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Newspaper Page Text;- THE MORNING GREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 190 y mB mcmm Entered at the Postofflce at PortlutA, Or- as second-class matter. REVISED SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail (postage prepaid in advance) Xally. -with Sunday, per month $0.85 Ially, with Sunday excepted, per year 7.50 Dally, with Sunday, per year 0.00 Sunday, per year 2.00 The "Weekly, per year ............... 1.50 The "Weekly, 3 months 60 Sally, per -creek, delivered, Sunday ex cepted 15c Dallr. per -week, delivered, Sunday In cluded 20c POSTAGE RATES. United States, Canada and Mexico 10 to 14-page paper ...................lc 10 to 30-page paper ...........2c 82 to 44-page paper .....3c Foreign rates double. ' EASTERN BUSINESS OFFICES. (The S. C. Beckwith Special Agency) 2tevr York: Rooms 43-49, Tribune Building. Chicago: Rooms 510-512 Tribune Building. KEPT ON SALE. Chicago Auditorium annex; Postofflce News Co , 217 Dearborn street. Denver Julius Black. Hamilton & Kend rick, 900-912 Seventeenth street. 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TODAY'S WEATHER Fair; easterly winds. "I PORTLAND, FRIDAY, MAY IS, 1904. A "KNOCKER'S" STATEMENTS. It is wonderful Indeed how Columbus, O., has managed to make such prog ress as It has made, without Council man Flegel, of Portland. It seems, in deed, to have made astonishing prog resssince he left there. From a re port of the speeches at a "local option" meeting held on "Wednesday night, we reprint this statement: Councilman A. F. Flegol was the last speaker. He testified of the benefits of local option as applied In Ohio, and stated that Curing nine years that state had made greater developments thon Oregon and Washington combined. Columbus itself, he Bald, had improved more In that time than Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane com bined. That is wonderful, indeed, or would be if it were true; but It isn't Ohio, in 1890, had 3,672,316 inhabitants; in 1900, 4,157,545. Gain in ten years, 485. 221 a much lower rate or percentage of gain than that of Oregon and "Wash ington. Columbus in 1890 had 88,150 in habitants; In 1900, 125.560. But In 1890 Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane had 145,250; iri 1900, 245.658. The growth of Portland alone, or of Seattle alone. In that period, was greater, not only In proportion, but In fact, than that of Columbus. And who doubts that this rate has continued since the year 1900, and is now even more rapid, in favor of Portland and its neighbors? The Oregonian will express no opinion on the question whether a Councilman should be excused for "knocking" his own town. It will leave that to public judgment However, It will say, as to Columbus, that though Mr. Flegel would have It inferred that liquor shops do not exist there having been exter minated by "local option" there are now more liquor shops in Columbus than ever before; and, according to the latest statement we have seen, more than In Portland. "Which simply shows that where liquor Is wanted it Is not shut off, either by local option or by prohibition. THE TASSING OF 3TBR1DE. The brief but noisy era of McBrlde ism In "Washington politics came to an abrupt end at Tacona "Wednesday. The showing made by the Governor as a result of two years' preparation, aided by clever manipulation of about all of the state machinery, was so insignifi cant that even his warmest supporters must have felt chagrined and humili ated. And yet the result will come not as a surprise to the unprejudiced ob servers who have watched this bitter factional fight from a viewpoint be yond the reach of the heat waves that have radiated from the political blaze. Men will follow a leader, but they object to a driver, and McBrlde has al ways been a driver. "With the excep tion of a brief period in 1893 when he temporarily abandoned his judicial chair to work with the railroad lobby at Olympla for the defeat of John B. Allen, Governor McBrlde was seldom heard of In Washington politics until he bobbed up as a candidate for Lieutenant-Governor four years ago. This of fice, discarded in most states for being as useless as the fifth wheel on a wagon, was easily secured, and the subsequent death of Governor Rogers landed McBrlde in a higher place than his own merits made attainable before or since. The Governor liked the place into which he had accidentally fallen, and desired to stay, and, realizing his limitations, undoubtedly took up the railroad commission scheme with a view to strengthening his position. Autocratic power over corporations em ploying 23,000 men In the state would have enabled the Governor to shape the political destinies of the Evergreen State in most any manner he desired. Rut In this departure he from the very first was open to criticism, for the rea son that he had previously aided in the defeat of a similar bill giving the same power to Governor John A. Rogers. A law that was a bad measure when ad ministered by that honest old dreamer. the late Governor Rogers, could not become greatly Improved by the sub stitution of McBrlde control for that of Rogers. ' This changing attitude of the Gov ernor displayed an insincerity that pre vented thousands who honestly believed in the railroad commission Idea from rallying to his flag. No broad-minded statesmanship was in evidence when Governor McBrlde vetoed numerous wagon-road bills and a small appropri ation for the Lewis and Clark Centen nial, and at the same time signed a bill for an expensive fish hatchery at Lake Chelan, near the Summer home of his private secretary and close political ad viser. Governor McBrlde may have set the standard to high when he went up and down the state denouncing the corrupt railroad lobby, but, having; so denounced It, it was' the height of im propriety for him to hold a secret con ference with the chief lobbyist and then afterward refer an inquiring public to said, lobbyist for an account of what may have taken place at the confer ence. These incidents are mentioned at this time not as kicks at a dead lion, for the Governor never was a lion, but merely to show why his ability and prowess have always been overestimat ed and why his defeat was so easy, once his position was thoroughly understood by the people. The Oregonian has in the past discussed these shortcomings from a news standpoint and has been rebuked by numerous McBrlde papers throughout "Washington. In this con nection it may be Interesting to note that prior to the Clark, "Walla "Waila and "Whatcom primaries every McBrlde paper in the state credited the Gov ernor with a strength in the convention of from 350 to 400 votes, exclusive of King and Pierce Counties. On April 28 an Oregonian staff correspondent wired from Tacoma that "a conservative es timate can hardly give the Governor more than 220 votes outside of King and Pierce Counties." The McBrlde strength, which was fully tested on the Crow nomination "Wednesday, mustered a total of 205 votes. This was some thing less than one-third of the num ber of delegates to the convention. Put to a direct vote of the people, a railroad commission bill such as "Wash ington has Just escaped would be de feated by a much larger proportionate vote. "Washington is a railroad state, and If the case were otherwise she would not favor such unlimited political power as the McBrlde bill placed in the hands of one man. ASPECTS OF THE TACOMA PLATFORM. Intelligent criticism must be highly pleased with a Republican platform that contains 70 per cent sense to 30 per cent Idiocy. That is -about the best that can be looked for. Democratic platforms are to be hilariously cheered if there. is a trace of sanity in 59 -per cent falsehood and buncombe; but of J Republicans we expect something more. The Tacoma utterance Is more than half defensible. Therefore it is almost a model. Notice a few absurdities by way of variety. "What are the McKinley poli cies so faithfully and courageously du plicated and emphasized by President Roosevelt? Take time, think It over. Inasmuch as the Tacoma conyentlon turned Governor McBride out to grass, It seems like an unnecessary piece of absurdity to commend his administra tion as having been conducted "ably, honestly, efficiently and economically." As for "reciprocity In noncompetitive products," there is no such thing. You might as well declare for the disarma ment of the peace society or the lique faction of water or the Government ownership of the capital at Washing ton. What possible sense Is there in such an expression as "Democratic vagaries and still wilder Democratic theories"? If the Democratic theory Is wilder than the Democratic vagary, then all theories should be upholstered Into vagaries as soon as possible in the interests of reform. The convention was apparently afraid of Its shadow on the ship sub sidy question, Inasmuch as it favors a commission whose yet unknown conclu sions may be either right or wrong, and possibly at variance with the convic tions of the apparently infallible Ta coma assembly. A very good sugges tion is in the plank about a tax com mission. To this ultimate basis of tax ation Is It extremely probable that all talk about commissions and franchises will ultimately come. Railroads, street cars, lighting companies, etc., should be allowed every reasonable facility to prosecute their work without harassing and burdensome restrictions; but they must be taxed In proportion to their business. Let them make all the money they can, and then take a good slice of It for the public's easement in their privileges. They will make more than If they were hampered by meddlesome and Ignorant officials at every turn and they can contribute more liberally to the support of the government Espe cially do we commend to the attention of the people of Washington these words from the platform's opening "paragraph: Theodore Roosevelt has borne the tre mendous responsibilities ot his great office upon the high leel of National duty and National honor. His administration has been thoroughly Republican and truly Amer ican. Tho laws ha o been fearlessly and Im partially enforced as they were enacted by Congress, ell-doers hao been driven from the public service, combinations In restraint of trade and commerce have been brought to the bar of Justice. His administration has brought unparalleled prosperity, main tained tho public honor, fostered industry, stimulated enterprise, extended American commerce, strengthened American Influence, ennobled American citizenship and brought prosperity alike to capital and to labor. We, therefore, faior the nomination ot Theodore Roosevelt and hereby Instruct- the delegates chosen by this convention to support his candidacy. That is the main thing In this cam paign. That Is the issue. And the Democratic party in Washington, Ore gon or elsewhere Is invited to go up against it as hard and as often as it likes. The simple question confronting every voter this year Is whether ha wants to commend the honesty, courage and energy with which Theodore Roose velt conducts the administration of the Federal Government In putting this the supreme and only Issue foremost, the Washington Republicans have acted vlth credit and sense. The campaign should be pitched upon this ground. The platform's minor Imperfections do not count in the general result, any more than Democratic efforts to con fuse the issue with trifling nonessen tials will count with the public In No vember. Election in Washington Is six months away, but the record of Theo dore Roosevelt will be as sound then as It is today and the Tacoma platform just a3 Invincible and Just as true. Theodore Roosevelt and his record against this rock the tides of Bryanlsm and Turnerlsm in Washington may rage and beat in vain. Dr. Woods Hutchinson thinks that If the Assessor would only set property values high enough there would be money sufficient In the city treasury to employ himself and other "scientists" to tell us how to "run" the city on "sani tary conditions," how to get rid of gar bage, etc; and Incidentally, it may be supposed, to supply whisky enough to improve the race by killing oft the dlp sodlsts. As director of all this benefi cence. Dr. Hutchinson, at a proper sal ary, say 520,000 a year, with a suffi cient number of deputies, clerks, In spectors and stenographers, would I bring the City of Portland into great repute. But science" here, as else where, is up against the stolidity of the reluctant taxpayer. However, the tax- payer has some excuse. He feels that if evfev one who wishes to "serve the publiv.' "i this way or that should 'get his "pull, he owner of property would have to seek relief through the poor rates, heedless to say, Dr. "Woods Hutchinson is. not ambitious to have his own name figure extensively on this assessment roll. "Leastwise." it doesn't. SURVIVAL OF THE HOMELY MAN. How widely Mr. Sherlock Holmes and others of his mould are differentiated from the detective in real life Is a mat ter of common knowledge with all who have been brought into direct or remote conflict with the elusive clew and still more elusive criminal. A fresh addition to the general exhibit in detective acu men is supplied by the peculiar case of Miss Julia Earley, nabbed in Portland as the mistress of a married man, for deportation to her home at Brockton, Mass. A homely married man, James M. Horton, with a career In keeping with his countenance. Induced the fair Julia to accompany him in the perilous enter prise of deserting his wife and nine children at Brockton and coming to Oregon with $100 which he had come into possession of as the trustee for funds in aid of a blind man. Hither, therefore, the pair made their way, to be followed in due course by the" dis tracted mother of Julia and sundry legal documents bearing upon Horton and the episode of the $100. Thus far all proceeds upon approved and con ventional lines. Nothing challenges criticism until we come to this record: Miss Earley Is said to be prominent In Brockton, and Is a charming young woman, and what she saw to fancy in Horton. who Is the essence of homeliness. Is puzzling the detectives. Where have these Portland detectives been all their lives, that they are puz zled by the spectacle of a goodMooklng woman taking up with a homely man? Surely not in Portland, for long experi ence and observation here have demon strated that the most lovely and accom plished females generally pick out some of the crookedest sticks which the ex tensive survival of the unfit has offered for their choice. It Is well that this is so, for in this way the average physiog nomy of the race is kept from falling Into the repulsive masculine aspect it would otherwise bear. What it is that these smart and good-looking women see In homely men to admire has never been explained, and Bhould not be too closely inquired Into, as it might lead to most disastrous consequences, in cluding their enlightenment But the phenomenon has long been too well at tested to surprise the ordinary Intellect, let alone the detective. If an explanation may be suggested without transgressing the bounds of modesty, It would be that the homely man, conscious of his handicap in the struggle for bliss, lays himself out with greater energy and assiduity to attain the heaven of his desires than the hand some man, lulled to security by his self conceit, thinks necessary to employ. Desdemona or Helolse or even Clara Vere de V.ere Is not to the Adonis alone, but to Othello for his impetuosity, Abe lard for his constancy, or to a country squire, perhaps, who adapts means to ends with laborious exactness. We make no doubt that Mr. Horton's suc cess with the amiable Julia was due to the masterly strategy with which he laid siege to her virgin heart and tor pedoed the ventures of his every rival. This also accounts. It Is fair to as sume, for his original achievement with Mrs. Horton, Including as It does the nine olive plants he bravely left behind In evident assurances that he could pro vide himself with others. The man of his bold initiative and unflagging pur pose can accomplish wonders. We are only surprised that he didn't invest Mrs. Earley herself with his noteworthy sys tem and thus add another laurel to the proud annals of homely men. As he Is only 45, we shall expect to hear of him In future triumphs of the noble art of courtship. If only to educate the feeble detective intellect in the ways of womankind. The continued vogue of Ill-favored children affords Incontro vertible evidence to the prowess of the homely man. HOW TO GOVERN ASIATICS. Rudyard Kipling once warned Amer icans that "Asiatics cannot be gov erned by the same methods that obtain success In England and the United States." Secretary of War Taft in his recent address thinks that the key to the situation of the Philippine question will be found In establishing the Indus trial welfare and prosperity of the peo ple and letting "the politics of the Is lands take care of themselves." If we keep the Filipinos busy raising hemp, rice, sugar and tobacco the number of the demagogues will be few and voices of agitators faint. This Is true of all peoples and especially true of Asiatics, whose great popular Insurrections have been stimulated not by discontent over dreams of Independence that never came true but by Industrial distress and the reckless creed of wanton death or torture systematically applied by de generate tyrants. The only people who ever fought with bitter determination and quenchless courage at the mere threat of the abrogation of theoretical popular rights have been the English and the Americans. The threat of wrong will make an Englishman or an American rebel, but the French endured seven hundred years of frightful mlsgovernment be fore they rose In revolution; they rose because centuries of wanton wars had wasted their land, because centuries of kings and priests and their courtesans had sucked the land dry o its sub stance. The people were taxed into the earth. The wife and child clamored for bread. The revolution of France was the leap of a hungry wolf at the throat of Its captor and tormentor. But the English people never waited to be starved or taxed Into the earth or tor mented by the evil spirit of despotism before they rebelled. The threat of out rage made a rebel of an Englishman or an American. The English people from an early day were a people of political Ideality. They served notice on King John; they never hesitated to upset a king whose manifest purpose was to make the mass of Englishmen miserable: So great a man and able a soldier as Edward I was afraid to be a tyrant, and so was as brilliant a sol dier and popular a monarch as Ed ward HL Richard H lost his wits and tried to play tyrant and lost his throne to a politic man who knew better than to trifle with his people. Edward IV was an able soldier, a fearless man of cruel temper, but while he was a tyrant to his nobility he was too sagacious to play with the passions of the English common' people, and this was true of so able and arbitrary sov ereigns as Henry vni and his great daughter Elizabeth. They were not afraid of their most powerful nobility. j but they always respected the rights of common people. Because Charles I did pot know enough, to do this he lost his throne and his head. Because James H did not know enough to do this he lost his throne and might have lost his head if it had been worth tak ing, but James was not brave enough - to he formidable in arms either in Eng land or in exile. But in this quality of cherishing a respect for political Ideall- i ties, "for fighting at threat of wrong to or invasion of theoretical popular rights the English-speaking people of Great Britain and America are peculiar. No other great civilized nation of Europe has exhibited the same sensibility. Other nations have seldom seriously rebelled unless when they believed that it was necessary to exact bread at the price of blood. Today Russia's 140,000,000 and more of people are comparatively secure and content under despotism. Why? Be cause, while they are Illiterate, ignor ant, degraded, as a rule they1 have enough to eat and drink. They are superstitious. It Is true, but religious superstition Is not sufficient to make millions of people submit to a gov ernment that engenders starvation through taxation. Russia's rulers have been shrewd; they have not tried to make their Ignorant, Illiterate people In telligent but they have been careful so to govern that the people would not rebel yelling: "Bread or blood' No body becomes a nihilist in Russia save an educated man, who Is a political en thusiast or Is a member of the nobility who has become, through disappointed official ambition in the army or navy or civil service, a bitter, vindictive mal content No peasant population rebels; so long as the vast majority of the peasants get enough to eat and drink and wear with shelter they are content and their religious superstition makes them fanatical devotees of the Czar. This constitutes the strength and the weakness of the Russian Empire. The (-Russian makes war pitilessly, brutally. Just as the average Asiatic does, and excites no astonishment nor Inveterate hatred on the part of the Asiatic, be cause the Asiatic expects it and when war is over the Russian treats the con quered Asiatic with comparative kind ness and cordiality. War is over, peace has come, and the late Asiatic Is a Rus sian subject and is treated as much like a man and a brother as if he had been born a Russian subject Of course no Englishman nor Amer ican nor Irishman could be handled in this way. There are 7,600,000 In habitants in the Philippine Islands, all of whom are nominally of the Chris tian belief excepting, 600,000, who are Moros or members of a Mohammedan tribe. Nevertheless, all these people are Asiatic In political spirit and are not to be successfully governed by Eng lish or American constitutional meth ods of legislation. The ablest Asiatic rulers in India before the advent of the Englishman showed that they un derstood the nature of the average Asiatic, for they successfully devoted their brains to the Inventing of a sys-, tern of land tenure which would obviate "the perennial discontent of the agri cultural mind." Thl3 was the aim of the ablest, most enlightened rulers of Asia; It Is the source of the success of the British rulers of India, who have made that land of 250,000,000 compara tively content by railways, by Irriga tion works, by strict despotic Justice rather than by imported English consti tutional methods. It Is the peculiar dis tinction of Japan that she alone among Asiatic peoples seems capable of the English or American constitutional government. Mr. Hermann Is an efficient Repre sentative, and worthy of the support of every Republican voter in his dis trict and of every Democratic voter, too; for Democrats, If they could elect the Representative, could not elect one so efficient As to politics of course "that's different" Men In large num bers will act In politics simply from the party point of view, without re gard to actual facts or conditions, or rational considerations. This Is the reason why the vote in Oregon for Bryan in 1896 was much larger than that ever cast since for a Democratic candidate, and larger than any vote likely to be cast for a Democratic can didate during the next ten years. Since the passing of the silver craze the Dem ocratic party In Oregon has been phe nomenally weak. It Is able to allege no reason why It should exist; doesn't at tempt to give any. Even Its negative propositions are wholly uncertain, changing from day to day. As to Mr. Hermann, again: The Oregonian has often criticised him, because he has not been In all things as direct and "strenu ous" as It has desired. Yet It knows that he has been doing excellent work In Congress, during the past session, and Is more efficient than any new and unknown man possibly could be. Be sides, he is1 a Republican and a sup porter of Republican policies, and on Republican policies the prosperity of the country is established. It Is ten years since there was a Democratic House of Representatives; and they who remember the conditions that pre vailed In 193-4 may well hope another ten years will elapse before there is danger, even, of another. Messrs. Jones, Cushman and Humph rey, renominated by the Republicans of Washington for the House of Repre sentatives, are, all of them, men of high order of ability. They have won high place in the House, and the people of their state do nbt lose sight of the ad vantages to be gained by keeping them there. To the good will of Oregon these members are especially entitled for their services In securing the Lewis and Clark appropriation. They were as earnest as Oregon's own representa tives. In Washington the Representa tives In Congress are elected, "not by districts, but on a general ticket Messrs. Jones, Cushman and Humphrey will have twenty thousand majority, and they are entitled to it. "Our monetary system Is now on such stable and satisfactory basis that men will look back in wonder and amaze ment when they recall the wild vagaries of the Democratic party in 1S96." Thus the Republican platform of the State of Washington. And yet George Tur ner Is offered as Democratic candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the United States! A big Republican majority in Oregon In June will tell for Theodore Roose velt In every state of the Union. The most effective vote for Roosevelt that any Oregonian can cast will be his vote for augmentation of the Republican majority In June. The little politicians of Illinois have prevented Cannon from being Senator. But he became Speaker In spite of them, and now declines to be Vice- J President KNIGHTS OF LABOR FIGHT ENDED WASHINGTON, May 12. Thef lon pendlng and bitter legal contest between the Bums-Hicks and Hays factions ot the Knights of Labor was decided today In favor of the former by Justice Anderson, of the District Equity Court Tho decision declares Henry A. Hicks and Simon Burns, successively general master work men, to have been the legal and proper officers of the union, and upholds their contentions. The case was brought by Burns. Hicks, Thomas H. Canning, Frank B. Yourison, Morris Carmody and the Or der of the Knights of Labor, incorporated, against John W. Hays, L D. Chamberlain. Isaac Sanderson, Michael D. Judge, James It Mansion and Secretary A. Berkmayer and others. Justice Anderson holds that Hicks was not lawfully expelled from the order. The District Court that tried Hicks, Judse Anderson holds, was an illegally consti tuted tribunal, and, even If Jrhad been legally constituted, was without Jurisdic tion. He said further that Hicks not only was a member of the Knights of Labor, incorporated, but was its. general master workman at the time- of the meeting ot the general assembly o the order at Ni agara Falls, in November, 1902. and as such was "the only proper person to pre side,over Its deliberations. The court, after granting the prayers of the complainants, said it refrained from considering the personal conduct ot the members of the order, although It added: "There is much to criticize In the conduct of certain persons connected with each side and running aU through the history of the order are found those who have shown deeper concern for their own wel fare than for the welfare of the order. If this unseemly strife is persisted in, it means the disintegration and 'final dis memberment of. the order." Speaker Faints at Convention. BUFFALO, N. T., May 12. At this af ternoon's fission of thA "National T. M. C. A. Convention, Cyrus H. McCormlck. cnairman or tno committee of zl, submit- ted tho majority and minority reports of the committee. The majority report fa vors a continuation of the present power of the International committee, whlla the minority retort grants the state commit tees a greater measure of "home rule." There was much argument on behalf of both reports. While Frank E. Slckels, of Buffalo, was speaking In behalf of the minority report ho fainted. This termi nated the afternoon session. The arrival of Miss Helen Gould and a demonstration In her honor at Conven tion Hall, at which the evening session was held, was another feature of the day. At the conclusion of the meeting about 1200 persons met and shook hands with Miss Gould. Railroad Is Reducing Force. CLEVELAND. May 12. Two hundred men in the various departments of the Lake- Shore Railroad have been laid off from work In the Colllrrwood Bhops. The statement was made by General Manager W. H Marshall today. The men will con tinue to be laid off the entire length of the line until the working force has reached the minimum or until business conditions make a perceptible change for the better. Said Mr. Marshall: "Business Is poorer this year than It has been for some time. Tho general In dications are that the Summer will wit ness a falling off until conditions will be decidedly less favorable than they were last year. We are reducing the force over' the entire line, and, although I cannot say how -many men will lose their posi tions, I presume they will number 700-or 800." Brave 'Russians Decorated. LIAO YANG, May 12. The first distribu tion was made today of crosses of the Order of St George to the men of the Eleventh and Twelfth Regiments for bravery displayed at the battlo of KIu Lien Cheng. The following order of the day was read to the soldiers: "The commander of the ' Manchurlan army sends these decorations for distrib ution to the men who showed great brav ery at tho battle of KIu Lien Cheng. Every one who receives the cross of St George must wear It with honor and try to bo worthy of this reward of the Em peror. "Wear it, and if with God's grace you return to your family, tell your children and in old age your grandchildren how you fought on the heights of KIu Lien Cheng, one against six. Mourn for President. Lf$IA, PeruMay 12. Three days of na tional mourning have been proclaimed In honor of the lato President Candamo. whose body arrived at Callao today and was brought to Lima this afternoon. The striking employes of the railroad have offered the Prefect of Callao the services of tho firemen and engineers re quired for the funeral convey and for tho trains conveying people who are desirous of witnessing the ceremonies from Callao to Lima and return. Body of Wentz Is Buried. PHILADELPHIA. May 12. The body, of Edward L. Wentz, who met his death In the Black Mountains of .Tennessee, was buried today in Woodlawn Cemetery. No developments In the case were re ported in this city today. The Investiga tion by detectives Is still being carried on. and iwll continue indefinitely, for neither the detectives nor the family will accept the verdict returned by the Coroner's Jury. Newell and PInchot Corning West. WASHINGTON, May 12. Chief Newell, of the reclamation service, and Chief For ester PInchot, will leave Washington next week for a tour of the West, to Include Oregon and Washington, where they will Inspect the various irrigation projects be ing examined by tho Government and again look into the forest reserve problem. . Kentucky Sails for New York. WASHINGTON, May 12. The Navy De partment has been informed that the flag ship Kentucky, with Admiral Evans on board,- left Funchal for New York thl3 morning. It Is said at the department that the Kentucky will reach New York on or about the 20th Instant King Will Pay Tribute to Stanley. LONDON, May 12. King Edward, In a letter today to Lady Stanley, Intimating that he will send a representative to the funeral of her husband, alludes gracefully to the great services rendered by Sir Henry through his explorations In South Africa. Miners Will Meet in Denver. DENVER, May 12. The adjourned an nual convention of the Western Federa tion of Miners will be held In Denver, be ginning May 23. This decision was reached today by the executive board of the Fed eration now In session here. Niu Chwang Not Evacuated. ST. PETERSBURG, May 12. Major General Pflug, telegraphing from Mukden today, describes the reports that Niu Chwang has been evacuated as being de void of foundation. Large Soap Works Burns. CHICAGO, May 12. The plant of the Armour Soap Works at Thirty-first Place and Benton street was destroyed by fire tonight causing a los3 of f200,000 on build ing and contents. Sister-in-Law of Beecher. INDIANAPOLIS, May 12. Mrs. Kath arine Bullard, a sister-in-law of Henry Ward Beecher, is dead in this-city, aged 78 years. She lived in Helena; Mont, for several years. Firing South of Niu Chwang. SHAN HAI KWAN, May 12. Firing is reported to have been heard today south of Niu Chwang. PERU'S SIDE OF ACRE DISPUTE WASHINGTON, May 12. The. following statement was issued today by the -Peruvian. Legation; "When, in 1S74. Brazil gave for the first time an erroneous interpretation to the treaty of 1S51 and alleged that the bound ary line with Peru ended at seven de grees aottth, at Its Junction with the, Tavary River, Peru notified that govern ment that it claimed the whole territory south of parallel seven and bounded on the East and South by the rivers Madeira and Benlres respectively, a claim that Pom in!prJ nnt nnlv unon its actual POS- sesslon, but also upon the treaty of Saint H Defonso. "Tho UU Possidlt is doctrine, as- inter preted and always applied by. the South American governments, decidedly favore Peru's claims, as she bases them upon the known and respected boundaries at tho time the colonies severed their re lations from their respective 'metropolis. "The same colonial titles that' support the Peruvian contentions have- time and again been invoked by Braril in boundary disputes with her other neighbors; "The, tipes that the government ot Peru possesses have thus been known for some tlmo by the Brazilian Foreign Office, and a pretended ignorance of them would hardly justify the latter's refusal to sub mit the controversy to arbitration. It's attitude is unjustifiable also in its pre tention that Peru, previous to the initia tion of negotiations should evacuate the disputed zone, which would mean tho vol untary abandonment in favor of Brazil ot land, the occupancy of .which has been admitted as legitimate by his excellency, Magalbaes, a predecessor of Baron de Rio Branco CBrazil's Minister for -Foreign Affairs) with regard to tho headwaters of the Turua River. "The treaty ot 1S67 between Brazil and Bolivia, against which Peru entered its protest recognized as Bolivia as a part of tho disputed region, and It was only after the treaty of Petropolls, entered into six montns ago, inai xtrazii acquired ru llvia's claims, subject to an "entente" with Peru; which means the carrying out of the provisions of the boundary arbi tration treaty which Peru and Bolivia had celebrated one year previously. Tho government at Rio was so familiar with this treaty that it used it as an argument In Its campaign to annul the concession Bolivia had granted to an American syn dicate for the exploration ot tho Acre ter ritory." "Tho conciliatory policy of the Peruvian government with regard to the dispute may be easily ascertained by its two re cent proposals to Brazil's Foreign Office, most unfortunately rejected by the latter. One was the determination of points of provisional possession in tho disputed riv ers, and to .those unconditional arbitra tion. "In view of tho rejection of the propos als just made it has finally submitted the plan of neutralizing the disputed zone, pending an understanding or the award of an arbitration tribunal that should de cide as to its ultimate destiny, and it 13 to bo hoped that this conciliatory effort on the part of Peru will meet with the ap proval of the government at Rio de Janeiro." BRltAlN IS INVOLVED. Colorado Miners' Strike Assumes an International Aspect. WASHINGTON, May 12. The British government has become Involved In the jlabor troubles In Colorado. That gov ernment majces it a point io iuok auer tho humblest British subject so when It happened that. In the troubles at Tel luride, Launcelot Collins, a British sub ject and a nonunion miner, was killed by strikers, as It was alleged, the near est British Consul, at Denver, started an investigation and reported the case to the British Embassy here. Sir Mortimer Durand, finding that one of the allegations that the man was kfiled for lack of proper protection by the au thorities was true, called attention of the Stato Department to tho matter. The de partment. In turn, forwarded the Ambas sador's note to the Governor of Colorado, and the latter has now explained that, owing to tho existence of martial law In Tellurite, It Is not possible to make the legal investigation requested to develop a satisfactory answer to the British note. It Is expected that further proceedings' will be taken when the labor troubles in Colorado are at an end, and If It should appear that the British complaint Is well founded, an application will be made to Congress by the Stato Department for' a suitable indemnity for tho killing of Collins. Hayvood Is Discharged. DENVER, Colo., May 12,-Justlce Will iam F. Hyne3 today discharged William D. Haywood, secretary of the Western Federation of Miners, who wa3 charged with desecration of the flag. The charge was based on the issuance of a circular bearing a picture of the flag and headed: "Is Colorado In America?" 4 Son of Educator Is Insane. LINCOLN. Neb., May It Guy Andrews, son of E. Benjamin Andrews, chancellor of the University of Nebraska, was today committed to the State Asylum for the In sane for treatment, on complaint of the young man's father. SImms, the Pugilist, Indicted. AKRON, O., May 12. The grand jury today returned an Indictment against Art Slmms, the pugilist on a charge of crimi nal assault Slmms a few years ago gave promise of becoming' champion light weight of the world. Fighting Reported at Port Arthur. ST. PETERSBURG. May 12. Rumors are widely current here that fighting Is In progress at Port Arthur, but there is no official news confirming the reports. The Russians still hold Nlu Chwang. Teacher's Pet. Milwaukee Sentinel. Eight years old. and goln' on sine, Teacher says I'm doln' fine. " Git my lessona -every day, "Hardly over have to stay After school fer hein' slow Ain't so very happy, though, Cause the fellera laugh at me, All hut Johnny Baker; he Takes my side. He knows, all right, I ain't strong enough to fight. 'Cause X hurt myself one day Fallln oft a farmer's sleigh, And the doctor cut my side Awful deep, and ma, she cried. And since then I'm awful thin And, gee whiz! It hurts like sin When I try to jump and run; So. you see, it ain't no fun When the fellers laugh and say: "Fraldy cat, yon dassent play." And my eyes get kinder wet When, they call me, "Teacher's Pet" Geel They never talked that way Till I tumbled oft the sleigh; Wunst I licked three kids so quick That It made 'em good and sick. And I uster dodge and run Jes' as fast as any one. Now, when recess comes along. I Jes' wait to hear the gong Call us 'back and work a lot, 'Cause that's all the funle got. When the kids play "one-old-cat," I Jes' set and hold the bat. Wishln' I could cork the ball Like I uster do last FalL Testerday, when Reddy Lee Seen me settln there, says he: "Fellers, look at 'Teacher's Pet'! He's afraid to play, you bet 'Cause he knows I'd smash his face All around this whole darn place!" Johnny Baker seen rat cry. And he blacked old Redds eye. And he made his nose bleed, too; Go3h. I wisht that I could do Somethln good for Johnny: he Allers does so much fer me. Maybe 'twon't be very long Till my aide gets good and strong. If It ever does, I bet They won't call me "Teacher's Pet!" NOTE AND COMMENT. Advancing Backward. Tho Czar says he wants to go to the front Well, all he has to do Is to stay In St Petersburg, and the front will coma to him. Hearst seems to have pled Indiana. Naturally Port Arthur will have to ha hard pushed before It falls. If the Browns could spread their vic tories out a little more they would count better In the league. Soma enterprising American should open an International employment office. Both Russia and Italy want boys. A cougar that invaded Spokane was chivied by a fox terrier. Those spunky little dogs are the Japs ot the animal world. It would be Just like Peru and Brazil to get into a scrap around Acre, as there isn't a map that shows a thing about the country. 'The fashionable woman," says an ex change, "must have a parasol for each gown." Pooh! That's nothing fashion able wait till she has an automobile to match each gown. A British papr, in reporting the dis covery of the dead body of a youth, says "the circumstances indicate that a brutal murder has been committed." "The head," continues the report "was battered la and the throat was cut" Sherlock Holmes Is not dead. As an Instance of genuine vough luck, this, from .ji Irish paper, would be hard to beat: ONE-LEGGED MAN'S BAD LUCK. Owing to one of his crutches snapping, a one-legged man fell down in High-street Bor ough yesterday. His remaining leg was run over by an omnibus. It grieved the heart of T. T. Geer to find a paper alluding to him as the editor of the Salem News, so what must ho feel like to read in his own paper, the States man, that "Ex-Governor Geer, editor of the Statesman, starts this morning for Dr. a Adams, of Tygh Valley . . ." But then mistakes will be made, even In met ropolitan newspaper offices. In tho Cork County Eagle's report of a trial at the Skibbereen Quarter Sessions the following conversation Is given: To Mr. Wolfe I take my dinner the. first thing in the morning. And you take your breakfast after? Yes. His Honor They call It dinner In America. "His Honor's" explanatory interpolation should be of some news value to people on this side of the Atlantic. A Toklo firm has issued a "Geographical Dictionary of Manchuria," and among tho reasons for publication Is this: "To enable those unacquainted with the Japan ese pronunciation and English-speaking Japanese ignorant of the Chinese or Co rean one, to make themselves understood by each other at once when secretly talk ing about a place in the aforesaid re gions." To allay tho news-craving of the great Oregon public wa hasten to convey tha Information that tho new King of Cam bodia is named Lobbarach. He's pretty unlucky in his name, but that's a trifla to other misfortunes. He has Inherited 20a widows from his predecessor, whoso-nama has escaped our memory, so evanescent are Footprints on the Sands of Time. This is one of the instances in which tha custom some widows have of burning themselves with hubby's body would be greatly appreciated by tha heir to the throne and tha menagerie. Should Stanley be buried in Westminster Abbey he would find himself in a very mixed assemblage. Probably the nearest approach to a newspaper man would be Addison, although tha gulf between his literary ruffles and Stanley's news paper shirtsleeves would bo of tha widest Addison, however, could not say of Stanley's name as he did of several other Abbey inscriptions that "they put one in mind of several persons mentioned In tho battles of heroic poems, who have sounding names given them, for no other reason but that they may be killed, and are celebrated for nothing but being knocked on tha head." An office boy In London owed one of the clerks three halfpence, says TIt-Blts. The clerk owed the cashier a penny. The cashier owed tho boy a penny. One day the boy, having a halfpenny In his pocket, was disposed to diminish his outstanding indebtedness, and paid the clerk, to whom he was indebted three halfpence, one halfpenny on account The clerk, animated by so laudable an ex ample, paid one halfpenny to the cashier, to whom he was indebted one penny. The cashier who owed the boy a penny, paid him a halfpenny. And now the boy, having his halfpenny again In his hand, paid another third of his debt to the clerk. The clerk with the said really "current" coin squared with the cashier. The -cashier Instantly paid, tno coy in full. And now the lad, with the halfpenny again in his hand, paid oft the third and" last installment of hi3 debt of three half pence. Thus were the parties square all round, and all their accounts adjusted. WEX. J. OUT OF THE GINGER JAR.' Courtier Duke AJbrecht hath put his two uncles to the rack. Jester Ah. another case of strained relations. Princeton Tiger. Author In my new novel the hero la con victed of crime. Publisher Nothing new In that idea- Author Ah. but he's guilty! Judge. Corseta I wish there was some way to make him stop buying expensive presents. Mae you might marry him. Cleveland Leader. "She says she can't sing because she has a severe cold." "Well, it's true she can't sing, but she's mistaken about the reason." Brooklyn Life. Visitor Well, now tell me how old you all are. Little Girl Vera's 12. Murle's 10. Vio let's 8. Guy and Una. the twins, are S, and I'm 5." I think mother's 20. Punch. Deacon Jones I was glad to see you at church on Sunday. Wlffler Tea, my anta was out of order and I had to put in the time somehow, you know. Boston Tran script Boggs Why is social conversation like a hot bath? Joggs Give It up. Boggs Be cause, in both cases, when you put your foot In you get Into hot water right away. Princeton Tiger. Dashaway I tell you, old man, that the first kiss I got from Miss Plnkerly was de licious. Cleverton Don't say a word; I know all about It. I was there after yos left. Detroit Free Press. "How do you account for the fact," ask. the doctor, "as shown by actual investiga tion, that thirty-two out of every hundred criminals In the country are left-handed?" "That's easily1 accounted for." said the pro fessor. "The other sixty-eight are right handed." Chicago Tribune.