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Newspaper Page TextV'' THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUAEY 13 1902. THE CHINESE QUESTION FIRST OP A. SERIES OP ARTICLES BY J. T. 3IORGAX." ReRKOHS Why Organized. Labor Aaks for Exclusion and Will Work Steadfastly for It. At the convention of the American Federation of Labor recently held In Ecranton, Pa., a strong stand was taken in favor of a re-enactment of what an! commonly known as our Chinese exclu sion laws, which, by their own terms, expire and cease to be operative on and after the 5th day of May next. - This stand was taken after mature con sideration by the special committee of 11, to which all resolutions on that sub ject were referred, and after a full dis cussion of their report upon the floor of the convention. The vote in favor of this position was unanimous, both in the committee-room and upon thefloor of the .xonventlon, not a single dissenting voice being heard in either body when the question was submitted. This unanimity on the part of our pro ducersour wage-earning classes our horny-handed sons of toll who make up so large a portion of our population, as voiced by the 300 delegates brought to gether from all parts of the country, ought, perhaps, to be sufficient to war rant our statesmen in a re-enactment of those laws without other or further con sideration. "We do not, however, care to plant our selves upon this ground, and this ground alone. We say there are numerous rea sons of a most convincing nature upon which our unanimity of opinion as above Indicated may be justified reasons which cannot fail of appealing with much force to the Intelligence, sober Judgment and patriotism of our Congressmen, our Sen ators and the people of our country at large. While an enumeration of all these rea sons Is not necessary and will not be here undertaken, yet In a few short articles, upon which I now propose to enter, I will endeavor to make good the following propositions: I. Without the re-enactment of those laws, it would be only a few years at most till the Chinese hordes among us could be counted in millions. IL With these millions among us, fair ly swarming In all sorts of employment, our miners, mechanics, unskilled laborers and wage-earning classes generally, would be subjected to a most grinding, a most deadly competition. IIL Under the pitiless pressure of such fearful and destructive competition, the wages of our toilers would In the end go down to a third of what they now are, and their standard of living be low ered in the same degree. IV. Such reduction of wages and lower ing of the standard of living would dimin ish consumption, discourage production, curtail employment, put a check upon business activity and Increase the number of idle men in our midst. V. Such a fall of wages and lowering of the standard of living, together with the evil consequences to flow therefrom, as above pointed out, would, in their sec ondary and more ultimate effects, lessen our productive power as a nation and thereby deal us a most fatal economic blow. VL By excluding the Chinese and all other equally cheap and servile laborers, and by thus keeping up our rate of wages, not only at their present level, but upon a gradually rising scale, we can confidently rely uoon more skill and efficiency on the part of our workers, more mechanical and other inventions, a further improve ment of the labor-saving contrivances we now have, and consequently upon a con tinuous Increase of our productive power as a people. VIL And, finally, by thus protecting our wage-earners from such degrading com petition, by thus increasing their wage rates and standard of living, by thus augmenting their skill and efficiency In their several occupations, by thus grad ually increasing our productive power as a people, and by persevering In these noble lines of effort, our country will most surely take and forever hold the proud and lofty position to which she ought to aspire as queen, so to speak, of all the nations of the earth the best, the noblest, the grandest, the most glorious Republic the world has ever seen. If each of the foregoing propositions can be established beyond cavil, although they embrace but a small portion of a mighty volume of argument that might be made in support of our contention I repeat it, if the foreglng propositions can be so established to the full measure of their sweep and significance, I believe all fair-minded people will be ready to agree with me in the following general conclusions: 1. That our wage-earning classes are eminently right in their demand for a re-enactment of our Chinese exclusion laws. 2. That Congress, at an early flay, ought to respond to such demand in the form of such re-enactment. 3. That all classes of our people ought gladly to Join with our wage-earners in urging upon Congress a prompt re-enactment of the said laws. It will, therefore, be my purpose in subsequent articles to establish to ab solute demonstration each of the seven propositions above enumerated. I will also venture to affirm that if I fall in the accomplishment of the pur pose here declared, the failure must be charged to the weakness of myself, and not to me irauty or my cause, or any want of material available tor Its support If, therefore, the reader will go with me from proposition to proposition as I move along in future articles, and if I succeed in the purpose here avowed, we shall both have the pleasure of seeing Truth stand forth as the friend of our cause, Justice as its advocate, Human ity as Its champion, Patriotism as its de fender and Sound Public Policy as the sturdy ally of them all. And, as a re sult of the joint efforts of this powerful coalition, we ought to see many of the strongest and mos.t praiseworthy con siderations put together in martial array, that were ever called to the attention of our statesmen for their responding fa vorably to an appeal from our sons and daughters of toil, for their entering at once upon a course of legislation that can not but redound to the good of our coun try, to the glory of our Republic and to the substantial welfare and happiness of posterity through countless ages yet to come. J. T. MORGAN. Portland, January IL (To be continued.) The State of Jefferson. Atlanta Constitution. The suggestion that Oklahoma and the Indian Territory be combined and ad mitted as a single state with the name of "Jefferson" has met with "widespread approval. The approaching celebration of the centenary of the Louisiana pur chase by Jefferson makes opportune the creation of a new state bearing his his toric name, and as the territories oc cupied by Oklahoma and the Indian five tribes are a part of that purchase and now have quite sufficient population and resources to make statehood for them de sirable and practicable. Congress might very properly grant the necessary en abling legislation to that end. The name of Jefferson, next to that of Washington, deserves to be thus visi bly, audibly and permanently associated with the Union. His Inspired Intellect gave form and fire to the Declaration of Independence; his patriotism of the pur est democratic type established a political school as Imperishable as the spirit ot man; his statesmanship foreplanned and began the continental dominion of the Union; and his practical prescience of human progress bequeathed to us the sys tem of land partition, school endowments and homestead rights that have so pow erfully assisted the settlement and pros perity of the great "West. By all means, let it be Incorporated in the enabling act that the new state shall be honored by so great and so significant a name as that of Jefferson. ADVERTISED Unclaimed Letters Remaining: In the PostoSce at Portland, Or. Free delivery of letters by carriers at the residence of owners -may be secured by observ ing the following' rules: Direct plainly to the street and number of the house. Head letters with the writer's full address, Including: street and number, and request an swer to be directed accordingly. Letters to strangers or transient visitors in the city, whose special address may be un known, ebould be marked In the left-hand cor ner, "Tanslent.,, This will prevent their be ing delivered to persons of the same or similar names. Persons calling for these letters will pleasa slate date on' which they were advertised, January 13. They will be charged for at the rate ot 1 cent each. WOMEN'S LIST. Aikens, Mrs M T Leckcnby, Miss Alice L Adams, Mrs Carrie Lewis, Mrs Frank Allison, Mrs Mary Bell L1ese, Mrs Minnie Andrews. Miss Nellie LJnd. Mrs N P Andrews. Miss Lena Llnstad, Mrs H Lord, Mrs Lupton, Miss Rose McCann. Mrs Robt-2 McCance. Miss Rosella McDonald. Mrs Maud McKay. Blanche McMlllln, Miss G Morton. Mrs TV Anderson, Mrs Llna Arns, Mrs C C Ask, Mrs Tilda A Baer. Mrs Charles E Bagley, Mrs Mary Baker. Mrs TV D Boswltz, Miss Mtna Brenan. Mrs J P Hrlttaln, Mrs C E Morris, Mrs W TV Brockman. Mrs Mollle Munklttrick. Mrs S Buckner. Miss Maud Murphy. Miss Frances Cardwell, Miss Lou M Collins, Miss Mae Converse, Mrs M A-2 Converse. Mrs Mary Cook, Mrs Hester Crocker, Mrs M V Daugberty, Mrs M C Daly, Mrs TV I Davis, Mrs Bessie Davis, MIsa Frances Dodd, Mrs Dubois, Mrs Dr Evans. Miss Frances Faulkes, Mrs Kettle Ferrlll. Mrs C TV Fisher. Mrs Sh Murray, Mrs Katie Nash, Mrs Stella Neat, Ml&s Margaret Newton, Miss Alma Nelson, Mrs Thos Norwood. Mrs L H Norton, Mrs R H Olson, Mrs M C Osborn. Mrs J R Palmer, Mlsa Madge Parker, Miss Jessie Pearson. Mrs J A Pearl, MIhs lone Peterson. Mrs Porter. Miss Myrtle. Prlndle. Miss Lydla Fletcher. Miss Eld Frazer, Miss Genevieve Purkerson, Mrs Kittle Frazcr. Mrs J M Rove. Miss Ava Gallagher. MUs Maggie Rayland, Mrs Nellie Garvey, Mrs P J Gerdes. Mrs TV H Relsecker, airs N J Reef. Mrs Reed. Mrs C TV-2 Rod nick. Miss Lynn Rogers. Mrs TV J Rolland, Miss Lou Rosenthal. Mrs R Rutherford, Mrs Lau ra Grenler. Dr Beatrice Glesy, Miss Munda Gustean, Judith Gibson, Mrs-2 Gould, Miss Lydla Greenlee, Mrs A C Halonen, Mrs G A Hamel. Miss Amelia Salmon, Miss Lizzie Hamlin. Miss Bessie L Sedder. Miss Dora Hansan, Miss Slgred Shultz, Miss Lizzie M Hartman. Mrs Mabel Shields, Miss Hazel Hart. Miss Georgia Simpson. Mrs C L Hawks, Miss Alverda Slough, Miss May Hawkins. Mrs J F Slover, Mrs Cbas Hayward, Miss Mabel Smeltzcr, Mrs Hayward. Mrs G F-0 Smith. Miss Ella Hess, Miss Emma V Smith, Miss May Heinz. Mrs Fred-2 Smith, Mrs Neal D Solomon, Mrs Dell Staff. Louise Tetherow, Mrs S A Herbet, Mrs Emma Hlggs, Miss Minnie Hlndman, Mrs Fannie Hoppe, Miss Nettle Thatcher, Mrs a 1j Hochenhelmer, Mrs J DTIce. Viola O Hedge. Mrs M E Turnbow, Miss Julia Vale, Mrs Mlna TVestover. Minnie TVatson, Mrs Rose Watson. Mrs Jas H TVest, Miss May Wiggins, Miss Cells. TVlUlams, Mrs Nellie L TVilson. Miss Maud TVyman. Mrs H E Hughes, Miss Sarah Johnson, Mrs L Johnson, Miss Norma Johnson, Miss Pearl Johnston, Mrs TV B Jones, Mrs J H Kelly, Mrs James Latimer. Mrs N P Lemon, Miss Cora MEN'S LIST. Larsen, Cliarlle Adams, J S Allison, A J Andrews. Henry Armstrong, Mr & Mrs TVm Armstrong, TV H Austin. TV H Ayer, N C Bayle Printing Co Ball Co LATaet. Ole O Lawrence. J P & Co Lemont, Howard Lendstrom, P A Levin, A LUes, Ira J Llngllle. J H Lovejoy, Master Guard Mclnnls, Nell H Bankers & Brokers Oil McCarthy. Frank-2 co Mccann, Dr u a Barr, Dr McCoy, Jas C Barr, Geo McDonald, Arthur liartier. rroi u Eugene aicisiroy, s M Bates, Herman McGrcer, Hugh McLavln, J McLean, Willie Maekln, J B Magee, Harry E Maendele, Archls Maxwell. J J Mack, TVm Mantel, Henry Martin, Al Mendenhall, J J Merchant. TV M Miller, Preston Mossley H & Son Moore, T P Morrison. TVm Morris Galther Mulloy. E C Mueller. J P Murphy, D A Meyer. Otto Bates, J TV Bender, J Benjamin, M J Bertz & Bro. Lelter Berry. J K Blnney, Fred Bishop, M E Blank, Norberd Blomqulst. C F Bowen, F A Bowdoln, J A Bryant. Frank Brltt, Orlck-2 Brown, Jos Brown. Herbert A Burrell. TValt Cyclone Mill Co Carman, A J Carlton, Oscar Carson, Anton Carson. TVlll Nakamlna. I Cassldy, Patrick JamesNelron, Henry Chalker. J L Nelson. C Christian, J TV Clark, C Clark, G P Clark. TV J & Co Covells. Vlts Coffman, C Collison, Harry Collinge. TValter Collier. H F Compton, A T Cook, J H Cook, Elmer Cordero, J TV Crouch. A T Dyer. Major and Mrs Alexander. E B Dahlberg. A TV Davis. E A Debl, C Deckard, E E Drlscole, Harry Duffleld. J E Dunlap. TV B Edwards, J A Elsekamp, H J Erroll. TV A Evans. Ed Evol, Thos Fisher. S F Fowler, Guy Foster. Malcom P Grunow, J A Gaulte. Edward Newbauer, Clemens Newton, Robt Newell, John S Nhamle, Michael Oliver, John & wlfa Orme, Chas Or & Cat Lum Co Osborn, L L Osburn, A J O'Neill. J L Ogden. D Park, J G Parker, Mr Paterson. Harry Peck. G O Phillips Cut Rate Office Portland Market Porter. Albert Powell, Mr Power. E E Pullen, J Roth. Charlie-2 Reese. J B Reeder. TV Reynolds, J A Rlggs. J G Riddle. Joseph Richard. TV A Riley. Geo TV Rolce, Oleo O Roberts, James-2 Roberts, Mr Rogers. TV J Galloway, is u Ross, J M Garllnghouse, Maurice Sablan, S R E Service, John Garvin, H E Garell. Henry Gibson, John H Gilo. Albion L-2 GUUngham, C TV Goldsmith, Alfred S Goodman. N & Son Govey, Chas K Gray. Howard Greenbaugh, George Greene. H Hyland, F E Hazeltlne, TV B Hackings, Albert Hall, Joseph Hart, Gustave Hawes, Harold Head. Alfred Henderson, Jack Hertz, L B Hlnes. TV F-2 Hocklnsmlth, Francis Hogadone, J P Slrgert, Paul Selling, Sam Shannon. TVm Shaver, TVm J Sloper. Boss R Sloven. Henry Slocum, N L Smith, F R Smith, Fleet Smith. Dr P H Smith, Vernon Emlth, TVm Alfred Spatz, Fritz Spears. Geo L Star Theater Co Stenger. Albert A Stone. Freeman Strauot, I Strickland. TV H Sweet. Clarence Tennant, Jos R Terminal House The!l. Albert Horn. TV "Valine. Frank W Home Treatment Mfg Van Fleet, C A Co Vermler. A-2 Hudson, James Hughes. H Inclenrock. John Jansen, Chris Jolllffe, John F Johnson, Al Johnson. M M Jones, L C-2 Jpnes. William B Kllngkammer, John Kallgren, Elvard Kahn, Joseph C Kerr, Frank Knapp, C A Kulper. Otto H Laneo. Roslna Lackett, J F Lane, O K. Wand. Ed TValther. B H Walker, Mack A Warner.' Vincent Ward. D J Weber. L N TVellsTs, S N Welch, Jas T Wells. TV E Western, Hurley Williams, Charlie wunam, Jake Woodcock, V M Wolfe, D H Wood. C E Wright, Master Clifford Yancey. Bob Zlnnle, Thos A B. CROASMAN. P. M. A Type of Combines. Boston Post. The asphalt trust is a typical truEt, ana so is the manner of Its collapse typical of the ending of Inflated corporations. It was built upon the accumulated stock of corporations really doing business. For itself the asphalt trust did no business dividends. It owned neither asphalt nor working plant. It was a fiction created for the purpose of preventing competition, maintaining prices and, in short, restrain ing trade. In this It differed at no es sential point from the sugar trust, the to bacco trust, the telephone trust, the steel trust, or any other of the modern combl naions for monopoly which we designate by the generic name of trusts. IN COUNTY'S SUBURBS FARMERS AXD DAIRYMEN ARE EX JOYING PROSPERITY. Bicycle Trip Thro ash Country to the Sandy River Disclose Many Im provements and Sew Buildings. Whirling bicycles followed the several cycle paths leading toward the Sandy River yesterday. For touring purposes the weather could hardly have been Im proved, although In the early morning hours It was a. trifle cold. There was little wind to interfere after 9 o'clock, and the clear atmosphere enabled every portion of the country clear to the sum mit of Mount Hood to be seen as the wheelmen pedaled down the east side of Mount Tabor. Only by getting out Into the suburbs can one get an Idea of what GIVES $1,000,000 FOR HOME FOR CONSUMPTIVES SIR ERNEST CASSEL. "WEAITHY BRITISH FINANCIER. There is said to be authority for the statement that Sir Ernest Cas sel Is the man who has placed $1,000,000 at the disposal of King Ed ward for use in some charity, and who stipulated that his. name should not be made public Sir Ernest Is a naturalized Britisher, having been born In Francei He Is one of England's wealthiest Jewish financiers. "Within the last two years he has become a devoted sportsman, and has a racing stable and a breeding stud. He was prominent in Egyptian finance, and was made a Knight Commander of St. Michael and St, George for his services in that field. v King Edward has decided to devote this gift to a sanitarium which will accommodate 100 patients. Twelve of the beds are to be reserved for wealthy sufferers, while the remainder will be for those who are only able to afford a small fee. Three prizes of 500, 200 and 100, respectively, have been offered In connection with this scheme for the best essays on and plans for the construction of the sanitarium, and the advisory committee will be guided by the result of this competition In the execution of His Majes ty's wishes. The competition is open to medical men of all nationalities. The sanitarium will be within easy distance of London, for it has been shown that the open-air treatment can bo conducted almost as successfully In England as In Switzerland. progress Is- being made in' the country east of the city. There is In store a revelation to all who are strenuous enough to make the trip either by wheel or buggy on the Base Line or Section roads, returning by the Powell Valley or Sandy road. Just east of Montavllla, which Is full of push and thrift, Is Russellvllle. with Its quaint schoolhouse and prosperous farm houses. Every house Is occupied, and from this point on to Rockwood, numerous tracts of land on both sides of the Base Line have been bought and are being cleared. At Rockwood a fine new store building has been finished, and a large store Is maintained there. Here are evi dences of prosperity. New cottages have been put up. A. H. Bell, postmaster, said yesterday that every house Is" occu pied, and many Improvements are being made all over the country. A public "hall has been built at Rockwood. and the Methodist Church has built a manse. Also a new school district has been organized at this place. Two miles further on Is the 12-mlle corner. Here Captain J. A. Brown pur chased a considerable farm several years ago, and proceeded to lay out his cash in improvements. He cleared land and erected a fine cottage and large barn. Others In the neighborhood caught the infection, and Improvements were made all around. Captain A. T.- Webb, of Portland, has laid out many thousands of dollars on what he calls "Folly Farm," a mile further on the Base Line road. He keeps a force of men slashing and burn ing brush the year around. B. H. Bow man, ex-Portland banker, has a fine fruit farm on the road leading to Fair view. One and one-half miles north Is Falrvlew, a beautiful and flourishing lit tle settlement. Here is the cheese fac tory owned by H." C. Campbell, of Port land. Friday Mr. Campbell was out at Falrvlew and gave a banquet at the Hunt er hotel to the farmers furnishing milk and to others.. He did this to promote a better spirit and lay before them plans for extending the dairy Interests of that part of the county. Here a great dairy business Is being developed. Recently a corporation was formed for the erection of a hall at Falrvlew, and work Is in progress on the foundation. It will be a two-story structure. The young people have what Is called an Archaeology So ciety at this place. They have a consid erable collection of curios. There are two churches and a schoolhouse. At Terrt E. L. Thorp, a pioneer news paper man of Portland, lives on a farm. He was one of the original editors of the East Portland Vindicator, and still does considerable writing for the press. Troutdale has become ambitious. It has a reading-room and library, where the Woman's Club holds meetings. It Is a flourishing place, and many new cottages have been erected. On the road leading to Gresham from Troutdale Is the farm of James Menzles, on which "oil indications" were first dis covered, causing such a furore all over that part of the county. OH was seen oozing in the banks of Beaver Creek; a handkerchief was saturated with the stuff, a match was touched to it and there was a flash and flame. It was quickly noised about that oil had been found on his farm. The same evidence of oil was dis covered on the farm of Dr. F. D. Miller, of Portland. OH experts overrun the country, and farms were bonded right and left. No well-sustained effort has yet been made to find oil. When this is done, it is believed that petroleum will be found under some of the farms near Gresham, Mrs. Minnie Buckley, a local writer, has written a comedy, basing it on the supposition that oil had been found in that part of the county, and It takes well wherever the local troupe gives It, At Gresham It can be seen that the ef fects of the fire have passed away. Bet ter buildings have been erected than those burned, and the little town Is more pros perous than ever. Here Is a handsome new schoolhouse, that would be a credit Jto any city. The Grangers secured the old building and moved it to a beautiful grove on the Powell Valley road, and made it a meeting place. Whoever visits Gresham should stand on the hill near "W. "W. Cotton's farm and look toward the east. This point commands a comprehen sive view of the heart of the matchless Powell Valley. Splendid farms spread out In every direction, cosy and pretentious houses nestle In the groves, and toward the south and southeast are countless farms, decking the sides of the sloping hills like the spots on a checker-board. Recently some Arkansas farmers made extended purchases m this valley, for the purpose of engaging in the extensive man ufacture of cheese. They are said to be experts, and have the means to carry out their purposes. TV. TV. Cotton, of Portland, has set the pace In the cheese business. He takes milk from a wide district. He has an extensive creamery on his fine farm, un der the management of H. E. Davis, and has Just established a milk route as far as Pleasant Home, a distance of seven miles, through the Powell Valley, and will take In the district eastward to the Sandy River, 'a distance of about 10 miles. Separators have been installed at many points. Mr. Cotton Is doing good work for the farmers. He furnishes them a market right at their doors, and his farm and facilities are" unsurpassed. He has three silos, with which his own stock is fed. This part of Multnomah County Is regarded as one of the best dairy dis tricts in the state. Certainly there is no more beautiful country in the world than the Powell Valley. An electrlo railway Is needed very badlyr to tap the rectlon, and It Is bound to come before many years. P0SEAS JAPANESE. A Chinese Trlclc to Avoid Excleslon From the United States. Chicago Chronicle. Chinese have a new scheme for getting into the United States in spite of the ex clusion laws, according to a discovery which has been made by the Japanese Consul's office In Chicago. It was an nounced yesterday by Chancellor Yoshlto Komma, of the Chinese-Japanese Consul ate, that several Chinese had clipped off their queues a,n& represented themselves as Japs. To one who Is not well acquaint ed with the features of the two Orientals the difference between a Chinese without a queue and a Jap is so slight as to es cape notice. This similarity Is said to have been taken advantage of by the Chinese repeatedly, and with great suc cess, to gain admission to the United States. The dress and other characteristics were changed In accordance. The sa credness with which all Chinese are sal-J to regard their queues had been Instru mental In getting them past the Inspec tors when their braids have been miss ing. Since the anti-queue Chinese have come into prominence It has developed that many of these Celestials, not wishing to incur the wrath of their orthodox brethren, and thinking their chances bet ter for consideration at the hands of Americans, have represented themselves as Japanese. Their hair Is coarser than that of the Japanese, however, and their features are quite different to one famil iar with both races. There are comparatively few Japanese In the United States. There are but 100 in Chicago, and many of them are students In various schools. Several merchants and foreign representatives are here, while from one to a dozen Japanese busi ness men pass through Chicago every day. There Is no disposition on the part of the Japs to emigrate to the United States as the Chinese do. The Japanese do not take kindly to the sorts of work to which the Chinese are adapted. When they do remove to America, however, the Japanese take up American "ways and make intelligent and progressive citizens. This Is said by Consul Toshiro Fujlta to be due to the fact that the Japanese are educated and broadmlnded. Nearly all educated Japanese have a knowledge ot English, and government documents and treaties are printed both In Japanese ana1 English. A Snake and Its China Egg. Baltimore Sun. Parkersburg, W. Va. The present bliz zard was preceded by two or three days of Spring-like mildness. On one of them Ira Beckwith's dog found a big blacksnake sunning Itself near a clump of blackberry bushes. Mr. Beckwlth killed the snake, which measured five feet In length. One part of its body was swollen and appeared to have a hard lump Inside. Mr. Beck wlth cut the snake open and found Inside It a china nest-egg, which It had evident ly swallowed while robbing some hen's nest. Mr. Beckwlth showed it to his neighbors, one of whom Identified It by certain scratches and bumps on it as one which had disappeared from a hen's nest on his farm two vears airo. It 1st sun- posed that the snake, unable to either di- gest or expel the china egg. had carried It around for two years. On the under side of the, snake's body, at the point where the egg was found, the skin was worn almost through. Doubtless She Was. Mr. Browne And who Is the president of your club now, Mrs. Mala prop? Mrs. Malaprop (proudly) I am the pres ent Incumbrance, ' just now. Philadelphia Prew. Downing, Hopkins & Co. ESTABLISHED 1S03. WHEAT AND STOCK. BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor UNCLE SAM IN THE LEAD LONDON DAILY MAIL YEAR-BOOK ON TVEALTH OP NATIONS. Lnst Year' Trade Bad for Two of Fonr Leading Governments Not So Wltk the United States. WASHINGTON. Jan- U. The standing of the United States with her neighbors and especially with those of Europe, :s Illustrated by some statements made by the London Dally Mall Year-Book for 1902, a copy of which has just reached the Treasury Bureau of Statistics. In its va rious chapters it discusses various fea tures of conditions in the United States. Under the head of "Wealth," it places the United States at the head of the list of great nations, the figures of wealth being: United States. 16.3CO.00O,O0O; United Kingdom, 11.806,000.000; France, 9,690,000.000; Germany, 8.052,000',000. and Russia, 6.425,000,000. While the United States heads this list of countries in Its wealth. It shows the smallest National in debtedness, the figures being: United States ... Germany . ., United Kingdom Russia France ... 221.000.000 ... 051,000,000 ... 700,000.000 ... 711,000,000 ... 1.239.000,000 to wealth is The percentage of debt given as" United States 1.4 per cent United Kingdom 6.0 per cent Germany 8.1 per cent Russia 11.1 percent France 12.8 per cent Under the head of "Commercial Compe tition" it says that "the first year of the 20th century opened badly for two of the four leading Industrial nations. The trade of the United States was good, and showed no decline from the booming peri od of 1S9S and 1900, but rather, in most in dustries, a continuance of the boom, ot which the United States has had so dis proportionately large a share, and France, which had responded less expansively to the boom, remained unaffected by the de cline and progress elsewhere. In Eng land and Germany, however, the decline was felt acutely." Under the head of "The World's Wheat Crop" It shows the United States far ahead of any other country In the pro duction of wheat, the estimate of the world'a crop for 1901 being: Quartes. United States i DO.000.000 Russia 42.000.000 France 33.000,000 India 30,000.000 Italy 17.000,000 Hungary 10,000,000 Spain 13,000.000 Roumanla-Bulgaria 12,000.000 Germany 11,000,000 United Kingdom 7.000,000 Australia 7,000,000 Quarter equals 8 bushels. Under the head of "Fight for the iron Trade," It calls attention to the fact that the United States is now the world's largest producer of pig Iron and steel, and says: "It will be noted that tne United Kingdom has lost ground, produc ing 396,749 tons less In 1900 than in l!sU9. the total for Great Britain being nearly 6,000,000 tons less than In America. An unsatisfactory feature in the British Iron and steel trade Is that in 1900 we import ed more iron and steel than In any pre vious year, and exported less, while the United States exported more than ever." The tables a'ceompanying this statement show the pig iron production of 1900 to be: Tons. United States 13,789,212 United Kingdom 8.90S,r70 Germany 8.494.8.-2 France 2.C09.404 Russia 2,821,000 The production of steel Is given as fol lows: ... . Tons. United States 100S7 322 Great Britain 4.0O1.054 Germany 4,709,000 Franco 1.G24.04U Rusala 1,494.000 WAGNER AND THE DOG. The Composer Bitten by a Beast He Saved Frtm Death. ' WllhemJ, the violinist. In the Staats Zeltung, translated In the Literary Digest, The .last time I was In Balreuth, Wag ner was hard at work on "Tristan und Isolde." One day, as we were walking together In silence for even on a stroll his guests seldom ventured to Interrupt the current of his thoughts he suddenly stopped and exclaimed angrily, "Look, look there!" He pointed to a boy, who was fastening a string about a large stone. The other end of the string was tied to a dog's leg. Wagner hastened up to the lad and demanded what he was doing. "Going to drown the dog." said the boy. "Why?" "Because he is old and no good. He's half blind." "How long have you had him?" asked Wagner. "About 10 years as a house dog. He used to draw milk and vegetables to market," was the response. "So," exclaimed Wag ner. "And now you won't give this faithful servant food and lodging In his old age. Shame on you." "No, we can't be bothered with a sick old dog." an swered the yokel, proceeding with his executioner's work. Then Wagner seized his arm and said: "Here Is a thaler (about 71 cents). I will buy the dog. Take yourself off, and remember that you were about to do something shameful. A beast feels the sting of Ingratitude as keenly as a man." The boy went off, blushing a little, but carefully pocketing the coin, and the dog, attempting to follow, was driven back. Wagner then tried to coax the dog to stay with us, but as he stooped to stroke him, the beast bit his hand. Wagner turned pale and uttered a cry of pain, and I raised my cane to chastise the snarling brute. But Wagner stopped me. "Would you punish him for being true to his old master?" he asked. He bandaged the In jured limb, and, strange to relate, when he made a second attempt to caress the do?, the animal, as if conscious of his fault and anxious to make amends, licked the hand that stroked him. From that moment Karo, who, under Wagner's care, soon presented a respectable appearance, was constantly at his master's side. Wag ner could not use his right hand for two weeks, and his work suffered seriously, but no one ever heard him utter a word of complaint, although he was unusually Impatient of the slightest annoyance or interruption. Minister "Wn's Status. New York Tribune. Washington, Nothing Is known in Washington of the report in New York that Minister Wu Ting Fang has received official information from Pekln of the wish of the Chinese Imperial Govern ment for' him to continue "for another term" at his post here. In fact. It Is not known that Chinese Ministers Plenipoten tiary are commissioned for a fixed term. All that Is known about Mr. Wu's status Is that soon after the death of LI Hung Chang a press report from Pekln said J tnat Jt had Deen determined here to recall minister vu. .r. u consistency acmes all knowledge o the purpose of his gov eminent either to withdraw him from this country or to asign him to another post In the diplomatic service. "While It Is known In Washington that he owed h'e rise In Chinese affairs to the favor of LI Hung Chang, it Is not known here definitely what effect the Heath or Earl Ld has had nr wii, AVPntinllv haw nnon TVu' 5tand- or will eventually nae upon wus stana- iiS uw mc wuu wi ta. iui. hu v- Chamber of Commerce tlnues to occupy the extensive establish ment in this city known as the Chinese legation, though whether he Is exercising the full functions of Chinese Minister, which he did before the death of his friend and mentor, LI Hung Chang, seems to be somewhat Involved In doubt. He is notably more chary of newspaper corres pondents than formerly, and since return ing from his last trip to the West he has refused to see representatives of the press. Realisation. Henry TVadsworth Longfellow. There Is no flock, however watched and tended. But one dead lamb la there; There Is no fireside, howsoe'er defended. But ha3 one vacant chair. The air Is full of farewells to the dying. And mourning for the dead; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, TVlll not be comforted. Let us be patient! Those severe afflictions Not from the ground arise. But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise. "We see but dimly through the mists and vapors: Amid these earthly damps TVhat seem to us but cad funereal tapers . May be heaven's distant lamps. There Is no Death! TVhat seems so Is transi tion; This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elyslan. TVhose portal we call Death! She Is not dead the child of our affection, But gone -unto that school "Where she no longer needs our poor protection. And Christ Himself doth rule. In that great cloister's stillness and seclusion, By guardian angels led. Safe from temptation, safe from sin's pollu tion. She lives, whom we call dead. Day after day we think what she is doing In those bright realms of air; Year after year, her tender steps pursuing. Behold her grown more fair. Thus do we walk with her and keep unbroken The bond which nature gives, Thinking that our remembrance, though un spoken, May reach her where she lives. Not as a child shall we again behold her; For when with raptures wild In our embrace we again enfold her. She will not be a child; But a fair maiden. In ber Father's mansion. Clothed 'vith celestial grace. And beautiful with all the soul's expansion Shall we behold her face. And though at times impetuous with emotion And anguish long suppressed. The swelling heart heaves moaning like the ocean, That cannot be at rest We will be patient, and assuage the feeling TVe may not wholly stay; By silence sanctifying, not concealing. The grief that must have way. Monkey and Parrot Politics. Vancouver Register-Democrat. Hanna and Foraker have been having a monkey and parrot time In Ohio the past week. It is a sad commentary on the general Intelligence of the people of a state when such characters as Hanna and Foraker are chosen to occupy the highest official positions within the gift of the voters. MENS No Cure No Pay THE MODERN APPLIANCE. A posltlv way to perfect manhood. The VACUUM TREATMENT cures ou without medlcln of all nervous or diseases of the generative or gans, such as lost manhood, exhaustive drains, varicocele, Impotency, etc Men are quickly re stored to perfect health and strength. Wrlta for circulars. Correspondence confidential. THE HEALTH APPLIANCE CO.. room 47-43 Safe Deposit building. Seattle. Wash. Regulates the menstrual flow, cures ku corrhoea, falling of the womb and all the other aliments peculiar to women Buy a $1 bottle from your druggist to-day. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. t& Fr South-Eastern Alaska Leave Seattle O P. 31. Steamships COTTAGE ' CITY, CITY OP SEATTLE. AL-KI. Jan. 3, 11, 15. 20, 23. a0; Feb. 4. 14. 1G, 19, 28; Mar. 1. Kor further Information ob tain company's folder. The company reserves the right to change steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing, without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON. 240 Washington St.. Portland. Or.; F. TV. CARLETON. N. P. R. R. Dock. Tacoma; Ticket Offlce. G18 First ave., Seattle. M. TALBOT. Comm'I Agt., C. TV. MILLER. A3t. Gen'l Agt.. Ocean Dock. Seattle: GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen'l AgenU, San Francisco. WHITE COLLAR LINE STR. TAHOMA. DALLES ROUTE. Winter schedule Leaves foot Alder street every Monday. Wednesday and Friday morn ing. 7 A. M. Leaves The Dalles every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday morning, 7 A. M, Stops at all way landings for both freight and passengers. ASTORIA ROUTE. STR. BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-st. Dock.) Leaves Portland dally every morning at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Returning. leaves As toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Oregon phone Main 321. Columbia phone 251. HIH ipecial Announcement ffew Service to Mediterranean T1 Ntw Qlrintlc Twln-Sertw 8temr "0m- raeav.aitn." 13.000 torn, eon ret Ions, tntl "Ntw Encluia." 11.030 toe. 573 feet locr. will 57" Mil from Bottoti to OlbnUUr. Allien. Genoa. ia pu cna Aitxanaru, 4,z!2Sh --r? iMBi" Jn. 23, 1903: -C?mmonwlth' Ziu II. ISO?. Pirfct Mrrtc and colIn. Apolr 5? THOMAS COOK & SON. P. C Oea'I Atali. G" 621 Market .. San Frasclaos. Calif. cTD 'Send for Illustrated Mediterranean Booklet." THE CHAS. NELSON CO.'S Steamer "LAME" For San Francisco direct on Jan. 16th Passage Rates: First-class $12, Second-class $7.50. For particulars, apply FRANK WOOLSEY CO. General Agents, Tel. Main 96. 252 Oak Street. CLARK'S CRUISE OF THE "CELTIC." THE LARGEST STEAMER IN THE WORLD, the Merlrerranean Agg Orient FCI1RUARY 8. 74 DAYS. $40O AKD UP. ' Inking Shore Excursions. Hotels Drives. &c. I 1?. DATS IN EGYPT and the HOLY LAND, clnric. Excanlang to Earope, 100. i jjena tor programs. F. C. ClarK. ill B'way, N.x. I WIHE CARDUT m TRAVELERS GUIDE. Oregon Shgt Line asd union pacselk THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST UNION DEPOT. CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECIAL. For the East via Hunt ington. 9:00 A. M. Dally. 4:30 P.M. Daily. SPOKANE FLYER. For Eastern Washing ton. TValla TValla. Lew Iston. Coeur d'Alene and Gt. Northern Points. 6:15 P. M. Dally. 7.00 A.M. Daily. ATLANTIC EXPRESS, For the East via Hunt- Incton. 8:50 P. M. Dally. 8:10 A. M. Daily. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE. FOR SAN FRAN CISCO. SS. Columbia Jan. 7. 17. 27. SS. Geo. V. Elder Jan. 2. 12. 22. From Alnsworth Dock. 8:00 P. M. 3:00 P. 3. FOR ASTORIA and way points, connecting with str. for Uwaco and North Beach, str. Has talo. Ash-street Dock. 8:00 P. M. Dally ex. 5:00 P. M Dally. Sunday. Sat. 10 P. M. ex. auru FOR CORVAL.LIS and 0:43 A.M. 6:00 P.M. Tues.. Thurs.. Sat. way points, str. RUTH, Ash-street Dock. (TVater permUUng.) Men.. Wed.. FrU FOR DAYTON. Oregon City and Yamhill Riv 7:00 A.M. Tues.. 3:00 P. M, Mon.. Wed.. .j Fri.. er points, str. Elm6re, Thurs., jvsn-sireeiuocic (Water permitting.) sat TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington, Telephone. Main 712. PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO. For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting steamers for Manila, Port Ar thur and Vladlvostock. INDRAVELLI SAILS JAN. 23. For rates and full Information call on or tA dress officials or agents of O. R. & N. Co. EAST via SOUTH Depot Fifth and I Leave Arrive I Streets. OVERLAND EX 8:30 P. M. PRESS TRAINS, for Salem. Rose burg, Ashland, Sac r a m e n to, Ogden. San Francisco, Mo ave, Loa Angeles, 7:45 A. M. 8:30 A. M. 7:00 P. M. El Paso. New Or leans and the East. At TV o o d b urn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects with train for Mt. Angel. 311 verton, Browns ville. Springfield, and Natron, and Albany Local for Mt. Angel and Sll- verton. Alb.iny passenger ... Ccrvallls passenger. Sheridan passenger. 10:10 A. M. 5:50 P. M. 4 .-00 P. M. 7:30 A. M. IU:B0P. M. 118:25 A. M. Dally. IIDally except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale between Portland, Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17.50 first class and $14 second class. Second class Includes sleeper; first class does not. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained at Ticket Of flce. No. 254, cor. Washington and Third. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson street. Leae Portland dally 7:20 A. M.. 12:30. 1:53, 3:25, 4:40. G:25. 8:30 P. M. Dally except Sun day. 5-30. :40 A. M.. 0:U3. 11:30 P. M. Sun day only, 9 A. M. Arrive Portland dally. 8:30. 10:50 A. M.. 1:35, 3:10. 4:30. U:13. 7:40. 10 P. M. Dally ex cept Sunday. 6:35. 9:30, 10:50 A. M.; except Monday, 12:40 A. M.; Sunday only, 10:05 A. M. Leave for Dallas dally except Sunday, 5:03 P. M. Arrive Portland 9:30 A. M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays at 3:50 P. M. Returns Tues das and Saturdays. Except Sunday. V. A. SCHILLING. City Tkt. Agt. R. B. MILLER. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. TIME CARD OHRAINS PORTLAND Leaves. 2:00 P. M. Arrives. :00 A.M. Overland Express Trln (Tltv. Mt- Loul & Kan. City Special 11:30 P.M. 7:45 P.M. Puget Sound L'mlted. for South Bend. Gray's Harbor, Olympla. Ta coma and Seattle 8:33 A.M. 5:20 P. M. Two trains dally to Spokane, Butte, Helena, Minneapolis. St. Paul and the East. A. D. CHARLTON. Asst. General Pass. Agt.. 253 Morrison street. Portland. Or. Ticket Office 122 Third St. Phone 630 LEAVE No. 4 0:00 P. M. 'The Flyer, dally to and from St. Paul. Minne apolis, Dulutb. Chicago Knd all points East. ARRIVE No. 3 7:00 A. M. Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers; Dining and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP KAGA MARU For Japan, China and all Asiatic points will leave Seattle About January 14th. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. Depot Fifth and 2 Street. ARRIVES For Maygers, Rainier. Clatskanle, Westport, Clifton. Astoria. War renton. Flavel, Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Gearhart Pk.. Seaside, Astoria and Seashore Express, Dally. Astoria Express. Dally. 8:00 A. M. 11:10 A.M. 7:00 P. M. 0:40 P. M. Ticket ofllcfa 233 Morrison at. ana Union Depot. J C MAYO, Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria. Or. Salem, Independence, Albany Corvallis and iMcMinnville. Steamer POMONA, for Corvallis, leaves 6:45 A. M. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. Steamer ALTONA. for McMInnvllIe, leaves 7 A. M. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. OREOON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO.. Office and dock, foot Taylor st. Phone 40. Mm, ff SUNSET l 1HBreatNorthebh)