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PORTLAND, OREGON,
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T H E O R E G
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; LKT US UVB UP TO OUR MOTTO, ,
VN THINO that ta the' matter with Oregon wii
1 stated yesterday, but not eU. It. to true that Ore-
" goo neede to put forth iereietent. united ff
lamella efforts to secure immigration; that It needs Many
. auteni people, for whom ttaara are ample opportunities of
away kinds herei but 1U people, though they have wakened
up oosauderably, weed to do very touch -mora themesivee.
. Talk la at4tl far out ef proportion to action, jwojeets to ner
'' fin iii in fa - j . '
V How many timea, from one ta five years apart, has
i'r-w trade baan dlecuBBid, with no result It waa aired
sala lately for two or three days, and has apparently dto-
appeared again for am moefmlte period, .. , . r
How maay hundred tlmaa, dining II years past, nee It
- been j-eraerked that Portland ought to put Itself into eloaa
f commercial touch' by water with tha Tillamook and Coos
! Bar regions? Tat they ere now, and tha proapaot to that
. for another quarter of a century they wUl be, aniens rail-
roada aro bunt by tha Standard Oil outfit aa ramota oom-
- mordaUy aa Bondoraa and Guatatnala. ' ' n
How many columns and pages have bava prtated about
' eoai beds, in Tillamook, Colombia, Morrow and othar ooun
, tlaa T ' And yet thaaa eoal dapoaita might aa wall ba In Ar
, kamee or Nora Beetle. And tbara to greet naad of their
aVvvtepment, which would mean mUUona annually to Ora
roa manufacturers and produoera.- About twtoa araar
' nmwthiim la volnc to ba dona, but thara la no .mora aa
auranoa now that anything will ba dona than thara wan 1
yaara ago. " 11 " ;- , ' ; '
Bafora lone railroad may ontar outhara Oregon aaat
of tha Caaoada mount! na from California, and eraap up
Into Control Oragon. And connection will bo made aaat-
ward, making all that great territory aa foreign oom
' BBaretally to Portland aa la Kebraaka; and a tremendous
' derelopment la going to take plane In that region.
, . Thaaa are eamplea of Oregon1 neglect to take hold of
-. thtoga that muat ba aeoampUanad If aha la gotng ta keep
i' np with Weahlngtan and Oalifornla, and attract aaatara
- man of oapltal and bralna ; . .. , ;,- a ' -'
I Let ua admit, or mn boaat, that not a llttto kaa been
done, but, greater thlnga muat ba done Oragonlam) inuat
ahow their faith by thakr worka;
Phyetoally, gaoaraphlcally, in point of -reeoaroea, pro
; dactlvanaaa, climate, Oragon la all. light. but ite oltlsana
wad to emerciae atlU greater aoUrtty, energy, and enter-
priaa. ' v' - . ;.x! ,; j i-V .
Baaldaa oantng for oaatern wing to help M fly with,
" Oragon muat fly farther and higher with ita own wlnga.
- . ALASKA AN EXPRNSXVB TERRITORY. ..
AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS frequently felicitate their
roadera, and raaaonahly, on tha groat bargain made
by Secretary Seward to the purchaee of Alaaka,
bat while Alaaka baa turned oat to ba a very Yaluabla poa
aeaaion, eonaldaring the paltry price paid for It, that ter
ritory haa keen the eourtae of ahnW
and the expena of adxnlnlaterlng ita
makar up largaly for the eheapneaa of
A. Waahlngtoa dla patch giyea the coat of tha federal
aouroj for laat year In Oregon, Waahlngton and Alaaka aa
followar Oregon, UMH; Waahlngton,
three dtetrlcta, f41B.61i. fn the flrat
ooat of adnunlatarlng the federal oourt for one year waa
t7MM; la the aacond dlatrict J1S4.M4; and to tho. third
dlatrlet, I41UU.
. Thin la an enormous ooat for dotng a little judicial boat
neat In a territory containing only a few thousand people.
It Beams Incredible that any explanation showing that It la
not beyond all pees on can bo made. Of course soots wit
nesses have to travel Jong dtataaees,
good emcuae for an expenditure up there of MlMlt, whan
only fM,ilf was expended to Oregon,
Yexteua Judges, district attorneys, eoQecton, Inspectors,
and ether officials sent to Alaaka bava boon d si missed on
account of malfeasanoe In office, or hare been or are under
suspicion. In fact, thara la no doubt that oonduet of the
government's buamaaa up thara baa bean to a great extant,
far years, a Wg systematic swindling. Job, wtth aa ocons
lonal honest and oonactontioua offlolai. This has long been
known, and thaaa Dgunaa aro confirmation of the fast. , , '
f GIVE THE PEOPLE A
G
OOD PEOPLE of Oragon ara weakly guarding their
natural heritage. Millions of acres of their splen
did land bava baan permitted to nans under eontrot
of 'big oorporatlena, for oonalasratlons
1 graft to a trifle. Military wagon road grants came first,
f when vast belta of fertile land wars alloted for tho mockery
i of road construction, the grantees expending an average of
nerhapa five to tan cents an acre ta
lands opened another avenue for acquisition by tha large
stock owner. Railways came to for a minor share to r
turn for their mora substantial benefits. Latterly ma
, nipukUors have been permitted to aecure Immense quan
. titles of lieu land script, through machinations that as a
rule savored strongly of fraud, and with
taken thousands of aerea of the- moetvahiable timber land
: of the etate. Tha laat phase of this wholesale grab by man
-. of money Is witnessed In connection with forest nm n
wlthdrawaia and saanagtsnent. Oreat areas have baan
taken from the entry list, and hpon farther InvestlgaUon,
-: returned again, but bafora being opened to eoqalaltlon by
: tha nubile tho Up gets out, and large operators are on hand
; to take everything of value quickly as the government re
7 laaaes Its withdrawal order. '
t auuiiw .wtiMWMi mnuunnos
win bo thrown open soon to California, Montana, Colorado,
Nevada. Idaho Washington and Oregon. Of this total
f s,t acres Is to Oregon.. A portion
mif.
v. A P.
It happened oa board tae ship een
veylng Lord Kitchener to India. .
One afternooa "K. of K." wae dosing
to hie desk chair, for even Homer node
awhile, whn the email maiden hi qes
tlon, playing with her ball, perhaps by
aoeldeat, perhaps by desln, let it fly
Into hie lordaMp'e faos, whence tt relied
to hla feet. Lord Kitchener woke up and
turned unoa the child, who by this tlaie
bad approached him, that basilisk ease
before which the hearts of strong mmn
have often turned to water.
But the ehlM waa ta no wise abashed.
Tick op my ball, ehe said Imperatively,
tiord Kitchener frowatd and answered
not.
"Pick up my ball rettesated the asaaD
gameel inslatenUy.
Hsvent you got a uurrer said Lord
Kitchener In an awful voice.
The lBterroeaUre mood was answawd
by the Ituoeretire, ;
Pck up nr ballf -.
Lord Kltcbar loektd round despair
tasir. but reinformwieats were not hi
stit "Where is your mother f' he saM
-kly.
ii nS as my saUT The sltlmatum
O N jD A I LY-vJ O U R N A L
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PUBUSHSO 'BT JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO,
.. etreota, Fwjwand, Oregoe.
OTFICIAU FAPM OF THE CITY O POKTLAMD
opened, and whan
found they had boon
tips. No doubt when
supposed to guarantee him. -
After wttneastng
e, short time, and
protest. But than
drawals and gradual
given tho grabber
I
this amount bring
taking the mineral
It has bean wrought
Hereto lie a
mining industry.
Into tho mors backward dlatrlcta tha advantages of
Ughtoned regulation. - . "v v L
required ta vary
gineer la a careful
chemist, mechanic!
years of practice
vastly, and mora
tnnumarabla acandala.
aff aim promtaea to
tha purchase. - -
I11M14; Alaal
Alaaka district tha
but there aaa ba no
A'
SHOW
ranging from a
aoquli title. Swssap
this warrant have
use s,107,tv aeres
has already bean
was daHvered In ereseendo tones which
uirreited the Imminence of something
worse to follow, and Lord Kitchener
meekly compiled. Thee he fled Incon
tinently to the smoking room,
Philadelphia
Dispatch to Mew
Turk
World. '
' R. O. Carter, president of a large roll
ing mill in Pittsburg, engaced a room
on the Cfth floor of the new Bellevue
Stratford on Thursday night. - In the
morning he arose at d-.to o'clock and
started for breakfast. He got into aa
elevator and wae dropped straight to
the besesMnt. By mistake he wandered
Into the dining room which la reeerved
for maids and vsieta,
Schiller the- head waiter. Impressed
by Mr. Cart si's appearance, took -the
order himself.
The troamaater Is one of the stoat
democratic persona la tha world, and,
although Bohlller'B frankness dleeon
osrted him somewhat, he replied' good
bumoredlr that he waa detag well
enousti, thank you."
The breakfast was brought an and
Mr. Carter ate with a retlsb.
This to certainly a aae betst," said
....
JNft. P.GMUMU.
Fifth earn T
4
the waiting eitlsans thought to enter,
praosded by man who must nave had
the rest of tha withdrawal hi opened,
the same experience will bo repeated. While tha govern
ment Is making spectacular prosecutions for land fraud,
tho humble eltlaen Is being consistently deprived of his
fair, full opportunity to enjoy the lands birth and laws are
government methods in this respect for
realising when too lata that big syn
dloates and oosnbtnea have used tho reserve principle for
their exelaatva benefit, tho people will rlsa In a storm of
the reserves will be trimmed down .to
pro portions that cannot ba further reduced, and the people
will have tho pleasure of knowing' that to blanket with
release another opportunity
to extend hla greedy clutch. ... ,
FEDERAL RECOGNITIONS OF MINING,
IT A RECENT PUBLICATION Edwin O. Eckel es
timates (hat the total mineral production of the
United States far tho year la was lUM.UMl.
divided Into M4t.XS8.l8i for metale and
Sfl?.lfrMtl for aon-sttOtaUkav Estimates of tho agricul
tural product of tho nation for-the past year place tho total
at slightly above K.0Moa, Mineral to thaaa oomputa
ttona haa about one third tho valuation of farm products.
as it cornea from the mine and before
Into tho myriad forms of oommon was.
potent argument for recognition of tho
Thai showing alone would surnoa sar a
cabinet department and far greater federal 00-operatkm
with individual workem. put value of product b) not the
sola or oven bast estimate of naad for federal recognition
for tho industry. States have found It necessary to onact
a greater number of statutes for the regulation of mining
than for farming. Inspeotora, geologists and othar such
officials with police powers and . educational . mlsalone
among miners have boon named by tho moat progressive
ooaunon wealths, while there ara vary rare instances of tho
state being called aston to protect tho farmhand fit hla vo
cation, and until reomtly there wars taw educational state
Institutions for tho agrteultttriaC If states have found It
nooaaaary to legialato for mmlng and miners, tho federal
gevarnmant would confer aa especial "benefit by harmon
ising all such statutes affecting tho Industry, and carrying
In view of educational needs, mining stands flrat among
applicants for federal assistance. Successful miners aro
found only to the ranks of them devoting a life to tha
Indus try, and lendera muat possess a breadth of training
few othar Induetriee. The mining en
geologist. netentlAa mineralogist, expert
and civil engineer, and then muat add
to adapt this knowledge, Oreo differ
than private means of communication
should bo to existence for Imparting to tho profession sue
oaeaful work of tho brightest students. '
In Mr. Eckel's list of noo-metallto mlnerala are found
suggestions of now and enlarged qaas that would bo es
pecially benefited by federal co operation. Vital mined aa
gregatad to value I46I.0TM47; atruatural materials, $,
S4t,t; roak-maaing materials, I14.tai.44l; cbemioai. ,.
181,741; fluxes for smelting, i6,64S,p4; mineral palnta,
tMTO,MSr fertilisers, t4,HS,41S; abrasives, l.m,m? re
fraotory materials, S84MS1; minor non-metalltcs, $S,Mf,
1M, and salt and mineral waters, f8.7il,76L Structural
material mining will grow with amaalng rapidity. Use of
these minerals would be vastly facilitated by federal work.
The time Is not distant whan, the government wlA give
mmlng an Independent department to tho federal admin
istration, but the beneficent work that will then be done
should bo expedited by a present united demand. y
' MO CAUSE FOR SURPRISE. W;V
If EVH, TREE cannot -bring forth good fruit.
Neither do men ralae grapee from thorns, nor figs
from thistles. t,---- - ,
Nothing but Jobbery and acandala could bo expected from
the Panama canal project. When the commiaslon, sud
denly reversing Ita unanimous report ta favsr of Nicaragua,
without any adequmta reason decided ta favor of Panama,
ground was furnished for strong suspicion, to say the least,
of crookadness and corruption. And when that very cu
rious and dubious little revolution ooenrred, Just when the
government was paying out 40,aee,eot to unknown parties
for a franchise of little or no value, It was impossible not
to connect the two circumstances.
That there Is trouble on the isthmus: that there has been
a fierce falling out over the spoils; that at least aome of
the oe mm tss loners are invdvedj that there Is a prospect of
jobbery and scandal at all stages of the aff ah, should oe
caales) no surprise, ladod, sue thlnga seem to ba the
order of -tho time.
t t M I 1 1 "i "I ,1 I'll I L a ' V-.' "
The explanation made by the Rev. Dr. Radar was frank,
straightforward and manly. Be made 00 attempt to shirk
or evade responsibility but he did make perfectly dear his
exact attitude and his explanation relieved him of all Intent
to east wholesale reflections. While It may be allowable
to criticise the reverend gentleman for placing hhWelf to
a poattloa where he would be grievously mlsundootood on
g very important matter, and while without his frank ex
planation sharp rebuke would have been well merited, yot
once that explanation has bean made, anient the purpose is
to do rank Injustice, It Is only fair that he abould have
been, given the full benefit of what ho had to say. Any
thing short of this Is rank Intolerance and the imputation
which It Is sought to oast upon his private character or ej
soelabm Is scandalous and gratuitous. - . -'. 1
tha Pittsburg mtUtooaire. Vave pea
got my bilir
"Sura thing." said Schiller. , Wboee
valet are your!
"Whoseear. what the devil nr the
matter with your' Mr. Carter frowned
aa taoujrh hla damocratio aplrlt waa
about exhausted. Then be alanosB at
the yvllew obeek, which was headed
"Maids' Dining Room.' The bill waa
eanta " , r
"Tom Just sign that." amid' Scholar,
nd your maatar will oetUe with the
nwnagement.'' -'
"Ohl say." said Mr. Carter, -this le
all a dreadful mistake. I am not a relet.
I may be some day but now 1 am only
the piwjldect ef a rolling null ccmpanr.
I haven't any kind maatar to eettle my
fa a guest of this hot eL- v , -
from the Philadelphia Ledger.
Among the current lists ef fall flatten
we aee no 'mention Saado of campaign
text-books.
oaws oaaik waot But, .- .
From the Pellae New
Mr. Addlcbi Is one propoeltloa tlMft the
worahipers of Mr. Roosevelt eaaaet ax
Hals. -; ,
Small Change
it is a good time to be out of doors a
good desk -'',v "
The aoiHwtaouaaa will aft be ready by
the bolMaya -
Portland eusht to be beautified some
what evry day. . .,
Regulated selooas are lass deirhnenlal
than Wind pig . ,., 5 -
Exhibita of far eastern states should
help out a good seal. . .
Will Teddy bring hie big stick west
with hint to kill bearat . ,:
Looking at South Africa England may
weUk; "ld It peyf : . . ..
The tariff law served -
the Oregon
Prune crop a meaa. trick.
The gamblers die hard and even have
hopes of lite and fitness
Several states are ! doubtfuL If
you are beuad to think ee k
Probably every one of them eipecte
an offloe la the near future.
The publla always suffers from -a
atrlka, and employers' obstinacy.
It ta wail that comparatively few pee-
people saake a business of poutlos.
Mow a saaa can Bsaka aa exoueeto go
dowa town in the evening to get soared.
Taggart has goes to Indiana at last.
and so RepubUoan predleUene are ful-
nuec ... i.
Of eourso' Judge
Parker could nay
la the Republican
nothing aoaeptabla
Oeneral Stoeaaal might Ilka to nave the
prtviiese of taking aome of Knropatkia'a
exercise. .. ,. . ,
If Tom Taggart Is so powerful In
Indiana, new la the time to ahow his
atraagtb.
It Is Important that Portland make a
good reputation, ta more ways than one,
next year... - .
An extremist may be useful aa an
initial esfersa acKator. bat he la eel dots
a wise oounaaUos. - 1'
O rand pa Davta stood the racket Ilka a
major, much to the aiaaatlifaellaa of the
Fair banks following.
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' Ltpton la yet undecided whether to
spend another half a million or so oa
a fourth eup-iifUng trial. . . . ,
The -oounett wants open gambling
again. But oa a fair showdown the peo
ple would not want euca a eoonoiL , ,
After a few days' billing tho armlea
have to rest, and plan bow best to kill
as many Ihouaande more as possible.
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The Baltic fleet haa divided, two por
tions taking separate routes eomewhere.
If one ie destroyed tho othar may escape.
Let ne havw the lnelde ten. and a big
one, but be aurp that prtoea for accom
modations are kept at a reasonable
ngure. 4 v 4. . - .0
If some man would devote the efforts
and energies they display k violaUng
or evading lawa to aome honest and
worthy ocoupaMon, they could prosper
well.
I Bl
"IV to Oetober Clothier and Furnisher.
The beet dressed Bngllskmen I have
mot were those of the upper class, wear
ing fine metarule In a quiet association
of harmonious belonginss, without the
osteatatloua display that might be looked
for where wealth could command much
to ba pardoned; but for the estrs va
cant and outlandish la dreee I remove
my hat to the average Londoner, as
represented by men in various suooese
ful walks of life, from the "dark oa a
fair salary to the Idle set thar partici
pate in the various sports and social
functions that composs a very enjoyable
phase of English Ufa. -
There was a fair assembly ef the
"smartly dressed" at the CarKon hotel,
one of Lendon'a fashionable centers,
laat Sunday evening Tha drees of the
men waa in poor keeping with the -fine
gowns of the women, and the discour
tesies of the former toward the latter
were ta keeping with tha contrast of
drees, The combination of the Bilk hat
and sack coat, so often condemned by
tha lamented Montajrue, was offending
to the taste of the wall-dressed Ameri
cans present, and when to this were
Joined taa ahoee and turned-up trousers,
aolled glovee and a disreputable walk-tns-srlek;
the eight appalled me, and,
like "the baron" over leaa hideous Jux
tapositions, I shuddered.
At the Star and Garter hotel, Rich
mond terrace, during the following Sun
day, I aaw a well-known so-called swell
rlsged a follower Bilk hat, eaek coat,
bhie shirt, blank tie, black aask for a
belt, lemcn-oolored gloves, tan shoes,
brown suit, erape on hat and on arm
of ooat. Talking of "eccentricity of 'at
tire and the "picturesque.' that "smart
ly dressed" outfit would beat a pianola
on acerlne the tenants out ef a flab 4t
would paralyse paradise. -
mmMwrmmrnnrnm
From the Washington star.
Let ua all thank the stars for the name
of the new Russian general designated
for command in Manchuria. One will
be able to carry It la amind and span it
offhand. Not to put too fine a point en
it, one can sot a grip oa It.. Tha samea
ending la ski have simply been out of
aisbt la the way of difficulties, while
those ending ta vttch have presented eo
many possible pronunciations aa to leave
one la doubt aa to vitea to adopt. But
Ofippenberg Is handy and everyday. And
if there is anything to a name ha la tha
very man hla master haa been looklns
for. If he makes good by getting a grip
on the eltuetloa and rolling the Japanese
back his reward abould, and probably
wllL be very great. But the little yel
low men eeem to be pretty firmly estab
lished In the sold, and aa the allies ef
Great Britain probably hold that there
la nothing la a name, aa the English poet
eoatenda.
Washington Correspondence Mew Tor
Sun, .
Robert 1, Wynne, the new poetmaater
gsneral, la a Catholic Tho laat cabinet
officer ef that rellsioa wae Joseph Mo
Kenne of California, who was attorney
ssnsral under MeKlnley's first- edtaln
latratlon and ta now an associate Jus
tice of the United-States supreme oourt,
But if there are swindling bucket
shops, that Is no good axoust for
lleenalng goolreoma . ,
letters rr.c::
Tkokf Bualatan Plata,
Portland. Oct M. To the Editor of
The ' Journal The members of the city
oounetl have, with the exception of
Messrs. Albee and Flegel, net a reocid
for themselves la their vote sustaining
the poolroom ordluenoe over the msyor's
veto, which must be reckoned vita It
any of them la the future solicit the
suffrages of this community- A mere
outrageous abuse Of the oonndenoe re
posed in them by their constituents
could hardly be Imagined, snd it is safe
to say that henceforth these who so
acted are marked men.
This is aoart entirely from the euas-
tlon of gambling, and because their ac
tion throws a light upon then- omeuu
life which oannot but arouse the sus
picion of the public as to the motives
animating their policy. What they have
done once they may do again, and It la
not aaytng too muoh if we augsest that
the aafety Of tha buamaaa interests ok
this municipality bang by a very alendar
thread while the present admlnlatraUoa
remalna in office.
Personally, I do not hesitate to any
that if their action la this ease la to be
taken aa indicative of the character ef
the nine men who voted for the ordi
nance. X ahftll consider tt my bound en
duty, aa I have opportunity, to use every
effort against their election to any of
floe for which they may be candidates la
floe for which they may
future. Tours, etc.
C1T1ZUN.
Orttlalses the street Pam
Portland. Orl Oct . It. To the
Editor of The Journal nowin wsu
ha tmrXmmm stand TOO hSTS taken W
anything eonosmlng the public welfare
nt this nermit me to use ths OOl-
TtTtano of your valuable paper for the dis-
mission of a matter which, for a ions
time past, baa asitated tha mlade ef a
great many people ana -"
ire. without apparently any relief being
offered by those, whose duty It la, or
should be, to resulate suoh mat tars.
I visited a great many eltiee In Ger
many this summer, and I Invariably
found there a striking difference la the
management of the street lm
from that In vogue here, and which It
would be a boon to tha publla to have la
operatioa here.
Th.re, for Instance when the easting
opacity of a ear is taken, no morcper
aone are allowed to eaaer the ear until
one or more of the paaaengers have left
it, and It ta also against the taw (for
these thin ie are regulaUd by law) to
either Jump oa or off a oar, while tha
earns ia in motion. , .
Llka a great many ether people, I am
compelled daily eo use the cars sreat
deal, but rarely can I make a trip sitting
down, for la the majority of Instanaaa.
oommon eourtoay towards a lady or
some gentleman compels mo to vacate
my seats L a. if I am fortunate enough
to accuse one at alL .
But (his is act the worst ef K. About
tho time when moat people go to work
JAPANESE HAVE ADVANTAGE
(W. B Curtto to Chicago Record-Herald)
The battle now rasing around Mukden
to probably the last o? the eeason and
WlU close the campaign of 1W4. In a
few weeks the weather and the heavy
snows will make the nsovemcnt of troops
Impossible, and both armlea will be com
pelled to go Into winter quarters. When
Port Arthur falls, as It must fall sooner
or later, the Japanese will have accom
plished their purpose aa It waa explained
to ma la Tonic last summer by Oeneral
Baroa Kodama, chief ef tho general
ataff, who la now serving aa chief ef
ataff to Field Marshal Ore ma ta com
mand of (the Japanese forces to Man
ohorla. Kodama haa been tha genius
ef the war. While the plea of the cam
paign was not rn any eanee the work of
a alngle Individual, but tha result ef
eontlnuoue eonfereneee end sugseatlona
from many sources, he has been tha cen
tral figure, the man who has worked
over eusgeetlcna, harmonised them and
put them in practical ahape.
Japan has accomplished all that aba
expected to do the first year of the war
and probably mora, although Port
Arthur has held out much longer than
anybody believed would be possible.
Oeneral Kodama told ma In the most
matter-of-fact way that they bad de
elded to carry It by aaaault Instead of by
alage, and that they were prepared to
sacrifice U.eOe Uvea In that effort Be
poke aa coolly aa if ho were talking
about tha Uvea of Insecta instead of the
Uvea ef men. At that time the Jap
anese expected te capture tho citadel
about tha 4th of July, and he eugsected
that the people of tho United Statea
might consider tt a compliment If the
Japan see celebrated our. national anni
versary in that manner. ; ;
Military experts are convinced that
many mora than M.tot brave Japanese
soldiers already have been sacrificed in
the Bless, and probably nearly aa many
Russians. But the latter cannot hold
cut much lonser. The most reliable re
ports represent them to be short of both
food and ammunition, and the desperate
efforts of the Russian authorities and
sympathisers to break through the
blockade indicate that the situation of
tha garrison is critical. It haa received
a great deal ef supplies from Chinese
Junks which have manased to elude the
vigilance of the blockading fleet, but
they are no longer getting throuch, snd
the end to near. When Port Arthur falls
op rmotBMO fnn.
Julius' Cham here, in Brooklyn Basic
. Prof. Wlllard Plaka has done exactly
what his friends knew he would do.
All hla valuable books go to Cornell
university, as does MBO.eoe to money.
But be has performed two very note
worthy acta. He baa endowed the obap
ter house of Bis fraternity at Ithaca and
has left 110,000 to cere for Icelanders
who live on the little island of Grims
by, wlthla the A rot to circle The hardy
people of that dread place made Flake
their friend durlns a winter's etay
among them. Aa there ara only half a
doaen families on tha island, the Inter
est from the bequest will enable them
to enjoy affluence. -
Ma pUkCa beautiful 'Tina tandor,
at tha head cf tha valley leading from
rierenee to Fieeole, which wae old in
tha days cf Boccaccio, will be sold. It
waa the home for many yeera ef Wal
ter Bava ss Landor. A .trolley oar from
the Plane del Puomo carrlea' ona Into
the eerlee of hills east cf Ptorenoa and
te the Interseesloa of a welled lane that
Undo to the Villa Landor. Ite maenln
oent grove of sypreeaee has been in
ela-ht atnea leaving the city. The vision
from toe terrace before the house Is
one I ehall carry to another world.
Thus la dosed the long, angry diepute
over the MoOraw-Fteke will- contro
versy that sever aught to have oe
ourred. ' .
Thrift to VaUeias.
Prom the New York World. '
Twelve American ambassadors and
miniate re are borne on leave of absence,
and more era expected tn a week or two.
About IS consular officers ere also home
resting from their arduoue labors end
saying a good word for the adaiinlatia-
Bverr vote counts, L
znz people
or return from It to their homea, our
etrest cars are packed to Buck, an ex
tent that It ta not enly Impossible to
cet a seat, but next ta Impossible to
stand up In any of them J at any rata,
not without some one stepping oa your
toea. - - r
Of course. It would require aa extra
mctorman end an extra conductor for
an additional ear to accommodate the
traveling public, but, like P. T. Barnum
put it, "The publla be a long aa
the company gets the ulckeUv
Why are these conditions al lowed to
exist ? la It beoauae the eyotem la act
on a paying baslsT Or la It simply a
part of the wsllkaewB fact that all
sreat corporations will continue to Im
pose upon tbe public lust so long aa the
patient public wUl wietly submit to
their ImpoeitioneT Truly, only when pa
tience oeasea to be a virtue and tbe peo
ple rebel, la making their complaints
wears they can do the moat good, aome
measure of relief may ba looked for, al
though K la not always obtained without
much agitation.
Everybody knows that the street oars
ar paying a good dividend to too atock
holdera, and that not a doUaVe worth
of the atock to to be had at any price.
Who areata tha franchises to. the
street oar oompaalee, and whose duty la
it to aae that tho neoplCa rights arc
conserved?
But riant there to the rub. Oar city
council to elected to attend to all these
matters, but, while each one of them de
penda upon tho auffrage of the elttaeoa.
It aeema that once in cfooo not one of
them dares raise hla voice acainat any
thing dona by or for any perporatloa.
however flagrant an abase It ntay be
ssjalnat hla constituents.
la it passible that the reoonrpenae
ttoa of free fares to all councilman on
all atreet oar lloea to euffloient to put a
quletua oa their ooosolsnoas and Wind
them to wdlfferenoe toward their obii
aatioa to tbe public
Probably the dtya franchisee granted
to tho atreet ear companies include a
olause allowing them to una our etreeto
aa freight yarda, but I am not tvareol
the fact. However, they seem to enjoy
that privilege. ' . ' '
And, la eoaelualon. 1 might ear that
between the beautiful (T lmne
service and the highly (T) satisfactory
atreet oaf nervine, we have every ree
aoa to ba proud of our public aneem
modationa. and 4f the honorable city
oouncil will but aVe to It that none of
thaaa things will wrow worse (if auch
a thing were possible, wo can with
food grace Invite all who amy desire to
vialt our great fair to 1MB and rest aa
aurae thathoy wSl carry with thaaa
(If ever they can be toduoof Ito leave
Portland agate, a roaaambnuaao of this
great city and state, which, oa that
aoore at least, wlU pot to ahams the
practices extant ta much larger and
elder etUas ef the To-I?rT
truly, - .JVLIPB AP1BB
the Japanese wOl control the entire Llao
fr.ng petansuta and the Korean empire. .
The Japanese plan has been, to drive
tha Russian army through the Tietlng
Pass in the mountains north ef Mukden
and then fortify their poeltlon 00 that
they may be able to hold tt actios any
force tbe Russians hereafter may bring.
They cannot very well go beyond the
pass. If they cross too mountains their
poeltlon would be Insecure and hard to
defend and the coat and difficulty of
transporting euppltea would be doubled.
The mountains are a natural boundary
and tha pass easily can be fortified arid
defended. They would not be more than
half way to Harbin, which to the Junc
tion of the Manehurtaa branch with the
main line ef the Oreat Siberian railroad.
That to at least tot miles north from
Mukden, and Mukden to at least 40
miles couth from the Ruse tan front tee.
It would be Isipoesible for tho Japanese
to drive the Russian army that distance,
and the Desert cf Mongolia lies between
Mukden and tha Siberian frontier.
The winter will be spent by tbe Rus
sians la massing troops and supplies at
Harbin. The Blborlsa railroad can be
kept open almost oontlnuously during the
winter, and can handle aa avaraa of
I, BOB nyea a week under the most favor
able elrauawtancca. But tt to not to ba
expected that thtt maximum can be kept
up during tbe winter months In that oil
mat a If they are able ta transport
1,000 or even MM men a weak the Rue
stone.wlU be vary fortunate. , v
. . f . ,j ''f
The Japanese have a decided advant
age in geographical conditions, beoauae
their sources of supply ara eo much
nearer and convenient. Bverythlng the
Russians use the foraee for their
horses, the ammunition for their guna,
all of their food and equipage, and all
material for repairs must ba brought
so roes the widest part ef the entire con
tinent cf Aala, a distance muoh greater
than that from New York to Ban Praa
eisoa Hence the ooat of maintaining
the Russian army to the expense of
transportation alone la at least $10 for
every II that to spent by the Japanese.
In addition to this. It costs' at least tan
tlmaa ee much to maintain tho Russian
army aa tbe Japansse army, and the
drain upon the Ruaelen treasury to enor
mous. This to a vital coast ion, and baa
aa Important hearing upon the result and
eonaequeneeu ef tbe war,
v 11 ' 1 ' ' 1 11 ' 1
ntTOg OOOXKsTU'g
Prom ths Kansas City Journal
Senator Coekrell. of Missouri
flahlag down on the Potomae with a
friend not long ago. A atone tied to a
rope held the boat at the place where
tbe two decided to try their took,' The
fish did not bite, se after aa bout or
two the senator and bto friend returned,
the latter rowing. They noticed that
the boat seamed to bo eluggleh to re
sponding to tha ears, nut bed no Idea
of tha reaaoa until tha landing waa
reached. Then the man from whom
they rented the. boat aaid: "Jedsc,
you don't look drunk, end you haven't
the emelt of liquor on you, but tola to
the flrat time I vtr aaw to enber men
pull a boat for three mllea with . tha
anchor dragging." 1
I paid for the boat, didn't IT re
plied the senator, teetlly, not oaring to
admit hla forgetfulnean "Well, then. It
to none of your damn business If we
wanted to get a little extra exeretae.' ,
Prom the New Tor ua.
Winthrop Murray Crane, the' ew
United States senator from Massachu
setts, to not aa orator or statesman
with a record. He ta a business nun, a
manufacturer holding large government
oontracta, a financier of wide Interests.
In hla home town of Del ton he la be.
loved by every inhabitant dd enough
to know him. Throughout Berkshire
county be la held th affection, and la tha
etate ha won the reaped of the people
generally during hla eervfee as governor,
lis copes from the western end of the
atate, which always looked upon hla
prdosaeor aa a realdsnt within ita
sounds, and thus his appointment Si
UuaUned apea geogranlueal around,
"""01 Sidwli Tilts
Are the fairs ail evert
v.
bag a sMar Baptist
baueV
tag,
Haloes wttl
tricity.
be Ughtod by eleo-
CorvaUto to acted for eider as weU so
poultry,
Farmers around
have phones.
CoquOle lumbar mill win be enlarged
and improved, .
, ..
Wallowa eeuatya first aahual fair was
a great sucoaaa. -.
Xrrisoa has grown from two to 70
buildings to a year. v
stages has 11 saloon that pay llcenae
of IftOO a year each. . . -.
The Mesrburg Oraphle baa expensed to
keen up with that growing town,
Oragon oaa beat the, world to more '
ptoduota than any etate la the anion. -
Big ontehee of eelmon are being made
ta the aUaslaw and ahlpped to dan Fraa
The few bop yarda around Drain
yielded orepa averaging list aa acre to
TVv v
A Myrtle Creek farmer has many pe
tateea weurhiag from . three to four
Tine weather for sowing wheat ta east- "
snoregee., - . ,
BAlass nearly all 3
Machinery for toe new Bendea woolen -mUl
haa been bought to Minnesota and v
shipped west. . , !,; y
mrir"1! county people don't know
what to do with 11.090 hushels of our- '
plus potatoes, - ;
Timber cruisers ere cruising H.eoo
acres of timber lead la Lake county for
Michigan owners. ; 'v
A Weston weather sharp predteto a '
bard winter, and advlase everybody to .
lay to a good supply of fuel. . ,
Ml n 1 1 ' fa ( .
' Bheepmea to. eastern ' Oregon "are
happyi acme yet suppose that toe tariff
law to the source of their prosperity.
Tbe Tfadependoaee school has grown .
so that another room and teacher must
to provided, The atteodaaee to now tie. .
Milton U "dry.- as4 Fruewater. near
by, -wet,- and tbe Freewater paper com- ,
plains cf drunken men eomlng there
after patronialag a MUtoa drug store,
More; bBusag to teat are needed ta -
many Cvegoa town. Why dont more -r
people with land and menay buud houses "
and 00 encourage a growth ef popule-
Mf "' 1 " " ta ' "-;--
Sqerlmoats made at the Oregon Agrl
cultural collasa have evolved a method .
by which cider and kindred beverages -t
may be kept sweet for a period of years, i
prune Juloo ta a sweat atato, put up ,
three yeare ago, wae opened the other
day and waa found te be in aa perfect a ,
atato of prceerveUoa aa the day It went
into the bottle. Cider, kept for a lace ,
period, but long enough to determinate?
that It can be si east red for a manTa Ufa ,
time If desired, end waa likewise found .
to be aweet end ae pleasant to the taste
aa tbe day It was put up. - , . , '
From the New York Wmm"
' Ths typewriter which aeema to go by
ftaeif beeps group of from two te a
deeeu pare oca ta front of Broadway
store window ta which It to exhibited ail
day. Those who watch tt awap theories
aa to how It la operated. One man aaya
It to run by aome eort of clockwork. An
other to suite euro that aa electrical de
vice keeps It going.
1 wouldn't bo eurprtaed." aaid a man
with a shrewd eye, who watched It one
day laat weak, tt aome sort of punched.
paper attachment were need, such as you
sse ta the UtUc han nrsana an the
w5wfeV1 "
Va,' declared the eld man with white
side whlskerai "I've given a good deal of
thought to that machine, and I have
come to the conclusion that tt to run by
a muato-bon- oyllnder. I think, If yen
flrure It out you'll find that aooounta
for the way In which tt paragraphe and
makes centered headings snd dashes and
does other fancy etunta better than any
thing alee. And than, you aae, therCe no
end to tho oyllnder. -When ail the tona
on It, eo to apeak, are ticked off, tt bo
gins all over acain.
- -Aw ratal exclaimed a grinning boy
to overalls. "DarCe a fairy peundin' a
dummy In do basement, an do ehow ma
chine to run by geartn' from her key
uroxAJTA nvDnxtrsi,
i
aMHB ttb. Xndiananells News.'
Indiana "went" pemeeretlO (for TU .
den) in ltTt (In round numbers) by
S.M0, in IMS It want Republican (fee
Garfield) by l.tse, ta 1SS4 It went pemo
oratlo (for Cleveland) by 4,40, to IMS tt -went
Repubileaa (or Harrison) by 1.804,
in 1881 it went Democratic (or Cleve
land) by g,40S, In ltt It went Repub
lican (for McKlnley) by 17.100, In l0g
It went RepubUoan (for MoKlnleyl by
aC.tOB. Bo, on the contrary that "peo
ple don't chance their politico In Indi
ana, the record ahowa that they chense
repeatedly not violently and la a way
that givea a cafe barometer te tha real
moral weight and momentum, of laauea :
to tbe country. -v .
Verity, lad ta ne'e political htotory is
something to be proud of. For SI yearn
she baa alternated from one party to the .
other auoccBBlvely until the abnormal ,
condition of Bryan lam made her repeat .
at the laat ejection. Thla ahowa that 1
she to awayed by resale, not bound by ,
prejudice Another thing to be noted to
that aa Indiana has "gone" so the coun
try has decided every time except the
one for TItden, and there ara hosts of
people that think Tllden waa elected, .
Moral! "Keep your eye oa Indiana."
Ttator groitb in Jtew Tortrpreae.
Collls P. Huntington once told aae that
tha best workers he ever had en hie
rcllroada were Chinese They lived oa
rioe. Tha Japanese are proving them
selves great warriors and have devel
oped e-aiarvelous letelllgenos, combined
with pbyeloal preweea never dreamed
of by white cat! one They live en rice.
We bear that 109,000 public School chil
dren to New York ara underfed. Do
their parents know enough to feed there
on rioeT A pound of the beat rioe costs
t eanta and will make four good meals
for a family of five. The Chinese and
Japan aae do not eat their rice with but
ter or gravy, a little sK la tha only
aoasoning. Itallana eat greet guantltlea
of rice. They ere a eturdy nation. We
throw rice after newly wedded couples
let a throw a little down the gaUeta od
our underfed school eaildxea.
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