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- . .t --, , . . 1 ii I ii ill aiT.H-Tt4 rr-1 I I.' II I I 1 I TUESDAY. MAY 30. . 1805. , PORTLAND; - OREGON, 3ai It tio&j AN IN DEPEND KN I. NBW8PA 1. C JACKSON PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. NO. P. CAMC t - - ' ' : "' - . .,- - ' ' - ; ' -"."-Vi rr" ii 'w - n4 Vamhlll Published every trnisc (except Sunday ana very ounaiawrBtaft-"injounMU uuuomf, r u t; , ; i r , ; 1 '"'Vl. aueeta, Portias jDreggi- y T i i i i i i 1 1 i in ' Ind lo. forth1 comes the fj : - PEOPLE. , DEHNlS KEABEY.'thrMid-lot Orator of San Francis-jo- g-Sr-Gancral'' CocyV4anknipt ... , ... through hrs o2p',Qcatic,netnol9' ,0,t hc rlast inxrrl of thi tVaggfl ye'tig. mhL-'n rmra attach llXitiiaHBawte. iW'lhaTilrgFand1 . there is still oii eaxth 6ne man. onQjipftgxely-ounw.t ir ieiwj- -he-o tarian- principles; -ready to-' shed the last drop of -his r blood in behalf ot oppressed and down-trodden mankind. L I . With - his, sansculottic. banner flung to the murmuring ' breezes,' his broad brow .bared to .the gentle zephyrs of 1 heaven; bis head; and voice defiantly raised; he bids the ' i jpowers of darkness and of evll-to'ativa he and do their worst arid deadliestrD6es anyone suffer, from pprea Then here is broad throbbing bosom upon which T ' be may rest ij confidence' and security. Us there 'any I . r l . l. . , . . ' t -,,.W itiAr. r, .f a iMti- th A" ihtriino hsN I ' . X HERE WAS A HINT Tn. Secretary Taft's speech in' .the Ohio convention last week;, of future en forcement of the claims of . "American citizens" against the Venezuelan government, alluding, it is sup poseL:lta lhelilaims-of ihe-asphalt tf ust;"1ately decided against-that-orporattoiv by jtXirteiueian ortrv.w trary-toftrstTeporfs, The decision? was not by theTiighest court -of that cotintfyyarrd will be appealed, tut if the highest court should affirm the recent decision, what is President Roosevelt going ta dolNothing is to be done until then, and then it is not clear how pur government could take any action in contravention of such de cision. fltfen nefTertTiem look aloft along-the shining bat- ' i . . !.'.. '..'j;.. ' h Toll Tniwr Wherein f (tits thd modernjove, humanly known as Harvey White ! field Scott, forging his thunderbolts and hurling them : Jortfi to the dismay and. discomfiture .' of hisformer friends, associates and, bedfellows. zZZy" IlwaQjLaiwayof vf thus. 7- There was -a time " whrn no' guard-rail, when no concatenation of calamitous Ruard-railsjujQn-tha-bwdgewhicn span the beautiful "AVHIame'tte and bring the municipal twins into -closer . jinion, would have disturbed his siesta' or called forth his v . ribald comment. Those were the good old days when lie shrieked to maintain these arteries of commerce and convenience as toll bridges, levying their petty tribute "alike upon the just and unjust AitwaKl-meh-efcC6nfract i Jateidiaya-Jh-h--plrTrOf modern progress: having forced its. way and the bridges. were free he shrieked and wailetj .thereat and thereupon making- theeryweTkin - fritiff with his caterwaulings. - Those were the days when "T TIoBnrSc5tt as a pu1)TicT5ar1rro"6lte"d allUrlngoTiTnTana sjhe mer bagaUlle ei $100,000 to him in handmaid by the ; public seemed the height of sanity and patriotism, .though ptherwist.viewed by-4he unmanageable multitude that "raised a roar againsl its acquirements .They were the - . i r c 1 1 : . i . . . L . , . ' . . lidaya-when Mr. Sul! - dow shotgun in hand to discourage the electorate from riexercising 4ts-protidTJrivnege of suffrage; when the bal . " lot-box .stuffers plied theirtradeunrebuked.when cit ; : izens were forcibly driven away from the pollsand public rtof fidalry eTef-tondescended to make an accounting " fart bave appeare the public, their master, in reality become their servant : and slave. Yhey were the days when m the, Jheigat Of P";- hard times such as the-country has seldom known de- linquent tax lists involving a printing. bill of $63,000 were rushed through despite legislative majorities, to the sat ZL isfaction and profit of this truly great and good Friend tf - the People. There were days and days, full ten thousand" - ofthefn"; when there were Mode bottoms, when the bared ' back of labor was lashed, when unionism was denounced Jl aod-baltetie loaded jwith. scrap iron and -ten-pemty-nailS ' were turned upon the defenseless forcesof socialism. " There were the days whe"n the gambler and divekeeptr Uere exalted ana thetorccsot aacency and righ' were scoffed Trpon and reviled And these days were but 'Tr of ycstefJayv---.".''1- rn "''" ?t" :- p i.M; But all is ! now' changed. Thi Friend of the People . 7 now stands forth, the denunciator of the sale of fran , chises Which he himself talked for. and helped to vote - -into-thecity-charter and against which his voice" has never before been raised But all ofthat-wa8-ofyes-terdav; todaait is otherwise and therefore different." To morrow it may again be otherwise,ndthereforedif--J;. ferent.... 3ut.Jtur be thankful for today, for today he ap : " pears in the guise of Friend of the People, Succorer of ' the Downtrodden. -Rescuer of the Helpless and Sheet . . Anchor of All Our Hopes, and what more in reason could we ask? .,. j : i . : . t ; .'. MERRILL'S ALL-NIGHT SALOON ORDINANCE IS ;';:" " ' ." READY. THE FACT still remains that it is Mayor, Williams1 administration whieh is upon trial. The issue is, - as it has been from the beginning, whether the " city is to be govefnedtirtlietntere5rof all Classes of the people or for the special benefit of one particular class. TbeJrnatterJhas jierbeenbcLtertated4hari JbyCoun- - cilman"Merrill, late candidate-for-the" Republican nom ination"f Or "mayor, -In a circular intended for his saloon ...supporters which he issued under date of last Thursday: "I was defeated, and I believe it was all for the best, and - do not blame the saloon people for stampeding during the last two days to the support, of .Williams, for had miral lacks in ability or his seamen in skill or courage, and yet they are helpless victims of the terrible. jap". - The causes are several and various, and run into one ar4othTheJapariesr-wertterflriUedr1Jetter-pre- pared, more in earnest, more intelligent, ' lesssupetr titious.-mnr'e natrujlii. j.utiCr'.'" They were conuaent, too; thy- had-tn.-r stodda:Targe cWncelUatlos IMirl Iienct-ther-was tta-mistake7"no hesitation, no faltering, no thought of anything but victory or death.. The Rus sians had been "On a long, tedious voyage. All the news froni their country was bad. It was not a govern'menf to be proud of that they served anyway. The. admiral was in doubt which course to take". He wanted to get to Vladivostok without .encountering Togo if he could lie did not really want to fight. He had a foreboding. of his fate. And very likely the Russians' scant faith, was kept up by liberal imbibements of vodka. Between two such opponent there could be but one . outcome of the encounter. " ' "' ' ''' i ..... Lkxs-.-. ' . the American-concessionaires .-provides that disputes shaU beirefejied-tfihc courts of thai tummy," andlhat their decisions shall' be final By going into court and appealing to a higher court the asphalt companreems toaveTsouridltself to accept the courtdecisionHpw can it appeal to the court, under the contract, and Jf beaten there appeal tothe Big Stick?" It seems indeed to be' attempting to repudiate in-advance any adverse de cision of th courtr- The efforts of the company to se- -y-wiv 'titaiTflii?a iitfc)rt, ihe icourti have finaUv--decided the case appear to be a cpnfession that the company has a bad case. : - ".' 7 ' ",-': Secretary Taft knows inorebout-the-exact-sitnatioii ioJtt details than we or the public do, but "so far as the seem to be a ease-4n which scrupulous noninterference was the only proper unscrupulous speculators who rely upon this country to rescue them from any consequences of their .'crooked dealings with Latin-American republics. rlhH m' mA - AfAAjV rm 9 ah r Idaa. Inatead. ef-baiidoiiliiy:"tf In 6rdT . - - 4 . V. X . . . M . . . tarlltatarid-patterj. ' CZAIOTEEES: . 4 " 11 EN -TH E-CZ AR heard the news of Rojt-j- - v 7.klr1JiriVnir'Xiireat monarch! wend, la . to-have a new hotel. " ve n skVs "3e f e af"T e weepinr .is. not. a wept "A .great monarch pleasant sight. ' Really "Yet the world may well trrat rnonarchr do riOf weep. ; ' i , ,i 7 1 i : ;yrathr than-aespise tna caari wnce wenncai i hot Jxia own fault " t"t hirity and environment and customs from which he could not break away have made hlma-pkiabJieJSSlS a great place. T The czar vrryf "t" ". -ugak mortal and not aJemi-goda he would have his subjects-brieve Siw ..to.' bei htwell may weep for what he and his ministers have fddne, and have not done. He weeps because ofjtussiaa sad 4iscojnfitureand 4hedrMrdisasters to us arms.but what he should-weep for, if at all, is the causes that brought these about and for the condition of the Russian people under his incapable-govemmemY-Russlneeded either a Bismarck or a Lincoln, a ruler of iron or a ruler of love; instead it has had a government of a clique of grand dukes whose business was to rob the people and control tne czar, i , . - J. Well may Nicholas weep-Mor unwarranted aggres sions in China, for broken promises, for tens of thou sands of soldiers dead and their widows and orphans; for the blood of thousands of peasants shot down in the streets of his cities, for millions of his subjects who in that great land can scarcely .work hard enough and long enough to keep bodies alive as tenements for their souls. The czar weeps fpronsequenciJLjWliichappearJire fuL it is true-, but there ars.wors eJLhingsjhan-jlef cats lin battle to weep over. Indeed, these defeats may ulti mately prove blessings in disguise for Russia. they not done so and had the people that promised to I would act in the matter of the biir iras steaL Ha stand ty-Tne keprWeir wdrdTboih Williany andTnyself : w the nominee of the party boss who. is allied would have been defeated, and the reform candidate .' would have received the nomination and without doubt been elected mayor June 5. I am out for George H. , Williams, not because he has been any special friend of .mlne,- but because' I believe it to be to the best inter- ests of the city. If he does not give us an 'open town,' he will at least be fair to the liquor traffic people, who - pay a large share of the running expenses of the city of 'Portland, and also from the fact that he stands ready at a moment's notice ocign MY all-night ordinance as soon V as it pajise.s the jtouncil i - - There is the whole thing in a nutshell. "Our" council - ""wilt pass "M" all-night ordinance (among other similar Jthings) and "Our" mayor will sign it if he gets a chance. - It isn't a question of a square deal for all but it is a " question of special privileges to a few that Merrill, Chief : Hunt and the rest of them are after, 'ft isjhislhat has aroused the people who havenffefedTSnder this regime "'in the past and who have determined to suffer under it ' no longer,' - 1 ' - "." ' ' 1.5:5: , WHY ROJESTVENSKY FAILED. . HE EXPECTED has happened.- In the minds of l, most people, in America at least, it was con - sidered almost a foregone conclusion that when ever Toro-jnd' Rojestvehsky met the Russian would be practically- nnihilatecL-?.Thet-wa-o- good reason for Sinceil,rreJJournaTr"commeht on developments t in ,Xlis. confident- pectat ion exeept-the-facMhat the-JaptreclamsttortorVarKTaniatTi" Falls, it is noted that the anese have won- in every important engagement.- on sea or land during the war; , That indeed was a strong rea- T; on," Yld yet why might not the tide have, turned? .. Why . V'hij" long lane with no turning? Rojestvensky had the j larget, fleet ajad-morft:gunaT-4hogh not so heavy guna. He had been preparing for this encounter, many months. . -Why then is hia fleet destroyed while Togo's is almost MAYOR' WEAVER OF PHILADELPHIA. rTA HERE-WAS DOUBT aboutnoiTMayor Weaver with the gas and other boodlers, but was not jl man oi their kidney; They expected to control him because they put him In.officje; the people hoped he would rebel because in private and professional .life he is an hon orable man and a good citizen. Apparently he hesitated awhile, but his native honesty triumphed, he plucked-up his reserve courage, and routed the gang, greatly to his own credit and to the joy of the people of Philadelphia. Mayor Weaver is a religious man. an officer in a Bap tist church. He is a lawyer, and is ambitious to attain a place on the Pennsylvania bench, a position, the dignity, long term and high salary .of which render it very; at tractive." -The Philadelphia machine controls these po sitions or some of them as well as city offices, and could gratify Weaver's ambition. He knew this and dislikedJO break with,thjnacJiine. The boss-andThe boodlers knew 7t, and knew that he knew it, and so dePeded on him to stand by them.' "Fortunately, his better nature prevailed, though only after a long period of subservience to the boss and strong pressure brought to Kear npof him by the better classes of citiiens.Accused of bein and showing evidences of being a tool and a craven, hk at last found his manhood again, and used it to good pur pose Better late than never. The time may come w4)en MVyor Weaver can get a seat on the .bench without askr ing Boss Durham for it and doing his bidding, r , . actual outlay Of the government officials for prior rights, incluling the Jesse D; Carr tract, is $485,000, and that the charge made to settlers will iTe but slightly under $19 ah acre. It has also been stated onbehalfpf the gOvt eminent engineers thalTheir early estimate of outjay and material assets of the Klamath Canal company was about half. what'has finally been paid. - .. . notrZKXTY XV ECT7ASOB. ' . "" -from the- Washing-ton Poat touadnr," said 8nor Braftn Wtthtr. th ntwl Sppolatxl ehara e'affatrva of that government, "has every reaaon -4rpt con tret ultlon on Its present good conditions and lis outlook (or fu . ture growth and prosperity. "lO point of fertility, the land ot or ooitnty are" unexoelled and when brought under ay slematlu -.agriculture Ecuador'wttt product every kind 6T crop In sbundanee. At present rubber, coffee and cocoa are' our chief sources of reve nue, . '.' . -i'.'i'.wathlngs havrf brought about' our present fortunate statue e, stable gov ernment and a sound system of finance. It has been II year since the country underwent revolution, and It seems now as though w were as certain of perma Bent political peace as any. nation,'' , -- '- - ; - '- ' ' . Tie Joarmal l.eefls. . i From the Pendleton East Oregonlan. ' It. w. Brooks, traveling repreienCatlv of Th Oregon Dally Journal, . -arrived laat. night from J?ker City, where he has been In the Interest Of his paper for several weeks. The Journal now out strip other Portland paper , in, IBukrr City, La Grande, Union and several othtr eaatera Oregon paints, - , SMALL -CHANGE Rojeatvenaky put- it off a lnja Jhj WM8.T- , rr-- -j At last report Chleago was ahead of Warsaw. - - , . f immii up, after a XV-L 80 - BtHt Sunday- U. the. favorite day for big battles. jj rZ J. P. O'Brien' appointment suits ev- crjtuoa y- n -tregnnc. -- -Th "HXehtee gamWerC - sympathies witn ine red ticket, , ThePhlladelphlan woke up sufflclently at last te -turn off the fai,.,.,...'.., Everybody-but-tBe newspaper, men Wilt, taka A A'aliday- Thuraday. The wages of sin Is I1.S0O or 11,000 A week lu Nan Patteraon's case. Don't stand on the street corners. In the way of .people who want to pass. The refrigerator .car trust I modest: It takes aprofll-j-te-Tmiye,8Q9 per cent. ; ; t;:...-.. .r:.-'. :'' ' Rojestvensky must find some consola tion-In the fact that bl long sea wan dering Is over. , v.-:, Enc'oura'go visitors to look about Ore-' gon. The more they see of It the better they will Ilk It. . i- . , , , , , "ffSy. of. eoiirsa John Tlrrtt la LSla th-li r.lt. wouM tint tin tm. piet without him. : -- , The dates for Oregon cities and towna at the fair could not be arranged to suit everybody,- of course. The hard season for tramps Is at hand r they will be Importuned to-work la-J-he harvest netfls. Eddie Bok thinks tipping Is the great est -evlt -In the eomtiy. - Thtsopln!oa was to be expected from Eddie. Even people who have ho faith in the weather bureau's predictions will look I them in emoiPuw evenlngTrjournaL A. white bear has been found in Colo rado: - Evidently one that turned whit with fear when Roosevelt cam In his vicinity. ' Whether Tom I.awion alwiy tll th tnmjruTiot;-th'e-oountry wilt pat him on th back as. long ss he c- worry Wall street . - - OREGON SIDELIGHTS "GletnSla will soon have a bank. ! . Peonlealready camping st Seailde. New-paper-at Ctrmoiithpberver. nena ha bought a complete - flre flghtlng outfit. Farmer' railroad In central Morrow county brobable. - . - -. ... ' '--i . AlfaTfA lookaexceptlonally wall In ura naitonaa-.- vai iyt- " What ahoilt -hnu mlmrtri 11... a j-ailway up th valley? Telephone line between WlngvlHe and Baker City being put up : - A Mormon colony ha purchased 1,800 scree of land in Crook , county for 11,300., 'p .- Morrow county wheat land 1 going up in price, not In cyclone but Is still cheap. . A salmon trout caught away up little Birch creek, Umatilla county, weighed 24 pounds. . - 1 i 'A Llnn-eounty farmer Is building four miles of telephone line to connect,wlth a Tnatrr Hn.- . ' A Dakota man and his eon have bought a 400-acr farm in Burton ounty-for lU.OQQi j-" Roland, Coos county, has a store, blacksmith shop, sawmill and seven or eight houses that have been built within a year. ' A fiprlngflrld doctor, besides attend ing to hf other, patients, la treating at his own home hia wife. Miss Smith, a horae and a dog, and has to prepare his own meals. ' . It Is predicted that the Echo and Butter creek district will become one of the greateat feeding grounds of the west, great yields of alfalfa being ob tained there on Irrigated land. "Out of S.SSO ewes of a. Morrow county sheep firm, of which fully 25 per cent are two-yrar-olds. there - are B.480 lambs." "To bands of 1,000 ewes esch showman increase of 110 per cent, or J.200 lambs. -J.'-M. lawrence, edltorjpflhBend Bullettnr-snys-lnhls "paper: ; "How th name of J. M. Lawrence cam to, be proposed by Secretary HltcTicock for re ceiver of the- Roseburg land office I quite unknown to Mr. Lawrence, , who was not an applicant for that or any other office." ' . ' An agate stump weighing about too pound, benldea two or thrt. molar of som prehlktorro mammoth, oyster and clam shells Imbedded In' solid rock and oil sandstones, and a number pf speci mens of very fine building stons were dug out at Kane's Springs, 20 miles from Vale, and will be on exhibition at th fair. " , "' A Wheeler county man write to th Mitchell Sentinel that "the very face of local option Is not In accordance with Christianity, a th Bible In: many place speaks about th us of strong drinks approvingly and w -ofttlme hear.th minister In his sermon say to hie audi ence that It i wrong or on brother or sister to orrer an orrenae to any one. and much of the same sort . - ,.- .-''' , "W Crar.;, . ' From th Knnsa',Clty Star, - Robert Clarke, the artist, tell thl story: On day while out walking with a friend f hts,- this f rtend TomplRtned of a toothache, and asked Mr. Clarke what' h could advls him to buy, a they, wer In front of a drug store, why," ald Mr. Clarke, "th last time I had a tnothaohV I went horn and my wJta klaeed It away for me." . After a moment's paus hi friend " said; "1 vour wlfa horn nowT 1 -LETTERS- -FROM - THE A "PEOPLE' L A Card Tram Bar. raget. - Portland, Or., May IS.To th Editor of Tb. Journal Friend of th Munici pal association aad the Cltlsens' ticket port that 1 have either resigned or am not seriously considering my nomination for the oftlce of -mayor that I again re- Quest the privilege- of your columns in orderttr aasurtr the voters of this- city iuuh is iiof-tneF&sfr7t anfcacuaa WeTTTISjaedTl tTsiK undanU f- tu rntehed by tli fafta'contalned In the following letter which I addreased this morning to the socretary of the municipal associa tion. Tours respectful. P. LEE PAGET, - 'Portland,; Oregon, Mny J. i05 John Sain. Eq'., .Secretary t ' Dear Friend: I very greatly, appreci ate the kind aptrtt running through your letter received' this morning. Xhaye never for one moment - had th least doubt but that you always act f font mo tives of th highest and most unselfish principle, although I cannot for th life ef me understand how you and youx aa "Nntra cn rr r'm"tlfr'yiHTTl"itt to sucli policies as are included In th' support of our Cltisena ticketrwhen I observ that one of Its nominees sat on th plat form . and supported Mayor Williams, whilst- b denounced - our- pastors;,- as "liars and scoundrels," another nominee begged the audience he wa addressing to support the straight Republican tick et embracing'' George H. - Williams . and Larry Sullivan, whilst still, another of your candidates sanctloned-asTt-mem her ef th council license committee) on Friday last another fair entrance saloon. In face of th mighty protest that has been raised..- . " - Dr. Harry. Lane advises, those with prohibition proclivities to vot for B. Lee Paget, and you must excuse, melf I modestly, take hta sdvtce.- Incidentally I might remark that It Is difficult to And on -tho.Cltlseps' ticket men who ar unconditionally worthy of supports-except lhay be the partyPro- Mbltlonlsta, or Dr. S. A. Brown, or IL W. Stone, who have been generally re garded as such. ' Tour faithfully B. LEB FAUET. Th Bop Crop.- . Dayton, OKay"4r-Te..th-Editor of Th Journal It 1 araualng to ootic report printed In The Journal about the condition of th hop . crop In Oregon. ftnm. ay the hm prnap than at thl time last year. and. reports about missing hills, etc., are greatly ex-ag-ffenttedr-whll othr Insist the crop outlookr Is '."bad;", that mlsslnrltrilar numerous an eldrards ln eom locali ties are almost a fallureFtom.jeports gathered from many localities. and by personal 'Investigation for th purpose nf reporting -ih-eondttton-"Tf--eropto th - Weather bureau offtc In Portland. weekly and monthly, I am absolutely convinced that th latter are very nearly correct, and would add that some of th OldJf) instanri crop will not pay working expenses. while som yards sr. looking weu ana wUh-CllmatloondmonJavoral)l9.1ronLL now on will bear a gpod crop. If ther be any doubt In th minds of any one respecting th truth of th statement. 4. i . pcmtlc:"buVwTTRHhTanroads an the (wara an iiminr dealer and gam. biers back of htm.-th- Republican- ln euinlieut was "renomtmrteh for aneyor. So th Independent party saw an eaay mark. They nominated; a nic. clean, able man, and of course the Good Cltl seus'. league" Indorsed hlm-f or 4t n. dldate. It was art easy matter befor election to get bets of I to 1 that the P.mit.llan nnmlnt would b lOtd, and In the.mantlm a iew day before publlo work brought suit against th IndlanaDolla News for 160.000 damage for dcfanuitloni of character. and Other charges But th locUoa came, and Botwtthstandlng a strong - Prohibition candidate received 5,000 of the clean yoteaDft!i- ettyrih -RepTlDUcan' wy w nd -hia-grafter were sent tnto dbllv. ion. politically and1- the- damage iauit died a-borntn' and the city is having a clean, . honest administration. If it la Democratic . J look for It to measure but the same. Inch, by Inch, tor th end la Portland. . L. M. BTEGN'ER, . Jl5 Alberta St. Republican. t : Veddlexa Want a Show. Portland. -May.a.'r-To the Editor of The-Journal Ws wouM ae to Know on Front street whether Monday, Jub , is to b m holiday or not Monday I usually a busyj.day on Front atreeCbut we "banana peddler" wlah to show Mayor Wllllama that w consider our calling an -honorable one, and to testify that we ar as well sat isfied with our careers aa he Is with bis. FRONT STREET. LEWIS AND CLARK En route up the Missouri "river from Fort Mandan. near th slta Of Blsmark, North Dakota. Th party Is now near- ingth. Rocky, mountain. ' -- -" "May JO-i-Th Tain, ' which- commenced last avenlnir. Continued with ltttl ln- rnrisslon ttlrnhTs morning, when the high wind -which -accompanied-It having abated, set out. Wore rain has now fallen than w hod since th first -of September last, and many cir cumstances indicate our approach to a climate differing conalderably from that of th country through which wa, hav been passing. The air of th open oun- try is astnnlshlngly-dry-and pure. Ob- servlng JJiat th cas or pur sexxant, though perfectly , seasoned, shrank and th joints opened,, w. tried- several x perlradoU by which It appeared that a tableapoonfur " of " water exposed "In a saucer, to the air would evaporate In S hour when th mercury flld not stand TttlgheFlhan- the tempcrat point at th LOVE -LIGHTENS THE LOAD ..' 7 atrio-i"atrfa. ; Coming horn from, the thatrahT' othr venlng I sat oppoalta a pair of lovers. , Meltliei tiOUlU hav been, under TO. Ma was a gallant old gentleman, with. -carriage!'' tr-rfl,-"-lhk,n4'Prln -" wth deareatsW laajtOmaiina Dl. Her hair wa snow whit, .r, LcJusUnd, saftly about tiffweet face. r-..-v.. . rt ua mm uviimt y iwiea as an appla blossom. .k -. - ' "7 . Th old gentleman's car and protect tlon of her were beautiful to see. . ' No young lover escorting his sweet--hesrt could hav displayed more gal lantry and -attention than did he, and no girl intent on holding her lover's Interest . could hav been more-charming than waa tbla sweet little old coquette of TO year. They talked gaily for some ttme but presently her eyeg closed and; her head nodded. . . Sh smiled at him aleeplly, and then" dropped her head, .on hlahulder,-and slept comfortably th rest of th Jour- - He ft stiffly erect, never moving a muscle, lest he disturb hei".- . T . . .: -- I do not know whet their lives hav been-r-they' probably hav had their share of heartache and misfortun. - .But on thing I do know, and that la that they hav had lov tu sweeten all Jift'lilttarnss-nd -tntepslf y ' lt loys. ...,- -r-- ' '"' "-- - Each haa discovered the precIoua.se-r eret of how to hold the other' lov. -Many a youhg wife haa not been able "i to keep for one year what this woman ha Jcept for 0. And many a young husband ha wan-w tonly destroyed the trust thsXthla-man has guarded 16 preciously. Respect -for each other's rights and opinion muat have don, much to keep ' this love fresh and laattng. : ..Tact baa alao born a large part- - Th woman ha minded her own bust- nMV-tliarfoha--msnrlagmad her - hi confidant, i ' ; '- : . .While perfect, lov and equality wr" maintain edthwpman. Jaaieen wlaa nough not to allow too much famll- larlty to- creep ' In and breed contempt 1" "-' ' " ' " ' " Sh has held a certain sweet aloofness:. that has kpt her a fascinating study to her husband all these years. There If n" ra""n -Py-1 t''"1!! ? greatest heat of the day. - jornmiocaTrtTeanitidrha-convtnced.- r these statement aside from the fact The river, notwithstanding the rain. is much clearer than it was a few days naet.-but -we advance wlthiareat labor nd -lfficultr.the -rapid current," the r!ppIeaandjroxi'Pln. renderlngnavi gation mora embarrassing than even that of yesterday. In addition to which th banke are- now so llpperaf-after Hhe rain that the" men who draw th canoe can scarcely walk, and the earth and stone-constantly falling down the high bluffs roak It dangerous to- pass under s.- .sill knHwas! tara awa . nhlisTsUl tA fjfttnakijs 'of th xord as-th"-wtnd-ta stfonr ahea6:"tBrfumntrtoo:Tapid ror our oara and too deep for the pole. In this way we paaaed at th distance of fivts tsMld aVB hftls' a bend on th north; two miles farther an island otr the same side, half a mile beyond wnicn cam to a grove 01 ree tt.A?i8.entrancg of a r.un in a bend to llis south and encampea jar in oignt un uie north bore. that I deaira the truth to be known, and am in a poaltton to prov my atat- menta. ' j. it. Muuta. That Saloon. a the Poor rarm. 'Portland. Mav 29 To. th Editor Of Che Journal Th gentleman whom I iSf lold wrota-tha-replyfor Mr. Kelley IP" hm snai tn.r. wa. to-wv articl regarding Tils-puTOTig-al J.?- to Ty" article regarding his purttng-l saloem near the poor farm seems to hav been, a little -mlelB termed, ana think It a wise course in dealing with the matter to threw sand In the eyes of the people of this county about me, and thua blind them to the real subject. But thla will do him no good for I do not care to talk about myself at thla time. If he or any one els wlshea to know anything about me let them ask Re, E. M. . Bliss, pastor or tn is.noxi Street Baptist church, .of which I am a member. I hav lived -for over eight years In Portland. 1 I am very mucn concernea jusi-ai this time about th dear little children hn ttnri school so near the saloon. and th unfortuhate Inmates of th poor- house. Mr.eTT?ydefTe me to prove" that J'hela going to lapply fora saloon llcense.after.tne fiectloajin J un,iiia own document or nolle posted on hi bulldlnr ssys he will apply for hi license on the seventh dsy of June, 1906. LTh Jact that h will apply then and not before our city election .nere, ana the fact of hi having put up his build- a saloon befor . getting his license, truck me and others ss very signifi cant In these strenuous political times. i ns assurance wim wnicn ne nu pro ceeded In the whole matter, and the special favors that are being handed out to ths liquor combine of thl city snd county by the party in power In the form of licenses to sell liquor about the fair grounds and outlying commu nltles and towns, with no regard for the wellbelng of life and character and mor ale of th people affected, shows -very conclusively that ther 1 a political "nigger in the fence.' The course that Mr. Keuey has pur- aued has, to say. the least," cast reflec tion upon the' county Judge and com-mlS8lonerawh'or.-empowerert to grant, him his license. And sine the county Judge has full Jurisdiction over the welfare of th poorhouse and Its in mates. It will be interesting to see if he will disregard them and grant licenses to th liquor Interests aa others hav dona elsewhere In consideration of th vote the liquor eomblne (can -command for the Republican partjr. ; It 1 a fine condition of clvlo man. agement to tax the people of the county for the maintenance .of" the poor, and to build a school and pay teacher to Instruct the children-of the community. and then turn around and allow a grog shop to be run near them, with no police DTotetlOfv-ana - thua -counteract Th good... work., by -demoralising the- young and sending th pauper on the swift road to hell. : F-L. PIERCE. ... ZndlaaapaUa Parallel fo Portland. ; Portland, May 2. To th Editor of The Journal - It Is amusing "to pot th parallel cas between the" city of Indianapolis. Indiana, my old home. and Portland, Oregon, my present home. Last fall a year ago before th cloa f the Republican mayor's administration of " Indianapolis th management had become o corrupt that th etthiens of tne city organised a Good Cttlswns' leaaue. wltn Vhom th entire ministry went tt-worlt n from tha pulpit and through - th - Indianapolis - News . th voters wer snsd acquainted -witn- th true condition of affairs aa they existed. And Iwant to say right her that both th mayor and his henchmen wer too modest- to call fh preacher liars, but they singled som of, them out and scored them pretty roughly for mixing in They fall rn lov with aeh other" - superficial virtue- an2 don't taktnl precaution of thinking how such and such a quality will develop and how-it Will affect them when It doea develop. - It la a very serious thing when a man makes up 4j is mind to- auppnrt aBd-ear f or -woman- for the rest of their tiat ural-llvar-an ha-ahbuld be very aura that ah is the kind of a .woman who will be able to . hold blm willingly at - 11 rivulet tolhl post of duty. r-'r- - r -.Forbearance on both alde'atjinst h sarUy play a large part la married bend to thai Hf.' Th eight miles which w made today cost us much trouble. Th air was cold and rendered mora disagreeable by the rain, which fell In several alight show, era in the course of the day; ouMda too; broke several times, but fortunately without Injury to th boats. ' On ascend ing tb hills near th river, one of th party found that ther waa anow mixed back of these the country hecdHies per-I fectly level n: both-sld of -trns-rtver. Ther Is now no timber on the hills and only a few scattering Cottonwood, ash, box-elder and willows along the shore. In th course of tha day w passed aev eral encampment of Indians, th most recent ot which seemed tot have been evacuated about five week Since, and from tha several apparent datea we supposed they wer mad by a band of about 100 -lodges that wer traveling lowly up th river. Although no part of the Missouri from th Mlnnetarees to this plac exhibits signs of permanent! settlements, yet non seem exempt trom the transient visits of hunting parties. We know that- the Mlnnetarees of th Missouri extend their excursion on" the outh SId of lhTflveF"aTilgh""a"1h Yellowstone, and th Asslnlbolns visit the northern, -aide.- mpL . probably as nlgh-aa PorouplnarIver.H the lodges between that place and the Rocky moun tain we supposed to belong to th Mln netareesof Fort d prairie, who live on the aouth fork of th Saskatchewan. ; TMtA'S-PATaUTTS BXPTM. From th New Tork World. " A great stir has been created among electricians everywhere by th announce ment that the famoua patents of Nicola Teala covering th alternating current dynamo hav expired. They hav been widely known for yeara as the "three, fundamental patents." Their expiration Is an event in the world of .electricity, not aecond In Importance to th dying out of th Bell telephone patents. The alternating motor haa been a monopoly. Tesla-- has. been, drawing - princely royalties on' these patents, much of which the picturesque . inventor Is. said to have applied to his experiments In wireless telegranhy.-Hls- mytrhms tower st Wsrdencllffe, Long Island, is said to have been built In part by money aubserlbed tly J. Plerpont Morgan, and in part out Of the royalties from th motor patent"., ' J . In 1S8S Professor Galileo Ferraris of Turin, Italy, discovered th electro magnetic rotating field, and applied hia invention, according to William Stanley,, to a rotating field motor. In KSS Tesla received United States. pa tenta covering the broad applications of tha Ferraris discovery. Oeorg Westlnghouse bought th Tesla patents and also tha rights of Ferrari. , Th fundamental Tesla patents have been for - years ln.thpoeslon. of-1 what 1 called th "patent poi trusts They havr benattncked many time in th courts, but without success. It Is now generally IIvd by electricians that th expiration of th patent' re leasee to tha world at large th im mensely 'Important principle of th rotary field. - Thera twlll-haa grand scramble everywhere to hisk the Tesla motor, now Invariably uaed, without paying any more royalty to Tesla. Th Westlnghouse announce they hav a number of aubaldlary patent, and will fight. . . - ,( .. ' ' last Hying" dltortaL 1 ' ' ' r: From the Helmln Shlmbun, Tokla "Thlsas the Jast lssu bf the Helmln Shlmbunl W hav aow preferred to top Intentionally th publication of our paper by this number rather than to wslt to th uppressed by th gov ernment. Japan Is "making war against barbaroua Russia for th ask of Justice and humanity. Yet no-freedom of opin ion Js her ttf"b njoyed, . be an exception to th general rule. for - ever y . woman whe- marries has- a chance to hold lov juht aa this -woman ha, if ahe goes th right way about it. ; Th fundamental trouble- Is that young people marry without a thought to tha - f uuri- Doubla harness is not alwaye asy. even whi lov drives tha charlotrandr" It must be unendurable when both chafe and rebel at thsln bonds.-- -.-, - Becoming engaged af tr the brlfet acnualntance, an4 marrying -aft short engagement hav much to do With unhappy marriages. , - - . Long angagementa ar hard en both sides, but there is a' happy medium, and no . girl should marry on leaa . than a year's engagement.- It may seem hard to wait but it gives th young peopl a ehano to know ach other -and adapt thmaelvea to achv -other' qualities. - . Don't ruin your chanc for happiness, girl. ' " Sea If you 'can't be Just aa happy and honored In your old age. aa th old lady, I speak about.. . ; KABX . TWAJOT TO ZjTJTTBZS OXJLX. . From the New York Sum4' They have taken MIsa Madeline Sin- ; shelmar, laat of th human wreckage of th Clifton avenu grad crossing trol ley car disaster . In Newark two yeara go. to a private hospttl-4n-Pbtladet- phla. . Nln . of her echoolmatc , wer killed and many others hurt when tha. cat full pf high school pupils waa struck by a Lackawanna trahv- -A.1L th ret of th Injured recovered -long-ago? Sha alone has lingered on. bed-ridden. Peo--. pie hav don very thing they could 4o to hk her happy, and. although ah has been in jonatant jaln. ah haa been . a cheerful aufferer. It waa during" th early days of her alckneas that Miss Slnshiemer took to reading Mark Twain. - About that tlma th humorist waa In New York, and her brother called on him one day to ask him to write hts nam for her In ons of his books. Mark Twain heard the atory, and wrote both a "aentlmenf and a letter. In th book h -Inscribed: "On of th mosf remarkable differ ence between a lie and a cat la that tha cat haa only nine lives." - Her Is th letter: - - -""Dear Mlaa Madeline: - Your good and admiring and affectionate brother ha y told m your sorrowful har lir the tears to millions of eyes and fierce resentment agalnat those whose . criminal Indifference to their responsi bilities caused It. and th reminder haa . brought back to m a pang ot that by- ' gone time. I wish I could take yo sound and whole out of your hed and Z break tb legs of those officials and put them in It to atay there. In my spirit I am merciful and would hot break th necka and backa also, a aom who '"; hav no feeling." " ' -.. -' ' - "It I your brothr who permits m to " writ yAu:thia Una, and ao It la not an intrualon, you . . . "May you gat well, and soon Sincerely. ; yours. S. U CLEMENS." - OVB BIO stSTXmSB-: UST.- " Frori the Washington Post. "" tt would not be surprising If- there was-a - revolt aom tlm agalnat the retired list of th - army and navy. ' Through- rent leglalatlon-. and- rapid promotion the retired list ha beoom topheavy. Ther ar iiow three lieutenant-generals, to msjor-generala and ' 20 brigadier-general on th retired -list of th army. In th navy, of th . three highest grades ther ar It rear-, admiral. IS commodores and 14 cap tains. Th act of congress two years ago raised many men on the retired list on rank If they had been In tha ser- ' -vie In th.-dvll war and had not been . advanced a grade on retirement. Thla swelled the list of brigndler-generala a great deal, but 280 brigadier-general ' on thy retired llsr la entirely out of proportion to the sis of the army either now or what It haa been during th past ' . 40 yeara glpca th cloa of the civil :;,'.vr,.,:v:.,..,i,.-.r." ; A A.