THE SUNDAY OHEGOUIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 30, 1901.
BUFFALO. .BANK- FAILS
CONTROLLER DAWES APPOINTS A
RECEIVER FOR CITY NATIONAL.
EmbnrrnRnment Due to Injudicious
Loans Los to Depositors May
Not Be Heavy.
"WASHINGTON, June 29. Controller cf
the Currency Dawes late tonight appoint
ed a temporary receiver for the City Na
tional Bank, of Buffalo. The folio wins
statement was made by Mr. Dawes to
night: "A recent examination of the City Na
tional Bank of Buffalo, made by a special
examiner, showed a serious condition of
affairs existing In the bank. In order
that this report might he thoroughly veri
fied, the Controller on Friday sent A. D.
Lynch, of this office, together with anoth
er examiner, to Buffalo to make a careful
re-examlnation of the condition of the
bank. On Friday, Mr. Lynch telegraphed
the Controller that the former report was
sustained In all particulars, and thereupon
the Controller wired him as follows:
" 'The condition of this bank Is so se
rious that I cannot consent to its reopen
'ing for business Monday morning unless
sufficient assets to pay depositors in full
are satisfactorily guaranteed. The bank
Is certainly Insolvent, and I have no right
under these circumstances to permit the
withdrawal of deposits by delay In action.
If the directors think that their efforts
from this time until banking hours More
day morning are not sufficient to provide
means to rehabilitate the hank, notify
me, and I will appoint a receiver imme
diately. "
In accordance with the tenor of this
dispatch and reports from Buffalo, the
Controller has appointed E. J'. Vaughau,
National Bank Examiner, as temporary
receiver of the bank. The failure of the
bank Is due to Injudicious loans. It Is
not thought that the loss to depositors will
he large.
The following is a statement of the re
sources and liabilities of the City National
Bank of Buffalo, as shown by the report
of Its condition at the close of business,
April 24, 1901:
Liabilities
Capital stock $ 300.000
Surplus and undivided profits.... 220.291
Circulation outstanding 287,550
Due to trust companies and sav
ings banks 126,368
Due to National banks and bank
ers 1,110,110
"Dividends unpaid 78
Individual deposits 1.567,694
United States deposits 1.190,000
Total liabilities 53,802,301
Resources
Loans and discounts $2,258,310
Stocks, securities, claims, etc.,
Including real estate 107.46S
U. S. bonds to secure circulation.. 300,000
U. S. bonds to secure U. S. deposit 200.000
Premiums on U. S. bonds .' 9,243
Banking-house, furniture and fix
tures 184,o00
-Cash on hand and with other
banks 724,938
F.ve per cent fund and due from
United States Treasury 17,
Total resources $3,802,301
Canned Scrprlsc in Buffalo.
BUFFALO. June 29. The announcement
from Washington tonight that a receiver
had been appointed for the City National
Bank, of this city, came as a great sur
prise to the' business interests of Buffalo,
and even to some of the directors of the
hank. Its president, W. C. Cornwell, was
for a number of years president of the
State Bankers' Association, and Is regard
ed as one of the ablest bankers of the
state. Up to a year ago the bank was
known as the City Bank of Buffalo. It
was then made a National bank.
A PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Government Receipts Were $7G,0O0,
OOO Over Disbursements.
WASHINGTON, Jung 29. The compara
tive statement of the Government receipts
and expenditures for the fiscal year ended
today will show an excess of receipts over
disbursements of -approximately $76,000,000.
This Is only about $4,000,000 below the es
timate made by Congress at the beginning
of the last session In December, 1900, at
which time the Secretary estimated that
the receipts from customs would be about
$243,000,000. The final figures which will be
issued next Monday will probably fall
short of this amount, by about $6,000,000.
The receipts from Internal revenue
sources were estimated last December at
$300,000,000, while the final figures show
over $307,000,000. The receipts from mis
cellaneous sources were estimated at $34,
00,000. These "will also show a consider
able Increase. The expenditures for the
year will be $7,000,000 In excess of the es
timate. During the fiscal year 1900 the
eurplus revenues amount to nearly $24,
000,000, Avhlle the surplus of the present
year will reach $76,000,000, and possibly a
still higher figure.
In. view of the fact that the revenue re
duction bill passed at the last session of
Congress will go into operation at the be
ginning of the fiscal year next Monday,
Treasury officials estimate that the loss
from this source will be about $40,000,000.
It Is not expected, however, that the net
reduction from this source will reach, that
amount, as these officials look forward to
a year of even greater prosperity than the
year Just closing. If this expectation Is
realized, the officials bellee that the reve
nues from internal sources alone will be
not greater than $30,000,000 below the fig
ures of the present year. It Is also con
fidently expected that the receipts from
customs will materially increase during
the coming 12 months, so that, allowing
for the reduction made In the last revenue
bill, the total receipts from all sources
may even reach or exceed those of the
fiscal year of 1901.
ITALIAN DEMANDED PROTECTION.
Resident of Wyoming In Fear of
Mob Violence.
WASHINGTON, June 29. At the re
quest of the Italian Charge d Affaires, the
State Department has used Its good of
fices to protect from violence Dr. GIo
como, an Italian residing in Wyoming.
The doctor is accused by the" local au
thorities of an offense against a woman.
He was arrested and brought before a
local Judge, who showed a purpose to
release the acniiKArt nn hnJI TMo hmmrtii
our- much local clamor, and there were
fears that the accused would be lynched.
This led to the application by the Italian
authorities In Washington. The State
Department having made inquiry, has
learned that there Is no Immediate ap
prehension of violence to Giocomo. The
State Department, as is th usual course
Jn dealing with a criminal matter aris
ing: under state jurisdiction, addressed the
Governor of Wyoming, informing him of
the representations made by the Italian
Charge. In reply, the Governor stated
the situation was not serious and that
the state authorities would take due pre
cautions to avoid violence.
Tvro Men Smothered in Mine.
LARAMIE, Wyo., June 2?. A special
from Grand Encampment says the shaft
house of the Crescent Copper Company's
mine Jn that camp has been totally de
stroyed by fire. A. R. Coombs, formerly
of Laramie, and Charles Booker, of Love
land, Colo., In endeavoring to extinguish
the flames were smothered. The fire
burned very fiercely and did Its work In a
short time. The efforts of the other mine
workers were unavailing to rescue the two
men. The los9 Is not stated.
Horses Bought by Hoggins.
NEW YORK, June 29. According to
the World the owner of Water Color and
several other horses recently sold by C.
Littlefleld, Jr., is J. B. Haggln. Davy
Johnson, a bookmaker, bought the horses
at the sale, but It has become known that
J. B. Haggln was the purchaser and that
.he- will race them" In his name and under
his colors In the future. "Water Color
brought $23,000. He was a star of the sale,
and, as In the case of Water Cure and
Sweet Lavender, was bred by Mr. Haggln.
ST. LOUIS FAIR SITE.
Notional Commissioners Approved
It and Then Adjourned.
ST. LOUIS, June 29. The World's Fa'r
National Commission, at its session last
night approved the Forest Park site and
adjourned. There will not be another ses
sion of the body until the question of plan
and scope of the exposition have made
such progress as to necessitate another
meeting.
Commissioners Miller, Lindsay, Betts,
Glynn and Allen left today for their re
spective homes. President Carter and Mr.
Scott will remain and accept the Invita
tion of the local committee to accompany
them to Buffalo on Sunday. Mr. Thurston
will remain in the city until tomorrow,
when he will leave for his home.
It was stated after the meeting that the
several sessions of the commission have
been devoted not so much to the question
of site as to other matters. It develops
that the site has not been seriously In
question since the legal committee of the
commission examined the title to the
park, and a decision of the Supreme Court!
defining the purposes for which the park
might tie used. Senator Lindsay, one of
the legal committee, announced that there
could not be any well-founded opposition
to the park, for the use of the exposition,
and that the law In the case was simple
and well defined. The commission there
upon approved the site, and after formu
lating an official declaration of the com
mission's powers and authority, adjourned
subject to the call of the chairman.
It was decided bj the National Com
missioners and the Exposition officers
that the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
should Include an international livestock
exhibit. It was also decided to proceed
with the ethnological exhibits, which
one of tho members of the commission re
cently outlined.
TUNNEL CAVED IN.
Narrow Escape of Passengers in an
Express Train.
BALTIMORE, June 29. The rpof of the
Union Railroad tunnel In the eastern sec
tion of the city, used and controlled by
the Pennsylvania Railroad, caved In short
ly before 2 o'clock this morning. It Is
supposed that a defect In the arch of the
tunnel caused the accident.
A narrow escape from death or serious
injury was exPerienced by the passengers
and crew of an express train which was
caught by the falling debris In the tun
nel. The train was the regular north
bound express, which leaves Union sta
tion a 1:08 o'clock In the morning, con
sisting of three baggage and express cars
and three passenger poaches. As far as
can be learned, the avalanche of earth and
rocks caught the rear express car, which
was Immediately in front of the passen
ger cars. The train was not running
rapidly and the jar was not severe. The
engineer quickly brought his train to a
full stop and word was sent from a sig
nal tower to the Union station. A yard
engine was sent into the tunnel and the
thinly; filled passenger coaches were
drawn back to Union station without the
occupants being aware of the danger
through which they had passed.
The houses on each side seem perilously
close to the brink, and should any further
cave-in occur, they must be precipitated
into the cavity below.
BLACK LEG VACCINE.
Government Will Distribute It Free
Agnin This Year.
WASHINGTON. June 22. In spltte of the
storm of protest that was raised at the
last session of Congress, against the free
distribution of black-leg vaccine by the
Department of Agriculture, this practice
will be continued this Summer. The de
partment has secured a large supply, with
which to fill all demands that may be
made, and It is stated by the specialist in
charge that In all probability all orders
can be filled. It was alleged by the op
ponents of this free distribution that the
Government was interfering with private
interests, but this objection made little
impression, for the ground was taken that
the department is just as much justified
In distributing vaccine as It Is in distrib
uting seeds. Applicant for black-leg
vaccine will as heretofore make applica
tion through their Representative or Sen
ator, making affidavit as to the number
of their cattle. The supply allowed each
Individual Is governed by bis request, and
the number of cattle he may own. There
is no regular basis for the distribution.
David Hirsch.
NEW YORK. June 29. David Hirsch,
president of the Defiance Cigar Company,
Is dead at his home In this city. His death
was due to a bad fall a week ago. In 1848
he came to America and made his home in
St. Louis. He enlisted In the Confederate
Army as a Captain in the Civil War.
Mr. Hirsch, among an Interesting collec
tlon of souvenirs of the war, had a num
ber of letters written to him by Jefferson
Davis. He was born 73 years ago In Ba
den, Germany. He enlisted in the French
Army before coming to America and
served for a number of years In Africa.
Trnfllc Stopped ly Cloudburst.
LOWELTON, Me.. June 29. Two miles
of road bed and bridges on the Canadian
Pacific Railroad at Bury Province, Que
bec, have been washed away by a cloud
burst, houses are flooded and miles of
highway destroyed. It is reported that In
some places the water was 30 feet deep.
No lives were lost. All trains on this sec
tion of the Canadian Pacific Road are at
a-standstill, and on the Quebec Central
the conditions are reported nearly as seri
ous. Wu Will Deliver the Oration.
WASHINGTON, June 29. The Chinese
Minister has not taken cognizance of the
reported protest by certain individuals
against his delivering- the Fourth of July
oraton. at Philadelphia. The authorities
In charge of the celebration have not
brought the matter to his attention, and in
tho circumstances he Is going to keep the
appointment which was made some
months ago.
'Grain Elevator Burned.
WICHITA, Kan., June 30. The Rock
Island elevator In this city burned to the
bround rthis (Sunday) morning, and the
blaze was transferred to a lot of freight
cars near by, but only a few of them were
destroyed. The fire at 2:30 was under
control. No estimate can be accurately
made of the loss, as nobody Is at hand
who can tell the amount of grain It con
tained. General Butterfleld Failing.
NEWBURG, N. Y.. June 29. General
Butterfleld, who has been III at his home
In Cold Springs for about a month. Is
now rapidly falling. Dr. Mordeu, who is
attending him, says that the patient
failed considerably yesterday and today,
owing. In a small degree, to the exces
sive heat. The physician does not believe
he can recover.
The Emery Syndicate.
EASTON, Pa., June 29. The Emery
Syndicate, of which the Jackson Emery
Mills, of Easton, Is one of the four firms
that practically control the trade in this
country, will go Into effect July 1, under
the name of the Ashland Emery Mills.
Lewis R. Speers, of Boston, Is president.
The capital of the syndicate Is $400,000.
PLAGU.E DEATHS IN INDIA
SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND IN THE
PAST FIVE YEARS.
Eighteen Million Pounds Expended
for the Relief of Famine Suffer
ers Daring 1800-1000.
LONDON, June 29. A bluebook on India
just issued shows that 18,390,000 was ex
pended for the relief of famine sufferers
during the year 1S99-1SO0. The mortality
from the plague for the five years ending
March, 1901, was nearly 600,000. The cen
sus completed In March. 1901, shows that
the increase In population during the past
10 years was only 5,000,000 to 6,000.000, In
stead of the normal 19,000,000. The loss
represents deaths in consequence of the
famine.
RUSSIA WILL BUILD IT.
Rond to Connect St. Petersburg:
With the Siberian Line.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 14. The
determination of the government to con
struct the much-talked-of Viatka "Rail
road which Is to connect St. Petersburg
directly with the Siberian Railroad, on
Its own account, seems to have been
reached as a last resort. The concession
was offered, with more or less official
sanction, to half a dozen American capi
talistic groups. Owing to the sparseness
and poverty of the population In the
provinces to be traversed, the interest
aroused was never more than lukewarm.
One group, represented. It Is said, by
Mr. Crane, of Chicago, made a conditional
offer. It would discuss matters, provided
ROUTE OF THE AUTOMOBILE
two-thirds of the roadbed, bridges and
rolling-stock and other materials might
be Imported from the United States. This
condition could not be considered. The
Idle Russian manufacturers would have
protested strongly.
The talk of another foreign loan this
time It Is a German loan Is, the cor
respondent of the Associated Press Is In
formed on good authority, somewhat mis
leading for the reason that the Minister
of Finance pledged his word to the Roths
childs, when the last loan was made, not
to engage Russian credit further at pres
ent This precludes the Issuance of guar
anteed railroad bonds. The French loan
Is proving Insufficient. It Is only a drop
of water on the parched tongues of the
Iron industrialists, whose main stay Is
government orders. It will have to do
for the present, however, and Jt Is not
expected that new railroad work will
advance rapidly. The Viatka road will
probably only be surveyed this year.
BLUE BOOK OX FARM BURNING.
Correspondence Between Lord Rob
erts and the Boer Authorities.
LONDON, June 29. A blue book was
Issued this morning giving the correspon
dence between Lord Roberts and the Boer
authorities on ths subject of the destruc
tion of property. Its contents are gen
erally known.
The presidents of the Transvaafc and
Orange Free State February 3, 1900, pro
tested against "the destruction and de
vastation of farms by barbarians, en
couraged by British officers and by white
brigands, contrary to the usages of war."
Later, Generals Botha and Dewet made
similar complaints of the "Godless bar
barities and atrocities of the British and
their robber patrols." Lord Roberts re
plied in a similar vein- to all the protests,
declaring that the British did not en
courage the barbarians but that the
burning of farm buildings was necessi
tated by treacherous shooting of the
British from farm houses and the wreck
ing of trains, and accusing the Boers of
wanton destruction and guerrilla tactics,
which he was compelled to repress by
exceptional measures always employed by
civilized nations in like circumstances.
BOERS AT BERMUDA.
Prisoners Generally Satisfied With
Their Lot.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 29. The
British transport Armenian, which ar
rived in these waters yesterday, brought
930 Boer prisoners. She anchored in the
Sound half a mile west of Darrell's Island.
The gunboats Midway and Medina, as
guard ships, are anchored on either side
of the transport.
Many people In boats sailed around the
transport yesterday. Only Government
officials are allowed on board. The Boers,
from bearded men of 70 to youths of 17,
swarm on the forward deck, laugh and
wave their hats to the passers-by. Sev
eral of the prisoners Inquired eagerly for
fruit, tobacco and grog. They say they
have no cause to complain of their treat
ment. The sound today is alive with craft
carylng stores and workmen to the Islands
where the camps are being prepared to re
ceive the. Boers.
Martial law has been proclaimed on
Darlel's Island and vicinity. The pris
oners who were ill have been landed at
ports on the island. An attempt at mu
tlnlty occurred during the voyage, but it
was suppressed and the ring-leaders were
placed in irons.
Attacks by Boers.
LONDON, June 29. Lord Kitchener In
a dispatch from Pretoria today, says:
"The Boers attacked two blockhouses
on the Delagoa line near Brugsprult Bight
June 26. An armored train arrived and
scattered the Boers, killing four. It Is
reported that 20 casualties were carried
off. Field Cornet Deprlez has surrendered
at Pietermarltzburg, with 44 men.
Phraesology May Be Changed.
LONDON, June 29. The report? of the
select committee of the House of Lords,
appointed to consider the accession dec
laration of the sovereign in regard to the
transubsrantiation, finds that the lan
guage can be advantageously modified
without diminishing Its efficiency as se
curity for the maintenance of the Protes
tant succession. The form of declaration
suggested by the committee does not con
tain phrases relative to idolatry, etc.,
which are so objectionable to Roman
Carnollcs.
High Price for Royal "Wines.
LONDON, June 29. The sale of the sur
plus wine from the royal cellars has been
concluded. The bidding for the last lot
was sensational, several lots of palp
sherry from Windsor Castle, bottled In
1820, fetching as high at 23 10s per dozen.
The total proceeds from the same amount
to 18.457.
London Clothing Factory Burned.
LONDON, June 29. Schneider & Sons'
clothing factory, In Whltechapel, covering
a ground space of two and a half acres,
was burned tonight Loss, 100,000. Two
thousand employes are tihrown out of em
ployment. Pro-Boer Demonstration.
BRUSSELS, June 29. A great pro-Boer
demonstration followed the lecture deliv
ered at the Alhambra Theater this even
ing by Andries Dewet, a cousin of Gen
eral Dewet, the Boer commander. The
crowd unharnessed the horses from the
lecturer's carriage and drew the vehicle
to his hotel. After the ovation to the
lecturer, the crowd started for the British
legation, but was dispersed.
Heated Debate in Italian Chamber.
ROME, June 29. The debate In the
Chamber of Deputies today on the con
flict at Ferrara, June 27, between agricul
tural strikers and soldiers, some of the
former being killed, became so heated
that the president was obliged to sus
pend the meeting. Later tranquility was
restored and the session was subsequently
resumed. Signor Gulcardinni, reporter of
the budget committee, announced a reve
nue surplus of 30,000,000 lire, exceeding the
most optimistic forecast. The Chamber
adjourned with a great Loyalist demon
stration, a message of congratulation
being sent to King Victor Emmanuel and
cheers being given for the president of
the Chamber and the Ministers.
Americans Buying Diamonds.
LONDON, June 29. Proof of American
prosperity is illustrated by the activity of
American gem buyers. In every diamond
market in Europe they are seeking to se
cure precious stones for the American
market. A climax was reached In Lon
don this week, when a New York buyer
secured the Prince Edward of York dia
mond, regarded as one of the most perfect
diamonds which has ever appeared in
London. This pear-shaped stone of
matchless color and purity weighs 60l,
karats. The American paid 20,000 cash
for it.
Irish Hid the King's Portrait.
DEPTFORD, Junt 29. At a meeting of
the United Irish League here tonight John
Dillon denounced fiercely the government
and the war in South Africa. During the
progress of the meeting the delegates from
Bermondsey marched in, carrying ban-
RACE FROM PARIS TO BERLIN.
ners, which they placed behind the speak
er's chair under a portrait of the King.
In response to cries of "Cover him up" the
banners were hung so as to blot out the
portrait, to the manifest satisfaction of
the audience, who cheered heartily.
British Revenue Returns.
LONDON. June 29. The revenue returns
for the United Kingdom for the quarter
ended June CO show an Increase from all
sources of 3,481,105, and an increase of
3,056,105 over the returns for the corre
sponding quarter of 1900. Of the increase,
-,440.000 is derived from the Income tax,
and 727,000 from the customs.
Suicide of n Lclpsic Banker.
LEIPSIC, June 29. Edward Krohmann,
a banker, committed suicide this morning
by shooting himself on his estate at Lln
denau, near here.
Dr. Gentz'ch, another director of the
Lelpzlger Bank was arrested today at the
Instance of the Public Prosecutor.
The GniitMborongh Portrait.
NEW YORK, June 29. A dispatch from
London to the World says that J. P. Mor
gan's friends say that he Intends to pre
sent the famous Gainsborough portrait of
the Duchess of Devonshire, for which he
recently paid $125,000, to the New York
Library.
DOUBLES EVEN IN DEATH.
The Shock of Seeing His Connterpnrt
in His Own Home Killed This Man.
Philadelphia North American.
Shock at seeing the corpse of his double
brought to his own home as his body
proved' too much for Thomas Ingham, a
retired merchant of Germantown. He died
just four weeks later to a day, at about
the same hour. The death certificate sets
forth the same causes.
The resemblance between Mr. Ingham
and William J. Kerns was so marked that
they were frequently taken for each other.
They were both 65 years old, with white
hair, both walked with a little stoop, and
their voices were almost Identical in tone.
Kerns was a carpenter. He and Mr. Ing
ham knew of the resemblance, and often
met to laugh over the mistakes made by
their friends.
Mr. Kerns died of heart disease in a
Chestnut Hill car four weeks ago last
Monday. There were no papers In his
pocket to Identify him, and a friend of
Mr. Ingham, seeing the body, Identified it
as that of the merchant. This was made
more certain when Mr. Ingham's son ar
rived and weeplngly declared he recog
nized his father's features.
An undertaker was summoned, and the
body was taken to the Ingham home. It
was dark then, and the son rang the bell.
The elder Mr. Ingham stuck his head out
of the window and Inquired the reason for
so many visitors. It was some time be
fore ho could be Informed that it was
thought they had his body downstairs.
He ran to them and Immediately recog
nized Mr. Kerns.
After the shock of this, Mr. Ingham,
a hale and hearty old man, visibly wasted
away. He said he felt as If the experi
ence had been a warning to him. He had
a premonition that his death would fol
low soon. He died Monday about the
same hour, and the physicians declare
his death was due to heart disease.
Alleged Kidnapers Set at Liberty.
KANSAS CITY, June 29. The habeas
corpus of Hugh Matthews and S. W. Hill,
of this city, who were kidnapped Thurs
day evening by a Tennessee Sheriff, ter
minated quickly at Springfield, Mo., this
afternoon. When the case was called the
point was raised that the Governor had
no right to revoke the warrant for Mat
thews and Hill. Judge Neville did not
care for any extended arguments and
quickly ordered the release of the prison
ers and they returned home tonight.
PlowmaUern Strike.
PEORIA, 111., June 29. All the mem
bers of the Plow Workers' Union
employed In the large plant of the King
man Plow Company at Ayervllle, have
gone out on strlko and will refuse to
return to work until some nonunion men,
who are working In the machinery depart
ment, are discharged. This strike was
ordered by the Federation of Labor with
which the union is affiliated. About 250
men walked out.
Quarreled Over Crops.
CATOOSA, I. T., June 29. Yesterday
afternoon at Weer, a small place south of
here, four men and a woman engaged In
a family quarrel. David Boulton was kill
ed and his brother Walter is mortally
wounded. Robinson Boulton, the slayer,
and his uncle, George H. Boujton and the
letter's wife, took to the woods and are
In hiding. It Is said that the quarrel
started In a dispute about crops.
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Jessie "Wants Another Trial.
ELDORADO, Kan., June 29. Jessie
Morrison's attorneys served notice in
court today that they desired to file a
motion for a new trial. Judge Alkman
set the hearing for Saturday next. The
defense did not state the grounds upon
which they will base their motion for a
new trial, but it is supposed to be ir
regularity in Impanelling the jury and
unjust rulings of the court.
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Twenty-five' vessels will be launched in Lu
nenburg County, Nova Scotia, this month.
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MAKING A CONSTITUTION
SUFFRAGE ARTICLE SUBMITTED
TO THE ALABAMA CONVENTION.
It Provides for nn Educational nnd
Property Qualification for Voters
The-Socialist Convention.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., June. 29. The
suffrage and elections article of the pro
posed new constitution was submitted to
the constitutional convention today. Fol
lowing are the most important sections:
"Section 2. To entitle a citizen to vote
at any election, he shall have resided In
the state at least two years. In the coun
ty one year, and in the precinct or ward
three months Immediately preceding the
election at which he offers to vote, and
he shall have been duly registered as an
elector and shall have paid all poll taxes
due from him for the year 1901, and for
each subsequent year.
"Section 3. The General Assembly shall
provide for county boards of registration
after January, 1903. Until then the boards
are to be appointed by the Governor, Au
ditor and Commissioner of Agriculture
and Industries, and are to consist of three
citizens.
"Section 4. The following male citizens
of this state who are citizens of the
United States, 21 years of age or upwards,
and who nre not disqualified under sec
tion 7 of this article, shall, upon appli
cation, be entitled to register as electors
(during life) prior to the first day of Jan
uary. 1903:
"First All who have honorably served
In the land or naval forces of the Unlt"d
States In the War of 1S12, or in the war
with Mexico, or in any war with the In
dians, or In the Civil War between the
states, or who honorably served in the
land or naval forces of the Confederate
States.
"Second The lawful descendants of per
sons mentioned In the above section.
"Third All others of good character
and who understand the duties of citi
zenship and the obligations of the elect
ive franchise.
"Section 6 After the 1st day of January,
1903, the following persons and no others
shall be qualified to register as electors,
provided they shall- not oe disqualified
under section 7 of this article:
"First Those who can, unless prevented
by physical disability, read and write any
article of the Constitution of the United
States in the English language, and who,
being physically able to work, have been
regularly engaged In some lawful busi
ness or occupation, trade or calling for
12 months next preceding the time they
offer to register.
"Second The owner In good faith in his
own right, or the husband of a woman
who Is the owner of 40 acres of land situ
ated In the state, upon which they re
side, or the husband of any woman who
Is the owner In her own right of real
estate situated in this state of the value
of $300 or more, or tho owner or the hus
band of a woman who Is the owner. In
her own right, of personal property in
this state assessed for taxation at $300 or
more; provided, that all taxes due by
him for the year next preceding the year
In which he offers to vote shall have been
paid.
"Section 7. The following persons shall
be disqualified both from registering and
from voting: All Idiots and Insane per
sons, those who shall be disqualified from
voting at the time of the ratification of
this 'constitution; and those who shall have
been convicted of treason, arson, murder,
embezzlement, malfeasance In office,
larceny, obtaining property or money un
der false pretenses, perjury, subornation
of perjury, robbery, assault with Intent to
rob, forgery, bribery, assault and battery
on the wife, bigamy, living In adulter-,
receiving stolen property, sodomy. Incest,
rape, miscegenation, crime against nature,
or any crime punlshaole by Imprisonment
in the penitentiary, or of any infamous
crime or crimes Involving moral turpitude;
also persons who shall have been con
victed as vagrants and tramps, and any
person who shall sell or offer to sell his
vote or the vote of another, or who shall
buy or offer to buy the vote of another
In any election by the people, or In any
primary election, or to procure the nomi
nation or election of any person to any
office, or who shall suborn a witness or
register to secure the registration of any
person aB an elector.
"Section 14. The poll tax mentioned In
this article shall be $1 50 upon each male
inhabitant of the state, over thf age of
21 years, and under the nge of 45 years,
not now exempt by law."
THE SOCIALIST CONFERENCE.
Majority of the Speakers In Favor
of Direct Legislation.
DETROIT, June 29. "The National Atti
tude," divided Into several subheads, was
the topic discussed by the second National
Social and Political Cdnference. Edwin
Burrltt Smith, of Chicago, chairman of
the American Anti-Imperial Political
League, was the first speaker, on "Amer
ica's Position as to Colonies." Mrs. Marls
Freeman Gray, of San Francisco, spoke
on "Shall We Increase or Decrease the
Army and Navy?"
At the night session the conference dis
cussed the general topic of "A Question
of Making Progress." H. W. Lawrence,
of Salt Lake, read a paper on "What Can
Be Secured Along State Lines." Mr. Law
rence advocated the wide dissemination
of literature on economic topics as the
best means of progressing. "What Can
Be Secured by Working on National Lines"
was responded to by ex-Congressman Jus
tin R. Whiting, of St. Clair. Mich. He
favored development along the lines of
Government ownership of public utilities,
Including the coal mines.
In the debate of the various subjects
from the floor It seemed to be the opin
ion of a majority of the speakers that
direct legislation would be the first step
toward solving the various great economic
problems. Mrs. Nancy B. Irving, of Chi
cago, took occasion seyerely to criticise
the W. C. T. U., saying that the compul
sory prohibition which they contended for
would not accomplish any bettermen of
the country.
Underground Papers of Russia.
Forum.
During the few years when "terroristic"
Nihilism was at its height, when the revo
lutionary party was mining railroad
tracks over which the Czar was expected
to pass, these champions of liberty scarce
ly managed to publish two "underground"
papers. Now the number of revolutionary
organs, more or less regularly brought
out "under the very nose of the gen
darmes," Is 12. It Is admitted, however,
that those who take part In the printing
or circulating of these papers do not run
the risks which the same sort of work in
volved in former days. Time was when
persons arrested in a secret printing office
were sentenced to lone terms of hard la
bor In the Siberian minesi This, ah a
rule, actually meant death, within a yeni
or two, from consumption, scurvy or In
sanity, in a damp, isolated dungeon In
the fortress of Peter and Paul, or of
Schlussclburg. The men and women,
therefore, who volunteered to set type
in the revolutionary printing establish
ments of 15 or 20 years ago took their
lives In their hands. Having nothing to
lose, they were armed, and when raided
by the gendarmes they defended them
selves desperately. Thus, when the po
lice had discovered the house where the
organ of the terrorists was printed,
shortly after the assassination of Alex
ander II. the firing on both sides lasted
about an hour and a half. The case Is
different with the Nihilists who are con
nected with the underground Russian
press of today. The average punishment
for an offense of this kind is now about
eight years of "free exile" in Siberia;
and as there is scarcely a village in
Asiatic Russia that has not from 20 to
30 "politicals" among Its Inhabitants, life
In banishment Is not half so hard to
CHEMICAL
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SO SAYS PROF. L. J.
Professor L. J. Miller. late professor of
chemistry and botany of the High School
of Ypsllanti, Mich., writes from 3327 N.
Clark street, Chicago, 111., as follows:
"As several of my friends have spoken
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"Builds Up the System."
Hon. Joseph H. Rldgeway, secretary of
the American Anti-Treat Society, writes
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"It Is with great pleasure that I en
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much sickness and doctor bills." Joseph
H. Rldgeway.
bear as It used to be. As a consequence,
the raiding of a secret newspaper office
Is never accompanied by bloodshed now;
and no sooner does one office fall Into
the hands of the enemy than another
springs up In the same city.
Besides the papers which are printed
by the Nihilists at home, they Import
revolutionary pamphlets from Switzer
land and England. These are smuggled
across the frontier by a well-organized
group of contrabandists, all members of
the revolutionary party. The monthly
average of pamphlets and tracts reaching
Russia by these channels Is 50,000. Their
distribution Is Intrusted to an army of
workers who go from town to town un
der various guises, delivering the "goods"
In the various "conspiracy houses."
HAVE A NEW DEAL.
Mr. Henry's Suggestion as to Back
Tax Problem.
PORTLAND, June 29. (To the Editor.)
The writer recalls the fact of Multnomah
County, in 1S93, paying out thousands of
dollars for "present ownership" books,
made by Markley and Hays, and the un
derstanding was, at that time, that all
of the back delinquent taxes would be
discovered, sales made, and old back-tax
amounts cleaned up at once and for all.
Again, during 1S9S and 1S99 the county
made another voluminous attempt, and
advertised In whole pages of The Ore
gonlan years of delinquent taxes, and
still they were not cleaned up, and again,
they are now attempting to make another
effort, or partial effort, until the taxpay
ers and prospective Investors are thor
oughly disgusted. The publications In 189S
and ls99 were so voluminous that com
peting cities like Spokane and Seattle
posted them up In their Chamber of Com
merce buildings to deter probable In
vestors from becoming interested in real
estate. The present attempt to collect
old taxes and old taxes on mortgages
(the latter having been designed by the
Legislature to reach non-resident lending
corporations, and for which purpose It
has entirely failed) Is again exciting dis
gust and dissatisfaction with real estate
in Multnomah County.
While the city Is being built In every
direction. Its streets being Improved as
never before, and the city has a better
Intrinsic value, with brighter and more
certain future prospects than ever, real
estate is a drug on the market, com
manding little If any attention, and this
Is due almost wholly to our law and ag
gravating system of tax collection. Tne
county has had Its machinery with which
to collect the taxes during the past years
and has been guilty of gross "laches. '
n L. J. MILLER
p reF K
Joseph Rldgeway.
ANALYSIS
Calculated to Tone Up the
the Functions and
Health."
MILLER, CHEMIST.
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Address Dr. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
If we are ever to build up a city, to in
vite outside Investors and homeseekers.
we must In some way get a clean-cut
start on this matter of taxation. The .
County Commissioners nnd the City Coun-
cil. each, as soon as this effort Is fairly
over, should pass resolutions declaring all
back taxes uncollected, say up to 18S9,
as cancolled and of no account as liens.
While this may work some Individual
cases of Injustice, yet. In the opinion of
the writer, it would be one of the best
possible things done to advance the in
terests of real estate owners In this city
and county. CHARLES K. HENRY.
Queen Objected to Knlser's Paint
ings. New York Tribune.
Queen Victoria was always proud of her
grandson, the Emperor of Germany, but
she never allowed her admiration to de
stroy any of the barriers, which she main
tained In the royal household. An officer,
who had the privilege to dine at Osborne
a few years ago, said that on that occa
sion the Queen arose to offer a toast, the
first time she had ever done so. The Queen
said simply: "My grandson, the kaiser."
and her face beamed upon him with love
and admiration. Soon after that the kaiser
and Princess Louise painted some menus
for the Queen's dinner table. These were
to be a "pleasant surprise" from daughter
and grandson. The cards bore well exe
cuted marine scenes, but the Queen, when
she saw them, declined to receive them
and ordered Instead the old menus with
the rose, shamrock and thistle pattern.
The kalsor never offered his paintings to
his grandmother after that experience.
In 1801 the number of bituminous coal mines
In operation In Pennsylvania was 705. while
on January 1, 1001, the number had Increased
to 943, an Increase of 238, or more than 25 per
cent.
Catarrh
la a constitutional disease.
It originates In a scrofulous condition rt
the blood and depends on that condition.
It often causes headache and dizziness,
impairs the taste, smell and hearing, a
fects the vocal organs and disturbs tto
stomach.
It is always radically and permanently
cured by the blood-purifying, alterative aid
tonic action of
Hood's Sarsapariila
This great medicine has wrought the nost
wonderful cures of all diseases depcnilng
on scrofula or the scrofulous habit.
Hood's Pills are the best cathartic
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