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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 1901. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Amnisementx Tonisht. MARQUAM GRAXD-Mra. Flake In "Becky Sjarp. CORDRAVS THEATER-"Llttle Lord Faun tleroy." General School Examination. County Superintendent of Schools R. F. Robin son Is sending out circulars to school clerks and teachers throughout Multno mah County giving Information in regard to preparing annual reports, and instruc tions in regard to financial matters which will help the various school boards to check up with the School Clerk, the ac counts of the districts preparatory to the annual school meetings. He is also sending to teachers instructions in re- Bard to Conducting the examinations of- tne eighth grade. These examinations are held in November, February and May. The questions for them arc sent out from the office of the State School Superin tendent, having been proposed by the County Superintendents to whom he as signed this week. These examination are in line with the proper carrying out of the state course of study. Pupils completing this course and successfully passing this examination are given a cer tificate of graduation signed by the teach er, chairman of the board of directors and County Superintendent, which will admit them to any ninth grade In the state without further examination. Time Cards and Red Tape. Many citi zens have been asking when the cards are to be placed on the letter boxes about town, giving Information as to the time when mail Is collected from them. This cannot be done till all the boxes are in place. There was a shortage of boxes, and after waiting for months, these have arrived here. Now the postmaster has to wait till he can get authority from Washington to pay the freight on tlie.se boxes, before he can get them. After all this red tape business has been disponed of, the boxes will have to be put up and when they are all in place It will be neces sary to figure out just at what time each of them will be reached by the mail collectors, and then the cards can lc printed, and as each one will be different from the others this will be something of a job. Postmaster Croasman says there is no one in any greater hurry to have this job completed than he Is. He Id arranging for a very fine lot of cards of celluloid for the boxes, and when they are once fitted with these cards they will be all right. Need Not Wait Long. Those among the taxpayers of this city and Multnomah County who are longing for an oppor tunity to pay their taxes will be pleased to learn that it is highly probably Sheriff Frazler will open the tax roll for col lection about March 15. Even the most impatient can wait till that time. The employes of the County Clerk are now extending the taxes. The total levy id S3.7 mills Including the special 2 mill tax which is a little lower than the levy of last year, and as the assessed valua tion is a little higher than It was last year the taxes will be just about the same as last year. There Is a very general sentiment In favor of Increasing the valu ation of property for assessment to some where near the actual value, and thus rt duclng the levy, as the apparently high levy necessary under the present system of low valuations creates a bad impression on strangers. This Man Saw the Bright Side. A visitor from Massachusetts while tour ing the City Hall yesterday, met an Ore gonian man, and said: "Nowhere in any travels have I met with the delightful sight of so many pretty school children swarming over a City Hall, as in Port land. I've been In this hall nearly all day, examining the natural history ex hibits, the free library, etc., and was as tonlshed In the afternoon to see the stair ways crowded with Tarn o'Shanter, red cheeked laughing children. They camp, I was informed, to get books from the free library. They peeped into different offices, and talked with bated breath as to the men who run the city. It struck me that the mere presence of school chil dren In such numbers, at the City Hall, Is a sufficient guarantee that when they are older they will become all the more earnest students of civic government' Readt tor Overland Navigation. News may now be looked for daily in regard to the progress of the lightship Columbia from the sands of McKenzIc's Beach, where she has lain so long, to the waters of Baker's Bay, and thence to her station, where she has been badly needed so long. Messrs. Allen and Rob erts arrived on the scene yesterday, "with the last scowload of tools and material to be used In the work cables, capstans, horses, and some 40 men; and as condi tions are favorable, It is expected that the Columbia will soon be In a cradle, and rolling along a track to her cradle of the deep three-quarters of a mile away. A man who came up from the beach yesterday reported that the late storm has washed the sand away from around the Columbia, so as greatly to facilitate moving her, and If nothing goes wrong she may be afloat in- a few days. Three More Kindergartens. The Portland Free Kindergarten Association was to have held a meeting yesterday afternoon, but as a quorum was lacking no business was transacted. M. "W. Smith, vice-presldnt of the organization, said three more kindergartens would be established shortly, or as soon as a con ference could be held with the Board of Education on the matter. One Is to be opened In South Portland: one on the East Side and the third at Alblna. The appropriation set aside recently for the benefit of kindergartens will amount to $5000 a year, and this. Mr. Smith thinks, will enable six of these schools to run for nine months of each year without calling on the friends of the enterprise for personal contributions. Badly Wintered Horses. A band of hard-looking horses attracted a good deal of attention at a vacant lot on North Fifth street yesterday. The animals had been brought In from a pasture in the mountains back of Vancouver, where some one had them In charge under con tract. Although of good stout framing the horses were hardly able to stand up when first brought In and they were all on the verge of death from starvation. In fact 14 out of the 31 turned out In the Fall, did die, and It will take, several weeks of good care to put the rest of the beasts out of danger. Mining Election. The Oro Grande Gold Mining Company completed its or ganization yesterday, by electing J. N. Stacy, of Lewlston, Idaho, president; R. H. Ward, vice-president; G. H. Van Houtcn, secretary; J. E. Werleln, treas urer: and Caleb Brlnton, of Elk City, Idaho, general manager. The mine Is located in Nez Fercec County. Idaho, and a sample of the ore shows high value in free gold. Deep snows prevent access to the region during the Winter, but a five stamp mill is to be set up near the ledge early next Summer. Tonight's Militart Hop. The military hop which the Third Regiment, O. N. G., will give at the Armory tonight promises to be one of the most enjoyable events -of the Winter season. The net receipts will be used to make good a deficit incurred in an entertainment for the Volunteers' monument fund In 1S99. It Is a benefit hop, and every friend of the regiment should attend. Verein Entracht grand masquerade, on Friday. Washington's birthday, at Arlon Hall. Prizes on exhibition at Gill's book store. Masks and costumes at the Chicago costume-house, C92 Morrison st. Cars for Mount Tabor, Sunnyside and points on Hawthorne avenue line leave First and Alder streets every 15 minutes from 6:15 A. M. to 11:30 P. M. Basket-Ball! Basket-Ball! Women's Annex M. A. A. C. vs. St Helen's Hall. M. A. A. C. gymnasium. Admission, 23c Tonight, February 22. 8:30 P. M. Militart Hop at Armory, Tonight Tickets. 50 cents. Verein Entracht mask ball, Arlon Hall. Fruit Outlook. Prospect for an abundant fruit crop In the second horti cultural district are excellent Writing from Salem, Commissioner L, T. Rey nolds says: "It is too early to make any predictions, as the trees have yet to pass through their most dangerous period. The buds are not far advanced, and the cool weather has been very favorable, as It has retarded their growth. It would seem that some of our fruitgrowers find pears an unprofitable crop, since several small pear orchards have been destroyed this Winter. Much care is necessary in order to produce perfect pears. Pruning is go ing forward, and many growers have ex pressed their intention of spraying their orchards this season who have never sprayed before. Now is a favorable time for spraying for the San Jose scale, and also for the u&e of the Bordeaux mixture as a Winter spray for fungus." Onlt a Cucumber Stort. A citizen carrying a small parcel yesterday mid to a friend that he had just Invested In a gold brick. Unwrapping the parcel, he displayed a small cucumber, one of the first of the reason, for which he had paid 25 cents. He said he had no Intention of committing suicide by eating the cu cumber, but his wife wanted it to help in building a salad. Some fellow long ago started a factory for the manufacture of sunshine out of cucumbers. This cucum ber came from California, where they now utilize sunshine by means of large len.-es to run steam engines to pump water for Irrigation. If they had to make their sunshine out of cucumbers. It would nut pay to do much Irrigating. Railroad Men Will Celebrate. About 20 Portland ticket agents left last evening for Ashland, to meet a like num ber of the fraternity and enjoy a ban quet The company all belong to the Pa cific Coast Passenger Agents' Association, and the event will partake of a reunion of the ciaft for the purpose of exchange of views, as well as of having a good time on Washington's birthdny. Billy Meade, of this city, who is 'called the dean of the fraternity, busied himself yesterday In making arrangements for the trip, and although Ashland is a prohibition town, "wet goods in original packages," he said, were not tabooed there. The party will return to Portland In time for tomor row's business. In Honor of Washington. At the va rious public schools yesterday half an hour was devoted to exercises In honor of the memory of Washington. Where there were assembly halls, the exercises were held In them, programmes being prepared by the principal and teachers from the various classes, consisting of patriotic songs, recitations, etc., appro priate to the occasion. Where there was no assembly hall exercises were held in the classrooms. The exercises were much enjoyed by all concerned. As to day Is Washington's birthday and a Na tional holiday all the schools will be closed. Wht Leonora Jackson Is Great. "Leonora Jackson is great because, In ad dition to her clear-cut, perfect technique, and her broad, round, sympathetic tone, she Is endowed with the poetic tempera ment in an uncommon degree, and sings from the soul," says one of our American critics. "She Is essentially a tone poet, and a rare singer. Then, too. she plays with singular grace and repose. Wilhelmj In his prime was never calmer or more sure of his work than Is this gifted girl." Leonora Jackson Is to be heard at the Marquam. Monday, February 25, under the auspices of the Musical Club. Named the Wrestler. Yesterday af ternoon the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club received a letter stating the middle weight wrestler to be sent by the Olympic Club, of San Francisco, to meet Ed C. Johnson Is R. B. Cornell. In company with George W. Braun, who will wrestle with Herbert Greenland for the light weight championship of the Coast he will start for Portland February 26. The Greenland-Braun match will take place the evening of March 1; the Johnson-Cornell match, March 5. Requiem for Verdi. The Verdi memo rial service at St Lawrence Church, cor ner Third and Sherman streets, was well attended yesterday morning. The church was heavily draped with black and white, and In the nave a bier was conspicuously placed In memory of the dead composer. Schmidt's high requiem mass was sung by the choir, comprising the Verdi Club, led by Slgnor Ferrari, a former pupil of Verdi. Madame Ferrari gave a soprano solo, and Miss M. Kelly presided at the organ. Funeral of A. Bushwiler. The fu neral of the late Aaron Bushwiler took place from Holman's funoral parlors at 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon. A num ber of old-time residents attended to show their respect for the memory of the de ceased. Among them were: Solomon Hlrsch, George T. Myers, Jacob Mayer, H. L. Plttock, John Kelly, S. Hermann and othtrs. An appropriate discourse was delivered by Rabbi Wise. The remains were Interred at Beth Israel Cemetery. David Monnastes' Estate. The Inven tory and appraisement of the estate of David Monnastes was filed In Probate Court yesterday. It showed personal property valued at $7258 0, and real estate valued at 571,600, all In Multnomah County but three fractional lots In Eugene, ap praised at $2500. The widow, Mary Sov erns Monnastes, was granted an order set ting aside certain personal property to her and an allowance of $100 per month for her support The annual Washington's birthday en tertainment of the Cathedral Parish will take place this evening at St. Mary's Hall, corner Sixteenth and Everett streets, at 8 o'clock. The principal feature will be a lecture on George Washington by Dan J. Malarkey. An excellent musical and literary programme will follow, with Madame Lucille D' Albert!, Miss Kathleen Lawler and J. Adrian Epplng, assisting. Civil Service Examination. Applica tions will be received at the office of the local Civil Service Board, Lighthouse Service, SOS Oregonlan building, until March 21. for the purpose of preparing an eligible list for the position of Inspector of Construction. 13th lighthouse district Application forms can be had by apply lng to E. C. Comstock. secretary. PosTOFricE Hours Todat. On account of the holiday the Postofflce will be closed at noon today. The money order depart ment will be closed all day. The car riers will make one delivery In the resi dence district and two in the business district In the forenoon. Basket-Ball! Basket-Ball! Women's Annex M. A. A. C. vs. St Helen's Hall. M. A. A. C. gymnasium. Admission, 25c. Tonight, February 22, S:30 P. M. Cars for Mount Tabor, Sunnyside and points on Hawthorne avenue line leave First and Alder streets every 13 minutes from 6:15 A. M. to 11:30 P. M. Hear the Verdi Trio at Washington celebration tonight Ball until 2 o'clock at A. O. U. W. Temple. Second and Tay lor streets. Militart Hop at Armory, Tonight. Tickets, 50 cents. ' Verein Entracht masquerade tonight PERSONAL MENTION. Aaron Harris, who has been sick for the past 10 weeks at St Vincent's Hospital, has sufficiently recovered to be removed to the residence of his sister, Mrs. S. L. Stone, 9 North Ninth street NEW YORK, Feb. 21. B. C. Rlblet, of SpoKane, registered at the Imperial Hotel today. WHERE TO DINE. You can get just what you want at the Portland Restaurant Quality right, prices reasonable. 305 Washington. DON'T OVERLOOK THIS. Military hop at Armory tonight. Tickets. 50 cents. Lace and Kmbroidery Sale this week, N. Y. Mer. Co., 205 Third. SHE IS REALLY BECKY MRS. FISKE'S INTERPRETATION OF THACKERAY'S CHARACTER. Artistic Performance DeliRhtsi One of the Must Brilliant Audiences the Marciunxu Ever Held. One of the most brilliant audiences that ever crowded the Marquam Theater sat for three hours last night so completely lost in the enjoyment of Mrs. Flske's pic turing of the character of Becky Sharp that they even forgot to repay the ac tress with a reasonable measure of ap plause, although there were two curtain calls. There might have been differences of opinion as to the merits of the play Langdon Mitciiell has drawn from Thack eray's "Vanity Fair," but there was no dispute as to the ability of Mrs. Flske as an Interpreter of the remarkable woman which is Its most wonderful character, or the artistic and finished performance given by the entire company. There were compliments In plenty between the acts, and when the play was done, and If the applause was brief and seemingly heart less during the action of the piece and at the fall of the curtains, it was because the audience was too eager to follow Becky through her absorbing adventures, or in toe much of a hurry to talk about her with the friends at their elbows. It Is "Becky Sharp" not "Vanity Fair" that Is presented, and It Is with consum- : Davenport at SUverton, Illustrated by hlm- self. "In the South Seas," by Frank G. Car- pentor. "Norman Holt." by General Chnrles Kins. Character Studies, by Artist Harry Mur 1 phy. J Tarls fashions, by Nina Goodwin. Northwest sports, by local writers. t Society notes from neighboring towns. J European capitals by cable. Events of America by leased wires. J The National capital, by Arthur Dunn. State of Washington before Congress and the departments, by Special' Correspond- ent Sammons. All the news of the Northwest Paclflc t Coast, by The Orcgonlan's special cor l respondents. I All the news of the world, by the New t Associated Press; conservative, reliable and enterprising, mate skill that Mitchell has arranged In series the many dramatic scenes In which he placed that self-possessed, heartless, yet altogether irresistible young woman who fascinates on audience with as much ease as she fascinates British nobility of every age and rank. And Mrs. Flske, with her strong personality, not Imitating and inimitable, her startling mannerisms of voice and gesture, her nervous temper ament, and her power of making the most of every situation In which 6he fig ures, becomes Becky Sharp Immediately she enters the stage, and Is unhesitatingly accepted for the spectator's Idea of the part The character Is not softened by tho playwright Becky Is seen In all her hardness, her rough disregard of every sentiment supposed- to lurk deep down In a woman's heart, her light valuation of her husband's love and the heartless scorn which In he,r replaces the mater nal Instinct, yet so subtle Is her In tellect, so keen her wit and so wonder ful the spirit which no reverses can break that as played by Mrs. Flske she carries the sympathy of the audience with her and would do so did she sink to depths far greater than those In which she Is left at the end of the play. It Is perhaps to be regretted that the drama centers on the scene with the Mar quis of Steyne, In which Rawdon finds his wife dining with nn aged roue in his supposedly enforced absence, but it would have been impossible to construct It oth erwise, and Its greatest dramatic op portunity, both for Becky and Rawdon, occurs in this scene. It is not alone In such tragic passages, however, that Mrs. Flske Is at her best. In the comedy which her consciousness of her Intellec tual superiority to the people who sur round her constantly supplies her acting is delightful. And though it is all hard and cold and unfeeling, and her gayest moments are when she Is making a mock of some sacred feeling of sentiment, the audience is ready to laugh with her and feel for her, and forgives her every lcon oclnsm almost before It is committed. The support Is excellent Rawdon Craw ley In the hands of Mr. GUlmore becomes perhaps more lovable than he Is In the book, but in becoming so ho heightens the artistic heartlessness of Becky. The man who fleeces his friends at the gam bling table, runs thousands of pounds of debts which he never expects to pay, throws himself recklessly into all sorts of disgraceful affairs with women, yet becomes enraged When he Is called a swindler, smiles tenderly when he reads a letter from, his boy, and breaks down when he bids his wife good-bye, is a con tradiction which it takes an actor to play, and Mr. GUlmore Is an actor. Charles Vane Is not all that he could be as the Marquis of Steyne. but the part Is not an easy one, nor Is It entirely suited to him. Norman Connlers Is unfortunate In having lines that make a poor prude out of that fine character. Captain Dob bin. Alfred Hudson does a 'great deal with Joseph Sedley, and Robert V. Fer guson, In the one scene In which Pitt Crawley appears. Is Inclined to caricature the part One of the most enjoyable features of the evening's performance was Miss Mary E. Barker's playing of Miss Craw ley, which what there was of It was noth ing short of perfect. LautaMcGi" very made of Amelia Sedley the pink and white angel that Thackeray Intended her to be The remainder of the cast Is far above the average support of a star, but is too large for the mention in detail it de serves. The play Is magnificently staged, and every detail of costume and property has been looked after with a view to abso lute historical accuracy. "Becky Sharp" will be repeated to night and at the matinee tomorrow. Ow ing to the length of the programme the curtain will rise tonight at 8:03. An Exploded Scandal. New York Tribune. The utterly absurd charges against the President for his appointment of James S. Harlan to be Attorney-General of Por to Rico are completely demolished by the New York Herald's account of the speech made by Justice Harlan at the Loyal Legion dinner. In which he said: The fathers of the Republic never Intended or desired that Congress should have authority or any power over any part of the surface of the earth free from the letter and the spirit of the Constitution. That declaration Is not unreasonably considered to indicate that Justice Har lan will vote against the Administration when it comes to the decision of the Por to Rlcan and Philippine cases. To those who have had any knowledge of Justice Harlan's private views on the subject for the last year this will not be a surprising revelation. He has long been privately understood to hold that opinion. In view of that fact, doubtless perfectly known to the President, the Idea that the Just Ice's son was sent to Porto Rico as a bribe to the father Is seen to be a fig ment of the imagination. It Is prepos terous to suppose that anything but the merits of James S. Harlan, which are universally conceded caused his selection rmmi for a difficult post of a sort which the President has taken the most extreme care to fill with worthy men. The sus picious and the malicious were quick to scent a scandal, but when they see that there Is no expectation, and never was among the Informed, that Justice Harlan would vote in the court for the Adminis tration's view, they must agree that their charges were groundless. By the way, we wonder If the nntl-lmperiallsts who were a few days ago clamoring for the withdrawal of Justice Harlan from the Constitutional cases, not on the ground of his possibly being influenced, but, as they said, purely for appearances, will continue to nsk his withdrawal now that they understand he Is on their side. PENSION ABUSES. No Reason "Why Deserters Should Be Paid by the Government. PORTLAND. Feb. 21. (To the Editor.) From the "Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies," 116 large vol umes, published by authority of Congress, not a few items of interest may be gath ered. Among these are some facts- con cerning deserters. It Is shown, for In stance, that from the Northern Army there were, during the war, 62 desertions out of every 1000 men mustered Into the service. And, beyond all question, the crime of desertion was characteristic of troops from the larger cities of the At lantic States, where desertions ranged from 100 to 116 to the 1000, excepting in Massachusetts and Maine. In these two states, from some cause or other, the de sertions were comparatively few, only 43 In Maine to the 1000. a record of which any one from these two good old New England States may Justly be proud. Among the Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Michigan. Iowa and Minnesota soldiers, the desertions were very few. From this, It appears that desertion was a crime, not of the boy from the farm and lumbering regions. It fur ther appears that it was of the foreign, more than native birth. In fact, a very small proportion of the men who forsook their colors were native-born Americans. It is a notorious circumstance, too, that the greast mass of professional bounty jumpers were Europeans. The respecta ble and industrious Europeans did. Indeed, produce a mass of faithful troops, but with these were mixed a swarm of adven turers and cowards, unworthy of any country, who enlisted only for the bounty, deserting and repeating In other locali ties, under a new name the same perform ance. It has generally been supposed that the regular Is In most. If not nil, respects su perior to the volunteer; but the "Official Records" of the great Civil War fall to make good the supposition. Not only did the volunteer stand fire better, leaving a much larger ratio of his comrades dead on the field, but his desertions were only 62 to 1000, while the regulars deserted at the frightful rate of 244 to 1000 nearly every fourth man. (See "Offlclnl Records." se ries ill, vol. 5, p. 670.) From this, the In ference is irresistible that the regulars were, as a body, far Inferior to the noble class of volunteers which the lavish pa triotism of the North literally poured into the Union armies. One rather puzzling feature In connec tion with desertions among the volunteers Is the two extreme Western States Cali fornia and Kansas are distinguished, the former by a very high, and the latter by the highest ratio of desertions 102 and 118 to 1000, respectively. As to California, It may have been, the result of a considera ble roving mining class consequent upon the gold excitement of former years in that state, and from the cosmopolitan thoroughfare of San Francisco; but when it cames to Kansas, with not a single city of Importance In Its bounds, and her men skedaddling to beat all ths rest. except!rrr the regulars, I give it up. Maybe, Mr?. Nation could explain It. It cannot be that Congressmen have ad equately Informed themselves in relation to the question of deserters, or they would not be so ready to remove this unpardon able sin In a soldier and give him a pen sion. This, and the granting of pensions to young widows who married wheezy old soldiers, seeking them out oftentimes through execrable marriage agencies, long after the war was over, for the one and only purpose, thousands of whom will surely be feeding at the pension crib for the next half century, with no moral right there whatever, are abuses of the pension business that ought to make tlie checks of every man who loves his coun try tingle with shame. For this kind of thing a beneficent Government should not be made sponsor. C. E. CLINE. THE OLD "ANTI" ARGUMENT This Time It Emanates From a, Citi zen of Marsufleld. MARSIIFIELD. Or., Feb. 19. (To the Editor.) In The Oregonlan of February 6 you ask this question, "What Is wrong in the Philippines, and what can be done to correct It?" When a wrong move or mistake Is made, driving It through to the bitter end does not rectify or correct it As I understand It, we went over to the Philippines simply because we had a grievance against Spain; the Filipinos did not enter Into any consideration in the matter. The protestations we made to the world when we made war against Spain was that we were going to assist a strug gling people to obtain their freedom as an independent government; that it was lo be a war such as there never had been before like it in the annals of history one entirely free from any thought of con quest, and for humanity alone. And so fui as Cuba is concerned, we are osten sibly attempting to carry out those as sertions. But in the Philippines we hnvo made no attempt to be governed by those statements, as, from all the history I am able to find, the Filipinos have never hhd the slightest intimation of anything Ise than that they must first absolutely sur render to our authority and take the form of government that we may choose to deal out to them. They had a moral right to anticipate from the nature of our first protestations to the world that they would be taken into consideration enough to be AT SALE FIGURES OF JANUARY SALE NOT CHANGED ON Heavy Overcoats Mens Trousers Boys' Clothes AND OTHER ARTICLES WHICH WE DO NOT INTEND TO CARRY OVER. Famous Clothing House MORRISON AND SECOND STREETS The Genuine warn Made by Chickering & Sons of Boston. Are sold in Oregon only by Retail Salesrooms 351 Washington Street 50 Music Boxes Smashed IN PRICE At GR751ZES SCO, 122-126 SIXTH STREET All $125 Music Boxes now $50.00 All $90 Music Boxes now $40.00 All $75 Music Boxes now $33.00 All $65 Music Boxes now $30.00 All $50 Music Boxes now. $25.00 All $40 Music Boxes now $20.00 In buying the Wiley B. Allen Co.'s stock we got these Music Boxes at almost noth ing, and can afford to smash prices. Popular Music ut Popular Prices. GRAVES & CO. allowed to corns forward and make state ments as to their wishes, but so far as I have been able to learn that privilege has never at any time been extended to them. Just what form of government they had among themselves I don't pretend to know, and I don't know of anybody who does know, but this one thing was sure: Spain did not exert very much govern mental control over them, as her control was simmered down to but a small point around Manila. Our ostensible purpose In first going there was simply to drive Spain out of there to punish her for sinking the Maine. We defeated her to our heart's content, and we had her In such a shape that all we had to do was to say to her to get up and get out, and she would have to do It But a new thought came Into our heads that was to buy her out. Now, If It was sufficiently wrong for her to be there to justify us In driving her out, where and by what moral right did she have anything to sell? The first wrSg wts In buying something of Spain, that she did not have possession of to sftll, the next and most flagrant wrong was in attempting to take possession of that which of right belonged to others. The ownership of by far the greater por tion of the islands was vested In the Fil ipinos themselves as their native country. While they had not been successful In driving their old-time Invader entirely off their Islands, they had them down to but a small point. And If It was wrong for Spain to be there It Is just as wrong for us to be there on the purchased title given by Spain as It was for Spain her self. To begin with, that Is just what's wrong. "And what can be done to correct It?" We, no doubt, are big enough, to bully them Into final subjection, but that will never correct the wrong. We, In our generosity, will offer them a better government than they could pos sibly create for themselves. That was what England thought when we were col onies, but we thought differently. Spain thought she could govern the Filipinos better than they could govern themselves, but they thought differently; and as we have bought Spain out, and are simply oc cupying Spain's old shoes, they Tiave the same feelings towards us. We can flnally klll them off for possessing that feeling, which, I think, will be a tough way of cor recting matters, but, no doubt, the one that will be followed. The wrong of the matter will still be discussed when the grandchildren of the present generation plow up the hones of the Filipinos. It would be useless for me to make sugges tions as to "what can be done to correct It," as I would be classed with the "an tls." But we're big enough to lick 'era, and that's the main thing now that Is be ing considered. Blood and ashes may be what we will have left, and future gener ations will read the history and form their own opinions, and we will not be hero to hear whnt they will say. THOMAS BUCKMAN. Why Hnnnn Didn't Like "L'AIsrlon." Washington Letter. Senator Hanna has seen Bernhardt in "L'Alglon." He went merely because "Ruth and Mrs. Hanna wanted to go." A young man went along to engage the daughter In light conversation. The the ater where Bernhardt plays Is controlled by the trust, and In each box there Is one large upholstered chair, surrounded by smaller ones of less luxury. Mr. Hanna sat in the large chair, and whenever the lights were turned up he looked out over P cis RICES 1 II OF I ST From York Purchase Jacket Sale Ladles' stylish short castor M jackets, velvet collars, each... n Ladles light tan short jackets, " HT fancy lined, each VOUiJ Misses' light tan jackets, latest l lj cut, velvet collars, each v,v Ladles' light tan jackets, nobby rp r( cut, fancy lined, velvet collars. Jy. Jy Misses' extra grade light jack- (TR FA ets, flare collars, tan. velvet r Til applique, each 'J.viU Corset Sale The well-known R. & G. corsets. 7 if black or drab, per pair JV' Thompson's glove-fitting corsets, I Sill black or drab," per pair ,,vv Celebrated "F. P." corsets, all sizes, in black or drab, per pair Oregon 'Phone the audience to see how his friends among the Congressional contingent seemed to be enjoying a play In French. The Sen ator himself seemed ill at ease, and not deeply interested except In the efforts of the Austrian Chancellor, In the fourth act, to make Napoleon's son a winner. At the end of the fifth act. Mr. Hanna seemed to have had enough of high art in French. He resigned the upholstered chair to Mrs. Hanna, retired to the rear of the box and put on his overcoat so as to be in readiness for departure. As the Hanna party were leaving the theater and came opposite the box-office, an acquaintance called to the Senator and said: "Well, what do you think of the play?" "Oh! I don't care much about It." re plied the Senator. "Mettemlch reminded me too much of Pcttlgrew." OsteopntUy. Dre. L. B. Smith & Son, oldest prac ticing osteopaths In Oregon. Consulta tion and examination free. Suite 469, Or egonlan building. Telephone Oak 421. A little medicine of the right kind, taken at the right time, is invaluable. 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