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THE MORNING OREGQNIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1900. THE NATIONAL NOMINATING CONVENTION (Copyright. J WO, by THE OREGONIAN'S HOME STUDY CIRCLE: AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES . SfATIOXAL NOMINATING MA. CHINERY. (Concluded.) BY JESSE MACY. LU D. The Democrats held a National Conven tion In May, 1832, also In Baltimore, and in similar fashion selected candidates. The proposition for this convention orlg- , state convention elects only the four "dele lnated In.New Hampshire, and the object gates-at-large" for the whole state. The or those Issuing the call was declared to number of delegates from each stato waa f to concentrate the opinion of all the in the early conventions not limited, states. They believed . . . that the though the number tf votes was restricted people would be disposed, after seeing tbe to the juimber of electors. The number good effects of this convention In conclll- of delegates from each state to Democrat- uuni, me aircercnt ana distant sections of the country, to continue this mode of nomination." The National Convention did Indeed be come from this date a permanent part of the great "machine" of American party organization, but there were at first some lapses and Irregularities. The Democrat ic party held diverse views as to the -wisdom of calling a convention "before the i eiecucn in 1SS6. it was understood that I President Jackson was determined to ma- a Idctzzfy & KuyiC SAUTED states OF AMERICA, L cuPcw&O ATk . tf, (Xfttnrtt. dUSotv4.lfut.p Ixvncl L4. fa4- fL m0 'JlutxA asrrj. 7Lc.rw4 J 'At CnfK rt M - - tsfuUA iwvi-e niofm.'ti mzz4r-as,cp&trri. FROM JEFFERSON'S DRAFT OF TUB DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. nlpulate the convention, If one were called, in the Interest of Van Buren the adroit politician who had been the suc cessful "manager" of Jackson's political canvasses. Some of the State Legislatures thereupon proceeded to nominate a Pres ident of their own choice. The conven tion was held nevertheless, but nearly half of all the delegates present were from the two states of Virginia and Mary land, while Tennessee, having appointed no delegates, was represented by a single Tennesseean, who chanced to be In Ball more at the time, and took upon, hlmsejf the responsibility of casting the vote for Ills state. The delegation from each state, whatever its number,. cast that number of votes to which Its state was entitled in the electoral college. Van Buren and Johnson were nominated. No convention was held by the whig i ,.,.. im; i.... ..i , !.,.,,- party in 1S3G, but several nominations rere Irregularly made by conventions in states, by Legislatures or by Legislative caucuses. From that timo to the present national conventions have been regularly held by both the great parties. Development of the Convention. The Democratic party has had a longer and more consistent party history than any other similar organization, and was the first to provide Itself with a complete ly organized and efficient party ma chine." All the early conventions, as well as many of the more recent ones, have contributed something to the .final settle ment of vexed questions or rules and methods, and are all worthy of careful study. The National convention of the antl-Ma-cons in 1S30 had little political signifi cance, but is Important as the first and as contributing to convention organiza tion the suggestion that each state should send as many delegates as It had elec toral votes. It was called by a small number of delegates, representing 10 states, and Its members were appointed mainly by state conventions. The National convention of the National Republicans held In 1831 was called by the party members of the Maryland Leg islature, the call being addressed to "those who deprecate the election of An drew Jackson." The states were asked to send delegates equal In number to their presidential electors. The delegates were variously chosen; In one state by legis lative caucus, in four by state conven tions, in eight by Congressional districts. As the role of delegates was called every man of them, one after another, rose to his feet and gave the name of Henry Clav rs his candidate. What la called ourrthtrd National con vention was a gathering of young men "Which met In May, 1832, in the Interest of Clay's candidacy. It might perhaps bo more properly called a ratification meet ing, but it is made important in the his tory of convention development by the fact that it adopted a series of resolu tions, "constituting," as Mr. Bryce has said, "the first political platform ever 'put forth by a nominating body." Later in the sanVe" month 'national con vention of the Democratic party met in Baltimore and effected a more complete organization than had any preceding con vention. The campaign which followed resulted In thu re-election of Jackson, Xntionnl Convention Rules. The history of national conventions Is henceforth largely a history of their rules of procedure. These have been adopted from time to time as the necessity has arisen, and will be found to vary In the two great parties In accordance with tho fundamental principles which have divided Federalists and anti-Federalists, Feder alists and Republicans, National Republi cans and Democratic Republicans, Whigs and Democrats, and, finally. Republicans and Democrat? from the beginning of our national history. Upon the one side Is a Jealous fear of encroachment upon the rights of the separate states; upon the other a disposition to strengthen the pow ers of the Federal Government. Multi tudes of other questions have at different times entered Into the contests between the parties and the wrangles between fac tions within the parties, and on a few occasions in our history the great gulf fixed between the parties' had seemed for the time being to be obliterated, but only to reappear as the shifting of minor prob lems clears the vision. It is this one basal question which has persisted from the days of the constitutional debate in 1717. 89. obscured now and again, only to re turn In its full decisive force. Mr. Bryce has pointed out a second principle of op position between the parties which he re Cards as deeper and more pervasive than any other. It Is that between two ten dencies "the loe of liberty and the love of order," the Democratic party standing for the first; the Federalist, the Whig and the Republican party for the second. It Is to the Democratic convention that we must look for the most complete and characteristic development. It has had a continuous history of C7 years, while the Whig convention was only achieving a satisfactory organization when the party .came to -an end, and the Republican party, which succeeded in 1836, has had a less uniform and less striking party history, as well as more brief, than has had its opponent. Choice of Delegates and Their Xuin her. Various Irregularities in respect to the choice of delegates and their admission to the convention prevailed in both parties for several years. The Whigs favored In general the choosing delegates by the Congressional districts, "as being most Democratic and best calculated to bring out the real sentiments of the people." Sejmour Eaton.) DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON (Niles Register.) The Republican con vention of 1822 passed a rule obliging every state to so elect Its delegates. With the Democratic party the tnte convention has been more popular as the organ for choosing delegates and Is still In use In some of the states, the party tendency to i exalt the state Influencing action here as elsewhere. But the Congressional district t convention has been moat widely adopted for choosing the two delegates to whlcn , I .L. 31.1.1.1 , ,.-!. -.,.-. . .- 1 ine uisinci is iiseiL enuuea, wnue mo ic conventions was for 20 years from 1S52 fixed at double the number of electors. and each delegate was given half a vote. A change In this rule was made In 1S72, giving each delegate n whole vote, while the nuniber of delegates remained double i that of the electors. The Republicans adopted this latter rule 12 years earlier, and It Is still In force In both parties. Two delegates from each territory are ad mltted to Republican conventions, with the privilege of voting. This Is designed ftlJLKA tcr" Jt luvxte Lrfy-urpA ti "t''i ""'l,9yw' aZ- w i i ii ir i mi i i at i iT i Jtt ft,, n. T St r , ' ' " Jb,f. A. u i . w to develop party feeling and party strength to be made effective when the territories become states. Democratic con ventions give no votes to territorial dele gates. Tho Trro-TblrdH Rule and the Major ity Rule. The first Democratic convention adopted a rule declaring "that two-third the whole number of votes" in the convention shall be necessary to constitute a choice." This rule has been reaffirmed (against strong opposition In 1S35) by every subse quent Democratic convention. "Whig and Republican conventions require a majority only. This "majority rule" was adopted by the "Whig convention of 1840, and little else seems to have been contributed by that party to the perfection of party or "-" f """ "1ti ' S"S ": T," copted the convention as a National Instl- tutlon Is shown by their repeated discus sions as to the expediency of holding such a convention even as late as 1844. The Unit Itple. Tho first Democratic convention adopted a rule which, though attaewhat vague, has been understood to jfgjjftdfejhe majority of the delegation fiforiy staie the right to cast the vote. oMie BtateJLThla 'dis regards the wleheKlfce mirrtHty In any particular state, jfil3t ah3j&imo time makes, jt possibla'&feyr utibmtes to bo .nominated who arftpfMJjjfiMa minor ity only of the party7.SSifi: the coun try. But as tending to exalt the rights of tho etate as such, the unit rule has been much favored by Democratic Btate con ventions, which have often instructed their delegation to National conventions to vote as a unit. Under some circumstances tho National convention permits individual voting, but never overrides state instruc tions. The Whig convention of 1839 adopted a cumbrous form of unit rule, but It never became a part of the regular Whig pro cedure. In Republican National conventions the unit rule never gained a foothold, though efforts have been made to Impose It upon the party. In 1SS0 a rule was adopted which has since been in force. It requires that In case any delegatee objects to the announcement made by the chairman of his delegation, "the president of the con- FIRST GREAT SEAL CIn use vention shall direct the roll of members of such delegation to be called and tho result In accordance with the votes Indi vidually given." The Platform. In tho National convention of the pres ent the "platform" occupies a conspicuous place. It also has a history and a-growth along with the development of the con vention Itself, and especially In connec tion with the growth of the idea of tho authority of the convention. Three ideas are now seen to enter necessarily Into a political platform. Thore Is first a state ment of the general fundamental princi ples for which the party btands. These having been once formulated, and as not WHEAT! Most Astonishing Record Purchases of wheat made in March In variably show a "good profit during April and May. as the lollowlng table, compiled from the official records, will prove: Low in High Tear. ilaI?.n- Ap'l-May. Adv 1819. 8S& Jl 01 13 13 143 lSfc 1SS0..'. W12 9S 1 2414 105 82 73X 75 ?24 71 92Vi 76H 93H 125 112 140 1135& 94 98 S3 1-0G& 100 116 91 83 65 1SS1 1882 18S3 18S4 , 18S5 1SSC 1887 1SSS JSS9 189D li.91 1892 1893 189J 1895 1896 1897 1898 cLelter). 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A modern platform dqes not appear In convention history" until 1840, and Its development will be traced In connection with our further study of party 3te 'y&ffi4$&r SP( THE ELECTION hlstoryt Before that time there were, in deed, many long popular addresses put forth by local meetings containing state ments of jiarty principles; many criticisms upon administrative acts, upon personal qualities and conduct; much expressed admiration or reprobation of men and things; but nothing earlier than 1S40 w"ln be found to contain the three elements now deemed essential. The document which Mr. Bryce calls our "first political platform" sets forth a specific policy ad vocated' by the National Republicans as demanded by the time and the clrcunv stances, but neither formulates nor Im plies the party's basal principles nor of fers, any pledges to the people. The, Convention EMtnblUlicd. Until the National nominating conven tion had become a self-perpetuating body It could not be regarded as an established institution a permanent party organ. This completion of National party organization may be conveniently associated with the year 1S52, when the TVhlg convention ap pointed a National Central Committee with power to call the next National con vention. Similar action had previously been taken by the Democrats. For nearly half a. centurj't no significant alteration In the procedure of National nominating conventions appears. Constant criticism has followed the convention, and its rules of action, as it followed the Con gressional caucus, but no system at all likely to be successful. against It has yot been, proposed. A JUNK-SHOP STOMACH. Things Dr. HulKted Found' thur Shutt. la Ar- iProfessor William S. Halsted, of the Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, yesterday performed one of the strancrest .operations on record, says the" Baltimore sun of March 17. He cut Into the abdo men of a mah, opened hl stomach and removed some of the moat Temarkable objects ever taken from a man's stom-noh.- '-These Included knives, forks, nails, tack3,r watch chains, dog chains, glasses, knife handles and similar things. Arthur Shutt, who paid be waa hy profession" a "human ostrich" and "man with a cafet-iron stomach," was the subject of the operation. He 'was -admit-tpd to the hospital Tuesday. He com plained of a griping- pain in his stom ach and abdomen, and said he had been vomiting a dark-colored liquid. He told the physician who examined him that he never had any severe diseases, but had when a child suffered with the common ailments of children measles, whooping cough and malaria. Last year he had a two months' attack of rheumatism In his knees and hips, which kept him In bed. His appetite had not been as good as it should have been of late. He said he was a fairly regular drinker of whisky, but not to excess, and smoked some. When questioned further by the hospi tal physician, he confessed' that he had been in the habit of chewing such heavy articles of diet as tacks, nails, glass and similar odds and ends, but professed OF THE UNITED STATES. since 17S2.) nover to have swallowed them before last Saturday. I-ast Saturday he met a number of stu dents, so he said, and boasted to them of his ability to chew glass and swallow ten penny nails. He was with them from 7 o'clock in the evening until 2 o'clock in the morning of Sunday. He swallowed the broken pieces of an entire beer glas3 and a quarter of a pound of tenpenny nails and a-box of No. 14 tacks before his Interested .spectators. He said he did not Intend to swallow them, but merely chew them. His audience, however. Jeered him so that he swallowed all of them. About 3 o'clock Sunday morning he was seized with a sharp pain In the region ot his stomach, and almost immediately vomited up a great quantity of dark, red dish fluid. There were no signs, however, of the -glass and nails. Tho pain In the gastric -region developed Into such strength that he explained It as feeling like something was pinching and grind ing his vital organs. The pain also spread over his abdomen and back. AH day Sun day ho experienced great pain, sometimes getting worse, at times Improving. Aftejv every meal he vomlted-large quantities of colored fluid, and at night was unable to sleep. "When he started to work Monday morn ing he vomited a good-sized clot of dark colored blood, and Tuesday vomited blood, a quantity of bile and green fluid. He was then sent to th Johns TTonVIns Wr- Tllt?ll Tt?Viara QAMwIlflfV 1 1.a e-Mm.frsM . his ca.lfi Tims Immwll'itolv rllimnaol a a "foreign bodies In the stomach." Perfofmlnp: the Operation. Shortly before Shutt was put under the anaesthetic he complained of a severe pain, which he described as "something like a saw working Its way down my di gestive tract." He was then given ether by two of the hospital physlcjans, and then placed carefully upon the operatlng tah'e. Dr. Halsted made a quick In cision with his operating-knife Into the fkln and muse'es. y. Several assistants, dressed m aseptic clothing, with white caps and white slip pers and rubber gloves, all of which had been sterilized In boiling water, handed Professor Hnlstcd the sterilized instru ments. Hp 'ixas likewise dressed in pure white duck stilt and cap and wore rubber gloves. After the skin and muscles were laid LIVE STOCK CAPE NOME The iron Steamship "Willamette," 3000 Tons WILL SAIL FROM SEATTLE FOR Cape Nome, June 1 The Willamette Is especially adapted ,for carrying livestock, her spacious decks a'fford ample room for feeding,, watering and attention. Boing a stanch vessel, low rates of marine Insurance are assured. Sails direct to Cape Nome without stop. --Ample and safe lighters for landing have been provided. For rates and space apply at once to Telephone 229. N.- XAPE S. S. GEO. W. ELDER, S. S. NOME CITY S. S. DESPATCH The above first-class steamers .will sail every. 10 days during the season for Cape Nome, York and St. Michael and Yukon river points , ,' First Sailing, May 15, r - - FOR RATES ASTD IXFORMATlOjr AFP IY TO . . CALIFORNIA & OREGON COAST S, S. CO. F. P. BAUMQARTNER, 233 Washington SI. W, A. Mitchell & Co., General Acentn, San Francisco. back. Dr. Halsted cut Into the etomach and exposed Its contents. The first thing taken out was a dog chain, nearly fivo yards long, then several knife blades, a pearl knife handle, a common watch chain, screws, tacks, nails of all sizes, spoons, pieces of glass, button-hooks, wire, needles and objects that would make a goat turn green with envy. The stomach was then cleansed, out with a warm sterilized salt solution. The two flaps of the stomach were tenderly brought together and sewed up with catgut strings. In like manner the muscles and skin were sewed together. The operation, which was of a most deli cate nature and required great skill, con sumed two hours and a half, and In that period the-patient old not lose a pint of 'blood. Loss of blood was prevsnted la" Dr. Halsted's operation by peculiar for ceps of all sizes, which are -clamped -on the blood vessels as soon as they are separated. Thus the natlenta. are not. weakened from loss of bloody- - - ", After the wound was eewedup the pa tient was lifted and a. banaaee Was'bassed around his body, covering his wound, over which layers of Iodoform and sliver foil were placed. This Is to prevent bacteria from getting Into the wound and getting up Inflammations which might lead to a fatal Issue. A physician, In speaking about operations for the removal of foreign bodies from the stomach, said: "Tho kinds and number of foreign bodies which have been swallowed accidentally or for exhlbltlonal or suicidal purposes Is enormous. The belly of a galley-slave waa o-:co opened and 52 articles, a barrel hoop19 Inches long, pieces of pipe, buckles and nuts were found in him. In another case a pair of suspendersf a mass of straw and three rolls of "bandages were taken out of the stomach of a man. A French woman with suicidal Intent recently swal lowed a large fork with four prongs and it was taken out four years later. A case which was especially remarkable was that of a young girl In a convent, who suffered from hysteria. She swallowed a variety of medals and, upon being given an emetic, vomited up a cross four Inches long. "When this was taken from her mouth an enormous rosary, 10 feet long", and having even medals attached to it, came out with It. "Fear of robbery has often led to the swallowing of money and Jewelry. Dr. "Vallldnt, a celebrated physician, was pur sued by Tunis pirates In Algiers and swal lowed 15 gold medals, all of which he afterwara recovered. "False teeth are often swallowed. Tooth brushes, spoons, seeds and many other small articles frequently get Into the stomach, but possibly the most Interesting cases are those relating to living animals. such as Insects, fish and reptiles, but in most instances these are not authentic. Cases are recorded where beetles, young chickens, mice, leeches, eels and snails are claimed to have been swallowed and vomited up alive. One cose Is on record of a living caterpillar being swallowed." i e WHAT PUERTO RICANS THINK Two Independent Native IV'ewspaptrs Discuss the Situation. T Translated f rtim the San Juan Dlarto of Feb. 13. This Is an Impressionable country, high ly impresonable, and the enthusiasm with which, in the beginning, the Ameri can Army was received has been rapidly ch.lled since Congress met. The "Unlteo States, the people who took up armo against unjust taxation, are denying Puer to Rico free trade! They a're denying liberty and Impairing personal rights when it comes to dealing with people outside of their own continent! Now force, op pression, exploitation can keep a race In servitude, but can never create happy and contented citizens, unless their senso ot dignity and of justice Is totally extin guished. Translated from the San Juan Correepondenda of Feb. 18. Our disillusionment has been cruel. "We trusted In a wise- and Juat government, and we see it conquered by trusts. And the nation which bases law upon the consent of the governed, has l,0i,000 soula under Its sovereignty, yet does not consult their wishes, against which It Imposes bur densome fiscal law. . . . Our only com fort is In knowing that against a blunder- Ing government a people like the Amerl- can will eurely rise, always Juat and gen erous and magnanimous, and even with out knowing us will become our cham pions, saying: "Our flag floats over free MANHOOD RESTOREDS'fSS:- bleVltallzer.theprescrlptlonofafamonsFrcnchphysJcIan.wlll quickly euro you ofall nervous or diseases of the generatlre organs, bucE aa Xxat Jlanbuod, Xaooiaala, JPalna 1st tno Back, Scmlunl EmUxloas, XerToa Debility, Pimple lJntHeto JJnrrrt KxhauallnsUrnlHn, "Varicocele and CoHBtlpnUon. IJUtonsall lisse.ibr day or night. Prevents quickness of dUcharre. which If not eXecked P rV-Bl 'ed3 to Spermatorrhea end all and restores small weak organs. T,hStf.,S5n?umrera F not cuJ hy DoctorslsbceaaaeeOpercentare troubled wlth?rQaia(ltl. CDPIDENE tllO Only known remfdr tu cure without r- onmtlnn. .VV tMrimmtlKla A nrlttan guarantee Riven i arid moiiry rerornM If 6 bears does I byrcsJl. 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March 10; Thursday. March 20: Sundas, April 8. COLUMBIA RIVER. DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer Hassalo leaves Portland dally. JJE1 Sunday, at 8 00 P. M.; on Saturday at 10:00 P. M. Returning, leaves Astoria dally, escept faun day, at 7:CO A. M. i "WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND CORVALLI3. OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Albany, Corvatlls and way points. leaves Portland Tuesdays. Thuredayo and Saturdays at 8.00 A. M. Return ing, leaves Corvallls Mondays, Wednesdajs and Fridays at 0:00 A. M. . Steamer Modoc, for Salem. Independence and way points, leaves Port'and MondayB."Wedne days and Fridays at 0.00 A. M. Returning, leaves Independence Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at fl.30 A. M. YAMHILL -RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, for Dayton and way points, leaves Portland Tucsdajs. Thursdays and Sat urdays at 7 A. M. Returning, leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays, Wednesdayi and Fridays at 0 A. M. SNAKE RrVER ROUTE. RIPARIA, "WASH.. AND LEWISTON, IDAHO. Steamer Snokan& or steamer Letvlston leaves JUparla dally at 1 -SO A. M.. arriving at Lewliton at 12 o'clock noon. Returning, the bpoxane or Lewlston leaves Lew Is ton dally at 8:30 A. M.. arriving at Rlporia same evening. "W. H. HURLBURT, General Passenger Agent. V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent. Telephone Main 712. NevSteamshipLinetotlieOrient CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. In connection with THE OREOON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. 1900 (subject to change): Steamer. Due to Leave Portland. "ABERGnLDIE" March 23 "MONMOUTHSHIRE" April 11 "BRAEMAR" . - i. May2 For rates, accommodations, etc.. apply to DODWELL & COMPANY. Limited, General Agents. Portland. Or. To principal points In Japan and China. THE FASTEST AND MOST DIRECT l!NE -TO THE" i 'oTQvf The Direct Line to Denver, Omaha, Kansas City and St. Loub. Only 3 Days to Chicago, Only 4 Days to New York and other Principal Eastern cities Through Fnllmnn Palace Sleepers Tourist Sleepers Dlniner Cam (nienla a. la carte), and Free Reclining: Chair Car a Operated Dally on Fast Mail Trains Throush tickets, baggage checks and sleeping car accommodations can be arranged at CITY TICKET OFFICE 1 35 Third Street Portland, Oregon J. H. LOTHBOP. Gea'l Agent. GEORGE LANG. City Pass. & Tkt. .Agt. E Tho Magnificent Trans-Paclflc Pasaenger Steamship TACOMA Registered tonnage, 2SU tons; capacity, 4000 tons; passenger accommodations, 100 first class, 900 second class. This steam ship has Just been released from the gov ernment service as a troopship, and has every modern comfort and convenience and Is the largest steamship in tno uape rome trade. Will sail from Tacoma and Seattle on or about the 25th of May. For rates and full Information apply to DODWELIj & CO.. L.TD. Telephone. Main, 96. 252 Oak Street. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For Mayzers. Rainier, Clatskanie. Westport. Clifton, Astoria. War renton. Flavel, Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Gearhart Park. Seaside. Astoria and Seaaboro Express. Dally. Astoria, Express, Dally. ARB1VE3 UNION DEPOT. 8:00 A. aX. 11:15 A. 1L 7:00 P. M. 0:0 P. M. Ticket office. 233 Morrison at. and Union depot. J. C MAYO. Gen. Pass. Atrt.. Astoria. Or. WHITE COLLAR LINE COLUMBIA RIVER & PUGET SOtTND NAVI GATION CO. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA, BAILET GATZERT (Alder-street dock) Leaves Portland dally every morning at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Returnire. leaves Ao- torla every aleht at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Orcson 'phono Main 331. Columbia 'phone 351. U. B. SCOTT. President. CAPE NOME VIA DAW50N Alaska SteairishipCompany NEXT SAILING. THE DIRIGO. MARCH 2S, Tho only company havtns through traffic ar rangements to AtUn and the Klondike. Weekly callings from Tacoma. For full Information ap ply to J. L. HARTMAN. Agent, Portland. Or., 3 Chamber of Ccmraerc. EASTANBSOUTHEASI IS THE fefifirr v?vc9 m KJ 1 fe.S TRAVELERS GUIDE. EAST m SOUTH Leave Depot Fifth gnd I Streets Arrive OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS for Salem, Roae burg. Ashland. Sac ramento, O g d e n, San Francisco, Mo JaVe. Los Angalea. El Paso, New Or leans and the East At Woodbura (dally except Sun day), morning train connects w 1th tram for Mt. Angel, 311 v e r t o n. Browns ville. Sprlngfleld and Natron, and e enlng train for Mt. Angel and Sl terton. Corvallls passenger Sheridan passenger 7:00 P. M. 0:15 A.M. 3:30 A.M. 7:00 P. M. $7:30 A. M. J4:CO P. M. t5:50 P. M. t3:25A.M. Dally. JDally except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale between Portland, Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17 first class and $11 second class, including sleeper. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B. KIRKLAND. Ticket Agent. 140 Third at. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson Street. Lcavo for Oswego dally at 7:20, 0:40 A. M.; 12:30, 1:55, 3:25, 5:15. 0:25. 8:05. 11:S0 P. M.; and 0.00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at 0.35. 8:30, 10:50 A. M.; 1:35. 3:15. 4:30. 0:20. 7:40. 10.00 P. M.; 12:40 A. M. dally, except Monday, 8.20 and 10.05 A. M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, OX 4:30 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon das. "Wednesday and Fridays at 2:45 P. M Returns Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER. Manager. C. H. MARKHAM. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. THE DINING CAR ROUTE FROM PORTLAND TO THE EAST. THE ONLT DIRECT LINE TO THE YELLOW x STONE PARK. leavo Union Depot, Flfti aill Sts Arrive Ho. 2. jfast mall for Taeo ma. Seattle. Olympta. G r a r ' Harbor and Eouth Bend points. Spokane. Rossland.. B. C. Pullman. Moscow. Lewlston. Buffalo Hump mining country. Helena, Minneapolis. St. Paul, Omaha, Kan sas City. St. Louis, Chicago and all points east and southeast. Puget Sound Exprsj for Tacoma and Seat'le and lmermed.a:o points No.1. 11:13 A. M. 5:50 P. 32. No. a. T:00 A. M. 11:30 P. M. Pullman flrst-elass and tourist uleepers to Mla ncapolls, SL Paul and Missouri river polnu with out change. Vestlbulivl trains. Union depot connection 13 all principal cities. "Baysage checked to destination of tickets. For handsomely Illustrated descriptive matter, tlckets.i sleeping-tar reservaUons, etc., call oa ox write A. D. CHARLTON Assistant General Passenger Affect. 255 Morrhon St., Cor. Third, Portlnnd. Orcson. The most noteworthy feature of the Burlington's service Is it3 reliability Its 'always-on-tlme-ness." Next comes the demean or of Its employes. They are more than civil they are cheer ful. They actually know how to smile! Ask any Burlington man a civil question, and you will get a cheerful answer. Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis ALJj points East. Three ways to go via Denver, Billings, and St. Paul. Berths and tickets at " Ticket Office, 100 3rd St, ccr. Stark, Parlliai. Orsjii. H. W. FOSTER. Ticket Agent. GEO. S. TATLOK. City Passenger Azeot. REATIPRTHERN TIcIcet Offlcet 123 Third St. 'Phone O80 LEAVE. No. 4 3:45 P. M. The Flyer, dally to and from St. Paul. Minne apolis, Duluth. Chicago and all points East. ARRIVE. No. 3, a:00 A. M, Through Palace and" Tourist Sleepers. Dlntnff and Buffet Smoklng-Library Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP IDZUMi MARU For Japan. China and all Asiatic points will leave Seattle t About March 28th. SEATTLE NOIV1I Yukon River Points Steamer OHIO (33XNtons) has been re leased by the United States Government after nearly two years' service as a trans port to the Philippines, and will sail for CAPE NOilE on or about MAY 24. 1900. For. passage and freight rates, apply to any railroad agent or sub-agent of tho International Navigation Co., or direct to EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION CO.. 607 First avenue, Seattle. Wash. VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION CO. Steamer Undine, Captain Charles T. Kamm, leaves Vancouver at S.30 A. M. and 1 P. M. Leaves Portland at 10:30 A. M. and 4 -SO P. M. Sundays excepted. For freight or passage ap ply on board, foot of Taylor etret. Round trip, 30c IJ( SUNSET -n (O 0QQEN4 SHASTA) -! Wn rags jnj PJMIMISlw H