The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, April 19, 1902, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Texth CHJfi .W AGKE, POttTLAJTO. GKKGrON. The New Age A. D. GRIFFIN, Manager. enld, 'ii'ii Hlnrk HI., onciml lllrifc, l'ortliiiiil, Otneon. Kntercil At tlio pnMofllco at Portland, Oregon, as secoud clou matter. M BUIIHCJItirTION. One Tour, I'Mynbln In Atlvnno S3. 00 Established 1896. Published at2Btark Bt. Third Fluor. A CASH IN POINT THE NRH'S OFFICE. CORO- Mr. J. P. Flnloy linn been nominated by tho alleged Ropubllcnn convention which InBiilthiBly Ignored and ostrn clncd 800 negro voters of this city for County Coroner. Mr. J. P. Flnley Is personally a decent, rcBpoctnblo cit izen. Tho Now Ago, In UiIh comment gives him that much credit to start with. nut It la fair and necessary to state a fow other pertinent facts about nrothor Flnloy, slnco ho has allowed a half-Republican convention to thrust him, forward boforo tho people. To tato ono fact bluntly and plainly, Mr. Flnloy, for years, was an "A. P. A." Votors know what that means. Tho Now Ago Is not a Catholic organ, by any means; tho Catholic church and pcoplo will tako caro of thomolves; fow If any nogroes aro Catholics; bur tho Now Ago speaking for 800 negro TOtorH, who havo been Ignored, os tracised, and Insulted by an alleged Itopuhllcan convention, protests ngalnBt tho election of this narrow, bigoted "A. P. A." candidate It Is tlmo for broad nuin, for men of broad vIowb; wo want no narrow, projudlccd plcayunlah men In ofllcn, ovon for Coronor. Mr. Flnloy, per sonally, a vory docont gentleman, nev r thought of tho 800 negro voters, mostly Republicans, In this town, when ho took that nomination. Now, ho expects them, bocauso ho Is the candldato of this half-baked Hpurlous Hopubllcan donventlon, to vote for him; but tho New Ago frankly tolls him that ho won't got them. Tho ne gro voters of this city do not proposo to bo Insulted with Immunity and voted llko cattlo by tho Republican party or a faction of It any longer. Thoy nro going to muko a protest on Juno 2, In sovornl spots, and ono of thoso spots a small one; If you plonso, but a begin ning Is tho Coroner's olllco. Thoy nro going to help boat J. P. Flnloy. And "there nro othors." Mr. Flnloy, the Now Ago under stands, Is trying to make capital out of the statement that If tho CltlzenH' candldato Is elected Mr. Edward Hoi man will bo practically tho Coronor. Buppose Mr. Flnley's opponent should, olllclnlly and legitimately choose Mr. Holmnn rnther than Mr. Flnloy, as undertaker In certain enses, what harm Is there In that? Mr, IIol man Ih an honorablo successful, broad minded popular business mnn. He hns succeeded because ho desorves to suc ceed. Ho never robbed or swindled anybody. He seoks no olllco. Ho hns built up a legitimate business, second to none In the Northwest, If on tho Pacific Coast. All this Is, or ought to ho, Irrelevant, and Mr. Hnlnmii'n namo would not bo mentioned hero except for tho fact thnt Mr. Flnley, with Ills characteristically nnrrow minded, uplonotlc view of things, Is reported to bo going about saying that Mr. Hol mnn Is running for Coronor, or will run the olllco. There Is no proof or evidence of tho truth of this state ment; Mx. Holmnn Is simply attending to his business as tho leading under taker of tho Pacific Northwest; tho Coronor'H salary would bo a bagatelle to him; he gives nway mpro than that every Christmas to worklugmeu; ho In not n candldato for Coronor, and doesn't want the olllco; but If ho was hu would boat J. P. Flnley. ex-"A. P. A." three votes to one. Put that In your plpo, Friend Flnloy, nnd smoke it! CHANOIJ IN OENERAIi KI.KCTHIC COMPANY. On nccount of poor health Mr. P. F. Moroy, long and very favorably known In tills community, has resigned his po sition ns President of the Oonoral Elec tric Company. This Ih a local Institu tion of which not only Portland and Oregon City, but tho wholo Pacific Northwest nro proud. It has been, and Is, and will bo, ono of the great, force ful, mighty dovolopers of this region. Its business hns, with perhaps somo occasional minor exceptions, boon woll conducted, nnd will be no doubt, oven better conducted, if pouslblo, In tho fu ture than in tho past. Tho Into State Senator Easthum lntd the foundations of ono of tho greatest properties and pieces of "public util ity" in tho country; but ho died, and tho work ho bo nobly nnd broadly planned and started has been success fully carried on by Mr. Moroy. Ilut now, owing to ill-health, Mr. Moroy has to lay down tho bunion nnd sook health In recreation, to which ho Is certainly well entitled, U Is understood that a Now York Arm has secured tho controlling In- QTRAbES(iB )CtiuNCILi9 tercst In this great local company, as a successor to Mr. Moroy. TIiIb Is well; by such investments Eastern capitalists becomo acquainted with the marvelous resources and possibilities of this Incomparable Northwest coun try. We welcome Messrs. Pratt & Co. Into tli I b, field, and assure them that they havo secured ono of tho most val uable properties in the Wjst. In the face of Botn,e difficulties; it has been well managed; it has In all details served tho public intelligently and woll; and it deserves to succeed, and will succeed, during the growing years to come. NEW FEDERAL BUILDING. Tho now Fedornl building waB turned ovor this week to tho collector of customs, and, though It is not yet fully completed, It Is sufficiently so thnt tho government architect, Mr. Lazarus, fools safe In relieving him self of tho largo responsibility In volved, and being frco of this long "Job." So far nB Is known or nppnr ont, he has performed his work well, nnd In entitled to public approbation. Ho Is one of many cxnmples of purely business men whom tho government has In Its employ. Collector Patterson will bo hence forth tho custodian of this fine now building, nnd there Is no renson to doubt that ho will tako much pride In Ub proper maintenance and preserva tion. It Is perhaps unfortunntc that the site for this building was not se lected farther up town, but In a few years, when Portland, as In five or six years It will be; shall bo a city of UfiO, 000 Inhabitants, tho matter of location will bo unimportant. It Is In good hands, nnd is nnd will be a notable addition to our public buildings, Tho New Age congratulates Architect Iazarus on IiIh undoubted succcfls, nnd Collector Patterson on his equally undoubted capacity to han dle this building In tho public Inter ests, and with credit not only to him self nnd the administration thnt he servoH, but to the pcoplo of Portland and tho public generally. POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE. Local politics Is still somewhat neb ulous. The "Citizens" havo not yet completed their ticket. Tho Now Ago believes thnt Its sovernl thousand renders desire a fair, candid, some what independent expression of opin ion on theso tickets, nnd whnt the men stand for nnd represent; nnd this paper will accept that responsibility, as soon ns all the candidates Are all boforo tho pcoplo. Tho Now Ago confesses nay, mnkes no apologies for tho fact that as a Re publican paper, perhaps tho only straight Itopuhllcan paper In town, It Is going to discriminate somewhnt. The tlmo hns passed when voters can bo called up and marshalled to vote a ticket "straight" on nil occasion and In local affairs, wo might ns woll acknowledege and recognlzo this fact. The New Age, as a Republican pa per, believes In an Intelligent support of the national administration; It ho lives In nnd will contend for Republi can policies genernlly; but ho is a fool who doesn't know thnt not overy Re publican Is going nlways and forever to vote the professed or nlleged Re publican ticket "straight." It would also, Indeed, bo a fool who did so. Other people aro studying, discrim inating; and tho colored votors of this city .must do tho same. Other wise they will not only have, but will not deservo, respect. MITCHELL'S HILL DEFEATED. Senator Mitchell did not show his usual good senso and Judgmont when ho fathered tho new Chluesu exclusion act, which wont down In defeat In the Uultod States Senate on last Wednes day. Wo prodlctod when tho bill was first reported that It wns entirely too drastic and calculated to work an Irre parable Injury to tho commercial In terests of tho Pacific Northwest honce Its defeat. Charles Wllklns, for many years In dian agent on tho Umatilla reservnt tlon, and prior to his appointment a newspaper mnn, Is In tho city. Mr. Wllklns has uiado ono of tho most Intelligent and capable agents the government ovor had, and will doubt- loss bo kept In his position as long as ho desires to hold it. President Roosovelt Is undoubtedly one of tho grontest and noblest states men that over filled the presidential chair, and Tho Now Ago believes ho will llll it till Mrch 4. 1903. Charley Fulton has been In town all week. You aro not running hero, Charloy; and If you will notlco It, you scorn to havo troubles of your own In ClntBon county. W. F, Uutchor. cnndldato for con gress lu this district, Is an able, elo quent mail, and a friend of labor nnd tho Negro peoplo. Two men, Auditor Devlin and CounclluuMi Morrill, will havo a "walk ovor," Thoy doservo It. Wo H. Popo .may bo auditor yet. Thoro is no bettor man. Judgo Uoua'a majority will bo In the neighborhood of 10,000. WILLIAMS FOR MAYOR. Judgo Williams Is not only tho lead ing citizen of Portlnnd and of Oregon, but he hns been conspicuously ono of the best friends of tho negro race who over held positions of power In this country. Tho New Ago alluded last week to ono notable Instance In which Judgo Williams as a Territorial Judge, rescued a negro from, slavery In this then Democratic Territory nnd by tho way, Judge WllliamB was then a Democrat himself. Another incident In his remarkable career was his advice to President Grant by which during a crucial pe riod, the negroeB of tho South were protected In their political rights. Judgo Williams baa alwayB boon tho nogroeB' friend; ho Is so todny, and ho will recclvo their almost unanimous vote. ATTORNKY-OENERAL. Hon. A. M. Crawford, Republican nominco for Attorncy-Qcneral of Ore gon, is a man eminently qualified for that position. Ho is a man of mature years, though yet physically and Intel lectually in the prime of life. Ho came to Oregon in 1880, and located In Marshfleld, Coos county, where he soon became tho leading lawyer of that section of the State. In 1890 here moved to Roseburg, whero ho has slnco resided, nnd whero ho also rose, by forco of ability and integrity, to tho bend of his profession. Ho hns been a lifelong Republican, hns had a quarter of a century's practlco In his profession, nnd no mnn in Southern Oregon stands higher personally or professionally. Therefore, "It goes without saying" thnt Mr. Crawford will bo elected Attornoy-Qcnernl by a lnrgo majority. REPUULICAN CANDIDATE FOR ASSESSOR. . Oco. E. Watklim Unfriendly to tho Col ored Mnn, So Declares a Corre spondent. To tho Editor of tho Now Ago Dear Sir: I beg lcavo through tho columns of your valuablo paper, to say a fow words regarding tho coming election, ns we aro all Interested to a moro or loss degree, and it Is tho duty of overy voter to weigh carefully tho stop ho takes in casting his ballot. Tho Ne gro votors of tho United Sates, as n rulo, nro Republicans, but In locnl elec tions thoy frequently lay asldo their Republican garments and voto for tho man of their choice regardless of their party principles. It is tho right of ov ery American citizen to express bis vlows either by tho freedom of speech or tho freedom of tho press; thoreforo It Is my pleasure to say. that tho Re publican party from its birth has been a friend of tho Negro, nnd will contin ue to bo. Tho Ropuhllcnn party hns tho distinction of bolng tho lending spirit in all great reforms, and has al ways fostered with zealous caro tho wolfnro of tho Negro, and through tho vigilant oyo of this great party tho Ne gro's position In life has been lifted upwnrd nnd onwnrd. Thoreforo In this connection I nm vory sorry to know thnt tho lato Republican Convention of Multnomah county saw fit to placo Mr. O. E. WntRlns upon tho tlckot for As sessor. Mr. Wntklns' past attitude toward tho Negro places him In n po sition thnt cortalnly does not ndm.lt of his support by tho Negro votors of Multnomnh county. They nro wide nwako as to who aro their friends, whether thoy bo In tho Ronubllcnn party, or In any other pnrty. This be ing n locnl election, thoy will look upon It differently than If It wore a natlonnl election. You will probably hear from mo nirnln. JAMES N. DESSELLEW1. April lf, 1902. Now Theory ot Longevity. The great question of the elixir of life has been vexing philosophers for centuries. A scientific man has now entered tho field with n now theory for prolonged mini's mortal span, A mnn, ho says, lias a definite number of wak ing hours allotted to him, and tho few er he uses up the longer will his life Inst. If, therefore, lie Is content to sleep most of tho time there Is no rea sou why he should not live for two hundred years. He adduces the case of tho negroes ns an Illustration. The expert mny very possibly bo pnrtly correct, but whether tho life he pre scribes would be worth living may be doubted. The allotted threescore uitd ten years spent In the ordinary way would probably be Infinitely prefer able. Symbolic. The Cheerful idiot l notice our land lady la up on foot-ball. Tho Gloomy Sage How so? ,,u.A niwinrful lillnt Whv. aim Rnrvpn her pie In "hollow wedges." Brooklyn Eagle. Ooko Product. About 20.KUl.a4S tons of coke were produced l the United States Inst year, as compared with 3.817.253 tons In 1800. llg Iron Used in 1UUU. More thau ,.J7.000,000 pounds of pig Iron were consumed In this country In 1000. Indian lu Alaska. The native Indians of Alaska num ber 29.KM. a gain of -U&J In ten years. Ever remark how the patience of a 15-yiNir-old girl Is sorely tried by her mother) Kept 1 ny. "Aro you a voter In this precinct, my dusky friend?" "Mo? I should say I wut. I've voted beau much ns &0 times. Yes, snh!" "How long have you beeu a resident of tho precinct?" "Vho, me? I've lived beau golu oa a yeah au' a ba'f, aah." ' ANCIENT ANCESTOR Of n HIE MODERN HORSE. The accompanying Illustration Is re produced from a photograph of a wa ter color, painted by Charles It. Knight. It Is based upon n mounted skeleton of the nnliunl In the Ameri can Museum of Natural History, and represents, according to the artist's idea, what the oldest known ancestor of tho modem horse looked like when It ronmed over our country some mil lions of years ago. This nnlmnl, called ny the scientists protorohtppus. was only sixteen Inches In height, nnd It, moreover, had four toes on Its feet. It differed, therefore, mnrkedly from tlio existing horse, so much so, In fact, that If the Intermediate forms were not known not even scientists would suspect any relationship between the two. Ilut the horse Is the evolution ists' show animal. Its ancestral lino has been better worked out than that of any other mammal, and, rather strange to relate, the evidences of this nncestry nrc more complete In America than In nuy other country, though the present horse Is not Indegnous to the soil, the horse lino on this continent having become extinct In plclstoccno times before, so far as wo know, tho advent of man. HUMAN EVEN TO SNAKES. Naturalist Aalmitied of Ills Urntalltr In Klllliiu a Ktittler. Few naturalists have loved nature nnd her wild offspring ns well ns John Mulr loves her. lie respects tho rights of the humblest of God's creatures. Could anything better Illustrate tho type of man he Is than his nccount of tho killing of a rattlesnake? Before I learned to respect rattle snakes, he snys, I killed two. Tho first was colled comfortably around a tuft of bunch-grass on the Sun Joaquin plain, and I discovered him as I was stepping over him. He held his head down and did not attempt to strike, although lu danger of being trampled. At that time, thirty years ago, I Imagined that rat tlesnnkcs should be killed wherever found. I had no weapon of any sort, and on the smooth plain there wns not a stick or a stone within miles; so I mndo ready to Jump on him ns deer are said to do. He saw I meant mischief, nnd ' quickly cast himself Jnto ii coll, ready to strike In defense. I knew he could not strike wheu traveling, therefore I threw dirt nnd grass sods at him, to tease mm out of coll. Ho held his ground n fow minutes, threatening nnd striking, and then stnrted off to get rid of me. I rnn forward and Jumped on him; but he drew back his head so quickly my heel missed, nnd ho nlso missed his stroke at mo. rcrsecuted, tormented, again and ngnln he tried to get nway, bravely striking out to protect himself; but at last my heel came squarely down, sorely wounding him, nnd a fow more brutal stampings crushed him. I felt degraded by tho killing business less of n man and farther from heav en; and I mndo up my mind to try to bo at least ns fair and charitable as tho snakes themselves, nnd to kill no moro save In self-defense. Against Another Flood. Derrlgunu lived In a crippled shanty which stood lu u field near tho main highway. The foundations of the house were lower Hum the road, through which run u great watermaln. As.tho living floor of tho house was raised on posts to make It level with the high way, It left a large cellar underneath, where Derrlgan kept a dozen liens. One day the water-mnln burst, flood ed the cellar and drowned the hens. Derrlgan Immediately put lu a claim for damages. After u long delay and much trouble. Influential friends assist ed the old man to get twenty dollars lu settlement of his claim. That evening he saw Mrs. Cassldy, bis next-door neighbor, sitting on her back steps. "I got me money from the city I" ho called to her. "Did ye, then, Mr. Dprrlgan? It's glad I am. How much did ye get?" "Twlnty dollars." "Glory be! An' hov ye the mouey?" "1 hov uot; but I had It." "What did ye do wld It?" "Sure, 1 bought twlnty dollars' wort of ducks wld It." Out of HU Province. A soap-maker and a banker wcro at a Wagner concert, snys the Christian Register. The program did not please them, and they began to talk. "Every man,'1 said tho banker, "wants to do something outside of his own work." "Yes," 'answered the soap-maker. "I manufacture good soap, and yet 1'vo always wanted to bo a banker." "You wouldn't bo a good one. I am a successful banker, but I always want ed to write a book. And now here's this man Wagner tries his hand at music. Just listen to the stuff! And yet we all know he builds good parlor care." Australia' Population. Tho populatlou of Australia has In creased by 10 per cent durlug the last decade. AVratmlaater Abbey. No fewer than l, 173 persona have been burled In Weatmluster Abbe. When in Medford STOP AT The New Nash Hotel FIRST CLASS IN EVEHY PARTICULAR. W. d. HAMILTON, Proprietor. ..THE BROOKE DRUG CO.. Prescriptions Accurately and Care fully Compounded. Telephones Columbia 760, Oregon Red 18C-I Prescription - Druggists 67 North Third Stroot PORTLAND - - OREGON Oregon Diane Union 21. GRAND AVE. MARKET. Joe. Iiadura, Proprietor. Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal and Poultry. I will keep only the best ami chntceit meats. OIto me a trial and I will convince yon. 22 Grand Ave., N. PORTLAND, OllK. ENTERPRISE SHOE CO. 83,' North Third St. Boots and Shoes Made to Order UEl'AiniNO NEATLY MONK. Work Called for and Delivered. All Work Guaranteed. H. C. RILEY, Manager. Q. F. ROBERTS. STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES 455 Washington St, Cor. Thirteenth, rhone Rod 1014. PORTLAND, OREGON ..ESMOND .. HOTEL. Portland, - Oregon. Front and Morrison Streets. ItATKflt European Plan, 50c to $ .0 Per Day American Plan, $ to $2 Per Dai OSGAK ANDKKHON, Manager. J, C. 1'ENDEOAST. Chief Clerk. 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THE NELSON SHOE Is made in Alligator, Asbestos Calf and Kip, French and Philadelphia Kip, Milwaukee Grain Top, Coun ters inside and out, and contains the best materials money can buy. Hand-sewed to order a specialty. Repairing a Specialty, and done while you wait, and guaranteed to be up to date fat every respect. Factory: 43 North Third St., PORTLAND, ORE. NORTHWEST IMPLEMENT CO. Dealers In Agricultural Implements: AND VEHICLES. Racine, Fish Wagons. Canton Flaws. F. H. SCHREIBER, Mgr. ao8 Front St. PORTLAND. (J. It. Walker. W. I). Allen The Climax Cafe 1S2 North Sixth Btrcet. A Choice Collection of Wines and Liq uors. Iimfiortcd and Domestic Cigars. POOL AND BILLIARD PARLORS Telephone North 1671. Blazier's... No, 248 Burnside Street. Bet. Second and Third, PORTLAND, OREGON Tho Rest of Wines, Liquors and Cigar KRIEG A LEVY (IKCOill'OKATKD.) Mm GROCERS COKKKK AND TEA A 81'KOIAl.TV. 304 Washington Htroat, Cornar TaotBv TltY OUIt CKI.EIIRATKD COFFEE. Hath riiunas HUH. I'OIITI.AND, OR. 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