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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATUKPAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1902.
APPEAL BY SPOONER
Asks Congress to Stand by
McKinley and Roosevelt
IN AFFAIRS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Brilliant Defcnuc of the Attitude of
ilic Republican Prt IJnte
In Opposition to the
" '-. . Tariff Bill.
"WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. For more
than six hours todav the Semite had
the Philippine tariff bill under discus
sion. Bate delivered a carefully prepared
speech in opposition to the pending meas
ure. He was followed by Sfooner in a
brilliant defense of the Republican atti
tude toward the Philippine Islands. He
became involved frequently in heated col
loquies iJth members of the minority.
He concluded with an appeal to Con
cress to stand by the policies of McKlnlcy
and Roosevelt. Tillman began a char
acteristic arraignment of the adminis
tration in the Philippines, but had not
concluded when the Senate adjourned.
The Proceedings.
Bate covered pretty fully the sjencral
Philippine question. Few things had oc
curred in the Senate chamber, he said,
more fitefu! or involving more delicate
l.-sues and grrrfr results than the rati
fication of the treaty of Paris. Ke as
sorted the payment of J20.000.Oj00 for the
Philippines was a commercial rather
than a sentimental transaction, mil was
the first step toward a colonial policy,
antagonistic to the American form of
jjovernment.
"While he regarded the acquisition of
the Philippine Islands as hurtful to the
American system, as destitute of benefit
to the American people, and as wrongful
to the Filipinos, the present is not the
time to continue that discussion or to
propose a remedy for the "il that had
5-prung from the ratification of the Paris
treaty. The present tariff bill, the Ten
nessee Senator said, would become a law,
but it would no: bildge the chasm that
separated a people struggling for inde
pendence and the Republican party, "bent
upon conquest, exploitation and commer
cialism.' It was not given to finite wisdom to dis
tinguish the form which retribution for
that t:ade at Paris would take: but when
the taiiff bill had been passed the Re
publican party again might be heard to
nxdalm, "Erring staler, depart in peace,"
for there would be no more money to be
made out of the Filipinos, and thej might
then take their p'ace again among the
natiou- of the world.
Spoorer addresd th Senate In sup
port of the pencilng bill. The measure, he
raid, was entirely free from complica
tions. It vas simply a revenue bill.
"Whatever diAlc'ilties Senators or others
had In reconciling the difficulties of the
ftjpremc Court's, decisions in the Insular
apes, he was "satisfied that the proposed
hill wa: Constltuti-mal. as the Foraker
Porto Rican bill was Constitutional.
Spoorer referred to some recent state
ments by V.". J. Uryan In his newspaper
in support of the minority in the Sen
ate. He pointed out that there very gen
tlemen who are now criticising the Gov-
rnment were int-umental in placing the
prob'em before Congress. He declared
that Mr. Bryan had come to Washington
ind advocated the ratification of the
Pari treaty, and he ventured to say
that Tf It had not been for Mr. Bryan's
i Sorts, the treaty would not have been
ratified. A solution of the Phlllpjiine
question, as prrsented to Congress and
the country, was now demanded by no
political party, but by the people of the
country. He claimed the right of the
majority to deal with th question a it
ssw fit, on by the people It had been
plaqed in rrsponsib'lity ind was held to
accountability by the American people.
Spooner discussed at length the ratifi
cation of the treaty of Paris. In the
caurro rf ids statement 1ip was Inter
rupted by Wellington, who said:
"I would give 10 years of my life to
recall the vote which I cast for that
treaty."
He declared that the promises made to
him at that time by the Administration
with respect to the treaty were broken.
Spooner sharply arraigned the Demo
cratic party for the encouragement "which
its utterances had given the rebellion in
the Philippines, and declared that the
motIv which aetuated the Democratic
lenders was a "blind greed for political
power, which made them forget the arm.
at the front."
Spooner denounced the subrtitute Phil
ippine bill, made by the minority of the
Senate committee on the Philippines, as
"the most mischievous product that could
be deviled by man in the present state
of affairs."
Tillman addressed the Senate In opposi
tion to the pending biil. He declared that
the expression of motives for enacting
the bill were a suorerluge and a humbug,
and everybody knew it. He asrerted that
this Government. In its treatment of
Filipino!;, had returned to the policy of
Great Britain which had been overthrown
by our forefathers at Yorktown. It was,
he said, a damnable doctrine, yet we
called ourselves llberty-ioving Americans
and declared our pride in our ancestors.
He charged that the American authorities
in the Philippines are steering clear
of the provinces where war still exists
and confine themselves to those places
where opportunity is offered to secure
" pelf md to rob the people. They are
following, he declared, the same methods
rursued in South Carolina after the War
of the Rebellion It is a carpet-ba; gov
ernment, he insisted.
"The first thing." he said, "which the
carpet-bag vermin in the Philippines
would do (as they did In Cuba) would
be to get their hands into the pockets
of the people and steal all they could. I
expect Governor Taft has already caught
some of the scoundrel", but that would
not be a good thing to ventilate In the
United States Just now."
Tillman had not conclude when the
Senate adjourned.
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
SiiRvroKtioii to Portland for "Wider
Popular Teaching In School.
WOODSTOCK. Feb. 21. To the Edit
or.) The suggestion published In The
Sunday Oregonlan of the 2nd Instant,
may be considered more Important by a
brief purview of the present scope of
education in the United States. The
thoughtful observer cannot fall to see
therefrom how topheavy, and how too
much one-sldd the present system ap
pears; and how very little the great ma
jority of the people partake of the edu
cational beneficence. The following
tabular statement is based upon a pop
ulation of 76 millions, and, upon the Cen
sus Bureau returns for 1S9S-99:
Number. Pr.ct.
Pupils In public elementary
schools 14.C62.4SS 19.2
Pupiie In private elementary
schools 1.193.SS2 1.6
Pupil in public high school
grades 4SS.549 .64
Pupils in private high school
grad-is 1GG.679 .22
Pupils In universities, col
lege, etc 103,251 .14
Pupils in professional
schools 55,134 .07
Pupils In normal schools... 6S.&0 .09
Total receiving ed-ucatIon.lC.73S,3C3 21.95
The above statement serves to indicate
that only a little over 3 per cent of the
rising generation go up the educational
ladder from the public elementary schools
to the public high school grade. Also,
that only a little over 2 per cent of the
population were being educated in pri
vate schools, universities, colleges, pro
fessional, and normal schools. This
moiety of the population are. therefore,
mainly the recipients of public and pri
vate educational beneficence, for which
the United States is so noted. Now. let
us take a general glance at the present
scope of public education in the State
of Oregon for its population of 413,535.
Number. Pr. ct
louth over 4 and under 20
J'cars 133.1S1 32.2
Pupils enrolled in elemen
tary schools S3.4f3 21.6
Pupils, dally attendance.... 04,411 .15.5
Pupils in the high schools.. 4.7S3 1.1C
The average number of school days In
the year is reported by the state author
ity to be 11G.6; I c.. les than one-third of
the year. It would appear that although
of Portland and the large towns of the J
state, it mut be less than the overage
(115.6) in some of the rural districts. The
above statement serves to show that cut
of the 1S3.1S1 of the rising generation,
only 67 per cent were enrolled pupils In
the elementary schools: and that only 72
per cent or the enrolled pupiis were In
daily attendance. The reports furnished
by the stae authority do not fhow the
cause of this non-attendance: neither do
they show why the yearly period of ele
mentary school averages only 115.6 days.
It appears that there are 213 graded
fichools In the SCSI districts of the state,
and 42 univcislties, colleges, academies,
etc., 6 of which are state institutions;
and the state is spending nearly 4l,flt9,ij9
yearly in salaries to teachers. The aver
age number of pupiis in the Portland ele
mentary schools Is about 10,000. and that
of the high school about 700. or 7 per cent
of the number In the elementary schools.
Is It not, therefore, a timely suggestion
that the present t.d of educational benefi
cence should be turned more in the chan
nel of real!, popular education"
Is It not, also, apparent that
the elementary school system of
the state needs greater financial
sunnort ami finnnsion? a Ha pmntfof
good for the greatest number is a social !
axiom. It Is the humane duty of the stale
to afford the majority of the population
all the rudimentary education jxw-slblc.
and suitable to th-!r working life. As
object teaching naturally forms the mest
attr.-(Ctlve and simulating feature in
education for boys and girls of tender
aire. ir!v2te henr faoMrtnc !n li ilrirtT
would be much .nore popular, and vouid j
be Letter appreciated by the r.njority ot !
the Industrial ionulatlon. lo u-'mm th '
prevent nignrr educational grades are
inaccessible, by reason of their working
days coming so earlv in "ife. "Wisdom"
should not be seen standing only "In tfcn
top of high p ace.s" of education, but also
"in the pathways" of the more needj ma
jority. R. M. BREESTON.
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DAUGHTERS GF REVOLUTION
Day of rrnjcr At.X.ril Kor In Memory
of Martyred Presidents.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-Les than 200
delegates were present when today's ses
sion of tho Daughters of the American
Revolution convention onened. Announce
ment was made of the result of yester
day's election of vlcc-presidcnu-general,
.1 follows: Mesdames M. Hepburn Smith,
Connecticut. Belle C. Lyons. Kentucky;
S. P. C. Morgan. Gconrla: Harriet Slmn-
son, Massachusetts; J. V. Quarlcs. Wis
consin; D. D. Colton. California; Arthur
II. Be-rijoe. New Jersey; Henry W. Burn
ham, New Hampshire: J. Herron. Cross
man. New York, and Elizabeth C. W.I
liarrs. Maryland.
Mrs. Stratton, of Minnesota, offered the
following resolution, which was unani
mously adopted:
"Resolved, a hat we recommend to Con
gress the Sunday following the birthday
of our late President McKInley bo set
.-.part as a day of prayer, in memory of
our martyred Presidents; Lincoln as the
master mind, the great-hearted emancl
putor. whom wo all revere; Garfield and
particularly McKInley. a man beloved by
the per.ple as possessing all the virtues of
hart and mind that combine to make one
good and great. We suggest Sunday that
the memory of these men may year by
year be associated with thoughts of our
duty a., citizens to live nobler and purer
lives."
THE DEATH ROLL.
Rlchanl aiiiurf.ee Bncfce.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Richard Maurice
Bucke. superintendent of the London.
Ont.. asylum, well known as an insanity
expert and as the life-long friend and lit
erary executor of Walt Whitman, the
poet, te dead, says a Times special front
I.ondon. Ont. Death was caused by con
cussion of the brain, brought on by a fall
on the ice.
ninhop A. I-ntnne.
BALTIMORE, Md.. Feb. 21. Bishop A.
Latanc, of the Rcfo-med Episcopal church,
died tonight of pneumonia.
Enill Holub, Explorer.
VIENNA. Feb. 2i.-The death Is an
nounced of Emil Holub, the African ex
plorer. Accommodation Train Wrecked.
CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 21. The Lake
Shore accommodation train, leaving this
city at 3 o'clock this afternoon, was
w-recked on the outskirts of Oberlln about
4 o'clock. Mr. Bates, the head brake
man on the train, is the only person se
riously hurr. He Jumped through a car
window and In falling Injured his back,
causing paralysis of his lower- limbs. The
rngine and cars left the rails, and the
five cars were piled up In the ditch. The
passengers were able to leave the coaches
through the doors. The track was quick
ly cleared.
SXnnydovi n Winn the Itace.
QUEENSTOWN. Feb. 21. The three
masted Iron British ship Manydown. of
Liven ool. Captain R Evans, which left
San Francisco October 16 for Quecnstown,
has arrived here. The Manydown claims
to have won a race from San Franclseo
with the British bark Brussels, the British
ship Australian and the British ship
Celtic Chief, all three of which also left
San I'rnnckco October 16 for Quecnstown
and none of which has yet arrived.
lions Says lie Will RerlRn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. After the Cabi
net meeting today Secretary Long stated
that the report that he intended leaving
the Cabinet is quite true. He said he had
fixed upon no specific time for his leaving,
and he had not yet formal'y sent his resig
nation to the President, and might not do
so for some time. The President, however,
is fullv aware of his purpose, which was
formed many months ago.
afeiv Chargers Asrnlnst Perrault.
"WASHINGTON. Feb. 21 The Civil
Service Commission has forwarded to
President Roosevelt new charges against
Joseph Perrault, the Surveyor-General of
Idaho. They are in connection with his
administration In 1897. His renomlnatlon
has been held up for further considera
tion. Justice Gray In Better.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. Justice Gray,
of the Supreme Court of the United States,
who 1 suffering from a stroke of paralysis,
is better tonight than he has been since
the stroke occurred, but he is very seri
ously indisposed. He rested well last
night.
Cavalry ReturnN From Culm.
MOBILE. Ala., Feb. 21. The Eighth
United States Cavalry, which has been
stationed for two jcars ht Matanzas, Cuoa.
arrived today on the steamer Volund, and
left tonight -for Fort Riley. Ivan.
To Core Grip In Two Day.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne removes cause.
E. W. Grove'-s signature on every box.
PASSFD THE INDIAN BILL
XO IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS MADE
BY THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
Rciolntlon Paused for nn Invcstlrn
tlou of Superintendent Xnrdln'si
Conduct at Hi. Pleatant.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. The House
today passed the Indian appropriation
bill. No amendments of Importance
were attached to it today. The latter
part of the session was devoted to the
consideration -of prlvato claims bills, a
number of which were passed.
The ProccriHnsrs.
When the House met it was agreed that
when it adjourn today It be to meet on
Monday nexL Tawney (Rep. Minn.)
asked unanimous consent for the consid
eration of a resolution calling on the
Secretary of War for information regard
ing the number of acres of land in Cuba
purchased by non-residents of the Island
since the date of the American occupa
tion, and the total acreage of cultivated
sugar land owned by citizens of the Unit
ed States and by citizens of other coun
tries foreign to Cuba. Payne, the ma
jority leader, objected and the resolution
went over.
The House then resumed consldera-
MISS RUTH HANNA
PRETTY DAUGHTER OF THE SEXATOR WIXI, BE PAINTED AS
DIANA BY aiAKOWSICY.
Miss Ruth JIanna. who I to be painted as Diana by Artist Makowsky, Is tho
yourpst daughter of Senator llannn, and "one of the prettiest, as well as xr.oit
ropalar, girls In 'Washington roclety.
tlon of the Indian appropriation bill. The
Fitzgerald amendment to tho bill to pro
vide that no portion of the appropriation
for the Mount Pleasant. Mich., school
should go to E. C. Nardln. the Superin
tendent, who had been charged with per
mitting the debauching of Indian girls,
was pending
Sherman (Rep. N. Y.) made a statement
that he had made some investigations
since yesterday, and bad ascertained that
the inspector who had made the charges
against Mr Nardin is not now in the
service, rind that Mr. Nardln has been
exonerated Nevertheless, he said, he
would move for an investigation by a
sub-committee of the Indian committee.
If that investigation did not fully vindi
cate Mr. Nardln, he said, no doubt ho
would promptly be dismissed.
The House then passed a resolution
providing for an investigation of Nar
dln's relations to the school.
During the consideration of one of tho
bills Kleberg (Dcm. Tex.), who is a Ger
man, made a brie speech, deprecating
any attempt to make political capital out
of the coming visit of Prince Henry.
The House then adjourned.
CONCESSIONS TO CUBA.
No Definite Agreement Reached by
the Ways and Means Committer.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Tile Cuban
reciprocity problem was cgaln b-fcre the
Republican members of the ways and
means committee today, who were In pri
vate conference for two hours and then
adjournt-d until tomorrow without reach
ing nn agreement. It developed today
that an informal vote taken early In the
conference, not on any specific proposi
tion, but on the general question as to
whether anything should be done, resulted
in a proposition favorable to action, so
long as existing American Industries are
not endangered by the extent of the con
cessions. After today's conference it wao
rtatcA by thoFe In a position to know that
there would be an agreement later, and
the belle was exprosned that the conces
sion to Cuba would be about 30 per cent,
probably as a rebate.
Llf-rht on ConRressIonnl Delay.
Washington dispatches to the Kansas
City Star throw some light on the de
lays that have attended the discussion
of several bills pending in Congress. It
is now shown that one thing has been
played against another by the Republican
leaders in order to bring Into line some
of the House members who have been
opposed to the will of the President and
the Senate. Sometimes such tactics arc
questionable, but In other instances they
are wholly Justifiable, and they seem to
be especially expedient in the matter of
securing tariff concessions for Cuba.
At first there was little hope that the
House, on its own motion, would counte
nance a radical reduction in the Cuban
duties: but the Senate has given tho low
er branch to understand that unless there
is co-operation on this undeniable duty
of Congress, there will be no reduction
of the war revenue taxes, a propos'tion
that Is desired by both branches and is
important, not only as a reduction of
the burdens of tlte people, but also as a
check on the ever-increasing Treasury
surplus. The expressed or implied ulti
matum of the Senate to the House has
resulted in much brighter prospects for
Justice to Cuba.
The Philippine tariff, question nlo has
brought about party division. Some of
the New England Senators arc against
the retention of the Philippines, and de
sire to combine with the proposed bill
some sort of declaration as to the futuro
disposition of the islands. The delay in
action on this bill has been caused by an
effort to make it sure in the Senate be
fore a vote should be taken, and to this
end Piatt of Connecticut has been put
forth as a New England leader to op
pose the adverse Influence of Hoar and
Hale.
But perhaps the greatest olvlsion of
all Is on the Baococrc bill, providing for
tho repeal of tho taiiff on metals, with
the special object of destroying the ar
bitrary power of the steel trust and kin
dred combinations. It is on this ques
tion that the Republicans will divide
and open the way for a new and definite
reorganization of the Democratic party.
or will unite and meet the imperative
demands of new conditions in such l
way as to leave "Democracy still unat
tached to an exclusive issue of potential
weight, t-
The," dread that the majority of Repub
lican leaders have of "opening the whole
tariff question" is lf:tly to block favora
ble action on the Babcock bill. Mean
while the Democrats in the Senate are
seriously considering the plan of con
centrating on the tariff once more, a sign
of belatd and enforced perception, more
creditable to Republican influences than
to Democratic initiation.
Three Statehood BUI.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. The House
committee " on territories today unani
mously voted to report blll3 for the ad
mission of the territories of New Mexico,
Arizona and Oklahoma. Tho vote was
taken upon a motion made by Moon
(Dem. Ter.n.). declaring it to be the sense
of the committeo that the three terri
tories were entitled to statehood, and that
subcommittee be appointed to prepare the
bills. The sub-'ommitfes vere appointed.
GERMANY IS OUR FRIEND
And TVn Daring the Spanish "War,
Says Anibnnantlor "White.
BERLIN, Feb. 21. Andrew D. White,
the American Ambassador here, presiding
tonight at an assemblage ' of 3CO Amer
icans who celebrated Washington's birth
day at the Kniserhof by a musical enter-
t
tainment, followed by a supper and dance,
said. In an address:
"Sundry writers on this side of the At
lantic have been especially eloquent In
denouncing the general hatred of Ger
many and the Germans which they insist
obtains in the United States. Much has
been said of Dcutschen hetze (Ger
man baiting). and this has been
placed in ruch a lurid light that
one would almost believe that on the ap
pearance of one or more German-American
feliow-cltizens upon the streets of an
American city, the citizens of American
birth were ready to cry havoc and let
loose on him the dogs of war. It has
been my duty for several years to read
with considerable conscientiousness a
number of the foremost American news
papers respecting the dominant thought in
various parts of the Union, and I can
most truthfully say that I have failed to
find the slightest trace of such 'Deutschen
hetze.' I could not discover anything like
hatred or persecuting spirit against the
German-Americans. Even if there were
no other reasons, the Americans arc too
busy and too good-natured for an amuse
ment of that kind.
"On the other side, it has been insisted
by mere or less well-meaning people in
the United States that a dark cloud be
tween the two countries really exists, and
that In the time of which history makes
mention, and especially during our Span
ish War, the German Government wns
somewhat hostile to the United States or
irt some manner, which nobody seems to
be able to give with precision, the Germnn
Government did something which It ought
not to have done, and left undone scme
thlng which it ought to have done. To
this the answer has" been, if I may be al
lowed here to refer to It. by myself, as
one competent to express opinion on the
subject, that the conduct of Germany to
ward us dirrlng the Spanish War was ex
cellent. The government observed a strict
neutrality and showed no unfriendly spir
it. From first to last it never made sug
gestions or proposals that embarrassed us
in the slightest degree. In fact, the con
duct of the German Goverrxnent was all
that we could desire it to be.
"Some self-constituted guardian of the
welfare of the United States has Insisted
that if not the imperial government. It
was the honored and revered sovereign of
the empire who spread this cloud over
the relations of the two nations by pro
moting or not promoting, or by joining
in a league to intervene to stop the war.
On this account various people have really
made themselves very unhappy. Now,
however, within a fortnight, all this has
been cleared away, and it has been shown
beyond a doubt that the revered and be
loved sovereign of thi3 country refused
to take any part In anything which could
be construed ns interference in the con
test, and refused In such a manner as to
show that he respected the motives and
appreciated the feelings of tho American
Government."
Chesn at Monte Carlo.
MONTE CARLO, Feb. 21. Palrlnjr for
the 12th round of the international chess
' tournament, piaycd here today, was ac
! cording to round 5 of the Bergen schedule.
1 Napier and Eisenbcrg had byes. In the
first session of the day Mason defeated
Popiel. Rcggio won from Mortimer and
olf defeated. Scheve. The games be
tween Pillsbury and Gunsberg and Marco
end Tarrasch were draws. In the after-
J noon Micscs won from Marshall and
j Schlcchter from Maroczy. Teichmann and
Albln drew, and Tschlgorln and Janowsky
adjourned their game.
Popular Election of Senators.
COLUMBUS. O.. Feb. 21. The House ot
Representatives of the Ohio Legislature
. has placed Itself on record as being in
j favor of electing United States Senators
j by a direct vote of the people, the Worth
j Ington resolution being adopted by a vote
ui to iu -o. j. tic itbuiuuun iisivs tougft-ca
to take the necessary action.
Krltrlnprer Trial Not Concluded.
LONDON. Feb. 2L Mr. Brodrick, the
War Secretary, in the House of Commons
today, replying to a question, said that
the trial of Commandant Kritzlnger r not
yet concluded. The verdict will not be
known until it has been confirmed by
Lord Kitchener. '
LOOD HUMORS
not merely free from pimples and other eruption, but from inter
nal derangements that more and more imperil the whole system.
These vitiated or morbid fluids affect all the organs and
functions, membranes and tissues.
Hood's Sarsapariila removes all humors, cures all their
inward and outward effects, makes the blood pure, vigorous and
rich. Try Hood's.
"I had sores on one of my limbs and was
nearly crippled. The medicine prescribed did
not do me any good, and I began taking Hood's
Sarsapariila. I am now well and strong." Ben
jamin Fisher, Beaver Creek, Or.
"I heartily recommend Hood's Sarsapariila
as a blood purifier. Blotches came out all over
my body, but they have entirely disappeared,
thanks to this remedy." Fred F. Vernon, Can
ton. S. D.
"We have used Hood's Sarsapariila for th
last five years, and think we could not get along
without it. We always keep It In the house.
It Is an excellent blood purifier, and has saved
members of our family from sickness. Wo had
a little boy with us last Winter, whose hands
and face were broken out with sores. We be
gan giving him Hood's Sarsapariila, and tha
sores soon disappeared." John Schwab. Nlpomo
CaL
HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA
YEAR'S NAVAL ESTIMATES
BRITISH ADJIIRALTT PREPARING
THE FLEET FOR WAR.
Cnll for an Expenditure of Thirty
one Million Pounds, an Increase
Over Last Year.
LONDON, Feb. 21. The Secretary of the
Admiralty, H. O. Arnold-Foster. Intro
duced the naval estimates for 1902-1903 in
the House of Commons today. The esti
mates show a total of JC31.255.000, as com
pared with 30,S75,000 last year. In the
course of an accompanying statement,
Mr. Arnold-Foster remarked that no
thinking man could have anticipated any
reduction from the estimates of last year,
in view of the fact that the army wns
engaged In a difficult conflict 700) miles
away.
In regard to the naval reserve, the Sec
retary of the Admiralty said the govern
ment had discovered that there were legal
objctlons to the engagement of men In
Newfoundland. The movement would,
therefore, be temporarily arranged, but
legislation would be introduced legalizing
the engagement of men in every part of
the empn-e. The Secretary further an
nounced that promotion In the engineer
ing department would be accelerated by
the creation of 10 new posts. He also
said that the progress of naval construc
tion during the past year had been un
paralleled. The present estimates, said
the Secretary, gave the Government 15,
000,00) for new ships, and it was Intended
to spend the money. No fewer than 49
ships would be put In the water duTlng
the present year, and next year there
would be under construction 60 ships. In
addition to 27 others that would be laid
down. Beside this, a large programme of
reconstruction was being undertaken,
thereby adding greatly to the fighting
power of the Hect. Guns of more formid
able caliber would be mounted on many
vessels, and six-Inch guns of the latest
and most Improved type would replace the
4.7-inch guns.
Referring to the smaller craft, the Sec
retary said that unexpectedly rapid prog
ress was being made with the submarine
fleet, and that several vessels would be
added to thl3 fleet. A new type of torpedo
boat destroyer has been devised, and It Is
hoped to secure better results than in the
case of existing vessels.
In giving further details of the Admiral
ty's programme, the Secretary concluded
by saying that what the Admiralty was
determined on was to prepare the fleet for
war, a preparation for that day of trial,
which it waa hoped, would never come,
but against which the Admiralty was In
duty bound to provide.
TV'nnt to Knpvr About Divorce.
DAKMSTADT. Hesse. Feb. 21. A cau
cus of party leaders In the second cham
ber of the Hessian Diet has requested the
Grand Duke of Hesse to communicate to
them his reason for obtaining a divorce
from the Grand Duchess. The Prime Min
ister. Earl Rothe. in a conciliatory state
ment. Intimated that the communication
referred to would be made to the cham
ber behind closed doors. The separation
of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Hesso was pronounced December 22 last
by the Superior Court at Darmstadt.
Gladstone's Opinion of Chamberlain.
LONDON. Feb. 21. E. L. Godkin. for
merly editor of the Evening Post of New
York, writing to the Westminster Ga
zette with reference to Joseph Chamber
lain, the Colonial Secretary, says that
when Mr. Chamberlain deserted the Lib
erals he. Mr. Godkin. asked Mr. Glad
stone, through a correspondent, for In
formation anent Mr. Chamberlain. Mr.
Gladstone's reply was: "Chamberlain is
the first politician wc have had of the
American type, and he is destined to give
a great deal of trouble."
Deny That TsIIUa Wan Arretted.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 20 (Thurs
day). The authorities here deny that
Rev. Mr. Tsilkn. husband of Miss Ellen M.
Stone's companion in captivity, has been
arrested for complicity in the kidnaping
of the latter. They say that according
to last reports Mr. Tsiika Is in Sofia.
Bulgaria.
Knees nt Xesv Orleann.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 21. Results:
Seven furlongs Chickadee won. Pan
ther second, Frank Jones third; time,
1:33.
Six furlongs Zack Ford won, Echodalc
second, LeRoy D. third: time, 1:1S4.
One mile and 70 yards Dlgby Bell won,
Jessie Jarboe second, Mcme Westell
third: time, I-bOU.
One mile and a sixteenth, selling Pres
tome won. Dr. Cirrick second, Little Lois
third; time, 1:54.
One mile and 70 yards, selling Avator
won, Dramburg second, Corinne C. third;
time, 1:53.
One mile and a sixteenth, selling Lit
tle Tommy Tucker won. Anna Darling
second. Bequeath third; time, 1:5B.
Cincinnati Society Dinner.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21. The Society of
tha Cincinnati, representing several states,
will dine under' the auspices of the society
In the State of New Jersey on the birth
day of its first president. General George
BUT FOR THEM MOST PEOPLE
WOULD BE WELL AND STRONG
PROMISES TO CURE AND
Washington. The dinner will be given at
tho Waldorf -Astoria, and a number of dis
tinguished guests will reply to historic
toasts.
RAPE FOR THE DAIRY.
Good Also for Poultry, Hon-a and
Sheep, and la Very Hardy.
GREENLEAF, Feb. 20. To tho Editor.)
I have found Dwarf Essex rape such a
valuable feed for milch cows that I would
like to correct through Tho Oregonlan an
Impression which prevails to some extent
that It cannot bo fed to cows in quantity
without giving an offensive odor to their
milk. As Dr. Withycombe has explained
at farmers' meetings, the plant contains
a volatile oil, which causes it to give an
unpleasant odor to the cow's breath, as
her milk, but this is so only immediately
after she has eaten it. For a year or two
I have fed large quantities of rape to a
couple of cows, giving them their ration
of it after each milking. Long before the
next milking time the volatile oil has been
given off by way of the lungs, and there
Is no trace of It in the milk. I have
always cut it and fed It In the stall. Where
cattle can be turned into the field to
feed it off, which is a far more economi
cal method, an hour immediately after
milking should suffice for the feeding, for
were it fed off too closely, so that it
would take the animal longer than that
to get her ration, it would be killed or
trampled out. After that hour there would
be ample time for the odor to disappear
before another milking time.
The great advantage of the rape plant
.is that it will make a good growth in tho
Fall, if sown after some early crop, and
will stand In the field all Winter, roady
for use when wanted, whereas the Fall
growth of clover and the grasses must
be cured into hay or ensiled to be avail
able in mid-Winter, and In Western Ore
gon there is no weather In th late Fall
that will permit the curing of hay. Where
one has a silo, the largest crop of feed
from an acre would be corn silage, but
with this some feed strong in protein
must be combined for profitable milk pro
duction. Rape, though belonging to the
same family with the turnip a poor dairy
food is comparatively rich in protein and
thus a good milk producer. Moreover, a
crop of It can be grown between two suc
ceselvo crops of ensilage corn, furnishing
a cover crop for the protection of the fer
tility of the eoil during Winter and a
quantity of rich feed in the Spring before
corn-planting time. When sown after an
early Summer crop and cut or fed off in
Winter, It starts a second growth when
the days begin to grow warmer, and sup
plies another crop that can be fed in
March or April, in time to plow the
ground for succeeding Spring crop.
The rape plant Is a grass feeder and re
sponds well to a heavy dressing of stable
manure. Furthermore, thorough cultiva
tion will double lte yield, so that.though
I have had good success with It broad
casted. I find it pays to sow it in drills
20 Inches apart and stir the soil after
with the cultivator. It Is a very hardy
plant, and has succeeded well here sowed
every month In the year, though If caught
by a heavy frost just after the seed has
sprouted and before well rooted, the
young plants may be killed. Mowing too
near the ground, or feeding too close, will
kill many of tho plants I avoid paring
too close to the ground and get two or
three crops of feed and a crop of seed
In 11 months.
Hogs are fond of rape, and grow rap
idly if they have all they want of It.
Chickens grow fatter or lay well on rape
pasture, with little or no grain. A largo
percentage of the mutton of England is
fattened on rape pasture alone.
WILLIAM H. WHEELER.
Preliminary, Bnaebnll Practice.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Advices Have
been mailed to all the players under con
tract to the New York Baseball Club 21
In all up to the present to report for
their preliminary Spring practice on
March 24. Tho men will train at tne
polo grounds, the club having decided def
initely to abolish the Southern Spring"
trips.
All Good .
All doctors are good, but
only the best can cure the
hardest cases. Just so with
cough medicines. All are
good, but only the best can
cure the hardest coughs.
Buy the kind the doctors pre
scribe, Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral. " For three winters I had a very bad
cough. I then tried Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral. In a short time I ceased cough
ing, and soon was entirely cured."
Mrs. Pearl Hyde, Guthrie Center, la.
2fc.,Sfc.,S!.M. J.CAYEHCO.,LweII.JIU
"For many years I have taken Hood's Sarsa
pariila as a blood purifier, and while using It
for that purpose have found it very beneficial
for catarrh. It is an excellent medicine for all
blood diseases. My husband has been cured of
a very distressing case of eczema, by the use
of two bottles." Mrs. W. T. Glaze, E. 14
Cataldo avenue, Spokane, Wash.
"We find there Is no better blood purifier than
Hood's Sarsapariila. Last Spring the glands of
my brother's neck were swollen. Ho took two
bottles of Hood's Sarsapariila, and was cured."
Miss Mary' Lavioletto, box 133, Falrhaven,
Wash.
"I have been taking Hood's Sarsapariila for
eruptions, and two bottles of the medicine have
benefited me more than any other prescription
I have ever taken." Carrie Cormana, Harring
ton, Wash.
KEEPS THE PROMISE.
Cures
Col ds
at
Once
During the last year more sufferers
from colds, whether ia the head or
lungs, have been cured by Halpruner's
Wonderful Medicine than all the other
medicines combined.
What is the use of wasting word3
and suffering with a cold when you can
get relief within two minutes time after
taking Halpruner's ?
People who know the value of Hal
pruner's Wonderful Mendicinc never
have colds any more they keep this
remarkable medicine in their home, V
where they can get at it (juickly as soon
as they feci the first symptoms of cold.
For a cold in the head they inhale
the vapor by pouring a few drops of
the medicine in their hands and holding
them bencith the nostrils also taking
a teaspoonflil every hour or so. The
inhalations giveMmmediatc relief and the
internal dose drives out the cold and the
cause of it.
If the cold is in the throat or lungs
they rub the medicine in until they
know it has penetrated deeply and i3
doing the work it was intended to do.
Internal doses are also good for a cold
in the throat and lungs, for Halpruner's
seeks the scat of the trouble and removes
the causes quickly and permanently.
All druggists sell Halpruner's Won
derful Medicine 50c and $ 1 a bottle.
If you find one who does no: ask him
to get it for you. If he will not g' t
it and tries to talk you out of it go to
the next drag store and demand the
genuine
tfma&k
If your druggist won't supply you
send the price to ns and we will send
you a bottle by prepaid expressagc.
Halpruner Medical Manufacturing Co.,
28 California St., San Francisco. . j
EADACfiE
Positively cured by theso
Little Pi! Is.
They also relieve Distress from Dyspep.
tia. Indigestion and Tco Hearty Eating.
A perfect remedy for Dizziness. Nausea,
Drowraineas. Bad Taato In "the Mouth.
Coated Tongue. Pain In the Side. TOR
PID LIVER: They RegulaU the Bow
U. Purely Vegetable.
Small Pill. Small Dose.
Small Prlceu
Piast
In U Its etiRS thero
eco-ud za clecaluieta.
Ely-'a Cft&n 'Bala
cleanseg,8oothesaadhea?8
the diseased meiabrate.
II cures esturra ecd drives
away a cold la tee fce&d
eaicklv.
Cream Halm's placed rato the costrils, spread
&7er the meabrsae and is absorbed. KelUf ia lift
mediate and a can foiicws. It la not drying doea
sot produce roeesins. Iaio 1:0,50 eraU at Drug
g!jt or by mail ; Trial 8Ize, 10 cent by mail.
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