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Newspaper Page Text'THE MORNING OREO ONI AN, FRIDAY, JUNE 2T, 1902. RECOVERY IS. RAPID KingjEdward's Improvement ' Astonishes the Doctors, ALLOWED HIM TO SMOKE CIGAR And "Personally Transact Some State Business Coronation, Bereft ot Pageantry, May Occur When He Is "Well. ... -f LONDON. Juno 20. The following bulletin was ported at Buckingham Pal ace at 11 o'clock tonight: "The King has passed a fairly com fortable day, and has maintained his strength. There is a returning desire for food, which has been very carefully given. There has been some return ot pain In the wound. TREVES. "LAKING, "BARLOW." LONDON, June 27, 10:12 A. M. The first unofficial intimation this mom irg from Buckingham Palace regard ing King Edward's condition Is to the effect that the pain mentioned in last jiiffhfs bulletin was at first attended by some restlessness, but subsequently improvement was noticed and His MaJ esty passed a fair night. - LONDON, June 26 Midnight. Those around King Edward continue to be as tonished at his rapid recovery. The slight ly annoying symptoms mentioned In the bulletins Issued at 11 o'clock tonight arc quite inconsequential compared to the fact, which the Associated Press has learned, that His Majesty again took food and was afterward allowed to smoke a cigar. Queen Alexandra sat with her. husband all the evening and only left him after he had fallen into a peaceful sleep. Mention "by the King's doctors of the care with which food is administered to the royal patient and of the return of the pain In the wound can be safely taken as merely an earnest of their conscientious intention of making public the slightest adverse symptom, however unimportant. The King's courage and good temper are remarkable, and today he personaii wrote several telegrams and one or two notes. As evidence of the King's persist ent refusal to efface himself from his con nection with state affairs and In corrobo ration of the statement that the physi cians are satisfied with their patient's condition, the Associated Press learns that besides personally opening telegrams "Wednesday night. King Edward then in sisted upon a full Inspection of the honor list. There was one appointment of much Importance which had not been definitely decided at that time. The King approved this nomination and gave the final order to the department Interested, thus saving one of the recipients of honors from bit ter disappointment. Tonight King Edward is better in every way than he was last night or this morn ing. The return of pain in his -wound Is not accompanied by appreciable Increase of temperature. In fact. King Edward's doctors are Inclined to regard the patient's pain and his appetite as healthy symp toms, although with the reserve they have maintained throughout they refrain from commenting thereon. To these hopes of a favorable issue of the King's illness no less authority than the Queen gives encouragement. Writing to the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Joseph C. Dlmsdale, today, to thank him for his expressions of sympathy for the City of London, Queen Alexandra says through her secretary: "The Queen rejoices to think that the bulletin of this morning gives a favorable report of the King." Following the expressed desire of the Prince of Wales, the arrangements for illuminating the city, which involved the costly erection of set pieces for electric and gas lights, will be allowed to remain and will be utilized "Immediately it is announced that the King Is out of dan ger." By the King's personal desire the royal pardons of offenders in the army will go into effect just as If the coronation had occurred. The last Intimation suitably brings to a close the day which was to have been notable in history, and which, from the viewpoint of the public", has passed in that mediocrity which is at tached to all things that are neither wholly good nor bad. The most striking feature of coronation day. as it Is still called, was the univer sal substitution of services of intercession for those of rejoicing. These services oc curred throughout the country and on board the great fleet that lies unreviewed In Portsmouth Harbor. Yet even these lacked pathetic and dramatic elements. In the face of today's favorable bulletins, tears and litanies are obviously out of place. The crowds that packed the streets of the metropolis until midnight evidently appreciated this; they did not "maffick," but there was a general sense of relolcincr. which even in the most unruly section failed to become Inordinate. All night long the Strand was thrtnged with crowds of people, who usually confined themselves with taking a farewell look at the deco rations gradually disappearing from the front of Buckingham Palace. Only a slim gathering awaited the night bulletin, and when that was posted, the royal resi dence, save for a few stragglers, became deserted Inside the palace the members of the royal family spent a quiet evening, and the number of callers was 'smaller than any night this week. With the favorable progress of the King there is much discussion as to whether the coronation will eventually be effected. While there is nothing definitely settled it appears that King Edward is likely to celebrate this event very quietly and with merely the ceremony that attends ,the opening of Parliament. This consists of a drive direct to Westminster Abbey, ac companied by a small escort, and a speedv return to Buckingham Palace, and it is rumored that no foreign Princes or en voys will be especially invited for the oc casion. All this, of course. Is quite in the air, but It forms one of the chief top ics of London's daily conversation. Hundreds of visitors to London, and es pecially Americans and people from the country, flocked to Westminster Abbey today and until late at night curious and rather awestruck crowds of spectators stood gazing at the place where Edward VII .fiould have been crowned. The arti ficial coronation annex, which Is one of the few parts .of the abbey not hidden by stands, attracted special attention. Providing King Edward maintains his present rate of Improvement, London will soqn be emptied of Its holiday crowd and the proposed coronation will be looked forward to as an occasion for thanksgiv ing, bereft of pageantry. Buckingham Palace was closed for the night rather later than usual. It is said that the King's strength and progress are maintained, and it Is not anticipated there is any necessity of issuing another bulle tin before 10:30 in the morning. TALK OF A REGENCY. Xo Serious Sucrtreistloii Iim. n,n Mude, Only Speculation. LONDON. June 26. King Edward's progress to convalescence occasions the greatest satisfaction in all official circles. His Majesty is already, displaying the greatest Interest In all public questions', an'd is expressing his- gratitude over the evidence of the world's solicitude by open ing a number of telegrams with his own hands. This action excited him slightly, causing some restlessness during the night, and aroused some trifling solicitude on the part of the attendant doctors. All this really "was unimportant, as His Ma jesty soon quieted down, and, on the whole, rested satisfactorily. Improvement In the King's condition this morning was most marked. Every body lu Buckingham Palace .Is delighted -rod high hopes are entertained that his convalescence will be much more speedy even than was expected last night. At no time has there been any serious sugges tion of the establishment of a regency. The most that was done was in the way of pure speculation, a suggestion that the Prince of Wales might act for his father at King Edward then Prince of Wales) frequently did for Queen Victoria in for mer days, paitlcularly her last illness, but without his ha-vlng, formally been ap pointed regent. The good news given out by the Duke of Connaught at Bucking ham Palace before the doctors' morning consultatlsn occasioned the liveliest satis faction to all persons collected at the pal ace, the Mansion House and elsewhere awaiting tidings from the sick chamber. Replying to a telegram of sympathy from a body of Aberdeenlans, General Sir Lelghton Probyn, keeper of the privy purse, telegraphed as follows: "The loyal and kind telegrams of your association shall be submitted to the King on His Majesty's recover, which, thank God, we may, I .think, now look forward to." King Edward sax several members of his family during the morning. The Queen remained at the palace, but the Princess Victoria drove out this morning. Sir Francis Henry Laklng, physician In ordinary to the King, who has been un remitting in his attendance upon His Ma jesty since the operation, left the palace for a short time this afternoon. This was regarded as another favorable sign. A MEDICAL OPINION. If Xo Complication Arise, the King Should Lire for Many Yearn LONDON. June 26. The British Medical Journal says: "Should the King's symptoms pursue the course they have hitherto followed, there Is good reason to hope for His Majesty's restoration to health. Owing to the nature of the affection and the character of the dressings used, it Is inevitable that his convalescence should be somewhat pro longed, but we believe if no complications arise there is no reason to fear his re covery will not be complete. The condi tion of the parts made clear, at the opera tion was such as to assure the surgeons that the abscess was due to one of those unexplained inflammations which opcur with remarkable frequency in the neigh borhood of the vermiform, appendix, and that it was not due to any organic dis ease of a more serious nature or to any malignant growth, as rumor has suggest ed. Up to the present there is no indica tion of the occurrence of any complica tion, and, should none arise. His Majesty may live for many years." The Lancet, while declaring It is Im possible to disguise the seriousness of the King's condition, says: "It is our Joyful privilege to be able to contradict flatly some of the sinister ru mors which have been prevalent for the last 48 hours throughout the world. The idea that some dreadful news is being kept back ought td be -dispelled, and the absolute sincerity of every bulletin issued should prevent the public from heeding these wild rumors. His Majesty is suf fering from perityphlitis and nothing else. Unfortunately, the symptoms may be en tirely masked, and that prevented the necessity of operation from being ap parent until yesterday." Held' Suite Scatters. LONDON. June 26. Mr. and Mrs. White law Held, after the services at St. Paul's today..were entertained at luncheon at the residence of Lord Lansdowne, the Foreign Secretary, when Mr. Reld fqrmally took hjs leave as Special Ambassador. The only remaining formality is his official leave-taking of the Prince of Wales, which will probably be arranged for to morrow. Thereafter the American Spe cial Embassy will dissolve, Mr. and Mrs. Reld and General James H. Wilson, who was to have represented the Army of the United States at the coronation, and Mrs. Wilson going to the Continent, and the other members of Mr. Reld's suite scat tering. They will return to London in their private capacity. The Pope Distressed. ROME, June 26. The pope was much djstressed when he heard of King Ed ward's illness, and Immediately tele graphed to Monsignore Merry del Val, the special papal envoy, to convey his expres sion of sorrow to His Majesty and to keep the. pontiff fully Informed as to his con dition. Stoclc Exchange's Sympathy. NEW YORK, June 26. In response to a petition of members, the governors of the stock exchange, have voted to suspend business on Saturday, July 5. The gov ernors have also forwarded a message to the London Stock Exchange tendering their sympathy for the stricken King. A MATTER OF LABELS. How the Appearance of a Tour of the World May Be Had Cheap. Kansas City Journal. In this city an enterprising individual finds a brisk trade in furnishing labels for travelers' trunks and valises, so that when a piece of baggage is finally turned out of his shop its owner has apparently indisputable documentary evidence that be. has toured the world or such part of it as may have seemed fit. The conveni ence of this method of travel, it will be seen at a glance, fits in very well with the American idea of saving time, whllo a for money, of course, saves large lumps. Thus you can go out and hide in the country somewhere at $5 a week until the proper time- and then reach town in travel-stained clothes, coincident with the arrival of some steamship, with a trunk pasted all over with labels show ing where you have been. The trunks will be marked "hotel" and the smaller pieces of baggage by this time you will be calling it "luggage" will be marked "Cabin." And as you gaze on these labels you will, of course, become remi niscent of the little Swtee hotel (see that label down in the corner!) where you met the Prince So-and-So; the P. & O. steamer, where you encountered the British nobleman who turned out to be a distant connection: the hotel in Egypt see any guidebook where you met the swell American girl from Oshkosh, Wk., and so forth and so forth ad libitum, according to your imagination. While cheap enough, however, this method of travel Is not without some slight expense. The labels must be well paid for, because the labeler will tell you that all his wareo are genuine and it is no easy thing to get such little pieces of printing from far-away hotels, railroad stations and steamboat offices, and you see at once that he Is right. Indeed. If you have any of the sophisti cation that travel ought to give you, you will suspect that many of the labels offered you are made on the spot, and you have an uncomfortable feeling in being pasted for an entire route that some of the hotels named on the labels do not exist or that their locations may have got mixed In a way to confound you some time when you may be at the very best point in your reminiscences. This suspicion Is rather Increased by the curious fact that a tour of Cuba oosts more than a less popular tour of the same extent In Europe, and you wonder If it Is not hflpniiSA thn OiiVmn iv.v- J are 'too well known to be bogus PRAYERS FOR THE KING IXTERCESSIOXARY SERVICES ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. AT Held nt the Hour When the Corona tion "Was to Have Taken Place ( . at Westminster Abbey. LONDON. June 25. At the hour when King Edward should have been crowned a great and distinguished gathering, al most Identical with that which would have sat In Westminster Abbey, gathered In St. Paul's Cathedral. The approaches were lined by silent " throngs, through which drove Peers and Peeresses, Colonial Premiers, Foreign Envoys, Ambassadors and members of the House of Commons, all In somber clothes. In the chancel were Joseph H. Choate, the United States Ambassador, and Mrs. Choate; Henry White, secretary of the Embassy, and Mrs. White; Whltelaw Reid. the special Ambassador of the United States to the coronation, -and Mrs. Reid; Mr. and Mrs. J. Plerpont Morgan, Jr.. and the leading members of the nobility. In the nave about a thousand of the Westminster Ab bey ticket holders, mainly women, were seated. President Roosevelt's sisters, Mrs. Doug- fa BUCKINGHAM las Robinson and Mrs.W. Sheffield Cowlcs, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Reid to St. Paul's, and the members qf this small party were given the most prominent places in the cathedral. Shortly before noon the big western doors were swung open, sunlight streamed in and the Duke of Cambridge, leaning on the arm of an equerry, walked to the chancel. As 2 o'clock struck there arose from the far end of the nave the clear notes of the opening sentences of the Litany, chanted by four of the cathedral clergy. Their tones were in such unison that they seemed to emanate from ono powerful voice. The choir took up the responses. At each supplication the pro cession, with the cross at its head, ad vanced a few steps and then stood still until the response was completed. Through the kneeling congregation the choir ad vanced to the chancel 6teps. A score of the clergy followed, and bo hind them were ten bishops in gorgeous robes. Then came the Most Rev. E. Dalrymple McLagan, the archbishop of York; the Most Rev. Frederick Temple, the archbishop of Canterbury, and the Lord" Mayor, Sir Joseph C. Dlmsdale, the corporation, in full state dress., bringing up the rear. With evident feeling the choir ,sang the three' Psalms of, Inter cession, after which the Right Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, bishop of Step ney, read the lesson, Isaiah xxxvliklO, "I Eald in the cutting off of my days 1 shall go to the gates of the grave; I am deprived of the residue of my years." The Rt. Rev. Arthur F. Wlngram, bish op of London, from the altar steps, read the prayer: "O Lord, save the King." His voice rang out to the farthest re cess of the dome and brought a whole souled response from the choir and the congregation. The anthem and the singing of tho hymn. "Thine Arm, O Lord, in Days of Old Was Strong to Heal and Save," and Psalm II concluded the service, whore- noon tha Wshnn nf Tnrtnr, n,,r,.,.t,i i upon the bishop of London, surrounded by the archbishops and bishops, from the altar steps impressively pronounced the benediction. For a few moments com plete silence reigned, and all heads were bowed in prayer, after which the almost blind archbishop of Canterbury was carefully led down the steps, the pro cession reformed and the congregation IsB BilsssBisssssssssBl HBBw V9eSI 9 9(1 iUk lHlallKTnEBsiEissKfBsiissSfBHtfHilre w9iissUlssssi9issssssssH B sssls9iiflHHiitiMtsssiliiik.'v4&. 'jMnmSW i illr ';3utwiiMBIaliffsBBBHwE?MBBsM(l ?K ,MP?MMMMplMBBp'j3Mre.lH TBBVmiW 3A.x tvBBBBBBBByB"ravfHBSflR ' ffUF 3 B Professor Geo. A. Wnrfleld. went Into the sunlight, gladly discussing the wording of the latest bulletin from Buckingham Palace. Simultaneously a similar service was conducted "at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster. It was largely attended by Cabinet Ministers. Peers and members of the Housb of Commons and was con cluded with singing "God Save the King." From India, Australia and Africa, every where where Britons congregated, tele grams announce the holding of impres sive supplicatory services. EXODUS FROM LONDON. Visitors Flocking? to the Continent and the Provinces. LONDON. June 26. Only today Is Lon don beginning to reahze the practical ef fects of the coronation postponement. The exodus of .visitors to the Continent and the provinces is taxing the railroads. The big tourist agencies were crowded all day booking the cheaper class of "trippers" for whom London, minus the coronation, had no attraction. How much London's float ing population has been reduced during the past 21 hours it is hard to estimate. AH persons of moderate mearts who can go away arc getting out ot the city as qulcklj as possible. The smaller hotels and boardlng-housee are the worst suffer ers. The big hotels declare that they have been almost unaffected by the 'postpone- ment of the coronation, the wealthier Americans and others who had come to witness the coronation making no move to go, though the next fortnight, doubtless, will witness a general migration to the Continent and to Scotland. The trans Atlantic booking offices are flooded with inquiries for early passages by Americans for whom the coronation was the sole ob ject of their visit to England. The streets of the city today contained a curious mixture of Sunday and. holiday crowds. All the banks and big business houses In the heart of (he city were shut up. Most of the retail shops were open, and the saloons and restaurants of the cheaper sort did a fairly rushing busi ness. Many of the usual "bcan-feaster" class got out early on brakes and coaches, with horns and banners, singing "God Save the King," and presenting every evi dence of mingled patriotism and beer. Most of the railroads canceled their ex cursions, so the great bulk of the bank holiday-makers was thrown back on the streets for amusement, and crowded the Strand, Holborn and the city parks. The motley swarm was reminiscent of Hamp stead Heath or of the crowds outside a circus tent. The crowd kept close to the bulletin-boards. In order to get the first readings of the reports as they came from, the bedchamber. The arrangements for tho Marlborough House entertainment of children was car ried out today. In spite of the postpone ment of the coronation. About 1300 young sters enjoyed the dinner provided for them by the Prince and Princess of Wales, who were present and remained In the gar- PALACE, IN WHICH ICING EDWARD VII. LIES ILL. dens with their little guests for two hours. According to the Birmingham Post. Im mediately after'hearing of the King's ill ness Emperor William telegraphed to Prince Henry of Prussia", who was In London, setting forth how he was moved by the news, and offering to come Imme diately to London to see his 'uncle If there was any immediate danger! Prince Henry Is said to have replied with a reassuring message. Among the callers at Buckingham Pal ace today were the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia, the Duke of Cambridge, most of the special Ambassadors still in London, and many of the diplomats. The exodus of foreign representatives proceeds apace. Field Marshal Count von Waldersee left this morning with the Prince of Monaco, the Prince of Monte negro and the Dutch mission. MAY BE ABANDONED. No Necessity "lor. the Formal Coro nation. NEW YORK, June 26. People are ask ing, says the London correspondent of the Herald, whether when His Majesty recovers sufficiently to bear tho fatigues of the coronation ceremony, preparations for it will be made on so elaborate a scale as has just been the case. It Is pointed out that owners of stands and tradesmen of all descriptions have been so severely hit by the postponement of the coronation ceremonies that they will be likely to evince some hesitation In making preparations on a large scale again. There really Is not the slightest neces sity for the King to bo crowned at all. It is quite conceivable that His Majesty will decide to forego the ceremonies. -No definite Information can be given at tho moment, but such an abandonment has 'ZMnStPrAhhnvnA Sw , e estmlnster Abbey everything remains for the present In the condition In which it was prepared. The Abbey has been locked up, and it will be kept closed in its present condition. No one beyond those Immediately connected will be ad mitted. The Grand Duke Michael of Russia and some foreign Princes who are related to the royal family were to have left for ELECTED TO CHAIR AT WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. SALEM, June 26. George A. War field, professor-elect ot Latin and Greek of the Willamette Univer sity, came to Oregon about three Tears ago. Ho holds the degree of B. A. from the Nebraska Wesleyan University; LL. B. from the Uni versity of Nebraska, and M. A. from the University of Oregon. While a student at the Nebraska Wesleyan University, Professor Warfleld was a tutor In the Latin department, and since coming to the West has spent two years teaching history and Latin in the high schools of Eugene and Astoria. He comes to Willamette University with a good record as student and successful teacher. .A me t,uiiuiieni yeateruay. oui received V.;" .V'r: " V.rr . few days. It Is possible to place two constructions upon this request, one of which Is that the King's recovery Is ex pected to begin immediately. The gala performance at the opera, set for next Monday night. Las been given up. "The command comes from the Lord Chamberlain," said Ncnl Forsythe. the manager of the Royal Opera-House. Every seat and box engaged for Monday night alone amounted to. well, over $100,000. The cheaper seats In the houso were guinea scats In the gallery, all of which were taken weeks ago." Insurance on King's Life. NEW YORK, June 26. Premiums de manded at Lloyd's for insuring King Ed ward's life are very high, says a Herald dispatch from London. The figure quoted for insurance to the erid of the current month is about ?160 for $300, while for policies covering a risk until the end of July abont $255 for $500 is asked. Militia Received at Pavrtncket. PAWTUCKET, R. I., June 2k The mi litia ordered here two weeks ago to sup press riots brought about m connection with the street-car employes' strike, has I been relieved from further dutv and th cars are again in operation. TREATY OF RECIPROCITY QUESADA AND ACTING SECRETARY HILL PREPARING OUTLINES. o Substantial Points of Difference, llaxc Developed Will Be Ready for Senate's Action. WASHINGTON, June 26. Senor Que sada, the Cuban Minister, and Acting Sec retary Hill were engaged today in going over the basis of a reciprocity treaty be tween the United States and Cuba. This matter has progressed to the point where It has been possible to draft the conven tion, and It would be easy to complete it and reduce It to the final form In which It would go to the Senate in a very short time. This, Is accounted for by the fact that no substantial points of difference between the negotiators have developed. It is understood that the War Department was consulted fn the early stages of the matter. These negotiations do nqt sig nify that it is the Intention to submit a reciprocity treaty to the Senate at the present session, although the Cutjan min ister has professed his willingness and ability, if the thing were desired, to se cure promptly from his government the exceptional and extraordinary powers that would be needed to enable him to conclude a treaty, and the Administration "regards it as a wise precaution to have a treaty all prepared and ready for imme diate ratification.! The State Department Is carefully protecting the details of tho schedules as they are so far embodied In the treaty, but It is believed they are very similar to the Items set out In the pend ing Cuban reciprocity bill. THE FALL OF MANILA. (Continued from First Page.) ready for that battle, and they were after me constantly, taking up my time. None of them went with me to MIrs Bay for various reasons. One of them failed to do so because he did not hive his toothbrush with him." The Hong Kong Filipinos had not, he added, told him of any Insurrection In the Philippines, and he said he had consented to see them on the same principle that one gives money to a man often to get rid of him. Indeed, he himself had given Aguln aldo the first information the latter had received that the Filipinos were assem bling near Manila. His Opinion of Filipinos. When asked In cross-examination if he had not repeated his original statement to the Navy Department that the Filipinos were more capable of Independent govern ment than the Cubans, Admiral Dewey replled In the affirmative, saying: "I did, and still think so." Senator Carmack called Admiral Dewey's attention to the fact that he had given arms to Aguinaldo, notwithstanding the Governor-General had told him that he would surrender the city at any time, and asked why he had done so In the face of that understanding. The reply was to the effect that he considered It a proper mili tary act. "The Filipinos were our friends," he said, "and they were doing our work. I believed that they were so delighted to get rla of the Spaniards that they would accept us with open arms. Even," he add ed, "when Aguinaldo was at 'the height of his power. Admiral Seymour, of the Brit ish Navy, had told Aguinaldo that ho should tie to the Americans, as they were their best friends. The Filipinos were then our friends, and were helping us. We had no troops to land, and I knew that the more closely the city was Invested, the easier it would be to take It when our own troops should arrive. Still, I think we could have gotten on as well without them. It was their own Idea. We all know that hindsight is better than fore sight. Looking back. I would not have had the Filipinos Join me. But I thought they would be friendly, and I think they were very ungrateful to turn against us. When I permitted Aguinaldo to go ashore, I did not know that United States troops would be sent. I was a long way from home, and I was meeting emergencies as they arose. Whatever I did, I did accord ing to my best Judgment at the time. Later I said to Aguinaldo, 'There is the enemy; you pursue your course, and we will pursue ours.' I think that la the wisest thing I ever said. They were as sisting us, undsAt the same time fighting their own battle. I hud in my mind in dealing with the Filipinos the assistance that the negroes had given the Federal forces during the Civil War. We availed ourselves of that assistance, and I thought I would accept the aid of the Filipinos In the same way. The one idea was to get rid of the Spaniards, and I believe that if. on May 1. before the insurrection was or ganized, we had had there a few Ameri can troops, the Filipinos would have ac cepted us, and that they would have re mained loyal." His reason for taking possession of Sublg Bay was because he "did not want any ether power to interfere." THo Admiral wne fl!l nn tha titnnil whow : thc committee adjourned until tomorrow. A letter was suDm.tled from becretary Root, enclosing a cablegram from General Chaffee Telatlve to the oft-denied report of the shooting of 1000 Filipino prisoners at Iroaln. General Chaffee shows that the matter had been thoroughly Investigated. Private Walker, who was said to have written the letter containing this charge to his father In Massachusetts, denies it, and the officers of tho command all deny it. Details of the operations of the troops are given to show that the report Is un true. Old nnd New Worlds. Popular Science Monthly. We must look to the polar system for I examples of stars In the last stage of development. Each of the planets may. In fact, be regarded as an object of this kind. The bare and rocky surface of" the moon affords a desolate picture of what may result from this long-continued process of condensation. The volcanic region which Is shown to excellent advantage in a photograph gives no evidence of the existence ot life; in fact, the spectro scope indicates that if there is any air on the moon It is much too rare to sup port life as wt know it. Fortunately the moon Is not the only example of a worn-out star. The earth, which probably has many counterparts In the universe. Is another example of a .less-desolate kind. Here though .the proc- 1 ess of condensation, which Is the chief cause of celestial phenomena, has ceased, the problem of evolution has not ended. In fact, though the cosmlcal problems which we have considered in their barest elements will not be com plete solved for centuries, it may be truly said that the questions raised by the countless living organisms In a. single drop of ditch water are still more com plex and will require a still longer time for their solution. LETTER WELL RECEIVED. A. W. Miller's Letter Meets With Approval In Charleston. A letter In The Oregonlan of June 7, written from Charleston by Mr. A. W. Miller, In which he severely criticised the South Carolina city, eeems to have met with approval, as is shown by the follow ing letters. Mr. Miller and his letter roasted the people for their treatment of the negroes as follows: From the time you approach the city limits among the first intimations you get that you are nearing the historical city ,ot bluebleods is the presence of the chain-gang, composed of negroes in their zebra uniform), each with a chain fastened to his ankle and guarded by white men armed with the ever-prominent shot gun. When there is any public work to be done, there is no advertising for bids or con tracts let, but Instead the required number of able-bodied negroes are arrested on any old charge, are taken before the Magistrate and sentenced to the chain-gang for the time-required to complete the work on hand, which also furnishes soft jobs for the political heelers who guard the prisoners. In writing about the Charleston "cream of society" and "bluebloods" Mr. Miller said: The. people of Charleston have much to learn before they can realize that their city Is not all there Is of the world, and that there are over 70,000,000 people in tho United States alone, occupying territory outside of their city, who do not enjoy the heavenly bliss of liv ing in Charleston, and havo not had that exquisite privilege of extracting "blue blood" from some old black mammy in their Infancy, and are thus debarred from admission into the cream of Charleston society and enjoying tho feasts served by their poor, pumpkin-colored relatives. And, though many who boast that they have never been outside of the city or state are well read and Informed on European coun tries, they could nqt locate half a dozen states In the Union. They can tell you all about Switzerland and the Alas, but are not sure if the Rocky Mountains are In Africa or South America, and I nao had quite intelligent looking persons ask me If they spoke the same language in Oregon that was spoken in South Carolina. To a native Charlestonlan the word Yankee means nil that is mean, low, dishonest and despicable, and Is applied to all strangers as well as to everything not from their imme diate vicinity. The American flag Is the Yan kee flag. Blue cloth is Yankee blue. Con densed milk Is "Yankee milk." and so on. Be ing slaves to their prejudices, they Instill them Into the minds of their children, which keeps thezn far behind their neighbors. Though the aid they 'need stands at their elbows waiting to serve them, yet, owing to their blind preju dice, they refuse to recognize It, and continue In their old rut, nursing their hatreds and blaming all their misfortunes on the negro, while other sections of the South which have acepted the situation and made the best of it are prospering. No other cfty la so given to vaunting of hol low and sham times, or lives bo much in tho past and Its former grandeur, having passed her 320th birthday, and for the last 40 years. at least, has dreamed of past achievements, and even the terrible earthquake of IS years ago failed to awaken her out of her trance. The Charleston citizens take great pride In pointing out their old graveyards, scattered throughout the whole city. They worship their ancient cobwebs, their tumble-down buildings, rotten wharves, filthy markets and streets. These two letters from Charleston will show how the article was taken In that city and given prominence by the Charles ton News and Courier: Charleston, S. C. June IT. (To the Editor.) Mr. A. W. Miller's special on Charleston was copied In the News and Courier of this date with vindictive headlines, so kindly allow one who agrees with him in every particular to add that It Is really a distinction that he "who evidently did not get into society" can boast of, for it is rotten to the core. Every strange man who Is willing to spend his money for riotous lUIng Is welcome and burdened with attractions. Charlestonlans arc very poor, those of the charmed circle, I mean, and their leader Is a woman of distinction (?) -ho puts her husband to the trouble of buying up copies of Town Topics at fancy prices whenever he finds that her latest escapade has been cleverly written up. Intoxicated women as well as men are to be seen at all receptions and balls. And thjs Is sainted old Charleston! Is It any won der that we refuse Invitations and sit alone In our rooms thinking of the dear ones far away? SAM T. BLUE. Charleston. S. C, June 18. (To the Editor.) The piece published some time ago by Mr. A. "W. Miller Is, in the main, correct. The policy of the Southern Democratic politicians of today Is to keep the negro down; deny them, their ballot; deny them justice in court; put them on the chain gangs for nothing, or the least offense; lynch them for crimes not proved and many times they are innocent, only they charge it on some poor negro. All this is wrong. It's very unjust; it's against true Christianity and humanity; it ought to be stopped, and they ought to get their Just bal lot, and Congrefs out to do It. They have no justice or protection; the negro is denied the ballot so they cannot vote for good white men who will give them Justfce. It is the policy for these Southern politicians to cry the negro down so they can fool the people and remain in office and grind down the poor whites as well as the negro. It will be a happy day for the South when every citizen can vote without regard to color; then every one will get on better. The race prejudice will vanish, business will prosper and politicians will get In office on their mer its and goodnes stp the people. Practically all o'f the colored vote- In the state, 175,000 voters. Is disfranchised on account of the unjust administration ot the state reg istration laws; 75.000 out of 125,000 white vot ers are, disfranchised on account of the poll tax .restriction In the general election, a fear ful restriction of the ballot, and Congress ought to act at once. It Is political slavery In South. Carolina. The Democratic primary is controlled by a clique, headed by Senator Tillman, backed up by this powerful dispensary machine (which is a disgrace to the state), of which Tillman is father. The people are powerless. Do ou wonder at the advantage taken of the negro, also of the poor white man, by this Tillman machine, who cry the negro down, lynch him for nothing, put him on the chain gang. The poor whites can hardly make bread. The ngro does not want to rule the white man, they only want the right to vote for white men that will give them Justice and protection from mobs of crazy white men who cry for their blood. Oh, where are thc Chris tian people in this land that they should allow this state of affairs to go on? Give the negru his ballot and then you will free the poor whites as well as stop these lynchlngs, and give Justice besides. This Is the true situa tion In South Carolina. I hope something will be done. A WHITE CITIZEN. The Harmless Bloodhound. Outing. The Idea that thc English bloodhound Is a savage and particularly ferocious ani mal Is a vers common error. In no small part due, perhaps, to the bloodthirsty stories most of us have read in "Uncle Tcai's Cabin." The hounds mentioned by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, however, as used. In the Southern states, were cross-bred animals and related to the Cuban hound, with a blending of mastiff, bulldog and hound blood, and were quite savage, and have little, if any. resemblance to the English specimen. These dogs were first known in the West Indies in the latter part of the 18th century, when a number were im ported, prpbably from Spain, for the pur pose of suppressing the Maroon Insurrec tion, but the natives were so inspired with terror at first sight of the animals that it was found unnecessary to make use of them. Until some 50 years ago bloodhounds were often used In England for tracking sheep-stealers. and also by keepers and herders in all the large forests where poachers gave trouble. Some Idea may be had of the value of these dogs in such a cause when I say that they have been known In England to follow their quarry across water. There are many theories regarding how the scent Is carried on the water, but the one most generally accecpted Is that it is held in the bubbles which remain on the surface of the water i after the swimmer or wader had passed. RAILWAY BOARD A HELP EXPRESSIONS FROM STATES HAV ING A C03IMISSION. In No-tvlse Retards Development, and Results In 'More EquL table Rates. OLYMPIA, Wash., June 26. Some time ago Governor McBride, being desirous of obtaining information on the subject of railroad commissions, addressed the Goi ernors of several states in which regu lative commissions are in forcer upon the subject. Replies have been received from several states, and the answers to some of the questions asked are of general in terest. One of the questions asked was, "Has the establishment of a Railroad Commis sion interfered In any way with the devel opment of your state?" In answer to this question Governor Candler, of Geor gia, among other things, says: "The es tablishment of a Railroad Commission has In no way interfered "with or restricted the development of the state. The Increase of railroad mileage In the state since the es tablishment of the commission has been perhaps 25 per cent. This Is an estimate. I have before me no accurate figures. Having been a member of the Senate of this state at the time the Railroad Com mission was established, and a. member of the committee which reported the bill. I have kept up with the operations ot the law, and hence to answer your questions gives me no trouble and I am glad to be able to serve you. Upon the whole, the ' Railroad Commission In this state has done a vast amount of good, and both the people and the roads are entirely satisfied with its operations." In answer to the same question. Gov- ernor Jordan, of New Hampshire, says: "No; has helped." The railroad and ware-j house department, to whom the letter to the Governor of Missouri was referred, In answer to the same question, re plies "No." Another question asked was this: "About what proportion of increase in .mileage has there been in your state since the establishment of your Railroad Com mission?" The answer from Missouri fs "1331-3 per cent," from New Hampshire "A large per cent," from Georgia "About 25 per cent," The Georgia commission was established in 1S79. the Missouri in 1S75, and the New Hampshire in Its present form In 1SS3. The answers from the three states men tioned agree that the commission sys tem has accomplished good results. In answer to the question. "Has it served to reduce rates?" the Governor of New Hampshire answers. "Yes, materially," and the same answer is given to tho question, "Has It served to equalize rates?" The answers from Georgia and Missouri also show that the commissions In those states have served to reduce and equalize rates. The answers also agree that the commission system has served to do away with discriminations and to correct other abuses. The answer from Missouri to this question Is as follows: "Yes; not but that discriminations still occur occasionally, but It places tho peo ple of the state In a position where they can obtain almost immediate relief, thus avoiding long, tedious litigation." Tho Governor of Georgia says that the com mission "has reduced rates and greatly Increased the business of the roads." And the answers agree that owing to the commissions a better feeling has been brought about between the people and the railroads. POSTAL GETS NEW LINES. Will Operate Telegraphs Along Pennsylvania Railway. PHILADELPHIA, June 26. The direc tors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany have approved the agreement where by the Postal Telegraph Company will operate the lines on the Pennsylvania sys tem east of Pittsburg and Erie. The con tract will become effective December 1 and continue ,for lo years. Postal Uses Pennsylvania's Lines. PHILADELPHIA, June 26. First Vice President J. P. Green, of the Pennsylva nia Railroad, today cc-nflrmed the state ment that the directors of the company had approved the agreement whereby the Postal Telegraph Company will control the telegraph eervlce of the Pennsylvania system east of Pittsburg and Erie. He further stated that as soon as the present contract between the railroad and the Western Union Telegraph Company, af fecting the lines west of Pittsburg and Erie, expires, a contract will be made with the Postal Company similar to the one approved today. Railroad Xotes. Robert Graham, of San Francisco, man ager of the Fruitgrowers' Express, is in the Pacific Northwest for a few days looking Into the fruit conditions in this part of his territory. C. J. Eddy, the retiring agent of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul in Port land, has written from his home In Chica go that he will not be able to get back to Portland, July 1. to turn over his office to his successor, Mayor Rowe. C. W. Nlbley, of the Sumpter Valley Railroad, whs In from Baker City yester day. He snjs no extension of" that rail road Is contemplated for this year, but that it Is possible it will be carried to Canyon City liext season. A. D. Chariton, assistant general pas senger agent of the Northern Pacific, left yesterday morning for Spokane to look after W. H. Mead who was stricken with paralysis there Sunday. Advices from Spokane yesterday were that he was slowly Improving, though he was still in a critical condition. The Burlington Route has Issued a spe cial folder announcing low rates to the Northwest in July, the occasion being the annual meeting of the Young People's Christian Union of the 'United Presbyte rian church, which Is to be held In Taco ma, 'July 11-21. It contains several excel lent pictures of scenes In Oregon and Washington, the largest being a blrdseye view of the City of Portland, from the Seventh-street terraces. A brief descrip tion of eah of the towns Is given. The round-trip rate from Omaha and Kansas City will be 515, from St. Louis ?4T 50, and from Chicago $50. A Grand Tonic for a Nation. Minneapolis Journal. The President sees the Cuban reciproc ity question as the Nation sees It. It i3 a grand tonic for a Nation to have a President like Roosevelt. We are all bet ter In our citizenship and on a higher moral plane because we have a President who fearlessly speaks for the right as he sees it, who puts aside considerations of personal policy, and does his duty and points the way to National duty. And the American people will see to it that that sort of a President has no need of self seeking. Xo Trace of Cancer. NEW YORK, June 25. Many people are ppreadlng abroad statements that King Edward Is suffering from cancer, says a. Herald dispatch from London. The rea son, no doubt. Is found In the fact that the late Empress Frederick of Germany, elder sister of His Majesty, and of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, his young brother, fell victims to this disease. The doctors in attendance upon His Majesty state "ab solutely and emphatically that there is not the slightest trace of cancer or ot any form ot malignant growth. Salesman Here's the same book in a fine binding. It is halt calf. Mrs. Munnlworth Only half calf? I suppose that's because of the beet trust. But I can afford whole calf. I should feel ashamed to have a book In tho house that was not the real thing. Boston Transcript.