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iRMANN AFTER IT
The Land Commissioner Out
for Senatorshifr.
HOW MITCHELL IS FOR WcBRIDE
The Ex-Senator Conspiring to Com-
pass His Own Election What
"Will Democrats Dot
Blnger Hermann, opened the Presiden
tial campaign, or a part of It, at Corval
11s yesterday- Mr. Hermann "prill make
eeveral speeches In Oregon. He very
much desires the re-election of President
McKlnley. for the good it trill do the
Nation, and incidentally for the obvious
benefits to Hermann. This is not to say
that the Commissioner of the General
Land Office expects a renomlnation to
his present great position; for it Js not at
ell likely that he has the Presidential
promise of four years more in clover. The
Republican electoral ticket is certain to
carry in Oregon, and the Administration
knows it. Pour years ago it was dif
ferent. Nobody knew how the state was
going, and when it did declare for Mc
Klnley the gratitude of the powers-that-came-to-be
was unbounded. So Hermann,
who was just then out of one fat Job,
fell Into a fatter one. The exact meas
ure of Mr. Hermann's services for the
gold standard was never fully under
stood or appreciated here; but Oregon
"went Republican and Oregon is Hor--mann's
state. It appeared to follow as a
neoessary corollary that Hermann, whom
McKlnley personally knew, must have
done it. Now the Commissioner, who in
four years has got on very familiar terms
-with the gold standard, is again cam
paigning for McKlnley in the face of the
strong likelihood that some other will
xeap where he lias sown. "What Is there
in It for Hermann? Mr. Hermann is a
candidate for United States Senator.
Mr. Hermann spent two busy days in
Portland during the past week. He saw
many people, and he created a flutter
of interest in the languishing Senatorial
question. He had several conferences
"with Senator McBride. who has taken up
headquarters at the Imperial Hotel, and
he had several other conferences with
Senator Simon, who has some consider
able concern about the identity of his
now colleague. Senator Simon is openly
for Mr. Corbett, and his views therefore
do not jibe cither with Mr. Hermann's
or Senator McBride's; nor do Senator
McBride's agree with Mr. Hermann's or
Senator Simon's. McBride is, as he ever
has been, a thoroughly consistent McBride
man, and just now he Is aiuJohs for the
election o"T McBride, and no other, to the
Senate, So that the interviews, of the
two present Senators with the present
Commissioner are significant of nothing
except that all are taking a very live
interest in the one great question that
concerns them all, and of which each
hopes for a different solution.
These are not the only events of the
week. Mr. Corbett has returned from a
long stay at the coast, and his candidacy
is once more being actively discussed.
John H. Mitchell has gone East on busi
ness, it is said Gossip has it that his
Teal errand s to see Mark Hanna. He
tnay come back in time to take part In
the Presidential campaign, and ho may
not. He may remain in the East, and
build oratorical railroads to Mars in some
of the doubtful states. A. canvass of Ore
con presents some embarrassments lor
the ex-Senator, though they are not so
eerious- nor so obtrusive as they were
Sour years ago.
That Mr. Mitchell is a candidate for
""United States Senator Is generally be
lieved. He protests that he is not, and
eayshewantsto see his friend, MfcBride.
succeed himself. Mr. Mitchell manages
o throw a great tieal of ostentatious fer
vor into his commendation of McBride to
ithe consideration of his own particular
admirers; but some way he has not been
able to remove the deep-rooted suspicion
that at the proper time it will be found
that his real choice is Mitchell. The ex
(6enator -is aware of this opinion being
general among both his friends and his
enemies; and it pains .him very much. He
is sincerely for McBride, he assures' every
body, and he is in no sense, and will un
der no circumstances become, a candidate.
It might easily be that the ex-Senator
could do earnest work in behalf of his
tfoimer colleague, and at the same time
subserve his own ends. He knows, and
pretty much everybody else knows, that
McBride cannot be elected, no matter how
diligently and faithfully the entire Mitch
ell push strives to bring about that result.
JHo "knows, too, that for him to become
a candidate now would ruin both him and
IcBride. The Mitchell game Is therefore
a waiting game. "When McBride steps put,
or Is forced out, he can step in.
The disadvantages under which both
Mitchell and McBride labor In this cam
paign are numerous. To begin with, their
combined forces are a great minority of
the Legislature a condition that in' Itself
ir. difficult enough to overcome. McBride's
aptitude Is not lor an open fight; but he
has a certain shrewdness in subterranean
strategy. He played with deftness and
delicacy a remarkable "hand In the great
Senatorial game of 1895. To have allowed
his name to be sprung a day, or, perhaps
'even an hour, sooner than It waswotild
have been fatal. He managed through a
long and wearisome struggle to keep "the
good will of the Dolph forces, and attho
same time to have the antl-Dolph people
ready at any time to accept him. "When
tho time was ripe, all sides concentrated
on McBride Which goes to show that the
glad hand to everybody, with unruffled
urbanity under all circumstances, some-,
times has Its reward. The trouble now
is that everybody is watching McBride,
and he can make no mystery of his can
didacy or his plans. So it is with Mitchell.
"When he undertakes the grand coup lor
himself, the essential elements of surprise
and spontaneity will be wanting. Its fcef
fect -will bo discounted. Tho only way
Mitchell can take the legislature by storm
is to withdraw McBride and spring a
real dark horse another "chance colt"
llko McBride The same tactics as tvctc
used In 1595 are possible, but they .are
not possible with either Mitchell or Mc-'
Bride as principals.
It Is not to be understood by this state
ment that the election of Mitchell can
not under any circumstances occur. He
s always a dangerous factor. If the oc
casion ever comes when experience, skill
and boldness in political manipulation will
do Mitchell any good, he will arise to it.
Mitchell simply has s better" chance than
McBride, who has no chance at all
Some people isay that Mitchell will seize
the present campaign as his opportunity
to abandon"his silver views, and square
himself on the gold standard. This is
the best time, and perhaps the only time,
he will have to do it, they think. He
could manage it with more or less ease
by saying that the events of four years
have settled the financial question, the
gold standard is an established fact in
our national policy, and "imperialism" is
now the paramount issue. But there is
another opinion on the subject to the
effect that Mitchell has his own reasons
lor doing and saying nothing at all about
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN-IN THE
HONv BINGEK HERMANN. - "
OOPVALTjIS, Scpjt. 15 The campaign was opened here tonight with an address atfttte
Courthoua by Hon. Binder Herroajjn, Commissioner -s( "Public Lands.- A.trato'itrom Albany
at S o'clock brought &iAdeledctian.aed rbMJfbinaMfromthktctty.t Tba auaience,lhor-;
oughir hflevdlne"Cfrculf Court room, aniru'llifpuncturitfiev'uttrancM,ot the speaker
irtth hearty applatice. AOlie close rtiio meeting "McKlriley dub Hvas organized, 4viUt' a
large membership. Mr. Hermann...eontrasfced thjj prosperity of the lIcKinley Administration
with conditions that 'existed during 'the Cleveland'Ad'mlnlstratlon, and warned voters against
declaring for a change. ' Be declaVed that expansion was an accomplished fact, and that it
was no longer an Issue. In acquiring the Ehll lpplnes and Porto Rico the Administration had
followed the ancient policy of the country In adding to its territory wrienever and wherever
possible, and that'll so happened that these additions, of territory in the past had always
been under Democratic leadership.
silver" In Oregon and he has gone East
to avoid taking .part. In the" state cam
paign. Pour years ago 'tHe Senator took
the stump f or .McKlnley. .He ,was Just
a trifle .ambiguous lnrhis expressions
about silver, but the fact remained that
he was supporting McKlnley, who was
not then, nor since; doubtful in his atti
tude on the money question. The Sen
ator aimed to please everybody,' and suc
ceeded In pleasing, nobody. The 'Repub
licans were offended ,by his half-hearted
and equivocal Indorsement, of Republican
principles; and Popullstsv and Democrats
felt -outraged thatia silver, man should
turn his back on -Bryan a"nd take up
with a gold-bug. Ifrolght not have been
especially Important what Pop'uiists and
Democrats said and did, except that somo
of them were members,, of the Legisla
ture and had pledged themselves to vote
for Mitchell for Senator. In the end
the Senator got no silver votes at" all.
They were just as determined as any
body in bringing about his defeat. How
they helped do It is now history.
Suppose Bryan were to be elected Pres
ident? All the activities of the new Ad
ministration would be directed toward re
peal of the gold standard, and enactment
of a law for the unlimited coinage of
silver. Naturally, a silver Senator from
Oregon would be very desirable.- Here
would be a powerful lever for inducing
the Democrats and Populists to vote for
Mitchell, or for any other Republican
whose views happen to be colored by
theirs. If McKlnley is elected, there may
not be the same Incentive for Demo
cratic support of Mitchell; but if they
can be pursuaded to .vot for any Re
publican, "Mitchell would "'undoubtedly be
preferred. The. very- strong feeling of
fuslonlst indignation stirred up against
the Senator in 1S96 has subsided, and
the old-time entente cordiale has, . to
some extent, at least, been restored.
Whether this wilf materialize in votes re
mains to be seen.
Multnomah County elected 15 "citizens"
candidates to the Legislature, of whom 11
are Populists and Democrats and Ave
are Republicans. All are pledged by their
platform to "vote for such person as in
dividually in our opinion is best able to
represent the interests of the State of
Oregon -in the Senate of the United
States." Local issues were declared para
mount to the Senatorshlp. One Interpre
tation of this platform Is that any "cit
izen" Legislator may, without violating
his promises to his constituents, vote for
any person he pleases, no matter what
his party. This Is the view that the
MItchell-McBrlde element Is already urg
ing upon the Multnomah delegation.
Mr. Corbett continues to be the lead
ing candidate for Senator. It Is conceded
by his supporters that the loss of the
Multnomah delegation or much the
greater part of It was: a severe blow. He
jhas very strong support throughout the
state, however, and hie friends and man
agers feel -quite positive that a majority
of Republicans -are for him. There will
be 55 Republican members of the Legis
lature, not Including any Republicans
who may have been elected as "citizens."
These, or a majority of them, It may be
expected, will not seek to enter a Repub
lican caucus. In that event a majority
would be 2S. Mr. Corbett has had enough
assurances of support to make It appear
probable that he will have the necessary
number, and he enters the contest with
a great deal of confidence that its out
come will be favorable to him. , ,
MEN SPIRITED AWAY
Genista's Crew .. Didtff Sail
From San Francisco.
BALFOUR r FIRM IS ' INDIGNANT
Local Representatives Cable the
Shipowners' Association, Counsel-
ingr That Two Ships Be Held. ,
Last "Wednesday, Captain Si P. Hearn,
of the British ship Genista, finished load
ing a cargo of wheat and went to look
for sailors to man his ship for, England.
He found .Jack Grant, of the sailor
boarding-house firm of SuIHvan, Grant
Bros. & McCarron, and applied for sail-
WILLAMETTE VALLEY OPENED
ors. Th'e terms demanded by Grant were
so high that It was deemed better to
get a crew In San Francisco. Arrange
ments were accordingly made for men to
come fromSan Francisco. Pete Grant
and Dan lMcCarron, of 'the sailor boarding-house
"flrm, left for San Francisco
Wednesday night, and when it came time
"for the sailors for tfie Genista to sign
articles for the. Columbia River the sail
ors would not come. Upon 'this state' of
facts the following cablegram was sent
last night, to the Liverpool Shipowners'
Association, which will notify the Ship
owners' Association's of the Clyde and
London:
Oroalla Genista loaded. Require 23 men.
Crimps demand $S0 advance-and ?75 blood
money; wages, 6. Rates San Francisco.
530 and $25; wages, 4. Tried get men
there, but Portland crimps blocked. Rec
ommend holding hips.
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. are the agent3
of the owners of the two ships, Orealla
and Genista, which are waiting for sail
ors in order to go to sea. The San Fran
cisco rates quoted are for the corre
sponding Items in the preceding sentence
$20 advance, $25 "blood money' and wages
4 per month. The cablegram will in
form the shipowners 6T the conditions at
Portland.
In speaking of his experiences to an
Oregonian reporter yesterdays Captain
Hearn said he left England with u crew
signed for tbe round trip, or three years.
He wont to -Calcutta, thence to the West
Indies, and had no trouble about sailors.
At New "York some of his men left, but
he got new men without a cent of cost
to the owners of the ship. The wage
exacted was $17 50 per month, and an ad
vance of 85 days' pay for each man, or
$50, went to the boardlng-houee master.
This was charged up to the men. Even
that allowance has since been cut down,
and now only the customary SOMays ad
vance pay goes to the New York sailor
boarding-house keepers.
"When I went to see Grant," said Cap
tain Hearn, "he demanded $105 for each
man. I was surprised nnd repeated tho
sum after him to make sure I under
stood it.
" 'Yes,' he explained, 'the month's ad
vance of $30 to be charged to each man
and $75 for each man to bo paid by the
owner of your ship. And this offer will
be good only till 4 o'clock this afternoon.
After that the figures will go up.'
"Of course this was not satisfactory,
and we-talked the matter over, a little,
and thje;legal phase of the matter was
touched, upon, when Grant said:
" 'If we can't get these 'Judges to do as
we want, we will havo -Judges that
will.'
"It cannot be that this community real
izes what a drag these illegal demands
are on Its shipping business. I am In
favor of holding my ship until a crew oan
be brought out from England'i
The contention of the exporters In this
controversy Is that largely as a result
of the operations of the sailor boarding-'
house masters in Portland this port is
made one of the most expensive in tho
wprld. To say nothing of the boardlng
house charges, the wage pf sailors is said
to be 50 per cent higher Jn Portland than
in San Francisco or at Puget Sound. By
thl expedient the customary allowance
of 30 days' pay, which goes to the board
ing master the world over as a commis
sion for getting the man a job, materially
swells the receipts of the boarding-house
people.
"This abuse is getting to be a heavy
burden on the business of this port,"
said Walter J. Burns, resident partner
of Balfour, Guthle &r Co,, "and some
thlnff should be Anna ta arouiia ntihlla
i ma awama a M
sentiment ""Wb eut?trarrsferour business
to some othep .port-jan 'escape the ex
tortion practiced 0n,thfi Columbia River;
or we can pay Jthe aribney claman'ded and
take it out df the? price paid" for grain.
So it Is not a ,matet of! personal inter
est with us. But,H'Xa an outrage on the
community that mustteili severely on its
business, aha I be jtfeyja publlp .sentiment
Is strong .enough to nut a stop to It.
"No new laws, .are, needed. Present
statutes, Federal, ancl state, amply cover
the case. Thea dilcultyf is to get th
laws enforced, j It prslfnt laws were en
forced In Portland. thefSrwould be an end
to the evil.", '
The high p'rlcesof the Portland sailor
boarding-house mastersi,mlghtibe guarded
against by vessel masterskeeplng crews
as signed, for the xound. trip. But lt Is
part of the business of-the -.boarding mas
tors to Induce men to.desertiShlp. Vari
ous considerations are held out to get
tho sailor to abandon his vessel and his
pay. The offer pf larger wages to "reshlp
Is-an Important part of the system, and
tHe fact that sailors' pay at Portland
is $10 a month higher than in. any other
Pacific port aids materially In bringing
about the extortion.. The sailor who
shipped In England at $15 per month can
make money by abandoning several
months' pay, deserting In Portland and
reshipping at? the $30 rate prevailing here.
A part of tl?e business., also, Is to seques
ter the deserting sailor In some con
venient hopyard orpther out-of-the-way
place, where he. can not be found by,
officers of his shlpand can be found
readily by the boarding-house keeper
when he wants to use him.
In support of the exporters' position, is
recounted the treatment of the Robert
Rlckmers, that was In Portland tho latter
part of August "The ship lost 10 men
here, but needed only eight to complete
the crew. The captain said he not only
had to pay $170 perman, $150 of which
was entirely illegal', but was obliged to
pay for allO men,' though he needed but
eight, and took" pnly that .number So
had attempted to regain some of the men
enticed away by arresting them, and this
lyas obnoxious to the sailor boarding
house keepers. e
John Latta, of Balfour,' Guthrie & Co..
says that he 'remonstrated with Jack
Granr about the practice of Inducing men
to leave the ship stealing the sailprs
and that Grant replied:
"As long asjthere Is" money In It, w
will continue to do It.'
Representatives -of the. Balfour firm de
clare that Columbia River shipping Is
being Injured by the unreasonable expense
put -upon it, and that this is shown by
the fact that charters kare now belrip
made at a less rate fto Puget Sound.
The Ben Dearg was chartered last Wed
nesdry with option of' loading at Puget
Sound or Portland, v?Ith a difference of
6 pence a ton In favor of the northern
port The Westgate Is another recent
charter with 'a similar difference In xata
The state law bn the matter, to which
reference has bgen made, la found in the
session laws of '1889, page 81, and reads
as follows: ' '
"Sec. 4. If any'' person or persons shall
demand or receive, either directly or 'in
directly, from any 'owner or master or
agent of owner or -master of a sea-going
ves&el any remuneratipn whatever other
than a fee of $10 per .man, for supplying
any seaman or apprentice to. be. tered
on' board any such sea-going vessel, hp
ehalU for everywoftenseT on conviction
thereof before dit,fciistice-of4he,PjOstf0,ot'
mentjin. 41 county jail ior"a-oartod not
'Iss tKanT 16nor mor&vthan 100 days, or
by. a fln6 not, less "than $2(hQn more than
$00. r .
Sec. 7. It is hereby1 niatfe the duty of
the Mayor and Common Council of the
cities of. Portland and AstorlaItl,in this
state, severally to appoint or designate a
person or officer whose duty It shall be to
see that this act is not violated and that
the provisions thereof are enforced, and
such person cr officer so appointed or des
ignated Bhall have all the authority and'
powers of a peace officer, etc.
PRESIDENT IS NOT ILt.
But Requires a Fctt Days of Rcs't and
Quiet.
CANTON, O., Sept. 15. President Mc
Klnley passed today In a state of rest
He received few callers, although the
usual number presented themselves on
the front" porch. The President was not
111, but he was tired from his long siege
of hard work. There Is np apprehension
that the President Is on the verge of Ill
ness, but it was deemed expedient that he
should be kept quiet for a day or two and
secure as much sleep as possible. It is
thought that by Monday hoj will be able
to resume his old habits, anil give the
cordial greetings to his callersjust as he
has been doing during his 'vacation in
Canton.
SUMMARY- OF IMPORTANT NEWS
Political.
Senator Hanna exposes Bryan's motive'-In Urg
ing ratification of the Paris treaty. Page 1.
Roosevelt spoke In Bismarck last night: Page
2. ' '
Bryan epoko to two audiences In St. Louis.
Page 2.
China.
Part of the Sixth Cavalry goes to punish ma
rauding Boxers. Pago 3. '
Germany -will Insist on severe punishment of
the leading offenders. Page 11.
Russia has changed her plan of Withdrawing
from Pekln. Page 11.
Texas Storm.
The exodus from Galveston Is on the Increase.
Page 1.
Other towns than Galveston are in need of
help'. Page 2. '
Forcigrn.
Dissolution of. tho British Parliament Is ex
pected September 25. Page 11. ,
Berlin papers condemn tho placing of the Ger
man loan In the United States. Page 11.
Pacific Const.
The Oreson State Fair, which opens Monday,
will he a great meeting. Page 4.,
Nahalmo coal trains collided and four, men
were killed. Pare f.
Salem cannot collect the tax levied' upon
steamship companies. Page 4.
Great activity In Eastern Oregon mines and
new strikes. Page 4.
Pacific Coast postmasters are ordered to In-,
sp'oct trial 1 from the islands as a safeguard
against dangerous p'ests. Page 4.
Local.
John Wilson, pioneer merchant, died at the
age of ?4 years. Page 11.
Circuit Court Judges .appoint a Park Coznmis-,
slon. Pago 16. . '
Portland Mining Stock. Exchange opens for
business tomorrow. Page20. . ,
Ejection suit aealnst the .Btockyards ordered
withdrawn.. Page 8. ' i
Special Features. . . , ,
Iawrence-CroBsley wedding; other soclety;mat-f
ters. Pages 12 and 13. , . '.
Book review; Nature's colors caught. Pago 14.'
Music and drama. Pasre 15.
Vacation time Is over. Page 21. ' '
In the sporting world. Pag'6 22. ' '
Funny things In prose; poems worth reading.
Page 23. ' -- ' ' " j '
Roused a big cinnamon; stupendous wolf,
drlve; other matters of interest to boys and
girls. Page 24. v
Ellen Osbom's fashion letter; fancy work dl
versjons. Page 25l
Carpenter's letter on Philippine schools and
colleges; anarchists of London. Page 26.
"The Unspeakable Turk" Continued. Page 27.
Difficulty of llgfitlng trains; an uncanny experi
ence; splendors of the midnight sun. Page
BRYAN'S HYPOCRISY
His Motive in Urging Annexe
tion of the Philippines.
PREPARING CAMPAIGN MATERIAL
Senator Hanna Quotes Senator Hoar
''itt Exposing the Incl of Patri
otism of the Ncbraskaa.
, PELPHI, Ind., Sept 15. Senator Han
na today addressed -the Republicans of
the Ninth Congressional XHstrict A
largo crowd had assembled at the rail
road station to meet him, and a proces
sion, escorted the Senator to the Court-
JOHN R HILL, OF AUGUSTA,
j b WMB mmmmm -. 'f
John P. JHillr whd will be the-next .Governor of iralne, is ona of tho few physicians of
the country who have' entered orwjio'ha.vo taffen Successful. In thtf political field. Hfr aban
doned practice many jyears'ttgo tp become" a publishers He Was" -born only 40 years ago at
EHotMe., and was educatedtr i&e South BeijwIclO Academy Ho afterward studied medi
cine, -and took his. degree 6f M. D.from Bowdoln Medical Society. -After he made a success
of his publishing buslness'Dr. "Hllf invested his profits In Industrial enterprises In his own
ktate. Ho Is Interested In several- electric railway plants, and Is a director In a number of
them. He Is one of tho developers of Augusta' s big sfioo factory, and is the builder and
owner of numerous valuable business block's In the same town. His career in tho Legisla
ture has extended over eight years, and because of his activities la that body he became
well known throughout the state. Ho now resides In the old mansion of James G. Blaine.
house Square, where he addressed an au
dience of about '500 people. He said:
"Only a few weeks ago. I felt that there
was lacking on t'he' part of the people
of this country a full appreciation of the
importance of the issues of the campaign.
I spent six long-hours in New York lay
ing the foundation 'of the campaign In
the East; and whether under tho influ
ences of the torrid heat or from the fact
that the people were overconfident, there
seemed to be-a'lack 'of interest and It
was discouraging to those' of us who
were charged wltlT'the responsibilities of
the work. But coming., "West, I stopped
over a day or two lnmy native State of
Ohio, and in the opening of the campaign
at Youngstown I met such "an audience
as this, and, looking Into' their faces, 1
discovered that there' was a response in
the "Western Bepubllcans that meant that
this campaign must be started in the
"West, this heart of Republican interest,
this center of the. population ,of the coun
try, composed of the stalwart element of
our people. Therefore, I say that, look
ing Into the faces of this audience, I am
encouraged to go on 'and say a few words
regarding the issues which confront us."
After speaking of the attitude, of the
opposing candidates as to financial mat
ters and the Philippine question. Senator
Hanna, referring to the remarks of a pre
vious speaker, said:
"Colonel .Posey has told you exactly
the truth, that the position of the Demo
cratic party upon the Philippine question
'was made and fixed up In the City of
"Washington by Mr. Bryan, and his close
advisers themselves. I was, there about
that time. I knew what was going on.
I could see by the evidences when that
question was discussed in the Senate,
after seeing Mr. Bryan day after day in
the corridors and anterooms of the Sen
ate, button-holing his men, that were
holding back and away from his influ
ence, tha't he had said that the treaty
must be passed, and it was passed. "While
wo of us who had the pleasure and en
Joyed the right of voting from principle
and sustaining tho strong arm of the Ad
ministration, working from the standpoint
of duty, felt that we had taken a promi
nent part In that glorious act of ratifying
the treaty, and saving tho honor and In
tegrity of the American Army and
American Navy, and upholding the Amer
ican people, still, for all that, we were
not numerically strong enough, to have
accomplished that purpose if It had not
been for the cohorts of Mr. Bryan. Did
he and his cohorts act from the same
motives which Inspired the Republican
members of that Senate? No; I am
ashamed to say no; because we knew
that the purposes he had In view wer,e
purely political and Intended to bo used
just as they have been used to make an
issue; possibly a paramount Issue, but at
leas't a collateral Issue In the coming
campaign. And that has been the re
.sult. "I will quote the words of one of tho
most eminent statesmen In the United
States, a man against whose motives
or patriotism nothing can be said, and a
man who, from- the, ponvlctlons of his
principles, has been honestly opposed to
the policy of the Administration regard
ing the Philippines. I quote from Sena
tor Hoar, from Massachusetts. Stand
ing in the presence of 20 or 30 prominent
business men In Boston a month ago I
w.as present at that gathering It was an
informal meeting, considering the politi
cal questions of the campaign, and we
asked Senator Hoar for his views that
grand old man arose, and, laboring under
the solemnity as he felt the Importance
of that occasion, felt that he had been
almost estranged from his party and from
bis President, and yet strong under his
own- convictions, that had rooted within
him in a lifetime, he said:
" 'Gentlemen, you all know that I
have not been in harmony -with my
party upon this Philippine question,
bat that is only one of the many im
portant ahestlonn, and as long an my
party stands upon the foundation,
the principles of which were the be
ginning and baptism of its life, I
shall stand by my party. But I pro
pose to tear the mash: from the face
of that hypocrite, William J. Bryan.
I call him a hypocrite became, like
my friends, Senator Lodge and Sen
ator Hanna, I know the motive
which inspired the notion on his
part to ratify the'treaty. Yon told
me then, bnt I conld hardly believe
it -was time, nnd I now see that it
-was trne, and that he is acting: the
part of a consummate hypocrite in
all his advocacy in opposition to the
President on that question."
"Those were the words of Senator Hoar,
of Massachusetts, tho grandest old man
in the Senate, a man whose whole life
and energies have been devoted to the
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principles of the Republican party, and,
thereforeno one would dare to doubt for
one single moment the motives of that
man. And I repeat It here, and I will
repeat it from every rostrum where I
have the opportunity, that the action of
Mr. Bryan and those who are following
him in his contest "on this Philippine
question "has-been one of hypocrisy and
deceit from the beginning, and will con
tinue so to be." (Applause.)
The latter part of Senator Hanna's
speech was devoted to Industrial affairs,
the Senator setting forth figures showing
present conditions as compared with con
ditions of trade previous to the Inaugu
ration of President McKlnley. In con
clusion he said:
"I feel that If anything could induce me
to appear before audiences of my fellow
citizens. It would be not to sound the
keynote, but to sound a note of warning.
"I am not surprised that tho people of
the United States should feel comfort
able under the present condition of
things, but I don't want them to be sur
prised If they find that their overcontl-denct-
results In the defeat of our ticket.
I tell fyou, my .friends, that I do want
to sound a note of warning. There Is
ovidence on all sides In our country that
the Republican party feels that it has a
suro thing; that "William McKlnley will
be re-electqd, and, therefore, they do not
feel called upon to exert any extraordi
nary effort to contribute their share
toward preventing It That Is a duty
as sacred to every man as the duty that
he owes to his family and his God. It is
a duty that he cannot shift He cannot
shift the responsibility of it upon the
shoulders of his neighbor. He cannot
excuse hl'mself for not performing that
duty by attempting to console himself
with the idea that somebody else will do
his work."
At the conclusion of his address Sena
tor Hanna was cheered to the echo.
BOERS1 LAST APPEAL.
Butch Envoys Call Upon the Powers
to Intervene. .
THE HAGUE, Sept. 15. The Boer del
egates, Messrs. Fischer, "Wolmarans and
"Wessels, have addressed an appeal to all
nations for Intervention In South Africa.
After expressing the conviction that the
annexation of the Transvaal was only
proclaimed with tho object of enabling
Great Britain to prosecute the war In an
inhuman manner contrary to internation
al hvw and mercilessly pursue as rebels
exhausted combatants hitherto recognized
as - belligerents, the appellants declared
that, with God's help, this will never
bo attained. They assert that the South
African Republics have shown themselves
to be worthy of liberty, and that they
will continue to struggle to the last
breath against Great Britain's attempt to
annihilate their existence as a free peo
ple. The appeal concludes as follows:
"In the name of Justice and humanity,
wo appeal to all peoples to come to our
aid In this supreme moment and save our
country. "We commit ourselves to God,
trusting that our prayers will be heard."
Firemen and Coeur d'Alene Strike.
DES MOINES, Sept. 15. The Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen today adopt
ed resolutions denouncing the Governor
of Idaho for maintaining martial law In
the Coeur d'Alene district the Government
for using Government troops, and Con
gross for making public tho testimony
taken at the Investigation by the House
Committee last "Winter.
EAViING THE CITY
Exodus From Galyeston In
creasing Rapidly.
TRANSPORTATION LINES ARE OPEM
The "Worlc of Clearing: Away the Dc-,
bria and Cremating; the Dead.
Continues.
GALVESTON. Tex., Sept 15. Tho ex
odus from Galveston grows in number aa
the facilities for getting away from tho
stricken city are increased. Boats left
here yesterday more frequently than any
day since the storm, some proceeding di
rectly to Houston, via Buffalo Bayou and
others making connection at Texas City
with the Great Northern train.
Among those who departed today wero
General McKlbben and Lieutenants Fer
guson and Perry, who were sent hither
by the United States Government when
the news of the horror was given to tho
world. General McKIbbln will commu
nicate with the "War Department on hla
arrival at Houston, nnd thence proceed
to San Antonio to transact official busi
ness, which requires his attention. Be
fore leaving he was solicited by the au
thorities to return, and expects to do so
within the next four or five days.
The news which was printed here thla
morning in the shape of a telegram from
Vice-President Huntington, of the South
ern Pacific, that that road Is not to aban
don Galveston, has created Intense satis
faction, and has materially accelerated
the movement for the reconstruction of;
the city.
Dr. Blount. State Health Officer, today
printed a statement, showing that appre
hensions that sickness will result from
the overflow Just experienced are unjusti
fied. He shows that In 1867. In the midst
of the widespread epidemic of yellow
fever, a severe storm, occurred at Galves
ton in tho early days of October, result
ing In a deposit over a greater portion of
the city of slimy mud. Not only did no
sickness result, but the cyclonic disturb
ance cut short the yellow fever epidemic,
and but few cases of fever occurred
thereafter.
Several thousand men are at work
clearing away the debris on the beach.
One hundred and fifty bodies were dis
covered in the wreckage and burned yes
terday. No attempt Is now being mado
to identify recovered bodies. Indeed,
most of them are found naked and muti
lated beyond recognition.
Every effort is being made by tho pos
tal authorities to receive and distribute
mall. No city delivery has yet been ar
ranged for, and all who expect letters aro
requested to call at the postofllce. No
mall Is being collected from letter-boxes.
In some quarters of the city today, the
water works, company was, serving cus
tomers on the second stories. This la
taken as indicating the rapid headway
being made in putting the plant again in
operation.
The British steamer Norma, and tho
American steamer Alamo have been float
ed. The British steamer Roma Is In a
bad way on Deer Island. The British
steamer Kendall Castle is hard aground
in shallow water at Texas City, and tho
British steamer Hilarious i3 still ashore
to the east of Bolivar, but It Is thought
sho can be gotten off with comparative
ease. The British steamer Taunton la
hard ashore at Cedar Point, but it is be
lieved she, too, can be floated without dif
ficulty. The street line company suffered a loss
of J2S0.O0O, and the entire system Is torn
to pieces. An effort will be made tem
porarily to operate the cars with horses.
The great Immediate need of the city
at present Is money not subscriptions
but cold, hard cash. It Is needed In
every direction, and -for a multitude of
purposes. The most Important of theso
Is to pay tho men who are cleaning up;
the streets. Adjutant Scurry said todayr
"I have not a dollar to pay the men
who are working In the streets all day
long. I am- not able to say to a single
one of these men: You shall bo paid for
your work. W& must have this city
cleaned up at any cost and with tho
greatest speed possible. If It Is not done
with all haste and at the same time dono
well, there may be, a pestilence, and If It
once breaks out here. It will not be Gal
veston alone that will suffer. Such things
spread, and It Is not only for the .?ako
of this city, but for others outstdo of
this place that I urge that above all
things we want money. Of all the poor
peopie here not one has anything. A ma
jority of them could not furnish a sin
gle room In which to commence house
keeping, even though they had the money
to rebuild the room. Those people have
absolutely nothing except what 13 given
them by the relief committee. They are
in a condition of absolute wantr they
lack everything, and save for the splen
did generosity of the Nation they would
be utterly without hope."
Ever since the storm there has been
a mass of dark, foul-smelling slime over
parts of all the streets, and its presence
was a menace to public health as long
as It was allowed to exist This has now
been almost entirely cleared away, and
the Intense odor that filled the city dur
ing the early part of the week has, In
consequence, been greatly abated.
The work of burning bodies 13 still go
ing on, they being hurried to the flre3
as soon as possible after being taken
from the water. All of last night and
all of today there were numerous Area
along the shore, and In every one of them
were from three to 20 bodies.
The residents of Galveston are of tho
opinion that there are more dead than
the outsiders coming in are generally
willing to admit It Is beyond all possi
bility that any actual count will ever be
had. but from the best evidence obtain
able and allowing for those bodies which
have been cast up by the waters after
being once thrown Into the Gulf and
twice counted and for the number that
were carried out to sea and will never
be heard of, a total list of the dead can
not be far from 3000. The people of Gal
veston say that they know that It will
amount to anything between 5000 and
10.000. All up and down the coast there
has been loss of life that will not bo
learned of for weeks and months. If ever.
The total number of dead from the storm
in this state cannot be far from 4000.
Forage for horses Is badly needed.
Carloads of supplies have been received
from all parts of the country for the
suffering residents of Galveston, but not
a wisp of hay or a bushel of oata has
come In for the animals.
Provisions continue to come In from all
parts of the East, but there Is need for
It all. Supplies are being handled in the
most excellent manner, and there Is no
wait Stringent orders have been given
that all people who attempt to procure
more than their rightful proportion of
tho supplies shall be punished, and thero
already have been several arrests for tho
offense. Several cars of supplies came
In this morning from all points In Texas,
and two barge3 laden with Government
stores came In this afternoon.