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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY HORNINO, OCTOBER 21, 1904.
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LAKE B10HQNK
INDIAN
DEVOTED TO CONSIDEjSATION OF
PROBLEMS OF. ISLANDS. i
THE. PHILIPPINES AND ; HAWAII
Number of Interesting Speeches
Made ou. These Subjects by
Wise Men. v '
Are
Bcrae Tales of Optimism for. the Future
and of Work Accomplished in Fast
Told About Islands, That Will "Open
. .the Eyes of the World." ' ' '
LAKE MOHONK, Oct. 20. .Today si
session of the Mohonk Indian eonven
. tif-n was devoted to. a consideration of
the problems In the Philioninea. Dr.
Fred W. Atkinson of the Brooklyn Poly
technic. Institute, who organized the
American public . school ' ayHtem in - the
Philippine,, was the first speaker to
day. br. Fred W. Atkinson, in speaking of
the political conditions in the Philip
pines and the people of the island,
said:
"The Filipinos are incapable of self
government; in their affairs they are
managed by a few -leaders. They have
not yet cultivated a sense of fair play
and tolerance for those who differ tin
opinion. Thev are child-like and do
not know what in bent for them Inde
pendence is their cherished ideal and
that they may ultimately realize that
ideal is, I believe, the unexpressed pur
toHe of those who have undertaken the
tutelage of these people. How far re
Tuovpii is this realization is beyond our
WAWA
y power to predict: the proximity or dis
tance of it must remain a matter of
opinion. For some time to "come their
'political 'dependence upon the United
Mate must be very real.
"Among the greatest difficulties that
the promoters of free education have
found to contend tfrith are the apathy
of the lowest class and the antagonism
of the highest. In the Philippines, the
mawwts have learned little else than the
catechism and the higher classes have
acquired hardly more than a veneer.
Education is now desired apparently
with grrat eagerness, but when the nov
elty wears off and hard work is requqirr
i attendance decreases. For present at
lct a purely utilitarian view of du
- cation must be accepted, yet the ideal
for the future must be a higher one
namev, development of phvsical and
intellectual powers, strengthening of
moral character, widening of sympath
ies, and, incidentally, preparation for
citizenship. I cannot agree with the
view that popular education in the
Philippines is likely to do harm rather
than good, and that tU people would
AniaSn Lotto nn.l lian-nior without It.
My liking for the people: and knowlcdtre
of their character arouses in me the
hone: my belief in the ability, tact and
courage of the American teacher cre
ates in me the faith: and my observa
tion and judgment confirm me in the
conviction that iorular -education of
the Filininos. if not unduly hurried and
if conducted along practical lines, will
prove an ultimate success."
Dr. Atkinson was followed by W.
Leon IVpperman of the Bureau of In
nlnr Affairs, of the War Department.
After describing in detail the general
form of government under which the
Philippines are now ; -controlled, Mr.
W. lcort Penoerman. assistant to the
chief, Bureau 'of Insular A-airs, con
tinned: .
"In addition, an educational system
has been established with over 12000
schools in the islands: a monetary sys
"tern which affords a" fixed medium of
exchange has been adopted and effectu
ally substituted" for tin? former debased
currency; an- efficient postal service
has been established; the islands have
been gridironed with telegraphs and tel
ephones and tied together by cables,
extensive harbor improvements are un
dcr way; highways are being construc
ted: the islands have been placed in a
sanitary condition; the first census of
the islands lias oven laaen, ,uuu iw
tr:rrisoii of American tr6ops has been
reduced to twelve thousand ofiicers and
men, aside from the Filipino scouts.
All of the expense of the adminis
t rt ion of the crovernment and all the
results already atfained, heretofore en
umerated, have heen met uy me rev-
enues in the Philippine Islands. J It
will be seen that many public improve
ments which, in this country-, are paid
out of federal funds, have been met out
out. of the revenues of the insular gov
ernment. "It will doubtless be a surp'rise to
many to know to what extent the Fili
pinos have voice in the present govern
ment of the islands. Without going into
detail it mav be stated that while there
are about 1500 Americans in the civil
errice of the creneral eovernment and
about 2500 Filipinos in the general "ov
ernment service, - there are only 100
Americans and over 13,000 Filipinos in
the provincial and municipal govern
ments. ThU does not include teachers
in the educational departments of whom
1000 are Americans and upwards of
3500 are Filipinos" , ,
Brigadier General G. A. Goodale fOI
- lowed Mr. Pepperman. An interesting
address followed. - "
Prof. Jacob H. Hollander of Johns
Hopkins University, among other things
regarding the presvnt condition of Por
s to Rico, said: , .
'Indeed, with any aimilarly circnm
stanced community in the world, with
out a dollar of funded or floating insu
lar indebtedness, with sourees of rev
enue thaf maj be expected to" meet the
reouirements of a reasonable and eco
nomical administration, with Pe11
f nnds of more than one and a half mil
lion dollars the firm basis of srseenre
insular economy may properly be said
; to have been laid. Translated " into
lain lanm,an- ti financial reorganiza
tion of Porto Eico means that the vr-
oen of taxation upon the real economic
life of the island is less today than at
aav time Um fcUtnrv? that the great
s bulk of it nn million souls are entire
ly exempt from taxation ajid subject to
moderate exercises only, to the extent
of their injurious and luxurious con
sumption; that coffee, tobacco and fruit
land the great mainata of its peo
ple's life are, paying leas taxes by half
than before the enactment of the rev
enue act; that throurh the operation
of a generous exemption clause, thou
sands of little natches, of un tilled soil
re being; brought into-'civilization and
a atordy peasant proprietor elass is be
ing developed; and finally, that hav
ing enacted and put into operation an
adequate system of public . revenue,
Porto Kico derives not only the advan
tage which' domes from sound publie
credit,' but receiea the stimnlas and
reaps the harvest of free trade with the
United States,' ,
Hawaii ETenlng Text.
Hawaif was the text of the evening
at the'Iadian Peace Conference which
this year is devoting much attention to
our island dependencies. Representative
Sherman; .chairman of the House Com
mittee on Indian Affairs; took occasion
to declare that the next important step
in the solution of the so-called Indian!
question was to incorporate in an en
abling act admitting the Indian Terri
tory into the -Union as one or two
states, a clause forever excluding the
sale of intoxicating drinks in the new
state or states. - :
Prof. JHosmer of Amherst College,
formerly president of Oahu College, in
the Hawaiian Inlands, spoke strongly
in favor of the so-called missionary
party in Hawaii.
He was followed by W. N. Armstrong
formerly Attorney General of Hawaii.
W. N.f Armstrong of Hawaii discussed
the situation in the Hawaiian Islands,
and in referring to the native races,
said:
"The native race is no longer a fac
tor in Hawaiian matters except in its
a hump of the elective franchise unwisely
given it by Congress upon the annexa
tion of : the islands. The people have
generally given up to the Chinese the
raising .of their own special food and
to the Japanese their valuable fisher
ies. There are no native merchants.
Those who have been trusted by the
government with the handling of money
have generally turned out defaulters.
The natives who in 1872 composed the
entire t population have fallen to one
sixth of the inhabitants.
"Hawaii will in the end be filled
wtih a large native born Asiatic popula
tion which will dominate the commun
ity. These will be native born Asiatics
speaking the English language, educat
ed wholly in American schools and col
leges, ignorant of Asiatic habits, know
ing only American literature, saluting
only the federal flag; a great commun
ity or i Ameriean-uninese ami as Amer
ican in thought and the conduct . of
life 'as it born within twent miles of
Hunker JIUL
NEWS FROM PORT ARTHUR.
CIIEFOO, Oct. 20. (8:30 p. m.)-A
junk, which left Liaoti Promontory yes
terday was driven by a gale and arrived
t ' . t . t ' r , n i - i.
nere lomgni, wringing iud cooircn. who
left Port Arthur because they feared
injury from the Japanese shells.
The He coolies say that on October u
there! was fierce fighting for several
hours1 on the slooea of Bihlung Moun
tain letween comparatively small for
ces, during which the Japanese lost 300
killod r wounded. The eoolies were
unable to give details of the fighting,
but apparently it was the result of one
of the numerous sortiea made br the
Bussiuns against the Japanese who were
attempting to advance from their tren
ehes. f ' .
Japanese wounded say that the sol
diers in the trenches suffer severely
from! the cold, although the Japanese
army is now almoat completely supplied
with winter outfits. -.-j
It is said that the Port Arthur gar
rison is frantic for news of the opera
tion of General Knropatkin,- from
whom the defenders expect relief.
The news that the Baltic fleet has
sailed for the Pacific was announced to
the garrisotr and greatly encouraged
the-Russian.
FUNSTON IS PATRIOTIC.
Favors Law to Prevent Desecration of
: Flag, or Caricature of Sol
diers' Uniform.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20. The enactment
of a Federal law to prevent desecrat
ing the American flag and caricaturing
the uniform of the soldier has been ad
vocated by Brigadier-General Funston
at a banquet of the Illinois ociety, Sons
of the American Revolution, at the
Hamilton Club.
"Thd patriotism I believe in is to
fight corruption at the primaries and
the polls," he a1,1- "Tliere 1 no bet
ter way of emulating the founders of
the Republic." .
The banquet was in co.mmemoration
of the surrender of Cornwallis at York
town. : : ' : v ? " - V
SENATOR KITTRIDGE IN OREGON.
Comes Here tc Confer With Senator
I Mitchell on Panama Canal
" i Matters.
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pnRTr.An Or Oct. 20. To see
Oregon, to work for the re-election of
President Roosevelt, and incidentally
to eonfeWith Senator John II. Mitehell
regardingnatters of legislation Re
manded in connection with the trojec
ted Panama aaL United States Sen
ator Kittridge ofSouth Dakota, isin
Portland today, hiving just completed
a tour of the stateNof Washington. Sen
KitH.lwnccomranied' try Ar-
.- t a4 nrivate secretary to
Senator Ankeny of Washington. To-
cLonator Kittredre and
Mr. Statter .will make a river trrp lo
The Dalles, and after a short stay at
that place the 8enator will return to hu
home. j ' ' . . : .
SlMatnr ltittredff thOUffh One Of the
youngest members of the United SUtea
Senate, has gained much prominence,
He is one of the two Senators who
voteVi against confirming the nomina
tion of Leonard Wood for a Major Gen
.ir In the reirnlar army. He is also
the practical kead of the Senate com
mittee on Panama Canal affairs, : .and
handled the bill authorizing the isth
.! waterwav and making appropria
tion for.it during, the. recent Congres-
trtl -efion. ; He la also auwyr
the famous minority report on the Nie
! are guan Canal project. , ,,
THE DOINGS
1 OF POLITICS
DEMOCRATS CLAIM EVEBTTOTNG
IN INDIANA AND JEESEY.
BEGIHTBATION IN WASHINGTON .
Proctor Be-Elected la Vermont Bry
an's Throat Bothers Him as
Result of Orer-Use.
Vice Presidential Candidates Are Bnsy
Making Speeches All Around the Cir
; cle Atkinson of Boston, Is With
Parker on Philippine Matter.
NEWYOKK, Oct. J 8.-Political sit
uations in Indiana, and New Jersey are
the most important affairs of the Dem
ocratic campaign :. as considered by
Judge Parker. Announcement was made
by Jndianans who called on Parker that
prospects are shown by the fourth can
vass to be encouraging.. No figures are
given out. In New Jersey the situation
is reported as more complex than in any
of the doubtful states, and the result is
more dependent npon the work .done in
4he remaining two and one half weeks
of the campaign. Edward Atkinson of
Boston, discusxed the Philippine ques
tion with Judge Parker. Atkinson
took occasion to compliment the Judge
on his Philippine speech of Saturday.
Gassaway Bnsy.
Welsh, W. Va., Oct. 18. Henry O.
Davis, Democratic candidate for Vice
President, wound nr.a busy day of
campaigning with a rally here tonight.
Fairbanks Had Bnsy Day,
Providence, K. I Oct. 18. With a
speech at Iniantry Hall in this eity to-
ntgnt, Wenator Fairbanks ended a busy
day in New Kngland, having made brief
addresses at Pittsfield. Mass.,- Woon
socket and Pawtueket. At each stop he
Was accorded a cordial reception.
r Proctor Re-Elected.
Montpelier, Vt., Oct. 18. Senator
Redfield Proctor was re-elected to the
Waited States Senate today.
Volnblst's Voice Shows Strain.
Bedford, Ind., Oct. 18. A special
train carrying Wm. J. Bryan on a tour
of Indiana was more than two hours
late arriving in the city for the mass
meeting tonight. Bryan's voice shows
evidence of the strain he is undergoing.
Registration Heavy at Spokane.
Spokane, Oct. 18 Registration closed
tonight with 11,454 voters enrolled.
Seattle, Oct. 18. It was estimated
when registration closes tonight the
total will be 27,062. ;
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Bellingham, Oct. 18. Registration at
Bellingham at 10 p. m., 4425.
Tacoma, Oct. 18. Total registration
of this city estimated at 11,000.
Walla Walla, Oct. 18. Registration
at Walla Walla closed tonight, 2276.
FOOTBALL GAME
ONE OF BEST GAMES PLAYED IN
. SALEM PROPHESIED FOR TO
MORROW AFTERNOON.
Columbia University of Portland, Will
Contest the Goal With. Willamette
Mutes and Salem High School Will
Also Play. ; ,
From present indications it would
appear that one or the best games or
football ever played in Salem will be
played on the 'Varsity field next Sat
urday afternoon. The Columbia Uni
versity men, although somewhat lighter
than tfie Willamette men are. said to be
a very fast aggregation of players and
as the field will be in fine condition for
fast playing, they will no 'doubt give
the heavier local men something to do
to keep them from scoring.
The local men are in fine spirits and
most of them in good physical Condi
tion. Some misunderstanding between
the coach and the players, which pre
vented them from doinr their best work
up at Eugene, has all been settled and
everybody is now working together as
one man "with one purpose to win fot
the sake of, Old Willamette. The de
feat of Saturday has only served to
increase the enthusiasm of the players
and the lovalt of the student body,
The manatrer is so confident that his
team could now defeat the University
of Oregon eleven, that he has offered
every inducement to them to come to
Salem for a return game. But although
they have a vacant date, they- refuse to
. . 1 . 1 A. .
come aown, wnicn uoei not ipcu very
Well for their aportsmansbio. .
The line-up of the team for next Sat
ufday's same will be practically the
same as in the Eugeae game, but the
coach has been keeping the different
men in their respective positons this
week, with the result that tne team
work will be much better. They will
also be able to rut up a much faster
game, since they will not be compelled
to wane inrougn iour or btb incurs ui
clay mod. 'y.?: "t ?
A rou sinr football rally was held in
the chapel Tuesday morning and it is
expected that nearly every student la
the university will be at the game. A
rooters ' club - haa been .; organised, :- a
larire number of megaphones ordered
and everything arranged for an excit
ing game. - -'- v-.. -. -.m -- -. -5
-' SUNT HEiSELF.
BEATTLIVpct- 20. The sinking of
tne sieamsoip-
oTeVflof IVr't reThVaTerUns and'A. M. Smithy . President of the Board 'of
.tm tkt flnwt.1 in through the Trustees, will-preeide. All friends of
believed Aa have been eaosed by the
the stream that flowed in through the
open deadlight after she had sunk that, the Univeraity are invited to be pres
fir ;,- lent Admission is free. ,
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MILES AND HOUn CALL ON
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NEW YOBK, Oct. 20. Judge Parker
left New. York this evening Tor Ksopus
where tomorrow be will address a del
egation ' of Democrats front Hudson
county. New Jersev. and on Hatnrday
be , will, address delegationa from the
Harlem .Democratic Club and the Park
er Independent Club. Late today Judge
Parker received calls from General Nel
son A. Mites and Hoke Smith, of Geor
gia. . ; f :
INDIAN COULD NOT THROW HIM.
VANCOUVER, B.' C, Oct. 20. Dan
S. McLeoI won the handicap wrestling
match at the Vancouver opera house to
night. His opponent was War Eagle, a
big Blackfoot Indian chief. The eoadi
tions of the match was that War Eagle
was to throw MeLeod three times in an
hour. War Eagle failed to get a fall.
MeLeod nearly succeeded twice.
WILL ONLYiGETi
SIXTY;PER CENT
LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR TO GET
BUT PORTION OF EXHIBIT, j
GOVERNMENT WON'T SEND ALT..
United States Board of the St. Louis
Exposition Decided to Send Bat
ParVte. Portland.
It I Likely This Will Greatly Disap
point 'Portland's Fair Managers
Had Expected Reproduction of Got-
. eminent' St. Louis Exhibit.
bt t nl'Tfl 16 At .
. J M.-Jm V" S. M s s, m UJC VIU
today of the United States Government
Board of the ,8t. Louis Exposition it
was decijed to ship 60 per cent of the
government exhibits to the Lewis and
Clark Exposition at Portland. William
M. Addons of Washington D. C. was
eleeted secretary and disbursing officer
for the Lewis and Clark Exposition. "
It was expected by th- Lewis and
Clark Fair managers that the United
States government exhibit would be
sent entire from St. Luis to Portland,
and this will be a great disappointment
to tbem. . ' '
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WHO WAS IT
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REMAINS OF A BODY FOUND ON
mtnto-'s Island by youno
mushroom hunters.
A Bottle and Sponge in the Box -With
the Remains of What Was a Large
Man Would Indicate that There Had
Been a Crime Committed.
A few young people hunting mush
rooms on M into 'a Jslaad yenterday
morning consisting of Cliff ; Glover,
Misses Ruby and Pearl Ilimkin, made, a
discovery which may lead to the un
raveling of a mystery of a good many
years standing.
These young people in the course of
their rambles discovered a hole in the
ground and upon opening it up, dis
covered a box, which they took to be a
coffin. They notified Coroner A. M.
lough, who visite dthe scene, exhumed
the box, found it to contain the bones
of a man, which, after a brief exam Ins
tion were replaeeed in the box and re
interred. In the box. were also a sponge
and a bottle, the latter Waring the
levice "Hteiner" blown into the bot
tie. The bottle was a five-ounce drug
gist's phial. Coroner Clough decided
that he did not know anything about
the body- nor how it came to be there;
that there was no use of a further in
vestigation, and hence be had the body
replaced in its former resting place.
It was stated tbat the skull and the
rest of the bones were in a good state
of preservation, and that there is 'no
doubt at all that they might be recog
nized by any one that had known their
original. ' . '
One thing that has aroused the
thought that the remains may be the
means of unraveling a mystery that has
been dark to the people of Salem for
a long time is the fact that the bones
of the arms and lower limbs are hear
and long .
Are they the bones of, John Robin
son j - .. ' '
His disappearance was eoatemperaa-
eotrs with the Steiner DruJ Co., in this
ety. He was a tallman andbs arms
and legs were large boned. lie dis
appeared from his room in the old
court : house one night and was never
heard from again. A piece of beef that
he had bought for his .Sunday dinner
was found on hia table' when his troom
was finally broken open, as proofmhat
he did -not intend to leave of his own
volition. It was Said at the time that
he bad been murdered, but the corpus
delect! and the . other proofs were
lacking to make's ease against those
who miffht have been suspected, v '
The matter will now be investigated
by the proper ofiicers and it is not' at
ail unlikely that something will come of
as
AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Formal Opening of the School Year of
1904-05 Will Take Place This Eve
ning. '
The fcrmvl opening of Willamette
Universify for 1904-05 will take place
in the Univerwfy Chapel this evening at
?i3U. ' Addresses wm d maae oy
i .
The Hon.
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COUNTRY HID
IN THICK FOG
HOSTILE ARMIES ARE CONCEAL
- ED ONE FROM THE OTHER.
ALL OPERATIONS SUSPENDED
Several Brisk . Skirmishes and Some
; Minor Surprised Are Reported as
i -: Tjjring place. .
Germany Says that She Will Positive
i ly Not Take Part; in Mediations
j Think Would Be Considered as an
i Unfriendly Act Will Not Join U. S.
With the country enveloped in a
thick fog and the roads in wretched
condition, activity is for the time be
ing impossible either by the Japanese or
Bussian truly south of Mukden. There
base been several brisk skirmishes and
some surprises of a minor character
but the lifting of the fog must pre
cede any notable conflict of the hostile
forces, i No -official report from the
Commander of Port Arthur of date lat
er than October 10 has 'reached St. Pet
ersburg. : . ' .
Germany Defines Her Position.
Cologne, Oct, ,20. Discussing the
question of mediation . between -Busxia
and Japan, the Cologne Gazette, the
reputed organ of the German Foreign
Office, says that even in the most modi
fied form a proposal in the direction
indicted would be looked, upon as an
unfriendly act. "The statement that
Germany is sympathetically inclined
toward a peace congress, , and would
take a step in that direction in conjunc
tion with America, is absolutely fabe
and it is equqally false to say that Ger
many has concluded or is considering
any agreement with Russia incompat
ible with Germany's neutrality."
Both Hidden In Fog.
Mukden .Oct. 20. The hostile armies
today are concealed from each other
in a, dense fog, and all operations are
suspended. . Neither cannonading nor
musket firing has been audible.
Will Try To Capture Port Arthur. .
Chicago, Oct. 20. A Daily News dis
patch from Chefoo says that a. camp
follower with the Japanese army be
sieging Port-Arthur, at present in Che
foo, is authority for the statement that
the Japanese killed before the forts is
placed at 50,000, The reports among
the. Japanese troops are that an attempt
will be-made to carry the citadel thin
month.
...I '
-BASEBALL SCORES.
PORTLAND, Oct. 20. Portland 7;
San Francisco 3.
8an Francisco, Oct. 20. Taeoma, 1;
Oakland 2.
WILL SEE TO IT
SENATOR MITCHELL SECURES AT
TENTION FROM THE UNITED
. STATES ENGINEERS.
Major Langfitt Says that He Finds
Little, to Do Here But Will Be Glad
to Recommend Revetment for Pro
tection of West Bank.
The question of the changes in the
river opposite to the city of Kale in that
has worried the people of this city for
some time has been brought to the at
tention of the delegation in Congress,
and the following letter from Senator
John H- Mitchell, inclosing one from
Major Langfitt, also published, was re
ceived by President Hofer of the Salem
t'ommereial Club.
Senator Mitchell in his letter said:
I beg to hand you herewitih a copy
of a letter I have just received from
Major W. C. Langfitt, in response to
my. presentation to him, en October
13th of a letter, resolutions, and map,
from the Greater Salem Club. You will
observe he reports that the continuous
inroads of the river on the west bank,
opposite- Salem, is believed to be det
ri mental to the interests of navigation,
as well as aa injury to the immediate
locality, and that he recommends an
appropriation for the improvement
there. ; , .
- The next step will be to get. a recom
mendation of this kind, or better, if
possible, to the . War Department, and
the proper way to do tbis.is by the in
troduction of an amendment to 5 the
River and Harbor bill when Congress
meets; have that amendment referred
to the Secretary of War, who will re
fer it. to the Chief of Engineers, apd
who in turn will refer t to Major
who iainrn will refer it to Major
the whole matter np before Congress,
and I hope we shall be able to secure
the appropriation as desired.
Yours very sincerely,
JOHN II. MITCH ELL,
Senator Mitchell inclosed the follow
ing fom Major Langfitt, of the Unit
ed States Engineers:
"United States . Engineer's Office,
321 Custom House. Post Office Drawer
50, Portland. Oregon.
"Hon. John H. Mitchell,
- s "Portland, Oregon. .
"My dear Senator Mitchell: Your
letter dated October 13, 1904, enclosing
letter, resolutions and map from the
Greater Salem Commercial Club has
been received and has been given" care
ful attention. ' ' j - -
"The question has --been, before this
office a number of times of recent years
and was made the subject of an exarain
at ion and report by Major W. Lw Fisk,
October 8, 1897 (printed in Honse Do-
uraent l-u, aota congress, zx session;
In connection with te general Improve
ment of tbe Willamette river this office
made a- survey of the stretch immediate
ly above and opposite Halcm and found
that gravel bar to which the resolutions
you send me refer, had about doubled
in size since 1886 and bad extended
down streamwards i approximately 600
feet. The bank on the west side of the
river opposite this bar bad apparently
cut away to a depth of about feet
during this period, and no doubt the
scour has continued since that time.
The present low mater lines shown on
the map sent me practically coincide
with this survey of a year and a half
ago. - ' - -. -
"While the tailing down stream of
this gravel bar makes it necessary for
down stream boats to wind around the
lower end and run upstream in order
to reach some of the docks on the city
water front there remains at extremely
low water greater width between it
and the dock lines than there is in
the main river at many points, therefore
I deem tbat the movement of tbisbir
is no immediate injury except causing
a slight loss of time, nor -menace to
navigation. .
"The continuous inroads of the river
on the wet bank opposite Salem is
believed to be detrimental to the inter
ests of navigation as well as injury to
the immediate locality and whatever
suffleieut funds are available for the
general improvement of the nver it is
the plan of this office to construct re
vetment along this bank and thus pre
vent encroachment and also the con
sequent enlargement of the gravel bur
in question.
"There are however many points on
the Willamette river where tho demands
for improvement are more urgent .and
necessary, and it has been the .plan of
this office to give attention to locali
ties in order of their importance of
general navigation as rapidly aa ap
propriations for the river would per
mit. "As this revetment work would prob
ably have to extend from the county
bridge up streamwards, a distance of
about 3,500 feet, it would cost approx
imately f3o,000, and 1 would, respect
fully suggest in the event of its con
struction by Congress that it 1 made
the subject or special appropriation
rather that a part of the usually limit
ed general appropriation for the riv
er. ' .
"Very Respectfully,
"W. C. LANGF1TT.
Major, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.
HOPS GO UP AGAIN.
Reported that Thirty-One and a Quar
ter Has Been Offered and Refused
at Independence.
Hon. J. S. oCoper of Independence,
was over yesterday seeing the sights
around the capital and the capitoL
Mr. Cooper reports that independence
is the greatest town in the vaiiey and
that it has more money today per cap
ita than any other town on the map,
owing to the fact that nearly every
ody had hops and bad sold them for
Vang up prices. The best price that he
had heard of as having lcvn actually
paid was 31 cents, but he had leen of
fered 314 for his hops which are! par
ticularly choice, and he was still hold
ing on strong in. the belief that this. re
markable source of wealth to Oregon
would go still higher.
The nnmber of bales vet left nnsold
in that district is very slight and will
not exceed a thousand, at the most, and
it is said that there are not to excd
fifteen hundred in the whole of Polk
county. Reports from other parts of
the state would induce one to believe
that there are but very few hops out
side of Marion fount" remaining un
sold, in point of fact there have leen
few changes from first hands in this
countv tor some time. A gooi many
speculative sales from one irealer to an
other are reported, but this does not
count among the growers.
SOLDIERS HAVE BIG SCRAP.
colored Troops Shoot to Km as In a
Battle and Results Are
Disastrous.
.Mt.j. i ivitr) , v ai., vtci. u. rx'arcani
Tooley, of K troop, fourth U. 8. cav
alry was shot and kiled in a house of
ill repute today. Another member of
the same regiment whose name is not
known, is dangerously wounded. The
assailants are niemlers of the first
squadron of the ninth cavalry (Color
ed). An hour after the shooting - the
houee in which it took place was fx red
by a mob of I(K) eoldiers. it was burn
ed to the ground.
Early last evening about 2."0 members
of the fourth cavalry which will relieve
the nnth cavalry arrived by tram
Home reported under the influence of
liquor. About midnight several mem
bers of the ninth cavalry (colored), at
tempted to force their way to a no
toriona resort. Alembers of the fourth
and the fifteenth cavalry in the place
resented the intrusion. A fight fol
lowed. Finally three negroes left the
house and "deliberately fired into the
crowd. On shot killed Tooley, -the
second fatally injured another member
of the same regiment. Members of the
fourth cavalry became so enraged at
the killing of their comrade it is alleg
ed, as to set the house afire. The
flames spread to an y adjoining house
and both were destroyed, the inmates
TTarely escaping. The men who did the
shooting are still at large.
DESIRES TO SELL PROPERTY.
W. F. Riches, as administrator of
the estate of John shmead, deceased
yesterday petitioned County Judge
Scott for an order authorizing him to
sell some of the real property belonging
to the estate for the purpose of raising
funds with which to pay certain claims
against the estate, judge Scott fixed
Saturday, November 19, at 10 o'clock
a. m., as the time for hearing objections
to the petition. The property which
the administrator desires to sell con
sists of 913 acres of land located in
township 8 south, ranuge 2 west.
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CULBERSON
; -ON PANAMA
CALLS CANAL TREATY LAWTXS.l
AND DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR
ABUSES PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Says tne Panama Transaction Typifies
Roosevelt's Contempt for Legal
1 Restraint.
Illustrates His "Imperial and Despot
ic Nature" Said He. and Complains
That His Re-election Means "Danger
to the Country" Typical Harangue.
NEW YOKJv, Oct. 20. Under the
auspices of the Reform Club a Demo
cratic mass meeting was held here to
night in Ciirucgirf Hall, at which -Senat
or Charles A. Culberson, of Texas,
Governor Andrew J. Montague, of
Virginia, and Borough Ireident Little
ton, of Brooklyn, - were the speakers.
CuIWrson was the principal sjx-uker,
and devoted the greater portion of his
remarks to a discussion of tU. I'anama
Cnal, going into detail with the revo
lution by which Panama lecnme an in
dependent Itepublic, and m subsc
qint negotiations which resulted in tho
Cabal treaty. " -
Alluding to what ho termed "tho
spirit of lawlessness which led tho
President in this disgraceful affair,"
he declared that the transaction "above
all others in his career, strikingly typ
ifies his contempt for ''all legal - re
st rant and his insatiable passion for a
personal and arbitrary- government."
Continuing Senator ..Culberson said:.
'Choosing the occasion upon which he
could appeal to the avarice of the peo
ple and thus temper their spirit of re
sistance to ursurpation, he rpected
neither legal bounds nor national good
faith, and as an incident serves to II-
ustrate . not only hut imtcrious an 1
despotic nature, but the danger to tho
country which is involved in bis elec
tion, it is well understood, for, besides
want of information upon the sub
ject, important facts have been deliber
ately withheld from the public." The
speaker said the administration of
President J'oosevcit was fully aware of
the plot to overthrow the Panama
government for the purpose of estab-
ishing a Republic. -
ENGLAND ABOLISHES SHORT SEXL-
: VICE. .
LONDON, Oct. 20-The British army
council insued an important order, tin
ier which, instead of enlisting three
years, with the colors and nine in thn
reserve, infantry of line will in the fu
ture enlist for nine years with the col
ors and three in the reserve, thus alxd
jsbing the short "service system.
UNCLE SAM WILL BE READY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. American
marines will be retained on the Isth
mus of Panama prepared for any emer
gency as the result of disgruntled ele
ments in the Republic.
A PRINCE OF HOHENZOLLERN
CIIEFOO, Oct. 20.-Prince Charles
Anton Von HohciiKollern, representa
tive of l-.mKror William with the Jap
anese army, arrived at Port Dalny on
Octoler;lS and wjis received with great
ceremony,
NAVY BURGEON SUICIDES.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 20. Buffer
ing from acute nervous disorders, Dr.
Geo. II. Purviance, of Washington, D.
C, assistant surgeon general of the ma
rine .hospital service, juinpvd from the
fourth story window of the Orthopedift
Hospital in this eity tonitrht and was
instantly killed. He was U3 years old.
MIGHT HAVE KILLED HIM.
TACOMA, Oct. 20. Tho referee pre
vented Kufe Turner from slaughtering
C4ies Levcre tonight by stopping in
the third round what was to have been
20 round match. Leverc was clearly
out-matched. '
AMBASSADOR HOME ON LEAVE.
NEW YORK. Oct. 20. Robert 8. Me-
Cormick, the American Ambassador to
KusAia, arrived here today. lie has
come home on a leave of absence to at
tend urgent private business. - He will
remain in this country a month.
i i
ITALY WILL HAVE ORDERLY
ELECTION.
ROME, Oct. 20. The war office bas
issued instructions to the military com
manders for the distribution of troot.s
during the pending electoral campaign.
under these instructions should the ro
quest for soldiers be made from any of
the smaller places in the kingdom, based
oq the assumption that public order is
endangered, the request must be com-
piicu wna wimin a aay. '
m -
COLOMBIAN SCARE ON iSTHIIUa.
trULN, Oct. 20. There is a rumor
current of a large body of arme l Col
ombians who are said to be conet atra
ted near Culebra, on the line of C 5
canal, with the intention of making r
attack November 3, the first anniver
sary of the secession of Panama from
Colombia. The canal rone authorities
are investigating the report, though t
much importance js attached to the ru
mor, the origin of whiah is attributed
to malcontents, I , '
Japs Captors Ammunition.
Tokie, Oct. 20 (2 p. m.). It is an
nounced at headquarters here that tl.f
left Japanese army captured, nr r
Lang Touehieh. six ammunition Mr:.-
3,334 rifles, 4,920 rounds of field p '
ammunition, 78,000 rounds of riflo am
munition, and tents, .clothing, ' uk
sabers and implements.
Additional - casualties of the cent- r
army just reported are 12 oCieers kill
ed and 30 wounded.