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GOVERNMENT FOR .CUBA
UOW CAS TOTTED STATES BEST
WITHDRAW FROM THE ISLAND f
More Pensions Get Thronsjh Consrress
Uott on Attempt at a. Patronage
Crab Waa Defeated..
"WASHINGTON. March 23. The agita
tion has already begun In favor of tho
entire relinquishment of the United States
control over Cuba. It Is believed that
the United States must some time give
up control and leave the Cubans to them
selves and only have such a watchful care
as will prevent vast destruction of life
and property. In case a revolution should
break out. Various schemes are proposed
which will afford an opportunity .for the
United States to withdraw, but It Is
claimed that no withdrawal can be made
until some form or semblance of govern
ment Is set up which shall have authority
"until the Cubans themselves can act It
Is a curious fact that a great many of
the annexationists believe that the only
way In which the Island can "be brought
under the dominion of theTJnlted States
Is by first giving the Cubans free rein, as
that will show conclusively that they are
not able to govern themselves and pro
tect property. One of the schemes pro
posed Is a conditional relinquishment of
authority by the United States, with the
statement to those who ore left In control
and to people generally that lawlessness
and attempted destruction of property or
any movement calculated to defraud the
people and those who have made Invest
ments In the Island would be corrected
by the United States. This would be
simply a condition which would be im
posed on the Cubans, and could be used
by the United States as a reason for re
turning to the Island if the withdrawal
of our forces and authority should re
sult in disorders and bloodshed. "Whether
the President has any Idea of jutting
any of tho proposed plans Into effect can
not be learned. There wero some indica
tions that Secretary Root's recent visit
to the Island was for the purpose of as
certaining the condition, to see if it was
possible to allow the Cubans to run their
own government In their own way. Of
course, nothing will be done until the re
turn of the Senatorial Committee which
Is now visiting t"p Island, and possibly
when that committee returns there may.
be a proposition for relinquishing the is
land upon the Joint views of Secretary.
Root and this committee of Senators.
More Pension.
The action of the House In changing
the rules of that body relating to pension
legislation will result in more pension
bills passing than before. For many
years Friday evening sessions have been
devoted to the consideration of pension
bills. There was scarcely ever a quorum
at these sessions, and consequently a sin
gle objection would prevent the passage
of a bill, and unless every bill proposed
was meritorious, It could not pass, be
cause any one man would hold It up.
Under the present rule. In which two Fri
days of each month aro given to pen
sion legislation, the House can begin at
32 o'clock and work until 6, and in these
two days will pass more legislation than
In the time given to evening sessions,
as each evening session was from 8 until
1029. As a matter of fact, the same
amount of time Is given each month to the
consideration of pension bills, and on
days when there Is a quorum present, and
this quorum will pass most any bill that
is reported from the committee. The re
sult Is that almost any kind of a bill,
meritorious or not, can pass if the com
mittee reports It favorably. In the Sen
ate there Is very little, objection to any
pension bills reported from the committee.
They go through with much more speed
than In the House, as the Senators do not
generally feel like objecting to pension
bills after a committee has examined
them. The change in the rule, however.
In the House was largely necessary be
cause Talbert. of South Carolina, made
It necessary to have a quorum present to
pass any pension bill. This fight on pen
sion legislation Is all the campaign that
Talbert has to make. He sends copies of
the Record to show what Tie has done In
the matter of pensions, to every prom
inent man In his district, and that Is a
sufficient record to return him to the
House.
Ilnnzrry for Offlcu.
Senator Carter, of Montana, eat down
on a pretty big deal recently In the Senate.
"When the Republicans had control of the
Senate up to six years ago they
had most of the offices to fill
and did fill them. When the
Democrats took hold the Republicans were
mostly removed and Democrats given their
places. Now that the Republicans are In
control, they have taken a greater part
of tho patronage of the Senate. This lets
out a great many men who have been
employed about the Senate who secured
their places through the Influence of Sen
ators, many of them being personal ap
potntmentfl. Senator Sullivan thereupon
introduced a resolution providing that ev
ery Senator who did not now have a mes
senger as chairman of a committee, should
be allowed to appoint one at 31440 a year.
The resolution slipped through without
any objection, and when Senator Carter
learned of it he immediately moved to re
consider, and the following day secured
its reconsideration, much to the annoy
ance of Mr. Sullivan, who expected to take
care of come of his friend, and other
Democrats, who also feared the loss of
patronage. Yet no one dared to vote
against the reconsideration when it was
purely a b'g deal for patronage. Some
careful computations were made as to tho
cost of messengers as provided for In the
resolution, and it is eald that It amounted
to near tlSO.OOO a year. As this .amount
would be employed mostly for the personal
benefit of Senators, It was thought to be
a little more than was Justified. It Is nat
ural that Senators do not wish to eee men
discharged, and many employes now in
the Senate who vtcre. going to lose their
places are ery valuable, and it will taka
a new man tome time to learn the rope,
but no such draft as was proposed on the
contingent fund could be allowed.
Suo-ivlnR Their Power.
From some recent occurrences It would
seem that labor organizations would suc
ceed much better If they would show their
power In a pacific manner Instead of by
violence during strikes. An example of
this ki in regard to the treatment of a big
newspaper in New York The printers had
a strike. Their places were filled by non
union men, as the paper declared its in
tention of running Its business in its own
way. There would have been violence
against the paper If certain labor agitators
had their way, but the police authority
of the city was Invoked to protect the
newspaper, and to prevent any acta of
disorder to the office. Had these acts of
disorder been successful the paper would
have had the sympathy of all law-abiding
citizens, and. no doubt, would have
received greater support than ever be
fore. The laboring nn, however, have
begun to boycott, with the result that
nearly every large advertising firm In
New Tork City has been compelled to
take its advertisements ont of the paper.
I"he laboring men simply refused to pat
ronize tho firms advertising in the paper
to. which they objected, and made the
ooycott a very powerful, although a peace
ful, one. As an example of the change,
tt is observed that the Sunday edition of
iho paper, which usually carried from 73
to SO columns of advertising, now carries
less than 45 columns. This is a great re
luctlon, and shows that while these la
boring men may not be benefiting them
lelves. they are injuring the paper to a
sonsldcrable extent. There is no law
igalnt any snch boycott, and It all goes
to show that the laboring men can do a
rreat deal to those whom they oppose. It
A-ould be very Interesting to note what
Irould be the result If any organization
f capital or a band of corporations would
combine to blacklist the newspaper, or a
labor organization or any other organ
ization t6 which objection might be made.
It is mora than likely that there would be
a distinct howl from the other side that
would be heard ell over the United States,
and Congress would be petitioned to take
action Immediately.
-Politics la the District.
One of the absurdities of polities in
the District of Columbia Is being; Illus
trated now when a fight Is on for the elec
tion of delegates to the National Conven
tions. The factions of- both parties
wrangle and make more of a'tlme about
their elections than the -politicians In any
of the states where votes count. The
conventions are usually the scenes of
wild disorder and oftentimes the strife
becomes so bitter that It is surprising
casualties do not result. As a matter of
fact, these people are fighting for nothing
save that.a few leaders may hope that by
success of their particular factions they
may be able to secure some of the ap
pointments at the hands of the 'Adminis
tration. For instance, the men who
make themselves pronounced In Demo
cratic politics expect to be remembered
when the plums ore passed around. If the
Democrats should win. The same Is
probably true so far as the Republican
politicians are concerned. The only hon
or that is apparent Is that of being a del
egate to the National Convention, and
such a delegate from a small district like
this cuts very little figure. To any one
who has seen politics fought on lines
that mean something this scramble on the
part of the politicians of "Washington
simply over the election of delegates
once In four years would be amusing. If
It were not absolutely disgusting.
The Ixnd Bill Defeated.
It seems to be utterly Impossible to
get any amendment to the postal laws
which will correct what are known as
abuses of tho second-class mail privlfeges,
and every bill that has ever been pro
posed in any Congress Is' defeated after
a spirited debate. No such active work
has been done against any measure as
that pursued in the case of the opposi
tion to tho Loud bill The, publishing
houses which send out such a great mass
of literature under second-class' rates
have maintained a very large lobby In
"Washington, and at the same time they
have flooded Congressmen with petitions,
memorials and letters protesting against
the bin. Their work has been sufficient
to defeat the measure, and It. will not be
brought up again at this session nor the
next. It is hard to understand Just why
Congressmen fear to vote for this
measure, but the argument that It affords
an opportunity for cheap literature to be
sent through the mails in the interest of
the people seems to be the main reason
for making no change.
Mbrlnff the Land Office.
Dinger Hermann Is at last on the move.
Ever since the PostofSce Department va
cated Its old Quarters In the old Postofflce
"building, workmen have been renewing the
paint, restoring the furniture, and In other
ways making the building habitable. Sev
eral months ago the west half of this
building was occupied by the Indian of
fice, and now the General Land Office is
slowly leaving Its old quarters in the In
terior Department and filling up the east
half of the Postoffice building. The de
partment will be materialy assisted by the
change, for In the first place It will have
more room, and will have file space ade
qnate to meet Its demands. For the past
10 years the files have been so overcrowded
and the rooms so cramped that many of
the records Of the land office have been
stored in the hallways, tn damp and dark
basements and other places equally as In
appropriate and unsatisfactory. They will
now be given light and accessible rooms.
The clerks, too, will have more room. In
stead of being cramped ana crowded to
gether in a series of Urge rooms, they
will be scattered- about through a large
number of small rooms, and each division
will be peparatc and distinct from others
of a different character. Commissioner
Hermann will not move his office for some
time yet. but will remain and go overwlth
the clerks. He will -probably have the
office In the southeastern corner of the
building formerly occupied by the First
Assistant Postmaster-General, that being
the best room in the building. The Land
Office will even then be Just across the
street from where It has been quartered
from time Immemorial, and will be as ac
cessible as when It was under the same
roof with the Secretary and the Patent
Office. The old land office rooms will be
renovated, and then be. occupied by the
Patent Office, which Is probably the most
overcrowded of any of the Government
departments. A. "W..DUNN.
A Fonrth Murder Suspected.
SEATTLE. April L Passengers arriving
from Skagway by the City of Seattle
today say that Detective McGulre, ths
Plnkcrton man who is working on ths
Relfe-Clayson-OIson murder mystery, be
llees that a fourth man was killed with
the party and his body burned. McGulre,
It is said, thinks that Graves, the part
ner of O'Brien, the suspected murderer,
was the fourth victim. Graves is missing
and heretofore it has been thought he
came out to the coast Immediately after
the crime was committed. The suppo
sition is that O'Brien muidcred his partner.
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Opinion Almost Unanimous.
Indianapolis News.
The Boston Merchants' and Manufac
turers' Association have without a dis
senting voice, adopted resolutions de
claring that Justice demands the removal
of all trade barriers between the United
States and Puerto Rico. The Boston As
sociation simply voices the almost unani
mous opinion of the country. The whole
Democratic party and a great majority
of the Republican party think in the
same terms on this question.
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Enough Pleasure to Co Round
Hartford Courant.
A keen-witted contemporary remarks
that no man In the United States has
read the Nebraska Democratlc-Popullstic
platform with more pleasure than Mr.
William McKlnley. Probably not. And
probably no man In the United States
Is reading the dally report of the Puerto
Rlcan tariff proceedings, retrogress Ings
and bemired flounderlngs at "Washington
with more pleasure than Mr. "WllUam J.
Bryan.
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Bread and Cheese.
A well-known ccoklng-teaeher says that
bread and cheese Is a correct diet, and. In
a recent lecture, she called attention to
the fact that In England one never hears
the expression, earning one's bread and
butter, which ia so common here, but In
stead earning one's bread and cheese, and
in this she claims the English display bet
ter knowledge of the right kind of diet
than do Americans.
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Polk County Mohair Pool.
DALLAS. Or., April L The Polk Coun
ty "Mohair Association met In Dallas Sat
urday to set a day for the sale of their
pooled mohair. Seventy-five members
were present The membership Is now IS,
and the number of goats In the pool is
11.124. The time set to sell the mohair Is
Saturday. April 7, and It will be sold to
the highest bidder.
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Brewery Glass Honie Burned.
ST. LOUIS, April L The glass house
of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company,
In which the bottles fcr that establish
ment were manufactured, -was partially
destroyed by fire today. Loss. 875,000; par
tially insured. About 1000 men will be out
of work temporarily.
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St. Louis Painters Dissatisfied.
ST. LOUIS. April L A strike of paint
ers Is probable If the demands of the
Journeymen for an advance In wages from
12.50 to.J3 a day Is not acceded to by the
Master Builders' Association. A strike
would affect 2000 Journeymen.
TO CURE A COLD 15 OXE DAT.
Take Laxative Bromo Qulaloc Tablets. All drus
rlsts refund tht moner If It falls to cur. E. W.
tiroie's signature is on. each bo. 26c.
DOESN'T RECOGNIZE SALE
OF BBACHBD SCHOOXER
OBJECTS TO OAPTADt! COURSE.
How n Bis War to TUlaatooJc. te.
Re-eater Into Possession of
Els Own Vessel.
-ASTORIA. April L A. Hlatt. of San
Francisco, arrived In the city this morn
ing, and win-leave out for Tillamook "in.
the morning on the steamer Harrison. He
is ths managing owner of the schooner
LUa end Mattle that was recently wrecked
at Tillamook. After the schooner had gone
on the beach at Tillamook, her captain
sold her to Claude Thayer for ISO. and
then came to Astoria with two of the
crew. From here the captain disap
peared, and has -not yet been heard fronu
"Mr. Hlatt states that the captain had no
ngnt or authority to sell the schooner
and that when he arrives at Tillamook
he will take formal possession of her as
her owner. .
Boys Mar Have Drowned.
Hugo Lindstrom and "Warren Robinson,
the former 14 years of age. and the-Iatter
IX are believed to have been drowned In
the river last evening. They went out In
a small boat In the afternoon, and had a
sail rigged in It. They have not been seen
since, and It Is believed that the boat
capsized In a squall. Both boys were fa
miliar with the handling of a boat, of the
kind, and were expert swimmers. Several
small steamers and many fishing boats
were out today, looking Jorthe boys, but
no trace of them or the boat has been
found.
MOjrUMEXT TO MURDERED SHERIFF
Bed Men Providing; One to He Erected.
In Astoria Cemetery.
ASTORIA. April L Concomly Tribe, No.
7, Improved Order of Red Men, has award
ed the contract for a monument to be
erected over the grave of the late Sheriff
John "W. "Williams, who was murdered by
Charles "Wlllard at Seaside, December 30,
Konament to Murdered Sheriff
Clatsop County.
1898. and who was an honored member of
that order. The monument Is to be of
Barry granite, 10 feet 9 Inches In height.
The base will be 4 feet 4 Inches square.
and surmounting the structure will be the
figure of an Indian, emblematic of tho
order, also of grante, and 5 feet S Inches
in height The monument Is being made
by a Portland firm, at a cost of 8300, and
will be by far the most beautiful, as well
as the most costly, ornament In any of the
local cemeteries. It is the Intention to
have the monument completed so that
the dedication services can be held on
Decoration day.
SEAMER JIEWPORT OX A REEF.
Got OS Without Assistance, bat Must
Return to Seattle for Repairs.
SEATTLE, April L The steamer New
port, Captain Chester, en route from this
city to Unalaska, ran on a reef In Ton
gass Narrowr. March 16. sustaining Inju
ries to her hull that will necessitate the
return of the vtjf el to Seattle for repairs.
"When the steamer City of Seattle, whose
officers brought the news of her disaster,
left Juneau, she was then in that port
Beyond a copy of a formal "protest which
the Newport's master forwarded to Austin
Claiborne, agent of the Pacific "Whaling
Company, which owns and operates the
Newport, only meager details of the acci
dent are obtainable. In the protest. Cap
tain Chester states that his vessel ran on
a hidden and uncharted reef In Tongass
Narrows; that she got off without assist
ance, and made her way to Juneau.
Soon after striking, according to the
story heard by the Seattle's officers, the
Newport sprang a slight leak. She made
her way to Douglas Island, where she
was beached, and her hull examined. Her
Injuries, It appeared, were not of a serious
character for the vessel was taken to
Juneau.
EXPECTS TO RESUME "WORK.
Contractor Bays Is Paying; Off the
Obligations Acalnst Htm.
EUGENE. Or., April 1. John S. Bays
has returned to Eugene, and Is settling
with his employes and paying off the time
checks. He expects that by .tomorrow
evening he will have paid off all claims
against him and released his personal
property from attachment and will be
ready to proceed again with his work.
Most of the men who quit work express a
willingness to return to work. They are
convinced that the contractor tries to meet
all obligations, and that with favorable
weather now for the prosecution of grad
ing work, no further difficulty will be ex
perienced. C. N. McArthur went to Seattle today to
make arrangements for the college field
day contests between the University of
Oregon and the University of Washington,
which wiU take place In Seattle on May li.
Indian Lands Xot Taxable.
The Assessor of Nez Perces County,
Idaho, being askM by the County Com
missioners to assess Indian lands, wrote
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs as
to the validity of such proceeding, and
received a letter, from which the follow
ing is -taken:
"In reply to your request for informa
tion on the subject I have to advise you
that the lands which have been allotted
In severalty to these Indians cannot be
taxed during the period for which they
are held In trust by the United States
25 years and such exemption extends to
the Improvements on .such lands, of a
fixed and permanent character, attached
to the soil, and also to cattle and their
Increase, farming Implements, etc which
.may have been issued to the allottees by
the .Government ,
: "Inasmuch as the legal title to lands
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allotted to Indians under said act rests
in the United States for the period of
Tears-from the date of the trust patent.
it necessarily follows that said lanas are
not subject to taxation during that
period."
"Water Service for Lavrrton.
IiAWTON, Or., March 80. The people of
Lawton, the new mining town, -are prepar
ing to put in a water system. The ""vater
will be taken from a largo spring 300
feet above the town, which will give a
pressure strong enough for any part of the
city. The- pipe for the mains has been
ordered, and the work of putting It In will
begin soon.
Tnkon lee Shows" Slams of Breaking-.
SEATTLE. April L The Ice In tho Up
per Yukon shows Indications of breaking
up, making navigation possible thia Spring
six weeks earlier than in any previous
season within the memory of Alaska pioneers-
This is the news brought by the
steamer City of Seattle, which arrived this
afternoon.
STORM CLOUD IN THE EAST
Peking a Hotbed of Intrlame, Whose
Outcome Is Uncertain.
New York Journal of Commerce.
It Is not necessary to assume that the
dispatch of the British cruisers Powerful
and Terrible to Asiatic waters Is due to
the' apprehension of foreign complications
growing out of the Boer war. Within the
last two months events have occurred In
China of sufficient gravity to warrant an
attitude of Increased watchfulness. If not
of armed preparation, on the part of the
powers having Interests to defend there.
The significance of the recent attempt to
depose tho Emperor Is gradually becom
ing plain, and the more there Is known
about it the more obviously Is It perceived
to have been the result of o,long and care
fully prepared conspiracy. One striking
evidence of this Is to be found in the
fact that some months ago the compilers
of the Imperial Almanac wero Instructed
to leave the name of the Emperor, blank
in this year's issue. Another la that be
fore taking the final step to complete the
work of the coup d etat of 1SSS the Em
press Dowager was careful to disarm the
opposition of tho two powerful Viceroys
who command the Yang-tse Valley. One
of these, Chang Chlh-tung, was won over
by stories of the Emperor's unfillal con
duct to his aunt, to whom he owed his
elevation to the throne. The other, Liu
Kun-yl. the Viceroy of Nanking, was
summoned to Peking to deliver his seals
to his successor. The Viceroy did not
So to Peking, but he did give up his seals,
as he did not feel strong enough to oppose
his Imperial mistress single-handed. As
there was likely to be great discontent
In the Canton Province over the deposi
tion of tho Emperor, LI Hung Chang was
called from retirement and sent to Can
ton as Viceroy. After these and other
Introductory precautions the final stroke
was delivered. This was In the form of
an Imperial decree, not only dethroning
Kuang Hsu. but practically deleting his
namo from tho list of Emperors of China.
In his place was to have reigned the 9-year-old
son of Prince Tuan. thus assuring-
another 10 years' le&se of power to the
Empress Dowager. The new little Em
peror, Pu Chun, was to figure, not as the
successor of Kuang Hsu but of the pre
vious Emperor. Tung Chlh, so that the
quarter of a century covered by the reign
of tho present Emperor was to be regarded
as an Interregnum in Chinese history.
What a very astute as well as unscrupu
lous old woman the actual ruler of China
Is may be Inferred from the fact that she
left herself a loophole for the annulment
of tho decree should sho find from the re
ports of her henchmen throughout the Em
pire that public opinion was too strong for
her. The Imperial decree was Issued on
January 24, a week before the beginning
of the Chinese New Year, and within that
time it was to be determined whether the
year should be officially known as the
2Gth of Kuang "Hsu. or should be the first
year of whatever dynastic title might be
'selected for the 9-year-old son of Prince
Tuan. As Indicating tho kind of crisis
which was Imminent it was reported in
Shanghai that the Austro-Hungarlan, Ger
man and Italian Ministers had represented
to the Tsung-11-Yamen that their govern
ments could not view with complacency
the dethronement of Kuang Hsu. and
that on this being reported to the Empress
Dowager she sent her ministers to consult
the French and Russian representatives.
who assured her that their governments
would support her In whatever action sne
determined on taking. It was even stated
that the Russian Minister assured the
Yamen that Russia would duly Implement
her repeated promises to protect the
usurper, and had actually marched 3000
men to the capital. There was a singular
absence of any report of action on the
part of the Minister of either Great Brit
ain or the United States. Whatever basis
there might have been 'for these rumors,
It Is certain that the attitude of the prov
inces was sufficiently threatening to In
timidate the Emprens Dowager, and that
she promptly availed herself of the loop
hole provided, remaining content with the
ability to reign In the name of her nephew.
The attempted deposition thereupon re
solved Itself merely Into the formal pro
vision of an heir for the present Em
peror. In case the official Illness from
which he has suffered should have a .fatal
termination. If the Empress Dowager
and her advisers should feel strong enough
to take the risk of shortening the Emper
or's life a very serious situation would be
created. FamlUar as rebellion against pro
vincial authorities !o In China, the Chi
nese have an almost superstitious dread of
becoming rebels against tho throne. Those
who stand by the present Emperor are,
therefore, oppressed by the fear of his
being made away with, because, while ha
Is alive, they fesl they are contending for
their rightful sovereign; but, in the event
of his death, would be compelled to ac
cept a new regime or assume an attitude
which they regard with horror.
The incident has. however, subserved
the valuable purpose of showing the
power of public opinion In China. The
bigotry and obstructlveness of the Man
chu system, have alienated a great many
Chinamen the freedom with which tho
Empress Dowager has scattered profltablo
posts among her Manchu courtiers being
a fresh aggravation of a feeling which has
many other sources. The disaffected
Chinese party have had a chance again to
assert their strength, and have, undoubt
edly, given the autocracy of the Empress
Dowagen a blow from which It may take
some time to recover. But It Is hardly
possible to conceive of this latest move of
the Empress Dowager having been taken
without some prompting from without,
and Russia might have so much to gain
by taking the direction of affairs, should
trouble break out tn Peking, that her not
overscrupulous agents there may be sup
posed to have regarded tho deposition o(
the Emperor with some satisfaction.
It seems certain that Russia Is again
moving to procure the designation of M.
Pavloff as successor to Sir Robert Hart
as Inspector-General of Customs. Briefly.
Peking Is today a hotbed of International
intrigue in a more emphatic sense than It
has ever been, and the best-Informed ob
servers would hesitate to express an
opinion as to what may happen next The
progressive Chinamen all over the Em
plre who have met the last stroke of tho
Empress Dowager with such effective op
position have to look to some foreign
power for support and their present re
liance Is Great Britain. At the time of
the January crisis It seemed less likely
than It Is today that Great Britain would
find the strength or opportunity to stand
by the party that represents the Integrity
of the Chinese Empire. The dispatch of
the, two cmsert to Chinese waters ma7
mean much or little, but It certainly does
not Indicate any disposition on the part
of Great Britain to subordinate he Inter
ests In the far East to other considers,
tlons. As our own Interests are closely
Identified with those of Great Britain and
Janin. the-sltuatlon In China may. at any
moment h brought home to us with un
expected force.
GENERAL FROM THE RANKS
FICHTIir MAO," OV THE
HIGHLANDERS.
GORDOX
Story of HsaUe Birth, Braverr aid
Military Skill That Reads Like
a Romance,
A stalwart sturdIly-Dullt youth of 1$,
who had Just enlisted In the Gordon
Highlanders, went home to a crofter's hut
In the heights of Rosshlre In his new uni
form In 1871. says an enthusiastic writer
in London Answers. As he strode along
the one street in the hamlet an old woman
who had dandled him on her knees called
out:
"Oh. Hector, Hector, what made ye
list"
Tho determined-looking young soldier
turned around with a smile and made
art answer which now sounds almost pro
phetic: "May be to army's not such a bad place
as ye think. Ye needn't always be a com
mon soldier."
General Hector Macdonald, who has
succeeded the late General Wanchope as
the leader of the Highland brigade, was
born tn 1S52 in a crofter's. but a few miles
away from Dingwall. No ambitious lad
started life under more discouraging cir
cumstances. At the age of 11 he was
earning his own living as a stable boy
at Dingwall. Ho stuck to this for six
years, and then went to Inverness, and
there, when a youth of 17, he was taken
In hand by a shopkeeper, and duly be
came a draper's assistant He remained
behind the counter for two years, and
then the Highlander's restlessness of spirit
came over him once more. The Gordon
Highlanders were stationed at Inverness
and the sight of the kilts stirred the mar
tial ardor of the Celt Hector Macdonald
enlisted, and It was when he went home
to bid his aged mother good-by that the
Incident referred to occurred.
How "Dobs" Discovered Him.
According to Mr. Thomas Atkins one
of the greatest services which Lord Rob
erts of Kandahar has rendered England
was the discovery of "Flghtln" Mac" for
that is the name General Macdonald Is
known by In the army. Curiously
enough, Macdonald brought himself un
der "Bobs' " notice at the very time that
the latter was making his own reputation
In India. This was during Roberts' sec
ond Afghan campaign. Macdonald's
chance came when the Gordon Highland
ers were ordered to Afghanistan, where
Lord Roberts saw with his own eyes how
the crofter's son took advantage of the
opportunity.
It must be explained here that the young
man had not been wasting his time. He
was diligent In his attendance at the regi
mental night-school, and he had passed
quickly from one rank to another. First
a private, then a corporal, next a. ser
geant soon a sergeant-Instructor, and,
later on, a pay-:ergeant he was made
color-sergeant In about seven years. Just
bofore the Gordon Highlanders were or
dered to Afghanistan.
Fate brought the young Highlander to
the front at a most critical time. Rober's
and his forces were advancing on Kabul
to avenge the murder of Cavagnart, the
General himself moving with -an escort of
lancers and Punjaub cavalry. Rumor
reached a hill-fort on the route that a
large force of Afghans meant to waylay
the staff. The fort was in possession of
a detachment of the Gordons, with Mac
donald. a non-commissioned officer. In
charge of them. They found the Afghani
In a position from which they could as
sail the line of march. Apparently they
could not be driven from It The enemy,
was protected by a steep hill, which could
only be reached by crossing a heavy
banked river overlooked by the Afghani
above.
Lord Roberts and his staff were prac
tically at the mercy of the Afghans, whom
It seemed impossible to drive off. The
General halted, perplexed. Before he
could give on order Color-Sergetnt Mac
donald had taken in the situation and de
cided, upon a remedy.
From the fort where he was stationed
he sallied forth at the head of his SO
GIrdon Highlanders. Down the valley
they rushed, under the heavy fire of the
Afghans. Across the river they waded
and swam, and up the hill they ran. Be
fore the enemy could recover from their
amazement at the boldness of their at
tack. "Mac" and his men were amongst
them, thrusting, prodding and lunging
with their bayonets. In a few minutes
the Afghans had fled, leaving about BO
dead, and tho situation was saved.
"Bobs" was looking on, speechless w'th
admiration at the skul and splendid cool
ness with which Macdonald handled his
men. dislodged the enemy from evrry
point missed no chance and pushed home
every attack.
"But for Macdonald's energy and skill."
he wrote In his next dispatch. "It might
probably have been Impossible to carry
out the programme of our march."
Honored on the. Battlefield.
It was In the next Incident of the cam
paign, the battle of Cbaraslah, that Mac
donald achieved the greatest distinction.
At a critical point of the fighting. Lord
Roberts told Macdonald to take charge
of a number of men and held a certain
position. The young Highlander executed
tho orders with customary skill. He was
faced by an overwhelming force of the
enemy, but he marched and wheeled his
men about with masterly precision, and
once again saved the situation. "Bobs,"
this time, did something more than men
tion Macdonald in his dispatch. At the
close of the fighting, the first thing he
did was to send for tho perspiring, blood
bespattered, hard-faced Highlander.
Macdonald hurried to the General's tent,
fearing he was about to be rebuked for
being too daring with his men. He found
Lord Roberts surrounded by his staff. In
the presence of all his officers. "Bobs"
thanked the gallant Highlander for his ser
vices, handed him a sword, and announced
he was going to recommend him for the
highest honor a soldier can receive a com
mission In his own regiment His com
rades went wild with enthusiasm when
they heard the news, and carried him that
night around the camp, whilst the pipers
played the procession through the lines.
This Is tho story of how Hector Mac
donald got his foot on the first rung of
the ladder. He had practically fought his
way from the stables he used to clean out
at Dingwall, to the highest honor which
the first General in the British army could
confer on a comrade. What greater dis
tinction can a young man of 27 attain, es
pecially when he receives It on the field of
battle, with the roar of tho cannon still
In the air?
Macdonald himself, says one of his com
rades, took the matter as he does every
thing and everybody very quietly.
Tho first thing he did. as soon as he was
free from the embarrassing compliments
of his comrades, was to sit down and
write a letter to his mother, mentioning
quite Incidentally that he 'was "about to
become a commissioned officer."
Joubert's Admiration for 'Mae."
Before the formalities necessary to a
commission could De completed, the Gor
don Highlanders were on their way home
from India. Just at that time tho Boer
War broke out and the Gordons were or
dered to stop at the Cape. The circum
stance proved to be fatal. It enabled the
young Highlander to meet the enemy
whom he Is now destined, 20 years later,
tc Pght as a Brigadier-General. It brought
him face to face with Joubert the wily
General whom England Is now engaged
In defeating. The story of their meeting
Is one of the most Interesting ever re
corded. When the Gordon Highlanders
landed at Durban and went to the front
a detachment waa placed under Macdon
ald's charg-. and ordered to accompany
General Colley.
This, as It happened, was on the ere of
the fatal night march up Majuba Hill. It
Is not generally known that the British
soldiers, who were demoralized by the
Boer sharpshooters In that memorable en
gagement consisted of some of the finest
types) la our service Highlanders, marines
and Jack-tan. Altogether they numbered
about S60; and Macdonald had about 208
Gordons with him. They suffered very se
verely from the Boer rifle shooting, and by
the time the enemy had come to close
quarters Macdonald was mortified to see
his force much cut about He himself at
length was disarmed. Two Boers ran at
him, and Macdonald met them with ths
weapons he used to employ as stable boy.
He promptly knocked them down. A third
Boer came to their rescue, placed his rifle
to his; shoulder and was about to put an .
end to the brave Highlander's life, whan
the Boer General himself intervened.
"No." he said, "don't do that This Is a
brave man, and we shall spare him. Lei
us make him prisoner." So they did. but
later on Joubert did all he could to re
move the disgrace which Macdonald felt
had overtaken him. The Boer General
sought everywhere for the arms of which
Macdonald had been deprived. Including a
sword that the Highlander had been using.
although he was nominally but a noncom
missioned officer. Failing to find it he ad
vertised for It and eventually the reward
he offered resulted In the discovery of the
weapon. I) was the sword Lord Roberts had
himself presented to the brave Highlander.
When the Boer who had possession of the
weapon learned Its story, he declined to
take the reward, and Macdonald recovered
it
In the next few years Macdonald's pro
motion was rapid. He went to Egypt
He first Joined the Egyptian constabulary.
In which his advancement was rapid, and
then the Egyptian army. From that time
until the destruction of the Khalifa's pow
er at Omdurman, he was In the forefront
of the fighting line. He distinguished him
self at battle after battle. At Buakln.
Tokar and all the other conflicts which
make up the history of Egyptian and Nils
campaigns. Macdonald was prominent tin
his prowess earned him the name ol
"Fighting Mae" with Tommy Atkins, who
Is a shrewd Judge of his superior officer.
His promotion was rapid. Honor after
honor, first from the Khedive, then from
the Queen, fell to him. and promotion after
promotion he received from the hands of
Kitchener, who always entrusted "Mac"
with particularly hard work.
The Hero of Omdurman.
The climax to Macdonald's singularly
brilliant career was reached at the tattle
of Omdurman. The story of the part ha
played In that engagement Is of the most
thrilling description. He was In command
of the Soudanese Brigade, soldiers who
but a few years ago lived In terror of
the Dervishes, and who always dropped on
their knees before iLem and begged for
mercy.
It waa the first time they were tried In
battle, and Kitchener was feverish with
anxiety as to how fhey would behave.
Knowing the nature of the Soudanese, the
wily Khalifa and his son made at once
with their forces for Macdonald's brigade.
It was a momentous 10 minutes; for that
time the Battle of Omdurman hung in the
balance. Some one superior In rank to
Macdonald ordered him to retire. Had
thia instruction been carried out the bat
tle must have ended In a catastrophe for
the British arms. To attempt to retreat
before a foe so numerous, so fleet so dar
ing, was to Invite annihilation. Macdonald
knew this. He disregarded the order, with
the exclamation: "Retire TH no do Itl
We maun Just fight" And he stood his
ground.
A Supreme Moment.
It was a supreme moment of Macdon
ald's life. All his daring, dogged, warrior
nature was aroused, and he faced the sit
uation with grim determination. With a
tact coolness and hardihood which ths
oldest veteran on the field had never seen
equaled. Colonel Macdonald maneuvered
and fought his men.
"They rrriponded to bis call with confi
dence and alacrity." said Bennet Burleigh.
"Ail of them knew him; they were proud
of him. Steady as a gladiator, with what
seemed to some of us like inevitable dis
aster staring him In the face, Macdonald
fought his brigade for all It was worth.
He moved quickly on the best available
ground, formed up, wheeled round and
stood to die or win. He won practically
unaided. Had the brilliant the splendid
deed of arms wrought by Macdonald been
done under the eyes of a sovereign, or tn
some other armies, he had surely been cre
ated a General on the spot!"
WEATHER FOR MARCH.
Summary Furnished by the United
States "Weather Bureau.
The United States Department of Agri
culture. Weather Bureau, furnishes the
following monthly meteorological sum
mary of the weather in Portland for
March:
Temperature. ?j3
-2.
DATE, g K I? ill
a 3 ? a-t.2
2 c : 3S
3 3
1 65 28 45 ...
2 S3 35 i ..
3 53 44 4S .40
4 63 40 46
5 49 C6 42 .11
8 63 42 48 .a
J 62 45 48 1.18
8 53 47 SO .84
62 49 K
10 63 54 68 .03
U 60 51 56 .42
12 60 46 53
13.......... 67 44 56
14 72 55 64 ..
15 73 54 64
iOee 76 0 63
17 66 43 54 ..
IS 64 47 06 ..
19 58 48 S3 .03
10 68 43 60
21 63 33 51
22 66 46 51 .2G
23 57 36 46
24 62 40 51
25 55 42 48 .S3
26 48 40 44 .24
27 53 38 46 .10
23 B 3 li
29 59 45 62 .93
30 66 44 55
31 73 60 62
Mean.... I 59.5 44.2 61.8
Clear
Pt cloudy
Cloudy
Pt cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Pt cloudy
Cloudy
Pt cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Pt cloudv
Cloudy
ft ciouay
Pt cloudy
Pt cloudy
Pt cloudy
Pt cloudy
Cloudy
uiouay
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Pt cloudy
Clear
Indicates trace of precipitation.
Summary.
Mean atmospheric pressure, 29.99; high
est pressure. 30.36, on the 20th; lowest,
29.41. on the 7th.
Mean temperature. 62 deg.; hlghst tem
perature. 76, on the 16th; lowest. 33 deg.,
on the 2d; greatest dally range, 23 deg.,
on the 31st; least dally range, 8, on the
26th.
The following table shows the mean tem
perature for the month of March In the
years given:
1871 48 1879 49 1S87 56 1E95 46
1S72.....4S 1SS0 42 1SSS 46 1S96 45
1873 49 1SS1 50 1S83 54 1S97 40
1874 43 1SS2 45 1S90 65 1S9S 44
1875 45 18S3 61 1S91 44 1ES9 44
1876 45 18S4 47 1S92 50 1900 52
1S77 50 18SS 63 1S93 44
1S78 51 1S86 46 1S9I 44
Mean temperature for March for 20
years, 47 deg.
Average excess of dally mean tempera
ture during month, 5 deg.; accumulated
excess of daily mean temperature since
January 1. 310 deg.; average dally excess
since January 1. 3 deg.
Prevailing direction of wind, southeast;
total movement of wind 6772 miles; max
imum velocity of. wind, 46 miles, south,
on tho 7th.
Total precipitation, 4.63 Inches; number
of days with .01 inch or more of precipi
tation, 13.
The following table shows the total pre
cipitation (In Inches) for the month of
March In the years given:
1871.. 9.84
1872.. 5.28
1879.. 11.70
1880.. 4.48
1881.. 2.83
1882.. 2.53
1SS3.. 6.40
1884.. 2.25
1885.. 0.63
18S6.. 6.29
1SS7.. 8.00
1S95.. 2.81
1896.. 2.19
1897.. 4.00
1898.. 2.17
1899.. 2.20
1900.. 4.63
1888.. 2.87
1889.. 1.S0
18S0.. 6.23
1E31.. 2.06
1832.. 2.82
1893.. 3.48
1834.. 7.48
1873. .12.76
1874.. 5.15
1875.. 9.41
1876.. 9.12
1877..11.31
1S7S.. 6.23
Average precipitation for this month for
30 years, 5.27 Inches.
Total deficiency In precipitation during
month, .64 Inch; total precipitation from.
September 1, 1SC0. to date, 31.33 inches;
average precipitation from September 1
to date, JS.15 Inches; total deficiency front
September L 1899. to date, 6.7S Inches; aver
age precipitation for it wet seasons, 46.83
inches.
Number of clear days. 8; partly cloudy
days. 11; cloudy days, 12.
Dates of frost, 2d and 3d.
Greatest 34-hour precipitation, 1.27 inches
on the 7th and 8th.
EDWARD A. BEALS,
Forecast Official, Weather Bureau.
s
Democrats on Lincoln Platform.
"If the National Democratic Convention
adopts the Nebraska declaration, not all
the blunders that the Republicans can
make between this and election day can
save the Bryan Presidential ticket from
overwhelming defeat" warns the Mem
phis Scimitar (Dam.).
"By his Populist platform and his
speech-menacing the people with a new"
greenback agitation Just -when the spectre
of free silver has been laid Mr. Bryan
has shown even to hlsmost zealous adher
ents In the past that he Is not the man for
the hour." the Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says. "No matter how sound may be hi
views upon the great issue whiffs a Re
pubUcan administration and 'Jr.epubll
can Congress are forcing upon, the nation,
bis Identification with the worst monetary
heresies and humbugs. Including green
backery, has inspired a distrust of him.
which cannot be overcome In the pivotal
states that will decide the contest"
If the Nebraska platform should be
adopted at Kansas City, the Richmond
Times (Dem.) predicts that "thousands
and thousands of Democrats In the North
and South, and even In some of the West
ern states, will refuse to support it There
are many Democrats who believe In stand,
lng by the party whether or not and
these will not fly the track, but if Mr.
Bryan insists upon running on a platform
of this character, theso men will simply
let the election go by default as the best
means of retiring Bryan and purging the
party of PopuUsm."
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT,
PORTLAND. April 1. 8 P. Jt Maximum
temperature. 00; minimum temperature. 50;
river reading at 11 A. II.. 10.9 feet; chance
In last II hours. Jt; total precipitation. 8 P. M.
to 8 P. M., trace; total sunuMiw March 31,
10:30; possible sunsMse, 12.43.
WEATHER SYNOPSIS.
The berocMtfir is lowest over Eastern Wash
ington and Southwestern .Idaho, and highest
over the Dakota, and relatively high off tho
California Coast. Llffht ralna have occurred
during the laat 12 hours tn NorOieren Califor
nia and Southern Oregon. Much cooler weather
prevails In Western Oregon and Western Wash
ington, but to tho east of the Cascades th-t
temperature is thcs states continues from 13
to 13 degrees above tbe normal.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts mado at Portland for me 23 sours
ending midnight. Monday, April 2, 1000:
Western Oregon and Western Washington
Occasional rain and slightly cooler; westerly
winds.
Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington, and
Northern Idaho Showers and cooler; south
west winds.
Southern Idaho Tfcreatenlrr. with poaslhls
showers; cooler; south to west winds.
Portland and vicinity Occasional rata and
lightly cooler; westerly winds.
EDWARD A. BEALS, Forecast OflclaL
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