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AGAINST THE PLAN.
. A contest which was supposed to havl
' been settled last June by the election of
Judge Williams aa Mayor Is on again and
from all apearancea It is to be a light to
tha death. It Is the never ending con
test between right and wrong, or to put
In more up to date style, a "closed"
Iowa ' Against an "open" town.
Tha Interview published In last even
ing's Journal with Councilman Merrill is
of peculiar -value. As excellent opportu
nity la furnished the grand jury to ascer
tain whether the "bribe" to be offered
tha taxpayers of lha city of Portland as
to tha Amount of "graft" Is true or
not true.
' Tha Journal la sure the District At
torney will not Jpss sight of this oppor
tunity to emulate tha notable example ol
hla brother official In EL Louis. It must,
be very alluring and tempting to the
average taxpayer to contemplate a rellet
from taxation, received from aflch
sources.
The councllmen and other officials who
; are' concoct lnr this schema must rate the
moral Intelligence and integrity of Fort
land's taxpayers at a very low rate,
when they even think that money raised
' as It la proposed this will be, money they
Wouldn't soil their hands to touch, money
coined from the life blood of some poor
wretoh, will ever Induce even a small
minority to agree that our cjty will adopt
ways and means that have even been
. banished from every city In Europe, ex
cept th rotten principality of Monaco,
which Uvea only because of others' vices.
Why was not this matter presented at
tha election last June? Why was It not
then announced that It was proposed to
license and tax nouses of bad repute T
.Judge Williams announced his stand
' and was 'elected on that. Let no one be
deceived. None of the people now trying
to use him voted for him. It is not to
them he owes his election. To say that
there will always be gambling, is to but
repeat a truism. To say it cannot be
held In subjection, is to libel civilization.
The fact is, because it is being held down
Is what causes the attempt to open it up.
Tha Journal will not undertake to point
out at thla time fhe danger of following
such a course as is proposed. It will
not Insult the intelligence or the morality
of tba people of this city by assuming it
is even necessary. The Journal has too
high an opinion cf the men who built up
-PorttandmiawliO ar "stra doing It to
assume for one moment that such a
bribe would appeal to them. They know
too well what open gambling means to
tha young. They know too well that
money gotten in this way would never do
good or bring aught but evil.
Be all this as it may, in this fight there
la no middle ground. The Journal stands
Inflexibly opposed to any such plan, it
Stands for the manhood and womanhood
Of Portland, and no sophistry or cajolery
will swerve It from Its course.
It IS liberal in its views, Its manage
tnentdoes not care to Impress Its per
sonal likes or dislikes on its readers, but
when It comes to a proposition winch
means la time the uioral degeneracy of
the youth of this city, it win right it as
long as it has the means to do so.
ti if"Jfl3Hkhs !6ss TwsYiiessToF'cirr'
culatlon, of .prestige, well ard good; but,
just ao long as the present management
, has tha power, it will fight this un-"
peakabla proposition to the bitter end.
TIME FOR A SHOWDOWN.
" At lasta responsible man who knows
something, has spoken, and spoken In
such a way that neither the District' At-
' torney nor the grand Jury can Ignore it.
For" years whisperings of a mysterious
Craft involving more or less directly- the
; Character of officials Wd Jgep 6 standing j
in tha community have " been bruited!
about. Tha District Attorney has said'
rr and over again if ha oouid get the j
evidence to support the charges ha would
prosecute the offenders to the fullest ex
tent of tha law. -
These scandalous reports have been a
reproach upon Portland's rood name. If
true, : they have been napping the very
foundations of public morality.
At last one man has spoken who says
he knows and The Journal so far as it
lies in its power proposes to run this
down.
No greater service could be rendered
tha City than in breaking up alleged
"graft" and punishing tha conspirators
and. if not true, by exposing the purposes
of the originators of the chaFgPsr -
. Iff last evening's Journal, Councilman
Fred T. Merrill, of the Third ward, makes
the following starring statement:
"To my absolute knowledge, there has
been over half t million dollars given
to the grafters, by the gamblers and
prostitutes of Portland in the last 20
years."
And again:
"Every administration of the city for
the past 20 years has made an effort to
arrive at some satisfactory conclusion
in this matter. Fines 'have been im
posed, but only a small fraction ever
found Its way Into the Treasury. The
grafters have been in clover. I know
Just exactly who collected the money and
who received It, and am ready to prove
my statements, If It comes to a show
down." Note the language:
"I know Just exactly who c6llected the
money and who received It, and am ready
to prove my statement If It comes to a
showdown."
It la time for the "show down." The
grand Jury Is In session. They know
their duty. In tha name of decency, of
law, of Justice, The Journal calls on them
to act. Councilman Merrill Is a responsi
ble citizen, an officer of the city, and this
challenge can not be Ignored. The names
of good men, of great Institutions, have
been conneoted-wlth this "graft," It has
honeycombed, so It Is claimed, the police
department with corruption.
It has controlled legislation, paralysed
Justice, and brow-beaten officials. Good
men have had to submit to Its Insatiable
demands or be "broken." It has been a
tyrant and .has not hesitated to use its
strength tyrannically. st
George E. Chamberlain Is an honest
man. He is Distriot Attorney. He nas
Just been acHufoW ir uttng- elected ta'the
highest office In the gift of the people of
this state.
The members of the grand Jury are
good citizens. To this District Attorney,
to this grand Jury, in the name of the
decent people of this city. The Journal
appeals for an immediate, a rigid in
vestigation of the charges publicly made
by Councilman Fred T. Merrill, who Is
ready to prove his statements, "if it
comes to a show down."
FORAKER'8 NERVE.
United States Senator J. B. Foraker of
Ohio at least has tha courage of his con
victions and dares to say what he thinks
upon 'the trust question. Senator Foraker
said at Akron, O., In a speech:
In the first place, trusts did not orig
inate here as a result of the tariff, but
In England and European countries where
they have free trade and where they had
trusts of every character long before
they became common in America, and
where today they are more numerous
than they are in the United States. In
the next place, what are today called
trusts are generally nothing more than
large corporations engaged as a rule In
perfectly legitimate business, and as
such are but a natural evolution of mod
ern Industrial conditions. Democrats
and Republicans alike promote them, or
ganize them, hold stock in them, con
duct them and share in their benefits and
advantages. The? exist because there is
a demand for them; not a political, but a
business demand.
Senator Foraker ia partly right and
partly wrong, which, by fhe way, must be
said of all of us.
But Senator Foraker need not defend
tha trusts all or in part. They are
abundantly able to take care-of them
selves. They are doing quite well without
his aid.
The concern against which people are
directing their hostility nowadays are not
legitimate corporations that are merely
aggregations of several businesses for
purposes of eliminating useless expense.
It is the absolute trust, or that which
Is virtually a trust or a monopoly that we
are fighting.
And it need not be an absolute trust,
absolutely controlling all of the business
and production In a given industry. Take,
for jsfstance, the meat trust. There is
talk of there being no meat trust because
of a hint that Congress might enact leg
islation hostile to it. It is true that the
particular " combine " that was" talked of
some time ago as likely to be formed did
not complete the plans. But, neverthe
less, there Is now a virtual meat trust,
of the Armours, Swifts and Hammonds,
and they control business along that line.
Let the Union Meat Company of Port
land be cited. It Is not In the trust.
"Vet, If It were to attempt to fight the
Chicago and Kansas Clty packers, the
virtual trust that exists would soon put
them out of existence. There are limi
tations placed around the Union Meat
Company that compel it to avoid too
strenuous opposition, so that the trust
virtually controls business In this ter
ritory. It need not be an absolute trust. It
is near enough to one now to answer
practical purposes. '
JjrhJStanxlar4.0il Company, is another,
not an absolute tjtust. 'But able to pre
vent any strong opposition to them.
These concerns of which Senator
Foraker is so tender are near enough to
trusts to give them all of the bad fea
tures and little of the good that all think
ing men admit now from absolute cen
tralization, an economic good that must
be taken Into account when discussing
the proposition.
The fact of their existence all fair
minded persons will concede. What to do
with'them Is the question;
Can a man be said to be suffering from
a swelled head when ha is really enjoying
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THE TABASCO C0LUBN.
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President Wheeler of tha California
State University thus addressed those
participating In the recent riotous eon
duct of, a gang of students: "When this
band of young men went down ta the
Berkeley train that night they carried
in their hands the sacred vessel of the
honor of the State University and threw
it into the mud. May Ood forgive them.
for they knew it not! I am r.ot going to
scold. I am ashamed of you and you
are-ashamed of yourselvt in your better
thought. When that was done everyone
of ua suffered. All the f-fforts for the
good name of the university were para
lysed by that one occasion " If the
students' conduct was as bad as the
uresldent's grammar, the whole outfit
should be fired, president and all.
Peary says the North Pole can be
reached
However, the man who Is going to reacn
It has not begun to accumulate frost
bites.
John D. Stevens of Illinois objects, to
tariff revision, because "we are in the
midst of unbounded prosperity." John
D. is not looking at the situation from
the position of the anthracite strikers,
nor of those who are getting their old
wage per week, while rents and living ex
penses have gone up 40 per cent The
scenery depends to a large extent on
the end of the telescope you apply to your
eye.
The Queen Dowager of Spain, it has
been discovered, has been married Mor
ganatically to Count Escosura, her "Mas
ter of Horse." The young King is furl-,
cms, and has given her the grand donnce."
She should have waited until he got that
rich Brazilian girl; in other words, have
said, "After you, my dear Alphonse.
Those Bt Louis boodlers have no more
regard for that blood-curdling oath than
they had for the people's rights. Each
one wants to turn "state's evidence," save
his own carcass and cinch his partners in
crime. Cheyenne In its palmiest days
would have disowned them.
Great Britain has decided to make
South Africa pay $600,000,000 of the war
debt At the same time this country is
asked to assist the Boers to build up thelr
homes, aa they are utterly destitute. Why
not hand the "aid" to the British Govern
ment, direct?
Governor Bliss of Michigan haa appoint
ed General Alger Untted States Senator
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator McMillan. This is a case
where "Ignorance Is Bliss." The folly
being Alger, is far from being wise.
A New York hired girl recovered 6
cents damages from her employer foa,
kissing her. It was cheap enough on lta
face, or hers, but then one wants to take
into consideration the settlement he had
to make with his wife.
Certain Chicago banks Insist that their
clerks shall not marry until they have
a salary of at least $1000. If the clerk
finds the girl, the banks have It In their
power to fix the salary clause by raising
it.
The Baker City Democrat complains
that the city has spent $7000 for baseball
and nothing for irrigation. The Demo
crat evidently never watched the crowd
after the game was over.
It Is said there are more than 3,000,000
fakirs In India. The carnivals in thla
country indtcate that if pushed w could
put India second on the fakir crop.
Politlo makes queer combinations. If
you go in with a "barrel" you are a
briber, and if you come out with It, you
are a "boodler."
The man with a few sacks of Beptem-
ber wheat feels almost as Important as
the man with a few bushels of coal.
Senator Foraker thinks that Instead Of
punishing trust magnates the person who
suggests such a thing should be Im
prisoned. Foraker says "combinations of capital
are necessary," and Hanna says "Let well
enough alone." Ohio's position la clearly
defined.
James J. Hm divides industrial combi
nations into good and bad, of which those
he Is connected with helong to tha former.
No trust magnate aver gets so rich or
so great but that he Will allow tba poverty-stricken
to vote with him.
Red hair ia fashionable, but It doesn't
look any more attractive In tha butter
than black or brown.
ft is consoling at times to read In the
disimtdtnartiastlBTIiwwl'ba allowed
to take Its course.
The streets of Portland are about tha
best mining ground In tha stats. s
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THE JOURNAL'S POETS.
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'. AUTUMN IM otiun stnNDE.'
81n RaiSDf , PknV. over In Grand
Forty autumn breezes frisking o'er tha
around. : .
Bverjr bending apple limb seems about
to braaW:
Prunes fall down in apronsfull at tha
maiden's shahs. I
Strawstaclta In tha atubbl. thiek as Web-
foot fleas
Farmers whistling la the sun. blackbirds
In tha trj,
Tumble-weeds and thistle-down flying on
I tne gaie,
r Twenty erows (all pioneers) chatting on
a rail!
Everywhere tha golden top of the sugar
Smiles to think lta future will be naught
nil f MWAml
If
you look quite closely through the
autumn h,..
You
can see the ragged edge of the sum
mer davaf
Forty autumn breezes frisking o'er the
ground
Touching Just tha high spots In the fair
(rnnd yt ri n , . -
Forty Infant breezes trimming up their
sails v
Soon the helpless darlings will blossom
into rnu.al
-s -BERT HUFFMAN.
PLEASE SHUT THE GATE.
The chimes are rally ringing.
In the City oft fhe Sou nS,
The flags are proudly flying
mayor nas been round.
With bravery and presumptions
iiuomi mrougn tne rence,
An?.. ?n th outsida lost himself
wunin ins forest dense.
Oh! why was ha not satis fled?
When tlarera In thlr loir
Adorn his city's business streets
vv nai aid ne want with bears T
Suppose the gallant posse
Had alao sadly lost themselves'
Aim unver more come back?
We dare not think what might have
vrw II
OUT tndr flAHfr MMu.nt, n.
Oh! how would fair Seattle then
wave sunerea in ber census!
But never mind shs'a advertised.
And sports from everywhere
Will seek Seattle's famous woods,
logged out to bunt for bear.
PETER KNOWSIT.
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H'KINLETS LAST UTTERANCE.
'Only a broad and enlightened policy
will keep, what we have. No other policy,
will get mora. . In these times of marvel
ous business energy and gain we ought
to be looking to tha future, strengthen
ing the weak places In our Industrial and
commercial systems, so that we may be
ready for any storm, or strain.
By sensible trade arrangements which
will not interrupt our home production
we shall extend tha outlets for our in
creasing surplus. A system which pro
vides a mutual exchange of commodities
s manifestly essential to the continued
healthful growth of our export trade. We
must not repose In fancied security that
we can forever sell everything and b :y
little or nothing. If such a thing were
possible It would not be best for us or
for those with whom we deal. We should
take from our customers such of their
products as we can use without harm to
our Industries and labor.
'Reciprocity is the natural outgrowth
of our wonderful Industrial development
under the domestio policy now firmly es
tablished. What we produce beyond our
domestic consumption mutt have a vent
abroad. The excess must be relieved
through a foreign outlet, and we should
sell everything we can and buy wherever
the buying will enlarge our sale and pro
ductions, and thereby make a greater d
roand for home labor.
'The period of exclualveness Is past.
The expenslon of our trade and com
merce is the pressing problem. Commer
cial wars are unprofitable. A policy of
good will and friendly trade relations
will prevent reprisals. Reciprocity treat
ies are in harmony with the spirit of the
times; measures of retaliation are not. If
perchance some of our tariffs are no lon
ger needed for revenue or to encourage
and protect our industries at home, why
should they not be employed to extend
and promote our markets abroad ?"
MARK TWAIN SOB-PIONEER.
Mark Twain sent to tha banquet of the
Californal Society of New York, at the
Waldorf on Tuesday night, a telegram
which pleased the old-timers better than
any other event of the evening. The hu
morist is at. York Harbor, Maine, on va
cation. He telegraphed:
I thank you cordially for your invita
tion. I was not early enough to be a
pioneer; but was President of tha Handler
Sub-Pioneers, and for 85 years have been
that organization's only survivor. The
other members were Bummer and Lazar
us and the Emperor Norton. In the name
of the Sub-Pioneers, I beg to drink with
your
TWAIN-
A chuokle went up front the old fel
lows at the dinner, for they recalled Bum
mer and Lazarus, as tha two- dogs who
lived under the old Bulletin building and
were the pride of long ago.
Emperor Norton's history was retold for
the benefit of the earlier generation. Ha
was an English Jew, who made a for
tune in New York and Invested his all in
tWD shiploads of merchandise which he
sent around to 'Frisco. He Journeyed to
the Golden Gate across land and waited
there for his cargoes. News came months
afterward of the loss of both ships. It
crazed the man who then appointed him
self and declared he waa Emperor Nor
ton L of California, appointed by Maxi
milian of Mexico. It waa a generous con
stituency that lived in 'Frisco In that per
iod, and Emperor Norton lived by tha
Issue of his own Bcript, which ha sold at
par to his more fortunate fellows.
-Mark Twain's referent" W" The "dogs
and the Emperor last night received a
host of pleasant memories athis first
dinner or tne California Society. New
York Sun.
PLEA8ANT MANNERS.
The report that the Archbishop of Can
terbury is about to retire may ba an ex
cuse for repeating the- story of hla recep.
tlon of a deputation of schoolmaster
who waited upon him with a view to the
redress of grievances, Thslt jRtMPPlatet
was that Inspectors did not treat thetn
like gentlemen. "Well, what of thatT Ton
aren't gentlemen," was Dr. Temple's dis
concerting reply; 'and tha deputation had
no choice but to retire discomfited- PaH
Malt Sasette J
THE STATE fKESS
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' THB SALARY rOO E1ULL.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin? says he
can not afford to accept aa appointment
to the Suprsme bench as be can not live
on tha aalary, Jlfl.000 per year. We air
waya suspected it-of some Senators. If
Spooner did not add to his pittance as
Senator by being attorney for the Chi
cago, MUwaukie A St. Paul railroad, his
Ufa would ba miserable. Indeed. As
corporation lawyer, this Republican
statesman liv Uke a Prince. Oregon
City Courier-Herald.
IT IS UNNATURAL.
Of course the son of the . late multi
millionaire. W. a Stratton, will contest
the will that cuts him off with tSO.000.
Really, not taking what the character of
the eon may be Into consideration, such a
provision for his offupring is abhorrent
and against nature. The dead millionaire
waa responsible for the existence of that
son, hli traits, education, bringing up, in
fact about all that he is, and he would
cut him off with, a pittance nothing but
a pittance considering that he would de
vote his fortune of 10 to W million dollars
to the benefit of entire strangers. It is
unnatural 1 Eugene Guard.
IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE,
There are some disadvantages about be
ing President He gets the calf of his leg
bruised and haa to go to bed, the doctors
holding solemn consulations over the
qase, and, most likely, hoping that he
can ba kept there several days so they
can get all the free advertising possible
out of the case. If it waa you or most
any other man, the doctors would tell
you to get a cane and hobble about your
business Eugene Guard.'
A PARADOXICAL SITUATION.
The Southern Pacific Company has been
compelled to place orders for steel rails
needed in Its roadbed extension among
German foundries, because those of the
United States are so crowded with orders
that they are unable to guarantee deliv
ery in less than two years. This is rather
paradoxical situation while American
steel manufacturers are shipping their
product to Europe, American consumers
must go to Europe for what they need.
Medford Mall.
A REMEDY FOR OUR ILLS.
St Louis is setting a good example in
catching Its municipal .thieves. Let the.
other cities follow suit. If the voters
would only remember that a candidate's
politics are of leas importance than his
honesty many of our Ills would soon be
remedied. Sheridan Sun.
HAD BETTER TAKE NOTICE.
The salt trust has added another dollar
a ton to the coarse product. The atten
tlon of the Attorney-General of the Unl
ted States and President Roosevelt Is
called to the fact. Those people who are
putting anti-trust planks in their plat
forms for votes and who have been work
ing with the trusts for campaign funds
had better take notice. Albany Democrat.
OREGON IS A GREAT COUNTRY.
Oregonians are Just beginning to realise
that they live in- a great country one of
the greatest In the world. Its climate is
unsurpassed. Its valleys are gardens of
productiveness and beauty. Its moun
tains are among the gradeat on the face
of the. earth. Its rivers and mountain
atreams are clear as crystal and reflect
the grandest scenery as they roll down
to the sunset sea. Its timber is the larg
est the most valuable and the most
abundant of any equal area on the face
of the earth and will supply the great
markets in the United States and In for
eign lands for a long time. Its mines of
gold, silver, copper, cinnabar, nickel, iron
and coal are rich and extensive. It is far
the best stock and dairy country in the
United States. Cattle, horses, sheep and
all kinds of domestic animals live on the
ranges, winter and summer, without feed
other than the grasses that grow without
cultivation. Eugene Journal.
THE MAN AND THE STATE.
The special application of this thought
In Mr. Roosevelt's Bangor speech was to
philanthropic and charitable work.
Each of us Is liable to slip, and each
should be always ready to help the man
who stumbles. "It Is pur duty to lift
him up, but It Is also our duty to re
member that there Is no earthly use
In trying to carry him. If a man will
submit to being carried, that is sufficient
to show that he is not worth carrying."
The only kind of help that avails in the
long run Is that which teaches a man
to help himself, and which does not im
pair his self-respect "It U almost as
Irritating to be patronized as to be
wronged," and it may be much more
harmful. This help must be given, too,
In a spirit not only of broad charity,
but of broad sanity. The soft head may
do more harm than the hard heart.
All this works back to the fundamental
thought of - the-iadlvldunl character aa
the basis of the state, and of the state as
an organization or Instrument for mu
tual self-help, wherein no man can shirk
his share of responsibility, and whose
progress. Is not measured by material
prosperity, but by that "moral lift to
ward righteousness" that alone can exalt
nation. Philadelphia Ledger and Times.
CIVIL SERVICE WORK.
The chief examiner of the national Civic
Service Commission has the hardihood to
suggest that his facilities are not what
they should be. He bases the suggestion
upon a statement of fact as follows:
During the last five or she years' the
number of appointments through exam
inations has increased from about 4,000
to more than 10,000 a year, and the num
ber of classified positions from' a tittle
over 30,000 to about 100.000, and yet no
additional employes have been provided
by-congress to assist In meeting the dxs
mands upon the chief examiner's office
occasioned by this enormous increase In
the classified service."
Congress has heard of these Increasing
numbers,' however, lta lack of sympathy
for the examiner not being due to a-lack
of knowledge. It passed a grudging ap
propriation as a necessary duty and with
no show of feeling except on the part of
, . I 111... I..,.- f1 1
venor, who would grant no appropriation
but call back the good old times of all
Jbuad trading t'-ptto-'JoWWHIIaHKeso"
Silurians are not allowed to destroy the
merit system, the policy of Congress is
infinitely smalt and the examiner's com-
plaint deserves attention. He should be
glrea the additional help which he dearly
needs. Chicago ecbrd-Herald.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
To (he Editor: Please let me say 4 few
word!., through your ..valuable paper . In
regard to tha fire boat
There have been' dostns of cammunt
cations on the subject, printed In the
Oregonlan, and. yet none ot them have
given us en Idea bow to get said boat
sooner than two years. . All of them want
ua to wait and have the city bonded tor
about 1125,000, and It must be evident that
a boat of that kind would, hot: be able
to paaa under the bridges, and that all the
expenses, Including. Interest, etcv would
amount to at least 115.000 per annum. It
would pot cost to exceed .0,000 for the
city to insure ail the city front property.
'and I see no reason why the city ahouid
go Into debt for this purpose.
The city and the owners of the river
front property should put up about
Sit, 000. and the city should secure a large
barge, say, of about SO by 80 pr 90 feet
In dimension; the old Stark street ferry
machinery, which la well suited to the
purpose, should be placed in the barge,
which. should be housed over1, leaving a
space of about 10 by 60 feet open, with
strong railing around It, aay, SVa feet
high; such a boat would at all times be
able to pass under the bridges.
Said fire barge should have a landing
or wharf, above the Morrison street
bridge, and there should be one engineer ,
and on man at all times aboard said
barge. It should be able to have steam
up In 15 minutes.
Two of our best fire engines should be
assigned, to go aboard said barge In cast
of fire on the river front, and the "barge
would then steam to the fire. The two
fire engines would be able to throw six
2'.4-inch streams, which would enable the
barge to do much better work than a
Jl;S.000 (Ire boat..
The barge would Virtually cost nothing.
and to maintain the same per annum tha
expense would not be over 2100 Instead
of Il.'i.OOO ,per year, the cost of maintain
ing the IL&.000 fire boat
The baise can be procured and placed
on duty within 40 days, while a fire boat
will take two years or over before it can
be completed and placed on duty. It
we should lose the barge In any way,
our loss would be -alight; If a fire boal
should be lost or destroyed, the loss
would be twenty times greater,
There are dozens of reasons, Mr. Edi
tor, which occur' to me, why we should
-have yoiieerfclPS' mrfiiy-YVr
why we should not undergo the expense
of the costly fire boat. We need fire
protection for our river front Immediate
ly, and we can have It wlthoift waiting
more thnn CO days.
v ny should we Walt two and a halt
years, and then be bilked by getting
some old Worthless tub on our hands?
A. J. 8MITHSON.
MAXLAND'3 POO-BAH.
Ixrd Raleigh, as Governor of the Isle
of Man. has a unique position and respon
sibilities. He is the successor of the
Kings and Lords of Man. who, till the
sixteenth century", ruled it as an abso
lute monarchy, and has succeeded to
nearly all their prerogatives, and to oth
ers which the legislature has thrust upon
him. He prorogues and dissolves the
House of Keys, which cannot meet with
out his precept. Ue Is President of the
Legislative Council (or upper house) and
the TynwaM Court (both branches of
the Legislature sitting as one), which
cannot meet without his presence nor ad
journ but on his motion; and he not only
Interferes In their debates, but can vote
in their proceedings, and In the Legisla
tive Council has the casting vote.
He can .Initiate both legislation and
taxation: without his consent no law and
no tax can either be made or repealed.
He has likewise a direct veto on all ex
penditure. Is Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and President of the Local Government
Board. Nor is this all. He la Lord
Chief Justice of Appeal in civil cases, and
President of the Court of General Jail De
livery the highest criminal court in the
Island.
He is Captain-General of the Manx.mil-.
Itary forces and Chief Commissioner of
the Police and Prisons. All civil appoint
ments are made on his recommendation;
he examines and admits members of the
bar, and thirteen out of the seventeen
church livings In the Island are In his gift.
To crown all. he exercises the sover
eign's right of pardon, and Is the leader
of Manx social life.
We can only call to mind two Important
sides of Man life with which Lord Rag
lan, as Governor, will not lie connected
as overlord and supreme arbiter. One Is
the writing of novels, of which, it Is well
known. Mr. Hall Calne possesses a
monopoly in the island. The other is the
breeding and evport of Manx cats. Lou
don Daily News.
IMPORTING BRITISH COAL.
For several years past there has pre
vailed In Great Britain serious apprehen
sions that the domestic coal supply would
TeqCs1ICTTeTnenTTngTftm
a much earlier period than had been
deemed probable. In fact, the importation
of coal Into England has Increased decid
edly In the last decade.
But now we see the city of Philadelphia
drawing upon Wales for the coal to be
used by its public schools during the
coming winter. This Importation Is, of
course, not due to any scarcity of coal in
Pennsylvania, but to the greed and stub
bornness of the coal companies.
Whatever may have been the relative
merits of the coal barons and their oper
atives at the beginning of the strike the
former must .be held mainly responsible
for the continuance of the strike and the
troubles that it is causing, as they refuse
absolutely to enter intd any plan of arbi
tration. Atlanta Journal.
FANCY STOCKING.
Five hundred dollars for a pair of
stockings! This seems like a Babylonian
dream, yet there Is a shop in Fifth ave
nue which actually has them on sale.
This pair was bought for a lady of rank
and social distinction. The conclusion
must not be Jumped at because the
Duchess of Marlborough departed these
shores that she was the favored one.
Indeed, it may be said In confidence ' that
she wag oriheWctplentr Yef "a" young
beau of this modern Babylon actually
pushed 500'ln eurrehcy across the cpun?
W to Tiane for a single pair of hose.
Yes, they were silk, but they were also
something more. Wonderfully wrought
fleur de Ha, set In emeralds and rubles,
entered Into the scheme ot decoration,
the whole giving an effect well, the effect
must be Imagined.! .
TONIGHT'S ATTRACTIONS.
The Baker The Girl I Lf t Behind
Me," the Neill Stock Company. '
Cordray's "McCarthy's Mishaps." '
COMINQ ATTRACTIONS. " '
The Marijuaru Thursday and Friday
nights and Saturday- matinee,' - "The
Strollers," Marguerite Bylva.
Baker "airl I Left Behind Me ""for the
week. ' . 'w.
Cordray'a "McCarty'a Mlshapa,"
balance of week. s. .
Mist Marguerita Sylva. tha eharmins
prima donna who beads tha organization
to which she lends her name, has mada
a long-time contract with Messrs. Nixon
A Zimmerman aid if thla Seon appear
ing as the leading att-action in Englander
Smlth'e "The Strouers," which comes
to the Marquam Grande Theater tomor.
row and Fridjft nights; also one perform
ance only, on Saturday matinee. Miss
Sylva haa everything in her favor. She 1
la a woman of most attractive personality
and has much personal magnetism. In
fact she Is one of the moat suheUrtlal
beauties on the American stage today,
in addition to this she haa a charm of
manner both on and off the stage that
is Irresistibly pleasing. While she is a
woman of above tha ordinary m Intelli
gence still she baa the artlesanees almost
of a child In ordinary conversation. Her
career has been marked by rapid progress
In this country particularly.
Appearance of James and Wards.
The big theatrical event of the yaai
will be the appearance of Louis James
and Frederick Warde at the Marquam
Grand Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and Wednesday matinee In Wagen-
nals and Kemper s stupendous spectacu
lar production of "The Templst," with
Mr. James as Caliban and Mr. Ward
as Prospero.
No theatrical offering In wlany seasons
nas aroused such a wide-spread interest
as the Joint appearance of these dis
tinguished players, and their engagement
will undoubtedly attract a cruch. "The
Tempest" haa not been seen In this coun
try since Its memorable production by
the late Augustln Daly. Managers Wag
enhals and Kernoer snent -the whnln nt
Iast summer In superintending the work
of the scenio artists, the eostumers, the
property-makers, the electricians and that
of others engaged In the preparation of
their splendid production. Nothing of
equal beauty and magnitude has been
shown on our local stage. The several
scenes of the play are laid on aa en
chanted Island, the first being that of
the great storm and shipwreck, la which
the howling of the hurricane, the roar
of the waves, tha frightened shrieks of
beast and bird, and the Impending de
struction of the ship on the rocks Is
vividly represented. The sale of seats
will open Friday morning at 10 o'clock .
The Mlnatrers.
Gorton's Minstrels on Tuesday night
ended a three night engagement at Cor
dray's Theater. They have given threa
excellent entertainments, clean, bright
programs with plenty of good . music.
Gorton's was entitled to better houses
than were present
"McCarthy's Mishaps" tonight and foa
the remainder of the week.
The Baker.
"The Girl I Left Behind Me" Is con
tinuing to give excellent satisfaction at
this theater, playing to a big house last
night. The many climaxes were roundly
applauded and as the audience filed out'
of the playhouse the many expressions
of compliments to the Neill Stock Com
pany convinced one that it Is beyond
doubt the best stock company to play an
engagement in Portland. "The Girl I
Left Behind Me" tonight and the balance
of the week.
The Mishaps. -
Ferguson "and Mack have evolved a.
balleH dance that surprises everybody, no
matter how many dances they have seen
before. The Dimple Sisters will Introduce
this great dance during the performance
of the musical comedy, "McCarthy's Mis
haps." Others who will be-sen in the
funniest of all productions are Caron and
Herbert the greatest of all comedy acro
bats, James E. Rome and Marguerite
Ferguson, late features with "The Belle
of New York" Company, Charlotte Ray.
Dick Ferguson and Grace Passroore, the
d'Estelle Sisters, Miss Fenie, Wheeler and
Virginia Logan and 20 people. They will
appear at Cordray's Theater for four
nights, commencing tonight and Saturday
matinee.
"Down Mobile."
A brand new melodrama wIM be given
at Cordray's Theater for the week com
mencing Sunday matinee, October g. It
la fresh from the pen of Lincoln J. Car-
ter. The scene is laid upon a Southern
plantation and in an adjacent' camp, and
the situations are said to be sufficiently
thrilling and sensational to please the
most blase- theater-goer. The plot of
"Down Mobile," for this is the suggestive
title of Mr. Carter's romance of Southern
..e, hinges upon the real identity and
ancestry of the heroine, Josephine Edger
ly, the orphan daughter of a wealthy-
planter, whom the villain, white, in color
but with negro blood In his veins, tries to
prove only the daughter of an old
negress. His object of the separation
of Miss Edgerly anu her lover, with a
view to ultimate union with himself. As-.
soclated with the villain In his conspira
cies are detectives and a negro witch,
who aid him In his direful purpose. A
bright vein of comedy is promised in the
second act of "Down Mobile," the scene
of which is laid In the negro quarters, of
Colonel Harper's, ranch. .
GERMANY ADOPTS OUR SYSTEM.
Germany. has been experimenting with
the American system of checking bag.
gage, and likes it. so Well that It Is to be
more generally used on the rUways. Un
der the old German system, every ma
had to look after and lden'lfy his oaq
baggage, as Is the custpra hersn coun,.-
try stage caches. - ' '
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RELIEF FROM A PINCHING SHOE. "
Relief may be quickly bad from the.
pinching of a boot or shoe by expanding
the leather with hot water. Moisten
cloth with ver hot wrter, and. after
wringing, lay- it .over the offending part
while the shoe Is on the foot Rarely Is
more than one such application required.
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