WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 6, 1900. TCE'GBflUMmnm Published every Tuesday and Friday . by the. ' j STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. 266 Commercial St, Salem, Or. ; R. J. HENDRICKS, Manager. - SUBSCRIPTION RATES: . One year, in advance.... J.. .....$z oo Six months, in advance. .J. ...... ? 50, SUBSCRIBERS DESIRING THE AT dices of their papr changed most iUt the name of their former jpostofflce, as well as of tbe office to which they wish the paper changed. : j . Wanted, more hustlersjfor the States man and other publications printed and to be printed at thijs office. Apply at the business office. ' The -British army outnumbers that of the Boers nearly four to one. r The trouble so far is that the majority can't rule in South Africa, any more than it can in Kentucky. . . j The St. Louis Globe-Democrat thinks "thee would seem to bev little need of holding an election in Ken- tucky when a governor, can be chosen by a steering committee and a physi cian's certificate." ', 1 -. . "-! Rev. Dr. Sheldon has presented a (music box to the inmates of a Kansas jpoor house. If this is his plan of abol ishing poor houses, thinks a neighbor-! ;ing paragrapher, he should try the oc-j cordion. -1 " ; - "Senator 'Petti grew made a great mistake when he involved his friend , Aguinaldo in a question of veracity with Admiral Dewey. The country can not forget that the Admiral was raised in, a. Vermont orchard," remarks an admirer of the "hero of Manila. j Says the Cincinnati Enquirer: "The queen's speech abounds in the 'first person, singular. Really it gets, very tiresome, even jn the course of four or . live nunarea woras, 10 near so mucn 01 'my empire 'my soldiers, my colonies, etc. The royal mortgage on about ev'-i erything in sight sets people to won-j dcring if, after all, Great Britain has made such substantial progress in the direction of popular representation." j ine most important woric lor repute lican local organizations this year in Oregon will be that of' securing the registration of votes. To this end, an active, earnest central committee should be chosen in every county, the mem ' bcrs ot wnicn snoum oe inorotigniy acquainted in their respective precincts, should be so situated that thev -can and ,- will devote some time and attention to polling the precincts, ascertaining those who have and who have not rcg istcred property, personally; visiting the latter and securing a compliance with the law. For this purpopsc, it would probably be wise to have , an early convention this year, so that the committee may have time to do the necessary work. .With a full registra tion and a full vote the republican par ty' need have no fears. V ! In another olunin we print an ar ticle from the San Francisco Call, in regard to the new consular bill in con gress. Some ol the features of this bill are good and promising of salutary reforms in the service of our govern ment in foreign countries. . But the most important changes have already been made. That is. under the present edministration, the "United States con suls arc required to work in helpful unjson wiih the appraising and other customs officials at the various ports. They have become what they should be, international drummers for trade and agents for the protection ofur customs service frorrj the fraud of un dervaluation of foreign goods offered for entry. There is no particular law . far all this. It is simply the arrange ment of a business-like administration of our federal affairs. The promulga tions of the chiefs of the various de partments .have the binding force of law. It is more elastic, and results In better service, than under fixed gener al legal rules. ! Some additional au thority should, perhaps, be provided by congress in the premises. But there is no call for putting, the whole consu Iar machinery ; under the civil service. This would breed; a perfunctory and lay set of public officials a big, list less, easy-going machine, that would not be in touch with the commercial much of this thing already in the federi at service; Too much of official snob ocracy and red-tape and time-ktiling moss-backism, superinduced by the civil service. It is against the Ameri can spirit of gct-up-and-get. Against the Yankee idea of going for things directly and "getting there Eli" "with both feet." Nrly the whole of the civil service system should be abol- ished. and it should certainly not be extended. The spoils of politics" is made a term to conjure with in favor of a system that promises much worse and more costly things, and a service much less efficient. ENGLAND AND THE CANAL. ; There seems to be a general surprise that Englandi did not put a price oo its concession iri abandoning the position of deal control of the Nicaragua canal given her by v the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Not only is this surprise mani fested by the ' foreign diplomats at Washington, but it is shown by most of the London newspapers. A representa tive in Washington of one of the great powers is reported by "a correspondent of ! the St. Loais Globe-Democrat to have been incredulous at the intima tion that England asked no favor in re turn for the concession. "Did you ever know Great Britain to give something for; nothing?" he asked. - h England, however. Is not, a. loser by consenting to give up the -dual princi ple: in the management of the canaL The London Chronicle and, the Lon don Standard are mistaken in 1 assum ing that their c wntry has surrendered a valuable ! privilege for nothing. The Telegraph and the Morning (Leader of London have taken a correct view of the matter. The former declared that the canal is bound to be of advantage to England in opening up j another waterway for our vast merchant fleets." The latter paper said England's conces sion "can not possibly pain any one except the small but Ajax-jthroated ring who regard the earth as a mon strous manger wherein this country is to i play dog."These are the views of political sanity. "(They are the views which will be taken by everybody in England at ah early day. Jt should be borne in mind that the Nicaragua canal could never be built except on the condition , under which it is now to be constructed. It was in- cvitabie tnat tne unitea states wouia have to 'control any canal that was to be built across the isthmus at Nicara gua. The United States has a larger interest in this waterway than any oth er country an possibly have. The United States, has a better chance than any other great nation of preserving the peace with the rest of the big coun tries. Some nation would necessarily lave to exercise a paramount control of the waterways This is inevitable in a section of the world which has as many political cyclones as the countries of Central America are subject to. Manifestly the only country which could do this to the satisfaction of the rest-of the world is the United States. The settlement which has been reached is the only one which was possible. A delay in arriving at it would mean, a delay rn building the canal. The Lon don News is correct, of course, in say ing that "the American secretary of state has won a great diplomatic tri umph." He has won also a great tri r.mph for civilization, as the entire world will be prompt to see and con cede.; , It is said that Speaker Carter,' of Jakson county, in his contest for a congressional nomination, claims the support of Coos and Curry counties, as; well as Jackson, Klamath and Lake, There is scarcely a doubt but Mr. Car ter claims too much. He will not have Klamath and Lake solid, nor U it likely that he will have any controll ing 'influence in! Coos at all. That county will go as Mr. Hermann and his friends Want it, a fact which will bring it toSa man farther north, as Mr. Hermann will -hold the geographical claims of Southern Oregon for use in his own particular desires for prefer ment. Curry wil be likely to accom pany Coos. There is a more general compliance with the registration law in Marion than in most of the other counties. But many voters are yet Unregistered. If they , do not attend to this prelimi nary they' will not be allowed to vote, excepting by going through a tedious process on the day of election.. We hope that no citizen will leave this duty undone. There is room within reach of Salem for cows enough to run a dozen cream eries several times as large as the two proposed for this city. And they will be provided, no doubt, whenever j the farmers get the cows and attend to them.'1 .; r - ' - TRIPPED BY KIPLING. 'At a dinner in Rottlngdean lately, says a London correspondent, a royal academician stated to the company the alleged fact, tnat sugar and sumac are the only two : words in English where su : is pronounced as shu. There was much interest shown in the discovery, when Rudyard ' Kipling - was heard from the other ena of the table: j "But are yo quite sure?" The efficacy of the serum treatment of diphtheria has again been demon strated in Austria, where the mortality, in cases so treated last year, was only 15-89 per cent, while -of -.'those' treated without serum 39.30 per cent died. Kfnr man v nersons are aware that the wife of Uhe notorious GeneraKMer cier is an Englishwoman. Her maiden name was Penn-Svmons, and she was J a first cousin to the General Symons who was killed at Glencoc. Jn snch bnsjnes$ Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the ' . ignorant ' More learned than the ears. WHERE OUR FARM PRODUCTS pi ; GO. .; '. f ' - i . , : A bulletin compiled in the agricult ural department at Washington re garding the exports of agricultural pro ducts from the United States during the past five years furnishes ani inter esting list 0 the countries that fail to feed their own people. The average annual export, amounting to $66536 201 of food and other farm products, does not include all that our loreign customers buy in these lines, for Rus sia, Australia and Argentina f export food- products in .considerable quanti ties; but the United States, so far, lead all other countries in this respect, that our food products find a ? market, in neatly all food importing countries. .These official figures show that 88 per cent ' of all exported American farm products find markets m Jburope, , . f . i anH ij ner cent in all other countries. The chief part of this 12 per cent went to Canada and the West Indies. Mexi co and South America were ouv customers to a very limited'j extent. Oceanica. , including Hawaii, look a few - steamer loads in far-away South Africa. American flour and preserved meats found purchasers, and the coun tries of Asia are shown to be growing customers, our ! exportation s tjo these countries amounting to $3,83k(Oo8 in 1894, and to 114,671,341 in 1898, a gain of $io.8iq,;u. in five years.. Our exoorts of food prodacts to Asia in the latter year exceeded our exports to South America by about three millions of dol lars. - ! . . Our most important European cus tomer was the United Kingdojm, which took 62 per cent of the entire amount exported to Europe during jthe five years' period. Our farmers may sym pathize with the Boers in their present contest with the British Empire, but Greaflf Britain is their best customer, all the same. Of the other .European countries Germany is our next best customer, taking nearly 15 per cent, the Netherlands 5 per cent.,j Belgium 4 per cent, Italy 2'2 per cent, spam 1.7 per cent, and Denmark r per cent these Jigures are worm a caretui study by our farmers t'eca,use they show first where our food products go, and second the countries in which the demand is increasing and int which it is worth while to make an effort to find more extended markets, lfere seem to be good fields for the extension of this trade in South America,! the West Indies, the Asiatic countries, and South Africa, and we shall do well to .study methods lot facilitating this extension. WHERE EXPORTS SHOULD BE ' EXTENDED. In our rejoicing over the (rapid in crease of our commerce we are all too apt to grow eloquent over hc aggre gate gain without taking much ac count of the sources or causes of the gain. A more careful scrutjiny of the details would doubtless furnish valua ble information about where to look for future increase. The total increase in our exports for 1899 ovejr those of the previous year was Sio.o0o,ooa The gain in exports in the Pacific trade alone reached $19,000,000. Six millions of this increase went to British Aus tralia, four millions to Hawaii, four millions to China and the ; remainder to other Pacific ports. Imports in creased $164,000,000, of which $48,oa,- oco, or more than one-toarth. cam: from Asia and Oceanica. ? The largest item in this increase of imports f.om Asiatic sources consisted of sugar from theDutch East Indies to the amount of $12,000,000, or nearly viiv-tiau wi iiiv a,vt.si uuuytivn . islands. The item of most! interest int connection with these figures is that the Dutch East Indies bought very lit tle in return of their best customer. It is worth while to investigate a ntue he reasons why we imported from these islands $12,000,000 worth of su gar and other products- last year, while we sold them but a paJtryi $2,000,000 worth of American goods. There should be an excellent market herefor Amer ican agricultural and otheif machinery. These one-sided figures indicate that Dutch sugar has been hunting a mar ket and that our manufacturers and merchants have been too busy to can vass the Dutch East Indies for sales in return. . With a port of our own in Manila as a commercial basis for extending our trade in Asiatic waters, our man ufacturing and exporting interests should seek to extend our! export trade to something like reciprtcal propor tions, says the Philadelphia. Times. While the rehabilitation of Cuba and Porto Rico is likely to j decrease our purchases of East Indian! sugar, our imports of various kinds -from Asiatic and Oceanic sources are bound to be heavy, and where we purchase largely we should sell largely.-- l.he steamers I which carry Asiatic products to our ports should return as heavily laden with American products of various kinds. 5 . f , WHEELING VS. WALKING. It is probable that if (cycling were practiced with the same degree of mod eration; as walking, and in a correct upright position, it would, be no more hurtful,' even to the victims of heart trouble. Four ..miles, say at the rate of five miles aa hour, could be done by a delicate person with less fatigue than one mile could be covered afoot, and the superior exhilaration f of the wheel would tone up the system better. Wheeling is ; pleasure;?' walking is drudgery that is the difference. Walk ing is harmless, but footracing would not answer at all for an -invalid. The same distinction may be -made between slow pedalling and scorching. It is the abuse, -and not the use, bv the bicycle that produces injury. i THE STEPS HE WOULD TAKE. A good, kind clergyman took a num ber oJboys to the zoo in order to teach them natural history, a study greatly neglected by the middle classes, relates the Chicago News, He took them to see the lions fed, and in his genial: way he enquired of the keeper: "If one of these gigantic and ferocious carnivora contrived to emancioate it self and to hurl its prodigious strength i . . . 2 j.. . 1 . . .. uiiu uut imusu, -wuai steps wouta ynn take?" "Blooming long steps," said! the man; and the boys .tittered. . . THE NEW CONSULAR BILL, -' - (S. F. CalL) Ij ' For many years past the has been an agitation in commercial circles for reform and improvement in bur consu lar service. The agitation has increased withthe increase of our export trade, and, it is safe to say, will no ceise un til the demands of thr merehants snd the needs""of the country haVe been satisfied by enactment of a law provid ing for an American consular j service eual, if not superior, to that jet '. i ny cter nation. '' ! ; -;',-?- 't A year ago the leading commercial bodies of the country appealed to con gress to effect a reorganization of the service. The last congress, however, was too much occupied with5 war ques tions to take up the subject, and. ; ac cordingly the consular service bill pre pared at that time was not act' d' rpori. At this, session the issue is broaght for- f - ward in a bill which ha been intro- du-ed into the house by T. ,E. Burton of Ohio, and on the same day into the senate by Senator Lodge ,of Massa chusetts. The bill was drawn' up by representatives of large commercial or ganizations, after consultation with officers of the state d-partmnt and others who have had experiencs in the consularj service. It is, therefore, a well considered measure and i proba bly preferable to any other till of the kind that has been submit ed. Ihe bill provides for nine classes of consuls, t The highest class .are to re ceive a yearly salary of $5000 each, the lowest class are to receive $1,500 each. All fees, official or unofficial, for consu lar services are to be accounted :for and turned intlo the -treasury of the United States. Within six months after the passage of the act the president is to classify the consulates in accordance with the provisions of the law and within two years all present j incum bents are to come-home and pass ex aminations asto their fitness for the service. Each new consul when ap pointed holds for a) year on probation, and during that time may be removed it the will of the president. If he prove worthy and retain his office beyond a year, he cannot thn be removed ex--ept for cause. " f . Two features of the bill are especially "nteresting. One of these places the con sular corps! at the orders of the presi dent in the same way as the army and navy Thus the government can at any time 'detail a consul 6 report for duty at my part of the wrld where his ser vices may be .deemed most valuable. The other permits .(the assignment, by, die president's order, of any consul to special duty in the United States for a period of not more than one year at a ;ime, and permits the nomination to consulates without exarnifiation of per sons who have been in the classified service of the state department for at east two years, thus creating an mter--onvertible service, land making exper ence in the foreign service available tor the home office and experience in the home office available for the for eign service. If the billbcconae law the consular .service will be no longer a part of the spoils of politics. ! tt will afford a per manent career for men who choose to enter it The youg men who are to graduate from our pollcge of commerce may rightly aspire to eminence in it. ind will not have to become a part of the push and pull of politics to attain it It is full time Jor the reform to be achieved, and it isj to be hoped con gress will find time to deal with the is sue at this session.' ' ' ! ARMY AND NAVY NOTES. Last year 67 officers were placed on the retired list of j the United States army. Lyddite cannot be fired from any inch gun of less calibef than the 4.7 lorty-hve pounder. In the United States army there are 800 ' commissioned officers who have risen from the ranks. ' j A dog with a bo:f tied to his neck has collected 20 guineas at Driffield, Eng land, for the war fund. , t Lord Raglan, in the 'Crimea, had 25,000,000 men. Lord Roberts will have about 180,000 meri, thel argest army Great Britain has ever placed 1 in the field.. . ' i New Hampshire Sons' of Veterans are making strenuous efforts to have a national military college located at The Weirs, an elevated .site On Lake Winnipesaukee. j Plans t are being, made for adequate protection against jfire in the Brooklyn navy yard. In the ast the yard has de pended almost entirely on the ; Brook lyn fire department ' ; ' The Northwestern Railway jCo. of England declines to carry parcels for the soldiers free of, charge, j on the ground that the company isi not a charitable institution. ' ! Lieutenant Clark of the Britiih army, who is in this country j recuperating, says that the American soldier lias more endurance than "Tommy Atkins," judging from his observation of Unit ed States troops, in Cuimu I- H . A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every nian that actions, not word., arethe true crite rion of the attachment of, friends; ,4nd that the most liberal professions of good will ire very far from being the surest marks of it George Washing ton, 'W- I ? TV. j ' grow paying crops becau they'r fresh mad slmyt U beat For everywhere. FtofiiM subatitale. 8Uck to lerry Bed and prosper. 1900 Seed Annual freet Write for it. 0.11. rCRBT A CO.. Detroit Wch. tt a ni'ioraniio n tu, , INFLAMMATION Borrthroat, Headache muiutp. Tool h arhe 1 Minnve). Oatd Sore 'eiow. etr.ete. If .2 'e3 . t Tm a L-l: XT . ICu&U AliYPaiil la&WS OA 00X tW. ilZZtiZVrTJL voios, ronrrtTt Fevers. GRIP r r" r rm rTC, llttt Lio "Castoria" Is ft "barmlcss stibstltuto for Castor Oil, Pare ttoric. Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither' Opium, Morpnlno nor other Narcotic substance. It destroys Worms and allays Fererishncss. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It relieves Teeth injr Troubles and cures Constipation. It reffulates the Ktomach and Bowels, griTinsr healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The -Mother's Friend. . The KinH Ton Have Always Bought Bears the In Use For Announcement To accommodate those who are par tial to the use of atomizers in applying liquids into the nasal passages for ca tarrhal troubles, the proprietors pre pare Cream Balm in liquid form, which will be known as Ely's -, Liquid Cream Balm. Price including i the spraying tube is 75 cts. Druggists or by mail. The liquid form embodies the medicin al properties of the solid preparation. Cream Balm is quickly absorbed by the membrane and does not dry up the secretions but changes! thcin to a natural and healthy character; Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St., N. Y The North Carolina penitentiary was sclf-suppoprting last year, and returned to the state $50,006 borrowed during the year. NEW TO-DAY. FOR SAL'E I have Cor saie 18 head cf stock sheep in good order. V. H. Simpson, three miles south of 'Salem on the T. L. Davidson road, or address Salem. ' 2:i'5-3td-tw; DAIRYMEN Tliose wishing to sell cream to the Creamery, now being built ill Salem by T. S. Townsend, will please call on or write . Secretary U. B. ' Thielsen, of the Chamber of Commerce, and if ar rangements cannot be made to collect by teams, we "will have it shipped by boat or rail. . T. S. Townsend. dit-wtf. i Land Buyers, Attention! A rare, chance to buy one of, the best grain, stock, or dairy farms in Polk county, seven miles from Salem, near ly 400 acres. To be sold March 17$, by order of court. Call and examine. J. R. SHEPARD, Zena. Folk Co. Refercl 2:Q-d6t,-w2t. - ( CONTRACTS TO LET. The Afllen Evaporating and Cannery ; Co. is ready to contract for peas and toma toes for the coming season. For particulars call at their office at the cannery. 2:Hf w I WANTED Ten bolt cutters wanted to cut bolts in Washington. Good timber, good camp, good pay. Ap ply to or address T. H. Abbott, Kel so, Washington. 2:13-2 tw. Nasal CATARRH In aU its turn there should b cleanliawiii. Ely's Cream Balm cleansea.sootheesndheais th diseased meinbrana. It cares catarrh and drives sway a eotd in the head ouicklT. ; Si Cream Balm ls placed Into the nostrils, spreads orcr the membrane and Is absorbed, i ltelief is lnv oiediate and a com follows. It is not drylnj does ' not produce sneeilng. , Larg Size, M eents at Drug gists or by mail ; Triaf sSic, 10 cects by mail. ELY BROTHERS. SO Warren Street. New York. IJLVDS, PATENTS. PENSIONS AND i CLAIMS. Washington ltw and Claims Com pany. Rooms 6 and 7, 472 Louisiana avenue, N. Waabingtori "will, on very reasonaWe terms prosecute land claims, including mineral lands and mines, applications for patents and pen sions, and all other claims before con gress, the District of Columbia courts, the savers! government departments, the court of claims.1 and tbs supreme court oC the United States. The company will alo aid lawyers at a distance. In preparing their cases for the supreme court of the United States, and for a small consideration will furnish corespondents information concerning matters in Washington that they may desire to know. Eerd for cir culars. JOHN O. SLATER. President. (In writing- lase mention this psvper.1 LEGAL. ADVERTISE! ENTS. NOTICE OF HEARING OF FI ". NAL ACCOUNT. - Notice is hereby given that the final account of J. T. King, as executor of the estate of Mary D. Eoff, deceased, has been filed in the county court of Marion county, state of Oregon, and that the nineteenth day of J February, 1000. at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m.. has been duly appointed by such court for the hearing of objections. to such final account and the settlement there of, at which time any person interested in such estate may appear and file ob ections thereto in writing and contest the same. J,-T. "KING, Executor of the Estate. i:26-slw. Signature of Over 3 O Years. SALEM i TILE FACTORY ..DRAIN TILE.. Now to the time to secure bargains. Prices are lower now than ever before. Choice etock of tbe best tile made In tbe state. Following Ls the reduced price list. Inch tile 4 inch tile 6 incti tile C inch tile 7 inch tile 5 Inch tile $10 per 1000 feet. $15 per 1000 feet. $20 per 1000 feet. 530 per 1000 feet. ' 340 per 1000 feet. $50 per 1000 feet. Write for special rates by car load lots. , Address, J. E. MURPHY, ' fairgrounds. Or. GOOD FARMS FOR SALE From 6 to 25 per acre These lands are in Marion, county, Dreeori, and are offered on easy terms of payment. They were taken under foretcksure by non-residents, ". hence arc offered for less than similar farms held by resident owners. For full par ticulars and description call on or address Macmaster 8c ' Birrell, 311 Worcester block, Portland, Oregon, or B0Z0RTH BROTHERS SALEM. OREHO.V. I ' . I .." f , To do effective spraying oh fruit trees, etc. The eggs of insects are hidden in the rough places in the bark of the trees and the trees are bare of leaves, so that all parts pf them can be reached oy me spray., xvcry rgg aestroYfu now means hundreds of insects Jess for next summer. To make. SURE of killing them use: V; BE IN SPRAY PUMPS Which spray, at a very 1iigh pressure and are surcj to penetrate to the hid ing places of the eggs and destroy them. The pumps arc practically non-wear- ablc and non-corrosive and with prop er care will last a lifetime. v. B. M. WADE & CO., Agents, Salem, Oregon. GAIN AND GRASS Mr We carry a complete line of seeds in bulk. Our seeds are all new .and 1 - - .1 . 1. A l. -: 1 : uf SClClim MUCK. IIIUH.C U11C I'i SWEET PEAS ond FLOWER sec just rece'ved. Call and secure your choice..' '-. V. ' . ' Prices lowest in the state. Send for catalogue. BREWSTER & WHITE, No. 91 Court St, Salem. Flit FENCE POST, jcoa ted with" . ..CarboIineumVAvcnarius.il Will out wear Celar it is also s Radical :Remedr Against Chicken Lice. ! Its application to the lunde walls of poul try bounes will permanently tx - I terminate all LICK. 1 I ReaulU: Healthy Chickens nenty e. Write for circular and prices and men tion this paper. J R. M. WADK tc CO., A rents. x HALEM. OKBGON. SALEM IRON WORKS 1 1 1 1 ' ( Your Work Solicited. . -, j GEORGE E. SLY, Sup't WANTED.-TO BUY A FEW DTIT cows al?o some yearlings and 2-year-clSs, for which . the highest market price will toe paid. Thomas-Watt Co., Salem. 6-27-tf. ' :V:---:iA"-'." -- A i "' r.V':"; - . I J'