Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 08, 1901, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Textle THE MORNING OHEOONLAN. FRIDAY. MARCH ,8, 1901. HIPS SAILING IN Fleet of Square-Riggers Yes terday Reached Astoria. . PETER RICKHERS' BIG CARGO First November Slilp Arrives Out at Falmouth Skipping Accidents on the Atlantic lied Star Liner Ashore. A quartet of big sailing ships blew In from over the Pacific yesterday, and while none of them made anything like record time, their passages -were much better than some of the fleet have been making during the past few months. The Thessalus, under charter to the Pa cific Export Lumber Company, led the procession, after a good run of 30 days from Nagasaki. She was followed by the German ship Arthur Fitger, 36 days from "Yokohama, and the Khyber, 41 days from Shanghai, both under charter to Glrvln & Eyre. The British ship County of Lin lithgow, trailed in late in the evening, after a passage of 36 days from Hlogo. There are still about half a dozen ships due and if the west wind holds, more of them will probably get in today. There Is enough tonnage already In the river to insure very heavy March grain ship ments, but the lack of tonnage for flour to the Orient will cut down exports in that direction somewhat, Portland ship pers being obliged to send their flour to Tacoma for reshlpment. CAPTAIN TROUP INSTALLED. Has Taken Charge of the Canadian Pacific's Fleet at Victoria. Captain James "W. Troup on Monday took charge of the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company's fleet, which has just been absorbed by the C. P. N. The Colonist In mentioning the matter, says: "With the formal taking over of the company, the change In the C. P. N. Co. Is now complete. The business carried on by the company grew out of that of the Pioneer Line of the Hudson's Bay Company, the C. P. N. Co. taking over their boats and paying them with capi tal stock in the C. P. N. Co., which was Incorporated In 1SS3 with a capital of $500,000, of which J356.000 was subscribed and paid up. "The ocean-going fleet of the company consists of 14 vessels: The Islander (screw, built in 18SS at Glasgow, Great Britain; Charmer (screw), built In 1SSG at San Francisco; Danube (screw), built at Govan, Great Britain, in 1S69; Amur (screw), built in 1S90 at Sunder land; Tees (screw), built in 1893 at Thornaby-on-Tees, Great Britain; Yose mite (side-wheeler), built in 18G2 at San Francisco; Princess Louise (side wheeler), built In 1S9S at New York; R. P. Rithet (stern-wheeler), built in 1SS2 at Victoria; Willapa (screw), built In 1891 at Astoria, and rebuilt here by the C. P. N. Co. after salving her; Queen City (screw), built in 1894 at Victoria (having been formerly a three-masted sailing vessel): Maude (screw), built in 1872 at San Juan; Otter, built, In 1900 at Victoria. On the Fraser there is the Transfer and other river boats. The Transfer was built In 1893 at New Westminster. "Captain J. W. Troup, who was form erly In charge of the C. P. R. service on Kootenai Lake and River, will. It is said, make his headquarters in Victoria." EVA'S HARD LUCK. Encountered Gales nnd Seas "Which Created Much Havoc. NEW YORK, March 7. The British bark Eva Lynch, of St. John, N. B., from S. Marie, Haytl, January 5, with a cargo of logwood, arrived at New York today after an experience of heavy gales and hard luck. January 17 she was within 150 miles of Sandy Hook and in another day with a fair wind would, have been In port at the end of her voyage, but instead she was driven out to sea by gales and it has taken 48 days to get inside Sandy Hook. During her long time at sea fighting gales she ran short of pro visions and on March 1 food was sup plied by the schooner Cameo, which ar rived at New York, Monday, and was flrst to report the safety of the Lynch. Captain Hatfield, who commands the Lynch, paid fairly good weather was had up to January 17, when there began a succession of terrific gales, which broke over the vessel, flooding the cabin and forecastle, washed away part of the deck load, the tarpaulins and hawsers, split and carried away sails and washed every thing movable about deck overboard. The Lynch put Into Delaware Breakwater Monday for a new supply of provisions. "WITH A BIG CARGO. Peter RIckniers Clenred Yesterday, But Is Detained by Law. Balfour, Guthrie & Co. yesterday cleared the big German ship Peter Rlck mers with 165.880 bushels of wheat, valued at $94,50. The vessel goes to Queens town or Falmouth for orders and has aboard one of the largest cargoes that ha left here this season on a sailing vessel. Despite the size of the cargo, the vessel has been at Portland but 15 days, and finished loading. In fact, on the 14th day after her arrival In Portland har bor. The vessel is temporarily delayed by the United States Marshal, some de serting sailors having filed suit against her. The merits or demerits of the case of the sailors are not exactly clear as yet, but a deserting sailor In. most ports in the world, gets just what he Is entitled to and that Is nothing. November Ship Arrives Out. The first vessel of the November fleet from this port arrived out at Falmouth, Wednesday, after a fairly good passage of 122 days. The French bark La Fontaine, which sailed from Portland over three weeks ahead of the Dechmont, arrived at Falmouth the same day. The sailings were quite numerous during November and December, and announcement of the arrivals out will be of almost dally oc currence from now on. The November and December fleet last year made some very fast passages but at least a few of this season's fleet getting away In that month will make only average passages even if they arrive out within a few days. Vessel's Narrow Escape. NEW YORK, March 7. The unknown steamer which was in collision with the steamer Cameo off Barnegat at 1 o'clock Monday morning and passed on without stopping, after tearing away the schoon er's headgear and Jibboom, as reported by the Cameo on arrival here, proves to be the Old Dominion liner Guayandotte, which arrived here today from Newport News. Captain Hiller, of the Guayan dotte, said that he did not stop because he did not think the schooner was dam aged, as the vessels did not touch each other, the Cameo's Jibboom only carrying away the rail netting of the steamer as she passed under her stern. It was very thick fog at the time and the steamer was going at half speed blowing her whistle and the schooner was not seen until within 100 feet of her, and was lost sight of a moment after she had passed. Her horn had been heard, but It could not be told from what direc tion the sound came and had the steam er stopped the schooner would have .been run through. Red Star Liner Ajrronnd. NEW YORK, March' 7. The Red Star liner Southward, outward bound, for Antwerp, was still aground at 10:40 A. M. at the Junction of Main and Swash chan nels, where she has been since last night. The steam pilot-boat New York, tug R. J. Parrett, and another tug, which were trying to pull her off, have given up un til next high water, which .will be at 3:11 tonight at Sandy Hook. The South wark is lying with her bow heading on to the channel, which would indicate that it Is her stern which is aground. " The Southward tonight moved off ap parently without any assistance and steamed out to sea slowly. Dock Laborers Strike.. MARSEILLES, March 7. A serious sit uation is developing here owing to the stoppage of cargoes by the strike of dock laborers. Several industries are considering the suspension of work from want of coal and raw products. Two re fineries closed today. On the other hand the strikers are beginning to feel the pinch of hunger. The negotiations be tween the strikers and their employers have been broken off, the latter refusing any concession and the former persist ing in their claims. Lulomene in a Hurricane. VICTORIA, B. C. March 7. The Brit ish ship Lulomene arrived tonight from Hiogo. after a rough passage. She en countered a terrific hurricane February 22 and 23 from the eastward, and lost her fore and main topsails, which blew out of their gaskets. She rolled considerably and Tier braces were carried away. Her ballast shifted, and the crew had a trying experience for several days, while the ship was rolling in the trough of the sea after the storm. "Work for Old Steamers. SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. The Ex aminer says: The San Bias, 8an Juan and City of Panama, of the Pacific Mall Company's fleet, which are now laid up for the want of business, will probably ply be tween Puget Sound and Alaskan ports during the Summer. It is reported that a Seattle steamship company Is now ne gotiating for the charter of the vessels. Transport Albert Released. SEATTLE, March 7. The Quartermas ter's Department today released the trans port Albert, which had been employed In carrying animals and Army supplies to the Philippine -Islands for the past two years. She arrived recently from Manila. She is owned by an English firm, and, after she has been repaired, will engage In the wheat-carrying trade. Muleteer "Were Damngcd. NEW ORLEANS, March 7. In a num ber of libel suits against the British ship Montcalm by muleteers, who went to South Africa from this port, the plain tiffs ask damages for bad treatment, un wholesome food and refusal of wages by the captain because they declined to join the British Army. They ask $1000 dam ages each. The CnmperdoTvn Flontcd. NORFOLK, Va March 7. The big steamer Camperdown, which stranded Monday near Cape Lookout, on the North Carolina coast, while en route from Ha vana to New York with sugar, was float ed at high water last night, and is on her way to Norfolk. Mnrlne Notes. The tug Hunter narrowly escaped being wrecked at the mouth of the Umpqua recently. The ocean was rough, and while crossing the bar with a schooner In tow the Hunter struck and shipped a heavy sea, which carried away the companion way and did other damage. Domestic nnd Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Or., March 7. Arrived at 11 A. M., Swedish ship Thessalus, from Nagasaki: at 2 P. M., German ship Arthur Fitger, from Yokohama: "at 4:30 P. M., British ship Khyber, from Shanghai; at 6 P. M., British ship County of Linlith gow, from Hlogo. Left up at S A. M., British ship Forrest Hall. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., rough; wind, north west; weather, hazy. Hoqulam, Wash. Sailed March 5, schooner Jennie Stella, from Aberdeen, for San Francisco; schooner Halcyon, from Aberdeen, for San Franclscoj schooner Laura Madeen, from Aberdeen, for San Francisco; steamer Newberg, from" Hoqulam, for San Francisco. Ar rived, steamer Coronado, from San Fran cisco, for Aberdeen: steamer Coqullle River, from San Francisco, for Hoqulam. San Francisco, March 7. Arrived Steamer Beulah, from Umpqua; steamer Matteawan, from Tacoma; schooner; Co rinthian, from Coqullle River; steamer Amethlst, from Coqullle River; schooner Albion, from Coqullle River; schooner North Bend, from Willapa Harbor; steam er Areata, from Coos Bay; schooner Me lancthon, from Willapa Harbor; barge C. H. Wheeler and tug Vosburg, from Tillamook. Sailed Steamers John D. Tallant, for New Whatcom; Rival, for Willapa Harbor; Argo, for Coqullle River; Mandalay, for Coqullle River; Umatilla, for Victoria: Santa Ana, for Seattle; San Jose, fot Nanaimo; schooner John A., for Gray's Harbor. Port Townsend, Wash. Arrived, March G, British steamer Sierra Cordova, from Hong Kong. Kobe Sailed. March 1, steamer Uni verse, for Astoria. Victoria, B. C, March 7. Steamer Cot tage City, from Alaska. Plsagua Sailed, January 29, ship Alg burth, for Victoria. Iquique Sailed, February 23, bark Craiglsla, for Oregon; March 1, ship Kate Thomas, for Oregon. Falmouth Arrived, March 6, ship Dech mont, from Oregon; Bark La Fontaine, from Oregon. Coos Bay Sailed, March G, steamer Chl co. for Tillamook. Seattle Sailed, March G, United States steamer, Klntuck, for Tacoma. Arrived, United States steamer Columbine, from Astoria. New York. March 7. Sailed La Bre tagne, for Havre; Karlsruhe, for Bre men. Bremen. March 7. Arrived Lahn, from New York, via Southampton. Queenstown, March 6. Arrived New England, from Boston, for Liverpool. Sailed Majestic, for New York; Waes land, from Philadelphia, both for Liver pool. Kobe, March 7. Sailed Universe, for Portland, Or. St. Vincent, C. V. Sailed, Hyson, from Tacoma. for Naples. Glasgow, March 7. Sailed Corinthian, for Philadelphia. Gibraltar, March 7. Sailed Kalserln Maria Theresa, from Genoa and Naples, for New York. Cherbourg, March 7. Arrived Petroia, from New York. New York, March 7. Arrived Cuflc, from Liverpool; Amsterdam, from Rot terdam. Bremen, March 7. Arrived Trier, from New York. Londont March 7. Sailed Menominee, for New York. LAW1NG OVER CHARTERS! MANY CASES BEFORE SUPREME COURT IN RECENT YEARS. Nearly Everr Important Point Has Gone Up to the Highest Tribunal for Settlement. Tho interpretation by the Supreme Court of numerous sections of various city J charters gives the court a great deal to do, and may be said to be partialis re sponsible for its overburdened condition. This does not alone apply to Portland, but to other towns and cities throughout the state. It has betn the commo npractlce to change charters, and it naturally fol lows that the Intent and purpose of dif ferent parts of a charter become a mat ter of dispute, and the courts are resorted to to determine the controversies. After a charter has been once fully tested and Its weak points overcome by decisions of the Supreme Court, it has been the rule to get up a new one, which has to take the same course, and then It Is time for another. At the session of the Legislature just closed new charters for nearly half the towns and cities In the state were passed. Portland has had three charters In 10 years namely. In 1891, 1833 and 189S. The Committee of -One Hundred also prepared a charter, which was presented In 1895. but failed to get through because of the attention attracted by the Senatorial fight. Portland had a- charter passed In 1SS2, and It was amended in 18S5, 1SS7 and 1SS9. Alblna and East Portland had nu merous charters, the last In 1SS7, which are now added to. the Portland documents; also that of Sellwood, and have been the subject of some litigation In the past, and likewise since the consolidation of the corporations. The consolidated city has had to defend suits growing out of Sell wood street Improvements, and, besides, cases growing out of former Alblna and East Portland work. The total number of municipal corpora tion cases of the entire state which the Supreme Court has had to determine In the past half a dozen years probably ex ceeds 50. which proves that charter tin kering is both inconvenient and expen sive, and that the higher court would be considerably relieved if charters were made for keeps, and not to be changed at every legislative session. Take Portland for example. The num ber of suits growing out of charter dis putes have been many. A few of the most Important suits of recent years were as follows: The 2-mlll tax suit, to determine if a levy exceeding S mills could be made. The levy was 10 mills, and It was assert ed that under one of the sections of the 1893 charter not to exceed a 15-mlll levy was legal. Meyer vs. the City of Portland, slaughter-house case. Kcenan vs. City, concerning street-as-ses"smcnt warrants. Allen vs. City, famous Sixth-street case. Nottage vs. City, validating irregular street assessments. The celebrated flreme'n's suits, still pending. Ladd vs. City, under East Portland charter, to determine If he could be made to pay for improvement of a street once before fully Improved. . Hamilton vs. Gambell. to decide If street bonds were subject to garnishment. Esberg Cigar Company vs. City, as to liability of city for negligent construction of water main. Shipley vs. Hacheney, concerning -Interest on warrants. Kameta vs. City, lottery ordinance. Jones vs. City, street warrant case. Paulson vs. City, sewer ordinance. David vs. City, water-committee case. Portland vs. Bituminous Paving Com pany, street repair and bond case. There are a great many others, and the lesson to be learned from it all Is that the perplexities arising from city charters has caused the courts no end of worry, which bld3 fair to continue, unless some means is adopted to prevent the practice of framing new charters every lew years. DOUGLAS SPRUCE. Neither Spruce, Fir, Nor Pine, Nor Found Outside This Coast. There are a number of popular mis conceptions regarding the principal timber tree of Oregon, and differences of opinion on other points. The following paragraphs from the two last reports of the Oregon Board of Horticulture will be read with interest by many who have not read the reports. Dr. J. R. Cardwell, in the report for 1899. says: "We have no evergreen trees in Oregon found in the Eastern States or elsewhere, with possibly the exception of one var iety Junlperus Communis the common juniper of Eastern Oregon about which botanists dlfTer . . . The most notable of which I wish to speak specially Is a new genus, a new variety, single and alone, botanlcally known as Pseudotsuga Douglasll, as the name Indicates, false spruce of Douglas, discovered by a very able and enterprising Scotch botanist, David Douglas, who explored and botan ized our forests in 1S23. Thts tree, called by us a fir not a fir; called by some a spruce not a spruce; extensively known commercially as Oregon pine not a pine; is In many respects the most remarkable tree In the world, and forms eight-tenths of the forest area of the Northwest, and extends over a larger territory, than any other tree on the continent and, so far as I know, in the world, reaching from up In Alaska down to Mexico, from the Pacific shore to the Rocky Mountains. . . . So highly Is this tree appreciated abroad for Its rapid growth and great adaptation to varied soils and climates, Its elegance and the superiority of its wood, that ... it is fast becoming the forest tree of Europe. England. France, Germany and Austria now have exten sive forests of these trees and are plant ing annually. "The terms red and yellow fir. which designate a reddish, rather coarse-grained lumber, and a flner-flbered, compact, yellow-grained lumber of superior qual ity, are commonly supposed to designate two distinct varieties, but close obser vation of botanists has decided that this Is not the case, and there is but one variety of Douglas fir, and that while red and yellow fir generally apply to dif ferent trees of this variety, from some mysterious and unknown cause In their growth, ynt both red and yellow fir are found in the same tree." In an essay on "Forests of Oregon" in the Board of Horticulture report for 1901, Martin W. Gorman says: "The fact is not generally known, even In this state, that Oregon possesses a much greater amount of standing timber than any other state in the Union at the pres ent time, via., 234.G53.000.000 feet, board measure. This estimate, let me say. Is not mere- guess work, nor the theorizing of an optimistic logger or lumberman, but the result of a series of thorough and systematic cruising carried on under the direction of the United States Geological Survey, the collecting and tabulating be ing done by Mr. Henry Gannet, cniei of the Division of Geography and For estry." Of Douglas spruce Mr. Gorman says: "When grown In the open woods the an nual growths are large, somewhat laxly adherent to euch other, the limbs nu merous, the quality of the timber not so good, and the wood sometimes reddish in color, giving rise to the name 'red flr.' In dense forests the trees are much taller in proportion to diameter, fairly free from limbs, the annual growths small and compact, the quality of the timber unsurpassed and the wood close grained and yellowish, causing It to be called 'yellow fir.' Clatsop and Columbia Counties contain the finest groves of this tree nt present. . . . "One too often hears the statement made by persons presumably capable of knowing that 'there is just as much timber in the state now as there was when the first white settlers came here," the theory being that the growth of Douglas spruce Is so rapid as to counter balance the amount of timber used as lumber, the amount used for agricultural purposes, and the amount destroyed by Are each year. This Is serious misconception,- and It is. the duty of those bet., ter Informed to correct such a fallacious theory as rapidly as pos sible. It Is quite true this tree Is a very rapid grower, and that In favor able localities, say a soil of basaltic or igin, coupled with a humid climate and moderate temperature, conditions that are fairly well supplied lnthe section of the state west of the Cascade range, trees of this species may be found large enough for railroad ties at 40 years old, but usually they would be required to be SO years old or more to be large enough for this purpose, and to be suitable for lumber purposes an age of 200 to 300 years Is necessary." GOOD PLACE FOR SMELTER. Santlam District Said to Be Richly Mineralised. PORTLAND. Or., March 7. (To the Ed itor.) I notice an article in The Sunday Oregonlan in regard to a smelter on the little north fork of the Santlam. This is one of the best moves that I .have heard of for some time. That section has as good a deposit of copper and "base ores in large quantities as I have ever seen for surface Indications. I have examined that section several times, and will say that it Is as good as I have seenjn any other district. By using a good matting smelter, the ore can be worked at a profit, as everything Is cheap and not far from the railroad. The matter can be shipped to either 'Frisco or Tacoma for a small cost. I do think that Portland capital should look Into that section of the country, and they would find It as well mineralized as the Coast of Alaska or any other district that I have had the opportunity to ex amine. The formation old, being por phyritic granite, and evidently a continua tion of the formation to the north and south. We also find some elate, as yet of an unknown age. It has some ap pearance of a siliceous slate and somewhat approaches sandstone. It is. In my opin ion vers old and resembles the Jurassic In common with similar deposits all along the Cascade Range; also in the Sierra Ne. vada ranges. In some places are large deposits of copper and galena, and in the same sections are large dykes or zenes of cyanide that carries good deposits of cop per. The north fork of the Santlam is easily reached by rail and wagon road. Respectfully, E. O. SMITH. YALE NOT GUILTY. Alumnus Defends Her From Chnrgc of Introducing "Bunny JIug." PORTLAND, March 7. (To the Editor.)" In an article of Sunday's issue entitled "The Bunny Hug Dance," the author at tributes Its Introduction to "some youth ful students of Yale University," claiming with a poor attempt at humor that its In ception was contemporaneous with the advent of Belgian hares. While Its Intro duction may have been contemporaneous with the harc'fi advent, the author docs greatly err In attributing It to the Yale students. Were I not compelled to acknowledge a dearth, yes an entire lack of "youthful Yale students" during the dancing season some two years since, I might attribute the honor of introducing this style of dancing If honor It be to them. As a matter of fact, this styic of dancing is purely local, confined to the Coast, and Is entirely alien to that In vogue at Yale and the large Eastern cities, hence we can't but marvel at. the Ignorance of so fin-de-slecle a dancing teacher In such matters. Now that a few society cads whose every act is characterized by noth ing else save to Imitate the college man, f and whose sole ambition in life is to be taken for one have named this mixture of I know not what, the Yale, our fair terp slchorean champion of past hoc ergo propter hoc, reasoning, has drawn this Il logical conclusion: "It Is called The Yale, Yale "fledglings" are nere, therefore It must have been Introduced by Yale stu dents." A YALE GRADUATE. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marringe License. Abe Brody, 26, Polk County, Lena Free man, 22. Building Permits. H. Boehmer, two-story dwelling. Market street, between Thirteenth and Four teenth; 51500. Francis S. Child, two-story dwelling, Twenty-fourth street, between Irving and Johnson; $4000. Contagious Diseases. Ruth Marginson, 372 First street, measles. Lewis ' Coley, 45 North Twenty-flrst street, measles. Birth Return. February -13 To the wife of J. R. Llles, Second and Columbia, a boy. , Death Return. Tobias Klter, 66 'years, 300 First street, asthma. Real Estate Transfers. William C. Elliott, guardian Taylor Barrow, to Sherman E. Elliott, 43 acres, section 14. T. 2 N., R. 2 W.; lot 7. block 9, Lincoln Park; lots 31 and 32. block 1. Peninsular Addition, subject to $100 mortgage, Febru ary 6 $265 Phoenix Land Co. to Allison Burn ham, lots 4, 6, 7 and S. Prune Place, sectin 2. T. 1 5.. R. 2 E., March 5.. 1050 Sheriff, for R. W. Wcoster et al.. to J. D. Merriman, administrator, 320 acres, W. section 36, T. 3 N., R. 2 W.. October 12. 1S99 3000 John Barrett and wife to C. E. Nason, lots 4, 5 and 6, block 1, Barrett's Ad dition, March 7 150 Margaret McMahon to J. T. McMa hon. 100x130, Hampton Kelly D. L. C, March a 1 J. J. Morgan, trustee, to J. D. Marry man, administrator, 220 acres. W. section 36, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., August 30. 1S99 1 O. M. Sargent and wife to Norman and Richard Forbes, parcel land, Powell's Valley road, March 7....r... 650 Macleay Estate Company to Herman Baumann, and wife, 66x137. Eigh teenth and Vaughn streets, March 6 1000 John Steelqulst to Terrence MInogue, north 25 feet lot 7, block 1; Eliza beth living's Addition, March 6 1100 Sarah A. Traylor and wife to Conrad . Scheldemann. lot 7, block 12, Lincoln Park. March 7 325 Same to same, lot 8, block 2, Lincoln Park, March 7 125 Nancy C. Wilson to Flora R. Turn bull, lot 18. block 4. Alblna, March 6 1100 C. T. Miller and wife to Title Guar antee & Trust Co., lot 13, block 56, Sunnyslde, March 7 300 Toarlst Excursions East. The most popular way to cross the con tinent Is on one of the Rio Grande West ern Railway's tourist excursions, to East ern cities. These excursions leave Salt Lake City, Utah, dally, making close connection with all trains from the West. Passengers from Portland have the choice of going via the O. R. & N. and Huntington, or the Southern Pacific and San Francisco, with a day's stop-off in the latter city. A day's lay-over at Salt Lake Is also granted. on all class of tick ets, via either route to that point. The routes of these cars are: Sunday, via Rock Island and Illinois Central; Monday, via Rock Island; Tues day, via Burlington; Wednesday, via both Rock Island and Missouri Pacific; Thurs day, via both Rock Island and Burlington; Friday, via Burlington; and Saturday, via Missouri Pacific. For rates and Information apply to J. D. Mansfield ceneral agent, 251 Washing ton street. ALMOST PASSED THE LIE CONGRESSMEN TONGUE SON HAD A LIVELY AND -WIL-TILT. Report of Irrigation Committee, of , "Which Both -Are Members, Source of the'Trouble. "WASHINGTON, March 2 Recent events have tended to show that a peculiar con dition exists In the House committee on Irrigation. The culmination of a long struggle In that committee to secure a re port on some scheme for irrigating the vast areas of arid lands In the West came, when the chairman of the committee. Rep resentative Tongue, and a minority mem ber, Mr. Wilson, of Idaho, almost came to blows. The He was not passed, but there was, a close shave, so say members of the committee. For a good many years the committee on Irrigation has been a "dead one" in the House, and as a consequence, all Ir rigation bills have been referred to the public lands committee. During 'the first session of the present Congress a number of Representatives from the arid land states started a move in the direction of having the various Irrigation schemes tak en up by this committee for discussion, with the ultimate view of having some bill reported. These members went to Mr. Tongue when he had been appointed chairman of the committee, and urged him to call the committee together for the consideration of the vast subject. His reply was that "he would do. so soon." But days grew Into weeks and weeks Into months, and no meeting was held. An antl-cllmax was reached when Rep resentative King of Utah was sent to re place Brlgham H. Roberts as the Repre sentative from that state. Mr. King was without a committee place, and Mr. Shaf roth, of Colorado, who was a member of the Irrigation committee, resigned this place In Mr. King's favor. Mr. King, knowing the strong desire of his people for Irrigation legislation, went to Mr. Tongue time after time, and urged him to call the committee together. He was given the same reply as others had re recelved, that a meeting would soon be called, but no action was taken. He final ly became Impatient, and Insisted that the committee should be gotten together. But the entire session passed off and nothing whatever was done. At the opening of the present session, Mr. King renewed his efforts with Mr. Tongue, and urged him to organize the committee and get to work. But his ap peals were In vain. Finally, as a last re sort, Mr. King went to the chairman and said In so many words that If the committee was not organized at once, and the consideration of Irrigation proposi tions taken up and pushed, he would re sign from the committee and then ex plain on the floor of the House his mo tives for so doing. This would of course have been a reflection on Mr. Tongue, for as chairman, he had the sole power of calling a meeting of the committee. Rath er than face this humiliation, the com mittee was at last organized six or seven weeks ago, and a series of hearings has been had on Irrigation propositions on two or three days of every week. At the conclusion of the hearings the committee went into executive session, and, after discussing the various prob lems, each by Itself, agreed upon the features that met with most favor, and decided that a bill embodying those feat ures should be resorted as a committee bill. The Newlands bill was used as a basis, to which many amendments were adopted. By order of the committee, the work of framing the bill was assigned to a subcommittee of three members, to be appointed by the chairman. Mr. Tongue seloctcd as this subcommittee Messrs. Ray. of New York, Barham of California, and Rcedcr of Kansas. The lrr'gatlonlsts were surprised at the selection of this subcommittee, because two of its members were unalterably op posed to the principles Intended by the committee to be incorporated in the bill. It has always been customary In the past, when bills are referred to subcommit tees for compilation, that at least a ma jority of the subcommittee shall be favor able to the measure. However, no formal protest was entered, and 'the matter was left In the hands of this subcommittee for awhile. It rested In this condition for some time, the subcommittee never reporting. The friends of the measure were anxious that action be had, as the close of the session was fast approaching, and they wanted a report before adjournment. Even they had no hopes that the bill could become a liw at this session, but they did desire a report, as It would be a precedent for similar action at an early date In the first session of the next Congress. Furthermore, this Is the first report yet authorized on a general Irri gation bill. In the meantime Representative Wilson, using the Newlands bill as a bis!s. In troduced In the House a bill embodying practically all the principles of the bill to which the committee had agreed. The original bill had been so mutilated that It was hard to follow Its provisions, and In order to have the matter Intelligibly be fore the members of the committee, Mr. Wilson Introduced the bill with such amendments as had been agreed upon, more for the purpose of having the meas ure printed than for anything else. He had no particular desire that the com mittee should report his Individual bill, but at the suggestion of other members of the committee, he did present the nondescript text to the House In order that It might be put In readable shape. This action aroused Chairman Tongue to a considerable degree, for he at once took the position that Mr. Wilson was "trying to steal the thunder out of the committee bill." He criticised Mr. Wil son for Introducing as his own a bill which was In fact the committee bill, and thought the Idaho man was over stepping his authority. But In this Mr. Tongue seems to have been the only member of the committee who was dis pleased. The men who were sincerely desirous of having a bill reported, com mended Mr. Wilson's action, for It gave thorn an opportunity to see where they stood. So when it became apparent that the subcommittee, who had been Intrusted with the preparation of the bill, failed to report to the whole committee. Mr. Wil son made the motion that the bill be favorably reported by the whole com mittee, and the subcommittee be dis charged. This was a perfectly logical move to take, and one that had the ap proval of every one save Mr. Tongue. He alone took exception, and raised a point of order, claiming that the commit tee was without authority to report a bill until the subcommittee had reported. Mr. Ray offered a similar proposition to that of Mr. Wilson, but this failed to meet the approval of the chairman. Mr. Tongue also ruled this motion as out of order. This was too much for the Idaho man. He said such a course, was unprece dented. He complained that the chair man had not only raised the point Ol order, nor had he allowed a discussion upon it, but had passsed upon It himself, ruling against the committee. Mr. Wil son gave the committee to understand that It was his opinion that the bill should never have been referred to a subcom mittee hostile to Its provisions, and he for one felt that the best Interests of all concerned would be better cared for In the hands of a subcommittee favorable to the provisions adopted by a majority of the whole committee. He did not In anv way Impugn the honesty of purpose of any member of the subcommittee, but nnturniiv included that men ODDOsed to any such irrigation legislation, if they had l it within their power, mignt easuy ana without violating any confidence, sup press the bill for this session by falling to report it in time for action by the com mittee. He was In favor of having the I bill taken up and reported by the whole committee, because the whole committee t or at least a majority of Its members were in harmony in support of a gen eral bill, and could frame the measure as well as the subcommittee. In his characteristic hot-tempered spirit, Mr. Tongue made the very uncalled-for remark that Mr. "Wilson did not think anybody was honest except himself (Wil son); that he impugned everybody's mo tives. By his very manner he antagonized Mr. Wilson so that the latter was forced to reply, which he did In unmistakable terms. He said very tartly, and with some feeling, that he had never Impugned the motives of any member of the com mittee, and did not do so at that time, but he most decidedly did Impugn the motives of Mr. Tongue as chairman of the Irrigation Committee; he did not think he had acted In good faith, but had done everything possible to obstruct irri gation legislation, while pretending to fa vor it. This was a point-blank charge, to which Mr. Tqngue made no reply. He had nothing to say. In conversation with The Oregonlan cor respendent, after the committee had" ad journed. Representative Tongue said It had been his desire that the incident be suppressed; he did not wish to haveIt get into print. He admitted his Ill-feeling be cause of the action Wilson had taken In Introducing the bill above referred to. and thought Mr. Wilson had obstructed, rather than furthered the Interests of Irrigation. He had no comment whatever to make on Wilson's charge; no reply to make to It. He said his committee was to report In effeot the Wilson bill with one amend ment, but would not take action on that measure, but rather report a separate bill. He admitted even: that the simplest and quickest solution would have been to have reported the Wilson bill with this one amendment, but was personally opposed to such a course. He said the committee bill was a compilation of the best fea tures In the Newlands, Mondell and Hans brough bills. When questioned as to the position of the members of the sub-committee which he had appointed, he admitted that he knew both Ray and Barham were op posed to the adopted bill .and that Reeder was Its only friend. Further than this he would not discuss the question. Representative Wilson, however, was more free to speak. He felt that he was thoroughly In the right, and his position was defensible throughout. He said that every member of the committee who was anxious to secure legislation would have to make concessions to others, that no bill so far offered was perfect, nor would any bill be reported that would be per fect. "The West." he said, "wants some thing for the arid lands. Our people do not expect this bill to be adopted literally. This Is the first move In the right direc tion. "We may be twenty-five years In secur ing final legislation on these lines, but we have started, and we mean to keep on. We have had a hard tussle, for at every step we have encountered objection from the chairman of the committee. Mr. Tongue has opposed even section of the bill, each as It was taken up and dis cussed. He has opposed the bill as a whole. "Patience ceases to be a virtue with me. as with everyone else." ne continued, nnd when I was convinced that Mr. Tongue meant to shut off this bill by placing It In the hands of a hostile sub committee, I thought It was due time to assert myself." It may be added, and this statement is based upon the views of several members of the committee, that had It not been for the Incident between Mr. Tongue and Mr. Wilson the House committee would never have reported an Irrigation bill at this session. This Is the honest belief of a number of members, who have so ex pressed themselves. It Is true the bill cannot get beyond the report stage, but it will now go on record with a report from the Irrigation committee, apd early In the next Congress, when the subject is again taken up. there will be this much to work on with a precedent besides. It some times takes a row to bring about results. GRAFT KNOCKED OUT. ClerU Who Drew ?2200 Per Year and Never Showed Up at Capitol. WASHINGTON, March 1. The close of every session of Congress always smokes out many of the "grafts" about the Sen ate and House of Representatives, al though, as a usual thing, the smoke blows over, and the grafts are allowed to con tinue unmolested. The Senate, at a re cent sitting, however, broke all records, and actually dispensed with, one good sized graft. For a number of years, the Senate has managed to secure an appropriation for a clerk to the committee on foreign rela tions, with two assistant clerks and a messenger. The clerk drew $2220, the two assistants $1440 each, and the messenger $1440 as well. By some slip, presumably because the graft was overworked, the facts came out that the clerk drawing 2220 never presented himself at the Cap itol, and. In fact, never came to Washing ton. Some one got at the facts In the case, and naturally concluded that a man drawing such a good round salary should at least present himself In Washington at intervals, as an expression of his appre ciation of his liberal salary. It Is hard to see how a clerk of such an Important committee as foreign relations could serve his committee when not present at Its meetings. But be the facts as they may, the Sen ate has at last dispensed with this gra tuity, and Mr. Clerk will now have to seek new fields and pastures green, or else study up some other method of holding up the Government. The corps of three clerks has been reduced to one, at a salary pf $1800, and a messenger at $1440, and there Is little question but what this force, on a much lower compensation, will be able to perform all the duties required. And be It said with some satisfaction, one of the assistant clerks, who has rendered faithful service, is to receive the $1500 EDUCATION OF INDIANS. View on Course United States Should Pursue With Alaskan Tribes. WASHINGTON, March 2. Senator Gal llngef, of New Hampshire, recently pre sented to the Senate a letter from William Duncan, of Metlakahtla, Alaska, contain ing several suggestions as to the course which should be pursued by the Govern ment In educating the natives of this ter ritory. 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On the contrary, it is contended that these In dians need protection and education. In order to give them protection, Mr. Dun can believes that the Government should set aside a suitable tract of land as a Government reserve for each community of natives, these reserves to be at least five miles from any white settlement, and on sites chosen by the natrves. The na tives should not be restricted to these re serves nor compelled to occupy them, but each Indian should have the opportunity of taking up a home for himself, of which he cannot be deprived. Each Government re3ervatlon should have Its school, with a practical Christian teacher, who should also be a Justice of the Peace. In the matter of education, Mr. Duncan condemns strongly the training schools that are now being operated for the ben efit of the Alaska Indians. He thinks that they have proven a dangerous ob stacle in the way of upbuilding the na tives, rather than a help to them, and have served to spread evil and vice among the young who have been in attendance. It is his Idea that Indian parents, as well as children, must be educated. The tak ing away of the youths to distant schools has served to break up the homes. anJ break down the ties between the father and son, and the mother and daughter. Education at home, says he, under the eyes of the parents, would prove a pre cursor of social elevation. In a word, un less parental authority is sustained, and the home life of the Indian purified, any education given them will but accelerate their destruction. To carry out such a policy, it Is claimed that but little outlay would be required. 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