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' . . - - - i 1 . t , it . a. .. . J . , THE: OR EGON..SONDA m JO URN A L AN ; JN DEPEOBN T.i' N.EW$PAPBR C 8. JACKSON PUBLISHED' BYjOURNAlJ PUBLISHINQ Ctt JNO. P. CARROLL THE GRAND JURY. AND JTS REPORT. T HE REPOftTW the grand Jury merit! the careful ! I - t reading of all-thoughtful. citeensv:It is matu- ;t ; Jeetly the work or ohsctentious men, men wno 1 1 placed a high 'estimate on the duty they were called rvpoa to perrorm anq-wno-oiq -rr witnout 7" itui, Thi mnrh rannnt -tie denied them. - It. is ; well, for a - community that it .contains such men, that" they cad i -'-'V "be selected at random from the body of the county, for it make- plain that notwithstanding the scandals Jo W which. w bare, recently been treated.despie thegenT I' feral disregard of the Jaw which ha, marked, the conduct 'f ; of so many of our. public officials,; we have-after all 4 "' : solid foundation upon which to build in.theeeriqus.worlf f ' -of laisiog the moral nd of ficial standard .which ii now ; c before oa 7..-. ! ' '.;i 'i.-.' i- v-.v, y,,-..;.! i' :"i -' It is 1 perhaps true that majority, of -the- people ol the -community as not been-incjined to fully agree with , y-4: the wisdom of the grand jory'a act . in the indictment of i . the mayor," for example. The influence back: of that expression is-mainiy senumcnii. . c v uijw'i , the exalted- official positions which he; ha-held, have thrown, about him a sort of aegia which' place! him in 4 t class bv himself. All of these ' things have largely ivh ' ' flueneed the public mind and in some directions' produced the ' impression, that the 'grand .inquest - acted notjonly :' '-") precipiuntly but without proper warrant, v ' ; ; 'And yet it must be admitted that no simjlar body that j has ever sat in the county has been more industrious "and less regardful of itaown comfort or frora,4h perusal ' of its report," more high minded and conscientious in is.: the pursuit of the objects for . which it waa called into Jj-i-beingvIt had the advantage over the publiCLof knowing .-precisely jipon what grounds it based the charge against jj the mayor and the chief of police and for the basis of its J. 'indictment it had documentary evidence which demon; V atrated. the-ttayor'i derjelictkin.ljrheemenwere under oath; it wis not' for them, to consider age, prestige or previous reputation; they .were simply tcvfconsider facta; I This they did to the best of their ability and it was upon 4 ithia consideration the presentment was tnade.-"r7 : Whe men -of this-eharaeteive-tip fheFtimfr4ong V - honra which they'.coGId ill afford tcv spare from their . : business, we submit that it cornea with ill grace from the ". V' prosecuting officer, whose own record has received scru tinizing and painstaking attention at their hands, to be . gin to undo their work the very moment their commis " ions are withdrawn and they have retired to their usual occupations. No man in recent years has had the same chance to intrench himself in popular favor as District Attorney MahningrrHii patVf !uty JajrJitraight1)efore .him and all he bad to do was to follow it But notwjth i. .standing his pledges made bcfore,telect'otTrnd 'without .-t Twhich he could.. Jot-haveJeen elected, he baa chosen to follow auch courses as require constant explanations . u '. ajid unsettlethe confidence which . many people would "v'Jiave rbeen pleased to. feel in hinu;;..!;', ' I i There is1 still very "much and very hard work ,6rh. 5 people of Portland to ;dor before they have raisedthe pub " r lie " service up : to. tne Bign jevei at waicn iney nave ' aimed. They have made a good i tart and the sentiment back of the-movement is growing more and more pro ;; : found. In this" great; wbrM it is no longer possible to counr uponTlhe assistance of thft district attorney.' An accumulation of circumstances shows that he lias de ,. liberately chosen his own course and there i every-evK dence that be intends to follow. it. wWbat is to be done t-q would be easier done had he remained true to the written pledge whkh he made before election but it will, be done . nevertheless and without him. As time goes on the people realize better and better the contract which they have be fore them. - But they already see the dawn and with that consciousness to urge them on they will never rest until MUST GET INTO ACTION.' me campaign which they have inaugurated is crowned 'with victory in every branch and department of the'mu nicipai administration, HP HE WILLAMETTE VALLEY" has '. not been I brought into so much prominence on account ' of its productions in recent years as some othir parts of Oregon, Its resources have not been ao loudly and widely heralded'' It is r comparatively old and ae date region, and many oftftt enterprising people, par ticularly young people, have gone forth to better their fortunes, or to try to do so, into eastern Oregon, Wash ington and f Idaho. ' The Willamette valley , is not rreat wheat Troducinar TtKion any-more, like northeast era Oregon; its . fruit is TOt so' celebrated as that 'of southern Oregon and food River; its stock and aairy industries do not loom up as conspicuously as they should; only in hops .does it hold the .alm n public estimation.. " - : "' ,v' V.' j 'l':-"- : i-Ytt ibere Js , unlimited .opportunities foradvancement andileyelopmentJa alLlhes,? .and in;ther..industries in this great, choice vauey. of the Pac.ihc coast though it - first settlement-datei-back nearly- 70 : years, and though it is a rejatiyely old-settled, region, th,e proper and full development.of the:Willaroette valley has only fairly besrun. We are noting some changes for the bet ter jduring the" past few years, but thse are only the beginning of -improvements and industrial, oeveiopmem to occur in this splendid tegion during the next quar ter ' of ' :i "'centuryVT'T:'' ' rr'CT-rrr ..The Willamette valley is the'rnother f Pacific coast communities. " It was the first part of the Pacific coast to. be settled iby. people who; came to make permanent homes. Land on French- prairie was tilled for the pro duction of wheat and other agricultural necessities s far back as 1835. : Its alow, gradual,- but continuous de velopment is a mam feature of the story of Oregon dur ing the past span of a man s life. . - ' . The rWillamette valley extends from the Callipooia mountains to' the" Columbia river, a distance of 150 miles, and from the Cascades to the Coast mountains, a- width of from 4 j"to'6r milesrand contains "approxi--mately 8,000 square miles. Its climate is mild and equable, its soil is generally fertile, it is adapted to many crops-of grainy- grasses,.! hbpsvegetables fruits;"" it is especially a hnd5Trytngc6Ufltry it-4 oneofthe choicest places on earth in which to live and prosper: and yet it haa :a remarkably small population, consid enng. these, advantages. . - l.-"'- ' The Salem -Statesman says the needs of the Willam ette valley .are 100,000 more people, an open river to tidewater, a system of " trolley lines connecting' fc the principal cities with he smaller towns, and the 'purchase by 'fle. government, ot toe -Liregon city locus. .. .. ... tiVery -welL.but to get- the 100,000 people, whose pres ence, -products and influence will, bring all the ret, the Willamette valley needs to put hundreds of thousands of acres of land, divided into comparatively, small farms upon the market at reasonable prices and thoroughly, systematically advertise them among eastern people who are tired of a rigorous climate and worn out soil. Th WilamettevaHey needs menii families, to live on and produce from its now unused or little usedTsoil, and to produce far more from land now used It needs 100,000 more people,, and 1 if itj people will follow this policy can get them. withM a -very f ewjrears Even lhis num bex wolMd nc twwd; this teat; magnificent valley.- - - :-Wt,jtt'L.KLDttgon. tne-Willamette valley is waxing up, cui n nas- not yet gQiten into a. gooa strong, active, general movement yet It wants to toot its' born, not at home alone but abroad It needs'to get tens of thousands of pw people by7ialtfng7it "clearly advantageous for them To" come thererraenfjijfy will Ttetp. do the Test - x fn-i-..t. f NOGI ' BEFORE AND "AFTER. v" stitution is a convenience to shipping, there is a reason able charge for its services, which should not exceed the board and 'small advances niade while keeping' a, sailor two. weeks to a month awaiting a ship. Sailors and masters' would never object to such a fee. It is when the, piratic gang goes for blood-money, taking advantage of urgent need to raise their charge high as it is possible to collect, that the wrong occurs A morer flagrant de gree of Jawlesness is witnessed in the braxen practice of breaking a -master s crew by encouraging desertion and using the influence of the gang to prevent any ship from manning for a voyage without patronizing the boarding bouse pirates. j. v' ii .'"' ' ;-" With. such evidence of - lawlessness and atrocities against it, the average citizen, bound by statutes and or- j ' ' .11. . ' a . 1 - t . e . 1. J ainances, is unauie iu understand way lie sauor uoru-ing-house continues. It would be a wretched admission to Say that this band of a dozen is stronger than the law and the whole people, yet through corruption and intimi dation the few--thMvea while" the multitude condemns. A license was expected to throw the law's purity about the tilthy industry, yet the effect has been to give certain unscrupulous leaders a monopoly. Abolishment of the license is now: advocated to: introduce competition, with the hope "of reducing1 the exorbitant charge. This would bring the industry back to the stage it occupied before. .. , All temporizing, and juegotiating with outlaws shows painful weakness, and but gives life to. the eviL. JL?J the legislature appoint a .commission . that -will -ascertain a reasonable charge, Hoi 'furnishing sailors, and hold all engaged in the industry down to that price, under severe penalties., A public institutiontor the board ot this class would be cheaper .than, the present, outrages jevy upon shipping.. If a statute 'was enacted establishing a drastic penalty for enticing sailors to desert, and officers were chosen" whocoutd and-would enforce it, .most of the wrong would be eliminated." -. T : A: ,.;-; ' SIGNS. OF, A'BIG WAR. IJE SGNS indicate a troublous time for various a. species of big thieves t last. It is best to use this' plain word, for they are men who to, gain greit wealth have persistently and audaciously violated and defied laws, while posing as big models anj leaders in the country's business life." We allude to those who have made and are making enormous profits out6f.the common people, the producers and consumers, cither by violations of laws or T by thecorrUpt procurement a vicious class legislation, onfaithfutdministration, or un just adjudication. They are not' as guilty as the cor rupted or basely influenced legislators, exeeutTvefficerr . . . a . . ' - J ana judges wno; nave Been ineir 1001s, vm iney acscrve no softer name than thieve nevertheless.7 T Just now especial attention is attracted to the land thieves. The Puters and McKinleys were .only small If shrewd tools. Behind themwas a more or less corrupt or at best a . contemptibly hoodwinked government, in fested withr a lot. of -unprincipled , or incompetent poH ticrans. BuHehind all- these: were? the big beneficiaries, the 'men who witfr-thX'aid' of. these official and private agents-and . tools possessed themselves of millions upon millions of acres. of the choiqest timber lands ot the country leftmost of . them,' Jn r f act--at perhaps an average of one-tenth their present value.' :j-':y,-x. T That these'greartimberlandDwqeta did uslness-tnj a large scaleand, spent a great deal of-nioney-to acquire these immensely valuable lapds; does not change the na ture of the transaction, for in almost every ease" the soirit and even the letter of the law were violated. The lands were the government'sthe people's: by trickeryl fraud and perjury it passed into possession of the big syndicates. - Thus thejpeople have beJeiLBbb.d:otis, of millions: -Whrthen should -we-notU tneTmeff7ob bers as well as the men who take ' amall amounts ot property trom rightful-owners' by, force ?7" -; : !V; The rich man who robS by " chicanery is more dan gerous and" deserving-of-punishment -than- the 'poor man who robs by the strong arm method, lie injures more people,-an4-hcorrupts men paid tor-servethe people, so that they know not on whom to 'depend. But the big land thieves are not alL There are those who form the beef trust, as a sample of many, that with are "oppressive and merciless;" they offer low prices to the cattle owners and extort high prices from con sumers; they are a gang of wholesale robbers aa much as the bandits of Europe that we have read of ever were; and yet it is regarded as doubtful if they can be routed, broken up, or even seriously molested, bythe government of 80,000,000 daily plundered people.. . But the government is preparing ta attack them mildy, and may accomplish something. , ;.. ; '- Evidence is -overwhelming, that .the big railroad.cor porations comprise another organization that defies laws made for their proper regulation, , and that .for. many years has successfully, resisted allattempts to, control the railroads or protect the people from their Jdiscnm inationsr impositions and : extortions. ' The administra tion has spoken for the people ami asked that aomething be done to protect them and bring these lawless corpo rations to book, but there is no prospect that ..congress will do much if anything in this direction, ; But these and Other offenders of colossal proportions are under stricter surveillance than they have ever been. The people are becoming enlightened as to their meth ods and the results. The publis-eye is upon them, the public intelligence Is awakening, the public blood is quickening its pulse, and the public arm is beginning to exercise itselt .. : , . . ...... ''- , , 7GR0WTW AND THE REASON FOR 11 HERE HAS BEEN GROWTH and development :' Ji .manv directions during the past five yeara . Jbut nowhere and in no respect has it been more astounding than'in the- Young Men'a Christian Associa tion. It has made a' gain in five years equal to the ad vance of the whole, gain , the, 47, previous years of its existence. . It has reached out into entirely new fields. It has invaded the- raining camps in the gold, copper nd coal districts; it has gathered in lumbermen, quarrymen, steelmen and the iron and cotton mills. It has invaded the street railways, the army and the navy. In the latter department it received for safe keeping during the past year $368,000. Its railroad associations have increased in membership from 30000 -overowo, and they have been -adding new buildings at the rate o&one every four weeks. JThe colored associations have more than doubled their membership and buildings; IheboyV 'department has. grown from 19,434 members to over 50.000, the night schools have shown amazing growth and the college as sociations now. have a membership 47,000. -The phys- ical deoartments and BibleIasser nave more-tharr kept pace with the growth , in other directions. The city as- sociatiohiTiave made a gain 01 soperxent in membership and $2,000,000 a year In property. ; . Nearly $400,000 a year is. raised and spent in carrying on all the organua ill vTVl rnnatl?Mta an atniindinvi ahowinor for "the Young Men's Christian Association, but it is very largely) due to the manner in which it has reached out in ail direc tions for the boys,-youths and young men and the ef- ective-way .in-whiclu-it- extends, practical aido-them.- It has developed along -practical as well as religious lines. It has endeavored to make better men by better litting them for the battle of life. ' Its work has been extended along manual lines, giving instruction at small cost to ambitious youngsters who have riot -otherwise, enjoyed the thance to secure it and it haa -done tuuen ot tnis after the ordinary workin hours so that they would be able to earn their own living in other directions while pursuing their studies there, It has met a manifest, want in our communities and in aupplying it it has not only stimulated the ambition of the students but it has -raised the standard of riheir, citizenship; turned" their thoughts into clean and helpful channels, and made thent' more Self-relianfancrself-respecting. t Alt of thii constitutes a noble and catriotic work and it extension to embrace the bovs of the various com munities has jidJMtfxf Vastly . increased ihe influce! ol the association but to the- same degree-, multiplied the hmefita to tfie communities.-' Those' who have isome knowledge of what ia being done by the association in Portland will be less surprised at the general grovrfh in the past "five years. It has grown because it has richly AmrrveA to grow and it fills a place in our municipal life s4sMaes9tkejstt T' 1 TL"' " T "' ' rial by Jury in Germany Burt Katea Howard In Folltleaj Beiraeal. EOR en thin-. In Oarmaay the plan of tba upplamantary luiymM is .. adopted aa it haa baa proposad over her.A In addition to the IS who constitute th regular jury, one pr w vviwwm inu.j om arawn vy lot at the aama time to act aa aupplementary jurors. These men alt in the ease, take part - In the ' trial, and hava tha aama rlrht tn propoelna motions aa tha other jurors. , .vnuer ' ordinary , elrcumstaacea they are not allowed to retire with tha jury (or deliberation, and they do not participate in nnaina; the verdloti , but should one Of tha rea-ular lurora hamuli. denly fncapaoltated for service, by rea son of illness or from some other oaaaa, hla place ta taken by a aupplementary juror, and the trial (tha neoeaalty for a new one oetpg wus avoided), proceeds without delay. , - ,.r. ; Then a fain. In the finding ef a ver diot a unanimous- yote 1 is notrequtred. The taw prescrmea that for the affirma tion of the question of guilt a- majority of two thirds la neoeasary. That la, it takes eleiit votes to convict If the vote, therefore, stands' seven tor ' con viction and five for acaulttaL "the de fendant must be declared to be acquitted. The same majority of two thirds is re quired for the .affirmation:.' of a ques tion a to the -exlatence - of - clrcnm- stanoes Inoreaslng . the penalty of . the ouonae.- .;- " - On the other" hand, s, ouaatlon "asli the existence of clrcumstaneeji lessen ing or wholly removing the penality Is retarded as affirmed when onlv five vote "yes. A question reletlns; to the uumiut 01 -mitiaauns; oiroumauinoea since It belones to the domain of Den sity rather . than to that of eullt or penality, requires for 1U denial a simple majority. - That la, seven voters will suffice to deny. . In ess of a, Ue on sueu a question It It considered as answered In the affirmative, In connection with .every answer un favorable to the defendant It most be stated expressly In the Verdict that the question was decided by. the majority required by law --rPhe decision of the question 'of gutTt- in .au. urn pnsaes oeionss w tne jury alone. , kThe exercise of the judicial power In such a way sis to affect oven indirectly that la, by a manlpulaUon of the questions this function of the jury, would be regarded as an. unwarrantable- Interference In the preroga tives of that body, in amendment , of the, verdict is permitted, un to. the Very point where the court pronounces judf- UMvnu . ... . . - . - : t If the eourt, after a -consideration of verdict and amendments, ta unani. moualy of the opinion that the Jury has on the whole erred to the disadvantage of the defendant, then the court, by de cree and Without aivlna- the arounda of Us decision, refers the ease for a new, trial before the- court at Its .next Lata - slon. J In - this matter the court - pro ceeds on Ha own motion. .. A case once' referred for av second -trial "before an other session of the court may not be referred esain. in the new trial judg ment must bet pronounced, even It. the verdict -Is regarded as erroneous.. . '- -' ; Accoraing 10 OM mermui.. aaw,triat by jury ia known. only In criminal pro cedure, -i'- -v. ,.--.: z.itoJ-.-j- The "eburt-with .which the Jury sits IS made, np xf three learned Judgea, who-declde aU technical--points f. ths ease. It .Is not a permenenticourt.. but Is eonsUtuted - periodically and its judges ars appointed for each sessloo. ne of them serving as president, - Greatest, Books an'fJLrVritcrfl v.; F1 WANZER'g SELECTION OF ELLIOTT. :ET-US-MINCE-NO-WORD&-aboutthe-maUetv .There is popularly supposed to have - been a V big steal . in the Morrison street bridge. , The .report of the expert showed that unnecessary and Tin called for changes had been made in the original plans - which involved thousands of dollars to the taxpayers . There, was no real justification for. the most Important of these" changes. The self evident purpose -was -to so Increase the cost that the profits would, be enor- mously increased: rhesechanges were made under y . , cover and at a. cost altogetherout of .proportion to their value, 'f- , The general representative of the city- government was the then city engineer, , Mr. ; Elliott. - He was " ' deeply, perhaps criminally! involved in, the TanneY creek " sewer scandal No one now has any doubt - that an ' "attempt was there made to rob the city. Either the ,ity jengineerl was in -collusion with it or he didn't know -what was going on; in other words he waa either -croolced or incompetent When the facts were, made ' , known to the public 'he found it expedient to resign. -Meantime the grand Jury, with many facts at its dis 'posal from two previous official Investigations, took up ..the-matter on its own account and has since indicted Elliott and some of those associated with him on the .' charge of attemptingto secure city property and money . under false pretenses. The indictment charges' him with a criminal act and he is now resting under it. That in the face of these known facts he should have been S selected to represent the city for the rest of the month, for any time or at all in any undertaking buti particu h - Jarly in the Morrison atreet bridge, where i is not sus - i, pected but believed there is need to cover up transac . . tion inimical to the interests of the taxpayers is the " i most brazen and 'flagrant performance to, which the r.haa reccnUY licen trcatcd.-Jlt would stem tadem- onsflrate,rThat"the adinirtrstratkm-haseanied-nothmg from past experiences, that it js perfectly indifferent to public opinion and that it is determined to bull . through things whether. ?or no. Tne appointment of Mr. Wanzer to succeed Mr. El- ROM -THE PARALLELS AND SAPS around Port Arthur there strode the other day a care- aiFAra eVi 1 a1 s iMVtrM 9 M rlase neeaei nXfisljentaf af 1 ea TIVI as K, .aSBelaeV . VV"U e S-i fc'V " 9mJ that. General Nogi after a victorious siege was not the natty imposing officer who landed at Pisewo May 5 to capture, the Gibraltar ; of the Pacific. His face was aunken-snd haggard, eyes -burned with , feverish, rest less light, unkempt . beard and hair seemed to have been touched, heavily by the falling snow, and uniform hung loosely from shoulders that had lost - their rug ged poise. , A general in his prime started down the rocky peninsula at the head of a besieging army,: an old man refurnedli'Nogt. alveneeued Jsavagct:- wrote the -pen artists after Nanshan, Wolf, Green and Christ hills had fallen, Nogi the buldog, the fanatic, who would -srnile-as-he-hnrled the Japanese nation into that vortex of destruction. - v . ; -, Since that siege began, two of Nogi's sons breathed their last uoon the! battlefield.. His stern orders have taken perhaps a hopeful heir from 80,000 other Japanese families.. His judgment in directing the attack, his vigilance and conclusions, saved or-slaughtered his de voted following by thousands. His country pleaded for dispatch, to remove the thorn in the. south and hurl his forces with Oyama against, Kuropatkin, while hu manity protested, and prompted him to the slower sac and min& IDevqtion among his men fired them to re- sponse no matter vwnat-.tne oaae or aanger, and nts hundredth order to charge carried the same impetuous, fearless column; of brown men over fortress parapets which went lip Nanshan hilL Recruits came each day, while burial parties : dragged the corpse of new vet erans ' from entanglements , and escarpments. - Disap pointed in the time or his work, Nogrs strategy was being impeached.vp:,'. '..,-.. :,lVV..''' 4 :-V,. ... A fanatic: would have come from this maze of re sponsibility beaming with (the fierce light of victory. NogLcame: a grim, sad mortal, , showing the , terrible drain upon human vitality. Nogi .is a patriot, not a "veneered eavage. "He is typical Of Japan today. Scorn for death is not fanatical zeal, but good human nature keyed to the highest degree of endurance in a cause rMtelligcJiieliasLJManiJBattuiiaLlif the aid of the bigrailroad corporatione are able ab solutely to namo their, own . prices' both to the cattle raisers on the farms and ranges, and to the meat con- j um era in all-cilies' throughout the country. They are hitherto unoccupied, but once filled, as it is nowlt be comes an instrumentality for the betterment of the race of "which those associated with the work may Well be proud, and which the public, whose cause is thus ef . ... . . . . - . 4 A ..lt , ....... avaricious, of course; as the attorney-general says, they fectively served, should appreciate t its full-value. . Portland Dispatch In the New Tear's Edition of the New York World. HEODORB B., WILCOX president of the : Trans-Miss lsslppt eon- '. gress, and hesd of the Portlsnd Flouring Mills ' company, with feeders, and mills all over th Paclflo northwest, and an Immense trade with the-orient, saya: 'The benefits to be derived by the Pacific coast from the building of th Panama canal; j will' b indirect rather than direct There Is vast stretch of land lying between, tha fertile valleys and plains of th Pacific coast and ths populous section just west of the Mississippi river, put there for some other purpose than to holdath two sections of the country' together;-. That great area of land can be mad capable of support of a vast population, v With th application of water the major por tion of It, as baa. been fully demon strated, will be changed from av treeless, herbless -wast, to a garden, producing Immens crops. ' . :- : ' r "The aevering of th neck of land bo- wees the continents will enable steam ship companies io land the Immigration from Europe, and particularly that of th Mediterranean countries, 1 on the. Pa clflo slope at little more expense than It now Cost-to-ferins-th alien population to th Atlantlo coast With low eost ot transportation and th irrigation under government supervision of trie vsst arid tracts will come an Influx of settlers such as has never before been witnessed ""' ; : ,,- f ' ; liott it now appears -was made not forhe purpose of , , ' uncovering whatever, fraud may have crept . into the -department but rather to conceal it. Such things as . have transpired since , his appointment with reference "-"to -the-Tanner-ereek teewer have-not-been' particularly ' reassuring and the request for the appointment of the ' . former city . engineer ta Oversee a. job, his former official -L-Txonnection vith. which still requires explanation,' seems to make it evident that the purpose is to so confuse 1- 1 thaw fttlhlls thai 1afhttV - . -a. n ejl , aVXSr li"pl Si ag-esrrBrW Va, ej,e'g.e Hf, Sg'r-jjesWej l'SJ t ej'" . " permitted to kriow'fiothing of the true inwardness of the - T. manner 1ri 'which the bridge contract has been performed. . . All of this means that the spirit of reaction is at work ..and that notwithstanding the determination of the peo- t" pie, despite what," has been unearthed, 'despite grand , vjury investigation: and indictments, Tegardless .and in , defiance of the reform wave which is now sweeping over' the ity, it is brazenly proposed to. continue the ' old courses to. the last ditch and tor ffrotectr wrong doers from the consequences of their crimes against the public The,: certificate of character to Elliott in the 'face of lii indictment is in this line but its chiefest igniiicanc lies in the fact of what it ia proposed to do -through iUliott in the Morrison street bridge affair.-. ' , THE SAILOR BOARDINQ-HOUSE FRAUD. PORTLAND confesses estrange weakness in coun ; tenancing the sailor boarding-house evil. If it is . .. u , ww, iui huctiwc nave iiic testimony 01 a multitude of matcrs, shippers and sailors aod the illicit gains of the petty rrrfg dominating the industry, it should be suppressed, not parleyed with or encouraged by recog nition. Is it possible that our great shipping interests cannot put the knife to this paraiste. 'or secure legal in tervention to suppress it? v. If a, -petty : coterie of men whose methods are most Vicious blackmail and intimi- foatiowr-hav the power tefclcvy such-tributr tnr Portland commerce, the hope for otlf future is sickening. We are able"! muster millions'forrriver improvement, bring influence: to bear upon transportation magnates that forces them into recognition of Ihis port, struggle to drsw foreign 1 shipping and yet wheru.this ia all done. Portland permits gang of boarding-house men to1 prey upon this commerce, and with the audacity of brigands, coerce blood money. , " . It is alleged that some kind of an agency for furnish ing' Sailors. to a master is necessary,' because of the ir responsibility of those who live upon the sea. The fact that boarding-houses are found in most ports would con firm the' statement, unless the industry, is. explicable on the grounds of weakness among sailors.. If such, an in- Th great lrapule of mankind for has been' to' move., westwsrd. Dwellers In- th temperate Iran will not move to the tropics nor to th poles. They will move to a similar climate. The center of population, in th United State has already sdvanced - to somei where in Indian. It will move swiftly toward ths setting sun hereafter. "with th, growth la population cornea the Increase In products and the neces sity for a market. With the great nata ral advantages of this section had the Pilgrim Fathers landed at the mouth of th Columbia river, and had the. vast empire on th eaatern border of Asls been Inhabited by an alert, civilised peo- pls.thls coast- would-be whatr-th-At lantlo eoast Is. today and New England would now be a howling wilder uses. ' "In my. effort at building up a tradaJ wttn tne orient, begun som years ago and carried on with a great measure ef ssecess, I hav been urged on. by the truth that tn th orient muet be rur fu ture market; there we must look for a place to sell our products.' We cannot lire off one another:, w. muet sell to somebody alee. , Hence I gladly welcome th competition that wlu be given life by th opening of th canal. , Japan is awakening slowly,' but that vaat Inert msas on th continent of Asia muet be made tn know their wants. We must educe them fnto desiring what they now hav not W must civilise and Indue them to Turchaa th things that go with ervuised life. , "Now, of courae I do not know what th railroad wilt do. I can only ten vou what i-areuld da were I responsible for th safeguarding of the great capi tal Invested In th big transcontinental lines. , What is the meaning of this merging of interests of the great trunk lines from east to west this coming to-a closer understanding? . Tbeee lines are naturally rivals, but now they are forgetting old animosities and are get ting together.- "That canal Is going to be built and It 'will be finished, sooner than people general! r suppose.. The- railroads real' Is this and they will not allow th hun dreds of millions of dollars invested in their business to-be jeopardised by. 160,000,004 canaL They ars taking time by th forelock and preparing for what must sursly follow. : .,. . 1 H - "Under .'' another admntstratlen "' It might have been possible by th aid of a powerful lobby to hav held up th work and to nave postponed ths con struction Of the- Canal Indefinitely, but under Roosevelt's regime it I . recog nised that this cahrtot be. " With an understanding or merger between thf great .tranacontjnentals th benefit of reduced rates oa commodities so much looked forwsrd to on this coast will not be realised to the extent desired. Rates will be so adjusted, th interests being merged, thst th railroads will be perfectly protected and th result of ths .canal digging discounted.1 . . . ; Xioos! on tn map, Tne weel coast or South America lie eoutb from New Tork City. ; We on this .coast hare de veloped a considerable ? market among th countries on this side, w -The, east should profit greatly by direct communi cation with this territory, .building up a large trade that will .not Interfere" with us, but will rather stlmulste purchasing. 'Our direct commerce with nfurop should be greatly enhanced. A glance at th map again will ahow th immens saving la a ship's time by wMmlnetlng th long voraasHa round th Horn. We shall profit by this, as, from th In creased earning power from th toll of Immigrants to com,. . But the orient thst M our field. When th Imagination or the r Asiatlo is aroused, when he feel th great desire of civilised people - for - th things' bs has not and that w hav In superabund ance, then will Pacific coast ladustiies be stimulated and this country, with Its tremendous neutral advantages end re sources, becom a rival r. yes, outstrip, th raoe tn th esst . for wealth and power." , , . . -u. . ... - : .- . .. ; . Q. W. Allen, president of ths board of trade, ssld: "In th -first place. If history be not falsified, it wilt result In a considerable redaction of freight rates for the transportation of products to ths markets. ... , ... - "Cheap, transportation rate' are a great stimulant to Industry and th de velopment ef the resources of a comma nlty.- In this regard, if the canal, when completed. ' proves to . be a competitor with, our transcontinental -rattroads and freight ratea are reduced, as Is the gen. ral suppesl tion, Portland will b bene fited in common with all parte of the country, and. in proportion as her latent resources are . greater than : thos ef other communities ah may enjoy the greater benefit to th extent that auch resources are utilised and developed. Aa freight rate are lowered new enterprises are, put into operation and. resources of the. community hav been mad produc tive. ... ...1, .',-, "In this -respect great things are ex pected to . result from -th- construction of th canal, and prosperity will attend th efforts of th producers of raw ma terials and consumers will be greatly benefited. - ' ... , "On th other hand, If th reduction or water ratea should eaus a cores do nd tng reduction In. rail rates, tight hers lies the alleged menses to ths growth and development of manufacturing. wcicn is on of ths Chief factors in making any city or community industrial ly snd numerically strong. Our 'manu factures are stUl in whst ' is usually termed th Infant stage' of development Th only protection they hav against th estsbllahed and fully developed fac tories of th east has been in th past and still. Is to a great extent the high rate chsrged by ths railroad companies in tn long-' haul across th continent. Ma.jsteskJLJias jeenjjharge! are not sufficient to enable our horn in dustries successfully -t compete with the products of Eastern mills, shipped ss they are la car load lota at reduced rates, r , ....-..-- , "If an open Canal should further lower transportation ratea 'frorath' east - to Portland then our- manufacture would necessarily be,,stUl farther handicapped and their growth greatly retarded. If not wholly prevented. If the csnal should have this effect upon thst branch of our municipal Ufa and development th good It might do in general way In bringing about cheap freight rates would be more than offset by the Injury don In keeping down manufacturing in our vicinity,". - - . - .. TAOtWA Txaw. T"" , From th Taeoma fedger. It Is fsir to assume that if Seattle hsd her tsoveted "senator" her ambition to monopolise everything - snd everybody would be more llkelv to b gratified. There Is a marked contrast between Senator Poster's broad-gauge policy and th - selfishness which demands - a Seattle" senator to look after th scheme of a clique of business men st ths wtndr etty on Elliott bay. There I no particular reason why th reet of th state should Indorse th plan of giving Boattl a senator to cramoti at the fed eral capital th Idee, thst Seattle la the whole thing la this state. . By Rev. E. I House, J3. D.) On of .the richest legacies of hu manity Is th library of books by which th. living and th dead oonverse across th ages, Today "books are our great eat, universities," where, unseen souls are the professors thst teach us. Books are . the levalers ot by lowering the great -but by Uf tine up the small to meat ths great A book literally ful fills th story of th "Wandering Jew," who sits down by our elds nd gossips with us about what he has seen and heard through the SO 1 eentsrtee of trav eling ia th world, t . T Well doe Ths Journal then - aak: "What Shall be readr - Shall we araLher th "dirt" or th "goldr In th aea of modern Actios he la a foolish man who reads , th Inferior when, books which shla as th sUrs in th night Invite hla eye. The Journal Is right 'Every on should know who are th greateaf masters of fiction, r Let me rams them in order, given by a vote published In Th Queries, Buffalo. N. T July, llts; adding the number f, votes east for esch wrlteri Scott snd Dickens ' had - 116, Thackery, 110: George Eliot 111; Haw thorne, 111; Hugo, 118; Bulwer Lytton, S7; Cooper, 62; Qoethe, 40: Duma. IT. These were considered ths 10 great mas ters. - No . doubt a , vote today would change this order somewhat and It might be that on or two would loss . their plac among tha greatest 10. ' . Let me mention som of th greateet works of fiction. According to a vote in ths Unity, Chicago, February IS, 188S, giving th opinions of represen tative literary men throughout th coun try, the following are th 10 greatest novels, - Thsy are mentioned in order -of the number of votes received, beginning with th highest: "Scarlet Letter," "Lee Miserable," "Romola," "Adam Beds," TVanhna" "TtavM fnnnavftalri .111 11nin CallltiUd,.'rMWllhelm MeHrter,''"''UiBle. Tom's Cabin." "On ths Heights.1. It is qui llkely.that this selection expresses the- judgment of th most cbmpetent critics ss nearly aa any that might be given up xo tnat time. . rote xoaay wosldr bring one or tw change. .; Soma would give "Ben Hur" a place among the first1 1Q, and others would make other 'changes.. . r : .v I- - , y. vt- An . Interesting, competition, given -In the' Pall-Mall Ossett sad reprinted tn th Independent June 10, 1IS7 Rive th ' following interesting result: Best, his- i tortcal novel, "Ivanhoe;" finest humor ous novel, "Pickwick Pspars;" best novel Mend;" beet tele ot seafaring life, "Mid- thipmair EasyKf eountry life, idam'; Beds;"- best sensational novel, "Woman- -in White;" beat tale or boys. -Robin- I son Crusoe;" best Irish novel, 'Charles , O'Malley,-" beet Scotch novel. "Heart of ' Midlothian;" best novel, of all, "Vanity Fair." -Time Is a great sifter and the above have been tried end tested and will always hold a place tn the world of flctjon. . - ..' f ' - , 1 . it. Fsselssumi Tha SldaVt From ths Minneapolis JournnL Thirty yeara age this week the United States senste appropriated, M0.00 te bay seed wheat . for th grasshopper suf ferers. , Hsve you forgotten how yon thought st that time that th country was rsiaeai ui 11 .waaa s. , . v .