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tet; roB3sTNTa oeegonian, Monday, .Iiay 7, 1900. THE WHIG PARTY IN (Copyright, 1900. by THE OREGONIAN'S HOMESTUDY CIRCLE VI THE WHIG PARTY Influence of Van Daren's Adminis tration Upon the Whls Party. BY JESSE MACY, LL. D. Jackson's commanding" influence forced his party to accept the man of his choice as his successor. Van Buren -was, there fore, the Iemocratlc candidate in the campaign of 1S36 against the numerous nominees put forth In irregular ways by the various factions -which made up the "Whig party. The Whigs, Indeed, could hardly yet be ald to be a party, so dl- J verse and incongruous "were the elements 1 composing it. The real nucleus of that which became the "Whig party was to be found in the National Republicans of John Qulncy Adams' administration, who 1 were. In a sense, successors to the Fed- ' erallsts. But by the end of Jackson's j term of office all the many political , groups opposed to his policy and methods j gathered, for one reason or antftber, to 1 make up the party of the opposition, ' which called itself from 1831 the Whig ' party. There was yet no homogeneity of political principles, no united party feel ing, no discipline, no adequate prepara tion for a contest with the compact, well drilled, thoroughly organized forces of the Democrats, who did not scruple to use all the Administrative patronage to advance the party interests. The Whigs held no National convention in 1836. but General William H. Harrison was the candidate favored by the anlt llasons and by several .state conventions. Ho had been a Jeffersonlan Republican, but was opposed to Jackson and Freemasonry- Webster was nominated by the Whigs of the Massachusetts Legislature. Judge White, of Tennessee, representing the Southern or state rights wing of the Whig party, received the nomination of the Legislature of that state and carried twenty-six electoral voi.es from Tennes see and Georgia. Mangum and Tyler, as Nulllflers, received those, of South Caro lina. Clay, the real and beloved leader of his party, received no electoral votes. Under such circumstances, a Democrat ic triumph was Inevitable, but no sooner was Van Buren's election assured than the opposing forces were drawn together in a powerful resistance to the policy which he was believed to represent. His administration was almost wholly given up to efforts to adjust the finances of the country, whose unsettled condition was largely, though probably not wholly, ow ing to the fiscal policy pursued by Jack son. The President and his administra tion were unpopular. Responsibility for the widespread suffering due to the crisis of 1837 and the less extreme, but more lasting one of 1S39, -was saddled upon Van Buren. So was the gross corrup tion found to exist throughout the civil service. That these we-e legacies from his predecessor could not avail him. Even' day the mustering factions of the oppo sition grew stronger. One faction of the Whigs clamored for a new United States Jank "which should relieve the financial distress. But the President was firm. He ha,d come into office without a policy of his own, but pledged to that of Jackson. The destruction of the National bank and then the failure, in 1S37, of the state banks, including the "pets." with their J9.000.000 of Federal funds, left the Gov ernment without Income for running ex penses. Congress was Tepeatedly forced to Issue Treasury notes to tide over the emergency. In an extra session of Con gress President Van Buren brought for ward a plan designed to separate the fis cal affairs of the Government from nil banking corporations whatsoever. It is called the independent treasury or the BUb-treasury scheme, and provided for r the holding of the public -funds 1n vaults constructed by the Government in several of the more Important cities. A similar Jlan had been proposed a few years be fore by a Virginia member of the House, but had not been received with favdr. Nor was It now accepted with unanimity, j hy the party. Democrats in both Houses .opposed It. Bills were again and again A'oted down, and not until 1S40 was a sub treasury bill finally passed which was ex pected to complete the "divorce of bank and state." Little as either party recog nized it, the great "bank question" was .now. at last, removed from the list of distinctive party questions. But hl firmness had only made more enemies for the President. His great ma jority melted away. Calhoun, who had taken his followers and allied himself with the Whigs, when such action seemed 'most likely to advance the Interests of his cherished state rights, came back to the Democrats, declaring the administration too weak to be feared. Other Southern ers, however, swelled the Whig ranks, and among them were Alexander H. Ste phens and Robert Toombs. The Whig party grew strong In the South as well as m the North, while the wing of the Democratic party which followed Van Buren shrunk to a faction called the Lo cofocos. Ar-other set of political problems helped to consolidate the Whig party during this period. Van Buren's colorless inaugural nddress announced his comfortable faith that the agitation against slavery would never be able seriously to disturb the tran quillity of the country: and, as almost the solo point upon whlph he did put forth a policy of his ovfn.-thg ipper declared the chief magistrate to DJTforever against the abolition of slavery In the District of Columbia. That memorable battle for the right of petition. In which John Qulncy Adams won his most unfading laurels, was already begun, and the Presi dent's position thus made known stirred the Abolitionists to greater activity. They flooded Congress with petitions for abol ishing slavery in the district. The exas perated slaveholders, led by Calhoun, suc ceeded In passing bills which forbade the presentation of these petitions, and not till 14 wore the so-called "gag laws" at last abolished. Our unsettled relations with Texas also, a legacy from the previous administra tion, were like the wizard's Incantation for raising the inevitable ghost which was never again to "down" until It should dp buried from sight beneath festering heaps of brothers slain. Texas had declared In dependence of Mexico, and had been hur riedly "recognized" by Jackon on the last day of his Incumbency. In 1S37 she nsked for annexation to the United States. The slaveholders had long coveted tho vast territory for slave soil, and now urged their claims upon Congress, while counter petitions poured in from the North Even our Northern President, with Southern principles, feared to em broil h's administration further with the rising t'de of antl-lavery sentiment or to incur the odium of a war with Mexico, which he foresaw, and the Issuo was staved off. The Election of 1S40. "The political campaign of 1S4Q." says Henry A. Wise, "was In all respects the most memorable ever known to party an nals In this country." It was a cam paign of a new order. Both parties had now consolidated and perfected their ma chinery for registering the party will. Both possessed trained and skillful lead ers. With some vicissitudes the Whigs had been gathering force throughout Van Buren's term. As it drew to a close his administration stood condemned by its corruption and by the popular feeling that the hard times from which the country had suffered so bitterly rendered a "change' necessary. Against him were now united Democrats and survivors of the old Federalism, slaveholders and Ab olitionists. Southern states-rights mca and broad Constructionists, Nulllflers and Nationalists. Protectionists and Antl-Pro-tectlonlsts. bank men and anti-bank men, internal Improvement men and antl-ln-ternal Improvement men. Their motto was. "The union of Whigs for the sako of the Union." For the first time the Whigs held a AMERICAN POLITICS Seymour EatonJ DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON National convention. It met at Harris burg in December, 1539. To his bitter dis appointment Clay failed to receive the nomination, which he had fully expected. A secret intrigue against him gave the nomination tc General Harrison. The con vention adopted a complicated and incon venient rule for the balloting, which was never used again. It required the states to vote as a unit (see "the unit rule" in a previous article), but gave opportunity for secret balloting by the states and the use of committees in such way as to fur nish every facility for schemes and com binations. No platform was adopted, no principles set forth. Harrison appealed to the voters as a man of personal in tegrity and of a successful military ca reer. John Tyler, of Virginia, was given second place on the ticket He was a life long pro-slavery Democrat of the Calhoun school, but was a pronounced opponent of Jackson and Van Buren. He was nom inated In the belief that he could, as Vice-President, do the Whig party little harm, while the "bargain" which placed his name upon the ticket included the election of a Senator from Virginia whom the Whigs expected to control. The Democratic Convention. Van Buren Is said to have demanded a renomlnatlon by way of vindication of his official actions, and his fragment of a party meekly did his bidding. The Demo cratic convention met in Baltimore. Un like the Whigs, the Democrats had no lack of party principles to uphold. The platform drawn up at Baltimore in 1S40 Is the first political platform, properly so called. In our history, and has fur nished the model and in large past, the substance of the later Democratic plat forms for many years. The party was by that time fully committed to strict construction of the Constitution on all practical questions as they arose, and the platform of 1840 set forth the articles of Democratic faith In a series of uncom promising resolutions. They declared the Federal Government to possess limited powers derived solely from tho Constitu tion, whose grants of powers were to ba always strictly construed; that the Con stitution does not confer power to carry on a general system of internal improve ments; that Justice and sound policy for bid the general Government to foster one branch of Industry to the detriment of another, or to cherish the Interests of one portion to the injury of another por tion of the country; declared against a National bank and for the separation of the Government finances from banking institutions; advanced economy of admin istration and a tariff for revenue only. Conduct of the Campaign. For such a campaign as that which fol lowed genuine "Issues" were unnecessary. One historian has said: "There has prob bably never been a Presidential campaign of more enthusiasm, and less thought." Although the Whigs went into battle with the" cry, "Down with the Tarqulns away with the spoilers," and their campaign speakers demanded that removals from office should no longer be made without statement of reasons, yet these facts seemed to represent a mere spasm of vir tuous feeling which tho party was unable to live up to. for It. too, was soon found to be poisoned by the virus of "spoils." From the first, in view of the great'pop- John Tyler. ular uprising such as had never been be fore. Van -Buren's defeat was a foregone conclusion. He represented the aristo cratic element and was supposed to revel in luxuries such as "stuffed chairs" and "gold spoons" while Harrison as a "plain farmer" was among and of the common people and content, as campaign orators affirmed, with a log cabin and a barrel of elder. But there was really no discus sion in spite of the flood of oratory which deluged the land. By a sort of unreason ing reaction from the depression and gloom of the three preceding years, the whole campaign was one long riot of rol licking gayety and merry-making. There were huge mass meetings which whole families journeyed many miles to attend. There was no lack of eloquent and pop ular speakers; there was music every wherebands Innumerable and a perfect flood of catchy doggerel verse for cam paign songs. Sober, dignified and self- CULLISON&CO rain Provision BROKERS Direct Wires to New York Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade 214-215 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon i William Henry Harrison: mm 111 respecting citizens not addicted to strong drink went up and down the land roar ing for "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," and. promising with endless reiteration to "keep the ball a-rolllng" and to "beat little Van, Van, Van." Never were such processions, made up of carriages, riders and footmen, the gayest of banners, min iature steamships, canoes, log cabins; ci der barrels, raccoons and Innumerable de vices for attracting the populace. All was Jubilant, confident excitement, for no one doubted the outcome. But the vote which elected Tippecanoe and Tyler, too, was even more overwhelming than was an ticipated by the most sanguine. All but seven of the 25 states wera carried, and the Whigs had won their first great vic tory. ADVERTISED. List of Unclaimed Letters Remaining In the Poiitoulce at Portland, Or. rree delivery of letters by carriers at the residence of earners may be secured by observ ing tho following rules: Direct plainly to the street and number of the house Head letters with the writer's full address, Including street and number, and request an swer to be directed accordingly. Letters to strangers or transient visitors ia the city, whose special address may be un known, bhould be marked In the- left-hand cor ner, "Transient." ThU will prevent their be ing delivered to persons of the same or simi lar names. Persons calling for these letters will pleate state Bate on whioh they were advertised, Maj 7. They will be charged for at the rate of 1 cent each. WOMEN'S LIST. Adams. Miss Flora MansOeld. Miss Ger Ankeny. Miss Charity trudo Baoon. Mrs Clara A Manstleld. Mrs Margar- 5aer' .ilrs Mar E Jto BaJIentlne, Mrs Robert Monxles, Mrs J P Bank, Mrs M Monro. 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John-2 Hopkins, S L Hobrecker, John, Jr PACKAGES. Dale. Miss Gladys Thompson. Mrs E Gooding. H C (foto) Thank Beat McKee, Mrs Chas A B. CROASMAN, P. M. t St. Paul on Predestination. PORTLAND, May 6. (To the Editor.) Referring to the proposed revision of the Westminster Confession, you this morning say that "behind the General Assembly stands SU Paul; behind the Westminster Confession stands the Epistle to the Ro mans' Are you sure that jour assertion is true? The 30th verse of the Sth chap ter of Romans, speaking of the steps taken by the wisdom of God to bring men to glory, asserts that "moreover whom he did predestinate them he also called; and whom he called them he also Justified and whom he justified them he also glorified." Dr. Adam Clarke, In his commentary on that verbe, says: "The whole of the pre ceding discourse will show that everything here is conditional so far as it relates to the ultimate salvation of any person professing the gospel of Christ; for the promises are msie to character and npt to persons, as some have Injudiciously af firmed. The apostle insists upon a char acter all along from the beginning of the chapter. Verse 1: There Is no condemnation to them that are In Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Versa 13: If ye live after the flesh ye shall die, etc The absolute necessity of holiness to salvation is the very subject of his discourse; this necessity he posi tively affirms and establishes by the most solid arguments. At the very entrance of his argument here, he takes care to settle the connection between our calling and our love and obedience to God on purpose to prevent that mistake Into which so many have fallen through their great in attention to the scope of his reasoning. Verse 3S: 'All things work together for good.' To whom? To them that love God; to them that are called according to hl3 purpose.' To them that love God because they are called according to bis purpose. LtA. JAcp CAPE NOME S. S. GEO.-W. ELDER, . S. S. NOME CITY S.:-S. DESPATCH. The 'above first-class steamers will sail-every 10 days during the season for'Capc Nome) York and St Michael and Yukon River points. First Sailing, May 24. , FOR RATES AXD IXFORMATIOf APPLT TP CALIFORNIA & OREGON COAST S. S. CO. F. P. BAUMQARTNEX, 253 Washington 31. XV. A. Mitchell A Co., General Aecnta. San Francisco. Pacific Coast tei5i33e5? Cape Nome Gold Fields THE NEW PALATIAL STEEL STEAMSHIP "Senaler" will sail from San Francisco, May 14. Seattle, May 19. Subsequent trips will be from Seattle direct, namoiy: June 21, July 21 and August 20. Tbt "Senator" has a capacity ct 2500 tons. Her econl cabin and eteerage accommodattosa are auperior to the nrwt-ctas accommodations of most of the atearnera advertised for Nome. The Pacific Coast Steamship Co, baa been runnier lta itcamera to Alaska winter and w mer for 25 years, and fa toe pioneer Faclne Coaot line. Seattle rrelsht and passenger rates p ply from Portland. For further information Inquire of GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. General Areata. 10 Market, Saa Francieco, or K. P03TON. Agent, 219 Waohlniton at., PqrU&nO,pr. for those only who love GoiJ can reap any bencflt by thta predestination vocation or any other Instance of God's favor. . . . No portion of the word of God has been more unhappily misunderstood than sev eral parts of the Epistle to the Romans; because men have applied to Individuals what belongs to nations: and referred to eternity transactions which have talten" place in time." St. Paul docs not ctand behind the Westminster Confession. X. NOT STRATEGY NOR POLICY Brittle Tactics and Treatment of 3Icn !- OlucerM Only Criticised. OAK POINT, Or., May 4. (To the Ed itor.) If the report of the brutal punish ment of a soldier of the Canadian con tingent of the British Army Is true, it ehows that tho British are aa far behind tho United States in the matter of treat ment of the common soldier as they are In the use of modem and common-sense tactics. No doubt this statement made by T,he Gregonlan will tickle the palate of thousands who are easily tickled. But speakins of modern tactics and England being so far behind, the United States, will you kindly Inform us what kind of tactics has been and is etlll employed in the Philippines? More than- a year ago the people were repeatedly assured that the rebellion was crushed; then came mys terious whispers borne on the wind, and a little later loud complaints that all was not going as It should In that quar ter of Uncle Sam's domain and that 20,000 more men were needed to finish the job properly. Tho men were eerrt, and after a little the same reports were cir culated, all over the country, and the de lightful Information was given to the pub lic that tho wardrobe of the wife of the Filipino chieftain was captured, but we fall to see that even that very Important capturo and the successful execution of the much-vaunted modern tactics that -it no doubt took to accomplish 'It has count ed for much In suppressing the rebellion. Is the rebellion crushed or near crushed? If eo, why the cry for more men etlll? Please tell us how It Is that American outposts are being chased and fired upon only five miles from Manila where the United States forces have been in com mand for two years. Will you please tell us how it is that the Americans are am bushed and attacked in several other placea on the Island of Luzon and forced to stand on the defensive until the arrival of reinforcements, and then the insurgents get away to their strongholds quite as easily as do tho Boers? Will you please tell us why the cry for more men now, when The Oregonlan of May 4 tells us that the Insurgents never had more than 10,003 half-trained troops armed with Mausers who could not shoot, and an undisciplined horde of cowardly Malays armed with spears and bows and arrows, numbering 00,000 more? How Is It that these modern tactics that Uncle Sam em ploys and which you fondly Imagine ho holds a monopoly of have not bagged the whole ill-conditioned, ragged outfit of half breed Chinamen long before this? Is the United States so. much better to her common soldiers than England is to her common soldiers? If so, why is It neces sary for United States Senators at the present moment to read before the United States Senate letters of private soldiers, complaining' of their ill-treatment? Have you forgotten the rotten beef scandal? Did you never hear of the elck soldiers on board the transports Tarter and New port and tho way they were treated last November? Why not hoe your own garden and clear it first of weeds and then you will have leas time to help your neighbor do hUi hoeing? If you would lower that long range telescope occasionally that you ele vate to sweep across two oceans to dis cover the mote in the eye of your neigh bor In South Africa, and let It rest upon the Philippines, by Its aid. if It Is a good instrument, you might be able to dis cover tho beam In your own eye, but, of course, the preca censor is at work in South Africa and one has to use a very good telescope to discover anything there; but there Is not the slightest need for such an Instrument being raised to your eye to take in the situation In the Is land of Luzon. W. .NEWELI. URN IMBEDDED IN STONE. A Remarkable Find Made by Work men at Tenlno Quarry. Olympla Olympian. A rather remarkabjo find from a scien tific standpoint was made Friday at the Tenlno stone quarry, and no doubt be fore' the matter is settled it will cause considerable discussion. In a huge block of stone taken from the quarry work men found Imbedded an urn of, fine ViQrk manship that thousands of 'years ago had evidently Tjeen a smelting poL The stone taken from the quarry Is cut out In big blocks. One of these blocks had been cut, and was ready to be re moved to a car standing near by. The methed of removing the blocks is by a derrick from which are suspended heavy clamps. The clamps are placed on th: side of the blocks, and the blocks swung onto a car. Friday when the block in question was being raised from Its place one clamp broke Into the stone, and the workmen were MANHOOD RESrORED;?!5& bio Vitalliex.thoprescrlpUoaofafanionsFreaclt physician, will qnlckiy euro yon ofall nervous or diseases of the jpeneraUre organs, such aa toss Hauhoe, ImamBis, Pnlris la ibo Uack.Srraliml EaiUslona. Xerrons Debility, Pimples I7nflt8caato2fnrry, :xhatistln72ralna,Tarlcoc!e and Constipation. Itstopsall losses by cay or nl jht. Prevents qulctncs of dbcharre, which It notchecked leads to bDermatarrhcea an.l all ih hnrrorr. nt Imnotprwr-. tlX JI nESErlfjnjM thn llrer. the kldnemand IhftnripsrrnrM f lt lTnnHM T5TfTril-TV trnfthor &sd restores smal I treat organs. Thereason sufferers are not cured by Doctors Is because 90 per cent are troubled with Presta litis. CUPIDL2B the only known remedy to care without an operation. SD00 testimonials. A written cuarantea given and. mcury returned if o boxes docs not effect a permanent cure. L0O a bcxS for J403, by matt. Bend for kick circular and testlmonlhts. Address SATOI X LDICIAK Co.. r. O. Box 2C7S. Fsn Francisco. CaL Fcr sale by Aldrlch Pharmacy, Sixth and "Washington streets, Portland. Or. Steamship Co. surprised to Eee imbedded therein a for eign substance. Breaking away tho stone an urn was taken out. At the time the stone was broken Into by the clamp, the urn was also broken, but not In such small pieces but what It could be put to gether again. The urn is of a dark substance, being .composed of something similar to graph ite. It Is 10 Inches deep and at its widest portion four Inches In diameter inside. Tho workmen threw it aside, but a gen tleman passing by picked It up and car ried It away. Later E. A. Gross, the railroad agent at Tenlno, bought it and now has it. Those who have seen the urn advance, tho theory that it is a smelting pot? that was used by a race living in this country thousands of years ago, and that It was thrown into sand that became solid stone in succeeding ages. Whatever Its his tory it will give scientists an opportunity to speculato upon it. r . The Only Hope. Detroit Free Press. The outcome of the Clark case will work no revolution in the methods so long per mitted by popular sufferance. It cannot even be subscribed to as a good Spring tonic It will not change the character I of our American Houseof Lords, or per suade aspiring men of means that they j may not. spend their substance in get:Ing i what they want. The hope of making the ' Senate a clean aikl representative body i lies in the election of Its members by pop ular vote. Forestry in the Scliooln. Governor Lounsbury. of Connecticut, in his Arbor day proclamation, Bays: "And I ;nfolnllv rwnmrapnii to all the teachers j that In tho schools they teach the impor ! tance of forestry to the wealth, the com 1 fort and the beauty of the state, and that ( in the tender and receptive minds of all , the children they Inculcate this truth, that ! no material ornament can compare with , that culture and gentleness of soul which delight in the graceful flight and the beau tiful song of birds." i -' : : MEN NO CURE. NO PAT THE MODERN APPLI ANCEA positive way to perfect manhood. Everything else falls. The VACUUM TREAT MENT CURES you without medicine of all nervous or disease of the generative organs. ruch aa lost manhood, exhausting drains, vari cocele. Impotency, etc Men are quickly r stored to perfect health and strength. Write for circulars. Correspondence confiden tial. THE. HEALTH APPLIANCE CO.. room t7- Safe Deposit building. Seattle. Wash. Blc Qui non-colionoci romedy for Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Spermatorrhoea, VTbltet, unnatural ilir charges, or any loflamma- i ceaitttaa. tion of mucous men? KEtmCHEUlCllCo. branet. Noa-sstringent. kCIMCtMlTl.0.1 I Sal by DrBSSuu, or sent in plain wrapper. by erf.it h, prepaid, lot fl.no. or 3 bottles. 2.75. e Circular ssnt on Mqaesb TRAVELERS' GUIDE. All Burlington Route day coaches and recllnlng-chalr cars are equipped with parcel rack3 extending tho full length of the car, and providing plenty of room for one's valise, hat. over coat, and umbrella. Only those unfortunates who have experienced the annoyance of trying to keep their belong ings In a 2x4 pocket, such as you find in nine cars out of ten, can fully realize the superiority of . the Burlington arrangement. Omaha, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City ALL points East .and South. Three routes East via Billings, .Denver and St. PauL Ticket Office, 100 3rd St, cor. Stjrk,PUaal. 0;;jii. R. W. FOSTER, Ticket Agent. QEO. S. TATLOR. City Passenger Agent. ! VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION CO. I Steamer Undine, Captain Charles T. Kaaun. , leaves Vancouver at 8 30 A M. hnd 1 P. M. - Leases Portland at 10.20 A M. and 4:30 P. M. 1 Sundays excepted. For freight or pasixe ap ply on board, foot of Taylor street. Round trip. 5 itluj 4ju I fvf-rf OunatMd y iaa'Frrrtati vScUTi Parcels. 1 i TRAVELERS' GUIDE. wJoMIIq HI$ Ualoa Depot, Slxtn and J Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "PORTLAND-CHICAGO SPECIAL." Leaves for the Bast, via Huntington, at 0:13 AM. ATLANTIC EXPJtESS. Leaves for the Bast, via Huntington, at 6.3 P.M. "Spokane Flyer" equipment Is carried on this train. Ia Umatilla. Passengers for Spokane, Eastern "Washington and Great Northern points taxe tws train. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPER3. Water ltres schedule, subject to change -without notice: OCEAN AND RIVEU SCHEDULE. OCEAN DIVISION - Steamships sail from Alnswcrth dock at. S 00 P. M. Leave Portland Columbia. Wednesday, May 2. Saturday, May 12; Tuesday. May 22. Friday. June I. Monday. Juno 11. State of California. Monday. May 7. Thursday, May 17; Sunday, May 27; Wednes day, June (J. From San Francisco State of California. Thursday. May 3, Sunday. May 13: Wednesday, May 23, Saturday, June 2: Tuesday, Juno 12. Columbia. Tuesday. May 8; Friday, May IS; Monday, May 2S. Thursday, June 7. COLUMBIA RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND ASTORLV. Steamer Haasalo leaves Portland dally, except Sunday, at 8 00 P M.; on Saturday at 10:00 P. M. Returning, leaves Astoria dally, except Sun day, at 7:00 A. M. "WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND COP.VALL1S. OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Albany", Corvallta and my nolnts. leavM Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturday at 6.00 A. M. Return ing, leaves Conallls iionaays, weanauus jj Frtd-J s at fi A M. Steamer Modoc for Salem. Independence and tray points, lea vets Portland Mondays. Wednes days and Fridays at CM A. M. Returning. Ieaes Independence Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays al t-JO A. M. YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, for Dayton and way points, leaves Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sat urday at 7 A. M. Returning, leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesday and Fridays at C A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA. WASH., AND LEWISTON. IDAHO Steamer Spokane or steamer Lewlston leav Riparia dally at 5 A M., arriving at Lewlston at 3 P. M. Returning, the Spokano or Lewis ton leaves Lewlston dally at 0 A. M.. arriving at Riparia same evening. W. H. nURLBURT. General Passenger Agent. V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent. Telephone Main, 712- NewSteamsbipLinetotbeOrient CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND, la connection with THE OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. 1000 (subject to change) : Steamer. Duo to Leave Portland. "BRAEMAR" May 2 "ARGYLL" May Z "MONMOUTHSHmE" Juno 27 For rates, accommodations, etc. apply to DODWELL & COMPANY. Limited. General Agents. Portland. Or, To principal points In Japan and China. THE FASTEST AND MOST DIRECT LINE -TO THE- EASTANDSOUTHEAS IS THE SpICTQrtf The Direct Lincto Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, Si Louii Chicago and Other Eastern Point TWO DAILY SOLID VEST1BULED TRAINS. Portland to Chicago Less Than Three Days. Only Four Days to New York and Boston. Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Buffet Library Oars (Barber Shop) Dining Cars, (Meals a la carte) Free Reclin ing Chair Cars. Through tickets, baggage checks, and sleeping car accommodations can be ar ranged at CITY TICKET OFFICE 135 Third Strast Portland, Orerjoa J. B. LOTIIROP. QEORQE LANO, Gea'l Asenc Oty Pass. & Tkc Ast. FOR CAPE KME The Magnificent Trarm-Paclflc Passenger Steamship TACOMA Registered tonnage, 2sll tons; capacity, 4000 tons; passenger accommodations, 100 first class, 900 second class. This steam ship has just been released from the gov ernment service as a troopship, and has every modern comfort and convenience and Is the largest steamship In tho Cape Nome trade. Will sail from Tacoma and Seattle on or about the 25th of May. For rates and full Information apply to DODWELL & CO., LTD. Telephone. Main. 96. 252 Oak Street Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UION DEPOT. ror Maysen. Rainier, Clatskanle. TVestport, Clifton. Astoria, War renton. Flarel, Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Qearhart Park. Seaside. Astoria and Seaihora Express. Dally. Astoria Express, Daily. ARRIVES UNION DEPOT. 8:00 A. 1L 6.53 P. M. 11:13 A. iL 0:OP. it Ticket office. 253 Morrison st. and Un'on depot. J. C. KAYO. Gen. Pass. Act.. Astoria. Or. WHITE COLLAR LINE COLUMBIA RIVER & PUGET SOUND NAVI- OATION CO. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. ;W6 BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-etreet dock) Leaves Portland dally every morning at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Returning', leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunda. Oregon 'phone Main 301. Columbia 'phone 3jL U. B. SCOTT. President. CAPE NOME VIA DAWSON Alaska Steamship Company NEXT SAILING. DIRIGO. MAY 0. The only company havinr through traffic ar rangements to Atlin and the Klondike. "Weekly Killings from Tacoma. For full Information ap ply to J. L HARTMAN. Agent. Portland. Or.. I Chamber of Commerce. V TRAVELERS GUIDE. LAM via SOUTH Lave Depat FHlo aid I Stfttls j Arrive OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS for Salem. Rose burg, Ashland. Sac ramento. Orien, San Francisco. Mo jave. Las Angeles. El Paso, New Or leans and the East At Woodbura (daily except Sun day), morning train connects w lth train for Mt. Angel. Sll vert on. Browns ville, Springfield and Natron, and evening train for Mt. Angel aadSI verton. Albany passenger Corvallla passenger Sheridan passenger 8:30 P. JL 3:30 A M. 7:45 A5L 6:30 P. K. 4:00 P.M. J7:30 A M. t4-50P. M. 10:10A. J3-S0 P. M. :3:23 A.M. Daily. tDally except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale between Portland. Sac ramento and San fraaclsco. Netxatea 317 first class and $11 second class. Including sleeper. Rates and tldfeta to "Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B KIRKLANP. Ticket Agent. 140 Third U YAMHILL DIVISION.. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson Street. Leave for Oswego daily at 7:20, 9:40 A M.1 12.30. 1:55. 3.25, 4.40. 6.25, 8.30. 1130 P. M.; and 9.00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at 0.33. 8.30. 10.50 AM.; 1.33, 3.10. 4.30. 6.13. 7:40. 10-00 P. M.. 12:40 A. M. dally, except Monday. 8:30 and 10.0S A, M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, al 6 05 P. M. Arrhe at Portland at 0.30 A if. Passenjrer train leaes Dallas for Alrlle Mon da8. Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:42 P, U Returns TueMajs. Thursdays and Saturdays, Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER. C. H. UARKHAH, Manager.. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. THE SIGN OF THE BEST. DOUBLE DAILY TRAIX SERVICE. Tlie Pioneer Dining; and Observation Car Ronte. Union Dcpst, 6th and J Sts No. 2 2 P.M. North Coast Limited. For Tacoma. Seattle, North Yakima, opo- No-1 7 AM. Kar.e, Pullman, Mos cow. J-cw lston, Kos3 land. B. C. Butte. Helena. St- Paul. Min neapolis. unicaKO. lios- ton. New York and all points East and South east. Twin City Express. For Tacoma, Seattle, Spokano. Pullman, Mos cow, Levi lston. Ross land. B. C. Nelson, Helena. Butte. St Taul. Minneapolis. "Chicago, No.4 ll:3UP. M. No. 3 8 P.M. Boston. Baltimore. New York, Washington, and all points East and Southeast. Take North Coast Limited Train No. 2 for South Bend. Olympla and Gray's Harbor points. See the North Coast Llmltcd.1 Elegant Up liolslereU Tourist Sleeping Cars. Pullman Standard Sleepers, Dining Car and Observa tion Car. all electric lighted. Solid vesttbuled trains. Tickets sold to all points In tho United States and Canada, and baggage checked to destination of tickets. For Information, tickets, sleeping-car reaei vatlons, etc.. call on or write A. D. CHARLTON Asilstant General Passenger Agent 255 aiorriaon St., Cor. Third, Portland, Oregon. SOO PACIFIC LINc OfTers the LOWEST RATES and; BEST SEHV lce to and from all Eastern points and Europeu Through tourist cars from coast to St. Paul Toronto. Montreal anu Boston WITHOUT CHANGE. Direct Route to Kootenay Mining District t British Columbia Canadian Pacific rpjil null lteAB&rSlf Hsu M lapar aril Aaitralla. Ft rales! and information, apply ta H. H. ABBOTT, Agent. E. J. COYL2. 18 Third street, city. A G, P. A. Vancouver. B. C. JRgATflfffliEBN TIcJtct Oincc: 122 Third St. 'Phono OSS LEAVE. No.4. 6:20 P.M. Ths Hrir, dally to anl from Su Paul. Minne apolis. Dulutfa. Chicago and all points East. ARRIVE, No-X 8:00 A M, Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dlnlnj and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars. JAPAN AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP TOSA MARU For Japan, China and all Asiatic points win leave Seattle About May 21st. E LINE SEATTLE Yukon River Points S. S. "OHIO," 3500 tons, after two years 6ervlce as U. S. transport, has been released, and will sail from Seattle for Cape Nome abouj May 24. Rates First class, ?100 and $123; second clasj. $75. Fcr berths, etc.. apply ta any railroad agent, or agent of the Interna tlcnal Navigation Co.. or to EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION CO., 607 First avenue. Seattle, "Wash. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. FOR ALASKA. THE COMPANY'S elegant steamers. Cottage City, City of Topeka. Queen and Al-Kl leaio TACOMA 11 A. M-. SE ATTLE 0 P. M.. May 5, 10, 13. 20. 25. 30; June 4. 0, 14, 18. 10. 24. 29; July 1. 4. 0. For further Information obtain company's folder. The company reserves the right to changa bteamers. sailing dates and hours of sailing, without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON, 240 Washington St., Portland. Or., F. W. CARLETON. N. P. R. R. Dock. Tacoma: J F TROWBRIDGE, Puget Sound SuDt.. Ocean Dock. Seattle. 1 GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts., S. IT. 11 'SUNSET -n Un routes jnj