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, ! LOSSES IN SAN FRANCISCO
T T IS NATURAL-ia comparejhe. San Francisco dis
aster with the great Chicago fire 33" years ago; for
i . .,. . . ; that Was the most destructive
, tion the country had known. Chicago then, had a pop
' - - ulatiort sotpewhat less than that of San Francisco when
' the earthquake Came, and the loss in Chicago was finally
7; -figured out atiifl87,000,(XX itf currency, which at that
time amounted to-not over $160,000,000 ta gold, which is
' only about one half the Estimated
---J&irt.the,Pacifi,c, coast city was wealthier proportion,. to
. population than Chicago was in 1871, and the money of
.... jta wealthy people is Widely distributed, v Three hundred
Tnilhon' is indeed treenmlouslygreat,iass, but une
: from which the people of San FrancisCoand -California..
can recuperate, in. a comparatively: short timer The large
--deposits in vaults are safe, the insurance companies will
tar perhaps $150,000,000: it is said eastern capitalists are
; . ready to invest $200,000,000 in San Francisco enterprises;
' and in a little while, with no' further sever seismic dis-
turbances, a great flood of gold will
.-- -demolished-si-ty. and go into active -
. iMlT"r rl i rTK ii t ij ffi
gradually, assume again their, respective stations and
roles, and the great work of rchabilitatioriwill go steadily
ahd"raoidtv for ward: : 1
Thediversion of so muchoneyTolihTs r5rt-wtre--h-
fail to have some effect upon Ure
eastern cities, particularly New York, the reatjAmer
icaa financial center, and it-is reasonable tcVauppose that
rthe recent-violent declines in securities were at least
-partly -duc-to-the- prospect of auch
tn tebuudmg San FrartciscoKont thiswil be only tenv
-porary; this is now too great and
much or Ibng" disturbed by the loss
dollars in a night and a'dayl
The work of resuscitation and reTiabilitation. ihe nrom-
i ised making - ei a - greater and grander- San -Franeis'eo
though' pressed forward with -all possjblevigor, will be
, one of many years' duration. . As Rome was riot built-in
j ' a day, SanFrajtcisco cannot be rebuilt in a year of two
nor JtUcCpiatttrtd nd predicted San' Francisco of therf u
, ture in less, than . score of years. :-7 Chicago was ntore
i v . than- dozen years in rebuilding;-lonff
' tirr inexe were large downtown business areas still oc
f "Tpied" by Temnantsrof he-Tutosr-There-arerriow-inOTe
inen, ' money and materials, and better .implements and
inventions; 'than were-avaihibie-in
iFnciscomustJb"treated
' txpenditures in its Febuilding "rrrtist
. time.
NON-PARTISANSHIP IN LOCAL ELECTIONS..
OME READERS of the St
. . v. a
haVing criticised.it Jor not
--publican municipal ticket throughout, that paper
"""taai-spgAds; .".'"They evidently want it to pursue' a
stricrtyTnVtaSourlseTHtfprHrrve
nominee regardless of his 'particular 'demerits or the
; 3 merits of his opponent. As a matter of fact the Pioneer
' ; Press has been guided in this campaign by precisely the
, principle which has always guided it and which it has
advocated jn season and out. That principle1 is-that-of
' non-partisanship in municipal concerns. - It has rarely,
itM ever, supported the fiermblicattttcket.iPiirtop:.iiot?
T .rtom.". It has more thart once refused to support the head
. ' of - that ticket,' It has -never-aupported a candidate for
"1 mayor 6t 'in? '6thf"6ffice btcausc he-was a. Republican,
---btit because- he waiakapmioHr
: f ice, or because, H thingxonsidered,
- - ised a regime- more wholesome for
"Thrs" aorf tf Independent Bpirftndcticnr-otrthenpart
: . . Learned Immigrantsr
- - - From -th. Naw Tork Bun, .
' Last year mora than 12,000 professional
men-were - among the immigrants .who
arrived . In' this -country.
There were US physicians from Eng
land, ISO .rorh" Germany, (4 from Scan
dinavia, 101 from Italy and M under the
-4slsnatlon . Hebrew..
There were 144 English lawyers,- 34
Scotch lawyers,' South American
lawyers. 40 .from Franc 'and 78 from
' Cuba.
""There" wer VICT actors;- of -whom 448
wees from England 18 from Germ any,
'114 from Italy $3 from France, IS from
; Russia and S&rom Ireland-- . .
Some - LS2S- mbslclans came' ' to - the
nlted State, as Imngrants last ra4Wli-jr,-otrcany secure Europe against
-:" ef whom 342 Were Hebrews, S27 Oermans,
K English. Tit Italians and 49 Poles.
In all I.2M teachers cam to the United
-r- States, of whom A23 wer- Hebrews, W6
- French, m English, MS Irish and 474
German. " -''..-'
- There wer S4S architects, 1.4S9 elergy
men. 1.683 engineers, of whom 646 were
Englishmen and SIS painters and sculp
t"tnrs.i Of - this last, number 168- wsre
' Italians. 13 . German, Ul French, 141
'." English and 17 Scotch. One was de-
tcrlbed a "AMemmt-VlMlt.VF'
.- - There were 14 Chinese teacher find 10
1 , Chinese actors. , There , were also,
- though there Is nothing to -corroborate
. - the government's statement in this re
gard, three. "Chinese musicians."
J -
. Polking the World. .
' . f ".. From th London. Express.
'-iJ- In these days the map of. Europe
flneaXnot. undergo the. kaleidoscopic
ohanges which have passed over It at
- vrsi momentous periods In th past,
.. but In this respect It I possible that
the near future may witness a change.
' .The triple alliance, .our - reader . will
"have observed; appears to be la some
dsnger. Heeent occurrences hsv derrt
" enatrated tho grewlng friendship be
p tween Italy and . Franca - almost As
.: elearly as that between France and
Kngland. In a )tttle more than f we
year hence the ' present term of t.th
triple air.ane'e - will 1 expire, and the
quaatlon la being raised on the contl
, -nrt: Will Italy den on rice or renew th
nrMiertaaingT There la at leaat a po.
aibility that Italy will- seek another
SMaarante than . that of the "Drel
lkniarbuB4,' a&4 tlgaor ""-'Ib'. laad-
mJtatiritB,;
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EPIiYING
R
uiitaaxgceiUblelril.And
AND CHICAGO.
and costly conflagra
the sins of the
turv or more aao.
upon -Governor ,
"loss in Sah Francisco.
recent years to
the Republican
assumption,
- The people have
be pouring into the
CJrculatio
one party pr ihfejjther" or to ny pa'rtyJiatalL'
money markets of
ONY
gteat uma Jieing used !
I
rich a country to be
of even half a billion
55,672." Irt the
total Vole east by
add the totals Of
the. highest vote,
after. thf great
as was polled in
3O0.-Sa4i-setm
187l yet- the new San
be that"6f years of
as could have been
the polls' in the
crats would not
About the result.
Paul Pioneer Press
supporting the Re
everybody.-; Most
f i ..... .1-
The death of Mr.
of a man who has
fo to the city of
ness man he was
news eyes will be
sad fare weir that
- rorc iit fop-the of-1
hi election prom-
the) city.
ara on oiiiciaisreTioi irutniui na sincerer"
nf ni THiin irr-inM party, has
gone e far as to suggest, that If Grrar
Britain,. Franc and Russia could com
to a common understanding, Italy would
gladly beoome the fourth party In a
suggested, quadruple alliance.
Needles to say. thl country is seek
ing no entangling- alliances of an of
fensive and defensive description. Ws
do. .not propose to surrender the su
preme advantage of our position exter
nal 'to the continent for th sake of
throwing the weight of our power Into
the seal on behalf of any one conti
nental nation aggrieved, by any. ether;
but we are profoundly Interested In
maintaining tha peace of th world, and
If It-eould- be shown that auoh a quad
ruple understanding aa 1 proposed
Infractions of peace, the question might
properly arts whether our duty would
not-lead us to- consider It " On no ac
count will Great- Britain allow herself
to be led Into quixotic or meddlesome
continental enterprises, nut In the po
licing of the world the .nation which
ha acquired a quarter of its surface
cannot affect indifference.
-To the Boys With the Penny.
Based n "an Incident. Reported Ja.The
- . Journsl. 1 .
No, we'll ne'er be without money,
For we have a lucky penny.
- And we'll carry it around all day;
And when at nlght we Iajrusdownt
WeTMnk of all the thieves in town, -'
.. And hide our penny safely away.
For--we've heard of -peopl needy, 'zr
And looking very seedy.""'"' - .'.
And having not a cent their own; ,.-.'."
And we think It quite a pity,
la such a lovely city, .; . ;'.
. To penniless and homeless hv to
-roam. - - ... . j:- .
M If six to one forever, .
And our little, copper lever '
Will lift us up above all want again;
And we'll hang it op in glory,
With its little earthquake story,1 . '
All brightly In pretty gilded fram.
MRU. NORA ARMSTRONG.
The Grass.
1
., . . From tha Boston Globe.
The optimist says: "How green the
grass I getting!" The pessimist sign.
"It will aoon be long enough to eutT
of many papers and individuals, more or less influential,
is undoubtedly making for better municipal government
and a better state of society generally throughout the
k..h jr here1 in the as ihunicipHl cam-
paign, and doubtless will hear it again, tnat ail jepuc.
licans were in duty bound to vote the Republican ticket
traigtitrend give encouragement and support the
prty. iu state and nation. But as has bn demonstrated
here and. elsewhere, a large proportion-of voter refuse
to look at the case from that point of view, and are bound
but loosely if at all by party ties in purer focal elections.
.Taking a broader view of the subject' rtcVHtTy good
why the saaie principle should not gov
ern to a larare extent, in county and state elections. It, is
appreciable consequence to 9 but of
every hundred people of a, county what party a shentt or
jornmissicmer or auditor or. judge belongs to, but whether
or not he is. an honest, capablronscientious, non-grafting
officer and public servant does make a difference;
and the sensible thing for voers to do is to. vote for the
betterofJwp ' the best of several candidates for these
and other officesj having regard to thffp character and
than to their politics. ; , -
A BACK-ACTINO ARGUMENT.-
to the Oregonian's absurd .contention
that Ucauae-thelDcnxpcratic party was wrong
generations or years ago, therefore noPemocrat
should be voted for in Oregon by Republicans now,p,the
Salem Journal makes the good point that "the saitfe" argu
ment could be made against the candidates of the Repub
lican party in Oregon,". :, .'...iJ,... ' , : :.t
Surelv andr with. far more pertinency and force. If
Democratic party committed half a cen
or even 10 years ago, areiro berisited
Chamberlain- and Senator Gearin and
Judge Hailey and other uememuc candidates, tnen, it
will be fait and, appropriate to charge up .all the sins
and alleged trimes of Oregon Republicans in office in
the Hepublican candidates. If Jefferson
Davis should be invoked to' beat Chamberjain, John C
Calhoun ta teatnCearih, and "August Belmortt-to -beat
Hailey. and so on, then all we need to do to show that
candidates ought to be defeated is to
fitOhe Republicans- in highr positions-wh--we mixed
up in -the Tand frauds. A-,--- -, --.-i. . . . .. . s ,
The Oregqjiian's assumption js jthatjhe real character
of A party never changes, but ;ven a tasual ghitice at the
historybf theRepublican party shows the fallacy of this
' j ; . : . -
been doing" a good deal, of thmkingi
Lnoi-about the history and traditions of parties, but-about
school land management,, eauanaaiion oi rne nuracnci.
taxationr eTImirTaoirTrT'Stfrfld HOneSFarHl ft t Itie n'
ministration and a Urge proportion of them,: Repub
licans as well asDembcratST-on't-re-juxontinental
ABOUT?, HALF VOTED.
N, THE RCENT-primary election the largest vote
iicast by eitEer pattfiwaa .for governor-. tIeraI
' Republican candidates receiving total Tyote of
43,096, while Chamberlain polled 12,S76,"a .total .vote of
national election in November, 1904, the
these two' part
the4 two Opposinr electors-who received
was 76,646. VThe Prohibitionist, Social
ist and Peoples party candidates received in the aggre
gate about : 12,150 votes, making a total for the state. of
approximately 88,800 votes cashr Allowing for -five -per
cent increase"-in the number of voters in the last 1
mpnths, it Appears that, if-aslf till a vote were- polled now
November, 1904, it would be about 93,'-
thataithe'neagnoorliood of 58 pecef nt
of those who would have voted in a presidential contest
voted jn "the late primaries,' perhaps as good a showing
expected for. a "starter,
It is torbe "considered that Tnany voter did not- gcH
last presidential election.; - Many Demo
vote at all, and as the election of Roose
velt was a foregone conclusion Republicans were not so
generally interested -as -if therei.adbeettany doubt
Oregon probably has very nearly, if
not quite twice the number of legal voters that cast bal
lots in the recent primaries, but it was a busy time with
people are doing well, and the fact is
. i ,i ..
Louis Blumauer ends the earthly life
been useful to Oregon, and particularly
Portland. As a citizen, friend or busi
ever faithful and true. He numbered
his friends tyth'ehousands,and today as" they Hear" the
moistened and hearts touched by the
all jnnst takref hnrc- : -
No such colossal fortunes' as are possessed by, the
Sla'hdardOirmagnates"can . possibly be" built up' mra;
few yeara by fair and honest business-operationi "-These
almost inrnceivable-'aggregationaof wealth are them
selves elorjuertt testimony that the denials o the Stand-
. , i if i . . . , t , , .
Bad Trick of A Good Trade.
The .most eerlou evil of mddern
practlc.,IThia la the. ignlflcaut ver
c.ct pronounced upon the present abus
01 personal injury litigation.
Th. word ar used, not by th m-
pioyer who suffer through this abuae,
but by ths Green Bag, a magazine pub
lished ,by and for lawyers themselves.
Practically the - entire. current . number
is nevoted-to-tms one subject.
-One of the writers. In discussing .the
notorious runners, tells of a case In
which the day after a streetcar 'collision
34 suit were brought rrdm on office In
xavor or passengers. Drug, stores and
par rooms are subsidised: it la carefully
noised abroad that so. and so Is good
ror ze 11 a sale case is sent him.
- A case n - most of our large eitles
must wait at least two years before it
resohes a jury. The .cost of m, trial I
large, and since this must-come out of
the- lawyer's pocket, unless a verdict is
won, he makes the cases that he wins
pay for those that he loses. -
Kven -a handsome- verdict is ' pared
down - by-'onunael's and - doctor'a-cora.
missions and the cost of trial to such sn
Extent that a plaintiff would generally
rare Barer ir be had taken the- bedsldo
acttlmenrTfferd rth clarni-agent
of the insurance' company. -Many an
uninsured employer would pay compara
tlvsly llberslly if he did not know that
hi monev. Instead of n-olna- tn hla In.
lured workman, must pans across the
ItCinBf paIm"B
Lj: The Infant Terrible!
"- -i From stbeNew Yorklsun,
Bhe' only six. . " '
Ray, how does she 'stow
Thoss wonderful things Within herf .
A pound of stuffed dates , . '
Has but a ha-lfshow
'Tween .breakfast time and her dinner.
She's shopping with Die, ,
And she puts away. v
Four sodas with never a quiver, ,v'
Three plates of Ic cream
And caramel, any, , .1
Fcr supper fried bacon and llvr. .
They Can Get Into Type.
. From the Washington Star.
If member of "congress wer a sensi
tive aa player folk about appearing be
fore empty benches, many a speech
would go unspoken, ,
SMALL CHANGE
Only eight days more In which' to
register.
It is a 'good thing tor Ban Francisco
tnat roruand l on the map.' -; -
Ivooks like Word
aguln. . . '
would be a winner
-No money 4aek to candidates who
don't wla nor much of it If they win
ana aon t gran,
But you needn't wait till May 1$ to
do some cleaning up. . . a
r-WsTC
Putsrt
what's become "of 8. A. D.
LoU of relief and help still needed In
Ban jrraneieeoi-. ? - ......
- How much -hays, th multi-millionaires
done to help Sah Francisco T
.. e... e
JTh car 1 again. In doubt wbat ta
do. H. usually ts--- -
The only work some peopls .wlll 'do
is io -worar-otTrers.
6ne hand can hold several spades but
It takes two hands, to work a spade. ,.
'" ;' . e -i e '- - -' " ''
Soma people would . rather . go . to a
baseball gam than eat. - t-. ;'
-. . v ... . . ...-.-;.-7;r.-::
Besldes, ' Walter Wellmsn will carry
a good, stock of south wind In hr own
head. '. . . ' ,'
- '," ".;.'. .. T !''.' ..v: ''
1 Jim Corbett . la' a little good yst; he
licked a ticket stalper. - .
. ;' '" '.' ;."-'.':
Dowle is sUU getting his board and
lodging, anyway. -
, ; ' -
Which Smith was TieTlr aeonundrtrmr
Maybe he wasn't a SmKti at all, '
. e ., e
There -is - Home ; advem tag - fn- bavin g
DO hope of election: on doesn't spend
so much moneys ; '. - .
IN
Secretary Taft advised the Yale stu
dent r -to imtjtate eeJoonmen in politics
pernaps Decauae tn latter are suppose
to b good mixers.-' .- -. -
.. a .. e - -. - - -, - .-
r A pretty arnilsy in favoy of the short
Tacoma and ispokan are nrenarlnn to
follow Portland's made at horn, move-
mcnL- But here- it IS an nll-Oreann I
movement. ' . ,.
'
But -hasn't the president' a"-orettv
good-slsed stout muckrake himself T
have been hooked.- -but can they - be
uidedT ' v '..' "-. - - ; '
--f--r '-;' 'i.-' e .a- ; '"'i.V'.rTr
fX"TtusslAnirinceSasIoBeawltn
a circus -performer. - Appropriate; : both
moved In nigh circles. , r .
defendant (Republican!;
Judge Hailey. Is the Democratic nominee
ror the-position now. so well filled by
him and. will secure, pot only the vote of
bis party,, but a large Republican vote.
- Uoba6n''wlll . gatlnto eongrss -ai
last, in Washington are many pretty
glriA-Whn WH tUs him irh will atand
t ' Insld Information g)nefalljr."get out
People can't agree on the " proposed
new holiday. ; Some don't ant any holi
days; other Would.- Ilk a holiday
e.rj uiaecuay. pcortener.
ean srancisco win t given much
and -later win have to pay the steel
trust millions of dollars bevnnt
able; -prof It on account, of ih tariff
iw proiecuon or mat Infant industry,
v-XJ - ', , -,', .e -.1- .'.
v.naries UTancis Adams say - h
or menial or; moral
development, out It Is suspected that
Charles Francis hasn't lea
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Sugsr beet industry, In aouthern
Klamath -county probable.;. -. . .-
Bonsnx , hotel are j crowded ":very
"""fc- -, -7,--?- 7""r- 7 "-- -
, a . - -
!4Tha March freexa killed th San Jose
monn in iorrow-wmy,-artso most-ot
ute iruiu , : ,
"Hodd"TUverberry crop about 10 days
later than usual. - -
A ' nooiT Blver -flealer ,; has Isold - 314
desk Karrows
this year as against4!?
last year.
C H. Fisher," formerly of In : Rose
burg Review and later of the Boise
News, ha purchased a half Interest tn
ths Eugene Guard. '
. ..'...-'.
- Another sawmill in. southern Klamath,
hear Merrill. ' .. '"' ;-
:r-"- m -,.,:.'...:';
rX Mosler man who has 40 acres of
berries that he wishes to irrigate ha
ordered a apecfbl-lrrlgatmg' pump from
San Francisco, but on" aeo(runt-eX the
Are cannot get it till next year, so will
pump, water from , lake below his
land as best he ean,
."-.',; ..-.:.' ) ,-. :,.--;,-.',.'
.. Many tracts of land being sold around
Odell; one of 14 2-3 acres' sold for 35,009.
Salem look forward to great material
growth and expansion.,
...- t . '- ';.,
-Th- La Grande. nitronIHe hoaata a
sawmill f about -100,009 feet daily-capacity
will be built here, over 3200,009
wui De expended by the O. R. eV N. In
new reundhounas ana machine shop, a
large cold storage plant 4a to be buHt,
th electric belt line will make thl It
principal terminus. And a fruit cannerv
Is slso assured for this season. We al
ready have th largest creamery and
nia saatlan-e.1 the state.
large Implement manufactory, two large
planing mills,- sugar rectory, fruit pack
ing house, cold storage, shop.--foundry
ana irain uiviaion.pn ins u. r. -N,-8
well s terminus of the Elgin branch
ef that system. ..'-.- -. . ...
. s e .........
' Crop prospects bright as a new dol
lar, says th Albany Democrat
.... v.. ...... ... , .
Astoria is bound to get that seawall,
sometime...
.i., v.:. v'-...
'Road building engages ths best
thought of ths peopl of th Willamette
valley and several county court ar
considering the. matter of permanent
Improvement to the publld roads a
never . bufore. At several points some
road have been scientifically con
structed and given a good top dressing
of crushed rock Instead of graven as
was for many years -the custom, snd the
result has been very eUafaatori '
WHAT ARE 'EARTH-;
QUAKES? ' ' - v
iFrom the Atlanta "Journal.
I Doubtless a million or mors people
In this nation have asked the question
within the paat: fswj daySr"What are
carthquakesT - What causes such mohT
strous movements of th solid surface
of th earth T
- The question cannot be definitely an
swered. Scientists - have for . centuries
watched and studied th phenomena,, of
earthquake, but the knowledge we hava
a to their source or origin i yet very
limited, -. , , - -
The .mysterious nature ef the pro'
ducing cause of earthquakes it a strong
incentive to their duty. Ik Js unforta
nately true that the most popular sclen
ttflo Inquiries are those to which he
Imagination, has large play; dry Induc
tions from observed phenomena re not
suited to the genius of popular modean
science. ' Consequently, earthquakes.
where every attempt at explaining their
origin is theoretical fronV the lmpoasl-blllty-of
- obtaining- direct Tbservattotr.
affording as thsy do a wide field for
the . play of -the poetic faeulticsvf lad
numerous student. - But their labor haj
resulted in little knowledge to tht
real cause or eartnquakrs.
It la estimated that 11 or II earth.
quakes, destructive mor or leas of life
and property., occur every year, and it
la well known that the. surface of the
globe Is never free from sensible evi
dence of th 'continued operation of
earthquake agency that la some quar
ter or another tremors or slight shak
ing are always taking pln.ee. .When
these are of a serious nature, whole
Cities have been destroyed; fertll dis
tricts, with all their fruits and grain,
have been - laid wests; and enormous
masses otbuman being having lost, their
lives.- ;- -:7"-r- .,.......
The. great changae which earthquakes
produce on the- earth' aurfacef dlsctose
to the geologist an agency which seem
to rhave - been at work during svery
period of the earth's history, and whkb
ha altered th earth surface to an
extent that can scarcely be Imagined.
Th observed results of earthquakes
which more Immediately demand atten
tion .are auoh a these; tha new .lakes
and river courses whlclTthey form,, at
the same time obliterating the old ones;
the-new Valley due to subsidences'; tfis
fissutea-pf vartmja gtiertirtTioyTorrHT
In'Oh'ffpmw8
frequently' produce.
No portion ofathe earth' surface -Ufa
exempt ; from the influence1 of earth-
qua
Thai
uases. JCgypi nas neen less visuea
leenless
fer cOunf
A perhaps any blh
even there w have the record of one
which took place In 1740; Holland also
with Its loos alluvial deposits' has felt
exemprr (fNaitbT&T?.iiiii'nft4l kimrrg themTri"rertoT-emove
earthquake exist,, taken by vessels at
seay - sometime -passing over-4he-polnt
of greatest disturbance -t the moment
of thehoek.- - In ltk -manner earth
quake have been active at'every period
of th earth's existence, breaking up it
olid crusty elevating r depressing It
surface, and doing as much as- any other
single agent to bring ft Into Its present
condition."".'' -i t, Jt.:-jt-il
. They are most frequent' around the
present lines or centers of ' volcanic
action; anffthetrfrequency-nd-vwtmc
seem , to bear aom relation to th ac-
l tlvlty and Intensity of th associated
volcanoes- 11 la, nowever, an important
fact that,- though regions of active vol
canic action are those of most frequent
earthquake movements, : yet the most
violent- earthquakes do hot appear to
have occurred in these regions, but, on
the contrary. In district lying aom de
gree away from th nearest volcanic
actiori.-Ta,Tforlntancv-ln.-.th famous
earthquake of Llebon, and likewise In
the recent earthquake at San Francisco,
The nearest center of volcanic action
to San Francisco la believed to be in the
Sandwich Islands.
Tha most common phenomena In con
nection with the earthquake Is th mo
tion of the affected section of the earth's
surface. Sometimes there 1 nothing
els felt than a trembling or gentle mo
tion of the surface, without producing
any InJUlj. 1 11 severe ssrlliausjcesjthe
almost invariable -succession or pi
table -succession or phe
nomena is first a trembling, then a se
vere shock, or a 'succession of shocks,
.and then a trembling, gradually be
coming insensible. Th violent shocks
ar Instantaneous and very few In number,-
sometimes only -one,-usually not
more than three or four.'- In the interval-
between- these,Tmall ehock--or
tremblings - take place. The --sever
shocks do th mischief, .
Th whole mass of the area is not
moved at" once, - but only ' the " wave
crest la the earthquake, 1370, lnolud-mg-thfr-are
between Quebec, St. John,
NewBrunwtck,' New Tork; andrcht
cago,' the velocity of the wave; was es
timated 14.000- feet- per second, In 188
a shock included 30 states. In the ease
uf Ilia earthquake1 at Ijlsbon' the prog"
ress of th wave- was roughly caicu-
Tateorr-rrwss iiuwu to have-hs
great velocity, and to have lasted only
for "art instant st any ene -spot. The
area affected on this occasion waa very
xtenslv. Th shock waa felt on on
Id as far aa th south shores of Fin
land, and on th other it reached be
yond th St. Lawrence In Canada, oc
casioning high waves In the harbors. of
New Tork and - Boston, . and . waa ob
served tn some -of 7 Ui Weat Indian
Islands an area of no less than 7,600,
00 square miles. ' Th fore required
to move thl must hav been enormous,
Suppose r the thickness of the earth's
crust t be no more than 30 mil, then
160,000,000 cubic mile ef solid matter
was mased..-" . .
It is such calculations as these that
make us realise the power behind an
earthquake; the power that makes us in
turn realise that man la, after all, but
a pigmy,. Indeed. ., . , - y .
-- - ; - ' " ' ' .
' Ther ar various theories -ss te th
nature t earthquakes. , All theorists
are- agreed as to ths connection between
volcsnoes and earthquakes; -that -they
are produced by tha same subterranean
agancy. The existence of molten msttsr
in th Interior of the earth! Is the start
ing potnt ln all"exeeprthechemfcar
theory propounded tr - Davy. When
Davy discovered the metallic bases of
the earths and alkalies, he threw out the
Idea that those metals mlgh abound In
an unoxldtsed state In the subterranean
rpglons. tu whltil water must occasion'
ally penstrate. When thl ., occurred,
gaseous matter would be set free, suf
ficient, to .produce the earthquake th
metal would aornbin. .with. tU. oxygen
of the water and heat enough would be
evolved to melt the surrounding rocks. -.The
old assumption that th earth"
consists of a molten fluid' core with a
cooled . and hardened rind floating upon
it. Is now generally deemed' inconsist
ent with the rigidity that sstronomers
have proved th earth -to possess.. But
though ths earth must be mainly solid.
It- ta yet believed -te be of-a- honey
combed structure, and that the cavities
contain In many places lakes of 'molten
rock, between which and . ths. aurfaee
volcanoes are . orifices of ' communlc.
tion.. Into the cavities water linking
down through crevloee from th ocean
or th land mut be constantly finding
Its way; snd the steam thus generated
nerts sueh enormous pressure ss te
force the - molten matter to the sun
face. Itself mirlgllug and- escaping with
1. wnen a mass of water la sudden
ly precipitated Into a hot cavern., the
explosion of steam will cause an earth
quake concussion, and where there ' Is
no en,t. jny .be-uf do teat- tv-ooavuls
and rand ije superincumbent strata.
1
JJ2Wis:ANP clar:
Lapwat Junction, Idaho,
r May S W "collaoUd our horse and
at 1 o'clock et forward alooav for Weah-
aoonut, who people realds abov on v
west side of Lewis river, continued hi
rout homeward when we crossed to tha
huts. Our road was across th plain
for, 41 mile, to the entrance of th
Kooskooskee. . W then proceeded .up
that river and at Ave mil reached a
large mathou, but eould -twt procure
any provisions rrom the-' Inhabitants,
though' on reaching another, three mllee
beyond, we were surprised at the liber
ality .or an Indian, who gav captain
Clark a vary elegant gray mare, for
which all he requested was a phial of
ey wrter. Four mile beyond this house
we cam to another large on, contain
ing 10. famllie. where we halted and
made-our- dinner -on two dog and, a
smallqruaJitlty af roots, which w dKd
not prpcura without : much ' oirncurty.i
After, dinner we proceeded --to- the eni.1
trsnce of Colter' creek,-at tba'dlstanc
of four miles and having msde 30 H
mil, camped on the lower" aid of It.
At a little distance' from u r two
Chopunnlsh houses, one of which eon
tain eight families, snd th other, which
l by-much the largest w have seen.
Is inhabited by at least JO. Thl vil
lage I th residence of ne-of th prin
cipal chisfaof the nation, who la called
Neeshnepahkeook, or; cut-nose, from th
circumstance of having hi nose out
from the stroke ef a lane In battle' with
th Snsk - Indians. ' We ga v htm a
small medaL Though he la a great chief,
his influence among his people does not
seem to be considerable, and his counte-i
n a twia-pi..a.. ii. ir little Jn'ej11 ge nc.
We arrived very hungry and wsary. but
could not purchase any provisions except
a small quantity. of ths roots and bread.
They had, however, heard of our .medi
cal skill, and mad many -application
for asslstanca. but we refused to do
anything unless they gave ua either dog
or horse to , -We -soon had nearly
10 patients. From these w obtained
Several dogs, but too poor for use, and
therefofeosWorrsdjurj-nedlcsJOT
lions 1111 the morning. In the mean
residents of the village, gathered about
or camped -in the-woody-bottom of
the creek.. In the evening we learned.
by means of a Snake Indian who nap-
'e v
tfy, buTfpeMd-o'TeOnir
the old men had been endeavoring to ex
cit prejudice against us, by observing
that be thought w were baa men, and
came -he
Jy. for th pur. I
uch impression we made 1 a speech,- -la
which-, by means of the Snake Indian,, we
told them of our-eountrv- and U the
purposes of our visit.. WhH w were
engaged In this" eceupationj--w were
Joined by Weihkoonut, who assisted ua
In effacing all unfavorable Impressions
from .ths. minds pf-the Indians. ... ... y ; "
Murderers In France - ; .; -
' " " From" Pea rson'e Weekly." v''
The' recent -murder of Benot - Bal
maeeda, seqretsry to-lh': -Chilean lega
tion in Brussels, by Ltns Waddlngton.
son of th Chilean minister, again di
rects attention to one of th many laws
;ts attention to one of the many laws I
It will b remembered that Wadding-
tort, sfter ftrtn g five shots -at- hi sis
ter's betrothed, ran at full speed to the
Chilean legation, which stands close to
flenor . Balmaceda'S house, and - took
refuge there. - In conaequeno of tht
action th police hav no power to enter
the-bulldlna and arrest the murderer.
for the legation is consldereoTto be for
eign-territory and therefore Inviolable.
The murderer la thus able for th t(m
to- snap- hi finger at-th law. and, th
pollc. - - . - " .-
-- Even had th crime been 'committed
In -England our authorities would hav
been Just a helpless,' for, ss the-Isw
runs, the official residence of the rep
resentatives of foreign countries ar ex
empt from the Jurisdiction of .the coun--
-i.' thev stand, and local, iu.
thorltles have no right to anier mem
under any circumstance.
Once a murderer 1 captured In thl
country ha may be tried for his crime,
no matter how long he has escaped the
erm of Justice, but . in France this Is
not so. There if a murderer is not dis
covered and brought to trial within II
years he may go free a th most crime
lea cltlxen. Only the other day a man
who had committed a murder 33 years
ago wrote defiantly -to. the police con
fessing 'the ertme snd giving-his ad
dress in Paris. Investigation proved
his story to be tru. yet th police, were
prevented-: by the .-lew f renfa-arreating
and punishing hlm.-
Ths msn wno Tnrw"ris-nis net
when a funeral is passing becomes
liable"" by an" oldTaw" of Chester to be
taken - before - a - maglatrat . and- im-
prUoned. . ' "
- A -stupid law In France is that a hus
band cannot charge hie -wife with -any
criminal offence.' A dramatic incident
recently exposed the opportunities the
law provides to the criminally Intent.
A. M. Blnet a few months back be
came so Infatuated with a young woman
whom be met by chance -that he begged
her to- marry htm.. On the day of, the
ceremony the delighted bridegroom gave
a dinner In a "well-known Paris restau.
rant. After the dinner came the ball,
and then M. Blnet took home his bride.
- - No sooner had they entered the house,
however, than she rsmoved her white
veil end orange- blossoms, end. suddenly
becoming deathly pale, gasped: "A doc
tor; a doctor!" In less than a quarter of
an hour a doctor returned tn a eab with
the horrified bridegroom. - Judge f
their surprise whsn the two men dis
covered that the bride had dlssppesrsd
faking away with hsr a sum of 1300
which M. Blnet kept In an escritoire. On
rushing Immediately to the local police
magistrate he received the cold comfort
that as he hsd married - the lady' he
eould not. according to the law,- take any
proceedings against tier
. Crime in Great Britain..
From the London Dally Graphic. '
-. The principal conclusions aa to the
Increase and decrease of crime and of
fences to be drawn from th atatlstlo
for not sr shurtiy stated .thus: . ;
1. Crimes , against th person . hv
diminished. J -'-- : .. " - ,
- 3. Crime of th cUsses chiefly com
milted ..by
habitual .criminals, hava!
ceased to Increase t th aam' rsrpld
rat as in previous years. .
8. Minor offence of dishonesty have
lncresaed. '..'.', ,.,...- r
4. Ssrlous frauds . and . breaches ' of
trust hav Increased. .
t, Drur.kenneas . stationary. '
8 Offences of the vagrancy elass are
growing rapidly.
: .; a
. A Waste of Energy. : ;
-From the Chicago Reeord-Herald.
"Would you believ m," ld - th
poet. ?lf I wer to tell you that tt-took
m a wek to writ that laat liner ,
iFehaw!" replied the genius of eoro-
mere, "you ought to have a good sten
ographer. Mine can write hundred
word a snlnute easy."
OUR . FIRST. .OLD
WOMAN" ..
Z'li-Z By" Clara Morrls,."; .'"""
AS far apartsa ancient and modsr'n
chools of .acting, seem. ; wa flod.now..
i-d igaln, --llna poilahad and ors
mougit-very worn sna xrii ip tne per-'
son of some "first old woma'n."-unltlhg
them both, by right -of-double knowl
edge, since she served and loved the old
school, ss she love and serve the new,
and tries to discover the virtues of the
one In the other.
..Wonderful old-party; energetic, inde
pendent, ruddy at an age that In private-
life would place bar close to the register-
or radiator. In flannel gown nd
knit slippers, and wesrlng a frown, ber
cause she would not dare venture out ,
till spring. Talk "about yonr-formsld .-i
hyde or other chemical preservatives,
they s re not "to - be- mentioned T in -the
same breath with th theatrical life
that, la a a preservative of youthful
energy. ",
. Tea, Indfed, a very remarkable creature '
Is th professional "first old- woman"
who receives lees from her public, while .
deserving more then do other actresses. .
Generally she ha been, a leading lady,
very frequently a star; a fact which at '
eho -suggest a dlaappolnted woman:
embittered, satirical and shsrp of
tongue, because Of hr Tailerrestste.-T'efc-
one can Ul make a greater mlstske. She
knows the ' world, as sny woman may,
Usr past la dotted with th grave of .
her dead Illusions; he weepe no more
only smiles. . r. - ,
8hs-understand her profession from
tiniest rootlet . to - topmost twig.- Its:
tradition are a sorteof sacred slphs- .
bet to her; It unwritten lws are 'com
pelling as those grsven on aonyf tablet
at a mountain's top. - .
. Tet sh is not a creature of the past
a - thing - that - has - stood . still - and
fossilised.'- Not she! A he has not inly.
kept up with the prooaasion. but la gen-
erally found marching close up- near the
band. . ' 1 'T "A '- .-,.'
Bhe Is hot without hermoments of
mystery in dressing. She has perhaps a
fur vlctorlne; a garment of such archaic' ' .''
tut and color induce sober clttsen - .
to walk. backward to gaae their: fill.; A".
dolman too, perhaps, cr even a polonaise
la not . unknown to tb ' old women' .
wardrobe, while there le not one of her . .
race whose, heart will not -throb"-reTrT
sponslvs to Jsts lots of Jets. - - -"".-."'.;
iXfll?Ba.5ir?iSf JfiiSISSi" -are- simply -
exescencis upoliTlTirdlnary correct
sartini nrt -T -rn hs-Tn1irtnP(t hv rherr-
richness er material, aa .evidences or.
greater -mean-befor - they began to
spell -.economy with cspltals.- - .
; ;Buf "1$ one" wlshes'to" really "know-the :
quality of' a "first olj" "woman,"'' she.:,
should be traveled with od the' road. ':.
Her aalafy la. riot th largest thoug'j
good but sh tries to. save from It,
then
ges., ,Wlth.
nmbren-and'bagtn-onsrhand--nd--pt-
ttcost in th other, sti " la generlty-"- -t
he" f I rst-to.lsacn.lue j4po VV T ou gh 'ZlT
lignum vltnA, imperveuue a ludla rub-Cl' - :
ber, she knows not cold nor. yet chills. .
She will wad through slush and snow', .
and, without cough or wheese; Witt imu-
Ingly -condala wlUa the gtar. who, golng
back and forth in a cab,. Is 'iieesIhgT'e.r
head off in her dressing-room,.
But it )s when thXrfUiua..prftUn-
etal hotel 1 reached that th first olJ
woraan looms rp tlke a etatue emerging .,
from.-a fog, and - the entire - company :
pows-eTore"aTng'einhr-
shame a, promising young ostrich into
hid Inn- bin head. - - -r v r- - ''
... 7.. vr-iKriiT.-
lng It to patient acceptance of undealr-:-; .
able" food at ever changlng -houre la. a -
secret that only she can make clear. ' ' :
The company see her ' calmly facing a '.; .
mid-day dinner,- and, without picking '
or . mincing, make her , uncomplaining
way, from, watery soo-p .and carbonlicwi.' . v.
roast to the soggy pallor of the threat-'
enlng" pi;i.-Thn.; T isl n g, -ah- go . hot '
wy, calm and unafraid. -'; ,, ' .r--h
1 acquainted with " ther marked...
Indlvlduar feature of every tmportan t ,'
rail route Iq the country. On" eh . ' -will
observe, - W are -golng-by-the X-- .--.-.'
snd Z, art. Shockingly bad road ;
that is from to , , after that. "uv
it'a pretty - fair." Again: "Oh, . ay, s
girttl If you're afraid of tunnels, bet-
tr B'r '"mm m apetaf thla mrl In?"."
mmiiir .7'"' '"w
And again:
has been absorbed by the 8., S. Jc' S..
and Ita rolling stock -Is all clean and
new- . '. ; 1, -, -.
She also knows and will tsll you the ,".
number and street of a decent boarding- ',
house In every town that ever received
a nne-night-yistt from a theatrical com- ;
pany, frr.-. r . ,vjasasani
As I said,' sh is always on time. The .
leading man couldn't tsar himself from .
the club last night he gets left - The
young women who ""go on" oversleep -
themselves they-get-T lft-But you 3;
can't lose the old. woman.,-Neat, trim,
her amall psckages In t hi rack., aba un-r;
hooks her bottom hook and, -comfortable
and contented, faces th Journey. ., . .
8h Woo, a sort of female mpothenr
cary and nurse combined. She wilt post
your porous plasters over 1 the back
cheet of the girl who forgot her rub-bars,-and
pour acalding hot. lemonade
down the throat of the hoars leading
man. and thus savs ,a performance.
Whll for herself, with a hot water bag
and a bottle of quinine pills five
grain, plesse she feels herself armed'
cap-a-pte,-and capable of overthrowing:
all physical enemles.."I. . .J
. Every first old womsn has' along with
her lone, old Self a well-worn, scrap of
religious faith. It may be Christian
Science or Spiritualism; she may. be a
Catholic, a Hebrew, a Methodist She'
I apt to know mlghtlv. little of dogma
or doctrine; only that sorsp of faith for.
quick call and easy reach Is kept close '
and safe In tier warm, old heart.
- Faith, without reasoning, or arguing,
Is hers; sweet and blind as a child's
yet strong to support aa the '.very. Rock
Of Ages. - - :
Dear old woman; poor In pocket; rich
In experience: generous In ' pleasant'
words and kindly deeds; close .student -ef
human nature lucky .'Indeed, I the
young beginner- in- theatrical, life " whe "
fall under your Influence!
My Lady Violet.,
-'-From the Pall Mall Oasette, -,
Brav the "news! Today J wandered,, .
Trespasssd' In a fairy dell, .1
Fnund my laughing Lady Violet -:
In a fairy citadel, .
Dirf if elves witn g rsssTnarr:
' Who loved her well.
Dancln arnats- In alowlna sunllaht - -
filrUi were with t1nv nlnn
All new leaves wer fairy bannsrs,"
Hanglng tendrils, fairy swings;
Festival was In the' woodland, - -
- Echoed whleperlnge. .:. .
- "Oh." amid I. "wet Lady Violet.
I would know th fairy speech ,-; J
X, a mortal, bring thee homage, ' v"
Let i me learn, and thou wilt teach
But th falrlea plucked her gaily '
Out of reach!
.7 . 7 'German Outrage. " '
" From the Newerk 'Newa. - 7 -
The maaneat and most, under-hand
blow, at sirohlbitlon la that of the Gets,
man professor who affirms that the wa-tr-upply
of th glob la t be' ex
hausted aom tim
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