Portland new age. (Portland, Or.) 1905-1907, September 15, 1906, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextL TIIE NEW AGE, PQHTLAINP, OREGON I u A. D. OKII'I'IN. MlimiKur onicf.Um.i.ifli7.i'..mm.muWltimuH.lliiK st ilQwn m contcntcd ,,encBB nnrt '"r.ntetthepo.on1ce.tl.0Und,or.,oa,,oxpect a great growth without do.ng MMcond-ciuitimitw. nnvthlng herself There must bo a : sutlsCRin.0N Uo-foot channel over the bar at the o. Y.r. wX: .oo nioutn of tll0 Columbia, which will o.Y.r. w.bu.r:dvr ,.oo Mli fmti&iiW I EDITORIAL VvfvwVCvVvl PORTLAND'S RAPID GROWTH. become a largo city wbb never doubled by any observer of good Judgment, for Its location was a sufficient guarnnty of that, but that ll Bhould experience Hiich' a phenomenal growth tlic year nfter the Lewis and Clark exposition, when many predicted u "slump" was to most people unexpected. Far moro building, both of business structures and residences, Is going on than ever beforr, prices of real estnte have gone up by leaps and bounds, a steady tide There nro plenty of evidences on all Tll,rtl ,,, 1)(J a Krnl Blnt.,tcr nd tho city, a trip on which route Is a "' ' tor, "" t can elect whomsoever .them In fighting rival railroads mot iiBiwitii .t ........... ... .- ... nldoB that Portland Is growing faster ,n()r0 ,,. facir,CH, ,,ort,lind has 'delight to all who take It. The com- ' ""1 can agrt-o upon. If they want to enter "his" territory. The ( to the people which are elected. Of than ever before In Its history. That J(! ,() ,, ,t milHt work ,, I10t 'puny has spent and Is spending a great ' "t "ourno, It will bo a potent and power of federal and stnto govern-,ono thing the state Is sure; DrowncIL .. ..,,...1.1 .iii ,,,i nvriiimillv . ... . .......... f mi i.. .1 sniinlttcil fact Hint under tills now bvb. ment Bhould uo farther even than this .will not be a candidate this time. It nuiiiu h'"" "'"""' "" -' .llrpnill nit 1IB Creai I CSliny. hhiuhhi ill hiuuuj, unniuiin ill uiu iiii-, of population Is Mowing In, buHlncss nvHry jmf n century has bevn recog- with any Btrlkes. Tho employes know In all lines Is good If not booming, "1 't,z,.,i n Unanclal circles far and near thp company Is trentlng them fairly, It Ib evident that Instead of liavlng'nH (K, en,nMB institution of Kb kind and are Its friends. The conductors reached a nearly stationary period, as j( ((, a(,t. Northwest. It was and motormen aro almost Invnrlably homo BhortslghtMl people HtippoHcd 'eHta)lHi,(..l when Portland was but a not only capable men, but are polite, would bo the case, Portland has '" very sniall town though froin Its loca-'gentleinnnly and careful In their treat fact Just fairly begun to grow, Is en- ()l incoming 00 of Importance In 'ment of passengers. Tne service, terlng on u period of real anil larger growth, which will continue Imloll-',.,. nltely. Tluro are j.ien of good JiidK - ment who predict that Portland will yet he tho largest city on tho Pacific Coast, and while this may bo an ex- travagant conjecture, It Is by no means one Impossible of being made true. Han Francisco will bo rebuilt, and In tlmo will becomo larger than It was before It wbb overtaken by the awful ,,rHt Nntona lll0 fmnl rm,i(( nn(1 calamity of April 18th lust, but this',,, ,,,, ()f nM,lB ,, V()I110 ()f lHIH. will lake iiiiiny weary, toilsome, x.jIll(HH far ,,,, ()f nny 0lt,p ,mk , pensive and burdensomo years, and ,, rtlK,(,)f TPB0 (wo p()llwr during that period Portland will keep on growing steadily nnd rapidly, and iml.ilni! on the bin Hay city. Seattle r - I that now claims a good many more thousands of population than Port- laud, has lu fact, as shown by all the nimcratln& Mr. Corbctt'a many well .tilled with tho city's growth and In. usual tests, u few thousand less, nnd ! henenctlons during his llfetlino terrain, nnd hnvo themselves contii-while- Seattle will grow fast, It wlll'mj j,8 Wn )t may ,,0 sn,, (hnt hu i,utcl and wilt contribute In no small not show the staying qualities In this respect that Portland will becnuse It has not so great and resourceful conn- ley tributary to It. If. as estimated by Polk & Co., the directory publishers, Portland now has a population of about 178.000.lt should have at least 250,000 by 1!)10. and If developmnit goes on Increasingly and boonilngly It', may have UOO.OOO by that time. Tho causes of this new growth nro t,,K wlth the larger banks of the great several. The Lewis nnd Clark fair cut.H r ,10 country. It has grown did much to Btart It. Through the steadily with the growth of the city xpoHlthm Oregon, and particularly (,j country, and It Is needless to say Portland became known by Individual H nnd always has be-en as safe, sound contact to tens of thousands and by nnd solid ns tho Rank of England, favorable hearsay to PiiuulVcds of Tlo present president of this great thousands. Tho deteriuliintlon of lmnk )H Mr- A L MmH w)lo wnH James J. lllll to break loose from elected to succeed the late 11. W. Cor-Dog-lii-the-uianger llarrlman and build iu.t. nnd who Is In every way capable the north lmnk railroad to Portland ,, ,i worthy to till so Important a posl was another great factor In tho growth jtlon. Mr. Mills Is a talented man of of this cltytho gruitest. Indeed, of Kr,,t industry, enterprise and ability, all factois. It Is doubtful If most of .While neglecting nothing pertaining to (be people of this city realize how n,,, imlcs business, ho is interested In much It owes to Mr. lllll for taking parlous other enterprises and Is an that action. Of course ho did It lu lllcer or director of several other his own Interest rather than Port-J nrK corporations and Industries. Ho land's, yet Portland owes him a tre- 8 u exceedingly public spirited man meudoiiH debt of gratitude for thus mi never falls to respond to nny call acting, (ven lu his own Interest. Ho having In view tho advancement or gives this city a direct competing development of Portland. Mr. Mills transcontinental' line, ho Is spending served ns a member of the legislature tens of millions In unbottllng this 1905, but owing to pressure of pi. state and city, liud tho still greater J vnto business declined re-nonilnntlon, If Indirect result Is that Harrlmnn has 111 iiihi iieeu uirccd 10 get uusy nun build a fov railroads in Oregon him-1,,,,, self, and as anciently all roads lead to Rome so all Oregon railroads ill- rectly or Indlnctly lead to Portland. i no united railways ni-ojtrt though not yet under way. mviiid assured, and uiis is unoiner cniibo or Portland's giowth. lu a fw years this city will bo connected by bevoral electric lines with till Willamette valley towns; there will be two and perhaps three roads to Tillamook, probably two to Coos Hay. railroads through central Oregon lu both directions, probably two trunk Hues across the Cascades, Ollil thrco nillmilll milled III Kill, k'mll. elsco. Tho railroads n.-. ti.., Br..i. .developers. If they build Instead of solldnted Railway Comany. Portland everybody knows that except for his whomlMr. llarrlman has become chief, proprlation for an .Oregon exhibit at.dld. street car and electric .lighter inerely keeping others from building. Is spread over a very large, area of lavish expenditure of money, he would Though rather late In tho day, these the Janestown trlcentennlal exposition vlce- 'and we shall see a great amount of ii i i.,.it.nn.r in rwnn In ti.n next iUllluuu HU'iui.ie, v. ... ... ,..,,... It'll JVMIOl Portland, however, cannot afford to niouth of ,ll0 Columbia, which will take the- government several years, a. will the CHI. canal. There must be a deeper channel between Portland and Astoria, and as heretofore Port - land must stand .most or a large part I l II IHUBl Stand .most ur II IlllSU jiuib 'of the cost of that work. There must 'be a far larger eoaalwla. commerce, ... J .....i .. it.,.. r ..(..nmnfu tix Aluuld ti nit I1J1II U JlllU ui nn.umi.in '""i ... ... ..... .......,... . ilw. Mfltnf IIUJiU ori'iiii nii'itiiiuio iu mu vnvnw Tho New Ago has lived In Portland over 10 years and always had tin- ))omi(lol confidence In Its great future, N ,m)ro t,mn , nny J)rcvouB year, does the JiiBtlflcatlon of that confi dence nppenr. TirB FIRST NATIONAL A financial Institution for Portland and the State of Oregon to bo proud )f I(J 10 j,.jrflt National Unnk that for thH ,.0f.oni jtH founders unci chief .... f(11. 1111U1V .,,. (i, Imi,, " " " lllry mntt President, and tho late' patronage at certain hours, Is as a rule w CmUoitt Vcc I'resldent. and on 'prompt and ample, and wherever moro Mr .'HnK'H death, Mr. Corbel t be- cnm president in which position ho ri,mi,,1L., till his death. These very Jn)Io jjnIK.,,rH n, exemplary and pub- jc H,,rnc, citizens nnd their nsslBt- , u)( H,,ccessors, put and kept tln IHn,,HH , not 0y wm, vury HUC. cnnHfiil. hut dl.1 much in ludn imliii nn'F. I .Fuller. .'., o t . iiii lh;i vsuu hi iik; imiimiu nJiiifiin iOii" fi.ti f-iwiiir ! miuh; ! ',,.,, f0P Mr. Falling nnd he greatly UC(1 (,0 IMllIc .ry. ml Wlluiit ,uoro ,,n ully ten or perhnps any 100 ,ncn pill tho Ii0WH ,, Cnrk fnr on Jt8 f00t mil, nmim Its biicccss. T10 ,eposlts of tho First National nftIll r,lnH ,, .. ,..... iiniii01I8. it' carries on an ImmeiiHO business, and .i.n.. n u...... i... i.lf..,. n... 1....1.1 of PnrHnn.l'H Consolidate . !" l nvn till trill i 1(11 f7 I- ,, H,ioeessful banks here. It Is the ,,. preeminently great Institution of' Its kind In the Purine Northwest, rank- , ,,0 ,nk08 n Vl,,y ,lterest lu public affn i-h nn.1 11 why hnw ilm -..lfn.... ., d,y. county, btato and country nt,fnrl1 '""" ,B ,)0"ml b' f"Bh "K"C u.urt. m0Mt or "'euBo under such clrcum Portland can point with pardonable 'pride to many things, and niuong them ls ,i,8 K,out banking establishment, 'which Is without a peer In any city of Portland's size lu the country. PORTLANDS STREET SYSTEM. RAILWAY Visitors fiom Eastern cities who re- about considerably by means of street cars almost Invariably express sur-! tu-U.. nn.l mliiilrutlmi nt tli. splendid 'ir.i o..r rvln. nf ti.., i.,rti.,.i p... ground, flomo GO square miles, with a nonulRtloti at iircscnt of ncrhapR 175,- -- - - oon nconle. and haB many suburbs sev- (" - - - eral miles distant from the business cenlcPf yot all parts of the city and almost a disgrace and a calamity, for all these suburbs are well served In, slate to be represecU by Bourne, every respect. This enterprising com- an this widespread sentiment may be- pany is constantly extending Its lines,; effective next winter In accomp- and accommodating people In tho re- ll-.lnB his defeat. and accommodating people In tho re- mote portions of the city and In sev A few Democratic senators and the era. directions, even miles beyond the'' Docr.l.o representative are city limits thus enhancing the value of "".nted on as adherents to Statement 'suburban and country property, and N - 1. but they are but very few, and making It possible for hundreds of lmIh of uiniwur, . li"'. ........ tuo ... 'families of small Incomes to obtain 'homes of their own. It has just . . , ..... . .. . .,...' nil tn nil Pfl n lino to nnunnll Prpnt. ihn - ...,.. - - ,. .. .-.. - .. , ...., littrtntur ntid Annul vlnwnnlnt In ir nnnt . "-"- v .v ..,... v ... . ,,v gregnto In new tracks, new cars of tho most modern and approved typo and In other Improvements and better- V'"'B t0 tl,c senate, and If u million- ments. In not many cities of Port-'"'"' "' scattering his money broad- land's population can one have bo long'1 JHt can Bccure a .mere plurality, a and flnoa ride for five cents as here perhaps 10 miles In some cases. It Is noticeable ttKJ that thlB company never hns any trouble with Its employes. From time to tlmo the wages of street .car men have been voluntarily raised, and tho public has never been afflicted while on some lines not quite BUfllelent 'to nccommodnle Hie runldly Increasing frequent service or greater accommo- dntloiiB aro needed tho company pro- vldes them as booh as possible. It Is securing additional power and building inoro cars and tho people may rest assured that everything necessary for their prompt and cumfortnblo transit will bo attended to Just as fast as money and men can do It. It Ib a pleasure to rcllect that Mr. n. Ooode, the piesldent, nnd Mr. o general mnnngor, of th J.i.iu ........ ..-.i.,.. ,..i u.u. i.,.h. ant concern, aro Portland men, wlllo tno election or Mr. Mulkey. Ho was have lived hero a long time, been Iden degree to ItB development nnd pros perity. As president of tho (lenornl Klectrlc Company, nnd of the Lewis nnd Clnrk fair, Mr. Goodo has become widely and favorably known, nnd no .better mnn could hnvo been selected ""! .-"-- -,..-.....-.-- -- railway system, while for Its general niunnger Mr. Fuller Is by training, experience nnd nntutnl talents espec- tally fitted. Portland should be not only satisfied with, but proud of Its street railway system. There Is no occasion for public ownership of this utility here. NOT CERTAIN YET. It Is yet uncertain how ninny mem bers of tho legislature who, professed adherencu to Statement No. 1 Inst Spring will feel themselves bound by It next Winter. Mr Ilourne, It Is under stood claims that there are enough subscribers to Statement No. 1 to elect him, but oven If so It Is always to bo remembered that men .may cluing their minds In the course of six or eight months. Agreeing to something before tho nominations nnd election that seems to be popular, and sticking to that agreement when It may bo perceved by members of the legisla ture that they would be wronging tho state and doing worso violence to their conscience than by breaking the agree ment, are very different things. How stances each member must nnswer for himself, but it ls not likely their con- stltuents would blamo members of tho legislature severely, would rather com-'tho mend them, for voting for a better man than tho plurality candidate, espec- lnl,y "s t"0,r Pledge was 111 a manner forced from them by popular clamor. The fact Is that very few people sup- 'l'od that Mr. nournos great expendi ... . . .. tnro of moticv would mill him throueh " lm tho nominee. It was Incredible, supposed to be Impossible that such a .man would receive more votea than any other candidate, and not lmve received the nomination at Mi.. prlmaricB. A great proportion of 'h. people or Oregon feel that it be In the nature of a scandal,' would lH"ng his defeat. ' likely to think better of their bad - '- Spring's bargain. So, too, may magnate ought somehow to be pro- o of the supposedly pledged repub- hlblted from taking millions of profits ..n. Affor nil t.min- thn nnr.Hnt..'frntii nni nnrt of Mm rnnntrv mid i ins. Arter an, under tne constltu- the legislature must elect the .I'M n in only a man with a great amount "f icy 'o risk has any chance of f"vv ,,loro votC8 thnn' " 0,ll'' o' ,,v,rnl poorer but better candidates, ,ll(m'1 ho ,nny,,t receive ono fourth j"f lho republican votes of the state, '"' ",UHt bo elected. Unde'r such elr- (Utnstances It must bo considered doubtful iib yet whether (ill tho mom- hem who are supposed to be obllgetl to vote for Uounie will do so. SKN'ATOR QKARIN'S SUCCKSSOR. On the eighth day after the next leg islature meets, according to the con Hiliutlon, t lie two houses must meet H,"",lo,1 ,llf' '" J"lnt C0I,VU: ntlon, having voted sep- "'u'ly ,llu '"' before, and veto for ,,l,rt s,nt(-'8 -'tr. f ne Is to bo elected during the session. Next win- ter the legislature at that time will vote for two senators, ono to fill tho seat held now by Senator (Jonrln, who i.t.tti t .! bt n nil ....... .... ' ..B ,,,..... . .... )i-uii), iiim one for the full term of six years be ginning March I next. For this long term Mr Jonathan Hourno Is the pri mary electon nominee, and for tho short term Mr. F. W. Mulkey, Is tho nominee. Whether opposition to Mr. """"lo will develop or not. there Is no ilt of or occasion for any opposition me only caudidnto in the primaries, and no one will oppose him. It will bo a very short term indeed. Tho legislature will not meet till January 14, and tho election by the Joint con vention cannot take place till January !i'2, so that Mr Mulkey will have only 10 days to serve ns Senator. It might bo thought by many Hint ,B0 Bhorl a t(r,n WIIH "ot wor,h "living I01 ol een iiccepimg, mil .Mr .MUlKey I I ........ ....a I. ..1 ......... 11.. nnt.t tan ! n ll ttinMnMi twtr does not look nt the matter in ti,a conform to tho spirit of tho times nnd light. Of course ho cannot do very ,ho bron,,er RCtlvltlc8 ' tl Pnle. much for Oregon, nor make much of Tho chief problem perhaps will be that a record for himself, lu that )ref "Maxatlon, particularly of franchises, space of time, but he- will hnvo been,ft "rowing subject that the legislature 'n. United States senator, one, too, chosen by the peoplo and tho legisla ture and not a gubernatorial ap pointee; ho will gain a Ilttlo exper ience nnd knowledge, and he will havo attained some prominence that may bo useful to him hereafter If ho should on somo future occasion desire a full Instead of a short fractional term Mr. Mulkey Is yet a comparatively young man, Is a successful lawyer and oml' aml n lftW vnci U P8Blu'. t0 a useful, enterprising nnd popular clt.Went unjust discriminations and un. hen. Ho has never sought office be-, rensonnblo rates. Tho annual and fore, but since attention will havo'Krent,y Jr!ous car shortage should been thus attracted to him, office mny,bo tno m,bJect of remedial legislation seek him hereafter, and ho Is entirely capable, of filling well any position that ho would accept. Mr. Mulkey was ,,no Iruuei 01 tno nuns unu tarms raised In Portland-, and has witnessed Promptly, failure to do which Is cans Its growth from Infancy, being tho ,nB nM lm"en80 aggregate loss to the worthy son of an honored- pioneer law- 8tnte New nnd competing railroads, yer, whom nil old timers knew ,u, respected. Tho short term senntor-to-bo Is a man of lino personal appear ance, agreeablo address, good educa tion, much experienced lu business, and In every way rellablo and worthy. Oregon would hnvo nothing to fear from him nor any apologies to make.100-000- or considerable sum to bo for him If he wero to bo a member of senate for six years Instead of 40 days. PEOPLE AND RAILROADS. The Journal, following up the Ore- gonlan, Is showing how Oregon during many years has been "milked" by Harrlmnn et al In order to build up tho Union Pacific and to help carry on tho speculation schemes of tho wan "street" railroad Block gamblers, of exposures mny yet serve some pur- . . I pose, In prompting the next legislature j i.w. rilrulnted to give to pass some the people protection and relief. Just what can "constitutionally" be done In .this behalf needs thorough study and careful con- .(deration; but though Oregon nor the United States does not want to own In United States does not want too tho Harrlmnn rai.roa.is ,,,,. ... ought to be done to show that he does not own the country or even Oregon, Not only should rates be regulated and made reasonable, out n rmiroiiu rrom ono parr, or me coining mm applying them elsewhere, or UBlng to compel, under Wirt penalty of the forfeiture of Its charter, a monop- ollstlc trunk railroad to build other railroads within Its claimed territory when urgently needed, ns hiiB been .thc cnsc ,n Oregon for many years, or at least not oppose the building of - them by others. Or, If that Is not 'possible, tho law can at least tax a "milking" and dog-ln-the-manger rail- road to such nn extent ns partly to set even. Oregon has patiently sur- fered and been held back under the llnrrlnuin regime for ninny years,, and It is tlmo now that the state should have as little to Bay about the rail roads within Kb borders, Wo do not believe that tho scarcely less than crazy scheme of Mr. Ilrynu I dual ownership of railroads by na tion and state Is the proper solution of tho dlfllculty or Is at all practicable; but the federal government and state government can and must exercise I . .. ........ run power or control over tno nuironus m '"o interest, or mo people ami not iIb heretofore of Wall street multl- iillll"iiiiltk untk Mittitr ti tn 111 it ru T An - r, . Itlu ftt nn tn till 1wttirmnH it tmntitfl ' " .11 must be- careful not omy of the men they elect to congress and put In high ' ' executive positions, but also of tho Jilf?.'s they put on tho bench There needs to bo nnd In some quarters la beginning to be, a new lino of decl- hIoiib In tills country In favor of the inainun in tne cases ot tne pcop.o TUB NEXT LEG I SLAT URIC. There Is no urgent need of many new laws to be passed by tho leglsla tin o next winter, but It will bo moro Important oven than usual that some new laws under contemplation should bo very carefully considered. Oregon Is entering upon a "new era," as wo aro often told and legislation Bhould1101 bo 'or moro than a nilnuto It would must consider. It ought not to bo many years beforo all the stalo rev-t enues aro collected by taxation of .. . . l 1. . corporations, miu iiiiieniuuces uiiu per haps an Incomo tnx will follow, reliev ing the peoplo of direct taxation en tirely for tho purposo of running tho stato government. Then tho relation of tho rallronds to th l'e01,1 nu,8t bo cnrrully consld- ,nna lr ore bo nny way to-do so, tho railroads should bo compelled to move however, should not be burdened moro than Is necessary, for they nro the state's great developers, and are to bo welcomed and encouraged. So to legislate wisely and Justly will require much caro and wisdom. Tho proposition to .appropriate m ,n advertising Oregon If the dis bursement of tho fund can bo sufll- clently safeguarded, is one worthy of favorable consideration. Tho appro priations for tho Columbia exposition, tho Louisiana Purchase exposition and the Lewis and Clark exposition seem to havo been well used, and In each case a portion was returned to tne treasury unexpended. If an Oregon advertising fund can b as well man- ageu, it ougni .0 ue u goo., ,.. ment. as will also a reasonnme ap- next year. n ..n!dra nrn to lui elected: BB to one there Is no doubt, ami If tho others hopes are realized early In tho session tne legislature win. uu utu u session tne cfe ""."h t wl. b .measures w.nt c or the waste bask eally few Important be Introduced. Tho bills are good only . ... .,. ........... l.nalsnf n twl tlin fl.t'nnni. or w ... -.- '",""'".,,,, ' 00 s dered outs Neither I it . t.on of the houses ' b iu:iii.-". " ...oa. lM..n r.f Hfnalflntif- occurs over the selection o re Id nt of the senate and speaker o the hose, but uiiIeBB there Is a well cleflncil nna . wide difference In policy or tnethodB MR. LADD VINDICATED. After a prolonged and exhaustlviv trial, the county court has decided that there Ib no cause for removing M yy M. auU ns administrator of the Johnson estate, and that all the charges brought ugaliiBt hi in wero without foundation. The shrinkage of the estate wuh due to tho panic of 1893 and the suhsciiuuit hard times, when, bb everybody who was hero e(,(nlt. coul(, ot ,m sold at any prlco and other kinds of property greatly depreciated In value. For this Mr. Ladd was not respon sible, Admitting that ho might liuvo made somo errors of Judgment, tho court finds that ho was guilty of no flduclniy misfeasance, and In no way had acted wrongfully or profited Ille gitimately In his management of tho estate. Ii'o did not seek or desire tho I ... ,,., , n ,,. '" "" " ", " ....X.... ..w tn,Hl( ,, lntor ,ocnmo n.lmlnlBtraCor. am! ho did tho best lie could with (Im properly In hand. Mr. Ladd's many friends were confident that such would I bo the outcome of tho trial, for It waa .. , , ,,..,, - unreasonable to believe that a man of '. , , ,, . , , .., .his standing nnd chnracter In this com munity would do or sanction anythlng crooked or savoring of fraud lu such a matter, or In nny other. The hard times of ten years ago or moro wrecked many estates ami firms anil Individuals, and to that terrible slumit nnd not to Mr. Ladd tho Johnson heirs, must nttrlbuto their 111 fortuuo (live us another detective Uko Pntriik Maher and the citizens of Portland can (loop toiindly at nights with safety. District Attorney Manning has u good detective. If the Democratic pnrty should ever get together In harmony ngaln It would immediately uy an io pieces again. Up to tho tlmo of going to press, there were no signs of that long-rum-ored removal of tho S P tracks nnd trains from Fourth street. Tho colored peoplo of Portland arc on an equality with tho white citizens ' uel"B nroud of tho city and desirous- ol llH Kiowui. Hon. T. T. Geer has reformed at least has becomo an editor, though ho has not yet sworn to keop out of politics, Senator Tillman Is keeping very quiet and It Is supposed a prong or two of his pitchfork hnvo been broken. Tho volumo of evidence? did not cor respond very well to Attorney Fen ton's thundering In the Index. A colored man was burned to death down In Louisiana this week, and not by a mob. That's curious. A majority of tho council are acting Just as If they didn't want to hold office again In this town. Bryan will gain no colored votes by hobnobbing with that arch-negro-pho-blst Governor Vardeman. Now perhaps Mr. Gompers realizes that ho ls not ns powerful a personage as he thought he was, It Is rumored that Representative Ellis has nn idea but tht report ls not generally credited. Tho stato fair was In luck as to weather after all, and is a bigger suc cess than ever. Industry, thrift nnd good behavior will win for colored people ns for others. Tne owf car proposition was tho only ono that seems to stump Mr. . Portiand will develop much down ilnnton way, thanks chiefly to Lafe - Portland should appreciate Its splen. ft 4 -a 'fi u