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T'H IXO'RG'O'NtD A I L Y a. s. t Aoxaov Published every evening (except - r B ANTl EtDff PUBOCTAKNDUNCEMEXT . in the council chamber proachT CoiincTTman Sharkey to ascending franchise because pellsive'.might possibly open a wide 'pecuutio. -When aeen after the session was over Air. Banfield declined to further elucidate hie meaning; what r he intended to convey be considered to- be self-evident -from nis original expreesion. When public franchises .... j. j: 1. . Ch.4r. 'n r. pensine to be approached, and that -It is sometimes flattering? to ear x irin.i no rheari mi'n. but there ' the meaning which would render it .Jnglr-Banfield-iAatieiuiausljr.eudevoring .Jcjet through a franchise for ft public heating plant, ; in pur- aaance of this plan he has doubtless " the councilmen to make plain to. - would really-ne oi ptiDiic aavpiuag?, Miu,ng iuu j :;'whom he has manifestly -not seen Mr trrrdlyrinone,"The only expranation is thaT he iatoo r ... .expenaive..JForjhom. JiJie. Jjp:ensive"tl.Ij;hee.xt. pensive" for . Mr. Baniieid or tor tne city f, u ne is expensive" for Mr. Banfield. how "expensive" was he for -the Front street, franchise,- a very- much larger proposition! -. . . . -. -. ' , --.-.-,-.. . -'- -; Mr. Banfield is a shoulder-hitting gentleman who Calls a spade a spade, but in this particular case he has left a haze of : tantalising doubt about the esteemed - M r. :- ' Sharkey's status on franchise matters. As Mr, Banfield -Ti aeems perfectly-aatisfie wtth-m-hat- he has-said, end shows no inclination to go any Sharkey himself will condescend to enlighten the pub-4ii4ipon-4hee-nimadversiona!rhe JournaL will freely Open its Columns to him, for the public- would certainly e interested lit knowing if.be.il J!tooexnensive whi ie couilTfas amaiTTraiCT linw fmiv he would really be thousands are involved, as. in he vttc of the Front street --r : franchise. From being expensive he might then grow exorbitant.n any case we doubt not the public would , cheerfully pass upon he question and come to a decision I , which would be worth while. f rlaDAlRYMPLE REPORTTd MAYOR DUNNE. JfE-REPQRT onLniun?paLQwnjrshipmadeto Mayor Dunne of Chicago by the Glasgow expert, ia-4nquahfiedly opposed thereto, as to American cities. He consider -the diffi culties in the way prohibitive of such a policy' He op eratea extensive, traction lines successfully in Glasgow, -and is a believer in. municipal ownership in British cities, but pronounces it utterly impracticable' ih "thia-country. Why? . :.!..-:;.': -. ' ; . ; ' The first reason it that in American citiet city "cOUft cilt are regarded at a field of selfish personal exploita tion by self-seeking, smelly calibered, unconscionable' politicians for their own enrichment or pecuniary or po litica) advantage, while in Great Britain these positions are filled by the very best, most "honorable and public spirited men in the cities. who erv$ practically without ;pay, who 'arc content with the honor he good, they. can do. to the respective cities in which tton ire- handled by solid,-successful are glad to- sacrifice something of labor end expense tor the good of the community, and who would no more think of grafting off the public than of cheating an in dividual neighbor by some trick. But in this country loFthe opportunity thus afforded to without earning or honestly gaining making money or climbing up the political ladder; that is, there the office is accepted at a duty which a successful and capable man owes to thepubtter here-the "object too often is wh6tly selfish. ' Another obstacle in Mr. Dalryraple's opinion is the po litical power municipal ownership would put in the bands of an army of employes, who if combined with notice and fire departments, all orderedor governed, by a machine, would render municipal govern ment intolerable. In Glasgow Mr. Dalrymple is the boss of the streetcar service, cin Tilre or discharge, promote , or reduce, at will, but he has no connection with politics; in fact, politics and traction business have nothing to do .with each other. , ' These are not Mf. Dalrymple's words, but they etn. jvey the eubetanoe.ctf his report, and he unquestionably makes a strong showing against municipal ownership under present c6nditions. But regardless of whether public ownership of traction linea is best or not, under any circumstances, should not and may not these con ditions which Mr.. Dalrymple, points out-s-insuperable objections be changed? Indeed, are they not changing for the better now in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago. .Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Seattle and Portland,?-We hope : aowe think so r and we see no good reason wTiy Amer icans may not become as civically " Certainly municipal ownership or pubncuTimtexwoo1d as yet be a dangerous experiment in American cities, for the reasons Mr. Dalrymple sets forth; let the people then first set about getting a higher type of men for their mayors, city councils and administrative boards, men who f; take a pride in the office knd consider it all honor be cause therein they can do something for the benefit of , their cities, rather than men who are constantly on the lookout to do something for themselves at the expense - of the people.';'- rJ " : . ; increasing light on the front street ' . franchise,-;; , ITirTHE INTRODUCTION of the Drake -O'Reilly application for a Front street fran chise the situation grows clearer and clearer ' In the respect of the city's probable attitude with rela , lion to it. At'the beginning of the discussion it looked - , as though a majority, of the council was ready to hand out an exclusive franchise to one 'of the applying com , panic, practically upon its own terms. Thia action mt with the hearty endorsement of the sy,j'. jl mt yuuiic opinion--vmrt- At -united i upon any specific plan.' was unalterably set against an-exclusive franchise on, that key street to the city. When' The Journal made plain that in the juggling which ---marked the course of these applications- the remunera tion offered the city had shrunk $440,000 under the thrifty ' hands of the councilmen it soon became evident that ' "nothing like what wasoriginlyproposed.would-ever - .be'finaJly enacted into an ordinance. - - f" The subject has eversincej)een ieceiyingpsinitaking consideration in many unsuspected ifiartcrs and the at , mosphere is now to cleared that the final remit can u acarcely fail to be measurably satisfactory. The terms ',of the O'Reilly franchise serve to still further clarify Tiaras Made Over. ' ' Fro as the Boston Herald. - ' It may be realised by purchasers ef "aleiMwd tlarae and tha Ilka that styles - tn settings change almost as frequently as ta a women's hat and every other tsar at Haat must aee tas precious dia AN INpIf INDENT NJWIFAUtt .PUBLISHED8Y JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. Sunday) end every Sunday morning, at - hiU-etreetaPortland. Oregon that he had not ap refeUiidpuinl ut an 'Sharkey'' "is too ex stress and turmoil field for interested this matter with will be settled right , ; THE is all there is to it. that a certain .1ndi - fn"ph-'y, ' considered mav be Tariations of eri sufficient to since have been very far from flatter great amount -of approached most of them tnat his punt is shown by the Sharkey undoubt He ti at least to Judae, Humphrey iadktmejBtajisXik of their criminality, out any promise The judge holds a legal point of untarily but only facts ascertained farther, prriupa Mr, promised immunity bis -decision Mt tbe- Under this sort crime, has to da ' utner when hundreds of requests than in man arrested for we have evidence James Dalrymple, Lhaps before long,. ' of the position and men of affairs; who is to send them to "make BomtthmgnTrATn0TVcnw OTHE WORLD. it, as a means of T fed by a boss or patriotic as Britons. morning organ of order to confer soecial anil ,r,t,A t;.:.: . dem rebuilt. Thia adds te original eost for no self-respecting Jeweler ehangea the setting of a costly piece ef Jewelry without adding a few new stones te the first amount thereby Increasing Its value.. Of courae famous crowns., with associations attached, that have recently. J O U R TJ A L mo. r. camou The Journal Building. Fifth and Yam- L.'T. T v;;.. the ntmrtAnhertndfiot only main fearer than,, ever tne crucial need or -mumcipar-eofmvi-wt-nt- freedom of access npon eqnaLlcrms to all nacre, but its financial value to the city considered purely from the asset We have therefore through got far along in the consideration of more likelihood than ever octore tnat it when it is finally settled. , . PACKERS GO FREE. T -WAS EVIDENT several "-week ago that Judge "f northern Illinois federal cmirt the jmmunity pica of the indicteFpck- acquit them, and the proceedings ever of a negligible character, a waste of a time.' energy and money, illustrating again. tne-jarcicainaiuje Ji.mucn pi our juuiun piy ccedings. That the judge had his mind fully made up deliverance of his opinion at once, with out any deliberation upon the Arguments or authorities, be credited with wasting. nojnore time. holds the individuals immune from and thia, if Commissioner Garfield and other government witnesses are to be believed, with of immunity on the government i part as a matter of fact that they were from view compelled to give evidence of their criminality, '.to Garfield, that they "gave nothing vol what was demanded," furnished the "under a tense of legal compulsion;" but it dots not appear that even the packers attorney on th r,.nfh rlaims n a matter of fact that they were at the time. He apparently bases -eompulsion". exercised by Garfield. of a doctrine all a man who commits a when arrested and asked about it by a DmcerT'is-Yortrereniy 1 w "cuiuess--wrf and then he can plead immunity and go scot free. - There was no more "compulsion" in Garfield's inquiries and" those of a chief of police taying to a murder: "We think you are guilty; against you: tell us all about it" ' He tells, and therefore ie immune from punishment With all due respect due, mind to the court, this is an ab- ord",rdangerotisy tmtenabledoctrine. " But 'the judge holds the indictment good as to the corporation, which must go on trial. What do the crim- tnarpekeiTrcireTibout-the-prosecutiorrof "the-torport tion? They have hundreds of millions and all that the corporation can 'suffer. U a paltry fine, for which they care nothing; A corporation has no soul, or heart-or brains or life at all, except a legal, factitious life. If the corporttion could be fined $100,000,000,. then the men who are guilty would suffer some, but with the nominal fine, that if the corporation- be -convicted -wilr be fm poted they will t be punished at alk No wortde-thy shook hands all around in glee at thia decision. Yet, it may be remarked, it is in line-with the theory of the president and the attorney-general in the Santa Fe case. The administration at - least cannot complain of Judge Humphrey's-decision. ; ; ; . ' But we shall have different decisions tome time, per- in inch casea.- The only way effec tually and properly to punish such men who persistently and-Intolcntly. bfcak.lhe laws. In ordtr.-to rob the people the penitentiary, and there treat them iuspatfolher-prisonert are treatedr Intfl-thtsridone the courts and other authorities must not complain if the people hold them in contempt, and deny that thia ia a country of equality before the law and of justice. HE -CROP REPORTER for March contains an -interesting summary of, the wheat crops of all the principal wheat producing countries from 1901 to 1905 inclusive, and as this publication is issued by the department of agriculture its figures are supposed to be as correct as any obtainable. They show that the world's "production of wheat increased from 2,954763,000 bushels In 1901 Tff 3,337,743,00& bushels in 1905, a gain of nearly 13 per cent a T If w ill doubtless surprise manypeople thatnotwItTi- "sTandTnglhc vasrutpurrtheJrneimg87hadat and Argentina, the product, in North and South America combined amounts to only 54 per cent of the European crop, and that in spite of the opening up of great new wheat areas in Canada the total North and South American product is about stationary. Of all the wheat producing countries 'Argentina shows the greatest in crease, its output in 1905 being more than double that of 1901 " : V . The United ftates produced in 1905 692,000,000 bushels, against 748,0lWxX) in 190L The next greatest wheat producing country is European Russia, which produced 401,000,000 bushels' in 1901 and 568,000,000 in 1905. The next largest producers- in-1905 werer France, 338,000, 000 bushels; British India, 281.000,000; Austria Hungary, 227.0(,OOOrArgentina,;i54,000000; Italy, 160,000,000; Ger-ny-i23,aX000; Caaada, I09000,000f-Asiatie Russia; 107,000,000; Roumania, 100,000,000. The other wheat producing countries are: United Kingdom, 62,000,000; Spain 83,000,000; Australasia, 65,000,000; Bulgaria, 39, 000,000; Turkey in Europe, 20,000,000; Algeria, 20,006, 000; Egypt, 12,000.000; Japan, 16,000,000; Persia, 16,000. 000; - Turkey in Asia, 33X)0,OOO; Belgium, 12,000,000; Chile, 14.000,000; Mexico, 6.000,000. " The World's production for 1905 by continents is as follows : North America, 808X10,000; South America, 175,000,000; Europe, 1780,000,000; Asia 256,000,000; Africa, 41,000,000; Australasia, 65,000,000. Total, 3,337, 000,000 bushels. In 1901 the total was 2,954,000,000, in 1 902 3,125,000,000, ' in 1903 3,227,000,000, in 1904, 3,163.- 000,000. ; r -.-1. ...l.:,:::ri..;i-;r:..;J-.-:.,::. Some-small quantities are-producednn countriernot enumerated above in China, Korea, Siam, Afghanistan, Morocco and other Asiatic and African countries, enough, perhaps, to swell the total to 3,500,000,000 bushels. , , FROM GRANT TO CORBIN. ON'GRESS will abolish the office of lieutenant-gen- V-j -erai ot me army, out trie Jaw will not go into ef , itcl until next fall, so that Generals Corbin and MacArtbur may" hold it and enjoy the consequent, emol uments after retirement. MacArthur may fairly deserve this honor and reward, but the country has never heard of General Corbin doing anything to deserve them unless it was on account of the strength and persistency of his pull or the splendor of his establishment and atyla. oi ueuienant-general was revived in 1864 in erals themHvarrespecially Grsnt, and to pass it along totheseodern generals in turn, especially such a carpet knight as Corbin, merely to gratify their ambition, ie cheapen the honor and lower the rank in the estimation of the country. eeme Into. the possession of . verv rteli Americans, remain as first designed, for even an American shows some sentiment when it costs him a fortune to Indulee In rich hletorle Jewels, but otherwise uiaraona ana .pearl and emerald tiaras mrw ewHMuiusi saaoe over, SMALL CHANGE Therea no uae for an lmpecunloua anan ta run for, office. , , , . A. "Bennett late of Rabbit villa, haa lab cated in Portland, but we hear nothing .It'a been over. alt. weekefand. the groundhog la nut" After wr. famine and carthquakea In Japaa. will it oe pestilence eexii . v . . , ; .. . . Teu'U have fo have eharp erea and keep them well emplord If you watah all of Portland rrowtn- . e ,e Healiy.' hbw much - ' la ItoekefetlerB billion wertnto hlmT ; , i. - . - I By the way, buy home-made gooda. Men who have arot the electrle line started north, that employ laborera and teamatera. are worth more to thla eity than aU the jpolay clap-trap politician you can ahake a atlck at Salem Jour nal. ' Colonel Hofer la somewhat of a politician and rather notaav but "clap- yap" tan t to Wa Una, ... .-..:.. . :. , e . e .-, .. -v - . -.,-.. A Columbia river Chinook salmon will always stampede the senate. . . It may be spring. J Why- womaaneata a man la became aha knows things without understanding wem. r-.-v . . e A Mlnneaota-Wlaoonaln Weyerhauaer man la running for mayor of Taooma on the. Republican ticket, but he haa the "tuff 4 i.' . : ... . . :,. . Mr. Mulkey la nulte aura he U get -ttterei Str-Johna naa an-Orgaar-- paraonat. not a printed " ; A Oh. Taa. the cold weather haa dlaao- TOnTTU , T.. . ITT II. " W .....JJ ' .. . have to dig up soon for aprlng hats. . f. Tha Rockefellers are having all aorta I. of physical and mental troubles, from which no advice of counsel cab relieve, them. - - - ' : .:.-r.. , - . e . - . - Altorney-uenermi mooot aeene oe oulte a.lawyer, after all. -- -i: Zlonltes "must expect rfowte"' to be gingery while he la In Jamaica. . y Ida Tarbell was right; the. RecksTel- Iers are literally moneymad. j. ee ; ; Candidate Lowell will talk some; who elseT , .. ; ' i . . - The sooner you get the stuff planted the earlier you can dig out a dinner. JL, e.-e -L . , ,- Buy, aa far aa poasibl ev enly Oregon- made goods. t .: , Like the cessation of - a prolonged toothache Is alienee or low-voiced speech after being compelled to hear for an hour the nerve-racking- noiee or a- rat tling, gabbing woman with a - high pitched voicjs, m -;r- . ;; ;z; An Illinois man weoed and won a Wife ia It mlnutev. This is nearly aa quickly Fall City Logger: While Mri.Msjc.il was making -a morning can on ner neighbor, Mrs. Courter, a cow made a call on Mrs. March. The cow finding no one at home entered the fcouae and pro reeded to the kitchen and ate a pie. then went Into tbs parlor and looked at tha nlcturea and was Inspecting the dif ferent rooms when Mrs. March returned and her visitor departed to make other calls. Mrs. March was delighted (T) with, the call. . . . a - Laat fall a Prtnevllle man gave a dog toa -neighbor wh moved to Pendleton, mo mum distsnt, end last -wee the dog returned, delighted to reach Ms old home. ..... . e e , ; , Three or four dogs of Prlnevllle, says the Review, drink beer as a steady thing. They appear to like It both for Its taste and Its effect but tney win not loucn whiskey. But with all their bad habits tha boys have been vainly trying for six months . te teach them to smeae cigarettes. " - . . . Over 100 English walnut trees have been set out near Smyrna. 'A North Powder man will build a M.000 residence. -Twenty--new phones- last week 4a Springfield. Crabftahlng Is Industry on Ooos bay. ;'.; ' - . 1 , An' enterprising cltlsen of Ol en dale haa offered a cash prise to the resident of that town who will keep his or her yard In the neatest and most attractive condition during the present year. ' ' e e Small loss of stock In Grant county. . . A Jackson county mining company will set out 10,000 fruit trees on root's creek. a e : . ., , In" the Wonder " dlstrlot In Josephine county the county school superintendent found the teacher In the schoolhouae. but 'nary pupU..KeaajmdjrjalnfS. a .' Oerman. BapUsU "wllf have a ' 11,101 church building at Weston. ...... . . ; .e .e"- ,....,-.-- The Crapper ! Sunday school gavs s dinner and netted " '.- ',. : . . ... . ... -:- ., Several autoboats will be built sa Coos bayt.,.3.r.: . -.r.:,;: :: - Morrow Wool growers' association Is de termined to eradicate eeablaa, ... e e A "10-year-old boy4 had his foot ' sh6t off by a double-barreled gun In the bands of his brother, aged it another boy of t being of the party, while hunt ings. What business have boyr eftheie ages "with , gunsT The Grants Pass Courter says the accident Is the sequence At h hunting crass that exists among 1h -boys of Oranta Paae of late. It Is a common tning iot ooye iram w u yaars old making for the fields and brush land about this city with a gun on their shoulder. - v t ' f Shanlko Republican: With part of our press in the blackaroltb-sbop until this evening, puts us up a tree In getting this Issue out en time. . f . Osteon county 'fruitgrowers have formed an association, and will rid their y ' OREGON SIDELIGHTS iewstesds) est a LETTERS FROM THE - PEOPLE w-Ul! " . Toppllag Over Sugwbooa. JBnrn, Or March II. To the Editor or The Journal One thing beyond my tor by the people. Thia state they say ta yocfc-rtbbed aura- Republican on na tional lea nee, and- United 0tatea sena tor la a national official. If anybody la. yet the- wicked Democrat! are accused of having,, with - malice aforethought and St the Instigation of the devil, con spired to elect a United States senator regardleae of the rights and liberties and - pockets r) of " the- aura Republican majority in the legislature. - - How can It or could it be doner The bugaboo tale these blind scribes unfold la that there IS but one Demooratlo can didate for the senate, but. there are three Republicans out, for - that, same toga. . Therefore the people are likely to make the dreadful mistake of select Ing the . Democrat; or the - possibly won error of some undesirable Re publican." ' Thia baldnrdaah- la being echoed by the country press- ad nauaeum, all ap parently losing light of the fact that after' the primary election there can 'be but one Republican candidate for the United States senate on the ticket to be voted 'for in June, and no more, no matter whether thera ti now one, three or ten Republicans hunting the nomina tion. There are Several' honorable gentlemen seeking the nomination for governor On the Republican ticket yet but one of therrt will be on the ticket Governor Chamberlain Is not accused of trying to slip in with a plurality vote over -the bunch of Republican gentle men anxious to succeed hlnu .There will be but one candidate Tor a place on each ticket when it ha been filled at the primary.: All thia scribbling about at that getting the greater number of votaa ia for sum ulterior purpose, for surely any 10-year old schoolboy knows better after reading the primary law. It Is up to the people to forever take wataiaa. -- senator for Oregon out of the. hands of the leglelAtiira. They nn ila lLDyeiMlt lng only those men who will avow .an absolute compliance with statement No. 1, regardless of the party affiliations. and by afterward consigning to ever lasting political oblivion any and every legislator who votes for any other can didate than ..the successful ope .before the people. They can demand a pledge from '. every, candidate for the United States senate that he will not appear ba forarthe'leilslature for election unless hsr-te the successful 'candidate atthe general election In June. - i . .. ' It appears that tha Republicans who have, run the machine realise that the state Is gerrymandered so that a .Re publican majority In the legislature ts assured even - though ' ' the " Demooratlo candidates for the legislature receive a larga majority of tha popular vote; and In- such a case these leaders want 'to def y thepeoDleif lhejLhavsaJkewiss voted for the present junior senator from Oregon to bo continued In - his plaoe. " There must be some - heroic patriot in the background pushing the campaign against statement No. 1, who cannot hops to win at the polls, and who for his 'own aggrandisement would con tinue the blighting reign of graft that has heretofore disgraced the senatorial elections In nearly. every session Of the Oregon legislature since the war. 0efcer!lsV-jUa ' POpt tar eteotion of m senater, in The face; of the 1ong-e6nt!nud and often repeated overwhelming expression of the voters of Oregon In favor of Just such a condi tion as is now. depicted as being In tolerable (the election by tha people of a legislature of one political' party and a aenator of another If ths-people so will) has but one explanation awd that Is the setting aaida of . the expressed will of the people in the matter and the foisting upon Oregon of some, old political rat that dares not come out of his hols and submit his name to any re spectable political primary. It is up to the people to stand by their guns and repel those who would continue to drag Oregon at the stern of political oorrup- tionists, I cannot imagine wno tms traitor in nlding is. ror not even ms iie.w . .nei tower" would conspire so flagrantly sines his reformation - and. repentance front political sin. His sagacity cannot -"l t"-.-r " mi:4rurniturs. To the Chineow onier. be SO St nan tna ue laaos ms ppi "ucn fool, 'as to think he can eon- for fuss them with mixing up the primary with the election candidates, no, no; It must be some fledgling millionaire, unacquainted with Oregon and her peo ple who seeks to - follow Addicks of Delaware Jn a coarse of legislative de bauchery. Ba has corns to ths wrong state to bay a toga, whoever he ts, and lacks- the wisdom and astuteness of Harvey of the Tower. , of precious memory. Tet should It prove to be him, what should we do? Is he, after all, the African in the pyramid of com bustibles T If so. the people of Oregon can smoka him out It is up to you, Vox Populi. . FRED. DENTON. onaa and ths smffrwg-i Portland. March IS. Ta the Editor of Tha Journal Any extension of the fran chise should be made, because ths per sons to be enfranchised demand It and are willing to acoept ths responsibili ties that go with it, or neeauae tne state needs their help. The majority of women tn Oregon neither demand tha suffrage nor are, willing ,to assume its burdens, a fac that can be proven by any per son from ths woman wnona bs knows. - Four- states have tried full woman suffrage. Wyoming has a population one fifth that of Oregon. Cheyenne, Its largest city, has a population of 11,000, boasts of It licensed gambling houses, and lis saloons are aa numerous aa other kinds of stores. After six months' resi dence divorce, may be obtained for it reasons. ' -;c In IdsJte-tas-femaie- population is a small as tn bs a negligible quantity for our consideration." - J . Utah has sent to congress representa tives accused . of flagrant . indecencies, both political and moral. Colorado la admitted to be one of ths most corrupt and turbulent states In ths unlbn and ths evidence in ths official Investigation of the Bhafroth election frauds shows that women political workers have been aa Ingenious and un scrupulous as the "practical" politician. Oregon is entering upon a new era. Do the conditions tn these four states prove woman suffrage to be something that ws need to help us on our wayt ALICkTliEUSTIS WILBUR, President of Oregon Stats Association Opposed tb ths Extension of the But: .Jregs PfWomen. : . ' ( ' SpeHInjTUform. Prom New Tork Evening Peat - Mr. Carnegie has added to his avo cations tbs support of a - "simplified spelling board," which Includes , many prominent names,, philological, editorial and otherwise, and consecrates Its ac tivities to the gradual and painless re form of English - orthography.. The Evening Post harbors no fanatical ad miration for the discrimination of the sixteenth century authors and printers to whoas random practices we owe the modern spelling book. - St ill. the task 1st reform seems a u ef. sUnuat in! possible 'difficulty, and ths evils of the present system largely Illusory. Any reform must 'reckon with the offense to the ays of s very reader who knows ths language as literature. To cite ths ex empts of France." Oermaay. and the Scandinavian' countries, whleh have aM in some TneasurejtTiaed thelt spelUna. Is misleading, for In all these cases the changes were slight many were'author tsed by" Venerable precedent, and most wert.ln thorough annord wlih ths-aaaiMa and history of the language. Any ef fective reform nf Fngiish srta Involve a complete break of history,. etymology, and all ths cherished habits or the reading eyer We fear that oven Mr. Carnegie, with all of his heroes and alLofhla learned men, will hardly ie able to set our orthographical Humpty Durdpty up again. In late West Saxon times, the eleventh century - A, ' D.. roughly, spelling was fairly consistent and -phonetlo-over--eoneidsrabls- part of England, but - many generations of apostles of tnruM and "thoro" havs been unable to revive that golden age. At Fort ClBlsop - March " U--Manr" reasons -hsd deter- mined us to remain at Fort Clatsop till ths Orst of 'April. Besides tha want of fuel in the Columbia plains and the im practicability of passing the mountains before the beginning of June, we were anxloue to see some of the foreign trac ers, irom whom, by means 'of our am pie letters of credit ws might have re- eruited our exhausted stores of mer- Atii the mlHrtla nf March. however, wa had become - seriously alarmed for want of food; the elk,' our chief dependence, bad at length- deserted theirusual haunts In our neighborhood and retreated to ths mountains. We were too poor to purchase other food from the Indians, so that ws were some times reduced, - not withstanding ell-the exertions of our hunters, to a single day's provlsli dvanee. - The ntn.1 too, whom the constant rains and ths confinement . had - rendered - unhealthy, mla-ht we honed. be benefited by leav ing- the coast and resuming tne exer- cf truTvllnr. " wa therefore de- herndyeaVI'lTrTOmtasr ths river slowly, consume the month or March In tne ' woody cHmniry. where we hoped to find subelstenoe. and in this way reach the plains about the first of AnrlL before which time It wui ds im possible to attempt crossing them; for this purpose wa began our prepara tions. . During the winter we had been very industrious In dressing skins, so that "we now had a sufficient -Quantity of cloth&g. besides between toe and 400 nalra of moccasins, - nut tno wnois stock of arooda. uh which we are te de pend for the purchase attner or norses or .of food during the long tour of nearly 4.000 miles, la so much dim in lshed that It mlgnt.au dw uen -tav two handkerchiefs. We have, in fact noth- lnc but six blue robes, one or soariei. a coat and hat f the United States ar tillery uniform, five robes made or our larire Has and a few Old clothes trimmed wlth-rlbbon. WeJtb.erefprs feel- that our chief dependence must be on our guns, which, fortunately for us, are all In good order, as we had taken the pre caution ef bringing a number ef extra locks, and one- of our men proven to be an excellent artist In that way. The nowder had bean secured in leaden can liters." and thouah on many- occasions had been under water, It remained per feetly dry, and we now round ourselves in possession of 140 pounds or powaer 17(1 JWlC thsVJW tt t t 4jVT mlte eufflclent - for- the- routs bome-1 ward. Artsr mucn iremcKing, i last succeeded In purchasing a eanoe for a uniform coat and half a carrot of tobacco, . and . took, a canoe . from the nations as a reprisal for sons k which soma 01 mem naa eiuie xrvm us In ths winter. We were now ready tmeave X6rtXlaUeprunh lain pre vented us for several daye from oaia- tn tha canoes, and ws were lorcea to w.it for calm weather before we could attempt to pass Point William. - In the meantime wa were visited by many of our neighbors, for ths, purpose or tax ing leave of us. The Clatsop Cone wool has been the most kind and hos pitable of all the Indiana In this quar ter: wa tnereiore gave mra cerun- ftf th. telndn. nd attentlon.wb.lch. . : . him m.nA added we had received from him, and added a more substantial proof of our grati tude, the gift Of" alt-out-houses and rzr , . . m,iiiita ?-l"wilt ws S-ve n rUfloat. of among ths natives several papers, one ef which we also posted up In ths fort to the following effect: "The object of this .list is tnat through tbs medium of some civilised person, who may see ths same, it may be made known to ths world that tha party consisting of. the psrsonn whose names , are hereunto annexed, and who were sent out by the government ef - the United States ts explore the Interior - of - the continent of North America, did pene trate the same by the way or the Mis souri and Columbia rivers to ths dis charge of-tha latter mto-r-thsFAclfle ocean. " where they-arrhrsd- -on- ths- 14th day of - Npvemberr- 180S,-- and - departed ths tSd day of March, 1100, on their return to the United States by the same route by which they had come out" On tha back or some or tness papers we sketched the connection of the up per branches of the Missouri and Co lumbia rivers,. Wltn our-rouia, ana ins track which wa Intended to follow on our return. -This memorandum was ail that ws deemed It neoeaaary te make. for Others seemed but little ehanoe that any detailed report to our government, which we might leave In ths hands nf ths savages to ba delivered to foreign traders, would ever reach the United States. To leave any of our men here, In hopes 6f thslr procuring a passage home In some transient vessel, .wouia too much weaken our party, which we must necsssarilyaivTde during our route; besides that, we shall most prob ably bs there ourselves sooner than any trader, who, srter spending ine next summer here, might go on soms clroul toua vovaae. . The mine and wind still confined ua to tbe fort but at laat our provisions dwindled oown to a single day'a stock, and It became absolutely necessary to remove. . We therefore sent a few hunters ahead and stopped the boats as well as we couia wtn mud. , . . . ' Portland in the Lead. . -. v . - From the Eugene Journal. The contest between .Portland and Se attle le healthy and interesting. The two great clUea sra both making splen did advancement and are adding popu lation, commercial advantages and wealth at an alarming rata Becauee of Its location, near the mouth of the Columbia river, the great highway of tbe west, Portland has a perpetual aa vantage over Seattle. It Is down hill all ths wsy to Portland from all -her tributary territory, and freight follows ths down-hill route, .always. With ths establishment of packing-houses, wool en mllle, drydocks and shipyards. . at Portland she lesps Intp ths rank of an American commercial metropolis and no possible turn of fortune can wrest from her the title ef Queen City of the Pa eiflo coast, r : ''v., v----. LEWISAND-CLARK-I - j ' . . -',. SENATOR RAYNER'5 : GREAT SPEECH : ssls,sfcwss Washington Correepondehoe of the Phils- ' . ..delphia Horlh American. Isldor Rsyner. senator from Msry iamfrmade aTspeScn-ln'lne'aeiiale this afternoon on the rate bill-Which stirred that liwlj as U has hOt'Deea tlrrenii xsarav . - It was a speech that-wlll be remem.' be red in ""' for many rtfys'" come, and it provoked a debate, the moat brilliant and spirited tha ths sen ate has known In years. ; . . . -. i- - ' ,:, It was such a dlsous's'lon as could : have been held nowhere else but In ths senate of the United States; a discus- : olen, too, that almost Justifies ths claim ;-" of the senate that It is ths highest snd ; ableet deliberative body In the world. . , This. was Raynes's first appearance in ' senats debate, for although he bad made ; a speech, and an able one, too, on the . Santa) Domingo treatyJils sf fort-iwou. . that occasion, was an, oratorical - one solely.- . : , But today Rsyner plunged 'Into the.' -fray like a champion, meeting all ' comers, defending himself, attseklng and Sdvanclng despite the odds sgalnet him ? straight to the pqJal..f.or which he wasu.. ; eontending.',,.,;, Be burst upon ths senate with all the , force of an unexpected storm. ' H". rattled the windows and doors of senate complacency,, and, almost took -the roof off aenate conservatism and seriate de corum. .- - r ... ,..',.;. lie brought forth manifestations of I feeling uanallv heM.flrml In check ana lorcea aamiseiona irora nis oppo nents that must have an Important effect ' upon the final shaping of the legislation, under consideration. , . No report of the proceedings will give an adequate Idea of the animation and spirit of this first sctual sncounter be-' tween-tha frtendS of adeouste railroad - legislation end those who would destroy tha effect sf the pending bUL, With some of the first propositions Jie . advanced the senate recognised' in Ray-; ner anew force In senats deliberations. . The railroad senators realised the weight and importance of his 'srgu- t menl sri 1 Se.viawicaraefoAae4Milr.. JJi extent and depthNof his legal knowledge. Foraksr was the first, but Aldrlch, . Dolllver, Knox, Nelson snd Fulton fol lowed In close order. ',. -- There would have been others, but In meeting the attacks of these, Rayner -showed himself a warrior that only ths most expert fighters -could -tackle. It ---wss not a fight that feeble men had any,., business to taks part In. It cannot be said that Rayner over threw his sdvsrsariee. The : suerema court Is alone capable of determining whether he waa entirely light In' his . contentions. But hs took an advanced . - position, and apparently maintained It with the gree teat skill and ability.. de-;Z Spite the efforts of the sblest lawyers In tne senate to -meke mm tans ono backward step. ' . : ---- - - It waa one of the remarkable -reaturss t- Of the day that seldom before In so seri ous .a. debate haa there -been sa much. laughter In ths senate. This wss due : , partly to tbs ready answers given by the senator from Maryland - to every -. question asked, but In' the main was due . to tha intenss Interest of the whole pro- , needing and ths natural inclination of -both senators and spectators In ths galleries to relieve their wrought-up feelings - by manifestations of mirth whenever ths occasion permitted. Washington Car. Philadelphia Idger)- - Measured by - the ontentione ha aroused, no senator haa achieved greater distinction In ths rats debate than did Senator Rayner. No part of the debata . - has excited such warm controversy up to this time. '-.'.. . Rayner"a standing as. a- lawyer -mans- him falrsmeXor.Knoxv-Irak.arand-S. ths other lawyers of tha body, who pusn. him with questions so hard and fast that bs abandoned his prepared frame work of his speech and eut It short by ' fully ons third. At ons time Foraker. Knox. Aldrlch. Dolllver and Nelson were all on their feet at ths same moment to " ask questions. v ... ' ' "Does ths - ssnator from Maryland . yield to tha senator T" President Fair banks would ask. "Whlrh nnnr rspilea Bsynsr. - Ravner rood naturedly yielded to every Interruption, and had an answer for alt - oomera. To soma lis wss qulok aa a flash Ta those whn nroDSunded a new or aerl ous problem he entered into a careful' -legal argument In reply. , Throughout he . held an even snd fair hand. Every little while ha would say: "Now. let'a be fair we must deal Justly with both sides Suppose the court eonrirmea me .. order of ths Interstate commerce com mission?" asked Dolllver. "We have put . na court In the bllL I havs no sort of doubt as to the constitutionality ef the . bill In that form." And I have no sort of aouot" rs- tortad Rayner, sg to ths constitution- allty of the reverse of what yon say." .At this ths sensts-laughed long-snd loud, as it expressed ths situation In tha ' senate- most clearly. ' - - - . Senator Foraker took Rayner to task for an observation :nn the - Interatata is commerce committee. . "Oh. I mean no criticism on the com- . mlttee." replied Rayner. .--"I think the committee has dona Its work splendidly. It haa put the bill In the hande of en honeet Democrat" Everybody Isughed, at this. . ; I Cheapest Placa la tha World. . From the Bt Louie Globe Democrat. ., "The ekeapest plaoe in the world la " Antloch," said a globe-trotter. i encs passed a winter there, and all It st me. though Ileased a fine house and kept three servants, was t4 a week. - Antloch ts In Asia, it is on tns Mea- . Itsrranean. The climate is all right for winter as good winter climate . aa , MontejCajlftPalm. Beach, or Lea Angs. ,.T. lea' . '. . -;. Fof my house I palg s a month rant.. , My servants I paid W cents a week. Mutton, eost 1 osnts a pound. - Eggs were . t cents a dosen. . Chickens were s can us , aoleca. Flab cost 1-tth cent a pound. The finest of fresh fruits and vegetables-. fresh fruits and vegeUbles In February wars so ebeap that tney ware not eom In quantity. Ton got all you wanted for so much a week. All I wanted for .my household scat ms a quarter weekly. - An American resident of Antiocntoia me that he and hie family lived com fortably on $171 a year."- . , , , ' m i - .' y Tha Portlanel Coancll..;' . ' ' From- the Roaeburg Review, When Portland's eounoil found that ' ' tha Willamette valley and all ths stats to the south desired the Front street franchise granted .to the Willamette . Electiio Railway Company, ths members I St once proceeded to find an excuse to give It to some other company. . Port land has simply drained her tributary country for years, on a theory thaf'lts trade eouid go na wnsrs siee, an illu sion that wilt ba rudely dispelled when ever a railroad to Coos Bay opens up a quick and cheap route to San Franelses. . That city council, by tne way, must be made up of the biggest Idiots the Liquor Dealers' association-. was sbls ta dls-., cover In the sntlrs burg, if thslr official acta may be taken as indicatives of tha " 1 . ,
