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The public is now in possession of in formation that will enable it to "see the Inside" of much of the political scheming of the past year. It is now seen why Mr. Mills, Mr. Ladd and their associates have "dropped into politics," why they have supported at great cost a newspaper for their monop olistic promotion; why Mr. M'lls, and men selected to act with him, went to the Legislature; why Mr. Mills made bjs fight .for Speaker, beating Mr. Kay; 'why they 'are now struggling to get full possession of the municipal gov ernment, and for' a "pull" on the county and state governments as welL They oppose Judge Williams for Mayor be cause "the old man" is not tractable; they will support George Chamberlain next year for Governor because no Re publican can be nominated who will be their "man." It is proverbial that en lightened lovers of -pelf have no prin ciples, beyond devotion to the objects of their own capitalistic and monopo listic desires. Whether they profess to be Republicans or profess to be Democrats is all one; for they can al ways find excuse for opposition to their party when, they can't control its ac tion. It Is observable particularly that these promoters seldom or never find party pure enough or moral enough for them. It is remarked continually that monopolists who bank on public utili ties and scheme to get hold of every thing in sight, are sure to set them selves up as paragons of morality. You find their names used often in connec tion "with Sunday schools and Bible classes and religious revivals. They have much to say about other people's sins. The quiet morality of the plain neoDle is far too commonplace for them. Desiring to get into politics, our good friends called "Jack" Matthews in. He helped them to make up a ticket, and they helped him. Their control over the Multnomah delegation was thus assured. But, in order to realize the purpose. Mills must be Speaker. Kay, of Marlon, had strong support and was a hard man to beat; but finally, through promises and deals such as the Matthews machine knaw how to make effective. Mills was elected. The Senate already was "easy." Through control of the House the desired legislation followed. A few things will still be needed, to make con trol of municipal affairs secure. They must have certain charter amend ments, and must have the Mayor. Williams had displeased them. He was not "facile" enough. So they made their organ attack him venomously, and tried to get another man nominat ed lor Mayor. This failed; and they fall back: on Lane. Could they have controlled the Republican primaries, their present position might be more to their liking. But as matters now stand Xane is their man. There is a difference "between mere personal vituperation, coarse and vlo lent mere sound and fury, signifying nothing and a plain yet incisive state ment of tacts. The Oregonian prefers the latter, and is not to be diverted from it by hirelings employed to use the formers The, one reason why The Ore gonlan has been dealing with this sub ject during a week past is that it is a sublftct of hich nubile interest, on which, the people are entitled to infor mation. Effort is making to seize and to divert to private use and profit the proprietary rights of the whole people, yet remaining, in great public utilities. So Jar has this- been carried heretofore that proprietary rights, for which noth ing has been paid, are now capitalized at millions. Hasn't this sort of thing gone far enough, and too far? Can yon wonder that the people grow restive under the pressure of greed as Insa tiable as the horse-leech or the grave? It is the more intolerable because more disgusting, when carried on under the mask and claim of superior public and Torivate virtue under assumption of a lofty altruistic regard fer the public good which, however, never forgets its large-handed business of transferring wealth in vast sums from public owner ship to private coffers using public officials, the legislative power, the newspaper; using pretensions to high morality and even religion itself, as. means to capitalistic and to monopo listic ends. All this Is to be reckoned with; and the example now before the people of Portland is but a manifesta tion of it as seen elsewhere and everywhere as well jVs a manifestation of the growing restlveness of the peo ple under the conditions it produces. PAST, PRESENT AND YUTCRE. It is common knowledge in Portland and throughout Oregon that persons wishing to make investments here have been discouraged and turned .away by the heads of the "reigning families." For a generation this has been the policy. They wished to keep Oregon foiutheir own exploitation. They were making money. They told everybody who asked about chances of invest ment that there was plenty of money here. Their favorite answer was, "We have lived here these many years; we know the country; if profitable invest ment could have been made in the ways you propose, we should have made the Investment ourselves. What you pro pose wouldn't pay." It is in. the knowledge of great num bers of our people that representations like these from the heads of "the old houses" have been turning away in vestments from Oregon this quarter of a century and more. It has been the cause of general indignation. And It has been through this influence, more than all others, that Portland has been slow of growth; that so little has been done to develop the resources of the state: that necessary transportation has not been supplied to sections stag nant for want of It. Indignant com ment on this dog-in-the-manger policy has been heard from one end of Oregon to the other. Men and journals of other states have taunted us with the creep ing slowness. It has been proverbial throughout the Northwest that the wealthy people of Portland never have done anything for the country. It has been a favorite h'ablt with them to watch and wait while men of smaller means have attempted to do things, and then to snap up the undertakings, when failure ensued. Instances could be pointed out all around us. The Oregonian newspaper, never a capitalist, has at all times done what It could. It has described the state of the country, in detail and at large, with unflagging Industry, these forty years. It has expended all Its own earn ings in industrial development. It has pointed out localities where things could be done and ought to be done: it has written minute descrip tions of all localities in every part of the Northwest, time and again. Tear after year it has exhorted our slug gards to effort it must be admitted with too little success. A blight of in dolence and of repression has rested here, mouldy and deadly enough. Port land, for many decades, was merely a cent-per-cent town. How many times, during how many long years, has The Oregonian lamented this Inertia, with out being able to move the leading cause of it! But Portland, in spite of all the dead weight, has grown through years to im portance: and now, through capitaliza tion of public utilities, which have, cost them not a dollar, some of these people hold great "franchises" which they want o sell and make their profits of millions of dollars from property that belongs to the people. So for the first time in their lives they "invite invest ment." Their organ "Is furious when The Oregonian points out the nature of this transaction, and predicts that the time will come when the people, of Portland will repossess themselves of their own property. Possibly our po litical bankers and banking politicians have a notion that this may be so, and that It may be best to unload. But In any event, what Is striking is the fact that Portland Is getting away from the mossback era. And The Oregonian. still, as ei'er heretofore, is at the head of the procession, toward the newer and more vigorous life. DECORATION DAY. The nation pauses to call the roll of her dead. On the November day when Lincoln made their funeral oration at Gettysburg she recited their names with sobs." The sobs are hushed. The long lines of headstones on the grassy slope Avhere Lincoln spoke recall to .the memory of God alone the soldiers' faces who sleep beneath them. The Spring- has come and the earth has smiled. And the dead must be forgot. The generation which tasted the bit terness of the soldiers sacrifice in the war for the Union has joined them In eternity. The father who dedicated his son to the noblest of manly duties; the mother who prayed for him, and the girl who Smiled as he marched away, Looking- o handsome, brave and grand Where are they now? The iniquity of oblivion blindly ecattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men wlthoutdletinctlon. Oblivion has the victory over grief, but not over glory. The name of the common soldier no man will long re member; the story of his deeds no American can forget. And this would be his own choice; for he was noble of nature and would choose his immor tality nobly, as he chose his death The names of the dead are at best but a waii of regret; their deeds are eter nally vital "Is anj man that ever was fit to live dead?" cried Beecher over Lincoln's grave. In one sense, yes. "The number of the dead long exceed eth all that live," and "who knows whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot than any that stand re membered?" In a better sense we answer "No" to Beecher's question. A man fit to live never dies. Thus may we sadly rea son upon death and immortality; and had we no living men to stand in the ranks of fame beside the dead, such reasoning would be our only comfort. If we have such men we shall but commemorate the dead by seeking them out and giving them our loyalty while it can avail in their battles. That will be better than tears and flowers upon their graves; though tears and flowers are good. too. It Is a wise na tlon that can tell a hero before he is dead. Over whose graves of those tjow living will the next generation deliver its memorial oratory? Will Mayor Weaver's, of Philadel phia, be one of them? The men who gathered around Jefferson Davis In Richmond were no worse enemies - to .their -country than the anarchistic , "Republican" machine which he is fighting. Mead's Victory at Gettysburg was of vital service to the country, but hardly more vital than Weaver's would be If he could annihilate his foes. Lee would have plundered Pennsylvania; the machine has plundered It. Lee would have killed whoever opposed his army; the machine has been guilty of tens of thousands of deaths in Phila delphia alone by poisonous drinking water. Lee would have held the state for the Confederacy; the machine holds it for the devil. Which is worse? What of La Follette. of Wisconsin? Is he a hero? Tears ago the timber thieves and corrupt corporations es tablished an oligarchy in that state. La Follette has overthrown the oli garchy and restored representative government. He has been misunder stood and belied, but that happens to common men; It does not make a hero. He has been tempted In vain with enormous bribes; but honesty is simple duty. It Is not heroism. He has been betrayed by his party time and again, which really indicates some high and rare quality in the man; and he has remained steadfast, to an exceedingly lofty purpose and flnalfy achieved it He has subjected the rebel railroads of Wisconsin to the civil law and re-established representative government. The Gracchi did less and people call them heroes. Is Roose'elt a hero? The great cor porations of this Nation are in open or secret rebellion. In hundreds of towns and cities they have seized upon the local government and are levying trib ute upon the people more quietly than a foreign army, but not less heavily and effectively: they control numerous state governments just as completely as the Southern Confederacy did, and with vastly more skill: they parcel out the territory of the 'Union among them selves for tribute or plunder. President Roosevelt has undertaken to subject these corporations to the law of the land. If he succeeds, .the future of the Nation looks clear for generations to come; if he falls, who can say with certainty that we 'are not to have class struggles and civil bloodshed? To say that the "irrepressible conflict" in which Roosevelt is taking the master hand more imperils the Nation than the war for slavery did, might sound extravagant; yet there is warrant for the thought and grave men have ex pressed Jt; and if it is true, and if he wins for the people against this modern oligarchy of iniquitous wealth, there is a place for Rooseveit In history beside Lincoln. If It Is true, as many think, that these oligarchs are effecting a revolution in our government, silently and almost secretly, it may also be true that the President has comprehended their tend encies and that his rate bill and his other efforts to remedy particular evils are but threads to be woven in a web of salutary strategy as vast as the con spiracy of the plutocrats. If all this were true, some Gibbon of the future, estimating the merits of men and weighing their titles to perpetuity and magnitude of fame, might write the name of Roosevelt on his immortal page just after Washington's. Who shall say how this may be? DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIAN ARMADA. The Russian has been beaten by the Japanese. Victory so complete, so overwhelming against size and num bers, has not been, recorded since the great days of August, 15S8, when the yellow flag of Spain was driven from the British Channel. Not since Trafal gar has the fate of nations hung on so well-balanced an Issue. But the world was smaller In those days. While the fleets were at sea the peoples held their breath and waited in darkness, ignor ance and helplessness for the event There were then no wireless telegraphs j and electric cables to note the passage and the stopping-places of the ships which carried their nations' fortunes. Swift frigates were the only eyes of the Admirals, and fleets passed each other in the night and left no trace. Winds and currents played the" main parts in the great drama. Seamanship more than gunnery, bulldog courage more than the science of the chemist and the engineer, were decisive agents when the sail-clad ships maneuvered for the weather gage, and he who laid his ship closest alongside his enemy and fired muzzle to muzzle till his guns were too hot. to handle carried off the prize. Now the victory comes to him who waits, and strategy as well as tactics governs the fight. What a lesson In calm, Immovable patience, and self-re liance, have this Japanese Admiral and his commanders held up to the world! When the first division of the Rus sians passed Singapore, and on into the Eastern seas, how loud was the cry, how repeated the advice from the "na val experts," who. In every nation, were teaching Admiral Togo his business, to go and meet them before the second division, with more battleships, was added to their force. As the Russians loitered along the French possessions, coaling here, shlpcleaning there, filling up with supplies everywhere, and set ting all the diplomatists agog, tempt ing attack as all men thought, still there was neither word nor sign from the quiet man who had withdrawn him self and all his men to their waiting place in unknown seas. Fancy the nerve-destroying suspense for those Russians, as each day the sun rose on an untenanted horizon, and the dark nights passed silently, with no search light flashing messages across the sky. Fogs surrounded them In that gray sea, but with the gleams no cruisers showed themselves to count their numbers and note their preparations for the fight. Were they borne down by" the convic tion that wjles and stratagems were useless, and that to prolong the horri ble voyage was to exhaust coal? If they went by the northern passages through still narrower and shallower straits, the enemy would follow paral lel along the shorter and straight route. Or. did they feel the desperation that throws all issues on a'single cast? The shortest, the main-traveled and best charted channel let it be, then, and have the agony over. So between Goto and Quelpart, right through the Corean Channel the Rus sian steered. But to the waiting ad versary every island and its outlying rocks, every headland that would hide torpedo-boat or submarine, every tide and current in the straits, every land mark on either side, lay plain as print ed book. On. though by each mile he neared the great port and harbor where refitting and repairs stood ready for every Injured vessel of the Japanese where coal and ammunition lay stored In vast abundance for every need. So the Russians came to Togo, as he had planned ahd foreseen they must, at his determined place, in his appointed fash ion. Read the terse dispatch: "In double columns," battleships and ar- raorea cruisers In each, with a long list of names that we have followed from the Baltic to the Corean. Sea te their destined doom. Then see how destruction came im partially on the right hand and the left. Sunk, captured, dispersed. Unless all forecast fails, in the bloody waters of the Corean. Channel, there sunk the domination of Russia over the shores of the Pacific." The sheep barons are likely to have their innings this year. Indeed, they already have a number of scores to the good. According to the Chicago Live stock World, Eastern ' mills are short of wool and have to have IL Under this stimulus prices went up to 22 cents and most of the stocks In Montana, Idaho and Wyoming were closed out at that figure. Oregon's big crop still, for the most part, remains In first hands, though 25 cents has been paid for a few choice lots. The "demand for woolen goods o domestic manufacture was nevei before so great as it prom ises to be this Fall. This In spite of the fact that the present year has been scheduled by merchants as a "silk year," a "linen year" and a "high-grade cotton year." That vast stocks of goods in all of these lines are moving shows conclusively that the American people were never before so well dressed as they are now. The indications are that If the Em press of Germany appears In the fes tivities attendant upon the marriage of her son. the Crown Prince, It will be with a bandaged head, due to her pre cipitate plunge- downstairs a few weeks ago at Welsbaden. Her Majesty Is a stout German woman, given, as are many otherJullblooded persons in mid dle life, to attacks of diaziness. She is also somewhat ciaaasy In her move ments, and quite heavy. All of these things show that she was fortunate lo escape with her life from a tumble head first down a long flight of stairs. Phy sicians regarded her injuries as seri ous, but. as in duty bound, made light of them to the public. She has been patched up and returned to Berlin, thus setting at rest rumors that the wed ding of the Crown Prince would be de ferred because of the accident to his mother. Among the amendments to the char ter of the city is one that would impose a penalty of 15 per cent on all delin quent assessments for streets and sew ers. The object of this is to "cinch" the small property-man. Most of the amendments proposed emanate from the political banking syndicate, that has assumed the right and duty of "run ning" the city. Through Its so-called Taxpayers' League one or its own many aliases it is telling the people what amendments to vote for, but In particular to vote against the 2-mllI tax for gulch bridges. In general the pro posed amendments are very obscure. The syndicate advises that all these be adopted. But it is safe to vote no, in every case unless the Intent of the amendment Is plain, and you ap prove it. The "American visible" supply of wheat is down to 21.126,000 bushels, the smallest amount on record at a corre sponding date. As the daily consump tion of wheat In the United States is more than 1.000,000 bushels,' it will be seen that the visible supply Is sufficient only for three weeks' rations, for our own people. There is. of course, an in visible supply much in excess of this amount, but. taken as a comparative standard, the figures of the "visible" show considerable scarcity in wheat supplies throughout the country. If the new crop should be somewhat be lated in reaching maturity, we would probably see some very high-priced wheat at the end of the season now nearing a close. Middle ' Western railroads are still complaining of car shortage, there be ing an insufficient number to handle the traffic offering. At the same time Wall street Is doing more or less grum bling about hard times. This. In a measure, contradictory situation again calls attention to the limited vision of Wall street. It has been a number of years since the West grew away from the domination of the metropolis, but the high financiers have not yet become accustomed to the change, and still ex pect the West to sneeze whenever the East takes snuff. Express Messenger Laub, who gave the leading bandit in the -late hold-up of the North Coast Limited at Bear mouth a knockout blow at an oppor tune moment, is both brave and fortu nate. The risk he took under the cir cumstances was not great, but his act required both presence of mind and steady 'nerve. He used .these to good advantage, both for-himself and the railroad company. The car and treasure-box of the latter were saved and a check for $1000 was the messenger's re ward. The .Taqui Indians, practically the last of their race, still nursing a griev ance against the whites, which nothing but blood will satisfy, are again in print with a raid on a Mexican ranch. In which the proprietor was killed and the ranch-house burned. Deviltries by these murderous redskins are 60 fre quent and sa atrocious that they should be exterminated without receiving any more quarter than would be given a rattlesnake. Nearly all persons living in the dis trict towards Mount Tabor, between Hawthorne avenue and Section Line road, have signed and offer for publica tion a petition to the electors of Port land, not to vote them into the city. It is a sparsely settled farming district, and It would seem that their wish might well be complied with. The fight between Jap and Russ re sembles thetlght between toreador and blind bulL AH the strength and fury of the bull avail nothing against the light, Intelligent and wiry antagonist. . It is believed that the remains of the Russian fleet are seeking ports of safety. What for? What's the use of a fleet when it has to seek safety, away from the fight? The Russian Admiral had much b r ter luck with the Ashing fleet. Rojestvensky seems to be theRussian alias for McGInty. Seven Century Bclfrey. One of the oldest fecllfries in Amer ica is the sevcn-century-old fir tree eight feet thick, that forms the spire of St. PetecTs Church. Tacema, ufed fer the bell of the church. OREGONJZONE. We are told that Tsaye, the violinkt, pronounces his name as, If it were spelled "E-zl-e." If his name were merely Smith or Johnson he wouldn't be so widely known. There is mighty virtue in an unusual name, and mightier virtue In an unspeakable name. What would Pade rewskl be without his name? Just a bunch of hair and a burst of harmony. What would Pocahontas be if she had been called Poky? Just a rag of' bone and a hank of hair, and not one of her numerous descendants would care a picayune for his pedigree. If Sacajawea had been known to Lewis and Clark as Coppery Sal the hero ine worshippers would not have contrib uted a copper to immortalize her In bronze. John Paul made a' more than life long mistake when he added Jones to his name; he should have called himself Jo hann Paulus Geewhillikcns. and his bones would have been dug up a hundred years ago. Why did Elbert Hubbard Latinize his front narao? Brother Elbert is noth ing, but Fra Elbertus looms large. "What's In. a name?" asks Shakespeare. Lucrative notoriety, Mr. Shakespeare. Even he profits greatly by his name; It Is so different from any other name that it would stick in the world's memory almost without the plays. There Is no name In all literature, in all history, remotely re sembling Shakespeare. The man or wom an with the queer, unusual, extraordinary name always starts the campaign with half .the battle already won. Attach merely mediocre talent and a press agent to any name that is made up of three rat tles and a button, and It spells Success. Theatrical Note. 'The Heart of Maryland" has won The heart of Portland, Oregon. . That this affair is no fiasco Is due to Manager Belasco. Two ticket?, please. It ewems that Admiral Rojeatvenaky. Don't you know. Han reached at last the very endsky Of his row. Lewis and Clark Journal Up to Date. May 23. 1905. We find this Wallamet River settlement called Portland so In teresting that we have tarried here several days to take observations and such other things as we need in our business. These Indians, of the tribe of Webfeet, frequent ly display remarkable, almost human, in telligence. For Instance, Sacajawea, our Show-Show-Mc guide, told one of these braves that she came from Bismarck, N. D., on the headwaters of the Missouri River. He immediately remarked: "I no tice that you didn't come through the footwaters." "Why?" asked the young squaw, in surprise. "Because you have mud between your toes," replied the brave. Last evening, just before picketing the camp for the night, we distributed four fingers of spirits' to each of our men, in celebration of our hospitable re ception by the powerful and warlike tribe of Webfeet. The result was disastrous. Thre of the men gave their portion of spirits to the picket, who presently fell asleep, and the whole party ran the guard and escaped Into the village, visiting the post canteen of the natives. We are now waiting for two or three of them to return, so that we may send out a corporal's guard to round up the others. A warrior from the Seattle settlement on Puget Sound informs us that for several weeks there has been a strange tribe in his section, calling themselves Igorrotes. These people. It is said, would rather eat dog than Hamburger steak; and truly this Is a most extraordinary preference. When you cat dog you know It is dog, but when you eat Hamburger steak you have the benefit of the doubt. We ate considerable dog ourselves when we passed this way in 1S05, on our first attempt to discover As toria, and after we returned to South St. Louis we had much experience with Ham burgers. In that city the burghers have a sort of scrambled meat which they call sausage. When we were making up for this second expedition our men ate heart ily of It, and the night after we started up the Missouri on our stern-wheel steam er one of the poor fellows insisted upon climbing on the taffrail and crying "Meou!" until we were obliged to throw him overboard. The tribe of Igorrotes before-mentioned, by the way, are not believed to be native to the valley of the great River of the West. There Is a tradition that they were brought from a far-off Island in the South Seas by a Medicine Man named Teekay Hunt, to dance a series of moderated can cans at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi tion. They are decidedly unconventional as to clothes, their only garments being a large four-ln-hand cravat, worn low, and a lady's work-basket on the back ot the head. It Is reported that these island ers have departed for Coney Island, to take the cure for homesickness. Tomorrow, if all the men report for duty, we Intend to resume our march, in the hope of discovering Astoria at last. Frozen Through. At the boarding-house on Morrison street they were discussing climate. The Portland man declared that the ground last winter never froze to a depth of two Inches. "It froze two feet where I came from," said the man from New Jersey. "Up in the Adirondack Mountains," re marked the New Yorker, "the ground last winter froze to a depth of ten feet." The Iowa man sat quietly munching bis lettuce, while the others expectantly awaited his effort to outmatch the New Yorker. "Pshaw!" he said, "that's nothing. Why, back in Des Moines the ground froze so deep that the Chinese Emperor sent a request "to Governor Cummins to start a fire. He complained that his sub jects had cold feet." The Llmpy Old Vets. Parades and processions in plenty there t Civilians and so forth In line; Firemen, policemen, war men and peace men Yes. they are famous and fine. Moving of regiments rugged and itronc: Columns of dapper cadet ? Thanks not for me, sir; I'm here to see, sir. The line ot the llmpy old vets. Glory ot epaulet, sabre and sash; Gleam of the bayonet bright: Dancing and prancing of horses advancing; Hear: "Column left! Column right!" Lovely lieutenants Just out of the Point Theee be your heroes and pets? Cheer, if you will sir; but I'm keeping still, sir. For leve ot the llmpy old vets. They be the soldiers who fought when,, the fight Led through the caldrons of hell! Led .where the battle waa loud with the rattle Of Death In the throat! Ah. well!-. You can give honor, and bind- with bays . Braw of the young ones; but let's ( Treble the glory for the grixrles aad hoary. Glorious, llmpy old vew! ROBERT US LOVE. TOGO, THE MAN AND THE ADMIRAL Sketch ef the Brilliant Sea Fighter tVae Haa Crashed the Russians ia Naval Battle, Strait at Cerea. Century Magazine. One of the greatest sea fighters- the world has ever seen, Admiral Togo Hei hachlro, of the Japanese navy, and the conqueror of Makaroff. 3kyrdloff and Ro- jestvensky, was born on the 14th day of the 10th moon In the year 1857. at Kogo ehlma, and was the third son of Togo Kichlzaemon, a Samurai of the clan of Satsuma. After the sacred tradition of a samurai family, his mother took the future Japa nese admiral to the shrine of the guardian dejty and placed him upon the altar as the offering to his country and to the sword, that he might defend the land of the gods. Like many another boy of a samurai family, his military training dates back far beyond his memory- When Togo was a mere child his country had already laid the foundation of the pres ent naval academy. In those rough hewn days the father of all the military and naval academies of Nippon of today was called the Helgakuryo. and It was here that Togo received his professional education. Admiral Baron Yamamoto, the Minister of State of the Japanese navy, was a class ahead of Togo, and Admiral I to.. of Yalu fame, was also con nected with this school. Togo was one of those boys who were sent abroad by the government to study the science of war. He went to England and received his naval education on the Thames, aboard the training ship Worcester. Neither very brilliant nor very bad, Togo is said to have gone through his academic days with hundreds o .nice, common-place fellows. Togo's first chance came in the au tumn of 1S34. when the prospect of war between China and Japan was being dis cussed by Tokio diplomats. Togo was then commander of the Naniwa, which, with her sister ship, -was leisurely sailing on the Yellow Sea, off the littoral of Corea. and suddenly the Japanese came across Chinese cruisers escorting trans ports. Togo could see Chinese soldiers crowding the transports1, and one of them, the Kowshlng was flying the British flag. Now, Togo was without instructions from his government, but in his eyes ' these ships steering for a Corean port were as plain a declaration of war as he cared to read. The Chinese cruisers, perceiving Togo's ships, turned and ran. and the transports fojlowed suit. Repeatedly, the Naniwa signalled the Kowshlng to stop, but no attention was paid, for was she not flying the British flag? If fired upon, might not serious international complica tions follow? But Togo did fire upon the transport, and thus wrote an abrupt pref ace to the Chino-Nippon war. In after ward talking about the incident. Togo said: "I knew that upon my action de- pended the future of my country perhaps ; Its very life. And Helhachiro was quite ready to answer with his life." As com mander of the Naniwa, he led the Japa nese squadrons on the Yellow Sea when Admiral Ttn's shlrfa mpt thnso of thr cral. lant Admiral Ting. At Port Arthur and ' FAME OF VINE-CLAD CITY. Dayton Has, Considering Cost of Homes, Most Beautiful Street. From the Garden Magazine. One of the leading landscape archi tects of America has declared that. considering the cost of Its homes, K street, -Dayton, is the most beautiful street in the world. The chief reason why it is so Is that every house is covered with vines. 'Vines have been planted on a larger scale in Dayton than in any other city of its size in America. Dozens of different species have been tried and the list of best kinds for public use in civic Improve ment work has been narrowed to a small number which will be found of the utmost practical value to begin ners, especially those who have little to spend. Good, permanent vines cost anywhere from 25 cents to l.o0, de pending chiefly on the ease of propa gation and tho age and height of the plant. Dayton's experience emphasizes the need of trellises wherever vines are to be trained over wooden Avails. The simplest, cheapest and least obtrusive trellis is of woven-wire fencing fast ened to the wall on horizontal strips of poplar or pine two inches square. These strips" keep the vines away from the weather-boarding, preventing dampness and consequent decay. When walls are to be painted the entire trel lis, vines and all, may be taken down without Injury. Over such trellis, which may be had in the width desired at every hardware store, any of the hardy climbers can be trained without difficulty. Boston Ivy may be used on frame houses in this fashion without damage to the walls. Ag-uinaldo Wants American Protectorate. From an Interview with Aguinaldo by Captain James A. Mosj U. S. A., In Leslies'a "Weekly. "General, what, in your opinion, do the Filipinos need the most what. In your opinion, Is most essential to their wel fare?" "The question," he replied, "Is a broad one, concernlhg which much could be said, but. in my opinion, the thing the Filipinos need the most, the thing that is most es sential to their welfare. Is Independence Independence under American protection. The first step in that direction would be the granting of the Philippine assembly. The Filipinos constituting such an assem bly would. I think, show the Americans and the rest of the world that we are ca pable of governing ourselves. Those who say we cannot govern ourselves have not yet given us a chance. Had we an assem bly composed of Filipinos elected by the people, the world would then be more able to judge whether the Filipinos are capa ble of self-government. With such an as sembly as tfle Initial step, progress in government would follow rapidly." Mosquitoes and Malaria. Dr. A C. Seely In Leslie's Monthly. Perhaps the next most prevalent Infec tlous disease is malaria; and. because of its similarity In its mode of infection and prevention to yellow fever. It Is most con venient to consider them together. Both have their Infection produced by the dis eased germs being introduced through the bite ot the mosquito, who acts as the in voluntary host. "It is only the female mosquito that bites," says Mr. Taylor, the enthusiastic gentleman In charge. "The male subsists upon the juice of plants. The female re quires a feed of blood before laying her rather extensive crop of eggs, which she deposits on the surface of the water, where they undergo the larval arid pupal stages before attaining wings and a thirst for blood." Mark Twain's Gift. New York American. To the kirmess recently held in Chicago by the Illinois Woman's Press Associa tion, for the purpose of raising a fund for needy press women. Mark Twain con tributed a copy of "Tom Sawyer," with the signed Inscription: "The difference between a He and a cat is that a cat "has only nine lives." Oatmeal for Carnegie.' London Express. Mr. Carnegie's baggage was for warded from Liverpool to Skibo castle on .Saturday, and 'Included a. case of oatmeal cor the use of the millionaire, who. while fond of the food of his an cestors, prefers a. special. American, brand." " also at Wel-hal-wei Togo wrote more of his world history. At the end of the Chlno-Japanese war he was promoted to the command of vice-admiral Then en sued ten years of peace and preparation lor the coming conflict by which Japan has had her revenge upon Russia. At the close of January, 1904. Togo was sick. When the summons came from the Marine of Marine to report at Toklb. Togo arose from his sick bed. saying; "My illness will be healed as soon as I mount the bridge of my ship." Arrived at Tokio, he conferred with Admiral Baron Yamamoto. who spoke for two hours on the coming struggle that, was inevitable between Japan and Russia, and ended by saying: "I have the honor, sir. to announce to you that it Is the august pleasure of His Majesty the Emperor to confer upon you the distinction of commanding the united fleets of Nippon. A3 you see. the fate of our country is largely in your keeping, and the honor of the flag as well. His Majesty's shlp3 are waiting for you at Sasebo." After adjusting his uniform and pulling himself to his full height which Isn't very much Togo said: "I shall execute your orders." Then there was silence, long eloquent silence. Patiently the minister waited for his schoolmate. Togo, to say some thing more. Really it was embarrassing, but In a minute later Togo, without a word, bowed himself out. Early on the morning of a certain day a little later on; Togo commanded the officers of the Japa nese navy to assemble on the after-deck of the Mikasa. In front of the wonder ing officers was placed a "sambo." a white wood tray which is used for sacred purposes for supplying the offerings to the gods, and for bearing a short dagger with which the samurai of other days performed the rites of "kappuku." And upon that sambo was the same old sa cred signal of samurai honor a dagger. Togo at last said, amid Impressive silence: "Gentlemen, the pleasant day which we spent on the hillside of Sasebo was our farewell feast to our wives and our chil dren, and to life. The squadrons will sail today. 1 have the honor to announce to you. gentlemen, that the enemy of our country flies the Russian flag." So Togo and his men went forth to fight, with what result the world knows. Ha was made admiral June. 190L When the Emperor of Japan sent a message thank ing Togo for his successes off Port Ar thur. Togo made this modest reply: "As for the successes and achievements of the united fleet in attacking Port Ar thur, they are solely due to the august power and sovereign virtue ot your Majesty. They are beyond the human abilities, such as ours. In spite of it all. your Majesty has again bestowed upon us the gracious message, and we. your Majesty's subjects, promise ourselves to ptraln our efforts to the utmost to de stroy the enemy." HOW TO INCREASE REVENUES New York Times. The short way to increased revenue lie3 in a reduction of duties on imports. All .of the Dingley duties are high, some of them are prohibitory, many of them are no longer needed for the protection of any legitimate Industry. The "stand patter" in the Senate or House who, while leaving the Dingley duties untouched, should ad vocate the imposition of new internal revenue duties to provide the needed rev enue would be regarded with interest and curiosity as an example of supreme au dacity and hardihood. He would have to be unusually callous to withstand the fire not merely of public criticism but of public ridicule and sentiment. The Treas ury situation must be faced, more revenue must be provided. Other than by reduc tion of duties there is no revenue1 pro ducing measure that would stand a'mo ments examination in the presence Qf candid men. The Slaking: of Maps. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Large map-making firms have trranhical libraries collected from geo- every source and in every language. The mod est sketch map of the missionary in some wild region is as highly valued as the most complete survey map. In making a new map of any important region the compilations made by others are. hardly ever touched. Representatives are sent out and every detail is taken from its riglnal source. These representatives are paid enormous salaries, iney are never rushed, but are allowed to take as long over their work as they think it necessitates. The cost of producing a map of the world would be enormous; each govern ment would have to share the expense The time taken would also be very great. There are at present no ordinance map3 of South America, nor of large portions of Asia. Even were a united International effort made it would be many years be fore the work could be completed. Differ ent methods would have to be employed 1n different countries. Fortunes of Our Presidents. Washington left an estate valued at $800,000; John Adams left about $75.0(30. Jefferson died so poor that he would have been a pauper had not Congress pur chased his library for $20,000; Madison left about 5150,000; Monroe died poor and was burled at expense of relatives; John Qulncy Adams left about $55,000 at his death; Jackson about $50,000; Van Buren, $400,000; Polk, $150,000; Taylor, $150,000; Ty ler married a woman of wealth: Fillmore left $200,000; Pierce. $50,000; Buchanan, $200,000; Lincoln, $75,000; Johnson, $50,000; Grant lost his wealth in the Grant & Ward failure; Hayes, Garfield and Harri son were moderately well off, and Cleve land's fortune is probably large. McKln Iey's fortune was not over $60,000. Depew Philosophy. Senator Depew recently gave, utter ance to this burst of philosophy: "The man who laughs is a doctor without a. diploma. His face "does more good in a. sickroom than a bushel of powders or a gallon of bitter draughts." The One Sure Sign. Baltimore American. While the grass Is faintly greening In the shelter of the Xence, When the daring maple blossoms make the tree-top's shadow dense. When the baby dandelions peep above the chilly mold, Hiding In their startled bosoms all their wealth of splintered gold. Then we rightly may conjecture that the Spring Is drawing nigh. With its snowy clouds a-salling in a sea of purple sky. But the only sign that's certain you've observed it, like as not Is the bunch that's batting grounders on the old back lot. Mickey Petersi Fatty Johnson, Skinny Brown and Nosey Watts, Llmpy Wilson. Buster Thompson and that sassy Rabbit Potts This the gang that pools their pennies and their nickels and their dimes. Kicking, as they note the total, on. the hardness of the times. Then they go and buy a bat or two and bargain for a ball, . Though they owe the man a little when they've pungled up their alL . . But we know that Spring's approaching- : that it's nearly on the spot. When, we see the bunch bat groahders on .the did , back r. , v