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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1900. IN THE SEVERAL COURTS XOX-SUIT IX CASE AGAIXST SAILOR. BOARDING-HOUSE KEEPERS. Seaman Testified That He Signed Shipping Articles Voluntarily Be-.. fore the British Consul. A non-suit was granted by Judge Fra zer yesterday in the $10,000 damage action of Otto Ranft, a sailor, against Larry M. Sullivan, John F. Grant. Richard J. Mc Carron, partners as Sullivan, Grant Bros. &. McCarron, John P. Betts and K. Guth rie, master of the British ship MaeMIllan. Ranft In his complaint set up that he was compelled to ship on the vessel in January, 1E9S, and was sent to sea with out a proper outfit, did not get his ad vance money, contracted scurvy on the Voyage, and he sought to recover on ac count of his alleged false imprisonment. The defense was made by the sailor boarding-house keepers Sullivan, Grant Bros. & McCarron, represented by Henry E. McGinn, as counsel, the ship Mae MIllan and her captain not being in port. The court found that the plaintiff was not falsely imprisoned upon or forced to go aboard the ship, but that he voluntarily signed the articles; that the ship was de layed on the voyage, which caused blm to undergo hardships and inconveniences, but that the defendants could not con template what might happen in that re gard, and that he had no case against them. Ranft was the first witness. He testi fied that he is 20 years old and a native of Germany. He stopped at the boarding-house of the defendants, and first agreed to ship on the MacMillan, but subsequently refused to go, and left the place. Afterwards he returned and talked about it, and Sullivan took him aside and offered him ?50 advance money and $30 per month. When he went to the office of British Consul Laidlaw to sign the ar ticles, he stated that he ascertained that the advance money was only $40 and the wages $25 per month, but he concluded to sign anyway, and did so. He went alone into the consul's office. The rest of the evidence of the plaintiff related to the vovage. He said he was wet frequently and suffered with toothache. The ship was delayed two months by stormy weather, and for quite awhile the crew were on short rations and were short of water, and his health suffered in con sequence. He further stated that he was not furnished with tobacco, which he was accustomed to use, and this occasioned him much privation and discomfort. The plaintiff's attorneys, O'Neill & Thompson and C. M. Idleman, made the point that Ranft relied on getting ad vance money alluded to "before he left, and because he did not get it he had to go away minus many articles which he would otherwise have procured, and the sufferings he underwent were chargeable to this fact and was a part of the case against the defendants. The defendants were not charged with having obtained this money, but they prevented Ranft from getting it. James Laidlaw. the British Consul, tes tified that Ranft voluntarily signed the shipping articles, and that sailor boarding house men were not permitted to come into his office with seamen when the lat ter signed articles. Other witnesses ex amined were A. W. Shearer, A. H. Maeg ley and F. J. Patterson. Sir. McGinn contended, in his argument for a non-suit, that the only Issue was whether Ranft was compelled against his will to ship and become a member of the crow. This was not shown by the testi mony, as the plaintiff admitted that he signed the contract voluntarily, and a complaint he had previously filed in the Justice Court proved he was a volun tary member of the crew, and there was also the evidence of Mr. Laidlaw. There had been no false imprisonment, which was the only cause of action alleged In the complaint. Judge Frazer, in passing upon the case, discussed the facts fully, and said he had sympathy for sailors who were Ill-treated, but this case was not to be decided on sympathy, but on law and evidence He was satisfied from the evidence that Ranft went voluntarily on the voyage There was no one in Consul Laldlaw's office when Ranft signed the articles. Sul livan was not there, but It was stated that Belts may have been. Ranft knew he was to receive only $25 per month, and he was satisfied. They gave him a kit, which he said was not as much as it might have been. The boy may have had a hard time, but It resulted principally from the delay on the voyage, for which ' the defendants were not responsible. The court said that only one side of the ad vance money question had been presented, the defendants not having offered any evidence on that point, and that they could perhaps explain it satisfactorily if they did. However, the suit was not brought to recover that money, but for false imprisonment, which had not been established. The trial was before the court without a jury. Ranft was an in telligent witness, and appeared to be in the best of health. Suit Over a Hotel. The suit of Emily J. Schneider against her stepmother, Anna Danner, for pos session of the Chicago Hotel, on East Washington street, was decided by a Jury yesterday in favor of the plaintiff by in structions of Judge Sears, before whom the case-was tried. The plaintiff was also allowed 100 to cover the rental value of the property since the action has been pending, a period of some months. Last Summer. Mrs. Danner sued her for mer husband, Jacob Danner, to obtain a reconveyance of the legal title to the property, alleging that he obtained an ab solute dec1 of it from her by fraud and misrepresentations. Mrs. Schneider was also a defendant to that suit, as she now holds the title to the property which sho secured from her father. Judge Clcland, after a full hearing, decided that case against Mrs. Danner, and the present suit to eject Mrs. Danner followed. Mrs. Danner for a long time held the title to the property. Nine years ago she obtained a divorce from Jacob, but he still remained at the place afterwards. She conducted the hotel, and the children of Danner. by his first wife, and the children of the second marriage all lived together in harmony. Danner and his for mer wife sometimes quarreled, and also enjoyed periods of confidence and friend ship, so much so that they once agreed to remarry, but did not do so. On ac count of threatened litigation by Mrs. Schneider for wages alleged due. Mrs. Danner transferred the hotel to Danner. He also asserted that it was in settlement of a note previously executed to him by Mrs. Danner, and he and his daughter have managed to hold the place. Probate Court. The final account of Charles H. Payne, administrator of the estate of Kit C. Payne, deceased, was filed. The estate was inventoried at $3550. and also shares of mining stock, on which no valuation was placed. The heirs are brothers and sis ters. William M. Ladd, executor of the will of Hannah M. Smith, deceased, filed a petition for the sale of the real property compris ing numerous acreage tracts, lots in Fair view and Fernwood and City of Portland property. The legatees include relatives, various Presbyterian charities and mis sions, the Library Association, First Pres byterian Church. Young Men's Christian Association, Woman's Union, the Home, Refuge Home and Baby Home. The final account of H. Wolf, executor of the will of Richard Gerdes, deceased, wag filed and approved. The receipts were $5543, and the disbursements $5547. The executor waived all fees except $50. The inventory of th estate of Jacob Blum, deceased, was filed. The property Is valued at $22.6S6. The objections to the final account of the adminstrator of the estate of-JDanlel Lower, deceased, were all overruled by consent, except the attorney's fee, which was reduced from $125 to $100. In this es tate escheat proceedings are pending. Special Panel of Jaron, The following named persons have been drawn as a special panel to fill the reg ular panel of Jurors in the State Circuit Court in the place of jurors excused: James H. Douglas, farmer, Troutdale. A. M. Brown, clerk, Portland. Isaac S. Thomas, grocer, Portland. F. S. Dunning, undertaker, Portland. S. D. White, watchman, Portland. Thomas Callahan, steamboatman. Fort land. P. J. Cronln, harness-dealer, Portland. F. G. Urfer, grocer, Portland. N. S. Spinney, clerk, Portland. William Kerron, farmer, 235 East Fif teenth street north. Felix Gilbert, farmer, Palestine. Michael O'Donnell, capitalist, Portland. J. W. Beakey, steward, Portland. J. R. Brlgham, real estate, Portland. Enos Swan, hotel-keeper, Portland. P. H. Schulderman, stableman, Port land. Michael Dougherty, capitalist, Portland. A full Jury panel is required because the trial calendar has been filled, and three courts will bo engaged every day with jury trials for the next 30 days. The Criminal Court. Judgo George yesterday overruled the demurrer to the indictment in tho case of A. P. Morse, charged with perjury in swearing falsely at the trial of Frank E. McDardeL The allegation is that Morse told at. the trial he heard McDaniel come home on the night the murder was sup posed to have been committed, and that ho previously testified that he did not hear him enter the house. The demurrer covered many grounds, but the court held that the indictment was good and suf ficiently apprised the defendant of the charge ho is expected to meet. The time of trial has not yet been fixed. Two Chinese lottery keepers, Tee Kee and Kong Chong, were tried and convict ed in the Criminal Court yesterday. The trials were separate, and the Jury was out but a short time in each case. The cases were prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Giltner, and the evidence was furnished by the. police. Judge George has not yet pronounced sentences. Argued and Submitted. Tho case of Allen &. Lewis vs. the O. R. & N. Co., and the Oregon Short Line Rail way, was argued before Judege Bellinger In tho United States Court yesterday, and submitted on a petition of the Oregon Short Line Railway Company to withdraw appearance, and also motion of plaintiff to correct the record of the court in the case. The Oregon Short Line having en tered an appearance In the case, now wishes to withdraw it, Zera Snow, coun sel for defendant, arguing that the line of the O. S. L. Ry. Co. being outside of this district, the court had no jurisdiction in the case, as far as this defendant is concerned. L. B. Cox, counsel for plain tiff, contended that the court had power to grant the relief prayed for. The com plaint charges violation of the Interstate commerce law, and the object of the suit is to compel defendant not to dlscrimlnats against Portland merchants in Southern Idaho. To Correct a Deed. Catherine T. Clark, whose aunt, Mary Ahem, in April, 1S97, deeded her a large amount of property, was befor Judge Cleland yesterday as plaintiff in a suit to correct tho description to part of a block on Twenty-first street, between Davis and Everett, 15Sx200, containing four houses. .Mrs. Ahem was represented by her guardian, F. K. Arnold, and his at torney. There was no dispute as to the facts, and it is only a matter of getting the record straight. Mark O'Neill, attor ney for the plaintiff, showed the court tnat the mistake merely was that the de scription sought to be corrected does not run around the property. Counsel for Mr. Arnold admitted everything, and stated, among other things, that anyhow the will of Mrs. Ahern in the possession of her guardian, made some years ago, bequeaths everything to Catherine Clark. PERSONAL MENTION. H. F. Allen, of Newberg, Is at the Per kins. Rev. T. F. Stevens, of Corvallis, is at the Perkins. C M. Schoonmaker, of Boston, is at the Portland. Moses Burpee, of Houlton, Me., is regis tered at the Portland. J. Gavin and wife, of Denver, Colo., are registered at the Portland. Colonel W. E. Bush, of San Francisco, Is registered at the Portland. Edgar J. Diven, prominent merchant of New York, Is registered at the Perkins. H. L. Boardman, president of theKMc Minnvlllo College, is registered at the Per kins. W. J. Furnish, cashier of the First Na tional Bank. Pendleton, is registered at the Imperial. H. B. Miller, of Eugene, recently ap pointed Consul to a Chinese port, Is regis tered at the Imperial. Dr. C. A. Macrum returned to the city yesterday, after a short absence, and is again at tho Portland. E. A. Seeley, formerly of the White Collar Line, has returned from Bennett, Alaska, and is staying at the Imperial. E. B. Marvin, of the firm of E. B. Mar vin & Co., merchants, of Victoria, B. C, and wife are registered at the Portland. W. H. Wehrung, of Hillsboro, is at the Perkins. Mr. Wehrunsr Is to be presiding officer of the farmers' convention to be held today. F. S. Doernbecher, who Is building the large furniture factory on tho East Side, came to Portland j-esterday, and is regis tered at the Portland. C. A. Cornell and wife, of San Francisco, are at the Imperial. Mr. Cornell lived In Portland until a few years ago, when, he moved his business to San Francisco. Mrs. Gus Brown, of Seattle, and her niece, Miss Blanche Brown, of Georgia, visiting with Mrs. Rose Bernstein, will leave for San Francisco Sunday night. F. M. ZIber, of Warren, Idaho, is regis tered at the Imperial, where he will re main a few days, visiting Portland friends. Mr. ZIber lived in Portland many years ago, while his father was Interested In business here. WASHINGTON, March 6. Georgo Waters, of Seattle, is at the Ebbltt. An Eveninjr of Manic. The cantata, "Under the Palms," was given last evening at Trinity Methodist Church, East Tenth and East Grant streets, under the direction of II. H. Glass. It is a religions cantata, and went along smoothly. George A. Bu chanan was bass, William W. Spencer ten or. Miss Louise Schroeder soprano, Miss Martha Yokal alto: quartet Miss Diana VIggers, Miss Edna Collins, Walter Gill, A. V. Baxter: choir Mrs. E. A. Collins, Miss Belva Drain, Miss Lola Fishburn, so pranos; Miss Ida Glass, Miss Fannie Vig gers, altos; Millard Lee, tenor; George Claggett, Albert Bittper, bass; chorus Mrs. Anna H. Patton, Miss May Ahrens, Miss Roberta Wing, sopranos; Mrs. H. H. Glass. Mrs.1 Albert Blttner, MJ.es Ollie Henderson, altos; Bert Leach, tenor; George Linton, bass. There was also a school of 20 voices and an infant class of 10 voices. There was also orchestra ac companiment. "Under the Palms" is a beautiful cantata, and It Is no small un dertaking to marshal the voices necessary to carry the various parts, but In this in stance all worked faithfully to make the rendition a success through frequent re hearsals and instructions. a "Resolve slowly, act swiftly." Take Hood's Sarsaparllla and you will no: make any mistake. 1 Pianos Organs. Wiley B. Allen Co. FRUITGROWERS TO MEET ORCHARDISTS OF PACIFIC NORTH , WEST WILL EXCHANGE OFIXIOXS. An Assoclatlo'n Will Be Formed Grade Fruit and Endeavor to Control Prices. to Fruitgrowers from all over the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, Washington, Idaho. Western Montana and parts of British Colunfbla, began gathering in Port land yesterday to attend the fruitgrowers convention, which will meet in the Cham ber of Commerce today. It is thought that several hundred practical orchardlsts will be present, and that there will be full representations from every section of the Pacific Northwest. Over 500 invitations to growers were issued, and a large number of these have been accepted. Many coun ties in Oregon and Washington, and some in Idaho and Montana, have formally ap pointed delegates, but all practical fruit men are welcome. The appointment of delegates by some communities was only to Insure representation; other frultgrow- FOUR NEW OFFICERS OF THE O. N. G. 1. Flrnt Iicutennnt F. E. Edwards, Company n. 2. Second Lieutenant Harry J. Hayes, Company B. ers will also be in attendance from the same places. The Horticultural Commls sloners from the several districts in Wash ington and Oregon are expected to be pres ent. It is expected that the principal business to be transacted, after an association has been formed, will be the adoption of a system for the grading and the market ing of fruit. The Northwest has lost much money In recent years because of poor grading of fruit and lack of system in marketing. With the existing evils in these corrected, the profits in fruitgrowing would be largely increased. The preliminary arrrangements for this meeting were made 'by an Invitation com mittee composed of a score or more of fruitgrowers in the Pacific Northwest, and H. E. Dosch, Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. The meeting will be called to order at 10 o'clock this morning in the Assembly Hall, and will probably continue for two days. Recuced fares were granted over the rail roads leading Into Portland to those at tending the meeting. The Fanners' Conprrcsti. The Farmers' Congress will meet in the afternoon for the purpose of drafting a constitution and by-laws. This body will be formed of members of the Fruitgrow ers' Association, the Dairymen, the Wool growers, the Hopgrc A'ers and all other as sociations of men following agricultural pursuits, who will retain their separate organizations, while belonging to the gen eral body. POETRY OF THE BIBLE. Mrs. Altman's First Lectnre Scholar ly and Inspiring-. A very scholarly and delightful lecture on "The Song of Songs" opened Mrs. Alt man's series of six Lenten talks at the Selllng-HIrsch building yesterday after noon. As- the subject of the entire course is "The Poetical Books of the Bible," Mrs. Altman prefaced her lecture with a few remarks explanatory of Hebrew poet ry in general, which were listened to with profound attention. Her information had been culled from many sources Gesenlus, who in the early years of the 19th cen tury Inaugurated a new era in this branch of study; Bishop Lowth, Bishop Jebb. and Professor R. J. Moulton, of the University of Chicago, and was thus an epitome of all that modern literary research has giv en to the world. Epic poetry, she said, was never a national form of expression among the Israelites. Even dramatic poet ry was but vaguely attempted by them. Hebrew poetry is essentially personal, subjective, and hence may be classified as lyric and gnomic two forms that some times dove-tail into each other. Rhythm was always present, but no meter in the strict sense of the word. The couplet was especially popular with them, the second line either repeating or reinforcing the thought of the first line. There was also a strongly marked parallelism between two clauses of. approximately the same length, the second clause answering or completing the thought of the first There were three varieties of this .parallelism synonymous; antithetic, and synthetic, or constructive. These were explained in detail, and Illustrated by passages from the Old Testament, after which Mrs. Alt man dwelt at length upon the "Song of Songs," bringing out new features that her listeners had never before guessed, and explaining those that were familiar, till the whole beauty of the poem lay re vealed in all its wonderful richness and tender, poetic grace. It is pastoral, Idyllic, filled with pictur esque Imagery, gathered from the life of the shepherd and the flowery meads on which he feeds his flock. The poem was explained upon the theory which is Re garded most tenable by Professor Moul ton, viz., that it Is a dialogue between two lovers, a shepherd and his bride, a beautiful Shulammltlsh maiden, tho shep- herd being King Solomon, who ha3 won her love by assuming this disguise. These are seven idyls, separated by refrains. The first of these pictures tho wedding day in the royal palace, the procession of bridesmaids, the ceremony of lifting the brido across the threshold, the apologies of the bride for her country airs, and the confidences that follow between Solomon, and his wife. The second idyll consists of the bride's reminiscences of the court ship in the vineyards and fields. Next is described the day of betrothal when tho King visited her In royal state and formally Invited her to leave her rugged Lebanon forever to take up her abode with him In the court of Kings. Follow ing this comes the fourth idyll, which tells of a troubled dream, of the bride. In which she loses her lover and wanders forth to find him. The fifth song- is an impas sioned description of the bride, spoken by Solomon himself, and contains a refer ence to their first meeting in, the royal vineyards on Mount Lebanon. This is succeeded by an idyll in which the bride appeals to her husband to take her back to visit her simple pastoral home. And in the seventh and last song Solomon re sponds to her request. Together they Journey to the pleasant pasture lands, where their dream of Idyllic love is con tinued amid the same surroundings as when he had courted her In the guise of a 3. First Lieutenant D. T. Bulger, Company E. 4. Second Lieutenant Emlle Strupler, Company E. simple shepherd lover. This poem of pure conjugal love ends with the return to the royal palace. Mrs. Altman's second lecture will take place next Tuesday, at 3:30, the subject being "Lamentations." 3 DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real Eitnte Transfers. George H. Palethorp to Adella Pale thorp. W. lots 1, 2, 3, 4, block 15, Mt. Tabor Villa, subject to mort gage of $400; February 24 $ , 1 L. L. Hawkins, trustee, to Tho Ains worth National Bank, NW. 4 sec tion 15, SE. section 33. SW. M section 22, T. 1 N., R. 6 E.; July 7. 1S96 l L. L. Hawkins, trustee, to same, NW. 14 section 14. NW. section 23, T. 1 N., R. 6 E.; July 7, 1S06.... 1 Commonwealth Investment & Bank ing Co. to The Ainsworth National Bank,NW. block 49, Carter's Ad dition, Portland, except 50x100 feet; also lot 12. block 1; lots 2. 11. 12, block 2: lots 7. 13, block 4: lots 11. -14. block 5; lots 3, 6, 7, 8, block 6; lots 2, 3. block 7; lots 6, , block 8: lots 2, 3, 13. block 9; lots 9. 10, block 10: lot 4. block 11: lots 5, 12, 14. 16. block 13; lots 1, 11. 12, block 14; lot 7. block 15: lot 16, block 16; lots 6, 12, 13. block 17; lot 3. block 18; lot 2. block 19; lot 2. block 21; lot 13. block 22, Lincoln" Park; June 2, 1899 16,950 M. C. Dammeler to George A. and Harriet H. Beans, tract of land be ginning at lot 3, block 5, Buckman's Addition; December 26. 1893 25 Thomas C- Devlin to Jas. R. Morse. 20 feet of lot 6, and S. 21 feet of lot 7, block 4; Brush's Addition; February 20 1,000 Edward Rhorer and wife to Sarah A. Watson, lot 4, block 10, Ports mouth: March 3 1 H. A. Heppner et al. to George F. Benson. W. 4 of S. of lot 10, block 22, Alblna; March 5 1,000 Leila A. DIlz to E. A. Rullfson, lots 17. 18, 19. 20, block 4, Mans field; February 8 1 Adam Fleckenstein and wife to Geo. Fleckensteln. parcel land, Colum bia Slough: March 6 , 1 Georgo E. Quiggle to Adam Flecken steln and wife, lot 11, block 4, Scoffln's Addition: February 17.... 400 Buildlnfr Permit. Mrs. A. L. Davis, one and one-half story dwelling. Mead street, between First and Second: $1500. Plumbing: Inspector' "Work. The report of M. P. Fleming, plumbing Inspector, shows the following work done during the month of February, 1S00: New buildings inspected, 17; old buildings In spected with now fixtures, 43; cesspools connected, 5; sewers connected, 24; writ ten notices served, 11; special permits is sued, 0; total number of licensed plumbers, 40; reports of defective plumbing, 9; plumb ing remodeled on notice, 15; total number of visits for month. 417. Deatlis. . March 5 Leonard Fransen. aged 1 year 5 months, 735 Raleigh street; pneumonia. March 3 Llewellyn E. Thomas, aged 29 years, 1216 East Yamhill street; typhoid fever. March 4 Infant daughter of Jacob and Eliza Loslie, aged 1 day, 733 Corbett street; Inanition. March 3 Lucy Z. Stoddard, aged 53 years, Waverly Addition; Bright's dis ease. Contagions Disease. Hans Wahlberg. aged li years, 93 North Sixteenth street; scarletina. Birth. March 2-rGIrl. to the wife of S. J. Mc Connick, 266 Fourteenth street. a BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby In Cnttlnjr Teeth, B sure and use that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. Window's Soothing- Syrup, for children teething. It soothe the child, softens the cums, tll&ys &11 pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. B a Do. not purge or weaken the bowels, but act specially on the liver and bile. A per fect liver correcter. Carter's Little Liver Pills. WHAT STOCKMEN WAN! ACTION OF ASSOCIATION RESPECT ING LEASE OF RANGE. Proposition to Lease Said to Be Opposed liy the Corporations and the Capitalists. DENVER, Colo., March 3. Owing to the unnecessary excitement prevailing- in some sections over the action of the National Livestock Association at the third annual convention in Forth Worth, Tex., in re lation to tho leasing of the public lands of tho United States, the following official statement is made of said action for the information of the public The land-leasing question came up in the ehapo of the following resolution: "Resolved, That such of the public lands of the United States as are adapted for grazing, should be subject to lease by stockmen who are citizens, at a reasonaDlo rental and under such conditions as will tend to preserve the grasses from destruc tion and Improve the value of the grasses thereon." This resolution - was presented to the convention, and the following substitute was offered: "Resolved, That it is the sense of thla convention that the public lands of the United States adapted for grazing, shall not bo subject to lease." The subject went to debate on a motion to adopt the substitute. The discussion was full and complete, every opportunity being given the adherents of both sides of the question to discuss It freely. Those In favor of leasing and against the substitute argued that the time had come when the question must bo met. Attention was called to the bills pending In Congress, none of which were satisfactory to the stockmen, and none of which were in dorsed In any way. It was argued that Administration officers had called atten tion to the fact that under present condi tions, the grass on the ranges was rapidly disappearing; that it tcok twice as many acres to support an animal now a3 were required 10 years ago, and that unless some step was taken soon to Improve the condition of the range, the time was not far distant when nothing but desert would be left. Backed by this argument, cor poration influence was at work to secure tho passage of a law that would make the range subject to lease with practically no restrictions or safeguards for the pro tection of the small stockman and home steader. It was pointed out that the ar gument was largely In favor of a change from present conditions and that under proper restrictions, the leasing plan seemed to offer the most favorable oppor tunities for the small stockman. It was argued that should the convention simply decide against the proposition without ar gument, it would leavo tho field open to the unscrupulous to push their measure) and receive Administration support. It was urged that the better plan would be to declare In favor of leasing, appoint a committee to prepare a bill to meet the Ideas of the stockmen, and In the mean while take steps to head off all legislation until the proposed measure of the stock men could be agreed upon. Delegates representing sheep associa tions were almost unanimously opposed to making any change, and they argued In favor of the substitute resolution. They pointed out that much of the grazing lands In the country west of the Rockies was unfit for anything but sheep grazing, and as tho sheep men used both winter and summer range, they could not afford to pay rental upon the large areas they would need for their flocks. The sheep men alf o pointed out the danger that might come from speculators who would lease largo areas for the simple purpose of compelling the shoep mnn to pay them a profit on the Investment to secure grazing privileges. Some attempt was also made to show that the rights of the homesteader would become endangered, and that the corporation and capitalist would eventually prevail over the smaller stockman, and the range Industry pass into the hands of corporate capital. However, all sides agreed that the small stockman and home steader must be fully protected, so thla argument had little weight. How the Vote Stood. After much discussion, the debate was closed by a motion from Hon. J. C. Mac kay, of Utah, and one of the leaders of the anti-leaslng party, demanding the pre vious question, which carried, and the roll call waa had on the substitute resolution, resulting as follows: Ayes Custer County, Colorado, Cattle growers, 2; Utah Woolgrowers, 50; Cattlo Sanitary Board, New Mexico, 3; Fort Col lins, Colorado, Sheep Feeders, 11; Uintah Woolgrowers, Wyoming. 10; Grand and Eagle River Stockgrowers, Colorado, 5; Sheep and Woolgrowers' Association, Ida ho, SI; Black Range Association. New Mexico, 4; Western Nebraska Stockgrow ers, 3; Logan County, Colorado. Cattlo and Horso Association, 2; Gunnison Coun ty, Colorado, Stockgrowers, 1: Yuma Coun ty, Colorado, Cattle Growers, 2; Rio Grande Western Railway, 1; Sheep Sani tary Board, New Mexico, 3; Board Sheep Commissioners, Wyoming, 3; Pacific Northwest Woolgrowers. Oregon, 8; Fre mont County. Colorado, Cattle Growers, 2; Oneida Woolgrowers. Idaho, 7; Saguache County, Colorado, Woolgrowers, 3; South Omaha Livestock Exchange, 5: State and County delegates. 21 total. 227. Noes Colorado Cattle Growers. 10: South Omaha Livestock Exchange, 5: American Feeders and Breeders, Minnesota, 1; Lari mer County. Colorado. Stockgrowers, 5; Texas Cattlo Raiserrf Associations, 150; Arizona Sanitary Board, 3: Saguache Stockgrowers, Colorado. 2: Kern County Cattle Growers, California, 8; Western South Dakota Stockgrowers, 20: St. Joseph Livestock Exchange, 6: St. Joseph Stock Yards Company, 1; Southern Colorado Cattle Growers. 10: American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association, Missouri, 2; State Veterinary Board, Colorado, 3; American Short Horn Breeders' Associa tion, Illinois. 16; Roaring Fork and Eagle River Association, Colorado, 5: Cattle and Horso Association, District No. 9, Colo rado. 2; Elko County Cattlo Association. Nevada, 8; American Galloway Breeders Association, Missouri. 3: North Fork Val ley Cattle Growers, Colorado, 8: Park County Cattle Growers, Colorado, 2; San Luis Valley Cattlo and Horse Association, Colorado, 4: Kansas City Livestock Ex change, Mtaaourl, 14: Weld Countv Live stock Association, Colorado, 9; Western Nebraska Stockgrowers. 2; Cincinnati Union Stock Yards. .Ohio, 1: American Shropshire Association, Indiana, 6: Crystal River Railway Company, 1: National As sociation of Exhibitors of Livestock, New York. 1: Northern -Wyoming Woolgrowers, 1: Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, Ohio, 2: state and county delegates, 20; total, 330. Present and not voting South Omaha Stock Yards Company, Nebraska, 1; Kan sas City Stock Yards Companv. Missouri, 1: Denver, Colorado, Union Stock Yards Company, 1; Pueblo Union Stock Yards Company, Colorado. 1: Forth Worth Stock Yard3 Company, Texas. 1: Sioux City, Iown. Livestock Exchange. 2: Union Stock Yards Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1: Texas Livestock Association. 10: Chamber of Commerce. Denver.. Colorado, 5; Colorado Midland Railway Company, Colorado. 1; Colorado & Southern Railway Company, 1; Oregon Short Line Railway Company, 1; Chamber of Commerce. Cheyenne. Wyo ming, 3: Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railway Company, Omaha, 1: Cin cinnati Livestock Exchange. Ohio. 3; Chi cago & Northwestern Railway Company, Illinois. 1: Chicago Livestock Exchange, Illinois. 28: Union Pacific Railway Com pany. 1 total. 44. Upon this result being announced, the original resolution was adopted without division. Committer to Prepare Bill. It being generally understood from the discussion that the association should pre pare a bill that would meet -the objections of the anti-leasers, on motion, the presi dent was instructed to appoint a commit tee, consisting of ono member from each otato. and territory wherein there were public grazing lands, for the purpose of preparing a bill that would be satisfactory to the stockmen as a whole. Accordingly, the president later appointed the following committee: Hon. Jesse G.,Northcut, Trinidad, Colo rado, chairman; Hon. Jesse M. Smith, Layton, Utah; E. P. Snow, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Hon. Charles O. Stockslager, Halley. Idaho; Mr. Paul McCormick, Bil lings, Montana: Mr. A. N. Jefferies, Dick inson. North Dakota; Hon. C. L. Wood, Rapid City, South Dakota; Hon. Solomon Luna, Los Lunas, New Mexico; Mr. E. 8. Gosney, Flagstaff, Arizona; Mr. J. B. Blake, Pendleton, Oregon: Hon. Sidney Clarke, Oklahoma City. Oklahoma: Mr. R. M. Lyon. San Francisco, California; Mr. James Mcintosh, Sidney, Nebraska; Mr. T. M Potter, Peabody. Kansas; Dr. J. E. Stubbes, Reno, Nevada; Mr. W. P. Re ser. Walla Walla, Washington. Thla committee Is already at work, and later, when it shall have agreed upon a measure. It will be presented to the stock men of the West for approval and amend ment. When finally agreed upon, it will bo presented to Congress. In the mean while tho association has received assur ances that none of the measures now pend ing, and which are not satisfactory to the stockmen as a whole, will be pushed, and that any measure the stockmen may agree upon will receive attention at the hands of Congress. As the matter now stands, the National Livestock Association has simply declared In favor of leasing tho public grazing lands under such restrictions as will pro tect the actual settler and homesteader, and a committee has been appointed to see if it is possible to prepare such a measure. Until this committee shall have acted, there Is nothing1 for the stockmen to con sider, and it Is understood that all pending bills aro for the time laid aside awaiting action by the stockmen. Tho National As sociation, In convention, declared emphat ically that the small stockman and home steader should first be protected, and un less a measure can be prepared that will accomplish that purpose, the National As sociation will not support It. It may be cold, in conclusion, that ob servation from tho headquarters of this association shows almost every corpora tion and syndicate to be outspoken In con demning any leasing proposition, insisting that they will never pay one cent to the Government for grazing their stock on public lands. So all the hue and cry about this being a corporation measure Is absolutely without any foundation in fact. CHARLES F. MARTIN. Secretary. GOLD STANDARD IN JAPAN. Effect of Colnasre Reform Mikado's Empire. In the WASHINGTON. March 6. "Report on tho Adoption of the Go!d Standard in Japan, by Count Matsukata Masayoshi, H. I. J, M.'s Minister of State for Fi nance," is the title of a volume Issued by tho Japanese government, which has just reached the Treasury Bureau of Statistics. It discusses in great detail the history of the currency of Japan and closes with a chapter entitled, "Effect of Coinage Re form Upon the Economic Condition of Our Country." In this chapter the writer, Count Matsukata, discussing the effect of tho new law, which went into operation October 1, 1897, says: "Since the adoption of the gold stand ard, our currency has Teen freed from constant fluctuations In Its exchange rate, to which it was subject before. Owing to this latter fact, moreover, tho relations between the claims of the creditors and liabilities of the debtor became less sub ject to sudden and unexpected changes; business transactions were made safe; an Improvement in credit took place in thu community at large; prices became more constant. In a word, the way was now opened for the steady and orderly growth of our commerce and Industry. "Leaving out of account in this section the questions concerning the effect of the coinage reform on the foreign trade of the country, it can bo very clearly seen that since October, 1897, the prices of commo dities have kept comparatively even; that while there have been some changes, yet, when compared with the sudden and great changes which used to occur formerly, we must say that the fluctuations were re markably small. Besides, these small changes in the price of commodities can be amply explained by referring to the partial failure of rice crops, to the sudden expansion of Industry and then to Its aa sudden depression, to a stringency In the money market, as well as to some other causes. These changes In the price of commodities were due, therefore, to the natural working of the economic law of supply and demand In the commodities themselves. If we notice the fact, more over, that the amount of checks and bills cleared at the clearing-houses In Tokio and Osaka has remarkably Increased dur ing these recent months, notwithstanding the fact that during this very time there prevailed much business stagnation every where, we cannot but conclude that busi ness transactions on credit have come to prevail more widely and freely than be fore, "The beneficial result of the coinage re form is seen in another direction. Since now that the capitalists of the gold-standard countries have become assured that they will no longer be In constant danger of suffering unexpected losses from in vestments made in this country, on ac count of fluctuations In the price of silver, they seem to show a growing tendency to make such Investments at low rates of interest. This tendency. If encouraged, will doubtless bring about a closer con nection between this country and the central money markets of the world a stato of things which I believe we shall be able to see realized more and more fully as years go on. "So far as our trade with gold-standard countries is concerned, our adoption of the gold standard, which made us use the same standard of value as those countries, has proved to be a source of great benefit. This may be inferred from the fact that changes which have since taken place In the rate of foreign ex change have been but very slight, and these all traceable to changes in the con dition of the foreign trade of the country, and not all traceable, as formerly, to sudden changes In the price of silver. For this reason there was eliminated from our foreign trade much of that speculative element which was caused by constant changes in the value of our currency; so that the way was at last opened for the steady and natural development of the foreign trade of tho country. Again, con cerning our commerce with silver-standard countries, contrary to the gloomy pros pects Indulged In by some critics, our trado with those countries has not ceased to make a steady growth, and this in the face of certain events occurring In the Interior of China, our greatest customer among the silver countries events, such as natural calamities and disturbances which have greatly hindered the commer cial activity of that country. "Since our coinage reform enabled us to avoid all the evil effects of fluctuations in the price of silver, we stand now no longer, as formerly was the case, under the necessity of making plans for finan cial matters with the currency constantly changing in value, and sometimes suffer ing unexpected losses and evils in times when those fluctuations are unusually vio lent. All those fears of miscalculation and losses have now beqome things of the past. Most particularly in the last few years, when National expenditures for things bought abroad, such as warships, etc., have greatly Increased in amount, we have doubtless been able to avoid, on account of our coinage reform, great losses on the part of the National Treas ury. Besides, since our adoption of the gold standard, our Government bonds have been sold In no small amount in the Eu ropean markets, so that their names ap pear regularly in the price list of the London Stock Exchange. This fact at once converted our bonds Into an inter national commodity, ind will no doubt lead to a closer relationship between our home and the foreign money markets." The discussion also quotes a renort of tho higher commission, on agriculture, commerce and industry, which, after an BSa Pinkhmsn's and Lydia E. Pinkham'm Vegetable Gcmpoundhavm restored health and happiness to scores of women This is not a mere advertising claim, hut a positive facta The reason Mrs Pink" ham is so qualified to ad vise women is because for 20 years she has been treating and studying womans ills. Her ad dress is Lynn;, Mass If you sire ill, write to her for help, as thousands of women are doing. Lydta E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound j relieves painful periods and regulates menstru ation, it cures backache, kidney troubles and all uterine disorders. Read the letters from women appearing regu larly in this paper. elaborate discussion of the effect of tho monetary system, closes by saying: "We believe that the beneficial effect of our coinage reform on our foreign trade has already been great, and we do not notice any material evil in connection with It. Besides, our adoption of ttie gold stand ard has made it easier for our country to enter into tho economic community of the world at large, so that henceforth It will become practicable for us to invite capital from other countries, where it is plentiful, to be Invested In our country. This will doubtless be another of the ben efits conferred upon the country by our coinage reform. We conclude, therefore, that the effect of the coinage reform upon our foreign trade has been beneficial, without a trace of evil." e ; ALASKA BOUNDARY. Tapper Snys England Wants Inter national Arbitration. NEW YORK. March 6. A special to tha Evening Post, from Boston, says: Sir Charles Tupper, ex-Premier of Can ada, who is making a brief visit in this city, was asked what the prospects were for a satisfactory settlement of the Alas kan boundary and other disputed ques tions between Canada and the United States. 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