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VOL. XIX.
PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1900.
NO. 17.
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, 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-
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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.
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