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PORTLAND. OR.. TUESDAY. AUGUST 8.
TWO VIEWS OF MR. ROCKEFELLER.
Why two ministers, both of high
character and great learning:, should
differ so widely as Dr. Lapham and Dr.
H, S, Johnson do about Mr. Rockefeller
Is a perplexing question. Mr. Rocke
feller Is a Baptist noted for his piety
and benevolence. The two clergymen
r.'ho estimate him so diversely are also
Baptists; hence it cannot be odium the
ologlcum against each other or their
subject which causes them to differ.
And yet their difference is most pro
nounced. "John D Rockefeller." said Dr, H. S.
Johnson In hlg sermon at Eugene, "is
the most dangerous man out of prison
In the United States, both to Christian
relig!6n and to .republican government."
To which not very soft impeachment
Dr. Lapham demurs in his Sunday ser
mon, with a pointed suggestion that
his brother in the pulpit is a "sensa
tional mud-slinger," and more than a
hint that he has revised the facts in
the case. Had Dr. Lapham's zeal gone
one step farther his language would
have grown impolite at least accord
ing to lay standards; but, even impo
liteness Is sometimes justified
A man's ignorance of the matter he
undertakes to discuss may not Justify
Impoliteness, but It often accounts for
It. Accordingly one's surprise at Dr.
Lapham's warmth grows less upon
reading his remark that "No one has
ever accused Mr. Rockefeller of lying,
stealing or cheating." o one would
dare to accuse Dr. Lapham of either of
these shortcomings, especially the first;
hence the conclusion is unavoidable
that he is, perhaps, blessedly ignorant
of the recent literature of exposure. It
may interest him to learn now that the
pages of that literature are few where
his humble fellow-Christian is not
called both a liar and a cheat; and,
painful to add. upon pretty good evi
dence.
Without any wish to spoil a very
pretty quarrel by interfering, one may
venture to make two suggestions to Dr,
Lapham. The first is that he and Dr,
H S. Johnson measure Mr. Rockefeller's
value as an asset of the church by
different standards. Measured in terms
of. truth, self-denial and righteousness.
Dr. Johnson finds the oil potentate not
merely worthless, but a positive detrl
ment "The biggest load the Baptist
denomination is carrying today." This
may not be the right way to estimate
a church member's value; Jt is not Dr.
Lapham's way; but, right or wrong.
such is the balance the Boston preacher
seems to have used in weighing Mr.
Rockefeller and he is found to be an
exceedingly heavy burden.
But instead of asking what Mr. Rock
efeller contributes to the Christian
graces of the church, we may inquire
with Dr. Lapham how much money he
contributes: and If we are willing to
admit that a man's value as a. church
member is in proportion to "his cash
gifts, then, there is no escape from the
conclusion that Mr. Rockefeller Is be
yond all comparison, the richest asset
of the Baptist or "any other denomina
tion.
A second suggestion for the apologists
Df the kerosene school to ponder is that
a man may be "no worse" than some
I others, and still be a very singular sort
of pillar in the church. "Mr. Rocke
feller is no worse" than his competitors
he merely outplayed them at their own
game. Dr. Lapham urges, and he is not
felone in the plea.
It is a new kind of defense for a
Criminal to plead that he had accom
dices. Hitherto that has always been
understood to make the matter worse.
When should murder be more rigor
tmsly punished, in a period of frequent
Dr rare homicides? Is It more essential
to bring a .thief to justice when thefts
ire uncommon or when they are so nu
onerous as to make property insecure?
To ask tkese questions is to answer
khem; and yet men of standing and In
Suence In the church can be found to
trgue that because Mr. Rockefeller was
not without accomplices' he should not
be blamed for his misdeeds. If such
reasoning is Ingenuous, let' the sim
plicity of the reasoner be admired; but
say as little as may be about his logic
But It is not Dr. Lapham's logic that
one deplores so much as his flippant
dismissal of the Golden Rule. The Sav
ior laid this Rule down as the essential
and necessary guide to conduct; Mr.
Rockefeller's apologist flaunts it as a
trivial affair. Miss Tarbell says the
oil king broke the- Golden Rule syste
matically, persistently and of malice
aforethought. "Huh. what difference
does that make?" replies the preacher
contemptuously. "He kept out of Jail.
All that is hot air and sensational rot."
This, then. Is the up-to-date qualifica
tion for leadership In the congregation
of the elect, that a man should have
plenty of money, and that in getting
it. he has kept out of Jail. It Is a little
ludicrous, is it not. to reproach a mod
ern church member with ignoring the
Golden Rule? We have changed all
that
FATHER SHERMAN ON EMERSON.
With Father Thomas Sherman, The
Oregonlan is Inclined to agree, that
there is not much that Is fruitful in
the "work of Emerson. He said Emer
son posed as a teacher and as a guide
to souls, but did not condescend to
enlighten one on the subject In any of
his works. Emerson's periods often
are sonorous, rythmic, hut they carry
little meaning. He takes Indistinct aim.
and hits only the vague. His is an
oracular style: but as Burke said of
the style of one who tried to imitate
that of Johnson. '"It has the nodosities
of the oak without its strength; the
contortions of the Sibyl without her
inspiration." .
Unlike as Emerson and Browning are.
the devotees of their separate cults
meet on the common ground of admira
tion of things which they are unable
to understand though they profess to
and they take to themselves some
kind of credit over others who say
frankly that the character of the mat
ter, as they view it, is that of aridity
and vagueness. It is little help to
wards any effort to sound the actual
depths of mind and soul.
Transcendentalisms usually have their
issue In Inanities. Therefore we should
not say that Emerson was a great
thinker. One gets the Impression that
he was a laborious thinker; but The
Oregonlan agrees with Father Thomas
Sherman that he Is hazy and indefi
nite, and that his light makes nothing
clearer than before. Rather, it seems
to "make darkness visible." Emer
son's transcendental essays ar6 full of
a dark and vague symbolism, which
carries weight only to the extent of
our Ignorance, not to the extent of our
knowledge.
His valuable work seems to us to be
In such essaj's as "Representative
Men," and "English Traits." He had
a message to the pure Intellect and to
the more fastidious conscience of men;
but he never has been, probably never
will be. able to reach the popular or
general mind. It is not that he is a
mystic, but that his mysticism lacks the
quality of spirit necessary to gh'e such
work power and make It live. Depths
of spirit he could not fathom with
Shakespeare, nor depths of practical
affairs with Bacon.
If it be said that It Is unfair to sub
ject any man "to these supreme tests,
the answer Is that laudation of those
who cannot meet them should not be
eo loud as to challenge It-
RUSSIA MUST COME DOWN.
Russia, that Is, official Russia, with
the many virtues, for which it is so
well known throughout - the civilized
world, is now giving a really Interest
ing exhibition of itself. It reminds one
of a large circus with several rings,
where acrobats and various performers,
each In his own way, -is performing his
particular specialty. To be sure, an or
dinary circus, with its acrobats, ani
mals, clowns and other performers.
makes the audience foot all bills, In
cluding Interest and profit, while Jn the
case of official Russia the people of
that holy empire are made to furnish
the reaulred lives and fortune for the
grand exhibition. The audience the
civilized world though treated to a
free show of such magnitude, does no
xnauuesi ine leafii sympauiy or ap
plause at the strangest and most start
ling feats of the performers.
Interesting, as the world-show Is to
all observers whose geographical po
sition near by enables them to obtain
an audible and visible demonstration
of what Is going on Inside Holy Russia,
we, out here, are naturally interested
in that part of the show which Is be
fore our eyes. Hence, we shall not
speak here of the rape and riot dagger
and dynamite. Inside the empire; nor
of the projected demonstrations by
"Grandpa" Llnlevltch along its eastern
borders. For like reasons, we shall
pass without comment the martial mes
sage of Emperor Nicholas II to the
clergy of the Orenburg province, an
nounclng "his determination "never to
conclude a peace dishonorable to Rus
sia or unworthy of its greatness." With
an armj which, before the opening of
actual hostilities, was said to number
about 7,500,000 men, and a navy, which.
with the exception of that of Great
Britain, was said to have no equal in
the world, the Czar certainly fears not
anything that would or could humiliate
Russia's greatness. Why, therefore.
say much of these minor features of
Russian present affairs?
But In the United States the show
looks different Since the "promotion
of Casslnl. the star performer In the
Manchurlan Dance of Death, the mantle
of ambassadorial greatness hath fallen
on Baron Rosen, who Is to co-operate
in all matters with the special peace
plenipotentiary, M. Wltte. In a series
of interviews M. Wltte. who never
speaks for publication, has been doing
and saying all that a diplomat can do
and say to make an Impression upon
the people of the United States, and
incidentally also upon the representa
tives of the Japanese Empire. Of
course he proclaimed how dearly Rus
ela loves the American people, and how
proud official Russia, himself included.
is of that "traditional friendship.'
Mr. Wltte and Baron Rosen, with
their dazzling galaxy of .diplomatic as
slstants, representing the glory
of the Holy Russian Empire, will now
have to come down to buslriess. And
Mr. Wltte after attending a special dl
vine service In the Greek Orthodox
Church-in New York City and being
sprlnlf ed with holy water, blandly an
nounces that he does not contemplate
(evidently for the time being only) to
make any effort toward floating a
Russian loan. Russians are growing
wise; pretty much everything they have
floated heretofore has been sunk.
And the Jap envoys put on pleasant
smiles as if forgetting that for a whole
century their country and their coun
trymen have suffered brutal encroach
ments and grievous wrongs from "the
bear that looks like a man." But do
they forget? Wait
It would be quite unreasonable to ex
pect the Japanese to accept a peace of
the kind proposed by the Novoe
Yremya, by which Japan Is to receive
not an inch of territory, nor a kopek
(one hundredth part of a rouble) of In
demnity. Nothing is more certain than
that the government of the Mikado will
make and obtain of Russia exactions
which will forever put a quietus to the
bear's encroachments upon the Far
East will strip "the old blind beggar"
of all war appliances in the Orient, and
will make the power, responsible for one
of the bloodiest wars In the history of
mankind, pay the bill in full to date.
It is also as certain that the Island of
Sakhalin will go back to Japan, its orig
inal owner, from whom Russia stole
it but not so very long ago.
It is quite possible that such a peace.
may be humiliating to the Northern
Colossus, but humiliating as It may
be. It is not half as- humiliating as the
disastrous defeats inflicted upon the
Czar's army and navy on land and on
sea by the little brown men, who until
but recently were spoken of in that land
of darkness and death as "yellow mon
keys." These "yellow monkeys," In a
little over one year, have secured a
mighty tight grip upon a power which
has been justly regarded as the com
mon enemy of all that stands for civ
ilization and for progress, and they
may well be trusted to make the best
use of their opportunity.
THE O REG OMAN'S NEWS SERVICE.
The Oregonlan calls the attention of
Its readers to Its excellent special tele
graph service, which, unlike - that of
other papers on the Northwest, Coast,
has not been Impaired by the strike of
telegraphers on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads. The strike
has curtailed greatly the Associated
Pres3 report even to one-third for last
Sunday morning's paper but so com
prehensive was the special service of
The Oregonlan, that the shortage of
Associated Press dispatches did not Im
pair the news report of this paper. The
same was true of The Oregonlan's news
report yesterday morning and Is true
again this morning.
Associated Press dispatches come to
Portland and other Northwest cities
from Salt Lake through Montana. The
strike of telegraphers In that state has
curtailed the service of the Western
Union Telegraph Company and reduced
the news-carrying capacity of the
wires which that company has leased
to the Associated Press newspapers, In
cluding The Oregonlan.
But wires from other directions are
open to Portland and this paper Is us
ing them at its own expense to obtain
news from Its special correspondents
In the news centers of the United States,
This method costs a great deal of
money, but The Oregonlan Is bound to
get the news. It hopes It may be par
doned for saying that Its telegraph
news service is the peer of the best In
the United States, covering every coun
try on the globe and every state and
city in America. No newspaper In
Portland or on the Northwest Coast
spends so much money for, telegraph
tolls and none on the Pacific -Coast
spends more
Many persons suppose that all the
telegraph news In .this paper Is re
ceived from the Associated Press. This
is not the case. Under normal wire
conditions a large part of The Oregon
lan's news comes over the leased wires
of the Associated Press, but nearly one
half of the dispatches which .readers
see every morning are sent in by The
Oregonlan's special correspondents, sep
arate and apart from the Associated
Press.
The great news system of The Ore
gonlan employs talented men all over
the United States, In gathering and
writing dispatches. Another set of live
men are employed In The Oregonlan
office, as editors. The collection and
grouping of news requires the highest
grade of Intelligence and the quickest
brains. These qualifications are pos
sessed by The Oregonlan's news writ
ers and editors to such a pre-eminent
degree that this paper's telegraph report
excels that of any Journal on the Pa
cific Coast
BOUNTIFUL WirEAT CROP.
The crusade of the crop killers
throughout the Middle West' and the
Eastern Northwestern states seems to
have spent Its force. Neither red rust
black rust the chinch bug, the Hessian
fly nor the wooly aphis appears to have
affected the threshing returns which
are now rolling In to cheer the opti
mists. Advices from Chicago printed
in yesterday morning's Oregonlan point
to a crop of 459.000,000 bushels of wheat
In twelve of the principal wheat states.
and It Is estimated that the output of
those not Included in the list will be
sufficient to bring the grand total up
very close to the record crop of 150L
With a big crop practically assured In
the United States, the feature of great
est Interest now Is the price at which
It can be marketed. As every farmer
knows, the high average price of wheat
last year was due to the remarkably
short crop in this country, practically
all of the surplus being needed for home
consumption and at no time through
out the past season was the market
down to an export basis.
But the fact that our own people con
trlyed to make a market for a crop of
something over 525,000,000 bushels of
wheat does not make it reasonable to
expect them to pay last year's fancy
prices for an additional 200.000.000 bush
els which seems probable this year. Of
course, all of the Spring wheat is not
yet In the sack nor In the shock, but
the trade is showing a disposition to
regard the prospect for a big crop as
remarkably good, and even the farmers
themselves are selling pretty freely In
the Middle Wesf The American Vis
ible, which a few weeks ago had shrunk
to the smallest proportions since 1S98,
has been on the up grade for the past
three weeks, and yesterday showed an
increase of 391,000 bushels, bringing the
total up to 13,745,000 bushels, compared
with 12,513,000 bushels on the same date
last year, 13.415,000 hushels In 1903, and
8.254.000 bushels In the Lelter boom In
1898.
These figures do not Indicate abnor
mally low prices for wheat for there
are a great many factors In the situ
atlon.to be considered even with a big
crop. Two years of unusually high
prices have served to make many of the
farmers wealthy and has inflated their
Ideas of values. These classes will be
slow to let go of their holdings on a
declining market and it is in their
power to make the American consumers
pay more than the export value of the
cereal. This extra, price can be squeezed
but only for the' amount actually need
ed by the American consumer, and
quite naturally the needs will be kept
at a minimum. Europe, which for
mpre than a year has shown nothing
but .Indifference to the course of. the
American markets. Is still securing
abundant supplies, from Russia, India
and the Argentine and the proportions
maintained by those shipments are the
wonder of the grain trade throughout
the world. ,
The Argentine shipping season at this
time compares with February-March
in this country, and yet with the shadow
of another crop almost on them, the
shippers of the Argentine ports last
week floated 3,352,000 bushels of wheat
for Europe. The" three big countries
mentioned will continue to make the
wheat market of the world, at least
until the turn of the year, when the
proportions of another crop in India
and the Argentine shall, be more ac
curately outlined. In the Pacific North
west the farmers Mave a slight ad
vantage In the Increasing Oriental flour
trade, and In the San Francisco mar
ket which Is steadily Increasing Its de
pendence on Oregon and Washington.
Exclusive of these markets, however,
there must be found a purchaser for
many millions of bushels at a price
that will be governed almost excluslvely
oy tne European market as we are too
far away to supply much of the de
mand for home consumption In com
petition with farmers Iff the Middle
West
The city detectives don't know that
Portland is bulging with- bunco menr
It's too hot weather. They have said
they can't find any of the crooks whose
"mugs" adorn all the "sporty corners
and cigar stands In town. Yet they
have been startled, perhaps, to hear
that a woman was robbed of $400 yes
terday by a "slick" artist; that the
night before a car was held up and a
saloon also; that a gentleman named
McQueen was "touched" for a genuine
$500 gold brick by a "con" man; that
several days ago Charles Newbry was
buncoed ouj. of 530 In a card game at
Hawthorne Park and W. H. Gllklson
out of $60 by the "express agent trick"
at Union Depot All these things are
revelations to the detectives for did
they not shout in loud voice, Joe Day
especially, that they could find no
"bunks" in town? They spoke truly,
for they have failed to find the crooks
who did the tricks and the unseen
gentry are at large yet
No one could possibly suppose
fairly or unfairly that when The Ore
gonlan said yesterday that pool-selling
at Irvlngton had been stopped
through "a sinful man who himself
bets on horse races, prizefights and elec
tions," Judge Frazer was meant. All
know that the pool-selling was stopped
because the parties variously Interested
could not agree. There was an appeal
to the law. and the case was taken to
Judge Frazer. who decided It promptly
and properly. Everybody knows that
the chief plaintiff, through whom the
pool-selling was stopped, is quite a
"sport" himself, and often rakes In
good pots of money.
After vigorously advocating a con
vention or conference of "Influential"
men for the purpose of suggesting can
didates to be voted for at the Republi
can direct primaries next Spring,, the
Salem Statesman has addressed letters
to numerous prominent men, asking
their views upon the subject. Now
comes the admission that not one re
ply was received favoring the Idea.
The men addressed evidently enter
talned the opinion, frequently expressed
In these columns, that the direct pri
mary law, adopted by the people,
should be given a fair trial In accord
ance with its letter and spirit.
An event that will have notice
throughout the Northwest is the death
of Charles H. Prescott He was a man
of energy and integrity; he had borne
for twenty-flve years an important part
in our affairs: he was equal, in all the
places he held, to the demands upon
him. Mr. Prescott was part of Port
land, of Oregon and of the Northwest
Latterly, through falling strength, he
had not been so active In affairs, as
formerly: but what he was here, what
he did. what part he acted, has passed
into the historic life of the country.
and Is worth the remembrance It will
obtain,
"Don't indict the corporation; Indict
the men," says- Judge Dill. His ad
vice Is excellent It admits of only one
amendment, but that It needs badly.
"Indict the men and then convict
them." How does that sound? Presl
dent Cassatt. Senator Dryden and 25
other prominent men were indicted lor
murder In the Clinton Crossings case.
as Judge Dill says. but. as Judge Dill
omits to say, not one of them was con
vlcted. An Indictment Is merely a good
Intention.' A certain main traveled
road Is paved with such; as Judge Dill
has perhaps heard before.
An article in the August Atlantic la'
ments the voluminous current "lltera
ture of exposure." The author says we
have gone back to the scolding exhor
.tatlons the church discarded years ago
because she found a better way. Has
the church gained or lost In power and
Influence since It began to handle sin
and sinners caressingly? "Let In the
light," Is a pretty good molto, even If
what It reveals Is not always beautiful
Russian diplomats, too proud 18
months ago, to give the Japanese. a
courteous word, were at Oyster Bay
yesterday giving their foes the word
which has been forced from them by
demolition of two navies and destruc
tion of several armies. The mighty are
fallen sure enough.
Mr. Wltte kissed an American mon
arch Sunday the conductor of a train,
If the "people of Russia had the mon
arch's voice In the Czar's government
Mr. Wltte might be heard of kissing
some of the human cattle who are
deemed unlit by bureaucrats for "self-
government
"A little rest" that's what George
Usherwood. wanted. Poor. sick, worn
out. his opinion was that "the world Is
no place for an old man, anyway." Was
he wrong? How say you, my masters?
There Is a court foe - the boys now;
shall we have one by and by for the
aged?
Secretary Wilson's department may
have neglected to -cultivate the nltro-gen-flxlng
bacteria; but It has made a
glorious name for itself In at least one
branch of horticulture the fine art of
grafting.
0REG0N0Z0NE
Oreeon cannot hODe to win out in
the race for Pacific Coast popularity if
the Los Angeles papers continue to
print such inspiring tributes to Cali
fornia as the following. labeled A
Gem." in the Los Angeles Times, and
purporting to be the masterpiece of
a poetess named Maud:
Beautlfull land of California
TVhr Ji -veiXA flnirfn rTOW
Whare tne breexe from the Ocean
Makes them smiling and not as thy glow
Glorious land of the solden hearted poppys
That would make artists proud or win
Poats falm
Oh land ot perputlal Sun Shine
The fairest sun ever shown o
Prom the top o the Sliver Crested moun
tains
To the dept of the deep foaming sea
With its fruits and Its flowers
Dear to my heart this land of the free
Miss Maude Parker, of St. Louis, is
a much-injured young lady. She went
to the Jefferson Club carnival at a
park. The Jefferson Club is Missouri's
noted Democratic organization. Maude
felt Jolly, and betran to throw confetti.
A man who'looked good to. her sat at
a table near by. and Maude threw much
confetti over him. The good-looking
man considered this an Invitation to
become democratic Ho walked- over
to Maude's table, put his arms around
her neck and bit her In the cheek.
What else could the poor man do? Was
hot Maude free and easy with him?
And did not her cheek look luscious
enough to take a blto out of? Verily.
Why should Mauds go Into the Police
Court about it, as the dispatches re
port? She threw confetti at a stran
ger; she had too much cheek, and the
stranger took a bite of it. Why not?
A Plea for Indian Day.
An esteemed correspondent suggests
that a day' be set apart at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition for the "Indians
of the old Oregon Country, and that
we let the descendants of the genuine
first settlers of this primeval realm
look at the wonders wrought by the
white man in the last, hundred years."
The suggestion Is worthy of a poet
but not of a practical man of affairs.
imbued with modern civilization. Why
should we, - the whites, consider the
claims of the redskins? Are we not
the superior race? Have we not con
quered the weaker brethren? Have
we not looked upon the land and pro
nounced It good, and then gobbled it
up. from Plymouth Rock to Golden
Gate, from the tall end of Florida to
the tip-top of Alaska? Pshaw! Fudge!
Why be sentimental? Let us not
weaken, as this late date, this Annie
Domino 1905, and give tardy recogni
tlon to the gaunt handful of native
sons who still abide with us, chucked
off Into Inconsequential corners of our
domain. Perish the thought! But If
President Goode and his associates
deem It proper to give the ragged
remnants of the original owners an
opportunity "to look at the wonders
wrought by the white man In the last
hundred years," it will not retard the
progress of civilization. Let the In
dlans come and see how they have been
conquered.
Lo, the poor Indian! his untutored
mind
Here In the Fair may consolation find;
For have we not in bronze without a
flaw.
Preserved the form and features of a
squaw.
Who led the paleface on his eager
quest
For realm and room, and let him win
the West?
Leave Us Huckleberry Do!
If preachers" visiting Portland are to
be believed, the authors are In a bad way
Rev. Father Sherman tells us that Emer
son is a back number; that he has been
much overrated and that he Is a fallen
Idol; while Rev. Mr. Sheldon, of Topeka.
Kan., Is quoted as declaring In a sermon
at a local church that "he would retire
from circulation every book except bio
graphies that tell of the good men have
done." Let us see what this latter sweep
ing condemnation would do:
It would reduce the Bible to a tabloid
c'dltlon for the vest-pocket, for much of
the Bible tells of the evil men have done
It would cut Shakespeare out of the
world's literature and life, for Shakes
peare Is prodigal of evil men and women.
It would place the bushel over the light
of Milton, for Milton descends even tq
the devilishness of devils.
Ditto Dante.
And Homer Why. old blind Homer
would return to darkness, and the light
of Helen's eyes would shine no more.
History would perish, poetry would be
rolled up as a scroll, and fiction would
fold, its tents and vamoose.
Even Mr. Sheldon's novels would col
lapse, and the royalties would be as a
tale that is told.
Alas! Shall such things be, and over
come us like a Summer's cloud, and we
not know It? Well, not this Summer;
the Jailor of sublime thoughts shall not
lock up the accumulated wisdom of the
ages not it we see him first: he shall not
put 'into durance vile the heroes and
heroines of the great tale-tellers without
a vigorous protest. We, Us & Co., will
sue out a writ of habeas corpus for Huck
Finn, anyhow. ROBERTUS LOVE
SAYS HE WILL SHOOT FIRST
Chief of Police Warns Jews Who
Gun for Him.
GOMEL, Russia, Aug. ".The Chief of
Police of Gomel has issued a- manifesto
that as his life has been twice attempted
by Jews of tho lowest classes, hereafter
any such men approaching within ntty
paces" of his carriage will be shot. He
has also Instructed the Cossacks to fire
on houses from which abusive remarks
are made.
Railroad Company Not Liable.
sir T.nins. Ausr. 7. A decision was
Vifinrf rtnnm trvl.iv in the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals on the suit of
Mrs. Alllne A. Dixon vs. Tne rortnern
Pacific Railway Company to recover dam
ages for the death of her son,, a fireman
killed in an accident owing to the alleged
ti.fiironcn nf a. telesrraph ODerator who
falsely reported that a train had not
passed a station. The court upnem tne
contention of the defense. In effect that
the operator was a fellow-employe of the
fireman and that, as one employe cannot
innrt inmiirM from an employer when
tfc ininrv is due to the carelessness of
a fellow-employe, the Company was not
liable.
Appointed by Kelso's Mayor.
irRT.sn. Wash. Auar. 7. Mavof R.
TaiVint. nf Kelso, has 'annotated John
M. Ayers, City Councilman, and Albert
E. Cagwln, president of the Business
Men's Club, as delegates to the confer
ence on civics ana convention or cities
of Orezon. wasmngton ana laano.
BUY OUT AMERICANS.
China Wants Hankow Railroad
Franchise Xor Herself. .
OYSTER BAY, -Aug. 7. J. Plerpont
Morgan of New York .had a conference
today with President Roosevelt, lasting
an hour and a half. The President him
self Is authority for the statement that
It relates practically entirely to the case
of the Hankow Railroad In China, a con
trolling Interest In which is owned by
J. P. Morgan & Co. Incidentally, and as
relating In a measure to the railroad In
terests held by Americans In China, the
pending peace negotiations also formed a j
topic of conversation. j
Mr. Morgan came to Oyster Bay un
heralded. While his visit was by appoint
ment, nothing concerning it was permit
ted to leak through official sources until
after he had gone. He remained for
luncheon with the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and for a time afterward. The
suggestion was made that Mr. Morgan's
visit and that of Secretary Shaw, earlier
in the day, might be more than a coin
cidence, but it was said authoritatively
that they had no relation with each other.
Mr. Shaw and Mr. Morgan did not meet,
and the purposes of their visits were en
tirely different.
The President and Mr. Morgan discussed
fully the Hankow railroad concession.
Several months ago the question was
taken up by the President and his cab
inet and considered thoroughly. An ef
fort Is being made by the Chinese gov
ernment to purchase the concession from
the American-China Development Com
pany. The railroad 13 now In operation
between Hankow and Canton, a distance
of about 30 miles only, but the company,
which Is absolutely controlled by Amer
ican capitalists owns concessions and has
made surveys for several nunarea mues
ot railroad lines.
A proposition has been made by the
Chinese government to the American
China Development Company to pur
chase the Hankow Railroad and the
extenrflon concessions. It Is under
stood that the price offered Is about
$7,000,000. Some of the American
holders of the stock are Inclined to
accept the proposal, but the European
holders, who have a minority ot tne
stock. In trust, as they claim. In the
interest of various foreign countries.
ask that the road and its concessions
be not sold, but that they remain in
control of the Americans. In behalf of
the latter. It is argued that a railroad
in the heart of China, operated by re
sponsible and aggressive American
business men. In connection with tne
American steamship lines, would be of
enormous advantage, not only to Amer
ican producers of all kinds, but to
those of the civilized world generally.
It is' said that King Leopold, ot Bel
glum, who owns some of the stock,
takes this view of tho situation, and is
vigorously opposed to yielding to the
proposition of the Chinese govern
ment. A meeting of the board of di
rectors of the American-China Devel
opment Company Is to be held in Jersey
City on August 29. and it Is expected
that at that time a determination will
be arrived at as to the acceptance of
China's offer.
No details of the conclusion reached
at the conference between the Presi
dent and Mr. Morgan are obtainable.
No Information was obtainable either
as to whether they considered the
peace negotiations in relation to the
flotation of a Russian loan In this
country, in case the envoys should
reach an agreement which should ren
der It necessary for Russia to raise a
considerable sum of money.
APPEAL MADE TO GOVERNMENT
Shnngliai Merchants Start Diplo
matic Machinery Against Boycott.
SHANGHAI. Aug. 8. The boycott on
American goods is becoming so burden
some to the trade of all nations here
that the general Chamber of Commerce
has telegraphed to the dean of the
diplomatic body at Pekin and the China
Association has wired Sir Ernest Sa
tow, the British Minister, asking them
to endeavor to persuade the Chinese
Foreign Office to interfere and prevent
further Injury to trade.
Chinese Boycott in Japan.
YOKOHAMA. Aug. 7. The Chinese have
agreed not to deal In American goods, not
to ship goods to any American steamer,
especially the Pacific Mall Company's
steamship China, and to punish any Chi
nese dealing In American goods through
out Asia, also not to deal with Ameri
can banks and Insurance companies. Chi
nese convicted ot contravening this agree
ment will be heavily fined. Henry B.
Miller. American Consul-General, Is In
vestigating the matter and keeping a
close watch on the situation.
Senator Clark Is Recovering.
NEW YORK. Aug. 7. United States
Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana, who
on July 15 underwent an operation for
the removal of a brain abscess, left his
apartments for the first time since the
operation. Accompanied by a nurse, the
Senator drove In Central Park for 20
minutes. It was said at the house that
Senator Clark was rapidly regaining his
normal condition and he would now drive
out each pleasant day until his strength
was sufficient to permit him to leave
the city.
Part of Water Given Indians.
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 7. Judge Hunt
in tho United States Court today granted
an injunction against Mose Anderson and
many other settlers ot the Milk River
Valley, to restrain them from using all
of the water ot Milk River for irriga
tion. The court orders the Injunction to
withhold at least 60CO Inches for the In
dians. United States Attorney Rasch recently
instituted the proceedings on the ground
that the Indians were being deprived of
their rights.
Great Cycle Meet in New York.
vrw TORK. Auir. 7. Despite the ex
tremely hot weather, more than 3CC0
cycle enthusiasts were In attendance at
the opening meet of the session at Mad
ison Square Garden tonight In the. pro
fessional ranks Frank Kramer, the na
tional champion, added to his laurels by
defeating such flyers as Fenn, Dorlon
and Schrleber. The feature of the meet
was a ten-mile motor paced race between
Floyd Macfarland and Hugh McLean. Mc
Lean won.
Foot Cut Off by Train.
GARFIELD. Wash., .'Aug. 7. (Spe
cial.) John Fraser, a pioneer of the
Northwest was run over tiy a Northern
Pacific train at Garfield this morning
near the railroad crossing. His right
leg was cut off at the ankle and his
face badly bruised up.
Drowned at Jervals Inlet.
VANCOUVER, B. C.,' Aug. 7. Henry
Woods, of Seattle, who was with a sur
vey party at Jervals Inlet, B. C, was
drowned there while bathing. News of
the accident was brought down today
by the steamer Comox.
Burglars Busy at Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Aug. 7. (Spe
cial.) Burglars entered the houses of
R. R. Bassett and C. T. Thomas Sun
day night and carried off silverware
and other property
Governor Returns Today.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 7. (SpeclaU Gover
nor Chamberlain will return tomorrow
from a week's visit to Coos and Curry
Counties.
U MOVE TO ARBITRATE.
Farmers and Merchants Want Teleg
raphers' Strike Settled.
ST. PAUL. Aug. ".Persistent rumors
were current today that a move had been
inaugurated by the Northwestern Farm
ers' Exchange and Merchants Associa
tions along the line of the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific to, secure ar
bitration of the telegraphers'" strike. So
far as could be ascertained, no official
action in this direction has yet bn
taken. President Perham. of tb tele
graphers, stated to the Associated Prem
that the matter had not conie before Mm
officially, although he had reports ttet
such a movement was on foot.
"The telegraphers." said Mr. Forkem.
"are willing to submit their grievaiwe
to any unbiased body of men and wowM
welcome a proposition to arbitrate earn
ing from this source."
General Manager Horn, of the North
ern Pacific, had heard nothing of suefe a
proposition and declared that there' waa
no occaslqn for arbitration,
"So far as the Northern Pacific if con
cerned." said he, "there Is nothing to ar
bitrate. Conditions are Improving each
day and on some divisions are aire4y
normal."
General Superintendent Slade. of the
Great Northern, was equally emphatic ta
declaring that there was no necessity for
arbitration.
So far as could be noted locally, condi
tions on both of the roads showd Ma
terial improvement today. Transconti
nental passenger trains were nmnii
nearer to schedule time than they have
done for several days and both roads are
receiving perishable freight, although
commission men say they are shipping it
only subject to delay.
Mr. Perham said that he still beMevas
that Mr. Hill will take steps to end the
struggla as' soon as he reaches St. FattL
CLAIMS STRIKERS RETURN.
Horn Denies Strike Has Seriously
Interfered With Trafric.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Aug. 7. General Man
ager H. J. Horn tonight mad th fal
lowing statement of strike conditions ea
the Northern Pacific system:
"The situation has been constantly im
proving at both ends of the system dur
ing the day. The strikers are devoting
much attention to attempts to pull out
men and to interference with the com
pany's wires, but in spite of this, every
division of the company shows a sub
stantial net gain. Recognizing that Mr.
Perham never calls a strike off. many
old employes have cither made applica
tions for places during the day r have
actually returned to work. Several strik
ers have been checked back on the Sc
Paul and Minnesota divisions today, and
a half-dozen have been re-emptoyod on
the Dako'ta. and each of the other West
ern divisions.
"Freight 'and passenger traffic are
moving satisfactorily. Tourist travel to
Yellowstone Park and the Lewis and
Clark Exposition is unusually heavy, ami
is being handled to the satisfaction of
our patrons.
"The strike was broken in the flroc
twelve hours, and the road has boea re
covering rapidly. Mr. Perham and Ms
lieutenants have repeatedly stated that
they would tie up the entire system. Thoy
have not only failed, but have found it
Impossible to tie up even the branch Hnee
or single trains. Not a branch or divi
sion has been blockaded, nor wlH b.
The entire system of nearly 60ft) ratios
is and hns been free from wrecks and
accidents."
LATE TRAINS IN MONTANA.
Trainmen Refuse Telephone Orders
Perishable Freight Not Taken.
MISSOULA. Mont.. Aug. 7. Strike oon
ditlons on the Rocky Mountain division
of the Northern Pacific are serious. It
Is true some trains are running Jnto divi
sion headquarters, but others are from
four to six hours late. Wires, commer
cial and others, have been broken during
the last five days, and Missoula, was
practically Isolated. Rush busines has
been handled by the Western Union, hut
flags have been working on the railroad.
Perishable freight has been and is bding
refused by the Northern Pacific.
Yesterday the trainmen held a meeting
and decided they would accept no more
orders by telephone, as they feel danger
confronts them. Superintendent Gibson
says he has received no such communica
tion from trainmen, and his report to
Manager Horn, at St Paul, says every
thing is moving here.
Fruit shipments are not being acceptod
and trains on the Bitter Root and Coeur
d'Alene branches are working carefully.
Division headquarters " claim that the
Btrike is won. but Chairman Kelly, for
the operators, asks for a showdown on
schedule time demonstrated. ,
RUNNING IN NORMAL STYLE
Puget Sound Lines of Both Roads
Not Hampered by Strike.
3EATTLE. Aug. 7. According to Su
perintendent Weymouth, of the Soattle
division of the Northern Pacific, and S
perintendent Scott, of the Cascade divi
sion of the Great Northern, the railway
telegraphers' strike is practically over.
In so far as the mileage for which they
are held responsible is concerned. The
former states that every office on tho
Seattle division of the Northern Pacinc.
save one. is now in operation and that
the company has all the operators that It
wants.
Mr. Scott, whose headquarters are at
Everett, stated tonight that every sta
tion north of Everett except Lockport.
is supplied with an operator. He says
that trains are moving on time and that
there are no delays in tho arrival of
freight at Its destination on his division.
Mr. Scott states also that the strikers
are manifesting a willingness to go back
to work. v
NO ORDERS BY. TELEPHONE
Conductors Indirectly Aid Operators
Another Wreck In Montana.
BUTTE. Mont. Aug. 7. The tele
graphers on the Northern Pacific made
a distinct gain last night, when the
conductors on tho Rocky Mountain di
vision, in a meeting, determined here
after to refuse to-receive train orders
over telephone or move train by "flag
orders."
Outside another freight wreck on the
Great Northern and the fact that the
telegraphers are quite successful In In
ducing strike breakers to leave, there
are practically no new developments.
Both wrecks were due to defective
flanges. The Northern Pacific trains
are now two to four hours late.
Little Side-Issue to Strike,
BILLINGS. Mont., Aug. 7. The car
clerks working for the Northern Pa
cific quit today because Agent Hort
would not reinstate Sam Foster, tho
call boy who was discharged for creat
ing a disturbance around the dispatch
er's office. The clerks claim th'elr ac
tlon has nothing to do with the oper
ators' strike.
Pellegrini Lauds Roosevelt.
BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 7. Dr. Carlos
Pellegrini, former President' returned
Sunday from Europe and the United
States. He was escorted home from
the dock by a great crowd, whom
he addressed. He spoke enthusiastically
about the United States, and expressed
himself as grateful for the reception, he
met, from President Roosevelt and others.
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