miS MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1900.
BOER ARMY FALLING BACK
MAY CONCENTRATE THEIR. FORCES"
AT WIXmJRG.
District South of tlie Orangre River
Cleared Duller Pushing Tcm-ard
the Xatal Pauses.
LONDON", March 7. Lord Roberta lias
telegraphed as follows:
"Osfonteln. March 7, 4:30 P. 1L Our
operations today promise to be a great
success. The enemy occupied a position
four miles north and 11 miles south of .
the Modder River. I placed General Col
ville's division on the north bank and
General Kelly-Kenny's and Tucker's divis
ions, with cavarly, on the south bank.
The- cavalary division succeeded In turn
ing the enemy's left flank, opening the
road for the Sltx division, which Is ad
vancing without being obliged to lire a
shot up to the present time. The enemy
are in full retreat toward the north and.
east. They are being closely followed by
cavalry, horse artillery and mounted In
fantry, while Tucker's division, Colvllle's
Ninth division and the Guards Brigade,
under Pole-Carew. are making their way
across the river at Poplar's Drift, where
I propose to place my headquarters this
evening. Our casualties will, I trust, be
few, as the enemy -were quite unpre
pared for being attacked by a flank move
ment, and having their communications
with Bloemfonteln threatened."
The Dutch forces will now probably
fall back upon Wlnburg, and the high
hills between Vontorsburg and Senekal,
between the Vet and the Valsh Rivers.
This is described by South Africans as the
most formidable defensive position in the
Free State, and lateral railroads lead up
behind it at Bethlehem and Kronstad. The
Vaal River Is adong distance behind these
commanding kopjes, and the Wltwaters
rand Ridge, of which Johannesburg Is the
key. lies to the north. If Lord Roberts
has sent a strong body of Infantry toward .
Vryburg and Mafeklng, it will naturally be
reinforced and converted in due time into
a turning column against that strong posi
tion. The results of the Dutch concentration
are disclosed In the facility with which
the district south of the Orange River has
been cleared. General Gatacre's army is
not strong since an entire brigade was
called back to reinforce Lord Roberts
corps, yet he has been able to take pos
session of Stormberg without a struggle.
The Boers had retreated from that natural
fortress to Roolkop, and left the road
open to BurgersSorp. The occupation of
Stormberg gives General Gatacre the con
trol of the railway westward to Middle
berg, and enables him to advance north
ward toward the Orange River.
It Is reported Buller has pushed
forward a force along the Harrysmith
line of the railroad toward Van Rcenan's
Pass, using the railroad freely for all
communications. It appears the Boers In
tend to take up a strong position in Blg
gersberg Range and contest Glencoe Pass,
although It hardly seems likely that Bullet
will attempt to force these for the pres
ent His plans, however, are kept al
most as secret as those of Roberts.
While waiting for the Important develop
ments which are daily expected to occur In
the Free State, rumors of peace recur.
The second edition of the Times today
contains a dispatch from Cape Town
which says there Is a crying need for an
explicit statement by the British minis
try that nothing short of annexation is
Intended, "In order to dampen the mis
chievous agitation that Is going on under
a pretext of a demand for peace."
Another list of casualties sustained by
Buller's forces from February 14 to Feb
ruary 27, shows:
Killed, 123: wounded, 753; missing, 54.
Of these losses the Innlsklllings were as
fallows! Killed. 54; wounded, JC2; missing,
22. Dublin Fusiliers: Killed, 15; wounded.
97: missing, 18. Connaught Rangers:
Killed, 13; wounded. 105; missing, 8. Royal
Irish Fusiliers: Killed, 11; -wounded, 63;
missing, 2. Scots Fusiliers: Killed. 19;
wounded. GS. With the list of casualties
Issued Monday, this makes the total cost
to the rank and file in the final relief of
"Ladysmlth. 1S59 men.
A special dispatch from Durban says a
flying column of British troops from Zulu
land has entered the Transvaal and has
been dally skirmishing with small parties
of Boers. - The force consists of mounted
infantry. Natal scouts and artillery, all
commanded by Major Frendergast. The
men first crossed the border on February
28. It now occupies an entrenched posi
tion on the Catasa, nine miles within the
Transvaal.
THE RETREAT FROM XATAIi.
Boers Fall Back on the Blprpemberpc
Chain.
BOER CAMP AT BIGGERSBERG. Sat
urday, March 3. The Federals have fallen
back on the Biggersberg chain that
crosses Natal, south of Dundee. The re
treat from Ladysmlth was due to the mis
take of, a certain commandant In ordering
his men to retire from the key of the
position without any reason for the move.
On receipt of the bad news from Mod
der River, Wednesday, it was resolved to
send the wagons back to Biggersberg,
and soon a long string of ox wagons
lined the roads. Over 1000 wagons took
the route td the laager west of Lady
smith. Antheri convoy was sent to the
foot of Drakenberg. 'A Marge number of
tents captured from the British at Dun
dee and also ammunition, were aban
doned. The chief difficulty was dismount
ing the "Long Tom."
The Boors were independent of tho rail
way. as is shown by the fact that not
one of their 2000 wagons went by rail. All
traveled by road, together with the field
batteries. Only the heavy guns, the in
fantry and wounded went by rail. When
the last train had left Eland's Laagte, a
-workmen's train followed, carefully blow
ing up every bridge and culvert between
Ladysmlth and Glencoe, .and, when this
had bean done, setting fire to the Eland's
Laagto collieries. Thus the British, " with
Natal's southmost collieries in their
hands, are unable to draw supplies there
from. Under cover of the night, and with
the collieries sending lurid flames to the
heavens, tho bullock wagons wound over
tho hills, making roads where none ex
isted beforce, and the four months' siege
of Ladysmlth was raised. It is impossi
ble as yet to give the burgher casualties,
owing to the disorganization of the ambu
lances and the circumstances of the re
treat. A MODERN ACTION.
"Winston Churchill Sa-rr Nothing:
Spectacular in It.
LONDON. March 7. Writing of a mod
ern action, as Judged by the hard fight
ing that preceded Splonkop, Winston
Churchill says in the Morning Post:
"A modern action is very disappointing
as a spectacle. There Is no smoke ex
cept that of the bursting shells. The
combatants are scattered, spread over a
great expanse of ground, concealed wher
ever possible, clad in neutral tint. All
the pomp and magnificence of Omdurman,
the solid lines of Infantry, the mighty
Dervish array, bright with flashing spears
and waving flags, were excluded. Rows
of tiny dots hurried forward a few yards
and vanished into the brown of the earth.
Bunches and clusters of brown things
huddled among the rocks or In sheltered
spots. The six batteries of artillery un
Hmberd and the horses hidden In some
safe place were scarcely visible.
"Once I saw in miniature, through
glasses, a great wave of Infantry surge
forward along a spur and disappear be
hind a crest line. The patter of the Mau
ser rifles swelled Into a continuous rum
bling, like a train of wagons passing over
.a pontoon bridge, and presently the wave
recoiled, the minute figures that com
posed it squeezed themselves Into cover
among some rocks, and a great many
groups of men began carrying away
black objects. A trickle of Independent
drops dispersed Itself. Then we groaned.
There had been a check. The distant
drama continued. The huddling figures
began to move again. Lithe, active forms
moved about re-arranging things, officers,
we knew even at the distance. Then the
whole wave started again full of Impetus
started went forward, and never came
back. And at this we were all delighted,
and praised the valor of our unequaled
infantry, and wished we were near
enough to give them a cheer."
Allesred Violation of White Klap.
CARNAVARON, Capo Colony, Tuesday.
March . A refugee who has arrived hero
from Kenhardt says that, early Wednes
day, February 2S, shots were exchanged
with the rebels, who retired. Thereupon.
Commandant Do Kook arrived with a flag
of truce. The magistrate who -went from
Kenhardt to meet him was Immediately
made a prisoner, and rebels then poured
into the town, hoisted the white flag,
proclaimed the district to be Free State
territory, song tho "Volksleid." and began
commandeering. The magistrate was de
tained for trial at Bloemfonteln. The ref
ugee says the natives are being severely
treated.
Princess Salm Salm In CIiIcbro.
CHICAGO, March 7. Princess Agnes
Von Salm-Salm, who Is in Chicago for
the purpose of raising money for a corps
of trained nurses and physicians to as
sist the sick and wounded Boer soldiers,
will take a prominent part In the pro
Boer meeting tomorrow night at the Au
ditorium, to be under the direction of the
German Newspaper Editors of this city.
The Princess said that she would be at the
speaker's table and deliver an address.
Barbadoe Grasps the Opportunity.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 7. Infor
mation reaches here to the effect that
Barbadoes, hitherto the most loyal colony
of tho West Indian group, is, in conse
quence of British successes in South Afri
ca, about to give trouble to the home gov
ernment In regard to the sugar question.
Tho Barbadians, it Is added, ask why the
Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. Chamber
lain, la protecting the "Ultlanders In Afri
ca and ruining the West Indian plantera"
OPEN DOOR HOT FREE TRADE
One Thins: to Be Borne in Mind as to
the "Colonies."
New York Tribune.
Some misapprehension of tho meaning
of our promise of "an open door to the
world's commerce" In the Philippines
seems to exist in eomo quarters. It has
even invaded Congress, and the other day
the idea was thrown out that it was
equivalent to a promise of free trade.
The open door does not mean free trade.
It means fair trade. It means that the
land to which we apply it is not set apart
for our own exploitation, and opened to
our own commerce on terms differing from
those enforced against the commerce of
other nations. No obligation is implied
to admit goods into the islands free of
duty. Full liberty is reserved to levy any
duties, high or low, or none at all, Just
as circumstances may require. We might
adopt an absolute free trade policy in the
Philippines or build up a system of pro
tecting Philippine Industries against out
side competition. All that we promise in a
pledge of the open door is that whatever
duties we may levy there will bo levied
alike on goods from the United States and
from England, France, Germany or Rus
sia, Just as the governments of those coun
tries promise that In their Asiatic ports
they will glvo us equal trade rights with
themselves.
This open door is already guaranteed to
Spain for a period of years by the Treaty
of Paris. This arrangement was a res
ervation in Spain's grant to the United
States similar to that made In favor of
France and Spain in the acquirement of
Louisiana, and it exists independent of all
questions about the constitutional power
of our Government to establish a sepa
rate tariff In the Islands. The open door
with respect to other nations, on the
maintenance of which our growing trade
with China depends, is not, however, pro
tected by treaty, nor can treaties well
be made to secure it, unless in the govern
ment of the Philippines we are unham
pered by constitutional restrictions. Oth
erwise a treaty of commerce concerning
the Philippines would likewise apply to
New York, and as we could levy no duty
at Manila on goods from home, the only
concession of equality to a foreign gov
ernment would be entire abolition of cus
toms duties, and consequently the entire
destruction of our home revenue system.
As duties on imports are under the Fed
eral organization the chief source of na
tional income, such treaties are, of course,
impossible. This is one Instance of the
great practical Importance of governing
our new possessions as separate estates
outside the Constitution.
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Transfer of Bishop Arnett.
CHICAGO. March 7. Bishop and Mrs.
Benjamin W. Arnett were tendered a
farewell reception at Qulnn Chapel, Wa
bash avenue and Twenty-fourth street,
last night. The Bishop has served the lim
it of four years as official head of the
Fourth Episcopal District, and until the
General Conference meets nls future loca
tion will not be known. It Is said that
there is a strong probability of his being
assigned to the First District, which in
cludes the New England States. The suc
cessor to Bishop Arnett will also be chos
en at the next Conference.
Among those whose names will be con
sidered are: Dr. T. W. Henderson, a for
mer pastor of Quinn Chapel, now manager
of the Publishing Department in Phila
delphia; Rev. J. M. Townsend, also a
former pastor of Qulnn Chapel, and Dr.
M. M. Moore, of Washlncton, D. C; who
Is Financial Secretary of the Church. The
reception was made the more auspicious
by the sresence of four Bishops, all of
whom made brief talks. These were:
Bishop B. W. Arnett, Bishop Abraham
Grant, of Philadelphia; Bishop W. J.
Gaines, of Atlanta, Ga., and Bishop B. F.
Lee, of Wllberforce. O. The exercises
were held In the Auditorium, followed by
a banquet and after-dinner speeches. Rev.
George W. Gaines. Presiding Elder of tho
Fourth District, was toastmaster.
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Remark of Mr. Jordan.
INDEPENDENCE, Or.. March 7. (To
the Editor.) An address of David Jordan,
In 1895, contained the following:
"The essence of manhood lies In the
growth of the power of choice. In the
varied relations of life the power to
chose means the duty of choosing right.
To choose the right, one must havo the
wit to know it and the will to demand it.
In the long run. in small things as in
large, wrong choice leads to death. It
Is not 'punished by death,' for nature
knows nothing of rewards and punish
ments. Death Is simply Its inevitable re
sult. No republic can live, no man can
live In a republic. In which wrong Is the
repeated choice either of the people or
of the state."
If you have space for the above, I
shall be glad to see It published.
N. HILL DENLINGER.
Observations on Government.
Pendleton East Oregonian.
Good government costs les3 than bad
government. The fit man make gov
ernment good and cheap. Support the
fittest man for office. The system Is quite
Important, but the man Is most essential.
The "yellow-dog" day of politics is past.
Tho voter should become more and more
independent, instead of less so. Good
government depends upon it.
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ArlNtocratlc Canaries.
New York World.
There are canary birds owned, in this
city with pedigrees running back some 400
years. These aristocrats of the canary
family hall originally from Belgium,
where fanciers have been breeding to a
fixed model since Jhe loth century
ON VERGE OF REBELLION
CHINESE ARE NOT RECONCILED TO
THE EMPRESS' COUP D'ETAT.
Emperor KvranKT Sn "Was Forced to
Decree His Oivn Dethronement
Russia and Japan.
VANCOUVER, B. C. March 7. From all
parts of the Chinese Empire come reports
that the people are far from being recon
ciled to the latest coup d'etat of the
Dawager Empress. Considerable excite
ment, great Indignation and the prospect
of open rebellion seem to have been caused
by the news that the Emperor Kwang
Su's legal heirdom to the throne of the
late Emperor Tung Chlh had been Ignored
and that an heir had been selected In
tho person of the 6-yoar-old son of Prlnco
Tuan, the second son of the Emperor Tao
Kuang's fifth brother, commonly known
as Prince Tun, or the fifth Prince. A
memorial protesting against this viola
tion of the laws of primogeniture, and
demanding that Kwang Su resume the
reins of government has been sent to
the Dowager Empress from various prov
inces. The TnlverEal Gazette, a Chinese
vernacular iaper, states that the Empress
Dowager, being afraid of a revolution In
Peking, has applied to the Russian Gov
ernment for help, and that Russian troops
are expected at Peking. The Japaneso
Government, through its minister at Pe
king, is said to have protested against
this action of the Dowager.
In effecting the dethronement of Kwang
Su, January 24. the Dowager Empress ap
parently forced that unhappy monarch to
be the author of his own undoing, causing
Kwang himself to Issue decrees renounc
ing the throne, proclaiming a new Empire,
practically pronouncing himself a usurper
of tho throne, and making the extraordi
nary announcement that it had lately
been discovered that his own election as
successor to Tung Chih was Illegal. The
decree of resignation is as follows:
"While yet in our Infancy, -we were, by
the grace of the Emperor, Tung Chlh,
chosen to succeed him in the heavy re
sponsibilities of head of the whole Em
pire. We were Indebted to the Empress
Dowager, who taught and cherished us
assldlously, and to her we owe our safety
to the present day. Now be It also known
that when selected to the throne. It was
then agreed If ever we should have a son,
that son should be proclaimed heir to the
throne. But ever since last year, we have
been constantly sick, and it was for this
reason that the Empress Dowager Gra
ciously acceded to our urgent prayers and
took over the reins of Government In
order to Instruct us in our duties. A year
has now passed, and still we find our
selves an Invalid, but ever keeping In our
mind that we do not belong to the direct
line of succession, and that for the sake of
safety of tho Empire of our ancestors a
legal heir should be selected by the people
to the throne, wo again prayed the Em
press Dowager to carefully seek among
tho Imperial clan such a one. and this has
been done, in the person of Pu Chuen,
eon of Tsal Yl. Prince Tuan. We hereby
command that Pu Chuen be made heir to
the late Emperor Tung Chlh."
Despite official assurances, that an ami
cable understanding exists between Rus
sia and Japan, several Japanese papera
Insist that the relations between the two
countries are not what they are intended
to be. Attention is drawn to the fishing
troubles on Saghallen Island, where 230
Japanese fishing stations have been main
tained ever since the Island was added
to Russia. The Russians regard the Jap
anese on Saghallen Island as unwelcome
Intruders, their cry being "The Japanese
must go," although the Japanese capital Is
credited with having developed the island.
Tho affair has been brought up in the
diet, and the foreign office has been vio
lently arraigned by the progressists for its
inaction in tho matter.
Charges of official tyranny in the Jap
anese army are rife. Under the system qf
conscription as practiced in Japan, there
are various methods of avoiding the draw
ing of lucky numbers, as the chance is
Ironically called, and so tho army privates
are almost all from ranks of the lower
classes, and they are said to be treated
with great harshness by the officers. As a
culmination of many of these, a poor re
cruit recently committed suicide, because
of despondency over maltreatment by an
officer. The suicide left a long letter. In
which he says If he had been rich enough
to spend a little money he would not have
fared so badly, but as he had nothing,
apart from his small dally pay, he was at
his wits end to please the officer. Civili
ans have now taken the matter up.
Japanese financiers have a big 6chemo
on hand in the nationalization of the rail
ways of Japan. A committee of the diet
has reported favorably on a bill for the
purchase of the nine railways by means
of 5 per cent bonds. The price to be paid
for the roads Is 200,000,000 yen, and the
transaction will extend over 10 years, so
that there wllr be an annual addition of
about 20,000,000 yen to the volume of Gov
ernment securities. Another big Govern
ment prospect Is the deepening of a har
bor and the construction of Iron works
at Ofunado. at a cost of 12,000.000 yen.
Japan is arranging to extend her postal
system beyond her own borders, and open
offices at Masampo, Gunsampo and Pln
yang. In Corea, and also at New Chwang,
Foo Chow and one or two ports In China.
This contemplated action Is said to have
aroused a protest from Russia, which
views with an unfriendly eye any Japan
ese extension in either China or Corea.
Prospect of Civil War.
CHICAGO. March 7. A special to the
Record from Victoria, B. C. says:
According to Asiatic advices by tho
steamer Empress of India, the recent
coup d'etat of the Empress Dowager of
China, in which the Emperor, Kwang Su.
was dethroned and the 6-year-old son of
Prince Tuan named as his successor, bids
fair to embroil the Celestial Empire in
civil war. At Swatow the Chinese are
already in revolt, and in many other parts
of the empire they are taking up arms
against the Empress and Manchus. The
reform party, which Is at the head of
the movement to foment rebellion, is in
receipt of a telegram from Knng Yu Wei,
sent from Singapore, in which ho says
he can raise an army of 40,000.
The China Gazette says tho Empress
Dowager and her advisers, being afraid
of a revolution In Peking, have applied
to the Russian Government for help, and
that the Japanese Government has pro
tested. Telegrams from Peking to Jap
anese papers say it is reported that Rus
sia has sent warships to the mouth of
the Yalu River.
WAR NOT IMMINENT.
Neither Russia Nor Japan Are Ready
for It.
NEW YORK, March 7. A dispatch to
the Herald from Yokohama says:
No one of the legations In Toklo, nor
any of the Japanese officials, will ac
knowledge that war with Russia Is immi
nent. It Is well known In diplomatic cir
cles that at present Japan and Russia are
working secretly to obtain concessions m
Corea against other nations, but this does
not mean that a clash between Russia
and Japan Is not coming in the future.
Japan Is the only serious obstacle In
the way of the Russian Eastern policy.
Japan must have Corea, which already Is
flooded with Japanese coolies, who are
really soldiers. Russian transports pass
through Nagasaki constantly loaded with
troops for Port Arthur.
The Japanese common people havo a
great hatred for Russia, and would wel
come war without counting the cost, but
they have little power. Japan has not
money for war, and Russia will yield to
Japan as long as the trans-Siberian rail
road Is Incomplete. An American engi
neer, who has been over the road, reports
that it cannot be used effectively for nine
months.
Rumors of an Impending war originated
in Shanghai, not In Japan, and were based
on generalizations, not facts. Russia is
now changing her representatives
throughout Japan, and would cot do so If
she expected an immediate outbreak.
During the last three years a crisis re
sulting In war might have arisen at any
moment, but for the present It Is not at
hand, and, in the correspondent's opin
ion. Russia can prevent it until she Is
ready.
Unniinn Influence In Eastern Asia.
NEW YORK. March 7. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser, from Odessa
says: Among the officers of the volunteer
fleet of cruisers, who recently returned
hero from the far East, there Is a strong
belief that the enormous garrisons being
formed at Port Arthur, Dalnl and Vladlvo
stcck will be utilized soon as a coercive
lever for compelling tha Japanese io aban
don their pretensions and acquisitions In
Corea.
Tho commander of one of the cruisers
expressed his conviction that before the
end of this year Russian Influence In the
far Eastern peninsula will have become so
absolutely dominating that the Japanese
will feel morally constrained to give up the
struggle and retire from the many Import
ant enterprises they are now prosecuting In
Corea, and that will open the way for the
gradual assumption of a Russian protecto
rate. Sbaretti May Be Recalled.
NEW YORK, March 7. A dispatch to
the Herald from Rome says:
The congregation of the propaganda
will reconsider the appointment of Mon
slgnor Sbaretti to the Bishopric of Ha
vana, in consequence of the opposition to
the Italian prelate manifested by the Cu
bans, and probably will recommend his
promotion to a higher see. Mgr. Sbaret
ti has asked to be recalled to Italy.
Goslln Released on Bail.
PHILADELPHIA, March 7. Alfred
Goslln, of New 'York, who was arrested
here Monday night, on the charge of con
spiring to depress the stock of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company, was re
leased on $7000 ball this afternoon.
SYNDICATE SWINDLER-
Miller, the Manager, Claims He Was
Only a Tool.
NEW YORK. March 7. The Evening
World today prints an interview with
William F. Miller, head of the so-called
Franklin Syndicate, which swindled a
great many people through promises to
pay 10 per cent a week. Miller Is report
ed as saying that the syndicate was start
ed on a capital of $50 and that at least
51.500,000 passed through his hands while
he was in the syndicate. He said the po
lice made no attempt to prevent his es
cape. Miller said that ho was merely a
tool, hired by the real swindlers. Schtes
Inger. whom he accuses of being the real
swindler, drew a salary of $200 weekly.
Miller declares he Is being made a "foot
ball" of by the District Attorney's office.
He said he will tell all he knows when
brought to trial, and intimates that it
will Involve some big men.
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C F Smith. Prinevllle
S H Wilson. San Fran
Mrs Chas D Scott.
Seattle
S B Hermann. Itosebrg
Mrs S B Hermann, do
J E Stone, Kalama.
Edgar R Gates, Eure
ka. Cal
Frank FItsslmmons,
Phoenix. Ariz
H C Bushnell, Junc
J Semlngton, Chicago
J A D Hopper. Spokane
JG W Rlnehart. San Fr
1H F Allen. Xewberg
G A Mcintosh. Silver
tion. Or
II S Butz. Dallas, or i city. X M
T H Martin, Toledo, OriMrs G A Mclntcwh, do
Mrs Martin, Toledo. OrjW H Chare. Tacoma
M L Jones, Brooks iThco Franks. St Paul
Chas Long. Sllverton JH Bryant, Albany
J H Fletcher, Vancvr 1
THE IMPERIAL.
C. W. Knowles, Manager.
A M La Follett.Wheat-jB A Erdley. Paclflc Gr
land D C Moore. Pacific Gr
Robt Mcintosh, city H S Glle. Salem
H W Cockerllne. city iGeo Russell. Oakland
L A McXary, city JR McCornlder, Chicago
E D Lackey, Astoria JJ T Apperson, Oreg C
K F iteyera, Astoria E n Lake, corvams
C E Arthur, Spokane
Joe Camett, Colfax
C R Smead. Blalock
O il Ash. Seattle
C O Devlne, Tacoma
A MacAdams. Dalles
S S Lane, Ro?sIaad
jThomns Menyhony, city
A E Reamer, Jackson-jM Mcnjhony, city
this, or liira it is wibray,
C A Watson, San Fran! Seattle
W H Bufflngton. Chgo H M Rltoel. Victoria
W T "Williamson. Sa-E Hoisted. Wransel
lem S Steele. Sumpter
THE ST. CHARLES.
W J West, Astoria
J B Mahana. Toledo
JDan Apo, Cornelius
MUb Hattle Martin.
I Stella
J P Collie, Toledo
G D Ely. Currlnsville Judee Jas McCain.
R Peterson. Xorth Covl McMlnnvllle
Mrs Peterson, do (John Bennett. Cornelius
Ro'ot Johnson, do IT S Shanahan. do
Mrs Smith. do JSam Phillips, Marmot,
D L Smith. Ft Canby J Or
J B Hutching. APtorla.'G W Slcgel. Salem
H F Davidson, Hood RC W Coozer, Salem-
A Sullivan. do H E Harris. Oregon Cy
Geo Foster, Goble iW L Wright, Amboy
E C Watts; Goble (G P Rleking. Harrlsbrs
W H Sanford, Oak Pnt.B S Courtney. Perry
E H Beach, city IB Harder. Albany
E Bumpy, city ij C Sandstone. Albany
M E Pearls, city F V Smith. Texas
Mrs Griffith, city 1I Chrlster-sen. Salem
G R Shaw. Cleveland IS retroon. Salem
Rev E B Lockhart, Knute Greycrson. do
Dllley. Or ,W L Garrautte.Browns-
W G Rhudc. Gray'sRvl vllle. Or
Mies Cook, Cleveland Jj W Koontz. The DalLi
Defty Rose. Olequa ;G J Beala. The Dalles
Chris Johnson, Oats- iMrs Beals. The Dalits
kanle Mlssc9 Beats. The DalU
E B Elliott, do jP Christ. The Dalles
Geo Farr. Goblo Mrs Christ. The Dalles
C H Abernathy. Cham-iIra Barcus. Menker.Cal
poeg I Mrs Barcus, do
W B Brcman. Indp.OrjC L Standlnger. Clack
B C Palmer. Cotton amas
Mrs A M James, do A A Merrill. Deer IMd
Mrs Helen D Horfard. ,C H McAfee. Dallas
Xewberg. Or iJohn A Kelly. Dallas
E J Taylor. Sauvle's ls(E O Potter. Salem
E Quay &. wife, do Mro Potter. Salem
Joe Mowrey, Stella John H Smith. Burns
Saml Aplln, Corvallls Mrs Smith, Burns
Hotel Donnelly. Tncomn.
Euroncsn plan; headquarters for com
mercial men. Chllberg's restaurant la
connection.
Hotel Rntler. Scnttle.
European. Rooms with or without bath.
Ladles and gents' grillrooms in connection.
Kruse's Grill Room and Restaurant
Stark street, opp. Chamber of Commerce.
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Power to Repjnlnte Rntes.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 7. The Supreme
Court today, for tho second time, but in
different cases, affirmed the constitution
ality of the law giving the State Board of
Transportation power to regulate tele
graph and telephone rates. The Nebraska
Telephone Company sought an injunction
preventing the board from acting on a
complaint and tho District Court of this
county refused to grant it. On appeal,
the Supreme Court sustained the lower
court.
"OUT WITH THE FRIARS'3
CRY OF THE FILIPINOS TO ARCH
BISHOP CHAPELLE.
The Natives Shout for America and
Gcncrnl Otis Protestant Churches
Are Bcinff Established.
WASHINGTON, March 3. A great deal
of interest has centered in the relations
that raoaly exist and are supposed to exist
between the people of the Phlllpplno
Islands and the friars, who have gained
such a phenomenal hold In that land. The
following quotation from the Manila Free
dom of January 23 throws some new
llglit on this subject:
"Thero was much comment yesterday,
in religious and official circles, on tho
demonstration made at Archbishop Cha
pollo's reception against tho friars. It
la thought that the Apostolic Delegate
has been thoroughly Impressed with the
universal desire on the part of the Fili
pino people to have their own priests take
charge of the parishes. Those present at
the reception represented the best class
of Filipinos ln the city, and the demon
stration expressed the sentiments of the
Filipino people.
"When Archbishop Chapelle concluded
his address to the clergy, he did not Indi
cate that he had arrived at a definite
decision In regard to tho disposition of the
question, but states that Thursday even
ing ho desired to meet them again, when
a definite conclusion would be presented
to them. At the conclusion of his address
tho Filipino priests and the people at once
cried, almost with one voice, "Out with
the friars!" Archbishop Nozaleda and a
friar who accompanied htm started away
as soon as tho demonstration began. It
Is possible that he was somewhat alarmed
for his safety, but there was no cause
for any alarm. Tho element present was
serious, but in the best of humor.
"On Filipino remarked that Archbishop
Nozaleda and his companion friar had no
business there anyway, as the reception
was given to the Filipino clergy, and peo
ple,, and he would have to put up with the
embarrassing position in which he had
placed himself.
"When General Otis appeared, ho was
greeted with cries of 'Viva la America!'
'Viva General Otis!' And while he passed
down the lino the sentiments expressed
showed plainly that the Filipinos are fully
convinced of the good) faith of the Ameri
can authorities, and have every confi
dence in the Military Governor.
"Tho general impression is that every
effort will bo made by the Apostolic Dele
gate to meet tho Tvldhes of the Filipino
people. In the Interests of the Catholic
Church in the Philippines, tt. Is necessary
that every effort should be made by the
representative of the Pope to hold to
gether tho Catholic Church in the Philip
pines. Previous to tho occupation of the
Islands by the Americans, the Church
had no opposition and tho people had
no opportunity of worshiping the Deity
In any other -way than that prescribed by
the Catholic Church. It was a crime un
der the law to attempt it.
"There ihaa bean a change. The Fili
pinos are not forced to accept the man
dates of the church against their wishes.
If the friars are sent back to tako charge
of tho parishes, the people need not spend
a certt in their support nor recognize
them. They can build a little church
around the corner, dispense with tho
formality of the Catholic Church, and find
a way to reach the Deity outside tho
church.
"Protestant Churches are being estab
lished In the Islands on a most liberal
basis, and the Filipino people, -rather than
accept what they have beon combatting
for centuries, might bo Induced to for
sake their old church If they believe they
aro not treated right and allow them
selves to be led to heaven by other de
rtomtnations than the Catholic Church.
"Tho Apostolic Delegate is fully aware
of tho change- of conditions in the islands,
arxl it Is not believed that he will do any
thing that would antagonize tho will of
the people and. endanger the supremacy
of the church In the islands. Already the
Protestant denominations are effecting a
foothold. They are becoming popular
among the poorer class of Filipinos, be
cause of the former treatment of the peo
ple by the friars, and the belief that the
matter would never bo satisfactorily ad
Justed." BATTLE WITH MAYAS.
Mexican Troops Victorious After a.
Hard FlRht.
OAXACA, Mexico, March 7. News has
reached here of another hard fight be
tween a force of about 300 Maya Indians
and 1C00 Government troops. The battle
took place near the town of Aguada.
Colonel Gonzales, who Is a member of
President Diaz personal staff, was In
command of the troops which made the
attack upon the Indians. The Mayas
were strongly Intrenched, but were driven
from their position by a terrific fire, which
was poured In upon them from an ad
vantageous position. Thirty-seven In
dians were killed and a large number
wounded. Three soldiers were killed.
Over 300 guns, which were thrown away
by the Indians In their flight before the
troops, were afterward picked up by the
latter.
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PRODUCTION OF GEMS.
Increased Output In This Country
Last Year.
WASHINGTON, March 7. George F.
Kunz, the gem expert of the geological
survey, has submitted hia annual report
on the production of precious stones in the
United States for 1SS9. He reports an in
creased output of sapphires In Montana,
and the discovery of a fine blue stone that
afforded gems up to three carats In weight.
Beautiful sapphires of various colors wera
discovered In Granite County, Montann.
The total value of gems produced last
year was 51S5.770, a gain of $S4,850 over the
previous year. Diamonds to the'value of
$300 were produced in the United States.
Coracscle Snlt May Re Compromised.
NEW YORK. March 7. Charles M.
Schwab, President of the Carnegie Steel
Company, left this city for Pittsburg last
evening. He came hero to consult Andrew
Carnegie about the litigation in which the
Carnegie Company and Mr. Carnegie ace
Involved, as a result of the suits brought
by H. C. Frlck and others. Mr. Schwab
and Mr. Carnegie were In consultation
the greater part of yesterday. Neither
would talk about the conference.
The time allowed for Mr. Carnegie and
the Carnegie Company to file an answer
In the suits In question will soon expire,
and it is believed the conference was Sn
relation to the wording and general tone
of this answer. While neither Mr. Car
negie nor Mr. Schwab would talk about
the matter, it was persistently rumored
that the troubles between Mr. Frlck and
his associates and Mr. Carnegie and the
Carnegie Steel Company would be com
promised and the suits discontinued.
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Rnd Fire in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. March 7. Fire en
tailing an estimated loss of over $700,000
occurred early today In the retail dry
goods district. The conflagration origi
nated In the engine-room of Shoneman
Brothers' dry goods and millinery store,
at Eighth and Arch streets. The princi
pal losers are: Shonoman Bros., dry goods
store, four-story building, total loss, ?30O.
0C0; Marks Bros., dry goods store, a five
story building, completely gutted, esti
mated loss, $300,000; Myerhoff Bros., man
ufacturers of women's and children's
clothing, and the Philadelphia Electric
Equipment Company, estimated loss. $200.
000. Several smaller buildings adjoining
were more or less seriously damaged.
CONSUMPTION
PREVENTED,
NOT CURED
THE GREATEST BENEFACTION OF SCIENCE CHECKS
DISEASE BEFORE IT REACHES THE LUNGS.
Doctor Copcland Again Urges the Truth of His Theory, the Only
Sound Theory in Lung Disease, the Theory Proved a Thou
sand Times, and Again a Thousand in His Practice, That
the Only Proper Course, the Only Rational Course,
the Only Scientific Course in the Treatment
of Consumption Is to Cure the
Catarrhal Stages.
So much Interest has been aroused by
the series of articles by Dr. Copeland on
the relation of catarrh to consumption
that he has, In the following talk, ex
plained what his experience has taugh
him In all the years of his practice con
cerning catarrh and consumption. Dr.
Copeland says:
"The great trouble that I find is to ex
plain to the people so thoy will under
stand the Importance of taking care of
their breathing apparatus, which Is un
doubtedly the most Important part of the
body. While man may live quite a time
without food and without water, he dies
in a very few minutes when robbed of air,
and If he does not get air In sufficient
quantity and of proper quality, he will
suffer and linger along until he develops
an Incurable disease, f'om which he will
die. It 13 very hard to show the people
how simple, common catarrh, which Is so
prevalent. Is a forerunner of such serious
consequences as bronchitis and consump
tion. GREAT RISK TAKEN.
"I would like to appeal directly to every
thinking person in the world with a posi
tive fact, namely, that each one I ad
dress I want to consider that ho is run
ning a gauntlet that is an extremely risky
one when he allows himself to remain un
cured from any form of bronchial or
catarrhal lung disease, for no matter who
you may be, you stand one chance out of
seven of dying of consumption. In other
words, every seventh person In the United
States gets consumption and dies from it,
A great many more people than one out of
seven get consumption, but some of them,
by change of climate and by proper doc
toring, get cured. I should think that
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e Copeland Medical Institute for
nny chronic ailment or malady
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consumption, while statistics prove beyond !
question that one out of seven dies from it. I
"In a climate like ours, people are sub
ject to diseases of the breathing apparaiuo,
and the greatest number of those co affect
ed begin with catarrh of the nose and
throat, which, after a time, extends into
other parts.
DANGER FROM CATARRH
"There aro some persons, and indeed a
number of them, who have an Immunity
from consumption, but it will be found on
close investigation that such persons do
not contract colds easily and do not devel
op catarrh from the colds. Every person
who has catarrh is carrying around with
him a disease that is liable at any time to
allow the development of -consumption.
"In some persons the strength and vital
ity of youth allow them to prevent the
advancement of catarrh into the lungs,
and while they may be annoyed with nasal
or throat catarrh during the early part of
their life, they suffer no serious consti
tutional disease as tho result of it. But
even such persons, when they grow old,
find they are beginning to cough, and the
cough la always very bad during the win
ter, and gradually gets worse as they grow
older and weaker, until at last it carries
them away.
NO IMMUNITY FOR THE OLD
"It used to be thought that only young
people and people of middle age developed
consumption, but It has been found of late
years that there are just as many old peo
plo who suffer from consumption as there
are young people, and that old people suf
fer from that form of consumption almost
exclusively that results from catarrh.
Two-thirds of the people who live past the
60th year in this climate die from consump
tion tjiat started with catarrh during tho
early part of their lives.
"It Is like this: Youth can resist much;
good constitutions can resist much, but
in tho latter end of man's existence his
fires burn lower, his youth Is gone. hl3
vitality Ib gradually sapped and disease is
allowed to extend Into his vital parts.
"As I have said before, catarrh in the
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Of course, when a man 13 weak, nature Is constantly doing the utmost
to bring about a change, but this is a condition In which she requires aid.
or, rather, a means of using her own remedy. I have treated weak men, and
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that are given today, and found out what most doctors admit, that
Drugs Do Not Cure
These weaknesses, because they stimulate. Electricity is the proper, the
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form of catarrhal consumption is not the
only form of consumption, but the history
I of nearly every cace of consumption !a
tho history of catarrh that has extended
from the nose to the throat, from the
throat to the bronchial tubes, and thence
to the lungs. Those people, even after
they have developed consumption, and find
that they still take cold easily and havo
J exaggerated catarrhal symptoms, often
try to persuaae memsetves mat tney aro
only suffering from catarrh, and that their
lungs are not affected.
NO CURE FOR CONSUMPTION
T have spent as much time as any doc
tor that I know of in Investigating all tho
Bo-called cures of consumption. I find,
after 20 years of Investigation, that thero
is no reliable cure for consumption, nor
do I believe thero ever will be such a
cure found.
THE PROPER COURSE
"Tho proper course In dealing with con
sumption Is to prevent It. I know that
these people who are careful of their
breathing apparatus, who have their ca
tarrh cured, rarely. If ever, develop con
sumption, so I wish it thoroughly under
stood that I do not claim to cure consump
tion, but I am on record as saying that
it is my aim, and has been for years past,
to rid people of the disease that co often
prepares the way for consumption, namely,
catarrh, and that In doing this I am satis
fied that in the majority of cases, at least,
I am able to prevent consumption."
HOME TREATMENT.
To hosts of sufferers everywhere
Doctor Copeland addresses to one and
nil the folloTrlnsr list of questions to
enable those -rrlio live at a distance
to understand the nature of their
affliction.
"Is your noso stopped up?"
"Do you sleep with mouth wide
open?"
"Is there pain in front of head?"
"Is your throat dry or sore 7"
"Have you a bad tasta in tho
morning?"
"Do you cough?"
"Do you cough worse at night?"
"Is your tongue coated?"
"Is your appetlto falling?"
"la there pain after eating?"
"Aro you light-headed?"
"When you get up suddenly ara
you dizzy?"
"Do you have hot flashes?"
"Do you have liver marks?"
"Do your kidneys trouble your
"Do you have pain In back or
unaer shoulder-blades?"
"Do you wake up tired and out of
sorts?"
"Are you losing flesh?"
"Is your strength falling?"
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