Morning Oregonian., June 16, 1902, Page 3, Image 3

-THE MORNING OREGONI-AN, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1902.
DR. ELIOT'S SERMON
Preached Baccalaureate at
the State University,
YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS
"Life JTott Means Moving? Forward
on Lines of Yonr Ovrn Sinking;
and Apart From Beaten
Path."
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, June 15.
The week of exercises for the 26th an
nual commencement of the University of
Oregon began this morning with the bac
calaureate services In Vlllard Hall. Rev.
Dr. Thomas L. Eliot, of Portland,
preached the sermon, choosing his text
from Joel ii, 29: "l'oung men shall see
visions." He said In part:
"May we not say that education is the
gift of horizons, that a constantly in
creasing, widening range is presented,
and the very habit of seeing, as it were,
in townships and continents and planetary
systems is set up? Visions so understood
may stand for the results of trainings,
which open all the vistas of history and
science, and give the young mind the
freedom of the universe. Education im
parts to us that mental power, that vision
of the intellect in which the life of the
world and the shows of things are seen
as parts of an august whole. The disci
pline of the school-room and laboratory,
the companionship of master minds, the
Introduction into letters, arts and history
are Intended to lift the mind from pro
vincialisms of every sort, and to give it
the transcendent vision of a cosmos a
world of nature and of man, interspersed
with something far more deep than ele
ments and observed sequences, or even
universals and particulars.
"The method of the true university
must, above all, be Intensive for the in
dividual. It should deal with him, and he
with it in terms of functions. 'Help me to
find my place, to see my vision.' This is
the real problem of university life how
to gain at once breadth and intensity, to
afford wide culture, and to equip expert
men. Indeed, are the two ends compat
ible? There are formidable critics who
claim that they are not. They -point with
scorn at the education which, they say,
'makes mental dandles, not men which
fills the walks of society with languid ob
servers of the world, were speculators in
the organic of life, or fastidious critics
of other men's labors' the dead sea
fruits, it is alleged, of a creed of educa
tion mediaeval, rather than democratic;
of sentimentalists rather than produc
tive thinkers and tollers.
"These critics would sharply abridge
what seems to them dilettantism in the
college course. They would banish the
classics; make short work of literature
and art, except for. a distinct few. They
would multiply the so-called practical de
partments which seem to stand next- to
material life. Vision for them means spe-.
cific aim. For fear of making visionaries
and dissipating energy, they "would have
severe sharp choice and concentration at
the very outset, and an equipment to
drive directly to this very end.
"Without taking Issue with this utili
tarian spirit of the age. I would still plead
that room be retained in every college
course, especially if the college has a
limited territorial area, for that culture
which Matthew Arnold defines and which
we have called the gift of horizon 'a
pursuit of our total perfection, by means
of getting to know on all matters which
most concern us the best that has been
thought and said in the world, and
through this, knowledge turning a stream
of fresh and free thought upon our stock
notions and habits.
"Let, then, the work of education enter
upon its heritage of the whole nature of
man, and of humanity. Let it be elastic
and springing to every human need, to
every demand made upon it by every
work of the workaday world. If need
be, let the universities themselves special
ize, so that young' men, as fast as they
discover their own vision of life work,
shall emigrate hither or thither, each se
lecting that in which his desiderated
knowledge is most strenuously cultivated
in productive scholarship. But let their
culture be such that no .specialist shall
dispossess them of the essential human
touch; that touch which it is the pre
rogative chiefly of the higher education
to give, where the thinkers, poets, artists,
the Homers and Dantes and Shakespeares,
as well as the economists and physicists
and bridge-builders move. More than all,
may the university stand side by side
with the mlnlsterings of prophetic relig
ion, to quicken in men and women the
Divine touch that touch which lit the
soul of Socrates and Plato, and flamed
In Isalah.and brooded with Job.and which
in Galilee transcendently became the life
of God in the soul of man. kindling ever
since the Innermost heart of humanity
with the passion of brotherhood and
vision of the companionship of an eternal
frjend.
"Young men and women of the graduat
ing class: Life now means moving for
ward upon lines of your own making, and
apart from beaten roads. A certain soli
tariness will be felt as the wilderness of
the world rises before you. You will oft
en feel your own awkwardness. The con
trasts will be keen and confusing between
these years of play-work and the stern
business of self-maintenance.
"Do not be afraid of mistakes or re
buffs. Before a high purpose and a sunny
temper obstructions either without or
within -will surely yield. Strive not to
realize the ideal, but to idealize the real.
In your chosen professions aim for the
very highest, but hope only to achieve
great ends by great means; and early re
solve that every means is great, however
commonplace, if it is a link In the chain,
a part of the harness that pulls. Value
all belpers. Lean upon them more than
upon yourself. .
"You are to be congratulated that you
are entering -the world- when it is ruffled
with widely-moving forces, and stirred
to the. depths with new social emotions.
The world needs true men and women;
and. what is more, conscientiously is
looking for them to study and improve
every part of work in community and
state.
"Take from this parting a consecrated
purpose look to the Giver of all good for
the grace of noble countenance; work out
within yourself Christlike fulfillments of
the spirit which has been poured upon
you as sons and daughters of God."
SALEM'S FRATERNAL DEAD.
Memorial Service by the Three
Woodcraft Orders.
SALEM. June 15. The memory of Sa
lem's fraternal dead was honored today.
Annual memorial services were conducted
by the local lodges of Modern Woodmen of
America, Woodmen of the World and
Women of Woodcraft.
This morning, members of Oregon Cedar
Camp, No. 5426, Modern Woodmen of
America, assembled at their hall in the
Holman building and, headed by the Mod
ern Woodmen Band, marched to Bural
cemetery, where the graves of deceased
members were decorated with floral offer
ings at the conclusion of the ritualistic
work of the order, which included an im
pressive memorial address by F. A. Tur
ner, venerable consul of the Salem Camp.
The services were well attended. There
are buried at Salem two members of the
Modern Woodmen organization, viz.: F.
S. Dearborn, of this city, and Paul Kling
ele. of Glendale.
The Woodmen of the World and Women
of Wppdcraf.t held their annual monument
unveiling and memorial services this after
noon. The membership of Salem Camp,
No. 118. and of Silver Bell Circle, was
well represented In the procession to the
cemetery, the Salem Military Band serv
ing as an escort. At the cemetery monu
ments erected over the graves of deceased
Neighbors E. E. Harritt and W. W. Ste
phens were unveiled, the proceeding being
attended by the beautiful and Impressive
services of the order. Hon. J. D. Lee de
livered an appropriate memorial address,
Including a eulogistic exposition of the
basic principles of the Woodmen organi
zation and a tribute to the memory of
the departed members. Salem Camp. No.
118, , has 12 members burled in the Salem
cemeteries, and, including one member
each from the Turner and Portland
Camp3, makes 14 members of the order
burled here. In addition to the two mem
bers whose monuments were today un
veiled, the other deceased members from
the Salem Camp are: G. M. Beoler. Harry
G. Kay, Charles H. Simpson. George T.
Baillie. E. F. Parkhurst, R. G. Brown, J.
R. Wlllard. Frank B. Ferrell, Ben L. Estes
and T. H. Simpkins. Phil Grant, of the
Portland Camp, and L. L. La Fore, of
Turner, are the other two members buried
at Salem.
The members of Silver Bell Circle, No.
,43, Women of Woodcraft, also unveiled a
monument this afternoon, over the grave
of Mrs. E. E. Newman, a deceased neigh
bor. The memorial poem was recited by
Miss Minnie pe Long, and a number of se
lections were given by a double quartet
consisting of Mesdames Dickey, Scoville,
Hutchins and Toeos; Messrs. F. A. Wig-
WILL
gins, C. D. Minton. Scott Bozorth and
Oscar Muellhaupt. The exercisas were the
largest attended in jears, and the graves
at the cemetery were practlcaly burled
with flowers. The other members of the
Women of Woodcraft burled here are:
Mrs. Mary N. Hepburn. Mrs. A. D. Smith
and Mrs. Lydia Wright. Mrs. Martha
Hondcrson, also a member of the Salem
Circle, is burled at McMInniille.
JOEL WARE IS DEAD.
One of Bet-Kxiovn Pioneers of Lane
Count? West in 1S3S.
EUGENE, Or., June 15. Joel Ware, one
of the best-known of the pioneers of this
county, died at his home, on Fifth street,
at an early hour this morning, after an
illness which had lasted about two years,
the last year of which he had been almost
continuously confined to his bed, and for
several months totally helplwss.
Mr. Ware was born in Columbia, O.,
February 19 1832, where he received his
early education. At the age of 20 he start
ed with a party of argonauts and crossed
the plans with an ox team, arriving in
California in the Fall of 152. He settled
in Sacramento, and there encaged in the
printing ousiness for five years, coming
to Oregon in 1S57, locating in Portland. A
year later he removed to Eugene, where
he worked on the first newspaper pub
lished in this city. In 1S64 he was asso
ciated with H. R. Kincald and William
Thompson in the establishment of the Or
egon State Journal, but sold his Interest
a year later and took employment in the
office of the Surveyor-General. In 1S70
he was elected County Clerk of Lane
County, which office he held continuously
for 20 years. Retiring from this ofilce
in 1E90, he opened an office and engaged
in the business of making public land
filings, etc., and was afterward appointed
United States Commissioner. He was
married in 1S5S to Elizabeth Cochran, and
they have reared six children, four sons
and two daughters, all of whom are still
living. Mrs. Ware died about two years
ago.
Death of L. L. Shatr at Salem.
SALEM, Or., June 15. L. L. Shaw, who
has been ill for the past few months with
spinal meningitis, died here this evening,
aged 25 years. A m&ther, Mrs. W. A.
Shaw, survives him.
JOHN BARRETT IN JAPAN.
Says Mikado's Empire "Will Make Ex
hibit at St. Lonls.
TACOMA, June 15. Latest advices by
steamer from the Orient state that, upon
the arrival in Japan May 27 of John Bar
rett, Commissioner-General to Asia for
the St. Louis World's Fair, he was met
and accorded an impressive welcome by
a large committee of the leading Japan
ese manufacturers and merchants repre
senting all the principal chambers of com
merce of the Empire. The following
morning he was presented by the Amer
ican Minister to the Japanese Minister of
Foreign Affairs. A few days later he was
the guest of honor at a banquet in Tokio,
the capital, given by the principal busi
ness men of that city and Yokohama.
Mr. Barrett stated, .after several confer
ences with members of the Imperial Jap
anese Cabinet, that he believed Japan
would make an exhibit at St. Louis which
would surpass all previous efforts and
rival what will be done by any European
nation.
Laneonnty Notes.
EUGENE, June 15. An adjourned term
of the Circuit Court was convened here
yesterday afternoon by Judge J. W. Ham
ilton for the purpose of clearing up the
docket of cases hold over from the last
regular term. A number of cases were
acted upon. The regular term of the Cir
cuit Court will open tomorrow.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Eugene Theater Company, held last even
ing, plans were accepted for the proposed
Hew opera-house. Plans were submitted
by three different architects, those sub
mitted by Mr. Bennes, of Baker City, be
ing accepted.
C. D. Edwards, of Blue River, was se
verely injured a few days ago while en
gaged in packing supplies to the mines.
t A pack-horse fell on him and crushed
him severely.
Mrs. Arthur Sloan was severely Injured
yesterday In a runaway accident near
Judkins Point. The horse she was driv
ing became frightened at the train, and
the lady was thrown violently from the
huggy, receiving severe injuries about the
head and shoulders.
Thousands of. people praise the medici
nal merits of Hood's Sarsaparilla to their
friends.
0. A. C. BACCALAUREATE
DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY.
OF
His Theme "Wan "The United States
, In the "World's Conflict" The
. Day's Exercises.
CORVALLIS, Or., June 15. The bac
calaureate exercises at the Agricultural
College occurred at 10:45 this morning.
The sermon was preached by Dr. John,
H. Coleman, president of the Willamette
University; theme, "The United States
In the World's Conflict." The programme
was as follows: Mendelsohn's St. Paul,
chorus; hymn, congregation; scripture
lesson; response, the Lord's prayer,
chorus; sermon; Kipling's Recessional,
chorus; hymn, congregation; benediction.
The text of the sermon was "He has
not dealt so with any natioiu." Psalm
147:20. Dr. Coleman said in part:
"It has been said that there is a
striking analogy between the history of
nations and the history of men; that, like
individuals, nations are born and, if not
cut off by some apparent providence and
burled in the world's cemetery, that they.
BE GRADUATED BY ALBANY COLLEGE WEDNESDAY.
- MEMBERS OF CLASS OF 1002.
ALBANY, Or., June 15. Herewith are presented photographs of the Albany College students who will receive de
greos of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science on Wednesday. The members of the class, beginning at the left in the
top row. are: Miss Frances Lillian French, of Albany, B. S.; Miss Emma R. Sox. of Albany, B. S; Miss Edith R. Fllnn,
of Albany, B. S.; Miss Elizabeth A. Merrill, of Albany, A. B.; George T. Pratt, of Halscy, A. B.; Charles H. Stewart, of
Albany, B. S.; M. H. Acheson, of Shedds, B. S.; C. B. Sternberg, of Albany, A. B. and valedictorian; John L. Acheson,
of Shedds, B. A. and salutatorlan.
In the order of nature, have a period -of
development, attain the zenith of power,
then experience all the feebleness of old
age, and finally through sheer lack of
vitality cease to be, and are gathered to
their fathers. And there appears to be
much truth in the statement. The his
tory of many nations seems to prove it.
The Assyrian Empire was, but it is not.
Greece lived, but she is dead. Carthage
is in her winding sheet. And Rome Im
perial Rome is buried.
"These and other peoples have passed
awavMn a manner which mieht annear
to corroborate the theory that we have
i thus briefly stated. But the analOKT does
not hold good In the history of all na
tions; and even if It did, analogy proves
nothing. It la possible that a nation
may live through all time. Man as an
Individual is mortal, but man as a nation
may be Immortal. Every true American
citizen desires that our Nation shall be
Immortal. Wc love our country- "We
have a right to love it. Every free
born son of all her millions, and
every son adopted, if worthy citizens,
as they look upon the old flag, sing, if
they ever sing, pray. If they ever pray:
"The star-spangled banner.
Oh. long may it wave
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave."
"But we may well inquire as to the
cause of this outburst of patriotism. Js
this simply 'because we are American
citizens? Is this the result of pride and
vanity? Or do we desire that In char
acter and service our Nation shall be the
best of all the nations of the earth?
"Peoples, like individuals, are known
by their fruits. Conduct announces char
acter. Judged by this rule, the majority
of the nations that have been were
prompted by selfishness. The Jewish
people have probably exercised greater
influence upon the world's history than
any other nation, b.ut how selfish!
"Egypt was rich and learned, but her
vices were more than her riches, and her
depravity exceeded her knowledge. As
syria was characterized by great power
and great brutality. Her strength was
only for herself. Babylonia was foolish
and fashionable and was not entitled to
even a grave. Chaldea looked up into
the heavens and tried to know the laws
of the planets, but she never inquired as
to the brotherhood of man. Persia, the
cradle of the Indo-European race, mar
shalled multitudes too vast to number;
yet it was not for rescue, but for ruin.
Macedonia produced a world-conquerer,
but the conquest was for Alexander, and
not for God. By his success the Greek
language was taken to almost all parts
of the world, and thus an overruling
Providence prepared the way for the
universal church. Greece rose to the
very stars by her intellect, yet her lack
of Integrity was like a night without a
morning. Rome framed powerful laws,
yet It was not her laws but her legions
that conquered the world. The barbarian
ascendency was but a lion going forth
to seek its prey. The Mohammedan as
cendency was J. anaticism extraordinarily
Insane and "vicious. Russia, made
largely by Peter the- Great, has ever
been like a hungry bear whose appetite
could never be satisfied. Germany, of
numberless schools and almost match
less army, is for Germany. France, so
largely the product of the great Napo
leon, may change her government twenty
times in a hundred years, but never In
the interest of the Sabbath or a religion
of intelligence and spirituality. Spain,
once a world-power, by Ignorance and
superstition, ceased to be. Turkey well,
we cannot speak of this nation as com
posed or human beings. The Turk is
not a man. China, boasting of more
millions than. can easily be counted and
with a history which in its duration al
most defies the mathematician, and .with
wise laws and extended literature, is a
forest too dense for the living rays of
light. It la a Jungle where live the most
venomous of reptiles and the most fero
cious of beasts. England, with a multi
tude of faults, has been a blessin? to
mankind. To speak in her praise
is not altogether popular, but her record
is her glory.
"From the beginning of national life
until now the Creator has had a chosen
people, "chosen not because they wero
perfect but because they were the best.
Is the character or our Nation such as
would cause It to be chosen from among
the nations of the earth as the repre
sentative of Jehovah? Have we the ca
pabilities for such service?
"The qualities which have put 1n readi
ness this Nation for such a divine mis
sion are numerous and exalted. What
unequalcd social advantages have we?
Where is there such strength and ac
tivity? The Frenchman is lighter, the
Greek more symmetrical, the Roman
more muscdar, the Russian tougher, the
German heavier, and the Englishman
broader; but in the American is a most
marvelous combination of activity and
strength. He has been skipping across
the plains and leaping over the mountains
for rapre than a century: and, while ho ia
often too boastful, ho declares that this
Is only early morning exercise for a race
around the globe,
"Where is there such mental activity?
How marvelous are the perceptions of
the typical American? He sees; others
feel after nature's secrets. To him they
are in full view. Hence he is a discoverer
and an Inventor. At tho world's -expositions
he receives the highest rewards.
We do not say that he Is a scholar. He
may never be one. His blood is not suffi
ciently slow.
"Genius is said to be the power to
look at the point of a cambric needle
for half an hour without winking. If
that be a correct test, the typical Ameri-1
can is not a genius. He never did and I
never can watch the point of a cambric
needle for half an hour. If he should try
it, his first question would be, 'What
profit will there be in itr Nothing but
money would tempt him to such a task;
and even that would not be sufficient,
for before the expiration of the 50
minutes, he would desert his work, say
ing. There's more money elsewhere.'
"But this typical American is progres
sive. No other being is in such haste
as he. A monarch offered the half of his
kingdom for a moment of time. But this
producjt of our land says, "The whole of
a kingdom within a minute of time."
And if it does not appear according to
his command, he threatens to stop the
clock or break It.
"It is more than probable that the
person who proposed to build the Tower
of Babel was an American; not that he
was born in this country, hut to him
belonged the qualities which characterize
our countrymen. He said, "The world
may be drowned again, but. if so, I'll
not be here Doubtless If the Almighty
had not confounded the languages, the
tower would have gono direct to heaven,
and trains been running back and forth.
The tickets would have been excursion
tickets and would have read 'To heaven
and return, for while the average Ameri
can claims to be prepared to die, he cer
tainly upon his own word is not ready."
Heavy Loss for Blacksmith.
NORTH YAKIMA, June 14. The mis
fortunes of George ZImmer, blacksmith,
of this city, have not come singly. For
some time Mrs. ZImmer has been 111, and
qnly a few days ago had to place heroelf
under medical treatment In Seattle. Mr.
ZImmer and his young daughter have
been keeping house since the departure of
the mother and wife. Last evening, think
ing to enjoy a little outing after supper,
father and daughter left home on Capi
tol Hill for the band concert. They were
called back by the house burning down.
Besides the building, furnishing and car
pet for a new nine-room house were burn
ed. All that is left is what was on the
persons of father and daughter and what
Mrs. ZImmer took with her during her
stay in Seattle. The loss is estimated at
J1CO0, with a small amount of Insurance.
Commencement at Dallas College.
DALLAS. Or., June 15. The annual
commencement exercises of Dallas College
began this Sunday morning with the bac
calaureate sermon. President Poling took
for his theme, "Strive for the Mastery,"
basing his remarks upon Genesis 11:4, n
Timothy 11:5 and I Corinthians xvi:13. He
said in part: "All men are naturally tower
builders. Paul was a tower builder, and
succeeded nobly because his object was a
worthy one. Paul was not satisfied to be
a man of superior extraction, 'a Hebrew
of the Hebrews,' but he sought the higher
education and effective action In his re
ligion. His motto was, '.Fervent in spirit,
diligent In business, this one thing I do.'
He was a purposeful man a man with
a high Ideal."
Fell Among Lors and Drowned.
EUGENE, Or.. June 15. L. H. GIgot. an
employe of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Com
pany, was drowned last night In Mill
Creek. He was employed in a logging
camp four miles above Wendling, and
after finishing work In the evening wns
crossing tho creek on a foot log, from
which he fell Into the creek. A flood of
logs was turning just at that time, and,
falling among these, tho man had no op
portunity to swim ashore, but was carried
down with the logs, and drowned. The
body was recovered an hour later. GIgot
was 21 years old, and unmarried, and re
cently arrived here from Wisconsin.
North-west Normal College.
SALEM, June 15. Today was observed
as baccalaureate Sunday In connection
with the second annual commencement of
the Northwest Normal College, of this
city. The services were held in. the First
Baptist Church, the sermon being deliver
ed by Rev. John M. Dean. The sermon
was upon the scriptural text, "Ye are
not your own," from which the speaker
deduced that the graduate was directly
responsible for hl3 attainments, however
great,, to God, who had endowed him
with a mind and faculty after the image
of himself.
Cattle Sent to Klamath County.
ROSEBURG, June 14. Two droves of
cattle left here this week for Klamath
County. One, including 320 head, owned
by E. E. Sherwood, was taken over tha
East Umpqua trail, and the other, of 750
head, owned by E. R. Hanan. left via
the South Umpqua and Crater Lake route.
These cattle are taken there for range
during the Summer. Cattle shipments by
rail have been quite frequent from this
county this season.
Earthquake at Yaqalsa Bay.
NEWPORT, Or., June 15. Two sharp
earthquake shocks were felt here last
night, one at 8 P. M. and another at
1A.M.
POUTLAXD-CHICAGO.
Seventy hours and thirty minutes (70&)
Is the time of the "Chicago-Portland Spe
cial" from Portland to Chicago. Leaves
Portland every day at 9 A. M. Ticket
omco Third and Washington, O. R. & N.
Co.
WOOL CLEAN' AND FINE
"WAS NEVER BEFORE SO GOOD IN
EASTERN OREGON.
Hrlnfrs Good Price In the Marlcet
Increase of Flocks Is More
Than 10O Per Cent.
BAKER CITY, June 15. The wool clip
to be marketed in this city this season is
larger and " better than for tho past 10
years. The mild Winter was in every way
favorable to the eheepowners. The wool
is exceptionally clean, owing to tho fact
that the weather was mild and' the feed
on tho ranges was better .than usual. The
sheep came through the Winter in fine
condition the wool is' longer -and finer
than usual.
S. H. Hcilner, the pioneer wool buyer of
this city, estimates the clip of this vicin
ity at 1.200,000 pounds. He has contracted
for about 600,000 pounds of the best grade
of wool, which he is now receiving and
storing in his warehouse. This year Mr.
Hellner is buying the wool outright, with
the Intention of holding it for some time,
or until the market shall be such that he
can dispose of his holdings at a profit.
He is paying 11 to 13 cents per pound
for- the best wool. He has bought the
m n A
wool of Castady & Carson, 30,000 pounds;
Lee & Bennett, 30.000 pounds, and W. G.
Ayers, 130.000 pounds; besides a number of
smaller clips.
Mr. Hellner says that in all his years
of experience as a wool buyer in this
market he has never found the wool eo
free from dirt as it is this season.
Murphy & Stuchell have contracted for
over 400,000 pounds of wool on consign
ment, a large quantity of which has al
ready been received. They are sending
considerable wool to the woolen mill at
Portland. They shipped eeven carloads
last week, and will have as many more
to ship this week. They also find the
wool In fine condition this season.
Besides the splendid yield of wool, the
eheepowners are congratulating them
selves on the large percentage of increase
in their herds this Spring. The average
is above 100 per cent. This unprecedented
increase is due to the exceptionally fine
weather during the lambing season.
The Income from the wool clip will net
the woolgrowers who market their wool
In this city about $150,000 this year, and
as only a small portion of the wool of
Eastern Oregon is marketed in Baker
City, some 'idea of the magnitude of the
wool Industry of Eastern Oregon can he
obtained by comparing this market with
that of several other places, where the
value of the clips will be considerably
more, simply because there will be more
wool.
HALF A PRUNE CROP.
Estimate of the Grovrer of Marlon
County.
SALEM. Or.. June 15. The. extent of the
damage that resulted to the fruit crop of
the Willamette Valley from the cold and
unseasonable rains last Spring can now
be reliably reckoned. Fruitgrowers are
generally of the opinion that greater
damage has resulted in some localities,
at least, than was expected. The prune
has apparently suffered more damage than
any other fruit, and the yield of this dis
trict will be reduced by nearly 50 per cent.
Prospects for a record-breaking crop were
never more auspicious than this year, un
til the cold Spring rains set In.
S. P. Kimball, of this city, who owns
a large prune orchard near Dallas, says
the damage to fruit from, the late rains
has been serious in some localities, and he
estimates that the yield' In the Willam
ette Valley this year will not exceed half
an average crop. Mr. Kimball says his
observations show that in tho Dallas
neighborhood and in the Red Hills, south
of Salem, heavy crops will bo harvested,
barring any further mischief, while in the
districts north and east of Salem great
damage resulted. Mr. Kimball says it is
his opinion that the injury to the fruit
resulted at the time of blooming, different
localities varying as to time of pollenlza
tion, rather than to the protection from,
the severity of the cold rains that any
locality might have afforded.
Medals for Fruit Exhibits.
L. T. Reynolds, Horticultural Commis
sioner for this district, has Just received
the medals he was awarded at the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo. They
are three in number, and are much prized
by Mr. Reynolds, who has always taken
a, keen interest In matters pertaining to
horticulture in the Willamette Valley.
Mr. Reynolds received medals at Buffalo
as follows: Pears and prunes, bronze;
Bing cherries, bronze; 'prunes in liquid.
silver. ,
He has Just been notified by Commis
sioner Dosch that he has been awarded,
among other prizes, a gold medal for
prunes and raspberries in liquids, for his
exhibition at the Charleston Fair.
AT PACIFIC UNIVERSITY.
Baccalaureate Sermon by the Rev. F.
V. Jones Christian Associations.
PACH5TC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove,
Juno 15. This morning, in Marsh Hall,
which was tastefully decorated, and be
fore a large audience, Rev. F. Vernon
Jone3, of Portland, delivered the bac
calaureate sermon. After the voluntary
had been played, the senior class was
ushered in, taking- its customary place
before the platform. The music was one
of the features of the occasion. Stainer's
"Fling Wide tho Gates" was sung by a
chorus of 40 voices, under the direction of
Mrs. Raley.
The address by Mr. Jones was one of
the most interesting ever delivered here.
His text was the first clause of Psalm
lxvill:28. "Thy God hath commanded thy
strength." His theme was, "God Com
mands the Power He Gives." "Knowl
edge is power. Not only great minds, but
cultured brain3 are summoned to great
achievements. Brains without culture
are2 Ilka a splendid machine without
power."
The second point was: Knowledge Is
power, but power Is not enough. Power j
alone is dangerous. Power is only safe
when. It 13 well directed. Knowledge Is
power for good or for evil, in the hand of
the will. We must have principles as well
as ideas, goodness as well as scholarship.
Fprgetfulness of this truth is the danger
of the hour. Above all education is that
knowledge which brings the soul Into
harmony with God.
His personal address to the senior class
is as follows: n
And now, members of the class of 1002. I
congratulate you upon this successful termina
tion of your collegiate course. I would clasp
your hand and say, "Well done," as memory
carries mo back over the bridge of time to a
day In the years gone by, and recalls to me
what this means to you. This great com
pany of your friends applauds you. and it wishes
could write your history, the voyage of your
life would be fair weather, and smooth seas,
and full cargoes, and quick trips, and safe
harbors. But they do not: they are .only like
the kisses which we send after the voyagers
as the ship weighs anchor and sails out of
the harbor. We write our own history. We.
direct our own lifeboats, and over all is the
superintend in? hand of the Infinite God. hold
ing open for us the eternal harbor and invit
ing us to anchor at Its lighted piers. May I
remind you that after all the highest educa
tion is that which brings the soul Into har
mony with God and makes the character
Christlike. Get all the knowledge and all tho
learning you can, but let us be set on fire of
the Spirit of God and consecrated on the altar
of the service to mankind: Unless you give
your life to God and your heart Is swept by
the sweep of his love, your superior power
may only give you. added power for mistake
and mischief. The learning Saul of Tarsus
got at the -feet of Gamaliel only made him the
mightier as the enemy of the Christian re
ligion. It became a blessing to himself and
fhe world only when his heart had been re
generated by tho power of Christ, and his life
had been given to the service of his Master.
As the first step then to the preparation to
life's work, plant your feet on the "Rock at
Ages": cultivate the soul: take tho Bible for
your guide; take Christ for your example;
cultivate his spirit; have the same high
and noble purpose for which he lived; press
on and up for the crown of glory, and sons
day, with your finished work behind you, you
will sail away crying: "I have fought a good
fight; I havo finished my course; I have kept
the faith; henceforth there is laid iu? for me
a crown of righteousness, which the righteous
Judge shall give me."
The service in the evening was before
the Christian Association of the univers
ity. Miss Mary Bailey, president of the
Y. -W. C. A., was In the chair, and Mrs.
McEldowney sang a solo. The address of
the evening was by President H. I.
Boardman, of McMinnville College.
Sled of Rheumatism.
THE DAULES, June 15. William Blrg
feld. Jr., the third son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Blrgfeld, died at the family resi
dence in this city last evening from rheu
matism of the heart. He had been 111
about three days.
Xevr Mill for Xortb. Pole.
BAKER CITY, June 15. The North
Pole mine is to be. supplied with a new
20-stamp mill at an early date. The mill
and Tall necessary machinery ha3 been
purchased in Chicago and will be installed
at the mine as soon as it shall arrive.
FIVE SOLDIERS BOLOED.
Act of
Filipinos in.
Lnzon.
the Island of
MANILA, June 15. Friendly natives in
Manila say a report is current among
their countrymen that five soldiers of the
Sixth Cavalry who were captured by
insurgents May 30 have been boloed to
death near Teresa, In Morong Province,
Luzon. This report has not been con
firmed by the American authorities of
that district.
Twenty-five members of a band of In
surgents who were captured while fight
ing with General Lukban, In Samar,
took the oath of allegiance to the United
States and were subsequently released.
Four members of the band were killed
in the engagement which, resulted in the
capture of their companions. The 25 who
have sworn allegiance have seen General
Chaffee nnd have promised to give him
all the assistance In their power in the
work of maintaining the present peace
conditions In Samar. A committee has
been sent to Samar to appoint Senor
Lorentes Governor of the Island and to
establish civil government there.
It Is expected that a general amnesty
will be declared by July 1. This amnesty
will result In the release of the Filipino
prisoners now on the Island of Guam.
Tho prospecte In the Island of Leyte
for a speedy termination of armed re
sistance there are bright." Since the ports
of tho island were closed surrenders of
insurgents to the native constabulary
have occurred dajly.
MORE BARK THAN BITE.
Congress Not So Fierce ni It Seems
Those "Charity Boys."
MANILA. Juno 15. Speaking at the
West Point centennial dinner, which was
held here last week. Acting Civil Gov
ernor Wright said he did not think a
"strife now being waged in Congress on
the Philippine government bill is as fierce
as it appears to be." The sober second
thought of the American people was al
ways right, and they would in time do
Justice to the Americana in the Philip
pines. Speaking at the same dinner.
Colonel Charles A. Woodruff, head of the
subsistence department at 'Manila, said:
"The graduates of West Point may be
'charity boys,' but In the Mexican War
these boys saved tha Nation In money
alono more than it has cost since its
foundation. The same boys led 2,000,000
men to victory in the greatest of modern
wars. Tho 'charity boys' have all re
paid their board and keep a thousand
fold; they can glory In the fact that
wherever 25.000 American troops have
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TWO MURDERERS WERE KILLED,
Other Has Disappeared Mindanao
Saltan 'Asks for Flags.
MANILA. June 17. General Davis,
commander of the American forces on
the Island of Mindanao, has been in
formed by Datto Adt, that two of the
three Moros who murdered the American
soldier named Lewis were killed in tho
engagement at Bazan between Moros and
Americans last May and that the other
murderer has disappeared.
Ah. American sentry belonging to the
engineers was badly cut with a bolo in
the hands of a Moro while on duty near,
Vicare.
Several dattos under the Sultan of Min
danao have called upon Frank D. Bald
win, of the Twenty-seventh Infantry,
and have asked him for American flags.
This action on the part of the dattoa
la considered equivalent to taking tha
oath of allegiance to the United States.
Says Judge Is Prejudiced.
MANDLA, June 15. When the criminal
suit brought by Benito Legarda, a Fili
pino member of tho civil commission,
against the newspaper Freedom, for hav
ing published a libelous article from an
other newspaper of Manila, came up for
hearing last week, counsel for the editor
of Freedom objected to Judge Rhode,
before whom the suit was to bo tried,
on the ground that when Rhode was a
private attorney he had addressed oppro
brious epithets to tho editor of the paper
'and declared that he would not rest
until he had landed him in prison. Judge
Rhode admitted having made this state
ment, but said he thought he was capa
ble of trying tho case fairly.
Printers TV'ont Salaries in. Gold.
MANDLuV, June 15. Henry Ide, the
member of the Philippine Commission
who was assigned to the Department of
Finance and Justice, has received a pe
tition from the printers in the employ o
the Government, asking that their salar
ies be paid in gold or in some other
established and non-fluctuating currency.
In reply to this petition Mr. Ide said ha
thought the condition of which the print
ers complained would probably be re
lieved. They are now paid in Mexican
silver.
Regard for Chaffee and the Army.
MANILA, June 15. The Chamber of
Commerce has presented to General Chaf
fee a set of resolutions expressing the
regard with which General Chaffee and
the Army in the Philippines are held
by the business men of Manila.
HER TENTH BOAT.
Miss Bessie Brown Has Broken Many
Bottles of Chantpafrne. .
New York, World.
Her 10th vessel will be christened by
Miss "Bessie" Brown, of Tottenvllle, S.
I., on next Thursday. On that day she
will break a bottle of champagne over the
bow of the Sandy Hook steam pilot-boat
New Jersey, at the shipyards of A. C.
Brown & Co., at Tottenvllle, S. I.
With her record of 10 boats Miss Brown
probably heads tho list o women chris
teners in tho United States. Herstlf a
sailor, a fine oarswoman, an expert swim
mer and a friend of the sailor, she is re
garded as the fairy goddess of the 10 lucky
vessels which she has sent into the Water.
The vessels which the young woman has
christened are the wrecking steamers I.
J. Menitt, J. G. Jones and Rescue; tho
wrecking barge John Haggerty-, steam
yacht Carrie, sloop yacht Carrie, schooner
John Francis, sloop Bessie B. and the old
Dominion tug Kathryn.
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sail a yacht like an expert. Several
young women, including tho daughter of
Governor Murphy, of New Jersey, and
the daughters of several Sandy Hook pi
lots, were in the race for the honor of
christening the pilot-boat. The New
Jersey, which is to cruise outside of Sandy
Hook, is 153 feet long and built of wood.
Ore Sampling' "Works Burned.
DENVER, June 15. Tho Union ore
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fire this morning. The total loss Is about
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