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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. He followed this statement
with an offer to back Eddie Cain, at 133
to 133 pounds, or Artie Sims, at 123 to 133
pounds, for S00O a side.
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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
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Dyspepsia is such a miserable disease
that the tendency to it should be given
early attention. This 13 completely over
come by
Hood's Sarsaparilla
which strengthens thewhole digestive system
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