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Newspaper Page TextAXY SIZE. ANY QCAKTITT. MACKINTOSHES, RUBBER Goodyear Rubber Company Rubber Boot and Shoes, Belting, Packing and Hose. Largest and most complete assortment ot all kinds of RaLber Goods. P. H. PEASE. Vicc-Pres. and Manager lumauer Furs! Furs! Furs! Manufacturers of Exclusive Novelties in Fine Furs, ALASKA OUTFITS in Fur Robes, Fur Overcoats, Caps, Gloves, Moccasins, etc. Highest price paid for Raw Furs. Oregon Plume Main 401. FEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets . . PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN CTrst-CInss Cheek Rcstnnrnnt Connected With Hotel. ires? PORTLAND WIRE & IRON J- P. DAVIES, Pres. Bank and Office Ra Wire sod iron Pencil CO. (INCORPORATED). "FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND. OREGON American and European Plan. SWEET PEHS PLANT THEM NOW BUY THEM FROM THE Portland Seed Company 135 FRONT STREET, CORNER ALDER ufyrr' v"A . . The sick and tle tonic and stimulant. 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BELCHER, Sec. and Treas. r!es Hotel American plan $125, S1.50. $1.75 European plan....... 50c 75c. 51.00 FRY'S SQUIRREL POISON Kills the Squirrels And bates the Grain. Ask for FRrS, and use It now. .For sale by dru&sists and general merchants. Prepared only by DAN'L J. FRY. Miff. Pharmacist, Sa lem, Or. FOR MICE. FRY'S S. P. is the greatwt destroj er of mice on earth. Put up in boxes containing enough to kill 500 mice. Price 10 cents. BLUMAUEU-FRAMC DRUG CO., Agents Portland, Or. delicate need a gen 3T Sole Distributor lor Oregon. mi Vt WTrmXt - -f STfc r $60, $75 and $100 .from $60 to $250 Is an Instrument by means of which anyone can play the piano. It is so wonderful in Its power that It must be seen to be appreciated. It will pay you to come and see It. ' WHERE HE STANDS Bryan's Platform Given Out at Lincoln. NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS MET Delegates to the National Convention Instructed for Bryan Populists ' Toole the Same Action. if LINCOLN. Neb., March19. In effect. William J. Bryan announced tonight to the Democratic party and to the Nation at large the platform which he considers best for the Democratic party, and prac tically upon which he desires to stand. If nominated at the Kansas City convention. The platform, which was adopted by the Nebraska Democracy with the greatest enthusiasm, reaffirms the Chicago plat form, declares for "sixteen to one," op poses a large standing army, denounces the action of the Republican party on the Puerto Ttlcan tariff bill, declares against trusts- and "imperialism," and fa vors the choice of United States Senators by popular -vote. The platform Is practi cally the creation of Mr. Bryan. He did not write it personally, but he was con sulted concerning it, and before it was read to the convention, he had approved It throughout. The platform adopted by the Populist convention was substantially the same as that adopted by the Democrats. Iv differs somewhat In form, but conflicts In no essential point. Both conventions today were enthusias tic for Bryan to the last degree, and every mention of his name was greeted with cheers of delight and approval. In structions were given to both delegations to stand for Mr. Bryan In the Kansas City and Sioux Falls conventions. The Democratic convention was called to order at 8:15 by James Dahlman, chair man of the State Democratic Committee. He announced that Thomas J. Nolan had been elected temporary chairman. Mr. Nolan took the chair, and after being pre sented to the convention, made a short address. The temporary organization was made permanent. The Democratic Platform. The committee on resolutions presented the following report, which was adopted amid great enthusiasm: "We, the Democrats of Nebraska, In convention assembled, do hereby reaffirm and indorse, in whole and in Jart, In let ter and in spirit, the platform adopted by the Democratic National Convention held In Chicago, in 1S96. "We favor amendments to the Federal Constitution, specially authorizing an in come tax and providing for the election of United States Senators by a direct vote of the people. "We oppose Government by injunction and the blacklist, and favor arbitration as a means of settling disputes between corporations and their employes. "We observe with approval the support given by Democratsthraagirdut tho coun try to the movemenOooklng toward the municipal ownership ot municipal fran chises. "We favor the principle of the Initiative and referendum wherever it can be ap plied. "We are In favor of liberal pensions to deserving soldiers and to their depend ants; we believe that names upon tho pension rolls should not be arbitrarily dropped, and we believe, as -stated in the last National platform, that the fact of enlistment and -service should be deemed conclusive evidence against disease and disability before enlistment. "We are In favor of the immediate con struction and fortlficatlof the Nicara gua Canal by tho UnitdBBpctw. "We condemn tbjagp&y rlff law as a trust-breeding ijd extortion-Inviting measure, skillfully "devised for the pur pose of giving to a few favors which they do not deserve, and of placing upon the many burdens which they should not bear. "We welcome the opportunity offered this year to toko the Federal Government out ot the hands of the Republican party", which has abandoned American Ideas and Americans ideals, and at the command of corporate wealth has plotted against the financial independence of the Nation, has menaced the Industrial independence ol the individual, and now contemplates the nullification of the Declaration of Ameri can Independence. "We pledge ourselves to wage an unceas ing warfare against all the trusts the money trust, the industrial trust, and tho international landgrabblng trust. "Instead of a system which wquld chain our Nation to the gold standard and com pel It to participate In disturbances which come to Europe, we demand an American financial system, made by tho American people for themselves, to be secured by the immediate restoration of tho free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the present legal ratio of 1G to 1, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation. The Republican Adminis tration has admitted the gold standard to be unsatisfactory by appointing a com mission to solicit foreign aid in restoring the double standard, and a Republican Congress, even while trying to make the gold standard permanent, has confessed judgment against the standard by at tempting' to revive the delusive hope of in ternational blmetalism. Instead of ihs system fa-vored by the Republican party, under which National banks are to be per mitted to Issue and control the volume of paper money for their own profit, wa reiterate our demand for that financial system which recognizes the Govern ment's sovereign right to issue all money, whether coin or paper, and we demand the retirement of National bank notes as rap Idly as greenbacks can be substituted for them. '.'We believe that private monopolies are Indefensible and intolerable, and wo con demn the National Administration for its failure to enforce the present law against tho trusts or to recommend a more effect ive law. We favor a state constitution which will prohibit the organization of a monopoly within the state, and also pre vent a monopoly organized elsewhere from doing business within the state; but we further believe that Congress should sup plement the efforts of the state by legis lation which will require every corpora tion before engaging in interstate com merce, fo show that it has no water in Its stock, and that It has neither attempted In the past nor is attempting to monopo lize any branch of business or tho produc tion of ariy 'article of merchandise. "In its platform of 1SG0, the Republican party declared that the maintenance of the principles promulgated In tho Declara tion of Independence and embodied In the Federal Constitution (viz., that all men are created equal; that they are endowed with certain Inalienable rights; that gov ernments are instituted to secure their rights; and that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the gov erned) is essential to the preservation of Republican institutions, but the Republi can party under its present leadership Is endangering the preservation of Republi can institutions by placing the dollar above the-mnn In the construction of gov ernment, and by violating the principles that It once declared to be essential. "We condemn the Puerto Rico tariff bill recently passed by a Republican House of Representatives as a bold and open viola tion of tho Nation's organic laws, and a flagrant breach of good faith. "We assert that the Constitution follows the flag, and denounce the doctrine that an Executive or a Congress, created and limited by the Constitution, can exercise lawful author.ty beyond that Constitution and in violation of It. Believing that a nation cannot long endure half-republic and half-empire, we oppose wars of con quest and colonial possessions. "The Filipinos cannot be citizens with out endangering our civilization; they can not be- subjects without endangering our form of government, and as w are not willing to surrender our civilization or to convert a republic Into an empire, we fa vor an Immediate declaration of the Na tion's purpose to give to the Filipinos, first, a stable form of government: second. In dependence, and, third, protection from outsldo interference as it has for nearly a century given protection to the Repub lics of Central and South America. We favor the expansion of trade by every le gitimate and peaceful means, but we are opposed to purchasing trade at the can non's mouth with human blood; neither do we believe that" trade secured and held by force Is worth tho price that must be paid for It Wc are in favor of extending tho Nation's Influence, but we believe that that Influence should be extended, not by force and violence, but through the per suasive power of a high and honorable example. "We oppose militarism. It Imposes upon the people an unnecessary burden, and la a constant menace. A small standing army nnd a well-equipped state militia are sufficient In time, of peace: In time of war the citizen 60ldler should be a repub lic's defense. "We believe, with Jefferson, In peace, comfort and honest friendship with all na tions, and entangling alliance with none. Nation should. In Its dealings or dip trine advocated In some quarters that this National should, in Its dealings, or dip lomacy, show partiality toward any of the European nations. "Not because of hostility to England, but believing In the principles of a re public, and rejecting, as did our forefath ers, the theory of monarchy, we sympath ize with the Boers In. their heroic effort to preserve their national integrity. The failure of Republican leaders, who, four years ago expressed sympathy for the Cuban patriots, to feel an Interest In the struggle of the Dutch In South Africa, shows the paralyzing Influence of the inv perlal policy to which the Administration Is now endeavoring to commit this coun try." Wh'lo the committee on resolutions was out. Richard Metcalf. of Omaha; W. D. Oldham, of Kearney: W. H. Thompson, of Grand Island, and A. G. Tlbbets. ot Lincoln, were chosen as delegates-at-large to tho National convention, at Kansas Cltv. While tho convention was In the midst of a hot row over tho choice of alternates to the delegatcs-at-large, Mr. Bryan ap peared in the hall. The sight of him put a stop to all business, and the delegates went wild as he mounted the platform. Bryan Speech. Mr. Bryan's speech dealt almost entirely with the three questions which hehw been dtecusslng In various pars of T?tha country the money question, the t trust question and imperialism. He charged tho Republican party with practicing a de liberate fraud upon the voters In 1SK by holding out the hope of International bl metalism when the leaders neither expect ed nor desired the restoration of the double standard, either oy independent action or by International agreement. Ho denounced the currency feature of the financial bill, and said the Republlcaa party had never. In a campaign, advo cated the retirement of the greenbacks, nnd that it would not be able to defend that bill before the country. He said that a National bank currency, secured by Government bonds, could not be a. per manent settlement ot the currency ques tion, unless we have a permanent and Increasing National bank circulation. On tho trust question, ho reiterated his con demnation of the Republican party, say ing: "The trust is so bad a thing that the President felt It necessary to denounce trusts in his message last year: but he did not recommend a remedy. The trust por tion of his message might be condensed as follows: The trusts are bad; for the life of me I don't know what to do about them. I hope somebody knows more than I do and will suggest something.' A Re publican Congress listened to the reading of the message and then proceeded to es tablish a paper money trust, which gives to the people a larger chance of Injury and to the banks a larger opportunity for profit than any other trust in existence." He said the Republican party was pow erless to interfere with the trusts because the leading Republicans were connected with the trusts, and the party had to rely upon the trust combinations. to carry on the coming campaign. He "presented and defended the remedy which he suggested at the anti-trust meeting in Chicago last fall. Taking up tho Philippine question, ho referred first to the Puerto Rico bill, and said: "The desire to Impose import duties oa goods coming from Puerto Rico compelled the Republican party to disclose its im perialistic tendencies. This bill has aroused a- storm of protest from Republi cans In public and In private life. But why should any Republican be surprised that imperialism means that the people brought under the flag aro not to sharo In the guarantees of the Constitution. "It Is amazing that Republicans havu contemplated the permanent acquisition of the Philippine Islands without stopping to consider the future status of the Fili pinos. Are the Filipinos to be citizens" Aro they to bo allowed to come to the United States with their Oriental .methods of living to compete with American Jabor? What good does it do to exclude a few r Chinese and then bring in, by force, 8,000,- -vw oi rmpinos: Are tne Filipinos to ex pect to participate In our elections? Is a .f residential contest to be determined by tho returns from the Philippine Islands? Are the questions which concern our own people to be decided some day by the Senators or Representatives In Congress from the Philippine Islands? And If the Filipinos are not to be citizens, are we go ing to change our Constitution so as l hold them In a perpetual state of vassal age? Can wo expect anything but their hatred so long as we pursue them, with carpet-bag Governors? "The Republicans have studiously avoid ed a discussion of the Philippine question, Thcj' have opposed the consideration of that question by the cry that nothing could be done until the Insurrection was put down. The Puerto Rico tariff bill, however, gives us some idea of the treat ment which the Filipinos may expect, and Professor Schurman. one of the Presi dent's commissioners, says that this bill will arouse suspicion In the minds' ot the Filipinos as to their future condition. "The only settlement of the Philippine question consistent with American inter ests and American principles Is the set tlement proposed by the Democrats In the Senate before the war broke out In the Philippines, namely, a declaration of the Nation's purpose to give the Filipinos in- (Concluded on Second Pae.) RELIEF OF MAFEK1G Seml-Officially Announced in London. CONCENTRATION "XTKROONSTAD Bnller With 25,000 Men. About to At tempt to Force BIggaraberg Range Gatacre at Springfonteln. LONDON, March 20, 4 A. M. The war office has had no news up to this hour confirming the report of the relief of Ma feklng, but George Wyndham, Parlia mentary Under-Secretary for War, reply ing to a private Inquiry In the lobby of the House of Commons about midnight, smilingly said: "I think It Is all right." The Free-Staters seemingly have not quite collapsed. They are In considerable force around Smithfield, though much dis pirited. A British spy from Rouxville re ports that Commandant Olivier and a commando are going to Kroonstad. Tho agents he left behind are using desperate means to raise recruits, commandeering British-Boers under penalty of death. Kroonstad, where theBoers are concen trating, is 30 miles from. Bloemfontein. It is surrounded by a country of hills and Jungles. t General Gatacre Is now resting at Spring fonteln, preliminary to joining Lord Rob erts. General Bullet's hill work before Lady smith has given him an experience "which is about fo be used in forcing the Blggars berg Range. It Is believed that 23,000 of his 40,000 men are about to engage General Botha's force, and tne next news of fight ing will probably come from Natal. The leaders of the Afrikanderbund are circulating a petition in Cape Colony ask ing the Imperial Government not to take away the Independence of the Boers. Thirty-two thousand additional troops for South Africa are .now at sea. Canadians nt Carnarvon. CARNARVON, Cape Colony, March. 19. The Canadian Mounted Rifles, under Col onel Herchlner, and the Canadian Artil lery, commanded by Colonel Drury, hava arrived here with a contingent of Yeo manry. The presence of this force hero has had an excellent effect in the district. It Is said that a large force of Insurgents is In tho vicinity ot Van Wyck's Vlel. Milner Leaves Cape Town. LONDON, March 10. A dispatch from Cape Town, dated Monday, March 19, says that Sir Alfred Milner and his private secretary left Capo Town that evening by a special train. The dlspatdh doeo not Indicate Sir Alfred's destination, and there is a possibility that he going north on a peace mission. Prisoner Schlel Caused Trouble. CAPETOWN, March 19. Owing to the quarrelsomeness of Colonel Schlel, the German "dfHcer In charge of the Boer ar tillery, jwho was wounded and taken pris oner at the battle of Eland's Laagte, he has been removed from the prisoners' camp to a transport. Applications for tne "War Loan. LONDON, March 19. In the House ot Commons today the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the total num ber of applications for the war loan was 85,500, and that the subscriptions were 235,500.000. The largest application, he added, was for 10,000,000. Ordered to Esqaimalt. OTTAWA, March 19. Orders have been sent out from the Militia Department to send the company recently organized on the Pacific Coast to go to Halifax for gar rison duty, to Esquimau instead. General "White 111 at Cape Town. CAPE TOWN, Sunday, March 18,-Gen-eral White, tho defender of Ladysmith. has arrived here, but Is too 111 to permit of a public reception being given in bia honor. NEW BANK NOTES. Circulation Increasing: Ktnr Law. Under the ' WASHINGTON, March 19. Controller of ,the Currency Dawes and his force arc working hard to meet the demands for new bank notes and the transfer of one class of bonds hi place of another to se cure circulation. The National bank notes issued for six days of last week were J5,641,900, and those destroyed were only $1,123,330. The net result was to increase the circulation Saturday to $2S7,0DS,6S7. This In an Increase of $10,000,000 since Jan uary SI "arid $7,500,000 since February 23. A considerable part of the Increase In circulation Is duo to the orders which are pouring ln upon the Treasury for circu lation to par of bonds already pledged as the basis of circulation. The sum of $2,030,600 in new bank notes was shipped by the Controller Saturday, of which all but $300,000 was. for banks raising their circulation to par. The circulation secured by bonds now stands at $219,211,712. and that secured by deposits of lawful money and In process of retirement at $37,856,975. The various transfers of bonds by the banks, with withdrawals in some cases to take advantage of market prices, have had the effect of anticipating the legal limit of $3,000,000 per month for the with drawal of circulation. The March ac count has "been filled and tho April ac count has been overdrawn to tho amount of 42450,100. The bonds cannot be with drawn by the banks any faster than the law permits the retirement of the circu lation. It la not believed by the Treasury of ficials. In spite of the Blight flurry which Is -taking place among the banks, that any large Increase of bank-note circulation will occur as the result of the refunding operations. Bond Refunding. WASHINGTON, March 19. The total amount of gold bonds turned Into the Treasury today In exchange for tho new 2 per cent bonds was $27,000,000, making tho total up to date $77,000,000. Of the entire amount, all but 32.S63.S00 was on behalf of National banks which w HI have the bonds on deposit to secure circulation or public deposits or both. CONTRACT ANNULLED. Unsatisfactory "Work Being: Done on San Pedro Breakwater, LOS ANGELES, Cal., March' 19. Cap tain J. J. Meyler, the engineer In charge of the Government work on San Pedro Harbor, received notification this after noon that his recommendation to the De partment -that the contract with the firm of Heldmeyer & Neu be annulled had been accepted by the Department. The contract was let to Heldmeyer & Neu, of Chicago. Mr. Neu was killed here short ly after the work was begun, In a tally-ho accident, and Mr. Heldmeyer has since carried on the work, though In a desultory way. There has never been a month since the work was begun when as much rock was dumped on the breakwater as the contract called for. Mr. Heldmeyer Is understood to be on his way from Chi cago to this city. The notification to Cap tain Meyler comes from Brigadier-General J. M. Wilson. a CONFESSION OF GOLDEN. He Is Said to Have Given the Pfame of Goebel'H Assassin. LEXINGTON, Ky., March 19. A tele phone message from Winchester. 18 miles from this city, says that F. W. Golden, alleged to have made an Incriminating statement with reference to tho Uoehel murder, is In Winchester at the hotel. He refuses to see any one. The Goebel men ore keeping a strict watch on his move ments. Ho is not registered at the hotel. It Is reported that he is in conference with the Goebel. men at Winchester. An unconfirmed rumor there tonight Is that he has given the name of the man who he sajs shot Goebel. Alleged Proof of a Conspiracy. " CINCINNATI, March 19. T. C. Camp bell, who has been employed by the broth ers of the late William Goebel to assist the commonwealth's attorneys in the pros ecution ot the assassins of Mr. Goebel, was here today, fresh from a conference with his assistants at Lexington, Ky. In conversation Mr. Campbell said that, so far as now known, the assassin is not yet arrested. He added that the assassin would be arrested -whenever a force ot S000 armed men. could be had to go to a certain count in Eastern Kentucky. H said further that the attorneys for the commonwealth claim to have proof to es tablish a conspiracy for the assassination, but he made the assertion that this con spiracy was not charged against the Re publican leaders, but against what Is known as the "anti-Goebel party." He further said it Includes men who were of ficlals prior to the late election,. and men who thought they became officials aftet the late- election. Canned a Sensation at Frankfort. FRANKFORT, Ky.. March 19. The news of the alleged confession of F. W. Golden, of Barboursville, in regard to the assassination of William Goebel produced a sensation here today. Golden was for merly a guard at the penitentiary hero under the Republican administration, and Is well known. It developed that the po llco and detectives have been watching his movements since the day of the assas sination, on the theory that he knew something about It. Commonwealth's At torney Franklin and County Attorney Potsgrove declined to discuss the alleged confession, as did others who are assist ing in the prosecution, though one went so far as to say Mr. Golden will be one of the most Important witnesses intro duced by the state. Friends of the Accused Are Uneasy. BARBOURSVILLE, Ky., March 19. The report that F. Wharton Golden had turned state's evidence In the Goebel mur der case was a great surprise here. . W. Golden was a close friend of Caleb Powers, doing a? great deal of work." for him during the recent campaign, zt is said that he left here on a telegram from the attorneys for the prosecution to come to Lexington. When the news reached1 hero that ho had made a confession, friends of the accused1 men became very uneasy, and prominent Republicans said that If it should be true, "the trees would bear fruit they never bore before." Powers, Davis and Cnlton Arraigned. FRANKFORT, Ky., March M.-Caleb Powers,' John Davis and William H. Cul tonr charged with being accessories to the murder "of Goebel, were arraigned today for trial before Judge Moore. The com- Imonwealth announced that It was not ready, and by agreement the trials were set for next Friday. The Governor's Retnrn to Frankfort. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 19. Gover nors Beckham and Taylor took the same train for Frankfort today, after spending Sunday In this city very quietly. It Is be lieved nothing occurred during their visit that will have an Important effect upon their contest. JUDGE BINGHAM DEAD Distinguished Republican Statesman Died of Old Age.' CADIZ. O.. March 19. Hon. John A. f Bingham died at his home In Cadiz this morning, aged 83 years. He had been In m-neaitn as me result oi oia age ior some time, and his death -was not unex pected. Two daughters survive him. (Judge Bingham was a noted orator. Ho served eight terms in Congress from the Sixteenth Ohio district and was Min ister to Japan from 1872. to 1S85. He was a member of the House committee which brought Impeachment proceedings against President Johnson, and as Judge-Advocate sentenced Mrs, Surratt for conspiracy in the murder of Lincoln. He was the au thor of the first section of the Uth amendment to the Constitution. During his public career, he was a leader In tho National councils of the Republican party, and was a close friend of Lincoln and Stanton. He was voted a pension by Congress In recognition of his distin guished service, to the country.) -? BIG FIRE IN OHIO TOWN. Linseed OH and Flouring Mills Burned, and Others Threatened. PIQUA, O., March"20. The W. P. Orr llnaeed oil mill, of the American Linseed Oil Company, was destroyed by fire early this (Tuesday) morning. The loss is es timated at from $165,000 to $175,000. It was the second largest plant in the United States. Tho PIqua Flouring Mills caught fire and were destroyed. The loss Is $75,000. The Gray Company's plant. Is In great danger, and assistance has b&jn sum moned from surrounding towns'. At 1 o'clock this morning, Dayton was tele graphed to send a fire company. The en gines are on the way, and the fire Is still extending. a Victory for American Shipowners. VANCOUVER, B. C, March 19. An Im portant ruling was received today from the Secretary of the Treasury, at Wash ington, by the Collector of Customs in Vancouver. This was to the effect that In future no American goods will be al lowed to go north In Canadian vessels to Skagway for local consumption there with out payment of the regular duties. Thl3 Is a victor" for American shipowners. a The Deweys in Savannah. SAVANNAH, Ga., March 19. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey arrived on their special train from Washington tonight, at 6:20 Tho streets were lined with people from the depot to the hotel, who hid waited an hour In a rain storm to welcome the dis tinguished guests. Thousands of visitors are pouring into tho city to welcome tho Admiral. WANT SIMON'S VOTE Tariff Senators Trying Hard to Secure It. THEY WILL MAKE NO HEADWAY Expect the Free-Trade Sentiment Soon to Blow Over Plans of the Gold Democrats. WASHINGTON, March 19. Waiting for It to blw over, Is the attitude of the Re publican Senators. "Tho people will come to their senses, said one of those Senators today, "and those that are opposed to a tariff oa Puerto Rico goods will wake up and find that they have been mistaken all the time." Meanwhile, tremendous efforts are being made to Induce the recalcitrant Republi can Senators to come Into line. Just at present every effort Is being made to se cure Senator Simon's vote for the Puerto Rico bill, and the leaders, who had not given very much attention to him here tofore, have been "coddling" him for tho past three or four days in order to get him to desert the stand he has taken in favor of no tax upon our dependtencles. They have made, and will make, no head way with Senator Simon, as'he Is one of tho five or six that are counted as sure to stand to the end. It Is just posslbla that Senator Simon will make a speech on the subject, In order to explain why ho parts company with his Republican asso ciates; that is, if the Republicans still insist upon passing the tariff bill. As an evidence of what public sentiment Is doing, the attitude ot Senator Bever ldge, of Indiana, Is interesting. Every body believed that he was In favor of the tariff up to a short time ago, but Intense Interest In Indianav and the almost unanimous sentiment of the Republicans in favor of free trade have brought him around to that position, which he will support In a speech on the subject. Timber on Mineral Land. Senator Simon today called up anI passed a bill relating to cutting timber on mineral lands. When it was read, Senator Cockrell demanded an explanation of the measure, and Senator Simon ex plained to the Missouri Senator that it extended the statutes relating to otner states to Oregon. Washington and Idaho. Quite an amusing Incident occurred, as Senator Simon, anxious to have tho bill passed, hurried across the Senate cham ber to show Senator Cockrell the provis ions In the statutes which the bill pro posed to amend. Future of Gold Democrats. Just what the Gold Democrats intend to do this fall Is one of the things that puz zles the Republican managers. An Inter view with Don M. Dickinson on this sub ject Is Interesting. He says; "I took the stump for McKlnley In 1S3S against repudiation and the attack upon the Supreme Court, and the votes of Dem jocrata elected the Republican ticket. Now, the present administration has made some very grave blunders, and soma ugly scandals have arisen. I am in favor of the general policy of expansion, but I am most earnestly opposed to the admin istration's policy in dealing with Puerto Rico, to the subsidy proposition and tha Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The feeling against the Puerto Rican tariff is very strong among people of all political par ties, not only throughout Michigan, but the entire Northwest. What effect it will have upon the election I am unable to say at present. Tho tendepcy, however. It wquld seem, would be injurious to the Republicans. Puerto Rico Is a part of tha United States a part of this continent. Tho rule to be applied) to that Island does not apply to the Philippines. That matter can be best dealt with when it la reached, but it has nothing to do with tho Puerto Rican question." Applications for Bank Charters. Only a few applications for charters fop National bank have yet been received from the Pacific Northwest, because tha i act of Congrew under wiilch these banks shall be established was signed by the President only a few days ago. The" Controller of the Currency has re-" celved a letter from J. E. Engar, cashier of tho "Medford" Bank, of Medford, Or.t asking for blanks for making application for a National bank charter with a capi- tal of $25,000. Ekln & Bristow, of Cottage Grove, Or., also propose to establish a National banlsr with $X,000 capital. 3T. L. Holbrook. cashier of the Chehalls State Bank; of Chehalls, Wash.,, desires to convert the same into a National bank, S. F. Kelly, of the Seattle National Bank, has asked for Instructions with re- I gard, to the establishment of a bank to ba, called the First National Bank or iJauarov F. L. Carr, of Montesano, will organize a National bank In that town with a cap-' ltal of $25,000. Edgar Wilson, of Boise. Idaho, haa ap plied for blanks for a National bank in Boise, with a. capital of $100,000. The Idaho Immigration Company haa' written the Controller with a view to ea tabllshing a National bank, presumably, they say, at Idaho Falls, with a capital of $25,000. Up to this time no applications hava been received from far Western banks for' authprtty to take out new circulation to tho par of bonds already deposited. It la expected that applications from those points will begin to be received within two or three days. JTorthwest Cases in Supreme Court. The Supreme Court today denied a writ of certiorari in the case of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company against Balfour, Guthrie & Co., involving a suit to recover damages for a consignment of wheat lost by the sinking of tho barg Columbia. In the case of Willis Thorp against S. A. Bonnifleld and John G. Held, arising at Sitka, Alaska, the court holds that It has no jurisdiction. An Alaska Mall Contract. The Postoffice Department intends tak ing steps to prevent the British steam ship Alaska from taking the contract fo; carrying malls and freight to Alaska, which was awarded to a Seattle man and by him. turned over to the Alpha. AFTER HIS TERM IS OVER. McKlnley Will Become a Professoa at the American University. MILLVILLE, N. J., March 19. Bishop Hurst, In his sermon at the opening of today's session of the New Jersey Meth odist Episcopal Conference, in speaking- ol the American University at Washington, said that President McKlnley would, at the conclusion of his service as a publlo officer, accept the position of Professor of International Law at the university. Movements of the Canal Commissloa, PANAMA, March 19. The United States Canal Commission has left Colon for Costa Rica and will proceed from that re- public to New York.