THTC MOBNING OJtEGQNIAN TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1900.
LAST JUNE'S FIGHT
Multnomah Republican Com
mittee Explains it
FACTS STATED IN A CIRCULAR
Coalition Between Mltchell-McBrloc
Men and Every Other Party
Except Prohibition.
The Republican City cad County Com
mittee has Issued a circular to the -Republicans
of Oregon explaining "why the
straight Republican Legislative ticket -in
Multnomah County met ritn defeat last
June. First copies of this circular were
mailed yesterday. Its full text follows:
"To the Republicans of Oregon: The
Republican City and County Central
Committee of the City of Portland and
Multnomah County has been frequently
asked to explain the causes leading to a
partial defeat of the Republican Legisla
tive ticket at the election held June i.
1200.
"Believing that In so far as the com
mittee is able to do so such inquiries
should be answered, the following state
ment of facts, showing the origin of the
opposition, its organization against the
Republican Legislative ticket in Mult
nomah County, its effect on the general
result and Its partial victory, Is herewith
submitted.
The disturbed condition of affairs
within the Republican party existing for
a number of years in Multnomah County
is so well understood by all acquainted
with the political history of Oregon that
it is unnecessary to refer at any length
to the same. This condition was forced
upon the Republicans through the or
ganized opposition of a faction calling
themselves Mitchell Republicans, which,
during the campaigns of 1SSS and IK'S,
sought unsuccessfully to defeat the Re
publican Legislative candidates. It found
Its origin in the attempt by a minority
to commit the Republicans of Oregon to
the fallacy of the free coinage of silver,
which a large majority of the "Republi
cans of Oregon refused to accept. It
was considered that the very decided rul
ing of the Republican State Convention,
held In Astoria in 1898, would be ac
knowledged as final, but. refusing to ac
cept this decree, tho Mitchell Republi
cans, in order to gain. If possible, their
own selfish ends, during the campaign
of 1900 made their boldest stroke. No
longer relying upon the supposed magic
of 'Mitchell' as a prefix to their party
fealty, the leaders of this faction made
a compact with the Democrats and Pop
ulists whereby neither of these two par
ties nominated a Legislative ticket In
1900, but Indorsed a ticket selected by a
committee appointed by the Democratic
convention and misnamed a citizens
ticket The ticket thus agreed upon was
the product of the Democratic commit
tee. Mitchell Republicans, McBrldeltes
and a number of disgruntled Republi
cans forming a secret alliance to defeat
the Republican Legislative candidates.
This ticket was nominated In a hurried
manner at a meeting held on the evening
of Thursday, April 19. rushed through
without comment or debate and imme
diately thereafter on the same evening
was Indorsed by the Democratic and Pop
ulist conventions. It was In no sense a
cltl7ens ticket, but the product of the
Mitchell and McBride factions, supported
by the Democrats and Populists In con
vention, and the title of 'Citizens ticket'
merely used as a blind. As a result,
there were only two party Legislative
tickets, aside from the Prohibition can
didates, on the official ballot Republican
and Citizens ticket With practical
unanimity, the Republican Federal office
holders in Multnomah County and else
where in Oregon did all In their power
to aid and support the so-called Citizens
ticket These officials owed their posi
tions to Mitchell and McBride, and. in
return for the favors bestowed upon
them. they, through misrepresentation,
falsehood, threats and persuasion, sought
to. influence voters against the Republi
can Legislative candidate. Throughout
all the campaign these officials labored
incessantlv In the Interest of the so-called
Citizens ticket
"Under such circumstances, with only
one opposing ticket in the field, such ticket
not only having the undivided support
of both Democrats and Populists, but the
PepuMIoan Federal officials and a num
ber of disgruntled Republicans. It is not
surprising that It met with partial suc
cess. Under similar conditions, the sanu
result would have occurred In any county
In the state. If the defeated Republican
candidates for nomination in a conven
tion and their friends should unite with
the Democrats and Populists, they would
almost to a certainty succeed In defeat
ing the regularly nominated candidates of
a convention. It has been done at pre-
ious times, and it met with partial suc
cess at the June election in Multnomah
County.
"The conditions, in 1900 were entirely
different from those existing In 1896 and
two years later In 1S98. In the campaign
of those two years the regular Republi
can candidates for the Legislature had
the opposition of the Mitchell Republi
cans to contend with, but during these
tn campaigns other party organizations
also had their Legislative tickets on the
official ballot In addition to the Renub
llcan ticket, thero were those of th Tax
payers' League. Peoples partv. Mitchell
Republican. Democratic. Prohibition,
MIddle-of-the-Road Populists. Populists
and Independents. In 1K1 all of these
parties, excepting the Prohibitionists, re
fused to nominate Legislative tickets, but
threw the weight of their undivided sup
port in favor of what was termed on the
official k ballot as the 'Citizens ticket
The voter was given the choice of one of
two sets of candidates, and it Is In io
way surprising that the defeat of a num
ber of the Republican candidates fol
lowed. "But th victory claimed by the Mltch-ell-McBride
faction proves reallv to be
barren of results, so far as Its chief in
terests He. With all Its efforts by such
coalition the MItchell-McBrlde faction
elected two Republicans nnd nine Demo
crats or Populists as Representatives.
The Republican organization secured an
equal number of Republicans as Repre
sentatives, but disclaim all credit lp as
sisting or in anv way furthering the
election of any Democratic or Populist
candidate for the Legislature or any
other position within the gift of tho
people
"Tho MItchell-McBrlde faction was
more fortunate In tho election of State
Senators, three of those elected bring
considered of that particular polltlcnl
stripe. The remaining Legislative cand
datcs elected In Multnomah County are
Democrats and Populists, and, both
houses "of, the next Legislative session
being overwhelmingly Republican, they
will not count for much In the organiza
tion of the two branches or the election
of j. United States Senator While It
must be admitted that the Republicans
of Multnomah County met with a sub
stantial 4efeat so far as their Legisla
tive candidates were concerned, it Is
equally true that the MItchell-McBrlde
faction failed to score much of a victory.
"Through th- efforts of the Republican
State Central. Committee, which during
the Spring campaign of 1900 acted in
complete harmony with the City and
County Central Committee- of this county
and the several central committees
throughout the state the next Legisla
ture will be In complete control of the
Republicans, they having two-thirds of
the entire number of members upon Joint
billot and a safe majority In both houses.
This has been brourht about by the ef
forts of the regular Republican oreanlza
tlon throughout the state, acting In full
concert with the various county and city
epntrjil trommlttees. t
"While the active work bf this com
mittee ceased with the, close of tthe Juno
campaign, its officers and members 'will
devote their best energies to secure A
Republican success in Oregon next No
vember. This committee has full faith in
the loyalty and Integrity of those who
constitute the. Republican party not
only in Multnomah County, but through
out the state. It has an abiding faith
that the great principles of the Repub
lican party will once more be faithfully
maintained in the coming Presidential
campaign, and confidently predicts that
the voice of Oregon in November, 1900,
will be overwhelmingly in favor of stable
National Government and a stirring re
buke to those who have allied them
selves under the tattered banner of Bry
anlsm in support of the false doctrine
of the free coinage of silver, upon which
issue the coming Presidential campaign
is to be decided.
This committee will use its best en
deavor still further to emphasize the
signal victory attained in June by in
creasing the majority for McKlnley and
Roosevelt In Oregon over the showing
then made. , DONALD MACKAT,
"Chairman Republican City and County
Central Committee of the City of Port
land and Multnomah County."
WASHINGTON HATCHERIES.
Eight Are to Be Constructed During;
This Tear.
Tacoma Ledger.
Work' has commenced on the White
River fish hatchery, the first of the new
plants which are to be built this year by
the Fisheries Department A site has
been selected on. the White River above
Auburn, and A. J. Gale is In charge of
the work of construction. It Is expected
the hatchery will be completed in time
to handle the fish of this season, and will
be able to turn ita quota to fry.
The White River hatchery will be erect
ed at a cost of $3000. It Is expected,
when completed, to have a capacity of
6,000,000 fry. Work will be commenced
within a lew days on the new hatchery
on the Nsqually, which is- to be similar
in design and cost to the White River
hatchery. No site for the new fish farm
has been selected. Both these hatcheries
will be located on streams tributary to
Tacoma, and the Increase in the run of
fish In these streams will benefit fisher
men who make their headquartors here.
The state is to erect besides these two,
six other fish hatcheries this year. The
hatchery on the Methow may be com
menced before work is begun on the Nls
qually hatchery. Then will follow the
Colville, StUlaguamlsh, Dungeness and
Skagit River hatcheries. All are "to -cost
$2000, and will have a capacity of 5,000,000
fry.
It is doubtful whether the Fisheries De
partment will be able to complete all
these hatcheries during the present year.
They must be constructed from the hatch
ery fund, and there is a heavy drain
upon tills source to furnish money for en
forcing the fishing laws and to keep in
operation the hatcheries already built
The last Legislature also provided that
extra money was to be spent on the
hatcheries built In 1SS9 during 1900.
The hatcheries built during 1S99 will re
quire 58300 in. tho way of extensions and
Improvements during 19C0. Exclusive of
operating expenses, the Ush hatcheries
will demand during the present year $24,
500 for building and improvements. This
is an expense it is altogether Improbable
the fund can stand.
The hatchery bill will not permit the
construction of new hatcheries until there
is money enough in the fund to continue
the hatcheries already constructed in op
eration during the following year. This
was regarded as necessary to guarantee
that the hatcheries would not be closed
for lack of funds. The hatcheries which
were built last year Included those on tho
Wenatchee, Skokomlsh, Nooksack all
$5000 hatcheries, on which $2000 is to bo
spent in 1900; the North River $4000 plant
demanding $1500 this year; Wind River,
$2500 building, with $1000 to be spent this
season; the Snohomish, a $3000 hatchery,
on which $1000 will be spent in 1900. The
Little Spokane River hatchery, costing
$2000, and the Samlsh hatchery, costing
$1500, were completed last year.
The state fish hatcheries, when all are
completed, will have a total capacity of
nearly 100,000,000 fry. This includes the
output of the Baker Lake hatchery, now
owned by the United States Government
and which during ho past season turned
out 12,000,000 fry. The Government has
promised to spend a large sum of money
on the hatchory, and will lncreaso its ca
pacity. This Is the only hatchery owned
In this state by the Government
Tho Chehalls, Kalama and Chinook
hatcheries are the only ones owned by
the state which were In operation prior
to 1S99. Several of the new hatcheries
will have a greater capacity than either
the Kalama or Chehalls hatcheries, and
the location of all of them is good.
The Sprlnsrfleld. Road.
PORTLAND, Jury 2S. (To the Editors
Will you kindly tell us where the Spring
field road, north of the city, gets Its
name? Is it a part of the old military
road to Astoria7 Please tell us some
thing of Its history. TWO CITIZENS.
The road mentioned Is probably the old
Sprlngvllle road, now known as the St.
Helens road. Only old citizens remember
It as the Sprlngvllle road, so called be
cause in. early days it led to the town of
Sprlngvllle, which was situated on the
shore of the Willamette, some six or
seven miles below Portland. Sprlngvllle
was never much of a town, though at one
time a good deal of business was done
thore. Before there was a good road
built from the head of Jefferson street
out Into the plains of Washington Coun
ty, wheat from that section used to be
hauled in over the hills by a rood which
reached the Willamette at the site of
Springville. C B. Comstock and Lafay
ette Scoggln built a warehouse or ware,
houses there, and a wharf, and there
was a large general store there. Wheat
was received and shipped there, and a
large business done in trading with the
farmers of Washington County and 8au
vlo's Island. When the railroad waa
built out Into Washington County there
was no further use for warehouses or a
store at Springville, and about 1S72 a Are
dstroyed the place.
The old military road to Astoria is said
to have started from Forest Grove. Con
siderable work was done at both ends
of the road, but over the Coast Range It
was little better than a trail, and the
whole never amounted to much as a high
way. Some five or six years ago Rev. William
Travis, Sunday school missionary of the
Presbytery of, Portland, drove over the
road to Astoria. This fact was chronicled
as a feat at the time, and it was stated
that this was probably the first time any
one had made the trip; certainly the first
trip of the kind made in a long time.
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A Dlnhoneot Brynnltc.
Chicago Tribune
Mr. Webster Davlsr the aelf-constltuted
champion .of the Boers, who resigned as
Assistant Secretory of the Interior be
cause of his dlssatlsfaotlon with the Ad
ministration, has still .further displayed
his dissatisfaction by flopping over to
Bryan. He signalized his flop by making
a speech at tho ratification meeting In
Lincoln which greatly pleased the 16-to-l
candidate as well as the notification com
mlttce. Charmed with his oratory, the
Democratic National Committee promptly
arranged to have him appear on the
stump in various cities as a Bryan spell
binder. Their enthusiasm, however, sud
denly cooled when It was discovered that
some of his- Lincoln speech was stolen
almost bodily from one of James A. Gar
field's speeches. It was about 6 parts
Garfield to 1 of Davis. It is not likely
now that .the Bryanltes -will be so eager
for the oratorical services of a man who
shows such a disregard for the use of
quotation marks.
ONE .CHINAMAN'S VIEW
RICH RESIDENT of xantjla tells
OF THE TROUBLE.
He Says That Converts Seelc Protec
tion of the Church and Thus
Disturbance Is Raised.
MANILA, June 25. (To the Editor.)
The present topic of interest in Manila is
ths Chinese situation. A regiment of In
fantry, the Ninth, is to embark in a few
days for the scene of hostilities, this pari
tlcular regiment being designated to the
desired duty of proceeding to China and
uniting with the troops of the great Eu
ropean nations, in what may be the be
ginning of a general war between the
powers before the matter in hand is fully
settled.
Not long since three of us called on
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NEW PASTOR OF CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rer. J. J. Dalton. D. D , of Henderson. Xj, has accepted the call to jthfe pastorate of the
Fint Cumberland Presbyterian Church, East Side, and will be in Portland next.Frlday, Au
gust Z. and will enter on his -work next Sunday. The Portland churchfU fortunate In se
curing Dr. Dalton. He Is one of the foremost ministers of that denomination. Dr. Dalton
was born In Clay County, Mississippi, and became a full-fledged minister. In July, 1891. He
was principal of the Cairo formal Academy from 1ES0 to 1S30. He wis re-elected to the
princlpalship, but resigned to enter the Theological Seminary, Lebanon,' Tehn., from which
institution he graduated In 182. After completion of his studies he accepted a call to the
Calera, Ala., group of churches, and had one year of ery successful work, the' membership
being doubled. Ho was called to Selma, where he remained Ave years. i"rom there he went
to Henderson, Ky., under appointment from the board of missions. In lp months the mem
bership of this church doubled, and the finances Increased 300 per cent. He was then asso
ciate editor of Our Church Monthljv and last year ho was elected editor of the Kentucky
Endcaorer, which he filled with great credlt.He has been prominent In educational lines,
and is now secretary and treasurer of tho Owensboro Educational Society. In 1S37 ho waa
made a doctor of divinity by the Montezuma University. The Henderson Church 'accepted his
resignation with the deepest recret to accept the call from tho Portland church. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted by the Henderson church:
"Resolved, Therefore, by tho church session of tho Henderson congregation of the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church:
"First That In Dr. Dalton we hae lost a strong, fearless preacher, a tireless worker and
a man of superior executive ability.
"Second We feel ourselves fortunate In hairing his wise management In the work of our
church for the time ho has been anion? us, and'had he remained with us our church would
hare soon been on a working and self-supporting basis, second to nona 'In our city. There
fore, we yield him with great regret.
"Third We most heartily recommend him to the Portland congregation worthy of their
confidence and co-operation In his ministry of love. f
"In him they will find a leader who Is ruled by strong conviction, and one who Is fearless
as a champion for truth and righteousness." t
Palanquc, to Interview him on the situa
tion In China. Palanque is the prominent
Chinaman of Manila, a man of no Incon
siderable dignity In his own country, be
ing a Mandarin of the red button, and
the possessor of some $3,000,000, Mexican,
or property of equivalent value hero In
the City of Manila.
On bjslng Interrogated as to the cause
of the troubles, he stated that one griev
ance arose from the fact that professed
convorts to Christianity would attach
themselves to some Christian church for
the purpose of evading the law of the
land which they had transgressed. In
this way debtors, for instance, would
unite with a church, and when it was at
tempted to enforce the laws against them
tho church people would refuse to give
tbem up, and appeal to their home gov
ernment to protect the convert. I do not
know whether there is any cause for the
strictures of the old man, but, according
to his statement, the laws have been de
fied In this way, and the Indignation
growing out of this state of affairs has
contributed to tne organist ll'i of, the
anti-foreign society making the trouble,
known as the Boxers, wno, he says, are
young men, ready to fight for home In
stitution;, against what iiicy consider
foreign aggression.
Palanquc is not in favor with the pres
e government of the empire, at least
such is the reasonable presumption, there
being a feud between him and the Chinese
Consul, each heading his ollque of the
Chinese of Manila. The Chinese popu
lation here Is a very considerable propor
tion of tho city, there being some 40,000,
tho population as shown by the late cen
sus being considerable less than the pre
vious estimates.
The commission Is at work, the various
departments of work being assigned to
the several members of the commission.
It is to be hoped that the criminal laws
will soon be enforced with more vigor.
Tho military courts perform tholr duty,
but remissions of sentenco on Insufficient
grounds aro altogether too frequent. Not
only does the reviewing authority tlmo
and again remit or modify the senten-e
of the court, but for reasons which In a
legal Bstis'i aro someilm.es no far re
moved from the ridiculous. These peo
ple must be protected from their own
criminals, the soldiers must be protected
from native murderers, and the alto
gether too lavish use of knives by the
lower class of natives against theChlno.
as- the Chinaman Is called, should be
summarily discouraged.
Unpunished Crimes.
A late paper contained an account of a
native meeting a Chinese on. the street
with whom he had had difficulty the day
before. . On approaching him the Fili
pino thrust into his abdomen the long
blade of a pocket-knife, from which the
victim shortly died. The same paper
gave an account of the running down of
a Chlno by a native cochero. The vic
tim in this cose was bearing a burden.
He was knocked down, and sa badly hurt
that he vomited, lying by the side of
the street, where he had dragged himself.
No arrest was made nor Indignation ex
cited among the bystanders who ap
ypeared to take it as a matter of course.
Natives have been sentenced to he hung
for killing another native, which sentence
has been executed. A recent sentence
of a court-martial of that kind has been
confirmed. For killing a soldier tho
sentence of the court has been changed
from the death penalty to Imprisonment
for 20 years, and by a late order for kill
ing a .Chinaman, the sentence waa
changed to Imprisonment for five years.
In this case the 'defendant pleaded guilty;
and evidence was In addition token by
the trittl court. The reviewing authority
makes the modification without remark.
The rainy season is on us, though after
a rain of several days we have experi
enced perhaps as many days of ' clear
weather. For four months, to come,
however, the denizens at Manila and vi
cinity may bo prepared, for rain at any
time, for any length of tlpie, and la any
quantities. The windows of heaven do
indeed open here, and the water falls.
It is said last July In three" days fell 22
inches of water. When the ihower be
gins it may continue a day or it may still
be raining 10 days hence wlthno appear
ance of clearing up". I say this may be
expected for the next four months In Ma
nila and vicinity. On the otjjer side of
the iBland of Luzon, the1 climate Is said to
bo quite different, therethe season being
more uniform, the periods of rain being
frequent and brief, an? occurring at all
seasons of the year. , N. W. F.
SURE DEATH TO CUTWORMS
Washington County Farmer Has
Used an Effective -Remedy.
J. B. Fletcher, a farmer, tfhose place
is. three miles from Tualatin, Washington
County, has tried a remedy which he as
serts is suro death to cutworms. He
attracts them with molass.es and kills
them with Paris green;
His observation Is that cutworms (Mr.
Fletcher declares the present pest to be
cutworms, pure and simple, not army
worms) develop In clover fields, and after
they have killed the crop, move on to
the next field. They entered his carrot
field, attacked three rows; encountered,
the polso'n and that ended them.
Mr. Fletcher's receipt, which he read In
a farmer's paper. Is to mix wheat bran
with ordinary "store molasses," to which
Is added water in equal parts. He moist
ens the bran with the water and molasses
combination, and uses one tablespoonful
of Paris green to each gallon of "bran
mash."
"I notice," said Mr. Fletcher to an Ore
gonlon man yesterday, "that the worms
remain In the ground during the heaf of
tho day. As they emerge In the even
ing they are attracted first by the sweet
smell, then by the sweet taste, and they
fight for It like hogs. Whefe you spray
with Paris green alone, it drives the cut
worms, away because they do not like
tho taste of the poison, Coax them with
molasses and you get them sure.
"After I had put out the sweetened,
poisoned bran, I counted GO dead worm
on a piece of ground VA feet square, and
I don't know how many crawled into the
ground to die.
"Probably one reason why people do
not always recognize the present pest as
the cutworm Is that the worms change
form and color quickly. When they were
In the clover they were slim and dark.
After they got into my carrots they grew
fat and turned a yellowish color. After
he In fat. a worm is about 1 inches long
and as thick as a lead pencil."
.
Probate Matters.
C. F. Plympton, G. G. Ames and George
Watklns were appointed appraisers of the
estate of Henry M. TJipmns, deceased.
The final account of D. P. Thompson
and Walter F. Burrell, executors of the
estate of M. S. Burrell. deceased, was
approved and the executors were dis
charged. It was ordered that the execut
ors be directed to turn over to the widow..
Rosa F. Burrell, and tho children. Walter
F. Burrell. Helen Bdrrell Voorhles and
Margaret Burrell BIddle, all the property
now remaining In thefr hands. Including
a cash balance of J20.5T.9 C6.
The final account of H. S. Allen, admin
istrator of the estate bf Martha J. Riley,
deceased, was filed, ,together with the
final account of H. S. Allen", as adminis
trator of tho estate ofc Robert C. Riley,
deceased. ,
Anna H. Cox and Florence Cox were
appointed administrators of the estate of
Philip. Cox, deceased. George C. Saylor,
R. W. Foster and Gustav Anderson were
appointed appraisers of the estate.
B. Quackenbush, administrator of the
estate of John Brendle, deceased, was au
thorized to sell real estate, in order to
effect the settlement .of claims and in
debtedness. t
Tho final account of William L. Brew
ster, executor of the estate of C J. Mc
Dougall, deceased, was approved and the
administrator was discharged.
The report of Mary "F. Goodnough and
L. B. Cox executrix and executor of the
estate of Charles Goodnough, deceased,
was approved, and a 'distribution of the
property was ordered.
George B. Watkins, C F. Plympton and
r- u. Jime3 were appolnte'd'appraisers of
the .estate of Elizabeth .Sullenberg, de
ceased. "
If you have never used Carter's Little.
Liver Pills, go at once to the nearest drug
store and get a vial. They will surely
please you. Don't forget this.
HE HURRAHS FOR ROGERS
POLITICIAN, HAZZARD TALKS OK
WASHINGTON DEMOCRACY.
He Also Prophesies Hasae's Nomina
tion by Republicans, and Tells
Hott Wilson Bought a Paper.
George Hanaro, of Tacoma, a well
known Jeffersonlan Democrat nrrlvorf In
Portland yesterday from Eastern Wash-,
"swui wwere iie nas oeen lor tne past
two months, sizing up the political sit
uation. What he does not know about
Washington politics is not worth asking,
and he has acquired a wonderful fund of
information during his 20 years as an ac
tive Washington politician.
Speaking of the Democratic situation
in Washington, Mr. Hazsard said last
evening:
"I went to Spokane to attend the Dem
ocratic convention held there to elect
delegates to the National convention, ana
I have been In Eastern Washington ever
since. I visited the Counties of Adams,
Asotin, Columbia, Chelan. Douglas,
Franklin, Ferry, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lin
coln, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens, Walla
Walla, Whitman and Yakima, and it Is
only stating the truth to say that the
opposition to the Republican party In
Eastern- Washington was never more
United or aggressive than it is today that
is to say, the Democrats, Populists, Sil
ver Republicans, all comprised under the
term 'Fuslonlsts.' They are oil well
satisfied with the Kansas City platform
and the nominees, Bryan and Stevenson,
and ore encouraged by the knowledge
that tho fusion cause will be strengthened
by the renomlnation of Governor John
R. Rogers, and tho entire present state
administration, so far as the Incum
bents ore eligible.
"Eighty per cent yes, 90 of the Fusion.
1st forces in the Eastern Washington
counties I visited are ravorable to .the
renomlnation of the officers making up
the present state administration. Of
course, there Is opposition among a few
dissatisfied politician, principally be
cause Governor Rogers did not have
offices enough to go around which was
no fault of his. These few disgruntled
people are making heaps of noise with
the Idea that they are manufacturing pub.
He sentiment. They will be much wiser
and only a little older when they learn
at the Seattle Fuslonlst convention,
which Is called to meet August 27, that
politicians are only effective when they
march along with a well-defined, healthy
public sentiment, such as now exists In
Washington favorable to Governor Rog
ers and his highly successful administra
tion. "The Democrats of Washington feel
especially friendly to Lieutenant-Governor
Thurston Daniels, of Clark Coun
ty, because he has brought around a
condition in that county whereby -there
Is only one united organization opposing
the Republicans, all the fusion forces
having gone Into the Democratic camp.
And this will be the result In the entire
stato after the Seattle convention, as the
ticket nominated there will be called
'Democratic And 'Democratic' all in
capitals," said Hazzard.
"There Is not an Intelligent man in the
State of Washington no matter what
his affiliation may be who does not be
lieve that Governor John R. Rogers' ad
ministration of our state affiatrs has
been highly prudent and successful. It
was endowed broadly by the convention
held In Spokane In May, and will be
endorsed by the Seattle convention In
August. Then how absurd for a few dis
satisfied people to talk about setting him
aside! When the convention meets In
Seattle the opposition will be swept away
like the opposition to the ' nomination
of Grover Cleveland In 1692, when nomi
nated for the third time on tho first bal
lot at Chicago.
"The economical condition of Eastern
Washington was never more favorable
and there Is as fine a crop of wheat
as ever grew out of ground.
"Oh, yes, you. want me to say some
thing about the Republicans, do you?
Well, I'll stake my reputation as a'
prophet and the facts will be known In
the morning that Frink will not win In
King County. If Humes does not get
the endorsement of King County, there
will be a divided delegation. I believe
Humes will win and will have the entire
vote of the county in the forthcoming
convention. Whether or no, I believe he
will receive the Republican nomination
for Governor. '
"There Is a parallel for this. In 18S9
at the first Republican convention at
Walla Walla, King County went there
solid for one of her popular citizens,
John R. Klnnear, for Governor, with tho
support of most of the surrounding coun
ties. But the convention nominated an
other citizen of King County, Ellsha P.
Ferry, who was elected, who from the
first never got a vote out of King Coun
ty. I believe conditions now favor Humes
as they did Ferry then. In Spokane John
L. Wilson holds the Republican arganlza
tlon In the hollow of his hand, but it
cannot be said of other counties any
more. The Post-Intelligencer has not
since tho election of John H. McGraw
advocated the cause of a single man who
won In the Republican convention, or
In the Senatorship.
"I am friendly to John L. Wilson, knew
him well in Indiana and ever since I
came to Washington. He Is an Indefat
igable worker and an honest man, but
the sceptre has passed from his hands.
"I want to tell you," continued Haz
zard, "that all talk of Wilson's getting
money from tho Northern Pacific, and
other allied corporations, or from Henry
W. Cannon, of the Chase National Bank,
to buy the Post-Intelligencer Is all rot.
"Where did he get it? He got it from
his wife's father, John A. Sweet, of Chi
cago, one of the ablest credit men In the
United States, retired from business with
over $10,000,000 in cold hard cash. When
tho exact facts of the 'P.-I. transaction
become known it will be found true that
John A. Sweet owns all the bonds Issued
by Wilson on the Post-Intelllgencer.
"I have often told Wilson, 'why not
make these facts public, and stop all this
talk.' "
"His reply was always characteristic.
Let them go to V which is one of Wil
son's weaknesses. I am giving this to
you straight, and it has never been in
print before."
THE RIGHT TO SAVE MANKIND
Missionaries Are Not to Be Pitied for
Their Glorlons Martyrdom.
Rev. Newton Dwlght Hlllls at Chicago.
"Those who have carefully studied the
Chinese situation understand that the
present revolution represents the awaken
ing of China not less than Its political
dismemberment," continued Dr. Hlllls.
"Taken all, In all, "he upheaval Is the
most unmixed good that ever occurred In
the history of that people. It Is the old,
old story of the struggle between the old
regime and the birth throes of the new.
For example, Plymouth Church, Brook
lyn, supports Dr. Arthur H. Smith, au
thor of 'Chinese Life' and "Chinese Char
acteristics,' who is a great authority upon
Chinese problems.
"Dr. Smith is educating some 250 young
men. He has a physician, dispensary and
hospital. His other assistants give lec
tures to women on children's diseases, on
tho care of the eyes or the new education.
He has night schools, kindergartens, mu
sical societies, and, with stereopticon pic
tures, he has given the people an out
look upon our streets, our postofflces, our
halls of science, our churches, our homes,
our libraries, our parks, ships and steam
engines and factories. For several years
his young people, representing the new
and radical element, have been In fer
ment, the older element fearing that the
old regime must go and that the new
Western civilization was to come In.
"A few years ago In Milwaukee, In a
German neighborhood, theoroung people
held a meeting insisting- upon the preach
ing and teaching being' done in the Eng
lish language. The older people opposed
the movement, and insisted that the
preaching and teaching should be (done in
the German language, and an embryo riot
was deve!6ped. The condition in China is
identical.
"I have read the article by Professor
Stevens, of the University o? Chicago.
I do not understand what this professor
means by saying that the missionaries,
physicians and educators are agents of
disorder and should have been mobbed
out of the country.
"Of course, if a Chinaman wants to eat
vermin, wear a plgtoir that his conquer
ing Tartar Imposed upon him as a badge
of servitude and wants to strangle his
babies and bind the feet of his women he
has a right to do so. Every man, even
this professor, has a right to be Ignorant
and make a fool of himself If he wants
to, but this has nothing to do with an
other man's rights to attempt to make a
wise man of himself If possible. If the
Chinaman Is born with the Inalienable
right to go to hell If ne wants to, the
scholar Is born with the right to try to
lift him up to heaven also.
"I have no sympathy with those who
are shedding tears over the death of some
of our missionaries and the probable
death of many others. The blood of the
martyrs is the seed of thechurcb. The
man who loves his fellows would far rath
er dlo through, bullets; in China than at
home through the bacilli of typhoid. For
myself, I would prefer a sword to mi
crobes. Those who have died to usher In
a now era for China are not to be count
ed victims of fate, but sons of good for
tune and daughters of victory."
SENTIMENT IN PORTLAND.
Mnch Grief Over the Mnrder of Italy's
Good Kinsr.
If King Humbert's murderer had fallen
into the hands of Portland's Italian citi
zens, he would be roughly used, as the
dead King. was very popular with the
members of Portland's Italian colony,
many of whom have met him personally.
The King is remembered as a mild-mannered
monarch, who was much given to
associating with his subjects, and no sa
lute from the most humble peasant was
left unacknowledged. He would take his
hat off to the bootblack who saluted him
on the streets of Naples with as much
respect as he would have shown to the
titled aristocrat. When, the cholera raged
in Naples several years ago, no person
was considered proof against Its attacks,
and the disease was liable to change a
healthy man Into a corpse within a few
hours. Yet King Humbert and his wife.
Queen Marguerite, were dalljr seen In tlje
slums, doing all the good they could.
They would pick up the suffering chil
dren of the poor in their own arms and
carry them to a place of refuge, showing
no fear of contamination. It is no won
der, then, that the Italian populace are
stunned with rrief at hearing of their
beloved King's cold-blooded murder. No
epithet can be found bitter enough to
convey their Indignation against the ma
licious assassin who is the cause of the
good King's death.
A. B. Ferrera, a Portland attorney, who
was born In this city, but who spent four
years In the land of his forefathers, had
learned to revere Uhe good King, whose
hand was never known to fall heavily
on his people. "When he was crowned.
some 20 years ago," Mr. Ferrera said yes
terday, "an attempt was made on. his
life, hut he used his Influence to save
the life of the would-be assassin. This
is the thanks he gets for his leniency.
and some Irresponsible fanatic has taken
his life at last, thinking that he has thus
performed a duty to his brother anarch
ists. I am sure the assassin had no per
sonal grievance against the King, but
the organization of anarchists, like the
suicide clubs of other countries, Is com
posed of seml-lnsane men, who goad each
other on to deeds of desperation.
"King Humbert was a patron of edu
cation, and from his own private purse
assisted many Institutions of learning.
Recently he paid off a large debt that
had hung aver the Royal Italian National
College at Turin.. This act was only one
of his many good deeds.
"The people of Italy are, as a rule,
contented with their government. We
hear occasionally of bread riots In this
or that city, but theso are traceable to
local causes, such as failure of crops, and
both tho King and Queen were always
ready to do what they could to alleviate
distress. They were the friends of all le
gitimate enterprises, and encouraged the
erection of massive public buildings and
aqueducts. In order to give employment
to the poor. The poor of Italy look to
the government for work and relief In
periods of depression, and this makes
the task of assisting them much more
onerous than here In America, where peo
ple rustle for themselves In dull times."
Mr. Ferrera places the population of
Italy at 30.000.000. "It was 28,000,000 when
I was there 10 years ago," he said, "and
the Increase since has been marked, al
though emigration to North and South
America has been heavy. The bulk of
the homeseekers have gone to Buenos
Ayres, though the Americans think a
great many have come over here."
Steps are being taken on the part of
Italian residents here toward holding a
meeting to express their sorrow and offer
condolences to the bereaved members of
the royal family.
Makes Canes for Tourists.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
At Cabo Robo, In the southwestern cor
ner of Porto Rico, all the native woods
can be seen at a small manufactory,
where by slow hand process they are
converted Into walking sticks. While
there are other factories, this Is the cen
ter of the walklng-cane Industry. Already
the place is well known to tourists, few
of whom think of leaving Porto Rico
without an assortment of these sticks,
which can be found In laural, cocoanut,
maguey, ausubo, capa, orange, mahog
any and many other varieties, some ex
tremely hard and brittle, others soft and
easily worked.
Fell From a High Cliff.
OGDEN, Utah, July 29. George H. Bur
gett. paying teller of the Ogden State
Bank, was killed In Pine Canyon yester
day by 'falling from a cliff 500 feet high.
His body was mangled beyond recogni
tion. His father and mother reside at
Aberdeen, S. D.
Italian Authorities Act.
ROME, July 30. Orders have been tele
graphed to all provincial officials to take
steps to assure order and prevent possible
revolutionary movements. The King will
be required to summon Parliament Imme
diately upon his arrival here.
Reunion ol Spanish War Veterans.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 3a An
official call was Issued today for the an
nual reunion and encampment of the As
sociation of Spanish-American War Vet
erans In this city from October 8 to 12,
inclusive.
Rev. Herman Dyer.
NEW YORK, July 30. Rev. Dr. Herman
Dyer, a widely known clergyman and
teacher, and for many years, secretary
of the Evangelical Church, Is dead at his
home in this city, aged 80 years.
World to End This Tear.
This is the recent decision of one of
the prominent societies of the world, but
the exact day has not yet been fixed
upon, and while there are very few peo
ple who boll eve this prediction, there are
thousands of others who not only believe,
but know, that Hostetters Stomach Bit
ters Is the best medicine to cure dyspep
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or liver and kidney troubles. A fair trial
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HIRD' TltKfcT NEEDED
3t'KIXLET?S ELECTION AND INDIANA
RESULT J CONCERNED.
Strong- Belief That Gold Democrats
Will Vote Anti-Imperialism Finnic
of Kansas City Platform.
WASHINGTON, July 26. There seems
to be a ery strong Impression that a
third ticket In the field, such as a Gold
Democratic and Imperialism ticket, will
be necessary to elect McKlnley, and espe
cially to save Indiana from the Demo
cratic forces. There is a strong belief
that a largo number of Gold Democrats t
will vote for the Kansas City ticket on
the antl-Imperiallsm plank of their plat
form. At the same time It Is believed
that they can be held from the Bryan
ticket If a gold ticket and a ticket de
claring against Imperialism should be put
in the field.
Indiana always has been a doubtful
state. The cry that Is going up from the
Hooslers now Is the same as that of every
four years, when they demand enormous
amounts of money in order to save their
state to the Republican party. It recalls
the story of a number of years ago when
an Indiana politician went up to Chicago
and told some of the millionaire Repub
licans of that city that a big contribu
tion would be necessary In order to save
Indiana to the Republicans that year.
This Republican politician replied: "Now,
I want to tell you right here that I am
getting very tired of Indiana politics. I
think it is about time that the Indiana
voters stayed bought. This idea of an
allowance of Illinois money to purchase
Indiana votes every four years has got
rather tiresome, and I, for one, am
through with It."
Of course, the Presidential election Is
the harvest time for a certain class of
voters In Indiana. There Is a strong ele
ment there that dislikes very much tho
methods that have to be employed to hold
tho other voters. But every four years
it seems to be necessary to go Into In
diana with a big campaign fund, and to
get votes in a questionable way, if they
are not actually purchased. Back In 1S83
they had the blocks-of-flve method, by W.
W. Dudley. The trouble with Dudley was
that he waa too frank In hl3 statement of
the case. The Indiana floater Is to be
gathered In free in blocks of five, but evi
dently now, as In 18SS, Indiana Is a doubt
ful state, and will continue to be as long
as there is such a large proportion of the
voters who look to each Presidential elec
tion as being a rich harvest. It Is proba
ble that wewlll continue to hear that
Indiana Is doubtful right up to the clos
ing of, tho polls.
New York was formerly a great field in
this same line. Being a doubtful state. It
was a state Into which enormous cam
paign funds were poured. Probably the
fact that It has ceased to be doubtful has
caused much discouragement to certain
classes of voters, and that, no doubt, ac
counts for the narrow majority by which
Governor Roosevelt was elected. It is
known, however, that since New York
ceased to be doubtful, there has been less
money poured Into the campaign In that
state. Tammany now raises an enormous
corruption fund for the purpose of holding
tho city solid, but this Is not always met
by a similar fund raised by the Repub
licans. It Is not believed that a Gold Democrat
ic antl-lmperlallstlc ticket will get. as
many votes as the Palmer and Buckner
ticket did In 1S96. but It Is possible that
it will hold a sufficient number of Gold
Democratic votes In Indiana and Wis
consin to make those states safe for Mc
Klnley. The object of a Gold Democratic
ticket seems to be that it will give the
Gold Democrats something to rally
around and afford them no reason for go
ing over to the Bryan. Democracy at pres
ent. The hope is expressed that these
Gold Democrats' will finally round up for
the McKlnley ticket after they have made
their speeches and campaign against im
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Consular Agent E. S. Harris.
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Walfisch Bay, forms the finest harbor on
the west coast of Africa. It Is probably
destined to outstrip- Cape Town In time,
for, with a railroad through to Pretoria,
and steamship lines to Europe and Ameri
ca, Capo Town will lose an Immense
amount of traffic destined for the Interior
of Africa-
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