THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1902.
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PORTLAND, THURSDAY, SEPT. 18.
THE BLUE MOUNTAIN COAL FIND.
There is little room to doubt that the
coal find In the Blue Mountains near
Heppner, reported In detail on another
page, Is what it Is assumed to he. That
there is coal there In large and continu
ous veins is clearly demonstrated both
by borings and by superficial tests, and
the assayer's report leaves small ques
tion as to Its quality. It .is said to be ;
potentially richer than either the Wyo
ming or the Puget Sound coals, and If
this la so It is sufficient for all essential
commercial purposes. It is, in its situa
tion, easily available, for the lay of the
land makes mining easy and there is
an easy railroad grade up Willow Creek
from Heppner to a point within half a
miles below the central level.- It lies
approximately 200 miles distant from
Portland as the roods run, this being as
near as the coal supply of many of the
larger manufacturing cities, and the
route from mine to city Is over an un
interrupted water grade.
It lies, too, most fortunately for rail-,
road operations in the interior basin of
the Columbia. The railroads now oper
ating in this great field have been de
pendent upon the Rock Springs mines,
in Wyoming,. or the Cascade Mountains
mines, near the Stampede pass; and thlq .
has. to the O. R. & N. Co., been a spe
cial hardship, since it has had to pay
toll both on the north and the. south to
its rivals for, Its coal supply. This con
dition has, so we are told, put it at a
disadvantage as compared with its ri
vals in the field, of the Columbia River
Basin to the extent of about W 50 per
ton, and has in. part nullified its great
natural advantage of a water-level
route. Officers of the Northern Pacific
have. Indeed, boasted that what they
lose in the haul over the Cascade Moun
tain as compared with 'the, down-hjll
grades of the Columbia River fine is
made up by the charge which they are
able to make against the latter as a
fuel-carrier. This discovery,, therefore,
means much for the country," In that It
will reduce the cost of carriage of prod
ucts from the interior to the seaboard.
It gives to the transportation agency
which .operates by the route of the Co
lumblaJRiver not merely a cheaper fuel,
but an independence which It has not
had in the past, and which in close con
tests may mean everything for the
transportation interests which center at
Portland.
This discovery solves, too, the problem
Which for many years has vexed the
general commercial interest of the Co
lumbia River gateway to the sea. There
has been no way by which a steamship
loading at Portland or Astoria could
et her fuel supply as cheaply as' a ship
loading at Tacoma or Seattle, for, in ad
dition to the cost of the coal, there has
of necessity had to be added the cost of
its carriage from the shipping point on
the Sound to the shipping point on the
Columbia River. And the same fact has
been a constant embarrassment in con
nection with certain forms of manu
racture in which coal is essential. We
are fortunate In our command of water
power and in our abundant supply of
fuel timber, but these do not fill all re
quirements and there has always been a
feeling of discomfort if not of positive
uneasiness when our deficiency on the
point of coal has been remarked. This
discovery, if it shall turn out all that it
promises, relieves the one point of un
certainty as to the ability of Portland to
meet all commercial rivalry, present or
future.
To some extent, possibly the value of
coal has been discounted on the Pacific
Coast by the California oil discoveries
of the past two years. Oil is a cheaper
fuel than coal because there is no cost
in mining it and because it is more
easily transported and handled, and in
the nature of things it is bound to come
into large use as a fuel. But it is
doubtful if it will ever wholly supersede
coal as a commercial fuel certainly not
for many years to come." There are, un
der any circumstances, wide uses for
coal which can never be Invaded by oil;
and, even though it may not, as in
times past, be the exclusive reservoir
of power, it Will still play an important
part in the economy of commerce and
hold Its place as one of the world's
great primary commodities.
To raise funds for the relief of dis
tress at our verjr doors Is not a diffi
cult task. The spirit of true philan
thropy, is touched by the calamity-that
has fallen so heavily upon many of our
fellow-citizens, and this spirit has full
control of what is sometimes called the
"pocket nerve." The result Is seen" in
the rapidly accumulating tores for the
destitute and in pledges of money ac
companied by the coin. To distribute a
relief fund justly and economically Is a
far more difficult because a much more
delicate task. To this duty must be
- brought tact, prudence, good judgment
l
and a spirit of equity. Otherwise, a'
wastage of the bounty of benevolence
will result Wisdom and discretion have
been used as far as the exigencies of
the case will permit in providing for
the distribution of the relief so promptly
given in this Instance, and if any mis
takes are made they will be made upon
the side of generosity, and'sympa.thy. It
Is as gratifying to note this as to'chron
icle the quick and earnest response to
the cry for help that has come in from
the fire-swept districts strewn with the
ashes of thrift
CONTEMPTIBLE POLICIES.
No Republican can fall to regard the action
of Speaker Henderson as unfortunate; generally
they will feel that it is both unwise and Im
proper. Mr. Henderson has been highly hon
ored by the party. His place Is In the front of
Its contests, whether they bring tor him personal
honor and advancement or defeat. His with
drawal at this time pushes the personal consid
eration ahead of the party Interest, and will
tend to make a party breach in Iowa of what
Is and should be no more than a difference of
opinion. Seattle Post-Intelllgencer.
Through this Illuminative- paragraph
the reflective reader can see clear down
to the slimy depths of unreasoning and
unprincipled partisanship Speaker Hen
derson's convictions, with which The
Oregonlan does 'not agree, are such as
to compel him, as an honest man. to
stand aside as a Republican candidate.
It is the Post-Intelligencer's view that
he Is to be censured for thus obeying
his conscience. He should have smoth
ered his convictions for the sake of his
party. As it is, he may cause trouble.
As it is, a breach may be made that
will defeat some Republican for office,
and possibly imperil collectors and post
masters within the. purview of the Se
attle organ.
What is all the row about, anyhow?
The Post-Intelligencer denotes it truly
a mere "difference of opinion!" Alas
that any man should be found in this
day of nomadic statesmen and railroad
controlled newspapers, to set store by
his opinion! Why can't he take what
is ladled out to him and swear he Hkea
it? What have opinions to do with poli
tics, or convictions with action, or prin
ciples with conduct? Is a man, for
whom party "platforms are cunningly
prepared and orders glibly Issued Yrom
campaign headquarters, to presume to
have ideas of his own and act upon
them courageously and win or lose un
complainingly? What, Indeed, is a difference of opin
ion when the party whip is cracked?
What are men. what are principles,
what Is truth Itself,' compared with the
possible creation of, a party breach?
Is there any Idea in the world for which
the Seattle school of statesmanship,
would stand with constancy If Its party
were to drift In antagonism to it? Is
there any degradation of Intellectual or
moral manhood to which It would not
urge a man to stoop, in the imminent
danger of a party breach?
A difference of opinion sent loyal
Democrats into the Republican party
in 1860 and 1864. Nothing but a differ
ence of opinion brought Gold Demo
crats to the rescue of the National .
honor in 1896. The spirit that drove its
brains and conscience out of the Demo
cratic party six years ago Cleveland
and Olhey and Carlisle and Gray and
Bayard and Morton and Palmer and
Watterson and "Vilas and Buckner and
Bragg and Breckinridge and Caffery
and Governor Russell arid Lamont and
Fairchlld that same spirit is today en
deavoring to -dominate and emasculate
the Republican party. Men will not be
browbeaten into sacrifice of their con
victions on the tariff question, any more
than they were on the money question.
The. only reason for a party's exist
ence is its mission of carrying principles
to victory. When it gets the idea that
principles are merely the Instruments
of its ambition, to be exploited or sub
ordinated at will, it is pn dangerous'
ground. The hope of the Republican
party today is that In the free air of
popular discussion Its course toward
tariff reform may be made clear. Its
danger lies with those little minds and
narrow souls who think to stifle discus
sion and terrorize men of convictions
with threats of party discipline. In that
day when Its party regularity takes
precedence over "difference of opinion,"
the Republican party's knell has rung.
GOOD TIME TO BE GENEROUS.
There never was a time within' recent
years when everybody ought to be gen
erous at the call of distress more than,
at present. The distress caused by the
forest fires has been very great, and
those who. have suffered belong id a
class of citizens who are the very salt
of the state, the small farmers who have
been toiling hard for several years to
clear a farm and build up a home under
difficult circumstances. The forest fires
have suddenly robbed these hardwork
ing men of house, barns, crops,, hay,
tools, furniture in short, of everything
they possessed. Some of them lost'
their money savings that were kept in
ihe house. The Winter is near at hand;
these Impoverished farmers are home
less and moneyless, but It would be a
disgrace to our communfty if they
should find themselves so friendless as
to be obliged to abandon Oregon and
seek a fresh start elsewhere.
The places of these sturdy farmers
who have had the courage, the energy
and the Industry to give years of hard
work to clearing land and building up a
home, cannot easily be supplied. There
are a large (number of people in Port
land employed in other than agricul
tural pursuits, whose places could easily
be supplied tomorrow if they enlisted in
the Army, perished by disease or took
a flight to another state; but the places
of hardworking farmers who are willing
to become permanent settlers and cut
homes for themselves out of the forest
are not easily filled. Such men are al
ways men of sobriety, patience, endur
ance and good character, and no com
munity can afford to be indifferent to
their distress. The contributions should
be liberal; everybody should give some
thing, for it will take a good deal of
money to help tide them and their fami
lies through the Winter. Work for
farmer-trained men Is not always easily
obtained in the Winter; clothing and
food supplies will be needed; and in
such time of sudden and deep distress
the call for ample assistance is impera
tive. It Is not like a call for contributions
to some far distant calamity, to which
Portland; has more than once contrib
uted; it is a call at our own doors. We
can ascertain the name of every person
who is in distress, because of these for
est fires; we can ascertain the names
of the most necessitous of the sufferers;
so that we can apportion our bounty as;
juuiciousjy as possiDie. There Is nq
chance of the money being wasted or
misdirected. We are not only helping
our own citizens of the very best class
among us, but we are adding to the list
of really good deeds that, few and far
between, shine like stars in this" naughty
world.
Many years ago In a New 'England
inland town of some 8000, people an en
terprising manufacturer lost his whole
plant by fire. He was the only man who
had ever shown any notable energy to
establish manufacturing in the village,
so the citizens said he was too good a
man to lose. Every man In town an
swered the call for help, and $12,000 was
raised toward helping the fire-scourged
manufacturer put up new buildings.
The Civil War broke out soon after;
the' manufacturer grew rich, and when
he was asked to subscribe to a fund for
helping the State University, he gave
$25,000, saying It was the only way he
could give back to the citizens of the
town the money they had given him.
If that New England village thought
it paid them to alleviate the distress
of that manufacturer because he Was a
man of stir and enterprise, we certainly'
can afford to help put on their feet
these excellent farmers who have been
fire-swept into distress and indigence by
a calamity they could not avert and for
which they are in no sense responsible.
THE POLITICAL SUPREMACY OP
THE WEST.
The political supremacy of the coun
try lies with, the West. The overpow
ering impulse that was -given to . the
policy of expansion came from the
West. The determination to sustain
that policy today is due to the West.
The final victory for a Nicaragua Canal
was won by the West. The only power
ful opposition to it drew Its inspiration
from New England and the Middle
States! The nomination of Roosevelt
for Vice-President at Philadelphia was
procured by the enthusiastic efforts of
Western Republicans, led by Henry C.
Payne, of Wisconsin. The early expres
sion of opinion (or the nomination of
the President in 1904 came from the
West, and but for the strength of that,
expression New York would probably
be content to Indorse the Administra
tion without commending the President
for nomination by the next Republican
National Convention.
The political weight of the West Is
more than a match in public affairs for
the superior financial power of the East.
The superior wealth of the East is re
vealed by the statistics of- population
and assessed valuation of taxable prop
erty. Of the 100 large cities in the
United States, more than one-half are
in the Atlantic seaboard states, and
these include New York, Philadelphia,
Boston. Buffalo. Baltimore. Plttsbursr.
Washington, Newark and Jersey City,
cities ranging from 3,500,000 to over
200,000 population. The maJoritv of the
cities ranging from 175,000 population to
40,000 are found in the East. Chicago
has nearly 2,000,000 of inhabitants, while
Boston has but 561,000. Chicago's as
sensed valuation of taxable property Is
$345,196,419, while Boston's assessed val
uation of taxable pronertv is $1,152,309.-
239. Brooklyn, with 700,000 less popula
tion tnan Chicago, has more than twice
Chicago's assessed valuation of taxable
property. Baltimore, with 550,000 peo
ple, exceeds Chicago in the assessed val
uation of taxable property; so does Phil
adelphia, with nearly 500,000 less pop
ulation than Chicago. When Chicago
had her great fire. In 1871. Boston's
money rebuilt the city.
It is a notable fact that the superior
financial weight of the East has little
or no Influence on the politics of the
West. The West always takes the, Initi
ative in politics, and the East, even
when It first strongly disapproves, is
compelled to jump into the band wagon
or be left behind or run down. The
West-has nominated every Republican
candidate for President since 1856. The
candidates have not all been men of ex
clusively Western birth and training,
but they have been of the Western
in temperament, political opinions and
public policies. Blaine was born In
Western Pennsylvania, but he had lived
in Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan In
early manhood, before he settled In
Maine at 23. But the West tied to
Blaine for reasons that would
sufficient even if he had been as muoh
a child of New England by birth and
breeding as Senator Hoar. Blaine had
the temperament, the mental character
istics that impress the West; he had
energy, aptitude, dash, magnetic qual
ity, aggressiveness and withal personal
charm of manner and speech.
Tom Reed, of Maine, with all his wit,
humor and remarkable intellectual pow
ers of debate and leadership, never cap
tured the West as did Blaine. He' exer
cised no restraint over his power of ter
rible sarcasm, and he was no match for
the urbane and suave McKInley In
making powerful political frienda The
West was ready to nominate Blaine a
second time in 1888, and had he been
anything but a dying man he would
have been nominated in 1892. The West
reluctantly nominated Harrison as sec
ond choice to Blaine in 1888, but the
West would not re-elect him In 1892.
The kind of man the West likes Is not
equally popular at the East, and the
Eastern ideal for President Is not al
ways acceptable at the West. Presi
dent Roosevelt owes his political pre
eminence chiefly to Western support,
which be "has obtained easily, not be
cause he is either Western-borh or bred,
but because, like 'Blaine, he Is a West
ern man In temperament, tastes, energy,
dash and methods of public policy. He
lacks Blaine's, or McKinley's personal
charm of manner and speech; he is
utterly wanting In wit and humor or
eloquence, but he is a plain, direct, up
right and downright man, and such a
man is quickly understood and appreci
ated by the West. His life has always
been clean, he Is a man of proved cour
age as a soldier, he has high natural
and acquired Intelligence, and the West
feels that he can be trusted, if he is
elected, to do his whole duty In his great
office. He is not a, rich man, and he
has never been the tool of any great
corporation or trust.
All this was Just as true of Reed in
1896; but his tongue had been fatal to
his popularity, for Mr? Reed is not a
humorist like Lincoln, but a bltfer po
litical satirist like Thad Stevens. A
bitter political satirist may be a states
man, but he is not likely to be nomi
nated for President, . for his temper
prompts him to spare nobody; he never
loses aehot at a man of his own party,
never spoils a story for relation's sake,
and the consequence Is that he loses
so many friends in his own party camp
he cannot command its support against
a more genial and tactful competitor.
Roosevelt Is fortunate that he lacks
Reed's bitter wit; he Js blunt and .gruff,
but there Is no sting In his speech. He
does not win admiration for wit at the
cost of being cordially hated by con
spicuous leaders in his own party. The
West has made Roosevelt, the West has
made his nomination certain; the West
will make his election probable.
The Trades-Union Congress at Lon
don recently voted against compulsory
arbitration. The English unions oppose
It probably on the ground that they can
wring more concessions from employers
under conditions of 'open war, forget
ting that the interests of society as a
whole are paramount. In New Zealand
the Court of Arbitration has worked so
successfully that In seven years there
have not been a dozen cases in which
the award has been resisted or had to
be enforced. Prices to the public have
often been advanced, but wages have
gene up with them. New -South Wales
adopted the same system in December,
1891. From lists furnished by organized
capital and organized labor the Gover
nor appoints two members of the court.
The third Is a Judge of the Supreme
Court, and from the decision of this tri
bunal there is no appeal. The Supreme
Court Judge may hear any evidence
mlone, apart from the men representing"
each side. The court sits in secret
when it examines books or listens to
trade secrets. The court may send for
any book, paper or witness, and no man
can refuse to testify for fear of crim
inating himself. Neither party can have
counsel except with consent of the
other. In New Zealand and New South
Wales this plan has proved cheaper
than a prolonged strike, for under such
a law a decision Is reached without any
Interruption In work, and when the de
cision is proclaimed men may work or
not, mines may remain closed or not,
as owners and miners elect, but no man
can work or hire save at the wage de
cl'ded upen by the Court of Arbitration.
William N. Beach, a New York club
man, was recently arrested at Stamford,
Conn., and fined $50 for running his
automobile at the speed of an express
train through the streets of the city.
He refused to stop until covered by the
revolver of a Deputy Sheriff. Harold 'S.
Vanderbht was arrested at Oyster Bay,
L. I., and fined $10 for running his auto
mobile too fast. He paid, the fine at
once and walked out of the court laugh
ing, evidently thinking it a good joke
to break the law so long as he had
plenty of money to pay his fine. The
young man is one of the Vanderbllt
family, and was a guest of Mrs. O. H.
P. Belmont at Hempstead. These reck
less automobllists would do well to con
sider the recent opinion of Judge Dixon;
of New Jersey. In the case of John
Henches, who. some weeks ago, was
killed by a horse which had been fright
ened by an automobile going at great
speed. Judge Dixon said to the Bergen
County grand jury:
If In this case It appeared that driving tho
automobile at such speed was tho probable
cause of the man's death, then the guilty party
should bo Indicted for manslaughter.
This establishes the responsibility of
an automobilist who drives his machine
at top speed on a public highway, for
this Judge holds that the simple act
of running his machine at an unreason
able rate of speed Is sufficient ground
for his Indictment on a charge of man
slaughter if a horse runs away and
causes the death of its rider. The Judge
further said this matter "Is not a ques
tion of municipal ordinance; it is the
law of the state. It does not depend on
a statute; it Is a common law, which
we Inherit from our ancestors." The
Judge holds that the public road is not
a racetrack.
One of the most appalling Incidents of
the late fires that have swept this sec
tion of the Pacific Coast was the fate of
the fleeing campers walled in by the
flames on Lewis River. The irons of a
wagon, the roasted . bodies of the two
horses and the charred remains of nine
human beings told a tale embellished
by horror, from which the Imagination
turns shudderingly. To persons looking
on from a safe distance it seems strange
that, with the air heavy with smoke and
flying cinders, campers would allow
themselves . to tarry in the forest until
all possibility of escape was cut off.
The assumption that persons out on a
pleasure excursion or an outing of any
kind are more reckless of danger than
are the same persons In their homes
may or may not be true, but the fate of
these campers seems to Indicate that
prudence slept while they tarried In the
woods dry as tinder and dim with
resinous smoke. However this may be,
their horrible fate appeals shudderingly
to the stoutest heart and is answered
by a full meed of pity.
The colony of New South Wales Is
about to submit to its adult women
themselves the question whether they
desire suffrage. Should the vote be in
the affirmative, women will be allowed
to vote for members of the more numer
ous branch of the Colonial Legislature
and consequently for Representatives
and Senators in the Parliament of the
Australian commonwealth. In Great
Britain woman suffrage In the past has
been opposed by Gladstone and nearly
all the Liberal leaders. It has been op
posed by the rank and file of the Con
servative party, despite the fact that
It Is favored by Lord Salisbury and by
the present Premier, Mr. Balfour. In
New Zealand woman suffrage was car
ried in September, 1893, and at the gen
eral election of 'that year 109,000 women
voted, as against 133.00Q men. In South
Australia the suffrage was given to
women in 1894.
The editor of "Moody's Manual of Cor
poration Securities" finds that Mr. Mor
gan's influence Is paramount in 55,555
miles of railroad, or over one-fourth of
the total mileage of the country; that
this mileage Is capitalized at $3,002,
919,571; that he dominates the United
States Steel Corporation, with a capi
talization of $1,389,339,556, and three mi
nor trusts; and that he Is now to control
a steamship combination of a capital at
the start of $170,000,000. The total cap
italized power of Morgan is represented
by $4,737,280,527.
Senator Hanna has suddenly dropped
his campaign for perpetual street rail
way franchises In Ohio, having become
J convinced that It promised to defeat his
party In the pending campaign. His
declaration In favor of placing a perpet
ual franchise provision In the new, mu
nicipal code brought out an overwhelm
ing expression of hostile sentiment from
the organs of public opinion In the state
at large. Hanna's partisans now pre
tend that he was misquoted or misun
derstood. '
It seems to "be a difficult matter to
get this old earth adjusted Just right.
Up here in the Pacific Northwest, where
legend credits us with 13 months of rain
In the year, people and forests have
been burning in unquenchable fires and
there Is now loud call for aid for the
sufferers from the flames. Down in
Southwestern New Mexico, where It I?
supposed never to rain, thousands of
acres have been laid waste by floods and
hundreds of people are destitute: and
suffering.
The Union Pacific is talking of a Pa
cific steamship line t6 compete with
those of Puget Sound. What Portland'
supplication failed to da comparison of
earnings may..
SPIRIT OF THE NORTHWEST PRESS
Experience la Oregon.
Albany Democrat.
The Republicans of Washington have
declared for a railroad commission. They
are first-class things for the railroads,
but are a white elephant for the people.
Oregon Is getting along better without
than with one. The Southern Pacific re
cently reduced the fare from 4 to 3 -cents
all by itself.
For All the Cdast.
Dalles Tlmes.Mountalneer.
This being tho first World's fair held
on the Pacific Coast since the San Fran
cisco mid-Winter exposition, and possibly
the only one that will be held here In the
next half a century, the people of the
Coast cannot treat It lightly. They
should exert every effort to make It a
success and bring before the thousands.
who will visit It the desirability of this
country as a place to Invest.
A Jolt Was Intended.
Olympla Recorder.
The Oregonlan says that the Republi
can state convention at Tacoma was In
consistent In that it indorsed President
Roosevelt and then renominated Cush
man and 'Jones who had not been In ac
cord with the President In all things. It
doesn't seem to have occurred to the
thick-headed Oregonlan writer that the
state convention gave Cushman and Jones
a forcible hint to fall in line for the
President's policy hereafter.
Idaho. Never Touched Him.
Aberdeen Herald.
"Many of the industries of this country
have outgrown their Infancy ,and we
favor a revision of the tariff without un
reasonable delay, which will place upon
the free list every article and product as
are beyond the need of protection." This
was the declaration of the Idaho Repub
lican state convention. Secretary Shaw
interpreted the tariff plank in the Iowa
platform to suit the Administration's
views, but he has so far made, no re
sponse to the suggestion that he inter
pret the plank In the Idaho Republican
Platform.
Don't Neglect the Common. School.
Pendleton Tribune.
Whatever other schools a community
may support, no excuse can be" made for
neglecting the public schools. Other
schools may come and go, but the public
schools go on forever. The development
of certain phases of human character
or the keeping alive of certain princi
ples, doctrines. Ideas In education, etc.,
may be sufficient cause for the existence
of other educational institutions, but
underneath the whole system of educa
tion must remain the public school. Upon
It the Nation must depend for the en
lightenment of lto people and the main
tenance of the sacred principles of our
government.
A Pointer for the Sheriff.
Long-Creek Ranger.
A report was sent out from Heppner
last Friday to the 'effect that Ed Day,
a sheepman of Morrow County, had 400
head of sheep killed and wounded by 25
masked men, supposed to be miners,
about 10 miles from Susanvllle, In the
Greenhorn Mountains. Mr. Day, the re
port says, was running his sheep on
ground forbidden by the miners. If he
had taken the Heppner Gazette early this
year, he probably would have saved $1200
worth of sheep, because there was a no
tice in it that miners were going to have
their rights (?) respected, and the notice
was very plainly worded. The Gazette
probabjy could tell who paid to have It
printed.
Why He Went East.
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Ostensibly, John L. Wilson has gone
East to represent his newspaper, the
Seattle Post-Intelllgencer, at the annual
meeting of the Associated Press. HJa
real object Is to get audience with Presi
dent James J. Hill and solicit a big cam
paign fund for his Senatorial candidacy.
Any one at all familiar with his pecu
liar methods wiU readily understand that
he will tender Mr. Hill a political consid
eration. What will It be? Not. defeat of
the commission plank in the state con
vention, for that battle is over.- Not the
support of the Post-Intelllgencer, for Mr.
Hill has that already.
It will be a promise to deliver the Spo
kane County Legislative delegation
against Governor McBrlde's railway com
mission bill.
Gray's Harbor Bill Needs $1,500,000.
Aberdeen Bulletin.
The last barge of stone will be unloaded
and dumped In the Jetty today, after
which the contractors will dismantle their
plant and remove it to the quarry at
Fishers, Wash. It may be, however,
that the Government will purchase a lot
of the machinery of the contractors and
use It In making repairs. The Jetty for
its entire distance is two feet below
grade, and it Is .estimated that it will
take at least $500,000 to complete the Jetty
in accordance with the plans of the en
gineers. This Is exclusive of a Jetty
on the north side which is considered es
sential and which will cost a million
dollars more. The work of the people
of this section Is certainly cut out for
them. In the way of securing Government
appropriations.
All Clear at Tovvnsend.
Port Townsend Leader.
Yesterday saw a complete disappear
ance of the heavy mantle of fog and
smoke which has hung over this vicinity
for several days past resultant from the
fierce forest tires In Clallam County. The
breeze was sufficient to clear the atmos
phere and everybody rejoiced thereat.
Nor was that the only good effects It ac
complished. Numerous vessels which
had been cruising about off the Cape, not
daring to approach within hall of the
waiting tugboats, took advantage of the
fair wind and sailed to their several des
tinations. The fleet that came in was
one of the largest that has been seen In
one day for a long time. The vanguard
was the German bark Oregon, which
came In from Kobe, Japan. She had
been drifting off the Cape for several
days.
The Hunter or the Tiger,
Paisley News.
A few days ago as Jack Kelsay was
coming through the mountains from Lit
tle Chewaucan he rode onto a huge
mountain lion or .cougar. As everybody
knows. Jack, courageous, daredevil sqrt
of a mountaineer, longing at all times
for more wild beasts to conquer; and
Mr. Cougar, too, looked vicious and on
.the peck. However, Jack's horse was
not so bloodthirsty as Its rider and Jack
found himself "handicapped by cowardice
on the part of his horse Not willing, to
miss the spcrt of a'combat with a cob
gar Jack quickly dismounted, tied his
horse to a near-by tree and, with stiletto
in hand, declared battle with Mr. Cou
gar. His attack was resented and Mr.
Cougar came at Kelsay with blood-curdling
vlciousness. Jack's nerve never
failed him in the least, but his legs be
gan their automatic work, and before
he could gain control of them he found
himself climbing a tree. On and on he
went until a large branch was reached
where Jack poised to take in tho situ
ation below. He was not long in taking
it in, for only a few feet below was Mr.
Cougar scrambling up In pursuit of his
combatant. Kelsay straddled the limb
and began to "coon" it backwards; the
cougar followed In close pursuit. This
was getting desperate and the end was
near; what to do Jack knew not Finally
a novel idea struck him. and, poised on
the tip end of the limb, with the cougar
'taring him In the face only a few incher
away, Jack threw out both hands and
exclaimed in terrcr-stricken tones to Mr.
Cougar: "Shoo! go back; go back, you
fool, you; this limb will break In a
minute and we will both fall and be
killed." Jack won't tell the rest. j
GOOD STORIES OF BUTLER.
New. York Commercial Advertiser.
"The first' time I ever went to New Or
leans," said George E. Roberts, the Direc
tor of the Mint, "I paused before the
statue of Henry Clay In Canal street to
read the inscription. To my surprise, It
was an "extract from one of his oarly ut
terances, while a member of the old
Emancipation Society, on the evils of
slavery. He avowed himself, in this ex
tract, as desiring above everything else
to see the great stain of slavery removed
from this country. His words, If I re
member them correctly, read about like
this:
" 'If ever I could eradicate this stain of
slavery from the annals of our country. I
should deem It the greatest triumph that
could ever be decreed by the greatest con
queror.' "I was considerably surprised at such an
utterance In Xew Orleans, especially when
I found from the date that this statue had
been erected in 1S56. when the slavery
question was at Its height. I walked along
a little way further and came to a statue
of Andrew Jackson, erected about the
same time, upon which I read his stirring
words: 'Our Federal Union: It must be
preserved.' This was too much for me.
I stopped a native dt the city and asked
him If these were the Inscriptions placed
on the monuments at the time of their
erection. 'Oh, no,' he replied. 'We hadn't
done much In marking the pedestals when
General Butler came down here to take
charge of the city, and felt It his duty
to familiarize the people here with some
of the sentiments of their chosen Idols
on such live questions of the day as slav-'
ery and -secession.'
"I believe the cutting of inscriptions on
statues by conquering armies Is some
thing that the text-books on International
law never treated," continued Mr. Rob
erts. "It was certainly ahuge Joke, and
one very characteristic of Its author. No
body but Butler would have thought to
do this.
"Since my visit the Clay statue has been
removed to make way for some new
street-car tracks, and a new Inscription
has been cut which reads as followsr
" 'This statue of Henry Clay was erected
in 1856 on Canal street at the Intersection
of Royal and St. Charles streets, and was
removed to La Fayette Square In 1900.'
"There was no attempt to turn the
tables on General Butler by the selection
of any Inscription which would be In .the
nature of a reply to the one Which he
had Inserted."
ROOSEVELT AS A SPEAKER.
No Use Belnff Good Unless We Show
It In Good Deeds.
New Haven Evening Register.
It Is not possible to compare Mr. Roose
velt as a public speaker with any other
President of the United States who held
office during the recollection of the oldest
living voter: He stands absolutely alone
in his style of public speaking, recognizes
none of the rule3 and traditions which
are supposed to hedge in a President,
and uses with really charming Indifference
the words and expressions which come to
him most readily to express his Ideas and
proclaim his convictions, even though
they bear him very close to the borders
of street slang. Jt would be confusing to
Judge of him by these speeches If it were
not for his personality. He i3 distinctly
the most interesting man in public life.
Without regard to party he Is regarded
as honest and sincere, and hence language
and a certain boyishness which would not
be forgiven lh another succeed In his case
in evading criticism.
President McKInley developed real pow
ers In public speaking, and at the moment
of his assassination had Just completed a
speceh of rare felicity and power. One
will search In vain for a suggestion of the
Roosevelt spontaneity. When ex-PresI-dent
Harrison made his celebrated swing
around the continental circle, his frequent
public speeches surprised even those who
had served with him In Congress. A man
of exactly opposite temperament from
Mr. Roosevelt, with a far less varied pub
lic training, but with a far larger personal
insight Into National subjects and Issues,
a man of reserved disposition,, Mr. Harri
son nevertheless made a series of speeches
which were remarkable for their geniality
and grasp of local sentiment. They should,
after the manner of human criticism, com
pletely overshadow the speeches made by
President Roosevelt, but they not only do
not do so, but they neither Invite nor per
mit comparison. We are entirely ,,mls
taken in our judgment if, after all, the
people of the country do not prefer the
addresses of the present Chief Executive
than his predecessor. Their breezlness
and intense humanity please and disarm
those who would make them the subject
of critical analysis. The man behind the
gun makes the Instrument of explosion
more attractive.
Some commentator has reiriarkecl with
truth that the President Is more of a
preacher than an orator, and we are in
clined to the opinion that this Is so.
There are a number of public speakers
who are known by their skill alone in
that direction, all over the country who
succeed In what the late Mr. Bromley
used to call "the turning up of sentences"
with ampler oratorical powers, but no
one would think of calling them preachers
or even men freighted with a mission. It
will be noticed that while Mr. Roosevelt
shows a remarkable appreciation of hu
man nature, he sticks very closely to his
universal text, which Is always that of
good and active citizenship. He has put
It, during his New England trip, In a
hundred different ways, but in sense and
essence it always gets back to the simple
assertion that It Is no use being gobd un
less that admirable quality shows Itself
In good deeds. He does not believe a man
should be content to wear his citizenship;
he should use it constantly and persistent
ly to raise the standard of government
and the tone of society. It is his old belief
In a strenuous life, and while It Is not
given to all of us to pitch with such heed
lessness of personal consequences Into the
numerous currents and deep waters of
life, there Is not one of us who Is not
obliged to admit that his theory Is not
o"nly a sound one, but one which is es
sential to the even and rational develop
ment of a free government. It Is a Roose
veltlan paraphrase of Patrick Henry's "fa
mous utterance that "eternal vigilance Is
the price of liberty."
Beverldgre arid Cnbnn Trade.
New York Journal of Commerce.
"How shall the prosperity of the last
five years be continued?" asks Senator
Beverldge' In his speech in Ogden. "New
markets for American products that Is
the only answer to this great question,"
was his own reply. It Is of vital impor
tance that the business men of this coun
try should understand the fact and make
tne men In political life understand It.
The manufacturing capacity of this coun
try has outrun the capacity of the home
market to consume, and we have got to
have an increasing foreign trade or see
factories reduce their working hours. Just
at the present moment the domestic de
mand is exceptionally large; It is even
necessary to import steel to supplement
home production. And yet In the past
year our manufactured exports exceeded
$400,000,000 In value, and the home mar
ket Is subject to fluctuations; the real im
portance of the foreign trade appears
strikingly when home trade grows lax.
"Practical methods for getting new mar
kets are America's need," continued the
Indiana Senator, who explained that reci
procity with Cuba would give us a
monopoly of the trade of that Island,
which, he said, would buy of us $70,000,000
worth of American products the first year
reciprocity Is established. This result
may be attained if the tariff concessions
were large enough: a 20 per cent conces
sion by Cuba would not give us a monop
oly of Cuban trade; some Cubans have es
timated that 33 per cent would give us
a great part of. the trade, and 50 per cent
would give us a practical monopoly.
Backyard Communings.
Chicago Tribune.
"Is this a free Thomas concert?" asked
the dog.
"No,"' said the cat, pausing in his con-
tented monologue. "I get so much purr."
NOTE AND COMMENT.
The Vacation Substitute.
He blew Into the offlcs on an early Summer day
With insinuating presence and a bow;
He would like a few weeks' work at 'moat any
kind of pay.
He was ready to begin his duties now.
Ho could edit telegraph, write a funny para
graph. Furnish leaders on the topics of the time:
For such was his ability ttiat with uniform
facility
He could cover railroads, politics or crime.
In his Infinite, variety, he could mingle In so
ciety. '.
Report a wedding, funeral or dance:
He had often done dramatic, and In language,
most emphatic
He could treat on tariff, labor or finance.
And If. for any reason, in the Ions vacation
s.aon.
Any all-ro'und substitute should be required.
He would guarantee to do It so that we should
naiTor- mo It
Whereupon the general substitute was hired.
The market man had bcn away about a week
or more.
When he rushed Into the office late one night;
He put the clever substitute upon the office
floor
And delivered words that Justified a fight.
For his column had reversed Itself on, wheat
from bull to bear.
And Its prophecies had all been nullified:
And Its hard-earned reputation had gone, off on
a vacation.
And its author was unmercifully guyed.
The substitute got busy as vacation wore away.
Raising merry hades all along the line.
The society reporter is a frost unto this day
In the highest circles, where he used to shine.
The dramatic man's Dulclnea doesn't know him
when they meet.
Since his column held her up to ridicule:
The police reporter asked to be put on another
beat.
For the Chief had been depicted as a fool.
The railroad man now walks when he goes from
place to place.
For the traffic men took all his annuals back;
And the funny poet's column grew so heart
rerfUlngly solemn
That the foreman took to draping It in black.
But the clever substitute drew the managerial
boot
When he lined up In the editorial vein:
The Republican committee said they thought It
was a pity
To be thrown down In the midst of the cam
paign. The boss then laid his hand on the young man's
collar-band.
And moved In the direction of the door:
What he said on that occasion wasn't fit for
publication.
But trie substitute was seen around no more.
Ho could edit telegraph, write a funny para
graph. Treat on tariff, railroads, politics or crime:
And his all-around facility and striking versa
tility Kept the paper lively all vacation time.
The redisricting of Mississippi had a
curious result. Three Democratic Con
gressmenPatrick Henry, of Vlcksburg;
John Sharp Williams, of Yazoo, and
Charles Edward Hooker, of Jackson
suddenly found themselves In the same
district. All three wanted to go back to
the house; only one could. Williams has
won out In the primary and remains In
Congress. Williams' canvass Is spoken of
as one of the greatest ever seen In Mis
sissippi. The last day of It found him
In his shirt sleeves In a reputedly hostile
ward of Jackson, speaking alternately
In English, German and French. His own
county went for him solidly, and he made
surprising Inroads in the counties of his
competitors.
' Half a dozen veterans who had been at
tending the Confederate reunion in St.
Joseph, Mo., were on their way home, and
were waiting In the depot at Kansas City
for a train. They wore the Confederate
gray, and one of them held a faded rebel
flag. An alert-looking young soldier
wearing a khaki uniform, and belonging
to the Twelfth United States Infantry,
came swinging up. He stopped in front
of the little group, brought his heels to
gether and saluted the Hag. "My father
was killed fighting for that banner. I
have just finished three years' service In
the Philippines," he said pithily, and he
strode away.
Snapshootcrs, autograph hunters and in
terviewers have gone far toward making
life a burden for Lord Kitchener since he
returned to i England from South Africa.
To one young man who had served in
South Africa and who asked him for his
signature his lordship said: "Young man,
make your own autograph worth some
thing; mine's worth nothing." The Gen
eral declined to be Interviewed by a soldier
who has since his return turned journalist.
"Always pleased to sec and do anything
for anyone who has served under me. but
you know I never " Then he smiled
and shook his head.
Tom Johnson has challenged Hanna to a
joint debate, which has not been accepted.
It Is remarked that the "chug." "chug"
of Tom's blazing red automobile as he
scorches Into a town is a better notlco
of his meetings than any handbills or
ringing of bells. His meetings are held
In a circus tent.
PERSONAL.
POET-SPECIAL. ATTENTION GIVEN TO
Spring, beautiful snow and female loveliness,
desires acquaintance of lady of means", object
matrimony: length of hair, 10 Inches; hat.
vintage of 1882; date of last square meal,
189S.
SITUATION WANTED FEMALE.
GENERAL HOUSEWORK-BY TALENTED
and accomplished young lady; no children: no
washing, cooking or chamber work; will re
quire parlors Wednesday afternoons for re
ceptions; eight evenings a week out.
The Shah of Persia own? the biggest
diamond, the Sultan of Turkey the biggest
ruby and the pope will shortly possess the
biggest opaz In the world.
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPIIERS
The man who can drink or stop generally
stops at the first saloon. Baltimore News.
Clerk We've burned up the last of tho dia
monds In the stove. Proprietor-Then put on a
small piece of coal.-Chlcago Daily News.
Amiable old lady, blind in one eye and very
deaf wants to serve as chapcrone for young
ladles. Satisfaction assured. Detroit Free
Press.
Do vou believe that monkeys can talk like
human" beings?" "No," answered Miss Cay
enne: "but I have known human beings who
could chatter like monkeys." Washington Star
Very Useful. Mr. Subs I see you ar- keepins
a horse now. Do you ilnd him useful? Mr.
Hubs Well. I guess so. Why. how'd I go to
mill for feed for him If I didn't have him?
Judge.
Mr. Norther I've often wondered why so
many colored men are lynched down this way.
Colonel South Well, suh, I reckon It's because
they don't start runnln' quick enough. Phila
delphia Record.
Mrs. Goodsort Do you mean to say that
you've drunk all the beer there was In th-.it
pall? Tanky Thompson Why, yes, mum: but
I'd 'a saved some If I'd known you wanted
any. Chicago Dally News.
Mr. Marryat I sec old Roxley has left an
estate worth $2,000,000 at least. Wouldn't you
like to be hl3 widow? Mrs. Marryat (ambigu
ously) No, dear; I'd rather be yours. Phila
delphia Press.
"I do believe little Mrs. HIggsworthy loves
her brute of a husband so well that she would
cheerfully die for him." "More than that.
She loves him so well that she cheerfully lives
wfth him." Chicago Tribune.
"You haven't killed anybody with your auto
mobile this Summer, have you?" "No. But
I'm not discouraged. I'm to be one of tho
members of our football team when I get back
to college." Chicago Record-Herald.
Martha I don't see what you can have
against Ella Styner. Everybody speaks well
of her! I'm sure that tells greatly In her favor.
Aunt Hannah Not at all. It only tells well
of the people who are so charitable as to keep
their opln " ?k-o. notoa Tran
i script.