THE, HOENING OBEGONIAS!, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1900.
LIGHTSHIP $)T FLOATED
SEAVar SWELL IfilB VESTS THE
TUGS REACHING HER.
,Hte Ancyra Finishes and Xcreus Ar
rives Kilxnory'a Flying Trip
"Racine Ajrainat 'Time.
Columbia river lightship No. ,50 is still
ashore near "where she took the beach on
She -wild December night, about a month
ago. The work thus far dope on the Tes
te! has demonstrated that Contractor Mac
intosh has a very lair show to succeed in
his undertaking; hut-it is the general opin
ion of marine men "who have visited the
slup that she -will need lo be liauied a con
cidera.ble distance further seaward before
sh can. be reached hy the tugs.
The reports from Astoria regarding the
'work of rescue on Wednepa&y were in a
measure misleading, af tbey stated that
the conditions were-ost favorable for the
attempt to tow &e vessel out. Parties
Crom Astori .yesterday stated that this
was an -error, as there was so much of a
swell on that the tugs were unable to get
sear enough to the ship. This would
hardly -ke regarded as a favorable con
dig Qjt, and it is a matter of wonder how
t$s tugboats were backed into 18 feet of
-water with a-sweli on, as they draw about
13 to 14 feet, and were undoubtedly in
danger of -striking. On the attempt made
TV ednesday the tugs were under the per
gonal supervision of Superintendent Con
way, of the O. R. & N. water lines, and
as he has had plenty -at experience In
rough water, and also has plenty of nerve
with it, he undoubtedly put the tugs as
dose to the lightship as It was possible
to cet them,, except on a very calm day,
and under mere favorable conditions. The
position of the craft was unchanged at 5
o clock lait evening.
RACING AGAUFBT TIME.
County of Merioneth's Fast Trip Cp
the River to Save TUonwmds.
The British snip County of Merioneth
has been added to the en-route list. She
arrived at Honolulu early In December,
and as soon as she finishes discharging a
Liverpool cargo at the Island port, she
win come to Portland to load. The Coun
ty of Merioneth is an -old-tuner in this
port, and has made a great many voyages
between the Columbia river and Europfe
There was one particular voyage, though,
which wiH be much longer remembered
than any other. ADDUt 13 years ago, sne
came up from a west coast port in ballast,
"under charter to load wheat at a very
high rate, something like 50 or 60 shillings.
Contrary winds and calms retarded the
progress of the ship to such an extent
that there remained less than. 24 hours
before the expiration of her charter, when
she -dropped anchor at Astoria.
Meanwhile freight rates had been drop
ping steadily, -until the owners of the ship
stood to lose over $7000 if they could no$
land their ship in Portland harbor before
sundown of the evening following her ar
rival at Astoria. Cathlamet bay was not
so well lighted and "buoyed In these days
as it is at the present time, and it was
too dark when the County reached Astoria
to proceed with her that night. She got
under way fairly early the next morning,
in tow of the Ocklahama; but the heavy
current in the river made the task of tow
ing a difficult cne. The agent in Port
land who was looking after the welfare
of the owner was mot taking any chances,
and for fear that the iowboat might Have
more than she could .handle, the Dixie
Thompson was sent down the river to
meet her. The Dixie met the other boat
at Kalama, and from that point on in to
Portland both steamers ran under full
stroke.
When the steamers passed St. Johns It
lacked but a HtQe more than t3ff minutes
of sundown, and Portland was still six
miles away. A crowd -of shipping- men
and water-front loungers went down to
the river bank at the harbor line, and,
with watches in hand, awaited the finish or
a most exciting race against Urns. The
two boats were doing their "utmost, and
were equal to the occasion, for the County
came booming along like a passenger
steamer, and with a margin of about three
minutes shot over the harbor line and
drorped anchor In plenty cf time to save
a small fortune for the owners.
KDLMORY'S WQKDERFUL RCX
Sails Over 35,000 Miles and Is Close
to the Ronnd-Trfp Record.
The British ship Kilmory arrived out at
Queenstown "Wednesday, after a fast pas
sage of 123 days from Portland. "While
this is considerable short of a record
breaker, it Is the last lap of one of the
Quickest round-trip voyages that has ever
been recorded. The Kilmory sailed from
London for Honolulu, February 8, 1899, and
made the run in the record time of lf!S
days. She arrived at the Island port May
27. and did not receive very quick dis
patch, being detained there until July 10,
when she sailed for Portland. Her pas
sage from the island was only fair 2S
daj s. At Portland she received quick dis
patch, being In the river hut 26 -days. Her
actual sailing time on this round trip ot
about 35.000 miles was but 259 days, and
for the round, Including the time lost In
discharging cargo and loading ballast at
Honolulu, and dischorglnc; ballast and
loading wheat at Portland, her time -wa9
out 10 months and 24 days.
SECOJTD -JANUARY SHIP.
British Baric Ancyra Clears Witn a
Bis: Cargro.
The British bark Ancyra cleared yes-
wntuu tor queenstown or Falmouth for
orders, with 133,570 bushels of wheat, vatu
ued at 572,009. The Ancyra was dispatched
by the Portland Flouring Mills Company,
and Is the second of the new year's fleet
w get out ot the way. The next on the
-ui w nnisn is tne Galena. The Hyon
BKW..CU loaaing yesteroay. and will he
TTL y aext Tv'eek- The Aldebaran,
uu uvea m January 2. missed her
cancelling date hy about 48 hours, and will
probably be on the market again.
The German ship Nereua, under charter
for wheat-loading, arrived in at Astoria
yesterday evening, after a rather slow
rP f 41 days from Klao Chou. This Is
bringing the en-route fleet now due down
to rather small proportions, and the busi
ness for the rest of the month will he con
fined to taking xare of the fleet now in
the river.
FIVE LIVES LOST.
Fatal Result of an Attempt to Raise
the Steamer Patrla.
LONDON. Jan. 4.-The Hamburg-American
line steamer Patria, which caught fire
in the English channel November 15, anc
which was abandoned when all attempts
to tow her to some port had failed the
vessel going ashore between "Walmer ana
South Foreland, on the Kentish coast, was
raised today. She subsequently foundered
and five persons were drowned.
Captain Spruth, inspector of the Hamburg-American
line, who was on ioard
th -essel when she went down, was
saved by clinging to the top of the fun
nel. The Patrla's position is now more
dangerous lo shipping than ever.
STEAMER. ALBBMARLE ASHORE.
Grounded in the James River and In
Bnafeer From lee.
NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 4. The steamer
Albemarle, of the Old Dominion Steamship
Company, went ashore in the James river,
and assistance was sent from here. The
steamer ds in -danger from heavy ice. It
is reported that all the passengers reached
shore In safety.
Vessels In Distress.
LONDON, Jan. 4. The steamer Maria
Bickmers (German), from Bremen De
cember 24 for Galveston, has put Into
Foyall, Azores, with her propeller out of
order.
The British hark Mussel Crag, Irom
Antwerp July 19 for San Francisco, is re
ported having passed Cape Otway, on the
southwest coast of Australia, and'slghaled
she had lost sails, two" boats, and had
her bulwarks stove and washed, 'away.
From the Orient.
TACOMA, Jan. 4 The steamship Queen
Adelaide arrived from Yokohama tonight
with 2000 tons of freight, mostly Japanese
and Chinese manufactured goods.
Marine 3fote.
The Preach barks Jules "Verne and Lpuis
Pasteur arrived up yesterdaymornlng. the
former going to Wefaier's and, the Pasteur
to Greenwich dock to discharge ballast.
Captain A. E. Cann, who is at present
officiating -as port captain for the bar
pilots at Astoria,, was in ther city, yester
day, returning to- the city by the sea last
evening.
The Norwegian steamship Tbrdenskjold,
which loaded flour in this port last year,
ran ashore near Rockway beach, Long Isl
and sound, during a heavy snow storm
JNew Year's morning.
The correct name of the new steamship
line between Hamburg and San Francisco
is the Deutsche Dampfschlff ahrts Gesell
schaft Kosmos. The pronunciation 13
similar to the spelling.
Domestic and Forel&rn Ports.
ASTORIA Jan. 4. Arrived German
ship- Nereus, 41 days from- Klao Chou.
Condition of bar at 5 P. M., moderate;
wind, east; weather cloudy. Position of
lightship unchanged.
San Francisco, Jan. 4. Arrived Steam
er Signal from Columbia river; steamer
Czarina, from Neah bay; steamers South
Coast and Rival, and schooner Jennie
Stella, from Gray's harbor; steamers Em
pire and Alice Blancbard, from Coos bay;
steamer South Portland, from Oyster bay;
steamer Ellhu Thompson, Seattle; steam
er Lakme, from Tacoma; steamer Aber
deen (January 3), from Portland. Sailed
January 4 Steamer Geo. W. Elder, for
Portland; schooners Charles R. "Wilson
and Repeat, for Gray's harbor;schooner
"Western Home, for Coos bay; steamer
Mattewan, for Tacoma; bark Oakland,
for Everett.
Tacoma Sailed Jan. 2 Bark Gatherer,
for San Francisco.
Seattle Arrived Jan. S Steamer City of
Topeka, for, Alaska.
San Diego Arrived Jan. 3 Norwegian
steamer Thyra, from Portland.
Hoquianr Arrived Jan. -schooner Ida,
McKay, from San Francisco, for Aber
deen. Falmouth Arrived Jan. 3 British ship
Kllmory. 123 days from Portland.
New York, Jan. 4. Arrived Ems, from
Naples; "Werkendam, .from Amsterdam.
New York, Jan. 4. Arrived Victoria,
from Naples.
Portland, Me,. Jan. 4. Sailed Buenos
Ayres, for Liverpool.
Liverpool. Jan. 4. Arrived Michigan,
irom Boston; Teutonic, from New York.
BUILDING 0. R. & H. SWITCH
East Side Warehouse District Will
Now Be Benefited.
Construction was commenced yesterday
morning ou a secondary switch on East
Second street for the O. R. & N. Co.,
beginning at East Morrison street and
continuing south far enough to pass by all
the large wholesale houses. This will
take the switch about four blocks for
the present. Oscar Bellinger, engineer for
the company, was present yesterday when
the preliminary work was begun. The
single main switch on East Second street,
through to East' Clay, does not reac hthe
warehouses. The new spur was begun on
the north side of East Morrison street
The Intention Is to construct a continuous
switch on the west side of the through
line, but there must be connecting points,
so that cars may be switched oft and on
to the main line. Jt is probable that
there will be three railways on East Sec
ond street. North from East Oak street,
East Second was filled up the full width,
so that another line could be put down
if wanted. It is also expected that the
main line will be extended to Inman,
Poulsen & Co.'s sawmill next summer, as
the company has a franchise for doing so
within the next six months.-
In line with this Improvement wlll be
the Investment of W. E. Spicer, who has
just moved from Moscow, Idaho, and will
at once put 5000 or more in Improvements
and machinery on nis property on East
"Washington and East First streets. It is
his purpose to put in a lot of new ma
chinery for cleaning and grading wheat
and for other purposes, the- whole invest
ment to cost between $5000 and $6000. The
construction of the O. R. & N. Co.Js switch
will make this new enterprise possible. It
is regarded as fortunate that the elevated
roadway on East Morrison street will soon
be improved and made passable, so that
it may soon be opened to the public, that
these new enterprises, and others in pros
pect, may be proceeded with. The need
of repairing the other roadways is also
shown.
Investigate Assessment Qnestion.
There is still no information given out
whether clubs sending delegates to the
state republican league convention will
be assessed at the rate of 10 cents for
each member, although the question has
been asked publicly. At the meeting held
by the Multnomah Republican Club in
the Burkhard building Wednesday even
ing the question came up for discussion.
It was decided to looklnto the matter,
and J. "W. Beveridge and John H. Hall
were appointed to make the investigation.
If clubs are assessed I at the rate of 10
cents for each member on the lists filed,
the attendance at the convention will be
very small. The Multnomah Club has de
cided that it will not send delegates If this
assessment has to be paid before the dele
gates are seated. Clubs sending delegates
"are filing lists with Secretary Kennedy,
but none so far as heard from will pay
this assessment. It would seem that some
of tLa officers of the "eague would be
able to set at rest the question at once.
Ten cents assessment is not much, but
when it amounts to flO or $20 a club, and
a few members have to foot the bill, and
-with no candidates to draw from, it Is
large.
East Side Nates.
Mrs. C. F. Rupell, of Seattle, formerly
of Portland, js in the city visiting her
sister, Mrs. H. Schmeer, 753 East Pine
street
The funeral of Mrs. G. L. Curry, who
died at Republic, Wash., took place yes
terday from the home of her mother, Mrs.
Wiberg, on the Base Line road.
In the Gresham school there is an at
tendance of 150 pupils, the largest num
laer that has yet attended that school.
Professor WInchell is the principal, and
the assistants are Mrs. Anderson and Miss
Pierce.
A boy named Johnny Giese. Uvintr near
Gresham, says that, while returning from
Portland the first of the week, he wras
stopped and robbed of about $15. The rob
lery took place near the farm of Mr.
Graham.
Fred Cox. son of Constable Cox, has
just sent his father a copy of the first
paper published at Ketchican, Alaska,
which contains a lot of inforipatlon of
value concerning that district Captain
Cox says that his son is expecting to
come home on a visit
The Republican Club of Falrview held
a meeting Tuesday evening and elected
the following officers. G. W. Shaw, presi
dent; D. Dunbar, vice-president; E. E.
Heslln, treasurer: J. Dunbar, secretary.
The club has decided to hold regular meet
ings hereafter.
Dr. E. "H. Thornton secured a judgment
of 4150 against Inman, Foulsen. & Co., for
services rendered C. W. Chatfield. an em
ploye of that company. In Justice "vree-
land's court yesterday. The defendant?
made no appearance, and judgment was
rendered against them. The papers in the 1
case allege that Chatfield was severely in
jured while In the employ of the defend
ants, and that at their request Dr. Thorn
ton had bestowed much care on the in
jured man.
A rRANSCASPIAN OASIS
KIZIL-ARYAT, A GREEN
THE- DESERT.
SPOT IN
AiTovra-Where the Turkomans Con-
cremate FYuH of Various Kinds
and Cuquinbers for Russians,
ASKHABAD, Trans-Caspla, July 8, 1893.
The remoter portions of Russian Central
Asia were approached and cononftred bv
way of Orenburg andr Siberia, hut Turk -
omania, as the reelon of fhc' fiiHrnrntms
was known before the Russians created
the province of Trans-Caspia, was Invaded
by the route now followed by the rail
way. Thfr caravan routes from -Central 1
Asia to Orenburg, the Aral sea, the Rivers
Amu HnHft nrtrl Of.. Tnn ,-k.. ..3 Y..
artes of the ancients and the Northern
tjasplan, had all seen victorious Russian
ftrmipR Inner- hofnm thnaa ilni..t.U -nrne
armies long before
these deserts were
successfully passed,
The khanates of
Khiva and "Rnlrhnrn nnn" TTorrVo-nn Vin,l
,7, , , .: ... .. .,.0..cwu. ..
yjeiaea to tne weight of Russian arms
before the nomadic Turkomans who dwell
in the sand ceased sturdy resistance.
For several "hundred miles df ter leaving
the Caspian the railway has a direct
southeasterly course along the base of the
Kopet Dagh range of mountains, which
forma the boundary between Persia and
TURKOMANS AT THE STATIONS ALONG THE TRANSCASPIAN RAILROAD.
the Russian dominions. From these moun
tains the oases are fed, not by surface
streams, but by artesian wells tapping
the saturated strata. It Is made quite
clear by careful study of the region that
the water comes not from the northern
side nor the summits of the range, which
are not high enough to be snow-capped,
but from the Persian slope, which gets far
more rain. It was Into such a country
that the Russian armies forced their In
vasion by march and by railway.
The first fresh-water well Is at Kazand
jlk, more than 1G0 miles from the railway
terminus on the Caspian, so that the wa
ter for Krasnovodsk must be hauled at
least that far. The supply at KIzil-Arvat,
45 miles further, Is, however, so much bet
ter and the facilities so much moie con
venient that most of it Is carried in tank
cars from that station to the dry city.
Klzil-Arvat is situated at the northwest
ern extremity of the Akhal Tekke oasis,
and was the first of the Turkoman forts
seized by the Russians when they in
vaded the country of the Tekkin Turko
mans. It is a fertile place, thanks to
abundance of water. '
Our train reached" Klzll-Arat early in
the morning after a hot and dreary night's
Tide from, the Caspian, and the sight of
green things and water once more was de
lightful. A big fountain was throwing jets
of water into the air In the midst of a
pretty little grove that surrounded the
station. That essential building was light
ed by electricity and provided with a
buffot which served breakfast.
Turkomans of the Desert.
It was here that I saw the first of the
Turkomans of the desert In considerable
number. They furnishsd a large portion
of the motley crowd on the station plat
form. Some were there to travel, fdr they
have adopted the "firearba" as their ve
hicle without the least difficulty, -while
others filled the place of the loafers who
come to railway stations to see the trains
come in as regularly as they do in mest
other countries. All the loafers were
men and fine-looking fellows they were
almost invariably six feet In height or ( ball arena for two years, and her towns
more, and adding to that stature the im- 4 were reaping the benefit of a fine lot of
preasion of several additional 'Inches by" advertising. No decision was reached last
the enormous caps .of black wool, tdwer- night, but it is understood that the board
ing like the bearskin of an American drum- 1 is inclined to receive Mr. Sullivan's prop
major. Mest of the swarthy faces were ositionfaybraWy.
heavily bearded. The combination of black I Thereis not a city of the size of Port
beards, heavy wool caps, great stature, land In the United States that has not a
CAMEL TRAIN SEES FROM THE RAILWAY WITH J THE RANGE OF MOUN
TAINS FORMING PERSIAN BOUNDARY IN DISTANCE.
piercing black eyes and a stride which j
was a mixture of reckless swagger and .
profound dignity, was most striking, and
left me with a first impression of these
sons ot the desert that will not be readily
forgotten.
While the men were loafing the women
were working. At the side of the station
platform, In the shade of the acacia troes,
nourished by the water from "the great
fountain, were gathered groups of Turko
man women and girls selling refreshments
to the hot and weary passengers. The
oases aro fertile where water reachs their
soil, and the fruits of Kizil-Arvat are hard
to beat Grapes, melons, peaches and
plums of various kinds were abundant
A few Russian copper kopecks bought
enough for a meal, and every passenger
supplied himself with enough to last till
the next oasis should be reached. Not
all bought fruits, however. Mingled with
the melons and the grapes were great
baskets of cucumbers, and I have never
yet seen a Russian who did not apparently
prefer the product of the cucumber vine
to that of the grape vine. So most of
the Russian passengers bought cucumbers
first, and then grapes or plums If their
appetite held out The .Mussulmans, who
were returning home to the. various cities
of Central Asia, preferred the fruits.
The women, who were chaffering -with
the travelers, seemed worthy mates of
the big fellows who were parading the
platforms or lounging in the shade. They
were sturdy, erecr, and above the ordl
nary stature of European -women. Neyer-v
theless, age marked them early in- lite,
and after that the wrinkles came rapidly,'
and they began to lose their erectness of
carriage.
These women have a share in the hlstpry
of their country quite as dramatic and
as Important as that of the men. They
were warriors themselves when they were
needed to defend their homes, and more
than one. Russian slaughter of Turkoman
wpmen and children Is defended by Rus
sians on the plea that it was Impossible
to discriminate when all were, fighting slda
by aide. Four hours after passing Klzll
Arvat we reached the famous Turkoman
'fortress of Geok-Tepe, celebrated in Rus
slan annals for the importance of the vlc-
1 tory that ended in Its capture, but re
rmembered by the Turkomans as the place
where thousands of their people were mafi-
sacred after defea,t
darnel Caravans.
All of this distance the line traverses
a country that jvould be considered desert
elsewhere, but thanks to the water which
comes from the mountains,, the plain be-
tween the railway and the range s subdued
I . -m iti .- .
to a measure of cultivation. Camel cara'
vans are seen at Intervals crossing this
i uuiuuii uj. mu uiuiu, &uuitt ul uiuiu ixirryr
portion of the piain, some o them carry.
ing,trade back and forth between Traris-
Caspia and Persia. A few Turkoman vil
lages, or auls, composed of a score of
their peculiar felt-covered tents, with cantr
elB grazing about, supply all the signs of
life in the neighborhood. At intervals, too,
mud-built towers rise from the plain,
once Intended for some purpose of offense
or defense, but obsolete .now and serving
only as memorials of trie lawlessness ot
the tribesmen before the Russians came
to their country and Invoked peace and or
der. Some of the villages, which come down
to the railway, present a peculiarly at
tractive appearance In the desert, with
white-walled stone houses, trees for shade
and for fruit, sometimes even a winding
stream and some poor-looking wheat field.
But mpst of these oases are conspicuous
chiefly by way of contrast with the desert
which surrounds them, and I have not yet
got to the region of Central-Asia that I
am promised will rival the vale of Cash
mere. Tq the south the great vall of
mountains that cuts us off from Persia
marks the horizon. To the north of the
track there is little even of oasis to at
tract'the eye. The desert of the Kara Kum
comes down from the Aral sqa and finds
no halting plae till It meets this narrow
lino of civilization and vegetation. AH
green things end where the little streams
from the mountains lose themselves in the
sand or are intercepted for railway use.
TRUMBULL WHITE.
RESTS WITH MULTNOMAH.
Fate of Baseball League Depends on
. Getting: Grounds
Whether Portland will be in the North
j west Pacific Baseball League this year de
I pends upon the action of the Multnomah
! Amateur Athletic Club. In other words,
it is up to them Ted Sullivan, who Is
to conduct the league In company with a
number of Portland citizens who are Inter
ested, was befqre the directors of the Muff
nomah Club last evening. He explaine3
i what ,the proposed league would be and
Portland's position in it. He dwelt on the
statement that a place in a good league,
such as -was organized In 1S92, Is the
greatest advertisement that a city can
have. He pointed to th fact that Call
I fornia had been In full blast In the base-
connection with some kind of a baseball
league. The club that Mr. Sullivan and
his associates propose to organize will
be a credit to the city. Mr. Sullivan
states that only sober and gentlemanly
men will be signed, and all the cities will
enter Into a compact to exclude all oth
prs. The Multnomah grounds are the only
favorable ones m the city, and, unless the
M. A. A. C. will permit the use of Its
park, the league will probably be organ
ized without Portland. If the park can
not be had, Mr. Sullivan thinks th& league
ulll be composed of Spokane, Seattle, Ta
coma and Victoria. However, it may be
a six-town league.
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Peculiarities ot Translations.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Kipling's poem, "The Absent Minded
Beggar," has been translated Into Italian,
where the title becomes "II Mendicante
Distratto.'1 A retranslatlon, after the
manner of Mark Twain's famous. "Jump
lug Frog" story from the French, wrould
make Tommy Atkins appear as "A Dls-
Ltracted Mendicant" Mark TWaln's Amer
ican slang or KipHng'a cockney coloquial
lsms are equally hopeless in a foreign
tongue.
Jmmmmmmmtm mm im. www. .
TO CURD A GOLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug
gists reruns tire money if ft failo to cure. E. "V
Grare's signature Is on each box. 25c.
DEFENDS THE BRITISH
FORMER TRANSVAAL RESIDENT
HARD. "ON THE BOERS.
Native Dutch. Are Igrnorant, Bigoted
and Selfish, and Oppose All Forms
of Advancement.
Dr. George McLain furnishes The Ore
gonian, with a copy of a paper containing
a letter by W. H. Gold, who, Dr. MoLain
says, is a farmer living in North Dakota.
He ,has resided In the Transvaal, and was
born in NeW York. Mr. Gold's letter fol
lows: "The,re seems to be an Idea among a
goodly 'number In this country that the
present trouble In South Africa has its
origin thiough a desire On the- part of
Great Britain to get possession of the r'ch
mining lands of the South African Repub
lic, commonly called the Transvaal, Any
fair-minded person who will but allow
his reasoning faculty to exert itself, for.
- a moment will at once see thatthi3 is a
fallacy, unwoTthy of utterance by the
-most ardent Boer sympathizer. For where
has the British government ever either
appropriated to itself, or made burden
some by taxation, any mineral lands with
in her kingdom? If Great Britain owned
the Transvaal today, not one penny mora
-would she get out of the mines than; she
has got during the past years
"It Is quite easy to understand, though,
that the Ideas relative to the present sit
uation there, of those who have been al
lowing their sympathies to run rampant
on H he side of the Boers, have been
formed chiefly from the newspaper re
ports which have been spread broadcast
over the country declaring that the fran
chise was the great factor in the case,
and, of course, not being able to under
stand 'why a" peopler should be compelled
to grant the franchise, against their will,
to a foreign element, quite naturally And.
themselves sympathizing with what they
consider an oppressed people. But the
shortest residence among they will con
vince the most dubious that the Boers are
not an oppressd, but, rather, an oppres
sing people.
" Foreigners Are Oppressed.
The writer has spent between four and.
five years throughout the country, and
Should have a pretty good Idea of the
situation. I don't think I am biased in
my feelings, and trust I shall not be con
sidered so; but It Is Impossible for a for
eigner to live in the country for . any
length of time and not find himself the
subject of oppression to an almost unbear
able degree. Yet he dares not complain
or hold up a finger in his own behalf, lest
worse befall him. Should any trouble
arise between himself and a Boer, no mat
ter of how unpleasant a nature, there is
no redress for him; it is grin and bear
it, no matter- how great the insult. Any
attempt on nis part tb gate reprisal will
only place him in a far worse position,
and he- may consider himself lucky If "ae
escapes even with his life. You are not
allowed to protect yourself with -weapons
of any kind, yet every B6er is armed to
the teeth, and there are none who delight
more in the use of their weapons. Many
a foreigner during late years has been
shot in cold blood on account of some
trivial" quarrel, and that is about the last
that is heard of It It Is but a short time
ago' since the papers of this country gave
you an account of the shooting down In
the streets of Johannesburg of one Edgar
shot In cold blood on one of theprlnclpal
streets in the first city ot the country.
His murderer was arrested, but in a day
or so was set free, the courts having de
clared that he had committed no crime
against the state he had only shot an
Ullunder. Tins Is not an isolated case,
but t Is all it will be necessary to speak
of "here, many of you having heard of
these horrible facts before. I am men
tioning thess Incidents merely to show,
how unbearable things had become there.
And any who read this, who haye spent
any time In the country, will verify my
statements. No matter what your griev
ance may be, or how strong ydur case.
It is useless to take your case to a court
of 'justice,' for they are such in name
only. Here Is a case where an employe
of one of the large mining companies,
holding a position of trust, had stolen a
large amount of gold. The golden metal
was found in his possession, and he con
fessed all to ills employers. But when
the m case came Into court, his counsel
plea'ded not guilty, and to the surprise of
all, after a few minutes' consultation be
tween judge and counsel, the case was
dismissed with costs.. His accusers were
a British concern. This is a sample of
justice as administered here. It is a case
of whichever side Is able to pay them, re
gardless of the merits of; the case.
Objects to the Poll Tax.
"I have In my pocket, as I write, docu
ments which bring only too vividly to mind
some few of the Transvaal government's
many ways of filling their pockets at the
expense of the foreigners. Within a short
time after entering the Transvaal you
are supposed to run, off to officialdom and
pay $4 GO for the privilege of coming Into
the country. No notices or other warn
ings are posted any place where they
might be seen no, that would not serve
their purpose. It would not give them an
opportunity to make you pay for your ig
norance. If through your ignorance of
the existing laws you fall to pay this poll
tax, you are liable so soon as they get
track of ou, and that don't take them
long, to have your goods and chattels con
fiscated, and several times, the original
amount of the ppll tax 4taken from you.
If you haye neither money nor property
to satisfy the law, you are sent to the
tronk' (jail), and kept there indefinitely.
Within one week from the time the
writer's poll tax was due he had to pay
about three times the original amount,
just as a reminder that I was in the
Transvaal, as If he needed" any. And In
every possible way, and on every Imagin
able pretext, do they grind the pennies,
the shillings and the pounds out of the
poqkets of the Uitlander. If. it were only
irom the rich mining companies, I doubt
If It would ever have been heard of, but
It Is from the thousands of individuals
earning their dally wage that the cry
comes; they cannot stand such oppres
sion. "A ifewyears ago, hefore the advent of
the Uitlander in the Transvaal, the Boer
government was a jpauper , government.
The officials had not been, paid for years
more than the most meager- portion of,
their salaries; they, were, one and all,
from the president 'down to the meanest
Boer, in a state bordering on destitution.
Within a few short years, President
Kruger 13 reported to be woith 25,000.000,
and meft of his officials to be millionaires.
Yet. not one oenny have they expended
towards the development of their country.
The hatred which existed in the coun
try between the North and the South dur
ing the years of the civil war was akin
to love In comparison to that entertained
by the Trarsvaal Boer towards the Brit
ish, and this hatred has existed ever since
England compelled the abolishment of the
sjaye trade in South Africa. Yet, even
today, while they dare not openly prac
tice slavery, their servants, Kaffirs, Hot
tentots and Bushmen, are held in a slavery
that would bring the blush of shame to
the cheeks of a Legree- I can understand
it as one of the easiest things in the
world to live 10,000 or 12.000 miles away
and sympathize with these people, not
knowing really anything of the conditions
as rthey, now actually exist. But to be a
resident among them for even so shori a
time1 and love them would be, I think,
Impossipje. , . , .
Bqcrf? fy?n$rant , and-Selfish. .,
"As a people they are ignorant, bigoted
and selfish; less than 5 per cent of them
will allow their children any education,
and it is a rare exception to find one
who can write his own name. Nor Is a
r foreigner allowed the privilege of educat
ing his children in his own language.
"While the list ojt grievances Is long and
varied, I nave mentioned only, a few. of.
those which: nave led up tq the, present
struggle. Thefranchlse-, of which we .have
heard so much,, being a factor hi the case
only Inasmuch as, had the Uttlanders
been able 'tty get it they would have been
able then to secure their rights, or some
thing akin to them, without the use ot
shot and shell, and this was undoubtedly
earnestly sought after. But it seemed to
matter little how long a man lived In the
country, or how good a citizen he had
VGIJ, U1CIG YVUUIU. tUtXlja UQ JW t.uwv
given as a reason why he should not
be given a franchise. I have never been
able to find a foreigner who had suc
ceeded in securing citizenship. Imagine
Johannesburg, a city of about 125,000 in
habitants, with only 200 voters in either
municipal or federal affairs.
While there are undoubtedly many
things In British rule that are not to the
liking of everybody (and in what govern
ment are there not?) the Boers are hardly
the 'saints on earth" that many papers
have endeavored so earnestly to' portray
them.
"Let us glance a moment at some of the
surrounding conditions. To the south and
west Is Cape Colony, a British colony. In
which the balance of power is-in thcrnands
ot the Cape Boers; for they greatly out
number the English there Eyen 'the leg
islative assembly-"has a-'large Boer major
ity, and the premier also Is a Dutchman.
Yet there ft. makes no difference whether
you are a Jew or gentile. Englishman or
Boer, the laws of the land are British
laws, and there Is equal justice for all.
"To the south and cast is the colony of
Natal, tind west is Matabelland Masho
naland and Bechuanaland, alF British, o
that -with the exception of a'nawow? strip"1
on ine oxireme east, coin vme imnsvucH
and Orange 'Free State are" wholly sur
rounded by British territory.
Oppose Every Advancement.
"The Transvaal Is, and has for years
bean, buta disturbing element in the heart
of this-vast country, and so long as this
disturbing clement exists, South Africa
will have no guarantee of peace.
"The Boers are a people opposed to
every .form fyvancement Their. cry
is 'The bullock; wagon Was good enough
for -our fathers an4 it's good epough foi
us.' Yout will today find them rather take
two weeks to travel 100 miles by bullock
wagon than go in a few hours by train.
And Is It not but in accordance with the
natural trend of the world-'s cycle ot
events that these things should be super
seded by a h,igher type of civilisation and
ihosei djsturjjng elements- rufedl.out.ari
made to give way to a more "just ' and
stable government, and peace and pros
perity assured? 'Forward,' not 'backward,
Is the motto of the great Anglo-Saxon
people.
"It Is but a. Jfew short months- since this
great nation, 'tlteiUnlted, .Statesof Ameri
ca, .heard, a jv.aH. echo acroBS,,hejJand,
notr frrtmrher -own people, but from. Cuba;
and as one man the people arose, and, tak
ing up the cause of the oppressed Cubans,
broke their fetters of oppression.
"Today has Great Britain heard the cry
from thousands of her -own oppressed sub
jects in far-o Africa, and ,has. declared
that justice must be for ) , What, nation
would be worth the "name 'that refused
protection to her subjects? And what can
give more pleasure and greater-; assurance
to the mastes than to see the governments
of the two great Anglo-Saxon nations
working hand In hand as they are today?
The great fundamental principles of each
are the same, 'liberty and justice to all,'
and no greater guarantee of peace could
be given to the world at large than a
unity, moral if not otherwise, between
these two great people who have so much
In common. W. H. GOLD."
SYMPHQHY ORCHESTRA.
Series cf Six Entertainments at the
Blarqunni Grand.
The. Pprtiand symphony orchestra will
give the first of a. aeries of six, concerts
at the Marquam Grand tonight The pro
gramme, which is appended, is a very
elaborate one, and contains several selec
tions that are as difficult as they are
beautiful. Among these may be men
tioned the Beethoven symphony No. 5, in
C minor, and Wagner's prelude to
"Lohengrin " That Mrs. Rose Bloch
Bauer, the Portland favorite, is on the
programme will be good news to the
music-lovers of the city.
The Portland symphony orchestra. Is
cpmposed of 3T Instruments, and is prac
tically the same organization that gave a
concert at the Marquam last May. It is
the avowed purpose ot the orchestra , to
glve to the public the- very best music,
drawing largely from the old masters,
and to create & taste and demand for
music ofilhe- higher -classv Humiliating -as
the admission Is, It Is nevertheless, true
that Portland is not up to the, standard
In orchestral music. Other cities with
les3 population and general culture sup
port fine orchestras and choral societies
that surpass anything heretofore at
tempted in this city. Now is considered
apr opportune time to begin a revqlutlon
for better1 music, anditis well to remem
ber that the efforts of the best perform
ers are In vain unless they are .given tha
hearty support of the people of culture
where they reside. Patronage bestowed
on an enterprise like this at Its Inception
gives it a moral support it will not need,
after it bas-been fairly launchedr, IUwill
be a great Impetus to the development of
a general taste for good music. Following-
in the wake of a successful initiation
of a good orchestra will probably come
the organization of a choral society.
There is no city of the same size richer
In musical material than Portland, and
Mr. Charles L. Brown, the conductor,
seems to have 'been very successful in
firidfngi and securing- a portion- of it,,
The programme given below Is the best
advocate of Its own excellence:
"Fackeltanz" in B fiat Meyerbeer
Overture to 'A Midsummer Night's
Dream".. Mendelssohn
Prelude to "Lohengrin" "Wagner
Cavatlna "Les Huguenots" Meyerbeer
Mrs. Rose BIoch-Bauer.
"Fifth Symphony" In C mlnor..Beethoven
(a) Allegro con brio.
(b) Andanteon' motok tr i,, , lp
(c) Allesro scherzo.
n A11prn -nresto. ' T " ". eJ
Overture to "Oberon......V.......Weberi
Charles L. Brown, conductor.
Beetlioven's Fifth Symphony.
This symphony is probably the best
known and most admired of the immortal
nine, perhaps because it Is the most hu
man In Its qualities. Beethoven himself
hatf left us 'a clew to Its meaning, and
with that clew'nearfy all critics have ar
rived at substantially the same decision
namely, that It pictures" fee "struggle of
the individual with fate, the alternations
of hope and despair, and the final triumph
over all In the end.
In speaking of the first four notes of the
opening movement, Beethoven said, some
time after he, had finished the symphony:
"So pocht das schtcksal an die pforte"
("Thus Fate knocks at the door"), and
between that opening knock and thetre
mendous rush and sweep of the finale the
emotions which come into play in the
great conflicts of life are depicted.
In this symphony we find that concen
tration qf thought and labor which makes
this musical poem so all-powerful and
convincing In Its effect. After a state
ment of Inexorable fate given out by the
horns, ft almost seems as if the proud
mortal were pleading his case and ap
pealing for mercy: but the pitiful cry of
supplication, oft repeated, .grows unen
durable, and. stung to the quick, he hurls
his defiance against the gods. A period of
exhaustion characterizes a passage in
which the wind Instruments alternate dur
ing S2. measures, with the atrlngs. in short
chords, ever drooping" until aroused again
to life and strife by the motive given. In
unison by the whole orchestra. "
The- last motive' of the first' movement
may simply be described as a hammer and
anvil, before whose irresistible strokes all
opposing forces are annihilated, and a sig
nal victory accomplished.
The second movement, andante con
moto, In three-eight time, is opened by
the violas and 'cellos, when a beautiful
phrase Is introduced by the wood wind J
Instruments breaking into a sudden f ortlau
almo, and enriched at every repeat by a
more animated figure-In the violins.
The first phrase breathes sweet conso
lation, while the secpndjpoluts onward and
upward, promising peace and happiness
to the anxious heart, Jwithj a bold transi
tion assuring the sufferer of glorious
triumph and happiness. The measures
preceding this outburst produce a thrill
ing effect by the use, of, the ominous
sounding ninth below the melody, which
In the second violins and violas relsos
the ghost of the Fate motive of the first
part, with Its three uncanny strokes.
The scherzo, allegro, In C minor,,, starts
out with a t'mid question, but m the an
swer It seems- as If the y6tlthfnr hero' had
grappled with the decrees of Fate: and
boldly turned the point ot the weapon
against his foe.
With a short crescendo we rush Into
the jubilant march of the last allegro in
the key of C major, In common time! This
is joy unbounded, not without manly dig
nity In the first few measures, but soon
giving way to an abandon of exultation.
After a perfect whirlwind on the domi
nant chord of G for 20 measures, the
violins having a tarantelle-llke figure In
triplets, the movement Is suddenly Inter
rupted by an episode of 54 measures In
triple time, recalling the scherzo in its
rhythm, but in reality only a prolongation
ot the dominant chord, which was cut
short at Its climax so as to make- a mora
deliberate change at the repetition of the
grand march of joy that concludes this
masterpiece of the master of masters.
o
To Pay Charch Debts.
The extended discussion of the church
debt question which took place at Cen
tenary Methodist church Tuesday, whan
the Methodist ministers of the city ware
assembled there, is expected to bear fruit
during the year. A prominent minister
remarked yesterday that a ohurch debt
is a serious burden, and always retarded
growth and activity, and he said that
it was highly essential that Portland,
churches should get out from under tha
burden as soon as possible. However,
they were no more to be censured for the
debts than many business men who had
mado mistakes and built too far Into the
future. He referred mainly to Centenary
church debt, and said that It would never
have rested as a blight on that church,
but for the death of James Abraham.
The $17,000 debt on this church Is
held by the Church Extension So
ciety, but it is, hoped and expeyct
red that It will bo lifted. 'The ,'x
sponslbllity Is not considered any 'less. Im
portant because ft Is so held. The dab;
which rested on Trinity Methodist church.
East Tenth and East Grant streets, wa3
lifted last year, mainly through the ef
forts of Dr. Gue and the pastor, and the
church is now- entirely free. In member
ship it is a small church. It Is Dr. Gues
idea that every church debt can be wipd
out this year, and soon a general plan
of procedure will be- adopted for this pur
pose. The pastor of eaeh Methodtot
church In the city Js to appoint a com
mittee of two laymen, who shall co-operate
jointly with the presiding elder,, so
that a plan of procedure for paying at
the church debts may be adopted. As It
is considered that all are equally fntar
ested, all will bo Included in the mo
ment. As soon as these criHimlttees hove
been named, and the plan adopted, aciTVa
steps will be taken.
a
RepuLblican Cluha Consolidate.
At a meeting held at the Webfoot noise
houso Wednesday night, the U". S. Grant
and the Sound Money Republican clufea
were formally consolidated Into one er
ganlzatlon. The1 former being the oWr
organization, the consolidated club tool
the name of the U. S. Grant Club. Th
Sound-Money Republican Club, which
was composed mainly of men from the
Southern Pacific car shops, was a stroug
and effective organization. It was made
up of men who believed in the gold stand
ard, and had many democrats It opposed
tha election of WHJlara J Bryan and, the
debasement of rnoney feeling that tt
would affect their wages if he were to
triumph. In the last presidential cam
paign pleasant relations existed between
the two clubs, and they worked together
in perfect harmony, hut they felt that, aa
tho cause for which they then contended
had triumphed, there was np longer q
caslon to continue the club. T. W. Cuth
bert, president, and Frank Rohr, secre
tary, were present and turned over tha
books. Mr. Cuthbcrt, the retiring .presi
dent, mado a mest admirable record. Sec
retary Rohr and the other officers and the
entire membership were faithful and ef
fective workers. After tho consolidation
had been effected, M. G. Griffin was elect
ed secretary, in place ot Charles Martyn,
who has moved to Ashland. A commit
tee, composed of T. Vf. Cuthbert, George
Cameron and L. H. Wells, were appoint
ed to file a. list of the members and se
lect delegates to the state league. The
meeting then adjourned to- meet again
tho first Friday In March for the elec
tion of officers.
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