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WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN." FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, i960. REV. B. FAY MILLS lie lias a New Brand of Religion Now for the Public. HI CALLS IT A HIGHER KIND. II Is FnaUa( la Baa Francisco, nnd II May B tallad to j Church of HU Own There. Rev. 15. Fay Mills is well known to msnv cA the nffin! of S.-ilem' HV ti1i great revival services here a few years ago, in the Methodist church, which he yoni&tant'y filled with eager- crowius. Pnmors have come hither of a new form of religion "or i religious belief which he has embraced; but .there ha heretofore . been! nothing very definite. Now Mr- Mills is in Sfti FrarWtsco, and the Chronicle, of that city, liad on Mon day the following concerning h'.m: Rev. Benjamin Fay Mills began: the first of a series' ofjaeetings for liberal thinkers in Meropolitan Hall yesterday aitcrnoon, and certain words from the lips' of the clergyman,' as well as the attitude of his I listeners, suggests a movement that may result in the found ing of a new ppular church in San Francisco, with Mil!;? at its head. At the same time it should be said that the First Unitarian church of Oakland, whose pulpit he has been supplying for the last three months, will Make an ef fort to retain Mills. Yesterday afternoon Mills took for his subject, "The Claims of Liberal Re ligion Upon the Modern World." He said in part: .,-'!'; All that I mean by the word 'liberal" is one who is farther along in thought today tlian he was yesterday. During the past few weeks representatives or very religion have on successive Sun day nights .stood in a Common pulpit in Oakland ami expounded the prin ciples of their faith. We have had Fa ther Wyman f the Paulist fathers,,. Dr. tjiodox and we shall have representa tives of spiritualism, paganiswn. iheoso--phy and Christian. Science. Some have been entirely satisfied with one of these men. Sofne of u I- among them have Wen satisfied with all of them. Any rriigion is -good for those whom it satisfies, iand there is something Ire-yond.- 4'or; people who da not like any of thtsc religions. ,. . There -re people who have cast aside ail religious profession and arc con tent to gijr about believing. nothing. But there are others who have rejected ex isting faiths, but who ate crying out. "They., have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." r - '" ! : - ' Liberal religion imposes no dogmas, it is not matle of negatives of "Thou slialt irut's." One who tries to under stand it from without will be in the po sition of the iman who stands on the rf ! a house and looks down a chim ney to determine the advantages and virtues of a fire, getting his eyes full of .smoke, 'flame and soot. , There i j a common, impression througoiit the world that Unitarians deity' the divinity of Christ. I have never in my hie known a Unitarian who did not believe in Christ's divinity. The Unitarian affirms the divinity of all men, ,nd merely insists that Christ was not made of '. different essence from other men. The highest conception of Jesus to which I have ever listened came from the lips of liberal thinkers, who believe him to have been divine, as all men are divine, out exceeding all others by his j recognition 1 of the sgod hood in hhnt f ' Tin" new orthodox is merely " the "old liberality.! The world is constant ly moving on It is better to be adrift at -sea than to be tied upin the harbor. Better that a man should spread all his sails to catch the best breath in the universe than 'never to get anywhere. Liberal religion -means to me such a confidence in j God, in the divine soul, and in the manifestation of God in humanity, as to justify a man in cast ing himse.! on his divinest impulses in fi.; 1 ti l. !,.. 'u.o imi intin.l.ivc llldt Will VI him full knowledge, inspiration for pro gress and into true relations with his fellow men. As good old Dr. Bellows of New York once said, if a man has found a ladder by which i he can climb wp to God I would not knock it from under him: but in the name of all that is good and reasonable, when Protest ant orthodoxy gets old and feeble, ought not some one to protest against that? Liberality- is but a modern form of orthodoxy and is a part of the evo lution, of religion which ha come down in the worlds history, each new form answering the demands of an age. Where shall j progress stop? Human nature is too progressive and too great for any expression of authority, to bind men's mind4 I Relieve in the evolu tion of the soul. I believe , we - can grow to higher and higher conceptions. I.et us look "upon love as the cure of all ills. "Give yourself to lead a loving lite. Look up, not down, forward and not back. 'Lend a hand." If you want to be free, ff you want to 1e happy, if )t want to go on, stretch out both hands and wc will welcome you into this great and growing fraternity erf those who lay greatest emphasis upon truth, freedom, progress and love. ,'..." Orthodox people believe in many, forms of conversion, but they call theoi by different (names conviction, - con version, justification, sanctification, glo rification. I wil tell you what I think about conversion and I have had con siderable experience. I have been con . verted tnanyf times, and I feel as if I bavc another conversion coming on. Conversion means spiritual growth,, and these great floods of light rush in upon us at certain stages, for the reason that a man's standard of righteousness grow s faster than his own character can develop.' so there are times when he rises to new strength and stature and resolves to be the best that is in 111. In Imni.L r T that we have written out our religious exoenertces and iA : . , - - .v. in in A i tun. board for, preservation, like one; good "u,,d7- omy we naven t even thought to look and ier- . i . an them up as they ate her a. . . .i. -finu - as. iiy soul is tree, to go on. If, in your souL there " - nuirger ana tmrst; u yoa believe m God enough to believe in. uod tn yourself and in human society, let us join hands and together; make trueall that is noblest and highest and best in human hourht nA h piution and establish God's kingdom. 1 pieaa to you ail to go on. On, on from strengib to strength, from knowl edge to knowledge, from -glory to gio ry until you come to the end erf lite. Let us go cn. i . - , The Walter L. Main show was soSd at auction at Geneva, O.; a few days asro- All- the. wbite ietvt nonlc in th country were bidders. Main, has made . - awnunc in ine snow business and re tires on account of ill health, i , The Sam T. Shaw Company have only a few more dates to fill in Wash jngton. Alter playing the principal towns in Oregon they .will return to CaHfornia where ; a warm welcome awaits them. ,! What is difficult? To conceal se crets, to dispose of leisure rationally, and to bear injuries patiently. Chilton. THE BEGISTIiY LAW opixiox r distbict' attOkkei SEWELL ON VOTERS RIOIITH. The Aet Wm Kot Iatcndea tm Work Hnrdahipa on Cltlrena Klectlona To B Fa.tr. - Di&tr'gct; Attorney R. . E, iSewall, of the fourth district ('Multnomah county) has prepared an op In km cm the ques tion of .registration of voters, at the reque-st of the clerk- ol .Multnomah, couiuty. The opinion ti a verytpm prehensiive document, covering all the ground .ami win be vatuatble- t all registration officers and voters in the state. The' opinion, discusses 'tbe act of 1890. providing for jegi'stration, arid is given. bekw: Up.on an examination rf the acf .of tle legislature, referred to, I anr of the opirwen that it was the intent of the leg-islature to admit to registry all citi zens iVf.thc -stsle of Oregon who are qualifuVl to vote at the coming elec tion. M It was not Intended 1y this act to w.ork a hardslvlp uior any citizen, but' surely calls into operation a method f apctaining whether 'the necessary constituiimnal qualuication's ot electors are po-sejsed by our citizens, in order tn.at elections may ie fair and tree trom illegal voting, atid t3t t-he quaTfi:a t;on.s oi person entitled t-o vote mby be reduced to writing", tinder the oath of the applicant for registry to tell the truth concerning live necessaj-y facts' which qualay each to register, and the sr.me to be filed. for pufrilie mspection, sio that the tacts therein stated may be examined, and it be ascenta-ined wheth er" or not the person recis'tercd pos- scs(ies the requisite qualifications, for VItc r"eason- that sh,ou4 any illegally rWTSter. the fact could be ersily uscer- i.wned. their -vote duly challenged arrd rhe ofTendcr apprehended and punish ed, according to the provisoms of the l:w. The Jaw sinply pTtrribes the marraer of regulating and conducting" election. f The first question for consideration is whether .it is ttecessa-ry (dr persons born oitrsule . of the United State-s. W-hose fathers at the time of their bir&li cc before they becyne of age. were naturalized citizens of .the United S'ta,tes. to produce (before the reg'is- tcring officer any pfrocf of their citizen ship or right to regis'ter iurther tlfrn their own Dath." , The cotts'titiftion of Oregon, ar't'icllr 2. section 2, provides : "In nil electiprns not otherwi.se provided by this coai stitu'tion, every male citizen of thq United "States, of the age of 2t years eihd upwards, wno shall have re- suied in the slate during the six months immediately preceding .such' election shatl be entitled to vote; at pwl electiors authorized by law. The revised statutes qf the United" States, section 2172, ,oi the jnatunaaza tior laws, provides: "The children. Of persons who have been duly naturalized un'de!ianv of the lajw-s of the United States being under the age of 21 years, at hhe time ol rptnralization ot tneir parents, -hall, if dwelKng it the United Spates. ibe comidercd as citizens thereof; ami she cliildren iof persotts who now are. or have been' citizens of the United1 'States, shall, though born .out of the limits (and jurisdiction of the Unated1 Mates, be considered a cituen there of " . t- Sertion toot of revised ta rates of the United States provides: Child ren heretoore borfru or hexc after 4oni out tf the init and jufi.diction o the United States, whqse lathers were, or may be at the time of Their birth. citizens thereof, are declaroi to be cif izens of the United States: but the right of citizenship shall nrvt descend1 !o iHjnsons whitse Varthers never resided n 'the "United 5ttes." s t By -vSrtne of the .above (s'taiutes of the United "Sh-ate. -such fpersons as are reierred to. m the above-question ire cftizens jof the Unfte4 States, and be ing such fttme within 'the prtovUions oi the section s of the corafitution rl!ve referrdd so. This section of the constitution preserve , .the qualifia- tions ci "the ie Lectors, and it was -naf the intemrkmfOf the legislature tq add1 thors. 1 1n the exeTci se of its powers jo. make laws for rfhe regulation of elections, St has required ciri2ens of the United States o register as a rea sorsable. regulation of the codetf exer cising the right to rote anJd the ordi nary Mth .required -of any citizen, of the Unted States showing hrs .qualifi cations crs a. citizr and voter 5-5 all that could. or shouki be feqtrtrcd of a t erson who is made a citizen of the' United Strtes by virtue of the ore- going sect-ions of the revised "Statutes pf the United States, on the 'subject oi naturalization. ? The .next. quest ion submitted fortn opinion is whether in registering for- ejgrMjor-n citizens toote. who haye been naturalized under the la-ws of the. Unhed States or have dorlared h4t tonafide intention to beciome crtizens v-a "the Unit d States tone year prior to tne fjnr at ejection, what kirt-i 01 proof is reouired hv law to be exhibited fcv the elector to quaJ if y him to reg?ster ine constitution. axtioJe 2.. section 1 2, provides:, "In all elections not oth erwise provWed by . this constitution 7 every! male of foreien bih at -.he ajre of 21 years and rewards. Iwho shartl have resided n the State dc-rinr .the six "months immediately preceding such election, arutcfaaK have declared ff.& intention tooecome a t- izen of the United States one year : preceVlin'fl: such election, oofrformablv St the laws, of the Uniied States on the ubject of naturalization. shalt be entitled to vote at aH elections aju thjorized by Jaw." J T he Jarws 0 the UnTted States on the stibject of naturalization are fanfiliar !to you, and you are informed that an alien must fit upon oath declare his aircntton to become a citizen of t,he United States and then receives what are commonly called his "first papers" and upon his admission to ftill cJtizeu hrp. recci'v,es his "final papers." The regiscry Jaw, 1899, section 7, specifies the facts to be enumerated by tbe registering officer, upon the swpri . statement of the applicant concerning his fight to rergtster. The eicrfrth 01 'these specifications reads as follows: "Eighth If naturalized, the time, place and court of naturalization, as evidenced by legal proof thereof, ex hJb'ited by the elector." It i-as the irftertt of the legislature fchait the naturalized voter or the alien w1k has declared his .intention to be come a citizen of the Un'ited States, should exhibit the best evidence ob tainable of Lhst fact to the regiaterirrg officer, . to qualify him to. reg'ister, which evidenoe would - be either the "fiist i papers" or the "final papers" themselves, both being the original documents, or if they cannot be pro duce! before , the officer, then -a. certiA tied copy of the same from the court of record where the papers were 'is-. .-fit ext. The production of such protjf wou8d, oi course, be the best evidence, an'd is conclusive proof of either the declara tion of intention or of naturalization of the elector and of Jt?s right to regis ter. However, I am informed that in, a rmtrber of instances electors have ap peared before the registering officer. Iwho claim ita bt naturalized citizerts of the Lkiited States or have declared their intention o become such, an J demanHed the right to register, but iwho are unable to exhrbit either their "final" or "first papers," or ehrly certi fied cop'ies of the same for (many rea sons. : It is not strange that .many1 persons hcve failed to preserve tihee papers. In many instances I am mformed such is the. case of our oklcst ami most re spected citizens, t Many years have elapsed since the time of taWing out their citizenship papers, and never fisr" f rug any special use for a.ny such docu Srscnts, they have not preserved them;, or tliey hane been lost in moving fro in place to place, or they have been de stroyed by fire or accident of some kind. In some case the electors are imable to remember the t5me. place ami court where they were naturalized or declared their intention to become cituzens. having had no occasion to think of such fact, or they may remem ber tjhe approximate time and p!ace. but cannot .remember the particular court, there be'ing in darge cities many courts of record where -such papers might be issued, and in -some -instances the record themselves are inaccessible for many reasons, such as carelessness in keepirg the records, improper in dexing or filed away in long-forgotten places or lost and destroyed by other means. For these and many other reasons I am informed by you tha electors clatim that it is practicably irr Ipossible to exhibit before you either1, t.he'ir first or final papers, or duly cer tified copies of the same. . In 'strch cases the law ma-work' """ic .ur res iiiconvenicnce upon, tne elector, but I am of opinion that the original paper's ot certified copies of the same should be exhibited to you as proof of citizenship and right to register, or jatistactory proof should be produced before yoa to show that it is impossible to exhibit the same, 'before any other kind of proof would be adm is sable as evidence. , ' The law should be reasonably con strued and an effort made 'to allow every citizen who has the right to vote at ine forthcoming election, the privi lege of registering, ami this, with as' jiftle inconvenience and1 expense ae is., 'possible, while observing a faithful compliance with the law. i The. law is N made for the benefit of :he general public, and will afford a sure safeguard against illegal voting and repeating at the elections, and pro tects and upholds the purity of the banok It should therefore be sud- I ported by all good citizens and they snoutti te wUi'.mr to submit to anr '-jnall rnconenience in registering for- the. reason that when their ballot is Vrast they may know its effect will not be cdumeracted by any illegal or spur ious vote. DIAMOND CUT DIA'MOND. i Downtown Here comes Jackson. He's ftc a new baby, and be'lf talk us to deatli. . '.' t Uptown Well, here -comes a neigh bor of mine who has a new setter dog Let's intrckkace them to each other and leave them to their fate. - A plaster pans design for an Unde Sam" hat probably the ? largest in die world containing wirbin its crown practical models for upward of 200 dis tinct styles of hats worn by 2.1 nation alities, will be sent from Philadelphia to the Paris exposition. , s There is a man almost eight feet tall in New York, and he is to be exhibited in a museum in a few days. He calls himself Hassan AH, and says he is aa Egyptian. He arrived in this country from London. LIST. MI -fitTES I ' 'J! -! - ' ' ' . KANT PAT TRIBCTE TO MEHORT OF " '-, KIO U. HIBBARU. I, Fmncml Scrrtcw War Ueld In ThU CJty j WedaMda; Artcrwoa-Brlal U - VU Hills Caaaetcry Tbnraday. (From Daily, Feb. 22 d.) I Very impressive funeral services were conducted over the remains, of the late King L, Hibbard at the First, Congre gational church tn this city at 3:30 O'clock yesterday afternoon. The ser- . ii' ' t. t if ytoes were conuunea uy jvct. . Kamner, pastor of the First Congrega- tioaal dmrch. assisted by Rev. T. II. Hendersvjoi :of the Central Conjgrega rional church. i ) A. large concourse of the friends and neighbors of the deceased had assem bled to offer a last i tribute of respect to the memory of a man, who was lov ed and respected by all. A friend yes terday ad of the deceased: "He was a good man and had no enemies. Al though a. man ol positive conclusions, of conscientious corwictious and of un questioned honesty, be entertained ma lice towards no one and emoyed .be re spect and confidence of all. As a neighbor he was ever honorable and upright in his dealings; as a citizen he was benevolent and charitable? and as a husband and father he was dutiful and affectionate." The services at the church were of a very impressive nature. A quartet, ronsfsting of Mrs. -H. B. Holland and Mrs- II. S. Gile. Waher Jenks and H. S. Gile led the congregational singing ar.d at the conclusion of Dr. Kantner's address, sang "Abide With Me" very expressively. Miss 'Lillian RobHn also sang a solo very sweetly. The pall heaters weTe: . L. II. McMahan. II. G. Guild. Dr. J. C Gri firth, and Dr. L F. Griffith. i After reading a number of appro priate scriptural passages, Rev. Kant w r said.: ' i , . ; "When William Blake,, the poet painter, was asked if he saw the rising sun, he answered. 'No! No! I see a heavenly hast, and I hear them chant ing. Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Aknightv. Heaven and earth are full of, the naajesty of thy glory.' "Such is the vision resplerrdent and upKfting that has dawned upon King L. 1 1 ibhard. who but yesterday assed from ?he sufferings and conflicts of earth to rhe joys and -indescribable grorv ot the redeemed, and in memory of whom we 'm-eet at this hour in this sanctCary ;serA-ice. It is fitting that we should oause in the midst of our business ca-es. xr.d many other interests and, think of him wlvo has passed away. anvT tnink of the life to which he has passed. , "Crosflntr the r1ins at an cxceed:ng- ly early day in the history of the Pa- chic coast migration, he has spent ovr a lialf century , in thes state. He has witnessed the spread of civilization, the growth of settlement, the incoming lides of advancing - prosperity tmti' mw this Commonwealth holds a proud place in the siteThood of states, lie has seen the felling of the forests, the cultivation of the prairie expanses, tlie btlJinsr of our towns. and cities, and the development of this Northwest territory to its present geat ncSs. He has not been a silent, in active, spectator merely. Mr. Hibbard has been one of the state builders, a man who haa always led an active life, energetic, earnest, purposeful. Con cerned 'for he material prosperity o' Oregonhe was also always interesteU in the civil and social welfare of the country and state. He was not to be numbered with those who are glad tc accept and profit by the services other.' may lender, And then go their way for-" trrtful of their duty to the state and na tion, lie was not satisfied to e a mere cipher 'n the body politic. At the cost of personal sacrifice Mr. Hjbbarc' coft of personal sacrific Mr. Hibbard manifested his interest in the highest welfare of ou: country and his own state. : ' "He was a man of . convictions, and .hose convictions lie followed wherever they led him. Ridicule, persecution, so cial .ostracism and nothing else would be able to swcive a man of' bis strong feelings from strictest fidelity to bis con scientious ; convictions of what he t be lieved to be right, politically, socially and .tinrally. Sometimes his convic tions led hrm away from hose 'of hit best friends and most intimate ass "iate but such was the integrity of the man, that those who differed , with him. nevertheless honored and respected hi unqustioned bonesty and nobleness f purpose and character. Mr. Hibbard was everywh.rre and at all times a man, and as a man he endeavored to be an expression of bis convictions. f Men could tfways know and that quite readily, where be stood. And he stood As a public official he rendered accept able service, and honored the office he filled. "Mr. Hibbard for many years, has been a Christian. When the W'illard Congregational church was organized about ten years ago be with his wife and some other members of the family identified himself . with that organiza tion. : He was the first .member of Ibe Willard church with whom 1 became acquainted. It was during the session of the Armaal State Association of Congregation ll Church which was held in thii'chtmch in the fall of 1894 that I met him. Stirling jtrst outside of yon der entrance our state superintendent introduced me to Deacon Hibbard. anJ while standing there, arrangements wee effected in harmony with which I was expected, to supply the Willard chirrch, occasionally crrtrf a pastor was secur ed. ":' ':-..','. :,. i "That was not the beginning of his Christian life when he unhed with the Congregational church at Willard. It was however an illustration of his gen uine Christian character and broad rranded idea of religion when h. a Cum berhtnd lresbyterian, conclude J to associate himself with repneserrtati e of different denominations in the eilort to provide religious privileges for rhe people of thit community, and thus the Wiad Congreeational church can:e in to existence. The confidence the mem bership of that church had in him as a Christian led them to choose him as one of the deacons of that church anl here, as everywhere, he was Ja-rlnJ and true.-':-'? l.-:.;- '' '-; :;- -.'" "Those who knew ttun best kne hts character elements and Christian lite and of all that knew him probably n-- one wiU doubt the genueneness ot that Christian profession. The church at Willard has recently J lost wo f.. mairtitays. Warren Cranston and Ktng Hibbard. but the church - triumphau: before the throne has .admitted tliem to its membershia. and the church .there is the richer, w bile the church on earth mourns their death. : ; "Mr. Hibbard has beeri an intense sufferer at times during the past two years and the jwessure of failin- hetlth necessnateu nis rairnunvi homestead, wnere he lived so long, and which was therefore so rich in pleasant memories of the past. And. so the old home with its precious memories must be forsaken and our dear brother c ies out to God as did another, saying 'His will be one.wb(ose darkest ways to Kght and life are leading. .The quest ior health is begun with only tem porary relief and encouragement.. At last, at lastw the hour nas strucx. tnc time Iras come, and our brother finds healing and fulness cf i recovery in the father s house "wiere there snait oe no more death; neither sorrow, nor crying neither shaSl there be any more pam for the former things are passed away; "As some of his own dear ones pass ed on,: and especially the dear boy who died in the distant islands during fhese days en Mr. Hibbard was himself already a suffei er he niay have said will Louise Chandler Moulton : . MY FATHER'S HOUSE. 'When shall I join the blessed coipty Of tho5 this barren world to me , denies? j Wiien shall I wake to the new day's surprise. Beyond the murmuri of death's moan- mg sea, In that "gEad iome wl lere my best loved I ha-e found mj ones le: And know that Paradis Finding aga'yi the Kve that never die . I The heart's dear welcome, biding there for me?- .1 ..-.' I wait akme tipon life's wind-swept beach ' . 1 ' The waves are high the sea 1 wild and wide - . Vet Death, bold pilot, all thejr wrath shall dare.. ' And guide me to the shore I fain would ." reach: i ' Even now- I bear the swift. inccm-J ing tide. 1 i . Whose slow, eteenal ebb my bnrk shall bear. "He has joined that blessed company now and in the company doubtless long we this has descpvered Walter and Hal ind the Christ who! gave himself for his redemption and besides these a legion of those who, 4ike him. have come up through grea: suffering and. washed fieir robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb; , "There are men j who never discover their spiritual natures, who rive only for rfiis present life and never give a vnvle thought to the life beyond in the dir ection of which all our faces are turned. God is not in theirthoughts. They have thoughts of business and thotig.ts of pleasure, and thoughts of ease, but no tlioughts of God or of preparation for the great hereafter. They go into eternity bankrupt. , They "have, laid up no treasures in heaven, and there are none for them there.for we each large- I ly make our own eternityfor us. King, j Hibbard. through a prosperous man. was not satniied to live lor the preseta only. He made provision for the im mortal life, and so wlfen -it dawned it found him ready and waiting with faith Ti God, and infplicit trust , in Jesus Christ, and for such a soul eternity can bring no disappointment. It brings mrji rises, but not disappointment. The surprises will . be the , arlorious ' revela tion's of God's goodness, and grace, and oower which shall far reeed the imag inations of men. -Mr. Hibbard has en tered into that glorious life. "To loved ones he sends back his message of good cheer and earnest ap peal. It is well, with him. It shall be eH 'with you dear ones, wife, children xnd all. if you too are.jtrue to- the Christ to the end." . In conclusion. Dr. Kantner addiess d a few remarks of consolation to the bereaved family and the exercises were inded. Floral pieces were numerous, includ ing many beautiful designs. A PIONEER. The St. Helena (Cal fornia) Sentinel, of February 15th, says: 'Robert B. Cannon died suddenly yes terday morning of rheumatism of the beart. 'Mr. Cannon was born in Wayne rounty. 111., October 9, 1828, and came 'o California in 1840. He settled in Solano countyj where he lived for wenty-six years. He leaves a wi Jow ind four children, one son in Texas, )n in Salt Lake Chy, and a son and daughter who live at home. One broth t in Iake coiunty, and a brother and sister in Illinois survive him. v The fu--teral will be held in Suisun next Satur lay, February ;J7th, at It a. m." . VISITING IN S A LEM. Claude Taylor, who served on the cruiser Olympia. of Admiral Dewey's squad ron, during the Spanish-American war, ume up from Portland yesterday morn ng and is visiting old acquaintances in he Capital City. This is Claude's first visit to Salem since he concluded his naval career. jHe is now employed as fireman by the Southern Pacific Com any, his run being between Ashland md Dunsmuiit, California. : : . I . A COLORED MEMBER Gov. T. T. Geer yestefday appointed Rev.' Ab raham Ander4m, a colored minister, of Portland,, a , member of the Charles Summer Monument Convention, which organization will look after the matter of erecting a suitable monument to the late Charles Sumner. 'Rev. Anderson was recommended by the Afro-American League, ef Portland., . ; In al . a battle or business, whatever the game. In law or in love, it is ever the same; In the struggle for power, or the ; scramble for elf. Let this be your motto: Rely on your-r-' self!'. :. For whether the prize be a ribbon or throne, j The victor isjhe who can go it alone! i. j. John G. Saxe n r if t t- t " T m Ann Et : i . . , . . THE SUlTll BROTHERS VTIUI. 11E HE- . TB.1EO IX JOK. aary.'ArtfrBolnKOat AU Klr,ht, lUporUd . a OlMgrvenaent An Action , CenaioulMd. .. -. - " .(From Daily, Feb. 22J.) The iurr in the case of the state of Oregon against the Smith brothers, who were tried Jon Tuesday on the charge of committing an assault with a dangerous weapon upon their father, several months ago. after being out all aight deliberating upon a verdict, came into' court at 10:30 yesterday morning, feporting a disagreement.; judge Bur nett promptly dismissed the jurors, tnd the case was continued to the June term of the circuit court. ( . i J. D. Newman, against whom art in iormation was" filed by District Attor ney S. L. 'Hayden, on Tuesday, charg ing him with larceny-from a! dwelling, was brought into court to plead yester day .- He pleaded guilty to the charge, tnd, in view of the nearness of the end A the term. Judge Burnett! fixed the time for pronouncing judgment, for Saturday, February 24th, at 9 a. m. Newman is an ex-convict, who has lerved three or four penitentiary sen tences for larceny, JburglaryJ etc. He was discharged, about a month ago, and last week broke into Richard Carlsen's house in this city, removed some fur niture and nousenoid ettects, and soi :hem to a second hand dealer, for which rrime.he was arrested, tried before City Recorder N. J. Judah. and bound m er on Saturday last, with the result as ttatcd above. He will pro?ably wcupy his old cell at the penitentiary by next Saturday evenintr. 1 - The case of B. B. Smith, plaintiff, vs. VV R. Smith, defendant? an action for the recovery of a horse which was al leged to have been forcibly detained, was called at 90 'clock yesterday morn 'ng and went to trial beforejlhe follow ng named eight jurors, both parties having waived the right to ia full jury: G. Steiner, W. A. iaylor, R. H. Ken ady." C. L. Parmenter. Fred Bents. T. S.; Golden. Pctrr Curtwright, A. Saur .t'aine. At the conclusion if the testi mony Judge Burnett directed the jury to find a verdict for . the defendant, there being no good showing made by the plaintiff, a verdict .being thus given or the defendant without cpst. At l o'clock when the court recon vened, the case of B. 11. Smith, plain tiff, vs. W. 1 R, Sniith, defendant, an aipeal from the justice courts was called for hearing and a jury empanelled. The case was shnilar to the first one. and as the entire matter appeared to be a family difficulty, the defendant in the last two cases beine the nroseeutinir witness in the above case. Judge Bur nett advised the settlement of the ac tion without submitting the same to a jfO't granting 25 minutes time for the same, and the attorneys in the cue, Tilmon Ford for the plaintiff, and W. H. Holmes for the defense, retired from the court room, accompanied by their clients. At the end of a half hour the attorneys returned, reporting that the case had been amicably settled," and Judge Burnett reiitarked to the jurors in the box that he was happy to dismiss them from further service in the case, the action having been dismissej. Judge Burnett also complimented Jhe attorneys in the case on the happy re- suns anenuing tneir enorts to secure a compromise in the case at bar. Tlie court distfTissed all the jurors for the. term With "fllo vrM(inn J! Wm - ...... . - . .... I'....,. . ,,111. Staiger, and that -wemlenian was ex cused until sent, fdr bv ithe court. , Adjournment was thehad to Friday morning at 9 o'clock, j $700,000- FOR HER TROUSSEAU. , - - .. ; : s. a . 1 io sucn costly trousseau was ever dreamed of in the Western world as is' now being purchased for a fifteen-year-old Japanese girl front a sum set apart for the purpose of $1,250,000. Imperial etiquette demands, however, that this young person be.garbed on no less lav-" ish scale, for she will one day be the c . : r iiiwi ijujt in 111c Japanese entire. She is the Princess Sada; u3licly be trothed on November 3d last, on the occasion of a long series of gorteeous fetes, to his Imperial Highness Yoshi ti:n a1u . t. . . ... imu, uic vrwun rrince. xosni Ilito is only 20 years" bid, and in rather frail health. Nevertheless he will probably be "Mikado some. day. Therefore his bride had to be chosen with great care. The little princess who met the re quirements is the daughter of Prince Kujo.r and a member of the noble fam ily of Fujiwara, which has already sup plied the Japanese ' throne . with more than a few empresses. She is having not only a profusion of magnificent Japanese costumes fash ioned from the costliest stuffs by the cleverest hands that the country af fords; but must also be equipped with toilets of Parisian statu o. ,'Marfv ni tVi finest jewels in the world are being gathered to set up her highness' deli cate kin and dusky hair. - As Prince Kujo, the Crown Princess elect's father is. far from rich, the question came up as to who should settle the bills for this extraordinary bridal array. Prince Kujo contributed $100,000, and said that was all he could give. The royal house tame to the rescue with $400,000 more; But that was not enough. . . 1 So the emperor decided that $700,000 Wt by the late Dowager Empress Yei sho, Princess Sada's aunt, should be de voted to this excellent purpose. New 1 one lournai. COLONEL "BOB" vND It IS T j MEN'S PETS, j When neat a barracks in India one ay Lord Robert was annoyed by sev eral terriers belonging to the soldiers. The owners. rushed forward, kicked the quadrupeds and humbly apologized for their peti' misdeeds. The colonel listened, and then said: . 'They undoubtedly make good en tries, but I don't likejhe way they sa lute their superior officer." Saturday , -e " f The only man who can take life without destroying, if is the phologra Pher. s