PAGE EIGHT.
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, SATURDAY, MAY, 21, 1804.
OUR CAUSE
ON ISTHMUS
Salem Editor Believes This Gov
ernment Was Justified in Rec
ognizing Republic.
THWARTED TRIPLE ALLIANCE
Says Russia, France and (Jer
many Slight Have Made Mat
ters Interesting: Had
We Not Acted-
Isaac A. Manning, acting editor of
the Salem Statesman, who has been
In the city during the week, waa one
of the Americana Interested in the
Isthmus of Panama. He was In Pan
ama when W. J. Cook of this city was
there, and the two gentlemen became
, quite friendly. Mr. Manning believes
the court of our government In the
Panama revolution was eminently
proper, while Mr. Cook believes we
stretched a point to get the Panama
route for the canal. Many westerners
think the canal will be a blight upon
the coast, because It will take away
much of the shipping of the slope, but
Mr. Manning does not share this be
lief. He believes the canal is a natural
highway that ought to connect the At
lantic and Pacific oceans and that it
Is our duty to build it.
"When we spent that $40,000,000 to
buy the route from the French com
pany, we made the best investment In
our national history," said Mr. Man
ning. "We not only acquired right to
the route of the waterway, but we
averted what would have been a great
crisis. It Is my belief that, had It not
been for the Panama revolution, there
would have been an alliance between
France, Germany and Russia for the
purpose of defying our government,
and that the canal would have become
the property of foreign governments in
stead of the United States. The canal
would have been built by those three
nations, and the Monroe doctrine would
have gone a-glimmtring. I consider
John Hay the greatest diplomat in the
world, and his action in the Panama
matter the greatest coup d'etat.
T itrAnl1 nnt fkttatnnr in. fantr ttiat
our government did not know a revo
lution was brewing In Panama; to the
contrary, we undoubtedly knew the
people of that portion of Central
America intended breaking away from
Colombia. But our course was not at
all questionable.! When the Colombian
federation was formed, with Panama
as one of the states.' there was an
agreement that any of the states might
secede if the terms of the federation
were not lived up to. Colombia repeat
edly violated those terms, and Pan
ama was at liberty to revolt. I firmly
believe the revolution would have been
successful even If our government had
not taken the pro-Panama view of
the situation. The internation status
of the situation thoroughly Justified
our course, for had we failed to take
advantage of the revolution of the
Panamalans the triple alliance of Euro
nean nations would have threatened
our national safety."
Mr. Cook does not agree with Mr.
Manning In many essential points. He
says the ranama revolution cwum
never have been successful but for the
encouragement held out by our govern
ment He believes, with Mr. wanning,
that the Investment of our government
was a good one, but does not find the
ready Justification of our course which
Mr. Manning refers to. Both gentle
men state that Colombian currency is
so depreciated in value that $2500 to
13000 Is necessary to buy a pair of
shoes, but Mr. Cook says the railroad
interests loobylng at Bogota against
the canal would have furnished the
capital necessary to put down the in
surrection of the Panamanians. Had
the Nlcaraguan route been utilized
Mr. Cook would have made a great for
tune by representing that govern
ment. Mr. Manning also has large
Interests In Nicaragua.
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Grace church Tomorrow Is Whit
sunday. Divine service at 11 a, m.,
with sermon by Bishop Morris; Sun
day school at 12:30; confirmation at
7:30 p. m. ervlce at Holy Innocents'
chapel at 3:30 p. m.
Norwegian Evangelical Luthejran
Services tomorrow, Penticostl, at 10:45
a. m... and children's English services
In the evening at 8. There will be no
Sunday school.
YOUNG MAN
IS DROWNED
Jumped Into River at Oil Works
Dock and Did Not Again
Come to Surface.
IN WATER BUTIFEW MINUTES
Efforts to Itevive Hint Proved
UnsiicceNHful Weut Over
board to Escape Death
From Fulling Timber.
Terrible plagues, those Itching, pest
ering diseases of the skin. Put an end
to misery. Doan's Ointment cures. At
any drug store.
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
IT IS
Absolutely Pure
MATTER OF HEALTH
Scott Williams, an employe of the
De Force oil works, yesterday attempt
ed to save himself from a falling tim
ber and Jumped into the river and was
drowned. Despite the fact that the
man was in the water but a few min
utes, efforts to bring him to life failed.
The body Is at the morgue and will
be held by Coroner Pohl pending re
ceipt of Instructions from relatives,
who live In the east
Williams recently came to the coast
from Kansas, and a brother is living
in Oklahoma. Mr, De Force employed
him at Portland about a week ago
Williams having left his name with an
employment agency. He waa not mar.
ried and so far as Mr. Pohl has been
able to learn, had no relatives In the
west He was about 2? years of age
and was regarded as industrious and
upright.
An extension is being built to the
oil works dock, and yesterday a tim
ber-laden scow was moved alongside
the wharf. The work of unloading the
heavy timbers was commenced and
Williams was instructed to assist. In
hoisting one of the timbers from the
scow to the wharf, the men failed to
secure it, and It fell. Williams was
directly beneath the falling timber, on
the scow, and, realizing that he would
be killed if he did not Jump, leaped Into
the river. He had told the men at
work there that he could swim, so
nothing was thought of his plunge, al
though the men at once set about to
rescue him. ' However, he never ap
peared above the surface of the water,
his hand alone coming to sight after
he disappeared.
Fellow-workmen at once set about to
recover the body, and in less than 15
minutes had the man back on the scow.
For more than an hour they worked
on him, but their efforts to restore him
to life were futile. The body was
brought to the morgue last night.
The fact that Williams did not come
to the surface of the water created the
belief that he must have struck his
head against a timber in falling to the
water, but Coroner Pohl says the body
unmarked, and that the belief Is
should be kept down as much as pos
stble, and we of Oregon were there
fore compelled to go without our need
ed appropriations along with the rep
resentatives of the other states. It was
not that we did not try, but because
the money was not available, that we
did not do better for our State."
The senator spoke at length on the
local matters that had come before
congress. Referring to the Astoria
harbor Improvement he told of his un
successful efforts to get the house to
agree to the senate resolution provld
lug for the survey and estimate. He
seemed to think he would encounter
some difficulty tu securing this much-
desired piece of legislation, but ex
pressed confidence that he would be
able to get It through as part of the
general scheme of Improvement of the
river from the sea to Portland. At all
events, It such thing as the establish
ment of a separate Improvtnent dto
trlct is possible, the senator assured
his fellow-townsman that he would se
cure It,
Senator Fulton also took up the bar
improvement matter, saying the dele
gation found it utterly impossible to
get any funds for this work, because
of the policy adopted early In the sea
ilon. He said the balance available
for the work would probably make It
possible for the engineers to accom
plish excellent results during the year,
although a greater amount might con
veniently be applied. He waa pleased
with the outlook for remove! of the
obstruction at the mouth of the river.
and quite well satisfied that at the
next session ample funds for the vig
orous prosecution of this work would
be forthcoming.
The senator also spoke of the work
of the bar dredge Chinook. He thought
her operation was calculated to asslfft
the project to a material extent and
hoped she would find a chance this
summer to show what she was capable
of accomplishing. Captain Wood,-one
of the bar pilots, explained thut the
dredge waa now working In the new
channel which had opened at the en
trance of the river and that, while
some difficulty wa found in getting
the range, the dredge was now doing
good work.
The reception lasted until midnight,
and the large crowd present spent
pleasant and Instructive evening.
ROBBER CAUGHT.
I
erroneous. It was evident Williams
had not been a swimmer, as he is said
to have told the men who worked with
him, else he could easily have saved
himself. The accident happened at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Rcccpt
ion to
The Senator
Charles W. Fulton Honored Last
Night by the Members of
the Irving Club.
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For
A. H. MoDONALD, Gen'l Agent, 140 Third Street, PORTLAND, ORE.
Members of the Irving Club last
night tendered a reception to United
States Senator Fulton. The clubroom to have said he at one time belonged to
Woodburn Officials Believe They Have
Man Badly Wanted.
Woodburn, Ore., May 20. Constable
Beach and Deputy It. A. Moshberger
yesterday afternoon arrested ' Patrick
urnanan ana William t'owell In a
shanty west of Aurora and brought
them to 'Woodburn, where they were
arraigned before Justice Overton to
answer the charge of blowing open the
Woodburn poatonlce sufe early In the
morning of April 27. Powell Is an old
man and Is not considered an accom
plice, but is held as a witness. The
preliminary hearing will be held to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The attention of Constable Beach was
drawn to Renahan by parties who had
heard remarks dropped pointing to him
being one of the burglars. His partner
Is Supposed to be hidden In a woods
near the scene of arrest and In a
wounded condition. On the night that
the Woodburn postofflce was entered
the two burglars were fired upon by
Captain Henderson and J. H. Zlmmerle
as they were running away. It was
suspected also that a plot had been
formed by Renahan and Powell to
blow open the Mount Angel postofflce
safe last night.
When arrested Powell was In bed in
a partly Intoxicated condition. It Is
said his wife will prove a valuable wit
ness for the state. Renahan is reported
was crowded and the reception was a
most pleasant function in every re
spect' Seuator Fulton was introduced by
State Senator Tuttle, president of the
club. Dr. Tuttle made a very Inter
esting preliminary statement In Intro
ducing his distinguished fellow-townsman,
who responded in a happy vein.
During the course of the evening the
members of the club rendered an im
promptu musical program, not the
least interesting of the numbers being
Hon. Benjamin Young's vocal effort,
"Stay In Tour Own Back Yard."
Senator Fulton said during the
course of his address that the Oregon
congressional delegation had worked
in perfect harmony during the entire
session of congress; that there had
never been the slightest friction be
tween the members. Whenever any
proposal looking to the advancement
of the interests of Oregon, the coast
or the nation was decided upon, the
delegation combined Its efforts and all
of the members strlved for the success
of the measure.
"Our failure to secure appropriations
which we bad set our hearts upon was
due to the conservative policy of the
late congress," the senator said, .."It
was agreed that the expenditures
the James gang. He claims to have
been In teh late war and served In
Manila.
Renahan seemed nervous, but said
he could prove an alibi. The prison
ers were taken to Salem last night to
await their trial here, Saturday morn
ing. The city Jail burned recently, and
there was no place here to keep them
securely.
WILL A83E83 DAMAGEE.
. Vancouver, B. C May 20. Manag
ing. Director Lindsay of the Crow's
Nest Pass Coal Company has gone to
Nelson to be present at the trial of the
five test cases against the company in
connection with the big explosion at
Fernle two years ago, when over 150
men were killed. Several British ex
perts haev arrived to give evidence for
the company. Mr. Lindsay says the
offer of the company to do something
for the sufferers has not been repeated
"since they undertook to push their
claims at law and gave their solicitors
an interest to the extent of 20 per cent
of any amounts recovered." The law
yers for the defense include E. P, Davis
and Joseph Martin of Vancouver, and
E. V. Bodwell of Victoria, W. A. Mc
Donald, K. C., and IL W, Herchmer
are also for the defendants. '
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Carpets
A Profusion of Carpet Elegance
More patterns thto the most exacting
. taste could wish to insiiet L AH new
ud fresh end at the Falreit Trices.
Home furnishers with love for the beautiful and artistic are fairly
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Deep Pile Velvet si $1.23 a yd. All Wool Tapcitry ,t Wc, SI sad SI.IO yd.
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Don't Forget the GREEN STRIPE
at the Eagle Dance Hall!
P. A. PETEHfiOlf
THE FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. HERBERT HOPKINS BROWN,
Piitor
Services every Bur day as follows:
11:00 a. m. Morning Worship
12: IS p. m. The Sunday School
7:00 p. m. The Young People's So
ciety. J: 00 p. m. Evening Service.
A straight denial to the Jim Hill
story Is aguln given by Mr. Lindsay.
He says the'rullway magnate "Is not
trying to gain control of the Crow's
Nest Puss Company. The reports to
this effect evidently grew out of the
dissolving of the Northern Securities
Company, which concern owned the 33
per cent of the stock which Jim Hill
trannferred to It when he secured it
from the coal company a few years
agot The stock having been divided
among the partners In the merger na
turally decreased Mr. Hill's holding in-
BAD BREATH
"For month! I had rreaa tronblawlthBiratoiBaoV
na uiao an iinaa or maaiataoa. mj tunytl dh
baan Mtnalljr groan h imi, mr braath bavin
bad odor. Two wnka v a frleud nconimtnded
Cmitti and aflar ailny tbm I can willingly and
cbaarfullj lay that Ihi; bin tailralr enrra ma. I
tharafora lei too know that I aball McommtM
iham lAinf ani nffrln from in.h kmnkl..
)am. B. ifalpan, 1W AlTinitoa St., tiaw lots, MX
If Xagpi ThoBowtto
V CAMOTCrwrnc
Haaaanl, Palatabla, Patoat, Tut food. Da
aw , WhUi or UrW Ma, a, Ma. Mara
Sold Is talk. Tha (! tablat 11.111,1 000.
Iswaataad ta aara ar roar Baatr kaak.
Itafliaf RaadyCe.,CkUteerH.Y. je
IlIlMLSALEsTES EwiLUil ESZIS
stead of Increasing It. "No one," con
eluded Mr. Lindsay, "would receive)
more Incredulously the report that Mn
Hill sought to control the coal com
pany than Mr. Hill himself."
Democratic TicKet.
For Congressman,
J. E. 8IMMON8.
Of Multnomah County.
STATE.
For Supreme Court Justice, ;
THOMAS O'DAY.
Of Multnomah County,
State 'Dairy and Food Commissioner,
8. M. DOUQLA8.
Of Lane County.
COUNTY.
For Representatives,
J. V. BURNS.
J. N. LAW8.
For County Commissioner,
B. F. ALLEN.
For Sheriff, .
GEORGE W. MORTON.
For Treasurer,
ISAAC BERGMAN.
For School Superintendent.
H. S. LYMAN.
For Coroner,
W. C. A. POHL.
A8T0RIA PRECINCT.
For Justice of the Peace.
A. R. CYRUS.
For Constable, . , .
CC, UTZINGER.' 1