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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, P vrUKDAY, DECEMBER IV 1900. CffANGE OF LEADERS Kitchener Now in Charge of British in South Africa. ROBERTS HANDED OVER COMMAND t fSero of Khartoum Promoted to- Be Lleatenant-GencrRl, "With Ranlr of General. IXJNDON, Nov. 30. The "War Office an nounces ths evening that Lord Roberts handed over the command of the British troops In South Africa to Lord Kitchener. It Is further asserted that the Queen ap- ! proves Lord Kitchener's promotion to be Lleutenant-General, with the rank of General, while in commmand In South Africa. The retirement of Loud "Wblseley and the return of Lord Roberts and the ap pointment of Lbrd Kitchener to the su- j prenie command, occurring as they do si multaneously, are keenly discussed. Despite come ml-givlngs. hearty approval Is generally expressed of Lord Kitcheners appointment. It is felt that if any one can clear up matters in South Africa be is the man, and it Is readily admitted that the task before him, though of a different kind, is almost as difficult as that which faced Lord Roberts Iff months 1 Ago, and is calculated to give the fullest scope to all of Kitcheners talents as an organizer. The Morning Post hints broadly that the recent demand of Lord Roberts for reinfoi cements has not been complied with, and insists that Lord Kitchener's hands must not be tied by any lack of linen or horses. All the editorials dwell with considerable emotion on "the na- tion's debt of gratitude to Lord Roberts, rwho has successfully piloted us through one of the darkest hours of our history. Prom Cape Town come Indications of the- uneasiness felt. All military posts throughout Cape Colony are being strengthened. Bloemfontcln Is now pre pared for any possible attack. Extra 6couts are out and guards watch through out the night. The garrisons in the Orange River drifts are being increased. At the sarae t'me, measures are being taken to csslst In the restoration of order and prosperity. The Pretoria correspondent of ; the Dally Mail announces that the British are distributing oats and seed po tatoes among the surrendered Boer fann ers at nominal prices, without which the zarms wouia go unuiiieo lor anoiner year." approved 'the arrangement for -tbe'new mall service betweui San Francisco, Auckland and Sydney, commencing this month. The contract tor the service is with J. D. Spreckels & Bros., of San Francisco. Three 17-krt boats of the Oceanic Steamship Comiany, the Sierra, the Sonoma and the Ventura, are the mail steamers. Antarctic Expedition. LONDON, Dec. L At a meeting of the Royal Society last evening it was an nounced that the, projected national Ant arctic expedition will start next Autumn, and that the construction of the boat, to be named Discover, "had aflready been commenced at Dundee. Commemoration Tablet to- Villard. BERLIN, Nov. SO. The Municipal Coun cil of Speyer today adopted a resolution to place a commemorative tablet in the house wheye the late Henry YMard was born. Entertained by the Queen. LONDON, Nov. SO. The members of the Royal Canadian Regiment, who have. Just VICTORY OVER ALLIES biutisu believe the chinese spirit has xtjt heex broke.v. Lax the Blame on Rniiala and Amer ica for Not Concurring- "With the Other Poivera. LONDON, Dec. I, 3:30 A. M. The Spec tator, in a striking article dealing with the Chinese crisis, expresses the opinion that the most recent occurrences at Pe kin foreshadow a Chinese victory over the allies. "The quarrel has been brought to the test of force," It says, "and force on the civilized side has proved insufficient. This result Is mainly due to the attitude of Russia and the United States. If China escapes with the payment of a small In demnity and many promises on paper, aa Peace Xejcotlntionn SngjKested. LONDON, Nov. 30. Tomorrow the Statist will propose that the Government should begin negotiations with Com mandant Botha and General Dewet to bring the war to a close. As the Boer warriors might misunderstand the motive of an overture from the military authori ties, it will suggest that the highest civil authority in Cape Town should begin the negotiations, if not Sir Alfred Mllner. then the Chief Justice of Cape Colony, or even J. H. Jofmelster. This great financial journal will lead up to Its pro posal by an analysis of the situation In South Africa and will say: 'We are losing In every way, losing in prestige and losing In life. "Ve are see ing our South African possessions plunged Into greater distress and the opinion is gaining abroad that we are Incapable of bringing the struggle to a satisfactory I termination." Military Incompetency will be alleged. and the Statist will aver that military j harshness should be avoided, and the I Boers conciliated. "If men like -Botha and Dewetvolun- j tarily surrender and bind themselves not to act against us in the future." the Statist will say, "is there any good rea son why . promise should not be given not to send them out of the country? J. B. Robinson suggests that Botha and Dewet should be invited to take seats in the legislative council that will be estab lished. The suggestion Is worthy of ap- proval The Boers should not be excluded Seven from the beginning from anything which can be safely given them. Reasons for Not Interfering. TKDON. Nov. 30. The Cologne Ga zette, in an Inspired article, reviews the reasons which prevented the powers from interfering In the war in boutn Airica, nnd declares that these still exist ana prohibit any Intervention. Brltifth Garrison Believed. trTVWT'Tn fann Pnlnnv TCnv. 30. Th garrison of Schwelzer-Rueke has been re lieved by a column of troops sent from here. The beleaguering Boers resisted. but were driven on. Lord Robert' MoTnent. DURBAN. Nov. 30. Lord Roberts is due to arrive at Pletermarltzburg December 4, and should arrive here December 5. THE GERMAN LOAN. Opposition Expressed In the Reichs- tnj? to Placing; It in America. TIKTJT.TV. Nov. 30. In the Relehstae to day, during the debate on the loan bills, Dr" von Thlelmann, Secretary of the Imperial Treasury, was asked why the inn tnr Kn.OrtO.Of0 murks was nlaced In America. He replied that the German money market in beptemoer was in .an Wnfavnrahlp condition and the covern- nnnt hnrl been ureed to avoid dolncr any thing to raise the rate. Therefore, It was considered desiranie to draw money irom America and Great Britain, as they both ,nA a m-nnt abundance of cash, espe cially the United States, and the gov ernment naa to dc careiui noi io aepieie ithe German money market towards the end of the year. Count von Kanltz. the imi-ian loorier cold he recrptted the loan was not placed in Germany. Amer ica,' he added might easily become the banker of Europe. Herr Busing, Na tional Liberal, ooservea mat patriotic heartburning? were unnecessary. Great Trttnin hnd also nlaced a loan In Amer ica. But In his opinion a clause should have been inserted pronimung America from placing a loan in Germany. rf vnn Thlclnifinn. renlvmc to his crit icism, declared the Apprehensions of Herr Busing were grounaiess. onuuia & wr clty of money occur in America (a contin n,vt. trMrJi after the re-election of President McKlnley, he should not fear). Americans would only oe aoie to return the loan to Germany at a loss. Dr. Arendt, secretary of the terman ?tmraii!c Leacue. aDDroved placing the Eoan abroad. He said Its issue in Amer ica protected the marKet irom rises ot discount. Atier luruier uiwuniuu, iuc subject was dropped. t ti. Netherlands Chamber. THE .HAGUE, Nov. 30. During the de-.-. v,v rniricpt in the second chamber Lay, Herr Kerdyk. Radical, reiterated tils opinion tnat ine xeineria.nas uujui iu jave .declined, tne nonor oi copveiunB iac - nnfnnpi unless the Transvaal ., rtrr.tt. He highly approved of the offer of the Dutch Government to Inter vene between the Transvaal ana ureai 3ritaln- npeorerr of the Csar. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30. Informa in -.. fbrnntrh orivate sources if.iiiw nnfi.-m tVi rcpnt favorable bul letins referring to the 'Czar's health. His ajefity has made such genuine irapron lent that hi-s condition seems to promise ertain recovery. Setith Sea Mall Service. VANCOUUVER, B. C., fov. 30. Aus- uan acyjees say tne goyernmepf nas OOM PAUL AND JUST THINK, I HAVE ONLT A SHORT TIME TO STAY! Peoria Journal. returned from South Africa, were enthu siastically received by the people of Windsor this morning. The soldiers then proceeded to the castle, and were re viewed by the Queen In the Quadrangle. Ashantee Campaign Ended. LONDON, Nov. 30.-rThe following dis patch has been received from Colonel Vllcocks, commander of the British troops at Coomassl, Ashantee, dated November 24: "The campaign Is ended. The troops in excess of the garrison will leave here In a few days." MORMONS ROUGHLY TREATID Hungarians Had No Use for Preach ers of Polygamy. VIENNA Nov. 30. Advices received from Temesvar, South Hungary, record the rough treatment received there by two Mormon elder emissaries from Salt Lake, Utah. The two elders had hardly com menced to enunciate their views on polyg amy when the audience stormed the plat form and ejected the pair from the halt One of them was compelled to run the gauntlet of 300 Irate citizens armed wltn sticks, straps or knotted cords, and shod with hob-nailed shoes. He was after wards stripped to the waist and thrashed by half a dozen matrons of Temesvar. The second Mormon was ducked In a horse pond. Finally the two elders were rescued by the police. The Minister of the Interior has pro hibited further Mormon attempts to pros elyte as being dangerous to the well be ing of the, state. Protest of NewYorh: Ncjrroes. NEW YORK. Nov. CO. Frank Moss ha sent to Governor Roosevelt, Mayor Van "Wyck. the Police Board and the District Attorney communications regarding the. late negro riots and the part taken by the police, especially in the Investigation ordered by the Mayor. The communica tion was signed by W. H. Brooks, presi dent of the Citizens Protective League, an organization of colored people. The object is to have the policemen who did the clubbing and the officials who are shielding them prosecuted and driven off the police force. Saffraice Larrs of the South. WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. The National Afro-American Council has appointed a committee to see that the validity of the Louisiana Constitution of IESS is test ed before the Federal Supreme Court. The opinion of a number of leading law years North and South has been obtained respecting the Louisiana and North Car olina Taws restricting suffrage, and the Supreme Court will have before it shortly cashes that It is believed will secure an expression of its opinion respecting these suffrage laws. i FIndley P. Dnnne Danperonsly HI. CHICAGO. Nov. 30. FIndley P. Dunne, author of the "Dooley" papers, and for many years an active newspaper man of Chicago, is dangerously 111 with pneumo nia at St. Luke's Hospital. Mr. Dunne was taken 111 in his apartments In the Victoria Hotel, but was removed to the hospital on the advice of his physicians. Washington's Grand Niece Dead. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Miss Eugenia Washington, great grand niece of George Washington, one of the founders of the Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, and president of the Society of Founders and Patriots, died in this city this morning. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances In the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve In the redemption fund, shows: Available cash balance J139.303.7S7 Gold 93,047,373 To Protect Galveston Harbor. FORT WORTH, Tex.. Nov. 30. The two days' conference of leading representatives of the state for the purpose of devising means for the restoration of Galveston's deep-water port and further protection of the harbor, opened here today. Rice's Second Will. NEW YORK. Nov. 30. M. E. Harby. the attorney representing Albert T. Patrick, today filed in the Surrogate's Court what is called the "second" will of the late Texas millionaire, William Marsh Rice. California's Vote. SACRAMENTO, CaL, Nov. 30 The offi cial figures on the Presidential election for California, .as compiled by the Secre tary of State, give McKinley 1&4.755. Bryan 124.SS5. Woolley 5024. Useful and NotcI. .The new playing cards issued by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n., St. Louis, Mo., are as practical as the old style card with the added nevelty of heroes' faces on court cards. 25 cents a pack. Address Malt-Nutrlne Dept. seems not unlikely, since -Germany and Great Britain may not be willing to In cur the expenditure and risk Involved in persisting in their demands, it will be equivalent to a victory for China, for nothing has occurred that will convince the Chinese that their mighty Empress has been defeated or that Europe can avenge any future massacres." The Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Popt wiring yesterday, says: "Despite the cordial reception given Admiral Seymour, the situation Is un changed. The Hankow Viceroy refuses to stop sending supplies to the court un less the Nankin Viceroy will also re fuse, and the latter, although he under takes to send no more arms, says he must continue sending supplies so long as the Emperor requires them. In fact all our remonstrances amount to are a miser able farce." About 49 farmers have orsranlzed a J crp amery company at Tekpa, Japnn's Proposal Not Inclnded. WASHINGTON. Nov. SO. It Is under stood that the Ministers at Pekln have not Included In their preliminary agree ment the proposition of Japan that, a monument be erected by China to tthe memory of the Japanese Chancellor of Legation. The idea of Japan appears to have a special Chinese, envoy appointed to convey an official expression of Chi na's regret over this incident and also to provide a suitable memorial for the de ceased. While there was no objection to the proposition Itself, it seems to have come so late in the deliberations that It was deemed advisable not to lna elude It in the agreement. Prince Tnan's Rebellion. SHANGHAI, Nov. 30. A missionary in the Province of Kang Su reports that 10.000 of the troops of General Tung Fu Hsiang entered that province and Joined Prince Tuan's rebellion against the Em peror. General Tung has been obtaining supplies of the Viceroy of Sze Chuen. The Governor of Shan SI has wired a request to the Wu Chang Viceroy to send him without delay eight quick-firing guns, and the Viceroy has ordered the guns to be sent. It is reported that Ysu Tung, guardian of the heir apparent, is still alive," and In hiding near Pekln. A Public Beheadlnar. TIEN TSIN, Nov. 30. Tung Wen Huan a Provincial Treasurer of Chi LI, who was sentenced to death by the interna tional military trbunal at Pao Ting Fu, is being brought here to be publicly be. headed by the City Government Execu tioner. This- Is at the request of the Pao Ting Fu military authorities. The provincial government of TieD Tsin is Issuing a strong proclamation against the concealment of arms In the city and its suburbs, the penalty of dis obedience being decapitation after five days' notice of the prohibition. Instructions to Plnchon. PARIS. Nov. 30. The dispatch to the Havas Agency from Pekln says the French Minister, M. Plnchon, Is author ized, if all the Ministers are lh accord, to sign and hand to the Chinese plenipo tentiaries the propositions adopted by the diplomats at the Chinese capital, though before the presentation, of the proposi tions they will probably undergo fresh modifications. German Losses From Disease, BERLIN. Nov. 30. The German losses In China from typhoid and climatic dis-. eases generally continue large, despite official denials A special dispatch from Shanghai says that the RtsI steamer of the new Ger man line on the Yangtse River between Ishang Fu and Hankow will be the Hul Shang. Death of Colonel Yorclc. BERLIN. Nov. 30. A special dispatch from Pekln to the Tageblatt announces that Colonel Yorck. commander of a Ger man column, who was reported to be at the p&lnt of death in consequence of Inhaling fumes from a stove In his bed room, died November 27. His body "will arrive in Pekln today. Mme. De Warens. London Truth. Rousseau pictures Mme. de Warens to us as "2S. with beauty" that wears well, because it lies more in the countenance than features. Her manner was tender and caressing, her smile angelic, her mouth the exact size of mine, and her eye softness itself. The stature, was small, the w'alst short, and the figure thickset but not to deformity. Her flaxen hair of a peculiar shade was twisted np carelessly, which gave it pi quancy. It was impossible to see a love lier head, or bust, or hands, or arms." Perhaps so. But 19 letters of Mme. de Warens and some others about her have Just been brought to light. She uncon sciously paints herself in them as a hard, rapacious woman and a "born lawyer" In the bad sense of the term. There Is not the faintest gleam of heart, of poetry, or of literary tastes. I cannot help thinking that if she took to Rousseau, it was because she wanted him to pen plausible letters, or perhaps advertisements, for her drugs, washes, soaps, and so forth. She could have had no education or taste for reading. - Her letters might hare bf n written by SalJy Sampson Brass. The letters about her describe her as harpy, swindler, come dienne In her last letter she owns to starvation and poverty, and begs for scraps of food. She cheated her husband shamefully, and with long-headed, cold blooded design, in the matter of the deed of separation. She so managed things as to bring him to convey to her in the deed of .separation his whole fortune. I can fancy her crying the moment his back wa3 turned. "Blen Joue." This haul was made before she knew Rousseau. COLONIES AND COLONIES. American Rnle la Philippines Best la the Orient. Comparisons are said to be odious, says the Manila American, of October 10, but sometimes, when we contrast our own work with that of others, we have less occasion to feel dissatisfied. Captious critics have reproached the United States because of the "slow progress" made in the Philippines. People who pretend to "know it all" have asserted . that "Yan kees cannot colonize." And persons wlae in their own conceit have said that Amer icans could never do anything In this country Nevertheless, Uncle Sam owns the archipelago, and the fact remains that citizens of the United States are here to stay. Ere any attention is paid to what our detractors are saying, let us at least as. certain what our neighbors are doing. The British are reputed to be the most successful colonizers. Hong Kong (Vic toria) has been an adjunct of the British Empire, lo these many years. And yet conditions In Hong Kong are held to be so unsafe that an Associated Press cor respondent was arrested for bringing three guns and a revolver (relics of the Peking campaign) Into the city. Hong Kong Is not exempt from "scares," and of late fears of a "native uprising" have been frequently entertained. The native residents of Hong Kong are classed ail British subjects, but so far as assisting to govern themselves is con cerned, it does not appear that they hae been given very many political rights. The Government of Hong Kong is ad minister by a Governor, aided by an Ex ecutive Council of five officials and two unofficials. The Legislative Council Is presided over by the Governor, and is composed of the Officer Commanding the Troops, the Colonial Secretary (who also holds the office of Registrar-General), the Attorney-General, the Treasurer, the Director Public Works, the Harbor Mas ter the Captain Superintendent of Police and six unofficial members, one of whom is elected by the Chamber of Commerce, and another by the Justices of the Peace. The other four, two of whom are Chi nese but British subjects, are appointed by the government. In other words, the inhabitants of the "well-governed" colony of Victoria have almost as many rights and privileges as arc accorded the people of Manila "un der martial -law." Education in Hong Kong Is not utterly neglected, but it seems, from a perusal of such statistics as can be obtained, that even with the educational facilities we now have, Ma nila Is far ahead of .Hong Kong. And there are other things that might be dwelt upon. Japan has been credited with the per formance of wonderful things, Japanese military skill and executive ability have recently received the highest commenda tion. Some years ago, as a result of a suc cessful war with China. Japan acquired the large Island of Formosa, which Ilea Just north of Luzon. How much have the "enprgetlc Japanese" 'accomplished In Formosa? It Is said that the Japs, good fighters though they are, have been bat fled Jn their efforts to subjugate, the In terior of the island, A few mites from the sea coast the authority of the Mikado is flatly repudiated, and fierce tribes, lea by brrbarous chieftains, "have everything orettv much their own way." In attempting to conquer 'the savage' Forinosans, Japan bad dozens" of advan tages, where, out here, the United States did not have one. And yet Americans fighting in Luzon have won. In Formosa, up to date, coy victory has refused to perch upon the banner of the Japanese. So far as civilizing Formosa is concerned, the Japs admit a considera ble lack of success. To the eastward of these islands is French Cochin China. France has been in the colonizing business for some time, and It Is said that the French have done fairly well from a Parisian standpoint. But the government there is a military despotism, unrelieved by the hope of any thing better. And the "iron rule of Jean Crepaud" is infinitely worse than Uncle Sam's martial lawi We think that even chronic kickers, after a short sojourn In the French colony, would prefer to live In the Philippines. Southward of the Jolo Archipelago lies the great Island of Borneo. Those who are urging Americans to study British ideas might profitably turn their attention to the north coast of Borneo. British North Borneo is our nearest neighbor. Next comes the dependency of Brunei, and beyond stretches the domain of the Rajah of Sarawak- About one-third of Borrieo indirectly belongs to the British Empire, but the vested rights of a Brit ish subject born in those parts Is a mat ter of speculation. British North Borneo, and supposedly about all that therein Is, Is the property of a chartered company. The government Is administered by a Governor (who Is trying, to resign) and a Council, the members of which are crea tures of the chartered company. The Sultanate of Brunei is an unim portant and diminishing dependency Now Sarawak is encroaching on one aide or Brunei, the British North Borneo Com pany is casting covetous glances at the other, and the poor Sultan of Brunei, whose ancestors ruled over al lof Borneo, Is likely to see. his -Sultanate grow beau tifully less and eventually disappear. Sarawak is a difficult country to de scribe. The Rajah, Sir Charles Johnson Brooke, is almost an absolute monarch, and his rule Is said to be tempered only by the fact that he is an Englishman. No matter how much we may chafe for the time being under the obnoxious Span ish modes of procedure or unpleasant In cidentals of martial law, we know and realize that perhaps very soon the bur den of our ills -will be materially light ened. And from tltno to time changes for the better will continue to occur. The flag that floats over these Jslands is a guarantee of liberty and advance ment. When we consider what Americans have done In the Philippines In the compara tively short time the United States has been In possession of the Islands, we need not feel at all ashamed of the achieve ments of our countrymen. When we view what the civil commission has al ready accomplished and take account of what It proposes to dotIn the near future, we have good reason to congratulate our selves. In no neighboring colony or pro tected state Is such excellent progress be ing made. No nation contemplates mak ing such sweeping improvements, and never will a foreign government In the Orient give its subjects rights and privi leges that will compare with those con ferred by the United States on the peo ple of these islands. The more we inquire into the way in which our neighbors are governed, the greater reason have we to be thankful for the blessings of American citizenship. Our neighbors have now about all they can hope for in the next generation, but wc have faith to believe that every year that goes by will place us In a better condition. "Trillium FBTemliara Improving?. NEW YORK. Nov. 30. William Faver sham, the actor, who has been seriously 111 with appendicitis, is improving slowly, but is not yet out of danger. A Headache Cnre. Your druggist has It, 25c. Wright's Paragon Headache and Neuralgia Cure. Catarrh is a, disease affecting the blood. Remove the cause by taking Hood's Sar-sanarilla. Jf!iit I MmmmiM IMm- iSl Iff! Ill Ml tlill - CO M POUSD. P Restores Health Cures Indigestion, Nerve Exhaus lion, Purifies the Blood. "Paine's Celery Compound is the only medi cine that ever did me good. I i have worked in J. M. OLSON, Machinist. I the machine shop's -since I was ten years old, and I was troubled with nervousness and indigestion. My whole system was weakened; my digestion was very bad : I had palpitation of the heart, attacks of dizziness when getting up in the morning, and was in a generally run-down state. Paine s Celery Compound makes me well, and I now use it to purify my blood and keep me healthy." J. M. .OLSON, Elkhorn, Wis. You Can be Well Do you go home from work feel ing exhausted, with a tired hed and an aching back? .Do. you wake up in the morning with dizziness, poor appe tite, and nerves unstrung? Paine's Celery Compound will restore your health, give y.ou nerve force, strength to work, and purify your blood. USE ON LY PAINE'S CELERY MUCH ADO ABOUTNOTHI NG JfOISB OVER IilEtlTEXANT-COLOXEIi KARRIS OX'S DISCHARGE. Worlc Wan Finished aad His Services Xot So Valuable a to Com mand His Retainmcnt. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. A considera ble to-do has been made over the dis charge of Russell B. Harrison, who vras an Inspector-General ot Volunteers. Har rison was one of the first men appointed in the Spanish War, and his appoint ment, with a number of others, was crit icised severely because there was no rea son for his appointment saVe that he is the son of a distinguished man, once President of the United States. In hark ing back to those times, it is also remem bered that the sons of great men were quite numerous. Young Jim "Blaine, young Alger, young Allison, young Hull, and many another man was made an offi cer in the staff departments of the volun teer Army. Most of the3e young men have been mustered out. Russell Harri son is the last one. There is no reason why there should be any outcry made in regard to Harrison being discharged, as his services were no longer needed, and there was really no place to send him during the next six months, up to the date when all volunteers will be mustered out Of course, the discharge, following so close after the election, seemed to carry some significance with it. It is well known that every friend of the Adminis tration, the members of the National Committee and many of the Indiana Re publicans, practically got down on their knees and begged Benjamin Harrison, ex President of the United States, to -make several speeches during tne campaign. Mr. Harrison did not make any speeches during the campaign, his only political utterance being a brief interview given out In New York, in which he supported the Republican party. It was upon that kind of an interview which the opposition papers and the opposition orators drew the remainder of the campaign and used against the Republicans, saying that the best Republican of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, was not giving hearty support to the ticket. At one time it was thought that Harrison's lack of in terest in the campaign nrpuld defeat the Republicans in Indiana. Now, William McKinley did not deserve any such thing as this at the hands of ex Presldent Harrison. In the National con vention of 1SSS McKinley was a possible dark horse, and it was his loyalty to John Sherman, then a candidate for Pres ident, that prevented a stampede for Mc Kinley at that convention, when Harri son was nominated. In the National Con vention of 1S32 the opponents of Harrison tried in every way to defeat his nomina tion. They ran James G. Blaine for the office, but it was known early that Blaine could not be nominated. It was also known, however, that McKinley had a great deal of popularity among sptne del egates, and that especially in the Ohio delegation there were about IS Harrison delegates who would be obliged to vote for.McKlnley if the delegation as a whole offered him. Foraker was the leader- of the delegation and practically the mana ger of it. and insisted on the delegation voting solidly for McKinley for President. It will be remembered also that McKin ley got almost as many votes as Blaine on that ballot, although Harrison was nominated. ,It was during this ballot that Foraker cast the solid 44 votes of Ohio for McKinley, who was the permanent chair man and presiding over the convention, McKinley called E. F. Shepherd, vice president, to the chair, went down in the body of the delegates, mounted a chairand protested against votes being cast for him, saying that he had come to the con vention a Arm friend of Harrison, and that in honor he was obliged to do every thing in his power to secure Harrison's nomination. He furthermore asserted that, as a delegate from Ohio, he had a right to his ote. even If the majority voted the other way. Foraker Insisted that, having become permanent chairman of the convention, he had lost his place as a delegate, and that his alternate had taken his seat and had cast the vote. McKinley disagreed and demanded a roll- call of the Ohio delegation, and cast his single vote for Harrison, while the 43 oth ers voted for him. While it was not In the box at that time for either McKin ley or Blalno or the friends of either or both to have defeated Harrison, the loy alty with which McKinley stood by Har rison ought to have been remembered, even though, Harrison was defeated Jn the election! Further than this, Presi dent McKinley appointed ex-President Harrison one of the regular members of The Hague Peace Commissioners, ' an office which will give the ex"-President an opportunity to live abroad a good por tion of the year at once of the most pleasant capitals in Europe, and at a good, comfortable salary, and yet a place that does not demand so much of his time that he cannot continue his lucra tive law practice. Upon the whole, Har rison owed McKinley at least a little sup port during the recent campaign, espe cially when so many old-line Republicans were anxious to have their ex-President make a declaration. Now, following the election comes the discharge of RusseH B. Harrison, son of the ex-President, but it is well not to get away from the fact that Russell B. Harrison was a failure all his life, in everything he undertook, and that his record as a soldier is not such as to enti tle him to a high consideration. But at the same time it is noted also that cer tain other close friends of Harrison had received from the Administration some thing like the cold shoulder, and possibly there is some resentment at the courso of the older Harrison, and that his friends will b made aware that it was not the best policy for the ex-President to avoid taking any responsibility during the campaign. from England. There is a record of it in the statutes of Hartelbuiy. Worcester shire, "the seventh year of our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth": "The said schoolmaster shall and may have, use, and take the profits of an such potations are are commonly Used in schools, and such other gifts as shall be fr.eely given them, . . . ove& and be sides their wages, until their salary and stipend shall be augmented." In some of the counties of England thi3 is still continued. Kruger Is reported to have decided to come and make his home in the land oZ the free and the heme of the brave. Among the latter class, however, are not included those who run away from the scene of "strife and leave their compat riots still fighting the foe. Astorfan. THE P0TATI01T PEHHY. Odd Custom That Prevailed in Oar Schools in Early Times. A curious old custom is described in the November St. Nicholas by Margaretta I. Hinchman. The schools of our country 100 years ago, she says, would hardly be recognized as schools by the children of today. The schoolhouses were small and qne-roomed, frequently hexagonal, that is, six-sided like a bee's honey-celL At first there were no desks, rude benches being used instead, while great logs took the place of chairs. But the holidays came round as regularly then as they do now, and commencement day was no doubt looked forward to with as much delight and eagerness. There were no "exercises," with dreadfully long speeches, but all was , feasting and merry-making. A great picnic was given at the school house On this grand occasion the chil dren, dressed in their "besthlbs and tuck ers," came early with their parents and families, and the ministers and authorities of the community were always present. The schoolteacher presided over the feast, and paid for the food with pennies that had been brought to him during the whole year. It was the custom for each pupil to bring a penny, or some small sum. which en abled the teacher to furnish tha treat. If hn Hvpd In n ppnprmn nplchhftrhnnil til gave him quite a little sum above the ! costs of the feast. This custom gave rise to the name "potation" or "drinklng- They had all the good things to eat and drink that one could think of. They had buns, jam tarts, gooseberry pies, and cakes made In all shapes dogs made of cake, birds made ot cake, and ginger bread men, of course. Then, they had figs and dates, brought to the colonies in trading vessels, and ale and- elder ot their own making. Thl3 old custom the colonists brought Nearly 5Q00 logs are in the middle fork of the Coquille River, waiting for suffi cient water to carry them to the mill on the main river. P rMTi tri-u ic im Coffee iea & Chocolate H M Xf U LI rt a I SsT?Sw5rri'V AGk! RAlw CONDENSED MILK FOR. PAUld MOTHERS. 6ordfiseoadensedMillceo.,-N;Y. - zZm 3 Premiums Taa Given 11 Lw as many 'WITH Teas, Coffees, Spices, Extracts, Soda, Baking Powder Good Time arid Place to Bny Come Just to See Great Eastern Tea Co. 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