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THE MOUSING OEBGONIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1900. PORTLAND CARGO ONLY ORIENTAL IAXEB. ABEIU5ELDIE HAS NO OVERIaAND FREIGHT. Heavy CoBJtlcnmeat for Tkli Clty- Stcamer Warn Belayed by Head "Winds Marine Notes. The bis Oriental liner Abergeldle, -which arrived up about midnight Saturday, en tered at the custom-house yesterday and commenced discharging about 2500 tons o cargo lor this city. The Abergeldle brought no overland Irelght this trip, and her cargo lor Portland is much larger than is usually received at this port lor local distribution. It includes nearly 14,000 bags of sulphur, 9000 sacks of rice, 500 casks of Hong Kong cement, IdOO bags of paper makers' clay, 81 packages of -curios, 51 Vales of gunnies and several hundred packages of wine, -cocoa, sugar, nut oil, tea, tobacco, dried vegetables, flsh, fruit, sauce, rice, flour ,eoy, bamboo shoots, paper, dried lilies, dates, medicine, rat tan, root flour and a lot of other miscel laneous Oriental merchandise. There -was CO tubs of shoyu lor San Francisco and 20 packages of miscellaneous freight for the same port New Tork and Chicago were the only Eastern ports favored, and a small consignment of straw braid and paper napkins were the only articles on the manifest for these ports. The Abergeldle's long passage was due to a succession of very strong gales, against which it was difficult to make headway. The worst of these were en countered Just off the coast, and the Steamer was hove to for two days await ing better weather. "While a little short on inward cargo, thert fs more outward freight awaiting the Abergeldle than she can handle, and by tht end of the week she will be getting out with one of the big flour cargoes that have made Portland famous the world over. FRENCH FREIGHTER OVERDUE. Steamer Pauillac Missing- "Wlta a $3,000,000 Cargo. NEW YORK, March 19. During the passage of the French liner Ia Gascogne from Havre to New Tork, a special look out was kept lor the French line freighter Pauillac, which is long overdue on her trip from this port to Bordeaux and Havre. There was not much hope of sighting or learning of the Pauillac dur ing the Gascogne's trip, for her course lay considerably to the north of the route the freight steamship would take on ner eastward trip. The Pauillac lelt this port February 5, under command of Captain Gicquel. She was the pioneer of a new freight service In connection with the regular passenger service of the French line. Her crew numbers 45 men, all natives of France. She carried no passengers. The only time she was sighted, so far as known here, since leaving port, was when the Uer mania, of the White Star line, exchanged signals with her on February 1L She was then 450 miles southeast of Cape Race, a position slightly north of the New York and Havre route. The Pauillac has a cargo valued at $3,000,000, Including several cases of ma chinery for the Paris Exposition. There Is also on board a shipment of copper from Boston valued at $400,000. Other Items In her cargo include lard, coffee, cotton and case goods. "While anxiety lor the safety of the Pauillac has been mani fested in (shipping circles for more than a month, hope has by no means been abandoned by the local agents of the line. One theory on which these hopes Is based Is that the Pauillac may have met with a mishap to her machinery and drifted out of the track of trans-Atlantic travel. Dur ing the recent trips of the French liners between New York and Havre the com manders have been instructed to keep a special lookout lor the missing freighter. TOWDOATS' GOOD WORK. OcUlsliaraa. and Tljoiniisoa Have Givea Fine Service This Season. The British 6hlp Poseidon arrived up yesterday morning and docked at Victoria dock to discharge ballast preparatory to taking in wheat- The Ocklahama, which did such good work with the Isle of Arran, duplicated the performance with the Poseidon, coming through In less than 20 hours. The towing done by the steamers Ocklahama and R. R. Thompson, In charge of Captains Colson and Bailey, has been remarkably satisfactory this season. The largest ships that ever entered the Tiver have been moved up and down the river in faster time than ever before. Not only has there been no detentions, but there has been no accidents to ships in charge of either of the masters mentioned. January Marine Disasters. The administration of the Bureau Veri tas lias just published the list of maritime disasters, reported during the month of January, 1900, concerning all flags, as fol lows: Sailing vessels reported lost Seven American, 1. Austrian, 1 Brazilian, 33 British, 1 Danish, S French, 3 German. 1 Greek, 2 Italian, 15 Norwegian, 1 Rus sian, 1 Spanish, 4 Swedish; total, 78. In this number are Included 6 vessels reported missing. Steamers reported lost One American, 7 British, 1 Chinese. 2 Danish, 2 French, 4 German. 1 Italian, 3 Nor wegian, 1 Russian, 2 Spanish; total, 24. In this number are Included 2 steamers re ported missing. Causes of losses: Sail ing vessels Stranding, 37; collision, S; Are, 2; foundered, 4; abandoned, 8; condemned, 13; missing, 6; total, 78. Steamers Strand ing, 15; collision, 2; foundered, 3; aban doned, A; condemned, 1; missing, 2; total, 24. Disenerasred Grain. Ship. The British ship Achnashie has arrived at Victoria, with a 4000-ton cargo, from Europe. Included in the cargo are 2303 tons of tin-plate for canneries in British Columbia and GOO tons of tramway rails for Vancouver. She also has a lot of firebrick, liquors and miscellaneous freight lor Puget Sound cities. The arrival of the Achnashie gives Victoria the distinc tion of being the only city on the Pacific Coast which has a disengaged grain ship on spot. The Achnashie Is offering" at high rates, but as she Is such an. enor mous carrier, and there is so little wheat selling, exporters are not inclined to take her up. Wrectaise Off Cape Blanco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19. The steamer Coqullle River, which arrived to day Irom the North, reports that when she was off Cape Blanco she spoke the British sealing schooner Allle Alger, and that the latter vessel said she had passed through a quantity of lumber and also picked up a white mattress when near the Cape. The Coqullle River also passed through the same wreckage after leaving the Alger. It Is feared the lumber Is Irom the brig Tanner, which is now 20 days out from Tacoma. The Tanner was lumber laden, and has been anxiously looked for lor some days. Steamboat Inspectors Busy. Local Inspectors Fuller and Edwards yesterday made an official examination of the new tug Resolute, which has just been completed at Supple's yard for Frese Bros. The new steamer Is a strong little craft, and will be used in towing on tha river. The inspectors leave tomorrow for Astoria to inspect the steamer E. L. Dywer, which George & Barker, the can nerymen. are taking to the Sound. The steamer will leave out this week. Thurs day the steamer Canby will be Inspected in this city. r Sickness on the Glade. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19. The ship H. F. Glade, which arrived today from Honolulu, had a case of sickness on board among her sailors. She has been ordered into quarantine, pending an examination. It is reported that the case Is merely one of malarial lever. Marine Notes. The Lighthouse Department needs an engineer for the San Francisco lightship, and will receive applications until Apru 16. The pay Is $1000 per annum. The Strathgyle made a good run down the river, reaching Astoria Sunday after noon. Everything was favorable and ehe passed on out to sea two hours later. The British ship Drumburton, hence Oc tober 23, arrived at Queenstown yester day, alter a passage of 147 days. It Is reported that the ship has been sold to San Francisco parties since leaving- Port land. The British ship Deccan, from Hamburg for this port, was spoken March 2, In lati tude 48 north, longitude 9 west. The Harlech Castle, from Liverpool lor Port land, by way of Honolulu, was spoken February 15, in 43 south .59 west. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Or., March 19. Arrived American barkentlne Arago, from Hono lulu. Arrived down and sailed Steamer State of California, lor San Francisco. Condition of the bar, at 5 P. M., smooth; weather, cloudy; wind, north. San Francisco, Mar-ix 19. Sailed Tug Samson, towing barge Waahougal, lor Grail's Harbor; schooner Monterey, lor Coos Bay. Arrived Steamer Areata, Irom Coos Bay: steamer Mackinaw. Irom Se attle; ship Spartan, Irom Seattle; brig Tanner, Irom Tacoma. Sailed Steamer Geo. "W. Elder, lor Portland; steamer Mat tewan, for'Tacoma. Seattle Arrived, March 17 Japanese steamer Idzuml Maru, from Yokohama; March IB, bark Northern Light, from Hon olulu. Manila Arrived, March 15 British steamer Port Albert, from Seattle. Yokohama Arrived, March 17 British steamer Pathan, from Tacoma. Queenstown, March 19. Arrived British ship Drumburton, from Oregon, and sailed for Grimsby. Cherbourg Sailed March 17 Now York, from Southampton for New York. New York, March 19. Arrived Taurlc, Irom Liverpool; Cambrian, from Liver pool. Auckland. N. Z., March 19. Sailed Steamer Moana, lor San Francisco. AMONG THE COLLEGES. Events of the Week at the State Uni versity and Elsewhere. At the State University, the corporation of the Laurean and Eutaxlan Societies has arranged to present the play "Henrietta," in Vlllard Hall, during ApriL Professor S. M. Glen has charge of the affair, and will be assisted by Mrs. Emma Thomp son, the Misses "Wold, Johnson and Ren shaw, and Messrs. Blythe. Goodrich, Bishop, Frazler, Hooker, Angell and Jackway. Arrangements have been perfected with the University' ol "Washington, whereby representatives of the two institutions are to meet each year, in a joint debate. The first contest will be held In Seattle, next May, and in the following years the con tests will alternate between Eugene and Seattle. Owing to the Impossibility of securing the opera-house on the desired dates, the Glee Club has decided to abandon the proposed Southern trip. Arrangements are now being made to visit Springfield and Cottage Grove. The Treble Clef has postponed Its con cert until after the Easter vacation. Professor S. M. Glen has been selected as baritone soloist at the musical festi val to be held at Salem early in May. Dr. Strong will address the Inland Em pire Teachers' Association at Pendleton next Tuesday. Friday afternoon the Eutaxlan Society gave an open session, the programme be ing devoted to the study of Kipling. B. C. Jakway, the" U. O. orator, was tendered an informal reception and ban quet by a number of his friends -Tuesday evening. The Monthly- for March came out on the 15th. Jakway's oration, "The Reve lation of Science," an original and inter esting account of a walking trip through the Harz Mountains; poems, short stories, the usual editorials, departments, etc, made up a very creditable and attractive numoer. Commandant Edwards and several ca dets came up from the O. A. C. last Friday to attend the funeral of Captain Geary. They were given an Informal reception, at the home of Mrs. H E. Ankeny, on Friday evening. "W. O. Tune, who has trained the four victorious U. O. track teams of former years, will take charge of the Spring athletics on March 26. Mr. Burden has already been getting them into shape, with preliminary "gym" work. Nino weeks of training, under one of Tune's ability, ought to send the Oregon team to Salem, In condition to do its very best, and just a little more. Pacific University. The quarterly rhetoricals of the junior and senior classes wero held In Marsh Hall Friday evening. Dr. McLean, of Oakland, CaL, gave the students a short address Friday afternoon. The last meeting of the Current History Club will be held Monday evening. Hon. I. A. Macrum will address tho club on "The Nicaragua Canal." The tennis club met "Wednesday even ing and elected officers for the Spring term. Great Interest is being taken In Spring athletics, four track teams having al ready Deen organized by the different classes. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real Estate Transfers. Karl Koch and wife to Herman Blae slng, lots 21, 22, block 7, Brainard Addition; March 19 ; 500 The Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to E. R. Brown, 6V4 acres, sections 13, . 14, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; also tracts 16, 17, 18. 19, 20. Melvln; March 16 1 Richard Williams and wife to Fan nie Harrison, tract of land. Tabor avenue; March 10 500 C. J. Dammeier et al. to Robert Bug dahl, lot 2. block L Klnzel Park; May 23, 1S99 .7. 1 S. S. Hatch and wife to Eugene Gers tle, lots 10, 13, block 27, Sunnyside; February 10 2000 C. A. McClure to S. S. Hatch, lot 10, block 27, Sunnyside; March 6 2 A. F. Flegel et ux. to Wm. "W. Thomp son, lots 3, 4, block 16, Central Al bum; March 17 500 James Mackenzie and wife to A. W. Moore, lots 17. IS. block 4L Tremnnt- March 23, 1S9S 100 O. O. Benson, assignee, to Rebecca T. Vance, lot 6, block 8, Mayor Gates Addition; March 16 i Sheriff for Wm. Kerron et ux. to Fanny L Loring, guardian, tract of land, section 18, T. 1 S R. l B.; March 15 1S50 Addle Harman and "W. L. Harman to Clayton R. French, lots 17. 18, block 14, Good Morning Addition; March 16 95 Building: Permit. M. E. Beard, two-story house. East Sal mon, "between East Twenty-second and East Twenty-third streets; $1200. Births. March -16, boy to the wife of Frank J. Schuldt, 375 Cable street. March 15, boy to the wife of Grant C, Bushnell, 574 Tillamook street. Deaths. March 18, Hazel Grace Jones, age 3 months. National Hotel; pneumonia. March 18, Infant of Joseph S. and Jane Allison, age C hours, 630 Mississippi ave nue; cerebral hemorrhage. March 19. Wayne Girt, age 39 years, St. Vincent's Hospital; valvular disease of heart. Con t a Rio tin Disease. Son cf S. Thirkell, age 3 years, 101 North Thirteenth street; scarlet fever. a The Price for Yoangr Steers. Fossil Journal. Twenty dollars per head Is being freely paid lor "short" yearling steers that have never eaten a bite of hay. There is big money in the cattle business at this rate. THE HERO OF MAFEKING BADEN-POWELL LOVED BY HIS MEN AND POPULAR WITH ALL. As Good an Actor as He Is Soldier and Also Proficient in Secret Service Work Incidents of the War. There Is probably no man -more popu lar In England today than Baden-Powell, the defender of Mafeklng. By his friends, whose name is legion, he Is usually called "B. P." The man In the street, though he has now learned to call a kopje a koppi, and knows that Mafeklng Is pro nounced Maffyklng, is still at fault when he speaks of his favorite hero. One gen erally hears the Baden pronounced as though It wero the famous German watering-place, and often the "w" In Powell Is overlooked. His school nickname at Charterhouse, "Bathing towel," gives the vowels their proper sounds. Baden-Powell Is so versatile that he seems to charm all with whom he comes in contact. He was famous as an actor long "before he was as a soldier. "When in India, whispers that he was going to act in the "Area Belle" or one of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas traveled with amazing rapidity from station to station, and every performance In which he took part -was attended by all the Europeans for miles around. A few months after the selge of Kan dahar he arranged for a performance of "Patience" in that barbarous city, making himself responsible for the entire manage ment. The dresses were excellent, the stage and scenery very good, and the opera was received with Intense enthusi asm; and there was not a single Euro pean woman there; all the dresses and costumes wero the work of Baden-Powell, who himself appeared In the character of Ruth. "As a lecturer on military subjects," a correspondent writes in the Pall Mall Ga zette, "Baden-Powell Is very nearly as popular as he Is an an actor. The fol lowing story attests his hold over the men as an Instructor. He was delivering a course of lectures somewhere In Ireland, and the room had always been crowded with soldiers, noticeable among whom was a very smart, intelligent young ser geant. Toward tho close of the series Baden-Powell was astonished one day to And this sergeant brought before him charged with drunkenness. 'Whatever made you get, drunk? he asked. "Well, sir, I got to your lecture lato last night,' sold the sergeant, 'and tho room was full and I couldn't get In, so, of Course, I had to get drunk.' There was no artful ness In the excuse: the man had never been known to get drunk In his life. "Mention of scouting touches the most picturesque side of Baden-Powell's char acter. There Is nothing he loves more than ranging over the world discovering the weak spots In the armor of our ene mies. If tho story of Baden-Powell as a scout ever comes to be written In detail. It will astonish the world. Here, lor ob vious reasons, it Is Impossible to do moro than suggest, and no mention can bo made ol nations and places. The fol lowing story will explain what wo mean. At the maneuvers ol one of the great armies, while tho accredited representa tives of the British Army were watching everything by the side of the officer com manding, Baden-Powell, perfectly dis guised, was moving about at the back of the army, Beelng things that were not intended for foreign eyes. It was en tirely on his own inltlatlvo that he went, but the report he sent to the Horse Guards of those maneuvers and there were use ful details about other things, such as forts is 6ald by a very high authority to be one of the most perfect things in its way that ever- reached the War Office. He Is forever wandering over 'the globe, oftentimes quite alone, storinc up In his mind knowledge of the most advanced European nations and tho most backward of African tribes. In 1SS3 he made a recon nolssance, unaccompanied, of 600 miles of Natal frontier in 20 days. He was tho Intelligence Ofllcer In the Zulu operations of 1SS7. and was mentioned In dispatches. A year later ho was acting as Secretary to the British Commission to Swaziland. He probably knows more about Ashantl than any other European; and there is very little about Continental armies that Baden-Powell does not know. Wherever he goes his mind is at work, and It is almost as difficult for him to look at a man and not know all about blm as it was for Sherlock Holmes, whom, by the way, he greatly admires. "But while It Is as a scout that Baden Powell Is most picturesque and romantic. It is as a Tegimental officer that his char acter can be best judged. I do not think it probable that any soldier would con tradict tho statement that Baden-Powoll Is the ideal regimental ofllcer. Some ser geants In the Thirteenth Hussars were once asked if the men liked Baden-Powell. After a pause, one of them said, hesitat ingly: 'Like him? Well, I shouldn't say they like him'; then. In a burst, 'why. they worship him!' And this is a fact. The men love him. Their love Is prompt ed not by any leniency or coddling on the part of Baden-Powell, but by his tireless devotion to their service and by his faith in their Intelligence and good sense. Tommy Atkins Is not the childish boy that the British public are apt to think,' says Baden-Powell, In 'Aids to Scouting,' and then ho goes on to say: 'He is, on the contrary, a man who reads and thinks for himself, and he Is keen on any in struction in really practical soldiering. " It seems strange to be told that Baden Powell had no early desire for a soldier's life. The writer quoted above says: "Ho never expressed a liking or prefer ence for any particular profession, and seemed to Imagine that his only mission in life was to go about acquiring know ledge of everything on the earth. When it was proposed that he should join a brother In the Indian Civil Service, he ac cepted tho Idea quite cheerfully, but with out any particular enthusiasm, and It was only when another brother suggested that if he wanted to see India he might just as well go Into the army that Baden Powell thought seriously about the serv ice." The following anecdotes show another of Baden-Powell's many sides: "He celebrated his arrival In India by marshaling all the European children he could And and marching them up and down tho streets to the tune of 'The Girl I Left Behind Me,' played with consid erable feeling by himself on an ocarina! This performance is a fair example of his overflowing good spirits, but there is another story which better illustrates his love for pure foolery. He was walking with a friend on the esDlanade of some English seaside place, and tho day was piping hot. Suddenly, without explana tion of any kind, Baden-Powell sat him self down on the curb, placed his billycock hat solemnly on his knees, and buried his face In a flaming red handkerchief. This unprecedented sight stirred the depths of the one and only policeman's heart, and he strode valiantly across the road prepared to do his duty at all costs. Touching Baden-Powell upon the shoulder with his white cotton glove in the regu lation manner, the constable demanded, in a deep voice: 'Arnd, whaat's the mat ter wi you, ehr Slowly removing the handkerchief from his eyes, and with a perfectly solemn face. Baden-Powell ex plained that he had just at that moment tumbled out of his nurse's arms and that the silly woman had gone on without noticing it." Loss of Life In Marlboronuh'ii Battles. The Spectator. The English contingents during the wars of William III. of Marlborough, of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, were never large, and yet we hear of 70 lieutenants killed In Churchill's Brigade at Steen klrk, while the victorious French lost 620 officers killed and wounded. Thi to- tal number of killed and wounded on both sides was over 6000. And this was- by no means an extraordinary case. Take the very next battle In the book, that of Ian den. The allies lost about 12,000 In cas ualties, the 19 British battalions losing 133 officers. These were unsuccessful bat tles, but at Blenheim we lost 670 killed and 1500 wounded; at -Malplaquet, out of 20 battalions, 1900 men, and so on. The conclusion would be forced upon us that the older lighting at close range with clumsy guns, was far more bloody than the work of our modern weapons of pre cision at enormous distances. s t ' HERE IS IRISH WARMTH. We Are to Go In and "Do Up" Great Britain and Save Onr Liberties. PORTLAND, MarciTlO. (To the Editor.) Tho Oregonian persists in believing that the British Government Intended an honor to the Irish by the St. Patrick's day edict. Few intelligent people will regard It Id that light, and we may rest assured the Irish are not likely to be deceived as to the true meaning of the "honor." If the British Government were capable of doing an honor to itself or any one else, there is no evidence of it in those papers captured at Glencoe, which show that for the last six years that govern ment has been wantonly plotting, deliber ately preparing to destroy the Independ ence of the two little republics of South" Africa- There Is no evidence of it in tho action of her delegates to the peace con ference, nor Is there evidence of It in her refusal at all times to arbitrate the diffi culty with her .small antagonist, some thing she has ever found it advantageous to do, when dealing with her equals. If the British Government be capable of one honorable motive, there Is no Ink ling of it in the replies to several appeals from the venerable President Kruger, nor is there any trace of it in Salisbury's "brushing aside" the offer of mediation made by President McKlnley. If Queen Victoria were prompted by lovable Intentions, she has had ample op portunity ere this to exercise them with more propriety, sincerity and credit to herself; but she availed herself not of the opportunity. One word from Her Gracious Majesty would have Insured llfo and peace to the little republics now be sieged by her mercenary minions, had sho heard the appeals of the young Queen of Holland, or tho entreaties of the aged President, who besought her to not "close her life upon this scene of blood and un equal srrugglo"; but no, her government had obtained a "free hand," and that set tled It. There are fewer Irishmen in the British Army today than ever before, and I refuso to believe that there is one true hearted Irishman whose Intelligence Is so dense or whose just instincts are at such a low ebb as would allow him to enlist his services in this, as shameless and cowardly a crime as will be found in all British history. Yet Her Majesty issues her "edict de honor," and now prepares to pay her first visit to Ireland, well knowing the result will bo disturbance and bloodshed. No other Christian eoverelgn would attempt It at such a time, and on such am occasion. The action of Her Majesty, together with the edict, plainly refutes tho aspersion they are intended to convey. If tho "habsent-minded beggars" be pos sessed of an ordinary quota, of reason or Intelligence, we fail to perceive It im tho alacrity with which they htrrl themselves against the unfortunate burghers of the Transvaal. Two hundred thousand of them were not sufficient for the British Government to send against that pastoral community, but contingents had to be taken from Canada and Australia, sowing alike dissension and besmirching those nations as accessories. Never before has the whole world" so realized the necessity of shelving this" Ac tion "British civilization." It remains to be seen whether or not civilized govern ments will allow Britain to return un punished from the scene of this crime; it remains to be seen whether or not the powers of this earth can afford to nourish a political abscess under their very nose. If they do, then will Irreparable Insecurity have been worked, to the disadvantage of government In any form and everywhere. A swift and distinct rebinco alone will ac quit all of participation or approval ol this parody on our civilization. France would not be found wantjng but for the fact that England has seemingly obtained a "free hand" from all her neighbors, with the possible exception of Russia. Very naturally the whole world expected that this republic should make the first move, but It looks as If "England's friend ly attitude" has secured a "free hand" from Washington also. Judging from the attitude of tho Administration; "together with England's conduct toward the Boers, It looks, Indeed, as if the "friendly atti tude" was now serving Its cut-and-drled purpose. It looks as if the colls wero tightening; it looks as if a considerable portion of the spectacle which unfolds with the Maine disaster was arranged for us in London in advance. It behooves those who are ready to rise or fall by the fortunes of. this Republic and the purposes for which God ordained It, to be on their guard, especially now. There are a while raft of "titled Ameri cans" in London, rearing their young in that royal atmosphere, surrounded by un natural Influences, their minds saturated with royal ambitions. Some day this young crop, especially, will be a menace to our free Institutions. Already we perceive the results of their machinations In the affairs and diplomacy of this Re public. Already they aro familiarizing and arranging "alliances" and "ententes" with the "mother kentry." This Is tho influence that has censored and throttled tho treaty of reciprocity with France, while perpetrating that masterpiece of British diplomacy, the Nicaragua canal treaty. This Is the influence that is creat ing for us dangers that do not now exist, weaning us from the Ideals and friendships of our forefathers, and leading the Re public into un-American ways and paths for tho purpose of shaking republicanism to its very foundations. This is the in fluence that stays the hand and stifles tho voice of tho Administration at the present hour, while republicanism Is being ex terminated in South Africa and the Philip pines. Here Is tho influence that has cor rupted a vast portion of our press, for the purpose of lowering the standard of Intelligence and morals among our people. Nowhere was Lord Roberts' report, that "the British flag now floats over the lato presidency," received with more compla cent satisfaction than among our Ameri can royalty In London, and it was coupled with the hope that some day those words, "the presidency has fallen," will be of di rect and immeasurable Importance to themselves or their titled progeny. Today these titles and vast International prop erty Interests are an excuse for those huge embattlements at Esquimalt, within 18 miles of our shores. Tomorrow they may bo the pretext for mobilizing a British army acrross our northern border. It should be as plain as daylight to any In telligent being that British royalty, to gether with our international royalty, are paving the way for empire on the ruin3 of this Republic Could they wield suf ficient influence through any branch of our Administration toward Isolating us Into tho company of England, or work dis union among us, or both, they will have made a great 6tep In that direction. This Administration should relieve those be seiged republicans of the Transvaal. It should dispense with star-chamber maneu vering and stand out for liberty, humanity and republicanism. If McKlnley is en compassed in the meshes of a plot, ho should lose no time in letting the people know It England may be able to raise $50,000,000 from a coterie of American bankers for the purpose of wiping out those little republics: but the President can raise 15,000.000 men for the purpose of wiping out England. He could depend on every able American, but the few who profess to believe in the "friendly inflic tion." To those I would commend the views of the German philanthropist, who, speaking of tho recent American flour seizures and the Macrum "Incident," ad vises England that, "since establishing such cordial relations with the Americans, she should do nothing to disturb them, and bring down the disgust of the whole world on herself. M. W. O'SHEA. THE CODES FOR ALASKA SHORT HISTORY OF LAWS PASSED AND PROPOSED. Statutes of Oregon Taken for Basis N'cvr Criminal Code Was Enacted Last Year. "WASHINGTON, March 12. When the Alaska bill was being read before tho Senate, Senator Chandler took occasion, in his characteristic style, to enliven the dull monotony of the proceedings by an tagonizing Senator Carter, the author of the bill. The result of this was that Sen ator Carter felt called upon to make a statement in his own behalf, and In ex plaining the purposes and history of the Alaska bill, said: "The rapid development of the mining Industry in the district of Alaska caused the country, and the Congress as well, to realize the necessity lor a code of laws for that district. For over 20 years the district of Alaska has remained a neglected spot under the Jurisdiction of the United States. At the beginning or the last Congress a commission, known as the Code Commission, were requested to prepare a criminal code, a code of criminal procedure, and a code of civil laws for the district of Alaska. That commission proceeded to perform the task assigned them, accepting as tho basis of their work tho laws of the State of Ore gon, which had heretofore been applied generally, In so far as applicable, to the district of Alaska. "The criminal code was flrst prepared. It was referred to the Judiciary committee of this body, as was the civil code. I be lieve. That committee concluded that the laws, the machinery of the courts and the government of the district of Alaska more properly came within the jurisdiction of tho committee on territories; and the bill was, upon the suggestion of the chairman of the committee on the judiciary, re ferred to tho committee on territories. That committee, with painstaking care that rarely characterizes the work of a committee, went over every section of the report of the code commission, and under took to make such amendments and addi tions as were necessary to adapt the criminal code, the code of civil procedure and the civil code to tho conditions exist ing In Alaska. t "This task was not & slight one. We wore attempting to adjust the laws of the State of Oregon to a vast area, the Dis trict of Alaska, embracing over 500.000 square miles, sparsely settled, without counties, townships or other minor aivi slons, or any of the geographical adjust ments and arrangements existing In a state such as Oregon. "Wo undertook to secure consideration at tho last session of Congress not only for the criminal code, but likewise for the addltinal codes referred to. The re port of the committee was made at a late day m the session. It was iouna quite im practicable even to read the entire mass of matter reported by the committee In a single bill. It being imperative that the criminal code should be put In opera tion at the earliest dato possible, we, on the floor of the Senate, while the bill was under consideration, detached the criminal code and passed that, leaving the code of civil procedure and the civil code without consideration. "The criminal code which was passed at the last session of Congress has been in operation in Alaska for about one year. Nearly every lawyer practicing at the bar in Alaska has been heard from concerning the operation of that code. The Governor of the territory, who Is charged "by law with the interests of the United States In that district, and wno is zurtner enjoined to see that the laws of the United States are executed there, has been before the committee during the present session of Congress. "From all sources, without a dissenting voice, so far as I am . Informed, it Is agreed that the criminal code has proven highly satisfactory to the people of Alas ka, with the exception of some minor items embraced In the license provisions, concerning which Items some amendments will have to be made. But In so far as the practical operation of tho criminal code as a code of criminal law is con cerned, it has proven eminently satis factory. Indeed, it Is very remarkable that, all the lawyers being consulted, the Governor being consulted, all parties In interest being consulted, an amendment has not been suggested to that code, ex cept In some few details of the license provisions which it contains. "The bill now before the Senate, Senate bill 3419, as reported was, It is true, intro duced on the 1st of March and reported on the 5th of this month. That bill has been under consideration from the open ing of the session. It was introduced at an early day In the month of December by the chairman of the committee, the senior Senator from Idaho (Mr. Shoup.) That bill, thus Introduced by him, was very carefully considered, which resulted In a series of amendments proposed and adopted by the committee from time to time. "The bill as thus amended, with addi tions mado thereto, was Introduced by mo at the request of the chairman as Senate bill 2927, on the 5th day of February. This new bill, thus Introduced, has been before the committee from the 6th day of Feb ruary. The bill was very carefully con sidered, section by section, chapter by chapter, and division or title by title, with the result that numerous amena ments wero made. "It was deemed by tho committee best not to consume the time of the Senate by reading the numerous amendments that were mado in conjunction with tho text; and to avoid that process, which would consume much time in a bill of this vol ume; we concluded that it was better to introduce the bill anew; and so It was presented hero as Senate bill 3419, on tho 1st day of March, as a new bill, not show ing the amendments in Italics, as an amended bill would If presented with a report, but reading with tho text unim paired in any manner by Italics, amend ments, or words stricken out, except to a very limited extent. After tho bill was introduced, on the 1st of March, the com mittee again went over it, and certain amendments were made, which will ap pear In tho bill as tho reading proceeds. "The measure primarily flnds Its origin in the statutes of the State of Oregon. It has been carefully adjusted section by section to conditions existing in Alaska, and I doubt when all the facts are con sidered and tho bill carefully scrutinized, If any objection can bo found or any se rious defect discovered in tho measure. I do not discern any reason for Its refer ence to the committee on judiciary. It does not Involve any great or profound question of Constitutional law, but merely the statutes of a state adjusted to a dis trict of tho United States where the Con stitution and laws are In a measure made applicable. Tho present reading of tho bill la purely formal. It being understood by the unanimous-consent agreement that no amendments would be offered, no amendments would be acted upon, and no action taken with reference to the bill during tho session devoted to its reading by tho unanimous consent of the Senate." Xatnrnlizntlon of Alien Minors. BALLSTON, March 18. (To the Editor.) Is not a person 21 years of age who came to this country when a minor several years after his father's death, but his mother yet living, a full-Aedged citizen, or must he be naturalized in order to regis ter? GEORGE MacFARQUHAR. Minor children who come to this country with their parents become citizens if their father is naturalized while they aTe minors. A child coming here with his mother would become a citizen If his mother was naturalized before he was 21 years of age. 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