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LAID OF DIXIE
1 PKPEX DEXCE LEAGUE
WORKING IX ALABAMA
ltonvniativcs of Labor and Reform
todies Hold State Convention In
SontlHTn State Will Name Presi
dential illcvtor and Arrange fof
National Convciillon Say Old Par
ties Are Helpless
Birmingham, Ala., April SO. Free
lance politicians of Alabama and
representatives of various labor and
reform bodies met here today in what
is called a state convention of the In
dependence party of Alabama. The
convention will name an electoral
ticket, select delegates to a national
convention and perfect a permanent
organization. The party is affiliated
with William Randolph Hearst's In
dependent league and will' act with
that body in national elections. Its
objects ind purposes are set forth In
the Mowing language:
"We believe that the time has come
for independent political action, and
that a great national party Is imper
atively demanded, that will unite In
one solid phalanx the farmer, the
wage-earner and the non-privilege
seeking business man. These three
elements represent the worth produc
ers of tills country and are Its back
bone and sinew, but. remarkable as
it may seem, they have no voice In
making laws.
"Both old parties are controlled by
th? same power, and no genuine re
form can come through either. Wit'
ness the futile efforts of President
Roosevelt In the republican party,
the failure to effect reform under
Grover Cleveland, when the demo
cratic party was in power, and the
failure of Mr. Bryan to prevent the
nomination of Judge Parker three
years ago, and subsequently his weak
surrender to the politicians on the
question of government ownership qi
railroads.
"Genuine reformers are helpless so
long as they remain In the ranks of
either of the old parties, and it has
been the policy of predatory wealth
and its political henchmen to keep
the people divided Into two parties,
both being under the same control,
And so long as this can be done all
this hue and cry against trusts and
monopolies and special privileges is
but as sounding brass and tinkling
symbal unless; accompanied by Inde
pendent political action.
"The farmers, wage-earners and
non-privilege-seeking business men
have hitherto been divided between
the two parties of plutocracy, and It
is the purpose of the independent par
ty to unite these three elements and
gain control of our government.
which has long been in the hands of
the representatives of predatory
weaitn. in no other way can we have
the government of the people, by the
people ana ror the people."
rartly cloudy weather prevailed
during the week, with considerable
wind. A high northwest wind blew on
Friday. The rainfall was light.
Ontario, Malheur county, William
O'Brien. The fore prtrt of the week
was clear and the latter part cloudy.
High winds prevailed, with a particu
larly severe gale on Friday.
Paisley, Lake county, E. C. Wood
ward. The weather was generally
threatening with occasional showers.
GAMBLING HIVE IX CELLAR,
Bo'!i Secret Deu Id rucoTcred by
Workmen.
The grave of "Jack Pot," once the
rendezvous of those who rolled the
high cards while concealed within the
cellar room under the old Senate sa
loon, which has recently been razed
to make way for the modern building
which will be erected at the corner of
Eighth and Idaho streets, is gradually
being desecrated and divested of Its
original appearance by the plow and
scrapers of the force engaged in ex
cavating for the foundation of the new
business block, says the Boise Capital
News.
Around this cellar chamber, which
was exposed with the removal of tha
floor of the old Senate saloon, centers
history connected with the losing and
making of fortunes In a night at the
most enticing of all games of chance,
stud poker.
Many are the tales of big games
where fortunes changed' hands in a
single night that are whispered about
the streets by the old-timers, who,
observing the grave of "Jack Pot," as
disclosed by the razing of the Senate
saloon and excavating for the new
building, gather about the historic
spot and become reminiscent.
The cellar chamber, which was lo
cated directly under the bar of the
Senate saloon, was, until within a few
years .the resort of the professional
gamblers who drifted In and out of
the city, and who composed a large
per cent of the floating population of
the city.
The cellar chamber was finely fur
nished and fitted, afforded conceal
ment and protection for the gamblers
who played night after night without
fear of Interruption from the officers
of the law.
A few years ago the den was dis
covered, the wall next to the sidewalk
on the Eighth street side caving In
so that passersby in the street could,
look down Into the apartment. After
that time the cellar chamber was con
verted Into a store room and used for
that purpose until the building was
razed.
The excavating which Is now in
progress will, when completed, entire
ly destroy all semblance of the cella
chamber and nothing will be seen to
mark the grave of the historic "Jack
Pot."
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Selections
GREATEST OF PORTS.
and
A COLD WEATHER PLWNT.
WAS A STORMY WEEK.
Rainfall West of Cascades But Hail
ami High Winds East.
During the fore part of the week
the weather was cool and showery.
On Wednesday and Thursday a severe
storm prevailed, which was accom
panied by high winds over the entire
state. The rainfall over the district
west of the Cascades was rather heavy
but was only moderate in the eastern
and southern counties. Hail occurred
in many parts of the state.
Clearing weather with rapidly fall
ing temperatures set in on Friday
evening, and on Saturday morning
frosts were general over the enire
state accompanied in southern and
astern Oregon by freezing tempera
tures. Clear 'skies prevailed on Sat
urday and Sunday, with temperatures
rapidly rising- under the Influence of
the uninterrupted sunshine. Taking
the week as a whole, the sunshine
averaged much less than usual.
Columbia River Valley.
Hood River, Wasco county, H. L.
Hasbrouck Cloudiness prevailed dur
ing the fore part of the week, with
rain on Thursday and Friday. A light
frost occurred on Saturday morning.
Mountain Park, Wasco county, Ray
mond Markley Cloudy weather pre
vailed during the week, with gradu
ally falling temperatures. A severe
storm, accompanied by high winds
and hall, occurred on Friday.
The Dalles, Wasco county, S. L.
Brooks. The week was generally
cloudy. High winds prevailed on
Thursday and Friday. The weather
on those days was threatening, but
nothing more than a light sprinkle of
rain fell. A very light frost occur
red in places on Saturday morning.
Wasco, Sherman couny, J. R. How
ell. A high west wind blew on Fri
day, and on Saturday morning Ice
formed.
conaon, umiam county, s. c. Dod
son. The weather was cloudy during
the greater portion of the week, with
a fine rain on Wednesday night and
Thursday. Light snow fell on the ad
jacent mountains Wednesday morning.
A very high wind blew on "Friday,
shifting from southweset to west.
Umatilla, Umatilla county, Helen T.
Duncan. The weather throughout
the week was warm and seasonable
except on Friday, when a high wind
blew from the west, accompanied by
much dust. The nights were cool.
Hermlston, Umatilla county, C. W.
Kellogg. Cloudy weather and high
winds prevailed during the week.
Pendleton, Umatilla county, . H. F.
Johnson. The dry weather continued
though there were several threaten
ing days. High winds blew on two
days, that on Friday being the worst
of the season. Ice formed In many
tlaces Saturday.
Weston. Umatilla county, Maud M.
Piiker. The fore part of the week
was clear and warm, but the latter
part was rainy and cool.
Plateau Dlsiiirt. ..
Vale, Malheur county. H. P. Osborn,
Prlscllla Jaae's a helpmate, worth net
honest weight In gold,
A wife who scorns fault finding and who'
' never known to scold,
Of calm and even temper, meek and quiet
as a lamb.
wno, wnateer the aggravation, never
gives the door a slam.
Tet her mood doth oft annoy m when
from work at night 1 corae
And a cold draft from the parlor on the
threshold strikes me dumb
With experienced conviction, burn of my
ten wedded years .
The furnace isn't working, and Prise Ills
Jane s In tears!
It takes but one wee moment to assure
ma of the fact
That since midday or thereabout Prlscllla
Jane a been racked.
Chilled, worried, grieved and frozen, soot
ed, grimed and smudged in turn
By a cranky furnace fire that would do
all else but burn.
That first cold draft convinced me, so 1
feel naught of surprise
At her choked, subdued boohooing, with
her apron to her eyes.
On a cold day I expect It, and there's
ground for all my fears
That the furnace isn't working, and Prls
cllla Jane's in tears.
The mild warm duys of winter never give
me great concern.
I know such jlays our furnace, all uncared
lor, is sure to burn:
When it's too warm for much fire, yet too
chill to do without.
'Twill, raging, feed on nothing sheer per
versity, no doubt!
But wait until the mercury's at zero or
below.
And Just as sure aa preaching when from
worn bi mgm I go
I find a cold reception, and fruition of my
fears
Our furnace Isn't working, and Prlscllla
Jane's m tears)
Roy Farrell Oreene In Puck.
Absentmindsd.
Abseutmlnded Professor Dear me!
I know that one Is to remind me to
purchase some coffee, and the other
Is to prevent my forgetting to pay uiy
Insurance, but I'm bunged If I know
which Is w blth. Harper's Weekly.
New York Has Four Hundred
Four Miles of Dock.
More than twice as many vessels
clear the port of London, to be sure,
one every fourteen minutes as against
one every hnlf hour for New York, bnt
the average cargo value Is only $47,
242, whereas that of New York Is $92,-
307. In point of tonnage New York ex
coeds London by 1,000,000. This Is due
to a difference In the character of the
ports that must be borne In tnlnd In
comparing them. London Is Eng
land's one commercial center and aside
from Liverpool Its only great place of
export and Import.
On the other band, New York is not
the commercial center of America.
When tbe manufacturer of shoes In
Boston sends his goods to Baltimore
he either sends them by rail or by ves
sel direct without entering New York.
If be wants to send bis goods to
France or Germany be sends them
from tbe port of Boston. That Is, the
chief ports of the Atlantic seacoast,
New Orleans, Charleston, Mobile, Nor
folk, Philadelphia and Boston, engage
In a coastwise and foreign trade In en
tire independence of New York. Less
than 28 per cent of New York's ton
nage Is represented in coastwise trade.
Fully 50 per cent of London's com
merce, amounting to $1,370,000,000 an
nually, or $083,000,000, represents for
eign trade, whereas of New York's $1,
200,000.000 annual commerce $304,000,
000 represents foreigu trade, or an ac
tual excess over London of $179,000,
000. To accommodate this enormous trade
New York has 404 miles of improved
water frontage that Is, 404 miles of
docks. This Is half tbe distance be
tween New York and Chicago. Lon
don has less than 200 miles of similar
water frontage, Liverpool bas less
than 100 miles, while Hamburg, Ant
werp, Rotterdam or Havre bas each
less than Liverpool. Practically all
the available water frontage of these
foreign ports bas been absorbed by
their docks, while New York bas lm
proved only a little over one-half of
its available shore. When all tbe
available coast Is improved, as it must
be rapidly, it will measure nearly as
many miles as He between the Atlan
tic seaboard and tbe Mississippi river.
Broadway Magazine.
When tht Elevator Stops.
In some of the downtown skyscrap
ers the elevator service Is suspended
on Sunday, and the janitors and their
families, who in many buildings are
quartered on tbe topmost floor, have to
descend and climb from twenty to thir
ty flights of stairs whenever they want
to get In touch with tbe outside world.
In one building, which Is twenty-four
stories high, the ten-year-old daughter
of tbe Janitor, makes three round trips
each Sunday one when she goes to
church in tbe morning, one when she
attends Sunday school in the after
noon and another when she goes to
meet ber playmates after dinner. Each
flight consists of twenty steps, making
960 steps to a round trip. Three trips
make it 2,880 steps, a mountain climb
ing record. New York Tribune.
Short on Princesses.
By the birth of the little son and
heir to Prince and Princess Alexander
of Teck the number of unmarried Eng
lish princes Is now Increased to eleven,
and if to these are added tbe two sons
of Prince and Princess Louis of Bat
tenberg there may be said to be thir
teen princes for whom wives will have
to be found at some time. It is note
worthy that at the present time Eu
rope Is suffering from a dearth of
young princesses. Of late boy babies
have appeared In all the royal fami
lies, and even as matters now stand it
is difficult to see bow these little
princes are to be mated In the future.
Such princesses as there are likely to
be seem too old for the small boys who
re coming so quickly on tbe scene.
8antot-Dumont Makoi a Bet
M. Santos-Dumont bas made a bet
that in eight months he will have con
structed a hydroplane capable of trav'
eung at a speed of sixty miles an
hour. This Idea of a gilding craft or
hydroplane Is no new one. So long ago
as the year 1831 a Frenchman named
Garpon built a sort of flat bottomed
boat for river navigation which was to
all intents and purposes a hydroplane,
in that it drew less than an incb of
water. Its means of propulsion, how
ever, consisted of small, old fashioned
engines working a ridiculous apparatus
t the rear that resembled a fish's tail
and fins combined.
London's American Colony.
A correspondent writes: "The consu
lar estimate of tbe number of citizens
of the United States permanently resi
dent in London either for business,
pleasure, profit or because generally
they prefer to live outside tbe United
States is 6,000. Of these the names of
8,600 are known to be in the London
directory; about the remaining 1,600
there is more uncertainty, and the
number Itself is an approximate calcu
lation. London Times.
Fifteen convicts were last week
transferred to Wright Island, Pitt
lake, from the Walla Walla peniten
tiary which Is very crowded. The
prisoners will be kept occupied
breaking stone and chopping wood un
til the beginning of September.
Mason and Dixon's -Line.
Fine distinctions in American geog
raphy are not always observed by for
eigners. Le Tour du Monde contains
this enlightened remark upon tbe pres
ent prohibition movement In the south:
'If in America one draws a straight
line from the city of Mason to the city
of Dixon, soon everything south of that
line will become total abstinence terri
tory." We like to see children mind well,
but we would rather see them lore.
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New Kind of Mud at Moscow.
Phenomenal weather conditions
have existed during the past four
days, the mother earth about Mos
cow being converted Into six Inches
of mud by drenching rains of the past
week and being covered with a yel
low soli, foreign to that vicinity or to
the PalouHe country, deposited by a
dust storm that swept over the city
following the rain storm of the past
several days, says a Moscow item,
Sunday Night Fired.
Two weeks ago last night the large
Wllloval skating rink burned and
the fire's origin is yet a mystery, says
the Baker City Herald. Last night
the high school annex burned, and
apparently no one can give a satisfac
tory explanation of the conflagra
tion. This begins to look mighty bad,
and indications are that Baker City
has the misfortune to be Infested with
human firebugs.
Take Safe and All. .
Cracksmen in Logan, Mont., Thurs
day night entered the saloon or
Chas. Markln, constructed a small
skldway at the rear door, over which
the saloon safe was rolled out Into
the alley, a charge of dynamite placed
on the top of it and the entire side of
the safe blown out. The bandits es
caped with the entire cash contents
of the strong box, $210.
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It is a sad commentary on the
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baker's bread. . .
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