THE MOKNING OREGONIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1900.
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WITM HARD LUCK SfORY
aiorrMOUTHSHntn reaches port
AFTER AX TOTFIEASANT TRIP.
Slclncss, Death, snd Bad "Weather
frity the Voyage of the "Fast Liner
Brines a Bisr Cargo.
The good, fast liner Monmouthshire,
with all her troubles as well as her pas
sengers behind her, drew into her dock in
this city yesterday noon. Her present
round trip, Just ended, is one of the best
on record, as It was just 61 days after the
steamer left the river on her last outward
trip until she drew up at the "Victoria
Quarantine station, last Friday. The
trans-Paciflc run in the winter time is not
a constant round of pleasure, and Cap
tain Evans and his men had an unusually
unpleasant trip this time, the most unfor
tunate occurrence being the disappear
ance of Second Engineer George Scott.
The unfortunate man "was last seen alive
fcy Chief Engineer Hicks, about midnight
January 8. He appeared in good spirits,
excopt that he was complaining of the
earache. On his failing to show up the
next morning, the ship was searched, but
3io trace of the missing man could be
found. The ship was rolling considerably
at the time, but hardly enough to take an
old sailor overboard without there was
something else contributing to the acci
dent. It is the general belief that he
jumped overboard during a temporary ab
erration of the mind. The lost man was a
general favorite on board ship, and his
disappearance cast a gloom over every
one. He left a wife and four children in
1ondon.
The Monmouthshire left Hong Kong at
1:50 P. M., December 23, and spent Christ
mas wallowing up the China seas, through
northeast squalls and a big sea. She
reached Mojl on the mornlgn of December
28, and, after taking aboard 1000 tons of
coal, left 24 hours later in the midst of a
heavy southeast gale, which put a P. &
O. liner ashort in Moji harbor. She ar
rived at Kobe December 30, and took
aboard 1000 tons of freight, getting away
the next day, and reaching Yokohama at
noon on New Tear's day. This holiday Is
iuite extensively observed in Yokohama,
the festivities lasting for five days, and in
the three days in which the 'Shire waited
in the port it was almost impossible to
get a coolie to work, and at noon on the
3d Inst, she steamed out of the harbor.
The first day out was uneventful, but on
the second day after leaving the Orient
the trouble began. Smallpox, hall squalls
and a heavy head sea all broke out to
gether. The smallpox case, figuratively
speaking, was not a serious one, but it
was sufficiently bad to cost the company
several thousand dollars before they will
get clear of it. A heavy northwest gale
and snow storm, accompanied by a heavy
sea, which flooded the ship fore and aft,
kept things moving on the 5th and 6th.
In the height of this gale the ship was
slammed around to such an extent that
the marble top of the cheffonler In the
cabin was broken. The weather moder
ated on the 7th, but the snow was almost
continuous until the 9th, when it abated
for a time, but commenced again on the
10th. On the Uth a peculair combination
of hall and fog -varied the monotony.
There was rain on the 13th and more
squalls on the 15th, fine weather on the
16th, and a gale on the 17th. At5A.lL
on the 18th the United States transport
Sheridan was sighted, and at 3 P. JL on
the 18th the steamer passed Carmanah
point, and her experience since then has
been told in the telegraphic columns. The
experience was a very trying one on Cap
tain Evans and his officers, but they speak
very highly of the efficiency of the quar
antine station at Williams head. The "Vic
toria Colonist prints the following letter
from Captain Evans:
"We arrived in the harbor on the even
ing of the ISth-inst., with one mild case
of smallpox on board. "We came along
side the quarantine station the next morn
ing, and found everything in readiness to
commence fumigation, which was a great
surprise. Having been at sea for nearly
SO years, and during that time having been
in ships with every contagious disease un
der the sun on board, and having under
gone the process of fumigation in all parts
of the world, and having paid a certain
amount of attention to the way In which
it has been done, I must say that the
-various ports to which I have been could
take a. lesson from the efficient methods
and the courtesy shown to all by Dr.
Watts and his staff at Williams head.
Still, there is a point that none of us ap
preciated very much that was getting
into a hot bath at midnight and then
being obliged to walk over rocks half a
mile at 2 A. M. with the temperature at
freezing point to the sleeping quarters,
with our beds on our backs, like the Pil
grims crossing the desert to Jerusalem. At
the same time this was done by my sanc
tion, and the kindness of Dr. Whatt, who
already had been, to my knowledge, about
36 hours on his feet, in order to facilitate
the dispatch of the ship and at the same
time do everything thoroughly, is appre
ciated. More perfectly it could not have
been done, had we arrived In a plague
stricken ship. As there is a quarantine
station to be built at Astoria shortly, I
hope that they will have as perfect an ar
rangement thero as here. I feel that I
cannot leave the port without thanking
Dr. Watt and his staff for the courtesy
shown and the efficient manner in which
the fumigation was conducted."
The Monmouthshire brought a big cargo,
the total amount exceeding 4000 tons, in
cluded in which was over 11.000 rolls mat
ting, mostly for Eastern cities. Portland
was down on the manifest for a pretty
good consignment of freight, Included In
which was 2915 mats of rice, 143 bales of
gunnies, 90 cases ofnut oil, 350 packages
Chinese goods, 50 casks cement, 23 boxes
firecrackers, 75 bags coffee, 300 packages
of preserves, 233 rolls of matting, 1500
sacks of paper clay, 10 chests of tea and
296 packages of sausage, cabbage, wine,
samshoo bamboos, sugar cane, paper,
earthenware, medicine, candy, dates, to
bacco, eggs, fish, oysters, soy. Illy root,
lemons, oranges, taro, olives, yams, jams,
etc The ship is being discharged as rap
idly as possible, and will probably get
away nearly on time, and, as she Is very
speedy, will undoubtedly make up most
of the time she has lost on the unfortu
nate quarantine trouble.
EEPAffilXG THE ELM BRANCH.
Iargest Shaft Ever Turned on the
Pacific Coast.
The Morans are forging for the British
turret steamship Elm Branch the largest
propeller shaft ever made on the Pacific
coast, says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
It is 20 feet long, 12& Inches in diameter,
and weighs 9000 pounds. The job is being
done in the new forging department,
which has, among other equipments, the
heaviest steam hammer this side of the
Rocky mountains. This hammer has a
22-inch cylinder and a 54-inch stroke. The
falling weight of the hammer without any
power whatever is 8000 pounds, about four
times as hea-y as a plledriver blow. The
drop-weight blow of the monster hammer
with power is fully 24 tons.
AIL of the Elm Branch's repair work,
amounting to about $10,000, is being done
by the Morans, though it will be neces
sary, owing to the enormous size of the
vessel, to place the Elm Branch In the
Port Orchard drydocks, in order to put
the shaft in position, it will probably
take two weeks to complete the worlc
FEEDETG THE FISHES.
O. R. & K. Men Make an Bnoffleial In
; spection of the Columbia Bar.
"Messrs. J. H. Kelly. H. F. Campion and
FITEHaradon, of the freight department
of The- O R. & N. Co., went down to in
spect3he -Columbia bar last Sunday. The
trip was jmofficlal, as also the reports
they bro(gght 'back. Mr. Kelly stated that
the bargs much -higher in some places
than It J&inthers, but as he had the
same cogffgaggt to make ab6ut -the side-
walks when he got back to Astoria, this
was probably an optical Illusion. They
had heard complaints about the seagoing
qualities of the Wallula, and, to show
them that the reports were unfounded,
Captain Sam Randall swung into a big
wave and scooped off enough water to
wash the railroaders down into the lee
scuppers. There is no danger of catching
cold in salt water, but It Is just as wet
as the other kind. All of the party were
busily engaged feeding the seagulls as
soon as they struck rough water, but, as
they had eaten only one breakfast each,
they could not continue feeding them all
day, and when the Wallula came out from
under the wave, with the well-soaked trio
hanging on by the eyelids, the seagulls
screamed in derision, and also subjected
some of the gentlemen to other indigni
ties. The party returned to Portland Sun
day evening in a special car provided for
those who could not squeeze in with the
Chinamen in the smoker.
Steamships to Be Repaired.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company's steamer
Santa Rosa will be hauled off the south
ern run after her next trip and be laid up
for repairs and general overhauling. The
City of Puebla and Pomona will undergo
a general overhauling at Puget sound.
The reason of this, it Is said, is that the
Sound people underbid the San Francisco
shipbuilders.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Jan. 22. Arrived at 8:10 A.
M. and left up at 9:50 Steamer Geo. W.
Elder, from San Francisco. Arrived down
at 5:10 P. M. British ship Scottish Isles.
Condition of bar at 5" P. M., rough; wind
south; weather thick. Arrived Sunday
Steamer Signal, from San Francisco.
Sailed Steamer Homer, for San Fran
cisco. Arrived down German ship Alster
kamp. San Francisco, Jan. 22. Arrived
Schooner Berwick, schooner Ralph J.
IOng, from Sluslaw; schooner John A.,
from Wlllapa, Arrived Jan. 21 Schooners
Laura Madsen and Emma Utter, from
Gray's harbor. Arrived Steamer Uma
tilla, from "Victoria; bark Gatherer, from
Tacoma; steamer Empire, from Coos bay.
Sailed Steamer Wellington, for Nanalmo.
Eureka Sailed Jan. 21 British bark
Woolahra, for Sydney.
Clallam bay, Jan. 22. In bay German
bark Pirate, from Port Blakeiey, for
France.
Shields Sailed Jan. 20 German ship
Omega, for Santa Rosalia.
Delagoa Bay Arrived Jan. 19 Hawaiian
ship Star of Russia, from Port Gamble.
Auckland, Jan. 22. Sailed Alameda, for
San Francisco.
Nagasaki Sailed Jan. IS Slam, for San
Francisco.
New York, Jan. 22. Sailed Amsterdam,
for Rotterdam.
Gibraltar, Jan. 22.-Salled Werra, from
Genoa for New York.
Hoqulam, Wash., Jan. 22. Sailed Satur
daySchooner Ida McKay, from Aber
deen, for San Francisco; schooner Falcon,
from Aberdeen, for San Francisco; schoon
er Reporter, from Hbquiam, for San Fran
cisco; schooner La GIronde, from Ho
qulam, for San Francisco; schooner Laura
May, from Aberdeen, for San Francisco;
barkentlne Monitor, from Aberdeen, for
San Francisco; schooner Zampa, from
Aberdeen, for Santa Rosalia; tug Astoria,
having in tow new steam schooner W. H.
Krueger, for San Francisco. Arrived
Schooner North Bend, from Son Francisco,
for Hoqulam; schooner Dauntless, from
Guaymas, for Hoqulam; schooner Nettie
Llndberg, from San Francisco, for Ab
erdeen. New York, Jan. 22. Arrived Pretoria,
from Hamburg.
MEDALS FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Design for Oregon's Soldiers' Badges
of Gallantry.
The accompanying illustrations repre
sent the medal to be presented1 to the vol
unteers who served in .the' Philippines:
In designing the medal, both Governor
Geer and the committee of volunteers
sought to combine what was distinctively
Oregon with figures indicative of the Phil
ippines. It was decided that one side
should "bear the state seal, while the re
verse should be devoted to- the figures
shown. The disc will be about the size of
a silver dollar, and the two bars above
the proportionate length shown in the
drawing. For a time one of the designs
for the front contemplated was a nlpa nut
thatched palm which are so characteris
tic of the Philippines, and which Inter
vened between the American and Filipino
lines in nearly every engagement. All the
Western states having regiments In the
Eighth army corps have g$yen them some
exclusive badge, like this is Intended to
be. But in full recognition of the spirit
of those who volunteered, but were unable
to get into foreign service, a medal very
like the above, only lettered differently,
will be given to the members of the bat
teries called out. These medals will not
weigh as much as the G. A. R. medals,
according to the estimates now made, and
the amount of metal required for their
manufacture will probably be less than
119 pounds, which will be the quantity ob
tained by making the caliber of the Span
ish cannon one inch larger. If such is
the case, the boring will be reduced as
much as possible to preserve the cannon
for future use.
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Major "Watrous' Army Record.
PORTLAND, Jan. 22. (To the Editor.)
The editorial in your Sunday edition con
tained an Injustice to Major J. A. Wat
rous, paymaster United States army, now
stationed in this department. The records
show that Jerome A. Watrous enlisted as
a private, July 16, 1861, in Bragg's rifles,
of Foud du Lac, Wis., which was as
signed to the Sixth Wisconsin, and be
came a part of the "Iron brigade," army
of the Potomac, the services of which are
-a part of the history of the country. He
was mustered out May 15, 1865, having
gone through the successive grades to
that of first lieutenant, and adjutant,
with the brevet of captain, for gallant
and meritorious services. Surely an hon
orable and creditable service recora,
which might easily justify recognition at
the hands of the president, and should
shield him from unfriendly criticism.
C. L. FAY.
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A Headache Cure.
vmiT- r-nicnricf mo it 9. Wi-tn-vit'c
druggist has It, 25c.
Paragon Headache and Neuralgia Cure.
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THE ALASKA HOSPITALS
OAT3 TO BE ESTABLISHED AT DUTCH
HARBOR OR ST. MICHAEL.
The Totem Pole Case Scheme for
the Saving 0f Bencli Gold Signal
Station in the Straits.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. The marine
hospital service is preparing to establsh
a marine hospital at Dutch harbor or at
St. Michael. Numerous petitions request
ing this service have been sent to the
treasury department, but the surgeon
general desires to send a man to investi
gate before taking action.
Alaskans now in the city seem to fa
vor the establishment of the hospital at
Dutch harbor, ratner than at St. Michael,
claiming for the former location easier
access and a more central location.
Representative Price, of Skagway, is
very active preparing legislation looking
to the establishment of municipal govern
ment in the larger AlstsKan towns.
"I am well pleased with the condition
of our Alaskan legislation," Mr. Price
said today. "There is an unmistakable
disposition to do something, and nearly
everybody connected with congress con
cedes that we should have better laws
and regulations generally. We propose to
work hard and take advantage of this
favorable feeling and kindly interest in
Alaska."
Governor Brady stated today that he
would send notice to the attorney-general
of Alaska not to take any further action
for the present, In the matter of certain
Indictments against Seattle business men
who last summer purloined a totem pole
while enjoying an excursion In Alaskan
waters aboard the City of Seattle.
The Indicted gentlemen have been im
ploring the Pacific coast representatives
In congress to come to their rescue, but
the department of justice is not disposed
to encourage giving any relief. Accord
ingly all the coast senators axe to sign
a joint letter praying a review of the
case, and will present the same to the
attorney-general in a body.
"It should be understood," Governor
Brady explained today, "that the Indicted
parties will probably have to settle with
the entire tribe to members of which the
toem.pole belonged. You see, the original
cost of the totem pole log is charged up,
to begin with, and then to that amount is
added the cost of the carving, and then
comes In the very elaborate potlatch ex
pense, running as high as $3000 or $4000.
All of these amounts are taken Into con
sideration In estimating the cost of a
totem pole. At the potlatches referred
to the Indians frequently gave away ev
erything they have, and the amount spent
runs high. In this case I shall endeavor
to take the question up with the- tribe
and endeavor to arrange for a settlement
that will be satisfactory."
State Sena-tor Warburton, of Tacoma,
and Charles S. Fogg, of that city, both
leading lawyers, appeared before the su
preme court this week In a community
property case which they allege Is of
great Importance to the bar of the coun
try. "It Is the first case of the kind,"
said Senator Warburton, "to come before
the supreme court, and it actually in
volves more money than any case of a real
estate nature that has ever been before
that court. I mean, of course, that it
involves more money in the aggregate
throughout the country than any other
real estate case that haa been brought be
fore the court."
Albert Allen, of Spokane, has a device
on exhibition here that will, he believes,
bring him a large fortune. It provides for
the saving of gold on beaches in Alaska
that are below the water line. The device
Is so arranged that it move3 the gravel
or dirt by means of a suction, using the
sea water to do the washing. Mr. Allen
has been exhibiting the device in a bath
tub at one of the local hotels, and has
demonstrated that he can throw a quan
tity of fine gold Into a shovel full of
gravel and can then set his model to
work and save nearly all of it.
He expects to have the gold-saving ma
chine patented.
Speaking of ditch diggings In Alaska
brings up the subject of rights of indi
viduals to utilize the gold-bearing gravel.
Notwithstanding the technical ruling of
the general land? office on this subject. It
Is, nevertheless, a fact that the depart
ment does not care to interfere In this
matter, provided the goldseekers can ar
range among themselves to work the
beach gravel. The department would be
rather pleased if the miners, among them
selves, would divide up the territory and
avoid contentions and quarrels.
A curious case of difference of opinion
among men well versed In the question
of shipping on the Pacific coast has aris
en In San Francisco and on Puget sound.
Through the chamber of commerce of San
Francisco all the leading shipping men of
that city signed a petition favoring the re
establishment of the weather bureau sta
tion at Tatoosh island. The marine under
writers, the big tug companies, all the
wiseacres in shipping matters In San
Francisco bay, favored the re-establishment
of the station at Tatoosh. The cham
ber of commerce at San Francisco felt
that immediate action should be taken,
and the cqngresslonal delegations of Cali
fornia and Washington were consulted.
It then transpired that tho chief of the
weather bureau was utterly opposed to
the scheme of re-establishing the station
at Tatoosh. In this he is backed up by a
large number of well-posted, practical
shipping men on Puget sound. The Sound
seadogs favor Bahada point, as a rule,
and there Chief Moore, of the weather
bureau, has established the station, aban
doning Tatoosh entirely. He goes so far
as to Intimate that the only reason for
the advocacy of the Tatoosh proposition
i3 the desire of certain people on Tatoosh
island to communicate with the mainland.
It Is pointed out by Chief Moore that
fogs prevail at Tatoosh when It is per
fectly clear at Bahada point, and that,
besides, at Bahada the Straits narrow
down to nine miles, while they are lo
miles wide at , Tatoosh. He also states
that it would cost about $30,000 to re-establish
communication with Tatoosh.
In this case the San Francisco ship
owners hold that from Bahada point it is
impossible to observe vessels that might
be flying distress signals off Cape Flat
tery, and that the present location, near
Neah bay, does not permit of satisfactory
observations of the direction of the wind.
While making no direct reply to these
features of the petition in favor of Tat
oosh, the chief of the weather bureau
simply states that a careful Investigation
has satisfied the department of the ad
vantages of the Banada point location.
War Talk in an English Taproom.
The Pall Mall Gazette.
On Saturday night and at Sunday din
ner time the atmosphere of the tiny tap
room grows thick with patriotism and shag
smoke.
"What do you think about the war, sir?
Do you think they'll come out all right?"
"They'll have all their work cut out;
they're In a bit of a hole at Ladysmlth."
"They are In a tight "ole," allows Hodge,
the patriot, "but they'll get out of It. A
man 'e says ter me ter-day; 'Ther Inglish
've found that they're In the wrong. I
says to 'Im: ' 'Ave you got a white feather
In your tall?' "
Of the origin of the war, the military
and diplomatic mistakes that led up to it,
the proper procedure at the present mo
ment, the characterlstcs of the Boers, and
a hundred apposite questions, Hodge has
been at pains to inform himself perfectly.
"Why, they Bores 'ave got ammanltlon
enow ter larst 'em seven year. Fancy
mat!" unis was a swearing ex-dragoon, a
hearty, kindly natured man, whose every
word was gory. "That's it, yer see; they've
been gettln' ready fur it ever sin' 1881."
"That's when we ought ter a stopped an
fowt 'em."
"Ah, that was ole Billy Gladstone spoilt
that fur us."
" 'E's dead now, ain't 'e?" (News trav
els slowly out here.)
"Yus," form the gory one; "but 'e ain't
cold, though; leastways, if 'e Is, he dldn',t
ought ter be." '
"Is Joubert dead, sir?"
"No, that was a mistake, and it may bo
just as well. He's not a bad sort."
"Better nor old Kroojer. 'Ope they'll
make '1m pay. 'E's worth five million,
an' lives on a 'undred an" fifty a year, an'
his wife makes 'ed own clo's, does 'er own
washin', an' darns 'Is socks."
"What do you think of Kruger, George?"
"Well, sir, I don't 'ardly know what ter
think on 'lm, and I reckon there's a good
many others don't know what ter think on
'Im, neither. Ah! they'd like ter find out
where 'e Is, wouldn't they, sir? I s'pose
they'll bring 'im ter Ingland, won't they,
If they catch 'lm?"
"Put 'Im in Earl's Court," suggested
traveled Mary. "Take 'lm round the coun
try In a gospel van! My! wouldn't some
people Tun to see 'lm; they might make a
pile of money!"
"GIVING THE CASE AWAY."
An Extreme Protectionist Argues on
'the President's Recent "Flop."
New York Press.
Circulating, as It does, among the till
ers of the 13,000 acres of Western New
England soil, who are called upon first
to take up the burden of tropical free
trade, the Springfield Republican Is less
jubilant over the president's conversion
than are its urban colleagues, such as
the Times, Evening Post and World. It
says:
The president haa given hte whole tariff case
away. The exigencies of his imperial policy
have compelled him to kick over the ladder by
which he climbed first 'to a national reputation
and then to a presidential nomination and the
presidency Itself. It Is a queer situation, which
will vastly amuse the. free traders; but there is
no fun In It for those who are engaged In In
dustries which tho president In former days
had assured them were absolutely dependent
upon tariff for existence.
Owing to the environment mentioned
there Is more truth In this than any
other free-trade journal "has permitted
Itself to print. There Is no tendency to
coddle the proselyte, and there is a strong
undertone of contempt for the deception
and desertion of the Industries "which the
president In former days had assured them
were absolutely dependent upon tariff for
existence." Moreover, it Is the bitterest
sort of truth that, were it possible for
one man to do It, the president would
have "given" not only "his whole tariff
case" away, but v the whole protective
tariff' case', when he in'formed'the Connec-
ticut delegation that the products of their
constituents would not be injured by the
free admission of Puerto Rican cigars.
If that Is true now, It was a He when
the pre'sldent from the stump In 1892
told those same tobacco growers that
they would be ruined not only by the free
admission of Sumatran tobacco, but by a
reduction from the rate of his', the Mc
Klnley, law. It was a lie when, In 1897,
he recommended and signed a bill to re
store the rate which he, as chairman of
the ways and means committee, had im
posed upon this product. Nor Is there any
hiding the moral nakedness thus exposed
behind a mere difference in leaves the
"wrapper" leaf and the "filler" leaf.
With its own wrapper on Its back, the
Puerto Rlcan cigar can be sold In this
country for one-half tho price of anything
that wears a Connecticut jacket. This
the president knows. If he haa made the
most cursory examination of the subject.
Then, if the president tells the truth now
about the unrestricted competition of do
mestic and foreign tobaccos, he and his
party have been lying like sin, lying like
Satan, for the last 25 years. That Is "giv
ing the whole tariff case away" were
it possible for one man beset by the "ex
igencies of his imperial policy" to "give
away" a case In the eternal keeping of
the American, the republican protection
ist party's mighty dead Hamilton, Clay,
Lincoln.
But, so far as a living leader embar
rassed by "exigencies" can give away a
party's case, Mr. McKlnley does it In
every line of his various measures, by
treaty or statute to reduce or abolish the
protection, which republicans have again
and again declared Indispensable. If the
beet-sugar growers do not need protec
tion now, If their industry can be safely
singled out to withstand the assaults not
only of Puerto Rican free trade, but Brit
ish West Indian and Cuban reciprocity,
what a monstrous fraud It was to give
them not only protection, but a bounty
under the act of 1S90, generally known as
the McKlnley law. What apologies do
we not owe to Bowler, the much-abused,
who constituted himself the supreme
court, although a poor treasury account
ant, and, on the ground of the uncon
stitutionality of the act, withheld the
payment of $5,000,000 of that bonus!
The president was not lying then when
he said that protection rates and even
treasury grants were necessary to these
Industries. He Is only telling a kindly fib
now when he says, expressly or by Im
plication, that these Industries will not
be hurt by the withdrawal of these guar
antees. He is like the priest who walks
beside the condemned on the way to execu
tion and tells him that he, too, will not
be hurt, that he will suffer very little pain.
Connecticut, Michigan, Louisiana, they
must die for Puerto Rico, Cuba, Luzon.
Is it not really a clemency to soothe their
way to the scaffold by a mild dissimula
tion, even if It does "vastly amuse the
free traders," even if It gives the "whole
tariff case away"?
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THE ALL-ABSORBING QUESTION
To Persons
Contemplating a Trip
Bast
Is, which route shall I take? The O. R.
&. 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 the
central portion of the country, is by way
of Huntington, Granger and Omaha to
Chicago. The already famous "Portland
Chicago Special" Is operated over this
route, and makes the fastest time between
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, and comfort
able ordinary sleepers. By this complete
service, passengers are enabled to reach
the principal cities between Portland end
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Weitmerism, the New Science Which Cures All Dis
eases Without the Aid
, Put to a
Hundreds Testify Upon Their Oath to the Great Curative Power
of This Wonderful Discovery Not From Hearsay,
but by Actual Application.
WELTMERISM NO LONGER A SECRET
' P,rof. S.-A. Weltmer, the eminent scien- Had not Prof Weltmer been absolutely
tist of Nevada, Mo., who perfected and positive that his new sctence. which Is
originated that method of Magnetic Heal- now known throughout the world as Welt
ing known as Weitmerism. has recently merism been all that he claimed for It,
put his scientific discovery to a very se- and had he not known that it would ab
vere test. It occurred In this manner: solutely cure all diseases known to man
Prof. S. A. Weltmer Is verv sensitive, and I and woman, hoth bv neraonal annllcatlon
it cuts him to the quick to have any one and by the absent treatment, he would ins j3 organized under the laws of tho
speak in a slighting manner of the method i not have dared to put it to the test which state of Missouri Prof Weltmer is tho
&LIns e sIck ofi w?.ic.h hf lsJt.1Je he did- .Fo,r "i,18 acknowledged that tne president of this Institution, and Prof,
originator. Of course, skepticism found Its case just closed was one of the bitterest j h Kelly the secretary and treasurer
way In the minds of the people, and It ever fought, as he had arrayed against i 'impossible for Prof. Weltmer to at
ls not unreasonable to suddosg that It him nhvsicians of the old school, and also ,! n .v, onr.,.mnc. monn mn0 ,,-nnn
would, when we consider that the new
science perfected by Prof. S. A. Weltmer
laid claim to the curing of all diseases,'
no matter what their nature, and this
without the aid of either drugs or the sur
geon's knife. It was further claimed that
it not only cured those diseases that come
to Nevada for treatment, but actually
cured those cases where the patients were
thousands of miles away, just as readily.
Prof. S. A. Weltmer learned that one Dr.
Bishop, living In Nevada, Mo., had made
the statement that his method was a
fraud. The Professor became rightfully In
dignant at the charge and demanded an
Investigation. He knew that the only way
that a thorough Investigation of his meth
od could be had was to bring suit against
Dr. Bishop, which he did, and the case
was brought up before that eminent jurist.
ouuge waves, xne testimonial in this case
was most remarkable, as hundreds of men
ui .u Iue"; Iuli 21 erainuae to tne autnor
nIlrfst?rehealttr.aveIeAtl0Hsa"?d3
of miles to testify on their oath that they
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. "'"""'"" HU.U. mi uau ujjuii iu
the searchlight of not only legal Investiga-
tions, but physicians throughout the coun-
try were called upon the stand to see If
they could not prove it a fraud. One of
the instructions of the ormrt wns ! fnl
lOWS: J. yOU find from all thfi fvir?pnr
w wiifrill.lrcumsta5ctsievIdene
ntiWiri onlf.aT w2 had bien ?.V,b"
stantiany oeneficlal to the iranem! Tnhiir
S?Jh?iri0t5ftlWtanlfally PJ0'-
i..u T, tul mciu, mcu luiue as me unurney in ine ceieDraieu jes-
you should find for the plaintiff." As ter case. Mrs. C. R. Graham, of Boise
the jury found for the plaintiff Weltmer City, Iowa, was afflicted for nine years
and his co-laborer, Kelly against the de- with rheumatism; she could not walk
fendant. Dr. Bishop to the extent of ?750 without crutches or lift her hands to her
and costs. Weitmerism has been sus- head; she paid out $2000 with doctors be-
tained and substantially indorsed as has fore coming to Nevada. She now pro
no other curing power known to man. ' claims herself cured and a happy woman.
THIS IS DISCONCERTING.
Several "its" That Miglit Have
Elected Bryan, Bnt Didn't.
New York Evening Post.
"I suppose you think that McKlnley
has a sure thing In 1900," said a New
Yorker, the other day, with confidence
in a ready assent, to a shrewd repub
lican politician from a state In the Cen
tral West, who was making a trip to the
East. "I'm not so sure about that," was
the unexpected reply. "I can foresee
contingencies under which It seems to
me that Bryan will have more than a
fighting chance of being elected."
McKlnley secured 271 of tho 447 votes
In the electoral college In 1895, and polled
over GO0.O00 more ballots than Bryan,
while neary 135,000 other votes were di
verted from the democratic candidate by
the Palmer and Buckner ticket. In other
words, Bryan was in a minority of al
most three-quarters of a million ballots,
to say nothing of the votes cast for the
prohibitionist' and the socialist-labor can
didates. In speculating about the pros
pect for 1900, republican politicians, par
ticularly those of the East, are accus-
tomed to argue that Bryan was beaten
worse In 1S9C than any other candidate
of either party since Greeley's overwhelm
ing defeat by Grant In 1872; that he Is
weaker now than he was then, because
the sliver issue which he represents has
lost its hold, and that consequently he Is
certain to lose, next fall. This is what
any republican manager from the West
also says when he is "talking for publi
cation." but there- are not a few well
informed members of the party In that
section who privately admit that they
do not at heart feel so confident of the
result as they would like to.
There is abundant reason for not re
garding the issue of next fall's contest as
a foregone conclusion. In the first place,
while McKInley's victory in 1S26 was In
one sense overwhelming, analysis shows
that the change of less than 34,000 votes
In four Southern and two Northern states
would have put his opponent In the White
House. Bryan secured one of the elect
ors from Kentucky, and McKlnley ob
tained the other 12 by pluralities not ex
ceeding 281; the other three states of the
formerly "solid South." which went for
McKlnley, were carried by 3837 vote3 in
Delaware, 11,487 In West Virginia and
32,232 in Maryland. Bryan secured one
of the nine electors from California and
lost the other eight by pluralities rising
no higher than 1922. Indiana went for
-McKlnley by a plurality of 18,181. In
other words, if the hesitating voters In
these half dozen states, who made up
their minds at the last moment, had gone
the other way to the number of 111 In
Kentucky. 962 In California. 1919 In Del
aware, 574-1 in West Virginia, 9091 in In
diana and 10,117 In Maryland, Bryan would
have had 223 electoral votes and the pres
idency, despite the fact that even then
McKInley's plurality over him at the poUs
would have been much more than half a
million.
With almosts Incredible folly, the re
publicans are doing their best to assure
Bryan next year the four Southern states
which ho lost in 1S96. Nothing could
have been devised better calculated to
l i r s fsph
of Drugs or Surgeon's
most Severe Test.
new discovery in the field of science. And
the glorious victory won by him, for his
method. Is such an absolute proof that it
is efficacious and that It has at last placed
the curing of disease Into the domain of
an exact science that we must now accept
Weitmerism as the curing power of the
future. Is It not grand that just as the
waning latn century is aDout to Did rare-
well and we can just catch a glimpse
or tne approacning iotn century, we have
placed before us a method whereby all
diseases can be cured and we need no
longer fear that we will be drugged to
death by medicines or cut to pieces by
the surgeon's knife? For this grand dis
covery eliminates all this danger and
unfurls a banner whereupon is written
in glowing letters. "Medicine a thing of
the past.' The testimonials that were
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urn lmii nun ffiiirr uniituori rnnr ronm tmctti
53,000 people had been treated by the ab-
sent method, and out of this enormous
number it was shown that only 12 had nor
B?-.?mL :lnS2 a remarkable
reuuru. rur uur uwii suusiacuon we nave
had Prof. Kelly, the co-laborer of Prof,
' Weltmer, send us a few testimonials,
which we take pleasure in publishing
here:
T T T?o r.f Tnfo -mv .. r-.,.
Inr- nttnrnnv nf Mnnrno nmmr tmWo.iul
for years with Sciatic Rheumatism. Tried
everything without benefit. Was Instantly
enrM thrnni.v Pmf n'sfmor'. a.
Treatment. Mr. Bodes has recentfy won
dostroy republican chances In all of these
states than the scheme which has already
been brought forward in congress, and
which Is to be pushed after the holiday
recess, for an inquiry by the census bu
reau Into voting statistics at the South,
with tho avowed purpose of making the
result a basis for cutting down the repre
sentation of that section in tho house of
representatives and the electoral college.
The mere agitation of such a project re
vives that old sectional issue, which held
the South solid for 20 years, and the
dropping of which alone made possible
McKlnley s successes In the border states
In 1S96. Maryland has already been re-
covered by the democrats In a state elec
tion, and Kentucky would have gone the
same way last month had It not been for
tho temporary handicap of Goebellsm. The
republicans of Delaware are utterly de
moralized by Addlckslsm. The recrudes
cence of the race Issue justifies the dem
ocrats of West Virginia In hopefulness.
While a new question Is thus Injected
Into the canvass, which helps the oppo
sition. It remains to be seen whether the
republicans' will be as strong on the
financial Issue In 1SC0 as they were In 1S9C.
What gave McKlnley his tremendous plu-
ralltles of nearly 200,000 In Pennsylvania,
almost 270,000 In New York, nearly S0.0C0
In New Jersey, which had been democratic
since 1S72, and over 50,000 In the "doubtful
state" of Connecticut? Everybody know3
that It was the fear that Bryan's election
would mean a change to the silver stand
ard, and in consequence the most terrible
financial convulsion ever known. But the
republicans now claim that tho financial
measure which they are going to pass in
congress will assure the stability of the
gold standard, no matter whether the
president is a gold man or not. This was
patriotic and necessary legislation, but
can republican stump-speakers and or
gans, after making such claims for
months, turn around next fall and frlsht
en former democrats Into voting for Mc
Klnley again, because "Bryan's election
will ruin this country"?
In 1S96 the republicans had the great
advantage of being "the outs," and of
having the "hard times" Issue against the
other party a combination which has
won after every great financial panic in
our history for 60 years. In 1900 they
will lack this advantage. Supposing the
present prosperity to last until next fall,
all they can say to the worklngman Is
that McKlnley should be re-elected to
Insure Its continuance. They used pre
cisely the same argument under similar
circumstances when Harrison ran for re
election in 1832, and were overwhelmingly
beaten.
The republicans seem today to stand a
better chance than the Bryanites of carry
ing three or four states beyond the Mis
souri, which they Ioat before. Kansas,
South Dakota, Wyoming and Washington,
no one of which, however, except Kansas,
ha3 above four electoral vote3. But all
of these will need to be closely contested
If McKlnley Is to carry them, as will
also California, If he Is to hold it. On
the other hand, there are states this side
of the Missouri where the opposition will
be decidedly stronger In 1900 than In 1896,
by virtue simply of the fact that the
lurch Into Bryanlsm then left the party
almost without leaders, organization or
- " ' ' mii in n-r . i j, , pl I " "T "
through Weitmerism. Mrs. D. H. Allen,
of Aurora Springs. Mo., was In a hope
less condition, as she suffered from con
sumption In its worst form. She could not
sleep without the aid of morphine. Tried
everything without relief. Fully restored
by Prof. WeJtmer's Absent Treatment.
D. E. Alford, of Rubens, Jewell county,
Kans.. suffered for three years with Kid
ney and Stomach troubles; tried the best
medical authorities, but was told that his
case was hopeless. Toole Prof, Weltmer's
Absent Treatment, and In three days was
cured.
Mrs. Jennie L Lynch. Lakevlew, Mo.,
was for two years afflicted with ulceration
of the womb, heart and stomach troubles
and general debility; was -reduced to a
mere skeleton. After taking gallons of
obnoxious medicines, without relief, she
tried the Weltmer Absent Treatment. In
less than 30 days she was entirely re
lieved and gained 15 pounds.
Weitmerism Is undoubtedly the greatest
discovery of the age. and the Absent
Treatment of this wonderful science la
indeed a revelation, for through It Prof.
Weltmer can reach all classes of people,
no matter at what distance they live.
I By writing Prof. S. A. Weltmer, Nevada,
Mo you will receive, free of charge. The
Magnetic Journal, a 40-page Illustrated
magazine, and a long list of the mo3t
remarkable cures ever made.
TEACHES HIS METHOD TO OTHERS
The American School of Magnetic Heal-
him to cure. He. therefore, wishes others
to take up his profession, so that ha may
call upon them to assist him In hl3 noblo
worlc. With this In view the American
School of Magnetic Healing was found
ed. The method perfected and In use by
tms school is so complete in ail its ac
, tails that the students become as efflc! it
as Prof. Weltmer himself, in the great
i art to cure, in ten days. This noble pro
fession is taught either by mall or per
sonal Instructions. Any one wno de.r 3
can learn It, and any one who learna
can practice It. This has been abund
antly proven by the great number who
have been Instructed and who are In th
active practice of healing by this method.
This Is beyond doubt the best-oaylng pro
fession of the age, as students who hava
learned this method through the Amri
can School of Magnetic Healing are earn-
w Vhash pta a c n -M in
ik iiuiii i lu oow wit uj.
i The following letter is one of the many
In the possession of the American School
of Magnetic Heallng-
, Prof. J. H. Kelly. Secretary. Nevnd
Mo.: Dear Sir Your mall course in Mi
netlc Healing was received some -months
ago. After reading same, I caught your
idea and at once proceeded to put it Into
practice, and' found I could accomplish
v.;. ... ii.t . . i .11..' t.
an, anu -even more man i anticipated I
In all cases treated, and I have male a
number of cures In cases-that hae been
i.. .. v... .v. i . t .r
Incurable. I expect to devote my
time to this work, but should I never use
It outside of myself or family, would,
consider It the best Investment I ever
made. J. T. IGLKHART.
Meridian, Miss.
By addressing Prof. J. H. Kelly, Scc'y,
Nevada. Mo., you will receive full Instruc
tions free of charge.
machinery of any sort, while during tho
Interval something has been built up to
supply this lack.
We say nothing of tho possible bearing
of the course of events In the Philip
pines upon the voting next November
further than this, that many republican
politicians do not conceal their apprehen
sion of the effect upon the public mind
of a long continuance of present condi
tions, and would dread to make the cam
paign with a guerrilla warfare still run
ning on.
It Is obvious enough that the Western
republican whose remark we quoted at
I the outset is quite warranted In his view
that the presidential race of 1900 may not
be a walk-over for the candidate of his
party. It Is well that he and hi3 asso
ciates should be apprehensive lest tho
political pendulum, which, sinco 1872, has
swung the doubtful states, and with them
the result of the election, from, one port?
to tho other every four years, may not
stay In 1900 where it rested In 1S96. We
shall get better government from, the
White House and the capitot if the re
publican president, senators and represen
tatives feel that reckless legislation. Ilka
the ship subsidy bill, may ruin the party's
chances.
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