Morning Oregonian., March 22, 1900, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING ORE G ONI AN, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1900.
THE PANAMA CANAL
United States Attitude Toward
French Concessions.
CORRESPONDENCE SENT TO SENATE
Interests of This Coimtry 1h the Ca
nal in the Event of "War Can
not Be Overlooked.
"WASHINGTON, March 2L In. responso
to a resolution of the Senate, the President
Bent today to that body the correspond
ence between the United States and the
Government of Colombia, relative to the
Panama canal. The correspondence covers
the period from 1879 to 1897, and much of
It has been heretofore printed.
Among the documents which have not
been published Is a letter of April IS,
1SS0, from Secretary Evarts to United
States Minister Emert Dychman. con
cerning the Panama canal concessions, In
which the Secretary says:
"The Government of the United States
might be willing, in the matter of the
mere mercantile interests of its citizens,
to trust to the Intelligent self-lntereu cf
those who undertake Its construction to
see that reasonableness of tolls, simplicity
of regulations and perfect impartiality cf
treatment should be made the inducements
to draw the commerce of all nations to Its
channel. But it cannot be conceal 'id, and
the Government of the United States decs
not attempt to conceal, that its relation
to this enterprise must be governed by
larger and more serious consideration.
This enterprise once achieved works mere
than a commercial revolution. It touches
the conditions under which the security
of the United States may need to be
maintained. While the United States feel
no concern as to the adequacy of their
power to meet any emergencies that may
arise; while there is no issue in the world's
politics which at all threatens their tran
quillity; while their relations with all na
tions are, and promise to be, those of
peace and good will, yet it is unwise not
to anticipate possible contingencies which
may expose our systems to trial not now
obvious or probable."
He then dwells upon the changed condi
tions which would be made apparent in
case of war, and says:
"All the treaties of neutrality in the
world might fall to be a safeguard in a
time of great conflict,"
He therefore Instructs Mr. Dychman to
say to the Colombian Government:
"That It Is a source of profound regret
to this Government that the Government
of Colombia has hitherto refrained, from
communication upon the subject of the
recent commission as the treaty returns
between the two countries justified us in
expecting."
He adds that the United States would
demand that the construction of an isth
mian canal should "be the subject of Joint
consideration, with a view to the protec
tion of those interests which bind the
South and North American Republics to
gether as closely as other Interests and
relations bind the European powers."
He also gave instructions to odd that
the United States Government did not
consider itself excluded by an agreement
to which it was not a party. On this
point, he said:
"You will add that this Government can
not consider itself excluded by any ar
rangements between any other powers or
individuals to which it is not a party,
from a direct Interest and, if necessary.
a positive supervision ard interposition In
the expectation of any project which by
completing an inter-oceanic connection
through the Isthmus would materially af
fect Its commercial Interests, change the
territorial relations of Its own sovereignty,
and Impose on it the necessity of a for
eign policy which, whether in its feature
of warlike preparation or entangling al
liance, has been hitherto arduously avoid
ed." Concluding a long communication, he
Bald:
"Should this Inter-oceanlc connection
ever be achieved and should Its control
become, in the complications of inter
national relations, a matter of import
ance to any power, it will surely not be
deemed by the Colombian Government
either disrespectful or unfriendly to sug
gest that the military strength of the Gov
ernment of Colombia would be Inadequate
4o maintain Its security or neutrality and
the enforcement of the guarantee of the
United States would probably be sought,
as it has been heretofore. Should the
possibility of such a necessity become a
probable occurrence. It would be the duty
of the United States, not only to them
selves, but to the Government of Colom
bia, to see that they were in a position to
enforce the guarantees which existing
treaties Impose upon them and which thelt
feeling of sincere friendship for the Gov.
ernment of Colombia would Induce them
to fulfill with scrupulous fidelity."
Another communication of some Interest
Is that of Secretary Foster to Mr. Cough
lln, of December 22, 1892, relating to the
request of tho Panama Canal Company
for an extension of one year. He opposed
the concession, saying that the company
was bankrupt and hence the application
for an extension was not bona fide.
"In view of this," he said, "the United
States Govfcfnment earnestly trusts that
no such extension will be granted without
substantial guarantees."
"Reporting later that the extension had
been granted. Minister Abbott said:
"The time will never come, in my judg
ment, when the Colombian Government
will refuse to grant canal concessions to
European companies until a definite prop
osition of the construction of the work
shall come from the Government or a re
liable company of the United States."
The last document of the series is a
remonstrance from Charge Renglfo, of the
Colombian Legation at "Washington,
against the attitude of the United StatM
Government toward the Nicaragua canal.
He said the new Panama Canal Company
is well equipped and reminds the Secretary
of State that there are doubts about the
practicability of the construction of tho
Nicaragua route. He expressed doubt as
to whether, with the two canals construct
ed, either would pay. and reminded the
United States that the support given by
this country to the Nicaragua route would
be injurious to Panama. Hon. John Sher
man was then Secretary, and the record
shows that he only formally acknowledged
the note.
BEFORE OXNARD CAME.
Unbiased Yievrs of the Republican
Leader of the Honsc.
St Louis Globe Democrat of Jan. 2C.
Chairman Payne, of the ways- and
means committee, has made a statement
vindicating the policy of free trade for
Puerto Rico. Mr. Payne Introduced the
Administration bill to carry out this pol
icy, and has no doubt it will go through
both House and Senate at on early date.
He says:
"Puerto Rico was ceded to us by the
Spanish treaty and we accepted It without
a dissenting voice In all the United States,
so far as I know. In accepting It we cut
off their market with Spain and with
Cuba, in both of which countries there
is now a high protective duty, which is
absolutely prohibitive so far as Puerto
Rico is concerned. Puerto Rico pro
duces 50.000 tons of sugar anually. No
one believes It can ever reach 100,000 tons
under the most favorable circumstances.
We Imported last year 1,340,000 tons of su
gar. The Importation from Puerto Rico
would be as a drop In the bucket "We
have had a treaty for a number of years
with the Hawaiian islands, where sugar
can be produced more cheaply than in
Puerto Rico, by which all sugar has been
admitted free of duty.
It is proposed to continue this by enact
ment of law, and no one objects to It.
"We import from the Hawaiian islands 240
tons of sugar annually. In the face of
this free sugar from Hawaii the produc
tion of beet sugar in California has
doubled and quadrupled from year to
year. I am told that the production of
the present year will more than double
the large production of 1S95. Free sugar
from Hawalll does not seem to affect the
beet-sugar Interests. It la urged that free
trade with Puerto Rico means free trade
with Cuba and the Philippine Islands. In
this the opposition is all at fault. Cuba
is not ours. Under the treaty the Phil
ippine islands are to have free trade with
Spain for 10 years. "We could not extend
these tariff laws to the Philippine Islands
even if we would.
"To sum up. then, Puerto Rico is ours
without a dissenting voice anywhere.
Her people are Impoverished by reason of
tho hurricane, which destroyed the greater
portion of two annual crops. She has no
markets, being deprived of them by an
nexation to the United States. Commer
cially and industrially, without some aid
from Congress, she is without hope for
the future. A free admission of her prod
ucts to the United States (which is now
accorded to every other state and terri
tory and to Alaska, not organized into a
territory) would give her relief. It will
not hurt us, but, on the contrary, will
give us a market for J1O.O00.OD0 annually,
largely of the products of our farms,
which will increase as American prosper
lty comes to Puerto Rico. I am heartily
in favor of extending this relief to Pu
erto Rico, while I don't in any way com
mit myself to extend the same privileges
to either tho Philippine islands or to
Cuba."
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FIGHT AT WARRENTON,
Sunday's Encasement Resulting: In
the Boers' Retreat.
LONDON, March 2L The only news
from South Africa, showing activity on
either side comes from Warrenton, north
of Kimberley, where desultory fighting
occurred all Sunday, resulting in the re
treat of the Boers towards Chrlstlanla,
under shell fire. The progress of this
column towards Mafeklng has either al
most ceased or Is forbidden to be men
tloned In dispatches. Nothing comes from
Colonel Plumer, and Mafeklng apparently
still awaits relief.
The Pretoria account of the skirmish at
Fourteen Streams, March 1G, says that a
Boer command was preparing to destroy
a railroad bridge. The engagement lasted
half an hour, with the result that one
burgher was slightly wounded. The same
dispatch announces the arrival at the
Transvaal capital of General Schalkbur
ger, from Natal.
The second edition of the Times today
publishes a dispatch from Bloemfonteln,
dated Monday, which says:
"The blowing up of bridges by the Bocn
is an evident sign that the Transvaalers
Intend to abandon the defense of the Free
State. All is quiet in the South and
"West A corps of young Boers from the
farms surrounding Bloemfonteln, under
an Imperial officer, has been detailed for
police work and to prevent the further
looting of the abandoned farms by the
Kaffirs."
It is said that when President Kruger
left Bloemfonteln, after his visit there,
Steyn's parting remark was: "Mind that
the British do not catch you or you will
get better quarters at St. Helena than
I."
Rudyard Kipling has gone to Bloemfon
teln. The Boers at Allwal North are re
ported to be still holding a position In
the big hills on the Fiee State side.
From a Pretoria C.rpatch. it appas
that some misunderstanding regard'ng
Lord Salisbury i rpply to the Americ in
offer of medlaon exists there. It has
been quoted to I he effect that Sallsbu'y
said h'e could accept the Intervention of
no other power, which, leads to the belief
that American representatives would pcr
tlclpate in the fial settlement.
Private Cole, the Canadian whom the
Queen visited at Nettley Hospital, re
turned to South Africa today, fully re
covered from his woards.
To Disfranchise Rebel Dutch.
NEVF YORK. March 21. A dispatch to
the "World from London says:
It is said in London that the plan like
ly to be adopted for the further pacifica
tion of South Africa will be to disfran
chise all rebels (Colonial Dutch), Free
Staters and Transvaal Boers found In
arms, captured or accused of rebellion,
thus throwing the two republics and all
of the colonies into the hands of tho
English and the Rhodes syndicate. This
would break the power of the Afrikander
bund in Cape Colony and at all other
points.
"When the British army evacuates the
conquered territory, the governing power
would be with the English, and the only
military strength the Rhodeslan field
force, the artillery promised by Cecil
Rhodes for Kimberley, and the British
garrisons at Cape Town and Durban, and
perhaps at Pretoria.
Trains RnnnlnR to Imdysmith.
NEW YORK, March 2L A dispatch to
the "World from Pletermarltsburg says:
A temporarily built bridge across the
Tugela at Colenso Is now open for traffic
and there is at last direct railway serv
ice between Durban and Eland's Laagte.
The first train to cross the bridge was the
Princess Christian's hospital train. This
magnificent train has been badly wanted
in Natal since the beginning of the war.
Major Creagh's improved hospital train
has removed about 4000 wounded, Taut
though every care was taken the narrow
doors of the carriages and the bumping
and shunting has caused much pain which,
with appliances now at hand, may ba
avoided. There are still over 2000 patients
in the Ladysmlth Hospital, so the train
is not too late.
HI
OVERRULED THE DEMURRER
Oil Trast "Will Be Tried In Nebraska
for Violating- State Law.
LINCOLN. Neb., March 2L The Su
preme Court this evening overruled the
demurrer of the Standard Oil Company
to the suit brought against It, and named
April 1 next as the date for trial. The
action Is one brought by the Attorney
General charging the Standard Oil Com
pany with violation of the anti-trust laws
of Nebraska, and seeking to oust Its agen
cies from the state. The Standard de
murred to the Attorney-General's conten
tion that tho case could be brought before
the Supreme Court as a court of original
jurisdiction, claiming that the case was
of a criminal nature, which must originate
in a lower tribunal.
The court today, on motion of the Attorney-General,
granted a rehearing in the
Bartley bond case. It Involves JSOO.OOO
of state money embezzled by ex-State
Treasurer Joseph Bartley, and for which
he Is now serving a 20 years' sentence In
the penitentiary. Three months ago the
court held his bondsmen not liable.
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Presentation of Captured Cannon.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2L A bril
liant spectacle took place this afternoon
in New City Hall square. The occasion
was the presentation to the municipality.
In trust for the Native Sons of the Golden
West of an old 'Spanish cannon, captured
by our forces at the fall of Santiago de
Cuba. Major-General William R. Shafter
presented the gift on behalf of tht Army
of the United States, and Mayor Phelan
received it for the. people of San Fran
cisco. IQI
The Manning Sails Xorth.
LIMA, Peru, via Galveston. March 2L
The United States revenue cutter Manning
left Callao today, bound for San Fran
cisco, by way of Acapulco.
TRIAL OF KENTUIKIANS
SPECIAL TRAINS MAY CARRY
CROWDS TO FRAXKPORT FRIDAY.
Democrats Preparing for Trouble
Golden Expected to Be ok Haad
Without a Summons.
FRANKFORT Ky., March 21. The re
port that special trains would be run
from various mountain counties to bring
crowds here Friday, the day set for the
examining trial of Caleb Powers, John
Davis and W. S. Culton, charged with be
ing accessories to the Goebel assassina
tion, caused a st!r here. Adjutant-Gen-
erai vasueumn univcu iicic wuiui . .-- .
sponse to a telegram from Governor Beck- .
ham, and a conference of the Democratic
leaders was held, lasting several hours.
Local railroad men were called in and
asked concerning the report that crowds
were to be brought here, but what Infor
mation was gained from them oa this
point is not known.
County Attorney Polsgrove spent the
day in Lexington in conference w'th
Wharton Golden. The latter has not been
summoned as a witness from either side,
but the prosecution is expecting him to
come here Friday without a summons.
Golden's MysterioHs Talk.
LEXINGTON. Ky., March 2L F. "W.
Golden is tho cynosure of all eyes In the
Goebel murder investigation. He slipped
Into Lexington last night, kept himself
hidden and was under surveillance of de
tectives all day today, defeating the pur
poses of all except friends to see him.
He left this afternoon in a buggy, pre
sumably for Winchester, accompanied only
by a detective. He was abeolutecly In
accessible to outsiders, and to friends even
silent as a sphynx.
According to Dr. A. C. Foster and H. M.
Steele, of London. Ky., who are here,
Golden denies having told a portion of
what is attributed to him. He explained
that he probably was drinking and talked
too much. To Steele, Golden said:
"Rumors going over the country are all
a lie. You will find out later that I am
telling you the truth."
"Tallorr" Dick: Combs' Denial.
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 2L Judgo
Robert Field, of Perry County, came here
from Beattyvllle today. On the train he
made a statement that he was In Beatty
vllle, the home of "Tallow" Dick Combs.
Ho went to the barber shop where Combs
works and heard Combs say that he was
not hiding or in any way trying to avoid
arrest that he was at work every day
and would make no attempt to escape If
the officers wanted him. He said he could
prove where he was every hour of the
day on which Goebel was killed, and that
he was not afraid of the consequences.
To Retrieve Kentucky's Honor.
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 21. A meet
ing was held here today, attended by
leading citizens of this city and surround
ing cities. The object was to put on foot
a nonpartisan move looking toward action
to retrieve the reputation of Kentucky and
obliterate the reputation the present com.
plicated state of affairs and acts leading
to them have given it A similar move
Is on foot in Louisville and Covington.
So far, the work Is being done with moro
or less secrecy. It was decided today to
Issue an address to all counties in the
state, calling conventions to select dele
gates April 20 to a state convention to be
held In Louisville April 24. Beyond this,
nothing definite was done.
A POLITICAL ROW,
Many Shots Were Fired Bat Xo One
Was IInrt.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 2L Five lo
cal politicians and two newspaper report
era figured in a shooting affray last night,
in which 18 bullets were fired at close
range, and not one of the combatants was
even scratched. Joe Morris, Edwin A.
Scroggins and W. W. Noland, Republican
ward canvassers, with two reporters.
went to a saloon In the Tenderloin dis
trict, kept by John Pryor and Phil Mc
Crory. and asked them how they accom
modated 22 men who had been registered
as voters, living at their place. Pryor
and McCrory would not consent to an in
vestigation, and undertook to put the Re
publican Intruders out In an instant five
men had their artillery in action, and tho
battle raged In the saloon and out in the
street When the smoke cleared away, it
was found that not even a bystander had
been shot. Pryor is the only one who has
been arrested. Pryor is a judge of elec
tion. McCrory Is a member of the Demo
cratic City Central Committee.
RAID OS niGIIBIXDERS.
Six San Francisco Chinese Arrested
for Murder.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2L The police
have made a raid on the Chinese highbind
ers and arrested six of the most notorious
members of the Suey Sing Tong. Each of
the men In custody Is accused of at least
one murder, and several are suspected of
having assassinated two or more members
of rival tongs. The supposed leader of the
gang is Su Ho Mun, who is charged with
four murders. He reached for his revol
ver when the officers attempted to arrest
him, but was quickly disarmed.
Other arrests will follow, and efforts
will be made to convict the highbinders
of some of the crimes charged against
them, though the police admit that evi
dence will be hard to secure.
Religious Fanatics Tarred.
GRETNA, Neb., March 2L Tonight a
mob took Louis Flgg and wife, alleged
religious fanatics, from their beds and
treated them to a coat of tar and feath
ers. The mob, numbering about CO promi
nent citizens, made no attempt at disguise.
It Is alleged that Flgg and his wife had
caused a number of women to forsake
home, husbands and children and take up
residence In the Flgg "heaven."
Murder of a Chicago Barber.
CHICAGO. March 21. Robert "W. Gil
christ, proprietor of a barber shop at 1764
Twenty-second street, was shot and In
stantly killed while preparing to shave
a iatron In his shop tonight- The as
sassin came to the door of the shop,
opened it about half way, took a slow aim
with a rifle and fired, hitting Gilchrist in
tho temple before the witnesses of the
crime could recover from their astonish
ment and give pursuit.
Murdered by Moonshiners.
. RALEIGH, N. C, March 2L Governor
Russell is officially Informed that last
night four masked men went to the homo
of George Rlttle, a negro, near Carthage,
and attempted to hang him, but he broke
away. He was caught, however, horribly
mutilated and hanged and shot. His mur
derers are believed to be moonshiners.
B
DEWEY HAS RECOVERED.
Took Part in the Parade and Ban
quet at Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Ga., March 21. Fifty thou
sand persons on the street here this after
noon gavo Admiral Dewey an enthusiastic
welcome to Savannah. The Admiral had
recovered from his Indisposition of yester
day sufficiently to take part In the mili
tary parade, and he rode through the
streets with Mrs. Dewey at his side,
Ringing cheers rent the air. Military com
panies were present from many Southern
cities, and nearly 4000 men were in line.
The cllroar of the occasion occurred at
the banquet at the De Soto Hotel tonight,
I where the Admiral was presented with a
beautiful vase on behalf of the City cf Savannah.
More Time for Torpedo-Boat Builders
WASHINGTON. March L The Secre
tary of the Navy has granted shipbuilding
concerns engaged In the construction of
about 40 torpedo-boat destroyers and torpedo-boats
an extension of one year's
time for the completion of their contracts.
This action was taken in consequence of
the unforeseen difficulties of securing the
necessary high-grade structural steel for
the vessels as promptly as was expected.
May Command a Department.
CHICAGO, March 2L A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says:
General Joseph Wheeler, it is now re
garded as pretty well settled, will be as
signed to Chicago at the head of the De
partment of the Lakes. He wants to go
to Chicago in the event he determines not
to contest his seat in Congress.
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MORE HOPS WERE SOLD.
IJctt York Hopntan "Writes About the
Prospect for the Industry.
SALEM, March 2JL Henry L. Bents,
secretary of the Oregon Hopgrowers' As
sociation, today announced the sale of
two lots of association hops, aggregating
123 bales.
Mr. Bents has received a circular let
ter from New York, which indicates that
the hopgrowers of that state are in as
great straits as their Oregon contempora
ries. The letter is written by Morris Ter
ry, of waterviue, k. x. i?rom it mo
following extracts are taken:
"Is there any show for hops to do any
better for the next 10 years unless the
growers enter into a combination? Al
most every acre of land that the grower
has set to hops would produce two tons
of hay. There is always a market for
hay and at good prices. . . . Something
Bhould bo done at once. In the first place,
do not contract one pound of hops before
harvesting. In the second place, let the
grower not raise any more hops than he
can get money to pay for harvesting.
Then let the hops stand In the hophouse
as long as he thinks best The buyers
have got to come to him. The grower
then has something to say about the
price. You see at onco that 10 bales of
hops pay better at 20 cents than 20 bales
at 10 cents."
The writer urges organization and a
decrease in the acreage of hops.
Tho directors of the Oregon Hopgrowers
Association will hold a meeting in this
city at 11 o'clock next Saturday morning.
Pertaining- to Teachers.
Superintendent of Public Instruction J.
H. Ackerman today Issued a circular
letter to County Superintendents, in which
he asks them, as a favor to tho depart
ment, to send in their reports at the ear
liest convenience. The reports are not le
gally due until the fourth Monday in July,
but this request is made for the purpose
of forwarding the work on the biennial
report The letter also contains the fol
lowing Instructions of interest to teach
ers: "Please Inform applicants who wish to
secure "state papers or papers from other
states, that no papers will be considered
of like grade and kind as those of this
state, unless such papers have been se
cured by an examination conducted by
the state educational department of the
state from which such papers were issued.
No diplomas or standing from any Insti
tution will be considered as of like grade
and kind. It would be manifestly unjust
to the graduates of our own institutions
if we were to accept any papers except
those granted under the conditions men
tioned in the foregoing.
"The questions for the eighth grade
uniform examinations In physiology will
be based on Smith's Elementary Physiol
ogy and Hygiene. There Is an error in
the course of study, on page 27, where
it speaks of Steel's Physiology and Hy
giene; It should be Smith's Physiology and
Hygiene. As there will be no questions
sent out from this department until the
May examination, any arrangements you
may make for the examinations, prior
to such time, will be entirely satisfactory
to this department"
Superintendent Ackerman has also an
nounced the programme that Is to be fol
lowed at the county examinations to bo
held beginning April 1L It Is as follows:
"Commencing Wednesday, April 11, at
9 o'clock A. M., and continuing until Fri
day. April 13, at 4 o'clock:
"Wednesday Penmanship, history, or
thography, reading. Thursday Written
arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar,
school law. Friday Geography, mental
arithmetic, physiology, civil government
"For primary certificates: Wednesday
Penmanship, orthography, reading. Thurs
dayArt of questioning, theory of teach
ing, methods'."
More Money for the State.
Another evidence of the efficiency of
Adjutant-General Gantenbeln in pressing
the claims of the state against the United
States reached the executive office to
day. In the shape of a notice that a sup
plemental statement had been allowed In
the matter of the state's expenses incident
to tho enlistment of the Second Oregon
"Volunteers. The additional allowance
made in this Instance is $2030 49.
The state's claim was for $5162 51 on
account of telegraph, stationery and trav
eling expenses and the pay of officers, etc.
Tho Government made an allowance of
$3044 22. When Adjutant-General Ganten
beln was In Washington he presented tho
state's claim for an additional allowance
with the result that the Auditor of the
Treasury Department has granted a sup
plemental settlement resulting in the
additional allowance. The total amount
allowed is now JS074 71, only $S7 SO loss'
than the state claimed.
Capital City Xotex.
P. G. Morris, the Albany embezzler, was
today received at the Penitentiary on a
sentence of four years' imprisonment
The committee on arrangements for tho
Bryan speaking in Salem March 23 has
asked Hon. J. A. Jeffries, of this city, to
deliver the Introductory address. The
Oregon state officials have been Invited
to occupy seats on the platform on that
occasion.
BIGGER SUBSIDY "WANTED.
Engineers Find Railroad to Nehalem
"Will Cost More Thnn Anticipated.
ST. HELENS, March 21. Tho Vancou
ver parties have withdrawn their propo
sition to put In a railroad from St. Hel
ens to Pittsburg. The englnoers went over
the route proposed, and In their findings
they estimated an average cost of 517,000
per mile, or more than $500,000, to build
the road. The subsidy asked was 100.000.
000 feet of merchantable timber, which of
itself would be worth $100,000 stumpage.
Tho other $400,000 would have to be ex
pended with no apparent show of immedi
ate return, as a great deal of the tribu
tary timber has been bought up, or Is
held by options which would be closed if
the railroad was built.
The field Is now open for some enterpris
ing company to build a railroad into that
rich valley. The people of the Nehalem
Valley for a quarter of a century have
had biennial visions of railroads. Tram
ways, trolley-cars, belt lines and every
other kind, to a first-class transcontinent
al road, have been proposed. Sometimes
the schemes have been quite feasible, and
gavo promise of success. The Astoria &
South Coast Road, of which many miles
were graded, like other schemes, proved a
great townsite boomerang, which has
caused the people of the valley to look
with suspicion upon any proposition made
as a kind of an electioneering scheme.
Since the withdrawal of the first propo
sition, E. C. Dalton, for the company, has
made an offer to construct and operate
30 miles of etandard-gauge road for 600,
000,000 feet of merchantable timber. Giv
ing the owners of the timber $6 per acre
for timber lands bearing 30,000 feet per
acre, payable In railroad stock, and to
bond the road for $9000 per mile. The
Incorporators are to hold the bonds, which
are to bear 6 per cent interest.
The machinery and boilers for the saw-
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mill now being located at tho big dam on
Milton Creek, about five mlle3 west of
St. Helens, has been hauled out, and Is
now being set up. Tho mill when In run
ning order will have a dally capacity of
30,000 feet. It is presumed that the lum
ber will be fiumed Into St. Helens and
to a sidetrack on the Northern Pacific,
where It will find an outlet to market.
Less than 650 voters have registered thus
far.
Tho taxes are coming in quite rapidly,
and the sheriff expects to close the roll
earlier this season than last.
Many of the fishermen are preparing for
the canning season, which it is hoped will
be better than last year.
The foundation Is now being laid for the
new Methodist Episcopal Church, which,
when completed, will be a credit to the
city and county. It will cost about $2000.
COUNTY LEVIES.
The Taxes the People Are Called,
on to Pay In Orejron Counties.
County Judge Bartholomew, of Morrow
County, has furnished the Heppner Times
with a statement of the levies made by
the different counties of tho state for 1900,
to cover the expenses of the respective
counties, which we herewith print. This
levy is Inclusive of state, school and other
levies.
Gilliam, 24 mills; Malheur, 31 3-10; Uma
tilla, IS; "Wheeler, 25; "Wasco. 23; TJnlon,
24; Clatsop, 33; Sherman, 28 3-10; "Wal
lowa. 27 3-10; Coos, 2S; Crook, 22 3-10;
Baker. 35 3-10; Grant, 31 55-100; Harney, 25;
Tillamook, 31; Benton, 22 55-100; Clacka
mas, 2S; Curry, 37 1-20; Columbia, 28; Doug
las, 22; Jackson. 25; Josephine, 27; Klam
ath, 25; Lake, not heard from; Lane, 23;
Lincoln, 2S 3-10; Linn. 14; Marlon, 22;
Multnomah, 21 7-10; Polk, 21; "Washington,
24; Yamhill, 18 4-10, and Morrow, 23.
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THE RUNNING RACES.
Yesterday's' Winners nt Tanforan
and New Orlenns.
SAX FRANCISCO. March 2L The
weather at Tanforan was fine and the
track fast. The results were:
Five furlongs Uterp won, Morella sec
ond. Miss Soak third; time. 1:01.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Limerick
won. The Lady second, Tekla third; time,
1:51.
Five and a half furlongs, handicap
Frank Bell won, Sardine second, "Ben
Doran third; time. 1:0G?4.
One mile, selling Daisy F. won. oppo
nent second. Merry Boy finished third, but
was disqualified for foul; Casdale third;
time. 1:41.
Four and a half furlongs, selling Moon
Bright won, Intrada second, Beriota third;
time, 0:55.
Seven furlongs Clonsllla won, Donator
second, Rey Hooker third; time, 1:28.
Races at New Orlenns.
NEW ORLEANS, March 21. The results
of the races were:
Six furlongs San Durango won, Mag
gie Davis second, "Wolhurst third; time.
1:16.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Mlsericor
dla won. Sir FItzhugh second, Wedding
Guest third; time, 1:52.
Short course, steeplechase, handicap
Jim Hogg won, Brakeman second, Zu
falllg third; time, 3:21.
One mile, handicap Arthur Behan won.
Prince of Verona second, First Past third;
time. 1:43.
Mile and a half Admetus won, Rush
fields second, Pat Garret third; time, 2:11.
Six and a half furlongs Kilt won, Vo
landies second. Vie Lamont third; time,
1:23.
Olson Defeated Roeber.
NEW YORK, March 21. Beck Olson, of
Copenhagen, met Ernest Roeber, the
heavyweight champion wrestler of Ameri
ca, at Madison-Square Garden tonight In
a Graeco-Roman match for the world's
championship, and Olson was declared the
victor by Referee Sam Austin. At the
close of the contest Bob FItzsimmons
Jumped Into the ring, and, while admitting
Roeber's defeat, challenged the Dane on
behalf of the German for another match
for $1000.
JeHrics "Will Meet Three 3Icn.
CHICAGO, March 21. James J. Jeffries,
through his managers, contracted today
to meet three men In one night in Chicago
April 5. The champion's three opponents
have not been definitely selected, 'but It is
practically settled that Jack McCormack
and Ed Dunkhorst will be two of them,
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Reported Truce In Steel Fight.
NEW YORK, March 2L A special to the
"World from Atlantic City says:
Andrew Carnegie, Henry Phlpps, A. M.
Moreland, F. T. F. Lovejoy and Charles
M. Schwab are here, and they are con
stantly In one another's company. Mr.
Phlpps, Mr. Moreland and Mr. Lovejoy,
since the Carnegle-Frick litigation start
ed, have been supposed to be on the side
of Mr. Frick. The steol magnates are al
most constantly together, but not one of
them can be Induced to say what effect
their friendship and Intimacy will have
upon the suits now pending in tho Pitts
burg courts,
pending fn the Pittsburg courts.
A report Is current that a truce has been
established between Messrs. Carnegie and
Frick.
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Railway Mall Service Conference.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 21. Special
agents of the railway mall service ad
journed today after holding their national
conference. As a result there has been a
general shaking up of territory by Gen
eral Superintendent Dyce, who has made
the following assignments: George Olson,
of Taylor, "Wia, Missouri, Kansas, Louis
iana, Texas, Arkansas, North and South
Dakota. Idaho and Montana; Special Agent
Howard, of St. Paul, Minnesota and Ne
vada; C. E. Llewellyn, of Omaha, Ne
braska, south half of Iowa, Colorado.
"Wyoming, "Washington and Oregon.
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Jacob Lorlllard a Bankrupt.
NEW YORK, March 21. Jacob Lorlllard,
formerly a brick manufacturer, has filed
a petition In bankruptcy. His liabilities
are $SCS,327; his assets $300. Jacob Lorll
lard Is a son of Pierre Lorlllard, the mil
lionaire tobacco man, and Inherited $1,
500,000 from his father's estate. His cousin,
Catherine "Wolfe, left him $300,000; his
ALL DISEASES
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THE COPELAND SPECIALISTS REFUSE TO
RAISE THEIR FEE.
Their Wonderful Success in Curing
Ability to Command Big Fees
Induce Them to Place
the Reach of
Notwithstanding: the phenomenal
success that has attended the Cope
land specialists in their treatment
of chronic diseases of all kinds
since the Copeland Medical Insti
tute vras established In Portland, and
despite the fact that their reputa
tion for skill, carefulness, fidelity to
their patients, and success in curing:
diseases other physicians admit
their oivn inability -to cure, has be
come so firmly established that they
might abandon the poor and devote
themselves to treating only those
who could afford to pay bljr tecs
for their servioes, they will still
continue to give the benefit oil their
great skill to all, rich and poor
alike, for the merely nominal fee
jj ' a nonth. nnt hi trly nil medi
cines free-. "While they are doing;
more good than a dozen charity
hospitals, those who receive the
benefit of their marvelous skill are
not recipients of charity. They pay
the full fee asked for their treat
ment. It is the regular price, and
the Copelnnd physicians want no
more. They do not feel that their
possession of special knowledge,
skill and methods in tbe treatment
of chronic diseases entitles them to
demand such a. fee as would de
prive the vast majority of Buffer
ing: humanity of the opportunity to
be cured of their distressing mala
dies. On the contrary, they continue
INSTANCES
Catarrh of Head
and Throat, Cured
Mr. U. Kramer, a. well-known log
ger, now residing at Maygers, Or.: After
a short course of treatment at the Cope
land Institute for catarrh our daughter
Clara is entirely well. She Is now 16
years of Age, and had catarrh since her 6th
year. She was
Alwayn Taking Cold.
She complained of her nose being stopped
up. She breathed entirely through her
mouth, and had a dull, heavy pain through
the front of her head. She had a short.
hacking cough, and in the morning her
Miss Clara Kramer, Maygers, Or.,
Cnred of Catarrh of Head and
Throat.
throat was dry and parched. "We thought
she would outgrow it, but as she grew
older sho became worse. She lost all
energy- and ambition, and "became dull and
languid.
On the advice of a friend, himself a pa
tient at the Copeland Institute, we took
her there for treatment. She began to Im
prove right away, and now is
Entirely "Well.
I am glad of this opportunity to testify
to the worth of the Copeland treatment
In catarrhal troubles, for It deserves all
the commendation I can give It.
brother George bequeathed $230,000 to him,
and an aunt left a large sunv to him. He
received an, Income of $40,000 from his
father's estate, and this sum, he testified
in a suit against him, was necessary for
his support.
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Attempt to Murder a French Judgr.
PARIS. March 2L In the Palace of
Justice today an attempt was made to
murder the Presiding Judge of the Fifth
Court by a drugist named Bardln, who
had just lost a suit. 'The Justices had
just taken their seats and counsel In
another case had begun hl3 speech when
Bardln aimed a revolver and fired threo
shots at tho Judge, who had a narrow
escape, the bullets grazing his head.
Municipal Guards threw themselves on
Bardln and removed him to a cell while
the Judge, with perfect coolness, said to
the counsel: "You can continue, Maltre;
it is nothing."
The Plajrne in Australia.
MELBOURNE, March 21. Sydney, the
capital of New South "Wales, and Adelaide,
capital of South Australia, have been de
clared Infected with the bubonic plague.
SYDNEY, N. S. "W., March 21. Two
deaths from bubonic plague occurred here
today, and one new caso was officially
reported.
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Murder or Suicide.
TOLEDO. March 21. William A. Bunk
er, a prominent attorney and military i
man, was found dead In his office today
with a bullet wound in the back of his
neck. A revolver lay on the floor near
him. It Is not known whether It was mur
der or suicide.
Democrats of Alaska.
VICTORIA, B. C, March 21. The Dem
ocrats of Alaska have called a convention
for May 25 to name delegates to the Kan
sas City convention of Independence day.
The Priflts of Monopoly.
New York "World.
The Chicago Telephone Company, with
a capital of 55,000,000 and a market quo
tation of 5225 a share, has Just declared i
Its quarterly dividend of 3 per cent in
cash and two semi-annual stock dividends I
ONTH
.All Chronic Diseases and Their
for Their Services Will Not
Their Skill Beyond
the Masses.
to Invite all who suffer front ca
tarrh, asthma, bronchitis, lung:
trouble, stomach troubles, liver
trouble, kidney trouble, diseases of
the skin, or any other desperate
chronic ailment or malady, to avail
themselves of thin special skill at
the same low rate which has been
paid by the hundreds who have
been cured by them since the in
stitute was. established in Portland.
During this time a great many who
have been cured of diseases from
which they have despaired of gain
ing relief, among them some of the
best-known people in tho city and
state, have been impelled by their
Joy and gratitude at being restored,
to health,, to submit to newspaper
interviews regarding their cases,
and have given their portraits to
be printed as an evidence of tho
truth of the statements made. Tho
same opportunity to be cured is open
to all, for the Copeland specialists
will not follow the usual course
of physicians who gain a special
reputation for skill and success in
treating chronic diseases, and
charge such fees as would exclude
all but tho rich from the "benefit
of their services. They will con
tinue to place the highest attain
ments of medical science within
tho reach of all by charging tho
merely nominal and uniform fee of
$3 a month, including all mcdlclna
and personal attention.
OF CURES
Catarrh of Stomach
For Twenty Years,
Permanently Cured
Mr. Al Thornton, a. well-known
farmer. Vancouver, "Wash., residing In.
that vicinity for over 20 years; I am
sure the Copeland physicians never treated,
a worse case than mine. I had
Catarrh for 20 Years.
There was a constant dripping of mucous
from behind the palate Into the throat.
I had to sit up all night for fear it would
fill up the throat and choke me. I had
pain through the eyes and a ringing in the
ears.
My stomach became Involved, and I suf
fered all the distress of catarrh of tho
stomach. I had pain and soreness in tho
stomach. The stomach filled with gas
until I thought I would smother. I was
unable to belch up this gas, and suffered
terribly. I had
Heart Palpitation
And a deep boring pain under the shoulder-blades.
I had no appetite or relish for
food. In the morning I vomited and
felt miserable. My bowels were consti
pated. I was very weak. I could not
walk two blocks without "breaking out in
a perspiration. For several years I was
unfit to work or look after my affairs.
I had spent hundreds of dollars in doc
toring, but got no relief. I
Had Lost Confidence
In doctors, when, upon tho earnest ad
vice of a friend, I began treatment at tho
Copeland Institute. A short course of
treatment cured me thoroughly and per
manently. It is five years since I finished
my treatment, and I had not felt so well
In 20 years as I have since that time.
CONSULTATION FREE.
DR. COPELAND'S
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The Copeland Medical Institute
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of 10 per cent each at par, or $22 50 each
market value, making the total yearly
dividends equivalent to 57 per cent on the
par value of the cash capital.
The Standard Oil Company ha3 lately
declared a quarterly dividend on the ba
sis of 0 per cent profit annually on a
capitalization of $100,000,000. The Caraeglo
Steel Company paid a profit of $21,000,000
last year, and its principal owners have
estimated the profits for this year at
twice as much.
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Can't Spenlc From Experience. '
Philadelphia Record.
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that it's a disgrace to die rich?
Cynlcus I don't know. I've never tried
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