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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, Oi FIRE SHOTS AT "SPY" Colored Desperadoes Seek Life of Andrew Jackson. TESTIFIED AGAINST GLADISSEE For Tills ile Arouses the Ire of Wliitcclitincl and Shooting Affrnys RcMilt Jerry William Arrested Walter Aiilcton Escapes. Two different shooting affrays, in which much powder was burned, but nobody shot, temporarily disturbed New Year's celebrations In the colored portion o WhltechApel. yesterday. The participants were: Charles Appleton, alias Kansas. An'lww Jackson and Jerry Williams, all colored. Jackson and "Williams were ar rested by rolicemcn Griffith Roberts and Patten. I'p to a late hour last night Appleton had succeeded in making him self scarce. "Williams is the only oue who bears traces of the affray. His forehead and Hps are cut. and some one drenched him with coal oil. The fights started be cause the greater portion of the colored people in "Whitechapel are bitter against Jackson, because he was a witness for the state in the Gladissee murder case. Appleton ls the man who had a part In the troubles which led up to the Smith murder case, when George Smith, colored, shot and killed his wife because they had private troubles of "their own, and also because he was jealous of Appleton. Smith is now under sentence to be hanged. Since the Gladissee trial, Andrew Jack son has had little or no peace in Port land. Gladissee, who ls also known as "Honolulu Kid," was tried, along with E. A. Johnson, for the murder of Louis Borgus, a Swedish laborer, whoso body was found back of the Willamette Iron Works, near Third and Hoyt streets, last June. Johnson was not convicted, but Gladissee was convicted of manslaughter, last November, and sentenced to 15 years' Imprisonment in the Oregon Penitentiary. Jackson was one of the .most prominent witnesses who helped to convict him. and when this became known in colored Whitechapel he was treated with cold ness. Then Johnson was declared not guilty, and when he appeared at his usual, haunts, abused Jackson and threatened him. Jackson found that lie was looked upon as an informer, and about the only friend upon whose worth, he could safely rely was his dog, "Sport." On the other hand, Johnson went about asserting that Jacl:son had threatened him, and one day last week he visited the office of District Attorney Chamberlain, saying: "Ah want a permit to carry a revolver. lah life ain't safe with that 'fellow Jackson and his crowd around." He was assured that such a. permit as ho desired could not be granted under the law, which prohibits the earning of con cealed deadly weapons, and he romarked as he walked away: "All right, I'll have to protect ma'self." Appleton Besinn Attack. Jackson started to enjoy New Year's cheor in Whitechapel yesterday, wjth nearly the whole of Whitechapel against him, and, with one or two exceptions, about the only living- creature that would accompany him on the streets was his dog. Shortly after 5 o'clock, names were hurled at him in front of a saloon on Third street, near Everett, by a small crowd of colored people, and Jackson says that Appleton, alias "Kansas," rushed up, saying: "You spy. You Info'mer. Take that!" and bullets from Appleton's revolver fol lowed. But no damage resulted, except that the bullets buried themselves along the front of the saloon, and 10 feet from the top of the sidewalk. Fearing that his life was in danger, Jackson went to his room and got his revolver. Then he re turned to the place. where he had left his enemies, ready for action. But just then Policeman Griffith Roberts rushed up, and finding Jackson highly excited and waving nis revolver in -the air, he disarmed him, not without a good deal of difficulty. Jack son was breathing threats against his enemies, out examination if his revolver showed that he had not fired one shot. He was taken to the police station, -where ho told his story of what he called per secution, "xney are goin' to kill me. suah," he insisted. "I only carried mah gun for protection. 'Kansas' shot at me and missed me every time." Shots Fired, at Jackson. Afterward he "became calmer and be?s:ed to be allowed to go home, saying that he did not want to pass the night in lall. and promised to appear at the Municipal Court tnis afternoon to answer for his part in the affray. As the police knew him well in the Gladissee trial, and were sure he could easily be found -when wanted, he was allowed to go. When he walked down Third street a free man. his ene mles could not understand it, and the word was passed around that Jackson was "out." Fresh plans were speedily made by his enemies for his destruction. Shortly after 9 o'clock he had occasion to walk downstairs from a house at First ana uavis streets, where he had been visiting one of his few friends, when he saw the shadow of a man at the foot of the stairway. "Bang!" went a revolver. and the bullet whizzed dangerously near nun. xnis was repeated three times, he says. People all around the neighborhood rushed to see the new shootlnjr affray, and when they arrived they found Jackson and Jerry Williams' engaged In a fist fight. In which Williams was getting decidedly the worst of it Policemen Patten and Rob erts rushed up and placed both fighters under arrest "and took them to the police station. A revolver was found near the stairway where the bullets had whizzed past Jackson, and an examination showed mat two cartridges had been discharged. jODoay claimed tne revolver. AVillinniK Denied Sliootlnjy. Williams' face -was cut and bleeding Then an Oregonlan reporter Interviewed him, -and he stated he was a bartender for Clark Bros., Everett street. "Did you shoot at Jackson?" he was asked. " 'Deed, Ah nevah did. Don't carry & gun." "Who shot at him, .then?" "Dunno."- "Who cut your face?" "Jackson did it. He shot me. Ah tell ye." "Who poured coal oil over you?" "'Duhnb. Some folks wanted to touch me off. Ah guess." This was all that Williams would say. except to add that he was a good friend to Jackson. The latter was found in his cell, and he told his side of the story, finishing with: "Say, I've got no friends now in this lieah town They're all ag'In me. Mah lite ain't safe now. But Ah have one friend left mah dog Spoht, He followed me to jail." Hearing his name mentioned, .the little . dog looked up and wagged his tall. Old "Woman's Gift to Kooxcvclt. NEW YORK, Jan. L Miss Kate Gris wold, an aged woman of Islip, L. L, says a dispatch from that place to the Press, recently found among her effects, while rummaging through her bureau, a gold pen which had been the property of Gen eral Phil Sheridan. The pen had been given to Miss Grlswold years ago by her employer. She wrote a letter to Presi dent Rosevelt at Washington and sent the pen for a Christmas gift. The woman Is in receipt of a letter, from President Roosevelt acknowledging the gift of the pen, and in which he says he will use the pen in his executive work ! in the future. The President also sent J her a photograph of himself, wHich she prizes very highly. LEAVES ORTHODOX CREED Former Portlnnd Minister Experi ences CliauKe of IlclleC Rev. J. A. Cruzan, who has attracted wide notice for abandoning the orthodox creed, was formerly a well-known minis ter In Portland. He ls now in Hawaii, and the following clipping from the San Francisco Chronicle will be read with In terest by his Portland acquaintances: "Rptt -T A frnnn in Tin lnnem- In -- n i ... cord with the hellef of thft nrthndnv fnn. I .. , : - - - " " " r ' "i"' ouiiiuac umuiig many cuizena. STSSS tS?ed "fiSS ! sit rtthat, MrvDhunbar bas ,n m:nd elation of Congregational Churches and ! b1est ntorests ot the state, but they Ministers, which met at Berkeley last I feel that he has misjudged the work of the week. In consequence of this change of . society. belief or less of faith or repudiation of , The Legislature of 1S99 appropriated creeds the ex-Congregational minister $4000 to help the society carry on its work nSnedt0haVC WS, sIcken from 1S93 and 1900. The Legislature of 1S01 roll of the association The request was increased this amount to $6000 for the granted, and the registrar and commit- years 1S01 and 1902. One thousand dollars tee on credentials were instructed to com- j of each of these appropriations has been municate with Mr. Cruzan and announce used for printing 'the publications of the to him that his request had been official- , society. The other money ha been spent ly complied with. mostly in gathering historical Information. It has been known for some time A great quantity of material has been col among church people of both the Congre- J lected, but as there ban not been sufficient gational and Unitarian denominations money for Indexing and iillng it most of that the minister was seriously contem- : It Ls accessible for research and investlga platlng severing his connections with the tion only by expenditure of much time Congregational church, and that affilia- and labor. The society has a very valu tlon with the Unitarian body would prob- able collection of historical records which ably follow Immediately. It was simply r to be made available for ready ue must a matter of waiting for an opportune be filed and Indexed. One of the greatest timi X1 needs of the society la a. librarian and the For over 30 years the clergyman has necessary clerical force to An this n-nrv worked with the Congregationalists as i pastor and church-organ editor. It will ) be remembered that he was for a period ... " - - - ......... mm, uU- . der the editorship of Rev. Dr. Thompson, . ellJircrwl him THth nvorlimml rIUIn.,n . " - - . n.iihiuu3 1 views. Tn OrtnTiMv 1R97 "TV fni.or t 1 .. : Y ' . ".., m an interview published In the Chronicle, ! jciuicu me ciiaxges muue men oy tne Oc-I .... .i.u .u me ijreui 1 fundamental truths of th Ph?-ctinn llgion. He emphatically declared his be lief In God: in Jesus Christ Ilfl t Vl mint. testation, the revelation of God to the . . - ui uuu 10 uio i w ... , i,iiCc-iUm ruv e lation of God as the Father, the Son and ' tVif Hnlv .QnlT-lf re n.. . 1 T. i'" v.uut, auiiiu insee- lng church members might even then have ' -u in. tiiio iu oe u 111- 1 tarian, but Mr. Cruzan did not feel him- I f1r vMnnlr of- tKnf . I . 1 I "--j uuic me same pronounced convictions against orthodoxy! break the bond of flru-Rhi v, Ii him to the Congregational Association Nor did the denomination as a whole in terpret his meaning as so liberal as to demand his resignation from the minis try, xie was at the time installed as pas tor of the Berkeley Congregational Church, and later irlvon o iio.nn i First Foreign Church in Hilo, Hawaiian xoiiiuua. xae served tnat church for four years, evidently with satisfaction to the denomination and the congregation with aenommauon and the congregation with uau a state work. The society Is an which he was affiliated. It was only his ' aSoacy organized to preserve the hlstor reslgnatlon that sfivnrvl tha i ( leal records nf th stnto" iauons at Hilo, as his resignation and .. ...w iiuoiviat i e- i tie binding him to Congregationalism.' , i V- "'" uuit severea the PORTLAND MAN IN TROUBLE W. G. Allen, Traveling Salesman, Un- uci.- -irrcHi m a an Jose. SAX JOSE. Cal Jan 1 nMl -rr- G. Allen, who claims to bo traveling sale-- t , X -Drotnexs of San Francisco, is fn -inn aVi--a ... i.. . . , "-"bm nitu oBiain- aoney tmdcr false Pretenses. Lou uo, vmiincujT oi tne kcw Louvre, is complalnlntr wltnosc irnc n T. ? Allen Induced Mm to cash a S.S tAT , '" WI,en Presented to the San f?0? by Hobba Th& Arm de- and Hobbs thereupon swore to thP onm' nl.,f.,t . i .,.f " to Uie COm- Z..F-ly them. u.fc.miafc Alien. "m-" tumt; to sail JOSO from Pi..j A 1 1 An A- ry v - and is not well known here. He Is aboui nd lo nf .a1i i r-. '" iu'"a"". ZniZt. Z, Tfae' ana wcars a Masonic emblem and is prepossessing in appear aJlCe arrested in San Francisco hotel a creditor for a board bill. TALES OF 7TG7"2MAN whQ has a klevance J- ?;ith the Chinese Empire and who is threatening international complica tions unless afforded relief, is John E Marion, a representative of a New York moving-picture concern, who is at the Perkins. Mr. Marion has just returned from a trip to Manila, Singapore and the Chinese coast ports, to which places he went to get views for his company. He succeeded very well until he' got to Can ton, six weeks ago, where he hoped to obtain some Interesting pictures of the crowded junk trade of the Canton River His description of what happened, slight ly expurgated. Is as follows: "I left Hong Kong at night with my machine, on the British steamer Po Nan and wo reached Canton wharf next mSrn ing. It was a scene such as one could witness nowhere else in the world, and I determined to take a couplo of views Our steamer's hold was full of native pas sengers, and as these crowded out of the side ports they were actually fought for by an arrcy of men and women In a maze of junks and sampans and other curious craft that clogged the river. "The fare to points In the city would not amount to more than a cent or two but competition for trade was so fierce that a crowd of hackmen about an American railroad station was a Sunday school in comparison. Women with babies strapped pappoose fashion to their backs fought worse than the men, the shaven .heads of the youngsters bobbing about like a cork in rough water, while the mothers worked the heavy sweeps. "For my purpose It was great, and I started In to unllmber my machine right on the wharf. I don't know if vnn sver saw one-or not, but it is a complicated ! apparatus and doesn't look like anything else in the world. It is full of whonlc I has a battery attached, and an Ignorant native might take it for anything from an infernal machine to a rapid-fire gun, and I guess some such suspicion moved the crowd, for something like a million ex cited Chinks were chattering about me be fore I had fairly .got started. "In two minutes It began to look like a riot, and then came the Chinese officers, carrying swords. They stopped me at my work, and while I stood by and swore and tore my hair, those tenth century fiends took my beautiful machinery all to pieces. They ran out mile after mile of my films, ruining every one, of course, as soon as it was exposed to the light, and I could only watch thenf and exude .curses that they did not understand. Oh, it was heart-rending! "When the wreck was complete one of the criminals wrote me something in Chi nese on a piece of paper, and then they bundled up the machinery and carried It Into the Custom-House. I raced off to see the United States Consul, who was Robert W. 'McWade. formerly a Philadelphia newspaper man, and begged that he send to Manila for some "battle-ship right away. But first he had the paper translated, and it turned out ta be a receipt for the ma chine and a pledge of Its return to me if it were found not to be of a dangerous character.' "It was returned two days afterwards, and I have shipped it to the home office to be drydocked. I never could talcfe an other picture on my trip, and that loss, coupled with my mental distress and loss of all hope of a happy hereafter, will justify me In claiming an indemnity that will recall to the Empress Dowager the days and doings of the restless Boxer. And did I get an apology or an explana tion? I didn't wait for any. My case is in the hands of Consul McWade." MONEY IS BADLY NEEDED OREGON' HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEEDS STATE APPROPRIATION. Member Are Surprised nt Secretary of State' Recommendation That Legislature Give It No Iniid. Secretary of State Dunbar in his bien nial report to the Legislature recommends that the appropriation for the Oreeon His torical Society be discontinued. This has uvui-vj JU UlSLUiillllUtU, J. ULS UUS nnm.in. 1 ... If etate aid is withdrawn the society will have to retire from a large part of the field, because its own revenues are Ineuf- jii-h. iu mtci me iifcua. ine puullC Will thereby lose the chance of securing a -,mn .tr .1 j. vi. . A-ub uvi.ii ui iiiiui iiiaiiuii auuui uie early .im -, m, 1 , uu..o un,uu. iiic,huiikcis ate passing away rapidly. Unless their historical Knowledge ki eaved before they go. much vi. i- nui uu lost lurever. George H. Hlmes. assistant Kerrptnrv of the society, has interviewed many pioneers between 5000 and BOOO. Mnsf nf Viii '-'-u'ua "ic in me iuito oi notes ana mem- records are in the form of notes and mem- u""iu, n auuuiu. uu reuacieu ana printed. Mr. Himea says he needs sten- 1 . w6aimiuD iu nun) mm out, dui tnat ne cannot get them with the funds now at "-- uuiviwii ui uiu rsuijieiy. "W. D. Fenton, vice-president of the so- n n.l . , .iuliii, iireoiaeni in tne ausence of'c- B- Bellinger, who la in California, . .. tvuo DUliJliCCU iLt the recommendation of Mr. nimhnr Ho hati not yet seen Mr. Dunbar's report and had heard of it only through the news papers. Therefore, he would not say anything Tor publication until the official report had come to him. But when asked for his opinion about the general work of the society and its relation to the etate, he replied: "I do not think It wiee to withhold state aid. The work nf tho nnitv t n. tlally a state work. The society .Is an ...w Work Im Perpetual. 4 "Many people," said Mr. Hlmes later, "have the idea that the activity of the society la with the past. They are mis taken. The present Is always changing to the past and the work of the society is in both, for the benefit of the future. Of course. Mr. Dunbar does not think the society should give up its efforts, but it appears that he believes it should be supported by private funds. I do not see how this can be done in Oregon. In fact, it is done in very few places In the United Statcn. All historical societies organized In recent years are supported largely by state funds." Mr. Himes has sent invitations to all members of the Legislature to visit the rooms of the society in the City Hall. "If we can but get them to come we can ex- Tln "P0368 f ir so fully that J thev Will h onnvlnroH nf Itc vol 1,1 i , 7": ... ujh. I .11.1 . rillUKt. 1 nPV TV'lll Sfh f hlf fhA rf 1 . " ciety is no small factor in tht odnpatlnnni work ot the state. They will see a mass of historical material that is Indispeiwable to the student of Oregon history." Since December 16. 1S99, 47,000 visitors have registered in the room.4 of tho so ciety. In the past year the average THE TOWN 5T IS quite apparent that Eugene Cowles has reached San Francisco. With a promptness that may not be wholly dis associated with the fact that the singer is over C feet tall and 2 feet wide, the editor who accused Cowles of most of the crimes known to jurisprudence took It all back on the day the big singer arrived. The editor writes: "There Is more than one Eugene Cowles In the world. Moreover, two of them have been confounded, and as a result of the confusion I have been led Into error. The affairs of the two Eugenes were mixed by newspaper writers some time ago. and the tangle has never been straightened. I am assured that Eugene Cowles. the popular, singer, Is not the son of Edwin Cowles, of Cleveland. It is wlthhat In dividual that he has been confounded. Eugene Cowles, the soloist, was born In Canada. At the time of his first mar riage he was private secretary in Chicago to Lyman J. Gage. His second marriage was to a soloist of the Bostonlans. It was a double marriage, Mr. Garrett Ford asslBtant passenger agent of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, being united on the same occasion to the sister of the lady who became Mrs. Cowles. Both Mr and Mrs. Couies have the entree to good society in the East. The singer enjoys exceptional popularity in his profession, and is a man of culture and refinement." AMONG the visitors from the East in the city ls John H. Tamsen, who was Sheriff of New York City during the re form administration of Mayor William L. Strong. Tamsen won almost National fame through tle humorous stories print ed about him. mostly In the New York Sun, during his term of office, but he made an excellent Sheriff. He is a German, with a strong accent In every word he speaks, and most of the stories touched on this. Once, when several prisoners escaped irom tne oia lombs Prison in New York, Sheriff Tamsen rushed into the newspaper reporters room In the City .Hall and said, in creat excitement; "Poys, t'ere iss pig news for you. Der cnaii is owia: The exoression has come into lno?l nsn In New York since to describe a Jail de livery, and Tamsen contributed others to the enrichment of the language of the day. He ls In the lumber business now, and expects to remain several days ' in Portland. IN A letter received here from J. S. Van Buren, who was for many years the representative of the Pacific Mall Steam ship Company in Japan and China, and who has Just reached San Francisco, as general manager of the newly organized Chinese Pacific Navigation Company, an Intimation is given that Portland may be made one of the ports of call for the boats of the company. As at present planned the vessels are to touch at San Francisco and Mazatlan, Mexico, it being the inten tion to build up a trade between Mexico and the far East. "The new company is backed by Chi nese capital almost altogether," said the recipient of Mr. Van Buren's letter, last night, "and If it meets with success It will becomo speedily one of the great navigation lines of the Pacific, for the people back of it are willing to spend money freely. Mr. Van, Buren, who thor oughly .understands every phase of the business, is now looking for ships, and will go from San Francisco tojjfew York and London. The company will carry both freight and passengers, and may touch at all the larger points on the Pacific Coast." number of visitors has been 416 per day The society has accumulated material follows: Documents '-Jfc Diaries, account m 0 etc oook, MapsTnV H Bour-' - chart o2 6 5S M- - ne-WNtfUVhr files 110 2 112 iffcelUniicH papers, un- fsvsflid 2,000 23.G19 25,619 rthp.JeTs 1.123 230 1.C53 Mont tmy and quarterly 143 20 163 430 2CS 69S 141 ... 141 102 15 117 477 135 612 252 125 347 55S 220 77S 220 450 670 Civil War records, vols.. Eariy school books Photographs of pioneers.. Other pictures, including buildings, towns, locall- Government volumes . documents. 733 1.090 733 1.090 Letters, mostly 1SC0 prior to BILL FOR FIREBOAT. Xot nn Amendment to Charter, bnt Straight Legislation. Some people are wondering whether the fireboat bill as published In this paper several days ago would be an amendment to the new charter. Other people don't care whether it amounts to an amendment or not. Just so the city gets a fireboat. J. N. Teal, a member of the Charter Board, says the bill would not be an amendment at all. "Would a bill to es tablish a ferry at Sellwood or to rebuild the Morrison-street bridge be an amend ment?" he responded yesterday to a re porter's question. "Then how would a bill for a fireboat be an amendment?" Under the new charter the city coun cil may appropriate money from the gen eral fund for a fireboat, but may not levy a special tax for one. The execu tive board ls authorized to acquire a fire boat within such appropriation. x The charter once contained a provision authorizing the council to vote a special tax not to exceed 5100.000 for a boat. This provision was stricken out on February 10 in the revision .of the Instrument. This was done at the Instance of W. M. Ladd, who argued tlm the Alblna ferry couU be equipped so as to serve the purpose of a fireboat. F. V. Holman made the motion to strike out the provision and Mr. Ladd seconded the motion. The pro vision was contained In a section which contained complete regulations for tire ac quisition and maintenance of a fireboat. It ran in part as follows: The Council of the City of Portland may, upon the recommendation of tho executive board, and if it deems it advisable and for the best Interests of the city, by a two-thirds vote of all of Its members, levy a special tax upon all property, real and personal, within the limits of the City of Portland which ls by law not exempt from taxation. Said tax shall be known as "Special tax for fireboat." and shall be In such number of mills or decimals thereof as will produce the amount of such estimate. The fireboat bill as printed several days ago authorizes a special tax of not more than 1& mills. The full tax will raise about $65,000, and if more money Ii re quired it can be obtained from the gen eral funds of the city. Representative Sanderson Reed does not see how he could consistently vote for the bill, because he says It would be an. amendment to the charter, and the will" of the people last June was against any change in that instrument. Mr. Reed has asked the Chamber of Commerce for its opinion in the matter. TEMPLE AND SCIENCE. Andrew D. "White Cited In Oppnnliioit to Mr. Thornton's ConclnMor.s. PORTLAND. Dec 29. (To the Editors Referring to an article in Sunday's Ore-' gonian. headed "Career of Dr. Temple," and signed Richard H. Thornton, I desire to call attention to what Dr. Andrew D. White, In his work "A History of the Warfare of Science With Theology In Christendom," has to say concerning Dr. Temple's connection with the famous' "Essays and Reviews." I quote: Talt, large-minded and shrewd, one of the most statesmanlike of prelates, at first endeav ored to uetach Temple and Jowett from their associates; but, though Temple was broken down with a load of care, and esDeclally by the fact that he had upon his shoulders the school at Rucby, whose patrons had become alarmed at his connection with the book, he showed a most refreshing courage and "man Unco?. A passage from his letters to the bishop of London runs a.-? follows: "With regard to my own conduct, I can only say that ndthlng on earth will Induce me to do what you propose. I do not judge for others, but In me It would be base and untrue." On another occasion Dr. Temple, when pressed In the Interest of the Institution of jeamlng un6Vrh!s care to detach himself from his associates In writing the book, declared to a meeting of the masters of the school that if any statements were made to the effect that he disapprovd of the other writers in the vol ume, he should probably find It his duty to contradict them. From this it would appear that Dr. Temple knew perfectly well the company he was keeping, that he was willing to be judged accordingly, and was unwilling to desert his associates. The statements in the article are either misleading in this regard or Dr. White is in grave error. ALEX BERNSTEIN. PERSONAL MENTION. President P. L. Campbell, of the State University at Eugene, Is registered at the Imperial. Mrs. W. J. Furnish, of Pendleton, spent New Year's in Portland, and was a guest of the Imperial. J. N. Saxe, a physician of Everett, Wash., is staying at the Perkins, accom panied by his wife. A. M. Shannon, chief deputy in the City Engineer's office, returned yesterday from Camden, S. C, where he has been on a vacation. S. H. Friendly, a prominent merchant of Eugene, who is mentioned as a dark horse in the present Senatorial race, Is now in the city. J. N. Williamson, of Prlneville, repre sentative from the Second Congressional district, is a guest of the Imperial. He returns to Washington In a few days. H. W. Stone, general secretary of tho Y. M. C. A., left last night for California, where he will attend the college confer ence of the association at Pacific Grove. Senator Joseph Simon left for Washing ton last night. Some surprise was mani fested in political circles that Mr. Simon should not remain and aid George C. Brownell In his race for the Presidency of the Oregon Senate, but Senator Simon refused to discuss the matter. "I have plenty of work to do in Washington," said he. "Isn't this a beautiful rain. The truth ls that I have reveled In this little blizzard I encountered here. We Orcgonians down in Washington actually get homesick for a nice cold rain some times, and it's worth making a 7000-mile trip any day to get one real good Oregon shiver." NEW YORK, Jan. 1. (Special.) W. H. Wright, of Spokane, was registered today at tha Ashland hotel. Wnsp'H Method of Attnck. Belt, In his "Naturalist In Nicaragua," draws attention to the methods of attack used by different species of wasps. One, accustomed to animals and not to men, takes care to crawl down the outstanding hairs to the skin before inserting its sting; while others, which live In the midst of human dwellings, fly straight at a man's face. The first species, true .to inherited instinct, when it attacks un familiar human beings attaches itself ' to their hair or their beards. But there must have been a time when tho second species discovered that the face was the vulnerable part, and the discovery was the .outcome of the action of brain. fttED AND REPORTERS PORTLAND (ME.) NEWSPAPER 3IEX ADMIRED THE STATESMAN. Storlev Showing Hiw Kindly Nature, Even If He Wonldn't Be Interviewed. There Isn't a newspaper man in Port land who didn't feel a sense of personal loss at the death of the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, says the Boston Herald. What ever may have been their experience In trying to get him to talk for publica tion in times when the Nation Was anxious for an expression of his opin ion on any Important question, and how ever great their degree of failure in in terviewing him when he didn't care to be bothered, they admired, almost wor shiped him. It was his great brain they admired, and not his coldr.es?, they said, when he "turned them down." As a rule Mr. Reed was kind to re porters in his native city. Some of them never felt that they had his confidence to any great extent. He was sometimes accused of being almost savagely blunt In his negative replies to requests 'for information of news of value. But It was his way, and those who learned to un derstand him, and to exercise tact in ap- j proacning. nim, never nau occasion to nnu fault with his treatment of them. One Summer a visitor at Peak's Island got the floor nt a regimental reunion and undertook to advise his Maine comrades not to vote for Speaker Reed In the ap proaching election. This agitator said that Mr. Reed, as Speaker of the House, had deliberately sidetracked a veterans' preferment civil service bill; that the committee had unanimously reported fa vorably on It, but Mr. Reed kept It pigeon-holed until the last day of Congress, and then it got buried in the avalanche of concluding business measures. A Democratic paper reported this speech at great length. The Boston Her ald's local representative called at the Reed cottage. Mr. Reed was there, in his shirt sleeves, reading a magazine. He hadn't seen a copy of the paper which reported the speech in question. He took the paper, glanced at the headlines, and without change of expression handed It back. "I haven't been making any re plies to that kind ot attacks, and I guess : I won't begin tonlgbC he said. That settled It. The reporter begged to be excused for disturbing a statesman who was trying to take a little comfort away from the turmoil of the political arena. He started to go. "Did you come put from Portland to night?" the distinguished cottager asked. "Yes, sir." "There is no train for the city now until after 9." "I know It; I thought I would walk over on ti. beach to kill time and take the train at Old Orchard." "Any particular objection to killing time here?" "No, sir; I would be delighted," but don't wish to intrude." Mr. Reed led the way to the front ve randa, pointed out a comfortable chair, lighted a cigar, offered another to the visitor, and then followed as delightful an hour's chat as the reporter ever ex perienced. Mr. Reed talked about news paper work in Washington, mentioned some of the characteristics of the best known correspondents there, and talked of many matters of interest. Presently he lighted a fresh cigar, put his feet on' the veranda rail and said: "I'll tell you the trouble with some of those Grand Army" fellows. The Grand Army, as an organization. Is all right. I ought to know, because I belong to It. Most of its members are all right, but in every post there are usually three or four fellows who want to run th:ng3. This man who sought to enlighten the veterans at the Peak's Island reunion yesterday is evidently one of that kind. The fellows like him, whose war record isn't always a thing to be paraded, get together and resolve three things: 'First, vye saved the country; second, the coun try wouldn't have been saved If it hadn't been for us; third, we want it.' " Then Mr. Reed went on and gave the history of the bill which he was slleged to have cruelly held up. He explained how a portion of the committee had played a trick in reporting a bill, stating that there was -a full attendance in commit tee when it was considered, when as a mntter of fact several were absent. So he Insisted on the bill taking the regulai course, and it didn't get through. "But I am not going to reply to that gentleman; let him have all the rope he wants." was Mr. Reed's conclusion. Of course, this Interview, which would have made a big stir then, wasn't published. Newspaper men who were on speaking terms with Mr. Reed were never guilty of betraying his confidence. Another incident. It occurred in the first McKlnley campaign. Mr. Reed, much against his wish, was pressed into the campaign service in his own district. He made 12 speeches in New York and Cumberland Counties. All the men on the stump that Fall talked about free coinage of silver. There was practically no other important issue In debate. , Mr. Reed disliked to harp on one string. In the old trotting park at Gray Corner he made a speech, about the ninth In his First district series. A temporary plat form had been built so that he could face his audience In the crowded grandstand. Out on the half-mile ring several nags of doubtful ancestry were being worked out in preparation for an approaching fair. A Portland young mrin, who has since risen rapidly in the line of political pre ferment, was booked to make the open ing speech. It was to be his maiden speech. He looked neat and trim. There wasn't the slightest doubt that he would do his level best. Though the crowd came to hear STr. Reed, it listened patiently to the young Portland orator. He talked almost ex clusively about the silver question, vindi cated his party from the alleged "crime of '73." pictured the financial disaster that would follow the adoption of a 50 cent dollar, and discussed all the other points of the Issue. He did it well, and when he sat down his face wore a look of satisfaction, as if he felt that he. had made the great question of the campaign as simple as A B C. Then the chairman introduced Speaker Reed, and the grandstand shook with ap plause. When he was allowed to' speak, Mr. Reed began: "I don't claim to know a tremendous lot about this silver ques tion, and I never saw a man who did actually know all about It." The people of Gray Corner and sur rounding villages roared with laughter. The face of the young orator from Port land, who, a minute before, had seemed so self-satisfied, took, on the deep color of a ripe red apple. It was a long time before he got over that sarcastic, thrust. At the railroad station, that afternoon, there was an hour's wait for the Portland-bound train. Mr. Reed accompanied to a neighboring orchard two reporters, representing Boston papers, who had been following him around the circuit. After he had thrown- a club Into a well-laden tree of August sweets, and brought down a full peck. Mr. Reed turned to the reporters and said. In an ap pealing tone: "Say, I wish you fellows would be con siderate enough not to chase me around any more over this Congressional dls ' trict." "Why, Mr. Reed? Don't we report you accurately?" one of the reporters asked. "Oh, yes; that's Just the trouble." was the reply. "The fact Is you report me altogether too accurately. I have been building porticos on to the superstruc ture of my speech until, as I looked down at you two fellows In the trotting park this afternoon I made up my mind I was building the last portico the structure would stand." The story of how Mr. Reed once helped out a young Portland newspaper man, .who, through a misunderstanding, had Common Sense DR. B. 342M . nmj nnurs; hours: o A. Graduate Iowa State Unlr. Sundays. e.0. 1 . . . eeeceeeeee Lease txpinng, Bargains uaiurc i : Expiration of lease and erection of new building on premises force us to sacrifice the largest 0 stock of Umbrellas on the Pacific Coast. , ...JOHN Tn.i!nltnn Rt NearWoodard. Clarke & I a. ,L.t.eo.oflo failed to get a stenographic report ot a big speech, is familiar In every news paper office here. After the rally the re nortcr hunted up Mr. Reed, found him at the Cumberland Club, tired and warm. The reporter explained that failure to get a good report ot that speech would cost him his situation. Mr. Reed took him aside and dictated to him as good a summary of the speech as was printed in the morning papers. "Tell them you saw mc. and I positive ly refused to give out an interview." This was a standing order that Mr. Reed during his last years in Congress Intrusted with his friends of the Port land newspaper fraternity who represent ed out-of-town papers. It saved them a heap of trouble and time, and the re ply they sent to their numerous calls for Reed Interviews were absolutely trutniui. . FOR OREGON'S SAKE. 3IIlt J. Anderson Advocate the Tim ber Bill of Secretary Hitchcock. DUFITR. Or.. Dec. 29. (To the Editor.) The bill to amend the present land laws. offered to Congress by Secretary Hitch- cock, as published in The Orcgonian ot the 26th inst., ls not only a good meas ure, but one of vital importance to this Coast. It is not a matter of whether Land Office Officiate are honest, corrupt, or honestly Ignorant, for while no one at all familiar with the workings of our present land laws believes It probable that timber speculators would even go to the trouble to attempt to corrupt Land Office officials in order to get con trol of timber lands, the fact remains that the forests of the West are rapidly passing out of the hands of the Govern ment and Into the control of Eastern tim ber speculators, who in the rush for rapid wealth will take only the best tim ber from the land3. but In so doing will slaughter the younger growth and leave a mass of Inflammable debris upon the ground to feed future fires that will fin ish the work of destruction, not only on their own land, but on all adjacent territory. Hon. Filbert Roth (Chief of Division of Forest Reserves. General Land Office), a gentleman of National reputation, has In Forestry and Irrigation for December an excellent article entitled "The Future of Our Public Forest Lands." His state ments and conclusions are those of a man who knows whereof he speaks, and his recommendation of the immediate withdrawal of forested public lands from entry or sale should carry more weight than all the pleadings of the thousands of interested timber sharks who would have the Government wait just a little longer before taking action. Mr. Roth says: The loss sustained by the Government through Its failure during the past century to enact reasonable legislation on this subject la appalling to contemplate. By fire alone the loss ls beyond computation, while to this must be added the value of the timber otherwise swept from these lands In the Interest of greed and speculation, for -which no compensation has been returned to the Government. Irrep arable loss has been entailed upon the Nation In respect to two of Its most Important nat ural resources wood and water. The Interests of Irrigation are vitally In volved In this matter, for the forests must be preserved. If flood waters are to be stored. The entire undertaking hinges largely upon our treatment of these natural reservoirs. Let an other quarter of a century follow of spoliation of public timber lands and unchecked forest flrs. and the whole question of Irrigation will a3sumc a totally different character. The diffi culties and the cost will both be multiplied an hundred fold. With 60.000,000 acres of arid lands thirsting for irrigation, the Government can no longer afford to delay In the matter of preserving what remains of Its natural reser voirs. The water problem In the West has set tled tho forest problem. It now simply remains for the Government to act and to act Imme diately, the lines of action having: been clearly determined by its entering upon a National Ir rigation policy. Nothing short of the imme diate withdrawal of all public lands that are more valuable for forest uses than for other purposes, and proper provision for their protec tion, will meet the exigencies of the irrigation work. A bill to effect this purpose should un doubtedly be passed by the present Congress. It may be held that Western Oregon is not in danger on account of a probable scarcity of water for Irrigation. Thl3 ls probably true, but she Is in danger of suffering from the destruction of her valuable timber in a manner that will prevent, or at least retard, for genera tions, the new growth of marketable tim ber upon her devastated forest lands. The forest fires of the past Summer hi this state aroused timber-land owners to the necessity of hSving fire wardens and a system similar to that on Gov ernment reserves for protection of their property, and the Legislature will be asked to pass a bill creating such a fore-? It is to be hoped that such a measure will be enacted and sufficient appropria tion made to make this force useful as well as ornamental, but if the state pro vides for the protection of private timber Interests, this bill should contain a sec tion providing that private owners, In cutting for saw timber or wood, follow the rules of forestry and of common sense, and pile brush and tops so thav. at the proper season they can be burned, thus giving the young growth a chance and removing the firetrap that would make the state appropriations simply a "waste of money. As to Secretary Hitchcock's pending bill, it will, if enacted, place all forest lands, now public, under a proper sys tem of protection from fire or from destructive lumbering will prevent these forests ever getting Into the hands ot "forest butchers," and preserve them for the use of the present and of future gen erations, without hardship on any person wishing timber and willing to take what he needs without destroying more than he use. It will be of great assistance In making the system proposed for the state complete. This measure has been prepared with the object of avoiding the evils that would follow were the timber and stone act repealed without some provision for securing Umber on public lands. It will end the speculation In forest reserve scrip, by withdrawing from entry all timber lands -valuable enough to use scrip upon, and will yet supply the lum berman with timber at a fair price, while the money heretofore paid to land specu lators will make the forests pay for their own protection. It Is of vast importance thaf this bill become a law during the present session of Congress, for the agitation of the sub ject, with the certainty that this or some similar measure will be enacted next i v You use your teeth several times every day of your life, and your health depends on the thoroughness with which they perform their work. Why. then, do you neglect them? If you suffer the slightest pain or notice any de cay in any of your teeth, hav? them attended to at once. We guarantee the highest class of work without Inflicting Dain. E. WRIGHT'S Sfce Washington, Cor. Seventh r. . vf s x M n!nca. :3Q to a. Ml a a. -h. w . - 5 A. jo to o c ji. . M. to 12 M. Telephone North 219L r rl I ALL.es IN A... TWO STORES Vtt Mnrrlann St. Co Near Meier & Frank Co. oco. session, will fill the West, next Summer, with a swarm ot timber sharks that will put our forests almost beyond redemp tion. Eastern Oregon's irrigation Interests alone should Induce our Representatives in the Legislature to memorialize Con gress for the Immediate passage of this bill, for It is what the people, as well as the Secretary of the Interior, wax. . It is remedial legislation. MILT J. ANDERSON. Xcvr Yorlc College's Gift to Dr. Webb. New York Times. Students of the College of the City of New York a few days ago presented a handsome solid silver loving cup to Dr. Alexander Stewart Webb, who resigned from the presidency of the college on De cember 1. The tribute was in commemora tion of Dr. Webb's 33 years' service as head of the institution. The cup fa 13 Inches high, and Dears a fitting inscrip tion. It cost 5300. The presentation took" place at Dr. Webb's home at Rlverdale. The following class presidents formed the committee: Messrs. Silverman ('03). Hartman ('04). Thompkins (05). and HIckey ('06). There were alao present the chairman of the class committees that raised the funds for the present, representatives of the college pub lications and several other studenta. , FOR BUSINESS LIFE by a course with us. for several reasons: (1) our school Is ?o widely and favorably known that a diploma from It means something; (2) It requires but a short time to prepare for a position; (3) the cost is small. Thorough work is a char acteristic of our school, quality is our motto. Open all the year; students admitted at any time; catalogue free. PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE Parle and Washington A. P. Armstronc:, LL. B., Principal AUCTION TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1903 At 2 o'clock P. 31., AT MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE SAN FRANCISCO WE WILL SELL - THE SHIP SNOW &. BURGESS This vessel is now m the port of San Francisco, and can be examined by in tending purchasers. S. L. JONES & CO. Auctioneer. Sun Francisco. S8.SO PER TON ROCK SPRINGS LUMP OR RANGE COAL Least ash None as good No soot. BOTH PROSES. VULCAN COAL CO. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT PORTLAND, Jan. 1. 8 P. if. Maximum temperature, 47; minimum temperature. 40; river reading. 11 A. M., S.O feet; change in 24 hours, 1.6 .feet; total precipitation. 5 P. il. to 5 P. M., 0.11 inch; total precipitation slnca Sept. 1. 1902. 23.S0 Inches: normal precipita tion since Sept. 1, 1002, 19.51 Inches; excess, 4.29 Inches; total sunfhlne Dec. 31. 0:00; pos sible, sunshine Dec. 31, 8:42; barometer (re duced to sea level) at 5 P. M-, 30.15. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. Wind r STATION'S. Astoria Haker Cltr ... Birmarck Kolae Eureka Helena Kamloops, B. North Head .. Pocatello .... Portland Red Bluff Rose burr; ..... Sacramento . . Salt Lake San Francisco Spokane Seattle Walla Walla . 500.2Gil2 E SV s v (Raining Cloudy JCIear Cloudy JPt. eld; Clear ICloudy S4' T 40lO.OO 0.01 0.00 NVV !0 O.Ort'W Clm 44(0.3: 3(1 SE I Rain 3010.02 W 'SE i N sw 'NE 8INW C N S 14fSE ISW snowing Raining Clear Cloudy 47'0.04 5210.00 52 0.00 4410.01 Cloudy 30 0.00 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rain Cloudy r.0!0.00 38 T 44 0.01! 400.00 LlRht. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Light to moderately heavy snow haa fallen In Southern Idaho and Eastern Oregon, and rain, turning to snow, has occurred In Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. A disturbance of slight energy has made its appearance off Cape Flattery, and southeast storm warnings were ordered displayed at B-,40 P. M. at the mouth of the Columbia River, on Belllngham Bay and along the Straits of Juan de Fuca. The winds will increase to high along the Washington and Oregon coasts to night, and continue high Friday, with rain In Oregon. Washington and Northern Idaho. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for the 28 hours ending at midnight Friday. January 2: Portland and vicinity Occasional rain; brisk to high southerly winds. Western Oregon and Western Washington Occasional rain; high southerly winds along the coast and brisk gusty winds In the interior. Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Occasional rain or snow. Southern Idaho Cloudy and occasionally threatening. EDWARD X. BEALS. Forecast Official. NEW TODAT. BRONZE TURKEYS AND MINORCA CHICKENS "Wanted for breeding; purposes. Write full Particulars, price, etc, A. Plymale, P. Q. ox 104, Portland, Or,