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TIIE OREGON DAHVT JOTONA1V POBTLAND, tTEDNESDAT-ETIINTN'O, 'DECE3IBETX 10,li02. The Oregon Daily Jotohju. c & ncnox, jocsxax. puBiosHma company. --,'- Proprietors. -L .' Address: ; THI bREOON GAILY JOURNAL. 2SI Yamhtfl Street, Between Fourth and -' fifth,' Portland, Oregon. ' INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC PAPER i '- . OF OREGON. I ' -Entered at tha PoetofHtof of Portland, ! Oregon, tor transmission through, the !-', malls aa seconded as matter. Postage tor single copies For aa 8, 10, !' er-H-pa-e paper, 1 cent; It to 2& pajjei, ! l eentaffer l pages, t cents. Anonymous'communtcatlcns will not be noticed. Rejected communication will not t returned. t Business Offlca Oregon, Main 600; Co- himbla, 106. Editorial Rooms Oregon Main BOO. City, EUitor-Oregon, Main 260. . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. M The Dally, by Carrier: The Journal, one year Tk,-; lanrrmJ. air tnonths..... ....S.O0 .... 20 . 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Haasbrook, II Times Building, New York, and Hartford Building, Chicago. - -yvhan yoo lei va the city or change your address, even Tor one week, don't fan to . call at tha business office and leave your order for Tha Oregon Dally Journal. ; DOMESTIC SCIENCE SCHOOL The following representative women have been elected as officers of the ; Portland School of Domestic Science '' President, Mrs. E. P. Mossman; ' first Vice-president, Mrs. Julia Mar . Quaral second vice-president, Mrs. Rosa Hoytj third vice-president, Mrs. . A. E. Rockey; secretary, Mrs. AUen Gilbert; correspondent secretary, Mrs Fletcher Linn; treasurer, Mrs. Q. W. Dewey. Y' hese" and "other" excellent wontfi have built up the Institution to a posi tion f recognition by the strongest " forces that govern the social and in dustrtal life of the city. It Is beyond ""tl) 'experimental stage. It Is a dem nstrated utility. It has made for It , self a place that is filled by no other, can be filled by no other, unless, per ..chance, In time It be conceded that the work that now is done by this school should find room as part of the reg . ular curriculum of the public educa tional system. . , , The women who have labored In the Portland School of Domestic Selene ' have reason to view their efforts with somewhat of complacency. The ob vious needs of Instruction along those lines will appeal to all thoughtful peo pie, Toung men are presumed to be taught .Correctly In the work to which they are to devote their lives. There Is either a technical school for that . Instruction, or a. period during which titer must be looked upon as proba tioners. -j Women who are to have the direc- Hon of the household are expected to . step from the schoolroom into the dls , .., charge of duty In all completeness, without preparation. Marriage Is the , graduation ffm childhood and the e,n ; - trance into the realm of full reaponai- -Mlity.- - - . Methods of cooking, principles of .. sanitation, skill In buying, command of '. servants, in fact, alt matters pertain ing to the details of management of ' the house, the home, are not taught to the girl who Is to become so important J s factor In the domestic science of the . country, the science that is more Im portant than materia medlca, more vi tal than government economics, the most important element in our national ' life. " -' , Ignorant of the delicate and slgnlfl eant relations of motherhood, the girl enters upon such relations without knowledge, without suggestions that - fcnay be given from experience. . Consideration of these things will convince lheieasJLluiUlitj!l..oX.lhg 1- value of the school of domestic science. ' There Is no other institution in this . city 'SO deserving of hearty support as - this school. Its further progress will ,;. please all who understand the vital Deeds of society and who appreciate t what the school is doing to supply those needs. ' " DR.; AMES, fUGITIVE. y Dr. A. A. Ames, mayor of Minneap olis, Is a fugitive from justice. He es ' caped from Frankfort, Ky., pursued by Officers holding requisition from the ' governor of that state, asked for by . the governor of Minnesota. - Sick, shorn of the power of office, despised by all good people, he Is a pitiable objeetwithal subject tot tirc ful comment upon the ends of the cor : ruptlonlst. He made public office a j. private' graft. He was unfaithful to . the. trusts reposed by the people of his eNyHeWjasaIlrtohe tates that must have come even to him at times In the midst ot all his viie nesa and perfidy. L . Endowed;- byTxature with Intellect, possessed of elements of personal power among his fellows, knowing the possibilities that He before the man who ia elevated to high position, he chose to betray all-hls people excepting the few who revel In municipal filth, chose to associate with the men and women who live upon a level with the human beasts and who make up that under worldwTitch we all scorn. It matters littlewhether or not"he be &ppreneided and' visited with tha legal punishments that he deserves. He has his punishment In he universal abhor rence of all good people, and the os tracizatlon from the further company of those who believe that life brings duties to keep faith with virtue and eschew Immorality. What worse punishment? To be despised of all men, to be a fugitive from justice, to seek seclusion, to dare not make known his whereabouts, to scurry from place to place, hunted by representatives of the government who would drag him before the courts to receive the condemnation of the law. He is already punished. He is already an example to the youth that warns them to avoid such degredatlon as that which has lowered a brilliant man to the level of the criminal and made him an outcast from the company of all decent people. NEED OF HONEST -MEN. The needs of Alaifca, ore belna; et ploited in the publio p-nts and are be fore Congress and the admlnU.ratlon for present consideration. These needi; are numerous and pressing, and they ahould be supplied. Apropos, there Is one need that vlh appeal to all experienced In the con ditions of the far. northern territory the need of honest men in the conduct of govefnn-ient business there. Some who have gone thither have honored thelp country and given a good ac count of their stewardship. There have been others who have disgraced the high positions they have held and whose tenure -of office has been one round of corruption. Virtually the same conditions have obtained across the line In British ter ritory." The" Klondike has been one succession of frauds, and one grand opportunity to secure from official po sition the illegitimate fruits of con niving and scheming. The people who have wrought to de velop the boundless resources of that territory have been compelled to curry the load of official rottenness. The progress has been marvelous In spite of the deplorable conditions that have obtained. And the future promises to see further progress. That progress will be in proportion as the govern ment ferrets out the abuaes that have existed and applies remedial meas ures. . Honest men In office, to supplement the efforts of those honest men who have held some positions and who have strlveir to uphold the dignity of their- .government and the-stantlftrd- of decency in official Ism, Is one of the pressing needs Just now In the terri tory of Alaska. Spain will spend $20,000,000 annually during ten years, to build a modern navy. Spain had on January 1, 1901, estimated, 17,650,214 people, or about two-ninths of the population of the United States, In the same propor tion, this country would expend (90, 000,000 annually, or a total during the ten years of $800,000,000, against 1200, 000,000 for Bpaln. No wars threaten Spain. No wars threaten any of the civilized powers. Every year lessens probability of conflict with soldiery and battleships. Strife nowadays Is along Industrial lines, differences be tween manufacturers and sellers of commodities, between the institutions that distribute to the people of the earth the products of Industry. It Is also true thuf, as armaments Increase In efficiency, probability of warfare lessens. Every modern navy 1b a guarantee of peace.' Potential bat tles are better as preventives than ac tual fights as cures for disputes. SDain Is In line with current thought on this subject. If she proceed to build such a navy as her statesmen propose. The Oregon Camera Club has been exhibiting pictures showing the beau ties of scenery in , this state, and thereby has done good service for the commonwealth. Scenery of matchless beauty is one of the chief assets of this state. It attracts tourists, entrances the person who la looking for a homo. addB esthetic pleasure to the other ad vantages of living in this region. This is no inconsiderable element in the up building of the state. It is something not to be lightly passed over. And the Camera Club does this work well. It Is entitled" to commendation for the re sults tt hers secure -tflTcailtHtf atten tion to the scenic beauties of the re gion that has more scenic beauties than any other upon the globe. Keep on noting the cold of the Eastern states, the inclemencies of weather that annually transform those regions Into places wherein- the poor suffer from Insufficiencies of fuel and clothing and food, and everyone lives only to look forward to the coming of spring. 'Whether It be In winter or summer, Oregon may congratulate It self upon the kindness of nature in the giving of a superb climate. WOMEN NOW AND THEN. (New York Tribune. Prof. Hilprecht, the Babylonian ex plorer, lecturing upon his discoveries at Nippur, tells of one which shows that the women of that famous town and those of the present day are "sisters under their skin." He says: "Beside the coffins. In tombs that we found, were ars Containing Jewels, tflnfcersr and belong ings of the dead. There were paints In these Jars. too. for the dead women. For these ancients believed that the departed one would ned toilet articles to enab her to keep up appearances on her spir itual Journey." THE TABASCO COLUMN, When the long hand points- to 12 o'clock And tha short hand points to 11 We turn our thoughts from earthly things' And think oi those in heaven. Of those who've crossed the silent iream And climbed tha fartherhlH Who loved us ere they went awar, God knows, we love them stllL Kent ska girls got up w danclag party recently and cut the man out entirely. This Is all right as an experiment, but, if it becomes a habit, there will be trouble. President Roosevelt deserves the thanks of the entire country for calling attention to the amount of good white ocoer that la spoiled in government printing. Virginia's Legislators are wrestling with a bill making kissing a misdemeanor. Still people will kiss, even If they hnve to kiss Miss Demeanor herself. The Tacoma Ledger calls Portland an Inland town. Doesn't It know that The Dalles, 110 miles above us, exports cod fish? With 14,000,000 subjects. Congress should see that the President's message was printed In Tagalog and "pldjun" English. Tariff W bad enough, but now some fyiKs want to take the money out of the treasury In the shape of subsidies. Chicago has a problem. It wants to know which ,1s the cheaper, to lower the tunnels under It or raise, the river. An exchange suggests that the Agricul tural department graft a Christmas tree so that wo can raise our presents. A silver dollar Is as big how as It ever was, und yet. since Uia recent decline in silver, it looks like 30 cents. President Roosevelt says this nation "Is seated on u continent flanked by two oceans. And there you are. The rain falteth on the Just man more plentifully than on the unjust, because the latter swipes an umbrella. Since Smoot announced his desire to go to the I'nlted Btatws Benate Utah, has an earthquake every day. Tle President's message must be all right, as Watterson and Uryan both let It go without comment. The Congressional Record again sheds Its soul-cheering rays, upon the Just and unjust Just alike. A man need not necessarily be classed as an artist because lie paints the town d. A mnn being the head of a family pen. erally finds that fie has to foot the bills Congress will know there Is sueh place as AlusKa, ir Jvey uoesn t lose nis neuiui People who Jump, at conclusions some times need to niukelt In two Jumps. , . AJdkks of Delaware may be bid, but he. l-tKt- st TiteiMt-e-rcHiu'm,-- All men are free and equal, hut some much more so than others. Carrie Nation, by the nld of her hatchet has finally broken Into jail. If the clouds have silver linings they must ionk like 30 cents. It'r, geuitally lifter the accident that the aim Isn't loaded- Mr. Dooley Is to be married, and duly married, at that. FIVE ELATED NINE DOWNCAST Result of Examination Before State Board of Pharmacy. Five of the U aspirants for the privilege of practicing as driiggis's in this state withstand the examination of the Btate board- of Pharmacy- yestrrday. - The suc cessful five are: Seniors Lewis Johnson, 8ilverton;B. 8. Corswell. Portland; Dr. ". C. Pelt. Seaside. Juniors Grover C. Bellinger, Salem, and Charles Collins of indepemh nee. There were 13 men and one woman who took thu examination yesterday before the State Kard of Pharmacy, which is composed of the following members: W. Moody, Portland president; John M. A. I.aue, Portland, .secretary; A. Yerrlng ton, . Eugene, treasurer; C. G. Huntley, Oregon City; Z. S. RlKgs of Salem. The examination was not considered very ..rigorous. It requires a grade of at least 70 per cent, to pass. The questions for the seniors are divided Into four classes: Toxlcoloey, materia medlca. chemistry nnd pharmacy. Ten questions are given In each class. CALIFORNIA TOWNS. SAN JOSE, Cel.: Dec 10. Executlvs officers of the leading cities of the state gathered In San Jose today for the fifth annual convention of the League of California Municipalities. An address of welcome by Mayor Worswtck nnd a response by President M. P. Snyder of Los Angeles, followed by officers' reports and the appointment of committees, is the program for the opening day. To morrow and Friday the league will en-Kag-e in tha discussion of legislative and other questions concerning the manage ment and welfare of cities. ALABAMA CONFERENCE. MONTGOMERY, Ala., Deo. 10. Seve ral hundred delegates and visitors are here for the annual session of the Ala bama conference of tne M. E. Church. South, which will be in Session here dur ing the next few days. Bishop A. Coke 3mlth is thepresidlng officer and -daring the week the routine proceedings will be enlivened by addresses to be delivered by some speakers of note. NO SUBSIDY. NEW- YORK, Dec. 10.Cabled accounts of the report of the special committee appointed by the British House of Com mons to Investigate , the ship subsidy question, are that the movement is not generally favored, i 1 JUST BETWEEN JOURSELVES. . BY. K. K. K. The poultry show mens today and as xar as I can Uajm there are only twe women In all the -vicinity of Portland who are raising chickens in an up-to- aate, practical way, mat they aren't ex hibiting. Their yard Is Just a side issue, too. i Miss toung end Miss Christopher are stenographers- la the same office, and while always interested in chickens, they had never planned yard of their own until Miss Youngs health failed two years ago. Then the v bought a little place thsy fancied st Oak Grove and Miss Young began her chicken raising as an amusement, to Bass awsv the time. It grew so interesting she began broadening out first one Incubator and then two were running st full blast. She was careful to oegln with onlv the finest fowls. Her suocess encouraged her to go on, for 75 per cent of her first aggs hatched, iand she lost few In raising. In fact she says in the two years they have been at work they have lust only one hen from a cause they could not trace to some mistake or neglect. In their ambition to Improve their breed, they send as far l'.ast as Massachusetts for ckk". The little place at Oak (Jnve was too small for them this year, so tn October tney oougnt a nve-aore tract three miles from Greshsm. The rains began before any building could be ' done, but in the spring the old buildings come down and the best modern Ideas go into new ones. Miss Young and Miss Christopher have been working in a Portland office the en tire two years and have only been able to give stray minutes to this fancy of theirs. Their success has been so great, though, they feel sure that a woman not any woman, but a woman r-wlth patience to stick at the work, could not fail to be most successful. In chicken - raising In Oregon. X SIX EXHIBITS. Out of tha SI exhibitors at the Camera Club this year, six are women. Most of then work Is done In carbon in fact two thirds of the pictures this year are car bon prints. Miss Maud Alnsworth has put up nine good pictures. In "His First Sitting," she has caught as natural a pose as there Is on the wall. The dog perched on the chair "with his nose turned up for further orders." as some one expressed it. Is not one bit more unstudied than the little hoy taking his photo. "Babuetl ' U an other pose of the same dog. "in Its Own Conipletness" Is a family scene,, father, mother and baby With- rural suggestions in their make up. "Castle Rock" and "Table Mountain,.- St;- ivter's Dome" and "Al Vista," as bits of scenery that have appealed to Miss Alnsworth. Miss Hertha Breymam shows three pic tures. Two scenes, "Reflection,'' and her prize-winner, "Peaceful Twilight." Some think "A Dash of Spray" the finer pic ture, but the Ladd cup goes to a land scene with a touch of clouds and water. Miss Breyman has held the cup two years now. another suocess makes It hers. Miss Elizabeth Hutsby and Mrs. A. H. Tanner exhibit this year for the first time. Miss Hutsby's work Is really flue. Of her three, perhaps 'The Home Sen tinel" appeals to one most. Her "Purl tan Maiden" tn its quaint gold frame, and "Nature's Beauty," a study in trees, are both good. Mrs. Tanner's exhibit, with the exception of "A Snow Scene" are all marine views or show a glimpse of water. Some of them are very, clever and give promise of some good work In the fu ture. The gem of Mrs. Charles I.add's collec tion is "A Glimpse Of the Rea." It is full of poetry.- One longs to slip down on the soTHt ondLgo on wlh"4heunnr dreacaa TT "U rrron KCtf ra si y tntngsr -backr - tter- fiwwer plcturcs are always daintily satisfying; "A Decorated Panel," "In' Pride of Birth." "Autumn." and "A California Wilderness" are not disappointing. Her "Outdoor Portrait" is being greatly ad mired. Its only possible fault Is perhaps too clear an outline. Miss Lily White has kindly sent in four of her pictures. "Old Cancel." Miss White considers the best of the four. In fact she snys it Is the only one that really satisfies her. She means to work this and "The Monterey Sphinx" Into large pictures for "a Imdon exhibit. Miss White Is far too critical of her own work. No one else has found a flaw in her "Storm on ine folumbla," and In "Castle Kock" she showed th" scene from a point of view never exhibited in the club be fore. THE ST. LAWRENCE BAZAAR. "Dainty" is the word best describing the bazaar opened yesterday afternoon by the ladies of St. Lawrence Church In their hall on Third and Sherman streets. The decollations are especially so. In the center of the room hangs a ball of Oregon gape tied with a huge pink bow and radiating from It are strands of grape with a pink carnation nodding at regular Intervals to ihe furthermost cor ner. The booths are in white and green; at the eandt table, green with a suggestion of white, and at fancy work tables one and two. white with trimmings of gree-n, 'llie lang sLiud piled high With wifa pH,WM -naturally followed- its own sweet will In colors. The pink tea promised for yesterday afternoon was another dainty feature. The tete-a-tete tables arranged In a circle about a huge Japanese umbrella fringed with twinkling Chinese lanterns were as "dainty" as their Mexican tea clothes, pink bows, sprays of smllax and freight of handsome china, silver and cut glass could make them. Mrs. H. E. Edwards and Mrs. William Jes'sop were the thoughtful hostesses of the affair. Miss Edwards and Miss Jessop presided over the tea run with the Misses Alice Barnes, Kitty Cain. Lula I iiiterwood, Louise Kretland. Mary Llllas as Willing assist ants. Mrs. K. D. Smith looked after the supply of cake. Other ladles Interested In the success of the bazaar are: .Mrs. Fretland. Mrs. Cox. Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. O'Neil, Mrs. M. Jones. Mrs. Rideii. Mr. Schmales. and the Misses Oetavia Murphy, Mosher, Anna Snider, Lillas. Julia Murphy, Emma and Mary McMann and JCa. LJHas.. .The sale closes Thursday evening. " YESTERDAY'S DEMONSTRATION. The demonstration at the cooking school yesterday was on breads of many kinds. Whole wheat loaves from kneaded and unkneadud dough, sticks and snarls, I'arkerhouse rolls in crescent, twin, braid and crusty styles !. ame as A, B, C's in Miss Voorhees' hinuls. Pans of the dif ferent breads were ready for the oven at the opening of,t.he class that baking might be demoiistnUPd. . Next Thurs day's lesson Is to be sally lunn, potatoes au gratln and the other two sink into insignificance before the mystery of this last baked Ice cream. - after Nine days work. The Lone Fir Monument basaar closed last night. While the affair has not been quite as successful as the workers had hoped, they feel that in view of the stormy weather, and the endless church sales, on at the same time, they could hardly expect anything better. Through misunderstanding the poultry show reached the cyclery one day too .soon. The chickens made a point -of letting the bazaar know lust what thev thoueht of being kept out of their quarters, In tones almost deafening at times. WILLIAM G. ELIOT FRATERNITY. The William G. Eliot Fraternity en- Joyed an Interesting study hour last night over the general topic 'Fur Trade in tne Oregon Territory." Next Week air. Gillette delivers the lecture. tar. The Laws of Spain or of America, Which? Sentenced on' Island of Guam, a Marine Carries the Matter to Washington. 8 AN FRANCISCO. Dec lO.-One of the strangest cases that evsr came before tho United States courts -will shortly be submitted to the Supreme Court by George A- McGowan, a Ban Francisco attorney. The case is in the Interests of Edward Johnson, and it will be habeas corpus proceedings to compel a showing why Johnson should be deprived of his liberty. It will bring- out technical points of both Spanish and 'American law and the courts must determine which of the two is paramount or how well they will mix. In May of last year Johnson, together with two companions, all enlisted men in the united .States Navy, committed climes on the Island ot Guam. There Is no disputing this fact. They admit they committed the offenses, which were very severe. Such, crimes, have been punished by deato in certain instances. However, In the case of Johnson and his compan Inns, Spanish law was Invoked and the charge was made robbery, which was not the real offense. Although citizens of the United States and on American soil, these men were tried under the Spanish laws and were not allowed to be present in the court room during their hearing. This is the main point of contention. The court sentenced them to six years. four years and two months and four years, Johnson receiving the long term THE PETITION. The petition to be presented to the court reads as follows: 'On Information and belief said John son Is Imprisoned. jajjd re.B,tralned.of hta liberty In a ' lair at ' or hear the town at Aguno, in the Island of Guam, situated In the Marianas or the Ladrones, which Isl and, by the late treaty of Paris, pro claimed by the President of the United States on the 11th day of April, A. D. 189, had been ceded to the United States and has thereby ceased to be foreign thereto. Said Johnson is so imprisoned and restrained by the agents and sub ordinates of William H. Moody, Secre tary of the Navy, and is within the con trol of said Secretary, .of the Navy, and within the custody of some one, un known to your petitioner, exercising au thority under and under the direction and orders Of said Secretary of the Navy. "On information and belief, said John son has not been committed and is not detained by virtue of any Judgment, de cree, order or process Issued by any court or judge of the I'nited States or by any court or tudge of any state of territory of the United States or by any court martial ou any case. HAD NO POWER. , 'Your petitioner yrers that said alleged coirrrafm"trTer'sam prteT)dt!d-'tTlHt-wrre as to said Johnson entirely and utterly without any Jurisdiction whatever, and said alleged tribunal was totally Incom petent to try or to sentence said Johnson or to render or Impose any Judgment or sentence whatever against him. I The articles for the government of the navy of the United States provide thr all offeiiaqs committed by persons be longing to Hie navy of the United States while on shore shall be punished In the samel manner as if they had been com mitted at sea. and that the offense de scribed in said article as theft, meaning thereby larceny, may be punished as -a cov.rt-martial may adjudge. The Navy Department, however, in a general order Issued on the 23th day of My. A. D. lsW, published a limitation to the pun ishment of said offense In time of peace to be for enlisted men confinement for two years and dishonorable discharge, said limitation having been approved by the President of the United States in ac cordance with an act of Congress of the United States, approved on the 27th day of February, A. D. 1895. The Judges have Jurisdiction under any of the laws or treaties of the United States or the laws of any state or territory, or have acquired Jurisdiction by the commence ment of legal proceedings In such court or before such Judge; nor Is the said Johnson committed or detained by virtue of the final Judgment or decree or sen tence of any competent tribunal, of a ovU -or-. criminal .iariniliction .or by. that of any court-martial, or by virtue of any execution or other process Issued upon such Judgment, decree, order or sen tence." The petition continues by stating that Johnson was arrested by military author ity on a charge of larceny or theft, al leged to have been committed at the barracks, of a box of clothing and about $.100 In Mexican money from one Clar ence J. Hoskins, also an enlisted man In the Marine Corps of the United States, and kept In confinement at the quarters until on or about the 17th day of May, A. D. 1901, when, pursuant to an Alleged order, entitled General Order- No. 30, marked A and B, respectively, Issued. by the military governor of the Island, Sea ton Schroeder, a commander In the navy of the United States, he was turned over by said military authority to the alleged civil authorities of the Island, these lat ter being officers of the navy or Marine Corps of the United States, or appointees jeX.-th gQ,vejrnor.or his prpdecejrialsA. an officer In the navy of ,the UTnted States, and on or about the third day of October, A. D. 1901, in the meantime not having had a hearing. Johnson was brought before an alleged court, consist ing of .an ensign in the navy of the United States, one Alfred W. Pressy, and after a pretended trial, which was con ducted in the Spanish language, which was not understood by Johnson, the au thorities refusing to furnish Johnson with an Interpreter, although requested so to do, the interrogatories .put to Johnson, however, being in the English language, the court assumed to sentence Johnson to six years' Imprisonment, to begin on the 21st day of November, A. D. 1901, which sentence he is still serving out During the pretended trial Johnson was not per mitted by the authorities to be present, except for the purpose of answering interrogatories propounded to him. not to hear the testimony adtluced against him, nor -to "ba confronted- by. -the-witnesses against him. At the pretended trial Johnson entered & plea to the Juris diction of the alleged court, claiming that he should be tried by a court-martial -of the navy of the United States, but the plea, was overruled and the alleged sen- As the times of the alleged committal of the charged offense and the alleged or pretended trial and sentence were in time- of peace, and the articles aboye re ferred' to, and the limitations aforesaid wars la full force and virtue at the times. STRANG KAVAQXBg' AVVOTOOZiaurTS. At the Sake art Week, "We-ups of Tennessee" will be the of fering at The Baker all next week! start lng with Sunday -.matinee, 'and that the is em stock company will give a magnlf lcent production the play, there la no doubt. The cast Is an exceptionally large one and every, member of the company wm nave a part of speolal worth. "We uns of Tennessee" is a military play that ranks with the foremost productions of recent years and tells of Incidents of the late war of the United States with Spain. In addition to a splendid military story, there is a story of love which beautifully woven into the plot, making the entire play a most interesting one not only to those who have witnessed the hor rors of war. but to those who have always lived in peace and plenty. The dramatic situations of the play are intense and at the same time there Is sufficient comedy to provide a splendid foil for the deep emotion of the drama: Pasted to its fullest will be the rule at the Baker all next week, at well as it. has been all the season. Primrose and Dockstader Call the attention of all lovera of good minstrelsy to the fact that the Big American Minstrels, under the tier soual management of James H. Decker, wnose name is so favorably associated wnn up-io-aaie minstrelsy, is to ap pear at the Marquara Grand Theater next Monday and Tuesday night. This entertainment , Is said to surpass even is last season s excellence, everything oeing aone upon a more colossal scale. The company comprises 60 people. In eludes a superb orchestra, a score of famous vocalists, dozens of specialty artists and at least half a dozen come dians who have been Induced by large salaries to enter the minstrel field. Primrose and Dockstader's motto is: ' fresent minstrelsy as it should be." and as the right to the title of "minstrel" in the United States would seem to most fittingly typify the dusky race of the Southern plantations, then are these gentlemen right In having their , com puny appear in blackface, that is, don burnt cork. Primrose and Dockstader will always be inseparably , connected with all that ia best In the history of American minstrelsy, and, from the puttin t-a-ey hove-won throughout the entire country, and the reception they are receiving wherever they play, sea son after season. It would seem as if- 'they had the key to unlock the proverbial chest of gold. It is an amusement from which no one looking for dlvertisement can turn away from and say they have not naa a gooa lime. , The advance sale of seats opens Fri day morning at 10 oclock. A story of Jsfferson. At the Marquam Grand Theater to night and tomorrow night Thomas Jef ferson will present his famous play. Rip Van Winkle." Mr. Jefferson, who appeared here last season and scored a most decided lilt be fore a large audience, made up of our best people, will return once more in this grand old play. In these days when the name of Jeffer son is mentioned in. coffnection frith the stage, the public anticipate a treat. And he lovers of pure, clean and wholesome plays turn out in force to greet them. Such Is. said . to. be, the experience. of Mr, Thomas .Jefferatuu.3tlQ..ja..thft soa-ofl Joseph Jefferson. The following amus- ng Incident If told of Thomas: While Thomas Jeffprson, the amor, was walk- ng home from a duck hunt one evening qfKh his father, the famous Joseph Jef ferson, one or the colored bovs in at- endance asked Tom what his father did n the show. Tom sad. "Go up. John, and ask him, he will' tell you." The olored boy approached Mr. . Jefferson and said: "Mr. Joe. would you be mad f I axed you something?" "No, John, what Is It?" "What do you do In the how?" Mr. Jefferson told him It would be rather difficult to explain to him what his particular line of business was. 'Well, ' said John, "dus you swallow knives?" The old gentleman Informed him that he had no talent whatever in that way. "Well, your son, Massa Tom. old me you swallowed knives and forks, an' fire nn' de Lor' knows what all, and believed he was Just foolln me. Mr. Jefferson agreed .with him, saying that his son was quite capable of It. "Well, dere's one thing certain," said John, "you don't act In de circus." Mr. Jefferson asked him how he could be so ure of that. John burst into an Im moderate fit of laughter. "Oh, no, no. ir; you can't fool me on dat. I've seed ou get on a horse you ain't no circus actor." WAS WELL KNOWN IN PORTLAND ales H. Spadone, Who Committed Suicide, Lived in This City. From San Francisco comes tha story of the sad death of Jules H. Spadone, salesman in the employ of the Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Com pany of that city. To end his existence he inhaled Illuminating gas turned on from one of ihe mains In the firm's store t 32 Fremont atreet. His body was found on the morning of December 8 by reilow employe. Young Spadone was well known In Portland. Several years ago he was In business In this city , and made-quite a sooil rtoini -for.IUmseLf among1 business men. He was honest and straightforward nd gained the good will of those with whom he was brought in-daily contact. fe disposed of his interests here and went to San Francisco, where he had een residing up to the time of his death. Friends of the young man say that he was worried over financial difficulties when he took his own life. He was somewhat inclined to extravagance and Incurred debts that cava him a. irrcat deal ot mental bother. ..'".' Zt". '. Spadone left a note which read: "Please have me cremated." ' This was all the evidence furnished of his determination die by his pwn hand. Deceased was years of age and lived lb Berkeley. Cal. . FINE . PACIFIC SHIP. NEW YORK, Dec, 10. The magnifi cent new BTeaTtishlp Siberia of the Pacific Mall Steamship Company sailed from New York today for flan Francisco. The Siberia was recently completed at New port News, and Is pne of the largest ships ever built in this country, the is a sis ter ship to the Korct. tfhich recently established a new rword for a fast tTuh across the Pacific. Captain J. T. Smith expectsthe 81berta to make the trip to San Francisco by way of the Horn in 36 days. She will then go into service be tween San Francisco. Honolulu, Japan, China and the Philippine. . 10 fllllll 1 Delegation Is Now t on the Ground Give Oat Statements of What They Intend to Accomplish by Their Efforts. (Journal Special Service.) WASHINGTON. Deo. 10. A commit tee to promote the welfare of Alaska 1J at present n this city. It is composed of City Attorney Hoggett of ' Nome, Capt. J. J. Healy of Eagle City. Yukon; Rooert Blel of Cppper River Valley, and A. J. McNear and a. M. Ksterly of Val des. "The president's message to Con gress," said Mr. Hoggett, In a dlscuH- eion of AlaBkan affairs,, "Is the first evi dence of the awaking Interest in legisla tion tor Alaska, 'which embraces an area equal to all of the United States east of hte Mississippi River. It Is a great country. Her great river, the Yukon, discharges Into the Paclflo Ocean one third more water than the Mississippi River dischargee into the Gulf of Mexico. Alaska has a popula tion of 65,000 souls, yet since her pur chase from Russia in 1867 has not risen to the dignity of a territory. The popu lation is equal to the combined popula tion of the States of Nevada and Idaho, represented In Congress by four United States Senators and two Representa tives. There is a prevalent belief that Alaska is a land of snow and Ice. When the purchase was under discussion one member proposed to call the new posses sions 'Zero.' while another named it 'Seward's lee-Box.' I have lived in the most northern part of Alaska, on' the shore of the Bering Sea, and there Is no more suffering from the cold there than there Is In any of the cltlee on the great lakes of the. United, States. The Govern ment reports show that at Sitka it does not get cold enough to freeze ice enough for summer use. ALASKAN NEEDS. "We are anxious to secure immigration to Alaska, that the fertile lands may ba occupied and cultivated. We do not want any railroad subsidies, but we do want land laws which will encourage agriculture, laws such as were glvea Oregon when that rlch country was de veiopeu. The Canadian Government offers ln ducemonts to tho American farmers, and thousands of them are going to ths British Northwest to get tne section of land,-640 acres. The United States has not given Alaska one law calculated ta promote immigration to that country. though the land is every bit as desirable for agricultural purposes as the British, Northwest. The settler In Alaska under the present homestead la'ws is allowed . only-80 acres of land, whereas he can . get 160 in the States,' near, a railroad. and 640 acres in Canada. No one will ga to Alaska under these conditions. With ..lft W.s.us;h ..as Oregon had I . predict that 60.4)00 persons will settle in Alaska In the rich valleys of the Yukon, Tunana and Cooper Rivers within year. LAND IS GOOD. "Regarding the crops of these valleys. gTass grows as high as a man's head, and there are millions of acres of it. All tha hay wanted for winter use can be oured. Hcgs can be raised and fattened at lit tle cost. It Is ene of the best stock coun tries I ever saw. There are .15,000 square miles of fine agricultural land In the Copper River Valley alone, an erea equal to one half of the great State of Iowa. Capt. Wiesen of the United States Army said of this valley: 'The climate Is good enough and the seasons long enough to grow almost anything, and the soil la so rich that It would be sold by the pound for fertiliser If ft were in New York.' Our trade with the United States has averaged eighteen millions a year in tho last two years, continued Mr. Hoggett. 'Statistics show that every person in Alaska buys from the United States $1.- 0y) worth of goods and merchandise each year. A miner will purchase more goods In one year than a thousand Chinamen r Japanese, and therefore tha trade Is more to be encouraged than the trade In the Orient. We have n representatnn, yet we are taxed on everything and the money Is carried away to the United States Treasury. There Is a license tax i en all kinds of business. We have alto trether, counting the Is'nnris, .',000 miles r seacoast, yet we nave oniy onejigni- house, it is proposal to erect 40,000 lighthouses if any. We do not need them, but' we do need small (1,400 lighthouses, well distributed. WEALTH NOT KNOWN. "The American people are wonderfully) ignorant of Alaska and the actual char acter of that territory. The country has been neglected and misunderstood. The time has coma when the facts should be known and Justice done. All we ask Is proper homestead laws and we will tartle the world with the sudden and great development We will ask Congress for a law such aa Oregon had in the matter of donations to settlers, and thera can be no objection to such a measure. If such a law does not develop the coun try no harm can possibly result from it, while if the country is developed, as we know it will be, it will add untold wealth to the United States." SURVEY IN OREGON. WASHINGTON. D. C, Deo. 10. Ac cording- to the report of the Secretary of Agriculture, the department proposes to assign a "party to Oregon for six months, during the next field session, to survey the soils in an area around saiem in tne Willamette Valley, BUY REW CLOTHES. WASHINGTON, Deo. 10. Uncle Sam Is preparing to buy new clothes for his boys in blue. In order to provide the soldiers with outfits from head to to he is obliged to go down Into his pocket to the extent of about J2,500,000. Bids for furnishing this large amount ol goods to the army will be opened today by the quartermasters In New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. Some the items for which proposals are Invited are 850,000 yardB of olive gray -covert -cloth. 1S5,X)00- yards of drab. serge. 1.200,000 dull brrmzo coat buttons. 30,000 pairs of buckskin gloves. 20.B09 pair of calfskin shoes, and 60,000 can ton flannel drawers. TAFT'SPLUM. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10. It is an nounced here as extremely likely that Governor Taft, of the Philippine Islands, wfiT ftimr.AAri JnaftoA flhfpaa aft a member ' I ot the. United States Supreme Court, . I '1 ' - - - ,