WEEKLY OREGON .STATESMAN, ; FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1900
r
ciiii'ja makes -
AN ATTEMPT
To Step the Advance of the Inter-
national Relief Column.
GOVERNMENT IS SUSPICIOUS
And Pays Little Attention to the Erp
resentations of LI Hang Chanr
Will Ask Conger.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The Chl
UMt Iiiq-crial Government is putting
, forth the must jiowerfiil efforts to se
cure, through negotiations, the aban
donment of the International move
ment on Peklu. The cablegrams re-
reived nt tin State Department today
from Karl Li Hung Chang; all tend
to demon! ra te Id desire to secure
the umr of the Ministers at I'ekln.
and their delivery at Tien Tsin. If
thlstau l- safely effected, trusting
iliat in return the- International . eol
limn can be halted. - "
Unquestionably, fthe proper assur
ance of a wife delivery of the Minis
ter a Mould Iiave some effect "upon the
temjMT of the Powers, and it ' Is missi-
ble that the United States, Govern
ment would give ear to the overture1
In that direction were not an attempt
.loade by t. ffUnese to Impose' con
dition uiou the delivery that are al
together objectionable Such, for lu
fefanee. is the stipulation that the
I 'hi next Iitq-erial auth triries shall Ih
absolutely, absolved from', the coase-
HH'iic- of tlie ajere'inf!if.' jjti 1 i fo
the liability for what iuc takctt place
in Pekin. The. first stipulath n mg:
be rgardt-d ax a d'i'recr iti'itatioi :
the I?, xer in imml. r !l- Miuii-rs on
their Way in the-coast, and thereto e
our Govern mcut.' will leave it to M,
Toile r hai lf whether, or nut hx re
.gard it a Nifc tu leave lcklii win")
the opportunity is h.M out.
Mi a i' wl'ilc imiv ha 1 -n no i-hnuge
as t th military program, so -far it
our lovcruiiu-iit i adv;!--.-d.. -Tin
Senior 'United State-; naval ottVer at
Taku already is under the' m Mt, ni
llve Iiistructioas to urge the forward
iiiov inetjt. The (tMVfrniii"iit i allow
ing it otfiV 1 m .mi tin- .mi tit s.!ia.
their own caiMi.-iiii.
The statciiii at has lnvu made in the
dlpatehe from Kuropc. tu the e1Tef
that liie Ciiitfd Sraie-t is-, pahin
lien nil 4'hanee fn- the titx coaitiiand.
It was" said at the War I '. p trim. -it
ttday that sueli wa not the a-c. al
though it wa riM-osim'e! that the ;,t
nation iiiiriii U u-h a. to make it
necivfary for Iiim nce-o,t tit' roi;i-
maiiii ir ten.t. iett iiy tfr
WH
jht tV-
TIJOOI'S FOU CHINA,
v San l'ntiM-iseo. Aug. l. Th". trans
lsrt Meade sailed for Taku." f 'hiita.
ihis att-riiooi. with loitji Kohiicrs
comprisiug the Third luvntalimi of the
I-iftet'titii infantry, four troops of the! asliington. Aug. 1. The amount
Third cavalry, and Company E.. bat-"f ffohl; in the Treasury, today, reach
talion of ettgiucers from West Point. f,H' ?I:M.17.7UI -which .is thehlgliest
' THE ADVANCE BEGINS.
Iahi.Ioh. Aug. 1. "The allies Itegaa
the advance from . Ticu Tsiu this
liiornlug." announced an agenev bul
letin dated at Shanghai at ll:lo"a. m
today.
It Is assumed that tlie Americans
British and Japanese are. taking" part
in this forward movement, whether
other nationalities are or not. An
advance base will probablr 1h estab
Usher -twenty or thirty miles nearm
" Pckin. aiHl supplies will In assembleil
preparatory to-a, direct stroke al tlie
capital. , j
Of the allies debarked at P
'hi U lHM-ts, English mllitarr ob
si'rvers consider that S".Ko are avail
ahlo for an advanc In.voii Tien Tsiu
r The Chinese forces, aeeording ta the
vague gatherings or the allies pntel
llgcnce otiiwrs. up to July 27th, were
disiHMixl . iu a great arc thirty Indies
hug and distant ten or fifteen miles.
The nunilKMs and exact hwatum of
the several divisions are unknown.
The IVi Ho river Is blockaded by
sunken stone-laden junks for twenty
miles beyond Tien Tsin and farther
..-up. -according to Chines, spies of the
allies, and a dam lias leen construct
ed for the purjHse of flooding the
low-lying -expanse of country. Y !
The lirst engagement of the relief
expedition Will probably In ait Pel
Tang, where the Viceroy of Yotu per-
vu.iiij- commands. - -
CHAFFEE'S ORDERS.
lion ism. July 2ii. via Che! Foo.
-July 30. and Shanghai. Aug. lJTlie
Americau commander received orders
from Washington today not to delav
tlw advatMe on Pekin. lie was also
Informed that iheavy reiaforcements
. are en route.' j ,
tlreat activity U noticeable at the
Japanese headquarters. Transport
picivirtlous are being hurried. It Is
toujely nulikely Uut either the Jap
atieso or British. Intend to lie kft lie
. hind the Americans though 'the Brit
ish preparations are a Ions way from
compieten8s. The Japanese organiza
tion, on jhe other hand, excites the
admiratloh of all. r '
The total strength of th alllea here
is 17.00a Rein forxctu cuts ar arriving
dally. . .. . . . . i . i
THE EARTH TREMBLED j
Severe Shocks of Earthquake Felt In
Utah Yterday. , i.
- - -;' T - y ; )
Tlntlc, Utah. Aug. l.The !whoU
Tin tic mining district was shaken bv
earthquake thli mom-inz. The fits't
shock occurred at 12:45. and was m
severe tliait tlie peofde liecame thor
onghly frightened. The Kliaft of the
Mammoth mine waa ao thrown iont of
hape tliat it was . lraKssibie Sq get
the cage below tlie 1UUO foot leveLj
THE KENTUCKY TRIAL.; j
f;Hrgetwn. Ky.. Aug. L The Pow
ers trial dragged through another day.
, tte b-stiniony of the defendant him
s if - tiug concluded. It was ! gener
ally conctnled that, while some aduiis-
jslotw made by blnV were In a degree
tamaging, m maie upon iiie n bow
a most excellent witness, the prosecu
tion fail I us to tangle Mm obpc on
cross-exa iniua t Ion
Rev. Joua Stamper, brothor-tn-law
of , Wharton Golden, aDd whose testi
mony the defense hojH-sto contradict,
wa iprrodiH-ed following Powers and
created something of a sensation on
cross-examination, by admitting that
a Powers friend, sought to set
Golden toMeate the state and Indirect
ly offered him $.VtK.
MANY EOERS 'SURRENDER.
Lonit iionnitTs nnroRTs cireat
. , MANY CAITIVES.
IMsolxtlience of Onlers Caused
-Fatal Accident to a Train In
the TranvaaL
LONDON, Aujr. 1, lMn Kolierts
ba -telegraphed th war offlce aa follow.-:
rl'retoria. ' Anjr. 1. Hunter" reports
I2m more rx-imer KtirrendereI yes
terday with Commandant House and
Fjfiten!, ; whilst Commandant! Dop
loy, I'otaieter and Joulwrt surrender
ed to Bruce Hamilton, who collected
11-bO" rifle. ioO iHuie and an Arm
dron;r aim. Oliver., with five enns
and a nutnlier of Imrjjhers. broke awar
In llarrhmith dlxtriH, but Hunter ex-
mft the total prJjonem will amount
tO -H. U ' ;':-' - . - ' l
('An unfortunate accident occurred
near Frederickstdf. on KmgerM4lorp
1'otclK 1 st riHiin i railway. ' Tlie eneniv
had torn np the rails and a supply
train, escort ed by the Shronshire!.
w.v dcRiiled. thirteen lietn killel
and thirty-nine injured, although a
teciar iiafrol had .been' ordereI to
prevent trains from naMintr. A
cial Inquiry ha leen ordeml to as
certain n;li the order was disobeyed."
TUAITOUS AT HOME.
; London, Aug. 1. The Dailv Tele-
fraph. on the anthorlty of k Its Cane'
lowp correspondent. w assert to.Liv
that docunients of -the highest imitort-
an-e.
ematuitiug from England, have
J'ii diwovi9-el in Pretoria 'huplkat-
inji nifiiiuiTs tir uw House of Oom
hmiis. and other irotninent rirsons in
Knglanil, wh ha ve agitated in favor
of Jhe litters. It says. Marking devel
opment may lie-expected shortly, v
FPOM CAPE NOME.
Th
Senator Arrives with Many Pas
ciiier and Some Oold.
S.i!ile. Wash., Aug. 1. Tlie steam-
oriag.ng Aome aitvices up to and in-iliidiit.-
July 'jrt She had nbo.lrd
siTo.(S of Nome cohl; also about .'575
pasM'iigers wh. were uuable to make
a i'tMtr.ue in the north and retunieI
ifl'er than sHm any more time
il-eie. ;. u nil Itandall has given no-ii-.
tl'i'tt p-mengers w in not lie ; re
iurnel to tlie; stares "at the expense of
t!;- ;.vrunifM:t. ,
WILL KE SHOT.
Fa,
rniiiigton. lath. Ainr. 1 .Tiid-
Uolapp tiKlay scuteuceil Nick Uaworth
to ! shot on September 14th, for the
murder: of Ni;htwatchman Sandall.
'1 he murder occurred lam year, and
Ila worth Avas captured iu l'ortland.
Oregon.. -
THE GOLD BALANCE.
an otint In tlie Treasury in the history
oi, i ne oviTllinent.
THE AGREEMENT TERMINATES
NOIiTHEUN PACIFIC WILL HaI'L
WHEAT TO TACOMA.
Instead of Delivering It to the O. It.
Ar N. Company at Wallula June
tion A Surprise.
PORTLAND.- Acg. 1. The North
ern Pacific Railroad has served nni-th-e
that on August 15th the existing
agiwrnent with the O. R. & X. Co..
by which Wheat has been turned over
to the la iter-from the former at Wal
lula Junction for shipmeut, to Port
land, will be terminated. This an
nouncement came as a surprise to
many shipiers in this city. For many
years the Portland extorters, operat
ing in tlie territory tapped bv the
Washington & -Columbia River Rail
load, a 'branch of the Northern Pa
cific, have insisted on having their
wheat brought to Portland instead of
U'ing diverted to puget sound. The
Northern Pacifls has lately erected
large warehouses at Tacontq, in or
der to handle the increased wheat
shipments which they exiiect as a re
sult iof the discontinuance of the
agreement with the O. R. & X. ' ';
The notification of the ussnension
of the agreement was so sudden, that
rne om.riais of the O. R. & N. Co. bav
iiot have time to decide on what
-ourse jto pursue. The wheat turneil
over to the O. R. & N last year, at
Wailuia. amounted to 2S.0O0 tons. It
la the belief of many shippers in this
city tliat the . R. & N. will now he
forced to protect its interests bv ex
tending iu Hue up tb& Snake tlror to
Lewlstou. and thence Into tlie Clear
water, and that It will alo be forced
to build numerous feeder in Eastern
Washington. c -
MET AN AWFUL FATE.
SAWMILL EM PLO YE KILID AT
1 COBURU. YESTERDAY.
i
Caught by n Belt He' Was Wound
. Arotiml the Sliaft Body Was
I 1 Crashed to Pulp." ' '
5 - t - - ,' --"' -;
EUGENE. Or Aug: 1. DavM
Kauble. an -employe of ' tltt Booth
Kelley Lumber Company.. met with a
horrible death at the saw mill n Co
burg today. He was caught by a belt
ainii wouiKi around the shaft. Every
bone In his frame was broken, and
and
the body waa crushed almost to a pulp.
HE WAS ACQUITTED, .
Kansas Olty. Ma, Aug. l.i-A! Times
spech.1 from New Lomfon. Mo.
"Alexander Jester, the nrtr
who has lieen on trial here for the
Fine Job printing, Statesman Office.
TRUTJl TCLD ;
fR0r,3 PEKIN
Chinese Government Guilty of
Infamy and Duplicity
i: r
TO STAGUER ITS WORST tNEMIES
Dr. UorriSr Pekin Correspondent of
the London timet, Tells the
. Tale Ministers Still Safe. -
LONDON, Anff. 2. At last the story
of IV kin lias leeii tokl. Dr. Morrisi.
in today T!m, liohls up the Chinese
GoveVnineut; lefMV the worlds, as
gruiliy. and to a ljrree of Infamy and
duplk-lty, tliat exieeli the urnihe of
t worst detractor. In the same dte
latcb he gives a j more hopeful view
of the iKosiMH'tj of the .besieged than
has Ijeen rapresj!"il by any of tlu
others who have been heard i from.
Siuniltaneonsl there, comes from . 'the
Helgian charjrt D'Affaires at Shanghai
an oftieial utateineut that the allies are
expected to reach Fekln In alwnt a
week, they being eighteen miles from
Tien Tsiu yesterday. '
Another lettef has been received at
Tien Tsin, from the British Minister,
Sir Claud Mac-Donald, dated JuiyJ4th.
He said: i' - 1 :;" ' " ,
"We are surrounded by Imperial
troops, who are tiring on ns continuous-
, lv frin. onmuv t .Tiit.rnrt.!.n"'. ,nt
wwardly.. , We hav provisions for
about a fortnight, and are eating our
ponies. Tlie Tiines C!overnmnt, if
there Ie one. ha lone notiiiug what
ever to hei us. 1 1 ft the Clkinese do not
press the attack "w can hold out for.
say ten days. So.no time should Ik
lost if a terrible uiassjtre is to be
avoided."
Yet a Shanghai special says. LI
Hung Cluing has received a ; dcree
dated July 2Sth commanding ' him to
mform the consuls that the Ministers
were safe on that date. Evidently Sir
Claude Mac Dona hi was over-pessimis-
Itie. as Dr. Morrison, under date of
July 21st, announces the arrival of
supplies. In view of this it Is quite
within reawon that 4he edict announc
ing the Ministers safe on the 2Sth. is
correct.
When It is remembered bow great
reliance Is placed ujton Dr. Morrison
In England, the Importance of his ex
iKxsure of the Chinese Government,
can scarcely be overestimated. It
seems to banish all hofies entertainetl
by Lord Salisbury, t"bat the j Chinese
Government might -yet 1k iroved nor
directly responsible for tne outrage,
and it may result in the entire cessa
tion of nogotia Irons with the Chinese
diplomats.' if not in au ojkmi declara
tiu of war on the part of the Powers.
CHINA'S DUPLICITY.
London, Aug. 2. Dr. (Jeorge Ernest
Morrison, the Pekin correqKndent of
the Times, has 1hnu heard from lirect.
The Times this morning prints tlie
following dispatch from him, dated
July 21 st:
There has leen a cessation of hos
tilities hefe (I'ekini since July lt"th,
but for fear of treaclierr tliere ha
lieen no relaxation of vigilance, t'hhi-i.Vaug-tse. This one plain supports; a
ise soldiers continoe to strengt he t !6pulation of. 175,O0O,oiO. or nearly
lia-rricadea around the conceded ar m. . I'ttce times as' many eopl? as lnluil
and also the - batteries on top of t i the 1'nitetl States. "The Enqieror cf
Imperial -ity wall, but in th' i.; :i : CHna' rules over pne-teiMh of the sur
time they have discontinued Pr. i r. . ' f the halwtMble jglolie. and ?near
prolably because they are sh irt o." .- ' -1 hair of tlie jHiulatiou f our iJhrnet.
munition. i 6th the hind and the jicople are not
"The main bodies of tlie Lnperial
soldiers 'have left Pekin in order to
inert tlie relief forces. Su pities are
Iegiiining to ome in, and tlie condi
tion of the liesieged is improving. Tlie
wounded are doing well. Our hospital
arrangements are admirable, and 15o
cases have passed through the hospi
tal. . ,, .
"The Tsnng Ll Yamen forwarded to
Sir Claude Mat-Donald a copy, of a
dispatch, telegraphed by tlie Ennierof
to Queen Victoria, attributing all the
deeds of violence to tlie bandits, and
requesting Her Majesty's assistance
to extricate, the Chinese Government
from" the difflcnlty. Tlie Qnen"s reply
h not statel. but the Chinese Minis
ter at Washington telegraphs that the
United .Staes tiovernment would glad
ly assist the Chinese authorities. The
dispatch to the Queen was sent to the
Tsung LI Yamen by the Grand Coun
cil July 3d. yet the day liefore, an Im
perial edict had leen issued calling on
the Boxers to (continue to render loyal
and patriotic servh-es in cxtermlnat
uig the Christians. ; The edict also
commanded the Viceroys and Gover
nors . to ; expel all missionaries from
China, and to arrest all Christians and
compel tbetu to renoume their faith.
Other dccnes. applauding the Boxers
siienk approvingly of their burning out
and slaying converts.
- "On July 18th another decree mad?
a complete volte faceu. due to tlie
vlcforief of the foreigu troops at. T4en
Tsiu. In thfs decree for the first time.
and one mouth after the occnrwuccs,
allusion was made to the death nf
Baron Ton ,Ketteler.the tJerman Min
ister, which was attribute! fa the .n.
thu of disloyal lirigands.alt hough tliere 1
is no touit ruat at was nnmmtit!it&i
and tlkit tlie assassination was
mlttert by an Imperial officer, as tti
Burrivor. Herr Cordes. can testify.
J'he rorce whjch Leairged the I.eg
ation coiwista of th friperial troops
under General Tung Lu and General
Tung Full Slang, wliose gallantry Is
appbitiiUiI in the Imperial decrees, al
though It has consists! In lonibanl
ing. for one month, defenseless women
ami children, cooped up hi tlie Lega
tions compound, using shell, shraji
nel. round shot and expamlitrg buller.
The Chinese : throughout, t with ' ehar
aoterlsrie treactnrw
tkjiia assuring us of protection, a nl on
rne same night they mad." a general
attack In hope of surprising n.
TIk i woundetl . nuniJier 138,' Includ
ing the American nurgeon !jnett.i
"i.aP'efJ'' i
.-' " V "' ncaM
ni xr,-.i;l 1" 1 . .
are oontentetity awaiting relief.'
Afler enumerating the casualties al-
ready reported, and glrla? a 4otal of
the dt-htJis. ilnclnding the America u
as fifty-six Morrison pniels as fol
lownr.. ''i:" t'..'" ;v iif , - '
TheChhtese nmlemiined the French
Legation, , whk'h Is now a niim btit
the French Minister fM. PInohon) wa
not present, baying tied for protect Um
to the British Legation the first dar
of tlie si'jfe. v " , - -
Tli disjiatch ends 9 fllows: '
1 The greatest peril we suffere-l dur
ing the siege was from fire, Um Chin,
ese iii thelr: lietermlnarion to destroy
th British legation, bnrnlns th ad
Joining' Han Lin Ynen lMutocal col
lege,, one of jhe most Kaered colhges
in C'hlnav sacrificing a liutqite library tH
MISSIONAIHES IN CHINA. , f
Irof. 7ihn Fryer In AinsWs.
At present tliero are uearly a thou
sand Anierii-an uilisiouaris in China.-nu-esenting.
the' different Irotestalit
clnm-bes of 4he fait'eit grates. They'
follow actively their vartons IitjiiicIm
of the work In tln different provintcs
of the etupire. Many of tlniu. In in
tellectual and spiritual gifts, are far
alove the average of nit home-work
ers. Iu their doings with the natives
they prove to Im influenced by the
highest principles of gool-will and
humanfty as well as by Christian
4mrlty. , They are. nieu ' and Women of
whom Amerhn may well feel iroud. v
"The home of the missionary is a
cttiter of light for all the snrrotindin
districts. The children of the mission
fschools and college see the honve life
or the missionary ramuies, icsuii me
meaning of the stars- anil strijiesi of
the national flag, understand their
feeling" of iKitfiotistn In its higliesi
snse. nnd delight to learn the history
of ,he country that has aent.theiu' so
much help fremi purIyi philanthropic
motives. It is the spirit of tratriot ism
that the Chinese, nHHl; u'Xt to the
tqyirit of Cliristianity; , nnd it is tin
American missionary wlho -is, eminent
ly qualified to tench itj to. them even
iii the face. of tlie tTUpt government
of China". f , i ;
'Some who criticize j the feiborf of
missionaries depend only upon bare
statistics. They reckon tip the unm
Iht'oT mission stations au"d chun-K
luemliers with the numler of years
of work, and rake these as the nueas
ure of usefulness. Suclj jwople do not
iealize the difficulties of the situation,
whicli nisike the results jbeyond j the
reach of nrithmetieal Jcotuputaiioii.
The religious beliefs, the customs; and
prejudices of the Chines? are J en
ireiichetl belrind centuries iqioii m
turh'! of uiKH'stition. it must lie re
memU'red that China- Is the tnoC an
cient empire in the world. Before the
Jews became a nation, say twenty
live centuries liefore Christ, China's
civilization had already readied a
high standard. Her. wealthy inhabi
tants wore iilks and satins while tlie
Israelites were in Egypt; and- long
centuries before Greeceand Rome
were thought of. Her ethics, her laws
ami administration of government
I ave couk down almost nm-hangeil
tlipough all thoee thoiiKands of years
As far -1 Kick as history gos the Chi
rese were governe! by nlmtL the
fame form of paternal or iatriarchnl
;-overnmcnt that 'ha stosl tinshaken
r. mid the rise and fall of Western em
i)iies. and is sstill as inflnentkil in its
; rrength ami vigor. It is this antiq
i tty which the Chinese fall Iwek njion
..ith so mwh prhle that stands in the
,ny of their accepting auythiug. to
;UMleru as Christianity.-' j f
"But in the consideration ot the dif
i'ulties the nisienary"lias to woun-
J .-X there is not only the antiquity
! ut also the enomvou.- size of the na-
t on and the-extent "of country.! Out
f a total of .VNKMXl sqtwn1 'hilled
l ie. eighteen provinces, or .'liin.l
i roper. contain l.otKMNHJ of squaiv
: :iles. Ih the middle of China its one
i f the greatest anil most densely pop
i hi ted plains in the . world, through
s.lrk-h flow the Yellow river- and
nly Immense and oferwhehning. but
rrange, unique ami whhoirt analogy.
', he UKtlKMls iisimI fyr preaching the
' ostel Hi otir wvu lands or among uu-
'rlHzed ra'es have . to ls modified
n-atly. If not entirely changed, when
rpidieil to the civilization of China.
' lie mass to lie moyitl is enormous.
: nd the power applie1 must lnf great
; t protmrtion. .. . - i
''Addtfl to this ditRcuIty of tlie size
f Hie nation there Is the complexity
i t the hiuguage. Tlie old saying that
.he devil Invented the Chinese1, char
: cters to keep Chritianity out of
'iiina. npienr to have some) show
i r reason when we find that irt place
if. a Chinese alphabet there are tti
t t thousands of forniMsible bnglyph-t
of pictorial Ira met ers. and that
ai-ii constitutes a eiarate monosyl-
ibicword. , Furthermore, this writ
' "U. ; language is to le seu and not
' card, to Ih1 rr"d jaud not spoken,
'.'hen there Is tle official ori court
i iugauge ustnl in the northern ' and
central provlm-es, with hundred of
rifferent dlalectw spoken south if , the
Yang-tse. Tlie missionary there has
liicrefore to learn jhe local dialect.
lie court ? language. ami the written
or classical language, liefore he can
in-each, read the translations of the
Scriptures, and carry on oral ' and
wrirten inrtetvourse with all the differ
ent classen of native he meetst. , Tills
alone is the .work almost of a life
time, '-. - . - ; ' : :. ':
"But when the missionary has over
come theseiirneulties. which few suc
ceed In doing leyoml a certain limited
extent. Iris task Is only Just ;legim.
He has to learn all that the ordinary
Chinese know frotn V their . chisslcnl
nnd ther liooks and teachers, in order
to meet them on their own ground.
Then he must liegln to attack the shi
i hnents' the Chinaman holds J tnost
iiif.and which are ha Howe! by the
fatiiest associations ami iKirenfal love.
TliCse ancestral teaching and exam
ples,? with his .method of religious
worship, are deeply Imbedded' In his
lotnost heart. Yet the missionary has
to ask him to give tip tnany or most
of tiictn, : and ' accept untried foreign
"ogmas nd nietlMsls tu their: place.
Is It any wonder that ; the enhserva-
tlve principle in diincise- human na
ture relels. - and that th 5 Chinaman
naturally is op i rose 1 toi all misionary
IiropagarKllsTO? It is almost Impossi
ble to realize tlie rnim'ediate sacrifice
a Chinese, even of , tue ; lower class.
has to make when in the face of the
opposition and the- contempt? of lib
family, his kinsman, hfe whole elan
and bis friends, be deteruriie to hf
come a sincere Christian and: to fol
low the teachings of uncoutu-looklag
strangers from far-off laud who are
popuhirly known as "foreign devilsr'
Fine printing. Statesman Job OHicc
TAXES PAID OVER
SHERIFF DCRBIJf TRANSFERS FtCNDS
TO THE THEASl'REB.
Collrrtlotic Dmring Jnly A(rtt WIO.
v al.33-Xrly On IIonlrd Tho. -mbI
OoUjuw lte-led la 19O0.
tFroni Dnilj- Stalesmau; Aug. 2.),
Sheriff F. W- Duridn yesterday, ma do
Ids regular monthly turnover of taxes
to Conuty Treasurer A. L. Downing.
The amonnt thus pa hi over, represents
tlie collect-Ions for, th -month of July,
the aggregate of the rtwipts for that
period being $UM!1L This Is the
sixth turnover made by the sheriff on
awmut of the IMtlt tax levy. The to
tal amount thus received, since the
assessment rolls r wcre placed In the
KhiTifTs hands," ts : $1U7A Th
taxes due on the roll when It was
turned over to the sheriff In March
aggregated $2 17 HdA to. IeliK-tIng the
coIlei-1 Ions, 'there fc still irwolle'te1
tin ha luVsonie sum of Jpl'Kt.7oI.4S.- It
is probable that the unpaid taxes will
)w li-t-iril llii)iiiuMir oil 3elt. 1st.
I Yesterday turnover -vas apMrtioncI
!aniog tlie several funds -in the cottu-
ty. treasury as follows:
Ktate. county and state
school. .... . ,-. '.;...'.. ,
.$ !.4tl7 40
I'oll.i.. ..... ... ......... bO
'ity of Sa lem . .: : . ........ ftll
'ity of Wmlbum .... . . 10 "
SiHK-ial rtieep tax. 12 :"
t;i iKM-iil uluH-p tax. . . . . . . . KM 27
School district No. 3 . 7 4d
School distiiot No. , 4..'. . 'A 73
Si hool district No. 5 "
Schfdril district No. 10..... S3
School listrkt No. 14.....' 23 Ih;
S hool .district No. 21. . . , 1 3
Shool district No. 24..... "! S2
School district No. 33.... .t 27
ScIkkiI district. No. 37 11!
School district No. 4S..'.., 70
School district No. r7.... . . 13 02
School ditrict No. 05 3 o4
S lKrd, dfefrrk t No. 71 S 2S
School district No. 7! 10 70
Sclrool d iswk-t No. SO ..... . 14 i
School district No. H..... 31 71
School district No. 104...,. . O)
-School district No.,11i . 10 22
ScJiool district Set. UK. . ... . 1
S'-lMMd district No, 123..... . 0 80
Total . .. ...... ..... .. $10,001.33
DECREASE IN CRIME
INDICATED BY ItEDL'CED SCMIIER
PRISONERS IN PKNITENTIARY.
Work on New WIbrt Progressing napiaty -(
"Manufaeturlur lrlck-Fxe p
tlonally Fine Grdn.
(From Daily Statesman. An.c
If the number of prisoners
2-
incar-
cerated in a crihiiual institntiin of a
state may Ih considered -an" evidi'ncv
of the amount . of -criminal work iii
tliat state, the State of Oregt.u is in
au iinjiroved condition oyer that oV
last year. There were yesterday re..'
istenil at the Oregnn state peaitt-nti-ary
203 prisoners as against 332 for
the corresiHiuding date last year, or a
decmise of thirty-nine men.
Work on the new wing is bo'.ai:
prosecuted with much vigor by tiu
contractors.'- Messrs. Enxi u & Vi;iv
Patteu. The walls are in oi:ise o;
construction and it will bt" only a
short time until 'the .brick -laying foi
the first floor will bv finished, and tin
completion of tlie two-story huikbiij;
will then be a matter of but a few
weeks time..
A. 1 force of twenty-four convicts -yes
terday resumed ojicrations in tlie
state's briek yard ou East State street
adjoining tlie iMMiitent lary burnings.
The plant has a capacity of .pi.tiTMi
brick iwr daj' and It Is the iuteution
of t lie management to mold 3ikMhx
brick. r L. Burton, an experienced
brick linnufacturt't, has supi't-vision
of the .yard. . ,
convict, employed iu ''the "machine
shops, yesterday afternoon had tlie
misfortune to have tlie little finger of
bis left hand cut off at the seond
Joint. Dr. W, A. CusU-k. the peniten
tiary physician, was 'called and dress
ed the" injured dig.t.
The state penitentiary .has one of
the : largest ,: and finest gardens the
Statesman reporter ever witnessed
The entire ciiclasnre at the big insti
tution, excepting that taken up by the
buiuitr-gs themselves, has been de
voted to the cultivation of a garden,
where vegetables of abnormal size, of
cxi-eptional quality nnd'in great quaiP
titles, are iieiug grown.
Jhe reiMn-ter actually saw tomato
vines that stood . 5 feet high and
they were not all vines either, but
supiiorted many splendid representa
tives or ttu; tomato '-family. A mini
ler of lieils of fine onions are distril-
utel alxiut the grounds, nnd ome
onions as large as an -average fist
were noticed. The onion crop alone
is estimated at .oo bushels. There
are also fine 'peas, beans, celery, cal-
oage. cucumiiers. etc with which the
prisoners are regularly supplied.
11h "cut worm" has appeared in
the garden, but thus far has con fine 1
Its operations to cauliflower, late cab-
oage ani tnrnips.i The worms hare
now attacketl the horse radish. But.
taken as a whole, ono seldom sees as
tine a garden. The excellent rrotrtb
attaineit by the. vegetables and' the
spienu id yield can Ih attributed prin
cipally to the liberal fertilization the
nl receives each year, supplemented
by the excellent ; care In its cultiva
tion. ' : -''-.,' V; .; .- -
KRUGER AFTER RHODES.
Lvllen Iigree -In A Inslee's.)
"'Mr. Kruger.' I askeL "do you hold
Mr. Rhoiles responsible for this war?
" 'Yes, he repliel. I see the shad
ow of one large head and then two
smaller ones near by. I find no traces
of Rhodes where M liner and Charn
terliiin are not. - Tlese three mside
Ihe war." They will not be content
until they see all Africa under the
British flag, , '
'This brought an a most Interest
ing feature of the South African ques
tion, namely, foreign capitalism and
the gold mines 'contention. The world 1
has Iteen 'tht tTinuigh various source I
that the Bof legislation and manage- r
ruent hare clggtil the progress of I
this Industry, and It has lieen pointeil
out but for English capita! the Trans-, j.
vaal-wealth would never have Imcu
develofied. -
"This Is what Mr. Krnger has to - t
say: ' '-. - " ... - -; . . v
z " 'My. country lias lieen a goiscnd 1
to promoters like Rlusles and llarna- !
to. Both of them i -a me out here pov- ',
erty -stricken and witliout influi-iu-e.
Now they talk as thoiigil they had ' .
put the qtwrtz into tin ear.th. and "y
vaunt alniut : tlM'Ir money developing
the Rand. But what Mid they do?
Why. persnadeil -the public In Eng- :?'
hind and Europe to juvest so gener
ously that not mly these adventurers. '
lort many others, became wealthy."
while those: who sutrplied tli funds
were frequently. vlctimiaiML .And now '
I will tell your sotuething. Since tlii.s
war Ix'gan my government has worked
several of the richest mines. .and We f
find that they have all along be-ti ;
liaylug a profit of sixty in-r -nt. Ou '
this we placeil a lax of live-per cent
that i. for every sixty iounds they j
extracted vve a-skeil lut thre imuiii.Is.
Is this not gemrous? Do you think j
that the English g)verumeiit wtuihl i
lie equally kind? 1 say no! If i;M .
wills that we shall los' our country. !
tlieii the stoi-kholders -will find that j
their profits will lie greatly 'decreasi-d. 1
for England will tax them to ptiy for
this war. I
'But,'. I asked, 'will you hot tiav
to rcscir't to the same measure -in case
you win. Mr. KrugerV
No.' rcplw'd Ids honor, 'for our ex-f
peuses are very nmalh No .country on!
inrth can maintain a war so cheaply. '
"'"What has lieeu the cost thus far''
I ventured. , ,
"Mr. Kruger hesitated at this, but
after consulting hurriedly with sev
eral advisers, replied; AIout four mil
lion pounds. -
"'At that rate. then, you can-keep:
up the conflict indefinitely. - .
Yes, with 1hf help of the Alii
mighty. . Wo a rei getting one inilliou .
jKiunds out of the mines every hnonth.
Withthis we can buy all our food-j
stuffs, and as for ammunition, that
we can make riglt here, everything '
from a Mauser bullet to a Long Tiia
shell. Fortunately, the English were
kind enough to give us -enough sup
plies at Glencoe to feisl our army six
months. You se we grow everything
here except sugar, ami coffee, -unl'
tliey come through Dcla go bay.' " V ;
WHEN ALiTtHE WORLD IS NKNV
If you were a littlo girl again, '
Mother Ma hone. Ma hone.
What would you do the long, long day.
Flaying alone, alon?
If I were a little girl again,
Nora, in.v own. my own.
With Just 'one long, long sunny day
To play alone, a loin-.
If I were a. little girl again.
And fairy folk were true.
If paper dolls had human hearts.
And all the World were uw.
Ah. listen, listen, little one.
I'll whisjH't" what I'd do:
To the violet's lips I'd put my ear
And hush my heart that I might hear-
Tlie secret of its sweetness;
I'd sea'reh U.'iieath the fungus shelves '
For glimpse of goblins, ghomes. or
i 1 ve: :
I'd run a race with the laughing
brook.
Or cliase if to some witch-kept nook,
Vct.j.'se "tpell woulil stay its lleelness;'
IM lilt!" in the haunt of the liHM king-
i-'iil ' , -
Til I learned its meltsly word for
word:
Full-length upon the nioss I'd lie.
Coiiie.it InMieath 1 he changing sky
In that one day's .completeness. .
If I were a litth girl again.
Even as you. as you.
If fairy folk were truly folk.
Anil "all t lie world were new,.
I'd just be happy, little one.
Till the Jong, long day was through.
Malsd Leta Eaton in St-. Nicholas
for June. - - :, .
41IYE LOCATED A CLAIM.
George Bros., et al., of This City'.-Se--'ere
Promising Mining Property
' A re Enjoying Good I lea It h.
, W. P. George, of this city, yesterday
received from Nome a letter from his
brotl cr. Jc-sse George, in which he re
ports himself 'nnd 'brother, Liin -.i-njoy-n
the liest f health and co'liteiilis'l
with their lot in the Alaskan country.
Mr. -George leports that himself and
brother. Thomas Holman and Mr
Ward, all of Salem. -have jointly 1
eatid a claim tliatj gives promise of.
giMwl returns. It is loeattNl on Hungry
creek, a tributary stream of Penny
River, alHiut twenty-five miles from
Nome City. The party 'prospected the
propel ty which they found far the
best and most promising of .anything-they-
had seen hr that sctiou. Tlwir
I't'ircrous Salem . acquaintances' siii
ceicly hope this quartet of well-known
Salemites may be alnong the foi tiniaie
few to return from the north possessed
of a competency amply large to com
pensate them for their trip. .
In -'none of the half dozen letters re
ceived by Mr. George from his brotlH r
has the author mentioned the smallpox
scare that Is alleged to exist so gener-
ally in the Nome region. This tends
to confirm the conclusion that the
dread malady exists principally in the
Irreliahlc newspaper reports tliat em
anate, from that place.
Bey tli v VzA ton Havg Always Biiii$t
HOME FOR A VISIT H. P. Minto
and W. J. Culver, two well-knowi
Saiemlte, arrived ' home y est enlay
from tlie Alaskan gold lUdiTs. coniinz
dim-t from Nome Citv. W essrs. Millto
and Cailtcr left Salem early In the fall
of 18!8 going to Juneau, where for
aliout a j-ear they served as customs
officers. Thence they went to Imwhoh
City and afterwards to Nome City.
the recently discovered and , allcgl
Eldorado, of 'Alaska.' Both gentlemen '
express themselves hlghlj, pleased with
tne country :and Its prosiiects. rin'j.
say there Is moner to be made lliere
and both gentlemen will likely return
this fall. They report that Geo. L.
Rose, tlie Saieni bop factor, will prob - ,
ably return this fall. Mr. Culver ha
heavy beard but otherwise is toe
same "Jlmnile" he was wlien he left
Salem. Roth he artd Mr. Mlnto are hi
excellent healthand have no occasion
to - regret their trip to the - Alaskan
country. ..-;. - ''"',.
Tlie condition noon-which God liath
given liberty to man is eternal vigi
lance. John phil'iot Curran. speech,
July 10, '171M. '