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Newspaper Page Text8 THE MORKING QREGOJNIAJS', MONDAY, J OUT 23, 1900. APPEAL FROM FILIPINOS THEY ASK THE AMERICAS .PEOPLE . .. FOR LIBERTY. Distinct Terms on Wliicn -They, Are Ready to Make Peace With the United States. Clrculars have been received In Port land "from the Central Filipino Commit tee, Toronto, presenting the insurgents' aide of the present contest, together wit;h en offer of terms upon which they are ready to make peace. The circular, which Is addressed 'To the American People," reads: "God Almighty knows how unjust is the war which the Imperial arms have pro voked and are maintaining against our unfortunate country! If the honest Amer ican patriots could understand the sad truth of this declaration, we are sure they would, without the least delay, stop this unspeakable horror. And. that they may have a Just understanding of It, we entreat them to hear our voice, to medi tate on our exhortations, and to weigh our statements against the misrepresen tations under which Imperialism seokb to conceal Its designs. Turn not away from our prayer, Americans, but lldt-ii. and give Judgment according to reason i end conscience. j Ci-rilixed and Peace-LoviiiKr. I "We, the iEilipIno?. are a civilised, pro- cresslve and peace-loving people. Many r,.ni hU. T,rt ne!,ir-r h.iv twin, 4mA thflt Ttf nrfl ndtnnp In rivlllzn.tion. - -. - .. . I that we are capable of improvement, that many of our people for two centu. ies have cujuyeu me uuvtuiiuBea ui "s c"" I cation, that the number of illiterate , among our people is small, and that as Artists, scientists, magistrates, generals and dignitaries of the church, tae sons of the Philippines have distinguished themselves greatly, and have achieved many positions of eminence, especially o In Spain. That we are progressive was well shown by the eonduct of our whole country when, at the time o the capitu lation of the City of Manila, the inhubl tants of our islands. suoDosinsr them- I selves to have entered upon a career of . homes, our properties, our lives, our fu national independence that was to be as- ?ureT?e,s4tlnlces; Jhej,?lutet J?1?1 f sured to them by the United States t"'1 states? What wohjd you do Government, instead of abandoning tnem- ' 2"L, ?ufr 9im of pfeple7 ,2J, selves to any revolutionary fever and ex- , " J?'JninJX nWvfcl viiw- i.i. ...... ,i .t...t.. . Would you concede to us the privilege cess, established with careful thought and f scndlnp Senators and Representatives scrupuloub regard for justice, a prudent t Jr fongreM? Would aUow us government. .which respected al rights to rcct one or roore federal states? Qr created legitimately; they convoked a . would ax us wlthout representa- congress. whose legislative work has not tIon? Would you chanse your tariff been Justly criticised by anybody; the j jaws so as to aamit our products' free of reorganized the administrative machinery duty and ln CQmpctition with the prod whlch had been disturbed by recent ' ucts of youP own floli? And ti,us WOuld etruggles: telegraphs, railroads and you allow the American trusts to utilize means of communication began to work pur cheap labor In the manufacture of regularly; we had adopted the electric goods that would compete with the prod light in some of our towns; and we j ucts of your own factories? Would you had established a new university, four ' permit the trusts to bottle up our people high and several primary schools. In to subserve their own ends, depriving us brief, the new nation had entered upon even .of those liberties which you are a path of progress which already prom- I enjoying? Would you admit our artisans, lsed a bright future. All this progress I mechanics, laborers and. servants to take the Imperialists huve disturbed; all this progress have they destroyed. Spain's Oppression. "For proof tha.t we love peace, we ask you to remember the story of our rela tions with Spain. For 5.00 years our coun try has been at the mercy of Spanish domination; we were the subjects of that monarchy; the government of that na tion denied us an voice ln the enact- , ment of remedial legislation; they denied , us reprisentatlon in the Spanish Cortes. They allowed themselves to be directed by the most reactionary elements, and took counsel chiefly from the friars, who sought to estrange the mother country . from us and to deny us the blessings of I liberty, so that they might the more completely exploit us at their will, iliey denied us freedom of the press, restricted I the right of peaceable assembly and vlo lated the security of our homes. They , created the so-called administrative pro.- cess (expedientes gubernatlvos). so that, often, without hearing and without trial, the most peaceable citizen was snatched from his house and condemned to the miseries of banishment. In brief, the Spanish Government, whose despotic cruelty American imperialism now imi tates, nd ln some respects surpasses, denied to us many of the liberties which you were already enjoying, when, under pretext of oppression, you Tevolted against British domination. Revolt AKriiln.st Spain. "Notwithstanding these great wrongs we submitted quietly; confining our pro tests to earnest prayers for reparation; such was our love of peace. Only when we became convinced that our requests were absolutely disregarded, that the most worthy officials were removed from office, even those of eminent character. when It was made known that they had I manifested even a slight sympathy for us, j Ions as they do not infringe upon our indl when we had lost everv hope of peaceful vldunl and political liberties, or Upon the ln remedy and all faith In the oft-promised ten-'V our nationality, liberal reforms, only then it was that "After.1 these offers, It only remains the armed protest, the Flllplne revolu- that you, the free citizens of America, for tlon, the most Justifiable of all revolu tions, began It was an uprising vpld of every feeling of hatred and revenge to- wira &pain, the country that we re- spected and loxod, it was a revolt against her bad government. Just as we now re volt, not against America, whose power and .greatness we recognize, and whose Juctlce we still hope to see proven, but agaifjsl-hor unworthy rulers. Thpse who teli y&u that we are an ?d venturous and seditious people, ready to go to war at the least pretext, basely deceive you in this as in many other calumnies invented by the Imperialists. If, yesterday, we fought against Spain, and. today, are resisting your powerful arms, even though sure to be vanquished, it is because we have been forced as a last resort to an unequal and b.oody war for the attainment of an as plr.ng people's legitimate ambitions. Thus we can repeat proudly and with the firm ness of one who carries the truth on his lips and In his heart, that If our character and culture entitle us to independence, still more do we show ourselves entitled to It by the high motives which have always Inspired our resistance. Why, then, do you deny us liberty? Why, for getful of all your illustrious forefathers, are you fighting against the cause of independence, of progress and of Justice, which is our cause? What has come to pass between you and us that should cause you to permit this incredible and monstrons war to be waged against us? Broken Promises. "When you declared war against Spain you proclaimed to the world at large that you had appealed tb arms only In order to free oppressed peoples; and when your flasr waved before the coists of the Fill- pines on powerful vessels which easily de stroyed the weak fleet of the enemy. It was an emblem of liberty1 then. Your dip lomatic representatives invited the most famous of our Filipino leaders, Hon. K. Agulnaldo. to an offensive alliance against those whom you represented to us as a 'common enemy,' jn order that by van quishing them, we might achieve our as pirations for peace and happiness. It was then that your Idol, Admiral Dowey, and your distinguished Generals, Merritt and Anderson, treated us as friends and allies, saying sincerely that we were fit for Inde pendence, even more so, as the Admiral asserted, than the Cubans, to whom you have with equity promised to give It. It was then that the flag of the new Flllplne nation waved In the shadow of the Stars and Stripes at Manila Bay. It was then that the Independence of the Fillplnes was proclaimed at Cavite, within range of your cannons, without any op position, and in almost the very words of your immortal declaration. It was then that your soldiers hailed the new nation, while ours were cheering the American liberators. It was then, to save your cause, since you had assured us that your cause embraced our freedom, that the Filipinos gave their blood1 for you ln your fight against a valiant and obstinat6 enemy, and at the same time placed In your reach all available re sources, and, aid. You were at that- mo ment almost at the point 'of breaking: into hostilities with another nation -which, had manifested her sympathy for -Spain by attempting to bar at Sublg Bay the course of what you yourselves had called "an army of liberation.' That was the hour of the beautiful Action; now we seem to have come to the time of bitter real ity, the cruel disenchantment. Then we were received and treated as allies; now we are scourged bock into the mountains and denied every right except that of fighting the very .flag la whose beneficent shadow we had expected "to find freedom and happiness What lie-ward r The address next recites the action of the Filipinos throughout the Spanish War, the disappointment attending re fusal on the part of the United States Government to grant liberty, and asks: "What reward did we get? Did the ex pected freedom come to tisT Noi As a requital for our sacrifices and .as a re ward for our loyalty, subjugation is of fered toi us, instead of freedom. We may have a colonial government of the United States, administered in a. foreign language, instead of the colonial govern ment of Spain, which, at leaBt, was ad- 4 to us and which we have made ours. j. We are to have a colonial government which will deny us the citizenship of Its nation. In plte of their imperialistic tendencies, the Spanish Government never went so far as to deny us cltlzea- h. f0uows the assertion: The Pbil- lpplne Government is the only one which can conciliate and redeem the mountain Taces of Luzon. for in that government only have they confidence a success for lfVif-fw !Vi mruffn1lcn frm1r1 TT " f I tv "-""i r ":" """"-": rrit. r :r accomplish. accompusn. xney assert vsn, ine ex istence of these mountain races makes the Philippine independence impossible. i, i oK., ..,. iAm rMv. wnnM ' . ; "Uw tf .r. in- capable of self-xovernment simply be cause there are Indians on your soli in a proportion almost equal to that which the Ingorrotes, Aetas, etc., represent among us." Several Lending Questions. "Why. do the imperialists wish to. sub jugate us? What do they intend to do "- MM. fcV. .... ......,1 ..... J -- "" with us.? Do they expect us to surrender to V'eW our inalienable rights,, our employment in your country on an equal footing with American citizenB. Indians and negroes? Would you allow us to prohibit Chinese immigration? Would you permit us to retain our own language and not force us to adopt yours? Would you let us elect our own local officers? Would you allow us to .share your of fices, your honors and yQur privileges? And, as for the saloons (which were al most unknown in Manila before) would you nllow them to go on multiplying at the appalling rate at which their number has Increased there withln'the past tvo years? Would you allow the lands in tho Philippines to remain at all untaxed, as formerly, simply because some religious corporations have acquire enormous and fraudulent properties in them? Would.you remove your American soldiery and per mit ub to create an army of our own? Or. if you weri determined to maintain a Powerful army and fleet In order to pro- from foreign ambitions, and from our natural and nerpetual xtnxletles for lib erty, would you do t,h!s solely at your own expense, because the revenues of a. poor country like ours could not do so? "We are ready to make peace, and, in order to facilitate this end, we proposer First That we will par back to the United Suites the C20.000.000 paid by theni to Spain. Second That the most amicable and per petual commercial relations shall exist be tween us for eur mutual benefit, and for the creatcr progress of our country. Third That -we will grant to the "United States whatever spaco Is reasonably necessary for coallnc stations outside of our established cities. Fourth That we will not allow monopolies of any kind ln the islands, and that we wlU give to your citizens all the guarantees and protection accorded to our own citizens for the security of life and property. Fifth That we are ready to entertain wh&t- ver terms you may desire for yourselves, so the glory of your name throughout the world and for the honor of your flag, shall do justice. Thus shall the hands of your noble sons be no longer stained -R'Ith innocent blood. Thus shall it not be said that the vile inspirations of greed have banished from your hearts thoso lofty traditions jaf liberty- and philan thropy which you have inherited from your honest forefathers." ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME Do you know of a train outside of the Northern Pacific's jiew "North Coast Limited" that Is wide vestlbuled from end to end. electric lighted, provided with an observation car carried at the rear end of the train for 2000 miles, in which ladles and gentlemen are surrounded with all the comforts of modern civilization. 1. e., ladies' parlor,. waiting room, library, ob servation platform, gentlemen's smoking room, card room, toOet rooms, barber shop and bath room? Try the "North Coast Limited." It runs dally and no extra charge Is made for traveling on it. a The "West May Repudiate Bryan. New York Evening Post. Bryanlsm evidently has lost Its old hold upon the farther West. Most Bry anltes concede California, Oregon, and Washington to McKinley. There are al ready plain signs that the group of states lying east of the Pacific Coast tier is no longer infatuated with silver, and the free-coinage candidate will need to make a fight this year for more than one such commonwealth which went for him by an overwhelming majority In 3S9S. Colorado gave Bryan six votes to every one for McKlnley four years ago, and the 16 to 1 plank was put ln the Kansas City platform for the express and avowed purpose of retaining the Republican votes ln Colorado and adjoining states which were won by such a plank ln 1896. ,But Colorado newspapers which supported Bryan when he ran before admit that conditions 'have altogether changed. One of them, the Denver Republican, declares, "after careful inquiry in many quarters," that "not one Silver Republican ln a hun dred in Colorado is willing to accept eith er the ticket or the platform adopted at Kansas City," and It even goes so far as to say that "nobody need be surprised to see Colorado give a majority for Mc Klnley." Another Denver paper which supported Bryan in 195, the Times, has come out for McKlnley. So has the Salt Lake Tribune, the chief Republican or gan in Utah, wlilch was for Bryan four years ago. As" the opposition majority In Utah sank from 51.106 for President In 169G. to only 5665 for Congressman In 18S8, that state cannot be considered certain for Bryan in 2S0O. Anyone can take Carter's Uttle Liver Pills, they are so very small. No trouble to swallow.- ' No pain or griping after taking; PRAISE FOR THE HEBREW SERMDX BY THE REV. ROLAXD D. GRAJfT. He Spoke to a Crowded House at First Baptist Church Other Sermons. A very large congregation assembled last evening In the First Baptist Church, corner of Twe'lfth and Taylor streets, to hear Dr. Jrtoland D. Grant preach on "The Debt of Protestantism to the Jews."" For the first time ln the Summer season It was necesoary" to throw open the spacious Sunday echool rooms adjoining the main auditorium. This was completely filled, the galleries op both sides were crowded to tho walls, and men and women were standing in the aisles and at the entrances. The welcome .to ( the old pastor of the First Baptist Church was certainly cordial In numbers, fqr one could hardly expect many persona to .assemble on such an evening. A brief musical programme preceded the sermon. Dr. -Grant read the lesson of the evening from Paul. Dr. Alexander Black burn, pastor of the church, delivered the prayer, earnestly Invoking divine assist ance to thece now endangered ln the Ori ent and wherever they may have gone to preach the gospel. Dr. Grant's sermon was marked by its praise to the Hebrew race. He quoted from Paul and Old Testament writers in their behalf. As between hem and the Gentiles, which he classed as all the out elde, the epeaker argued that the He brews were God's choxn- people, and the constant purport of his thought was that they were the deserving ones, and should reap the rewards of divine blessing. Paul was quoted for the statement that the old stock came from the patriarchs of the Hebrew people. This was the trunk of the olive tree. When the Hebrews re fused to accept Christ they were the branches that were broken off, and ln their stead the Gentiles were grafted onto the ; nlrl tvlr Tniil'" n1rrmnltlnr at that I stock. Pauls admonition at it , -nben the Gentiles so conducted themselves a to become-undeJservlng, they would be. broken off and the Hebrews grafted back again, was quoted as a warn ing to ;the present age. And then the speaker, with great solemnity asked whether or not the Gentiles had not al ready been broken off. He did not as- ume to eny that th-y had. but their wars, i aggressions, mockeries In the church, and a multitude of other foolish things led to the asking of the question ln all serious- ness. THE INDIAN FAMXXE. Sermon by Rev. Arthur W. Acker man. , At the First Congregational Church, the pastor. Rev. . Arthur W. Ackerman, preached nls last sermon before "his va cation. Next Sunday the Rev. Wallace Nutting, of Providonce. R. I., will preach, both morning and evening, and the Rev. W. C Kantner, D. D., of Salem. Or., w.lll preach in th- mcrnlng during the month of August. Thrre will be no even ing service -luring August except the meeting of the Y. P. S. C E. at 6:45. Mr. Ackerman goes to the mountains early next week or the last of this week and will remain until the first Sunday ln September. Last evening he preached the last of a series of sermons on National and inter national themes. The series Included "Our National Responsibility." "The Crisis In China," "Our Demand Upon Turkey" and "The Famine ln India." Of the latter, he said In part: "The fact that 61,000,000 people are either starving or in darfker of starv- ing is beyond our comprehension. That i 40,000,000 people are actually ln want for the necessaries of life; that the British Government is taxed to provide for the needy; that plague and smallpox arc added to the condition ln some quarters Is a horror that the well-fed people of America are not able to conceive. Bat if we could gaze on the gaunt forms that are roving about that unfortunate land: If we could see the babies, mere skeletons, that are lying on their dead mother's breast; if we answered the knock at our door and found men and women who wanted to give us their chll-' dren, and then If wo should travel East and find everywhere the same scarcity, or ride from Omaha to Boston and see the dead and dying by the side of every mile of the track, then we might awake to thft awful rnnrflMnn. - -.- .... -.......... "And one can hardly realize even if he tries to understand the terrible moral degradation that follows such conditions; the stamping out of every feeling except that of satisfaction -of hunger and a will ingness to trample others to get what is so much needed; the crowding of bad men and Immoral women, pure girls and cnuuren, me piague-smitten, tne leprous, the diseased, all into one compound called a poorhousc: the callousness caused by constantly looking upon the neglected dead and the scaring of the heart that adds to its superstitions a spirit of des- pair oh, what a cry it all makes upon the hearts of ment And now the rains nave come too- mte. xne reuet wonts outside of every city are giving men work for 2 cents a day, and there are iiw,wv men, ivisiucii aim cmiuren puunu- ing stone for bare subsistence. "And to whom do the starving helpless millions look? None of the native Indian States have turned a hand to help; tho heathen ln the land are allowinc the sa- ered olireons to tear own the eraln sacks that they may fatten and the people starve; what heathen nation has heard this cry for help and hastened to the rescue? And who Is it in Christian Eu rope, England and America that are foremost ln this relief? This famine is to demonstrate again the value of the Christian religion, and out of it is to come a mighty revival of the nation, and God will work in his mysterious way for the good of all mankind. , "Hartman, Thompson and Powers; "8 Chamber of Commerce, are Portland agents for Brown Bros.. New York City, who are collecting funds for the Indian famine relief committee, of which W. E. Dodge is chairman." clerical corrvEKTioir. Thoughts on the Proceeding hy Rer. Georgre B. Van Waters. Yesterday morning, at St. David's Episcopal Church, on East Morrison and Twelfth streets. Rev. George B. Van. Wa ters gave a brief sermon on the .benefits derived from the clerical convention re cently held in Victoria, B. C. In part, ho said: "I have brought some thoughts from the clerical convention which I attended at the beautiful and picturesque City of Victoria. It is as grand a city as any I have ever seen, and built in such a way as to secure permanence and durability. The warmth of heart and general hospi tality accorded the visitors by the peoplo there is to be found nowhere else but ln Portland. Those English people mani fested a warm feeling- of brotherhood for their brethren ln the United States. There ought never to be any reflections cast upon them, for they stand with us ln our Christianizing and civilizing methods. "One of the features of the gathering was the grand procession to the magnifi cent cathedral, where it was held. The members of the convention marched to slow, inspiring music "Much reverence was exhibited for the church itself for the house of God. and all of us felt the holy influence of love radiating from it. The clergy of British Columbia, I found, were n class of cul tured. Intellectual gentlemen, full of de votion and enthusiasm for their work. One very interesting paper read before the convention was on 'The Church as a Teacher.' According to it, it was Im perative that there be plain and definite instruction in the church, and especially should the children be carefully taught. The parents should not relegate this task all to the pastor, but personally super vise It themselves. Let the church and Sunday school assist the parents ln grounding the children well In this funda mental principle of religious life. "It was also advised 'that we receive our religious instruction as much by the eye as by the ear. The holy church should In Itself draw out our highest thoughts and inspire our hearts wlt;h a feeling of love and devotion. We were also advised to put aside our Individual preferences and do that which was con ducive to the greatest good to the great est number. The thought was brought out that people should be faithful and true to their church and be willing to sustain It through every adversity. "X.et us stand together -ln the worship of one God and the spread of Christianity." ADVERTISED. List of Unclaimed Iretters Remaining in the Postofflce at Portland, Or. Free -delivery of letters by carriers st the residence of Ofmers may be secured by observ tnr the folio winr rules: Direct plainly to the street and number ov the house. Head letters with the writer" a full address, including street and number, and request an swer to be directed accordingly. Letters to strangers or transient visitors in the city, Kbose special address may be un known, should be marked ln the left-hand cor ner. "Transient." This will prevent their bo Int delivered to persons of the same or simi lar names. Persons calllnr for these letters will plei state data on which they were advertised, Julj 23. They will be cfcarg-ed for at the rate of 1 cent each. WOMEN'S LIST. Baldwin. Mrs Edward Leo, Mrs J Bakr. Mrs John Lewi. Mrs A C Bail. Mrs Ads, Lindemann. Miss Ida yer. Mrs Harry V Lovelace. Miss Llxxte-3 Bent. Mlai v.Ua McPherson. Miss Bennett, Mrs M 3 Billing-, Mrs Anna. Bird, Mrs Mlnny Bryan. Mrs Malone, Mrs Miriam Maloney. Mrs M J Marye. Miss Clara Louise Browman, Miss Jul! May, Mrs T L-6 oiuioousn, jaiss Mln-aicrchlii, Add! "c n Miller. MUi Nora. utt7rm?re. Mr, Maud MerenVntMissartle XlUtts. Ml t.xmI T.fll -(! i.n.1. u HfT1r- TH Y!T.- -Wilt-.- r Y .... ChStiteIL Mrs Mnlllk Vnnn i. 3ES Chrlstensen. Miss Edith Morey. Mrs Abble S Clarfc. Mm M v; Morris. Mrs Dora Coe. Miss Birdie Coburn. Mrs W C Cole. Mollle Coaw&r. Sadie Cook, Mary Green Cook; Miss .Cralff, Emma Xeilrfon. .Mrs Kittle C Xeldles. Mrs E Q Norrla, Mrs Helen O Xorrl. Mrs Helen Oliver. Miss Maud Orr. Miss Nettle Osburn, jrllss Mens. Onley, Miss Kate Payne. Mrs Marietta iavj. Miss Irene-2 Dexter. Miss rv. .uonaason. Mrs Etta, Palmer. Miss Elfrlda Dowllmr. Mini Kilm Parker. Mrs X T Duraot, Miss Alice M Parker. Mrs Lottie Eaghs, Mrs Clarence Pugn. Mrs OUle Eawards. Mra Koe nankin. Alien Eaghs, Mrs Clarence 1" ..nk' ri "lebard Renand, Miss Pelagle-2 Engelke. Mrs Alia .naner. jjyie M Flangher. Bell Foes. Mrs Ella Fraser, Miss Bertha. Preach, Mrs Garroutle. Mrs Mirv xvkC( urs itfcou. Robinson. Miss Jessie Ross, Miss Irene Ross. Miss Moathor RusselL Mrs Nellie Rhyegwolt, Miss Min nie Smith. Miss Nellie t George. Eliza tiirard. Miss Lucy Bprague. Mrs w H Gordon. Mrs Jennie S Staling, Miss Gordon. Mlas Ida Steeples. Miss Helen Gray, Mrs May Gregory Mrs Helen Green. Nellie Hall. Miss Florence Hart. Frau R E Hayden. Miss Zoe Haya. X.os Mary tiUphenson, Mrs Mary lUewart, Mrs Clara, tftryker, Mrs Ella Sullivan. Miss Maggie Sundqulst. Mrs Oscar Thomas. Miss Flossie Timmons, Mrs Cros- eajy. Mrs T F Hendricks. Miss -Ethel Tomllnson. May roan iioiaen. Mrs Llssle J Vail. Mrs HatUe L Holcomb, Mrs Llllle Walters. Mrs Bertie Wallls. Mrs F C Welman. Miss Carrie Wells. Mrs, 213 4th Wheeler, Mlsa Amy Whaley. Mrs Jno H SVhlte. Miss Minnie worn, iirn ii a Hosmer. Miss May Humphrey. Mrs O J Hunter. lrs Lizzla Ingram. Mrs D F Johnson. Mrs Lea Kinney, Miss Harriet Wilbur. Mrs W H v , ... ,. Wllhelm. Miss Sophie Knight. Miss Ella Wood. Mrs Barta. Krlgbanm. Miss Leona Toung. Miss Maggie J-aadelt. Mrs Ena Zahn. Mrs Sarah Leahy, Mrs Jno Ahem. John MEN'S LIST. Keller. Arthur Abbott. Stanley F Knadler. W J? Kruger. W F" LamDert, Arthur Ledfqrd. Franlc Leonard. Homer Levj B.8 Llppjnan. A Jlcltrwa Arthur McCarthy. John McCardol. John H McDern.vtt. Tom McLeah. W Mamenb. G M Mariner, J L Matheny, Ed Merryman. Capt J V Mercer. W H Mlchelson. Mr MItchelL P I Moegers, Llnus-2 Monroe. O Morgan, Henry R Mayer. W H Newman. Chas L Oblander. Ed Olds. C H Olsen, Rasmus Ormsbee. Mr and Mrs Adams. H M Alien, w M Andrews, Joseph Anderson. James August. G W Austen. E J Bongher. Perry Baker. Sam S Barlow, Jas D Barber. Alvln B Barber, Harry Barns, r" V Beldon. Lott-a Bellinger. C A Bergen, a V Blackman. C E Bonn. Louis Brask. A N J Brownlle. Arthur C ' bJJmjm. b Buttermore, Elmer t Caxnle, M ' c,r!t' J ,F2 ; 9" -Montgomery . .-vir ffv Collin. Troken Conroy, Martin K. L Condon. William, law- O'Nell, D S yer Page, Thomas Pardee. O E Parentl, Petro Pederson. Linen Petersen. Edw T PlatU. W A Portland Cement Co Portland Purchasing Agency Couch. Robert Cramer. Vernon Crane, Fred H Cross, harry K Cutblrth. W D Davis. F Roy ' oevoi. C S Dickinson. Eugens nuncanJame' Dunhoni W , Durham. R a Sari Edward ilerir 3 "a . FechheL-er. W B Porter. D Percy Ramer, Wm Relneck. Edward Refiner N Albert Richmond. E E Richards. E E Ronell, O J Roberts, Rer Silas V Roberts. Ed Rollins. G W Rosenzwelg, Robt Sanoder, T Schow, E P Schafer, John Schwab. Charles Schwab, C J Shunk. J H Shank. Rev M Sheehan, Red Sinclair, 5:rank V 81yke. George Smalley. W L Smith. Henry Sourbecr, Frlnk Sprague, L Z StucxynskL Pardet Stlmson. W H Talt, Mr and Mrs Taylor. Z TerwlJHger, I Thompson, Chas Tower. W F Vonderalle. C L Wade. J R Walby, Edward (J 'Ward. James P Weaver, Laxy Wilkinson. F U Wilson. B W Wilson. John Wright. Alfred 3 Zlngllng. H Zork. W L Elmmeraon, E H Foster, w j FotJdlck, Albert N FranclscO, Charley LFullerl George W Gorge. Robert Gilliam. K O Goodell. H P Gooding. E E Graves. F Gray. W C I Grenwald. Kasnar ureene. uuam Green. Charley Hancock. George M Harris. ,1 F Hart. Mr Hartman. John Hays. J H Hopkins. M Hofmelster. D Holges. P H Holmbcrg. William Houghton. Henry Howell. Frank A Huse, Cad IHIngswortht Albert Ingram. E 8 Joseph, Oca Johnson, Ray Johnson. Wm L Jones, Bran "W Jones, Richard Jones. Roxey Klug, Louis Kaup, W D Keller. John A PACKAGES. Griffith. Miss Kate Vernon, Paul King, Mrs J W A. B rsROASMAN, P. U. 9 Alabama Iron Industry Flonrishingr. Baltimore Sun. The Birmingham News publishes care fully prepared figures showing a contln-. nous development ln the Southern iron field, the Birmingham district and tho City of Birmingham during the first half of the year. The manufacture of pig iron in the Birmingham district was the largest on record by over 100,000 tons; the increase ln bank clearings, 48 per cent; the tphnage of the Alabama railroads the heaviest in tholr history. In the coal field the output was over 500,000 tons greater than in the first six months of 1S99. Build ing permits granted in the City of Bir mingham surpass the record of the same period last year, which was the best up to that time, by $51,000. The coke industry has developed with the same rapidity as coal. In only one quarter, says the News, Is there a positive falling off from last year, and that is In the cast-iron pipe field. The Industry appears to have felt the efTect of the boom in pig-iron prices, making pipe so high that projected water works systems ar.d kindred vehicles for the consumption of cast-Iron pipe were not built, operations being suspended un til the market became more reasonable. This industry bids fair to resume Its wonted activity in the light of present conditions. "My wife," boasted the happy young Benedick, "Is an open book to met '"Mine, too," declared the old married man. "I can't shut her up. Philadelphia Press. ABOUF THE TIMBER PEST PORTLAND ENTOMOLOGIST HAS STUDIED ITtf HABITS. Charles A. Knlns, of Tenth nnd Conch Streets, Spent Five Years Investigating the Plcocoma. Portland has probably the only ento mologist of the country, and perhaps of the world, who has f ully investigated the life and habits of the great timber pest to which attention was directed during the past week by the Agricultural De partment. This pest is a beetle, known to scientists as the scarabacld family, or more generally as the pleocoma. Charles A. Kalus. residing at Tenth and Couch streets. Is the man who. has made the Investigation. It was Mr. and Mrs. Kalu3 who loaned to the City Museum a short time ago a fine collection of beetles and butterflies which so many have admired. Entomology has been the life work of Mr. Kalus. Since he was 12 years old. which Is now 50 years ago, he has studied insects, unremlttlnclv and closely. At that age he entered a German school to qualify himself for the Forestry Depart ment of that nation, where the rudiments of his life work were gathered. Nine years ago Mr. Kalus accidentally discovered the pleocoma out on his farm In Washington County. An entomologist by nature and training, he captured the first ones seen and sent them East for a reportT The answer was that they were pleocomas, but further than that sci entists could say nothing, as there was no record of their habits, destructlveness or modes of propagating-. Nothing more was required to devote Mr. Kalus full energies to the pleocoma, and for five years following he pursued this work until he was able to give the Universal Entomological Society, which has Natlon-aL-headquarters ln New York, a detailed account of the strange beetle. In re sponse to this volume of Information fur nished by Mr. Kalus. President Ottomar Dletz wrote a long letter of thanks. In which he stated that a service had been rendered of such value as to be fully appreciated only ln after years. Mr. Ka lus data were placed ln the records of the society, with which It will be one day published. His Investigation of the pleocoma commenced nine years ago, the full report being made five years after commencement. At that time the great destructivenea of the pleocoma was stat ed and the only possibly remedy sug gested. It seems only now the Agri cultural Department Is beginning to real ize the gravity of the pest, and Is yet ln the dark as to Its nature or how it may be destroyed. Reference to Mr. Kalus notes will enlighten them and perhaps save several years of laborious Investi gation. Mr. Kalus says his" attention was first directed to the pleocoma one evening nine years ago out on his farm by the chickens running after them. As soon as he learned the Ignorance about them, he began a determined Investigation. In this he was baffled for a period, as he could find no more of them anywhere. and marveled at their complete disap pearance. Noticing that a large numbqr of hazel bushes about one and one-half Inches ln diameter on his farm were dy ing, he dug them up to examine the roots. On these he found a very large larva which girdled the. main stock below the ground, thus killing It. Further digging of hazel brush brought to light this larva In different states of maturity. Some were an Inch and less ln length, while occasionally was found one advanced to Jhe state of a cocoon fully one and one half Inches long. These had the shape and characteristics of the pleocoma bee tle. Aiding full development, Mr. Kalus soon learned that this was actually the larva of the pleocoma, Then came the problem of how It was planted ln the roots of these brush. This was not satisfactorily determined until the following October. There is only a brief time each year that either the male or female of the pleocoma appears above ground, and this Is Invariably ln the month of October, the date nearly al ways being the same week In succeeding years. Mr. Kalus discovered that on this date the males appeared above the sur face and flew about quite close to the ground ln search of the females, who were larger and unable to fly, and re mained near tho holes from which they emerged. The males were less than an inch ln length, while the females were slightly larger, being of a lighter brown color and much stronger. All the pleo coma at first captured by the entomolo gist were males, and for a period he was completely lost to locate a female. Close study rewarded him at last by showing that the females could not fly and. remained on the ground near the holes until they were ready to return be low the surface for another year. Here the males would congregate, sometimes a dozen to a single female. .Pairing com plete, the female dug a hole Into the ground and was followed by all the males there, the latter closing the hole after them, so that no trace remained of the spot. Following these discoveries. Mr. Kalus began Investigations under ground. He saw that the holes always penetrated the hardest ground obtainable, which was usually in the" forests. They were never sunk in plowed land or soft ground, which was explained by an Instinct to avoid mice and gophers. Twelve Inches down the holes were vertical, and then they branched oft horizontally until the root of a soft treo was found. If ob tainable, these were always willow, hazel nnd other trees or brush of the same character, but If such were scarce, fruit trees and young pine or fir were attacked. Where there was nothing but large pine and fir, Mr. Kalus says the pleocoma will select the roots of these for their work. On these roots tho female deposits the larva, from which the grub develops. It requires four years for the larva to evolve from the tss to a full-grown pleo coma. As soon as it becomes animated it bores right into the soft root, getting under the bark and working In the sap. With increased years and strength, tho grub travgls faster, to keep replenished its stock of food, and easily girdles tho roots of smaller trees and brush. This causes their Immediate decay, the same as if girdled above the ground. In the case of maple, the main trunk dies, but shoots spring up from other roots, and the general life of the bush continues. Mr. Kalus Imported some fine prune trees from New York. Tho next year he found two or three of them suddenly dy ing In the middle of the Summer, with plenty' of water. Digging Into their roots, he found the grub of tho pleocoma had girdled their roots, two grubs being suf ficient to kill a single prune tree. These Investigations convinced Mr. Ka lus that it was impossible to fight against the larvator the grub of the pleocoma. These are beneath the bark underground and beyond the reach until their deadly work Is accomplished. His observations show that the males and females appear above ground a very short time In Octo ber for breeding purposes, the males fly ing low and the females remaining nearly stationary. He would have boys trained and Instructed as to their habits, -and to stimulate them to catch the pleocoma, would have each county or the state offer a bounty of so much for 100 of them. The pleocoma, to avoid birds and other fowls preying upon them, fly mostly on a foggy day. If such can be had. Mr. Kalus believes that tho pest could be kept In check In this manner, as he himself caught 400 or 500 of them to send to New York naturalists, who were eager for the specimens. Propagating Is quite slow, owing to the time required for the larva to develop, and destruction of the old beetles each year at tho times when they come to the surface, he thinks, would materially lessen their numbers. This suggestion might seem quite un necessary and extravagant to one not familiar with the ravages of the pleo coma. The Agricultural Department Bu reau rates It a worse enemy to the tim ber of the country than sawmills. In Germany. Mr. Kalus says there Is what has received the name of the nun, which produces a caterpillar of terrible de struqtlycness in the forests: To stay It the German Government has taken rad ical measures to nave ft destroyed, else the timber remaining In tho country might- be killed. Mr. Kalus believes the pleocoma will in time, if not checked, become an equal menace, which lb will require strong work to vanquish. At present. Mr, Kalus says millions of dol lars are being spent In Europe to flght the nun pest, because It has grown to tremendous proportions. In looking for the pleocoma, Mr. Kalus says a person may mistake their grub for that of the eragotus, another of the beetle family. The old ones differ very much. The male of the pleocoma Is usu- j ally about three-fourths of an Inch long, while the female Is about one Inch. The male Is dark brown and the female light er. The adult eragotus differs much In size and general shape, especially of head. The grub of the two are very like, the easiest distinction being that the grub of the eragotus Is found only In dead, rotting wood, while that of the ple ocoma is found In the roots of trees still living or just dead. The pleocoma grub, when about full grown, has a brown head, like the head of an adult. Mr. Kalus expresses a perfect willing ness to confer with the Government en tomologlst at Corvallls and aid as best he can to device a remedy. His proffer is likely to be gratefully accepted, as the Government reports characterize the pest as worse than sawmills. MORE MONEY NEEDED. City Cannot Have Good Streets With out It. There has been more complaint of late than usual about the condition of the streets ln Portland and In regard to their cleaning, and sprinkling., and there has Trun rpnWMl rlnmnr for the eltv to take charge of streets which have been what , aone' anynow, unui tne commission pro Is called "permanently Improved" and see i vdes s wl'h a permanent government. that thv .irft Vent in eood condition. There Is talk about securing legislation to give the city more authority ln this matter. City Engineer Chase says it Is not so much an Increase of authority that is needed in this matter, as more money. The city has power to maintain a street indefinitely If means fqr doing this can bo procured, but no change ln the charter inrrpfl.inr thn, r.tv' n,,,hH.v win hrinr more money for the repair Qf -n,. - n . u ' in any streets. a..a vvuiiui liua unus LIIUU(,lli but is hampered by a scarcity of money The blanket license ordinance, which tbo Council now proposes to pass, is In tended to provide the money required for keeping streets in order, but It is ex pected that there will be opposition made i to the" enaotraent of such an ordinance, as has been the case Invariably in the pasU rlass of peopje. an(1 for theIr consIdera Everybody would like to have good I tlon questions are pressing for so- streets. but not everybody Is desirous of , lutlon, problem of a Dotter sewer paying his share of providing for them. , aSP svstPm Is one of tnc,e. Manila has Many when they have paid for improving a magnificent water supoly and a mod a. street would like to have 'the city orn scwer systpm would complete the take charge of It and keep It In repair work of nakln? tn!s one of tne health Wlthout further expense to them. They 1 et cltle ln the Orient. seem to rorget mat "tne ciry' is made up of the citizens and that they are included among the citizens and must pay their share of any expense the city Incurs. It Is true that there are many who are not taxpayers, yet who help to wear out the streets, and they will be among the strongest, opponents ot tne DianKet li cense ordinance, the object of which Is to "enable" them to pay a fair proportion of the cost of keeping the streets in order. Anyone who desires to increase the powers of the city In the matter of keeping up streets can best do so by aid ing tho city ln securing funds for this purpose. Legislation is of no use unless there 13 money to back It up. 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Accommodations of a Modern Amer ican City Are Wanted. Manila Freedom. Let us make Manila an American city ln fact as well as ln name. Let people who prefer an Oriental city move to Can ton ana die ot tne plague. A good beginning has already been ' made for the public library, and tho clean, comfortable new rooms on the Ro- sario are fairly well equipped and well patronized. New docks and one or two new bridges are urgently needed now, to say nothing of the near future. Loading ships from cascos Is an expensive, tedious and ex asperating procedure for shippers. At least one or two good parks are among the lndlspensables of a modern American city. Now while land is cheap the beginning of a great new park could be made with but comparatively mod erate expense. While all of this cannot be accom plished in a day. and while little can be P'""s )r mese tuunKt. tau uc tuuam ered and matured. An opportunity Is now offered for widening and straightening some of the streets which will never come again. In some districts, where Are has swept away the old buildings, these streets could be straightened at a comparatively nominal expense, before the owners begin f toebul?u" i .. i . t. u .... . Then there Is the legitimate business 1 mstaAS SM ttt I Aalltf l eaorh fT 3 '":'"'"' """ i "r' ". " ," ",," business opening, and branches out with , ,. -,.,..,. In.n.nn nlrlnrr . lfw his home and growing up with the coun- trv. This class of people are a benefit to any community, particularly to such a city as Manila, whose future Is ln front of her. In the American Chamber of Commerce . ,K, . , .,, ,..,. In thl conglomeration of human folk which has drifted Into th Philippines since the American occupation, there are at Wist two distinct classes of people; there are the greedv folk! who came ln exactly the same war ln which a hawk I makps n descent upon a chlckpn-coop. 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