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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING QREGONIAN, THtTRSDAY, JA2SUAK1 21, Entered at the Postoffice at Portland, Ore con, as second-class matter; REVISED SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Br mail (postage prepaid In advance)- 3allj-, -with Sunday, per month.. .,.....$0.85 Dally, Sunday excepted, per year.. 7.50 Daily, with Sunday, per year.... 0-00 Sunday, per year. - 2.00 The "Weekly, per year ..... 1.50 The "Weekly. 3 months 50 Xally, per week, delivered, Sunoay excepted. 15c Dally, per week, delivered, Sunday includediOc POSTAGE RATES. United States, Canada and Mexico 10 to 14-page paper lc IS to 30-page paper. -c 22 to 44-page paper....... .........3c Foreign rates double. EASTERN BUSINESS OFFICES. (The S. C. Beckwith Special Agency) New York: Rooms 43-49, Tribune Building. Chicago: Rooms 810-512, Tribune Building. KEPT OX SALE. Chicago Charles MacDonald, 53 "Washing ton St., and Auditorium Annex; Postoffice Iews Co., 178 Dearborn. Colorado Springs C A. Bruner. 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W.: Ebltt House News Stand TESTERD A V S "WEATHER Maximum tem perature, 30; minimum temperature, 30; prej clpltatlon, ,24 of an Inch. TODAY'S WEATHER Rain or snow; south erly winds. i PORTLAND, THURSDAY, JANUARY .21. LINCOLN AND MOB LAW. A recent publication, "Letters and Addresses of Abraham Xilncoln," in cludes an extract from a remarkable address before the Young Men's Ly ceum of Springfield, 111., January 27, 1837, on mob law. In this address Mr. Lincoln, who was then but 28 years of age, said that our Nation was in no danger of foreign conquest; that not even a Bonaparte with all the armies of the Old "World at his back could "by force take a drink out of the Ohio River or make a track on the Blue Ridge in a thousand years." Our only dan gers were domestic; as a Nation of free men we "must live through all time or die by suicide." The greatest danger to our free government In Lincoln's Judgment was to be found in "the grow ing disposition to substitute mob law for the sober judgment of courts." The cases he quoted then of recent occur rence were the hanging of a number of gamblers in Vlcksburg, Miss., by the mob and the burning of a negro charged with murder at St. Louis. Mr. Lincoln pointed out that this process of hanging by mob went on in Missis sippi from gamblers to negroes, from negroes to white citizens, and from these to strangers, 'Hill dead men were seen dangling from trees by the road side in numbers almost sufficient to rival the native Spanish moss of the country as a drapery of the forest." Lincoln recited these facts and then proceeded to argue that acts of mob law were incompatible with the per petuation of free Institutions. He ad mitted that, abstractly considered, the hanging, of the gamblers at Vlcks "burg was of but little consequence; they constituted a portion of the popula tion worse than useless in any com munity, and if they had been swept out. of existence by the plague or smallpox it would not be a matter for reason able regret among honest men. So in regard to the burning of the negro at St Louis. He had forfeited his life byv the perpetration of an outrageous mur der of a leading citizen, and had he not died as he did he must have died by the sentence of the law within a short time. But, said Mr. Lincoln, while the direct consequences of mob law lit these cases are but a small evil, the ex ample in either case was fearful. When men take It upon themselves to hang gamblers or burn murderers, the Inno cent alike with the guilty fall victims to the savagery of mob law, and thus it goes on step by step till all the walls erected for the defense of the persons and property of individuals are trodden down and disregarded. By the spectacle of mob murders going unpunished the lawless in spirit become lawless in practice, and these turbulent fellows make a jubilee of the suspension of the operations of govern ment On the other hand, good men ivho love tranquillity, who are law xbidlng and patriotic, seeing their prop erty destroyed, their families Insulted and their lives endangered, bepome dis gusted with a government that offers no protection and are glad to welcome a change which promises at least en forcement of public order under equal Inflexible laws. The tyranny of a mob ocratic spirit will be sure in time to break down and destroy the strongest bulwark of any government, viz., the attachment of the people. Among other things, Mr. Lincoln said that "whenever the vicious portion of the population shall be permitted to gather in bands of hundreds and thousands and burn churches, ravage and rob provision stores, throw printing presses Into rivers, shoot editors, hang and burn obnoxious persons at pleasure and with impunity, depend on it, this gov renment cannot last." Mr. Llncdln had In mind the burning of the Catholic convent by the mob In Boston, the mobbing of Garrison in 1SS5, the burning of Catholic churches in Philadelphia, and the mobbing of the Rev. E. P. Lovejoy and the throwing of his type into the river. What Mr. Lincoln implies is that when life, lib erty and property become subject to the capricious mood and action of the mob, the best citizens will either take to flight or they will "gladly replace an archism with the government of an able oligarchy or an intelligent military des potism. Mr. Lincoln in this remark able address grants that bad laws may exist; he grants that grievances may arise for the redress of which no legal provisions may have been made, but bad laws are a proper subject for repeal and unprovided cases can be legally reached by additional legislation, and until then let them be borne with. But Mr. Lincoln insists that there is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law. . This was the conclusion of an able man, a conservative man, a trained lawyer. Reverence for the laws was Lincoln's - political religion, which he' said should be taught in schools, in col leges; should be written In primers and spelling books, and In almanacs; should "be preached from "the pulpit proclaimed in the legislative halls and enforced in courts of Justice. "When Lincoln deliv ered this address acts of lynch law had been not Infrequent in New Eng land, in the Middle "West and the South; and he was prompted by this fact to put his finger on the consequences of mob law as the great, danger of- the country. And he was right then and he is right now. The two acts that did more to precipitate the state of feeling that finally' flamed forth in the Civil "War were the beating "of Charles Stun ner in the Senate by Preston S. Brooks and the John. Brown raid on Harper's Ferry. The lawless assault upon Sumner for words spoken in debate made the suc cess of the Republican party sure. It turned thousands of conservative men into resolute radicals. So the John Brown raid in its lawlessness at once enraged and alarmed Virginia. These acts of public violence precipitated the Civil War. Left to theOrdinary asperi ties of debate the great conflict might have been delayed, but the beating of Siimner made the North hot with Indig nation and the Brown raid enraged and alarmed the South. The Republican party swept the North, while the dis union party began to wax strong in the South. Out of the spirit of lawless ness, of irreverence for law, came the assault on Sumner and the Harper's Ferry raid, and out of these events came political excitement in both sec tions that finally resulted in civil war. LIGHT OX MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. Ontario, which is the most progres sive province in the Dominion of Can ada, is at present much interested in the municipal ownership of public utili ties. The Legislature has had compiled and published a compendious volume on the subject, and there Is a vast amount of information to be gained from, the facts and 'arguments that have been gathered together. So far as the arguments go, both sides are represented by typical men. Kelr Hardie, a labor member of Par liament In England, arid Lord Avebury are on opposite sides. Mr. Hardie fa vors municipal production of food and 'clothing. He maintains that tbe.co3t or manufacture Is reduced, that the worker is better treated, and that good quality is assured. Lord Avebury, who is better known as Sir John Lubbock, is a distinguished banker and econo. mist He holda that municipal trading involves a great increase in the public debt that It killa individual enterprise, brings governments. Into labor ques tions, and diverts attention from the real problems of city government. The Toronto Mail and Empire, in summarizing the statistics in the vol- -ume, remarks " that Ontario, "ventures"! In the direction of municipal trading have proceeded chiefly, If not alto gether, along two lines. These are the supplying of water and of electric light." Hamilton, Toronto, London, Ot tawa and Kingston, the most important cities of the province, all own their own water systems. Toronto Is the only city that falls to show a nominal sur plus over operating expenses, interest and sinking funds, but in none of these cities is any allowance made for the depreciation of the plant In Great Britain municipal ownership has been carried further. In various city-owned enterprises there has been invested $6G5,S60,000, and the annual surplus shown over operating expenses is 51,891,405. In this connection It should be remembered that the charge for Interest Is but 2 per cent, and the allowance for depreciation less than 1 per cent. Extremes are represented In the cities of Great Britain. London's water supply is oWned by a private cor poration, while Glasgow Is probably the most paternal city in the world. The city fathers boast that they look after the citizens from the cradle to the grave. There are municipal baths, slaughter-houses, golf links, water, light, telephones, street-cars, a ceme tery, a theater churches, a bakehouse. The city farms 1000 acres, utilizing sew age for manure, runs Its own quarries, and has 900 railway wagons to deliver freight The practical result of all this is shown in the following excerpt from the book: There Is a current fiction that on account of these many enterprises the citizen of Glasgow practically escapes taxation. This Is an error. The revenue of Glasgow In 1001 -was about $14,015,000, whereas Its expendi ture was $14,230,000. Here was a deficit of J1S5.000. Besides this, the city had a cap ital outlay In that year of $S,9S3,000. Thus in all its Current receipts fell over nine millions short of Its expenditures. The most startling feature of Glasgow's experloace is the grbwth of Its debt. Ten years ago Glas gow owed $27,240,000. Its debt now is 3S5.000. In the same time the rates of mu nicipal taxation have nearly doubled. The summing up of the Mail-and Eny plre that almost everything depends upon the administration of the system will be agreed with by most people. Public-spirited men of good business Judgment are likely to make a success of municipal trading where self-seeking or incompetent men would bring the city to disaster. In Great Britain it is the rule for the leading citizens to aid In the business of their cities, and this has given municipal trading a great advantage. In one case at least where less capable men have gained control bad results have followed. West Ham, a suburb of London, Is in the hands of the socialistic element, and as a consequence the borough has been forced into all kinds of enter prises with the result that it is now on the verge of bankruptcy. STERN SOULS AND WEAK BODIES. Lord Wolseley, In his "Story of a Sol dier's Life," among other things says that a man of poor physique cannot make an able General, and that a man halt or lame cannot be converted Into a great leader of men. Perhaps not in the old conditions of warfare, but in the modern conditions of war a man -who could ride and had an Intelligent staff could surely make war ably, as Moltke made it The modern General does not make war as Henry of Na varre or Marlborough made it by charging at the head of his troops. He docs not make war even as Napoleon made it at Wagram or Wellington at "Waterloo. He does not need any elec tric quality of personal leadership. He needs Iron nerve and calm resolution, but many men have had that to a su perlative degree who were physically defective. Hannibal had but one-eye; Sertorius had but one eye; Agesllaus was a crip ple; Narses was a eunuch; Prince Eu gene was a cripple; Tamerlane was lame; Richard III was a hunchback and so was Luxemburg, the greatest soldier of his day next to Turenne and Conde; Suwarrow was a Uttje, insigniflcant- looking man. William HI was a con sumptive so feeble that atT Ikmden Tie could not endure to wear a cuirass, but he fought like a lion, charged at the neau oi uraiways norse, aismouniea ana led two ' regiments of infantry against seven of the enemy. "Wolfe was sink ing with consumption when he won Quebec Nelson was of feeble frame from boyhood. Lord "Wolseley Is mis taken. There' are plenty of historical examples where men of feeble or de fective physique have made great mili tary leaders. ' . . Soldiers follow the man who can do things and who dares" to do them with out much thought about his appear ance. Prince Eugene, who was & crip ple, could get as much fight out of his men as Marlborough, who was the handsomest man in his army. Massena at Wagram was so crippled by rheuma tism that he could not ride his horse and was driven up and down his lines' under fire in a calash. It is the soul that makes the General, and there have been many resolute souls In defective bodies. Of course, if war were a mat ter of personal leadership in battle, an absolutely iron physique of stalwart quality might be necessary; but since the art of war became a matter of in tellectual capacity rather than a mere fierce charge followed by a pounding match, great Generals have not needed sound bodies half so much as they have sound brains. This has been the case since Napo leon's day, for the Improved artillery and small arms make .fighting at long range necessary and make charges of cavalry en masse upon Infantry Im practicable. Under modern conditions war is a matter of brains, and there is no reason why a man of defective phy sique may not make a great General after the methods of Moltke, or even after the methods of feeble William HI, for It Is clear that so long as a man of resolute military ..temper can command his brains, he can make a great Gen eral in spite of his feeble body. "TWELFTH NIGHT." "Twelfth Night" Is easily the finest of Shakespeare's comedies, measured by Its ability to obtain applause upon the stage. This stage popularity is Sue to the fact that there are sbmany excel lent characters In its dramatic repre sentation. In Viola, Olivia and Maria are three admirable women. "Viola is a delicate, refined, beaullful young a.., vuim o a. WCO.WWi.lXX YV UlUCtXIj L. UL of more mature r.ge, a 'noble iady, ah heiress, a woman of pride',, dignity; and courage, yet capable of passionate af fection. Maria is a woman of sense and Uprightly wit Sir Tohy Belch is a witty, drunken reveler; his wit and humor when he is in his cups recalls Falstaff, but he Is always a man of courage and honor, while Falstaff Is a coward, a liar and a thief. The foil to Sir Toby Belch is Sir "Andrew Ague cheek, who Is a fantastic dude, an im becile and a coward of the same kind of inanity represented by Justice Si lence In "Henry FV." -The clown Is an admirable character In the hands of a good actor, for he has plenty of wit and humor and sings breezy songs. And, last but not least, there Is Malvolio, a curious compound of sense and folly, of pedantry and sim plicity. He Is the steward In a rich household; he Is a man of Integrity and some cood breedlnr or hp wnnlri nnt (hold the post; he, has some learning, as nis conversation -with the clown shows, and -somt power of good thought, which he displays when he refuses to believe In transmigration of souls. The clown asks him if he believes with Pythagoras that "the soul of our 'grandam might haply Inhabit a bird." Malvolio answers, "I think nobly of the .soul, and in no way approve his opin ion. Charles Lamb points out this an swer shows that Malvolio was a man of 'knowledge and thought, who had been, through his all-consuming vanity, fooled to the top of his bent by Sir Toby and Maria. .In the hands of an actor who is equal to Its demands, Mal volio Is a great part , Here we have therefore In a single play three first-class female, characters In Viola, Olivia and Maria, and then we have four excellent characters for dramatic display In the brilliant rois terer. Sir Toby; in the sap-headed Sir Andrew; in the witty, tuneful clown, and In that curious cross between . a man of sense and a solemn fool, Mal vollo. In no other comedy of Shakes peare are there so many admirable characters worthy of superior histrionic personation. The only play that sur passes "Twelfth Night" In brilliant fig ures and diverting movement Is "Henry IV," but that is not counted among the comedies proper, as the death of Hot spur in battle is a distinct tragic epi sode. But of the pure comedies, "Twelfth Night" is easily first In the qualities we have named. The other comedies In clude single characters as fine as anv In "Twelfth Night" Miranda or Per-4 dita ls equal to Viola; Isabella is a grander figure than Olivia; Rosalind Is more witty even than Maria. Hero and Beatrice are two exceptionally fine women; Luclo is as witty as Sir Toby, but we would have to assemble various characters from several comedies to make up such a fine list of leading char acters as that of "Twelfth Night" The character of the Duke might be added to our list, since he speaks many lines of great poetic beauty" and power. Taken all In all, "Twelfth Night" is the finest of Shakespeare's comedies that continue to" keep the stage. THE DEMOCRATIC FIGHTING CHANCE. The Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post reports that while the Democrats have not yet set tled upon a candidate, they believe that the party has a good fighting chance for victory In 1904. To win It Is indis pensable to carry New York, and they will therefore, if possible, nominate; a New York man, or, falling In that, some one of assumed strength in New York Mr. Olney or Mr. Gray. "While New York's thirty-nine electoral votes are not absolutely essential to Republican success, they Sxe to Democratic suc cess. If the candidate comes from New York, it is not likely to be Parker, be cause, as Hill's man, he Is not accepta ble to Tammany Hall. Representative De Armond at the Omaha banquet said that he believed it primarily essential that the candidate should have sup ported Bryan in both campaigns. De Armond is an able and influential man, and the Western Democrats in Mis souri, Illinois and Indiana will support his views in this respect. They would, under this condition, support Olney, who is a favorite with the Ohio Democ racy and has strong friends in Tam many HalL The objection to Olney would come from the Popullstlc Demo crats, who denounce "government by Injunction" and the .use of Federal troops In quelling mobs within" the states. Gorman has no strength in the states where fie needs it, for New York has a large number of . colored Demo cratic voters who are "devoted -adherents of Tammany and? running on the race issue which he has raised, Gorman could not get a colored vote in New York, Indiana or Illinois. Under the new apportionment the' electoral college will contain 47 votesf requiring 239 votes for a choice. If the Democrats carry all the states they did in 1900; they would have only 165 elec toral votes and would thus need states casting 74 electoral votes in addition. The Democratic prophets in Congress expect to carry New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, which would bring the party within 12 votes of the number necessary to elect Then Indi ana or Illinois would elect the Demo cratic candidate, with votes to spare. New Jersey gave Governor Murphy a Republican majority of 17,000 plurality, and looks Republican. In Maryland the chances favor the Democrats. The Democracy think there is a fighting chance to carry Indiana for the Demo cratic candidate in 1904, but Indiana In 1902, on the Congressional vote, had a larger Republican majority in propor tion to population than Massachusetts. The Democracy have no chance of car rying Indiana, while they have a fight ing chance of carrying Illinois. If Chi cago should throw a phenomenal ma jority for the Democratic ticket, the Democrats might carry Illinois, as they did for Cleveland In 1892. It is useless to pretend that Mr. Bryan has lost his influence with his party.- On his landing from his Euro pean voyage he was tendered a notable reception by leading Democrats. Among his callers' the next day were Edward M. Shepard, Mayor McClellan, Lewis Nixon, Bird S. Coler men Identified with the conservative wing of the De mocracy. It is very clear that these conservative Democrats are hunting for harmony, and they know that Bryan can make or break the fate of their candidate In a National convention that requires two-thirds to nominate. Mr. Bryan means to be present, with his newspaper In hand, and it is nonsense to pretend that he is without influence today in his party. Democratic politi cians do not pay court as a rule to a political corpse. Another reason plead ed by Democrats for their hope of vic tory In 1904 Is that "the money power" will be against the Republicans." "Whether this statement be true or not the so-called "money power" has never yet decided a Presidential election; it counts for little against popular feel ing and party ties. There are thou sands of men who for ten years past have voted the Democratic ticket chiefly because they had been made to believe that the Republican party stoodL. for the "money power" against the rights of the plain people. Does any body 'suppose that these Demo-Populists will vote the Democratic ticket when they learn that it leans on the "money power" for support? It Is true that Democrats sincerely believe that they can carry New York against Roosevelt, and with this pros pect In sight they think they have the best chance to carry the election. It Is quite possible that Mr. Roosevelt can not carry New York against a very popular Democrat but what of It? Grant in the full flush of his popular ity in 186S lost New York to Horatio Seymour by 10,000 majority, yet he swept the country, obtaining 214 elec toral votes against SO and winning by a popular majprlty of over &05.000. The trouble In New York Sttite is the factional war between Senator Piatt and Governor Odell. Now this fac tional quarrel has-no more influence on New Jersey than it has on Illinois or Indiana. It may cost the Republicans New York, in which they neyer win except when absolutely united together with help from the Independent vote. In 1S92, when Cleveland carried New York, New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and "Wisconsin, the same general cause de feated Harrison, but there Is no gen eral cause of dissatisfaction with the Republican Administration that oper ates against President Roosevelt out sldethe local factional quarrel In New York. For this reason, to carry New York because of a factional quarref between Piatt and Odell would have no more Influence upon New Jersey or Indiana or Illinois than it would on Oregon. For this reason, the so-called fighting chance of the Democracy looks very dim and slim. It will be very difficult to nominate a Democrat that would carry the so-called doubtful states, and then when the candidate Is found the Democrats are' utterly with out any issues upon which they can gp before the country with the slightest hope of success. Their own party is divided on Panama and the Philip pines. There Is no currency issue, and. the Democrats are always divided Into two hostile camps on the tariff. The Democrats have no substantial fighting chance. An interesting article by James H. Williams in a late numbar of the New York Independent, under the title "Shanghaied," Is an excellent contribu tion to the always timely discussion of "poor Jack and his woes." It will be printed In an early Issue of The Ore gonlan, and will well repay perusal. Old as the story of-oversea adventures Is, the perpetration of frauds upon the men who go down upon the sea In ships; un blushing as sin Itself are the methods by which Jack is made to connive at his own undoing, and pitiful beyond the tenderest dreams of pity are the con ditions imposed through the avarice of greedy shipowners upon the men who by the common tricks by which the sailor "becomes the property of the ves sel and the chattel of the crimp." Yet the common belief is that there Is "no help for It" And It may be added the mainstay of this belief Is found in the seeming impossibility of protecting the sailor in port from himself. With- California Just emerging from a seven months "bake" under a cloud . less sky and the East In The grasp of a cold wave which sent the mercury down around the "freezing 40s," any unfavorable comment which might have been made on Oregon's slight snow flurry and subsequent good weather yesterday was stilled. Desire' Brother, a Frenchman who has accumulated thousands of dollars, is on trial In Vancouver, B. C, on a charge of procuration.- "While Vancou ver Is not more virtuous than other towns. It Is noteworthy that not a law yer can be found at any price to defend the prisoners Tacoma's- attractions, and'' achieve ments ara admirably presented in a well-Illustrated annual edition just Is sued by the Evening News. Nothing is overlooked that could add to the inter est or value of such a publication, and the edition is a mine of statistics. SPIRIT OF THE KORTMBST BRESS In Peril of Contempt. Seattle Times. Where is Sam Hill? He wired the editor of the Times several days ago that he was coming home. Let Sam keep his word. .The Green-Eyed Monster. -. Ontario Argus. The Democrat "editorially," promises its readers .some Interesting reading mat ter next week. Gosh! Won't it be a treat to the Democrat's subscribers! Tribute to an Idol.,. isalem Journal. When George C Brownell lunches at a Salem restaurant he always calls for those jack-rabbit mince pies, -because they are made "up of an animal that runs well before the people. But Are They? Ashland Tribune. Senator Mitchell gave a dinner at Wash ington Thursday night to. Editor II. W. Scott of The Oregoalan.. at which 13 Sen ators and eight Representatives were pres ent, Bygones are bygones with them and it is well. On the Other Foot. . Dayton Chronicle. lA prominent farmer, who -spent a por tion of the Winter in the city, tells a good story on, himself. A few days ago he lost an overshoe, which he could not find. He blamed theN-nelghbor's pup 'and storm e around at a great rate. After a day or so of hunting he discovered that he had been wearing. both overshoes on one foot Editorial Amenities in Crook. ' Antelope Herald. The Prineville Review accuses the Crook County Journal of "smarting un der the pulchrlous paucity of campaign material," and calls the editor of that journal a "succedaneous political editor," and the people of Crook County have been wondering ever since whether it -was a case of "pled type" or an assault with a deadly weapon. They Came, They Saw, They Were Conquered,. Pendleton Tribune. The National Livestock Association In convention at Portland passed resolu tions Indorsing the Lewis and Clark Fair and recommending a liberal appropriation by the general Government This is no more than was expected, as it Is impos sible for any fair-minded man to visit Oregon without becoming enamored of Its soil, its climate, its people and ihelr projects, and hence the Indorsement? of the Fair. Business for a Railroad. Prineville Journal. During the year which has Just closed, over 10,000,000 pounds of freight found Its way into Prineville. The exact figures, so far astbs , paper has been able to determlne-.from a thorough "compilation of figures, arew.640,500 pounds. Practically SO per cent of this amount Is merchandise which has been hauled to this point from the terminus' of the railroad a.t Shanlko for local consumption, the balance of 10 or 12 per cent being confined to the outgo ing wool shipments during the past sea son. Ths Gentler Sex, So. Called. Eugene Guard. ' The woman whom the Guard mentioned the other day as attracting considerable attention on the streets by her loud de nunciation of a certain horse-trader who, the woman stated, had cheated her hus band In a trade, has recovered her horse, but It seems that she is not satisfied with that, and it Is said she declares that the horse-trader shall never make another trade in Eugene, if she can help It It is said that she can be. seen most any. time In the vicinity of the parks where ''the horse-trader holds out It's an III Bird, Etc. Moro Observer. No modern feat of . engineering known to the world bears any comparison to the magnitude of that necessary to en compass the building of The Dalles Cecilo ditch. Recently a bridge was opened to the pubic in New York for which the engineering skill was simple play along with the details required to open this colossal waterway to the com merce of an Empire. By comparing costs of the two. 521.000,000 for the bridge and only $4,000,000 for the ditch, it seems to us that somebody is being scientifically buncoed. Advantages of the Fair. Cottage Grove Nugget We believe It Is to the interest of all portions of the state to aid and encourage the Lewis and Clark Exposition. It is sometimes the case that the smaller towns of a state, have a feeling of Jealousy toward the principal cityand fear that In its ofrength it will absorb whatever good may come from a matter of this nature. This is not true. howeveV. The greater and richer Portland becomes the more are people and capital .attracted In this direc tion, and all sections will so far as they have -resources, reap their proportion of the benefits. From now on until the close of the Exposition the energies of the Port land people will be' put forth and large sums of money used In attracting the at tention of the world to Oregon and Its many advantages. Pioneers Honored In Their Sons. Pendleton East Oregonlan. The sons of Oregon pioneers who toiled across the plains with ox teams, half a. century ago, to settle in the wilderness, of the West, are now being feasted and feted and given audience by the chief men of the Nation at the capital of the United States. Never in the history of the West has a Pacific Coast State received the wide attention that is being showered upon Oregon and the Oregon country. The conception of Jefferson and the achieve ment of Lewis and Clark are Just now be ginning to be appreciated by the world. Easterners . are hunting up old history. They are rummaging through old records. They are casting aside old maps and are forgetting old prophesies about the eter nal barrenness of the Pacific Coast When Harvey Scott Jefferson Myers and the Oregon delegation In Congress get through talking about Oregon, at this session of Congress, there will be a lurid glow-of Oregon oratory and facts hanging like a pleasant dream over the East The pio neers are oeing repam lor their priva tions In settling the Oregon country, In the honors now being showered upon their sons. Uneventful to a Fault. Turner Cor. Dayton Ch'ronlole. The success of the dance given at Co vello by George English met the highest appreciation of alL Sixty-four tickets Were sold and about 150 people were present A fine supper was served the dancers at Motzlnger's Hall by H. E. Remain.- One amusing feature of the af fair was that It was so close to he church that the heavy and never-ceasing tread of the dancers could, greatly to the annoyance of the latter, be, distinctly heard by, the worshipers, The dancers .could likewise hear those at the church and seemed to by trying to outdo them. In such a contest It does -not require a philosopher to see which party would easily be victorious. Although this dance was, as the other one had been, held in the wareroom of the "chop mill," yet It was attended with much more pleas ant circumstances. The sweet fragrance that the swine of the village had copi ously diffused under the mill had dis appeared, either because the cold - had purified the air or because the swine had sought a warmer climate. Nor did any of the comely lasses of the village this time vanish from view through a defective floor. THE BRYAN-HEARST COMBINATION i (Special to The Indianapolis News.) EVANSVTLIiE, Ind., Jan. 15. William Jennings Bryan will probably be editor of W. R. Hearst's newspaper to be es tablished in St Louis immediately in an effort to control the Democratic Na tional Convention for the New York millionaire editor-Congressman. There seems to be no doubtyof a consolidation, of interests between itine Nebraska Demo crat and Hearst.' From intimations .dropped to confidential friends in Evans ile last night Mr. Bryan is going di rectly to his home at Lincoln to get ready for the transfer of his editorial duties to St Louis. Rapid development of Hearst affairs' in Washington, some of which have neon given to the public, explain his absence from Evansvllle last ijight He is too busy getting ready to start the news paper in St Louis. No sooner did the Democratic committee decide on St Louis for the convention than Hearst set his wheels In motion, forgetting that another of his newspapers had been projected. He had a broker at Boston who was ready with a large plant at a moment's notice. He telegraphed to Boston that immedi ate preparations be made to send the whole plant to St, Louis. This was on Tuesday evening, within a few hours after the Democratic National Committee de cided for St Louis. Bryan was in Wash ington on the same night He had a long conference with Hearst The result of that conference, it 13 claimed, was simply this: Hearst Is to stand for the Presidential nomination and Bryan, with his pen and following, is to be his Warwick. Bryan Is to conduct the 'St Louis campaign from the edi torial sanctum in Hearst's newspaper office. Mr. Bryan did not deny yesterday that he had formulated a project for moving his own paper, the Commoner, "to St Louis and issuing it as a daily during the Louisiana Purchase Txposltion. He had not perfected the details, however, he said. That Bryan and Hearst have effected a combination, or rather perfect ed one for the larger purposes of a friendship which has existed between them for several years', there can be no 'doubt Effect of the War. (London Spectator.) .Even now Russia weighs more heavily.. at Pekin than the rest of Europe, and with Manchuria and Corea In her hands, and Japan driven from the seas, she would, unless resisted by all Europe, be in practice, and probably also in the ory, the protecting power. That is not a result which even those English states men who are friendly to Russia could witness without a certain sense of dis may, or at least of agitation. On the other hand, if Japan triumphed, and saved. Manchuria and Corea, her Influence in Pekin would be irresistible and she would in no long time control the pol icy and the resources of both the Mon golian Empires, thus creating a yellow power which would be in many respects the strongest in Asia, and would strive to secure for Japan an expansion which both Great Britain and Holland might find inconvenient Japan is at present most friendly, but her rulers will think, like other rulers, first of the interests of their country; and the primary and permanent interest of Japan, if she Is to be a power of Importance, Is more room. That room they can hardly ac quire on the Continent, for the Chinese are a swarming people, and under any thing like safe Government would very speedily fill both Manchuria and Corea. The Japanese, therefore, will desire to be predominant if not actually masters, throughout the Southern Archipelago, to the dismay, among others, of the Aus tralians, some of whom look upon those magnificent islands as their future her itage. 'The real stake in this war is neither Manchuria nor Corea, nor even the safety of Japan, but. the future pre dominance In China which victory, if at all complete on either side, will secure to the conqueror. The South and the Canal. Detroit Free Press. FolI6wing the example of Louisiana, the Legislature of Mississippi has adopted res olutions instructing the state's Senators in the Congress of the United States to "use their best efforts to secure the ratifi cation of the canal treaty." Previous to the Civil war it was a common practice for Southern Legislatures to adopt resolu tions Instructing the Senators how to vote on public questions. The old constitutional theory then prevailed that the Senators were ambassadors from sovereign states, and subject to the will of the states that sent them to Washington. Sometimes these instructions were disregarded, but not often. The practice has fallen into disuse; but its revival proves the great interest that the South is taking in the canal question. The newspapers and politicians that op pose a ratification of the treaty on the ground that "Roosevelt will get the credit" are -finding little sympathetic support throughout the South, which has been quick to realize that the canal question Is greater than partisan politics. Southern Democrats favor the treaty, and tHeir real spokesman is John Sharp Williams, the minority leader in the House, not Arthur Pue Gorman, the minority leader in the Senate. Connecticut for Roosevelt. Washington Post "I do not believe that any man nomi nated by the Democrats can carry Con necticut against Colonel Roosevelt," said Mr. Morris W. Seymour, a prominent law yer of Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. Seymour was. Jborn and reared in the Democratic faith, and both his father and brother were elected to Congress in the days prior to ( the party split over the silver is sue. "The fact is that in Connecticut the Bryan campaigns created such a breach in the Democratic ranks and caused so much bitter feeling that the" soreness thus engendered has not had time to heal. I do not think that there can be any recon ciliation effected by which a victory could be won In the next Presidential contest" Sovereigns and Their "Help.' New Tork Sun Alfred the Great had just burnt the cakes. 'That settles It," cried the mistress of the house. "I've had Chinese, colored. Irish and Swedes, and now even a King won't do." With a despairing sigh she decided to break up and so to boarding. George m. was wondering how the apple got into the dumpling. "That's nothing." replied Queen Charlotte as she tested the pastry, "you had better wonder how it Is going to get out." Foreseeing another trip to the Intelligence offlce, his reason gave way. What Money Can Not Do. , Indianapolis News. Every one recognizes that there Is much truth In Mr. Bryan's main contention that money had gradually come to have too great a place in politics, especially in certain close states. But when the people are thoroughly aroused on any great question, all the money In the world canont win men to the support of men or measures that they disapprove.. He Can Speak for Himself.. Atlanta Constitution. We do not believe Mr. Cleveland sent Mr. Olney to New York upon any John Alden mission to Prlscllla Democracy. Nor do we believe that Mr. Cleveland Would entertain a leap year proposal from the fair damsel. The Revenue Producer. Indianapolis News. The boom of Hearst. , Oh, will .it burst And fill the land with yellow gloony And send the Joys Of all the boys. ' Who've such a aapnow, vp the flume? - " note: a:nd. comment;, ; Hearse drivers have gone on strike1 in St Louis. And there will be so many booms to bury. t - -- Burglar Goble i3 such an vnnnssnm!n? person himself that he must regret the notoriety of his nose. It is wrong to condemn readlni- in There are people who find nothing else will send them to sleep. If a man wins a few hundred at a game will District Attorney Manning try to get iUback for the gambler? The only trouble about Santo Domingo's boiling over is" that some stray Ameri cans are likely to-be scalded. The fact that a boy has been cured of a broken neck in a New York hospital will hardly lessen any one's repugnance to the gallows. Prince Henry of Prussia declares that Germany expects every bullet to do its' duty. No doubt every bullet will make a shot at it Some officials must Und little pleasure In fooling the people of Portland. It's so easy, especially in connection with gam bling, that it affords no chance for skill. A revival preacher In Pendleton 13 said to be paid ?100 a week and all expenses. It would take a large number of some kinds of s.ouls to give good value for this salary. . There was nothing mean about the Elgin man who eloped with another man's wife and still another man's grass widow. He probably hoped to save transportation ex penses by shipping In carload lots. Canada's decision to build on Independ ent navy all on her lonely will be wel comed by nations that may want to In crease their fleets in a hurry. Nelson's method with the Danish fleet can be fol lowed easily enough. William Homer Leavitt is described as a "short but fascinating young man." Where in the world Is height associated with fascination outside of Oulda's novels? Short men are just as fascinating as tall men, and i mere height prevailed with the fair sex we should soon have a race of giants. v A convict, sentenced to two years' Im prisonment for attempting to kill his wife, was released to fire three or four shots into the woman, but without killing her. With the best lntention3 the man seems doomed to failure. Still he may succeed the third time, after a brief term in jail has steadied his hand. A lawsuit In New Tork has brought to light the fact that a contractor was paid high rates for excavating a mile and a half of tunnel near the new reservoir. There was nothing very strange In this, una possibly not in the further dis closure -that the contractor, having re ceived his money, forgot all about mak ing the excavation. Chamberlain, having hitherto, based his tariff arguments on unfavorable trade re turns, is now confronted with an excep tionally good report for last year. Far from being discomfited by this, Joe pro ceeds to base his future arguments upon favorable trade returns. In some men conviction produces arguments, not argu ments conviction. Admiral. Alexieft sa$s that-the 'negotla tlons with Japan are being thwarted by the Wai Wu Pu (the Chinese Foreign Office). If your planning goes askew, And you don't know what to do. Blame it one the Wal Wu Pa. If you think the other nations ' ' Pipe your sly negotiations. Blame the wicked Wal "Wu ' Pu: It's the only thing to do. And like as not It's true That all the trouble's caused by the .'crafty Wal Wu Pu.. If your troops are spotted going ' . Where the Talu River's flowing, .u. Blame it on the . -Wal Wu Pu: Say your move Is but, a Jest' " That you made at the request Of the wicked : Wai Wu Pu: It's the only thing to do. And like as not it's true, For who can tell what's done by the mystls - Wal Wu Pu! Say you'd open up the door r ' A quarter-inch or more Onlv for the wu Pu: Say no body politic Can be up to every trick Of the evil ' - Wai - Wu. . ,. Pu: It's the only thing to do, . And. a thing you'll never rue, For who on earth's afraid of the funny Wai Wu Pu?' WEX. i. OUT OF THE GINGER JAR. Fat Old Party Say. sonny, do you know where I can get a haircut? Street Urchin Soltenly, guVnor, on yer head. Columbia Jester. f Mrs. Parvenu My husband has so much taste, don't you think? Mrs. Cutting Tes; it's a great pity there Isn't a little of It that might bo called good. Philadelphia Press.' "Didn't you think I made some rather cut ting remarks In my speech at the club banquet last night? " "You did, old fellow. I noticed them.- You split Infinitives right along." Chi cago Tribune. "Don't you know It Is very rude to stare at people?" "Yes. mamma, but Uncle John Is eating with hla knife." "Hush,' my dear: Uncle John Is rich enough to eat with what he likes." The King. " "And was the Money-Title wedding a suc cess. Judged Irom the latest standards?" "Yes, Indeed: it took 75 policemen to keep the mob from tearing down'the exterior dec orations as souvenirs." Cincinnati Times Star. 'Yes, I'll give you a meal of victuals if you'll shovel off these sidewalks." "Would you not prefer, madam, to have me shovel off the snow?" "Poor fellow! Have you. tramped all the' way from Boston?" Chi cago Tribune. Mrs. Homer John, if Mrs. Neighbors gets a new sealskin sack this Winter I must have one also. Homer Well, don't worry about It, dear. Neighbors and I formed a protect ive union today, and neither of you is to haveone. Chicago News. Professor Stargazer Gravity Is actually less on the surface of Mars than at the sea level on the earth. Every ton of coal, ior Instance, delivered in that remote globe would fall short by 200 pounds! Mr. Furness It Is un necessary to go so far as Stars to perceive that same phenomenon! Judge. "It seems to me," said Mrs. Oldcastle', "that the proletariat is becoming more and more difficult to manage." "Yes," replied her hostess. "Josjab thinks so. too, but his idea is that If people wouldn't eat heartily Just be fore going to bed. very few of them would ever have it" Chicago Record-Herald.