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Party Relocates East
and West Route.
TO TAP CENTRAL OREGON
Columbia Southern Building
Pians Are Delayed.
MAY BE HELD UP BY HARRIMAN
Railroad Men Believe the Magnate Is
Investigating Feasibility of
Extending the Corvallis
& Eastern Line.
Central Oregon, that land of magnificent
Distances, long stago routes and won
flerful latent resources is again attract
ing the attention of tee railroad world,
this time with an east and west as well
as a north and south railroad survey in
progress. Since the announcement of Mr.
Harriman that the Columbia Southern
would be extended, surveyors have been
In the field relocating the line of survey
previously made with a view to securing
a more satisfactory grade. This work has
been underway for weeks, and. In fact,
is about the only apparent move that has
been made toward carrying out the plans
announced by Mr. Haniman when he
visited Portland last "Winter. ICo attempt
has heen made to get men or material to
gether, and the best part of the year for
conducting building operations is lapsing.
Now, as a possible explanation of the
dilatory tactics comes the story of the
advent of a second party of surveyors,
who are reported to have entered Central
Oregon by way of the Corvallis & Kast
ern, and are revising or relocating the old
purvey made across the state a number of
years ago, when the Corvallis & Eastern
had plenty of money behind It, and was
apparently heading for a point -beyond the
Kockies. This line, which has an ocean
terminus at Yaqulna and crosses the
Southern Paclflo main line at Albany, and
at present terminates at Idanha, a point
142 miles east of Yaquina, and 59 miles
east of Albany, Is owned or controlled
by A. B. Hammond, the accredited owner
of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad.
It will be remembered that at the time
Portland business men were making stren
uous efforts to Induce ilr. Harriman to
open up Central Oregon by an extension
of the Columbia Southern, Mr. Hammond
publicly stated that the easiest and most
natural route into the country was by
way of the Corvallis & Eastern, and that
he was willing to turn that road over to
the Harriman system.
Hammond at Harriman's Meiy.
It was plain that a road going Into
Central Oregon by that route would be
eo much at the mercy of the Harriman
Interests that Its extension by Independent
parties would be a hazardous undertaking.
This is undoubtedly the reason that Mr.
Hammond was content for the terminus
to remain at Idanha, west of which point
there was excellent business developing.
Since that time Harriman and Hammond
are reported to have come to a better
understanding regarding the territory in
which their respective lines run, and li is
the general belief that the Columbia
Southern extension is being held up at
this time for the purpose of Investigating
the east and west route across that al
most unexplored portion of the state.
Railroad men who are familiar with that
portion of the state are of the opinion
that the richest portions of Central Ore
gon would be as well, or perhaps better,
served by the extension of the Corvallis
& Eastern than they would be by the
Columbia Southern extension.
By a slight deviation to the north from
the old survey, tills line would pass
through the Warm Springs Indian Reser
vation and thence through what is known
as the "Agency Plains," the best grain
district In Central Oregon, good crops
being secured there In average seasons
without irrigation. This exceedingly rich
district, from an agricultural standpoint,
offered one of the greatest inducements
lor the proposed extension, and as the
wheat, no matter which route it followed
to market, would ultimately land at Port
land, the haul by way of Albany would
toe shorter and ovor a better grade than
by way of Shanlko and Biggs. This line
would also havo an advantage over the
Columbia Southern by enjoying a good lo
cal traffic for practically the entire dis
trict, while for a considerable distance
south of Shanlko. the Columbia Southern
would run through a decidedly poor coun
try. Fresh Bodies of Yellow Pine
In the opinion of President Mohler, who
last Summer visited that country in the
Interest of Mr. Harriman. the timber re
sources of Central Oregon overshadowed
In importance all others, and the Immense
bodies of yellow pine along the Deschutes
and tributary streams were of such enor
mous proportions that a big traffic on
lumber alone was assured. This resource
was of added Importance for the reason
that Its development In no way Interfered
with the business of the lumber mills
along tho Coast, yellow pine tilling a de
mand separate and distinct from that
which had been created for fir and spruce.
T"or handling this Immense lumber busi
ness the old survey of the Corvallis &
Eastern showed an outlet at Ontario, Or.,
BOO miles nearer the Eastern markets than
Biggs. When the haul from the main
timber belt in Southwestern Crook to
BIggs and thence round by Pendleton,
Baker City and Huntington to Ontario Is
considered, there would Tw a saving by
tho east and west route across the state,
of a haul of nea-ly 4W miles. The Im
mense wool shipments would also take the
short cut across the country. The terri
tory In which nearly all of the Important
Irrigation work has been accomplished
would bo as well taken care of by the
Corvallis & Eastern extension as by the
Columbia Southern extension.
It does not follow from this apparent
revival of the Hammond project that the
Columbia Southern will not be extended.
As a matter of fact President Lytle states
that the plans for extending it are going
ahead as rapidly as rouble. He had
heard rumors of another line coming over
the coast range, but stated that he had
no definite Information on the matter.
His own survoyors were in the field, and
he expected the Columbia Southern to
move southward, no matter how many
other lines might come into the territory
for which it was heading. Mr. Calvin,
official head of the Harriman interests at
this point, had heard of the advent of the
surveyors in the field, but stated that he
was uninformed regarding their destina
tion or the Identity of their employers.
He stated that there was nothing new In
the Columbia Southern matter, and. so
Jar as he was advised the arrangement
of details for the extension was still in
progress. Mr. Hammond is not in the city
and his representatives have no knowledge
of the matter. A prominent railroad man
Unidentified with cither the Harriman or
Hammond interests In discussing the mat
ter, said:
"Harriman would like to buy the As
toria & Columbia BJver Railroad, but,
when he last attempted to secure it, Mr.
Hammond insisted on"hIs taking the Cor
vallis & Eastern with it. At that time Mr.
Harriman declined to take the latter road,
but since he has practically committed
himself to a Central Oregon extension, it
is not improbable that he has discovered
that the Corvallis & Eastern offers some
advantages in reaching that territory that
are not available by the Columbia ex
tension route. Another point to be con
sidered Is the fact that with a little more
development such as is now assured by
the farmers and lumbermen that are
rushing into Central Oregon, there will be
business for both a north and south and
an east and west line into that country.
The Columbia Southern, as far as com
pleted, runs through a country that now
produces a big traffic, and Is susceptible
of great expansion. The country can
never be fully developed by either of the
projected roads, but with both of them
under the same management, a vast coun
try of great possibilities would be opened
up to settlers."
BESPONSE IS TIBEKAT,.
Committees to Raise Funds for Min
ing Congress Secure Liberal Sums.
The committees having in charge the
work of raising funds for the coming
Mining Congress are meeting with splen
did success. The business men are re
sponding in a most satisfactory manner
and it is only a question of time when
the necessary amount to insure the suc
cess of the event will be raised. Since
explanations have been made to the busi
ness men of the needs of the Congress
and the benefits to be derived from It,
they are all willing to donate every dol
lar they can and many of them are
doubling and trebling their original sub
scriptions. The committee, being business men, can
only devote a few hours a day to the
work of soliciting subscriptions, but- so
far they have made good progress. The
city is being canvassed by districts, and
no one will be slighted.
Mr. Devers reported that the commit
tee upon which he Is acting has secured
the following subscriptions:
Olds, "Wortman & King, $73 additional
to 525 first subscribed; Meier & Frank
Company, $100 additional to $30; Portland
General Electric Company, $100 additional
to $100; Title Guarantee & Trust Com
pany, $30 additional to $25; London &
San Francisco Bank, $50 additional to
$25; Security Savings & Trust Company,
$50 additional to $25; E. B. Lytle, $50;
Banfield-Veysey Company, $25; Clossett
& Xevers, $30 additional to $20; H. H.
Xewhall, $15; Willamette Steel Works,
$25 additional to $25; Willamette Boiler
Works, $25; Columbia Engineering Works,
$25; Canadian Bank of Commerce, $25;
Dr. A. C. Smith, $30; J. C. Flanders, $25;
L. Gorllnger, $25; Russell & Blythe, $25;
Studebaker Company, $25 additional to
$25.
Philip S. Bates, of the other commit
tee, reports the following subscriptions
secured by his committee:
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., $25; Ames &
Harris, $25; James Leifer Company, $5;
C F. Beebe, $15; Crofut & McAyeal,
$10; Gauld & Kline, $15; C. Golzian Com
pany, $5; Burrell Investment Company,
$25.
Several large subscriptions are expected
within the next few days.
THESE ABE CHARACTERISTIC
Incidents Showing the Intolerance of
the "Professional Reformer."
A correspondent of The Oregonian sends
in these statements:
Hero are a couple of bits of cumulative
evidence of the Inquisitorial and Procrus
tean nature of the local reformer's mind:
In an evening sermon not long since,
Dr. Hill was delivering his usual philippic
against physical foibles, and related with
extreme gusto the fact that the question,
"Where do you spend your evening?" had
been put to a "young man," applicant for
church membership in his church, and the
"young man" had answered, "at the Y.
M. C. A."
Tho doctor seemed utterly oblivious of
the fact that the questioner had been
guilty of gross discourtesy, had insulted
the "young man's" self-respect, and Im
pugned lus moral autonomy.
The local reformer seems to have no
moral autonomy himself, nor to under
stand Its possession by anyone else.
At the local option rally, Sunday night,
one of tho speakers, Paget, I think his
name Is, referring to the claim that one
of the provisions of the proposed law Is
unjust, said:
"It's unjust laws we want for these
men."
The section of the law which provides
that the possession of a United States
internal revenue license should be prima
facie evidence of guilt, is the portion re
ferred to. Mr. Cotton had claimed the
justice of the provision. But the frank
avowal of a wish for unjust laws Is
startling to an American.
RESCUED ER0M ELAMES.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hahn Saved by
Two Spectators.
Fire destroyed the H. L. Lee grocery,
and came very near cremating Mr. and
Mrs. William Hahn, at Thirteenth and
Washington streets, at 6 o'clock yester
day morning. But for the timely discov
ery of the flames by two pedestrians the
chances of Hahn and his wife for escape
would have been very limited. As It was
Mrs. Hahn was smotherd into Insensibil
ity by the( smoke and heat, while Hahn
was all but overcome. Damage amount
ing to $4700 was done.
The fire seems to have originated In
the rear of the grocery, where there is a
delivery wagon shed. Just how it started
is a mystery. The first that was known
of the fire was when "Tip" Anderson and
George Asher saw a mass of flames ex
tending to the roof, and knowing that
Mr. and Mrs. Hahn were Inside, they
sounded an alarm arousing the sleeping
couple who escaped In their night-clothing.
Mrs. Hahn was suffocated Into un
consciousness and had to be passed out
an upstairs window and taken down a
ladder by a fireman, the department hav
ing arrived on the scene In the mean
time. The loss to Lee, the grocer, is estimated
at $3000, fully covered by Insurance. Hahn
Is out $1500. with $500 Insurance. He had
recently reduced his insurance by half.
Small losses were sustained at the barn
of the City Messenger & Delivery Com
pany, and the place of H. H. Hotchkiss,
a contractor.
BOUGHT HER A TROUSSEAU.
J. H. Andrus Then Has a North End
Denizen Arrested for Theft.
J. H. Andrus, a St. Johns logger, came
into town a few days ago with more
money than was good for him, and pro
ceeded to buy up clothes for a North End
denizen, who assured him, that she would
marry him as soon as he bought her the
necessary trousseau. He bought $50 worth
of clothes and announced that was his
limit. Then she bade him a sad adieu.
Andrus complained to the police yester
day morning and got out a warrant of
arrest for the women, charging her with
larceny by bailee.
FAST TRAIN SERVICE.
Commencing June 13 the Canadian
Pacific will inaugurate fast-train serv
ice by placing in commission the "Im
perial Limited." This gives double
dally transcontinental train service via
the "World's Fair Scenic Route."
BRIDGES MUST WAIT
Construction of East Side
Structures Far Off.
NEW SOURCE OF DELAY ARISES
While the Size of the Assessment
District Is Being Determined
Traffic Over Sullivan's
Gulch Is Impeded.
Until the size of the assessment district
is definitely settled, the new bridges
across Sullivan's Gulch will be held up
till the crack of doom.
Construction of the much-needed bridges
now seems about as far off as it did six
months ago. Then the trouble was caused
by the Council shifting the responsibility
for decision between steel and wooden
bridges upon the Executive Board, and
by the Executive Board immediately
shifting it back again. It's the assess
ment district this time.
The assessment district, as proposed by
Councilman Sharkey, and as adopted
originally in an ordinance tty the Council,
comprised just about five-twelfths of the
the entire area of the City of Portland.
It extended from East Burnslde street
to the north and east limits of the city.
The two combination wood and steel
bridges were estimated by City Engineer
Elliott to cost about $55,000. To adver
tise the property in this district for as
sessment would cost $9600. When City
Auditor Devlin told the Councllmen what
the advertising would cost, there was a
mighty scramble to stop proceedings. At
the Council meeting, May 4, Mr. Bentley
introduced a resolution rescinding the
former" resolution authorizing the Execu
tive Board to proceed with the construc
tion of the bridges. This was done, and
the matter of the size of the assessment
district referred to a committee com
posed of Messrs. Sharkey, Albee and
Flegel, the representatives of the wards
most affected.
The tremendous cost of advertising
was urged in the Council Chamber as an
argument why the size of the district
should be cut down. "That's what
comes of advertising that costs 2& cents
a line," said Mayor Williams at the
time.
The committee supposed to be consid
ering the size of the assessment district
was originally appointed months ago to
decide the same question. Until It
reaches a decision nothing can be done
about the hew bridges. The cry for bet
ter and safer .bridges that East Slders
are making Is constant and unceasing.
The question was up to the committee
May 4.
Had the East Side people been able to
agree as to the style of bridges desired,
structures would have been erected at
Grand and at Union avenues. By this
time they would have been almost com
pleted. But the large property-owners
of Albina and the region beyond who
are not forced to cross the gulch them
selves objected to the cost of tho bridges.
Others wanted a steel bridge or nothing.
One steel bridge, let alone two, seems
impossible while so much property is
held by objectors.
Meanwhile the bridge at East Twelfth
street Is feeling its age, the Union-avenue
bridge is held up by supports under the
street-car track, team traffic being pro
hibited, and the Grand-avenue structure
has fallen of Its own weight.
FAIR PLAY 0NL0CAL OPTION.
PORTLAND, May 26. (To the Editor.)
Many of your readers are tempted to be
lieve that you are unwilling to allow the
uso of your columns for a free discussion
of this most Important Issue before the
people of Oregon. The writer asks the
privilege of correcting some false state
ments and insinuations made through
your editorials.
In Tuesday's issue and again In the re
ply made to Mr. Paget's letter of yester
day, as well as In many former Issues, the
thought is held out that this is only a
third-party movement 'to thrust prohibi
tion upon the state. We take exceptions
to this putting of the case. So far as
organizations are concerned the bill has
been, and still Is being promoted by three
such: The Prohibition Alliance, the Anti-
Saloon League and the W. C. T. U. The
first named has dropped the party Issue
and Is working for local option alone, by
means of nonpartisan methods; the sec
ond is strictly a nonpartisan movement
and its constituents are temperance men
of all parties. The Prohibition party as
such. Is working for the election of its
ticket and is not devoted to the local
option Issue. So we Insist that this Is
in no sense a partisan prohibition move.
The majority of those who signed the
initiative petition, and of those who are
working in the campaign, and of those
who will vote for the bill are members
of the old parties. A very small propor
tion of the citizens' committee of 50, hav
ing charge of the campaign In this county;
are party Prohibitionists. So In the name
of fair play we ask that you do not give
out the Impression that this is a third
party scheme.
But you insist upon it that it is a pro
hibition law and you keep quoting Maine,
New Hampshire, Kansas and North Da
kota as having similar laws. Again you
deceive your readers. These states have,
or did have m the "case of New Hamp
shire, constitutional prohibition, but not
local option by counties or smaller units.
Why did you not Illustrate by means of
such states as Massachusetts, New York,
Ohio or more than 30 other prosperous
states which have laws the same In prin
ciple as the one pending In Oregon? We
freely admit that the bill provides for the
prohibition of the liquor traffic In what
ever county or precinct the majority of
the voters shall hereafter at subsequent
elections so order; but we maintain that
not a single saloon will be closed as a
result of the law in June. Neither will
it ever close a saloon thereafter unless the
majority of the people so vote. And If
this be "a government of the people, by
the people and for the people." no one
can claim that it Is unjust. 'So we sub
mit that It is not fair play to prejudice
the minds of your readers against the bill
by playing upon the word "prohlblflon,"
and giving the impression that it is a
Prohibition party measure. That party
stands for constitutional prohibition and
not, as a party, for local option. Our
state has prohibition against gambling
and many other evils. So It Is not a new
principle that this bill proposes to in
troduce. Again your editorial teaches that this
proposed law seeks to prohibit tho "use"
of liquors and thus attempts the Impos
sible and Infringes upon the rights of In
dividuals. Once moro we take issue with
your statements. To our knowledge there
Is no temperance law In the United States
that legislates against the private con
sumption of liquors, and we respectfully
challenge The Oregonian to cite Its read
ers to such a law. That is the sphere
for moral suasion and not legal. We fully
agree with the editor that character Is
developed by meeting and overcoming
temptation, but also agree with William
E. Gladstone who gave it as his convic
tion that it was the province of law to
remove temptations as far as possible.
So in the name of thousands of your
patrons we ask for fair play during the
remainder of this campaign.
G. L. TUFTS.
Superintendent Anti-Saloon League.
The Oregonian prints the above as it has
received it. title and alL Yet, agajn. it
must say this doesn't disguise the issue.
The Prohibitionists are working- for this
measure, because they know It means Pro
hibition. The statement of Mr. Tufts is
utterly disingenuous, and he must know
It. He even admits, unconsciously no
doubt, that the Prohibitionists have
"dropped the party issue and are work
ing for local option alone." Why? Be-
LV4UCG 111 i ma iUliU lfc U JTAUUAU.UUU, MU
they know it. They are not so stupid as
they profess to be. But they think it
right In such a matter to bo casuistical.
Jesuitical, disingenuous. Maintenance
of their own party ticket at the present
time is part of the scheme.
In all the experience of The Oregonian
In politics It never has seen anything so
insincere as this. Falsehood, by 'indirec
tion or even by direction, i3 nothing any
more. .The object throughout Is to de
ceive. Again, what is the use of saying there
is no law in the United States that leg
islates against the private use of liquors?
Tho object is to stop use of liquors, by
making it impossible to get them. Here,
again, we have the false, Insincere, Jesu
itical spirit
When men put forward "Christian
truth" as the highest guide, and yet wan
der so far from general or absolute truth,
under the notion, apparently, that the
end justifies the means, what is to be
thought of it? Just say, once for all, why
don't you, that your desire and purpose
Is to cut off the use, of liquors by- making
it difficult or impossible to get them.
Then you are on the. basis of truth,.
Everything else Is falsehood.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN BIGGS.
Weil-Known Civil War Veteran With
Distinguished Record.
Captain Henry M. RIggs, who died with
heart trouble Tuesday night, has for the
past 22 years been well known In this
city, and with his wife, Mrs. Anna R.
Rlggs, was until recently, prominently
Identified with the Florence Crittenton
Refuge Home.
Captain H. M. RIggs was born in Flem
ing County, Kentucky, 1S31, and while
quite young moved with his parents to
Illinois, settling near Saybrook, in Mc
Lean County, where he received such
education as was available in those early
pioneer days. He was brought up in
the orthodox faith of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and was noted from
early boyhood for his Integrity and up
rightness of character.
When the call to arms for the defense
of his country was heard, he promptly
decided to forego fair business prospects
and brave the dangers of the battlefield.
He enlisted In April, 1S61. In the Thirty
seventh Illinois Volunteers, as a non
commissioned officer, in which he served
two years, when at the earnest solicita
tion of Colonel H. B. Frisbie. he was
transferred to the Ninety-second Infantry,
colored troops, and received a commis
sion as Captain of Company G, in which
capacity he served until the close of the
war. He was In the battles of Prairie
Grove, and Lea Ridge, besides many
skirmishes.
He was frequently distinguished for his
invincible courage and bravery, which was
especially manifested during the cam
paign ,of General Nathaniel P. Banks
on his noted Red River expedition. The
commanding general placed Captain
Riggs in charge of SO men, who had
been captured at Shrleveport, and im
prisoned on board the steamer City
Belle, bound for New Orleans. ' This un
fortunate transport was disabled in a
bloody encounter with the enemy, and
careened, leaving the entire crew and
prisoners at the mercy of the foe. Cap
tain Riggs, with characteristic courage
and faithfulness to duty, remained on
board commanding the unhappy force
until the vessel became a watery grave,
and a few whose lives were apparently
miraculously saved, Captain RIggs among
them, made their way to the swamps, to
be picked up three days later In a starv
ing condition by a government gunboat.
At the close of the war Captain Riggs
settled in Bloomlngton, 111., where he at
once became actively Identified with the
business Interests of that growing cen
ter. He was a member of the City Coun
cil for several years, and a member of
the official board of the First Methodist
Church for ten years. In 1SS0 he came
to Oregon, and settled in Portland, where
he has made his home for 22 years.
The last year has been one of great
physical suffering, from a deranged con
dition of the heart as a result of la
grippe. On last Tuesday night, after
two days of Intense suffering, he passed
peacefully away. He left a wife and
one son In Portland, one brother In
Saj brook. 111., and a sister near Fort
Worth, Texas. He was a quiet and un
obtrusive character, and possessed rare
merit which could only be appreciated
by those whq know him Intimately. His
ability for patient endurance and for
bearance was most marked during the
last few years of his life, while sharing
in the spirit of great self-denial the
trials Incident to the work of benevol
ence and philanthropy, which engaged
the time and attention of his wife.
After coming to Portland, Captain
Rlggs and wife united at once with
Taylor-Street Methodist Church, and after
the organization of the Grace Church
Society, they Identified themselves with
that society, of which Mrs. Riggs Is still
a member. Rev. J. R. T. Lathrop, pastor
of Grace Church, will have charge of the
tuneral services, which will take place
at ten o'clock this morning at the un
dertaking chapel of J. P. Flnley, corner
of Third and Madison streets. Friends
of the family are Invited. Services at
the grave private.
TEMPERANCE CONTEST TONIGHT
College Orators Will Contest for Prize
at the White Temple.-
The last of the contestants In the Inter
state temperance contest, which will be
held at the White Temple tonight, ar
rived In the city this morning, and now
five anxious hearts are beating fast in
anticipation of the result. All the
speakers are state prize orators, and the
contest, held under the auspices of the
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, Is
for Pacific Coast honors and a prize. All
the orations will be on temperance sub
jects. The orators are: Charles F. Bazata, of
Occidental College, Los Angeles, repre-
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sentlng Southern Callornla; Mary F.
Balcomb. of Stanford, representing North
ern California; Walter E. Miles, of Pa
cific College, and Herbert F. "White, of
Philomath, representing Oregon, and Wil
liam H. Boddy, of Seattle Seminary,
representing Washington. Each of these
schools has won in the various state
contests.
Miss Balcomb, the only -woman in the
contest. Is from Stanford, and js con
sidered a speaker of unusual ability and
worth. She Is one of the most brilliant
students In that institution, and her
friends are confident that she 1ms a
good chance to win the honors. The
young men have all proved themselves
experts on the platform, and the contest
will no doubt be close and exciting.
Large delegations of college students
from various colleges will make the
rooting lively. McMlnnvllle, Dallas,
Philomath and Pacific Colleges will be
represented, a special train having been
chartered by the latter for the occasion.
The music will be exceptionally good.
The Philomath College Male Quartet,
which has a reputation all over the
state, will be the main attraction, and
a women's duo and another quartet will
assist.
The programme of speeches follows:
Oration 'The Call of the Day"
William H. Boddy, Seattle Seminary
Oration "Weighed in the Balancea"
Herbert F. White, Philomath College
Oration "Patriotism and Prohibition"....
Charles F. Bazata., Occidental College
Los Angeles.
Oration "The "Ultimate Reform
Mary F. Balcomb Stanford
Oration Sacriflce, the Victory Spirit"...
Walter R. Miles, Pacific College
Presentation of Prizes H. W. Stone
SAYS J0TJBEET FALSIFIES.
Consul Laidlaw Characterizes One
Statement as 'Unmitigated Lie."
James Laidlaw. British Consul, de
clares that General Joubert deliberate
ly falsifies when he states that the
British government was guilty of gross
cruelty in the conduct of concentration
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"Joubert says that 22,000 Boer wom
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ly torn from their homes and held In
the concentration camps by the 'Brit
ish army died of starvation, abuse and
neglect," said Consul Laidlaw yester
day. "That statement is an unmiti
gated He. The English nation Is jiot
capable of such cruelty, and fair peo
ple know it. The Boer women and
children came of their own accord to
the concentration camps or were sent
there by the Boer authorities. General
Botha sent his entire family to one
of the camps.
"I don't care to be drawn into a con
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an effort was made to Impose on the
public by a reference to a paragraph
In De Wet's history of. the war which
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did not exist. The people were blatant
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that work it was recorded that Joubert
was promoted to tho rank of General
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balked this Imposition by citing the
baro mention of 'Commandant Jou
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further interest in the matter, and
don't care whether Joubert was a Com
mandant or a General. In fact I don't
care anything about the man."
General Joubert left last evening for
Salem and otner Southern Oregon
points en route to San Francisco.
He will return to Portland In a few
weeks for the purpose of conferring
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their lands with a view of recommend
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