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THE MOSNING- OREGONIAN, M03SDAY, JANUAEY 22, 1900.
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TWO 'WEEKS JVldkE W 'CfOH
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. "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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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central portion of the country. Is by way
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Chicago. The already famous "Portland
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able ordinary sleepers. By this complete
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