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strongly guaranteed by agreement
among the European governments. But
while tha present labor troubles re
main unsettled the element of uncer
tainty will continue to be a source of
Irritation, aH well aa of great danger
to the Integrity of a country which
for tnuny years hus been an anomaly
amoiiK European states, and the late
act of th" lutch Parliament catuiot
but serve to aggravate the very condi
tions which it la intended to destroy.
j THE QUEST OF &AUTY. j
a I
(Written for The Washington Evening
Star by Katherlna Morton.)
Jewels, If beauty would be enhanced.
nniHt be worn with regard to color.
Highly colored gems rubles, emeralds
and supphlres do not look well with any
shade of red. They are not for the maid
or matron with Tltlan-hued tresses, or
with hair thut Is frankly red
If eyes are dull do not make them ap
pear more so by putting sparkling dia
monds near them. They detract from
the brilliancy of eyes and teeth. This
SAW THE CANBY MASSACRE
(liy Paul De Laney.)
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THE MENACE TO HOLLAND.
Possibly no event or situation in
Which the continental governments of
' Europe have become Involved In recent
years has been fraught with graver
peril- to the stability of one of the
family of nations, or to the general
peace of the continent, than the Im
pending crisis in the relations between
capital and labor In Holland. While
It is not impossible to discern in the
situation some foundation for an op
timistic outlook upon the Immediate
future of the Uttle kingdom, there are
several factors In the somewhat ex
lgent case that would seem to render
the position of the country more pre
carious than the statesmen of Europe
ire willing to admit.
The most threatening feature of the
situation appears to be the geograph
leal location of Holland and its rela
tions to the German Empire. A great
proportion of the commercial products
of the latter realm must pass through
Holland before they can gain the high
seas. Inasmuch as Germany's Inter
estt In the troubled country are para
mount to those of the other foreign
nations. It is hardly to be expected
that any determined effort will be
made by other powers to circumvent
Emperor William in any honorable de
signs he may have looking toward an
early settlement of the troubles at any
cost, provided such settlement does
Iiot seriously Impair the minor pres
tige "which has been gained by other
States.
The most delicate feature of the
contemplated adjustment of the dif
ferences between the warring classes
a struggle lu which there Is a con
slderable political element Is the ap
parent great difficulty to be encount
ered in harmonizing the Socialist and
Liberal Democrat leaders on the one
aide and the erstwhile dominant forces
of the government and capital on the
Other. If the crisis become more
acute, and Emperor William should de
cide to dictate the policy to be pur
sued by Holland in dealing with the
troubles, none can prophesy the out
come. It is not'Wtni Improbable that
Germany already has made represeii
tationa to Holland through the usual
diplomatic channels, In the hope that
the Queen's government will take lm
mediate steps toward obviating any
greater peril to those German com
mercial Interests which are liable to
Buffer seriously in the event of pro
tracted trade and industrial paralysis
in the stricken country. If it trans
pire that this shall prove a task be
yond the powers of the Dutch govern
ment at anything short of civil war,
the next step on the part of Emperor
William probably would be a tender
SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE
Has the city and county government
of Portland been conducted lu a man
ner that Justifies the taxpayers of this upplles also to rhlnestones.
city In saying that they have received
their proper returns for taxes paid?
Most of the taxpayers say "no."
Most of the taxeuters say "yes."
Can and will the merchants, the
Chamber of ("eniineree, the Hoard of
Trade, In fact any or nil f the com
mercial organisation of Portland
answer these questions? Here they
are:
Why has Portland nn Inadequate
police force It has only half the men
required ?
Why has Portland the worse streets
of any city of equal slxe on the Pacific
Coast?
Why has Portland's Fire Depart
ment been obliged to run short hand
ed '.'
Why Is the city sewer system a
wreck ?
Why are Its bridges a wreck?
Why has It no improved public-
parks?
Why has It insufficient . money with
which to buy sufficient numbers of
street lights?
Why has It a city jail thut Is a dis
grace ?
Why has It an ancient court-house?
Why has it not a city receiving hos
pital and corps of trained surgeons like
other cities of even 10.000 inhabitants?
Why Is there only one police station
Last, but most Important, why Is the
tax rate so high when the city and
county is giving nothing in return?
Something should be done, and that
something right soon, to And out what
has become of the funds of this city
and county.
There may not be dishonesty In
solved, but there is wretched manage
ment, or a leak somewhere.
A LOCAL HUMORIST.
The morning edition of the news
paper trust of this city was in u Jolly
mood on Saturday. It professed, with
that keen sarcasm which has made our
humorous contemporary's writings
famous all over the world, to report
the proceedings of the Democratic
congressional convention at Albany
and dished up its slde-splltlng refer
ences to the doings of the delegates
till all Oregon, and even part of
Washington and California, have been
convulsed with laughter.
And what a really funny thing It Is
to be able to pause and think that a
humorously Inclined Republican con
ventlon with a delicious dlsregurd of
the wise and studied words of the
usually sedate Morning Trust (which
now In rollicking levity changes the
political subject) put In nomination a
man whom the trust pile driver tried
to flatten under weight of its great
hammer! They charged him with
crime and with, well, most everything.
But, for a' that and a' that, a Repub
lican's a Republican for a' thut.
of assistance in the form of armed
troops to be employed against the
strikers. How the other countries of
Europe would view this offer is purely
a matter of conjecture. In any event
its acceptance by Queen Wilhelmina
would kindle anew the long-slumbering
fire of popular Jealously and ha
tred of German ambitions in England
and France, If not elsewhere.
The Dutch Parliament has enacted
a sweeping punitive anti-strike bill, It
is true, but it is hardly to be expected
"that It will have the full effect upon
the-inflamed masses which the gov
ernment hopes for. "While The Nether
lands press has maintained up to the
present time that the government has
complete control of the situation, and
While the strike is noorlv organized
Bow Jingo Bled.
Jingo, tallest of captive elephants, Is a
derelict adrift iu the steamship truck, oft
the Vail of the Banks lie died on the
White Star freighter Georglc , recent
ly, from Liverpool and wasn't burled at
sea. but was simply dropped overboard.
Later, perhaps, he may be sighted ns
a dead whale or an uncharted Island.
Perhaps a sailing craft may come to
grief upon his tough tonnage, and the
tikipper. If he survive, may have, a
chance to enter on his log, "Wrecked, by-
Jingo:"
Jingo wasn't so heavy as Jumbo which.
according to Barnum, weighed seven tons
and was 11 V feet tall. Jumbo was ro
tund; Jingo was Inclined to lanklness,
running largely to legs.
The Bostock folks, who owned the ele
phant, wouldn't say what It cost. They
said Mr. Dostock had agreed with the
London Zoo managers when they bought
the elephant not to tell. "Less than
t 5,000. was one report of the price. In
the light of London dispatches that
seems probable.
According to the officers of the
Georglc and Keeper Lawrence, who had
been with the elephant a long time. Jingo
became melancholy after he was boxed
up and put aboard the Guorglc. The box
was open at the top. Second Officer Ilqr
rox said the box, measured Inside. Is
1 4 Va feet high, and thut Jingo's back was
even with the top-
On the first day out Jingo showed
symptoms of seasickness, ills box was
in the afterhold and the top protruded
from the open hatch, so that sea crests
and Kpendrlft that swept across the
liner washed his expansive freeboard
thoroughly. He could not be tempted to
eat anything, even rejecting peanuts. All
that he swung Into his system for six
days was a few wisps of hay and one
loaf of whisky-soaked bread. Keeper
Lawrence said he was dying of grief; the
skipper said "seasickness and restraint."
Second Officer Horrox said: " I think
Jingo died of grief, or, you might say,
homesickness. He had been, I under-
The pearl Is, of all precious atones.
the likeliest to soften the face. Another
stone which Is equally becoming is the
opal. The stone la culled tonklnoiae.
which is a pure blue, deeper than asure
makes a sallow skin several shade
lighter.
Bracelets always set off a handsome
hand, and d 1st rue t uttentlon from an un
uttructlve onv.
Massive bracelets are fads of the mo
menL They make slender arms appear
plumper und ovcrfut arms more shape
ly, because of their weighty suggestion.
Urai-elds are quite as often fashioned
of sliver as of gold. One of antique
sliver, set with topaz, la a favorite style
at present. Indeed, topai in every shade,
from pale straw color tu deepest yel
low. la In demand.
Coral, which is the brunette's own. is
also mounted in bracelets of antique all
ver. Very deeply set. like gems rivet
ed In the broad ankles of a Turkish
Princess. Is the distinguishing mark of
a coral bracelet which a showy, dressy
woman can wear.
A daxxllngly white arm and wrist best
display their charms with the aid of a
bracelet cunningly fashioned of pearls
and sapphires, lu form of forget-me-nots.
A blonde usually Ims beautiful, even
If large, hands. If she knows how to
use tin in and bus the knack of turning
her wrist to display n Jeweled shackle
to advantage let hr wear a shackle of
gleaming opals, so made that the set
ting is invisible. Oni- if dark blue enam
el. thickly I m inst.-cl with diamonds, is
equally becoming.
In earlier ages the bracelet was worn
by knights and gay cavaliers ns a badge
of servitude, which they pledged to the
ladles of their hearts.
When'.Jehan de Saint re vowed eternal
fidelity to bis lady she demanded that
he wear an emblem of attachment.
On the first day of May. which Will
he tomorrow." she said to him. "you will
place a gold bracelet on your left arm
and wear It for a year." '
When Hands Are White.
As to rings, many or none should be
worn.
An exquisite hand requires no jewels,
hut the charm of one less perfect In
shape. If it be white, is enhanced by a
blaze of gems
The stone which makes a white hand
look whiter ts the emerald.
The turqolse. "ccrulcous like unto a
serene heaven.' may bo worn to ad van
tnge on a hand less clear In color. If
worn In n ring of gold, this stone will
preser-ve one from harm. I his virtue
Is not in the gem unless it has been re-
elved as a gift.
A narrow gold band Is much more be
coming to the hand than n wide one,
This, perhaps, accounts for the present
fad In wedding rings. The broad, solid
bund has been relegated to the realms
if the past, and In its place the "cur
tain ring" Is substituted.
This iipellation Is derived from Its
similarity to a curtain ring. It is a fac
simile In miniature, of exceedingly slen
ler proportions and excessively thick in
the center.
Xieare Nature Alone.
As n rule, a lovely neck and shoulders
should be left to speak for themselves
Oddly enough, women with really fine
necks have the Idea that by ornaments
or trinkets they increase, or, at least,
call attention to their beauty.
This Is a mistake. The gracious lines
of the shoulders and the sweep from the
naiie of the neck down the back are
broken and have their value lessened
by a necklace.
However, if one must be worn, let It be
of pearls for a neck of alabaster white
ness. One less clear In color should
have rubles or sapphires as the most
becoming stones.
A swan throat is Improved by a neck
lace, but let It be a broad one Consuelo.
Duchess of Marlborough, brought long
or swan throats Into rnstnonnoie Lon
don with her famous pearl necklace of
seven strings buttoned at the back with
seven big diamonds, set on a band of
gold exactly four anil one-fourth Inches
wide. So lovely did her grace appear
that every smart woman In Mayfair
longed to possess a throat like hers.
It was the broad necklace that gave
grace and an aristocratic bearing to the
long throat. If a narrow Jeweled band
had been worn, the effect would have
been quite different.
When the bones at the base of the
throat are too Intrusive, they may be
coerced lnt-n submission and concealment
by a pendant attached to the necklace.
A short, thick neck Is Improved by a
narrow band of Jewels black pearls. If
one has money to Invest In such luxur
ies, or a black velvet band studded with
rhlnestones Is particularly pretty.
Nearly every woman believes that a
black velvet band brightens the beauty
of her neck, when In low corsage. Espe
cially If It be long and slender, does she
insist upon putting black velvet or a nar
row necklace about It. and thus she
makes It look even longer and more slen
der. The effect Is to make the neck ap
pear longer and the face thinner. It Is
the stout woman with a too-plump neck
who may thus decorate herself.
and with little financial support, on the fctand. about 22 years at the London Zoo.
other hand It has been extending to
various trades until now fully 25,000
men are reported to be out. Further
more weir leaders are fully cognizant
of the political significance of a sue-
ceastui general strike, and doubtless
are now anxiously awaiting some defi
nite move on the part of the Gernidn
government. If the strike continues
with Ita present or increasing strength
aud the other European pow ers can be
persuaded to keep their hands off.
there is small room for doubt that the.
destiny of the sturdy Dutch nation
Will be in the hands of the picturesque
champion of divinely inspired mon
archical rights.
Americans will continue to hope that
vents may speedily assume a different
color, and that the dynasty of The
Hague may be continued; or that the
neutrality of The Netherlands be more
and when he missed all his big and lit-
lie friends his heart broke.
"Jingo didn't trumpet a note of com
plaint; Just looked solemn and refused to
eat. He succumbed at 12:30 in the after
noon of March 12, falling nearly on his
knees. He was boxed so tightly that he
uuldn't topple over. After the keeper
assured us that the big fellow had pass
ed away, all hands were called to bury
the dead. It took us all the afternoon
to get Jingo out of his box. Chains were
passed under his body and attached to
an after derrick. The steam winch was
set going and the carcass lifted outboard
and dropped into the sea at S o'clock. It
floated, two or three feet being visible
above the waves. I think it will be a
long time before It sinks."
It was said that Mr. Bostock had in
sured Jingo gor $50,000 in an English
company and that he had a presentiment
that the great beast might not be able
to survive the voyage to America.
Conscience money to the amount of
$3,000 was received by the British chan
cellor of the exchequer during the last
financial year.
The Artist and the Woman.
Every actress., is sensitively alive to
the pleasure of a warm reception that
being the technical term for the ap
plause with which the RUdience greets
the first appearance of an artist before
any word has been spoken. Generally
speaking. It Signifies a courteous greet
ing corresponding to a lifted- hat and
pleasant salutation. But on occasions
when the actress is a special favorite,
the reception, enthusiastic and long
continued, becomes a demonstration
which Is Inartistic and destructive of
the Illusion of the play, since it drags
the actress out of her part, and 111 her
bowing, courtesylng and smiling, she be
comes Miss Jones or Miss Morris re
turning thanks to the public. A woman
would not be human who did not enjoy
to.. 'the last drop of her blood Just such
a greeting, even though her artistic
sense condemned it. From McClure-s.
Pollicules.
It Is not my fault that I have stepped
on your feelings. You should not let
them trail all over the floor like a vain
woman's foolish train.
It Is a wicked cow that approves of
oleomargarine.
"A .woman stoops to conquer," says
Goldsmith. "A gambler loses towln,"
says I.
Ambition without
without soup! New
Democrat.
ability Tabasco
Orleans ITimes-
M. Fltigerald. of Burns, was In the
City yesterday and made some com
ment upon the popular account of the
massacre of General Canby and his
companions by the Modoc Indiana In
1(71. Mr. Fitzgerald was a soldier In
General Canby command and he not
only witnessed the massacre but as
sisted ttMfetDUling the Indians at the
time and afterwards engaged In the
three-days' tiattlc In the lava beds. He
also strips WTne-mah. the official Inter
preter of the government, of a great aeai
of the heroism accorded her .both In his
tory and in the popular accounts of the
time. Mr. Fitzgerald Is noted for his
correct memory both as to dates and de
tails and he has a high regard ror tne
true version of tilings, which make his
story the more valuable.
Modoc's troaghold.
"We Were camped at the foot of a
bluff Overlooking Tule lake.' said Mr.
Fitzgerald. "There were between 1&0
and 109 men In n command and farther
down the lake n the other side of the
famous cape or promontory of lava Cocks
occupied by the Indians, was another
command of aiut the same sise, under
General Wheaton The place occupied
by the Indians was unapproachable ex
cept from one side of the lake. It was
a sort of oil -- or promontory extend
ing out into the lake, and was about a
mile and a hair wide and probably a
mile lona. The Indians had taken ref
uge in this place and the officers were
trying to persuade them to return to
the reservation
Boston Charley Appears.
"The matter had been dallying for
several days, when finally Boston Char
ley, a shrewd and treacheroua little
rascal, came into camp tu arrange a
peace meeting Tu show his good faith
he remained in camp all night. He con
vinced General I'anby of the sincerity of
the Indians and the conference was
agreed upon. Kach side was to come
unarmed and the meeting was to take
place in an open plot of ground about a
half a mile from our camp. The Indian
camp was two miles farther back In the
lava beds, General Glllam refused to
join in the poc commission, telling
Canby he was foolish to risk his lire
with those fellows but Canby was of
a religious turn, and would easily confide.
The Massacre.
"The meeting was arranged for the
early morning A peace tent was
pitched in the open place nnd the peace
commission started out from rump ac
companied by Kiddle and his Indian
wife. The soldiers were at ease and we
all climbed up on the side hill overlook
ing our camp from which point we
commanded a full view of the ground
where the peace meeting was to take
place. It was , pril II. 1X73. and a
beauttW morning As our men ap
proached the place the Indians, five or
six in number, came out from the rocks
on the other side. They all wore blank
ets and It whs under these that their
guns were concealed. When the two
sides met. all shook hands In friendly
greeting- and entered the tent. They
were only there a few minutes when
we saw a man rush out of the tent, and
then another and another. Then we saw
puffs of smoke, and we knew what was
on. Without waiting for the command
every soldier sprang to his feet, rushed
down the hill und grabbed his gun. We
lined up Instantly and went to the rescue
on the run. On t lie way we met Kiddle
and his wife. Wl-ne-mah. running fdr
their lives. In fact the Indians had taken
several shots at them.
A Ghastly Bight.
"I'pon reaching the place a ghastly
sight was presented. In that short time
the Modocs had stripped two of their
victims. General Canby and Dr. Thomas,
of every thing they wore, and Meacham,
who was left for dead, only had on a
pair of red-flannel drawers. Ills scalp
had also been partially torn from his
head. The soldiers were wild for re
venge and would have cnurged right Into
the lava beds, but cooler headed of
ficials prevented It nnd It was well
that they did. for none of us would
have gotten out alive. The bodies of
the dead were conveyed back to camp.
and Meacham was restored after a long
time.
Prepared for Wight Charge.
The command had a signal station
above camp mid General Wheaton was at
once signalled from this point to march
that night at exactly midnight and meet
our command in front of the Indian
stronghold, from which point It was In
tended t attack the Indians and kill or
drive them Into the lake.
We marched promptly on the hour.
We had to go In single file In order to
get through the rocks nnd boulders. We
Were fully four hours In making the trip,
and hal Just about consummated It
when a soldier fell over a boulder and
accldently discharged his gun. This
gave tlie ularm to the Modocs. They
had already been on the lookout, but so
far had not discovered us.
Sonaded bike Demons.
"When the gun was discharged an
Indian .scout hidden In the rocks below
us gave a yell that I shall never forget!
It was tin- characteristic shout of warn
ing of that tribe. The echoes of the sig
nal had not died away before another
one took it up, and another, until the
whole promontory rang out like the din
of a thousand coyotes. A desultory tir
ing began and daylight soon dawned.
Then the three days' battle of the lava
beds began. Step by step we advanced.
Joined by General Wheaton's command
on the other side of the line, and we
concluded that the work was about fin
ished. We expected them to surrender
at any time, when, to our surprise, they
began tiring upon us from the rear. In
some manner they had slipped through
our lines, and broken up Into squads and
hidden among the lava rocks like
snakes, pouring a deadly Are Into every
thing that approached them.
"The story of the finish is well re
membered. No one who has never been
In those lava beds has any conception
of the country. To give an idea about
the location, a handful of Modocs killed
47 out of so men who dared to enter
the place, and the Modocs did not re
ceive a scratch. But those who have
reifil the history of those times are fa
miliar with the results.
"The Modocs were the most intelli
gent Indjans In the Pacific country, and
therefore, when aroused, were the most
dangerous. They were feared by all of
the other Indians. We had a lot of
Warm .Springs Indians Join our com
mand, and they were always vamping
for Modoc gore until we found the
Modocs. Then they stayed close to the
soldiers. When there was a Modoc in
the neighborhood the Warm Springs
Indian seemed to lose all the nerve he
had. I remember, one day, we cut two
Modocs off In an opening from their
main band, and ran them down and
killed them. There were about 30
Warm Springs Indians with us, and you
ought to have seen them that night!
They placed the scalps of the Modocs on
a pole, inaugurated a first class war
dance and kept it up all night. They
had never gotten close enough to even
get a shut at the Modocs, either."
Old Era.
There were many errors published
-e3
THE FIELD OF NATIONAL POLITICS
Oomaa'a Meads Beeent Attack Upon the Marylaader In "The Commoner" and Assert That Be Supported Bryan
la I BOO Whet Tirgixd Democrats ravor Senate Leader for rresldeaoy ascitis Contest on Is
Mississippi Between Money aad Xtoaglno.
9
Friends of Senator Gorman are some
what surprised at the recent attack
made upon him by Mr. Bryan In 'The
Commoner,;' and his expression of dis
approval of the Maryland Senator as the
leader of the party In the Senate. They
not only declare that Mr. Uryan's criti
cisms are uncalled for and unwarranted,
but that the distinguished Nebraakan
has shown ingratitude, saya the Wash
ington Times. Those who believe that
Senator Gorman will be able to success
fully direct the efforts of the minority
in the Senate, give the party a policy,
and present a solid front to the majori
ty, assert that Mr. Bryan Is attempting
disruption Instead of promoting har
mony, which Is promised under Senator
Gorman's leadership. While It is true
that Senator Gorman did not take a con
spicuous part In the two national cam
paigns when Mr. Bryan was the candi
date for President, yet the statement
is made that one reason why he did not
do so was because he was not asked to
that Senator Oorman gave financial aid
to Mr. Bryan when the Utter waa an
unsuccessful candidate for the Senate.
This was before he was nominated for
the Presidency, and In the campaign
when he was defeated for the Senate
by the Hon. John M. Thurston. These
things taken into consideration, and the
fact that a sentiment In favor of har
mony pervades the minds of leading
Democrats, the friends of Senator Oor
man are nut only surprised but sorry
that Mr. Bryan has seen lit to criticise
the Democratic leader In the Senate,
and made an attack upon him.
"Cam Carry West Tirgtala."
The Hon. John T. MvUraw. Democratic
national committeeman for West Vir
gin la. has declared In favor of Senator
Gorman for the Presidential nomination
and has named ex-8ecrtary Olney as his
second choice in case the Maryland
Benutor Is not selected by next year's
convention. Mr. McUraw la the Demo
cratic leader in the Mountain 8tate. He
lid. those then In control of the party i was the eandldute of his party for the
organisation believing that he was un
friendly to the cause represented by
Mr. Bryan.
A rarty Man,
While it la true the Maryland Senator
was never a free silver man, he Is. and
always has been, a sound party man',
and never a bolter. .He Is always a
Democrat. While he did not actively
suppost the Nebraskan In thut cam
paign, he did not oppose him, as did
many Democrats, so-called, of promi
nence, who are now returning and seek
ing to reorganise the party. In 1900
Senator Oorman, then out of office tem
porarily, took a more active part In the
campaign, although for much the same
reason which actuated him four years
before, he did not seek to force his
opinions upon the party organ I tut ion.
He did. however, contribute largely to
the campaign, and assisted in raising
funda to carry on the party work lu
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rurw.eriiiure, ne panicipaieu j UjM)ll , ,.,ioose Democratic electors and
In the big Music Hall meeting in Hal- rt.tur H, ,,. , maJorlty of Democratic
tlmore. when Mr. Bryan spoke there In , Representatives and two Democratic
the last campaign, and following it was 8eators. Now the Republicans have
in consultation with the candidate for i pr,tty muon everything In the state,
a long time, giving advice and counsel. .,-i,i i,i ,., i,, ..i.,..
the Influx In recent years of a large
foreign population "a.nd many negroes
from the South, and the state has be
come Republican for much the same
reason that Pennsylvania is so strongly
Republican, as their Interests are quite
similar. "Senator Gorman," says Mr.
I 'nlted States Senate against Senator
Scott, and hus twice contested unsuc
cessfully with the Hon. Alston Gordon
!uton for the honor of representing
the Second District the one which for
many years returned the late William
1.. Wilson In the House, t'pon both
occasions he has given Mr. Dayton a
- hard tight and been defeated by narrow
majorities. Mr. McOraw declares that
I If Senator Gorman Is nominated he
(Gorman) will be able to carry West
Virginia. While this statement may be
il open to some question. It Is no doubt
true that Senator Oorman could come
nearer to taking West Virginia out of
the Republican column than any other
: Democrat who might be nominated, for
he has the confidence of the conservative
I business men of the state.
Bepablioans in Power.
I 1'ntil about seven or eight years ago
j West Virginia could be safely relied
McOraw.,
Till
Beujrioes Not Desired.
It Is said that he might have under
taken the tusk of managing the Eastern
campaign, had It not been for the fact
that the organisation allowed the im
pression to go out that his services were
not desired. The statement Is also made
Is larger than, his party. If
anything. He Is highly regarded, by the
conservative business men of West Vir
ginia, and I feel confident thut he will
cirry the state If nominated." Mr.
McOraw then goes on to express a strong
liking for Mr. Olney and approval of his
stand In support of the Monroe Doctrine
when serving aa Secretary or State In the
laat Cleveland Cabinet. He further pre
dicts that the Massachusetts Man. as
well as Senator Oorman, would receive
the electoral votes of the Mountain
State If nominated. He professes to be
lieve that either Oorman or Olney could
be elected. It Is not Improbable thut
esi Virginia may cast her votes for
Oorman In the next national Campaign,
right in Mississippi.
Reports from Mississippi indicate
the Hon. Hernando De Soto Monev,
nave me ngnt ol his life to return the
l niled mates Senate. Th HoiA. H.
Longlno. Governor of the state.Tiaa an
nounced his candldary for the Senate to
succeed Senator Money, and the contest
III be fought out thia coming summer.
It promises to be highly Interesting as
ell aa exciting, and there are many
who believe that the Governor has an
excellent chance of coming to the Sen
ate. Mississippi has adopted the noiiu-
lar primary system, similar to that
practiced In South Carolina, whereby the
people express their choice for Sen
ator at the ballot Ikx. and the Legis
lature Is morally hound to elect the
mun whom the people select. The cum
pulgn will bj In progress for several
months und the state will be thoroughly
nvnssed by both candidates. The con
test will close -tn August.
long Public Service.
Senator Money has had a louAr.tihllo
service, and there are those who csVx ve
mm ne siiouid now step aside und u.-f I
another to gather up some of the li.oL I
ors. Furthermore. It Is said that thek . I
Senator Is losing Ills hold upon the
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i"-"l"" ui AiisiiiKsippi. itovernor L.onglno
enjoys great popularity und has made a
good record us chief executive of the
state. It Is upon this record and his
personal popularity that his friends be
lieve he will be able to defeat Senator
Money. He is a forceful speaker und a
good campaigner, points which count for
much In a contest such as the Impending
one. He has a largo following, a strong
organization, and public sentiment Is
said to be turning strongly In his favor.
The result la .certain to be watched with,
much Interest outside the state.
transpired about him. but he was one
of the handsomest Indians I ever saw.
When we were stationed at old Fort
Harney. Egan was at peace with the
government und visited us frequently
from the Malheur reservation. He whs
as proud 'as, Lucifer, also. He was a
gjleat poker player and on one visit
got intq a game with the boys and lost
all he had. He told them that he did
not care for the loss, but he plead with
them not to tell of the loss. They
promised, but of course It soon leaked
out through the country and It nearly
broke Egan's heart.
"But this only brings up a hundred
tales of those olden times," said Mr.
Fltageruld. as he was called aside by a
friend.
THE PEOPLE OP THE WEST.
Persons conversant with the facts have
frequently commented or the fact that
the average Westerner was not only more
j' AT A CHURCH "F00TWA5HING"
I (By Paul De Laney.) I
A
At many remote places In the South a
religious sect, known as the "Hardshell
Baptists." has strong organisations and
large memberships. Why the members
called themselves "Hardshells" is not
explained. There may be two reasons
for the uppellatlon. One from the fuct
that they are usually a rough, uncouth
people, who care nothing for dress or
cleanliness, and whose preachers rant
and rave in the pulpit and sny what they
think In whatever language they choose
and as they are very Illiterate, the
language chosen sounds very "hard."
based on tile fact that they claim to
be the only church; that they will re
ceive no innovations, make no advance
ments or deviate from the original creed
self-reliant, and had more of what may j in any maimer: that they are fixed In
be termed initiative, but that he Is keen
er, more alert and has a broader, gen
eral knowledge than the average East
erner. The explanutlon probably lies in
the fact that the Westerner has knocked
about more than the Easterner.
The writer happened to fall into con
versation with a group of guests at a
hotel in one of the smaller towns In
Eastern Oregon recently. During the
conversation It developed that two of
the number had lived In the Hawaiian
Islands, one of the two having been fore
man on a sugar plantation. Two of the
number had spent considerable time in
Alaska, one having gone there In 1897,
by way of the Valdes Glacier. Most of
the others had traveled extensively In
most of the Western States. It Is this
learning by actual seeing and personal
observation that makes the Westerner
a man of broad Intelligence, good judg
ment and ready resource. It Is thls
that glvea him the faculty of falling on
his feet.
As an llustratlon of the varied ele
ments of which we are formed here in
the West, take the composition of our
last Legislature. Thla will prove fairly
typical of the state at large. Of the 90
members, two were born in New York,
four in Iowa, nine In Illinois, two in
Minnesota, one In what was then the
Territory of Oregon, but Is now the State
of Washington: one In Massachusetts,
four in Pennsylvania, three In Wiscon
sin, four in Ohio, one In New Hamp
shire, one In Virginia, one In New Jer
sey, three In Missouri, one In Kentucky,
two in West Virginia, one in Califor
nia, four In Indiana, two in Maine, one
in Kansas, one in Canada, five In Ger
many, one In Ireland, one In New Bruns
wick and three In England, and 28 were
native sons of this state.
No wonder we have a good general
knowledge of our whole country when
we are constantly rubbing elbows with
former residents of every state in the
Union, as well as men of all nations.
How could we acquire local prejudices,
coming as we do from the back of th
beyond and the four corners of every
where? Truly, we are a cosmopolitan
race. No hardier, braver or more In
telligent men ever shouldered a musket
than the troops of the West sent across
the seas to the Philippines. 'Pendleton
East Oregonlan.
DSATS tkT THE CZ.AT PIPE.
Death, and a most terrible form of it,
Is declared to lurk in the tobacco pipe,
if it is made of clay. Such. Is the state
ment made by the Irish registrar gen
eral In a special report on cancer In
Ireland recently laid on the table of the
House of Commons. The clay "dhudeen"
Is very comrHon among the peasantry In
Ireland, who. Indeed, smoke scarcely any
other sort of pipe. It Is often smoked
until the shank Is -quite short, and then
It so irritates the lips of the smoker
that cancer sometimes, supervenes. This
Is one of the several explanations of the
Increase of cancer in Ireland offered by
the Irish registrar general.
A Possible Explanation.
It has been found by the census
about the Indians snd history of those I enumerators that there are 40,000 more
times." continued Mr. Fitzgerald. "The
story that old Egan was "one-eyed" Is alt
bosh. I saw 'Egan every day or so for
months, and he not only possessed two
keen eyes that saw everything that
women than men In Indiana.
Perhaps the enumerators forgot to
look, in the closets for the Indiana men
who are writing poetry. Chicago Rec'"
ord-Herald.
their faith, und no power on earth cun
penetrate it. They do not pay their
preachers or take up collections of any
kind. They regard everything none by
the modern churches along these lines
us sacrilegious. They think that the
churches of other denominations are
composed of more sinners, or lost ones,
than any other organization. They claim
that they are the "elect," and that un
less It is foreordained that one will be
saved, It Is useless for one to concern
one's self about the matter.
Looked Porward To.
The different church organizations of
this sect have what they call a "foot
washing." The date is usually fixed in
the summer months usually about the
time crops are "luld by," and these
occasions are looked forward to with
great Interest by the members of the
church, (is well as outsiders, who at
tend through curiosity. I had often
heard of these "footwaehlngs," and won
dered how they were conducted whether
they went down to the banks of some
stream or used basins In the church.
They usually took place In some remote
place In the country, and the people in
town had to travel long distances to
witness the ceremony.
Before the Service.
We heard of one which was to take
place on the first Sunday before the
Fourth of July,, several mllea, In the
country, and a number secured rigs and
attended. I Joined the party. We ar
rived at the place by 10 o'clock and
found the people gathered about a lit
tle log house on a hillside near a spring.
There were men and women and children
scattered all about the place, as well as
wagons and teams and dogs. The chil
dren were romping and shouting like so
many young Indians, and the dogs would
dash out by the dozen and bark at the
new arrivals, generally winding up In a
free-for-ull fight.
The rirst "Preacher."
Promptly at 11 o'clock the announce
ment was made that services would be
gin. Everybody that could get In the
building entered, and those that could
not get in through the crowd stood in
large groups at the windows and .doors.
A little, unshaven, poorly-dressed man,
with a big mouth and coarse voice, en
tered the pulpit and began talking. He
was dressed Just as he came from the
farm. He wore a pair of dingy Jeans
pants, a cheap coat and vest of different
colors, n checked cotton shirt without
the semblance of a collar, and a heavy
pair of brogan shoes, run down at the
heels.
A X,ong "Sermon."
In spite of this, he had an air of con
fidence In himself and what he was
talking about that soon attracted atten
tion to the mun instead of what he wore.
He began talking calmly. In 30 min
utes he began to get "warmed up." At
the end of an hour hlg voice had ap
parently reached Its highest pitch and
his limbs and body were In rapid mo
tion. At the end of an hour and a half
he threw off his cout, then his vest, and
beat the air and shouted out everything
he said, becoming so fast in his utter
ances and gesticulations that one could
not understand what he was saying. At
the end of two hours he became so hoarse
that he could talk no longer, but ho'
continued to make signs and try to talk.
There was not a dry thread upon him.
The perspiration was flowing down his
face like rain. His eyes were red aa
fire. Finally, utterly exhausted, he
stopped suddenly and said: "Brethering,
If I don't stop. I ll kill my fool self!" and
he dropped back on the little bench la'
the pulpit.
'rootwashlng-."
Another of like description in wearing;
apparel, but much larger, then entered
tht pulpit and followed his example. By
the close of his "sermon" It was after t
o'clock, and the "footwashlng" cere
mony began. Two benches were placed
facing each other on either side of the
pulpit. The women members occupied
the benches on the right and the men
occupied those on the left. When they
were seated facing each other two elder
ly men pussed among the men and gave
them, alternately, a tin basin and a,
towel. Two elderly women performed
a like service on the women's side. Then
the "preachers" were given a towel and
a basin, Then water was passed around
and the basins were filled. After this
all of the persons on one side knelt at
the feet of those facing them, removed
the shoes and stockings of the persons
sitting and bathed their feet as care
fully ns ever mother bathed her child's
feet. When one foot was bathed, the
shoe and stocking were replaced and the
same ceremony performed on the other
foot.
Baturned the Service.
Then those performing the service)
took their seats, fresh water and clean
towels were passed around nnd a Ilk
service was performed for them. Tl
preachers bathed each other s feet i
me usners perrormed a like sevo
for each other. There was one 'eg
leg" man In the number, and remarks
of a humorous nature were made about
the man to whose lot he should fall hav
ing the easiest task, but this was evened
up by having a very feeble and elderly
man for his companion.
Xiuachoon and Watermelons.
After the service was over luncheon
was served under the trees about the)
place, where everybody was welcome,
and while the people were satisfying a
very strong appetite the dogs were fight
ing over the scraps and bones thrown
aside. The remainder of the day was
spent In general conversation and eat
lng watermelons every vehicle having1
been loaded with these before leaving
home. The crowd gradually broke away.
but many remained until sundow
A "footwashlng Is regarded as A-ery
sacred matter by the members of 'C. t
church, and It is an Interesting ce
mony to one who sees it for the fl;
time.
r
rv
ralV
Or Just a Wood Seller,
We sow tne grass seed that we bought
And wait for it to grow;
Each morn we think It's coming up
By night wb do not know. '
Some weeks must pass before we learnt
The wisdom of our plan.
And if the chap who sold it was
A first-class "green goods" man. j
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
YEARLY MIRACLE OF SPRING
(By Oeorae Henry Boker.)
George H. Boker, the Philadelphia poet and diplomat, was first repre
sented in this collection of "Poems Worth Reading" on June 2, 1902, when
his "Dirge for a Soldier" was printed, accompanied by a sketch of his
me.
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The yearly miracle of Spring,
Of budding trees and blooming
flowers.
Which nature's favored laureates
sing
In my cold ear from' hour to hour.
Spreads all of Its wonders round my
feet;
And every wakeful sense Is fed
On thoughts that . o'er and o'er re
peat. "The Resurrection of the Dead!"
If these half vital things have force
To break the spell which Winter
weaves.
To wake and clothe the wrinkled
corse
In the full life of shining leaves;
Shall I sit down in vague despair.
And marvel If the nobler soul.
We laid In earth, shall dare
To wake to life, and backward roll
The sealing stone, and striding put.
Claim Its eternity, and head
Creation once again, and shout,
"The Resurrection of the Dead!"
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