EDITQKLIj EVGE OF THE gGUKNAL
:it v.
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rPT-TT7 :! TT TD XT A T Protectl0- l;.when om years ago must be specifically alleged in the I lent , the informer be branded as an
f J v-f v unio, for the first time in yearand I writ, and the proof must conform.! undesirable prevaricator.
iror tne last time, bad a Democratic I In tho matter, of cars and other
A 1KDU-ENDENT NEWSPAPER.
C 8. JACKSON.
2H legislature, It elected Calvin a Bricd,
rnwinhw! Try Tninr ipt eoedajrv sad an especial friend and agent of the
. rrrf flnndar Biorolnf. at Th Journal BolUIl4 .
! Enter at th BMtBfne at Portland, or., ft I people combine, 'to take the seat of
irinnniaaipa tbroofa UM SMHS a eeeoaa-waaa
(natter. , ''... - .-.
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An dtwrtmaata reaebed by Uila asnibar.
the ovaratnr tbe department roe waat.
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Vnland-r)n,)amln Spartal' Artartlataf Afeney.
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1. Tori Trlbaaa Building, Chicago
Sahecrtntto 'Tarma by Bull I any eddraes
tn tb United BUtee, Canada ar afaiieo. . .
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"tJnPAi,
that "grand old Roman.". Allen 0,
Thurman; Hasn't Missouri sent to
the senate the . attorney, while . in
office, of various lobbying .trusts,
Gumshoe Bill StoneT New York's
last senators were David B. Hill and
Edward Murphy great friends of
the people, to be sure. New Jersey J Oregon to get and study a copy of It
last sent a multi-millionaire "trust
equipment a large discretion must be I , The i mayor's platform "is ' large
left to the management of. the. rail-(enough and' strong enough, though
road and the state tribunal charged consisting of but a few' words, to
with railroad supervision. , ; ; jhold any number of voters of other
.' 1 This rfArintnn ' nor ri ana' nni : . faL I nirOa. l,uMa il TvA.AA-..a V
yw.w bvw .1.1- yMumi umun mn iciuuuaiBt.
ther thata any preceding one In es- ,',-1 e31 '
tabllshlng the duties of a common I ; There is time yet. If enough pec-
carrier and a state's fight to com-f pie don't like the nominees for coun
pel the performance of such duties, j cilmen, to bring out some indepen
It would be ; well for the, railroad ent or citizens' candidates.:
commission and attorney general of
Letters From the
( People
Senators La Follette
and Fulton
Out Mar..;..'
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, History Is a mighty drama
Y nacUd opoa the theatre of
i . Time with suns for lamps and
Eternity, for a background.
-Carlyle.
man. Smith. Montana sent Clark, or
rather he bought, in. Boston is a
strongly Democratic ' city, ' j but 7 we
never , heard - of ' any reforms there,
and it has the heaviest debt of any
city In the world. . Orover Cleveland,
CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANTS,
The Roosevelt sentiment manu
factory is working full "blast these
days. . But there is plenty -of raw
material i" ", ' ' .i .'"" ;;-(';v):.v
T. T. Gear in tha Pendleton Tribune
The arraignment of Senator La Tol-
Now orover . Cleveland . is "men-
serve a perceptible movement Honed" amtln. .Third trm.
, v v.iuU,mu. uii , vrofl trm. tMrrf tArm WeBldAii
the only Democratic president for I Washington and BrltlBh Columbia, : ; :t:v . ... - ri
to . years, naa some .very , goo a i "" vruirij aouceapie in i t i ; ;
points and.fluaHties,, but does he fill the Willamettaj Valley, and it i sug-llndepen
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE. 1
1
aen
Increasing
men
Br- Beatrice Fairfax.
The number of Independent
women I
RANSPORTATION and V immi
gratlon agents Bf Orexon ob
vovernmeni tanas witnin the railroad
limits was made $ J.JO per acre and
out of railroad limlU the prloe waa
$t25 per acre. Theae prices ruled un
der the old redemption law.:- Thus we
find that the people taking government
land within the railroad limits paid the
premiums to the government for being
inside the limits. They also helped
develop the country and ' make traffic
for the railroad.' Ae years went by the
timber on the railroad lands became
valuable and when wanted by the home
builder and the speculator were found
to have ben withdrawn from market
by the company. .!...';; h-,. '.,..;''
The question in my mind ! this
, tha nomination" of hat-.party Ba,,eyf Texas being the only con- for ; all; the outward) flptimisin and ffi "r the bt
wunoui asainx ror it.1 Tne ...t- invaitv nf niHhmUn, .. i. it" ''.:- - - rr" :;tt i interest i or an the oeooieT t. believe
-. T . . . vivuuu,. Hmirimu.'. uui uio ...v.m.., i. companion, ini reauu was inai many i lt ,,.,. K. ,,.,," i ,v " .,-
circumstances are such, and his rec-JBP,nMnW' don't MnHt -with nmo. slidlnar awav from the OoHen . tat- women entered upon work that they " ?uA4.."f,
ord has been such, however, that he crats elected to office any more than a undercurrent t of - distrust and w Nowadail how -iverr; woman ru,'M r dPin. of. them
. . - - i ici mi nnii Tirirui nnasiinisa m nr rrnm
the
bal-
oonetruct
that
extent be under aovernment oontroL
To know that such competing line ts
neeeaeary we need only , to look at the
trarno peina rerused by the preaent
company and r take into oonslderatton
the amount of country to be developed
and that would be developed at a pro
fit to ail parties. This is not confisca
tion but such action would not be jus-
Southern Pacific Lands.
v Portland, May ' .k To the BdUor of
wrttten about the lands controlled by br BtMtor Fulton, a part of which
the Southern Parffi., eomnan in Dm. was republished In the Tribune yeeter-
aon, but as yet 1 have eeen no solution morning. 1s perhaps but natural,
that would meet in Id m lu.tic ta nd yet, thoee who have heard Senator
all This land was granted to the rall-jL Fojlette's lectures wiU eaally recall
road company in order to get tbe roads I that he did not In any may abuae Bena"-
Duuu ana ea it was - DOlntea out at I lr uiion r any vvuor puiui.
that time, to develoo the country. The I reviewed the growth of ; the syatem
roads were built and the control of the I which haa Anally . produced Harrlman,
land was given over to the company. " I who, the . president says. .Is an unde
But .we' find that In making , this I slrablo citlsen," and while the senator
grant the (government intended the I says he stood by the president in all
company to become the selllna- agent I railroad leaielatlon. It must be remem
and the . . prloe of the " landlbered that Senator La Follette's cast).
wu to ; be not more . than fl.60 1 gatlon was all djreoted to the system
per v acre. , In order to protect the I of legislation whifch has evolved Harri
company In its rights the price of all I man and those who support him la his
; Small Change ,
The local ice trust hasn't got rich yet i
Bathing suit business Is not brisk yet, '
, .
Fairbanks might run well up in Ice-
land.,- -
ayce rrea uerrili a DemocrVv.-r
after axl. ".
If Taft runs, he will need a strona- -
platform. . :
, e e , '
So probably e will set' no higher 11- .
cense after aiw - , J,
The cyclone seaaon haa ooened da am
In the southwest ' ' .
flpeakln of the nounRlT-tk nvut
Ziord, deliver ua" '
Some, actresses never ret too old to
marry or be divorced. ; ; ' ' - ,
e . r .
There is time for the crops to be de-
the requirements of an Ideal Demo- Rested that last year's 'earthquake
crat In these evolutionary times T lis the principal cause of , it People
: , There have been a few luminou! I rgue, remarks the East Oregonian,
exceptions, and most southern mem-("that if the ground: under, them Is
bars of congress have been and are I not secure," climate counts for but I increasea yearly.
TTtTAYOR LANE will run axaln as I..-1 Mlttla Th fi i ,.n- I :;Time was when no woman -wno was
ilJ . " " - , H uuww" ' not forced to It by dire necessity would
lyl ;. Democrat, having received from any taint of trust alliance--- once it may happen again, and so Uream of earning her own living. The
ATA
attitude on the railroad question.
Senator La Follette is outspoken in
his advocacy of Roosevelt's election for
another term,' solely because of his atstroyed several times yet
uiuae on tne rauroaa itiumuuh hu-i j i. - s Sv ' ' ' T
uon. ana yet senator -unon uju ne Iceland wants a flag. Better have It
woraea win nm praaiuenv .oa io nii0r rea riannei something warm.
line of legislation, but It Is doubtful It
he will publicly declare himself so de
voted to turn as the Wisconsin senator
has.
Roosevelt Is so opposed to Harrlman.
for instance, that he denomlates him an
"undesirable citlsen," all of La Fol
lette's lecture is devoted to pointing out
the trend of Harrlman s course toward
the enthronement of corporation Innu
enee In the affairs of the country, and
If Senator-Fulton is with Roosevelt too,
is. It is easy and fr which is giving, to Oregon and who wishes to can find work that she the prooeeds ol ' wl saiea give
tout;prlnclples.but hington hundreds of substantial tfM S toVcomZvtc
is men who dare to . r : . " ti "' i AunTK wSid00
la the candidate not only of the Dem- With Republicans.
ocratlc party, but of a great many jniC9 to talk about
voters wno , are not uemocrau. of wnat is needed
- most voters. In fact, who are not In I n4i rs.m nn.n t.,h.iia.avt I Whll th Mrthnnv la nnifAn taking ' up ant . outside work. But
favor of the . reestabllahment . u . ' v v. ..' Li. - .v.. 1 w"en thera are three or four girls in a
, - a. ie tuuu, .uiao.. mu in wy ua is vu. vaum ui urn uiuioiueui, family lt seldom or never happens that
Tarty machine, which Will take , a really the most popular man In we think that floods and drouths, they are ail needed to help at home,
fLTVntTl T1 America. -possibly excepting Hoose. theory climate itself that Callfor- SS uZ?t!SZSS
tne party, or ratner a rew individuals yelt; and Roosevelt Is popular be- nians boast of, are more potent Every girl, no matter how weu to do
In it, than " In. serving the , whole cause he has dared In manv thlnra causes, Excent where Irrigation is nw 'thr. nay be. should be Uught
nonnU : . . ; . i . . . , ; . - i - . ; Z I one orancn tnrougn wnien sne couia
- ' , . ..'.,--,: ; inn in m. nroaa tiaw tn nrAAR- awav I dobbidis. tna arre&ter nart rir r I. mnn rmi i i Tk. i.
pr was In the senate last winter,
would seem that his place is with
Follette. v- .' .: .- -
It Is to be regretted that tbs Oregon
senator has not listened to one of La
Follette's lectures. He did not at any
time do more than read the roll call
v The coast resort neonle are ret cheer
ful they know it's bound to coma. -
Mr. Fairbanks is in tha nanda of hi
friends. -. But who are his friends T -.,
Isn't a mass meeting to nomfsmre a
few candidates for oouncllmaa in ord!j
So far the preachers haven't, struck -
It for higher salaries and longer vacation.
Jamestown is like Pocahontas Iim
J. Smith called to se her not ready yet
to be seen. . ?
Some clocks have struck many thou
afavnr wtti n. 17 7. .. " 7 " 1 1 " 7 " . ' " .''-HT" ZrZZTZ. i.7i" I cowpany na not refused to engagea in tnis wora ror waat mere ie
. "v"-""'"' " i irom tne practices or nis party pre-iiornia is ana, ana its great vaiieysi"" mii iu "" i aispose or tnese lands at the price i in it and - tne more ne anuses
in the senate on - several amendments I sands of times, but never got less than
wnica were offered and the audienoe vuor aay, , ., r, tr
could Judge as to whether the votes - . -i ...
given were for or against the best . Either Mr. Calhoun or the spokesman
Interests of the people. He called no of the San Franotaco streetcar strikers
names outside of reading the roll can. v l a twister of the truth. v . i
And Senator Fulton has evidently : ; 1
lost sight of " La Follette's work in Roosevelt calls Taft "Dear Willie."
Wisconsin, for he says: "Lecturing is Think of a man 60 years old and weigh
his business. , He has no other. He is lag 100 pounds being a "Willie."
n hia record, and While many Will Idecesgors and aaaoclatM and stand i are subiect ta freanent and rerv ud,d.enly rod. to n0Tt, herself, has agreed upon. If some such idea were the more there la In It."
think he has mad ' iv few tnlatakaa fM"ri woclfs. .na.,,r!na J, r8? ' S1 "V d of how ? f , ' ' . carried out the people who have paid But on the contraiy. It v
imna ne nas maae a rew mistakes ifor principles In practice.. . ; v I destructive floods.;-The rains that " countries there Is a great the premium for being within 10 miles I ficult to find among all tin
others
would be dlf-
the publlo men
or the united States one who has ac
complished so much along : lines of
beneficial legislation, ' lines which the
people everywhere approve, as did La
Follette while governor of Wisconsin
In the list are these: :
. Tha ahnllttnn nt rallrnajl naaaaa the
fear or favor, and he was generally narties. and are callin for Men. lit not Impossible are succeeded h.T 1 -feZ!' il-l-" !!? Wwtonal,tobby. :the
1 A . ' ' j-' - . v. t 1 " . . . j ; I w ' I I ' W 1 Vf Ua A VI IUVUOI,
fa minor matters, we believe not True, the Democratic party has break the long ind i discouraging Si cwnaiElnp.rt1? boV,rI" arn,n
man in tne city aouots eitner hi not had much of a chance for long drouths are too often only another I know a mother and three daughters
capacity or honesty, nor that he has IfJma. With another onnortnnitv it form of calamity. Months' f Arrl IHUe town in Canada who are so
always done what In, hnnMtl Li t. , i ,i . ' I . . . I Toor that they ar almost sUrvlng. The I lands, nor would It be right to dispose
k k miy might do better. But the people are weather ln . whlch growth of vegeU- mother wm not allow the, dauahters to of them at i.60 per acre if they could
tnougnt beet for the city, without Justly becoming, distrustful of both tlon Without irrigation Is doubtful wlng money, as it would be made to bring more. And no one
of the railroad, would be benefited by
tne competing line. - - .
There would be no luetics In confis
cating the company's Interest in these
right
can you imagine a
men who dare to carry out Demo- J sudden torrents that sweep away notmoro narrow, bigoted pride than thatr
lines to carry the traffic which this
company cannot handle these lands
.Very Important matters will have cratic nrinciDles even if in doinr ma only the crons but ' lomAtlmM th L Th n""ld W who stays at I would become worth many times that
to be acted unon by the council dnr- l iPr"pies, even ir in aping o oniy tne crops ut sometimes the honi, MtUes into old maidlshness by price. The country withli the bounds
to oe aciea upon oy tne council aur- they have to wreck their party ma- soil itself. We think., Californians the time she is thirty, if she earns I of these grant lands should have the
ng ino next two years. , . rrObaniy I cnine . , have little fear of other arthnnalr 1 her. living at some congenial work she 1 benefit of . competing lines because It
the personnel of the council will not
be greatly changed by the election
unless there should be a large-Bleed
cltizena movement, for which there
Is ample Justification, f But whoever
compose the, councll,lt is Important
to have s mayor who Is not in sym
pathy', with any; crooked orwrong
legislation anil who can he depended
upon absolutely to stand firmly and
unalterably for the people's rights
and best Interests, In the face of all
possible temptations and assaults.
Buch a man Is Harry Lane, and we
believe that a large majority of the
people of Portland don't care what
pnch a man's politics Is.
ine time nas come wnen a 'man
but
many oi inem are pretty well Mon are very funny on the question
DECISION.
AN IMPORTANT AND TIMELY discouraged on account of drouths f woman's independence. Tey do not
ana Iiooat, - . but they think every other woman ought
, we ao not mean ail of California, to.
of course.
with a great variety of climate, soil. I with just a shade less chivalry and
deference from him than the woman r Justify confiscation
... " " . . . Ifwho stays at home and does nothing., . I lands for tne construction it made a
go ngni on growing, in spite off As an example, take the woman get
these ''drawbacks." But taken i-jttag;,lnto:thevalevatorfilnv an uptown
F
LORIDA, - along with other
states, having suffered from
"Hack of cars last fall, its at
"torney; general , mstitutea a I
Tt t an ImmAn.. ..f 1 " "a rwiecuon on man tnai tne
.m.v..v ..v, womtn who works ia forced to nut rnt
has done a great deal to develop traf
fic and in doing so has paid a good
profit to those Interested - in the road.
, The original promoters of the differ
ent railroad companies of the system
have in most cases been driven to the
wall and the profits of their foresight
are being; reaped by the men control
ling the system. But that does not
in giving these
follows; The public la entitled
to have ? proper ' service on "' the
part of a railroad company, and
fit for public office, and especially it is the duty of the state to require
such an office as this, must realize a proper rendering of such service,
and acknowledge, in acta as well as The state showed a flagrant disre-
ln words, that duty and servicer to gard and violation on' the part of
the whole people is of infinitely I the railroad in its duty due to the
greater Importance than service to public, and the state has & right to
mandamus procedure in the state
supreme court to compel the Atlan- nn. A.P wlti, . PA"m??A h?u"..or " otel and the wo
Mr) finaaf ! T.tn- fi.4 I 7" . ' ' " I fining into me elevator in a aown.
b , v iwuiu,.i, ,.,. Tonnrt. rnnilttlnna tn
cars, and the court has recently thfl p.clfle northwt a mr ..
rendered a decision sustaining the ufactorv. ciimatA anrt n n,n
contention of the aUte officer, denendahla. Hf hrA f. mA Mm.
iwuuwu, IUO , aecision IS as fnrr.l nf An - ra-mrA
well applied surer.1
base on which to build that was fig
ured at 13.50 per acre. They should
have that and no more.
FAIR PLAT.
DISAGREEABLE
;-'M:; son..;
COMPARI-
N
EARLY all - testimony agrees
- that municipal government in
European ' countries is much
: better than in the 4 Unitetl
a political party. Dr. Lane "is a correct such an abuse and fnforce States.' A college professor who has
Democrat, but he rightly interprets the performance of the common car- been studying the question says,
tne vote for him last . Saturday as rler's duty. Mandamus will He In "Europe is far. ahead of us in the
expressing 'approval of the doctrine uch a case,- whether the duty Is Justice, integrity and efficiency of
that the rights of the people as a imposed by statute or raised by Im-1 municipal government' i The people n10'. 4 does so if she is wise., if j ever he could get liquor.
town office building.
In the former case there is ao push
ing and Jostling. ' Off comes his hat
and he is all courtesy. . u
But down town how different I He
puanes unoereiponiouaiy . into the car,
keeps his hat on as a matter of course
and- half the time holds a malodorous
cigar In hie mouth. . . ; ,,.v,
- The business woman has learned not
to expect much, and certainly does not
demand much. If she gets respect and
plain courtesy, she is satisfied. 7i
She is getting to be more and more
of a factor in the land. ,- ;
The downtown restaurants at noon
are conclusive proofs : of .the capable
class of young women wage earners.- ,
To be Independent does not detract
in the smallest degree from a girl's
womanliness and sweetness. It la far
netter tnat sne should be earning her
own living than hanging about at home
reading novels.
one has an excellent chance to save
Evidently Bad Indian. (
Dairy. May 6. To the Editor of The
Journal In your edition of April 28
Is an article In relation to the strange
offer of 150,000 made by Henry Jack
son, the wealthy Klamath Indian, to
any suitable white man who would
marry his daurhter. . . in : connection
therewith Is printed this paragraph: .
-stranger , yet, jaexson nas a . son
languishing in .the Multnomah county
Jail because the young man cannot fur
nish bail in the sum of $1,000 for steal
ing a cow'on the Indian reservation."
And the question is ; asked, "Why
should young Jackson want to steal a
cow f Let me explain some things
and your readers may be able to under
stand the situation a trifle better. For
years young Jackson has been getting
himself and, his father into all sorts
of trouble because of his natural "cuss
edness," and because he haa been the
worst Indian on the reservation . when-
He married
abolition of the corporation campaign
fund, the taxation of railroads at
fair valuation of the property employ'
ed in the business, the equalisation of
railroad rates, the prevention of child
labor, direct nomination of all publlo
officers, the prevention of fees for
salaries, franchises to be given away
by publlo . vote - only, an inheritance
tax and many other reforms that were
won only after prodigious and pro
tracted right in Wisconsin, led end
championed by Governor La , Follette.
Certainly If any publlo .man. in the
united states should be exempt from
the charge of havlrg no business but
lecturing for the profit there is in it
or who has proven his faith by a long
series of years filled with his works,
that man is La Follette.
- Senator Fulton has evidently been
misinformed aa to La- Follette's Ie
tures and Is not familiar with the fact
that . Wisconsin la today regarded as
being , more nearly a model in the
character , of its statutes on all - the
question demanding publlo attention
than any other state in the Union. , And
La Follette was back of the strenuous
contest which secured them alL
Considering that Senator Fulton sup
ported Roosevelt on the railroad ques
tion, , that the latter regards Harrl
man es a really bad man, that La
Follette's attacks are directed solely I
at the system which Harrlman has
built up, and that he wants Roosevelt
reelected, it appears to the Tribune
that there is a misunderstanding be
tween "the tnree . distinguished - gentle
men end that the two Roosevelt men
should get in the ame sort of trot
ting harness and pull together.
A Maine man boasts of catching a sal
mon weighing IS pounds. Salmon of
that else out here are not weaned yet
How th Spanish baby Isn't exnected
for two or three weeks, which will give
th sports more time to bet on its sex.
r . ' .;. ,
If we are to have a big Fourth of July
celebration, let nobody become unrea
sonable and demand that It be safe and
sane.. , ,. : ., v r ' V
It I said some kids are trying to out
do their companions in calling one an
other liars, expecting to be president
som day. ; r , t r t -:',-.. -
i-.-r- '-' "' j.-'C:X'. K
' A Texas man has 110 acres of peanuts
and to acres of watermelons, but he was
carefnl to locate his ranch to miles from
the nearest neighbor.
Pittsburg is to have a 4 B-story. 700-
foot high building. The top of it would -be
a good place for a lot of rich Pitts-
burg people to jump oft of. - '
e
Those Spanish doctors seem to have
known less about the time of the stork's
visit than almost any neighbor woman '
would have known In this country.
Th Washington Post says there are
IT varieties ef Democrats. . Why, more
Democratic votes were cast in tb Dem
ocratic primaries her last Saturday.
Oregon ,Sideliglit3
Springfield
yard.
mar hav a big brick-
whole. regardless of party, class or plication. A railroad assumes cer- there generally inow Just what light. S,, J ' bt'f.il Mt IZi" w-" ,?.? " ,re??"ldly :ale.n'
"w"o , yiiuia uujowui ui tucrea " uuuen u- KvuBiuorattua , vi us i wmer, iuci ana oiaer.mings 0UKntl",' marry ji is even more necessary-to I tne reputation or doing an sorts or
oongauon to any public 'official---., crancnise and impued obUgationa as to cost, and why, and if they are
Here ? is the mayor's platform; I a common carrier. A railroad la being overcharged. The - embeiczle-
these are his words, and the people! clothed with certain .rights, powers, ment of money or any crooked work
of Portland know that bis word goes franchises and privileges not confer-j on tb part-of a city officer is al-
no farther than his deed will follow. red on an individual the acceptance most unknown In Europe. A citizen
oi wnicn imposes upon it obligations there could scarcely comprehend the
have money of her own.
xne independent ain of Amartoa i
i one or us xmest products. She la all
that Is most capable, sweet and
m womannooa.
PRINCIPLES AND PARTIES.
I
La Follette." :
From the Corvallls Times., 'f
and duties. commensurate Vith the common circumstance here of a po- teaV. ".""xSm'ttat0 whfch u
iuai BiuLnr h,iiu - Hsmnn nr r. nn. trranra i imam an nam ar o nr iir io i h aai am ' nvnrwritino nrtii era im a
N an eloquent and forceful speech 0f power and privileges conferred. Policemen there have no more to do V?..U M1"!!: h' "":
ieinocrais one , evening re- "Tt la th"r1nw f -o..i. U,ii. t. 1 ..'"1 mm aupject.
, - j " - wM.wM uuiuu v"'1"" buub .vumi wuu j unier men Know it,. and dares
imcAsier railroad to receive and transport in eign relations or college courses. " ' ,;i"fJ,owf- Mam
aW AS n a em w a Jk a w. x . u .. I ... I f riifin esl VI Ft fir flATa) n l ewe cWAwa. eVjn, t V 1 ..ax.
deviltry in his vicinity.
The stealing and killing of the cow
for which he was arrested is' said nbt
to be hi first offence ; in that' line,
by any means, v In that case, however,
the evidence was so: palpable that his
neighbors would not overlook It After
his first 'arrest hid father came to bis
rescue and rurnisned ban fend lie was
allowed to come home. While at home,
however, his old tendency to evil con
tinued with him. In company with a
companion lie one day went to Bonan-
sa, where he got liquor and theiy hired
Today in History.
1825 Lady Anne Barnard, author of
tne naiiaa "Auia Room Gray," died.
o Battle or raio Alto, rirst en
gagement in the war with Mexico,
1848 Daniel Webster resigned a' sec
retary of state.
1871 Treaty of Washington sianed.
providing for th Battlement of the Ala-
oama ciaima, - ,
1878 John Stuatt Mlllf died. 'Born
lve.
188Z Dominion government created
tne tour provisional districts now com
prising the western provinces of Alberta
ana Saskatchewan,
ibi Cardinal Martlnelll invested
with the red berretta at Baltimore.
18BS canyie w. Harris, the murderer
aescantea in glowing terms upon la reasonablv nromDt aaf nnfl -nn.
; the principles of the Democratic venieiit manner and without nnjust
pany government or, hy .and for dlscriminaUon, all passengers and
tne people, equal rights to all and freight properly offered to It for car
special privileges to none, and so riage. 'In order to render the public
on and what he said waa true and an.adeqoate service a railroad cor-
ine way. ne said it was convincing, poration must provide and maintain
But when we look back over the safe and efficient roadbed, track, mo-
iwora i democrats wno nave been tive power, equipment, facilities and
elected to office, must we not admit operation to meet the' reasonable de
that in too many cases; they: have mahds 'of , the service It undertakes
utterly failed to Jiv np to these to render, so as to best serve the
principles of the party, have forgot-j reasonable requirements of the pub-
ten toe people, and often have out- lie." A railroad corporation is sub
Heroded Herod In their service of Ject to governmental regulation and
the people's enemies? As long as supervision.- It is In law. bound to
we keep our mind on the "princi- render an adequate service. The
pies,' and consider the party only In J power and duty of 4 state to require
the abstract, we can be eloquently j this is Inherent In the state for the
enthusiastic; we hate a theme protection of persona and property,
worthy of a great orator; but when Whether a railroad corporation is
we look aWhe DemocraUc party In performing Its duty is a proper sub.
practice, at many of the men, who Ject for a court to determine by any
nave neen elevated and honored by legal method besti adapted ' to the
tn party, tne orator's tongue may case, and the court will consider all
material facts presented in order to
Paving or any other improvement is I
done Just as honestly and conscien
tiously for a city as for a private in
dividual or corporation. The sewers
story, all the threats and snubs of pre
datory Interests cannot -swerve him
from his duty. He may be called a
demagogue, but he la not He 1 pa
triot of the school that gave the coun-
of Paris would bankrupt the great- MwS TSL "
est of American cities- --.--i j its .people., v,.:-;.--!.
Why this different iU
mier ceniunes. oi evoiuuon. grart ln iron oarona control tn price of Iron
municipal gpernment, has Jbeen
faaeisM ft- OA TtAmA , Whllsk Awtwrkivtsk I Ul nt3it?n rUllB; flXBOUIia air NltlaV HI new
e . jaa a. . . 1 . ., 1 fifllt7frwsislf . rtaaita w . . ..
mon cannot deter him from iii.,k- 1 Dvm." " "v :VL. --"..r: rr.w -ain
. all the threats nni .n,,h. 7 ... T panion, xnrew niin out or tne venicie. "-'-"V-" V. .
and taklnv a Knife, stabbeil and nut I of uraisn army occuoled Vnln
him most horribly snd left him on the ..1902 Thirty thousand lives lost by
roaasiae to. ireeze in tne snow, wnere i i mom rejee, Martinique.
ne was found next morning witn nisi vo amuitoh miners in Fennsyl
hands, and feet badly frozen. - , vanla accepted terms offered by th op
For tni! on oi savaaerv kne ., . wan
again-, arrested 7 and It was then his
bondsmen surrendered hlra and he was
for the second -tlm taken to Portland
and placed in Jail, to remain , there till
his trial for the cow stealing cam off.
frozen out of European cities. Prom
inent and even eminent citizens serve
their city freely, acd as conscien
tiously as they would a brother or
and steel. There are no IndeDandent
operators, because the steel trust won't
let them live, Just as Rockefeller won't
let independent oil operators live. Those
wno buy steel or iron, and everybody
living has to. pay not what It is worth
but what iron masters Choos to aak.
Everybody who buys sugar,! pays not
friend . as a civic duty, and holding "St Z'&P & "r 1
it an honor to do so, while here the f .t tout Everybody, who buys ;l1i,-Js0;!,.
rule is to serve a city for "what
there is in it" for the official. How
long will It take us to move up to the
European standard? Are we moving
in that direction? If not, why not?
well cleave to the roof of his mouth.
Look at Tammany, In New York,
forInstan6;;Whai. are the 'Demo
crats in th New Tork sUte senate,
under the leadership of Pat McCar
Tn. a Standard Oil tool, doing now?
la nine cases putot ten, lt a Dejno
crat is elected to congress oh a tariff
reform platform, he becomes'a. pro
tectionist of th rankest kind, as to
, any products tor which influential
r.r.3 powerful constituents demand
v.".
determine whether the railroad is
doing its duty to-the public A rail
road company's, discretion- is con
fined to legal purposes and the pub
lic good, and If it uses its discretion
s6as not to render the public due
service; it , may ' be compelled ' by
mandamus, to do so. on tbe motion
of the attorney general. ..The ser
vice required of the railroad and in
which It Is alleged to be derelict
' One big trouble follows swiftly I where and everywhere.
upon the heels : of, another in San
Francisco. It1 Is now getting the
reputation of being the worst strike
town In the country. Both the strikes
and the reputation hurt.
when he left here he was apparently one
Of the most hearty, robust and' athletic
young Indian on the reservation. Bad
liquor may hv made him worse, but
it I the general belief that he Is a "bad
the community
are far better
cdaL uava. not what it i. . hT. " when relieved or his presence and
what the trust chooses to ''ask.- IB . society, 7 ft 7 C W. SHERMAN, Br.
country rolling in wealthy producing - 4 - "
boundlessly, . UmlUessiy, yielding as lt Praftk .' O. ' Carpenters Birthday,
never yielded before. a few men get Wnk O. Carpenter, ; one of the best-
J !, r; , ,w wining known American travelers and Journal
and magnificent Is the man who dares,
as La Follette dares, to tell it any-
.... - . Amphibious China.
From the Chicaa-o Journal
Holland's canals are famoua. hut t,k
ilia irim lui ui. cuw lOBiiiir t.aiiin nn. . . , . "'
It may be true that Ralph Jackson is 3 uV i .V mor map
now the victim or consumption, but " . . '.' . ' nonngui
empire is simply incalculable. Nn
iry in tne woria nas more navigable
rivers and- canals than China. The
network of waterways, natural and ar-
unciai, so covers tne empire that al
most as -many people llye upon ' th
wiier mm on n lanu. -
Th Great Canal.' that wonder of the
world, runs north and south from --
ton to the extremity of the empire, and
by this route the wares of all nations
are earriea to Fexina, a -distance of 825
miles. . . . . i - i s ...
tiv1J wM .r.nm'1- I . . " ' r7'.v" " Pmmmmm
v7-."Sr.. t Ti.iti ::'."-rtV.""""' ?r ? "ties! it has
Trout ar becoming numerous In Lost
rlvwr. ..- . c
Prlnevtll Will hav a creamery be
fore long.- W . i . '
r :: 7v'f 1
' Morrow county's fruit crop is all
right yet.
. ;S.'
i formed
a Twenty
Pendleton . h
Thousand club. '
i a e
Only ' strawberries badly . damaged
around Mllton-Freewater. "
.7",l77 ''.'iJi -7:' -'''V "!'',"''. "
Oardening la a favorite pastime of
Medford people, claim th Mail
'-v:"77;7U --'7; ..i7ii.i7;...77J; . .
Many Heppner people went fishing
Sunday and caught several , hundred
trout - .
There is scarcely a day but newcom
ers enter Union, looking for investment
or location. - -
A new boat launched at Independep-1
HfJa th
It is said Oregon is Importing a
carload of .butter a day. Evidently
thedalry industry wll stand a good
deal of rapid development.
Hard Lines. -
' From th Chicago' Tribune. -
"Ifs pretty tough," grumbled th "ex
pollceman,"to have to put up for the
campaign fund, t lose a bet on tbe elec
tion and then get fired as soon as thtf
new ooss comes in.
' Cursing his luck,' "hi tried to think of
some occupation he could follow for a
livelihood that didn't Involve too much
Perhaps nobody dares 1 tell" the
president that a few people do not
approve of his dictating the nomina
tion of the Republican ; candidates,
th
' The First Brainstorm.
From th New York Sua,
Minerva- had:' Just sprung from
brow of Jove. - -.
"Gee whla," he "muttered, thls'ls un
doubtedly a, brainstorm,"
Herewith he anxiously, awaited de
velopmnta
Ohio, May 8, 1885, and received his edu
cation at Wooster university. He hegan
newspaper work as a legislative corre
spondent at Columbus : tn 1878. i Two
years later he toured Europe and visited
Egypt and upon returning to America
pur in a year or two a a correspondent
wwasniogxon. -men n was off again
on his travel, his tour this time taking
him around tha worlds Mr. 'Carpenter
nas visuea every country of the civilian
world and ha pursued his investigations
in many out-or-tne-way pieces, ' In 1898
he toured l5,opo mile la South America
A .U. 4j.1t.. I..-. - m . . . '
nu ui luimniui inr tuuna mm trav
eling in the Philippines, Java, China,
Australia and New Zealand. ; The re
sults of Mr. Carpenter's studies in for
eign countries are embodied In a series
of InteresUng works' On travel and geog
raphy.. t.;.w. , v. i'.-y . . ..
. . " ; " ;,.,.7mV7
Old age should alvavs naf
mlt der - exxsceDtion of . Anrinv
obickeo. I ' Z
IK
large sluices to keen un the' water, and
is spanned by thousands of, bridges.
, One of the Best -'
From the Astoria Budget ' '
, Harry Lan has been renominated as
the Democratic candidate for mavor f
ruruana. ana this is practically a guar
antee mat ne win be reelected. He has
made one of th best chief executives
tnat city naa ever had, and the reforms
he has introduced are indorsed by the
reapeotaoie element of the city, " .
jjl .m' i . j m ,. ,,.,11:7.7';;::.';;
Z Advlca to Theatre Patrons.
From the Fife Lake (Mich.) Monitor.
Any one who can attend . an extra
good entertainment and sit and shuck
peanuts or carry on a conversation
through the most enjoyable parts of the
program ought to stay at home with
the family cat It would greatly please
those of the audience who care to lis
ten. . - - ,, - .
though only 1 8 feet long, is ca.
'Great Western." . '
J. M. Krxle has received 7.000 basket
willow cuttings from Iowa,; to be used
to prevent the banks of the Umpqua
from washing away land1 on his big
farm, says th Oakland Owl.' ,
Th Heppner Commercial club haa 85
members, many living out of town; has
85.000 building; has distributed 10.000
circulars and Is doing much good for .
that town and Morrow county.
While transferring some bees', from r
on hive to another, a Drain man's mos-
qulto-bar costume caught ftre from the
smoker and burned 1 off the remaining '
dosen hairs from his head, leaving him
a bald as a door-knob, says the is on-
parell.
'"-.' ',.-.',.-v..-v-' ;'.---i. -.... re
union Republican: We find it doesn't
do to blow too much about this climate. .. .
modest little reference last week to
the fact that frost had given us the
go-by this spring, brought on a frost
the succeeding night . 7 ' . -s ' '
' Vale Orlano: The measles are!!! . "
king of all in Vale and vicinity. Wwv
hear of two or three new cases every . :
day. We haven't published the nam '
of those sick with them because w - . . ,
don't wish to name everybodyjn very -.7
issue of the paper. ,.,--
,v-i it-'-17;. i,:7 7 -,; ;;'57 :.-.;' vf -,.sf . 'v Sf-Ji'i's:
Summer Lake correspondence of Sil
ver Lake Central Oregoniani And now
we can ' all be good, for every other " '
Sunday we are to have church services.
Everyone who has listened to Mrs. Col-
line say She Is a very pleasant speaker.
She 1 68 years old and so knows front '
experience some things.
-. , v ' " .
Blue Ledge correspondence nf
tora mui: . p uja camp ar growing and
new one C springing, up almost' dally.
Th boom of giant powder tells of th
development of many promlsln nrn -
ertles and the building of new trails for
the transportation of suDnllea ..,
fields. . The Blu Ledge 1 progressing
nicely indeed, , s