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--.-. r :': .; ; -;. z iri-?ss3 PART TWO il VOL. XIX. PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1900. NO. 17. 3C PAGES 13 TO 24 i l Wm. Gadsby THE HOUSEFURNISHER Gadsby Block, cor. Wathinjton and First Sts. snB 51 This ornate Desk la made of Solid Mahogany, has Jive' French plate mirrors In duck, is 5 incnes wiae. is Inlaid with mother of pearf ana wniie noiiy, PRICE $20.00 We have Desks same sire In golden oak or birch, at t.W We Invite your attention to this Chiffonier: It is of solid oak, 32 inches wide, 14 Inches deep, has beveled edge mir ror. 12x16 Inches, really worth J13.50; special for this week. $10.00 Larger Chiffoniers In other woods as low as $5.95. Wm. Gadsby, The Housef urnisher CORNER FIRST AND WASHINGTON COME AND SEE! Our late arrivals in latest suitings, trouserings overcoatings and fancy vestings Large variety of newest colorings and designs in fine imported and domestic woolens No trouble to show goods. Satisfaction guaranteed in all cases. All work made in this city by best jour, tailors. . Samples mailed. Garments expressed. 108 Third Street, COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN! Programme for Annual Reception to lie Held Tonight. The Portland section. Council of Jew ish "Women, announces the following pro gramme for Its annual reception to be held at 8:30 this (Sunday) evening at the Selling-Hlrsch building! j Piano solo f Sam Gaillard. Etudes, Op. 23. 10 Chopin Vocal solo "Flower Song" from "Faust" j Mrs. Coovert. 'Vocal 60I0 "I' Ihy Sweet Eyes" x3ronxs Mrs. Tol'.ot-Cllfton. Vocal solo (violin ohllgalo) "Sere nade" Gounod Miss Lillian Monk. Violin solo Concerto Mendelssohn Mrs. Gus Kuhn. Vocal solo "Hush. E'en" Meedham Mrs. trans J. itaiey. Parsons" orchestra. 1 CARPETS FURNITURE Special Offerings THREE essential points of supremacy 1 STYLE 2-QUALITY 3 PRICE We will make and lay on your floors with lin ing a good tapestry Brussels Carpet 75c Yd FOR Twenty patterns to select from. This is not the cheap kind we can lay you those as low as 55 cents but the carpet we recommend above is a genuine eight-wire tapestry. Guaranteed for 7 years. Everything- in stock to furnish throughout All goods modern and up to date. No old stock. Before attending auctions or so-called sales, call on us and see what new, modern, up-to-date goods can be bought for. near Washington GETS PROMOTION. , R, T. Breta, of the Northern Pacific, I Goes to Seatle & International. May 1 R. T. Bretz. chief cleric In the general freight department of the North ern Pacific In this city, will leave the serv ice of the company. He has been In the department here for the past eight years In various positions, and was made chief clerk two years ago. He goes to Seattle to assume the duties and title of general freight and passenger agenrof the Seattle & International. He will succeed H. E. Danz, who has held the office since July 21. 1893. Mr. Danz was formerly aseist cnt general freight agent of the Great Northern at St. Paul. He will return East. Mr. Bretz will be succeeded here by J. A. McNeill, assistant chief clerk, who will, temporarily, at least, fill the position. CITY PARK CONTROL Important Question for Voters to Decide. NON-PARTISAN BOARD PROPOSED Plans for Public Adornment and Improvement Furthered by Adop tion of the Optional Law. It Is the purpose of the Portland Park Association to take advantage of the re cent state Legislative act providing that a park commission may be created In Port land. Something like IK months ago, an active movement for the embellishment of the city by the creation and mainten ance of a sufficient park system was set under way by well-known citizens, prom inent among whom were Charles E. Ladd, T. Brook White. George H. Williams. T. N. Strong, Mrs. J. C. Card and many others. It was realized that the first es sential was to take control of the parks out of the bands of the politicians, who, tor various reasons., could or would not give them the necessary attention. The result of the agitation was the passage of a bill by the Legislature for the crea tion of an Independent commission, with plenary powers within certain specillcd bounds of raising revenues by tazatlou and dispensing them. No better Idea of the provisions of the present law can be obtained than by quoting the first section In full: Section 1. That In each of the incorporated cities of tbli state containlnc not less than 3UO0 Inhabitants, the Mayor and -the City En gineer, it there be one. and If, not the City Auditor, together with Are cltliena thereof to be appointed by the Circuit Court In which such city la situated, shall constitute a Board of Park Commissioners for such city. Provid ed, that it there be more than one Circuit Judge In the circuit in which the city Is situ ated, said appointment shall be made by the Judges thereof acting together, and not more than three of aald citizens so appointed shall be of the same political party. Provided, that this act shall not lake effect in any of said cities unless accepted by a majority of the legal voters thereof, voting by ballot thereon. Such ballots shall be "Yes" or "No" In an swer to the questlcn, "Shall an act relating to parks, approved on the 17th day of February, 1890, be accepted V Said questions and the answers thereto shall be printed on ballots. Provided, further that upon the application In writing ct 3 tazpaers of any one of said cities, and not otherwise, the ofilter whose duty it is to provide ballots for city elections shall submit the above question In the manner above specified to the legal toters of the city, at any regular city election, before the accept ance by said city of said act. Provision Is further made for the or ganization of the board and the appoint ment of a secretary. A tax not exceeding one-half a mill per annum may be as sessed by the board, and it shall be col lected with other city taxes. Prevision is further made for the levy ofvan additional one-half mill tax or less for the purpose of acquiring title to any land desired for park purposes; but the question as to the additional tax must be submitted to the voters ut any Agular city election. Steps are now being taken by President Ladd. of the association, and Mr. Wblto to secure the names of the required 25 taxpayers to & petition for submission of the question to the voters at the June election. "We had not been doing a great deal lately In the furtherance of our plans," said Mr. Ladd, yesterday, "for the simple reason that there was nothing to do. We must await the action of the voters In the coming election. We think It most Important that the park commis sion be created, for we are quite euro that only by this method can Intelligent and effective work be done. No policy has been outlined beyond the expression of a purpose on the part of our association to go ahead In the best way Tor the best re suits. We are not now trying to acquire any particular part of the city, nor are we devoted to any one scheme of land scape architecture. The thing we most want Is power to do for the public the same things that have been done In Chi cago, Mlnueapolls and San Francisco by separate park commissions, working along non-political lines for the artistic develop ment and Improvement of the physical features of our fine city and the mainten ance of pleasure and recreation grounds. A wealth of opportunity Is here. We should make the most of It." The City of Portland owns altogether about 196 acrea of park property, only 42 of which, approximately, la Improved, and this Is practically In one lump In a corner of the city. The remaining 151 acres has had a few dollars spent on it here, and there by way of clearing out the under brush, but In the main It is still a virgin wilderness. Of this 196 acres only TO has been pur chased by the city, the rest being acquired through the personal generosity of private citizens. This 70 acres, therefore, with Improvements, Is about all the city has to show In porks for its big annual tax roll and a bonded Indebtedness of $4,957,537 70. About nine acres of this Is to be found within a radius of one mile from the foot of Washington street, viz., the one of U park blocks, extending south from Sal mon street: six running north from An kenr to GUsan. aggregating 7.45 acres, and the two plaza blocks In front of the Courthouse. Within two miles from this) same center are to be found the City Park proper. Governor's Park, the park in Holladays addition and the five small parks In the Ladd tract on the East Side. Within three miles Is Macleay Park, while the park property bordering on the grounds of the old Portland University, down the river, is four and one-half miles away. A park commission would need the ac tive stimulus and friendly co-operation of a volunteer society, such as has already been organized In Portland. It would stand behind the commission and support it In Its efforts at the ornamentation of the city. The purposes of such an organ ization would be precisely the real pur poses of the commission. The Ovgonian can do no better than to quote from an In terview with Professor Emory Smith, then of Stanford University, who was in Portland In September, 1S3S. and materially assisted In Inaugurating the present move ment. Twelve years ago Professor Smith organized the California State Floral So ciety. Concerning a similar organization here. Professor Smith said: "The objects of the society would be manifold. Its legitimate scope would bo to foster and Improve the public parks and squares: to line the streets and boule vards with appropriate trees; to beautify home grounds: to advertise the floral wealth of the state; to hold public ex hibitions for the purpose of cultivating the public taste and Improving the qual ity of the flowers grown. "Such a society should not be a trade organization, nor should It lend Itself to any charitable end. Its purposes are of sufficient Importance to the state for It to stand upon Its own feet. lt ends being of a most highly beneficial and lasting character to tho entire people. "Portland Is endowed with natural ad vantages and possibilities in the orna mentation of public and private grounds enjoyed by few If any cities on the? Pa cific Coast. But it is my Impression that through the lack of organized effort and ready Information whjoh Is easily obtain able from and disseminated by such an organization as Is suggested, neither parks nor gardens are anything like living up to their possibilities. In fact. It might be said Portland Is decidedly behind In mat ters of this kind. . "If your will ask those who have visited California what has most Impressed them during their sojourn, they will tell you that the beautiful flowers, shade trees, vires and smooth lawns were among the greatest attraction:. -If you will ask tour ists who are about to visit California what draws them thither, .you will find that the climate with Its blight sunshine is only one of the features: that the flow ers, stately trees and rose-covered cot tages are regarded as of almost equal Im portance. In Portland, and. In fact. Ore gon In general. Just as fine effects can be had at much less expense, and there Is no reason why. In days to come. Oregon should not be sought for the exquisite beauty of its parks and gardens. "Not only should Portland be thus adorned, but every town, village and farm In the state. This Is one of the best in vestments a city can make. In Los An geles, which has about the same popula tion as Portland, the park acreage Is three or four times what It Is here. In fact, the highly Improved property there Is about equal to your entire acreage. "In Its park systems, the Pacific Coast is very much behind the Atlantic Coast, Golden Goto Park being the .one excep- """""- - f6. Scene of the camping place, murder nnd Itnrlnl of Mr. andfrs. nor ton. Their tent wn In the damp of trees In the rluht bncksrraand. This picture Is from photograph taken when men were searching for the bodies. tlon. From Mexico to Alaska the Coast Is almost without parks. Golden Gate Park Is constructed on drifting seaside dunes. The sand was first fixed by bushes and grasses; then the soil was put In and trees were planted. In planning a park, the main thing Is to have a capable and Intelligent superintendent. Spend the money on him, rather than on Improve ments. "Golden Gate Park Is governed by com missioners appointed by the Governor. These work without salary. They, ars prominent men of the state, who have shown Interest la such matters. Tho ob ject In giving the park management Into the hands of a commission Is to remove It from" local political Influence. By not at taching a salary to the office, citizens of high standing can be secured who would not accept a salaried position. Park com missioners are appointed usually In one of three ways by the Governor, by the Mayor or" by election. "What has our UoHfornta society ac complished? It has given Its assistance to the establishing" of parks and the or namentatlon of highways. It has had pub lic exhibitions of flowers, shrubs, trees, etc It has furnished the public with free lectures once a month on timely floral, botanical, entomological and kin dred topics. This society has now 150 members and numbers among them many of the first names In the state. Some seven or eight local societies through the slate have resulted from the parent or ganization. , "In flora exhibits alone 15 annual and semi-annual shows havq been held In San Francisco, and about 75 monthly exhibits, all free to visitors. The lectures before the society are given by Well-known au thorities on subjects within the scops of the society's work. For Instance, the State University furnishes a lecture one month on edible fungi; Stanford Univer sity another 'month on garden Insects. Il lustrated with specimens. Some well known botanist another month gives an Interesting sketch on the botany of a particular section of the state, or a florist perhaps Is Invited to give seasonable hints on garden work, lawn-making, pruning ot shrubberies, etc. This society Is prob ably, on the whole, the most successful Scene of the Horton murder, and energetic amateur association devoted to these subjects In the whole United States." Marlon Democrat! Indorse Popnllats. SALEM. Or.. April 2S. The Marlon County Democratic Central Committee this afternoon ratified the nominations 01 George Brown and T. Y. McClellan, Pop ulist candidates for Representative and Assessor, respectively. The action taken at the meeting does not change the polit ical situation from what It was last Sat- urday night. The only hope of a fusion Is In the outcome of the "Citizens" meet ing, to be held next Saturday. A Demo cratic candidate said tonight that he thought the meeting would not be held. It Is generally believed that the opposi tion to the Republican party will have half or three-fourths of a ticket In tne field, and thatthcrRepubllcans will have a walkover on election day. THE HORTOIN CASE True Account of the Tragedy at Haines, Alaska. MRS. HORTON NOT ILL-TREATED Murderers All In Jail at SUnsway No Effort Made by Friends to Release Them. SKAGWAT. April 21. The report tele graphed from Vancouver, under date of April 9. to the effect that 100 armed bucks attempted to rescue the murder ers of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Horton from the Jail at Haines, and were suppressed by troops brought from Skagway, Is wholly untrue. The statement In the same re port that at the preliminary hearing It was shown the Indians had flrst put the husband to death, subjecting him to many atrocities, and the following wed. had kept the wife a prisoner, repeatedly abusing her. Is also without a grain of truth. No organized attempt has been made here to lynch the Indians, and no troops have guarded the Jail. The facts are that the Indians arrested for complicity In the murder have never been In JaQ at Haines a single day, but all have been Incarcerated here. Ever since their arrest the Jail in which they have been kept has been a stranger to any extraordinary demonstration, and It has been as peaceful there as at any Jail under ordinary circumstances. The pris oners have attracted but little attention locally. The only part In which the troops have appeared In the Horton case was when they attended the Marshal on the trip to the scene of the murder to bring "back the bodies of the victims, sev. eral weeks ago. No trouble has ever arisen at Haines over the Horton case, and the Indians there .are all peaceable. Several hundred of them have lately Joined a Salvation Army of natives at that point, and have made quite a demonstration in the cus tomary Salvation Army parade. A big gathering aside from that of the Indian Salvation Army was recently held at Haines In honor of certain forefathers of the tribe, but nothing warlike devel oped af the meeting. Efforts havo late ly been made by certain white residents of Haines to have United States troops stationed there, for fear of the Indians, but the Captain here In charge of the troops has not considered It necessary to do so. The Chamber of Skagway, haw ever, is making efforts to have the Mar shal of Alaska appoint a deputy for Haines. No peace officer of any kind Is now stationed there. Rev. W. W. Warne, missionary at Haines, writing to United States Marshal Tanner, of Skagway. under date of April 20, says he has carefully Investigated the report that four white men from Juneau went up the Chllkoot River near Haines last Fall, and have not since been seen. The story of their being missed was ac credited with having originated from Jerome, a squaw man. Rev. Mr. Warne says Jerome emphatically denies knowl edge of the story. Rev. Mr. Warne says tno stones 01 need ot troops at Haines looking toward the Inlet. emanate from certain Haines people who. as he puts it, want the soldiers there to help boom the town. The Marshal's views coincide with those of the reverend gen tleman. United States Commissioner C. A. Sehl brede. of Skagway. who was with the Marshal on his visits to the scene of the murder, and who heard the prelim inary testimony, and who, by the way. Is from Rozeburg, Or., has this to say: "The stories of attempted rescues of tho Indians, and of uprisings, and of testi mony at the hearing that atrocities were committed on the Hortons, are without foundation and are false. The troops were not called out, cither to repel the Indians or to prevent their being lynched. The preliminary hearing was held before me, and there were 30 or 40 people pres ent. Deputy United States Marshal Tan. ner was the only witness sworn, and only sufficient testimony was taken to show the commission ot-the crime, the Identi fication of the bodies recovered and the connection the defendants had with the death of the Hortons. ' The defendants were all represented by counsel, but they offered no testimony, and the order for holding the prisoners without bail was made. "At the inquest, held before the pre liminary hearing, and since. I have care fully lnvestigattd the Horton case. From all that .1 have gathered from the de fendants and others. It Is clearly estab lished the Indians connected with this crime were absent from Haines, when they committed the murder, only four days. The first night out they camped several miles from the Hortons. and did not know the Hortons were In the coun try. The Indians were looking for lost members of their tribe. The next day or two the Indians saw Horton on the shore of the canal. There Is no doubt In my mind that when they went ashore, as they did. they thought the Horton camp In charge ot two men. and did not suspect there was a woman there. Hor ton. who was outside the tent and near the beach, was shot some 40 yards from the tent. He was Instantly killed by the shot. Mrs. Horton then appeared, com ing from tho tent, and was shot, and then. In less time than It takes to tell It. one of the Indians cut her throat. Thus It is seen neither of the Hortons was held and abused. As trial is yet to be given the prisoners. I cannot give the details of tho investigation to the public How ever, the killing of the Hortons was a cowardly, outrageous murder. There -Is no ouestion tho murderers should be hung." The Indians Implicated In the murder of tho Hortons number 12. and are all under arrest. They are all of the Sltkan tribe, save one. and he Is of the Chllkat tribe. It appears the Sitkans married largely into the Chllkat tribe, and there fore many dwell in the territory of the Chilkats. The Indians In the Horton case all 'dress In the clothes of the ordinary male citizen ot the United States. In fact, nearly all the Indians of this region dress the same, and they are. If an thing. In advance ot the several other seml-civ-lllzed tribes of tho coast who have taken to the garb of American civilization. Paints and feathers are seldom seen, aside from the demonstrations at the old stylo "potlatches" and dances, occasion ally held on fe-ist dnys. The 12 Indians spend their time In a little, unpretentious, wooden Jail. In tne heart of Skagway. They aro guarded con stantly, one guard being on duty during the day. and one at nlsht. In the Jail corridor with the Indians are placed the ordinary offenders ot the law whenever It Is found neces-ary to Incarcerate any such here. There are no accommodations here for their Imprisonment In any other build ing. No attempt at violence nor inso.ence has been shown by the Indians toward their Jailers or the Marshal, and they are getting fleshy and rotund under the lib eral allowance of food they are furnished daily by Uncle Sam from a near-"by res taurant. Nearly every evening the Indians hold a religious service, lasting at t.me-j a few minutes, and at other tinieo tT.o hours. One of the number reads from the Bible and makes remarks. Then they have tes timonies, and sins In concert. The sotgs I are sung partly In Enp.llsh at times. Cne of the Indians, known as "Paddy" Ana- 1 hoots, and termed by the Jailer an IritCi- Indlan comedian, amuses his fcIlow-pr.s-oners at times with witty sayings gotten off In Indian and English. j How long these Indians will have to languish In Jail awaiting truii is proo;e- Lm.itlcaL They have been bound over to tho District court, tne nignesi court 01 Alaska, but as Alaska Is without a Judge there Is no telling when the next term of court will be held. Judge Johnwin. who was recently on the bench, resigned, and his resignation was accepted. Melville Brown, of Wyoming, was named to suc ceed him. but the" Carter bill for Alaskan government, provides that the Judge shall not be more than 30 years of age, and as Mr. Brown Is above that age. It was said, he has refused to accept the appoint ment pending the disposal of the "bill, or at least of that clause In regard to tho age of the Judge. It is expected, however, that the bill wilt soon be passed, and the whole matter speedily disposed of. A late report sajs Mr. Brown mill be In Alaska May L The Hortons were murdered. It appears. October 21. 1S)3. The scene of tho murJer Is on the nest side of Lynn canal, 25 miles south of Skagway. and 20 miles south of Haines. The shore there affords a beautlrul little bench, on which grow small rpruce trees in ideal little clumps, and below which Is a shingly beach elop ing into the canal. It was among the spruce trees on this bench that Mr. and Mrs. Horton had pitched their tent, while out camping, fishing and hunting for pteos ure. and In front of their tent they met their deaths. Shortly before tho Hortons had set out in their "boat down the canal for their out ing, two Indians of the Sitkan tribe, a man and wife, had suddenly disappeared, and It was feared they had met with some mishap along the canal. This was early tn October, and Jim Hanson who later confessed Toeing the murderer of Horton and 11 other Indians set out from Haines In a big canoe In quest of the missing Indians. The missing Indian man was a brother to Hanson. According to Han son, he and his party were deeply grieved and wept as they went on their search.. They found no signs along the canal of their lost, friends, unless It was that of a paddle and a part of a canoe seat they picked up afloat. Not many hours after finding the paddle and seat the Indians came in sight of the Hortons. and landed on the beach some distance from the tent of the campers. And here comes In the point that is made that the "life for a life" rule prevailing among tho Indians came to the mind of Hanson and his parly, as they saw the whites and supposed they had had something to do with the disappearance of their friends. The Indians advanced, and In a moment Hanson, fehe himself confesses, shot Hor ton. Kipitoo shot Mrs. Horton Imme diately afterward as she came from a tent. Jim Williams, another member of the party, has confessed he cut Mrs. Horton's throat. KItchltoo admits nothing The Indians burled the bodies near where they murdered the coup'e. For three months they kept the crime a secret. Then Hanson, being converted at the Salvation Army In Skagway. and his conscience pricking him. confessed to the crime. First he confessed to the Salvation Army offi cer, and a little later to the authorities. Williams did not confess until arrested. After Hanson's confession he went with tho Marshall and Commissioner Sehlbrcde to Haines. March 14. where several of the Indians Implicated were arrested, and then proceeded with tho party to the scene of the murder and pointed out where the "bodies lay. The party came back to Skag way that night, and the next day, with a posse of soldiers and the Coroner's Jury, went to Haines and dlMntered the bodies. The Winter snow then covered them seven feet deep. The bodies were brought back to Skagway. and burled with much re spect, and several lodges of which Mr. Horton was a member attended. All the Indians Implicated were arrested and were In Jail at Skagway within threi or four weeks after the confession. Some of them even came in at summons and gave themselves up. The only evidence found on any of them was the watch belonging to Mr. Horton. and Mrs. Hor ton'e rings, found on KItchltoo. IS WISE IN DEFEAT Quay Knows Better Than to Fight the Administration. NOTABLE EXAMPLES TO GUIDE lilH Woodruff Still After VIce-Presldener -Offlce-Seeken Coins to Hawaii The Cuban Situation. WASHINGTON. April 2S.-Ever since tho action of the Senate In refusing to seat Quay, many politicians have been ex pecting that Quay would take revenge on the Administration In some way, but Quay has given It out that he has no such intention. In this Quay has had les sons before. He has been In politics long enough to see that politicians who flght an Administration are sure to fall. Tha Conkllng-Platt fight on Garfield in one party, and the Gorman fight on Cleveland In another, are of too recent occurrence not to show political bosses in the states that they cannot dictate to a National Administration and continue in power. Quay knows that the last vestigo of his power In the state would bo swept away If he should make an open fight on Mc Kiniey. and he is also aware that ho could not endanger McKlnley in a state so strongly Republican as Pennsylvania, and his influence does not extend out side. "Wood raff on Ilia Own Canvass. Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff, who Is here today, is pressing his Vice-Presidential boom as hard as he can. and. unlike many New Yorkers. Is talking; very strongly for Roosevelt as the candidate for re-election as Governor, and prais ing his administration very highly. Wood ruff still thinks that Piatt Intends TO let him have the nomination. Pnllttrlnn (loins? to Hawaii. There Is quite a pressure among the politicians to have their particular friends named for office In Hawaii. It Is said that since It was known that the Ha waiian bill would pass, and that the of ficers of the territory would be selected from residents of the Islands, there has been quite an Immigration from the United States to the Pacific Islands by men who expect to get in under the terms of the law. While the appointees will not be carpet-baggers in fact, they will be practically so. Cnlinnn and Self-Government. It Is evident that a large portion of tha people of the United States believe that ultimately Cuba Is to be annexed to this country, and In some manner become a part of It. Yet Senator Piatt, chairman ot the ccmmlttee on relatlons'wlth Cuba, who recently returned from a visit to that Island, gave very strong indications In the Senate the other day that Cuba would always be separate and distinct from the United States. This may be so, specially in view of the fact that It Is now the Intention of the United States Government not to admit either Porto Rico or the Philippines Into the United States on equal terms, with other terri tories, but Intends to maintain a tariff wall against the islands. The Cubans themselves will never be satisfied until they have had a trial of self-government, and after they shall have made this at tempt and failed, there will be an an nexation sentiment In the Island Itself, and the United States, having had control of the Island, cannot refuse to ac cept It If It seek annexation. There is quite a desire still to maintain the pres ent relations of the United States to Cuba, holding tho Island under control, and at the same time give It no gov ernment of Its own. As this cannot op crate to the benefit of the Cubans much longer, we may expect a revolt there such as we have had in the Philippines, which will give a great deal of trouble. CnpltalUta Are Afrnld. Just at the present time the United States capitalists seem to be afraid of making Investments In Cuba. On tha other hand. It Is said that there Is plenty of English money which Is seeking an In vestment in Cuba, and will go behind Sir William C Van Home, who was so long president of the Canadian Pacify:, if ha will construct and operate a railroad in Cuba. It Is quite likely that as soon as the capitalists of the United States sea that English capital and other foreign money Is going to the Island, they will be willing to embark in Industry there. but the trouble ail seems to be In tha unsettled state of affairs In Cuba. -. Annexation ot Cnba. While It is well known that we went to war for the purpose of driving Spain out of Cuba, and also to avenge the blowing up of the Maine, It is well understood among the people all over the country that there has been a desire to have Cuba made a part of the United States on mora than one occasion before, and the people havo been willing to flght Spain for tha possession of Cubs, and It Is probabla that one of tho great Incentives under lying tho Spanish War was the destre for more territory and expansion of tho United States boundaries. It Is this soma desire for expansion which possesses tha people now in regard to the Philippines and Porto Rico. They do not want to give up the islands, and they will not giro them up. They do not want to give up Cuba, and they probably will hesitate a long while before carrying out the Tel ler addenda to the war resolutions. Many a time Elf.ce the people of this country havo regretted that that pledga was inserted, and that Cuba was prac tically promised absolute freedom at soma future date by the United States. Pos sibly we have got to carry it out. at least for a short time. Nothing would prevent absolute annexation, however, save tha manner In which the other islands hava been and are being treated. ALBINA CATHOLIC FAIR. Benefit of Chnrch of Immaculate) Heart of Mary. The fair for the benefit of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Man. Al bino, will open tomorrow evening and closo on Monday, May 7. His Grace Archbishop Christie has consented form ally to open the exercises by an ap propriate address. His Honor Mayor Storey will also address the assemblage, and a fine musical programme has been prepared for the opening night, consist ing of selections on tho oagplptJ by Professor Moon, solos by Judge Henne sy. piano solo by Miss Elizabeth Hoben. vocal solos by Miss Catherine Covach and Master Eddie Steel, and fancy club swinging by several young ladles. It Is hoped that Bishop-elect Orth will also visit the fair. The decorations are beau tiful, and many attractions will be pre sented each evening. As the object is so worthy, it is believed a large sum will be realized. Tho people of Alblna hope to see all their friends at the fair. They will remember those who assist in reducing the large Indebtedness on tha church. t iimrmu'vii, ifffifem fr,iN;i.Mrfakk'Hi&&kburiiiiitti .41 . 'jj-mn&t 4tim2MJefJi. yH,VftW.;. . i.JmOIMrJktm. - - -- f uTrii i