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SATURDAY.
....MAY 1, 1897
HUMILIATING BUT USEFUL.
The spectacle of McKinley's mone
tary commission junketing over the
nations of Europe begging those powers
to enter into an agreement by which
this nation may be permitted to estab
lish a monetary Bystom, would be
rather amusing were it not so humi
liating to American dignity. The
idea of this nation, that ought to be
poudest and most independent on
earth, asking the consent of other
countries the privilege to legislate for
itself, and suing for an agreement that
is both impracticable and improb
able, is not calculated to inspire pride
in the heart of a truly patriotic
American. On the contrary, it is cal
culated to make the American citizen
ashamed of his country and pity its
humiliation.
Further than this, the mission of
Messrs. Wolcott, Paine and Stevenson
-.' is certain to be fruitless, and is . re
cognized as a fool's errand by all who
are posted on the question of finance.
No other nation has yet signified in
tention to confer with the represen
tatives of this government for the pur
pose of establishing an agreement for
he enlargement of the use of silver, in
fact outside of the United States Buch
a thing is scarcely thought of by the
powers that be, however much it is
talked of by the masses. And our
commissioners will present anything
but a dignified appearance goiog from
the sapital of one country to the cap
ital of another, soliciting co-operation
in an international monetary con
ference, a thing which none of those
nations desire, because the money
power has already reduced the masses
.'" to a state of submissive slavery, jusfcas
the same power is trying to put the
claims of surf dom upon the farmers
. and wealth producers of this country,
and they are not courting the enact
ment of a system that will in any way
tend to break those bands. A more
ridiculous thing than this monetary
commission can scarcely be conceived,
nor "one that is more humiliating.
Howeye'r it will cause many to believe
thn nartv in Dower is endeavoring to
- carry out its ante-electiou promises of
' doing something for silver; ana to tnis
. end it will be in a measure of some
practical use, for it will demonstrate
- the fallacy of those promises, aiso me
impossibility of ever establishing an
. international monetary system
HOW MODERN. WARS BEGIN.
The assertion of the Porte is that
Greek troops invaded Turkish terri
tory without warning, and that war
existed without a formal declaration of
it from Athens..
Such a statement, be it observed,
' however founded, does not at all settle
the question as to the relative degrees
of merit in the Greek and the uttoman
causes, but it furnishes a striking il
lustration of how small a part the mere
- form of a declaration of war may play
in modern times, and how little re
liance can be placed onhavingtimefor
planning either defense or aggression
after it comes.
A report from a committee of con-
rrraaa has nnmniled statistics On this
subiect. derived, we believe, from Eu
rooean sources. Without recording
wars against barbarous or semi bar
barous countries, It finds tnat ncany
or quite every leading power in Europe
wnced war without de
claring It. Not to go into details, it
found that "from 1700 to 1871, inclusive,
less than ten instances have occurred
in which declarations of war havo pre
ceded hostilities; on the other band,
107 cases were recorded in which hos
tilities have been begun by Europe or
by the United States of America, with
out previons declaration of war" The
most noteworthy case ascribed to our
own country is the resolution of May
13. 1846. in which congress, instead of
rial amino- war against Mexico, de
clared that war already existed, as the
result of Mexican aggressions which
President Polk's message hatred ted.
Indeed, when war seems to be almost
inevitable, it is easy to understand
how, apart from chance collisions
between armies of observation, the ad
vantage of the initiative may lead to
" hostile acts. - That the? movements of
the Greek irregulars several days ago
were directed upon' strategic points
' was perfectly obvious.' I
So far'as "we are., concerned, the
lesson 'taught, by the "rapidity, with
which eyenta have followed In Thessaly
and the actual beginnig of hostilities
between Greece and Turkey, when all
the great powers of Europe apparently
had the desire to keep them apatt, is
that preparation for defense must not
be delayed until war is threatened,
and still less in order to see whether
' war will realy be declared. The dis
covery that "war exists" is very apt to
take the place of a formal delaration
thereof.
NOT FAR FROM RIGHT.
The East Oregoian makes this com
ment upon Debs' scheme for bettering
th condition of laborers, and its views
have pretty sound logic in them:
Eugene V. Debs, in a recent inter
view, makes clear his purpose to di
vert labor organizations as much as
possible from the old system of strikes
and lockouts into active and independ
ent effort at the primaries and polls:
He proposes the union of workers in a
socialistic commonwealth. At firat
the work would be educational, gener
ally throughout the Union; but very
oon active political operations would
be concentrated upon some western
state. The state selected would be
nlnnized with workingmen; labor
leaders converge there; an independ
ent state ticket would be nominated,
and, in a word, the state with all its
political, legislative, judicial and police
machinery would be captured for the
. socialistic commonwealth. This is the
' plan for the eolution of the labor ques
tion which Mr. Debs expects to bring
before th6 convention of the American
Railway Union at Chicago In J une,
and which he expects that organiza
tion to adopt. It is an impracticable
Bcheme at best- It is unnatural, com
plicated and restrictive, and being so
fwill be unresultful? It Involves more
government and less independence
and Inclination to be self-supporting,
s weii as self-governing, on the part
of the individual, and this is detrimen
tal to every man's best interests. To
multiply opportunities is the only way
to improve conditions and raise wages,
but it never has been done and never
will be done by talcing wealth and
privileges from one set or class and
bestowing them upon another. Oppor
tunities can be multiplied by emanci
pating . from monopolies' clutch the
source of all wealth, by meeting all ex
penses of government from taxation of
land 'values irrespective of improve
ments, thus freeing industry and en
terprise of all burdens of government.
WARS SEEM INEVITABLE.
Those who bave looked forward to a
time when men of all nations shall live
as brothers, when peaceshall prevail
throughout the world, and when wars
shall be no more, seem likely to never
realize their dream. The shores ,of
every civilized nation on eartn are
bristling with cannon, and wo might
say every government is a powder
house ready to explode whenever a
spark shall be i.indled. Naval vessels
are afloat on every water, with officers
jealously watching'the movements of
rival officers, and prepared at a
moment's warning to train their guns
on those who are now their friends.
In a manner, every power is in readi
ness to encroach upon its neighbor or
resent supposed wrong or insult.
There have already been bloody
years in the last decade of the century,
and bloodier ones may yet come before
1899 shall end. Upon every continent
armies' have fought since 1690, and the
hope of eternal peace is no more
promising now than the beginning of
the decade.
Since 1890 we have had the war be
tween Italy and Abys9inia, whlcn
brought disaster to the expeditionary
army under Gen. Baratieri, and ended
in a remarkable triumph for King
Menelek.
We have had the great war between
China and Japan, in which powerful
armies and navies fought sanguinary
battles upon land and sea, the conse
quences of which were the humiliation
of China, the loss of a part of her ter
ritory, and the payment of an indem
nity to ber conqueror.
We have bad the civil war in Brazil,
which ensued upon the overthrow of
the empire, and through which the new
government was shaken for two years,
but which ended in the success of the
constitutional republic.
We bave had the war of France up
on Madagascar, the results of which
were the capture of the city of Antan
anarivo by the French, the dethrone
ment of the queen and the conquest of
the country.
We have had the sanguinary wars of
England in South Africa, through
which vast regions have been added to
the dominions of of Queen Victoria, at
the expense of the lives of tens of
thousands of black Africans.
We have had the shameful, wars of
Spain against her own- colonies; her
long war in Cuba, if butchery can
be called war, and her year of war in
the Philippines. The Spaniards say
they have crushed the Philippine in'
surrection, but Cuba is yet in arms for
liberty.
We have had small civil wars in five
or six of the Spanish-American re
Dublics. the most important one of
which was that in Ecuador, which
ended in the victory of the revolution
ary party. There is a fight now going
on in Uruguay, and there is a squabble
in Honduras.
We bad carnage upon a vast scale in
Armenia last year, but that could not
be called war. The Kurds and Turks
met little resistance during the period
in which they were engaged in
slaughtering the terrorized Christians
Now we have the portentious war be
tween Turkey. and Greece, about the
results or the consequences of which
there may well be apprehension.
There has been danger that a num
ber of the wars here spoken of would
be the cause of other and yet larger
wars- Russia, France, and Germany
came very near quarreling with Eng'
land at the end of the struggle between
Japan and China. There was danger
of trouble between this country and
England when the English invaded
the territory of Venezuela. The Turko
Grecian war is a peril, to the peace of
Europe. ,
Truly, the years of the last decade of
the nineteenth century have -been
bloody years. Mankind are yet fight
ing as they fought in the days when
Amalek and Joshua went to war, when
Alexander fell upon the world, when
Crusader and Moslem met in conflict,
when Napoleon strove for the earth,
when Unionist and Confederate en
gaged in battle.
It is satisfactory in these times to
turn to the continent of North Ameri
ca, the three great countries of which,
the United States, Mexico, and Canida,
have so long liyed in a state of peace.
No war in this country since the years
of secession; no war in . Mexico since
Diaz became president; nothing more
in Canida for a half century than two
small rebellions. Lucky North
America, barring Cuba!
WHAT OF 111
The appointment by President Mo
Kinley of three blmetalists.two of them
republicans, to negotiate for an inter
national silver conference, has led to a
revival of the history of the former
silver conferences, which shows that
the republican party has been the
prime move In bringing about all
former international bimetallic confer
ences. Pendleton Tribune.
This is quite a frank admission that
the republican party is responsible for
the colossal failures in an attempt to
bring about an international bimetallic
agreement, and rather than being
something to boast of, is a discredit to
the party. International agreement,
for the establishing of an international
monetary system is an utter impossi
bility, ahd the party that uses it for
anything except to gull voters prior to
an election subjects itself to ridicule.
It would be just as possible to bave in
ternational tarif agreements, inter
national school systems, international
religion or international courts. Presi
dent McKinley knows his commission
will accomplish nothing; It was only
appointed to satisfy the demands of
the misguided, who like the Tribnne,
really believe there is something in
the myth. However it is nothing to
brag about that the republican party
has taken the initiative in fostering
certain failures
The theory of astronomers that no
water or air exists on Venes, Mercury
or the moon must be received with
some suspicion of its correctness. If
they were allowed to hold 'this idea
through all ages, they would next unr
dertake to demonstrate that there was
no water on the earth, still this spring
we are forced to admit that there is an
abundance, and some localities, the
Mississippi valley for instance, has had
water to spare.
GREEK AND TURK.
The New York Sun says, when the
war in the East opened, the Greeks ap
parently had certain advantages of
position. In Epiru3 they were pal
pably well situated for advance into the
Turkish territory, while in Thessaly
they held the passes in front of their
main camp at Larissa, and were operat
ing at only a short distance from then
water base at Vola. The Greeks, also,
had their naval forces, apparently,
readier for use than the Turks.
But these advantages were seen to
be counterbalanced by the superior
numbers of the Turkisk army. The
Turks, too, bave again proved good
fighters, as they did during their last
war with Russia. On both sides there
is plenty of enthusiasm.
To incline the balance in favor of
the Greeks under the always heavy
handicap of inferior numbers there
seems to be an absolute need of genius
in leadership. Given a region easy of
defence and remarkable skill both in
planning and executing campaigns,
aided by greater familiarity with the
field of operations, at least in Thessaly,
the Greeks could conceivably over
come the disadvantage of fewer men. j
Their insufficient material and trans
port are however, against them.
But although it is difficult to judge
at this distance, so far there appears
to be no sign of genius in soldiership
on the Greek side. The telegram from
Crown Prince Constantino, "I am
fighting, myself, and so is Nicholas,"
does not carry full assurance of strat
egic ability at work, although it is
much to have well-defined commander
ship on the spot. But the participa
tion of tbo Crown Prince in the fight
ing is doubtless to stimulate and en
courage his men by showing himself
ready to share their dangers and hard
ships. Then he must reflect hHt
Greece has not had the experience of
recent war for the training of her
officers and for making them better
veterans. The grert Pleyena camp
aign of Turkey has no counterpart ob
her Bide. She did mcbalize her troops,
it is true, about that time, but she
took no active part in the fighting.
She mobilized them again about ten
years ago, but also without hostilities.
The division of the Greek Seat in
JEgea.il waters has thus far seemed to
be engaged in minor operations, al
though its reported attack on Plata'
monia may have been stimulated by
the hope of relieving a little the hard
pressed Greek army in Thessaly. In
the Gulf of Arta the fleet's bombard
ment of Prevenza has been conducted
with a persistency which promises
much.
And so long as the Greeks them
selves keep up heart and hope, sym
pathizing onlookers need not despair.
At any hour the situation may change
in their favor. And although, next to
lack of numbers, the chief disadvan
tae of the Greeks seems to be the
lack of experience in warfare , on a
large scale among officers and men.
yet it must be remembered that there
is no forcing house of military educa
tion like the battle field. Let the
Greeks be able to keep the Turks ba;k
a little longer and they will soon be'
come veterans. Could they hold their
own in the Thessallan field, and con'
tlnue their aggressive work in Epirus,
the fruits of the campaign would still
be theirs. -If
this, however, should not be pos'
sible, we do not think that Greece
would pay for her boldness by any loss
of territory. The great powers, that
now seem willing to have her punisheh
by Turkey, and so made to feel that
they were right and she was wrong,
would presumably interpose to prevent
anything like Ottoman conquest. They
might not forbid the temporary over
running of Thessaly, but we cannot
conceive that they would permit any
rood of Christendom to be permanently
transferred to the sway of the crescent.
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HOW EXTRA VAGANGE GROWS.
One cannot contemplate the rapid
increase in government expenditures
without becoming alarmed at the final
. outcome, and wonder when the increase
will cease. In the past half century
the cost of government has increased
several hundred per cent, and as yet
there seems to be no time fixed when
the accumulation of the burden shall
cease. An investigation of statistics
shows that the total expenses of the
nation in 1840 was in round numbers
$24,000,000; in 1860, $63,000,000 and in
1896, $434,000,000. From 1840 to I860
the expenditures of the nation ran up
from twenty-four to sixty-three million
dollars,' though the population of the
country had only doubled, and from
I860 to 1896 Ib the expenditures have
grown from sixty-three to three hun
dred and thirty-four million dollars,
while the population has only a little
more than doubled.
The cost of civil establishments,
federal officers, has shown a remark
able increase. In 1840 it was but
$5,000,000; in I860, $27,000,000 and in
1896, $87,000,000. That is to say, the
public servants and their expenses in
1840 cost the people of the United
States per capita 35 cents, in I860, 90
cents, and in 189C, $1.32. These figures
show that the people are blessed either
with a largely increased number of
public officers, or else that each official
costs more money, an excuse for which
cannot be discovered. -
The whole cost of the federal estab
lishment in 1840 was $1.40 per head; in
1860, $2 per head; in 1896, $6.30. What
has happened, what new privilege has
been secured, what additional protec
tion of life and property has been
guaranteed to the individual that he
must now pay for government
$6.30 per year instead of $1.40 in
1840? Does the individual citizen be
lieve that the govern mentis any better
for him, that its care of him is more
solicitous or more fatherly because of
its gigantic increase in cost? In the
light of these figures the significant
question is, "whither is the expendi
ture of public money by the federal
government trending? If the govern
ment cost $1.40 per head in 1840, SC. 30
in 1896, what will it cost fifty years
hence?
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This, however, is not the entire cost
the people for civil service. Be
sides the federal officers, we have
our state, county and municipal
officers to pay, and while there is no
correct data at band as to whether the
cost of this latter service has increased
proportionately with that of the federal
Berylce, presumably it has. Possibly
if the entire cost of officials, that is of
being governed, were shown, it would
appear that the people of this nation
are paying some $12 per year per head
for the purpose of keeping an army
of officers on sala ries. Though the
increase in (be federal expenses are
sufficiently alarming fcq cause the or
dinary conservative cltiaen to inquire
where we are drifting? Too, a con
sideration of the figures given above is
convincing that we are drifting on
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in size and strength B9 it goes. Stiln
we . cannot but inquire why this isf
The answer would appear to be that
those who sit in palatial balls and ap
propriate money for the public bave
no regard for public welfare. They
become accustomed to voting away
money for this or that, money that they
do not help to earn, and become reck
less as regards expenditures. For
when the first billion dollar congress
adjourned congressmen were shocked
when hey contemplated what a vast
amount of money they had expended,
but the people did not call them to
task for their profligacy, and they
were encouraged to continue this ex
travagance, until now we are in a per
fect whirlpool of extravagance that
will continue until the people shall
call a halt and a return to Jeffersonlan
simplicity.
THE END NOT YET.
In explainingthe recent withdrawals
of gold for shipment to foreign coun
tries, the Oreeonian says: "Gold ex
ports are always to be expected at this
season, and this year the tendency is
increased by special causes. Oa this
side, heavy imports in anticipation of
tariff exchanges put up the rate of ex
change. On the other band demand for
gold by Japan and Austria, to reform
their currency, has the same effect,
For some time export of gold was ore-
vented artifically by a combination
among New York exchange brokers,
but the necessity for that is past."
Indeed it is doubtful if the necessity
for guarding the gold of this country
is past. On the contrary it seems more
necessary now than ever" before. The
very fact that Japan and Austria are
demanding gold with which to reform
their currency, and the probability
that Russia will also be making de
mands ere long for gold fur the same
purpose, makes it certain that there
will be an extra call for the yellow
metal. Then securities of this country
held abroad that are now due will be
called in. and must be met with gold,
for that is the standard of our money at
present. As the demand increases
abroad, the money of this country will
be drawn upon to supply it in the fu
ture as it has been in the past. In
stead of the necessity for applying ar.
tificial means to prevent export having
past, it has just begun, and as nation
after nation abroad adopts the gold
standard it will increase, especially if
we insist upon a continuance of the
present gold standard.
Money is but a commodity, and
wherever there is an increased demand
for any metal used as money, there it
will go unless artificial means are
adopted to prevent. So long as we
base all our money upon gold we will
find it uecessary not only to protect
the reserve in the treasury hut that
that is used in ordinary business trans
actions, provided all the European na
tions continue on a gold basis; and in
plteof the protection we may extend,
it will steadily go away until we adopt
a companion metal as a basis of circula
tion. Just so long as the demand for
gold is on tne increase abroad, just so
long will it continue to be exported,
that is if the nations abroad hold se
curities on which they can force gold
payments. It was to fortify against
these possible runs upon our basic
money that the silverites clamored last
election and for which they still
clamor. '
POHTLAND'S NEGLIGENCE.
In many respects Portland, the me
tropolis of the Northwest, is a pro
gressive city, and compares most fav
orably with other trade centers of the
country, but it has defects that are in
excusable. One of these defects is its
street ear service, or rather the reck
less manner in which the service is
rendered. The accident that occurred
on the Mt. Tabor line last Tuesday
cannot be attributed to anything but
recklessness on the part of the manage
ment of the line and lack of supervision
exercised by the city authorities.' An
old and experienced railroad engineer
testified at the coroner's inquest that
the car which went off the track came
down the steep incline, before reach
ing the curve where the accident oc
curred, at the rate of nineteen miles an
hour. Such speed as that was un
called for and was pure recklessness
on the part of the managers of tbo car.
For when going at that rate down
steep grades, the car would get en
tirely beyond control of the motorman,
and should anything happen, such as
'the breaking of an axel, as did happen,
it could not be checked, and a eerious
accident must result.
Common carriers, if they will npt
voluntarily be more careful of human
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year to sell for more money. Trade is slow and if
WE 'ARE SELLING THESE COO IS AT LESS THAN COST
It is our loss and your gain. These suits are strictly
up-to-date; single-breasted, round-cornered, in Fancy
Cheviots, Tweeds, Clay Worsteds and Plain Mixtures
in all the latest colors. ......
vli GUARANTEE THE FIT AND WORKMANSHIP
This line will be found on the front table in our
Furnishing Goods Department and you make a
mistake if you neglect to look them over.
Furnishing Goods
PEASE
lives entrusted to thir care, should be
compelled by tho authorities to ex
ercise greater caution. A street car
running at a speed of nineteen miles
an hour on level track is none too safe,
but when descending a steep grade at
such a rate is absolutely dangerous,
and a city that permits it does not ex
ercise that supervision that it should
for the protection of the traveling
public. A majority of the street car
accidents that have occurred in Port
land have been the result of too
fast running, or in short, a lack of
supervision on the part of city author
ities. ' '
E DITORIAL NO'I ES
Perhaps the trne explanation of the
republican baskets ail along the line
this spring is that Hanna did not open
his boodle bag.
The Brooklyn Eagle, assistant re
publican, admits that all present signs
favor democratic victory in New York
city and state next fall.
All glory is due the Cuban patriots.
Gomez has informed Weyler that noth
ing short of absolute independence
will suffice, and until that is granted
war will continue.
One cannot but admire the pluck of
Greece but its judgment is hardly so
commendable. Without the assist
ance of some powerful alii it can never
hope to successfully cope with Turkey.
in Michigan 1)6,000 laboring men
bave signed a petition asking the
legislature to employ state convicts in
road improvement. The field for this
work is so large that the idea is gain
ing supporters in every state.
Speaking' of the multiplication of
"crimes," innocent acts made criminal
by foolish legislation, the Brooklyn
Eagle says: "But for the mercy of
God and the forbearance of the district
attorney we would all have been in jail
long ago."
Three thousand men are at work on
the Panama canal, night and day.
The French government is behind the
deal. The Panama Canal will be built
while our people are talking about the
Nicaragua project. Our people are
sometimes slow.
The bucket shops of Wall street bave
swindled 250,000 persons out of $2,000,-
000 in the last two or three years. As
many or more have been swindled by
similar shops in other parts of the
country. In this way clover roguery
has taught dull roguery a practical les
son. Tne man who buys a "gold
brick" is as much a thief as the one
who sells it.
Gold is reported to be a drug in the
New York market. No wonder. No
body sees where they can make profit
able investments on borrowed money,
so long as that money is of a quality
that appreciates in value more rapidly
than ordinary interest accumulates.
It will continue to be a drug and busi
ness will be stagnant until something
is done to stop the appreciation of the
staudard money of the country. .
The flurry on the wheat and stock
markets produced on the first day when
the war news came very quickly eub.
sided. Sensible persons see that un
less some of the big nations become in
volved the war cannot affect the prices
of American wheat or stocks material
ly,' and the chances are decidedly
against the participation of any great
country in the conflict. The markets,
therefore, are resuming their old
placidity.
The New York legislature has passed
a bill prohibiting the desecration of
the American flag by using it for ad
vertising purposes. It is a bill which
other states might -do well to copy.
The America flag should not be dis
figured by advertisements. The peo
pie of a nation, in order to bave their
flag res pec ud in other countries, must
show respect for it themselves.
Kealizicg: the hopeless task it has
undertaken of oattling with Turkey.
Greece bas widely concluded to enter
into negotiations for a settlement of
her difficulties with . that nation.
While right is on the side of Greece,
she has not the numerical strength to
cope with Turkey. With her 2,000,000
of inhabitants and somewhat embar
rassed flaanclal condition she could
not hope long to bold out against
Turkey, with a population of over
38,000,000.
Tekoa bas commenced a campaign
acaiuet the hobo and the tramp, and
will hereafter run those undesirable ular outbreak is feared,
citizens out of town. Instead of arrest- King George is credited with desir
ing them and lockiag them up for a lag to abdicate in favor of bis son,
few days they take the fire hose out Prince George.
aud after giving the bays a good sous- The opposition deputies bave issued
ing order them to leave town. It lias the following address.
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May
THE GREEK FLEET
Preparing to Bombard Solonica
Athens Preparing to Dispose
King George.
In Honor of Grant, Urand Pageant at tho
Re-Interment of the Stations Hero
Vast Crowds do Ulm
Honor.
London, April 27. A dispatch from
Constantinople says a telegram has
been received from Edham Pasha, the
Turkish commander in chief, announc
ing that a division of bis army is on
the way to Volo port, Thessaly, an
another division is en route to Trik
hala. -
According to a special received this
afternoon from Constantinople, th
Turkish fleet has started for Saionica,
where a naval battle between the
Greeks and Turks is imtuiuent. It is
further reported that four Russian war
ships are within view at the entrance
of the ttosphorus. The Kussian em
bassy has a semiphore at Boyukedere,
constantly exchanging signals with
the Russian ships.
A special telegram received during
the afternoon from Saionica says the
greatest excitement prevails there on
the report that five Greek ironclads.
and 13 smaller Greek warships and
torpedo-boats, accompanied .by two
Greek transports, have been sighted
CO miles from that port. Tne Turkish
authorities, the dispatch further an
nounce's are preparing to resist the at
tack of the Greek fleet.
IN HONOR OST.GRANT.
Memorial Celebration at New York a Com
plete success.
New Yoek, April 27. The exercises
attendant upon the dedication of tue
tomb of General Grant today were car
ried out without a hitch, and according
to -prearranged programme, in tho
presence of many thousands of people.
' The streets and naval parades were
by "far the grandest ever witnessed in
this city where grand parades are com
paratively common, and solid walls of
humanity lined the routes of march
from end to end.
- At the tomb the exercises were com
parativcly brief, but peculiarly impres
sive and apprODriate. President Mc
Kinley delivered an address in which
he paid a glowing tribute to the char
acter and deeds of the departed hero,
The president received a tremendous
ovation at the close of hia address.
General Porter was the other princi
pal speaker, and the exercises were
closed with the singing of the doxology
by the assembled multitude.
f RlGIITlTCLi LOSS OF LIFE.
Dead
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Xwo Jlouared.
Guthrie, April 28. Kumors of ap
palling loss of life by the flood are in
circulation, some placing the dead at
from 100 to 200. There Is no way of
getting at the real extent of the catas
trophe now. While It i believed the
above estimate is exaggerated, growing
indications are that previous estimates
of the dead have been conservative,
The water caught many people asleep,
and they were instantly drowned, or
thrown on the waves to fight for their
lives as best they could.
Men, women and children clung to
houses and tree tops, while many were
carried down the rapid stream on
floating houses or smaller portions of
their belongings. Many were knocked
from trees by the swift current and
drowned. Mercantile stocks and
household goods were swept away.
The property loss is estimated at
from $200,000 to S-300,000. The main
residence and business portion of
Guthrie proper was "unharmed.
GEORGE TO ABDICATtf.
Report That the Greek Monarch
Will
Give np His Throne.
Athens, April 28. Public excite
ment is increasing. Foreigners are
hoisting their national flags over the
buildings inhabited by them. A pop-
period through which the country is
passing, the summoning of the chatn.
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tion and request that they do all in
their power to contribute to the main
tenance of order, which is indispensa
ble not only for the safety of all, but
because it constitutes an indispensable
element for safeguarding peace and
the reputation of the nation.
"Let us not forget that an enemy is
treading the soil of our country and
that our army is confronting it. At
such a moment any one attempting to
disturb order would be an ally of the
Turks." v
This address is signed by all the op
position deputies now in Athen. Spec
ial trains have been placed at the dis
posal of the provincial deputies in or
der to enable them to take part in the
extraordinary session of the legisla
tive assembly.
DAMAOE li 1MMESSK.
Pive-Bandrod Homes Went Down to Des
truction. Wichita, Kan., April 29 A special
to the Beacon from Guthrie says:
The scene in the flooded district this
morning is one of desolation. The
river went down rapidly last night and
vhen the sun rose the awful extent of
tho damage to property could be seen.
The river is still bank-full, but the
water has receded from most of the
inundated districts.
This morning most of the missing
people had been found, clinging to
bushes or driftwood down the stream
on the west bluffs or scattered in the
farmhouses. It is believed the death
list will not exceed 23, most of them
being seen to drown in the main chan
nel during the first rush of water.
Five hundred - homes wero swept
away, and their contents ruined. A
hundred and fifty houses were wrecked,
and 20 streets devastated. One thou
sand people are homeless and half as
many more are destitute. The property
damage exceeds $100,000.
Systematic refief work is being car
ried out and ferries are working across
the river so supplies and clothing can
be sent to all. Many are being brought
to the unharmed part of the city to be
cared for in private houses.
It is now certain the flood was caused
by a cloudburst 20 miles up the valley,
Everything was swept before it. Had
it come two hours earlier thousands
would have perished.
King George Wa- Willing-.
Athens, April 29. The king sum
moned M. Del van n is, premier, thii
morning and called upon him to tender
his resignation. His majesty subse
quently entrusted the opposition lead
ers with the task of forming a new
cabinet.
1 be new ministry will certainly in
elude M. Balli as premier, and M
Toetold, Simitoula, Smoulodis, Colto-
gados, Tricoup?e, Paraspanos and Del-
gis. As soon as the new cabinet
formed, the premier and ministers of
war and marine will start for Phar-
salos.
The king has intrusted M. Delvan
nls. the retirin g premier, with full
power to represent him during the for
mation of the new cabinet, and has
only insisted that M. Toetoki should
enter the cabinet.
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PEA5E
ENGULFED BY A WAVE
An Appalling Calamity Befall
the City of Guthrie.
READY TO RESIGN
Excitement Runs High in Athens and
King George Reported Ready
to Abdicate.
More Abont the Gnturie FloodPossibly
800 l'cople Were Drowned Deli o
the Snceesafnl Han In
Kentucky.
Kansas City, April 28- A special
to tho Star from Guthrie, Oklahomo,
says: A terrible flood in the Cotton
wood river suddenly engulfed West
Guthrie shortly after surisa this morn
Inff. There is reason to believe that
fully a score of persona were drowned
Hundreds were driven from their
homes, and many houses were swept
away. Ic is the most appalling disas
ter that ever befell Guthrie.
. The Cottonwood river 19 a small
stream scarcely more than 40feetwide,
that wind in u;any curves between the
banks in Wesl Guthrie, which lies in a
level valley. Terrific rain fell yester
day afternoon and the greater part of
last night. The river was already full
from the heavy rain of several days
ago. Still no great alarm was felt last
night. . . '
At about 6 A.M. the river began to
rise as if by magic. Then it jumped
four feet in 20 minutes. This part of
Guthrie i thickly populated, mostly
by colored people. Many began carry
ing their household goods to places of
safety. Fow made mote thau ono trip,
then they were forced to flee for their
lives. The river burst from its banks
and a raging sea half a mile wide swept
across the valley, carrying houses,
barns, and fences before it.
To add to the horror of the situation
the main supply pipe of the water
works system burst where it crossed
Cottonwood in the southern part of the
city, and all ,the water in the reser
voirs poured into the river.
This morning, when tho flood -from
the reservoir came down in a solid
wall, and oui across an arm of land
near the mainland, it cutoff the people
from escape. They fled to a higher
part of tho newly formed island.
The river at 9 o'clock was -30 feet
hieher than the usual level. It is be
lieved there was much loss of life in
that part of the city, but the people are
so bewfdercd as to make it impossible
to secure the facts. Bouse after house
has been swept away.
SITUATION CROWS WOK8G.
Popular Indignation Asalnatthe King and
Government Inrreasvs.
New York. April 27. A Journal
dispatch from Athcn8-9ays:
In all probability the Greek nation
will try one more good battle, and, if
defeated iu this, it is not unlikely there
will bo a change in the royal family at
Athens. Discontent is growing, and
the king will be the scapegoat.
The situation in the country, and in
Athens, particularly. Is growing more
serious. The facts about tho Larlasa
campaign are just becoming known,
and cause in all classes a deep feeling
of indignation and sorrow. People go
to extremes and declare all the busi
ness of the war wasa comedy gotten up
bv the ffovernment and kin?. The
word treason is freely used. This is
not the opinion of the unresponsible,
but of the better classes. All the facts
go to prove that the fault lies with the
staff lacking knowledge of the business
of war and pluck in daDger.
JAPAN'S IRK JS AKOCEl.
Kxclimlon of EmltnoU tram Hawaii is
the Cause.
San Francisco, April 2!). Advices
from the Associated press correspond
ent, received by the Doric from Yoko
hama this morning say:
The Japanese government Is aroused
over the refusal of the Hawaiian gov
ernment to permit Shinshiu Maruemi
grants to lanC at Honolulu, and bas
ordered warhfps at Honolulu to en
force wha the Japanese emigrants
choose toconslder their rights. The
foreign fflce instructed Hiogo Kencho
at Kob on the 9th Inst., to stop the
departing of any imlgranls for the isl
andg'itonce. Gave complications havo arisen.
according to the Japanese official
papers, over the action of tho United
'1 ton government In sending the
lphia there. Japanese official
organs ciai t,iat tbe crni9ep haa been
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sent 88 a menace to the Japanese gov
ernment, and is significant in that It
fortells annexation of the islands to
the United States.
Kokumln is of opinion that this re
fusal of the Hawaiian authorities to let
Japanese emigrants land is merely the
first step towards affiliation or amal
gamation with tho United States. It
says further that the Japanese govern
ment is opposod to tho union, and that
it has been definitely decided to send
warships to Hawaii, and that the min
ister for the navy will select vessels
for the service from those in the stand
ing squadron in the near future.
A Crushing; Defeat for the Spaniard.
New York. April 23. A H erald dis
patch from Havana says:
The engagement which the Spanish
had with General Rodriguez in tho
purgatory hills, and which was reported
as a decisive Spanish victory, turns
out to have been the reverse.
The Spanish columns encountered
the insurgents and attacked sharply,
relying on their superior forces. The
rebels retreated toward their camp,
and succeeded in playing their old
trick of drawing the Spanish into an
ambuscade. General Castollo arrived
with reinforcements while Jlodriguoz
was engaging the Spanish and fell on
their flank. The fighting lasted five
hours, and in killed and wounded and
prisoners, the Spanish lost 280 men.
Ono E. T. Johnson, who represents
the contractors on the Astoria railroad,
was in Salem the other day. endeavor
ing to contract with the state
authorities for the use of the convicts
In the penitentiary to work on the
road now under construction, stating
that he could not get frae labor suffi
cient to construct the road. There
are thousands of men in the state look
ing for employment, and all those con
tractors need do to secure them is to
make the men know that they will be
given work at reasonable wages and
will not be charged more than half
their wages for board, etc. Mr. John
son's scheme of getting laborers to'
rush to Astoria, where he can employ
them for a song, is thin.
The death of Hon Wo. S. Hoi man,
representative from the Fourth In
diana district, which occurred at
Washington last Thursday, removes
one of the most familiar charatcters
from the halU of congress. Mr. Hol
man was first elected to Congress in
1858, and served continuously until the
end of the C3d session. Ho was re
elected last fall to represent his dis
trict In the lower bouse. During bis
service in congress be was known as
tbo "watch dog of the treasury," and
Samuel J. Randall once said of him:
"To my knowledge, he saved In his
career in congress 8300,000,000, to the
nation."
Kutertalnment Saturday Ntcht.
Mr. Edward Shields, who comes to
the Vogt Opera bouse tomorrow night,
is one of tho best Known illustrators
on the coast. He not only gives en
tertainment himself, but he owns sev
eral very fine calcium light steropti
cions and his assistants do all the illus
trating for Roland D. Grant, Dr. De
Kamet, and the other lecturers who
come to Portland. Mr. Shields has .
been collecting views of the Pacific
Northwest for several years, and his
pictures along the Columbia river and
throughout tho "Inland Empire" are
the Gnest in existence. He does not
depend upon himself alone, but has two
very capable people with him.' The
singing of Mr. Chas. H. Whitney, is
alone well worth the price of admis
sion. Mr. Shlo!J3 gave his entertain
ment in Portland recently for the bene
fit of the free reading room and the
Oregonian rocognized its merits as
follows:
A very pleasant and profitable hour
was spent at tbe .Jen's Resort last
Friday evening listenlug to a talk on
"The Columbia River and its Eavolr-
msnts" by Mr. El ward . bhieldj, who
iave his service? and the use of bla floe
st.'rcopticiou and views Over 400
people wero present and showed their
hearts' appreciation of Mr. Shield's
very pleasing and patriotic speech,
tie is a clever, off-hand speaker, and
makes several points. Mrs. Shields
was present and gave a fine rendition
of the poem "Jane Conquest," illus
trated with fine views. From the be
ginning to the last line of her recita
tion, Mrs Shields sustained the deep
interest created ' by" ' her'' excellent
execution. . Mr. Chas. H. Whiting
with, his ringing baritone sang a
number of songs, and was com
pelled to respond to hearty encore".
Three rousing cheers wore civen to
show the appreciation of tho audience.
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