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
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fer his residence to even so mild a cli-
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the united States offers. The further
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. 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.
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