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- THE MOKNING OREGONIAltf, -TUESDAY, JANUARY- .2, JfttfQ. iQAINST VILE BUTTER PATH itood commissioxer BEGIXS A WARFARE. Proposes to Stop the Malcinff of Orefiroa a Dnrnplns-Grround tor Adulterated Food. 3. W. Bailey, state food commissioner. referring to certain complaints niea oy Sim Saturday, against Front-street com mission men, for violating tne pure-icoa xw, says ho purchased a pound of "pro ess Gutter" at a retail store, the pro prietor of -which told him the stuff had peon obtained from the Front-street arm. hls hutter -was offered for sale as Bast- Ira butter, at 25 cents a pound, at a time fhen butter was retailing: In Eastern mar- Sets at 22 to 25 cents, and this caused him 0 suspect Its purity. He sent the pound ae purchased to Professor Shaw, state Ihemist at Corvallls, and In due time re ceived a certificate as to Its being "process iiutter," I This "process butter" Is supposed to be lade up of old scraps of butter -which aave been jratherec among we viuao Stores of the East and brought to Chi sago, "where it is put through a process vhlch make it look like good, fresn mit er again, although the rank odor soon (turns and those -who partake or the stun. ire kely to Become aisgustea wim an futter, good, bad or indifferent, ever after. 'The first conviction under the pure-rooa iw, Mr. Bailey says, "was oniy nau laai. reek, although the law has been on the statute books for 15 years. Oregon has lecome notoriously the dumping-ground for ill sorts of adulterated trash, in conse fuence of the lax enforcement of tho lure-food law. When those parties plead- guJty to selling adulterated jellies last feek. several wholesale men came to xe and said I would ruin their business I persisted In prosecuting retailers or it stuff, as they have heavy stocks ot on hand. I told them the best tning lev could do with It was to dump It into lie river, as such food Is not fit for the luxnan stomach. Just think, tne straw- jrry Jelly those people were selling at 50 tats a three-gallon pail lull, am noi ive a vestige of strawberry in It. Pro- hssor Shaw's certificate describes Its com ment parts as 'glucose and paste, with ron red to give it color, ana salicylic :ld to preserve it. Think of innocent dren being fed this stuff oy innocent r-ts, who supposed they are treating iiem to strawberry Jelly! "A few months ago I had some butter- ilers arrrested for selling process butter. id although I proved my case, the de- Indants got off light. The popular feel- g against such loose methods of admln- sring justice has, I think, had Its effect, id the machinery of the courts will here- tter back me up in my endeavors to drive Sulterated food from Oregon markets. 'The process butter case will probahly me ap In the municipal court Thursday. r the carload recently received in Jori tnd a large proportion has heen shipped Seattle and other Interior points. more prone to disaster, while the hog man takes few chances and can rely on a cer tain profit If the price of pork keeps up, HI OUTLANDERS GRIEVANCES. FILL TALK ABOUT MISSIONS Interdenominational Hisisonary iBfeetln? at First Baptist Church. interdenominational missionary meet- will be held in the First Baptist ireh on Wednesday afternoon and even- rhe devotional service will he led by L. E. Rockwell, a conference treas- icr who has recently come to Portland am Genesee, N. Y, le History and Aim of Missionary So TTnlons" will be given by Mrs. J. F. jiormley. This is a most important topic. ce on this occasion the organization of ilsslonary social union, which was fa- Irab.y considered at a previous meeting, iU doubtless be perfected. These unions highly appreciated In cities where they 1st, and great benefits have been de led, not only from the meetings of the ions themselves, but also from the sys- of visitation which they inaugurate. umlttees are appointed by each mls- nary society to visit some other mis- lary society each month and bring back ports of what was seen worthy of Imita- In this way the society sending vis gets new Ideas, and the society vls- 1s stimulated to have methods and gramme worthy of being reported. Irs. Frederick Eggert will bring to the letlng Echoes From Great Assemhlies." Eggert was the first woman delegate pointed to the international council, and just returned from a meeting of the :e laden with facts which are of inter- to alL Iss Ellen Strong, who has "been at home I furlough during the past year, will give llrteresting 'talk on "Corea." As Miss long expects to start on her return jour- to that far-off land in about two this will doubtless he the last op- rtutlty to hear her speak in public for amber of years. paper on -the "Results of Unselfish ilce" will be presented Ty Miss Carrie MUspaugh, an earnest worker from the Iks of the young people. frs. Belle J. Seliwood will conduct the lesuon Box and General Conference." tch will be an especially Interesting ture or the meeting. trs AVhlttaker, from Singapore, has Isented to sing a hymn In the Malayan ige, and hymnB will also be sung In tnese. ft the evening meeting hymns will be fg In Japanese and Swedish. The Afro ierican choir will also sing. :e speakers in the evening will be Miss F. Farnham, who has spent a num- of years in South Africa, and will k on the "Transvaal Crisis and Mis ts. ' and Rev. W. S. Gilbert, ex-chao- cf the Second Oregon regiment, who ej eak on the "Missionary Outlook in Ph.1 ppines." he public is cordially Invited. c '0RK INDUSTRY GROWING. Ulorva Connty Farmers Dolnir Well With Hogs. D. McCulley, of Joseph. Wallowa :tj, is in Portland on his way to Se- r, where he goes to dispose of 300 he brought down from Wallowa with He was obliged to sled the hogs Lstance of 50 miles over the snowy rrom wauowa to iagm, and this took several days, as a sled would cr.'y about a dozen comfortably.. The ik reached Portland, however, with- !.3ss and after unloading the animals :e Portland stockyards lor a day or cf feeding and rest, he will proceed jget sound with them. He has a secured already at Seattle, who him 5 cents a pound on foot for them st a quarter of a cent more than he d hae obtained In Portland. Port end Seattle require a different grade logs he says, the present shipment g composed of young animals, which average 100 pounds, dressed. Port dealers prefer large hogs for pack- i purposes, while beattie buyers win fcd to butcher what they obtain for f immediate demand for fresh pork. JOua county, Mr. McCulley sayB, Is g to be the oanner nograising county regon, when railroad facilities have me better The Irrigated alfalfa field iars to be the natural home of tho wr, wnicn increases ana tnnves witn little trouble to the owner, so long :e water Is turned In from the irrl- g ditches at the proper time. At put prices for pork, 'hogfals'ers can je more money than sheep .men do on Jsame amount of capital, though the p business of late has proved a y-naklng Investment for a gooa Categorical Statement ofTaelr Com plaints Against tbe Sontb. Af rican RepuSblic. An article In the New York Tribune sets forth at length the grievances alleged by the outlanders in the South African Republic. A summary is given below. But, as The Oregonlan has often said, these grievances are not the heart of tho matter. Great Britain Is acting upon the claim that her suzerainty, which she as serts was guaranteed by treaty, is denied, hence she is moving to compel the submis sion of insurgents or rebels to her author ity. Here, however, are the grievances al leged hy the outlanders: First In 16&4 Paul Kruger was in London. He then expressly ana publicly invited English men and Americans to settle in the Transvaal and conduct mining there. Second Kruger cold one of his own farms to Englishmen for 500,O00. paid In gold. His friends and neighbors sold other farms at even greater prices, receiving from foreign oettlers many millions of dollars. Third These foreign oettlers produce every dollars' worth of wealth which can be ex ported from the Transvaal. Every dollar of the wealth now possessed hy Mr. .Kruger, his eons-ln-law. his officials and indeed any part of the Transvaal population has been produced by these settlers. Fourth The taxes levied annually in the Transvaal have exceeded- $20,000,000. Nine tenths of this amount have been collected from foreign .settlers whom Mr. Kruger invited Into the country. Fifth No appreciable ptrt of these taxes la expended for the heneflt of the foreign settlers. These taxes if divided among all the Boers would amount to $2000 ta each" family an nually. Sixth One-half of these taxes has been spent in making preparations for war. and the other half devoted to the payment of enormous sal aries to and Jobs for ilr. Kruger, his sons-in-law, friends and political supporters, who roll In wealth from these public funds. Seventh The government is hopelessly cor rupt. Eighth The foreign settlers exclusively built the city of Johannesburg, a flne town, formerly with 50,000 Inhabitants, nut they were denied any right to govern the city and denied any municipal government whatever. Not $5 could be expended In repairing a Toad or bridge with out express authority from Pretoria. The death rate in Johannesburg was three or four times as great as in New York, on account of lack of proper government. Ninth Foreigners were denied the right to bear arms. Tenth All newspapers were at Kruger's mercy. Eleventh All meetings of more than seven persons In the open air were absolutely prohib ited, while all other meetings could be dis solved at once by any policeman. Twelfth No foreigner was allowed to present a petition for redress ot a grievance. Thirteenth No foreigner was allowed to settle In the Transvaal. Full naturalization could be obtained In two years. After foreigners had. settled there, he repealed all nuaturallsatlon laws absolutely. Then, under pressure, the term was made 14 years, but during all said 14 years the foreign settler was without a coun try, being compelled to renounce all allegiance to his mother country In aavance. At the same time he was compelled to serve in the Boer army on 12 hours' notice, and then he had to serve without pay, clothing or even food, which he must provide for himself. At the end of 14 years he could not vote until his humble petl MAY SAVE THE ORCHARDS PHOFESSOR CORDtEY'S IftVESTIGtA TIONQW APFIiQ CANKER, How the Disease Attacks the Tre ana How It May Be ti Eradicstea. CORVALUS, Jan. L Of especial In terest to fruitgrowers on the coast Is the work done by Professor Cordley, of the Oregon experiment station. The apple canker and its constant spread among orchards has been a source of alarm to Oregon fruitgrowers: The disease attacks the branches, especially branches leas than three inches In diameter, of apple trees. It usually leaves a depressed area of greater or less size in the bari, for the healing over of which several years are required. If the affection encircles the limb, it results In Its death. For several years Oregon orchardlsts have been concerned over the disease and its probable results. There has been talk among them of having an Eastern specialist come to the coast to study the disease, which, by the way, is not preva lent in the East. The disease, in fact, is not described or named in any of the, sci entific books. Six months ago Professor Cordley, ot, the Oregon station, who was doing special' work at Cornell university, tbok up the apple canker. He took the spores of dis eased limbs, and, after some disappoint ments, finally grew them In pure cultures. With these he lnnoculated a healthy limb of an apple tree, and succeeded In re producing the disease as It exists on this coast. The solution of the problem of the character of the disease will be of much value to the fruit interests. The spores from which the tree was lnnocu lated and the disease reproduced grew during the month of September. They failed to grow at other times, from which Professor Cordley believes that apple can ker may.be averted or cured by spraying In the month of September. This, how ever. Is a part Of the problem that re mains yet to be determined. During his visit East, Professor Cord ley was In the Delaware & Lackawanna train wreck the night before Thanksgiving. Seven persons were killed and more than 20 were Injured. The passenger across the aisle and two in front of Professor Cordley were Instantly killed. Professor Cordley himself was tightly pinioned be tween two seats, and was lifted to whero he could almost touch the roof of the car, but was released before the fire, which broke out, reached him. there is a bare chance that death was caused by valvular affeotfon of the heart. Cornelius was born on the plains north ot Hillsboro, July 16, iSU, He leaves a wife, and a little daughter, who was two yeara of age December 20, the -very day upon which Cbrnellus Id supposed to have met death. Revival Meeting at Forest Grove. FOREST GROVE, Or., Jan. L Mrs. Barrett, evangelist, closed a six weeks' re vival meeting in the M. E. church at thla place last night. The meetings have been largely attended and very successful, 60 converts being added to the churches. At the close of the meeting 'last night, the members of the church remained and watched the od year out, and at Its close bells wero rung, announcing, the dawn of the last year of the 19th century. At Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 1. Kew Year's day was generally observed as a holiday here today. Public business was suspended. Pontifical high mass was celebrated al St. James' cathedral, at midnight. Bishop 0Dea officiated. Tho UBherIng"-ln of the "new year was also ob served by a watch meeting at the Metho dist Episcopal church The Rev. Mr. Todd, pastor of the church, officiated. Two Sales Deaths. SALEM, Or., Jan. 1 Beatrice-Jeffries, daughter qf Dr. W. D. Jeffries, of this city, died tonight, aged 19 years. George Savage, a resident of Polk coun ty, half a mile west of Salem, died sud denly this evening, aged 61 Three sons and two daughters survive him. He was ill about an hour and. a half. He had made a trip to Salem afoot, and while here appeared to be in the best of health. At Asiorla. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. L New Year's was universally observed as a holiday here today. All the stores remained closed, and business in general was suspended for the day. Appropriate religious services were held in- the different churches. na NEW RAILROAD TRACK MORE IN FAST, YAR THAN 117 ANY OTHER pNCE 1800. ' at HEW YEAR'S DAY. Albert Toaier Ushered itt 1000 Hillsboro. HDLDSBORO, Jan. L The old year was rung out and the new year Tung In with a vengeance in this city last night. Al bert Tozler, editor of Mines and Metals, was out from Portland, and for the 28th successive year pulled a bell cord in one of the city churches. The booming of can non at Forest Grove was plainly heard In this place. January Raspberries. OREGON CITY, Jan. I. This morning Thomas Chamberlain, of Falls View addi tion, gathered enough ripe raspberries In has garden for a pie, and brought a sam ple of the fruit down town. The berries wero of the ofdlnary cultivated variety. Forest Grove Stores "Were Open. FOREST GROVE, Or., Jan. 1. The bank and Dostoffice at this nlar ohsorvor? Vaw tlon was approved by two-thirds of his 3oer Year's day by closing. The other business nouses kept open, and did a large trade" toaay. neighbors, by the military chief of the district and Kruger himself. Fourteenth All children must be taught the Ihitch language exclusively. Fourteenth The whole Transvaal government was corrupt and rotten from top to bottom. No business could be done with them without bribing Kruger's eons-ln-law and hangers-on. i 9 r TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT At Amity. AMITY, Or.. Jan. 1. Union watch night services were held at the M. E. church last evening. After the usual re ligious services, the time until midnight was spent In social Intercourse. The new year was ushered in with the usual ring ing of bells. Dr. to Walter's Recommendations the President for Alaska. While Dr. J. J. Walter, Methodist Alaska superintendent of missions, now resting at his East Side home, just prior to returning to his field, from the fatigue of his Eastern trip, was In Washington, he made some recommendations concern ing Alaskan government. He said yester day, in commenting on what is needed there, that the government should at once increase the number of judges to three. The one at Sitka, which is off the trav eled routes, does not meet the situation. It costs, he says. $200 to make the trip to Sitka alone, outside of the cost of liti gation. Dr. Walter says that a court should be established at Juneau, which is easily reached from Skagway, and an other court should be established In the Yukon district. Also he thinks that the mining laws should be changed, making it impossible to take up so much land. Along these lines Dr. Walter has been Invited by President McKinley to give his opinion and recommendations. He will comply shortly, and among other things he will suggest that the best possible government for Alaska will be a terri torial one. He will also urge the exten sion of municipal laws in that district as soon as possible. Regarding the McCabe college, under construction at Skagway, he says that the lower portion will likely be occupied about the middle of the present month, but that the entire building will hardly be completed before spring. He is still as enthusiastic as ever regarding the future of Alaska, and thinks there will be many times more people go there in the spring than ever before. B TRAVELING IN COMFORT Is the Desire of Every Person Going: East. This is assured to travelers via the Portland-Chicago Special, which Is oper ated over the lines of the O. R. & N. and Oregon Short Line, and the St. Paul Fast Express, which operates via Spokane and the Great Northern. The Portland-Chicago Special is a solid vestlbuled, anti-telescopic train, carrying the latest-improved sleepers and dining cars, upholstered tourist cars, free reclining-chalr cars, and In addi tion carries a library car, which Is a great innovation In railroad traveling. This car contains a complete library of standard works, and Ib supplied with the current magazines and the daily papers. The St Paul Fast Express leaves dally at 3:45 P. M., and is equipped with Great Northern palace buffet sleeping car and family tourist car, connecting at Spokane with palace drawing-room sleeping car, dining car and tourist sleeper to St. Paul. For further information call on V. A Schilling, city ticket agent, 254 Washing ton street. At Dallas. DALLAS, Or.,- Jan. L-Watch-night meetings were held last night at the sev eral churches to see the death of the old year and to ring in the new. Smallpox at Monroe. MONROE, Or., Jan. LThls vicinity now has a chance to secure many cases of smallpox, as a case has developed just a few miles north of town. The place la rigidly quarantined, but It is quite probable that several persons were exposed before it was made certain that the trouble was smallpox. Citizens of this precinct and the one Immediately west, known as justice dis trict No. 4, have prepared a petition to the County court, asking that the district be dissolved, and that each precinct be made a justice district. The document will be presented Wednesday, and it is presumed here that su6h action will be taken by the court. Robbery at Junction City. JUNCTION CITY, Or., Jan. L-The stores of Pollock & Warner and C. F. Hurlburt, located in the brick Hotel build ing, on Front street, were broken into about 3 o'clock New Year's morning, and the perpetrators helped themselves to some jewelry and other valuables in both stores. Pollock & Warner's less was about ?100, and Hurlburfs not over $20, the exact amount Is not definitely known. J. T. Williams, the hotel clerk, was sleeping just over these stores, in the hotel, and heard the noise, raised the bay window and fired four shots at the burglars. There was no sign that he hit them, and no clew to the robbers. At aiOhroe. MONROE, Or., Jan. L The new year was ushered In last midnight with appro priate ceremonies, special services being held at the Methodist church during the entire evening previous by Rev. H. N. Rounds, assisted by Hon. E. H. Belknap, Revs. M. Clay Starr, W. C. Belknap and others. During the half-hour previous to midnight, bells were tolled every minute, and when the new year arrived ringing ot bells, firing of guns and noise-producing sounds proclaimed the arrival of the new born 1900. Oregon Notes. In Coos cpunty 190 head of hogs have been sold at 3 cents on foot. Granite is getting1 ready to set up rivalry with Sumpter as a booming mining town. Fifty head of yearling Hereford bulls have been added to the herd of a Warner valley stock company. , As the result of a. cutting scrape, Matt MattsoD is under $3000 bonds In Coos county to answer In the circuit court tor assaulting John G. Blake. The bondsmen of W. H. Donaca, the Sweet Home postmaster, .have been noti fied that the amount of his shortage which they will have to pay is $1066 U. Mulebuyers in Lake county have secured' 40 animals, and expect to .get 20 more. "A Bharp advance in prices" is reported by a correspondent of the Lakevlew Rustler, at .Plush. Harry Bell died at Helix on the 28tb ult., after an operation for appendicitis. He left a wife and one child. He was a member of the A. O. U Wv and his widow receives $2000. "There is one case of the so-called small pox at Berry, and two or three cases In the Horner family, at MInto," says the Stay ton Mail; "but at present writing all seem on the road to recovery." Adrian Comely last week cut down ono of the largest trees in the vicinity of Al bariy a big fir, that has been conspicuous on the Rainwater-farm for inany years. It measured nearly 10 feet in diameter. One ot Miltoh's couqcllmen is reported by the Eagle to have picked "a quantity of large, ripe, luscious strawberries from the vines on his lovely place on Christmas day' They" are of good size and flavor. The Stayton Mall declares, with capital letters, that there Is "absolutely no truth" In the report that that pretty little town is Infected with smallpox. However, It says there are three cases of typhoid lever m town. At Athena a 2-year-old child of Thomas Bergevin undertook to take a bone from a doe, and was severely bitten. Before the brute could be driven off, it lacterated the child's face so severely that the phy sician took' 14 stlches in dressing the wounds. From the Lakevlew Rustler: "Quite a flutter of excitement has been in evidence among the owners of saddle-horses In this part of the county during the past week, owing to the fact that buyers, have been purchasing all the available ones they can find, for England's war service." From the Stayton Mall: "Guy Mann hung himself by the hand on a meat hook in Long's market; Tuesday, and had to be helped down. Boylike, he jumped to eaten the hook, but Instead it caught him, the hook piercing his hahd In the palm, com ing out at the Opposite side." , An "automatic hen's nest" is reported by the Union Reaubllcan to have been in vented by a citizen 'of that town. It is so constructed that when a hen enters the box and takes her place on the nest, the door closes, thus preventing other hens from entering. Wheii "biddy" leaves the nest the door opens, and she can pass out, leaving the nest ready for another de positor. Homer Weaver, '16 years old, eon of Isaiah Weaver, was assisting In tearing down an old building near Stayton, On the 2Sth ult., and fell from the rafters, dis locating both wrists and breaking the humerus of his right arm. The boy has been very unfortunate. Before he had fully recovered, from a boken leg he shot part of his hand away with a shotgun, and now has this xnlBhap, ' 'C i Only Elve States Have No New Xdnes v How Fif ices' of Materials 'and IRbor Went Up. CHICAGO, Jan. 1. The Railway Age "has made a yery complete canvass ot the country, Including every state in the Union, and while the returns are not yet alL in, the reports show that more miles of new railroad have been built during 1B99 than in any previous year since 1890, when 5670 miles of line were completed. The following table gives the details and shows that, since January 1 last, no less than 4500 mlks of track have been l in the United States on 312 lines in 44 state and territories: States. Lines. Miles. Alabama ..u.... 9 141.35 Arkansas 9 269.48 Arizona 4 49.70 California 15 169.35 Colorado ., 5 33.50 Connecticut ....i. .... 3 16.40 Florida ...' 7 118.50 Georgia 14 144.60 Idaho ?... 6 164.26 Illinois .k 8 126.30 Indiaha. 6 61.23 Indian territory 5 78.99 Iowa 15 5S2.66 Kansas 2 11.00 Kentucky 2 7.50 Louisiana 9 158.30 Maine 3 40.40 Maryland i 32.60 Massachusetts 1 4.20 Michigan 15 149.20 Minnesota 14 368.84 Mississippi 8 135.44 Missouri i 13 bs.bu Montana 2 24.00 Nebraska 3 E9.S5 New Jersey ......i....t. ........ 1 9.50 New Mexico .....'............... 5 137.70 New York 7 4 40.65 North Carolina 12 80.30 North Dakota 2 41.16 Ohio 8 57.32 Oklahoma terrltcxry 6 156.29 Oregon 4 22.90 Pennsylvania 36 189.65 South Carolina ..,.i.. 7 162.58 Tennessee ,. 5 32.66 Texas 10 90.23 Utah ...., , 6 101.60 Vermont 1 14.50 Virginia :.. 2 55.60 Washington .-. 4 75.00 West Virginia' 6 82.50 Wisconsin 6 99.92 Wyoming 6 53.69 Total ."Hi 4,500.10 Early last spring, when it was apparent that a very pronounced revival In rail way building had set in, It seemed certain that before the close of the year 5000 miles or more of new road would be com pleted. Many Important extensions had already been undertaken or were being planned by large systems In the West and South, and tor the first time in a num ber of years railway contractors found their services in great demand. Work was so abundant and contractors were so unprepared fqr such, a rush that the price of grading began rapidly to advance. This was followed by an almost unparalleled demand for labor, and wages soon in creased to the point where it became necessary for contractors to figure very carefully before obi gating themselves to complete a piece of work In a given time. Before the summer had fairly set in the demand for labor was far greater than the supply, and offers of $2 and $2 50 per day failed to obtain the men desired. Then the price of all kinds of materiat used in the construction of a new rail road began to go Up, ahd the advance was so rapid that a great many small foads, en some of which a good deal of grading had been done, had to be laid aside not abandoned, but postponed until prices receded to the point where the work could be Carried on at less ex pense. Consequently, it is not surprising that the predictions of the early spring have not been realized. Taken in connection with the vast amount of work that has been done in the way of Improvements td roadway and track a work which per haps neVer reached such proportions In any previous year it seems remarkable that so much has been, accomplished In new building. It should be understood that these fig ures cover tracklaylng only, and do not Include a large amount of completed grade, on which track will not be laid until next spring. For convenience In making comparisons, the following table Is given, "shewing the, number ot miles of new road built in each year since 1886: Year. Miles. I Year. Miles. 1887 12,9831893 , 2,635 1888 7.10611894 1,949 1WV .... &Z3UI1895 1, gaining all. the benefit. This territory runs from the mouth of the Columbia to Wahkiakum county. About SO per cent of the fishermen working on this territory llye In Oregon and pay no license to Wash ington, yet they use our grounds, catch allour fish and give no return for it." The commissioners' report will claim Desdemona sands. Middle sand3 and Up per sands as Washington territory, all valuable as fishing grounds. Above Tongue point the channel has shifted to ward the Washington side considerably, which is said by Mr. Rica to be the result of the building of a jetty by Oregon, built with this very purpose in view. "The adoption of the boundary line on the basis of the report of the commission means a monetary gain to Washington of at least $35,000 annually in the Issuance of fish licenses, besides it will put an end to the litigation of years," says Mr. Rice. "The question will have to be ultimately decided In the United States courts In an action brought by one of the states. In such an action, Washington will have a decided advantage, in that the necessary data has been gathered by our commis sion, whose engineers have surveyed and made maps of the disputed territory that will be available in court, while Oregon has done nothing to aid in the settlement." SPEECHES IN NEW YORK. Report of the Irish Gathering at the Academy of Music. The Oregonlan printed yesterday a brief account of the meeting of the united f lose hope, wo should not despair, even though" the White House seems to be enveloped In the atmosphere of an English fog. It Is not too late for this republic to assert Itself In behalf n of republican Institutions. It Is not too late for " us to demand an honorable peace In the Inter est of humanity. Christianity and civilization. If the president will not act. congress can. and congress should. I have offered la ths.. house of representatives a Joint resolution, pro testing against the war. granting the Boers belligerent rights and Instructing the president. to bring; about a cessation of hostilities and an honorable peace. This ought to be done at once. I promise you 1 will do all In my power to pass that resolution, and pass It will. In rat opinion. If the president continues to exhibit symptoms ot anglomanlo. Is American, patriotism dead? Has the spirit, that animated the people In 17TB and 1S1 been forgotten? Is the Ieclaratlon of Independence no longer potent for the upbuilding of republics and the perpetuity ot free Institutions? Is our form, of government a farce? Do the great name9 and heroic deeds of the Revolutionary fathers no longer appeal to us? Are we dead to American feeling and to national sentiment? Shall we tear down out monuments, trample la the dust the constitution, send back to France the statue of liberty and turn to the wall the picture of the great emancipator? If democracy and. free Institutions And no answer here, then republics are things of the past, and the message of the future an Imperial istic cry ot destruction, ot oppression and of tyranny. When Congressman Sulzer, In the course of hl3 speech, brought In the name of Chamberlain, the crowd mingled groans with their hisses. Stamping, waving Boer flags, whistling and cheer ng, with occa sional remarks. Interrupted the speech all the way through. When Justice Fitzgerald Introduced Sen ator Mason, he IHInoIsan was given a Irish societies of New York and vicinity tTwetoana, uv me Acaaemy or Music, in New York Senator Mason reviewed the history ot city Sunday night Owing to the large the Dutch people In South Africa and her New Year's edition, It was necessary to relations with England. In the course of go to press earlier than usual, and the hia SDeecn De saId: full report, which came late, was crowded out It was as follows: Justice Fitzgerald, after calling the meeting to, order, said: It Is a great honor to be asked to speak to this great audience tonight and to Join In ex pressing our deep Indignation at the unjustifi able war now being waged by Great Britain on the people of the Transvaal and to give utter ance to our sentiments of deep admiration for the gallant stand being made by the embattled farmers of South Africa In defense of their property, their lives, their liberties. The great heart Of the American nonnlA irr.t out to the people ot the Transvaal and the ' Orange Free State. They are fighting for the cruub principles; tney are against the same sov They tell us that our sympathy with ths Boers may Interfere with politics In England. If there are any politics In England that Inter fere with our duty they had better get ou of the way. The same rule will apply to this country also. It has been said that we must sympathise' with England In this cause, because she was our friend In the Spanish war. Een so. we were fighting for liberty. We were fighting to stop the murder of women and children In Cuba, and for the fostering ot a sister republls.' If England was kind enough to keep her greedy hands off during that struggle, does It follow that we have sold our birthright, and that the eagle must not. raise his voice except in honor of the lion? Congressman Amos J. Cummlngsr, of erelgn and red-coated soldiers that fought us a ' New York, spoke next, and referred to- century ago and would fight us tomorrow. If taey oarea, ana thought It would benefit them. Congressman Sulzer spoke next. He said in part: I am not ashamed to have it known that my sympatny is with the heroic Boers In their res Chamberlain's recent change of front, and said: Chamberlain is a liar, and that Is not putting It a bit too strong, for three years ago he saltl the same things that I have told you tonight. ' Mr. Cummlngs blamed Ambassador 1890 1891 1892 6.670 4.281 4.192J 1896 1S97 1898 1,848 1,880 8.0S3 The only states not represented In the table for 1899 are New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware, Nevada and South Da kota. Incomplete returns from Canada and Mexico show 470 miles of new line in Can ada and 255 miles In Mexico. STATE BOUNDARY LINE. Washington Covets Desdemona, Middle and Upper Sands. Ain Olympian special to the Seattle Dallas Notes. DALLAS, Or., Jan. L C. G. Coad held. last night at the I. O. O. F. hall, a fare well reception. He starts today for Wash ington, D. C. February 24 is set by the Polk County Goatralsers' Association as the time for Its show. The husiness men of Dallas report trade for the holiday week better than for many years. Poultry and eggs have been a great source of revenue to the sntall "ranchers" around Dallas. Cheap wheat has made the trade in hog prod ucts lively. Many families have bought their entire stock -ot Christmas presents with eggs and pork. o Lester Mining: District Notes. Stayton Mall. Rowling of Portland Is working on his tunnel this winter. George Appleyard has sold an undivided one-forth interest in the Pocahontas to J. L. Freeland for $200. Reeves of Salem has a tunnel 300 .feet in length on his lode. It is said he will run it at least 500 feet Tlbbets of Portland has two men wowt- The sheep business, however, is I ing his placer at the mouth of Gold creek. ry risky one, and no occupation is j and intends to stay with it all winter. Astoria Council Meeting. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 1.--A meeting of the city council was held at noon today in accordance with the requirements of the charter. As it wa3 a holiday, no business was transacted, and an adjourn ment was taken until tomonow evening, when the credentials of the newly elected officers will be examined and the officials formally installed. The mayor's annual message will be read at that time, and the various committees appointed to serve during the year. At Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Jan. L The day passed off quietly, the public offices all being closed, but the majority of the business houses were open all day. Solemn high mass, benediction and a sermon by the pastor, Rev. A Hlllebrand, were given at the Catholic church at midnight, in com memoration of the new year. The Choir gave special music, ahd "Ave Maria" was sung by Mrs. E. A Sheahan and Miss Mattle Draper. An Albany Rain Report. ALBANY, Or., Jan. l. The official re port, given today, of the rainfall at this city during 1899, shows the following in dicative of the fall through this part of the state: January, 5.57 Inches; February, 5.19; March, 5.75; April, 2.98; May, 2.56; June, .64; July, .03; August, 3.20; Septem ber, L30; October, 8.17; November, 8.79; December, 7.45; total, 46.63 " inches. Robert Cornelius' Fnneral. HILLSBORO, Jan. L The funeral of the late Robert Cornelius, whose body was found near GlenCoe, Friday last, took place yesterday. Interment being in the North Plains Presbyterian cemetery. NO post-mortem examination was made, and Washington Notes. There Is a persistent rumor that a new bank will soon be opened in Eliensburg, says the Localizer. On Friday morning, three seals were Observed lying on a log boom opposite .Everett, not a hundred yards from shore. Joseph Clyde ancT.hls son, of Axford, Chohalls county, felled a spruce tree there last week which measured 33 feet In cir cumference. The formal transfer of the Seattle post office from General Gilbert S. Meem to Geqrge M. Stewart took place on Sunday, and hereafter the latter will be In entire charge. Duncan McAllister, of Prosser, sold 1000 head of ewes to Perry Cleriians last week for $2 40 per head. These sheep will be taken to JClttltas county, where Mr. Clemans has a targe ranch. The fund which is being raised in Spo kane, fork the purpose of erecting a mon ument to the memory of Ensign Mona ghan, who was killed In the recent Sa moan trouble, has now reached tho sum of $2367. William Cfulkshank, of Hartford, Sno homish county, was killed by an explosion of giant powder last Wednesday. The powder had become too cold and Crulk shank was trying to thaw it out, when it exploded. N. L. Howard was found dead In a ho tel in Ofympla from the effects of some drug, Which it is supposed he took with suicidal intent. He is the man who some years ago attained much hotoriety from the discovery that he had been drawing a pension by impersonating his dead brother. A T&coma paper Mays the members of the Shingle Manufacturers' Association have sent out letters notifying all shingle Wills which closed down on November 11 that they will be at liberty to continue cutting operations next week. Mills which shutdown later than the date named will be expected to remain closed for the full period of 60 days. Star shingles that were fiollirig a year ago for ft are now bringing- 51 40. Post-Intelligencer says that Fred L. Rice and John B. Nice, commissioners appoint ed by Governor Rogers to determine the Washington-Oregon boundary in accord ance with a Joint resolution of the last Washington legislature, are now prepar ing their report, which Is to be submitted to tne legislature m iaoi. it will claim that "Oregon was expected to lend Its aid to settle the troubles that have long ex isted over this question of the boundary line between the two states, but the com missioners from Washington have been greatly disappointed by the lack of inter est shown by Oregon. They have request er Governor Geer, of Oregon, to appoint commissioners to act with the Washing ton board, but Governor Geer has failed to act. Then our board has asked Gover nor Geer to himself meet with them and consider the matter, but the Oregon exec utive has failedto accept the Invitation." The report will then say that the Wash ington board then pursued its investiga tions, and that the commission used, as a basis for its work, the oldest govern ment chart obtainable, one made In 1857. The trouble has arisen "over the location of the channel of the Columbia river. Much litigation has ensued as a result of the respective claims of both states as to the boundary line, and, In some cases, the Bame property has been disposed of by both states, and to different parties. Bev- eral Cases that hinge on this very posl tton are now in the courts, and they will remain unsettled until the boundary is properly located. Mr. Rice says that much of the trouble is caused by the phraseology of the state constitution; that the framers of the con stitution went outside the congressional provision In deciding the boundary at the mouth of the Columbia; that in congress, and not in the state, does the power He to create the boundaries between states. The boundary of Washington territory Was created wheh the territory was formed from what was'orlglnally Oregon. While endeavoring to conform to what was set out by congress, the framers of the con stitution were careless in the terms used, and litigants have taken advantage of this fact At present, Oregon' claims mUch terri tory, according to Mr. Rice, that right fully belongs to Washington, and -from which Oregon has been, for a long time past, gaining Considerable revenue. The greatest loss of Washington, he says, is In the matter of fishing licenses. "For Instance, taking the-channel mapped out by the government in 1857 as a basis, there Is a large strip of territory on the Lower Columbia that should be ot revenue to Washington, but from which Oregon, is olute endeavor and determined effort to main- ' Choate, among others, for the existing u.iu jucir uomea ana ineir independence against situation of affairs, as far as the position " ! aim xne tyranny ot tne British crown. 1 want to see them win In this contest, becauefe they are right and deserve to win. In my Judgment, nine-tenths of the American people are against England in this matter and in sympathy with the South African patriots. The courage of the Boers, in the face of tro medous odds, has challenged the admiration of mankind, and their heroism, against almcet In surmountable obstacles, has won the respect ot the civilized world. They are entitled to our sympathy, and we would be false to ourselves and to all our history If we did not give It to them. The South African patriots are white men. They are a good deal like the patriots of our own revolution. They love their homes, their freedom and their Uverty. They come from good old Saxon ances" irs, from the north of Eu rope. They are flesh of our flesh and bone ot our bone. They love free Instltutlpns the same as we do, for the sak- of personal liberty. It eome3 to them naturally and by inheritance. Their love of liberty Is not of a day or ot a year, but of centuries. They have never been conquered, and, In my opinion, -no matter what others may think, they never will be. The story of the struggle and the hardships of these brave men In South Africa Is one of the saddest pages In all history an Imperishable heritage to their hardy and valorous descend ants. No one can Impartially read It without feeling a deep sympathy for them In their pres ent struggle to maintain their freedom and In dependence against English greed for gold, English tyranny and criminal British aggres sion for land. This conflict should be called Cecil Rhodes' War for gold in South Africa. He Is responsi ble for all the woe, all the sorrow, all the de spair, all the misery that this war has caused. The Boers have made him practically a prison er. He Is shut up In his diamond mines at Klmberley. He will have to eat diamonds If he Is not speedily rescued. I hope the Boers will capture him and give him an Immediate trial. I I glory In tho spunk of grand old Paul Kru ger. He Is one of the world's great heroes. There is no doubt of a secret understanding existing today between the White House and Downing street. I am opposed to an Anglo American alliance, expressed or Implied es pecially when Its object Is the advancement of Imperialism, the march of armies, the downfall of republics, the destruction of free Institutions, the enslavement of man and the perpetuity of the power of klng3. The president should have offered the friendly offices of this country to prevent this cruel war. He should have responded to the great and mighty petition for peace presented to him at the beginning. He should have acted on the of the United States is concerned. The following resolutions were passed with a cheer: ' Resolved, That we, citizens of New York. Itt mass meeting assembled, condemn the action ot tho British government and recognize thi strenuous struggle carried on for generatloa after generation by the burghers of South Af rica to secure the right to rule themselves ta. their own way as an example worthy of th embattled farmers, whose valor won American., freedom, and we recognize that the two sister republics, whose citizen soldiers have defeatetf In a series of pitched battles, the veteran, legions ot England, have thus won a title (ft Independence which all mankind should recog nize as valid. Resolved. That we protest against the seizure of American food supplies In transit to a neu tral territory as an act ot Inhumanity and a breach ot International law, the evident pUr pose of which Is to accomplish Hy the starva tion of noncombatants a result which the BrlV, Ish arms have failed to accomplish. Resolved, That we deprecate tho action ot. the Dominion of Canada In sending troops tor defeat the Boers, and protest against any part of this continent being used as a base t jgiMfe.'. atlons for the conquest of a fret nation In any part of the world as a menace to peace and happiness of the American people. Resolved, That we appeal to the heart and conscience of the people, descendants ot the founders of this republic, and inheritors ef Washington's fame, and all lovers ot liberty throughout the world, to cast aside all per sonal and selfish consideration unworthy of free men to extend the hand of fellowship to the patriots and heroes now so bravely fighting to maintain their liberty and to drle the In vader from the soli of the Boer republic; and we hall the victories a3 the happy augury ot the establishment of the United States of South Africa. Among the vice-presidents of the meet-i lng were William A. Poynter, governor ' of Nebraska; George L. 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