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"tmrMMF? tir TpfT gf -"PV msms i THE MORNING - OREGONIAN, MONDAY, APBIL7 1, 1901. wwj nt vx$r;X-' V H? V ;&e regomos Entered at the Postofflce at Portland, Oregon, aa second-class matter. TELEPHONES. Editorial Rooms.. ...160 I Business Office... 0(57 KEVJEED SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By Mall (postage prepaid), In Advance Dally, -with Sunday, per month... ..$ S3 Dally. Sunday excepted, per year . T 50 Dally, with Sunday, per year . 0 00 Sunday per year 2 00 Jbe Weekly, per jear 1 W The "Weekly. 3 month ...,.,. WJ To City Subscribers Dally, per week; delivered. Sundays ercepted.150 Dally, per week, delivered. Sundays tncluded.20o POSTAGE RATES. United States. Canada and Mexico: 10 to 10-pare paper lc 16 to 32-page paper................. .-2c Foreign rates double. News or discussion intended for publication in The Oregonlan should be addressed Invaria bly "Editor The Oregonlan." not to the naxno ot any Individual. Letters relating to advertis ing, subscriptions or to any business matter should be addressed simply "The Oregonlan." The Oregonlan does not buy poems or stories from Individuals, and cannot undertake to re turn any manuscripts sent to It without solici tation. No stamps should be Inclosed for this purpose. Puget Sound Bureau -Captain A. Thompson, office at 1111 Pacific avenue, Tacoma, Box 055, Tacoma Postofflce. Eastern Business Office 17. 48. 40 and B9 Tribune toulldlngt New York City: 4C9 "The Rookery," Chicago: the S. C. Beckwlth special agency. Eastern representative. For sale In San Francisco by J. E. Cooper. ?4C Market street, near the Palace Hotel; Gold smith Bros.. 230 SUtter street: F. "SV. Pitts. 1008 Market street; Foster & Orcar, Ferry news stand. For sale In Xos Angeles by B. F. Gardner. 259 So. Spring street, and Oliver & Haines, 100 Bo. Spring street. For sale In Chicago by the P. O. News Co., 217 Dearborn street. For sale In Omaha by H. C. Shears. 105 N. Sixteenth street, and Barkalow Bros.. 1012 Farnam street. For sale In Salt Lake by the Salt Lake News Co.. 77 W. Second South street. For sale In New Orleans by Ernest & Co., 115 Royal street. On file In Washington. D. C, with A. W. Dunn, 500 lth N. "W For sale in Denver. Colo., by Hamilton St Kendrick. 600-012 Seventh street. TODAY'S TVEATHER-Partly cloudy, with probably occasional showers; southwest to northwest winds. PORTZ,AM, MOADAT, APRII, 1, 1001. JAPAIf-RUSSIA EXGLAffD. Japan is In a ferment over the ag gressions of Russia in Manchuria, Mongolia and Corea. Muscovite policy would shut those countries completely against other nations, and Japan is the nation which could least afford the ex clusion. The irreconcilability of her in terests "with those of Hussla render it Impossible for her to arrive at an am icable and settled understanding with that power. Russia already occupies a command ing' position at Port Arthur, on the Gulf of Pe Chi Li, in the southern ex tremity of Manchuria. Occupation of this port, in 1897, was the most impor tant event that has occurred in the recent history of the Orient Strange to say, it was done with the acquies cence of Great Britain, whose suprem acy in the commerce of the Orient it deeply threatens, and may in time over throw. Great Britain seemed to be afraid to traverse Russia's pretensions; and Japan, without the aid of Groat Britain, felt unprepared to make an absdlvtte protest The area seized by Phe Invader was not extensive, and the pretense that the footing: obtained was but a temporary lease gave the British Government an excuse behind which it was willing to hide. But the Russian descent on Port Arthur is really the key to the present situation in the Orient for it places Russia in position to dominate the Chinese at Pekin, and gives her a vantage that makes her practically mistress of the present situ ation. The worst of it for England, as well as for JTapan, was that it afforded China a proof of what she had already V suspected that England was afraid to oppose the pretensions and progress of Russia. This timidity on the part of Great Britain has dealt a blow at her prestige in China which she will never recover, except at the end of a victori ous war. It is vital to the interests of Japan that she resist the progress of Russia in liie Orient; and Great Britain will be compelled by the urgency of the situa tion to support her. The Interest of England in the East is not territorial, but commercial. Annexation of Corea and Manchuria by Russia would result in the closing of their harbors and the loss of their trade to England, and would .shut Japan in by a power that would absolutely dominate alike the Gulf of Pe Chi "Li and the Sea of Japan. The naval bases and military strong holds that would speedily arise along the coast line would enable Russia to dictate her pleasure to her neighbors. It is impossible to see how England and Japan can avoid the necessity of making resistance to Russia, whose aim is nothing less than the absorp tion of Eastern Asia. She is getting into positions which will enable her to put increasing pressure upon China. Failure of Englandio maintain her pres tige in the struggle for China which has been continued during several years past has served to allay the fear with which English power was regarded by the Chinese in former times; hence the Chinese have come to regard England as a weak nation, which cannot hold its own against the power of Russia, and which therefore may be disre garded with impunity. This is perhaps the most serious fact that now con fronts British prestige in the Orient PORTLAND'S OCEAN COMMERCE. Portland has dispatched a 5000-ton steamship to a foreign port every six days since January 1, and has enough business and enough steamships in sight to maintain this average, and perhaps surpass it, in the next quar ter. Though steamships are increasing in size and number all over the world, it need not be inferred that Portland has abandoned sail tonnage for steam in order to make the remarkable show ing set forth in yesterday's Oregonlan. "While Portland shippers were clearing these big steamer cargoes, they cleared also an average of one 3000-ton sail ing ship every three days since Janu ary!,"" and will beat that record in April. The growth of Portland's marl time commerce has been so natural and easy that its Importance is real ized or appreciated by but few of the citizens who are not actually in busi ness on the water front Por the first quarter of 1891 Portland cleared for foreign ports two steamships and twenty-two sailers. One of the steam ships was the diminutive Mongkut, of S59 tons net register, and the other was the Batavia, of lfi62 tons net register. Neither of these vessels -cleared from Portland lor the Orient Both sailed from Portland for "Vancouver, B. C, and for the greater part of," that year Port-i land's foreign steamship trade was' handled by the Mongkut exclusively, this steamer making monthly trips as a feeder to the Canadian Pacific steam ers at Vancouver, B. C. Of the sail ing fleet the Scottish Glens, 2061 tons, was the largest, and the Clalrmont, 755 tons, was the smallest This year the smallest sailer registered nearly 1200 tons, and the largest 2825 tons. Ten years ago the Batavia was con sidered too large for the port. It ex perienced greaf difficulty In getting up and down the river on twenty-two feot draft This year steamers of nearly double the capacity of the Batavia are going through without Interruption, drawing twenty-five feet of water. The steam fleet clearing foreign since Janu ary 1 has carried nearly 80,000 tons of freight nearly all of which was pro duced in the State of Oregon or in that portion of the State of "Wash ington that is tributary to Portland. The sailing fleet has carried foreign nearly 100,000 tons n the first quarter of the new year, and all of these car goes were produced In Portland's ter ritory. This wonderful growth In our maritime traffic is largely due to the opening of the Columbia River to a depth which admits of the easy pas sage of deep-draft vessels. The work of the Port of Portland has shown good results. If It is kept up and the de velopment of the country continues at the present rapid rate, the record of marine traffic for the first quarter of 1911 will surely show an Increase in the business fully as great propor tionately as that which has been noted In the past ten years. A SYSTE3I AND ITS RESULTS. It I much the fashion to extol Car negie as a philanthropist and public benefactor. He has accumulated two hundred millions of dollars, and now is giving them away and making a virtue of It But The Oregonlan has doubts about the ability of anybody to make a virtue of the way in which these two hundred millions were accumu lated. It was the system of tariff rob bery, in the name of protection, which this country has pursued, that gave Carnegie his opportunity. No man can accumulate so vast a sum as two hun dred millions of dollars without fright ful injustice to vast numbers of people: and in this case the accumulation rep resents oppression of labor on the one hand and extortionate prices for com modities on the other. The chief Instrument that enabled Carnegie to accomplish this was pro tective tariff that Is to say, protected robbery. Carnegie was in position to take special and highest advantage of this favoritism of the law, at a time when larger manufacture and larger use of iron and steel were Just begin ning, and he was enabled by support of this form of robbery through law to extort extreme prices and at the same time to force labor to his terms. Men had to work for what he was pleased to give them, and he could ex tort for the product of their labor what prices he chose. He was the first to get this business established on a large basis, and therefore was enabled to monopolize it Under no other condi tions jcould so colossal a fortune have been made. It was not possible In England or elsewhere, and was pos sible here only through protected rob bery. Protest of labor against the op pressions of the system was answered by such tragedies as that of Home stead, and the whole people of the United States paid their tribute to this fortune of two hundred millions through excessive prices for the products of iron and steel. To an extent they are paying the tribute still, for the billion dollar steel trust, successor of Carne gie's operations, still revels in the ocean of "protected" bounty, and while It maintains high prices at home It sells at lower prices In the competitive mar kets of the world, after payment of the transportation. If there is anything equitable In this system, or anything to boast of as moral and economic achievement, In the accumulation of a fortune of two hundred millions upon it, or in mak ing It the basis of continuation of a bllllon-dollar trust, for the further rob bery of the people of the United States, The Oregonlan must admit that it is too obtuse to see it There Is a taint upon these colossal fortunes, obtained in such ways, that all great Neptune's ocean can't wash away. How long Is the state to be partlceps crlmlnls In such affairs? "We think not much long er. A collateral question Is whether it is to be upset without destruction of the Republican party. ADVERTISING OREGON. The work of encouraging immigration to Oregon is interesting the commer cial bodies of Portland. Some time ago the Chamber of Commerce appointed a standing committee on advertising and instructed it to Investigate and suggest a plan of action. Now comes the Board of Trade with a proposal to extend its organization throughout the state, and by means tf sub-boards working in harmony with the central body at Portland to advertise Oregon's resources, promote immi gration and encourage manufac turing enterprises. The Manufac turers' Association also recognizes the urgent need of missionary work, and there Is talk of sending an agent to thp East to make known the industrial capabilities of the state. There is too much division of labor in this business of advertising Ore gon. If the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade and the Manufacturers' Association all undertake it, with the commercial and push clubs of coast and interior towns working on their own lines, there is likely to be confusion and waste of energy. If the Board of Trade sets up a permanent exhibit in the Union Station in opposition to the Chamber of Commerce exhibit on Washington street, the intending set tler will doubtless find plenty to Inter est him, but the results achieved would be better still if the two shows were under one roof. The thing to do In this matter of advertising Oregon is for the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade, the Manufacturers' Association and all other kindred bodies to com bine for a united -effort to accomplish something. The name of such a body is not of special importance. It might be called the State Board of Trade, or any other name, but It should rep resent all the state and be strong enough to push Oregon to the front There is no gainsaying the need of a central body. Neither the Chamber of Commerce nor the Board of Trade nor the Manufacturers' Association Is able to supply, the information about .Oregon asked In letters which fare -re- ceived -every 'day 'from Inf en ding seVi tiers and Investors. If the several organizations interested in encouraging settlers and industrial, development would consolidate for Im migration work, It ought not to be difficult to raise a large fund to pay for printing and distributing literature. The right kind of effort In the right quarter would be productive of much good. "What Oregon wants is people of means Intelligent agriculturists for the farms, orchards and dairies, and men of capital to build factories and give employment to labor. If we will only encourage manufacturing Industries to utilize our raw materials, we shall have established an agency for immigration more effective than a legion of agents and a million pieces of literature. A WORTHY PURPOSE. With the effort that has been In prog-' ress for some weeks past looking to the establishment of a Young Women's Christian Association in this city, all good citizens who have given attention to the matter are more or less In sym pathy. Modeled along lines of the In dustrial, social, moral and Intellectual needs of active, intelligent young women of this .work-a-day world, the plans of Ihe association are broad and far-reaching. II is not necessary In this connection to discuss the causes that underlie the fact that girls and young women In constantly Increasing num bers throng the Industrial vocations of the community, battling for their bread. To an Increasing number of this class each year the problem, "What shall we eat and what shall we drink and where withal shall we be clothed?" presents Itself for solution. That which the Y. M. C. A. has done for worthy, strug gling, aspiring young men Ih the broad field of llfe'g endeavor the Y. W. C. A. proposes to do and will do for young women of a corresponding class In life, In accordance with womanly require ments. Knowledge with one class, as with the other, is power. The power and ability to do well, and constantly and Increasingly better,' In industrial vocations open, to them, can come only to young women with the cpportunlty for learning for being taught. This opportunity the new organization (new in this city, but having abundantly proved its usefulness in other cities) that is being formed in the interest of young women proposes to furnish, to gether with such opportunities for so cial, Intellectual and moral advantages as Intelligent human beings in practical life everywhere are the better citizens, companions and workers for possess ing. Proceeding upon the principle that it Is "not all of life to live," the pur pose of this organization appeals to the more thoughtful and hence the better class In the community for encourage ment It will succeed, of c6urse, though, like everything else, the ful fillment of its plans will represent growth, not creation. A chemist of Copenhagen, after ex perimenting several years, has succeed ed In producing a material called "soli cum," which possesses qualities that will render It of the greatest impor tance to the caoutchouc industry. It is produced from asphalt, and can be used for the manufacture of linoleum, rub bers, Insulators, tc. It Is also thought that It can be used as a paint in all colors, being absolutely waterproof. As a cheap substitute for rubber, the dis-. covery is considered a very valuable one to manufacturers. Whether It will prove valuable to consumers is another matter. Substitutes for any material, whether silk, linen, rubber, leather, etc., the manufactured products of which are put to the severe test of daity use, are very apt to prove more costly In the end than the genuine, even though the 'first cost of the latter is double that of its substitute. Shoddy or simulated rubber finds excuse for its existence In the growing scarcity of the genuine article, owing to the slow growth and careless waste of rubber forests in their several localities, by the destructive pro cesses used In making the trees give up their sap, the malodorous but valu able gum of commerce. As the demand for caoutchouc In manufacturings in creases and the source of supply is de pleted, a substitute becomes Imperative. Hence the value of this new discovery. Eastern journals say that the society organized in Boston last year "to dis seminate information about the Phil ippine Islands" has disbanded. The principal object of the society was to arraign the United States before thp world for perfidy and outrage In the Philippines, and to assert, moreover, that it was our own people who caused war with the natives, and that the latter are sufficiently moral and Intel ligent to govern themselves, without any help from the United States. But a change seems to have come over the' spirit of the "antls," and the editors of their publications close their efforts by frankly admitting that the outbreak was planned by the Filipinos long in advance, and that it was started by trespass of armed Filipinos on terri tory admitted to be within the juris diction of the United States. It is ad mitted, further, that the assertion that "our forces instigated the attack for the purpose of securing the votes neo essary to ratify the treaty is absolute ly unsupported by any evidence w'hirh has come to the attention of the edi tors." Admitting, therefore, that the facts are against its pretensions, this society ceases to tdispense "informa tion." Yet, of course, the yawp of a few persons In or about Boston con tinues. Portland's 1905 fair Is certain of sub stantial support from the State of Washington. All the members of the commission appointed by Governor Rogers to co-operate with the Oregon commission are residents of the Co lumbia River Valley, of which Port land is the metropolis and chief mar ket Colonel Parker owns large prop erty interests at Yaquina Bav. Sen ator Rands was until a few years ago a resident of Oregon City. Senator Megler is In close touch with the busi ness men of Portland. Senator Tol man, of Spokane, and Mr. Rowan, of Castle Rock, are as much interested In making a big fair as Is any citi zen of Portland. Governor Rogers could not have shown greater friend ship for the exposition if he had named a commission composed entirely of resi dents of Oregon. Successful attempts to produce steel by electricity are reported from Swe den. Consul Nelson, of Bergen, says that experiments whereby about 25,000 pounds of steel are produced-, in six -drafts daily are being made at tbe Gysinge factors', the product being of excellent quality and meeting with ready sale at high prices. On account of the relatively cheap method of pro duction, "the profits are large, but as the electrical power is limited, the out put Is Insignificant To overcome this drawback, plans have been formed for the erection of a large electric plant near (the JDalafuen River, the water power of which will be utilized. This will enable the company to carry on the manufacture of steel by eleqtricity on a large scale. The demand being enor mous and unceasing, there is no dan ger of overproduction, and consequent radical decline in prices. Objections to wooden sidewalks within the fire limits are well based. Whether discussed from the standpoint of un sightliness, unhealthfulness or the fact that they are constantly In need of or undergoing repairs, to the detriment of business interests and the manifest in convenience to all concerned, plank side walks in the business portion of 'the city, or, strictly speaking, within the fire limits, are a menace, a nuisance, and, for a city for the "size'an'd gen eral pretensions of Portland, a disgrace. The wooden sidewalkfln the business section, patched or in need of patching, represents the village era that this city has far outgrown, and it should long since have been eliminated. Tolstoi's arraignment of the Czar Is well meant but one ofthe counts in It jnay elicit sympathy alsb-for the object of his venom. One .of the Czar's Minis ters, Tolstoi alleges, is "obstinate and hard-hearted, born out of his time," and another is "short-sighted, superficial an,d unenlightened." Doubtless the im perfections of humanity are never more adequately comprehended than by the ruler who has to depend on subordi nates for execution of his plans. There are Algers, It seems, even In Russia. How would it have turned nut If Carnegie had paid his workmen for their labor in proportion to what they actually 'earned, charging at the same time only a fair price to buyers of Iron and steel? Would ,there now be two hundred millions of dollars to be given away, and a blilion-aollar steel trust to follow up Carnegie's operations? Perhaps the single short title LEWIS AND CLAR'fef-CENTENNIAL. and nothing more, would be just as well, or better, than the result of any labored or complicated effort. It would tell the whole story; it would be sim ple, true, historical. And It is history that we are to deal with in this busi ness. If the Spokane Review will show in telligence enough in Its attempts to write about the Lewis and Clark cen tennial to avoid misspelling the name Of Clark, to nvhich it habitually adds an "e" which Clark never added him self, it may make a start that will have promise in it. FOR DECAYED POLITICIANS. The St. Louis Fnlr an' Asylum for Gnnsrs of Them. Chicago Chronicle. The enterprising people of St. Louis wno have secured $10,000,000 or $12,000,000 as 'voluntary personal and corporate sub scriptions to the world's fair to be lo cated at that city are not pleased with the manner m which "soft snaps" con nected with its management are to be dis tributed. The gift of $5,COO,000 by Con gress is likely to be a burden Instead of a benefit. Under the act granting the Con gressional subsidy of S5(COO,000 to the fair the President was authorized to appoint nine National commissioners to partici pate in Its management. As far as indi cated the.se appointments will go to form er members of Congress who failed of re-election to either the House or Senato and are now out of a job. The defeated, dilapidated and useless politicians are to be quartered on St. Louis at salaries of ?o0C0 a year each and exponses. This is better' than a seat in Congress. The pay is the same and indefinite visions of charges for "expenses" add fascinations to the place. But the patience of the St. Louis peo ple is stretched to the point of exaspera tion when the Administration demands. that, in addition to the useless National commissioners, Perry S. Heath, secretary of the Republican National Committee, shall be appointed chief of the bureau of publicity and promotion. They resent the attempt to quarter this individual on the fair with a salary of $20,006 a year. They have In view other and better men who are experts in the management of great fairs, either of whom would render val uable service in the office. But they are told by Mark Hanna, chairman .of the Republican National Committee, that the secretary of his com mittee must be taken care of, and he has designated the office which is desired. He says: "Inasmuch as the last Con gress, a Republican one, gave the com ing St. Louis Exposition JS.OOO.OOO, there should be some political return for the Republican party." By the words "some return" he means that a large share ot the "pork" at St. Louis shall be used to pay Republican workers and to reward the devotion of those who suffered defeat In the cause the martyrs stricken down at the polls. Not Merely In Numbers. The power of the United States to sus- Uln o V!lHnn npnnlp is thfi theme to which O. P. Austin, Chief of the Bureau OI Statistics, uuuieoaes uuusgu. April Forum. Such discussion Is profit less. Yet the dream seems not absurd when one reflects that England and Ger many sustain, on a combined area smaller 'than that of Texas, a population twenty five times as great as that in Texas and even greater than the population of the entire United States. Yet mere numbers are ot small account, as the vast multi tudes of Asia prove. The power to sus tain vast numbers is one thing; the power to assimilate, educate, and control them Is another. Mr. Austin says: With a great railway sstem stretching from Patagonia to Alaska, and connecting across Rehrlng Strait with an Asiatic railway sys tem; with wireless telegraphy enabling Instan taneous communication from city to city, and telephones so developed that man may speak from continent to continent; with the art of ocean nalgatlon much more highly developed, and perhaps the navigation of the air as com pletely mastered as that tit the ocean Is to day, the United States, with Its power to Inter change Us products, will be In touch wltH those of othtr lands, and Its power to sustain a population of 300,000.00O-yes. even 1.000. 000,000 will be greater than that by which the prosperous nations ot Europe sustain their present population. On the Trial of Sultan Muley. Kansas City Star. Morocco is agitated frcm Ujda to El Gada, and from Dar-el-Beida to Abuam. The United States. Consul-General at Tan gier, Mr. Gummerev will spend the next fortnight chasing the Moorish court over the mountains and deserts ot North Af rica. The trouble is all about a mere as sault or two on certain unbelievers who were adting as agents for American con cerns In Fez. The United States Insisted upon indem nity. The Sultan refused. Mr. Gum mere sent word he would go to the pal ace In Morocco City and see about It The Grand Vizier wrote him to stay away. Mr. Gummtre was flrnf. Then the Gran'd Vizier replied that If the unbelieving Consul-General Insisted on his visit the court would move. By the beard of the prophet, no creditor Should be allowed to present a bill to His Majesty, Muley Abdul Azzlz, while there was a pathway open across the desert. Mr. Gummere was irritated; so was the State Department. It was de cided to send the Consul-General by the cruiser New York to Mazagan, whence he will proceed to Morocco City. During the next few days the following bulletins may, be expected at the State Department: ABSURD PFROFESSIONAL CASTE. Exclnalveness in Army and Nary SpollM Many a Generons Spirit. Julian Hawthorne, In Philadelphia North American. There Is a tendency toward aristocratic excluslveness observed In all regular standing army and naval circles. The of ficers are a coterie, a class, and as time goes on they acquire traditions and prejudices which place them more and more out of accord with the society amid which they exist They wield despotic power over the men beneath them In rank, and this is the license which spoils many a spirit which might otherwise have remained generous and noble. They come to fancy, like the barnyard rooster, that the sun rises to hear them crow. This absurdly exaggerated notion of their own Importance is not only In Itself detrimental, but It is utterly dis cordant with the American spirit and with thd movement of the. times. The medieval -everencfr which Was paid to army and navy no longer exists; the In telligence of the nation and Its sense of humor prevent It. We recognize these services as but a larger kind of police. Its officers began life as charity pupils of the nation, and are kept during by far the greater part of their lives in unproductive Idleness for the sake of the use they may possibly be called on to perform during some days or weeks or months of their career. But even that use Is a relic of barbar ism, despite the fact that risk of life is involved in It. There are many un considered Industrial professions today which Involve as much risk of life and limb as does the profession of arms, but the circumstances happen to be Jess sen sational. The fact that a boy attends a charity school is nothing against him. of cmnse. but, except In the case of West Point and Annapolis, neither has it been regard ed as Just cause for the youth pluming himself upon his superiority to the rest of the community. West Point and Annapolis, however, have for some rea son become hotbeds of aristocracy In this republic. The really great men who came from them, like Grant jind Lee, Farragut and Dewey, remain as modest as they are great and as democratic in their sym pathies as the humblest man behind the gun. But out of thousands of West Point and Annapolis graduates, how many Grants and Farraguts are there? When Mark Stole Ten Cents. New York Telegram. Mark Twain declares that when a man makes an appeal for charity It is a great mistake to get everybody ready t6 give money and then not pass the hat, says the Argonaut. "Some years ago in Hartford," he said the other day, "wo all went to church on a hot, sweltering night to hear the an nual report of Mr. ' Hawley, a city mis sionary, who went around finding the people who needed help and didn't want to ask for It. Ho told of the life 'in the cellars where poverty resided; he gave Jnnstances of the heroism and devotion of the poor. The poor are always good to each other. When a man with millions gives we make a great deal of noise. It's noise in the wrong place. Fr It's the widow's mite that counts. .ell, Haw ley worked me up to a great state-. ' I couldn't wait for him to get through. I had $400 In my pocket. I wanted to give that and boirow more to give. You could see greenbacks In every eye. But he did not pass the plate, and it grew hotter and we grew sleepier. My enthusiasm went down, $100 at a time, until finally, when the plate came around, I stole 10 cents out, of It. So you see a neglect like this may lead to a crime." Where Was tht SvrlndleT London Tlt-Blts. "Ethel," said Lionel Bertram Jones, as he dropped his slice of bread in the plate with a noise that set the canary in the gilt cage overhead chirping merrily. "Ethel, I have something to Bay to you." They had been married only four weeks, and the time had not arrived when she did all the saying. "Do you remember the day on which I proposed to you?" "Yes," she replied, "I will never forget it." "Do you remember," he went on, as he abstractedly drilled a hole in the loaf with the point of the carvlng-knire, "now, when I rang the bell, you came to the door with your fingers sticky with dough, and said you thought it was your lit tle brother who wanted to get in?"- "Ycb " "O, Ethel! How could you? How could you?". "How could I what?" she responded, as a guilty look crept into her face. "How could you make me the victim of such a, swindle?" . i . . . Better If He Had. London King. Coming home rather late one night, old Jones discovered a country yokel with a lantern standing by the kitchen door. "Young man." said he, "what are you doing here?" "I've come a-courting, sur." "A-court!ng? What do you mean?" "Well, I'm a follower of Mary, the kitchen maid, sur." "Do you usually carry a lantern when you are on such errands?" asked the old man sarcastically. "Yes, sur, al'ays." "Don't tell me such nonsense. You had better be off quickly courting with a lan tern, indeed. In my young days I never used' such a thing." "No. sur," replied the yokel, sidling oft," judging by yer missus, I shouldn't think yer did." . 1 Proflt-Sliarlntr hji'1 ?Hj.throp. New York Commercial, As between the plan of Andrew Carne gie, who, on retiring from business, has juBt set aside $4,000,000 for the exclusive benefit of the employes who helped him make his fortune, and that of the National Biscuit Company, which is ambitious to make all its employes stockholders in the nnnnritinn thfirp will be a wide differ ence of opinion on the point of practica bility and efficacy. If arnegle had permitted all his em ployes 20 years ago to come Into partner ship with him, to share In the corpora te..',, iii-aMinn nnri take nart of Its jproflts, would the Morgan syndicate have sei u.a uiiju ""t " -. J..-.---- It did last month when it bought them out? We must confess that it doesn't look exactly reasonable or probable. ' The National Asylum. Louisville Courier-Journal. Another Republican fallen by the way side has been provided for by the Presi dent. William A. Rodenburg, of Illinois, who was defeated for re-election to Con gress last Fall by Frederick J. Kern, Democrat, has been appointed Civil Serv ice Commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mark S. Brewer. Death seems the only misfortune that can overtake an office-holder which the Presi dent cannot alleviate. Our Tyrannical Anceutora. New York Mall and Express. Ex-Speaker Reed thinks that "every people is capable of self-government." Mr. Reed has evidently never forgiven those of his ancestors who came over here and planted the iron heel ot oppres pion on the richly painted neck of the American Indian. AMUSEMENTS. "The Little Minister" at Cordray'a Theater. Few plays which have been seen at Cordray's this season have made a better Impression than "The Little Minister," as presented by the Cummlngs Stock Company last night to an overflowing house. The version they play Is different from that which has been seen here, and for the reason that It follows the book more closely It Is In many respects more acceptable to the admirers of Barrle. the novelist, who are less enthusiastic ad mirers of Barrle, the playwright Certain It Is that nearly all of the strong scenes In the book have been transferred to the stage without suffering In the change, and that the opportunity afforded a good com pany to do Its best' work Is very great. A good company the Cummlngs players proved themselves to be Immediately upon the rise of the curtain. Their 'skill In the Scotch dialect bespeaks hard study under a capable master, and the manner In which the more Important parts are played Is a sufficient Indication that Mr. Cummlngs has selected real actors for his support. The play as a whole Is a bright, wholesome evening's entertain ment, provoking a running accompani ment of merriment that dies away now and then to give place to a tear or two for pity, and then, at the change of a scene, breaks out afresh, for the delight ful humor of the author has been caught by the actors, and they pass It on to the audience in all its freshness and power of compelling laughter. BUt the audience was not too busy laughing to forget to applaud. Curtain calls followed every scene which ended in a climax, and the audience did not al ways wait for a pause In the.performance to express their appreciation It Is rather a quiet Gavin Dishart that Ralph Cummlngs pictures too quiet at times, perhaps and yet so natural and so free from overacting that It shows Mr. Cummlngs has learned to act In a school where "playing to the gallery" was not one of the branches taught. He uses a good voice effectively, talks to the other characters In the play, and not to the audience, and Is particularly good In the scenes In which the mischievous Babble Is tantalizing the reluctant shep herd of a strait-laced flock. It Is to Laura Nelson Hall, as Babble, however, and not to Mr. Cummlngs, that the play furnished the best opportunity. Her portrayal of the bewitching Gipsy girl, who changes her speech with her cloak and becomes a fortune-teller of a great lady 'at will. Is one of the most charming pieces of acting Imaginable, while in the scenes In which Babble woos the little minister her wiles are so Irre sistible that no one can blame him for yielding to her spell. The "Wearywarld" of Charles Giblyn was an excellent bit of character work, his dialect smacking so strongly of the golf links as to set all his hearers rack ing their brains for the name of the Scotch friend it reminded them of. Fred B. Hill was not quite as stern and unyielding ns Tammas Whammond Is made by Barrle, but that Is the harshest criticism that can be made of his acting. Willard Blackmore made a fine figure of an officer as Captain Halllwell, James W. Cole was an excellent Rob Dow, Ruth Holt elicited the sympathy due to Nannie Webster, and the remaining members of the cast were godd. "The Little Minister" will be the at traction until Thursday, when It will be succeeded by "Nell Gwynne." "Mnloney Weddlnpr." "Maloney's Wedding," a farce-comedy with considerable life and action, was given at the Metropolitan last evening as the concluding offering of the Bittner Company. There was a good Sunday night audience, that laushed at the com edy, which Is "the whole show," and good-naturedly overlooked the rather painful effort'? of a number of the mem bers of the company to do work which was out of their line. The performance was not all that one would expect of a Frohman company, but It served to amuse, which was all It attempted to do. The theater will be dark the rest of,the week. "The HlahVvaymen" at the Marqnnm. Lovers of comic opera are promised a treat In the engagement of "The High waymen," which will open at the Mar quam Thursday night and run the rest of the week. Miss Katherlno Gormalne, who will arrive in Portland Tuesday and join the company here, has sung In tfte opera before, having been one of the most successful prima donnas to sing the leading role. Many of the best known singers are numbered in the cast, and the chorus Is said to be composed of a bevy of as pretty girls as were ever seen on the comic-opera stage, special scenery is carried, and the opera Ib one which admits of sumptuous costuming. Note of the Stage. Rose Coghlan Is to make a rovlval of "Madame" next season. Maude Odell may star next season if she can find a suitable play. Arthur Hotchklss Is the new treasurer of the Metropolitan Theater. Helen Bertram has denied the report of her marriage to a Police Commissioner of Detroit. Gertrude Bonnett and Reuben Fax have been engaged for "The Bonnie Brier Bush" Company. Augustus Thomas Is writing a new comedy for Peter Daly. The piece will be produced next year. Elsie de Wolfe has named her new play by Clyde Fitch "The Way of the World." It Is a story of New York life. PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPHER3 Chance to Get Acaualnted. "Do you thlnX our new nelichbor will call on us, Clara?" Curiosity will bring some of them." Chicago Record. Morocco CKy. March 20 Hay. Washington: Sultan and Grand Vtslar lft on camels last night. Seen traellng outhwet. Um-el-Asher believed to be destination. Will follow. Gum mere. Judge I have been Informed that you ap prehended a marl Belling green goods and then liberated him. Officer Yls, yer honor; It were St. Patrick's day. Philadelphia Record. Young husband Tee. dear, you look nice In that dress, but It cost me a Jot of money. Young wife Dick, dear, what do I caro for money when It Is a questlbn of pleasing you? Tlt-Blts. Already Informed. Disappointed admirer To' kin telt Dinah dat It ehe wants dat chump, Sam Johnson, she kin hab him. See? Mutual friend He done told her dat hlsself. Harper's Ba2ar. All She Asked. Mr. Newrocks But, my dear, I don't know the first thing about brlc-a-bracl Mrs. Newrocka. I'm not finding fault with you for that, but surely you might pretend that you do. Puck. A Tabloid Proposal. "Blinks has a perfect mania for condensing everything. Did you hear how he proposed?" "No." "He held up an engagement ring before the girl's eyes and said 'Eh?' " "And what did she say?" "She Just nodded." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Vain Thing. Aunt Annie I don't aee any reason for making such a fuss about your dreaa not fitting. I've had Ul-flttlng gowns without dying from the effects. Gladys Yes, t know, but no one Is going tonotlce whether your clothes fit or not. Indianapolis Press. Kind Of Bess. Ethel Mamma told me I c6UId stay In the parlor last night, while Mr. Huggsrd was calling on sister. Bees. .Elsie Did she. Ethel Yea. and It was great fun. We played "blind-man's buff." and they let ma be the blind man nearly all the time. Philadelphia Press. AnxlouB mother Tommy, your teacher says you are tho poorest scholar 1ft your class. Tommy That's nothing. It is only because I don't answer all the questions she Is asking .n Ativ. It Isn't wise to tell all you know j to a woman, even If she does happen to h i j school teacher. Boston TfailacrlBt. X0TE ANP COMHEt- ' March went out like a salmon. Don't pick up a pocket-book ,or; kick a hat today. Good morning; that's a fine large poster pinned on your coattall. This Is all fools' day, and If, you keep your eyes open you will Bee them cele brating it. Fortunately for Funston. no ODDortu- nlty to become a Presidential candidate's open at the present time. The engagement which the managers of Spring had booked,, for this month has been temporarily canceled. Dreyfus has written a book. He has been much abused by his countrymen, but this appears to square the count. An American firm has received an order from Africa for 300 axes. The Nation or dering them will be heard from later. Perhaps Aguinaldo would like to get even with some of the correspondents who have murdered him so of ten, and so cruelly. The bear that walks Ilka a man ia suffering from an Internal complaint that seriously interferes with his prowess as -a hunter. l It now remains for sbme Army officer to distinguish himself by capturing Hon. Mark Twain and Eduardo Atkinaldo, of New England. Now doctors are asserting that no body should ever run. It was following this advice for once in his life that put Aguinaldo where he Is today. A rise In the price of diamonds la threatened, and as a consequence hotel clerks are preparing to, form a union ' and adopt a better scale of wages. Joaquin Miller erstwhile of Oregon, has moved from California to his new home In Neuces Gounty, Texas, where, he says, he Will pass the remainder of his days. "I believe a censorship should be estab lished over American magazines," de clared a Chlcagoati In conversation with a group of newspaper men recently. The statement naturally occasioned surprise, and he was pressed for a reason for his belief. "Why," he exclaimed, "the maga. zlnes are plucking the laurels from the brows of too many of our heroes. No sooner does a man achieve fame, either in war or the pursuits of peace, than tho magazines are after him. Ie may hesi tate for a time, but the tempter Is strong and persuasive, and the hero generally falls. Once a man begins exploiting in the magazines his own achievements, down he comes tumbling from his pedes tal. It shows that he is pnly human after all, and the people do not long worship common clay." A rich young Phlladelphlan with a bach elor apartment has- been entertaining his guests lately In an odd way. He invites them to hear a German street band. They come and find the band to e of that typical kind which generally plays In front of beer saloons, Is always a Mttle flat, always a little out of time, and al ways too strong in the bass so that th main thing audible In the miisle Is tha "ump-dee-dee, ump-dce-dee" of the bhj horns. Tho host has champagne for hki guests, a keg of beer for the musicians, and the latter play, marching up and down tho long hall. In ft manner that moves strangely the other Qfietftnt. of the apartment house. But to the guesta the music is very agreeable and fuany. Their applause and laughter can! bo heard till 3 or 4 o'clock In the mornlns. John P. Madden, the late leader of tho Queens County, New York, Demoeraey. was never accounted eccentra while alive, yet his will, which was made public last week. Is a most unusual documunt. After disposing of the property among his wife, father, mother, brothers and sisters, the will reads: "It is my earn est wish that when my widow shall meet Bome one deserving of her high character and lOYlng disposition she shall re marry." Mr. and Mrs. Madden were pointed out to young husbands atad wives as the models they should follow If they wished to live a happy life. No quarrels or bickerings were ever heard In their house, and Mr. Madden's friends assert that only his loving kindness and desire to protect his wife caused him to Insert the marriage paragrapn in m Freodom of Speech. San Francisco "Wasp. In good old Democratic day, when Bptach wu always free, sir, , I hired myself to school irustao to ttach tha rule ot three sir. And other things as well, of course, frcm ques tions embryonic. To rnont tntrleate wanderings through systems economic. . But this Is law I will malntalft. wherever I maybe, sir, "" "i M" To have my pay for all I ear. and hold my liberty, sir. I preached free allver and free love.;held up polygamy, too, And damned the meddling, muddling crowd o "yit c t. u. But When the board ot school trustees turned on the screw and lever. I Joined thfr Presbyterian Church, and -donned the gown Geneva. 3-or this Is law I will maintain, wherever I may be, Mr, To havo my ty for &H I nd hQ,d my liberty, sir. Now while I wore the badge and gown of Protestant profession, I vowed the Popish doctrines true, sung mass and heard confession; ,, Tia strange that soon the synod frowned and stopped my pay and ration, - -Which drew from me at once, of course, my wanted resignation. For this Is law I will maintain, wherever I may be, elr. . . , , To have my pay for all I ay. and hold my liberty, sir. Then next I iolned an army corps.-wlth of8- x ccrB commission.. As speech was free. I never dreamed of ask ing for permission. . 3ut talked and talked, where'er I pleased, nor cared for sense or reason. Tilt Dne fine day I found myself at drumhead for high treason. Still this Is law, I will malntalft, wherever I may be, sir. To have my pay for all I say. and hold my liberty, sir. A bandage now la round my eyes, a firing jsquad Is near me, "While Lucifer la down below, quite ready there to apear me; But I'll soon show that grimy crew that all la wrong they do, air. Then, when they kick me out of h .Old Pete will let me through, air. For this Ja law, I still maintain, wherever I may be, sir. , To have my pay tar all I say, and hold my liberty, sir. MORAL. Now. presidents ot colleges, consider and take warning. I hope the moral of this song upon you aU Is dawning: Refrain from talking rot yourselves, and poli tics taboo, airs. Then students, and professors, too, may show respect to you. sirs. For this la law, I will maintain, wherevesI may be. sirs, It Is not always wiao to speak, though speech be ne'er so free, sirs. i i March, 1001. "-Simple PatT 4
