the way, I wonder what family of Ste
phens!' thla C. A. Stephens belongs to?"'
"I declare' I don't know," aaid Borden.
"He came down the road with Krownir.g,
I believe. If he left the city on the night
of the INth he did uot go over the road
with me. He may have gone south.
Grady aud, Hoyt went that way back to
Charleston, I suppose."
Theii&l of the month the remains of the
banker were consigned to the grave, and a
vaat concourse of people wa present In
the cemetery when the last sad rites were
spoken.
All eyes were seemingly beut on the
form of the bereaved young daughter,
who, lu the anguish that wrung her heart,
clung, strange to say, not to the arm of
Herman Craven, who seemed to ahudder
and grow pale aa the clods of earth rolled
In upon the coffin, but to the anna of two
women who were seemingly scarcely lesa
agitated than herself the mother and sis
ter of the man who Iny In Jail accused of
the damnable crime of the banker's taking
off.
Many there were who looked on this
scene with surprise, but none with a deep
er feeling of annoyance than Herman
Craven and Sheriff Cobb. ,
To Sheriff Cobb's cold nature It wa in
explicable that the daughter of the mur
dered man should seek consolation ot the
mother and sister of his murderer.
To Herman Craven' mind the circum
stance boded not the ensy fulfillment of
hla wishes. "Wait!" he thought. "Wait!"
Iang Hellars. as he stood ome yards
way, leaulng against a stately pine, hla
tall form towering above all others,
thought, as hla keen eye rested on the fig
ure before hlra: "There will be a tie that
will bind you yet closer together. Wait!"
It was ten o'clock on the 2,'ld day of the
month, and gathered in the spacious par
lor of the residence of the late banker
were the Ave directors of the "Cape Fear
Hunk" and a goodly number of those who
In his lifetime hnd been close personal
friends. "'. '
Seated at oue side of the front parlor
near an open window, aud with Jennie
Campbell beside her, was the banker's
daughter, and very beautiful, yet sad, she
looked, clad in the habiliments that told
of her bereavement.
A number of ladles were seated near
them, aud ranged against the wall oppo
site them were the family servants.
Herman Craven sat near a center table
conversing with the old attorney of the
bank, who presently arose to his feet. In a
position from where he could at will scan
all feature sat the great detective.
.."I have la-en requested,", snid the law
yer, "by the diiughter of our late friend,
by hi nephew and by the directors of the
bank of which be wu the honored presi
dent,. ,to reail to those hewi present Jiis
laift will and testament. The Instrument
la embraced In this package of papers Just
headed me by the cashier ot the bank,
Herman Craven.", , ,
" Here Attorney pubbs removed the rub
ber band and withdrew from the package
the banker's will. ' , , ..'
; (To be continued.)
, , WHIP AGAINST SWORD. .
How a I'iucVy Womnn Prevented Her
Husband's Aasaaetautlon.
The Civil aud Military Gaxette, inib
llslied tit Alluhabad, contains an excit
ing necomtt of the manner In which a
plucky womnu atcd herself aud her
Jiusbtiml against the'attuck of a Gluml.
As Captain nndMrs. Hpence were out
driving Hlowly they saw a Brnhul
mounted ou a Hnhich racing mnre com
ing toward them at a wulU. As the ninn
approached he drew hla sword ami
nuide a vigorous cut nt Ciuttiilu Hpence,
whot on sccIdk tho naked sword, in
stantly stood up and limbed at the
Ghaxl with, the driving whip, causing
the mart! to swerve arid the sword to
pass harmlessly by, but uncomfortably
close to Captnln Speneo's heiid. At tills
Instant Captain Hpence lost his bnlnnce
and foil nudor the wheel of the trap,
where ho lay pinned down for some
time. Seeing her husband In the act
of falling, Mrs. Si'ence selr-ed tjhe whip
from his hand! and Jumped to the
ground.. By this time the Ghar.1 had
wheeled ou tUe.road and wtti milking
another rush. Mrs. Spenee Instantly
stood between her husband and the
man, and there received the Ghnzl's at
tack, whip InTbnnd, cutting at hltu and
hlB mare and calling out for help. By
making vigorous use of her whip she
kept the Ghaal off and drove him away.
A second charge the Ghnr.1 made was
slmllnrly repulsed, except that on this
occasion the GhaKl's cuts eum more
perilously nenr, and Mrs. Spenee wns
knocked down., By this time Cnptalu
Hpence hnd extricated himself from be
nenth the wheel of the trap, where'he
sustained several bruises and a crack
ed rib, and enme to his wife's help, and
when the G)ial made his third rush ha
was drlveu off by Cnptalu Spenee,
when he made off at a gallop, but the
pursuit was taken up and be was ulti
mately run down and shot.
, An Kihlblt on Wheels.
"Henry, when we move I want an
open van."
"Our stuff may get rained on."
"I don't care; I want the neighbors
to see what lovely furniture you buy
for me." u
Fams Old Yarn.
"The very first time I mounted my
wheel I went right off like an expert."
"Break anything)"
FROM PRESIDENT
TO THE NATION
Koosevelt'g First Message For
Congressional Attention
Publicity Is But Remedy for Uiuafa Com
bine Exclude Chinese and Guard All
Immigration Develop Our lilandi and Let
Cuba Come to Stand Alone lncreait the
Navy, Improve the Army and Remain the
World" i Leading Nation'
WASHINOTON, Dec. t Prealdent
Roosevelt'a mesaga to Congress follows:
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives:
The Congress assembles this year under
the shadow of a great calamity, on tne
6th of Beptember Prealdent McKlnley wa
shot by an anarchist, while attending the
Pan-American Kxpoaltlon, at HunTalo, and
died in that city on the 14th or tnat monin.
Urlef of the People.
Tha ahock, the grief of the country ore
blttar In the mind of all who saw the
dark 'day while the President yet hov
ered between life and deatt.
Tha Federal Couru ahould bo given
Jurisdiction over any man who kills or at
tempt to kill the Prealdent or any man
who, by the Constitution or hy law, la In
line of auccesslon for the Presidency,
while the nunlahment for an unsuccessful
attempt should be proportioned to tho
enormity of the offense against our Insti
tutions. Anarchy la a crime agalnat the
whole human race; and all mankind
should bund agalnat the anarchist.
ECONOMIC COII)ITIOJI9."
Restoration of ConBdence and Re
torn of Prosperity.
nnrlns the last Ave yenrs business con.
flitnncs has been restored, and the Na
tion la to be congratulated because of Ita
present abounding prosperity, oucn pros
perity can never be created by law alone,
although It Is easy enough to destroy It
by mischievous laws.
In dealing with business Interests,
for the Government to undertake, by
crude and Ill-considered legislation, to do
what may turn out to be bad, would be
to- Incur the risk of such far-reachtng
national disaster that It would be pref
erable to undertake nothing at all. The
men who demand the Impossible or the
undesirable serve aa the allies of the
forces with which they are nominally at
war, for they hamper those who would
endeavor to find out in rational fashion
what the wrongs really are and to what
extent and In what manner It Is practi
cable to supply remedies. . I
Regulation of Corporation. '
There Is a widespread conviction In the
mlmls of .the American people that the
great corporations known as trusts are
In certain of their restores ana tennen
cles hurtful to the general welfare. This
springs from no spirit of envy or un-
charltab:eness, nor lack of pride In the
great Industrial achievements that have
placed thl country at the head or the
nations .struggling for commercial ' su
premacy. It Is based upon sincere
conviction that combination and concen
tration should be, not prohibited, but su
pervised, and, within reasonable limits,
controlled; and In my judgment this con
viction la rlaht.
The first essential In determining how to
deal with tha great Industrial combina
tions is knowledge of facts publicity.
Department of Commerce and Indus.
tries.
There should be created a Cabinet of
ficer, to be known aa Secretary of Com
merce and Industries,- as provided In the
bill Introduced at the last session of the
Congress. It should be his province to
deal with commerce tn Its broadest eenee;
Including among many other things what,
ever concerns labor and all matters affect'
Ins- the great business corporations ana
our merchant marine.
Chinese Exclusion.'
Not only must our labor be protected
by the tariff, but It should a mo De pro
tected, so far as It Is possible, from the
presence In thla country of any luborers
brought over By contract, or ot tnose wno
coming freely, yet represent a standard
of living so depressed that they can un.
darsell our men In the lnbor market and
drag them to a lower level. I regard It as
necessary, with this end In view, to re
enact immediately the law excluding Chi
nese laborers, and to strengthen It wher
ever necessary In order to inuke Its en
forcement entirely effective.
Trades Intone. ,
The moet vital problem with which thtr
country, and tor thnt matter the whole
civilised world, has to deal, la the prob
lem which has (or one aide the better
ment of social conditions, moral and phy
sical. In large cities, and for another side
the effort to deal with that tangle of far
reaching question which we group togeth
er when we speak or "labor." The chief
factor tn the success of each man wagc
worker, farmer and 'Capitalist alike muss
ever be the sum total of ht own In
dividual qualities and abilities. Second
only to this cornea the power of act
ing in combination or association witn
others. Very great good has been and
will be accomplished by associations or
unions of wage-workers, when managed
with forethought and when they coin
bins Insistence upon their own rights with
law-abiding respect for.4he rights of oth
er. . ...... : '
Better Immigration Laws Needed.
Our present Immigration laws are un
antletactory. We need every honest and
efficient Immigrant titled to become an
American cltlen, every Immigrant wno
come here' to Btay, who brings here -a
strong body, a stout heart, a good head,
and a resolute, purpose to do his duty well
In every way, and to bring up his chil
dren aa law-abiding and God-fearing
members ot the community. Hut there
should be a comprehensive law enacted
with the object of working a three-fold
Improvement over our present- system.
Both the educational and economic tests
In a wise Immigration law should be de
signed to protect and elevate tne general
hn lu .mllil.. n,,H .nlfll A unr Hit.
pervfston should 'be exercised over the
steamship companies, which mainly bring
over the Immigrants, and they should be
held to a strict accountability for any
infraction or tne law.
..... ...Tariff Revision Hurtful. .
Thero is general acquiescence In our
? resent tariff system as a Nutlonnl policy,
he first requisite to our. prosperity Is the
continuity and stability of this economic
policy. Nothing could ,b mora unwise
tban to disturb the business Interests of
the country by any general tariff chunge
at this time
Reciprocity must be treated as the hana-
mqlilpn of nroteetlon. Ilnr tlrst riutv'la
to i that the protection granted by' the
turin in every case wnere it is neeat'o is
maintained, tend that reciprocity be sought
for so far as It can safely be done with
out Injury to our home Industries. " ,
Condition of the Merchant Marine.
The condition of the American mer
chant marine is such aa to call for Imme
diate remedial action by the Congress. It
is discreditable to us as a Nation .that
our merclmnt marine ahould be utterly
Insignificant In comparison to that of
other nations which wo overtop In other
forms of buslnesa, We should not longer
submit to conditions under which only a
trifling portion of our great comfherc la
curried in our own ships. ' ,i
.' Financial Matters. '
In many respects the National banking
law furnishes sufficient liberty for the
proper exercise of the banking function;
but there seems to be need of better
safeguards agalnat the deranging Influence
of commercial crises and financial panics.
Moreover, the currency of tha country!
ahould be made responsive to the de
mands of our domestic trade and commerce.
' tarsia la the Treasury.
The collection from duttea on import
and Internal tuies continue to exceed the
ordinary expenditures of , the Government,
thanks mainly to tha reduced Army ex
penditures. The utmost care ahould be
taken luit to reduce the revenuea so that
there will be any possibility of a deficit;
but, after providing agalnat any such con.
tlngency, means should be adopted which
will bring the revenues more nearly with
in the limit of our actual needs. In his
report to the Congress the Secretary of the
Treasury considers all these questions at
length, and I auk your attention to the
report and recommendationa.
- Interstate Conneree Law.
In 1887 a measure waa enacted for tne
regulation of interstate railways, com
monly known as the Interstate commerce
act. The cardinal provisions of that act
were that railway rates should be Just and
reasonable, and that all shipper, local
ities and commodities ahould be accorded
equal treatment. A commission wa cre
ated and endowed with what were sup
posed to be the necessary powers to exe
cute the provisions of thl act.
The act should be amended. The rail
way Is a public servant. Its rates ahould
I" Just lo and open to all shipper a I.e.
The Government should see to it that
within Its Jurisdiction this la so, and
should provide a speedy, Inexpensive and
effective remedy to that end.
i
Department of Aarlenltare.
The Department of Agriculture, during
the Dast 13 years, nas steadily oroaaenro
Its work on ecoaomlo lines, and baa ac
complished result of real value In UP'
building domestic and foreign trade, it
has gone Into new nelda until it la now in
touch with all aectlons of our country and
with two of the Island groups that have
lately come tinner our junsuicuuu, wnone
neoole must look to agriculture aa a live
lihood. It la searching the world for
irralna. grasses, fruits and vegctaoie spe.
dally fitted for Introduction Into localities
of the several states and territories where
they may add materially to our resource.
Valnc of the Forests.
The practical usefulness of the National
forest reserves to the mining, grazing, Ir
rigation and other Interests of the regions
tn which the reserve lie ha led to a wide
spread demand by the people of the W'eat
lor tneir proiocuun nu r.iciwiuu.
forest reserves will Inevitably be of still
greater use in me iul.d ,." ... v--Addltlone
should be made to them when
ever iniClK'ir, ii.-c
should be increased by s thoroughly busl-
At present the protection of the forest
reserves rems wu,, unnai ' -flee
the mapping and description of their
timber with the United 8:etc Geological
Survey, and the preparation of plana for
their conservative use with the Bureau
of Forestry, which Is also charged with
tne general luvniiwrtucin ui
estrv In the Untied State. These varl-
OUS lUIlcuooa Buuiou vc uii'.u .... ...c
reau of Forestry, to which they roperly
belong. . . ,
Certain of the forest reserves should also
ha mado- preserves for the wild forest
creatures. All of the reserves should be
oeiier ,roi.ieu uuiu
- Reclaiming! Arid Lands.
The reclamation of the unsettled arid
public lands presents a different problem.
Here It Is not enough to regulate the flow
r-mm . The ohtent of the Government
Is to dispose, of ithe land to settlers who
Will tiu IU nomes upon iu i i. sram ("
this object water must be brought within
their reach., . ..
Whatever the Nation does for the es
tenslon of Irrigation, should harmonise
with, and tend to Improve, the condition
of those now living on Irrigated land. We
are not at the starting point of this devel
opment.. Over J200.000.000 of private cap
ital has already been expended In the con
struction of Irrigation works, and many
million acres of arid land reclaimed.
tax and uncertain laws have made
It possible to establish right to water In
excess of actual uses or necessities, and
many streams have already passed Into
private ownership, or a control equivalent
to ownership.
Ration's Aid Jastlflrd.
The benefits which have followed the
unaided development of the past justify
the Nation's aid and co-operation in the
more difficult and Important work yet to
be accomplished
Va, INSULAR JATTERS..;
What Must Be Done to Develop
'', Hawaii.
In Hawaii our aim must bo to develop
the territory on the traditional Ameri
can line ,,
Porto Rlea. ..
It Is a pleasure to say that it Is hardly
more necessary to report as to Porto
Rico than aa to any state or territory
within our continental limits. The isl
and Is thriving as never before, and It is
being administered efficiently and honest
ly. Its people are now enjoying liberty
and order under the protection of the
United States, and upon this fact we con
gratulate them and ourselves.
Cuba.
In Cuba such progress has been made
toward putting the Independent govern
ment of the Island upon a firm footing
thnt before the present aesBlon of the Con
gress closes this wilt be an accomplished
fact. Cuba will then start as her own
mistress: and to the beautiful Queen of
the Antilles, aa She unfolds this new page
of her destiny,' we extend our heartiest
greetings and good wishes. Elsewhere I
have discussed the question of reciprocity.
In the case of Cuba, however, there are
weighty reasons of morality and of Na
tional interest why the policy ahould be
held to have a peculiar application, and I
most earnestly ask your attention to the
wisdom. Indeed to the vital need, of pro
viding for a substantial reduction In the
tariff duties on Cuban imports into the
United States.
The Philippines. . .
In the Philippines our problem is larg
er. They are very rich tropical Islands.
Inhabited by mahy varying tribes, repre
senting widely different stages of pro
gress toward civilization. Our earnest
effort la to' help these people upward
along the stony, and difficult path that
leads to self-government. We hope to
make our administration of the islands
honorable to our Nation by making It of
the highest benefit to the Filipinos them
selves: and as sn earnest of what we in
tend to do, we point to what we have
done. ' -.
Additional Legislation Needed,
The time haa come when there should
be additional legislation for the Philip
pines. Nothing better can be done for the
Islands than to Introduce induatrlal enter
prises. Nothing would benefit them so
much as throwing them open to industrial
develooment. The connection between
Idleness and mischief la proverbial, and
the opportunity to do remunerative work
la one of the surest preventives of war.
. .. .. Pacific Cable.
I call your attention most earnestly to
tho crying need of a cable to Hawaii and
the Philippines, to be continued from the
Phlllnnlnes to points In Asia. We should
not defer a day longer than necessary the
construction of such a cable. It is fle-
manded not merely for commercial, but
for political and military considerations.
NICARAGUA CANAL. .
Work f the Greatest Importanes to
ths American People.
t am glad to be able to announce tt
you tnat our negotiations on this subject
with Great Britain, conducted on botn
sides In a spirit of friendliness and mu
tual good will and respect, have resulted
in my being able to lay before the Senate
a treaty which it ratified will enable us
to begin preparations for an Isthmian can
al at any time, and which guarantees
REVIEW OF PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. I
J Preserve forest. , , J
Increase tiu navy.
Z Exclude the Chinese. ' 2
Enforce eight hour laws. J
Build Pacific cable at once.
J Build the Nicaragua canal ' 1
t Extend and foster reciprocity. 'J
Eulogy of President McKinley. t
Keep out uneducated foreigners. a.
Advises oo change in tariff law. j
Government irrigation of arid lands.
Sweeping condemnation of anarchy.
Labor unions are wise and neces- T
lary. .....
J Remember the nation's soldiers in ,
J aO wars. ' ; J
' Insist upon merit system in civil
service. ,
! Improve, but not greatly enlarge,
J the army. ,, ' '
f Publicity in dealing with combines
2 of every form. J
J Develop new islands on traditional
American lines, , ' .
4 Abandon treating Indians a tribes,
t and deal with them as individuals. ,
Develop merchant marine and carry
g American goods in American vessels. 2
tn thla Nation every right that It has
ever asked In connection with the canal.
NAVY DEPARTMENT. .
Work of Upnnlldlnar It Must Be
Steadily Contlaned. '
There ahould ba no cessation In the
work of completing our Navy. So far
Ingenuity has been wholly unable to de
vise & substitute for the greet wr
than additional ships, and this Is addi
tional officera and men. To provide bat-tle-ehlps
and cruisers and then lay them
up, with the expectation of leaving them
unmanned until they are needed In actual
craft whose hammering guns beat out
the mastery of the high seas. It la unsafe
and unwise not to provide this year tor
several additional battle-ships and heavy
armored cruisers, with auxiliary and
lighter craft in proportion; for the exact
numbers and character I refer you to
the report of the Secretary of the Navy.
But there is something we need even more
war. would be worse than folly; It would
be a crime against the Nation.
1 The Naval Mllltla.
The naval mllltla forces are state organ
isations, and are trained for coast service,
and, in event of war, they will constitute
the inner line of defense. They should re
ceive hearty encouragement from th
General Government,
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Army Is Larare Eaoogh at the Pres.
... ,(' ' ent Tiaae. ; ..
It is not necessary to increase our Army
beyond its present else at this time. But
It is necessary to keep it at the highest
point of efficiency. The Individual units
who as officers and enlisted men compose
this Army. are. we have good reason to
believe, at least as efficient as those of
any other army in the entire world. It
la our duty to see that their training is
of a kind to Insure the highest passible
expression of power to these units when
acting in combination.
Debt Dae to the Veteran Who Ssved
, . the I n Ion.
No other citizens deserve so well ot
the Republic as the veterans, the sur
vivors of those who saved the Union. They
did tne one deed which, if left undone,
would have meant atiat all else tn our
history went for nothing. But for tneir
steadfast prowess In the greatest crisis of
our hiatory, all our annals would be mean
ingless, and our great experiment in pop
ular . freedom , and self-government a
gloomy fallue. .-
' "' Civil Service.
I recommend the passage cf a law
which will extend the classified service
to the District of Columbia, or will at
least enable the President thus to extend
It In my Judgment all laws providing for
the temporary employment . of clerks
Should hereafter contain provision that
they be selected under the civil service
law. :....'
The merit system Is simply one method
of securing honest and etnclent adminis
tration of the Government; and In- the
long run the sole justification of any t)?e
of government lies in Its proving itself
both honest and efficient.
The consular service is now organised
under the provisions of a law passed In
1S54, which Is entirely Inadequate to ex
isting conditions
Forests Are' Reservoirs.
The forests are natural reservoirs. By
restraining the streams In flood and re
plenishing them in drought they make
possible tne use of waters otherwise wast
ed. They prevent the soil from washing,
and so protect the storage reservoirs from
filling up with slit. Forest conservation
is. therefore, an essential condition of
water conservation.
The Government should construct and
maintain these reservoirs as It does other
public works. Where their purpose Is to
regulate the flow of streams, the water
should be turned freely into the channels
in the dry season, to take the same course
under the same taws. as the natural flow.
Treatment of Indian.
In my Judgment the time lias arrived
when we should definitely make up our
minds to recognise the Indian aa an indi
vidual and not as a member ot a tribe.
Permanent Cenans Bnrean. '
For the sake of good administration,
sound economy and the advancement ot
science, the Census Office, as now consti
tuted, should be made a permanent Gov
ernment bureau. This would Insure , bet.
tr, cheaper and more satisfactory work,
In the Interest not only of our bualness,
but of statistic, economic and social sci
ence. .-..'..'. ; .
The Postal Sevviea.
The remarkable growth of the postal
service Is shown in the fact that Ita reve.
nuea have doubled and its expenditures
have nearly doubled within 12 years. Its
progressive development compels con
stantly increasing outlay, but in this pe
riod of business energy and prosperity its
receipts grow so much faster than its ex.
penses that the annual deficit has been
steadily reduced from HMll.TO In 1SS7 to
t3.S23.727 in 1901. Among recent postal ad
vances the success of rural free delivery
wherever established has been so marked,
and actual experience has made its bene
fits so plain, that the demand for Its ex
tension Is general and urgent. i,-
Chlnese Situation.
' The general terms of tha settlement of
the questions growing out of the anti
foreign uprisings in China of 1900, having
been formulated In a Joint note addressed
to China by the representatives of the
injured powers in December last, were
promptly accepted by the Chinese Gov.
ernment.' After protracted ' conferences
the plenipotentiaries of the several powers
were able to sign a nnai protocol wun
the .Chinese plenipotentiaries on the 7th
of last September, setting forth the meas
ures taken by China In eompllanoe with
the demands of the joint note, and ex
pressing their satisfaction therewith
The agreement, reacnea aisposes m s
manner satisfactory to the powers of the
various grounds of complaint, and will
contribute materially to better future re
lations between China and the powers.
THEODORE HOOHKVBL,!'.
Whit House, December 3, 1901.
NEWS OF THE STATE
TEMS OF INTERE8T FROM ALL
PART8 OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of Inv
; portsnce A rlef Review of the Growth
and Improvements of th Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving, Commonwealth
Utert Market Report
Two hold-ups occurred recently in
Salem. .
Socialists in Salem have organized
for the purpose of taking part in the
coming state campaign.
The old placer diggings, 40 mile
west of La Grande, are being worked
for quartz with good results.
A 10 stamp mill and other new
machinery is to be installed in the
Copper Stain mine, near Grant Fas.
The Grand Konde Lumber Co.,
with mills at Perry, is constructing
$10,000 dam for floating togs in the
Grand Konde river.
The . Malheur Gold Mining Com
pany, with mines in Malheur county,
has commenced extensive improve
ments upon its property.
The Western Oregon Poultry and
Stock association hag been organized
in McMinnville to encouarge the
breeding of blooded poultry and
StOCk.". j'-. ..' ' .; . ,',.,; ,.. : l';"...J''
The Tip Top mine, in the Williamg
district, Southern Oregon, has been
gold to San . Francisco capitalists.
Consideration has not . been made
public. .
The Granite Hill group of mines in
Josephine county have been gold for
175,000. ,. ; -
.A pool of 3,500 bales of hops haa
been formed in Salem ' for shipment
to London.
The annual convention of the East
ern Oregon school teachers has proven
a very profitable one. , '. ...
' The Lewis and Clark exposition
fund, being raised in Portland) is
nearly to the f 300,000 mark.
The O. R. & N. is building a spur a
half mile long at Pendleton in order
to connect with the flouring mill.
The primary law governing elec
tions . in Portland, enacted by the
last legislature has been declared valid.
A. G. Marshall, an Oregon pio
neer of 1852, died at his home at
Knox's Butte, Linn county, aged 69
years. - : ,. .. :
Thanksgiving football games were
played in various parts of the state by
the elevens of nearly . every school
and college. . ' '
A man in Baker City who waa com
manded to hold up his hands, grabbed
the gun. He saved his money and
life, but lost two fingers, ; ;
The circuit court has decided that
the bond of G. W. Davis, former
school land clerk, who was short $30,
000 in his accounts, is invalid, hav
ing been outlawed, i . ...
A company has been formed in
Salem for the purpose of' operating a
system , of automobiles in that city.
It is expected to have the machines
in operation early in the spring.
' Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, 69(860;
bluestem, 6061c ; Valley, 59,0.
Flour Best grades, $2.653.20
per barrel; graham, $2.50.
Oats Nominal 95$1.00 pr cental.
Barley Feed, $1616.50; brewing,
$16 16.50 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran,' $16.5017; mid
dling, $20; shorts, $17; chop, $16.50.
Hay Timothy. $1112 ; clover,
$77.50; Oregon wild hay, $5fl per
ton.''" ' 'v ' ,;" '('
Butter Fancy creamery, 22 25c;
dairy, 18 20c; store, 12.18 14c per
pound. , ..... ,
Eggs Storage, 20g22tf; fresh, 27
eastern ZZzac.
,.- Cheese Full, cream twins, 13(9
13 Vtc; Young America, 1415c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, f 2.50(8
3.50; hens, $4.00; dressed, 910o
per pound; springs, $2.50) 3.00,
per dozen; ducks, $3 for old; $4.50(3
5.50 for young; geese, $66.50 pr dot
en;, turteys, live, 11 12c; dressed,
12)15c per pound. , , ,
Mutton Lamb,3sc gross; dressed
6Ko per pound; sheep, $3. 25 3. 50
gross; dressed, 66o per pound. -
Hogs Gross, heavy, $5,12; light,
$4.755; dressed, 67c per pound.'
Veal Small, 88o; large,77Mo
per pound. . , .,.',..
Beef Gross top steers, $3.50(34.00;
oows and heifers, $3.50; dressed
beef, 3($7o per pound. -'
Hop8810o per pound. '
Wool Valley,' 11 14o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 8(81 12 io; 'mohair,
8121)aO per pound.
Potatoes 85$95 per sack.
, The distress caused in the eastern
provinces of Russia by the failure of
the crops is so severe that the authori
ties have forbidden the newspapers to
publish any save official information.
The production of anthracite coal
this year in Pennsylvania is greater
than in any previoug year. , '
A young society woman ,whb lost a
bet on Shamrock II rode for an hour
in Broadway, Mew York, attired as a
cowboy. . n
Colorado is' now boasting of being
the "Switzerland of America." The
railroads report that they took 60,000
tourists into that state during the past
summer. . . . . .