THE MOKNING (XREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1901.
SPIRIT OF LINCOLN
Tributes to the Savior of the
Union.
BANQUETS IN VARIOUS CITIES
Address In Nevr York by Judge
Baldwin, o A'ebraakn-Hannn
Spoke on Soilness and
Politics.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. The Republican
Club, of the City of New York, save a
banquet tonight at the "Waldorf-Astoria
In honor of Abraham Lincoln's memory.
General Henry E. Tremaln presided.
Among those at the guests' table -were:
Cornelius N. Bliss, "Whltelaw Reid, Sena
tor J. M. Thurston, Senator Depew, Sen
ator Joseph R. Burton, of Kansas; Judge
John N. Baldwin, Senator Hanna, Attorney-General
John W. Griggs, Senator N.
B. Scott and Senator Edmund T. Bart
lett. While the dinner was served In the large
ballroom, another dinner was being served
In the Astor gallery, to about 75 women,
Invited guests of members of the club.
"When the speeohmaking began, the wom
en filed Into the lower tier of boxes. Sen
ators Depew, Thurston and Hanna were
given an ovation on entering the hall. A
letter of regret from Robert T. Lincoln
was received, and General Tremaln intro
duced Judge John N. Baldwin, of Ne
braska, as the orator of the evening.
Judge Baldwin said in part:
"It is said that there Is no longer a
government fashioned after the precepts
and principles of Abraham Lincoln: that
the declaration that all men are created"
equal Is unheeded; that capital and labor
are opposed and uncommunlcating; that
manufacturers are gorged with the larder
of a plundering tariff; that it Is an age of
mammon and machinery; that the exist
ing financial system is a conspiracy
against the human race; that Imperialism
and militarism are the spirit of the times;
and that forts are conveniently located
so that a standing army can suppress by
force discontent among laboring people.
"If these conditions do really exist, they
put the state in danger, and If not amend
ed, will destroy it. If these conditions
do not really exist, but by certain peculiar
practices, prophecies and platforms are
made so to appear to 6,000,000 of voters,
we have a social anomaly which also
forbodes peril to the state."
Judge Baldwin referred to the last Na
tional campaign, and ridiculed the Demo,
cratlc party for its part in it. Continu
ing, he said:
"That such a party, with such a leader
and with Just simplicity enough to pre
tend, and just truth enough to deceive,
could thus be sanctioned by, so large a
proportion of the American people almost
passes belief.
"The poor, the discontented and dis
tressed can safely leave their cause in the
hands of those who would endeavor at
least to determine It according to the
principles of Abraham Lincoln. The same
spirit of civil liberty that animated "Wash
ington in his struggle to make this land
free, and Lincoln to make every man
free, is today moving over the waters of
our governmental life. It recognizes no
limitations and has no frontiers. It will
move as easily and as surely over an
ocean as it has over state, treaty and
boundary lines."
Senator Hanna received a tremendous
ovation as he arose to respond to the toast
"The Business Man in Politics." He said
in part:
' Politics is business, and very severe
business at that. The Influence of the
business man In politics is more far
reaching than one would at first imagine.
The great mass of workingmen, who are
the employes of capital, and, therefore,
the partners of capital, wield a great in
fluence either for good or evil as they
are made to see things. It is the duty of
the business man of America to show that
great class the most powerful because
of its numbers that we do not discrimi
nate between classes; but that we have
their welfare at heart. Then we have no
fear, when it comes to an issue, between
republicanism and socialism."
Senator Depew spoke informally, saying
among other things:
We can thank God and take courage
for the solution of the problems that are
before us; that in dealing with Cuba,
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines, in
extending the advantages of our Institu
tions and Increasing our National power
and opportunities for our people, we had
four years and have now In the Presiden
tial chair a disciple of Marshall, and of
the party of Lincoln, an equally great
statesman, thoroughly Imbued with the
principles which have made our country
great and strong and prosperous."
Whltelaw Reld spoke to the toast, "Our
New Possessions." He said, speaking of
Cuba:
"There is no eagerness to annex the
is'.and. Rather there Is a dread of such
a connection, lest It lead to statehood and
so prove the entering wedge for a trans
formation of our continental republic,
which would inevitably work Its ruin.
But the duty of protection remain.
"As to the other islands, people will
disagree, but it makes no difference. The
one thing on which intelligent and con
scientious disagreement is impossible Is
the duty of the United States to bear the
responsibility of Us own acts. Count the
cost and danger of our present position
as enormous as you please. It will all be
cheap to us still, and fortunate if only to
teach us henceforth to distrust the swash
buckler and the tailtwister In interna
tional politics, to avoid meddling in other
people's affairs and becoming heated par
tisans on either side in other people's
quarrels."
Hugh Gordon Miller responded to the
toast. "The New South." He paid a tribute
to President McKlnley, and said that
joung America was with him in unbroken
ranks.
Senator-elect J. R. Burton, of Kansas,
replied to the toast. "The Republican
Party." He became 111 on his way here
from Washington, and had to retire to
his room at the Waldorf-Astoria. His
remarks were very brief.
Senator Thurston, who spoke briefly,
said he believed America would follow In
the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln until
freedom would be established all over the
earth.
DRYAX TALKED OF JEFFERSOX.
The Leudlns: Speaker at the Colum
bas Dollar Dinner.
COLUMBUS. O., Feb. 12. Lincoln day
was celebrated here tonight by the Jeffer
son. Jackson and Lincoln League with a
dollar dinner at the Columbus Auditorium.
There were fully 1500 persons seated at
the tables, which occupied the floor of
the immense hall, and 1000 more were
seated In the galleries, thrown open to
spectators. Many ladies were among
those at the tables. There were no cigars
and no beverages stronger than coffee.
The feature of the evening was the dem
onstration In honor of W. J. Bryan. The
Nebraskan was received with loud ap
plause, when he entered the hall, but the.
crowd fairly went wild when Mr. Bryan
was Introduced to speak. Men climbed
upon chairs and cheered again and again,
and it was some minutes before the noise
bubsided. Congressman Lentx, as toast
master. Introduced Mr. Bryan. "The last,
time," said Mr. Lentx, "I had the pleasure
of Introducing Mr. Bryan to you, I In
troduced him as the next President of the
United States. I again Introduce him as
I did then."
Following is an abstract of Mr. Bryan's
speech: """
"Never has this Nation been more In
need than it is today of an earnest and
thorough revival of Jeffersonlan princi
ples. While other statesmen, appearing
at different crises and meeting the re
sponsibilities of their respective times,
have made partial application of Demo
cratic principles, Jefferson Is the only one
who formulated a Democratic code appli
cable to all times, all situations and all
people. At this time, when the money
changers are in absolute control of the
Government, and are shaping the Nation's
financial policy In their own Interests,
without regard for the welfare of the
people at large, we need to recall Jeffer
son's scathing arraignment of those who
demand the surrender Into their hands
of the sovereign functions of government.
He pointed out that the safety of the peo
ple lay In a policy that would drive the
banks out of the governing business.
"At this time, when corporation monop
oly Is fast extinguishing Industrial Inde
pendence, we need a revival of the Jeffer
sonlan spirit, which demands a Govern
ment administered according to the doc
trine of equal rights to all and special
privileges to none. At this time, when
commercialism is searing the conscience
of the Nation: when the worship of Mam
mon Is leading the people to ignore in
alienable rights; when the ideals bought
with blood and sacrifice are to be bartered
away for the specious and delusive prom
ises of empire at this time, I repeat, we
need to have our faith in man as man,
and our love for man as brother, rekindled
by the memory of this mighty patriot,
philosopher and Democrat, whose brain
comprehended the height and depth and
breadth of government, and whose heart
embraced the human race."
Senators Pettlgrew and Carmack failed
to respond to toasts set for them. The
latter's speech on Jefferson and Lincoln
was read by Congressman Shafroth, of
Colorado. Other speakers and their toasts
were: "Our Duty," Hon. David A. De Ar
mond, of Missouri; "Jackson," Hon John
P. Altgeld, and "Lincoln," Hon. Charles
A. Tbwne.
BEST-LOVED OF AMERICANS.
Postmnster-General Smith's Address
on Lincoln.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. The third annual
Lincoln day dinner of the Republican Club
of East Orange, N. J., was given today.
Postmaster-General Smith spoke on
"Abraham Lincoln," and 'Congressman
Charles B. Landis, of Indiana, responded
to the toast, "The Republic Today."
"Log-Cabin Days" was the toast to which
Franklin Murphy responded, and Con
gressman Richard Wayne Parker re
sponded to "The New Jersey Re
publicans." Postmaster-General Smith said that the
place of Lincoln among the elect was
fixed, and he would be recognized as the
best-loved of Americans. Continuing, he
said:
"The Titanic struggle of the Civil War
ushered in an era of great National pros
perity at home, and the more recent Span
Ish war has ushered in an epoch jjf ex
pansion of territory and trade. Th more
recent war has demonstrated that the
great American Republic was not destined
to isolation, but must play Its part in the
history of the world. Abraham Lincoln
was the savior of the Nation and the
prophet of Its great home development;
and President McKinley, the champion of
protection, was destined to lead our great
Nation to industrial supremacy among the
nations of the earth."
.SPOKE FOR THE SUBSIDY BILL.
Speceh ! Congressman Lone, of
Kansas, at Portland, Me.
PORTLAND, Me., Feb. 12. The annual
banquet of the Lincoln Club, of Portland,
was attended by over 200 prominent He
publicans from all parts of the state. The
principal speaker was Congressman Ches
ter I. Long, of Kansas, who was given an
enthusiastic reception. He spoke strong
ly in favor of the subsidy bill, and said:
"Legislation that will help to enlarge
our foreign commerce, that will assist in
the transportation of our products to
other lands, ought to receive the support
of the people of the interior of our coun
try as readily as of those who lle along
the seaboard. The shipping bill now pend
ing in Congress will Increase our foreign
trade. The people of this generation
hae tried free trade and protection, and
they know the difference. If the ship
ping bill is part of the great protective
system, they will cheerfully favor it, for
free trade and hard times have always
gone hand in hand in this country."
He paid an eloquent tribute to Lincoln.
Celebrated in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12. Banks, the Board of
Trade, the Stock Exchange, the courts
and other public institutions were closed
here today in honor of Lincoln's ninety
second birthday. The chief event of the
day's exercises was the public memorial
meeting In the G. A R. Memorial Hall,
under the auspices of the Grand Army
Memorial Hall Association.
Nearly 60 pupils of the senior grades
at the North Division High School, in
censed because Principal Wescot would
allow no holiday or hold Lincoln Day ex
ercises In the school, refused to attend
their classes this morning, and, with a
brass band playing popular airs, endeav
ored to get the rest of the students to
join them. They were unsuccessful, but
obeyed the order of Principal Wescot to
leave the grounds.
An Address by Senator Hoar.
BOSTON, Feb. 12. The celebration of
Lincoln Day at the State House was made
notable by the joint assembling of both
Houses and an eloquent and Interesting
address on the life of Lincoln by Senator
George Frlsble Hoar, of Worcester, who
recently received a re-election from Mas
sachusetts for the fifth time.
The memory of Lincoln was honored by
a feast of song, wit and sentiment at the
celebration of the Middlesex Club, at the
Hotel Brunswi tonight. The speakers
were: Hon. Joseph Quarles, United States
Senator from Wisconsin: Hon. E. Burn
ham, United States Senator-elect from
New Hampshire; Hon. C F. Warwick, of
Philadelphia; Hon. H. J. Hoge, of Vir
ginia, and Hon. D. J. Foster, of Vermont.
Minister "VVti on Lllcoln.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. The Union
League Club, of Brooklyn, this evening
held its annual Lincoln dinner. The
principal guest was Minister Wu, who
held a formal reception before the din
ner. Three hundred and nine guests sat
at the table. Assistant Secretary of State
Cridler spoke on "Lincoln, the Typical
American." In his address Wu Ting
Fang said:
"I do not look upon Lincoln as belonging
to America alone. The world claims him
as a benefactor of mankind, and his noble
deeds as the achievements of the human
race."
Two Banquets In Denver.
DENVER. Feb. 12. Lincoln Day was
celebrated In Denver tonight by two ban
quets, one by Colorado Commandery of
the Loyal Legion, at the Windsor Hotel,
and the other under the auspices of the
Republican State Central Committee, at
the Brown Palace Hotel. Dr. Thomas
A. Green, of Cedar Rapids, la., was the
principal speaker at the former banquet
and those at the latter included Brigadier
General Irving Hale and Hon. John W.
Springer, of Denver; Charles E. Gast, of
Pueblo, and Henry McAllister, of Colo
rado Springs.
Observed In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12. The ninety
second anniversary of the birthday of
Abraham Lincoln was observed today in
this city with appropriate .ceremonies. All
the big houses and many of the private
residences throughout the city were ap
propriately decorated. , "
MRS. NATION IN CHICAGO
GREETED BY A DIMRfTJTIVE AU
DIENCE YESTERDAY.
Gave the Usnal Advice to Her Hear
ers to Smash Every Joint They
Could Find.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12. Mrs. Carrie Nation
arrived In Chicago today and within IS
minutes after reaching the city she was
facing a somewhat diminutive audience
gathered under the auspices of local mem
bers of the W. C T. U., In Wlllard Hall.
On her trip toward Chicago, Mrs. Nation
delivered a number of short addresses
from the rear end of the car.
During the day a committee called upon
Chief of Police Kipley and asked him to
detail a strong force of detectives to
await Mrs. Nation's arival at the depot,
declaring she would be In danger from
the mob that would be at the depot. The
Chief tried to laugh the matter of, but
the women were, persistent and he finally
relented sufficiently to promise one lone
officer. Only a very small crowd was at
IF THOSE KANSAS SALOONKEEPERS WERE FOXY.
s
the depot and the arrival of Mrs, Nation
produced no excitement whatever. She
entered her carriage at once and was
driven to Willard Hall, five squares dis
tant. Here a small crowd awaited her.
She talked strongly against the saloons
and much enthusiasm was worked up.
Mrs, Nation denounced the sale of liquor
In Chicago and asked all those who were
In sympathy with her to go out and de
stroy the saloons, as they were Illegal,
no matter under what sort of laws they
were allowed to exist.
"While in Chicago I will not attempt to
smash any saloons," said Mrs. Nation,
"but tomorrow, in company with two po
licemen, I Intend to visit as many of
these places as possible, and I will in
vite the saloon-keepers to come to Wll
lard Hall tomorrow night and hear what
I have to say about the wckedness of
selling liquor. I will also visit Mayor Har
rison and Chief of Police Kipley tomor
row morning and tell them what I think
of city officials who will allow so many
dives and low resorts to run as prevail
In Chicago. If you can't get rid of those
crime-breeding places by peaceable means,
why, I say, use force. All you women
and men who believe in God and our
cause, arm yourselves and go out and
smash every one of those 'hell holes'
that you can find. Don't be afraid, the
Lord is on our side and will take care
of you, no matter whether you get ar
rested or not."
Mrs. Nation will leave here tomorrow
night for Topeka, to stand trial for
"Joint smashing."
NO CHXNGE AT TOPEKA.
Saloon Men "Keeping Their Heads
( Under Cover.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 12. The loc.al
liquor situation is practically unchanged
today. The saloon men are keeping their
heads under cover and their doors are
securely locked. They apparently mean to
keep them closed and preparations are
being made to remove the bars and other
fixtures. Last night a few bars were
moved from the "joints" and stored away.
All the bartenders are out of work, and
the "jointists" are standing around talk
ing it over The majority have been closed
since Thursday, and the beer wagons
have stopped their usual rounds.
"I think that all the 'joints' were closed
last night" said Chief Stahl today. "All
I visited were quiet. I did not go across
the river. There was talk that one or
two were running, but If they were, they
were upstairs and not where they could
be easily found. The committee seems to
be well pleased and thinks that the 'Joints'
are thoroughly cowed and will stop. The
people do not let me in on all of the
news, and I don't get anything definite,
but I think I have a better chance to
know what Is going on than some people,
and I believe there Is an organization
of from 300 to 1000 persons, with offices
from Colonel down to Corporals, ready to
move on the 'Joints' If they don't close
up. What that organization will do I
cannot say."
Secretary Stevens, of the State Temper
ance Union, Issued a manifesto today urg
ing Immediate energetic and persistent
law enforcement action In every part of
the state, following the example of the
citizens of Topeka, Holton and other
cities. It says:
"The hour for action has come. Let it
be at once and in most orderly and de
termined manner, without riot, bloodshed
or destruction of lawful property. Nulli
fication has defiantly trampled the laws
of the state under foot until patience has
ceased to be a virtue. If, under existing
circumstances, the people now act, not
rashly, but vigorously and simultaneous
ly, every 'joint and questionable resort
can be banished from Kansas."
It calls upon ministerial alliances and
temperance committees to send out res
cuing committees, call mass meetings and
notify lawbreakers that all violations must
Immediately cease, and that their illicit
fixtures and goods must be removed from
the state forthwith.
Representative Green, of Cowey Coun
ty, introduced a state dispensary bill in
the House today. The bill provides for
the establishment of dispensaries in num
erous precincts throughout the state to
operate under an injunction with the pro
hibitory provision of the state constitu
tion. The bill includes the repeal of the
law whereby Probate Judges issue permits
to druggists to sell liquors. Mr. Green
differentiated his bill from the South Car
olina statute by eliminating profits en
tirely. Daylight business hours only and
usual provisions against selling to minors
or habitual drunkards with adequate bonds
to hold the agent are also Included.
Raid on "Blind Pies."
REVILLO, S. D., Feb. .12. A Mrs. Carrie
Nation Club, consisting of about 150 per-
z.
m$g
sons, mostly women, made a raid jqn. the
"blind pigs" at Dawson, Minn., last night
smashing and cleaning them all out. They
also gave warning to the two drug store
proprietors that If they did not be more
careful about giving liquor as prescrip
tions that they would be dealt with in
Carrie Nation order. The wife of one of
the druggists was one .of the most en
thusiastic crusaders. The spokesman of
the crowd was a woman teacher of the
public schools.
W. C. T. V., Takes Hold.
HUTCHINSON, Kan., Feb. 12. The W.
C. T. U., of Kansas, will attack the sa
loon element at the opening made by Mrs.
Nation. Mrs. E. P. Hutchinson, the state
president, and other state officers, draft
ed a manifesto here today to be sent to
W. C. T. U.s all over the state, urging
a general uprising against the saloon.
Mass meetings to adopt resolutions urg
ing Governor Stanley to enforce the pro
hibition law and "to stir up the people"
are urged. The manifesto, coming on top
of that adopted by the Kansas State
Temperance Union, will, it Is beleved, re
sult In a revival in Kansas of the enthus
iastic crusade that led to the election of
John P. St. John, the Prohibition Governor.
Senator Barton's Opinion.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Senator-elect Jo-
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
seph R. Burton, of Kansas, when asked
about Mrs. Nation's saloon-smashing,
said:
"It is a matter of surprise to the people
of Kansas that so much notice is paid
to Carrie Nation by the Eastern papers.
She is a molehill in Kansas and a tower
ing peak in New York. We have put the
badge of illegality on the saloons, in Kan
sas, and when the people get tired of hav
ing them can close them up. When It
comes to smashing them, however, Mrs.
Nation has no more legal right to attack
them with an ax than she has to con
stiute herself judge and Jury and attack
anything else. It is quite likely that her
so-called crusade will awaken people In
many parts of the state to the undeslr
ableness of the saloon as a feature of town
and country life, and will close a good
many of them up."
Raid at Arkansas City Expected.
KANSAS CITY, Kan., Feb. 12. Mayor
Hess refused the request made by a com
mittee of ministers last week to close the
local "Joints" and a raid by the tem
perance people Is expected to result. The
Mayor says it is as much in the minis
ters' power as in his to close the places.
Mrs. Nation Wanted.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan., Feb. 12A
crusade against the "Joints" and gambling
places of Independence was launched at a
mass meeting here. A fund may be raised
to bring Mrs. Nation here to start a raid.
IRRIGATION IN WASHINGTON
If Funds Can Be Secured, Sites for
Reservoirs Will Be Selected.
WASHINGTON, Feb. -Representative
Cushman has been Interesting himself of
late in the proposition to have different
localities In Eastern Washington exam
ined with a view to determining where
feasible sites for irrigating reservoirs may
be found, in case, in the future, the Gov
ernment, state or private interests may
undertake to Irrigate the semiarid regions
of that portion of the state. The work
of selecting such sites Is being carried on
quite extensively in some of the Western
States, but very little has been done In
Washington; and, in fact, less irrigation
Is needed to develop that state than al
most any other west of the Mississippi
River.
However, in order that his state might
not be neglected, Mr. Cushman called on
F. H. Newell, hydrographer of the Geo
logical Survey, and talked the proposition
over with him. Mr. Newell said that for
several years the force under his office
has been measuring the discharge of im
portant streams, notably the Yakima
River and Its tributaries. In order to
bring together data concerning the
amount of flow at high and low water.
This being well in hand, they have next
taken up the consideration of storage res
ervoirs, and have examined a few of these,
but have as yet hardly started upon sys
tematic work in this direction.
Reconnoisances have also been made to
determine whether water can be diverted
from large streams-in the Cascade Range,
around the divides, to swell the volumes
in some of the smaller streams of import
ance In irrigation; but, unfortunately, the
topography is such that most of these
projects have been found Impracticable.
A considerable number of petitions and
requests have been received from the
State of Washington to extend this work,
and an estimate has been prepared, the
matter now being before the committee
on appropriations. If sufficient funds are
available, the survey will be able to take
up this work energetically. Many urgent
requests of this kind are already on file,
and it is thought that $250,000 will be re
quired to make the survejs. With a less
amount. It Is, of course, a question of
which the reservoir surveys can be taken
up, and naturally those for which there Is
the most pressure will receive first atten
tion. Mr. Cushman Is very anxious that the
people who will be directly benefited by
the construction of reservoirs, should take
an active Interest In this matter, and
petition the Geological Survey for these
surveys. In this bureau of the Govern
ment more Is accomplished by the direct
applications of the people than In any
other, and on this account It Is very es
sential that the people should make them
selves heard. Mr. Cushman will do what
he can to have an ample appropriation
made for carrying on the surveys, and
will insist upon having Washington recog
nized, but one man alone cannot accom
plish the desired end. The people must
co-operate.
RESTS WITH HOLLISTER
"WHETHER THE CINCINNATI FIGHT
"WILL BE PULLED OFF FRIDAY.
If His Decision is Adverse and an
Appeal Is Taken, the Contest
"Will Be Postponed.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 12. Preparations
for Friday's fights have proceeded today
the same as usual, and the promoters
expect the events to come off on schedule
time. Over ?1000 was taken In for tickets
today. If the application for an injunc
tion Is refused Thursday morning, the
promoters expect orders to roll in that
day and Friday. While there ha3 been
much talk about postponing the contest,
no action will be taken before Friday
afternoon. If Judge Holllster hands down
a decision against the contest, an appeal
to a higher court will be taken imme
diately, and in that event there is no
doubt that the date will be postponed for
two or three weeks.
Meantime, there is much comment over
the active preparations of Governor Nash
in having two or three regiments of
militia awaiting orders to proceed to
Cincinnati. The promoters say that
they would, In no event, attempt to pull
off the event If an injunction should be
issued against them. They would
await a decision on appeal first.
There was the usual activity today
around the training quarters. The num
ber of visitors is increasing daily. The
members of the company that will sup
port Jeffries on the road arrived from
New York today and prooceeded with
rehearsals. If the contest is not post
poned, this company will appear with
Jeffries Saturday night at Columbus and
be here next week. Ruhlln Is scheduled
to appear with Martin at Marietta next
Saturday, and also be on the road next
week and thereafter.
Troops in Readiness.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 12. It Is under
stood that General McMaken has been
ordered by Governor Nash to report here
with Colonel Moulton Houk and other
members of his staff for service. This
makes It appear as if General McMakln
would be in command of the troops when
called Into service to stop the Cincinnati,
fight. The statement is made that secret
orders have gone forth to two regiments
of the Ohio National Guard to hold
themselves In readiness. The state officials
professed Ignorance when asked about
the matter today, but it Is known that"
Colonel Joseph Potter, of Columbus,
commanding the Fourth Regiment, and
Colonel Standbury, of the Sixth, have
issued orders almost identical to com
pany commanders. Governor Nash has
intimated that if it became necessary he
would use troops, and it Is possible that
the orders which have gone forth may
have been taken by the regimental com
manders on their own responsibility In
anticipation of the call being made.
Turf Congress Reorganised.
CINCINNATI Feb. 12. War was de
clared here today by the owners of six
tracks against the New Western Jockey
Club. The six members of the Western
Jockey Club, who were not allotted dates
when the new jockey club was recently
organized in Chicago, held a meeting here
today and reorganized the old Amerncan
Turf Congress, perfecting their plans for
the circuit during the coming season and
allotlng the dates. The contest now will
be for recognition by the Eastern Jockey
Club. The reorganized American Turf
Congress feels confident that Belmont
and others In New York will recognize
it as against a Western jockey club. As
there are eight members in the latter, as
compared with six members In the form
er, there was some question as to the
power of the minority, but legal advisers
held the action of the eight members in
Chicago to be illegal and the proceed
ings here today to be in accordance with'
law.
Plating the Defender.
BRISTOL, Feb. 12. 'Several more bronze
plates have been set to the frames of the
cup defender on the third strake from
the garboard. The plan of plating is
practically the same that was followed
when the Columbia was built. There are
seven strakes of plating to be riveted
from the keel to the waterways. To com
pletely plate the Doat and furnish every
rivet, it Is said, will take six weeks.
Prize Fighters Indicted.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12. The grand jury of
Cane County today returned indictments
against Eddie Croak, lightweight cham
pion of Iowa; "Young Peter" Jackson, of
Chicago, and Referee George Slier, of Chi
cago. The Indictment charges a violation
of the state law against prize fighting
and against aiding and abetting the same.
Boxing Tournament Postponed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. The cham
pionship boxing tournament, which was
announced to be held In the gymnasium
of the Olympic Club next month between
the winners of the Eastern championship
boxing tournament of Pittsburg, Pa., and
the winners of the late tournament held
here, has been indefinitely postponed.
Naval Academy Hazing:.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The Navy De
partment has received from Commander
Richard Walnwrlght, superintendent of
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, the re
port of the Investigation made by him In
to the circumstances attending the death
of Hobart Green, a young marine of Vir
ginia, aboard the Santee. It was charged
his death was due to neglect of proper
attention during his illness. The report
completely exonerates the officials from
the charges made. It says that young
Green had every care which his case
demanded, that there was no exposure,
that he was burled with the usual cere
mlnies, with a proper escort accompany
ing the remains and the firing of a volley
and taps over his grave. The Navy De
partment officials say there Is no further
action to be taken in the case.
ifrrancy of Mark Twain,
f Nebraska State Journal.
Mark Twain as a good judge of the
ridiculous ought to have been a sound
politician, but there has been a screw
loose in his head from the beginning, and
he has always been on the wrong side of
National questions from the day he en
listed, as a Hannibal Mlssourian, in the
Confederate Army, until now when he is
an anti-expansionist. It is due to Marie
however, to say that none of the heroes
of his fiction would have done it. Neither
Tom Sawyer or his aunt, or Huck Finn or
Puddenhead Wilson, or the Connecticut
Yankee that wandered In the Middle Ages
over In England, or Joan of Arc, or even
Colonel Mulberry Sellers would have been
soft enough to Join Aguinaldo were they
now In the land of the living.
Mexican Embexxler.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Feb. 12. Word has
been received from Ensenada that Salva
dor Salorla was arrested there Saturday,
charged with having embezzled $2630 of the
Mexican Government's money. He was
municipal treasurer for the northern dis
trict of Lower California, a post he had
held for the past three years, and the
money he is alleged to have embezzled
was In his custody in that capacity. Sa
lorla Is said tp have enjoyed the utmost
confidence of his government and all who
knew him.
Identified at Murderers.
JOPLIN, Mo., Feb. 12. Johnson and
O'Neal, who have been held in this city
several days, suspected 'of complicity in
the Cudahy kidnaping case, were today
identified as the men who killed the Mar
shal while robbing a bank at Bronaugh,
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Verne County, Mo., several months ago.
At the time of the robbery the Marshal's
daughter saw the two men through a win
dow. She today positively Identified
Johnson and O'Neal as the men who killed
her father.
Powersi Went to Pennsylvania.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 12. The Courier-Journal
says:
"One of the best lawyers In the Eleventh
District, who was In Loulsvlll yesterday,
stated as a positive fact that John L.
Powers, who is under indictment for com
plicity in the murder of Governor Goebel.
left Knox County last September, and
went to Harrlsburg, Pa., where, through
the influence of Kentucky Republicans,
he secured an appointment to office under
the administration of Governor Stone."
Rebate on Vanderbllt Taxes.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The Treasury
Department today drew a warrant for
"102,722 In favor of Alice C. Vanderbllt,
W. K. Vanderbllt, Alfred C. Vanderbllt,
Chauncey M. Depew and E. V. Rosslter,
executors of the will of the late Cor
nelius Vanderbllt, being the amount of
legacy taxes Illegally collected from the
estate according to a ruling of the Su
preme Courf handed down some months
ago.
Pare Food Law Constitutional.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 12. The
Supreme Court todayt In affirming the
Judgment of a lower court, decided that
the pure food law, enacted two years
ago, is constitutional. This law prohib
its the use of alum in baking powders
and kindred combinations.
Topeka Arrives at Bnrbadoes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The Navy De
partment has received a cablegram from
Commander Delano, of the training-ship
Topeka, announcing his arrival at Bar
badoes.' The Topeka recently sailed from
Cape Verde, and apprehension was felt in
some quarters as to her safety.
Approved the Sale of Islands.
LONDON, Feb. 12. "With only one dis
senting voice," says the Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Daily Mall, "the finan
cial committee of the Langsthing has
approved the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States."
Response ly Senator Carter.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Senator Carter,
of Montana, tonight, at the banquet of
the Lincoln Club of Jersey City, respond
ed to the toast, "Abraham Lincoln, the
Diplomat."
Oregon Notes.
At La Grande 712 school pupils are en
rolled. The La Grande city election will take
place March 11. ,
The January receipts of the La Grande j
Treasurer were J16S0 16.
Presbyterians of Prinevllle expect to
build a church this coming year.
The tax levy of Klamath County will
be 22 mills and of Klamath Falls 37.
Louis Gerber started with 925 mutton
sheep Wednesday from Klamath Falls for .
Montague. They will be shipped to Sac-'
ramento. I
Work has been begun on a new bridge
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dust or sediment In the urine, headache,
backache, lame back, dizziness, sleep
lessness, nervousness, heart disturbance
due to bad kidney trouble, skin erup
tions from bad blood, neuralgia, rheu
matism, diabetes, bloating, irritability,
wornout feeling, lack of ambition, loss
of flesh, sallow complexion, or Blight's
disease.
If your water, when allowed to remain
undisturbed in a glass or bottle for
twenty-four hours, forms a sediment or
settling or has a cloudy appearance. It is
evidence that your kidneys and bladder
need Immediate attention.
If you have the slightest symptoms of
kidney or bladder trouble, or If there Is a
trace of it in your family history, send at
once to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton,
N. Y., who will gladly send you by mail,
immediately, without coat to you, u sam
ple bottle of Swamp-Root and a book con
taining many of the thousands upon thou
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men and women cured. Be sure to say
that you read this generous offer in The
Portland Dally Oregonian.
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across the Bushnell Slough, north of Eu
gene, to replace the one washed out by
the recent freshet.
Fred Melhase, of Fort Klamath, has
cold 200 steers to a Roseburg rancher, at
7. They will be driven to Ashland about
the 20th of this month, and from there
shipped to Portland.
E. G. WOlfard, a Southern Pacific fire
man, was seriously Injured Friday even
ing at Snowden, a station south of Ash
land. A car left the track and struck the
unfortunate young man. The accident
was a peculiar one, a dozen cars or more
having passed the switch, when the last
one jumped and struck him before he
could get out of the way. Both his legs
were broken, and his head and back were)
Injured.
R. C Edwards, of Lowell, has a con
tract with the Harrlsburg sawmill for fur
nishing 4.000,000 feet of logs this Spring.
A large force of men lsat work banking
logs on Fall Creek, and a large drive will
start down stream between April 1 and 15.
It usually takes 40 or 50 days to make the
run from Fall Creek to Harrlsburg if the
water is at a good stage, but if it Is
low it will take a much longer time, as
many of the larger logs have to be
dragged over the numerous gravel bars
and shallow places.
i
Odessa is to have a bank.
The Blies
Ever have them? Then
you know how dark everything
looks. You are completely
discouraged, terribly depressed.
A little work looks like a big
mountain ; a little noise sounds
like the roar of a cannon ; and
a little sleep is all you can
secure, night after night.
The truth of the matter is,
your nerves have been pois
oned and weakened with the
impurities in your blood. You
want a blood-purifying medi
cine a perfect Sarsaparilla -that's
what you want. You
want
Ayer's
& ar star art 1 Ts.
the strongest and best nerve
tonic you can buy.
51.00 a bottle. All druggists.
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I Write the doctor freely all the particular la
I your case. Yon will receive a prompt reply. Ad
drew. Dr. jr. O.Ayxs, Lowell, Hue.
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