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PORTLAND, TUESDAY, KOV. 12.
THOUGHTS OX BRYAN.
Why does Mr. Bryan, in his latest
Issue of the Commoner, devote his more
or less superb talents to a laborious
appeal for subscriptions and a prog
nosis of his newspaper enterprise? It
was printed before election day, and
therefore we may infer that when he
eald Democrats in Northern States
were straying1 from Democratic princi
ples he really answered the question
how the elections would go, which
question, however, he was apparently
dodging.
If Mr. Bryan anticipated Democratic
disaster In the states where he took
part In the campaign, or If he did not,
the fact Is the same that the. sun of
general-prosperity in conjunction with
a Democratic eclipse in Nebraska will
remove one very persistent and volu
ble aspirant for Presidential honors
from the race. The party seems to
think it has seen the end of Bryan,
and thereby ends a chapter in Ameri
can politics. To the unpardonable sin
of leading his party twice to defeat he
has now added the error of losing his
own state. No Democrat is good
enough for his party unless he can help
it get to the trough of power. Demo
crats will continue to call him their
"matchless leader" and nominate
somebody ese.
It has been a very bad dream. "You
shall not press down upon the brow of
labor a crown of thorns; you shall not
crucify mankind upon a cross of gold"
that is- the sentence, said to be pla
giarized, by the way, that hypnotized
a party, made Bryan great and gave
75,000,000 people the nightmare for nigh
on to six years. It didn't make much
difference to the Democrats what be
came of business, so they got in, but
the rest of the country smelt fire and
turned on the hose. The flames of de
based currency are quenched.
But how long will they stay so? It is
a safe proposition that when we have
another panic the demagogue will stand
forth again. Maybe in Lincoln and
maybe from somewhere else the place
makes no difference some eloquent and
imposing idiot will gather the ground
lings about him and tell them that what
ails this great country today, gentle
man, is that we need more money. Ttie
Money Power has cornered it, the
banks are in a conspiracy, and if he la
elected the Government shall forthwith
provide every honest man with coin
or paper of .the realm sufficient to his
jaeeds. Thepoor shall then be rich and
the man shall be above the dollar.
All of which, doubtless, is well. It
won't do for things to be too easy in
this world. Whom the Lord'loveth he
chasteneth. Pain and evil have their
bene'flceot effects upon the wise soul,
andfrom the struggle necessary to main
tain itself against ferocious attacks on
credit and security, American industry
may have gained strength. With all
his pjtlful display of tawdry, shallow,
meretricious, calamity-howling and calamity-provoking
"oratory" and "elo
quence' Bryan, therefore, may have
had his usea Let us be thankful, ac
Joordlngly, for him, and especially for
his exit
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW MUST BE
OBEYED.
When 'President Roosevelt assumed
the duties of his great offlce, one of the
first questions asked was what would
be his attitude to the civil service rules.
The answer returned by those who
knew how much he had to do with the
enforcement of the Federal civil serv
ice law when he was one of the com
mission was that under President
Roosevelt complaint of violations of the
law would nbt be pigeon-holed, but
would be made the subject of direct in
quiry; that if the complaint was due
to deliberate maladministration, the
functionary Immediately responsible
would be at once dismissed or disci
plined. This forecast of President Roosevelt
has been already verified by the re
moval of several Federal officers
charged by the Civil Service Commis
sion with violation of the law. The lat
est .removal is that of Moses Dillon, Col
lector of Customs at El Paso, Tex.,
.against whom charges were filed last
"Spring that he allowed questions in civil
.service examination supplied in ad-
. Vance to candidates for appointments
under him, and also that he received
contributions for campaign purposes.
This -prompt aotlfin by the President
against Federal office-holders who treat
the civil service rules with contempt
cannot be too highly commended. Un
less these civil service rules are Impar
tially enforced, the civil service law
becomes a mere Instrument in the
hands of politicians for their "own ad
vantage. If a Congressman does not
favor a candidate, he is delighted to
jr-ljtaj fVi civil Sfirvhla Jjuxt M a. iimfJU
flcation of his assertion that he has no
control over the appointment and there
fore cannot help the candidate, but if
the Congressman happens to like the
pandldate, he is quite willing that a
complaisant Collector should make the
ordeal of examination easy and Its bur
den light, and he Is quite willing that a
Collector or Postmaster should wrench
the civil service rules In order to get
rid of an unwelcome subordinate and
make a vacancy for a more pliant tool.
This sort of abuse of the civil service
law has been charged against Federal
officials in Philadelphia, in Jersey City,
In Louisville, Ky., and In Brooklyn. N.
Y. They have been committed by other
Federal office-holders, large and small,
doubtless in many parts of the country.
The action of the President is a clear
note of warning that the civil service
rules are not intended to be sternly in
voked in order to exclude or expel a
man from the Federal service and then
violated or corruptly evaded In order
successfully to plant a political pet In
office or retain in office a man who is
unable to qualify under the civil serv
ice rules. The Providence Journal an
nounces that there is a great deal of
pernicfous activity on the part of Fed
eral office-holders in the party politics
of Rhode Island. The Collector of the
port of Providence Is also chairman of
the Republican city committee, and
periodically lobbies with the Legisla
ture. In Woonsocket the postmaster
helps run Republican conventions.
THE IMPENDING UPRISING.
One view of reciprocity is that we
must give concessions on things we do
not produce. Thus, says the Washing
ton correspondent of the Milwaukee
Sentinel:
President Roosevelt will be more emphatic
than was President McKlnley In the Buffalo
speech In asserting that no domestic Industries
shall, be placed in Jeopardy through any policy
for promoting international trade by reciproc
ity legislation.
The Sentinel Is a good Republican
paper; but another good Republican
paper, the New York Journal of Com
merce, undertakes to say:
Concessions on commodities not produced In
this country, nearly all of which are already
on the free list. Is, of course, a mere play on
words.
If you glye concessions on articles
we do produce, you are attacking home
industries and the' country won't stand
it On the other hand, If you elect to
make concessions on what we do not
produce, the ground is cut from under
you by the fact that we have already
put such things on the free list Who
ever heard of a protective tariff for
something we do not produce, and on
whose behalf there Is nobody to ask
for protection?
But the dilemma has three horns.
That is to say, it is a trllemma.
We might, if we wished, take the tariff
off products controlled by the trusts and
already exported in large volume, the
only purpose served by the tariff being
to make the home market a preserve
for the trusts, and deny the consumer
the benefits of foreign competition.
Some, people profess to believe that this
sort of reciprocity or tariff reform is
on the carpet. Andrew Carnegie lately
satdr
Reciprocity Is a flno word to speak, but when
you come to arrange the details vlt is a most
difficult policy. You can arrange reciprocity
with one country, but that country favors you
at the expense of all others. The best policy
is to reduce protective duties. Washington's
policy was the best: "Friends of all, allies of
none."
Which the Chicago-Record-Herald in
terprets as follows:
When the greatest ironmaster In the world
thus shows his Indifference to protection, the
people will have little patience with the boun
ty strikers and their organs, who are absolute
ly Irreconcilable to any changes whatsoever.
Now, when everyone knows that many of our
manufactures need no protection at all, when
such an authority as Mr. Carnegie acknowl
edges as much and goes the whole length of
tariff revlsien, what effect must the unreason
ableness of these extremists have upon the
popular mind?
It occurs to us that the Record-Herald,
also an able Republican paper, Is
laboring under a hallucination. If Mr.
Carnegie Is for reducing the tariff on
rails or billets, why can't he say so?
Has any of the trusts, fortified at home
by protection, come out -for tariff reform-?
The sugar refiners are strong
for free raw sugar. Has any one heard
them reftiark in favor of cutting down
the duty on refined sugar? The boot
and shoe men are vociferous for free
hides. Do they propose free shoes?
Textile men want free wool; but they
are the loudest complainants against
.textile concessions in the French treaty.
It is good newspaper form in this
country to scent a political revolution
from afar. Parties are about to be re
organized and voters arise in able-bodied
wrath. They arise, occasionally, it
is true, and sometimes they are sorry
that they spoke. They arose In 1892,
and after Cleveland got in they sat
down hard. They arose In 1896 and
came near sending us to the silver basis.
But how did they arise over the Porto
Rico infamy? Well, they sat still.
How did they arise last Tuesday
against the trusts? From such infor
mation as we have received up to the
hour of going to press, they are still
seated.
A general uprising of this size and
scope is possibly in store for us on the
tariff abuse. The average business man
is profoundly moved by the Hanna ap
peal to let well enough alone. Will he
vote to reform the tariff, or pension
abuses, or spoilsmen's rule of the civil
service, or a disorganized currency, or
negro disfranchisement, if he must do it
at peril to the gross receipts? Not on
your life! If you can show him that
Tammany costs big money, he will vote
It out. What beat Bryan In 1895 was a
rise In the price of wheat What beat
him in 1900 was improved "times." We
all have families to support
MILESTONES OF PROGRESS.
1 The magnificent Pan-American Expo
sition at Buffalo will barely have been
dismantled and Its site given over to
the dominion of the Winter King when
the South Carolina Interstate and West
Indian Exposition will open its doors to
visitors at Charleston. This fair in the
sweet, sunny South will be opened De
cember 1, for a period of six months,
inviting the attendance of visitors both
by Its seasonableness and the fact that
it is located in the SQUth. This exposi
tion, after the manner of its kind, has
far outgrown its original plans, and the
promise of a display of Southern and
West Indian products and handicraft
can scarcely fall in realization to be
unique and Interesting. It has a two
fold reason for its existence first, to
show to all who accept the invitation to
enter its gates the wonderful progress
that the South has made in manufac
tures and to promote closer trade rela
tions between the United States and the
West Indies. To these material rea
sons may be added, says the World's
Work, a third attraction "the fact that
Charleston is one of the most interesting
a u nld. otHntvt IrttaMoat In it Iras Vinot
hercofore of a social and historical na
ture. It Is for this reason all the more
fit that Its Industrial and commercial
possibilities should be emphasized."
This exposition will have, and no doubt
it will creditably fill, its place, as the
Pan-American Fair had and filled its
place, in procession, of progress. The
Louisiana Purchase Fair, preparations
for which have for tome time been act
ively carried forward, will, of course,
overshadow each and all of the lesser
milestones that mark the way. It has
been planned and will be carried out
upon a scale Blmply colossal. In the
matter of expenditure it will be the
greatest of American Expositions, and
Its cost will be more than three times
as great as that of the last Paris Expo
sition. Its construction cost alcne will
be $30,000,000, while that of the Colum
bian Fair was $18,000,000, and the Pan
American $10,000,000. The grounds of the
latter embraced 3P,0 acresan enor
mous area, as it would seem, to devote
to sightseeing, but the St. Louis Fair
will cover 1100 acres an rarea more
than three times as great This great
International exposition In 1903, says
the journal above quoted, "commemo
rating so Important an historic event,
will itself be an event of historic im
portance." v
More modestly, but with equal truth,
It may be said that the Lewis and
Clark Exposition, which is beginning to
take shape in this community and to
arouse interest throughout the entire
Northwest, will be an event of historic
Interest Commemorating the first
touch between the East and the dim,
mystical, far-away Pacific Coast of- a
mighty continent, this fair will, it Is
hoped and believed, be a fit celebration
of a wonderful achievement, the details
of which, though fully attested by fact,
would adorn the page of romance. The
colossal events of Jefferson's far
sighted wisdom will be commemorated
by the Louisiana Purchase Fair, as
befits the celebration of an event that
doubled our then National area; the
Lewis and Clark Fair will, if the loyal
Intent of its promoters meets with
proper recognition and encouragement,
commemorate the windings and find
ings of a journey made by two intrepid
explorers Into a far country, to the re
motest borders of which they bore and
planted the Stars and Stripes.
CHAMBERLAIN'S WEAK ARGU3IENT
The report of Mr. Chamberlain, Com
missioner of Navigation, for the past
fiscal year, as usual, contains a strong
undertone favoring Government as
sistance to the shipowners. Under the
Cleveland Administration Commissioner
Chamberlain recommended that the
American merchant marine be built up
by the same methods employed by the
nations with which our marine had to.
compete. A change of heart became
necessary in order for the Commissioner
to retain his position under an Admin
istration which did not favor the free
"ship plan which has enabled Germany
to give England so close a race for
maritime supremacy, and for this rea
son the recent reports of the Commis
sioner have lacked the sincerity which
alone could give the suggestions made
the strength to which they otherwise
might have been entitled. In discussing
the cost of building a steamer of the
Minnehaha type, Mr. Chamberlain
states that she can be constructed in
America for $1,646,800, while the cost
at a British yard will be but- $1,419,200.
In the case of this particular steamer
the figures may have been correct, but
they will not answer as a criterion for
other steamers.
President Hill, of the Great Northern
Railway, Is .now building two of the
largest steamers in the world at an
American yard. The contract for their
construction was let after bids had been
solicited from all of the big shipyards
abroad, and the fact that they are
being built in an American yard is very
good evidence that 'this country made
the best 'figures. Admitting for the sake
of argument that the Minnehaha did
cost less to build abroad than In this
country, and a large portion if not all of
this difference can be equalized without
forcing the producers to hand over a
subsidy to the millionaire shipowners.
The enactment of suitable tariff legisla
tion would enable the American ship
builder to secure 'plates as cheap as
American mils now supply them to
Clyde shipbuilders, even If they made
no concession for the freight adross the
Atlantic.
America produces the material used
In the construction of a ship at a much
lower cost than It can be produced
abroad, but the present protective sys
tem prevents us reaping any benefit
from that advantage. The Commis
sioner's report discusses the difference
in wages on American and foreign ves
sels, and gives as an illustration the
payroll (excluding master) of 380 men
on the American steamship St. Louis
as $11,300; of 427 men on the British
steamship Oceanic as $9900, and of 600
men on the German steamship Kaiser
Wllhelm der Grosse as $7715. If these
figures are correct, there Is mismanage
ment somewhere on the part of the
owners of the St Louis. Nearly all of
the so-called American liners carry
crew3 of foreigners, which are picked
up on the beach on both sides of the
Atlantic, In the same manner as crews
are picked up by the steamers of other
nations.
American ships are preferred by sail
ors, and fdr that reason It does not seem
probable that the American liners
would be forced to pay higher wages
for the same kind of work performed
by the same class of foreigners than are
paid by Germans and 'British. As to
the Americanism of the crews on the
American liners, every one who has
crossed the Atlantic on these steamers
will remember how the stewards, wait
ers, sailers, etc., speak of being " 'ome
ward bound" when they leave New
York for Liverpool. In commenting on
the purchase of the Leyland line, Mr.
Chamberlain says: "There is an ad
vantage to American exporters in Amer
ican control of ocean steamships, even
If not under the American flag." This
is a confession hardly to be expected
from so ardent an exponent of the sub
sidy as Mr. Chamberlain has proven
to be. If there Is an advantage, even
If "not under the American flag," why
not increase that advantage and give
the American flag a fleet in keeping
with its greatness by granting per
mission to the American owners of
these foreign ships to register them un
der their own flag? The record-breaking
growth of the American merchant
marine, even under the numerous han
dicaps imposed on it, is the strongest
argument against the necessity of a
subsidy, and Mr. Chamberlain's latest
report has not helped the scheme.
The official crop report of Russia
places the yield of alL grains below the
average, while that in many of the
proulnnoa i& lletort txa -"vatv bad." This.
as everybody knows, means that a fam
ine is imminent in many densely popu-U
lated districts of the empire, and Is
even now In progress in not a few.
The government, however,, shows not
only a desire, but the determination, to
take care of Its own in its own way,
and has organized a relief system on a
scale commensurate with the actual ne
cessities of Its myriads of suffering sub
jects. Private persops and( associations
are excluded as far as possible from
participation in the relief measures,
the state holding itself responsible in
the premises and diligently seeking to
do its fluty. This Is the bright side of
paternalism in government A state
that requires the absolute fealty of Its
subjects in everything that pertains to
its support and defense; that makes
prompt and unquestioning obedience Its
first law and holds the lives of Its sub
jects as its very own, should certainly
hold Itself In readiness to feed, house
and clothe them as a father, wnen
through misfortune they are not able
to do these things for themselves.
From whom did Maclay, Secretary
Long's "historian," get the information
on which he based his charges against
Schley? That is to say, who are the
members of the Naval ring that In
spired the attack? A few days ago
the Independent (New York) sent a
representative to Maclay with a list of
questions which were written out; and
to these Maclay made reply. The gl3t
of the whole matter was in these ques
tions and answers:
Question But you do state that certain naval
officers are responsible for your reflections upon
Schley. Is that true?
Answer Yes, sir.
Q. Can you prove that?
A. I have their letters.
Maclay said, however, that he would
not allow the letters to be seen, nor
would he give the names of the offi
cers who had written them. But this
is the very information that the coun
try wants. It can best be had through
a Congressional inquiry. Eut the Naval
court, It is expected, will vindicate
Schley, and this may be thought suffi
cient. It will be suffiicient for him, but
it would be highly gratifying to -the
country to have this conspiraqy probed
to the bottom.
M. Calllaux, French Minister of Fi
nance, says tl-at "Frenchmen smoke In
proportion tb their prosperity." -This is
in accord with the .well-known fact that
extravagance Is the camp-follower of
abundance. It may be said, however,
that luxuries In which the family share
are usually those that dwindle under
the pressure of hard times. Probably
few Inveterate smokers curtail the
amount of fuel necessary to keep the
pipe going, evven though the kitchen
range is put on short allowance on ac
count of a depleted family income. Op
posed to his view, however, is the state
ment of M. Calllaux which reports a
serious falling off in the revenue re
ceipts from cigarettes, cigars and smok
ing tobacco for the current year, these
having been some 95,000 francs less than
the estimates, due, presumably, to the
enormous taxes that are levied upon
industries and incomes in France to
maintain the military equipment of the
country. Truly, when men who are
fopd of smoking refrain from motives
of economy the financial stress must be
severe indeed.
Yuan Shi Kal, the successor of LI
Hung Chang as Viceroy of Chi LI Prov
ince, is a fine-looking man as Chinamen
go. If there is anything in physiog
nomy, he may easily be accredited the
superior in Intelligence as he certainly
Is in physical vigor of the deceased
Viceroy. It is not improbable, indeed,
that Li's passing will be to China's
profit in Manchuria. The latter has
been In the political foreground of the
Celestial Empire so long, and was so
large and conspicuous a figure in his
yellow jacket and three-eyed peacock
plume, that he shut off the view of
those In the rear. His removal may
possibly lead to the discovery that
"there are others."
More and more distressing as the
weeks go on is the captivity in which
Miss Stone is held by Bulgarian bri
gands, and fewer and. fainter the
chances that she will be rescued alive
and unharmed from the power of these
barbarians. Consul-General Dickinson
understands the men with whom he
has to deal in this transaction too well
to pay the ransom In advance of the
captive's release and safe return to her
friends. It is idle to suppose that there
is honor among thieves of this class,
even though conscientious and pains
taking missionaries have labored zeal
ously among them for more than half a
century.
A tempest is brewing in the orthodox
teapot in this city. The mighty ques
tion as to whether a Universallst min
ister a man of Godly life and earnest
endeavor In Christian work shall be
admitted to membership In the Minis
terial Association has set the vessel to
sizzling. While doctrine is held to be
above good works and creed Is ad
vanced above the simplicity of Chris
tian endeavor, these tempests will oc
casionally gather, break and disappear.
The talk about international arbitra
tion in the war in South Africa can
come to nothing. It will not be re
garded by Great Britain as a subject of
international arbitration, any more
than the United -States so regarded the
war with the Confederate States. Great
Britain will not arbitrate; because, if
she should, she would cease to be a
nation among the nations of the earth.
Tower, Minn., made itself known
to the world a few days ago by unveil
ing a monument to the late President
McKlnley the first that has been
erected to his memory. The patriotism
of these people is unquestioned. Next
to this, promptness Eeems to be their
leading characteristic. The combina
tion is one that insures thrift and good
citizenship.
Our compliments to New York, after
all. In view of her contributions In
the way of Cleveland, Manning, Ev
arts, Roosevelt, Root, Choate, Low,
Odell and such like, the country is ap
preciably her debtor, and she is entitled
to forgiveness for having levied on the
outside world for Reed and Carlisle.
A beautiful hymn, full of 'reverence,
trust and gentle pathos, seems likely to
be overworked. "Nearer, My God, "to
Thee," might with great propriety be
omitted for a time from public cere
monies attendant upon the unveiling
and dedication of monuments, corner
stone laying, etc.
A famous entomologist estimates that
not one mosquito in 400 eyer tastes hu
man blood. To avoid making the ac
quaintance of that one Is the important
1 thino- in fever-smitten districts.
- . . HERE'S A GOOD NOTICE.;
American Lumberman.
Oregon, Portland, the Pacific North
west and the entire Pacific Coast are
briefly, but completely and attractively,
treated of in a little 70-page pamphlet got
ten up by The Oregonlan, the great morn
ing paper of Portland. The only faults
we have to find with this little work
are, first, that it Is too small, many of
the finest illustrations therefore losing
some of their attractiveness and the
type being necessarily of small face, sand,
second, that it Is not bound In moreper
manent fashion.
It is published particularly in antici
pation of the Lewis and Clark centennial
celebration, which Is to be held in Port
land in 1903. It was the expedition of Lewis
and Clark in 1S05-6 which set in motion
the Influence which led to the final in
clusion of the original Oregon, making
up what are now three states and part
of another, within the territory of the
United States. The commercial center
of that vast section Is still. In spite of all
rivals, Portland, as the Columbia River
and its tributaries drain the highest agri
cultural regions and to no small extent
others which are rich in forests and
minerals. While Portland 13 the metrop
olis of the Columbia River country it 13
not on the Columbia River Itself, but Just
off it on the "Willamette. It has deep
water to Its docks ahd besides the ocean
tonnage contributing to Its commerce it
has a vnlnor system pf river navigation
on both the Columbia and the Willam
ette. Portland Is an exceptionally attractive
city. Where Tacoma and Seattle have
one snow-clad peak In view, Portland
has four or five, one of them, Mount Hood,
a giant among mountains. Portland Is a
beautiful city, well built, provided with
excellent public service and water, sew
erage and transportation, 'and gives an
Impression of solidity which Is not equalled
by any other city on the far Northwest
Coast. Indeed, It Is claimed to bo the
wealthiest city of its population in the
United States.
While -52d in population, it la the fifth
as a wheat-shipping port, and It claims
to ship more flour and lumber than any
other city on the PaciflcSCoast. Its lo
cation near the outlet of the Columbia
River, the valley which gives a water
level route for the railroad, 13 the basis
for Its claim to permanence a3 the great
commercial city north of San Francisco.
It is clalme'd that Portland saws and
thips more lumber than any other city on
the Pacific Coast Its product for 1900
was 275,000,000 feet, while the product
of the entire State of Oregon wa3 898,
000,000 feet.
The above figure, for Portland includes
all of Multnomah County, while tho 13
mills within the city limits cut 244,000,000
feet In addition to the sawmills at Port
land there are three box factories, seven
planing mills, four furniture factories, one
school furniture factory," and six cooper
age establishments, with a total product
valued at $1,070,000. The foreign shipments
of last year were ll.lSS.OOO feet and the
coastwise shipments were 15,500,000 feet.
The chief geographer of the Government
geographical survey estimates that the
forests of Oregon contain 234,053,000.000
feet, board measure, which Is about double
the stumpage of Washington. Fir is the
chief timber In Portland resources, al
though a large amount of cedar and other
woods Is available. Another estimate
places the amount of timber in Washing
ton at 307,000,000,000 feet, dlvldea among
the different varieties as follows:
Feet.
Red and yellow, fir (known as
Oregon pine) ;.. 255,000,000, 000
Spruce 10,000,000,000
Red and white cedar 3.000,000,000
Noble flr (known as larch) 2.000,000.000
Hemlock 7,000,000,000
Sugar and yellow pine 30,000,000.000
In addition to the above there are large
quantities of hardwoods. All the furni
ture factories of Portland obtain their
supply of lumber from Oregon and Wash
ington. It is in the beautiful City of Portland
that the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial, American Pacific Exposition
and Oriental Fair is to be held.
The company which will undertake
the preliminary work has already been
formed with a capitalization of $300,000.
The' proposed exposition has received the
indorsement of the Oregon Legislature,
which has authorized the City of Portland
to levy a special tax as Its contribution.
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado,
Nevada and Utah have formally author
ized the appointment of especial boards
to confer with the Exposition authori
ties. British Columbia has also given
official recognition to tho Invitation issued
by the State of Oregon apd interest has
already been shqwn by Mexico, China,
Japan, Asiatic Russia and other Pacific
countries. The Exposition will be unique
In many ways and should command wide
attention, inasmuch as the exhibits from
the states which will be back of It are
among the most Interesting at the Pan
American' at Buffalo.
All this and much more is offered In
the little pamphlet Issued by The Ore
gonlan, a page of which containing illus
trations of lumber scenes we reproduce
herewith.
Pernicious Longevity.
St Paul Pioneer Press.
The proposed "Hall of Famer" which is
to be one of the unique features of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, is en
gaged in collecting and furnishing to the
daily papers preliminary nominations of
historical persons, no longer living, promi
nently identified with the histories .of
their several states, whose busts or stat
ues it would be appropriate to place in
this hall. The Pioneer Press is asked to
furnish two names of such persons for
the State of Minnesota and to Invite the
suggestions of others upon the subject.
Assuming that the persons whose names
are desired are those who were conspic
uously associated with the early history
of the state and largely helped to lay
the foundations of the commonwealth we
should perhaps be able to give a more
suitable answer to this Inquiry some 20
or 30 years from now, when Alexander
Ramsey may have been gathered to his
fathers. For he is one of the two men
wo should furnish, and General Sibley the
other. General Sibley has considerately
qualified himself for the honor of a niche
In the Hall of Fame by having died some
years ago But Aleck Is still very much
alive and promises to remain a hale and
hearty citizen of the state for many
years to come, and we do not now care to
couple the name of any other Mlnnesotan
of that early period than that of the first
Governor of the Territory of Minnesota
with that of its first delegate to Congress
and the first Governor of the state. Com
ing down to a later period, it would be
very easy to find several worthy candi
dates for niches or pedestals in. the pro
posed hall of statuary. But we prefer to
refer tho question to our readers, and
we tHerefore invito them to suggest for
publication the names of the two de
ceased citizens of Minnesota, prominently
connected with Its history, whose claims
to remembrance would in their opinion
entitle them to statues In the collection.
referred to.
Why Boston Girls Are Icy.
Cambridge Letter In Chicago Post.
I have always heard It said that? the
young women of Boston and Cambridge
are cold, unlmpassloned. Icily immovable.
Great Hercules, they have to be! When a
young woman goes a-walklng, knowing
that any moment a young man may rush
around the corner, clad in a pair of spec
tacles and an undershirt, she is compelled
to maintain a freezing exterior; to give
out the expression of absolute sang frold;
to look and to act as If nothing had hap
pened, nothing could happen, to shake her
sublime faith in the simple propriety of
tho landscape.
It may be that in years gone by I, too,
have been unjust to the Boston girl, and
have joined with the ribald world in
laughing at what I know now to have
been sweet womanly dignity, admirable
self-poise, exquisite command of tho in
tellectuals "at a most startling moment.
The Boston woman has been educated to
the complete exposition of the training
season.
AMUSEMENTS.
Haverly's minstrels, which opened a
two nlght3' engagement at the Marquam
last night, both surprised and delighted
those who saw them, proving themselves
easily the best minstrel organization
which has been seen in Portland .this sea
son. The first part Is handsomely staged
and full of bright numbers, the chorus
work' being exceptionally fine. The oilo
is composed oi but few "turns," but all
of them are rattling good ones, and each
is an Improvement on its predecessqr. Al
together the show Is well worth seeing,
and-Is deserving of a far better house than
that of last night.
' George Wilson, comedian; Edwin Piatt,
basso, and George Morgan, male contralto,
arc the star3 of the first part. Morgan's
song, "Hello, Central, Give Me Heaven."
won for him a storm of applause which
was rlcjly merited. Ills voice Is of phe
nomenal .range; and every note Is sweet
and clear as a bell. Piatt, who has a
bass voice of exceptional strength, kno'ws
how to use It, and won without difficulty
a high place in the favor of the audience
Wilson's songs, "My Sparkling Ruby," his
medley and his "Talcof the Bumble Bee,"
were all well sung, and he added to his,
laurels by a monologue and a couple of
well-sung ditties In tho olio.
Claude Menkee's orchestra, .which is
well worth hearing of Itself, opened tho
olio with two selections which brought
out Its strength to excellent advantage.
Marlon and Pearl, comedy acrobats, did
an amusing turn and Introduced some unheard-of
feats of agility. Garden and
Somers, the best musical team which has
been seen on the Marnuam stage for
many a long day, extracted music from
several instruments, fheir work on the
xylophone being the best thing they did.
Mazier and Conley gave a funny dia
logue and a comic song or two, and tne
programme concluded with the Young
brothers, comedy acrobats, who assumed
the original guise of Chinese coons, and
executed a number of remarkable tricks.
Tho last performance will be given to.
night.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Roynl Italian Baud Tonight.
Mr. Charming Ellery's Royal Italian
Band will give its first of a series of four
concerts In this city tonight at the Ex
position building. Tne press of San Fran
cisco, where the band has just played
for the past two weeks, has been enthusi
astic in praise of this organization, it
will not be a severe tax on the memories
.of Portland music-lovers to recall the
enthusiasm created by this same band
last season at both the Marquam Theater
and the Exposition building. The band
now numbers 49 instrumentalists, togettvr
with Madame Barlll, soprano, and Miss
Heintzen, harpist SIgnor Creatore, the
new director, will be remembered as the
good-looking, tall gentleman with the bad.
looking horn, from which he produced the
most enchanting music imaginable. To
morrow there will bo a matinee at 2:15
and -a concert In the evening at the Mar
quam Grand Theater. Thursday night the
band will give Its farewell concert at the
Exposition building.
"The Liars" at Cordrny'a Tonight.
Tonight and Wednesday the Frawleys
will produce Jones' greatest comedy, "The
Liars," at Cordray's. The play is consid
ered by Mr. Frawley one of the strong
est in his repertoire, and he has been at
great pains to give It an adequate pro
duction. Sale, of Seats for Eugenie BInir.
The sale of seats will open this morning
at 10 o'clock for the engagement of Miss
Eugenie Blair, who comes to the Mar
tuam Grand Theater Thursday night and
Saturday afternoon of this week In "Ca
mllle," Friday and Saturday night in
"Peg Wofflngton." Miss Blair enjoys the
distinction of having created the role of
Peg Wofflngton In Wendell Allison Ho
bart's dramatization of Charles Keade's
celebrated novel of that title, and her
enterprise has been rewarded by large au
diences in every city she has played.
In t'Camille" Miss Blair's emotional
powers are kept at the highest tension
throughout. Her conception of the part
of the younger Dunfas' unfortunate hero
ine has met with tha commendation or
many critics.
Each production is said to be admirably
staged and presented precisely as it was
at Its premier. The casts will be Iden
tically the same. Including Eleanor Mon
tell as leading woman, and Mr. Vaughan
Glaser In the chief male role.
Grand Opera In San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 11. The Grau
season of grand opera opened here tonight
before a large and fashionable house, "Lo
hengrin" being presented as the Initial
performance. The principal artists to
night were Emma Eames, Schumann
Heinck, Van Dyck, Blspham and Edouard
de Reszke. The season lasts three weeks,
and the receipts promise to eclipse those
of any. previous opera season.
The Lewis and Clark Centennial.
Eugene Register.
When Portland citizens subscribe for the
$300,000 stock necessary to start the Lewis
and Clark Centennial of 1905, the work will
yet only be In the speculative stage of
development. But If Portland succeeds in
raising the $300,000, the result ought to
be a guarantee that the big fair will be
held and that it will be the grandest event
ever to have taken place" In. the Northwest.
If Portland comes to the front with a third
of a million, the rest of the state will be
expected to raise another two-thirds, part
ly by subscription and partly by legisla
tion. It can hardly be expected that an
Oregon Legislature will appropriate over
$300,000, no matter how enthusiastic we
may become In behalf of so valuable an
undertaking.
It is true that Oregon, being thinly pop
ulated, will have to carry a heavier bur
den in this respect than. It would If our
people and wealth were as centralized as
they are In some of the Eastern States,
but an extra effort along this or some
similar line Is the price we will have to
pay, sooner or later, to secure to the state
the Increase of population and wealth so
much needed in forging us to the front
as the leading commonwealth of the Pa
cific Northwest
Every county, city, town, hamlet and
precinct in the state has a duty to per
form. The first duty is that every citi
zen enter with enthusiasm into the work
of booming the big fair, talking for It and
thereby helping to create a state pride
that will go a long way toward making
the Centennial a grand success. But talk
won't make a fair. We must all go down
Into our pockets and produce that which
goes farther than .mere discussion in such
a gigantic enterprise.
It means four years of pulling together
in one united effort to accomplish for
Oregon the great thing of supreme value
to the state and the entire Coast a grand
and glorious celebration of the Lewis and
Clark Centennial with a fair unequaled
for grandeur, splendor and good results,
by any other ever held In the entire
country.
The Talk That Tells.
Aurora Borealls.
Hon. H. W. Corbett wants the Lewis and
Clark Exposition. Instead of blowing off
steam he subscribes $30,000 for the project.
That's the sort of action that Instills con
fidence. In the breasts of the people. It
now looks as if there will be a Centennial
Exposition.
McMlnnvlllc Telephone-Register.
Hon. Henry W. Corbett has pledged $00,
000 to. the preliminary fund for the Lewis
and Clark Centennial. The liberal sub
scription of Mr. Corbett insures the rais
ing of the amount and the success of the
undertaking.
Ready to Be Sacrificed.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A reckless man wants to marry the
woman who went over the falls In the bar
rel. It Is a noticeable fact that when a
woman thinks that she Is capable of
earning a lfttlo money In the show busi
ness some man Is always ready to tend
door
NOTE AND COMMENT.
V : a: u
Tammany elected tho Coroners In Now
York. It needed them. t
Nebraska Is reported to tba unusually
prosperous, despite the efforts of the Lin
coln Commoner.
A new dynamite gun has bean Invented
which Is said to be more destructive than
the flying wedge. " ,
The voting maehlnc which will be usfl
in New York hereafter Is not the one
Invented by Richard Crokor.
The only thing remarkable about Gen
eral Buller is that he has not explained
how It happened in a magazine article.
The pools who have been aiding In the
New York campaign will now have to
fall back on the alleged mercies of the
magazine editors.
Minister Wu has -been offered a profes
sorship in Columbia. If he accepts Profes
sor Trlggs will be compelled to g w y
b ck a d s t d n.
Sir Thomas Lipton says he will not
marry until he lifts tha cup. Girls who
don't believe In long engagements had
better not accept any rings from him.
It is now up to Uncle Sam to dig down
and pay Admiral' Schloy's expenses In
the court of Inquiry, 'or assess Hackett,
Sampson et at for the amount of them.
The Earl of Rosslyn has an idea ho can
break the bank at Monte Carlo. A man
with such an expensive idea as that ought
to provide himself with an American
father-in-law.
Another day has passed without men
tion in the papers of J. Pierpont Morgan.
J. P.'s financial adversaries had better
hire a detective to look him up and see
what he Is doings
If President Roosevelt's message Is no
more verbose than his explanation of his
dinner to Booker T. Washington, editors
will be saved tho necessity of holding
any space for it.
An interesting rumor gained currency
on tho RIalto in. New York the other day.
It was to the effect that Nat Goodwin and
his boautlful Maxlne Elliot had accepted
an offer to join the company of a well
known Broadway music-hall next season.
Of course, large figures had to accompany
the yarn, and $100,000 per year was the sal
ary mentioned for the pair. Goodwin was.
Immediately wired by parties Interested,
and his answer from London read: "Send
that question to Puck."
The faculty of. tho University of Vir
ginia, upon the suggestion of the alumni
residing in St Louis, will recommend to
the State Legislature the erection of a
state building at" the world's fair that
shall be a reproduction of the Montlcello
mansion of Thomas Jefferson. The fac
ulty will also ask the 5000 alumni of the
university for funds to erect a world's
fair building modeled after the rotunda of
the university, to be1 a permanent museum
and hall of fame; and to contain a marble
statue of Jefferson.
A story is told in the London clubs
about King Edward.' A discussion once
arose among a clrce of his Intimate
friends as to how they would each meet
a sudden reverse of fortune. One of them
turned to the Prince It was before his
accession and said: "If the monarchy
was overthrown here sir. what would you
do?" The Prince of Wales thought for a
moment, and then replied: "Well, 1
think I might support my family by lec
turing In the- United States upon how It
feels to be Prince of Wales."
One of the oddest of -recent Inventions
is a refrigerating egg,: as it might be
called. It is an ovoid capsule of nickel
plated copper, about the size and shape of
a hen's egg, hollow and nearly filled
with water. For use It Is frozen, so that
Its contents become Ice. If you have a
glass of milk that Is not cold enough, you
do not like to put ice into it, because di
lution with water spoils the beverage. But
If you have one of these eggs handy you
may drop It Into the glass, and in a few
moments tho liquid la reduced to the de
sired temperature. i
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPHERS
"Did you divide your bonbons with your lit
tle brother, Mollle?" "Yes. ma; I ate the
candy and gave him the mottoes. You know
he IS awfully fond of reading." Tit-Bits.
What Broko tho Engagement. She But I
would never marry a man who loved me for
my good looks. He Of course, not, dear. I
never thought of such a thing. Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin.
Here is the latest one ion Hetty Green: A
New York father wrote and told her that ha
had named his little daughter after her. Mrs
Green replied by sending her new namesake a
little tin savings bank.
Mere Pleasantry. Passenger It's shameful
to have to wait so long on this switch. Con
ductorWell, if you want to finish your trip
In an ambulance, wo can go on and collide
with that other car. Puck.
Mrs. Bargane Haven't you. got tho tooth
ache, John? Mr Bargane No. my dear. Why?
Mrs. Bargane Oh, I am sd sorry that you havo
not. I bought a new tootlucho cure today, and
I wanted to try It. Tit-Dits.
In Africa. First Nathe And the white
man's government has forbidden the traders' to
sell us any more liquor tr firearms. Second
.Native You don't say? Io they want U3 to
relapse into barbarism? Puck.
To Be Considered. "Do you expect to have
an ovation when you get xp to see your con
stituents again?" "I don't know," rejoined
Senator Sorghum, absent-mindedly. "How
much do ovations cost?" yashington Star.
A Boomerang. Tese I toll Miss Sharps what
you said about her sewing circle; that you
would not Join because It fas too full of stu
pid nobodies. Jess Did yru? What did she
say to that? Teas She ssid you were mis
taken; that there was alnays room for one
more. Philadelphia Press.
He'd Been Backed. Horscnan That Is a re
markably fine animal you are driving, mad
am. Lady Oh, I wouldn't part with this horse
for the world. He's Just as gentle as can be.
and real fast, too. Horseuan So I Bhould
Judge. Has he ever been tucked against any
noted trotters? Lady Well I don't know, but
it seems to me wc back agilnst pretty much
everything 'n the street every tlmo I attempt
to turn around. New York Weekly.
She Oh. dear! Just as expected. That
stuck-up Mrs. Wagstaffs husband has got 800
damages out of the railway company, and you
dtdn't get a farthing, although you were In
the same aecldent. Ho But I was not hurt
at all, while Wagstaff has list a leg and an
arm, and will never again be able to work.
She All the same Mrs. Wagataft will bo flout
ing a new ealskin Jacket in my face next.
Some people are born luckr. Tit-Bits.
m
The Smile That Counts.
Boston Post.
'Tis easy to smile when the sun smiles too.
And the sky is a field t blue;
But give me vour smile wten the sun Is gone
And the sky is of leaden hue.
'TIs easy to smile when tbe flow'rs smile too,
And you walk In their odors sweet;
But give me your smile when the flowers lie
dead
And the thorns prick your weary feet.
'TIs easy to smile when the birds sing cheer
And you hark to the rlppllrg rill;
But give me your smile when the waters sigh
An4 the songs of the birds are still.
'TIs easy to smile when the world smiles too.
And yeu walk with a Joyri-is heart:
But give me your smile whea the whole world
frowns;.
Can vou crnlln whan the tcirdrops start?
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