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PORTLAND, OREGON, .SUNDAY yORNIHG, OOTOBjER 7, ,1900.,
TOL. XIX. -20. 40.
PBICE FIVE CENTS.
RYAN'S CHAMPIONS
Roosevelt Scores Schurz and
Cockran
AT TWO BIG CHICAGO MEETINGS
OFonr Tear Aso So Words "Were Too
Horsb. lor Them to Use Asainst
the Democratic Candidate.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6. Concluding; jthe pro
gramme of a busy- day of campaigning,
embracing a dozen speeches, Goyernor
Roosevelt tonight addressed two Chicago
audiences -which crowded both the Coli
seum and First Regiment Armory yefhe
had to disappoint several thousand per
sons on whom the doors were closed alter
the big buildings -were filled.
For more than two hours before the ar
rival of Governor Roosevelt the crowd
had been gathering in Wabash avenue
awaiting him. The Governor was late,
owing to the failure of his special train
to arrive on time. "When the train rolled
into the station, the party aboard whicb?
were Governor Roosevelt, Senator Hanna,
Senator Cullom and Richard Tates, can
didate for Governor, received a mighty
cheer. Hundreds of club . members,
mounted and in khaki uniform, were
formed 4n line, and the Governor was es
corted to the Auditorium Hotel, where he
took dinner. Along the route the side
walks were thronged, and numerous-bands
made music for the marchers.
While the throng at the Coliseum
awaited the National candidate, various
speakers occupied the platform. Among
them was Judge Tates, at whose Tequest
the audience rose and gave three cheers
for McKinley and" Roosevelt. A radical
change had been made In the Coliseum
for Governor Roosevelt. The platform
from which Bourke Cockran spoke one
week ago, at the end of the hall, bad
been moved to the east 'side, and the
chairs were so arranged that every one
In the vast building faced the speaker,
and was thus enabled to .hear distinctly.
For 10 minutes after Governor Roosevelt's-
arrival at the Coliseum men cheered
and waved flags. Women stood upon
chairs, waved handkerchiefs and shouted,
and Just as quiet was restored a storm of
applause was provoked again by a rough
rider regiment which marched In and oc
cupied the gallery behind the platform.
The Governor, near whom sat various
members of the Republican National
Committee and a large representation of
the Hamilton Club, was introduced by
President Bangs, of that club, and said:
''It is difficult to argue over'the Issues
raised by our antagonists in 1896, for-our
antagonists themselves, though they still
profess to believe in them, no longer dare
argue them. Of course, this does not alter
in the least the danger to the country
Involved in these issues. All that it alters
is our estimate of the men who still
champion a policy which would bring
absolute ruin to the Government, al
though so conscious of Its weakness that
they lay afl -the-sfressV of their public
arguments upon another issue, in order
to -attract voter. -who have been alien-J
ated by their former course. Certain
men have snatched at the excuse thus
rendered, and now are championing Mr.
Bryan, although four years ago they de
nounced him with exceeding bitterness
because of the very attitude on financial,
social and economic questions which he
etill openly retains. These men are try
ing to procure the triumph of the forces
of social disorder, of economic distress
and financial dishonor because, -forsooth
they say that all evils that may befall
us are preferable to seeing us uphold
the honor of the flag and our Interests
In the Philippines. The arguments they
advance to justify themselves are so ex
traordinary that it is difficult to state
them correctly.
"Bourke Cockran, for instance, advo
cates the election of Mr. Brian- and a
Bryanlte House on the ground that there
will still be a Republican Senate to pre
vent the newly elected President and
House from carrying out the very policy
which they would have been elected to
carry out. It seems scarcely neces
sary to do more than state such a
proposition. Its mere statement furnishes
a sufficient commentary on the part of
the party in behalf of -which it is ad
vanced and on the gentlemen advanc
ing it.
What Carl Schurz Said.
"Mr. Schurz, than whom no one man
tn 1896 used more violent .language con
cerning Mr. Bryan, is now -supporting
him, or, what is -practically the same
thing, is opposing President -McKinley, on
account of the Philippine -policy. Mr.
Schurz has stated "that his "blood boiled
at our misconduct In the taking of the
Philippines,' and that he defies any man
to produce from the history of any civ
ilized nation a parallel In point of infamy
to our conduct toward Agulnaldo and the
Insurgents. Of course, it Is in one sense
difficult to produce such a parallel, for
the excellent reason that our conduct has
been the reverse of infamous, and there
fore cannot be paralleled by anyctof
Infamy. Accepting Mr. Schurz termi
nology, It may be pointed out that In
finitely greater criticism can Justly be
passed upon the dealings .of this Nation
with the Sioux and Nez Perces Indians
during- the Administration of President
Hayes, of which Mr. Schurz was a mem
ber, than can be passed upon any of
our dealings with the Tagals under Pres
ident McKinley. The parallel between the
Sioux and Tagals is not unfair, and Agul
naldo probably stands above Sitting Bull,
but .he stands infinitely below Chief Jo
seph; and the Nez Perces, unlike the Ta
gals, did have real and grave Injustices
of which to complain. Mr. Schurz was
then in power, and he could have then
showed the faith that was In him by
striking deeds of the kind which he now
champions in words. If he is right in his
present attitude, it was his duty at that
time to leave President Hayes Cabinet
and Join the Greenback party. Such a
course would, of course, have been an ab
surdity, but not quite so gross an ab
surdity as the course he is now follow
ing. "In Mr. Schurz' speech in this city,
lour years ago, he, in denouncing- Mr.
Bryan and the very policies -which have
been explcitly reaffirmed in this cam
paign, said that if Mr. Bryan triumphed
It would mean, that this country had 'for
feited Its National honor,' for which, said
Mr. Schurz, it ought to 'shed the last drop
of blood.' He continued that the triumph
of Mr. Bryan would mean the 'contempt
end abhorrence of mankind, and that the
Nation -would rot to death in 'the loath
some stew of its own corruption.' Of
course, such language reflects the gravest
discredit upon the man -who uses It, un
less it is warranted by facts. If war
ranted by facts, then there Is not the
least shadow of excuse for Mr. Schurz
abandoning the position he took, because
of the Philippines. I hold that our course
In the Philippines Is both -wise ana right
eous. But even should any man hold to
the contrary, he -would have no warrant
In leaving us If he ever believed as Mr.
Schurz believed in 1836.
"Iet Mr. Schurz' "blood boil over the
thousand outrages perpetuated by the
savage banditti to whom we should turn
over the islands these Infamies being
perpetuated not only upon our own sol
diers, but especlally'upon the friendly
Filipinos and let .nlm Join with us in
bringing peace and true liberty to the
people of the islands In the only way in
which peace and true liberty can be
brought to them, and that Is under the
shadow of the American flag.
Excitins Class Hatred.
"This year, our opponents rest their
hope of success upon exciting envy and
hatred In one class of our citizens against
other classes." They are striving to stir
up the forces of social ill will and, there
fore, of social disorder. Both their des
peration and their lack of conscience Is
shown by the. way in which they seize
upon the act of noble rescue in China as
a Justification for saying that now we
-will bring the Chinese Into competition
with our own wage-workers. They well
know that every one In this country be
lieves in keeping out the cheap labor of
China, and in preventing Its being brought
into this country. Every Republican lead
er Is against letting down the bars to
Chinese Immigration. The Chinese exclu-
ILLINOIS CAMPAIGNER
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GENERAL CLARK E. CARS, E-HNITED STATES MINISTER TO DENMARK
General Clark 1. Carr, ex-United States Minister to Denmark, who has been assigned by
tne Republican National committee to aeuver speeches ror MCKiniey ana Roosevelt on the
Pacific Coast, left Chicago Thursday night for California. He will spend bIs. days fia Call-
fornlR. after irhloh h -will earns to Oregon and "WaKhlnrton. Cleneral Carr comes hleHlv
recommended as an aerrecsito campaigner; Ix-Presldent Thomas McClelland, of Pacific
University; now k resident at Illinois, writes to the Republican State Central Committee
thkt General'' Carr has .f eweequaXB Bi-.fLpolttlcaf speaker. Fred W. Mulkey, of Portland,
who has-met ..General Carr at conventions of the Republican League, says that at such ath
crint the' Generaf, was recognised on .all sides as a man of great ability, whose speeches
m always ,recelred close, attention. General Carr will" deliver three speeches In Oregon, one of
which will be, at Portland. , j '
sion act. will' b6 enforced as Ions: as Pres
ident Mclftnley Is In .the White House,
but our opponents champion a course
whlh wouldTie almnst as bad for, the
American w"age-"worker aS to let infChl
nese cheap dabon; .that is,, they champion
letting in the 'products of- Chinese cheap
labor and driving out .the., products, of
American labor.. -The-Democrdtic candi
date for the Presidency,, InUiIs Sneech in
the House of Representatives, Januarjv-13,
1894, put himself 'forward as the special
exponent of this policy which would let.
In the handiwork of the yellow men of
Asia against the Interests of -the wage
workers of this land. I ask you to'Judge
by deeds, and not by words, and if you
so judge, you will find that the, Repub
lican, party is the real champion' of true
Americanism in every respect.".
At Dekalb.
DBKA1S, 111., Oct. 6. Despite a heavy
downpour of rain, a large crowd listened
to Governor Roosevelt, at Normal Park,
this afternoon. The Governor donned a
gum coait and stood on a chair in the
rain while he talked. His speech' was an?
appeal Jjot the preservation of the pros
perity -which has "been built up under the
Presidency of 'William McKinley, and the
maintenance of the untarnished honor of
the nag.
At Sterling.
DIXON, TO., Oct 6. A 20-minute stop
was made at Sterling this morning, where
Governor Roosevelt and Richard Yates,
candidate for Governor of Illinois, made
short speeches; The speeches were deliv
ered from ast&nd in the park, and all
who -could et near enough, whlchk was
about half of those present, heard Gov
ernor Roosevelt's remarks": He said, In
part:
"I appeal In this contest not so much
merely to Republicanism as to American
ism. I feel that we have a right to ask
all true Americans, -who have the honor
and interest of the Nation at heart, to
stand 'with us because we stand for the
material "-well-being of our people and for
the honor of the American flag. We ap
peal to you simply as American citizens.
I have just come from Nebraska, -where
we are championing & man of German
birth for Governor. Our candidate for
Lieutenant-Governor fn Kansas is also of
German parentage. Up In Minnesota they
are running a man of my own blood Hol
land Dutch. One of the Presidential elec
tors In Nebraska is.by blrtht a Czech. In
Iowa, we are going again to 'elect Speaker
Henderson, who -was born In Scotland. In
South Dakota I have been on the stump
with old Knute Nelson, a veteran of the
Civil War, who was born In Scandinavia.
We come before you not as Germans,
Irishmen, Scotchmen or Scandinavians,
but as Americans appealing to our fellow
citizens." Selecting: tke'Jsry.
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Oct 6.-The se
lection of a jury In the Toutsey case was
delayed today by the failure of Deputy
Sheriffs sent out to summon the soeclal
venire to report The Deputies finally re
turned and at noon 12 jurors had been
accepted, but the defense was allowed
time to prepare an affidavit concerning
the qualifications of a Juror.
Solving: Cuban Labor Question.
HAVANA," Oct 6. During the last three
days, 8160 immigrants from the Canary
Islands and Barcelona have arrived here
and left for the country districts, where
employment is readily obtained. This con
tinued influx partially solves the labor
question, many of the plantations having
been idle owing to lack of labor to culti
vate them.
OHIO FOR iraLEY
State Dropped Out of List of
Political Storm Centers.
EVEN JONES DOES NOT CLAIM IT
Mala Fteat la In the Concessional
Districts, With. Chances Good
for Republicans.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2. (Staff corre
spondencesFor the first time in many
years Ohio has dropped out of the list
of political storm centers. Even Senator
Jones does not appear to claim it, as he
does New York, New Jersey, Illinois and
almost everything else. This Is clearly
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COMING TO OREGON
the first Presidential contest since 1S64
when the Democrats have not "expected"
at this stage of the campaign to carry
Ohio, and on several' occasions they came
near doing so, -In ,1892 the vote stood, on
the first elector, Harrison 405,187 to Cleve
land's 404,116, and on account of the varia
tions due to Individual popularity, one
Cleveland elector squeezed through. In
1876 General Hayes and it "was his own
state carried it by only 7516 plurality
out of a total of 700,000. The state elec
tions on the oft years are always bitter
ly contested,, and ..that of 1899, when John
R, .McLean was the Democratic candi
date, -was no exception. But for some
reason the Democratsare making no real
fight for Ohio this, year except on some
of the Congressional districts.
It Is generally believed that on account
of local pride President McKinley is 10,
000 votes stronger than any other Republi
can, and were the state In doubt other
wise, the electoral ticket would be quite
secure. The factional fighting which has
interfered with Republican success so
often and kept McKlnley's plurality
down in 1896 seems now to have ceased.
Foraker has been promised an unopposed
re-election to the Senate, and with that
understanding he Is working faithfully
for the Republican organization under
Mr. Hanna. Then the pluralities by
which Ohio has been Republican every
year since 1892 are such as to remove
the state from the doubtful column.
The campaign opened in a way that
gave the Democrats little encouragement.
Bryan went to Columbus, the heart of a
Democratic Congressional district, and
met with a distinct "frost" The proces
sion arranged in his honor numbered
Including the hired bands, about 600 per
sons, by actual count whereas 2500 per
sons had gone from Akron alone to a
Republican rally at Toungstown the Sat
urday before. This disparity in popular
Interest could only be explained in the
Democratic newspapers by the charge
that the railroads were favoring the He
publicans in their rates, and this they
have continued to repeat" although it ap
pears to be without foundation. Wher
ever Bryan goes he breaks up apathy.
It Is a demonstrated fact that the towns
and cities of Ohio which he visited In his
celebrated tours of 1896 showed Republi
can gains, whereas the voters who never
got a chance to see him rallied well to
his 'support For this reason State Chair
man Dick has announced that nothing
would please him more than to have
Bryan again travel through the state.
Four years ago he drew enormous crowds,
and from these gatherings the Republi
cans went away spurred to do their best
to defeat him. The same was true in the
towns where he made speeches in 1899.
Flgrnt Centers on Representatives.
The main fight in Ohio centers in the
Congressional districts. The state's dele
gation now stands 15 Republicans to 6
Democrats. Two of these latter districts
the Republicans hope to gain, the one
represented by John J. Lentz and that
represented by .John L. Brenner. In 1896
Mr. Brenner's majority was only 122, and
In 1S96 it was less than 300, which shows
how very close the contest runs. Bren
ner is not this time a candidate for re
election The Republican candidate in the
district, Robert Nevins, has been a some
what prominent candidate for the Gu
bernatorial nomination. He resides In
Dayton, is a good lawyer, an'd a cam
paigner of considerable force.
He Is making a vigorous fight, and cpn
slderlng the assumed strength of the elec
toral ticket, would be likely to win but for
some disgruntlcment in the Soldier's Home
near Dayton. This Institution contains
about 2000 votqrs, who are usually al
most solidly Republican, and upon them
the party must rely for carrying the dis
trict This time there Is some dlsaffec-
Hon among them oif-account of the Evans
idmlnistration of the Pension Office. Not
tang ago one of the specially disaffected
Jnesvwrote a letter to & "member of Con
gress here. Imploring him in behalf of a
pension, citing riot only? a. long and bril
llant war record, but an equally conspicu
ous record in the service of the Republi
cs party. The Congressman according
ly went to the Pension Office to find, out
what possible reason Mr. "Evans could
h&ysjfor .keeping this man from his well
dpervfd rewatu. The war records were
SluUad. out, an .from, them It appeared
vtifttHhe man had' deserted once, and had
oilf another occasiefa been discharged wlth-
j&fkerxaan Vote.
InnnVLerMirtrttfewhich Is also very
clsethe,!
fieht. Thi
have an up-hill
is large, and
descent, makes
liflntz, nlmsel'r
speeches in Ge
kas, besides, the
pnritJvn.tlnsr Jirta
strife demagogue.
UriiiyAlene issue
hT is workhur Jt
aulte regardless of
!faje$sTbrought out
in the lnvestimitit
wmy issuea a
challenge to Colonel
'erjJoint de-
bate, on this subjcl
iiBHyagnt forth
to the
a reply tnat .Lieut
ber. Colonel Dlcfcv
fact that some o'tpiikim'
wn associates
un uio uiiiiiaijr tui.m,:'
Ittee refused
to Join him in hls.HJwir d'Alene report,
that the Kansas City convention refused
-to take It up, that organized labor had
not made the cause of-the Coeur d'Alene
rioters their own, and ended his reply by
quoting a letter from a Republican in
South Dakota, who countermanded an or
der for a German speaker to follow Lentz
in that state by saj-ing that Lentz lft
alone made enough Republican votes.
The situation in the 21st district, now
represented by Theodore E. Burton, of
Cleveland, is very gratifying. The Plain
dealer, a Democratio newspaper which
supported Bryan In 1896, Is advising Dem
ocrats td vote for Burton on account of
his recognized strength and National
prominence. This is good advice. Burton
isn Ohio's best contribution, to the Con
gress of the United plates. The district
he represents- is ordinarily" close. "Tom"
Johnson, Democrat, ujed to carry It, anil
he wanted the nomination this year, but
his party refused to givd it to him, and
selected Instead SyiVesterKMcMahon, who
is unknown. y
In the 20th district. TvhereVthe conten
tions between Hanna and theantl-Hanna
factions have lonff been a source of dis
turbance, there is a boltfnsr Republican
candidate In the field in-thVperson of?
Judge Phillpps, the present Congressman
who was refused a renomlnatlon. As the
district has a Republican plurality o
about 5000, it is not believed that he will
draw off votes enough from the regular
Republican nominee to eject a Democrat.
In the Toledo district Mayor Jones' re
fusal to run as an independent with Dem
ocratic Indorsement has been taken as a
straw to show the -way the wind is blow
ing. All things considered, the tactical
advantage in the Congressional fight in
Ohio seems to be with the; Republicans.
They expect to dor more than hold their
own. , b.
NO CONSIDERABLE EFFECT.
5
Study of OIncy and Wilson's Support
of Byran.
WASHINGTON, Oct
.Politicians-
jfVe heen st4-dnir the efft-that the
Vclarations otIcnardOIneynvi WiliP
I 4.w t. timi i...... ij , . .r
lam L. Wilson .have had upon the people,
euuuiiiiiji aim uib uuijiul aee as it ai
ifects the probable result to any ejrtent
Even Democrats do not claim very much
for these declarations. Olney was by all
odds the ablest man in Cleveland's Cab
inet He -was also the one man who for a
long period believed in, expansion. Yet
he takes the Imperialistic plank and
swings back into the Democratic party.
Secretary Wilson, of the Agricultural De
partment, who is quite a close observer
of affairs, says that he has no doubt that
Mr. Olney, looking towards the future,
took thekcourse he has this year-ln order
to regain his party standing, and be in
line for anything that may-be possible in
the way of Presidential preferment in the
years to come. A great many Gold Dem
ocrats recognize that patty regularity, will
be necessary for them, even if Bryanlsm
disappears four years from now. It Is
doubtful whether Mr. Olney's position,
however, will have any" great effect Per
sonally, he was not known to many peo
ple. He was not the kind of a man that
the people come to know. Amon public
men he had a great reputation, and de
servedly so. He -was a good lawyer, and
he was a good Secretary of State. A
number of reading and thinking men will,
no doubt, give heed to his letter, and some
of these may be influenced to, support
Bryan upon the premises which' he pre
sents. But he will have very little per
sonal following in his support of Bryan.
With William L. Wilson It is somewhat
different Wilson.'s position will not af
fect votes where he is comparatively un
known. But It will have some ffect in
West Virginia and Maryland, where ho
was known personally to a great many
people who like him, and who believe in
him. It will not affect the Republicans,
but It will possibly affect quite a number
of Gold Democrats, who voted for Mc
Kinley or Palmer in 1896. Wilson was a
resident of West Virginia, and spent a
great deal of time In, Maryland, and, be,
ing a man that was easy to get acquaint
ed with and affable to everybody, he has
quite a large circle of friends. Those who
followed him out of the regular Demo
cratic party four years ago are very like
ly to follow him back this time.
LIPTOW'S PORK CORNER.
Chicago Market .Made Another
Advance Yesterday.
Big:
CHICAGO, Oct 6 The LIpton pork cor
ner was in flrsfc-class working-order today,
and belated shorts, who covered a-line of
750 barrels shortly before the close of the
session of the Board of Trade, had to pay
517 a barrel, an advance of $2 50 for tho
day, and a gain of $2 over the highest
price of the day before. Total purchases
were 2500 barrels. The general opinion In
the trade is that the short interest must
be a relatively short one, perhaps 10,000
barrels at the outside, but this Is largely
a matter of guesswork. Even If It lb no
larger than 10,000 barrels, there will be
room for some high prices before, the
shorts get in out of the wet The last
sale today was made by the Anglo-American
Packing & Provision Company, and
exhausted the stocks of contract pork
held by the concern.
BATTLE-SHIP TEXAS.
May Be Permanently Retired From
tne Service.
'WASHINGTON, Oct 6 The battleship
Texas ia about to be passed upon by a
board of survey- at Norfolk to determine
whether It is worth while to spend any
more money on this obsolete type of ship
If the overhauling can be brought within
reasonable limits, It 19 probable that it
will be authorized, but if the sum required
is large, she will be practically retired
from the service.
The battleships Indiana and Massachu
setts will be laid up at the League Island
navy-yard, It having been decided that
It is unwise to begin extensive repairs on
them at this time.
THE ORIENTAL TRADE
Portland's Shipping Facilities
Will Be Improved.
THREE VESSELS LOAD IN OCTOBER
No Longer Necessary to Send Freight
to Paget Sound for Shipment
to the Orient.
No less than four different firms or In
dividual have secured steamships toply
between Portland and the Orient -within
the next 60 days, and during that period
there will be five or six cargoes shipped
WILLIAM
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GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, .WHO IS DIRECTING THE MOVEMENT OF
THE TROOPS IN THE STRIKE REGION.
fromihJ poi to the far East This re.
sully r the -vitofcaaL-or the regular
lirjB,. ) somewhat surprising, as it vaa
feat tts for a time that the interests of the
porjrwould' suffer pending the establish
ment pt a regular line to follow the ono
jwhich was withdrawn.
The steamship traffic between Portland,
and the Orient is greater at the present
time than it has been since the inception
of the" business In the Northwest ' The
war troubles In the far East prevented
the immediate establishment of a regular
line to take the place of the Dodwell
Line, which was withdrawn this month,
but the extra steamers which have been
secured to handle t.he business In ,the
meantime will give Portland nearly
double the cargo space that hasvever been
allotted, this port by other steamers. The
advantage of this ..extra service will ob
viate the necessity f or sending the "over
flow," whlcji the regular liners in past
years couldtriot.handle.to another port
It 1b, difficult to secure the exact figures
on the traffic that,has'been lost to Port
land and credited to Tacoma and Seattle
on -this account, but an idea of its Im
portance can1- be gained by the figures
given by one of thesmall shippers from
this port This shipper, who makes no
pretensions of doing a big business, but
who always ships from Portland when it
Is possible to secure space, last year sent
2000 tons of Wallamette-Valley flour to
the Orient by way of Tacoma and Seattle,
because it was Impossible to secure the
space for it on the Portland line. Some
of the larger dealers made, much heavier
shipments, and the total 'amount thus di
verted during the year' Is believed to ap
proximate 200,000 barrels. One steamer a
month was the best service Portland had
under the Dodwell service, and while that
service was kept pretty close to the" ad
vertised schedule, there was frequent
blockades when freight could not be
handled.
The first steamer to leave Portland since
the termination of the agreement between
Dodwell and the O. R. & N. was the Ger
man steamship Eva, ana sne celebrated
the event by taking out the largest cargo
"of flour that ever left the Columbia
River. Tho Eva was dispatched by the
Portland Flouring Mills Company and her
charterer, Mr. Graham, of San Francisco,
will send the Eva, or a steamer to take
her place, back to Portland as soon as
she discharges on tho other side. The
California & Oriental Steamship Company
will send the steamship Gergenhus, a tfQOO
ton carrier, to Portland about October 20,
and T. M. Stevens & Co. will have the
steamship Skarpsno in from tho Orient
about the same time, with a full cargo
of .freight, and will load her outward
with flour and lumber.
The Skarpsno will be followed by "the
Monmouthshire, one of the fastest of tho
trans-Pacific liners, and a vessel which
was for the past two years the flagship
of the Dodwell fleet The Monmouthshire,
like the rest of the steamers, will load
outward for the Orient with flour, lumber,
beer, provisions and other, Oregon pro
ducts. Following the Bergenhus In tne
California & Oriental Line, will come the
Norwegian steamship Kvarvin, a 400-ton
carrier, now en route from the Orient for
San Diego. Dodwell & Co. have nearly
all of their steamers under charter to the
Government, and will have occasional
steamers call here for cargo the same as
those of the" Santa Fe Line. One of their
steamers, the Buckingham, will come to
Portland in about 10 days from Vancou
ver, B. C, but will 'probably load out
ward on her present trip on Government
account. The Bergenhus, which Is the
next of the "Santa Fe" liners due here.
Is a new steel steamship, built at West
Hartlepool last year. She is 340 feet long,
48 feet beam and 25 feet depth of hold,
and is an enormous carrier.
The reason for the big increase In Orien
tal business out of this port at a time
when the Sound lines are turning their
steamers over :for transport service and
running light with those which are re
tained, is said to be due to. the sudden
stoppage of orders for cotton, Iron, etc.,
with which the Orient was flooding the
"United States a short time ago. It was
on traffic of this nature that the lines
on the Sound depended almost entirely,
while the Portland line was always Inde
pendent of it, and while Puget Sound
Oriental traffic will show a heavy de
crease'during the current season, that of
Portland will show a substantial Increase.
. SLAVERY Iff JOLO.
General Oromrenor Defends tne Pres
ident's Action.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6. Congressman Uros
venor, of Ohio, spoke at a Republican
meeting in Evanston, HI., tonight In de
fense of MciKnley'8 action regarding the
so-called slavery treaty with the Sultan
of.JoIo. General Grosvenor presented a
number of official documents to show tnat
the arrangement with the Bultan was
only temporary. December 10, 1893, Gen
eral Otis, commanding at Manila sent to
General Bates, in command In the Mo
hammedan Islands, a letter of Instruction,
In which he said:
"I am directed to inclose for your 'in
formation, action and guidance a copy or
a confidential War Department communi
cation, dated October 27 last, whicu con
tains notice of the approval of His .Ex
cellency the President of the United:
States, of the agreement of August 20,
A. STONE:
1899, between yourself, as agent of tne
Government, and the Sultan and. cartaln
Datos of the Jolo Archipelago, subject,
however, to the conditions presented In
the last clause of article H, of the late
Paris treaty, which reads as follows:
" "The civil rights and political status
of the, native inhabitants of the 'terri
tory hereby ceded to the Uillted States
shall be determined by Congress.'
"This conditional approval, it will
be seen by reference to the War
Department communication, Is given
with the distinct understanding that
.tho exlstenco- of slavery or involun
tary servitude in any portion of the
Philippines Is in no wise authorized, as,
under the thirteenth amendment of the
United States Constitution, the authoriza
tion or recognition of a slavery status by
the Executive of the Government is Im
possible. You will carefully note the in
structions" In the communication, which
direct that when the Sultan Is informed of
tlejPresident's conditional approval of the
agreementinquiry be made as to the ex
tent to which slavery Is practiced in the
archipelago, .the number of people held
as. slaves and what practical course of
action looking" to their emancipation can
be'adopted.- By reference to notes of your
Interviews and conferences with the Sul
tan and his representatives, which ac
companied the agreement and were sub
mitted to this office, and from informa
tion obtained from other sources, It Is be
lieved that the market price of slaves in
the archipelago is Insignificant, ranging
from $20 to $90( Mexican, and that in some
instances owners will be pleased to grant
freedom -to -their slaves. If they can es
cape the burden of supporting them. It
Is understood, too. that the character of
K domestic slavery, exjsting in the archi
pelago differs greatly from the former
slavery Institutions of the United States,
in this, that the Moro slave, so-called,
becomes a member of the owner's fam
ily; enjoying certain privileges, and tnat
he often voluntarily sells himself to bet
ter his condition and secure some slight
temporary Individual benefit
"Hence, It Is desired that you report on
the character of this Morq slavery, In or
der that the institution, as existing, may
be fully appreciated. A number of slaves
secured by the Moros through capture or
by purchase from other bands, tribes or
races, and now held by them and the
number of them in use who have volun
tarily or Involuntarily entered the condi
tion of slavery, might be approximately
stated. You win conduct your inquiries
-with a caution prescribed In the enclosed
War Department communication, making
full report of the same to this office as
soon as practicable. You will also extend
your Investigation, with a report thereon,
to other Philippine Islands Inhabited by
Moros and where they have planted their
domestic institution."
"Thus it will be seen," said Congress
man Grosvenor, "that the statement that
tho President of the United States In any
way ratified or approved of the "existence
of slavery or Involuntary servitude in the
Jolo Archipelago was utterly false In its
inception and Is criminally false in Its
repetition."
COCKRAN IN TOPEKA.
Talked to a Bis Crowd on Imperial
ism. TOPEKA, Kan., Oct 6. Bourke Cock
ran, of New York, addressed fully WXW
people in the Auditorium in this city to
night He arrived here from Kansas City
on a special train, and was escorted at
once to the Auditorum. His appearance
on the stage was greeted with cheering,
which continued several minutes. When
Mr. Cockran was introduced, the applause
was again deafening. He at once began
a discussion of the question of Imperial
ism, which he declared was the para
mount issue.
"Upon the result of this campaign,"
said he, "depends the fate of the country.
It means that the United States will
either advance or will retrograde and con
ditions become similar to those of medie
val times."
He then went Into the history of the
manner in which the United States se
cured its additional territories. He de
clared that the manner in, which this
country secured the Philippines gave It
neither a legal nor a moral right to its
possession.
CENSUS OF TACGfol
Population Officially Arv
nounced as 37,714.
INCREASE OF TEN YEARS 1705
Director Merriam Believes Connt 1
Correct One No Longer in Race
"With, Portland,
WASHTNGTON', Oct 6L The population
of the City of Tacoma, Wash., officially
announced. Is:
1900 37,714
ISM 36,001
These figures show for the city as a
whole, an Increase in population of 1708.
or 4.84 per cent, from 1890 to 1600.
The population in 18S0 was 1008, showing
an Increase of 34,908, or 3179.23 per cent,
from 1880 to 1SS0.
Tho population by wards In 1000 Is as
follows:
Ward 1 4,106IWard 5 5,019
Ward 2 8.1SSWard 6 1,604
Ward 3 .lO.SOOIWard 7 2,413
Ward 4 4,586Ward 8 833
NOT N RACE WITH PORTLAND.
Tacoma'i Cessna Shows Where Pnjret
Sound Commerce Is Golnff.
WASHINGTON. Oct 6. "Tacoma seems
to be a dead city," said an official at
the census office today, when the an
nouncement was made that that town had.
grown but 4.74 per cent In the past ll
years, and that would seem to be the
case. Census officials were much aston
ished to see that Tacoma had only 37.714
people now, as against 36,006 10 years ago,
especially as the city had grown so rap
Idly in the preceding decade.
The census as announced Is believed by
Director Merriam to be as near correct
as can be ascertained, especially as Spe
cial Agent Olmsted, discovered no errors.
With Tacoma almost at a standstill. It
is easy to see where the Puget Sound
commerce is going. This city Is no longer
In the race with Portland, the Queen
city of the North Pacific Coast Now
that all three cities have been announced,
none has the right to challenge Portland's
position, ( far in the lead and steadily
gaining. Tacoma may get some consola
tion from the fact that many Western
cities grow spasmodically, but It 13 poor
consolation.
Population of New Hampshire.
WASHINGTON, Oct 6. It is officially
announced by the census bureau that the
population of the State of New Hamp
shire Is 411,583. In 1SS0, the population
was 376,530. the increase being 35,058, or
0.30 per cent
POSTOFFICE BUSINESS.
Net Deflclt Is a Million and a. Half
Less Than I,ost Year.
WASHINGTON, "Oct 6. The Auditor
for the Postoffice Department has Issued
a tr(al balance showing receipts and ex
penditures of the postal service for the
fiscal year ended June CO, 1900. Thi3 state
ment, taken in connection with the money
order statement, which was completed a
week ago, shows the entire financial re
sults of the service for the fiscal year.
The financial statement of the postal
service proper for the year 1900 Is a3 fol
lows: Expenditures $107,519,293 13
Revenue 102.354.57D 29
Excess of expenditures over
revenue J 4,894,718 84
The excess of expenditures over re
ceipts, or net deficit, of the postal servico
is about ?1 500,000 less than the deficit for
the preceding fiscal year. The principal
Item of revenue Is the sale of stamps
and stamped paper. That item for the
year amounted to $34,013,699 63, an increase
of 56,733,045 G2 over the preceding year.
The total transactions of the postal serv
ice, including the money order state
ment, were 514,394 191 22 for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1900
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS.
Political.
Roosevelt spoke to two bis meetings In Chi-
caso. Pace 2.
Bourke Cockran discussed the issues la To-
peka. Page 1.
Grosvenor defend the President's action in
the matter of slavery In Jolo Pago I.
Ohio Is safe for McKinley. Pago 1.
Bryan completed his Indiana tour and crossed
Into Kentucky. Page 2.
China.
Some of the French proposals must ba passed
on by Congress before America, can act
Pajre 3.
England believes the settlement of the Chines
question is in sight Page 3.
The French note was favorably received In
Germany. Fago 13.
Forcigrn.
Make-up of the new British (Parliament
PageS.
England is preparing for the return of the
army from South Africa. Page 2.
A plot was discovered against Prince Albert of
Belgium. Page 2.
Domestic.
A tornado killed two and Injured eight persons
In Minnesota. Page 2.
Steve Flanagan, the pugilist. Is dead. Pags 3.
The miners' convention will soon be called to
decide the strike question. Page 13.
Marchers closed two collieries at Z,attlmer.
Page 13.
Pacific Coast.
Tacoma's population officially announced as
3T.714. Page 4.
English syndicate acquires Bed Boy mine In
Baker County. Page 4.
Two engines collided near Edmonds; one man
killed. Paze 4.
Bids wanted for construction of Salem's public
building.
Fusion in Idaho is now Impossible. Page 4.
Commercial and Financial.
Minneapolis flour mills will close for an Indef
inite period. Page 23.
Chicago Board of Trade organising a telegraph
company. Page 23.
Heavy decline in cash reserves of New Tors:
banks. Page 23.
Marine.
Many now steamers for Portland's Oriental
service. Page 1.
Schooner Anita and steamer Jeonle both saved.
Page 10.
Lake steamers to enter the coastwise trade.
Page 10.
"Week's wheat shipments from Portland totaled
550,000 bushels. Page 10.
Local.
Democrats Insist on having one of their party
nominated for seat made vacant by death
of A J. Knott. Page 13.
Judge Huston on political prospects in Idaho.
Pago 24.
George Dlxorr convicted of forginff a deed.
Page 24.
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