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Y T &"tf m$ iMimmit PAGES 1? TO 20 I PART TWO VOL. XIX. PORTLAJSD, OREGON, SUNT AY MORNING, JULY 15, 1900. NO. 28. Wm. THE HOUSEFURNISHER Cor. Washington and First Sts. The largest complete housefurnfshing establishment In the state. Everything In stock to furnish throughout This solid oak chiffonier, with mirror $11.00 Without mirror. $ 8.50 Combination book case and desk in golden oak, large and capacious; special . . $ 1 7.50 CATALOGUE FREE FOR COUNTRY CUSTOMERS . "-"" sy assert ''jfjX'ffifi; - Jl lllii d mm EfSSIS PARTIES COMMENC1NO HOUSEKEEPING CAN ARRANGE FOR EASY TERMS IF SO DESIRED. BOLD CATTLE THIEVES. Stoclc In "Warner Valley Given Strange Brands. LAKEVIEW. Or., July 10. An organ ized gang of cattle-thieves has been discovered boldly driving off. and selling cattle In Warner Valley, this county. They have been suspected for some time, and as there was no move made to mo lest ibem they became more bold, and are now well known to all the stockmen of the valley. Their plan of procedure Is to disfigure the several brands by covering them up with one they have made for the purpose. For example, if the brand Is J J, they will complete the circle and make It 0 0; or If It Is an H, another H Is burned over It crosswise, making a bor with two cross bars. Not less than a dozen different brands have been disfigured In this way, and It Is calculated that fully 800 head of cattle are now roaming the ranges with these new brands on them. Most of them are easily detected by experienced stockmen, from the fact that the new brand shows fresh. Serious trouble Is threatened, and It Is expected to break out at any time. "Work has been resumed on the city water works since the flre In Lakeview, and the plant will be completed as soon as possible, to prevent a repetition of such a disaster. EX-SOLDIER SUED FOR DIVORCE. He la Now in Manila, and "Wife Al leges Xomupport VANCOUVER, Wash., July 14. Laura Welgle commenced an action In the Su perior Court today for a divorce from William E. Welgle. The grounds alleged are cruel treatment and nonsupport. She asks for the custody of the two minor children and for the personal property, valued at $403. Both parties are well known here, Mrs. Welgle being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Stamp, old residents of this city. Welgle was a Second Lieutenant for a time In the First Washington Volunteers, and resigned his commission several months before the re- turn of his regiment and came home. He is now In Manila, -where he went ostensibly to engage In business last De cember. Timber on 927 acres of state school in demnity lands in this county was sold today by County Auditor Cook for $4329 90. County Assessor Curtice has completed the. work of taking tho assessment of the county for the year, and, with the assistance of several deputies is busy compiling the tax roll, which will be turned over to the County Commissioners August 1. August 6 the Commissioners will sit as a Board of Equalization. The County Commissioners adjourned today after a busy two weeks' session. Chairman E. M. Rands, of the Republi can County Central Committee, has Issued a call tor a meeting of the committee for next Saturday, when the date will be fixed for the county convention and the primary elections. JTonn H. HuVbard, of North. Ynlclma. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., July 14. John H. Hubbard died in this city today at the age of 72. Deceased had lived here 21 years. He was the first settler on JN ob Hill, and the originator of the Hubbard irrigation enterprise, was County Com missioner from 1E?2 to 1891, and a iighly respected cltlon. He died possessed of a. large estate. OUR SPECIAL SALE. OF GENUINE 8-Wire , Tapesty Brussels Carpet Made and laid on your floor with lining 5c PER YARD Continues This Week SOME SPECIAL SAVING PRICES: Steel ranges, G-hole, 10-year guar antee $28 50 Steel cook stoves, ditto 25 00 Cook stoves, cast Iron, No. S. ....... l10 00 Cook stoves, cast Iron, No. 7 8 00 Parlor cooks, 2-hole, small oven.... 6 09 Parlor suits, 5 pieces 25 00 Parlor suits, 3 pieces, Louis XIV style 17 B0 Cobbler rocking' chairs, large 2 SO Couches, In French ramie 6 00 Couches, In 4-tone velours 9 00 Iron bedsteads, as low as S CO Large, handsome oak bedsteads 4 75 GRAND LODGE, A. 0. U. W. "W1U Meet at State Capitol in lalem Next Tuesday. SALEM, July 14. The local members of the Ancient Order of United Workmen are making all necessary arrangements f6r the entertainment of the grand lodgo of the order, which will meet In this city three days, commencing Tuesday, July 17. The cognate order, the Degree of Honor, will meet at the same time. The two bodies will hold their sessions in the Supreme Courtroom and the Sen ate chamber at the Statehouse. Commit tees from the local lodges have arranged for a reception to be given in honor of their visitors on Tuesday evening, on Wilson avenue, where a large tent will bo erected and Ice cream and cake will be served. Governor .Geer today received a state ment of traffic through canal and locks at Oregon City for the quarter ending June 30, from Secretary Charles H. Cau fleld.It shows the total number of trips made through the looks to have been 440, the number of passengers 4S1S, horses and cattle 249, sheep and hogs 883; 327,842 feet of lumber, 6,542,702 feet of logs, 36,000 feet of piling, 127 cords of wood, 10.3SO tons of freight. About 500 followers of William J. Bryan met in Marion Square today and ratified the nomination of Bryan and Stevenson. A number of short speeches were made by.promlnent Democrats. Very little inu accomplished at the meeting of hopgrowers in this city today. The attendance was very small. Secre tary Wlnstanley, of the Hopgrowers' As sociation, was instructed to write to all hopgrowers of the state regarding the proposition made by Llllenthal & Co. to finance the crop, and further action was deferred until the growers shall be heard from. Sheriff Durbln today notified the differ ent school districts throughout the county of the amount of school funds due them out of the last deposit of taxes made with the County Treasurer. James Wyatt, aged 17 years, was today received at the Insane Asylum from Jack son uounty; aisoHorace Plnkney, aged about 45 years, from Marion County. Raymond Johnson, colored; Thomas Burke and Charles Daniels, Portland boys committed to the Reform School, escaped today, and are supposed to be in the vicinity of Independence. BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE. Lar&e Attendance --at the Third Day's Session. CINCINNATI, July 14. The attendance at the third day's session of the Interna tional Assembly of the Baptist Young People's Union was estimated at 10,000. While Music Hall was packed, others were meeting in sections. Dr. H. M. Wharton, of Philadelphia, led the devo tional hour with an address on "Personal Work." After the reports of committees addresses were delivered by Hon. B. F. Dunwiddle, of JanesvUle, Wis.; Tr. T. C. Johnson, of Charleston, W. Va., and Dr. S. Y. Jameson, of Atlanta, the last named describing some phases of mission work in the South. In discussing the student volunteer movement. Franklin W. Sweet, of St. Paris, O., spoke of "Its Origin'; Rev. Al bert Ehrgoti, of Springfield, O., of "Its Marvelous Development," and Charles B. Tenny, of Rochester, N. Y., of "Its Sig nificance,"' i The afternoon was devoted to junior ex ' ercises, with an address by Dr. W. E. 1 Hatcher, of Richmond, Va., on "Child Conversion and Child Training." HQWTO BRING PEACE Flatter the Filipinos and Hos tilities Will Cease. PROCLAMATION OP BUENCAMINO Offers -the Natives TVhat They Al ready Have But Do Not ICnovr They Possess. MANILA, P. L, May 25 Felipe Buen camlno, ex-Secretary of State In the Filipino government, surrendered to the American forces last December, fully expecting to be shot as soon as It was learned who he was. Instead of exocutlmr him, however, the American officer to whom Buencamlno presented himself in vited the Filipino to .share his supper of two eggs and a handful of rice, and the next day sent him down to Manila. Hero he was confined for three months In the Avela-street jail. Shortly before Genorai Otis left for homo Buencamlno was re leased, and it was understood between Otis and Buencamlno that the latter should devote his onergles toward ef fecting peace between tho Filipino forces and thene of the United States, and the recognition of American sovereignty in the Philippines by the Filipinos. To thli ond Buencamlno has composed a peace programme, copies of which have been sent to the prominent leaders of the rev olution, both in and out of Manila, and It Is the purpose of Buencamlno to start the formation of a "Philippine national party," on tho bases -contained In this programme, a faithful translation of which follows: "As tho present Filipino revolution Is a direct result of the Spanish-American War, and as we have declared tho United States to bo the protecting power of our Independence, it is impossible, in accord ance with international law, for us to do without the United States in tha matter of obtaining our national Independence, becauso no country can enter Into tho concert of independent natlonn except in accordance with the rules of that law. "Tho proclamation of EmlKo Agulnaldo, datod May 24, ISPS; the revolutionary holp given by our troops during tho war be tween Spain and the United States, and the Treaty of Paris, dated December 10, 1S98, conspired to give to tho United States the role of protecting power over the Philippines, as well as that of the bel ligerent power to whom Spain sold all her rights for 530.000,000. And, If to the Xoregolng legal deductions we add the fact that the United States have clear ly shown their determination to Inter vene In our future, the Impossibility of resisting tholr Intervention becomes still more evident and clear. "It is possible that the United States, eventually weary of our present system of warfare, may decide to sell us to some other power, or else leave us to our fate; In which latter case It would devolve upon us to obtain tho recognition of our Independence from the nations of the world. This possibility is fraught with the imminent danger that we fall victims to tho ambitions of the great nations and become partitioned among them. "Consequently It is neceswy that we recognize the supremacy of the United States and strive to obtain, within the limits of the American Constitution, the greatest measure of liberty compatible with our welfare. "The most predominant features In our past independent government were those immoralities and abuses which are the offspring of our own Ignorance, and the vices inherited by us from Spain. We succeeded in making the Fllplno regime so odious to our own people that In the critical moments of our affairs tho peo ple showed us their hatred: they respect ed neither our Cabinet officers nor the persons of the mother and the son of the President of tho Filipino Republic, whom they sold to the Americans after first having murdered many of the lead ers, officers and soldiers of our army; and they have robbed our government of its properties and money. We require, then, the protecting power of the United States to prevent our national unity from destruction by those civil wars which, owing to tho factional feelings and divisions arising from our Immor alities and abuses, would undoubtedly obtain were an independent government established. "Tho conciliatory policy pursued by the American Government, notwithstand ing our marked hostility to them; the humane treatment of prisoners and their release from prison after short deten tion only; the Installation into public office of the more intelligent Filipinos; the Increase of wages and the conse quent betterment of the laboring classes; the liberal reform in our laws and the granting to our towns of a marriage and municipal law eminently democratic and such as we did not possess even undor our own Independent government: all this has increased the sentiment for annexa tion to an extraordinary degree and to day there Is among us tho keenest compe tition for all government employments. "Should the time come when our clashing interests will lead brother to fight against brother, we will then In deed be unfortunate and to be pitied. The Americans will dominate under these deplorable circumstances and wo will be helpless. "If, notwithstanding our fleeting polit ical dissensions, we can manage to pre rerve our national unity we will always be a respectable nation of 10.000,000 of people and capable ultimately of obtain ing our national emancipation; but, if we are divided by the irreconcilable hatreds which lead to civil strife we will be nothing more nor less than a group of tribes, and we could easily be reduced to the level of the nomad Igor rotee. "For these reasons we should cease hostilities with the United States and form a national party which, if we take advantage of the opportunities of the present moment, will always be In the majority. Filipinos' Bad Name. "Another powerful argument for peace is the fact that in continuing our present system of guerrilla war wo give an ex cuse for the bad element of our popu lation to live by force of arms at the cost of their more peaceful neighbors; under the guise of patriots these former take the field, not to fight for our in dependence, but simply to rob and enrich themselves, and brigandage Is conse quently prevalent. The HI effects of such actions aro already felt through the land, and they liave given to our cause a repu tation for criminal methods and abuses. The national party would show great po litical discernment and good sense were they to cease hostilities and co-operate with the established authorities in the prosecution of these bandits and robbers who have, during the last few months, rucccedcd in dragging the lair fame of the Filipino revolution to tho low level. 'In view of the foregoing, we believe the following resolutions should be adopted: "First Recognize the supremacy of the United States, by a cessation of hostili ties; obey the American authorities and loyally co-operate with them In tho work J of pacification. "Second Ask from the Government of the United States the declaration that we be allowed the enjoyment of personal rights guaranteed by the American Con stitution; exception is made of our po litical rights until such time as Con gress shall definitely determine our fu ture. "Third Unite and appear before the American Congress to ask the fulfillment of our noble aspirations. There shall be absolute and entire political freedom of speech and expression; the autonomists may ask for autonomy; the annexation ists for annexation, and the nationalists for Independence, and no party shall by force or violence Impose its Ideas upon any other. "Fourth Philippine funds shall be ap plied as follows: (a) To maintain a hos pital for the wounded And sick Filipino soldiers now in the field; (b) to succor the invalid Flllplpo soldiers; (c) to create a university In Manila and four official In stitutes, one in Manila, one in Vlgan, one In Nueva Caceres and one In Ilo Ho, all under the protection of the United States Government, "Fifth Our political rights shall be ex ercised after the manner determined by the American Congress. "Sixth Any person holding, funds be longing to the government of the Filipino Republic shall deliver the same to the American Government established In Ma nila, falling In which such person will be prosecuted as a swindler. "Seventh Municipalities -will be ruld by the legal expression of tho will of the people, and each province may name a representative delegate. These delegitcs may make known their desires to the American Civil Commission, who. in turn, will communicate them to the Government at Washington, and the latter will lay them before Congress. These delegates shall have the right to appeal directly to the Administration and to Congress, there to make known their wants. "Eighth Tho frlirs shall be excluded from the rdminlstratlon of the Philippine Catholic Church." The Nr lives Flattered. For such a pcaco propaganda to bo ac ccptablo to the Filipino people, and more especially to the more stubborn clement thereof, it must flatter them and appeal to their national vanity. They must be ca joled Into believing that thoy aro insisting upon terms and stlpuatlons from the United States Government, that conces sions are given them, that they are still an Important factor In the situation, and that their consent Is needed to any ccttlcraorit. If such a peace programme as the above appeils to their vanity, ItTns a much bet ter chance of being accepted by them than were it a simple bunlne-a proposition, de void of all sentiment. Hence Buencamlno makes a show of asking much from the American Government m exchange for the cessation of hostilities and the recognition of American sovereignty, while, as a mat ter of fact, he does not ask for a. slnjle thing of any importance that the mill tary administration has not already ac corded the Filipino people. But, the mass of the paople do not know this, because what the American Government has done for them has never been concretely writ ten out and placed before their eyes. Buencamlno practically recites what the United States has already done for the rillpinos, and then says: "We will ask for all this in exchange for peace," and the Filipino thinks those are pretty good things to have, and that they constitute desirable and dignified terms of capitula tion. So It is that the Buencamlno docu ment Is written for tho Filipino people and in that way which argues for Its quickest acceptance by them. There are, however, one or two mis leading statements in Buencamlno's eom jnunlcatlon, notably that which says tho condition of "the Filipino laborer has bet tered with tho Increase of his earnings. It Is true the laborer and other work man In Manila earns more today than formerly, but the increase in wage is in no way commensurate with the cost of living, so In reality he is worse off than he was formerly. Speaking to a representative of the As sociated Press, Buencamlno said: "There are three elements operating against peace In the Philippines today. One Is the friars, 'who, in the ultimate adjustment of the present trouble be tween the Filipinos and Americans, fore see the final loss of their position and prestige in the country, as well as of their properties and wealth. I believe they seek to prolong the struggle In the hope that something may arise to secure their standing In the country, and I be lieve they are partly accountable for the recent rumors of a native uprising in Manila. The second reason Is the pres ence In Manila of certain hot-headed Filipinos, who persist in stirring up the people to continued discontent with the American occupation. These men may be called professional agitators and poli ticians, and I think they should be sought out and suppressed. The third Is the stiff necked attitude of the past military gov ernment In refusing to treat with the Fili pinos except on the ground of total and unconditional surrender. They seem to have thought the only possible way to terminate our misunderstandings was by force of arms. This I consider a nat ural result of military training. Men schooled in the use of arms naturally believe the only way to settle a quarrel is to fight it out to a finish. If this new commission comes here with broader and more liberal views; if they will approach the Filipino people, or allow themselves to be approached by us. with some lit tle tact and some little diplomacy; if they will give the men in the field the chanco to surrender as men and as soldiers, to surrender and still be able to look their countrymen in the eye, to still retain some honor (and it would take such in significant concessions on your part to make this possible). I assure you that peace will be a question of & lew weeks only. Agiiinaldo Is still the leader and the Idol of the Filipino people. If your civil commission will give an official and legal assurance to him that the in dividual and personal rights of the Fili pino people will be assured and protected, leaving the determination of their politi cal status entirely to your Congress, peace will at once be effected. We recog nize your sovereignty throughout these islands; you have forced us to do that. What we now crave is your fairness and your justice. The Filipino question no longer calls for violence and bloodshed. It is a question of Justice, of a people's inherent rights and of their right to rea sonable consideration at the hands of their victors. It Is a question of principle to which the application of principles of justice and right will speedily bring a peaceful .settlement. Linseed OH Affairs. CHICAGO, July 14. The petition of the minority stockholders of the National Linseed Oil Company for tho appoint ment of a receiver to take charge of the remaining assets of the corporation was denied today by Judge Kohlsaat in the United States Circuit Court. Judge Kohlsaat stated that no showing had been made" that tho person in charge of the assets of the concern is incompetent or that he will not make account of the proceeds of the assets when released. It was Bhown that less than 3 per cent of the stock and bondholders desire to make any change and tho court held that this was insufficient reason. Sash and Door Trust. CHICAGO, July 14. The sash, door and blind manufacturers of Chicago, after many iutilo attempts, have consolidated. The new corporation, which will be known as the American Sash & Door Com pany, has' been incorporated under the laws of New Jersev. with an authorized I capital ofV ,000,000, BY DIRECT PRIMARY System Adopted by Lincoln, Neb., Republicans. VOTERS TAKE GREATER INTEREST Party Strengthened at the Polls Money Saved to the City by Better Administration. LINCOLN, Neb., July 7. (Special cor respondence.) The Lincoln system of nominating candidates for office, adopted by the Republican city central commit- ,, ""sysIenT a splendid ticket tee three years ago. Is an adaptation of -ms nominated and elected, and the ad the old primary method to local condl- ministration of the water department FRANK M. tlons. The system provides that the pri maries shfUl open at 12 noon, and con tinue until 7 P. M. The smaller wards have but jone voting place, while the wards casting more than 500 Republican ballots have two voting places. The Aus tralian ballot is used, the city central committee furnishing tho ballots, voting booths, "blank books, pencils, paper and other necessaries, including the' polling places. All qualified Republican voters who havo complied with the state regu lations for primary elections are entitled to vote. The city central committee also appoints from the well-known residents of the precincts or wards three Judges and two clerks, who have power to ad minister oaths. They keep a record of the names and residences of all persons voting or offering to vote, and the rec ord, after the primaries aro over, fa filed with the chairman of the city central committee. Any person desiring to be a candidate for a city office shall, at least five days before the day fixed for the primary elec tion, file with the chairman of the city central committee a petition signed by at least 100 Republican voters of the city, indorsing him for the office he secies, no two petitions for tho same office to be signed by the same person- Petitions for ward offices are made up in practically the same manner with the difference that only 60 names are required for the ie tltlon, and all persona Blgnlng the peti tions must give their place, of resldenco In the city. After all the petitions have been handed in tho committee arranges the names of all the candidates alphabet ically, and prints and distributes the ballots in the various wards and precincts at least three hours before the opening of the polls. After the ballots have been cast, the votes aro counted upon the tally-sheets, which have been kept In duplicate. One copy is sealed and Immediately transmit ted by the Judges to the chairman of the city central committee together with the ballot-boxes duly sealed. The other tally- sheet Is posted upon the door of the polling place. Hovr Nominations Are Made. The committee then meets as delegates on the Wednesday following the primary and canvasses the returns, and the can didate lor any office receiving a majority of all votes cast is declared the nominee for such office, and hla name is duly cer tified to the City Clerk. In case no can didate receives a majority of all the vofes cast, the city central committee Im mediately calls a second primary election to be held on the Tuesday following tho Wednesday on which the vote is can vassed, and at such election the two can- Idates receiving the highest number of votes at the first primary are the only candidates voted for. the other names being dropped. While this method is somewhat cumbersome and expensive, yet it .prevents tricksters from bringing out a multiplicity of candidates and defeat ing the real choice of the people by & plurality vote The system also provides that where one of tho two candidates receiving the highest number of votes refuses to be a candidate at the Becond primary, the person receiving the third largest vote may have his name placed upon tho bal lot at the second primary. The object of this la to prevent on of the two can didates receiving the highest number of votes from bribing the other not to be a candidate at the second primary, and thus preventing an objectionable candi date from being forced upon the party by ring methods. In case of a tie at the faecond primary, the decision Is made by casting lots. All contests must bo flled In writing, stating the grounds therefor within 24 hours after the canvass of the Te.turns, and such contests shall be decided forth with by the city central committee. Each ward chooses its member of the city cen tral committee. The chairman and sec retary are selected by the candidates, and their selection Is ratified by the com mittee. The committeemen are elected at tho primary In the same manner as candidates are nominated. The expenses of theso primaries are all paid by the city central committee, which raises a fund by levying an assessment upon each candidato, generally based upon the salary which he expects to re ceive, and the name of no candidate is placed upon the ticket until he has paid the assessment. At the primaries held in the city last Spring, the Bum of $345 was raised, and after all the bills had been paid, the city committee returned to the candidates $100, leaving the cost of the primaries (245. Benefit of the System. Speaking of the system, Frank M. Tyr rell, who conducted the first two cam paigns after its adoption by the Republi cans, said: "At the time this system of nominating was adopted our local politics had got ten In a bad way. The departments of the city were conducted in an extrava gant manner, and all classes of taxpay ers were very much dissatisfied with tho administration of affairs. It was charged that appointments were being made for a financial consideration; and that po licemen, firemen and other city employes were making forced contributions to the appointing power. The Republican party was in a very bad way, politically, when a number of men got together and or ganized what they denominated the Lin coln system. As a result of this awak- TYRRELL. alone resulted in a saving of about $29,000 to the taxpayers of the city in a single year. "Tho system is undoubtedly very popular with the Republicans of the city, and while it has not always resulted in nrst class nominations, yet the results gen erally have been good. Tho tendency has been to interest the average voter Jn tho niaklng up of the ticket. He be lieves he has had a hand in it himself, and It being in a sense a creature of his own creation, ho takes an Interest in it, votes and works for the ticket. It is. more difficult for ringsters and bosses to dominate politics under this system and yet It must be conceded that the profes sional politician with the time and a mate for politics has a very great advan tage of the man of affairs In a contest of this kind as well as under the conven tion system. This system 6f making a ticket Is almost perfect when Interest enough 1b taken In the result to insure the attendance at the primaries of the best class of voters, and no plan will result in good nominations when those persons who desire good government neg lect to take a hand In the making of a ticket. Increased Republican Majorities. "In tho three elections in which the nominations were made under this sys tem, the majorities for the Republican ticket have constantly grown larger, and but one Republican has been defeated on the general city ticket All Republi cans seem to have come to the conclu sion that so far as our city politics are concerned this plan of making nomina tions has come to stay. Not since the first year has there been any organized fight made before the city central com mittee for a return to tho convention system. The Australian method of vot ing where the Judges of the primaries htive charge of tho ballots and present them to the voter who goes to the booth and secretly votes his choice, results in reducing the influence of a ward heeler to a minimum, removes much of the temptation for candidates to use money, gives every citizen the opportunity to pre sent his name to the voters of his party on equal terms and has In this city resulted In great good to the city and party. "I conducted the first two campaigns under this system. At the first election there was a quiet bolt by a large element of the party, but recruits from the ranks of the Independent voters more than made up for the Bhrinkage, and a most excel lent ticket was elected. Since then there seems to be a general acquiescence in the system, and last Spring the fusionlats were unable to present a full ticket to the people, and the entire Republican ticket was elected by handsome majori ties. "The Populists and Democrats in this city stick to the old method." NEW ROAD FOR MEXICO. Proposes to Get a Share of the Ori ental Trade. KANSAS CITY, July 14-A. E- Stlllwell, president and'promoter of the projected Kansas City. Mexico & Orient Railway, arrived In the city today from Chicago to attend a meeting of the directors of the company, called for the purpose of amending Its charter so that the road can be built through Oklahoma without delay. "Nothing can now prevent the con struction of the road," said Mr. Stlllwell. "It will be built and in operation between Kansas City and Topolobampo within threo years, and Kansas City and Chicago will become harbors of an immense tide of commerce which is beginning to flow between the United States and the Ori ent," Other officers who attended tho meeting were W. W. Sylvester, of St. Louis, first vice-president, and A. E. Mllliken, of Du rango, Mexico, one of the directors. Sur veying corps are in the field In Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico, laying out the route of the line. First Census Bulletin. WASHINGTON, July 14. The census office issued its first bulletin today, giv ing the population of the District of Columbia at 278,713. This In an Increase I since tho last census of 20.9S per cent. DEMOCRATICRECORD The Party of Expansion From: Jefferson's Time. ALWAYS GLORIED IN ITS POLICY Cleveland's Withdrawal From Em wall the First Break Platform Utterances Sinoo 2844 Tho Democratic party has an expansion roconi of which it may Justly be proud, and were it the party- of Jefferson, Polls and Benton instead- of the property of Bryan, it would not stoop to make its platform a political drag-net to view wity alarm tho present American policy la Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. From the day that Its, first President. Jofferson, began the negotiations for Lou isiana, and conjecturing that If the Rocky Mountains were the source ofa great river flowing eastward, there mHbe an other great river west of the divide, decided to send an expedition to Oregon, to the day that President Cleveland pulled down the flag at Honolulu, the Democ racy was consistently and persistently for extension of tho National domain. It gloried in every foot of land it added to the "American Empire," as Chief Justice. Marshall defined the term "United States" in 1S20, and as late as 1SS4 It taunted thej Republican party for having stopped Its expansion achievements with the acqui sition of Alaska. East of the Mississippi the Democracy gave the country Flori da, and west of the river Louisiana, Texas, Oregon and California, But for thai Democracy and Jefferson and Benton and its other great men, Texas and Califor nia would be Mexican; Oregon, British, and if the Napoleonic wars had not af fected territorial rights on this conti nent, Louisiana would be French, and the western boundary of the United' States would be the line designated by, tho treaty of liS3 the Mississippi River. Here in tho West in Texas, California; and Nevada, which were part of Mexico; in Nebraska, which was part of Lou isiana; in Oregon, Washington and Ida ho, which comprised the Oregon Territory-There, where the Democracy won Its greatest triumphs in territorial acquisi tion. Brjan is parleying for votes to re verse the traditional policy of his party; and his country. In reviewing the historical attitude of tho Democracy towards expansion, it is not necessary to dwell long upon the purchase of Louisiana, as It Is a topic of familiar interest. It showered upon Jef ferson's head the contumely and con demnation of the Federalists who prated then, as the Bryanltes are prating now, that Constitutional liberty had been d& stroyed by expansion. Louisiana ac quired, and Oregon and Texas in sight, we find the Democratic National Conven tion of 1844 adopting this war-like plankf. Reeolved. That oar title to th whol of tha Territory of Oreson Is clear and uaqaestion ablo; that no portion of the same ought to be cedsd to England or any other pover; and that tha reoccupation of Oregon and th reannexatlon of Texas at tho earliest prac tical period aro great American measures which this convention recommends to the cordial support of tha Democracy of tho Union, The campaign of 1S48 did not catch th Democracy unprepared. It was prompt with an Indorsement of tho Mexican War which it deliberately provoked, as Just and necessary, and a threat of another? thrashing to Mexico if she did not coma to terms. The platform declared: Resolved, That the war with Mexico . . Is a Just and necessary war upon our part. In which every American citizen should hav shown himself on the side of his country, and jnelther morally nor physically, by word or deed, have given aid or comfort to tha enemy. Resolved. . . . that while the ratification! of the liberal treaty offered to Mexico remains in doubt. It is the duty of this country to sustain the Administration In every measura to provide for the -vigorous prosecution of tha war. should that treaty bo rejected. Having nominated Buchanan, of Ostend conference fame, for President In 18C6, the party could not logically denounce his conspiracy against Cuba, so it mads, this declaration of its policy In the Gul of Mexico: That th Democratic party will expect of th next Administration that eery proper effort be made to Insure our ascendency In the Gult of Mexico, and to maintain permanent protec tion to the great outlets through which are emptied into Its waters the products raised out of tha soil and tha commodities created by the Industry of the peopla of our West ern valleys, and of the Union, at large. Though broken on slavery In 1860, tha Democracy refused to abandon expan slon. The Douglas convention declared; That the Democratic party are In favor ofi tha acquisition of tha Island o Cuba, on such, terms as shall be honorable to ourselves an& Just to Spain. And the Breckinridge convention: That the Democratic party are la favor o tha acquisition of the Island of Cuba on such, terms as shall be honorable to ourselves- and, just to Spain, at tha earliest practicable, moment. In 1SS4 the party prided Itself on its expansion record and chided the Repub licans for the little territory they had acquired in their 21 years of power ex tending through the Lincoln. Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Arthur Ad ministrations The platform of that year, perhaps the strongest and best balanced platform upon which any party, has ever gone before the country, con tains this Important declaration: This country has never bad a well-defined and executed foreign policy, sava under Dem ocratic Administration. That policy has eve? been la regard to foreign nations, so long as they do no act detrimental to .the inter eats of the country, or hurtful to our citizens, to let them alone. As tha result of this pol icy, wo recall tha acquisition of Louisiana, Florida, California and the adjacent Mex lean Territory by purchase alone, and con trast these grand acquisitions of Democratism statesmanship with the purchase of Alaska, tha sole fruit of a Republican Administration of nearly a quarter of a century. Such Is the expansion record of th party which makes the straw man Im perialism the paramount Issue of this year's campaign, and proposes to vest a motley collection of thieving and cut throat Filipino tribes with the sovereign function of self-government. It Is a record full of grand achievements but iti present- leader and representative is a mighty Bmall chap. : T Floods in Chile. SANTIAGO DE CHILE, July 14, vl Galveston. Very heavy rains have fallen throughout the country, washing away 2Sj bridges and flooding several cities. v