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THE MOKNING OEEGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1900.
THE NATIONAL NOMINATING CONVENTION
(Copyright. 1000. by
THE OREOONIAN'S HOME STUDY CIRCLE:
Aucpir ATvJPOI 1TIPAL PARTIES
AMERICAN nJLl I H-Ai-rAiwiEO
II. NATIONAL, NOMINATING MA
CHINERY. Decllivc of Hie Caucus.
BT JESSE MACT. LL. D.
The Congressional caucus had reached
the height of Us power and was now to
hasten to Its downfall. By the events
of the year 1S1G more than by anything
that had gone before the people were
roused to a determined opposition to me
. a nntninntinn Viv the rvmrim had
come to be equivalent to an election, and j
In this year the honor came -near going J
to "William T. Crawford, of Georgia, a
man whose name had never occurred to
the people as that of one fitted for the
MrnmK
ANDREW JACKSON.
(From a painting by Vanderlyn, In the City Hall, Now York.)
head of the Government. Monroe received
a majority of only 11 votes ln the caucus.
The caucus had held its piece hitherto
In spite of abuses and in the face of
adverse criticism, because It had after all
truly represented the political senEe of tho
people. It had. nominated the real leaders
of the nartles. But If It -was to be able
to bring forward for election men whom
the rank and file of tho party did not wish
for President men whom they had not
thought of at ail in mat connection, uieii
4ts usefulness would not only be in ques
tion, it would' be at an" end. The people
took alarm and the newspapers voiced
their uneasiness. But the National satis
faction over the successful termination of
the war and the unity of feeling which
prevailed suspended active hostilities. Nev
ertheless, when the chairman of the last
Congressional caucus, by virtue of his of
fice, called a new one ln 1820, the call
brought together only about 50 members of
the two Houses, and they, ln deference to
the general feeling, separated without tak
ing any action. The voting was by com
mon consent for tne re-eiecuon oi Jionrue
and Tompkins, and no opposing candidates
appeared.
The popular dissatisfaction with the Con
gressional caucus was still gathering force
throbghout the country. Even three years
before the canvass of 1824 the states be
gan to anticipate the action of the party
representatives at "Washington by them
selves recommending candldaes for the
Presidency. South Carolina was first :n
the field. Tennessee came next, bringing
forward the name of Andrew Jackson, and
as many as 12 states made nominations
before the meeting of the National caucus.
Nor was this all. Many district and coun
ty conventions were held for the same
purpose? resolutions were passed, commit
tees appointed and a strong determination
was manifested to supersede the obnoxious
machinery. Mass meetings were held
throughout the .land, at which regular
ballots were taken to ratify nominations
made in some one of these irregular ways,
and every effort was made to discredit the
system ln "vogue. Newspapers and public
meetings were made very effective. Argu
ment, ridicule,,Tersonal influence, all were
brought to bear. The Legislature of Ten
nessee passed derogatory resolutions, and
asked the other states to unite to break
down the power of the Irresponsible nomi
nating body. A Pennsylvania convention
declared, "If a link in this chain of dynas
ties be not broken now, then may we
be fettered by it forever!" The dread of
h
Tammany Hall.
the political ring at Washington seems to
have been no less lively than It is at the
present day. The friends of Henry Clay
in that city pledged themselves to attend
no caucus. Niles Register deplored the
prevalence of political intrigue and con
trasted "the chirpings of tomtit politi
cians" with "the majestic voice of the
people," which voice was asserted to be
"decidedly against the caucus."
The Second Disputed Election.
Once more and for the last time the
National Congressional caucus was held,
nevertheless. It met ln February, 1S24.
with only 6S members present. Called as
It had been for the sole, purpose of giv
ing to the friends of Crawford an oppor
tunity to manipulate more successfully
than before the nominating body, it had
neither power nor influence, and did not
command respect. Crawford as the caucus
nominee received In the electoral college
but 41 of the 261 votes cast. The votes
trere divided among four Presidential
nominees John Quincy Adams, William H.
Crawford, Henri Clay and Andrew Jack
Ton and. no choice having been made by
ihe electors, the decision again developed
nnnn the House of Representatives. JackT
cra was plainly the popular choice, and
Seymour Baton.)
DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON
.ad rectlved a plurality of the electoral
i . but tfce balIotlng ln the House by
states (accoruing to the rules aaoptea m
1S01) gave 13 states to Adams, seven 10
Jackson and four to Crawford; while,
Clay, standing fourth on the list of can
didates, was Ineligible. John C. Calhoun,
had received a large majority of the elec
toral votes for Vice-President.
The Convention.
According to Professor Alexander John
ston It is to Tammany Hall that we owe
the first suKsestlon of a nominating con
vention, and that so long ago as the year
IRIX, whp.n such an orean was proposed for
nominating a Democratic candidate for
Governor of New York. Though nothing
came of It for that year, the Idea was
soon revived, and ere long the nominating
convention became, as we shall see, a
prominent feature in state politics
throughout the Union.
The old Congressional caucus, as has
been shown, had come to an inglorious
end In 1S24, and nothing had been agreed
upon as a substitute. It was felt that
for the next election, unusual effort must
be made to secure an expression of the
real sentiment of the people. In 1S25 the
state Legislature of Tennessee formally
nominated Andrew Jackson for President,
and during the three following yean
innumerable state conventions, Legisla
tive caucuses, county, district and town
meetings of various composition were held
to recommend candidates for President
and Vice-President. The result was the
renomlnation of John Qulncy Adams by
those composing what was beginning to bo
known as the National Republican party,
and the nomination of Andrew Jackson
John C. Calhoun.
by the Democratic Party. Jackson and
Calhoun were elected ln 1S2S.
National nomination conventions had
been, for several years, under discussion,
havinr been proposed by different Individ
uals and newspapers opposed to the Con
gressional caucus; but the difficulties la
the way, together with the lack of agree
ment on the part of the people, had pre
vented a general movement in favor of
the plan. Now some of the difficulties be
gan to disappear as facilities for com
munication between the states improved
with the improved roads, and with the
building of railways. State party conven
tlons had gradually developed importance
and efficiency, and the people were famil
iar with their working.
The First National Convention.
In 1830 the first call for a National nom
Inatlng convention (if we except a gather
ing of Federalists called ln 1812, which
proved unimportant and attracted little
attention) was sent out by the anti-Masons.
Thirteen states were represented In
this first National convention. An ad
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A Most Astonishing Record
Purchases of wheat made in March in
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Low tn High
Year. March. Ap'l-May. Adv.
1879 83 $101 13H
1SS0 $112 125ft 134
18S1 9S 112 14&
18S2 124 140 15
1SS3 105 113&& SH
1SS4 82 S4 12ft
1SS5 73?4 93 ISft
1SS6 75 83Vi 8(1
1SS7 726 SSit 16
188S 71 89 38
18S9 92 105 14
1890 76 1 00 23
1891 99 116 16
1S92 77 .91 13
1893 72 S3 15
1891 55 C5 9
1895 51 S5 34
1S56 59 71 11
1897 e 97 2S
im iLeiter) 1 00 1 85 S5
1899 C6 79 13
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lr
dress to the people of the United States
was Issued, and nominations for President
and Vice-President were made. The con
vention Idea was "In the air," and was
promptly adopted by the two great par
ties. The convention of the National Re
publicans, held In Baltimore, ln Decem
ber, 1S3L was called by a caucus of the
members of that party ln the Maryland
As!!
Martin Van Bnrcn.
"Legislature. It la notable for the fact thai
the opponents of the Administration In tha
several states were Invited to send to It
delegates equal ln number to the Presl
dentlal electors to which their states -were
entitled, while the suggestion was made
that the delegates be ejected by Congres
sional districts. This is now the almost
universal method, though for some time a
variety of usage obtained, some states
choosing delegates ln stato convention?,
others by Legislative caucus, others by
district conventions. The procedure of the
Baltimore convention was. In many par
ticulars, much like that of the National
convention toda3. Eighteen states and the
District of Columbia sent delegates. There
was the temporary organization, the ex
amination of credentials, the permanent
organization, the address to the people
setting forth party principles and assail
ing Jackson, the "nominating speeches'"
and the committee to notify those nomi
nated of the honor conferred. There was
no formal "platform" adopted. Henry
Clay received the unanimous nomination
for the Presidency. Before adjourning
the convention resolved, "that a central
state corresponding committee be provls
lonally appointed In each state where none
is now appointed, and that It be reconv
mended to the several states to organfre
subordinate corresponding committees In
each county and town ln their several re
spective states."
Note. This subject will
next week.
be continued
THE TRANSVAAL'S RESOURCES
Description of Them From Pernonnl
Observation.
PORTLAND, March 13. (To tho Edi
tor.) In this morning's Oregonian a
statement is made that "The Transvaal,
is a poor country outside of the gold mines
of tho Rand d'stricL" I fear this Is a
mistake and that the person who Faid
so. must never have visited the Trans
vaal districts "outsido the Rand." to
which he refers. Tour well-known fair
ness and desire to hear both sides of a
question will permit me. however, I hope,
to narrate the facts, and ln doing so I
shall confine my remarks entirely to
certain districts of Transvaal "outside
of the gold mines of the Rand." I will
go further and say that the British Vice
Consul at Johannesburg ln 1S98 himself
claimed as correct the statement I am
about to make, and that verification there
of under the direction of the Colonial Of
fice. London, has since been issued and
mailed to me.
Rustenburg district is G6 miles north of
Pretoria, with a population of 10,000 whites
and 30.000 natives-, but, although the
choicest and considered the finest portion
agriculturally and ln climate of the Trans,
vaal. yet there are no railways built there
to, although a railway was authorized by
the Volksraad. With a splendid soil,
picturesque scenery, and a remarkably
healthy high veldt, particularly north dt
the Magaliesberg, this district ceems to
be an ideal residence, especially for per
sons suffering from rung troubles, who
have here semi-modern civilization and
the city of Johannesburg, only 65 miles
away, tho authorized railway to which,
if constructed, will afford markets for
farming ln all its branches. In fact,
Rustenburg's agricultural resources seem
unlimited. All the cereals, tobacco and
fruits, such as oranges, lemons and
peaches, aro luxuriantly grown, and it is
unquestionably second to no other district
ln South (Af rica at an elevation pf 2500 to
4000 feet above the sea. Cattle, sheep
and horses do well, although it Is more
of an agricultural than grazing district.
Coal, copper and Iron exist In payable quan
tities, but for lack of railways have not
been developed. It has also many manu
facturing concerns, especially for mak
ing tobacco and cigars, and several flour
mills, one of which is ln the town. The
high veldt is suited for Europeans and.
Anglo-Saxons, who, possessing a knowl
edge of agriculture, have exceptional op
portunities to cultivate small holdings,
and high-priced markets 67 miles distant
both at Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Zeerust district is further west on the
British frontier, close to Mafeklng, now
besieged by the Boers, with the Malmanl
gold mines adjoining and la well suited
to- persons of small means, where irriga
tion cultivation and drainage systems
have been put Into operation, mostly by
Buropeans.who, possessing the British Bul-
a-wayo-to-Cape Town rallway.seem to be
doing well. Through this district the
Jameson raid was made in 1895. It Is
well watered and the soil is generally
shaly and sandy, but with many very rich
tracts. Potatoes, cereals, oranges and
fruits do well. Although healthy, the
summers are hotter than elsewhere, but
the winters are delightful. Copper, ga
lena, coal, asbestos, zinc and quicksilver,
are there, although not yet worked. Irri
gated land sells for $30 to $50 per acre Im
proved; uncultivated veldt land $1 25 to
$2 50 per acre.
Retracing our steps by stage wo reach
Gerniston district, in tho center of the
mining East Rand, somewhat deficient of
rain, the rainfall being about 12 Inches
yearly. Cattle and horses thrive well, but
not sheep. Small plots of land may be
rented or purchased, well suited for mar
ket gardening with a good local market.
The land here sells for $S per acre. The
climate Is healthy and well suited to con
sumptives and this district has gold and
coal, worked on an immense scale, and it
is often recommended for Europeans to
cultivate in small tracts for the Johannes
burg market, which is only 10 miles dis
tant by rail. Population, 7000 whites and
13,000 blacks. Fruits do well.
Boksburg, another suburban district to
Johannesburg, is 13 miles away; popula
tion, 7000 whites. It lies on the eastern
most end of the Wltwatersrand gold and
coal district, where mines are extensively
worked and the coal competition is great.
Its agricultural and pastoral resources
are exceptionally good, although mostly
undoveloped, and Its soil exceedingly fer
tile, especially for fruits and all farm
produce. Two crops of produco may be
raised, and so with the pasturage, when
fenced. Water Is secured mostly by dams,
although well water, by digging, may be
obtained anywhere. Summer crops do not,
but winter crops do, require Irrigation.
Cereals and potatoes are grown fairly
well. Cattle do well and horses moder
ately. Sheep farming is neglected, al
though a splendid field for sheep is here.
Land is very expensive improved from
$10 to $14 per acre still the district is em
inently suited to Europeans with $1000 to
$1400. who by leasing 100 to 200 acres, with
or without right of purchase, can do more
than make a substantial living, with the
best of railways at Its door to everywhere
in souui Arnca. The district Is healthy
and hlrh. lmt r,vr too rln r;
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healthy people, although subject to sud
den changes.
Taking the train from Johannesburg,
we proceed southwesterly to Fotchefstroom
and Klerksdorp districts, within two or
three miles of the Orange Free State.
It is here, within the next few weeks, a
great battle must be fought with tho
Boers, and cannot be avoided. Fotchefs
troom is 4000 feet high and Johannes
burg 5690 feet. The former, once the
capital city, has a very fine climate, where
everything grows well, even' to oranges. It
Is exceptionally well watered and besides
has the Moot River. There are 20,000
whites iri the latter district, and 1000 whites
ln the former, with S500 natives In both.
Tho town of Fotchefstroom 'is a
pretty place with weeping willow' shade
trees, gardens, surrounded by quickset
hedges, where the rose blossoms- Its fer
tile lands, which lay well, have many re
sourcesagricultural, pastoral and min
eral. Mealies, potatoes, tobacco and
oa-ts are the heavy crops, with horses
and cattle, but few sheep Europeans
have succeeded well, with rail trans
portation to Johannesburg, and cheap j
lands $4 to $5 per acre, a good, substantial
living is readily obtained from cultivation
of the soli. Being with tho Klerksdorp
district adjoining and both exceptionally
healthy, with few climatic changes, it is
becoming a favorite field for Europeans,
especially for the tilling of small tracts.
In the Klerksdorp district are the Schoom
spruit gold mines. Sheep are here and, do
well, although the quality of the wool Is
coarse. The rainfall varied from IS to
37 inches per year during the six years
prior to 1S3S. Gold, copper, Iron and llmo
are ln the district the latter three not
worked. With the transference of the
capital to Pretoria, the town of Potchef
stroom seems to have lost all Its former
manufacturing industries, except a small
brewery, producing 13,tO0 gallons of beer
per month, but tobacco is extensively
grown 6f splendid qdallty and commands
highest prices ln the" state,
Retracing our steps easterly, we. reach
the Sanderton Railroad district, in whose
boundaries are "Majuba Hill," and the
graves of the British officers and General
and men, more or less massacred by the
Boers In 1SS1. Herein, also, near to
Laing's Nek, is Vollsrust, 5433 feet high,
the frontier town of Natal and the Trans
vaal, through which the Boers ontered Na
tal last October to capturo Ladysmith.
No Highlander of Scotland could desire
a better district for sheep and cattle upon
a large scale, but In small tracts, it. Is
unsuitable for Europeans, because water
supply Ie too deficient for crops," although
always sufficient for stock. Free negro
labor 13 a peculiarity here, the considera
tion therefor being that the negroes are
allowed to squat on any farm. Excellent
coal ln considerable quantities is found,
but no other minerals. Land is $3 to $4
per acre for agriculture, unimproved.
New Scotland and Ermelo, located some
miles northeast of the. town of Ermelo,
hjgh In altitude, with Lake Chrlssle, the
only lake ln the Transvaal, 40 miles round.
5S31 feet high- There is a Scotch settle
ment here, containing 500,000 acres of ex
cellent agricultural and pastoral land ln
Southern Leydenburg, whose projector,
Mr. McCorkindale, was a Scotsman. Gold,
silver and coal exist. Its wheat and oats
are of a fine quality, but for stock It Is
now principally used. Its climate Is sim
ilar to Johannesburg very healthy. In
winter the herds are taken Into the low
country for warmth and shelter. Cultiva
tion of the land ln the Ermelo district la'
more extensive and on more modern lines
than elsewhere ln the Transvaal, and sys
tematic Irrigation is adopted on a large
scale. Woolgrowlng is common and the
nearest railway to the town (Ermelo) Is 63
miles away. About 5000 whites and 3000
blacks are ln this district. Till the rail
way Is extended it cannot be considered a
location for Europeans with Email means.
Barberton and De Karp lie farther north,
wherein U3.972 ounces of gold were pro
duced ln 1897, value $2,000,000. It also is
essentially an agricultural district; aver
age yearly rainfall, 34 Inches; uplands,
very healthy; winters are dry, and all
cereals and tobacco grow to perfection.
Land Is not allowed to be sold here by the
Boer Government, except leases for 21
years. Why, Is a mystery, since there Is
a good local market with a. large natlvo
population, and It Is oonected with Dela
goa Bay Railway. Low lands aro very
warm ln summer and then malaria pre
vails. The Zoutpansberg district occupies one
fourth of the entire Transvaal in the ex
treme north end of the stato, with 500,000
natives and only 6000 whites, its town,
Pletersburg, absorbing 1200 of this white
population. Mostly all of tho Dutch, Are
located outside the town, to which a rail
way now runs from Pretoria. The dls-.
trlct is well adapted for agriculture and
with irrigation practically any crop can
be grown, as, generally speaking, the soil
Is rich and the.pasture good. Seasonable
rains fall and mealies and com are grown
luxuriantly without irrigation, but cereals,
potatoes, roots and fruits are notyet culti
vated to any large extent. To Europeans
who do not fear hard work, this district,
to persons of small means, is well suited.
The majority of the whites the Boers
hold their farms under occupation law,
which costs where the water is scant, 25
cents to 50 cents per acre, and well wat
ered lands $1 25 per acre. Freehold farms
are rarely for sale. The gold mines on
the Selatl and Letaba gold fields aro
worked successfully, but are unhealthy In
summer and autumn, although the higher
parts of this district and town (Pleters
burg) are remarkably healthy and sub
ject to ordinary changes of temperature.
Rainfall in 1897 for six months was 15
lnohea. The other six months are very
dry. WILLTAM REID.
The Ororronian's slatfimenl that -QulsMs
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of the gold mines of the Rand district
the Transvaal is "a poor country" Is cor
rect ln the sense of its 'developed revenue
earning capacity. Of course. The Oregon
ian was not talking about the natural,
undeveloped wealth and resources of the
Transvaal; It was talkipg about Its taxa
ble wealth to Illustrate the fact that be
fore tho development of the Rand district
the income of the Transvaal Govern
ment obtained by taxation was very small,
compared with what it has been since
the development of the Rand district by
foreign capital. These "Uitlanders pay at
least two-thirds of the taxes that are
rafted by tho Transvaal Government, and
It Is true that in the sense of developed
natural wealth the Transvaal outside the
Rand district is a "poor country." and
thinly populated. Johannesburg alone has
50,000 inhabitants, about a third of the
whole population of a territory nearly
122,000 square miles in area. Taken in the
sense clearly Implied by The Oregonian's
article, the Transvaal Is a "poor
country"-outside of tho Rand district. The
Oregonian was not talking of the Trans
vaal in the future, when its natural wealth
has been developed. It is talking of the
Transvaal'of today, which, with Its nat
ural wealth largely undeveloped. Is a "poor
country" outside of the Rand district.
Great Spectacle.
Cleveland Leader.
If Bryan is really goliiK In for an anti
expansion platform he ought to to to get
Aguinaldo as one of the attractions at tho
Kansas City convention on July 4. With
tho "George Washington of the Philip
pines" to listen to the reading of the
Declaration of Independence by the great
American mountebank, tho show would
he a pronounced euccecs, without doubt.
' e
Bnden-Povrell'H Joke.
Collier's Weekly.
The officers of the Mafeklng garrison
wero at mess and what a mess!
"Cheer up, lads." remarked Colonel Baden-Powell,
taking his second helping of
mule steak. "We might be worse off."
"Indeed? I can't imagine it," growled
the dyspeptic major.
"Well, Just fancy our diet If the auto
mobile had been Introduced here!"
e f
Opinion of cx-Prctldcnt Harrison.
"I regard the bill (the Puerto Rican tar
iff) as a, most serious departure from
the right principles."
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nrday. March 24; Turaday. April 3: Friday.
April 13. Columbia alln Friday. March 0. Mon
day. March 19; Thursday. March 20: Sunday.
April S.
COLUMBIA nilT.n DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND ASTORIA.
Steamer Hiualo 1mv Portland dally. xcpi
Sunday, at 8 00 P. M.; on Saturdny at 10:00 P.
M. Returning, leaves Astoria dally, except Sun
day, at 7:00 A. M.
WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND CORVALI.I5. OK.
Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Albany, Corvntlte
and way point", leaves Portland Tuesdays.
Thur3as and Saturdays at 6 CO A. M. Return
ing, leaves Corvallls Mondajs. Wednesdaja anl
Frldajs at 0 TO A M.
Steamer Modoc, for Salem. Independence and
way points, leiivee Portland Monday.Vvdnc
days and Frida8 at 0.00 A. M. Ueturr.lnB.
leaves Independence Tuesdays. Ttiurada and
Saturdcjs at P. 30 A. M.
YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE.
PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR.
Steamer Elmore, for Dayton and way points,
leaves Portland Tuesdays. Thurdas and Sat
urdays at' A. M. Returning, leave" Dayton for
Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesdayi
and Fridays at C A. M.
SNAKE RIVER ROUTE.
RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON. ID HO.
Steamer Spokane or steamer LewHton leaves
Rlparla dally at 1:20 A, M.. arriving- at Levrliton
at 12 o'clock noon. Returning, the Spokane or
Lwls:on leave Lewlaton dally at 8:30 A. M..
arriving at Rlparla same evening.
W. H. HURLBURT.
General Paeninser Agent.
V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent.
Telephone Main 712.
NewSteamsliipLinetotlieOiient
CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND.
In connection wltl. THE OREGON RAILROAD
& NAVIGATION CO.. Schedule. 1000 (subject ta
change):
Steamer. Duo to Leave Portland.
"ABERQELDIE" March 23
"MONMOUTHSHIRE" April 11
"BRAEMAH" May 2
For rates, accommodation", etc.. apply to
DODWELL A COMPANY, Limited.
General Agents. Portland. Or.
To principal points In Japan and China.
THE FASTEST AND MOST
DIRECT lINE
-TO THE-
ASTANDSOUTMEA
13 THE
S airyrofr'
The Direct Line to Denver, Ornah a.
Kansas City and St. Louij.
Only 3 Days to Chicago,
Only W Days to New York and
other Principal Eastern cities
Tlirouirli Pullman Paluce Sleeper
Tourist Sleeper
Dining; Cars meitls n ln carte), ami
Free Reclining: Clialr Cars
Operated Dull- on Fast Jinll Trains
Through tickets, baggage checks and sleeping
car accommodations can be arranged at
CITY TICKET OFFICE
1 35 Third Strrst Portland, OrcQoi
J. H. LOTHROP. ' GEORGE LANO.
Gen'l Agent. City Pus. & Tkt. Agt.
The Magnificent Trans-Pacific Passenger
Steamship
TACOfVIA
Registered tonnage, 2311 tons; capacity,
4000 tons; passenger accommodations, 100
first class, SCO second class. This steam
ship has Just been released from the gov
ernment service as a troopship, and has
every modern comfort and convenience and
is the largest steamship ln tho Cape Nome
trade.
"Will sail from Tacoma and Seattle on or
about the 25th of May.
For rates and full information apply to
DODWELL &. CO., LTD.
Telephone. Main. D6. 252 Oak Street.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
LEAVES
UNION
DEPOT.
For Mayjreri. Rainier.
Clatskanle, Westport.
Clifton. A.storla. War
renton. Flare!. Ham
mond. Fort Stevens.
G'arhart I'ark. Seaside.
Astoria and Seashore
Express.
Dally.
Astcria Kzprcas.
Dally.
ARRIVES
UNION
DEPOT.
6:00 A.M.
11:15 A. iL
1:00 P. M.
DUO P. 5L
Ticket efflee. 255 Morrison st. and Un!on dtpot.
J. C MAYO. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria. Or.
WHITE COLLAR LINE
COLUMBIA RIVKR & PUOET SOUND NAVI
GATION CO.
TORTLAND AND ASTORIA.
BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street dock)
Leaves Portland dally every rr.orntnB at 7
o'clock, except Sunday. Returnlnj. leaes Ae-
torla every nlgtot at 7 o'clock, except Sunday.
Oregon 'phone Main 351. Columbia 'phone JSL
U. B. SCOTT. President.
CAPE NOME VIA DAWSON
Alaska SteamsiiipCompany
NEXT SAU-ING. THE DIRIGO. MARCH 14.
The only company hainfr through traffic ar
rangements to Atlln and the Klondike. Weekly
anJltne-3 from Tacoma. For full Information 3D-
Plr to J. L. HARTMAN. Ajsent, Portland, Or.,
Ciimher oX Commrrcg.
OsVsfl
TRAVCLERS' GUIDE.
EAST
SOUT
Leave
Depot Fifth and I Streets
Arrive
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS
for Salem. Rose
burp. Ashland. Sac
ramento, O p d e n.
San Francisco. Mo
Jave. Lea Angeles,
EI Pnso, Nw Or
leans and the East
At TVcodburn
(dally except Sun
day), morning train
connects with train
for Mt. Angel. 511
v e r t on. llro-sins-vlUe.
Springfield
and Natron, and
evening train for
Mt. Angel and ali
verton. Corvallla passenger
Sheridan pasjerger
:C0 P. M.
0:13 A.M.
8:30 A. M.
7.-CO P. M.
$7:30 A. M.
;4:COP. M.
f5-30 P. 24.
:8:25 A.M.
Dniiy. IDally except Sunday.
Rcbcto tickets on sale between Portland, Sac
ramento and San Franclreo. Net rates $17 first
class and fll second ctaa-. including sleeper.
Rates and tlcVetH to Eastern points and Eu
rope. AIM JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and
AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B.
KIRICLAND. Ticket Acent. 110 Thlru st.
YAMinLL DIVISION.
Passenger Depot, foot" of Jefferoon Street.
Leave for Oswego dally at 7.20, 9;40 A. M.:
12:30. 1:55. 3.25. 5:15 ft.25. 8 -05. 11:30 P. M.:
and U 00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at
Portland dally at 0-35. 8:30. MO CO A. M.:
1:55. 3:15. 4.30. 0:20. 7:49, 10.00 P, M.; 12.40
A. M. dally, except Monaay. 8:30 and 10:C3 A.
M. on Sundays only.
Leac for Dallaa dally, except Sunday, at
4 30 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A. M.
Pasacng-r train leaves Dallas for A.rlle Mon
dajs. Y'ednda b and Fridays at 2:45 P. M.
Roturas Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays.
ETcept Sunday.
R. KOEHLER.
Manager.
C. H. MARKHAM.
Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt.
THE DINING CAR ROUTE FROM PORTLAND,
TO THE EAST.
THE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO THE YELLOW
STONE PARK.
leave
Union Depot. Fiiu tai I Su
Arrive
No. 2.
Fast mall for Tn co
ma. Seattle. Olysipla.
Gray's Harbor and
South Bend points.
Spokane. Rossland. S.
C. Pullman. Moscow.
Lewlston. 11 u f f a 1 O
Hump mining country.
Helena. Minneapolis.
St. Paul. Omaha, Kor
ku City, St. LouIj.
Chicago and all points
ecn and southeast.
Puget Sound Express
for Tacoraa ard Se&ttl
and Intermedia: points
No. X.
11:15 A. M.
3:50 P. M.
No. 4.
11:30 P.M.
N0.3L
7:00 A. M.
Pullman first-class and tourist nleepers to Mla
ncapolls. St. Paul and Missouri river points with
out change.
Ves:!buld trains. Union depot connections ta
all principal cities.
.Baggage checked to destination of tickets.
For handsomely Illustrated descriptlTe matter,
tickets, sleeping-car reter-rattans. etc. call oa cm
writs
A. D. CHARLTON
Ajtfan1 General Pnmengrr A Rent,
255 Morrlrinn St.. Cor. Tlilrtl.
Portland, Oregon.
A Seat for
Every Passenger
A passenger for every seat.
That is the way it ought to be.
That Is the way it is on Burling
ton trains. They're big but
they are almost always full a
passenger for every seat a seat
for every passenger.
Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City,
St. Louis ALL points East.
Three ways to go. via Denver,
Billings and St. Paul.
Berths and tickets at
TIclcet Office,
100 3rd SL, tcr. Stark, Pw.liai, Okjjj.
R. W. FOSTER.
Ticket Agent.
GEO. S. TATLOR.
City Paeeenger Agent.
SOO PACIFIC LINE
Offers the LOWEST RATE3 aid UEST SERV
Ice to and frorr. all Eastern paints ar.l Europ.
Through tour.st cars from ccast to St. PauL
Tcronto. Montreal anj Boston "WITIIOUX
CHANGE.
Direct Route to
Kootenay Mining District
British Cohimbi:)
Canadian Pacific m! tcitl Mit,nkatp lines U
is par an1 Jtucnl.u
rti lite and Information, apply to
H. H. ABUOTT. Acent.
E. J. eOYLE. US Third street, city.
A. Q. P. A.. Vancouver. B. C.
Pacific Coasl 5teamshJ- Co,
FOX ALASKA
THE COMPANY'S elegant
steamer. Cottage ( Ity. City
of Topeka and A I - Kl Wava
TACOMA 11 A. M.. SEATTLE)
ft P. M., Mar. 11. ie. 21. 28.
31. Apr. 5. 10. 13. 20. 26. 30,
May 5, and every fifth day
thereafter. For further Infor
mation obtain cempnny's folder.
The company reserves the right to chango
steamers, sailing dstea and Iicura of sailing,
without previous notice.
AGENTS N. POSTON. 24B Wo'hlnjtton St..
Portland. Or.; F. W. CARLETON. N. P. R. B.
dock. Tacoma: J. F. TROWBRIDGE. Pujst
Round Supt.. Ocean deck, ifjtti?.
QQ.ODAL1 PBKINK.-a, Qw. AgU., 8. ft
t IPI sunset -n
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