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THE MORNING.. OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MAY; 19, 1902. M
BALLOT OP B0ER8
Whichever Way it Goesf May
End the- War.
SURRENDERS WILL FOLLOW
Then Brltinh Force, Released Prom
Those Points Will Be Able to-
Crash Opposition "Where It
May Still Show Itself.
PRETORIA, May 18. The Boer dele
gates -who are assembled at Vereenjging,
Transvaal, held prolonged conferences
Thursday and Friday of last week.
LONDON. May 19. A dispatch to the
Times from Pretoria says that about ICO
Boer leaders are assembled at Vereenlg
ing, and. that their demeanor leads one
to suppose they will vote In favor of a
continuation of hostilities, but the' fact
that the .voting Is by balloting may turn
the balance to the side of peace. What
ever the direct result of the confer
ence may be, says the correspondent, the
end of the war Is not distant, because
the conference "Will probably be followed
by numerous surrenders In various di
rections, enabling large bodies of Bri
tish troops to be liberated and poured
Into the resisting districts.
ChlneHc Foreign Office Wenlc.
LONDON, May IS. The Times corres
pondent at Pekln, referring to the diffi
culties which have arisen regarding the
railway agreements, says the dispute is
Instructive as showing the hopeless weak
ness of the Chinese Foreign Office un
der the irresolute guidance of Prince
Chlng. Prince Chlng, on Saturday, tho
correspondent says, requested Sir Ernest
Satow, the British Minister, to consent
to a revision of the last agreement, in
order to appease Russia, but this request
the British resolutely refuse to consider.
A Million Roubles Stolen.
LONDON, May 18. A dispatch from
"Vienna to a news agency says It is
reported from Cracow, Galicla, that a
million roubles have been stolen -from
the headquarters of the general staff
there. Two Generals and several civil
staff officers,' says the -'dispatch, have
been arrested in connection' with the rob
bery. Servian Cabinet Resigns.
BELGRADE, Servia, May 18. King
Alexander has accepted the resignation
of the Servian Cabinet. M. Passlos, for
merly a Radical, has beenl entrusted
"with the formation of a new Ministry.
NO FRAYED THEOLOGY.
That's Not the Kind the "West Will
Listen To.
NEW YORK, May 18. The pulpits of
the Presbyterian churches In Greater New
York were for the most part filled today
with preachers from other places.
Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, the newly
elected moderator of the assembly,
preached the assembly sermon at the
Fifth-Avenue Presbyterian Church. This
is the largest Presbyterian church in 'the
country, and Its capacity was taxed. The
moderator's sermon was an appeal to
Presbyterians to come from behind their
denominational barracks and db battle for
God. "There Is good fighting," he said,
"all along the line on Fifth avenue as
well as on the Lower East Side.' Dr.
Van Dyke Continued:
"Faith In Christ rewrites the old motto
of the French Revolution not "liberty,
equality, fraternity,' but first fraternity
which lifts men into equality and fits them
for liberty. Faith In Christ makes us ac
knowledge brotherhood with all who are
trying to cast out devils and help the sick,
whether they follow us or not. Faith in
Christ says, 'He that is not against us is
for us. I have no confidence In that sort
of Christianity which will not join hands
with an honest Hebrew to relieve suf
fering and enlighten ignorance. I have
no confidence in that kind of Protestant
ism which refuses to take hold of one
end of the litter in which a wounded man
is lying because a Soman Catholic has
hold, of the other enu. I have no confi
dence in that kind of Presbyterlanlsm
which lives in hostility and hatred toward
Christians having other creeds and forms
of worship. I have no confidence In that
kind of a church which resembles a pri
vate religious club, caring only for tho
comfort and respectability of Its mem
bers, unreasonably sure of its own salva
tion and Indifferent tp the salvation of the
world.
"I believe In that Presbyterlanlsm which
is evangelical and evangelistic, which,
loves the old gospel so much that it can
not keep It to itself, and which has no
rivalry with any other, church except to
try who can do the most good In tho
world. I believe In a church which goes
out through Christ and with Christ to
seek and save the lost; I believe in a
Christianity which is a giving, forgiving,
sympathizing, self-forgetting, and there
lore happy, life of ministry to the soul of
others, and I believe that the perfection
and everlasting continuation of that life
is the joy of heaven."
At a meeting held in the Flfth-Avenuo
Presbyterian Church for the purpose of
stimulating Interest In evangelistic work,
and at which tho great church was crowd
ed to the doors, the Rev. Dr. . Coyle
drew a somber picture of religious con
ditions In the West. He said the people
there were Irreligious when they began
life, and by education were prejudiced
against all sorts of Christian work. He
Implored the common evangelistic work
ers to go into the Western fields. He said
of the evangelists needed:
"None of your heavy, soggy, water
logged gospel preachers cant ride on our
Western waves. We want no pyrotech
alcal preachers, nor do we want any sen
sationalists, nor do we want any gospel
platitudes. We do not want any theol
ogy which Is frayed at the ends and moth
eaten in the middle. We in this Western
3and want the lightning, not the aurora
borealis. The people of the West, I am
sorry to say, are not anxious to have any
preaching at all; but if you want to
preach to us, you must preach straight,
direct gospel with 20th-century trimmings
and up-to-date illustrations. Wo want this
or nothing."
Further along Dr. Coyle said:
"I do not think even Paul the Apostle
could have accomplished much against
such hardened Indifference as we find.
There is hardly any Sabbath, and ab
solutely no observance. Sinai no longer
smokes and thunders. In my church at
Denver we have dismissed as many mem
bers as wo have received in recent years."
BOMBARDMENT AGIN; -
Venezuela Forcos 1V11L Assault hef.,
Seaport of Carnpano.
TRINIDAD, B. W. I.. May 17 (Satur
day). The (seaport of Carupano, ia the
State of Bermudez. Venezuela. will be
bombarded again today at o'clock by the
government forces. The town will be at
tacked from both land and seai.- The Ven
ezuelan Government notified -thjo forelgp
Consuls at Caruoano 3 ihours in advxnet
of the time Intended tp attack? the pqrrK.
at is eupposea ,nero uitu. -me uniiei oijuep
Minister at Caracas', H." W, Bowen, wns
the only foreign representative there who
Tecelved notification of the bombardment
of Carupano. and it issaid that Mr. Bowen
urged that an unfortified town of Venezu
ela be not unnecessarily bombarded. The
German cruiser Gazelle is the only foreign
warehip et Carupano. She will p'rotect the
French as well as the German residents
there.
It is reported here that an engagement
will be fought tomorrow between the rev
olutionary and government forces which
will decide the future of the President of
the Republic, General Castro.
RATHBONE'S NEW TACK,
"Wants "Witnesses Held in Havana,
but "Wood Refuses.
HAVANA, May 18. It was erroneously
announced last night that counsel for
Estes . Rathbone, who was convicted
of complicity in the Cuban postal frauds,
had filed a petition for a new trial under
the amended procedure order issued by
Secretary of "War Root, which was re
ceived here yesterday. It transpires that
Rathbone's attorney only filed a petition
to secure the retention of the records and
witnesses here so that he might be able
to introduce new evidence under the
amended rule of procedure In his motion
for a new trial now pending before the
Supreme Court. The witnesses whose re
tention is asked for in addition to the
Army officers, are Chief Clerk Stelrihart,
Postofflce Inspector Francis, Chief Clerk
of Posts Bristow and Messrs. Wilson and
Wlimot
General "Wood has decided to Ignore the
demand of Rathbone's attorney to issue
an order to retain tho witnesses here. He
says they are all in the service of the
Arrny or Government, and can be ordered
here if necessary after their return to the
United States, The records, he says, will
remain here Jn any event. Today, Rath
bone's counsel made another demand upon
the Governor to hold Mr. Bristow, who is
to sail from here for home tomorrow
morning.
The fact of tho Issuance of the order to
amend the rules of criminal procedure Is
not generally known here, but among
those whb are aware of It, much adverse
comment bas been aroused. This is not
because It gives Rathbone an opportunity
to present new evidence, but because It
changes the whole procedure for the fu
ture, and practically affords an official
charged with criminality two trials on
tho evidence submitted.
Under Arrest for Kllllnff Stockman,
PHOENIX, Ariz., May IS. Deputy Sher
iffs William Voice and Charles Howell, of
GHa County, arrived here this morning
with Vcrdunce Gonzales, who on Thursday
evening shot and killed Eugene Packard,
In Tfnto Basin. Gonzales was captured at
Fort McDowell settlement last night. He
says that the shooting was in self-dcfene,
though Packard was shot through the
heart and evidently from the back of his
horse, his rifle being found in its scab-
-bard. Gonzales was a roustabout at the
"eheep camp, and Packard -was a cattle
man. 1 Pence Af?ain in Georgia.
ATLANTA, Ga., May IS. Perfect order
and peace pYevalled today in Pittsburg,
the negro settlement, south of the city
where the desperate battle between offi
cers of the law and negro outlaws oc
curred yesterday. The only evidences of
the terrible struggle are the heaps of
ashes which mark the spot where former
ly stood the buildings sheltering Will
Richardson, the negro desperado, and his
companions, and the detail of military
patrolling the cene of the disturbance.
Dor Killed Motlierj Says Self-Defensc
CASTROVILLE. CaL, May IS. John Mc
Carty, aged 22 years, shot and killed his
mother this morning, and then gave him
self into custody. He fired four pistol
balls Into her brain at close rangq. His
story Is that the murder was committed
In self-defense. He Is the son of a highly
respected veteran of the Civil War.
Charged "With Cattle-Stcalingr.
PHOEXIX, Ariz.. May 18. Arizona ran
gers have captured WaltCT Brlce, John
Vanwlnkle and Robert Vanwinkle, near
Dos Cabezas. They are charged with
slaughtering cattle on the range that did
not belong to them, and selling the beef.
MOUNT PELEE AGAIN.
(Continued from rirst Page.)
says x Fort de France special to the
World. This gives 28,000 as the number
of people burled In the ruins of St.
Pierre. Six thousand persons were res
cued by steamships or went to places of
safety. Three thousand were probably
drowfled. This is the most complete
estimate made so far.
The relief steamers now on the scene
are the American ships Cincinnati, Ster
ling, Potomac and Longfellow. The
French cruiser Suchet and the British
supply boat Madiana. Owing to red
tape. It has been found impossible up
to the present time to unload the sup
plies sent by the Chamber of Commerce
of New York.
The bodies of Thomas T. Prentiss,
American Consul, and James Japp, Bri
tish Consul, have been identified and
will be brought here for shipment Both
bodies ar;e bruised by the fall of lava
and stones, almost beyond recognition.
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS.
Collections Taken in French
Churches Circus Contributes.
PARIS, May IS. At the close of high
mass In all the Roman Catholic churches
In Paris this morning, funeral psalms
were chanted and prayers for the dead
were said In memory of those who per
ished in the Martinique disaster. The
congregations in tho churches were large
ana a goodly collection for the aid of
tho West Indian sufferers was taken up.
A special service In connection with
this will be held in St. Augustine Church
tomorrow by Bishop Corment, of Marti
nique, who is now in Paris, and who will
pronounce" absolution. The commemora
tive service for the Martinique dead,
which was to have been held at Notre
Dame, will be postponed because of the
absence from France of President Loubet,
as this service was intended to bo a
high religious and state function.
Appropriate services for the Martinique
victims were held in all churches
throughout France today and collections
to aid the sufferers were taken up.
The performance of Barnum & Balleys
Circus, at Toulouse, yesterday, added
25.0M francs to the Martinique funds.
Senator Knight's Report.
PARIS, May IS. Senator Knight, -who
accompanied Acting Governor L'Huerre
to the northern part of Martinique, has
Bent a telegram to M. De Crals, the min
ister of the colonies, in which he de
clares that the inhabitants behaved with
much calmness and dignity during the
sad events. The senator says also that
the sugar plantations at Maccuba, Basse
Polnte and Lorraln are In good condition.
The estates at Basse. Polnte are Intact
and have not suffered from the volcanic
eruptions. The crops In this district were
not harmed and the people are ready to
resume -work. The Bank of Martinique
has reopened Its doors, says the senator's
dispatch, and is giving credit to all who
are able to give satisfactory guarantees.
Earthquakes In Portugal.
LTSB6n, May IS. Earthquakes are re
ported from the Southern part of Portu
gal, buUno fatalities occurred. The dis
turbances are supposed to be connected
with the upheavals In the West Indies.
"Whooplnjj CourIi.
This la a very danccrous disease unless
properly treated. Statistics show that, there
are. more deaths .from It than from scarlet
Jexert AU danger may be avoided, how
ever,, by giving Chamberlain's Cough
Remedyv It liquifies the tough mucus.
inaMnff if easier to expectorate, keeps the
cough loose, and makes the paroxyms of
roughing lebs frequent and less severe.
It has been used in manv enlflpmirR nf ihic
disease with perfect success. For lc by
all dcusslstt..
OUR TRADE REACHES FAR
MUCH ACC03IPI.ISHED IX EAST IX
D"lES AXD PERSIA.
One Year's Increase to British India
400 Per Cent Methods to Intro
duce Wares.
WASHINGTON, May 18. Frederick
Emery, chief of the Bureau of Foreign
Commerce made public today an Inter
esting extract from "Commercial Rela
tions of the United States for 1901," show
ing what this country accomplished in
trade last year In the East Indies and
Persia.
Consul Fee, of Bombay says that the
Imports of shoes from the United States
into British India are growing, the ship
ments last year being four times those of
the previous year. There is a marked de
mand by the wealthier classes for a su
perior shoe in quality as well as in work
manship and style. The American last is
advancing-in favor. There also Is an in
crease In the Imports of furniture, and
our roll-top desks are being ordered in
large numbers. American bicycles, on ac
count of their lightness, strength and rea
sonable price, are well received. We also
send a good proportion of clocks and
watches, and, In spite of the decrease In
Imports of machinery and mill work (due
to the failure of crops and the Chinese
troubles), our shipments showed a decided
increase.
The same causes-, continues the Consul,
contributed to the decline In Imports of
cotton piece goods, but the bulk of this
fell to England, and Imports In the line
of gray and colored goods Increased large-
DID YOU EVE'R STOP TO THINK
Why It Is, that all the yellow Journals In supporting the Democratic
party, cater to the lowest passions, and are Insidiously corrupting and
debasing American youth and womanhood? Is It not because the moral
natures of their proprietors have become so stuntea by long partner
ship with fraud, defiance of law and the Tillman sand cure that the next
step lower was easy?
YOU CANNOJ AFFORD
To affiliate with that party as- at present constituted.
ly over tho previous year. Again, owing
to the financial stress to which the coun
try has been subjected by repeated calam
ity, neither government nor private enter
prise CQUld invest much capital in railway
extension, and" there" is a heavy drop in
railway materials.
There has brtn much discussion, says
Mr. Fee, of the relative merits of the
British and American locomotives which
have been supplied to the railroads of In
dia. According to information obtained
from railway men and engineers, the Con
sul Is unabje to discover any of the dis
satisfaction with the American locomo
tives which newspaper articles have as
serted to exist. He declares rather that
thoy have been "fully up to expectation."
Conrul Ralrdan, of Batavla, reports a
notable increase In the Imports of Ameri
can goods into Dutch India. Our canned
goods are advancing steadily, and are ac
knowledged to be superior to this line of
goods from Australia. The contract for
providing new water works for the City of
Soerabaya has been gained by an agency
for machinery in Central Java under the
management of a pushing American. Com
mercial travelers from the United States
are visiting Dutch India in increasing
numbers, and the results have been satis
factory. Vice-Consul Taylor, of Teheran says
our clocks, watches. Jewelry, phonographs,
electric fans and other curiosities of use
ful or ornamental kind always are sala
ble in Persia. Good American padlocks
are In demand. Stationer)' commands a
good sale, as does wall paper, and canned
goods, whether meats, sweets or pickles,
find a ready market.
Some air motor pumps have been im
ported from America and erected In vari
ous parts of Teheran. Persian agricul
tural methods and implements belong to a
distant past, and there Is a disposition at
the present time among landowners to try
the simpler methods of 6ur machinery and
appliances. The Persian Government has
given a practical proof of its Interest by
establishing an agricultural seminary In
Teheran. The Institution is under the
management of a Belgian who has spent
some years in the United Stntes and Is
consequently well acquainted with the de
tails of modern agriculture. He thinks
that if some enterprising firm should send
a complete threshing machine to be
worked by four animals as a specimen
and advertisement. It would lead to the
introduction of others and the undertak
ing would be a commercial success.
TO FIGHT MEAT TRUST.
Jeirish Women of Xcw York Organ
ize For It.
NEW YORK, May" IS. Five hundred
East Side Hebrew men and women met
today and formed Ladles' Anti-Beef
Association. They elected Mrs. Caroline
Schatzborg, president, and she appointed
Mrs. Pauline Frickel, treasurer. A 'com
mittee of seven wpmen was appointed
and the members Instructed to visit all
the tenement houses on the East Side
to persuade the Hebrew women not to
buy meat until the price shall be re
duced to the point of a year ago, that
Is 0 and 12 cents per pound. They are
not to create any disturbances, but when
they see Hebrew women coming out of
a butcher shop with meats, they are to
argue with them. If the women be un
willing to throw the meat away, but
willing to Join the organization, the
committee of women are to buy it from
them and throw iti into the street To
gether -with this committee, another of
nine men was appointed as an auxiliary
to tho women.
After tho work of placing the boycott
throughout the East Side shall be com
pleted, the committee will continue Its
missionary work In other parts of the
city, visiting1 the labor and benevolent
societies, Jewish and other labor union
meetings and lodges. They are to se
cure the co-operation of such bodies and
secure delegates to attend the meetings
of the association. The association,
which had a temporary organization be
fore, has expended $500 In paying fines
up to date.
The secretary said he was unable to
state how much money the organization
has as it is coming In from collections
taken up In different parts of the East
Side. "Unless the price of meat comes
down," said Secretary Klrschberg, "we
will start co-operative stores, buying
meat In Philadelphia, where the beef
combination does not control the mar
ket." Value of Tissue Paper.
The tissue paper in which parcels are
rolled up should never be1 crumpled and
thrown away, but carefully smoothed out,
rolled up and laid away In some drawer
or handy place where you know where
to find It when you want a nice, soft, clean
piece of paper.
A few drops of eau de cologne on a
soft pad of tissue paper will give a bril
liant polish to mirrors, the glass of pic
tures and crystal. The pad of tissue paper
without the eau de cologne Is also -used
for burnishing steel, rubbing grease stains
off grates or furniture, polishing silver
and innumerable other things.
For packing glass ornaments and fine
china that are not In dolly use n, roll of
soft tissue paper is simply Invaluable,
All upstanding ends of ribbons! osprsys
and wings on millinery should have a
wisp of tissue paper twisted around them
to prevent crushing, and in the jam
way ribbon loops should be kept In po
sition by a small pad of paper.
Tho sleeves of dresses and blouses are
the better for a paper stuffing, and a
sheet of paper should be placed between
every fold to prevent the material mark
ing. Silk handkerchiefs, mufflers, ribbons,
laces, etc, should all be Ironed between
a layer of tissue paper. Steel buckles and
fancy hatpins of every kind may be
cleaned with the homely polisher tissue
paper.
CIVIC FEDERATION IN IT.
Its Secretary Investigating Coal
, Strike Situation.
HAZLETON. Pa.!"" ay 18. The visit of
Ralph M. Easley, secretary of the Na
tional Civic Federation, to strike head
quarters and his conference with Presi
dent Mitchell, of the United Mineworkers,
last night, was the only Incident of any
lmportance that claimed the attention to
day of the labor leaders and others around
the Valley Hotel. As neither Mr. Easley
"nor Mr. Mitchell would say anything re
garding their meeting there was much
speculation as to the object Q the visit of
the secretary of the Civic Federation. Mr.
Easley laughed at tho stir which his ar
rival caused, and said there was not the
slightest significance attached to his trip
here. He reiterated that he came here
merely to look over the ground and to
keep himself Informed of the general sit
uation. He denied that he brought any
pian for a settlement of tho strike or mes
sage from Senator Hanna or any other
member of the Civic Federation. Mr. Eas
'ley also said he carried no message back
with him from Mr. Mitchell.
Mr. .Easlcy's talk with the miners' Na
tional jpresident last night lasted two
hours. He again saw Mr. Mitchell for a
few minutes this morning, and left for
New York at 10 o'clock this morning.
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Despite- the denials of the labor leaders,
the members of the Civic Federation and
the coal operators, all of whom have thus
tfxr rigidly adhered to the policy of -absolutely
refusing to anticipate- any move
ment In connection with tho strike, It Is
believed here that the federation Is quietly
prsparing to receive any proposition that
might possibly be offered by either side.
This belief la strengthened by the fact
that only 24 hours had elapsed from ihe
time the conference was held at Washing
ton between Senator Hanna, President
Gompers, of the American Feedration of
Labor, who is also a member of the Civic
Federation, and Mr. Easley, and the lat
terg arrival here.
Absolute quiet reigned at headquarters
and throughout the Lehigh Valley. Cler
gymen of nearly all denominations today
In their sermons touched more or less on
tho strike. The trend of remarks was
that of forbearance, frugality and tem
perance; tho great struggle was gener
ally deplored, and the hope was held out
that, though the strike may cause much
suffering for a time. It may In the end re
sult In great good 'for both capital and
labor. There was an Impressive scene at
each of the masses at St. Garbrlel's Ro
man Catholic Church, in this town. This
Is the church Of. which the late Rev. 15 -S.
Phllllps, the miners' champion In the
r-ll.- , iev . .V- .
Following out President Mltchell'e re
quest that all mineworkers abstain from
visiting saloons, Re James V. Hassle
asked all the members of the parish to
take an oath abstaining from the use of
intoxicating liquors during the period of
the strike. Few, If any, refused. At the
principal service at 10:30 A. M. every per
son in the church, which was crowded,
stood up and took the oath. At vesJSera
the oath was administered to those who
were not present at the morning services.
Father Hassle delivered a strong sermon
to the mineworkers. He told them that,
now that they have struck, they must
stand together for the cause.
The strike now enters upon Its second
week. The week Just ended was the first,
it Is said, in the history of the hard-coal
trade that no coal was mined in any part
of the region. No disturbance of any
consequence has been reported anywhere.
President Mitchell will establish head
quarters at the Hotel Hart, at Wllkes
barre, tomorrow afternoon or evening
where he will probably remain until th6
strike shall be ended.
President Mitchell said today that ho
could not yet say when the special Na
tional convention to be called for the pur
pose of considering the advisability of in
volving the bituminous miners in the an
thracite strike will be held. He has not
yer received the consent of the two dis
tricts still needed to; make up the five
necessary under the ;ru!es to call a con
vention. r ;
All the locnlades-uplona In this region
met today and decided' to stand by the
miners In their struggle.
ROUGH SEA OFF CATALINA
One Man Swept Overboard, Another
Leaned, but Was Saved.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 18. The
roughness of fhe sea, caused by a, gale
which prevailed all day, caused a panic
among" the 150 passengers on the steamer
Warrior, which was returning from Santa
Catallna Islah'd to. San Pedro this even
ing. During tho excitement, . S. Knight,
a condtfetor 'In. the employ of the ialt
Lake Railroad, was washed overboard and
lost. K. C. Herrick, of Sptfkarie. Wash.,
Jumped overboard, under the impression
that his v?lf e had been swept Into the sea.
He kept 'afloat untir rescued by a boat's
.crew.
ARRESTED FOR. KIDXAPIXG.
Sam Hewitt, of Portland, Detained at
Wocdburn.
WOODBURN, Or., May 18. Sam Hew
itt, of 185 Third street, Portland, with his
sister, Mrs. Ellison, were arrested today
under a warrant Issued from Judge Ho
verton's court for kidnaping little Alice
Hewitt, 5 years bid, at the home of J03eph
Van Cleave near Woodburn.
Sam Hewitt was divorced from his wife,
Mrs. Hewitt, about one year ago, and the
court awarded the child to the wife. Hew
itt came to visit the child today, accom
panied by Mrs. Ellson, and, finding the
child among strangers, he took her and
.started for Portland. Marshal Black made
the arrest at Hubbard, and the trial will
be held tomorrow.
May Xotv Punish Crimes on Sea.
MANILA, May 18. The United States
Philippine Commission has passed an act
conferring marine Jurisdiction upon the
courts of first instance, which permits
the courts to punish crimes on the sea.
The military orders and acts of the pro
vost courta referring to such crimes, pre
viously indorsed, are repealed by the act
passed by the commission.
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Girl Killed Automobile.
TOLEDO, O., May lSWames T. Brailey,
a well-known Independent telephone mag
nate, while speeding In his automobile to--day,
collided with May Schopk, a 13-year-old
irl, riding a bicycles The girl was
almost Instantly killed. '
Women, from their sedentary habits, ata
often subject to headache And constipation.
-These are quickly removed by Carter's
J lttl Liver PVJ.
EQUITY OF THE CLAIMS
EQUITY OF THE CLAIMS' OF THE
' SMALLER BANDS.
Special Commission Ceased in 1S51
"Since Matter Has Rested "With,
Interior Department.
WASHINGTON, Mayrl3. The Secretary
of the Interiof; In response to a resolu
tion offered by Senator Piatt, of Con
necticut, has forwarded to Congress an
extended report on. treaties negotiated
with tribes of Indians In Oregon, and giv
ing considerable information as to ,the
.equity of the claims .of the smaller bands
of Oregon Indians for lands which have
been taken from them from tine to time.
The bulk, of tthe data submitted shows
conclusively that there Is considerable
Justice in the claims of these Indians.
Under an act of June 5, 1850, the Presi
dent appointed a commission to negotiate
with the several tribes of Oregon for the
relinquishment of their claims to lands
lying west of the Cascade Mountains, and,
if practicable, to persuade the Indians to
remove to the e,asl; side of the mountains.
The object of that legislation was to leave
the rich lands west of the mountains free
for settlement by the whites.
The Commissioners were successful In
negotiating six treaties before their func
tions were cut off. Under these treaties
the Indians agreed to relinquish title to
their lands. In consideration of stipulat
ed payments to be made them In 20 annual
Installments', of which the major portion
was to be in merchandise and the bal
ance In cash. Four of- these treaties were
with band3 of the Callapooya tribe, as fol
lows: The Sanjiam band, for a considera
tion of $50,000; the Twalaty band, for $10,
000; the Luck-a-ml-ute band, for $20,000, and
the Yamhill band for J2S.000. Another
treaty was made with the Mollal-le tribe
for a consideration of $22,000, and a sixth
treaty with the Santlam band of Mlllal-les
for $20,000.
The functions of the commission ceased
early in 1S5L ahd officers pf .the Indian
Department in, Oregon Territory were In
structed to continue the negotiation of
treaties. November 7, 1S51, Anson Dart,
superintendent of .Indian affairs for Ore
gon, sent to the Indian Offlpe 13 treaties,
ceding more than 6.O0O.O0Q acres of land ly
ing on both sides of the Columbia River,
upon, the Willamette River and upon the
Pacific Coast, III erich rtf which wa3 In
serted a .nrovision tha't the amounts to be
paid for' he lands should be apportioned
in 10 annual installments, the greater por
tion being in merchandise, as in the other
treaties These treaties "were as follows:
Wlthithe Glafsop, tribe, fdr a considera
tion of'tlS.OOO; Naaiebt band of Tillamooks,
$10,500;YJTil!am9ok Jrtbe. 510,500; Nuc-que-clah-vje.-wua
.tribe- $1500, Wau-kl-kum
band of Chmopks; $7000;. Konnaack band
of, Ct-nQOks, $10,500; Kathlamet band of
Chlnooks, $7000; Whe,efappa band of Chl
nooks; $5000; Lower band of Chlnooks, $20,
000; I Klatskanla,-na band of Chinooks,
$4300; Ya-su-chah-bans, $3500; To-totan,
You-quee-chae and ,Qua-tou-wah bands,
$25,000, and the" Clackamas tribe, $5000.
The then Commission of Indian Affairs
transmitted these treaties to the Secretary
of the. Interior, with the opinion state
ment, that he was not prepared to recom
mend their rejection, although he believed
all but one contained provisions of doubt
ful expediency. July 30. 1852,' Alex H. H.
Stuart, Secretary of the Interior, pre
sented the 19 treaties to tho President for
consideration. In doing so he stated:
I have carefully examined the correspondence
ot the. commissioners and the treaties, and have
corno to the conclusion that it some of their
provisions are objectionable, they are greatly
6verbalanced by the positive heneflts to be de
rived irom others.
By these treaties the Indian title to a very
larse and valuable territory is extinguished on
terms beneficial to the Indiana and' ery ad
vantageous to the United States.
The provisions referred to by tho Commis
sioner as being of "doubtful expediency" I
understand to be those relating to the reserva
tions of particular districts forthe residence
of the Indian, near tho settlements of the
whites. It Will Toe seen, however, that these
reservations are. of limited extent, and in lo
calities which will Interfere but little with
the future settlement of the country. They
were, moreover, indispensable features in the
treaties, because the Indians were unwilling
to negotiate on any other conditions. They
manifested a strong attachment to the graves
of their fathers, and refused to listen to any
provisions which contemplated their removal
to mor( remote dlstricti ot the territory. The
alternative was, therefore, presented of not
treating at all or of setting apart small tract3
of country, embracing the habitations of the
Indians, for their future abode. It is proper
to remark, also, that the tribes with which
these treaties have been negotiated are small
in number, and -that they are harmless hi
their disposition, with a strong desire general
ly to adopt the customs and habits of the
whites. Many ot them are now employed by
the settlers as laborers on their farms, and
they are represented as faithful and efilcicnt
in the performance pf the- ordinary duties ot
farmhands. Under these circumstances, -while
the price of labor continues as high as It now
Is in Oregon, I am inclined to the opinion
that the interests ot the settlers would be In
jured rather than benented by the withdrawal
of the Indian population from among them.
Upon a full review of the treaties in all
their bearings on the public interests, I deem
it my duty to recommend that they be ratified.
The treaties not having been ratified by
the Senate, the Indian Office In 1S53 sug
gested the colonization of the Indians in
different parts of the territory, although
such a plan would entail the expenditure
of a large sum of money. July 31, 1S54, an
appropriation of $68,000 was made for ne
gotiating treaties with the Indian tribes
of Oregon Territory, and a year later a
treaty was concluded with the various
tribes inhabiting the Pacific" Coast from
the mouth of the Columbia southward to
the California line. This treaty included
the Tillamooks, Coos Bays, Coqullles,
Too-too-to-neys, Chetcos, SlUslaws, Clat
sops and Lower Umpquas. One of the
stipulations of this treaty was the reser
vation of a certain quantity of land for
the occupancy and use of tho Indians
along the Oregon coast. The treaty was
never ratified. Before this treaty was re
ceived in Washington, the President, by
executive order, set aside a reservation
known as th- CoaBt reservation. Under
the terms of the above-mentioned treaty
there were collected on this reservation
all the tribes party to said treaty except
the Tillamooks, Nehalems and Clatsops.
The records ot the Indian Office show
that five treaties with various Indian
tribes in Oregon for the cession of lands
west of the Cascade Range have been
ratified. The treaties are with the Rogue
River Indians, $75,000; Cow Creek band
of Umpquas; $12,000; Quil-sl-I-ton and Na-al-ye
band of Scotons and Grave Creek
band of Umpquas, $30,000; Umpq;ua and
Calapoola tribes, $30,000,, and the Willam
ette Indians, Including numerous bands,
$200,000. The things stipulated to be done
on the part of the Government In these
ratified treaties are believed to have
been carried out In good faith, as the
Indians are making no claims under them.
Careful investigation of the records of
the Indian Office has failed to Indicate
that any payments have been made in
conformity with the stipulations of said
unratified treaties other than the pay
ment of $10,500 to the Naalem band of
Tillamook Indians, authorized by the act
of June 7, 1897. It is quite possible that
presents were made to the Indians at the
time thq treaties were negotiated, and
that they were supplied with provisions
at sundry times, but beyond that It Is
thought that the Indians, with the excep
lon of the "Naalem band of Tillamooks,
have not been compensated in any way
for the lands relinquished by them.
It 13 presumed that the lands agreed by
the Indians in the unratified treaties to be
ceded to the United States have been oc
cupied as public lands, but whether or not
such was the fact can be determined only
by the General Land Office, and then
Only, It Is thought, by the survey of the
several ceded tracts la. tho field.
Whether the Indla trlbti who- werf
parties to the unratified treatlesare now
In existence, and. If so, the' numbers of
Indians belonging to said tribes, respect
ively, and their present location, are
questions that may not be answered with
absolute definlteness.
In concluding his report to the Secre
tary, Indian Commissioner Jones says:
As to whether the Government Is equitably
bound to compensate said tribes, or any ot
them, I can only state that if the Naalom
band of Tillamooks were entitled to the money
paid to them by Congress and I have no rea
son to doubt that they were then tho other
tribes or bands who were negotiated with at
the same time by the authorized agents ot
the Governments and who did not subsequently
become parties td ratified treaties, viz , the
Clatsops, Tillamooks (proper)t Chlnooks and
three other tribes, now probably extinct, are
equitably entitled to remuneration. The same
might be said of those tribes who were par
ties to the Unratified treaty of August 11,
1S35.
It Is probably the fact that had these tribes
consented to relinquish all their lands on the
Pacific Coast and remoe to localities east
of the Cascade Range, no objection would have
been presented to the ratification of the trea
ties of 1351 and 1833, and the Indians would
long ago have received the sum stipulated to
be uald them.
THE DRY SUNDAY.
It May Be a Source of Trouble to
New York Republicans.
Chicago Tribune.
"Dry" Sundays In New York City pri
marily concern only policemen, saloon
keepers, and thirsty souls. Persistence in
the policy of dry Sundiys mayr however,
be fraught with the most serious polit
ical consequences as regards the state
and tho Nation. It may lose the Repub
lican party the State of New York. It
may bring down upon the party a Na
tional defeat two and a half years hence.
It Is not difficult to see that the question
as to who shall be the next President of
the United States may be wrapped up In
the decision of the purely local question
as to whether saloons hall be open" or
closed In tho City of New York on Sun
days. The salqons Tvere nOt closed last
Sunday under a munlclpil ordinance, but
under a state law. The Legislatures which
is Republican, has refused to modify thit
law so as to allow of a partial Sunday
opening. The" Governor, who is a Repub
lican, has declared hlnfSelf hostile to any
modification. Therefore the legal respon
sibility for "dry" Sundays inevitably will
be fastened upon the Republican party.
The political consequences are the mora
likely to be serious because there Is an
element of bad faith In the New York
Sunday dryness. This is the worst fea
ture of the case. The saloonkeepers of
New York and those of their constitu
ents who wish to. drink on Sunday will
consider that in this instance they have
been fooled, tricked, lied Jto. They will
resent the bad faith quite as much as
they will the actual closing of the sa
loons. The public was given to under
stand quite distinctly before the election
of Mayor Low that, in the event of his
success, the 'saloonkeepers would be let
alone on Sunday, provided they carried
on their business quietly and decently.
On the strength o'f the understanding
Mayor Low was elected. Now the Implied
agreement has been violated apparently
at the Instance of fanatics reckless of
consequences, always ready to do what
seems to them right, though fully aware
a great evil may follow the doing of It.'
The, Sunday closing question Is one not
of principle, but of expediency. There is
no more reason why the saloons should be
closed Sunday, except during church
hours, than there is for closing them on
ether days. Certainly the English people,
who lay claim to as high a degree of. civ
ilization as any other people on earth, and
to superior moralltyv allow their salqons
to be open during certain hours of Sun
day. It seems as if the, Sunday closing of
thesaloons In New York la a concession
to extreme and Ultra fanaticism in some
quarters, and hypocrisy In others. By
truckling to the fanatic the municipal au
thorities of New York City violate prom
ises of a nature which gentlemen and
astute politicians always look on as bind
ing. These municipal authorities also
violate reason and logic. If It is expedi
ent that' the saloons should be closed on
Sunday, It I3 expedient that they should
be closed every day In the week. It Is
manifestly more expedient that they
should be closed on Saturday evening than
on Sunday.
There Is to be a Gubernatorial election
in New York next Fall. At that time the
Republican party may gather the bitter
first fruits of the impolitic, promise-breaking
municipal authorities of New York
City. The man, deprived of his Sunday
beer in that city may, in the words of
the political song of 18-10, "raise a great
commotion-motion-motion, the country
through." '
DOMINATED BY NEW YORK
German Bourse Was Quite Without
Initiative Through "Week".'
BERLIN, May 18. During the past
week the Bourse was quite without initi
ative and wholly under the Influence of
New York and London. Transactions con
tinued to shrink, and quotations were un
usually sensitive to the effects of the
smallest buying and selling orders. ThW
Inactivity, it is explained in the financial
reviews, Is due to the waiting attitude of
London regarding peace negotiatiors In
South Africa, and particularly to the un
certainty concerning the future movement
of Wall street. The writers In the finan
cial reviews continue their gloomy fore
bodings as to an American crash, which
they say has already had a paralyzing
effect on the Bourses. The continuance of
stiffer money rates Is partially explained
aa resulting from the American situation,
and the Immediate cause Is the heavy of
ferings In bills for discount, much of
which is being done for foreign account.
Canadian Pacifies were the most active
railroad shares during the past week, but
wero bought wholly for London and New
York account. Industrial securities were
without uniform tendency during the
week. Coal shares were mostly higher,
while Irons were lower. A good American
report buoyed the quotations of the latter,
but this was offset by the publication of a
plan for the reorganization of the Dort
mund Iron Company by which two-fifths
of the company's capital Is written off and
lest. The exception of the shares of tex
tile concerns, breweries, "and those of some
chemical companies, almost all the other
industrials were fractionally lower. The
shares of machinery concerns had a
downward tendency. The shares of Lud
wig Lowe & Co., rifle and machine tool
manufacturers, lost 12& polnfes,
Shares of electrical companies had a
varied tendency during the week, and
those of the Schukert Company, of Nurem
burg, again lost 5V& points.
Sew Biography of Corbin.
Kansas City Star.
Corbin, Henry Clark, Adjutant-General
of the United States, and best known
as "The Niagara of the Army," owing
to his appalling magnificence. Born In
Ohio, but has won his way to public
preferment In spite of this. Is 60 years
of age. Served In Civil War and on
the plains. Also at the White House.
Has endured perils of Washington life
since 1S77. During the Spanish War was
unusually active In defense of the real
frontier line extending from the banks
of the Potomac on one side, three times
around the Washington monument and
thence to the Baltimore & Ohio railway-station
on the other.
Is known as "The Man of Wire." or
CASTOR I A
For Infknti. and (Hiildreiu
Tie Kind You Havi Always Bouffct
.Bears the
frk
Long Hair
Ayer's Hair Vigor doesn't
make every one's hair grow
to a remarkable length. But
it does sometimes produce
the most marvelous results.
This is because it is a hair
food. .It feeds the hair,
nourishes it; hence stops
falling of the hair and always
restores color to gray hair.
"Ayer's Hair Vigorstopped my hair
from falling and made it grow, until now
it is 45 inches long."
Mrs. A. Boydston, Atchison, Kans.
11. All dranulx. J-. AYES CO., Lowell, Mua.
tho central office of the army telephone
system. Has a brow of marble, the fig
ure of Adonis, a nerve of brass, and the
ear of, the. War Department. Is our
chief defense in time of trouble, and cart
make a General out a deserving pri
vate in five minutes. Was Secretary
Alger's right and left hand man. and
showed unusual ability in keeping hte
right .haiid from knowledge of what
his left was doing. His most valuable
service to the country was In assisting:
Rear-Admiral Evans in piloting Princo
Henry from the terrapin of Chesapeake
Bay, through the perils of Virginia ham,
served at Chicago, to the haven of
safety and canvasback at the Waldorf
Astoria, New York.
His present rank In the Army Is that
of Major-General, In which high office)
he carries off his uniform and respon
sibilities with a dignity comparable only
to that of a past grand master of eti
quette. Has a supurb digestion and
fe&rs neither criticism nor gout. Hla
trained stomach obeys the slightest
orders of lt3 chief on the Jnstant, show
ing his marvelous capacity for organiz
ation, Has been mentioned as probable "Duke
of Easy Street." In American peerage.
Is not a graduate of West Point, and
as such Is regarded as an Inspiration
to those who hope by personal pulchri
tude and assiduity, and cultivation of
the beautiful quality of friendship, to
work .their way into a position of power
and consplculty. Is hard worker along
his own lines, and has never shirked
a difficult problem. In spite of critic
isms has probably earned present posi
tion on basis of hours of effort. Is
reputed author of a poem beginning:
I cannot help my beauty alnct Nature gav e it,
aure. j.
I think but of my duty and seek no sinecure.
I know my own position, and I shall never
shirk,
Whatever the attrition, what I consider w ork.
There may be folk who know not the troubles
of my past;
I telf them now, I'll go not! no matter what
they ask;
Fob I've been delegated to rule the Army set.
And they'll be relegated to strictest etiquette;
And If they do not like it, and go to rebel-ling.
Why, let them go and strike it and do the
other thing.
CAPITAL CITY ATHLETICS
Field-Dy Baseball Games and Ten
nis Matches to Be Held.
SALEM, Or.. May 18. In the failure of
the Capital City Amateur Athletic Club
to reorganize Its football team last Fall.
Interest in local athletic sports disap
peared in a large degree. Athletics at
Willamette University, however, have
been alive all Winter, indoor baseball,
basket-ball and handball engaging the at
tention of athletes In addition to provid
ing interesting entertainment.
Great preparations are being made by
Willamette University students for the
annual field-day meet to be held Friday
afternoon, June G. The membership of the
university has been divided Into two sec
tions. The "cardinals' are captained by
E. K. Miller, and the leader of the "old
golds" is R. B. Wllklns. The competitive
games will prdbably.be held at the state
fair grounds, and great Interest has al
ready been aroused in the coming meet.
Willamette University thiS season has
two newly organized baseball nines, and.
while this Is their initial season, both
teams are playing, good ball. Saturday,
May 24, the first team plays the Oregon
Agricultural College nine at Corvallls, and
Decoration day Is scheduled for a game
with the University of Oregon at Eugene.
Return games will be played with both
teams at Salem.
Interest Iri the Invigorating outdoor
game of tennis has been greatly revived
in Salem this year. The Salem Tennis
Club has a membership of over 50. The
Club has three fine courts on the univer
sity campus, and may arrange a tour
namerit with tennis clubs from other Wil
lamette Valley points.
A Well-Developed Caic.
.Baltimore Herald.
"Hello, Jlnke! Why. I haven't seen
you for several weeksl How's jour
health?"
"P.oorly; every little thing-thong sems
to affect me lately. Well, at any rate,
you" are looking like a klng-kong."
"Feeling that way, except for a slight
touch of Spring fever."
"Yes, spring-sprong always affects me,
too; makes my head rlng-rong."
"What in thunder Is the matter with
you, old man, the way you've got to talk
ing?" "Nothing-thong," said Jinks, making a
swinging movement of his arm through
empty air, as his friend Jaacked away in
nmnipment and alarm.
"I hear that you have become a great
devotee to the fashionable fad of table
tennis."
"Yes," he said "Wildly, "I like to have
my fllng-flong and enjoy the banjo sing
song of the game of ping-pong dt every
racquet's swlng-swong, while the cellu
loid sphere is on the wlng-worig I know
that game's the thing-thong"
Gently the keepers from the asylum led
him away to his padded cell, the flf?t
victim of Jthe omnipresent game of ping
pong. ;
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