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THE MCVRN1NG CREGONIAK. MOOTAY, MAT 14, 1900. THE WHIG PARTY IN (Copyright. 1900. by T HLOREGONIAVS HOMESTUDY CIRCLE VI. THE WHIG PARTY. (Concluded.) BY JESSE MACY, LL. D. President Harrison's Vlervs. In epite of the fact that rhe Whigs had -won the campaign of 1S40 -without the an nouncement of party principles, they -were by no means -without decided , opinions upon many subjects of public Import. Har x.son's few speeches had frankly pro :nounced In favor of a National bank, "If aeceseary," of a credit system and a paper currency; -while he declared himself to (be against the use of Government patron age for party purposes and -agalntt the -encroachment of the executive upon the Legislature. He also pledged himself to a single term, the Whig one-term theory being, as Tyler averred In the heat of debate, "tha greatest o all reforms." The Cabinet -was wleely chosen from the ablest men of the party, and included at first both Webster and Clay. But Clay declined Cabinet honor, preferring the freedom of the Senate. The party entered upon its tenure of potr with the hap plert prospects. Its Congressional major ity was large, and Its relations with th Pr evident harmonious, v hue It was in sub erantial agreement as to l policy. A PrcKldexrt "Wltlic. t a Party." These high topes were speedily dashed to the ground by the sudden death of the Pres'dent. jus a month from the inaugu ration day. For the first time, a Vice President became President. Tyler's views Daniel "Webster. in respect to a bank were known to be those of the Democratic party, but It was believed that he would feel bound to carry out the will of the party which elected aim. The first act passed by the special session called by President Harrison was the repeal of the Independent treasury b.ll. TMs President Tyler pigned. But when Congress proceeded to paes a bill for a oaw United States bank, the measure was vetoed. A second bill, with slightly aif Cerent provisions, fared likewise. The "Whigs now saw th'at they had placed a "Democratic President in power, whose .purpose was to hampor and thwart them at every po'.nt. A bitter feud developed. All the Cabinet, Webster excepted, promptly resigned. A meeting of the Whlga in Congress was held, and the Pres ident was deliberately "read out of the paTty." while Clay issued an open letter of denunciation. Other vetoea followed. The Government "was in great financial straits. Congress passed bills for Increasing the duties, coupled with a measure, to which -the "Whigs were committed, for distributing among the states the proceeds of public land sales. One, after another they were returned with the President's veto. At last enough of 'the Whigs were willing to yield and, aed by a few Democrats, they carried a bill for high duties, but without the jUstrfbutlon clause. This Ty ler srtgneO. AU this, quarrellng worked disaster to the Whfes. The Fall elections of 1841 dis'piacod the great Whig majority with a Democratic majority of 70. The Ashbnrtqn Treaty. Wtebster, Secretary of State, had re malned in Tyler's Cabinet when his col leagues resigned, in order to complete oraro Important diplomatic business. A vrriety of disputes had arisen during sev eral preceding years which had brought about strained relations between Great Britain and the United States. After long negotiation with Lord Ashburton, -the British Envoy, Webster succeeded In arranging a treaty which finally settled -the Maine and New York boundary, pro vided for the extradition of certain classes of criminals and for the keeping of a squadron of vessels by each of the two powers on the coast of Africa for the suppression of the slava trade. The treaty signed, Webster also left the Cabinet Tyler and Annexation. Tyler early aspired to be chosen by the TXfopIc In 1844 to the place which he al ready occupied through accident. To that -end ho strove to become the head of a party. At first ho dreamed of uniting the moderate of both parties under his leader ship. Falling in that and finding himself hated by the Whigs and not really trust ed by the Democrats, who a all events preferred their tried leaders, he deter- Jnmei K. Polk. mined to us his position to further his aims. The civil service was prostituted to the winning of votes for Tyler, while his newspaper organ extolled Tyler as the ajreat and only man who could unite Xorth and South. This also failed, but the schemer had one more card to play, which was to work the flnaj undoing of the Whigs. Secret negotiations for the an nexation of Texas went on for months -with the President's connivance or at his prompting, and on the eve of the election the country was thunderstruck by the announcement of measures of annexa tion. The subject will be considered more ivlly In a future chapter. The Campaign of 1S44. Under the excitement of the annexation question the two party conventions wore held both at Baltimore. Once more the Whigs -were eagerly confident. Things had been turning their way. Their be loved Clay was now nt lot-t to lead them to victory. Ho was nominated "by accla mation, with the wildest enthusiasm, and lie stood upor- a platform of his own mak ing. This deVirrd for a tariff, for land distribution, for economy and a well-regulated currency. It avowed hostility to ex ecutive usurpation, but said not a word about Texas. th real iwse of the cam paign. The Whls ardently hoped that the Democrat? would nominate Van Bu ren, who opposed annexation, that the question might not figure in the contest. Van Buren was indeed the leading can dldate before the Democratic convention, and but for the adoption of a new rule declaring two-thirds of the votes of the convccrtlon necessary to a choice, he might have been the nominee. James K. Polk, a pronounced annexationist, but a) xnostMa unknown man, was nominated, JTK AMERICAN POLITICS Seymour Eaton.) DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON and a platform was approved denying most of the. principles adopted by the Whlga and declaring "the reannexat-on of Texas" to be a "great American meas ure." The Whigs, "the party of great men." were now really led by them. A ratifica tion meeting of young Whigs was ad dressed by a splendid array of orators Webster ignored past Jealousies and spoke in warm sulogy Of his great rival. Clay felt that at last the glittering prize for which he had o long striven was -ftithln his grasp. There seemed no question ot defeat by this puny Democratic champion. But Clay was, after all, hampered by his brilHant "record," and Polk had none. Besides, Democratic party discipline was firm: Dissensions disappeared as the party lash whipped the recalcitrant Into line. Clay fought agajnst odds. His long services in the cause of protection were by a bold Democratic trick brought to naught. Polk, the free-trader, was made to write a letter declaring in a vague way for "fair and just protection to ail the great Interests of the whole Union," and one of the Democratic campaign shouts was: "Polk, Dallas and the tariff of 1642. We dare the Whigs to repeal it!" Clay was even made to appear' an enemy of protection. Thus hoodwinked, Penn sylvania, the stronghold of protection, with her 26 electoral votes, went Demo cratic. And the Whigs were forced, after all, to meet the question of annexation. Clay had expressed views satisfactory to tha moderate anti-slavery men, and whlcn attracted alsft the anti-slavery Demo crats. But the Southern Whigs urged him to modify his position, and unwisely he undertook to please all sides. His "Alabama letters" gave, with some re .ssrve, approval to Texas- annexation, and affirmed that the subject of slavery "ought not to affect the question one way or the other." This was fata). Honceforth the great Whig leader-stood before his countrymen a political trimmer a man willing, to sacrifice his principles for votes. He had weakened himself in the North without strengthening himself in the South. The election grievously disappointed the Whigs. Though the popu.ar vote was almost equally divided, Polk had an elec toral majority of G5. Twice more the Whig party was to join battle with Its enemies in a Presidential contest, but never again would it come before the country as a party of genuine convic tions. Its career has anssclated the name Whig with certain doctrines which, how ever, the party has feared to put forward in campaigns, and when It has mustered courage to do so, it has beorr beaten With a magnificent array of great men for party leaders, with a worthy group of political principles to uphold, the Whigs nevertheless failed to effect what was rightly expected of them, for lack or fidelity to real conviction and genuine political morality. The Liberty Party in 3S4-1. A convention of Abolitionists organized as the Liberty party in 1S40 and nomi nated a National ticket. Their 7059 vote had no effect upon the election and at tracted no attention from politicians. But it was the rise upon the far horizon of a cloud no larger than a man's hand, which was ere long to blot out the sun In 1S44, after Clay's unlucky attempt to occupy both sides of the annexation question, a great defection of anti-slavery Whigs- swelled the ranks of the Lib erty party. This was the real cause of Clay's defeat. The C2.300 anti-slavery votes were drawn mainly from his party. But for his temporizing attitude, it Is probable that the abolitionists would have made no nominations. But the ap poaranco of Clay's Alabama letters just before their convention gave unexpected importance to antilavery action. It was In effect the the Liberty party that elected Polk and annexed Texas. Cnmpalgn of 1848. By the election of Polk the country had pronounced for annexation, and the Con rres which met in December. 1844, has tened to approve the Joint resolution for the admission of Texas. President Tyler signed the document Just as he was re tiring from office. War with Mexico fol lowed from 1S45 to 1S4S. Though the Whigs opposed the war, they voted for the support of the Army in the field, and won much glory from the fact that many of the most successful Generals were of their party. One of their number, Gen eral Zachary Taylor, became their candl date for the election of 1S4S. He was a o'.avcholder, but a man who paid little attention to politics, and had no party affiliations in the past. Now he avowed himself "a Whig, though not an ultra one." Five political groups made nominations for this campaign, showing the tendency to disintegration In both the great par ties. The Liberty party named John P. Hale, of New -Hampshire, as Its candidate. The Barn-Burners, a Northern faction of the Democrats, withdrew from the Democratic convention and nominated Van Buren. He was nominated by the Free-Sollers also. They were an anti slavery group, less radical than the Lib erty party. Lewis Cass, of Michigan headed the Democratic ticket. He advo cated the doctrine of "squatter sovereign ty," which would leave the question of slavery In tho territories to the people or each territory. This, as allied to their CULUSON&CO. Stock, Grain and BROKERS Direct Wires to New York Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade 214-215 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon Henry Clay. favorite state-rights principle, was ex pected to commend the candidate to Southern Democrats, and to draw to gether the two wings ot the party so as to prevent a division on the subject oJ tlaver. The Free-Sollers and the Barn-Burners both opposed the extension of slavery to tbo territories, while the Whigs charac teristically shirked the main Issue and formed no platform. The real question was the adoption of the Wllmot proviso, iorever excluding slavery from all ter ritories acquired from Mexico. It had been Introduced in Congress two years before, but failed to pass. Southerners stout ly opposed it as destructive of their chief object In acquiring territory on the south west. Many preferred the dismember ment of the Union to the adoption of such a principle. At the same time, the extreme abolitionists felt that the pro visions- of the Wllmot proviso fell far short of the National duty. They de manded the tptal and Immediate aboil tion of sTavery In the United States, or tho destruction of the Union. Once more, and for tbo last time, the Whig party elected a President In 184S. carrying more Southern than Northern States. ALASKA SALMON FISHERIES Early Destrnction of the. Industry Predicted. In an Official Report. The salmon of Alaska, numerous as they have been and in'somo places still are, are being destroyed at so wholesale a rate that bofore very long the canning Industry must cease to be profitable, and the capital put Into the canneries must cease to yield any return, says the report of the Harriman expedition recently pub lished in Forest and Stream. This destruction of salmon comes j about through tho competition between me various canneries, aneir greea is eo great that each strives to catch all the fish there are. and all at one time. In order that Its rivals may secure as few as possible. With their steam tugs, their crews of white men and Aleuts and their immense seines, they sweep first the waters' near the canneries and then, when these have been cleared out, go further and further awayv until at present many canneries, having exhausted th near-by waters, are obliged to send tholr tugs CO or 70 or even 100 miles to find fish for the pack. Tho fish are caught with felnes, some of which are 300 fathoms long, some 450 fathoms, and I was told of one 730 fathom and 18 to 20 fathoms' deep. These seines are run out near the mouths of the rivers where the fish are schooling pre paratory to their ascent, and., of course, everything within the compafs of the net !s caught. Not only are salmon taken by tho steamer-load, but. In addition, mil lions of other good food fish are captured, killed and thrown away. One of the best-known salmon districts of Alaska may be chosen as an example of what this wasteful method will do for any river. I was told recently by a per son very' familiar with the canning In dustry and with Alaska that the catch of salmon in the Kadlak and Chlgnlk dis trictswhich put up nearly 44 per cont of all the Alaska canned salmon for 1S05 was nearly 3C0.O00 cac: for 137 It was about 300.0W coses: for 1SBS, 9Q.0 cases, and that up to Midsummer in ISM the fishing had been practically a failure. And what Is going on in the Kadlak dis trict Is going on In other districts. Com petition Is so very sharp between the great canning companies, as wall as between tho smaller Individual concerns which run cannories, that each manager Is eagerly desirous to put up more fish than his neighbor. All these people recognize very well that they are destroying the fishing: that before very long a time must come when there will bo no more salmon to be canned at a profit. But this very knowl edge makes them more and more eager to capture the fch and to capture all the fish. This 'bitter competition sometimes leads to actual fighting on the water, as well as In the courts. A year or two since one company, which was trying to stop another from fishing on ground which It claimed as Its own, sent out Its boats with Immense seines, and. dropping them about tho steam, launches of Its rival, tried to haul them to the shore. This action led to long litigation, which resulted in a verdict for the company at tacked. So It Is that the canners work In a.most wasteful and thoughtlessly selfish way. grasping for everything that Is within their reach and thinking nothing of the future. Their motto seems to fee. "If I do not tako all I can get, somebody else will get eomethIng." Congrefe has passed laws governing the taking of salmon In Alaska, but thpy are Ineffective, and there Is scarcely a pretense of enforcing them. It Is true that Inspectors are brought up each year on the revenue .cutter to see that the law Is enforced, and, of course, these In spectors eeo very clearly that the law Is violated In every direction. Where the violations are so flagrant that they force themselves on the Inspectors' notice, they tell tho canners that they are doing wrong, and that the violations of the law must cease Tho canners reply to them, "Yea, we know you are quite right: It Is wrong. We do not wish to do as we are doing, but so long as others act In this way we must continue to do so for our own protection. Speak to our rivals about this. We will stop If they will." The rival companies, when spoken to, make the same reply, so accusations are bandied back and forth. Nothing Is doue, and the bad work goes on. Nor are the concerns satisfied with cap turing the vast quantities of fish as they are schooling in the salt water prepara tory to running up the streams to their spawning ground. To do this systemat ically would catch most of the fish, but It would not catch them all It would not make a clean sweep. So on many of the streams the companies build dams or barricades, designed to prevent any flh from ascending. Drawn by instinct to the mouths of the rivers, the fish crowd to thorn trying to ascend, pushing and never becoming discouraged so long as life re mains. None ever turn back, and fo. In the course of the Summer the whole num ber which in the natural course of things -would ascend a river finally collect at Its mouth. If. the nets are systematically drawn, all these fish are caught: not one escapes, and the river is absolutely de spoiled of breeding fish for that year. Not one ascend, and so of course, no eggs are deposited and no fry are hatched next Spring. An Onlc of Four Centuries. Corvallls Garette. A man who has been cutting oak wood on the'W. A. Wells farm on Mary's River. about two miles above its mouth, has discovered something that may shed light on natural conditions as they were ages ago. He cut down one particularly old tree, as shown by the decaved growth, the extreme size, as well as by the large number of rings of growth of this tree There were about 400 of these rings, showing that this tree has been standing since about 1C00. All the other oak trees In the vicinity of this aged one counted about 103 growth rings. Another feature observed by the woodman is that the tree had sand and debris lodged in its bark to the height of 25 feet from the ground, while the surrounding trees had signs of standing water around the trunks by de posits of sand to the height of a few feet only. There evidently was a flood In the Willamette Valley during the life of this tree, but before the growth of the sur rounding forest of oaks. This may be a circumstance to help prove the Indian legend that what Is now the world-famed Willamette Valley was once a lake, and that the Indians used to crass it In their canoes from the Coast Mountains to the Cascades. At any rate, a, gigantic old oak tree has been cut that produced large quantities of green wood as- well as cords CAPE NOME S. S.' GEO. WILDER, S. SrNOME CITY 1 .S. S.. DESPATCH The above first-class steamers will sail every 10 flays during"" the season for Cape 'Nome,' York and St. Michael and Yukon River points.' f mi rf.n First Sailing, " May 24. FOR HATES A.TO IXFORMATIOJt APPLY TP CALIFORNIA & OREGON COAST S. S. CO. F. P. BAUWGARTNER, 233 Washington St. W. A. Mitchell & Co., General Asenti, San Francisco. Pacific Goast ?&9ei ror Cape Nome Gold Fields THE NEW PALATIAL STEEL STEAMSHIP "Senator" will sail from Son Francisco. May 14. Seattle, May 19. Subsequent trips will be from Seattle direct, namely: June 21. July 21 and August 20. The "Senator" ha a capacity of SSoOtono. Her eecond cabin and steerage accommodation! are auperlor to the first-class accommodations of meet of the ateamera advertised for Noma. The Pacific Coast Steamship Co. he been ruirolns It aUaroera to Alaska winter and aunt, tr.er for 25 years, and Is the pioneer Pacific Coast line. Seattle frelcnt and patenter rates at ply from Portland. For further information Inquire of GOODAIX. PERKINS & CO.. General Arents. 10 Market. Ban Francisco, or X. P03TOK. Ajeat, 219 Washington sc, Portland, Or. . of dead vrood. The ctump stands as a monument ot this tree's former glory. ADVERTISED. .Lint of Unclaimed Letters nexnalnlns In the Fo.itoiHce at Portland, Or. Free, delivery of letters by carriers at tho residence of owners may be secured by observ ing the following rules: Direct plainly to the street and number ot the house. Head letters with tho writer's full addreas. Including street and number, and request an swer to be directed accordingly. letters to strangers or transient visitors In the city, whose special address may be un known, should be marked In the left-hand cor ner, "Transient." This will prevent their be ing delivered to persons ot the same jar. simi lar namesi Persons calling for these letters will plaso state date on which they wcro advertised. May U. They will bo 'charged for at the rate or 1 cent each. "WOMEN'S UST. "M1tern'..Mrs,.. . Jockwood, Miss Edna Allen. Miss Mlnnla M Allen. Miss 1, A Locke, Miss Laura Austin. Mrs F M Lucas, Mrs Margaret A IJanaster. MIfs A McCune, Mrs J -U Barnett, Miss Carrie McClalne. Mrs. Mary F . 5?"?' M 'U,ce McDonald. Mrs li S Birch. Miss . Marquam. Mrs Isabella Bower, Miss Cecil Matteson. Mrs Eliza Bradford. Mrs Belle Mercer. Mrs Kate Brown. Mrs Arthur Mow. Mrs M J Burnes, Mrs Belle Moores, Mrs Claude eagle. Rhoda C-2 Munsome. Mrs llattid CulberUon. Miss TIlllo Murray. Mrs F DaUson. Grade Xt&U Miss O A-2 Davis, Miss Susie L Owens. Miss Kitty Dean. LUzie O'Xelt. Mary C Drjer. Mrs D O'Nelli. Mrs Koso- gglmann. Mrs Lucy Peebler, Miss" Mattld tngllsh. Mn, Addle Peterson. Mrs Inez Fowler, Mrs Mamie Pltty, Mrs J O Forbes. Mrs Elizabeth Potter, Miss Myrtle Foster, Bertie Rathbone. Mrs Mary Gardner, Mrs Fosfr Redmund. Mrs V J Glancy. airs Edward Reeves, Maud Gordon. Miss Cad Resent. Mrs L V- Gross. Pauline Rogers. Miss May - ' Haney, Mrs Maggie RoueMiss Agnes ,, llarvcy. Mrs MaggicC Ryan. Miss Reb JIart, Miss May Sackett. Miss May Henry. Miss Alice Sammons, Mls- Max Hendricks. Miss May Southerland. Mrs Anna, lioleton. Mrs Roreann L Howard, Miss MyrUe Spencer. Mrs S8M" Su? eir ,ss G"gle Stebblns. Miss Annie Hulbert, Mrs Oliver P Steel. Madame Hutchinson. Mies Jen- Taylor. .MIss B V t1!o -, Thompson. Mrs Eliza Johnson. Mrs G C Trinklebeck. Mrs M I Karastl. Miss Lizzie Tuttle. MriT H VT Kellogg. Miss Rosalie Turpln. Miss Delia Kuykendall, MUs Kry Van. Mrs Hnry Kneib. Miss L M Webster. Mrs Florence Lafell. Mrs "White. Miss Bertha Lang. Miss Eva Wilder. Mrs L H Lopez. Miss Beatrice Wilder, .Mrs Aneta Looney. Mrs Eva Wright. Mrs Lizzie Logan, Mrs M Zane, Miss Dorothea MEN'S LIST. Allyn, G Amory, Jack R Anderson, C A Ashland, Robert Ashley. C O Babbitt, S Baker, Oscar Bannon, W T Barker, Verner Rastlan. A II Beck. V C Berkley, Francis L Bird. Louis Blakeslee. B F Blumraer. B I Bohlr Eros Bod. William A Lmn. H P Lyall. L 51 Ljberg. J A McConaughy, "Harry McLanen Joe 'McNeaL Orrln McMorrow. Olloy Mlhran. M B-5 MoetUnen. Adolf Monnsann. E Mohammed, Dr Montgomery, Mr C E ' Morgason. W T Morris, Major and Mrs Edward R Morgan, J F urown. u N VI, MJU Muller, Gottfried Brown. Mr and Mrs Orient. Tho Clarence F Phillbin. J M Buchanan. M Pierce. Jess Budoce. Dr H R Port Ship Bldg Co Bull. W H Poston. Merrltt F Burgess. Willie Ransdell, W R- " Burke, George Ressnes. Christ -Jensen Butterflcld. W H Richardson. J G Carroll, William Rockey, P W ' Churchill. 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J R - Llshtner, Frank Wright, Herbert L- A, B. CROASMAN, P. M. . Quiet London Stock Market. LONDON". May 13. The stock exchange last "vreek was, on the whole, quiet. A somewhat nervous feeling prevailed, and the absence of public buying coupled with the continued selling la New York and Berlin forced the closing of bull accounts and sent prices down, especially Jn Amer icans, where Baltimore & Ohio sharea were the worst, losing SMs on the wee"k and closing at about the lowest figure. Southern Pacific preferred was down Hi point; New York Central & Hudson Ttlv-. er. lU; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and "Wabash debentures, each l1; Xioula vllle & Nashville, 1J: Denver" & Rio Grande preferred, ami Erie firsts. lUv Southern Pacific. V: Santa Fe. 1; Norfolk & "Western. 1; Northern Pacific. 1. The war news had the effect of strengthening MAN H O O t R E8TO R E D S'SSSJE bloVl tallscr, the prescription of afamonn French physician, will quickly cure yoa of all Ititojisftll losses by day ornlsh t. Prevents qulcknes of dUcharee. which If not checked leads to Snermaiorrhcea ami all the horrors ot Ininoteocy. CU11KTG cleanses the iT'i v OS aadrestoressmailweak organs: M-4 "i6a ""I4- waMa-wopraa nTTrn?vT?n.S!iCfP " not cad y XJctDrt UbecnasoSOpercentaro troubled with Prostatitis. .7ViU0.SljEnllwl,.Jemr?-Vca"? withCBtjtn operation. 5000 trsUinOiiials. A Trrltfa Address JD A VOL iiIICIE COp.-O.Ilox37K.SaanncIsco.Ca!. 1 Tcr sale by Aldrtch Pharmacy,. Blxffi aad Wtahlcctca streets. Portland. Or. .v Steamship Co. mines, which were fairly active, losing generally at an advance. Rands gained 1.5-16 on the week. Money waa In good supply and easier; call money, 263; for a week, 3; three months' bl!!s, Si3Ta. 'DIDN'T SAVE THE BANDS. Smoker Who Kcbel Against an Ovcrvvorkcd Fad. Several prominent citizens and politi cians were stundlng chatting on a street corner last evening, when one of them drew a cigar from his vest pocket and, preparatory to lighting it, removed the ornamental band and threw it into the gutter. Instantly all the others were scrambling for it like hobos for a cigar stump, and In the struggle for Its posses sion 'It was ruined. "Great Ceasar!" said one of them, "have you no wife, no daughters, no sweetheart, or .what is the matter wfth you, that you th.us recklersly throw away the band, the most valuable part of the cigar?" "It beats all," said another, "that any one cap be so thoughtless. Why, vevery day; of my life I have to visit some new cigar store, where my women folks have learned that they .have desirable cigar bands,, bearing portraits of Captain Clark, Lieutenant Peary, Bryan, Dewey, Roose velt or some other prominent man. The?e barids are desirable to the women, but the cigars are not desirable, and I am about worn put smoking them." "I am in hppes this fad will soon have run Its race." 'said another, "for I am tired out with being pestered by all the young women of my acquaintance for cigar bands, and I have spent more money and smoked more bad clgara catering to their demands than they are all worth." Said the man smoking: '-It is to avoid helng bothered fn the way- you fellows complain, of that I throw away all the cigar bands I get hold of." Then the others produced cigars and after having thrown away the bands lighted them and smoked In peace and comfort. Two OrcRon Poatofllcex. "WASHINGTON. 2Iay 9. A poatofflce has been established at Crutcher, Mal heur County, Or., to be supplied by spe cial service from Jordan Valley. Elliott "W. Crutcher has been appointed Postmaster. The postofflce. at Mount Hood, Or., has been moved 1 miles to the southeast of former site. MEN NO CURE. NO PAT THE MODERN APPLI ANCEA poitle way to perfect manhood.' Everything ehe falls. The VACUUM TREAT MENT CURES you without medicine of all nervous or diseases of the generative organs, tucn as Ion' -nanhcod. exhausting drains, vari cocele, impotency,. etc. Men are quickly r etorvd to perfect health and utrength. Write for circulars. Correspondence confiden tlaL THE HEALTH APPLIANCE CO.. roomi i- t c. n.wit huil-v-p Satfl Wash TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Parcels. All Burlington Route day coaches and recllning-chalr cars are equipped with parcel racks extending, the 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 TItyALli points East and South, Three routes East via Billings, Denver and St. Paul. Ticket Ofilce, 100 3rd SL, cer. Stirx.ParlUji, 3r:pi. R. W. FOSTER. Ticket Agent. GEO. 8. TATLOR. City Passenger Agent. VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION CO. Steamer Undine. Captain Charles T. Kamm, leaves Vancquier at b:30 A M. and 1 P. M. Leaves Portland at 10.20 A. M. and 4.30 P. M. Sundays excepted. For freight or passage ap ply on board, foot of Taylor otreet. Round trtj&. 13, C TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Union Depot. Sixth and J Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECIAL." Leaves for tho East, via Huntington, at 0:13 A M.: arrives. 4 F. M. 'Spokane Flyer." for Spokane, Eastern Washington, and Great Northern points, leates at C P. M.; arrives at 7 A. M. "Atlantic Express" leaves for the East, via Huntington. atOH.lt; arrives at 8.30 A M. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. Water lice schedule, subject to change wlti cut notice: OCEAJT AXD R1VKK SCHEDULE. OCEAN DIVISION Stearnahips Ball from Alnsworth dock at 8 CO P. M. Leave Pcrtlard Columbia. Wednesday, May 2. Saturday. May 12; Tuesday. May 22. Friday. June 1. Monday. Juno 11. State of California. Monday. May T. Thursday, May 17; Sunday, May 27, Wednes day, June (J, From San Francisco State ot California. Thursday, May S. Sunday, May 13: Wednesday Ma7 23. Saturday, June 2. Tuesday, Juno 12. Columbia. Tuesday. May 8; Friday. May la; siuuuiiy, iiay us; Tnursday. June i. COLUMBIA HIVER DIV1SIOX. PORTLAirD AND ASTORIA. Steamer Hassalo leaves Portland dally, except Eunaay. at 8-00 P. M.; on Saturday at 10:COT. M. Returning, leaves Astoria dally, except Sun day, at 7:CO A M. WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND CORVALLI5. OR- Steamcr Ruth, for Salem. Albany. Corvalllo and wav Dolntn. leavm Portland Tuesda3. Thur5ayB and Saturdays at .W A. M. Retura lrg. leaves Corvallls Mondays. Wednesdays anA Fridays at 6 00 A M. Steamer Modoc, for Salem. Independence and way points, leaves Portland Mondays-Wednr-days ami Fridays at COO A. M Returning. leaves Independence Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at .20 A. M YA3I1IILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, fcr Dayton and way points, leaves Portland Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat urdays at 7 A M. Returning, leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays. Wednesdayj and Fridays at 0 A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON. IDAHO Steamer Spokane or teamcr Lewteton teavts Riparla dally at 3.35 A M.. arrlvlntr at Lw3 ton at 3 P. M. Returning1, the Spokane or Leiriston leaves Lewlston dally at 0 A M-, arriving at Rlparia same evening-. W. H. HURLBURT. General Passenger Agent. V. A SCHILLING. Cltv Ticket AgVnt. Telephone Main 712. SO Third street, ccr. Oak. New Steamsliip Line to the Orient CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND, la connection with. THE OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. 11)00 teubject to change): Steamer. Due ti Leave Portland. "RRAEMAIf May 2 "ARGYLL" May 2a "MONMOUTHSHIRE" June 27 For rates, accommodation?, 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- ftt '- -JiJjiJj-Ji;v 'SpiCTOf The Direct Line to Denver, Omahi Kansas City, St. Loub Chicago and Other Eastern Points TWO DAILY SOLID VESTIBULED TRAINS. Portland to Chicago Less Than Three Days. Only Four Days to New York and Boston. Through, Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Bullet Library cars (Barber Shop) Dining- Cars, (Meals a la carte) Frees Reclin ing: Chair Cars. Through tickets, baggage checks, and Bleeping car accommodations can be ar ranged at CITY TICKET OFFICE 135 Third Sb-ssi Portland, Orcgoa J. H. LOTHROP. GEORGE LANG. Gtn'l Acent. Cty Pass. & Tkt. Acu FOR CAP! The Magnificent Tran-Pactflc Pa&senger Steamship TACOMA Registered tonnage, 2311 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 th Cape Nome trade. Will sail from Tacoma and Seattle on or about the 23th of May. For rate! and full information apply to DODWELL & CO.. LTD. Telephone. Main. S6. 252 Oak Street. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNIOX DEPOT. Tor Mayors, Rainier, CUtsVanU, W3tport. Clirton. Aitoria. War renton. Flavtl. Ham mond. Fort Steens. Gearhart Park. Seaside. AJtoria and Seaihoi Expreu. Dally. Aitorla Express. Dally. ARRIVES UNIOX DEPOT. BKJO A. M. 0:53 P. M. 11 :16 A.M. 0:-U P. M. Ticket office. 2C5 Morrison it. and Union dipot. J. C MATO. Gen. Pzsm. Act.. Astoria. Or. WHiTE COLLAR LINE COLOMBIA RIVER & PUGET SOUXD NAVI. OATION CO. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Tw uJ C - BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street dock Leaves Portland dally every morning at T o'clock, except Sunday. Returning. leaves As toria every debt at 7 o'clock, except Sundaj Orezon 'phene Main 351. Columbia 'phone JJL TJ. B. SCOTT. President. SKAGWAY AND DAWSON Alaska SteamshipXompany NEXT SAILING. ROSALIE. MAY IS. The only company having- through traOc ar rangements to AtUn and the Klondike. V."eekly railing! Irani Tacoma. For full Information ap ply toLL. HARTMAN. Agent. Portland. Or., 2 Chamber ot Commerce. EASTANDSOUTHtAST 15 THE 8 $3SSs3ri?fc m teams&xsi sa,- 5 TC4 TRAVELERS GUIDE. !AM VIA SOUTH Leave Ce-Jt FiftS and 1 Streets j Arrive OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAIN3 for Salem, Rose burg. Ashland. Sac .ramento, O g d o n. San Francisco, Mo lave. Los Angeles, 1 Paso. New Or leans and the East At TVoodourn (dally except Sun day), rr.omlnjc train connects v.!th tram for Mt. Angel. 511 v e r t o n. Browri ville. SpringUeld and Natron, and evening tmln for Mt. Angel and 511 ertcn. Albany passenger Corvalllo passenger Sheridan paa.enger 3:30 P. M. S:30 A M. T: A.M. 8:00 P. it 1:00 17:30 ti.SO P.M. A. M. P.M. 10:10A.3t J3-50 P. M. tS:2S A. M. Daily. J Dally except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale oetween Portland. Sae rasento and San iTrancisco. Net rates ?1T flr.it class and 11 second class, including sleeper Rates and tidketo to Eastern potato and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B. KIRKLAND, Ticket Agent. HO Third at. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson Street. Leave for Orvvego dally at 7:20. 'O-iO A. M.J 12:30. l.K. 3 25, 4 40. JS, 8:30. 11.JO P. M-; and 0 CO A. 1 .s Sur.dajH.onlx. ArrHe at Portland dall at 0.Jo, b:3u. 10.C0 A. M.; 1:33, 3.10. 4 JO. 0-13. 7.40. 1U.00 P. M.. 12.40 A. M. dally, except Monday. S.wO and 10:03 A. M. on Sunday a only. Leavs for Dallas daily, except Simday, az 5 C5 P. 1L Arrive at Portland at 9.30 A. M. Passcngor train leaves Dallas for Atrlie Mon daje. Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:45 P. M. Returns Tuesdays. ThursCajs and Saturday. Except Sunday. R. KOEHLFR. C. H. MAftKHAM. .Manager. Gen. Prt. & Pass. Agt. DOUBLE DAILY TRAXV SERVICE. The Pioneer DInlnff r.nil Obaervatlo Car Route. Leave Ua!oa Depot, EHl and J SlS I Arrive No. 2 I Nortn Coast Limited, No-1 7 A.M. 2P.11. For Tacoma. Seattle. North xaKima, opo- Kane, Pullman, iloa ceV. Lewlzton. Rosa land. B. C. Butte. Helena. St. Puul. Min neapolis. Chicago. Bos ton. New York and all points East and South- cast. w 4 I Twin City Express. No. S 8P.M. lluP. M.jFor Tacoma. beattie, apoiiann. i-uuman. mox- iui, licnicbuii, 493 Helena. Butte. ?t Paul. Minneapolis. Chicago, Boston. Baltimore. New York, Washington, and all points East und Southeast. Take North- Coat Limited Train No. 2 Tor South Bend. Olympia and Gray' Harbor points. See the "North Coast Limited. Elegant Up holstered Tourist S!eping Cars, Pullman Standard Slfeprs, Dining Car and Obserwa--tlon Car. all electric lighted, yolld estlbuled trains. Tickets sold to all points in the United States and Canada, and baggage checked to destination of tickets. For Information, tickets. lecplng-car reser vations, etc.. call on or writo A. D. CHARLTON Assistant General Paienjyer Ajcenx, 235 JIorrlHOit St. Cor. TJilrU, Portland, Orccon. (cte iOO PACIFIC LINE Offers the LOWEST RATES and. BEST SERV ice to and from all Eastern points and Europe. Through tour.st cars from coast to St. Pai! Toronto. Montreal and Boston WITHOUT! CHANGS. Direct Route to Kootenay Mining Disirtel British Columbia Canadian Pacific trial mill lejifeu;p Unea U Taparal jaJtralla. rci rate, and Information, apply to H. H. ABBOTT. Agent. E. J. COYLE. 18 Third street, city. A. G. P. A.. Vancouver. B. C. LEAVE. No. 4 C.20 P.M. The Flyer, dally to and from St. PauU Minne apolis. Duluth. Calcagr nd all points East. ARRIVE. No. 3. 8:00 A. M, Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dintns and Butfet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP TOSA MARU For Japan, China and all Asiatic points win leave Seattle About May 2 1st. empire Line ro Cape Nome And Yukon River Points S. S. "OHIO," 3500 Tons Sails from Seattle About MAY 24TH Second Sailing about June 30 Reservation1 can now be made for Juns galling upon application to anv railroad or sub agent of the International Navigation Com pany, or to E3SPIHE TRANSPORTATION CO., SEATTLE, "WASH. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. FOR ALASKA. THE COMPANY'S elegant steamer. Cottage City. City of Topeka. Queen and AI-Ki leave TACOMA 11 A. M. SE ATTLE 9 P M., May 3. 10. 15. 20. 23. 30; June 4. 0. 11. 1(5. 10, 2. 2: July 1, 4. 0. For further Information obtain company's folder The company reserves the rtgnt to change steamers, tailing 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-Sunt.. Ocean Dock. Seattls? j GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts., S. y. l(ft E&TC5 JO UMLifcsw mwm itSf Cfe&Mv JsWe. J 6REATgjORTHERWl ' - Tlclcct O facet 122 Third St. 'Phone SO I L