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.THE MORNING OREO ONI AN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 1903.
MARTYR'S MEMORY
The Churchds Pay Tribute to
William McKinley.
PRESIDENT DIED ONE YEAR AGO
His Character au a Man and Career
as a Citizen Are Praised in Port
land Pulpits Sermon "by the
Rev. E. L. House.
Owing to the fact. that yesterday -was the
jUrst anniversary of the death of President
.TYilllam McKinley, many of the churches
fin the City of Portland devoted part of the
day s worship to memorial iservlces. Far-
ucuiar menuon was maae 01 xne sreat
"work that the latePresident had done for
the country as a citizen and as a man.
jand the tragic way in which he was re
moved from thctmldst of his duties as the
executive head af the Nation. His many
loble characteristics were dwelt upon at
some length,, and much sympathy was ex
pressed for Mrs. McKinley, whose sorrow
las created agreat regardlor her in the
learts of the people.
ja memorial sermon, on the death of Presi
dent McKinley, at the First Congrega
tional Church. A large congregation was
present to do honorto the memory of the
patlon's martyr. Dr. House spoke in
iart as follows:
"The wise manthas said; that It is bet
ter to go to the iouse of "mourning than
the house of feasting, for at the house of
zeastlng men forget God, hut In the house
iof mournlnc thev come back to Rod.
"Our beloved country has been through
pnany least days. Our story has been a
tale of victories, on land and sea, in
unines ana narvest nems, lactones, camp,
iforum and exchange.
( "But, suddenly, out of "a clear sky, the
Doit xajxs, and tne land is draped In black.
It was the act of an American citizen.
E AU1 W JCBiO 'iliOU VCCll Ail UUi 111 lUbU
Why was President McKinley selected?
jwnat enme nad ne' committed? What
injury had he done? What evil did he
represent? Did the Government of which
he was the' Chief Executive lay the hand
of tyranny upon the helpless? Did it shut
the doors or opportunity? Did it repress
speech? Did it deal ,-unkIndly with those
who came to its shores? No! The at
tack was made upon President McKinley
because he was the. Chief Executivo of
this Nation. It was fthe carrying out of
a vicious, inimical jrrlnclple against the
ord" andlaws of our) land.
"Zr was such a senseless murder, for
ina truism was loathed and despised as
sever before; the Government was never
bo strong, the brotherhood of this Nation
mover so great; and 'the solidarity of the
:raco never so near unity as when the
President died.
"It was both aggravating' and humiliat
ing to believe that such a crime could
diave been committed here in our midst.
jAfter a year we jnay ask, What were
the causes of such a crime?' A long se
ries of assaults led up to its commission.
"First, a cause 1st to be found in our
freedom of speech. Tills is our idol. Wo
worship it this hour. The prevailing sen
timent has been, 'Leta. man say what he
will.' But a word is" .a torch sometimes,
and a torch applied to powder brings
about an explosion. (Sueh was the case
here. What right had' Emma Goldman to
teach the fiery doctrine of death and de
struction? No right, except this idol of
ours.
"Free speech we must guard, and every
tongue has the right to criticise magis
trate, institution, creed, or platform. But
when It comes to the incitement of vio
lence, there must be a line drawn.
"Sometimes I am inclined to believe
that the greatest mischief Is done by the
noisy critic, ratHer than by the anarchist
Statements made by cultured and refined
minds Incite weak minds and hot brains
to desperate deeds.
"Secondly, the press has in some in
stances Incited to deeds of violence. In
cendiary articles and cartoons, which are
Ocnown to be untruthful and libelous, have
finflamed the minds of thousands to wrong
J deeds.
"But, now, what works of repentance
shall we bring forth? We should demand
! a cleaner, better press a press that shall
Iglve facts, truthful criticism and fair
Fplay in its treatment of all our public of
ficials. Where the press is keen-eyed and
conscientious, it Is a. tremendous barrier
(to some of great vices. The press Is the
igrea'test giant in our land; and if It bo In
fthe wrong, actuated by personal motives,
jits maligning efrects lqflame the populace
rto deeds of evil.
"Again, we should demand that all soci
eties should, when meeting in public, so
(conduct themselves that they shall not
incite men to evil. We should say em
phatically that free thought does not
mean free shots.
"Again, our business men must not be
too much absorbed in business. In our
mad race for wealth we have made gold
more sacred than human iifn i v,0 v
Lgiven to the Nineteenth century to teach
U,B -worm now a great republic can be
ilounded upon principles of Justice and
equality. It will be the duty of this
country to show how it can be preserved
against insidious encroachments of
wealth, as well as the assaults of the
mob. What we want Is more man in the
capitalist and the laborer.
"And, now, in closing, let me say that
this calamity revealed that the great
mass of men in this country are in Its
peril patriots, not partisans, and this
gives a great omen for our future."
MRS. FRENCH HOLDS SERVICES.
Addresses Salvation Army Audience
on Subject of Holiness.
The East Oak-street Barracks of the
Salvation Army contained an attentive
I audience yesterday morning, when Mrs.
George French, of San Francisco, made
J her address on the subject of Holiness
Reading from the fifteenth chapter of
,Flrst Samuel, she reviewed the story of
(that perfidious monarch, Saul, of his
'rank disobedience nnd fl!mv r0
iju in suoetance said: "When Saul came
rto Samuel after the capture of Agag he
inaoe great naste to Justify himself in
the eyes of that prophet. And his de
ception, as all such deceptions usually
uu, met wnn a speeay punishment.
"Saul's situation at this time is com
.monly repeated today. It is usual -for
the disobedient to try to vindicate them
selves. Whereas, a clean heart needs no
.vindication, but Is in Itself a confirma
tion that needs no defense.
' "The heart Is the seat, the hidden seat
of salvation, and when we are right
; with God we do net have to preach of our
goodness, but our, lives preach for us."
Referring to the Book of Genesis, she
went over the ground how Adam in the
garden of Eden attributed his fall, when
.questioned by God of his disobdience, to
"the woman," and she in turn followed
his ignoble example, laying the blame
upon the serpent who "beguiled her."
"This is often the second step," re
iterated Mrs. French. "First they pro
test too much, then when this becomes
, transparent, take refuge in shallow ex
cuses." To make this personal she gave
"a bit of her own experience.
"I was proud and there was much of
self that hindered God from having his
,way with me. I afterwards was willing
to let go of self, then God gave me a
wonderful victoryt and I could say to my
fbody do this or that and it would be
done. Oh, how hard it is for men and
women to humble themselves. Saul,
I proud of his exalted position, and Jeal
ous of David, who had slain his ten
thousands, is a terrible (example for us
alL"
The services closed with fourteen or
fifteen people at the altar. The Mon
day night meeting, 8 P. M., at the 'bar
racks on First Btreet, between Washing
ton and Alder, is the last in this city that
Mrs. French will conduct. The public
is invited.
ON THE EVE OF GREAT REVIVAL.
Bishop Thobnrn Predicts Great
"WorId-Widc Religious Movement.
The services yesterday afternoon at the
Young Men's Christian Association were
conducted by the Bishop of India, J M.
Thoburn. After several hymns and a
solo by W. M. Wilder, "The Homeland of
the Heart." Bishop Thoburn took up his
subject, "The Present Hour and Re
sponsibility." In telling his hearers of the great re
ligious movement 25 years ago, which
culminated In the Moody revivals, he
said: "There is a great distinctly relig
ious movement at this time, for we are
in a transitory period. The T. M. C. A.
and the Salvation Army are both doing
good work, but religious feeling is not
so active as it was 25 years ago. There is
great prosperity throughout the country,
but we should remember that commercial
prosperity Is not always a sign of relig
ious advancement, for worldly ambition
PROGRESS ON WASHINGTON STATE CAPITOL BUILDING AT OLYMPIA
DOUBTFUL WHETHER IT "WILL BE COMPLETED FOR NEXT LEGISLATURE.
OLYMPIA Sept. 13. (Special.) Tho accompanying- photograph gives a good laa of the present condition of the annex to the
State Capitol building In Olympla, In which It Is expected to houso the next session of the Legislature. There Is considerable
question as to the possibility of getting tho legislative halls ready for the Legislature, and If this la not possible the Legisla
ture will be compelled to again meet In the old frame building on Capitol Hill, which has servod that purpose for about 50
years. The matter of completing the halls In time for tho Legislature has been a subject for investigation for some time by
State Auditor Atkinson, who Is a member of the Capitol Commission. Mr. Atkinson eald today:
"I do not believe It Is possible to get the legislative halls entirely completed by the time the Legislature convenes, but I
think it is possible that the Balls can be mado habitable, that Is, the roof will be completed and the lights and heat and desks
put In, 50 that It will not be necessary to go to the old building again. The commission Is anxious to get the building in
shape for the meeting of the Legislature, and will do everything In its power to accomplish that end. To go to the old
building again would entail an additional expense of several hundred dollars, as new sills would have to be put under It to
make It safe, and some of the side rooms would h&yq tq betorn out to make room for the Increase in membership. To go
Into tho new building with the halls unfinished will jo'r course not be satisfactory, but the halls unplostered will be as present
ablo In appearance as tho old building, and more satisfactory in other respects."
oftimes overshadows the Inner prompt
ings. The gospel must be spread abroad
and, in following our duty of giving
Christ to the world, the first step Is to
make more disciples. Eear In mind that
Jesus Is here still, everywhere and al
ways. Raise high the voice for Jesus
There are greater religious changes now
than ever before, for round and round
the globe the enthusiasm is sweeping.
These great periods of religious fervor
occur regularly every quarter of a cen
tury, and the time is near at hand for
one to succeed that of the time of the
Moody meetings. When It comes It will
be the greatest that the world has ever
known, for there have recently been
whole kingdoms opened to Christianity,
and there are now 200.foOO.000 Chinese and
100.000.000 persons in India waiting for
Christianity to be preached to them.
When the great universal movement
comes we mitet largely deperjd upon
young men to take up the work, and tho
young men of Portland will, I believe,
gladly do their share of the great work."
6000 SAW VAILSBURG RACES
First Race of Unknown Distance for
Amateur.
NEWARK, N. J.7Sept 11-Over 6000
persons witnessed the bicycle races at the
Vallsburg track today. The unknown dis
tance race for amateurs was an Innova
tion, nothing like it having been tried
before on either side of the Atlantic.
When the riders mounted their wheels,
none of them know whether the distance
to be ridden would have a half-mile or 10
miles. The referee had several slips in
his hat, and after the race started he
was to draw one out. The one he drew
was marked four miles. The riders had been
Instructed that a pistol would be fired at
the beginning of the last lap, and they
accordingly kept close together through
out. When the pistol was fired Glasson
was riding In third position and Hurley
fourth, and Glasson Immediately sprinted
and led down the back stretch by over a
length. In tho home stretch. Hurley
drew up to even terms, and at the tape
won out by about half a length. Glasson
was second ancl Lindley third. Summary:
One mile handicap, amateur Won by D.
J. Qullle, Bayonne. SO yards; time, 2$1 2-5.
Half-mile handicap, professional Won
by Walter Bardett. Buffalo, 50 yards; J.
T. Fisher, Chicago, second; Orlando. Ste
vens, San Jose, 40 yards, third; time
0:59 3-5.
Five miles, professional Won by W. S
Fenn, Bristol; F. A. McFarland, San
Jose, second; time. 10:49 3-5.
English of Lonp: Ago,
St. James Gazette.
The King's English has
Kings have come and gone. HerCls a pas
sage from the record of a crowning of long
ago: The Cardinall. as Archebisshorm
of Canterbure, showing the King to the
peopl-jat ths IIIJ parties of the said pulpltt,
shall say In this wise. 'Sirs, I here pre
sent Henry, (true) and rightful, and un
doubted enheritour by the lawes of God
and man to the coroune and roiall dignite
of England, with al! things thereunto en
nexed and apperteynintr. electe. chosen
and reauirefl by all three estats of the
same land to take yppon him the said
coroune and rolll dlgnlte. whereuDDon ve
shall vndestrand that this dale Js Dreflxed
and appoynted by all the piers of this
land for the consecraslon, envncclon and
coronaclon of the said most excellent
Prince Henry; will ye, sirs, at this tyme
geve your wllles and assentcs to the same
consecracion, envncclon and coronaclon?
Whereupon the peple shall sale, with a
greate voice, Ye. Ye. So bo hit King
Henry! King Henry!' "
If It's a "Garland'
That's 11 you need to know about a stove or
roegs.
NEW FIELD IN AFRICA
CHANCE FOR AMERICANS' TO PUSH
THEIR TRADE.
Great Britain Still Sends Five Times
as Much, as United States to
Dark Continent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. The import
ance of Africa as a field for the producers
and manufacturers of the United States
is Illustrated by some figures Just re
ceived by the Treasury Bureau of Sta
tistics showing the commerce of the
United Kingdom with Africa. Consider
able pride has been felt in the fact that
the exports from the United States to
Africa have grown to $33,000,000 In the
fiscal year 1932, but a comparison of
these figures with those of the exports
from the United Kingdom to that con
tinent shows tha our exports to Africa
still form a very small proportion of the
Importations of the Dark Continent. The
total exports from the United Kingdom
to Africa, according to figures received
by the Bureau of Statistics, were in 1901,
$157,000,000, ' or .practically five times as
much as the Jexports from the United
States to Africa. , While the growth of
exports from the United Kingdom to
Africa has not been so rapid as in the
case of the United States, it has been
steady and persistent. In 1S97 the total
exports from the United Kingdom to
Africa amounted to ?120,000.000; In 1900,
5134,000,000; and in 1901, 5157,000,000. Of "this
exportation of more than 5150,000,000 worth
of merchandise to Africa, nearly two
thirds goes to the Southern part of the
continent; the figures being: To Cape
Colony, 562,700.000; to Natal, 529,500,000, and
to Portuguese Africa, chiefly that sec
tion located on the southeastern front ot
the continent and forming the most di
rect entrance to the territory of the late
Boer republics, 56,020,000. The next sec
tion in importance Is Egypt, to which
the exports from the United Kingdom
are 53l.2S,000; next, British West Africa,
513,222,000.
Art analysis of this market for over
5150,000,000 worth of BritlBh products
shows that the chief exports to Cape'
Colony consist of cotton piece goods,
iron (wrought and 'unwrought), coal,
provisions of all sorts, and manufactured
articles, especially apparel and haber
dashery. To Natal the exports are sim
ilar to thgse to Cape Colony, with tho
exception of coal, of which a consider
able quantity Is produced in Natal Itself.
To Portuguese Africa the shipments in
cluded cottons, machinery and other sup
plies, chiefly for the Transvaal and
Orange River Colonies. To Brltlsn West
Africa, cotton goods, coal and Iron are
the most important articles exported. To
Egypt the exportations Included cotton
goods to tho value of 51.0S6.000; coal, 58,
325.000; iron (wrought and unwrought),
51.630,000; and machinery, including steam
engines, 51.935,000.
The trade of Transvaal seems likely to
prove an Important factor, especially In
view of the present and prospective en
largement of the gold and mining opera
tions'. For tho five months ending with
May they amounted to 516.925.000, against
J4.1S5.000 In the corresponding five months
of last year. Among the more Important,
articles exported from the United King
dom to tho Transvaal In the five months
ending with May are metals and manu
factures, including agricultural imple
ments, 53;956.000; apparel, haberdasher,
etc., 52.623,000; provisions, exclusive ot
corn and dairy products, 52,365,000; corn
and grain, including flour, meal and rice.
5944.000; leather and manufactures, In
cluding saddlery, boots and shoes, 5S12.'
000; dairy products, 5720,000; drugs and
chemicals, 5642.000; beverages, including
ale, spirits, wines and mineral waters,
5618,000; wood and manufactures, 5574,000.
To the Orange River Colony the exports
are much lea?, the ' figures for the first
quarter of 1902 being 51.Tn.000. against
5435,000 in the corresponding quarter ot
the preceding year.
Cotton piece goods alone form a very
Important feature of British exports to
Africa. In 1897 they amounted to 523 763,
000, and In 3901 to 530,381,000. Of this total
5U.300.000 went to Egypt; 56.053,000 to Cape
Colony and Natal; 54.672.600 to Brltlsn
Cest Africa; 53,022,000 to French Africa
and 52,876.000 to Morocco.
The following table shows the total
value of the exports to Africa from the
United States and United Kingdom, re
spsctlvely. In each calendar year from
1897 to 1901:
From From
"United States. United Kingdom.
Year.
1S97 ..,
1S0S ...
1800 ...
1900 ...
1001 ...
. .516.679.427
.. 18.111.470
5120.674.000
11B.ZSO.000
119,521,000
134.5C3.000
157,130.000
.... 18.602,304
22,079.170
.... 29.652.093
ALL EYES OX NEW YORK.
Germans Fear Retrograde Movement
Has Begraa in America.
BERLIN, Sept. 14. The German bourse
last .week gave universal attention to
Wall street It is explained here that
Germany's heavy bull engagements In
American railroid shares in London
and New York and the high rates of
money on Wall street, renew the ap
prehension that the long-enduring Amer
ican btam will soon be reversed. The
Frankfurter Zeitung, in a financial Item,
notes that at present America dominates
the bourse of Europe, and after quoting
the high ratea for dally loans In- Wall
street the article concludes as follows:
"Such a rise In the value of money
shows how great a strain exists there' and
how unsound the situation Is."
While values wer.e generally firm on
the Berlin bourse until last Thursday,
with a light volume of transactions
in most departments, a marked change
was presented Friday as a result of the
report from New York, which Intensi
fied the fear that the long expected ebb
in the American tidal wave had begun,
and which revived the spectre of Amer
ican danger. This condition brought a
reaction in iron, shares, which had Im
proved upon large American purchases
of German steel rails.
The strongest department last week
was that of foreign rentes, in which thero
was unusual activity, even outsiders
participating. The indications are that
the general public is selling German
state and municipal bonds for Investment
in foreign bonds. Money shqws a slight-
ly rising tendency and Is expected to be
higher for the remainder of this month.
Money Rnte Were Lovr.
LONDON, Sept. 14. The dearness of
money In New York last week, coupled
with the low rates of exchange here, and
the increasing flow of gold toward New
York, and especially as the employment
of money on this side Is relatively un
profitable, resulted in money in London
being worth barely three per cent. In
Paris and Berlin it was worth even less.
Discount rates are hardening slightly as
a result of the fall In American ex
change and the lessening of the cash
supply. Stocks continue to be Inactive
and about the only speculative interest
manifested continues to be centered
chiefly In American rails. The anxiety
to unload British rails and the lack of
demand for these securities has caused
a more vivid realization of the necessi
ty for reforms In British railroad man
agement. Consols have fallen to what
Is considered bottom prices. Mines
shared the general dullness of the week.
Two Stories of the Oivil War.
Washington Post.
Two Interesting wartime stories were
told yesterday by Senator Bacon, of
Georgia. One of them concerned Senator
Pettus, of Alabama, who, as everybody
knows, was a gallant officer in the Con
federate Army.
In one of the battles before Vlcksburg
Senator Pettis, then a Colonel, was cap
tured and carried as a prisoner before
General Grant.
"Colonel." said Grant when the prisoner
was brought before him. "what are tnose
troops out In front of me?"
"General." replied Pettus, "I must de
cline to answer that question.
General Grant looked him In the eye for
a moment. "You are right. Colonel." he
said. Then turning to an officer near by,
Grant said: "Take this gentleman to the
rear and treat him kindly."
Senator Pettus has never forgotten that
interview with General Grant.
The other story Illustrates the same
nobility of feeling In General Robert E.
Lee, the commander of the Confederate
forces.
It was at the close of the battle of
Gettysburg. As GeneraJ Lee lode from the
field he came upon a young Union sol
dier, a mere boy, lying on the grass
wounded. The boy, though painfully hurt
and unable to rise, had a spirit not to be
quenched. As he recognized the Confed
ate uniform he raised himself upon his
elbow. "Hurrah for the Union," he cried
defiantly, though with feeble voice.
General Lee got down from his horse,
went ov,er to the boy and laid his hand
tenderly on his head. "I hope, my son,"
he said, "that you are not much hurt and
that you will soon be well."
A Demoralizing Influence.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
It Is not too much to say that the con
tinued practice of gaming Is one of the
most demoralizing Influences now at work
in the life of the American people. Here
in the United States as. Indeed, is the
caso In all countries of the Western
world the alcoholic mania la less preva
lent than It Is In the northern countries of
Europe. The use of narcotics Is here not
so widespread as it is in Asiatic nations;
we have not yet learned to believe that
"opium Is God's best gift to man."
Neither has the race yet yielded itself a
prey to the baser human passions that
have degraded certain peoples In Southern
Europo and other countries. The evil that
menaces life In America and it Is need
less to say that this evil is grave Is tho
constantly Increasing desire to speculate,
to take chances, to make money with ac
celeration greater than the recognized
normal speed. In one word, then; the
bane of social and industrial life In the
United States is the speculative Impulse.
TEXT-BOOK LAW FAMOUS
OREGON'S METHOD OP SELECTION
ATTRACTS WIDE ATTENTION.
Work of State Commission Is Com
mended as the Right Way to
Choose School Books.
"The name and fame of Oregon's school
text-book law and its text-book commis
sion have traveled to every part of the
United States. Oregon Is today getting
better value for the money it puts into
school books than is any other state in
the Union."
This is the statement- made by O. P.
Barnes, who is the general agent of Glnn
& Co., irf the Western half of the United
States. Mr. Barnes spends much of his
time looking after the interests of his
company wherever new selections of text-
books are to be made for the oubllc
schools. He has lust finished twn w.w
work in Kansas and Utah, and is spend-
lng a few days in Portland taking a rest.
hen the new text-book selection was
made for Oregon, a little over a year ago,
every school-book publishing house In the
United States sent its strongest men to
represent Its interests. Mr. Barnes was
hero for his company, and Is thoroughly
conversant with all the proceedings by
which the present text-books were placed
In the schools. He did not secure the
adoption of as many of the books of his
own company as he would have liked, but
he says:
"It is quite generally agreed among
dook men tnat Oregon comes nearer hav-
ing a set of the best school books than
does any other state. Of course, I don't
think the books published by my company
arenferior to any, but the consensus of
opinion is that the text-book commission
made but one or two mistakes, and these
not of great importance. I understand
that the teachers and school officers are
also well satisfied, and this confirms tho
opinion of the book men.
"This has all been brought about by a
good law, under which an excellent text-
book commission was appointed. Under
the Oregon system competition governs in
the selection of books, and this should be
the rule of all trade. Before the estab-
llshment of the present system, monopoly
was the rule In the school book business
In thf tnto on th r,i., oM
J" i: " vV.lil.r--". " rJL ,
V, a X Z;rt pro"
vlded that every publisher should have an
opportunity to bid, and a commission was
appointed, composed of men, who gave us
all an equal hearing. We knew when we
had been heard that our books would be
iairiy considered, ana tnat justice would
be done. We knew that neither monev
nor deception nor political Influence nor
prejudice would count, but that our books
would bo considered wholly upon their
merits.
"I have just come from Kansas, where
text-books have been selected or that
state. The commission is composed of the
State Superintendent and eight men. who
were appointed by the Governor. The ap
pointments are political. Not less than
5200,000 was spent in. the contest for text
book contracts. T3ho law Axes the .price,
and, as a result, Kansas gets her books
40 per cent cheaper than you get them In
Oregon. But tho books are dear at that I
price. They have adopted books which
teach that Tennyson Is still Poet Laureate
of England, and other things that are not
true, and havo not been for years.- Com
petition Axes prices In Oregon.
"In Utah the text-book commission Is
composed of 29 persons. Including each ot
tho County Superintendents. The text
book men had to travel over the state and
see every member of the commission, I
don't know how much money was spent.
In the end all these expenses must be
added to the cost of text-books, so tho
people pay the bills. In Oregon the com
panies spent only as much money as was
necessary to send a representative to the
state to transact business with a hoard
composed of five business men, and or
ganized upon a legitimate business basis.
Tho Oregon commission was clean-cut
and business-llko In its methods, as no
other board has ever been.
"There -Js one thing you Oregonlans
seem to have overlooked that the text
book companies have dropped out of pol
itics In this state. You didn't Ifear any
thing In the last campaign, did you, about
a text-book company trying to make or
unmake a School Superintendent, or try
ing to dictate the make-up of the Legisla
ture? No; and you won't, either, as long
as your Governor continues to appoint
upon the Board of Text-Book Commission
ers high-minded men, such as were first
appointed under tho Daly law.
"This is the beginning of the second
year of the use of the new text-books. AH
the publishers appointed the J. K. Gill
Company their general agent In this state.
Though there are over 400 depositories, the
business has been conducted so satisfac-
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torlly that there has been friction in but
a single instance, and that was not due- to
the J. K. Gill Company. Oregon has rea
son to be proud of her law and her text
book commission."
NEW SHIPPING COMBINE.
Said to Be Object of Conference to
Be Held at Ostend.
LONDON. Sept. lii-The Standard this
morning says a conference of managers
of steamship lines plying between Europe
and South. America will commence at Os
tend, September 16, with a view of form
ing a new Atlantic shipping combine.
Heir Baldwin, general director of the
Hamburg-American Line. Is at the head
of the movement, according to the Stand
ard, and several great British shipping
concerns will be represented. The result
of the conference is awaited with the
greatest Interest in shipping circles, both
In Great Britain and on the Continent.
Colnmbla Free, but Grounded Again.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 14. The steamer
! Columbia was got off this morning, but
before she reached the proner channel
grounded again at a place known as
South End of the Hog's Back. Her sec
ond stranding is on account of the time
taken, the tide getting too low.
Captains here think that, as a fog Is
settling again,, nothing may pass up to
night. The steamer Prentiss left for Portland
at 5 P. M. with 275 tons of tanbark.
The Harvest Queen left at S P. M. with
4500 cases of salmon aboard. She goes to
bring one of the waiting vessels down.
Kilpatrlck Arrives From Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 14. The trans
port Kiloatrlck has arrived from Manila
I with 700 soldiers on board. The 8-months-
: old child of Captain and Mrs. J. A. Lynch
j died just before land was sighted, and
j Private Beck, of the Hospital Corps, died
I a week ago.
j
' Domestic and Foreign Ports,
J ASTORIA. Sept. 14. Arrived at 11 A.,M. and
left up at 1 P. M. Steamer Lakme, from San
j Francisco. Arrived at 5:30 P. M. and left up
at 8:30 p M. Steamer Prentiss, .from San
I Francisco. .Sailed at 11 A. M. British steamer
( Inlravelli. for Hons Konsr. Sailed at 2 P. M.
' Schooner Transit. Condition of the bar at
5:? p- M- 8mooth: "'nd west; weather hazy,
San Francisco. Sept. 14.-Arrlved-Steamcr
1 F""! T, rctor,la;, schonir 1J?t?n?esr'
f t t KT'1','?0" Bkeiey:
I schooner A. B. Johnson, from Gray's Harbor.
i Salled-Stcamer Alliance, for Portland.
Liverpool. Sept. 14,
!,. Tnrv
-Arrived Etrurla, from
j London, Sept. 14.-Salled-Mlnehaha, for New
t York.
! Queenstown. Sept. 14. Sailed Lucanla, -for
J New Tork.
; New York, Sept. 14. Arrived Kroonland,
from Antwerp; Cymric,
from Liverpool; Co-
lumbla, from Glasgow.
No 'Married Schoolma'anis.
SALT LAKE. Sept. 14. An edict has
gone forth from the city Board of Edu
cation that hereafter nq newly married.
woman shall be employed as teacher In
the public schools of Salt Lake, and those
who get married will be requested to re
sign. When asked today for the reason
of this action. President Newman, of the
School Board, said:
"A married woman's first duty Is to her
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National Prison Association.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14. The pro
gramme today of the National Prison
Association consisted principally of re
ligious exercises. The afternoon was
spent at Glen Mills, a few miles from
this city, where the House, of Refuge foi
Boys Is located. Morning and evening
services were conducted at the city
churches by members of the association.
Tho - Sultan of Turkey maintains a prlvaU
theater, at which a considerable number ol
actors and actresses find employment. On oni
occasion when same Greek performers wer
giving "Othello," the Sultan was so muci
affected at the approaching murder of Desde
xnona that he raised his hand and forbade thai
she should be smothered. The following nigh!
the play was again presented, but by the Sul.
tan'e orders the final act was changed and thi
tragic Incident eliminated.
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