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S
THE WE LIVE ISSUE
Present Democracy Wrong as
to Expansion.
WHAT THE WISE FATHERS TAUGHT
Letter of HeB. William H. White,
Democratic ICatlenal Commlttee-
xnan From State of "Washington.
SEATTLE, Wash Feb. 4. Hon. William
H. White, democratic national committee
man for Washington, makes public the
following letter indicating his purpose to
ifae the democracy because of its atti
tude towards expansion:
The republican party is about to crys
tal) ze into law, not only the single gold
Etanuard, but a national-bank system that
in the end will result in one great bank
conunatlng all other and controlling, in
one gigantic trust, the money of trade and
commerce. A majority of the American
people have resolved to give this measure
a fair trial, and no headway can be made
against It at present. Not until several
jcars will the evils of this bank legislation
be made apparent.
Mr. BibTey was right when he an
nounced, in the house of representatives
not long ago, that the great production of
gold for the past iew ytars and its future
production, which" la apparent to all, had
settled, in a measure, the silver Issue.
The advocates of the Chicago platform
hae always claimed, and the writer thinks
logifpllj, that the quantity ef basic or
redemption money regulates the price of
labor and commodities the less basic
money In drcitfatton, the cheaper labor
and the price ef commodities, and that
legislation, like the demonetization of eli
te r diminished the quantity of basic
money, lowered the price of labor and the
value ot all property, except debt obliga
tions payable in money.
Undoubtedly, if the production of gold
keeps increasing as at present, and gold
coinage laws remain unchanged, the price
of labor and commodities will continue to
rise. All thinking men perceive this. With
this state of affairs existing, the silver is
sue cannot again become as prominent as
In 1886.
'The democratic leaders are now seek
ing to make another issue for the contest
In 1900, and unwisely they have permitted
thf tr ancient enemies, the Hoars, the Car
negie and the Atkinsons, to make that
tesue for them. They have raised the cry
of 'imperialism,' and under that cry de
clare that the trade and markets of the
T'nlted States shall not be extended, and
that the commercial supremacy of the
-t-acinc ocean snan not Belong to us, dui
fiat Russia shall be aliowed to control
til's mighty trade, now in its infancy, but
expanding each year with mighty strides.
"The cotton growers of the South must
l.ok only to the spinners of Manchester
to fix the priee of their commodities, while
the wheatgrowers of the North must look
alone to Liverpool for a market; machin
ery and other manufactured products must
or.'y find a market within the limits of the
United States. We must not hold the vant
age points in the Pacific ocean like the
Ph lippine islands, because the half-civilized
tribes of that archipelago, in their ig
rorance, prefer the rule of a few despotic
leaders to local self-government under
American control.
Democracy Twisted Word.
"The Immortal word: ot the Declaration
of Independence have been twisted from
their true meaning to uphold this modern
democratic policy. The present attitude
of the majority of the democratic leaden
on this question , is antagonistic to the
policy of the part In the past. Sneerlngly
these leaders new say that It is commer
cial greed only that demands the retention
ot these Islands, as if for the first time
in our history the commercial reason has
been Invoked for the acquisition of new
territory. Why, Thomas Jefferson, In his
tn rd message to congress, in speaking of
the Louisiana purchase, said:
"Whilst tne property aad BOerelgiity of the
Miftsifvlppi and Its wafers secure an lndepend-e-1
utlet for the produce of the Western states,
nnd an uncontrolled navigation through their
whole course, free from collision with other
pen era, and the Aang-s to our peace from that
course the fertility ot the country, its climate
and extent, promise In due season Important
aids to Air treason . an asMe provision for our
posterity and a wide, spread for the blessingo
of freedom and equal laws.
Was Jefferson , guilty of commercial
greed when he wanted a free outlet to the
world for our products, and what did he
mean when he talked ef 'the fortuity' of
the new pooeocalMts, 'an ample provision
1 t our prosperity and a wide spread for
the blessings f ftpeedom and equal laws,'
a'ld aids to our treasury.
Further on m the same message, he
saif
ith the wtedoii of congress It will rest to
t ke those uHertnr measures which may be
ro c-sary far th tenneolato occupation an
tmpcrart sWerament of the country: for Its
'ic- rp ration IntOjOur Union, for rendering: the
c1 tr ge of government a otesalng to our newly
a'"1 ted brethre; for securing to them the
r rVs of oonedeoee. and or establishing friendly
a" 1 c-mmerclal ratattoM with them.
" Not one word In the message about the
cor sent of oar 'newly adopted brethren
to the form of government congress should
g'e to them Not one word as te ascer
ta ning their views as to how the 'rights
i conscience and of prosperity should be
rro'ceted and preserved to them.'
DeuRlan Democracy
Tx let me quote from a later demo
ci1 leader en this question of expan
se n. In MR Stephen A. Douglas visited
,v'- t of New Orleans. He was about
to nse hi speech m explanation of his
ra'se upn 'LeeoctptMttera' when there
v ' -ud cries of "Cuba, Cuba. from the
a a i "nee , In response te these calls, Mr.
T iglas said:
mr dwttny te have Galea, and it la folly
5 Mt the question It aaturaHr belong to
Ve imMlc continent. It guards the mouth
le M!-iwtppt river. wWoh to the heart of
the merlea continent, and the body of the
American nation It aeeulsltlon la a matter
of t me onlv Our government should adopt
'N pOilcy of reclvtrJCuta an Boon aa a fair
met onoortwutty be- PTweated. Wbcth-
tr
at oDnortamltr occur suet year or tne year
a' - whenever the oeeasten arlsei. ana tne
-r r'unltr presents Ksetf. It should be em
bxd Te same Is true ot Ceotral America and
Mcv h It wit! not do to oay we have territory
c- ig When the conmttutloa was formed
!-e a enoMKk, yt la a raw years af terwart
' needed more W acquired Louisiana and
F ("a Tteu and California, Just as the ln
isc in our population anc our -Interests de
rriijed 'Wnen In 185 the Clayton-Bulwer
"ti was mm te the wsnate for ratification.
1 'KigM it to tbe end. Ther then asked what
1 v. in e wttn Central America. I tW them
t' s' I iM n want It then, nut the time must
n n hen we rnuet have H. The then asked
wV -mx OBteettan to the treaty was. I tote
i m that I an acted to that, aowmg other
r- auw .if K. wfcteh Mid that neither Great
;;- J i Mf the United statee should buy. an
tx colontoe or acquire, any portion of
emril marten I mid I would neer eonsont
t a t-ety wKfc any foreign power pledslnj? I
urtht not to no in he future whatever
in"et or neeewatr mnght aotnpet us to do. I
mas then told bt veteran aenatora. as m dte
tlnrnwhei Mend well known Oooktar toward
V Soule) that Central America was m far
off that wa should never nnt It. I toM -them
then Te a goo way off hah waj to CaM
f rnla and on the direct road to It." I mid
l naa our rlht and out) to open alt the higfe
v py between the Atlantic and the Gulf states.
isri i our poaseeeiona on the Paesfic and that I
vjid enter Into no treaty wtth Great Britain
r sn other government eonecrntag the affair
f the Amaricno continent.
If experience shall continue te prove. What
Tr-r pest wJr fe noMMered te have ' demon-
s rated, that tbape little Central American pow-
r eMMX main In MK-sovernmenta, the lnter-
' of Chrteteodotn require that some power
miM pre rv order for them. Hence, I main
rx r ha we ftfuould adopt and observe a line
of p .icy Is union with our ews laterals and
our destiny. I do not wlah to force things. We
11 e in a rapid asre. Events crowd upon each
ether with marvelous rapidity. I da not want
territory any faster than we can occupy, Ameri
canize and civilize It. I am no filibuster. 1
am opposed to unlawful expeditions
I am in favor of expansion aa fast as con
sistent with our Interest and the Increase and
development of our population and resourcttf,
but I am not in favor of that policy unless
the great principle of th right of the people
to decide domestic questions for themseHes
shall be maintained. If that principle prevail,
we ha e a. future before us more glorious than
that ot any other people that eer existed. Our
republic shall endure for thousands of years.
Progress shall be the law ot lta destiny. It will
-gain new atrength with every state brought into
the confederacy. The more degrees of latitude
and longitude embraced beneath our constitu
tion, the batter. The greater the variety ot
productions, the better; for then we shall have
the principles ot free trade apply to the Im
portant staples of the world, making us the
greatest planting, as well aa the greatest man
ufacturing, the greatest commercial, aa well
aa the greatest agricultural, power on the globe.
"Stephen A. Douglas had no hesitancy
about taking uncivilized countries and civ
ilizing them, and he preached the good old
democratic doctrine that the more degrees
of latitude and longitude under the flag,
the sooner free trade would be possible.
"The writer has noticed that the only
republican paper on this coast opposed
to expansion Is the San Francisco Ar
gonaut, and one of its principal arguments
is that the tariff laws of the United States
will be stricken down and free trade 'will
prevail. The writer has no doubt that this
is the secret of Carnegie's opposition, and
the secret of the opposition of the sugar
and tobacco trusts of the United States to
the retention of these Islands. But he Is
surprised that the democratic leaders are
being used like the proverbial monkey, to
pull the chestnuts of these trusts out of
the Are,
Look Into the Future.
During the next decade, the great Chin
ese empire will be opened to modern civ
ilization. Russia Is seeking the trade of
that empire. She now controls the nar
bor of Port Arthur In the Yellow sea, and
also the harbor of- Vladlvostock in the sea
of Japan. The Siberian transcontinental
railroad is nearlng completion. She is
our real competitor for the commerce of
the Pacific Progressive man still keeps
his conquering march westward. The
commerce of the Pacific is a prize worthy
to be contended for. It must be carried
under the starry banner of the Great
Republic, or under the eagles of the czar.
Which?
While the democratic party is opposed
to plutocracy, it is not opposed to prog
ress. In the commerce of the Pacific., we J
win rebuild and rehabilitate our lost mer
chant marine. The vast coal fields and
water-power of Washington and Alaska
will be utilized for manufacturing pur
poses. Cities will grow on the Pacific
coast, rivaling London, Paris and New
York. Our laboring classes will find re
munerative employment New fields will
ba opened to the enterprising. In the
Orient we will find a market for the prod
ucts of the farm and factory. Demo
cratic leaders in the past have been the
pioneers ot expansion. With the pros
pect in view that I have briefly attempt
ed to set out. why should we now reverse
the history of our party?
"The history of all national contests in
this country for political supremacy, Is
that one controlling Issue dominates all
others. In 1S60 it -was the nonexistence
of slavery in the territories; In 1864, the
preservation of the Union; in 1896, the
remonetlzatlon ofnSllver; In 1900, It will
be the retention and control of the Phil
ippine islands as a part of the territory of
the United States.
"The indications are that the democratic
party will fall to declare emphatically
for the retention of these Islands, in the
only practical way, under the sovereign
control of the United States. They will
probably declare for the formation of a
government 'by and controlled by them
selves." In other words, these Islands
are to be surrendered to a people inca
pable of maintaining a government, to
ultimately fall into the hands of Germany,
Russia or some other European power.
thereby in a great measure destroying
our commercial supremacy in the Pacific
ocean. On such an issue the party will
go down to defeat, and Its final death
knell will be sounded.
"The writer Intends to do all in his
power to prevent the party taking the
course that he believes it will take, until
it finally determines on that course, and
then he proposes to place the advance
ment of his country above party demands,
and will cast his vote with the party that
is right on this great question, and will
leave to the future the right determina
tion of the financial policy of his country.
On the immediate settlement of this ques
tion of expansion will be determined the
future greatness and world-wide Influence
of the United States. We cannot put it
oft for four years. The American people
must speak now. For, as in the affairs
of men. there Is a tide in the affairs of
nations which taken at the flood leads on
to fortune. W. H. WHITE,
"Democratic National Committeeman
for the State of Washington."
Killed in "White Pnas Train Wreck.
VICTORIA. B. C, Feb. 4. The steamer
Tees arrived tonight, "bringing news from
Dawson up to January 3. Dawson men
report the trail open and the railway
clear and In operation. On January 29 a
train wreck occurred a mile and a half
from Skagway, in which John Phillips was
killed and several others, all Indians, in
jured. Oregon Note.
A carload of potatoes was shipped to
California on Friday, by L. C. Skeels, of
Eugene.
In 1S99, 26 marriage licenses were Issued
In Klamath county, 13 less than In the
previous year.
A number of Lane county people are
talking about taking a trip to the Caue
Nome gold fields In the spring.
About a month ago, W. N. Brown, of
Condon, sold a 1680-pound horse to Mr.
Holcomb, of Seattle, for $150, at Condon,
sajs the Fossil Journal. Holcomb sold
this horse recently in Seattle for $350.
A young man giving the name of Allen
Edwards is in jail at The Dalles under
the charge of forgery. He had a letter
in his pocket addressed to George Slm-
mons, which Is supposed to be his true
, name.
Sam T. Phillips, a resident of Dry Creek
precinct, near Weston, Umatilla county,
was born at Cay use station, now in the
Umatilla reservation, in 1S53, and is be
lieved to have been the first white child
born in Umatilla county.
Eugene had a fiddlers contest last Fri
day evening, and nearly every one of the
score or more of participants carried away
prizes, as prizes were given to the home
liest, handsomest, fattest, leanest, tallest,
shortest, poorest, best, bald-headed and
left-handed fiddlers. It was said the noise
of the fiddling could be heard for miles
around.
Mrs. J. R. King, who resides on "Wild
Horse creek, near Weston, has kept ac
count of the year's returns from two cows
from January 1, 1S99, to January L 1909.
She sold three rolls of butter a week, or
155 rolls at 40 cents a roll, making $2 49.
Besides, the family had all the cream and
butter they ccuhi use. and plenty of milk
wns left for the pigs and chickens.
The will of Mrs. Mary A. Stewart, of
Jackson county, who died at Los Angeles
recently, has been admitted to probate.
The estate is valued at 521,000. and the cash
is willed to the children of the deceased
F K. Deuel, of Medford. and Mrs. W B.
Stevens, of Albany, and Fred D. McCul-
loch, her grandson. The two first-named
get JJGOM each and the third J50M. The
reat property, etc.. Is bequeathed to Cap
tain A. J. Stewart, husband of the de
ceased. Sailors' trousers, or "trombone pant" as
they have sometimes been called, expand in
bell-shape at the bottom, no ai to I the more
eaMly kicked off in ca of the wtarern fall
lac lato the water.,
WHERE IS CLEMENS?
QUESTION THAT PERPLEXES WHIT
MAX COOXTY AUTHORITIES.
Murderer of George Boland Thought
to Have Come to Portland to
1 Sail for a Far Land.
COLFAX. Feb. 4. Rumors of the arrest
of Samuel R. Clemens, the murderer of
George Boland, are prevalent through
out the county. The officers report, how
ever, that they have no trace of him, and
the theory they have been working on
during the past week that he was en
deavoring to reach British Columbia has
been discarded. The theory advanced at
present is that, after killing Boland, Clem
ens rode into "The Rocks," as the sec
tion west of Pampa is called, and went
Into hiding until friends could bring him
money, when he caught the O. R. & N.
southbound train, probably riding as a
hobo down the line to Portland, from
whence he would take boat for South
Africa or the Philippines. It is rumored
here that the horse Clemens was known
to have ridden off has been seen on the
range by several men in the last few days.
Deputy Sheriff Steward, who for the past
five days has been following the trail of
the man suspected to be Clemens, report
ed to have ridden through Sprague last
Tuesday morning, reported by telephone
from Coulee City this morning that he
had made a thorough search of the coun
try north of Sprague, and had fully de
cided that the -man seen was not Clemens.
Ben Manchester, who Is noted irr the
eastern part of the state as a tracker of
men and animals, returned last evening
from a four days' search of the western
part of Whitman county, and gives it as
his opinion that Clemens for two days
after the killing remained in hiding near
the Davies ranch, 15 miles west of Pam
pa, and while there was visited by friends
and given sufficient money to take him
out of the country. So convinced ot this
Is Mr. Manchester that he has given up
the search for Clemens.
FERRY HALL PAID FOR.
New Dormitory Taken Possession Of,
hut Not Fully Accepted by Resents.
PULLMAN, Wash., Feb. 4. The board
of regents of the agricultural college held
an adjourned meeting yesterday and took
possession of Ferry hall, the new boys'
dormitory. The remainder of the contract
price of $33,000 was ordered paid to Con
tractor A. B. Barrett, of Tacoma, together
with a bill for $286 SO for extras. Of this
extra bill, the regents decided that Ar
chitect George Wesley Buller, also of Ta
coma, should be responsible for $138 10,
and that amount will be taken from his
salary of $4500 per annum. Contractor Bar
rett's claim of $4095 damages, on account
of the college's failure to deliver brick
on time and as contracted for, was re
jected. Although the building has been taken
Into the possession of the state, and the
contract price has alt been paid, the re
gents have not finally accepted the work
as satisfactory. Several charges are made
that Contractor Barrett has not used as
good material In places as is called for by
the plans and specifications notably in
places where the material Is covered from
sight. This is denied by both Barrett and
the architect, but the regents refuse to
accept the building finally until full Inves
tigation is made.
Ferry hall, the boys' dormitory, Js a
three-story brick structure, planned to ac
commodate 196 young men students. The
furniture for this building has already ar
rived, and the students expect to move
into their new quarters next Friday.
THREE UNFORTUNATE BEARS.
Unseasonable Debut Resulted. Fntnl
ly to TSnch of Them.
Tacoma Ledger.
H. McGavlck, a well-known cattle deal
er, who owns a ranch at Rosedale, had
an Interesting experience Thursday, which
resulted In the slaughter of three large
black bears. He was searching for some
young cattle In the woods, and came up
on an old cedar stump, around which the
grass and ferns were tramped down. The
stump was hollow, with an entrance at
the bottom. Thinking he had discovered
a good coon tree, he called his dog, which
entered the hole, was forced back by a
large bear, which followed him half-way
out, and then drew back at sight of Mr.
McGavlck, who was standing close to
the tree, with only a shotgun in his
hand.
He called to his wife to bring his rifle,
the stump being but about 20 rods from
the house, and just as she arrived, the
bear sprang out, and was instantly met
by a ball from the rifle. He was able
to run a short distance, and a second shot
killed him. At the report of the rifle two
other bears sprang from the stump, and
Mr. McGavlck kept his nerve steady and
his aim Irue and succeeded in killing
both of them, all three lying within 30
yards of the old hollow tree. With the
assistance of Mr. Williams, of Alaska,
who Is wintering here, he got the bears
to an open field to dress them, and yes
terday he brought two of them to Tacoma
and sold them. The hides are valuable at
this season.
"FATE OF JOHN L. AYER."
Warning Against Attempt to Use the
State Lengme.
Forest Grove Times.
If any man Is desirous of destrojing
the usefulness of the state league of re
publican clubs, let him undertake to mak&
it an instrument to further his political
ambitions. There are many persons who
now think that the league convention is a
useless thing, because it Infringes on the
prerogatives of the regular party conven
tion, and that club work should be con
fined to local organizations. In order to
Increase this sentiment of dissatisfaction,
let the friends of some aspirant for con
gress, for instances-undertake to boom
him for president of the league In order
to bull his stock, and there will be trouhle.
A state club, to do effective work, must
be free from "entangling alliances.'f The
state club may be useful in getting leading
men of the party acquainted with each
other, and to give the delegates a chance
to feel that they are a part of the great
party organization, and that the success
of the. party and Its policies depends
largely on their Individual efforts; that
is all, and when It seeks to get beyona
that, It undertakes to perform the work
that usage has given to the regular party
machinery, by way of the primary, the
county conventions and the state con
vention. Let no man undertake to make
for himself a stepping-stone of the state
league. Remember the fate of John L.
Ayer.
CODITIOXS IN COEUR D'ALENES.
Governor Steunenborgr Gives Assur
ances That State Will Keep Order.
Boise Statesman.
Governor Steunenberg did not make an
appointment of a county commissioner for
Shoshone county to succeed Scott Ander
son, as he was unable while in the north
to induce any suitable person to accept
the place. He left the matter In the
hands of citizens there, who will make
a recommendation In the premises.
Regarding the conditions in the Coeur
d'Alenes the governor said yesterday they
are most satisfactory. The people there
understand that the state does not pro
pose to turn back after having put Its
hand to the plow, and that it will not
leave them to bear the brunt of disposing
of a partially completed undertaking.
With the assurance of this knowledge the
substantial citizens of the county have
taken hold of the matter with great ear
nestness and are doing everything possible
to aid in carrying out the great reform
that has been Inaugurated. Business In
the Coeur d'Alenes is In a flourishing con
dition. ' The mines are making a greater
output than at any previous time in the
history of the districts and there is a
brighter prospect for the future than that
county ever experienc ed In the past.
IS THERE A "HORSE RING?"
The TrlcU of Selling Cavalry Ani
mals to the Government.
Walla Walla' Argus.
There are some queer things in the buy
ing of cavalry horses at Fort Wnlia
Walla for use in the Philippines In
many cases It has been observed that
horses which Were rejected, when offerea
for sale by their owners, have been ac
cepted when offered by certain Individ
uals, who either have a wonderful pull
or a remarkable streak of luck.
The fact that horses offered by the
same favored Individuals are nearly al
ways accepted leads to the suspicion that
a little ring has been formed to get a
"rake-off" from Uncle Sam. Such things
have occurred In the purchase bt canned
beef for the army, and It is just possible
that some crooked business is done in
the purchase of horses. If so, it is not
the first time that the government ha3
been cinched In transactions at the gar
rison. In times past there was consider
able loose work In the quartermaster's
department, and suspiciously large quan
tities of groceries and provisions were
sold In competition with home merchants.
Not many months ago an officer of tne
quartermaster's department was called
to Washington to answer charges of dis
honesty. . rt
UNCLE SAM'S MAIL.
Accident That Befell
Carrier
and
Pouch in Lane County.
Eugene Register. T
Report reaches here that Mr. Plckard (a
carrier on the Sluslaw mall route) re
ceived quite an injury at Mr. Tallman's
last Wednesday. He had saddled a vicious
horse, strapping the mail 'bags on h m, and
was leading him out to let him get over
some of his pranks, when In some man
ner his foot caught in some brush, throw
ing him to the ground. The horse, already
rearing and plunging, jumped over him,
striking him on one of the lower "limbs,
inflicting a severe wound and barely miss
ing his head. After two or three more
plunges the horse went over the bank
into the river. When he struck the
water the cinch broke, the mall floating
down the river, lodging against a log, the
horse swimming out on the opposite side
of the river. The mail bags were re
covered by a son-in-law of Mr. Tallman,
who swam out to the log with a rope at
tached to his body.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Hon. R. A. Irvine, Pioneer and Prom
inent Citizen of Linn County.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. 4. Hon. Robert A.
Irvine, one of. Linn county's most prom
inent pioneers, died suddenly this morning
at 6 o'clock, from a paralytic stroke, at the
age of 75 years. He was born in Kentucky,
moving from there to Missouri when a
young man, and thence to Oregon in 1852,
locating In Linn county, where he resided
on a farm near Lebanon until several years
ago, when he moved to Albany. He was
prominent in politics as a democrat, was
sheriff of Linn county two terms, and
state senator one term. For many years
he was marshal at the state fair. He
played a leading part in the development
of the county. He was a leader In the
establishment of the Patrons of Husbandry
In this county. The deceased left a wife,
two sons, J. H. Irvine and Dr. E. L. Irv
ine, and three daughters, Mra. A. B.
Slauson, of Washington, D. C; Mrs. E. L.
Thompson, of Portland, and Mrs. L. Bll
yeu, of Eugene.
New Washington Incorporation.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 4. The follow
ing articles of Incorporation were filed with
the Secretary of state during the past
week:
Oakland Gold Mining Company, Spokane,
$50,030: Golden Gate Mining Company,
Loomls, $1,500,000; certificate of increase of
the capital stock of the Holden & Wilson
Furniture Company, of Seattle, to $35,000;
Baker & Baker, Walla Walla, 5100,000: St.
Louis Shoe Company, Fairhaven, $10,000;
Buster Creek Hydraulic Mining Company,
Seattle, $1,500,000; Republic Exploration &
Cyanlding Company, $1,003,000: -tack Sup
ply Company, Republic, $100,000; Wapello
Gold Mining Company, Spokane, $500,000;
Tempest Mining & Milling Company, Spo
kane, $100,000; Buffalo Plump Gold Mining
Company, Spokane, $100,000; Icy Straight
Packing Company. Seattle, $125,000; West
over, Stevens & Brown, Everett, $10 000:
Daniel Lambert Mining Company, Seattle,
$500 000: Climax Land Company, Everett,
$5000; Star Mining & Milling Company,
Davenport, $50,000; Gordon Mining & Mill
ing Company, Spokane, $100,000.
William Collnrd, of Marion Connty.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 4 William M. Col
lard, who represented Marlon county In
the legislature In the '80s, died at his home
at Mission Bottom, 12 miles north of
Salem, this morning; after one year's ill
ness with consumption. Deceased was 65
ears of age, and had for a long time been
a resident of this county. He leaves a
wife, three sons and a daughter.
Farmers' Institute for Colfax.
COLFAX, Wash., Feb. 4. The faculty of
the agricultural college has fixed on
Friday and Saturday. February 9 and 10,
for a farmers' institute, in Colfax. The
institute will be on the same lines as those
held In Tekoa and Garfield last week.
Washington Notes.
A deposit of potter's clay has been found
near Walla Walla.
The preachers of South Bend are soon
to take a Tellgious census of the town.
The Aberdeen Bulletin says that $35,000
is paid out monthly for labor in the mills
and factories of that town.
A tree cut In Snohomish county was
nine feet in diameter at the butt and yield
ed five logs each 34 feet long.
A Chehalis lumber dealer has been of
fered $27 per 1000 feet for all the lumber
he could furnish to an Eastern firm.
The Cowlitz county Christian Endeavor
convention will meet at Kelso, February
22, and continue In session three days.
Chehalis county began 1890 with $29,000
in the treasury. It disbursed $210,000 in the
year and then had in the treasury $55,300.
Puget sound oystermen receive- $4 per
sack f6r their output this season, with a
prospect of considerable advancement yet.
Last year tho price was $2 50 per sack.
We understand that Lester Coffin of
fered William "Vessey $4 per head for 10,000
sheep, says the Proeser Record. We do
not know if Mr. Vessey will accept the
figures, but if he does it will be the big
gest sum of money that has changed hands
for one band of sheep.
The First Is Correct,
PORTLAND, Feb. 3-(To the Editors
Kindly informed me, through the columns
ot your paper, which, it either, of the
following is correctly punctuated:
Sec 25, Twp. 16 N., R. 45 B.. W. M.
Sec 25, Twp. 16, N., R. 45, E. W. M.
INQUIRER.
To all readers It may not be apparent
that "W. M." signifies Willamette Mer
idian. With this In mind, It Is not clear
how there could be any doubt about the
punctuation.
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Poor Showing of Assets.
THOMPSONVTLLE, Conn., Feb. 4. The
financial statement of the R. D. & R. E.
Spencer Banking Company, which sus
pended January 23, shows liabilities of
$103,177, and assets of $10,S25.
R. D. Spencer has personal holdings of
real estate In Denver Colo , which are
said to be valued at $66,000, though no val-
i ua on la given in the statement.
LETTERS FROM THE WAR
DESCRIPTIONS OF SCENES ANTT INCI
DENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Sews of Buller'a Check Caused Deep
Disappointment in the Array
Julian Ralph's Story. -
LONDON, Jan. 24. War letters from
Ladysmlth monopolize today's London
papers. The Times' correspondent at that
place writes, under date of December 19:
"It Is impossible to express the feeling
of consternation with which the news of
General Buller's check on the Tugela
river was received. All had made up their
minds that the period of enforced inactiv
ity was at on end. No one for a moment
imagined that the southern force would
be anything but successful. On December
12, heavy firing had been heard in the di
rection of Colenso, while on the following
day the pickets on Caesar's camp and
Wagon hill had seen the smoke made by
the bursting shrapnel. Then we waited
for news waited breathlessly for orders
to be given to the flying column,- com
posed of the Devonshire and Manchester
regiments and the Gordon Highlanders, to
leave camp to complete devastation which
the southern force had begun.
""'Men and women congratulated them
selves in the streets when they heard that
one of our heavy guns had been sent to
Wagon hill to cover the movements of tho
advancing columns; but the silence was
prolonged, though the heliograph winked
ceaselessly from the hilltops, but rumor
had Its way, and stories were told of a
splendid -victory, of deserting Boers, of
fleeing Dutch and slaughtered burghers:
but nothing from headquarters. Decem
ber 16 was Dingan's day, the anniversary
of the declaration of the Independence ot
the South African Republic by the tri
umvirate, in 1880. It was thought that
this would be a suitable date for us to
crush the power of the rebel state.
"Day dawned, and with the advent of
the sun the big gun on Buluwajo opened
a spiteful fire. The 20 rounds were fired
Into the town. The Boers had remembered
the salute which we had fired on the
Prince of Wales' birthday. Grimly on Din
gan's day they returned the salute, and
with the effect that there were three
casualties from the fire. This salute was
the song of the dying swan. In a fit of
bravado, the- enemy had fired Into us
before removing the gun to escape the
advance from the south.
"A story came In from. Intombi camp
that the Boers had sent them a number
6f wounded Dutch for treatment. Excite
ment ran high, and a speculative photog
rapher circulated a notice to the effect
that now the siege was practically at an
end, he would be happy to make a mass
group of the civilians who had survived
But on Saturday night a sinister order
appeared. The batteries attached to the
flying column were sent back to their po
sitions in the line of defense. On the mor
row the following general order was pub
lished to the garrison:
" 'The general officer commanding the
Natal field force regrets to have to an
nounce that General Buller failed to make
good his first attack on Colenso. Rein
forcements will not, therefore, arrive here
as early as was expected. Sir George
White is confident that the defense oi
Laydsmlth will be continued by the garri
son in the same spirit and manner it has
been conducted, until the general officer
commanding in chief in South Africa does
rellev It.'
"The news was received with blank dis
may. The disappointment was overwhelm
ing. Then, as the situation began to be
studied calmly, the tension was relieved."
Traitors and, Spies About Ladysmlth.
The Standard's correspondent at Lady
smlth devote3 the greater part of a two
column letter to the subject of spies. He
writes:
"That there are traitors and spies, white
as well as black, In the garrison of Lady
smlth, Is evidently certain. The enemy
neve- falls to receive notice of our move
ments. General Joubert, Indeed, is said
to have been angry because on one occa
sion he had not heard of the order coun
termanding a night attack. He complained
of General White's want of consideration
in keeping the burghers out of bed on
Mournful Monday (the name given by com
mon consent to the day of Nicholson's
nek), when the Boers gave disastrous proof
of acquaintance 1th our plans by with
drawing their m n body from the center
of our attack, and by preparing an ambush
for the Gloucesters and Irish fusiliers.
The reconnolssance ur er Colonel Brockle
hurst also showed that they had been
warned In time to change their position.
In short, it Is Impossible to avoid the re
flection that we are in an enemy's country.
The loyalty of the British colonists Is be
yond suspicion, but the Dutch element In
Natal Is very strong. Several farmers
have been caught red-handed, and many
civilians and volunteers have brothers nnd
cousins fighting on the other side. Every
project Is known and discussed in the vol
unteer lines long before the regulars have
any Idea of it, and, of course, have re
ceived countermands of orders- that have
reached them.
"Our horses and oxen have suffered,
the supply ot fodder being exhausted and
the limited area of grazing ground hav
ing been cropped to the last blade. Gro
ceries have run out; pure water is scarce;
whisky sells at 35 cents a bottle and milch
cows are commandeered for beef; but
more oppressive than all the hardships
we endure is the dreadful monotony of the
siege. We have ceased to take any In
terest in shells, and even the most timid
valk up the street to see the damage done
by one Long Tom's best effectiveness. The
opportunities for vast exercises are re
stricted, and a gallop on horseback Is
possible only under shrapnel or common
shell. There might appear to be one
resource left, and that Is to sleep the time
peacefully away. Even this consolation
is denied, for Ladysmlth Is afflicted with
a plague of flies more terrible than any
that oppressed the Egyptians. They de
scend upon us in clouds. Every dish on
the table Is black with these torments,
so that it is often literally impossible to
see the food or carry it to the month
without the risk of swallowing scores of
the insects."
Jnllnn Ralph's Story.
Julian Ralph, the American correspond
ent, writes from Modder River to the Dally
Mall tinder date of December 30:
" 'Did you ever see any Boera?' an of
ficer calls out to us.
" "Very few,' say I, 'just the prisoners
we have taken for we are fighting an in
visible foe, as everybody knows by this
time.'
" 'Well, have a look through this," he
tapped a gun telescope as he spoke, and
we looked through.
" 'Heavens, are those Boers V
" We see them all over the hills in
numbers like plant lice on a leaf. They
are all over the hills Tiding, walking,
sitting in groups, looking over redoubts,
digging trenches, passing water up the
slopes, the little ranee of purple breasts
is alive with Boers. Then we must have
been mistaken about the peacefulness of
this place. Peace where all those Boers
are? There has been no peace In Africa
since the Boers came here, no peace for
the British since they became the Boers'
neighbors.
"We are to lunch with the guards. Wel
comed, and places .made for us; we seat
ourselves and are served with soup.
Boom; soof-soof-soof-soof-oogh."
"The boom is the noise of a big gun, the
Lsoof-soof is the shell tearing through the
air. The oogh-preclsely like a cough is
the bursting of the shell."
" 'Boom' from the Boer gun on the
right; 'oogh from their shell, which sent
up a fountain of spray of sand near the
grangers hut.
" 'Didn't burst. says a captain.
" 'Devilish strange,' though ' says an-
other. And we are all out of the tent.
sending for glasses, forgetting our lunch,
intent upon this gigantic duel.
How frequently does this happen? How
often Is this vale of pastoral peace stertfod
by such sounds and actions? Oh, as a
rule. "every morning with a shot er two;
every afternoon with from half an hour
to two hours' firing and then again at
odd and unexpected hours en odd and
unlooked-for days."
Ajssanlt of January G on Ladysmlth.
A Ladysmlth correspondent, describing
the assault upon the camp. January 6,
gives some interesting incidents.
"McNaughton, of the Gordons," he
writes, "was taken prisoner on Wagon
hill early In the morning, and was re
moved in charge of an old Boer to a
place of safety half way down the hill.
The enemy were on all sides of him,
blazing away at our fellows on the top.
They evidently took everything very
coolly. They would crawl about among
the rocks until they found a suitable place
for cover and then fire away for about
an hour, after which they would crawl
back for a smoke and a chat. Some of
them would even go to sleep for 30 min
utes. "They were perfectly confident of vic
tory, and had their tents ready to pitch im
mediately they had captured the ridge,
which they said would be before night. 0n
Sunday they declared they intended to
take the town. At 5 o'clock, however.
In the middle of a terrific shower of hall,
which swept over the ridge when the
Devons were making their charge across
an open plateau, an old Boer rushed down
the hill, shouting something in Dutch,
upon which every man retired, leaving
their prisoner to attend to himself, which
he promptly did, successfully rejoining
our troops. McNaughton supposed that
the old Dutchman called out that the
soldiers were upon them with the bay
onet, and as they cannot face cold steel
they quickly evacuated the position which
they had held all day.
"The enemy Is supposed to have been
about 7000 strong, although many of them,
in fact, the majority, were acting as sup
ports." SOLDIERS' TRAVEL PAY.
Statement of the War Department
Unfavorable to Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. The report
which the war department has made to
the military committee of the senate on
Senator Turner's bill providing for travel
pay for Spanish-Ameriean war soldiers
is as follows:
"The within bill, in effect, provides for
the payment to all officers and soldiers of
tho volunteer service who served in the
Philippine islands and were returned to
the United States for muster out, and
who received transportation in kind from
Manila to San Francisco and travel pay
and commutation of subsistence from the
latter point to the place of their enlist
ment or muster In, additional travel pay
and commutation of subsistence from Ma
nila to San , Francisco, minus the actual
cost to the government of transportation
and subsistence, and the monthly pay for
the period in transit. It Is based upon
the assumption that officers and soldiers
of the regular army discharged In the
Philippine islands receive travel pay and
commutation of subsistence from the Phil
ippine islands to the place of their enlist
ment, and hence would seem to be prima
facie a measure of equalization.
"This Implied discrimination, however.
Is Incorrect, as there i3 no discrimination
in the payment of travel pay between
regular and volunteer soldiers. It seems
that prior to January 1. 1899, a few sol
diers, both regular and volunteer, dis
charged in the Philippine Islands, re
ceived full travel allowances from place
of discharge to place of enlistment, but
after that date all soldiers, regular and
volunteer, received transportation and sub
sistence in kind for the sea travel ana
travel pay only for the land travel, and
from this fact an impression appears rto
have gained ground, among volunteer sol
diers in particular, that they have a vest
ed right to a day's pay and allowances
for every 20 miles traveled, while. In fact,
they have no option whatever in the mat
ter; such option resting altogether with
the government (section 1290, R. S ).
"The effect of the passage of this bill
would be to authorize payment to all
men, whether traveling singly or by regi
ments, of one day's pay and travel sub
sistence for every 20 miles traveled from
Manila to San Francisco, deducting there
from what it would cost the United State
to transport and feed them during the
time consumed in the voyage. The dis
tance by shortest route, via Nagasaki
(7203 miles), is equivalent to 365 days,
while the actual time consumed In the
voyage does not exceed from 28 to 40 days. I
and the pay for sea travel alone would
amount, In the case of a private soldier,
to $299 30; In that of a corporal to $328 50:
a sergeant, $372 30; a second lieutenant of
Infantry, to $1419 44: a first lieutenant of
Infantry, to $1520 83; and a captain, to
$1825.
"The paymaster-general of the army
has? estimated that the passage of this
bill would Involve the payment of more
than $7,O00,C0O. and to this It Is to be added
that It would Involve a gratuity that was
in no manner a promise at the time of the
enlistment, and 13 entirely uncalled for."
Senator Foster's bill for a naval training
station at Gig harbor is as follows:
"That the secretary of the navy be and
he Is hereby authorized to establish a
training station for naval apprentices at
Gig harbor, state of Washington, provided
a suitable site therefor, consisting of a
sufficient number of acres, to be approved
by the secretary of the navy, be donated
to the government of the United States,
the title to such land to be in fee simple
and approved by the attorney-general.
"Sec. 2. Thatall apprentices of the navy,
whether at training station or on board
an apprentice training-ship, shall be ad
ditional to the number of enlisted persons
allowed by law for the navy.
"Sec. 3. That $50,000 be appropriated for
the necessary buildings and appliances of
said naal training station."
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