THE MORNING OHBGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1900.
EDUCATION IN ALASKA
'AXXVAI report of the tuoted
STATES COMMISSIONER. 1
'Also Speaks of the Reindeer Entcri
prise in the Territory Moro-rlxn-
jjortant Than Schools
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. One of the cu
rious and Interesting features of the an
nual report of the commissioner of edu
cation Is the way in -which he blends the
question of the education of the children
of Alaska -with the question of introduc
ing reindeer In that great territory, -and
in one place the alarming- statement is
made that the .reindeer industry Is of
greater importance than the education of
the native children. But quotations from
the report -will prove "more interesting
than general statements, and the follow
ing extracts are made:
"During the year there have been main
tained in Alaska 19 public schools under
the immediate supervision of this bureau,
with 22 teachers and an enrollment of 137S
pupils. In addition to supporting the
above public schools, this office pays the
salaries of Ave teachers in the Sitka in
dustrial school, which has an enrollment
of 153.
""Although the entire number enrolled is
1378, this by no means indicates the actual
average attendance.
"Besides the schools for the natives
(Eskimos and Indians) of Alaska, there
have been established in Southeast Alas
ka, five schools for white children exclu
sively. The influx of miners into the dis
trict has rendered it desirable to estab
lish white schools at other places and to
enlarge two of the eight schools already
established, in the manner hereafter de
scribed. "From the "beginning in 1BS4 the attempt
has been made to educate the children of
the Indian and Eskimo tribes in Alaska,
giving them the ability to read and write
English and also some skilled occupation
that would make a native useful to the
white population which would migrate to
Alaska. In this work the Sitka Industrial
school, founded bj- the missionary board
of the Presbyterian church, has borne a
conspicuous part, and is here mentioned
because of the fact that five of its teach
ers, one each for carpentering, black
smithing, tin work, shoemaking and do
mestic science have been provided by the
government, and their salaries paid from
year to 3'ear from the appropriations for
schools in Alaska. Other schools, under
various denominations Congregatlonal
Ists, Methodists, Catholics, Moravians,
Swedish Evangelical have either been
supplied a government teacher or (as in
the earliest times up to 1894) paid on al
lowance per pupil.
"Natives taught to assist at the mines,
or at salmon canneries, or at trades of
biacksmithlng and carpentering, will be
of solid service to the white immigrants
that settle in Alaska.
"Still more important, however, is the
reindeer industry, which is slowly gaining
a foothold in the Northwest and extreme
North. The abundance of reindeer food
ia all parts of Alaska, where the moss
has not given place to forest timber
growths and to grasses, makes it extreme
ly desirable to have at all the missionary
stations and government schools large
herds of reindeer, so that the native ap
prentices may learn the methods of herd
ing and training to harness.
"Something like 2000 deer were reported
in the fall of 1S9S as the survival and in
crease from about 600 imported from Sibe
ria. The annual increase of the herd is so
Tapid that if -we once possess 5000 of theso
animals the annual increase could easily
pe made to furnish the needed herds ror
tho remaining stations in Isorthwestern
Alaska.
"On account of the substitution of for
est trees and grass for moss in Southeast
ern Alaska, where the temperature is
imllder, there is no possibility of relndeer
r. ising in that section. But on the hlgn-
rmds of the upper Yukon, as well as the
eutlan islands and all other parts of
,Ai:a, except the river-bottom lanas
liere trees take the place of moss), the
''.fleer can find nlentv of food, and will
N .jJmately be of great use to all the in
habitants of that region, both natives
and immigrants from the states.
The annual increase of a herd with us
h?s been from 40 to 60 per cent, and a hera
of 5000 ought to furnish 2000 fawns each
spring.
In order, if possible, to procure deer
in larger numbers, with the permission
of the Russian government and with the
approval of the secretary of the interior,
a purchasing party, was stationed at St.
Lawrence hay, a short distance below the
Arctic circle, on the Siberian1 coast. Dur
ing August and September several hun
d ad deer were purchased and herded in
the vicinity of the station, where they
would be in readiness for shipment to
A'aska during the following summer.
This success -encouraged the hope that a
p acticable method of obtaining deer in
large numbers had been found. It ap
p ars, however, from the statements of
f'e purchasing agents, that during the
v nter jealousies and feuds broke out
fi'.iong the barbarous tribes in the vicln
i y of the station. In the unsettled state
of affairs -which ensued further trading
for reindeer on the part of the white men
- as impossible. "When Dr. Sheldon Jack
s n reached the station he was able to
t'aoe and secure only 16C of the deer that
had been bought, which, although a larger
number than the average annual Impor
t tton hitherto, did not equal the num
b r confidently expected. It was not
t; ought advisable to continue the experi
v. ant further; the station was closed, all
n.ovable property being taken to the Tel
1 r station. Port Clarence, Alaska,
"At each mission station there is con
stantly going on a process of selecting the
tiustworthy natives those ambitious to
1 am the civilization of the white man,
ti ose ambitious to hold and increase prop
erty. Reindeer Intrusted to the ordinary
it dividual savage would disappear within
12 months after the gifu The policy has
therefore been adopted of lending small
herds to missionary societies, the govern
ment reserving the right, after a term of
rot less than three years, to call upon the
irission station for the same number of
ueer that composed the herd loaned. These
t nail herds loaned to the missionary sta
t ons as a government aid are in the na
ture of an outfit of industrial apparatus.
"At the government reindeer station a
T umber of apprentices have been selected
.jnd rewards for intelligent and persever
ing industry offered. They were to re-
3ive two reisdeer for the first year's ap
I renticeship; at the end of the second year
rve more. By this it was hoped gradual
1 to develop "the sense of individual own
t rsttip of property."
Appended to the reindeer reference is a
tUUeraent which shows how the reindeer
und of 18&8-SS, amounting to 512,500, was
(cpended. Of this amount 55743 57 was
s pent for supplies for the stations, $6272 67
vent for barter goods far the purchase of
the deer, 5484 03 went toward reprinting
ir. Sheldon Jackson's report on the rein
deer industry in Alaska, and the remainder
vas turned into the new fund, being a
balance of but ?43 73.
John Barrett's Speech.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12. John Barrett, for
merly United States minister to Slam, in
an address in the Union League Club last
night, declared that the Philippine islands
were the key to the commerce of Asia,
and with them in control of America, the
bulk of the Asiatic trade would be divert
ed to this country. To substantiate his
statement, he gave statistics of the com
merce of China, Japan, Siam, Ceylon and
Asia generally, showing -what proportion
the United States now enjoyed: the growth
of the import and export trade of these
countries with the nations of the earth
and the possibilities for its expanslpn.
He rxrlained that his4 familiarity with
his object "America' in the Philippines
aid the Far East," arose from frequent
trips he had made in the countries of
which he spoke in the Interest of the gov
ernment. He insisted that what the Eng
lish, French, Germane and Dutch had ac
complished in the East, the United States
could accomplish, and he believed that the
Filipinos were a people capable of not only
commercial, but intellectual growth.
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Jndgre Gilbert "Will Take Time to
Consider Fish-Trap Suit.
The hearing In the case of H. S. Gila
and wife vs. Fanny D. Murray and J.
D. Murray, Involving the ownership of
fish traps In Baker's bay, was concluded
in the United States court Thursday, and
was taken under advisement by Judge
Gilbert who was ready to prepare and
deliver his opinion before going to San
Francisco to sit in the circuit court ol
appeals. Counsel for both parties were,
however, anxious to submit briefs, and
asked for two weeks In which to prepare
them, which was granted. Judge Gilbert
will, therefore, not be able to prepare
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for crop years beginning September 2, and ending August 31. The rainfall ip other parts of the state Is
not so generous as it is west of the Cascades. East of the Cascades the annual precipitation runs from 9
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Francisco. ' , x
The case is rather an Important one, Jn
Tolving several rather nice points of, lawr
Tho Giles and Murrays have been .oper
ating the eight fish traps in, dispute for'
many years. The locations are not on tho
tide lands owned by Mrs. Glle, but in front
of them, and it is a question whether sho
has any more title td the locations thaii'
Murray. It used to be supposed that she
had, but now there is a difference of opin
ion on the subject, and when the Giles as
sumed to own the locations, "the Murrays
demurred, and the rights of the case will
be settled by the court.
The question as to how many fish traps
one person can own and operate in the
state of "Washington Is another nice point
for the court to decide. The law limits the
number to three, while Gile Is said to own
over 20, but the license is, of course, not
taken out in his own name. As the fishing
season does not commence for some time
the parties to the suit are in no hurry
about the decision, and Judge Gilbert will
announce it as soon as possible after his
return from California.
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Old Suit Decided.
The suit of Carmino Frezze against
Glovanna Mangino, once supposed to be
his wife, to recover two lots at Stanley"
addition and two lots at Linnton, waa
heard by Judge Cleland yesterday and de
cided in favor of the defendant. Two
former complaints in this same case were
demurred out of court.
There is quite a story connected with
the case. Frezze, It is said, married t:ie
defendant a number of years ago, and
recently she sued him for a divorce, charg
ing cruelty. It developed at the trial ol
the case that Frezze married the woman
within six months after he was divorced
from a former wife, and the second mar
riage, therefore, was illegal, and .the court
was compelled to so hold. There were a
number of children in the case. and
Judge Cleland reluctantly declared it a
case of no marriage. It Is stated that
Frezze, however, has since assisted in sup
porting the children, and Is now willing to
enter Into legal wedlock with the woman.
"When they were presumed to be hus
band and wife, he went to an attorney
and executed deeds conveying to her the
property. Another incident in the transac
tion was that In 1S92 Frezze and M. Re
frano were partners in a butcher shop, and
the business did not pay. Frezze quit, ow
ing .Refrano $75, for which he gave him
his note, which his wife , also slgnea.
Judge Cleland held that the plaintiff can
net recover his lots; that there was both
consideration and aellvery.and a grantor
cannot sue his grantee to avoid the con
sequences of his own deliberate act, so
Frezze has lost both his wife and his
property.
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CARDS BROUGHT HIM RUIN
CAUSED INDEPENDENCE MAN TO
KILL HIMSELF IN BAKER CITY.
Said He Had "Wasted a. Fortune in
Gambling Left Letters for Rela
tives and Friends.
BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 12. Mike Ros
endorf committed suicide this morning by
shooting himself twice in the head. Des
pondency was responsible for his act.
He left a number of letters addressed to
relatives and friends, stating that he had
made a failure of life. He said he was
a member of Independence lodge of "Work-
men, and carried several thousand dollars'
insurance in a life insurance company,
and that the premium would be due on
j the 14th Instant. He said that the money
which he left would pro-vide for his fam-
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of supportlng'ithem; that he had wasted
a fortune, having a mania for gambling
over which he had no control, and he ad
monished young men toleave cards alone
'that they were responsible for his down
fall and his. sudden taking-pff.
His family resides in Independence, Or.
His half-brother, Herman Hirshberg, is a
leading citizen there.
"WAR IS OVER."
Henpecked Hu1jnnil Makes Procla
mation of His Deliverance.
Eugene Guard.
Several years ago, Mr. J. "Carman, who
res'des across the railroad track, at the
east end of Eighth street, "contracted a
matrimonial alliance that has been pro
ductive of little happiness. Frequent jars
and disturbances about the Carman resi
dence at all hours of the 24 scandalized
the otherwise quiet and peaceful neigh
borhood "over the race."
But an end comes to all things, and so
with the Carman alliance. The mistress of
the household (rumor says she was mas
ter, too) betook "herself to Halsey. The
head of the house, wearied by the long
strife, "and desirous of proclaiming to the
world the separation and cessation of hos
tilities, has raised a flagpole at the gate
leading to the front door, and has hoisted
to the top thereof a piece of a sheet and
a lace curtain flags of truce, as it were.
A placard to tho gate announces that the
"War is over." Happy man!
Clnrlc County Nevs.
-VANCOUVER, "Wash., Jan. 12. The rec
ords in the county auditor's office show
that 1214 legal Instruments pertaining to
real estate deeds, bonds, mortgages, tc
were recorded by the auditor in 1899.
The number of marriage licenses issued
Is 238. Upwards of 75 per cent of the
licenses issued were to parties from Mult
nomah county and other counties outside
of Clark. The records in the office of the
clerk of the superior court show thai 30 di
vorce cases were tried in the year, in each
of which a divorce was granted. In tho
case of John Harrington vs. the Portland
Savings bank et al., an order was Issued
in the superior court authorizing Richard
Nixon, receiver of the Portland Savings
bank, to eell certain -property in Lewis
county, Washington, known as the Union
Pacific addition to the city of Centralla,
for the sum of J1SO0.
, Oregon's Junior Senator.
Correspondence of Pittsburg Dispatch.'
-'Senator Joseph Simon, the new-comer
from Oregon, is conspicuous for two rea
sons! He is the dwarf Of the upper house,
and' its on!ytHebrew member. Moreover,
he is the first of his race to represent
the republican party in the senate, or to
have been elected to that body from any
state north of 'the Gulf strip. He is 48
years old, but appears much younger. He
has a broad forehead, a generous nose,
asmall moustache and strong chin. His
face wears a very genial expression. He is
even more diminutive In stature than
Vest, of Missouri. He can never become
prcs'dent of the United States, because
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born in Germany, whence he emigrated
to this country when a small child.
Though freshman in the United States
senate, Mr. Simon is by no means a leg
islative or political greenhorn. He has had
20 years of training as president of the
state senate of Oregon, has managed three
state campaigns, and has represented Ore
gon In the national committee of his
party.
College Y. M. C. A. nt Monmouth.
MONMOUTH, Or., Jan. 12. The state
convention of the Toung Men's Christian
Association,' embracing those of all tho
educational institutions in "Western Ore
gon, convened here today. It also includes
a general conference that shall represent
the state executive committee authorized
to transact general business pertaining
to that committee. About 150 delegates
from the different associations, and many
others are expected, and ample prepara-
tion has been made by the local assocla
tlon of the normal school and the citizens
of Monmouth to entertain all that may
come. .
The programme will be of unusual Inter
est, including a special Bible study by D. A.
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A number of college presidents ;of thls.state
will-take an. active part. Governor Geer
presided at the session this evening. The
convention wUl continue until Sunday
evening, .concluding with unipn services
with all the churches.
Hood River Floats Snvrlops.
HOOD RIVER. Or., "Jan. 12. The X.ost
Lake Lumber Company has over 1,000,000
feet of logs on the banks and in the west
fork of Hood river, and today, with a
rise of about three feet, logs are coming
down to the boom at the mouth of the
river by the hundreds, unassisted. This
solves the problem whether Hood river
will carry logs or- not. "The Hood River
Lumbering Company also has about 500,
000 feet of sawlogs that are being thrown
Into the river.
Supply and Demand Will Control.
'Albany Demoorat.
The Increasing price of meat Is going
to induce many to go into the stock busi
ness, until it is liable to be overdone, and
the result will, of course, be low prices
again. At the present time, though, it Is
the proper tning.
Brother of Captain Ballalne Insane.
COLFAX, Wash., Jan. 12. Edward Bal
lalne, a resident of Endicott, was today
adjudged to be insane, and has been
taken to the Medical Lake asylum. He
is a brother of Captain J. E. Ballalne,
of the First Washington regiment.
Steamer Eugrene Floated.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 12. The steamer Eu
gene, which ran upon a bar near Minto's
island during a fog a short time ago,
drifted off today. She was not damaged 'n
the least, and was able to continue her
interrupted, trip to Corvallls.
Scarcity of Mnnila Hemp.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. There has been
such a scarcity of hemp recently that
many thousands of people employed in the
cordage works of the Williamsburg district
of this city have been out of employment
or on reduced time. Seven hundred of
those working for the Standard Rope &
Twine Company In Waterbury were unt'l
Monday out of employment for two weekb.
The scarcity has been in Manila hemp.
"Manila hemp," a representative of this
firm said, "Is used by us in making tho
better grade o .goods, and, In fact, is used
in all our 'product, ,The Philippine war
"has upset the" regularity of the supply from
"there and placed us in a bad position.
Things are getting better now, and since
Moriday we iave had our full force at
work.'.' ' ,
' Mills of-thls company in Classon avenue,
near Flushing avenue, Brooklyn, have also
been funning on reduced time. The samp
cause has affected the Lawrence Cordage
Company. Fitteen thousand persons are
employed in the Williamsburg mills.
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TOTEM POLE INDICTMENT
SEATTLE BUSINESS MEN SEEK
HAVE IT DISMISSED.
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Department of Justice, Hoivever, Ia
Disinclined to Meddle at All
in the Matter.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Seattle busi
ness men, who were Indicted for carrying
away an Alaskan totem pole last summer
while on an excursion, today implored the
members of the "Washington congressional
delegation to have the department of jus
tice here remove the charge against them
and strike It from the court records. Attorney-General
Griggs is not disposed to
offer any relief whatever.
WASHINGTON PILOT BOARD.
Offlclnl Investigation of Bribery
Charges and Other Matters.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Jan. 12. Hon.
Fred T. Rice sent his report to Governor
Rogers yesterday, covering the result of
his investigation of the charge filed against
N. C. Kofold and J. J. Brumbach, of 11
waco, as Washington pilot commisslonenj
for. the Columbia river, by the third mem
ber of the pilot board, Charles T. Smith.
The charges were that the majority of
the board had discriminated against Wash
ington boats and pilots; that the two first
named had received money unlawfully
from the Oregon pilot board and had li
censed Oregon boats and pilots. The espe
cial grievance was the refusal of the board
to license the schooner Jessie, owned by
Robert Carruthers, of Astoria. This boat
had been under commission by the pilots
holding Washington branches, and had
been licensed by the Washington board,
but the owner substituted scrap Iron in
ballast for the pig lead which had been in
her and sold the latter. The pilots then
declined to go out in the boat, claiming
that the scrap iron ballast would shift In a
storm, and the board refused to renew her
license, and licensed, instead, the Joseph
Pulitzer, which is owned principally by
tho Oregon pilots.
The only evidence of any money having
been used illegally was in the statement of
Mr. Brumbach that he had found $200 In
his overcoat pocket after a meeting with
the Oregon pilot board, and had turned It
over to the secretary of said board.
The report concludes with the statement
that but one , thing stands out clearly
as a result of the investigation, and that
Is the-lack of harmony in the Washington
.board;,, -furthermore, that there are. In
reality, no Washington pilots ana. . no
iWashinsrton nilot-boat.. and that one of 1
the Washington 'board,' the complainant,
Mr. Smith, Is himself a resident of As
toria, Or.
" RAILROAD FIGHT IN SPOKANE.
Northern Pacific Tnlces Steps Against
Great Northern Men on Ground.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 12. This after
noon the Northern Pacific began tiack
laying, which the Great Northern people
say was designated to prevent the Great
Northern proceeding with Its improve
ments in this city. Mayor Comstock tem
porarily put a stop to the proceedings by
sending special policemen to the scene, but
the matter may be further fought out.
The Great Northern right of way has
been Improved several years, and runs
along the river bank under Division-street
bridge. Above this point and further away
from the river, the Northern Pacific pre
viously had tracks, but tore them up years
ago. This afternoon there appeared about
50 Northern Pacific tracklayers, who be
gan hurriedly to lay rails along this dis
used portion of the city's railroad section.
The Intention evidently was to lay a track
to the river at right angles to and across
the Great Northern right of way, and then,
the Great Northern people say, by injunc
tion and otherwise, to prevent the Great
Northern from proceeding with Its im
provements. The mayor was appealed to
and he sent two policemen. They wero
reinforced by 40 to 50 Great Northern em.
ployes, and this squad is "camped on the
scene tonight, with instructions forcibly
to eject any Northern Pacific workmen
who attempt to lay track.
Inasmuch as the Great Northern right
of way through the city will hereafter
shut out tho Northern Pacific from the
flour mills and other factories, the mean
ing of the movement is apparent to rail
road experts. Northern Pacific attorneys
refuse to talk on tho 'matter.
DAMPHOFFER MAY GO FREE.
Good Service in Cuba Will Count
Greatly In His Favor.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S. Although Cor
poral George Damphoffer, of Vancouver,
was finally sentenced to 20 years' impris
onment on charges brought against him
while serving In the Philippines, it is prob
able that he will yet be released.
There exist several circumstances that
tend to benefit Corporal Damphoffer. His
sentence was not like that pronounced on
the others who were court-martialed at
the same time and place. The evidence
brought to his assistance several months
ago tended to remove much of the stigma
from him, and he was not orderci shot,
finally, as were the others, Privates Scar
borough, Conine and McBennett. On
charge No. S, alleging that Damphoffer
was guilty of raping the mother of Leon
Leonardo, he was not found guilty by tho
court, while all the others were adjudged
as accused, together with the charge of
raping the wife of Leonardo, of which
Damphoffer was found guilty. Damphof
ter was found guilty of taking money
from Leonardo, as was the case with
the others. He denies having stolen the
money.
All the prisoners have been ordered to
Fort Leavenworth for Imprisonment. They
will proceed under guard.
Damphoffer" s bravery while serving in
Cuba will assist materially in securing his
ultimate release.
Kenrtriclc, Idnho, Under Water.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 12. Tonight, a
telephone message was received here say
ing the business portion of the town ot
Kendrick, Idaho, was under water, the
Potlatch river having overflowed Its banks.
The water was said to be three feet deep
in the principal streets. It was impossible
to get word from Kendrick by telephone
or telegraph. Tho telephone lines seemed
to be intact, but the operator is said to
have sought higher ground. The telegraph
lines were down. The recent rains and
warm weather have swollen the rivers of
Northern Idaho until the banks are much
overflowed.
A Klondike Wedding.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 12. Klondike
newspapers received this evening chronicle
tho marriage of Lillian Green, otherw.se
Graco Anderson, a Dawson vaudeville per
former, to Jim Hall, one of the richest
claim owners of Eldorado. Hall's friends
had him arrested and charged with insan
ity in order to prevent his marriage, and
also stopped payment of a $10,000 check
he had given as an engagement present.
Hall convinced the court of his sanity and
was married, and give the bride a check
for $50,000.
Charges Against Hawaiian Isles.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 12. The charge
of violating the quarantine laws, againfat
Captain Rice, of the bark Hawaiian Isles,
waa today dismissed by the supreme court.
"Washington Notes.
The Walla Walla Statesman says there
is plenty of hay In that section to supply
tho demand In Honolulu, at $45 per ton.
C. W. Murphy and wife, of Cheney, cele
brated their golden wedding anniversary
the first of the week. They have lived on
the same farm. 27 years.
Two brick business blocks were built
In Davenport last year, and the Times es- A
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timates that 5100,000 was spent in new
buildings within the year.
William Cruikshank, of Hartford, placed
some frozen dynamite in an oven to thaw
out, and then sat down to wait ror It. His
remains were gathered up in a basket.
The first carload of rails for the new
Seattle-Tacoma trolley line has arrived
at the Tacoma end of the road. They are
56-pound rails, .and were purchased in
Portland.
During tho past 10 days ocean steamers
took 40.S00 sacks of oats from the ware
houses atAnacortes. This Is a small por
tion of thie crops raised on the fiats In tho
vicinity of LaConner.
Dayton people say that Kit Carson, trav
eling passenger agent of the Washington
& Columbia River railroad, Is buying up a
right of way for the Northern Pacific an
the Whetstone hollow.
Several young toughs in the Tacoma Jail
refused to work in tho chain gang, and
they are now on a diet of bread and water,
and are without blankets or tobacco, and
will remain so until they consent to work
or the terms of their imprisonment shall
be complete. '
GREAT FRENCH NOVELIST.
Mrs. B. S. Pagne Addresses Woman's
Club on Balzac.
At the regular semi-monthly meeting
yesterday of the Woman's Club, the prin
cipal topic before the members was a
paper on Balzac, by Mrs. B. S. Pague.
Mrs. Pague regarded the subject of her
remarks as the greatest novelist of tne
world, and spoke interestingly of his
works, life and characteristics. After tne
paper, general discussion was Indulged m
that developed much diversity ot opinion
as to the merits of the great French
writer.
A business session of a half hour pre
ceding the programme was devoted to dis
cussion of resolutions submitted for the
club's approval or disapproval. These per
tained to the national and state organiza
tion, the principal ones being as to wheth
er representation from clubs should be on
a per capita basis or an arbitrary num
berfor each club, and whether the Women's
Club movement should fuse with othei
state or national organizations of women.
The club voted against the per capita
representation, and also that the move
ment known as women's clubs should re
main separate and independent of all other
associations, except as might be conven
ient to co-operate in furtherance of com
mon objects.
Mrs. Edgar E. Coursen and Mrs. B. S.
Pague were the only two members on
what was termed the programme. It be
ing French day. both music and topics
wee limited to French compositions. Mrs.
Coursen, vocalist, aang "Si j etals Jar
dinier," by Chaminade, the words being
French. Her effort was received with
most complimentary applause by all, and
she responded with "Au Prlntemps," by
Gounod, with etmal success. Acting Pres
ident Mrs. Ross then announced that Mrs.
Pague would discuts one of France's great
autnors, Balzac. The speaker commenced
her remarks with Stevenson's quotation,
"Not to know Balzac Is an ignorance that
will soon be excuseless, and we hopo
rare."
"I have decided to address you this af
ternoon upon this- subject," she said, "not
because I view It lightly, but because it
appears to me to be a most tremendous
one. Not to know the greatest novelist
the world has produced so far, is ex
cuseless. Because Balzac is a novelist
without a peer, not only in his own coun
try, but in all other countries. I know
many will dissent from that. Members
will think of Scott, Dickens, Eliot and
others, but are you prepared to dispute
It? In order to dispute it, you must know
Balzac. You must be able to comprehend
his human comedy, how much he at
tained and what he accomplished In his
novels as a whole. You must have read
not only an Isolated book or two, picked
up here and there at haphazard, but you
must know their relation to human com
edy. "I can best use as an Illustration of
what I would convey my own Impressions
ot the 'Human Comedy.' Imagine a min
iature France unpeopled, the rivers, the
mountains, the valleys, almost the leaves
on the trees, and tho sky as It is seen in
France. This Is France of the 19th century'-
It is, as I have said before, un
peopled. The novelist appears. He Is
Idealistic and realistic, with a touch or
mysticism. He waves his wand over it
all, and immediately this country is peo
pled. This France Is peopled, not as
cities alone, although its cities are teem
ing with life. As has been said by a
great writer, 'from the mud In the gutter
to the steps of the throne, all classes of
people are there.' The rural districts are
also peopled. You have the peasantry,
the middle class, the wealthy, the nobility.
Bach one of all these 2000 people put In
this land by the novelist Is distinct and
separate, lives his own life, has hfs own
thoughts and has his individual being.
They pass and repass, come and go, filled
with their own thoughts. There are per
sons of bad purposes, as well as good,
but there Is one. thing to be said about
them, there is a greater number of good
characters than evil ones. The comedy Is.
of itself, a -world, and the fact that one
conceived such a gigantic project as this
'is a mark of genius, but to have accom
plished It would have been beyond hu
man powers, and to have done what Bal
zac did towards It has placed him, as I
have said, at the head of hfs profession."
The speaker divided the "Human Com
edy" into books, calling attention to the
different phases of life and thought var
ious works were intended to represent.
From that she stepped to the method ot
work, and finally the biography of her
idol, furnishing many Interesting Incidents
under the latter head. At the close she
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dwelt especially upon Balzac's attitude
towards women, often quoting from hla
writings to show his consummate knovr
ledge of the fair sex. which she said
seemed greater than they possessed os
themselves.
In tho discussion several members ot
the audience manifested thorough ac
quaintance with the great French writer,
but did not so fully believe In his com
parative title to distinction.
LONG DRAWN OUT.
Protracted lLesn.1 Contest Over $C0
Due on a Tombstone.
The tombstone suit of Otto Schuman
against Phoebe Wager took up tho Umo
In Judge Sears' department yestercay
and will be resumed today. The tombstone
In question was made of brown sandstone.
The plaintiff yesterday testified that tho
stone was of good quality and did not
crumble because of exposure to- the weath
er, and he believed the pieces exhibited
in court were deliberately broken off by
some one. and did not fall off. Somw
of the broken pieces show that the limos
of the figures were not carved out of ta
solid piece, but were wired on, and be
came detached and loosened, but whether
forcibly or otherwise Is a question of!
proof.
Mrs. Wager testified that she found tnq
broken pieces on the ground,, and on tn
occasion of one visit to the cemetery
when fragments were picked up was d
companied by Mrs. McRobert. The lattes
was also a witness. Attorney Mendenhall,
for the defense, called a number of ex
pert stone men. who testified that the.
stone contained In the monument had not
matured and was not good.
The plaintiff will doubtless Introduce
robuttal evidence on that point. At thu
former trial of the case, Mrs. Wager won,
and the supreme court granted a new trial
on points of law. The loser this time will
be assessed with the cost of the appeal.
Tho trial will probably be concluded to
day. Indictments.
The grand jury yesterday returned in
dictments as follows:
Thomas Stevens, assault with a dan
gerous weapon on Fred Holmes on Octo
ber 29.
Charles Heintz, an Indecent offense.
Albert R033. larceny of a coat and other
articles, the personal property of F. C.
Hammerick.
William Hughes, burglary by breaking
Into the store of I. Benjamin.
An information was filed against Wa
ter Loetard, charging him with tho sani
offense.
Not a true bill was returned in the cast
of A. Anderson, charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon.
R. A. Frame, administrator of the es-t
tate of William McKenzie, deceased, twtI-
tloned for leave to sell personal property
to pay $450 claims.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estate Transfers.
C. Beale and wife to F. Hartt Gardner.
the east half of lot 5, block 18, Lone Fir
cemetery, January 32, 580.
C. A. Van Houten to C. Beale, undivided
one-half of the east half of lot 5. block 13.
Lone Fir cemetery, September 2o, 1S99, $to.
H. W. Goddard and wife to David Mc-
Keown and Jane McKeown. southwest
one-quarter of southwest one-quarter of
southeast one-quarter section 5, township
1 south, range 3 east. January G. $500.
Lucinda B. Smith and F. G. Smith to
Daisy A. Holman. part of lots T and 8,
block 2fil, Portland, January 12, $L
Sheriff to Title Guarantee & Trust
Company, Point View addition, excepting
certain lots, December 13, $42,026.
Contagions Diseases.
Tot3 Stewart, age 4 years, 862 Mallory
avenue, diphtheria.
Lucy Stewart, age 6 years, 862 Mallory
avenue, diphtheria.
Bula Prince, age 17 years. Seventh, near
Flanders, diphtheria.
W. W. Shartel, age 25 years,. St. Vin
cent's hospital, typhoid fever
Child of Captain J. J. Johnson, 776 Lov
joy street, typhoid fever.
Births.
December 10. girl to the wife of Charles
L. Coley, 425 Davis street.
January 9. girl to the wife of James
Dunlap, 432 Eleventh street
January 7, girl to the wife of Charles
O. Nelson. 344 Sixteenth street.
January 9. girl to the wife of Ulrlk Sho
borg, 746 Missouri avenue.
Deaths.
January 10, Margaret L. Price, age 25
years. 2S9 Seventh street, apnea,
January 11, Charles Gallagher, age 35
years. St. Vincent's hospital, fracture of
spinal column.
January 10, George Abernethy, age 53
years. Good Samaritan hospital, apo
plexy. Mnrriase License.
Richard Eksteln, aged 29, Yamhill coun
ty; Delia Caplan. aged 22.
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Chinese Cnttinj? Affray.
' Won Way, a murderous Celestial, triea
to make mincemeat of a countryman, Ah
Hong, in a China store on Alder street,
near Second, late last night. Way usea
a butcher cleaver on Hong, striking him.
several times on the leg, Inflicting ugly,
though not dangerous, wounds. The
wlelder of the cleaver was landed in tha
city prison by Officer Bulger shortly after
ward, and a charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon booked against him.
The wounded Chinaman waa able to go
to his lodgings, where his own medicine
man attended! to him.