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PORTLAND, OEEGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1901.
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A MODERN FIGHTER
The Missouri LauncheI at
Newport News.
CHRISTENED BY HISS COCKRELL
Large Gathering: of Distinguished
Men Secretary Long: Spoke at
the Banquet on the Need
of a Great Xarj-.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 28. The
battle-ship Missouri, a sister ship of the
Ohio and the Milne, was launched at the
shipyard Tiere today at 11:12 o'clock. Fully
15,000 people, estimated, saw the big- de
fender g-o overboard. The launching
passed off without a hitch, and none pret
tier or more successful was ever accom
plished here. Miss Marlon Cockrell,
daughter of Senator F. M. Cockrell, of
Missouri, was sponsor for the ship, and
she performed the duty assigned to her
with the traditional bottle of champagne,
using a bottle of Missouri product for the
purpose.
The number of distinguished guests
gathered around the sponsor on the
christening platform, was larger than ever
seen here. Among them were Secretary
of the Navy Long, Secretary of the In
terior Hitchcock, Rear.-Admiral Melville,
TJ. S. N., Chief of the Bureau of Steam
Engineering; Rear-Admiral O'Neil, Chief
of Ordnance; Judge-Advocate Lemly;
Lieutenant-Governor J. A. Lee, of Mis
souri, acting for Governor Dockery; Gov
ernor Tyler, of Virginia; Corwin H. Spen
cer, of St. Louis, representing the Louis
iana Purchase Exposition Company; Con
gressman Rlxey, representing the House
Committee on Naval Affairs; Senator
Cockrell. and a number of Army and
Navy officers.
Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of President Roose
velt, came up from Old Point on the dis
patch boat Dolphin with her guests, and
viewed the launching from the steamer's
deck.
After inspecting the various depart
ments of the plant, the" guests repaired
to the shipyard wharf, where they board
ed the steamer Washington, going to Old
Point.
Five hundred guests sat down to the
banquet President C. B. Orcutt, of the
Newport News Shipbuilding Company,
acted as toastmaster. Occupying seats
of honor on either side of Mr. Orcutt
were Secretaries Long and Hitchcock,
Senator Cockrell, Governor Tyler, of Vir
ginia; Lieutenant-Governor Lee, of Mis
souri; Rear-Admirals Melville, Cotton,
O'Neil, Captain S. C. Lemly and H. C.
Spencer. A toast to the President was
drunk standing. It was responded to by
Secretary Hitchcock, who bore to the
gathering the greetings of President
Roosevelt and, his regrets at not being
present.
Applause greeted Senator Francis M.
Cockrell, as he arose to respond to the
toast, "Missouri." The Senator said Mis
souri's rank in the Union entitled the
state to have a battle-ship named after
her. She had taken a prominent part In
every controversy, civil and foreign that
has taken place since her admission into
the Union. The Senator aroused en
thusiasm when he said that the state had
sent 60,000 men into the Union Army and
nearly as many into the Confederate
Army. In the late war with Spain, Mis
souri furnished her full quota and would
have furnished many more had th&y been
accepted.
Secretary Long's Speech.
After Governor Tyler, of Virginia, had
spoken. Secretary Long responded to the
toast, "The Navy." He said in part:
"I have been Interested in the circular
signed by many citizens, my beloved
friend E. E. Hale at the head, in which
they regret the estimate of $100,000,000 for
the increase of the Navy. The size of
the Navy, If there is to be a Navy at all,
is a question like the tariff of adjust
ment rather than of principle. Of course,
it is rather a taking thing to say as a
matter of theory, as this circular says,
that 5100,000.000 for the Navy means a tax
of $6 on every family in the United States.
And yet, on the other hand, as a matter
of fact, if that sum is spent, there is
probably not. a family in the United
States whose future Income could be
shown to be 56 less, and there are a good
many families whose Income would be $6
more; and still more families whose in
come would be many times 56 less if it
were not spent. It is also rather a tak
ing thing to say that 5100,000,000 could bo
better spent for education or charity. And
yet. on the other hand, $100,000,000 spent
In the employment of labor is the very
best use to which it could be put.
"The great question of the day as to
wealth is Its distribution. While few
could say that the whole community
should be taxed for the purpose of distri
bution of the proceeds of taxation, yet it
is some comfort to know of a tax, which,
when it Is laid on the community, re
turns again into it. One hundred million
dollars shall be appropriated for the Navy
by the present Congress; a small part will
go for the purchase of raw material and
something for salaries, but the great bulk
of it for labor In every part of the Union.
"Somehow It just now seems that, with
larger revenues than we have had before
in time of peace, and, therefore, with
more direct and indirect taxation, there
is more prosperity and more money in the
pocket of the citizen than ever before.
Students may speculate over the eco
nomic causes, but this Is the 'demnltlon
total. Undoubtedly Uncle Sam ought
to reduce taxation wherever he can. On
the other hand, it is shrewd and wise in
him to run things so as to keep business
good, and if, as a result, his income is
large, he confers much more benefit by
spending it than he would by hiding it.
Whenever the interests of the country re
quire, he should reduce his receipts, but,
as they are now excessive, the great ques
tion seems to be how he shall get the
proceeds back among the people. Another
year he may not have so much money to
spend. But if, this year, having a sur
plus, he spends 5100,000,000 for tho Navy,
let us remember that while it is spent
under that name, it is really spent, as I
said before, in the employment of the
people's labor and in the purchase of the
jiaterial they have to sell and the peo
ple get rather more out of it than the
Navy does, for they get it all back again.
"Nor is it true, as suggested in the cir
cular, that a great Navy necessarily ln
Samcs the fighting spirit and leads to
war. The recent Increase in our Navy
did not induce the war with Spain. On
the other hand. It is more than likely
that if, in the beginning of 1S9S, we had
even as large a Navy as we have now,
certainly -as large a one as now proposed,
there would have been no war with Spain
and that country would have come to
terms, as she was very near coming,
without a battle. At that time, however,
it was the general impression of foreign
powers, and probably in Spain, that her
navy would blow us out of the water.
"As on land, so on ocean, as you extend
your commerce, so you must expand your
police force. If there is to be a Navy at
all It should be commensurate with all
our extended relations and demands. Wc
are the richest Nation of the world, with
a larger Income than any other. If, then,
the size of our Navy should correspond
to our National and Internal size, and we
have the cash on hand, it would seem the
simplest good business sense, the simplest
good business care of our own interests, to
Increase the Navy; and whether this shall
cost $20,000,000 or $75,000,000 or $100,000,000,
if is not an extravagance to cut our gar
ment according to our cloth.
"A United States naval vessel carrying
our flag into the ports and harbors of tho
world is something more than a fighting
machine. It means relations with those
ports; it means an awakening and lively
respect there for our country; It means
recognition of the outreach of our civili
zation, commerce and influence."
WOMEN IN CONFERENCES.
Long; Strngrgrle In the Methodist
Church Ended in Victory.
NEW YORK. Dec 2S. The long struggle
for official recognition in the conferences
by women of the Methodist Church is
probably ended at last, and it is claimed
that the women have won, says the
Tribune. A statement to this effect has
Just been made by Dr. Stephen L. Bald
win, recording secretary of the Mission
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, who says that the returns from
the conferences are so far In that it Is
certain the new constitution is adopted.
The new constitution was submitted at
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Exposition will occupy the most easterly site of the several largo "exhibit buildings. It
will be upon an eminence 60 feet above the water level of the Grand Lagoon and will com
mand a view of the main transverse avenue of the exposition "picture." The west frontage
of the building will be marked by great colonnades on the Corinthian order. Tho appro
priation for this building is $250,000, but since the sketch has been finished by the architect
the Government board has declared that the space afforded by the structure is Insufficient,
and an effort will be made to make the building larger without materially altering the
the General Conference of the church held
in Chicago in 1S00, approved by it, and
referred for decision to the conferences
throughout the world. The principal
changes are that It gives women the right
to sit as delegates in the General Con
ference: it gives laymen electoral meet
ings authority to vote on constitutional
questions, and it changes the vote neces
sary in the General Conference to amend
the constitution from three-fourths to
two-thirds.
Dr.. Baldwin said In an interview:
"The subject of admitting women as
delegates was first agitated at the Gen
eral Conference held In New York In 1SSS.
At the General Conference In 1896 six wo
men were elected, but two withdrew. An
other long discussion took place, and it
was decided that the women might take
th-lr seats 'with title in dispute. The
four declined to accept this condition and
withdrew. The question was submitted
again to the church, but although a large j
majority of-the ministers voted In favor
of admitting women on equal terms, It
was defeated, because the required three
fourths vote In favor was not obtained.
Last year the General Conference accept
ed the new constitution, which contained
the desired clause. The various sectional
conferences have all been heard from ex
cept a few In foreign fields, and more
than the required three-quarters vote Is
assured."
DANISH WARSHIP NOT COMING
Expected Visit to New York Is Post
poned. NEW YQRK, Dec. 28. Instead of sail
ing for tne United States the day after
Christmas, ao planned, the Danish man-of-war
Valkyrien remains at anchor in
the harbor of St. Thomas, p. TV. I., un
der orders from the government at Copen
hagen. The visit of the Valkyrien now, as
planned several months ago, and the an
nouncement that It had been postponed Is
conveyed In cablegrams just received. The
cablegrams give no Information beyond
saying that the postponement is for an
indefinite time. The Valkyrien was to
have touched at Norfolk and visited tho
ports of New York and Perth Amboy, N.
J. Preparations were under way at Perth
Amboy and in New York to entertain of
ficers and. crew, and the people of Danish
birth and parentage at these places are
disappointed by the cancellation of the
orders under which tho cruiser was to
proceed.
It is believed here that the decision not
to allow the ship to come to America
at present Is wholly due to the feelings
engendered in the Danish Islands by the
negotiation for their sale to the United
States Government.
Trying: to Break a Will.
NEW YORK. Dec 28. Moore & Cant
well, the attorneys who secured Dr. Ken
nedy's acquittal on his trial for the mur
der of Dolly Reynolds, are trying to
break the will of a wealthy Pittsburg man
In the Interest of Kennedy's mother, who
claims the estate on the ground that she
Is next of kin. Said Mr. Moore:
"Mrs. .Kennedy's maiden name was
Margaret Charles, and her home was In
Londonderry. Ireland. The dead man
was John Charles, who settled In Pitts
'burg many years ago, and accumulated
a fortune of about 5100.000. He died re
cently, leaving a will dividing his estate
between a second cousin and his lawyer.
We claim that Mrs. Kennedy's mother
and Charles' father were sister and
brother, and that therefore she Is nearest
of kin. A commission Is now In Ireland
1 taking testimony."
FIANGEEGETS$3000
Clarinda S. Taylor, Who Was
Beneficiary in Poiicy.
DECISJ0N BY JUDGE BELLINGER
She Obtained Divorce to Marry
James T. Hair One Day Before He
Died His Brothers and Sis
ters Fought Case.
A decision in favor of Clarinda I. Tay
lor In her suit to recover $3000 insurance
on the life of James T. Hair, deceased,
was rendered yesterday by Judge Bellin
ger. The certificate was Issued by the
Woodmen of the World, and she was
named as the fiancee of Hair, and the
beneficiary. The brothers and sisters of
the deceased Laura E., Samuel D., John
H., E. P., L. A.. James W.. Guy, Thomas
R. and George Hair were tho contestants.
They reside in tho East. The society paid
the money into court, subject to Its order.
If this had not been done, according to
the opinion rendered by the court, the
order itself would have been allowed to
pass upon the merits of the controversy,
and would probably have been 53000 ahead.
By surrendering the money the order
waived Its right to dispose of the mat
ter. The beneficiary certificate in favor of
Clarinda I. Taylor was applied for by
Hair on July 10, 1900, and was delivered
on July 16. He committed suicide by
shooting himself on October 12 following.
R. C. Wright, attorney for the brothers
and sisters, contended Clarinda I. Taylor
was not qualified, to become a beneficiary
under the fiancee clause, as hhe was the
wife of one Byrne when the insurance was
Issued, and had promised to marry Hair
after she obtained a divorce from her
husband. It was further shown that Hair
was divorced from his wife on January
23, 1900, and under the laws of Oregon
could not enter Into another marriage
contract until six months had elapsed,
which time would "not expire until
July 23.
There was also an allegation that Clar
inda I. Taylor secured a divorce from her
husband October 11, 1900, in Lane County.
This was just one day before the death
of Hair. Mr. Wright disputed the legal
ity of this divorce on the ground that tho
defendant was served with summons
only by publication, and the court had
no jurisdiction.
Judge Bellinger, in his decision, referred
to section 119 of the constitution of the
order, which provides, among other things,
thaf. a fiancee may be a beneficiary. He
also quoted the following section of the
Woodmen of the World constitution:
"When the application does not ehow
any special-named beneficiary, he can
direct the benefit to be made payable
to the beneficiaries designated In the con
stitution of the order, and the benefit
certificate may so provide. In such cases
death benefits, when due, shall be pay
aDlo to his widow or widow and children,
parents, etc.," according to who may sur
vive him. A certain order of succession
Is named
After discussing the case generally at
some length, the court said:
"In the case on trial the brothers of
the deceased member are within the class
of 'beneficiaries designated in- the consti
tution of the order,' but payment Is only
authorized to be made to these bene
ficiaries in two cases first, where the ap
plicant so directs, whch he could only do
where there is not any specifically named
beneficiary, and, second, where the bene
ficiary named does not survive tho holder
of the certificate. There Is no provision
by which persons In this class can take,
when tho beneficiary named la not eli
gible. "While the order is under no obligation
to pay a benefit to a beneficiary named
who does not sustain to tho holder of
certificate such a relationship as men
tioned in section 119, the law imposes no
limitation upon it In this respect. The
order decides for itself who may become
beneficiaries in the membership certifi
cates which It Issues, and It decides for
Itself whether In the particular case it
will take advantage of a misrepresenta
tion in an application of the relation which
the beneficiary sustains to the applicant
and refuse to pay Insurance. The Injury
arising out of the misrepresentation Is
to the order, and It confers no right upon
strangers to the transaction. The de
fendants are not dependent relatives of
the deceased Hair. They have no interest
in the benefit certificate, and cannot be
heard to question tne obligation of the
order, or its right to pay the benefit to
the plaintiff, or the right of plaintiff- to
receive such, payment. There la no ques-
tlon of public morals or policy involved.
The order of Woodmen may. If it sees
fit, in fixing its own policy, provide by
Its constitution for benefit certificates in
favor of any person designated by the
applicant for such certificate.
"If the policy which it adopts is for
any reason contrary to public morality,
the question of intervention is for the
state, and the order may make a pay
ment of Insurance, If It sees fit, without
regard to the right of the beneficiary to
compel It. The right to refuse such pay
ment belongs to the order. If It has been
deceived by misrepresentation in Issuing
Insurance to a beneficiary not qualified
under Its constitution to receive it, the
remedy. In the absence of some provision
in tho constitution for the disposition of
the benefit, is with the order where the
injury is suffered, and It cannot be a mat
ter of gain to outsiders. The payment
into court by the order Is a waiver to
every objection that the order might have
made to plaintiffs' demand."
N. H. Bloomfleld and M. L. Pipes ap
peared as plaintiffs' attorneys.
TAX LEVY IX JANUARY.
Port of Portland Commission Fixes
Upon One and One-Half Mills.
The County Court will fix the tax levy
In January, and the City of Portland, tho
school districts and state will also levy In
January.
The Port of Portland has already noti
fied the County Court that it will require
a levy of a mill and a half for the com-
Ing year, which, on a total valuation of
510,000.000, will raise 560.000. The County
Court is not certain if the Port of Port
land Commission can arbitrarily fix Its
own levy, or If the County Commissioners
havo any descretion in the matter, and
have asked an opinion from District At
torney Chamberlain.
Motion Decided In Ivelth -vs. Parker.
In the suit of David Ivelth against J.
H. Parker, to recover $7500 on notes exe
cuted In a mining deal, a motion to strike
out parts of the answer was passed upon
by Judge Bellinger yesterday. Parker
was the owner of a mine and made ar
rangements with Keith and his partner
to develop It. The 57500 was to be paid
out of the first 550,000 realized, and the
550,000 never was realized. This agree
ment was set up as a counter claim, and
was partly allowed to stand.
MontavlIIa Want a Justice Court.
The residents of MontavlIIa, having been
denied the services of a paid deputy
Sheriff to do police duty, it is said, will
now be satisfied If the County Commis
sioners will establish a Justice Court in
that precinct. The Justice and Con
stable would receive fees for their serv
ices, and the Constable might afford the
protection which the people desiro. The
County Court will consider the matter.
Court Notes.
Emma Kern has sued John H. Kern, in
the State Circuit Court, to recover 51120
on account of 12 shares of stock of the
Kern Bros. Packing Company, issued
to the defendant.
Jennie Wait Donnell yesterday peti
tioned the County Court that Dr. Wil
liam J. McDaniel be appointed guardian
of her aunt, Mary F. Walt, who is an
inmate of the Patton Home. The peti
tioner states that Mary F. Wait holds
notes again Ellen M. Wait for 51200. and
the latter refuses to pay them because
there Is no legal representative of the
payee authorized to receive the money.
The matter was set for hearing Janu
ary 10.
Costly Bnnk Bulldinpr.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2S. The First National
Bank of Chicago has perfected plans for
tho erection at Monroe and Dearborn j
streets of an office building much larger j
than any heretofore constructed in Chi- i
cago, at an expenso of 51.000,000. The J
ground area of the new structure will be
190 by S20 feet, or more than twico the
area of Chicago's great Masonic Temple.
The frontage on Monroe street will be an
entirr block to the west of Monroe street,
with the exception of 90 feet on the
Clark-street corner. Sixteen stories will
bo the height of the structure, if a sat
isfactory building permit can be secured.
Work on the building will begin next
May.
The Montauck building, the first of
Chicago's sky-scrapers, and valued In
the last assessment at over 5500.000, will bo
one of the buildings torn down to make
way for the new structure.
General Otis' Annual Report.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28. The annual report
of Major-General Elwell S. Otis, Com
mander of the Department of the Lakes,
was made public here today. General Otis
calls attention to an Increase In the num
ber of deserters, and calls attention to the
need of additional room for confining
Army prisoners., There are at present 133
prisoners at the various posts, the ma
jority of them -being charged with deser
tion. During the year 20,329 persons ap
plied for enlistment, and 5196, or 25.55 per
cent, were accepted. For service in the
Navy there were 1140 enlistments com
pared with 325 last year.
M'BRIDE SWORN IN
New Governor of Washington
Takes Oath of Office.
SENATOR PRESTON AT CAPITOL
ExecHtlvo Issues a Proclamation
Anent Death of Governor Rogers
Republicans May Ask for Reten
tion, ex Labor Commissioner.
OLYMPIA. Dec 23. At 1:49 o'clock this
afternoon, Lieutenant-Governor Henry
G. McBride became Governor of the
State of Washington. The oath of office
was administered by Chief Justice Reavis.
of the Supreme Court The inauguration,
if such it might be called, 'took place in
the Supremo Court room, and was wit
nessed by a number of state officials and
friends of the new Governor. Beyond tho
LOUISIANA PURCHASE
design. The site nffords ample space for the proposed increase of size. The building Is- from
designs by J. Knox Taylor, supervising architect of the Treasury. He has Introduced In the
design a central feature, which gives a well-balanced and effective facade. The style o
architecture conforms happily with that adopted for the other exhibit buildings.
The area to bo covered by this building, if present plans are followed. Is a little more
than two acres, being 400x250 feet. Back of the main structure Is to bo a large building
for the United States Fish Commission exhibit.
administering of the simple oath of office
to support the constitution, and perform
the duties of the office of Governor to
the best of his ability, the ceremony was
brief. At its conclusion the members of
the Supreme bench and state officials and
friends of the Governor pressed forward,
and wished him success, each shaking
him by the hand. Governor McBride
was visibly affected, being unable to re
spond to a single one of those who shook
his hand, while It was noticed by all
that thero were tears In his eyes. -
Immediately following the taking of the
oath. Governor McBride went to the exec
utive office and assumed the position of
Governor. Considerable mall and a num
ber of telegrams awaited him, and it
took him some time to consider these.
To an Oregonian reporter, who shortly
afterward saw him, and who questioned
him on certain matters relative to his
administration. Governor McBride said:
"I am not prepared at this time to make
any statement relative to what my pol
icy will be. I havo not had an oppor
tunity to consider the subject and will
not be able to give the matter any con
sideration whatsoever until after the fun
eral of Governor Rogers."
Governor McBride arrived in this city
at noon today, accompanied by his close
personal and political friend. State Sena
tor Harold Preston, of King: County, and
also Senator Warburton, of Pierce Coun-
tly. Governor McBride at once accom
panied Private Secretary Pelletler to tho
home of the late Governor, where a con
ference relatlvo to the funeral arrange
ments was had with Mrs. Rogers and
family. It was later determined that the
new Governor should be sworn in at 1:30,
but It was some time later when the cere
mony was held. By the time Lieutenant
Governor McBride arrived at the court
room it was pretty well filled, but as tak
ing the oath did not "take long, the crowd
soon dispersed.
Speculation as to Just whom the new
Governor is to name for the most Import
ant offices would bo useless, as it is
doubtful If he has given the matter much
consideration. Only ono office appears
to have been considered by any one about
the Capitol building-, and that Is the po
sition of State Labor Commissioner, held
by William Blackman. tho son-in-law of
Governor Rogers: Tho appointment of
Mr. Blackman has always been consid
ered a personal one, as when he was
named for the position It wa3 well known
that he would later become a member of
reason it is probable that an effort will i
be made by a number of Republicans
to have Governor McBride retain Mr.
Blackman. Mr. Blackman, it should be
said, is in entire ignorance of the plans
late thi3 evening.
IX HONOR OF THE DEAD.
Proclamation Issued ny Governor
McBride on Assuming: Office.
OLYMPIA, Dec 28. The first official
act of Governor McBride was the Issu
ance of a proclamation anent the death
of Governor Rogers. It follows:
"It is with a full sense of the great
loss to the people and the public service
that this official announcement Is made
of the sudden death, of Hon. John
R. Rogers, Governor of the State of '
Washington, which occurred at his home
in this city, on Thursday, the 26th day of
December, 1901, After useful service in
the Legislature of this state, he was
twice elected Governor. In the estima
tion of his fellow citizens he perfornied
all official duties zealously, honestly and
with unfailing regard for the Interests of
the people. His sudden taking away Is
a source of personal grief to all the peo
ple of the state. Now, therefore, as a j
token of respect for his memory, I,
Henry McBride. succeeding to the offic
of Governor, by virtue of the state con
stitution, do hereby direct that all state
offices remain closed from now until af
ter Wednesday next; that the flags be
kept at half-mast upon all public build
ings for the full period of 30 days from
this day, and I request that religious
services of a memorial character be held
throughout -the state at the hour of the
final Interment of his body, which will
take place at 2:30 o'clock. P. M., on Wed
nesday, the first day of January, A. D.
1S02.
"In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand, and caused the seal of the
State of Washington to be hereunto
affixed. Done at Olympla, this 2Sth day
of December, A. D. 1901.
"HENRY G. McBRIDE.
"By tho Governor.
"SAMUEL H. NICHOLS.
"Secretary of State."
FUNERAL OF GOVERNOR ROGERS.
It "Will Be o a. Military Character,
and "Will Occur "Wednesday.
OLYMPIA, Dec 23. Arrangements for
the funeral of the late Governor Rogers,
which will be of a military character,
were completed this evening, and are as
follows:
Tho funeral proper will be held on
Wednesday afternoon next, at Puyallup,
the home of the late Governor. On Tues
day afternoon, between 2 and 2:30 o'clock,
the body will lie in state at the residence
EXPOSITION
In this city for the benefit of citizens of
Olympla. On the following morning, at
9:30 o'clock, services will be held at the
residence for the family. At 10 o'clock
sharp, a train tendered the family by the
Northern Pacific Railway will leave this
city for Tacoma, with tne remains, ac
companied by relatives, friends and state
officials, arriving at Tacoma at 11:30.
From 12 to 1 o'clock, the remains will lie
in state in the County Courthouse at
Tacoma. Then the funeral party will
again take the train and proceed to Puy
allup, where the funeral will finally take
place from the residence of Governor
Rogers' son, Edwin, that being tho wish
of the Governor. Five companies of tho
National Guard will assist in the exer
cises. STATE OFFICIALS WHO MAY GO.
Finest Plnnu on the Tree Which
Governor 3IcBrlde Will Shake.
OLYjdlPIA, Wash.. Dec 2S. Following
Is a list of the most prominent state of
ficials who are. appointed by tho Governor,
and it Is believed will be affected by the
accession of Lieutenant - Governor Mc
Bride to the office of Chief Executive by
reason of the death of Governor Rogers:
Privato Secretary to the Governor,
J. H. Pelletier 51500
Two members of the Board of Control,
Ernest Lister, Henry Drum 2000
State Liorarlan, I. P. Calllaon 1500
Assistant Librarian, C. W. Shaffer.... S00
Coal Mine Inspector, C. F. Owens.... loOO
Grain Inspector, G. P. Wright 3S0O
Fish Commissioner, A. C. Little 2000
Twr deputies, A. D. Boardman, C. Mc-
Reavy 1000
Nineteen fish superintendents 900
Labor Commissioner, William Black
man - isoo
Horticultural Commissioner, P. Von
Holderbeke 1000
Dairy and Food Commissioner, E. A.
McDonald 1800
Three chief deputies 1200
Adjutant-General, J. A. Drain 2000
Chief clerk Adjutant-General, Frank
Ballaine 1000
Secretary Board of Control, C. W.
Grant - WX
Secretary Capitol Commission, D. B.
Garrison l-J
Two Superintendents of Hospitals.
Dra. Goddard and McLean 1700
Two assistant physicians, Dra. Crump
and Newcomb 1500
Warden of State penitentiary, J. B.
Catron 1S00
Deputy Warden. H. S. Young 13J0
Superintendent of Soldiers' Home, J.
M. Carson 1250
Superintendent of Defective Youth,
James Watson 1500
Superintendent of Reform School, T.
P. Westendorf 1620
Registrar of State University, W. J.
Meredith : 1500
Stenographer Fish Commissioner,
iMamie Mclntyre 720
Storekeeper of State Armory, Calvin
Richmond 720
Superintendent of scientific experi
mental station. Professor Doane 1000
There are many other minor employes
of the State Board of Control, whose
salaries run from 535 to 5S0 a month, who
have not been set out In the foregoing
list. As a matter of fact, the board has
directly but five appointments to make;
that Is, the fire superintendents of the
state institutions, but Indirectly there are
under the supervision of the board about
250 employe
Cruise of a Royal Yacht.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S. Concerning the
arrival on the Patricia from Hamburg of
a number of German officers, the Herald
says:
As the guests of Emperor William of
Germany, althcugh he will not accompany
them, several officers of the German Army
Just arrived in this country will cruise
about the West Indies on the Prlnzessin
Victoria Luisc. The yacht-like steamship
sails next Saturday.
GANS FOR CAYUSES
Linnton Pickling Works to
Start Up Soon,
RANGE PESTS ARE UTILIZED
Worthless Animals Put Oat of tho
Way for Good Beef Cattle Cdrv
Ponies Still Sell Well
to British.
Tho horse-pickling works at Linnton will
probably resume operations by the middla
of next month. This statement, in face
of the fact that Oregon cayuse ponies
are meeting a better demand now than
for many years, seems odd, but it is true,
and there is a good reason for it.
While 10,000 or more cow ponies havo
gono from tho ranges of Eastern Oregon
this year to supply the needs of tho Brit
ish armies in South Africa, and thousands
are yet to go, and tho price paid has been
very satisfactory to the producer, tho
fact remains that great numbers of scrub
ponies aro left on the ranges ornery,
unbroken. Intractable. useless llttlo
brutes, consuming feed that ought to go
to the fattening of meat cattle. Tho
British army will take smaller animals
than will find a ready market elsewhere,
but they must be sound and well broken
to ride. Thousands of the cay uses will
not meet these specifications. Not only
wlll they not brlns $33 each from, tho
British, but they are not wanted at any
price, by the British or by anybody else.
They are either not sound of wind and
limb, or are untamable, or both. They
arc a drug on any market. They belong
to anybody who cares to put a brand on
them. They are wild horses, and nobody
wants them. But each of these animals
takes a3 much range as would be re
quired for the sustenance of a steer that
will dress 1000 pounds. The stockmen
want the range for their cattle, and the
railroad companies are glad to assist in
taking the useless cayuse pocles out of
the country, so there will be more room
for stock that will yield money to pro
ducers and carriers. Therefore the rail
roads are willing to make a very low
rate for carrying the cayuses to the Linn
ton abattoir, and the movement thither
will soon be resumed.
The average cayuse pony taken to the
Linnton abattoir yields only about TO
pounds of merchantable meat, the remain
der "of the carcass going Into fertilize r.
glue, leather, etc. This meat is carefully
plckled In tierces, and shipped to market
in France and Holland, where the preju
dice against'horse meat is not so strong
as it is in this country. These horses
bring 52 75 to 53 each, delivered at the
railroad. They are mostly owned by In
dians, the animals owned by white men
seldom being so useless as to find their
best market at the shambles.
C. J. Millis, livestock agent of the O. R.
& N. Co.. estimates that there are now
on tho 60.000 square miles of Oregon ranges
about 300.000 horses, 750.000 cattle, and
4,000.000 sheep, and the annual sales of
livestock and wool bring 513,000,000 to the
producers. He thinks the industry prom
ises to hold Its present prosperity for
somo time to come. The market is on
the Pacific Coast, rather than In the
East, though Just now arrangements are
being made for the shipment of a train
load of. Oregon beef cattle to the Chicago
market. This is an experiment that 13
believed to be warranted by the scarcity
of good beef In the East.
Until the demand in Alaska and tho
Philippines opened d. large market for
meat in the West. Oregon was a great
breeding ground for stock that was fat
tened on the ranges of Montana, Wyo
ming, Colorado, the Dakotas, Kansas and
Nebraska. For 20 years or more nobody
thought of maturing beef in Oregon, ex
cept for the local market. But the mild
climate of this state and tho good feed
made it an excellent breeding ground,
and tho yearlings and 2-year-olds went to
the East to be matured and fattened.
This movement was large even beforo
railroads came to this country. Vast
droves of cattle went eastward over tho
plains and mountains. Those wero tho
halcyon days of the Western livestock
business, when thero was the poetry oC
romance as well as money in it.
Now Oregon cattle-raiser3 are maturing
and fattening their own stock. Indeed,
some men are exclusively In tho business
of buying rough range cattle and putting
them in condition for beef right here at
home, thus cutting the Eastern feeding
yards out of the profits they have hereto
fore been enjoying. Mr. Millis says moro
than 4000 head of beef cattle are being fat
tened on Butter Creek. In Umatilla Coun
ty, this Winter, and they will soon bo
ready for market. The same process is
observed on the Sllvies River, in Harney
County, in the Harney Valley, in the John;
Day Valley, in the Ontario country, in
tho Lewiston region of Idaho, in Eastern
Washington, in fact, in all places specially
suited to Winter feeding.
"It Is safe to say," said Mr. Millis. "that
wo will hereafter, send our livestock to
market in a finished state; we are done
supplying the raw material for. others to
finish up and make the larger profit on."
The British authorities are now taking
horses at their Ontario and Nampa re
ceiving stations at tho rate of IS to 20
carloads per week. There is no telling
how long this will continue, all depending
on the progress of events In South Africa.
New York I'ostofllce Builnesx.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. The receipts from
stamps, postal card3 and envelopes at tho
New York Postoffice have more than quad
rupled in the last 30 years. For 1901 they
will aggregate about 513,000,000. In 1S73
they aggregated 53,000,000 In round num
bers. "The business of tho New York Post
office for this year has been phenomenal."
said Postmaster Vancott yesterday. Our
receipts for stamps, postal cards and en
velopes for this month wjll exceed 51,200,
000. The average monthly receipts will
exceed 51.000.000. In 1S73. when the post
age was 3 cents, the total receipts for the
year were about 53.000,000. In 1SS8. -vhen I
first came here, they ranged from S4OO.00O
t6 5600.000 a month. This year, with 2-cent
postage, our receipts have exceeded 51,
000.000 a month and for December will ap
pfoach 51.250,000. These receipts are ex
clusive of the revenues from the money
order business and the transactions of
that department for this year represent
5160,000."
Rock Inland Train Jumped Track.
ANADARKO, O. T., Dec. 28. Rock
Island freight train No. 135 jumped the
track 12 miles south of Anadarko. Frank
Robinson, aged 26, a tramp carpenter of
Lincoln. Mo., was Instantly killed, and
three tramps were Injured more or les3
seriously. The wreck caught fire and an
immigrant car and five freight cars were
consumed.