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THE MOBNTNG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JAtfUABY 19, 1D01. OREGON'S SOLDIERS Adjutant-General's Report to Governor Geer. LARGER APPROPRIATION ASKED Land and Jf aval -Force Should Have Annnnl Instruction Oregon Has 1308 Men in National Guard and 124 in Naval Militia. Brigadier-General C. IT. Gantenbeln, Adjutant-General of the Oregon National Guard, makes the following recommenda tions in his report to Governor Geer: First Indorsement of legislation by Congress looking to uniformity of or ganization, armament, equipment, disci pline and instruction of the guard throughtout the Union. Second More accurate enrollment of persons subject to military duty. Third Increase of annual company al lowance from $300 to $500, and cavalry and batteries from $300 to $700. Fourth Reasonable allowance to officers to assist them In uniforming: and equip ping themselves. Fifth Increase the annual appropriation so as to permit a camp of instruction or practice march for all the land forces and a cruise of the Naval Batallion once a year. Sixth Print 500 copies of the muster-In and muster-out rolls of the Second Ore gon. Seventh Simplify the procedure of mili tary courts. Eighth Deflne more clearly the rights and duties, of civil and military officers in the event of a call for troops. Ninth Pass the proposed new military law. Following Is a full text of the recom mendations: "I would earnestly solicit the support of the Oregon delegagtlon in Congress, the Oregogn press and the people of the state generally in behalf of the efforts of the Interstate National Guard Association to Becure legislation from Congress that will result In uniformity of organization, arm ament, equipment, discipline and instruc tion of the guard throughout the Union, and that will make It National In fact, and not In name only. A meeting of the association will be held In Washington, February 4, 1901, at which a bill will be prepared and Introduced with this object in view. A bill of this character deserves the support of every citizen who has the welfare of his country at heart and be lieves that war is possible at any time. The National Guard must be made an ef fective reserve to the regular Army, and not merely a state police force. Uniform ity In essentials in the various state or ganizations Is absolutely necessary to this end. The status of the Guard should be clearly defined In the event of a call for trooir,. both as a matter of Justice to the individual members composing it and to the Federal Government. Military Enumeration. "There has been considerable criticism from time to time of the method and ex pense of preparing the military list for this state. I have written to the various county Assessors for a statement of the expenses Incurred in their respective counties In preparing this list, and for such suggestions as they might make with a view to amending the present law. The total cost of preparing this list ap pears to be about $4000 a year. This sum could be saved the state by adopting the law recently enacted In "Wisconsin, and providing that when the census Is taken In the year l$95,,and every 10 years there after, the seven officers required by law to enumerate the Inhabitants shall also carefully enroll all able-bodied male citi zens between the ages of 18 and 45 years. specifying their names, residence, age and occupation, who shall reside In the terri tory in which they make such enumera tion. Authority should also be given the Governor of the state, whenever he deems it necessary, to order an enrollment of all persons liable to military duty, and pro vision should be made for claiming ex emption on the part of persons entitled thereto. The object of this military enu meration Is to provide a list of persons available for military draft. The adoption of the Wisconsin law would secure a more accurate enrollment, and would save $4000 a year, which could be used to far better advantage In promoting the efficiency of the National Guard. "There is now paid to each company, troop, battery and naval division annual Iv the sum of $300 for necessary current expenses. Including rent of armory. This I5 entirely inadequate, and these organi zations are frequently obliged to resort to renting their quarters for other than military purposes, giving entertainments, collecting dues- and levying assessments upon their members. A very large pro portion of company dissensions result from the means necessarily resorted to In order to Talse funds to meet the expenses of rent and maintenance. This annual al lowance should be Increased from $300 to $30 for companies and naval divisions, and from $300 to $700 for each of the two troop1 of cavalry and the light battery. A comparison with the practice of other states will show that this suggested In crease Is a very reasonable allowance. "Every noncommissioned officer and rrlvate. under the existing military code. Is furnished his uniform and equipment at the expense of the state, while every commissioned officer Is required to provide himself with a suitable uniform, arms and onulnment This entails an expense of 575 to $13 often works a hardship on offi cers and frequently prevents the most competent enlisted men from accepting promotion, as thev feel they cannot afford equipping themselves In addition to oth er expenses Incident to holding a com-r-ilson. This if recognized in states hav ing the most efficient National Guard or rnlsatlons. and officers are reimbursed f r this necessary outlaw I therefore rec ommend a reasonable allowance to officers to assist them in uniforming and equip ping themselves, provided they shall have served as uch a calendar -rear, and that thev shall furnish a certificate of an In spector showing that they are uniformed, armed xnd equipped as required by law. Annual Instruction. "The martial soirit of our people Is un questionable. The time, energy and ioney devoted to the National Guard by its members clearly prove It. But zeal, courage and physical strength do not of themselves make a soldier fit for active srrvlce. not even when supplemented bv drill In the manual of arms and cramped movements in an armory He must know how to take care of himself in camp and on the march, what to do, and what not to do. In order to keep out of the hospital. He must understand his weapon, and must learn Its use and care, as well as that of all his other belongings. The importance of practical experience In camp, field or cruise duty cannot be overestimated. This duty should be an nual, and should continue for a period of at least 10 days. Though the most ex pensive feature of the maintenance of the National Guard, the result Justi fies the outlay. The annual appropri ation should, therefore, be sufficiently in creased to permit a camp of instruction or practice march for all the land forces and a cruise for the Naval Battalion once a year. "The records of tine Indian War Veter ans are Incomplete and it is often Impossi ble to furnish information requested. I am Informed that many of these missing records were abstracted by pension agents a number of years ago. and can not be replaced. The records of the Ore gon "Volunteers during the Spanish-American War are now complete, and are on file in the Adjutant-General's office. Fre quent reference is made to them, and they are becoming considerably worn. For the purpose of preventing their destruction or removal, I recommend that the legislative Assembly, at Its coming session, author ize the Adjutant-General, at the expense of the state, to cause 500 copies of the muster-In and muster-out rolls of these volunteers to be printed by the State Printer, bound In proper form, and dis tributed In such manner as your Excel lency may direct. Simplify Military Courts. "Discipline Is the soul of a military or ganization; it is Indispensable to Its ex istence. The means of enforcing an un hesitating obedience to orders, and a prompt and proper performance of mili tary duty, should be plain, speedy and effective. Our present system and pro cedure of military courts are complex and expensive, and are capable of ma terial improvement. After a careful com parison of the codes of 10 of the most Im portant states, I recommend the adoption of the chapter on military courts in the New Tork code, recently enacted, so far as it may be applicable to the conditions of this state. The rank, and file of the National Guard are men of military in stinct, and want to see discipline en forced and the standing and efficiency of the organization raised. The more the Guard approaches the "real thing the more popular it will become, and the easier It will be to secure a desirable class of recruits. "The statute of 1884, for the suppression of riots (Hill's Code of Oregon, section 1048), is still in force so far as it has not been repealed by the militia law of 1895. There is some doubt as to the respective, rights and duties of the civil and mili tary officers In the event of a call for troops in aid of the civil authorities. These rights and duties should be clearly defined. The civil authorities should be empowered to designate in general terms the particular object to be accomplished. The mode and means of execution should be left to the discretion of the command ing officer of the troops present. Kerr Military Bill. "The above, with other recommenda tions, will probably be embodied in a bill to be Introduced at the coming session of the Legislature. At its quarterly meeting, April 9, 1900, the military board, deeming a revision of our military code necessary, and following the example of other states, caused a board, composed of Brlgadler-Oeneral C. U. Gantenbeln, Colonel James Jackson, Inspector-General, and Major R. G. Jubltz, Third Regiment, to be appointed for this purpose, to report the result of its proceedings. December 1, 1900. At a meeting held July 11. 1900, at Camp Geer, Colonel S. C. Spencer, Judge-Advocate-General, and Colonel A. B. Glllis, Surgeon-General, were added to this board. Copies of the military codes of the states maintalnging the most efficient Guards were procured and care fully examined. Ths bill recommended by these officers Is now ready for submis sion to the Military Board for its exam ination and approval. It is the result of the thorough, painstaking and conscien tious efforts of five officers representing different departments, and will, without doubt, greatly promote the efficiency of the militia. If approved by the Military Board, I earnestly recommend its passage without materl amendment." Subject aillltnry Duty. The number of men subject to military duty in Oregon for the year 1839 was 51,332, apportioned among the counties as follows: Baker Benton 1.001 Unn 1,932 Lincoln 344 Malheur 5S6 S00I 1.S2S. Clackamas Clatsop 1,722 Marlon 3.4S1 Columbia l,053Morrow 590 Coos l,515.Mulrnomah 15,760 Crook 387 Curry 239 Douglas 2,1911 Gilliam C01 Grant 7S3 Polk 1,72: Sherman 565 riuamooK &5H Umatilla 966 Union 1,515 Harney 475 .Wallowa 723 Jackson 745Vasco ....k 1,751 Josephine 939 Washington 786 Klamath 452KVheeler 37; Lake 433 Lane 2,S41 X'amhlll 1,564 Total 51.332 The total 'strength of the Oregon Na tional Guard is 1303 men and officers, and of the Naval Militia 121. Spanish-American War Medals. The medals presented by the State of Oregon, at the suggestion of Governor Geer. to the officers and men of the Sec ond Oregon, United States Volunteer In fantry; Light Batteries A and B, United States Volunteers, and Company M, Sec ond Regiment, United States Volunteer Engineers, were delivered to General Gan tenbeln for distribution July 1C, 1900. They were made of bronze taken from a Span ish cannon captured at Manila and pre sented to the stato by the United States Government. Substantial, of convenient size, and artistically designed, with the name, rank and organization of the own er neatly engraved, they are highly prized by the volunteers as invaluable remind ers of the state's appreciation of their patriotic services. In all, 1G72 were issued; of this number General Gantenbeln "has distributed to the owners 643 In person and COG by mall, 423 not having as yet been claimed. Applications arc received dally, howover, and before many months the medals will all be distributed. The great est oare has been taken to Insure their delivery to the persons properly entitled to receive them. Oregon Men in the Army. In addition to a large number of en listed men from Oregon who are serving in the Regular Army and the United States Volunteers, the following commis sioned officers, formerly members of the Second Oregon, are now In the United States service: Herbert W. Cardwell, Major and Chief Surgeon United States Volunteers, since May 20, 1S9S. James F. Case, Major Fourth Infantry since August 17, 1S99. Austin F. Prescott. Captain Thirty firth Infantry, since July 5, 1S99. Eugene P. Crowne, Captain Thirty-fifth Infantry, since July 5, 1S89. Albert J. Brazee, Captain Thirty-fifth Infantry, since Jujy 5. 1S99. Elmer O. Worrlck, Captain Forty-fifth Infantry, since Auzust 17, 1S99. Percy Willis, Captain Forty-fifth Infan trj'. since August 17, 1S99. George W. Povey, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster United States Volunteer Infantry, since August 28, 1S99. William H. Jordon. Jr., First Lieuten ant Eighteenth Infantry, since March 2, ISM. Rhees Jackson, Second Lieutenant Twelfth Infantrj". since August 1, 1S93. Settlement of Oregon Claims. The prospect of an earlj adjustment of claims against the Government growing out of the Spanish war appearing to be somewhat remote. General Gantenbeln was directed bj' Governor Geer to .pro ceed to Washington to explain and fol low up the Oregon claim. This was not among hll prescribed duties, but It was cheerfully performed without extra com. pensatlon. Most of the states have em ployed special agents or attorneys, some have had a number of clerks aiding the Auditor's Department in Washington. The Quartermaster-General was finallj" convinced that his appraisement was en tirety too low, and he concluded to ap prove the basis of settlement suggested by Governor Geer. Successful Encampment For the first time In the history of the Oregon National Guard it was practicable In Jury, 1900, to assemble all the land and naval forces, except separate Companj A, of Marshfleld, for Instruction in field and cruise dutj "The results," says General Gantenbeln, "were eminently satisfactory. The unusual attendance, the neatness and sanitary condition of the grounds, the military experience and excellent dis cipline of the men of all organizations Indicate a renewed Interest in the serv ice deserving of the highest praise, espe cially in yIow of the very recent reorgan ization following the unsettled conditions consequent upon the outbreak of the Spanish-American "War." The encamp ment cost $23,726 41, of which $14,318 was the pay of the guardsmen. Preserving: Fines. A suitable oak case has been ordered for the safe preservation and proper dis play of the colors of the Second Oregon Volunteers and of the First. Second and Thlrd Regiments, formerly constituting the National Guard. "These flags," says General Gantenbeln, "have a sacred his tory, and as emblems of heroism, and de votion to duty should be displayed in a conspicuous place, where they could be viewed by every visitor to the Capitol." Guard in Good Condition. Colonel James Jackson, Inspector-General, makes the following report: "The National Guard of the state, though but recently reorganized, is in better condition and more fully equipped for active service than it has ever been before. Its soldierly spirit, instruction and discipline Is better and the equip ment more complete. There Is still much to learn In the way of attention to the details of drill, the education of non commissioned officers in the handling of squads, familiarizing officers and men with the whistle and sword signals, open order and battle formation, target prac tice, ana in tne care and accounting for state and Government property. Before another encampment tire troops should be so well instructed In company drill that the whole time may be devoted to field maneuvers. Target practice Is absolutely essential to a soldiers effectiveness, and should be provided for and encouraged at the stations of the different companies. The imminence of war at any time de mands that the Instruction most neces sary in the field be cnnttnntlv Imnnrtwl and that discipline, without which no or ganization of troops can be efficient, be biui eiuorccu. WHERE MINING IS PLEASANT Senntor Cameron Telia of the Sim mons Pincers In Josephine. State Senator Cameron, of ,, Jackson County, who is largely Interested in Southern Oregon placer mines, Is spending tho legislative roccss at the Imperial. He Is part owner In the well-known S mmons placers near Waldo, which he says have been mining under a good head of water since early Fall. The recent snow storms on the Siskiyous will help the placer miners of that region very materially, the Senator thinks, as they have stored the moisture about tho summits and thus Insured a good long supply. He looks for an unusually prosperous year, although the fore art of the mining season was drier than many of the creek miners de sired. Senator Cameron has operated the Sim mons placers for 15 years, although dur ing the firn three very li.ttle gold was taken out, as the gold-bearing gravel lay too low for rapid drainage, and a dump had to be provided. A huge ditch, one mile long, and 00 feet deep, had to be dug before the hydraulic pipes could be operated successfully on the benches and hillsides above. Water was taken out of the Illinois River and the forco of this was brought to bear on the great banks of earth to be moed. Much good soil and many fine trees were washed off into Rogue River below, but as Mr. Cameron was not in tho farming or timber busi ness, soil and trees possessed no value to hlm.- Two giants have been operated night and day for eight months of each year since the tall race was constructed and no one but tK. owners of the big placer mine know how much gold has been taken out. The yellow metal appears in the allavial banks and about the roots of the trees, as well "s In the bedrock, and oc cur in line shot-like particles, which ren ders its saving in the riffles or in the pan, very easj. Senator Cameron said last evening that mining Is a good deal like farming or anj' other business, as some j'ears a mine maj not pay more than expenses, while in others enough monej- may be made to carry the owners over four or five years. They have over 1200 acres patented on the Simmons placers, and there is pay dirt in sight for tfae next 25 years. The mine is situated in Josephine County, some four miles from the California line, and adja cent to the fertile Illinois Valley, where all products of the temperate zone grow to the greatest perfection. Mining in that region is not like operating in Dawson, as all sorts of fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh meats and the products of the dairy, can be obtained with very little cost. The climate is so mild that even in the Winter time overcoats are seldom worn. The Oregoninn Is Not Informed. PORTLAND. Or., Jan. IS. (To the Edi tor.) Referring to the report of the ova tion to Senator Quay, I was maintaining that he was a great corruptionist in poli tics and stood for the Pennsylvania "Rail road and was regularly' indicted; but a friend saj-s this Is the malice of hostile newspapers. Will you please give the true facts of his political "history? Not opinions, but facts. Is it true he wrote a broker to get on to certain stocks and he would shake tho plum tree? B. "When Lights Do Not Burn. PORTLAND, Jan. IS. To the Editor.) Please settle a dispute. A says the elec tric light company gets paid for city lights when they don-'t burn. B says it doe3 no get paid for that night. If not, how much is deducted from its contract. T P. When tho city lights do not burn the company makes a reduction, as Is speci fied in its contract with the city. TOM CONNELL. STOOD THE CROSS-FIRE THOMAS CORNELL'S DIRECT TESTI MONY NOT SHAKEN. Reason Why Clark Wan Not Prose cuted Was That Evidence Was Insufficient to Convict. Thomas Connell, the defendant in the action of the Hartford Insurance Com pany to recover $3200 insurance, wont through three and one-half hours of cross fire in Judge George's department of the State Circuit Court yesterday without varying an iota from his direct testi mony of Thursday. The Insurance com pany's lawyers alleged that Connell did not tell the same story in the civil action that he did when he was on trial for arson at Stevenson, Wash., last Noyem ber, and sought to prove their case on several disputed points by calling Robert F. Bell, who reported the proceedings in the Washington court. Connell admitted that he had these notes. Judge George held xfhat as Mr. Bell was In Mr. Con- nell's service and was not the official court reporter, the stenographic notes were private property. Attorney Bowles, for the plaintiff, ques tioned Connell closely In the morning about his business relations with F. B. Clark and Huff in the management of the Rock Creek saw mill. Connell -admitted that rhepe was a fire In the saw mill May 26, five weeks before the fire which destroyed the mill. Connell heard about it and questioned Clark, the lessee of the property, who told him that it had been caused by a cigarette. "Did not Gofer tell you," asked Mr. Bowles, "that there had been a fire, that when it had been put out Clark saw flro in the sawdust and told the boj's to go to bed. as it was none of their business?" "No," said Connell. "Did not Clark tell you that he sus pected Stevens, and was not Stevens dis charged?" "No. He told me that Stevens was con tinually prowling around the mill and smoking cigarettes. For this reason I paid Stevens oft and let him go." "Did you not tell Stevens that if he would help Clark do the mill up you would give him a ticket to Nome?" "No." "Did you have a talk with Clark May 25 or 26 about setting a fire in a slab or edging pile?" "No." "Did you not point out a dry place where a flro could be started?" "No. M' aim was to prevent fires." The affairs of the mill In the latter part of May and the early part of June were gone over again without bringing any new facts to light. Connell adhered to his previous statement that the letters he wrote were designed to make Clark work the mill. On one occasion ho wrote to Clark telling him that the must do better or get out. Then Clark'3 arrest at Stevenson for petty larceny was taken up. "When Clark disappeared," asked Mr. Bowles, "did you not ask Attorney La Force what'had become of him?" ' Connell answered In the affirmative and said that he wished to ask Clark about a claim of $103 30 which a man named Peters had put In for supplies. "Did j-ou not know by this time that Clark was a scoundrel?" "Well," said Connell. smiling, "I had begun to find out that he was." "Did you not know at Clark had stolen j'our lumber and airis, and that he had oraeiea the goods from Peters?" "Yes." "And yet you wanted to see him and rely on his statement in jour settlement with Peters?" Connell answered that his purpose was not to rely upon Clark's statement, but to find out what had become of the sup plies ordered from Peters. "When you were at the mill, wore you not Informed bj- the workmen that tney were watching the plant to prevent its being fired before fhey got their money?" "Yes; but that was after the receiver had been appointed." The examination then reverted to Oon nell's meeting with Clark in Portland after the fire. "When did Attorney La Force appear" on the scene?" "About half an hour after Clark saw me." "Did you ask La Force if the men (Clark and Hurth) would stay bought If you should buj- them?" "La Force started In to give me advice, and in an off-hand way I asked him that question. La Force said I could trust him for that. I replied that I had never spent a cent for blackmail and that my hair was getting too gray to begin now." "Did you say jou would pay a few dol lars?" ' "No, sir." "You heard what La Force said or the subject?" "Yes. La Force 13 as big a liar as ever stood on two feet." "According to your way of putting it, everybody who has testified for the plain tiff In this case is either mistaken or ly ing." "La Forco is not mistaken. He is lying." Counsel for the plaintiff laid great stress on the fact that Connell did not prosecute Clark, although he "had abundant evidence to convict him of grand larceny In Wash ington, and for bringing stolen property Into Oregon. Connell said he was anxious to send Clark to the penitentiary, but he wished to prosecute on tho charge of arson, and -did not have evidence- that would Insure conviction. He admitted that he did not Jay the matter before Prose cuting Attorney Bowles, of Vancouver, until after Clark had seen Bowles about prosecuting him. Another reason advanced by Connell was that he did not consider it possible to get justice in Skamania County. "When Mr. Zenor telephoned you that the mill had been burned, did he not say that he suspected Clark?" "He might have made such a state ment, but I do not remember it." "When did you first suspect Clark?" "As soon as I was informed that the mill had been burned." W. -L. Chalmers, the Insurance ad juster, was recalled by the plaintiff to Impeach Connell's testimony as to the whereabouts of Clark: after the fire. Chalmers said that previous to July 11 neither Connell nor Zenor told him that Clark had been seen in Portland, but that Connell had said that Clark had gone to British Columbia. Connell had previous ly testified that he told Chalmers that he met Clark in Portland July 5 or 6. C. D. Bowles testified that he crossed the Columbia from Stevenson. Wash., to Cascades, Or., with W. T. Zenor. the morning after the fire. Asked the origin of the fire, Zenor said the mill had been burned for the insurance. Tho opening arguments of counsel were made yesterday afternoon. The case will go to the Jury this afternoon. Second Verdict for J5000. For a second time a verdict for $5000 damages has been returned by a Jury in the suit of William Everett Boyd by R. B. Boyd, his father, as guardian, against the Portland General Electric Company. Tho first verdict for $5000 in favor of Boyd was cut, down to $2500, and the Supreme Court recently reversed the case and sent it back for a new trial. William Everett Boyd Is a small boy about 12 years of age, and he was severely injured about the head, and his hand badly burned, by his coming in contact with a dangling electric light wire on December 7, 1S97, at Woodlawn. The wire came down the night previous in the midst of a vio lent wind and rain storm. The company contended that there was no negligence upon its part; that it could not help the accident, and put the wire up immediately upon ascertaining that it was down. The defense was further made that the boy ought to have foreseen his danger and guarded against It The trial of the case was begun before Judge Frazer on Tues day morning, and the jury retired for de liberation yesterday afternoon shortly af ter 2 o'clock, and was out about four hours. Dufur & Menofce, of The Dalles, were counsel for the plaintiff. On Trial for Larceny. G. Schwartzrock, a former bartender In the Rhelnpfalz Hotel saloon, was placed on trial in Judge Frazer's department yes terday afternoon on a charge of larceny by bailee of $180, the property of A. E. Bettles, a mining man from Baker City. Deputy District Attorney John Manning, and Charles J. Schnabel, counsel for the defendant, comnletwi th lootlon of the jury at 4 o'clock, and the testimony for the state is about all in. Bettles testified that on November 15 he gave the money to the defendant for safe keeping, hav ing drawn It out of the First National Bank In the city. John Matthiesen, the proprietor of the hotel, testified that he paid the defendant $20 per month and board, and that he had drawn his salary at intervals of about every 10 days. The object of this evidence was to show the impecunuosity of Schwartzrock, and was admitted contrary to the objection of de fendant's attorney. Schwartzrock was ar rested at San Francisco and returned hero. One hundred and eighteen dollars was foud upon his person when he was taken into custody. Court Notes. J. A. Stelger. charged with forging an Indorsement to a check for $79 and cash ing the same, pleaded not guilty in tho criminal court yesterday. A second part of the suit of C. J. Reed and D. P. Thompson, as executors of tne will of John Green, deceased, against B. G. Whitehouse, is on trial before Judge Cleland, and will probably last for sev eral days. The will of Sophia Morely was admit ted to probate yesterday. One-third of the estate is devised to Sarah A. Mulli gan, a niece, and the remaining two thirds to Walter Morely, a son. Ho is named as executor without bonds. H. S. Rowe yesterday filed his final re port as administrator of the estate of H. M. Chase, deceased. The receipts were $12 277, and there is $3133 balance on hand, and real estate appraised at $4100. Of the disbursements, $9000 was paid to Randall Chase. Johanna Rummelln, executrix of the es tate of her husband, G. P. Rummelln, de ceased, yesterday filed her final report, showing the pajment of legacies of $UXX each to Philip Rummelln and Theresa Rummelln Lange. The widow Is the de visee of the remainder of the estate. Edward Cookingham, receiver of the Chamber of Commerce building, yester day filed a report for the month of De cember in the Circuit Court, showing cash on hand December 1, $20,007 OS; rents collected, $3902 25; wages paid to employes, $653; sundry bills, $817 32; cash on hand, $22,436 74. Judge George yesterday refused to Issue certificates of probable cause in the cases of George Dixon and James L. Warren, or to stay the order of the commitment of the defendants to the penitentiary. The cases will be appealed to the Supreme Court to have the question of the right to the Issuance of certificates of probable cause decided and the attorneys for the defendants think it best to have the rec ord appear In this manner. The men will, however, not be committed to the peni tentiary now. but will remain here In jail, the matter being allowed to rest In statu quo until the Supreme Court de termines the appeal as to the certificates. Captain J. A. Sladen, Clerk of the United States Circuit Court, as special United States Commissioner, wag yester day engaged in taking testimony in some matter connected with the Tyler mine, in the Coeur d'Alene district, formerly owned by Portland people, but sold some years ago to the Last Chance Mining Companj'. The witnesses examined by W. B. Hepburn, of Spokane, and J. R. McBride, as counsel for the parties Inter ested, were: Donald Mackay, J. C. More land and Seth L. Pope. From the drift of the questions asked the witnesses. It ap pears that the object of the testimony taken is to show whether a certain mort gage which was on record against the Tlyer nilne was a bona fide mortgage, or something of that sort. Tho hearing of the contest of the will of John W. Holman, deceased, by the second wife, Mrs. Lousetta Holman, is still in progress before Judge Cake in the County Court. Mre. Holman avers that she and her two children did not re ceive a fair share of the estate, and that the most of it was granted" by bill of sale and the will to the children of the first wife and others. She contends that her husband on account of sickness, was much changed, and that undue influence was exercised over his mind. This is de nied by the defeidants. A great many witness, friends of the deceased and his family, have testified, also numerous relatives, and some difference of opinion has been expressed as to what the condi tion of Mr. Holman was shortly before his death. Edward Holman, his brother, tnought he was not entirely tho same, and Thomas A. Jordan said he did not observe any particular difference in his actions. There has been some family dis cord, which was brought into the case. W. A. Cleland and C. E. S. Wood are the attorneys for the contestant, and Charles H. Carey for the other heirs. For a. Cold in the Head, Laxative Bromo-Quinlne Tablets. If you have never used Carter's Little Liver Pills, go at once to the nearest drug store and get a vial. They will surely please you. Don't forget this. GOOD CITY GOVERNMENT "CITIZENS ARE RESPONSIBLE, SAYS MB. TEAL. In a. Social Science Lecture He Ad vocates Municipal Home Rule and Independent Politics. A cultured, thoughtful audience assem bled In the chapel of the Unitarian Church last night, to listen to a lecture bj- J. N Teal on "Self-Government in Municipal Affairs." The lecture opened this season's social science course, and Is a good augury of the intellectual good things that are to follow. Dr. T. L. Eliot spoke a few words of welcome In introducing the lecturer, and referred to the good educative results that had followed the lectures of other Win ters, In Inspiring the young people to think and read for themselves. He was sure that Mr. Teal's lecture would Inter est them more in problems affecting civic government. The central Idea of Mr. Teal's address was the personal responsibility of the In dividual for the success or failure of the city government. In opening he detailed the experience of ancient cities In self government, and then took up the problem In American cities. He vigorously advo cated municipal home rule, and the sep aration of municipal politics from Na tional and state issues. In part, he sold: "Generally speaking, American cities are public corporations, full or quasi, and are created by the Legislature and usually endowed with power to decide and con trol local matters. In a way, they are small. Independent republics. It is out of this power and constant meddling of the Legislature, which grows the great ques tion of real self-government In local af fairs. Broadly speaking, tho theory on which city government is based Is that In local affairs the citizens of the respect ive cities shall control, subject only to tho constitution and general laws of the state. "It is my belief that good government in cities is not possible except under these conditions: "First Absolute independence of Legis lative control in so far as that control touches local matters only; "Secondi A complete severance of city politics from those of the Nation, and state. "The unit of the Nation or city is the individual, and unless each individual feels a direct and personal responsibility in all governmental affairs, he is not a good citizen. Here as elsewhere in life this responsibility develops manhood, and a failure to feel or use It operates detri mentally. The usual point of departure from the principle of local self-government is generally found at tho creation of the city. The breath of life is breathed Into Its nostrils by men unfamiliar with its wants or out of sympathy with Its aspirations, the majority of whom are non residents. Its organic act is more often than not made the football of political factions, and Its provisions framed for some possible advantage In state or Na tional electiom, instead of the city'f. local needs. This result necessarily follows when the Legislature is the power not only to grant the right to have a char ter, but to formulate it and prescribe its terms as well. It Is the necessary and natural result of such a system, and tho only wonder Is that people have borne with such an anachronism so long as they have. "What greater travesty of charter-making can be found than our own experi ences show? I think I am safe in say ing that experience has demonstrated that the best results follow centralization of power, and making the man endowed with this power responsible for results. Can anj- on tell me what principle Is behind the last charter? It pretends to place the responsibility in the Mayor, it pretends to put him In a position where he can enforce and cam out some policy, and yet he is practically powerless. He can arpolnt Police and Fire Commissioners, who have sole, exclusive charge of those two departments, but he cannot remove them. He can appoint members of the Board of Public Works, but he cannot remove them. If he makes a mistake In his appointments, he is powerless. The Chief of Police is made a perpetual mem ber of the Commission, which Is supposed to control him, and he passes In judgment and reviews his own acts. The city gov ernment Is cut up into many Independent commissions, some self-perpetuating and non-removable, responsible to no one, and maybe out of harmonj with all, with no nope of a change, until another Legisla ture. In which case the needs and desires of a great city are made subordinate to tho desires and wishes of some self-seeking politician. This is the latest and best fruit of the tree of charter-making in our orchard, so full of Dead Sea fruits. "The history of the charter-making of our city for the past 15 or 20 years has been enough to make every believer in good government weary and sick at heart. "As faction has succeeded faction, each in turn has used its legislative powers in some way through the city charter to make its power secure and its hold on the offices firmer. Portland, Its civic life and development, has been bandied back and forth like a shuttlecock, the favored few onlj' knowing what the charter was to be until the Legislature adjourns. This man ner of dealing with the city has almost demoralized our people. It Is based on the idea and lack of principle that the people who have made the city do not know what they want, or are not wise or virtuous enough to legislate for them selves. We have 90 members In the Legis lature. A few come from Portland. Gen erally, they are named by a few men. The seeslon lasts 40 days. There is neither time nor Inclination to discuss city affairs. About 75 of the members neither know nor care anything about it, except in so far as threatened votes for or against the proposed charter may influence the votes of our own members. In the meantime a charter has been prepared by some Indi vidual who has more in mind his con tinuance in power than the good of the cltj It is presented to the Legislature, given no consideration and passed, and a city of 100,000 people meekly submit to laws, duties and obligations of which they Borden's Condensed vi ' V- ;1M 5l$ft&hire c ijr O OUIe. pOfttEN 1 EAGLE IK BRAND 40YEARS fr " SEND for .. .E rft&t rci- alt & "BABIES" wuKLua VMiHEVinr'siiiiam unn ii a pnnwpno VORITE "UCnOtU I'" MOTHERS I . . ftH&h r ti. - V I I jfjn- rzml kJCii' I iiIml 1 13rsgtMzu&2Z--ti Cures Asthma C-' i ' '' -.. .'-im.ii TiBfBBME Do you know what it is to have the asthma? Or have you ever seen one suffer with it ? The hard struggle for air, the spasmodic breathing, the nights spent in the chair, all tell a story of terrible suffering. er s Pectoral certainly cures asthma; also bronchitis, hoarseness, weak lungs, whooping-cough, croup, winter coughs, night coughs, and hard colds. Three sizes: 25c., S0c, $1.00. If your droggii t cannot supply you, send us ono dollar and it will express a large bottle to yon, all charges prepaid. Be sure and jrtTO us your ?ere.'.t 'P office. Address, J. C.Arra Co Iowell, Has. had as little knowledge, and over the pas sage of which as little control, as a FIJI Islander and this Is local self-government as wo understand it here in Oreg:n at the opening of the twentieth century! "The rights and powers of the city are curtailed, favorites rewarded, commis sions and offices created. Its natural as pirations and desires thwarted, even Its very life threatened, and the citj pow erless. The only remedy, an election two years distant and another Legislature. You ask, Is there a cure for this first and greatest evil? There is, and a simple one, and if our legislators had been as anxlo js for the city's welfare as they were for their political preferment, this evil would have long since been done away with. A constitutional amendment should be sub mitted to the people recognizing local self-government, prohibiting special legis lation, granting to municipalities the right to formulate their own charters, an I providing for their going Into effect when ratified by the votera. "What is wanted, what mu3t be had if we are ever to have good government, is personal responsibility from the grojnl up personal responsibility on the voter and on the official. Without It good gov ernment is hopeless. Mora and more In stead of the 'good citizens' taking an In terest in their city affairs when they should, has the habit grown to appeal to the legislature for relief until now It is a positive disease, and the system so fixed in the body politic tliat an app l has become a necessity. The city should be allowed to Bhapo its own destiiy, carve out its own future. Its people should formulate and adopt Its own laws suited to their desires and Its condition without tho aid or consent of any other people than its own. They know its needs, opportunities, desires, and capabilities. They suffer for the mistakes. They pay the taxes. Mistakes may and will bo made, but the mistakes will be corrected rectedand In the end will In themselves lead to better things. l is certain If we take no responsibility wo will retrograde, if wo learn to lean on others Instead of ourselves dry rot and corruption will fol low and when the time comes to defend our rights and liberties-we will findt by non-use we have practically lost tho power to correct the evils of which we complain. "It would hardly seem, to need any ar gument to show that our city elections should bo on a different date from either state or National. Tho questions to be passed upon are fundamentally different. Our city affairs are like those of our family, and as housekeeping on a large scale. We are constantly in touch, with them. The stato government Is quite dis tinct. Washington Is to all Intents and purposes as far away as London. Directly as respects ourselves a good Mayor, a clean and efficient Council is vastly more important to us personally than the elec tion of a President. Why should the tariff question, tho money question, or any other question bo predominant at a city election? What Is wanted Is clean, efficient men to All our offices and pass on our local needs. Wo want wise econ omy practiced, in city affairs. Wo want good streets, good water, cleanliness and healthfulness. In a word we want our local Interests subserved. "The words of Demosthenes have a fitting application: " 'If you get rid, all of you, of the spirit of evasion: if each man will show himself ready to act whenever duty calls him, and he con possibly render service to the state; if you oro willing to de pend on no one but yourselves, and will give up, each of you, hoping that he can remain idle while his neighbor does every thing for Mm, then I eay, you will coma to your own.' " Three Juries- Busy. Since Tuesday three Juries have been engaged in the trial of cases in the State Circuit Court, constituting 38 men. Tho regular panel of jurors was for 43 men. On the opening day of court quite a num ber of Jurors were excused, and a special venire to fill the panel was issued, result ing In the following additional Jurors be ing obtained: B. L. Stone, C. Schulenberg, Joseph Marock, M. Rickert, A. H. Bell, Isaac Hill, Fred Benflela, C, P. Penlston, J. Alex De France, H, S. Stone, Jacob Johnson, L. Wllhelm, Aloys Harold. The following Jurors were yesterday ex cused by Judge Sears for the term, for various reasons: Peter Paulsen, Henry Roth, E. R. Bow, John M. Cress, Thomas N. Dunbar, W. W. Bretherton and James Gebble. J Milk eo.NcwYoRk. 3 Th last Peeks in the Country recognize the superiority oi 3 THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE BEWARE Or IMITATIONS For Clause- Stealer. Dnnrt. ern,, and every varlelv ef mnda dlsha. Ay S3 E$ IF" PS 9ra E ftB ? 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