Morning Oregonian., February 19, 1900, Page 3, Image 3

THE MOBNING- OREGONTAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1900.
CHANGES IN CAPITOL
Representative Hall and Library
to Be Altered.
PLANS ARE NOW BEING DRAWN
History ef the Bfferts to Improve
the Aeeastiea of the Chamber.
Mere Ream Seeded.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 1. The heera,of capl
toi bulldinc; oommhislaaare. oeneteting of
Goernor Geer, Secretary of State Dunbar
and Siate Treasarcr Mwe, has not yet
re. eied the report: at Architect D. D.
Neer of Portland, with whom a contract
was made tor plane and specifications for
the proposed improvement of representa
Ue ball. However, the report will prob
ably be received -within a few days, and
if It shall be shown that the Improvement
can be kept within the limited approprl
auor, the work of remodeling the hall
r ; probaMjr be bosun at once.
In Mew of the nany changes made In
the hall in order to remedy the defective
acoustics, a history of that portion of the
capitoI building te interesting- The assem
h y chamber, or representative halt, as It
generally known, was finished and fur
nlshed in UK. and in January of the fol- '
kwinjc year It was first occupied by the
lower branch of the legislature, which,
prior to that ttaie. had met in the present
ptate library rooms. The night the hall
nas formally opened, a grand ball was
given and nearly all the legislators joined
and danced where the next day they were
to meet in debate.
As originally completed, the hall was
provided wtth a circular gallery. At the
time Architect Boothby was of the opinion
that such an arrangement would inter
fere with the acoustic properties, and so
Informed the board of capltol building
commissioners. consisting of Governor
Moody, Secretary of State Earhart and
State Treasurer Hlrsch. The coramiscton
rs carefully considered the matter, and
finally decided to proceed with the work
according: to the approved plans and speci
fications, sparing no pains to make the hall
suitable for the purpose designed. The
sessions of 1187, 1188 and ISM. proved that
the opinion of the architect was correct,
and in the year last named the legisla
ture authorised the removal of the gallery
wings and made an appropriation therefor.
In 1892 the oommissioners, carrying out the
Intention of the law to remedy the acoustic
defects, Invited bids from architects to
furnish plane and specifications for the
purpose, offering $S89 to the bidder whos.
plan would be considered satisfactory, but
as none of the plane presented in response
were entirely acceptable, although they
all contained some valuable suggestions,
they were rejected, the board paying each
of the bidders a sum sufficient to defray
the expense of preparing plans, and D. D.
Neer. an architect of Portland, was en
gaged to prepare plans according to sug
gestions submitted by htm. These plans,
which have been followed In the altera
tion of the room, provided for the closing
of the niches on either side of the speak
er s platform, snaking the lower part into
hat and coat rooms;" for the removal of
the ends of the gallery, making the gallery
straight across the room and raising the
platform for seats; moving back and re
model ng the speaker's platform, .and can
op changing the entrance to the hall,
making archways of the former doorways,
chang ng the cove at the ceiling of the
room in plaster cornice, and changing the
centerpiece of the room from a convex
io a concave form; repainting the wood
v ork of the entire room, and hanging two
fine silk banners from the ceitmg, one rep
resenting ttm aaa of the Untted States and
the other the colore of thks state, the ob
ject of the banners being to break the
sound waves. Bids were called for in
the manner provided by law, and the
woodwork and the painting and decorating
were let separately. As the windows of
the room were not in harmony with the
painting and presented a shabby appear
ance the decorations being merely paper,
which had peeled oft, a contract was let
for stained-glass windows for the entire
room. A contract was also made for
suitable chairs for use in the lobby.
The various contracts were performed
In good faith, and the result of the work
nas a marked improvement of the room
'n all respects While the acoustic de
fects were not entirely removed, they wero
somewhat modified, and the board was
of the opinion that it would be Impossible
t make further Improvement without a
radical alteration of the room, which
would entail heavy expehee: and even then,
as he work was largely of an experimen
tal nature, there would be no positive as
surance of perfection. .
The demolition of the wings, and the
addition of the banners, improved the
acoustics to some extent, but nevertheless
the members of the legislatures from 1$88
to 1899 Inclusive, -especially those eeated
far in the rear, eroerlenced difficulty m
o itching the remarks of a sneaker, and
he were unable always to hear the read
ing of a bill, except when the clerk, fig
uratively speaking, thrust the words into
the r ears. So to settle the question of
acoustics for their successors, and in order
tj provide more room for the library, the
1 g Gators of MM appropriated 5U.6M to
o ( xpended In tearing down the gallery
and substltKgng for rV a floor extending
fr n the front doors entirely across the
s uihern wall To build the floor some
hdnges wtn have to be made in the neigh
-"hood of the speaker's platform, and the
1 1 1 of ThemV. which is placed directly
" the speaker's chair, te in line for de-
ruction. The now upper room thus cre-
ly' will relieve the crowded llbrarv.
The dlmtuslnns of the present library
- -m are Waft feet, and those of the
2 -'posed room WxK feet. The library
m is now overweighted. When the
1 ks and cases email be removed to the
w room. It win be divided Into ham
" for the Justices of the supreme court
r-i1 ommttte rooms, that te. If the an
- nation wW that far The only
mmlttM losast two in number that the
t r.ntaf res have now. are located In
V nsement and are reached by a stalr
wa from the hatroom of the halt
AIMMtBSSBD THB CGWICTS.
rrofosr JtmoK, of Snlcm,vTalUcd of
the Philippine People.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. IS. oWom has a
pub ic speaker had a more attentive
aud'i noe than had Professor Q. W. Jonos
vetiTia, when he addreocod 9M prls
umm at the Oregon penitentiary. At the
p rlKing of a gong the cell doors were
opt ned and the convicts filed Into the
chape each carrying a stool, whtoh he
placed in proper position and occupied
during the services From the time the
prisoners were seated until they arose
to 0 back to their cells, there was not
heard the shuffling of a foot nor the
scraping of a stool.
The service bepan with the staging of
Jupt Before the Battle. Mother," by two
corn-lots Professor Jones, an Oregon
olurteer who served with company K In
iu Philippine, was then introduced. He
said in beginning that it had not been
hS intention to make any reference to
the field experience of the Oregon vol
unteers, but tbe song Just rendered re
in tided hhn forcibly of an Incident at
Malabon The Kansas troops had been
holding entrenchments facing the rebels
and a charge was to be made the next
d As the odtoers of the Kansas
troops were of the opinion that their
men ware not equal to the task, the
Oregon regiment was assigned to this
dut. and the transfer of troops was made
in the night. As the Oregon soldiers
marched oulethr to the front, where at
da break ry would undertake to drive
the Fttlpii from thotr fortincatioas,
they peas'-v a church, la which the ehoir
was singing "Just Before the Battle.
Hot The solemn tones of th-s ap-
propriate hymn sent a thrill through the
frame of every soldier and turned his
thoughts to the fearful possibilities of
the morrow. The outcome of the neit
day's battle was such, that the hearing
of this sacred tune could not but brine
vlvldiy to mind the quiet preparations for
the fight at Malabon.
The address by Professor Jones was a
description of Manila and the manners
and customs of the people. In concluding,
he gave a description of the agricultural
system, and said that with the intro
duction of American Ideas and American
inventions, the Philippines will develop
rapidly and will prove a source of great
wealth to the United States.
Capital City Aotes.
At the Unity church this evening, spe
cial services were held in celebration of
the 39th anniversary of the founding of
the order of Knights of Pythias. The,
members of the local lodges of Knights
and Rathbone Sisters attended In a body.
Rev. W. E. Copeland, past grand chan
cellor, delivered an address.
Allen Edwards was today brought to the
penitentiary from Wasco county. He will
serve one year under a conviction for ob
taining money under false pretenses.
There are now 318 prisoners at the penitentiary.
TWO BROUGHT HOME FOR BURIAL.
Taylor Boys, Who Died in Military
Service In the Philippines.
ASHLAND. Or., Feb. 18. The body of
Jay E. Taylor, a member of company B,
Second Oregon volunteers, who died in
the hospital at Manila April 20, 1899, aged
lngs train from San Francisco. A large
ooncourse of c&tlzens, company D, of the
Oregon National Guard, and General
Wheaton post, Spanish-American war vet
erans, met the body at the train and es
corted it to the home of the parents
of the dead soldier, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Taylor. The funeral, which will take
place Tuesday, wlH be a military and
public one.
The remains of Hayes B. Taylor, of com
pany L, Second Oregon, volunteers, who
was killed In the battle of Malabon, were
on the same train, going to the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Tay
lor, In Jacksonville. The arrangement
have not yet been perfected for the in
terment. Private CooJk Bnrled at Junction City.
JUNCTION CITY, Or., Feb. 18. The
body of W. M. Cook, of the Oregon vol
unteers, who was killed at the battle of
Malabon March 25, 1S99, arrived Friday
morning and was burled today. The fu
neral was conducted In an Impressive
manner by separate company C, Oregon
National Guard, of Eugene, assisted by
the Woman's Relief Corps, which also
served a delicious breakfast for the boys
upon their arrival. There was a largo
attendance. The company returned to
Eugene on the afternoon train to con
duct the funeral of Bert B. Chandler,
who was killed in the same battle.
EXPERIMENT FARMER APPOINTED.
Government "Will Supply Seeds and
Desirable Plants to Lake County.
LAKEVIEW. Or., Feb. 14. C. S. Morris,
a rancher living 15 miles a little west of
south from Lakeview, in the richest part
of Goose Lake valley, has "been notified
by the secretary of the interior that his
name has been entered by request of
Congressman Tongue as "experiment
farmer" ior the government In Lake
county. Mr. Morris had offered to donate
five acres of ground for experiment pur
poses In grasses, and a petition had been
signed by the leading citizens here to
Congressman Tongue stating that fact
and asking for gross seeds and cuttings
and. plants. Along with the appointment
by the secretary of the Interior comes the
statement that all kinds of seeds and
plants will be forwarded at once, naming
many varieltes not suggested in the peti
tion. Mr. Morris says that he and his
neighbors will experiment extensively:.
that he will furnish land to plant all seeds
he can obtain, and -that they will culti
vate them and give the matter a fair
test.
The roads have all dried off, and the
malls are on fairly ood time.
RICH STRIKE NEAR ELK GTTr.
Lamcrcaux Ledge Is a Phenomenal
Discovery.
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho, Feb. 15. Reli
able mining men who have seen the fam
ous strike made by Mr. Lamereaux, near
Elk City, say that the Lamereaux ledge
lies underneath about six feet of wash,
and is 12 to 14 inches' wide. Some of
the ore seems to be phenomenally rich.
The rich channel Is only about six feet
long. Two hundred feet from this channel
the ore will not run over $15 or $20 to the
ton. It Is what the mining men call a
chimney. The quartz Is Arm and In place,
thus differing from most of the rich dis
coveries that "have been made from time
to time, and would seem to Indicate that
it will probably extend down to a con
siderable depth. The find Is evidently one
of great Importance as compared with
other discoveries In this section, such as
the, Buffalo Hump, Dewey, etc
, VAN B. DELASHMUTT.
STRIKE ON SICILY CREEK.
Ore Runs $20 to 50 to the TonDe
veloping: AVcatherby-Bonnnxa.
BAKER CITY, Feb. 18. Another rich
strike Is reported here today. A 20-foot
ledge of ore assaying $20 to $50 per ton
was cut on the Essex mine, on Sicily
creek, 30 miles south of Baker City.
Machinery is on the way from Portland
for the Weatberby-Bonanza mine. Ar
rangements are being made for deep sink
ing on this ledge. Other mines are push
ing operations In tn!s camp, which will
be an active one this summer.
Oregon Notes.
A condensed milk factory Is under con
sideration for Hlllsboro.
The Klamath Falls Itepublican says
there were 1300 visitors to Crater lake
last year.
The Eugene Water Company has been
reorganized, five of the old stockholders
selllrs 220 shares to four new men for
$22,000.
A Baker City minister estimates the
church membership of that town at 14C0,
with 800 pupils enrolled in the Sunday
schools.
The Dalles business men will take up
the project of establishing a fruit and
vegetable cannery there when the scour
ing mill project shall be off their hands.
An effort Is being made to construct a
teleDhonc line from Tillamook to North
Yamhill by way of the toll road. It
would cost, it Is estimated, abou $2500.
Allen Edwards pleaded guilty to the
charge of obtaining money by false pre
tenses at The Dalles, and was sentenced
to the penitentiary for one year. He ob
tained $2 at the Umatilla house bar on a
fraudulent check.
Sheepmen of Enterprise are Tefuslng.$5
& head by the band for good ewes, says
the Pendleton Tribune. One man refused
$S SB for spring lambs, and another paid
$6 S9 for 50 head of first-class sheep. Goats
sell for $6 a head.
At a public meetlns In Klamath Falls
the proposition to donate $159,000 worth
of land to the Oregon Midland railroad.
which proposed to build to that town,
were accepted, and committees wore ap
pointed to arrange the matter.
It is reported by a gentleman resid
ing in Ashland that Instead of rebuild
ing the woolen mill at that place it Is
likely the company will build a woolen
raM at Klamath Falls, says the Klam
ath FaKs Republican. It Is argued that
such a mill here would, on account of
the long and mountainous road Inter
vening, be far easier of access for the
weelsrrowers of Klamath and Lake coun
ties, from which counties the Ashland
I mill derived its main supply.
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY
PART OP STOLEJT PROPERTY T"OTJXU
BURIED IN GROUND.
Two Stores in Junction City Were j
Plundered Some Time Ago Other
Developments Expected.
JUNCTION CITY. Or.. Feb. IS. Through
some clever detective work. Enoch Nott
was arrested here today by Constable Mil
ler, charged with the burglary committed
some time ago In the stores of Pollock &
Warner and C. F. Hulbert. They recov
ered a portion of the stolen property.
which he had buried south of town. Other
developments are expected. A hearing will
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Goes to a. Boston Han. oners gave their names as John. Wheeler, . lows:
SEATTLE, Feb. 18. Captain Hooper, of salesman, aged 22; James Lee, glass- "Labor organizes; capital organizes.
Pijpfv If ' "" jfl
the United States -revenue cutter service,
today accepted the "bid of E. Coffin, of
Boston, $16,600, for the revenue cutter
Corwln, ordered sold by the department...
There were 16 bids. The highest was
by a Washington firm, but as there was
a hitch in it, the vessel was given to
Coffin, who was the second highest
The Perry arrived here tonight and will
remove, the Corwin's armament tomor
row. Coffin Is engaged In whaling In
Arctic waters, but It Is believed the Cor
wln will be put on tbe Cape Nome run
from this city.
Thorough Fumigation of 'Ship.
ASTORIA, Feb. 18. The Britl&h bark
Klnfauns is being thoroughly fumigated
"by the quarantine authorities today, and
will probably be released tomorrow. The
vessel m had no sickness on board, but,
coming from a plague-infected pqrt, she
Is being disinfected as a precaution against
the possible introduction of the disease
hero.
Judge McBrlde will convene the regular
February term of the circuit court In this
city tpmorrow. There are 126 civil cases
on the docket, but only two of a criminal
nature.
Big Guns Are Uninjured.
SEATTLE. Feb. IS. Major F. W. Hess,
Inspector of artillery for the department
of the Pacific, arrived tonight en route to
Fort Flagler, where he will make an inspection-
of the new armament recently
placed there. He says none of the large
guns was injured in mounting, as re
ported. While on the beach awaiting
mounting, a fire started in the timbers on
which they were resting, which caused
the packing to run from the seams. This
is easily replaced, and the guns, accord
ing to his report, are uninjured.
Mrs, W H. Downing Dead.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 18. Mrs. Delia Down
ing, wife of W. H. Downing, died at her
home near Whlteaker yesterday, of bron
chitis. The deceased was 35 years old,
and left a husband and one child. The
funeral will be held from the Christian
church In this city tomorrow morning.
Columbia County Democrats.
ST. HELENS, Or., Feb. 18. The demo
cratic county central committee met here
yesterday and callled their county con
vention for the selection of delegates to
the state convention to meet in St.
Helens, April 7. The primaries are to be
he.ld March 3L
Washington Notes.
Spokane wheelmen have organized an
association, admitting -without dues every
bicycle rider who lias a license tag.
The Weyerhausor syndicate will this
year pay taxes on 1,550 acres of timber
land in Chehalis county. The 1S99 tax
amounts to $17,086 42.
Citizens of Goldendale have ordered 10
pair Of Mongolian pheasants, and will
endeavor to have that desirable game bird
well established in Klickitat county this
year.
Mrs. Bertha Lambert, tried In superior
court at Colfax and found guilty of as-
sault on T. H. Wilson, a schoolteacher at
Winona, was fined 135 and costs, the
whole amounting to about $100.
In the Olympte. high school, a teacher
was explaining the principle on which a
steam radiator worked, and just as he
reached the point of telling how explo
sions may occur the radiator In the room
exploded. No one was Injured.
Mrs. Horatio Holland, of Spokane, sued
for divorce and petitioned for alimony.
In Holland's answer, asking to be ex
cused from paying alimony "because he
can no more than support himself, he
says: "The last the defendant knew of
the plaintiff she was then working in .
I dance hall, earning good wages, and we.l
j able to care and provide for herself. She j
1 is a strong, hearty and able-bodied
, woman, capable of providing for her own
j livelihood. 'She did so before defendant i
I married her and has done so since."
1 In reply to Interrogatories propounded j
hy Helen M. Peyton, who Is suing him '
for divorce and alimony. Colonel I. N,
Peyton, of Spokane, admits that he
changed his name to Griffith H. Morgan
some time In the year 1879. He admits
i that he was a notary public under th!s
name and was also a Justice of the peace.
After an exciting attacK, In which an
open battle was narrowly avoided, four .
thoroughly bad men, known to be bur
glars and believed to be counterfeiters,
were captured Friday morning In Spo
kane. In their room they bad a m's
cellaneous lot of plunder, Including two
revolvers, a Jimmy and a belt of ear-
,j, '-m-r, , i,.,t
uus. .t. uiUll. iuil.lu,
in the
I table drawer was a counterfeit half Sol- j
OREGON HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES.
blower, aged 28: John Wilson, blacksmith,
aged 27, and Martin White, florist, aced
18.
GOING BACK TO ALASKA.
Captain Ahercromhle Speaks of the
Improvements in View.
SEATTLE, Feb. 18. Captain W. R.
Abercromble, head of the government ex
ploration party, which last season did
much work Jn the Copper river country
and began opening up a military road from
Port Valdes to Fort Egbert on the Yukon,
arrived In the city today, en route north
to continue his work. It Is the purpose
of the government, he says, to construct
2400 miles of telegraph line In Alaska, and
complete the military road. He returns
this year with Increased responsibilities.
The road, he says, will be completed dur
ing this season from its present terminus,
80 miles inland to Tanana, about two
thirds of the distance to the Yukon. The
telegraph line will be built from Port
Valdes along the road to Fort Egbert and
thenpe dawn the Yukon to St. Michael.
Among other northern improvements, he
says, a large government wharf at Valdes
has beeri decided upon.
An Eastern syndicate, headed by Henry
Vlllard, he says, is now having surveys
made along- the general course of the mili
tary road with a view to building a line.
He will leave here February 26, taking
with him a corps of engineers. In May j
a company of troops will follow.
Most Pilgrims Visit New Diggings.
VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 18. The steamer
Tees arrived this morning from Skag
way. She brings news that most of those
who started from Dawson for Nome are
making a detour to the recently discov
ered diggings on the Koyukuk.
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Cremation of the Human Body.
PORTLAND, Feb. 18. (To the Editor.)
Referring to the editorial In today's (Sun
day) paper, one may be permitted to ask
if you have considered the subject in all
Its bearings. Would not the Incinerating
of dead bodies leave other loopholes of
escape to the murderer? Indeed, the crim
inal has too many avenues of escape now.
"It IS not so very long ago that a Dr.
Buchanan Tas executed in New York for
the poisoning of his wife, and of recent
occurrence is the execution of Rev. Mr.
Morrison, in Texas, for the crime of pois
oning his wife. If the bodies of these
n h h..n ormatpfl trnil it hnvo
been possible to convict either of their i the seneral s'tuation thoroughly. Today's
murderers? If conscience was not so gen- convention was merely advisory. The
erally deadened, heinous crimes thought minor podges will act on Its recommenda
llghtly of (a sad commentary upon our civ- uonJ-
illzatlon), then one may refrain from rais
ing serious objection to the custom of In
cineration. A READER.
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Fears of Marine Disaster.
ST. JOHN'S, N. B., Feb. IS. Early this
morning the storm which has been re-
' ported along the coast reached St. John's.
so far no marine aisasiers nave Deen re-
ported, but fears are entertained for the
safety of the ship Lennie Jdurnii, wnich
on oaiuraay was aiuruuieu uu. jrnur la-
i land, full of water. A tug that left here.
on Friday to tow her up has not been
heard of since.
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Chnrch Deht Paid Off.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. IS. Weslev
church, the largest Methodist church in
the city and the handsomest house of
worship in the Northwest, was freed from
debt today, when, at the morning ses
sion, In response to the urglngs of the
pastor, Rev. James S. Montgomery, the
congregation contributed In 90 minutes
S23.CG0, enough to wipe out the indebted
ness and leave a rainy day fund.
OF LABOR ANO CAPITAL
BOTH ORGANIZE, BUT CAPITAL OX
MORE GIGANTIC SCALE!
Ethical Br.sis of Industrial Organiza
tion Was Considered ly a Meet
ing in Cooper Union.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Cooper Union
was filled tonight with an audience gath-
ered to hear a discussion on the ethical
basl9 of industrial organlzaton, under the
auspices of the People's Institute. Pro
fessor Charles Sprague Smith presided.
Edwin Markham was Introduced and
read one of his poems, entitled, "The
End of the Century."
Professor Smith read a letter from Dr.
Capital is organizing faster and further
than labor. Unless labor can organize
on the same gigantic scale, it will be
more at the mercy of capital than ever.
Hosts of men will be thrown out of em
ployment. The market belr.'g in the con
trol of a few hands, prices can be forced
up. Taxation beyond the dream of the
past can be laid by private hands upon
the whole community, the entire nation.
The enormous power of aggregated capital
can debauch and corrupt our city coun
cils, our legislatures, our congress.
"Regulation and control must be as
sumed by the state and pushed forward
as faat and as far as needful. The end
of that control Is not to break down the
high organization of capital, but to safe
guard it from Its own greed and rapacity;
to humanize It, and to naturalize It and
ultimately to socialize It. The ultimate
outcome of the trust seems to me what
13 practical in the dream of socialism."
CUBAN IiAHORERS PROTEST.
Less Liberty Under American Than
Under Spanish Rnle.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-SantIago Igleslas
and Edward Conde, delegates from the
Puerto RIcan labor organizations, were at
the meatlng of the Central Federation
Union today. They declared that the
'worklngmen were given less liberty to or
ganize under the military rule of Governor-General
Davis than under Spanish
J rul General Davis, they said, recently
suppressed a series of strikes for higher
wages by threatening punishment.
Joseph Barondess, of the Brotherhood of
Tailors, denounced President McKinley,
saying:
"What will we do about It? Pass a reso
lution asking McKinley to do right? As
well ask the devil."
Resolutions were adopted requesting the
officers of the national labor organiza
tions to ask President McKinley to grant
all rights of American citizenship to the
Puerto RIoans.
10 Per Cent Wnjre Advance Asked.
ALTOONA, Pa., Feb. 18. Two hundred
delegates, from all parts of the Pennsylva
nia railroad system between St Louis and
New York, represent.ng the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, met in secret
convention here today. Chief P. M.
Arthur presided. A general Increase of
10 per cent in wages was finally recom
monded to be acted upon by the subordi
nate lodges. In an Interview, Chief Arthur
said:
"I cannot explain the exact nature of our
I "business today, further than we discussed
Crime to Send Liquor to Onr Islands.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 18. At a meeting to
night of the East End Civic League, under
the auspices of the National Reform Bu
reau, of Washngton, D. C, resolutions
were adopted condemning aa a crime
nrainst r''iltzatinn
the exportation of
J American whisky and beer to our newly
acquired territories, and it was decided
to petition congress to re-enact the anti-
j canteen law.
Shatter on the Philippines.
BUFFALO, Feb. 18. General William R.
Shatter was at Fort Porter today while
returning to San Francisco. Interviewed
on the Philippine situation, he said:
"I regard the Insurrection as broken
So far as the Tagalos are concerned, the
Insurrection la ended. As to what may
occur among the other tribes of people
over there, I cannot say."
"How long will a garrison be necessary
in the Philippines?" was asked.
"Forever," he replied. "And by forever
I mean during your lifetime and mine
Troops must be there for years to come
We have garrisons in this country, and
certainly garrisons will be needed there.
General Shatter wlH leave, for. San Fran
cisco tomorrow.
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OUR COURSE IN CUBA.
Americans Should Help, Not Hinder,
the Regeneration of Cubans.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. K. (To the Editor.)
I observe in your issue of the 7th met.
a communication from. W. A. Daly, of
Salom, wherein he disousses the merits'
n the South African and Cuban wars.
Hs symrathy for Spain in the Cuban con
test is evident, and for reasons not far
to seek. He .says: "Perhaps the Cubans
.vera right, but notwithstanding the Span
iards are gone, they (the Cubans) are not
yet free nor independent." Does not Mr.
Datv know, as an educated and thought
ful man, that tne reclaiming, education and
general intellectual and moral reconstruc
ts l cf a nation or people, is an under
t.il in? whlci is exceedingly slow of ac
complishment Is his implied criticism
csM.oid? Whv, Ju.t of think of it! The
r'an for a woild's redemption was laid
out. thousand of years ago, by the same
hand that is guiding the destiny of our
country In its noble work now In Cuba,
and Mr. Daly and his co-workers have
had their shoulders to the wheel, working
with might and main in the furtherance
of Christ and Christian religion ever since.
and In all these 20 centuries the glad
tidings of salvation have not to this day
encompassed- half the world. Mr. Daly,
In view of these facts, should be con-
aistent enough to resign; his position as a
religious teacher, or be more candid and
just In his efforts at criticism.
Does Mr. Dally mean to impeach our
nation's honor when he says "the Cubans
are not yet free nor Independent"? Let
me say to this would-be critic of our na
tion's conduct that wherever life or limb
of the human family was In danger from
n-u or flood, pestilence or famine, the
United States has stood as an angel of
mercy to relieve their suffering and min
ister to their wants; but If, as Mr. Daly
says, Cubans are not free nor independent.
the honor of the United States is pledged,
and will 'be redeemed, notwithstanding this
ungwerous construction put upon her
actions by one who Is protected by her
flag without being able to appreciate the
blessings he enjoys. We are fast putting
the affairs of state in a condition that
the Cubans can be entrusted with them.
We have already transplanted our free
institutions and have as complete a sani
tary condition as could be accomplished
in so short a time. It Is very hard to
bring a semlbarbarlc people under the laws
and constraints of a civilized nation in
12 months. There Is a law governing, a
time and a process for everything, and
the United Stales cannot be expected to.
plot: uo the world, or any portion of it,"
and in a IwcUemonth wholly redeem It,
and eri Urate the wrongs that have been,
heaped upon the people by a mother
country steeKii in the sin of the ages,
kepin them ir Ignorance, making them
supe stitious, and a "bigoted set of Ingrates
that would today turn upon their de
liverers fn an instant should the oppor
tunity present Itself, and are only urged
on' to undo our work by the slurs and
baso insinuations which breed discontent
and disloyalty, by those who are enjoy
ing the liberty and the civilization we are
trying toglve the Cubans'; and It seems
the more strange that our plan and ef
forts toward building up and elevating
these Cubans should be retarded, rather
than assisted, by one who Is supposed to be
a teacher In Israel, a follower of his Mas
ter, one who has entered the sanctuary,
and filled with the divine spirit. They
have been so misgoverned and kept in
the dark, so often deceived by Spain; that
they cannot conceive that we mean any
thing else than to take an unjust ad
vantage of them, and this Is the mischief
that we have to contend with now, which
makes It all the harder and longer to In
struct them in the ways of. honesty and
fair dealing and civilization, that they
may be intrusted with their Independence.
The a"bove quoted remarks of Mr. Daly's
should be resented by every true Ameri
can citizen, for every thoughtful man
knows that our nation stands today th$
modern Cyrus among the nat'ong, the de
liverer of the oppressed, and the standard
bearer of liberty whose light from the
torch of her civilization shines far out
o'er the world. That beautiful. Idealistic
form and rules of government, that a few
of our brethren long for, who are too
good for this wicked, wicked world, could
never be carried further, nor applied to
the cold facts and conditions of the world
as we find It today, than In the Imaginings
of the fertile brains of those who have
never put a shoulder to the admin'stration
of public affairs. J. G. H.
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Plaint of the Gored Ox.
New Orleans Picayune, dem.
By no process of reasoning can Presi
dent McKinley and his advisers find an
excuse for the destruction of the sugar
and tobacco interests of this country for
the benefit of the people of Puerto Rico.
The entire population of Puerto Rico Is
less than a million souls, and It is not a
very high-class population at that. The
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Americans fw a mongrel population of
less than a mUtton having nothing in
common with uav sot even friendly sen
timents. s
Free Trnde With Puerto Kieo.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The interviews and protests recently
given out at Washington were such as
to inspire the Impisswlon that there waa
widespread revolt against tbe bestowal
o free trade on Puerto Rico. Yet. when
the committee on ways and means cams
to measure tne magnitude of tbe oppo
sition. It was found that but a single pe
tition had been filed against bringing the
land under the tariff laws of the United
States. That solitary manifestation of
alarm at Puerto Rtcan competition came
from a eeianiunity of tobacco-growers in
the Connecticut valley.
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College Destroyed hy Fire.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. ML-The St.
Charles college, at Grand Comau, to
gether, with a large and valuable library,
waa destroyed by fire today; loss, 9MG6.
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