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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1900.
RANGE'S
Resulted in Practical Rout for
. Nationalists.
NO CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT
Bat-Three of Tlielr Thirty Candidates
i Chosen Mercler Won and Drey
fusard Banc "Was Beaten.
PARIS, Jan- 2S. The election of 99 sen
ators "resulted in a practical rout for the
nationalists yesterday, only three out of
their 30 candidates being elected. The
nationalists made a great show of mili
tary men, including Generals Mercler,
Lambert, Prex, Reblllot, XTothar, Clersoet
and Laveuve, and Colonels Ravant and
Monteil. Admiral Gallibert ttob a!so a na
tionalist candidate. Of these, Generals
Mercler nd Lambert alone succeeded,
both commanding large majorities. Gen
eral Mercler -was the principal nationalist
candidate.
The defeat of their whole list, Including
Generals Prex and Laveuve, in the depart
ment of Sarthe, Is tantamount to a rebuff
to M. Cavalgnac, former minister of war,
who had backed the list 3L Cavalgnac
immediately resigned the presidency of the
general council of the department which
had opposed his nominees.
On the first balloting the elections were
decisive In 7 cases, the results being di
vided as follows:
Republicans, 5i; liberal republicans, 5;
radicals, 15; socialists, 6; nationalists, 3;
monarchists, 4.
In 12 cases second ballotlngs were neces
sary. The final result modified the figures
of the first balloting, so that the senators
elected j esterday show the following party
jdlvisions:
Republicans, CI; liberal republicans, 6;
radicals, 18; socialists, 7; monarchists. 4;
nationalists, 3.
The general result leaves the composi
tion of the senate virtually unchanged.
The Eigaro says:
"We have gained nothing and lost noth
ing. If tomorrow a ministry came before
the senate tending toward either unin
telligent reaction or socialist adventure,
the senate would Tepeat its treatment of.
the ministry of M. Bourgeois, and -would
force a resignation."
The national press is elated at the sue-
cess of General Mercler and the defeat of
the Dreyfusard publicist, M. Ranc. The
JDreyfusard organs express their regret at
the tetter's rejection, because Tie took a
leading part throughout the Dreyfusard
campaign.
There was a scene of excitement out
6lde the Hotel de "Ville Tvhen M. Ranc's
defeat and General Herder's election were
announced almost simultaneously, th,e j
news oeing greeted with cries and counter
cries of "Vive Mercler," "Vive la repub-J
aique, ana "Uonspuez. Ranc," but there?
were no disorders.
Among those elected are: M. de Freyci
aet. Baron de Courel and M. Dupuy.
MONET EASIER IN GERMANY.
Demands of Nations Expected to Be
Large United States Tariff.
BERLIN, Jan. 28 An official of the
Reichsbank, who was Interviewed today
regarding the financial situation, said:
"In deciding to reduce the rate only one
half per cent, the bank was influenced by
the large volume of discounts, which are
26O,O00,W0 marks above those of last year,
by the heavy money demands of domest c
business and by the unfavorable foreign
exchange rates. Morever, Great Britain
will raise"" a "big war loan, and we under
stand that Russia will make another effort
to raise a. loan.
"The present rate of private discount
Is abnormal, not representing the actual
condition of the money market, but caused
by an artificial maneuver made to prepare
the market for municipal loans, a large
volume of which has been waiting for more
favorable conditions. Many cities wish
money for electric lighting and traction
plants, but the bank considers it advisable
to restrict this borrowing to the limits of
what is really necessary.
"A further rate reduction, however, prob
ably will occur about April 7. The gold
movement this month has been very slight,
several millions having gone to England
upon Russian account- and there has been
an insignificant export to Holland."
The speculation last week was chiefly in
coalers, which were very firm, owing to
the Increasing coal famine. Iron shares
were also strong. The government has or
dered 9301 freight cars. Owing to the rise
of foreign ores and ocean rates, German
miners will raise the price of ore 2 or 3
marks per ton for 1901 delivery. The coke
syndicate is getting 24 marks for 1901, as
againsfc 16 for the present The Japanese
government has sent 200 tons of coal to
Germany to experiment in coking.
An advance in paper, cotton and yarns
has just been made. The Deutsche Ekon-
omist points out to the agrarians that Ger
many would get the worst of a tariff war
with the United States, in view of the fact
that the United States is able to buy aJL
merman imports, except Tthlne wine and.
German books, in other countries, whereas
Germany Is dependent, the paper alleges,..
upon American commodities very largeiyr
even for the corn needed by German farm.-J
ers xor came ana swine, in view of which
the present high duty thereon is absurd.
Russia Merely Hectoring Britain.,"'
CHICAGO, Jan. 2S George Kennan, Si
berian explorer, writer and one of th
best-Informed Americans on the Internal
conditions of Russia and its relations with
the nations of the world, when asked to
night whether the movement of Russian
troops toward the Indian border was an
earnest of its desire to enter British ter
ritory, said:
"No; I hardly think that Russia has any
serious intentions in India, and the mobili
zation of troops may mean nothing more
than a wish to harass and worry Eng
land for other purposes." v
' Serious "View of China.
VIENNA, Jan. 28. A serious view s
taken in diplomatic circles here of the
situation in China. The ZJeue Frei Presse
thinks that other powers will follow the
example of France and send warships to
protect their subjects.
The Austro-Hungarian cruiser Sonta will
arrive at Hong Kong in a few days, and
will be at the disposal of the Austro
Hungarlan minister at Peking.
Carllst Arsenal in Spain.
MADRID, Jan. 2S The gendarmes yes
terday unearthed a Carlist arsenal in a
house in Valencia, capital of the province
of that name, and seised 100,000 cartridges
and a large quantity of arms. Six Carllsts
who are implicated fled .across the frontier.
Dr. Nnnsen Honored.
BERLIN, Jan. 28. The Prince Regent
of Bavaria has conferred the Order of
St. Michael, first class, on Dr. Nansen,
the explorer.
No Anarchical Demonstration.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28. The expected an
archical demonstration did not -take place
today at the burial of Edward A. O'Con
nor, who was killed during an altercation
with a nonunion man. File hundred men
followed the remains to Waldheim ceme
tery. A red flag was carried In the pro
cession, but it was furled, and was pre
ceded by the Stars and Stripes, in the
hands of a policeman, as ordered yesterday
hy Chief of Police Klpley. There was no
untoward demonstration.
Machinists Consider a Strike.
'PHILADELPHIA, Jan 28, The district
council of the International Association of
ilachlnlsts and 20 representatives of the
alleged shipbuilding trades met in this
city today, and considered the project ol
a general strike for a nine-hour workday
in all the shipyards on the Atlantic sea
board. After a thorough discussion, John
P. Connelly, of New York, a member or
the national executive board, was dele
gated to visit localities where nine hours
are said not to prevail, and ascertain the
sentiment and financial condition of the
various trades unions involved and sub
mit a report.
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BRYAN A POPULIST.
That Party Says He Will Accept Its
Nomination.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 28. The populists
of-Texas publicly announce that Hon. "W.
J. Bryan will accept the nomination of
that party for president if It shall be ten
dered him. The following circular let
ter outlining the plan of campaign was
today published by Chairman Foster, who
claims to secure his information and the
propositions outlined direct from the na
tional headquarters. The circular letter
Is addressed to all county chairmen, and
reads as follows:
"Bear Sir: Tou are no doubt aware of
the fact that If the Bryan democracy,
when they meet In national convention,
reaffirm the Chicago platform of 1896 with
a direct legislation plan as an issue, .and,
it seems probable that they will, nominate
"W- J- Bryan and some irreproachable
Southern man, that such action will be
the death of our party. Should the dem
ocracy do this. It will be only a repeti
tion of their policy and plans, and, like
their advocacy of 1G to 1, be short-lived.
In view of such action on the part of
this new-horn democracy, It Is the duty
of every populist who loves the principles
he advocates to lend his aid to thwart
the destruction of his party. A plan ,has
been suggested and is being discussed all
over the nation. The details df this plan
are, in part:
" 'That when our national convention
assembles, that it reaffirm the Omaha
platform, .with direct legislation as the
.paramount issue, nominate, W. J. 3ryan
(and ther assurance 'has been given by
Mr. .Bryan's friends "that he -will accept
the nomination) and some Southern pop
ulist; that the free-silver republicans will
Indorse the platform and its candidates;
that Mr. Bryan's friends wiU go before
the national democratic convention with
a- demand for the indorsement of the
populist convention, and it Is argued that
they will not refuse. In the event that they
do, Mr. Bryan may refuse the nomination
at the hands of the democracy. This ac
tion of itself will, by the democrats, signal
their uttgr-defeat, and also that pf the
populistebut d.efeat will lay "at the door
of thgjdemocrats.' " J
"Yftejwant discussion, open, fair and full,
of "these prppcrsltlohs, and when , you send
jafelSsafestD the, congressional convention
atSanjATjtonlo-jm February,!?, lei them
be Iftfitrjucted as'to the. sentiments -of the
popuusts-4ii.their xespeqCiye counties."
. - 'JFKANIC!PORT HASA REST;
p.PartisiJEeltT "Caucus,, hut.
v Jtenche&.Jfo Result.
FRANKFORT". Xy.-Jaif! 28.-P0liticlans
took 'a rest today. Last night "the lead
ers of both parties were in caucus, that
of the republicans being prolonged until
a late hour. No action of any kind was
taken, however. There were persistent
rumors all day that another detachment
of men from the mountains would arrive
In Frankfort during the first half of
the week. E. C. Sebree, campaign -manager
for the republicans, denied the story
positively.
'Nobody Is coming that I know of,"
he said, "and If there was any organized
movement among the republicans to come
to Frankfort I would know of it Np
such thing is contemplated by anybody."
The Status of Puerto Rico.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S. Administra
tion officials are manifesting -great interest
in the legislation now before both houses
of congress providing a form of govern
ment for the island of Puerto Ricd and
regulating the. tariff rates on Imports
from the Island into the United States.
It can be stated that the president is
willing that a small or nominal rate of
duty shall be Imposed on Imports from
the Island, and It Is understood that he
is not urging delay in legislation affect
ing its status, pending a decision by the
supreme court as to whether Puerto Rico
is part of the United States.
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ATLANTIC LINERS OVERDUE
State of Nebraska, Ethiopia and La
Norcuandic Long Unreported.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28. The steamship
State of Nebraska, of the Allan line, which
left Glasgow on January 10, with 26 steer
age passengers aboard, is now nearly a
week overdue, pjid her failure to appear
is causing much anxiety.
The Ethiopia, of the Anchor line, is also
about & week overdue. La Normandle,
of the French line, with 23S steerage and
a number of saloon passengers, was due
Saturday, but up to a late hour tonight
she had not been sighted off Fire Island.
British Shin In the Storm.
LONDON, Jan. 28, Later reports re
garding the British steamer Queen Wil
helmlna Captain Plnkham, from Rotter
clam, 2ot Baltimore, "which, as reported
yesterday, had-been tbwed by the British
steamer Marquette,. Captain Gates, arrlv
ingriat' this port yesterday from .New
York, show that the disabled steamer had
broken her tunnel shaft on January 17,
in latitude 51, longitude 27, and was picked
jjpJbythV7Marq.uette on the 24th. ' She
Tvas towed -until the following day, and
then, after all ther,opes had been broken
in the heavy seas, she was finally aban
doned in latitude 49, longitude 14.
From.Missine Steamer Merrlmnc.
LONDON, Jan. 28 It has been learned
that the British steamer Mallhhead, Cap
tain McKee, which sailed from Ardrossan
for St:. John, N. B., on January 23, plckeo
Tip: il piece of. wood. marked J'Merrla .'
The "board Is supposed to be a part of ono
of the boats belonging to the missing
British steamer Merrimac, which sailed
from Quebec, October 27, for Belfast, in
command of Captain Shallls. Nothing has
been heard of Jier since she left Canada.
Vcoi-h That More Sliipa Are L,OHt.
ST. JOHN'S, N. F., Jan. 28. The con
tinuance of the storm makes It Impossi
ble to obtain definite intelligence as to
the identity of the vessel which went
ashore Wednesday, January 17, on Fox
tall point. Much apprehension is felt
among the shore folk, at Bay of Islands,
as it is feared that more than one vessel
has been lost
Domestic and Foreigrn Ports.
ASTORIA, Jan. 28. Arrived down At
10:15 A. M., British bark Cambrian War
rior; at 11:20 A. M., German bark Mag
dalene. Left up At U:20 A. M., British
bark Belmont, at 3:20 P. M., British bark
County of Marioneth. Sailed At 1:16 P.
M., State of California, for San Fran
cisco;, at 8.50 A. M., German ship Al
debaran, and French bark Louis Pasteur,
for Queenstown or Falmouth for orders.
Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth;
wind northeast; weather clear.
San Francisco, Jan 28. Sailed Steamer
Columbia, for Portland: schooners Ber
wick and Ralph J. Long, for Siuslaw;
steamer Areata, for Ooos bay; steamer
Aberdeen, for Newport Arrived Schoon
er Western Home, from Coos bay.
New York, Jan. 28 Arrlved-St Lmiis
tfrom Southampton; Palatla, from Ham-
Durg; juier, from Bremen. Sailed Hes
perla, for Mediterranean ports.
Queenstown. Jan. 28 Sailed Lucania,
for New York.
Receiver for Trolley Line.
SARATOGA, N. Y Jan. 25 -A receiver
has been appointed for the Ballsori Ter
minal railway, a 12-mlle countrv trniipv
Une, owned by Philadelphia capital and
bonded for $250,000. 1
TWO CRACKSMEN KILLED
THIRD MEMBER OP GANG
SERIOUSLY WOTJXDED.
WAS
Officers Had a Lively Fight With
Them, nt Qulncy, 111. Had
Operated in Omaha.
QUINCY, HI., Jan. 28.-3uIncy police of-
fleers last night killed two expert safe-
blowers, supposed to be from, Chicago, and , and daughter of the late William R. Trav
wounded another badly. The tragedy in- ers died at her home in this city today,
eluded a running fight through a- hotel, aged 53.
in which the armed burglars were pursued t jjer first husband, was Henry Winthrop
by the officers. The men are believed to Gray, to whom she was married when she
be those who recently operated In Illinois
cities, .making a specialty of cracking safes
in building andloan offices.
On January 6, the safe of the Adams
County Building & Loan Association was
blown open at the noon hour, and cash and
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES, FIRST DISTRICT.
H. H. HEWITT,
Judge H. H. Hewitt, Linn countj's candidate for the republican congressional nomination",
in the first district, is a natle Oregonian. Hfi la the son of Henry and Elizabeth Hewitt, y
pioneers of 1843, and was born in Yamhill county, December C, 1840. His early life was upent,
on his father's farm, in Yamhill county. At the age of 10 he left the farm and entered WIU
lamette university, Salem, from which institution he" was graduated in 1S70, receding thei
degree of A. B. Three yArs later he received from the same Institution the degree of A.
M. For nine years he engaged in teaching in the public schools and colleges of the State. In
1S72 he was elected school superintendent of Yamhill county. In the same jear he was mar
rie'd to Maggie J. Howland, now deceased In 1875-he, with his familW removed to Albany,
where he has since Tesided. For three years he was professor of Latin and Greek in the Al
bany college. He was admitted to the bar in 1877. and began the practice of law in 1879. In
1888 he was elected distria attorney for the third district In 1894 he was elected circuit
judge of the same judicial disrtlct, the term being a short term, ending July, 1S9S. At the end
of his term of office as circuit judge he-again (entered his chosen profession, and Js now actUe-1
ly engaged in the practice of law at Albany. ' "
securities amounting to $20,P00 taken. Sat-.
urday, three men came to Moecker's,hotel i
and registered from Kansas .City. The,
proprietor recognized their handwrUing as
vbeing the same 'as thataf the )n"erf wh?o
came here January 5, and whom he after
ward 'suspected as"' being crooks. ,He
warnefl the police, and when one went out
he was shadow ed by Detective Koch. The
stranger acted' queerly, and the officer
finally appeared, showing his star and
asked the suspect to go to the station
and explain himself. The man drew a
pistol and pointed at the officer's heartv
but, as he did so, Koch flashed his own
and fired four shots. Three took effect,
and the man fell dead. , This liappened
at 11 o'clock Saturday night.
Meanwhile, the officers had examined
the baggage of the suspects and found that
it Included burglar tools, skeleton keys,
dynamite stlqks and nitroglycerin. When
the other two men returned to the hotel
at 2 o'clock they learned of the tragedy,
and found the hotel surrounded hy officers.
They ran into the hotel saloon and loaded
their revolvers. Then there waS a, running
fight In the hotel, corridors. One man
reached the street,"pursued by Chief of
Police John Ahearn. He turned to fire,
and as he did so Ahearn sent a bullet
through his skull. Ho djed ia a few min1
utes. The thlrd4 man was shot by Officer
Charnhorst, as he was running upstairs,
and he sank to, the floor with a broken
hip. He was captured, but refused to say
who his accomplices were. The men were
all well dressed, had dlairionds' and 'other
jewelry, and plenty of money." Skeleton
keys were found ont all of them.
When the two men came here, January
5, they registered as J. M. Burt and H.
P. Crowley. Saturday, Burt was 'regis
tered as C. H. Rogers. From letters found
on him, it appears that he also has the
name of Prince, of Chicago. THe 'wounded
man refused to give his name. The men
are believed to be three of the sharpest
-workers in the country.
They Who Stole Furs" "Worth $20,000.
OMAHA, Jan. 28. The Qulncy safer
crackers committed Yhe notalrie" Shukert
fur robbery here, on August 26, last year.
The two men killed at Qulncy were Icnpw
here' as Charge's Detfnis and Thomas Mop
aghan. The two robbed the 'store of Gus
tavo Skukert; a dealer In furs, of furs
-valued at $20,000. The men were tracked
to Chicago, where most of the jfurs were-'
recovered, and where Dennle and Mona
ghan were arrested. , They were arraigned,
hut, owing tor lack' of evidence, got 'off.
Prince was "never appreTtended. "
TQ TRY, SMUGGLED CHINESE.
Hearing; of 74 nt Fargo, N. D., "Will
Commence Today.
FARGO, N. D., Jan. 28. The trial of
the Chinamen who have beep In jail hero
two or three months awaiting a hearing
on the charge of violation of the exclusion
act will commence tomorrow. United
States District Attorney Rourke has .been .1
in Green Bay, Chicago and other points
for some time, taking testimony.1 There
are 74 Celestials heret who have been in
jail some, time, another has beenheld 'for
a longer period awaiting deportation, and
the colony was increased yesterday by
the arrival of Tung On, who was caught
this week attempting to cross into the
"United States at Portal. '
Killed Wife, Son jind Daughter.
CINCINNATI, Jan.,28 In an "Overtha
Rhine" tenement today, Charles Barlruff.
a tanner, killed his wife, his soh Carl, aged
5; his daughter, aged 3, and then tried
to set the house on fire. He remained in
the burning room until arrested by the
police. Barlruff's Intellect Is said to be of
the lowest type, and he suffered from
dementia, which he seems to have inherit
ed from his father, who died by suicide.
His 5-year-old son Carl was an imbecile.
To Greet Miss
Gonne.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 The st
George Starr, flying the Transvaa
steamer
Transvaal and
Orange Free State flag, with a committee
of prominent Irishmen on board, dropped
down at quarantine at ll A. M. today
tQ meet the French line steamer La Nor
mandie, on which Miss- Maude- Gonne is
a passenger from Havre. Owing to the
prevalence of heavy weather at sea the
Normandle Is hardly expected to arrive
before tomorrow morning.
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THE SICK AND THE DEAD.
Death of Woman Over Whom a Duel
Was Once Fought.
NEW YORK. Jan. 28. Mrs. Mary Trav
erS Heckscher. wife of John Heckscher,
was 20 yeats old. The Grays were very
friendly with John G. Heckscher. and
'his first wife, Mr. Gray, angered by the
tattle ofa drop of gossip in the Union
'0,SP-Jn i?e , i
with Mr. Heckscher
Glub, got Into a row
over attentions which he asserted the lat-
OF ALBANY.
ter had patdto Mrs. Gray. Blows were
struck, and the next day friends of the
two, men 'arranged for a rtnni Th iwi
TvasfoughVJustvacross the- Canadian line
from Rous&s point. Pistols, were the
weapons, and it was agreed that the men
were to fire one shot each at 10 paces
At the signal Mr. Gray fired promptly,
the "bullet just grazing the side of his
antagonist, Mr. Heckschpr reserved his
fire, and, after the smoke had cleared
away, he pointed his weapon at Mr. Gray,
and then, suddenly throwing up his hand,
discharged the pistol Into the air. Mr.
Gray oubsequently ohta!neda divorce
from his wife in the Connecticut courts,
on the ground of desertion.
Prominent Confederate Dead.
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 2S. Majqr
Thomas" A. Brander, past grand com
mander of the Virginia grand camp of
Confederate veterans, and who was
known throughout the South for his prom
inence in all Confederate reunions, died
here today, aged 60 years.
Phelps Near the End.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 2S Edward
J. Phelps was extremely weak all day,
and the physicians would not be surprised
to notice a change for, the worse any
hour. The doctors 'do not hold out any
encouragement
s Dx-Mayor of St. Louis.
HEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-James H. Brit
tpn, ex-mayor of .St. Louis, and for
many, years one of ,th.e leading bankers of
the West, is dead at rdley, N. Y., aged
ia
TALK OF'JBACON AND TILLMAN
Features of Senate for the Coming
. Weelc Q,nay Case Deferred.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 Senators Ba
con and Tillman have given notice of
sp'eetihes during the present week uppn
the Philippine question, but beyond these
notices no indication has been given of
the probable course of events in the sen
ate during the week. The currency bill
continues to hold the right of way, and it
is riot Improbable that it will be made
tho subjot of more or less speechmaklng.
It is also quite certain that during the
early part of the week there will be a
change m the elective offices, of the sen
ate, and that, In accordance with the de
cision of. the republican caucus of last
week, Mr. Bennett will be installed as
secretary afcd Mr? Ramsdell as sergeant-at-arms.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, will
continue In executive session, with his ef
fort to ,secure reconsideration of the Sa
moantieaty, but this motion will be re
sisted by the republicans. The Quay con
test will inot be- taken up until after the
disposition of the currency bill.
In the Hounc.
There is no programme mapped out for
the house this week. The Indian annro-
prlation bill ha& been reported, -acd the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
is in preparation It 13 expected these
i hills will occupy the major portion of the
weeK.
Blizzard in Texas.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 2S South and Cen
tral Texas were today visited by a fear
ful blizzard, which Increasedin severity
as the night grew, and from present indi
cations will be the worst blizzard of the
winter. The temperature has fallen 30
degrees since iioon.
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Racehorse Died of Vertigo.
LEXINGTON, Ky Jan. 28. Imp. Can
dlemas, the famous racehorse, owned by
X B. Haggln, died today from vertigo. He
was by Hermit, dam Fusee, by Malysam,
and was a full brother to St Blalze, who
won the English Derby in 1883, and sold
ajt that time for $100,006.
from'atdlsordered liver 'and TpromTtly
relieved by Carter's Little Liver Pills
Pain.' In the side nearly always comes
Don'fforget this.
THE BRIM AND THE BOER
ENGLAND FIGHTING BATTLE OF
PROGRESS AAD CIVILIZATION.
The History of the Spread of Enllght
enment Is a History of Mili
tary Conaucst.
PORTLAND, Jan. 26. (To the Editor.)
In your Issue of the 12th Inst, (now placed
in my hands), r have read an article oc
"D.," which escaped my attentionon that
date. "D.'f thinks thaf '"England's diffi
culty is Ireland's opportunity." He dis
plays his Ignorance by so writing. Ireland,
particularly the northern half of Ireland,
shows as much smpathy for England as
is to be found in England or in any other
portion of her domlnionsv T lived in lre-
1 land for many" years, and traveled all over,
t that;Island to' 1S89, and never n'eard so
much about the oppression an& suffers un
der by reason of English, rule as I have
read? In the newspapers.
The IrisTi farmers and men of stalceare
all a contented people, ana are ready to
nght for England. The "spalpeens," like
"D" who can only make a living so long
as they continue to agitate a certain class
of Irishmen, who send them to parlia
ment on a salary of 300 a ear, are the
self-interested parties. There is now no
cause for hatred as between the govern
ment or queen of England and the Irish,
who have local government and can pur-
tchasetheir holdings with the government
money leaped them for 30 years aL1 3& pep
cent per annum, and this 3 per cent In
3.0 years wipes, out or liquidates the prin
cipal and interest.
Is it because George HI or some king
or queen of England was a tyrant, that
criticism should be visited on Queen Vic
toria? In any event, England is able to
take care of more than the "Boers" or
"Boors" of "South Africa, just novv, when
her navy is not required or of much help
to her-in the .present conflict, which can
end only by extermination of the Boers
or -their government even though It wfll
undoubtedly cost England many lives and
much money.
England has a-militla in Ireland which
is sufficient to protect her patriotic people
No douht'D " has not made himself very
familiar, with the history of the Fenian
raidwhichwas quickly suppressed by the
poIice"rorce and a few militiamen here
and IthereL The regular army was tnot
brought fitto action then; neither .would It
be now, should a few nondescripts and
worthless men try to conquer Ireland. This
suggestion of "DJ' Is laughable to any
body who lived In Ireland for over 30 years
In the' capacity of landlord, land agent
and receiver yin the. cpurts of bankruptcy
anft chancery. .Manya tenant came to me
at nlghf'tcr.pay; his rent lest, if seen in
day tijne, the 'moonlighters (farmers' sons,
etc.), .jWould. visit him at midnight and
shoot him through, the legs, cut off his
ears and compel hnx to swear he would
never acaln oav his.rent. but abide bv the
Jaw "Of 'the "no-rent manifesto," issued at
that time, when Innocent women and chil
dren were frigh'tened bj." shots fired Into
,thelr( bedrooms. Is this" the class of hu-
riuuji iu;iJig: iiuiL uestMvcs sjuipauiy or re
spect? , "f
The Boers are na better, for they killed
women and children and took pqssession
oi tneir nouses ana lands; out the day or
retribution Is nigh at hand, when the
fBoers will no longer be an obstacle to
civilization. What gave them the land
they now fight hard to hold? The gun
and powder. Law and order have alwajs
be;n the enemy of that Boorish race. (By
the" way, I might here remark that the
word "Boer" originally meant same as
the word "boor" In our language. Now
the word Boer in South Africa means a
frontiersman of French or Dutch extrac
tionrepresenting the mest strenuous races
of the Old World in .the 17th century;, an
Ishmaelite in embryo; a man whose social
instincts havp been Impaired and weak
ened by long license and isolation.)
Just 100 years ago, Van Jaarsveld, a Boer
commandant, when arrested for forgery,
.was rescued tfrpm ,our Jaw officers by a
pody of Boer (since then they have
been a defiant peopef, and Unrequired a
military expedition to enforce" that Eng
lish sheriff's warrant. But It was en
forced, and the hatred against England
grew more Intense. It was in 1739 that
our first shots with the Boers were ex
changed. The English are now celebrating
the anniversary of that event. The real
cause of the Boer exodus from British
rule In 1836 was the refusal-by England
to allow slavery in a British colony.
By statesmen and journalists desirous of
arriving at a conclusion on the South
African problem, these episodes In the his
tory of the Boers are passed over with
careless eyes..-Tho history of this illiterate
pebple is one which should make them
contemptible in the eyes of a.-nat'on that
professes to 'be Christian a nation of liberty-lovers;
.but, instead, Tve- sympathize
with those ."boors" because they are (in
name only) a. republic, v , . y
England darnot go to war with that
republic, wereit not' that she is trying to
get her. people in South Afriqa- the -freedom
-we; "here enjoy. Wherever the- Eng?
Hsji flag has been hoisted,, liberty reigns ;
and commerce, follow s In the-wake df her
warships. How is civilization to spread
till that time when pruning hooks shall
be made out of the swords? By the sword I
Down to the present time the human race
has found the incomparably best promoter
of civilization to be- the sword. That serv
iceable Instrument, .used by the Israelites
under the instructions of, their -"Divine De
liverer," "spreads the light on earth as a
table-knife spreads butter on a child's
bread." The missionary can do something,
the pedagogue a little more, and the trader
more than both; but Is it not to the sol
dier that they must look for their oppor
tunity ?;, ., ,
The hjstpry of ,the spread of epllghten-
ment is a .history of miliary conquest. It
wasUhus that "Greece, and JEtoine handed
the torch to nation after natron before
their 'own' fires grew too cold to kindle
it. It Is thus that the mighty empire of
Great Britain (as well as. this nation) is
girdling th? world with great democracies
happy in her sway, and with autocracies
whose conquered peoples enjoy, all uncon
sciously, the rights and liberties to which
long privation has blinded their discern
ment. Under the British flag are always
to be found cepurity of life, person and
property, education, science and art. The
Boers will yet find that, under the flag of
their conquerors, they will enjoy a pros
perity, enlightenment and contentment
which, under the grotesque tyranny of
their own so-called republ'can govern
ment, they have never known or dream
ed of. Then, and not till then, will there
be equal rights without distinction of sect
or creed. "Out of 'evil good shall come,"
We should remember that It is not a
question of good or evil to a single genera
tion that we are now dealing with, but a
matter of vital Importance to millions yet
to come. I am surprised at the narrow
mindedness "shown by many in this land
of liberty, and all the offspring of preju
dice against" England. It Is high time that
a nation that is seeking to deliver a perse
cuted people in foreign climes should read
history and Inform themselves of the cus
toms, habits and tyrannical conduct of the
Boers, before they launch out into wild
statements not bprae out by "-historical
facts, and take sides with such a peo
ple. We hear that the majority of this
republic is Jn sympathy with, the Boers,
but such is not the fact, as there- are nine
tenths ( of this jiatlon In sympathy with
England: the other one-tenth can be com
pared to nothing more than the man with
a wide-brimmed hat who imagined that
under his hat was to be found the knowl
edge and wisdom, of the w orld.
The Transvaal is not governed by the en
lightened Boers, but by the Ignorant ma
jority. This fact makes things worse, as
it leaves nq chance fdr the growth ampngsfr
themselves of a. civilizing power In that
republic in South Africa. Those w"ho
say or think that England treats her con-
T" F2m n,taU? S?OUld S t0
ada anfl her otner colonies and see
Can-
see how
these people are situated, before they con- j
j . -. - . .. .4 -
demn the Briton. In 18S3 the Boer republic
J was Insolvent, and never would have had
anythmg to support a republic were it not
for the Ultlanders, who have not, and
never had, any voice in the government,
though they pay seven-tenths of the taxes
levied to carry on the affairs ot republican
Boers. Who would like to see such a con
dition of things-ln this land? Why, then,
should we. as a republic, not sympathize
I with the oppressed bone of our bone and
blood. of our blood?
, England and America are the "only true
civlllzers of the world, and they shall
never permit anything that hinders the
march of civilization not even a closed
door policy in China, Therefore, expansion
Is legitimate, even to the outermost parts
of the earth. J, CREAGH.
MASON AND THE CLUB.
I Says He Was Not Expelled Attacks
. Chairman of Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S Senator Ma
son, of Illinois, in a signed statement
concerning the published reports that He
had been Tequested to withdraw from the
Old Tippecanoe Club, of Chicago,, said to
night: "I notice, by the papers that I was ex
pelled from the Tippecanoe Republican
Club, -of Chicago. I never applied for
membership.. I heard ' through the press
that charges agvinst me had been pre
ferred by Colonel McWhorter, that I did
not agree w.th. the president on Philippine
and Boer questions."
The.senator then rrade a personal attack
upon the Integrity of Colonel McWhorter
and added:
"This (the reference being to a personal
and not a political matter) Is the only
communication as t any charges against
my 'republicanism, dllrectly or Indirectly,
that I have had with11 Colonel McWhorter,
chairman of the committee on political
'action of the Old Tippecanoe Club, of Chi
cago.' Had 1 known that I was a member
of the club, and that McWhorter was
chairman of any Important committee. I
should have resigned. Meantime, I am for
liberty and self-government In Cuba, the
Philippine Islands, South Africa, Chicago,
McWhorter or no McWHorter."
o
Legislature pf OrcRon.
SILVERTON, Or., Jan. 23. (To the Edi
tor.) How many state senators and rep
resentatives has Oregon, and how are they
elected one for each county op by dis
tricts? SUBSCRIBER.
After the first Mouday in June, 1900, the
senate of Oregon shall consist of 30 mem
bers, and the house of representatives of
60 members.
The ratio for the apportionment of Ore
gon Into senatorial districts shall be one
senator for every 12.08 of white popula
tion, or fraction thereof, exceeding one
half, in each senatorial district? "and the
ratio for the apportibninent into repre
sentative districts shall be one representa
tive for every 6041 of white population, or
fraction thereof exceeding one-half, in.
each representative district
House bill 309. which was passed at the
last session of the Oregon legislature pro
vides senatorial districts as follows r
No. ., No.
Dist County. Senators.
1 Marion 2
2 Linn x. 1
3 Marlon. ,
Linn, joint :'. 1
t Lane , 1
5 Douglas 1
6 Douglas,
Lane-,
Josephine, joint
7 Coos.
Curry, joint 1
8 Jackson 1
9 Klamath,
Lake. .
Crook,
Wasco, joint 1
10 Benton - 1
H Lincoln.
Tillamook,'
Yamhill, Joint 1
12 Polk .-..'. .. 1
13 Yamhill.,. 3
14 Clackamas ,........,....... 1
15 Washington
IS Multnomah.
VV.""--
Washington, joint". X 3
17 Clackamas, it"
Multnomah, joint.... 1
IS Multnomah .". 5
19 Clatsop .-. 1
20 Wasco, '
Shenaan, joint 1
21 Grant.
Gilliam.
Sherman.
Wasco,4 joint 1
22 Morrow,
Umatilla,
Union, jomt 1
23 Umatilla...., 1
24 Union,
Wallowa, joint I
25 Baker,
Malheur,
Harney, joint 1
The'representatlve districts are provided
for a3 follows: -
No.
No.
Dist. -County. -
Reps.
1 Marlon .....,...,.-. a
2 Linn 3
3 Lane..'. ,...v.,..,.... .,.,., 3
4 Douglas .. ..' 2
5 Coos ......... .'... 1
6 Coos,
Curry, joint 1
7 Josephine ... 1
8 Jackson...... 2
9 Jackson, y
Douglas, joint 1
10 Benton , 1
11 Polk 1
12. Polk,
Lincoln, joint 1
13 Yamhill ......'. ...A 2
14 Yamhill, -
Tillamook, joint 1
15 Washington 3
16 Clackamas..'. ..... .'. .. 3
"IT PTonb-omnc
Multnomah, joint 1
18 Multnomah 12
19 Clatsop 2
20 Columbia 1
21 Wasco, ' '
Crook,
Klamath, ,
Lake, joint 3
22 Umatilla,
Morrow. Joint .". '....;.. 1
23 Umatilla 2
24 Union, .
Wallowa, joint 1
25 Union .-. 1
26 Baker 1
27 Malheur,
Harney, Joint 1
28-Grant.
Gilliam.
Sherman.
Wasco. Joint .". 3
a a
South African Names.
Notes and Queries.
Take Joubert -The Daily Mali tells Its
readers to call It "Choo-bare," "but House
hold Words .gives It as "Yowbert" The
foriner is a somewhat Ineffectual attempt
to indicate the French, pronunciation; the
latter is Dutch. We read about Viljoen,
but few pronounce It properly, with the
ending "Joen" like the "yune" in "pica
yune," "Fill-yune." One often, perhaps
generally, hears President Kruger and the
Tugela river pronounced incorrectly, with
soft "g" instead of hard- There are two
ways of mispronouncing Mafekfng, which
are both, commonly heard; one is In two
sllab!es (rhymintr with "safe king') the
other has the correct number of syllables
(three), but Is -falsely accented Ma-fee-klng."
The consomintal termination "ngr"
frequent in Bechuanaland names, Invariay
bly draws the accerat to the last syllable;
thus the names oft two powerful tribes,
Batlaplng and Barplong, as well as the
towns Mafeking. Shvs'hong. and others of
like ending, should all be stressed on the
final.
In Zulu names the consonants "c" and
"x" represent clicks impossible to any
one but a native; naires like Cetywayo
and the tribal name Xusa are, however,
generally called "Ketshwayo" and "Kosa"
by the whites. Ekowe. the capital of
Zululand. is pronounced, and latterly of
ten written, "Etshowe." The "k" in thl?
name is a solitary relic of the orthography
invented for the Zulu language by the
Norwegian missionary Schreuder. Ogllvie
wrongly accents the first syllable Instead
,of the second in the appendfx to his dic
tionary. All Zulu words ending- ln'a vowel
have penultimate stress.
. -. . . .
TO BRING ROADS TO TIM
INTERSTATE C030IERCH COMMIS
SION VS. NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Object Is to Enforce Orders of Com.
mission Touching: the Long; and
Short. Haul Clause.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 2S. The Interstate convi
merce commiseloi. in a suit in eq.
brought in the UnRad States circuit coir
agalnst the Northern" Pacific Ra Iwaji
Company, shows a desire to make effec
by appeal to the federal courts those cr-s
ders of the commission which for mon"iij
have been to a large extent disrigarie
by railway companies. The commissione-a
are said to have now adopted a prcedra
that will revolutionize their relations w'
transportation companies. If the courts
grant the assistance that the new proi
cedure demands, the Interstate commerce
commission will hereafter be a tribunal
that can punish instead of a friend thas
can advise. The bill is a petition tha
the court compel the Northern Pa-I3c
company to answer the commission :
charge that the company has contli ucc
to ignore an order Issued by the commis-j
slon last November relative to the ad-4
justment of rates on eertals commodities
from the Twin cities and other Mmnesoti
Wisconsin points and Eastern cities.
In June. 1S90. the Georg Tllston M U
Ing Company of St Cloud, and the ciif
of St Cloud filed separate complaints wt
the commission, alleging that the Nort
em Pacific- eompany was charging the
milling company and various St CIa'
concerns more for transporting propctj
for a shorter distance than for trinsncrt
ing the same property a longer du'r"
along the same Hhp and in the sam- &U
rection. Such discrimination Is a via'a-l
( Hon of the mterctate commerce act la
was charged that the rate from St C!ou
t Superior and Eastern points wa3 highj
en man irom tne Twin cities, Anoka a-c
Elk River to Superior and the same East-j
ern points.
The matter was heard by the- com-r's-i
slon in this city last Auaust After nn-i
alderatlon,. an order was Issued Ii-t NoJ
vember which, it Is suspected, thf ni!4
way company has- continuously d sre
garded. Pending the decision of t ic cise
the courtis- petitioned to reslriln tic rai
way company from violating the comm's-j
slon's order. Tha defendant is to appeal
In court March 3.
Terminal Company for Slonx City.
SIOUX CITY, Jan. 28. A report Is Ir
circulation here that a new vailwaj f
mlnal company will be organized unJei
the auspices of the Great Northern aic
thus brinjr about the use of th-1 l
f passenger station by an the railroads cn-i
tering Sioux City.
BOTH FAVOR TEE COLUMBL
Senators McBrltle and Foster Tall
Matter O-ver Jocularly.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Senators M.d
Bride and Foster have had a conference
on the improvements of the Columbia rli
er. It started in a sort of jocular waj
In which Senator MeBr'de said that hti
expected to have the asf-iance of SotvI
tor Foster in securing tha improvenet
of the Columbia river.
"It Is all right about the Columbia riv
er." replied Senator Foster I am I
favor of It, of course. I will do ecrj"
thing t can for the Columbia river I a
more Interested in It than Oregon, as
matter of fact."
"Well. I want you t ut your i hou'J1
to the wheel, and help us out on iV sa.t!
Senator McBrlde.
Well, what I want to know. sa ;
Senator Foster, "Is, what are jou o di
about the Columbia river from the miuMS
of the Willamette to points above ""
It was explained to the senator U 21
there was Jiiready an improvement at fce
cascades, and that It was from below th?
dalles to the. boundary line in which h'
state was vital y mUsested. Then them
"was"1 some discussion as to what was th-
"Best method' af' ftaprcivaroent Sena
McBride announced very, positively that!
he was in favor of a boat-railway
being the quickest ai:d most suitable pla
for the Improvement
. "Have you read Captain Harts' report1
asked Senator Foster.
"Oh. yes. I have read it; and I do nofl
agree with it at all." replied Sena-r
McBride. "He is in fawr of a pc-tagl
road, and that Is Impracticable becajs"
It will put the government of the Frlt
States In a position of building a-
operating a competing line. We might
as well buHd a railway from Now Y'
to San Francisco to compete with other
lines."
There was somo other desuUonr con-j
versatlon on the subject, and Sena-r
Foster was Joklnglv accused of combining
nil his talents and energies In f-uor of
Puget sound as against the Colum':
.river, which he stoutly denied, saying thtt
the Columbia: river is tributary to su-
alarge- section of Washington that he wa
anxious to have it Improved.
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