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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1906.
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PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26. 1806
THE SOUTH AND THE NEGRO.
To say that for the troubles between
the Southern whites and the negroes
the whites are themselves to blame
would be a harsh judgment and not
wholly true. The blacks are guilty of
grave offenses, but In dealing with
V their colored neighbors the members
of the more advanced race have exer
cised little forbearance. Southerners
have claimed that they should be per
mitted to settle what they- call "the
negro question" without interference
from the North, on the grounds that it
Is a domestic concern of their own, that
they understand it better than outsid
ers, and that their feelings toward the
blacks are kindly. This, claim the rest
of the country has of late years been
disposed to concede. In dealing with
the blacks the South has had a free
hand. ,
It has nullified the enfranchising
amendments to the Constitution and
deprived the negroes of the right to
vote, so that the Southern whites have
almost doubled the proportionate rep
Tesentation of the North In Congress.
It has put them on the footing of a
servile race on the railroads, in school,
everywhere, without protest from out
eiders. In short, the South has had its
way with the negro, with the result
that the question does not approach a
settlement but grows daily more per
plexing while the feelings between the
two races are becoming envenomed.
It Is a mistake to concede to the
South that the negro question Is local
and not national. The original wrongs
of the negro were the guilt of New
England no less than of Virginia. He
was set free and enfranchised by the
"t of the Nation. The whole country
ewes him reparation for the wrongs of
centuries. Moreover, if It Is the duty
of the Federal Government to keep the
peace and see Justice done to the lower
races In Cuba and the Philippines, it is
a. strange distinction which abjures all
such obligations toward the negroes.
The existence in this country of some
eight or ten million people who are
practically -without the protection of
law is not a matter of local Interest
merely.
Considered as a lower animal. South
erners like the negro. They pet him as
they would a dog and suffer his ca
resses without disgust so long as he
does not aspire to human dignity. In
this way the Southern whites are as
fond of the negro as Englishmen are
of horses: but when forced to count him
among human beings they despise him.
They sneer at his humble essays in lit
erature, which are like the first un
couth achievements of a growing boy;
they scornfully belittle his half-developed
intellect; they sneer at his servile
traits bred in slavery,- and punish, his
crimes with relentless cruelty.
Some Southern writers say that the
negro is reverting to barbarism. If
they are right it Is exactly what might
be expected from the system of social,
educational and legal outlawry which
he lives under. If he offends, the
rights which, belong as a matter of
course to the white criminal are denied
him. For the negro there are no courts,
no law, no right to be heard. Suspi
cion te conviction. Accusation is proof.
He is hunted down like a wolf and the
Ingenuity of race hatred is taxed to
make him feel his death. On the side
of criminal justice the failure of the
South in the negro question has be
come the scandal of the world. Noth
ing like it has been seen since the Ro
mans put down the rebellion of their
slaves. Indeed It almost seems as if
the Southern whites looked upon the
negroes as a servile class In insurrec
tion against their lawful owners.
In the Atlanta riots the blacks
showed a certain spirit and vigor in
self-defense. "Whites were slain as well
as negroes. This was, of course, re
grettable; still, to gain respect the
blacks must learn to defend them-
' selves. The cry that the crimes against
white women can only be prevented by
lynch law is a confession of weakness.
It is the plea of a community mad
dened by hysterical race hatred. Lynch
law is not only a reversion to savag
ery,' but it is utterly ineffectual. The
particular crime which is said to Jus
tify it Increases rather than the con
trary, while the relations between the
races march steadily toward civil war.
The whites become more cruel and less
discriminating in their punishments,
the blacks bolder and more united in
resistance. A mounted rural police
like that "which has so long and so ad
mirably kept order among the desper
ate characters of Western Canada
would do as much to save civilization
In the South as any single thing that
could be suggested. But the first real
step toward the solution of the negro
question must be the admission by the
Southern whites, however reluctantly,
that the negro to a human being with
human rights and aspirations.
Can any one recall a prizefighter who
retired before he bad been beaten at
least once? California's distinguished
gladiator promised to break the rule,
but after two years of absence from
public view, Mr. James Jeffries an
nounces that he Is again to get into
the game. Of course, he doesn't care
for the money. We have his word for
that; yet it is entirely safe to hazard
the opinion that he will not consent to
slug and be slugged for a smaller sum
than was hung up for the negro light
weight champion at Gold Hill on Labor
day. Why should he remain in retire
ment?. He is the biggest star in the
pugilistic firmament; Nevada's most
active mining camp fosters his spe
cialty fh athletics; our former fellow
citizen, Mr. Lawrence Sullivan, Is
there as knightly patron of the tlltyard;
the Sagebrush State's law and code of
ethics protect the tournament; Gold
field will want an unconventional
Christmas celebration; the November
elections will be over; the great Amer
ican public will be through talking
about reformed football and eager to
read the bulletins from the ringside, to
say nothing of the cords of preliminary
stuff; Cuba will be at peace. By all
means, let the fight be arranged. Jef
fries Jhlrsts for hero worship and needs
the money. But enthusiasm over the
proposed event Is dampened by the
thought that Jeffries will not be
whipped.
Y. M. C. A. AND Y. W. C. A. ENDEAVOR.
A very valuable work in guidance
and training of the youth is that of the
T. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. These
organizations have outgrown their
present buildings In this city, and are
seeking to raise a fund of 1350,000 for
a structure that will afford ample room
for their now crowded functions. The
opportunities offered to young men by
the T. M. C. A. for education toward
useful ends,, for culture and fellowship
and to young women by the Y. W. C. A.
for training in domestic 'pursultsv se
curing honorable , places of livelihood,
coping with the hard conditions of the
outer world and general self-improvement,
are among the first things to
make Portland think well of these as
sociations. In the T. M. C. A. are 1700 members;
in the Y. W. C. A., 1100. These figures
show that the two associations have a
foremost place among the public organ
izations of the city; indeed, it may be
said that no other bodies are carrying
on so great a work for the self-help and
the uplift of the youth of both sexes.
The Y. M. C. A., in training young
men . in night classes . for useful life
occupations, is doing functions of high
value to the community. Boys and.
young men are started toward becom
ing plumbers, carpenters, electricians,
bookkeepers and other kinds of work
ers. The Portland association stands
first among those west of Chicago, in
the . number of men in educational
classes and in boy members. This is
the activity that commends itself above
others of the Men's Association. There
are besides, other kinds of training,
mental and physical, that add to the
benefits accruing to the youth and the
community.
Corresponding duties are performed
by the Women's Association, on the
feminine side, fitting young women to
become useful to themselves and their
city. In addition is the service that is
peculiarly needed for girls and young
women that of preparing them to cope
with the ruthless conditions of the
outer world. The travelers aid depart
ment has secured positions . for some
400 girls n the last Beven months and
has assisted at trains, boats and other
places more than 1000 other women and
girls in various ways. The "noon
lunch enables daily more than 200
girls and women to secure a midday
meal cheaply and to rest during the
noon hour away from the restraints of
public restaurants.
The religious side of these organiza
tions is conspicuous, but it is not thrust
upon the members. Adherents of all
religious doctrines find themselves wel
come to share the benefits, and the only
requirement is right conduct. The Y.
M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. are as
sociations which all religious denomi
nations can well support. The Orego
nian wishes them success in their ef
fort to obtain the needed $350,000. 1
POSTAL REFORM.
The demand of the Oregon State
Grange for reform in the Postofflce
Department is timely. The suggestions
made point In two directions, economy
of administration and extension of the
service. Economy seems to be the last
thing which our postal authorities have
ever thought of. They waste money,
according to the Grange, in the pur
chase of supplies, by the franking sys
tem and In payments to the railroads,
and nobody -who has given ordinary
attention to the subject doubts for a.
moment that the charge is well ground
ed. The franking system Is a particu
larly offensive privilege which mem
bers of Congress- have abused intoler
ably. They avail themselves of it, not
only to send furniture through the
malls and to flood their constituents
with electioneering .pamphlets, but,
worse still, they lend -it to cranks like
Wilbur F. Crafts, who uses It for sec
tarian and faddish propagandism.
The excessive payments to the. rail
roads for transportation of the malls
have long been a scandal. Efforts
have been repeatedly made in Congress
to put a stop to it, but some mysterious
influence is always on the watch to
protect the graft. It is not an over
statement that the railroads receive
800 per cent more for transporting the
mails than they get from the express
companies for similar service; while,
In addition, the Government pays an
nually the full value of each mail car
in rent. No wonder there is a perpet
ual deficit in the Postal Department.
This deficit is used by the officials aa
a standing argument against the ex
tension of the system; it Is really a
reproach either to their honesty or their
administrative ability. We have never
had In the Postofflce Department a
first-rate administrative genius who
would do for us what Fawcett did for
the English postofflce.
The charge that our postofflce is an
tiquated and inefficient compared with
those of ' other civilized countries is
true. The delivery of mail in American
cities Is slower and more dilatory than
it is In London. It is also more ex
pensive. The English postofflce has
the control of the telegraph and deliv
ers messages at a fraction of the cost
in this country. Such is our tender
ness to private monopoly that we per
mit the telegraph trust to rob the Na
tion and retard the development of
civilization, rather than cut off Its
graft.
Again, nearly every civilized nation
but America has the parcels post
which transports small parcels cheaply
and rapidly. This has hitherto 'been
denied to the American people, in defer
ence to the express trust. In Germany
parcels of groceries, tea, sugar, .meat
and the like are purchased by the post
offlce and delivered to rural customers.
The German government may be a tri
fle meddlesome, but it has certainly
learned how to make itself useful. The
people get some return for the money
they spend on it besides empty show.
The parcels post is a prime necessity
of modern civilization. There should
be no delay beyond what is absolutely
necessary In Its Inauguration; and as
soon as possible we should have also
the postal currency, which would re
lieve the people in still another direc
tion from the extortion of the" express
trust.
The Grange has undertaken an excel
lent enterprise. Its success will appre
ciably advance the welfare of the en
tire Nation.
LICENSES FOR SALMON CANNERS.
Salmon canners may now cease pay
ing license ln Oregon, since Judge
Hamilton, of the Circuit Court, has
pronounced It unconstitutional, in a
decision freeing R. D. Hume, the Rogue
River packer, from the compulsion of
paying the license to the State Fish
Warden, for the hatchery fund. But if
they are wise, they will continue to
pay, even though they may think the
money ill-epent In artificial propaga
tion of fish, and though their mutual
jealousies may tempt them to refuse.
The salmon Industry of the Colum
bia River has been poorly protected,
all through the enactments of the two
states affecting it. The fishery Inter
ests have been long at war with each
other and have carried their fights into
the Legislatures of two states, with the
result that the laws have been shorn
of their force. Where the law, if ap
plied, would have given some protec
tion, its enforcement has been suspend
ed, and the grab for fish by all inter
ests has gone on practically as If there
were no law at all. Appropriations have
been made for hatcheries and wardens,
until other interests demanded that the
fisheries themselves contribute the
money needed. In response to this de
mand, licenses were Imposed, and the
promise was given in Oregon that the
money derived therefrom would meet
the requirements of hatcheries and the
warden's office, freeing the rest of the
state from the burden of maintaining
an industry over which the fishing in
terests were in continuous wrangle.
It is now Incumbent on the canneries,
if they are to keep faith with the State
of Oregon, to continue paying for
licenses. The grievance of Mr. Hume's,
that the money put up by him on
Rogue River for hatcheries was divert
ed to the Columbia, has resulted in his
invalidating the license law. The Col
umbia canners owev it to themselves
and the state not to avail themselves
of the court's decision. By taking ad
vantage . of it they will complete the
disgust of the rest of the state.
ONE CONTROL FOB NORMALS..
Separate from the question of normal
school consolidation or elimination In
Oregon is that of centralized control of
all the four normal institutions by one
managing Board of Regents. For,
whether the lawmaking power of the
state shall or shall not abolish one or
more of the schools, there should be
one board to control them all, instead
of an independent board for each.
Yet a dissenting voice now and then
tries to hitch the two separate ques
tions together and to make out that
foes of the present normal method, in
advocating the single board of control,
are backstepplng in opposition to the
diffuse system of normal schools, and
are trying a new tack.
The tack is not new. The one-board
plan was considered by the Legislature
at the last session, but got tangled up
with the issue of abolishing one or
more of the schools, and nothing came
of it. In the same way now, Jealous
normal interests are trying to tangle
up the two matters again. .
It should be realized by the benefi
ciaries of the present normal system
at Monmouth, Drain, Ashland and Wes
ton, that one of the beet ways for them
to offset the demand for consolidation
of the four normals is to secure con
solidation of management. Their op
ponents Insist that normal training In
Oregon should have more uniformity
and that all the institutions should be
conducted according to a consistent,
harmonious plan which Is impossible
when four normals are each going It
alone, on its own hook, as it were.
This sentiment throughout the state
is strong, and the normal interests will
do well to bow to it. By so doing they
will help protect themselves and im
prove the efficiency of their Institu
tions. Here is one of their critics, the
Santiam (Scio) News, saying that every
town Is as justly entitled to a Normal
as are Monmouth, Drain, Ashland and
Weston:
Every member of the Legislative body,
save those from the Normal School coun
ties. Is satisfied that the state Is over
burdened with schools of this class (nor
mal). The problem is how and where to
let go. Should any one or two, or even
three of the schools be retained, the re
maining one or two or three could Justly
make a kick. The News thinks that any
one of the four schools has. just as much
right to be retained as either of the others.
Would not? better results be obtained if the
money now appropriated to support and
maintain the . normal schools should be
added to the state school and be distrib
uted pro ' rata, according to the number
of pupils enrolled in the public schools?
Here is voiced the common feeling
that normals have been seeured in four
counties, by a sort of grab-and-take
system, and that other counties are en
titled to the "good things" quite as
well. If normals are intended to scat
ter, state money through the counties,
this sentiment is well founded; but if
they are created to train schoolteachers
for the benefit of the state school sys
tem, this is quite different, and it Is
not necessary for the Drain Nonpareil
to tempt other towns Into support of
the present arrangement that gives
Drain a normal, by saying:
Instead of tearing- down the few little
schools we have, let us establish more of
them, and thus prove that we are at least
wtlling to try to keep up with the proces
sion of progress and advancement.
Oregon has enough normals now
more than enough and each is starv
ing the other. If there were one or
two less, the others would get more
money for buildings and teachers. One
means of economy would.be that of
consolidated management a plan that
should appeat- at once, to friends and
foes of the present normals. It un
doubtedly does appeal "to them now,
that is, to the most of them. It ought
to be clear that whether Oregon has
one normal or two or three or four,
there should be one control. '
Spelling reform has already struck a
snag. It rears itself in the Govern
ment Printing Office. Under the ex
ecutive order, the new style does not
apply and cannot be made to apply to
the Congressional Record, bills, reso
lutions and public documents. If Con
gress shall not adopt the reform, there
Is plenty of trouble ahead. The Presi
dent's message and department reports
are put into type before being sent to
Congress. Then they are ordered to be
printed as House or Senate documents.
Under the President's order, they will
embody the simplified spelling, but the
moment the message and reports come
back from Congress, they get out from
under the order and must take the old
spelling unless Congress authorizes the
new. Congress and the Chief Execu
tive must get together on this question,
else there will be no end of confusion;
and it is a good guees that both the
upper and lower houses are more con
servative than Roosevelt.
The spectacle of a contractor trying
to -force poor materials into the con
struction of school buildings In plain
violation of the specifications to which
he subscribed, is a novel one. The
usual way is tp sneak such materials
into the construction of the buildings,
cover them deftly and quickly, collect
the price agreed upon for first-class
materials, and be complimented upon
the Job. A building committee with
an" alert chairman has in this instance
thwarted the contractor's plans and
driven him to the open.
Mr. Herrln; of the Southern Pacific,
who runs California, thinks, so it is
reported, that there is a fine opening
for a political boss in Oregon'. There
is to be sure, a yawning vacuum where
our bosses used to be, but there doesn't
appear to be a yearning desire on the
part of the -people to have it occupied.
However, if Mr. Herrin sees fit to try
it, he can be promised an interesting
time.
President Palma doesn't see any vir
tue in a compromise that deprives him
and his friends of any" of their per
quisites and prerogatives. The Insur
gents have quite a different view, but
it is subject to change whenever they
can get Palma out and themselves In.
What will they both say when the Big
Stick holds down all the Cuban offices?
Stensland's penitence is like Adam's,
"Hering tempted me and I did steal,"
is his plea, and a pitifully mean one it
Is. -His tearful' -efforts to throw the
blame of the wrecked bank upon the
cashier prove him to be a cowardly as
well as a thieving scoundrel. The more
he weeps th less sympathy he de
serves. Contractor Bennett seems to have
been proceeding on the theory that the
school children didn't know the dlffer
ance, and the taxpayers didn't care.
Any old building Is good enough for
the public schools till it falls down.
More power to the School Board In Its
effort to show an old contractor a new
trick.
Ex-Banker Stensland's heart goes out
in anguish for the unfortunate depos
itors of his bank. Sympathy, which
butters no bread, seems to be about all
they will ever get out of Stensland. But
he would give them money if he hadn't
spent it on his speculations and lys
women.
Before a grain-exporting firm sends
its ships to Puget Sound ports to load
it should exhaust every avenue of ar
bitration with its striking grainhand
lers. Loyalty to a home port may be
a bit1 expensive at times, but it pays
in the long run.
The good ladles of the Chicago W. C.
T. U. are proving- that there is alcohol
In certain patent medicines by putting
it in lamps and burning it. Wrhy don't
they get tn-expert testimony by pre
senting It. to their husbands?
The Dalles has a school attendance
of 653, which if multiplied by 1000 will
give an "estimated" city population
large enough to make Salem and As
toria think they have symptoms of mu
nicipal appendicitis.
Fall pasturage promises to be excel
lent throughout the Willamette Valley.
In fact, the verdure of April already
carpets the slopes and valleys, making
the Fall returns of the dairymen and
stockgrowers sure.
Jerome, the man who never quits,
gave up the fight against Hearst as
meekly as he yielded to the insurance
thieves. The game for Jerome's prow
ess is a ten-cent gambler who has lost
his pull.'
Every private saviigs bank that fails
gives an impetus to the movement for
postal savings banks. A fraction of
the annual bonus to the railroads would
meet the expenses of the improvement.
Mr. Bryan refers to it occasionally as
"my platform of 1896." Merely the
expression of his individual opinion,
and not necessarily binding on any
Democrat, we suppose?
Dowie has bade farewell to Chicago
and a distinguished Portland preacher
is going to Chicago. Chicago ought to
be able to preserve Its theological equi
librium. Mr. Hearst is taking his turn at
rocking the Democratic boat, but as a
roaker he lacks both the skill, persis
tence and experience of Mr. Bryan.
The best and only way to determine
a city's population is to count the peo
ple. "Which of you with taking thought
can add to his stature one cubit?"
Ex-Champion Jeffries is again ready
to take on all comers, Including John
Barleycorn, the undefeated conqueror
of all pugilists.
Mr. Jerome is now free to go back to
the District Attorney's office and re
sume his Interrupted slumbers.
Pearla Are Now All the Rage,
New York Times.
The brilliant diamond has had Its day.
The modest, tearful pearl is in the as-
cendancv at Newport, R. I., and all be
cause Mr. Leeds bought Mrs. Leeds a
pearl necklace while they were abroad.
Uncle Sam, upon seeing the same, tbrew
up his hands at the Custom-House and
demanded $120,000. Now all Newport is
wild to see the pearls, which are safely
guarded in the big burglar-proof safe at
the Leeds cottage. The necklace is more
than passing fair. Never were pearls of
Cleopatra more perfectly matched. The
arrangement is Oriental, consisting of 60
pearls ranging In size from Zo to 40 grains.
the average being 32 all flawless, white
spheres and perfectly graduated. No one
Is allowed to see these Oriental beauties
without a written or verbal order from
Mrs. Leeds herself. She does not believe
in "casting her pearls before swine."
More New Books, Perhaps.
Chicago Record-Herald.
"Under a Mysterious Spell," by Bran-
der Matthews.
"Other People's Money." by Paul O.
Stensland.
"Chips Thajt Pass in the Night," by
jonn vv. uates.
"The Origin of Speeches," by W. .J.
Bryan.
HOW DID BAILEY GET RICH I
Texas People Are Asking Questions of
the Senator.
From an address by the Good Govern
ment Club. Houston, Tex.
"During his brilliant career in congress
Senator Bailey became a wealthy man.
as wealth is estimated in Texas, but
that is not the point. A statesman may
often 'acquire wealth by fair means. How
has he acquired his? He doesn't know.
He made $225,000 negotiating as a lawyer
deals for Wall street magnates.
"When he made his 27th of June speech
Bailey attempted no denial or explanation,
though publicly charged by Congressman
Hearst and a magazine. Neither Bailey
nor his friends can face a Texas audi-,
ence and explain his part in the transac
tion to the satisfaction of honest minded
men.
"When John H. Kirby desired to realize
on some of his investments, to whom did
he go? Did he go to Harrlman, Ryan, or
any other of the great railroad operators
and endeavor to interest them in the
matter without the aid of a United States
senator? No; he went to Joseph W.
Bailey, who posed as a disinterested
friend of the people. He went to the
man whose vote and Influence In the
senate could largely assist in making or
marring the men to whom he was trying
to sell the men who are part of 'the
system.'
"Was Bailey paid $223,000 for his services
as a lawyer, or was it paid for
his influence as a United States
senator? Does Bailey , claim he has
a right to sell this Influence which
the people gave him? Where, does
Bailey stand when the Wall street crowd
which bought the railroad and helped him
to make $225,000 comes before congress to
kill the bills introduced to put a stop to
this graft? .What showwill there be for
plain people who have given Bailey the
influence which enables him to make such
magnificent trades in Wall street?"
Senator Bailey's speech in the senate of
June 27 is to be reviewed and pronounced
"a confession of guilt to the shame of
the people of Texas." His trip to Texas
in the Interest of the Waters-Pierce Oil
Company, which the state spent vast
sums prosecuting and finally convicted.
ls set forth, and Bailey is charged with
having used his senatorial influence and
political powers in defeating the courts
and will of the people and the Texas laws
by replacing the company upon Its former
pedestal. It is charged that Bailey was
not innocent in his connection with the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company and the
Standard OH Company. Then follows:
''The Standard Oil crowd and Its as
sociates, 'the system,' alreaay control the
railroads of the country. In the secrecy
of the committee rooms in congress our
representatives balance the interests of
the people against the interests of 'the
system.' How is he balance apt to turn
when trusted servants have been bribed
with a fat attorney's fee?
"Bailey has been an active politician all
his life. He never practiced law to amount
to anything. : Can he be so egotistical as
to claim it was his consummate legal
ability only which induced the Standard
Oil Company to get him to 'intercede' in
its behalf before the secretary of state
at Austin?"
"It is inexpressibly sad that this man,
so magnificently endowed for leadership
and once Idolized by every Texan, should
have surrendered to the demoralizing In
fluence of his Wall street associates. But
he has sold his birthright for a mess of
pottage; he has been morally perverted.
What would be the moral lesson taught
to our children by Balley'sreelection to
the United States senate?"
Biasing- Ring- to Her Fingernails.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
A famous Philadelphia beauty, Kate
Furniss, hardly more than a debutante,
though she is now Mrs. Thompson, has
been the sensation of fashionable water
ing places all this summer, displaying
her rings which are countless in a most
original and barbaric manner. She wears
her jewels only on the upper Joints of
her fingers, weighting the slender digits
up to the nails with diamonds and rubies
and sapphires and emeralds, leaving the
bottom story entirely vacant. The effect
is certainly bizarre, and not altogether
fortunate. But what's the use of being
alive if one can't be unique? In playing
bsidge, to which, of course, the lovely
Mrs. Thompson is a devotee, her eccen
tric ring arrangements produce their full
effect. Nor does she seem the least in
convenienced in her digital manipulations
by the clumsy handicap she has elected
to impose upon herself.
Never Knows Price of His Own Stocks.
New York Journal of Commerce.
Do presidents and other high officials
of big companies keep one eye on the
ticker? As a rule they do not, though
there are not a few exceptions. Tne
large industrial corporations, as a mat
ter of fact, do not have either a stock
or a news ticker in their offices and
only a few subscribe for news slips, al
though most of them have arrangements
whereby anything of Interest in the morn
ing papers is brought to the notice of the
officers. Of course, many captains of in
dustry keep themselves closely posted
every day by telephone and other means
as to how the stock market is moving,
Charles M. Schwab, for Instance, is a
frequent visitor to a prominent Stock
Exchange house. Probably James J. Hill
Is the only man who never knows the
price of his own stocks vide his state
ment of less than a year ago.
Prick's New S2,000,0OO Palace.
Wall Street Journal.
The Summer home just completed at
Pride's Crossing, Mass., by Henry C.
Frick, of Pittsburg, is attracting much
attention. It cost, approximately, $2,
000,000, and to utilize the site a resi
dence worth $75,000 was demolished. It
cost Mr. Frick $80,000 to fence in his
estate of 27 acres, and the stable for
the mansion is worth the tidy sum of
$100,000, and is 115 by 48 feet, built of
gray sandstone, and its height is the
equivalent of the modern four-story
house. The mansion itself is 160 by
80 feet on the plan, and is of gray stone
and brick. It requires 150 servants
and other employes to do the work on
the premises.
Motor Eye Is a New Disease.
Exchange.
The motor eye Is the latest develop
ment that the medical prbfession has to
deal with. It appears that those. who are
continually rushing through the country
on a motor car cause the eye to take a
too rapid impression of things it en
counters and that this affects the mech
anism of the eye. Nature did not pre
pare us for the conditions of modern
times, and while it is adapting Itself to
them many unforeseen circumstances
must occur.
Most Have Been Glad She Was Dead.
Gold Coast Journal.
We report with deep regret the death
of Mme. Aframmah of Low Town, which
took place on the evening of. the 12th
Inst. She was buried next day with the
amateur brass band.
He Knows How to Advertise.
Arkansas Gazette.
Publicity has made William I- Bryan
comfortably rich.
TREPOFF DIED OF POISONING
Dr. Sokoloff Has Been Arrested In
Connection With the Crime.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 25. (Spe
cial.) It has been conclusively estab
lished that General Trepoff died from
poisoning. An autopsy has revealed the
presence of cocaine In the dead man's
stomach and in the palace kitchen a text
book has been found treating of uses and
effects of the drug. What is more to
the point, an arrest has been made of a
man called Dr. Sokoloff, charged with
giving or at least furnishing the poison.
Sokoloff,' the police say, appeared Au
gust 30 in a suburb, on the railroad be
tween Vlborg and St. Petersburg. En
tering a drug store he purchased 15
drams of the poison, giving a prescrip
tion written by himself. The man is
said to have been seen about the palace
Just before General Trepoff died, and
the police are sure of his guilt. It de
velops that a week before the General
died revolutionists sent a cipher telegram
to their followers, saying that he would
be poisoned in a few days.
WOULD WRECK CZAR'S YACHT
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Stockholm Terrorist Found to Aim
at Ending Pleasure Cruise.
COPENHAGEN. Sept. 26. (Special.)
In connection with the arrest of a sus
pected Terrorist in Stockholm Monday
the police believe that they have un
earthed a most daring plot to blow up
the yacht of Emperor Nicholas of Russia
during his cruise in Finnish waters.
When arrested Monday the prisoner In
question had In his possession several
bombs. He explained that it was his in
tention to blow up banks, in order to
get money with which to aid the revo
lutionary cause in Russia.
This story of the prisoner has been
closely investigated by the authorities and
they have discovered that the prisoner
is really working in conjunction with
Russian Terrorists, in a deep-laid plot
to assassinate the Czar, by blowing up
his vessel when he cruises Finnish
waters.
SICILY ROCKS ALL DAY.
Inhabitants Fear a Violent Eruption
of Mount Etna.
ROME, Sept. 25. (Special.) Earthquake
shocks which have been felt every day
this month in Sicily baffle all explana
tions as to their cause and character.
Thev are accompanied by the strange
phenomenon of activity In the geysers,
while the volcanoes of Etna and Strom
boli remain dormant. The continued
rocking throughout the island, although
almost imperceptible, has done much
damage In various places.
The alarm of the inhabitants Increases
with each shock. They fear a great erup
tion of Etna, which, according to legend
ary prediction, is to be preceded by two
months of dally shocks.
TERRORISTS TRY FIRE.
Burn Villages, Factories, Estates
and Part of St. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 25. The Yam
burg district has been devastated by a
series of conflagrations which are believed
to be the work of organized bands of in
cendiaries. Six private estates have been
destroyed, and a great paper factory has
been burned down. Two villages were in
flames today.
Great damage was done by fire in the
Ohkhota quarter of St. Petersburg last
night. Three persons are known to have
lost their lives in this fire, and several
have been injured.
Saxons Join for Defense.
LONDON, Sept. 25. The Odessa cor
respondent of the. Standard telegraphs
that the British and American Club of
Odessa has been Inaugurated under the
presidency of Lieutenant Smith, the
BrltiBh Consul-General, and the vice
presidency of Thomas E. Keenan. the
American Consul. "To face the trou
blous times through which the coun
try is passing," the correspondent con
tinues, "It was thought eminently ad
visable that the members of both com
munities should have a common ren
dezvous and refuge in case of extreme
peril." .
Hanging for TJnknown Assassin.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 25. The man
who killed General Koxlov at Peterhof
July 14, in mistake for General Trepoff,
has been sentenced to death by hanging.
The murderer has never been identified.
He declares himself as a peasant named
Vassilleft.
EVIDENCE IN. THE PAPERS.
Segal Built a Refinery in Phila
delphia. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25. President
Roosevelt is in possession of evidence fur
nished by Receiver Earle, of the wrecked
Real Estate Trust Company, which is
expected to result In proceedings by the
Department of Justice, against the so
called sugar trust. One of the assets of
the Real Estate Trust Company is the
sugar refinery In this city, built by
Adolph Segal.
The American Sugar Refining Company
holds a controlling interest in this refin
ery, which has been operated, and Re
ceiver Earle hopes to show that it was
tied up as a result of a conspiracy in
which the sugar combine was involved.
ROCKING
WALSH NAMED FOR CONGRESf
Montana Democrats Declare iW
Bryan In 1908.
BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 25. Honorable T.
J. Walsh, of Helena, was named by the
Democratic state convention for Con
gress and Judge John B. McClernan, of
Butte, was the candidate chosen for as
sociate Justice of ,the State Supreme
Court. The convention was harmonious
throughout, not a single contest arising,
and both nominations being made by ac
clamation on motion of the most promi
nent of the other candidates named for
the offices.
The platform demands that in the bat
tle of 1908 W. J. Bryan be chosen as
standard-bearer of the party and pledges
co-operation by the state delegation In
carrying out his policies after election.
The adoption of Democratic policies by
President Roosevelt is approved as the ex
planation of his popularity.
The Republican administration is con
demned for the employment of Chinese on
the Isthmian Canal; tariff revision is
Indorsed upon any articles controlled by
a trust; the administration of the forest
reserve and land laws is condemned; the
reclamation of arid lands is approved:
the opposition of Arizona and New Mexico
to Joint statehood is encouraged and the
action of the .Democratic Senator from
Montana in opposing the forced admission
Is approved; a state railway commis
sion is promised in event of Democratlo
success, and a law advocated making the
acceptance of passes by state or county
officers criminal.
The assessment of railroads at their
face value as a basis for taxation and
rate regulation is favored; a law ia
demanded taxing sleeping car, refriger
ator and express companies; a law for
city regulation of water and lighting
rates and street car fares is favored;
legislation is urged to regulate trusts
operating in the state, especially combina
tions of wool and cattle buyers; the party
is pledged to enactment of laws for initia
tive and referendum, an eight-hour work
ing day, and the prohibition of working
children of tender years.
The party is pledged to maintain the
credit of the state in the matter of bonds
for the educational institutions; a law
is demanded limiting the working hours
of railroad employes; the interest of pub
lic moneys is declared to be the property
of the state and municipalities; the pres
ent primary law is condemned and a sub
stitute pledged to provide for nomination
at primaries of all officers, including
United States Senators; the election of
the Senators by the people is favored, and
a compulsory arbitration law to settle
disputes between capital and labor is in
dorsed. FOREIGN IMPORTS EXEMPT.
Moody's Opinion on Meat Inspec
tion New Rules for Exports.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. A decision
has been reached by the Department of
Justice that the meat Inspection law re
cently enacted tsy Congress does not ap
ply to foreign products shipped into this
country. This opinion was prepared sev
eral days ago and submitted to Attorney
General Moody. He concurred, it is under
stood, in the opinion prepared by the de
partment. The Acting Secretary of Commerce and
Labor today promulgated certain rules
regarding the exportation of meats and
meat products, prescribing the manner
of inspecting carcasses and the issuance
of certificates, labels, etc.
The rules require that both the original
and duplicate certificate shall be deliv
ered to the exporter, who shall file the
original with the customs officer and the
duplicate with the consignee, to be used
by the latter in identifying the shipment
at the point of destination by comparison
with the original.
Clearance is to be denied to any vessel
carrying meat products for exportation
where regulations have not been strictly
complied with. The rules will go into
effect on October 1.
ALASKA NEEDS A REGIMENT
Colonel Noble Wants More Troops
and Extra Duty Pay.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. In his annual
report to the War Department, Colonel
Charles H. Noble of the Tenth Infantry
recommends that Fort Davis, Alaska, be
abandoned and that the company of in
fantry "now there be sent to Fort Eg
bert. The disregarding of a similar rec
ommendation made last year resulted.
Colonel Noble says, in a serious condi
tion of military affairs in Alaska, Ha
directs attention to the fact that several
of the organizations In Alaska are short
of commissioned officers. Hs urges the
.necessity for the maintenance In Alaska
"of a regiment of infantry with a full com
plement of officers and men.
He recommends that legislation be
urged permitting extra duty pay to sol
diers in Alaska when performing the
same class of labor for which extra duty
pay is allowed in the States.
Colonel Noble urgently recommends
that the coast artillery garrison In the
Department of the Columbia be supplied
with a full complement of officers and
enlisted men at the earliest possible
date.
Adds to Montana Reserves.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. The Secre
tary of the Interior today withdrew
from entry 380.000 acres of land in the
Kaiispcll, Mont., land district, which
are to be added to the Lewis and Clark
and Kootenai forest reserves.
New Postmaster at Mabel.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. Andrew II,
Nordmeyer has been appointed post
master at Mabel, Or.
THE BOAT
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.