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PORTLAND, OREGON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1903 THE. OREOON DAILY JOURNAL, - -' ' A,N INDEPENDENT" NEWSPAPER ,',. v , C 8. JACKSON published every craning (except Sunday OFFICIAL, PAPEtt-OF THB CITV OF THE JOURNAL'S PLiATFORM ATrinity ol Events Which Wqp.Id Make of Portland the Mightiest City of the Pacific Coast " ' FirsH-Deepen the Columbia river bar. Second Open the Columbia river to unim peded navigation at and above The Dalles. ':' ThirdDig an Isthmian canal THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ONCE AGAIN. ' ShERE IS a general feeling that the public schools I ' of "'Portland are not. fully abreast of -the public , schools of the "progressive cities of ' the West. They do nothlngn the department of kindergartens or manual training schools. There are no open playgrounds and the, substitute basements have evoked the vigorous criticism and protest of every Intelligent person who has investigated them.- Many, of the schools are antiquated and few If any of them have. inviting interiors which make them so attractive in other cities. Under the existing law it is almost impossible to effect reforms through the me- . fliunl of jjecUphs and the only hope of jt-aeatr-people-ls-to accomplish what they can under the pressure of public opinion, which will not be denied. Thatthe schools da not fully, meet the reaulrements is nroven. 'as welfas largely caused, by the lack of public interest in them. It is demonstrated too by the sturdy growth of the private schools to which those who can afford to do so, either because of lack of accommodations or ,qr the reason the standard la .higher. .'. are . in. increasing their children for, a primary education. ' The Journal strenuously, holds that if the public school standard Is maintained there is no room iri any community for lower Igrade private schools and when they thrive and flourish, It is indisputable evidence Uhat tHe public schools are failing in their highest mission. So far as the high school is concerned, it is of consequence to a comparatively small percentage of the pupils who ; rely' upon ? the public schools for an education. The great majority of the child i-en quit school when they are ready to enter the high school. ;j. Therefore the really vital work of the schools must be-done In the lower grades, for upon', the educa tion there received the vast majority of the pupils must depend. - ' ' , The work of the public, schools has been a source of more than pride to the, American people; it Is an invest ment which everyone willingly pays no .matter what the cost. . To put the means of acquiring a fundamental education within the reach of every child however, poor is the ambition of every American community. In many Western states even the school books are furnished With out cost to the pupils on the, principle, that by placing all the citizens on an equality' the pride -of lhe poorest ' cbUdj will not be hurt and -the; means or AequliW ,rv educa tion will be placed still closer within lls , ttMuA'f v .:tf f at " Judged by such high standards, it Portland, has very ; little t,o brag of in the way: of pro viding free education.;; But when certain . conditions ; or phortcomings are realized the battle for bettering them: is half won, and the sentiment in 'favor of higher stand ards, broader work and an amplified curriculum ia the public schools-la now so strong that apparently very little is left to be desired. First we -have had reports of the sanitary conditions of the schools and their shortcom ings in the way of open air recesses;, then we have had public statements from some of the school authorities Fhowlng a realization of manifest shortcomings and today we have the report of the Taxpayers' league which care fully, considers the financial possibilities among other things. . ' r r : ; "From them all 1t Is clear that "the time has come for the people of Portland to act. Just how to act and what to do are the questions. The matter of a manual train ing school should receive .careful attention. It is true 4hat such an institution now exists, in this city. It is conducted under the, Linlelligent auspices of .the Young Men's Christian association and maintained through the generosity of Portland's public spirited citizens. It fills a need here, which its great success has emphasized, but it only makes all the clearer the necessity for a manual training school as part of the public school sys tem. ., , : ... The work ahead is heavy and as the purpose should be to build for the future, the future should be drawn upon to pay part of the cost. This means that there should be a bond issue running through a period of years, Then, it seems to us, the building of the system should be begun from the bottom. The broad general plan should be f greed upon and it should embrace as little as may be of a temporary and makeshift nature; The schools, at .least the more important ones, should be built of some material other than wood.' They should be permanent In their character and "brought up to the very hlghest-etand-ards of architecture as applied to public school buildings. Within reasonable bounds Portland should not be afraid to 'spend money freely on its public schools, but it should demand in return for the money spent the best of results. It should notbe forgotten that Portland is growing. at a rapid rate and that if its people are true to themselves It is destined to become the greatest city on the. pacific coast. Few cities are more rarely fortunate in location, or In the superb productiveness of the vast country nati urally tributary to it. This will be made to count in finitely more in the' future than In vthe past and what ever we propose to do of a permanent character should -be powerfully influenced ;. by these facta. In no, respect "should they get mofe intelligent consideration than in xjtt.e, but OK XT I Central Punston Beady and Eager to " Undertake a Big Contract. ' James A. LeRoy in 8. P. Argonaut. Oen. Frederick Funston has figured In a good many stories, true and untrue, ut there is one that Governor Taft tells on him whlqh has never yet found Us way into type. -. ' Lata In 1 801 both Oovernor Taft and Ooherar FunBtou were patients at the same time In the Pirnt Reserve military liosnlinl at Manila. The latter was- in a very fair sftue of eonvalasoence from, a"hi operation for appendicitis, when Uov rnor. Taft was brought into the sur gical Ward for an Intestinal operation. A.- few days after the operatloa' th'ere fra suddenly one morning before 7 o'clock" the - sharpest earthquake ,hock iliat Manila has suffered under Ameri can -: occupation. . .. It lasted : unusually ong. too over 40 seconds. In fact.. The old tlrst Reserve hospital is not the finest of the rather poor, public bulld-j inss Spain loft In Manila, and consid ering its crumbling condition.- the best OiUig that can be said for it is that. ir Ik only a .one-story affair. 'At ,tlie ' tlmt trc-mors of tha shock evtrybodyv In voluntarily, rushod mora or less clothed (rum the littl feouis of the narrow of PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUPLISHINO CO. at The Journal Building, riftlt and whatever related to the public schools of the future and on this question there should be, an awakening along the whole line that "Will place Portland, where It properly be longs, in the ! very forefront of educational endeavor; in the whole country. ,"''",' 'h.-rfi 'rriT'V 'Tf'itT" . BREAKERS AHEAD FOR ROOSEVELT. 'T HERE IS NO substantial difference of opirion' that J , . if matters are relatively In the same condition next June that they are now, president Roosevelt" will be nominated for president by acclamation. This is true, notwithstanding the': plainly manifested aversion to him shown in powerful quarters which contributed so iargely to the election of his predecessor in the presidential chair. But at the same time, that the president has. a fight before hiro from the day of the nomination until the day oi the election he perhap more than anybody fully appreciates. ' There have been signs pt antagonism in New York which have long been apparent. The hollow truce, which seems to have been patched up with the Piatt machine appar ently guarantees little. The New York Bun and Harper's Weekly, w;hlch have been financed by the Morgan syn dicate, among others of their class have, shown little love for Roosevelt Within the past; few days, they, have in stituted a campaign against Governor Odell which is as ryjrulent. and audaciously phrased 4 anything well could be. They are overlTOkmgJiiopportttnlty-to-thnist trinrtf e Into the vitals of the president and it is said on high Republican authority that the coercive tactics which they worked wtth such fatal effect upoa Bryan, and which were1 then;tirged and widely applauded by the Republican press; will next year be renewed on the same line to encompass the defeat of Roosevelt. The president has the enormous advantage of having, been tried, so the people at large are in a position to make an independent estimate of his capa bilities and gauge the chances of dangers that might fol low in' the wake of his precipitate and Ill-advised public actions. It will, therefore, not be possible to arouse that feeling of profound, apprehension which was the chief agency in. encompassing Bryan's defeat. - At the same time it, is only reasonable to believe, and it seems to be expected as" a matter of 'course at Washington, that these influences against the. president will make themselves felt through many devious agencies. The statement that wages sre to be reduced in many manufacturing centers on. the first of the year, the Rockefeller syndicate's, individual announcement affecting 150,000 men in the steel trust alone, Judging the future by the jast, is but preliminary to lh solemn statements solemnly reiterated that the busi ness interests fear , the election of Roosevelt which' will unsettle confidence and cripple business enterprises. The Rockefeller fuel and Iron company is now engaged . In a great struggle with its coal miners In Colorado and -New Mexico, while other labor troubles are invited by the action-of the steel trust. ',.' .'5 ; " ' : v History. i destined to repeat Itself with peculiar varia tions the coming year. , Eight years ago and four , year ago the Democratic . party was fought on precisely the same ground! that the. Republican party, insofar as Presi- dent Roosevelt represents it, may be' fought in the coming election. ,' t Will not do to underestimate the power of the combination which opposes the president; it sounds the numbers sending will be seen that first real note of Through, its announcement there is added a new element to the coming campaign which will vastly increase It in public interest and lend to it elements of picturesqueness, if not actual danger, wfilch otherwise might-be lacking. --What will the Democratic party do under the, circum stances? ' - : A RE THE building contractors of Portland rjeally (ji terested in averting labor troubles In Portland for the next few years? H"ave the condition, of the past few years, when the possibility of strikes as always Imminent, been '.; perfectly i satisfactory to them " and do those conditions leave nothing to be desired ? We have frequently heard complaints from the master builders over what they were pleased to call unnecessary strikes; we have heard them declaim against heavy losses caused by these strikes and bemoan the fact that not only was the building business , temporarily demoralized, but that.imany investors were scared off by the outlook; thus retarding the growth of the. city. "In this emergency it seemed to- The Journal that any thing which could.be done to avoid strikes In the future, promote public confidence end give investors the guaran tees which they reasonably required, was a long step in the direction of the public, good. It was for this reason it was proposed that the contractors and men enter into an agreement binding for a year, under the terms of which it would be Impossible to have strikes, ' The agreement was to be on the lines of those between the employers and printing trades which have long been In force to the great advantage of all concerned. The building trades took up the idea with much spirit and enthusiasm and in consid eration. oOhefactJhat within the next two years it woujd be necessary to finish the .exposition" buildings voluntarily suggested that the term of the contract be extended to em brace .two years. "'' '! r - For several months a committee has been at work to secure the co-operation of the builders but apparently it has made very little progress. - The-builders seem in no wise inclined to treat on any such basis .and appear to manifest toward it a feeling of complete Indifference, Hence 1H that we have asked whether or not the builders really desired to maintain amicable "relations with the men,' for, .falling to come to an understanding with them, Jn th( event that trouble should ensue -say next summer, surely those who stood In the way of an amicable agreement and none others would be to blame for it and would be forced to assume the responsibility. " . '.-,,':. ficers' 'ward Into thearea. iQeneral Funsion emerged from his room to find that the honpltal stewards, like all the rest, had taken refuge in the free air. One glance showed lilm that Governor Taft's room, next his, had thus hastily been abandoned. Throwing up his arms in signal, he called back the hospital at tendants to the tune of a very emphatic kind of English the sort most readily understood In such emergencies. Before yet the last quake had come he was rushing into Governor Taft's room, say ing: "Well, I guess we'll have to carry vou out of hcr a-overnor." . -. AlAhat the six-footed governor, who even then carried on his massive frame over 2S0 pounds of flesh, saw to back up this statement was the diminutive Funs ton, who could just look' over the foot of-hls- bed. Sprlous as the occa sion' was, and earnest as the general was, the governor could not - resist a laugh as he pointed out to his rescuer that the task was no light one. But he afterward said: VDo you know,'- believa "RSnston . would have lugged me out somehow,- If the earthquake hadn't stopped as It did,' even though the stew ards hadn't followed him In. He looked mightily as If he meant It." . - ' V pigbt Sort of Dlr! . The Cincinnati girl who married a JNO. P. CARROLL Yamhill streets, Portland, Orsgaa. PORTLAND , warning that there are breakers ahead. THE BUILDERS' YEARLY CONTRACT. poor young man who thought her poor also and then Informed him after mar riage that she Is worth 1500,000 seems to be of the good old American variety of girl who was not in the market for counts of no account. . TBXXES' BIO XOKB. . New Tork Special Charles T. Yerkes has bought from the 'heirs of the K. B. Downing estate the dwelling at 80 Fifth avenue.. The house, which stands on a lot 40xio, adjoins Mr, Yerkes' residence at the southeast comer of Fifth avenue and Sixty-eighth street. Mr, Yerkes Intends to remove the four-story brown-stone front dwelling now oh the, lot and ex tend his residence over . the additional' 40-feet 'frontage. When; this has been done the Yerkes residence will be ono of the largest In Fifth avenue, coverini; 100 feet, facing-Central park, fid ex tending back 167 -feet along Sixty-eighth street The Downing house is known to have been held at $400,000. . : go Outside Dyspepsia. ' ' rtwm the Chicago Tribune'. V ; Kotwlthstandlng the reputed weakness of Mr, Rockefeller's stomach, he seldoht has any trouble la digesting ms securl tlos., , , A CONGRESSIONAL MOViT Raymond's Washington Special in Chi . cagO' Tribune. Representative Cooper of Wisconsin he's taken long step forward Jil' the direction of strengthening the hands of the Interstate commerce commission so that it may be possible to regulate the rates Cf railroads in the interest of the publicX i Ki: ,s:,:''.rf l-fe'vi -ii In a bill introduced in the house today Mr. Cooper proposes to give the commis sion authority to fix rates, at least tem porarily,! until overruled by the courts. The necessity of such a reform in the administration . of, the interstate com merce law- becdme apparent in less Jtjian a year after that desirable in easui-e was put on the statute books. This defect in the original law has provtfn abs- lutely fatal to any real regulation of real railroad ratesT I ' .-;'-. For years and' years the commission itself and a number, of . . congressional committees' have reported that the inter state commerce law as originally passed failed entirely to1 glve-tbe commission power to enforce reasonable rates. . It could only ; declare the rates to be un reasonable and It could enforce this rul ing only after years of tedious litigation, during which the original business con ditions generally 'disappeared and en entirely, different commercial 'situation was developed. ' Congress has been deaf to all these appeals and there IS no Im mediate prospect of a change. Representative Cooper's ' bill serves, however, to call-attention. once -more to.- the - extraordinary spectacle of a great government commission manned with high-priced officials and supplied with several rooms' full of clerks, but without the slightest statutory power to make its decisions felt. ; In some of its penal sections the interstate commerce law lsa aecldedTCheek upoir theratl roads, but the commission never yet amounted to anything, and it will not be of any benefit to the people until the mode of proceeding under the law is re versed entirely. ..i," .'.'' ' The difficulty is one not foreseen by Senator Cullom, the author of the Inter state - commerce law, ' but it was dis covered almost at once, and congress t 1 .... nV.ni,, p?o.dTng a-mS thText, law the Interstate commerce commls slon can declare any particular rate, either for freighter passenger, to be un reasonable, but It cannot fix a reasonable rate. Great difficulty lies In the fact that after a rate has been declared un reasonable by the commission-the rail roads have the right of appeal to the courts. Fending a decision of that ap peal the original rate stands, V In practice this limitation- onutne power of tho commission absolutely de stroyed all its power. For instanoe, the commission may declare tjiat 20 cents per 100 pounds on some commodity Is unreasonable i The railroads appeal 'to the courts, and after perhaps two or three years the courts may sustain the commission and decide 'the rate was un reasonable. Thereupon tho : railroads make a new schedule, reducing the rates perhaps a quarter of a -cent per 100 pounds. This makes an entirely new issue, ou which a new appeal to -the courts can be made. - '''.."-,-",.. It will readily be seen there Is no limit to the amount of time which .can be consumed; la reaching a reasonable rate. What Is sought and what is neces- X.O, DEUBA VATTZI Shs Elses Out of the Mist of Tears and Cheerfully Displays Herself. Amy Leslie in Chicago News. ;For a few minutes the somewhat em-,i barrassed audience gathered at the Au ditorium to take pari in Patti's expen sive but amusing requiem, rose to emo tional appreciation -thathe greatest diva the best part of cwo centuries has produced was bowing skittishly and kicking up her saucy heels In response to subdued applause for certain agreeable warbllnga, then the people waved their fans and handkerchiefs, ' murmured smothered bravos and in themost cordial way said good-bye to Adelina FattL " It was not a large gathering, though the galleries wept to overflowing with students and curiosity-seekers. For the no,t part the boxes were entirely de serted or filled : with parents solemnly chaperoning tnelr offspring" that they might, look upon. the. stunning remains of the goddess who, had ruled classic song for 60 years. 1 Not that Pattl Is In any sense a nice, comfortable old lady on the Shady side of 0. On the contrary, she is 'frisky and has a waist like a debutante and pretty shoulders and an Inspiring pompadour and certain audacity of apparel most bewltchingly up to fashionable requirements. And, though it was like driving nails in- ft tombstone, by concentration, and clever manipulation of "the tie that binds" Pattl had . the audience cheering her just for the. exhibition of herself before she finished her many bows, though the enthusiast had nothing to do with her art, her ' voice or her - present attitude, but came into thG hearts of people who had ben taught to listen with awe to the sound of her melodious name.' Over - the ' gathering there . was a mantling gloom, as f regret ought to be silently expressed, though the funereal atmosphere was altogether Inexplicable; as there ' was nobody to "be ' pitted ; or condoled nor anybody sorry; certainly not the little, smartly gowned, chipper woman who placidly wrestled with ven erable ballads and operatic arias (trans posed into unrecognizable keys) . and smiled, vivaciously the . while, ; The voice, of course, is not thare,. such a contradiction to natural demands. would be absurd, but some Of that method is Intact and with a dotJghtful Spirit akin to that Inspiring a. valiant old brigand, Adelina Fattl carried off her outrageous risk of humiliating parade with not only aplomb' but gay charm and much , vi tality!' "Vol che supete" .barely ; re ceived sufficient recognition for an en core, but after some coaxing the audi ence awoke to the fact that the diva must bo seen If pot heard and they were rewarded ' by ."Chantez', Chantes. Mai Belle," which made everybody wish she wouldn't chant Then came "Robin Adair," with all the old archery sadly grotesque, but very .wonderful consider ing the artist's years. Altogether she is very wonderful considering her year, for they have left exceedingly few traces In their generous flight above her gifted throat. .'-." - Perhaps the most pathetic, as wen as the most marvelous performance, , was Patti's "Jewel Song" of 1903.' Just as soon as wo can forget that we shall for give her everything.' After the Faust resuscitation . she sung ,. "There's No Place Like Home," and a great many present thought so, too, and went there swiftly Others, tho majority, stayed and begged for another look at her In her sweeping laces' and ' Jewels, though they : .received, instead et a .look, a brilliantly giddy execution f "Comln' Through the. Rye." Amazing lri -its vi tality and rather coarse and noisy In Its delivery, the song woke up the house and an ovation, a little shy but sincere, followed. ' She seemed to like It all and be unaware of the utter lock, of .dignity or-gratitude in her position or the com mon decencywhlch ought tj have, de terred her 'fromtthla irreverent kind of Tconociasm. " However, 'perhaps most anybody would-crash r few pretty Idols at-f 3,000 a crash, particularly if the FOR FAIR RAILROAD RATES sary for ; the success of the interstate commerce commission is to reverse thin practice and allow the commission to fix a reasonable rate which shall stand until overturned by the federal courts. ' ' This substantially is what Is proposed In the Cooper bill Introduced today. If it could be passed, df which there Is no Immediate prospect, it would force, the lowering Of railroad rates at once, 'and after that they would be kept on a basts Which; would be fair to the public and to the railroads,- Instead of being profit able only, to the latter,' as is now the case. .. Mr. .Cooper's -bill provides that lenygejiexal.jorderJeclBrlngBBeQlfladl passenger or freight rate discriminating or- unreasonable,or.: arty ; orders fixing fates which are. issued after a fair hear ing, hall become operative ' within SO days, or within 60 days if the railroad Interested asks for a review of the case. It is provided that all these orders may be' modified or suspended at any time by the commission after a proper hear ing, and the circuit courts of the United States are given full,, authority to re view all the facts" and declde-what rates are or are not reasonable:.' The orders of the commission can be set aside by the circuit courts, and the railroad com panies are given the right of appeal as 4' matter of course to the - supreme court of the United States.. The meat of the Cooper bill lies in tha fact that during the pendency of an appeal the order of the commission is binding upon the rail roads, instead of the opposite -being true, as under the existing law. : , '.-.. : There An an :. undoubted majority of both parties in the senate and house entirely favorable to this reform. Nevertheless the prospect of the pas sage of such a bill at the present time Is -unfortunately alight. , When Senator Cullom retired from the chairmanship of the Interstate commerce commission to sit at the head of the table in the great foreign relations committee, the Interstate commerce commission and tha law which created it fell Into un friendly hands, ; Senator Elklns of West Virginia, who succeeded Senator Cul lom, Is closely associated with the coal, Iron and .railway monopolies to busy interstate 1 commerce commission as against the railroads. The senator is an entirely upright man, aaevery one knows, but he looks at all these qups tlons from the corporation, standpoint and so far has blocked every possible effort to put this necessary reform into operation. , . The Cooper bill could ' readily be passed In the bouse, where there is a healthy sentiment in favor of such a measure,- but it would get no, further than the big pigeon-hole in the senate committee on interstate commerce, where it would repose side by slde.wlth a dozen similar bills, all nicely tied Ub in red tape. Ther$ would be an end to the coal monopoly, to the "Standard ( OH monopoly, and to a number of other big trusts if the interstate commerce com mission could .pnly fix reasonable rates and enforce, thejfii until orderea to make a change by the courts. Railroad and other monopolies fully understand this tact, and It is for this reason that bill like that Introduced by Mr. Cooper could never get out of the senate com mittee even when Senator Cullom, an undoubted friend of reform, was Its chairmah. - hammer is presented when' the Idol . Is over 80 years old, and Pattl. has always been under the Impression that she be longed entirely to, herself. After 41ils she certainly shall, , , . DOES WOT HELP THE POOB MAB. ' From the Bend Bulletin. ' Efforts of' the general land office to restrict public land business to the land district does not have the effect of help ing tho poor man. Your wealthy land seekers, timber syndicates, etc., transact their business at the district land office almost Invariably. They have the money to-pay the expenses and they want to know definitely the action of the land of ficials. -The poor man, who cahnrt spare the time and-money necessary for a trip to a distant land office, executes his ap plication and proofs before local officers. To deny him this privilege Is largely to deprive him of the power of asserting his land rights. 'Thie the land sharks like to see, for they are seldom hampered by poverty. But there ought to be closer scrutiny of the work of these outside officials, who ought to be under bond for the faithful discharge of their duties. The 'public is , very easily im posed upon In land business. .. Reform phpuld come by making the service bet ter, not by abolishing the. convenience we now have. - ... -: . -,-; SEDUCED 720 ACBE9. ., From the. Bend Bulletin. 4, The- Columbia Southern Irrigation company's segregation has been reduced by 720 acres, which was rejected by the Washington authorities on the ground that It was timber land rather than des ert. Of this 720 acres rejected from the company's segregation W. A Laldlaw, manager of the company, ' Immediately made application for 160 acres and T. A. Rutherford, . the company's , book keeper, applied for another quarter section,-leaving -400 acres epenrln-sectlons 2. 3 and 11,17-11. The timber is neither heavy nor of. good quality, however, and the demand for it is not eager. This re jection of 720 acres from the company's segregation necessitated the making of a new contrafct4 with the state., which has how gone to Washington with.thf amended segregation list, and it Is ex pected all will be approved in due time, i in i i i"i i I. i ,. . ' t rXOOKlK 701 WEEK , OZ VETTED . PBAYEB. 'r v -: ' ' . The Evangelical Alliance has issued its invitation ' and . program for "the week of united and universal prayer," from January 1 to 10 inclusive. "Ex lstlng conditions," it declares, "call for a renewed and world-wide appeal to tin throne of heavenly . grace;' nations are in commotion: races are at varlan'e; classes angrily contend, and false re ligions dream of new conquests." The program sets aside -Sunday, JamTafy 3, for sermons on "The Kingdom of God and the Conditions of Its Triumphant Advance"; Monday, . January 4, "The Warrant, the Privilege. Jhe Power of Prayer"! Tuesday, "The Church of Christ"; Wednesday, "All Nations and JjPeopla"i Thursday, '"Missions, Home and Foreign"; Friday, ''The Family" and "The. School"; " Saturday, "The Kn thronement of Christ on Earth"; Sun day, eermons,' The llly Spirit, God's Free Gift.";. '. ,. , ", . 1 , . BOW TBET DO XT XB SINGAPORE. From the 8tralls Budget, October 28. .-, Shortly before 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon the pony attached to a private gharry occupied by , Chinese ; towkays bolted out of Flniayson Green into Cecil sjtreet, and before the syce could stop the. animal the gharry had collided with and smashed three jlnriklshas in the shrt distance of half . a' block. " '. Th final rlklsha that was smashed gf)t en tangled in the off hind wheel of the gharry and was dragged along' for about 40 yards, acting as a ..heavy brake all the time and - eventually stopping the runaway.- , . ' PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT REFUSED PLEDGES TO x ' . WALL STREET ' Walter -Weilman's -Washington Dispatch In the Chicago Record-Herald. , President Roosevelt , has refused td Tiiaae terms or peace with the trust ana railway corporation leaders of New York. They approached' tha president with an offer to withdraw their opposition to, him if ha would give them certain assurances as to his future course,' The'presldent de clined point blank. "' '-...: ;' vv :v .-. Angered by this' rejection of their prof fers if -peaces and the failure of their plan fo tie the hasds of the presfdeiit for tne ruture, tne Dig financiers titarted a test desperat6TmoVement designed to bring Senator Hanna forward as candi date for the Republican nomination for President This, too, has failed. -; Mr. Hanna is not willing to become a. candi date with the backing of Wall street and the support of the Illy whites of the South. v i These Important disclosures, which I am able'to make on the highest authority, explain ; much that as been going on ebove. and beneath the surface during the last month,? They explain Senator Hanna's visit to New York city last week and the week before and the con ferences held there between himself and a number of the biggest corporation men of .Wall street, thejte conferences being sought, -not' by the senator; but ' by the financiers. They explain the sudden re vival of the so-called Hanna' boom here In, the West . They explain the appear ance of - hundreds of letters in the Far West Inquiring If there had not been a turn of public sentiment against ' Presi dent" Roosevelt In that section, y ; ' . , Virtually all of the! .opposition , to .Presi dent Roosevelt's, nomination can. now bo traced directly to. Wall street. It does not originate Jn public sentiment nor ln WashlfigtoirmoTiB-he represenfanvea of the people, nor with Sertator Hanna. The Ohio senator refuses to be used as the tool of Walt street in Its scheme to defeat the president and to disrupt, the Republican party. Three or four weeks, ago 'President Roosevelt was approached by a repre sentative of the great Interests, such as the ,-Rockefelier-Gould combination, t J, -Flerpont-Mofgan, E. II-Harrlman and James J. Hill. : This representative wanted to ascertain If an amicable un derstanding could not, be arrived at He said the men for whom he spoke were anxious as to the future of commerce and finance In tho, United States. They had no fear of anything the president might do during tho coming year, say ing -frankly that they thought the presi dent would feel constrained to adopt a conservative policy till after, the presi dential -clectionr-- What they were par tlcularly anxious about,, he explained, was the course of the president after he had acquired Irla second term end the restraining Influences of the need of go ing before the bar of public opinion at the polls had. been removed. , Was it not possible for the president, to' give the New York men some assurances as to his policies during his second admin istration? Could he not give a pledge that nothing should , be done which would destroy business - confldence-p-a promise to abstain from action at home of abroad which might have a' disas trous effect upon the commercial world 7 . President Roosevelt's v reply - .""' this Significant proposal : was characteristic of the man.. It weuld not be proper to gtve the actual - words of the reply In quotation marks, but the . substance thereof can be, stated -with, great accuracy.-' The president "replied - that! he did. not know exactly what was meant by the question. If it meant that he was to give a promise to the effect that he should not forward the interests of the United States in Its foreign rela tions as occasion arose, - he certainly could not give any such pledge as that which had been suggested. He would not tie his hands by any general prom ise. r. lie should go on just. at he .had been going,- doing hls duty a lie saw it. If the question .meant that, as to prosecution of trusts, or unlawful l;om bl nations, he should bind himself to do nothing in the future, he most certainly could not assent to such a proposal. lie was not .going out with e club in 'his hands trying to smash every domina tion which bore the name of trust. Just as he had prosecuted the Northern Se curities company he might find it nec essary to prosecute other companies, in case the final decision . .of the courts proves to be,. favorable to the govern ment. Just as he 'used federal troops to- suppress labor lawlessness In Ari zona, so he would use troops anywhere occasion might Imperatively demand. "And .finally," said the president, "as to pledges not to upset the business pros perity of the country, :- if any such pledges are necessary as a condition to my re-election, I am not fit to be re elected at all. I decline to give, any pledges."- ; : .' v) , v : Moreover, the president had the fore-; going conversation in mind and wished DEBTS OP THE "400." : From the New Yorker. At least one of the Newport grocers has carried out his threat to sue and It is the name of J. Edward Addlcks that has been made public, with a bill of l260haLJias-J-UJi.to--OverTayear:A sorry time. !nd?ed, do these Newport tradespeople have. They claim that the millionaires order royally and that their orders to leave the house are quite as royal when a collector ctfl is, It is Im possible to get beyond the maids and bytlers, and anything more overbearing than the nverage Newport butler or maid would be Impossible to find. But there Will come a day when the harassed tradespeople' will make a stand and will refuse to be swindled j by : people who have not ' the smallest feeling of re sponsibility. It Is said that were the names of all' the people printed who, owe for their breakfast food Itrwould be a list closely resembling ; the box holders of the Metropolitan Opera house. CZ.EYEZ.AVD ABD COLOMBIA. " .From the Washington Star. , .'What then, la tha urogram? Is Mr. Cleveland to accept as an attorney a retainer and come .here to' , fight the treaty With Panama when it is returned for ratification'? Or will he,' in a letter, nivini to this annial. out the seal' of his disapproval on all that the president and Secretary Hay have done? Or will these Colombians join in tne enorx 10 nniiifv Mr. Cleveland's easily nullified letter as to the next year's presidential race and throw tnemseives pussiunaiciy into an American political campaign? n'hn.a a -a atlrrina' limes, full Of sur prises and complex situations, and par ticulars are in oraer. . ' , . ; "T Bteel Prices Ksre n4 Abroad, From, the Chicago Tribune. ,; ' ':: The Maryland Steel company has re eelved the contract and will begin Wor,k at' once' upon the steel rails, for' the Hamadle du Hedjaz railroad, which will run from JifelrUt, op the .Mediterranean coast of Turkish Asia Minur, to Mecca' The rails will be laid down at Beirut at 122.88 a ton, although they,are.tne same rails that ere sold to American r0"" at $28 a ton on, board the cars at -the factory. It is fuir to assume that at the lower price the company manes a smaii profit, v," ". .- ; .. : - to serve notice upon all who are inter ested when he wrote as follows .in hi annual message: - '-.,, . ; ; s - ' "There shall be no backward step. If in the workings of the laws it proves desirable that they shall at any point be i expanded, or: -amplified, the:' amend ment can be made es its desirability is Shown. ' Meanwhile tliey are "being ad ministered with Judgment, but with in sistence upqn - obedience to .them, and this need has been exemplified In. signal fashion by the events of . the past year.' ! When1 the 'Intermediary betwetn the corporations and, the president -returned to; New York after his conversation With the president,' there was Indigna tion In Wall street. Mr. Roosevelt had declined their proffers of peace; ' he had refused to give them any assurances of good conduct -and of letting up on the trusts during-. his second . term, They would teach him a lesson. ; They would show him their power, i An effort to revive the Hanna talk at' Once followed. 1 It broke .out in many parts of the country.. First It appeared In one, spot arid then In another. Soon Mr.," Hanna - went to 'New York, ,.' and while there was sought ; out by the corporation ' leaders. , He was urged to become a candidate! He was', told that it was his duty to save the Republican party. This man Roosevelt could nevrv be re-elected. ..The business' world was afraid of him. t No one knew when, the country was td be - Involved. In war through the love f this young man for a chance to display his military prowess and , to gratify hia inordinate love for martial activity. No one could 1 tell when ; he was going to start another Northern-fidcnrlt i ea. eult-and-adiLtO-Ula work of wrecking business . confidence. Roosevelt could not come within 100. 000 votes of carrying New York, they told Mr. Hanna, while he, Mr. Hanna, could carry the state with ease, It Hanna would consent to become a can didate he could have the support of all the big corporations and of virtually all of the business interests of the country.- Mr. Haflna was led up to the moun tain top and : promised everything in TBlgtrr. But he-dldnot-yleldTf-He-under- stood the situation far better , than his tempters. ; , Simultaneously with ' this attempt to make a presidential - candidate out of Senator Hanna the New York people set ntheH 4- It Inrvs in winl Inn TV It a I m Ta vine tt141s3s 411 iltutlUlli M lit II . ilCW York organ, after - having ' been quite decent toward the president for a short time, suddenly broke out 1n-more violent attack than anything that had been done before, s Weekly papers controlled by members of the - anti-Roosevelt syndi cate redoubled the savagery o!f their comments upon " the administration. Word was passed all along the line to "hit Roosevelt" And In response to these orders' manufacturers or business men ; who- applied to " their banks for loans were told; that ' It was not,, con sidered' a- good time to put out large sums of money, as no one was able to foresee what President Roosevelt was going to do. He might wreck the coun try any morning before breakfast. Men from the West report that they have seen the trail of this New "fork influence put in their section. The big banks have heard from New York that there can be na real prosperity as long as Roosevelt Is In the White House. They repeat it, half - wonderlngly. to their-customers. These customers,, who have pot perceived any such alarming signs, 'ask one another If it is true that the president Is an unsafe man to have at the head Of the government. , ' 'In this way a current of distrust and timidity has been injected Into the chan nels of finance and commerce throughout a large part of the country. Probably hot one man In 50 who hears a little of ,thls sort- of talk at his bank or bis club realizes that It all had its origin in New York, and that It Is directly the product of the big men there- who are frying to defeat tho president. This Is the trust method of fighting. This Is the manner in which the great corporations show their power. Through the official of their huge organizations, through their banks and banking connec tlons.'-and. more than all, through the timidity 'and sensitiveness of the minds of men as to everything which has a bearing upon, business and prosperity, they scatter tho noxious seeds of dis trust. -That this deliberately planned and effectively manipulated campaign has produced an influence upon the public mind Is undeniable, and this Influence Is reflected In the letters which reach public men in Washington from their constituents. President Roosevelt and his friends are well aware of the char acter 1 of the campaign that has been waged against the occupant of the White House. But they say they do not be lieve the Judgment and level-headed common sense of ' the American people cpn befupset by such methods. Advice to the Lovelorn '-:,J: BY BE4TWCE f AlgFAX. i Dear Miss Fairfax 1 am a young lady company with a widower three years my senior. He seems a very nice young man and seems to think a great deal of me, I do not really love him, but I do loVe his two children. 'Kindly give me your advice whether to, -marry him or Dot.;' ;i' ; ANXl.OCS. jjo noi marry a man you ao pot Ioe. If you thoroughly respect him it may be that In time you will grow to love Mm. Respect Is an excellent cornerstone for love. Walt a while before deciding for or against him. ' . wear miss rairFax i am a young lady 20 years old and have been keeping com pany wth a young man of 28 for . the past tyear. My parents are against me DnlnV HlfVl Vllm' nan Via Umm ktAaJ' position , and floes not llvs with his " parents. I was Introduced to a young man three months ago. He Is a travel ing salesman and seems to think a great deal of me,, but when I speak of him to the young mun I go with he makes such awful threats and says that no one will get me but him. . ' Dear. Miss Fairfax,' do you think I ought , to give htm up, as my parents stated, and go with the other young man. . as he says he dearly loves me? - ; JANE. HATHAWAY. No. 210 Sixth ' avenue. , ' parlson between the two men; the travel-. Ing.man would be much the wiser choice, as he at least Is not Idle. Be very sure of yourself befpre you make any choice. - ' Dear; Miss Fairfax Please tell me If It is right for a young man to furnish a young . lady with a gown when he Invites her t a dress ball? ; Pleann answer me lu your paper as soon as you can. . ..: - - , CONSTANT READER. , 1U. Is not customary for a 'man to give a girl presents of clothes. ' It -would be much.'botter for her to wear a gown of Ijer own even it It Is not quits as fine' as thd'ona he would give her, Whea one wdnvin says that another is clever,., she means that she ts either homely or unamlable, Chicago News. S