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WHY G(5RE IS SCARCE.
Only a portion of the public attends
prizefights, while practically the entire
public displays an interest In war news.
The part and the whole are alike in one
respect, however they want blood and
lots of it Because Japan and Russia
don't "mix it" from the tap of the gong-,
they are regarded much as two fighters
that prefer feinting and sidestepping to
boring in and punching. The public
forgets that the Oriental field is not a
twenty-four-foot ring, and that prep
arations must precede an effective blow.
It is Improbable that any action be
tween considerable forces will be fought
on land for some time. Though the
Japanese army corps is said to be "built
like a watch," even clockwork preoision
cannot make Instantaneous the dis
patch of large bodies of troops to a
foreign soil, and it is one of Japan's
strongest characteristics to delay strik
ing until she can strike effectively.
Thttefore, Japan will undoubtedly land
her forces at the chosen points in Corea,
and establish bases before proceeding
in great fotce against the Russians.
The latest Information indicates that
60,000 Japanese have been landed at
"Won Sow, on the northeast coast of
Corea. This port is distant from the
nearest point on the Yalu River 150
miles as the crow flies, and there are
three Intervening ranges of hills, so that
these troops cannot at once come Into
action. Other Japanese troops are re
ported from Chemulpo, on the west
coast within easy distance of Seoul, the
Corean capital. From 30,000 to 50,000
troops are reported to be on the point
of sailing for an unknown destination.
The force In which the Japanese are al
ready present in Corea prohibits a Rus
sian advance into that country, espe
cially In view oftae fact that Japan can
land men on either coast at convenient
points, for cutting the enemy's line of
communications, should a force be
thrust down the Corean Peninsula. It
is practically assured on this account
that Russia will assume a defensive at
titude on the northern side of the Yalu
River. The fact that Russian troops
are notoriously stubborn fighters be
hind breastworks would, no doubt, fur
ther influence such a decision on the
part of their commanders.
Taking it for granted that Russia will
await the brunt of battle at the Yalu,
the Japanese will probably advance in
force and severe lighting may be ex
pected when the armies clash. Exclu
slve of rads on the railway, there Is not
likely to be much lighting on land until
a decisive battle takes place between
large bodies of troops. With Japan In
command of the sa, her capture of
Port Arthur would be more Important
In moral effect than in material. The
, exhausting efforts of the British to re.
lieve Ladysmith were strategically
wrong, the central advance Into the
enemy's country being the true way to
accomplish the result. So with the
Japanese position. Merely to threaten
Port Arthur Is to tie up its large force
of defenders, who are debarred from an
excursion against the Japanese lines,
both by geographical considerations
and by the fact that Japan is able to
land a force to capture the place Imme
diately the garrison should be moved
out. "With Japanese victories over, the
main army; Port Arthur will fall with
out a long and arduous siege.
Indications all point to an Intention
on the part of the Japanese to carry
the war into Manchuria, Their insist
ence upon rights in that province dur
ing the negotiations before the war,
their exclusion of Manchuria from the
"administrative entity" referred to by
Mr. Hay, and their vigorous prepara
tions for an aggressive land campaign,
all Indicate a strong desire to obtain
more spoils of war than Corea alone.
To drive the Russians from the Yalu
will be a difficult task; and even If that
is accomplished, to carry the war Into
Manchuria will be almost as difficult
The Japanese, therefore, are making
careful preparation, the Russians are
apparently biding the attack, and their
respective attitudes account for the
present lack of slugging, which is, in
the mind of the newspaper reader, so
deplorable a deficiency.
"With the Mississippi River frozen to
the bottom at La Crosse, Wis., two men
frozen to death at Pittsburg, Pa., and
trainsnowed in over night at Cape
Cod, '(not to mention similar reports
from other sections of the cold East,
it is refreshing- to read in the same
issue of The Oregon ian containing the
iews that the stockmen in the "Wallowa
Valley, Oregon, have experienced one
f the mildest "Winters of recent years.
and the feed that was laid in for the
expected cold snap would be carried
over for use next year. "We are still
in one of the "Winter months, but the
royal chlnook salmon which comes with
the Springtime Is already entering the
river and is in no danger of finding any
of the streams frozen to the bottom, or
even to the top. Throughout many of
the best wheat districts of the upper
country wheat has continued to grow
all the "Winter, and the snow that has
fallen was not accompanied by cold
weather. "We are still a little shy on
rain in some of the logging districts,
but there will probably be enough 'to
float out the logs when Spring sets in
In dead earnest
TRADE EMBARGO IMPROBABLE.
Eastern newspaper comment on the
commercial aspects of the war In the
Far East Indicates unwarranted con
cern over the disturbance of trade with
the Orient This anxiety is reflected In
an Interview with United States Con
sul John "Fowler, of Chefoo, print
ed In the San Francisco Chronicle.
According to the gloomy view taken by
Mr. Fowler, American trade with
North China to the value of $20,000,000
a year will be practically lost for a
year to come, "and the normal trade In
flour, canned-goods and other commodi
ties that -will now be considered contra
band of war will also be lost to Amerl
Ican exporters during the period of hos
tilities." This disturbing forecast is hardly
warranted by the situation. It Is un
reasonable, of course, to expect that
the remarkable traffic in certain lines
of staples which Japan and Russia have
been importing In anticipation of the
war will continue. America, has had
all of the benefits arising from the un
natural trade conditions which preceded
the actual commencement of hostilities,
and this increase should not be mis
taken for a normal condition of trade
that might be expected to continue.
In breadstuffs alone Japan has bought
so heavily in .anticipation of war that,
her demands for many months will be
met with stocks on hand for which
Americans have already received thef
money.
In a strenuous fight the exact defini
tion of "contraband of war" is Inter
preted by the parties engaged with a
goqd deal of latitude, and there Is no
hard-and-fast International rule or law
that can bind any of the contestants to
respect precedents in such cases. In
the present case noncombatants in
both Japan and Russia are in need of
American goods which are going for-
ward on neutral vessels. Later, when
present stocks are exhausted by the
actual -combatants, they also may need
these goods, and would have a mutual
Interest In inducing neutral vessels to
continue in the trade.
In assuming that flour, canned goods,
etc., are contraband of war. Consul
Fowler falls to note that they become
so only under certain conditions which
need not necessarily exist in the Orient.
In a manner the position of Japan at
the present time is similar to that of
Great Britain during the Boer War, and
at that time a number of cargoes of
American flour and provisions were
seized by the British on the ground that
thej were contraband of war. The
American Government contended that
as the goods were for the use of non
combatants and were carried in neutral
vessels, they were not subject to seiz
ure. The British acquiesced In. this
view, and the vessels were released.
There was, of course, nothing binding
In the act so far as affecting the pres
ent situation is concerned, but the slm
ilarlty of the cases is so great that there
is every reason to believe that Japan
would gracefully heed a request from
the American Government to follow
similar course. The Japanese and the
Russians, who have been our good cus
tomers in the past, will not stop eating
American flour, bacon, canned goods,
etc, simply because a portion of their
people are engaged In conflict The lat
ter will secure their rations from the
heavy surplus which has been piling up
in anticipation of the event The non
combatants, not having access to this
surplus, must continue to import as
they need it, and if the war Is pro
longed the actual combatants them
selves will need more supplies, which
they can Eecure nowhere else to as good
advantage as from America.
We have received more than a normal
amount of trade from the Far East due
to the preparation for war, and shall
again profit by the increased trade after
peace Is restored. Meanwhile there Is
nothing to indicate that business will
be seriously interrupted In any of the
great lines of staples that are not
clearly contraband of war. The worst
Injury that .American trade can suffer
under, existing circumstances Is
through the advance in insurance rates,
due partly to the fact that even neutral
vessels are subject to search by the
fighting forces, and expensive delays
may be encountered. There is also dan
ger of neutral vessels getting in the line
of fire or encountering torpedoes in
some of the harbors where they have a
perfect right to go, if their owners are
willing to assume or pay for the natural
risks attendant on war. Aside from
this comparatively slight obstruction.
the interruption to trade with the Orl
ent will not be serious for neutral pow
ers.
DEATHS IN THE SENATE.
The list of leading men wfio have died
members of the United States Senate Is
a long one, and Includes Calhoun, Clay,
Stephen A. Douglas. Andrew Johnson,
Charles Sumner, "Zack" Chandler of
Michigan, Henry Wilson, William Pitt
Fessenden, Matt Carpenter, Henry
ts. Anuiony, wmiam upnam or ver
mont Jacob Colla-ner. Solomon Foot
John A. Logan, Oliver P. Morton, Henry
Winter Davis. Justir. S. Morrill, Cush
man K. Davis, David Broderlck of
California, E. D. Baker of Oregon, and
Senator Plumb of Kansas.
The length of the list Is easily ac
counted for; few die prematurely, none
resign, and none are translated because
of surpassing merit, like Enoch and Eli
jah. There have been a few men who
have served many years In the House
and at a venerable age died there in
the harness; such a man was ex-Presi
dent John Quincy Adams, who served
seventeen years in the House and died
In his Slst year. Thad Stevens served
fourteen years and died at 75. Ex
Speaker Grow has Just voluntarily re
tired from Congress at SL But men of
this age are seldom found In the House.
They are either promoted to the Senate
or they get wears' of the noise and
gladiatorial turbulence of the House
and leave public life.
The United States Senate Is a shel
tered political nook for aged. If not de
cayed, statesmen. Senator Pettus, of
Alabama, is S3; his colleague, Senator
Morgan, is about 80; Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts. Is. In his 79th year; Sen
ator Cullom is 75, and so is Senator A11I
son; Senator Teller is 74; Senators
Frye and Proctor are 73; Senator Quay
is 72; Senator Piatt of New York, Is
71; Senator Depew is 70; Senator Alger
is 6S, Senator Bacon is 66, Senator Gor
man is 65, Senator Aldrlch is 63, Sena
tor Daniel is 62, and Senators Spooner.
Dillingham and Nelson are 6L Elklns,
of West "Virginia, is -an old man; Haw
ley, of Connecticut is about 76; Stew
art, of Nevada, is about 76; Piatt of
Connecticut is 76 and Cockrell of Mis
souri and Hale of Maine are old men.
The only men in the Senate of eminence
and influence who are under 60 are For
aker of Ohio,. Lodge of Massachusetts,
Dqlllver of Iowa and Bailey of Texas.
The Speaker of the House Is 68.
PROFESSOR ANDREWS AGAIN.
Professor E. Benjamin Andrews,
whose peculiar views upon public mat
ters have been burled for a few years
past under the duties of chancellor in
the University of Nebraska, has broken
out again with a radical opinion. In a
recent address before the students of
that university we find these words:
Society, as it becomes more enlightened, will
snuff out the .Ives of sickly and deformed in
fants, to prevent their becoming- at maturity
a burden to It and to themselves'. As with the
cradle, to it will be with other cases. A com
mittee of skilled physicians, I firmly believe,
eventually will determine the fate of those
who are sickly, or whose recovery from dis
ease is impossible. Such persons. If the physi
cians agree, wUI mercifully be put to death.
This theory Is not new. Physicians
have advanced it more than once, be
fore medical societies, and it is Impos
sible to tell how often some of the
more courageous and humane In the
ranks of the medical profession have
reduced It to practice. Yet as a theory
It does not meet public approval, and.
Indeed, it can scarcely be said to be
growing In favor. It may be conceded
that it would be better for the world
and better" for the Individual against
whom the decree of Idiocy of hopeless
disease or of hideous bodily deformity
has been passed by Nature, if all thus
afflicted or deformed could die; but the
belief Is general that no human agency
can be trusted or should be trusted to
carry out in silence and secrecy the
death sentence upon those thus unfor
tunate. The Instinctive protest that
arises against the proposal, as set out
In plain words by Professor Andrews,
Is based upon a knowledge of human
fallibility from which not even the
skilled .physician or the man of science
is exempt ,
It is well in this connection to re
member that some of the world's great
est men and its most useful women
were frail and feeble infants "sickly,"
as Dr. Andrews has It The late Her
bert Spencer was a puny, weak child,
and during all of his long life he was
compelled to be very careful of his
heath. The same may be said of Ruskin
and of Mrs. Browning, and coming
across the water, of Horace Greeley and
Whittle: The deprivation to this
world would have been great, indeed.
had a committee of skilled phyElcians
passed the death sentence upon any one
of these In Infancy.
While demurring to the theory of
Dr. Andrews so far as It pertains to
sickly children or to persons whose re
covery from disease Is regarded a3 Im
possible, it is easy to Indorse his view
as applied to physical monstrosities or
congenital idiots. In the case of such
persons It Is manifest that no mistake
could be made in passing a sentence of
painless death upon them, and no doubt
In time humanity will come to the aid
of social science and political economy
in ordering that such as these be mer
cifully released from the bondage of
existence that Is not life. The lives of
such unfortunates are an expression of
effect not of cause. When, to use the
words of Dr. Andrews, "society becomes
more enlightened" we may well believe
that the cause will be dealt with and
the effect thus eradicated.
IIKNKY W. OLTVE1X.
The death of Henry -W. Oliver, the
pioneer manufacturer of iron and steel,
of Pittsburg, which occurred a few days
ago, marked the close- of a life of great
Industry and persistent and successful
effort One of the sturdy citizens that
Ireland has given to the United, States,
Mr. Oliver left he mark of his enter
prise upon one of our greatest Indus
tries. From the "Oliver chilled plow,"
which the farmers of a generation have
followed, to the more pretentious but
not more useful Implements and instru
ments of steel that have met the de
mands of agriculture, of commerce and
of general development, his effort has
long stood for utility and energy
throughout the civilized world. During
forty-one of his slxty,-four years ac
tivity and constant application to busi
ness distinguished him.
The early advantages of Henry W.
Oliver consisted in an inherited stock
of energy and determination and the
training of the common schools. After
a few years' work as a clerk he found
himself at the age of 23 a partner in a
small manufacturing firm. From this
beginning grew the great establish
ments which he eventually directed. It
Is proper to admire the energy and
extol the Industry which were leading
factors In Mr. Oliver's business career.
It Is Idle, however, to think that men
will grow to prominence In the business
and commercial world of today as he
did without specific training. Condi
tions forty years ago invited to and
made possible his evolution from a poor,
untrained youth to a millionaire steel
manufacturer. The conditions of today
do not favor such development; those
of forty years ago demanded It and,
though they did not make the way
smooth, they made It possible and In
deed Inviting to young men of robust
health and abounding energy. The con
ditions of today do not seem to call for
the type of men who fight their way
from the bottom to the very top of the
ladder of industrial fame and fortune.
The resources of the human mind of
human energy have filled, in the busy
years of the past third of a century,
the wide space between hand and ma
chine labor between the beginnings of
mechanics skill and Its present tre
mendous development Mechanical In
dustry has been carried beyond the pio
neer stage, and skill rather than the
sheer. force of energy Is now required
to move and keep In motion the wheels
of industry.
Henry W. Oliver was one of the pio
neers in this development; Andrew Car
negie was another, and Ericsson was,
in another but adjoining field, still an
other. But the opportunity with which
each of these men 'closed so valiantly
and successfully Is a thing of a past
generation; the triumphs which the en
ergetic young men of today will score
in the coming years will come to them
through such training of mind and hand
as will enable them to grapple with
new conditions and forces. Mr. Oliver
was one of the self-made men of the
country. But he was fashioned in the
mold of conditions that no longer exist;
the young man who complies with
present conditions, and through this
compliance becomes a factor in indus
trial, mechanical or 'professional life,
will not be less a self-made man: than
was he who attained to prominence and
wealth by closing with the opportunl-,
ties that presented themselves forty
years ago.
The Astorlan becomes unduly excited
over the alleged "evil designing of those
selfish Portland people who demand a
bar that will fit the Portland channel."
It may not have occurred -to th,e As-
torlan that until the bar at the mouth.
of the river does "fit the Portland chan
nel" there will be a repetition of such
delays as were encountered by the In
drasamha, with her $30Q;000 cargo, last
week, not to mention similar experience
by other vessels which preceded her.
Of course. Portland, with a -jobbing
trade of 5150,000,000 per annum, which Is
In no small measure dependent on a
good channel to sea, may be expected
to do what she can to block up that
channel below Astoria, and prevent
ships entering or leaving the river, and
the Astorlan is to be commended for
its vigilance In sounding the warning.
Now that it has demonstrated to its
own satisfaction that Portland Intends
to block up the channel below Astoria,
the guardian angel of the Columbia
River should advocate retaliatory
measures. A fund should be raised' by
popular subscription for the purchase
of powder with which to blow Tongue
Point over Into the channel and effect
ually bar the progress of any ship that
dares to go above Astoria. Sydney Dell
has left Astoria, but his methods for
building up seaports seem to live after
him.
No other organization for obtalnment
and transmission of news can equal the"
Associated. Press, Which includes nine
tenths of the leading newspapers of the
country, from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific. Money Is used unsparingly, every
effort Is employed, trained newspaper
men are everywhere in the field; and
especially in the work of collecting the
news as to the war In the Orient be
tween Russia and Japan there is no
possibility of competition with the en
ergy and efficiency of the Associated
Press. Whenever news can be had the
Associated Press will have It It Is Its
business to get the news', and no news
paper that does not have connection
With the Associated Press can be sure
of getting the news. The newspapers
of the country that have no connec
tion with the Associated Press or mem
bership In It depend on obtalnment of
their news from early editions of Asso
ciated Press newspapers. They may
pretend to have this "service" or that,
but such matter as they have Is not
news, but consists merely of stories
based on opinion or conjecture. Keep
ing these XaCts in view, the article enti
tled "Gathering War News," published
in other columns of this paper today,
will be found to contain Information
that ever" seeker of the news will de
sire. The coalmlners of the United States
are a power in the land. Next to bread
itself, coal Is the prime necessity of life,
both In an Individual and a National
sense. In this great army of labor
more than 455,000 men are enrolled, and
they produced In round numbers 300,
000,000 tons of coal last year. Of these
workers nearly 300,000, producing about
two-thirds of this vast bulk, are mem
bers of the organization known as the
United Mlneworkprs of America. Fully
85 p2r cent of tire, entire' army of coal
workers are governed by the union's
scale of wage3, and -work under Its
conditions of employment. The tre
mendous scope of its power Is shown
in the asseveration that fully 90 per cent
of all mine employes in the United
States would go out on a strike If the
United Mineworkers found or deemed
It necessary to order a suspension of
coal mining In the country. A power to
be reckoned with truly, and one that It
will pay capital to regard. as its most
potent auxiliary, whatever the line of
Its Investment.
The War Department estimates that
the joint field maneuvers of the Army
and the Militia to be held this Fall in
the Atlantic and the Pacific divisions
will cost $1,245,366. In 1905 the troops
In the Northern and In the Southwest
ern divisions will take the field, and the
expense to the Government will be
$1,255,446. Next Fall's exercises are to
be in. the Conewago Valley, In Pennsyl
vania, for the Atlantic division, and In
Monterey and San Luis Obispo Coun
ties, California, for the Pacific division.
The plans adopted by the War De
partment provide 'for maneuvers In
each of the four- divisions every other
vyear. General Chaffee points out that
as each state's troops will -participate
In these maneuvers In alternate years
only, it will be necessary for the state
Instruction camps to Te held In the
Intervening years. It is proposed to
prolong the field service of the Militia
from 12 days to 15 each year, and to
Increase from about 10.000 to about
40,600 the number of men employed.
Why, one of the fine sayings that were never
said Is the alleged exclamation of Wellington:
"Oh. for night or Blucher!" You see, the
Iron Duke recognized the importance of
Blucher. bu as an alternative, nightfall would
have been all right, As a matter of fact.
Blucher came near being as lost to the hour
at Waterloo as General Lew Wallace did at
Shlloh. Springfield Republican.
Blucher did far better than Lew Wal
lace, for Wallace did not reach Shlloh
until after dark, when the battle was
over, while Blucher's advance corps
under Bulow struck Napoleon's right
and rear about -4 P. M., and the Prus
sian losses between that hour and 8 P.
M. were quite half of the los3 of the al
lies kt Waterloo. If Lew WallaceTiad
struck the Confederates at Shlloh with
his 70W men at 4 P. M. he would have
done the best service of his military
career. At Waterloo Blucher came four
hours oefore nightfall, while in Grant'3
case night came flrstfolIowd by Lew
Wallace.
There will be a state election in Lou
islana on April 19. and a state election
in. Oregon June 6. On September
there wilt be a statee!ectkm In Arkan
sas, overwhelmingly Democratic, and
on September 6 an election In Ver
mont, overwhelmingly Republican. On
September 12 Maine, always Republi
can, elects a Governor, and on. October
5 Georgia, always Democratic, holds Its
state election. The other states of the
country hold their elections this year
on November 8. the date of the Presi
dential election.
No love songs In the English tongue
surpass, either in beauty of words or in
beauty of music, those that Scotland
has produced. It seems that when the
stern characteristics of the race melt
Into sentiment the resultant expression
Is a melody that appeals to the- world.
It Is thlsquallty of 'genuine feeling that
gives bcouisn. music its universal
charm.
VIOLA ALLEN IN TWELFTH NIGHT
William Winter In New York Tribune.
A presentment of Shakeepeaxe'a rich,
tender and merry comedy of "Twelfth
Night" was made at the Knickerbocker
Theater last night, and Mlsa Allen ap
peared In it as Viola. The play, as every
student of it Is aware, provides a fascinat
ing picture of the way of the world art
fully blending. In a flexible fabric of action,
and dialogue, many romantic incidents,
many diversified characters, and many
sparkling strands of fancy, sentiment
humor, wisdom and tender emotion. In
no one of his comedies does the genius
of Shakespeare show a lovelier spirit or
a more absolute command of the free and
wandering style of , the consummate'
jlraatlst The predominant note, Is that
of poetry; but the note of prose Is also
sounded, and each is made, by the force
of contrast to deepen the significance ot
the other. The opposition of Don Quixote
to Sancho Panza. Is not more abrupt and
striking than the opposition of Viola to
Sir Toby .Belch- Viola Is Ideal and spir
itual; Sir Tbby actual, material and much
of the earth. Other contrasts are en
twined with this one, and so. while touch
ing actual life at many points, the comedy
Is one that allures its audttor into a realm
of dream and fancy, far from all pain
and trouble, and above all that Is common
and mean. The romance of Viola, the.
perturbation of Ollva, the passion of
Orsino, the phantasy of Malvollo, the
roguish merriment of Maria, the rubicund
.humor of Sir Toby, and the ludicrous
fatuity of silly Sir Andrew all are ele
ments of a delirious medley, enjoyable to
contemplate and dear to remember. There
cannot fall to be -some reason for public
satisfaction, accordingly, as often as
"Twelfth Night" Is revived. There was
but very little, however, on this occasion,
for In almost every particular the comedy
was simply butchered.
The character of viola, outwardly man
ifesting joy, buoyancy, and blithe humor,
combines, passion, romance, melancholy,
wistful patience, and a delicious quality
sweet and sensuous temperament
Viola is not like Rosalind, potential and
triumphant; she docs not subdue, she
wins. The part typifies adorable wom
anhood, made lovely by self-abnegation,
and considering both its essence and the
conditions under which it Is manifested
It is one that can be fully impersonated
only by a woman, who, proficient In art
superadds spiritual charm to physical
fascination. Miss Allen's embodiment of
it is notable for executive faculty; and
will be remembered as the expert, txpe-
dltious, commonplace achievement of an
experienced actress. Miss Allen, of course.
possesses earnestness, gentleness, arch-
Hiess. reflniment: but there is In her de
meanor as Viola a certain trim quality.
and there Is In her articulation
and delivery a certain metallic
hardness and artifice, and these attri
butes, which are not harmonious with the
character, operate to make the perform
ance unsympathetic. The wires are visible,
Indeed, the prevailing characteristic of
tho representation, obvious In all the per
formers, is professional mechanism the
absence of glamour being conspicuous.
The sprightly duel scene, however, caused
some Jaughter; the rollicking revel was
merrily though very coarsely sped; and
the interlude of the snare and the yellow
stockings, cross-gartered, promoted tho
public mirth. Such passages as "Make me
willow cabin," "She never told her
love," and VI am all the daughters of my
father's house" must be spoken from the
soul, not merely from the memory. The
voice that spoke them best has long been
stilled In death. Miss Allen gave them In
a kind of staccato, that presently swelled
into a melodious bellow,- and with no
feeling at all. Her Viola Is a jaunty,
modern maiden, full of dash and "brass
In fact the perky little chorus girl of
comic opera; and It would be no compli
ment to her intelligence to think her
really capablo of believing that any such
Ideal can be found lii Shakespeare. All
of her stage business was queer, and
much of It devoid of all meaning.
It ought not to bo said that the play
was, in any respect really acted. Mr.
Handyside may know something about Sir
Toby Belch, but If he does, he managed
to conceal it. There was not the least
Inebriation in his drunken scene, though
he continually fell over everything and
everybody, and though Sir Toby and Sir
Andrew did the old Toodles business, with
pair of candles. Mr. Craig's Idea of
Orsino Is to be muscular and vociferous.
Orsino Is a lover, melancholy, despondent,
miserable, not a robust auctioneer. The
person who appeared as Feste seemed to
think that he sometimes was harlequin
In the circus ring, and sometimes Nadab
In the Music Halli Mr. Curric made
Aquecneek a toothless, senile, pottering,
scarce audible Pantaloon. Malvollo a sad.
grave, austere, ruminant man was con
verted, by John Blair. Into 'an image
of fantastic, clattering, skipping bur
lesque, must of the text being intoned in
a high, hollow, bleating voice, as of a
he-goat while some of It was sharp;
and the whole of It might as well have
been whistled, for all the meaning it was
made to convey, through this abominable
delivery. James Youngs wretched elocu
tlon and completely Inane behavior made
Sebastian ridiculous. Miss Ellistpn. as
Olivia, made it clear that she knows noth
lng about the part and docs not even
understand the meaning of the words,
Miss Tillbury. though coarse In style, did
suggest the rampant mischief of Maria.
The characters in "Twelfth Night" are
so clearly denned that It would be dlfll
cult for a judicious, trained actor to mis
apprehend any one of them. Sir Toby,
born a gentleman, lias been marred by
gross living and Is a coarse animal, but
he remains a masterful person, rosy,
festive, shrewdy sagacious, woridly, and
full of rough, jovial humor. Sir Andrew
Is a vain simpleton, vacuous, silly, elf-
Important The Clown. Feste, is. both
wise and droll veiling his wisdom with
quaint folly. It Is notable that while
Shakespearo derived Viola, Olivia, and Or.
sino from an old romance, making them
finer in tye process of transmutation, the.
eccentric ana comic cnaruciers ana uie
humorous interlude were hl3 original in
ventions. Malvollo, of course for pur
poses ot humor, satire, philosophy and
thought. Is the central character of the
play, and one of the most essentially serl
ous and formidable characters ever drawn,
typifying the madness of egotism and ex
citing pity scarcely less than derision.
A special triumph of the late An
gustm uaiy was gained when ne pro
duced "Twelfth Night" at his theater, 11
years ago this very month (February 21,
1E33), In a scene that remarkably well
exemplified dramatic method, as contrast
ed with that of literary expedient Miss
Allen, In Jier stage management, has to
some extont profited by that good exam
pie. though. In an Idle effort to seem orig.
Inal. she deprives the picture of all es
sential meaning by making Viola lie down
and go to sleep in the middle of it The
scene, as Mr. Daly managed It, and as
now bungled by Miss Allen, isr Olivia's
garden. The time Is evening. Viola, dls
gulsed as the minstrel Cecario, having re
ceived an Intimation that perhaps her
brother, Sebastian, has been drowned
has spoken a joyous soliloquy upon that
auspicious thought .and has sunk Into i
seat In meditation. The moon Is risln:
over the distant sea. and ip the fancied
freshness of the balmy rising breeze the
listener can almost hear the ripple of the
leaves. The lovelorn Orsino enters, with
musicians, and these minstrels sing a sere
nadc, beneath the window of Olivia's pal
ace. The- nroud beauty comes forth upon
her balcony, and, parting her veil, looks
down upon Viola whom she loves, sup
posing her to be a man. Meantime, Orsino
Is gaslng up at Olivia, whom he worships
while Viola is musing on Orsino. whom
she adores. Not a word Is spoken; not aH
word Is needed. The garden is alt In
moonlight; the delicious music flows on;
and over that plcturer-entlrely dramatic,
crysalllzins Into a diamond point the
whole meaning of the comedy, the curtain
slowly falls.
MEETING THE EMERGENCY.
Baltimore American.
In conjunction with the Baltimore News,
the American has .completed, arrangements
whereby, within the course of a few days,
It will be printing its paper from a Com
plete plant In Baltimore.
The News building was the first news
paper office to be destroyed by Sunday's
Ere- When It was a ruin Charles H.
Grasty, general manager, displayed ex
ceptional spirit and enterprise, taking
a train at midnight lor Philadelphia and
shortly after daylight Monday morning
he purchased "a complete printing plant
This plant will be shared by the American,
ana, beglnnlg" tomorrow, the American
and News will be established as follows:
Business offices for the two papers will
be openeds at the northeast corner of Cal
vert and Saratoga, streets, in the building
occupied by the Carriage &. Toy Com
pany, with a branch office in Stewart &
Co.'a department store, corner of How-
ard and Lexington streets.
Editorial and reportorial departments
for the American and News will be
opened In the building 311-313 North street
between Saratoga and Pleasant streets.
The plant, purchased by the Baltimore
News will, -immediately upon its arrival
here, be Installed in the foundry building
formerly occupied oy tne .Henry juc-
Shane Company, corner of Holllday and
Center streets, arrangements having been
made with the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to extend the tracks from its
freight sheds to reach this building, and
to locate thereon two locomotives to pro
vide steam power.
These arrangements will be perfected
within the next few days, and the Amer
ican will utilize the News facilities pend
ing the rebuilding of Its own building.
As soon as the American's home shall
have been rebuilt the Baltimore News will
occupy It and use the American's mechan
leal facilities pending the erection of Its
own building.
Work will begin at once toward re
building the American's home.-
To Mr. Post, manager of Stewart &
Co., the American expresses Its thanks
for business office facilities, so kindly
rendered by hlra.
Baltimore News.
Tho News has been wonderfully fortu
nate In being able to secure immediate
possession of so admirable a newspaper
plant as that jat the 'Philadelphia Times.
The prompt and generous manner In
which Mr. Ochs met the proposition of
the News to acquire that plant was a
fine exemplification of the liberallty and
breadth characteristic of the American
spirit By securing this excellent, equip
ment, which served until a few years ago
for the publication of one of the most
workmanlike newspapers In the United
States, the News has been put In a post
tlon to utilize at once that Is. as soon as
they can be put In place presses, lino
types, stereotyping plant and miscel
laneous adjuncts of a newspaper which
are not In tho nature' of an emergency
supply, but are such as any newspaper
office might be glad to possess for Its
permanent outfit Some day next week
the new plant will be In operation at
quarters In a portion of the McShane
foundry, which his been rented for the
News, and which may for many months
be made to serve its uses. The printing
facilities of the News will be placed &t
the disposal of the American as long as
the emergency requires It
Bryan and Hearst.
Indianapolis News.
In recent Washington dispatches to the
isews it has been said that the Demo
cratlc leaders are becomhur somewhat
alarmed over the extent of the Hearst
movement. They do not seem to fear
that this extraordinary younjr man will
be 'nominated, but they do fear that
there Is a combination between him and
Mr. Bryan, and that this combination
may be powerful enough t& do great
harm at the St. Louis convention. This
Is indeed a remarkable situation. Un
to tho present time the Hearst crusade
has been looked on as a mere joke. We
ourselves are even yet Inclined to con
slder It In that light It Is true that
this man Is spending a great deal of
money, making a fight for delegates.
and booming himself in his own news
papers. But we cannot believe that
when the Democrats get together In
St Louis they will pay serious attention
to him.
But the Interesting thing about the"
business Is the rumored alliance between
Hearst and Bryan. Mr. Bryan Is sup
posed to be an unusually frank and out
spoken man. He has not hesitated to
say that certain men ought not to be
nominated. Now he should Inform us
who it is that he thinks should be nom
inated. Is he for Hearst? Is he
actually co-operating with him? These are
important questions, because the answer
to them will throw light on Bryan's
character and purposes.
Losses by Fire.
Springfield Republican.
Fifty-six fire Insurance companies were
bankrupted by the Chicago fire ot 1S71
whose losses aggregated about $200,000.-
000, and only about $58,000,000 of the
nearly $100,000,000 Insurance due on ac
count of that fire was ever paid. There
were few companies left In the country
able In after years to boast that they
went through that disaster without sus
pending payments, and among them was
our own Springfield Fire and Marine
company. This corporation not only
stood up under the one disaster, but
met the Boston fire of the succeeding
year with equal sturdlness, though the
Chicago conflagration cost the stock
holders an assessment of Co per cen
and the Boston 30 per cent
Even should the Baltimore disaster
Involve the insurance companies to the
extent of $100,000,000, the amount will all
be paid over, except possibly In the case of
tho smaller and weaker concerns. The
practice of widely distributing fire risk3
will prevent any of the larger companies
from being hit for more than from
$100,000 to $500,000, and they will be able
to handle theso losses without serious
embarrassment Meantime, the growing
agitation among property-owners for
reduction in fire insurance rates, which
have been advancing for some time until
they were deemed unreasonable, has
been given a decided check.
-f
Ths Destroyer.
Edward Sydney Tylee In New York Mall and
Express.
A dwarfish thine of steel and fire;
My Iron nerves obey
The bidding of my crafty sire,
Who drew me out of clay.
And pent me forth, on paths untrod.
To slay his puny clan;
A slave of hell, a scourge of God;
For I was made by Man.
When foul fog curtains droop and meet
Athwart an oily sea;
My rhythmic pulse begins to beat;'
'Tls hunting time for me.
A breathing swell Is hardly seen-
To stir the emerald deep.
As through that ocean Jungle green
I, velvet-footed, creep.
And lo! my prey, r palace reared
Above an arsenal,
By lightning's viewless finger steered.
Comes on. majiaticaL
The mists before her bows dlpp&rt;
And "neath that Traitor's- Gate
The royal vessel, high of Heart,
Sweeps qusealike tp her fate.
Too confident of strength to heed
The menacing faint sound.
As from their leash, like blood hocfids fred,
The-snub torpedoes be end;
Sho does not note them quartering- wide,
.Nor g-ues what Hp is this
That presses on her stately. side '
Its biting- Jcdas kiss.
Till with a joar that fright the stars.
Her cracking- timbers rend.
And lurid smoke and flaming spars
In one red storm ascend;
Whcse booming thunder dro-arna the cries
Of myriad soula in pain:
Where tosssd on turbid traters lies
My quarry, torn in twain.
. NOTE AND COMMENTS
Brains; Where to Find Them.
It Is resorted to the editor that Mr. Mc
intosh threatened to come over and beat the
editor's brains out with a club. W don't
know Just where he would- start in on the
editor to perform a miracle of that kind. A
fact we don't know that the editor has any
brains; but what is it all about, anyway?
csi on earxn is iic wrathy about? Tllla
moc'k Independent.
Just think of the trouble, friend Mc
In knowinsr the tight place to whe,
Tou might waste all your pains
In locating my brains.
By neglecting a crc. at my be
If people will live In the East thev mti
expect to fresezc.
Mint hold-up Is more tionular tn
Baker City than a mint julep.
When an "Horstryllan". mob gets after
blm, Dowle must wish for a chariot oi
fire.
White kids must envy yellow kld3 tht
exejtement of a second New Year's cele
bration.
It is pretty "tough" luck to be deceived
Into accepJing a robber's protection
against robbers. v.
We nqtlce that -'Buster Brown" suits
are being advertised. ' What has "Happy
Hooligan" done?
where complaints and subscriptions will
Via ntr.Ati.ru1 . . - t i t
Speaking of yellow Journals, tho Tilla
mook Independent Is printedon' canary
colored paper this week.
Even the minstrel trouDe of the local
option people wouldn't draw a3 bitr a
crowd as a whisper ot "free beer."
When Port Arthur really is cantured
those papers that have been taking it
every day since the declaration of war
will have to make their assault upon St
Petersburg.
Considerable indignation has been
aroused in Germany by the Emperor's
declaration that "Impressionistic cut" Is
"gutter art." Gutters in Germany. It ap
pears, are kept nice and clean.
Issues of the Baltimore papere after
the fire have been received IriMfortland.
Fire Insurance companies' ads. are the
most prominent feature. A furniture firm
advertises desks at "before-the-flre"
prices.
Among tho pearl3 of wisdom scattered
before its readers by the New York Com
mercial Adv we mean Globe, Is this:
Much amusement is being caused in South
Africa by tho adoption by ladles of. young
calves as pets.
Calf love is nothing new.
According to the New York Tribune', the
Emperor of Corea Is advertising for a
dentist, to whom he offers a two-years
contract at $3G0 a month, $30 a month for
rent $5000 for the purchase of instruments,
and transportation to Seoul and back. As
things are at present It would be moro
advisable for the Emperor to advertise
for a competent undertaker.
A curious fact is noted in the last num
ber of the London Spectator received here.
The owner of the estate of Audley End
has the right to present the man of his
choice to the mastership of Magdalene
pronounced Maudlin', by the- way College,
Cambridge. This would be an eiJ2l3t f
opportunity for Rockefeller to pvif in a
coal-otl man, for the cost of Audley End
would be a trifle compared with the de
mands of President Harper.
Captain Anderson, of the British steam
ship "Columbia," appears to have Im
mortalized himself by calling, "Boy, bring
mo some cigarettes," while the Japanese
and Russian shells were bursting round
his vessel. The Columbia was la Port
Arthur when the Japanese began their
attack, and, not being desirous of playing
tho part of the Innocent bystander, slip
ped out at once. As to "Cap" Andersqn
and his cigarettes, the Kansas City Star
thinks that they will thunder down tho
ages together with Nelson's "West
minster Abbey or victory," Lawrence's
"Don't give up the ship," and Farragut's
"Damn tho torpedoes, go ahead."
An amateur minstrel show was to ba
given In West Cornwall, Conn., and the
hall was packed with an eager crowd.
Just before It was time for the curtain
to rise, one of the end men appeared
and announced that ex-Postmaster Stev
ens, who was one of the end men, had
bought a pair of women's hose, but
through some mistake only one stocking
had been sent, and the performance could
not proceed until her could get another.'
Every store In the village was closed, and
finally, after a prolonged wait, a young
woman In the audience tossed a long red
stocking upon the stage. Great applause
greeted Mr. Stever.3 when he appeared
wearing one black stocking and one red.
The only subject of speculation in this In
cident Is. Did the young woman get a.
cold foot?
WEX. J.
OUT OF THE GINGER JAR.
Teacher What Is the meaning of the word
"acclimated? Little Willie Hennypeck
Why er er that is when people have been
married so long that they don't zalud it any
more. Puck.
He Did you make this bread, dearie? She
Yes love. "Well. I'd rather you wouldn't
do any more work like this, dearest." "Why
not, sweetheart?" "It's too heavy, angel."
Yonkers Statesman.
Smartley I believe I can find the south
pole, DumWey How would you go about
it? Smartley By following the revolutions
in South America until I reached the apex.
Butte Iriter-Mountaln.
"James!" cried the busy merchant "call a
meE.onger boy, quick." Sir," replied the
bright office boy. "I wouldn't be guilty of a
lie lHce that- I was a messenger boy once
myself." Philadelphia Press.
I -srosder why people say, 'As smart as
a steel trap'?" asked the very younjr man.
I never noticed anything so remarkably
smart atont a steel trap." "A steel trap, my
boy," reHed the sage from Sagevllle. "Is
smart beeaufe, like some pepple, it shuts
up at the preper time." Chicago Daily
News.
The servant handed Mr. Ilighmore a let
ter. It. -13 from Harold, the oldest son,
who wa In college. "Anything new in it?"
arked Mrs. Illghmore. "1'ea." said the
father of the family In an agitated voice,
as he glaneed hastily, over the letter. "He
doona't sale me for any money." Chicago
Tribune. '
"Johnny !s areix imaginative child," said
the fead motlBr"But Willie is more prac
tical. When WRle decides that he wants
anything he ta out to get it-" "I have
noticed that difference." answered the un
feeling bachelor. '-Johnny sings, T want to
b an aaffel.' but Willie smokes cigarettes
and skts cn thin Ice." Washington Star.
"Brawnjone must have had a Jiard time
reocntly. All six of his children have been
very Hi. I believe." said Smithers. "Why, I
hadn't heard a word ot it," exclaimed With
ers. - "When- did he tell you ?" "He didn't."
replied Smithers. "He simply remarked that
all the toys he gave them for ChrUtmas are
still in good condition." Cincinnati Times-Star.