THE MORNING OREGONIAN, AYURDAT. NOVEMBBK 24, 1900.
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IRRIGATION CONGRESS
IT&OUBI.E OVER THE NEXT PLACE
OF MEETING.
Papers Read at Yeterdny' Session
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson' Letter.
CHICAGO. Nov. 23. Trouble arose in
the meeting; of the National Irrigation
Congress this afternoon when the report
of the committee on permanent organiza
tion was presented. All parts of the re
port were accepted save that section
which recommended that a field meeting
of the congress be held next Spring at
Colorado Springs and the annual meeting
later in the jear at Buffalo. A dozen
delegates arose to their feet to protest
when this was read, and loudly voiced
their protests. They desire that the an
nual meeting be held in Colorado Springs
and the secondary affair in Buffalo. They
claim that the majority of the men who
would attend the annual meeting are res
idents of the West, and that they should
aot be compelled to go as far as Buffalo.
The discussion lasted over an hour and
waxed warm at times. Finally, on the
request of Chairman Booth, of the or
ganization committee, that part of the
report relating to the place of holding the
next annual meeting was referred back
to the committee, with instructions to re
port at 11:30 tomorrow morning.
' The session was called to order at 11
o'clock. Judge E. F. Best, of Washington,
D. C... presiding. Wesley A. Stuart, of
6turgls, S. D., was Introduced and spoko
on "What This National Irrigation Asso
ciation Stands For." S. Emory, president
of the Montana Horticultural Society, of
Bozeman, Mont., followed with a paper
on "Practical Irrigation." "Irrigation and
Increased Protection" .was discussed by
Irofessor F. H. King, of the Wisconsin
Agricultural Experiment Station. A let
ter from President E. B. Voorhees, of the
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion, was read. It dealt with "Profits
From Irrigation in the East."
The following resolution was adopted
and sent to President McKinley:
"The ninth annual sessloh of the Na
tional Irrigation Congress now in session
In Chicago respectfully urges that in your
message to Congress you call attention
to the National Importance of the preser
vation of the forests and of the oxtenslbn
and the conservative use of the forest re
eerves; and further tfiat you emphasize
the need of National action to store the
flood waters that now go to waste."
Ex-Governor Prince, of New Mexico,
submitted the following resolution:
"That the Congress of the United States
be requested so to amend the law gener
ally known as the Carey act as to make
It apply to the territories as well as to
the states."
The resolution was referred to the com
mittee on resolutions.- John Henry Smith,
of Salt Lake, then spoke on the "Subju
gation of the Deserts," after which a
recess was taken.
At the afternoon session a letter was
read from Secretary Wilson dealing with
"Forestry and Irrigation." Secretary Wil
son's letter was In part as follows:
"The water problem, like the forest
problem. Is essentially and primarily one
cf conservation and use. The waste of
water In floods and the waste of forests
by fire are parallel losses, each utterly
hostile to the Interests both of the farmer
end Nation at large, and each preventable
by perfectly known means. Enlightened
public opinion and the use of expert skill
are the two forces which are Indispensa
ble if we are to 'save the forests and
store the floods' In accordance with the
admirable motto of your congress. The
creation of public sentiment will be im
mensely forwarded by 5 our meetings, and
you may safely look to the National Gov
ernment for some part, at least, of the
trained klll to study the water problems
Which confront the Irrigator, and to make
the forests of the great West, and of
the East as well, yield their products
year after year and decade after decade
In unbroken abundance."
Arid plant life was discussed in a paper
on "New Crops for Arid Lands," by
Frederick V. Covllle, botanist of the
"baited States Department of Agriculture.
"An Indispensable Factor In Success"
was the topic of a paper by Henry James,
editor of the Forester, of Washington,
D. C. "The Water Supply of Cities" was
the topic of a paper by J. W. Towney,
of the Forest School, New Haven, Conn.
The last paper of the afternoon was by
I. G. Powers, chief statistician In charge
of agriculture, 12th census of the United
States, on "Irrigation and Agricultural
Developments."
After the conclusion of the papers B.
Booth, of Los Angeles, chairman of the
committee on permanent organization,
submitted Its report recommending the
following officers:
President, Thomas F. Walsh, Washing
ton, D. C; first vice-president, ex
Governor L. Bradford Prince, or New
Mexico; second vice-president, F. B. Thur
ber. of New York; secretary, H. B. Max
son. Nevada.
Thomas F. Walsh, of Colorado, was the
first speaker at the night session, his
theme being "Gold and Silver Mining,
and the Markets They Afford." John "Vr.
Ella, of Chicago, followed with a short
address on a "Forecast of the Future."
"Dwlght B. Peard, of Arizona, read a pa
per on "Government Irrigation Works in
India and Egypt." Alexander H. Revell,
of Chicago, spoke upon "The Grandest
Opportunity In the Pathway of Nations."
Frederick H. Newell, hydrographer of the
TJnlted Stataa Geological Survey, deliv
ered an illustrated lecture upon "Our Ir
rigation Resources."
Washington Industrie.
The Cape Flattery halibut fishing fleet
fcas concluded Its work for the season.
The Walla Walla Poultry and Pet Stock
(association is being revived preparatory
to giving a hen show in January.
A corps of railroad engineers of the
JPort Angeles Eastern, In charge of Chief
Engineer A. L. Blackwood, will go out on
the Port Townsend Southern to Junction
City for the purpose of resuming field
"work.
The Washington Columbia River
Hallway Company has a large force of
men engaged in preparations for improve
ments at the Walla Walla depot yards.
A large fruit warehouse is to be built
and the present Icehouse is to be enlarged
end otherwise remodeled.
There is an endeavor at Sumas to form
a stock company among the leading busi
ness men for the purpose of putting In
an electric plant to light the town. There
Is also some talk of the same company
establishing a system of water works for
the town. The plan is to build a pumping
station at the foot of the hill to force
the water from the Van Valkenberg Creek
Into the cistern.
State Grain Inspector George P. Wright
will ask the State Legislature to make
provision for receiving and publishing
weekly crop bulletins during the graln
growlng and harvesting season. These
bulletins will be issued through the Grain
Inspector's office and distributed through
out the state to growers and the trade.
It is not believed that a large'appro
priatlon would be necessary. Mr. Wright
bellevos he can cover the state at the
expense of the necessary postage tor
about 35 or i correspondents and the
amount of salary necessary to pay a
stenographer.
Edward P. Burch, representing Chicago
capitalists, asks from the Everett Coun
cil franchises to furnish electric light and
to build and operate electric railways
within the city. Mr. Burch also asks for
a right to construct tracks on Hewitt
avenue where the tracks of the present
company are now in operation. The grant
of this franchise by the City Council
would be Immediately enjoined by the
present company, which emphatically
states that it was granted a blanket fran
chise at the inception of the city, which
right it will demand and maintain even to
a battle in the Supreme Court.
The annual poultry show of the Tacoma
Poultry Association will begin January 1
and continue five days. Stephen Hol
brooke, Harry H. Collier and Mr. John
son were appointed a committee at a
meeting of the members of the associa
tion held Monday evening to solicit pre
miums. The Judge of the show this sea
son will be George D. Halden, of St.
Paul. Belgian hares will be one of the
features of the show.
Superintendent L. E. Mayhall, who has
charge of the construction of the fish
hatcheries for the state, is on the upper
Stillaguamlsh River, making arrange
ments for the construction of a hatchery
which will be located In the neighborhood
of Arlington and will cost the state $2000.
The hatchery will be completed and ready
for work by next Spring. Much good
service Is expected from this hatchery,
as the Stillaguamlsh is considered one of
the best fishing streams on the Sound.
Fish Commissioner A. C. Little is now
building a hatchery In Klickitat County,
which is the thirteenth fish hatchery con
structed by the fisheries department of
the state In the past two years. In addi
lon to these hatcheries, two eying sta
tions have been built. Two other hatch
eries, one on the Skagit River and the
other on the Dungeness, will be con
structed during the coming Winter,
which, with the one on the Stillaguamlsh,
will bring the total number up to 1ft
hatcheries.
TO HAIHTAIN RATES.
"War Pennsylvania Men Were Taiten
In the B. A O.
BALTIMORE, NovTa. S. M. Provost,
third vice-president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and a director in the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company,
when asked why Mr. Green, another
Pennsylvania man, has also been made a
Baltimore & Ohio director at the stock
holders' meeting last Monday, Mr. Pro
vost, said that the object of the Pennsyl
vania in acquiring sufficient stock In the
Baltimore & Ohio to entitle it to repre
sentation in the directory, was the main
tenance of rates. Mr. Provote said:
"Competition in the rates between the
two companies Is at an end. This mu
tuality in the interests of the Pennsyl
vania and B. & O. Companies, by which
Is meant a mutuality of the Interests of
the owners of the two companies, was
not brought about with the preconceived
idea of an advance In rates. Far from
it. The object In view was to secure a
stability In rates. But another and to
the public a more Important object Is ac
complished. It Is the establishment of an
equality In rates."
Mr. Provost further said that Mr. Tweed
became a member of the B. & O. direct
orate as representative of Speyer & Com
pany, who are largely interested in South
ern Pacific as well as B. & O., and that
there was no Immediate prospect of the
construction of a continuous line from
the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast.
Concerning shrinkage of the grain
trade of Eastern ports, Mr. Provost said:
"It Is due In part to the competition of
the Gulf ports, because of the shorter
haul and also to the trans-Atlantic steam
ship rates from the several ports. The
Gulf ports are nearer some of the West
ern wheat fields than we are. It natural
ly follows that a lower rate goes with
a shorter haui. Then, too, the Gulf ports
are able to offer cotton as well as grain
to make a complete cargo."
EPWORTH LEAGUE RATES.
Transcontinental Association Can
not Agree on a Basis.
ST .LOUIS, Nov. 23. The Transconti
nental Passenger Association failed to
finish up the business on the docket to
day, and was compelled to take an ad
journment over until tomorrow morning.
A number of objections made to the com
mittee on Epworth League provoked a
discussion which lasted several hours, at
the end of which the entire matter was
referred to the committee, with leave to
report tomorrow morning. While there
was no strong objection made to the
rates proposed, which were $45 from Mis
souri River points, $47 50 from St. Louis,
and $50 from Chicago to San Francisco
and return, much opposition developed to
the stop-over privileges and the limit
fixed for return tickets. There was also
opposition to putting In similar rates to
Los Angeles and San Diego. The com
mittee will probably unravel these entan
glements and submit a satisfactory re
port tomorrow.
Not Talk, but Railroad "Wanted.
St. Helens Mist.
We publish this week an article taken
from Tuesday's Oregonlan, relative to
the proposed building of a railroad from
Portland to Nehalem Bay, via the Upper
Nehalem country. All that Is said in the
article Is first-class logic, but that na
ture of pretty flowers does not produce
railroads. We sincerely hope, for our
own good and that of our neighbors over
the ridge, and the financial and influen
tial good of Portland, that something
more will come of this last agitation
than has been the case In the past. Wo
have taken many doses of Nehalem rail
road agitation, but the usual guaranteed
permanent cure has not yet been effect
ed. The disposition of the people in Ne
halem is and always has been to render
all possible aid to any legitimate move
that promises them an outlet, but they
have grown weary of the agitator. That
something definite and Teassurlng will
come of this late talk is devoutly to be
hoped, and the assistance of the people
may be expected when it is demonstrated
that It's business, not wind. But there
does seem to radiate from this recent out
break something tangible. There seems
to be about it an air of business which
has not characterized past undertakings
In that line, and from it we hope the hope
of the hopeful. We assure these people
of the hearty co-operation of the entire
populace of our county, provided they
mean business.
Carloads of Thankssrlvlnft Turkeys.
As evidence of the fact that Thanks
giving is coming, there Is notable activ
ity In poultry lines. Four, carloads of tur
keys constitute one item of traffic for
the SQUthern Pacific, besides a great
many smaller lots going out by express.
These turkeys go to market from Rose
burg, Oakland and Eugene. Three car
loads will go to San Francisco and one
to Portland. Each car will hold about
1800 Jive fowls. The palace poultry cars
used for this purpose are built so as to
permit feeding and watering the stock
on the road. The crates rest upon
shelves, and there are passages between
and ventilating shafts and facilities for
keeping the crates clean. Oregon does
not Import domestic fowls by the car
load, but California takes between 300 and
400 carloads a year, and the palace poul
try car is a common sight there.
Baltimore & Ohio Election.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. It is announced
today that at a meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Baltimore & Ohio
William Solomon was re-elected chair
man of the board, and John K. Cowen
president.
Lesher's Silver Dollar.
VICTOR, Colo., Nov. 23. Joseph Lesher,
who recently made and Issued 100 silver
souvenirs, which he called "referendum
dollars," says he has assurances from the
United States District Attorney that his
coinage is not Illegal, and he has ordered
a new die, from which with 10,000 souvenirs
will be struck off immediately. The silver
will cost him $6500 and the making $1500.
He will sell the coins for $12,500 and re
deem them on demand for the same
amount. The new coins will bear the
name of a Victor groceryman. who agrees
to redeem them In merchandise or money.
For a Cold In the Head,
Laxative Bromo-Quinlne Tablets.
PRICES ARE ADVANCING
RECOVERY IN BUSINESS IN BOTH
ACTIVITY AND TONE.
Continued Demand for Iron and
Steel Products Weekly Trade
Reviews Bank Clearing.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
With reasonable promptness business Is
recovering both activity and tone and for
tunately without the sharp rise in general
prices which was seen t the Spring, and
which was followed by a sudden and se
rious transition to a more natural range.
Manufactured goods are rising in re
sponse to a better demand from distribut
ing sources, helped at the end of the week
by the more seasonable weather. Business
Is not yet what it was on the top of the
wave of industrial prosperity, but the
working force is fast Increasing. The or
dinary measures of business reflect active
operations at all points, but the textile
markets are at the point of least re
sponse to the improved undertone of
trade.
Recital of conditions in the Iron and
steel market has become a monotonous
repetition. Each week there Is the same
record of activity so generally dis
tributed that everything from the raw
material to the finished product enjoys a
share. There is also the same freedom
from speculative accumulation, in an
ticipation of fancy prices, that has been
for weeks the most encouraging feature.
Railroad companies compete for rolling
stock. Export orders in some lines are
filled with difficulty owing to the unusual
domestic demand for all forms of iron
and steel products, but in no quarter is
there any unreasonable Inflation of prices,
such as was seen during the meteoric as
cent last year. In a few cases prices on
export orders are shaded to hold the busi
ness. Two factors militate strongly against ac
tivity and strength in wool and woolens.
Mild weather has been the chief adverse
Influence, reducing sales far below a nor
mal volume In this vicinity, while liquida
tion of embarrassed concerns threatens
to throw a considerable Quantity on the
market at forced sales. In the light of
these disquieting features It is not sur
prising that sales of wool a.t the three
chief Eastern markets declined to 5,354,351
pounds, against 8,352,000 pounds In the
week preceding and 19,870,392 pounds a
year ago. Hides continue to rise, re
gardless of the largest arrivals of cattle
at Chicago in many years.
Failures for the weekwere 238 in the
United States against 191 last year, and 29
in Canada against 22 last year.
"WEATHER A FACTOR.
Retail and Jobbing Trade Has Been
Affected.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Bradstreefs will
say tomorrow:
Unsettled weather conditions have oper
ated to curtail retail and jobbing distribu
tion this week, and Impart a quieter tone
to several lines Indirectly associated there
with. Stock speculation, too, has been
less rampant, and last week's record of
bank clearings has therefore not been
equaled. There Is, however, little or no
apparent loss of basic strength and. In
deed, the general level of staple prices
has been slightly advanced. This later
movement is most notable In the iron and
steel trades, In raw cotton and to a lesser
degree in the cereals and some home
products. In marine shipping circles a
distinct Improvement is reported since the
first week in November.
While the volume of business in pig iron
is still large, it does not apparently come
up to that of last week or the week pre
vious. No disappointment Is, however,
felt at this, more particularly as quota
tions have again been marked up, Re
ports of preparations to resume come
frbm many plants for some time Idle, and
a sample Instance Is .the report that every
furnace In the Chicago field, will be at
work next week. Reports from Pitts
burg are that demand for steel billets is
still backward, not so much because of
the prices demanded. $19 50, but because
of Its being flxed by the pool at that rate
Foundry pig Is, however, active and
tending higher. What the market for
cruder forms lacks In the way of activ
ity, however, Is made up for by the
Immense demand "for finished products,
which Is reported in excess. of all records
for this period. Plates are active, as are
structural and car material, wire; bars,
and, in fact, all calsses of' finished ma
terial, not excepting rails, which are re
ported being freely taken by Western rail
roads at the much-abused $26 basis. Other
metals, notably copper, are strong. Tin
Is again tending upward.
Cash wheat Is slightly higher, partly on
the belief that some real damage has been
Inflicted In Argentine, but mainly be
cause the supply suitable for export Is
really limited at the seaboard.
Wheat, Including flour shipments for
the week, aggregate 3,827,296 bushels,
against 4,062,020 bushels last week; 3,678,677
bushels In the corresponding year of 1899;
5,824,766 bushels In 1893; 5,465,153 bushels In
1897. and 3,753,696 bushels In 1896.
From July 1 to date, this season, wheat
exports are 75,301,387 bushels, against 85,
468,542 bushels last season, and 89,124,083
bushels In 1898-99.
Business failures In the United States
for the week number 215, against 227 last
week, 202 in this week a year ago, 182
In 1S9S, 233 in 1897 and 296 In 1896.
Canadian failures for the week number
31,-as against 25 last week, 38 In this week
a year ago, 27 in 1S9S, 34 In 1897 and 36 In
1S96.
THE FINANCIAL REVIEW.
Continuation of Large Transactions
In the Speculative World.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Bradstreefs
financial review tomorrow will say:
A continuation of large transactions
which Indicate the presence of public
participation in speculation and of enor
mous Investment purchases is the princi
pal feature in the stock market. The
tone has generally been strong but the
market has had intervals of irregularity
and has shown at times a reactionary
tendency. This last was due mainly to
profit-taking, though some renewal of
short sales by professional operators was
noted. The action of the money market
in view of the remarkable advances that
have accomplished the phenomenal activ
ity, la regarded as a point In favor of , the
bulls. With trading at the New York
Stock Exchange practically exceeding
1,000,000 shares a day for the entire period
since election, there is no symptom of
pressure In the money market. Some hesi
tancy about accepting industrials as col
lateral for loans is noted, but call money
has not risen above 4 or 5 per cent, but
4 per cent or less seems to have been the
rates at which accommodation to carry
standard stocks could be obtained.
The fact that the item of loans in last
Saturday's bank statement Increased only
some $2,000,000, was at first regarded with
surprise, but the explanation offered for
it is that a greaf-proportion of the pur
chases of stocks and bonds made by com
mission houses are in the nature of in
vestments, the securities being paid for
and taken out of the loan market. This
process brought money to New York and
at the same time reduced the volume of
outstanding loans to an extent which
largely off-sets the increased speculative
borrowings. Europe has to some extent
been a buyer of stocks at concessions this
week, probably to meet calls on Americans
put out in London prior to the election.
The effect of this, however, has not over
come the previous large foreign sales,
which have been sufficient to bold
up foreign exchange rates at a
level considerably above the gold
Importing point. The confidence of
our own public In tho financial and busi
ness situation is, however, so general and
marked that Europe's position continues'
to be regarded with Indifference, and In 1
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Sank Clearings.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23 Tho following table,
compiled bjr Br&dstreet, shows the bank clear
lnjs at the principal cities for the week ended
November 22, with the percentage of Increase
and decrease, as compared with the corre
sponding: week last year:
Clearings. Inc. Dec
New Tork $1,479,473,000 20 4 ....
Boston -.... 154,243,000 4 7 ....
Chicago 151.ffiHJ.000 3 0 ....
Philadelphia 109,761.000 0 0 ....
St. Louis 41,190,000 10.7 ....
Pittsburg 37.877,000 18.5 ....
Baltimore 20,270,000 10 0 ....
San Francisco ...... 20.891.3S9 1.3
Cincinnati 10,340.000 .... 6.0
Kansas City 18.046.000 23 8
New Orleans 18,087.000 67.7 ....
Minneapolis 13,028,000 2 8 ....
Detroit 9.443,000 6 1 ....
Cleveland 12,139,000 16.0 ....
Louisville 8,501,000 .... 7 5
Providence 7.257,000
Milwaukee 7,151,000 19 4 ....
St. Paul 6,254.000 10 8 ....
Buffalo 5.733.000
Omaha 0,495.000 2 8 ....
Indianapolis 8,246,000 28 6 ....
Columbus. 0 5.794.000 2.8 ....
Savannah - 6,252,000 49.7 ....
Denver 4.727.000 7.5 ....
Hartford 2.223,000 .... 8.7
Richmond ...'. 4,191,000 46 0 ....
Memphis 5,109.000 52 1 ....
Washington 2,856,000 4 5 ....
Peoria 2.413.000 14 5
Rochester 2.300.000 12.1 ....
New Haven 1.537.000 .... 3 1
Worcester 1,440,000 38
Atlanta 3.007,000 44 6 ....
Salt like 3,506.000 13.1 ....
Springfield, Mass..... 1,604,000 14 0 ....
Fort Worth 2,335.000
Portland.' 'Me 1.200.000 4 0 ....
Portland, Or: 2.460.680 112 ....
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Dos Angeles 2,455,000 14.3 ....
Norfolk 1.694,000 .... 5 3
Syracuse 1,225,000 .... 4 5
Des Moines 1,530.000 .... 13.2
Nashville 1,402,000 10 ....
Wilmington, Del 1.013,000 1.9 ....
Fall River 1.174,000 .... 21.0
Bcranton 1,100,000 15 4
Grand Rapids 1,388.000 16.4 ....
Augusta, Qa 1,633,000 04 4 ....
Lowell 501.000
Dayton, 0 1,213,000 7.6 ....
Seattle 2,861,182 38 5 ....
Tacoma 1,200,472 3.9
Spokane 1,009,440 10 6
Sioux City 1,465,000 17.5 ....
New Bedford 628,000 6 4 ....
Knoxville, Tenn 535.000 .... 7.4
Topeka 073.000 45 2 ....
Birmingham 1,042,000 17 7 ....
Wichita 482,000 4 1 ....
Blnghamton 418.000 10 8 ....
Lexington, Ky 488,000 17 5 ....
Jacksonville, Fla.... 281.000 4 4 ....
Kalamazoo 380,000 13 ....
Akron. .. 505,000 28 8 ....
Chattanooga 448.000 0 2 ....
Rockford. Ill 298.000 .... 8.0
Canton. 0 292,000 14 0 ....
Springfield, 0 293,000 3 0 ....
Fargo, N. D 423.000 .... 17.5
Sioux .Falls. S. D.... 182,000 8.3 ....
Hastings, Neb. ... 163.000 28.3 ....
Fremont, Neb 108.000
Davenport 684.000
Toledo 2.300,000 13 4 ....
Galveston 10,100,000 29 6 ....
Houston 12,320,000 211 ....
Evansvlllo 1,122.000 3 2 ....
Madon 927,000 30 9
Helena 589,000 .... 7.0
Little-Rock 710.000 53 2 ....
Springfield. Ill 515.000 24 3 ....
Toungstown 344,000 24 2 ....
Colorado Springs 1.074.000
Totals V. 8 $2,240,117,834 10.8 ....
Totals outside N. Y..$ 760,044,593 8.9 ....
DOMINION OF CANADA.
Montreal $ 10,738.552 4 0 ....
Toxpnto ...".. 11.033.903 12 6 ....
Winnipeg 2.C46.530 .... 21.7
HalifaV PS-Si 149
Hamilton &!$? il'l ""
St. John. N. B 7IMi 14-7 'i-i
Vancouver . 786 7S1 .... 8 6
Victoria 838,086 401 ....
Totals $ 35,409,335 63 ....
STATE PRESS COMMENT.
It might be well for the Democrats to
take careful note of the fact that Mr.
Bryan, although he polled a large vote
from the antl-lmperiallsts and Silver
Republicans, yet ran hundreds of thou
sands of votes behind the Democratic.
ticket in the various states. In other
words, many Democrats who voted the
party ticket scratched Mr. Bryan. St.
Helens News.
Te opening of the 20th century will
find the American Nation In the front
of the advancing columns of progress and
civilization with the courage to dare and
the energy and faith to do anything nec
essary to enlighten the dark spots of the
world. , As Greece and Rome have been
the knights of the earlier centuries, Eng
land the knight of the 18th and 19th cen
turies, so will America be the knight of
the 20th century. The difference will be
that while the others were knights of
conquest and power, America will be a
knight of mercy. She has shown her ten
dency In freeing Cuba and the Philip
pines. Eugene Register.
Almost every train to this city brings
people from other states In quest of homes
with ;us. But as a general thing they
are not people of great wealth, having
only limited means that would enable
them to buy and pay for small homes.
But these are not to be found. Tho large
farms remain with us and thus many
men who would make excellent citizens
are prevented from settling here and as
sisting in developing and- building up the
country. "What men have acquired be
longs to them and they are free to do
with it "as they choose; but would it not
be one of the best things that could hap
pen for this country if the large farms
were .cut up into small tracts? McMinn
ville Transcript.
Speculation as to who in Linn County
votedlfor McKinley at the recent election
has 'been Indulged in by our people since i
that. 'eventful 6th of November. Some
of victims from Kidney and
other means have failed.
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have advanced the idea that Bryan's loss
was causd by he turning to McKinley of
the old line Gold Democrats. This idea
we believe to be erroneous, so far as
Linn County goes. The falling off in
Bryan's vote was the result of his losing
the Populist vote to a large degree. Many
men who, when the hard times of 1893
came on, believed that they were caused
by the influence of the "money power,"
and sought a remedy in the Populist par
ty, finally came to the conclusion that
those-same hard times were the result of
Democratic misgovernment, and In the re
cent election returned to the party from
whence they came. These Republican
Populists have no doubt parted com
pany with the Democrats for all time to
come. Lebanon Criterion.
Binger Hermann visited the President
the other day and the telegraph announces
that he did not "mention the Oregon Sena
torship or his resignation." No danger of
Mr. Hermann mentioning "resignation"
until he has a dead thing on another po
litical job, and he Is not very confident
that Oregon is hunting him to make him
Senator. "We may be permitted to suggest
rto him that many Republicans in Oregon
are very much of the opinion that he has
had a long pull at the public teat and it Is
time for him to let go and come home.
Anyhow, he will be prudent enough not
to say anything about resigning until the
Senator from Oregon Is elected and If he
does then It will be at the request of tho
President, who may have a man ready
for his present position. Mr. Hermann
likes the surroundings at Washington
more than he does those of his "dear
home" in Douglas. Portland Dispatch.
A United States Senator to succeed
Hon. George W. McBrlde Is to be elected
by the State Legislature which meets In
January next, and we hear mentioned the
names of Corbett, McBrlde, Hermann and
Mitchell. Whoever It may be, whether one
of the above or not, we want him to be a
man who has the ability, both intellect
ually and physically, to represent this
great state and her resources as they
should be. A man who Is Incapable of
doing this for any reason should not be
considered for one moment. Personal likes
and dislikes should be laid to one side
and the qualifications 'alone looked into.
Oregon has a right to representation, and
that representation must be of the high
est and best class. Shanlko Leader.
It is in order now for the people of tho
Coast to bring unusual pressure to bear
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on the Administration and the next Con
gress, through their Representatives and
Senators, with a view to the authoriza
tion and construction of the Nicaragua
CanaL Nothing short of earnest and un
tiring labor will accomplish this, if it can
be done at all. The Administration is not
committed to this work, and even if it
were, that would count for but little
against the adverse interest and vast in
fluence of the great transcontinental rail
way companies. No time should be lost,
and every newspaper and influential citi
zen enould exhaust every available means
to the accomplishment of this end. North
Yamhill Record.
There is a great deal of humbug sym
pathy expressed for Professor Ross, who
was kicked out of the faculty of Stan
ford University because of his utterances
regarding the labor question. Professor
Ross Is entitled to no sympathy. The dis
grace was not so much Mrs. Stanford's,
in making Professor Ross resign on ac
count of opinions on the labor question,
as It was that of Professor Ross in orig
inally accepting a position as a member
of the faculty of Stanford. When men
like Stanford seek to cover up the crimes
committed by them by giving part of
their ill-gotten gains to build colleges,
they should be rebuked by the men of
culture and refinement. The only way
to administer this rebuke is by refusing
to become members of the faculties of
such colleges. Such men as Stephen Glr
ard, Ellhu Tale and John Harvard, who
endowed colleges, were of a type entirely
different from Stanford. They were up
right, honorable and strictly honest in
all their dealings and did not turn over
any tainted money to the colleges en
dowed by them. It was otherwise in the
case of Stanford, and the professors who
joined Stanford's faculty knew that their
opinions, as well as their learning, were
bought and paid for by Mr. Stanford's
money. Hence they should not cry out
when they are kicked out. Pendleton
Tribune.
Chemical 10 to 1.
Chemists have their squabbles as well
as the politicians, and at present the
chemical contest is over the proper stand
ard for atomic weights. The hydrogen
atom has long been taken as the "1" of
chemistry, the oxygen atom being taken
as '16" because it was thought to weigh
16 times as much as the hydrogen atom.
Now it is found that the oxygen atom is
not exactly 16 times as heavy as the hy
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pound whereas the chief ingredient in a pure
powder costs thirty. But alum is a corrosive
poison which, taken in food, acts injuriously
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drogen atom, but Is a trifle less. The
exact figure is said to be 15.96. This dis
covery has led to a proposal, first made
by Professor Venable, of the University
of North Carolina, In 1SSS, to mako oxy
gen the standard and call It 16. An in
ternational committee representing chem
ical societies of 11 countries has recently
been wrestling with tho matter and has
decided by 40 to 7 votes in favor of "oxy
gen 16," two representatives voting for
a bl-atomlo standard. The German chem
ists were equally divided on the subject,
and one American was among the seven
opponents of change. The Popular Science
Monthly thinks that most chemists will
concur In the reform, owing to Its prac
tlcal convenience.
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The Expatriated. J
No bird is singing
In cloud or on tree, , '
No eye Is beaming
Glad welcome to ma;
The forest la tuneless:
Its brown leaves fast fall
Changed and withered, they fleet
Like hollow friends all.
No door Is thrown open.
No banquet Is spread;
No band smooths the pillow
For the Wanderer's head;
But the eye of distrust
Sternly measures his way.
And glad are the cold lips
That wish him good-day 1
Good-day! I am grateful
For such gentle prayer.
Though scant be the cost
Of that morsel of air.
Will it clothe, will It feed me,
0- rest my worn frame?
Good-day! wholesome diet, ,
A proud heart to tame.
Now the sun dusks his glories
Below the blue sea.
And no star its splendor
Deems worthy of me;
The path I must travel
Grows dark as my fata.
And Nature, like man, can
Wax savage and hate.
Thomas Motherwell.
Senator Mason Slelc
"WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Senator W.
B. Mason, of Illinois, who la suffering
here from inflammatory rheumatism, was
reported worse today. He is unable to
walk. The Senator has not been in the
best of health for the past three years.
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