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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MAECH 4, 1901.
READY FOR WORK
Port of Portland Commission
May Organize Today.
MEMBERSHIP STILL IN DOUBT
Probable Action of the Board If
aiesKrs. Wilcox and Ladd Decline
to Serve Principal Provlnlons
of tlie Sew Lmr.
The new Port of Portland Commission
was to have been organized Saturday af
ternoon, according to Commissioner Ellis
G. Hughes, who was interviewed yester
day on the subject, but T. B. "Wilcox would
not say. whether he would serve or resign.
An effort will be made this afternoon to
organize, and the new commission will go
to work as quickly as poHsi'oly thereafter.
"Should both Mr. "Wilcox and Charles E
Ladd resign." Mr. Hughes said. "H. W.
Scott and H. "W. Corbett will be consult
ed. They used their Influence to prevent
Governor Geer from vetoing the bill. I
cannot outline the policy of the new
commission until after organization has
been effected and I hear from the other
members."
POUT OF- PORTLAND LAAV.
Summary of tlic Principal Provisions
of the New Mcaiinrc.
The Port of Portland, an defined by the
act which became operative last Friday,
consists of all that part of Multnomah
County which lies west of the east boun
dary line of range 2, cast of the "Willam
ette meridian. The Commissioners named
In the act are Charles IT. Ladd, Ellis G.
Hughes. T. B. "Wilcox, John McCraken,
M. C. Baniield, B. S. Reilly and Ben Sell
ing. Following arc the main provisions
of the law:
Section :i. The a!d the Tort of Portland hall
nayc power to so Improve the harbor in the Wil
lamette Itivcr at the City of Portland, and the
channel of the Willamette and Columbia Illvcrs
between iid harbor and the sea, as to make
and maintain In said "Willamette Kivcr in said
harbor for such width and length, and as for
all or iuch part of said ha:bor as it may
deem necessary or convenient for the use of
shipping, and as the means at Its disposal
will allow, and in the channel of the Willam
ette and Columbia Rivers between said harbor
and the sea. for such width of channel as it
may deem necessary, a depth of water of not
les than 25 feet at extreme low water, and a
depth as much rreater than S3 feet as the
means at its disposal will allow it to 'make
and maintain, and as may appear to it to bp
for the best interests of the maritime shipping
and commercial interests of the said the Port
or Portland.
Sec S. The said the Port of Portland shall
have power to, in Its discretion, acquire, own
and hold a slsht for. and to erect, hold own
and operate a drydock, at and within the
boundaries of the Port of Portland, on the
Willamette River, on the terms and conditions
following, that is to say: 1. That the said
drydock shall be not less than of a. sufficient
size and capacity to accommodate vessels of
400 feet In length. 2. That the same shall
be constructed of the style or pattern known
as a floating drydock; that Is, so as to float
and rise and fall with the water in the river.
3. That said drydock shall be permanently
located In or on a site to be secured therefor
by purchase, lease or gift, and which shall
be so excavated as to allow of the dock float
ing therein, which site shall be on boundaries
of the Port of Portland. 4. That said dock
shall be so located and constructed as that
at extreme low water In the Willamette River,
the same shall admit vessels drawing 20 feet
of water; provided, always, that nothing here
in contained shall be so construed as to author
ize the said the Port of Portland to carry on
tho work of repairing, cleaning, or painting
vessels, but that under such rules and regula
tions as the said the Port of Portland may
make as thereto that said dock shall be at all
times open to the various mechanics of the City
of Portland for the performing of such work.
Sec C. The said the Port of Portland shall
have power to contract with the Government
of the United States to do any and all. or any
Tart of the work of making and maintaining,
or making or maintaining, such a depth of
water in the harbor in the Willamette River, at
the City of Portland, or in either the Willam
ette or the Columbia Rivers, or in both of
eald rivers, between the harbor in the Willam
ette River at the City of Portland, and the sea.
as the bald Government of the United States
may from time to time determine to make or
maintain, and for the making or maintaining
of which it shall or may contract with the said
the Port of Portland, and to receive therefor
euch compensation as may be agreed on be
tween said Government of the United States
and the said the Port of Portland; provided,
always, that all compensation received by the
aid the Port of Portland from the said Gov
ernment of the United States, and all profits,
if any. made or earned by the said the Port
of Portland, for or in performing said con
tracts, shall go into and become a part of the
fund In this act, designated as the general
fund of the said the Port of Portland, and shall
he used and applied by It In such manner only
as Its funds derived from the general tax which
It Is in this act authorized and empowered to
levy and collect for the payment of its general
expenses and carrying on Its general work,
and not otherwise 4or further.
Sec 9. That for the purpose of acquiring a
cite for a drydock, preparing said site for the
use of and constructing said drydock. and In all
manner placing the same in condition for use,
with the necessary appliances therefor, the said
the Port of Portland shall have power to bor
row such sum or sums of money as may be
found necessary to purchase and prepare a site
for, and to construct and place In operation
said drydock in manner as In this act pro
vided to be done, and to pay Interest upon the
bonds issued for one year after said drydock
jshall have been completed, not exceeding In
the aggregate the sum of $400,000, and to issue
Its bonds therefor. But other than to the
extent of the amount found necessary to be
used In the construction of said drydock, and
to pay interest as above In all not exceeding
the sum of $400,000, as aforesaid, tho said
corporation shall not have power to incur any
other or further bonded indebtedness other than
that already Incurred and existing at the time
of the passage of this act, which bonded in
debtedness so now existing Is hereby recog
nized, ratified and confirmed.
Sec 10. The bonds to be Issued under the
authority hereby granted may be either reg
istered or coupon bonds, as the said Port of
Portland may determine, and may be Issued
in such sums as it may deem best, not less
than $100 in any one bond; shall bear date the
first day of January or July next preceding the
date of sale, be for the term of 30 years from
their date, and bear interest at such rate as the
fcald the Port of Portland may determine prior
to offering the same for sale, not exceeding in
any event the rate of 4 per cent per annum.
Sec 12. All bonds to be issued under the
authority in this act granted shall be sold only
to the highest and best bidder for cash, and
only after the advertisement of such sale.
(Then follows the method by which sale is to
be advertised.) Provided, always, that no one
or more of said bonds shall be sold for less
than Its par value, with the interest accumulat
ed thereon from the day of its date to the
day of its sale, and that no Irregularities in
the advertisement and sale of said bonds shall
affect the validity thereof In the hands of a
purchaser thereof in good faith.
Sec 13. The said the Port of Portland shall
have, and there is hereby granted to it, the
power to assess, levy and collect taxes upon
all property, real and personal, situate within
Its boundaries, and which is by law taxable
for state and county purposes, for the pur
poses, to the extent, and not exceeding the rate
here following, that is to say: For the pay
ment of Interest on the bonds heretofore Issued
"by It and at this time outstanding, and the
payment of the general cost or charges annu
ally accruing, or deemed necessary, in any
one year, of carrying out any or all of the
objects or purposes, or exercising any of the
powers in this act specified or properly Incident
thereto. It shall have the power to levy and
collect a regular yearly tax of not to exceed
three-twentieths of 1 per cent, the proceed
from which shall go into a fund to be known
and kept as the general fund as in this act
provided to be done. For the payment of In
terest on its bonds issued for and on account
of a drydock, as in this act provided to be
done, it shall have the power to levy and col
lect such a special tax from year to year as
may be necessary to realize such an amount
as torethtr with the income derived from said
drydock over and above its cost of operation
and maintenance shall be sufficient to pay said
Interest, which said tax and the proceeds
therefrom shall go into a separate fund, to be
known and kept as the drydock fund, as in
this act provided to be done. Provided, al
ways, that no tax shall be levied on account
of paid drydock as herein provided to oe dona
until there are in fact no funds In said dry
dock fund derived from the income of said
drydock or previous, tax, or other sources, save
only temporary loans sufficient to, or with or
from which to pay the lnterebt on said bonds.
For the purpose of meeting an extraordinary
expense arising from the building of a new
dredge, of such cost as to absorb so large a
part of the fund derived from the regular an
nual tax, and in this act designated as the
general fund. If paid for from said general
fund as to seriously interfere with the general
work for which said general fund is applicable,
it shall have the power to levy a special tax of
such i ate as the amount to be yielded thereby,
together with any amount which may properly
be applied thereto from the said general fund,
if any such there be, and any surplus remain
ing from any previous special tax levied
for the building of a dredge. It any such sur
plus there may be, shall bs sufficient to pay
the full cxixtnsc of building such dredge, and
the funds derived from the special tax to
levied shall go into a separate fund, to be
known and kept as the dredge fund, as in this
act provided to be done; provided, always,
that no special tax shall be levied for the
building of a dredge until the cost of said J
dredge shall have been fully and completely
ascertained by the full completion thereof and I
the payment therefor, and then only of a rate
sufficient to yield at the next collection of
taxes then following as the taxes In tills act
authorized are authorized to be collected, and
as taxes aic ordinarily paid, a sum bunicient
to men said extrao:dlnary expenditures. All
tax levies of any kind or nature herein au
thorized to be made shall be made In mills or
tenths of mills; no levy shall be made of less
than one-tenth of a mill o any fraction of a
mill be ued which is not a tenth or a multiple,
thereof, and any levy of a special tax herein
authorized, the probable proceeds iioxn which
exceed the actual amount required by less than
one-tenth of a mill, shall be deemed to be
within the limit In this section Imposed.
Sec. 14. In the construction of a drydock.
all Interest charges up to the full completion J
thereof and the placing of the same in oper
ation, shall be taken to be a part of the con
thereof, and In the construction of a dredge all
Intcrert charges rendered necessary by the
temporary loans herein provided to be made on
account thereof, and up to the repayment of
such temporary lonns from the tax in this act
authorized to be levied for the building of a
dredge, shall be taken to be a part of the cost
of such dredge.
Sec 15. The regular annual tax herein au
thorized to be levied and all other funds re
ceived by the said the Port of Portland from
any source whatsoever, save only those funds
herein specially directed to be placed In the
drydock or dredge funds, shall go into a fund
to be known as the general fund of the said
the Port of Portland, which fund shall be kept
soparatc from the bald drydock and dredge
funds, and any and all payments made by the
said the Port of Portland may be made from
said general fund, and all such payments save
only those herein authorized to be made from
said drydock or dredge funds, shall be made
from the said general fund. All funds de
rived from the issue and sale of the bonds In
this act provided to be Issued and sold, all
funds derived from the tax herein provided to
be levied for drydock purposes, and all funds
received from the operation of or directly or in
directly derived from said drydock, shall go
into a fund to be kept as a separate fund, and
to be known and kept as the drydock fund of
the said the Port of Portland. There may
be paid from the said drydock fund the
cost of a site for and of the construction of
said drydock, and all or any expenses or
charges necessarily or properly Incident thereto,
the expense of operating and maintaining said
drydock, and any payment or payments on the
principal or of the Interest of the bonds herein
and hereby authorized to be Issued. But no
payment of any kind or nature whatesoever
other than as connected with the said drydock
as above specified shall be made from the said
drydock fund, save as Jn this act specially
authorized and provided as to a drydock sink
ing fund. AH funds derived from the special
tax In this act authorized to be levied and col
lected for the construction of a dredge shall
go Into and shall form a fund to be kept as a
separate fund, to he known as the dredge fund.
There may be paid from said dredge fund the
cost of the construction of a new dredge or of
new dredges. But no payment of any kind
or nature whatsoever, other than as above
specified, shall be made from the said dredge
fund. Funds may be transferred from the gen
eral fund to either the drydock or dredge
funds, but under no circumstances shall funds
be transferred from cither the drydock or the
dredge fund to the general fund or from either
the drydock fund to the dredge fund or to the
dredge fund to the drydock fund.
Sec 1G. The regular annual tax provided for
in this act shall be levied in each year in time
so as to be extended upon the county tax rolls
with the state and county tax for the annual
collection of taxes in the Spring following, but
In no event later than the 31st day of Decem
ber In each year. The taxes in this act au
thorized to be levied for the purpose of paying
Interest on the bonds herein authorized to be
issued, and to go into the fund in this act.
designated as the drydock fund, as also those
taxes authorized for the building of dredges
and to eo into the fund in this act designated
as the dredge fund, may be levied at any time
when the necessity for their levy has, in the
Judgment of the Board of Commissioners,
arisen. But they shall be collected only at,
after, and in the course of the regular collec
tion of state and county taxes next following
the 1st day of January next, following the
levy of such tax. ...
Sec 10. In the event that the amount re
ceived by the said the Port of Portland from
the operation of the drydock which it is in
and by this act authorized to construct and
operate, shall exceed the current Interest on
the bonds issued to build the same, as herein
provided to be done, and the expense of main
taining and operating the same, the surplus
up to an amount not exceeding the sum of
$10,000 shall remain in said drydock fund as
a contingency fund, from which to make good
from time to time any future deficiency be
tween amount received from the operation of
said drydock and the amount necessary to pay
said interest and expenses of operation and
maintenance, and the remainder of such sur
plus, if any such there be, leaving said con
tingency fund of $10,000 In said drydock fund,
shall go Into a drydock sinking fuaJ. to be
used to retire the bonds to build said drydock
on their maturity or in case of necessity to he
used to replace said drydock.
Sec 21. In the construction of a dredge or
for the payment of interest on Its bonds Issued
for the building of a drydock, as in this act
provided to be done, the said the Port of Port
land shall have power to make temporary loans,
to be repaid out of taxes thereafter to be
levied for such purposes as in this act is pro
vided to be done. But other than as In this
act provided, the said the Port of Portland
shall not have power to create any Indebtedness
whatever; provided, that temporary loans to
be repaid out of a tax levied, but not collected,
shall not be considered as Indebtedness within
the meaning of the foregoing prohibition.
Sec 23. The said the Port of Portland shall
not make any contract of any kind or nature,
save only for the repayment of money bor
rowed, and had and used by it with any one
or more of the members of Its Board of Com
missioners, or with any copartnership, firm,
or corporation of which any one or more of
said Commissioners may be a member, or in
which he or they may be directly or Indirectly
interested, nor shall any such contract be Im
plied Jby reason of any benefit or advantage
received or enjoyed by the said the Port of
Portland, and any and all contracts which the
said the Port of Portland may attempt to make
with any member of its Board of Commission
ers, or In which any such member shall be
directly oi Indirectly interested, or with any
copartnership, firm, or corporation of which
any such members shall be a member, or In
which nny member be directly or indirectly
Interested, shall be absolutely null and void,
and that without rerard to whether the said
the Port of Portland may or may not have
received and enjoyed any benefits there
from. ...
Sec 24. With the exception of work done
by the said the Port of Portland direct through
its regular employes, of ordinary current re
pairs necessary from day to day, and of cases
of emergency, all material purchased for and
all work done in. on or for the drydock in this
act authorized, or In, on. upon, or for any
dredge, boat, scow, or other appliance to be
built or owned or operated by the said the
Port of Portland, said purchase being made or
said work done by way of construction, alter
ation or general overhauling, shall be purchased
or done by or under contract let to the lowest
competent and responsible bidder, after due
advertisement of the letting of such contract
and the fact that bids were to be received
thereon. In all manner as is usual and custo
mary in the letting of contracts by public bid
ding and under such general rules and regula
tions as thereto as the said the Port of Port
land may prescribe.
Sec 25. . . . The said Board of Commis
sioners may. In its discretion, create an execu
tive committee, of which each and every Com
missioner shall be a member, of which such
number less than a majority, as the board may
determine, may constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, and which may hold
its meetings under such rules and regulations
as the Board of Commissioners may prescribe.
But such executive committee shall have no
other or further powers than as a committee,
and as may be expressly conferred upon It as
such, and shall In no event exercise the gen
eral powers of the Board of Commissioners
and other than said executive committee, the
said Board of Commissioners shall have no
power to appoint, or delegate any part of Its
power or authority to any other committee.
METALSL USED BY JEWELERS
Efforts Made by the Mint Director to
Keep Track of It.
Jewelers' Circular Weekly.
The Director of the Mint at Washington,
D. C, has for many years made an esti
mate of the amount of -gold and sllvei
consumed in this country in our Industrial
arte and manufactures, which estimate
has Leen based upon the bullion supplied
by the mints and assay offices, as well aa
the figures from private refineries and
manufacturers to whom inquiry has been
sent on this subject. For the'Iast decade,
however, experts have seriously ques
tioned the estimates of the coin In circu
lation, and roln consumed In the arts, as
made by the Bureau of the Mint on the
figures nnd on the table based on an elab
orate investigation made in 1SS5. To re
move all doubts on this subject, and tu
accurately determine the consumption of
gold and silver, both bars and coin. In
the Industrial arts in the United States,
the Director of the Mint, last December,
sent circulars to jewelers throughout the
country, asking as n favor that the jewel
ers fill out the blank showing the amount
of coin or bars, gold or silver, which they
consumed cither in their repair work or
manufacturing. The returns from these
lnunlrlcs. though by no means complete.
served to make much more accurate the j
figures on the consumption of gold and
silver In the last report of the Director of
the Mint, and an effort will now be made
to obtain even fuller returns for the next
report.
With this object in view, a circular and
blank, similar to that sent out last year,
will be issued In January to all manufac
turers using gold or silver, as well as to
all jewelers. Including those who do even
the smallest of repair work, with the re
quest that the recipients fill In the figures
required. In doing this the jeweler may
feel sure that hl. figures will never be
used except In making a grand total and
will be held strictly confidential by the
Treasury Department. Among the reasons
which. It is believed, caused persons In
the past to hesitate In answering these
Inquiries was the fear that they had. In
using up coin. Inadvertently violated a
statute and that an admission of this fact
might be used against them. Such a fcai,
however. Is absolutely without founda
tion, as there Is no contention that the
use of gold coin In manufactures Is con
trary to law.
The only object In asking for the In
formation Is to enable the Treasury De
partment to estimate as accurately as
possible the money now on hand by deter
mining the amount of United States coin
lost annually by being melted up for man
ufacturing purposes. It is not claimed
that any manufacturer Is required by law
to give the information, but, as there Is
no reason why he should not, and every
reason why he should, for the benefit of
all. It Is confidently hoped that the re
sponses from the Jewelry trade to the
department's new circular, soon to be sent
out. will be as complete and satisfactory
as the authorities of the mint can desire.
AT THE HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND.
L Hall, Weiser C L Schroeder, Chgo
J Macbeth, Denver A if Beckers. Phlla
H J Mlgnery. Great H R Rood. San Fran
r.BlnE?0?, . S w Ehrman. San Frn
F E Beal, Boise Dave Stone, Chicago
R J Anderson. Boise W H Peck, Chicago
E S Terrv. Salt T.nW. n T ti, rXi-t
S J.''-,511 ake W A Fy- Chicago
J P Richard 1r
F M Dunn Ran Pmn
R J Anderson. Boise
II J Wax. city
C G Smith, city
S Welnhelmer. St
Louie
M S Jones and wife,
Snokane
C S Pond and wife.
JveoKUK. la
C R Walker, Seattle
H It RllrW Ran T"m
M W Hunt. San Fran
o uoiisonn, Buffalo
u rnipps. st Paul
H Moss. Penn
Dr II S Hill. Seattle
C P Masterson, Tac
L Obermayer, do
R C Hulbert, Sault Ste
airs li w xattison.
ew lorx
IW G Relmer. N T
D W. Klnnalrd and wf,
Oregon City
Bernice ilegrue, Den-
Marie. Mleh
A R Carruthers. Astral ver
W M Rally. Newport F L Nesblt, Omaha
THE PERKINS.
Ed Miller, city J S Menefee, city
Mrs T F Lawn. AstoralMrs J S Menefee. city
n it .:."" .v"1 ;-".."""?
G II Thaver Villoma
Mrs ITotnlllnn XT T-
S L, Stevens, Or City
W R Haines, Forest
Grove
p,.PT,KJ.,ne' Gt No- Ry
JV H Wilson. Dalles
P Cram. Prinevllle
F J Connolly, San Frn
D. Patterson, Dalles j
J P Foley. San Fran
L B Reeder, Pendleton
i Kandell. West Pt
W H Spauldlng. North
Taklma, Wash
Mrs Spauldlng. do
L Maglll. Peck
E L Passmore. Mont-
peller .
T H Richardson, Rlts-
ville
L S Dennis, Jr. Chgo
L W Barr, Astoria
E N Hill. St Helens
C H Boyle, "Star
Boarder" Co
Miss Mead. ' do
Miss Bennett, do
Mat Smith. do
Miss C Taylor, do
Jesse Moore. Kentucky
",. -1 " Jonnson, Pen
dleton G G Mowat. Portland
W H Svit r:,ih-i-
E O Tobay. Eugene
ii J?a"ett. Hillsboro
Mrs W N Barrett, do
C Harvey. Castle Rk
H H Harvey, do
J M Murphy, Olympla
atrs O E Kuhnke. Se
attle Capt Steam, Astoria
irs steam. Astoria
E Sharpe, Tacoma.
A SchoflMrf- HAniil.m
G W Adams. Victoria
Jirs a b Collins, Os
trander. TCnth
M C Steeples. Hoqulam
Mrs M C Steeples, do
H L Cook, Aberdeen
v ii uaugnerty, Ta
I coma
R II Weber. Dalles
ai f u Simons, What
Miss Walling, do
W J Holmes. do
com
Mrs MFC Simons, do
iv. n urn.. .
W J Morton. do
E N Hill. Ft Stevens A B Estes, Astoria
B Mitchell, city S M Gallagher. Astoria
E Waldman, Angels iMrs R S Price, S F
Island
THE IMPERIAL.
C. W. Knowles. Manager.
A H Mores. VaacouverlW L Bradshaw. Dalles
J Walsh. Walla W F W Taylor, Pocatello
J Vantller, San FraniMrs Taylor Pocatello
Mrs Vantller, 8an Frn! A H Oliver, Boston
G B Crooks, San Fran) airs Oliver. Boston
C E Goodell. San Fran Master Oliver. Boston
H B Reed, aicailnn I J Reed. Seattle
L L Forrest. Granite IC E Lytts. Shanlko
F F Fowler. Butte
C Forger. Seattle
Mrs F F Fowler, do
W D Chamberlain,
II Schwartz. Burns
lairs Schwartz. Burns
H P- Clark. Seattle
Pendleton
W Ingram. Pendleton IMrs Clark. Seattle
J H Dunlop. Cascades! E J Conway, Seattle
N Harris, San Fran C G Erb. Seattle
Walter Lyon, Salem IB S Palmer, Seattle
W B Daniger. Chicago Mrs Palmer. Seattle
Esmerald Sisters. IA H Huntington. Salem
"Star Boarder" Co ID H Shaw, Salem
Beatrice Leonard, do J W Sutschlnger, do
Carrie Franklin, do IT W Hutchlngs, Marl
G A Lewis. Astoria nette. Wis
B S Harrison. Astoria;Mrs Hutchlngs. do
Mrs Harrison. AstorlajT J Outeren, Oakland
C H Boyle. Astoria IRobt Kelly, Dalles
Miss Mead, Astoria IMrs Kelly. Dalles
ailss Bennett, Astoria a H Barman, Mora
Matt Smith. Astoria IE S Comstock. Olympla
C C Hobart, Dalles IMrs Comstock do
O Lephard, Pittsburg 1
Hotel Brunswick, ffenttle.
European; first-class. Rates. 75c and up.
One block from depot. Restaurant mxl
door.
Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma.
American plan. Rates. S3 and uel
Dennelly Hotel. Tacoma,
European plan. Rates, 50c and up.
Articles have been filed at Baker City
of the Eastern Oregon Building & Loan
Association, with a capital stock of $250,
000, divided Into 2500 shares of the par
value of $100. The incorporators are: Al
bert Gelser, William Pollman, W. J. Pat
terson, F. S. Lack, L H. McCord. N. Has
kell, W. Walbrun and John Waterman.
CHINA'S WORLD PROBLEM
REV. A. J. BROWN SAYS AMERICA
SHOULD SOLVE IT.
Missionaries Have Done Good Work
and Should Xot De Interfered
With.
Dr. Arthur J. Brown's subject at the
First Presbyterian Church last evening
was: "China Has a World Problem
Which America Must Solve." He held
the attention of the large audience for
over an hour. He began by pointing out
the causes which led to the disturbances
In China, and placed them under three
heads commercial, the revolution caused
by inventions, and political. White trad
ers, he said, were not the most honor
able representatives of the nations from
which they came, and so their treatment
of the Chinese had not caused the Celes
tials to hold the Europeans In very high
esteem. The Introduction of railroads and
other labor-saving appliances threw
many of the poor out of employment, and
these people had no great love for the
foreign money-makers who had taken
thfir living from them.
The aggressiveness of the civilized na
tions had resulted in the loss to China of
every port the country possessed, long be
fore the late outbreak, and the Chinese
people therefore realized the danger of
further aggression. They saw their ports
possessed, one after another, by the
Christian nations, on various pretexts,
and so thought the time ripe for an or
ganized resistance. -"
The testimony of the European repre
sentatives at Pekin, Dr. Brown said,
proved that the missionaries were not to
blame for the uprising, as some charge.
The introduction of Christianity had, of
course, caused some commotion, as it al
ways does, but this was for the better
ment and upbuilding of the people, and
did not Incite them to war. The spfaker
referred to the steadfast Chinese converts,
who by the hundreds; had refused to ab
jure Christ, even knowing that their lives
would bo spared had they renounced him.
They had the choice, pf abandoning Chris
tianity or of being put to death, and they
chose the latter.
"Shall missionary work stop, as Li Hung
Chang demands and as Minister Wu sug
gests?" Dr. Brown asked. "Why should
Americans be permitted to send beer and
firearms to China and yet be forbidden
to send missionaries, whose errand is to
heal the sick, care for the lowly and lift
up the fallen? Shall we stop in the work
of Christianizing these 4CO.COO.000 of people,
while traders from all nations are permit
ted, to do business with "them?" Dr.
Brown here referred to a fervent mission
ary who had been commanded to depart
from the Russian possessions, by order of
the Czar. "I am here by the order of
the- Lord Jesus Christ," the evangelist
said, "and no earth'Iy potentate can stop
me in the work of ths Almighty."
In regard to indemnity. Dr. Brown said
the Presbyterian Church Is not asking for
damages on account of its converts who
have been massacred, as their souls were
not valued in dollars and cents they were
priceless. But a reasonable compensation
would be asked for property destroyed
and the buildings burned. The speaker
quoted scripture in asking his hearers to
remain steadfast to the cause of Christ In
China, even if the lowering clouds some
times look ominous, and the smoke of bat
tle hides the work of the missionaries
from sight. He regarded the recent up
heaval in China as. a means that would
further the cause of Christ more rapidly
than many years of peace, and he pointed
to America as being the one great factor
In Inducing the people of China to leave
their Idols and enter the folds of the
Christian church. I
"OBTAINED GOB'S APPROVAL."
Sermon by Dr. Qt W- Gne on Jonn
tlian's'Career aa a General.
Rev. G. W. Que, pastor of the Centenary
Methodist Church, East Ninth and Pine
streets, preached yesterday morning on a
"Brilliant General Whq Obtained the Ap
proval of God," frpm the text, I Samuel
xlv:S: "And Jonathan said to the young
man that bare his armor, 'Come and let
us go over to the garrison of these un
clrcumclsed; it may be that the Lord will
work for us; for there Is no restraint to
the Lord to save by many or by few."
He said, In part:
"This day should Teflect Us sunshine In
our souls, and our hearts ought to be open
to its influence. The heroic conduct of the
son of Saul is an example of what faith
does for a man. Jonathan was a charac
ter apart by himself and unlike most men.
He was not a law-giver, he was not a
singer, nor a prophet, like many of his
time. But rarely was there ever a man
loved more than he, or more unselfish.
He humbled himself, and was therefore
exalted by God. It- mattered not to him
that others received the credit for his good
deeds, for his whole aim was to accom
plish good. When that was done, he cared
not whether he or some one else was ac
credited with It. His object In life was to
destroy the enemies of God, and to this
end he devoted himself. If all men at
this time had this singleness of purpose
what a beautiful thing It would be, and
how much better the world would be for
It. Instead, we are all endeavoring to get
a great amount of credit for the little we
do, and sometimes get that which does not
rightfully belong tq us. Then there are
those who do not receive the appreciation
due them for their efforts. All men of
importance, men of sterling worth and
character, will meet with opposition.
Where different opinions are advanced
there Is sure to be trouble, but the hon
est man will stand up for his conception
of truth. Dare to do right, and have the
strength of your own convictions. Stand
up for good principles, no matter what the
opposition may be.
"When Saul found himself In trouble
he went to the good Samuel and begged
him to .ask a blessing .for him from God.
Samuel agreed to come at the expiration
of seven days, and offer up a sacrifice
and prayer. But Saul, always an Impa
tient and hasty man, grew weary after a
few days of waiting, and went to the al
tar himself, a very sacrilegious thing to
do. Here Samuel found him in the midst
of his prayer and rebuked him for his
impatience. There le a very apparent sim
ilarity between Saul and many would-be
Christians. They cannot wait God's own
time, in which to have their prayers an
swered, and soon lose faith. They forget
their good intentions, if trouble comes,
give up at once, and show themselves
moral cowards.
"These latter days have taught us that
the time of peace is the time In which to
prepare for war. Saul did not know this.
When war was declared against his peo
ple, he had but 600 poorly equipped sol
diers. At the time when defeat seemed
certain, Jonathan determined to attack
the Philistines. He was sustained only by
his love and faith In God. He felt that
he had God on his side, and was, there
fore, sure of success. To attack such an
enemy would seem sheer madness, but
Jonathan never thought of the odds
against him. He put his trust In. God, and
struck the blow that njant victory. This
Is an unparalleled example of true faith.
Immortal faith brings Its own reward as
nothing else can. Jonathan laid his heart
open to God, and was so filled with divine
power that he led his army to victory by
means of faith alone. When we say,
Lord, we lean on you,' do we sincerely
do this? Are we willing to put absolute
faith and confidence In God that he will
carry us safely through every battle? Un
less we do this, and are constantly look
ing onward and upward, our faith Is not
sincere. In the face of danger we In
stinctively turn to God, an ever-present
friend In trouble as well as In peace. We
cannot achieve great success unless we
turn unreservedly to God, learning to
trust and to wait. Life is a great strug
gle against adversity, but Is made easier,
If we cultivate patience and forbearance.
Man is not sufficient unto himself alone.
He was created to need the help of a
power higher than himself, which Is God.
Let no heart grow weak or discouraged,
for the Lord will lift up his people. With
God everything Is possible, and so nothing
can withstand the faith of a Christian."
ENGLISH CHUnCH MUSIC.
Dr. Ackermsn on Henry Parcel!'
Contribution to It.
A large audience attended the special
musical service at the First Congrega
tional Church last evening. The numbers
were in keeping with the address of the
pastor, Dr. A. W. Ackerman, on "Henry
Purcell, or the English Contribution to the
Development of Church Music." Parts of
the "The Drum" In D by Purcell, were
rendered by the regular choir and the
Hldden-Coursen string quartet. Tnls work
attracted the most InteresW because It was
the first musical composition of Its kind
produced In England, and because It has
furnished themes for composers since Pur
cell's time.
One of the most enjoyable numbers was
Beethoven's "Andante Cantablle," ren
dered by the Hldden-Coursen quartet.
Mrs. Frank J. Raley's contralto voice was
never sweeter than in the solo, "O Rest
in the Lord." Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bauer's
solo work was brilliant, and her soprano
last evening was as rich and stirring as
ever. She responded to the exacting work
of "Rejoice Greatly," from "The Mes
siah." Too much credit cannot be given
to Mr. Montgomery for his faultless di
recting and painstaking work In preparing
the Illustrative programme for Dr. Ack
crman's lectures.
Dr. Ackerman traced the development
of the English church music from the two
rival streams one from the secular music
of the minstrels and the sacred music in
troduced by the monk Augustine and his
company of choristers, chanting the Gre
gorian music, in about the year 600. But
the minstrels were national and the
monks foreign, and the chants of the
latter failed to appeal to the hearts of
the people. In the 12th century the Arch
bishop of Canterbury adapted many of
the minstrels' tunes for church service.
Down to the Reformation the two streams
did not mingle. The introduction of the
people's melodies into the church divided
the church authorities into two parties,
one favoring the brighter music and the
other clinging to the strict Gregorian
chant as the highest and most worshipful
music. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
metrical psalms were Introduced. When
the Puritans came Into power they chose
the psalm singing of Geneva. Cromwell
died in 1658, the year Purcell was born.
Of Purcell. Dr. Ackerman said, in part:
"When Purcell was 9 years old his fa
ther died, and he became a chorister In
the Chapel Royal. He composed a three
part song of some merit. He was In
structed by Captain Henry Cook, the best
musician of his time, Pelham Humphrey,
who had the best education In France, and
Dr. Blow, organist at Westminster, 'a
sound musician, eminent for his goodness,
amiability and moral character.' At IS
he became copyist at Westminster; at 22,
he was made organist at the Abbey, and
at 24 he was appointed organist at Chapel
Royal. He held both positions until his
death, which occurred In his 37th year.
His life was uneventful. He filled his time
with work and recreation, producing a
great quantity of high-grade music. He
divided his time and genius between the
church and the stage, and in both spheres
attained the greatest eminence.
"His religious music has been an endur
ing Influence. The anthem, 'Thou Knowest,
Lord,' which has been sung here tonight.
has been used at every choral funeral at
Westminster Abbey and at St. Paul's
since its first production at the funeral of
Queen Mary, on that 'dark and troubled
day' when a little robin redbreast, seek
ing refuge from the cold and snow, flew
Into the Abbey and perched upon the
hearse. The 'Te Deum which you have
heard tonight was the first work of Its
kind ever produced In England. For nine
years It was sung at the annual festival
of the Corporation of -the Sons of the
Clergy; then for SO years it was sung ev
ery other year, alternating with Handel's
'Te Deum for the Peace of Utrecht. His
spirit still sings In the great oratorios
where the combined effects of organ,
strings and voices lift sacred music to Us
highest expression.
"One of the handsomest men of his day,
his half-length figure, with 'brow dresB,
full-bottomed wig and green nightgown,
very finely executed,' graced the tavern
sign of the bassoon-player Kennedy ff"
many years, and today, over the fireplace
of the music-room In Westminster Ab
bey, hangs his time-stained portrait. He
was burled beneath hlB own organ at
Westminster, and the tablet on the floor
recorded the fact that so long as yonder
organ breathes and the tuneful throng
worship God In song his memory will live.
He was loved and honored by his contem
poraries, both for his genius and his char
acter; he has been called the 'Bacon of
his art,' 'the English Mozart,' 'that divine
author,' 'the first of English musicians.'
Wesley compared him to Shakespeare, and
a competent judge has said that Purcell
is as much the pride of England as Shake
speare, Milton or Newton. 'He has the
same self-sustained power, the same cre
ative -fancy, the same bright, original
thought, the same intellectual vigor.' In
him psalm-singing had no representative,
he served an age that detested the psalm
singer; DUt the ballad and the plain song
In him found recognition, and by his con
summate genius he led the tastes of the
people for both ballad and. serious reli
gious music Into the great current that
flowed on the Continent. In Henry Purceil
the bard of the North joined hands with
the Greek singer of the South. His great
ness is in his mighty grasp of universal
tone-speech. The world is one. No na
tion shall live unto Itself in either paint
ing, poetry, music or religion."
Uae for Boer Manners.
Saturday Review.
A very suitable use ha3 been found for
the Mauser rifles captured In South Africa.
They will be sent to India to arm the
frontier levies and corps like the Khyber
Rifles, who are recruited from the local
tribes to garrison those wild tracts where
a regular military occupation has been
found undesirable. Hitherto these corps
have been armed with discarded Snlders,
while the tribesmen whom they have to
repress carry Martinis and Lee-Metfords.
The difficulty about placing the superior
weapons in the hands of the levies has
been the Immense Incentive to rifle thieves
and deserters. The Mauser will not be
worth stealing, for the simple reason that
ammunition for it will be unprocurable
by the thieves. Martini cartridges are to
be had In any quantity both from India
and Kabul, and Lee-Metford ammunition,
though expensive, Is not out of reach of
the enterprising Afrldl. But the Mauser
cartridges will not be obtainable outside
the government arsenals.
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RELIABLE
EAST WANTS ITS FORESTS
SEVERAL STATES HAVE MOVED TO
SECURE A RESERVE.
The Appalachian Mountain Region
In Made the Subject of a Bill
to This End.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The Eastern
states are waking up to the Importance of
the preservation of forests, and some of
them are now making an effort to have a
forest reserve In the region known as tho
Appalachian Mountain region. A bill for
this purpose has been before the Senate
committee on Forest Reservations for
some time, and was recently reported by
Senator Beverldge, with recommedatlon
that It be passed at the earliest opportun
ity. Congress at is last session, author
ized the Department of Agriculture to
make an examination of the forests of
Western North Carolina, and small cor
ners of Tennessee, Virginia, South Caro
lina and Georgia, with a view to their
conversion Into a forest reserve, and it
was upon the report of the Department
that the present legislation is based.
It is pointed out In the Department re
port that such a reserve should be es
tablished In the hard-wood regions of the
East, where the reckless cutting of tim
ber, and the forests fires which follow, are
now destroying these hardwood forests
at a rate and to an extent which is al
ready having serious results over wide
areas. Further than this, the destruction
of the forests, Is having Its effect upon
the water supply of a large area, and
consequent droughts are being encoun
tered each Summer. It is on the hope
of protecting the sources of many im
portant streams, and perpetuating the for
ests, that the committee urges the pas
sage of the pending bill. It Is moreover
thought that a judicious forestry admln
tratlon In such a reserve will set an ex
ample for private owners, who will then
be better able to restore the timber on
lands adapted to tree growth, when it
has been destroyed In the past.
The area to be embraced within thl3
new reserve, contains the greatest vari
ety of hardwoods to be found anywhere
on this continent, because the northern
and southern forests Intermingle there.
The slopes of these mountains contain the
sources of the Tennessee, Savannah,
Broad, Catawba and other rivers, and im
portant tributaries of the Ohio.
The proposed bill was referred to Sec
retary Wilson for his recommendation
before a report was made, and among
other comments, the Secretary said:
"Extensive areas of hardwood forests
within the region are still In their prim
itive condition, and these are among the
very best and richest hardwood forests of
the United States. The region in general
Is better adapted for forestry than for ag
ricultural purposes. The general condi
tions within the region are exceptionally
favorable for the carrying on of large op
erations In practical forestry, and tho
weather Is suitable for lumbering opera
tions at all seasons of the year. It Is a
region of exceptional beauty and pictur
esqueness, and, although It would not be
easily accessible to visitors in all parts at
all seasons of the year, by far the greater
portion of Its area would be easily reached
and climatically pleasant throughout the
year.
"It contains within the forest-covered
areas no large settlements or large min
ing operations, which would Interfere with
the management of such forest reserves,
and yet there Is a sufficient population for
the working and protection of the forests.
Large lumber companies are rapidly In
vading the region, and the early destruc
tion of the more valuable timber Is Im
minent. Lands In this region suitable for
such a forest reserve are now generally
held In large bodies of from 60.(00 to 100,000
acres, and they can be purchased at prices
ranging from 52 to 55 per acre. It Is prob
able that the average price would not ex
ceed ?3 per acre. In explanation of the
widespread and urgent demand for the
establishment in this southern Appala
chian region of a National park or forest
reserve. It may be added that It contains
the highest and largest mountain masses,
and perhaps the wildest and most pictur
esque scenery, east of the Mississippi Riv
er; that It is a region of perfect health
fulness, already largely used as a health
resort both Summer and Winter, and that
it lies within little more than a day's
travel of the larger portion of the popu
lation of this country."
It will be observed by looking at the
map showing forest reserves, that the
West has been able to have large areas
set aside which will be of great use In
time to come. East of the line dividing
North and South Dakota from Montana
and Wyoming, running through Colorado,
to Oklahoma, and the eastermost part
of Texas, It Is observed that there Is not
a single national park or forest reserve.
There are several military reservations,
but they are of such small area as to cut
no figure in the scheme of forest preserva
tion, and would hardly make a dot upon
the map of the United States.
The great forest and game preserves in
the region covered by the proposed bill
would be of Immense value for generations
to come. The great difficulty is that tho
scheme does not embrace enough territory.
It should extend Into West Virginia, and
further south to be of any great advan
tage. At the same time It Is difficult to
get any such measure through, as the
land Is all held by private owners and
would have to be paid for. The forest re
serves in the West were almost wholly
public lands fn which the title of the
United States Is vested, and therefore are
no expense to the Government, except for
their preservation.
Recklessness..
PORTLAND, March 2. (To the Editor.)
It appears to me that two recent acci
dents call for a more severe censure than
that of want of judgment. They afford
examples of that downright recklessness
which, to a large extent, characterizes
American life. The pilot in charge of the
Almond Branch very well knew that he
was running a great risk. He Is reported
as stating that his tug. the Vulcan, was
not sufficiently powerful for the work she
attempted. He censured himself for start
ing with her, but was afraid to refuse,
because he might be charged with cow
ardice or lack of skill. The danger was,
In fact, so apparent, that a photographer
on shore, anticipating a catastrophe, pre
pared his camera and watched the whole
proceeding.
The case of the Rio Janeiro was still
worse. She v?as off the Golden Gate, In
a. dense fog. Fort Point, at the narrow
est part of the passage. Is marked by
several sunken rocks, and a swift tide,
and Is usually given a wide berth by mar
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tain, and to the pilot. The pilot did not
wish to Droceed. but did so by order of
the captain. The result was the loss of
over 100 lives, and $1,000,000 worth of prop
erty. Then the general manager of the
Pacific Mall Steamship Company, throws
the blame on Captain Ward, who went
down, and exonerates the pilot, on the
ground that " a pilot Is simply a guide
for a captain." This statement Is grossly
incorrect. The pilot, when once on board,
has charge of the navigation of the ves
sel, and determines whether she shall pro
ceed on her course, and at what rate she
shall go. His orders are technically those
of the captain; but It Is the captain's duty
to abide by the pilot's judgment, unless
the latter is obviously Incompetent. It Is
clear that the pilot, being in charge of
the vessel for purposes of navigation, has
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quest; and it is astonishing that the gen
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should know as little as Mr. Schwerin
apparently does, of the duties of a pilot
and of a captain. But It need surprise
no one that the company in question can
show a long catalogue of wrecked vessels.
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