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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
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