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0 THE HORNING OREGO$UN, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1901. te n?0om$m Entered at the Fostoffice at Portland. Oregon!, as second-class matter. TELEPHONES. Editorial Rooms 106 I Business Office.. .637 REVISED SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By 3klail (postage prepaid). In Advance Sally, -with Sunday, per month... ? f Daily, Sunday excepted, per year......... Dally, uth Sunday, per jear. jj po Sunday per year 2 oo The Weekly, per year x TheWeekly. 3 months To City Subscribers , Dally, per -week, delivered. Sundays excepted.180 Dally, per week, delivered. Sundays included.- POSTAGE RATES. United States. Canada and Mexico: 10 to 18-pa?e paper......... .J6 18 to 32-page paper.. ......... ......... Foreign rates double. News or discussion Intended lor publication in The Oregonlan should be addressed invaria bly Editor The Oregonlan,' not to the name or any Individual. Letters relating' to advertis ing, subscriptions or to any business matter should be addressed simply "The Oregonlan." 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On file In Washington. D. C, with A. W. Dunn. 00 14th N. W. For sale In Denver. Colo . by Hamilton & Kendrlck. 900-912 Seventh street. TODAY'S WEATHER, Fair, with light Irost In early morning; warmer during alter soon; northerly winds PORTLAND, SATURDAY, APRIL 13. WE ARE DEEPLY INTERESTED. Russia "sits tight" in Manchuria. Thls accords with her unvarying' pol icy of getting on some pretext Into ter ritory -which she intends to absorb, and then waiting, on pretense that when her Just claims shall have been dis charged she will withdraw. But she never withdraws, unless on compulsion, as when she was forced to let go her hold on Turkey In 1877. Every month she remains in Manchuria -will give her new claims. But what turn of events, what combination of powers, can throw her out? Germany will want to keep peace with her, because the alliance between Russia and France might become a serious menace to Germany. Great Britain has her hands so full as to pre clude the possibility of any further un dertaking of serious nature on her part for some time to come. Japan alone is too weak to cope with Russia, yet would undertake it if supported by Great Britain. It Is Japan that is most gravely menaced by the movements of Russia; for Russian domination of the Sea of Japan, with naval bases and military strongholds along the coast, would mean total extinction of Japan's ambition for colonial and commercial expansion. It would mean also the exclusion of American and British trade from China and the Orient, so far as Russian in fluence or power might extend. Russia will give to commerce no open door. Our country is deeply interested in this situation, yet it cannot enter Into any contention for acquisition of territory or "sphere of influence" In Asia The other parties In interest know this too well to permit them to take the United States into their account, as a real fac tor. The Interests of the United States, Great Britain and Japan are similar, because they all favor substantially the same policy; yet there can be no union of action among them. Neither the United States nor Great Britain is will ing to support Japan. Yet, as the New York Journal of Com merce says, "It is nonsense to argue that we shall have the benefit of the market Into whatever spheres of influ ence China may be divided. In the first place, Russia is bent on making herself independent not only of foreign cotton fabrics, but of our raw cotton as well. By the protection given to the cotton grower in the trans-Caucasian Prov inces of the empire, Russia has cut down the import of American cotton from $9,000,000 to $2,500,000 a year. The application of her tariff to Manchuria, which would follow her political su premacy there, as surely as the night the day, would simply mean the extinc tion of American trade in North China. To the extent that Germany and France were able to follow her example, south of the Yellow River, would the market be closed or restricted there also." "We can do nothing, however, at pres ent, and must simply "drift" Yet there is grave reason to apprehend that opportunities for commerce on the Asiatic side of the Pacific will be closed against -us, or prevented from that ex pansion which we have had reason to expect. To us of the Pacific States of America this Is a matter of gravest concern. By the disturbances and re sulting uncertainties over there great injury already has been done to our local export trade. "WHERE THE TARIFF HURTS ORE GON AND WASHINGTON FARMERS. Oregon and "Washington millers have shipped direct to Siberian ports since the opening of the season, last July, over 250,000 barrels of flour. For the same period the shipments to Japan and China were approximately 950,000 barrels, at least one-fourth of which was reshlpped from the Orient to Si berian ports. This made a total of about 500,000 barrels of Oregon and "Washington flour that found a market in Siberia In a little over nine months. For the past three years Russia has been massing troops on her far-away frontier. Trade has followed the flag, even in that cold region, and cities and towns have sprung up like magic on the shores of the Pacific The army of the Czar in Manchuria alone is said to number nearly 300,000 men, and the in dustrial army scattered along the Amur River, the line of the trans-Siberian Railway, at Port Arthur, Vladi vostock and other seaports is many times greater. This large and rapidly growing pop ulation is making heavy demands on America for flour, lumber and mer chandise of all kinds, and the Pacific Northwest is exceptionally favorably located for supplying these demands. Thus far American flour has been -re ceived In the Siberian possessions duty free, but the matter of levying a duty on the article has been pending for sev eral months, and there Is a prospect for definite action in the near future. The proposed duty, which was orig inally intended to go into effect January 1, was SO cents per barrel. Had this been in force for the past ten months, the wheatgrowers of Oregon and "Wash ington would either have lost $400,000 In duty paid or else would have been obliged to market their wheat in other ports where competition Is closer and prices much lower. Over one-fourth of the wheat crop of the Pacific Northwest finds a market in the Oriental countries, ,and the wheat sold for milling purposes not only brings a better price than that which is exported, but all of the profits of milling are kept In this country, many thousand men being employed in the various mills, thus aiding in mak ing a market for other farm products at home. Latest reports regarding the matter of a duty on flour are to the effect that If it is levied now it will be more In the nature of a retaliatory measure than for protective purposes. A cargo of Russian sugar was recently held up In New York and the import ers forced to pay an .exorbitant duty before it would be admitted. Russia accordingly will handle our flour as w.e handle her sugar. This matter Illustrates to a nicety the admirable workings of a tariff system as applied to Pacific Coast producers. The farmers of Oregon and "Washington must pay a duty In order to get their wheat Into a good market, simply be cause the sugar trust insists on a pro tection which enables them to make the same farmers pay more for their sugar than it is worth. This certainly is a two-edged sword, but, whichever was It cuts, it draws blood from the Pacific Coast wheatgrower. Oregon and "Wash ington possess marvelous latent wealth, but it will never reach the highest pos sible degree of development until we loosen some of the shackles which pro tection of our "infant industries" have fastened on us. DEFECTIVE SCHOOL HISTORIES. Within the past ten years The Orego nlan has repeatedly called attention to the fact that the majority of our so called school histories of the Civil War are full of gross errors, for which there is no excuse at this late date. The official archives of both the Federal and Confederate Governments, the narrative of the great, responsible commanders on both sides, the historical contribu tions of the most eminent actors on both sides of the Civil War have been published, and are the best and most authentic data that we have concern ing the great civil conflict of 1861-65. The impressions, opinions, recollections and reminiscences of partisans and mil itary bohemians on either side count for little In credibility against the printed military memoirs of Joe John ston, Beauregard, Hood, Longstreet, D. H. Hill, Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, Cox, Force, Doubleday, Humphreys, Webb, Palfrey, corrected, confirmed, supple mented and amplified by the archives of the War Department, which Include those of the Confederate Government that were captured when Richmond fell or have since been collected from pri vate sources. The highest and safest historical authorities are the official war records published by the Govern ment, which are accessible in most of the large libraries of the country and are virtually complete for every cam paign and battle. By this 'documentary record the memoirs of several of the great captains on either side are shown to be chargeable with erroneous state ments, but, as a rule, the military com manders took far more pains to produce an accurate historical narrative than any of the authors of so-called school histories which have been prepared since the publication of the official war records by the Government has been completed. General H. V. Boynton, president of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, recently procured a unan imous vote of the board suspending the study of certain chapters In four Amer ican histories until the publishers thereof shall make corrections. The books regarding which this action was taken are: Barnes' Brief History of the United States, Montgomery's Leading Facts in American- History, John ston's History of the United States for Schools, and McMaster's School History of the United States. In a subsequent communication General Boynton made criticisms of a similar nature on John Fiske's History of the United States for Schools, and in the Washington Post of March 18 he pub lished -a somewhat elaborate criticism of Dr. Fiske's recently published book, "The Mississippi "Valley in the Civil War." General Boynton was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Thirty-fifth Ohio during the Civil War, and was appoint ed Brigadier-General of "Volunteers at the outbreak of the war with Spain. He is a military historian of distinc tion, whose researches In the official records have been illustrated by his his tory of the Chlckamauga campaign. He is a painstaking man of high mili tary intelligence, and in his successful indictment of these school histories he has performed an important public service. Barnes History describes our Army after Pope's campaign "as "a shapeless mass," which McClellan reorganized, when as a matter of fact there was no "shapeless mass" to reorganize, since out of his whole army of 90,000 veteran troops but 18,000 of McClellan's forces had reached Pope and been under fire. Thesame history describes Dongstreet as pushing "a brigade Into the gap and sweeping the Federal right and center from the field." Dongstreet pushed the head of a column of some 18,000 men Into the gap, for his attacking force consisting of three divisions of eight brigades marched into that gap of half a mile In our line. Eight brigades of the Union right and center remained on the field and fought with Thomas until the close of the battle. The same history describes with gross inaccuracy the bat tle of Lookout Mountain and, that of Missionary Ridge. Montgomery's His tory describes General Bragg as attack ing Rosecrans at Murfreesboro, when it was Rosecrans who marched thirty-six miles from Nashville to attack Bragg. The same history says that the battle of Franklin, fought November 30, 1864, was without any decisive results, when it was the decisive battle of the cam paign, costing the enemy 6700 men with five Generals killed, six wounded and one captured. Johnston's History is still worse In its blundering, for it says that "most of Rosecrans' men fled in confusion to Chattanooga," when as a matter otfact less than 5000 out of-6,-000 fled to Chattanooga, McMaster's History makes no men tion of Rosecrans' campaign In West "Virginia; omits all account 'of Rose crans' Tullahoma campaign, and de scribes Sherman as storming Fort McAllister and with' it capturing' the City of Savannah," December 13, when the city was not cap tured by assault, but was evac uated the night of December 20, 1864. That John Fiske's History should be disfigured by important blunders is not remarkable, for Mr. 'Fiske has no taste for such work; he has evidently but very superficial knowledge and under standing of military operations. His lectures on the Civil War contain Ig norant criticism of Lincoln and Halleck for ordering McClellan with his beaten army from Harrison's Landing on the James to the relief of Washington, and he stupldly.says that Grant added noth ing to his reputation by his campaign of 1864 from the Wilderness to Appomat tox. To outwit such a mediocrity as Pemberton was a. small feather In Grant's cap compared with his ability to do what McClellan, Burnslde, Hooker and Meade had failed to do, viz., fight a great soldier like Lee so effectively as to force him within his "lines before Richmond, hold him there until he broke through his works, forced him to retreat and finally surrender. Mr. Fiske is worthless In his military judgments, and General Boynton shows that he is grossly ignorant in 'his- statistics of the Confederate loss at Gettysburg. He gives the killed and wounded on both sides at Chlckamauga at 40,000, when at the most liberal estimate it did-not exceed 27,194. Mr. Ffske also omits all mention of Rosecrans brilliant Tulla homa campaign, in which within eleven days Bragg was forced out of his forti fied positions in Middle Tennessee and over the Cumberland Mountains and the Tennessee River to Chattanooga. Mr. Fiske algo describes the Federal right wing as routed and driven from the field at Chlckamauga, when only one division and two brigades of an other were broken off on the right. Seven divisions remained with Thomas to the close of the fight. Twelve of the nineteen brigades of the right wing and center were with General Thomas to the last. Such school histories were clearly made, like Hodge's razors, only to selL THE HOPE OF PORTO RICO. Rev. E. S. Read, of sSomervllle, Mass., who, as a representative of the Amer ican Missionary Association, has just returned from Porto Rico, says plainly and simply, "The hope of that fair land is in the children." This sentiment appeals for indorse ment to the common sense and experi ence of a practical age. It is not a prophecy; it is the statement of a sim ple, logical fact. To take the men and women' of the island, young, middle aged or old, who form the masses (the wealthy Spanish residents not being in cluded in the estimate), slothful, im bued with the spirit of mendicancy, stupidly superstitious, mentally as well as physically lazy, and expect td effect a change in their customs and mode of thought, whether by law or, example, is the sheerest folly. Now and then, perhaps, among "fEe "younger of these some of the graces of imitation may ap pear and theusages of civilization may De aaoptecwto 'some extent oyt, tnpm; but in the, mask these people will 'live 'dlei &s th ir'fatliers" haveUvedand and died orf this beautiful island" for hun dreds of years, slothful In action, beg garly in instinct, unprogresslve in in dustry and lax. In morals. i J- In an old school reader of ia former generation there was a lesson the open ing stanza of which declared: Our country stands with outstretched hands, Appealing to her boys. From them must flow, through-weal or wo, Her anguish or her Jojs , The truth of this estimate" was gener ally accepted, though later the expan sive educational Idea made the asser tion include girls, it being iconcedd that the welfare of the country Is not in the hands of one sex, but that each labors In lines distinct, yet equally, essential for the common weal, "" ? This hail from Porto Rico through the Missionary Association is therefore not a new cry. "The hope of the island is in the children," is the new version. And to the declaration a general af firmation is or may'be returned. The hope in the children and through them of the growth of the island in all essen tial elements of prosperity Is in that they of all the inhabitants of the Island are teachable. That In teaching them stubborn custom, the reflex of the ages, is not to be metvwlth and uprooted. Some habits of. mendicancy and of sloth must be overcome, but nothing is truer than thatby "their ready assim ilation of American ideas the children of Porto Rico" form the groundwork of a new civil and moral order in the Island." Had the regeneration of the negro race In the' South, at the close of the War of the Rebellion, been begun upon this basis, instead of upon the political basis of suffrage; had the older people been kindly recognized as untaught hii man beings who had outgrown the age at which new ideas are readily Imbibed and assimilated, and treated according ly; had the children of the freedmen been put to school and to drill in the arts of responsible industry, there would now have been a colored contin gent in the" South fitted by growth and' training for the duties of citizenship, the privileges of which no one would have dared or cared to despoil them. Having begun at the top of the ladder in dealing with- these people as free men, descent was found necessary as a prelude to any real advancement or per manent footing, and, indeed, to com munity safety. It is thus that now, af ter forty years, we find one Southern state after another refusing suffrage to an unprepared citizenry, while intelll" gence, grappling with the negro prob lem, as at Tuskegee, is developing the hope of the race, and, to that extent, of the country, In training negro chil dren and youth for future citizenship, which, to be of value, must include ln-4 dustrlal knowledge and the practice of economic virtues. We are told that '40,000 children are in the public schools that have been provided, for them In Porto Rico. This, considering the relatively brief period of our jurisdiction over the island, is gratifying. But when it is added that 300,000 are yet unprovided for, we begin to realize the magnitude of thennder taking which contemplates the civiliza tion of these mixed peoples. But we are further told that the'OUtlook for industrial, educational and religious quickening among these people Is en couraging. While the uplift is to be through the children. It eannar come quickly; but,belng in the nature of growth, it will -be thorough hi. detail and permanent to the extent that there will be-no retrogression. The greatest menace to this growth will come through the shifty, make-haste politi cian, who sees In adding a new element to the citizenship of the country a chance for personal aggrandizement. Opposed to hl3 schemes Is the plan which proposes to regenerate the Porto Ricans through the awakened and trained intelligence of their children. Colonel Aldace F. Walker, who died suddenly in New York City yesterday, was a very brilliant and able lawyer. He was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887 on the very warm recommendation of United States Senator Edmunds, who then con sidered him the ablest lawyer of his years in New England, and predicted for him the rapid eminence he has since attained. His death from heart disease was not unexpected, as he had suffered from organic disease of the heart since, 1884, when he had his first attack. His life was then despaired of I by his physicians, but he recovered, and since that date has done his most brilliant work and w6n his greatest professional fame. Colonel Walker in 1862. joined the Eleventh Regiment of "Vermont Infantry, rose to Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment, was an officer of distinguished talent and courage, which he displayed under Grant from Spottsylvania to Petersburg and under Sheridan at Charleston, Winchester Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek. He led his regiment In the victorious charge of the Sixth Corps on Lee's lines, April 2, 1865. As a lawyer. Colonel Walker greatly resembled ex-Senator Edmunds in the quickness of his legal perceptions and his remarkable power of analysis. In the hope of securing his release from Fort Leavenworth, where he is confined in nominal punishment for having defrauded the Government out bf a very large sum of money, Captain Oberlln M. Carter's friends have urged th'at he Is in- danger of physical and perhaps mental collapse. Why the Gov ernment should investigate this report is not apparent to those who believe that penalty should be exacted for crime regardless of the manner in which the prisoner takes his potion. If the strain resulting from Captain Carter's peculiar methods of money-getting, Involving a violated oath to serve the Government that had honored and prospered him, honestly and well. Is telling upon him adversely, why should, special measures looking to his relief' be taken by the injured party? Better men than he have suffered heavier penalties thaji that under which he whimpers, and for far less offenses, and have borne them to the end if - that were death un flinchingly. Investigation having proved that this military grand larcenist is well physically and in possession of his mental faculties, It may be hoped that the echo of7his whimperings over pen altyunjust because all too lenient will ,not again he heard outside of the walls of his alleged prison. The annual pilgrimage to the famous shrine at St. Anrie de Beaupre, in the Province of Quebec, will soon be on. Last year the railway by which the shrine 4s" reached, carried over half ""a million pilgrims, and it is estimated, uporT what 'basis is 'not apparent, "that there, will be an increase of 40 per cent of these this year. Pilgrimages aro now made from as far west as Duluth. The -spectacle presented by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims crowding each other's heels in the earnest desire to make their devotions at this shrine is a medieval one, -except as the pilgrims are carried to the base of the sacred hill by railway trains instead of cov ering long distances on foot, doing pen ance and making a merit of suffering by the ways. The devotion to an idea is the same in both cases( and Us fol lowing does not betoken any great measure of Intellectual growth as op posed to superstition in the class bred to ecclesiastical mysteries and tradi tions. Farmers of the Yakima Valley are on the alert, it is said, to protect their fruit. from injury by frost by means of "smudges," or "frost fires," recom mended by the State Board of Horticul ture. It has been successfully demon strated that fruit can be protected by such means, and the orchardlst who permits his whole year's work to be jeopardized by falling in vigilance for the shorf'tlme in which the fruit is menaced by sharp frosts has certainly poor ideas of economy, either of labor or dost. From all localities in the Willam ette Valley come reports of the possible injury to fruit from the biting frosts that have followed the sudden cessation of the cold rains of last week. Why have the owners of promising pruhe or chards slept through the early morning hours when they might have prevented the possibility of Injury to their fruit by means of frost fires? The latest Is that Great Britain will cheerfully accede tor abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, provided the United States will concede a port in Alaska, and that this is the one thing the Administration will'under no cir cumstances do." Nothing could more effectively promote the Nicaragua Canal on the transcontinental railroads' pro gramme. It is an awful thing for Funston to use strategy, but a strictly Washing tonlan achievement for Agulnaldo to order assassination and wholesale ar son. If a man only regardB his country with true antl-lmperlallst affection, he can view its fortunes with strange per version. Every cloud has a silver lining. The cry against department stores is that they sell too cheap. Maybe the Mor-gan-Claflln trust, therefore, by remov ing competition, will redeem the de partment store from the Iniquity of low price's. Whether the British Government buys American meat or not makes little dif ference. "What the government doesn't buy the British public will. John Bull Isn't going without his beef. The Jonger and more obstreperously Germany sticks in China, the farther off is the day of Russian withdrawal from Manchuria. "Carnival" Is the proper name tor the streetifair of 1901. Let it be kept dis tinct from vthe unnamed exposition of 19Q5. HIGH-HANDED WORK. WASHINGTON, April 12. The ' legal proceedings at New Orleans to prevent the shipment of mules purchased in this country to South Africa was the most important matter discussed by the Cabi net meeting today, and the Attorney General was directed to make an inves tigation of the question and report his opinion to the Cabinet As near as can be learned, members of the Cabinet with legal training are of the opinion that these proceedings are contrary to the rights of the Government. The view expressed is that when neutrality proceedings are In augurated in United States courts they should be brought in the name of the United States, an alleged breach of neu trality being a question affecting nations, not individuals. The mover of the pro ceedings in the New Orleans case is a man claiming to be a resident of South Africa, who contends that his interests are placed in jeopardy. It is pointed out that If an individual could go Into the courts and secure restraining orders on the ground the neutrality laws of the country were being violated, the com merce of the country might be seriously endangered. Attorney General Knox will make a thorough investigation of the New Or leans case. If It Is found that the neu trality laws are such as to permit Indi viduals to bring proceedings in courts. Congress may be asked to pass such laws as will leave the question wholly in the hands of the government. The President submitted to the Cabinet a very gratifying cable from Secretary Hunt, of Porto Rico, expressing the sat isfaction with which the news of Gov ernor Allen's continuation at the head of the insular government had been re ceived there. The cable also denied em phatically the reports of disaffection, dis content and destitution in the island. Porto Ricans Want Allen. The State Department today received the following dispatch, signed by Speak er Roesy, of the Porto Rlcan Legislature, and other members of that body, express ing their gratification at the news that Governoi Allen Is to return to the Isl and: "SAN JUAN, P. R., April 12. Secretary Hay, Washington: Please say to the President that the news of the Governor's return Is received with rejoicing. We will tender him an ovation on his arrival. The people of Porto Rico, duly represented by members of the Legislature, express their complete and absolute accord with the President's and Governor's policy in gov ernment. They all approve their actions In placing their hopes for the future In the Governor's caution, tact and sound judgment. He has the respect and de votion of the great majority of the people of Porto Rlpo, representing the loyalty and love to country, the striving for its progress and the sweeping away of tra ditional "obstacles." Loomis Must Explain. The various interviews ascribed to Min ister Loomis, at San Juan, have attracted much attention here, and the Minister probably will be invited to explain some of his utterances, If he is not able to en ter a broad denial of the accuracy of the Interviews. Reflections upon the per sonal character of the President of Vene zuela are not regarded as proper, ac cording to official etiquette, and It Is confidently hoped that the Minister will be able to repudiate those. Otherwise, it would be manifestly Impossible for him to return to Venezuela, even In the event that the Issues which led to his departure were satisfactorily disposed of. The pre valent Idea Is that no matter how these personal questions are settled, It will be a long time before a United States Min ister resumes the post at Caracas. It Is learned that there will be no- offi cial appointment to the post at Caracas, which is vacated by Minister Loomis, The State Department expects to assign to that post some one of the United States Ministers serving In another capital, but it canont be ascertained whether the se lection has been made. Army Orders. Captain Harry F. Hodges, of the En gineer Corps, has been selected as en gineer officer for the Department of Cuba, and ordered to report to General Wood at Havana. Captain Hodges has hereto fore been stationed at Cincinnati. He relieves Major William M. Black. Colonel Greenleaf Goodale, recently pro moted, has been assigned to command the Seventeenth Infantry, and Colonel Sumner H. Lincoln, also recently pro moted, is assigned to the Tenth Infantry. Patent Commissioner Resigns. Walter H. Chamberlin, of Chicago, to day tendered his resignation as United States Assistant Commissioner of Pat ents. The resignation will take effect May 1, when Mr. Chamberlin will resume the practice of patent law. Mr. Cham berlin has called on President McKlnley and explained that he cannot afford to remain here and neglect his practice. Presldental Appointments. The President today made the follow inng appointments: War Charles F. Krauthoff, to be Com missary, with rank of Major. Navy Charles J. Lang, to be a Lieu tenant; James C. Pryor, to be Passed As sistant Surgeon, with rank of Lieutenant, junior grade; Abel B. Pearce, to be Passed Assistant Paymaster, with rank of Lieu tenant, junior grade, and Stephen Donel ly, to be a gunner. Purchase of Bonds. The Secretary of the 'Treasury this af ternoon purchased $1,000,000 of short term 4 per cent bonds at 1113 55, the same price he paid for the last bonds purchased. SAFETY-VALVE FOR THE FRENCH. German View of the Toulon Festiv ities. BERLIN, April 12. German official cir cles comment calmly on the Toulon fes tivities. They claim that Germany has not been unpleasantly Impressed thereby, but that, on the contrary, she is glad for everything making for peace. The offi cials point out that the French were less demonstrative than at the reception of the Russian lleet a few years ago. One official said: "We .can only hall the demonstration as a guarantee of the con tinuance of peace, as the French, ap parently are dropping the Alsace-Lorraine question. The prospects of a European war are more remote than ever, the na tions being too much occupied with de veloping their economic strength to think of war." The press comment continues to be Im partial, and. on the whole, rather friend ly, than otherwise. "Such displays," says the Vosslche Zeltung, "are necessary from time to time to satisfy French van ity. They are the most Innocent safety valves for the most restless, most con ceited, most ambitious and most fool hardy nation, a nation which is, never theless, now satisfied with the role of a Russian sentinel. Alsace-Lorraine Is more and more forgotten In the growing pres sure of economic advancement." A New Dreibnnd. LONDON, April 12. A dispatch from St. Petersburg says the newspapers there express keen satisfaction at hte festivi ties at Vlllefranche and Toulon, as evi dencing the strengthening of the Franco Russian alliance, and they consider that the Franco-Italian rapprochement is cal culated to lead tb the early conclusion of an alliance between Russia, France and Italy, which, In view of the pacific senti ments of the three powers, would, In the opinion of the newspaers of St. Peters burg, constitute an efficacious guarantee of European, peace. Relic of the Alabama. LONDON. April 12. Stories and memo ries of the Alabama have been revived here by an advertisement offering a re ward for the recovery of a document con veying the thanks of the Confederates States to John Lancaster for rescuing Captain Seammes and part of the crew of the Alabama when the Kearsarge sank her off Cherbourg. ' AMUSEMENTS. Barrie's own version of "The Little Minister" was given at the Marquam last night to a house, which though small, was decidedly appreciative. The com pany, one of Charles Frohman's, Is hardly up to the standard one expects when that well-known manager's name appears at the top of the programme, but the pro duction was very good in spots, and after the heavy drag of the first two acts had been overcome, it wentwith considerable spirit. Agnes Palmer, in the part of Lady Bab bie, was rather lacking In enthusiasm In the first two acts, but entered Into the third with an earnestness and energy that covered a multitude of little faults, and from that time forward her work was excellent. Ira A. Hards made a tather lifeless Gxv n DIshar', and In conse. quence much of the humor of the play, which Is built on Babble's mockery of the clerical dignity, was lost. Frank E. Aiken was easy and natural as Lord RIntoul; Richard Sherman made a sufficiently sneering Captain Halllwell, and George K. Henry as Rob Dow, T. C. Valentry as "Lang Tammas," John Comson as Snecky Hobart, and William Henderson as Silvia Tosh, made grave and reverend elders. "The Little Minister" will be repeated at the matinee this afternoon and tonight. "The Mascotte." The Josephine Stanton Opera Company sang "La Mascotte" to a good house at the Metropolitan last night, and the pretty music and bright comedy of the opera kept the audience in good humor all the evening. Miss Stanton's singing of the name part was among the best things she has done In Portland, her "Gobble Song" being well worth hearing. Kunkel and Harvey took care of the comedy, and the remainder of the company was well cast. The company will close their en gagement at the matinee this afternoon, presenting the same bill. Northwest Theatrical Circuit. BUTTE, Mont., April 12. Dick Sutton, of Butte, and Calvin Helllg, manager of the Marquam Grand at Portland and the Tacoma Theater at Tacoma, who were In terested In the purchase of Ming's Opera House, are In Helena with Mr. Cort. They have organized the Northwest Circuit, which Includes Helena, Butte, Anaconda, Great Falls, Missoula, Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma and Portland, and will play all the Frohman syndicate attractions on the circuit. MATINEES TODAY. Attractive Bills at All the Local Theaters. "The Little Minister" will be the mat inee attraction at the Marquam this af ternoon. It will be presented by Charles Frohman's company, and with the same scenery used in the original production In New York. At Cordray's "The Telephone Girl," which has been the record-breaker of the season, will be presented, and as there has been a very large advance sale, a crowd will probably fill "the theater. The matinee at the Metropolitan will close the engagement of the Josephine Stanton opera company, and will be their last appearance In America for a long time. "Mascotte," their best opera, will be the bill. COMING ATTRACTIONS. The Neill Company. Although there have been some changes In the Neill company since its last ap pearance in Portland, they are all said to be for the better, and the organiza tion has met with the greatest success in Its history on its present tour. "A Social Highwayman," which is to be given Monday night, is a play which Is well cal culated to show the full strength of the company, and in which Mr. Neill has an excellent opportunity to distinguish him self. "The American Girl" at Cordray's. "The American Girl,' a drama of un usual interest, has been selected as the opening bill of the Elleford company, which will begin a week's engagement at Cordray's Sunday night. The company contains 15 adult actors and two children, who are said to be unusually talented, and have been the recipients of much flattering attention from the press in the cities where they have been seen. "Peaceful Valley." Sol Smith Russell's pretty little comedy, "Peaceful Valley," will be given Sunday night by the Cooley Company at the Metropolitan. The company has never been seen in Portland, but comes well recommended, and the wedk of Its en gagement Is eagerly looked forward to by the patrons of the Metropolitan. STILL NO SETTLEMENT. Trouble Between Jersey Central and Its Employes Not Adjusted. NEW YORK. April 12. The trouble be tween the Central Railroad Company, of New Jersey, and Its employes Is still far frbm a settlement. Representatives of the employers and employes held two long conferences in Jersey City today, but to night the conferees confessed that no ma terial progress toward a settlement had been made. Some minor points were con ceded by the representatives of both sides, but on the principal points of difference neither side would make a concession. Another conference will bo held tomor row. Machinists on Strike. WILKESBARRE, Pa., April 12. The tie-up In the car shops of the New Jersey Central shops at Ashley is now complete. Today the machinists, blacksmiths and laborers joined the oar men, who went out yesterday. The officials concluded to shut down the works, and 650 men are now Idle. Superintendent Thomas went to New York to confer with General Manager Warren. The strikers gave the opinion that General Manager Warren may Issue an order to reinstate the 27 men whose discharge brought on the lockout. POTTERS MAY STRIKE. Indications Point to a Great Look out. EAST LIVERPOOL, O., April 12. All Indications point to a possibility of the greatest strike among pottery workers In the history of the business In America President Hughes, of the Potters Broth erhood; Secretary Duffy, and other offi cials, are using their influence to pre vent a strike, but socialist labor agi tators seem to be at work. The kiln men are the latest to present a grievance. They want SI 50 per kiln, or about $4 per day.. Dissatisfaction seems rampant In all departments, and Saturday may bring the fated move that will paralyze 'busi ness here for some time to come. If the men decide to strike. workers all over the country, numbering 170,000, will quit work. New York Broker Bankrupt. NEW YORK, April 12. William E. Cof fin, a former partner in the banking house of Coffin & Stanton, which made a general assignment In 1894, filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States District Court today. He schedules his liabilities' at ?4,150,907, and his assets at 525, which is cash in bank. The secured claims amount to ?2,986,172. The debts are old ones which had been contracted by the firm in its usual transactions of a bank ing business prior to the assignment. Mr. Coffin is liable to all the claims named in the petition under the laws governing partnership liabilities. The firm, it was said, was in the habit of making loans with Western banks. In furthering their numerous plans, the partners became practically the fiscal agents for a number of Western cities,. Including Seattle? NOTE AND COMMENT. The open season for hunting the street car hog is now on. The wisest thing China can do la to take advantage of the new bankruptcy law. John Albert Skoog, the counterfeiter, can hardly bo blamed for coining a bogus name. If Venezuela keeps on barking at the United States, she will excite the jeal-. ousy of Boston. The opportunity to become Dictator ha3 not yet lured Agonclllo or Slxto Lopez back to the scene of war. It looks as if the business of raising army mules was going to prosper for some years to come. Emperor William doesn't like to have the newspapers print what he says- This shows that he is not much of a states man. Next time the Filipinos elect a Dictator they should first catch their Dictator. The one they have chosen now happens to be In JalL Perhaps If Mr. Morgan organizes a syn dicate to control England he will have the courtesy to give Mr. Wettln the job of managing it. Now that the Kingdom of Nejd has been recovered, will some one please come for ward and tell us where and what the Kingdom of Nejd Is? The senior law class at Ann Arbor gave an April fool dance which had some origi nal features. Three chaperons who sat demurely In a corner were announced aa Mmes. CarrI, Rul and Vaccl Nation, and It was some time before the guests learned that the stern-looking females were only dummies. For the sixth dance the orches tra played "Home, Sweet Home," turnd out the Hghta and left the hall. The mild punch served to thirsty dancers was changed during the evening to colored salt and water. The only dealer In genuine rabbits feet, warranted to bring good luck and keep away the Influence of the powers of dark ness, lives In Hell's Kitchen, one of New York's wickedest sections. Nobody knows how old she Is, but she Is very old. she says, and she has been in the rabbit's foot business for 25 years. Where she obtains her supply she has never told, but she always has a stock on hand. Her custom ers know the old woman as "Mammy Cot tontail." Crap-players are her best cli ents, and one and all are willing to go to the limit of their resources to get one of Mammy Cottontail's charms. The new Norwood-Avenue Church of, Cfirist, of Toledo, will have on the ground floor a free reading-room, amusement par lor in which will be all klnd3 of games, a gymnasium fully equipped, bathrooms and a swimming pool, besides a commodious kitchen and dining-room. Another feature will be the roof garden, which will bo used for holding services during the Sum mer months. This will be arranged to seat between 800 and 900 persons, and will be reached by three stirways, which will be so constructed that elevators may be added at any time they may be required or desired. On the second floor will be the main auditorium and the Sunday school room, which will be connected by sliding doors, and will be so arranged that they 'may be thrown." togethejuami aqmXrJsv 1200 persons. ' , Ambassador Choate 13 fond of telling how the late William M. Evart3 replied to an impossible toast at a Harvard dinner which he (Choate) presided over. Instead of asking the men who were down for speeches to respond to the regulation toasts, Mr. Choate read off a question to each from one of the college exami nation papers, and then called up his vic tim. The query which fell to Mr. Evarts was, this: "Why 13 It that the stomach, which continually digests food, is never itself digested?" Evarts, in response, said: "I have attended a good many Har vard dinners before this, and long ago, as a result of my experience with them, before setting out from New York to at tend one of these feasts, I always divert myself of tre coats of my stomach and hang them up In my wardrobe." PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPHERS Thompson I'm. afraid thai. Bellows Is a slave to drink. Jagamore But think what a bless ing It la to have so pleasant a master! Boston Transcript. Fanny Now, when X am asked to sins I never say, "Oh, I can't!" but I always sit down at the piano Annie And let the audi ence find It out for themselves? Tit-Bits. Trixy I forgot to Invite Jack out shooting: with me. I hope he didn't feel hurt. Dlolc (who knows her aim) No; but he would have probably felt so If he had gone. Philadelphia Becord. In Kentucky. The Colonel It's amaihi' how the children growl 10 aeeihs'' Ilk yesterday when that boy of yours was a baby. The Major That's so! I can hardly realize that he's carry In' his own corkscrew l Puck. Admiration. "I hov the grettest admiration fur the man behind the sun." said Mr. Solan. "Mebbe you're right," answered Mr. Raffortyi. "But it always seemed ty me it's the felly- ia front ot it that's takln' the chanoes." Wash ington Star. For Her and For Him. "So your husband let you. spend forty-eight dollars for your Easter outfit? He's a dearl And is he going to have something new, too?" "Oh, yes? I picked him out a lovely thlrty-nlne-cent neck tie." Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. His Grievance. "Those outrageous trusts ought to be wiped out ot existence if It takes every gun and every gallows in the land to do it." "What's your special grievance against them?" "Why, the. scoundrels retused to buy up our plantl" Cleveland Plain Dealer. By Telephone to Mars. Max Zlm, In Leslie's Popular Monthl Hellot Central, please connect me- For a moment with the stars. I say. Central That you. Tesla? Will you kindly give me Mars? Hellol up there! This Mars? Thank you I don't quite catch what you say. "What's that? You can hear me plainly? And you tell me fire away? All right. I would ask some questions. If you'll condescend to tell What to do with men like Croker Send them where to Hello! Hell Will you guide us with your wisdom? Will you kindly let us know .How to govern New York City? I don't catch jou quite. Hello! There 13 one thine could you tell us. You would make us more content Into whose capacious pockets AH the blackmail money went? So? I am surprised to hear It. Yet he was in on that ice. And he's in on this thing also? Well, now, really, that is nice. But Chief Devery How about him? Much as all that, do you think? But the chain, though, will they find It? With the necessary link? Nixon Is square. Clad to hear It. And we thought the same down here Yet he Is sc thick with Croker, There was just a little fear. But why be so rough on Croker T Don't you really think him square? I'm surprised at you. O. Martian, Did I really hear ou swear? Hello! Central What's the matter? Lost connection with the "stars? What! No swearing? But, I tell yoo 'Twas the other chap on Mars. i k