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perature, S3 deg.; minimum, 65. Precipitation.
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iORTLAND, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.
THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
Nobody doubted that Vermont would
go Eepublican; but the magnitude of
the majority in Vermont indicates that
the vote of the states that will decide
the election will not differ much from
that of 1896 and 1900. In September,
1800, -the Republican plurality in Ver
mont was 31,312. It equals or exceeds
that figure now.
Oregon set the pace, in June, for the
"West. Vermont now sets it for the
East. The probability is that the whole
country between Oregon and Vermont
will vote about as it did when McKln
ley and Bryan were the candidates.
In every Presidential year when the
Republican tide was not strong and
there was doubt of Republican success,
Vermont has given a warning in Sep
tember. Thus, in 1876, when the con
test was between Hayes and Tilden,
.the Republican majority In Vermont in
September was but 23,660. That was the
year when the result was so close that
the Electoral Commission was Invoked
to decide the contest. In 1884, when
Cleveland was first elected, Vermont's
Republican plurality in September fell
to 22,704. In 1892, when Cleveland was a
second time elected, carrying New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana, Illi
nois and "Wisconsin, Vermont In Sep
tember gave warning of the coming
slump by giving the Republicans only
19,702 plurality. A week later Maine fol
lowed, with a drop of her Republican
plurality to 12,600. Such results In Ver
mont and Maine have always been to
the Republicans premonitions of a
storm.
But Vermont now comes up with a
majority which she has exceeded but
once in her history In 1896 the year
when Bryanlsm was first sprung on the
country. It is greater than the ma
jority of four years ago, preceding Mc-
Klnley's second election. Of course it
will be said, and truly, that this vote
in Vermont decides nothing, since Ver
mont Is so sure a Republican state.
Nevertheless, It does Indicate much. It
shows there Is likely to be no inroad
upon Republican strength by the Demo
cratic campaign, in the line of Repub
lican states from the shores of the At
lantic to those of. the Pacific.
There have been many signs that
Parker has no special strength. This
result in Vermont tends to confirmation
of these signs. It may prove In Novem
ber that Parker was weaker than
Bryan. The truth Is that Bryan was
and Is the best representative of the
most powerful Instincts, purposes and
tendencies of the party, and that these
forces In the party do not recognize
Parker as a representative candidate,
But If Parker can make no headway
In the East, how will it be In the West?
The vote will simply be overwhelming
against him, and his supporters will be
compelled to make great exertions to
hold even Missouri. For Western Dem
ocrats, devoted to the ideas that made
Bryan their adored leader, do not rel
Ish control of their party by the syn
dicate that nominated Parker and
played the trick of the gold standard
telegram.
A BRAVE ZXFE AND A USEFUL ONE.
The announcement of the death of
Martha Morrison, wife of Hon. John
Mlnto, will be heard with regret by
those who have known, loved and hon
ored her from the early settlement of
Oregon down to the present time.
Martha Morrison came to the Pacific
Coast with her parents In 1844, by the
Blow and primitive means of convey
ance In those times. She was then a
girl of but 13 years, and three years
later became the wife of John Minto,
from whom, after fifty-seven years of
happy and helpful wifehood, she has
now been separated by death.
Alice Cary, one of the sweet singers
of the Great Middle West, in recalling
the incidents and vicissitudes of life as
they presented themselves in Ohio dur
Ing the first quarter of the past cen
tury, has left this record of her mother
"She was the wonder of my childhood,
She is no less a wonder to me as I
recall her now. How she did so much
work and yet did it well; how she
reared carefully and governed wisely a
large family of children and yet found
time to develop by thought and reading
a mind of unusual clearness is still a
mystery. An exemplary housewife, a
wise and kind mother, a helpful neigh
bor, a sympathetic friend, she left no
duty unfulfilled."
Martha Morrison might have sat for
this beautiful word picture of tender, in
telllgent, capable womanhood, so strlk-
Ingly does it sketch her in the busy
years of her life. Womanhood, in its
truest, because its most helpful and ten-
derest sense Is honored by such life. In
circles which- for many years she has
stood for the typical pioneer woman
fearless, cheerful, capable, willing, re
sourcefulshe will be greatly missed.
As for the rest, It may be told in the
words of the wise man: "Her children
rise up and call her blessed; her hus
band also, and he praiseth her."
Part and parcel of the civilization
that has come through the slow process
of growth to the Pacific Northwest Is
every pioneer man and woman who
participated in it. A passing band, the
lives of these implore the tribute of ap
preciative words as each in his or hex
turn with patient hands folded and tired
eyes closed,, moves on and out of sight
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.,
Under the influence of the meteoro
logical powers that be, The Oregonlan
recently promulgated the dictum that
"Oregon has shared with the states of
the Middle West and. Northwest, this
years, a season of unusual drouth." To
which the Salt Lake Tribune replies
that "Utah has had a season of much
more than average precipitation, which
has come in large part from the Pacific
Ocean, right over the states that have
been thus afflicted with drouth."
Nobody has ever noticed this excess
ive Utah precipitation, so far as we
have observed. Those who, in the guise
of pleasure, have tarried for a day or
two in the Mormon metropolis, have
brought; away In their clothing, upon
their persons and especially In the re
ceptive surfaces of their mucous mem
branes the customary volume of Salt
Lake real estate. There Is probably no
more opaque atmosphere In the world
than In the vicinity of certain gravel
pits In the eastern section of Salt Lake
City, and when the wind was working
overtime no one would have suspected
an excess of precipitation in that beau
tiful and historic basin.
But let that pass. The point, not
altogether obscured by dust or the fear
ful and wonderful Salt Lake system of
naming and numbering streets, received
by Brigham Young in a moment of In
spiration of doubtful origin the point
is that Utah has stolen our Oregon
rainfall, and the fact Is one that calls
for earnest consideration If not for pru
dent and decisive action. The problem
Is by no means a simple one, inasmuch
as Utah only appropriated our precipi
tation after it had left us never to re
turn. This fact Is awkward, but need
not dismay or daunt. Where there's a
will there's a way, and some way must
be found to reduce this truant vapor to
water before it passes the Utah line.
The ordinary remedy In cases of mis
appropriation of water rights is to
apply to the courts; but In the absence
of Matthew P. Deady there Is no one on
the bench in the state who could be
depended upon to exercise jurisdiction
in the atmospheric regions. We have
no doubt that that justice-loving and
fearless Jurist would issue a temporary
injunction upon application, and cite
the aforesaid clouds on the wings of
Hesperus to show cause why they do
not distill upon the Cascades, Siskiyous
and Sierra Nevadas instead of carrying
their precious burden on to the Salt
Lake Basin. This cannot now be hoped
for; and in its default some other ave
nue of approach to the powers of the
air must be devised. In the hurry of
going to press we can only refer the
whole matter to Secretary Richardson.
of the Commercial Club, with power to
act. Perhaps the most feasible project
would be a system of airships which
might be sent up with appliances for
precipitating the moisture at any de
sired spot Then a code could be
framed, a commission appointed, and
the rainfall distributed In accordance
with Oregon's prior rights from near
ness to the source of supply.
"OR SOON WILL BE."
It is hard sledding these days for the
Parker papers. They are laboring heav
ily In the effort to look cheerful. Here
is a sample whistle from the Brooklyn
Eagle:
We advise our readers to discount many
of the claims or assertions now being made.
How the country or the canvass suggests
itself. In early September, furnishes no as
surance of what the Indications of October
or November may be. William J. Bryan was
"as good as elected," September 1, 1896,
and on tho same date, In 1900. Benjamin
Harrison was assuredly "elected" and Gro
ver Cleveland was assuredly "defeated," at
this time, in September, 1S02. The Octo
ber changes and the November facts
of those years will not be forgotten. They
are likely to bo repeated this year. The
hurry and the hurly-burly are now with
Mr. Roosevelt. The gravitation is prob
ably with Mr. Parker, or soon will be.
The most impressive thing about this
effort to hearten the Democratic ranks
is its undisguised recognition of the
darkness with which the Democratic
cause is at present enveloped. It does
not comport with the exuberant fancy
that Parker has captured the country
and is already as good as elected. The
gravitation Is "probably" with Parker,
or "soon will be." It is the desperation
of a forlorn hope.
UNWISE COMPARISONS.
"Organized crime" closed a full month
of activity with the passing of August
What with lynchings, the violence that
grew out of labor strikes In Chicago,
New York and Colorado, and the terror'
Ism spread through the Italian colony
In New York by the "Black Hand," the
record was an appalling one. We won
der, says Public Opinion, how the Mafia
and .Camorra can exist in Italy, but
when something very like the latter
begins operations in our largest city
the police seem ufterly unable -to deal
with it effectually.
As if this were not a sufficient blow
to our American pride, the Journal
quoted continues: "However, the lm
ported Italian kidnaper and black
mailer, dangerous as he Is, Is not half
as bad as the home-grown strlkemaker
and defler of law, and the native-born
participants In such horrors as the
Georgia lynching last week."
This characterization is not quite just
and tne censure is misplaced, inasmuch
as the strlke-rloter is not usually a
home-grown product. He belongs. In
stead, In such strikes as the present
one In Chicago and the long-drawn-out
labor revolt In Colorado, to the restless
turbulent foreign population that Im
bued with an exaggerated idea of indi
vidual rights in a "free country," in
terpret liberty to mean license, and are
ready to force this interpretation upon
the authorities that dispute with any
"argumenf'in their line, from a brick
bat to a dynamite bomb.
The home-grown American agitator
Is bad enough, but we are not yet pre
pared to admit that he Is twice as bad
as the imported anarchist, who carries
a pistol up his sleeve for our Presidents,
or the furious babblers of strange
tongues who kill men by wholesale for
having dared to take up work that they
laid down.
However, comparisons are odious, and
It is not well to institute them in this
line. It is enough to say that anarch
ists, lynchers and those who aid "and
abet their work, rioters and other vio
lators of law, are scourges of society
and of civilization, whether they are
native-born Americans or men of for
eign birth, and should be dealth with
according to their crimes arid not ac
cording to their nationality.
CASE FOR ELBRTDGE GERRY.
It Is certainly the part of wisdom, for
Judge Parker to be restrained of his
inexplicable desire to visit the St. Louis
Exposition. Great and wonderful as the
Fair Is, precious in memory though it
will be to all beholders, and pardonable
as the desire to see It would be In a
Judge, It Is for the candidate and espe
cially for such a candidate as Parker
has chosen or has submitted to be, the
essence of Impossibility, and the act
itself would embody the personification
of cruelty. For If Parker the candidate
were to go to St. Louis, a speech would
be expected of him, and all that he
could say would be something like this:
I rejoice to be present at this wonderful ex
hibit in National expansion, demonstrating as
it does the -wisdom o Jefferson's foresight in
extending our National borders, and at the
same time proving the merits of "antl-lmpe-riallsm."
Aa we look about on every hand,
we see evidences of th'e hlesslngs of the gold
standard, coupled with confirmation of the free
silver platforms of 18SS and 1000; wo see how
the trusts must be curbed and yet without
danger to their welfare; we sea how Impera
tive Is the demand (or free trade, and yet how
necessary it la to maintain present tariff con
ditions; we are again Impressed with the great
ness of Grover Cleveland and the masterly
Qualities of our peerless leader, W. J. Bryan.
Now the chances are that upon the
conclusion of this speech, which we
have boiled down to the merest epitome
or syllabus, there would be those so
lost to the dignities of the occasion and
so susceptible to an Indelicate sense of
humor as to give the candidate, if not
the horse-laugh, at least the merry
haha. Nothing more cruel to a bound
and gagged candidate's feelings can
well be Imagined.
Common humanity, therefore, de
mands that Judge Parker remain away,
not only from St. Louis but from any
and evers other place where circum
stances or Inadvertence might beguile
him Into a one-sided view of some Na
tional problem. It is woe and peril
enough to have to write another letter
of acceptance, which, though it may
truly be postponed .from time to time as
is being done, yet In the end must be
put forth before election day. If any
further effort should be made to drag
Judge Parker forth from his Innocuous
ambiguity,, the offender should be ap
prehended by all the societies for the
prevention -of cruelty.
A very general complaint, beginning
at Hartford, Conn., and passing along
the line -to various points, has been
made that the postal authorities require
patrons of the Postofflce to call for and
carry their own packages weighing over
two pounds, notwithstanding the fact
that postage upon them has been fully
prepald. This last fact Is held to prove
that the Government has undertaken to
deliver the parcel. Its refusal to do so
was characterized by the correspondent
of the Hartford Courant, who started
this controversy, as a "nasty little
fraud" on the part of the Postofflce Department,-
"In that It knowingly col
lected payment for a service which it
had not the slightest intention to per
form." A postal employe answered,
saying that this regulation Is made
necessary by the fact that "letter-car
riers are made of meat Instead of steel."
This, of course, is not an answer that
will be accepted as conclusive by any
man of.streriuous business life who re
quires the discharge in detail of all of
the duties and obligations which his
employes undertake to perform. Mr.
Bryan's plea for Government ownership
of railroads has been brought Into this
controversy. It Is asserted that with
the Government's very partial success
in the business of common carrier thus
In evidence It will be long before pru
dent men and men of business will
clamor for Government ownership of
railroads. This conclusion Is suggestive
if not conclusive.
Two pictures are printed in The Ore-
gonian of Wednesday which may be
taken as a text for a sermon on con
trasting chapters in the life of woman.
One Is that of a jaunty, self-satisfied
but withal an agreeable face of a wom
an yet in early life; the other is that of
a placid, thoughtful, earnest face upon
which duty and love and self-forgetful-ness
have written soft and tender lines.
One We may say is that of a young
woman who feels abundantly able to
make her own way In the world; the
other that of a woman grown old In the
simple yet complex routine of woman's
life as cheerfully Interpreted by herself
in accordance with well-established
laws of family, society and state. The one
lies deadinahospltal.her assailant being
a jealous man of the type whose conduct
Is ordered by the whims of an Incon
stant woman. The other lies on -an
honored bier In the best room of a dark
ened home, the light of which went out
with her life. The one will be followed
to the grave by Implied, even if gen
erously withheld censure, for having
ordered her life along stormy and per
haps forbidden lines. At the tomb of
the other will stand the aged husband
who mourns the faithful companion of
nearly, sixty years, and children and
grandchildren who tenderly grieve for
and sadly miss her. There is a lesson
In the story of life as illustrated by
these two faces, so plain that he who
runs may read.
The experience of prunegrowers In
the Rosedale district, south of Salem,
seems to show that as a rule the best
crops are secured on the highest lands.
Though the Oregon crop this year will
apparently be less than an average
yield, a full crop will be harvested In
the hills above Rosedale. The reason
why the high hill orchards are thus fa
vored may probably be found in the
lateness of the trees in starting their
Spring growth. As every one knows,
cold air settles into low places, and
lowland orchards are likely to be frost
ed after the warm Spring weather has
brought out the blossoms. The matter
of location is of vital Importance in
choosing land for an orchard, and, un
fortunately, most growers must learn
by experience.
We have been accustomed In a gen
eral way to regard the Russian gov
ernment as despotic and the Czar an
autocrat. How despotic this govern
ment is in detail, and how absolute the
power of the Czar, was made known by
some of the acts of clemency for which
the christening of the Czarevitch gave
occasion. For example, Nicholas In this
manifesto provided for the abolishment
of corporal punishment among the rural
elapses and its curtailment In the army
and navy. There were other conces
sions that harked back to the davs of
Ivan the Terrible, the tyrant Catherine
and the imbecile Paul, but this one Is
Welcomed hv th nominaii(ir! of St-
Petersburg as the most Important of all.
it is but a step In the direction or
humanity and consideration "by the gov
ernment of the rights of individuals as
distinguished from those of cattle, and
it relieves to snm vs-tnt the sthrma
that has long rested upon Russia be
cause of the merciless application of the
knout. Though not In any sense a re
dress for the wrongs of an oppressed
people, the manifesto relieves pressure
some of the most severe points,
though it is by no means a well-con
sidered attemnt to srlve Russia a KOV-
ernment that accords with the require
ments of a twentieth-century civiliza
tion.
In the State of Washington prospects
for the election of the Republican can
didate for Governor are believed to be
Improving. Mr. Mead is carrying him
self in a way that wins Increasing re
spect The people of Washington are
earnest for a railroad commission, and
Mr. Mead tells the people that if the Leg
islature shall pass an act to create one
he' will, if elected Governor, approve it.
At the same time there Is manifest in
many parts of the state a strong and
increasing reaction- against a can
tankerous anti-railroad policy, which
Mr. Turner and his supporters have
been trying to work up for political
effect Again, there is manifest! among
the Populists of the state, all of whom
were supporters of Bryan, a very gen
eral disposition to reject Turner, be
cause pf his extreme political versatil
ity. He has been "everything by turns
and nothing long," and Is accused of
betraying the cause for which the Popu
lists have so long struggled, to the
Wall street-Belmont syndicate that
nominated Parker. It Is now apparent
that Turner will not get the vote that
Rogers got, nor anything like it The
Oregonian's advices from many parts
of the state are far more favorable to
Mead and less favorable to Turner than
some time ago.
The closed fair at St. Louis on Sun
day seems to be working fully as' suc
cessfully from a moral standpoint as
the reform which abolished the canteen
from Army posts. The big fair Is the
only place of amusement In or around
St Louis that Is closed on Sunday. This
naturally increases the business for less
meritorious places. Every saloon is
running wide open and the theaters
and similar amusement enterprises
catch enormous crowds who would
much prefer to spend the day In en
joyment of the quiet beauties of the
fair. Every keeper of a dive or a sa
loon near an Army post profited greatly
by the abolishment of the Army can
teen, ami sickness and drunkenness In
creased among the soldiers. The evils
attendant on turning the World's Fair
visitors over to other less elevating at
tractions on Sunday may be less glar
ing than those of the canteen fiasco,
but, so far as accomplishing any good
is concerned, the advocates of a blue
Sunday are as far In the wrong as
were the misguided assailants of the
Army canteen.
An oversupply of beef cattle and a
shortage of feed Is reported In the Wil
lamette Valley and prices have declined
frqm 3 cents per pound on foot to 2
cents. This news will undoubtedly corne
as a surprise to the thousands of meat
consumers who have a personal knowl
edge of the strength of the market on
roasts, tenderloins, sirloins and even
chuck" steaks. That there should be
a decline of one-third In the value of
the raw material, and no change In the
price of the slaughtered and carved
product Is something out of the ordi
nary. Speculation is provoked as to
what action the retail markets would
have taken had the price advanced from
3 to 4 cents. Reasoning from the
action of the market following a de
cline In the price of livestock, we might
expect that butchers' prices would re
main unchanged when the advance was
noted. A consultation of expense ac
counts of the past, however, will not
prove the Infallibility of this logical line
of reasoning.
The efforts of certain members of the
G. A. R.' to beautify what is known as
Monument Square, in Lone Fir Ceme
tery, are highly commendable and
should meet with such material encour
agement from the community as Is
necessary to make them fully success
ful. The soldiers' memorial shaft the
funds for which were raised through
much unselfish effort, stands in the
middle of this square. In a few years
at most this burial ground, In which
rests the dust of so many of our plo
neers, will be made and kept as a pub
He park. Whatever Improvements are
placed there, to be worthy of the name
should be made In conformity with this
fact and of a character that is perma
nent, so far as this word may be ap
plied to transitory things.
The Baltic fleet, now ready to proceed
Including eight battleships, nine larjrev
armored cruisers, torpedo-boats, de
stroyers, scouts and other auxiliary
vessels. The duration of the voyage is
estimated at sixty-nine days, but no
information of the route. that will be
pursued has been given out It be
hooves Admiral Togo to jret his shlDs In
readiness for a repetition of the task
of sending a Russian fleet to the bot
torn. If the plans of the Russian Ad
miralty do not miscarry this new fltrht
Ing force will appear off Port Arthur
about the last of October.
It saddens one to read that Farmer
Cotton, of Multnomah County, has so
far forgotten himself as to raise
large and profitable hop crop. Only last
Spring he was on the rostrum, declaim
Ing against the sale of beer. At least
he didn't want It sold near him. But he
will not be unwilling to work his hop
crop off on other communities. Of
course, however, sentiment may be so
cultivated as not to Interfere with thrift.
Our Prohibition brethren offer many
striking examples. The prohibition
counties contain the largest hopgrow
ers, and most of them.
All indications point to the probabil
ity that a percentage, by no means
small, of the vote that was cast for
Bryan will decline to vote for Parker,
but will be cast for the Populist and
Socialist condldates, and In some part
perhaps for Roosevelt. Good Judges of
the movement of public sentiment ex
press the opinion that where Parker
will gain, one vote that Bryan lost he
will lose two that were cast for Bryan,
The increasing activity of the Populist
and Socialist parties is one of the signs
of the times.
FORM ANTI'MORMON PARTY.
Senator Kearns Takes Prominent
Part in Utah Movement.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept 7. Definite
steps were taken tonight toward the or
ganization of an anti-Mormon political
party. A committee was authorized to
call a second meeting in a few days, when
a complete state ticket will be nominated,
except Presidential Electors.
The platform adopted tonight declares
the promises made by the leaders of the
Mormon Church at the tune of the Wood
ruff manifesto. 14 years ago, were "crafty
and Insincere"; ' that the sought-for di
vision of the people on party lines was
not carried out in good faith; that both.
party organizations were dominated and
used for the double purpose of maintain
ing ajn ecclesiastical control which had
no regard for either," and that "repeat
ed experiences have proved that this
ecclesiastical dominance Is all-powerful
and persistent and it cannot be shaken
off as long as those who oppose It ars
divided into hostile camps."
The platform further charges that
"every pledge of the ecclesiastical power
to refrain from direction in the political
affairs of tho people has been shameless
ly violated; every pretense of letting poli
tics alone a shameful and hollow mock
ery."
Among the leaders In the movement is
United States Senator Kearns. The Salt
Lake Tribune, formerly the Republican
organ of the state, has pledged its sup
port to the movement
DECLINES THE NOMINATION.
Shibley, of the Continental Party,
Will Not Run for Vice-President.
WASHINGTON, Sept 7. George H.
Shibley, of this city, who was nominated
by the Continental party at Chicago as
candidate for Vice-President, has sent the
following letter to the notification com
mittee of the party, declining the nomina
tion. He says:
"with the general objects of the Con
tinental party, I am In hearty accord, but
I place the initiative and referendum as
the dominant Issue, for it is only through
the establishment of this system that the
people can overcome the monopolists and
secure the desired legislation. The mis
takes of tho Continental party, In my
opinion, and the mistake of every third
party in the field, is In asking that it, an
organization outside the Constitution and
controlled by a committee (a la machine?)
shall be Installed as a ruler of the Amer
ican people. Why attempt to build an
other party to place more candidates In
the field? Emancipation is within the
people's )grasp, and In this year's cam
paign, if they will only question candi
dates. "To foster this movement I have de
voted my time and energies for four years,
and the ease and rapidity with which the
movement has been and Is progressing is
an assurance that It Is along the line of
least resistance. The American Federa-:
tion of Labor, with 23,000 unions and
2,000,000 members, also the Pennsylvania
-Grangers and other nonpartisan organiza
tions, are unitedly pushing the wonderful
working programme. My duty Is to con
tinue with them. Therefore, I must de
cline the nomination for the high office
tendered me by the Continental party."
WYOMING DEMOCRATS MEET.
Ex-Governor Osborne Can Head the
Ticket if He so Desires.
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Sept. 7. The
Democratic State Convention, which met
here today, completed Us permanent or
ganizatlon this evening. Ex-Governor
Osborne i3 chairman of the convention
and Will Reld secretary. On assuming the
chair, ex-Governor Osborne made a vig
orous speech on the exploiting methods
of the Republican party and criticised
tho President severely for his practical
defiance of the Constitution and the sub
stitution of -a despotic will in the ad
ministration of National affairs.
Judge S. T. Corn also addressed the
convention. He spoke of the necessity
of a well-organized minority party for
the good of the public service and the
duty of Democrats to organize and prose
cute a vigorous campaign, no matter
whether it was a winning or losing fight
No nominations will be made until to
morrow. Ex-Governor Osborne Is the
unanimous choice of the convention fdr
Governor, but has not yet consented to
be the nominee. Judge S. T. Corn will
be renominated for the Supreme bench,
and T. S. Taliaferro is the leading can
didate for Congress.
Tho platform, unanimously adopted, de
clares the National Irrigation law was
drawn up and offered by a Democratic
Sentaor and was carried by Democratic
votes against the strong opposition of
Republican leaders in Congress; con
demns the partisan administration of the
forestry laws; the extravagance of the
state administration; calls for an anti
shoddy law to protect woolgrowers and
for legislation to make arbitration com
pulsory In labor disputes.
Rock Splrngs made elaborate prepara
tions for the entertainment of delegates,
and tonight a ball and banquet was ten
dered them.
CHOICE OF CAUCUS NAMED.
New Hampshire Democrats Put up
Hollis for Governor.
CONCORD, N. H., Sept 7. For a sec
ond time, the Democrats of New Hamp
shire today nominated Henry F. Hollis,
of Concord, for Governor. Tho state con
vention was held hero and plans made
at a caucus last night were fully carried
out. The convention selected a candi
date for Governor only, da all other state
offices are filled by appointment
When the convention assembled, Oliver
B. Branch was made chairman. The
platform, save that It Indorsed tho nom
inees of the National Democratic Con
vention and affirmed "hearty and loyal
allegiance to the platform adopted by that
convention," was devoted entirely to state
Issues. ' ' '
Nothing occurred to change tho plan
with reference to the Gubernatorial nom
ination and Mr. Hollis was nominated by
acclamation. Four Presidential electors
were named and a resolution was adopted
condemning the action of the "Repub
lican Governor of Colorado In deporting
citizens of that state with a view to the
destruction of labor unions."
FAMILY OF DAVIS OPPOSED.
Vice-Presidential Candidate Urged
Not to Give Freely to Campaign.
NEW YORK. Sept. 7. (Special.) A spe
cial dispatch to, the Times from Cumber
land, W. Va., 'sayfi:
"A report comes from Elkins that the
daughters of ex-Senator Davis, Mrs. El
kins and Mrs. Lee, aro opposed to his con
tributing a large sum to the Democratic
campaign fund. Senator Davis' eon Is also
said to have similar objections. Four years
ago this son spent large sums hoping to
aid his uncle Tom Davis, in his race for
Congress. Since then the Davis family
has had little faith in politicians and are
very cautious about handing out money to
them."
DAVIS SPEAKS AT STATE FAIR.
He Refers to Agriculture as the Most
' . Important Occupation.
WHEELING, W. Va., "Sept 7. An Im
mense crowd attended the West Virginia
state fair at Morgan's Grove this after
noon, the occasion being the presence of
Ex-Scnator Henry G. Davis, the Demo
cratic Vice-Presidential nominee, who
was scheduled to make a nonpolltlcal ad
dress. The Senator was enthusiastically
received when he entered the grounds,
and when he arose to speak he was
heartily" cheered.
FEW OBEY ORDER TO STRIKE.
Colorado Union Officials Acknowl
edge Not Over 300 Miners Out.
TRINIDAD, Colo., Sept. 7. It was learned
here tonight at the headquarters of the
union coalmlners here that only 300 non
union men had responded to the call of
Preeident Howells, of District 15, United
Mineworkers of America, for all nonunion
employes in District 15 to quit work to
day and Join the men who have been on
strike since last November.
It was also stated at the headquarters
that a large number of men had left their
work at the Hastings "Victor Fuel Com
pany and the Tobasco Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company's camp, but the guards em
ployed by the coal companies refused to
let the men Jeave camp.
General Superintendent Kebler, of the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, and D. A.
Chappell, president of the Victor Fuel
Company, deny this, and both declare a
few men only have responded to the call,
ana so iar as their respective companies
are concerned the call might as well never
have- been made. The strike since No
vember 9 has been directed against the
Colorado ivuel & Iron Company and the
Victor Fuel Company.
NONUNIONISTS IN MINES.
Renton Coal Strikers Will Be Dis
. placed.
SEATTLE, Sept 7. F. D. Grant, gen
eral manager of the Seattle Electric
Company,, which owns the Renton coal
mine, announced tonight that the mines
would resume with nonunion labor to
morrow morning. The property ha3
been closed since. June 26. Last Novem
ber an advanced wage scale was put
into effect but the company asserted
it was not just and abrogated it. The
men struck.
Many conferences have been held, the
last today, at which the men refused to
consider the company's proposal to re
turn. At the time of the shutdown 250
men were employed. Manager Grant
says he has 50 nonunion men ready to
go to work tomorrow and that he will
Increase-to the full number as speedily
as possible. -
AT OUTS WITH TELEGRAPHERS
Railroads Refuse to Treat With Com
mittee Appointed by Order.
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept 7. The Chron
icle announces today that the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific Railways
have absolutely refused to treat with the
committee appointed by the Order of
Railway Telegraphers for the adjustment
of differences. They have, however, con
sented to treat with H. B. Perham, presi
dent of the order. Should hie efforts
fall. It Is considered likely that the ques
tion of striking will be referred to the
locals of the order or to the committee.
Pay for overtime Is believed to be one
of the chief questions Involved. The teleg
raphers are pronounced the best organ
ized of the railway orders. President
Perham Is considered a conservative
leader.
Big Shops to Work Full Time.
ALTON, Pa., Sept 7. The Pennsyl
vania shops were today ordered on full
time of 55 hours a week. Fifteen thous
and persons are benefited by the order.
PARKER TO SPEAK TODAY.
Will Reply to an Address of Greeting
on Behalf of Editors.
ESOPUSj N. Y., Sept 7. Judge Par
ker will make his first speech since his
formal acceptance of the nomination at.
Rosemount tomorrow, In the presence
of the visiting editors of Democratic
newspapers.. It will take the form of a
reply to an address of greeting to be
made by Charles W. Knapp, of St
Louis. The editors are expected to ar
rive here from New York before noon.
Representative William .Sulzer, of
New York City, was the only political
visitor today. He called late in the af
ternoon and spent the night at Rose
mount Said Mr. Sulzef:
"I have been through the Middle
West recently. There I found that busi
ness men and the conservative classes
generally are all going to work for
Judge Parker's election."
Roosevelt's Namesake to Enter Navy.
WASHINGTON, Sept 7. The Bureau of
Navigation today received a request from
Representative Bell, of the Second Con
gressional District of California, for the
enlistment in the Navy and assignment
to the battleship Ohio of a constituent of
his named Theodore Roosevelt Parker.
Tho applicant, it appears, really bears the
name of Theodore Roosevelt Parker, and
it was not recently assumed, as shown
by the fact that the records of the Marine
Corps disclosed his enlistment under that
name at Seattle, July 12, 1901. Parker
was born In San Francisco, and was a
machinist when ho enlisted in the Marino
Corps. His father boro the same name.
It Is said the family is a branch of an old
Pennsylvania family of Roosevelts, not
connected In any way with that of Presi
dent Roosevelt. Representative Bell's re
quest will be granted.
Hebrew Population of the World.
NEW YORK, Sept 7. A Jewish year
book just issued for the period from Sep
tember 10, 1904, to September 29, 1905, the
Jewish year 5663, contains statistics show
ing that the Hebrew population of the
world is now 10.932,777. Of this number,
Russia has 5.169,401; Auetrla-Hungary,
2.076.37S, and the United States 1,253,218.
Germany comes next with 586,843, and then
Turkey with 466,361. Of the 600,000 Jews
credited to the State of New York, about
500,000 are residents of New York City.
A list of bequests and gifts by Jews
to various Institutions covers 14 pages of
the book.- Among other biographical state
ments Is one to the effect that 41 syna
gogues were dedicated In the past year.
"Blues" Push Through Wing.
CORPS HEADQUARTERS. GAINES
VILLE, Va., Sept 7. The first maneuver
problem at noon today with General
Grant's force pushed through the left
wing of General Bell. This put the Blue
force within two miles of Thoroughfare
Gap, the objective point However, Gen
eral Bell had Smith's Brigade on tho
right and Barry's Brigade on the left of
this breach In his line, and Colonel Wag
ner, chief umpire, draws no conclusion as
to what might happen had not hostilities
ceased under the command previously Is
sued by General Corbin to cease hostili
ties at noon so that the tired troops might
be given relief.
Czar. Selects New Minister.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 7. The Aso
clat'ed Press learns on high authority
that Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky has been
selected to succeed the late M. von Plehve
a3 Minister of the Interior.
The Emperor summoned Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky,
who is now Governor of
Vllna, and had a long Interview with him
at Peterhof today.
The Prince Is a military officer of the
rank of General. He has not been Identi
fied with harsh measures, and his ap
pointment probably will be hailed as tha
Inauguration of a mild regime.
Two New Washington Postmasters,
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. 7. Washington Postmas
ters were appointed today as follows:
Blockhouse. Henry Schollhorn. vice
Mrs. Aggie Kager. resigned; Waverly, W.
J. Smith, vice Charles A. GImble, re
moved. Fair Will Be Liberal to Children.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 7. It was decided to
day that until the close of the World's
Fair school children will be admitted for
10 cents each.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Puzzle: What Was the Joke?
This is from the pall Mall Gazette.
It shows that William Waldorf Astor,
the owner and editor of that paper, is
learning how to produce real English
humor:
There was an amusing little scene in
Downing; street yesterday afternoon. Sir It
Finlay, Mr. Lyttleton, Mr. Graham. Murray.
Mr. Gerald Balfour and the Marquis of
Salisbury had just left the historic No. 10,
and were, chattlns: merrily together, when
the Secretary tor Scotland made a remark
that sent the sroup Into roars of laughter.
The Colonial Secretary was evidently the
object ot the sally, for he Immediately
raised his umbrella and started in pursuit.
Both ministers have proved their prowess
as athletes, and the portly form o the Attorney-General
was used as a kopje round
which they maneuvered until ir. Lyttleton
gave up the chase and ran laughing Into
the Colonial office.
Democratic Prospect3.
Jefferson M. Levy (pronounced
Lev-vy) says that the gates of hell
cannot prevail against the Democratic
party. Certainly not. On the contrary,
the gates will readily give way and let
the whole concern in. New York Press.
The next station from Mukden will
be Mediation.
Mr. Dugdale will at least be able to
bring the cellar back with him.
The newsfron Bull Run Is not keep
ing U3 awake o'nlghts. It had that ten
dency 43 years ago.
About nine months of continuous
rain would enable us to strike a first
rate general average.
Vermont has set a pretty hot pace
for Maine, which wll do a little spring
of its own next Monday.
General Kuropatkln reached Mukden
as long ago as last Sunday. Nothing
slow about his personal "advance."
Between the Republican "big stick"
and the Democratic hammer, we ought
to get some kind of an Issue into the
campaign.
Since hearing from Vermont, there
seems to be a disposition all around
to count Judge Parker out before the
call of time.
From" the present outlook Judge Par
ker will be able to continue his morn
ing baths in the Hudson up to and after
the 4th of next March.
Five hundred Democratic editors are
to call on Judge Parker today. They'd
better leave the Judge a nice large
blue pencil, with Instructions as to
how to use it
An esteemed contemporary in Missouri
published the Item: "The business man of
this city who is in the habit ot hugging
the hired girl had better quit or we will
publish his name." The next day 27
business men called at the office, paid up
their subscriptions and told the editor
not to give any attention to foolish
stories.
The Booneville (Mo.) Advertiser has the
"early-to-bed-and-early-to-rlse" proverb
sized up as follows: "Early to bed and
early to rise does very well for sick folks
and guys, but it makes a man miss' all
the fun "till he dies and joins the stiffs
that are, gone .to the skies.' Go to bed
when you please and He at your ease,
you'll die Just the same of some Latin
disease."
It Is stated on good authority that
Tammany has agreed to make a mem
ber of Congress of Stewart M Brlce, a
son of the late Calvin S. Brlce, once
United States Senator from Ohio. The
young man has trained with Tammany
since he was old enough to vote, and
for a time sat In the Board of Alder
men. The district promised to him is
that which for years has been repre
sented by William Sulzer.
John Wanamaker has In contempla
tion the erection and endowment of a
college for men near Ellenvillo, Ulster
County, N. Y. The location selected for
the college Is on Mount Mennagha. one
of the Shawanguk range. Mr. Wana
maker and J. S. Huyler are interested
In a prospective publishing-house to
be erected at Ellenvllle, wherein 300
men will bo employed and a general
magazine and book-publishing business
conducted.
Chairman Taggart's action in sending
a number of Democratic spellbinders
to Vermont recalls an incident of a for
mer Presidential campaign. Calvin S.
Brlce was Democratic manager and he
sent word to Bradley Smalley, National
Committeeman from Vermont that he
proposed to send 40 speakers to the
Green Mountain state. Smalley wired
back: "Don't send speakers here. It will
be cheaper for me to come down and
listen to them in New York."
Thomas Rice and his son Alonzo, ol
Delphos, O., are married to Elizabeth
and Emma Bluethman, sisters. Father
and son thus have become brothers-in-law.
Alonzo Rice's sister-in-law Is his
stepmother and Thomas Rice's slster-ln-law
la his daughter-in-law. Off
springs from the first marriage will havi
a stepbrother and sister-in-law foi
uncle and aunt, while children from the
second union can claim an aunt and
uncle for grandmother and grandfather
Tho oldest Mayor In. Missouri in point
of continuous service is A. B. South
worth, of" Glasgow, who was first elect
ed to tho office 18 years ago. Aftei
holding the position for eight years h
resigned and went to Oklahoma, bui
the citizens refused to accept his res
ignation and asked him to return. H
refused, whereupon they wrote saying
there was a man In town who said h
could beat anybody In a Mayoralts
election. Southworth returned at once
entered the race against the boastful
citizen and won. He has been Mayoi
ever since. His Honor is 63 years old.
David J. Brewer, Justice of thi
United States Supreme Court, went tc
Kansas and entered upon the practlci
of law at 22. He Is now 67 and hall
and hearty. "For many years," he re
cently said, "I had been getting up at t
o'clock In the morning. Lately, how
ever, the hour has been 5 o'clock, foi
I find I enjoy taking more sleep. M3
retiring hour at night is usually about
10 o'clock. I began early rising when :
lived in Kansas. As a young Judge :
was ambitious and at night I found my
self dreaming over the cases I bad
tried during the preceding day. I dii
not rest well and this troubled me sc
much that I consulted a doctor. He ad
vised me to drop all work in the even
ing. I was to go out with my wife, at
tend theater, play cards or go to part
ties, but forget the law. I followed thij
advice and gradually acquired the habli
, of rislnc at 4 o'clock."