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THE MOBNINQ OKEGOtflAN, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 1904, of all the individual offers; and accord liff laVlVtTTT3TlT- tag to the terms of the circular of the If V VLf-V-VV VYVr General Land Office of May 19. 1904. the I Reeister and Receiver -svill be compelled ... rrm.rl Tnatt... I SIJUL OUl every OlUCi umuci. revised subscription RATES. I It goes witnout saying mat. tne ianas Br mall (portage prepaid In advance) I -wni ftrh a. irond stiff once, far In ex wit. wun Buauay. per monw 90 srvn t t' Tnrltnn. Sally, with Ban day excepted, per year 7.w " Daily, -with Sunday, per year 9.00 j the total minimum but If Congress $ZJ&rZ ;:S had it m mind to legislate so that a The Weekly. 3 months 50 J poor man should have a decent show for Daily, per week, delivered. Sunday ex- a ouarter section the act cited fails wo- cepted ............... ............ I Daily, per week, delivered. Sunday in- I fully to carry out such intention. The uuucu . i nniv noRsinift exercise or lunemenr or postage rates. discretion on the part of the Secretary united States. Canada and Mexico I Tin.in. - t v.n -n.wio nf tva JO to 14-p6ge paper 1 V ...-u 7 . . JO to so-pace oaoer 2 I act. "that the Secretary may also re- S2 to 44-page paper celve'bids in bulk for the whole tract of JTOrelgn rates double. I l,ni (hno ntTo-raX fn. c-oIa nr conai-lt sjbtprv nncTVPco nrrrfTS. I .... (The 8. C. Beckwlth Special- Agency) mas ior mat pari oi sam- tract lyum Jferr xork: Rooms 43-ta. Tribune Building. I on the-north side of the reservation, ana Chicago: Rooms 510-512 Tribune Building. I consisting approximately of 13.000 acres, The Oreronian does not buy poems or I j tViof nsr nf M Jwct U-lnir nrt S5? toraSnripr t"?fS the south side of the reservation and without solicitation. Ko stamps should be In- also consisting of approximately 13,000 closed for this purpose. I acres." This would permit two syndl KEPT ox sale. cates. friendly or otherwise, to offer a umenro Auaitonum annex; .foaiu- nf r-nmnAMMnn hv Meh bid. tearoom sireeu i fn orlQ . t10 t. frnr,tH nnrth Denver Julius Black. Hamilton & Iteno- " ' ' rick. B00-912 Seventeenth street. r soutn. xne act appears to nave oeen Kansas City Rlcksecker Cigar Co.. rinin i inconsiderately drawn. and Walnut. . to. An-flM T tr W"ner. 39 South Bprlng. and Harry" Drapkln. ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES. Minneapolis M. J. Kavanauch. CO soutn I The movement in 'Oregon public opin- Thlrd; 1 Begelsbuger. 817 First Avenue Jon whIch through the operation of the South. I i, i..nn New Xoxk City L. Jones &. Co.. Astor mi-m .cc.uua, svCil Uo 3Ejottte . i me Qirect primary ana apparently lucai Ogden f. R. Godard. option set in at the close of the abortive Omaha BarkaloW Tiros.. 1612 Farnam: I Tirlfslativo session of 1S37. Partly jftciugmin.Bros.. 210 soutn win; .-iec through th adventitious importance Oklahoma City J. Frank Rlce. 103 Broaa- .."iw J 1 ' Salt Lake Salt Lake News Co., 77 West longing of the powerless lor power, ana Second South street. partly because of a general protest St. Louis World's Fair News Co., Lousl- I mnohfno rlnmfnntlnn In nnlltlps San Francisco J. K. Cooper Co.. 74 C Mar- ket. near Palace Hotel: Foster & Orear. arousea in a series ol unaerittKings, Ferry News stand: Goldsmith Bros.. 23G sut- j whose theorj- runs toward democracy ter: L. E. Lee. Palace Hotel News Stand: I nn nu-nv fmm rp-nrpRntntlvA trrvrn- . w. ntts. lous AiarKei; jirans dcoiw o (nt n1 nr3VCfff,p. i nn lndPfi TI1I.. vr Wl,..il.v 51 Rtaosnsnn Hotal I Francis Ne stand.' . nlte future of uncertainties and perils, Washington, D. C Ed Brlnkman. Fourth 1 It is our present purpose to discuss and Pacific Ave., N. w.; Ebbitt House News I but one of these causes the protest Stand. I acainst machine methods in nolitics. It VPCTPnniVC WriTTrrTl Mnrlmlim tenl- I JJClicwu -' mm luui. uut. iui Hie perature, 05 degrees: minimum temperature. 40 rounaatlon laid tor tnem in abuses ol degrees. party management the promoters of TODAT'S WEATHER Fair and warmer; these innovations would have labored north winds. In vain. Following upon the session of 1897 (vimo thf Porhftt, MLmnairm nnfl the PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1004. f S(n,ator e,mon Keither thon nor at any subsequent session of the Legislature was the course of the Simon machine or the succeeding Mitchell ma chine calculated to mollify the protest agalnsb ring rule or give pause to the so-called reform sentiment. The course of political, management fostered revo lution precisely as the trusts promote socialism, Apparently the state is irrevocably committed to the revolutionary enter prise In which it is embarked; and if so. it Is futile to deprecate tjie steps taken or to speculate upon the unfamiliar and perilous places by which our course may lie. But it may be pointed out that there have been all the time and still are two alternative courses, which do not involve innovation. One of these alternatives would be wiser leadership In the party organization. A party is judged by its record and a political ma chine can just as well be popular as un popular, if it studies to give the people what they want instead of trying to force its Ideas and its pets upon them. The numbers who resent nmachine rule because it is machine rule are insig nificant compared "with those who re sent machine rule for certain specific acts of folly or wrong. Another acceptable alternative would have been the assertion of a superior right to rule by leading Republicans of brains and character. Our , promi nent business and professional men have thought that control of the party in behalf of the community's, solid in terests could only be had at too high a price. That price, of course, was the necessary amount of time, trouble and expense. So they have preferred to leave the task to those who have ex ploited the party for personal and fac tional ends. Now they see that control of affairs is drifting not only out of their hands, but of the hands that have acted as their substitutes. Now they see that representative government, with all it implies of wise counsel and firm resolution In the efficient forces of the community, is giving place to some thing approximating the Athenian de mocracy, and at a time when Innova tlon is in the air and fanaticism is ram pant. It is a situation upon which the thoughtful may look with hope but can not look but with misgiving. ''Approach election, and if a majority faror the ar rangement no one person should be per mitted "to prevent It. It Is always best to follow the law in letter and spirit. and if it be found defective, change it. LESSONS OF THE ELECTION. The fact that Oregon has thrown the heaviest Republican majority in her history can hardly fall to exert a pro found impression all over the United States. The press of the country. In its comments upon the result, will be guid ed by the fact (for the press of the country reads The Oregonian) that the appeal in this state was addressed to the voters upon the true ground of President Roosevelt and his adminis tration. That was the true groupd, be cause the obvious bearing of the result upon President Roosevelt and his ad ministration was the meaning of the election that was sure to be accepted In Eastern eyes. The appeal, then, was for support of President Roosevelt, and upon that ap peal the President is sustained. This result was achieved, moreover, in spite of paroxysmal but unavailing effort to weaken the force of the appeal. Resort was had to every possible ruse and mis. representation In order to persuade the people that Oregon's support for Roose velt should be tendered in November and not in June. It was pleaded that. party ties should be forgotten. It was sought to scandalize the name and fame of men like Binger Hermann in order to cut down the Republican majority and weaken the force of the popular verdict. How correctly the people estimated these specious undertakings the vote may be left to show. The Congres sional plurality will probably reach 19,- 000; Judge Moore's, 20,000; Commissioner Bailey's, 21.000. Another lesson of this election is that the voter is fully qualified to discrim inate. If the ticket had included Mayor for Portland, voters could have recorded their choice as freely and in telligently as they did for Sheriff or District Attorney. The variation in the votes of the different candidates is very Impressive. It Indicates how powerless the "machine" is to override the wishes of the people at the polls. No one need ever say again that in Multnomah County a nomination is equivalent to an election, or that there-is no choice but between machine candidates. Es pecially on offices without political sig nificance, party lines are disregarded It is doubtful if any considerable- the maladies of the state," sqid Burke strengtn accrued to stott or need oy i " i mpireu muraeius, - as reason of their regularity. People voted yu would the wounds of a father with freelv their choice between the noml- Infinite solicitude and care.' nees. AH of which may remind us that a party organization. may verj' easily pre sume too much on its power. It would have been very easy to have selected men for Sheriff and District Attorney -who could have conducted a winning canvass. This course was urged upon the convention in these columns prior to the county convention, it will be re membered r and those who crowed over their triumph over Judge Carey's sound .advice may reflect now that it . does not always pay to put people in too deep a hole. An organization once intrenched in popular confidence and regard can do things that cannot be done by an or ganization engaged in an effort to es tablish Itself. How well it nays to ac cede to public opinion Is gratifyingly shown in the tremendous majorities given Commissioner Bailey, Judge Fra- zer. State Senator Malarkey, Clerk Fields and Superintendent Robinson. BOSS WEEK. Today is a very good time to see what' a multitude of Portlanders have done the past twelvemonth In multiplying roses and improving the quality of bushes that have been growing for years. Effort put forth by enthusiastic rosarians to stimulate every one who awns or rents a bit of ground into planting, pruning and fertilizing has been rewarded by results that show wherever this week one wends his way from Mount Tabor to "Willamette Heights, from Sellwood to St Johns, from Fulton to Guild's Lake. To the call "LeJ. us make Portland the Rose City," there has been instant and ef fective response. This week the roses are at their best. Take the town over the gardens with sunny exposure and those partly in shade this evening will probably mark the climax of. the first blooming. Fine weather is promised. "While rain last week affected adversely a few varieties, notably the ve"ry dark reds, the wealth of color was never greater than at the present time. In whatever direction you walk you will be more than repaid, but perhaps the greatest Improvement will be noticed in the district south .of Morrison street. If your footsteps carry you Portland Academy way, be sure to halt at Twelfth and Montgomery and make mental note of the roses that have been planted between the curb and the outer edge of the cement walks. You won't have to ask their names, because these are conspicuously displayed on little "labels." It is a gratifying com ment on Portland's good manners that passers-by refrain from touching, much less plucking flowers more accessible than marguerites in an unfenced field. "But you make your roses so com mon," remarks the exceptional exclu sive resident who raises the .rose only for his own enjoyment. Now, that is precisely the aim of the enthusiast. He wants them as common as dandelions, and while he is about it he wants the finest of every variety to be even so plentiful. And It Is to be remarked that enthusiasts bear a larger proportion to the population of Portland than Demo crats did to the total number of voters last Monday. Note, too. In unpretentious homes the Increased devotion to the queen of flow ers. In numerous corner yards in the older sections of town fences have been removed, laying bare many hedges of the La France that have hitherto been half hidden. With another hedge at the curb there is created a double border to the public walk not paralleled anywhere In the country. Portland's pride is In volved in this unique parking of a city by Individuals. It is only started. Ten years hence, maybe In less time, a yard without beautiful roses will be un known. on the land side could be carried by assault. Given time enough, of course Port Arthur could he taken by Invest ment. The whole question seems to re solve Itself into a matter of whether Russia's garrison and supplies are suffi cient to hold out against a protracted siege until the Russian General can raise it after the cessation of the Sum mer rains permits an advance from Harbin. The presence of the Russian fleet in Port Arthur makes it probably impossible for the Japanese squadron to co-operate in an assault The Jap anese cannot afford a regular Invest ment unless they know that Port Ar thur is Inadequately supplied with pro visions for its garrison, and yet the Japanese cannot afford delay, because the Summer rains are due, which will put a stop to military operations against the Russians on the line of the railway. For this reason the Japanese General will probably be obliged to accept the desperate fighting chance of carrying the defenses of Port Arthur .hy assault "While a siege of long duration is not probable, because It would be certain to be raised by September, nevertheless It would be easy to show by historical citation how stiffly good troop's have held out against the enemy. Napoleon's great Marshal, Massena, was besieged by the Austrians In Genoa and the Eng- EXP&SITI0N REMINDED 0E LOAN ST. LOUIS. Mo., June 7. In a letter received by the Exposition Company to day, Leslie M. Shaw. Secretary of the Treasury, gave formal notification that if payments- on the 34,600,000 Government loan are not promptly forthcoming when due, he. as guardian of the- United States Treasury, will take charge of the receipts and collection of Fair tickets. The let ter formally reminds the Exposition Cdm pany of the date for the payment of the first installment of the loan. A copy of the rules governing the loan and repay ment is enclosed. President Francis, discussing Secretary Shaw's letter, said: "The first payment to the United States Government by the World's Fair Com pany on the Federal loan or J4.6OO.O0O will be made promptly on June 15, as the law authorizing the loans provides, and every cent of the required amount will be paid without the slightest difficulty. "Every subsequent payment will be met nromptly by the Exposition management on the days, and in such sums as the law has provided." ANOTHER OUTRAGE AT TANGIER Armed Moors Enter Home of English? man in His Absence. TANGIER, JUne 7. Armed Anient Moors invaded the residence of an Eng lishman here today and compelled his wife to give up the rifles of her husband, who was absent The nutrace took nlace Hsh naval squadron for more than two ia broad daylight The. British. Consul months until he was obliged to resort j demands tho arrest of the tribesmen, but to the flesh of horses and dogs to ob- the Moorish authorities hesitate because tain sunnlies. But th old-time sieees. perpetrators are lniiuentlal. like those of Ostend, Gibraltar. Dant- zlc and Saragossa, are not identical With those of Antwerp, Sebastopol, Paris and Metz during the nineteenth century. Antwerp, Sebastopol, Metz and Paris were, like Port Arthur, great intrenched camps. They could not be carried by assault, but could be won by long Investment. Port. Arthur, If short of supplies, may be starved out; but if the Japanese take it by assault they will defeat the predictions of most mili tary critics. GRAND -KONDE -RESERVATION LANDS. A circular has been issued by the General Land Office, in accord with the act of Congress of April 2S, 1934, for sale, in pursuance of agreement made with the Willamette tribes and other Indians "belonging to the Grand Ronde reservation, in this state, of all the un, allotted lands of said reservation. amounting to 26.301 acres. It is ordered and directed that on and after Monday, the 1st day of August, 1904, at 9 A. M., and until Monday, the Sth day of Au gust, 1904, at 11 o'clock A. M., sealed bids be received at the local Land Office at Oregon City for the said lands. Bids will be received for any .portion of the lands, as described in the subdlvislpns; and the Secretary may also receive bids In bulk for the whole tract The effect of this act. and of the or der. Issued under It is likely to be that no bidder for a single quarter section, more or less, according to lines of sur vey or size of lots, can secure to him self the land, unless he bid an extrava gantly high price. The privilege ex tended to large buyers or syndicates to bid on the entire offering is an invita tion to such bidder to grasp all the land by bidding an average lump price per acre In excess of the fixed minimum of $L2S enough In exces to make the sum NORMAL SCHOOL TEACHERS. Attorney-General Crawford is doubt less correct in his opinion that students in normal schools who hold no teach ers' certificates' cannot legally be en gaged as teachers in public schools. The practice has grown up as a matter of convenience to the normal schools and to the local school districts. The nor mal schools must maintain training de partments in which students acquire some practical knowledge of the art of teaching. This can best be done by sending these students to teach in the common schools under the supervision of- a critlc teacher. On the other hand, districts where normal schools are lo cated find that by paying their appor tionment of state and county school funds to the members of the normal school faculty they are able to secure all the instructors needed without levy ing a special school tax. As a rule, the arrangement Is entirely satisfactory to both tho normal schools and to the peo ple of the districts concerned. , In every district, however, there is always some one who has fault to find with the prevailing order of things, and, in a case like this, his objection is well founded in law. It is plainly an inva slon of the law for a district to enter Into a contract with a member of a normal school faculty to teach the pub lic school and-, then have the actual teaching done by normal school stu dents. The fact that a person who holds a teacher's certificate is present part of the'time, or even all of the time, does not.jnake the transaction any the less an evasion, for the statute plainly provides that a teacher in the public schools must be legally authorized to engage in such work. . Since, therefore, it is apparent that a practice satisfactory to both districts and normal schools is in violation of law, the remedy is to secure the pas sage of an act by the Legislature au thorizing the kind of arrangement which now prevails. It would be en- tlrely proper to permit students in a normal school to teach In the public schools under the supervision of a com petent critic teacher, provided the peo ple of the district affected -are willing. This could be left to a vote at a special THE JAPANESE CHANCE. , It is a noteworthy fact that, despite the success of the Japanese thus far. few military critics in Europe are hope ful of the capture of Port Arthur. The reasons assigned for this view reflect no discredit on the skill, energy or valor of the Japanese. European mill tary critics say that the heat and the rains will from this time delay the op eratlons- of the Japanese for three months; that Port Arthur cannot possi bly be taken before the Russian General can come .to its relief unless it should unexpectedly prove to be furnished with inadequate supplies. The Japan ese control the- harbor and town of Dalny, but Port Arthur Is thirty miles away. In 1894, after capturing Kin chow, the Japanese General took more than two weeks to reach the defenses of Port Arthur, which .was then far less strongly protected than it is today. Of the ability of Port Arthur to hold out for a considerable length of time there would seem to be no reasonable doubt In February last, after the Japanese at tack, the naval coal depot contained 250,000 tons of coal, and in the matter of provisions there were supplies enough to "enable the garrison to hold out for at least six months. These reports come through sources not unfriendly to Japanese success, and if they are true we may look for an at tempt by the Japanese to carry the works of Port Arthur by assault after heavy bombardment Military men in Europe and America believe that the defenses of Port Arthur are impregna ble to assault and cannot be taken by investment before the Russian General can raise the siege when the Summer rains permit an advance. Port Arthur Is described as a circular bay two miles long from east to west, and a mile from north to south. It is surrounded by high hills. Its sole entrance on the south side is through a narrow channel The width of the entrance in Its broad est part Is but little more than 300 yards, while the deep-water channel, from three to Ave fathoms deep, Is not more than 500 feet wide. To a power dominant at sea. Port Arthur is of great importance, as it commands the Gulfs of Pechill and Liao Tung on the west and the Bay of Corea on the east . But the possession of the Bay of Kinchau in the Liao Tung Gulf gives the Japan ese such complete command of Its rail way communications that from a pure ly military point of view European mili tary critics approved of General Kuro patkin's original proposition to with draw the Russian forces from Port Ar thur and fall back on Harbin until an overwhelming forward movement for reoccupation could be made in Septem ber. But the Russian government wisely concluded that it could not afford the loss of prestige that the evacuation of Port Arthur and retreat to Harbin would cause among her Asiatic subjects and in Russia proper, so it was decided to hold Port Arthur, which is deemed impregnable to assault. The hills which inclose the harbor are crowned by chain of fortresses linked together by earthworks. On Huang-chin Hill, 265 feet above sea level. Is a battery of four 63-ton guns. A little below the crest are two batteries of quick-firing guns. These fortifications on the east of the entrance extend for twenty-five miles along the coast In a northern di rection, until tne line is joined oy a circle of batteries along the hilltops surrounding the town, to the second long line of defenses, starting south around the peninsula from the Man-tow HHL At the opposite side of the en trance is the Wei-yuan Fort which. again, is united with a series of In trenched positions composing the Man tse-ling Fort The guns here include. 5 9-inch pieces, and 7-inch, 10-Inch and 11-inch breechloaders. Military experts deem' it impossible that the fortress can be reduced by bombardment alone on part of a hostile fleet and do not believe, the defensos The success that has attended the work of the "Volunteers of America since its organization a few years ago has proved the estimate of its leaders Ballington Booth and Maud, his wife that there was room for the endeavor put forth under that name without in any way crippling the work of the Sal vation Army, from which the "Volun teers are an offshoot. The branch known as the Prison League, the object of which is suggested by its name, has been especially prosperous in the work undertaken. From statistics presented it has grown in membership from 25 In 1902 to 24,000 in 1904. The work is In the prisons and among men who have "served time" for crimes of Various de grees, and the results, as given In the Volunteers' Gazette, support the fre quently expressed belief of the phllan thropist and the humanitarian that there is a divine spark in every human soul that nothing can utterly quench. The membership of the U. P. L. Is re cruited, from the ranks of those who. having suffered the penalty of the law for its Infraction, are willing and anx ious to recover, by their own efforts, as sisted by the means of help offered by those In charge of the work, their lost ground. To these Maud Ballington Booth is known as "Little Mother" and hundreds of them regard her with gen Britain Denies Fleet Has Sailed. LONDON. Juno 7. The' Foreign Of fice denies that the British Mediter ranean squadron has sailed for Tan gier, as cabled from Gibraltar. The report therefore, which origin ated with a news agency, is incorrect The Mediterranean squadron did sail from Gibraltar this morning, but, ac cording to another telegram, returned to that port this afternoon. Only one ship, as originally reported. will be sent It Is believed that with the co-operation of France, satisfactory arrangements can be made for the re lease of Messrs. Perdicarls and Varley. The statement that the United States intends, In the event of the failure of the negotiations, to seize a Moorish port, is not credited at tho Foreign Office, where it is said that the United States and Great Britain are harmoni ously working, with the co-operation of France, to secure the release of the prisoners with the least possible dis turbance of existing conditions. HITCH LT PANAMA NEGOTIATIONS WASHINGTON, June 7. In answer to a summons by the State Department, John Barrett Minister, to Panama, came to Washington oday and had a long con ference with the Panama Canal Commis sioners with reference to the settlement of the pending Panama -currency proposi tion. Final action by the Panama Legis lature is expected at once. If the decision Is adverse to the gold standard, some ac tion will be required immediately by our Government It developed at the conference that, a!- though Indirect, the Interest of the United States In the adoption of the gold stand ard by Panama Is no less than 525,000.000. This is based on the belief that with a fluctuating and unstable currency In Pan ama, closely Interwoven as it will be with the Isthmian Canal population, the contractors who must uig the canal will be obliged, in order to make themselves safe, to add at least 25 per cent to their bids in order to guard against changes In the cost of labor and supplies which must be obtained from the surrounding coun try, as are incident to tho currencies not placed on the gold standard. So, If the decision of the Panama Legislature today promises to be adverse to gold, the United States Government will seek to secure a postponement of the final proclamation of that decision. Meanwhile, Minister Barrett will ar range for a meeting with Minister Obal dia, of Panama, who is expected in Wash ington soon, and the two fiscal agents of Panama who are now In New York, for the Durnose of securlntr an agreement to make the Panama currency uniform with that to be employed on tho canal strip. The system which will be brought to the attention of the Panamans Is that em ployed in the Philinoines so successfully for the past two years, namely, a gold. dollar unit, with a silver peso worth 50 cents sold, as a common circulating me dium. Such a coin as the peso Is regarded as absolutely necessary where a vast amount of crude, unskilled and cheap la bor Is to be employed, as In the canal work. Will Sail for Gibraltar. WASHINGTON, June 7. Rear-Ad miral Chadwick reported to tho Navy Department by cable, today that the British battleship Prince of Wales has arrived at Tangier. He also reported the return xf the Baltimore to Tangier from Gibraltar. The Illinois, commanded by Captain Bradford, has been ordered to Gibral tar on the completion of target prac tice at Martha's Vineyard, and the Mis souri, commanded by Captain Cowles, has been ordered to sail Thursday from Newport News for Gibraltar. . These two vessels belong to the North At lantic fleet Bring1 Up Claim of Canal Company. WASHINGTON. June 7. William Nelson Cromwell, representing the New Panama Canal Company, from whom the United States acquired tho canal concession, and M. Choron, engineer in charge of construction of the canal.dur- ing.the French ownership, today con ferred with Rear-Admiral Walker, chairman of the commission, in regard to tho claim of the French company for reimbursement of the amounts ex nended by the French company during the sale of -the canal property to this Government The accounts must be audited and the date fixed when llabll lty of the United States shall begin be fore tho amount of the claim can do determined. The reDrcsontatlve3 of tho French company hold that the United States should reimburse the company for all eroendltures. from the time this agree ment was made for the purchase, while members of the .Government Commis sion believe the. United States should pay from the time that tho property was actually taken over, Tho accounts will be audited and a report made by the commission to Secretary Taft Spain Only Protecting Interests WASHINGTON, June 7. Senor Ojeda, the Spanish Minister, who has spent much time In Morocco, and Is well acquainted with the American. Perdicarls, who Is held a prisoner by Moroccan bandits, in conversation today, said "Mv eovernment does not of course. uine affection. There can be nothing "edlt the Jeport ttat h JJnli6d states but commendation and; admiration for this earnest effort. The women of St. Johns have formed a Civic Improvement League, the pur pose of which is to promote by a sys tematic and concerted' movement the beauty and cleanliness of the town. Realizing the fact that some Induce ment must be offered to citizens in order to accomplish this purpose, cash prizes have been offered for work In the line specified, ranging from $15 for the best-kept lawn to $5. for the best dis play of one of several varieties of showy and easily grown flowers. The second prize offered Is $10 for the best- kept back yard a proposition that ap peals to practical people and Is espe cially gratifying to guardians of the public health. If the plans as formu lated are carried out, it is safe to -.say that St Johns will, as the years go on, be the most attractive town in the country a delight to residents and a wonder to visitors. desires a Moroccan port' The Minister added that the only oh Ject Spain has In sending warships to Tangier Is to protect Spanish interests there In the event of trouble. His gov ernment, he said, did not take exception to the sending of American warships to the coast of Morocco for the purpose of assisting in the relief of Messrs. Perdl carls and Varley. France's Position In Morocco. PARIS, June 7. Foreign Minister Del casse attended tho sitting today of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Cham ber of Deputies. He gave a detailed ex planation of the Anglo-French Convcn tlon. Being asked whether tho agree ment gave France the eventual right of occupying or protecting the Moorish Em plre, M. Delcasse said he could not fore see the iuture. ah no couia say was France had rights In Morocco which no body any longer contested, and that she was capable of making use of preroga tives, which all powers recognized, with out Injuring the interests of any. At the special election a year" ago Hermann lost Clackamas County. Now he carries it by a good majority. But he does not carry it by so large a ma jority as his predecessor, Tongue, re ceived in 1902; which is due to the fact that numbers of persons In the county have had conflicts over land matters and have blamed Hermann for not ad justing them in conformity with their desires though it was out of his power to do so. The loss of votes to Her mann in Clackamas Is due to the policy of the Secretary of the Interior, with wnom .nermann nad differences over these and other similar matters. But Clackamas seems to be the only county in the district in which Hermann's ma jority falls to any appreciable extent below Tongue's; while in mqst of the counties Hermann's majorities exceed those which Tongue received. British Battleship Reaches Tangier TANGIER. June 7. The British battle ship Prince of Wales arrived here today from Gibraltar and joined tne American squadron. The Sultan has not yet an swered the demands made for the release of Messrs. Perdicarls and Varley. The reports concerning the treatment of the prisoners continue to ne ravoraoie. French Squadron Not Sent. PARIS, June 7. The published state ment that the French Mediterranean squadron has been ordered to Tangier meets with a specific denial at tne J? or- elgn Office, where it Is said that no French squadron will be sent to Tangier unless extraordinary developments arise. British Vessels Sail for Tangier. GIBRALTAR. June 7. The British bat tleship Prince of Wales sailed today for Tangier, Morocco. GIBRALTAR, June 7. The British Med Iterranean squadron sailed for Tangier this afternoon. It is fully understood that the effort now in progress for the increase in teachers' salaries In this school district applies only to the salaries of the grade teachers. It will- be remembered that the last increase in salaries allowed by the board and sanctioned by the tax payers was applied almost entirely to the salaries of the High School teachers and. to those of the principals of the grade schools. The petition soon to be filed for an Increase in salaries will be specific upon this point, the grade teachers feeling that It is justly their turn at a rise in the wage scale. Samuel L. Clemens, the grizzled American humorist now in Florence, has suffered bereavement In the sudden death of his wife. Mrs. Clemens, a na tive of Eimira, N. T., was married in 1870 to Mark Twain, who at that time was just becoming known as an author. She has been keenly appreciative of his work, shared cheerfully such reverses as came to him, enjoyed his prosperity and was proud of his fame. The best that a woman comes to know came to her, and, fortunate alike In a happy life and a painless death, she passed on. To the Municipal Association of Port land Mr. Manning Is said to be under promise and pledge to stop gambling in Portland. It may be so. Mr. .Manning may try;. and The Oregonian wishes him all success. But trial by jury is one of the rights and muniments of the citizen of our country; and when the jury Is called, in gambling cases, acquittal fol- Declares Faith in Federation. BOSTON, June 7. The dynamito ex plosion in the Cripple Creek district was discussed by the delegates to the Inter national Ladies' Garment Workers' Con vention here today. A resolution was adopted deploring the outrage. It will be forwarded to the headquarters ot the Western Federation of Miners. The con vention declared Its beliefxthat the fed eration had nothing whatever to do with the explosion and that the Miners Union should Immediately start the most tnor ouch investigation to ascertain the causes and those responsible for it Zeigler Expedition Soon Sails, LONDON, June 7. W. S. Champ, sec retary of William Zeigler, of Brooklyn tells the Associated Press that ho will sail from Tromsoe. Norway, July 1, on board the Frlthjof with the expedition for the relief of tho Zeigler-Fhala north pole expedition which is on board the Amer ica. Mr. Champ expects to reacn uape Flora, Franz Josef land In the middle of July. Indianapolis Papers to Be Merged. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 7. Tho en tire stock or tne Indianapolis Journal Newspaper Company was purchased to day by George P. McCulIocn, proprietor nf the Indianapolis Star, the Muncle Star, and the Terre Haute Star. After to morrows Issue, tne Journal win merged with the Indianapolis Star as the Star and Journal. Captain Hanna Back From Cuba. NEW YORK. June 7. Captain Mat thew- E. Hanna. formerly military at tache at the United State Legation at Havana, arrived here today Irom Cuba. lows. So, always. It has been hereto- He has been ordered to rejoin tne becona fore We shall see What will be here- Cavalry at Fort Assinibolne. Mont, after tuftar. i mora than, flvft years' service In Cuba. HONOR VENERABLE EDITOR. Washington Citizens Tender Crosby S. Noyes a Reception. WASHINGTON, June 7. One thousand of the best-known citizens of Washing ton tonight tendered a reception to Cros by S. Noyes, editor in chief of the Wash ington Evening Star, and known as the Nestor of Journalism In this city. From out of town came over 800 let ters from editors, publishers. Senators and members of tho House of Represent atlves and .others, - congratulating the venerable editor, now grinding out his 9th year In his. achievements. President Roosevelt .sent a personal messaKe regretting nis inaumiy .10 ue present, but extending to Mr. Noyes his congratulations. BENSON RAISES NEW QUESTION NOTE AND?C0AIH ENT r I -Tha lid's off for fair in' Colorado. The Japanese don't aifc-for more tlmi to train. Nothing rare" about June days In Port land; lots of 'em. ' The Moroccan bandits, so to speak; are. standing at ease. Vladivostok has plenty of everything. except sugar and kerosene. Messr&Have meyer and Rockefeller should get busy. Royalties have been paid on two tons of gold this season in the Klondike. Where does all this metal disappear to, anyway? Turtle Mountain again shows signs of toppling over on the town of Frank. It must mistake Itself for a- Russian battleship. The Liberty Bell is now cracked and silent How different from man the ' more he's cracked the more noise ha makes. War correspondents are to leave Toklo June 10, 'In time to see tbs capture of Port Arthur. Things will grow exciting about that date. Even in Colorado they have Innocent by standers. One of them was killed in tha latest riot Colorado is a pretty bad placa for bystanding just now. Motorists in New Tork are stoned by the hoodlums, rocked by their autos, pinched by tho cops and cinched by tho magistrate, and yet they persevere. Is it possible that Munroe will do the Japanese act with Jeffries? The miner Is beginning to find some backers, and moro unexpected things have happened. The Chicago girl who obtained a wed ding outfit by representing herself as the daughter of a millionaire was the right kind of bride for a man on a small salary. A Detroit young woman, says the Kan sas City Journal, became violently 111 after partaking of a simple lunch of to- matoes, olives, cucumbers and Ico cream. Her girl frjends are much puzzled. A correspondent suggests that Portland people form the habit of wearing roses. In addition-, of course, to other clothing. Tho suggestion is a good one, and it should be carried into effect on the days of tho rose show, at least A magistrate in Vancouver, B. C. last week sent a youth to jail for a month in default of paying a $20 fine for carry ing on a trade in stolen flowers. Tho magistrate said that "this Is a contempti ble offense,, this stealing flowers from gardens which people have carefully cul tivated." Most owners of gardens will agree with him. Thomas J. Welsh, a candidate for a job In the Chicago Fire Department, lacked five pounds of the necessary weight, and his efforts to take on some more flesh at tracted nearly all the health-food firms of the country. Welsh lacked three pounds when he went up for the final test Prob ably he ate some of the health-foods. In stead of gaining weight by pounding them up with a sledge. It will be well worth going, far to see Oxford in the act of conferring the degree of doctor of - letters on.lln Ho wells, says the Boston Herald. These ceremonies at Oxford are something Vociferous, particu larly when a foreigner and an author goe3 up the aisle. We can almost hear the Howells from this distance, even now. Now, what d'ye think of that? Man Indicted for Land Frauds Raises Statute of Limitations. NEW YORK. June 7. John A Benson, the California1 millionaire landholder, was held today on a warrant or removal Dy United States Commissioner Shields. The indictment charges that Benson and Frederick A. Hyde, the latter also of California, conspired fraudulently to ob tain tltlo to certain reserve lands In Cal ifornia and Oregon. At the hearing today the defense placed in evidence the deeds and patents issued by tho States of California and Oregon to the land Benson and nydo are accused of securing, showing that the property, many thousand acres in extent, was ac quired moro than three years prior to the date of the indictment. Evidence was also Introduced by the defense to show that the special agents of the Land Office were Instructed to publish in California and Oregon newspapers the boundaries of the proposed forest land reserves. This evidence was put in to answer tne charge in the indictment tnat tne de fendants conspired to bribe tho agents of the Interior Department to learn the location of the reserved land. Benson was surrendered by his bonds men and a writ of habeas corpus was so- cured from Judge Lacombe of the United States Circuit Court. Tho writ raises a new question and alleges that the statute or limitations prevents tho United States from alleging fraud, after tnree years nave eiapseu from the date of filing title deed3. Ben son was released on $10,000 bonds, pend- ng arguments on the writ of habeas corpus. Mines Are Still Closed. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., June 7. All mines except the Portland, which employs union men, are still closed, and will be until after the inquest and funeral of the victims of the dynamite outrage. W. H. Ross, of Dayton, O., has tele m-anhed for a description of Ed Ross. killed In the explosion, who he believes Is his brother. Company H, Colorado National Guard, is under arms at the Armory In this city, and will be called out should there be any rioting here. Striker Assaults Employe. SYDNEY, C. B., June 7. A disturb ance occurred today at the Dominion Iron &. Steel Works here, where a gen eral strike is in progress. Comptroller Cameron, of the company, was assault ed by one of the strikers, but was not seriously Injured. The assailant was arrested. At a meeting of the sub-touncil of tho Provincial Worklngmen's Associa tion It was voted to raise $100,000 for the purpose of carrying on the strike. 5000 a Year. 10.000 a Year. 30.000 a Year. Funeral of Mrs. Samuel Clemens. FLORENCE. June 7. A funeral service of the simplest character took place to day over the body of Mrs. Samuel L. Clemens, in the villa quarto, after a vex atious visit from sanitary officers and compliance with annoying regulations. The coOlh will be sent to Genoa and placed aboard the steamer sailing for New York June 25. Mr. Clemens (Mark Twain) will go to the United States with tho body. Will Employ No More Italians. NEW YORK. June 7. Two thousand men employed In construction operations In North Hudson. N. J., quit work today because of the refusal of the contractors n. -work dav of nine hours. The mpn have been worked ten hours dally. The strikers are nearly all Italians, and fc contractors say that In the future they will get along without Italian labor. The "bread-and-butter miss" of half a century ago was familiar with the lan guage of flowers; tho cigarette-and-supper miss of the moment, wrlets "Marmaduke" in London Truth, has adopted the lan guage of money. The rose, the lily and the lilac each conveyed a meaning to the former; the hundreds, the thousands and the tens of thousands are equally expres sive to the latter. 100 a Year. A worthless companion for our brothers and an undesirable acquaintance for ourselves. 300 a Year. A man of some respectability. but of no Importance. 1000 a Year. A man to be amiable to when better men fall. A man of character and .much ability, whose friendship should be cultivated. An altogether-admirable man. The most charming and able man of the times; one who never ages, and would honor any family on whom, he should confer his friend ship, whatever form that friendship might adopt It is only possible here to give a short description of the language of money as It Is commonly understood by those who have-position and education; there are, of course, a multitude of dialects. WEX. J. OUT OF THE GINGER JAR. "It serves her good and right." "How now?" She became engaged on a Friday and Tnar- rled on the 13th." "Well?" "Well, now ena can't get a divorce!" New York Evening Bun. TTr Mother Look here, Ernie, I thought your father told you not to encourage that young man? Ernie Oh. dear, mamma, that young man doesn't need any encouragement. Chicago Dally News. Doctor I eee what the matter is. Its dys pepsia. All you have to do is to laugh hearti ly before and after each meal. Mrs. Blinks, impossible. I get the meals myself and wash the dishes. Philadelphia Telegraph. "You didn't sing at Von Gelder's reception, did' you?" "Yes. I eang twice." "Dear, dear. But I was all the evening so busy trying to get Into the refreshment room that I couldn't hear a blesed thing."-Cleveland Plain Dealer. Betty So Maud Is engaged? Well, I'm sorry for the man. She doesn't know the Bret thing about" keeping house. Bessle-Oh. yes. she does. Betty I'd like to know what? Bessie The first thing is to get a man to keep house for. Harper's Bazar. "Don't you reel kind of lonesome since tha Legislature adjourned?" "Well," answered the business man, "it's a good deal with me- as It was with a man who had a pet lion that get lost, I feel a little lonesome, but not. near so scared." Washington Star. "But aa he never said he would marry you." remarked the widow. "I fail to see where the breach of promise comes In." "When I pro pocd to him." explained the leap-year maid, "he promised to be a brother to me, and he hasn't been anything of the kind." Chicago JJews. "Mrs. Chellua looks bad, doesn't she?" "Yes, and no' wonder. She's been awake every night for a week past." "The idea! What was the matter?" "She discovered about a week ago that her husband talks In his sleep, and, of course, she had to listen." Philadelphia Ledger. "When young fellers begins a-courtm'." said Farmer Haicede. of New Jersey, 'they Jest gits crazy, an' thet thar boy Jim o mine ain't no exception." "What's Jim bin a-dotngr asked Farmer Soanrecp. "Hanged if he didn't go inter town yesterd'y an spend a hail six pence fur a teethbrush!" Xew Yorker. "Here Is another example ot faulty English." said the teacher of the class In rhetoric "In this essay you have written, 'her sight broke upon a. landscape of entrancing loveliness-. How could any one's sight 'break upon a landscape?" "She might have dropped her eyes'" timidly ventured the young woman who' bad written the essay. Chicago Tribune.