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AMCSEXEXTS.
THE BAKER THEATER (cor. Third and
lamhlll) Tonight at S:15. a correct pro
duction of Hall Calne'e powerful play, "The
Christian"; presented by the Incomparable
ielll Stock-Company.
CORDRA-TS THEATER Tonight at 8:15: the
little American beauty. Elea. Ryan. In Fred
Darcys new comedy-drama, "Nevada." A
story ot the Silver State.
"Warnino Against Mrs. Kelson. The
police received a circular yesterday from
V. Myers, Commissioner of the State
Bureau of Xabor Statistics, San Francisco,
CaL, giving a warning' concerning the
probable visit to Oregon of a Mrs. Nel
son, -whose business methods in getting
57 50 from young girls, lias drawn upon
her the criticism of the San Francisco
' police. It is;otated that Mrs. Nelson ad
vertises herself as the agent of an East
ern publishing house, and states that she
wants young girls as solicitors to take
orders for her firm's publications, and
after 30 days' preparatory work to take
positions on the road as "Held managers."
One Important part of the agreement is
that the applicant for the position de
posits with Mrs. Nelson 57 60 as a guar
antee of good faith. Mr. Myers states
that the applicant is asked to sign a
contract embodying these conditions, and
j that there is no possible chance that the
applicant can ever fuKlll the work called
for. Mr. Myers thinks that the contracts
in question are so ingeniously worded as
to avoid legal entanglement, and he had
one interview with Mrs. Nelson in which
she promised to refund one sum of $7 50
about which a complaint had been filed.
About that time, however, she left San;
Francisco without giving her future ad
dress. It is thought that she may have
come to Oregon.
Meeting op Columbia River Mission
ary Branch. The annual meeting of
Columbia River Branch of the "Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Metho
dist Episcopal church will be held at
Taylor Street Church during the present
week, October 16-19. The meeting will
open on Thursday evening, when the
Methodist churches of the city will unite
in the service of the Holy (Jommunion
administered by the Rev. X.. E. Rockwell,
D. D.r assisted by the. preachers In his
charge. At the close of thi service an
informal reception, under the direction of
the Young "Woman's Missionary Society
of Taylor Street Church will be tendered
in the church parlors to Miss Lilly, who
has Just returned from a. five years' term
.of service In Singapore, Malaysia, The
'.Columbia River Branch, which includes
the terfctory occupied by Montana, Idaho,
Oregonand "Washington, will, on Friday
afternoon, observe the tenth anniversary
of Its organization. This branch is the
youngest of the 11 branches into which
the general society of the "Woman's Mis
sionary work is divided. The convention
will be Interesting throughout, and all
interested in missionary work are cor
dially invited to attend.
New, Cars in Operation. The City &
Suburban Railway Company has, within
the past week, put J2 new 36-foot cars
Into operation on its various lines, and
Is now building dx more that will be
finished in a few weeks. The new carsl
are of the standard size adopted by the
company and were built In this city. They
are what is known as the "hundred class"
and. are numbered from 109 to 120 and,
being newly painted and guilded, they
present a very attractive appearance
when compared with some of the more
antiquated cars that are now in service.
Of the six cars under construction, four
will be the Tame size as the ".hundred
class" and two will be much longer, be
ing equipped for the St. Johns run. These
two will have air brakes and will have
large vestibules with seats in them for
the convenience of those who wish to
stay on the platforms and enjoy the open
air. When these six cars have been finished
they will make 43 cars that the company
has built and put on Its various 'llnea
during the past year. Beside this, numer
ous freight-cars have been built, and
about 50 cars rebuilt and equipped with
vestibules. t
New Settlers for Clackamas. "A
great number of new settlers Is coming
Into Clackamas County, and will furnish
plenty of truffle for the railroad which Is
being built from Portland to Sprlngwater
by Morris & "Whitehead," said State Sen
ator George, C. Brownell, of Oregon City,
to The Oregonlan yesterday. "About 12
miles of the roadbed has been graded
and tracklaying will soon begin. It will
open up an extensive and productive
country, having a large belt of timber
. and rich farming and fruit land, which
will be of immense value not only Ho
Clackamas County but to Portland also,"
Mr. Brownell came to meet Senator Mit
chell and left on the evening train. "When
asked his opinion about politics, he said
he did. not know anything about them;
lie was not talking politics.
Movements op the Bankers. Some of
the members of the bankers' excursion
party., here as the guests of Morris &
"Whitehead, returned yesterday morning
from Sprlngwater, where they spent
Saturday In Inspection of the new plant
of the Oregon Water Power & Railroad
Company. The others came back by car
via Oregon City late yesterday afternoon.
This morning they go to Astoria and the
mouth of the Columbia on the chartered
steamer Bailey Gatrert, returning to
morrow night In time to leave for Puget
Sound and Seattle. They are expected
back on "Wednesday morning, and that
night a banquet will be given them at the
Hotel Portland, when the bankers of the
city will meet them at the Invitation of
Mr. Morris. On Thursday morning they
will start on the return trip Eastward..
Death op Major Bonesteel. Among
the deaths on the transport Sherman
during her last trip from Manila was that
of Major Charles H. Bonesteel, of the
Twenty-third Infantry. Major Bonesteel
was well known. In Portland when he was
a Lieutenant In the Twenty-first Infantry.
He was graduted from "West Point with
the clas3 of. '75, and took part In the Nez
Perces campaign of '77 and the Bannock
campaign of '78. Ho married a daughter
of Gcnpral O. D. Greene, formerly Adjutant-General
of this department. He was
also stationed in the East and afterwards
was on the general staff in San Fran
Cisco as Inspector of rifle practice. He
was promoted to a Captaincy in 1897, and
was rewarded for faithful service in the
Philippines by a Major's commission.
Cathedral Fair and Bazaar.
Opens Tonight.
At Merrill's Ctclert, Sixth Street.
Don't Miss It.
Governor-Elect Chamberlain
And Other Prominent Citizens
"Will Be There Tonight.
Don't Overlook the Country Store.
You'll Have to Hurry
To Help Decide
Who Is the Popular Conductor.
Noon Lunch Every Day.
Merrill's Cyclery, Sixth Street.
Don't Forget It.
Missionary Entertainment at Y. M.
C. A. A benefit stereoptlcon missionary
entertainment will be given by Miss Olive
M. Blunt, for seven years a missionary
in Japan, at the Y. M. C. A. rooms to
night. Japanese tea will be served and
several young Japanese will sing. The
entire proceeds will be given to mis
sionary work among the Japanese here.
Country Fair, Thursday, October 16
At Parsons Hall
Given by Fruit and Flower Mission
Proceeds for Charity
Admission Afternoon, 25c; Eve., 50c.
Ax Artistic Display of Turkish and
Persian Rugs at the Oriental Rug Com
pany's store, 34S Alder street, next door
to Little Art Shop.
Stylish Patient for Poor' Farm. A !
surpriee was sprung on the people of
the poor farm the other day. and Dr.
E. P. Geary, County Physician, now
thinks that he has a pretty weu-to-ao
class of poor people to care for. An ap
plication came for admission to the
county 'hospital and, after making an ex
amination of the case, the doctor decided
that the woman was. destitute and en
titled to the county's care. He told her
that he would send the hack after her
and notified the hospital that a patient
would b-3 out. The woman, however, was
not of the common sort of poor people
and before the time appointed to call for
her a handsome carriage drove up to the
door. The steward rushed up the stairs
to. notify the doctor that there was a
lady to see him. As he went out to
greet the friend the patient alighted from
the carriage, attired In her Sunday best
and ready to enter the hospital in style.
"There has never been but one case that
compared to this one," said the doctor,
"and that was a man who, after remain
ing at the poor farm until he had re
gained his health, . went his way. A few
days later we got word from him that
he had left his dress suit,, and, sure
enough, a search showed that he had
left an expensive dress suit at the house
when he left."
Activity at the Y. M. C. A A num
ber of plaster of Paris casts and models
for the free-hand drawing department of
the Y. M. C. A. are on their way here.
These art classes are held for women in
the afternoon, as well as In the evening
for men. The industrial and manual
training classes are all now at work, for
an Instructor has been secured for the
plumbing class, which took up its first
work Saturday evening. An entertain
ment for members only will be given
Tuesday evening, at which the Wilder
harp orchestra will play, and Miss Ful
ton, the elocutionist, will recite "The
Mongrel Thoroughbred." Three athletic
events are now to. be seen every Satur
day evening. A "handball tournament
will begin in a few days, and a ping pong
tournament is proposed.
Visit of Distinguished Sisters. The
Sisters of St. Mary's Academy and Col
lege, of this city, welcomed as gueslsT on
Friday evening of last week, Mother
Mary of the Rosary, superior
general, and Mother Martin, of
the Ascension, general secretary of the
Bisters of the Holy Names. The head
quarters of these distinguished women
are at Montreal, and they are here to
make their official visit to the 11
academies in Oregon and "Washington
under their Jurisdiction. The Sisterhood
over which tne mother-general presides
numbers over 1000 members, who are
solely devoted to educational work In
Canada and the United States. Today the
pupils of St Mary's will Give a reception
to the visiting dignitaries.
For Turkish and Persian Rugs see
the Oriental Rug Co., 348 Alder street.
F. W. Baltes & Co.. linotypers, printers.
LEADER SOUSA NOT DEAD
San Francisco Rnmor of His Demise
Proves Unfounded.
Some feeble-minded individual,, either
temporarily insane. Inebriated, or with
malicious intent, spread the rumor In San
Francisco yesterday that the great and
only John Philip Sousa had grown tired
of riding on" the Southern Pacific cannon
ball plying between Portland and San
Francisco, and had dropped dead from
heart disease as a result. After several
hours of patient labor on the part of the
reportcrlal staff of most of the morning
papers of the Coast, It was learned that
the veteran bandmaster had not passed
away as stated, and had no Intention of
doing so.
Just how or who spread the rumor Is not
at present known, nor will It probably
ever be. but suffice It to say that there
was a sudden wild clicking of Instruments
In the telegraph offices yesterday after
noon, and no end of messages arrived hero
addressed to various correspondents, in
quiring 1f there were any truth lri the
report that the great leader had passed
away.
"Rumored here that J. P. Sousa Is dead.
"Wire particulars."
"Is Sousa dead; and If so, why did he
die?"
"Send photograph of car Sousa died in,
and 500 words."
"Wire last words of Sousa, quick."
"Rumored ttatt J. P. Sousa heard coun
try band playing "Stars and Stripes, and
died from the shock. Wire whole page."
The messenger boys rushed off with
these several messages, and the wires be
gan to burn with dispatches to the train
on which Sousa and his followers were
travelings Telegrams were sent to all
the towns between here and Ashland, and
no word could be gotten to the effect
that the Idol of the matinee girls of two
continents was either alive or dead.
Meantime all was bustle and confusion
at the 'Frisco end of the llnje. Frenzied
staff artists hunted In all the picture racks
and biographies for pictures of the man
that wrote "Washington Post," and whole
page write-ups were hastily thrown to
gether, containing detailed accounts of
Sousa and his life, from the time he first
pounded a piano, to when he bowed to the
audience over the footlights of the Port
land stage. Not an item was omitted,
from the size of his hat to the kind of
polish he used on his patent leathers. He
was pictured in every pose and style of
uniform, and playing every kind of mus
ical instrument from a slide trombone to
a Chinese fiddle. Then the editors rested
and waited to see if the news were true.
After Mr. Sousa consumed a small re
past In the dining-car, and had handed the
waiter a ticket to the next San' Francisco
concert In lieu of a tip, he groped his
way back to his sleeping-car and pre
pared himself for a night's tortures in the
sepulchre terrlbleness of a Pullman sleep
er. He read a few press notices about
himself. In order that ho might sleep well,
and then made the arrangements neces
rary for changing his wearing apparel
from a tight-fitting and beautiful uniform
to a suit of silk pajamas. He hoisted
himself into a bunk and slipped off to
deep slumber, sweetly dreaming of his new
march, to be entitled, "As the Price of
Coal Soars Upward." He was in the
midst of the last strains and was just
turning to smile on the appreciative aud
ience, when he was rudely shaken by the
porter.
"HI, thero, wake up. Are you dead?"
"Well, my Intruding friend, I am not
aware that I have passed away, but I
may not be sure," he replied.
"I jess wanted to see," said the man of
the tips, and the curtains fell back, and
Mr. Sousa, not to be disturbed by such a
commonplace occurrence, went to sleep
again, and began his dream at the place
where he left off.
The porter went to the night operator's
office at Sissons, and wired: "Sousa says
he isn't dead, and I guess he knows."
The telegraph editors gave a sigh of
relief, and the beautiful lay-outs were con
signed to the deadroom and Mr. Sousa
went on his way, little knowing of the
fate that had been In store for him.
PERSONAL MENTION.
A. H. Tarbet, one of the leading mining
men of Salt Lake, is at the Portland.
J. H. McLafferty, a brick manufac
turer of San Francisco,, is at the Imperial.
Ed McCully a merchant of Joseph,
came to town yesterday and is at tho
Imperial.
p. A. French, a merchant, and L. A.
Porter, a Deputy Sheriff, came down from
The Dalles yesterday, and are at the
Imperial.
C L. Houston, of the firm of Ferguson
& Houston, of Astoria, which la build
ing the can factory, came up yesterday,
and is at thi Imperial.
Mr. and Jra Charles E. Nicholson, J.
M. Hutchinson and his sister. Miss Agnes
Hutchinson, all of Marshfield, came to
town yesterday and are at tho Imperial.
C. W. Thompson, of the Wind River
AT THE THEATERS
'"The Ckrlstlan."
Hon. John. Storm Charles Wyagate
Lord Storm .. "Bennett Southard
Horatio Drake William Bernard
Lord Robert Ure Robert Morris
Archdeacon, Wealthy Fred Mower
Father Lamplugh ....Robert Slddlo
Parton Quayle William H. Dills
The Faro King William H. Dills
The Manager ....Bennett Southard
Brother Paul Howard Russell
Mb. Callendcr.f ...... ..Mlna Gleason
Kettle Roy Bernard
Liza Elspeth Graham McNeill
Glory Quayle Cathrine Countiss
Polly Love?. .Elsie Esmond
Betty ...Louise Cotter
Letty Lillian Rhoads
When Hall Calne wrote "The Christian"
for the stage he did as the painter of
old, who, dug his pigments from the soil
with his own hands. Faults it has and
many of them, crudities, excrescences,
but the colors are true. And In this
drama of the seamy side of life the Neill
Stock Company do splendid work, at the
Baker.
The character that gives the depth and
tragedy to "The Christian" Is not Glory
Quayle nor Polly Love nor Horatio Drake;
it Is the passion-torn, devout, stubborn,
piteously helpless John Storm the Chris
tian. It is one defect of the play that
this is forgotten at times. Even the lines
of a part that In conception might rival
an Immortal creation of genius are flat
and often unsatisfactory to the ear. Yet
Mr. Wyngate is excellent, at times a
master. As the ambitious, ignorant, im
pulsively weak Glory Quayle, Miss
Catherine Countiss leaves little to be de
sired. Wayward and burning -with-the de
sire for a life that means her utter ruin,
she is by turns piquant, cheaply appeal-'
lng, Imperious dver others, the slave of
herself. From the pretty scene where she
listens at the tower window to the final
defiance of her traducers, Glory runs
the gamut of feminine emotion. That
she always wins the attention of the
audience is due to Miss Countiss, whose
fire and strength infuse into this puz
zling, lovable and incongruous character
the element of human yet adorable
womanhood.
Mr. Morris Is very good, Indeed, as
Lord Robert Ure, a thankless part. The
role of erring lover is taken by Mr.
Bernard, and he brings a gentleness into
it that is most excellent. Of comedy
there Is really so little that Mr. Southard
and Mr. Dills have a great burden on
their shoulders. Mr. Southard as the
manager outdoes by far all the work he
has done the past few weeks.
Mrs, Callender, .by Mina Gleason, has
little to do- with the story, but an in
fectious laugh and demure spirit make
the part very acceptable. The rest of the
cast was uniformly good. Special men
tion Is due Miss Louise Cottle, who made
her first appearance on the professional
stage yesterday. Her part as Bettle
is not a large one, but Miss Cottle showed
talent and ease that, with hard work,
will assure her making good.
The play has been finely staged and
the scenery is especially flne and appro
priate. "The Christian." the rest of the
week.
Lumber Company, of Cascade Locks, ar
rived In town yesterday with his wife.
His mill Is running full time, and has
seven crews of loggers in the woods.
The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
P. T. Burtschaell, of 774 Hoyt street died
yesterday afternoon of heart failure. The
little one' was given but a few days on
earth to hrlghten a loving home and en
twine herself in the hearts of all about
her, and then passed Into tho great un
known from which her spirit came. The
sorrowing couple have the sympathy of
many friends.
NEW YORK, Oct!i. (Special.) North
western people registered a New York
hotels t6day as follows: ,
From Portland J. H. Bryan, at the
Vendome; R. Nixon and wife, at the Nor
mandle; Miss Lambers, at the St Denis;
P. Pferdner, at the Albert.
From Seattle J. P. Ray, at the Criteri
on; W. Van Waters and wife, at the As
tor; R. B. Ballard, at the Park Avenue.
From Spokane J. P. Graves, at tho
Manhattan.
COUNCIL SHOULD ACT.
How Responsibility In Sought to Be
Avoided.
PORTLAND, Oct. 1L (To the Editor.)
The granting of franchises to street rail
ways by the Common Council Is under
discussion, and a letter in The Oregonlan
of Tuesday, October 7, presents ono side
of thi3 subject.
From this letter it would appear that
there are obstacles which prevent the
Common Council from granting fran
chises to street railway companies at this
time. In this morning's edition of your
paper it appears that the correspondent
referred to has appeared before the street
committee of the C8mmon Council for
the purpose of preventing the building
of a street railway on the particular
street on which his property is situated.
It should be added that the undersigned
Is anxious to see the extension of a street
railway into a certain suburb, and.for
that reason takes the liberty of express
lng his views.
There are many people who think re
sponsibility can be avoided by refusing
to act, b,ut where franchises for the out
lying districts are applied for, the refusal
of the Common Council to grant the
franchisee on the ground that It wishes
to avoid responsibility, is a palpable neg
lect of the city's business for private
reasons. The effort has been made to
cause the members of the Common Coun
cil to believe that each member will be
criticized for the granting of a fran
chise at this time, and suggestions are
made, that votes in favor of a fran
chise would be unexplalnable. If a man
is afraid of this, accusation he should not
be in the Common Council.. The Council
men are aware that the threat of these
charges Is made to obtain a negative
vote, and that the interest which brings
such a suggestion against a Councilman
is separato and different from that of
the city. At the present time, when the
country is reading of the scandals in St.
Louis with regard to the granting of
franchises, it Is not difficult to inflame
the public mind on the subject, and there
is no doubt that advantage has been taken
of this to try to compel a negative vote
on tho granting of franchises in Port
land. There is no moral obligation in the
Common Council to withhold any fran
chise until the new charter goes into
effect. Thomas N. Strong, who took
a lively interest in the last election and
who advises me that he had to do with
the chapter on franchises reported by the
committee to the charter board, and who
has fully as great a care for the public
morals of Portland as any of Its citizens,
if called upon would no doubt say that
tho duty of the Council at the present
time is to dispose of the present business
and to do what Is right for the people
of Portland without trying to dodge re
sponsibility. In other words, the inter
ests of the people of Portland demand
that the applications for franchises now
pending before the Council should be con
sidered on their merits and decided, and
that the questions involved in them
should not be postponed indefinitely to
the annoj'ance of the residents of Port
land and to the obstruction of Portland's
growth.
The power lies with the Council to
"Kevada." '
Jack Marshall, a square gambler....
'. Frank Mayna
Jim Cartls, a soldier of 'fortune... v
i...i..WHl Edward3
George Gray, Dolly's father
, Fred Coombs
Pletro Perez, a snake in the grass..
J. Duke Jaxona
Colonel Franklyn Forsythe, born a
Colonel Ji C Fenton
31. T. Perse, one of the "perfesh",.
Fred W. Hawley
Hoses Mountjoy Montgpmery, black
of skin, but' white of heart
, Barry MaxWell
Frank Jenkins, a miner
.... George M. Welty
Arabella Forsythe, the Colonel's
"ansel" wife.... Carrie Nellson
Mabei Madison, from Madison ave
nue Este.Ha Wordetto
Dplly Gray, the pet of 'the- camp...
Elsa Ryan
Miners, Camp Followers, etc.
For those that love a clever actress In
a fairly good play, Miss Elsa Ryan in
"Nevada," at. Cordray's, is quite worth
seeing. Since Jack Hamlin every one
has had a deep liking for the, honest
gambler. Whether it is the paradox, the
miracle or the deeper sin that it pre
supposes, Is a matter for philosophers
to decide. At any rate, the character Is
stock and will be until melodrama fol
lows its countless victims. With all the
accompaniments of blood and death, this
little Western drama is not half bad, and
little Miss Ryan Is more than half good.
She has the ingenious way, the sweet
simplicity that makes so good a foil to
the rough miners and hardened villains
about her. Her singing is fair and the
rvionn'ni. rt If T'rV nttrfiCtlVfl. AbOUt the
support not much can be said, except that
It Is not distressingly Daa. J. jenion
as the Colonel Is better than most, and
EVonv Afnvnp as the nonest Rambler. Jack
Marshalt made a great impression on the
audience. evaua win uo .
tion the rest of the week.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"The Liberty Belles."
T.nt nf fim ontehv music, bright situa
tlons, fascinating girls and entertaining
rnmpflinns is a fair summary of "The
Liberty Belles," which will be seen at
the Marquam Grand Theater tomorrow
and Wednesday nights, October 14 ana io.
Thin mimical comedv Is the work of Harry
B. Smith. The piece is a musical comedy
without a star; that is. there 13 no par
ticular part that stands out beyond the
rest, nor is there any name on tne pro-
, in nrlrni- tvna than thn nthprs
5iaauuo i j r- -
It Is possible that Mr. Smith, who usually
i (.Nron tho tnsir of -wrltinir a book around
some star, was In this case allowed to
have a freer hand. At any rate, "The
Liberty Belles" Is much brighter and con
tains more that is original and really
funny than almost any of the comic opera
books that he has produced. Seats are
now selling.
"King Dodo."
Th nrtvnnrfi snle of seats will onen to-
morrow morning, at 10 o'clock for "King
Dodo," which will be the attraction at
the Marquam Grand Theater next Thurs
day and Friday nights and Saturday mat
inee.
limit any franchise it may now grant
and to protect the city fully by restric
tions. Tho Council has now the power
to define requirements which will pro
tect the city. It Is a mistake to assume
that the Council will grant a perpetual
franchise at this time or will give up all
power of regulation over street railways.
It may baUrue that tho Council cannot
provide for an election to decide whether
to appropriate for a valuable consider
ation a franchise at its expiration, but
wo have not yet reached the point of mu
niclpal ownership in Portland, and the
grant of a temporary franchise is no ob
stacle to the acquirement of the fran
chlse by the city when the proper timo
arrives.
Application has been made to the Com
mon Council for franchises to run street
railways in different parts of Portland
In some parts there are few people and
the travel is light and will be light for
some time. In those parts where returns
upon the investment are not assured too
severe restrictions In the franchises can
not be acceptetl by the street railway
companies, and the resident and property
holder in the suburban district will be the
sufferer.
In other words, where a street railway
company wishes a franchise in a new
part of the city, in which the existence
of its car line will be of material aid in
the development of that part of the city.
the convenience and the wishes of the
property-holders and residents, and the
advantages accruing to the city are ele
ments to bo taken Into consideration by
the Council, as well as the benefit to
be received by the railway company. A
street railway is a natural monopoly, and
a fraiichlso for any monopoly should be
limited to conform to the local situation
But this should furnish no ground upon
which to refuse to grant any franchise
whatsoever, rlor is it a reason or excuse
for delaying action until after the Legis
lature meets.
The constitution makes the Legislature
the supreme power with regard to city
charters. In tho event that the provis
ions In the proposed charter are altered
or changed by the Legislature, the Coun
ell will have to face a new situation, and
the result would be' that in the year pre
vious to meeting of the Legislature, alj
action on franchises should be delayed
until it is discovered what tho action
of the Legislature may .be.
SANDERSON REED.
BOTH SIDES ARE WRONG.
Correspondent Thinks Operators and
Coal Strikers Are Both to Blame.
PORTLAND. Oct. 9. (To tho Editor.)
some mornings there rests upon the Will
amette a bank of fog that obscures the
nearest object Were you able by the
ascent or some eminence to rise above
the fog, you might see unimpeded the
een fields and the waving forests.
Some questions are settled beyond con
trovers, but there seems to be one still
engulfed in the fog, at least by a large
body of the people, viz: Have labor
unions the right to coerce nonunion men
and to restrict their liberty by violence?
The officers of the Miners' Union say to
the President, who has kindly offered to
mediate its differences with the coal op
erators, If you will appoint a board of
arbitration, we will abide by its decision
The President knows, and the officers of
the union should know with a moment
reflection, that this request is not only
impracticable, but that It Is in the high
est degree ungracious If not ungrateful
to him for his interest In their behalf.
Whatever the decision of such a const!
tuted board might be, would Involve the
most serious consequences to the Presi
dent which he does not deserve, and
which he does not propose to bear. But
his advice to the union covera the whole
ground and goes to the essence of a Just
and lawful Issue of the controversy. By
adopting this advice, they are assured of
all the executive influence In procuring
Just and- equal laws, both In Congress
and in the State of Pennsylvania, in their
behalf. By rejecting his advice, they may
not lose his good-will, but they will cer
tainly jeopardize If they do not forfeit
public sympathy and support, wh'lch they
have hitherto enjoyed.
As for the coal qperators, they have
proven 'themselves oppressive and unjust,
regardless of the duty of man to man in
their capacity Of employers and rendered
THE WHITE IS KING
PHONE SOUTH 2461.
NEW MACHINES FOR RENT.
Needles and Parts for All Machines.
"Write for Catalogue and Prices.
BAKTLETT & PALMER,.
SIXTH AND ALDER STREETS
Opposite Oregonlan Building.
themselves obnoxious to a generous
hearted people; but if their contention is
true that there would be no coal famine
If their men were not coerced by the
union and prevented frorn work by vio
lence and crime, they are entitled to a
respectful hearing. Not only that, but
they and their men fere entitled to the
protection of the law, even If It involves
martial law and'mllltary force.
If arbitration Is what the union desires,
what objection should It urge to the de
cision of the Judge of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, by which tho operators say
they will bind themselves to abide in case
differences arise between themselves and
their men? Would a board of arbitration
be presumably more competent to handle
the evidence and come to a just decision
than the Judge of the court In the dis
trict where the differences arise? Why
the labor union rejects this proposition, or
why the coal operators refuse to recog
nize what they call a lawless mob, guilty
of many crimes against life and property,
what most vitally concerns the American
people Is the' preservation of liberty as
the safeguard of their country.
Labor unions and great corporations
are equally tho product of the times and
equally useful, in their legitimate spheres
But tjie resort of labor unions to violence
and crime is as reprenensioie ana per
haps even more Inexcusable than the re
sort of corporations to their methods of
evading the law. If the coal mining cor
porations have by Injustice and oppres
sion put themselves without the pale of
public sympathy, not less have the labor
unions forfeited public encouragement by
murder. President Mitchell says, in an
swer to the charge of 2Q murders com
mitted by his men, that there were only
seven. Does he realize the purport of
that admission?
Seven men murdered for daring to as
sert their liberty and their manhood by
earning their bread after the dictates of
their own consciences, is a frightful com
mentary upon American freedom, and
cannot go unchallenged. Morally speak
ing, the murder of one Innocent man is
more shocking and repulsive than the
fill of 100 In battle.
The President's answer to the union
coupled with the offer pf tho coal operat
ors, to the effect that if differences arose
between their men in the future and
themselves, they would bind themselves
to abide by the decision of the Judge of
the court where the differences might
arise, contains all the elements of justice
that could be reached by arbitration,
however organized, and the fact that they
are rejected reflects severely upon the
sincerity of the mining labor union.
The general attitude of the newspapers
upon this question is not Indorsed to any
great extent by thinking people. Of the
10 or 12 men with whom I have conversed
upon this question, but one Indorsed the
methods of the mining union, and he con
fessed to being a Socialist
M. S. GRISWOLD.
Portland, October 10, 1902.
BIKE AND AUTO CLASH.
Messenger Boy Has a Tilt With a
Fast Chauffeur.
two engines or destruction met on
Washington and Seventh streets yester
day, and one of the engineers was left
with a badly crippled vocabulary.
A messenger boy was gliding down at
the usual Velocity attained by bicycles on
the, city streets when the white automo
bile, which was sweeping up the street at
its usual speed, swerved across tho car
tracks, and before the delighted spectat
ors could vent their Joy in a shout, the
messenger boy was pinned against tho
curb, and tho automobile was coughirfg
triumphantly over his prostrate form.
The lady in the back seat got out to see
if the damage was great enough pleasur
ably to watch, but both, she and the
chauffeur were visibly chagrined when
the lad pulled his wheel out and slowly
mounted. The chauffeur attempted to ex-
plain his delinquency In not killing the
bicyclist but she would not listen to him
In a rage he turned upon the dazed boy
and added at least three branches to his
published pedigree. Just as he reached
xthe- climax of his oratory, the messenger
recovered his wits, ana Deioro ne was
through he had laid out the chauffeur,
the lady in the back seat and the gasoline
motor. Retaliatory measures were futile
and In the presence of an immense throng
the white automobile was compelled to
quit the field. It is feared that the chauf
feur will lose his Job, owing to such
display pf maladdress In not even malm
lng the boy.
GREAT FAIR, OR NONE.
Senator Booth Appears to Be Op
posed to Project.
EUGENE. Oct 11 .-(To the Editor.)-My
opinion is that the fair business has been
overdone, that the people of the country
are not in siich a patronizing humor as
to justify further attempts. A local fair
is not to be thought of,, and one that
would attract the Trans-Paclflc country,
or even the United States generally, is, as
it now appears to me, too great an under
taking for our state. Oregon cannbt af
ford to be handicapped by failure in the
Mellin's
Food
is a real substitute
for mother's milk.
Our bopkt Me Hit? s Food
Babies,11 sent free.
Mellin's Food Co.. Boston. Mass.
Electric lamps Reduce
Portland General Electric Co.
show business, and the state is not suf
ficlentlv traversed by railroads to give
people visiting Portland an adequate Idea
of the vastness and greatness oi uui
PIre- , ,
Our decision should be asbeween a
crront fnir or no fair at all.- The former
would probably be too great a tax on us.
The published views or me ra.r man
agers, with such information as they may
have ' gathered, should be known to the
people of the state and doubtless would
influence many opinions.
R. S. BOOTH.
State Senator for Douglas, Josephine and
Lane. Counties.
WHERE TO DINE.
Good food helps win success. Go to tne
Portland Restaurant, 305 Washington si.
THROUGH THE COLUMBIA lUVEIt
GORGE.
a .AAllfrhtfnl trfn nf A. few hours Will
take you through the famous "Columbia
Biver Gorge," the greatest combination of
.1.. oni mniintotn nppnprv on earth. O.
R. & N. train leaves Portland daily at 9
A. M. Return can be made by steamer
fromTJascade liocks. apeciai wwraies ior
this trip. Get particulars at O. R. & i.
ticket omce. Third and Washington.
ATTTER THE MORHOXS.
Under the ClrcumHtances No One Can
uoncftiiy uininc jiiju.
The mystery of a case Is cleared up
when you take Mormon Bishop Pills, for
. 1 nlnnnac ha OVQtPTTl BO thnmttffhlV
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are wonuenui us u. umc iuuh uuu uiu-
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They sell at the low price of 50 cents per
DOX Or SIX UOJte 1UI w. i- ui aaic u.
(jr. QKiamore OI vu., arumanu,
Hleh-Grttde Planes for Rent.
Sold on easy Installments. Pianos tuned
and repaired. H. Sinsheimer. 72 Third st.
Headache, Indigestion, biliousness, dys
pepsia and stomach troubles are cured by
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
THOUSANDS
HAVE DEBX CURED BY
OSTEOPATHY.
IT MAY HELP YOU.
DR. H. V. ADIX
McKay Bids' Third and Start.
Phones :
Office, Clay 150; Res., Union 781.
far
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consbfenf with
Good Work
Esgravfcg Department
Oregonievn fuhlo.
WE HATE THE BEST $1.00
0 CHILD'S AND 1.50 MISSES'
KID AND BOX CALF
1 SHOES I
IX" THE CITY. GIVE US A
TRIAL.
FIFTH and WASHINGTON !
o
PAINLESS DENTISTRY
Dr. Fred Preac Oekum '
full aet teeth
Uold crowni, 22K
Brldr work XiK
PblUdelphis, cradu&ta.
All tbe UUtft applU
tvnees ior doing perfect
work. Kred ireha. Th
Dakura. cor. 3d and Wuhlturton. Portland. Or.
ROCK SPRINGS COAL
Lnmp and Range--Best
to Be Had, $8.50.
VULCAN COAL CO., Both Phones.
CHAS. T. PREHN, Dentist
ID Hamilton. 1S1 Tlilrct Street.
Vitallxecl nlr Xor painless extrac
tions. Oregon phone Clay 4S5. '
rf P f HWflWN A?1 EAR UREASES.
UI. E. - UIW i n Uarquam blde..roonu ca7.
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liable, regulate tbe llyer and wbole digestive orsac
ICARIA
A new collar
E. & W.
E. &W.
To....
Consume
Of current from ou
we have reduced t
of lamps below co
15c eaci
$1.?5 doz
These are standard,
Edison lamps that w!
sold at 25c each, an
especially for our cir
our lamps and get goo
Delivered In Dozen Lots
Free of Charge
Queen Quality
J SHOE FOR WOMEN
Patent Kid Vici Kid Storm Calf
$3.00
Goddard-Kj
Shoe Com
SIXTH AND WASHINGK
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8
1902
g
Don't dicker over a
doliarwhenyoureyes
need attention. They
are worth fitting
properly. We do it.
WALTER REED
TH Optician
133 Sixth St., Oregonlan 8Id.
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Boston
EgKert-Yonnsr Co., Agents.
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FREE TO THE BABIES
The Darst Company, of Chicago, will pro
sent to every baby under 1 year of age In this
vicinity one solid Kold baby ring, with tho
baby's blrthstone In same. You do not have
to pay one cent nor buy anythlne to sret this
rlnff. Darst Company are large Jobbers of
Jewelry, and have taken this method of adver
tising their goods. Instead of spending tbou
Eands of dollars for magazine advertising they
have decided to give it away direct to con
sumers. The firm of A. W. Schmale, 220 First street,
have been made dlstrubtors for Darst Com
pany. Bring your baby to their store and give
its name 'sr.d age and you will receive one of
these beautiful gold rings free ot cost. This la
not a cheap article, but solid gold ot elegant
design. While at A. "W. Schmale's store don't
fall to look over tho elegant line pf Jewelry
on display.
SAPOLIO
It ensures an enjoyable, invigor
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respond removes dead skin,
ENERGIZES THE WHOLE BODY
starts the circulation, and leaves
a glow equal to a Turkish bath.
ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS
I i
j Shoes and Creedmoors 1
j are not cheap either 1