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THE MOKNING OREGOISTAN, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1900. THE CANAL TREATY Received at the State De partment Yesterday. CAME FROM THE WHITE HOUSE The Amendment Will Be Forwarded at Once to the British Government Mlftsourl River CommlsnIon. to Be Abolished. "WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. The Hay Pauncefote canal treaty, with the Senate amendments, was received at the State Department shortly after noon today. It was transmitted from the Senate through the White House. With the treaty was a simple statement signed, not by the President pro tern, of the Senate, but by Mr. Bennett, the secretary, reciting the action taken by the Senate on the con vention. The State Department will for ward the amendments In the regular course to the British Government, and they will be on their way to London by the steamer that leaves New York, next Tuesday. This action is rather more rap id than Is usual In treaty-making. Once It Is taken, there will be nothing more for the State Department to do until the British Government has passed on the amendments, providing an unconscionable period of time Is not so occupied. "WHAT "WILL ENGLAND DOT Action of Foreign. Office In Regard to Treaty Cannot Be Forecasted. NEW YORK. Dec. 22. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The action of the Foreign Office in rela tion to the Hay Pauncefote treaty cannot be forecasted with any degree of confi dence. Lord Salisbury Is at Hatfield, lis tening to the story of Mafeklng from the lips of Lord Edward Cecil, and Lord Lans downe Is at Bowood, entertaining a large Christmas party. They are the only men who can speak with authority on the subject, and they are not likely to break silence until the treaty in its amended form Is brought before them officially. The members of the American Embassy are naturally noncommittal at the pres ent stage of the proceedings, and there are no officials In the British diplomatic service who are at liberty to say anything about the probable attitude of the Gov ernment. There will be no disclosure of official views until the President decides whether or not he will send the amended treaty to England through the Embassy. There Is a good deal of country-house diplomacy in England. Ambassadors and Cabinet Ministers are constantly meeting one another and talking over matters of state at country houses, which are the real diplomatic centers at this time of the year. It was in a country house that the preliminaries to "the Hay-Paunce-fote treaty were Informally arranged, and It is not Impossible that there may be eimilar conferences during the holidays over the amended treaty. All predictions respecting the results of further negotiations between the two governments arc premature. The com ments of leader writers of the press are temperate, and no pressure of public opin ion will be brought to bear upon the Foreign Office against the acceptance of the amendment. A RHanlan View. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 22. The No vosti, discussing the Nicaragua Canal, says: "England Is evidently Incapable of op posing the United States, the fact being that America is rising proportionately as England is losing prestige." TWENTY-FIVE SEW COLONELS. Itcsnlt of the Army Iteorgranlzatlon BUI. NEW YORK. Dtc. 22. A special to the Herald from Washington says: At least 25 regiments will be command, ed by new Colonels as a result of the re organization o the Army proposed by the pending legislation In Congress. This will mean promotion of 25 Lieutenant-Colonels In the service. The bill passed by the House and that reported by the Senate military committee provide for an in crease of five regiments of cavalry and five regiments of infantry, and the artil lery arm under the Senate bill is also Increased five regiments. This means the appointment of these officers in command of the new regiments. Cavalry Lieutenant-Colonels: A. B. Wells, Ninth Cavalry, now serving in the Philippines; T. J. Wint. Sixth Cavalry. aleo on duty In the Philippines; F. Moore, Tenth Cavalry, stationed at Manzanlllo, Cuba; H. W. Wessels. Jr.. Third Cavalry, in the Philippines, and J. H. Wheelan. Seventh Cavalry, military attache at The Hague. Artillery LIeutenant-Co!onels: F. G. Smith. Sixth Artillery, stationed at the Washington D. C, military arsenal; G. B. Rodney. Fifth Artillery, Fort Riley. Kan.: C. A. Woodruff. Seventh Artillery. Fort SIpcum, N. Y.; D. H. KInsey, First Artillery Fort Barrancas. Fla., and J. R. Myrick, Second Artillery, Fort Monroe, Va. Lieutenant-Colonels P. H. Ellis, Eighth Infantry: William M. Vanhorn, Eight eenth Infantry, now on sick leave; M. Hooton, Fifth Infantry. Fort Sheridan; C. Williams. Fifteenth Infantry, and A. W. Corliss, Second Infantry, in the Philip pines. President McKlnley will make 14 ap pointment of officers as Brigadier-Generals, but their distribution among the several arms has not been determined. Most of these appointments will go to Colonels of the line, so that at least 10 Lieutenant-Colonels in addition to those named may be promoted. It seems rea sonably certain that Colonels S. S. Sum mer. Sixth Cavalry, serving In the Phil ippine, and A. R. Chaffee. Eighth Cav alry, serving as Major-General of Volun teers, in command of the American Le gation Guard, In Pekin. will be selected for promotion, which will cause the com missioning as Colonels of Lieutenant Colonels E. M. Hays. Fourth Cavalry, and T. C. Lebo, First Cavalry. Among the Infantry officers believed to have been practically selected for ap pointment as Brigadier-Generals are: Colonels J. C. Bates. Second Infantry; R. H. Hall. Fourth Infantry; L. Wheaton. Seventh Infantry, and G. W. Davis. Twenty-third Infantry, who are holding commissions as Major-General and Brigadier-Generals of Volunteers. Their pro motion will promote Lieutenant-Colonels R. I. Eskridge. Twenty-third Infantry; S. P. Jocelyn. Twenty-fifth Infantry: C. Keller. Twenty-second Infantry, and W. F. Spurgen. Sixteenth Infantry. WAltnilP CONTRACTS. Friends of Pacific Coast Trylnjf to Influence the Department. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. The Board of Construction again considered the battle ship problem today. Secretary Long has referred back to the board the bids cov ering the three sheathed battle-ships, having accepted its conclusions as to the eight other vessels included In the ad vertisement. Several legal points are in volved In this case. In the first place, it Is a cuestion whether one of the three vessels must be allotted to the Pacific Coast builders. There is a strong argu ment on each side of this question. Again, there is a question wnctner tne depart ment is at liberty to require bidders to ' amend their bids through the indirect method of restoring certain items of con f trvctfon mUtcd In their specifications. J Altogether, it appears that the board will be occupied for the next three .days In determining these points, and then passing upon the alternative proposition. In the event that the bids cannot be brought within the limit of cost, of hav ing recourse to new designs for the ships, and advertising for smaller battle-ships on the reneral lines of the Maine class. Meanwhile, considerable pressure is being brought to bear upon the Navy Depart ment by members of Congress and by prominent Western people to influence a decision In favor of the Pacific Coast. MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION. Provision In River and Harbor Bill Will Abolish It. WASHINGTON, Dec 22. The river and harbor bill, as it will be reported from the house committee soon after the recon vening of Congress, January 3, will carry a provision abolishing the Missouri River Commission. The provision already j has been agreed upon, and only awaits the formulation of the bill to find a place in it. The decision to discontinue the com mission is said to have been unanimous on the part of the committee, and It is the result of statements made to the committee by members of the House whose districts touch the Missouri on either side. They generally expressed the opinion that the navigation of the stream is so limited as to render the commis sion useless. The general opinion was that, as the improvements of the river consist almost entirely of the protection of the banks, this work could be done as well if left directly to the Secretary of War as If again placed in the hands of the commission, and the committee adopted this view. The commission was created In 1SS4. and at present consists of Lieutenant-Colonel Amos Stlckney, Engineer Corps, president: Major Thom as H. Handbury, Engineer Corps; Major W. L. Marshall. Engineer Corps; Charles C. Broadhead, and C. L. Chaffee. The Porto Rico Case. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. The Supreme Court was in conference today as usual on Saturdays, but no intimation was given out as to whether the Philippine and Porto Rico cases were taken up, even informally. The general opinion among attorneys who frequent the court is that the court will make no effort to reach a conclusion on the cases already heard until after the hearinr of the case deal, lng with the general questions, which la set for January 7. Trial of the Bailey. WASHINGTON, I$ac 22. Secretary Long has received the following telegram from Captain Evans, the temporary .head of the trial board which has been con ducting the runs of the new torpedo boat Bailey off Newport, regarding the performance of the little vessel yesterday: "Trial Bailey suspended for want of suit able coaL Standardization complete for 29 knots. Engines and appurtenances worked admirably. Board leaves for Washington tonight Bailey returns to Morris Heights." Destroyer JIncdononch Not Lnnnched EAST BRAINTREE. Mass., Dec 22. The launching of the new torpedo-boat destroyer Macdonough. now under con struction at the Fore River engine works, will take place Monday at noon. It was expected that the launching would be made today, but conditions were not fa vorable. Chinese Crerr Discharged. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 22. The SO Chi nese constituting the crew of the trans port Hancock have been discharged by the Government, and will be returned to China on the steamer Coptic The Han cock now has a crew of white men, at of them American citizens. PRUNZS FOR PACIFIC COAST Thirty-six Xctt French Varieties Are to Be Introduced. CORVALLIS. Dec. 22. Professor E. R. Lake, horticulturist of the Oregon Agri cultural College, has. during the past few months, made an extensive tour ot France, under the direction of the Na tional Government, for the purpose of in vestigating the prune Industry and ascer taining Its possibilities on the Pacific Slope of America. He Is now at the Na tional capital, making preparations to return to Oregon in few days. As a re sult of his Investigations he has intro duced the following varieties of prunes from the localities here mentioned: Couer de Bocf, from Salvetat, Carcassonne. Prunus Chapronl. from Vallerand, Tavernr. Giant, from Barbler. Orelans. Isjum Erik, from Barrier. Orleans. Des Bejonnlers, from Barbler, Orleans. Quetsche sucre. from Barbler. Orleans. Mlrabelle de Metr. from Barbler. Orleans. Salnte Catherine, from Barbler. Orleans. Bleu de Belclque, from Rothbers, Gennerll llers. Jaune d'Acen. from Rothbere. GcnnevllUers. The Czar, from Rcthbeitf, GennevIHIcrs. Grand Due. from Rothberc. Gennevllllers. Altesse. from Rothbers. Gennevllllers. Big Rose, from Croux et Flls, Paris. Quetsche de Letrlcourt, from Cioux et Flls, Paris. Belle de Louvraln. from Crour ct Flls, Tarl. Surpasse Monsieur, from Croux ct Flls, Paris. Tardive Mucque. from Baltet Freres. Troyes. Mlrabelle Grosse, from lialtet Freres, Troyc?. Mlrabelle Petite, from Baltet Freres. Troyes. Mlrabelle Precoce. frcrs Baltet FrerM. Troyes. Mlrabell; Tardive. frm Riltct Freres. Troyes. De Xorbet. from Baltet Freres. Troyes. Monsieur Hattf, from Baltet Freres, Troyes. Precoce de Tours, from Baltet Freres. Troyes. Prince JSnElebert (strain), from Baltet Frer.es. Troyes. Relne Claude d'Oullllns, from Baltet Freres, Troyes. Relne Claude d'Alhan. from Baltet Freres, Troyes. De Montfort, from Baltet Frers. Troyes. D'Asen Atnelloree, from Baltet Freres, Troyes. Quetsche d'Dorel. from Baltet Freres, Troyes. Relne des Mlrabelles. from Baltet Freres. Troyor. Relne Victoria, from Fleury-Mendon, near Paris. Violet Prune, from Fleury - Mendon. near Parts. Sannols Questche. from Sannols. Relne Claude Vlolette (strain), from Sannols. Washington Never Had Any Riots. Atlantic Monthly. Let it be remembered that Washington Is the one capital which knows not the mob and has formed no acquaintance with the riot. Call the roll of the nations' capitals and there Is evoked the cincmato. graph of troops and police charging the sans culottes, of artillery lending its bass to the shrill tenor of the "Marseillaise." of governments overthrown to placate the. Commune, of barricades springing up at every corner, and anarchy reigning ram pant. Washington points with pride to Its solitary riot. It remembers the awk ward quarter of an hour when the re doubtable Coxey walked across the grass of the Capitol and was promptly arrested by a single policeman, and with his arrest the "Army of the Commonweal"' resolved itself into its original unwashed elements. Thus perished in ridicule Washington's one "riot," Influenrn in Rnsnln. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 23. The influ enza epidemic here Is so severe that the mortality returns for the last week have been the highest for a decade. A meeting of physicians was summoned to discuss remedies, but scarcely half a dozen re sponded to the call, the rest being over worked, or themselves victims of the dis ease. The weather is conducive -to the spread of the disease, being changeable, snow and slush alternating. Von Schroeaer Lost His Libel Sntt. SAN RAFAEL, Cal.. Dec 22. The libel suit ot Baron von Schroeder against John D. Spreckels, proprietor of the San Fran cisco Call, for 5250.000. was ended today by the Jury bringing in a verdict in favor of Spreckels. KEEL OF CUP DEFENDER SUCCESSFULLY CAST AT THE HER RESHOFFS' SHOPS. The Work Required Six and a Half Bears The Day's Races Other Snorting; News. BRISTOL, R. L, Dec 22. The keel of the new cup defender was successfully completed at HerreshofTs shop this af ternoon. The actual work of casting the great mass of more than 90 tons took six and a half hours, and was done at the south shop. The fires were lighted under the melting pots between 4"" and 5 o'clock this morning, the kettles having been previously filled with pigs of lead. Nat Herreshoff gave orders to turn the valves, which allowed the metal to run I from the pots into the keel mould, at 7:20 this morning. During the progress of the work everything went on smoothly, and the portion of the craft which has so Important a bearing on her In the water was completed at 1:30 this afternoon, when the order was given to cease pouring the metal. About seven tons of pig lead were yesterday placed in the keel, and this is now firmly. embedded In the molten metal. It will take about two days for the keel to cool sufficiently to allow men to work or it, but nothing will be done with it until Wednesday, when the sand in the wooden frame will be removed and later the planks will be pulIc-1 away. The next process wlh be the c'ecmlng pf the keel, and before the whole mass has all for eign substance removed and Its sides polished, a day and a half will have .been consumed. The holes to engage the bolts and other filings will next occupy the attention of the builders. Some iron rods are already in place in the keel. THE DAY'S RACES. Racck nt Tnnforan. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 22. The results at Tanforan: Seven furlongs Anjou won. Duckoy second. Alee third; time, 1:S0& Six furlongs, selling Argregor won, Thracla second. Estelada third: time, 1:18. Six and one-half furlongs, selling Pres tidigitator won, Simon D. second. Per seus third; time. 1:24. Chantllly stakes, mile and an eighth, handicap Andrlssa won. Mortgage sec ond. The Lady third: time, 1:58. Seven furlongs Bill Garrett won, Ada N. second, Eddie Jones third; time, 1:294. One mile, selling VIncltor won, Pat Morrlssey second. Sea Lion third; time, Races nt Nctf Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 22. Weather fine and track slow. The results were: Six furlongs, selling Grey Dally won, Valdcz second, Porter B. third; time. 1:18. Mile and a sixteenth, selling Star Cot ton won, 'Colonel Cassldy second. Brown Vail third: time. 1:53. Handicap, steeplechase, short course Isen won. Terry Ranger second. Harve B. third: time. 3:21. Crescent City handicap, mile and an eighth Imp. Mint Sauce won. Linden Ella second. Donna Seay third; time. l:5C?i. Seven furlongs, selling Locust Blossom won. Island Prince second. Utcrp third; time. 1:32. Mile and a sixteenth, selling Hood's Brigade won. W. B. Gates second. Sliver Coin third: time. 1:51. Sloan Applied for a License. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 22.-Tod Sloan applied to the San Francisco Jockey Clu.- for a license today. It is reported that favorable action may be taken. Ellces Bent Michael. NEW YORK. Dec 22. Harry Elkcs, who, with Floyd McFarland as a team mate, won the recent six-day bicycle con test, tonight, before K people in Madison-Square Garden, showed his superior ity as a follower of the motor pace by beating Jimmy Michael In a 15-mlle race. The men started from opposite sides of the track, but before they had traveled three "miles Elkes oaught him. and at the seventh mile lapped him. The race wa3 won by li laps. Elkcs' time was 26:03 2-5. No Prizcflfrhts In Chicago. CHICAGO. Dec 22. The tie-up of box ins exhibitions !n Chicago was mide com plete today, when the Chicago Athletic Association, a private club", decided to hold no boxing shows and abandoned all plans which had been' made for bouts December 29. It was slid the city au thorities would have allowed the exhibi tion at the club, but the committee dis liked the notoriety, which they thought would affect the club. PLEA FOR SCALP BOUNTY. Eastern Oregon Wants It for an In dustry, Not a Graft. Shanlko Leader. From what we can le-rn. there will be a determined effort by some of the Valley members to repeal the scalp-bounty law on coyotes. Many of our exchanges have taken the matter up, ana are discussing the proposition purely from a selfish ?s well as a sectional viewpoint. In this both sides are wrong. In taking up any proposition, the bene fits accruing should be closely looked into. In the first place, whatever benefit ac crues to any portion of tnc state Is a bene fit to the state at large, and whatever is detrimental to any portion of the state is to a degree detrimental to the whole state. If only a portion of the people of the state prosper and the rest suffer, the, state as a whole cannot be said to be in a prosperous condition. When appro priations are made for any particular point or place, and the cause of the ap propriation is the upbuilding; of some en terprise intended to promote the people's interests, then in that event it is a benefit to the people of the entire state In the coyote bounty law tho whole stnte Is interested, cither directly or indirectly. It is true that in the Willamette Valley the coyotes are almost extinct, while In Eastern Oregon, where settlements are newer, the animal flourishes, and the law passed by the last Legislature was intend ed to help rid this portion of Oregon of the pest in quicker time than otherwise could be done The law in this respect is a good one, and should be strictly en forced. The major portion of Eastern Oregon Is peculiarly adapted to the sheep industry, and nothing else: and if this in dustry was wiped out entirely the entire state would suffer. Every additional pound of wool grown or sheep raised adds extra wealth, not only to the raiser, but to all. Every sheep that is killed by a coyote is that much loss to the state. Tho people of the entire state are as one family, and the Cascade Bange that di vides Eastern from Western Oregon should not bo allowed to divide our mutual interests. Let all work in harmony, and let no selfish feeling be engendered by the members of this- coming Legislature over Eastern Oregon asking that the coyote bounty law stand Just as It is. We want it up here, and our wishes in the matter should have some considera tion. We do not ask for It for the reason that Western Oregon gets appropriations for her schools and other enterprises, but we ask it on the broad ground of Justice toward our people and their growing in dustries that are made to suffer. In another two years we believe the law can be repealed: as by that time its work will have been accomplished. Dr. Leyds Goes to Paris. t PARIS, Dec 22. Dr. Leyds, the diplo matic agent of the Transvaal, who is on a flying trip to Paris, says there is noth ing of a diplomatic nature in his pres ence here He adds that Mr. Xruger is undaunted and continues working to ward the success of his ideas, which, he is confident, will finally prevail. SOUTHERN OREGON MINES. They Are a Soarce of Prosperity to "Wide District. M. P. Ward, a Portland mining man, returned from Southern Oregon yester day, after spending several days among the mining camps about Gold H11L He believes that district Is about to come to the front as a quartz-mining region, sec ond to none in the state He found that mining men have been coming In from Colorado, Eastern Washington and other mining regions, and that a good many quartz ledges which were supposed to have "pinched out," near the surface, have proven true fissure veins, under the application of lnteligcnt capital, and these mines are already paying dividends where stamp mills have been erected. "All the creeks emptying Into Rogue River between Grant's Pass, and Gold Hill." Mr. Ward said, "have become noted for permanent ledges with well-defined from Russia; while the United Kingdom footwalls and hanging walls, and the av- furnishes more than 50,000, of which num erage value of the ore Is very encourag- ' her 40,000 are from Ireland. Of the 450.000 lng to those engaged in development, j immigrants, fully 450,000 come from Eu Quartz mines, as well as placers, are be- y rope, while but about 4000. or less than 1 lng operated on Gall's Creek. Sardine ; Per cent, come from the tropics. Creek, Fool's Creek and along the Apple- The Indisposition of man in his migra gate, though water has beon somewhat tlons to select a colder country than scarce for hydraulics and sluice boxes, very little rain having fallen until a few days ago, when heavy showers started most of the creeks to running. Placer miners however, need a great deal of water, and the success of the placer sea son depends largely upon the quantity o rain that will fall within the next three months. "Southern Oregon, which suffered some what in recent years from lack of capi tal to develop its resources, is now com plaining of good times, and everybody seemed to have money. The new capital flowing In is not only developing thes quartz mines, out it is also building up such towns as Grant's Pass, Medford and Gold Hill, and very few If any va cant dwellings can now be found there Especially Is this noticeable in Gold Hill, which I consider the center ot the new mining district. Mr. Ward Is Identified with the con struction of the High Line ditch, which Is to tap Rogue River above the falls, -nd carry water to the mining camps, farms and orchards along Its route, a distance . ii.. 4.i-i ... .i i of 93 miles, terminating Just below Gold nm ntm...w Ji .J,',.i. iu. H"J "SiSiS L fcJ aMJ UV1UJVU W(v )ill()lJ V- UiVtUf Cl tion, though but four miles yet remain to be secured This gap. h- hopes to cross in time to begin digging the canal In March. 1501. but whether condemnatory proceedings wlh be necessary is not yet "decided. A force of laborers has been cmploed for some monhs, clearing the right of way in the Go'.d Hill end, and somes 15 miles of the "berm" have been prepared. This berm is a space four feet wide along the outer side of the canal. which Is being cut down and leveled off. in order to excavate the canal in the solid earth, and not d-pend upon the loose banks to kep the witers from breaking through. The canal is to follow along the hillsides high above the valley proper, and when It reaches Gold Hill several hundred feet of elevation will have been attained. From this peculiarity the name "High Line" has been selected for the ditch. In passing through Grant's Pass. Mr. Ward found that the old frame buildings which formerly occupied the business por tion of the town on the routh side of the railroad, have civen place to modern and substantial brick structures, with cement sidewalks replacing the former wooden ones. This Is one case. Mr. Ward thinks. In which a conflagration may prove an ultimate blesslnj? to a town, as Grant's Pass Is now strikingly new, br'cht and substantial In annearancc. and Is the subject of muct favorable comment' on4 the part of passentjors going by on the Southern Pacific Railroad. "With quartz development stimulated In the vicinity, and subft nliai hulld nc? In the business quarter." he concluded, "Grant's Pass bids fair to become the metropolis of Southern Oregon. GOLD HOARDED BY MISERS Millions in Ycllotv Coin Dlinppe'ar Annually From Circulation. London Dally Mall. The world is full of millions and mil lions of long-lost sovereigns. A compe tent authority has Just completed some Investigations which, he declares, show that in three years the Bank of Eng land has lost trace of no fewer than 0. 000 000 golden colryj of the realm. This wholesale disappearance of the elusive sovereign has been going on for years. A river of gold has flowed unceasingly from Threadnecdle street to all parts of the world, but it has come back only as a tiny yellow streamlet. What has become of the surplus in Its wanderings? "Misers" is the unpoetlcal explanation for a great part of this disappearance. There still exist in thla and other coun tries people who are unbusinesslike enough to hoard up gold and keep It lying Idle by them for the sole pleasure of knowing it Is there, and occasionally counting 1L The people of India appear to be partic ularly addicted to a habit that Is more reminiscent of medieval times than of an age when money Is generally saved so that more can be made with it. In the regency of Bombay It is estimated that 12.CO0.000 golden sovereigns are hoarded. If that Is the record of Bombay alone what Is the full tale for the whole coun try?. China, too, absorbs a vast amount of gold that never sees the light again. Aa a matter of fact, while the whole world Is searching for and trying to ac quire gold, a goodly part of it appears to be engaged In the less thrilling pas time of hiding It away. Great Britain is not guiltless of this commercial sin. Dotted all over the kingdom are graveyards of gold which, if discovered and opened, might restore to circulation a vast amount of wealth at present absolutely useless. At a spot about two miles from Herefordshire Beacon a treasure chest is recorded In the local history as having been burled by a great family once resident in the dis trict But the money cannot be found. There is a similar record in connection with Hulme Castle, formerly a seat of a branch of the Prestwlch family. Some where near Stokesey Castfe. Shropshire, there is believed to be hidden a great oaken cheat filled with gold coins, but up to the present all efforts to find it have ended in failure. A 'Prcttr Storr of Italy's Queen. London Telegraph. Our Rome correspondent writes: "The King and Queen are now back In Rome, leaving a most affectionate and kindly remembrance behind them in Naples Queen Helena, it seems, is devoted to children, so when she found a group of them in the garden at the Palace of Capo dlmontc she instinctively stopped. They, all unconscious, went on with their play. One was impersonating the "King deliv ering sentence en a prisoner, and a third was the Queen begging for mercy and leading the criminal triumphantly off, while the others criticised the Justice of the case. This so amused the Queen that she began to laugh aloud, which caused the mites to spread in all directions. How ever, she soon gathered them together again, patted the dirtiest, kissed the cleanest, took the smallest in her arms, and invited all into her private sitting room, where she regaled them with cake and sweets. The youngsters, their tongues once loosened, answered all her ques tions, some so 'quaintly that she laughed over and over again, and at last she dismissed them with hands and pock ets fulL" A hymn-book which belonged to one of Cronje'a drivers, and which had been per forated' by a bullet, brought J7 at a re cent sale in London. IMMIGRATION STATISTICS NEARLY 600,000 HAVE COME TO UNITED STATES THIS YEAR. Fully 450,000 Front Europe, the Others From the Tropics Rec ord for Twenty Years. WASHINGTON. Dec 22. Nearly a half million people from other parts of the world have come into the United States during the yoar 1900, seeking permanent homes. The details of the Immigration during tho 10 months ending with Octo ber, gathered by the Immigration Bu reau, anl published by the Bureau of Sta tistics, irdicate that the immigration for the calendar year will reach about 460,000. Of this i.umber, more than 100,000 come from Austria-Hungary, another 100,000 from Italy, and nearly another 100,000 tnar. to wnich he has been accustomed Is distinctly perceptible In the history of our immigration. In all the years in which detailed records of the country of origin of the millions of Immigrants who have comci into the United States have been carefully kept, the tropics have seldom rent an average of more than 1 per cent of the people seeking permanent homes in the United States. This fact is especially emphasized, however, by the record of the year Just ended, since it offers the firtt: opportunity to observe whether or not the citizens of the islands now con trolled by tho United States indicate a disposition to transfer their residence to this country. The fact that during that yevr the immigration from Oceanica, In dia, Arabia. Africa, South America, Cen tral America and the West Indies, com binedthe entire tropical territory of the world amounts to less than 4000 people, or less than 1 per cent of the total Immi gration, Indicates the unwillingness of the average citizen of tropical lands to trans '. .u TiTiA v -...v . " fer his residence to even so mild a cli- .. Tt e,, ,, hm. ....v... the united States offers. The further . . ... ji ,- .,.. iqaa ,- .i . fact that during the year 1900 the total numbcr of immigrants coming from tho Hawaiian and Philippine Islands Into the United States was less than 250 Indicates still further the unpopularity of a climate such as our own, even when Joined with the material prosperity such as exists In no other rart of the world, with natives of the trebles. The following table shows the total im migration into the United States and the number from the tropics. In each year from 1SS0 to 19CO. The fiscal year figures are used In this table, as their details are more complete and enable a comprehen sive study of the Immigration record of the period In question, and especially of the contributions of the tropics to our permanent population. Under tho desig nation of Immigrants from the tropics are Included all Immigrants from Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, all of South America, Oceania, all of Africa, and the small fraction of Asia which lies south of the Tropic of Cancer. Immigration Into the United States Total From Fiscal year. numbr. the troolcs. tfiSO 457.237 3.0C0 1SS1 CKM31 3.511 1JW2 7SSM2 2,S3 1M.1 C0V122 2.403 1554 518 532 3.S14 1555 3115.34(1 3801 lRSr. 334.203 4.XU 1RS7 400.109 - 0fi02 IfiJW 54C.8SO 7.034 TSSfl 444.427 7.1H2 ISO 455.302 5.212 1811 5T.OiU 0530 1SJ2 '." fi23.0St 5.JJ1S lVa 502017 7.12.1 1634 .'...: 314.487 4.05S lPftt 270 043 4.671 18M 343 2T.7 T.a'M 1JTV7 : 231 P32 4.5S-: tsfl 229.210 2.5S1 1K10 311.715 3.145 1000 44S.C72 5.(537 Total since 1SS0 0.54S.200 103.230 EASTERN MULTMOMAH. 1SJ2 Gi-eshnm School District Will Tax It self for Ncvr Bnlldlnpr. GRESHAM. Dec 21. School district No. 4. which Includes Gresham, will have a special meeting on the 29th. for the pur pose of levying a special tax. the money thus raised to be added to that already on hand for the purpose of putting up a new schoolhouse A special tax of 50 mills was levied last year, and paid In for that purpose, but the work of build ing was delayed, and the money Is still on hand. The needs of the district de mand a larger build.'ns than the available funds would pay fcr. and it is now in tended to make an effort to Increase the amount so as to put up a building which will be a credit to the community and one that will not have to be enlarged In a few years. The district does not have to raise money for ordinary school purposes, as the state allotment is suffi cient for nine months of school each year, and the special tax. although large. Is not particularly burdensome to the taxpayers. RocJtcrnsher "Worlclnjr. Road Supervisor Cleveland has given orders for the rockcrusher. now on the Section Line road, to be put to work so as to place that thoroughfare in good condition before the machine shall be moved over to the Base Line. Engln'eer Prettyman Is engased In getting the crusher ready and teams have, begun hiu Ing away a pile of rock that was crushed before the work was discontinued last Spring. The road will be put in thorough shape for travel before the crusher leaves It. as it may not get back there for a long time It is expected that crushing of rock for the Base Line will begin In about six weeks, or possibly sooner, as the surface Is being graded all the way from Mount Tabor to Baker s Hill, a dis tance of nine miles. . i Mainly About Love. Boston Transcript. It's rank nonsense to presume that a man can't love a woman just as well If she Is the daughter of a millionaire as If she were only a saleswoman, and just as silly, too, to think a woman can't be as devoted to a man with a title as to one who Is a motorman, for Instance It's all in the man, and It's all In the woman. There's just as much so-called love among titles and dollars as there Is-among the roses, and the chances are as good for permanent happiness in one case as in the other. All of which is apropos of the wedding of Miss "Zimmerman with the Duke of Manchester. A solid foundation for reasoning that they will be as happy as the average couple, qualitatively and quantitatively, is. the love of living that each of them enjoys. He Is young and full of snap and she Is young and full of spirit. They have for some time been, it seems, on terms where "his grace" was simply "Grade" for short, and as long as she so calls him it will be safe to say they have not arrived at the state of strained relations where either admits to the other that "it was a mistake" The Duke's family, as represented by his grandmother, is finding no fault, and the bride's "folks," i. e. her father, is even now standing on the pier with out stretched arms waiting to enclose his chil dren in them. It's rather a pity that "Grade" shouldn't be here in time to have a Thanksgiving dinner with the "National bird pro tem," as the piece de resistance 1 opnlists Form a Jfeir Party. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 22. The Populistj of this state met here today to form a new party out of the remnants of the re cently defeated, parties. The convention ( was called by Chairman Robinson, of ths 1 State Populists, and embraces Silver Re publicans. Socialists, Democrats, Populists WOMAN'S KIDNEYS Women as Well as Men Suffer and Are Made Miserable by Kidney and Bladder Troubles. To Prove What SWAMP-ROOT, the Great Kidney Rem edy, Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of uThe Oregonian" May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail. Among the many famous cures of Swamp-Root investigated by The Ore gonian, none seem to speak higher of the wonderful curative properties of this great kidney remedy than the one we J publish this week for the benefit of our readers: Mrs. H. N "Wheeler, of 117 High Rock St.. Lynn, Mass.. writes: "About 18 months acol had a very severe spell of sickness. I was ex tremely sick for three weeks, and when I finally was able to leave my bed I was lift with excruciating pains In my back. My water at times- looked very like coffee. I could pass but little at a time, and then only after suffering great pain. My physical condition was such that I had no strength and was all run down. The doctors said my kidneys were not affected, but I felt certain that they were the cause of my trouble, sly sister. Mrs. C E. Llttlefleld. of Lynn, advised me to give Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root a crlal. I procured a bottle, and Inside of three days commenced to Ret relief. I followed up that bottle with an other, and at the completion of this one found I was completely cured. iy strength returned, and today I am as well s ever. My business Is that of canvasser, I am on my feet a great deal of the time, and have to use much energy In getting around. My cure is, therefore, all the more remarkable, and Is exceedingly grat ifying to me." MRS. H. N. TVHEELER. -- . . It used to be considered that only urinary and HOW tO Find OUt bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,. tr vn Mofll hut now modern science proves that nearly all dls- II TOU neeu eases have their beginning In the disorder of these WAlVlP. RflOT mosl 'important organs. oy-utii ivuui. The -Kldneys fllter and pUrify the blood thav is their work. So when your kidneys are weak or out of order, you can understand how quickly your entire body is affected, and how every organ seems to fall to do its duty. If you are sick or "feel badly," begin taking the famous new discovery. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon as your kidneys are well they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. Many women suffer untold misery because the nature of their disease is not correctly understood. They are led to believe that womb trouble or female weak ness of some sort Is responsible for the many Ills that beset womankind. Neuralgia, nervousness, headache, puffy or dark circles under the eyes, rheuma tism, a dragging pain or dull ache In the back, weakness or bearing down sensa tion, profuse or scanty supply of urine with strong odor, frequent desire to pass it night or day. with scalding or burning sensation these are all unmistakable signs of kidney and bladder trouble. If there Is any doubt in your mind as to your condition, take from your urine on rising about four ounces, place it in a glass or bottle and let it stand twenty-four hours. If on examination it Is milky or cloudy. If there Is a brick-dust settling, or If small partlcies float about In It, your kidneys are in need of Immediate attention. Other symptoms showing that you ned Swamp-Root are sleeplessness, dizzi ness, irregular heart, brcathlessness. sallow, unhealthy complexion, plenty of am bition, but no strength. Swamp-Root is pleasant tp take and is used in the leading hospitals, recom mended bv physicians In their private practice, and Is taken by doctors themselves, because they recognize in it the greatest and most successful remedy that science has ever beep able to compound. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can pur chase tb regular 5ft-cpnt and Jl bottles at the drusr stores everywhere. EDITORIAL NOTICE. Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder rem edv. Is f o remarkably successful that a. special arrangement has been made by which all our readers who have not already tried it may have a sample bottle sent abso'utely free by mall. AIfo a book telling all about kidney and bladder troubles and containing many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial let ters received from men ,and women cured by Swamp-Root. Be sure anjd mention reading this generous offer In The Portland Sunday Oregonian when sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N. T. and dissatisfied Democrats. The name Federate party has been selected for thn organization. Delegates were elected to represent the state at the Populist Na tional Convention at St. Louis on the 29th. THIRTY YEARS OF THE RHINE Germany Paid a Ilnfre Price In Blood to Call Both Zanki Her Ovrn. Augustine Birrell begins in the Decem ber Century a series of papers on the Rhine. In the opening pages he moralizes on the changes since he first knew the river, before' the Franco-Prussian "War: "In 163 the Rhine was at least an open question, a theme for the publicist no less than for the poet- But now the differ ence! At Kob.enz itself does there not now stand on the quay, a sight for all the world, a copper monument, 45 feet high, of the Emperor William I? Truth fully does the useful Baedeker observe, in one of those new issues of his which record so Impassively the mightiest changes, that it (the monument) domi nates the landscape in all directions! li another part of the town is a monumenv to the Empress Augusta, that faithful spousa and sympathetic correspondent. Needless to add, Koblenz has Its Bis marck strausse La noble et salnte patrie de tous les penseur3 forsook in 1879 the lecture room for the tented field; and on the 16th and ISth of August, on the pla- j teaus of Gravelottc, bought with a huge price of German blood the right ,-to call both banks of the Rhine her own. "What are two and thirty years In the history of the Rhine? Celts and Ro mans, archbishops and Princes. Kings and Emperors, she has known them all. What is it to her to whom the spire of Strasburg belongs? Nay, to whom in any j real sense dees It belong now? But to the j cast and west of Metz He the bleached , bonC3 of 100,000 men. Frenchmen and Ger mans, who were ready to forswear the pleasant sun and to go down Into Hades before their day for the cause symbolized by the Rhine. How horrible it would be could a river be Ironical, could its waters sneer. The charm of nature is her lrre sponslveness. She answers you back never a word." Oratori in Congress. Ainslee's Magazine. The most finished orator In the House of Representatives Is Cousins of Iowa. He has been in Congress now for four terms, and in the eight years of his Con gressional career he has made two speeches. Yet so fine were they that his reputation on account of them Is National. One was half an hour In length. It was a witty and eloquent criticism of Ambas sador Bayard, at the time Bayard was making himself unpopular by his pro English remarks at London dinners. The other was less than five minutes long, and was spoken after the destruction of the Maine Cousins sat silent in his place for one full term before he ever opened his mouth. It is more than two years now since he last spoke. When he takes the floor again he will have an attentive audi ence The most effective oritor In the House up to the timp he was transferred to the Senate, a little while ago, was Dolliver of Iowa. Llttlefleld of Maine. Landis of In diana and Bailey of Texis are three who have the oratorical gift. In order to gain a conspicuous position either in the House or In the Senate, a man must generally be a good talker. But It does not always follow that the silent men are without Influence t Confessed to Two Mnrdera. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 22. Edward, V. HIggins. who rcsids In Cold Water Canyon, haj confessed that on December 4 he murdered bis mother and William Sheehan. a sheep herder, with an ax. Jl. body has been found. In a grave on the hillside, where HIggins says he buried his, victims. The self-accused murderer shows signs of dementia. President Madison's Old Home Sold. Baltimore Sun Louis F. Detrick. president of the Det- Swamp-Root will do Just as much for any housewife whose back is too weak to perform her necessary work, who is al ways tired and overwrought, who feels that the cares of life are more than she can stand. It is a boon to the weak ana ailing. r MRS. H. N. WHEELER. rick & Harvey Company, has sold his country home, Montpeller. in Orange County, Va., to Charles King Lennig, of Andalusia, near Philadelphia. Montpeller was the ancestral home of James Madison, fourth President of the United States. To his estate, which was famed for its picturesque beauty, Presi dent Madison took his bride, the lovely Dolly. Payne Todd. The stately colonial mansion has a frontage of 132 feet, and Is three storie3 high. It was built by President Madison shortly before his marriage in 1794. La Fayette visited President Madison there A Penny to Look Into Directory. New York Letter. Slot machines and the city directory have combined forces, and some clever inventor is piling up riches for himself. Arrangements have been made to add 500 new machines to those already in use here. They will be placed in drug stores and other public places, where the di rectory habit has grown to be a nuisance One has but to place a penny in a slot to find at his disposal a clean copy of the latest edition. When through the vol ume Is automatically locked and ready for the next customer. His Faithful Friend. A thief in Paris, who was chased by the police, threw away, as he fled, tho purse he had stolen, and was in a fair way, after being taken to. the police sta tion, of being allowed to go for lack of evidence to hold him, when his faithful dog, which had been trained to fetch and carry, trotted into the station with the purse In its mouth. n.obertson-EHlitt. LONDON, Dec. 22. Forbes Robertson, the actor-manager, and Miss Gertrude Elliott, sister of Maxlne Elliott, were married this ' afternoon at All Souls' Church, South Hamstead. Mrs. B. K. Bruce, the widow of the only colored man who served a full term in the Senate, is now head of the woman's department of the Tuskegee Institute, in Alabama. Wight our JL iver If you want to. But look out, or it will get the start of you. If it does, you will have dys pepsia, indigestion, biliousness, sick headache, poor blood, con stipation. Perhaps you have these al ready. Then take one of Ayer's Pills at bedtime. These pills gently and surely master the liver; they are an easy and safe laxative for the whole family; they give prompt re lief and make a permanent cure. Always keep a box of them in the house. 25 cents a box. If your druggist cannot supply you, we will mail you a box direct from this office npon receipt ot the price, 35 cents. Ad dress, J . C Ayzr. Co., Lowell, Mass. txr 2 xv rt