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Newspaper Page TextTHE N:EW AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON M The New Age. A. D. GKIFPIN, ManaBcr. OFKICIC 304 MOIttHMON HTKKKT. Oregon Titlxilutin Onk 001. Kntcred nt the l'ont(t1cc st t'orllftiirt, Oregon, m tocond elms mutter. HtJliHOItll'TION, One Yeitr( VitynUltt In AlvHiirr......92.00 National Republican Ticket. For President, WILLIAM MoKlNLEY, of Ohio For Vico-Presidont, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, of N. Y. WllUIl tho uoiiuiitttoo of Philadel phia Invited thu Republican imtlonul convention to muut in till h city of 111 dependence lmll, it was fully author ized to speak for nil classes iiiiiI condi tions in our midst, oxtuiiding generous hospitality to tliu dolegatos and visitors to thu convention of every racu; and flit) a))iircut luck of courtesy to colored delegatus speaks only for inilividualH itml not for tlio community. Thu question of li()Hiltality to colored delegates mid visitors to thu Ropiibli fun national convoutloii wan a vital mo in 1872, when (Iraiit wax renomi nated in thiH city. It wiih tlio (lrt con vention of thu party in which thu South wan fully lopruseiitud, and the majority of Its Houthuru ilulcgutuH ueru colored mull. Theiu wiih thun much hhudduring over tlio welcome to lie ex tended to thu colored delegates, hut Philadelphia peoplo ami l'hlladelplila hotels were e(pial to hu occiihIoii, ami thu doorH of thu olty were opunuil alike to thu white ami Mack. Thu people of I'hlladolpliiu heartily welcome thu delegates ami visitors to tho coming national convuntion regard less of racu 01 color. Thuru will liu whltu men as delegates; there will lu lilack men uh delegates, ami thuru will ho red men uh dolegatos, hut all aru '(ually welcome ami will equally Hharu tho hospitality Of thu City of llrothetly lvo. Philadelphia Times. Thu colored inou from thu South or dsowhero who may attend thu Repub lican national conveniion u either del gates or visitors should ho treated with thu hiiiiiu respect that we aru leady tu accord to every decent and well behaved Republican. Homo disposition, bouuver, Iiiih crop h)i1 out hum and there to raise thu Kilor lino against them in thu hospital ItioH of convention week, or to regard Jliein with ostentatious imlllTureiico. Thin conduct U nut worthy of Phila delphia or of tho Republican party, and, considering how comparatively few colored delegatus aru in number, 1h eiitiruly uneallod fur. TIiom) men hIiouIiI hu put under no MHiMi of humiliation or dlHcrimiuation. Every one that behaves himself should have tho name coiiHhloratlun granted to him uh to any other delegate or visitor In thu public ceremonleH according tu IiIh di'Minings. Thin wo believe in tho Kcnerul disposition, ami all attempts to go cult of tlio way in snubbing them simply because- of their color ami for nothing else, should be rebuked by every Philadelphia! who Iihh a koiihu of justice ami decency, Philadelphia llullutin. II, 11. llaiuirt, of Indianapolis, founder of thu souud money orgunlza- tion in 1 800, has this to say: tho friends of sound money will "All no thusiastically co-onoiuto to secure tho Miecess of tho party which has respond ed to our appeals," lie also adds that tho sound money plank in the Republi can platform: "Will give tho bound money Democrats something to hope for ami work fur in a continuation of tho present party in pmuir. It will arouse thu lutoroitt of tho business men and present an issue of the future which they can lumitily endoroo and actively cupport. I think the sound money Democrats, under tho circum stances will vote the Republican ticket, or, oven if they do nut cam to do that, they will not go further than to rofusu to vote nt all."' Tho statistics fur Ameiicau ship building fur tho tiscal year just cloned will disprove tho fioo trado assertion that our tonnage lu tlio forolgu trado it tHiiiig rapidly increased. Truth 1c, it is being rudidly dooreiued, although our foreign trado hits greatly Increased. Tho statistics of our foreign trado for thu flHcal year just closed show nil in crease in vuluo of over $!I00, 000,000 uh coiuparod with tho preceding year, wliilo thu proportion carried in Ameri can ships was never so small a condi tion that will compel tho passago of legislation at tlio next session of con gress for tho rovival of American ship- ping in our foreign trade. In President MoKiuloy, tho people have a man of high character, unsul lied reputation, unswerving patriotism, and a stronger candidate than lie was in 1800, because his lomarkahlo exper ience has strengthened and broadened him ami hotter equipped him for exec utive duties. In Governor Itoosovelt, tho peoplo have a representative of tho stalwart Americanism of tho day, and a man closely identified with tho poli cy of expansion as is the president him self. Tin1' make a strong team. This yeai, in -May, there wore moro than twice- as many hogs ami more than twicu as many cattlo received at tho Omaha stockyards as in May, 1800. This shows tho improvement in tho market fur farmers' livestock when the peoplo aio earning money ami can af ford to buy moat. Tho increase in tho number of sheep sold was not so great, because sheep aru valuable now for their wool, under protection. Thu already strong popular demand fur American shipping legislation will bo fortified as thu foreign tradu statis tics of thu country fur thu-. fiscal year just closud show it commerce greater than in any previous year, with a pro portion of carriage in American vessels less than in any other year in our national history. Thu demand for legislation for the upbuilding of American shipping never so long sustained, so widespread, and so insistent as now will bocomo irresistible as our iuuroasuil comiuerco ami decreased American shipping in tho foreign trado are shown by our lis; cal year statistics. Upwards of $50,000,000 moro of American agricultural products wero exported in the fiscal year just ended than in 1800. Our exports of Ameri can manufactured goods havo increased by more than .f 1)0,000,000 this year. Seven per cunt of American foreign commerce was carried in American ships during thu llscal year just closed. Foreign ships carried 0!) per cent, and earned ovui $300,000,000 at tho ex pense of the American people. An increased American foreign com- . . inuron, with n decrease in American shipping ungagod lu its carriage, Is iim umiL,r the command of dipt. Ha tha great fact dlsolusud by our foreign con, happoued iflong In 1800. The ship I . I .1. . I...... ... HmuiA 11.1,1 Ullllt II Undo statistics for the lineal closed. v.. ,11. 4iuf j ear jus. Only Franco, Germany ami Australia, now have moro gold pur capita than tho United States, Only Franco ami tho Netherlands havo moro sliver per capita than the United States. Congress will ho compelled to pass the shipping bill early in tho next ses- shut in order to satisfy tho growing and insistent demand of tho American people for such legislation. The department of agriculture, through tho appropriations of congress, will havo $810,000 mure motioy to spend in the next llscal year for tho iRinellt of farmers. Ninety-throe per cent of our foreiun carrying, and over $1200,000,000 In freights, is tho reoord of foreign ship ping during thu tlseal year just ended. Wheat is getting near the dollar mark again. Silver stands still, and even com is worth nearly Xs muolinow as au ounce of silver, Tuakegrt) Niilrn. Independence day was spent In tho usual patriotlo manner at Tuskoegoa. Huso hall ami various oilier games wero indulged in. At night thu Summer Lyceum rendered a public programme in Porter hall chapel. The young men remaining during tho vacation are conducting au early Sun day morning prayer meeting in Phelps hall ehupel. Tho poultry houses have been com pleted and are valuable additions to our department of outdoor work for cirls, Poultry raising will bo made a specialty, and' such training offered as will piove must helpful to tliot-o who imku into course wii u mo emi in view of ulevatlui! themselves to it as an oc- cupatioii, Tho cost of tho buildings is about $o00, The equipment will bo tlio very bot and such as used iu all up-to date poultry farms, Our girls next year will have a chance to begin study iu one of tho most productive ot all outdoor lines for women. OYUUS OAMFFIKLD. Tuskeegee, Ala., July 7, 1000. THE S LONG ngii as 1800 tho Ameri can uavy hud Its tlrst light with tho Chinese: ami lu Japan and Coreu the United States has also landed parties to demand satisfaction for In juries to American citizens. The chlt'f role of the United States In Asia lias been ns the sponsor for Chluu, Japan and Corea rh nations. Thu United States was the tlrst nation to mako a treaty with China by which that coun try recognized thu principles of Interna tional law, and It was followed prompt ly by other nations. Au American nav al otllcer secured the tlrst cuinmPrclal treaty with Japan, forced the Shoguu to admit foreigners to trade, and Incident ally brought about the overthrow of a usurper and tho establishment of the present liberal government In control. Corea 'h tlrst treaty was with tho United States, as was that of tho king of the Loo Choo Isles. The United States In 1801 inado thu tlrst treaty with Japan that treated the Mikado's empire as n civilized nation. Within the last year this country secured the adoption of au agreement for the open door lu China by the powers Some of the most lu- tlucntlal generals, admirals and diplo mats In tho service of the Asiatic pow ers have been Americans. It Is on ac count of these facts that when tho pres ent trouble arose the suggestion was uiado In many foreign countries that tho United States should settle the cri sis In China and also because of the known disinterestedness of the United States, which has allowed other powers to reap tho territorial advantages that havo followed its action. So, too, the Chinese minister was not without rea son for his suggestion that the Monro doctrine be applied to China. Ft rut I.ciion, Tho tlrst experience of the Oulueso with Amerlcaus grow out of a some what similar stuto of ulTalrs to that In tho Mediterranean, where the United States suppressed tho Harbary pirates, who hud been levying tribute on the Blilps of tho great uatlons without hin drance. Chinese waters wero also In- Tested with pirates, against wliom tne KuroiienuH luul mudo no determined re- . . m ,.,.,,,,, Hlnlll, -,,1,, Athn. eiiiereu wie river ui .muvuu mhu ... .. ,,,,,i ,r tin ohler of- tteer ashoro to got a pilot. The pirate UVIIk VIUM IU VlIIIIIIMiita w .-. - Junks stole quietly up and suddenly rounded tho boat, Intending to leap ou board and kill the crew. When the Amerlcaus realized what had happened they turned their loaded cauuou ou tho Chliieso and fought off the boarders with their llrowu Hess muskets aud boarding pikes. The Chinese gave hnrd battle, throwing baud greuadea ou board. Tho pirates wero beaten off, and tho defeat of tho leader was such a blow to his prestlgo that ho was after wards betrayed by soma of his men. Tho mandarins put him to death by tho means known as tho "thousand cuts," a slow aud prolouged process of hacking Into little bits. Capt. Bacon's lesson, however, taught the Chinese pi rates to respect tho American flag, aud American trado grew and prospered. Tho opium war, which was declared against China by Great Hrltalu In 1840, was responsible for tho opening of that nation to the world's commerce by means of tho treaty ports which were afterwards established. That war grew out of the attempt of China to suppress tho smuggling of opium carried ou by thu Hrltlsh to the depletion of the Im perial revenues. To suppress the trade tho Chltieso had recourse to force. Hut after tho short, sharp struggle In 1S57, which resulted lu the capture of Cauton by the allied Hrltlsh and French, the United States was one of the powers that Joined with Euglaud, Frauco aud Russia lu securing treaties fur freedom of trade. Tho tlrst foreigner employed by the Chinese for tho reorgaulzatlou of their army was an Amerlcsu, Frederick Towuseud Ward, a soldier of fortune, boru tu Massachusetts. He adopted the Chinese nationality under tho name of llwu, married tho daughter of a wealthy mandarin, aud was made a mandarin of tho highest grade aud Ad miral (leucral lu tho service of tho Km peior, lien. Ward turned his attention , lt! orgam.atlou of the empire's ..... , .. .hmi..i- ....... .t. i army, but rounu it a uimcuit tasic. ue died as the result of a wouud received lu directing au assault on Tsekle. The Chinese paid him tho highest possible honors after his death by burying him lu the Confucian cemetery at Nlngpo, "Ward's successor In cotutuaud of the Chluese forces was Major Charle O. Uordou "Chinese" Gordon who :fj ;7jr I Emh iiiiiii1Iiimw ' rnr "miiTi wn' ' S " .zszessssz?sz BJlwKf frfm lh( Ini JKcM?yuJr . rf jporwi fc4aMCft3cv. A can uavy hud Its tlrst light with I , "Vj dlMnyN - V UNITED STATES AND i rrr i-.;&m i v? s 1 I -w -WmZ Ll I ' . S Ml -rM .BkYl. '.r.J.l. A i& .'..V &&$jMtKBmmmmmmwmm wnttm. W ' yUlnTifWfJ)IIIfilllfilMuM''r"'' LQ" t 1 " VirM UPH brought to a high degree of discipline ami clilclency the army whoso founda tions had been luld by Ward. Thu treaty made In 1808 provided for the application of the rules of Interna, tlonal law to the conduct of war be tween the nations, gave China tho right to appoint consuls to the United States, provided for tho recognition of free dom of religion lu China, nud permitted Chinese to embrace Christianity, per mitted the Chinese to nttcud schools In America nud to have free light of travel here, ami for all the mutual priv ileges which are allowed to the most favored nation. The Chinese excluslou act later excluded the Chinese, nud In this again the United States was first and was followed by Australia, the only other nation where the coolie com petition was felt. When tho war with Japan ended dis astrously for China LI Hung Chang turned Immediately to America to se cure a disinterested adviser to aid In the peaco negotiations and watch the Interests of tho Imperial government. The man upon whom his choice fell was John W, Foster, who had succeed ed James Q. lllalno as Secretary of State. Mr. Foster went to Shimon oskl and conducted his negotiations to the satisfaction of tho Chltieso govern ment. In the case of Japan tlio United States was actually tho godfather of tho new nntlon. Japan had been a closed nation from 1038, when tho 1'ortugueso had been expelled, until 1854, when Commodore M. O. Terry, a brother of tho victor on I.ako Erie, opened tho country to for eign trade. The Jupaneso government did uot permit any forelgu vessel to touch nt a Japanese port under any pro tense. In 1840 the United States had Its tlrst trouble with tho Japanese gov ernment. Comuiodoro aisiuger, lenrn lug that somo American sailors wero Imprisoned nt Nagasaki, sent Commo doro Glynn to demand their liberation. He succeeded lu doing so, and the re port ho then uiado of the resources of the island was partly responsible for the determination of Daniel Webster, then Secretary of State, to opon tho Islands to American trade. The acquisition of a Pacific const lino by the United Stntes suggested to Millard Fillmore aud Daulel Webster that the United States should be tho chief trading power In the East, and that the commerco of Japan would bo profitable. Commodore Terry wns, therefore, given a letter to the Mikado, signed by tho President and written by Daniel Webster, soliciting a treaty of friendship and commerce betweeu tho two nations by which the MIkauo'a porta should bo thrown open to Ameri can yessels for purpose of trnle. Commodore Terry sailed In Novem ber, 1852, with a fleet, and he carried with him many useful Implements nnd Inventions as presents to the Japanese government, Including a small railway and equipments, and a telegraph line things which were unknown to the Jap anese. Commodore Terry's Instructions, which ho received from Webster before the Secretary's death, were to approach thb Emperor of Japan In tho most friendly inanuer, and to use no violence unless attacked, but If attacked to let the Japanese feel tho full weight of his power. Ferry's Diplomacy, Terry carried out his Instructions by sailing to Yeddo aud delivering his let ter to the authorities with the request that It be presented to the Emperor. The Japanese, In accordance with their custom, refused to permit him to land, and Terry waited for his au3wer for several mouths, during which he sur veyed the Loo Choo Islands. While In these Islauda ho uiado tho first treaty negotiated by them with a Caucasian power. After waltlug several mouths Commodore Terry returned to the Hay of Yeddo, and finally by a triumph of diplomacy, aided by tho sight of his seven ships, effected a landing and ob tained a treaty permitting the Ameri cans to trade. This treaty permitted cltlaeoa ot tho United States to trade with Japan through the ports of Slmo da and Ilakodade and the United States was authorized to appoint Con suls to represeut lu interest at these CHINA HwVl wp w' la points. It wns stipulated that steam ers from California to China should be furnished with supplies of coal, and that American snllors shipwrecked uiion the .Japanese coast should be treated humanely ami nut killed or Im prisoned, as had been the Japanese cus tom In their attempt tu secure Isolation. Thus Japan, after 'Jill yenrs of seclu sion, cutered Into the family of nations. The other powers were quick to follow the United States' example nud se cured similar treaties, and three other ports were soon ndded to which West ern people might trade. Terry's visit was the cause of the overthrow of the dynasty then In power In Japan. From tho twelfth centurjr the authority of the Mlkndos had been nominal. They bad been relegated among the gods ami their power wns exercised through a Shoguu, who was tho real sovereign. When the Shogun yielded to tho American demands It created a profound sensation In Japan. Tho nobles wero Indignant at the de parture from tho traditional policy of tho empire. They gained tho upper liana, and In 1803 ordered tho Shoguu to abrogate treaties of commerce. At tacks on tho foreigners followed, nnd foreign vessel attempting to enter treaty ports wero flred upon. One of thcsQ vessels wns tho Temhroke, a small American steamer londed with merchandise, Jupa l.enru a T.ensori. Tho Insult wns reported to Command er MncDougnl, who wns with tho Wy oming nt Shanghai. Tho Wyoming at tacked aud destroyed tho Jnpanese fleet McDougal sailed nwny in the Wyoming, which was hit twenty times. FIvo of his men wero killed nud six wounded. Tho American minister mndo a claim of $10,000 for tho loss of tlmo nud freight sustained by thu Teiu- uroKe, which wns paid promptly. Terry opened Japan to trude. Tho United Stntes lu 1878 nnd again In 1894 led the wny for tho admittance of Japan Into full fellowship with tho na tions nud to permit trade of Amerl caus In every part of tho empire. After 1808, when the Shogun waa finally overthrown nnd tho Mikado him self began to rule undor a constitu tional government, the Japanese show ed constant progress lu peuce. They became restlvo of being treated as bar barians and wished tho removal of the stigma. Tho first effort was received with favor by tho United States, which, by the treaty of 1887, placod Japan upon exacty the same footing as Germany, France, or any other couutry In rela tion with tho United States, except that 'the consular courts wero contin ued. The trenty of 1804 was the first to give Japan standing among nations. Uutll then the empire was closed to foreign residence and travel. Corel was the last of tho Eastern Asl atlo countries to bo opened tho world. "The Hermit Kingdom," as It was called, excluded all foreigners until 1882, when Comuiodoro Shufeldt of the United tSates uavy opened It by much the same methods that bad been em ployed by Commodore Terry in the case of Japan. Tho first communication tho United States and Corea had wns one of force, nnd In a punltlvo expedition 2,000 Core nns were killed. This expedition was sent because of the treatment of the crew of nn American schooner, the General Sherman, which had been char tered by a British trader. Their defeat In this battle taught the Coreans a wholesome respect for Am erlcaus, who were uumolested from that time forward. The United States was determined, however, to secure trade with tho peninsula, which re mained closed to all nations except China and Japan. Tho negotiations were put In charge of Commodore Shufeldt, who had served In one of the expedition against tho Coreans. The matter was accomplished by diplomacy when China became Jealous at the growing Influence of the Japanea 1 the kingdom. TWUMP1T PALLS. iHii Kera Sa4 m WaraUc Not to Um UsrtN4, jff fja OIL that cannot A jtfr (0)Brvr weeds can- y& ' not grow nny f 4iR $s& y. ""v" iruus ii it me uios soins fall. Light Is the only armor n gain si VSWI V Ti darkness. VnL yl2 AH our dcbtB U 1JUKvS-5Sr God are mndo pay Tho trumpet of fame assembles more foes than friends. Great truths arc dug f-p, not stum blod ou. There are no moral murders they are all suicides. Tho warmth of church ploty comes from llresldo dovotlons. Ho who harbors Impurity will nover entirely disinfect his heart. A big Sunday dinner usually spoils the nppettle for tho Dread of Life. The Gospel is- uot only an escape from death; It Is nu entrance Into life. It Is a bad thing for tho Christian to rest lu the shade of tho "green bay tree." Some men nrc praying for sanctifies tlon who need to pray for scuso and sand. God makes men work, not on account' of what they make, but for whut the work makes of them. There nrc too ninny men praying for grace to hear the Cross whoso wives are beating Iu the wood nud water. RUSSIAN PROGRESS None Cuu Illmler it-Chief Ally Is Time. What the warrior monk Ellas uttered loug ago receives continuation every passing year: "The progress of Russia Is mysterious and profound. Ueforo sho moves she neither betrays her plan nor hesitates nor boasts, but none can bin der her arriving where sho has set her will." Not long ago I revolved n letter from a Uulgnrliiu friend, u lending member of the sobrutijc, or Bulgarian chamber of deputies, says u writer lu the Nn tlonal Geographic Magazine. Ho used these words: "In thu near or distant future I see only two prominent na tions the United Stntes 111 tho west, and ltussln owning tho wholo of Asia ind exercising n preponderant lutluence over the European continent. The whole of the Ualknn peninsula, Asia Minor, Persia, Central Asia nro her natural nud Inevitable Inheritance. Abovo Asia and Europo I sco tho white czar of holy Russia. Your peoplo need havo no concern. Tho Interests of Rus sia nud tho United Stntes nowhero con flict. Naturally they nro friends and allies. Together they aro to regenerate tho world." Thus tho Bulgarian states man utters his own conviction nud the great political credo of tho Slav. Tho ono necessity nud tho chief ally of Russia Is time. How far tho peace manifesto of Nicholas II. was prompted by philanthropy or by profound but selfish statecraft It Is Imposslblo to know. If philanthropy, that manifesto , remains- tho noblest nud most memora ble document ever Issued by a Chris tian monarch; If political sagacity, that manifesto Is in appreciation of tho fu ture tho nstutest uttcriiuco ever made by tho occupant of tho Russian throuo. But' it Is unbecoming to question tho hidden motives of n deed In Itself sub lime. History will record no moro than this; that nt tho closo of a century moro crowded with bloodshed nud war thau any other slnco tlmo began Rus sia through tho volco of her nutocratlo czar put forth n plea to nil mankind for universal brotherhood nnd peace. Wonderful Thimbles. Tho Princess of Wales Is tho possess ir of a thlmblo of gold, delicately traced with bluo enamel, nnd studded with small slabs of various precious stones. It Is an heirloom Inherited from Den mark. The wife of a commercial millionaire In tho Argentine Republic possesses a thimble made by a London West-end Jeweler which cost 2,500. It is a very large oner-foreign ladles all using larg er thimbles than usually sold In Lon donand Is one mass of diamonds and rubles, the gold setting scarcely show Ing. The same firm, for a gentleman from Philadelphia, mado two thimbles, each of which, composed wholly of dia monds, cost one thousaud guinea. They wero both given ns presents to ladles, ono tho wlfo of a well-known statesman. For ono of tho Sasson family they mado many thimbles, averaging 500 each, all of which were given away us wedding presents. Tho Queen of Slam possesses a thim ble (a gift from tho King) which Is made of the finest gold, In tho shape of a lotus bud, and Is studded with diamonds so arranged that they form her name aud the date of her marriage. lob Lot of Weddings. In the Church of Collogues, near Lyons, a few days ago, a remarkable combination of matrimonial ceremonies took place. Mile. Gonnat was married to M, Jean Yallansot, while, at the same time and place, the bride's par ents celebrated their sliver wedding, and the bridegroom's parents similarly celebrated theirs, and the grandpar ents of the brldo celebrated their gold en wedding. A woman's Idea of a good conversa tionalist Is a man who can think of something to say when she pauses for. second to regain her breath. Human nature sets a man ngm Jodf et hbj neighbors, " .