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tzr-tmatm-' i"nmg& TtTF, MOHKINQ OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, APRIL' 1C, 1900. A CLAIM OF $200,000 rilESEXTED DY VANCOUVER CATHO LICS FOIt PltOPEUTY TAKBX. It la Alleced That the United States Took the Ground From the Mis sion for the Post. WASHINGTON. April lL-The bill In troduced In the Senate by Senator F03 f ter and In the House by Representative Jones, for the relief of the Mission of St. James, at Vancouver. Is as follows. It Is stated that the United States Su premo Court has decided against the mis sion's claim: "Whereas, Congress, In the act entitled 'An act to establish the territorial govern ment of Oregon.' approved on the Hth of August. ISIS, provided 'that the title to the land, not exceeding C40 acres, now occupied as missionary stations among tho Indian tribes In said territory, to gether with the Improvements thereon, be confirmed and -established In the sev eral religious societies to which said mis sionary societies, respectively, bclong and by the act entitled 'An act to estab lish the territorial government of Wash ington.' approved on the Id of March. 1S53. provided "that the title to the land, not exceeding 640 acres, now occupied as mis sionary stations among the Indian trlb-s In said territory, or that may have "seen so occupied as missionary stations prior to the passage of the act establishing tho territorial government of Oregon, together with the Improvements thereon, be. and Is, hereby confirmed and established to the several religious societies to which said missionary societies, respectively, belong': and, . "Whereas. The Secretary of the In terior, under date of January 29. 1872. after reviewing the testimony adduced and the law In the case, acknowledged the exig ence of a Catholic mission, known as the Mission of St. James, at Vancouver. Territory of Washington, at the date of the passage of tho act of Aupust 14. 1S4S. wlthla the meaning and provision of the aforesaid acts; and "Whereas. By order of tho Commis sioner of the General Land Office, dated September 29. 1S5D. there was made a sur vey of the said claim, and a plat thereof, dated December , 1SC1. approved by the Surveyor-General of Washington Terri tory, forwarded and Is now on file In ths General Land Office, such survey placing the mission Improvements as near the center of the claim as possible, and inter fering with no prior legal rights; and "Whereas, Tho Government of the Unit ed States, having occupied a large portioa of the said land for the purpose of a military post, and having expended a large amount of public money to establish and maintain a military reservation thereon, notwithstanding the fact that the absolute fee and title to said land vested in the Mission of St. James, under the provis ions of the acts of Congress of August It, ISiS. and March 2, 1S53: therefore, "Be It enacted by the Senate and Houss of Representatives of the United States of America. In Congrers assembled. That there shall be paid, out of any money In tho Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Right Reverend Bishop of Nes qually. In the State of Washington, as trustee of tho said Mission of St. James, the sum of C0O.0OO, Uin filing In th? proper department a release to the Urltcd States, to bo approved by the Attorney General, of all claim to the land embraced within the limits of the military resrrva tlon at Vancouver, In tho State of Wash ington, and of all claim for damages for destruction of property on or near the said land by the United States troops or volunteers or Indians, at any time anterior to tho date of said release." HER CLOTHES WERE STOLEN Disagreeable Experience of n Rail way l'anaensrer. For a traveler In a Pullman car to have her clothing stolen during the night Is certainly a very' unpleasant and so far as known, a very unusual experience. Mrs. Pond, of Chicago, however, went through such an experience on her way to Portland a short time ago to visit her daughter. The weather was quite cold when she left Chicago, and her friends advised her to take plenty of wraps, so she had a large Astrachan cape and a golf cape along. She left Chicago on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, and tho first night out her capes and the remainder of her clothing which Is usually removed at night was stolen from her berth. Her bonnet and shoes were left, but these and her night robe were not exactly the costume for traveling In such weather. A fellow passenger loaned her a rainy day skirt, and thus enabled her to appear "on deck," but for warmth she was obliged to wrap herself In the blankets from her berth. The car containing her baggage had been left behind to be at tached to another train, and In spite of all the telegraphing done It was about 21 hours before her trunks came to hand and she was enabled properly to clothe herself. All day she occupied tier seat In the Pullman, wrapped In the gaudy blankets provided by the company, and If she had been provided with some paint or stain might have passed for tho queen of some tribe of aborigines returning from a visit to the East, where she had adopted civ ilized head gear, but had not been, able to make up her mind to discard her blanket, Mrs. Pond has been endeavoring to re cover the value of her stolen raiment from the Pullman Company, but has not yet succeeded, as there Is a great deal of red tape routine to be gone through In such cases, but the matter -will probably be satisfactorily arranged soon. Fortun ately Mrs. Pond had other clothing to replace that stolen, and also fortunately her money was not all m the garments stolen. Such mishaps are very rare on Pullman cars, as Is shown from the fact that none of Mrs. Pond's friends here have heard of a similar case. g 0 EFFECT OF BRYAN'S SPEECHES SIlvcrHe Paper Doubts Tlint the Colonel Made Converts. Salem Independent W. J. Bryan Is a wonderful man from any standpoint he Is considered. He Is a wonder physically, because he can en dure more fatigue In .1 campaign thn any other man In the United States. He Is a wonder intellectually. He has the power of grarp'ng strong points and mak lng them plain to the listener. He Is dram atic, resourceful and forceful. Many people who heard him here were move! to tears by his pathos, to anger by his terrible denunciation of McKInley ar.d Hanna. and to laushter by his Inimitable f.at.!re yU ,n Vhe ot hl m-eat mag retlsai. his excellence In the art of word painting, and all. we doubt that Mr. Bryan shook half a dozen Republicans loose at Salem from their ancient moor ings. Men wern wnwd iil-a m...... 4... . eloquence: were dazed by his thunderbolt.-. . ........... u. j ci. ucn uivfe same men recalled, later on In the quiet of their homes, the severe arraignment of their party and Its leaders, they persisted In their former belief, it anything more stub bornly than before. It Is one thing to point out an evil bred by a party, but It Is quite another thing to provide an adequate remedy for that evil. Mr. Bryan denounced the trusts, so do most of the people, but he offered no remedy for those evils unless by Inference It b the tri umph of the Democratic party at the polls In November next. Men cannot be ridiculed or driven Into the adoption of new political Ideas. Men. In spite of their supcr"orlty to the brute creation, nevertheless possess some of the characteristics of the beasts of the field over which they were anciently given do minion Tou can toll a hog through a gap In the fence with a little corn; try to drive It through that gap and you soon learn the definition of obstinacy by a practical demonstration. Animadverting to the question of effec. tlve and Ineffective political methods as they relate to campaign speakng, the old style of political harangue still In use, as In tho days of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too," seems to be losing Its power to convert people. If, Indeed. It ever had any. The newspapers of today so thoroughly discuss the current political and religious ques tions that there is little left for political speakers to do, unless It be to Inform a class who cannot or will not read. Nine tenths of the people who came to Salem came to see Bryan more than to hear him. Thcv were already for the most part fa miliar with his arguments on the great Issues row before the people. Not one fourth of the 10,000 perrons present heard more than 100 words of his speech. 1 EAST SIDE AFFAIRS. Arrangement for BIr- Republican Me-ctlnn Other Matter. Arrangements have been partially com pleted by the U. S. Grant Republican Club, of the Eighth Ward, for a general ratification and rally at Gruner's Hall next Friday night. April 30. The club has held no meeting for some time, preferring to wait for the conventions, and will hold one of its old-time meetings on that oc casion. The executive committee of the club la composed of W. W. Terry, M. G. Griffin. H. B. Loveridge. Penumbra Kelly and L. H. Wells. All the other clubs of the Eighth and Ninth Ward will ba requested to co-operate In making the opening meeting of the campaign a rouser. Some of the best music in the city will bo engaged. ar.d able speakers will be present. All U.e candidates are requested to make their arrangements to be In at- ..-n.A ih.t AvWnr Tn wnmen of the Eighth Ward are especially invited to come, rne nau is on uio corner 01 ii Seventh and Stephens streets and easily r..fhiwi few ti. rif X- Rnhtirtun Railway or tho Oregon City line. The full pro gramme tor we evening win do anouui.u later. Montavllla School. The Directors of the Montavllla school district are having the property of that district Improved. A new fence has Just been completed around tho grounds, and It will now be painted. At the front en trance wide fiteps will be placed. Out side of Portland, the Montavllla district has the finest property in tho county, and it to kept generally In fine condition. Tho Intention Is during vacation to xurnisn me remaining unfurnished room, so that the entire building will be occupied at the opening of the Fall term. Provision was made for the furnishing of this room at the special meeting, when a tax was lev led for that purpose. Professor Leather man, principal, tys that this extra room Is already in use. but It Is not fully fur nished. The enrollment Is nearly 400. the largest In the history of the district. Since the census was taken about 20 families have moved Into that district from the outalde. so that the number of children of school age has been largely in creased within the past few months. All the houses In Montavllla have been occu pied, and a vacant bouse Is rarely found. Several new houses have been put up and others repaired. Professor Leatherman looks for the entire eight rooms of the nchoolhouse to be filled almost to over flowing next year. Jlny B a. Row. There are prospects of trouble over the proposal to erect a new schoolhouse at Gresham, In place of the present build ing, this vacation. At the special school meeting, a 5-mIH tax was levied for the erection of the building. It was carried after considerable opposition. The claim Is now being made that the vpte was Il legal. The result Is that the district Is divided up. Collection of the proposed tax Trill be resisted If undertaken, and the probability Is that the building will not be erected. It was the Intention to proceed with the erection of the new schoolhouse In May. The ochool Is. closed for .the year, and u was desired to have the new school house ready for the Fall opening, but It will hardly be completed this year. Enut Side Notes. E. A. Hammond, chief engineer of the Columbia Southern Railway, has been visiting his family on the East Side. Good progress was made the past week on the cycle path extending south from the Independence Hall, on the Section Line road, to Mount Scott. There will be a reception this evening at the Forbes Presbyterian Church. Albl na. In charge of the Ladies Aid Society. The new church officers, "members and alt etrangers will bo guests of honor. The Portland University quartet, which gave several selections at Hunter's Hall Saturday night on tho occaelon of the rat ification meeting by the Sunnyside Re publican Club, is composed of four stu dents of the university. They received quite an ovation. They sing well and have a number of fine songs, that are far above the average of campaign songs. The funeral of WJlllam W. Kyrk. an old resident of Montavllla, who died Friday, took place yesterday from his late home nnd the place of Interment wao Bralnard Cemetery. He had been a member ot the Villa lodg. A. O. U. W.. and at the funeral -there was a general turn-out ot the members, besides many of the friends of the family. BIT OF RAILROAD HISTORY. Wllllnm Reld Relates Several Fail ures to Build In Western Oretfon. E?1-?' Apri7l3.-To the Editor.) cast thy bread upon the waters and It will return to thee after many days" seems true of railroading as well as of scriptural affairs. Therefore It Is a con solation to me to think such an experi- e?Cra!iro.ad man as a p- Huntington should 1 admit Oiat the railroad proposed rrom Sheridan to Tillamook City "might pay us (Southern Pacific) something." as he sajs in his letter to R. Koehler. of April 4. When I finished my railway from South Portland to Sheridan I then proposed an extension and made a survey thence to Tillamook Bay. making the whole dis tance 10S miles. Tillamook City to Port land, against what Is now found to be 1C miles by Mr. Huntington's railway from Portland to Tillamook City via As toria, and thence over the portion I com peted to Seaside, and new line to be built southerly. I know these distances are correct, because I completed both lines, the one, Portland via Dundee junction to Sheridan. 57 miles, and the other. Astoria to Seaside. 18 mllei, and I left a gap between them of 9S miles uncompleted, which when made will give Astoria two lines from San Francisco and Western Oregon, first via Albany to and from Portland over Mr. Hammond's line, together a distance of ITS miles, and two via Albany and West Side Railroad to McCoy's station; there construct two miles of new line to Perry dale, and from there to Sheridan over the present lines. In all 44 miles: northerly from Sheridan to Tillamook City, thence to Seaside station, where the railway now terminates, to construct SS miles, or 1G2 miles from Albany to Astoria direct, against 179 miles from Albany to Port land, and via thereafter Mr. Hammond's railway to Astoria, as now. While, therefore, the Astoria people will save 17 miles on freight from Albany and West Side points to Astoria (if Mr. Hunt ington constructs over my survey from Sheridan to Tillamook City), and while Tillamook City will then be only 10S miles from Portland, yet Astoria will then bo only CS miles from Tillamook City, or a saving of 40 miles to the Tillamook Coun ty people by shipping their freights to Astoria tha-: to Portland. On the other hand It will give Portland two seaside .-tsorts, one at Tillamook. 108 miles by ralx, and another at Grimes" (via As toria), IIS miles distant, as now. Nevertheless the Nehalem Valley will not be benefited by such railroad exten sions at all. for without a railway from the heart of the Nehalem to Portland, 48 miles, and from the Nehalem country proper to Astoria, distance 38 miles, the Nehalom Valley will remain as now, terra Incognita. WILLIAM REID. ADVERTISED. List of Unclaimed Letters Remaining: In the Poatofllce at Portland, Or. Free delivery of letttrs br cTrj at ths residence of owners may be ecu el by ob err tnr tlie following; rules: Direct plainly, to tha street and number of toe house. -Head letter with the writer's full sddrers. including- street and number, and request an swer to be directed accordlnely. Letters to arrangers or transient visitors In the city, whose special addrera xnay be un known, should be marked In the left-band cor ner. "Transient." This will prevent their be ing delivered to persons of the same or similar names. Persona calling for tbeoe letters will pleam Mate date err which they were advertised. April 10. They will be charred for at tha rata of 1 cent each. WOMEN'S LIST. AH'Sf8. E-2 -- Miss Frances n3SJirE,cl? .. Melville. Miss May fvi7, -?, A M .Milter. Mrs Clara A Atkins. Mrs M Misner. Mrs Sua rU2f,,f,T; M2..Effl "ielll. Mrs M H Darrell. Mrs Ella Montague. Mrs L A ?..."" "'" oore, Mrs Emma Benson, i v Morrow, M Lenixt Bochaler. Miss Caroline Mayer. Miss Bertha BrhSm-i.M , SVTe- Mls- Cartnc Ingham. Miss T 3 Nelson. Miss 2"!Sf- Miss Nettle Paulson. Mrs J C Jlurbeker. Ethel Peterson. Mrs Marr cESt v -'. Pn,U,p' Miss Laurl ? MrrE,,Ia Plntalma. Miss Elsa oK!. .?'' Powell. Mrs CbVrki!.X-"? Ith E S"1. Mrs Mlnnl. E CUit MMJ.VaunlM S--' Miss Maggie Slfln. m Fb Rankin. Miss Alice SmJ" Mr" ,M K Rebmann. Mrs Carris SSV"W1I Rentals. Miss Kilt? n' ", Reynolds. Mrs Jno P g&Mrs W M Rice. Mrs Ida DeartfM,!X! Aan 5ofell. Miss Helen SS? .'! JJoscoe. Miss Emma SS&nfaeU RA"rd. Mr. Laura ?Mmlr.MUJL " SaMsch. Miss Ida !mrt,.vMI. 0nJJ Schumann. Laura S2fkS?- MIiw Ooden Shaffer. Mrs lib MU Lubel Kta Snrd- Mrs Mary F?f mi t Smiley. Mrs Eva B ?2m.M1? Xib1'2 Smlth- Maggie- f',Mri,E". !mlth' MlM Marie B (5i't' M Pt Sousbe. Mra Frank CT...V .. Etanlch. Mrs Jessie SSHJS!; "' Stanley. Miss Flora FWomuller. Miss AnnaSteples. Miss Molllo SiS" H In Sk'nr. Miss Ida oeary. Miss Josephine Stutchy. Mrs Paul -, ,, Tandy. Miss M godden. Mrs Battle Terry. Miss Florence itamam. MIsa Dora Thomas. Mrs G R Hammond. Mrs Geo F Trece, Mrs Minnie JftSfi. H? CE Trombley. Miss Vlr Harmon. Mrs X L glnla Holt. Miss Elanor Evelyn ;?.Ar',M1-.AKTle" Walter. Miss Eunice VJl!?' Mr E,lx Word. Miss Lillian iSiSri 7 R an1' Mrs Emma Reid mJS-.8 .. W,ml- MUs Gertrude K11 -i1 RubIa Wedeklng. Mrs K Ih-MM Br Whltely. Mrs Frank Kln& Mrs Laura. A White. Mrs C E Knelb, Mrs Duna White, Mrs J Lamont. Mrs Carrie E White. Mrs T Lester. Mrs R-3 Wilson. Mrs Docla -" Mrs Martha Wilson. Mrs Chester Llndbloam, MIsa Anna Wilson. Mrs Jennie Lundberr. Miss Ella Winston. MUs Dot McCallen. Miss Isabel Winston. Miss Dodd McDonnell. Miss Sail! Wrlmphlug. MUs Bess McDonald. Miss Winnie B ME.U.wnr' Ml" LelaToung. Miss Cora McGulre. Mrs Lena MEN'S LIST. Andrews, A P Mansell, W 3 Anderson, Harry Manning. C II Ashford. E Marclal. Chas Slde' S5 Mason. George Baker E E Miller. J C Baldwin, Lew Morse. E P Baldwin. L.1I Newman. Jacob Beckett. John Ollngbouse, Chaa-2 Benedict. Y M Oimsbee. K It Beno. BenJ Oregon & Cal G Mg Co Bernard. Chas-4 Orr. Andrew Berg. O O Otis. Chas Berkner. Rhlne-2 Oxford. Bert Blum. Louis Ocsterelcher. Julian Booley, John Oilas, n II Boil. J F Overton. O P Brown. W H Payne. F W Cattron. Eugene Pres Pac Coast Assn of (-ampbell. Mrs Jennie Insurance Examiners Carlisle, J I Parrlsh. R J-nuners Carlson. John Parrott. Jno Carr. D B Parker. Chas D. sec Chapman. H D State Mission BaptUt Chrtstophsen. J M ratterson. C M Cloptoo, BenJ T Phillips, C S Connor, George Pearson & Parker Cooke. Gaylord W Pierce, D F Curray. Mr Placer Miner Pub Co Curtis. Charley Portland Medical Dlcksen. John A School Dornslfe. N Post Bros Dornslght. P Putney. A L Tell Dunham. Mr and Mrs Beeves. F rt m Iteltan. Harry Elchterehelmer, Leo Redenour. James r E11U. M W Roberts. W H Elliott. James Harvey Ross, Mike Fish. George Ryan. Tommle Pltsgerald. E P Schott. Conrad Foster. R Schroder. Capt raul Gamle. A C Schwarzberg, Fred Gattls. R B-3 Shaw, Charley Gibson. Harry Shipley. W II Gilbert. Robert Shirk. Harry J Grant. Dr Medicine Co Smallwood. W P Hyde. Samuel T Smith, Capt A C Hyde. John L Smith. William Haramons, George F Sourt. G Harris. S L Sutherland. Angus I Heskln. Sven Stanburrougb, Mrs and Hendershott. Dr W W Mrs Edw Henry. Mr Stanbeam. George Herstlne. L A Sharkey. R S Hernandez. J M Stratman. C W Hoberly. J M Striker. O Hober. Chris Stroeglon. R Hodgson. N O Skinner. Bennlo L Huffman. W D rompson. W E Hornby, L F fhompeon, Chas Howell. Dan Thompson. Frank Hughes. Elmer Tbmasky, Theodore International Pob Co Tolman, J M Jarne. M C Trtplett, Marshall Johnson. I J Tucker. Percy Johnson. Joseph Turner, W H Johnson. John M Urlon. Alfred-2 Kahn. Chas M Van Wagmon. E C Keating. Michael Vlele. F O Kupps. A Walthall. J F LaEstrange. Edw F Walker. Frank P Lane. J H Ward. C T Lee. J W Watson. Royal Llnenwever. Gec-2 Weary. Harry Llndsley. E E West Bros, butchers Ltngow, B G-3 Wirt. L D Macdonald. A A Wilson. Harry-3 Malloy. Edward Wilson. Harry T Malone. F M Tost. James Manley. J A PACKACES. Scott. Miss Irene Adolphson. Mrs Celta Thome, Beat ffoto) Berry. John W (foto) Edlexteln. S J A B. CROASMAN. P. M. a Domestic nnd Forclcn Porta. ASTORIA. April 15. Arrived at 2 A. M. and left up at 3 A. M. Steamer Geo- W. Elder, from San Francisco; at 8 A. M. and left up at 11:20 A. M. Steamer State of California, from San Francisco. Left up at 10:50 A. M. British ship John Cooke and German ship Najadc. Sailed, at 11:50 A. M. Marry aiorse. from Knappton for Alaska. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. Moderate: weather clear: wind northwest. San Francisco, April 13 Arrived Steam er Columbia, from Portland; steamer Churchill, from Coos Bay. New York. April IS. Arrived La Gas- cogne, from Havre. Sailed Menominee, for London; Wcrra, for Naples. Hamburg. April 15 Arrived Auguste Victoria, from New York. Queenstown. April 15 Sailed Ivernla, from Liverpool for New York. Hoqulam. Wash. Sailed April 12 Schooner Volant, from Aberdeen for Saa Francisco: schooner Neptune, from Ab erdeen for Moss Landlngr schooner S.ilvl- dor. from Aberdeen for San Francisco; schooner Henry Wilson, from Aberdeen for HIlo: schooner Jennie Stella, from Ab erdeen for San Pedro. Arrived Steamer Coqullle River, from San Francisco for Hoqulam. Arrived April 12 Schooner isinei ;&ane, trom Ban Francisco -for Ab erdeen. The Prnlrle on a Crnlse. NEW TORK. April 15. The United States cruiser Prairie. Captain M. R. S. McKenzle, sailed from the navy-yard this morning, ror .New urieans. whence she will take the Louisiana Naval Militia on a practice cruize. - . FRIEND OF THE COLUMBIA GENERAL WILSON PREPARED ORIC. INAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. He Would Like to Continue the Work So Aa to Secure the Desired 40 Feet ot Water, WASHINGTON, April 1L Brigadlcr Cencral John M. Wliaon, chief of engin eers, la perhaps the best friend that the Columbia River has In official Washing ton. General Wilson was discussing that Improvement recently, and said that ho took more Interest In that great work than any man who had ever been at the head of the engineer corps. This, he explained, was because he bad once been stationed la Oregon, and had beccme thoroughly fa miliar with the work, having In person prepared the original project for deepen ing the channel over the bar at the moutn of the river. The General Is very anx ious to have an appropriation made so that tho local engineers can take up the work of extending the Jetty to a suitable length, which will prevent accumulation of sand. He says that there Is plenty of rock and other material available, and that there would be no dc,lay, beyond that required In getting the machinery and workmen together. General Wilson talks very entertaining ly about this great project, and Is very enthusiastic 'over tho matter. His de scription ot how channels shift and how the Jetties work to scour and maintain a channel are very Interesting, and It may be assured that If tho matter ot securing a 40-foot channel wero left entirely to General Wilson, there would not be a mo ment's delay, and there would soon be a Jetty of sufficient length forever to do away with delays at the bar. They Like the Holland. Representative Tongue was among the Interested witnesses of the recent ex hibition of the submarine torpedo-boat Holland in the Potomac River, Just below Washington. Like most of those who saw the tests, Mr. Tongue Is delighted with the performance of the little craft, and predicts for her a brilliant future. He says if the performance of the Holland In the Potomac Is a fair example of her capabilities, submarine navigation Is prac tically assured at the present time. Un like many who saw the tests, Mr. Tongue afterwards went aboard the Holland and examined her In detail. He declares he was never inside a boat so small and cramped. It Is Impossible for a man to stand erect Inside, which Is not surprise lng, when the entire craft Is but a mere shell, of diminutive proportions, and only large enough to carry three torpedoes, be s'des the crew and operating apparatus of electricity. During her tests In the Potomac, the Holland gave some very in teresting examples of dives and rises. She skims along ordinarily, with about a foot of her decks above the surface, and so 'small Is the area, that at a distance ot a half-mile, she would be Imperceptible to the naked eye. From the rounded deck projects a small hatchway, which Is closed tight when the crew has gone below. Those members of Congress who have seen the Holland and witnessed her per formance pronouncee her a marvel, and think ehe will open up a new era In naval warfare. They express great confidence In the manufacturers and operators of this novel craft, and many a member hereto fore dubious as to the wisdom of ex pending money on such experimental boats is now ready to encourage tho building of these new engines of war. Web Davis. Probflhlv mjinv Tiennlw tn ti, imtntnt before the end of the year will have heard inc on. weDsier Davis, formerly As sistant Secretary of tho Interior, talk on mo suujeci 01 ue uoers una ine strug gling South African Republics. Some years ago this gentleman was known as the "effervescent Web." who has since lost the title to a certain extent, although everybody who knew him, understands that It applies to him very nicely. Davis is one. of tho rampant harangue's before political gatherings. Having made some thing of a hit In tho country towns of Missouri, he branched out Into National politics and was sent to campaign In states like Nebraska- and Kansas, Ore gon, Washington and others, where he could do little or no harm. Occasionally he -stepped over Into the Eastern states. He generally followed his speeches by a visit to the telegraph office, where he sent a dispatch to his home papers, or to some friend, announcing that he had Just ad dressed the "largest and most enthusiastic meeting ever held In that town." He sometimes has tried to make arrange ments with newspaper correspondents' to send long and fulsome reports of his speeches. Next to talking to an audience ho was willing to talk to the press. Now he will "effervesce" throughout the coun try talking about the Boers, and there will always be a suspicion that this talk for the Boers Is made for the same reason that he made his campaign speeches for what there was In It." Proved n Boomerang, One of the greatest failures of the pres ent session of Congress Is Macrum. Next to Macrum is the. Investigation of the Idaho strike. This has proved to be a veritable boomerang to these who under took to prove that the Government of tho United States nnd tho Army of the coun try was against organized labor, and was used In Idaho to suppress innocent men. The Democrats of tho House wish over and over again that they could let go of the matter, but the Republican majority doe3 not intend to drop the affair Just after the evidence of the prosecution Is In. The straightforward, honest testi mony of Governor Steunenberg. a Popu list and supporter of Bryan nnd Demo cratic principles, was much more than the Democrats had bargained for. It was a very nara diow to those labor leaders who make their living by agitation, and who are now In'Washlngton assisting Sul zer and Lentz In the prosecution of the Army of the United States, because It rcted under orders, and under the au thority of Governor Steunenberg to sup press riots and prevent the destruction of property. It Is rather amusing to notice the fact that the papers which laid great fitress upon the case when there was a showing against the Array have now dropped it, and practically say nothing more. Clash Over Reserves. In spite of the sentiment throughout the West against the enlargement of forest reserves, and the creation of new ones, the Interior Department seems bent on that purpose, and loses no opportunity to get In a stroke In that direction. To Illus trate how advantage Is taken of every opportunity, a recent Instance Is cited. Several Eastern members had prepared bills wlhch were Intended to preserve the prehistoric ruins nnd relics that exist in several Western states, and In those bills had provided that the Government mlgtlt make of the lands covered by such ruins public reservations, limiting the siie to a small area. These bills were all referred to the Secretary of the Interior, and all were sent back, with the statement that thev Wrr linntlafntrm tn th. nnn-. ment. Accompanying the Secretary's let- ier was a until 01 a mil prepared by the General Land Office, as a substitute for the bills drawn by members. This bill was a revelation In Its way, too. for It authorized -the Secretary of the Interior to create reserves of lands containing these nrphfxfnrfn nilna urfthnnt nnv ltmlt.tlnn and also to create reserves of lands re markable for their scenic beauty. Need less to say, this bill In turn failed to meet thp nnnrnv.nl fit th mmh.r tf PAnrr.,. who promptly cut It to pieces. One mem Dcr interested in mo matter, and who Is at the same time guarding against In creace nf tha forest nr ntihlli rMervr, said that such a bill. If enacted, wouiu permit me secretary to make reserves of Just about one-half of the vast West, and exceeded any recommendation be had ever seen coming from the Interior De partment. As a consequence of the whole affair. It Is very likely that the ruins will have to take care of themselves as best they can. for with such a situation brought to light, and the antagonism be tween Congress and the department. It la doubtful if satisfactory legislation can pass at the present session. The Earnestness of Beverldsre. While there Is no doubt of the determi nation in the Senate to sit down on Bev erldge very hard, and to give him the coldest kind of cold shoulder. It Is doubt ful It the Senate will be able to do It In fact. It Is scarcely probable that Bever ldge will recognize that be has been sat upon. Some people have tried that, and they find It Is absolutely useless. Certain newspaper men have poked fun at him, and the sarcasm has been accepted by the Senator with good grace. Just as if It was Intended for praise. Tou can't down a man like that. Then Beveridge Is earnest In everything he undertakes. He stated very positively that his action on the Puerto Rlcan bill was to save Indiana to the Republican party. His speech wag made for that purpose. More than that. REGISTER NOW. Only torn- weeks time is left in which to register. They who neglect to got their names on the rolls practically disfranchise themselves not only for the state election la June, but for the Presidential election In November. he actually believed after his speech was delivered that he had saved the state of Indiana to the party, and that there was no longer any danger. He has an abund anco of self-confidence! No man in the Senate has more confidence In himself than Beveridge. It Is related that when he was a candidate for the Senate he went to a number of Republican politicians of Indiana asking them to assist him and outlined his plan of campaign. These old-stagers promptly told him It was no use; he was too young, and his time had not yet come. He promptly Informed them that they were wrong, and that he would be elected, and what was more, he went In and was elected. Having been success ful In nearly everything he undertook, he has no hesitation in taking a prominent part In anything that goes on. His ear nestness Is really commendable. The Indiana Man's Mlatalce. The fact Is that Senator Beveridge made a mistake In not taking a firm, stand against the Puerto Rican tariff and re maining true until the end. He bobbed around altogether too much. He was on too many sides ot the question. It was generally believed he was for the tariff In the early part of the fight, and some Republican members of the House go so far as to assert that he urged them to vote for the tariff In accordanco with the plans of the House leaders and the de sire of the Administration. It Is not known how true this Is. It Is one of the stories that was circulated. But at all events he showed a disposition to wabble somewhat. It has beon pointed out. and In fact some papers have printed side by side in parallel columns, portions of the speech he was first going to deliver. In which he took strong grounds In favor of free trade with Puerto Rico, and then the modified form in which the speech was really delivered In the senate. More than this, Beveridge was unpaired on every amendment looking to free trade with the Island of Puerto Rico and on the final vote he supported the tariff bill. His first position made him unpopular with the tariff Republicans of the Senate, and his final position made him unpop ular with those with whom he had cau cused and conferred, and to whom ha had expressed a desire to defeat the tariff bill. It Is generally conceded that the only way to do a thing Is to do It straight from the shoulder, and even to do a wrong thmg with some show of determi nation. The Republican Senators who voted against the tariff bill are more pop ular today In the Senate than Beveridge. who voted for It This is one of the cases where a man's convictions were not car ried out by his actions. This was ths reason why the Senate laughed Immoder ately at the curious gyrations of Senator Pettus In his sarcastic speech at the ex pense of Senator Beveridge as an ora tor. The time was when Dewey as a Presi dential candidate was feared. It was when he paced the bridge and commanded the fleet In Manila Bay, and when he was on his way to the United States, and in fact after he had landed here and was ac corded a magnificent reception. It Is true that before he left Manila he had declared that he was not a candidate, and would not be a candidate for President Then he was the people's Idol. Even after he had made that declaration and after land ing In this country, had he allowed It to become known that he was willing to take the nomination for the Presidency, It Is more than likely that he could have had a nomination of either party, although It will be recognized that the Bryanltes were determined and watchful to keep Bryan at the front But If Dewey had merely In dicated his desire to be President he. the only hero of consequence out of the Span ish War, would no doubt have been as popular as was Grant In 1S6S. and noth ing could have prevented his election. Party politics and policies would have been compelled to bow before his popu larity. Now he Is Just six months too late, and more than that, after the trans fer of his house, given him by the people, to his wife, a revulsion of sentiment was created which made the people distrustful The present was to him: not to the rich wife be married. Since that time he has not been dangerous as a candidate, and while his announcement created surprise It did not scare the partisan friends of other candidates. A. W. DUNN. ORE TO COME DOWN ON RAFTS Means for Navisratlna; the Upper Snake 3InatBe Found. Lewlston Tribune. Not disheartened by the recent failure of the steamer Spokane to reach Pitts burg Landing, the owners of the Great Eastern group of copper mines aro deter mined to develop means for bringing out to a smelter the ore sacked at tho mines, and steps will be taken to construct large rafts on which the ore will be floated to Lewlston. On every hand expressions of regret are heard over the failure of the Spokane to pass Wild Goose Rapids. It Is reliably stated that Captain Conwny, superintendent of water lines of the O. R. & N.. who made the trip on the boat is sanguine the Spokane would have suc ceeded If there had been 114 feet more water, and he has expressed the Intention to have the effort made again when the river Is at a favorable stage. Captain E. W. Baughman says that JfOOO spent In Improving the slough at Wild Goose will open the channel to navigation at the or dinary stage of water. Upon hearing of this statement by Captain Baughman it Is said that J. D. a Thiessen. tho sheep man, expressed a willingness to give J10C0 to a func" raised for that purpose. There exists a unity of opinion among the citizens that some means of commu nication must be provided to aid the de velopment of the great Snake River coun try, and this feeling promises to bring out an enthusiastic effort that will re sult In the reller demanded. s Drranmled the Pnaslon Piny. CITY OF MEXICO. April 15.-The new order of the Archbishop ot Mexico regard ing tho Passion play, customary on Good Friday, was observed In the Valley of Mexico, although the mas.es resented the prohibition of the spectacle, which has been a feature of Holy week for centuries. But at Yautepre, In the State of Moreles. 'ho people assembled at tho parish priest's home, demanding that he distrib ute as usual the costumes for the Passion play. This he refused to do. It Is re ported that he was driven out of town, the people declaring they would not stand such a priest and must be allowed their ancient customs. The increase in the export of silver and lead ores Is noted, and reports from the leading mining towns show much anima tion. Excellent prospects for the sugar re fining and grinding season In the State of Monies are reported. INTEMPERANCE OF LANGUAGE Remarks to Persons Who "See the President Under a SearchUsrht." ASTORIA. Or.. April 13. (To the Edi tor.) Experience in the Naval service proved clearly that the searchlight worked for and against our Navy, inasmuch as the light shed from and around our ships showed us up to our enemies and thereby we made targets of ourselves, whilst we tried to find out their whereabouts. So Is it with the temperance cranks who have attacked our President In his private rights to sip wine. These narrow-minded creatures show up tn bold relief their own weaknesses, and place them under the role of despicable spies. A spy Is the most contemptible wretch on earth. Every right-minded man and woman must Indorse the stand you have taken In connection with the canteen and the temperance question In general. These temperance cranks appear to be Ignorant of the meaning of the word "temperance," which Is misapplied by them tor the words "total abstinence." Church people rn par ticular should know better than abuse any person for being temperate, as the great apostle said: "Be temperate In all things." Moreover, those who believe In the Bible should not forget Paul's ad monition to Timothy: "Take a little wine for thy stomach's sake." Now, If wine be good to strengthen us In our Infirmities, how can It be said to be sinful or hurt ful to our President, who needs a stim ulant to tide him over his trials and trib ulations and to strengthen him to fight Hon. W. J. Bryan, who is by no means a shadow? Our Savior turned water Into "wine to add to the Joyfulness of the festive board. yet his professed followers would be more wise and prudent than the Judge of Man-W kind. Such cranks, by their nonsensical talk and actions, make themselves ridicu lous In the eyes of the public They seem to think that they are perfect In so far as temperance goes, yet I class them with the most Intemperate people in the world. Their very action In respect of the mod erate use of stimulants shows how Intem perate they are In language alone. The Bible says: "Be not drunken with wine wherein Is excess"; but it does not com mand us not to take wine whilst It warns Us against excess. The glutton and tea drinker and backbiter are Intemperatcs to be much more censured than the drunkard. Now, Just a word about the canteens so much condemned by the churches, and their temperance cranks, or rather should I say by the church cranks, as many members of the different churches believe In the use whilst they condemn the abuse of everything that the God of nature has placed within our reach. I have been a constant v'sltor at military barracks In the Old Country, as well as In this fair land, and I have never seen the privilege of the canteen abused. In fact the can teen In Ireland was first Introduced to put a stop to drunkenness among the mili tary In that country, and to keep them from temptation In towns where they wero wont to frequent and drink to excess at stated intervals, when they got a few hours leave to go to the city. I can't Imagine how this country can be called the land of liberty and freedom. when the President of the United States can't take a glass of wlno whilst his feet are under his own mahogany. Ireland Is far ahead of this country in respect to liberty of the subject, as nobody dare pry into a man's private household arrange ments. I feel the day Is not far distant when we shall have a revolutionary movement on foot In this country. Certainly will It come before 1S0S. I am a strong advo cate of "temperance." J. CREAGH. TIMES TOO PROSPEROUS. No Cheap Labor Can Be Got to Clear Lend. Now that prosperous times for farmers have returned, especially In this region, where many potato growers have made small fortunes of late, and prospects are favuratlc for good crops of all kinds, farmers are desirous of expending some of their money In clearing up land, and they are complaining of the scarcity of labor, especially of cheap labor. Much of the wild land In this region Is heavily timbered, and unless cheap labor can be procured It does not pay to clear It up. There Is no white labor available for this purpose, and white men do not like this kind of work. The Japanese will chop wood. If they are paid about the same wages as white men receive, but they do not care for employment at clear ing land they prefer a softer job. The Chinese did a great deal In the way of clearing land some years ago, when they were numerous here, but now rhey do not have to seek such work or any work at low wages. They ueed to take contracts for clearing land at low figures, which enabled farmers to have such work done. They were patient and steady workers, and. with a few hundred dollars In view, would undertake any kind of a Job of clearing, time not being so much of an object to them as money, and whether they were three months or six months In clearing a piece of land did not matter much to them, so they saw at the end a pile of dollars which would be an Inde pendent fortune In their own country. Now no Chinese can bo obtained for such work. A contract for clearing two acres out near Fulton was recently let to a white man for 1125. more than such land further out In the country would be worth cleared, and after working at the Job a while he gave It up. Another white man has been .trying the Job since, but ho could see nothing In It The prospects for getting any land cleared In this section except at a cost exceeding tho value of the land are very poor. There Is also a very poor prospect of the farmer being able to secure any more "Chines cheap labor." and 00 the chances are that his wild land will continue to grow wilder. There Is a great deal of land In Multnomah County and some near this city which would produce fine crops and Is especially adapted to fruitgrowing and potato growing, which, from Its prox imity to a market would be valuable If cleared off. but which Is not likely to be cleared until eorae kind of cheap labor can be secured or the land advances In price. s I !vr Liner Satisfactory. ST. JOHNS. N. F.. April 15.-The mag nificent new Allen liner Tunisian. 10.500 tons, arrived at Halifax yesterday from Liverpool. She encountered severe west erly gales, but these retarded her speed very little, and the passengers pronounced her a splendid sea boat, and as "steady as a church." The Tunisian Is the larg est finest nnd fleetest vessel ever placed on the Canadian route. Receipts at Port of 3Inn!Ia. WASHINGTON. April 15. The division of customs and Insular afTalrs of the War Department gave out for publication to day a comparative statement of receipts nt the customs port ot Manila, during the years 1S32 to 1S97 Inclusive, with the re celpts of the port In 1S30. The receipts named comprised tonnage taxes. Import duties, export duties, fines, ete. Tn rp- celpts by years were: 1S93 J2.109 540 I 1S9 $2.471.5.-1 18S1 2.2K.2t3 1S57 2SKS71 1S93 263,224 ISM 2.85,15 1 1 Diaz Returns Home. CITY OF MEXICO. April 15. President Dlax and party of sporting men and per sonal friends arrived home last night from a great hunting expedition in the Stats of Morales. Forty members of the Yaqul Indian pris oners have arrived here. They wero es corted by troops through the streets and along the line of march. The people gave them delicacies and money, which tha Yaquls gratefully accepted. The prisoners will. In accordance with the policy adopt ed, be distributed in different parts of tho republic and- taught civilized ways. a A Prediction Fulfilled. Wardner (Idaho) News. On the 6th of last May. the Wardner News said editorially: "The News firmly believes that If Edward Boyce Is arrested and the Judicial X-ray turned upon him there will be found within the black mat ter of his wicked brain the complete plans and specifications of the atrocious crimes committed here last Saturday." How this has been fulfilled, through the unintended kindness of Jlmmle Sovereign, the readers of the News are now In a piv sttlon to Judge for themselves. Now we will make another prophecy.: If ever tho full truth fc known. It will bo found that Jlmmle is Just as deep in the mud as Eddie Is In the mire. 1 School Children to Stnjr, for Dorrey. ST. LOUIS. April 15. The St Louis Sun day School Union Is arranging to have 10.000 school children sing for Admiral Dewey at his reception In May. The pro posed reception to Admiral Dewey wjl bo held In the Exposition Coliseum. May 4. Cathartic cr purgative pills do mora harm than 300a. Carter's Little Liver Pills do only good, but a large amount of that only one pill a dose. TDAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, PORTLAND. April 15. S P. M. Maximum temperature, 64; minimum, temperature. 5; river reading at 11 A M.. 10.1 feet: change) In last 34 hours. .1; total precipitation. 8 P. M. to 8 P. M.. 0: total precipitation from Sep tember 1. 1S99. 32.32 Inches: normal precipita tion from September 1. 1S09. 40.01; deficiency, 7.43; total sunshine April 14. 1000. 3d"; pos sible sunshine. 13:29. WEATHER STNOrSIS. An area of hl?h TiressnrA nvrlfea h Vmtli Pacific states, with the barometer lowest over Southern California. No rain of consequence has fallen during (he last 24 hours. Light frosts occurred this morning In the Columbia. Valley and In Eastern Oregon. In Southern Idaho tho temperature was down to 34 degrees, and In Eastern Washington the minimum tem peratures were between 40 and 44 degreed. Light frosts will probably occur again In East ern Washington. Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho Monday morning, after which tho tem perature will moderate In that section. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland, for the 2S hours ending midnight Monday, April 10, 1000: Western Oregon Fair; variable winds. Western Washington Increasing cloudiness; variable winds. Eastern Oregon Fair, with frosts la early morning: northerly winds. Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Fair; probably light frosts In early morning; variable winds. Southern Idaho Fair, except threatening weather In extreme southeast portion; light frosts In west portion la early morning; north erly winds. Portland and vicinity Increasing cloudiness; variable winds. EDWARD A SEALS, Forecast OtficlaL AUCTION SALES TODAY. At Woodlawn. Sale at Baker St Co.. auctioneers. P. M. Georgv At 371 Multnomah street at 10 A M. N. Gllman. auctloner. S. L. MEETING NOTICES. FOURTH WARD INDEPENDENT DEMO CRATIC CLUB will meet Wednesday eventns. Members are requested to attend punctual! j. Committee on permanent organization and resolutions will report Applications for mem bership can be obtained from the undersign-u. S. DAN1ELEWICZ. Chairman Prrf Tem. HAWTHORNE LODGE. NO. 111. A F.&A M. Stated communication this (MonJlj) evening. F. C. degtee. All Masons cordially Invited. By ordr of W. M. F. GLAPKE, JR., Secretary. WILLAMETTE LODGE. NO. 5. A, F. & A M. Stated communication this (Monday) evening at 70 o'clock. Work In F. C. degree. All M. M. are cordially lnltrl to attend. THOMAS GRAY. Secretary. CAMELIA CHAPTER. NO. 27. O. E. S. A regular communication this evening at 7iW o'clock. In Hill's Hall. Upper Alblna Ry order W. M NELLIE M'KINLEV. Secretary- IVANHOE LODGE. NO. 10. K. OF P. Regular convention this (Monday) etenlng at 8 o'clock. In ElkV Hall. Conferring ot ths knight rank. Visiting Knights welcome. S. G. DRUSCHEL. C C L CARSTENSEN. K. of It and S. EASTER ENTERTAINMENT. Portland Union. Order of Washington, will give an en tertainment and dance, Allsky Hull. Monday evening. Admission. 10 cents. HALL OF INDUSTRY LODGE. NO 8. X. O. U. W. Member, take notice that at tonight's meeting. Brother W. S. Gilbert late Char'ain of the Second Oregon, will d-ll er a Wtur ou the operations of the Oregon regiment In Lu zon, and on matters pertalntrg to the Philip pine. This Is an open meeting. Come and bring a friend with you. PHILIP GEVURTZ. Master Workman. Attet. JOHN W. PADDOCK. Recorder nonv. HOLZMAN April 15. to the wife of M. L. Houman. a gin. Mother, and child doln welL rtilul ' FTWEnAL NOTICE. WARNER The funeral services of tho late George D. Warner will be conducted at tha family residence; at 3 P. M. today by Rev. C K. Hammond. Services at the grave by McLaughlin's Cabin. N. S. O. nALL The funeral services of Howell W only son of Mr. and M:s. D. K. Halt will ba held this (Monday) afternoon at 3 o'clock, at family residence. No. 23 Tillamook street Friends Invited. ROGERS The funeral services of Mrs. B. B. Rogers will be held at the family residence, 831 Mlclgan avenue, today at 2 P M Frlev3 Invited. Interment at Lone Fir cemetery. EDWARD IIOLMANV Undertaker. 4th and Yamhill t. Rena Stlnaon, lady, assistant. Doth phones o. SO?. J. P. FISLEY A SOS. Undertakers. Lady Assistant. 275 Third at. TeL S. Floral pieces; cnt lion-era. Clarke Dros. 29 Morrison. Both phones. NEW TODAY. WE ALWAYS LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW Best creamery butter. 4c square; 5-pound bucket of pure lard. 4Sc; Eastern hams. 12& pound; lean bacon, lie pound; 10 lbs. No. L rolled oats. 2Sc; 2 big packages mush. lSc; best Valley flour. 70c a sack; 10-pound sack Graham flour, 15c; 10 pounds rye flour, 20c; 2 10-pound sacks commeal, 3c: best Burbank potatoes, GOc per sacic: 11 bars good laundry soap. 23c: G bars Babbitt's best soap, ,23c: 15 pounds washing soda, 25c: best blueing, per bottle. 5c. Both stores. 412 Washington street and 232 North 14th street Oregon Cah Grocery. TRUNKS & bsgs. largest vari ety. Harris Trunk Co.. Morrison, near 2d. Mortgage Loans On Improved city and farm property, at leasts, current rates. Building loans. Installment loans. Uscmaster & BirreU. Ill Wordstar tuc THOS. SCOTT BROOKE REAL ESTATE LOANS ROOM 16 CONCORD BUILDING. IRVINGTON. PRICES OF LOTS REDUCED. The undersigned Is now prepared to build houses In Irvlngton. Portland's most desirable suburb, on the installment plan, whereby tha monthly payments will be ACTUALLY leas than rental charged for similar residences. If you cannot call, aend tor circular. a H. 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