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CTT-ai-T V OREGON: STATESMAf,-'FRIDAY, -! FEBRUARY : 2 1900
FOR STATE TAXES
INTEREST OX DEUKQUKXT AMOCXT9
RECEIVED BT STATE (
Will Haa to Urn Ketarnad to taa CoaaUaa
bjrtfea tafUUian t Ito Xast '
Regular 8 ton. .
(From Daily, Feb. ist)
Stale Treasurer Chas. S. Moore yes
terday gave out a statement showing
the arooant of interest on delinquent
state taxes, paid by the several , coun
ties of the state, since j the
year 1893. Under the decision
of the supreme court, on an appeal
from Marion county, handed down last
Monday, the state is not entitled to
collect interest on delinquent, state
taxes, for the reason that certaincoun
ties, under the assessment lawjwere
unable to prepare the assessmenfsrolls
in time to allow the county to collect
and pay the state tax before it became
delinquent, which was on March 1st
of each year. In this connection, the
sute treasurer states, that nine coun
ties in- Oregon diaker, . ; Coos,
Curry, Grant, Josephine, ; Jackson, Un
ion. Umatilla, Wasco had sixty day
additional time in which4o pay the state
taxes, and it w3l take another suit,
brought-against one of these counties,
to determine whether or not they will
be relieved fromr the payment of interest.-,
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It is expected that, in view of the fact
that the interest cannot legally be col
lected, the legislature will be asked to
oass a law. authorizing the state trea
urer to, refund all interest payments,
heretofore made, to. the counties mak
ing them, and this will probably be
done at; the next' session. )
The. itate treasurer's statement 'of
interest payments received, shows the
following, amounts credited:
Baker...
756 71
913 68
946 86
130 85
i 57 48
l2U 54
i 25 94
124 2Q
3- 27
1,254 89
i 665
St 3 87
136 64
48
, 3.0 78
780 20
600 63
841 81
XV) 24
9.709 05
652 39
71 44
1.7.13 03
I.57S3-!
tjo.U 99
128 18
3J 32
3? 79
Benton.; , . . . . . .
Clackamas.. .. .,
Columbia. ..... ....
C00S., . . .
Crook.. .. .. ..
Curry.. .. .. .. ,....
Gilliam.. .. .. ..
Grant;.. .. .. .. -.. ,.
Harey.. ., ..
Josephine.. ,. j. . . .
Klamath.. ,. .
Lake. ... .. ,
I-ane. . .... . . . . . .
Lincoln., ' .. ... ,. .
Linn.. .. .. .. .
Malheur.. .... .. ..
Marion. .. .. .. .. ..
Morrow.. .. .. .. .. .
Multnomah. .
Polk.. .
Sherman. .-
Tillamook.. .
Umatilla.. ..
Union.
.Wallowa.. .,
Wasco. ; ; ." . .
Washington. .
a
m i
Yamhill.. ..
Total.. .. ..
$25,606 77
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THE BILL OF FARE
i
KESCLT OF A DIETARY EXPERIMENT
AT CUKTALLIS CULLEGE.
Yeans- Mm of Caathora Hal Ha va Drm
outnUd That WkttaoM rocrf
CaaBUdt tUtkWMk. -
(From Daily, Feb. 1st.) :
The prolleni of economically fur
nishing, good, wholesome food - has
been demonstrated by a company of
young gentlemen students of the Cor
valhs agricultural college. By a re
rent dietary experiment, the young men
have shown that good "board can be
provided at an actual cost of $1.56 per
weekr ..:..
Regarding the experiment, the last
issue of the Corvallis Times has the
following account: ,
"All over the United States dietary
experiments have, of late years, been
conducted for the purpose of ascertain
ing the most wholesome and econom
ical foodM fdr the laboring classes.
More recently, Oregon colleges have
taken up the matter with the hope of
giving their students the benefit of the
experiments, and the results have been
very salutary when it is remembered
that years ago it cost a b)y from two
to four times as much for board, in
college as it does now, thus hindering
many from entering college orj from
proceeding with their studies, j ,
"Last fall, those hiving the matter
in charge, conceived the idea that the
young men attending the Oregon Ag
ricultural college could organize ttiem
elvcs into a boarding club, and with
a little assistance at the outset, tianage
their own business affairs more cheaply
than is customary for such accommo
dations. Accordingly the young men
at Cauthorn Hall organized with the
following officers: President. Lee
Harding; secretary, Fred Smith j both
of Oregon City; steward. Carl Griffith,
of Salem. One of the prfesosrf with
his family lives at the.HalL The yonug
men, sixty fn number, are learning the
arts of economy and self-government.
With the exception of one month,
their expenses, including board, have
been under $2.50. Recently they adopt
ed Wtis menu, which is given , because
it shows what , kind of living can be
served in Oregon by white , labor at
$1.56 per' week including labqr and all
other necessary expenses, when prices
of meats, vegetables and fruits are un
commonly high, as they tare this year:
"Breakfast Coffee, mush, milk, pen
tatoes, butter, biscuits, syrup, i light
bread( white, and . brown). I hash, and
sometimes jelly, pancakes frequently.
"Dinner Meat, potatoes land One of
the following parsnips, cabbage, tur
nips, etc; soup, salad, frequently, cat
sup, butter, stewed fruit, ; light t bread
(white and brown), tea or coffee, pie
or pudding.. - a . V i -
"Supper Meat, two of the following
Rice, maccaroniy corn, squash, beans,
tomatoes; potatoes, butter. 1 ginger
snaps or wafers, pickles oncet in a
while, tea every evening, cocoa twice a
week if desired; light bread (white and
brown), mince or pumpkin pie.
, "Addendum -Drinking r - waters and
crackers served at all . meals, and the
menu is changed often enough to give
some variety. .
A more detailed account of the ex
pense V as follows: Vegetables,
$42.02; meau, $2f.82;r laundry, 80c;
"tdjephone, 25c? labor,; $21.08; wood,
$3.10; total, $8807. j
"A continuance of j the menu has
been ordered for .the present, but it is
subject to change at any time the club
may order, so the young men have at
yi times what they order." :
TRIED AND FOUND WANTING
It is a fact well worth remembering
that the French shrp subsidy system,
which our own Frye bill resembles in a
general way is being extended and
strengthened by j the French legislature.
1 A-measure now before the chamber of
deputies provides, what is known fcs an
outfit bounty for new French merchant
vessels, and stipulates that, in order to
be eligible to this protection the ships
must be built in France. So the French
government purposes! to follow Ger
many toward an abandoment of the
free ship", policy. Several years ago
the German authorities restricted their
mail subsidies to home-built steamers.
A year ago Norway, the last stronghold
of the ' free ship idea in Europe, capit
ulated by granting bounties to native
shipyards. So it may now be said that
not one of the maritime countries of
the world continues to adhere to the
"free ship" principle. Nearly all of them
Save given it . an- exhaustive trial, and
they have found it a delusion and a
snare. , - :' -: 1 r'
In fact it was after following the tree
,in'f iHpa faithfullv for manv vears that
r ranee and Italy turned to sudsiuics
and bounties to save their , merchant
fleets from vanishing off the face of the
ocean. 1 , - ! .V - '
GOT THEIR 1APPLES !
Coquille City Bulletin: - -
A nUmber of farmers on the Upper
River were sadly beaten by a Port
land . apple dealer recently. In some
cases, after contracting for the apples,
they were shipped without a payment
being made. In other cases checks
were given in payment . which . have
pisaed to ' be 'worthless. The smooth
and wily buyer has skipped and
the farmersj are minus their apples, al
so a Cash outlay for boxes, but have
the experience which may guard them
hereafter. "Experience' is a wise teach
er" but it takes many a hard earned
lesson to gain it.
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IN SUPEEME COURT
A CRIMINAL CASK FROM WASCO
cocjrrr is a bo led.
Robbery or th Pacific (Expreas Co'.'m Of
Hc In Tha Dallea Waa Heard om
Appeal Veaterday.
(From Daily, Feb! I st.)
In the supreme conrt, yesterday, two
cases were argued and submitted, as
follows:
The state of Oregon, respondent, fs.
Otis Savage, appellant! and Frank
Klein. defendants, an appeal from
Wasco county. A brief statement ' of
the case follows:
The appellant Otis Savage, and Frank
Klein were jointly indicted for lar
cencyl, the charging part of the indict
ment reading as follows:
"The said Otis Savage and Frank
Klein on the 13th day of October. 1894,
in the county of Wascoj and state of
Oregon, in a certain office in Dallas
city in said county then and there oc
cupied by the Pacific Express Com
pany, a corporation incorporated under
the laws of the state of Nebraska, and
then and there lawfully doing business
in said city, county and. state as an ex
press company and engaged in he
express, business in said state, the said
being the express ofivce of the said com
pany, unlawfully and feloniously did
take, steal and carry away fourteen
thousand dollars current' gold and sil
ver coin of the United States, of the
value of fourteen thousand dollars law
ful money of the United States, and
then and there the monejr and property
of said Pacific Express Company." To
1i is indictment the defendant Savage
demurred on the ground that it charged
two separate offences. IThe demurrer
was overruled. . He plead not guilty,
was tried, convicted of grand larceny
and. sentenced for four years in the pen
itentiary: and to reverse this judgement
he appealed, assigning numerous al
leged errors of the court.
IN PROBATE. Mrs. Nancy A.
Perkins was yesterday appointed guar
dian 'of her minor child. Ruby Perkins,
by County Judge G. P. Terrell, and
her bond placed at ,$250, which she
promptly (. furnished. Upon her peti
tion she was ordered to settle a claim
the child has against the Curtiss Lum
ber Company, of Albany.' The father
of ; the 1 child. . while employed by the
lumber company, -received an injury
from which he died and the company
offered to make a settlement by paying
$250 to the child. The court authorized
the acceptance of this amount. ...E.
A. M. Cone, guardian of the person and
estate of J. W. Long, an insane, was
discharged upon making a showing
that the said ward had I recovered his
mind, and had receipted the guardian
for all property. ;
STILL IN SAN FRANCISCO.
K. L. Hibbard, of this city, yesterday
received from Deputy "Quartermaster
'.Long, of San Francisco, the following
telegram : ""The remain' of : the late
Harry Hibbard will be forwarded in
Say or two and notification given you
date departure. Delay j necessary ; in
making proper arrangements with ex
press company,' customs and health au
thorities." It is very probable that the
body will reach Salem before the first
of next week.. . '
HAS A SON. At Roc kburn. pro
vince of Quebec, to Mrs.; Herbert Oli
ver, nee Miss Maud Denhara. formerly
of Salem, a fine Canadian boy . was
born. : He. will be ready to go and
fight the Boers in a short time. ,
PROVED AN ALIBI
M)CIS Mt ESTOX IS ACQUITTED Of A
CHARGE OF BURGLARY.
Very CvUaaUy Ha Did Kot Partlelpmta m
Chaaapaee; Hold-ap caaat apuaft
Aba Lawranea Dlanalaaed.
: "' ' (From1 Daily. Feb. 1st) ,
t The nreliminary examination . I. ot
Lonis Weston, charged with burglary,
being accused of having figured in the
Champoeg hold-up fast week, was con
ducted before Justice H. Ai Johnson
Yesterday and resulted in hijs acquittal.
By four witnesses, .whose competent
and convincing testimony could not be
shaken by the most rigid cross examin
ation by District Attorney $. L. Hay
den, the defendant proved air alibi and
the. felonious charge . against him was
uismtsscu. .
I When the decision in Weston's case
had been rendered bv'Iustice Johnson.
District Attorney Hayden tnoved foY'a
dismissal of the charge 01 ADe uaw
rence who was arrested in Portland
Tuesday night by Sheriff F. W. Dnrbin;
ton suspicion of having been implicat
ed with Weston in the alleged burglary
at Cbampoeg. ' ; . ;
s The case was ooened before Jusfece
tohnson at g o'clock yesterday morn
inflr and it Was 1 o'clock in the aftemodn
before the testimony had teen intro-
doced and- closing arguments . made.
The1 only Aawing made by the state
was in. the testimony ot thre witnesses,
viz: Caspar Zorn, James Louden and
Lester Snrague. who identified Wes-
tcn as one of the robbers, y his yoice,
gestures and -walk. j, . . -
The defendant was represented by
L. IL McManan. Four witnesses
were called for the defense, by whom
an alibi was proven.1. Mr. and Mrs. L.
E. McDonald. Miss. Ella KrugeT and
A. W. Jetty, the latter a brother-in-law
of the defendant, and all of Portland,
testified .positively that Weston was jn
Portland at the home of nis sister. Mrs.
Tetty. who conducts a boarding and
lodging house at No. 330 fpifth street,
between the hours of I and 7 p. m. on
Tuesday. January 23d, the day upon
which the robbery took place, the hotrr
of the hold-up being 0:30 p. m.
: .District Attorney Havden - waived a
gument but Mr. MoMaban briefly sum
med up xhc case for the defendant,' im
proving the opportunity i ' to indirectly
severely, score a local officei-who arrest
ed Weston and against who mhe has for
many years entertained much ill-feef-ing.
Counsel referred to the case on
trial as a "commentary oh the cheap
detective annals of the city. -
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Thos. Monahan. charged wUh lar
ceny in a store, was brought before
City Recorder Judah at 1 ' o'clock yes
terday afternoon for a preliminary ex
amination. Monahan waived examin
ation, pleaded guilty of the charge and
was held in $250 bonds to await the
convening of circuit court; on . the 14th
inst. In default of bonds j he is in the
county jail. I
ITS AIMS AND OBJECTS.
Hon. H. B. Miller, of Eugene,- In Ah
Interview Shows the Importance
of the Farmers' Congress.
The endeavor jointly undertaken by
the state board of agriculture and the
Salem Chamber of Commerce, to get
the farmers of the state together, is a
mater of considerable importance to
the various agricultural Jnterests ' of
this commonwealth. This object will;
be successfully attained by the Farmers
Congress which will be held in tpe
capitol next Wednesday ;and Thursday.
The press throughout thf state is deT
voting much attention to the -coming
convention of farmers, recognizing in
the move a matter of great importance
to the agricultural interests of the
state. The general interest that , has
been shown, gives evidence that? the
attendance will be large and the inter
est, in the organization corresponding
ly great.
. Hon. H. B. Miller, of Eugene, in a
recent interview, sets -forth the aims
and objects of the congress at which
the presence of men of all! lines of ag
ricultural pursuits is looked for , and
desired. The interview appeared in
last evening's Portland Telegram and
'was as follows: -
"The farmers' congres sto be held in
Salem on February 7th and 8th, is of
more importance to the stiate of Ore-;
gon than people generally imagine.
"The purpose of the promoters is to
get the various state agricultural or
ganizations in the way of holding an
nually one general convention, where
all may meet at the same time, instead
of scattered meetings all over the state.
"For instance, under the present plan,
'the Woolgrowers Asssociation meets
in one place the livestock 'men in an
other, the fruit men in still another,
and so on, each organizatin holding its
own separate convention without any
Telation or thought of the (other. . Yet
tall these interests are closely allied and
a good many members belong to sev
eral of the organizations at the same
time. Even were they disposed,- the
majority of -those interested cannot
spare the time nor expense ito travel all
over the state ' attending the different
conventions,' no matter howf great their
interest might prove, . j , ' r
"On the other hand, a general con
vention would give them aj chance to
attend all without extra expense. ..The
program conld be 'arranged SO thai one
or two days would be given exclusive
ly to livestock, another day or so to
the woolgrowers and so. on until all
the '. organizations : would have . been
properly represented. After the con
vention of - special organizations, gen
eral subjects covering all the lines re
presented could be. taken up and ; dis
cussed to advantage. Having attended
fcach one of the conventions,, those
bresent would be thoroughly posted,
and could act with clear-sighted judg
ment . .
"The proposed plan has another ad
vantage; By reason of the concentra
tion of forces and the saving of ex
pense, the members could well afford
to engage specialists to lecture upon
each of the branches represented. : --
"Really." concluded Mr. Miller,
"there is no end to the benefits that
could be reaped from such a plan. It
is to be hopedv that the fanners and
those interested in farming will turn
rtt Ait full force and carry ont : the
Work as. proposed, y. . ..
is in sah nuxcisco.
M. L. Jones, President of O. H GA.
Is Expected Home in a rew iays
: Condition of. Market.
M. L. Jones, president of the Oregon
It """ ... . licnri'ttinn s frnrrt.
flop njawv'"""
.j in . rriv hnnv ! within a few day
from his trip to New York city and
Washington, U. W wnere ne went in
the -interest of the growers who have
pooled their hops with the association.
Since leaving Washington on his re
turn home, Mr. ' jones speni several
days with relatives at Efia Old home in
nA a renort received vester-
Ha find him in San Francisco. He
Is- expected almost daily to reach Sa
Jern.'4 ''rv!- j-'. 'i .v '; ' "";
I j There i absolutely nothing doing in
local hop circles. The PdTtland Tele
gram of last evening had the following
concerning the condition of the. mar
ket: . "The Hopgrowers Association feels
that it has about ; got things on the
invn.h;il null A member savs that
the market is stiffening. ... He - states
that all the growers are peneciiy sai
isfied to allow the association to look
after their interests, at least until it
is proved conclusively that t the com
bine is wrong in its; estimation of the
market. ;
. Cwn AMAtislr a fnt advance mean
something like ' $25,000 net gain
in some instances mbre than a cent ad-
hat Keen cerured for the few
.hops already! sold the association
l"TIw. dealer are. tint : savins' much
but are sawing wood, j They say ; that
year s hops are too . high, and predict
fiat tViev wilt ve tiakirlle association
haps at ruling prices. They ; assert
that it is simply, a matter of waiting a
while longer, jr They j say that when
lAnt RnA I f n,rMC9rv irk till v
California hops for mixing with Ore
gon hops, it does not speax very wen
.a e . f
ior the quality 01 tne latter.
THE fVtWS M ALMSVILLE.
Personals and ' Events
Sheep-killing
in- That
Live
Dogs
Cause a Lawsuit
' Aumsville, Jan. 31. Johnnie Roberts
has returned to his hoijie in California,
after a few weeks visit with his parents
here. " tl .- .
' Elder James Roberts, ' of California,
held a series of meetings here last week
arthe Christiain church. ,
: It is said that A. P. Speer will open
up a new store here in the near future.
Quite a lot of potatoes have been
shipped from this place recently af fair
prices. - ,
-Thc McKinley Club met here last
Friday and elected E. T. Judd, Abner
Lewis, jG. O. McGilvary and F. L.
Pound delegates to attend the State
League at Portland.
''lhe Aumsvilie "Christian 2unaav.
school has elected the following officers
for the ensuing: year.' Superintendent,
H..C. Porter; assisitant superintendent,
Mrs. Chappell - secretary and treasurer.
Miss Lottie Chappel;" organist, Miss
Frankie Gilbert.
, W. D. Shaw, our efficient postmaster
and druggist, has returned from the
northern part of the country where he
spent several days in taking a needed
rest.
. Mrs. Latourelle is yet quite sick. G.
,W. Martin is slowly improving.
t aneep-icuiing aogs caused a lawsuit
in Justice of the Peace F. L. Pound's
court several days ago. Wm. Kaiser
and Ed. Downing were the attorneys.
Kaiser and the tlr- came out victori
ous. BINGER II. IS GOOD.
The Dalles Times-Mountaineer:
Cngrcss wi entirely too hasty 'in
getting rid of Binger H. Roberts, the
polygamous representative-elect from
Utah, and its hasty action may some
day cause complications that will be
difficult to untangle.,
DIED IN IDAHO. 'A dispatch re
ceived in Salem yesterday told briefly
of the death in Haileyj Idaho, at 5:30
yesterday morning, of H. M. Thatcher,
a pioneer of 1855. He was aged 76 years.
AH old Salem ites know him well. He
left here in 1874. .His wife lives in Sa
lem. There are fonr rhildrrn. Mr
M. N. Chapman, of Salem; 'Mrs. S. A.
Thrall, of Portland; Mrs. W. T. Bell,
of Joseph, Wallowa county, arid E. A.
Thatcher, of Salem. !No particulars
concerning the cause of the death or
the time of the funeral were received.
'-The receipts of the I county record
er's office for the month of January,
aggregated $286.15, while those of the
county-clerk 'were only S28.a. This
Is a good sign, showing that many
transfers 01 property and other docu
ments are being recorded, as an evi
dence, of prosperity, while the smaller
receipts in the clerk's office show a de
crease in litigation. I -
AN , EXPLANATION.
j Jones I saw a messenger boy run
ning this morning. i ' ,
Brown Why. what was the matter?
' Jones He had just lost his job.
WHEN THE DAY IS DONE.
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; .Excess of wealth is cause of coyet-
pusness. Marlowe. I
As we advance fn lifr. we learn the
limits of our abilities. Fronde.
Life is not so short. but that there is
always time enough for , courtesy.
Emerson.- . ' ; - 1- -:
The coward never on himself relies,
urn to an equal lor assistance flies. '
I Crabhe.
That same -man, that rinnith awaie, '
Maie again fight, an other daie.
Erasmus . C"Apothegmes Demos-
A, moral, sensible, and, well-bred man
Will not affront me, and no other can.
. - -. -. . . : - f ' . Cowper. -
The best of all ; Pills are BEE-
CHAM'S. ':'.'... I ."''
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Pasilcnatc t Utterances efSenat
i crs VVfclle la Debate
PE TTIORf W IS CALIID A TRAITOR
Ha Daefira4 AbU! Daway Had Baeog-
alaa4 "tha rtllpiaa -Bapaaila
aaJad Tay paway.- ' 1
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W A SHlVnTON. 1 Ian, t .11. The de
it-. ..-
bate in the senate, ordinarily calm and
dignified, burst today -into passionate
utterances i ana) ; bitter recriminations.
Senators hurled - denunciations at one
another until "the auditors, quivered
with excitement The debate grew out
of a phase of the Philippine -qucstidn
and no scene has ben witnessed since
the Siiscussion - of the war resolutions
in the last, congress. which.. in sensa
tional features' comparre'd with that of
today. . .-' " -
' Pettigrew, whOi-has precipitated
nearly ail ot the. debates upon tne rnn
iooine Question during the present ses
siori. soueht to have read a resolution,
embodying ' a document written by
Emilio Aguinaldo upon the Filipino
insurrection, ano containing . nis ver
sion of the alleged - recognition : of the
Filipino republic by Admiral;JJwey.
Lodee. republican of Massachusetts,
protested against printing the docu
ment in iny form, and read a letter
from - Admiral ; Dewey in .which that
portion of Aguinaldo s statement - re
lating to the admiral was . denounced
as a "tissue of falsehoods."
The . senators on the floor listened
with eager attention, and many gallery
spectators leaned far over the -railings
in tlierr, desire not to miss a sentence.
Lodge " said he preferred accepting
Dewey.s word to that of Aguinaldo,
and was satisfied the American people
would also. r In an impassionate reply.
Pettigrew declared that Admiral Dewey
had recognized the rihpino republic
and, although afforded an opportunity
heretofore to deny Aguinaldo s state
ments. had not done so. In an in
stant a half dozen senators were on
their feet; Hawley, the venerable sen
ator from, Connecticut, denounced Pet
tigrew's action as treason. . ' .
In rapid succession Pettigrew was
made the tat get of stinging arraign
ments made by . Senators Spooner,
Hawley, Sewell and. Gallinger. That
feeling was at a pitch seldom noted in
the senate was evidenced by the pale
faces of the men who spoke. Jones,
democrat of Arkansas, and Teller, of
Colorado., endeavored to stem the tide
of protest and deep feeling by concilir
atory speeches. , . ,
, The letter of Admiral Dewey to Sen
ator Lodge is as follows:
"Washington, Jan. 30, 1900: Dear
Senator Lodge;, The statement of
Emilio Aguinaldo, as recently publish
ed in the Springfield Republican, so
far as it relates to me, is a tissue of
falsehoods. I never promised, direct
ly or indirectly, the independence of
the Filipinos. I never treated him as
an ally, except to make use of him and
the soldiers to assist me in my opera
tions against the Spaniards. He never
alluded to" the word 'independence' in
any conversation with me or my offic
ers. The statement, that I received
him with military honors or saluted the
sy-called I Filipino flag, is absolutely
false. (Signed) George Dewey."
Spooner read an expression from the
late General Lawton, in which the gen
eral said:
"If I am shot by a Filipino bullet. It
might as well come from one of my
men. because I know the continuance
of fighting is due to the reports sent
out here iJrom America."
At the conclusion of the scene, which
will remain memorable in the senate
annals, the financial bill was taken up
and discussed.
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VVUVVVVVaVWaVV
THE BOER GIRL
VW-V VWSPaWAWlftrWrWWf
There is a brief sketch in the Janu
ary Ladies'- Home Journal of "The
Boer Hirl rt rmth Africa." tiv Itnw.
ard C. Hillegas, who describes the
duct gin as a oaugnter 01 sontuae.
No civilized cirl An earth he v
lives in stirh a lonelv drearv uninter
esting country as that -in which this
patriotic cniid 01 tne African plain is
Content tr live Her nnnct rr'trl
- - ...... .. u . w .
neighbor lives . ten or twenty miles
away. Mr. Hillegas calls her an ideal
picture of. womanhood tall, muscular
and ruddy-cheeked, ready with rifle in
hand to aid her father and brothers id
ineir wars, tie says;. ,
"The : Boers are a navtnral nnn1
content .with the,, simple -. life .which
meir occupation carries with it. Their
country is the yeldt; a plain far less
interesting and beautiful than the trrear
Western prairies of America, and un-
relieved by. natural growths of treW
or shrubs except . along the water
courses. In the midst n( ihi nlt;nr
brain-fagging veldt the Boer girl -has
t 1 a . 0 j
ncr nome, and mere she is compelled
to soend her life ii artilirut. --A
- -. - wv.a.w.. MMU I4IIUT
mother , was accustomed - to the finest
luxuries and entertainments that Holt
land, France and Germany afforded in
those davs for the Rrvn Mm, nf
high lineage. 1 - .
"One-half of the Boer girl's life is
SDent ' in' the fntlrwir the Hvrt-c . ttwtA
herds of her father. At thebeginning
ut me ury season tne tsoer larmer locks
his COttace : dnrir anil liMAmt 9 . Ami
ad. He places some of -his household
effects tin several - large wagons . not
unuxe tne. old-time , prairie schooners,
and, accompanied by his wife -and chil
dren, leads his sheep and cattle in
pttrsuit of water and pasture.
- "When the. wet season : begins and
the nomads have returned to their
homes the Boer girl is busily engaged
in her studies, which, if the father ... of
the family 'has. realized sufficient mon-
re. directed Jy a .govjtritess brought
from one of the towns. Jf ,a, govern
ess .is not provided, the mother teaches
the daugtter, and if the finances of the
ey from the sale of cattle and sheep
family are tod low to allow he pur.
chase of the necessary supplies, thett
.the Boer girl has the family Bible at
her only text-book." j -
The Boer gM is taught to dance by
her governess and gets to town, a coup,
le of times a jyear to attend, commun.
ton. sh attains ner-matnmonial afge
about sixteen and some Boer youth
then begins his long horseback rides
to visit her. . ; ' - .;
r " The . wedding is an important ,event.
Firjng of guns, feasting,, coffee-drinking
and dancing take up the time' Until
daylight the morning after the cere
mony Sometimes -the wedding fesftt.
continues on tintil noon the day after.
The wedding tour consists of i a jour
tiey to the cottage and farm which the
young man bail secured from 'his father.
It is usually hear the paternal home
stead. "' h : " -'': " i : ''!''
V "The Boer girl who lives in ! the' city,
ior town," continues Mr. Hillegas,
P'has more , opportunities than her
country cousin, and she? differs little
from the American town girl,-except
that instead of English, she uses- the
Dutch dialecti called Taal There are
many wealthy Boers rn the Transvaal,
Town and Grahamstown, can speak
several languages fluently.- They- are
Sent to the ladies' seminaries in Caje
fFown and Grahomstown, 1 can speak
French, German and English and can
play golf or tennis, as well as the piano-
or -violin. They spend" vacations
at the seashore at Durban, on the- In
dian ocean, or perhaps can be found
touring 'in the European capitals'.
1The Boerj girls, whether city or
country bred.1 find irt Madame Kruger,
ihe wife of the president,"one of their
isex whom they adore. Their love for
the 'first lady of the land is almost
akin to worship, and her picture js to
bV seen in a 'prominent position In ev
ery Boer homestead in the country.
( "Madame Kruger is a typical Boer
Woman of the older generation. Her
ancestors were well known Hollanders ;
who went t South Africa ' 200 years
ago 'to escape - religious persecutions.
Although the president is several times
a millionaire; Madame Kruger directs
all the details of the management of
the executive mansion in Pretoria, the
capital city of the republic. She has '
several native servants to do the labor:
ious part of the household work, but
she insists upon preparing and serving
her husband's meals and brewing his
coffee without assistance from anyone,
i The executive mansion' is the reri-.
dezvous of every Boer who visits Pre
toria: and Madame Kruger shares
equally with; her husband the pleasant
task of entertaining all who com? in a
manner which is highly gratifying to
admirers of ; democratic institutions.
There are no social distinctions among
the Boers', and the country girl who
has never been outside the boundaries,
of her father's farnv is on the same so
cial plane at the executive mansion as
the city giri who has just returned from
a Parisian ladies seminary; nor does
the City girl pretend to be socially su
perior. Vanity is not a characteristic ;
of the Boer girl; on the! contrary, it" is I
her love of others that gives her a high j
place in the opinions of those who have "
Seen her." '. . .- I .v '
Be she fairer than the day,' :
X
,Or the flowery -meads in May, '
If she be hot so to me,- '
IWhat care I'how fair she be? 1
George Wither.
J. H. 'HoIIingsworth, of Detrbit, was
in the city yesterday.
KABBIXD.
BROOKS GrGGER. In ' the' office
of the officiating 'magistrate. Justice
of the Peace H. A. Johnson, in ihe
; Murphy building, at 7. o'clock Wed
nesday evening, January -3. i9oOt
Miss Annie Glgger to j. Ti, Brooks,
Justice Johnson officiating.--The
parties reside in Marion county.
north .of -Salem.' . , , . .' ., ; . . '
Pile A
THAYER. At thef home of his son,
E. A. Thayer, three miles east of Sa
lem, Tuesday, January 30, 1000, of
ichronic dyspepsia F. D. Thayer, in
. his eigbty-hfth year. :l
ine deceased was born in Midway,
Massachusetts, October 7, ; 1815. He
came with his father "to Susquehanna,
county, Pennsylvania at ; the age of 5
years, and was educated in rranKini
academy at Harvard, Pennsylvania.
He afterwards removed to Wayne
county, Pennsylvarlia, where he re
mained up to the year! 1897. rrom
1880 to 1895 he was superintendent of
the water works at Homesdale, Penn
sylvania. ,. t
He was married1 in 18.18 tor MisJ S.
Catharine Grant. Three children were
the fruit of this marriage,, two of whom
still survive him. - Mr. Thayer was
married three limes., his third wife pre
ceded him , to the home " beyond , in
iao. . . . ,;-! . ', - ':.(
Soon after reaching Salem in 1897,
MJ-. Thayer connected himself with
the .First.. Presbyteihm church of. Sa
lem, and was much esteemed by all
who became acouainted with him. He
frequently walked in to 'church and -
back, making a journey of six miles.
Mr. Thayer was a man of sterling in-
kegrity, and pronounced Christian
Character. He remained in remarkable
Dossession of all his faculties ud to tbe
close of his life. He was ready and ;
anxious to .depart and be with Christ. .
,. I he funeral. services will be conduct
ed by his paspr. Rev. H. A Ketch urn,
from the residence of his jph. ' today, ;
at II oVlorff - Interment at MacleaV.
FEELEY. At the family home in this
city on East Leslie street. Wedne
day, January i 31, :iooo, of consump- -
tion, Mrs. Emma Feeley, aged 37
years.. ; - - - ;
va a ' m " - a a .. ff .
i ne deceased , was born near saiem.
October 6, 1873. and has spent her en
tire life -in Marion -county. '-She re-;
ceived ner education at the &acre
Heart Academy . in ... this ' city, from
which institution she was graduated.
Ine deceased was in- estimable joung
woman. She was the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Yannke
and about three years ago was married
to rrank .freeley, who, with a sixteen- -months
bid child, survies r.