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THE MOANING OEEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY - SO, 1900. NOWTHESALTTRUST Prices Raised Pifty Per Cent in Past Two Years. AID GIVEN BY THE DINGLEY BILL Monopoly on Coast and Rivers Is De pendent on Tariff Duty Adjunct of Standard Oil Company. BOSTON, Jan. 29. The New England Free Trade League today gives out the following discussion o the salt trust, by Byron W. Holt: Salt was on the free list of the Wilson bill In force from August 28, 1894. to July 24. 1897. Under the McKinley and DIngley bills the duty on salt In bags or barrels was 12 cents, and in bulk 8 cents per 100 pounds. These duties vary from 30 to 100 per cent, and will average about 50 per cent. Before salt was put on the free list, the manufacturers appeared at Washing ton declaring that such a proceeding would practically ruin the business. Thus, Mr. Thomas Molloy, secretary of the Onan dasa. Coarse Salt Association, told the senate committee on finance that "when salt shall be admitted free . . . our even now struggling Industry shall be par alyzed or -destroyed. In an unequal com petition with the cheaper product of for eign cheaper labor. We will then soon "be made to pay to the English salt union the price which it exacts elsewhere." Contrary to predictions, we both pro duced and consumed more salt from 1895 to 1897 than ever before, as is shown by the following table of production and im ports: Consumption of salt In the United States (In barrels of 280 pounds each): Domestic Year. Product. Net Total con- Imports, sumption 1S90 8.S76.S91 1,820.427 10,697,418 1891 9.9S7.945 1,678,159 11,666,104 1S92 11,698,890 1,614,816 13,313,706 1893 1LS97.20S 1,224,025 13.12L233 1894 .12,868,417 1,511,792 14,480,209 1895 13,669,649 1,760.115 15,629,764 1896 13,850,726. 1.7S5.223 15,645,949 1897 .15,973,202 1.438.838 17.412.040 1898 17,612,634 1,307,972 18,920,606 Prices and Tariff Duties. The average net factory price for all kinds of salt (about one-half of which is common fine salt), according to the United States geological survey, was 361 cents per barrel in 1894, 32 cents in 1895, 29.2 cents In 1896, 30.8 cents in 1897, and 35.3 cents in 1898. The "net" price means the price of the salt alone; the cost of the barrel adds about 20 cents though much coarse salt is not sold in barrels. The present price of "factory-filled" dairy salt at works In Michigan is 55 cents as against 35 cents, or less, In 1896. The Chicago price Is now 75 cents. The New York city price of same grade salt from Western New York is $1 40 as against 51 to $110 in 1895 and 1897. Prices of salt in many Middle and Western states are now nearly double those of 1896. In 1897 many manufacturers asked to liave the McKinley duty on salt replaced. Over 40 pages of the "tariff hearings" of 1897 are occupied by the statements of the manufacturers who -wanted duties and of the Importers, meatpackers, etc, who wanted free salt. The manufacturers, In 1894, stated that the repeal of the duty would not make salt cheaper, and in 1897 that the replacement -of the McKinley duty would "not perceptibly" add to the cost of salt. Yet for some indefinite and un explained reason, they wanted the duty, and could not continue to live much long er without it. They got the duty, and im mediately began to fix prices and to form a trust, which has quite "perceptibly" advanced prices. Salt Association and Trusts. The salt manufacturers have always had an affinity for selling agencies and price agreements. In 1866 the Michigan manu facturers were uniting. The Michigan Salt Association began in 1876. It takes the product of all members and sells It thus avoiding much competition. It has been renewed every five years since 1876, and has generally controlled about SO per cent of Michigan's product, which is one third of our total product. Since 1890 New York has produced more salt than Michi gan, and the two states now produce 70 per cent of our product. Other similar selling agencies were In operation in New York and Ohio, and each had alliances and agreements with the others. As, however, previous to 1S9S, but little was done to restrict production, the permanent effect upon prices was not great. March 20, 1899, the National Salt Com pany, a New Jersey concern, was incor porated with 512,000,000 capital 55.000,000 of which is 7 per cent preferred stock. It immediately acquired the dozen or more manufactories in New York for which its predecessor, the National Salt Company, of West Virginia, was the distributing agent. Those plants were said to manu facture 90 per cent of New York's prod uct, and to have made net profits in 189S of "not less than 5450,000." By October this company had purchased many of the best plants in Ohio, West Virginia, Michi gan and Kansas, had leased other plants for five-year periods, and had contracted for the output of other plants. Thus, In the Pomeroy, O., district, the trust ap pears to have bought and closed one plant closed three other plants, which it had "4ead rented" for five years, and contract ed for the output of three more plants. In Michigan It has contracted for the product of the members of the Michigan Salt Association. The prosecuting attorney for Meigs county and the attorney-general of Ohio are proceeding against this trust to test its power to own and close furnaces wWeh have been running for 30 years. The United Salt Company, an Ohio cor poration, of 1SS0, appears to have been the local trust which prepared the way for the National company. Both of these organizations are said to be officered by Standard Oil neonle. and to be practically K adjuncts of the Standard Oil trust. The headquarters at New York are in the building of the Standard OH Company, and Standard Oil attorneys in Ohio arc defending the National Salt Company. The National Salt Company now has a natural monopoly In many of the inland states, and an artificial tariff monopoly in many of the coast states. It has only re cently begun to limit production, and to put up prices In the Middle and Western states. It will undoubtedly soon put up prices to what it considers the maximum profit point. It Is said to have had an "understanding" with the Salt Union, which controls much of Great Britain's product It is difficult to verify this state ment although New York salt importers admit that there are "friendly" relations of some kind between these organizations. Our Imported salt comes principally from Great Britain, West Indies and Italy. The cost of transportation from Liverpool av erages about 51 60 per ton, or 20 cents per barrel. This added to the duty gives our manufacturers an advantage In our mar kets of about 20 cents per 100 pounds, or B0 cents per barret This advantage is less on the coast and greater Inland. If our trust as now seems probable, gets what Is virtually a complete monopoly, there Is no reason why it cannot by charging higher prices inland, collect the whole tar iff tax on all of its product This would amount to 54,000,000 or 55,000,000 a year. It Is probably collecting half this amount at present The only classes who have, thus far, avoided the trust are cut fish packers and our exporters of meats. These enjoy the special privilege of getting their sal; free and cheap. Is there any sound rea son why others should be compelled to pay tribute to this trust? BYRON W. HOLT. BRITISH COLUMBIA NEWS. China Steamer Delayed by Nonar rlval of Mails. VANCOUVER, b7C, Jan. 29. The steamship Empress of Japan, due to leave today, will not depart before the end of the week, owing to the nonarrival of the English mails. Word was received from the East, Sunday, that the malls arrived Saturday afternoon and were being rushed forward with all possible dispatch. The Empress will therefore be unable to leave until Friday at the earliest. Owing to the smallpox scare, strict precautions are being taken before applicants for passage to the OTient are accepted. Returning Chinese are subjected to a particularly rigid examination. Custom-House Removed. VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 29. The steamer Danube, arriving from the north tonight, brings news that the custom-house has been removed from Log Cabin to Summit. Also that a man named O'Brien was ar rested on suspicion of having murdered Oisen, Clayson and Relfe, near Minto, on the Klondike trail. A draft belonging to Relfe, for a large amount, was, It is said, in his possession. Captain Hansen, the famous "Flying Dutchman" and seal rookery raider, with James Molr, a companion, were drowned on the west coast while returning with a canoe-load of supplies to his prospector's cabin. Price for Salmon Fixed. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 29. The re cently organized cannery combine has ar ranged that during the season of 1900 the price paid. In British Columbian waters f or sockeye salmon shall be 20 cents. Thib was the going price last year, although salmon have often sold as low as 7 and 8 cents. Rcvelstolce Hotel Burned. REVELSTOKE, B. C. Jan. 29. Tha Union hotel was totally destroyed by flro last night the blaze originating In tne furnace-room. E. Corning, the proprietor, had been in possession only three days. The loss on the building and contents is 59000. Kamloops Mine Sold. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 29. The Star group of claims, situated on Coal hill, Kamloops, has been sold to a Vancouver company for 525,000. n 0 A GOOD HOME. The Drift of tne Times Is Far Away Front Such on Object. PORTLAND, Jan. 27. (To the Edltor.) "Have you a good home, Bob?" "A good home! Well, I should say so; it cost me 517,000, and I pay over 5300 a year taxes; it ought to be a good home." And so it had, but there Is a difference between a house, even a costly house, and a home. The home is not based upon wealth, but upon other conditions. It is the man's duty to provide for the home, and the woman's duty to regulate the in side and manage the economies of it. Is the American girl being educated away from the home? Music, painting, dancing, stenography, clerking and what not are all well enough, but If at 20 or 25 the girl finds herself, or what Is worse, if others find her, with no knowledge of the kitchen, of the needle, and a hundred other things that go to make a home, is she the gainer? It Is still true that the place of happi ness for both man and woman is in the home. If It Is not found there It is found nowhere. There the good woman is queen, and we pay Tier homage in proportion to the home she creates, the man having done his part Is the American homo in danger? Let the divorce cases crowding the Multnomah courts answer. In part The drift of the j uiiico, ve icsrui iu t-ay n, is away iroin the home. The best accomplishments for the home, after all, are the needle, a thor ough knowledge of the kitchen, household affairs and the love of home. For this she need be neither a manikin, a great scholar and certainly not a fool. Most worthy men cannot appreciate overpollshed nor overdressed women, and they naturally hate a fool. More than one-half of tho best men's affections He in the pantry, and not the pantry kept by a Chinaman cither. A poor dinner is not made better by a scholarly curiosity sitting at the other end of the table chattering about the woman's club, and a badly managed house will destroy a home, though it cost 517,000, and the wife be a prodigy of learning. It may not bo popular to say so, but women are primarily useful to societj a& mothers and makers of homes. In the olden days, when the youth and beauty of girlhood began to fade away, woman found herself the well-balanced wife of a plain. Industrious and kind-hearted man, with their children as olive plants about their table. Now she is being educated (?) away from the nursery and heaven-ordained con ditions, and to be found more and more in public places, the lcdglng-house and the divorce court Can a true woman be hap pier than to be adorned at home by her husband and a lot of wholesome children? RIP VAN WINKLE, JR. Runaway Electric Car. DAYTON, O., Jan. 29. A runaway elec tric car on the Dayton & Xenla traction road left the track at a sharp curve just east of the city this afternoon, and was demolished. An unknown man was mashed into an unrecognizable mass. Hat tie Klong, a young woman residing at Al- COTTON MILL IN TURKESTAN EQUIPFED "WITH AMERICAN MACHINERY pha, O., was instantly killed. John Cox, the motorman, had his leg Injured to such an extent that amputation may be neces sary. Several other passengers received injuries. B George Crocker's Holdings. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. The Exam iner says: "Word comes from New York that the Speyers banking syndicate has taken its option on George Crocker's Southern Pa cific stock. He owned one-quarter of the entire Crocker holding, of 73,000 shares, and he is said to have received as a money consideration 53.CO0.O0O. This is on the bas s of S40 a share. The other members of the family some time ago received from the Speyers an aggregate of $8,450,000, or $38 a share for a total of 225,000 shares. Mrs. Jane Stanford s believed to have received 511,200,000 for her 2S0.O00 shares, which is on the basis of $40 a share. "Searles. Huntington and the Speyers have an absolute control of the company. Huntington holding 535,000 and the Speyers 375,000 shares. The three Interests have In the aggregate 1,200,000 shares, out of the company's total stock Issue of 2 OOO.OW shares, representing at par a valuation of ?200,000,000." i a t All Kinds of Headache Cured With Wright's Paragon Headache and Neuralgia Cure. At druggists. 25c Try it FACTORIES IN TURKESFAN COTTON MANUFACTURED BY AMER ICAN MACHINERY. Plantations of Central Asia Cost of Production Tobacco and Sale. Culture SAMARKAND, Russian Turkestan, July 22. When General Annenkoff finished the Trans-Caspian railway to Samarkand and had time to turn hi3 attent.on from rail way-building to commerce and agriculture, he declared that some day Turkestan cot ton would be selling in the markets of Eu rope in competition with the cotton of the United States, Egypt and other countries which contribute the staple to the world. That time has not come yet, but the Turkesan product now goes far toward supplying the Russian demand Itself, and Russia has been at times one of the heav iest buyers from the United States. It is not only American seed that has contrib uted to this result, but American meth ods of cultivation and American machin ery as well. Most of the Asiatic cotton grown In Turkestan is cleaned by wooden machines worked by hand,.which, like the plows, are inefficient but cheap. Most of the upland cotton, on the other hand, as well as some of the native product, Is sent to mills, where it is treated by jennies, runiisual ly by -water-power, sometimes by antmal- power or by hand, and Infrequently toy steam. Most of the cotton-cleaning mills are in towns In the center of plantation districts, but some are out in the midst of a plantation belt where there Is no town at all. The greater number of the mills tt . ? ARBAS OUTSIDE THE WALLS are In Tashkend, Khokand, Namangan, Andijan and Margelan. In Tashkend I -visited one of the crudest of these, an old mill run by an undeishot water-wheel of the most primitive sort, making a thunderous noise and doing Its work slowly, but ultimately accomplishing Its purpose. There was no waste in tho power supply, for all the water was car- rled Into an Irrigation ditch, where It went iHtata. 1 r i ! mmi mm mm wmttmu immm&vi&mk740mir k ii isi gfifious mm w mm xw'm 1 1 1 mm ii mi i in tn ii in iM,i"wiani' m .uiim wtjscsjnrt. uiit i. nvi iiit n k niiifiiffc. to continue its wormy laoor oy neiping iu are unaxwar, uroacn, jjnoneran, uom ralse mora cotton, but It did seem as if ran, Veravul, Bengal and Tinnevelly. there would be economy in more expensive White and brown Egyptian are imported, and efficient appliances. The mills of this The cottons of Bokhara, Khiva, Turke sort are gradually being supplanted. i stan, Transcaspla and the Caucasus are Figures on ,machlnery are about as far I of short and medium staples, in quality in arrears as those on production. At the like the cotton of India. The length of last date for which I have definite In- staple is unequal and the fibers are rather formation there were about 130 mills In all j coarse. The longest staple of the central Turkestan and the khanates, these con- t Asiatic cottons Is from Tashkend, grown talning some 450 jennies and 160 presses. ' from American seed, which for certain Thece numbers must have increased largely j classes of yarn Is preferred to the Amerl- in the last few years to keep pace with the rapid Increase In the production of cotton which has to be milled. Most of the jennies have been imported from the United States, but of late Russian factor.es are building them on American models, with fair success. The seeds left after the cleaning of the cotton aro used for sow ing for the next crop, for the production of oil and for fuel. The waste Is used as forage for cattle. The presses are mostly worked by hand,' there being but few hy- ! draulic presses In the countiy. " muuuuuuuu ul mate American ma- Cotton bales In Turkestan weigh from chlnery and American methods has reme 250 to 325 pounds. After they are pressed ' died evils to a considerable extent, they are carried on the backs of camels or I other Products in the curious high-wheeled carts called arbas to tho nearest railway station, If j No other fibrous plant except cotton is the mill Is not in a railway town itself, grown to any extent in Central' Asia. In A camel can carry two of these bales or a f places mallow hemp Is found in an arba five. Until the extension of tho small quantities, and a long, durable railway to Tashkend and Andijan ship- vafn Is aae from It. but the industry has mtrnt from the cotton-growing districts of Ferghana and Sir Darla was very expen sive and irregular. The completion of the railway to Khokand made Turkestan cot ton much cheaper In the Russian markets, and at the same time stimulated produc tion. The great majority of cotton plantations In Turkestan, except those of Russian planters, are really but garden patches ranging from two to 15 acres. These are tho lands of the Asiatics, who cultivate so faithfully and In such numbers that they produce more than 90 per cent of all the cotton of Central Asia. They bring j tneir cotton to tne Dazaars oi tne towns, where it is bought up either by small buy ers or by the agents of Russian firms, most of this trading being done for cash in hand. There Is also, however, a svstem of loans on standing crops and on what serves the purpose of warehouese certifi cates. All of the cotton 'of Central Asia now finds its way to Euiopean markets by the route of the Trans-Caspian railway except that of Khiva. The greater portion of this still reaches Orenburg by camels over the old caravan route, although some comes up the Amu Darla river to the station of Chardjul to be shipped by rail. Much of that which reaches Krasnovcdsk on the Caspian by rail is shipped by boat to Astrakhan at the mouth of the Volga, and thence up the great river to Nljni Nov gorod for distribution to the manufactur ing centers of Russia. Thp remainder di vides, some of it going to Baku and thence by the Trans-Caucasus railway to Batum for shipment on the Black sea to Odessa and Sevastopol, and the rest to Pctrovsk on the Caspian, w hence there Is j direct rail shipment to any part of Bus- sia. Most of the cotton raised In Bokhara Is of the native Asiatic -varieties. In Khiva the cotton is almost exclusively of the ( native variety, but It Is of a peculiar sort, found only in that knanate, considerably excelling in its properties the other Cen tral Asiatic growths. Profits on cotton fluctuate with the con- ditlon of the markets and the crop, as they do In all other countries. Btill it may be called a highly profitable Indus try In Central Asia, and of great value to the Russian empire in the prospect of mak ing Russian cotton mills independent of a supply from the rest of the world. Figure that have been given me by a local ex pert Indicate the following items as an estimate of the commercial side of the In dustry: Expense of production of upland cotton on the estates of Russian planters fluctuates between $15 and ?20 an acre. The expense incurred by the natives in raising a crop is considerably less, never more than 510 an acre. " The average cost of production added to the average cost of transportation to the Moscow market, when deducted from, the average selling price at Moscow, leaves an average net profit of "2 40 roubles a pood, which means 36 rubles per deeslatlne, with a crop of 15 poeds." That last statement may be a trifle obscure. Worked out, it means a profit of 57 10 an acre when the crop la j 200 pounds an acre. The annual consumption of cotton by the mills of the Russian empire for the last few years has been more than 200,000 tons, the amount showing a steady Increase for many years. Russian statistics indi cate that of this quantity there came from the United States in 1889, 87,612 tons; in 1890, 90,800 tons; In 1891, 68,374 tons, and In 1895 58,939 tons, these being the only years for which I have the Russian figures at hand. In tho same years the Increase -of Importations from Egypt were almost as rapid and as constant as the decrease f l om the United States. Imports Info Russia from Germany and England decreased very rapidly In the same tlme, showing that the Russian trade was turning from the noncotton-profluclng countries toward direct intercourse with the countries where the cotton was grown. To this total of purified cotton consumed by the mills to Russia each year the Russian territories themselves contribute about 25 per cent, IiAAj 'twuavzm rcy"' M OF THE CITY OF BOKHARA. or something less than the portion that comes directly from the United States. Of course a considerable part of the cotton sold to Russia by England and Germany Is originally from the United States. The remainder is Brazilian, Indian and Egyp tian. American cottons imported to Russia are generally upland Texas, Savannah, toleanaandMoblle. The Indian varieties. can nseir. In color it is white with yellowish tinge. In length it Is 20 to 27 millimeters, rather coarser than Ameri can, stronger, but not so clean. Tashkend cotton Is considered particularly service able for twist, while Caucasian cotton, grown from fresh American seed, is used for spinning low and medium counts of yarn. Complaints of short staple, dirti ness from bad ginning and poor packing were prevalent against the cottons of Central Asia until a few years ago, but "Ul "tt,!eu u". commercial importance, the yarns serving for household use only among the natives. The Siberian dogbane grows wild along the banks of the rivers, and from It the fishermen make strong cables and fishnets which are very , durable and proof against dampness. The same fiber, when properly prepared, glveb a nne orignt yarn. Some attempts have been made to Introduce the cultivation of jute, but while the experiments have been fairly satisfactory, no plantations have been established and the fiber does not yet figure as one of the sources of local prosperity. Tobacco Is grown in comparatively small quantities on specially manured grounds divided into beds. The natives, according to the kind of culture employed, divide tobaccos into two sorts white and green. The former is used for smoking and the latter for snuff. Smoking tobacco is but little watered. Its stalks., cut off with the leaves, are left to dry n the field for two or three davs, and then the leaves are torn off and closely packed in a pit, where they ferment under a covering of carpet or some silken stuff. After eight or 10 days tho tobacco is taken from the pit, left to dry for some time in the air and then packed in sacks. An acre yields from 1300 to 1600 pounds. In Central Asia to bacco is smoked almost exclusively from narghilehs. Snuff tobacco is heavily watered every second week. The stalks, cut down with the leaves, are hung to dry in the shade, after which the leaves are torn off and pounded in mortars to a powder. Part of the tobacco thus prepared is used as snuff and part Is chewed. A few years ago at tempts were made to introduce Turkish and American tobaccos, but tho cultiva tion of the new varieties extended but lit tle, and altogether among Russian plant ers, although tho Turkish varieties grew well and yielded excellent crops. It Is just as difficult to disturb the fixed habits of the people of Central Asia in the direction of improved agricultural methods as it is to shake their Oriental calm in any other way. The Russians therefore have had a trying task before them in their efforts to develop the agri culture of their southern provinces. When to that condition one adds the Russian agricultural methods themselves, In the most productive parts of the empire, are by no means the most advanced, and that the work in Central Asia has to be urged by men who have learned abroad what ought to be done, pvercomlng the inertia of their own countrymen as well as that of the Asiatics, It becomes all the more evident that great credit Is due to the energetic for what has been accomplished, and that these provinces some da will be important contributors to the world's market suply of the staples which may be produced In them. TRUMBULL, WHITE. Free from filth Zarina cigarettes net made by Japs or Chinamen. "Feebleness of Heart Action"' The number of Through the failure is put upon the heart and lungs with the result that these great organs wear out before they ought to. Shortness of breath indicates kidney trouble.- Warner's Safe Cure, a scientific vegetable preparation, absolutely cures all kidney diseases thousands so testify. SYMPATHY FORTHE BOERS SPEECHES AND RESOLUTIONS OF NEW YORK MEETING. Congressmen! DcArmond and. Cochran Were Among the Orators of the Bvenlngi NEW YORK, Jan. 29. A mammoth pro Boer meeting was held tonight In the Grand Central Palace. It was called to express American sympathy for the South African republics. Another object was the raising of funds to care for the ill and wounded within the Boer lines. Ex-Judge George M. Van Hoesen was the presiding I officer. On the platform were more than 100 vice-presidents of the New York com mittee to aid the "United Republics." It was this committee which called this meeting. The Grand Central Palace was filled to Its capacity. The Boer, Free State and American colors were conspicuous in the decorations. Letters of regret wero read from Governor Charles S. Thomas, of Col orado; E. D. Warfleld, of Lafayette col lege, Easton, Pa. ; Senator George L. Wel lington, of Maryland, and others. Senator Wellington was to have been one of the speakers. He expressed sincere regret that the state of his health would not allow him to attend the meeting. The first speaker of the evening was Congressman David DeArmond, of Mis souri, who, in mentioning some of the rea sons why we should sympathize with the Boers, spoke of the causes of sentiment. In this connection he said: k"There Is no special tongue or particu lar language that can ally us to tyranny. Liberty Is the dream and aspiration, the noblest hopo of all who ever dreamed or hoped for advancement." Continuing, Congressman DeArmond spoke of the talk concerning the alliance with England by the United States. The mention of this subject was greeted with hisses. "No British alliance for us," he re- marked. It was fully five minutes before Chairman Van Hoesen could restore or der, i This speaker was followed by Congress man Charles F. Cochran, also of Missouri. This speaker mentioned in sarcastic terms the fact that England Is often spoken of as "the mother of civilization." He then alluded to the Boers and their fighting qualities, and declared that they were now fighting the battle of humanity. "Why -, should England be called tho mother of civilization?" he continued. "What has she ever civilized? What has she done for the Boers? What did she do for India? Now, there Is Alaska; there never was any dispute about the bound ary line, up there until a gold mine was discovered. It is the same way in South Africa. This mother of civilization took no interest in that part of South Africa until diamond mines were discovered. Then this pirate nation and gold thief stepped In and began a war not for the sake of civilization and liberty." The speaker referred to the battle at Splonkop, and was greeted with cheers. Ho said: "When in the agony of thinking of the temerity of that handful of Boers going Into this battle, I prayed God that they might hold out long enough so that the prlco of 'grapo' might be raised in the London markets. There Is a God who ever rules battles, and I trust that to him It may seem well that the cause of liberty and not of tyranny may achieve victory in this unholy war." In closing. Congressman Cochran said: "Let us give the lie to the brazen assump tion that in any portion of the United States there exists any sympathy for this unholy crusade." The following resolutions wero unani mously adopted: "That every nation has a right to form and regulate Its own laws and institutions to suit Itself. "That the law of naturalization Is a matter In which no nation has any right to control or interfere with any other na- tlon. "That the right of a nation to regulate its own affairs does not depend upon the number of its population, or upon the ex tent of Its territory. "That tho right of the South African republic to regulate Its own affairs, was not diminished by the convention of 18S4. "That the naturalization law of the South African republic is today more lib eral than the naturalization law of Great Britain, because in England the home sec retary has the power to refuse Naturali zation in any case without giving a rea son. "That It is morally wrong and politically absurd to aid and abet England In her wrong-d&Ing because she will lose prestige if she fail in her Iniquitous attempt to steal and annex the territory of the South African republic. "That the much-vaunted English civili zation has failed to produce a better sol dier than thp Boer, a more willing tiller of the soil, a man more vigorous, a Chris tian more devout, a patriot more unselfish; a citizen better able to protect his home. "That the South African republic de serves to be free. "That wo request the president to see to It that the feeling of the American people with respect to this most wicked war Is made known to the British min istry; and we further request him not to wait until both combatants ask him to act as arbitrator, but to proffer his services. "That a copy of the resolutions be sent to the president of the United States, and to every senator and representative In congress." Tnxpa j er' Meeting:. SALEM, Or., Jan. 29. A special meet'ng of the taxpayers of the school district was held in the city hall tonight to. consider the report of the board of directors and to levy a tax. The report showed the re ceipts and expenditures of the district, from March 6, 1S99, to January 1, 1900, to have been: Receipts. General fund $J8,'.50 Repair fund 2,485 The outstanding indebtedness Expend. I3S.581 1972 is $7655 Estimates of expenses from the 1st inst, to July 1 were $15,542, of which nearly i $11,000 Is for teachers' salaries. The total valuation of taxable property for 1S99 Is $2,221,381. The bond Indebtedness is $43,650. The board recommended the establish ment of a 10th grade In the schools, and a tax of 7 mills, 6 for school purposes and 1 to furnish a new heater for the East school. The sentiment of a majority of the taxpayers was against the establish ment of a 10th grade, and, on motion of Says Dr. Pancoast, "is one of the surest indications of a diseased condition of the Kidneys." men and women dying daily from of the kidneys to properly perform Dr. W. H. Byrd. the recommendation was rejected by a vote of 36 to 9. The tax for I the purpose of furnishing the heater was rejected, for It was found that it would have to be raised to 1 mills. In its place a tax of mill for repairs' was levied. Governor Geer today received a letter from Municipal Judge Hennessy, of Port- land, recommending for pardon a young man whom the judge recently sentenced to a term in the Multnomah county jail Tho prisoner, it was learned after sen tence, was weak mentally. The letter wa3 accompanied by an affidavit from the boy's father, who lives at Cottage Grove. stating that he (the boy) had once been confined In an Ohio asylum. e ' OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND. Matty Matthews Victorious Over Kid McFnrtland. NEW YORK. Jan. 29. A right-hand lead landing fairly on the jaw knocked Kid Mc- Partland down and out in the first of what was to have been a 20-round bout at catch-weights tonight at the Hercules j Athletic Club, Brooklyn. Matty Matthews was the kid's adversary, and Matty was the man who landed the knock-out blow. McGovcrn Knocked Oat Ward. BALTIMORE, Jan. 29. Terry McGovern knocked out Jack Ward, of Newark, be fore the Eureka Club, tonight In two min utes and 5 seconds. The men were booked to go 20 rounds. Heavy-Welghts Fonght n Draw. MURPHYSBORO. 111., Jan. 29. Jim Hall, the Australian heavy-weight, and Tommy Dixon, an Illinois heavy-weight, fought 20 rounds to a draw tonight at the Lucer opera-house. THE RUNNING RACES. Yesterday's Winners at OaJiland and New Orleans. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. The weath er was line and the track slow at Oakland. The results were: Oatra-n -f itrlrinn.c cpHlm TlnTnrp wnn. I Schiller second, Correct tnird; time, l:2Sfc. Futurity course, selling Redwald won, (Harry Thatcher second, Bendoran third; time. 1:1221. Six furlongs May W. won, Clonsllla second, Monrovia third; time, 1:14. Mile and an eighth Torlbio won, Red Pirate second, Imperious third; time, l:53&. Seven furlongs Colonel Root won, Mea dowlark second, Owyhee third; time, 1.2S4. One mile F. W. Brode won, Anjou second, Bathos th'rd; time, 1:42. Races in- New Odeani. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 29. The weather was cold and the track fast. The results were: Selling, seven furlongs Zanetta won. Colonel Cassldy second, Tobe Payne third; time, 1:28-34. Handicap, six furlongs Flueron won, Sidney Lucas second. Kindred third; t-me, 1:15&. Selling, mile and an eighth Phydias won. Underwood second, Jennie F. third; time, 1:56. Handicap, one mile Andes won, Koenlg second, Tom Middleton third; t-me, 1:41. Selling, mile and 20 yards Bright Night won. Cathedral second, Joe Dougherty third; time, 1:43. Selling, mile and an eighth Moncrelth won. Can I See 'Em second. Topgallant third; time, 1:57. Saratoga Stake Events. NEW YORK, Jan. 29. Seventeen stakes to be run this season over the Saratoga track are announced by the association, entries for which close March 1. Those provided for 3-year-olds and up wards are the Beverwlck handicap at a mile; the Citizens' and Merchants han dicap, at one mile and a sixteenth; the Spencerhandicap, at a mile and an eighth; the Kearney handicap heat race, at three quarters of a mile; the Kensington hotel hurdle handicap and the Saratoga steeplechase handicap. Three stakes for 3-year-olds are as fol lows: The Madden stakes, at one mile; the Falrview stud stakes, with selling allowances, at one mile, and the Hendrle stakes for fillies, at one mile and a sixteenth. Eight events are confined to 2-year-olds, these being: The Grand Union Hotel stakes, a double event of $60C0 each, with penalties and allowances, at three-quarters of a mile; the Flelschman stakes, at five furlongs; the Mumm handicap, at I three-quarters of a mile; the Pepper stakes, at 5 furlongs; the Lemp handi cap, at five furlongs; the Congress Hall stakes, at five furlongs; the McGrathlana 1 stakes for fillies and geldings, at five fur- I longs, and the Worden stakes, for fillies, at five furlongs. o IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Judge Kohlsaat So Decides Illinois Anti-Trcst Law. CHICAGO. Jan. 29. Judge C. C. Kohl saat, in the United States circuit court, today decided the anti-trust act of the Illinois legislature of 1S93 void, on the ground that the statute contains both class and special legislation, and Is in i contravention of the federal and the state constitutions. The ruling was made In the case of tho Union Sewer Pipe Company agajnst Thomas Connelly, but applied as well to the case of the same plaintiff against William Dee, the two causes having been tried conjointly. The court took the case from the jury and gave Instructions that the finding be in favor of the plaintiff. Tho Union Sewer Pipe Company brought suit to recover upon promissory notes given by the defendants, who contended that the plaintiff had a trust or combina tion organized for the express purpose of creating and carrying out restrictions in trade. The court sajs: "The statute of July 1, 1S93. provides in section 9 that the provisions of this act shall not apply to agricultural pro ducts or livestock while in the hands of the producer or raiser. I am of the opin ion that this statute contains both class and special legislation, and Is In contra vention of both the state and federal constitutions, and Is. therefore, void. It Is urged that granting the unconstitution ality of said ninth clause,, It may be de clared without affecting the validity of the remaining clauses of said act. If this were so, then by declaring said clause void, the courts would make the act bind ing upon those classes of persons within the state which the legislature had spe cially exempted from its provkons. This would be judicial legislation of the most flagrant character. In my opinion the said clause 9 kills the who'e act and ren ders it all void. Therefore, special de fense must be stricken out." The matter will be argued in that court J "heart failure" is appalling, their functions, extra work as soon as possible, and probably will b taken to the United States supreme court. Opinions "differ as to whether Judga Kohlsaat's decision leaves the state with out anti-trust law3. It Is held by soma lawyers that the act of 1893 did not super sede that of 1S91. and that the latter statr t ute Is still In force. Judge Kohlsaat did not touch upon this point in his decision. The advance sheets of the last Illinois re ports treat the laws as separate statutea. a The Peralta Land Case. SAJf FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. In a flecto lon rendered today, Judge Hawley, of tho United States district court, upheld tha decision of the United States district court in 1S59 on the Peralta land grant case. Mrs. Mary Gwln, one of the Peralta heirs, petitioned to have the case reviewed, con tending that the decision of 1S60 did not include certain lands now known as the San Antonio or Oakland estuary, ana" now valued nt many millions of dollars, including $5,000,000 of Improvements and 51.000.COO worth of government work, be sides the land value of the property. Judge Hawley decided against Mrs. Gwln, he declaring that the whole proposition had been passed upon by Judge Hoffman in 1859, and albo that, in allowing the casa to repose for 40 years, it had reached a state of laches, and that litigation, if tho case was reopened, might continue Indefi nitely. o Free Concert Tonight. A concert will be given tonight at tha Th'rd Street Mission and Men's Resort. Following is the programme: Piano solo Miss Rasmussen Recitation Miss Grace Vocal duet... Misses Mathews and Spencer Baton-swinging Mr Rebe Recitation Miss Sharner Vocal duet.Messrs. Rasmussen and Hopfer Recitation ...Mr. Shearer Vocal solo .Miss Spencer Instrumental duet Misses Lighty The concert is given by the King's Daughters of St. John's church, and promises to be a treat. There is- free ad mission and everybody la welcome. o Orcson Postmasters. WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. Representa tive Moody has secured tho establishment of a postoffice at Beech Creek. Grant county, and the appointment of James T. Berry as postmaster; also the appoint ment of James Armstrong, postmaster at Svenson, and Mrs. Ella McPherson, at Keasey. Representative Tongue has secured tha appointment of Joseph Winters as post master at Hulit, and B. F. Green at Warner Lake. a Plafrne at Rosario. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Secretary of the Navy Long received th followmg to day from Admiral Schley, commanding tha South Atlantic squadron: "Puerto Ensenada, Jan. 23, Bubon'o plague Is officially reported to be epi demic at Rosario, a distance of 190 miles. Squadron sails for Montevideo." soap responds to wa ter instantly; washes and rinses off in a twinkling. As a disease, is one very prevalent found in one out of every 10 men and although It may exist for years without producing any serious results, eventually trouble Is bound to come. 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