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Anglo-French convention defined the spheres of those
nations in Africa. Another important subject of
negotiation will be the reduction of armaments on
the Indian frontier, which now constitute an enor
mous and useless expenditure for both Russia and
Great Britain. V
Many Americans will naturally be skeptical as
to the practicability of such a program. Yet it niny
prove to oe no more uiiucuu man wh iicgouiuions
with France, which at the start deemed equally per
plexing to most outsiders. For it must lie remem
bered that Nicholas II. was the first to propose in
ternational disarmament a few years ago, and the
recent Russian reverses in the far east may possibly
have taught the czar's most bellicose advisers that
reliance on mere brute strength is not, after all, the
safest of anchorages. King Edward may yet be
known in history as the great conciliator.
JUST FOR INSTANCE.
ADVISING Mil. CARNEGIE. '
Professor Goldwin Smith has written to Andrew
Carnegie advising that "instead of spending so many
I -H. 1M -. 1. 1 1 O l. .... .1... .
CONVENTIONS IN THE WEST I millions in noranes, wnicn woiuu grow ui uiemseives
An effort is being made by some of the eommer- wllu lue "UBUW Vi l"'uauu"' uc uu ,ul
rial organizations of the west to take advantage of thinS to relieve tlle in tho ho,nes of t,,e
the meetings this year in St. Louis of 300 or more world 8 re
conventions and induce them, if possible, to convene Professor Smith is not aUme in thinkinS he uM
aeit year in some city in the west, says the Call. The Puu ur; "v "-'v
Batter was favorably discussed at the Trans-Missis- sPeua xa,mner' S
snppi commercial congress held last year in Seattle " '
and later was taken up by the Denver Chamber of lndd' ere never 'et was a Vmiurop wnose
Commerce, The plan to unite for the purpose has ndShbors could not tel1 him ti,at wa8 makin a
Been already indorsed by the active officers of the M of himself, not in being charitable, but it being
commercial bodies stated, the National Irrigation cnaruaoie in me particular way um seems xo mm
Association and the heads of the passenger depart- best.
ments of several western railroads. The problem how to be most wise in giving has
An idea of the importance of the matter may be never been solved, and probably never will be ab-
gained by noting the following list of some of .the solutely. There are at least as many ways of giving
meetings that will be held this year at St. Louis: as there are givers.
Good roads congress, international congress of elec- Mr. Carnegie's library idea may not be the best
tricity, international congress of lawyers and jurists, way of spending money for the benefit of others, but
congresses on engineering, temperance, Sunday rest, it has this merit it brings nearer to the hand of
instruction of the deaf and an international library every person the knowledge that is contained in
congress, national federation of musical clubs, fed- books, and therefore stimulates ambition, and so in
eration of day nurseries, national co-operative con- directly may raise more men out of squalor than are
s, National Electic Medical Association, Sons of to the credit of the home charities of which Professor
the American Revolution, railway clerks of America, Smith writes.
Music Teachers' National Association, American Considering what Andrew Carnegie is doing
Neurological Association, American congress on with his millions in comparison with the course of
tuberculosis, National Educational Association, most other rich men, the issue should not be between
American Library Association, American League of library donations and "relieving the misery in the
Civic Improvement jointly with the American Park homes of the world's poor," but rather between
and Outdoor Art Association and the League of what Carnegie is doing and what these other mil-
American Municipalities. lionaires are failing to do.
It is intended at all times during the existence of The iron master's method of applying his money
the St Louis exposition to have a delegation of active to the purchase of public libraries may not be the
western representatives attend every convention and most beneficent form of philanthropy, but compared
advocate the interests of some city previously de- with employing that money to the incessant making
eided upon and to have all Pacific coast and west- of more for the exclusive .benefit of his heirs it is
cm cities interested join in backing such action. It good enough.
has been suggested that to promote unity an advance A professor m search of something to criticise
conference of those cities be held in San Francisco should be able to select a subject more worthy of
and the details of a working plan adopted. him than the method of a man who chooses to do
Portland is particularly interested in the move- good in his own way.
ment in -view of the Lewis and Clark centennial ex-
position to be held there next year, and the Portland There is one clause in the local option law which
Commercial Club has already engaged a manager to is hardly fair, and which leaves an excellent open
vork for the proposition. - ing for attack by the opponents of the measure. The
The movement is a good onp and the exceptional bill provides that if a county votes against prohi-
chance offered at St. Louis for concentrated effort bition any precinct that has cast a majority for pro-
ahonld stimulate to action those cities that will profit hibition shall be declared prohibition territory. On
by it The United States is pre-eminently a con- the other hand, however, if a county votes for pre
vention country.' There is a growing recognition hibition any precinct which might vote against it
here of the advantage to be derived from a general will be subject to the will of the majority of the
discussion by representative people of trade, finance, voters of the entire county. The law does riot work
social, religious and fraternal matters. The city both ways in this respect, and as a result there is
that can gain a reputation as a successf ul "conven- much; antagonism 'to it.
tion city" is fortunate. It has the opportunity of :
entertaining those people who, as a rule, are promi- General Kuropatkin is said to have carried his
nent in their respective communities at a time when coffin to tne front wjth him. The narrative goes that
they are enjoying themselves by combining pleasure the good general had a dream (variety not stated)
with business and are therefore in, a favorable mood jn wnich he imagined himself killed and thrown into
to be impressed. a trench with the common soldiers who had been
For our western cities there is more than a Lwhtered in battle. It is up to the public to be-
temporary financial benefit to be obtained by enter- iieve tni8 gtory or conclude that Kuropatkin is mere
taining such people! In their travels they cover y running a bluff to make the czar think he intends
pretty thoroughly all points of interest and thus 0DS oa tne rDg xjne.
see and become familiar with our great undeveloped
resources, gaining a knowledge of them which could Wft . f()r it th . . th Xp(,.m thftt thp
nototiurwise be obtained, ine dissemination 01 sucn Portland cit council recentl adopted a resoution
V V 1 1 il. . A L. I U I .1 kA . I " '
xnowieage 10 tne greaiesi nuiuur wwum our mm, without knowing jt. In view of this remarkable
and the plan to use the fair to that end should be t d -t t b v f th .
aeartuy encouraged. f th t i , to determine whether or not tbev are
It la thoughtful of Kuropntktn to
carry a wffln ilnc the Jopn are about
to carry evrythlinc In night,
.
A ml that It la better to die on tha
iH'lil than go homo and be ahot for not
ilolnir what Kuroimtkln according to
tho war uartmiit of ImnlKhlcd Kim
la. oivrou In Mill In the Jiwul. One of
htr fair duunhtMia hna Hoped In a
tiam lwill milt. Wouldn't that make you
utilke out?
If Tortlatul would tnuiHfer nonie of
the pvopltt In the milium box to the
;iltcher'a box perhaps lhlKdule'8 HrOtt n
would climb up the percentage column.
Extra! Extrat
St. IVteraburic. May 2!i.--The rumor
that Nicholas waa koIiik to take a cot
tage for the summer ut Keanlde la a
falae alarm. It'a too near n bar, and
Nick cun't uffiird to aee ea aerpenta
thla yeur! lle'a Heelng tlilngn the way
it Ik. U U KM EL.
It'a getting to be ao talked about
that even Alexleff now write, "I-re-
gatta-to-atate.'
A millionaire In Chicago named
Shurtleff haa been robbed of hla Jew
elry and plate. Still it cun't be auld he
huan't a Shurt to Ma name.
And Judge Porker attll Buwa wood!
t
A girl named Hammer Hoed fronl
Philadelphia with a man named Hltt
and It whs up to the ahertff to NAIL
them.
And Phlladelphlana auy they never
SAW the like.
And have placed the Incident away In
the FILES. .
It'a a PLANE caae, however.
And on the BQUAUE.
And that'a AWL.
s JAY TUTTLE, M. D. ,
DR. VAUGIIAN, rilYSICIAN AND SUltOKON
rjirvrtuT Aetlng Aalitapl Burgeon
Ut.iun. , V.fUMariue llopltal Morvloa. , ,
Pvtblan BaUdiqt. Artorte, OreBon: , Offlc. houralO to II ""j
' 47? Commercial gtreet, 2nd floor.
Dr. T. L." BALL Dr. KIIODA C. HICKS
DENTIST OSTEOfATIlV
Manaell Uldf. Ml Commercial flt
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General Foundrynien and Patternmakers.
Absolutely flrslcliifw work. Prices IowchL
McCULLEY.
BECOMES RICH 8UDDENLY.
Workingman Advlaed He Haa Fallen
Heir to 940,000.
New York, May 26. After having
tolled for more than IS years at 13 a
day ae a custom house weigher In a
sugar refinery here, Patrick O. Hen
nessy of Urooklyn, hue suddenly found
himself to be the heir of $40,000. Hen
nessy became cognizant of hla good
fortune through an advertisement In
serted In a dally paper here by a firm
of London solicitors who have charge
of In estate left by Hennessy's uncle.
The latter was a weulthy merchant of
Melbourne. He went to Australia In
his youth and ,he nephew sought his
fortune In America, never having seen
his benefactor since childhood.
Phone 2451.
Corner Eighteenth and Franklin.
COOPER SHOP
Tierce, Barrels and Kits for Packing
Fish, Butter, Etc., Made to Order at
Lo west Prices by
M. 0. Stanovich, cor, n a Duane sts.
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Sherman Transfer Co.
HENRY HIIEltMAN, Manager
Hacks, Carringos Bnggngo Checked and Transferred Trucks and
Furniture Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped.
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Still Rushing Through Business at Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles, May 25. The Metho
dint conference today assigned the 16
bishops of the church to fhelr re
spectlve residences for the next quad
rlennlum, adopted the reports of the
Epworth League committee and the
committee on book concerns, balloted
for editor of the Epworth Herald and
held brief "memorial services in honor
of the memory of some of the leading
clerygmen who have died within the
pat four years.
DON'T GO TO 8T. LOUIS
'Till you call at or write to the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Office 134 Thirt street, Portland, Ore
Low rates to ail points east, In connec
tion with all transcontinental.
H. 8. KOWB,
General Agent,
CHANCE FOR KINO EDWARD.
If King Edward should succeed in bringing
really councilmenf
Between having his picture taken out at the fair
aSont amicable relations between Russia and Great grounds and standing off the assaults of the goodly
Britain, as he did between England and France, it people of the metropolis, Mayor Williams may well
would be an event of world-wide importance, the I regarded as an ouicial who is earning his salary,
A Portland policeman confesses to having
immediately concerned. The arrival of St. Charles $1 The incident h intercsting M fihowing
Uardinge, the new British ambassador to Kussia, m that there's nothing too small for a Portland official
St. Petersburg recently, has naturally provoked great to "take."
interest in European diplomatic circles, because it I .
it enerallv believed St. Charles is intrusted by the! It is reported that a combination has been ef-
king- wih a special mission to the czar direct, the fected in Ohio for the purpose of downing Hearst.
bject of which is to reach an understanding where- This trust business is awful.
ly the respective spheres of influence of Russia and ,
England in Asia shall be strictly defined, just as the Now watch for the fireworks in the far east.
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