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THE MORNING OKEGON1AN, FKl'DAY, JANUAKT 2, lUUS. "5 FEARS MEXICAN PETE Champion Jeffries Refuses to Fight Him. WILL NOT RISK A KNOCK-OUT A Thousand People Gather to See HI:n nt Salt Lake, but He In Not In Condition and Fcnrn Repeti tion of the Butte Incident. SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 1. Over 1000 people who had -gathered to witness the boxing exhibition of the Jeffries-Fltzslm-mons combination tonight hissed and hooted the world's champion heavy-weight because he refused to meet "Mexican Pete" Everett, a local boxer. In a four round contest. Jeffries had offered J200 to any man who would stand before him four rounds. "Mexican Pete" had ac cepted, and the bout was advertised to tak6 place tonight. In explanation of Jeffries' refusal to meet Everett it IS said the champion is not in first-class condition, and he does not care to risk a repetition of the affair in Butte two weeks ago, when a miner named Munroe not only remained for four rounds but is said to have nearly knocked the champion out. A Li WEINIG IS ALL. I.V. But it Takes O'Brien Twelve Bound to Finish Hint. BUFFALO. N. Y.. Jan. 1. It took Jack O'Brien 12 rounds to dispose of Al "Welnlg before the International Athletic Club at Fort Erie today. The Buffalo man went down and out in the middle of the 12th after receiving a terrific right-hand upper cut and a shove which banged his head against the floor and made his arising within the 10 seconds an Impossibility. The contest was one-sided all through. Welnlg did not land a score of clean blows throughout the 12 rounds, while O'Brien, with stinging Jabs; cuttlns swings and stunning counters, played on the Buffalo man wherever and whenever he pleased. But Welnlg's vitality and well-known powers of recuperation and ability to stand punishment enabled him to stand on his feet and take all the gruelllpg until the finishing punch. O'Brien fought the fastest 12 rounds ever seen before the Fort Erie Club. He was in action every second, feinting, shifting, dancing in and out and piling in the blows on the husky "biker," and, although he landed a sufficient number of times on Weinlg's Jaw to have won a half-dozen fights, he seemed to lack a blow powerful enough to knock him out. Welnlg was knocked down clean in the first round and was hanging on the ropes In the sscond and fourth rounds, hut his strength held him until O'Brien had literally cut his face to ribbons,, closing both eyes, and worn him down until he was unable to protect himself or do damage to his opponent. O'Brien did all the fighting, Welnlg sel dom attempting a lead. O'Brien finished without a scratch, and Welnlg was all out. The betting was at prohibitive odds In O'Brien's favor, although much money was won on the proposition of Welnlg staying 10 rounds, which he had backed himself liberally to do. Three thousand people saw the sport. GARDINER. FIGHTS FOUL.. After Many Warning:) Referee Gives Hatch to Gang. NEW BRITAIN. Conn., Jan. L After repeatedly warning Gus Gardiner, of Phil adelphia. Referee John Willis gave Joe Gans, of Baltimore, the decision In the 11th round of a bout scheduled for 20 rounds before the National Athletic Club today. Gans was on the offensive from the start, but Gardiner danced around the ' ring from his opponent for five rounds and showed no inclination to mix it up. In the fifth round Gans succeeded in land ing several good blows on Gardiner with telling effect In the sixth Gardiner came back with the tactics which characterized the first few rounds of the bout, and relied on his footwork to escape Gans. The referee re peatedly warned Gardiner, who clinched at every opportunity, but with little ef fect A In the 11th round Gardiner caught Gans about the waist and threw him heavily to the floor. Referee Willis Immediately stopped the bout and gave the decision to Gans. Fifteen hundred persons witnessed the fight ENTRIES FOR TENNESSEE DERBY. Good List of Stakes for Spring: Meet . ing: at Memphis."" MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 1. Final dec larations for the Tennessee Derby and Oaks for 1903 are due tomorrow. The other stakes of the New Memphis Jockey Club for the 1903 Spring meeting close Saturday, January 3, and are: Gajton Hotel stakes, two-year-old colts ana geiaings, fiwj aaaea; ATaeue siaices, two-year-old fillies, $1000 added; Memphis stakes, two-year-olds, $1500 added: Hotel Gayoso stakes, three-year-olds, $1000 add ed; Tennessee Brewing Company stakes (selling), three-year-olds, $1000 added; Montgomery Handicap, three-years-olds and upward, $2o00 added; Peabody Hand! cap, three-year-olds and up, $1000 added: Cotton Steeplechase stakes, three-year olds and up, $1500 added; Tennessee Derby for 1904, $3000 added: Tennessee Oaks for 1901, $2000 added. The estimated value of the 1903 Tennessee Derby is $7500. CORRIGAN LANDS IN FRONT. Exciting: Finish of New Year Handi cap at Ingleside. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. L About xvn people gathered at Ingleside today to witness the racing, despite the threaten ing skies. The rain held off, however, and the sun shone for a part of the afternoon. The track was muddy, due to the heavy rain of last evening. The chief point of intiereet was the New Year's han dicap at. a mile and an eighth, with a value of $2700. Eight clever performers, sported silk, and Articulate went to the post a favorite. The field was sent away In good order, and The Fretter led for a time, with Articulate in close attend ance, followed by Claude. At the half Articulate showed In front, but did not maintain his position long. Around the far turn Reed made his move on Lord Badge, and he passed the others. Ransch had been holding Corrjgan in about fourth position, and when the stretch was reached the son of Sain forged ahead and won from SIddons, who closed fast Lcrd Badge, with whom Reed moved too, tired some and finished third. Artic ulate stopped very .badly and finished' in the ruck. The winner was 5 to 1 In the betting, and received considerable sup port The "baby" race attracted much atten tion, and 10 youngsters went to the post for the first time. The honor of winning the Initial event for 2-year-olds went to Green Morris, whose colors were carried by the California-bred co!t Precious Stone, by Star Ruby, out -of Anarchy. Bullman got him away well, and, taking the lead n the stretch, won from Rowena, a promising filly from the stable of Burns & Waterhouse. Barney Schreiber'e Am-bo-dta -was third. Burns and Bullraan divided the riding honors, each scoring on two occasions. Summary: Six furlongs, selling Botany won, Flo rinel second. Saintly fhlrd; time. 1:18. Three furlongs, purse Precious Stone won, Rowena second, Amerlta third; time, 0:37U. Six furlongs, aelllng Ned Dennl3 won, Jim Hale second, Jarrcttlere d'Or third; time. 1:17. New Year's handicap, one mile and an eighth. value $2700 Corrigan. 117 (Ransch), 5to 1, won; SIddons, 107 (Bull man). S to 1, second; Lord Badge, 102 (Reed), C to 1, third; time. 1:57. Claude, Rio Shannon, Articulate and The Fretter also ran. One mile, selling Diderot won, Ulowano second, Huachuca third; time, 1:45. Six and a lyUf furlongs, handicap Gav lota won, Sylvia Talbot second. Gold Bell third; time, 1:23. IVItful Win nt New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1. The attend ance at the races today was good. There was a light, pteady rain from dawn until dusk, and the track was almost at Its worst Light HuAt and Witful were the only winning favorites, the latter credit ing Albert Simon with the New Year's handicap, worth $12S0 to the winner. Wit ful and his stable companion, Glendon. were favorites at 2 to 1 In the betting. Witful outclassed his field at the weights, went to the front without effort In round ing the far turn, and was under wraps all through the last furlong. Results: Five furlongs. Mamselle won, Mra Frank Foster second, Pride of Galore third; time. 1:05 1-5. Six furlongs Philo won, Henry McDan lel second. Scorpio third; time, 1:13. Five and a half furlongs Light Hunt won. Paul Creyton second, Parnassus third: time. 1:11 2-5. New Year's handicap, one mile and 70 yards Witful won, Maghonl second, Glendon third; time, 1:52. Seven furlongs Moroni won. Lord Nev ille second. Zackford third; time, 1:33 1-5. One mile and 70 yards Mosketo won. Flaneur second. Miss Shanley third; time, 1:52 1-5. Commission on California Races Accepted. Portland Club Cafe, 130 Fifth street Direct from the tracks. j I'LAY ANOTHER TIE. Neither Side Scores in Gnme Between Commercial Teams. The teams from Llpman, Wolfe & Co. and Olds. Wortman & King played another tie game yesterday on the Bishop Scott Academy ground In the morning, there being no score on cither side. The first game was played on Thanksgiving day. and resulted the same as yesterday's contest There were about 600 people present on the field, and much enthusiasm was displayed by the partisans of the respective teams. The line-up was: L.. "VV. & Co. Position. O.. W. & K. Weatherdon LER McFarland Becker LTR McCarter Thompson LGR Parker Smith C Parson Sherfln R EL. Montag Krure JIT L Smith Spencer R G L Ott Strain Q Bufflngton A. Daly L. H R Decrlng Austin F "Courtney Adams It HL Oodfrey Referee. C McDonald, Multnomah. Umpire, Fisher, Stanford. Timekeepers, Randall and Jacobs. The Olds, Wortman & King team at tended the Baker theater ast night in a body, occupying three boxes. Astoria Defeats the Soldiers. ASTORIA, Or.. Jan. L (Special.) The football 4eam from Vancouver Barracks, made up of enlisted men from the Eighth and Twenty-slx,th Batteries, played a game here this afternoon with the Astoria eleven. It rained continuously during the game, making the ground too slippery for fast play, which was In favor of the home team, it being much the heavier. The game was won by Astoria by a score of 12 to 2. Play Tie. Football Game. OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. L (Special.) Five to 5 was the score at the end of the second half of the football game on Wil lamette Falla field this afternoon between the Portland Stars and the Oregon City team. The field was muddy and touch downs were secured after hard line buck ing. Neither side kicked a goal. ( BREAKS TWO RIFLE RECORDS. Pone, of Springfield, Excels Feats of Hudson. SPRINGFIELD, Mass.. Jan. 1. H. M. Pope, the crack rifle shot of this city, broke the 50 and 100-yard shot world's records here today on the standard American target, 200 yards offhand. He scored 4C3 in 50 shots and 90S in 100 shots. The former records were462 and 900, and were held by Dr. W. C. Hudson of New York. Chehalls Meets Complete Defeat. OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 1. (Special.) The Chehalls basket-ball team waa defeat ed at the Young Mien's Christian Associa tion gymnasium last night by the Y. M. C. A. team by a acorc of 34 to 12. The vis itors were outplayed at every point. The Junior basket-ball game was more closely contested and was won by the Oregon City Y. M.C. A. team from the Boys' Brigade team, of Sunnyside. The score was 11 to 9. Americans Win nt Chess. ST. PAUL. Minn., Jan. L The tele graphic chess match between players from the St Paul and Winnipeg Clubs ended at midnight, he American players winning by a scoTe of 7 to 5. In addition to the regular games, a special match was played between F. A. Hill, of St Paul, and Magnus Smith, the champion of Can ada, in which Mr. Hill scored a brilliant victory. AH-Amerlcnns Win nt Bowling:. SAGINAW, Mich.. Jan. 1. In a- series of five bowling games this afternoon and tolght between the All-Americans and the East Saginaw club, the former won three games, the latter one and one wis a tie. The total number" of pins was:. All Americans, Wolf secured SS5 pins; Scl- bach 95 and Voorhees 962. Shaw Breaks Strength Test Record. NEW YORK. Jan. L Frederick S. Shaw, of Columbia University, today broke the strength test record of 2049 points, made by himself, according to the Sargent system of measuring, in Novem ber .last The new figures made by Shaw arer2136. Rickrcnl Defeats Salem. SALEM. Or., Jan. L (Special.) The Rlckreal basket-ball team defeated the Salem T. M. C. A. today, by a score of 14 to IX. Flonr -Option Renewed. SEATTLE. Jan. L The options on Coast flouring mill plants glvon six months ago, which were to have expired on Jan uary 1, have been .renewed for a period of 90 days. Though not Inclined to ad vance any reason for the belief, milling men believe the options will be taken up at the expiration of this period, and that the larger flouring mills of the Coast will pass into the, hands of a new com pany. Iowa Grain Elevator Burned. FORT DODGE, la.. Jan. L The grain elevator of the Great Western Cereal Company, with a capacity of 175,000 bush els, burned early today, causing a loss of $100,000. fully covered by Insurance. The elevator contained 100,000 bushels of oats and a large amount of valuable ma chinery, all of which is a total loss. Sev eral' employes escaped with difficulty and succeeded fn saving the bereal mill. The oritrin of the fire is Unknown. OPINIONS OF MASS PLAYS PROFESSORS THINK OPEN GAME "WOULD BE BETTER, Members of Local Football Teams Like Present Interference System and Oppose Any Change. "Mass plays as a rule are less danger ous than open plays," Is the opinion ex pressed by local football players and the members of the Reliance team, who were in Portland yesterday. They say that the effort which Is being made by Eastern professors to have chmges made In the rules of the game which will prevent the use of mass plays is uncalled for and should not be successful. Professors of the various colleges, however, are of the opinion that the mass plays are danger ous and that It would be a good thing if some change could be made which would prevent their use. They say that the present system of play Is so severe and requires so much training that it makes football a poor sport for school boys. Their Ideal of a football game Is ono where running will be resorted to and each man will hive to depend upon his own merits when he tries to advance the ball. They think that the students' time will not be taken up so much in this case, and that the games will he about as Interesting and afford better exercise. The players, on the other hand, argue that If the modern methods of forming WAS WELL KNOWN IN EARLY STAGING DAYS. A. 31. Patterson, of Olympin, who died December 29, 1IH)2. Interference are prohibited, the charac teristic features of the game will be gone, and interest in It will die out The sci ence of football, they say, lies In concen trating the forces of the men so that they will be most effective, and to this end mass plays must bo resorted to. If a strictly open game were played, and the defense knew that'thcy had no mass plays to fear, "the men could be so stationed that In two evenly matched teams there could be no progress made' with the ball and the game would be only one of kick ing. ' Danger in Open Tackles. "I do not think the Eastern professors will have anysuccess in their attempt to change the method of play now used In football," said George McMillan, of the Multnomah Club. "I do not think their cause as deserving as they think it Is. It has been my observation that there are many more people hurt In open playsv than there are In mass plays. When a man ls running as fast as he can and an other man tackles him, both are sure to receive a hard blow. There are more men hurt In open tackles than there are In mass pliys. When a mass play Is formed, it moves more or less slowly. The men do not come together with such, force, but when they have met, it becomes a ques tion of strength as to which can advance. The open plays are more scientific, and to my mind more profitable. I do not think there ls any reason for wishing to prevent the use of mass plays, but I do think that teams would put up a better class of football by using more open plays. In coaching the club team I use more open plays than any other team on the Coast. I use the straight blocks Inside and outside of tackle. In this way the men are put on their own merits. There is no falling down In front of these plays and stopping them." "There ls no reason for wanting to bar mass plays." said "Pete" Smith, manager of the Reliance team. "They are not as dangerous as open plays. Ends and backs are hurt more frequently than the line men. The ends are hurt by their open tackles and the backs In the same way. The old-time flying wedge was a dan gerous play. The 'V would come charg ing down the field at full speed,- and the only way to stop It was to dive into the head man. In the nrespnt svato'm nt mass plays no such sneeri is ntfnin i 'Five men must be on the line, and at leasi two or tnose must be five yards back, or outside the line of scrimmage. This does not givev a chance for anv such formation as the old flying wedge. Neither does It allow the backs to got up such speed before they hit the line. If an at tempt -Is maJe to change the method of play that hinders the formation of Inter ference it will result in Injury to the game." Thinks Game Would Be Slow. Marlon Dolph, coach of the University of Oregon team, said: "Mass plays are less dangerouo than open plays, and I do not think there ls any need of trying to change them. In open plays the Inter ference must be perfect before, the ball can be advanced at all If the defense is good the men can be stationed so that it is Impossible for a gain to be made by open-plays- If there was a rule made that mass plays could not be used, there would not be much to the game. There would be no way of advancing the ball and the game would have to be all kicking I do not think that there ls any call for the agitation that la being made on this subject, and do not eee how anyone can succeed In changing the method of play " Fred J. Zelgler, captain of the "AH Oregon" football team, and ox-captaln of the University of Oreeon think that the present method of play ls au nguu ii manes ine game more scien tific and ls really less dangerous. When you see a man who is charging down the field as fast aa he can go, stopped by a head-on tackle, three times out of five one man or the other will hesitate about getting up, and many times will take the full time allowed, and then get up stag gering. In mass pays such injuries are much less frequent Anything that will tend to lessen the strength of the Interfere ence will have a bad effect upon the game. Maaj plays may not give Individuals the chance to do star work that open plays do. but in them every man is given a chance to help. It is a scientific question of how the 11 men can concentrate their efforts with the greatest effect" Football Is Too Intense. "I am for anything that will lnsspn the Intensity of football." said Professor A. C. Newell, of the Bishop Scott Academy! 'I believe football would be a better game if the masa playo could be left out It ls not so much the actual amount of In juries that must be considered as it is the spirit of the game. The mass plays are brutal. A man shuts his eyes and plunges Into the mam regardless of what Injuries he may receive. There does not seem to me to be anything sportsmanlike about such playing as that In the open plays where an attempt Is-made to advance the ball by runs, it Is a question of match Ing one man's speed against another's, and Ls truly a sportsmanlike contest. Where there la so much consideration of interference and team work, there Is too much Intensity in the game to make it a Kuuu-sume.ior scnooi ooys. ineir tnougnts are taken up all the time with the thought of the training. I have seen the time when for weeks before a big match the boys could not talk of anything but foot ball. They were afraid they would forget the signals and afraid they would not do the fight thing at the right time. If it was more of a game to be played by the individual and did not depend so much up on Interference, . this trouble would be eliminated to some extent, and It would, be a much more Interesting game and more sportsmanlike." "Speaking from my own observation," said Dr. S. R. Johnron, of the Portland ; Academy; "I am opposed to the mass plays and would be very glad to see oome change made to eliminate them from the j game. I think, that there ls more . science required In the maes plays, for then i the progress depends upon the whole team and not upon one man. There Is a danger In them, however, which should not entei into the eport of young men. Unless the player Is thoroughly trained and In perfect condition for the game, there is danger In the mas3 plays that are used now. I will not say that It would make the game more Interesting If the open plays were used, for the more danger there Is In the game the more fascinating It becomes. I think, ; nowever, a3 a matter of sarety .to the young men who will insist upon playing football, there should be some change made that will make It less dangerous." REJOICING IN HAWAII. First News Dispatch Received Over the Pacific Cable. HONOLULU. Jan. 1. By courtesy of the Commercial Pacific Cable Company, the Associated Press Is permitted to ten der congratulations on the completion 6f the firs; section of the submarine cable that Is to connect the United States with Its Insular possessions In the Pacific, and eventually witl the 'Continent of Asln. The cable was completed at S:40 tonight when the two ends were brought togeth er in Molokal Channel, 35 miles from Hon olulu, where the San Francisco end had been buoyed since December -25. Shortly, after communication was estab lished, the fact was announced) to the crowd In waiting, and "was greeted with cheers. Judge Cooper, representing Gov ernor Dole, who was absent from the Isl and, filed a message to President Roose velt, announcing the opening and extend ing greeting from the citizens of Hawaii. The public ccleoratlon which has been held In abeyance until the completion of the cable will be held In the Capitol grounds tomorrow. Thus has been fin ished, after a memorable struggle against wind and wave, an enterprise which brings the Hawaiian Islands 2000 miles nearer the parent continent, puts an Im portant but hitherto isolated community In communication with the entire world and susceptible to all the Industrial Im petus which follows ready accessibility. The final splicing of the ends In the water, which for days had rendered cable work Impossible, marked the first stage of the undertaking to span the vastest ocean with a line of electric communica tion, the need of which has long been ac knowledged by the entire world, and the advocacy of which has often claimed the attention of the highest councils, political and financial, of America. Since this con ception of the idea of 50 years ago, of con necting the continent of America by tele graph via Behring Straits, the Impractica bility of the Pacific cable has had many periods of buoyancy and depression. Tho history of the project like that of all great achievements, was one of open op position and patient perseverance. Its advent in Honolulu waa hailed by all classes as a boom to her commercial In terests and a stimulus to her material and" social progress. Even the quaint Hawallans, whose splendid Isolation haa lent a romantic Interest to their Island homes, forgot for the time being the sac rifice of romance and poesy to utilitarian ism, and greeted the landing of the cable upon their soil with an enthusiasm second only to that which marked the departure of the Sllvertown from California's shores, in keeping with the precedent established at San Francisco a fortnight before the end of the 2000 miles of cable was hauled upon the cora beach of Oahu Island on December 23. The point of landing was at the beau tiful private park of Sans Soucl Beach, five miles east of the City of Honolulu. With the shore end" landed, there still re mained a span of almost two score of miles to be closed between the buoyed deep sea end In Molokal Channel and the heavy "beach line laid half a mile out from shore. The' closing of this gap proved a task that taxed the patience as well as the Ingenuity of the Sllvertown staff. Five days elapsed, the most of which was spent In awaiting the favor of the wind and sea. before their lahors were com pleted and the first signal flashed along the entire length of 2000 and more miles. The FInnI Click. New York Press. Dr. Lorenz speaks fair English, but 13 hard to follow. His demonstration in a recent New York operation was tedious because of his effort to explain the mi nutiae of every detail. ' His 30 minutes seemed as many hours to me, because I feared he might kill the baby. At last the climax. Did -you ever try to. break a hambone across your knee or across a tblllet of wood? Thore was a round-edged 'piece of maple on the table, about the size of a.brick. When the child's hip was placed upon this, arid Dr. Lorenz. one hand on the abdomen, the other on the thigh, laid all of his 193 pounds thereon, it was evident that something must give way. Then came to every ear a sound as of a man -throwing his ankle out of .joint, and we all knew $hat the poor little cripple's awful deformity was cured. The head of the femur had entered the cup shaped cavity of tho acetabulum, which had been denied it since birth. Dr. Lorenz could have finished the demonstration in five minutes, had he so desired. But the labor Is terrific. It Is. a simple matter of hands and fingers and weight The Viennese was greatly Ex hausted. It makes an ordinary person feel queer to see this man correct In a few minutes deformities that .have ex isted for years, and that by the mere "laying on of hands." The Viennese Is no hypnotlft, mesmerist or worker of miracles. He pretends to no divinity But wouldn't you rather have hl3 hands than all the millions of little old Carne gie? To do what he does Is like being a second Christ, and I can say it without being sacrilegious. Tramp Killed in Train Wreck BUTTE, Mont. Jan. L An unknown tramp was killed and two Injured in a freight smash-up west of Missoula this afternoon, according to a Miner special from that place.- Twenty-four freight cars were demolished. A broken wheel On a car ls supposed to have caused the wreck. Traffic on the Northern Pacific is at a standstill for about eight hours. Wrecking crews have left for the scene! His Newspaper Following. Prinevllle Review. Almost tho entire Republican press of Oregon is Indorsing and demanding the election of C. W. Fulton as United States Senator. It would not surprise -us at all If Fulton was elected on the first ballot V.. S HOWARD WINS RACE TAKES FIRST IN PAPER CHASE ON BOB PROUDY. 3Hss Howard and J. Creaprh Arrive First at Finish, but Did Not Follow Trail. One of the most closely contested out ings given by the Portland Hunt Club was yesterday's paper chase, which start ed at East Twelfth street and Holladay avenue. The.firat place was won by V. S. Howard, on "Bob Proudy," and the sec ond by John Latta, on "Captain S." Miss D. B. Howard, on "Jim Budd." and J. Crcagh, on "Bergonla V." narrowly es caped being winners, but they unfor tunately went off the main trail for about 75 yards within three quarters of a mile from the finish, and raced for the goal on Thompson street, near Nineteenth, while V. S. Howard and John Latta and the main bunch were lucky enough to find the trail and stick to it The weather was all that qould be de sired for a morning In January. Not a drop of rain 'fell during the progress of the paper chase, and the roads were In fairly good condition. Those who started and finished in the event were: Mrs. Buf fum. Miss Howard, Miss Hatfield and Messrs. Dillon, Creagh, Campbell, SwI gert, Howard, Chase, Oliver. Nlcol, Latta, Downing. S. C. Kerr. Mlddl?ton and S. Chase. The start proved to be down a winding path, along a declivity to the east of Holladay avenue, through country east of the Gravel Hill road, circling north of Irvington, .and finishing on a pretty, levol stretch oa Thompson street near Nine teenth. The. hares were: Mrs. F. O Downing and T. T. Strain. J. W. Cruth ers was judge, and R. H. Jenkins acted as the efficient master of hounds. The course measured from 8 to 10 miles, and there wre about 10 jumps and .eight "blinds," or false leads. The pace set was a hard but not a wearing one, and How ard. Latta and Oliver were the steadiest in following the paper. There were very few delays in following elusive "blind" trails, so much so that the hounds caught sight of the hares for some llttlcdistance before the finish, and might have caught them. Surprising speed was developed by two horses not used to paper chases "Blrdsease" and "Bessie." the latter being under the con trol of Miss Hatfield. Miss Howard rode with her accustomed dash, and she and Mr. Creagh were looked on as winners, when. In looking for a fresh trail in the hurry and excitement of the finish, they misunderstood the course and missed about 75 vards. Miss Howard's brother and Latta were not very far behind them. and were urging their horses for all that they were worth. It waB an exciting scene as the runners tore into the open. up-hlll. on Thompson street, and the horses of the spectators caught the lmcc tlon and wanted to join in the race.. If their riders had permitted them. Miss Howard and Creagh came first at a spanking gallop, and were closely fol lowed bv V. S. Howard and Latta. ine rest of the bunch came along without any appreciable lapse of time, well together, and thohorses did not look as if the run had been too much for them. I Even-body's clothes were more or less muddy. In awarding the. result .of the race. Mr. Cruthcrs had all the facts ex nlalned to him. and as V. S. Howard and John Latta were the first to arrive at the. starting point according to the course laid out and the rules of the club, ho awarded them the decision. Miss Howard was congratulated on her plucky ride, The meet was marked by several new con testants taking part. TRANSPORTING PATIENTS. Present Practice Compared With Plan Advocated. SALEM, Or., Dec. 27. (To the Editor.) I notice In the columns of your paper re neated reference to the question of the delivery of Insane patients to the Asylum at Salem, and among them Is heard from time to time the dulcet notes of a well- known Senator from Multnomah County, who appears to have a very positive opinion upon this question. This honor able gentleman gives various reasons which he thinks ought to settle the ques tion and insinuates that only political chicanery has prevented the passage of a law requiring the Asylum authorities to co out Into the different counties of- the state and bring all such patients as have been duly committed back to that Insti tution. And he assumes that this plan would settle all the Ills which the han dling, care and transportation of Insane patients is heir to. I leave to the gentle man's sense of satisfaction with himself all contention concerning the alleged chi canery, as he is a member of the biggest political machine in our metropolis and is more of an expert upon the subject than I could hope to be. But an examination of his alleged reasons for adopting the plan proposed must be of Interest to the s'tate; and I beg lo use a little of your valuable space in giving my views con cerning It. In the first place, it is always contended that the new plan Is in the Interests of humanity, mercy and decency. This ar gument always assumes that the Asylum authorities are and forever will be more impressed by these considerations and by the eternal fitness of things In general than the Sheriffs of our counties are or ever can be. I confess an Inability to co incide with this view, and have ever failed to learn by what occult means our Hon- ; orable Senator, aforesaid, and those who agree with his views, aforesaid, are able to see and know that such will be the case. Our Sheriffs are selected and elect ed by the people, while the authorities who control the Asylum are appointed by the State Board and, more or less, because of service rendered to the successful polit ical party. Many citizens of the state. In fact allr should be pleased to know by what mysterious Influence political ap pointees are made more -amenable to the dictates of humanity and mercy, than are i officers elected by the people at large? !,It Is admitted by all parties at the out set that the best and most careful means within our power should be adopted for handling this class of unfortunates, and It goes without saying that female pa tients should always be attended by at least one. woman. But ls a Sheriff less I apt to know and observe this rule than an Asylum Superintendent? And if so, why? Again, experience shows that our Sheriffs always send a woman attendant with a female patient, except In a few cases when the Asylum can be reached in a few hours, and a little agitation and education of public opinion upon the ques tion would remove even this shortage. It is urged that the Asylum woman attend- ants would be more experienced, but the ; claim Is without any proof that they would be better on that account. The ' Sheriffs would send a friend of the pa tient, and, after all it is still an open question if Insanity Is not more a psycho , logical question than a medical one, and i If It be the former an acquaintance would be a better attendant than even an expert stranger. Neither does it always follow that Asylum female attendants are ex perts, or male attendants either, for thtit matter. We all know they rely upon a .political pull for their appointments, and the tenure of their office. Further, If It Is bad for patients to be handled by Deputy Sheriffs, would not tho new plan emphasize this evil in the cases where as In Klamath, Lake, Harney. Crook, Grant. Curry and Coos and other outlying counties, they would be com pelled to hold the patients 'a week or more before Xhe Asylum attendants could reach) them. Neither can the new plan be urged on the ground of economy, since Deputy Sheriffs are salaried officers and can trav el as cheaply as Asylum attendants, and it would be necessary to make a full trip in either case.. In truth, the difference Is in favor of the Sheriff, who knows his county and the best way of traveling through It We must face the conditions we have and not experiment with means applicable to old and densely populated states, where railway communication ex tends to every village. The Honorable Senator and his friends must know that this Is "Oregon," and not "New York, Italy nor Germany." If the new plan cannot be sustained on the grounds of Justice, decency, humanity nor economy, it should not be considered for a moment There are those In our state who openly charge that it Is simply a scheme to get the whole matter into the hands of the state administration to be used In adding to the spoils of polit ical victory, just as the law regulating the employment of clerks by the Legislature has operated, not In the Interests of econ omy, but to place the entire control of the matter in the hands of the majority caucus. That infamous act is a direct reflection upon the integrity and honor, not alone of every minority member, but of even majority members who do not "stand In" with the faction which con trols the machine. It Is now being Inquired by many If this proposed plan of handling insane patients is not offered in the Interests of those ,,-hn -nntmi ), ,,.o- j S tr"!Pni,r ble out of the hands of the Sheriffs elect ed by the people, who might possibly In some cases belong to minority parties, and placing it in control of the machine be hind the state administrations. Let some friend of the measure rise and explain. If the plan is no more economical than the present one. it will operate ' only to centralize at Sal-m In the hands of the machine, aforesaid, these sums for ex penses which otherwise, instead of adding to the political spoils of victory, would be distributed throughout every county In ine state. The quiet citizens of the state, wno nave no interest Jin political spoils as such only, are Interested In learning the true Inwardness of this movement, and the Senator, aforesaid, should rise and Inform them. Is this a reform, or a graft? JNO. A. SIMPSON. Frye and Allison on the Tariff. Philadelphia Public Ledger. Senator Frye Is the most complete ex ample of bourbonlsm that has come un der notice outside of Pennsylvania. He not only scoffs a tariff revision, whether as "a means of regulating the trusts" or otherwise; he declares himself "more than ever In favor of a subsidy for Amer ican shipping." That so large a part of the ocean-carrying trade ls In the hands of a huge combination or trust does not disturb him at all. The trust, he says, has spent $50,000,000 for old ships, and should be helped to buy some new ones. senator Frye Is a man of Influence, but another prediction which seems safe Is that Congress will not vote a gratuity to Mr. Morgan's shipping trust. The frankest statesman of them all is Senator Allison. He Is a man of experi ence, and knows how tariffs are made. He says a commission would be of no use, because It would recommend a scientific tariff, and that Is not what Congress wants. 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