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TOE OBEGON DAILY JOTJItyAIi, POKTLAyp, TTJESDAY' sTSrfTSXfTBfQ DECE3IBE1S 9, 1902,
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THOMAS BRACKETT REED.
- Many . Instructed persons will give
i room for the" thought that the late
i tThomag Brackett Reed, deceased Sun
l cay morning at 12:10 o'clock, was
the greatest American at the time of
Ills death. Quite naturally, the prnp
'v taltloa win. be debated Other men
' " (trill be offered by some aa greater. Tet
" those others will "be few, will be
Counted upon the fingers of one hand.
In deterroinln M Thomas Brackett
'Reed' Inteilectuai status, it will be
ir tKSeiaar.to-bonWer,,fcleeIejmR of J
' jwwer" that went to make up his men-
tal furnlshment, and to compel for
blm a place among bis fellows.
v Mr. 'Heed was a good lawyer. He
iwai not a great lawyer, aa lawyers
1 Buch aa George F. Edmonds go, nor
' ,v was he bo great a lawyer as Benjamin
Harrison. He must class below the
. ? grade! that run from Edmunds to
.f Harrison. Tet he was an able lawyer
' Instructed In the philosophy ofsocial
: goverance and weak In no one branch
of practice. Given the other prereq--Itlaltes,
the greatest man must (have
profound knowledge of the law as the
foundation for their careers.
Mr. Reed was-one . of the Able ex
: fponents of literary art. He was not
.' comparatively great in this line of ef
; fort. There were many above him.
. sVevertbeless, he was a master of
. SSnglish, a writer of lucidity, of pun
. Rency, succinct and brief arid clear-cut
In his form of expression, with
braverf and accuracy to make his wrlt-
lng forceful. There Is no doubt that,
bad be llVed, Thomas Brackett Reed
., mrould have rlaen to a place among the
fecpgtuxed literary characters of his
- -: Baj; He- did - not- prove- W tfie 1
promise of his youth, when he won
bonora for proficiency in English com
position during college days at Bow
doln, hla alma mater. Since aban
- Honing the areana of politics, Mr. Reed
W a devoting time to letters, and was
rapidly winning the vlace that comes
, pnly to those who rise above the level
tt mediocrity and impress the world
prlth thought and expression.
! He waa not a great orator. He was
h Btrong speaker, able to hold atten
tion and to express himself to the un-
i tterstanding alike f sage and peasant,
. aTant and underling, aristocrat and
plebian. He waa never eloquent.
EThera waa no Cre in his delivery.
fThere were no beauties of rhetoric.
7-" '- There were no rounded periods. There
. '...wa no romance, no playing upon the
chords of one's natire. no arousing of
the human symphonies and compelling
the listener to 5oln with him Jn the ac
. - cord" Of thought. His speaking was
direct, ptmgent, nue his writings.
- It was lucid and clear. ' It was merely
the speech of a man of convictions. It
iwaa the arising of me who had some
.... thing to aay upon a mooted question,
and" wfip wasted no moments in ?teal
. Ing. Upon the hearer with subtleties
- 1 and. tricks of oratory.
Tbe one quality that gave him power
. With an 'audience was this obvious
, ? Ulncerity, coupled with wisdom that
,wa apparent, and knowledge that was
. y , easily demonstrable, and backed with
. i a courage that permitted him to face
4 ' a world If he faced it alone, with never
:" a flinch nor hesitancy.
Thomas Brackett Reed was a states
man ' and parliamentarian. Herein
avert bui elements of chief power. He
-as great In his conception of econom
les, ; masterful in securing recognition
, for those conception.
L.T - These two abllitiea are prerequistten
W etatesmen. There must be first
omething. great to offer to a people,
and then kUl in Inducing that people
to accept it. The two abilities are ar-
tfcn!atlttttb,egl,,sytem of
thought. ,
There aaWt'baen three great peak
ers presiding over the national house
--Clay. Carlisle ad Reed. Which
was the greater? Each was different
from the other. Clay was a marvelous
student of economics and an orator of
grandeur, Carlisle was a master of
finance, and strong before anaudlence,
and Reed was, la master of economics
and masterful In compelling recogni
tion for his concepts.
Reed was not of the Judicial temper
meni of either Clay or Carlisle. As
between them and him, history will ac
cord to them the greater height of at
tainment and therefore that they were
greater presiding officers of the na
tional House of Representatives. But,
as for ability to bring things to pass
tTyih school of economic thought
Which he represented. Reed has had no
equal since American government be
gan. Democrats will not hesitate - to ac
cord to Thomas Brackett Reed the
credit due him for evolving a system of
rules that have solved previous prob
lems of obstruction of legislation, ob
structlonary tactics that had been re
sorted to by representatives of both
parties whenever in a minority.
We may denominate them "Czar
Reed rules," as we may. Nevertheless,
no other will permit progress in legis
lation under the involved conditions of
our latter day complex social organ
ization. Thomas Reed was the one
man who saw that the time had come
to revolutionise the rules of the house
the branch of government closest to
the people and therefore needing con
ditions that make possible quick carry
ing Out of the will of the voters as em
bodied In -'Representatives elected to
that body.
Able lawyer, distinguished literateur,
brilliant parliamentarian, profound
economist, Thomas Brackett Reed was
withal a patriot, an honest man, a sin
cere thinker, a brave man in expres
sion of his thought. He was great
enough to eschew political preferment
that he might remain true to his con
victions. How few men In politics
have sucl bravery? How few men
are able to withdraw the hand reached
out to seize, the laurel wreath that is
offered by the people to him who will
humor their foibles?
There have been Websters and Clays
and Blalues who were great, yet could
not be presidents. Reed" belongs In
their class. He Is one of the few men
who will be written at the top of the
scroll of fame, with intellect and sin
cerity and brilliant achievement as the
record of his life. One of America's
great men passed away at 10 minutes
after midnight Sunday morning, per
haps the greatest American of his day
of ilsath. .-
"LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE."
"Let well enough alone," Is the sole
answer of the anti-revisionists to the
demands of the people., "To amend
the tariff laws," says Senator George
P. Hoar of Massachusetts, "would un
settle, business relations." "There
should be no revision of the tariff," re
marks Senator Hale of Maine, "foe
the reason that It would cause losses to
some of Uhe Industrial institutions of
the ?ountry." "I want no alteration
in the tariff schedules," 1b Senator Al
lison's statement, "for revision would
disturb commerce."
Senator Hanna, chairman of the na
tional Republican committee, does not
mince words, but says, flatly: "There
will be no revision of the tariff so long
as I can prevent it, and while I am in
the United States Senate I will fight
the proposition to the last ditch."
Senator Hanna gives no reason, and
could do so only by confessing his loy
alty to the unduly fostered concerns
that have fed from the; high protection
crib for the past generation.
"Let well enough alone" is a motto
that pleases the Devil Immensely. Aud
net "Let w 11 enough alone" Ass al-
ways troubled his Satannic Majesty.
Not to "Let well wnough alone" haa
been to march along the highway of
progress. To "Let well enough alohe"
has always been to be content with ex
isting evils.
It is the essence of ultra-conservatism.
It is the plea of Ihe man who
wants no interference with his selfish
plans for hla own advancement. In
proportion as the nation has let well
enough alone, have abuses continued.
In proportion as the people have not
let well enough alone have wrongs
been righted.
The answer to the beneficiaries of
the too high tariff is not adequate, to
the whole mass of the people, notwith
standing it seems to be sufficient to
the men who control the Republican
organization.
OREGON'S ELECTION DATE. "
A proposition to change the date of
Oregon's state election from the first
Monday in June to the first Tuesday
After the first Monday In November,
will be presented to the Legislature, to
be submitted as an amendment to the
Constitution. There are numerous
reasons why the amendment should be
adopted. There. are none why it
should not be.
Oregon in a year when the presiden
tial election occurs passes through 'two
periods of trial. Elections disturb
business relations. Interfere with social
amenities and mix up things generally
for weeks In each instance. Besides
the actual' cost of conducting elections
and the preceding campaigns, all ,cl ac
tions entail expense In these disturb
ances that come to the body political
and social. Elections are necessary,
but are not so desirable as to make it
profitable to have two during any one
Were the state and Congressional
election to be held upon the same date
as that of the national, the entire tis
sue of issues for the year would be
settled at one 'time and there Wold be
eliminated much of the needless bather
and expense that now occur. ' - ' .
In' the event the proposition coma -to
the Legislature it should be submitted
to the people' for their sanction, and
L then the people should endorse It at
the election of 1902. Proper agitation
of the subject would secure such a re
sult. '
There is discussion of the statu of
matters at Salem during the session of
the Legislature, with reference, to the
relations between tha-governor and the
assembly. Let it be understood that
the people elected George E. Chamber
lain as chief executive, and that the
executive Js a co-ordinate branch of
the state government Respect Is due to
the gdvernor 4s the choice of a ma
jority of the people. - Partisanship
meddling with the functions and pre
rogative of the governor's office will
be resented by voters in the future.
They intended to make George Cham
berlaln their chief executive and that
he should perform the duties of the of
fice as determined by precedents. Fur
thermore, it Is mildly suggested that
not all of the power of state govern
ment Is vested in the Legislature.
The governor might retaliate, if the
other branch of pie government, were
to be too mean. The suggestion Is
made ' solely upon The Journal's own
initiative, and is not at the instance of
Mr. Chamberlain. "
Thomas Nast, who died Sunday at
Guayaquil, waa 'the greatest cartoonist
of his day, and, probably, the most
potent newspaper artist of all who
have drawn caricatures for the public
prints. He was a large part of the
power wielded by Harper and exerted
Incalculable Influence during the pre
war times and during the progress of
the Civil War, in the interest of the
Union cause. Davenport is a great
cartoonist, and "may some time be the
equal of Nast. He has not yet reached
the position Nast won in that field of
art. Davenport..hQweveri is the great
est of these days, and is not losing any
of his prestige.
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Is there any sincere desje by Ore
gontans to bring to pass election of
Senators by direct vote of the people?
Apparently not. The last state elec
tion put it to the teit and the people
voted in a majority for T. T. Geer.
Another phase of the lnsue here In
Oregon is that the Republican party,
always protesting that it favored elec
tion of Senators by direct vote, failed
to prove It by nominating a Senator In
state convention. This the Democrats
did and named a very excellent gentle
man, C. E. S. Wood. The net result IS
to place the state Democracy in a po
sition of ndvamagif "before" the tople
of the commonwealth,-..-:.' r" --- --
Open and avowed partisanship will
probrfbly prevent the admission of tl)e
three territories Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona because they
would add to the Democratic list of
Senators. There was favorable com
ment by national Republican leaders
on their admission until It was learned
that the territories were divided so as
to return Democratic Legislatures to
elect Democratic Senators.
Senator Hanna oeems to have been
able to make good his promise given
at the end of the Buzzard Bay confer
ence last summerT-that the tariff will
not be revised. Hanna apparently has
not lost his potency as a dictator of
Republican policies.
Prof. Garner has written a very long
magazine article (o show "how monkeys
reason." re dlflldently but Btrcnuousiy
recommend the matter to our esteemed
fellow citizen Jack Matthews.
When the new White Bouse warming
came off, it was a dream of yellow chry
santhemums, and. It might be added, that
to protect the -color scheme,--Booker
Washington was not there.
When you read the names of the liter
ary celebrities attending Mark Twain's
birthday dinner- party, you can realize
that he has not forgotten his humor.
Mark Twain, at his blrt'hday dinner,
paid a splendid tribute to his wife. Now
the reading public has to wonder, "was
he Joking?"
While Congress is monkeying with the
canteen proposition, it might abolish the
system in the Capitol and see how It
likes it.
Here is a prize puzzle: Which does a
man like best, his wife, his children or
his dog?
The beef combine now has $100,000,000.
This ought to put it In the tenderloin
district. ,
Tact is Che thing that makes you shut
your mouth before you say anything.
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NO FIELD FOR AMATEURS.
(New Tork American.).
Dr. John L. Elliot, as assistant lecturer
of the Ethical Culture Society, addressed
a large audience in Carnegie -Hall yester
day morning in the absence of Dr. Felix
Adler. He chose for his Subject "The
Slums of New Tork." and pictured to his
hearers the conditions which exist among
the poor of rhe city. He said: - -
"What are the remedies for the condi
tions In the slums? In the first place,
the slums are not a field for amateurs.
There Is not the place for those to go
and do good who look for 'amusement'
only. Their friends may say it Is all right
for them If they desire 'amusement' but
how little good they do with them whom
they intend to help! During the past 25
years have grown up - the- settlement
workers,' who make a profession of aid
ing these people.
"There is a growing social conscience.
This is of Inestimable value. How many
of us could enjoy our tables or sleep well
In our beds If we knew some one In the
tfhims -was- -starving-er -the-ktek -of he
very things we 'have In abundance? On
the other hand, how many of us feel the
same moral suffering which Is allied with
physical suffering? . The social conscience
feels and guards against the moral starvation."
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j THE TABASCO COLUMN. j ,
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5 JUSr BETWEEN OURSELVES.
' Y K. K. K.
Testerday was the first meeting of the
Indo-Amerioan Woman's League since
the new ruj was adopted fixing the open-
mm oour promptly at 2:30, and almost ev
err member present thoughtfully ' re
membered and conformed to it.
The.parlors of ' Mrs. E. P. Frajer, 680
First street, had been thrown open to
the ladies and there Mrs. 8. M. Kern,
Airs, xtmna Ualglelsh, and Mrs. Stone car
ried out the Droarmm thv hiu &rra.nred.
Selections showing the almost hopeless
condition of the poor little child wives
oi inaia were read from different vol
umes of the league's circulating library.
In this way the subject was presented by
the -very heat' authorities and the ladles
naa tne opportunity of getting more tm-
miliar With the vnl.im.. in the libra rv.
Not 1 1ncluding the pamphlets there are
,uw vu wia. aneives for general circula
tion: . The Wronir f Indian Woman
hood, author, Mrs. Marion B. Fuller; Lux
nnsti. author,, Caroline Atwood Mason;
cnua wives and Widows of India, com
plied by Mrs. Sarah X. Tavlor: Childhood
in India, published under auspices of the
league, ,
Mrs. Stone-read a lotter from Mrs.
Holmes, the sister-in-law of the founder
of the leaxua.
It was unanimously decided to take up
a careful study of Lui Christl tor the
coming year, and the first chapter was
set aside for the next meeting. Mrs.
Jamesteore, a newly elected member,
and M rm. Fraai, a t. nronara a n -
counJbf that most wonderful tomb, the
iat,jranal. This next meeting Is to open
Jahtfary 6th, " with Mrs. Abigail Scott
Duniway, 402 Market street.
THE. TEAR ENDS.
President, ' Mrs. EL P. Mossman: vice
president, ' Mrs, Julia Marquam; second
vice-president, Mrs. - Rose Hoyt; third
vice-president, Mrs. A. E. Kocky; secre
tary, Mrs. A. Gilbert: corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. Fletcher Linn: and treasurer.
Mrs. u. w. uewey, are the officers elected
to look after the interests of the School
of. Domestic Science this year. The
meeting yesterday morning was well at
tended. All the committees ware ready
wun reports and they showed what a
succssful year the closing bne has. been.
Miss Voorhees Spoke of her Interest In
the demonstration work she Is doing for
me scnooi; tne fruit committee gave
some of their plans for the Xmas sale of
dainties they mean to hold; the class
work committee told of their course of
three divisions they are arranging; the
secretary, Mrs. -A. Gilbert, gave a very
full report of the successes and discour
agements of the work, and Mr. Henry
Jones, as president, made another report.
She said in closing; There is no doubt
in the minds of travelers that Americans
as a nation are poor cooks. And we our
selves cannot stand with pride and deny
the humiliating accusation. For who
that has ever onoe been into the rural dis
tricts of Oregon would ever forget the
experience there gained? So. my
dear co-workers, my word to you upon
vacating the chair is, go on. The oppor
tunity is yours, the need is great."
WITH THE WOMEN COCNCTL.
The Temple Beth Israel was well filled
last night, as much in honor of the Coun
cil of Jewish Women, whose annual open
meeting it was, as to hear the scholar!
Dr. Voorsanger of San Francisco. Mrs.
S. M. Blumauer asjpresldent orthe coun
cIT,' "presided'. " Dr. VdofsangeF'woh the'
applans. -ot-tha-aning when ihtvaaid. in.
opening his address: "Until now I have
always been opposed o allowing the Jew
ish pulpit to De tinea by a woman, but if.
all the women could fill the position as
Mrs. Blumauer has done tonight, I should
vote for their admission to the Seminary
at once." . 'Z.ft t
After an opening organ number, "Lar
go, by Miss Leonora Fisher, Mrs.
Blaumauer gave a tiny account of the
council's work. The spirit of her re
marks was In the opening words: "I only
come to tell what werhave done, that we
may arouse your Interest to help -in do
ing more." In speaking of the philan
thropic work she mentioned that the
sewing school under the direction of Mrs.
Ben Selling and Mrs. Bernstein has Its
first graduate this year. The council has
already put aside $1,000 toward a building
fund and hope in time to combine all the
branches of their work in one fully
equipped iiome.
Mrs. -Rose Bloch Bauer filled the church
with the Klorlous strains of Allisten'a "A
Song of Thanksgiving."
In introducing Ir, Voorsanger, Mrs.
Blumauer said in' a quaintly original way:
"To be president of a Woman's organ
iaztlon Is not always ail it is cracked up
to be, but It has 'its compensations, and
one of these Is the honor of Introducing
to this Portland audience, Dr. Voor
sanger of San Francisco."'
It in impossible to give a fair aTcount
of Dr. Voorsanger's addrefe In a few
words. . It was scholarly in the extreme.
While Inclined to liberality on all ques
tionshe IS Tfl : fav6r'orthe"good old Jew
ish Sabbath. 'Such 'a fili mld wot -fall
to appreciate woman at her best, and his
tribute was really eloquent. Dr. Wise
closed the meeting with some bright re
marks much to the point. '
MISS SOULE'8 RECITAL.
Miss Marie A. Soule gave her sixth
piano recital at the Marquam Grand last
night The crowded house on such a
stormy night was the highest compliment
Miss Soule could receive. The artistic
ally arranged stage made a pretty.back
ground for the young performers. Every
number showed careful training. Instead
of the long selections so - mlstftkenly
given on such occasions, the program was
made up'of shorter numbers, showing the
touch .and expression jus: as well. Mar
lon Lawrence a little tot of hardly six
years, made the sensation of the evening.
The dainty pink vision knew how to play,
as she soon convinced the audience. At
the beginning of the year, Miss Soule
promised medals to the two pupils most
faithlul in their vractice, and last night
Lucile Collette and Eva. Mitchell were the
proud winners. Following Is the list of
pupils taking part: Misses Brown, Other,
Genevieve Ktitterfield, Jesse Arm
strong, Mina Walker, Eva Mitchell, Edna
Wennerberg. Florence Holllster, Daisy
Chalmers, Marion Lawrence, Lucile Col
lette, Cenneth and Belle Robertson, Elisa
beth Koch, l.illie Holmes, Frances
Sheehy. May Thomas, Beatrice Hidden,
Veda Williams, Ella Connell,. Kellogg and
Qeorgeson.
AT ST. DAVID'S CHURCH.
The ladies of St. David'sEplscopal
Church have been busy these' da-s dis
posing of the tickets for the organ recital
and concert given in the new stone
church on East Twelfth and Belmont yes
terday evening. It is an' unwritten law
in most Episcopal Churches that after -the
dedication of the church admission fees
shall not be charged to affairs of this
kind. "Phe church has purchased the fine
organ used in the old Trinity Church and
the idea of displaying this, and raising
money for the church pews suggested the
concert. The dedication. Jias . been ar
ranged for the first Sunday In January, so
last night seemed a fitting . time. Miss
Helen Goss, Miss Marie Conyers, Mrs.
Beverldge, Mrs. Fleming, Mrs.' Albert
Sheldon. Mrs. Farnsworth were the fem
inine singers who added interest to Prof.
fiustayus Esernana' orgaja. jjumbers.
MISS BREYMAN WINS,
When the annual exhibit of the Oregon
Camera Club opened at their rooms last
night, Miss Breyman's' picture, "Peaceful
Twilight," was found to have won the
Ladd prise. ..-,
j , ; THE STATE PRESS. ) ii j
"'. - Has Headquarters.
Salem fitatesnjan: Charley Pulton has
secured headquarters at Salem for tne
session. - Simon has not yet-followed
suite, mere" is something sweetly ret
ributive la the act that Simon is not
even being considered as his own suc
cessor. Ho is another man who has betrayed-
every confidence that was reposed
In him.'. He has thrown down the state
and his best friends for his own selfish
enus. Jjong may, ne oe pouticauy aeaa:
.. . A Corner on Turkey.
Junction City Times: Douglas County
stuT holds the usual place as the banner
turkey producer in the state. ' The ship
menu V the San Francisco and Portland
markets for the Thanksgiving trade were
forwarded Saturday aao Sunday and ag
gregated over 11,006 of the Juicy birds.
Of this number, Oakland dealers handled
fully two thirds, that thriving little city
saving for many years demonstrated its
right to hold the. title of "Poultryopolls of
uregon.
To Improve It. '
Grass Valley Journal: The Hon. Wil
liam Ev Mason Is expected to keep the
Congressional Record of a warm saffron
hue until the Hon. William Randolph
Hearst is ready to bring his Happy Hool
igan tactics into play.
The Vale -Chronicle: "Nobody has
charged the land officers with fraud or
corruption," . says today's Oregonlan.
Well, in the- language of the poet,
"would'nt that Jar you." What can the
readers of the Oregonlaa think of that
paper's consistency!
Mora Observer: Hog killing is now on
in Sherman County, " and the crop of
wholesome bacon, hams and lard will
nearly supply the home demand. It ought
to do more than that annually. The ba
con put up this fall on the Observer
Farm is of a quality and flavor that
would put Armour or Cudahy packers to
shame. The vile stuff sold In the Oregon
markets as bacon and ham from Chicago-
wards is no more to compare with good
wholesome meats than slaughter-house
offal.
Now or Never.
Ashland Tidings: Senator Quarles of
Wisconsin, has introduced into the United
States Senate a bill which repeals the
present law permitting the purchase of
timber under the timber acts of June 3,
lilt. An Oregon- asd "Wasfaiiisawi; 'itrfir
also repeals the desert land act.
. ' Bathing Is Dangerous. I
Grant County News: A Cincinnati man
was killed in his bath tub a few days ago,
breaking his neck by slipping in the tub
and striking his neck on the edge. That
Is one case in which the bathing habit is
to be charged with the sacrifice of a hu
man life. v
A Senatorial Candidate.
Rogue River. Courier: R. D. Hume,
the salmon king of Rogue River, has. It is H
said, aspirations toward the United
Suites Senate. Hume has considerable
political .strength, has plenty of the
wherewith" and would be by no means
an Inconsiderable figure.
Here's a Reason.
Sheridan gun One reason the Colum- I
oian government is not in a nurry to lei
we locate in that region the revolutionists
wUL bav, J.o be careful where they, shoot.
Fixing His Fences.
Southern Oregonlan: Hon. Charles W.
Fulton of Astoria, a member of the State
Senate, who is one of tho leading Repub
licans of Oregon, and a prominent candi
date for U. S. Senator, has been In
Southern Oregon lately. He has been
looking after his fences.
Forest Fires.
Astoria Budget: The indications are
that the Legislatures of both Oregon and
Washington at the coming sessions will
pass more stringent laws to prevent the
starting of forest fires. The disasters in
each state during last September have
warned the people that something must
be done.
Lots More Sand.
The West: By the new Irrigation pol
icy of our government nearly 100,000,000
acres of arid land will be reclaimed as
rapidly as settlers will take the land and
repay the government the cost of the Ir
rigating works required for their recla
mation. Just Cold Nerves.
Jefferson Review: A man who has
been taking this paper for fou years
Without paying for it, failed to got the
last' copy and notified us that "If it oc
curred again he would stop the infernal
rag
That's nerve.
For a New Trial.
Pacific Journal: Still' further develop
ments In the Paul Underwood case re
veals the fact that Underwood's attorneys
have amended their request for a new
trial on the strength of two affidavits by"
Jurymen on the case that some of their
associates were prejudiced and had ex
pressed positive convictions on the sub
ject of the guilt of the accused before the
evidence waa all heard. In consequenoe
of this other complications are sure to
arise and future action will be watched
with interest. .
Another Opinion. -Aurora
BoreaUs: As January ap
proaches, Jonathan Bourne, shows some,
of his hand, and it Is filled with lucre.
Bourne's idea has been to keep Geer and
Fulton before the public as the two promr
inent Senatorial candidates. When these
two get into a deadlock he will jump Into
the ring, the only candidate with money
to burn. .
- Whafs In a Name? -
Brownsville Times: Apostle Reed
Smoot, the Utah aspirant for a seat In
the .United States Senate, may or may
not be a polygamist, but a man with a
name like that might be guilty of any
thing. '
Town Is Booming,
Gervals' Star: Gervals Is enjoying a
right -smart' touch of a building boom.
which this paper has been claiming would
soon Joilow. 7 No idle men m town and all
are employed at a good rate of pay per
day. The word has gone' forth that we
are to have a greater Gervals and the fact
redounds to ten oredit of the town, and
business men as well.
Should Interfere.
Astoria Budget: The indignities which
the Turks are inflicting on the Macedoni
ans are things which the civllled nations
of the world should not permit. If the
Turks- will net desist from their nefarious
work tbe otner European powers should
interfere. Humanity demands it. .
Oregon the Best.:-- -.Harrisburg
Bulletin: People who are
complaining of the "Oregon mist" at this
te. upon reading accounts-?f the fUTr
ous bluutard raging from the Great Lakes
on the north-and all the way down to
Texas, .should be reasonable enough "to
acknowledge the corn, and admit that
their complaint Is of a fictitious nature
and unworthy of . Moot.
NOBLE DOjmHUTlTJ
, The ret elation that there' is "Mr:
rWe Syndicate' . In Berlin,'' v.itchi' pro
motes fho- marriage of - Impecunious Eu
ropean "nobles" - .with: American hetr
esses, was one of 'the striking feavtures
of the dally news a few days ago. The
report was .telegraphed all over the coun
try, "featured" with blr headlines and
first-page prominence, and detracted wide
attention, - Here (Were uhe deseerKlants W
the old raiding robber barons' planning
new raids, but planning to carry them
out through a "syndicate," .'and dicker
ing, and haggling over the percentage on
the loot Cupid tho' victim oT cupidity,
and the whole affair brought to light In
a law 'suit.- in ' which a Baron- voo
Muenchhausen accused . the marriage
trust magnates- Of lying. ".This- pictur
esque combination of circumstances
brought out a considerable number ' of
editorial comments, but, with? few excep
tions, they were not up to the oodaston.
In the sanctum of . Harper's, Weekly the
topic was evidently passed around until
it reached the desk of the tariff editor,
who treated the matter as follows:
"There is evidence enough in plain 'sight
to convince an ordinary Jury that an or.
gamxed effort is being' made to invade the
American matrimonial market, and with
out any remarkable degree of scrupulous
ness aa to methods, either.. By direct
statutory acts we have no especial way
of reaching and discouraging tbe organi
sation of such floating companies, and
we do not know, n the whole, that we
should dare to seo. these institutions pun
ished under any circumstances. Every
man to his own trade Is quite as authori
tative a phrase as Chaeun a son gout.
and the bureau that embarks upon the
mere project of bringing tho two factors
of a successful combination' together is
not necessarily to be reprehended. What
is clear, however; is that in the contest
for that hand that possesses sreaith we,
in this country, are beginning- to ba sub
jected to a foreign competition which to
some degree will serve to , Impoverish.
ourselves without bringing to us any
measurable corresponding advantage, and
against which we are "entitled to some
protection. We would suggest, therefore.
t'nat the tariff experts of Congress take
this matter up, and see what can be done,
first, toward putting a tolerably high duty
upon unmarried roreign noblemen enter
ing our ports, and. second, toward- the
placing of a heavy export duty upon our
heiresses. The Quest of the Golden. Girl.
as Jt appears to he canted on, tnday, may.
be made somewhat profitable to ourselves
if it be understood that every titled bach
elor from, qther climes coming to this
country shall pay a 60 per cent, duty-Into
the Treasury of the United States, or.
falling to do this, shall be sent baqk
home again at his own expense; and If.
after the wedding ceremony, the fortu
nate bridegroom Is required to pay an
export tax upon his bride of 45 per cent,
before being permitted to start on his
honeymoon, under penalty! of having his
marriage declared null and void, we shall
not be without consolation in the hour
of our woe."
The economic doctrinaire, who 'can flg-
erettt- am3fo7eiZQst th-'StKsv1nwtG -3
wages, riceSt -rutlioad. rates, -oo... with
pencil "aiid paper, will find fta Interest
ing study in the present freight conges
tion. 'Frora San Francisco to . New
York," says the New York Tribune, "the
freight yards and sidings are so crowded
that'there Is almost a blockade.", There
are not enough cars to hold the freight
offered, not enough locomotives to haul
the cars, and not enough sidings to allow
them to oe handled expeditiously. This
situation has the look of prosperity, and
it has resulted in advances of wages to
the railroad employes, but it is also re
sulting In higher freight rates to ship-
pen?, tne embarrassment of business en
terprises that depend on the movement
of freight, idleness of the working-men
employed In such enterprises, and de
moralization and large extra expenses to
the railroads. In Pittsburg thousands of
men, it Is reported, have been thrown
out of work by the non-arrival of ma
terials, and fhe Pittsburg Chronicle Tele
graph says that the freight failure "is
a serious cfleck on the productive energy
and growth" of the city. The Kansas
City Star reports that the Western cat
tlemen can not find enough cars for the
transportation of stock, and adds:
"No one could have predicted five or
six years ago that within a half decade
railroad business would .have doubled.
Yet such' has been the case. The roads
have swamped tbe shops with orders for
equipment until the output has been sold
for months ahead, and prompt . delivery
of cars Is Out of the question.
"Curiously enough some railroads are
actually .suffering from, the .abundance of
business-.'- They are 'WyfWHr W "ifear'We"
limit of their capacity that additional
trade has to be accepted at a sacrifice.
. ."Thfttteution of Wall street was called
to this state of affairs in connection with
a report frem the Baltimore & Ohio a
few days ago. The statement showed
that this road's operating expenses had
increased out of all proportion to the
amount of freight handled. It Was ex
plained that the line was working every
available car and engine. As a result ttfe
yards were so congested that It was dif
ficult to get at desired cars, and delays
multiplied to the. great expense of the
railroad. The attempt to handle the .ex
cessive offerings of freight was entailing
an expense that more than consumed, the
extra profit. This trouble will be correct
ed in time., when, fhe roads .secure the
additional equipment which they need.
"Meanwhile shippers annoyed by ' the
delays will generally have to find that
solace! they may In the evidence of the
country's prosperity that Comes from the
volume of railway business." ' ,
THROUGH TICKET ROUND THH
- - WORLD. - V" ---- - -
(New York Mail and Exijjess.)
Representatives of the leading railroads
of continental Europe had a meeting in
Paris lately to maka arrangements for a
through train service to Pekin by way of
the Siberian Railway. It is said by our
consul at Rouen to have been shown at
this meeting that the trip could be made
from Paris to Pektn by way of St. Pe
tersburg and -Siberia in 18 or 19 days,
while the Bea route, . ptther ty the Sues
canal or the Atlantic and Vancouver se
qulres from S3 o SS days. This implies
that the time for going around the world
will be reduced to about BO days, for If
one can go east to Pekin In 18 and west
from the same point to the same destina
tion in 32 days, the circuit of the earth
can be made in the two periods com
bined. "
"It as also decided, we are told, ''to
form a combination with trans-Amertean
railroads and trans-Paciflo -lines, so that
.1 .I.. tnv.,. Am Moor Vnrlr in A-
kiii couTa he sold at the Wmer WtyrwtOrf
the privilege of golnsfby the Pacific and
returning by the trans-Siberian route, or
vice versa." That mtans that If the ar
rangement is perfected a through ticket
may be bought around- the world from
New York to New Tork. via St Peters-tonrgT-
PekhT-and'" way stations; Doubt
less reasonable stopover privileges would
be allowed, and this may becomtt a popu
lar summer vacation vtrlp Being irqund
the. world, seems Jikeljr to become, an' orr
dinary sort of experience -In the next few
: a
years. . v- :,''-.
TONIGHT'S ATTRACTIONS. x
The Mara us hv- Grand Symphony Con
cert. Miss Elizabeth Patterson Sawyers,
pianiste. -r .,
The Bakr "Shall We Forgive Her I"
Cordray's "A .Little Outcast" j.
COMING ATTRACTIONS. '
Th - Marquam Grand Tuesday night.
Second Symphony Concert. Miss Elisabeth
Patterson Sawyers, pianists., - j -. . ,
Wednesday and Thursday nights i
Thomas Jefferson In ?Rlp Van Winkle." '
Friday night "To Hell tn a Pullman,"
lecture by Rev. Norman Howard Bart
lett, cf Minneapolis., -: 1 .
Tbe Baker 'Shall We Forgive Herf
for the week, with matinee Saturday.
' Cordray-s r"A Little Outcast" for the
week, with matinee Saturday. ,
MANAGERS' ANNOUNCEMENTS.
A New War Play.
At the Baker Theater all next week,
starting with Sunday matinee,' the popular
Nelll Stock Company will present the
great war play, by Lee Arthur, "We'uns of
Tennessee.'' -It is a great play, telling, a
story for which the late Spanish War Is
taken as the foundation, and Is told in
a most able manner by the author, who
has ' lately dramatised Mark Twain's
"Huckleberry Finn," which has- recently
been given one of the most elaborate pro
ductions of anything that has been seen in
New York for years. .The- cast is a large
one and each character is one of special
worth. "We'uns of Tennessee" will be
given a great pgoduotion at the Baker
next week and the business will be, as
usual, packed to the doors, -
Thomas Jefferson In "Rip Van Winkle."
Thomas Jefferson will again pay us a
visit with Washington Irving's -master
piece. "Rip Van Winkle," and will be seen
st the Marquam Grand Theater tomorrow'
(Wednesday) and Thursday nights. The
names of Jefferson and "Rip Van Wln
ke" have been associated with each other
for so many years that they have be
come household words and one is seldom
mentioned without tbe other.
Thomas Jefferson, son of Joseph Jeffer
son, and who is now playing "Rip Van
Winkle'with gTeat success, comes in the
fifth generation of this famous family of
i iiuouui juerson, me nrsi, in juonaon in
174S. The talents of this actor wars de
veloped by no less a personage than Da
vid Garrick and -from sire to son they have
been handed down and strengthened with
each successor until today the nam of
Jefferson Is a household word and is
looked upon for all that Is best In dramat
ic axe. That - Joseph Jefferson's great
talent has been inherited by his son,
Thomas, there is no doubt. His perform
ance of the lovable happy-go-lucky old
vagabond Is one of the gems of the
American stage and will-live in the hearts
of the people for years to come. The ad
vance sale of seats opened yesterday.
Engllsh CyrlcS of a Finish Harp.
w-B-r-HWHftitt M-frtitStrUB- nrftir.V- -
i IFrorq. the- aJaove-tiamed- -olum pnbtr
lisked by Richard G. Badger, the follow
lug IMMtDiS luoted:j - - -
TO MY BELOVED.
Oh, love, my love, ljs't true that now at
last a
An angel visitant hasquletl-" crept
Into my lonely heart, and from It swept
All griefs and doubts Into the darksome
past?
Beloved, Is my soul's long-lasting fast
Now broken by a love-feast? Have 1
stept
In very truth from out the gloom, and
leapt
Into a dawn from some new sun forth
cast?
Yes! Yes! I feel Some god's smile, from
above
Break o'er my soul, and thrill Its latent
pow'r,
That pain's rough hand had vainly
tried to quench.
But now his rule is ended, O my love!
And If the contest were renewed this
hour,
Pain's, not mine, would be the face
to blench.
' TO MY BROTHER.
Last eve the warring squadrons of the
air
Flung their black tumult o'er the shak
ing sky
Through heav'n raged their weird ar
tillery Then flash, the -crash, were both exultant
there.
Then, sudden, through a rift, in golden
glare
Poured from the West the sun' last
harmony; ..-
When waned the elemental battle cry,
And lied low-mutfring to some distant
lair.
So'was" attrife within 'itself my Bout
And an my life was dark with battling
-fate; - - -
When a dear voice called low, a hand
forth Btole, - V - ; - -.
Consoled and helped, until once mora
I smiled, and blessed him . to made me
whole;
Thee. O my brother, truo of heart ana
great.
DU BIST "WIS EINE BLUMHa
(From the German of Heine.
Thou bud. of human springtime
Beautiful virginal, glad,
I gase on thy soul through thy lashes
, And my heart is strangely sad.
My hand o'er thy head is a-tremble
Mute blessings from heav'n to lure
Praying that God may preserve the
Thus virginal sweet and pure.
CLAY WATER PIPES.
(Washington Times.)
One of the regular items of work as
signed to the U street pumping station
Is to clean the fish and eels out of the
water pipes. Tho "fishing" takes phusa
a few yards west of the station, where
the supply pipes-enier the main lead
ing into the building.
This main is protected by a wire
screen, and twice each week the squirm
ing multitude gathered thews Is taken
out by means of small dip nets. The
fish are generally small, but the eels
are sometimes of ample proportions to
furnish the workmen with food for their
dinners.
Soma of fhe fish are" so small thai thaiy
pass through the jneshes of the wire
grating, and si time get into the pipes
below, but such Instances are rare, and
the removal of the fish Is necessary to
keep the water supply free.
The fish and eels wjll be entirely
eliminated by the establishment of the
proposed filtration plant.
,AN OLD ARGUMENT.
It is Jtist an incident of club life.
"Going home?" asked one of the party.
"Yes," was the reply.
- '-WhatVthe-uw breaking awayr asked
several. "Be sociable."
Tbe young man paused. It's on old. old
argument, and most effective. No one
likes to be considered unsociable, but
sociability sometimes makes it necessary
to call a cab later.
"Be guclable,"--urged tho party-" again.
"I believe I will," said the young man
thoughtfully; "in fact, I am convinced
that I ought to be."
, '.'But you'ra pnttlng an youreoat." .':...!:.
"I know It. I'm going to ba Bootable
CURRENT POETRY.
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