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TRAVEL WILL BE HEAVY
SEASIDE RESORTS ARE XOOKXXG
FOR A LARGE CROWS.
Rate War rovra the Columbia Gives
IadicatlOR of Holdl&fr Oat Xtar-
las: the Season.
The rate war between the steamboat
lines and the Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad, which has been on for nearly
a ear, gives no promise of coming to
an end soon. Many had thought that
the lines would patch up their differences
before the Summer travel set in. but eo
far nothing has been done. There ia no
doubt that efforts looking to such an end
have been made over and over again, but
the rate to Astoria remains at 25 cents,,
either by boat or by rail, and a man in
position to know predicts no Immediate
change.
The Summer exodus to the coast has
not , begun in earnest yet. but will as
eoon as the sun comes out again, and
the transportation companies are prepar
ing to take care of it. regardless of the
fact that they are doing business at fear
fully marked-down prices. Tho railroad
people figure that with the present rate
they should haul in the neighborhood of
23,000 passengers during the Summer sea
son. They appear Just, as anzluoo to do
business an dhave a big crowd each day
as if they were making a fair profit on
each passenger.
The ateamboats are also expecting &
rush of business as soon as the days get
hot. They figure on doing most of the
business on the Washington side of tho
river, while tho railroad company ex
pects to get the best of the travel to
the resorts on this side. Each company
mokes a tnr6ugh rate from Portland equal
to tho local rate from Astoria to the
various resorts plus the 25 cents fare from
Portland. This enables the passenger to
reach the seaside at a cost In the neigh
borhood of $1. which is said to be the
cheapest traveling that can be done in
this part of the country, unless done a
la hobo.
In view of these conditions, the hotels
and boarding-houses at the resorts down
on the Columbia are preparing for the
biggest crowds they have had in a long
time.
"It Is an ill wind that brings no good
to any one," said a railroad man yester
day. "There Is no doubt that the trans
portation companies "have lost money on
their passenger business ever since the
present rate was announced last Summer,
but It certainly has educated the people
along the line to travel. A great many
persons living In Portland who had never
been to Astoria or the seaside before have
made the trip down that way since the
rate has been so low. Even In the Win
ter time the cars on the Astoria road were
crowded every day.
"When the rate goes up again there
will not be so much travel, but those
who got in the habit of riding up and
down the river will keep it up to a
greater or less degree. Then the Portland
merchants have got considerable gain
qut of tho low rate. Hundreds of people
have come here to trade who had been
buying their goods In Astoria. And now
that there is every indication of the rate
remaining through the Summer tho hotel
men who have had a load to carry for
th epast few seasons ought to make some
money. Of course tho transportation
companies and the merchants of Astoria
have had tho losing end of this deal, but
then everybody ought not to want to
coin money out of a rate war."
BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
Minneapolis Jt St. Louis Geta Control
of the Ioiva Central.
CHICAGO, June 20. Control of the Iowa
Central Railroad was obtained today by
tho Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Company. The deal was engineered by
Edwin Haw ley, president of the Minneap
olis & St. Louis, and Eastern represent
ative of the Southern Railway; Edward
Langdon, president of the Central Bank,
of New York, and Lew C. Weir, presi
dent of the Adams Express Company.
These men arrived from Now York in the
morning, and at once went- to the Iowa
Central office, in the Old Colony building,
where' a meeting of the stockholders of
that company was held and reorganiza
tion effected. The old directors resigned
and the following were elected In their
stead: Edwin Hawley. F. H. Davis, vice
president of the Southern Pacific; L. C.
Day, general manager of the Minneapolis
& St. Louis; John E. Searles, of the sugar
trust; Lew .C. Weir, Edwin Langdon. T.
B. Shouts, president of tho Indiana, Illi
nois & Iowa Railroad; Paul Morton, vice
president of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fa Railroad. Subsequently Edwin Haw
ley was elected president, F. H. Davis
treasurer, and L. F. Day vice-president.
The majority of tho directors are promi
nently connected with the Southern Pa
cific Company, which practically had con
trol of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Rail
road. The new officers hold the same posi
tions on tho Minneapolis & St. Louis,
which indicates an amalgamation of the
two companies. Presidents Paul Morton
and T. B. Shouts, on the board of di
rectors, indicates close traffic agreements
with the roads they represent. Connec
tion Is made with the Santa Fe at Nemo,
and the latter furnishes connection with
the "Three I's" road. These lines will
form an outlet for the new consolidated
roads to CBilcago and the East.
Objection to Pooling;.
CHICAGO, June 20. Tho Western presi
dents devoted the greater part of today
to plans for establishing pools for a di
vision of passenger business but when
they adjourned they found themselves far
from accomplishing their purpose. The
Toxas lines, it s said, could not see how
they, under the anti-trust law and Influ
ence of the railroad commission of the
Lone Star State, could Judiciously enter
into a pooling arrangement, such as
would be necessary to bring about the de
sired conditions
Car Service Managrn.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., June 20. Den
ver was selected as the next place of
meeting of the National Association of
Car Service Managers, in annual conven
tion here. These officers were elected:
President, Captain J. C. Haskell. Atlan
ta; vice-president, J. C. Loomls, Louis
ville; secretary-treasurer, A. J. Thomp
son. Scranton, Pa.
Railroad Xotea.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
has Issued Its eighth annual book of out
door sports, which ought to prove very
attractive to those who play any sort of
outdoor games. It sires the latest rules
for playing baseball, cricket, croquet, foot
ball, golf, hockey, lacrosse, tennis, polo,
quoits, racquets and treats on a number
of othor subjects dear to tho man and
woman of outdoor Inclinations.
F. R. Olln, city ticket agent of the Ore
gon Short Line, was married yesterday In
Wisconsin. After spending a -week or two
in the East Mr. Olln and his bride will
return to Portland where they expect to
reside.
Cruelty to a. Home.
A horse belonging to Frank Irvin. at
Pleasant Home, was nearly ruined last
week by some boys, who tied a large tin
can to his tall. They thought It would be
fine sport to see the hoiw run. The can
was partly filled with gravel, so as to
rattle and make a loud noise. The young
sters then started the horse, and he kept
going until he was run down, and was so
exhausted that he could rcarcely move.
Ke raced through the fields and along the
roads, with the can constantly striking
his heels and back, and It Is a wonder
that the poor horse was not killed. When
ho did stop from exhaus-.Ion he was foam
ing at the mouth and covered with sweat.
Of course, the thoughtless boys did not
expect such a 'esult of their trick, but
the vwnor did not take kindly to their
little Joke. He caused the arrect of two
of the boys. They were brought before
Justice Johnson and fined 25 each and
costs, amounting in, all to J16, which their
parents had to pay.
FIRST BOAT AT HOME.
Iaterertlae lfe-fts Hotes From
the
Mevr AlwiVan Camp.
Tho first boat to arrire at Nome, Alas
ka, this year, was the wbaler Alexander,
which reached there on the morning of
May 2L For a month prior to that une
the entire population of the camp had
been waiting, hoping and guessing when
the first ship would get in.
The Nome Gold Digger, copies of which
have Just been received here for May,
conducted a guessing contest on tfce ques
tion. Prizes aggregating nearly $1000 -were
offered by the enterprising firms of the
place for tho nearest guesses to the day,
hour and minute the first boat would ar
rive. When the Alexander got in the Digger
issued e. special edition announcing the
fact. The .double column headlines in
the extra were something like this: "Our
Red-Letter Day. The White Silence
Pierced oy ttbe'Wmstle of a "Vessel From
the Outside World. The Alexander In
Port. Welcome Visitors Greeted by a
Noisy Demonstration on th Part of
Nome's Excited Citizens."
It then goes on, to give the news re
ceived: by the laste papers from the world
outside. The people learned from these
papers that the Boer war was still on;
that Dewey would run for President, and
that the Prince of Wales bad been shot
at.
There are many interesting items tn the
Digger. One of them, tell how Mbs Mal
colm, the Shakespearian reader, had de
serted her chosen calling, and had gone
prospecting with good results. She spent
several weks in the interior, being the
first white woman in the Golden Gate
country,
During her absence the literary people
of Nome suffered, but she -was gathering
gold, and could not afford to fool away
time repeating lines from Shakespeare.
Tho arrival of food supplies at Nome
had the effect of bringing line prices down
a few points. Eggs dropped to $3 & doz
en, though efforts were being made to
form a corner and put them up to J2 0.
Flour dropped from $7 SO to J5, and con
densed milk was going off readily at Jl
a can. The leading restaurant In the
town sent a special boat to Siberia,
which returned early in May wiEh six
reindeer. This was the only fresh meat
in the camp.
From the following. It Is evident that
the trust spirit is abroad at Cape Nome
"The few tacks in camp took a sudden
Jump this week. From selling at $1 DO a
pack, they went to JS a pound, and even
higher, according to particular necessi
ties. Raymond Rogers, who had eight
pounds, was offered the latter sum for
five pounds..
" 'I would have taken Jl a pound.' sold
he. "if I had not seen In the Gold Digger
that there was a tack famine on.'
"Thnt shows It pas's to spend a quarter
for a paper. Walter Pilgrim, who la put
ting up a" place on the spit, got two
pounds of -tacks of Ellis, on River street,
for E0 cents. Pilgrim said afterward he
would gladly have paid $20."
C. B. Heath, known in fame as the
"Hobo Kid," had Just earned $230 by rid
ing & bucking pony on the beach. The
performance was witnessed by the entire
population.
The Republicans of Nome held a pri
mary. May ", to elect delegates to at
tend the Alaskan Northwest convention,
which, in turn, selected delegates to the
Philadelphia convention.
A mining exchange has been organized
in Nome. Seats are quoted at $250 each.
The city Is arranging for water works
also. The contract has been let end is
to be completed by July.
A hotel site sold there May 7 for $2300.
It was 25x149 feet.
Jimmy Carroll, the famous light-weight
pugilist, to m Nome. He has opened a
sporting club there, and is arranging to
pull off some great figbts.-so he says.
One of the recent social events in Nome
was a birthday party given by P. J.
Lauritzen. who owns a. claim on Anvil
Creek. Bird on toast was served and
washed down with champagne. The Dig
ger says that In tho absence of a cork
screw a pick was used.
Ten law firms advertise in tho Digger,
and the saloon advertisements are tu
morous. The California bakery advertises
hats, socks, millinery and other like arti
cles along with bread and pies.
The following hem, which Is found 'n
tho Digger, would mean unavoidable
trouble should such a TxrtJco be printed
in a Kentucky Journal:
"Notice is -hereby given that I have no
connection whatsoever with Otto Halla.
Our business relations will be settled
whenever Mr. Holla wishes to do so."
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IN AMATEUR DRAMA.
Creditable Performance b St. Marr'i
PapIU.
Metropolitan Theater was crowded last
night by friends of St. Mary's School,
whose pupils acquitted themselves well
In a three-act comedy, entitled "The Up
start." Mr. Jordan, who was ambi
tious to associate with persons of distinc
tion, was well personified by C. A. Camp
bell, while W. Fl Corman represented
a venerable undo. Mr. Jordan was being
cununuany oupea ny aesigning persons,
who flattered his vanity In presenting him
to various so-called distinguished per
sons, and the conspirators succeeded In
fleecing the young man of a large portion
of his estate before ho realized what a
fool he was making of himself. The play
was Interspersed with vocal duets, quar
tets, serenades and recitations, which were
well received.
The following premiums were awarded:
students: Gold medal for Christian doc
trine to F. Cotnan, George J. Campbell
and John J. Campbell; gold medal for
mathematics, Caslmie A. Campbell. Tfce
proceeds of the entertainment go to the
benefit of the Christian Brothers' School.
EXCURSION RATES.
The Northern Pacific, on June 21 and 22,
will sell tickets to Chicago and return
at $71 50 fon the round trip on. account
of Che Prohibition .National Convention.
Tills company will also sell tickets to
Kansas City and return on June 29 and
SO. at tho rate of $C0 for the round trip
on account of the Democratic National
Convention. Tickets will "also be sold to
St. Paul and return on June 29 and 30. at
tho same rate of $60, covering the round
trip!
Tickets to St. Paul. Kansas CUy and
Chicago will be good for 60 cays from
date of sale.
The Northern Pacific operates through
trains from Portland- to St. Paul, as well
as through tratas, via. ttie Northern Pacific-Burlington
route to Kansas City,
Omaha and St. Louis daily.
For additional Information, call on. or
write to A. D. Charlton, assistant general
passenger agent. ZS ilorrlson street,
Portland, Or.
Land Office Decisions.
WASHINGTON, Juno 15. The. Secretary
of the Interior has affirmed the decision
of the General Land Office, holding tor
cancellation the homestead entry of James
Payne for a -quarter section of land in
The Dalles land district, Oregon. This
action was taken because of conflict wh
the grant to The Dalles Military Wagon
Road Company.
The secretary has closed two cases In
volving quarter-section tracts In the Se
attle land district, Washington. In which
the contesting parties, Charles S. Stlm&on
and John. W. Dorman. have withdrawn
their appeals from the kind, office decis
ion, rejecting their timber and stone en
tries. The lands ..therefore, remain with
the state. .
PORTLAND. NEAR THE TOP
BUT FOUR AMERICA! .PORTS XEAD
HER DS WHEAT SHIPMENTS.
Xlne Per Cent of Wheat Export This
Season Have Cleared From
This Clry.
But four other ports In the United States
have shlppedmore wheat than Portland
for the first 11 months of the cereal year,
and for the month of May the shipment
were nearly 0 per cent larger than for
the same month last year. The regular
monthly report of the bureau of statistic
has Just been Issued, and -from It the
following figures ore obtained:
Bushels
11 months ending
May SI
Port 1900 199.
New York 20.61S.1C3 39.S32.024
Galveston 12,746,214 12.SS3.960
Boston and Charlestown.10.lll.4lS 13,178,207
San Francisco 9,344.940 3,018.309
Portland. Or. 8.140.941 9.623.976
New Orleans 7.700,446 11.699.599
Baltimore 7.23S.44S 14,632.203
Superior 3.704,273 4.72S.993
Philadelphia 3,636.203 5.SS9.63S
Puget Sound 3.363.CS2 5.304.264
Duluth 2,571.834 2.071.61''
Newport News S74.003 1,617,000
Mobile 50,229 325,00)
Norfolk and Portsmouth " 40,304 578.573
Other districts 2,193.149 4.120, t&
Totals .92,928,227 lS0.564.05i
The May wheat shipments (In bushels)
for the two years were as .follows:
1900. 1S99.
New York 2,004.043 2,093,579
Boston and Charlestown. L259.SSS 1,255,956
San Francisco 745,756 S09.269
Duluth . 700.880 468.145
Superior 672.002 1.464.061
Philadelphia 632,000 113.9C5
New Orleans 593.847 C02.S07
Portland, Or. 537.546 357.5TC
Galveston ' 4S7.040 549,549
Baltimore 43S;317 696.3(0
Puget Sound 395,127 40L31S
Newport News 167,300 6,023
Norfolk and Portsmouth 9.22s
Other ports 469.176 469.350
Total ... .1 9,275.922 8,796.927
GRAIN FLEET MOVI3VG.
German Ship Xesala Receives the
Usual Quick Dlwpatch.
The German ship Nesala cleared yes
terday with 100.C50 bushels of wheat for
Queonstown or Falmouth for orders. She
was dispatched by Balfour. Guthrie &
Co., and, notwithstanding the fact thit
she has been loaded over a week await
ing tho arrival of an anchor chain, she
has been In the river less than a month.
Tho Germin ship Mabel Rfckmers will
finish loading today or tomorrow and will
be followed at the elevator dock by the
Wendur, which will finish discharging
bags today.
The Argus, whichi cleared Tuesday,
made a fan trip down the river. She left
Portland at 4 o'clock yesterday morning
in tow of the R. R. Thompson, and an
chored fn Astona harbor at 5:40 yesterday
afternoon. The Thompson will leave uj
at daylight this morning with the French
bark Marechal VHHers. The Pinmore,
which finished loading several days ago,
Is still waiting orders, with her cargo
dally growing In value.
ELMORE GOES SOUTH.
Old
Tillamook: Steamer Sailed for
Cape Some.
The steamer Elmore, for a long time
on the Tillamook route. Is now en route
for the far North. Tuesday's Port Tow n
send Leader has the- following regarding
the vessel:
The steamer Elmore, which has been
undergoing repairs to her boilers for sev
eral weeks at this place, W'll sail for
Capo Nome today. She will go by the
way of Ketchlcan, whero she will land
several passengers, who go to that place
to do development work on the mining
claims owned by the Port Townsend &
Alaska Mining Company.
The Elmore after leaving Ketchlcan will
proceed direct to Cape Nome, where she
will be placed In the frejght and pas
snger trafno between that place, Capo
York and other points where new strikes
I have been reported. The Elmore -will be
In command of Captain Charles Davis,
who for some months past has been first
officer on the Oriental steamship Tacoma,
while Captain Harry Ramwell goes North
as manager of the vessel.
Washington Lumber Shipment.
HOQUIAM. Woah.. June 19. Lumber
shipments by water dur'rrg May were:
From Aberdeen, 16 cargoes 5.802.003
From Hoqulam. 6 cargoes 2.2C5.0CO
From South Bend, 2 cargoes 6S3.000
Total 8.6SO.OM
Marine 7Toten.
The Santo Fe liner Carlisle City sailed
from San Francisco for this port yester
day to load for the Orient.
The British ship Penthesllta, now due
at this port, was chartered yesterday at
43s 9d. the highest rate of the season.
The damage to the Reliance on her re
cent accident was but slight, and she will
bo ready for service again in a few days.
Domestic and Koreijcn Ports.
ASTORIA, Juna 20. Arrived down at
5:40 P. M. Brlt'sh ship Argus. Condi
tion of the bar at 5 P. M. Obscured;
wind, south: foggy.
San Francisco, June 20. Sailed Steamer
Cnxllela City, for Portland and Hong
Kong; schooner Beulah, for Gray's Har
bor; steamer Walla Walla, for Victoria,
Sailed June 19 Steamer Newberg, for Co
quille River. Arrived Steamer Empire,
from Coos Bay.
Hoqulam. Wash. Arrived June IS
Schooner Occidental, from San Francis
co, for Aberdeen; schooner Laura May,
from. San Francisco, for Aberdeen; bark
entlne Arago, from San Francisco, for
Aberdeen.
Seattle Arrived June 19 Ship Shandon,
from Esquimau; eWp Mount Stuart, from
Tacoma; ship A. J. Fuller, from Port
Townsend. Sailed June 19 Steamer City
of Topeka, for Skagway.
Eureka Arrived June 19 Steamer Del
Norte, from Coqs Bay.
Moveille, June 20. Arrived Laurentlan,
from New York, for Cherbourg.
Plymouth. June 20. Arrived Pretoria,
from New York, for Hamburg via Cher
bourg. Queenetown, June 20. Arrived TJltonla,
from Boston.
Southampton, Juno 20. Arrived Kaiser
Wllbelm der Grosse, from, Bremen, for
New York via Cherbourg.
Liverpool, Jun-i 30. Arrived Corinthian,
from Montreal; Oceanic, from New Yore.
Bremen. June 20t Arrived H. H. Meier,
from Baltimore.
Antwerp Arrrred June IS Noordland,
from Philadelphia.
Rotterdam Arrived Juno 19 Staaten
dam. from New York via Boulogne.
Glasgow, Juno 20. Arrived Laurentlan,
from New York. ""
New York. June 20 Arrived Barcelona,
from Hamburg Excelsior, from Rotter
dam: Werra from Naples. Sailed Teu
tonic, for Liverpool: Southwark, for Ant
werp via Southampton.
Southampton, June 20. Arrived Lahn,
from New York via Cherbourg, for Bre
men. Cherbourg. June 20. Sailed Kaiser Wll
belm der Grosse, from Bremen and South
ampton, for Nt-w York.
Brownhead. June 20. Passed Belgen
land. from Philadelphia, for Liverpool.
Marseilles, June 20. Arrived California,
from New York, for Genoa. LegHorn. etc
Boston, Juna 20. Arrived Norwegian,
from Glasgow.
Southampton, June 20. Arrived St.
Louis, from New York.
How to Like Wnsraer.
London Daily Mail.
The strict Wagnerite refuses to hear
J: the nraslc of hfls favorite compoaer la" the
concert-roonu. It WMjverdntended, he
wMl tell you. to Dfor-artft by Itself,
but "to be played asaccofw&nlmenl to
the action, for the pujvaee oi ielhten4ng
the effect of the hr-essAJy drwpatlc situa
tions coupled wlth"4-2rgeo-4f stage -pictures
that are tneepairKe f rfa Wagner's
famous art-work. -)r r ?
The most Important spart a Wagner
opera, according toTale composer him
self, is .not the mu(ci.but;&tiJO drama,
which. Indeed, the beginner should close
ly follow with the-aH of the book of
words, since the music fs usually suns la
German words.
The Intendtog Wagserlte should also be
gin with the master's .most popuar
works. "Tannhauser" and "Lohengrin."
He will then at once 'recognlze the fa
miliar nwslc he has already heard so
often at concerts, and, 'struck by its
beauties, he will atfern jsiaoy perform
ances of -these two. .Next tyear he will
want to hear these again, supplemented
by "Tristan und IaoMeiM that wonderful
music drama, so charged :wlth intcpso
emotion and passion Having heard
"Trfst-fn" and liked it he thereupon be
comes a full-fledged Wagnerlte In the
true sense, and the season after he at
tends performances oi the "Rms des
NjtbeJungen," or he zna-jt-moke a supreme
effort to get to Bayn-ath. From Bay
reutb ho returns the ardent disciple of a
musician whose nanW; he terrifles his
friends by pronouncing ia he German
fashion, not Wagner, bu "Vsachkner."
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IN DEFENSE 0F4THE JEWS.
Not Expelled From' Russia Record
As American Soldiers.
PORTLAND, June 20.- (To the Editor.)
A clipping irom Ainsllos, by J. G. Speed,
publlsaed In The Oregonlan bf the 18th
Inst., -under the heading, "'Our Russian
Jews," called my attention. F6r the soke
of truth, I deem it my duty to take Mr.
Speed to account for hs Assertions, and
will conclusively proTe "that tlie whole of
his article Is a masterpleoeof falsehood.
Mr. Speed asserts thit the Jews from
the Slavic countries, known In the official
reports as Russian. Polish and Hungarian,
are driven from their lands, not because
of their religion, but o? account of their
metnods of conducting buslnets. The un
truthfulness of this assertion is proved
by the following facts i,, """
First Can Mr. Speed show any "ukase"
of the Czar to the effect of driving the
Jews out of his dominion? I rest in surety
that he cannot trace thich an order. On
the ' contrary, most Russian emigrants
must steal across the Russian border, be
cause it la very hard t6 get the govern
ment's permission to leave the codntry.
I consider tho Czar of Russia more com
petent to Judge of the Usefulness of the
Jews, to the benefit of his dominions, than
is Jlr. Speed. '
Second The persecution "of the Jews in'
Russia is based only on the. intolerance of
the clergy to nonbelleven. In Christ. Suf
ficient be It to read the following expres
sion In the Russian "Code -of Penalty,"
(volume XV, part II. 'revised edition,
1866): "Jews or Tartars who entice Chris
tians from the Christian faith to their
false faith . . ." to prove the Jew
Is persecuted for the only crime of non
belief In Christ
Mr. .Speed also says that the Jew Is
never a producer. He prefers to be a
trader and mostly a money lender, and,
by the last vocation, he enslaved the peas
ants. This assertion lsV rebuked by the
fact that many Jewish agricultural col
onies are In existence in Cherson, Yeka
terlnoslav. Bessarabia, Wllna, Grodno.
Minsk, Plnsk, and other governments In
Russia. Recently, the Ministers of Ag
riculture and Interior vjslted these col
onies, finding them. In flourishing condi
tion, and promise dto Increase the tract
of their land. More, the Jew cannot be a
producer as he wishes on account of a
law forbidding him to own or till the soil
anywhere In the empire, with the ex
ception of the colonies mentioned. Most
factories In Lodz, Warsaw and other cities
are filled with Jewish worklngmen, the
owners preferring them on account of
their skill and sober habits, which fact
was published in the American newspa
pers recently. That there are Jews who
aro money-lenders no -one denies, but that
ino KU8Fian usurers are worse than the
Jewish is proven in the statistics pub
lished by L. Flerowsky, 'St. Fe'tersburg,
1877, afterward prohibited by the Censor.
Mr. Speed continues, ''we have been
most hospltablo to them." God nave the
Jews from hosts of Mr. Speed's kind. The
hospitality the Russian Jew received
was from the true Aroerlacn people, whose
hearts are penetrated with the real sweet
ness of liberty, and not from savages on
American soil.
In concluding his slanderous article, Mr.
Speed surpasses all tho unabashed calum
niators m our beloved Union, He asserts
"that we can assimilate them seems
to .be Impossible, they will have to re
main a race apart, as will also the ne
groes." I call his attention to the unde
niable fact that during' the Civil War.
and more so before and 'during the recent
Spanish-American War, tho Russian Jews
proved to be good soldiers and good citi
zens, an example of which may be cited,
the whole colony of Woodbine ,N. J., con
sisting wholly of Russlai Jews, turned out
at the first call for-o-qlunteers In the lute
war; that while Mr. SReed thought how to
gain his livelihood by anti-semitlc. falso
and libelous accusations, many hundreds
of the Russian Jews shed their Wood In
dcfenw of the Stars and Stripes, as did
also many of the negroes.
I leave It to tne readers to decide whom
thoy consider a better citizen of our
country, either the Russian Jew. who did
not spare his young life for the benefit
oi ms oaopted country, or Mr. Speed, who
does not spare truth fr the sake of
slnnderlng good and true citizens, and In
citing race hatred. '
REV. DR. N. MOSESSOHN.
Wn Wm Noncommittal.
PHILADELPHIA. June 20. An interest
ing 8de incident occurred this morning
when the Chinese Minister, Mr. Wu Ting
fang, "made his appearance in the city.
In the lobby of the Hotel Walton he en
countered a crowd of newspaper men, and
was Immediately besieged-
"What brought you to Philadelphia at
this time?" the correspondents Inquired
bluntly and in chorus.
"I am glad to see you," was the ready,
evasive response. "What's the news?" he
addedA turning interviewer.
"That's it." responded the newspaper
people, "give us something on the situ
ation at PeWn."
"Pekln. Pekln, Is this Pekin? I thought
this was Philadelphia We want the sit
uation here. What's on,? Who'll be nom
inated"?' ,
Some reckless men responded that Gov
ernor Roosevelt was on the eve of being
nominated for first place.
"Oh, you are bluffing me," replied the
Minister, and retired.
Aekno r ledgmea t.
PORTLAND. Juno 20. To Whom It May
Concern: On behalf of the woman's aux
iliary of the Oregon Pioneer Association,
the -undersigned, members of its executive
committee, desire to thank the following
persons for services rendered" in providing
for the banquet at the late annual reunion;
H. C. Bowers for use of parlors at Port
land Hotel: Warren & Farrell for sev
eral fine salmon; students of the dairy de
partment of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, Qorvalhe; Mrs. J, A. Strowbridgo
for all the coffee used; the telephone girls
generally for uniform, courtesy and -exceedingly
prompt attention to all calls;
Portland Gas Company foriae of stoves,
and all. others who in .any way contribut
ed to making- the banquet a success.
MRS. IRVING W. PRATT.
MRS. EDWARD E- MCLURE,
MRS. O. P. S, PLUMMER,
Executive' .Committee.
Strnctnral Steel Lotver.
CLEVELAND, June- 20 A big drop to
the prjee of structural steel was an
nounced today. The price of beams and
channels was cut $7 a ton; of angle, $9
a ton and of bars, $10 a ton. There has
also been a decline In tho price of steel
plafes of $4 a ton within the past four or
five weeks. No big sales have yet been
reported at the reduced prices."
DEMANDED BY- ETIQUETTE
MILITARY vJtlD WA-VAL SALUTES
COST-A MILLION A YEAR.
Rear ef the Salatlna; Gsb Never
Ceases, and- Ke Res Hits Are "Ac-'
ceaapllshed.
Some one has estimated that it costs a
million dollars a year to fire the military
and naval salutes of the world demanded
by International and service etiquette. All
governments use an Inferior grade of am
munition for the purpose, the United
States, for Instance, expending Its con
demned powder in this way, but with
even this economical resort the cost of
the. noisy salute Is prodigious. Zt has
been said that the roar of the saluting
gun never ceases that Is, at some place
during every second of time a salute Is
being fired. This furnishes an Idea of the
generous impulses which are demon
strated between .nations or as marks of
Individual respect. The saluting cus
toms In the army says the New York
Evening Post, are comparatively sim
ple, but in the navy, where our ships
are constantly visiting foreign ports and
encountering new observances, the eti
quette of saluting is quite formidable.
Usually on our ships of war rapid fire
guns of the three-pounder type aro used
for firing salutes. They make sufficient
noise with the minimum expenditure of
powder, and noise Is the principal fea
ture of the gun salute. When an Ameri
can vessel Is In a foreign port where
there Is also a distinguished naval officer
of another government, the Tatter sends
a formal note to the American officer
advising him of, the day and hour of his
Intended visit to pay his respects. The
American officer calls his orderly, and
sends word to the first Lieutenant, who,
in turn, advises the, ordnance officer. The
latter sends for the gunner's mate-and di
rects him to, have everything In readi
ness for the regulation salute at the ap
pointed hour. He sends also for the
quartermaster and orders that the flag
of the Government of tho visitor be made
ready for proper display.
An hour before the time of the "visit the
cartridges have been tried and several
extra cartridges are laid aside. A care
ful watch is kept at the approach of the
visitor, and when he is seen to have
"shoved off" word is passed to the com
manding officer and subordinate officers,
who are concerned In the demonstration.
The visit Is attended with much cere
mony. Including the calling out of the
marine guard. If one be on board the
ship The visitor Is escorted to the Cap
tain s caoin ana is entertained at the ex
pense of the commanding officer. The call
Is usually of only a few moments' dura
tion, and In most Instances. Is of a stiffly
formal character, sometimes carried on
with the aid of an Interpreter.
It Is, when the visitor leates the ship'
that the salute Is fired, and not until he
is well free of the vessel. This custom Is
observed - as a protection aga'nst disas
ter, and Is dictated by exnerienee. Scrl.
I ous, and sometimes fatal, accidents have
occurred to members of the visiting par
ty by the discharge of a gun. Simultane
ously with the firing of the gun the flag
of the ship's country and the flag of the
visitor's country are displayed. They are
hauled down together when the last gun
salute has been fired.
Salutes vary In different countries, but.
In view of the International exchange of
courtesies, moat nations have adopted the
same number of guns for the various sa
lutes a sort of universal powder value
placed upon celebrations and dignitaries.
The royal salute is generally 21 guns, ex
cept in the case of the Chinese Govern
ment, where three guns constitute that
honor. Japan has adopted the European
custom. Twenty-one guns are fired for
all rulers, republican and monarchical, re
gardlefs of the extent, wealth or Import
ance of the country. In answering salutes
American ships usually return gun for
gun, although our National salute Is one
gun for each state.
X custom adopted with serene bravado
by our Revolutionary ancestors,- which
still survives, is that an American ves
sel, meeting a foreign ship, never dips its
flag, except In answer to such courtesy
from the stranger. It happens sometimes,
especially when an American ship meets
a Russian vessel, that this naval saluta
tion Is entirely omitted, although on board
each ship the quartermaster stands at the
halyards ready to dip the flag three times
if the other ship takes the Initiative. It
Is like two men meeting and passing with
out greeting, each waiting for the other
to speak first.
One of the prettiest salutes is that of
dipping the flag or bringing it half way
down the mast, holding it there a second
and then running It, to the top again.
Merchant ships dip their flags but once.
Pennants are never dipped, and are al
ways displayed, day and night
There are all sorts of rules which naval
officers abroad faithfully observe In the
matter of salutea A certain number of
guns Is stipulated for officers of different
grades, and the salutes include not only
military and naval officials, but civic of
ficers, royal personages and our own dip
lomatic representatives. The forts at tho
entrance of harbors are always saluted.
Birthdays of foreign potentates are also
honored when any of their vessels are In
the presence of foreign nations.
Most of the rules for salutes have come
down to us from olden times, their origin
being matters of conjecture. The reason
for the practice of firing three volleys
over a grave or In honor of the dead, la
that It Is a survival of the ancient prac
tice of ringing a bell or sounding a gong
three times, which stood for "Father, Son
and Holy Ghcst." When the bell-ringing
stopped, and ordnance was Invented, the
volley took the place of the stroke on
the metal.
One of the regulations most strictly ad
hered to by all nations Is that there shall
be no gun salutes between sunset and sun
rise. The reasons for this are obvious.
The noise would naturally disturb Inhab
itants of neighboring towns; and under
some conditions might operate to no
good purpose. Attacks under cover of
night and In the guise of salutes might
be effective.
Army and Navy officers frequently dis
cuss the usefulness of the gun salute.
JMbst of them ridicule It and classify it
with the traditional "tomfoolery" of ap
parel and formality which nearly all offi
cers pretend to .dislike. All of them, how
ever, realize that It is impressive, and
that "special full dress" and the display
of flags and the salute from, the guns add
to the dignity of government. These ac
cessories are quite as necessary In the.
conduct of nations for the preservation'
of International comity as are the cour
tesies between friends.
The idea of a gun salute probably has
for its underlying motive the assurance of
good will, as demonstrated by the dis
charge of a gun with all the racket ard
none of the danger of a gun loaded for
active work. The same Idea is conveyed
In the salute of the sword, bringing it to
a 'position which indicates that the holder
has no desire tc run the saluted through
the body, or In the presenting of .arms In
such a manner as to show that they are
not to be used to disadvantage, or in the
raising of the hat, our everyday saluta
tion, which may have come from the
days when the helmet was removed to
show the defenseless and peaceful atti
tude of the wearer.
Though naval salutes are costly, and
though officers sometimes believe tbey
are unnecessary and frequently ask that
they be omitted,- it Is likely that they will
continue as part of the courtesy of na
tions. The Kngrllsh World Moves.
He shall pass that annual blister.
Marriage of deceased wife's sister.
Was the revolutionary threat with which
the Queen of Fairies brought the House
of Peer? to its kneea in "lolanthe." It Is
one of the unexpected-surprlses that the
war in Sosth Africa, or "empire" or some
other Influence, not apparent on this side
of the water, has brought the British
House of Lords very nearly to the. point
of accepting the measure against. which
It has stood like a rock for over a genera
tion. At least the Lords have passed a bill
legalizing marriage with the sister of
a deceased wife, when it takes place
in the British colonics, and making
such marriages valid throughout the
empire. The" large vote by which this
was passed indicates that the Lords
recognize that some special favor Is
due the colonies, and therefore confer
on them, the privilege of marrying the
deceased wife's sister, long sought by
Englishmen in vain.
Tho hereditary legislators of Britain
aro nothing If not illogical; but it is
hard to see how, after this vote, they
can refuse to pass the deceased wife's
Bister's bill for England. Perhaps some
of them may claim that the wife's sis
ters are of a different Bort in the colo
nies, or that It Is not necessary to be
so careful there. But the ridiculousness
cf establishing a rule of law that if an
Englishman desires to marry his deceased
wife's sister it will be legal if they take
an ante-nuptial trip to Halifax,, but illegal
"if they do it In London, is so plain that
It may be expected to penetrate a majority
of the lordly minds.
.TEMPER OF THE CHINESE.
The Empire, Says Denby, Is Never
Free From Disturbances.
NEW YORK, June 20. In the current
Issue of the Independent will appear an
article by Charles Denby, ex-MInister to
China, in which be says:
While contemplating the existing dis
turbances, It must be remembered that
almost always there are riots or incipient
insurrections in China. They aro caused
by popular discontent, which is produced
by deluges, famines and short crops. Tho
government Is held responsible for these
misfortunes, and in order to affeot it in
juriously the simplest and most effective
method to pursue is to attack Christian
converts and foreigners. By the trea
ties, the converts to Christianity must be
protected, and the foreign powers do not
fall to go' fo their assistance whenever
they are attacked.
In 1837 Germany landed marines and took
possession of the Province of Shan Tung.
Russia, which had promised to protect
Ch'na against all her enemies, followed
suit by taking Tallen Wan and Port Ar
thur. France seized a. tract of country
near Tonquln. England, of course, while
always protesting that she wee opposed
to the dismemberment of China, proceeded
to seize about 400 miles around Hong Kong
and the great fortress of Wei Hal Wei.
At this time England Is raising and drill
ing a regiment of Chinese enlisted In that
territory. Italy demanded a great con
cession, but was put off with the right
to work some mines.
There seems to prevail among the pow
erful nations something like our Senatorial
courtesy In Washington. It Is understood
that no great nation shall Interfere with
another great nation while it Is preying
upon e weak and defenseless nation. Each
nation therefore takes its, turn In despoil
ing Its weak neighbors. It Is scarcely to
be doubted that If Russia were to take
Manchuria, England would take the Yang
tse Valley, Germany Central China, ana
France the two provinces of which Canton
Is the chief city. What Japan would ao
Is problematical possibly she might claim
the provinces which are nearest to For
mosa, Including the thriving towns of
Amoy and Fu Chow and possibly she
might fight.
The attitude of the various powers in
such an emergency can only be Judged
of from the past. No nation, not even our
own, has objected to the seizure of Chi
nese territory by the European powers.
Just as no nation raised Its voice when
England commenced its war on the South
African Republics. .Diplomats all over
the world shook their heads and then
were many words of muttered discontent,
but International courtesy smothered all
criticism.
After th's Is all said there Is really
somewhere In our natures a sympathy
with the oppressed and against the wrong
doer. It is Improper to say that this feel-
ins will go out to the Empress? The for
eigner claims that she Is favoring the
Boxers. As nobody doubts her Intelli
gence, It Is hard to bel'eve that she is
fostering an organization whose depre
dations may cost her her empire. Pru
dence, common sense, honesty, all demand
that she shall protect the foreigner
against the attacks of the Boxers.
If the Empress is antagonizing progress.
If she Is failing to protect foreigners, sn
Is pursuing- a mistaken policy. All and
every possible method should be adopted
to eecure to foreigners who are lawfully
In China under the treaties absolute pro
tection. The writer went as far as any
body ever went In that direction when he
asked on several occasions authority from
his government to procure ships to bom
bard any town in which a riot against
foreigners occurred.
Amid all the smoke and riots and sen
sat'oral reports one thing is certain, tho
Empress has seized into her shriveled but
strong hands the reins of government In
order to prevent the partition among the
European nations of the Empire of China.
If she accomplishes this supreme end, an
America will applaud her, because the
people of this country are unanimously
opposed to the dismemberment of China.
m
Missouri Quarantines Cnttle.
JEFFERSON CTTY, Mo., June 20. Gov
ernor Stephens has issued a proclamation,
shutting out the cattle from a number of
states in which he says tuberculosis ex
ists. The states against which the quar
antine is directed are: Maine, New
Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon
sin, Iowa, Minnesota, California, Ken
tucky and Tennessee, and the Dominion
of Canada.
Cavalry for the PhIlIpplnHi.
WASHINGTON, June 20. The War De
partment was Informed today that Troops
I and L, Sixth Cavalry, left Fort Sill,
Okla., today en. route to tho Pacific Coast
and the Philippines.
Captain George W. Klrkman, recently
reappointed to the Army under a joint
COFFEE COMPLEXION.
Many Ladles Have Poor Complexions
From Coffee.
"Coffee caused dark-colored blotches on
my face and body. I had been drinking
It .for a long -while, and these blotches
gradually appeared, until finally they be
came permanent and were about as dark
is coffee Itself.
"I formerly had as fine a complexion
ea one could ask for.
"When I became convinced that coffee
was the cause of my trouble, I changpd
and took to using Postum Cereal Food
Coffee, and as I made It well, according
to directions, I liked" it very much, and
have since that time used It entirely in
place of coffee.
"I am thankful to cay I am not ner
vous any more, as I was when I was
drinking coffee, and my complexion is
cow as fair and good as it was years ago.
It is very plain that the coffee caueed the
trouble. Please omit my name from
public print- Mrs. , 2081 Ogden ave
nue, Chicago, 111. The name of this lady
can be given by the Postum Cereal Com
pany, Ltd., Battle Creek, illch.
Most bad complexions are caused by
some disturbance of the stomach, and
coffee is tho greatest disturber of diges
tion known. Almost any woman can have
a fair complexion if she will leave oft
coffee and use Postum Food Coffee and
nutritious, healthy food in proper quan
tity. The food coffee furnishes certain
parts of the natural grains from the field
that Nature uses to rebuild the nervous
system, and when that Is In good condi
tion, one can depend upon a good com
plexion, as well as a general healthy con
dition of the body.
MUNY0N'!
REMEDIES
WILL CURE
Host Popular Medicines Ever Put
Before the Public.
Munyon's Improved Homeop
athic Remedies are as far In
advance of the ReguIacSchooI
of Homeopathy as Homeop
athy Is above all otherschools
-they combine ail that Is
best in ail systems. -
Mflth Munyon's Remedies everyone can
become his own doctor No experi
menting No guesswork No Dura-
Ina No nauseous doses The cure
Is certain, qIck and permanent
Munyea's system Is to build up, -not
to tear down; to strengthen, not t
weaken.
If yon are slclc, cast aside all othevl
medicines, bury prejudice for
ew aays, sxep into tne aearea
drug: store, ask for Mnnyon'sl
"Gnlde to Health," -purchase a SB-
cent vial of one of Munyon's Remei
dies, and enre yonrself.
Munyon's Inhaler Is af positive curtMo?
Catarrh, Asthma and Most Diseases of
the Head. Nose, Throat and Lungs. Prico
cinn r i.i it i i . I
ji.uu , wan an uicuicincs;.
Free Demonstration an Inhaler this
week at -
WO0DARD. CLARKE & CO.."
Fourth and Washington.
S. a. STTmMmiR rn
151 Third street.
THB ALDRICH PHARMACY..
Sixth and Washington.
LATJE-DAVIS DRUG CO., ,
17 Third street;
ALBBKT BBHNI,
Second and Washington,
FRANK NAU.
Sixth and Morrison,
Munyon's 57 Remedies each a seDrata
cure are for sale at all druggists
mostly 25 cents each.
a
resolution of Congress, has heen
to the Twelfth Infantry, and ordered te
San Francisco for further orders.
Commander W. T. Burtwell has
ordered to duty In command of Puiret
Sound naval station, Bremerton, Wash.,!
relieving Captain J. B Coghlan, 3ln
on waiting orders.
Commander F. P. Gllmore haa been de
tached from command of the Luzon
Cavite, and ordered home for retirement
A cable message from General MacAx-l
thur says the transport Flintshire ar
rived at Manila today.
Washington's Stntne In Paris.
PARIS, June 30. The stetue cf Wasfc-1
Ington presented to the City of Paris by!
the Daughters of the American. Revo-
lutlon arrived in Paris today, The pedes-l
tal had already been prepared, and thai
horse was Immediately hoisted upon It. I
The unveiling will take place July 3.
At Annapoll3, Md the women, who payl
taxes appeared for the first time as vot-I
ens a few weeks ago. Of the 673 votes!
cat, only 22 were by women.
Two of the new peerages conferred byj
Queen Victoria In celebration of her Slsti
birthday went to Irishmen.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.!
PORTLAND. Jane 20 8 P. M Maximum
temperature. T2r minimum temperature, 60;
river readlnff at 11 A. II., 1S.5 feet; change In
the last 24 hours. 0.4 foot; total precipitation.
8P.iLto8P. M.. trace; total preilfeltatlon
from Sept. 1, 1609, C6.7G Inches; normal pre
cipitation from Sept. 1. 1S00. 45 20 Inches; de
ficiency. 8 44 Inches; total sunshine Juna 10, 1
0:00; possible sunshine Juno 10, 15 47.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Tho barometer haa fallen very rapidly ova
Idaho and the eastern portions of Oregon and
Washington, ana a storm of considerable In
tensity is now central In ths district. Light
to moderately heavy rains have occurred Is
Western Washlneton and Northwestern Ore
gon, but elsewhere fair weather prevails, and
east of the mountains; It has .been uneoaeon-j
ably warm. The following mail cram temj
aturea are reported: Boise, 104; "Walla Walla,
08; Red Bluff. OS; Pocatello, 00; Spokane. 02j
Sacramento. CO; Salt Lake, 00. and Wtane
mucca, 04 deg. The Indications are that show
ers will continue In this district for 24 hours
longer, and they will be attended by thunder
and high, grnsty winds east of the-moan taina.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for tho 23 hoes
ending at midnight Thursday, Juno 21:
Oregon Showers; much cooler In" east per-J
tlon: westerly winds.
Washington Showers In west and thandarl
storms In east portion; much cooler la east
portion: south to west winds.
Idaho Thunder storms; much cooler:
erly winds.
Portland and vlclmty Showers; westerlyl
winds.
EDWARD A. BEAX.S, Forecast Official.
DIED.
TROSTER At the family residence, in this
cltv. 685 Second St.. June 20. 1000. Katie
Troster. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Rabenelck. aged 22 years. Notice of June
hereafter.
rtttmner At the family residence ln-
ctty. 35S 13 th st. June 20. 1900. Oscar Skln
ner. agea ea years. iNouce oi mnenu nere
after.
3TDW TODAY.
Wellington Coal. .
Pacific Coast Company. Telephone. 223.
Washington street.
Sheehy Bros.
Wall paper; contractors for painting, paper-j
In? and icalsomining; nrst-ctass wore; moaerat
prices. lOff Hlxtn street, near yvaaamsion.
MORTGAGE LOANS .
On terarcrved eltr and farm property.
R. LIVINGSTONE. 234 Stark at.
Mortaaqe Loans
On Improved city nd farm property. t lo
m r.i TtulMlnjr loans. Install:
loans. Maenaster A Blrrell. 311 Worcester tile 1
Mortgaged Properties
Both city and farm, at bargains. Loans at lc
mtt -Rrrnds nurchased. Estates managed.
W. H. FEAR. Chamber 'Of Commerce.
Mortgage Loans
On Improved city property, at lowestr rates.
Title Guarantee & Trust Co,
7 Chamber of Commerce.
Best Creamery Butter, 40c
TViir, Vinter ...........................SOo. 3
Sweet dairy butter 20c. 80d
Full cream cheese, 2 pounds
Swiss cheese
Llmburgar 23c and 30
Surar-curea nam ........... ...... ...... --,.ii-
All goods retailed at wholesale prices.
Grande Creamery, 204 Yamhill st.
Homes on Easy Terms.
W -will build hnuta anr style cr price fa
purchasers In Tllton's addition, and the samd
m.v tw tiaM tor in eaav monthly installments
extending over a term of years. Streets Inrl
proved, water mains and sewers laiu. tJest en
service in tne city, ana oniy iweuur-i.
utes walk to Third and Morrison.
Title Guarantee & Trust Co, -
7 Chamber of Commorc.