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TI7F. RrXDAY OTCEGOXTAW PORTLAND, JULY 22, 1900.
TRIP OF THE MAZAKIAS
Wir.Ii START FR03I ALBANY AXD
ASCEXU MOUNT JEFFERSON.
The Camp Will Be Made at Parmella
Lake and a. Stop at the Govern
ment Reserve.
ALBANY. Or.. July 2L The announce
ment that the Maxamas, of Portland, will
ho.d their annual outing on the top of
Mount Jefferson, on August XL has been
received with satisfaction by the people
of Albany, which will be the starting
point for the excursion. Tne party will
cather at this city on Aujrust 6 and start
the next morning at 7 o'clock for Mount
Jefferson. The distance from Albany Is
8 miles, being 52 miles by rail to De
troit. 2S miles to Parmella Lake, where
the camp will be established for the as
cent of the mountain. 5 miles to the tim
ber line, and C miles to the top. On the
way are the hot springs on the Govern
ment reserve, which has already become
something of a resort, there being 50 to
120 campers there now.
Circuit Court, Department 2, has ad
journed until July SI, when the case of
H C. Davis et al. vs. the Portland Flour
ing Mill Company et al., will be tried.
The plaintiffs were storers of wheat in
the warehouses of the late T. J. Black
and claim the right to a large quantity
of wheat which had been shipped by Mr.
Black to the defendants.
In a good game of baseball this after
noon Albany defeated Corvallls, IS to 10.
HE PREFERS REPUBLICANISM.
Senator Yeend Repudiates Bryan
and m Party and Tells "Why.
Walla "Walla Union.
"In National matters I expect to sup
rort the Republican ticket this Fall; In
state politics I shall give the preference
to the Republicans, and In county poll
tics I shall be guided largely by the men
running on the different tickets."
That was the declaration made yester
day by Senator John Yeend, who is
still a member of the State Senate, and
who has been a prominent Populist leader
for several years.
"I appreciate and approve of the course
of the Republican party and the President
In regard to the new possessions, as
against the declarations of the opposi
tion," Mr. Yeend continued, "and I am
not at all pleased with the Democratic
cry of imperialism against President Mc
JCInlev. From the Information that I
have had I have been unable to seo how
our Government couldv for any rea
son or with any degree of honor or
credit either to ourselves or to other na
tions, have withdrawn from the Philip
pine Islands. I have sufficient confidence
in the American people to believe that
they are always going to be honorable,
and that they will not Impose any unjust
cts upon the Inhabitants of our newly
required Inlands. I admire the Presl
dert's stand upon this question, and I am
orTnsed to the opposition policy of mis
representation, that has for its purpose
the prejudicing of the minds of the
American people against an honorable
administration of affairs.
"Furthermore, I am not pleased with
the course pursued by Bryan. One in
cident that intensified my mind against
Bryan was the fact that, when he was
here, he attempted to appeal to the peo
r who had lost blood relatives in the
Philippines, and then pointed to the Pres
ent as the executioner of these brave
boys. Since they I have not been able
to look upon Bryan as a loyal citizen.
Had he been such he should have aided
the Government, Instead of going about
the country agitating the people and as
sisting indirectly In creating a sentiment
that Is responsible for the shedding of
more blood. Bryan was defeated four
years ago. It is a generally accepted pol
icy that the majority shall rule, and as
the majority gave a verdict against Bryan
It was Ill-advised for him to become an
agitator against our Government in time
of war and try to make the country's
battles the harder to win."
"Do you believe there will be anv
effectual fusion this year?" he was asked.
"There may be in name," he replied;
"but not in reality. I think that over
GO per cent of what is termed old-line
Populists or Independent voters will
cost their votes with, or their preference
will be for. the Republican ticket this
year. In this county In my opinion there
will be a still greater percentage voting
the Republican ticket."
"What has brought about these changes
among the Populists?"
"One thing is the changed conditions
as they effect the people. Another is the
effect of the disregard of the promises
made to the people by those who were
working under the Fusion banner of re
form. A part of this is an attempt by
those in power to build up a ring rule to
perpetuate themselves In power, when it
was ring rule that caused them to go be
fore the people and ask that reform
methods be adopted and the zingsters
turned out The people have been greatly
disappointed In the alleged reform
forces."
EUGENE'S STREET-CAR LINE.
It Cannot Be Made to Pay It "Will
Be Taken "Up.
EUGENE, July 2L A public meeting
was held at the City Hall this evening, at
the call of the Mayor, for the purpose of
conferring with Mr. Dennis regarding the
future of the street-car line. The object
of the meeting was to get an understand-
e Ing between the owner of the car line.
tne v. ouncu ana tne citizens regarding the
business conditions which affect the line.
Mr. Dennis talked freely regarding his
property, which he says is not able at
present to make running expenses. His
future plans, he said, would depend to
some extent upon the attitude of the pub
lic toward this public convenience. If the
city should compel him to comply strictly
with the terms of his franchise, it would
necessitate great additional expense on
his part, which he did not consider the
business would Justify. If such strict
compliance were expected of him he
wanted to know it. and rather than bear
the expense ho would tear up the line
and move it away. The main Idea of Mr.
Dennis was to have an understanding
with the city and the public to tho effect
that strict compliance with the terms of
the franchise would not be insisted upon,
and that he be allowed to manage bis
business, if possible, In such a way as to
put It on a profit-paying basis. The mat
ter of electrifying or extending the line
was not discussed to any extent.
The conference resulted in the matter
being left with Mr. Dennis to investigate
pla3s for Improvement of the line and
report at the Council meeting in Septem
ber. Mr. Dennis also made a declaration
that whatever he did the lino should be
ket In better condition than heretofore,
and if he found he could not make it pay
be would take It up.
FLYWHEEL BURST.
Englne-Honse of a Flouring: Mill at
Tacoma Demolished.
TACOMA, Wash., July 2L An 18-foot
flywheel In the Puget Sound Flouring
BQIls burst this morning, utterly demol
ishing the engine-house and knocking sev
eral holes through the walls of the main
building. No one was killed, though sev
eral were slightly injured by flying pieces
of iron.
A cutworm is doing great injury to the
Pop crop in Puyallup Valley.
WARRANTS FOR STREET-CAR MEN.
Charged With. Kanalanenter on Acs
cooBt of Tsooma Accident.
TACOMA. Wash., July 21.-3. Z. Mltch
elL of Portland, general manager, and F.
I. Dame, general superintendent, of the
Tacoma Street Railway Company, have
been formally charged with manslaughter,
information being filed against them this
afternoon by the County Attorney. This
Is the result of the Fourth of July street
car accident. In which over 40 lives were
lost, 60 persons Injured, 20 of whom are
still in the hospitals.
Crop About Dayton.
DAYTON, Or., July 2L The farmers
are Improving every hour cutting grain.
Most of the Fall grain is already In the
shock and considerable of the Spring
grain Is ready to harvest. A thresher
will start "Wednesday next on the farm
of B. Hadley, the earliest date for anv
machine around here.
Hopgrowers are spraying their vines,
hoping to get as good a crop as possible.
If the warm weafhor continues the hoa
louse will have a hard time to exist here.
The crop looks very good at present
The army worm has shown Itself in"
great numbers In the clover fields and
potato patches around Dayton. One place
Just outside ot town they have cut a
swath through a clover patch and at
tacked the potatoes. The owner of the
ground placed some gron hop vines Im
mediately In their path to test them
with that kind of a living. They seem
to relish the hop as well as the clover.
They leave no green thing In their path.
Washlnirton'a Forest Ranters.
Tacoma News.
D. B. Sholler, superintendent of Wash
ington forestry reserves, has today (19th)
appointed the following rangers: William
Scales, Charles Blaker, W. A. Ashford,
Mount Tacoma reserve; F. R. Smith. Les
lie Bardin, H. J. Dakin, E. J. Conner,
Washington reserve: B. L.. Northup, W.
C. Ellsworth, Fred Hanson, Olympic re
serve. These men will bo assigned to
duty at once. Their appointment gives
Mr. Sheller a force of 28 men now on duty
and 12 more will be named later. It
Is intended there shall be 16 men at the
Mount Tacoma reserve, 10 on the Wash
ington, two on Priest River and 12 In the
Olvmnic reserve. Tho rangers have been
assigned to duty later than usual this
year. This has been caused by delays In
the transmission of application blanks
and In other "red tape" matters. A back
ward Summer has aided the forestry
superintendent and the lack of rangers
has not been keenly felt.
2Vevr Oregon Incorporations.
SALEM, Or., July 2L The following
artloles of Incorporation have been filed
In the office of the Secretary of Stato
during the week:
Gold Standard Mining & Milling Com
pany, Baker City; JL0W.0C0; H. W. Early.
George Porter and M Wright.
The Columbia Mill & Tie Company,
Portland; $3000; W. L. Archamboau, Al
Salmon and C. E. Cook.
Eastern Oregon Banking Company,
Shaniko. Wasco County; ?23,000; H. A.
Moore. D. M. French, F. T. Hurlburt,
W. Lord and E. C. Pease.
Roseburg Water & Light Company,
Roseburg; 5100,000; Fred S. Morris, W. H.
Hurlburt and R. E. Moody.
Oregon Sash & Door Company. Portland;
$10,000; J. A. Martin, C. H. Jackson and
F. H. Ramson.
Malheur City Townslte Company, Baker
City; $100 000; Mitchell Smith, A. B. Frame
and Frank A. Bowen.
Exchange of Alaska Malls.
WASHINGTON, July 21. The Postofilco
Department has authorized an Interna
tional exchange of malls between Skag
way, Alaska, and White Horse, in the
Yukon district of Canada, to commence
at once, and to Include both ordinary and
registered malls. The malls for White
Horse are to contain articles addressed
for delivery at that place and the malls
for Skagway to contain articles for all
points in the "United States except for
places in Alaska along the Yukon River
and on Norton Sound and Golofnin Bay.
Rate War on Upper Yukon.
SKAGWAY, July 14. A rate war has
Just opened on the Yukon between Inde
pendent lines. The Florence S. out pas
senger fares from Dawson to White
Horse from $75 to $45. and the Klondike
Corporation put the fare on Its steamer
Flora down to $20. Both boats are small,
but the Flora Is bringing 127 passengers
up the river. Whether the big lines will
become involved is a question.
Rock for Eucenc Streets.
EUGENE, Or., July 2L Yesterday after
noon the city" entered Into a contract with
Densmore & Fuller for the purchase of
2000 yards of crushed rock for use on
the streets of the city. The contract pro
vides "for the delivery of the crushed rock
at such points as may be designated
within the city limits, and the price to be
paid is SO cents per yard.
Uneasiness Over Missionaries.
TACOMA, July 2L Among the mission
aries in China whose safety Is causing so
much uneasiness are the Rev. Arthur H.
Smith and Mrs. Smith, who is a sister of
Mrs. Merritt, wife of Rev. W. C. Merritt,
of this city. Nothing has been heard from
them since June L
Tacoma Ledsrer Changes Hands.
TACOMA, July 2L S. A. Perkins, sole
owner of the Evening News, has bought
the Tacoma Ledger, and will run It as
a strong Republican paper. The consid
eration Is not given. The News will be
continued Independent in politics.
THROUGH TO CHICAGO WITH
OUT CHANGE.
Ifs a pleasure to travel In first-class
cars. The newly equipped ChlcagoPort
land Special, leaving Portland every
morning at 9:15, carries the latest im
proved parlor, dining, sleeping and chair
cars. The train Is wide - vestlbuled
throughout, thus making a suite of rooms
of the various cars, rivaling the best to
be obtained in the first-class hotels.
The observation portion of the parlor
car Is particularly worthy of mention,
with Its large plate-glass windows and
comfortable lounging chairs.
This train runs through to Chicago
without change, and passengors may
make themselves at home, feeling satis
fled that there will be no change of cars
before their destination Is reached. For
rates and further Information, call at
City Ticket Office, 80 Third street, corner
Oak.
De Reszke'a Throat Trouble.
LONDON, July 2L The heat In London
has so aggravated Jean De Roezke's
throat trouble that he has decided not
to sing again here the present season. He
started tonight for Paris, en route to
Cauterots (a village in Hautes-Pyrennes,
where there are hot sulphur springs). It
Is regarded as almost certain that the
great tenor will be able to go to the
United States In the FalL
Cuban Constitutional Convention.
WASHINGTON, July 2L It Is stated on
good authority at the Wa,r Department
that the date for holding the Cuban elec
tion for delegates to the Constitutional
convention has been fixed approximately
for November 15 next. The Constitutional
convention, it is believed by the War De
partment authorities, can be held within
three months after that date.
War Auto's Tire Exploded.
CHICAGO, July 21. The war automo
bile, which left Chicago yosterday for
Washington, Is now at Highland, Ind.,
waiting for a new tiro. One of the tires
exploded shortly after leaving South Chi
cago, and the entire expedition went into
camp on the roadside, waiting for the new
tire The trip will be resumed Monday
morning.
Congressman Dolllver, of Iowa, has re
colved the degree of doctor of laws from
-'Bethany College? Kansas. .
MONOPOLIES TRUSTS
PROFESSOR RICTIARD T. ELY
THEIR REGULATION.
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Tendency of Monopoly Prices Mo
nopolies Never Rent Upon Mere
Maits of Capital.
Thori. ho. nn.r wn n tlm -Drhon mo-
nopolies and trusts were so much dls-1
ousfced, so much a subject of agitation.
as today. The fact that the matter seems
to bo approaching a crisis gives special
timeliness and value to a recent volume by
Professor Richard T. Ely, entitled, "Mo
nopolies and Trusts." Probably no one in
this country has made so deep and care-
f Hi a study of this subject as Dr. Ely, who '
has been better known as a writer on I
its chases than almost anv other Amerl- '
can. His book Is a scholarly and dlspas-
sionate studs of various sides of the sub
ject; the effort having been to bring to
gether all that Is scientifically discover
able about monopolies and. trusts, to dlf-
GALLERY OF NEW MEMBERS OF
G. S. REAVIS, JOINT REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNION AND WALLOWA
COUNTIES.
G. S. Reavis, Representative from Union and Wallowa Counties, was born on a farm
in Johnson County, Missouri, from whence be removed In 1877, with bis parents, crossing
the plains to Oregon by wagon, and settling In Wallowa Valley, then a port of Union County,
la the Fall of the same year. Since then be has been chiefly engaged in forming and stock
raising, although for several years after first settling in the Wallowa Valley he divided
bis time between the duties connected with farm and stock and those of a school teacher.
His election as Joint Representative for the counties of Union and "Wallowa Is the first po
litical office to which he was ever elected, and the only time that he has been a candidate
for political preferment. In politics he has always been a Democrat, and was elected to
tho Legislature as the Democratic-People's party nominee. He Is at present a resident of
Enterprise, the county seat of Wallowa County, having sold his ranch and stock two years
ago.
forentlate these, to point out the causes
of their existence and of their recent
striking Increase, and then to discuss tho
good and the evil results which come from
these, and to point out the remedies for
the undoubted evils.'
But, while the tone is entirely dispas
sionate, and the author is not at all seek
ing to hold up the monopoly or other com
bination to execration, but simply to ar
rive at the scientific facts in the matter,
his volume may be called popular because
It presents these scientific facts and argu
ments and trains of thought in language
so clear and plain that no one can mis
understand. The idea of "The Citizens'
Library of Economics. Politics and Sociol
ogy," of which Dr. Ely Is tho editor, and
of whloh this Is the first volume, Is to
present a series of works In these Im
portant fields which shall be well fitted
for the enlightenment of the Intelligent
citizen. There Is to be no sacrifice of
science to popularity; on the other hand,
the greatest possible accuracy will be se
cured in all statistical tables and state
ments of fact and theory, and no parti
san bias will disturb the conclusions. The
basic idea of the series has been excel
lently carried out In this initial volume.
The' plan of the book Is especially to be
commended: It Is divided into sir long
chapters, each of which treats one import
ant phase of the subject. This makes for
clearness of thought; the tendency In oth
er books is too often to break up the sub
ject into a multitude of small subdivisions
confusing the main Issue. In the first
chapter the author clears the ground by
defining the term monopoly in such a way
that one knows exactly what Is meant by
It In this book. Then he goes on to di
vide monopolies Into two main classes,
with a number of subdivisions, and to
explain the causes of each of theso and
the difference between them. The third
chapter takes up "The Law of Monopoly
Price," and its limits In both directions,
and brings us fa.ee to face with the chief
thing, though not by any means the only
thing, In the power of the monopoly.
The tendency of monopolies is to fix the
price of the article produced at the point
where it will yield the largest net result.
If it is placed too high, a substitute will
be found, or competition may come'ln. or
people will. If they can, get along without
the article. If it be placed too low, profits
will decrease and the increase of business
will not compensate for tljls, and, except
for the purpose of ruining a
competitor, this seldom happens. The
monopoly quickly discovers Just where
lies the gold on mean. The con
clusion which the author reaches
after a considerable discussion of various
kinds of monopoly, and the causes which
affect their business. Is that monopoly
prices are generally higher than competi
tive prices, and that, as a rule, monopoly
takes a goodly share of the wealth result
ing from exceptionally favorable condi
tions for wealth production, and absorbs
a considerable proportion of the increas
ing wealth of the community.
The fourth chapter takes up "The Llm
ists of Monopoly and tho Permanancy of
Competition." No one has yet adduced
an instance of an Important monopoly
Testing upon mere mass of capital or
upon mere combination without external
aid. The increase of wealth In thl3 coun
try is so rapid that an Immense amount
of capital Is ready at any time to enter
into competition with an existing monop
oly when there Is "a fighting chance."
Nor does the author admit the existence
of unique business talent. Where rao-
vnopoly exists It must rest upon certain
advantages which cannot be duplicated.
If you go through the list of trusts you
will fall to dlsoover any approximation
whatever toward a proportion between
mass of capital and the extent to which
monopoly obtains, or to the progress
made In the direction of monopoly.
Chapter five is a discussion of large
scale production, in the effort to show to
what extent it does as a matter of fact
prevail, what it carries with It and its
limitations. There has unquestionably
been considerable concentration of pro
duction in certain branches of business,
as the writer shows at length. When
large-scale production without any special
favors conquers -a position for Itself In
any portion of the Industrial field. It Is
because it carries with it advantages for
soolety, such as reduction of price and
elimination of waste. The regretted dis
appearance of the small producer, of
I two sfclas. 'T2ie sturdy Independence of
E C,h h hrir ',-m w established Institutions several ton
which much ns been made, has ream ., . ww v i i
the man working on his own account,"
as contrasted with a position of depend
ence In the service of huge aggregations
of capital. Is largely a myth.
"It must be clearly understood, then,
that there Is no such a thing as a trust
problem In itself. The trust problem, as
it Is called, means the widespread tend
ency to do business on a large scale:
The so-called trusts are not a bad
thing, unless business on a large scale
Is a bad thing. On the contrary, when
they come about as tho result of a free
development, they are a good thing, and
It Is a bad thing to attempt to break
them up; from efforts of this kind no
gOOd as yet BaS Come XO luej mtrricuu
people. The futility of attempts to ac-
compllsh anything beneficial by efforts
of tbi3 kind is well Illustrated by the
results of the successful suit brought by
the Attorney-General of Illinois against
the Pullman. Company."
COmlng to tho question of the evils
which grow out of monopolies and the
remedies for these, the author, who, by
tho way. Is a non-Soclallst, makes an
apt comparison, illustrative of the Tea.-
sons why In this country, following the
teachlngs of history, we regard private
monopoly as something odious, politi
cal despotism is good if we have a good
despot. But we do not want despotism,
THE OREGON LEGISLATURE
because, on the one hand, we dare not
trust human nature, and. on the other
hand, we prefer to govern ourselves.
We may make some mistakes, but we
have the satisfaction of governing our
selves, and we also have the develop
ment of Intellect and character which
proceeds from so doing. So, too, eco
nomic despotism has some advantages,
doubtless. If the monopolists who exer
cise despotism are good men; but we
fear to trust human nature, and we
wish self-government so far as may be
In Industrial affairs. We observe, also,
the insolence of private monopoly wher
ever it begins to get securely on Its
feet. Ho quotes, with approval, tho
words of the Supreme Court of Ohio:
"Experience shows that It is not wise
to trust human cupidity, where it has
the opportunity to aggrandize itself at
the expense of others." On account,
then, of the odious character of private
monopoly, the general conviction has
been reached that It Is contrary to the
principles of Anglo-Saxon liberty to
allow It to go uncontrolled, and that tho
right to control Is beyond controversy.
The only question is, how to exercise
that control.
Absolutely nothing substantial has
been gained by all tho laws passed
against trusts, or by all the agitation
against them. The author glTes it as
his opinion that efforts along the lines
which have been followed In tho past
will be equally fruitless In the future.
The true remedies must not bo direct
but Indirect. We must go ahead, and as
quickly as possible; but by all means in
the right direction. The first remedy
which the author proposes is education;
general education to fit men better to
fight the battle of life, and special edu
cation in economics, giving instruction
concerning the nature of monopolies
and the problems to which they give
rise. In the case of natural monopolies,
such as railways, telegraph lines, tele
phones, lighting works and water works,
the author recommends public owner
ship, with public management. Ho calls
attention to the rapid shifting of public
opinion manifested at the recent trust
conference at Chicago. When, less than
15 years ago. ho began urging the su
perior advantages of public ownership
and management of these monopolies
he found little sympathy. The change
of sentiment has been so great that at
Chicago he found himself standing
among the conservative element.
The third remedy the author finds In
the regulation of bequests and Inherit
ances by taxation and otherwise, with
the object of breaking up large fortunes
and distributing wealth more widely.
"What is here recommended is simply
in the line of what Is already going for
ward throughout the civilized world." In
Illinois and New York, as well as in the
Swiss cantons and the Australian prov
inces. The fourth suggestion is the re
moval of the tariff from Imported Com
modities thus monopolized. According
to tho statement of Its president, the
sugar trust has been aided by the tariff.
This is all very well on paper, but does
the author Imagine this this bland sug
gestion will produce any action? A
fifth remedy is a reform of the patent
law to cover all cases In which patents
are made the basis of objectionable
monopolies, through Government pur
chase, taxation and forfeiture. Another
suggestion is the reform of the law of
private corporations along certain lines.
Including the establishment of bu
reaus of corporations in the various
Btates and a Federal bureau of private
corporations. This last would probably
require a 'modification of the Federal
Constitution, and this is accordingly
recommended. This is as far as the au
thor Is prepared to go In acceptance of
the recommendations of various econo
mists that a commission should be ap
pointed to regulate trusts.
Street Cookinff In China.
New York Tribune.
The Chinese believe In early rising, and
begin their workday several hours ear
lier than Europeans or Americans. In
this particular the high officials' set a
good example, for they vhold audiences
and transact business at daylight. The
street kitchens which may be seen In
any Chinese town do business at all hours
of the dav and nizrhL and had became
taurant was thought of.
QUEER WAYS OF BUSINESS
AMERICAN METHODS NEEDED
THE PHILIPPINES.
IN
Would Make Money and Be a. God-
aesd to tho Country New View
of an Army Officer.
WASHINGTON, July 17. As a general
thing letters from the Philippines havo
a painful similarity, and run along on
the same threadbare lines, setting forth
the same old facts in different ways, but
a letter truly novel, and giving a num
ber of facts heretofore not brought to
public notice, written by an army officer
In the Philippines, and from his personal
standpoint, which was published in tho
Army and Navy Register, Is quite re
freshing and enlightening. In the course
of his letter. In which he strongly ad
vocates the retention of the Philippine
Islands, and says we could not now think
of abandoning the islands, he says:
"The country Is beautiful, and is capa
ble of anything and of sustaining any
number of inhabitants. Two or three
tlme3 the number of peoplo could live
hero and make no Impression. The
country is very wealthy in resources
beyond belief. Manila Is dumped In
the worst place In the entire archi
pelago, and has nothing except sim
ply its existence to recommend it.
The wholesale houses, mostly German
and English, with their various branches
In every 'part of the islands, do a busi
ness such as you can hardly dream of.
Imagine a volume of business equal to
and greater than any wholesale, exporter,
Importer, general merchandise, tobacco
products of the country. In the United
States, and then add some 500 per cent
of the profit and you may have some Idea
of the enormous business the concerns
are doing here, and it is all carried on
in that listless torrid temperature sort
ot a way that characterizes tho trader
who has been acclimated in a hot coun
try. I do not imagine that any Ameri
can capital Is yet Invested here, and
there are great opportunities. Now a
person who wants money must go to a
Chlno the banks lend, but not anything'
like one-hundredth of tho amounts really
out and pay 2 or 3 per cent for Just a
week's or" two weeks use of cash. A
bank run on the -American principle
would be a godsend to the country and
a mint for the stockholders. To read the
annual report of the banks here Is like
reading of a fairy tale, the results are
so Incredible. And yet these banks are
not half up to snuff. They are buying up
Investments right along out of their sur
plus, which they do not knowc;hat to
do with. And this thing will Increase
and get bettor right along.
"The English and Germans are fish
ing quietly while fish are biting and are
getting a nice mess of fish that they will
sell to American capital when that cap
ital comes over later on. It will come
In time. The English will have the choic
est street railways to sell and a lot of
other equally good things. They are not
letting grass grow under their feet, and
there is plenty of capital but no Ameri
can money at all. An Ice plant or rather
50 Ice plants Is among the many good
things to be had for the asking, and no
competition. I mean there Is opportuni
ty to do well. There are a thousand and
one other things that would do well here,
and as for work, there Is enough for all
that can be spared In the United States.
I mean for those willing to work.
The people of the country one cannot
compare with any others because tho
civilized Indians that I have seen the
five civilized tribes aro a great ways
behind these islanders in every way. They
are like Indians and must be treated like
Indians. No other method will gain good
results. They are thoroughly capable of
self-government, or at least able to learn
It rapidly. It will not take long to have
everything going in nice shape and they
to do the running. I have a great liking
for the people. Our present troublesome
situation is one for which we are our
selves responsible in a measure. You must
understand the situation In order to ap
preciate It thoroughly, and It Is hard to
make one understand In a short letter.
The people of the cities and tho barrios
are completely peaceful, and wo have no
trouble with them. But there are some of
the restless kind who aro left over from
the rebellion and you must remember it
was a rebellion against a class, the friars,
who have fought so long that they are
accustomed to the rough life, and maybo
there are many who seek revenge, but at
any rate, like there would bo after any
long-continued uprising there are many
who do not care to stop. Again, the lead
ers get many to keep with them, and so
there are around each locality a band or
bands of regenades, who are more or less
on their uppers.
Strang1 as it may seem, the townspeo
ple, 'while thoroughly content In their
own work and peaceful pursuits, still do
not help us in getting these regenades,
and the reason for this is easy to find.
Wo may move tomorrow and abandon this
place. Tho regenades would como Into
power and they would mako It hot for
our sympathizers. So that instead of
servants or allies, theso people really do
not see their way clear, and for the
present aid the regenades. In a year
this condition of affairs will change and
for the better. The people will finally
take confidence. In us, and in our staying.
They never had any doubts as to our
fighting qualities and will help us In put
ting down theso bands, which in tima
they will be no longer willing to sup
port as they do now. As soon as that
happens the whole problem will be solved,
and that is why It will take time. We have
dono about all tho fighting there Is any
necessity for, but now comes the long
and tedious and dreary work of gaining
their confidence. That this will be uphill
work we can appreciate best ourselves
and the friars who have so often taken
the wrong course and who aro responsible
for all this cruel condition of things are
again acting on the wrong side, only this
time it will cut their heads off short, be
cause tho Filipino is pulling on one end
of a rope, Uncle Sam on the other end,
and the friar has a twist of this rope
around his neck and is pulling against
Uncfe Sam. Poor Undo Sam Is evident
ly not aware of what got twisted up In
the rope, for he sees or wants to sea
only the Filipino at the other end, but it
will be too late for the friar this time
andhecannotpossibly get out of that coll.
If the friars were smart which they
never have been they would havo been
on Uncle Sam's side, and Uncle Sam
would have given them everything pos
sible out of the wreck. But these friars
are exciting the natives against us, one of
their stories being that Filipinos will
have to adopt the Presbytorlan religion,
and although the friar has deceived the
native so often, and the nativo wants
nothing to do with him, still he believes
the friar in this against the American.
There are a good many other things they
tell of us to scaro the native and the
native Is very distrustful of us. But we
are getting along nicely and I do not see
as hopeless a case before us as people
have been wont to describe it. I have a
lot of faith In the Intelligence of tho
Tagal.
The Japanese Ko-ICwoi.
Chicago Record.
New ideas for parties are most wel
come in these days when wo are all
craving for novelties that are not to be
had. Book teas have become suburban,
flower teas have had their day. therefore
the pretty suggestion made by Sir Edwin
Arnold should be hailed with delight by
fanciful hostesses, and some pretty con
celts should wait us In the lovely Spring
afternoons when we all like to surround
ourselves with all that is prettiest and
daintiest.
The Idea of the author of "The Light
of Asia" comes from the land of the
almond blossom. Ho suggests to Oc
cidentals that they should adopt the Ho-
Ksrai,'1 or perfrzne. party at Janun. Ons
doubts If Western folk aro Imaginative
and simple enough to carry It out com
pletely. The surroundings. In tho first
place, must be delicate and tho hostess
daintily clad. All the guests must come
fresh from their bath in their .newest
and prettiest clothes; they must have
eaten no food and drunk no wines or
spirits of lato; neither must tho men
exhale tho odor of even, tho mildest cigar
ette, 'and each must lay before the hos
tess a perfumed sachet, tho particular
odor of which the others must determine,
a prise being given to tho ono who
guesses the most correctly.
It is to be ieared the Western man.
would not bo much In evidence at these
parties. It would have to bo a hostess
of rare beauty or charm who could In
duce all the men of her acquaintance to
forego smoking for practically a whole
day, and llvo on crystallized violets and
Ico wafera in order to have the privilege
of laying a sachet at her feet and court
ing a headache la an atmosphere of musk
and lotus and patchouli. However, new
Ideas are so scarce that the "Ko-Kwai"
13 sure to be tried. It remains to bo
seen what wo make of It In tho West.
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Brownlee & fy. Spokj
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Ill. Oswego, X Y
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Mra E Oppenhelmer. do
Miss A McCaw. do
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C K Sturtevant.Seattle
F T Caley. Denver
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D Caley. Denver
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lington. Or
Dr M B Taj lor. Grass
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M Mclnnls. Dalles
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John Davln. Or
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Miss Lena Warren, do
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Master Ray, do
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Miss Carman. do
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Marshfleld
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Marshfleld
Guy Rose, Myrtle Pnt
C A Johnson. Marahnd
F H McLarterty, Ta
coma ,
W M Oyler, Tacoma
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G M Williams. Spokaa
F Strong. Eugena
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H J Gallagher, Hono
lulu W M Somner, St Joe
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T W Murphy, Aber-
dean
S S Cook, Vancouver i
CEas Smith. Stella j
G D Sutherland. Clats-
kanle
C H Baldwin, city
Alex Shannon, W W
C C McDougall, Al
bany Porter Smith. Butte
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vallls, Or
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Mrs C A Russell, As
toria J A Thompson, do
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Mra J B Hoi man, As
toria Miss Peterson, do
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ter
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Chte cC Ice Cscatn. Pj i.t vk t rem.
Last: ei'pnrrrg- Gerries Lspp s. young
man living In the country, near Portland,
was prostrated, cfitcr entfrnr; a, (Gab: e. fce.
rrfiim in. a. Flrst-atnrnt Inn piwh p;i.rftTi-.
Lapp fi onrnrstcuuid to ride lata P&rfcnL
uniljr an. hlk hicxcla. to. sea. his. mottasatD Baxa ttl
who is at St. Vincent's Hospital, re
covering from an operation on her eyes.
Ho was greatly overheated on arriving,
and the sudden chill of tho Ice cream re
sulted In his complete prostration. Tho
lco cream was examined afterward by
physicians, and found pure and free from
poison. Tho police patrol wagon took
him to St. Vincent's Hospital, where tho
sight of her son, being- borne Into tho
ward, was such a sudden shock to hla
mother that she fainted several times, and
was revived with much difficulty. Tho
boy is not seriously affected, and will bo
completely recovered In a day or two.
ORIGIN OF SEEDLESS ORANGE
Came From. Brnzil SO Years Ago
How the Crop Has Increased.
The July Issue of tho Crop Beporter,
published by the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington, contains the follow
ing brief paper on the origin of seedless
orange culture In the United States,
which is quite interesting. In view of tho
rapid spread of this variety of orango
throughout the states in tho past few
years:
"The Introduction Into the United States
of the seedless orange, tho culture of
whloh has assumed such largo propor
tions on the Pacific Coast, was primarily
due to an American woman. Traveling
in the provinco of Bahla, Brazil, In 3S68,
she incidentally mentioned in a letter to
a friend in tho United States, Horace
Capron, the then Commissioner of Agri
culture, that tho oranges of Bahia wero
of superior quality to those raised In tho
United States. No chanca expression of
tasto was probably ever fraught with
more magnificent result. Mr. William.
Saunders, then, as now. In charge of the
gardens and grounds of the Department
of Agriculture, had already devoted somo
attention to tho improvement of orange
culture In tho United States and had in
troduced a few new varieties from for
eign countries. This letter being brought
to his attention suggested the possibility
of a new find in the field of orango cul
ture. A request was sent for specimens
for propagating purposes. A box of cut
tings from trees was returned, which, un
fortunately proved worthless. A specific
order was then forwarded for plants, and
in ISTO, a small shipment of" 12 young
trees, all of the samo variety and well
packed In wet moss and clay, arrived in
Washington in fairly good condition. This
was the original stock from which have
sprung all the far-famed orange groves,
producing what Is commercially known
as tho 'Riverside navel (or seedless) or
ange of Southern California. All the 12
plants wero planted In tho department
grounds and thrived. At tho proper time
buds from theso 12 trees wero grafted
upon small orange plants then under cul
tivation at tho department, and the pro
cess of propagation repeated at proper
intervals. As tho supply increased, hun
dreds of the young plants were distribu
ted through Florida and California, at
first, under tho name of the Bahia or
ange'; afterwards, as tho 'Washington
navel." For some undiscovered reason,
conditions In Florida proved unfavorable
to tho productiveness of tho trees, but
the development and success of their cul
ture In California constituto a subject
of unusual interest.
"Tho distribution of this new variety ot
orange by the department attracted no
attention- In California until tho Winter
of 1S78-9, and tho great intpre3t then
aroused wa3 centered upon two trees
which that season came Into bearing on
the place of Mr. Horatio TibbettS, at Riv
erside. Tho first crop consisted of only
16 oranges; but It was of peculiar import
ance as being the first crop of seedless
oranges ever produced in North Ameri
ca. The new variety attracted widespread
attention among tho fruitgrowers and
ranchmen of Southern California, and
Mr. Tibbetts' orango trees, immediately
becamo famous. In. tho following year
the trees yilded several dozens of oranges
and peoplo who had been growing the
old varletjes traveled hundreds of miles
to see them in fruitage. Few believed
that the trees wero other than a freak
of Nature; and the doubt was almost uni
versal whether a seedless fruit could bo
propagated to a point of profitable pro
duction. "After the California trees camo Into
bearing, the demands upon tho Depart
ment of Agriculture for orange plants of
tho new variety soon exceeded all possi
bilities of supply. The Tibbetts trees
were the only other source from which
a supply of buds could bo obtained with
confidence It seems that the young plants
distributed in earlier yeara by the de
partment had been lost sight of. Buds
from tho Tibbetts trees came into such
demand that they are said to have sold
for $5 a dozen. In 1SS4 tho buds token
from tho two trees brought $1500. In a
year or two seedling trees that had been
grafted with buds from the Tibbetts tree3
became themselves produotrvo of thous
ands of buds that wero used for propaga
tion; and thu3 was developed tho culture
of this variety of seedless, or navel,
orange. In Southern California. Tho av
erage annual shipment of oranges, from
Riverside has now Increased to 1.G00.C00
boxes."
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about Tenspot'3 being a genuine fisher
man," said Cumso. "Why?" asked Cawk
er. "He nevor refers to trout as speckled
beauties." Detroit Free Press.
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