Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 22, 1900, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Text"'& j 'l Y" 12 THE MOSNING- OREGONIAN, M03SDAY, JANUAEY 22, 1900. Si TWO 'WEEKS JVldkE W 'CfOH p rr c" j-i earanceoaie..' h . "T;:STK.fcWT"rSF4 ' .22(1 Annual CI We're pushing hard to greatlykHrfilnlsh ftressaftstocks before Inventory. Our extra price concessionsmake It to yoar Interest to help us accomplish this. " "" When Visiting Our White Fair Make a call in the annex for chu- arVrSrsK dren'jr linderrmisllns. shaped -and carefully made, loundlngly low. Ch!lreteDrawers Of strong muslin -wlthcluster tucks Ages 1 2 4 to 14 at Prices Sc lOe 12c to 22c pair. J2SB25iJritl1 cluster tucks and Area- 1 2 4 to 14 at 35c pair. Prices ISc 20c 23c to Children's Muslin Gowns . Yokes of tucks and lnsertlncs, em broidered neck and sleeves. Ages 1 2 4 to 16 at Prices 48c 52c 56c to 77c each. " Children's Flannelette Gowns Pin stripes, fancy yokes, braid trim med Ages 2 to 14 years. Prices 3Sc, 41c to 5oc each, ac cording1 to size. White Flannelette Gowns For Women Tokes of tucks and inser- f(n An tion, ruffled necks and 8 7 Cd sleeves; $1 values OLDS & KINO PLANS FOR SANITARIUM ICnW BUTX.DIXGS TO be isrectkd SOUTH OF MOUXT TABOR. Progress of Worlc on Jfeiv Business Bloclas and Residences East Side Improvements. The most Important transaction in Port land building circles within the past week was the approval o the architect's plans for a set of 10 buildings L to be erected on Dr. H. W. Coe's 13-acre tract, north eldp tit Mount Tabor. The sanitarium building proper will be erected first, and the nine additional cottages will be built along during the summer. The grounds ere to be laid out in park style, but the natural trees and shrubbery are to be completely preserved. The buildings are to be grouped about the grounds In a manner deemed most convenient for treat ment of patients and at the same time to ins.ux?e xjuiet to Invalids suffering from perKnus- complain. jL&Hi Miller Is the crchive.ct ln charge ofr the work. Prospects for a busy building season In Portland brighten as winter advances, and the fact that it costs 23 per cent more to erect a structure now than It did two years ago does not deter property-owners, for, according to a leading contractor, the money can be obtained with much less difficulty than when things were so cheap. Labor and material now cost more, but they ha-v e, begun to make returns to the general circulation, and property-owners can thus raise money, where heretofore they would have failed. At the Good Samaritan hospital site, on Twenty-third street, the old buildings have been torn away to give place to the new wing, and excavation for the solid founda tion will be in progress this week. There is still plenty of room In the main hos pital building for all the patients apply ing for admission, however, -as provision has been made for the hospital nurses In near-by cottages. Patients need have no misgivings In applying at the hospital while the construction of the new wing Is rolng on. At the new Multnomah clubhouse site, work is being prosecuted night and day, with Sundays thrown in. A huge tar paulin protects the workers, who are now engaged in laying thersolld concrete floors of the .swimming pool. On Saturday the contract -was let for the handball oourt building to G. W. Gordon. The total cost of this annex will be $4500. It will be two stories in height, but the distance from basement line to eaves will be 44 feet. The ground plan shows the size to be 26x100 feet. The lower story is to be occupied by a bowling -allei, the celling oX which Is IpubeclOrepihlgh. while the j nsztamai seonrtr .abovewlH cpnsume the aiemalnder of the height On the Brooke estate. Quarter block, corner of Washington and Park streets, the basement walls bave been nearly com pleted, and the workmen will this ween be engaged in setting up interior support ing columns on the concrete foundations. The work on this business block has been prosecuted all winter, regardless of weath er, and the contractors have made ex cellent progress. The Corbett excavation, corner of Fifth und Stark streets, has been going 6n rap idly, under stimulus of dry weather, while brick and other building materials axe be ing piled on the Stark-street side of the block. The last of this week will prob ably see the foundation for this four story block under way. Among the more Tecent building permits issued by the city engineer, are: John H. Helm, $1200 dwelling, Sellwood etreet, between union avenue and Rodney. J. Patterson, $1600 -dwelling. Cherry street, between "Williams avenue and East First? street. Drs. S. A. and C. C. Brown, business Irouse, Sixth street, between Washington and Alder, $3500. R. Sylvester, $2400 building on Sellwood etreet, between Gantenbeln and Vancouver avenues. BAST SIDE IMPROVEMENTS. Repairs to Inman, Ponlsen & Coa . Mill Sevf BnirAlngs. The oast week a large force of men have been engaged in completely over hauling and repairing the bigsawmill plant of Inman, Poulsen & Co., and about &. -week more will be required to finish the radical Improvements under way there. Not since the mili -was rebuilt, tafter the fire which destroyed It, has it been so thoroughly repaired, and when It starts up It Trill be practically a new mill. The plant covers several acres, and the ground surrounding the mill building, where the lumber is handled, is being replanked with 4x12 lumber, many thousands of feet of material being required to cover the acres of space. The yard Is pretty well cleared of lumber at present, and, this work can go lorwara without interference.' lns.de the mill looks like it had "been turned up- side down. Here every part is receiv ing an overhauling. In the sawing depart ment, where the saws rip up the big logs into lumber, new timbers are being placed. In the engine and boiler department a complete transformation is under way. The luroaces under the, battery -of boilers are being i repaired with new Are olnv. ThA Are clay. The big engine hasTeen place placed on a new con crete foundation and thoroughly renclred. At one end of the enginerroom the con crete foundation for a new engine is un der construction. On th north side of the snlll a new and more powerful "hog" a machine for grinding up little and big blocks of wood for the City & Suburban plant boilers is being placed In position J.- ft new KVKtfTn Of rnnvwnr! nr )iiitoc for carrying the ground-up fuel, sawdust : and shavings to the fuel reservoir of the power plant. The old machine for grind ing up the blocks has bean racked to pieces with dyspepsia superinduced by eat ing too much wood, and had to be thrown aside for a new one. Long chutes extend from the "hog," tho planer-room and also from the sawlng-room to carry ctf the sur- ;p3B5i.wate;jat-"Tbpfuc3 stored up in -a 200 Pairs of ' Ladies' Clippers A t 77r noir isuede oxfords Al ic pair Colors,, black, brown and gray. Sizes, I to 4. Values, $2.60 to. ?5 pair; but .small lines so 73c to close them. Cltfsfnflf Prices on- Ladies' and Misses' Jackets About Half Usual Value All this season's styles. The grandest opportunity of the year for handsome colored jacket buying. Odd Lines of Ladies' Suits . '9 W to1 $10.00 values. Reef er and Eton styles, differ-rf J pjt pn 'eat colors; plain or braid-3)4 1 3 V ed, at See Our Odd Lines of Jardinieres Mottled or solid colors, gold trimmed, at 50c, 75c and 90c each. Closing Sale of Books Some of our best standard works; 16mo. series, 20c and,.-22c grades, at 13c each. 12mo series, 65c to $1 values, at 43c each. Others at proportionate prices. OLDS & KING tall building alongside of the boiler-bouse of the power plant of the City & Suburban Company, andfrom there conveyed to the boilers of this plant by a conveyer, which feeds the furnaces automatically. These Improvements extend to the water edge, and the runway for hauling the logs into the mill has been strengthened, and a deep ditch has been dug from the engine department to the river 'for sewerage and other purposes. The work of repair was te progress yesterday, and It will likely be several days before the mill will re sume Operations. Aevr DrrcIIInga. New contracts for the erection of dwell ings en the East' Side have Just been let which amount In the aggregate to over $10,000. There are several others under contemplation. Lon DeYarmond has un der construction a modern eight-room dwelling fn Hansen's addition, which yflll cost over $1700, when completed. It Is" on the same block on which $f C. Roberts' residence was erected and Is now nearlng completion. Mr. DeYarmond will have a beautiful house, and It will be a credit to that portion of the city. He intends to rent It as soon as finished. The to dwell ings Mr. Roberts put up In Hansen's ad dition are attractive houses' They cost about $1503 each. T. E. and J, W. MeHol land are building two modern dwellings "on East 'Nineteenth and East Everett streets at a cost of $1500 each. The dwejllnga stand near each otner. wont is progress ing rapidly, and they are nearly Inclosed. On Cherry street, between East First Etreet and Williams avenue, Mr. Patter son has a $1600 dwelling ,under construc tion. It Is of modern plan. C. W. Ross has a $1500 seven-room dwelling under way andi near completion at Mount Tabor. The $1500 dwelling of A. G. Rushlight, on East Salmon street. Is well along toward completion. On Division and East Twelfth streets the two-story dwelling of Fred Goldapp Is nearlng completion. All these new dwellings are modern and will be attractive structures. City & Suburban Power-House. At the City & Suburban power-house the Improvements, by which about 500 horse power additional will be added to the capacity of the plant, is well along toward completion. The new Corliss engine has not yet arrlvefl, but the massive Concrete foundation for it and the monster fly wheel is completed. The dynamo,, which Is the duplicate of the large orie which stands on the east side of the; dynamo room, has arrived and .Is partly on the foundation. The heavy frame castings al ready rest -on the concrete foundation, and it will not be long before the new dynamo will stand In its completed form, ready for business. With this additional power the company will have a surplus for some time to come. Miscellaneous Improvements. It is expected that at least four of the rooms In the new Holladay schoolhouse wjll be completed and ready1 to be occu pied by (the opening of 'the next term. The rooms will be needed as there will be an Increase In the number Of pupils attend ing that school at the next term. The heating apparatus of the net? schoolhouse Is about finished. " , Active work bas not been commenced on the Southern Pacific car-shop building as yet on account of the weather. Beyond the erection of an office for Superintendent Klemann and the delivery' of a load of brick -there Is no evidence of1 the big build ing, but it is expected that work may bo started shortly. The brick will come from Kern's yard, and It will take about 100 OM brick to put up the first building. W. E. Splcer, who owns the large build ing on the northeast corner of East Wash ington and East First streets, has started the Improvements he has unfler contempla tion In that building. In order to reach the East Second-street switch and have connection with the O. R. & N. railway a tramway has been consteucted from the warehouse along the south side of East Stark street to the switch,. This will ex tend Into the warehouse 'and will facili tate shipment to and from the warehouse. The extensive machinery that tvIU be used In the building Is expected soon. MINING ON GRAVE CREEK. Icgislator Virtue Mulclnc Money in Placers. J. W. Virtue, who represented Josephine county In the last legislature, Is at the Imperial. He Is engaged In placer mining on Grave creek, and qxhlblts a handful of nuggets, big as hafcejnuts, to show what can be picked up on the bedrock. ''When we need provlslpps In camp," he said, "we just go out and gather up a f few- of these, like picking up chips, and me stores are always glad to exchange stuff for them." The placer mine In which Mr. VIrtuo Is Interested obtains, Its water from Rock creek, through a ditch two miles long. The mining season thua ,farhasrbgeifl an ld&l one In Southern Oregbri, as abundant rains1 fell In 'Che ealy fallard the ground flaJthefqfdcenhorau. - shlycBoaktjdj When the pipes are appl'ed. the crourd is found to be In excellent c6nd:tlorr. as it dissolves easily, leaving h( gold duet and nuggets on the bedrock, while the soil ard lighter gravel are washed oil into Rogue river, much to the d sgut of the fishermen along L. "Altheevti . Mr vrni n nmmjnoni umi cjiua-iu jireaqi. smnxrotin nnininiin vo Anitr,A AtA democratic politician, he declined to di cuss. politics, simply qpn8rifnghniself to ttie following admission: "This is an ojl jjear for the democrats. we will have a reTgular.candIdate for con gress, however, -jrhen the time comes, though I cannot 6ay at present who ho will be. We have plenty of good tim- &U ... m a ''SM-TH?5 DAiNDRUFE POMADE Remoyes all daidruff upon six applica tions; one application stops itching scalp. At all druggists! Sample free. Address Smith Bros., Fresno, Cal, o aturenft s." You can be In goodJ or and-s'obd'Ue ma ii you take -H.ood,s -Sarsaparilla - j DON'T DELAY I e 9 OUR GREAT SALE Is rapidly approarhing Its termination. There are thousands of useful articles that are always needed that you can buy at lower prices now than at any other time In the year. Avoid the rush of the closing days. Today Is a goed day to begin. DRESS GOODS, SSLKS, LACES RIBBONS, CLOAKS, SUBTS, CURTASNS PORTIERES, AND ALL OUR VAST STOCK AT REDUCED PRICES Overwhelming Sacrifices in As the sale nears Its end the neces sity of closing out line after line of books becomes Imperative. No time to linger over It. It must be done at once We Invoice In a few days. Below we quote a few specials for example: , The Standard Dictionary, published ,by Funk & Wagnalls ; 'special Webster's International Dictionary, bound In sheep; special NOTION STORE A sale of silk garter elas tic; special at $7.49 $7.95 5cyd Replace your burners for the Incandescent gas lights; special at Incandescent gaslight chimneys; special at An assortment of fine lisle hose supporters, In la dles' and misses' sizes; special 5c 9c o9e0ea9eeistotec8eoet99e9t LAST TRIAL A SUCCESS GOMJSBOROUGH HAKES 45 REVO LTJTIONS MORE THAN REQUIRED. New Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Made Run of Sixty Miles With Ma chinery Acting Splendidly. The final builders' trial trip of the, new government torpedo-boat destroyer Golds borough was made on the Columbia yes terday. The result was so satisfactory that It has been thought .unnecessary to make another builders' trial. The ma chinery worked in absolutely perfect or der. There was not a hitch or a flaw. The boat left Portland at 9 o'clock, with Captain W. H. Patterson commanding and Henry Smith in charge of the engine room, and made the run of 60 miles down the river to Oak Point. J. E. Wolff, vice president of the contracting firm, with a crew, had gone down the day before to lay out a knot course. The fires were cleared at Qulnn's and a trial run made both with and against the current. The boat started with 250 pounds of steam and for a time made 403 revolutions. This Is 45 revolutions more than Is required to make 30 knots. The boat was somewhat handicapped in the run by the Inferior grade of coal used. The coal that had been previously purchased by the com pany for these trial trips has not arrived, and a poorer grade was used. The av erage speed ranged from 24 to 30 knots, which Is higher than was attained on either of the previous trips. The Golds borough returned to the city at 6 o'clock last evening. Qn board were F. L. Zimmerman, A. Zwlcker and Superintendent F. A. Ballln, of the building firm; Captain W. C. Dang fitt, U. S. A.; L'eutenant Arnold, U. S. N.; Captain Taussig, U. S. N.; Judge W. M. Cake, John Wolff, Charles F Lord, J. W. Newklrk, W. C Alvord, Dr. Sand ford Whiting, R. D. Inman, F. A. Nltchey, Norman Ellsworth, Rudolph Prael, Cap tain E. W. Spencer, Reuben Smith, N." E. Ayer, F- D. Peterson and a few others. It is believed that the trial trip on Puget sound under the direction of the United States navy department will take place In about 10 days. It Is well known that boats of this class have difficulty In r w-m.v.';1 e f ." . n Vufr rfj v The aocompanyinjr cut ehowa one of the Are new vestibule cars which the Portland Hallway Company built la its Portland shbp for lta Vancouver branch It Is as comfortable a car ascouto be built, being: heated with electricity, and having every device for the comfort and convenience of passengers, vhlch experience could suggcet It is elegantly finished in Eastern oak, aid the cushions ana hangings are of a tasteful and elegant pattern. The car wfia designed by Superintendent Thielsen, and Master Mechanic Hugo Von der "Worth, of the Portland Railway Company, and vas built In the shop near the corner of Fourteenth and Washington streets. making speed in water of a depth of less than 250 feet. EXPECTS A NUMBER OF CURES Snxerlntenaent or insane wium Hopes to Graduate 1 atientu. j v . i Dr. J. P. Calbreath, superintendent of the state Insane asylum, who Is In Fort-, land for a few das, says there are now 1170 patients in the Institution. A new wing, to be finished in April will tend to relieve the crowded wards, as It will accdmmodate 80. A "closed cottage," cost ing $10,000. Is to be built on the 'grounds this summer. and this 'will be used for housing the. more violent of the unfortun ates, as they can be exercised in the o?en air to better advantage than at present, and open-air exercise is what violent pa tients nartlcularly need. mkLj&Jt. i -A i'v&.;?V$fQVl.f..A.. fnmlfTMl.M.-i. i-t..-Atf m1n maIIa. ni1 nlAnnAd. 1UUC OIK UUUUl X&UU UV.1C3 IU. ii "" iT-Webster's International Dictionary, bound In sheep, Indexed New Iron Dictionary -, Stand, with pew patent spring holder; special... The Household1 Edition of Poets; publisher's price ' $1.50; special...- $1.98 89c Gilt Edge Edition Poets; Jt(n publisher's price $1: spe- Zi'flF "clal s'v' Tuxedo Edition of Poets; J3C - publishers -price, 50c; special , Woodbine Padded "Death- r A er Poets; publisher's Hf price 5L50; special JJt JEWELRY STORE THE DIAMOND SALE 'Still continues, limited to the end of the sale. We have disposed of more diamonds this month than we ever anticipated; but guaranteeing every stone, perfect, white, flawless, we soon convinced buyers that at the prices we are now offering diamonds the pur chase was a profitable Investment, be ing much less than the stones could be bought at wholesale by any firm. at present under cultivation, and many of the more tractable Inmates of the asy lum, are given exercise here, though about 20 sane farm hands are regularly em ployed. The general condition of the inmates Is hopeful, the doctor thinks, and he expects quite a large jpercentage of permanent cures. Some of the convalescents are be ing permitted to go to their homes on parole, and these are returned to the instf tutl&n after a time, benefited by the change. He favors new buildings being erected on the farm, as they become necessary. The change from the asylum proper, to the distant farm buildings, will always have a salutary effect. , 1 o ' LOOKS FOR HIGH PRICES. Salmon Packer Says a Prosperous Season Is at Hand. P. J. McGowan, a pioneer canning man of the Lower Columbia, was at the Perkins yesterday, on. his way to Columbia Beach, where one of his establishments is located. He looks for a profitable sea son, beginning April 10, of this year, aa the conditions are ripe for It. "There is a shortage in the world's sup ply of salmon, and good prices for., the canned product will therefore be the rule," said he. "If we get even an average run of fish, we will therefore stand a chance of making some money, though, of course, no one can conjecture how plentiful the salmon may be.'! Mr. McGowan cannot say that propaga tion has done anything toward Increasing the supply of flsh yet. "We have been looking for results from the hatcheries for the past two years," he said, "but have not yet realized the ex pected Increase in the spring and summer run. We live in. hopes, however, that the season of 1S00 may prove one of harvest from seed sown by the hatcheries. "How is the combine making it? Well, I think it lost money last year. It raised the price of the raw product and lowered that of the finished article, in its endeavor to force the rest of us out, but failed. We on the outside are stronger than the com bine, a3 we number eight canneries, while they only include seven. We have no fight with them, however, and are willing to let them hoe their own row. The McGowan firm has four canneries, one at Chinook, near the mouth of the river, one at Columbia Beach, one at Gray's harbor, and the fourth at Shoal- BUILT IN PORTLAND. PlMDjnOW CAR ON VANCOUVER ELECTRIC water bay. The Gray'e harbor cannery has not been operated for the oast two ears, as sthe cold-storage men were will ing to pay more for v flsh than the can neries could. AUG UUm-QLUlUKC UlUll IChUIUiC ... prlcef.. said Mr McGowan, "although the extent Qf th(jlr entire purchases last year would not 20 beyond 10,000 cases. Last season the price paid for Chinook salmon was 4 cents; for bluebacks, 3, and steeJheads went as high as '10 cents a pound. By the time the frozen fish reached the German consumers it mubt therefore myve tasted of silver." BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cuttiner Teeth, Be sure and use 'that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children leeUllIlK 11 SU-Ullia IUC C.IHU. swtv...a uic f.uu.9. SUlOyS UJI-JW1U, I'UiW nwu VV..W- buu u.u...uvu. Is still the city's leading attraction Thoosaods of. eager, energetic, economical buyers are daily taking advantage of the Low Prices Prevailing During this Great Sale Every article in the largest stock on the Pacific Coast Advance Spring FOULARD SILKS-in all the very latest shades and patterns. A beautiful array. All at Clear ance Sale prices. mbid AFFAIRS IN TRANSVAAL BOERS' JUBILATION TO GREAT BRIT. AIN PRIOR TO 18S1. William Reld Gives His Views the Subject, Corroborated by Many Official Documents. PORTLAND, Jan. 20. (To the Editor.) Since the delivery of the first portion of my lecture on the Transvaal, three weeks ago, published by The Oregonlan, I have had so many letters asking for Informa tion as to the condition of that country and Its relations with Great Britain prior to the treaty of "equal rights" of 1881, that I will, with your, permission, now, answer them. From the first white settlement of the Transvaal, when the .Boers succeeded In Wresting, that country from the Zulu,, ne-groesj- down to IS50ir four. separate Dutch republics, each with a very small popula tion, were created therein, acting under separate laws, disconnected and jealous of each other, with., slavery practiced, their theory being that the Bible licensed the same. The? quarrels of these four re publics, especially those between Presi dents Pretorlus and Potgletes, and their disunion, alarmed the colonial office In London, who, fearing that unless these republics were consolidated. It would be hard to resist the fierce attacks of the blacks, then 30 to one white man, encour aged their consolidation by a treaty or convention made on January 17, 1852, at Sand River, whereby Pretorlus' Trans vaaPrepubllc "was, at the request of Pre torlus himself, recognized by Great Brit ain as the only republic, and this treaty (called "the Sand River convention") guaranteed to the people "the right to manage their own affairs and to govern themselves according to their own laws," as a free natlo.i, virtually establishing Boer Independence in the Transvaal, pre cisely similar to what the British did with its American colonies when It recognized -the United States of America. Both rival Dutchq?resldents Pretorlus and Pot gletes died the following year, and Pre torlus' son was proclaimed first presi dent of a united "Dutch-African repub lic." Next year (1854) Herman Potgletes N LINR and his family were murdered, and there after Pretorlus invaded the Orange Free State, but a treaty of peace was made between the Orange Free State and the Transvaal republic on June 1, 1S57, where by each agreed to govern Itself free of the other. However, when Great Britain recognised the independence of the Pre torlus Transvaal republic In 1S52, the treaty specially stipulated, to which the Boers agreed, In return for their Independence, that slavery should absolutely and forever JeJtbalIshed. and shoulclnat be nermitted orpraetitfed; but; this condition wa"s af ter- wardset at defiance, because black chlU dren were for years afterward kidnaped, trained to work In the Boer fields, had their price, and as little protected as any other livestock. "When the British repre sented to the Boer government this de viation of the treaty, a law was passed n 185S," instituting instead what that gov erjxment called the '"apprentice law" on an lines s sale a Styles just received FRHNK Willamette Iron & Steel Works JAMES LOTAN, Monajjer, PORTLAND, OREGON IRONFOUNDERS, MACHINISTS, BOILERMAKERS AND STEAMBOAT BUILDERS Designers and builders of Marine Engines-and Bolters, Mining and Dredging Machinery and General Mill and Iron Work, Fire Hydrants, Pulleys, Shafting, etc. Correspondence solicited. o 0000000000000000000000(300000000000 "O 00QQ$Q00Q0Q 0 mere slavery In disguise, because the "apprenticeship" never came to an end. "Wagon loads of slaves or 'black ivory, as they were called, passed through the entire Transvaal and were put up at auc tion or were exchanged sometimes for money and sometimes for a horse, or for a cow, and a big pot." (See Martlneau's work on "Bartle Frere," vol. II, page 174.) From that time, hopeless lawlessness and Insolvency followed, and Pretorlus himself Immigrated to the Orange Free State, and In 1859 was elected president of tho latter republic, with the object to bring about Its union or consolidation with the Transvaal, but he failed, and re turned to the Transvaal In 1863, and Issued a proclamation annexing fhe entire coun try beyond the Transvaal to that repub lic, north to Lake Ngaml and east to the Indian, ocean. Including Portugal's pos owned Delagoa bay. The Boers feeling and England resisted, and In 1871, he (Pre torlus) was forced to resign the presi dency, and President Burger became his successor. Thereafter, President 3IcMa hon, of France, 'by arbitration, decided that neither England nor the Transvaal owned Delagoo, Bay. The Boers feeling they were unable to govern themselves, directed President Burger to import from Holland educated Dutch gentlemen for that purpose, This he did, but the antag onism which followed between these Holland-Imported officials and the Boers so completely paralyzed the Transvaal gov ernment that the country was In a state bordering on anarchy and. chaos. Taxe3 were refused, salaries were unpaid,, the jails were thrown open for prisoners to escape for want of money to support them. Interest on the public debt was unpaid, the national credit was goner and, worst of all, Cetywayo, with a thoroughly dis ciplined army of SO.OOO to 40,000 soldiers (Zulus), was attacking the republic- A political and financial crisis happened In 1877, at which time not a single man in high office In the Transvaal was a genuine Boer. Great Britain then fearing that the whole of South Africa would be plunged Into a war with the natives, sent out a commissioner to Investigate the facts Af ter three months' Investigation, he report ed "that nothing but annexation can. or will save the state, and nothing else can save South Africa, because the govern ment and everything else connected with It is a thorough sham." (I quote from his official letter to the British secretary of state for the colonies, dated April 11, 1877.) The answer came that: "If the people of the Transvaal, In their unpro tected and disordered condition, invited her majesty's government to undertake the administration of their territory, the commissioner (Sir Theophilus Shepstone) was Instructed to annex the territory." (See British colonial office dispatch to the commissioner, 1877.) After consulting with President Burger, who fully acquiesced in this step, and who read the proclama tion before It was issued, arid with the "concurrence of most of the members of President Burger's government, who ex pressed themselves anxious for It, the annexation was made, and Cetywayo was notified that If he dared to attack the Boers thereafter, her majesty's troops (as they afterward did) would declare war against him." He replied that Cetywayo's English cow had neglected her own calf (the Zulus), and was giving milk to a stranger's calf (the Transvaal Boers). . Sir "W. A. Lanyan was appointed British administrator of the South African Re public by her majesty, and some months thereafter (December 25. 1877) the commis sioner wrote to the British colonial of fice: "The Boers are still flying from tho natives (the blacks), and I think by thi3 time there must be a belt of more than 100 miles long by 30 miles broad In which with three Insignificant exceptions there Is nothing but absolute desolation." Yet there are Americans (pardon me. I mean naturalized Americans, formerly from Ireland and Germany) who today say that Great Britain has exercised a tyrannical control over the Boers and has devastated their country, refused them Independence, and forced them to the wall. t After the Zulu negrpes had been con quered by the British in 1SS0. and the Transvaal placed in a splendid financial condition by the British government, which loaned the Transvaal government 51,000,000 on the yearly Installment plan at 4 per cent, of which $630,000 Is still (1300) due to Great Britain, the Boers then (1SS0) declared for reindependence, which Gladstone granted them by the treaty of 1881. subject to the suzerainty of her ma jesty in foreign affairs only, and to "equal rights" to ail white Inhabitants. This treaty Is still In force, but has never been carried Into effect by the Boers as to "equal rights" to all white men from 1881 down to the present day (1900). I trust this information taken, by me from official sources, and so verified, will give the numerous Inquirers who have written and most varied has been reduced success. C me foe the sama what they desire, aa It would be impossible for me to answer each Inquirer individually without the kindness of the use of the columns of The Oregonlan to disseminate to such, inquir ers the information they and others de sire on the subject. "WIDI-ilAil REID. "A MASQUERADE BALL." Rentz-Santley Company Flays to a Crowded Houie at CoardxR3f"fl "A Masquerade Ball,' which lsthe name given to the huge burlesque prdduced by tho Rentz-Santley company at Cordraya last evening, pleased a crowded housa form the start.. The organization Ja a large one. varied as It is larjje, and a very large house greeted Its flrs appearance. Four comedians of good stipngth. work In and out until every effort is thoroughly burlesqued, and around their parts Is a show that might almost be said. to reach the spectacular. For pretty girls Cord ray's theater has not this season, pro duced a company rivaling- the Rentz Santley. The organization hes every shade of beauty familiar to the istage, and tho brilliant garbs In which tihe women ap pear are not excelled In the jextravaganza. The last act or feature is a pantomime, reproducing the world-rerpowned picture of Bayard, "An Affair of Honor," which hangs in the Boujere salon, K)f Paris. This is divided Into two scenes, the first being the Interior of Mons. Rapaton'e saloon Paris. The guests are entertained, depart and the affair which resulta In a duel be tween Mesdames Rapaton and Fortler fol lows. The second scene is. beautiful, be ing a suburb of the gay capital in wlnster. The women arrive, greet their seconds, examine the swords, partly disrobe and fight. During the entire production of "An Affair of Honor" nob a word isspo ken. Leo Zanfaretta, Al C. Lawrence. Gus Bruno and Frank Metzer, who take most of the comedy parts of the burlesque, are quite original In many respects. Either as a quartet or singly, they enliven every scene with Intensely funny character work that covers about all tho comedy of the stage. Pretty singing: is plentiful, and of the men, Arthur Stewart struck a happy chord with the audience, being recalled more than once. The Palmer sisters give coon songs and buck dancing with equal success, their lively alra and flying feet making them among the strongest favorites of tho company. Gus Bruno In dialect comedy, and Al. C. Law rence as the merry monologlst. were each, pronounced successes. Lawrence illustrat ed the once popular delusion of ventrilo quism, not, however, to prove it, but util izing Its opportunities for humorous col loquy. Zanfaretta and Vede Mansfield, ta what they term a comedy sketch, were highly amusing. The attendance ot thl3 widely advertised play was very flattering: Not another person couldi have found place In the the ater. There was especial interest in the duel scene of the pantomime, about which much has been heard, and which comes West with the reputation of being a stronjy Eastern attraction. A 0 THE ALL-ABS0RBIHG QUESTION To Persons Contemplating: East n. Trip Is. which route shall I take? The O. R. T; N. offers the choice of two -routes to the East. The northern route is covered by lines of the Great Northern railroad. Through cars are run direct from Port land to St. Paul via Spokane; they are modern-equipped cars, with the latest safety devices, and are exceedingly com fortable. The second Toute, which traverses tha central portion of the country. Is by way of Huntington, Granger and Omaha to Chicago. The already famous "Portland Chlcago Special" Is operated over thl3 route, and makes the fastest time botween these points ever made by passenger trains. The trains are new throughout, and consist of magnificent palace sleep ers, buffet library and smoking cars. Pull man diners, free chair-cars, o-nd comfort able ordinary sleepers. By this complete service, passengers are enaWed to reach. the principal cities between Portland and: Chicago not only In tho shortest possible time, but also in the most comfortable and enjoyable manner. Fbr any Informa tion In regard to rates, time of trains, etc., call on or address. V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent. 234 "Washington at. -- . If you wake In the morning with a bit ter taste in the mouth, coated tongue, perhaps headache, your liver Is torpid. You need Carter's Little Liver Pills. Pianos Organs. Wiley B. Allen C. o ,.,.