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7wf1ly JD5'? THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1000. EARLY PARTY (Copyright, 1D0O. by THEOREGONlANS HOME STUDY CIRCLE: AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES MI E.UHY LOCAL AXD STATE PAKTY OUGAKIZATZO!.. BT JESSE MACT. LI D. Juat as the Government of the United Bt&tea Is the outgrowth o the two inde pendent and sometimes conflicting Ideas of localism and centralization, so Is Amer ican party machinery a development from two Independent sources and alone two corresponding Independent lines. The his tory of National nominations has been traced In previous chapters, till the un certain and Irregular party methods of earlier yeaTs have been eeen to give way to the great Federal nominating body, with Its self-perpetuatir.c organization. Bu-lfeere. is also the Intricate local and state party apparatus correlated to the, Federal party machinery and essential to its harmonious working. This latter Is of far older origin, far more diverse la form, and has a moro varied and obscure history. Xonilnntlons In the Colonic. The local organizations for formulating nnd expressing political opinion which ex isted In the colonies before the adoption of the National Constitution had come down from the early days of popular gov ernmemt In England with such modlllca tlon and adaptation as our practical fore lathers were accustomed to make In their familiar institutions under changed con ditions. Two methods of placing candi dates for ofilce before the voters had been familiar to the first English colonists In their ancestral home. Thiy had been ac 'customed to see aspirants for public posi tions stand forth before assemblies of vot ers and discourse upon their own qualifi cations for the office sought, and they had also seen candidates announced by cote ries of tho local landowners receive the suffrages of the limited number of voters. So in the colonies candidacies were fre quently self-announced, especially In the South, where, as well as In the South western states, that method largely pre vailed down to the Civil "War. But in the Northern colonics it was more common for cliques of the leading men in a com munity to agree together in private con ference respecting those for whom the people should be asked to veto in an ap proaching election. This sort of Influence controlled the New England town meet ing to a great extent, and the "parlor caucuses." as they came later to be called, were a really worthy and acceptable po litical agent. They fairly Represented the limited uumber of legal voters, and they led in general to the choice of suitable persons for office. Some sort of official nomination also rew up in certain colonies by which men designated for the purpose in each county chose candidates, while in Connecticut a complex system arose by which tho free men of the colony were accustomed to voto for their Governor and magistrates from a list of candidates nominated by deputies of each town and the central "court of election," and votes could be cast for those only who had been pre-lousf- . iiumiiiuira. xnere seems to have been nn imperceptible change, at least In the Northern colonies, by which nomination oy private conference of leading citizens and men of substance became nomination ty members of tho legislature. Perhaps It was because these men of means and Influence had become legislators and could net in that capacity as well as In that of simple citizens. Professor Howard, author of "Local Constitutional Hl-tory of tho United Btates," finds In the colonial records of Massachusetts evidence of the gradual de velopment of a nominating system, in which are tho beginning or both the cau cus or primary, and the convention, run ning back to the year 1H0. Nominations lor magistrates were made by the free men in town meeting, and the General court acting as a canvassing board re turned back to the several towns the names of those having the largest number of votes as the accepted candidates to be voted for at the general election. Two years later a change in procedure required each town to select one or two freemen, who should all meet and agree upon the required number "of the most able and fit men to be. nominated for magistrates: .. .u, on'I thoe ,0 nominated should be tiB! ..ILr thIs ,aw th? delegates cho-en ?,L.. e. I"ilJ,arie" met in "state conven tion to make the nominations. Rise of the Cancan. ..Ji8 w.rVaucus dld not come tat use torlans tell us, a group of some 3D men fthe t?W.1 0f Boston- of wn the father of the patriotic orator. Samuel Adams, was one. were accustomed to meet . " Wer, Practical questions In local Politics and to "lay their plans for In troducing certain persons into places of ?Voa.li Iower-" Then, having agreed at to the persons, each member or the STO'ip used his influence with others to acconiDlIsh ht ... i-i..j. . ". .. l fEl"0.' """"""? the names cf ZJ.1 """" "o upon, which they dis tributed upon the days of election." So Successful wrra th1i- vA.i.A. .1 . ..... generally carried tho elections to their r o "" J" "Ke manner it was that Air. Samuel Adams first became a Repre sentative for Boston." (Gordon's "His tory of the American Revolution.") Because these meetings were attended dj certain mechanics, called "caulkers" JSP heT,ls.nIpbulldtnK J'arls at the north ?.?.,' Bo,on- they m to be called .C.alkf CIubs" whlcl 9 corrupted Into "Caucus Clubs" or "caucuses" Though writers differ, this Is the de rivation given by Colonial authors of the word which nils so large a place In t American political history. Like many ither Institution unknown to the law caucus has played a far more Infiuen part in pontics than have multitudes of Governmental devices having all legal sanctions. Tho caucus of pre-Revolu-tionary times was identical in Its func tions wltn the caucus or primary of to day. Closely allied to tho caucus clubs in composition and purpose wcce the nu merous patriotic societies and commit tees of safety which sprung up through out the land before and during the Revo lutionsuch as the Sons of Liberty, with its many branches. Wherever despotic government presses upon a people intel ligent enough to work together to ac complish an end. such organizations al ways arise. The people inevitably com bine to resist oppression. To some ex tent The American societies were mod eled after the French Jacobin societies, but they ncted also as nominating bod-l6- When one of these societies or cau cuses appointed a committee of confer ence to meet with other committees from other clubs to consider In respect to can didates for elective office they Instituted what was really, in effect; a delegate con vention. When the Government had become free, the caucus which by that time was gen eral, at least throughout the Northern states-gradually ceased to be held in se cret, and In those localities where the town meeting prevailed differed little from c. town meeting of the party voters. Such it still remains In many places, chiefly in New England, outside of the large cities and In states settled by New England peo ple. That Is, the caucus is a gathering fcr conference, for discussion or the merits or candidates and the exchange or views. But in some of the states, and especially In the cities, the caucus, or primary, has grown too large, to afford opportunity for discussion, and is simply a meeting for the election of delegates to the nominating conventions nnd of iuhv mmKa i various committees. This, of course, forces the real selection of candidates fur ther back into the clubs or committees or ORGANIZATION Seymour Eaton.) DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON "parlor caucuses," whose work Is more or less secret and irresponsible. The First Conventions. Under the Constitution, the old ways of local nomination continued to prevail un til, with the Increase of population, some necessary modifications appeared. Can didates for oflice-natlonal, state or local 'who were elected by districts were still self-announced or were selected by mass meetings of the party voters in the elec tion area. These mass meetings, growing too large and unwieldy for their purpose, gradually became gatherings of delegates, self-selected at first, to act for their par ty, but after a time regularly appointed members of a nominating convention. The state convention seems to have been the method first employed for the nomination of state elective officers. State conven tions had been the medium for framing the state constitutions and the ratification of the Federal Constitution, and were fa miliar to the citizens. The 'early state nominating conventions for selecting can didates for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, though often Irregularly constitut ed, were In some Instances regularly called and were made up of delegates chosen by the party voters In the counties. In oth ers they were composed of a small num ber of party lenders from different parts of tho state. The first stato convention which can be called "regular" seems to have been that held In Harrlsburg. Fa., InlTSS. The Legislative Cnncnu. But the difficulties and expense of travel were, perhaps, the chief cause of a -gradual change In the management of both state and National party politics. This was the substitution of the legislative cau cus for the state convention, and the adop tion of the Congressional caucus for mik ing Presidential nominations. It was both convenient and economical to leave to tho legislators already assembled at the capi tals the bulnws of making nominations along with their other political duties. By the beginning of the century the practice of nominating 'the etate elective officers through the Joint caucus of party members of the two branches of the state Legisla ture had become general and was the pre vailing system until the year 1S24 the last year of the National Congressional cau cuswhile It did not finally yield to Iho convention system until 1S33. Even as lato as 1S, according to Nllcrf Register, a leg islative nominating caucus was held In Maine. The system was all the time subject to severe criticism and strong opposition as aristocratic, unfair, contrary to the Demo, cratlc tendencies of the age. Those dis tricts in the state which sent Federalist representatives to the assembly were wholly unrepresented In the Republican caucus, as were Republican districts In the Federal caucus, until, to meet that objection, the caucin membership was in some cases expanded to Include delegatei especially sent up from unrepresented iir tlons of the state. The legislators were naturally disponed -to cling tenaciously to the power which had fallen Into their hands, but the popular discontent waa widespread and continued to gather force, while the Idea of the nominating conven tion grew in favor, and was adopted In many states for tho selection of candidates for tho state elective offices before It was accepted for Presidential nominations. iho state legislative caucus did not al wayo confine itself to the nomination of state officers: It occasionally, even in tb early years or the Republic, recommended candidates for the Presidency, and from the year ISSt that practice nrevnlled nulte widely throughout the stage of transition from the Congressional caucus to the Na tional nominating convention. In soms cases these, nominations were made by the etate Legislature In Its official capacity. In 1807 many of the states thus put forward tho name of Jefferoon for a second term. Development of the Nominating Con. ventlon. Tho progressive consolidation of party machinery, resulting In the complete as cendency or the convention system, took place more rapidly In some states than In others. Permanent party organization with regular, published calls ror the vari. ous county and state conventions, seems to have been achieved in Pennsylvania very early In the present century. Irregularities there were at first, but the parties (or, at least, the Democratic party) soon adopted definite, orderly arrangements for delegate conventions In the several election areas. Massachusetts, previously the leader lti political development, followed more slow ly than Pennsylvania the path or party organization, but Congressional and coun ty conventions had begun to be held there as early as 1M"!. and In IMS the call for a conventlen definitely stated tho number of delegates to which each town was en titled. District conventions for nominat ing candldatr fnr thn et.t. ..A ., which delegates were chosen by primaries ... uu. uun un iowns.or tne uistr ct. be gan to be held In New York about 1SI1. and tho first state5 nominating conven tion was that of 1S17. while tho last state legislative caucus In that state was ns late as 124. Thl w?. n..i.., t. a t yielding by the Democratic members of .1.0 .cr 10 state legislature of the power to nominate the nartv- candlil.it for Governor. In other states a similar adjustment of party organization to the convention system was effected in course of periods of varying length, and the year UBS may be said to mark the dom ination or the system. The first "calls" for conventions Were often nnonymous. but they were later signed by officers of district or town com mittees. It alsosoon became usual ta publish the proceedings jot the conven. tlon with the signatures or the- chairman and secretary. In general. It may be said that tho procedure which had been adopt ed In district and state conventions by 1SS was substantially that which pre vails today. " Although the state cot ventlon as a-nom-lnatlng body ror state officers entirely sup planted the Legislative caucus moro than half a century ago, the caucus neverthe less survives as an ngent for other neces snry party business. It still nominates candidates for the United States Senate and for the offices of the two houses or the state Legislature, and It is also an ....ti tum means tor crystallizing the sen WHEAT! A Most Astonishing Record Purchases or wheat made In March in. variably show a good pront during Anril and May. as the following table, compiled rrom the official records, will prove- Low In High March. Ap'i-May. Adv. Year. A&OUa ru ii oi. ... 12 ... SJH ... 124ft ... 115 ... 82 ... 73t 125T 112H 140 113H 934 106H 1(0 116 91 K, csv 71 1 ko . 16&J lp4 l55 XvdQaaa AOOiaaaaaae eaa lw3itf aa aaa loKlaaa ae aa . 92 . T6Vi SH . 77U : g. : S .100 XK'laaaaaaeaaa IWaf XdV saaaaaaaa l9)tt ifl"f I aaaaaaa eaa 1SSS iLelter) 1SS9 & 66 731. 114 66 portunlty to Increase your income. We have the facilities and solicit your busi ness. CULLISON & CO. Board of Trade and Stock Exchanre Brokers. 214-213 CSiambtr of Commtret. PORTLAND. - - - OREGON. tlment of the party In respect to the Is sues or the day and In respect to party leaders. RECENT ACCESSIONS. Jfevr Books Sow on the Shelves of the Library Association, Tho following new books have recently been placed on the shelves of the Portland Library Association: FICTION. Ade Fables in Slang AdJ2;F Alexander Through Fire to Fortune. .. ......... "v!5J . Altsheler Lost Rebel A17SO. Brady For the Freedom of the Sea.... B7S:F1 Churchill Savrola C475g:S Crane The Monster, and Other Stories. Delknd Alan'Hansford"V.V.r.""."JDS;o'u. Edwards Two Runaways, and Other Stories Ed94:T Egcrton Symphonies Eg23:S Francis Teoman Fleetwood FM7:Y Gordon Lesser Destinies ., GC7:L Gras White Terror: A Romance of the French Revolution G7CS:W Hall-Tale Hlg:T llungerford Lovlce H!S9i:L2 Jcwett The Queen's Twins, and Other Stories J555:Q Jordan The Book of Knight and Bar- Jordan Tales of the City Room....J7Q:T Llndsey At Start and Finish L45:A Macleod-Green Flro M26:G Mann The PreluCe and the Play...MS14:P MereshkovskI Julian, the Apostate.M!rtt:J Mltford Gun-Runner: In ZuluIand..MC37:G Norrts A Man's Woman. N792:M2 Parsons Girl's Confessional. ctc....P262:G Phlllpotts The Human Boy JP5t9:H Post Smith Brunt P43:S Qulnn Pennsylvania Stories Q4S:P Read The Carpetbagger R21P:C Roberts By the Marshes of Mlnas..RK9:B Sawyer Mary Cameron SaSl.M Smith Mary Paget SmCg:M Walford-Slr Patrick, the Puddlck.WHl:S2 Waterloo The Seekers W293:S1 SOCIOLOGY. Bascom Growth of Nationality In the U. S 320B Baum Father Goose J39S.3B32 Fink Primitive Love and Love Storles.I32K Grinnell Regeneration of the U. 8.....S3U Holland Liberty in the Nineteenth Century 3I3II Lusk Our Foes at Home 230L Reed Science of Real Estate and Mort gage Investment .SIR Skinner Myths and Legends of our New Possessions J9S.2S Swift Brook Farm 3K.S73 LITERATURE. Beers History, of English Romantl- clsm K.9B29a Burton Works (Memorial ed.), 7 vols.. - - "- CSBS3 Craig Pros nnd Cons: Debates, Affirm ative. Negative S0S.5cSl Fiske A Century of Science, etc....RlIF51c Gates Thrte Studies In Llterature.K.4G2 Harrison Tennyson. Ruskln, Mill, etc ""&TU.4H24 Phillips Paolo and Francesca S22PS4 Riddle A Modern Reader and Speaker.. w ---..... ft$.5R43 ecden Bandanna Ballads...:. S11W11 SCIENCE. Conn The 3tory or the Living Machine OCJ Mackintosh From C'omte to Benjamin Jvldd E73M Ripley The Raoes of Europe. 2 vols..572R TRAVEL. HISTORY, ETC. Arnold Matthew Arnold, by G. E. B. Salntsbury B.A. Hudson The Divine Pedigree of Man... ............................... ,. El'Hflj Litchfield Illustrated History" "or"Fui Smlth-The United Kingdom: England. - vol... .j12n Stlcknev Tho Tmntmni rk.tfiwsL- umj Younghusband-South Africa TolayT."ksY t IMPORTS OF RAW MATERIALS Indicate Great Activity Anions Manufacturers. WASHINGTON. March 3t-The manu facturers of the United States are the most active amopg our Importers at the present time. In the month of February, the details of whose commerce have Just been nresentnd hv tv tv--,... t.. or Statistics, manufacturers' materials amounted to almost one-half or the total Importations, if we include under this term the importations classified by the Bureau of Statistics as "articles wholly or partially manufacturer for use in tho manufactures and mechanic arts." Thf total Importations in the month of Feb ruary were CS.774,1M. Of this amount, J2o,S36.C01. or S7.71 per cent, was classified by the Bureau of Statistics as "articles in a crudo condition which enter into the various processes or domestic Industry." which, or course, e-ntltlcs all or these to be classified as "manufacturers materials." Following this comes another group of J8.722.437. which the Bureau classifies cs "articles wholly or partially manufactured for use In tho manufactures and mpchanlc arts," whlcn It teems to be proper to also classify as manufacturers' materials. This gives a total, therefore, of manufacturers ma terials amounting to J3I.CC3.CCS. or 47H per cent of the total importations. Thus it may properly be said that practically one half of the foreign productions coming Into the United States at the present time are for use In thn fnrtnrfa. nr thA TTntt. States. To his may be added another aiuiemeni ibu nnoicer quarter practi cally, of the Importations coming into tho United States are articles of rood, most of which cannot be. produced In the United States in sufficient quantities for the use or its population, the February Importations or "articles or rood and live animals' having amounted to X16JS4.I53, or 23.63 per cent of the Imports ror that month. Taking tho eight months ending with February. It Is found that articles of food formed 2S.15 nr rent nf fh. tntnl imtinrf.( ynanufacturers' materials. Including tho turn fln aui. nhnvn .ia4 mb.IaIa condition and articles wholly or partially manufactured for use in the mechanic arts amounted to 45.62 per cent. ThUS. While imDOrtatlnnw feln mntafl. ally Increased, It may be said of them wai practically one-nan are materials for usa In the factory, one-fourth for food, and the other auarter mnntirnitiiM and luxuries. The followlnr tablA ihnm tfe- !... tlons in principal articles or manufactu rers materials, foodstuffs and manufac tured articles during the eight months cuuuik wiin r eurunry, lyjj, compared with those or tho corresponding eight months or tho preceding fiscal year. It will be seen that the largest growth Is in manu facturars' materials, the Increase in the importations or raw silk, rubber, hides and chemicals being more than $10,000,000 In each case, and the average lor tho group over 45 per cent, while In manu factures the Increase is but 30 Ter cent", and in foodstuffs 23 per cent. Manufacturers materials 1SS9. 1900. Hides J24.OS$.S0 J33.72S.122 nhm!rnL ... . KICjTt 11 m jbi Silk, raw 21J75.257 2l!s43!0G2 India rubber 19.4SS.114 21.3CS.130 Fiber 11,922.4 14.349.0C6 "Wood TRTOiVn lAQiaccn Tin 6.417!U3 lllsS4l997 Tobacco t.4?S.3C 8.285,413 Wool 4,960.615 10.C04.1S1 Foodstuff s Knenr J4 ftlT vrt uiwut Coffee 22,724.607 33,165.191 Fruits and nuts 10.97S.235 13.2U1,22S Tea 7.610.5J6 8.925.CC3 Liquors 6,769,719 8.1S0.43S MftnilfArtllr irrtnAw: Cottons 16.CKS.S14 21.2ea.ea Silks 16.930,932 20.974.149 Fibers 16.146,212 19.802.091 lrftn nn" Sfpol 7 ?. rm ifnnim Woolens 10.2C7.fQ0 11.19I.S57 Glass and china 7,927.302 9,215,672 a , It Is Monstrous. Cleveland Leader (Rep.) fiueh fcets lift thn Rntramn. Af T.,... Rico sends the War Department about the condition Of thA l.lnnri nvw wh. l K. American people to strenuous opposition LIVE STOCK CAPE NOME The Iron Steamship "Willamette," 3000 Tons WILL SAIL FROM SEATTLE FOR Cape Nome, June 1 Tho Wlllametto is ejpeciallr .adapt'od lor carryinellTestocs:, her spacious decks afford ample rocm'ror"f feeding", watering and attention. Being a stanch' vessel, low rates of marine insurance are assured. Sails direct to Capo Nome without stop., Amplo and safe lighters for landing hare been provided. .For rates and space apply at onco to Telephone 229. N. CAPE NOME 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; . FOR nATHS AKD rXFORMATlO.f APPLT TP CALIFORNIA & OREGON COAST S. S. CO. F. P. BAUMQARTNER. 233 Washington St. V. A. Mitchell S: Co.. General Acentn. fan FrnneUco. . Pacific Coast Steamship Co. tmSKMA ror Cape Nome Go!d Fields THE NEW PALATIAL, STEEL, STEAMSHIP "Senator" will sail from San Francisco. May 14. Seattle. May 19. Subsequent trlpi will be from Seattle direct, 'namely: June ,21. July 21 and Augu. 20. Thf "Senator" bu s cararltr of SSOO tons. Her second cabin tnd etrerffe accommodation! ara superior to Uie flrtclaaa accctmnfltlatlonf of mrct of xht ateamtn. ailrertlsed .for None. The Pacific Coast Steamship Co. haa-been runnlnr Ita ateamem to Alaska winter and sunw rner for 75 jeers, and is the pioneer Pacific, Coaef Una. Eeattla frelcht and passenaer rates ap plr from Portland. For further Information Inquire of COODALI, PERKINS A CO.. Otneral Attnts. 10 Market, San Fncclsco, or N. POSTON. XitoX.'3i9 Wa.lcton St.. Portland. Or. to any tariff obstruction to the business development ot Puerto Rico. Jt U mon strous that an , Wand which was. com paratively comfortable and progressive under Spanish rule should become a prey to famine and pauperism under the Amer ican flag. iei Mrynn at the Door. What's this. tremendous buatllnr. Of Reme. and Point, a-hustllnc. And Ksllavantlr.it forth at peep o' day? Why look their eyes so rlassy. And roll about so "aaasy" Like Republicans had better keep away? Their old doths they've been brushing, "Prinking" themselves quite crushing, A-clcanlns and a-chialna; of their boots. Their shirts have had a-blllng. They bow and lock real tmlllnir. On street, cavortlcjr In their Sunday suits. In collars, fuffa and neckfrllls. Now, with distended nostrils. They wait to hear the band begin to play And sure! There's something coming! There's shouting now and drumming! The Marshal la a-headlr.g up this way! Til gently break It to you. Lit It o'ercome and crush you. Great Bryan Is a-comlng here today! The orator! and prophet! The grand "moutherlan prophet! Will speak his piece and have his little eay! He felt It was his duty. The simple, modest beauty. To stretch his mouth "along this Western shore. Facing the mighty ocean. 'Tla raid he has ai nctlon That Agulnaldo, he may bear him roar! This prophet cf disaster. Tela -silt er-oicglng marter. Four years ago foretold his country's fall! Should be not be elected. Why, really bo cxpectd Comfort would See away for good and all! And cow. with fact'rlea booming. " -And ocean commerce looming. He's telling o'er the same stale tale.' Twould really be" confuting. If twera not so amusing. This plethora of words without avail. Well! Well! do now your shouting. Full aoon you'll be a-poutlng The rtandard wo have filed beyond, recall. The people saw your blunder. And scat free coinage under. And there they'll send the anti-men this fall. It's previous, this campaigning. Out then, there'a no restraining Ambition which la vaulting and o'erleaps. Spring bushes you are shaking. There's no fruit for your taking The God that guards our Nation never sleeps. Meanwhile one does get weary. Of all this drivel dreary. This plixlng for position, nothing inore This building up of mountain; With mokhllls as their fountains. . This dismal din ot Bryan at' the Door! Portland. March 31, 10UO. ' 0. M. C. Hi ' A Floral Miracle. New York Commercial. "The moat magnificent floral effect I ever saw In my life," said Robert N. 'Wilson, ot the Morgan Line, "was In Texas. They hare a flower there called the minitower, the botanical name ot which Is the coop erla. It usually blooms three or four days after a rain. I was through the country to look after some land for a friend, and the thing that struck me In that partu lar locality was the utter barrenness of the whole landscape. There was a low piece of land or 10 acres or more that was covered with low, black vines that were decidedly uninviting. Four hours later, after a heavy thunder shower, I pasted this piece of land, and It wVis absolutely covered with what seemed to be the pret tlest flowers I had ever seen. It wag, one i Bat A UUA aftr-l wfviSuiir"iK15lf hTJ&M. Si5?-A JSl.5 5M. jrt Y' f? ri l72aliiili'i5ili!Jf,l,,",. Emissions Nervsas Debility, Pimples ltlStZfitutZX!?!?.'!?!1!? r.svrrtfl. sunt Ccmailpilen. aiatops all losses by day or nla-ht. rmnuiiEiFtnani.(iiwMra..M.i,iii,.,.ka.vu Is4ds to Spermatorrhea ltV-7 tt tZiZl-v:.T7Z?i:5'ti-im -Kwrorsoi impoteixry. lurtnESi: cleanses ths ';" kklneyi and tha urinary orc&m of all ImrmritiM ciTvmrirEnn.,k. and Tjatores small weak organs. The reason sufferers I, organs. fans. CtJPIDENi; ttnoBif knni-;. V.Z "t.wa us ijecjuise iwpercrn.arerroaniea wiin rresistuiia. lart&m Mdme?i?JM am l-tunonlals. A written b7lendafon'cfTc7l?r 1 S.4tuSnbui?, B" 'ftCt P-0"' "- J-iOO, Address asAYOl. J.KDICIBI: tK- p"5,t - h. ta.. ni iu.iiwid auu-rvrv Krf nAt n..i .., For sole by Aldrlcb Pharmacy. Sixth POSTON, 249 Washington St. enormous bouquet, and'theragrance from it was almost Intoxicating. "I could scarcely believe tho evidences of my own eyes, but there it was, what seemed to be an unsightly waste trans formed as If by magic Into a bower of bloom. "I mado Inquiry of the natives, and learned that once In a long t'me the raln flowcf bloomed In a few hours after a rain, though ordinarily the blossoms d'd not appear for three or' four days, and then usually came In the night." e Only One Wny. Philadelphia' Telegraph (Rep.) That the Republican leaders In Congress should delay Just and reasonable-action In relation to Puerto Rico under theae cir cumstances la an unpardonable outrage; nnd all the more so because It la prompt ed for the main purpose of saving them from, the personal effects of their own blundering stupidity. There Is only one way in which they can rehabilitate them sclve.i. and that is by doing their "plain duty," as pointed out by the President In his mesnage of last December. i Inexcusable' Vacillation. 0 Boston Traveller. Nothing of which the President has been guilty during his term of office hod so In jured his reputation en his backsliding In this Puerto Rico matter. lie cannot ex cuse his vacillation. To use a homely phrase, he has gone back on hlm.":lf, and the people will not forget It. s i A 1'nnilnrncntnl Fact. Huntington Herald. Some people think prosperity means a shower of rtlver and greenbacks. Pros perity always had to be worked for since Adam and Eve were driven from Eden. THAVELEnS GOTDE. tOO PACIFIC LINE Offers the LOWEST RATE3 and BEST SERV. Ice to and from all Eastern points and Europs. Throuzb tcurjt cars from coast to Br. PauL Toronto. Montreal aai Bostoa WITUOtn CHANGE. Direct Route to . -Kootenay Mining District - British Columbia Canadian Pacific mi! mail ttmtmilt, Unas U Japan a.-vt aairxalla. rn rata and -information, applr to H. H. ABBOTT. Agent. E. J. CO VLB. 148 Third street, city. A. G. P. A-. Vancouver. B. C Pacific Coast Steamship Co. - TUX. AL,ASJLa. t' THE COMPANY'S elegant n jieamers. uottsga City. City . nt TVituVa an.. 11 .'. ' rZ-: . ... V. IHTt lAtAjUA II A. AX.. SEATTLE 9 P. M., Mar. 11. 16. 21, 24. 31. Apr. 6. 10. IS. 0. 2S. 30. May S. and every, atth day thereafter. For further Infor mation obtain comnsnvs folder. Th -company reserves the right to changt steamers, sailing dates and hours of aatltnc, without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON, 34 Washington iu Portland. Or.: T. W. CARLETON, N. P. R. R. dock. Tacoma: J. T. TROWDRIDOE. Pugs! Sound Sept., Ocean dock. Seattle. OOODALi. PERKINS A CO.. Oen. AgUL. S. 7. Ss?c'sfrB0iuouPinEiirr' r "" - -w-a-w - ha . . ...... and Washington streets, Portland, Or. TRAVELERS OtTLDE.' mmm. va mu . - -- AJLVAM Union Depot, Btxtb mmO. J Streets. -TWO TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "Fast mail awd porti.axt) - cm- CAGO SPECIAL, ROUTE." Leaves for the East via Epokane dally at 3.45 P. M. Arrives at 8.00 A. M. Leaves for tt.e East, via Pendleton and Hunt ington, dally at 80 P. M. Arrives, via' Hunt ington and Penal-ton. at 6:43 P. M. TUROUOH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. Water lines schedule, subject to change with out notice: oceax axd rtrrnn schedule. OCEAN DIVISION Steamships sslt fr-m Altsworth dock at 8:00 P. M. Leave Portland Colombia sails Saturday, March S: Tuesday. March 13; Friday. March 23; Monday. April 2: Thursday. April 12. State of California satis Thursday. March 8: Sunday, March 18; Wed nesday, March 2S: Saturday. April 7. From San Francisco State cf California sail Saturday. March 4: Wednesday. March M: Sat urday.. March SM: Tuesday. April 3: Friday. Arrll IS. Columbia sails Friday. March 9: Mon day. March io; Thursday. March SO; Sunday. April 8. COLUMBIA RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Bteamer Haaralo leaves Portland dally, except Sunday, at 8.00 P. 11.: on Saturday at 10:CO P. M. Returning. leaves Astern dally, except Sun day, at 7:00 A. M. 1VILLAMETTB RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND CORVALLIS. OR." Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Albany. Corvallls and Tray points; leaves Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays ami Saturdays at 8:00 A. M. Return ing, leaves Corvallls Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays at 0:00 A. M. Steamer Modoc, for Salem. Independence and way points, leaven Portland Mondays. Wednes days and Frldaya at 0.00 A. M. Returning, lcavea Independence Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at S.30 A. M. YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, for Dayton and way points. leaves Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sat urdays at 7 A. M. Returning, leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondss, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON. TOAHO. Steamer Spokane or steamer Lewlston leuves Rlparla dally at 1:20 A. M.. arriving at Lewis ton at 12 o'clock noon. Returning, the Spokane or Lewlston leavrs Lewlaton dally at 8:30 A. iL. arriving at ltlparla same evening. W. H. HURLDtrRT, Cen-Tat Paioenger Agent. V. A. SCHILLINO. City Ticket Agent. Telephone Mala 712. NewSteamsliipIinetotlieOrient CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. In connection with THE OREOON RAILROAD A NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. 11)00 (subject to change): Steamer. Due to Leave Portland. "AIlEr.UELDIE" March 23 "MONMOUTHSHIRE" April 11 "BRAEMAR" May 2 For rates, accommodations, etc arply to DODWELL 4 COMPANY. Limited. General Agents. Portland, Or. To principal points In Japan and China. THE FASTEST AND MOST . DIRECT lINE TO THE v EASTANDSOUTHEASI IS THE pSfoi The Direct Line to Denver, Omaha. Kansas City and St. Louh. Only 3)4 Days to Chicago, Only 4J4 Days to New York and other Principal Eastern cities Tbroucli rnllmnn ln!uce- Sleepers Tonriat Sleepers Dlnlnji Cars (taenia a la carte), and Tree Kecllnliiir Chnlr Cars Operated Dully on Fnat Mull Trahu Through tickets, baggage checks and sleeping. car accommodations can he arranged at CITY TICKET OFFICE 1 35 Third Sir:! Portland, Oregon J. H. LOTHROP. Cen'l Agent. GEOnOE UNO. Qty Pass. It Tku Agt. FOR CAPE NOFvlE Tho Masaiflcent Trar-Paclflc Passenger Steamship TACOMA Registered tonnage, ail tons: capacity, 000 tons; passenger accommodations, 100 first class, S00 second class. This steam ship has ,ust been released from the gov ernment eon-Ice as a troopship, and has every modern comfort and convenience and Is the largest steamship In tho Cape Nome trade. Will sail from Tacoma and Seattle on or about the 25th of May. For rates and full Information apply to DODWELL & CO., LTD. Telephone. Main, 33. 25: Oak Street. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For Maygtrs. Rainier. Claukanle. TVestporr. ARRIVES UNION DEPOT. Clifton. Astoria. Var- renton. navel. Ham mond. Fort Steven. Ocarhart Park. Seaside. Astoria and Seashg.-a Express, Dally. Astoria Express, Dally. 8:00 A. M. 7:00 P.M. 11:15 A.M. 8:40 P. M. Ticket ofilce. 2S3 Morrison t. and Cnloa dtsou J. C. MATO. Gen. Pass. Act.. Astoria. Or. WHITE COLLAR LINE COLUMBIA RIVER A 1UCIET SOUND NAVI GATION CO. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street dock) Leaves Portland dally every morning at 1 o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Oregon 'phena Main 331. Columbia 'phone 33L U. B. SCOTT. President. CAPE NOME VIA DAWSON Alaska SteamshipCompany NEXT FAILING. ROSALIE. APRn. 4. The only company harlne; through traffic ar rangements to Atlln and the Klondike. Weekly sailings from Tacoma. For full Information ap oly to J. L. IIARTMAN. Agent, Portland. Or.. 3 Chamber of Commerce. , TRAVELERS GUIDE. EAST via SOUTH Leave Depot fiftfi tH I StrttU I Arrlro B OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS for Salem. Rose burg. Ashland. Sac ramento. O g d e n. San Francisco. Mo lave. Lea Angeles, El Paso. New Or leans and the East At TVoodbura (dally except Sun daylmomlng trala connects with trala for ML Angel. 11 verton. Browns ville. Springfield end Natron, and evening train for Mt. Angel aad Si'. verton. Ccrvallta passenger Cherldan passenger 7:00 P: M. 30 A. M. 0:13 A.M. 70 P. M. ."SO A. M. t:B0 P. M. t5:S0P. M. JS :25 A.M. Dally. Dally except Sunday. Rebate tickets en sale between Portland. Sac ramento and San. Francisco. Net rates 17 fiat class and $11 second claM. including sleeper. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU anj AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. a. KIRKLAND. Ticket Agent, HO Third at. TAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson Street. Lean for Oswego dally at 7:10. !):40 A. M.t 12:30. 13. 3:25. 3:15. 65. 8:05. HUSO P. M.: and 0:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at 0.33. s:30. 10:50 A. M.: 1:33. 3:13. 4:30. 0). 7:40. 10:00 P. M.; 12:40 A. M. dally, except Monday. S:S0 and 40:03 A. M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at 4:30 P. M. Arrive nt Portland at 0:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrtle Mon dayo. Wrdneidaya and Fridays at 2:43 P. M. Returns Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. It- KOEHLER. Manager. a H. MARKIIAM. Oen. Frt. & Pass. Agr. THTl DDTINO CAR ROUTE FItOM PORTLAND TO THE EAST. THE ONLT DIRECT LINE TO THE YELLOW STONE PARK. leave Ccion Depot, flit, nil Sb Arrive No. 2. yast mall for Taco ma. Seattle. Olympia. O r a y ' s Harbor aal South Bend points. Spokane. Rossland. B. C. Pullman. Moscow. Lewlston, 11 u f f a 1 o Hump mining country, Helena. Minneapolis. St. Paul. Omaha. Kan sas City, St- Louis. Chicago and all petals east and southeast. Puxet Sound Express for Tacoma and Seattle and Intermediate points No.L J suNsrr -nl I OlOCENSj SMASH 11 l(jrouTCsjQl Sill ;:13 A. M. No. 4. aop.M. 3:30 P.M. No. a. 7:00 A. M. Pnllman first-class and tourist sleepers to Mia neapolls. St. Paul and Missouri rlvtr points with out change. Vestlbul-d tralrs. Union depot connections la all principal cities. Baggage checked to destination ot tickets. Fcr handsomely Illustrated deaertptlvs mattrr. tickets, sleeping-car reservations, ate., call en at writs , A. D. CHARLTON Assistant General Passeneer Acent, SSS Morrison St.. Car. Tnlrd. Portland. Oregon. fVlore Bouquets "A trentlcman who recently mado a trip over the Burlington to Chicago writes that in hl3 opinion there Is not a, better managed railway In America, He further says that from tho time you enter the car till you reach Chicago, every employe of the road la on tho alert to add to your cooforL Hotel Bulle tin. Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis ALL points East. Ticket Office, 100 3rd SI., car. Start, ftrlluJ, Or:.. H. TV. FOSTER, Ticket Agent. GEO. S. TATLOIL City Passenger Agent. EATf Ticket Ofilcei 122 Third St. 'Phons 08U LEAVE. No. 4 S:45 V. M. The Flyer, dally to and from St. Paul. Minne apolis. Duluth. Chicago and all points East, ARRIVE. No. 3. 9:00 A. M. Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers. Dlnlns and Buffet Emoklng-Llbrary Cars. JA.DAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP RIOJUN MARU For Japan. China nnd all Astatlo potits will leave Seattle About April 25th. MPiRE LINE SEATTLE CAPE NOME Yukon Rlvtr Points S. S. "OHIO," SCOO tons, after two years rervlce as U. S. tranfport, has been released. and will sail from Seattle for Cape Nome about May 24. Hates First class. $100 and 1123: second class. $73. Fcr brtha. etc, apply ta any railroad agent, or agent of the Interna, tional Navigation Co.. or to EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION CO., Oil First avenue, Seattle, Wash, VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION CO. Steamer Undine. Captain Charles T. Kaara. leaves Vancouver at 8:30 A. M. and 1 p. mT Leaves Portland at 10:00 A. M. and 4:30 P. M. Sundays excepted. For freight or paasaga ap ply on board, toot cf Taylor street. .Round trie. SOc. '" wWwP -it ,(. N - . f ..