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I'OKTLAXl). THURSDAY, FE1J. 3S.
THERE "WILL HE TWO CAXALS.
Committee hearings on the Panama
project do not tend to strengthen its
claims on popular favor. Mr. Haupt
frankly favors Nicaragua, and the
promises of General Reyes are worth
less. The whole procedure of Colombia
and the guarded representations of the
Trnchmon point almost unmistakably
toward an interminable series of nego
tiations, both on the Isthmus and in
Trance, before the necessary concessions
can bf secured. European interests'and
complications at Panama, and the ac
tivity in Panama's behalf of all who are
at heart opposed to any canal at all
cast a very 'unfavorable light upon the
French enterprise, compared with the
readiness and good will that have
marked the course of Nicaragua and
Cos. a Rica.
There Is just one point in the inter
Mew of General Reyes that is of mo
ment. He says if we build the Nica
ragua Canal Colombia will strain every
nerve to complete the Panama Canal.
This is doubtless no empty threat. If
we build one canal, somebody will build
the other. No one need doubt the en
tire truth of the Reyes proposition and
its converse. There will be two canals.
Men of mature years today can recall
th almost universal skepticism with
which the transcontinental railroad
projects were received forty years ago.
The world is never ready to believe in
its future. Tlie same development that
has given us six or seven prosperous
railroads where one was thought fore
doomed to failure will be repeated in
the cas? of the first canal built across
the isthmus. The Suez Canal was long
and bitterly opposed by Great Britain,
t whose commerce it is now a powerful
aid and adjunct. The trade that will
1 e built up between the Orient and our
Pacific Coast on one hand, and Europe
and our Atlantic Coast on the other
hand, will make a second canal certain
if it is not. Indeed, undertaken before
the first is completed.
There will be two canals, and the
question for us Is, "Which of the two, if
but one, should the United States build
cr control? Every consideration of
spetd, proximity, development of trade
and of prosperous communities on the
ii-thmus points to the Nicaragua route.
3t would be worse for us to have an
independent, rival canal at Nicaragua
with ours at Panama, than to have ours
at Nicaragua and the other farther
smth. This consideration alone is suffi
cient cause for Congress to prefer the
Nicaragua route.
WOOD PAVEMENTS.
According to the New York Evening
Post, wooden block pavements are pre
ferred in all the great cities of Europe,
both for durability and comfort. In
23is;on they have been found entirely
satisfactory. In London and Paris they
have been found to be noiseless, sani
tary, and of longer life than asphalt,
and far cheaper in the matter of repair.
Woods of moderately good quality wear
ten or twelve years, under great traffic
They are not slippery, are easily, cleaned
and are at once tough and elastic. The
best wooden pavement laid in the
"United States is the creosoted block of
selected heart-pine, creosoted with at
least ten pounds of dead oil to the cubic
loot, laid on a thin sand cushion spread
up.m a concrete bed. This kind of pave
ment has been laid extensively in Terre
Haute, Galveston, New Orleans and In
dianapolis. In the last-named city more
than 50.0CO square yards were contract
ed for last year. That city has had
seven years' experience with wood pave
ments. For more than thirty years London
has used wooden paving, and there are
today In London about 4,000,000 square
yards of wooden pavement. The ma
jority of the pavements now being laid
are of Swedish deal. The ordinary life
of a wooden pavement In London is
about twelve years. In Paris the extent
of wood paving is four times that of
asphalt The woods used are teak,
pitch pine and native pine, laid, as in
London, in five-inch creosoted blocks.
The trafile in the principal thorough
fares of Paris amounts to 65,000 teams
a day. The Paris pavements, despite
this enormous traffic, have a life of ten
years. The European wooden pave
ments are laid by setting the blocks on
a carefully built foundation of concrete
from four to fIx inches deep. The
blocks may be laid either on a thin
sand cushion spread on the foundation,
or on the concrete Itself.
It 19 clear from these facts that there
Is no reason why Portland could not
have as good wooden pavements as
there are in the world. We have better J
wood at hand than that used in the
great City of Paris, and if the pave
ments are properly constructed they
ought easily to last twenty years, if
they can be made to stand the traffic of
London and Paris twelve years.
A SETUACIC FOR RUSSIA.
After long quiet, the Orient again oc
cupies a front place on the stage of
diplomacy. Evacuation of Wei Hal
Wei, the British treaty with Japan and
the new deal between Russia and the
United States, are events of significance
and moment.
Great Britain's gain through the Jap
anese convention and lis indirect bear
ing on China itself is the fruit of the
death of LI Hung Chang, through whose
powerful personality Russia was en
abled to maintain secret hold upon
China. It was a wonderful thing that
the crafty old Chancellor was able to
hold In check the tremendous Chinese
national spirit so that in Russia's be
half the desires of Great Britain, Japan
and the United States for the Integrity
of the Chinese Empire were frustrated.
The result is a most decided setback
for Russian designs upon Corea and
Manchuria, and British diplomacy will
undoubtedly find ways to ingratiate it
self further into the governmental cir
cles of China, through its espousal of
the principle of the empire's integrity.
Incidentally, the Interests of the United
States -will be subserved by the trade
liberality of which the British-Japanese
convention is an earnesL
How intimately our welfare in Ori
ental diplomacy is bound up with the
British cause is farther shown in the
Manchuria negotiations. The while pro
fessing most sincere friendship for the
United States, Russia has pursued pur
poses relative to Manchuria which are
directly antagonistic to American inter
ests These unfriendly moves have been
seen and resisted by our State Depart
ment, which is still engaged with the
negotiations. It ought to afford Secre
tary Kay and his assistants at home
and in China a good deal of encour
agement to see how British persistence
has been rewarded. With both Ameri
can and British exertions so intelligent
ly directed toward Russian encroach
ments upon China, the -Russlanization
of China should receive a shock of con
siderable force.
It Is apparent, then, that a prelim
inary engagement of no small import
ance has been won in that great world
conflict which ethnology loves to con
template, between the Cossack and the
Anglo-Saxon. It Is the great drama on
the international stage to which all civ
ilization looks forward. Lion and Eagle
and Bear are apt to be involved some
day in a grand mlx-up. It is evident
that the day of any petious advance by
Russia at the expense of English-speaking
peoples Is long deferred. Her diplo
macy can never far outrun her serious
state of unpreparedness for war.
SUGGESTIONS THAT ARE TIMELY.
The proposal to erect a monument to
the soldiers of the Second Oregon Regi
ment who went to the Philippines in
the Summer of 1S9S and came not back
again is a matter of more than local
interest. The dead of this gallant regi
ment called Oregon "home." No special
section of the state claimed them liv
ing, or mourned them dead. The whole
Ftate glowed with pride and patriotism
when the regiment went out, and upon
its return the common joy was only
tempered by a common sorrow for those
who had fallen upon the rough edge
of battle or dropped from the ranks
through disease and exhaustion incident
to the heroic party they bore in the
campaign. While it may not be possi
ble to arouse popular enthusiasm to the
point that it reached when the regi
ment was expected home, it should still
be possible, and doubtless will be, to
arouse to a considerable extent the in
terest in the soldiers' monument that
has been sleeping, so to speak, for some
months. The question t,hat confronts
the committee having the matter in
charge is now not so much one of funds
as of suitable design and appropriate
location. These are matters that re
quire the exercise of careful judgment
as well as of. some artistic talent. There
are those to whom a monument is a
monument, providing the hill is suffi
ciently high and the figure surmounting
it is heroic In proportions and poised in
belligerent attitude. There are others
to whom strained effort at display and
incongruity of sculpture and surround
ings destroy the effect of a memorial
statue, and make them wish that a tree
were there instead of the memorial pile.
Every cemetery In the land contains
evidences of monumental folly and os
tentation, as well as of true art over
brooded by tender reverence. The mis
take of erecting and lettering a monu
ment for the present is a common one.
Hence the Incongruities that bring
smiles unbidden to reverent faces that
scan old monuments and slabs in ceme
teries, and the tender glow that suc
ceeds these unseemly smiles as the eyes,
seeking something more appropriate,
light upon a grassgrown grave with
roses blooming at head and foot.
This monument our monument
should, first of all, be of suitable mould
and simple inscription. Its location
should be selected with the double view
to its accessibility and its imposing
presence. A slip in either of these par
ticulars would be a matter of regret,
There is, however, little reason to fear
that a mistake in location or design will
casta blight upon the patriotic en
deavor of which this monument will be
the fruit, since careful men and women
have these matters under considera
tion, but it may be submitted. In de
fense of these suggestions. If it is held
that they need defense, that they are
at least timely; this being true, they
can scarcely be deemed Impertinent.
BETTER TAKE IT EASY.
Advocates of a just and beneficial
oleomargarine law will not do . their
cause any good by pursuing a course
calculated to prevent the manufactur
ers of animal fat from doing any busi
ness whatever. The subterfuges of the
oleo men are pitiful, but they 'will not
be properly rebuked by dairymen if
the latter suffer the matter to descend
to a desperate and undignified struggle
of two rival industries to destroy each
other. Unreasoning hostility is certain
to produce just what we see today in
the House of Representatives, namely,
a rapid change in sentiment away from
the dairymen to the oleo interests.
It is undesirable, both industrially
and morally, for countenance to be
given in Congress to dishonest attempts
to pass animai fat off as butter. To this
extent the dairymen have the approval
of all but the packers and cattlemen.
But to pursue the animal fat Industry
with desire to destroy it as a public evil
is to engender certain opposition of fair
minded men. Colored oleo is as honest
as colored butter, and if each Is sold
for what it is, no complaint can lie.
The objection arises 'when one industry
seeks to destroy another which, when
squarely conducted. Is as legitimate as
any other.
The promptness and enthusiasm with
which the House" parsed the ridiculous
amendment requiring renovated or
process butter to be stamped as such
should prove sufficient warning to the
dairymen against undue zeal. It would
be a fine demonstration in the folly of
reckless persecution if the entirely just
and salutary Tawney bill should be
defeated through the injudicious course
of its advocates.
A IIIULLIAXT STATESMAN.
In the death' of the Marquis Dufferin
Great Britain loses a very able diplomat
and brilliant statesman. H was not
only a distinguished diplomat, but he
was a man of wit and learning and
an admirable public speaker. He came
of famous lineage, for his mother, who
was the grand-daughter of Richard
Brinsley Sheridan, orator, wit and
dramatist, was herself possessed of su
perior literary talents. She was the au
thor of "The Irish Emigrant's Iia
ment,' popularly known by Its first
lines, "I'm sitting on the stile, Mary."
His mother's sister was Mrs. Norton,
author of "Bingen on the Rhine." With
such a lineage, it Is not surprising that
the Marquis of Dufferin rose rapidly to
distinction in public life. He was edu
cated at Eton College, went to Oxford,
but left it without taking his degree.
Before he was 30 years of age he was
diplomatic secretary to Lord 'John Rus
sell at Vienna. In 1S60 Lord Palmerston
sent him to Syria to settle the diplo
matic difficulties that grew out of the
massacre of Christians at Damascus.
In 1SC6 he became Under Secretary for
India. In 1S72 the Marquis of Dufferin
was appointed Governor-General of
Canada, where he remained until 1S7S.
It Is safe to say that he was not only
the ablest, but by far the most popular
English statesman that ever filled this
office.
Lord Durham, who secured Canada
home rule after the Insurrection of
1837-38, was an exceptionally able man,
and Lord Elgin was both alile and pop
ular, but neither of these men ever ob
tained a tithe of the personal popular
ity and influence enjoyed by Lord Duf
ferin. He was a most brilliant and per
suasive orator; he was thoroughly sim
ple and democratic In his manners,
which was due largely to his cosmopol
itan experience as a diplomat. He was
greatly Interesteel in the cause of edu
cation, and was a man of abundant In
formation and the highest order of pub
lic Intelligence upon all subjects relat
ing to popular government. He had a
solid, vigorous mind; he had learning,
and, above all, he had wit, humor and
eloquence as a public speaker; and he
had the unfailing tact and perfect com
mand of his temper under the most
trj-ing circumstances that are part of
the necessary equipment of a successful
diplomat. It Is not too much to say
that the people of Canada not only ad
mired, but loved Lord Dufferin. Dur
ing his administration he made a visit
to British Columbia at a time when
considerable political discontent pre
vailed in that province, and In a short
time he smoothed away all the difficul
ties which had grown out of the terms
of the Dominion act and restored the
people to a state of perfect harmony
with the government.
Lord Dufferin was a frequent visitor
to the United States, where his great
talents and public accomplishments at
tracted universal attention and respect.
He spoke on several public occasions of
non-political consequence, like the com
mencement exercises of our leading col
leges, with great force and eloquence,
and in the whole history of our coun
try no English statesman has made so
fine impression upon our people as Lord
Dufferin. He had a fine mind, a charm
ing temper, and a warm, generous
heart. On his return to England he
was made Ambassador to St. Peters
burg in 1879, was soon transferred to
Constantinople, 'and was sent to Cairo
after Arab! Pasha's revolt was defeat
ed In 1SS2. In 1SS4 Lord Dufferin was
appointed Viceroy of India, where he
made the same admirable Impression
through his remarkable public talents
and his charming personality that he
had upon the people of Canada. None
of his predecessors in India ever
equaled Lord Dufferin in practical wis
dom and "executive skill; and his suc
cessors have not been his peers. His
latter years have been saddened by
financial disasters and by the death of
his son, Lord Ava, who was killed while
serving as an officer with a British regi
ment before Ladysmith under General
Buller.
Something- of Marquis Dufferin's so
cial success in his career was due to his
charming wife, who, like himself, came
of a distinguished Irish family. In wit,
humor and .charming courtesy they
were a well-matched pair. At a mili
tary ball once in Montreal an American
visitor of humble antecedents, mistak
ing Lord Dufferin in his uniform for one
of the floor managers, asked if he would
be kind enough to point out Lord Duf
ferin. Dufferin took him by the arm
and led him up to Lady Dufferin and
said: "Here is an American who wishes
to see Lord Dufferin; will you please
point out His Lordship?" The Ameri
can apologized for his mistake, but
Dufferin laughed heartily and Eaid:
"You are Irish, and so are Lady Duf
ferin and myself, and we are bound
to keep up the reputation of our coun
trymen for making delightful blunders."
We do not have statesmen of such com
posite and versatile gifts in America,
because In our country few men deliber
ately embrace a diplomatic career in
youth with the intention of making It a
life calling. Our ablest diplomats have
been selected from the ranks of the
legal profession, and are changed, of
course, with every change of party.
Ministers to Great Britain of the
quality of E. J. Phelps and Joseph
H. Choate, given the cosmopolitan life
training of Lord Dufferin, would prob
ably equal him, but our foreign repre
sentatives do hot have this lifelong,
world-wide diplomatic training and ex
perience, and so, of course, men of the
peculiar public quality of Lord Dufferin
are not found In America.
Housekeepers who have for some time
been diligently engaged In experiments
the object of which has been to get the
most nourishing stew possible out of the
smallest amount of meat, will be aghast
at the announcement that retail butch
ers are going to combine to push the
price of meat still higher. It seems,
from the statement accompanying this
announcement, that there are too many
retail butchers IiT the business for the
profits to be satisfactory; that these,
our bloodletting fellow-citizens, have
been cutting each other's throats, meta
phorically speaking, .Xor years In the
vain attempt to crush competition; that
failing in this, they have seized upon
the "merger" as a means of relief, and
will make common cause against the
meat-eating public by an increase of
prices at the rate of 2A cents per pound
for meat all round, and hereafter dwell
together in harmony and grow opulent.
We suggest In this emergency that the
cooking school give a brief course of In
struction on soup, hash and Irish stew
for the benefit of perplexed housewives
who would fain provide a nourishing
diet for their families without keening
the financial head of the household con
stantly trembling upon the verge of
bankruptcy.
"In the whole history of the world,"
says Senator Teller, "no nation ever has
elevated the people of another race or
nation against the protest of the people
it was attempting to elevate. If the
people are ever elevated, they must ele
vate themselves by their own efforts."
This is a confusion, of ideas. A superior
people cannot elevate an inferior peo
ple in capacity, but it can elevate them
in all their conditions of life. The Mex- '
leans are better off under the Spanish
conquest than if left to their own de
vices, though how much. If any, their
capacity has been enlarged is open to
question. The Philippines are to be
made productive, prosperous and peace
ful. It is a mattor of minor conse
quence whether the Tagals rise to the
dignity of this good work oV whether it
is done by others from America and
elsewhere. The history of Great Britain
shows how invading conquerors mny
elevate native races. The history of the
United State3 shows what becomes of
the land where native races refuse to
be elevated. No people ever gets forward-without
an influence from the out
side. Left to themselves, they stagnate
and rot, as the Chinese do.
One of the speakers at" the convention
of the Northwestern Woolgrowers' Asso
ciation, recently held in Helena, Mont.,
ventured the prediction that the time Is
not far distant when the average hold
ings of Individual sheepmen will be
down to 3000 head and less, and that
sheep husbandry will be run on a less
area than is now occupied, with a large
Increase in the number of sheep. He
bases this prediction on the reclamation
of the arid lands of the West by irri
gation, declaring that with the graz
ing area reduced to cultivation it will
be possible to feed and care for more
sheep. There is sound reason in this es
timate, and it might have been added
that much of the hostility that Is felt
toward sheepmen whose Immense flocks
graze over wide areas will be dispelled
by the smaller holdings, which will en
able each sheepraiser to care for his
own on his own land.
There should not, and probably will
not, be any pronounced objection to the
proposed amendment to the Federal
Constitution slipping the date of inaug
uration day from March 4 to the last
Thursday in April. The climate of
Washington, and the pranks that It has
played with bareheaded hosts and shiv
ering Presidents ln times past, furnish
ample justificaticn for the proposed
change. Unless something now wholly
unforeseen changes the public temper,
there will be no eJbjection to extending
the term of President Roosevelt from
March 4 to the April day designated in
1905, as provided In the measure now
before the United States Sennte. It
looks, therefore, like the bill would have
easy sailing through Congress "and sub
sequently through the Legislatures of
the sovereign states of the American
Union.
The figurehead of the new cruiser
Cincinnati, as shown by the half-tone
prints made from a photograph, is both
suggestive and artistic. Winged Vic
tory supporting upon uplifted hands
an eagle and flanked by exquisite scroll
work, makes the prow of this magnifi
cent cruiser a thing of beauty unsur
passed in naval architecture. Objection
may be made to this costly adornment
of a lighting machine as wholly un
necessary, and as adding greatly not
only to the first cost of the vessel, but
to the labor of keeping her "shipshape."
Such objection would be well taken on
the ground of bald economy, but It may
be urged In reply that nothing that
tends to increase the 'Nation's pride' In
Its Navy is vain expenditure.
Since Kipling's recovery from an ex
ceptionally severe attack of pneumonia
in New York a few years ago, it has
been held that recovery from this dis
ease Is possible, even though the pa
tient may for hours be In a state bor
dering upon collapse If memory serves
correctly, the specialist who brought
Kipling through has been called to the
bedside of young Theodore Roosevelt,
and if the lad has as much vitality as
his parentage leads, one to expect, he
will doubtless pull through, and, hav
ing learneel wisdom from experience,
will wear his cap well pulled down over
his ears when he goes out In midwinter
storms hereafter.
It may be suspected that the com
mercial interests of the great Columbia
Basin which center at Portland know
better what would conduce to the wel
fare and prosperity of this great region
than any newspaper of Puget Sound,
which naturally desires to dwarf the
commercial importance of the Columbia
Basin. Seattle Postilntelllgencer please
copy.
When Mr. Hoar gets up in the United
States Senate to make fun of the efforts
of American teachers among the Fili
pinos, he descredlts himself and his
state. He also shows how dense Is the
blindness which the anti-Imperialist
fixed idea has cast over his vision.
The O. R. & N. could do nothing bet
ter for Portland than to pursue Its an
nounced colonization schemes for get
ting desirable settlers into Oregcn and
Washington. Fill the country up with
people and manufacturing and the Ori
ental trade will take care of itself.
The Connecticut constitutional con
vention has before it a proposition for
woman suffrage. This request has been
made without avail to other constitu
tional conventions, and the woman
suffragists have small hope of a favora
ble consideration.
The primary election which will de
termine who the candidates are to be
will be of more real Importance than
the general election. For this primary
election you must register before March
22, else you will not be In the politics of
this year.
Buffalo made a bad mistake In putting
up prices during the Exposition. The
error is one that should not be repeated
heie, especially three years beforehand.
COLUMBIA RIVER DEVELOPMENT
CLARKSTON. Wash., Feb. 10 (To the
Editor.) Your editorial of the Sth. entitled
"Portland's Attitude." deals with a very
Interesting and Important subject. You
rightly urge the deepening of the channel
at the mouth of the Columbia
River; but while this is import,
ant. It seems to me you have
failed to realize the extent to which Port
land would bo benefited by a river "com
mercial highway" from Lewknon to Port
land, else you would not so easily content
yourself with a half loaf from Congress,
or, if compelled, at last, to accept only
part provision, would not Jipply it, as
you now suggest, to the mouth' of the
river. You say, "Free navigation . . .
would assure the traffic of the great basin
to Portland for all time" a true state
ment, we think, and of tremendous finan
cial import to Portland. Familiarity
with the present rapid development of
this great Columbia basin will show to
ary observer that, by recson df railroad
developments, the large increase in the
traffic of this district goes, largely to other
cities, instead of to Portland. Once you
open the river and lot this traffic which
you are now losing, plus the great In
crease that Is bound to follow free navi
gation, be added to your present volume
of business, and we think you would find
it an easy matter to continue your very
liberal contribution for the mouth of the
river till Congress should come to your
relief. The then astonishing volume of
your traffic would be a prevailing argu
ment even with Congress.
But why so easily be content with a
part appropriation? Let the rallying
cry be: "The open river for the Lewis and
Cl-irk Exposition." What could be more
fitting than that one number of the pro
gramme, for the exposition chould be a
grand celebration of the formal opening
of the river from the two cities of Lewis
ton and Clarkston to the ocean? Then,
becaure of the cheap transportation and
the Interior railroad development, the traf
fic of this bas?!n would be doubled, and all
of this great burden, collected from East
ern Washington and Oregon, from Idaho
and from the best part of Montana, would
come down this "natural highway" to
your door. A pull for this such as Port
land can make if you once arouse her,
aided by Lewlston. would, in all likelihood,
bring the appropriation. Is it not worth
more of a struggle?
A TRAVELING MAN.
AH that this writer says about the im
portance of an open upper river lo true.
Free navigation would, beyond doubt, in
crease tlie prosperity of the Columbia
River ba?!nt multiply Its industries and
bring Into it new capital and new blood.
Portland, beyond a doubt, woulcL. be a
large gainer through all this. What this
writer does not understand, apparently Is
this: (1) That there is an emergency at
the mouth of the river which calls for a
large Immediate .expenditure if Its com
mercial character Is to be maintained; (2)
that the amount which may be got from
the Government at this time Is limited,
and that if all of it Is put upon the
work at the river'a mouth It will hardly
suffice to do the work neoessary to be
done; and (3) that unless the mouth of the
river shall be kept open, river development
at any other point will be of small value,
since on open river without an open bar
would imply little or no advantage to the
Columbia basin. The fundamental condi
tion In connection with the development
of the Columbia River the thing without
which all other things would be useless
Is an open bar. This we must maintain
If we would hold the advantage we have
and make a basis for future and larger
development up stream; and we cannot
maintain It if we epllt the relatively small
allowance for the Columbia into many
parts and waste them In divided opera
tions. Division of the bdunty of the Gov
ernment at this time is precisely tho way
to accomplish nothing" at all, to permit
the river's mouth to go to ruin, to destroy
tho great advantage which the country
enjoys through the facilities afforded by
the Columbia River.
A free channel at the river's mouth will
be the greatest possible help in the anDcal
for the upper reaches of the stream. There
will then be some reason for it some re
lationship of the development desired with
a development already accomplished. The
surest and quickest way .to get from Con
gress tho money necessary to open the
upper rivers is for all now to join in
promotion of the work needed at the bar.
This is the common sense of the situa
tion. Portland supports this plan not be
cause she has more interest in It than
the Interior country, but because her in
terest, like that of the interior. Is a vital
thing. Portland' recognizes the mainte
nance of the channels at the river's mouth
as tho first and essential condition In
the maintenance of the Columbia River
as a commercial port, and to the end that
the bounty of the Government shall be
bestowed where it will do most good she
waives her natural claim for work on
the channels which connect her docks
with the mouth of the river and takes
this costly responsibility upon herself.
The Only Hope.
Boston Herald.
The Manila Freeman, referring to the
fact that tho Filipino question continues
to occupy the minds of people In the
United States, declares for our benefit that
"there is no Filipino question; It Is simply
a question of time," and that the Ameri
cans in the Island are "groping about in
the dark," feeling their way. They came
there with the Idea that American insti
tutions would appeal to the Filipinos at
once. They thought thty knew something,
and, after a while, discovered that they
knew nothing, and had to start over again,
with the advantage of some experience
gained. So it will continue to be. "The
only hopo Is in honesty. If corruption is
kept from government, the end must be
what we desire. If we become corrupt,
we arc lost." The Freeman expects that
with an honest government and an honest
policy based on equity and justice, "tak
ing Into consideration the combined In
fantile and devilish character of our new
acquisitions," we will win In the end. It
does not give any notion of how long a
job It will be. It puts- Its faith In the
military, because "their religion is disci
pline." There must. It asserts, be disci
pline in the civil" department, also. "If
we are to continue with tho civil." of
which a doubt is suggested. It asserts
the judgment of the .military to be that
civil government has been "devoid of re
sults." Addenda.
Washington Star.
Owing to the dazed condition of tbe
telegraph wires during the transmission
of the details of the Hay-Whitney golden
donation party at Washington yesterday,
the following contributions to the cargo
of unostentatious offerings were omitted
from the list:
A hand-carved oil barrel filled wtih dia
monds, each' exactly one inch In diameter.
One gross of hand paintings by Rem
brandt, etc., none less than 36x50 Inches.
The German Imperial yacht Hohen
zollrn and crew.
Palaces In Paris, Vienna and St. Peters
burg. 2.t0 pounds rubies, none less than 1&
Inches thick, and some large hand paint
ing by old masters.
The British crown jewels.
The Calumct-Hecla copper mines.
A complete set of automobiles. In solid
silver.
Afternoon tea set, hand carved from a
single pearl.
Miscellaneous jewels, roughly estimated
at J1.S73.000. ' . '
Ten blocks of stock In the United States
Steel Corporation.
A complete library In morocco and gold;
AMUSEMENTS
Madame Modjeska and Mr. James ap
peared at the Marquam last night in a
production of "The Merchant of Venice."
which was In all respects more enjoyable
than "Henry VIII," the bill the previous
evening. Not only are the characters of
Portia and Shyiock, which of course are
assumed by the stars, such as to afford
opportunity for original Interpretation,
but the comedy gives all the company a
far better chance, and the support, which
Tuesday night appeared to be poor, proved
far better than is enlisted by the ordinary
twin-star aggregation.
Madame Modjeska's spirit still possesses
the secret of eternal youth. She entered
Into the delightful love scenes with all
the eagerness and zest of a maidon of
"bashful" 16, and her every movement
and action was full of life and energy.
Her greatest opportunity came In the court
scene, and she rose to it greatly, as she
always does. Modjeska looks and acts 10
years younger than she did during her
last visit to Portlmd. and certainly no
younger woman could more gracefully
enact the wonderful role which she so
well Interpreted last night.
Mr. James Is not a renting, shouting
Shyiock; neither does he cringe and fawn
and abase himself when the Christians
appear to have the advantage. His fine
presence rather tends to make him seem
the dominating character of the play, in
bad luck or good, but he lends to the
often caricatured part a sympathy and
feeling that was beyond question the In
tent of the great dramatist. Norman
Brackett Well Improves a limited oppor
tunity as Gratlano, Thomas Coffin Cook
docs some fine comedy In the part of
Liuncelot Gobbo. Wadsworth Harris is
a good Bassmlo, and most of the other
members of tho company do exceedingly
well.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"Rnpert of Hcntxnn."
Friday night and Saturday matinee
"Rupert of Hentzitu" will be the bill at
the Marquam Grand Theater, Saturday
night "The Prisoner of Zenda." The elib
orate production of "Rupert of Hentzau"
Is said to equal anything which has been
produced under the auspices of Mr. Dan
iel Frohman. The entire complement of
scenery and accessories are duplicates of
that used in the original Lyceum Theater
presentation, ind include two of the best
examples of Unltt's skill as a scene paint
erthe scene in the cellar of 19 Konig
strnase. Strelsau, where the famous duel
takes place, and the throneroom of the
royal palace at Strelsau. Tho company
Is slid to be a strong one. It is headed
by Mr. Harry Leighton as King Rudolph'
and Miss Charlotte Tittell as Queen Fla
via. The sale of seats opened yesterday
morning.
"Ilnninn Henrf."
Manager Nankeville. of the "Human
Hearts" Company, billed at Cordrny's
next week, announces a virtually new
production of the play. He has procured
special new scenery to adequately stage
it and a company of competent players.
He has omitted nothing In the details. A
good performance Is promised. After five
continuous seasons throughout the coun
try the play has lost none of Its magnet
Ism. Like "The Old Homestead," "Shore
Acres" and kindred dramas, it appeals
forcibly to the human heart. The villainy,
pathos and sensational Incidents are
blended with spirited comedy.
"Tlie Irlnceni Chic."
The sale of scats for "Princess Chic,"
which comes to the Marquam Grand The
ater next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
matinee and night, will open tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. The piece Is said
to be notable for not only the quantity
but the quality of its music, as well as
the dash and swing of its lyric lines and
the genuinely romantic atmosphere of its
libretto. The opera is rather unique
among contemporary comic opera, in
that the plot Is really consistent.
The chief characters In the romance are
the Princess Chic, of Normandy, and
Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.
Other characters In tho opera are King
Louis XI, of France: the chamberlains
of the Duke and Princess; Lorraine, the
page of the Princess, and a couple of
ragamuffin scalawags who profess to be
soldiers of fortune.
Enrlpldc and Kiplin?.
London Times.
To the Editor of the Times Sir: Mr.
Kipling Is not the first poet to attack the
worship of sport. I happened today to
light uon a passage in ono of the frag
ments of Euripides the few lines which
arc practically all that remain of his sa
tyrlc play "Autolycus" which anticipates
rather curiously Mr. Kipling's diatribes
against "flanneled fools and nuddled
oafs." I fancy that the passage has never
been put Into English before, so I am
compelled to append a version of my own,
which, however lacking In elegance, rep
resents, I hope, the spirit of the original
with tolerable accuracy:
Of all the myriad plagues that harass Greece
"Tls sure the tribe of athlete Is the worst!
They learn not how to make a livelihood.
And would not If they could; for how should
they .
Slaves to a gullet, panders to a paunch.
Add even a stiver to their fathers store?
Nor can they suffer poverty, nor suit
Their ways to varying fates, for tylnp used
To no wise habits, hardly can they change
In adverse fortune. "While their bright youth
lasts.
They walk admired, the darlings of the crowd;
But when the bitterness of ago Is come,
Llko worn-out garments, they are cast aslda
And much I blame the custom of the Greeks,
Who gather from afar to see theso men.
Honoring: their useless sports, which do but
servo
To whet tho appetlto of greedy folk.
For grant a man has wrestled well, or won
A foot rare deftly pitched a quoit, or struck
A ringing blow, how has he served tho state?
Why do ye crown him? "Will he, quott In hand.
Do battle for his country, or go forth
To box with foes who come in armor clad?
When swords are drawn we put these follies
' from us.
But wise and good men, these 'tis well to
wreathe
"U'lth crowns of laurel, they who rule the state.
Calm tumults and avert the woes of war.
Yours obediently,
R. A. STREATFIELD.
January 13.
A Decanter of Madeira.
(Aged SO, to George Bancroft, aged 80, greet
ing.) S. Weir Mitchell.
Good master, you and I were born
In "Teacup days" of hoop and hood.
And when the silver queue hung down.
And toasts were drunk, and wine was good!
When kin of mine (a Jolly brood)
From sideboards looked, and knew full well
What courage they had given the beau.
How generous made the blushing bolle.
Ah, me! what gossip could I prate
Of days when doors were locked at dinners!
Believe me. I have kissed the lips
Of many protty saints or sinners.
Lip service have I done, alack!
I don't repent, but come what may.
What ready lips, sir, I have kissed.
Be sure at least I shall not say.
t
Two honest gentlemen are we
I Demi John, whole George are you;
When Nature grew us one In years
he meant to make a generous brew.
She bade me store for festal hours
The sua our southslde vineyard knew;
To sterner tasks she set your life.
As statesman, writer, scholar, grew.
Years eighty-six have come and gone:
At last we meet. Your health tonight,
Tnke from this board of friendly hearts
The memory or a proud delight.
The days that went have made you wise,
There'3 wisdom In my rare bouquet.
I'm rather paler than I was;
And, on my soul, you're growing gray.
I like to think, when Toper Time
Has drained the last of me and you.
Some here shall say. They both were good
The wine we drank, the man we knew.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
But possibly you don't care to vote.
The weather but eay it yourseir, in
your own Inimitable way.
Admiral Schley, also, is creeping around
under a single-line head on an inside
page
People who are fond of roast beef are
anxiously awaiting the perfection of the
airship.
St. Valentine is another myth who has
been obliged to go way back and sit down
in recent years.
The Government will probably soon is
sue bonds to raise funds with which to
entertain Prince Henry.
John L. Sullivnn may give a smooth per
formance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin,',' but
he also has many a rough house.
The British Army has become Involved
in a big horse scandal. The courts have
not yet determined whom the horse Is on.
An effort will be made to get Jeffries to
Portland, and another effort will be made
to get a man to put him out as soon as he
comes in.
The daughter of General Wheaton has
been married. Her husband's first duty
should be to seek out Senator Dubois and
make his take it back.
Italian Free Masonry Is to cease as a
secret society. Perhaps some of the mem
bers have been introducing the stlllcto
Into the initiation ritual.
Colombia has a new- Cabinet. But as
the cabinetmakers are not the only peo
ple who wield hammers down there, no
one can tell how long It will last.
The manager of the Omaha smelter has
found that there is little profit in foreign
ore. Portland ore, however, still contin
ues to be profitable for its "managers.
Tho Filipinos are-stuffing ballot-boxes.
And yet there are people who contended
that they were not fit for self-government.
Nevada has had a terrible sand storm.
Some of the people who have been pro
ducing "Under Two Flags" ought to go
down" there and see what a sand storm,
looks like.
With 12 regiments permanently sta
tioned at Vancouver, wo ought to feel
secure against the attacks of the Indians,
even though there are many sucn
among us.
A Philadelphia lawyer was one of the
guests at the annual dinner of the Epis
copalian Club in Boston the other evening,
and bluntly told the assembled ministers
that too much of the preaching heard In
the pulpit nowadays Is "dreary drivel,"
and that too many of the preachers seem
to be in the business because they are
"paid to holler." He said it all to good
naturedly that the assembled riiinlsters,
who, perhaps, thought they were not of
that kind, applauded him.
A Mexican exchange prints a specimen
love letter, written by a native of the sis
ter republic to his Inamorata, from whien
It would appear that the writer composed
it with the aid of a dictionary. The letter
Ls as follows: "Mme. Mcst worthy of ad
miration! After long consideration ana
much meditation on the great reputation
you possess In the nation, J have a strong
inclination to become your relation. On
your approbation of this declaration l
shall make preparation to remove my sit
uation to a more convenient station, to
profess' my admiration, and If such obli
gation ls worthy of observation, and can
obtain eomm'seration. It will be an ag
grandizement beyond all calculation of tho
joy and exultation of your
"SANS DISSIMULATION."
Mrs. William McKlnley, the widow- ot
the late President, has taken an active
Interest In the appointment of a Post
master In Ohio, and the Indications are, a
Washington correspondent says, she will
succeed In her desire to have the man wno
was her husband's personal friend reap
pointed to the office he holds. The office
is that of Wooster, which Is the seat of
one of the prominent Institutions of learn
ing in the Buckeye State. The present
Postmaster Is T. L. Flattery, who was a
personal appointee of President McKlnley,
and his time Is about to expire. The Re
publican politicians of the county have
determined that one of their number
should have the place which Mr. Flattery
now holds, but Mrs. McKlnley, having
heard of the proposed change, wrote a
personal letter to President Roosevelt in
behalf of the present Incumbent. She ex
plained that he was the friend of her hus
band and said she was sure if her hus
band had lived he would have reappointed
Postmaster Flattery. She made a per
sonal request that President Roosevelt
carry out the wishes of Mr. McKlnley.
She has also written to both her Senators.
Wooster is In a Democratic county, and
under the practice followed out In Ohio
the naming of the principal ofllce for a
county of the opposite political party be
longs to the two Republican Senators. It
Is believed that this Is a matter on which
Senator Foraker and Senator Hanna will
agree, and that Mrs. Mclvlnley's wishes
will be carried out.
An Interloper.
"Now, then," cried the deep-voiced wo
wan. "what has made Female Suffrage
possible?"
"Male suffrance," replied the rude man
who had no business to be there at all.
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAI'IIERS
Too Often the Way. "I understand Bllklns
made a great hit on the stage." "Somebody
has misinformed you. The audience made the
hit; Bllklns was tho target." Baltimore News.
In the -Nursery. Maiden Aunt Yes, child. I
have had. love affairs. I have quaffed tho rx-c-tar
of love In my youth. Niece Lucille But
I say, auntie, wasn't it a long time between
drinks? Puck.
Making It Look Cozy. "Isn't her 'den' com
pletely furnished yet?" "Not yet. You see,
there Is still room to turn around In It. and she
ls determined to mako It look coZy before she
gets through." Chicago Post.
The Limit. Johnny Dat wuz tough luck on
poor Chlmmy. He bruk troo de lec where de
water wuz forty feet deep, and I'atsy
Drowned? Johnny Worser dan dat! He lost
one o' his skates and got licked when h"e got
home! Puck
Grocery Repartee. "If I had an engagement
with you." said the clerk, "It would be "this."
And he gently placed a date with a peach.
"No," answered the pretty cashier. "It would
be like this." And she laid the date beside
the canned lobsters. Baltimore American.
The Trouble With Him. "What's the matter
with that neighbor of yours? He's raging
around like a crazy lion, declaring he'll slaugh
ter the whole family." "Oh. his children an
noy him so that ha can't keep his mind on the
universal peace pamphlet he 13 working at."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Same Tongue. "HI. sy, you know," said
the cockney, addressing the Bowery boy. "we
cawn't be henemles, we 'ave to be brothers.
We speak the same lyangwydge. you know."
"Wot fell. Holler fer an inturpreter. You're
wuzzy. I seen you batten your eye. Git prop
per. Git propper." Chicago Record-Herald.