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Sditdrial:.-j?age-'lf.-.1l3 Joiraal) PORTLAND, OREGON MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1904 THE OREGON DAILY, JOURNAL; 1 Oregon Sidelights NATIONAL CAPITAL GOSSIP Small Change AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER " " " ir .' Mi' i 1 ii 1 ' . r"" " . . v. - - . - -. CS. JACKSON Published' mrr ivnlai (except OFFICIAL, THE JKTTY STILL THE , " QUESTION. P ORTLAND Is growing rapidly prosperous. It Is growing very much more rapidly than many of Us best Informed people believed would be possible and the growth is being amazingly 'maintained. It to entirely due to two facts, ' first, a re awakening of Portland itself and second to the circum stances that the city instead of having outstripped In growth the country, which la the usual history of western ' cities, has lagged far behind It. No visitor who comes here has occasion to ask. "Why Portland T' The-reasoh for its existence Is manifest and self evident. Rather is he led to Inquire why, with all the resources back of us and the tremendous natural advantages In our favor, the population of the city has not reached the 200,000 mark - instead of 123,000? . . . But all of that will come In good time. The future of Portland Is largely in the hands of the people of the city. In many-directions they are awaking.: to ..an.-appreciation of its destiny and are doing yeoman service to further the good cause. But there is one. respect, and that the most .vital of them all, in which there has been shown the most unaccountable lethargy. It is apparent to every citizen that, while In almost any event Portland will continue to grow,' its development into a commanding metropolis i bound up in the future history of the utilization of the Columbia river. The building of the Celilo canal, the maintenance of an open river and the removal of the Co lumbla bar constitute the preeminent questions which; con front Portland and In the proper solution of which Port land's preeminence is most largely concerned. ' We have already adverted to the fact that the citizens of Portland have never, yet considered the question of the Columbia bar with spirit and courage. The plan in the past has been carefully to avoid discussion as though it were a plague spot to be borne with rather than an ob stacle to be removed. Hence we .have wasted year after year of Valuable timeand, while weHhave often deluded ourselves into the. belief that something had been done, as a matter of fact we have accomplished little or nothing. Bather nave we trusted to our gooa iuck wnicn it must oe admitted has seldom deserted us. But " the time has now come, with the consciousness of what Portland can be, to face the question like men and to do everything in our power to bring about a solution of the question such as will meet all possible future conditions. ; , ', In a recent seemingly authoritative expression the cost of Jetty construction was estimated at $170 per lineal foot. This would mean $4,600,000 for the five miles of jetty needed to accomplish the purpose of achieving a per manent deep channel. After deducting from the , funds now on hand the amount that would probably be reserved for operating the dredge Chinook it will be seen that con gress would have to appropriate about $4,000,000 to com plete the work. All those Interested in Portland's welfare should unremittingly urge that the' necessary speed con should unremittingly urge that the necessary funds be provided by congress to prosecute this work with the ut most speed consistent with true economy and to carry It unceasingly forward t completion. ' The people for whose benefit this should Insist that it be carried out RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA G. Frederick Wright in Chicago Record y: Herald. . The war now raging between Russia and Japan is sure to mark one of the most Important epochs In human his tory. it is not the work of politicians or national leaders alone, but Is the result of a combination of far-reaching, irresistible - causes which have been slowly but surely preparing for the re sult. It is the conflict of three great and expanding nations. In Manchuria the national expansion of Russia, with Its 140,000,000 of people, increasing st the rate of 2,000,000 annually, meets China, with its 300,000.000 and its in definite ' power of multiplication. The problem presented is the old one in mechanics of an Irresistible meeting an immovable. But in this case there is another expanding force of Immense and unknown power wedging Itself be tween the two, Japan means both to resist Russia and to rule China. She, too. has a rapidly increasing population, a half million souls being added annual ly to her bread winners in a country al ready overstocked with people. The statesmen of Japan are compelled to do something with the hope of enlarging her borders. Altogether It is a case In which the sympathy of the well in formed will be pretty evenly divided between the three combatants. Rut as Russia has the appearance of being an Intruder and is so pretty gen erally represented, it is Important to take a brief glance at the history of her movements, in order correctly, to Judge tt the truth of this Impression, end to determine what rights, if any, she really has on the Pacific coast. This is not the first contest whtch Russia has had in Manchuria. As far back as 1(42 Russian explorers and pio neers began a movement into the valley of the Amur river, and by the same right of conquest by which the western nations of Europe claimed to be the owners of America, the Russians claimed the valley of this great river upon both sides. The country was then, as it is now, except where Russian settlers have . moved in. practically a wilderness, oc cupied by . semi-barbarous and savage tribes. It was Indeed claimed to be tinder the Jurisdiction of China, and Chinese soldiers were sent up to con tend for its mastery and possession. With varying results war was waged for 41 years, when the Chinese arms prevailed, and in 1(80 a final adjustment between the nations was made through the. celebrated treaty of Nertchtnsk. By this treaty all the land upon the north of the Amur river proper, extending up te the middle of the 8ea of Okhotsk, was recognised as belonging to China. This is a fact to be remembered by those who say that the Russians have never been willing to haul down their flag where once it has been raised. For the next 170 years the pro visions Of the treaty of Nertchinsk were faithfully observed by the Russians. No Russian boats went down the Amur river; and the vest territory occupied by It basin was wholly left to the in fluence of China , Then, as an unex pected result of the Crimean war, a new chapter in history was begun upon the Pacific coast. Anticipating ' that the French and English wo'uld attack the Russian settlements upon' the Pacific coast. Muravleft. the governor of east. em Siberia, took measures of defense which resulted in most Important changes In." the political geography of tne wnoi region, i- At trial time i the Husslan stronghold upon the Pacific cfiat was at Petropavlovsk ' in Kam chatka, where a fins harbor was fortified PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. Sunday) at The Journal Building, Fifth PAPER ' OF .THE CITY OF SUPREME and It Is amazingly and efficiently employed to carry: out the designated pur pose.' Furthermore the cost has been. Only by demanding the fullest publicity, only by con tlnual work and GIVE THE BY WHAT singular fatality does It always seem to be arranged that the world's fair money Is sent . Vi a silt, anA .fat. fA inant tnr anph ttlitw' plies as are needed? to attract a good deal of attention in Portland a good deal more attention than the officers of the fair asso ciation seem to appreciate. " ; ; . ". have a legitimate has been made for advertising - bids for .the proposed buildings. Why should it be so arranged as practically to exclude every local bidder? .Why should, it not be so ar ranged that the local builder would have at least an even show with the builder from any other. part of the country? The Journal is Inclined to believe that too little thought is given by the people of Portland to the question of pat ronizing home Industries. We are too much inclined to buy an article which comes from the outside rather than to call for one made good. If not better. But on this world's that may be vital. If the local builders are debarred for whatever TeasonTfrom blddlng-on : thework, the local worklngmen to a greater or lesser extent will likewise be debarred. If the will : undoubtedly to do the work. them will want to with a congested flow from It. Some consideration sort. Local men should not be debarred from building chiefly because they are local men. They should, Indeed, be given special opportunities by making the terms of the bids such as will give the greatest possible number of them a chance to get part of the work. What was done in St. Louis does not necessarily apply with overwhelm ing force to Portland. There they have the world to draw from. Besides a great city they are within hailing dls-! tance of other great cities and their contractors are men of great financial resources who are ready to undertake any work that comes up, ; It is not precisely the same In Portland, therefore we should cut our clothes to the cloth. Give the local men a fair show, no more, work is being done promptly, and ef cavil, otherwise a aroused. ' ' and occupied by a garrison of soldiers and a Russian - flotilla, For the re-enforcement of this garrison, Muravieil formed the plan of organising a few regiments of soldiers in the province of Transbaikalia, in the headwaters of the Amur, end of transporting them down the Amur river, and thence to Kam chatka. This he did in the summer of 186. 'The soldiers partly consisted of exiles on whom freedom had been be stowed. : A large number of barges were built in the headwaters of the Amur, and the first steamboat that ever floated upon the stream was launched. The permission of China to make the transit through her territory was asked. The necessities were such, however, that Muravleft did not wait for the answer, but presumed upon its being favorable, and started out upon his expedition on the 14th of May. . His plans were successful. The far-off fortress of Petropavlovsk was re-enforced in season to repulse a vigorous attack by the -French and English troops. So disastrous was their defeat, In fact,- that the English admiral committed suicide from mere chagrin. But Muravleft did not fail to see that England and France would renew the attack another year. and hence set at work to prepare for a similar expedition in the following year. But he learned something, in going down the Amur, which led him to enlarge his plana He had learned that there Were no Chinese settlers upon the north side of the river, that China during the 170 years since the treaty of Nertchinck had done nothing either to attle, de velop or protect the 'county. He there fore took the liberty of establishing Cos sack settlements upon the north side as he went down the river, that they might be at hand to render assistance in the return of his troops in the autumn after the river should be frozen over. Mean where he had ordered the evacuation of Petropavlovsk and the concentration of the Russian fleet at 4he mouth of the Amur river. Here again he was success ful, completely baffling the efforts of the French and English to Interfere with his plans. The russlan settlements upon the Pacific coast were, saved. After the close of the Crimean war the work of diplomacy begaivand China was induced, for what she thought was adequate compensation, to cede to Rus sia all of the unsettled region which Muravleft had brought to light On the north side of the Amur river and on the east side of the Uasuri. a branch which comes in from the south where the Amur takes its sudden turn to the north. On an elevation in the angle between these rivers the city of Khabarovsk arose, and in a most conspicuous place a statue was later erected to Muravleft, who, for hi great services, was decor ated as Count Amurskl. Through these negotiations RusMa obtained the mag nificent harbor of Vladivostok, In about latltnde 43 degrees, which la that of Portland, Me. This is one of the most maaniflcent harbor nf ), ,-i.i ... compared only with that pf 8an' Fran- imii mm vi rwu janriro, ana was -so far south- that it was free from Ice the larger part of the year. Naturally the Russians at once st-t about fortify ing this. Its hills were crowned with forts, dry docks were established, the Pacific fleet was enlarged, snd Vladi vostok was for 80 years, snd Is now, an Intense center of Russian activities on the Pacific coast, where hr soldiers were gathered and her fleet protected, and wher a new door was opened for commerce to reach the Interior of Rus sia's Asiatic dominions. But still it was a lor.g and tiresome route to reach the --,. ... '.'".- v-,-. ,. ' . -. JNO. P. CARROLL and Yamhill etreete. Portland, Oregon. PORTLAND ficiently. They have a right to demand that the money collected through taxation, and returned to them through congressional appropriations for public works, shall "not be squandered in vain experimenting but shall be promptly they have a right to know how this money is being used, how the work being prosecuted for their benefit is proceeding from month to month, what percentage of the total has been accomplished and what watchfulness, can they expect to guard their Interests and see the desired work carried to com pletion without needless delay. r LOCAL BIDDERS A SHOW, This is a question that is beginning In the public estimation the master builders of the city kick coming in the arrangement which at home which, perchance, is equally fair matter. we are reaching a point contracts are let to outside people they bring in with them many of the men When that work is finished many of stay here and we are at once confronted labor market and all the evils which '., , Y;.-. should be given to matters of this however huge and complicated. no less, but give them that without good deal of unpleasant feeling may be , - interior. For the route involved the transport of 100 miles overland and then of more than 2.000 miles of un certain river navigation to reach Trans baikalia and the great military road passing through Siberia. Meanwhile the colonisation of this new territory was proceeding with great rapidity. Thus matters went on until the war between Japan and China in 1890, when Japan humiliated the celestial empire, captured her great fortresses, Wel-Hai-Wel and Port Arthur, on opposite sides of tho entrance of the Gulf of Pechlll. But, in finally concluding peace with China, Germany, France and Russia, with England as a silent spectator, came In and advised Japan to withdraw from Port Arthur, and to be content with the Island of Formosa as her Indemnity "for the war. It was not thought best by these European powers that Japan should get hold upon the continent, lest it should disturb the balance of power, and lead to the subjugation of China. In the meantime France took occasion to strengthen her hold upon southern Chins, Germany to take possession of Klao Chau, on the south side of the Shantung peninsula, and England to seise Wei-Hat-Wei, . although this was not done until after Russia had obtained from China the concession of Port Arthur as a naval station.. Soort after these occurrences the Rus sians obtained by treaty permission to build a railroad from Transbaikalia across Manchuria to Vladivostok, with a Branch line running from Harbin 700 miles southward to Port Arthur. They also obtained the possession of lallen- wan, arterwara called Dalny, for a com mercial port near ty. According to this treaty the president of the railroad was always to be a Chinaman, and the Chinese were to give military protection 10 tne roau and to shield It from all extraneous attacks, while the railroad company should preserve order and de corum on "the lands aslgned to the rail way and its appurtenances." Tq,e Chinese government was to have the privilege of , purchasing the railroad after the lapse of 80 years. In accordance with thfs agreement. the Chinese Eastern Railroad company set to work building 1,800 miles of rail way through a region that hitherto was Inaccessible, and were on the point of accomplishing their work In the sum mer of 1000, when the Boxer revolution broke out As I traveled through the whole length of the railroad under con struction at that time I know from personal observation that the Russians were trusting tne, unmese implicitly, The immense sums of money slready ex pended along tne line of the road had created property values amounting to Hundreds or millions of dollars, which were completely at the mercy of the Chinese, while the lives of the engineers were equally exposed. In the Journey of 700 miles from Port Arthur to Har bin we encountered at alternate points Cossecks and Chinese soldiers In small squads, and were guarded on our way rrom one post to another sometimes by mounted Cossacks end other times by mounted Chinese soldiers. After detailing recent movements Professor Wright concludes: , But the efforts of Russia to ward oft an attack by means of ample preparation have been unavailing. The clash of arms has come. It Is one of the great conflicts ot . the ages which has so long been going on between the white and yellow races, v Russia, which shielded western Europe from the invasion of the Mongol Tartars under the descendants! of Jenghls Khan in the thirteenth century, is now deciding the question whether a white race shall be permitted to have a permanent hold upon any available por tion of the Paclflo coast of Asia, v. . .Eugene Is also becoming vlrlnnn. having closed games and driven the mcKei-in-tne-siot machines out of bus! ness. , - ,. . In some Oregon counties the really prominent men hereafter will be ell glble voters who are not candidates for any office. The financial world must be' In consid erate trepidation if Portland bridre bonds can be sold only at a large dis count Instead of a premium. Eugene bakers have raised the price or oread to 6 cents a loaf. This is al ways the price in . Portland, but some times one gets little In a loaf and some times less. . , Several new fruit canneries will1 be started this year in communities whose people believe, that on the. fruit propo sition ' they should save all they can and can all they save. . -Again is displayed the power of the press. The North Yamhill Record saya: 'The little puff the -editor of the Record gave Sammy when in town caused htm to give much better wetghts and lower prices in butter." The Hood River Glacier's motto . Is, "It's a cold dayt when, we get left" But from the big batch of local news the Glacier publishes, no very cold day occurs even up there under the moun tains.. -. . ' , ' .. Salem believes itself to be now "closed up tight,'' so far as gambling games are concerned, and the Statesman remarks: The way to keep them closed Is to keep them closed, and eternal vigilance is the price to pay for such a condition. Whenever they think no one is looking they will open up again." The North Yamhill Record is Informed that "there is about 14 feet of snow on the summit of the mountains be tween this place and Tillamook.. About four feet of snow fell between Satur day night and Monday morning, com pletely blocking the road, since which time it has been Impossible to get the mail through." Vancouver Columbian: The Colum bian Wishes to emphasize the fact that the editor is capable of and does write his own editorials, notwithstanding any remarks to the contrary. Not even has any person dictated nor spoken to the editor about our policy. When the edi tor needs any assistance he will let the opposition know it. Irrigon (Or.) Irrigator: Vo to the present writing there is only one Irri gon and one Irrigator, and no "green growing thing" has yet put In an ap pearance to establish an opposition paper. Anyhow, we would f reese any such attempt out nip it in the bud, as It were by publishing the Irrigator daily, or two or three times a day if necessary, ' A dairyman writes as follows to the Newberg Enterprise: "Dairymen wfll surely reap some benefit from the op posing element of the . creamery busi ness or Portland as long as it lasts, but look out when the scrap is over. Tne man wno sens his entire supply ot milk at ( cents a quart or ships it to the condensery will not make a success of .raising his heifer calves. Building up a dairy by buying cows in stead of raising them is poor economy." Things People Want to Know Scotts Mills. Or., Feb. 17. To the Editor of The Journal Have any of the states in this country granted the right of suffrage to women so that they may vote at state and national elec tions T If so, will you kindly give the names of such states and oblige. ' A READER, Four states Wyoming in 1861, Colo rado in 1S93, Utah In 1885 and Idaho in 1890. . , : To the Editor of The . Journal Rum ors Indicate that there is commercial value to Oregon Grape plants and that they are being bought and shipped in large quantities, while many farmers clearing land and gathering grape-root for medical purposes are squandering valuable assets that should be hus banded. Now will you inform us re garding the matter, the variety wanted, the value, where they go. for what pur pose, and to whom we call sell them-and guidance for gathering and preparing them for market. Any information re garding this Industry will be thankfully received by many " FARMERS OF GRESHAM. Oregon grape root Is extensively used for medicinal purposes and is worth when there is a demand for it, about 8 cents a pound. Just the root part is used, which Is then sacked. .At the present time the markets have an over stock ' of root of this description and one wholesale drug firm of this city says that It has bad a supply of grspe root in its warehouse for the past 10 years which It is unable to dispose of. To the Editor of The Journal Will you please answer through the columns of your paper the following questions, vis: . ; 1 Names of each man at tha head of each United States cabinet department 2 Names of each Oregon state officer. I How many members in each house of the state legislature? , 4 Names of Oregon senators and con gressmen. t Whwe is the fish center? SUBSCRIBER. 1 Secretary of state, John Hay; sec retary of treasury. Lesle M. Shaw; sec retary of war. William H. Taft; attorney-general. Philander C Knox; postmaster-general, Henry C. Payne; secre tary of navy, William H. Moody; secre tary of interior, Ethan A.; Hitchcock; secretary of agriculture, James Wilson; secretary commerce and labor, George B. Cortelyou. . ' '::: 'li I Governor. George K. cnamneriain; secretary of state and auditor, F. I. Dun bar; state treasurer, C. S. Moore; super, lntendent of public instruction, J. H. Ackerthan; adjutant-general, W. EL Fin ser ; attorney-general, A. M. Crawford; chief Justice of supreme court, Frank A. Moore; state printer, j. k. wnitney. g Thirty senators, 10 representatives. 4 Senators, John H. ' Mitchell a and Charles W. Fulton; representatives,: Bin- ger Herman and J. N. Williamson. 6 Astoria. ,. ' To the Editor of the Journal Please let me know in .your query columns what holidays If any were tegaiizea Dy an act Of congress. ROBERT A. BTKlNJiUUlSK. There is no national holiday, not even the Fourth of July. Congress has at times appointed special holidays. Ths Fifty-third congress in its second ses sion passed a law making isoor aay a public holiday in the District of Co lumbia, and it has recognised certain Amvm hnllrtavs for commercial pur poses; but with the exception noted there Is no general statute o.n tne euojecit iine ' Washington, Marph 2. The Hearst movement - has assumed proportions which astonishes older Democratic wheel horses of the house and senate and it now seems clear that the leading can didate is the young man from: the city of New York. It has Just developed here that from a private canysss made by leader Murphy of Tammany Hall in the city of New York and close by dls trlcta; that Hearst was by far the most popular candidate advanced In the Em plre state. The Tammany congressmen In the house of . representatives during the past week have Indicated their wll llngness to get . on the . Hearst : band wagon presumedly from. Intimation re ceived from headquarters to, the effect that when the situation had been can vassed the leaders of the organization in New York city have concluded that if they desire to maintain their prestige they must follow the drifting current, A leading Democrat of the house who has not been friendly to tho Hearst boom said to a representative of this paper today; ..:';. , f-v . .-; "I have just returned from a trip home; and I was utterly amazed at the strength which Mr, Hearst has devel oped. Whether it Is because of the activity of his literary bureau or not I cannot say, but I am now free to con fess that if his strength increases from this on to the time of the convention, he cannot be beaten. I am one of those who believe that Mr. Hearst is too Inex perienced and untried in political office to trust to him the destinies of a great nation like this, but at the same time if he is selected by the Democratic; conven tion J shall loyally support him. -The laboring men of my district, both Re publicans and Democrats, are working at every "point for him, and I . believe that it will be necessary in the event of another and more experienced ' man receiving the nomination for the head of the ,tlcket, to nominate Mr. Hearst for the second place in order to keep the following , which he has gathered around him in the Democratio column." In this connection it is noticeable that Mr. Hearst has disappointed many mem bers . of the house who had hoped to draw him out on the floor of the house. He has preserved a discreet silence ever since he became' a member ot congress and Is gathering around him a host of political followers who will, his friends assert, stand him in good stead at the proper time. The senate committee on military af fairs has agreed to incorporate in the army appropriation bill an item of J250, 000 to continue and complete a military wagon road in Alaska from Valdes to Fort Egbert or Eagle City. Also an item of 8231,680 to complete the con struction and extension of ; the sub marine telegraph line from Sitka to Fort Llsoum. The committee is con sidering the proposition to establish four or five permanent camps for man euvers and encampmenta The camps proposed will be located under direction of the general staff of the army and points have been recommended in Cali fornia, Maryland, Texas, Wisconsin and Washington. 1 Chief Joseph, the famous ' warrior of the Nea Parses tribe of Indians, Is mak ing his annual visit to Washington. He comes here every winter to appeal to the president and congress for the settle ment of a claim of his' tribe. , Because of Chief Joseph's leadership, In the Nes rerces war, he and 250 other In dians of his tribe were deprived of their allotments of land. They have been try ing ever since to get what they regard as their share of the land or its equiva lent in money. They have been appeal ing to congress to grant them Justice, claiming that they were not bad . In dians before 1877, and have been peace able and well-behaved ever since. As Chief Joseph had been a brave warrior, and a good citizen since he laid down arms, the president was inclined to sympathize with him. The 250 In dians will be satisfied with either thetr portion of government land or its value In money. . The bill granting right of way for pipe lines through Indian reservations has passed both the house and the sen ate, and has been referred to a confer ence committee to adjust some minor differences. :;- This bill authorises the secretary of the interior to grant right of way for oil and gas .lines, and its enactment was recommended by him. Many oil leases have been made, but as the secretary holds that he has no authority under ex isting law, to grant a right of way for the building of pipe lines on Indian reservations these leases are not being developed. By the terms of, many of the leases with the government compan ies and persons are required to drill wells, and yet they are unable to mar ket their , product. The bill . now in conference is general and under it any company or parson can build ; a pipe line. : . , . A remarkable fact has Just been de veloped through the publication by the state department of an extract from a report of United States Consul Lee Berghols of Three Rivers. Canada, and this is that emigration from the United States is increasing at a rapid rate into Canada. From January 1 to October 1, of the last calendar year, Canada re ceived 114,744 immigrants and of these 84,721 were American citlxens. This is more than the. total population of Ne vada at the last census and about one third of the population of Wyoming, and several other states. Of the remaining 114,744 who entered panada, 23,602 were from England, 7.608 from Scotland, 2.830 from Ireland,, 4,031 from Russia, 2,004 presldsnt's act in proclaiming a day of Thanksgiving makes that day a holiday only in the District of Columbia and the territories, and in such states as provide bylaw for it To the Editor of The Journal Please answer through your paper what race William Randolph .Hearst is a native of. A FRIEND OF THIS PAPER. - On his father's Side he comes of South Carolina stock; on his mother's side he Is descended from the Randolphs of Vir ginia. After the revolutionary war his ancestors went to Virginia and later to Missouri, where George Hearst, father of W, R. Hearst, was born, 7 : Bpringwater, Or. To the Editor of The Journal Please be so kind as to in form me or the legislature of Iowa has given the official vote cast for its gov ernor on November 3, 1903, and what the vote is. ' , Sullivan, Democrat, 169,708: Cummins, Republican, 238,798; plurality, 79,090; total vote, 417,962. .. ; .- ?:-;;;, Tluit 2oea Parker Stand Tor? From the New York Sun. It does not follow that because a man is a good Judge he will make- a good president ot the United States. It Is safe to say that there are at least a hundred Judges In the country who are as able as Alton B. Parker, but no one thinks of any of them as a candidate far president. , ! i , What does Par ker stand foTT Up to the present mo ment of time, notwithstanding his prom inence as a candidate, nobody seems to know. from Italy. 2,419 from Sweden, 2,020 from Hungary, and 8,177 from Gallola. .If this rata of American emigration Into Canada is maintained for a decade with the natural increase which will take place, the southern portion of Canada will be as American as any of our western states. T A" member of the aeneral Staff of the United States army is of the opinion that the war between Japan and Russia will be a crolonsed struggle. This om cer has traveled extensively through Manchuria and Korea and Japan, and is well qualified to form a reliable opinion of the relative, strength -of Japan and Russia. .'He says: 'y to "The war will be a long one. ' Now that Japan has control of the ocean. Russia cannot conquer her. She cannot invade Japan. " She cannot prevent her receiving supplies. On the other hand, Russia's army will watch and hang on as long as life is in its members. If the army is out oft from, Russia by the destruction of the great Siberian rail road it will still fight It may be de stroyed, but that will not conquer Rus sia. Japan can never conquer Kusaia. She can give her a setback in the oast. she can worry and harass her, nut Rus sia will come back with strength and vigor. Her resources are as lnexhausti ble as our own. Her people are as des perate and patriotio as our own.: Japan will find her strength taxed mignuiy. "If the powers do not. Intervene the war will last ; for years,- As it now stands, neither nation can be conquered by the other. The bitterest animosity actuates the people of both nations In their struggle. ; Will, the nations be drawn into the oonfilct? is the question that is agitating the minds of . many, This will not be the case unless causes for Interference arise that are not now discernible." The four American army officers de tailed to Join the Japanese field forces and get to the front in order to od serve and report everything of military interest during the war between Russia and Janan for the benefit of the JLmerl can army have started for the front These four officers who will act as the eyes tor our army in the Japanese cam paign are "Colonel Enoch M. Crowder of the general staff. Captain John M. Mor rison, 20th Infantry, Captain Peyton C March of the artillery, and Joseph E. Kuhn of the engineers' corps. These officers represent the pick of the ser vice, each man having earned a splen did reputation for hard work. They are all comparatively young men, and their duty is to ODserve tne interesting inings which will develop during the war. The Mikado after considerable press ure agreed to take care of four of our army officers, and they are traveling as fast as they can to Japan, Their status is thoroughly defined. They go as mili tary attaches and will be the guest of the Mikado. They are, of course, non- combatants, and . have left . their side arms behind. They report to the com mander in chief of the Japanese army, who will make proper provision for their subsistence and comfort He will see that they are assigned to good quarters, that horses are at their disposal, and that the best in the way of commissary supplies, transportation facilities, etc, are provided for them. He will also impose whatever, restrictions on their movements and writings that he may deem proper. He may censor what writ ing he permits, or . give .to his army guests free rein in this regard. The attaches are supposed to keep strictly out of the war game, and for them to offer advice, to give a warning, or drop a helping hint would be a violation of international ethics. Russia at first declined to allow offi cers to accompany her army, but at last has consented, and through Ambassador McCormick, Secretary Hay has been of ficially notified of Russia's action, al though the' officers will not be allowed to take the field until April 16th of the Russian calendar. .' The officers whb have been designated are Colonel J. H. Kerr of the general staff. Captain Karl Reichman, 17th in fantry; Captain George D. Gatley, artil lery corps, and Captain William D. Jud son. The three former are at present in Manila, but will so time their depar ture as to arrive on the scene of hos tilities at the date set. Captain Judson at present is In Washington, but he will leave very shortly, going direct to St. Petersburg, from which place he will go to Join the Russian forces. . The largest total of exports In the history of the. country for a similar period was reached for the seven months which ended January 31, For 'the month of January alono they were 338,218,362, while the highest January record on any former occasion was for. 1900, when they reached t35,6,940. The , largest in crease was in manufactured copper, of which the exports in the seven months ending with January, 1904, are reported at 831,652,677, against 822,614,843 for the corresponding months last year.; Refined mineral oil is next in the list of manu factured articles showing an increase in export values, being for the seven months ending with January, 1904, 342 -029,401, against 3S6,324.07 in the cor responding months of last year. Iron and steel stand next in the list of man ufactured articles showing an increase in exports. The total value of iron and steel exported in the seven months end ing with January, 1904, is 369,125.780. against 356.997,942 in the corresponding months ending with January, 1903. For January , a lone the exports of iron and steel are 3M71.738. Agricultural Imple ments also show an increase in exports amounting to a little over 32,000,000 in the seven months ending with January. 1904.''.- ,. ,.- t, ... v rrom Xlnoola to Tafs,' " .- From the New York World. Secretory Taft. still fresh from his service in our far , colonies, thus ex pressed himself: 'The greatest mistake that could be made at this time would be to give the Filipinos their Independence, or even to mention a time when we are likely to give them their Independence." Abraham Lincoln, also In his day a man of some force in public policies and Republican councils,' once ventured the opinion that no man was good enough to govern another man without that other man's consent." , A Tavorite of Fortune. ' From the Atlanta Journal. 1 Strange is the fortune of Theodore Roosevelt. A death, totally unexpected, made him ' president of , these United States, of America. Now another death, likewise' beyond the bourne of : those things which are within the ken of the prophets, has removed from his path the greatest Impediment to bis nomination for another term of the presidency. ' Did They Sara It? From the New York Press. Harry .Payne Whitney's private for tune was 22,600,000 before the death of his father. His wife, Gertrude Vender bilt, had a dowry of 31,000,000, and when her father died Inherited 37,600,000. This money has been woil invested, so that Mrs. Whitney's fortune is at feast 310, 000,000. Harry Payne's 322.500.000 from his father and his wife's 310.000.000 Aiaks a comfortable bunch of money, ; A great many people are indisposed to "stand pat on the tariff and trust Is sues. ' Russian names look this far away as If they might be profitably utilized in an emergency as breastworks. The number of officials to be chosen is small in proportion to that of those who desire ardently to be called.. Who says the president is not friendly with Russia, when he appoints a man named Grunsky, canal commissioner? : ,' -iy- "f " -V : ! : . Would It be a cass - of less majeste for a Republican club to name Itself the Lincoln, or the McKinley, or the.Hanna. or the Mitchell, or the Simon, instead of the Roosevelt club? A Chicago man has paid 832,000 in terest in five years on a loan of 24.000. This beats the record of some building and loan societies that, operated in this part of the country during reoent years. A highwayman who Incidentally com mitted a - murder was hanged in Mon tana the other day by due process of law, whlcn is nearly, as notable, an ex ception to the rule as the lawful punish ment ot a negro rapist or murderer down south. ,. . , ' ' , '.( Because Hon. Blnger Hermann has not formally announced' his candidacy for representative is not a cause for any body to doubt whether he desires the nomination or not "When Mr. Hermann doesn't want an office he will want lit tle or nothing more "here below." , Democrats are short-sighted who sup pose that they can make much valuable political capital out' of the Roosevelt Washington luncheon- incident' Wheth er wise or not or whatever Its motive, it will not hurt the president appreciably in any state that he could carry under any clrcumstanoes. " ' Secretary Hitchcock,' it is announced from Washington, is hot pleased at the president's change of front in the Rose burg land office case,' and is still person ally opposed to the 're-appointment of knows that Hitchcock' for other reasons is not popular In the west, and this is the year for playing politics. ... " President Smith, head of the Mormon church, acknowledges that he has five wives, with all of whom he maintains marital relations, and all of whom have given birth to children, aggregating 13 In number, since 1890, when it became unlawful for a citizen of Utah to live polygamously. But it wss Smoot a monagomoua Mormon, not 8mlth, who was elected senator.' v.. County School Superintendent Nowlin ot Umatilla county, criticizing the man agement of the Pendleton public schools, declares among other things that calisthenics, basketball, football, the atricals, gymnastics, athletics, etc., are occupying too much time." However It may be there, this is certainly true in many schools and colleges, and edu cators are to be commended for declar ing the fact A man died this week in a New Jersey almshouse who was 132 years old, snd who had uaed tobacco, 120 years and liquor from youth until he was se questered in the poorhoQse. This does not prove that the use of tobacco-and liquor is conducive to health and long life; only that . this ' Jerseymsn was phenomenally tough. And if he had been an abstainer he might not have spent 20 years in an almshouse. Evidence in regard to Senator Smoot's rellgto-politlcal status is being taken in Washington, but Judging from all ac counts some other senators are more proper subjects of ethical inquiry than Smoot. If he were a Democrat,' his church affiliation would probably serve as ft sufficient excuse in the minds of thst religious body, the senate, for his expulsion; . but since he is a straight Republican he may stick. POLITICAL POINTERS Heppner Gazette: As the Republican congressional convention approaches it becomes more and more ap'parent that there is little or no opposition to Mr. Wllflamson in Morrow county. The Morrow county delegation will be solid for Williamson. ' Salem Journal:, Blnger Hermann's friends in Marion county are numer ous. He hss made speeches here In many campaigns. At least two gener ations of Republicans between Mr. Her mann and. the younger' asplrsnt will feel Ilka standing by the old stage horse. As Marlon goes, so will go the nom ination. This county must virtually de cide the welfare of the party and the people in this important contingency. Salem Statesman: Mr. B, I Eddy of Tillamook is the ssme man who statM In i debste during the senatorial con test during the last legislature that a certain candidate for United States sen ator was not the choice of the people of his district for thst, position, though thst candidate had received about two hundred more votes for senator than Mr. Eddy had for the legislature by the same people on the ssme day. Of course, Mr, Kddy lost his head in that contest. besides being swept off his feet also, through the glamour of the "organlza- ,AM " V., . i . .( M. A I. . 1- . viv,.,, ,,u , tm yoninent w remark dial if he can't read his own mind any better than he can regularly declare election returns, nobody yet has any idea what office he may be a candidate. for when the state convention meets. Advice to the Lovelorn BY BEATBICI XAXiXAX. 4S WlnrfH mA Aw 4v. . lAita .arl4-K ,-- ....v. r UJtva sasii All'' iv v "nil ttl&tdatl nl" IBA sail mm tXf si si isn tirteva mA and expect to be,marrled in th. spring. ii proper mat i can on nti' more than five times a week. ' I fflyseii! think three tlmna m. wmIt nlanttr ..Kiif h will not listen td it Now I love her dearly, but, she seems to doubt ray love, and win i me ner wnat prooi sne wished, she said I might deed over some of my property to her. Now I love her dearly, but I also think a great deal of my property v Should she not wait. Lntll ws are married before she made s icti a request? i Now as my life's happiness depends on the answer to this inquiry, please help a man In great trouble and you will have the lifelong friendship of .! Yours truly, ' CYRUS NOBLE -Call as often as she wants you trf.' If it gives her pleasure to be In your society . you should be glad to corirde that much. (Deeds to property as proof of affection are A trifle unusual. ' Why should she want vmir lanA k... are .married, when "she Win stand in dl- rem hub ot janeruance alter marriage? i v