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PORTLAND, OBBGON,
OCTOBER M, 1902.
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Reserve Troops Demand Par.
LONDON, Oct 19. There was a demon
stration In Hyde Park today by several
thousand reservists from South Africa,
who demanded prompt payment of their
arrears la pay and assistance to obtain
work.
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exclusive: carpet housb
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Full Set Teeth $5.00
Gold Crowns 5.00
Gold Fill 1.00
Silver Fill 50
OREGON
$3.00 Per Day
and upward.
Brldjre Over Golden Horn Collapsed.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct 19. Fifteen
persons were immersed and Ave of them
died as the result of a collapse yesterday
of a bridge over the Golden Horn, con
necting Constantinople with the suburb
1-of Galata.
J.Q. Mack&Co
NO MONEY BARGAIN
Settlement of Coal Strike
Free of TainU
HELPS REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS
Reasonable Certainty That thecoa
trol of Congress Will Xot Be
Ckanged-Bryan in Fight
of His Life.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Oct. 19. It appears that some ru
mors have been afloat to the effect that
a corrupt bargain was made with Mor
ganthat Shaw agreed to buy bonds and
relieve the money stringency if Morgan
would call oft the strike. No one who
knows President Roosevelt will entertain
for a moment the suspicion that he would
be a party to any such transaction.
Every Secretary of the Treasury has
bought bonds when there has been a large
and constantly accumulating surplus, and
under precisely the same circumstances
as the recent purchases. The rumors ofJ
the alleged corrupt deal with Morgan
have been given no credence where
Roosevelt is known, or where the finan
cial transactions are understood.
While President Roosevelt is entitled
to all possible credit for settling the
ccal strike, there should be due credit
given to the astute manner in which one
of his Cabinet officers handled the situa
tion when it was entrusted to him. The
President could not go to Morgan, nor
could he ask the operators to consider
further propositions after the insolent
manner in which they received his first
suggestion. It was at that time that Sec
retary Root took upon himself the re
sponsibility of bringing the capitalists to
hterms. Probably more was done to settle
the coal strike during the conference a
week ago on board Mr. Morgan's yacht
between this great financier and Presi
dent Roosevelt's War Secretary than all
other negotiations that had gone before.
Root was armed with some definite ideas
that he had learned from the President,
among them being that the people should
not freeze this Winter. He might not
have conveyed to Morgan in definite
.terms the fact that the President would
have the coal mined, so that the people
could bo supplied, but Morgan evidently
became aware that President did not ex
haust his last resources when he bid tlie
operators and miners get together, al
though stating that he bad no legal
means of intervention. It was Root that
pointed out the way for the operators to
come down from the high and Jot ty posi
tion which they assumed, and they took
from him, through Morgan, the advice
that the sooner they came to an agree
ment the better it would be for them and
the Interests they represented.
LookH Good to Republicans.
The Republicans are sure of victory
now. There has been a hearty com
mendation of the action of President
Roosevelt In his interference and settle
ment of the coal strike. Praise is given
him by all the press in every section o
the country, save a few mugwumpish pa
pers and a few whose Bourbon Democ
racy prevented them from commending
anything that a Republican President
could do, and the New York Sun, which
stands firmly for ..capitalistic combination-
ahead of everything else. From every
where congratulations have been pouring
in, and the one thing that made Re
publican success impossible seems to have
been removed.
It is an important thing in many ways
that the Republicans should carry tho
next House of Representatives. If they
do, the President will no doubt call an
extra session of Congress immediately
after the 4th of March, and the tariff will
be revised. If the Democrats should
carry the House there can be no tar
iff revision at once, and the present tar
iff would last until the Democracy gain
control of the Senate, House and Presi
dency. That would mean for tho highly
protected interests a long period of ex
traordinary profits. It may be that the
the Republicans will not be successful,
but the probabilities are that the next
"House will have a small but safe work
ing Republican majority. Chairman
Babcock and Representative Sherman, of
the campaign committee, have been going
over the situation carefully, and, whilo
some "bad spots" are reported, they are
not so numerous as a week ago, and tha
managers have increased confidence as
the time for election approaches. As
usual in off years, the apathy of voters
is a source of solicitude, but even this
feature is expected to be changed dur
ing the next two weeks.
Shaw May Be Called OCT.
Some Republicans think President
Roosevelt should call off Shaw and bottle
him up until after the campaign is over.
His championship of the ship subsidy on
the heels of other acts, Just when the
trusts are looming up so large as an issue,
has caused wonder. Shaw is one of the
greatest mistakes of the Roosevelt Ad
ministration and other members of the
Cabinet would like to see him retired.
Mason Flirting With Democrats.
Billy Mason is to go through th'e form
of reading himself out of the. Republican
party and has advertised the event for
the coming week. The Republican or
ganization long ago put Mason outside
the lines. Mason hopes to be re-elected
to the Senate with Democratic votes.
Proctor Can Stand the Tariff.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, says that
possibly there should be some changes in
the tariff in the distant future but not
for a long time. Proctor is the owner of
highly protected marble quarries -and
wants to "keep on letting well enough
alone."
BRI'AX IN THE FIGHT.
Wants His Ideas to Prevail in Demo
cratic Platform.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
Jngton, Oct. 19. Word comes from Lincoln
that Bryan has determined to attend the
next Democratic National convention as a
delegate, to go on the resolutions commit
tee and make a "last ditch' stand to pre
vent the platforms of 1896 and 1900 from
being repudiated. One of Bryan's close
friends says:
"Bryan is organizing for the fight of
bis life. Those who believe that he will
be a candidate for the Presidency know
nothing whatever about his intentions. He
believes that unless -an organization is
effected before the convention and a de
termined stand made, all the work ac
complished in 1896 and 1900 will go for
naught.
"He counts upon the support of Missis
sippi, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Louis
iana, Tennessee , and South Carolina, to
gether with the states west of the Mis
souri. With these delegations solidly at
his back, and a strong candidate for the
Presidency Identified with the movement,
he believes the Ideas of 1836 and 1900 will
prevail in. 1904."
Gold Standard 'In Philippines.
Governor Taft has said in speeches that
the gold standard must be established in
the Philippines. The National House of
Representatives at the last session was
willing to establish such a standard, but
the unknown influence for unsound money
and for silver bullion was so potent in
the United States Senate that the whole
matter had to be dropped out of the
Philippine bill. Disaster has followed in
tho footsteps of that unwise failure to
place the Philippine currency on an
equality with that of the United States.
If there be no legislation at the coming
session of Congress to make the Philip
pine currency what it ought to, be, it is
more than likely that Secretary Root and
Governor Taft will devise a scheme by
which the Philippine Commission will es
tablish a currency on a gold basis that
will relieve' the serious condition thai
has existed in the Islands for a number of
yeara x
POPE WANTS AN ENVOY.
Hopes to Establish Diplomatic Rela
tions With United States.
LONDON, Oct. 19. In a dispatch from
Rome the correspondent of the Dally Tel
egraph says that the Vatican hopes that
the negotiations In Manila between Gov
ernor Taft and Archbishop Guidl will lead
to the establishment of diplomatic rela
tions between the United States and the
Vatican. If this falls, the correspondent
says, the pope is believed to entertain the
hope that when the Guidl negotiations are
concluded the United States will send an
envoy extraordinary to Rome to ratify
the arrangements.
Talked With the President.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. Carroll D.
Wright, who Is the recorder of the arbi
tration commission appointed by the Pres
ident to consider' the differences between
the mine operators and the miners. spent
a half hour at the White House tonight.
He discussed in a general way with Pres
ident Roosevelt the work of the commis
sion and the existing condition of affairs
as reflected in newspaperreports.
MANILA, Oct. 19. The Civil Commission
vill probably Increase the Philippine ap
propriation for tho St. Louis Exposition
exhibit by $100,000, making the total $350,
000. Fair Commissioner Barrett had ad
dressed a meeting of Filipinos, which was
arranged by Governor Taft, on the sub
ject, and the sentiment of the meeting
was in favor of the Increase.
Europeans Expelled From Fez.
MADRID, Oct. 19. A dispatch to the
El Liberal, from Tangier, Morocco, de
clares that all Europeans have been ex
pelled from Fez.
CONTENTS OP TODAY'S PAPER.
Political.
Settlement of the coal strike leaves Republican
chances for success, bright. Page 1.
Bryan will make the fight of his life to keep
his doctrines in the Democratic platform.
Page 1.
Governor Geer addresses another rebuke to his
reputed calumniators. Page 10.
Governor McBrlde, of Washington, says Re
publicans cannot go back on their platform.
Page 3. ,
Foreign.
British forces suffer reverses in Somallland and
are in a desperate situation. Page 1.
Pope hopes Philippine negotiations may lead to
diplomatic relations between the Vatican
and the United States. Page 1.
Bulgarians cheer Macedonian revolutionary
movement. Page 2.
The Czar and Czarina will visit Italy -in De
. cember. Page 1.
, Domestic.
James Younger, formerly of the notorious Jesse
James gang, committed suicide In St: Paul.
Page 2.
Delegates gathering fpr the vote on ending
coal strike express no doubt of favorable ac
tion. Page 4.
Lady Somerset, In a speech at Portland, Me.,
arraigned Bishop Potter for certain utter
ances on drunkenness. .Page 2.
Settlement of coal miners' strike involved no
corrupt bargain with Morgan. Page l."
Pacific Coast.
Status ot irrigation contracts passed and pend
ing before the State Land Board. Page 3.
State School Superintendent Ackerman receives
suggestions for bettering common school
conditions. Page 3. ,
Fire at Aberdeen, "Wash., does damage In large
plant. Page 3.
Commercial and Marine.
Exports for September are the largest ever
reported for that month, with one exception.
Page 2.
English and German stock markets take diver
gent views of American strike settlement.
Page 2. ,
Over 25,000 ton's of European', merchandise la
due at Portland within 30 days. Page 10.
Steamship Lime Branch will discharge her rec
v ord cargo at Naples, Italy. Page 10.
New San Francisco liner Melville Dollar was a
Lake freighter. Page 10.
Clipper chips G. W. Wolff and Muskoka mak
ing slow passages. Page 10.
Increasing number of pirate craft off China
coast. . Page 10.
Tug Escort No. 2 running opposition on Puget
Sound. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Attorney Lord answers Dr. Hill and Mayor
Williams. Page 12.
Dedication services at Mizpah Presbyterian
Church. Page 8.
Rev. G. A. Taggarl leaves hlspulplt to become
a street-car conductor. Page 8.
Portland school girls learning tojcook. Page 12.
New developments In Montana political fight.
Page 8.
Large sales In realty-market. Page 12.'
James M. Lynch- guest at Typographical Union
smoker. Page 12.
Index to Departments.
Amusements. Page 7.
Classified advertisements. Page 0.
City news In brief: Page 7. ; , . .
Editorial. Page 0.
Markets. Page 11. ' ; .
A GRUEL ISOLATION
Its Effects Upon the Klamath
Country.'
SOME RAILROAD POSSIBILITIES
Probability That the Country Will
Be Bound Permanently to Califor
nia Trvo Lines of Railroad
"Looking" Toward Klamath.
By a Staff Writer Fifth Letter.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Oct. 16. The
isolation of this country is some
thing so out of line with the
conditions of the world .in .general
as to be scarcely comprehensible ex
cept under direct personal observation.
Klamath Falls (formerly Llnkvllle), the
seat of Klamath County, Is some 350
miles south from Portland and 71
miles east from Ashland as the roads go,
with a high mountain range intervening.
By the easiest route over the easiest road
it is 57 miles from the railroad,
the nearest railroad point being Ager's
Station, four miles south of the Klamath
River crossing In California. Lakevlew,
the seat of Lake County, and, all things
considered, rather the most important
town In the country. Is 110 miles still
further to . the east, as the roads
go ISO miles distant from the
nearest railroad point In Oregon..
Lakevlew has a nearer railroad con
nection, however, in the Nevada, Cali
fornia & Oregon road, which runs from
Medicine, in Lassen County, Cal., to
Reno, Nev., connecting at the. last-named
point with the Central Pacific main line.
Madeline Is 100 miles south of Lakevlew,
and there Is dally connection between the
two points by stage, and the greater part
of the general traffic between Lakevlew
and the outside world goes by the Madeline-Reno
route.
I thought when visiting Tillamook a
month back that the very climax of Isola
tion had been reached there, but the Kla
math, region can give Tillamook cards and
spades and still carry the palm upon
comparison of conditions. Tillamook has
the open highway of the sea, and while it
Is not always available, and while the
ocean connection is neither as frequent
nor as regular as might be wished, still It
serves fairly well. On the other, hand,
every pound of merchandise whlph comes
In or goes out here must be hauled pain
fully over mountain. . xoads practically
twice the distance between Tillamook and
Portland by the overland route. .Freight
ing from the railroad to Klamath Falls
costs from three-quarters of a cent to one
and a half cents per pound, according to
the season and the condition of the roads;
and there are considerable additions to
this price to points like Bly and Bonanza,
stWl further Inland. Theommon charge
for freight between. th'e. railroad .terminus
at Madeline and Lakevlew is one cent per
pound, with occasional and seasonal" vari
ations both slightly, above and slightly be
low this figure. It follows naturally that
everything in the way of "store goods" Is
high in this whole region, -for In addition
to the high freight charge there is a score
to pay on losses from time and, deteriora
tion in transit under such adverse condi
tions of transport. Broadly, speaking,
there Is, I think, an average addition" of 25
per cent here to general prices quotable
In the markets of Western Oregon. Fur
niture and such-like bulky goods stand, of
course, at a high premium In the local
stores at fully 50 per cent advance upon
ordinary prices. All this naturally puts a
serious tax upon living here. Money does
not go so far as In regions where the mar
kets are supplied by the ordinary methods
and subject to the ordinary competitions.
Of course, under these conditions there
Is no such thing as marketing anything of
home production alone save wool which
has not the capacity of carrying Itself out
to market, for .there is-fto product possible
to a country like this that can afford to
pay the charges of transportation. What
tho country might do under other condi
tions cannot practically be determined,
for there is no incentive to general and di
versified productive effort.
It is a tribute to the native resources ot
the country, and to the energy as well as
the hardihood of the local population, tha?
under such desperate conditions of sepa
ration from the world the country is what
It ?s. And its present material status is by
no means contemptible. The population of
Klamath County, as reported by the last
National census, was 3970, exclusive of
some 1200 reservation Indians, and of Lake
County 284". There are two considerable
towns, Klamath Falls and Lakevlew, the
former having probably 500 population
and the latter about 800 or 900. And there
are numerous neighborhood trading places
like Merrill, Bonanza and Bly, where a
very considerable business is done. The
merchantable productions of the country
are wholly in the form of livestock and
wool, but.1 have not found It possible to
get figures which mean anything. The an
nual "turn-off" "of beef steers from the
two counties is very large probably 20.000
head but drives of local stock are so
complicated with operations In stock not
properly belonging In the county that It 1 5
not possible to get accurate figures. But
the general business of tho country Is
large for Its population. Klamath, County
alone freights in over the wretched moun
tain roads upward of 15,000,000 pounds of
merchandise annually. Its outgoing traf
fic, being In the form of livestock, goes
out on Its own legs, and no record I3 kept
of its volume. Lakevlow, and through
Lakevlew the whole of Lake County, get?
Its supplies, and sends out its shipments
of livestock by way of the California-Nevada
route, whose northern terminus L
at Madeline, in Lassen County, California.
There is not, I believe, in the whole of
the United States, a parallel instance of
an equal area and of similar resources
combined with such positive isolation
from modern means of transportation.
Here 1b a country; larger than the State of
Iowa, and with an established business
as great as was that of the Willamette
Valley when the East Side road was
built a country of many resources and
of almost unlimited capacity for expan
sionwhich has not a single pound of
railroad iron in it. Railroad enterprise,
upon which Its development depends, has
fallen short and failed It at every avenue
of approach. It would have seemed a
natural, indeed, an inevitable thing, that
the Oregon Short Line road would have
penetrated this region in its advance to
ward Portland nearly 20 years ago, but,
through some chance. It took the north
ern route, which connected It with the
O. R. & N. road at the state line at
Huntington. Again, there was promise
of a railroad turning south-from the Cor
vallls & Eastern line; and this would
have come Inevitably if the Hogg
enterprise had not failed. Then there
was the old Pengra route, which came to
nothing, and the Portland, Dalles & Salt
Lake scheme, which died before it was
born. The effect of each of these abortive
projects in its relation to the Klamath
country was to rivet the chains of isola
tion upon it by keeping out other enter
prises which might have given it relief.
As matters stand today, the country is
scarcely more connected with the great
commercial world than it was when Lind
say Applegate found his way through its
pathless wastes by the guidance of the
neighboring mountain peaks. There are
passable wagon roads through the coun
try itself, and there is access to the dis
tant railway lines over mountain sum
mits, but the conditions af.e all but pro
hibitory In truth, they are prohibitory
as related to the general give-and-take of
active commercial life.
The country belongs politically to Ore
gon, and It cherishes a sentlmerttally
friendly feeling toward Oregon, but Its
business relations are almost exclusively
with California. Its nearest and easiest
points are Madeline, 100 miles south from
Lakevlew, and Ager, 57 miles southwest
from Klamath Falls. Both points are in
California, and in closer relations with
San Francisco than with Portland. Ali
things being equal, the merchants, espe
cially those of Klamath County, which Is
traditional Oregonlan country, would pre
fer to maintain trade relations with Ore
gon, but the conditions do not permit it.
There is quicker connection with San
Francisco, and a distinct advantage In
freight rates, and these conditions, of
course, absolutely control the business
connection. "I have been in business here
for 20 years," said a merchant to me yes
terday, "and I have never met a single
Portland wholesale merchant. Naturally,
I would rather do business with my home
state, but I don't care enough about It to
make a business sacrifice to do it."
But, while the trade of this country
now goes to California, there is no rea
son why it should always do so. In
miles, the distance ls'no greater in truth,
it is a little less to Portland than to San
Francisco. A railroad north and south
through Central Oregon, through the re
gion -of" the Upper Deschutes and through
Crook County, connecting with the Co
lumbia River line at or near The Dalles,
or a road connecting with the Corvallls
& Eastern line at its terminus near the
summit of the Cascade Mountains, in the
Santiam region, would bind this country
of Southeastern Oregon to Portland for
all time. By either route, the construc
tion would be simple and relatively cheap,
for there are neither mountains nor
str.eams In' the way no engineering diffi
culties of any kind and everywhere the
.line would pass through virgin but high
ly potential country. I cannot speak as
one of special knowledge In such matters,
but, viewed unprofesslonally, t would ap
pear a certain thing that a railroad
through these great regions would pay,
and pay handsomely.
But, most Important of all ficm the
Portland point of view, a railroad would
re-establish trade lines in conformity
with political lines. It would make Port
land the natural and inevitable market
of the Southeastern Oregon country.
Tho chance to gain this - country for
Portland Is not one likely to remain open
Indefinitely. There arc others whose eyes
are turning this way. The Nevada, Cali
fornia & Oregon road, dominated by Cali
fornia capital and, of course, related
closely to the Central Pacific Railroad In
terest, 13 In a position to come north
into Southeastern Oregon at relatively
small cost. Within a year Its lines, now
at. Madeline, could be at Lakevlew, and
in two years it could spread branches In
a way as to command the whole of this
country. Nobody doubts that this -will
be done in time; that Is, unless before
the Nevada company Is ready to move
some other road shall gain possession of
the country.
There is, too, another railroad move
ment which appears to me even more of a
menace to Portland's interest than the
Nevada line. At the-point where the
Southern Pacific crosses the Klamath
River a timber company, which owns
many thousands of acres of pine lands on
the eastern slope of the Cascade Moun
tains In Klamath County, is operating in
the lumber business in a large way. Up
to this time it has used the Klamath
River as a driveway for Its timber sup
ply, but as logging operations move, back
into the forests this has been found inex
pedient, and with a view to more exten
sive operations the company is now put
ting In a railroad, following In a general
way the upward course of the Klamath
River. As the guest of Mr. Hervey Llnd
sey, manager of this lumbering company,
I went a few days back over the line of
the new railroad to Its present terminus
some 12 miles from where it leaves the
Southern Pacific line, two miles south
from -Klamathon. It Is no mere logging
road. Its construction is in every way
equal to that of the Southern Pacific.
Only 12 miles have been completed, but
working crews are busy ahead of the
finished track and there Is plied up at the
point of. junction materials of every kind
timbers, rails, bolts, ties, etc for the
first 30 miles, which it is planned to finish
some time during the coming Winter.
There can be no question as to the pur
pose of this road. It Is striking for the
interior for the Klamath country' and its
course lies by an easy route between
that country and a connection with the
Southern Pacific line south of. the Sis
kiyou Mountains. This railroad, when It
shall get Into the Klamath region and
(Concluded , on. Second. Page.2.
MAD MULLAH FIGHT
Hot After British Force in
Somaliland.
NATIVE TROOPS MUCH SHAKEN
Must Retreat 150 or More Miles
Acrosa Trackles Desert or Perish
15,00b Assailants, 3000 De
fenders Fanatics Excited.
LONDON, Oct. 19. An undated dispatch,
from Colonel Cobb, commanding one of
the columns of British forces operating1
against the Mad Mullah In Somallland,
has been received by the government,
having been forwarded through the Brit
ish Vice-Consul at Berboa. Somallland.
The British forces engaged were com
posed of native troops and levies. Colonel
Cobb says:
"My force reached Erego this morning.
When about one day's march north of
Mudug It was attacked In the thick bush.
Two advances were made, and the enemy
was beaten back In the morning. Their
losses were heavy, and we captured 1C0
rifles. Our forces then proceeded to col
lect animals for transportation purposes
and to join the detachment at the. stock
ade camp. In the afternoon a recon
noisance was made, and after sharp
fighting the enemy was again driven off.
"I deeply regret to report the follow
ing Casualties:
"Colonel Phillips and Captain Angua
and 0 men killed, and about 100 men
wounded. The latter include Captain
Howard and Lieutenant Everett, but both
are doing well. There were severe losses
nmonfr the transport and riding camels.
The force will reach the stockade camp
tomorrow and will advance to attack tha
enemy.""
The Vice-Consul also sends the sub
stance ofa later dispatch from Colonel
Swayne, who, says that as a result of tho
fighting at Erego "October 6, which was
very severe, the Somali levies are con
siderably shaken. The Mullah, who I3
said to be in communication with Kali
and Inger in the direction of the Webbe
River, Is bringing up reinforcements from
all sides. Colonel Swayno is much ham
pered, owing to the necessity for tha
.transporting of the wounded. He Is re
tiring on Bohottle. He asks that 600 fur
ther reliable troops be dispatched from
Bernora forthwith. -
The severe reverses in Somallland placo
the small British force there, of about
3000 men of doubtful reliability, in an.
exceedingly perilous situation.
Since the beginning of Colonel Swayne'3
second campaign against the Mullah last
May, little has been heard of the expedi
tion The present dispatches seem to
show that he was retreating from the
Italian frontier northward, when the Mul
Jah attacked him at Erego. Last Decem
ber the Mullah was reported to have
about 12,000 men, mostly mounted, a largo
percentage of whom were armed with
rifles. It Is possible that he now com
'mands about "15,000 men. With this largo
force harassing him, Colonel Swayne has
to retreat to Bohottle, 150 miles, and prob
ably still 100 miles farther to Buroa, tho
ft principal British frontier post. This
march must be made under a scorching
sun and over an arid and roadless desert,
even If the retreat Is successful. Tha
gravest anxiety will be felt until further
news Is received. The entire expedition
will have to be repeated on a much larger
scale.
Colonel Swayne Is accompanied by over.
20 white officers, and has with him somo
Maxim guns and some seven-pounders.
The Mullah's success will set the whole
Ogaden and Dolbahanta country aflame.
Trade returns at Berbera and Bulhar
have shown an enormous decrease since
the operations of the Mullah cut off ac
cess to the rich markets of Ogaden and
Dolbahanta.
It was announced by Lord Lansdowne,
Foreign Secretary, In Parliament last
Summer, that the Italians were co-operating
with Colonel Swayne, but as the dis
patch made public today does not men
tion Italian help. It Is supposed that some
"local difficulty was found In arranging for
the co-operation.
Newspapers Call for Vigorous Action
LONDON, Oct. 20. The Times and oth
er newspapers this morning publish edi
torial articles on the Somallland situa
tion, and warn the government against
any further half-heartedness or half
measures, which they say have already
cost so dear, In either breaking the back
of the present rising or the future paci
fication of tho country-
Another Case of Outlnnder.
LONDON, Oct. 19. The Dally Mall re
cently sent a correspondent to Roumanla
to investigate the Jewish question there,
and this morning the paper publishes a
letter from Its representative, in which,
he says that In Roumanla the laws are
fair, but there is crying injustice in their
application, or, rather, their nonappllca
tlon, to the Jews. These Jews, he writes,
are persecuted, not on account of their
religion, but because if they were natural
ized and treated justly they would own
half of the land, and, in short, "run" the
country.
The correspondent declares that a large
number of Roumanian Deputies derive
large portions of their Incomes from
heavy bribes, on the condition that they
will help Jews to obtain naturalization
papers.
Austrian Temperance Measure.
VIENNA. Oct. 19. The bill for the pur
pose of combatting drunkenness, which
is being prepared by the Austrian gov
ernment, is the first measure of its kind
In tho history of Austria. It Is an out
come of the strong pressure of public
opinion ahd the efforts of the temperance
party. It provides for the imprisonment
of persons found intoxicated in a public
place over a certain number of times
within six months, and restricts the sale
of bottled 'spirits, which, it is declared,
leads to home drinking, to holders of
special licenses.. Only one such license Is
to be granted for every 500 Inhabitants.
More Russian. Schools.
ODESSA, Russia, Oct. 19. A newspaper
published at Kronstadt says that tho
Emperor has Issued an edict permitting
the establishing of schools where the
Russian language will be taught in the
provinces contiguous to Asiatic Russia.
Czar to Visit Italy.
ROME, Oct. 19. The Giornale Italia an
nounces that the Emperor and Empre33
of Russia will come to Italy next De
cember, escorted by a Russian squadron.
Chappelle Reaches Genoa.
GENOA, Oct. 19. Archbishop Chappelle
reached here today from the United
Slates .and .proceeded for Rome.
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