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.THE MOBKISTG?' OREGOKIAff TtJESDAj?, OCTOBER . 23, 190& E&CHEROUSTAGAL Only One J-uzonTrlbe'Opposed to the United States. PORTLAND MAN GIVES EXACT FACTS Residence on tlie Island Cored Him f Completely of Antl-Imperial- Istic Notions. . six-months' residence -on the Island of JLuzon -would cure any American of "an- SJ-lmperlaJlsin,' accordlngr to John T. Polndexter, previously a. Democrat, but now a pronounced McKinley mane Mr. Polndexter Is a Portland boy, and left last year to take a positron In the Quar termaster's Department with General Funston at San Isldro, in the Interior, of Luzon. Jn spealdng yesterday on condi tions in the Philippines, Mr. Polndexter eaid: s 'Bef6r I left Oregon I -was in .favor of letting the Philippines so. I consid ered that our Government bad no right to .molest the people of the islands and .that their sale by Spain conferred -no title to them. I thought "we -were at tempting to subjugate a peaceable, in telligent people -who.Tvouia. be -well enough off if left to themselves, but I found, when I -was there -a few -weeks, that the Ta gals were the only ones opposed to American occupation, and that these con slat of only one Qf 11 different tribes in Jjozoxi. I found that all the other tribes feared and hated the Tagals, but were snore or less friendly to the Americans. ; 1 found that when these treacnerous Tagals -captured a town, they would im mediately proceed to butcher and rob the natives who had manifested a, friendli ness for us. The Tagals dare not hunt a fight with our soldiers, because they now they will be accommodated, and that 12 Americans are equal to 100 of them. "The people of Luzon are enjoying a peace -.and prosperity unknown under .Spanish rule, notwithstanding the fact that Tagals in. roving bands sometimes terrorize- a portion of the Jsland. The natives obtain better prices for-their labor jmd products than ever before, and they xealize that this is the Tesult of Ameri can rule. ""The only thing that keeps the Islands in ad unsettled condition Is the news ,from America that Bryan will offer the Tagals their liberty should he become President. This is the drift of conversa tion, among those who sympathize with Aguinaldo, noiV only in Manila, but in the villages of the interior. Once let the PlllplnOs know that the American peo ple -will sustain the .present policy, and all Opposition will cease, except, perhaps, on the part of the ladrones, who have ,been roaming bands of thieves for en erations. These chaps -will have to be captured with the assistance of the peace ful natives, who hate and fear them. "Should our Government abandon these islands to their fate, the Tagals would at once inaugurate a reign of terror by murdering the other tribes, as the Ta gals re the only ones armed. Should we withdraw, every European resident would have to follow, .or run the risk of massacre. This -would "bring some other power in and the islands would soon, Te subject to a country from whom nothing short of subjugation could be ex pected. The American Government would thus be the laughing stock of the world and lose much of the prestige it lias re cently gained In International affairs." Mr. Polndexter traveled over some two thirds of the Island of Luzon, and thinks It very rich in possibilities, as the soil will produce abundantly of all tropical I fruits and grains. Rice, com, coffee, to bacco, cocoanuts, bananas, oranges, sweet potatoes and sugar cane grow to perfec tion, and when peace settle over .the country, there will be e great market of American machinery and farming-implements. Some sugar is made now, but not so'mucb as formerly, as the roving bands of Tagals have destroyed the mills In their raids. Quite a number of rope factories and cigar factories liave xe j cently started in a crude way, but the "bulk of the hemp and tobacpo srown will .continue to- ce 'shipped in bales, to civi lized countries "where better methods of manufacture prevail. "Once peace (s established over the islands, the Filipinos -will be the happiest people in the -world," continued Mr. Poln dexter." "They are not natural fighters, in fact are very cowardly, but they are quick to learn and take up the English language very rapidly-' English is now spoken .quite well by many of the trad ers in the towns between Manila and San Fernando, and the children pick up our words as -quickly as they do their own. In Manila the Americans have established ood schools, ,and are preparing to extend the educational system Into the Interior. It will not take so very long to change the language of the Islands to English, once the Tagals have -surrendered. "In all the Interior towns matters are on a peaceful footing, and trade is car ried on as safely as In Portland. It Is only -when a roaming "band of Tagals ap pears that trouble is anticipated, but our soldiers have learned Filipino tricks and sbon scatter this mob when the latter manifest themselves. These roving bands will take some time to suppress, should they decide to hold -out, but they are only waiting Just now to hear what the Amer ican people decide on the 6th of next mpnth. The natives and even the Tagals are heartily sick of fighting and will be glad 'enough to accept our terms whei they know we intend to keep the Stars and Stripes where our soldiers have planted them.' Quite a number of in-urrectos- have already given up their arms; in. response to a Recent reclama tion4, offering them 30 silver dollars lor every musket, on condition of the bearer taking the oath of allegiance. After a certain date, those who contlrfue to bear arms will be treated with more sever ity than heretofore, when captpred." Mr. Polndexter thinks the Rio Grande "valley in Luzon is one of the beautiful spots on the globe. He Judges it .ias about the area of our "Willamette Val ley, "but it is shaped like a horseshoe, -with the open part facing the sea., A high mountain Mount Arayat, arises abruptly in the middle of the valley, and along Its sides are .rich grassy slopes where all kln.ds of stock might be raised Wjith ease. On the foothills of the moun tain ranges many stock ranches could bo operated, as the -climate-1s mild and equa ble. The heat of the valley Is not great, he said, but an accompanying moisture Tenders it oppressive. The worst thing Tvhite people have to contend with i dypentery. which attacks Americans and Spanish alike, and seems to stay wiui them as long as they remain In Luzon. He attributes its ravages to a lack of proper diet such as oie would follow In the States If afflicted with bowel trouble. The soldiers are troubled a good deal with this complaint because they are .obliged to live on hardtack and bacon," Interspered with "slob," a stew made up of everything to be found in camp. This ie thinks, would kill a man, anywhere, let alone in the tropical jungle on the Island of Luzoru President Hcdley for McKinley. President Hadley of Yalef, " Gentlemen, the -question off imperialism was Settled 10 years ago when we began tq build battleships Instead of forts. X)l ney and the Democrats wanted one kind of imperialism; they-wanted to fight Eng land. The Republican party wanted an other, better kind of Imperialism. I am not against the Democratic party. Indeed, I have a high respect for Mr. Cleveland an,d other great leaders;. I have high psr- Bonal respect .for Mr. Bryan. You know tho -ctory 'of the man that lost "his3 wife. All Ms friends were . sympathizing with him and telling himv,what an awful loss it was and all that, and he answered: "Well, that's all very -fine, but I never did care much for her." If we are to have imperialism at all I would much rather see It brought about by Mr. 'McKinley -and his- cabinet, with such men as Hay and Boot; than"by any men that Mr.- Bryan can- gather around him. I am not In. politics .this year any more than this: I will deposit my aaz vote for McKinley and will not try to de posit any more. MELLEN WENT TO ASTORIA Saw Fort Steven and Seaside Wot a. Business Trip. On invitation of President Hammond, of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad, President Mellen, of the Northern Pa cific, went over the line yeerterda-y In .his private car, attached to the regular train. H. 2C. Turner, of SL Johnsbury, Vt., who is Mr. Mellen's guest, accompanied them. The party went to Astoria on the morn ing train, went over to For.t Stevens, and took a run,, down to Seaside, returning with the train In the evening. "" "No business" significance attaches to this trip," said Mr. Hammond. "Mr. Mel-' len had not seen our road since it was completed, and I was glad to have him go over It and see what a fine- property we have." - " Mr, Mellen will remain In Portland through today, and will probably leave ,for the north; with the night train. Ejxonrsloa Rates to Soataera Califor nia. General ' Passenger Agent Hurlburt, of the O. P. & N., yesterday issued a cir cular quoting excursion rates between Portland and California points,, in connec tion with current local rates from points on its line to Portland. ,The round trip rate .from "Portland to Los Angeles and Santa-Barbara, the price; Is $50; to Pasa-J dena, $50 SO; to Santa Monica, $50 "TO; to Riverside and San- Bernardino, $53 50; ' to Redlands. $54".M.J These are good tp go SO days, and to return. 90 days. The rate is put in. for the accommodation of a large number of-people in the Northwest, prosperous- miners, and others,, who like, to spend their Winters In Southern Cal ifornia. From Portland "the route, one way may be by steamer, but south of San Francisco only .rail lines are used. " -Orders for Rolling: Stock. - The Oregon Short Line has given an order for 300- hopper-bottom coal cars of 100,000,,. pounds'" capacity; 100 combination, "flat and gondola cars, and 125 steel bal last cars,, of 100,000 pounds' capacity. .The coal' cars will have cast-iron wheels, 33 lrfch.es InMlameler, weighing JOO'.'pounds, and pressed steel diamond truckB. "The Oregon, Short Line has also ordered 15 consolidation compound, 10 mogul com pound, and four switch engines from, the Baldwin Locomotive "Works for delivery In January and March. The Southern Pacific has Just ordered 18 -8-wheel locomotives from 'the Cooke LocomotiVK "Works, of Paterson, N. J, Thlg'oraer'isvin.'addltlon.'to-the 40 mogul engines ordered some time ago. Telia -of" California. 'The September number of Sunset, a magazine of the Border, "West by South, published by the Southern Pacific Com pany, Is a little late for September, but it Is filled with the usual interesting array of descriptive matter and -superb Illustrations. "Santa Cruz has the fore most place in-the magazine, and there is an article on closing the gap in ,the shore iine of the. railroad, between Santa Barbara, the nothern end of the South ern arm, and Surf, the southern, end of the northern arm, a distance of SO miles. The celebration-of California's 50th an niversary received due attention and there Is a fac simile reproduction of the au thor's copy of the .poem, "Inspection,", by 1 Richard Realf, Burlington to JSny Iowa Roads. CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Special meetings of the stockholders of 19 Iowa railroads now leased and operated by the Chicago, Bur lington & Qulncy .rtallroad Company were hold .here today. They ratified the action of thedlrectors in agreeing "to sell to the Burlington Company outright- the properties In i,whlch they are Interested. At their annual meeting, November 7,the stockholders of the .Burlington will ' be asked by the directors to approve of the, purchase of these properties in the, in terest of economy and Improved methods of operation. PERSONAL MENTION. J. T. Polndexter, a Prineville stockman, is af the St. 'Charles. B. Dufur, an attorney of ; The Dalles, Is at the St. Charles. Charles Butler, a Port Townsend cat tleman, is. at the Perklns.- F.. H. Kiddle, an Island City stockman, is registered at the"- Imperial. - -. Dr and Mrs. ..M. Mojltor, of La Grande, are registered at the'Jmperial. N. TV. Whealdon,'"a merchant of The Dalles, is registered at the Perkins. Lionel A "Johnston, editor of the Mal heur Gazette, of Vale, is at the Perkins. A. J. Johnson," Government Forestry Expert, is at the Perkins, from Astoria. N. A. Leach, a business man of Lex ington, registered at the Perkins" last evening. J. W. Hobbs, of McMinnvllle, special agent of the Internal Revenue Depart ment, is at the" Perkins. Mrs.- S. B. Randall, of Astoria, wife of Captain Randall of the steamer Elder, is a guest of the Imperial. , Norman Merrill, of Clatskanie, is. at the St. Charles; He is visltlnsr a -daugh ter.--who is seriously ill at-St. "Vincent's" Hospital. G. Klrkpatrlck, of San Francisco, mem ber of the Republican State Central Com mittee, was a guest at the' Portland yesterday, in company with his son. They had been on a pheasant hunt in Benton County. J. G. Day, Jr., formerly known among his friends as "Doc," is in the city on a visit. He "has been at his mine on Olalla Creek for the past nine months, and Is brown and hearty. He has great faith In the mining regions of Southern Or egon, which he says will before long astonish the world. A resident of the Lewis River Valley named- Kruger, and a second cousin of Oom Paul, late President of the Trans vaal, was in the city yesterday. Of course he sympathizes with his illustrious relative", but says Paul bit off more than he could masticate, when he declared war against the British. President .Kru ger now thinks so himself. NEW YORK, Oct 22. Northwestern people" registered at New York hotels to day as follows: From Portland R. M. Moody and wife, at the Cadillac; W. J. Van Lemburgh and "wife, at the Fifth Avenue. From Salem H.'h. Gilfrey, at the Vic toria. From Seattle Dr. S. Cannon, at the Im perial, PnlHc Schools of Dallas. , DALLAS, Oct 22. The public schools of 'Dallas will open November 5 The new building, Is practically completed, but the -contractors have until November 1 to turn It over to the district. Dedicatory cere monies -will be held, the programme being wejl made up at this time. It is ex pected that the attendance will be 500 to GOO pupils. At the college reception given by citi zens of Dallas last Friday, 71 students were in attendance. Pain from indigestion, dyspepsia, and too hearty eotlrucls relieved at onrv hv taklnt? one of Carter's' Little Liver. Pills uamoaiateiy aitermnw. ' SWEDISH- COUNT HERE MAS' OF FOR.TUXE, TRAVBIiER AND l MUSICIAN. Coast Axel R. Waclitmeister oh Second Toar of tKepWorld-In-. terestinsr Experiences. Count Axel P."WacHtmeIster, of Sweden,, is In Portland for a two weeks stay with his friend John Mackenzie, of this city. The Count te a traveler by habit, a mu sician by preference,, and a' -man of for tune by the kindness of his ancestors. Having been around the world twice, and enjoyed personal acquaintance with many ot -the celebrities or the.day,.Ws.life..al ready, In its short span, has-been event ful enough to fill a fat volume. He has been summering In British Co lumbia with some friends who have min ing interests in that region. -He lived In a hut there in the monutains and was happy as a King, spending his hours fight ing off porcupines- and poring qver, vol umes that deal with the mysteries of Greek tetra-chords, strophes and- anti strophes, Sapphic meters, - the hypnotic , chantlngs of Egyptian, .priests, together with a lot of other devices 'of . the an clepts for persuading us that music 1b not a, modern Invention. This is, not the Count's-first visit to Portland.' He was here about four yeaTs ago. At that time he was studying the osophy, not as a ' religion, but as a philosophy. He and his mother, Countess "Wachtmelster, whose picture shows her to be a noble looking woman, with a pure, and lofty brow and a .certain 'grand simplicity of bearing were making the tour with Annie Besant. Mrs.' Besant, upon whom the maptle of Mme. Blavat skynad then but recently fallen, was at that time lecturing extensively through out the United Sfates. The Countess, who Is a warm personal friend of Mrs. Besant's, accepted the tenets of theosophy. but;her son failed t find; in it a .sat isfactory , answer to hfs N questionings. He, has, however, a great admiration for Mrs. Besant, mainly -because of the pu rity and-sincerity of - her-motives. "She Is the only woman In 'the world that I know," he saysr "who consistently lives' up .to her-teachings. Old Tolstoi Is the onlyman." The speech and general bearing of the Count 4ir"e so thoroughly English that those -who converse withshlm are at once non-plussed by such strong British pro clivities in a .man of Swedish nation ality and appearance. He la .tall, of loosely built,- stalwartfigure, with the' blue eyes, tawny hair and mustache of northern climes. The mystery is soon ex plained. He was born in London, and all his associations have be,en English, his father being the Swedish Minister to the Court of St. James. His mother Is of French blood, but of English,, education, and so " he has a host of "English rela tives. , The Count is no less ardent as an explorer of queer corners of the world than he Is "brilliant and scholarly as a musician. , "When he Is not studying the organ. with Gullmant in Paris, or poring over T the compositions of Bach and'Pa lestrlna at the piano, he is engaged in climbing the mountains of Thibet, or In vestigating the .tribal? customs and tradi tions of the" Maoris. He ' visited New Zealand, one of a party of five, at a time when the natives were at war and inny stranger who entered their country took his life in his hand. The only way In which It was possible for them to ob tain admittance into this wild region was through a little known, back passage. They were, of course,-soon captured, and a war council was held as to what their motives could be In coming to their out-of-the-way land"ltand what sort of a death they should suffer. 'Did they, seek gold? Or did they aim to -possess themselves of their conutry? Fortunately there was a "woman In their party, the wife of one of the four men. And it was she who saved their lives. For the Maoris argued that they would not have brought "so use less an .appanage along with them as a woman unless their Intentions had been friendly. Therefore, In a sudden revulsion of feeling from hostility tfa good will. they killed r a pig In their honor, gave them a hut to live In, and horses to use. The Count "has a' photograph of himself, In company with" an old-time cannibal, who had not eaten human fleshcfor 50 years. He used to say, naive ly, that he liked dog meat better, which was certainly Providential for tho five foreigners. These Maoris are commonly held to be one of the most primitive people now existing on the face of the globe. .They still tattoo themselves, and .when their fathers and mothers 'grow old and help less, they leave them alone -without food or drink, to die. All the time this little party of strangers were in New .Zealand, -the -native tribes were -at war, and it was quite a common occurrence for them on dark, nights to hear the sound of a voice at the door of their hut, and see a fright ened Maori face peering In, hoping to find a place on the floor to sleep In safety till daylight The flora of New Zealand is described as being the most luxuriant ever seen This Is due to the large amount of rainfall, which produces a vast variety of very beautiful ferns. The country is full of Impenetrable thickets of mosses and lichens, that reach above the knees. The flora is a most fascinating one to study. A visit to the Sandwich Islands re sulted in "his being decorated by the King; this honor was conferred because he happened tQ.be a Swede and bore a letter" from his Prince, who had visited Honolulu.himselt and was on Very friend ly terms 'with .the King of the Sandwich Islands. Lilluokalani, the 'Count found, had composed, some soiioS which were really very Interesting speciiriefts of na tive Hawaiian music; he put chords to these, and played them for her, which pleased her greatly. On one ocaslon there was a great feast to which the King and his royal retinue came In great style. But In the'mldst of the imposing parade the electric lights -went out and the King had to sit down ignomlniously on thet steps and walt.tM lanterns were brought - In Samoa, Count "Wachtmelster. met Robert Louis Stevenson and his family. He frequently found himself in the com pany of the genial Scotchman, since he had the "only decent piano on the isl- He was at that time writing "The- wreckers." One morning when: he called he was informed that' their Chinese 'cook had just run away, and so the whole family was In the kitchen getting din ner. Each one had the grave responsi bility of preparing a dish for the" meal."1 Stevenson's happened to be spup; and the Count has this day a pleasant memory of the savory dish, which ho declares was delicious, for Stevenson was an excellent cook. In "London, the Count and his. mother formerly lived In the same house with Madame Blavatsky who, he says, was a most agreeable companion, witty and amusing, a prodigy of Intellect To make something of a kangaroo "leap from the dead to the living, it may be mentioned that Count Wachtmelster came over to America a few months ago -on the same steamer with Dohnanyl, tho new pianist whom Boston Is now niacins: on the pedestal once occupied by Pader- owski. He neard Dohnanyl play fre quently on board the boat, and likes his style much better than that of 'Rosen--thal, whom he calls a "butcher"- af the piano. Not Afraid to Face JOofcy. PORTLAND, Oct 22. (To the Editor.) tIt Is esy'to misquote or misunderstand a man when he is speaking offhand, and sometimes a slight changeIn the wording may make a-material difference-- in the sense. In The Oregonlanjs report of what I said concerning my ca'll to Cuba there -is the following: "With "-a salary of J1500 a, year and the possibility of death'from yellow-fever and other, pestilences which, prevail in Cuba, the prospect Is not ""4 pleasantone, but I am thinking1 only o"f mydttty, to my re-, llgTon.' - x . I .can seesthat the reporter could easily misunderstand my swords, but I certainly did not Intend to say that. .What I said was that some seemed to think that I jvas going for my own . pleasure, and others were quite sure that I must get a large salary for a position Jnyolving so much responsibility.- To thlSjI; would re ply that the salary offered was S150Q a "year- with traveling-'expenses-to the field, just, what Is paid to a-synodlcal mission ary In 'Oregon As for the pleasure, sep aration from one's family for nearly a year,, engaging ln a hardand oftentimes discouraging work; facing yellow fever and other pestilences could hardly be called a pleasant prospect. . t Of course, there is notso' imuch dif ference lnthe wording,1- but I am not In thehablt .of .facing duty m the .spirit of gloomy foreboding. i ROBERT MCLEAN. . ' , J ' - THE -LA WTOfr LETTER. , -. t r' Timely Reference to- It for Mr. Bar. . 1 . rett's Benefit. , PORTLAND, Oct 21.. (To the Editor.) In. yesterday morning's Issue of your val uable paper you give prominent space on the thJ?d page to an article under the 'double Option "The Bryan-Agulnaldo Al liance; tinat General Lawton Wrote Just Before His Death." You have published this, article at least six times ,prevlous to September L since which time it has hot appeared in The Oregonian until yester day. After a careful' and .thorough inves tigation, I have every reason to believe that the opposite to this, so-called letter were the real sentiments of the late Gen eral Lawton. The authenticity of this al leged letter has "been questioned by prom inent public men and a demand made .that ex-Minister John Barrett (whose ve racity as 'the1 claimed recipient 4of the al leged letter is doubted) produce-the orig inal or positive evidence that General. LaWton ever wrote him expressing these' sentiments. - The Evening "Telegram has lenpwn for' the-pa3t six weeks that there was grave doubt .of the genuineness of this much heralded "bit of campaign literature, ,and has so informed its readers in a short editorial. I quote two letters from ex Governor D. H. Chamberlain, taken from Springfield (Mass.) Republican of August 81, which you should publish, in justice to your readers: r ' , THAT LETTER FItOM GENERAIi LAWTON. Governor Chamberlain Aslta Governor Hoooe ..yelt to Prove Its Genuineness. , JTothe Editor of the Republican: In the Re publican of the 23d Inst, second, column of the. editorial page, you refer to Governor 'Roosevelt's quotation In his 'speeches In the West' from an alleged letter of the late Gen eral Lawton. This quotation, was as follows: "If I am shot br a Filipino bullet, It might as well - come from one of my own men, be cause I.know, from observation, confirmed by captured prisoners, that tho continuation ot tho flgtitlns' Is chiefly duo to reports that are sent, out from. America." , Having believed from the start, upon what I considered 'good grounds, that tho letter was spurious, especially as I could find no author ity ftjj; its existence, except 'that of the notori ous' humbug,'rJohn Barrett, I -was led to make, such lnvostlc&tlon as I could of Its authen ticity, the result being a firm conviction that thealle'sed letter is mainly, If not wholly, spurious, and wholly 'so as to the quotation which Governor Roosevelt uses. " .By reason of the foregoing, I have, today addressed and mailed tho following note to Governor Roosevelt, which I shall be glad to have you publish at once In the Republican. , D. H. CHAMBERLAIN. Elm Knoll Farm, West Srookflelu, Aug. 25, 1000. THE LETTER TO GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT- West vBrookfleia, Mass., Aug. 25, 1000. Gov 'ernor Roosevelt Sir:' In a frecent letter of yours to General Palmer, endeavoring to ex plain away your gross attacks on tho .Intelli gencer and soon citizenship of your political opponents In the present 'canvass, you quote In closins from an alleged letter of the late General Lawton. ..attributing the wastes and woes, of imperialism In the "Philippine Islands to the antl-lmperlallsts of tho United States. The alleged letter was, so far as I know, first put before the public by -one John Barrett, whom you doubtless know "as a fellow" cham pion of militarism and Imperialism at the present time. So far as r-have .been able to. Inform 'myself,' the allegetPiptter" has, had no other history than Bairptt'a exploitation, whence It has passed Into .current vogue. .From the start I did not believe such a letter was ever written by General 'Lawton, and now I .have reason to feel confident tha no such let ter was wrltte by General Lawton or can be produced. Tho quotation you mako la all I have ever seen of he alleged letter. As you have in some sort indorsed the letter by using it as If genuine, I think it proper to call your attention publicly to the faota I haye stated, and invite you to.inform the pub lic what you know of the; genuineness or other wise of the letter, reiterating my belief, found ed on investigation, that the alleged letter Is spurious. I will add that I presume hat you have regarded the letter as genulno and have used It in good faith; but, as you 'are a public "man and an active candidate" ior omce, as well as reputed to be ready, if not eager, to meet all' comers and all issues, I have felt no hesi tation in'addresslns- you this line," which I shall send for simultaneous publication in the Sprlngflold "Republican. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, D. H. CHAMBERLAIN. ""Slrfce which "time Governor Roosevelt nas not quoted John Barrett's alleged letter, in -justice to your many readers, and your well-known honesty, I respect fully ask that you publish the above communication, and as,. Mr. Barrett's statements are questioned by such good authority, I feel at liberty to demand that Mr. Barrett exhibit the original copy of General Lawton' s letter, ox; some evidence of its existence when he addresses the people of Portland. FRANK. C. WALLACE). " l The letter was. not written to Roosevelt, but to' John Barrett, who maintains its authenticity. Mr. Barrett Is- on his way out here and will probably be glad of this excuse for reading the letter. If Mr. Wallace's "careful and thorough investi gation"" has produced any evidence, he might bring It forward. ' It's Their Nature '4o Howl. Huntington Herald.! You can always tell when the Demo crats are getting the. worst of the con ditions in a campaign, t ,Ypu will hear their leaders yell: jThey arebuylng us up; they cannot win unless they make wholesale purchases of Democrats." It Is a sad commentary up$n the virtue' of the1 Democratic Tarty th'at It is such a purchasable quantity. The same charges were" made In 1SS6, and 'yet, after they had been reiterated time, after time in general and almost speclfjc terms, there was not a single prosecution, not a single conviction, nor an iota of evidence pro duced to show that there' was any cor ruption In that campaign. Many Demo cratic "Senatoife and Representatives mak ing. stump speeches in Congress on this very subject were challenged time after time to produce anything In the way of proof of their assertions,, and they were never able to do so. Financial In sue PArninonnt. Philadelphia Public Ledger. It Is evident that the' financial Issue Is paramount In this, campaign, in the sense that it is predominant in affect ing the result The matter"of imperialism may excite more discussion, because it is n. new issue and the people are desirous bf information, but this, does not indicate that the currency question Is subordinate. If It Is not debated so generally as It was four years ago, it Ms 4iie, first, to the'unwilllngness of the Democrats to dis cuss if, and, second! td 'tne fapt that tho people know what free silver Involves and are In no further need'' of. "education uppn it Mr. Bryan's fatal weakness is his' devotion to the 16-to.-l policy. He could not escape from his environment if he -would and he would not if he could. He Will Sink'ih thft rt&ntha.wlth hfu "mI1 tona.about his neok,i FOMDMELLOWS'JIOME COaraiTTOB.CONSIDERIG SITE ' ik PORTLAND. .Several PjLecea ,of Property; Have Been. Offered Inspection "Will Be gin Today nyt pommltteeitien. The , committee to choose a site, for :an Odd Fellows' Homo Is now meeting in Portland, to discuss the advantages of the various sites, offered by bidders. The members 'of the committee are Mrs. J. K. Weatherford, of Albany; Mrs. Mary E. Tomllnson, of Portland, ,and Mrs. E. iletzger, of Dallas from the Rebekahs. The three members from the Grand Lodge, I. O-TO. P., are Dr. W. T. Williamson, of Salem; Judge T. P. Ryan, of Oregon City, and Richard Scott of Mllwaukie. .Grand Master '"Welch of Astoria, Is also a member. ' , Several bids were opened "in the com mittee's headquarters, Imperial Hotel, yesterday afternoon,' but no definite ac tlpn was taken, as "most of tho locations offered for aale are" outside the city lim its of Portland. The size of the, tracts .ranged from .one to six acres, and the prices from 51500 to $6000 Several tracts will be visited by the committee today. Some time ago the Grand Lodge of Ore gon, in connection with the Rebekahsde clded to build -a home for worthy mem bers of the order whose circumstances would render such a refuge convenient, and for the familles-of deceased Odd Fel lows requiring guidance and assistance. Tho committee was selected to purchase a proper site in the City of Portland, where convenience and healthful location would be the. main -points. This commit tee Is to report to the Grand Lodge next May,' after purchase of site and selection of plans lor the homeV After the May meeting of the Grand Lodge, the build ing will be erected. s "The Odd Fellows of Oregon, in" con junction with the Rebekahs, have long since realized the convenience of a head quarters where members of the order needing assistance could find refuge. A member of the committee said' last even ing that the I new home would be some what in pursuance of the same policy the Government has adopted toward Its soldiers who stood by the flag in time of "war, and thus earned- an acknowledg ment from a grateful Nation, should they ever decide to 'seek refuge there. Worthy Odd Fellows who have been faithful members of the order for some ' time might meet with misfortune whereby such a home would come In handy, this member of the committee said. Xnd, be sides this, the widow and the orphan of a worthy. Odd Fellow might some time need the "substantial aid their connection with the order entitled them to. It is for this purpose the home will be built. California, has two such homes, one erected by the Rebekahs, at Gilroy, and the" other by the 'Grand Lodge, in Butte County. What the Oregon home Is to cost Is not yet decided, but the order has ample means to purchase the site, and erect such a home as the Grand Lodge may deem necessary. The following bids have thus far been received by the committee: A. C. Edmonds, two to four acres on Hawthorne avenue, opposite Sunnyslde. B. L. Stone,, double block," containing 18 lots, situated on Sixteenth and Seven teenth streets, between Division and Clin ton. Henry E, Reed, 6 2-3 acres on Canyon road. ' Francis MoKenna, 20 lots in one body at University Park. "H. P. Tomlinson. six acres. Thirtieth and Harrison streets; five acres near Sell wood, 4 acres pn the. Powell Valley road. Simon Harris -five-acre tract on Sandy road. Mrs. Frank'E. Hodgkln, 20 acres north of Oregon City. James Royal, five acres near Mount Tabor. George P. Gray, six acres on the Can yon road. C. W. Wilcox, six acres in the Wayne tract. TWO-HEADED. SNAKE. Portland Man Finds a Freak and Will Educate It. A genuine two-headed snake, alive and squirming, was captured on a path across a grass'plot near Woodlawn yesterday by B. W. Klrsh, an employe of the Oregon Telephone Co. It is about eight Inches in length, of the common garter snake vari ety. The body is perfectly formed, up to within about an inch of the forward end. where it forks in two perfectly formed heads, from , each of which protrudes a forked tongue, when the head is" inclined to protrude it. The heads .have an In- dependent motion, can turn slightly from or toward each other or one head can elevate itself while the other lies flat on the ground. Mr. Klrsh Intends to keep the snake alive till It grows up. If possi ble, but has no Idea what It will eat It has evidently had no difficulty so far in finding enough to eat, as it looks plump and, well nourished, which Itf only what might be expected where there are two heads, to work and plan and secure food for one body. There are but few who have any admi ration for snakes, even for the harmless varieties, and no one addicted to drink ing would care to gaze on a double headed snake. Water snakes eat fish and frogs, and land snakes, according to size, eat anything from a mouse to a man. and the huge boas of the .tropics swal- FOR MANY YEARS Physicians Have Been Seelclnc a Re liable Pile Cure For years physicians have experimented in vain, seeking a remedy which would effectually cure piles and similar rectal troubles, without resorting to surgical operations. Many salves, ointments and other rem edies were found to give only temporary relief, but none could be depended upon to make a lasting, satisfactory cure. Within the past few years, however, a remedy called the Pyramid Pile Cure has been repeatedly tested in hundreds of cases and with highly satisfactory re sults. The first effect of this remedy is to in stantly remove the pain and Irritation and from that time on the cure rapidly pro gresses, and before the patient Is hardly aware of It he Is entirely cured. The Pyramid Pile Cure seems to act directly upon the nerves and blood ves sels 'of the parts affected, as It comes into direct contact with them and sets up a hfealthy action, which in a perfectly natural way reduces the swelling and Inflammation. The Pyramid Pile Cure performs the cure without pain or. Inconvenience to the sufferer, and ".s justly considered one of the most' meritorious discoveries of mod ern medicine. PHes is a most annoying and oftentimes dangerous disease with which humanity Is afflicted. If neglected Jt frequently de velops Into fistula or some fatal or in curable rectal trouble, whereas by the timely use of this simple but effective remedy no one need suffer a single day from any form of piles. The Pyramid Pile Cure W perfectly harmless, contains no mineral poison, opiate or dangerous drug of any kind." It Is 'in suppository form, composed of emollient oils and astringents, and is ap plied at night and absorbed Into the part3 affected during sleep. Druggists everywhere sell full-sized treatments of the Pyramid Pile Cure at 50 cents per package. The uniform success of the remedy has 'made it the most popular and best known pf any form of treatment for piles. low a deer or bullock. All snakes bolt their prey whole.- - There is danger that if both heads of Mr. Klrsh's'snake-ahould try to swallow something' at the same time they might choke the body or over load Its .stomach. This snalte may be a descendant of the 'famous hydra that inhabited a swamp in, the Peloponnesus, which had more heads than could be counted, and every time one of these heads, was cut off twp grew in Its pla.ee. Mr. Kir3h will, however, take no .chances with his pet and will be satisfied if he can keep it and its two heads alive. J.t will probably be en dowed with all the guile of the serpent ra,ce, and in addition will always be two-faced. . Eventually Mr. Klrsh will probably wish that he had placed his heel on Its two heads' when he found It, and thus fulfilled the Scriptures .and have theoretically killed two birds with one stone at the same time. AS TO THE DAIRYMEN. Perversion 'of Facts and Logrle Wot Apt: to Deceive. Chicago Tribune. In the speech made by him at Owaton- na, Minn., Mr. Bryan said: I was told this morning that you had here a large dalrylnz interest, and that led me to look up the -statistics on theidalry product. I And that, while the export of butter has fallen fitt, the things tho butter-maker needs have risen In price. TIi . late was worth in Novem ber, 1800. v J3 65. while this year it has gone as high as $3 00. There la a tlnplate trust, and you use tin cans. The wooden tuba cost more, and salt is more expensive because, there Is a salt trust. This Is an Illustration of Mr. Bryan's favorlto practice of stating only a part oC tho facts, and then Insinuating a false deduction from them. He wishes to per suade the dairymen that while 'the de mand for their products has fallen off they have to pay more to the ''trusts" for necessary goods bought from them. It Is true that the butter exports have decreased, but that ,1s because there .has been an Increase in the home demand, which has left less to send abroad. For "what is exported and for what Is con 'sumed at home the dairymen are getting better prices. The other day Mr. Bryan said the loans which American capitalists are making abroad are not an evidence of prosperity. It would be much better for the country, he said, If all it;s capital were employed profitably at home and none haa to be sent abroad in searoh of a market If that Is the view Mr. Bryan takes of the case, he should be gratified that a mar ket has been found at home for a larger proportion of the butter product of this country. Nevertheless, he does not seem to be gratified that there Is Increased em ployment at home for butter. It Is true, as Mr. Bryan says, that tin plate costs more than it did four years ago. Doubtless wooden tubs cost more, -although' the dairyman does not have to buy them of a "trust." But Mr. Bryan suppreses the fact that the dairymen are .getting more for their butter than they did when he was a Presidential candidate for the first time. They are 'getting so much more than they did that the fact that , some of their raw materials cost more does not disturb the butter-makers. If salt and wooden tubs are more expen sive the customers of the dairymen pay the increased cost and do not grumble about lt- The dairymen are making so much more money than they did in 1S96 that Mr. Bryan cannot make them discontented. They know much more of dairy product statistics than he does, and they see noth Ing in those statistics which leads them to the conclusion that they can better their condition by voting for him. TheJ."Estey" organ Wiley B- Allen Co. OVERCOME . ,- TOUR WEAKNESS -; -WIlTf Dr.Sanden's 'a ? Electric -;" Herculex The BeltTliat If you suffer from Debility, Rheuma tism, Sciatica, Varicocele, Kidney, Liver or Bladder Troubles, wish to be cured. and are wise, you will lose no time In obtaining one of the genuine Dr. Sanden Electric Bejts, 1000 model. 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TigardvUIe ...Tuesday Oct. 23 Fifth Ward Club .".Wednesday, Oct. 24 Sellwood Thursday, Oct. 25 Bridal-Veil ... Friday Oct. 2(J Lents '..... . Saturday, Oct. 2T Cottaya Grove Monday, Oct. 28 Albany Tuesday, Oct. 30 Mount Tabor Wednesday, Oct. 31 Arlington Friday, Nov. 2 HON. J. C. LEASUKE. Gervals Tuesday, Oct. 23 Scott's Jlilla Wednesday. Oct. 24 Heppner Thursday, Oct. 25 Weston Friday. Oct. 2a Pendleton Saturday, Oct. 2T HOW. CLAUD GATCH AumsviHo ." Saturday. Oct. 27 HON. R. G. SMITH. Coquille Tuesday, Oct. 23 Myrtle Point Wednesday. Oc 24 GOVERNOR T. T. GEER. Clatskanie Thursday, Oct, 23 Astoria .. Friday, Oct. 2a Hood River ....: ..Saturday. Oct. 27 Union Monday. Oct. 29 Hoppner Tuesday, Oct. 30 Brownsville .Thursday. Nov. 1 Myrtle Creek 1 P. M . Friday. Nov. 2 Medford Saturday. Nov. 3 HON. THOMAS H. TONGUE- Cottage Grove 2 P. M.. Tuesday. Oct. 23 Toncalla ......1:30 P. M.. Wednesday. Oct. 24 Mjrtle Creek.. 7:30 P. M.. Wednesday, Oct. 24 Grant's Pass ...2 P. M. Thursday, Oct. 23 Ashland ....Friday. Oct. 2a Medford .2 P. M.. Saturday. Oct 27 Jacksonville .....7:20 P. M.. Saturday, Oct. 27 Klamath Falls .Tuesday. Oct: SO Salem Thursday. Nov. 1 Nevbers Friday, Nov. 3 Hlllsboro 2 p. M.. Saturday, Nov. 3 Astoria .... Monday, Nov. 3 JUDGE S. A. LOWEIit. Newbers Thursday, Oct. 23 Woodburn Friday. Oct. 2U Junction i Saturday, Oct. 27 Halsey Momln Oct. 29 Alsea TuedajS Oct. 30 Philomath Wednesday" Oct. 31 Oswego Thurrrtny. Nov. 1 Astoria Saturday. Nov. 3 HON. RUFUS MALLOKY. Independence Friday, Nov. 2 HON. TIL.MON FORD'. Olex Wednesday. Oct. H Arlington Thursday; Oct. 5 Union Friday, Oct. 'M Baker City Saturday, Oct. 2T Huntington Monday. Oct. 29 Hairif-a .;..; Tuesday. Oct. 30 Elgin .Wednesday, Oct. 31 La Grande ...Thursda, Nov. t Milton 2 P. M.. Friday, Nov. 3 Pendleton 7-30 P. M. Friday, Nov. 3 East Portland Saturday, Nov. 3 Mount Angel ............... Monday. Nov. 5 SENATOR C. W. FULTON. Anteloo k .Tuesday. Oct. 23 , Prlnevlllo Wednesday Oct. 24 Koseburg j;naay. jnov. j Grant's Pass Saturday. Nov. 3 Ashland Monday. Nov. 3 SENATOR GEO. C. BROWNELL. Stavton .Wednesday, Oct. 21 Albany ..,. Thursday, Oct. 23 Salem Friday. Oct. 20 Eugene Saturday. Nov. 3 Oregon City Monday. Nov. 3 HON. C. B. WATSON. Canyonvllle 1:30 P. M.. Tuesday. Oct. 23 Rtddlo 7:30 P. M.. Tuesday, Oct. 23 Looklng-Glass..l:30 P. M.. Wednesday Oct. 24 HON. S. B. HUSTON. Hlllsboro Tuesday. Oct. SO Forest Grove rrlday, Nov. 3 Greenville Saturday, Nov. 3 HON. C. M. IDLEMAN. Galo's Creek 1 P. M.. Saturday. Oct. 2T Bourne ....................... Monday. Oct. 29 Granlto Tuesday. Oct. 30 Sumpter Wednesday. Oct. 31 HON. G. XV. STAPLKTOSr Harrlsburg Tuesday, Oct. 2 Scappooso Saturday, Oct. 2X HON. ADAM KLIPPEL. (In German.) Aurora Saturday, Oct. 27 Lenox Saturday, Nov. 3- COLONEL J. B. EDDY. Bourno Tuesday, Oct. 23 Granite ................... Wednesday, Oct. 24 Sumpter Thursday, Oct. 5 Cove , Friday, Oct. 2tf Elgin Saturday. Oct. 2T Wallowa County Oct. 29. 30.-31 COLONEL S. C. SPENCER. Garden Home .".Saturday, Oct. 2T Sandy ...Monday, Oct. 20' Eagle Creek 2 P. M.. Tuesday. Oct. JO Sprlngwater 2 P. M., Wednesday, Oct. 31 HON. "WALLACE MTAMANT. Flora Tuesday, Oct. 23 Lostlno .....Wednesday, Oct. 24 Fossil ., Tuesday. Oct. 30 Condon Wednesday. Oct. 31 HON. R. H. DUN1WAY. Palmer Thursday, Oct. 23 Rufus Friday. Oct. 2tl Lexington Saturday. Oct. 2T Milton Monday, Oct. 29 ,Hel!x Tuesday, Oct. SO Meadham Wednesday, Oct. 31 Pilot Bock ....Thursday, Nov. 1 Uklah Friday, Nov. 3 JUDGE J. E. MAGERS. Mayvlllo Tuesday, Oct. 23 Condon - Wednesday, Oct. 24 Grass Valley ............... Ihursday. Oct. 25 Wasco 2 P. M Friday, Oct. 2a Cascade Lock"i Saturday, Oct. 2T HON. "WALLIS NASH. Florence- 2 P. M.. Tuesday, Oct. 23 Acme 7-80 P. M. Tuasday, Oct. 23 Mapleton .......Wednrjday, Oct. 24 Elmlra Thursday, Oct. 23 Coburgr Saturday, Oct. 27 HON. GORDON E. HAYES. Needy Friday, Oct. 28 Marquam ,.. Saturday. 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