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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, JANUARY 5, I90S.
HEW TYPE-OF CUB .
TO BE TRIED HERE
President Josselyn Considers
Putting on the "Pay-as
You-Enter" Kind. '
ITS ADVANTAGES ARE MANY
Iessens Liability of Accidents, Re
duces Time Lost by Stops, Pre- ,
vents Disputes Over Fares and
Saves Money tor Company.
Streetcars, where the passengers pay
fares the moment they enter, similar
to the arrangement at a theater or
other amusement place, are likely to
replace cars operated on Portland
streets. President Josselyn has this
type of car under consideration and it
is probable they will be brought here
after a time and put in service.
The "pay-as-you-enter" car, as the
new type is called, is so arranged that
there is an entrance at the rear of the
car for passengers and an exit at the
rear also, divided from the entrance
door by a brass rail. As passengers
get on the car they confront the con
ductor, who admits them as soon as
they pay their fare.- Instead of the
usual five-foot platform, the new car
has one of seven or nine feet, and in
stead of one door in the end of the
car. there are two doors and a railing
leading from the step and dividing the
platform into two passages. The door
to the left is for persons entering the
car, while the door to the right is for
exit only.- If desired, the entrance door
may open only, outward, while the exit
door opens outward. Some cars are
arranged so that passengers may en
ter at the rear end of the car, where
they pay fare, and leave the car at the
front end.
Advantages of the new car are said
to be numerous. Among these is the
absence of any chance for the frequent
disputes between conductor and. passen
ger as to whether the latter has paid
his fare. The fact that he is Inside
the car is prima facie evidence that
lie has paid. Neither are passengers
annoyed by the conductor walking up
and-down the aisle to get fan.
In view of the fact that the greater
number of accidents occur at the back
platform while the conductor Is Inside
collecting fares, and are occasioned by
the conductor being too far away to
sec whether the passenger has gotten
on or off safely before giving the sig
nal to the motorman to go ahead, the
fact that the conductor need not leave
his post at the rear end and could de
vote his entire attention to the move
ment of passengers in and out during
stops, would minimize injuries to pas
sengers who are thrown by a too sud
den starting of cars.
The saving of time is said to be a
highly satisfactory feature of the new
cars for passengers who desire to en
ter the cars need not wait until others
have alighted. Stopping time is re
duced nearly one-half, it is said, by
the new method.
One feature that appeals to the com
pany is that there need be no missing
fares with the new car in service. Under
the present system the most vigilant
conductor will occasionally overlook a
passenger and the thoroughness with
which he works his car Is largely a
matter of memory. At the same time
one conductor can handle any size of
car without the least trouble, and the
main point Is that he can devote almost
his entire time and attention to the
operation of the car.
The propsed change in the collection
of fares on streetcars Is but the ap
plication of the ""positive" system. In
use on elevated trains and subways
In the big cities, where passengers
must pay before entering the cars.
The "pay-as-you-enter" cars have
been put in service in Montreal,
Canada, where they are said to have
met with general favor. Montreal Is
a city of 400.000 people, where the prob
lem of handling crowds on streetcars,
particularly in the business district,
was a hard one. The new type of car
has had a severe test In that city but
has met the requirements. It has been
decided to try the new car In many
of the big Eastern cities and President
Josselyn will, undoubtedly, put the new
system In effect here If the car works
as well in the East as Is expected.
MR. M'CAMANT EXPLAINS
About His Legal Services to Title
Guarantee A Trust Co.
PORTLAND. Jan. 4. (To the Editor.V
In a news report published in this morn
ing's Oregonlan on the affairs of the
Title Guarantee and Trust Company, I
notice the following statement:
The lecal buslnew of adjusting the bank's
affair, preparatory to the failure, was per
formed by Wallace McCamant. between Oc
tober 28 and November 2. For that service
the xpceo account was chanted with $10(10
on November 2. and this sum was credited
on McOmant'a $3tiOO note to the bank. This
made McCamant a favored creditor for $1000.
This statement Is In error in several
important particulars. The facts are that
at the time when the holiday season be
gan. October 29 last, the Title Guarantee
& Trust Company was Indebted to me on
two accounts for services rendered. One
of these accounts was for some Impor
tant litigation which I had In hand for
the Title Company and for which I have
not yet presented a bill; the other was for
service In some, other matters which I
had rendered a number f weeks prior
to that time, and for which I had ex
pected to present a bill on the 1st of
November. I took this matter up with
Mr. , Ross October 31, and received a
credit of J1000 on my Indebtedness to the
Title Company In exchange for a receipt
In full for the services rendered.
It is true that on the morning of- Oc
tober 30 I was summoned into conference
by Mr. Ross and conferred with him
about a number of matters from that
time until the receiver took possession of
the bank, but I did this as & friend and
not as an attorney. I told the officers of
the Title Company at the time, and have
since told the present receiver that I
had no bill to present for the services
rendered at that time and In that con
nection. I am sorry that Mr. Ross should receive
any criticism at this time by reason of
any transaction to which I was a party,
but I am unable to see that the above
transaction justifies any criticism what
ever. I owed the Title Company on a
note, and the Title Company owed me
for services which had been rendered
weeks before. - If action had been brought
upon the note either by the Title Com
pany or by the receiver, under the law of
counter-claim in this state. I would have
been entitled to set off my account
against my note. This account for serv
ices rendered stood in identically the
same situation as my deposit with the
Title Company, and this deposit has since
been applied by the present receiver on
this same note. I . am unable to see
that I received anything to which I was
not entitled, nor do I desire to be treated
differently, or accorded any favors, which
are not granted to other debtors of this
institution. If I am in error in my view
as above stated, there is a plain remedy,
and the receiver will doubtless do his
duty. WALLACE M'CAMANT.
PENSIONS ARE GRANTED
Bureau Sends Notice to Represent
ative Ellis, of Oregon.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, .Wash
ington, Jan. 4. The Pension Bureau to
day sent notice to Representative
Ellis that the following Oregronians had
been allowed pensions under the act
of February 6, 1907:
James D. Sheets, Freewater; John W
Willis. Pendleton : James Hays, Enterprise;
Henry C. Warneld, Dufur; David J. Hora
man, St. John; Jonas Dailey, Wallowa;
Marshall W. Shanklin. Unity; Edwin tt.
Beach, Lexington; James B. Clarke, Home-,
stead; James M. Thomas, The Dalles; John
G. Bleakney.; Bakeoven; Coleman D. Winn,
Weston; WTilttaker O. Mettur, Helix; Wil
liam K. Haviland, Portland; Oscar F. Bot
kin. Mount Tabor, and George B. Bradbury,
Walter F. Lewis. Sherrod W. Reece,- Ber
nard Keeney, of Portland; W. J. Kingsland.
Perry; Ludwlg McKruger, Mosler; John E.
Trigg. Woodstock; Ollva C. Rinker. Milton;
Marlon Mink ley, Prlneville; Julius J. East
man, Clatskanle ; Thomas C- Shreve, Port
land (Mount Tabor), and Jane E. Patterson,
Samuel L. Lum, of Portland; Moses Austin,
Flora; James A. Beeler, Warren; John W
River, Mount Tabor; Thomas B. Ienslow,
Veronia; Albert B. Porter; Henry Mossie,
T'klah; James Lemlson, The Dalles; John
H. Wood, Bend; William H. Morgan. Port
land; Anthony Cannon, Arleta; William R.
Chattin. Summerville; Patrick Kelley. Ru
dolph Freeburphouse. Portland; Isaiah Fan
hier. Baker City; Engene S. Knapp, Sum
merville; John Gordon, Wamtc; Mrs. Mar
garet Cavanaugh, Portland ; Phillip T.
Knowles, Dufur; Schuyler Rue, Friends;
Henry W, Rogers, Summerville; William
Matheral, Astoria; James Wright, La
Grande: William D. Baxter, Huntington;
Asa Cobb, James Wat kins, James McDon-
ough, James H. Balor, Newton Clark, Har
rison E. Kozen, Jesse F. Anderson. Charles
A. Malarkey, David Bomgardner and Jeptha
Finney, of Portland.
ADDRESS BEFORE Y. M. C. A.
Last of Portland's Kojal Family
Will Speak Today.
At the T. M. C. A. Chape this aft
ernoon the Meneley quartet will give
the opening: concert, beginning: at 3
o'clock. They will sing a variety of
amusing, pathetic and sacred songs.
Mr. Richetts, an impersonator of rare
ability, and a member of the quartet,
will give a reading. . Immediately fol
lowing the concert. Colonel John
Sobleski, the last of the royal house of
Poland, will give the address of the
afternoon.
Colonel Sobleski and his mother are
exiles from Russia, where his father
was executed and he robbed of. his
rightful succession to the throne of
Poland. He is an old man now and
has had more than his share of sor
row and disappointment, but for many
years has traveled in English-speaking
countries, spreading his gospel of sun
shine and good cheer.
After the address there will be an
open parliament for the discussion of
social, problems In the times of Jesus
and today. . The programme will close
at 6:15 o'clock with luncheon and sing
ing. Test Low Rates.
COLUMBUS, S. C, Jan. 4. President
W. W. Finley, of the Southern Rail
way, yesterday gave out on official
statement announcing a voluntary re
duction in passenger rates in South
Carolina to be kept in effect for 12
months to ascertain whether they are
confiscatory or unreasonably low for
the service rendered.
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l.lttle Grace Colvln. the daughter of a Washington lettercarrler, avers that
Quentln Boosevelt, although he Is a nice boy and can do many tricks the other
boys don't know, is not the only schoolmate from whom she received a Christ
ma gift. 6he got some 30 altogether. Since the President's youngest son was
found t her home one day when his failure to arrive home caused secret serv
ice men to start out in search of htm. Grace has become known In Washington
as the girl that has won Quentln." She Is one of the most popular girls at her
school. Quentln has been a -visitor at her home for two years, and her parents
have attached no more Importance to h'is friendship for her than to that of a
dozen other boys who are among her playmates, she is 12 years old and has
large, expressive brown eyes .and dark brown hair.
LEOPOLD SHREWD
-IN -CONGO POLICY
Spent Large Sum in Develop
ment and Now Will Reap
the Reward. .
STANDS BY BERLIN TREATY
Belgian King Deeds Richest , Part
of Congo, Producing Great
Revenue to Company Com
posed of His Friends.
BRUSSELS. Jan. 4. (Special.) The
King of the Belgians, Leopold II, and
his relations with the Congo Free
State, are so much In the public mind,
and there seems to be, generally speak
ing, such an indistinct comprehension
of those relations, that it may serve
a useful purpose at the present mo
ment, when the question of annexa
tion of the Congo by Belgium is being
discussed by the Parliament of the lit
tle neutral kingdom,- to state the facts
conected with the birth of the Congo
State, and how King Leopold came to
be its soverign.
In 1876 Leopold II, on his own propo
sition, in conjunction with the repre
sentatives of the principal European
powers, founded an international asso
ciation, for the civilization of Central
Africa and the abolition of the slave
trade. Henry M. Stanley having ex
plored a large portion of the Congo
River, the King, who was justly recog
nized as the prime mover of the time
in the great African enterprise, re
quested that explorer to undertake tho
establishment of hospital stations
along the banks, to open up a road
to facilitate communication between
the interior of the country and the
Gulf of Guinea. The Congo, as a dis
tinct state, had, at that time, no definite
existence. After six years of heroic
effort and an enormous sacrifice of men
and- money. Stanley accomplished the
mission, and Leopold II found the funds
necessary for the carrying on of the
work. Whence he obtained those funds
is another matter, but it is certain that
his private purse was drawn upon to
a considerable extent.
Origin or Berlin Act...
. In. 1884, .France and Portugal, be
lieving that their respective possess
sions in the neighborhood of the Congo
might be menaced a3 the result of
Leopold's enterprises,- called the atten
tion of the great powers to the situa
tion, with the result that the afore
mentioned association was dissolved
and a conference of the powers sum
moned for the following year at Berlin.
It was at that conference that the now
famous Berlin act was signed.. Under
it, liberty of commerce was formally
and specifically provided for through
out Central Africa, France was grant
ed a portion of the territory on the
right bank of the Congo, while Portu
gal obtained that part of the left bank
at the mouth of the river.
The whole of the remainder of the Con
go Basin was declared to form the "In
dependent State of the Congo." Leopold
II, recognized as its principal developer,
was appointed to control it, and with the
ROOSEVELT AND HIS "BEST GIRL."
consent of the Belgian Parliament His
Majesty assumed the title of Sovereign of
the Congo Free State. The Congo State
was, under this arrrangement, connected
with Belgium only by reason of the fact
that the King of the Belgians was Sov
ereign of the State, that he governed it
through an Administration in Brussels
which corresponded with the officials of
State on African soil.
Such, then, were the beginnings of the
Congo State, and as such the state has
gone on existing ever since. And It is
only now. after 22 years of administration
by King Leopold, that a proposal to make
the State a Belgian colony has taken
shape. That proposal is the result partly
of the charges against the King-Sovereign
and his officials of misgoverning,
maladministering, and failing to suppress
abuses in the Congo, and partly of a be
lief which has got abroad, but which is
unwarranted, that King Leopold desired
Belgium to take over the Congo as her
colony.- - People abroad know enough,
thanks to the Congo Reform Association
and the missionaries, about the mlsgov
ernment and abuses, but about the Bel
gian aspect of the annexation question
very little is known. The fact is that the
King has yet to express his desire for an
nexation. No Thought of Annexation.
True, both in 1889, in a letter to the then
Premier-Minister Beernaert, and In 1901,
in a letter to M. Woeste. who occupied
the same post then. His Majesty had in
timated that he should bequeath his
rights in the Congo to Belgium at the day
of his death. But those Intimations clear
ly contained no thought of Belgium an
nexing the State during the King's life
time. Moreover, in his letter of June,
1906, addressed to his Secretaries of State
for the Congo His Majesty made it abun
dantly clear that he neither expected nor
desired annexation during his lifetime.
To carry on his Congo enterprises. King
Leopold has, from time to time during
the last 20 years, through his Brussels
Administration, raised loans in exchange
for Congo bonds and such like paper.
Most of these loans have been effected In
Belgium, and this fact, added to the con
sideration that numbers of Belgians have
given the best years of their lives to the
service of the Congo State, forms one of
the principal arguments of those who op
pose annexation on the ground that it
would involve Belgium in heavy and pos
sibly unknown liabilities. While It is
true that millions of Belgian money have
been Invested In the Congo at the call of
the King. -It is also undeniable that His
Majesty has had a practically free hand
In the government of the Free State. He
had a hard, uphill struggle to make the
Congo pay; now that he has succeeded in
doing so. he declares pretty plainly that,
in spite of the complaints and claims of
Great Britain and other powers, he means
to profit by the work of his own hands,
to take full advantage of the rights and
powers conferred on him by the Berlin
Act. The Domalne de la Couronne, of
which so much has been heard of late,
comprises one-sixth part of the Congo
Free State. Its resources belong to the
King-Sovereign: and a decree das signed
granting the exploitation of the greater
portion to a private company, whose di
rectors are, for the most part, intimate
friends of Leopold II.
The Domalne de la Couronne is nearly
ten times as large- as Belgium, and, ac
cording to no less an authority than M.
Cattler, the value of Its rubebr produce
alone averages $17,500,000 per annum, and
even, according to Comte de Smet de
Naaycr, one of the strongest sup
porters of the King-sovereign,
the revenue is a little more than
half that sum. What becomes of this
revenue? Just what the King pleases.
The Free State does not get a cent from
it. Yet. in the face of these facts, the
King-sovereign has placed this source of
revenue f on, Belgium's future colony be
yond her reach -by. handing over these
revenues to a private company for all
time.
There can be no doubt, in view of the
statutes of the new company, that it
can do exactly as it pleases with the Do
maine. Under these circumstances It is
not easy to see what remains to Belgium
after the decree of July 21, 1907, of a Do
maine which the King declared to be "In-
-CM
dispensable" to her. Those who have fol
lowed His Majesty's career will give him
credit for knowing better than any man
how to run his own business.
The documents containing the condi
tions on which the Belgian Parliament is
invited to decide whether it will accept
the treaty of cession are now published.
They consist, in the first place, of the
report of the plenipotentiaries commis
sioned to draw up the treaty a master
piece of special pleading, covering 96
pages; and, in the second place, the an
nexes referred to in the treaty, consisting
of 201 pages of decrees and statistics in
very small type. It is clear, therefore,
that a full appreciation of the contents
must be a matter of several days.
Most of the information to be derived
from the decrees has never before been
published, though their contents have
been suspected; hence the whole thing
partakes of the nature of a bombshell,
the arrival of which proves even worse
than was expected by those who have
been anxiously watching its approach.
Estate Goes to Harvard.
NEWPORT. R. I.. Jan. 4. It has
been learned that Harvard University Is
the residuary ' legatee under the will of
Frederick Sheldon, who left an estate
valued at several hundred thousand dol
lars. The estate is made a trust under
the will, the income to be paid to Mr.
Sheldon's wife during her life and after
wards to Mrs. Sheldon's sister and. her
daughter. On their death the entire es
tate reverts to Harvard.
J 1
Inspects Cazadero Plant.
As guests of General Manager Ful
ler, of the Portland Railway, Light
Power Company, the Portland Circle of
the American Society of Civil Engineers
were taken to -Cazadero yesterday by
special car. The party numbered about
30. The members of the excursion in
spected the electric power plant at
Cazadero that generates a large part
of the power used In this city.
In these days of numerous Clearance Sales it is hard
for some people to distinguish the genuine from the
other kind. The goods we offer at reduced prices are
the best that money can buy not the kind often found
at Clearance Sales. Included in this sale are all Suits
and Coats and Wearables for Women and Children.
Household Necessities Priced Low-
Blankets
10- 4 White Wool Blan
kets, regular $5 value,
special S3.55
11- 4 White Wool Blan
kets, regular f6 value,
special S3.90
11-4 White Wool Blan
kets, regular J7 value,
special. . 84.55
11-4 Gray Wool B!an-
kets. regular $7 value,
special f 4.55
Comforters
72x90 Maish Comfort
el s, sllkoline covers,
regular to value, spe
cial S3.65
72x90 Heavy Sateen
Maish Comforters,
regular $4 -value, spe
cial S3.05
72x78 Heavy Comfort
ers, fancy tops, regu
lar $3 value, special.... 82. 10
Rugs
" n b I a Velvet Rosa
O r i e n tal and floral
patterns, 27x54 inches;
regular $2.50; special. .$1.15
Coral Bath Ruf
. Washable, non - fade
able, red, blue, green
patterns: regular
$1.5); special. SO
Eastern Outfitting Co.
The Store Where Your Credit Is Good
Washington and Tenth Streets
E3:
EDWARD AS FARMER
King Is Enthusiastic Breeder
of Livestock.
HAS WON MANY PRIZES
By Maintaining Two Model Estates,
Sovereign Has Improved Methods
and Advanced the Standard of
Both Horses and Cattle.
LONDON, Dec' 28. King " Edward is
England's foremost agriculturist.
As a breeder of pure breeds of livestock
the King follows the example of his pre
decessors during a great number of
reigns. His success is shown by the list
of his more important prizes taken in the
year 1907:
Royal Agricultural Show Two first
prizes for shorthorns.
Bath and West Gold medal and prizes
for shorthorns, first prize for Southdown
rani lambs.
Norwich Fat Cattle Show Two first
prizes for shorthorns, one first prize for
pen, of Southdown lambs.
Birmingham Fat Stock Show First
prize for shorthorn steer, first "prize for
Southdown lambs.
Manchester Dog Show Three - first
prizes for Clumber spaniel bitches, one
first for rough Bassett hounds.
Lynn Canine Society First in novice
class for smooth fox terriers.
Jjondon Cattle , Show In Agricultural
Hall First prize for Hereford heifer,
first prize for shorthorn heifer, first and
second with two Highland-bred steers
sent from Sandrlngham, second for De
von steer, second for Dexter steer, third
for Hereford steer, third for shorthorn
steer, third for Dexter steer.
From an early time in English history
the Kings and Queens of England have
been more alive than the est of the
community to the vast importance of
maintaining pure breeds of livestock.
The splendid shire horses which you
may find bred on fen and Midland farms
today draw their origin direct from the
great horses for which Henry VIII set up
breeding establishments in Lincolnshire
and Cambridgeshire.
This zeal for horses of all sorts, and
often, of course, associated, as with the
Georges, with a less useful Interest in
hounds, began during last century to ex
tend to cattle, sheep and other domestic
animals, till today, when other depart
ments of English agriculture have shrunk
to miserable proportions, the King has
helped to bring stockbreedlng up to an
unapproachable level of perfection. He
may be said to be more distinctly at the
head of the industry than any King In
history.
As the Prince of Wales he supported an
excellent model farm at Sandrlngham,
and when the Queen died he succeeded to
the similar farm at Windsor. Instead of
surrendering one, as some feared, he de
veloped both. Now the two are organ
ized on the highest scientific principles,
and the King is able to keep each for
particular species: the cattle and heavy
horses are best suited in Norfolk, and the
sheep in Berkshire.
The possession of two such splendid
farms in parts of the country differing
greatly in soil and climate gives the
King an unequaled opportunity of en
couraging the art of breeding In the most
thorough fashion. It is no adventitious
reason which gives spectators at the big
shows, both in Summer and Winter, a su
preme Interest in the King's exhibits.
He is the first agriculturist In England.
Among the great quantity of prizes won
at national and local shows, both by the
King and Queen, one may say that all
have gone to animals which are to be
judged, apart from the artificial points
dear to the fancy, as true to a useful
type. For example, dogs have suffered
good deal from the application of false
iiearamce
Kobe Rujrs Beautiful
light patterns, 27x36;
regular $3.50 value:
special 81,55
Axmlnster Door Rug
Floral and Oriental
patterns, 18x36 inches:
regular S1.75; special.. 81. 10
Briiaselette Ruga 27x
54; regular $1 value;
special SOtf
Chinaware
PLATES.
J5.00 Plate 82. SO
S3. 75 Plate 81.90
43.50 Plate.. 81.65
S3.25 Plate , 81.75
J3.00 Plate. 1.35
J2.75 Plate 81. 50
S2.50 Plate H1.40
$2.35 Plate 81. 25
$2.00 Plate 9aC
$1.75 Plate 95
$1.50 Plate SO
S1.25 Plate . TO
$1.15 Plate 65t
$1.0.1 Plate 55c
$0.75 Plate 40
$3.50 Plate 30
$2.25 Chop Dish 81.25
chocolate: pots.
$4.00 -Pot... 81.95
$8.75 Pot 81.90
$3.50 Pot 81.65
$3.25 Pot 81. TO
CHOCOLATE SETS.
$12.00 Set ...86.25
$10.00 Set 84.75
$9.00 Set. SS.OO
standards. But it 'was no accident that
at the national show the Queen showed
dogs and won prizes only in two classes,
one for Borrois and one for Bassetts.
The Bassetts had been used for hunt
ing, and were beautiful examples of the
intelligent and keen-scented hunting dog.
It Is true that their pace has vanished
under specialization, and is now of the
slowest, but the dogs possess In high de
gree the cardinal qualities of the breed
intelligence, docility and a keen nose.
So. too, the Queen's Borzoi, one of the
most beautiful dogs at the national show,
was conspicuous for the lltheness and
agility that the hunter especially desires
in this Russian deerhound. .
In sheep, the royal farm at .-ndsor is
conspicuous for the breed of Southdowne.
which have proved the most famous
short-wboled sheep in the world since the
breed was first brought to perfection by
John Ellman in Sussex.
Among horses the King has shown su
preme Interest In the Shire horse, by far
the most useful in all species in agricul
ture. As an example of his personal In
terest In the Shire it may be recalled that
at the royal show at Lincoln this year
he stopped his carriage and had a long
talk with an American professor who
had particularly observed the King's
Shires during their tdur in America.
PRAISE FOR OSWALD WEST
Here Is One Man Who Commends
Public Official's Act.
SALEM, Jan. 2. (To the Editor.) I
wish to express the opinion that as a
member of the Railroad Commission Os
wald West is the right man in the right
place. As an Illustration of his quick ap
preciation of the needs of shippers, his
readiness to render assistance and his ef
fectiveness in securing results. I may cite
an Incident that came under my personal
observation yesterday. A sheep buyer
.had purchased 1100 sheep from the far
mers of this vicinity and gathered them
at Salem for shipment. They were load
ed upon the cars in the afternoon ready
to be taken to Portland on the freight due
here at 5 o'clock x. It was then
learned that the, freight was about 14
hours late.
Those 1100 sheep were worth about $6000
and If left In the cars an extra 14 hours
they would shrink in weight enough to
reduce the value at least $400. The mat
ter was called to the attention of Mr.
West apd he Immediately went 'about
getting relief for the shipper. The result
was tnat the Southern Pacific took the
10 cars of sheep Into Portland last even
ing in a special freight, thus saving the
shipper the $400 he would have lost If the
cars had been left standing here on the
side track until 7 o'clock this morning.
The Southern Pacific deserves credit
for taking the- cars into Portland in a
special freight, but since we know that
the shipper could' not have induced the
company to do that, we give Mr. West
credit and wish to do so publicly. He
acted promptly and effectively when he
could more easily have told the shipper
there was nothing he could do. 1 was not
the shipper and have no direct Interest
but like to see a competent official com
mended. H. H. VANDBVORT.
Willing: to Be' Sacrifice.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Jan. 4. Friends
of Frederick F. Wheeler, a capitalist of
this city, have opened a correspondence
campaign to secure for Mr. Wheeler the
Prohibition nomination for President at
Columbus, O., next July. Mr. Wheeler
admits that be Is a passive candidate for
the honor and will be glad to lead the
Prohibitionists if called upon to do so.
He Is a member of the Prohibition Na
tional Committee and has been several
times candidate for Congress and other
offices. He was formerly a banker and
merchant of Albany. N. T.
Mr. Wheeler is quoted as saying that
of course his party has no hope to win In
the coming election, but that the one
gTeat principle for which it stands is
already winning all over the country.
Mr. Wheeler is 48 years of age.
E. W. Eckert, Pigeon Fancier.
ALLENTOWN, Pa-, Jan. 4. George W.
Eckert, known all over the world as the
breeder of owl pigeons that have won the
first prizes at shows in all parts of the
country, died at his home today, aged 72
years. '
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WATER AXD W1XE SETS.
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GARIBALDI FAMILY IN ROW
FAMOUS ITALIANS TAKE TROC.
BLES TO COURT.
Refused Admittance to His Father's
House, General Brings Suit to
Evict Stepmother.
ROME, Jan. 4. (Special.) The Gar!--baldi
family are engaged in a ve-'
squalid dispute. General Garibaldi mar
ried twice, and the second wife, who has
survived him. has quarreled with his
children by the first wife because she in
sisted on keeping the ancestral home at
Caprer8. The other day General Ric
ciotto Garibaldi went with his wife to the
Island and proposed to pay a visit to the
room where his father died. When he
arrived, however, he found the door shut
in his face, and he received an intima
tion from Mrs. Garibaldi, senior, that if
he attempted to come in he would be
ejected by force.
The General thereupon collected a num
ber of people as witnesses and again de
manded admission with the same result
as before. He next lodged a complaint at
the police station preparatory to the com
mencement of a suit to have Mrs. Gari
baldi evicted from his father's bouse and
the house taken over by the country as a
national monument. This suit will bring
to light the financial squabbles of the
Garibaldi family, which will not be very
edifying.
A hostile press has teemed of late with
suggestions that recent encyclicals, espe
cially that dealing with modernism, were
Inspired by the cardinal secretary of state
or other influences. These persistent re
ports having reached the ears of the
Pope, he has caused a statement to be
Issued denying them absolutely, and caus
ing it to be known that these documents
were due entirely to his own initiative.
BOXERS WRECK MISSIONS
Enraged at Sew Taxes Smuggling
Arms Into China.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-C. Polhill,
an English missionary, who has spent 20
years in China, and who arrived yester
day on the liner Nippon Maru. says that
shortly before he left his station at Kai
Tsien, in the Province of Szehuan, a
place about 1500 miles from Shanghai, the
Boxers had caused considerable alarm
to the foreign residents. The imposition
of a heavy school tax and a heavier tax
on opium had aroused the Boxers to
anger, and started them on a wrecking
I rampage. No lives were lost In the out
break, but five buildings belonging to
the Protestant and Catholic missions were
destroyed before the authorities suc
ceeded in quelling the riots.
Mr. Polhill is on his way to London.
He expects trouble all over China before
many months.
That small arms in large 'quantities
have been smuggled into the Interior of
China from this city has come to the
notice of the imperial consul at this port.
Sun Sze Yee. The information came in
the form of an official notice from Vice
roy Chang, of Canton. An influential
Chinese of Napa. Cal.. named Lee Ming
Fai, was arrested in that city with a
trunkload of small arms and copious
ammunition for the same in his posses
sion. He was set free because of his
age and the influence behind him.
An edict was issued shortly afterward
by the Viceroy making it a capital of
fense to Import weapons of any kind
into the interior of China. Notices con
cerning the fdlct are posted In the local
Chinatown, and Chinese leaving here for
home are warned against taking arms
with them. The edict Is to guard against
the possibility of the Boxers being
equipped and armed for another out
break. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE.
All stocks must be reduced one-half
within the next 30 days! McAllen & Mc
Donnell. The store noted for best goods
at lowest prices.