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THE MOTCNING OREGONIAH, FRIOA?. ' DECEMBER 13, 1901. 10SSED BY A HURRICANE SHIP LEYLAND BROTHERS PUT INTO SAX FRANCISCO DISABLED. Fourth Victim of the December Gale Schooner AVlngr and Wins Com- iasr to Portland for Repairs. The fourth victim of the terrific gale which swept over the North Pacific In the early part of December was heard from yesterday. Merchants Exchange ad vices report the arrival at San Francisco J of the British ship Leyland Brothers, which sailed from the Columbia River No vember 30. The master reports that he experienced a hurricane December 4 in latitude 46 north, longitude 126 west, ln- whlch the ship was thrown on her beam ends, shifting the cargo to starboard, carrying away the fore topsail yard, and main topsail and causing other damage on deck. The ship's lee rail was under water for 12 hours, but on the abatement of the gale she was straightened up a little, and squared away for San Francisco. The leyland Brothers was dispatched by the Portland Flouring Mills Company, and carried 126.29S bushels of wheat. While the Nelson left the Columbia five days ahead of the Leyland Brothers, both ves sels were undoubtedly caught in the same gale. The rough handling which theso Bhlps have been subjected to has caused con siderable alarm over the ballast fleet that was due at the mouth of the Columbia and on Puget Sound when this gale was ' raging. Tne vessels for which the great est concern Is felt are the Glenerlcht and Robert Duncan, both of which arc headed for Pugct Sound. The Robert Duncan has been out over two months from Wel-hal-wel, and the Glenerlcht received orders ' off San Francisco Heads nearly two weeks ago. The latter ship had made a fine run up from. Valparaiso, and, as she had a fair wind up the coast, was undoubtedly very close to the Leyland Brothers when she encountered the gale which played such havoc. There are also about a dozen vessels headed for Portland in ballast which were undoubtedly very close to the scene of the disturbance. Four of these ships are from Table Bay the Willlsva Mitchell, now 146 days out; Bardowie, 120 days; Blackbrae, 102 days, and Ilala, 113 days. The Bertha, from Santos, is out 105 days; Falkland Bank from Santa Rosa lia, 41 days; Irby, from Newcastle, 84 days, and Renfleld, from PIsagua, 71 days. The Pax with cargo from Liverpool is out over five months. In addition to the ballast vessels due at Puget Sound, there are three vessels with cargo which were due when that gale was sweeping over the ocean. They are the Alsterkamp and Alsterufpr, from. Hamburg, the latter being considerably overdue, while the Springbank, from Greenock, Is fully due. CAUGHT IN THE HURRICANE. Leyland Brothers and Lnclle Go Into San PranciNco In Distress. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. Vessels that have passed through the recent storm on the Northwest Coast are now reaching this port. Among the arrivals today were the Lucile, from Oyster Har bor, and the Leyland Brothers, from As toria. The former was on her way to the Hawaiian Islands, and the latter to England. The Lucile carries a cargo of coal, while the Leyland Brothers carries wheat. Both vessels came in here In distress. The Luclle's foretopmast and main topgallant mast are gone, some of her seams have opened and she has sus tained considerable other damage. She was caught in the hurricane off the Co lumbia River. Her coal will probably be transferred to another vessel so she may be overhauled in a drydock. The Leyland Brothers, many of whose crew cannot speak English, was thrown on her beam ends and badly damaged In the storm of December 3. Her captain ex pects to continue his voyage In a few days. WHERE IS THE MATTE AWANT Much Anxiety Expressed for the Safety of the BIb Collier. SEATTLE, Dec. 12. A special to the Times from Port Townsend says: The mall steamer Gertrude, from Neah Bay this morning, brings news which seemingly accounts for the fate of the collier Matteawan, now six days overdue at San Francisco from the Sound. On Saturday last, near Ozette, on the coast, natives found a complete medicine chest and several water and fireproof buckets; also a board, and every piece bears the name "Matteawan" plainly painted. A boy from the Indian School visiting his family at the reservation saw the wreck age, and affirms the identity. The Matteawan is one of the regular line of colliers plying between the Sound and San Francisco, and, owing to her lengthy trip, was placed on the reinsured list recently and quoted at 20 per cent. There is little doubt in shipping circles of this port but what she has been lost. Sle has been a reliable steamer In the past, and has never missed her schedule more than a few hours. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12. At the of fice of James Jerome, agent of the Mat teawan, It was stated today that not much stock was taken in the report that wreck age of the steamer was found. Five steamers have received Instructions to search for the Matteawan. They are tlw Washtenaw, Progreso and Asuncion, bound north, and the South Portland and Edith, which left Seattle south-bound. There Is much anxiety in shipping circles and among the relatives of those on board for the safety of the vessel. She Is out 10 days from Nanaimo, and doubtless encountered the gales which have swept the Coast. At the agent's office Here the hope is expreused that the steamer is safe. VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 12. A dispatch from Nanaimo says it was noticed when the overdue collier Matteawan left Nanai mo that she was heavily loaded, but the captain said the ship could take 500 tons more than she had. When news rcacTved Nanaimo of the storm, which came the day after she left, anxiety was felt for the steamer. The Queen City, which ar rived from the West Coast tonight, brought no further reports of wreckage. ELEVENTH WHEAT CARGO. German Baric Emelie Finished Yes terday and Will Clear Today. The German bark Emelie finished load ing yesterday morning, and will clear to day for Queenstown or Falmouth for or ders with 95,995 bushels of wheat, valued at $69,300. This is the eleventh cargo for the month to date, which is a very fair starter for the last month of the year. All of the docks are groaning beneath the weight of wheat, and the ships that are available for loading will be given quick dispatch. None of the in-bound fleet reached port yesterday, but the steam ships Argyll and Pembrokeshire are both expected today, and some of the sailers which are long overdue ought to be in. The Jean Bart left up from Astoria yes terday, and the Asie will leave up today. The Tarpenbek Is also on the way up the river, but as she is bringing cargo, she will not be ready to load outward as soon as the French vessels which arrived after her. VIOLATION OF TREATY. Secretary Hay Notifies Governor That Frenchmen Are Mistreated. SALEM, Dec 12. Hon. John Hay, Sec retary of State, has communicated with Governor Geer, alleging a violation in Portland of the provisions of the Consular treaty entered Into in 1S53 between France and the United States, and requesting a suppression of further practices of the kind. Complaint has been made to Secre- tary Hay by the French Embassy, and. I VUDon receiving official notification of the I T fact. Governor Geer Ivis notified the local officers in Portland, requesting their faith ful co-operatlcn In carrying out the pro visions of the Corsular treaty. The violations alleged in Secretary Hay's report to the Governor couslet ma!n!v In th nn, oflrma nf Tirnnr!itnr of sailor boarding-houses, who. It Is al- I leged. surreptitiously venture upon mer- j chant vessels and entice seamen to desert i or otherwise influence members of the j crew In the abandonment of their posi- i tions. The practice has reacrvd a stage j that has proven detrimental to French . shipping interests, and resulted In offi cial notice being called to the fact. THE WING AND WING. Disabled Schooner In Coming: to Portland for Repairs. j The schooner Wing and Wing, which had such a disastrous experience in her recent attempt to reach the Sluslaw River, will leave up from Astoria this morning, and will be hauled out in this city for extensive repairs. She was so badly j wrenched In the gales she encountered ' that It was thought Inadvisable to load her until she was repaired. The Wing and Wing will come up In tow of the steamer Ocklahama, which will also bring the French bark Asie. The Ocklahama was expected to leave up yesterday afternoon, , but was delayed on account of the col lision between the Latimer and the Lamo rlclcre, the services of the towboat being needed to separate the two vessels. The extent of the damage to the Wing and Wing cannot be determined until she Is hauled out. NEW OCEAN ROUTE. Fast Line of Steamers Will Cnt Dotvn the Time. NEW YORK, Dec. .Another impor tant step has been taken in developing the new route to Ireland, authorized by Parliament, which may at no distant date provide the quickest way for mails and passengers between London and New York, says a London dispatch, to the Tribune. The contract for the erection of a pier 1000 feet long at Rosslare has been closed. This pier Is a portion of the scheme In which the Great Western Rail way of England nnd the Great South ern Railway of Ireland are concerned. A fast line of steamers is to run be tween Fishguard, on the Welsh coast, and Rosslare, and the idea Is seriously enter tained in certain quarters that this is to be the American mail route of the future. Rate War Not Wanted. THE DALLES, Or.. Dec. 12. In view of the existing rate war on the river between the Regulator and White Collar lines, a meeting of the merchants of this city was held last night in the parlors of the Commercial Club for the purpose of discussing the matter, and, after due consideration of the facts leading thereto, a means of possible settlement. The meeting was called to order by Hon. M. T. Nolan, who presided until the arrival of President Whealdon. After Eeveral speeches and a general discussion of the situation regarding the detriment to re tail business threatened by the rate war, a committee of three was appointed to se cure pledges against the patronage of the company Inaugurating these cut rates. The following resolution was adopted: "Resolved, That the merchants of The Dalles do not think that any transporta tion line inaugurating cut rates below what would naturally bring a reasonable profit for the money invested should be deserving of support or th patronage of The Dalles tradesmen." Steamship Men in Conference. COLOGNE, Dec. 13. The meeting of trans-Atlantic steamship men is attended by representatives of the principal Conti nental steamship lines. The meeting Is held at the instance of two of the greater lines. Its object Is to reach an under standing regulating traffic, to minimize destructive competition, such as laying up of vessels when trade Is slack, and to apportion business. Negotiations to this end "are proceeding with both American and British companies. An agreement embracing all concerns Is expected soon. Collision at Astoria. ASTORIA, Dec. 12. The French bark Lamoriciere stnrted to sail out this after noon with a pilot on board, but when near No. 7 buoy the wind died out and the vessel drifted against the British ship Latimer, which was at anchor. The bow sprit and several shrouds on the Latimer were curried away, and the Lamoriciere had some of her fore rigging damaged. Neither vessel was injured below the water line, but both will be delayed sev eral days for repairs. Morgan Not Concerned in It. LONDON, Dec 12. A deal for the pur chase of the Westcott & Lawrence fleet of nine trading steamers, by J. It. Ellcr man, of the Leyland Line, Is pending, but Is not yet consummated. If the steam ers in question are sold to Mr. Ellerman, they will remain In the Mediterranean trade, in which Mr. Ellerman Is now en gaged. There is no suggestion that J. P. Morgan is concerned In the pending transaction. Victor Was Too Late. ASTORIA, IJec. 12. Sheriff Llnvllle re ceived by wire today a warrant Issued from the Circuit Court of Multnomah County to arrest the master of the French bark Admiral de Cornulier, to answer charges brought by Victor Merrien. The bonds were fixed at $7500. As the vessel had gone to tea before the warrant ar rived. It could not be served. Cotton Steamer Afire. LONDON, Dec. 12. The Spanish steamer Juno, from New Orleans via Norfolk, which arrived at Havre with fire in her cargo, has had her fourth hold flooded and Is aground astern. The fire has been extinguished. Of her cargo of 5500 bales of cotton, 4000 bales have been landed, much of It damaged. Body of Wheeler's Cook. NEWPORT, Or., Dec 12. The body of J. W. Coles, cook of the barge C. H. Wheeler, was found today a short dis tance below Alsea Bay. Domestic and Foreljrn Ports. ASTORIA, Dec. 12. Left up at 10:30 A. if. German ship Tarpenbek. Sailed at 12 noon British ship Cleomene, for Queenstown or Falmouth; Norwegian steamship Guernsey, for Shanghai via Puget Sound. Arrived down at 1 P. 30. Gorman bark Sirene. Sailed at 1 P. M German bark Schwartzenbek, for Queenstown. Arrived down at 1 P. M. French bark Grande Duchesse Olga. Sailed at 2 P. M. French bark Amlral de Comullcr. Ar rived at S P. M. Schooner W. J. Patterson, from Honolulu. Left up at 3:40 P. M. French bark Jean Bart; the French bark Lamoriciere started to sail out at 3:40 P.M.. but the wind dying out, she collided with the British ship Latimer, both vessels being slightly dam aged. Condition of the bar at 5 P. 1L, smooth; wind, northeast; weather, clear. Seattle Sailed Dec. 11 British ship Pass of Melford, for United Kingdom; Dec 12 Steamer Czarina, for Tacoma. Arrived Dec 12 Steam er Coronftdo, from San Francisco; steamer Dolphin, from Skagway; British ateamer Falls of Keltle. from MoJI. Tacoma, Dec. 12. Arrived Bark Agate, from San Francisco; steamer Czarina, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer Umatilla, for Se attle; schooner W. H. Jewett, for San Fran cisco. New York, Dec 12. Sailed Steamer Deutschland. for Hamburg: L'Aqultaine, for Havre Arrived Steamer Teutonic, from Liv erpool. London. Dec 12, Sailed Steamer Minnehaha, for New York. San Francisco. Dec 12. Arrived Barkentme Planter, from Port Blakeley; bark Gatherer, from Tacoma; barken tine Addenda, from tae Columbia River; schooner Robert R. 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Nja.are'fc'y. TtSBfflPteiWS?LlkvV, SkBEsbKV BBYnffllilTlfffrf jfBjQlJtilHiLTn -'ftfifffiiTfiTTffiTrriF sMssKSEyBJymrMrTB '""T ' iUJa) JJJjgfecaBsHWsggwiilwnfe'' jtffSr!HSBSMLAsd sssssMffiBwaK-BQfflHitfaBS ,MMBWsWMBaMsHssWsssss5aM EUGENE, Or., Dec 12. The Eugene High School football eleven of this Bea con was one of the atrongest scholastic teams of Western Oregon. The team won from the second eleven of the State University, by a score of 20-0, and from tha Roseburg High School, S2-0. Eugene's single defeat was at the hands of tb Al- ttMMMMMM MMtltttHI steamer Areata, from Coos Bay. Sailed Steamer Empire, for Coos Bay; steamer City of Puebla, for Victoria; steamer Aztec, for Tacoma; schooner Volant, for Astoria; schoon er Melancthon, for Coos Bay; schooner Henry Wilson, for Gray's Harbor. Liverpool, Dec 12. Arrived Belgenland. from Philadelphia; Majestic, from New York Hamburg. Doc 12. Arrived Steamer Graf Waldersee, from New York. Manila Arrived Moyune, from Seattle for England. Yokohama, Dec 12. Arrived Steamer Vic-, torla. from Tacoma for Hong Kong. Kobe, Dec 12. Sailed Steamer Ping Suey, for Seattle. Sailed Dec 11 Glengarry, for Ta coma; Glenroy. from Tacoma, for London. Hoqulam Sailed Dec 11 Schooner Wawona, from Aberdeen for San Pedro; schooner "Wcmpo Bros., from Aberdeen for San Francisco: scrooner C. R. Wilson, from Aberdeen for San Francisco; schooner Roy Somers. from Aber deen for San Francisco; schooner Queen, from Cosmopolls for San Francisco; schooner Lizzie Vance, from Cosmopolls for San Francisco. Snalces and Young- Rabbits. Mr. J. S. Compton, a Mississippi natu ralist, has been engaged in some interest ing studies of the habits of snakes and their methods of killing birds and young animals. The blacksnake is one of tho -worst enemies of the bird kind. It will climb a tree, and it Is not uncommon to see a snake crawling along a high branch to reach a nest. Once, during the past Summer, Mr. Compton saw a large blacksnake wrapped about the top strand of a barbed-wide fence. It lay perfectly still, apparently wanting the mocking birds which flew about fo mis take it for something Inanimate and come within reach. The birds were too wise, however, and the snake was finally at tached by two, which would swoop down upon it, pick at it, and dart away out of reach. "But the most Interesting case of a snake's depredations," said he, "came one day when I was walking through an old Mississippi forest A friend was with me, and we both carried forked sticks, locally known as snake sticks, for with one It Is an easy matter to pin a snake to the ground, and, if desired, take it alive. I was looking at some mulberries which were just beginning to ripen when my friend called attention to a noise which he took to be cries of distress from some young bird. We followed the sound and located It In a bunch of tall weeds. I pushed back the grass with my stick, and there was a wriggling mass of something that proved to be a chicken snake wrapped around two baby rabbits. One rabbit was dead, squeezed until most of Its bones were broken, In coll near the snake's head. The other was making tho dis tressing cries that had -given us notice of the trouble. The snake hold It in an other coil further back on toward thi tall. I slipped the forks of my snaka stick down over the reptile's neck -and gave It a thorough choking. It uncoiled enough to release the dead rabbit, but seemed to know that the other was alive and held it. My friend hit the snake several times, but it was not until its head was smashed to pulp that It re leased the living rabbit. We found that the snake had come upon the rabbits in their nest and seized them before they could get away." The Inquisitive Pennins. Henryk ActowskI In Gcographtcal Journal. We often met companies of six or eight or more penguins promenading on the pack In the sunshine. When they saw us they generally exhibited curiosity, and approached to get a nearer view. I do not know if these birds have the Instinct of the naturailst, and take a lively In terest, doubtless purely philosophic from their point of view, In everything new which presents itself, or if the object of their investigations Is entirely practical, but they certainly came near us with a distinct purpose of making examination. But If we had the misfortune to excite much cutiQjslty, they became aggressive. One would first come close to us and reconnoitre, and then, on his order, the others would advance with a menacing air, and the battle began a battle in which we sometimes had trouble to demonstrate effectively our super ior strength. On one occasion we were able to observe that the penguins are musical amateurs. Unfortunately we could not ascertain if they are equally able to appreciato "talent and classical music," for wo had no virtuoso among us, nor indeed any musician, although we all, without ex ception, played numerous melodies and even operatic airs on the ship's barrel organ. But In any case and the thing Is worth noting one of the sailors de lighted to exercise himself upon the trumpet, and the penguins came from great distances to listen to him no doubt to learn something new. Often, very often, these brave penguins amused us. and when we were tired of preserved foods, especially with the Aus tralian rabbits, they afforded us real succor, after we learned that the flesh of penguin Is excellent eating. THE INTER-SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP OF WESTERN THB EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. I H M jftftftftft6 - FOR AN EMERGENCY FORCE PLAN" TO REORGANIZE THE NATION AL GUARD. Method By Which 100,000 Men Conld Be Made Available at First Alar in of War. BOISE CITY, Idaho, Dec 12. (To the Editor.) The subject of the reorganiza tion, and complete rehabilitation, of the National Guard of the United States, to which The Oregonlan very ably reverted In the Issue of the 30th ult., is ono which should receive the serious attention not only of Congress, but of the State Legislatures. I remember when General Drum was the Adjutant-General of the Army, 1SS0-9. he vainly tried to enlist tho attention of the National and state legis lators to the necessity and importance of a regenerated National Guard. Wo were then opposed, or at least a clamor ous and partisan faction was opposed, to anv considerable exnenditures for a. Naw. because, forsooth, during the Civil War, I we had built 30 "war" vessels In SO days, and we could do so again, etc, etc We have also men today who oppose expend ing any considerable sums for warships, because improvements are being con stantly made, rendering, as they erron eously suppose, the old vessels useless or helpless. So with the Army. With It we are so bumptious, we have so many millions of men susceptible to military duty, could call them into service so promptly (without equipment or train- lng!) that It would be a picnic to whip the whole world. It was fortunate for our self-sufficiency that In our recent war we were confronted by an enemy less pre pared thnn we were, and as It was you all recollect how serious we became when the war was actually upon us, Happily, despite our vanity, the war taught us many useful lessons known to military men, but Ignored, or disputed, by the layman, and the layman doesn't know It all yet. and Is likely, in the hurly- burly of an active, material life, to for- get wnai uuio ne ever um won. i.u country cannot afford to run any more risks for the sake of a few millions of dollars a year. Tho only way to prevent war Is to be fully prepared to prosecute one. A disastrous conflict would mulct us in a sum large enough to build thou sands of first-class battle-ships and main tain an efficient Army of a million of men for a century to come. Plan of Reorganization. The National Guard should bo reorgan ized under the laws of Congress. Its members should be obliged to wear on ofnclal occasions the uniform and equip ments of the regular Army. There should be detailed, by the War Department, In the same proportion as for troops in the field, inspectors-general for state troops. In addition to state Inspectors. They should be, at all times. In complete prep aration to take the field and maintain thfrmselves for two months without any aid from the Government except rations. This would give the Government plenty of time to make a detailed preparation for war. And there is no government in the world, however warlike, which can make full preparation to carry on a seri ous war in much 'less time. Boys Not "Wanted. Now, In my Judgment, based upon my four years' experience In the Civil War, added to my recent experience In the Spanish-American War, as Inspector-general, the National Guard, however thor oughly prepared, cannot be relied upon for first service. They must have time to weed out and recruit. They will have a certain fraction of enlisted men under 21 years of age, and I found, as Inspector general, that It Is the extreme of. folly to have men under 21 years of age In the field. It Ir the callow boys who crowd the hospitals, who first play out, and who get homesick. This condition of affairs was particularly notable at Chlckamauga. And there are other good and sufficient reasons for the age prohibition. These youngsters between 18 and 21, have lived, in a sense, secluded lives; they have not been permitted to go into saloons, both good morals and the laws preventing, and they have not learned, by worldly wisdom and experience, to take care of their appetites, and when these whole some domestic obstacles are removed, as they are by enlistment, the youngster,1 to prove his manhood, as he supposes, indulges In excesses. He not only rushes Into the first saloon he comes to af ter'pay day, with other youngsters, all Inspired by the same desire to show their older comrades that they are men. and that the inconvenient barriers of three or four years have been removed by the act of enlistment. They have yet to learn that It takes a man, propelled by the desire. only a very few minutes to get very drunk, and that It takes Just as many bany College team, the score being 15-0. Tho team was managed by Elza H. Crow, who will be succeeded by Elwln McCormack. The team claims th lnter echolaatic championship of Western Oregon. tAAA - .at0aA46aft hours as It took minutes to get sober. He will get up from a good, substantial meal, and go out to some wayside wagon and gorge- himself with pies and sand wiches, which you couldn't have hired him to eat at home. It takes a young and healthy boy of 18, or 19, or 20, quite a time, under tho conditions above related, to sow the germs which finally send him to the hospital, but ho gets there In good time in fact, they all get there together, Unwise and Inexperienced people think there has come upon the Army an epi demic of enteric diseases, which they at tribute to the water, or the climate, or the soil everything but the true cause. Men of 21 and over do not, except In few cases, commit these follies. There was a time at Chlckamauga when I was the only, Inspectpr-General, with something over EO.OOO men (the other four being do- tailed to muster out troops), and I have always regretted that I did not have a report made, by the division surgeon, showing the percentage of boys, from 13 to 21, elck, and cauees of sickness. In the division hospitals. I am morally con vinced there were not less than 73 per cent. Full Preparation Important. I have referred above to the necessity of the National Guard being fully pre pared for the field, for a couple of months, without aid from the General Govern ment, except as to rations. I know of one case of a New York National Guard reg iment, of National reputation, reporting to us, in May, with uniforms so service worn that in a month they were ex cused from dress parade, on account of the shabby condition of their pants. They never got fully equipped until about Au gust. There were other National Guard regiments Insufficiently supplied with ord- sIght to godg and men! There were nar- row-pointed toes, laced, buttoned, hlgn heeled in fact, anything but a good mil itary shoe. Of course, the Government was not to blame for this, but if we had o Votlnnol niinrrt nltcnvn pnnlnned for j the fleldj the above condition could not exiet. because tho Government Inspector would see to it that the troops wore prop erly equipped. But, as I saw in the beginning, no mat ter how thoroughly equipped a National Guard would be. they could not be used n tlmn tn Via atflplont lr rn nf n Sllfldeil enjergencJ-f 6UCn ag the Spanish War pre clpltated upon us: and t.hat Is the condi tion wo must be prepared always to meet. An Emergency Force. So wo must have some thoroughly equipped, disciplined and drilled substi tute, vrhich can be immediately sann wiched into the regular Army and com manded by regular officers. I have though' of some such substitute, an discussed the matter with regular officers, quite fre quently during the Spanlsh-Amerlcai War. The organization suggested Is briefly, to recruit under special laws ot Congress two hifantry battalions to eacu battalion of the regular Army. The corps to be a special corps, recruited as the regulars are, as to physical perfection, tne ages to range from 21 to not over 3u Tho officers to be "specially selected, as t pny3ical and educational qualifications, and wh6n organized to be assigned by the General Government to soma particular battalion of the regular Army. As I have said, this corps would be organized under special laws of Congress, Independent of the National Guards, and not even subject to call by the state governments in which they were organized. They should receive a stipend, say 10 cents a day. to forrelt twice that amount when absent from drills, except for good military reasons Inspections from the battalions to which they aro assigned should be appointed to periodically visit, inspect, drill and In struct the. men and hold classes for the officers. Now, let me illustrate: Supp"CLe that Portland is authorized to raise two bat talions of Infantry otTour companies each, of 125 men to a company. Now you have organized your battalions and they have rocelved their equipments, then the War Department assigns them to the First Battalion, First United States Infantry. Now the battalions know where they belong. At once orders are Issued by the Adjutant-General. U. S. A., de tailing two officers from the First United States Infantry, who are to act for the ensuing year as the Inspectors-General for the battalions. They visit them at regular intervals, Inspect, drill and In struct them, and report regularly the condition of the battalions to the Adjutant-General of the Army. As such an organization Is a special one. under spe cial laws of Congress, provision should be made to send them into the field for active camp duty with the battalion to which they belonged, or some other con venient regular battalion. As the regular battalions would know which of the vol unteer battalions belonged to them In case of war, they would have a particular personal Interest In fully preparing them for the field, and. by the same token', the volunteers would have a natural pride in making themselves worthy of their asso- J elates. As the corps would be a special OREGON. corps, young men. of soldierly ambitions would be more anxious to join these oi ganizatlons than any of the state organ izations. When called Into the Held for Instruction, they would, of course, re ceive full pay. In the event of war, the organization would be completed by ap pointing the Major of the regular .bat talion the Colonel of the regiment, or some other regular ofllcer, as the wisdom, of the War Department authorities dl- rected. The senior Captain of the reg- ular battalion to be Lieutenant-Colonel, the battalion Adjutant, Quartermastor and Commissary to be the regimental Adju tant, Quartermaster and Commissary, thus placing the regiinent under the charge of experienced and skilled regular officers. Now we have 30 regular Infantry regl- J ments, of three battalions each, making I no battalions, which, by the organizations suggested would become, as by magic. SO regiments of about 1500 enlisted men each, making an aggregate, efficient, force of about 153,000 enlisted men. In addi tion we have 15 regiments of regular cav alry and 30 batteries of Held artillery, making a total efficient force of about 160,000 men, which could be concentrated in any part of the United States In a week's time, fully armed and equipped for a two months' campaign, without any ernmenC except as' : rations This ..,. ..i .,m,.., y.iA v until the Government made adequate" preparations to prosecute the war, any force, or forces, the whole of Europe could send against us. The details of an organization, similar In general characteristics, to this, would be fully expressed In the bill creating it. I can foresee that it would meet the ob-. jectlons of the hypercritical, and we have a wilderness of them, because of Its ex clusive character they would all say Its aristocratic character while others would oppose It because of the expense Incurred In the small payment to the men and officers. A brief calculation will show that It would amount to less than one-tenth of the wastage In preparing for a war under the methods at present In force. A disastrous war would entail upon us an indemnity greater than the expense of maintaining such an organiza tion as suggested, for a thousand years. DAVID VICKERS. The Sonority of Latin. American Ecclesiastical Review. To us. Catholics, who know Latin, there Is a chain of associations In the language of our ritual, and mucn ot their sig- nlficance Is lost If we translate the ex- pressions Into English. Thus, the word "patria In the O Salutarls, and "sem per collaetcmur" In the "Ava Maris Stel la"; so also such expressions as "Domlne Domlnus Noster," "Quod tarn sltlo," "Talem ac tantum meruit habere Redemp torem," "Popule mcus, quid feci tlbl?" ''Qui dormlunt In somno pacis," "Facie ad faclem," "Cor contrlturh quasi clnis," "Virgo virginum praeclara," "Rorate coell desupcr." It Is our misfortune that during tho 300 years in which tho English language was making it was in the hands of Protestants. It is this which prompts Car dinal Newman to say that English litera ture always will have been Protestant. Our best Catholic thought, even that which Is literary In form, has been de veloped in alien speech, and dors not readily adapt itself to English words un der their present connotation. And con sequently when Catholic truth la ex- Ot99te99St 9-9 III gF!S . v m, j) the breaking down of the valves, caused by the paralysis or tne muscular coat cf the veins, they become dilated and local stagnation of the blood fol lows. The vital organs, be.ng deprived of their proper quality and quantity of nourishment, impaired function is the result. Statistics prove that 2o per cent of the male population are afflicted with varicocele in some stage of the disease. 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The language of the Elizabeth an period, especially of Shakespeare, la not un-Cathollc. nnd poetry can never entirely dissociate lt?elf from Catholicism, while tho romantic movement of the pres ent century, under the leadership of Sir Walter Scott, gives a Catholic ring to j much of our finest literature. But many . of our writers whose training did not fit j them to use thfa Inheritance contented i themselves with rendering Into falrly readable English the results of Catholic thinking in other lands. In their works the charm of phrase In almost entirely lacking; and the thoughts rendered in precise forms have been so often given out to tho people that they have lost their power of stimulating, and often produco little more emotional effect than the truths of the multiplication table. THEIR LAST STAND. What the Encmten of Admiral Schley Are Dolnpr. Chicago Tribune. Admirers of Admiral Schley who think that the verdict of the court of Inquiry will vindicate him should be upon their guard. They are little aware what Is going on among hl3 Inveterate enemies to discredit him. If possible, with the court. Those who have not been in or about Washington have little conception of the tremendous social pressure which has been and" will continue to be exer cised upon members of the court by Schley's enemies. The Secretary of the Navy, of course, is the avowed prosecutor, if not persccuto' of Schley, and is still at the head of the Navy Department. Ee has many cheerful assistants in this malicious busi ness, prominent among them Higginson of the Massachusetts, Chadwick of the New York. Evans of the Iowa, little Potts, and various other subalterns whose sole business It Is to curry favor with the department In the hope of securing promotion. These Captains who are so bitter against Schley unfortunately were not In the battle of Santiago, but It docs not prevent them from joining in the chorus of detraction, and the possibility of elevating themselves Is an additional I incentive for dragsing Schley down. The admirers of Schley may expect that I the court will yield to this social pressure to the extent of finding him censurable for some things which antedate the bat- ! tie. They may yield sufficiently to de clare that he did not do his duty at Cicn fuegos. that he made a mistake in "tho retrograde movement." that he should have destroyed the Colon, and that ho was culpably negligent in some other de tails of service. The court, however, cannot say anything impugning his gal lant conduct In the battle of Santiago. That has been established once for all. but It may not be permitted to overlook, what most other Americans would be glad to do, slight errors of judgment six weeks before the battle. The adroit enemies of Schley dragged In superlluous matter which the Navy Department had overlooked, such as the so-called "reprehensible conduct" to which the chivalrous Sampson called at tention when the department continued Schley second In command for six weeks, and then recommended him for promotion at the same time with Samp ion. The Navy Department now seeks to have Schley censured for conduct it overlooked or approved of before thj battle. Any man of ordinary common sense will be amazed at the tergiversa tion of the Navy Department, but ir will stick at nothing, even the sacrifice of consistency, to do what It can to pull Schley down and elevate his enemies at his expense. Admiral Schley's reputation would have been destroyed long ago if it had been in the power of his enemies to do It. For tunately, however, there Is an appeal even from this court of Inquiry and the coterie of malicious enemies behind it to the tribunal of American public opinion, which cares nothing ror the Jealousies of naval officials. So. even should he bo censured by his enemies for trivial acu which occurred long before the Santi ago battle, it will never be forgotten by his admiring countrymen that he was in the fight from start to finish and it J command of the only two .ships that had much to do with the battle-the gallant I Brooklyn and splendid Oregon It will not be forgotten that those who were not In the battle are his enemies and that those who were in the battle testified en thusiastically to his skill, his courage, and his patriotic performance of duty on that eventful day. Inducement for Crusndera. Westminster Review. At the Council of Clermont. Urban, the Second proclaimed a plenary indulgence to those who should enlist under the ban ner of the cross, the absolution of all their sins, and a full receipt for all thnt might be due of canonical penance. In the age of earnest faith the effect of this decree was far reaching and electrical. At the voice of their pastor, the homi cides arose by thousands to redeem their souls, by repeating on the Infidels the same deeds which they had exercised against their Christian brethren, and the terms of atonement were eagerly em braced by offenders of every rank and station. War and adventure were tho reigning passions of the Franks or Lat ins; and they were enjoined to gratify those passions, to visit distant lands, and , tn rfraA,- thelr swords acalnst the nations i of tne East. Their victory, or even their attempt, would Immortalize the names of the Intrepid heroes of the cross; and tho purest piety could not be Insensible to tho most splendid prospect of military glory; their fancy already grasped the golden sceptres of Asia; and the conquest of Apu lia and Sicily by the Normans might ex alt to royalty the hopes of the most pri vate adve. urer. Besides, the natural and artificial wealth of the Mohammedan countries had been magnified by the tales of pilgrims and the gifts of an imperfect commerce. The vulgar, both the great nnd small, were brought to believe every wonder, of lands flowing with miik and honey, of mines and treasure, of gold and diamonds, of palaces of marble and jasper, and of odoriferous groves of cinnamon and frankincense. 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