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Newspaper Page Textf THE MORNESG OBEGOKIAK, SATUBDA.Tr AUGUST 30, 1002. EYE OF THE BATTLE tArmy of Defense Ready to Repel Naval Attack IN -THE JOINT MANEUVERS teeners! MacArthur Inapects tke Three "Forts at the Entrance of Xarragimiiett Bay Activity in the Fleet, r NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. 29. The night Ibefore the battle finds the army of de fense in the several ports along shore be tween New Bedford and the east entrance to Long Island Sound practically in readl 'neas to repel the attack of the hostile fleet, under the command of Admiral Hig ginson. The only things that remain are the additional armament on both sides 'the Massachusetts heavy artillery for the chore, and the Massachusetts, Connecticut ;and New York naval militia for the fleet 'These organizations' -will arrive tomorrow .afternoon. The" artillery will be at once distributed among the posts at the en trance of Narragansett Bay and also at New Bedford. As to the naval militia, the gunboats Mayflower and Scorpion will he here in readiness to receive the Massa chusetts and Connecticut troops, the New jYork naval militia arriving on the Supply, itthese three boats will immediately leave !tor the east, and the mllltla will be dis tributed among the vessels of the fleet, tit is expected that the fleet of Admiral "HlgginKm will disappear from the coast iBometime tomorrow night, and will not foe heard from again until the "attack is imade. The principal event today in this vicin ity was the arrival of Major-General Mae iArthur, Commander of the Department of fthe East, on a tour of Inspection. He was irecelved at Fort Adams late in the after laaoon, and a long consultation was had to tiiight at headquarters. After his inspec liion of the three forts defending Narra Igansett Bay, General MacArthur will leave for New Bedford, probably tomor row afternoon. i A large number of signal stations, reach ting from Fort Adams, along the southern tend of Rhode Island, which is practically jtho City of Newport, have been estab lished by the Army. The stations are all tn telephonic communication with head quarters at Fort Adams. A wireless tele jgraph system has also been established between Fort Adams and the mainland, tend also with the forts on Canonlcut (island and Dutch Island, Fort Wetherlll ton the former and Fort Greble on the Batter. The main reliance of the army" of defense in this vicinity is the search light station at Prince's Neck, very cjose Ito the life-saving 6tatlon. It is looped that the station will be able to pick up, fby means of its powerful light, any vessels tof the enemy. It is also a very desirable jpolnt, and may be the scene of an attack with the object of cutting the wires. The mines at the entrance of Narra jjga'nsett Bay are practically in position, land the umpires have charge of the same. The umpires and observers all left for thetr different positions early this after laoon, and tonight are expected to be beady for duty. The date for the com Smencement of hostilities Is at midriight tonight, but tho actual warfare will not begln until after midnight Sunday. Tho i48 hours are allowed Admiral Higginson ko obtain some advantageous position off lehore. It is learned that "Wednesday night Jjolonel Hasbrouck gave the local forts footlce that he would try to run their Bearchllghts, just as a test. Going out to (sea, he lay in under the Jfarragansett (shore and in Its shadow tried to creep hipon Fort Greble, He failed, being picked tup at a point where the guns at the fort icould bavo done great damage to an tenemy. Outside the mortar emplacements at iFort Adams a camp has been establishes Sor tho use of detachments, so that in icase of alarm the guards may be manned 'instantly. . ACTIVITY IN THE FLEET. tBisrelnson's Sauadran Ready for Its Part in the Game. ON BOARD U. S. S. ALABAMA. Off Menamsha Light, Martha's Vineyard, !Mass.. Aug. 29. As the first period of the war maneuvers in which tho white squad Iron is to contend against the Army is ar tranged to begin at midnight tonight, there 'was much activity today on board each 'warship of the fleet. Just when tho bat tleships, cruisers and other boats will leave this anchorage is not known, except pos Blbly by Rear-Admirals Higginson and jCoghlan, the officers in command. Although tho period, which starts at imldnlght, is known as the period of prep aration, it is believed that very soon after fthe opening hour arrives, the squadron, ior some part of it, will got under way land proceed to an investigation of the sit uations In the "enemy's" country. vIt is understood that during the period of prep laration there may be actual bombard ment or feints for the purpose of testing ithe efficiency of each part of the line of Sorts. The squadron was augmented last night jby the arrival of the converted yacht May flower. the Gloucester, and the" Leyden. The 250 or more marines who have been icamping on Martha's Vineyard returned (to their ships today. Tents had been up teince Monday, and the shore service had put the men in excellent condition. The Army observers who are to co-op-ferato with the Navy umpires in rendering (decisions as to the results of the various fenaneuvers also joined the fleet today. About 15 observers in all reported, and Sunder orders from Rear-Admiral Higgin Bon they were distributed among the vari ous ships. Actual Field Operations. WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. Carrying out the plan to have the combined Army and pt?avy maneuvers duplicate the conditions pf actual war as far as training of the personnel is concerned, orders have been issued that the maneuvers are to be re garded as actual field operations. There fore, every Army officer connected there with is required to submit detailed re ports of his operations and special func tions, just as he would in case of actual war. This was -with a view to deriving the greatest benefit from tho operations. The officers are especially enjoined to icomment freely upon any phases of the taaneuvers outside of their own line of 'work. With a view to preventing any oecldents which might "result from tho presence in a soldier's belt of a ball cart ridge, General MacArthur has directed all company officers to take away all such sammunltlon. The same rule is to apply -to the ammunition chest of machine guns. No personal salutes will be flred during the period of the maneuvers. Planning Kansas Maneuvers. OMAHA, Aug. 29. A special board of lAxmy officers will meet at Army headquar ters. Department of the Missouri, Mon day, to determine on the details of the iiumeuvers to be held at Fort Riley, Kan., ' during tne, coming concentration of troops "'there. The board will be in session sev eral days, and at the conclusion of its ses sions, the .entlro programme for the ma neuvers will have been completed. COLOMBIA'S REPLY To Hay's Proposed Modification In the Canal Treaty. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. An-Important communication relating to tho Panama Canal treaty has bien received by Mr. Concha, the Colombian Minister at "Wash ington, The officials at Bogota have in formed the Minister that special instruc tions to govern tho reply which Colombia will make to the modifications in the treaty proposed by Secretary Hay will reach, Washington by September 15. The officials of the Colombian Legation antici pated the government at Bogota to some extent, and already have set about the task of framing a reply which, to the best of their knowledge, will embody the views of the home government. When the instructions from Bogota are received the answer which they will have already drawn up will be made to harmonize with the sentiment at Bogota, and it then will be presented to the Secretary of State. As already stated the modifications which were suggested by Mr. Hay met with gen eral approbation in Colombia, but there are a number oX changes which the Colom bian Government desires to make before, the treaty to signed. BAR ASSOCIATION. -Francis Ravrle, of Philadelphia, Elected. Preiildent. SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 29.-The Amer ican Bar Association today elected the following officers: Francis Rawle, Phila delphia, president; John Hlnkley, Balti more, secretary; Frederick E. Wadhams, New York, treasurer. 'W. B. Hornblower, of New York, offered the following, which was unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That the, committee on Fed eral Courts be Instructed to prepare and submit to. the association at the next an nual meeting a bill to inoreaso the num ber of Judges in the United States Circuit Court from three to five, four of whom shall be necessary for a quorum." The association will meet at Hot Springs, Va., in August. 190a. W. B. Horn blower presided at the annual dinner of the association given at the Grand Union Hotel tonight. Letter-Carriers' Convention. DENVER, Colo.. Aug. 29. Delegates to the Letter-Carriers' Annual Convention, which is to meet here next Monday, are beginning to arrive. Among the prom inent arrivals are: Ed J. Cantwell. secre tary, from Washington, and Wilmot Dunn, of Nashville, Tenn, chief collector of the insurance department Chief among the questions to be considered is the proposi tlon to hold a biennial, instead of an an nual convention. Should this plan be adopted the next convention will bo in 1304, and St Louis will probably be chosen as the meeting place, although Minne apolis "and Columbus, O., are also con testing for tho honor. Municipal League Officers. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 29. The sixth annual'convention of the League of American Municipalities closed today. Next year's convention will be held at Baltimore. Officers were elected as fol lows: President J- A. Smith, Charleston, S. C; treasurer, Thomas P. Taylor, Bridgeport. Conn.; secretary, John Mac Vicar, Des Moines. Postmasters' Convention. Ends. MILWAUKEE, Aug. 29. The convention of the National Postmasters' Association came to a close today with the reading of a paper by Henry Castle, auditor for the Postoffice Department at Washington, D, C,, on "The Magnitude and Importan.ee of the Postal System." . GOOD ROADS TRAIN. ? It Will Be at Portland From October 13" to 20; WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. The good roads convention, In connection with the Minnesota State Fair, oh the grounds be tween St Paul and Minneapolis, Septem ber 1, 2 and 3, Is expected to institute tho most far-reaching and effective demon .tratlon of the value of good roads so far given. The office of read inquiry of the Department of Agriculture will take a leading part In this convention. At the time of the conentlon a good roads train will be equipped by the Great Northern and put at the disposal of the Department of Agriculture officials and others inter ested in the work. It will visit the most central points and promote the holding of meetings similar to that at the Minnesota fair. The, train will be at Seattle October 6 to 12; Portland, Or., October 13 to 20. The Department of Agriculture will be represented by Director Martin Dodge, of the office of road inquiry, and his assist ants. HALF MILLION IN GIFTS. Coffers of University of Chicago Sivellcd by a. Large Amount. CHICAGO, Aug. 29. Nearly 1500,000 in new gifts to'lhe University of Chicago are announced by President Harper, the oc casion being the 4Sd convocation of the university. President Harper makes 0- de tailed report of the university for the year ending Juno 30. Gifts to the amount of $3,000,000 .had flown into tho university coffers up to that time, and $416,000 has been given since. Sixty thousand and six hundred dollars was given by a "friend," whose name is not announced. This money goes to the endowment fund. Ninety-five thousand dollars from various sources bas been given for building, and $200,000 hag been presented to the trustees, to be used for purposes not as yet announced. Tho names of none of the donors are revealed. Tournament " of Riflemen. SEAGIRT, N. J., Aug. 29. With crack shots constituting the flower of the mili tary riflemen of the country in attendance the 30th annual meeting of tho National Rifle Association ot America was for mally opened today on the Jersey range. The weather was perfect A successful effort was made to secure the attendance of a team from the Army, hurriedly or ganized from the Department of the East and the team reached here during the afternoon. The Columbia trophy match, open to teams of six fhen from each regiment trpop, battery and separate companies of the National Guard or Naval Re serves of New Jersey, was the first in order. Conditions were five shots each at 200 and 500 yards. Tho trophy was pre sented by the District of Columbia Na tional Guard to the New Jersey Guard. The other match in progress was tho New Jersey National Guard match, open to New Jersey teams of six men, the con ditions being 10 shots each at 200 and 500 yards. The first prize was a trophy of $50. Negro Confesses to Arson. BRIDGBTON, N. J., Aug. 9.-Job M. Williams, colored, who was arrested yes terday on suspicion of having been con nected with the death of Farmer John . Holmes and his housekeeper. Miss Kath erine Shutte, whose bodies were found in the ruins of Holmes' burned barn, has confessed that he set fire to the building. The negro said "he was about to be mar ried, and was in need of money. In order to get the money, he said, he planned to set fire to the barn and rob the house while the. old couple were attempting to save the livestock. He carried out his plan, be said, and stole $75; which he turned oyer to his sweetheart. He denies having killed the aged couple. Not Ovcnvise. vinere is an oia allegorical cloture or a girl scared at a grasshopper, but in the act or neeaiessiy ireauing on a snake. This is paraueieu uy me man wno spends laree sum of money bulldlner a eveionn cellar, but neglects to provide his family with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a safe guard against oowei complaints, whose victims outnumber those of the cyclone a hundred to one. This remedv is everv- where recognized as the most prompt and rename medicine in use ior these dls- j. eases. A'ur otuu tut urugiEis, ALASKAN FOREST RESERVE ALEXANDER AItCHlrt3LA6o IS RIGK IA FINE ifVO OliS. Hemloclc and, Spruce Are the Pre vailing Trees Inhabitants and Characteristics of the Country. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 23. President Roosevelt ap pears to bave' been amply Justified in" creating- the Alexander Archipelago forest roserve in Southeastern Alaska. The re port of Lieutenant G. T. Emmons, United States Navy, upon which the President's action was based, shows very conclusively the wisdom ot reserving what la shown to be ' an exceptionally rich and heavily forested area. This report contains tho only datum which is of record regarding the 'Alexander Islands, and some, of Its statements as to their timbered wealth are almost beyond comprehension. Such state ments only go io show how little Is yet really known of the limitless resources of the great territory. "Southeastern Alaska may be said to constitute the wooded section of the ter ritory of Alaska, which merely forms a continuation of the woodlands of Oregon and British Columbia, modified somewhat in species and growth, under slightly less favorable conditions of soli and climate," says Lieutenant Emmons In his report The average temperature of the southeast ern coast is shown to be' 43 degrees, with an excessive amount of humidity present and an annual rainfall of SO inches. The climate is greatly modified by the Japan current, which sweeps along the coast These, climatic conditions hive combined to produce a dense forest which covers every available foot of land to the snow line pn the Islands lying off the coast Forest fires are practically unknown throughout that region, the continued rainfall, together with the carpet of wet mos3 which so soon covers fallen trees. preventing the extension of - this destruct ive agency, once it startsl Only at the head of Lynn Canal are marks of forest flres observable, and there fires have oc curred only In exceptionally dry Summers. Hemlock and Spruce Prevail. "The forests are coniferous continues tho report "The coast hemlock and the Sitka spruce are the prevailing trees, con stituting more than nine-tenths of the tlmbored area. Both grow tq large size, six and eight feet In diameter, and almost 200 feet high. The former cover the moun tain slqos to an altitude of 2000 feet or more, but decreasa In size with the ele vation. The latter is found to better ad vantage In the lower and damper places. and has always been preferred by the na tives for house and canoe building. The red cedar ia of Tare occurrence. Its source of greatest abundance is on Prince of Wales Island, where large trees occur. mixed with the other woods, but often here it is neither so large nor so plentiful as. in the more southern latitudes. The Most Valuable Wood. "The yellow cedar is by far the most valuable wood found in Southeastern Alaska. It occurs throughout the section. but is more often met with on the Islands than on the. mainland, but always In de tached clumps on the mountain sides, pref erably along the warmer exposures from the water's edge to the limit of tree life. It -is never found in extended forests. It reaches considerable ttfze a diameter o( three or tout feet but seldom are the larger trees sound at tho heart This wood Is greatly esteemed by the natives for Various domestic purposes and for fuel, as it splits easily and gives out great heat although quickly consumed. The, Alpine hemlock is of sporadic occurrence, as well as the pine, neither of which is a factor in the treo growth of the country. "Of deciduous trees there are, the Oregon alder, the shrub alder, the cottonwood, the poplar and the willow, besides many plants and shrubs found low down on the sand dunes, pr in swampy ground and fringing the river courses throughout both mainland and islanda Alder and cotton wood attain some size, but have a limited, area, and have no economic value, except to the natives, who iashlon wood dishes, spoons and ornamept carvings from the former, and dig out canoes from the tree trunks of tho latter. small growth of maple is found at different points, and patches of dwarf crabapble are not un-. common in the islands. Trro Geographical Divisions. "Southeastern Alaska practically con-s slsts of two geographical divisions, tho narrow, 30-mile strip of continental shore extending northward from Dixon En trance to the 141st meridian, and tho thou sand 'islands of the Alexander Archipela go, lying to tho seawarq. The mainland section forms one continuous mountain chain, penetrated by deep fiords and chan nel ways. Tho general altitude increases inland, terminating in the ice-clad peaks of tho Mount St Ellas range. The pre cipitous shores Invite but a scant tree growth in places, and at places tho tim bered area Is still further contracted by the great glaciers which All the valleys and spread out to the water's edge. A an elevation of 2000 to 2500 feet tho limit of tree life is reached. Above this a dwarfed growth of vegetation and heather climbs upward to tho snow line, which varies with the altitude and seaward posi tion. About Mount St Ellas this descends to 2000 feet while & more protected points It is at a much greater elevation. The average temperature of the mainland In Winter is many degrees lower than that of the more seaward islands. Tho conditions found on the mainland aro not so favorable to vegetable life as are those which exist on" tho Islands. One Great Forest of Conifers. "The Alexander Archipelago, extending in a northwesterly direction from Dixon Entrance for a distance of 2&3 miles, with an average breadth of CO miles, la one Im mense forest of conifers. The islands, range from 100 miles 4n length to rocks of a few square feet ofsurface, but wher ever sufficient sod exists tree and plant lire crowd each other from the water to the timber line. The islands, from the more seaward position, and the broad waterways separating them from the mainland, enjoy a more even temperature, and, except in the case of Baranof Island, they aro generally of more moderate ele vation, and during tho Summer months are released from the burden of snow and ice, which -never leave the mountains of the mainland. Hemlock and spruce are. the predominating woods, with a goodly sprinkling of yellow and some red cedar In favorable localities, while alder grows to a diameter of 12 to 18 Inches along the streams. "So far no inroad has been made on the forests qf Alaska, and Government regu lations have prohibited the exportation of timber of any account and only such wood has been cut as the local market bas demanded, which should always be permitted for the proper and necessary development of the country and the re quirements of the inhabitants. Islands in the Reserve. Lieutenant Emmons tpen briefly de scribes the more important islands that have been embodied In the forest reserve. "Princo of Wales Istand," says he, "is the largest of the Alexander Archipelago, with an approximate area of 3000 square miles. It exceeds 100 miles in length, with an average breadth of 30 mlle3 and oc cupies the extreme southwestern portion of the territory. While the northern half is quite compact, tho southern portion is much cut up by deep, far-reachjng arm3 of tne ocean, which almost meet at sev' eral points. The western shore s fringed by more than 100 islands, some of which are of considerable size, and by this means protected channel-ways extend along the entire seaboard, navigable for small craft and in many cases for steam ers of reasonable draft The general ele vation qf tho island is moderate, seldom exceeding 2500 feet, except in Isolated peaks about the extreme northern and southern portions, and this fact together X wip us more soutoern ana ieawara posj tloa, may account for its excellence of timber. It Is believed, to bs the most val uable of the wood, districts of Alaska, both in quantity-and quality of its woods. Besides an abundance of hemlock and spruce, tho red cedar grows there qnd throughout the entire Island a conslder- abue amount -of yellow cedar of large size is believed to exist" , Native; FepvlatisBL Is Small. "The native population hardly reaches 800 all told, and th?y "live principally at Howkan. on Dall Island, and on the other small Islands near bv. At Hunter's Bar ' and Tlevak, and Lake Bay, canneries are operated, and at a number of other points there are fishing stations which have lit- tie permanency. There are no white set- ; tlements of any size or importance on Prince of Wales Island. ' "The canneries throughout Southeastern, Alaska ate managed entirely in the in terest of the companies' saya the writer, i by way of general cxplanatipn, "with no. regard for any benefit which might ac crue to. the country. It Is true that the natives receive an increased wage for meir laoor in iisning, out as in many other instances, they arc paid in tickets or credited In the company's store, a dou ble profit being made thereby. These canneries are njat always permanent af fairs, and when the fishing season is over they are often abandoned. The contract Chinese and the Slavonic labor Is trans ported southward,, and a watchman or two only remains (hiring the eight months of Inactivity. The canners use the wood as they please for wharves, buildings and fuel, and defile the streams at will, and the territory receives little In return. "Zarembo Island lies to the -westward of WrangeL It is a well-wooded island. with a diameter of 13. miles, and an aver age altitude not exceeding 2500 feet It is wholly uninhabited and seldom visited except by hunters and passlnx canoes. The approximate area Is 10 square miles. ICulu Island. "Kulu Island lies between Prince qf Wales Island and Baranof Island. It ia 0 miles long and has an area ot atfout o3 square miles. It Is a ragged piece of land. Indented by deep bays, and almost cut In two by far-reaching sea arms. It is comparatively low in elevation, seldom exceeding 2000 fedt It consists of rolling foothills, well timbered from base to sum mit except the higher peaks, reaching beyond the timber iln& It Is sparsely In habited, having a permanent population of hardly mpre than. 100. There Is a small native village at Security Bay, on the northern end of the island, and few houses elsewhere. There is a salmon -cannery on the southeast shore, but no wnue semen on the entire Island. The forest growth here is dense, with tho usual predominance of hemlock and spruce, and a fair sprinkling of yellow- cedar, as well as a limited growth of red cedar. "Kupreanof Island, associated with Kulu, has a length of 40 miles, by an av erage breadth of 25 miles, and an approx imate area of 10S5 square miles. It Is generally of low elevation, with consid erable level land.. The peaks, seldom rise above a height of 2000 feet, except along the eastern border. It Is well wooded throughout It has a population not ex ceeding 500 people. ' A salmon cannery was recently established on Wrangel Narrows, with a fishery near by, but there Is no white settlement on the island. The forests are composed of hemlock, spruce and yellow cedar, with much ex cellent timber. J "Chlchagof Island constitutes the ex treme northwestern division of tho Alex ander Archipelago. It Is 63 miles long, and almost as broad, having an approxi mate area of 2044 square miles. There are many deep inlets, which almost meet near the center of the Island. Like Prince of Wales, the seaward shore is protected by a continuation of smaller islands, af fording protected channels for travel. The surface of the country is much broken with many broad, well-wooded valleys be tween the mountains, which seldom ex ceed 2300 feet although In one Instance 4000 feet Is reached. The forests are com posed of hemlock, spruce and yellow ce dar, with alder about the waterways. The native inhabitants number, upwards of BOO. Natural hot sprtysgfl strongly impreg nated with iron, sulpnur and magnesium, occur on the northwestern coaaU There aro practically no white settlers on the island. The seaward chain of islands is generally low and weir wooded. The Islands are great resorts for deer, par ticularly during the Winter and early Spring." NONE RECEIVED MAJORITY Second Primary to Decide South Carolina Senatorial Contest. COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 29. The official returns from tho Democratic primary held Tuesday to nominate state officers and a United States Senator to succeed! John McLaurln were, tabulated today. In thp Gubernatorial race the candidates in the second primary will be D. C. Hey- ward, of Colleton, and Congressman W. J, Talbert of Edgefield. M. F. Anset, of Greenville, finished only a few hundred votes behind Talbert For Superintendent of Education, O. B. Martin defeated John McMahon. Of the six candidates for Sen ator McLaurin's place, none received a majority, and Congressman Latimer and ex-Governor John. Gqry Evans, will make the second race. Contestants for the Congressional nominations in the Second ana Tnira districts, as well as candl dates for the remaining state offices who did not receive a nominating vote, will meet In the second primary, September 9. Nominated for Congress. Sixth Wisconsin District Charleg H. Weiss, Dem. Burt's Side of the. Controversy. OMAHA, Aug. 29.-John N. Baldwin, general attorney for the Unloi Pacific Railroad, gavo to the Associated Press a statement relative to the action taken against President Burt by the 10 Indian apolis men who allege they were deprived of their liberty. The statement says: "The men arrived Sunday morning Au gust 24, 18 in number, over the Illinois Central, for work In the Union Pacific shops In Omaha, They had been employed by a labor agency In Indianapolis, which had no connection with the railroad com pany. They were given their breakfast and then said they wanted to go to Den ver, put four of them deciding to remain In this city. One man left the grounds immediately, but 13 remained until Mon qay. They were wlttfoijt money and the company furnished them foqd and lodging until Aionaay. "Monday morning they went to the com pany s neaaquarters and asked for trans portation to Denver, which was refused. They then joined tl?e strikers, who induced them to swear out complaints allegln falBe Imprisonment, and that they were detained on the shop grounds Sunday.' Wyoming: Forest Flees. SHERIDAN. Wyo., Aug. 29. The great forest fire in Fremont County Is still rag ing, bpeclal Land Agent M. D. Camplln. who took a force of IS men out to fight the fire, has returned. He declares tho flames are of gigantic proportions, and his men could do little toward checking their progress. The fire has already burned over a territory covering 40 miles. As a result of the fire, CampUn says, the entire tim ber tract of Landpr Valley will bo de' stroyed. Gold for Buenos Ayres. NEW YORK. Aug. 29. George O. Gar don, agent In this city for the London '& River Platte Bank, will ship by the steamer Hellenes to Buenos Ayres to morrow $500,000 In United States gold. : r- Dyspepsia makes you nervous, and ner vousntss makes, you dyspeptic; either one renders you miserable. Carter's Little Liver -fills cure both. Ago tends to kill tho hair and turn It gray. ParXr3 Hair BaUain renews color and life. Ulnacrcora. the best cure tof fiont& ISsts. HIS DEATH WAS SUDDEN REPnESflXf ATXV'E DE GRAYFEA . RBID, OF TEAS, PASSES AWAY. Bloodvessel Burst, FolIorrinK an At tack of Biliousness Ex-Reprcsent- ative Cooper, of Ohio; Dead. ' "WASHINGTON. Autr. 29. Reoresenta- tK-ft TtAKio n Omffenrfeld. of Texas, died at the Rlggs House In' this city short lv hnfor 11 o'clock fonicht Mr. de Graf- fenreld had been suffering with a bilious attack today, and It became worse In tne evening. During a severe vomiting spell a blood vessel burst in his brain and he sank back in his bed. Death ensued p stantly. Only a newspaper correspondent who was an Intimate associate, and a ho tel bellbov. who had been called to bis assistance, were with him at the time. He leaves a widow, who Is now at tneir home In Lontr View. Tex. No plans have yet been made for the funeral. (Reese Calhoun de Graffenreld was born In Franklin, Tenn., In 1S53. He attended the academic school of tfiat place until 13 years old, and then 'went to the Uni versity of Tennessee, and graduated after taking the four years course, at the age of 19; graduated from the Lebanon Law School at the age of 20. A graduate of the Lebanon Law School having the right to practice law before majority, he com menced the law practice immediately at Franklin: removed to 'Chattanooga, where he practiced law for one year, and then removed to Texas helped to build the Texas & Paclfio Railway, and afterward was assistant fuel agent and brakeman on that road. In 1SS3 he resumed the practice of his profession at Long View, Tex.; waj elected County Attorney and resigned two months afterward: In 1S5S was elector on the Democratic ticket and made the race for Congress in 1S90 with Hon. C. B. Kil gore and ex-Goverpor Hubbard as pppo nents, and was beaten. He was elected to the'Kth and 56th Congresses, and the 57th Congress.) Ex-Representntive Wm. O. Cooper. MOUNT VERNON. O.. Aug. 29. William O. Cooper. Representative In Congress from ths district from 1SS4 to 1S94.- and for many years prominent In Ohio politics, died tonight, aged 71. James Doet LONDON, Aug. 29. James Doel, Eng land's oldest actor, died suddenly today at hte residence In Plymouth. He was born lif 1S04. His first appearance on the stage was m 1S20. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CRIME Contention of n Correspondent Who Disapproves Popular Education. SYKESVILLE, Md Aug. 24. (To the Editor.) The Baltimore. American ot Sunday, August 24, elves an article from you, entitled, "Saving Boys From Crime." In it you praise the efforts now made In New York City to reform boys through the parole system. But why Is there such an Increase of juvenile crime in all the large cities. where compulsory education Is in force? We were promised that the public schools made upright citizens. When. they failed In their voluntary aspect to do this, com pulsory attendance was argued to be the more sure process for the manufacture of the good citizen. Compulsion, by general reports, now seems to have proven a failure also. Ju venile reformatories are more In evidence than ever. The fact Is, education fails to work off the animal steam of the boys, and those of them not educated Into com plete lassitude feel inclined to. Indulge in any activities that may use up their sur plus energy. What the country wants, therefore, is an education to work. Richard Grant White some years ago showed. In the North American Review, tho tendency of the public schools to produce criminals. In part, he saldr "If Ignorance be the mother of vice, and the publlo schools is, the efficient foe of Ignorance, the last SO years should have seen in all these respects an Improve ment so great that admiring nations wouldapplaud and humbly hope to imi tate. -But who needs to be told that In all these respects we have deteriorated? It Is a matter of public record. It Is known to every observer who has lived .more than SO years. "Our largo towns swarm with idle, vicious lads and young men who have no visible means of support Our rural dls tricts are Infested with tramps a crea ture unknown to our fathers, and even to us In our youth. "The corruption of our legislative bod ies is so wide and so deep and so well known that great corporations and bus! ness men of large wealth can almost al ways obtain the legislation needed for ineir enus, rigni or wrong. ''Bribery at elections 13 almost openly practiced by both our great political parties. "Tho general tone and character of our for integrity, have fallen notably during the last 30 years-." "Dishonesty in business and betrayal of trust have become so common that the public repord of the last 15 years on thfs subject is such that it cannot be remem bered witnout sname. "Divorces have multiplied until they have become so common as to be a stock jest In the facetious column of our news papers." "Crime and vice have increased year after year almost pari passu with tho de velopment 6f the public school system, which. Instead of lifting the masses, has given us In their place a nondescript and hybrid class, unfit for professional and mercantile life, unwilling and also un able to be farmers or artisans, so that gradually our skilled labor Is done more by Immigrant foreigners, while our native citixens, who would otherwise naturally fill this respectable and comfortable posi tion In society, seek to make their liv ing by their wits. "Filial respect and parental love have both diminished. "This is the condition In which we are after more than half a century of experi ence of our public school system, tho only justification for whose existence Is that It was asserted and believed to be a panacea for the cure af social and pollt leal disease." Soon the schools will reopen, and 20,000,- 00Q pupils will undergo the preparation for crime. An Enterprising Mamma. Chicago Record-Herald. It isn't often that a mother can bring herself to profit at the expense of her own child, which fact makes tho case of Mrs. Roy Gerard, of Patchogue, L. I., worthy of notice. Mrs. Gerard was until a few davs asro Mrs. Eliza Hawkins, widow and mother of two comely maidens, Maud and Eva Hawkins. Maud met Roy Ger ard somewhere and liked him, and he ap pears to have liked her too. He therefore went homo with her and was invited to call again. In fact he soon became a reg ular visitor at the Hawkins home; but It happened that he and Maud seldom sat alone together on the front porcH or in tho parlor. Mamma Hawkins, who is described a3 being 39 years of age and looking nearly 20 years less than that, often thought of little things that she wanted Maud to do. While her daughter was absent she would try to make it pleasant for Roy. Her efforts seem to have been wholly success ful, and thus it came to pass that she was. able to lead the young man Into the presence of her daughters the other even ing and say, "'Girls, kiss your papa." As we have said. It la unusual for a mother to profit at the expense of her child, but Mrs. Gerard s case is peculiar and perhaps npt censurable. In the first place it must be remembered that Maud is bardly old enough o get married, being only IS, and that she will In all proba bility have many more enmccg. on tne other, band, when a woman reaches the age of 39 she Is justifiable in being disin clined to let an opportunity go by. Thirty nine Is very close to the danger line. Then again, Maud has had little worldly ex perience, and her mother may have been justified In fearing that the girl might not succeed, in miking Roy happy. She may even have decided in her fondness for her child that It there were to be a broken heart she would prefer to have it herself. Just now the mother and bride seems to be very happy, while Maud Is reported to have a far-away, pensive look. Few girls kuow what Is goad for them, how ever, and this one may live to give her mother praise instead of accusing her ot hiving played a m,ean trick. As far aa theyoung man is concerned, he probably saw what he wanted and acted accord ingly. , RIVAL CITIES. Seattle's Business Methods Not,. Yet Well Adjusted. PORTLAND, -Aug. 23. (To' the Editor.) -The saying, "We must go. away from home to find out what people think of us." Is beyond miestlon a true one. Take. for instance, the cities on the Pacific Coast San Francisco leads: everybody concedes that much. .The .rivalry is be tween Seattle and Portland.- Many, and even heated, arc the discussions in smalt Washington villages as to the size and business done by the two above-mentioned cities. The writer has had occa sion to hear various and sundry opin ions on the subject, and In a number ot cased . has taken up the cudgel in behalf of Portland. Business men In hundreds of small places throughout the State of Washing ton are down on Seattle. Not because its social element la not all right, or. that It Is a wide-open town; no, the reason lies In the fact'that Seattle's business meth ods are not upon the same equitable baois as Portland's. While the whole sale merchants of Seattle, with perhaps a few exceptions, go on the plan, "get all you can." the Portland merchants have "their price." In this respect the sentlm'cnta as expressed by many country merchants have been outspoken and even emphasized -to the -verge of anathema. Seattle has pueh. Every Seattlelte talks his town, rain or shine, sick or well. Portland has an enviable reputation In all the vast territory tributary to It A concession allowed here and there to a customer cements the bond of friendship, which, though it has cooled a little, still exists. People In cities, as a rule, have little Idea or knowledge of what vicissl- tutes a box of freight, of whatever sort (t might be. undergoes, until It reaches Its destination. In many cases, after be ing carted to the depot it travels some distance bv rail: then comes a boat jour ney: thence it Is hauled by strong freight wagons over plain, through narrow val leys, aye. even touching the regions or ice and snow. All this handling costs money. of course. If the retail merchant cannot buy his goods at the lowest possible price consistent with honest business methods he finds himself In a hole. I have heard merchants In small, out-of-the-wav nlaces remark: "We seldom have drummers from Portland down this way. We like to patronize Portland firms, pro viding the freleht charges could De au- justed. so as not to be all one-sided." In summing uo.the following conclusions can be drawn with perfect safety; Ffrst that Seattle's business methods are not yet well adjusted; second, that tain process of overreaching those whom they ought to protect la slowly but surely working a detriment to that city. Port land, even at this writing. Is busy cast ing off her school-girl clothes and pre paring to appear as one of the brightest gems in our diadem of cities. Every city has its mcssbacks men with millions wearing old, rusty, uiacK cioines, col lecting their own rents. They aro wun us and have to be petted and taken care of. until the insignia of mourning hangs from the knob of the front door. How ever, Portland .Is now in the line of prog ress. The challenge has gone forth unto the world. Hoary-headed sentinels of eter nity. Hood. Adams and St jtieiens, ure watching our struggle for greatness, in the face of all the advantages the abund ance of God's choicest girts anu ncauu showered upon the section ot country upon which Portland stands shall we a I pull together or lag behind? Which shall it be? CHARLES A. DACHSSL. Yountr Roosevelt's Hunting Trip. CHICAGO. Aug. 20. Theodore Roose velt, Jr., arrived in this city today in company with H. R. McCullough. third vice-president of the Chicago & North western Railway Company, on the Pennsylvania-New York Express. The pdrty went at once to Mr. McCullough's home at Lake Forest, where they will spend to morrow. Sunday they expect to leave for a hunting trip to South Dakota and the Black Hills. Jimiuie Britt's Challenge. CINCINNATI. Aug. 29. Jlmmle Britt, of San Francisco, today challenged the winner of the Corbeit-McGovem fight for $5000 a side at 133 pounds. McGovern re plied that he was not a 133-pounder, but weighed 123. 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Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address Dr. Walker. 149 First St.. bet. Alder and Merrisori. Portland. On THE HOT ONE 2 don't aee , bo? you keep so cool and comfortable tail blistering "weather. THE COOL ONFi-Simplsst thing in the florid. I keep cool and clean Inside and that makes foe feel cool and clean outside. I take a CASCARET Candy Cathartic every night before going to bed. It cleans and purifies the system, stops hot fermentation la the stomach and bowels, and makes excessive per spiration impossibly. You know they work while you sleep, maka you fe fin all d ay, . Changes the . subject ALGER. WILL XOT DISCUSS POLITICS MICIIIGAX. But Fnys a Tribute to President Roosevelt, Whom He Believes AVlll Be dominated in 1004. NEW YORK. Aug. 29. General Russell A. Alger, when asked tqday his views on. the present' situation in Michigan, de clined to discuss that subject, but wished to say that he considered that President Roose-yelt had more than met the expecta tions of his m,ost sanguine friends. "The Presidency." he added. "Is a posi tion of Infinite and complicated' chitles, at best but it Is a critical test of ability to be called suddenly tothe discharge of Its functions. President Roosevelt however, met and mastered every problem that came to him. He 13 a man of robust Americanism, of high 4deals. of great mental vigor and discipline and remark able aptitude for the. discharge of high public duty. He has from th ried the -burden of administration with great ability and unflagging industry, and deserves and has the confidence and com mendation of the people. That he will be nominated in 1S04 I hope, and have no doubt" H Cuban Finances. HAVANA, Aug. 29. The Secretary of Finance. Garcia Montes, has reported to the Cabinet that the moneys collected during August amounted to $1,032,317, which, added to the balance of 31.061.155 from -July, gives a total of SS$T4,475. The amount expended during August was 51.240,446, and the present balance Is $S34, 027. The House has authorized President Palma to continue to make disbursements until the budget Is ready. Settlers Massacred by Indians. PARIS. Aug. 29. The Rio Janeiro corre spondent of the Petit Journal reports the massacre by Indians of Italian settlers in a village in the State of Santa Catherina. Impaired Digestion May npt be all that is meant by dyspepsia now, but It will be if neglected. The uneasiness after eating, fits or nerv ous headache, sourness of the stomach, and disagreeable belching may not be very bad now, but they will be if the stomach ia suffered to grow weaker. Dyspepsia is such a miserable disease that the tendency to it should be given early attention. 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