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f'"".i3, f ''V-J-t-rgyr ?F " vt.-iS tjr -j .Xf r,--. VriTVlS'i-iiK?? .T" V- ' 8 THB MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, 'APRIL' 5, 1900. tlon that maj- be found In the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costlj a sacrifice on the altar of freedom. Tours Tery sincerely and respectfully. "ABRAHAM UNCOIL." You will search literature In vain for a more beautiful expression of sympathy. Imperialists. I want you to prepare a letter to be sent by the President to some .sorrowing mother, telling her that you think that the trade that some syndicate -Rill get will be worth the blood of her eons, spent In the purchase of that trade! Try It If you dare! Mock a mother's suf ferings If you dare! 'When & mother's son dies for liberty, she Is grateful that she can rear a son for so noble a sacrifice. But what American mother wants to raise boys at so much a head to exchange for trade In the Philippine Islands T (Ap Heretofore we have had our forces exn ployed In defending right, "but now they are used to create right. Force never created a right from the beginning of hu man history, and will never 'create a right until time shall be no more. Tou cannot create a right by force. And yet you find men standing on the street corners telling about the advantages In trade to be pur chased by a war of conquest. What would you think If seven men with gnns should start out to make one man agree with them? What would you think of 70 men who would start out with guns to make seven men agree with them? "What would you think of 70.000.WO of people starting out to make S.000.000 or 10,000.000 of people trade with them? (Applause.) Quotation From Franklin. Republicans, you dare not go before this country with that damnable doctrine that degrades humanity and uplifts trade. And when you find some Republican standing on the street corners and telling you how much trade you are going to buy with a war of conquest. I want you to put his wisdom by the side of the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin and compare what he said with what Franklin Bald In June. 1776, the month before the Declaration of Independence was signed. Here Is a letter written to Lord Howe. Lord Howe had written a letter to Franklin, in which he had said that the great cause of. the war was the necessity of preventing American trade from passing Into foreign channels. The men who died In the Revolutionary "War gave up their blood against the doc trine that a war ought to be waged for trade. And In this letter Franklin says to Lord Howe: "The well-founded es teem, and. permit me to say. affection, which I shall always have for your lord; ship, makes It painful to me to see you engaged In conducting' a war the great ground of which, as described In your let ter, is the necessity of preventing The American trade from passing Into foreign channels. To me It seems that neither the obtaining nor retaining of any trade. however valuable to may be. Is an object for which men may Justly spilt each other's blood." Republicans. Imperialists, do you believe that the gaining or retaining of trade Is a cause an object for which men may Justly spill each other's blood? It you pay It Is, yeu put the dollar above the man. If you say It Is. you place a higher estimate upon commerce than you do up on mankind. And then he adds "that the sure and true means of extending and securing commerce are the goodness and cheapness of commodities, and that the profits of no trade can ever be equal to the expense of compelling It and holding It by fleets and armies. I consider this war against us. therefore, as both unjust and unwise. And I am persuaded that cool and dispassionate posterity will con demn to Infamy those who advise It." That was the opinion of Franklin; that no trade would Justify the spilling of human blood, and that no trade was worth what It costs to get It by fleets and armies. And therefore he dared to predict that cool and dispassionate posterity would con demn to Infamy the men who advised It. I am willing to take my stand by Frank lin, and predict that cool and dispassionate-posterity will condemn to infamy the men who advised purchasing trade by a "war of conquest today. (Applause.) Franklin said that It was neither Just not wise. He said that the profits of no trade were equal to the cost of securing It. -and retaining It by force. I believe he spoke the truth. History presents no example of a nation that ever profited by securing and holding trade with fleets and armies. History has shown examples of nations which helped some people to get trade by making other people suffer for' It, but history furnishes no example of a trade secured and gained by fleets and armies that was worth the cost of It. For 23 years we have expanded our trade more than any empire In the world, and we have done It without a large army or a large navy, and all we made has been clear profit. W traded with every nation of the earth. Republicans now contend that trade follows the flag, and that when ever you want to trade with a people, you have got to own them. Then we have got to get out and own every nation In the world, for we trade with every, nation under the sun. But it Is not true. (Ap plause.) We do not own England. Some think she. owns us, and yet we trade with Eng land. We have a commerce with her. 10 time: as great as that we had with the Philippine Islands. Our exports to Japan ore Increasing rapidly. Are you Intend ing to own Japan? Wo export to China; are you going to own China? We export to South America, and do not claim South America. You once start upon your Im perial policy, once assert the doctrine that It Is Just and right to purchase trade at the cannon's mouth, and there Is no limit, and there is no limit to the steps greed and avarice will lead to in the world of conquest to follow. There. Is no place to stop (applause), except the time to stop Is before you commence. The Philippines. Do you tell me that the Islands will furnish homes for our surplus population? Let me remind you that they have 60 peo ple to the square mile there now, and we only have 30. Think of getting homes for . our surplus population? My friends. If every Filipino were to die tomorrow our people would not go there to live and work under a tropical sun. If every Filipino were dead we could not get 10.000 Ameri cans to go there In 10,000 years, and live there and work the land. We will send more people there to work the Filipinos than we could send there if there were no Filipinos. (Applause and laughter.) It has been the experience of every na tion that has exploited in the tropics. The Netherlands have dominated Java for 300 years, and there are only 60,000 people of European birth In Java out of 25.000,000. Spain dominated the Philippines for 300 yerxs. and there are less than 10,000 resi dent Spaniards out of S.000.000 or 10,000,000 of Filipinos, and most of the Spaniards went as missionaries carried by relig ious zeal,' England has' dominated India for a century and a half and there are only 100.000 of British birth out of 300.000. 000. And If you think the Iifdlans are glad to have the English there, let me tell you that It takes an army of 70.000 British soldiers to take care of 109.000 British cit izens. And It takes a native army of 140, 000 to help the British army of 70.000 take care of the 100.000. And 25 per cent of all the money collected by the English Gov ernment In India is stent on the army to take care of the collection. (Laughter.) Tou tell me that the Indians are glad to have the English there! Why. no. While England 1b needing sol diers to fight hor battles In South Africa, and God grant that she will need more than she wH be able to get (applause): now while she Is needing soldiers in South Africa, she does not dare to take soldiers from India for fear there will be another eepoy mutiny- Theodore Morrison wrote a book a short time ago on the imperial rule In India, and he aald not a native paper ln.Indla was supporting the English Government, and that the educated classes were especially against it England has been educating In India 'for a century and a half, and yet less than 1 per cent of the women can read arid write, and less than 5 per cent of the Whole population. England has been Christianizing in India for the last 150 years with the gunpowder gospel, and less than 1 per cent of tha people have embraced their religion. And if you think we aro going to the Philip pine Islands to educate the Filipinos, let me warn you that If you conquer them and hold them in subjection and deny them the guarantees of our Constitution, wt dare not educate them lest they learn t read, and 'read our Declaration of Inde pendence, and .mock us for our Inconsis tency in dealing with them. (Applause.) Religion's Arsrnmeat. But. my friends, there Is ao argument that has had more weight. I believe, than the money argument, and that is the re ligious argument. Tou must not' under estimate the force of a religious argu ment. Convince a man that it Is his re ligious duty to do a thing, ami he will do It. Convince him that It Is his religious duty to elve ud his money, and he will give it up. Convince him that it Is his religious duty to give, up his life, and he will give that up. But. more -unfortunate still., you convince him that It Is- his re ligious duty to take another man's money and he will take 'If- (Haughter.) Con vince him that It la. his religious duty to take another man's .life, and ho will take It. How much money has been taken, and how many lives have been taken, by men who have declared that God commanded them to kill somebody, or to rob some body? Lincoln was once'ariced If he was not anxious to have the Lord on his side, and he said: "No, but I am anxious to bo on the Lord's side." (Applause.) There Is a great deal of difference between trying to find out which Is the Lord's side and trying to bring Jehovah down from his throne to bolster up your side. I am afraid the Republicans are acting on the philosophy of -a colored man who was very fond of chickens, but not al ways mindful of the commandments. He said that whenever he prayed the Lord to send him a chicken, the Lord seldom did It; but whenever he prayed the Lord to send htm after a chicken, he nearly al ways got it. (Laughter and applause.) I believe In God; I believe that he In fluences the thoughts and the purposes of men. But I am not willing to blame God for every thought and every purpose that a man may have. If I feel in my heart an impulse to do good. I will trace It to God; if I feel In my heart an Im pulse to do evil. I will not blame God How are we to find out what God s will Is? Tho Bible tells os that when Christ visited a village of Samaria and they re fused to receive him, and the Disciples wanted to call down fire from "heaven to consume the people, Christ rebuked them and said: "Te know not what manner of eplrtt ye are of. The Son of Man came Into the werld not to destroy men's Uvos but to save them." That is the doctrine preached by the Naxarene. And against this unfortunate gospel oi conquest anu blood I place the words of "Christ himself, that he came not to destroy but to save. "And "It has amazed me to hear ministers shouting for a war of conquest. Ministers Scored. It has amazed' me to hear men who have taken upon themselves the vow to preach Christ and him crucified, advocating a doc trine that would make this Nation the exponent of brute force among the nations of the earth,. Do they forget that when the angels came to announce the birth of Christ they came not to soldiers in battle array, but to shepherds that kept watch over their flocks by night: do they forget that their message was "Peace on earth, good will towards men"? There was Inot a line that Justifies selling the blood of men for trade, and then enforcing govern ment upn a subjected people, une mote tells us that our" God la an unchangeable God, the same yesterday, today and for ever; and history tells us that when out forefathers were trampling with bleeding feet the snows of Valley Forge, fighting against taxation without representation, they prayed to that God for guidance. And for more than 109 years we nave met on Uhe "Fourth of July and we have thanked tJod that he gave this guidance to our forefathers. And If he guided those who fought against, taxation without representation, II Is. worse than mockery to pray to tbli crime unchangeable God and tell him to guide our bullets while we are trying to forc taxation without representation upon a weaker people. I read a sermon deliv ered by a man named Brown, at Roches ter. N. Y. He took for his text the pas sage which describes the scene where Christ was before Pilate. "And Pilate said unto him, knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, or put thee to death?" and, taking that text, the minis ter contrasted force and love. Pilate rep resented force. Behind Pilate was Caesar: behind Caesar was the Roman govern, ment. and behind the Roman government were the legions of Rome. And before Pilate, helpless and alone, preaching the gospel and love, stood Christ, and force triumphed. They nailed him to the tree. and those who believed In force mocked and Jeered and said he was dead, but the preacher pointed out how from that time on the power of Caesar waned and thi power of Christ increased: pointed out from that time on the Influence of the R6man government declined, and the In fluence of the Savior grew. Great Moral Question. In a few years In a few centuries the Roman government was gone and Its le sions forgotten, but today millions take the name of Christ with reverence upon their lips. And then the preacher said that in this NAtlon Christ and Pilate stand face to face; that In this Nation force and love are engaged in deadly conflict, and that upon the decision of this Philippine question will rest this Nation's position among the nations of the earth. I believe he spoke the truth. I believe that today we have got to decide whether this Nation will stand before the world as the expo nent of the doctrine of brute force, or whether It will stand before the world as a holy example.' rising, and in its riso drawing all men unto It. I believe that Is an Issue upon which you people of the Coast must vote, as well as the people of the other parts of this country. Talk about the glory of empire. I would not trade the glory of this Re public for the glory of all the empires that have risen and fallen since time began. (A$n!ause.) Tell me that you want this Nation to be a world power! For more than 10 decades it has "been the greatest power in tho world. For 'more than a century this Nation, without a great army, without a great navy, has done more to affect the pontics of the human raco than all tho other nations of tho world combined. Toward the close of the eighteenth century, the doctrine of self government was planted upon American soIL And during the nineteenth century It has grown as no doctrine has ever grown before. Filipinos at f2 RO Per Head. Because our fathers fought for liberty, others have fought. Because our Declara tion was written, others havft been writ ten. Because our Constitution was estab lished, others 'have been established, and now, at the end of the 13th century, we find that this idea has been more power ful than all the armies and all the navies of all the nations of the earth. I am not willing to throw aside the Declaration of Independence', which has produced so much good. I am not willing to sink tho principles of our Constitution and accept this reign of blood and murder. (Ap plause.) What ls.your title to the Philippine Isl ands? Republicans, what is your title? I have heard three: first, that God gave us the islands; second, that we bought them from Spain: and. third, that we have whipped the Filipinos and got them. Which title will you rest upon? If you say that God gave you the islands, show us your deed from the Almighty. If you say you bought them from Spain. I tell you you paid for the Filipinos 32 60 apiece. Re publicans, there was a time when you would not let a single slave sell for 31000, and now have you got down to selling brown men for 33 50 apiece? "May be you will say that you did not buy the people at all. Just bought the land. Well, If you Just bought the land, how did you get the Filipinos. If you Just paid for the land. why don't you Just shoot the land? (Laugh ter.) Consent of the Governed. Oh. Republicans, are you willing to as sert the absurd doctrine that the land has Its commercial value but that the clay that has been molded upon that land Is nothing? (Applause.) is that your doctrine? Oh. Republicans., you have more trouble before you than ever yet was experienced, worse man when you went Into this Philippine ques tion. (Applaure.) Tou will soon hear from the doctrine of purchase. Tou will roon hear from the doctrine that the Islands- came, from God. Tou will have to feel the doctrine yet. And what is the force doctrine? Spain beat the Filipinos Into submission with a club, sat down on them, and then held the club. We found her sitting there, paid 330,000.000 for the club, and sat down on the Filipinos our selves. Shame on you. (Laughter.) If a man steals a horse, he can convey no title- in selling the animal, becaure that of thief gives him none. If governments derive their" Just powers from the consent of the governed, then you cannot pur chase from Spain a title which we must enter upon by force, because the Declara tion of Independence declares all men equal, and force or purchase Is not rec ognized In Its principles. If governments derive their Just powers from the consent of the governed, then we have no title to the Philippines, for the Filipinos them selves give us no title to these Islands. Tou are now face to face with the prin ciples of government. Tour forefathers said there were oertaln self-evident truths, and they stated that among these self-evident truths was the truth that mvommrnis derive their Just powers from the consent of the governed. Re publicans, is that doctrine true; or Is It false? Not a Republican ever rose, until within the past two years, to ques tion that doctrine, and yet today the Republican party Is asserting a doctrine that violates every line and syllable of that Constitution and Declaration. Tour Puer to RIcan bill does It. Tou say In that bill that the people must wear allegiance to our flag, and yet are not protected by the Constitution. Why, we elect our Presi dent; we elect our Congress, and yet we who elect President and Congressman are not willing to have the President and Con gress act except In accordance with the Constitution. We are not willlDg to risk the President or risk Congress that we elect ourselves without our bill of rights. We have our Constitutional guarantee, and yet you assert tho doctrine that the Puerto "Rlean. who does not elect President Lor Congressmen, the Puerto RIcan who Is nowise whatever allowed to participate in selecting the President or the Congress men, hangs upon the mercy f the Presi dent and Congress. Tou assert a doc trine as tyrannical, as despotic as was ever exercised by any King, potentate or Emperor 6lnce the world began, inn is your doctrine. (Applause.) Filipinos Xot "Wanted. What Is going to be the lot of the Fili pinos? If this is the way you treat men who welcomed your armies with Joy, how are you going to treat a people who met you with guns? Are you going to receive them with a proportionate spirit of reward? Lincoln never said an apter tn:ng wan when he said a nation could not stand half free and half slave. That statement did more to arouso the American people than any other one that Lincoln ever uttered, and It Is Just as true that this Nation cannot long endure half republic and half empire, half free and half vassal. W must have it nil republic and all citizen. What are you' going to do with the Fili pino? Why, lr you can kill him and get him "out of the way, you might be able to Justify your theory as It is argued. Have you tho necessary men? But when you kill him he cannot trade with you. so you have got to take him alive. Tou cannot trade with a dead man; you have got to trade with live ones. What are you going to do with the Filipino? Are you going to naturalize him and make him a citizen? Citizens of the Pacific Coast, I remember when, only a few years ago, you camo down to Washington and urged the rest of us to help you shut out the Chinaman, who wanted to come in. and now you want us to make the Filipino come In, who does not want to. (Applause.) I believe you were right In trying to exclude the Chinaman. I did not believe that we ought to mix the Chinese with the Americans. I did not believe we could do It without affecting our civiliza tion. ' Neither do we want to bring 8,000,000 or 10.CO0.000 Filipinos in and mix them amongus as citizens. I do not want another race problem injected Into our National work. (Applaure.) I do not want these men to send Congressmen and Senators to Washington to help make laws. I am not willing that these citizens shall be citizens but some people think they can be kind of half way; that they can have the guar antee of the Constitution, but never have the right to vote. My friends, the people who now live in territories look forward to tho lime when the territry shall become a state, and in every territory you will find the star of hope that some day it will pass to the constellation on our flag. Tou cannot keep people in the possessions when they do not have a vote In their gov ernment. They will never be satisfied. I am told that England does it, and I tell you that England recognizes the divine right of Kings. We recognize the divine right of every Individual; we deny the divine right of Kings. (Applause.) Consent of the Governed A'saln. In England, where the government believes In the divine rights of kings, one kind of government Is given to England, one kind to Scotland, one kind to Ireland and still another kind to India. It is England's theory that the monarch grants favors. A republic can have .no theory of this kind, because her govern ment must rest on the consent of the governed. I want to do with the Filipinos Just what we promised to do with the Cubans. It the Administration had provided In tho treaty for the Independence of the Filipinos, as l provided for Independence of the Cubans, there never would have been one drop of blood shed at Manila. When the Republicans found that they could not lay this trouble on the Lord, they decided to lay It on me. They at tach too much importance to my humble self. They say that treaty would not have been ratified If it had not been for me. I never thought It would come to this; that I would have to rescue a Republican Administration. They say the President was actuated by high and holy motives In advising the adoption of the treaty, and that I was actuated by base and sordid reasons. -They are not truthful enough to say that, on the same day that I ad vised the acceptance of the treaty, I urged the Independence of the Filipinos In the same way as was promised to the' Cubans. On the 13th day of December, two days after I resigned my commission in tho Army. I gave out in an Interview that I believed the treaty to be imperfect, but I thought the evils It contained tould be remedied more easily by legislation than by diplomacy. I then urged that the" Filipinos be given their Independence. -I urged that It would be better to stop the war and bring our volunteers home. The Bacon resolution was defeated, but it took the vote of the Vice-President to do it. From that day down to the present, the Republican party has made no effort to conciliate the Filipinos with any promise of Independence. Filipinos Capable of Government. I would rather give the Filipinos a chance to have a Fourth of July of their own than to destroy our Fourth of July. I have spent more than a year In telling the country of the dangers of Imperialism. I go back to Abraham Lincoln for author ity, and I shall quote from him more In the next 10 months than the Republicans have quoted from him In the last 10 years. Lincoln said: "God planted in every hu man heart a love of liberty. Familiarize yourselves with chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them." Tou tell me that I am pleading the cause of the Filipino. I deny it. I am pleading our own cause. I hate despot ism, and I am not willing to plant It at our ownoors. I don't want our people to become victims of the first cunning I tyrant that comes among them. I believe the Filipino has as much right to self government aa the Cuban. God never made a race incapable of self-government. More than SO years ago. Henry Clay de fended the people of South America and helped them obtain self-government. At that time. Clay said: "When any man denies that any people are capable of self government, he Impeaches the wisdom of the Creator." The Republicans are act ing on the theory that God created the Filipinos and left them helpless and' alone for hundreds of years until Mark Hanna found them and threw his protecting arms around them. I am not willing to see this country die. A republic founded upon equal rights to all and special privileges to none can never die need never die. and will never die. Ko Overflow- Meeting. At the beginning, while many were be ing turned away, George H- Thomas came outside and announced to the crowd that at the conclusion of his speech. Colonel Bryan would make a brief address from the side-street entrance of the building. Hundreds of people watted for more than two hours, but when Colonel Bryan had concluded his address, his physical con dition was such that he was unable to speak again. RECEIVED AT THE PERKIXS. Thousands of Admirers Grasp Bry an's Hand. Colonel Bryan held a reception at -the Perkins Hotel last evening, from 5:30 to 6:15 o'clock. During that time over 1000 people were presented to the great apostle of free silver. After Colonel Bryan's re turn from McMlnnvtlle he slept until 5:30 o'clock, and then took his position in the main office of the hotel. He was presented to tha people by Francis Clarno, George L. Hutchln. Dr. O. M. Wens. Judge Thomas O'Day. J. T. Mllner, Dr. John Welch. Judge Seneca Smith. Isaac Sweet, Alex Sweek and R. D. Inman. For 20 or 30 minutes the crowd was packed and Jammed In and around the hotel, but the committee had arranged for an expedi tious handling of the crowd .which entered the hotel on the Washington-street side and made its exit through the Fifth-street door, and the latter part of the reception was orderly. Colonel Bryan has reduced the exten-sion-of-the-glad-hand business to a sci ence, and can grasp more hands In a given time than any other expert. He uses both hands, and always has his kindly smile in readiness. Many women wero In the crowd. GREAT LABOR EXCHANGE. Portland Drawn On From All Parts of the Xorthwent. Portland has become a great headquar ters for laboring men from all portions of the Northwest, who desire to obtain situations in the country, according to a prominent employment agent. "Railroad builders as far away as Wyoming," he says, "send to Portland for men. We sent 42 In one bunch to the Colorado Mid land Railroad today. The union Pacific Is employing a large force near Green River, Wyo:, and have work for all Sum mer. The O. R. & N Southern Pacific, and. In fact, all the roads .terminating in Portland look to this city to replenish their forces, and their needs run Into th thousandVln the course of a year. "The Southern Pacific is at present ex ercising great care In the selection of men wanted on sections or In grading. The company will not hire a man who Is over 45 years of age, and the applicant for work must stand a medical examination before he will be engaged at all. Men," however, are insured against sickness, accident 'jt death, while in the company's employ, and most of them rather like the innova tion. . Those over 45 years of age, though, protest strongly against the age limit, and sometimes try all sorts of schemes to dodge the rule. "There Is at present a big demand for loggers, woodsmen, farmers, milkers, etc, that we cannot All, even at the present wages, which are a considerable advance over those of a few years ago. "As for- grubbers and landclearers, they are out of the question, and If you want to insult a laboring man, offer him a job of clearing land. I don't know how the owners of uncleared lands are going to have them made ready for the plow, un less we can manage, to have the Chinese exclusion law rescinded and admit a few thousand of such Celestials as used to take contracts clearing lands In former years. The Chinese then used to clear lands by contract, at prices ranging from 33 to 330 an acre, but you cannot get land grubbed for even 360 a aero now. The man who owns several acres of wooded land ad jacent to Portland Is perforce In favor of free trade In Chinese labor, no matter what his opinion may be on finance or Puerto Rico tariff." A FURTHER WORD. ' Fusion With a Party "Whose "Spoils Element In Obvious." OREGON CITT. April X-(To the Edi tor.) In your note on my communication in today's Oregonlan. you make the stock argument of Republicans and anti-union Populists against union with tho Demo crats, namely, "no necessity for maintain ing two parties unless for the benefit of spoilsmen." A history of parties proves that thelr-contlnuous character as a work ing force Is due as much to the character of the men who dominate them as to the principles they announce In their pint forms. Thus a party grows to have a personality not always discernible in its platform clothes. As I endeavored to state in my letter, the character of the People's party In politics Is or should be the for mulation of the needs and demands of the primary toilers, for relief from ex ploiting laws. In rebellion against party machines, they organized the People's party, and it Is our reliance on this party its material and purposes that makes us Insist on a preservation of its organi zation against disruptive attack. In 1S96 the Democratic party "remodeled Its plat form after that of the Populists." under violent compulsion from an element In Its own organization similar to that which organized the People a party, but more conservative and less Iconoclastic Prob ably tho fact that the Populists hardly had an organization In the populous and commercial Eastern centers kept many loyal to the Democratic party. That party Is acting at present in obedience to a sincere and patriotic element In Its own ranks, and that Justifies union on "fus ion." But the strength of the spoilsman clement in the Democratic party Is also obvious. The men who tumbled off the free-silver platform of 1SSS Into the laps of Cleveland and, Carlisle arc yet. some of them, with the Democrats. And for this reason we prefer to rely on the Peo ple's patty and Its make-up and keep alive Its organization, traditions, senti ments and principles. J. B. ZIEGLER. Control of "the Coal Trade. NEW TORK, April 4. The Herald says: According to statements made by wall street interests in close touch with tho Vanderbllt and Morgan factions, one of the first and most Important results of the Vanderbllt-Morgan-Cassatt alliance for the Joint control of Eastern railway systems will be the cementing of a new coal combination, which will Include both the anthracite and bituminous companies and bind them together In a powerful trust that will have absolute control of the American coal trade "Have Yon Seen Smith." "Have Tou Seen Smith." one of the lat est and brightest of modern farce come dies, will be the attraction at Cordray's following the Boston Lyric Opera Com pany. The company Is said to be an ex cellent one, and Is playing to tremendous business everywhere. Press and public have united to praise both play and the people who present It The engagement will be for a week, with the usual Satur day matinee. BRYAN 0N7HE WEST SIDE DEMOCRACY'S IDOL AT mLLSBORO AXD M'MIXXVILLE. Sot m. Great Deal of Enthusiasm "Was Awakened Sneaker Worm "With Exertion, William J. Bryan covered the round trip of 100 miles between Portland and Mc Mlnnvtlle yesterday, speaking at McMlnn vtlle and Hlllsboro, without making any visible Impression upon the political be liefs of the people whom he met. His run was through one of the oldest and richest farming districts of Oregon, a country pro foundly interested In the maintenance of a money system based on the most, sub stantial standard, yet there was no dem onstrative approval of the peculiar doc trines which he advocates. He addressed 5500 people at McMlnnville, and MOO at Hlllsboro. In each place, one-half of those who heard him were Republicans, who gathered out of curiosity. If there was any enthusiasm It was bottled up. The Republicans heard htm In silence and the applause and cheers of Bryan's adher ents were short and feeble. Bryan ad dressed his audiences as it he was speak ing to assemblages of Republicans, whom he was trying to convert to free silver, anti-expansion and his other policies. At McMlnnvillo, he addressed himself almost exclusively to "you Republicans." At Hlllsboro he broadened out and referred to the Republican party In the third per son, occasionally using the term "you Re publicans." Tho trip was not far short of a frost. Bryan's receptions at McMlnnville and Hlllsboro were not overly enthusiastic, and few people gathered at other points on the line. The train whisked through Beaverton so rapidly on the up and down trips that If any one was at the station he was neither seen nor heard. Not far from the town, on the up trip, some shots, probably a salute, wero fired. At Cor nelius about 50 people collected at the station, but they made no demonstration. At Forest Grove there were 10 people at tho station, one of whom was a woman and another a man whose dress Indicated him to be an employe of the railroad com pany. Half a mile ."rem North Yamhill a fanner was seen running from his home toward the railroad track with a child in one arm, and what looked to be a rifle In the other, with a faithful wtfe trailing behind him. The tram sped by at so rapid a rate that the man did not get a chance to shoot the rifle, or drop the baby, or shout, whichever thought was upper most In his mind. The man was not seen on the return trip. Possibly he remained Indoors, deeply absorbed in a speech against acquisition of the Philippines by Senator Turner, of Washington. Hundreds of these, franked with the frank of Chair man Jones, of the Democratic National Committee, were 'distributed from the rear of the car by W. N. Gatens. As the route was through a farming country, many cattle and sheep were seen. Frisky calves kicked up their heels at the train, and sheep scampered away from the man who advocates putting wool on tho free list- Bryan was not In good form In the morning. Ho had the look of a man who had traveled much and lost rest. hU face was haggard and his to Ice uras hoarse. Ho had every appearance of one who was 6n the vergo of serious Illness. After ho boarded the train be retired to c corner, and thoso who accompanied him consider ately left him to himself. In a short time he spread his overcoat and stretched out on a double seat for a nap. To a reporter who told him that he looked very tired he answered: "I am." Colonel Bryan did not show himself outside the car when the train was at Hlllsboro on the way up. He roused himself from his nap when the train stopped, and shook hands with the Hlllsboro delegation, who came aboard to accompany him to Mc Mlnnville. Then he went back to his nap. The McMlnnville address over, he hur riedly returned to the train and dozed on tho run back to Hlllsboro. At Hlllsboro he was the guest of Judge W. D. Hare. He had lunch at the Judge's house, fol lowed by 'a needful rest of an hour. The rest mado a wonderful change In him. He looked greatly Improved, and but for tho hoarseness was apparently as well as ever. The men who accompanied Bryan on the trip were Bryanlte Democrats to the core. If any others wanted to go they were overlooked by the powers that be. Some very excellent Bryanltes did not get on tho band wagon. One of these was Georgo L. Hutchln, who aspires to the control of Federal patronage In case Bryan should be elected President. Br'er Hutchln was verbally Invited, but he re ceived no written Invitation, such as the elect got. No persuasion could persuade Br'er Hutchln to get on the train without tho written talisman. Br'er Hutchln was missed, and there wero several anxious Inquiries as to the cause of his absence. Those who knew said nothing, but smiled in a way that betokened that if there Is to be any Bryanito patronage distributed In Oregon, the beneficiaries of it will not bo Br'er Hutchln, but Democrats who have for many years been whetting their appe tites for spoils. When the Puiret Sound train pulled In at 7 A. M.. Colonel Bryan was met at the Union Station by R. S. Sheridan, of Roseburg, chairman of the Democratic State Committee, and J. II. Townsend. of Dallas. Democratic National Commit teeman for Oregon. The three entered a carriage and were driven to Watson's res taurant, where they breakfnsted with C. H. Goddard. of Dayton, Wash.; J. B. Catron, warden of the Walla Walla peni tentiary; Thomas Maloney secretary of tho Democratic State Committee of Washington: W. H. Wehrong and J. M. Wall, of Hlllsboro: J. C" Welch. Seneca Smith, and Dr. G. M. Wells, of Portland: IL C. Burns. F. S. Harding. E. J. Wood and W. T. Maccy, of McMlnnville. Bryan sat at tho head of the table. There wero no speeches. Promptly at S A. M., Colonel Bryan, arm In arm with Chairman Sheridan, filed out of the restaurant and entered the car. A number of people had collected outside to see him off. These who made the trip to McMlnnville and return were: From the state at large Colonel Robert A. Miller. From Portland William N. Gatens, Ernest Kroner, Dr. Ernest Barton. Dr. John Welch, Judge Thomas O'Day, Judge Seneca Smith. A. P. Nelson, Mrs. J. P. Jones. From Astoria George Nowland. From The Dalles A. S. Bennett. From Oregon City Mr. and Mrs. Will iam Galloway. From Roseburg R. S. Sheridan. From Eugene J. II. Beckley. From McMlnnville F. S. Harding, H. C. Burns. E. J. Wood. W. T. Macey. B. O. Snuffer. A. M. Peery, C. W. Tnlmage, W. C. Arthur. From DallasJ. H. From Washington , Townsend. state Thomas Ma- loney., From Hlllsboro I Allen Haworth. J. M. A. Long. O. Zook. Wall. E. Schulmer Ich. W. Schulmerlch. James H. Bewail, O. E. Edson, Jasper Reeves, A. B. Lucas, W. J. Wall. From Forest Grove W. H. H. Myers, H. Bernard, H. B. Johnson. Ira E. Purdln. Mekll Johnson. Charles F. Miller. Thomas Brown. J. J. Wlrtz. M. Bisbee. J. A. Ab bott. A. J. Wlrtz. L. L. Langley. H. II. Clark, George E. Sloan. J. H. Stevenson. Colonel Bryan spoke an hour at Mc Mlnnville, and another hour at Hlllsboro. He spoke at the Cook Schoolhouse at the first-named town, and on the Courthouse grounds at Hlllsboro. Both speeches were epitomes of be speech he has been de livering everywhere, and were In many re spects identical. The on:y difference be tween them was that at Hlllsboro" he spoke In favor of the Boers and criticised the Government and the Republican news papers for siding in with England. A story was the basis of. both speeches. Colonel Bryan told of some men who went THE WORD RHEUMATISM Is Used to Cover a Multitude of Diseases. NEW TORK JOURNAL, MARCH 11, 1X0. " "Nowadays the word 'Rheumatism' Is used to cover a multitude of diseases. They ore all allied by the common bond of what the physi cians can ' uric add poisoning 'an excess of uric acid in the blood, and are. generally speaking, 'kidney troubles' with the real cause of danger not so much in the aches and pains the signals of distress given out by the muscles and Joints as in the gradual vitiation of the blood by the failure of the kidneys to eliminate the deadly poison, called uria acid.' from the "physical economy.' This vitiation of the blood results in "rheumatism" (although It Is a vague word), and a variety of symptoms which not Infrequently end In what Is called Blight's disease the disease of which James G. Blaine. Mr. Cleveland's great political rival, died. It Is the disease which medical authorities say Is becoming more and mora alarmingly prevalent In the United States of America, especially among the thinking, planning and writing classes the classes made up of tha kind of men that It Is the fashion to call distinctively brainy men.' " From the reading of intelligently edited papers, and from examH. nations for life insurance, the great public is rapidly-learning the facte that the human system becomes thoroughly poisoned when the kid neys fail to do the work nature intended them to do, and that if not speedily cured, rheumatism, heart disease, Bright's disease, and death, surely follow. The kidneys, and they alone, purify the blood. Tonics and so-called spring medicines prove costly and miserable failures. There is one scientific, vegetable specific for all kidney troubles Warner's Safe Cure a preparation with 21 years of success behind it A positive cure for sick and tired-out kidneys. Notanex periment nor a goad, but a soothing, harmless, yet conquering friend. Give it a chance today to do vou lasting good. hunting, agreeing that whoever should I find fault with the food should take tne cook's place. One hunter said one day: "This Is the toughest meat I ever ate. but I like It." This was tho diverging and converging point of all his arguments at McMlnnville. -At HUlsboro he slightly changed the figure of speech, and had Individual Republicans flopping whenever they were ordered to flop. Tho point of these figures was that the great mass of Republicans do not like the gold standard. Republican opposition to the Income tax. retirement of greenbacks, bond Issues, trusts and other evils. They were tough. the Colonel said, but party leaders wanted them, and the rank and file had to like them. Tho sentiment that gained most applause for Colonel Bryan was his de nunciation of the Administration for its perfidy toward Puerto Rico. He said the treatment of Puerto Rico was a fore runner of what the Philippines would get. His insistence on "blmetalism at 16 'to 1 without the aid or consent of any nation" did not provoke much enthusiasm: but the censure of trusts was liberally ap plauded. Colonel Bryan's speech at Port land last night Included all he saw at ilc iJIlnnvllle and Forest Grove, and moro coo. WILL OPEN AN EMPIRE. Eastern Oreiton Men View TCI lb Sat isfaction the New Railroad. J. C. Toung. a prominent mining man of Baker City. Is in Portland, though he disclaims any connection between his visit and that of Mr. Bryan. 'Two great men have struck Portland nt once, as a sort of coincidence, that is all." he says: Mr. Toung is elated over the prospect of a railroad soon tapping the John Day country, where his quartz mine, tho Eagle, Is situated. "A great empire in Itself lies between the Columbia River on the north and the line of tho Central Pacific Rail road on the south." he says. "It Is bound ed on the east by Idaho and Nevada, and on the west by the Cascade Moun tains. No railroad has yet penetrated It to any extent, but now the Columbia Southern bids fair to tap the richest por tion of It by extending Its lino up tho John Day River. Tho vast territory has .been given over entirely to cattle, sheep and horses, and the stockmen havo thus had a monopoly of what Is now to be come a rich mining and agricultural sec tion. Tho rrtrion abounds In gold, silver, lead, coal and even In chrome Iron, ono of the richest metals In existence. The advent of the railroad will cause develop ment of tho mines on a large scale, and It will reduce the slzo of the bands of sheep and cattle, though In the aggregate more stock than ever will be raised on a given amount of land." Mr. Toung has been 12 years In develop ing one of the valuable mining properties of Eastern Oregon, and has seen many changes come over tho faco of tho coun try during that time. WILL NOT PAY FINES. Chinese to Allow Lottery Ascents to Remain In Jnll. Two more Chinese were fined $123 each yesterday. In the Municipal Court, for sell ing lottery tickets. Theso have not paid their fine, and aro still In Jail. Judge Henneesy said 73 days would b each one's portion, if they decided to serve the time. The Chinese engaged in tho lottery busi ness in Portland have evidently changed thetr tactics, since they can no longer cheat Justlco on technicalities, and It Is said they have determined to allow alt of their number convicted hereafter to serve out their sentences, hoping that the city authorities will get tired of feeding so many, and "let up" on the prosecu tions. Judge Hennessy suggests that all the Chinese so Incarcerated be put to work. The two convicted yesterday aro to be made trusties. The police feel assured that the Celes tials will persist In the lottery business, as they make big money out of It. but more caution will be used, In selling tickets to white men. The only way to convict them Is to have positive proof of thetr selling the tickets. All the. detectives aro now known to the vendors, and It Is a question if even the irrepressible Bulge? can obtain adm'slon to the lottery Joints many more times. The last capture he made by following a colored man Into the den and collaring tho ticket man before the slippery Celestial could get away. Idaho Xotes. J. J. Remington Is building a new ferry, boat for the accommodation of the rap Idly Increasing business of his ferry. Just above the mouth of White Bird, on Sal. mon River. Tho rank of tho Lewlston postofflce will be raised to the second class on July 1, 1300. Postmaster Chapman will have his salary raised to 32100. an addition of 3300 to the present salary. The Government will then furnlph a room and fixtures freo to the Postmaster. Major Reed has In his rooms one of the largest and best mounted golden eagles to be found anywhere, says the Boise Statesman. He secured It In Halley. Tho bird measures seven feet four Inches from tip to tip. It Is mounted with-Its wings spread, and the colso la at once sugges five of great power and of the savaga freedom of this king of the air. ' i DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real Estate Transfers. D. J. Finn and wife to Thomas Hls lop, lot 8, 9. 10, block 37, "lremont: April 3 t X Ferdinand Opitz and wife to Mr3. A. A. Burt, lots 7. S. block 80. Stephens' Addition; April 3 2400) John A. Strowbrldge to August Peter son and wife. 20 ncres, N. SW. i of SE. H. section 13. T. 1 S.. R. 3 E.; April 4 E17 Ida M. Catching and husbdnd to Pe ter Irish, lots a. 10. block IS, Lincoln Park: March 6 1 Investment Co. to Katherine E. Sloan, lot 1, block 3. Iledmont; April 3 300 F. K. Fowler to Grant Phegley, lot 15, block 2, Wilson's Aoditlun; March 2S 1 A. R"FmgeY"and"wtfe"to"E. C. God dard and A. W. Goddard. lots 7, 8. block 17. Highland: March 3J 37S Edward J. Glossr to Eliza A. Wilcox, lot 5. block 5. Wilson's AddlUon; April 3 1300 W. M. Kllllngsworth and wife to J. F. iiulrlcn, lot 11, diocjc 21, uenirai iki 4 tt ri IA'v. Lambert an d'wife toSyiv"eVte'f I w. Lawrence, lot 3. block 1. S2C- ond Electric Addition; October 2S.... 109 fjporire Bentlev and wife to Emma 1L Anderson, E. Vi block SO. Carter's Addition. Portland: March 31 1 Charles P. Holly and wife to Ferdl-. nond Opitz. lots 9. 14, block 4S. Ful ton Park: March 13 .-... 500 John Dollansky. Src. to John Dollan- sky, jr.. sii tots ... o. j-.ii.iitt Homes No. 3: March 20 1 John Dolarsky. Sr, to John Dolan- sky, Jr.. jiary. itoaa ana juuumij. Dolansky. lot IS, block 75. Sellwood; March 20 John Doiansky. Sr.. to Mary Dolan sky, SW. or lots il, 23, miuo Tlnmua TCft ft- ATftmh 20 ... ....... 1 John Dolansky. Sr.. to Rota, ttojan- sky. NE. hi. or tots z. is. jvuo iTnmns 'n 3? March 20 ............... 1 E. W. Bingham and wife, to Security- Savings & xrusr, uk, PiK'"''lmu' Macadam road: March 2S. 1S39......509 Same to same. 1.4 acres. James and Phlllnda Terwllllger D. L. C; April 4 -."iiiii ; x J. S. Fltzhugh and wire to nuirara r?.n.iAMnn irr m iiiin:a u jviuuuid SnHntrr Tract: Anril 3 25 I Lufu M. Churchill and husband to Park Addition: October 31. 1S34 8- Ilnlldlnir rermiii. j. p. Ludlam. Broadway, between .East Seventeenth and East Eighteenth, VA tttnrv rixirMllnr. tlSOO. F. Glafke. Jr.. Broadway, between East, I Seventeenth and. Bast i.ignieenm, .!-. ilimtl'iir tWll H. A. Smith, Prescott ctreet, corner East: Sixth street, 1-story dwelling. . Otto Nelson, East Eighth, between Davul and Everett, three two-story dwelllnga, MftftO each. Mrs. Springer. Salmon street, betweeail Sixth and Seventh, repairs, J300. Deaths. April 2, Gustav Rudstrom. ago 34 years, St. Vincent's -Hospital, typhoid pneumonia. April 2. Martha M. Lefler. age 61 years, COS Flinders etreet. pneumonia. AprL 1. B. O. Paddock, ago S3 years, Cltv r.lnhptr-n coma. April ?, John Busby, ago SI yeara, 530 East Oak Tot. apoplexy. April 3. Catherlno J. Nelson, ago IS years. ik Twentieth street. Delvlc Inflammation. April 3. Mary C Nyham. age 27 years, 447 Kearney street, septicemia. lnrfl 3 William James Mansell. ago 13 years S month, Qood Samaritan Hospital, typhoid fever. Contnclona Diseases. Zerene Campbell, 700 East Oak street, wftrlatlna. William H. Wren, northeast comer Front and Hamilton avenue, tpyhold fever. Fred Stagwalt, age 10 years, Cloverdale, scarlet fever. Mrs. A. Stagwalt. Cloverdale. scarlet fe- vr. Zenobla Strleblg, ago 9 years. Killings- worth, scarlatina. Miss Altroan. ago 10 years. 405 Stark street, scarlet fever. Births. March 25, boy, to the wife of William H. Gaines. 147 Thirteenth street. March 10. girl, to tho wife of George B, Hughes, 12S Knott street. March 2, boy, to tho wifo of Martin M. Hansen. 34S Williams avenue. March 29, boy, to tho wife of Archibald McNeill. 774 Michigan avenue. March 1. boy, to tho wife of Peter Schmidt, Irvlngton. Marrlaire Llcenme. Harry Moskow, aged 25, Eva Wise, aged 21. mum, SECOIMUY OR TUtftUtY BLOW PMSM Permanently Cured. Tou can be trtatad at boras I under same guaranty. It you hav UUraa met-1 curr. todlda potash, and still h&v actus ant I pains. Mucus Patches In Mouth, Son Throat, I Ftrnplet. Copper-Colored Tpou. uioexs en anri part of the body. Hair or Eyebrows fafldujl out, write COOK REMEDY CO. 1K3 Masonic Traple. CMnuio, IU. for proofs of I cures. CaoltaL 1300.000. We solicit UM most Ob-1 stlnate cases. We have cared the worst cuts tsjl uu aays. luoyage .book jna . U 2tL -S' vi!i..t .,