toiiiiHi.T. OSEaOH BIAirSIAH, rBXDAT, JUNE S. 1905. ' ..; " - ' '
PuUtabed Try Tuesday uxt yrtdr by the
m at khm ax rvzu&wsa comfaky -
f BCBSCKXFTXOH KATX. " .
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m naufiiD. In advance.. ....... 4, .0
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"OLMijremr, en Una.. US
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Th 8taumB bu bea established fc nearly
C.'lf-two yrm, and It baa aoma subscribers w bo
have rtwlf i it nearly tUat lont. aad many
w bo Lav wad It fair a gurla. Mobb o
tiie ob)c to biriBf Ut paper discontinued
at tt time of csvlraUon. ol thrir sabsenptio&a.
or the UsosSS of tfceaa. and for othar reaaons
r have ootid odd to discontinue satecrlpUona
nir wii;o twitted to do ao. A" persons pariu
when sobaerlbng , or partpf la advance, wtA
bara tlx. Ucoefi I of tb dollar rata. But ft they
&ODOt par I t at months, live rata will ba M
a year. flerafur w will scud tba pa par to ail
responsible prona who ord H, though they
ma not send tbe money, with the uudersUnd
In g thattbe are to par 11.2ft a rear. In eaaa titer
- lot tha tibacrlpUoa ... account ram orrr all
sooths. I order that tbra may be no nil sua
deratandfna;. we will keep this notice standing
at tbla place la tbe paper. t
CIRCULATION (SWORN) OVER 4000
What is the matter of initiating the
recall on the referendum.
There was a general observance yes
terday of Memorial Day , in this eity
as well as all over the continent.
That neutrality episode may develop
into a something more in creating to
Paris than was intended or expected.
.The Russian fleet will it least no
longer abuse neutrality laws in the
far east. Every power there now is her
superior.
The Democratic press has now dis
covered that Secretary of War Taft
evaded the tariff and Paniama supplies
purchase questions in Oh jo. Ilia late
stand on neither would, bsjve been pop
ular there.
While the tariff revisionists are
howling for the revision of some of the
schedules, why don't they designate
those they want revised fj Simply be
cause they are the same jold free-traders,
looking for an openjing to break
the protective policy.
Illinois spends $290,000
this year on
its farm experiment station. Quite a
contrast between Illinois! and Oregon.
However, the Oregon farmers have
held np the appropriation for the ex
periment station in Eastejrn Oregon. It
was badly needed by Eastern Oregon
farmers, too.
As the news continues
to come from
the far East the greateat'ss of Togo's
victory becomes ; better appreciated.
Russia may talk now of continuing the
war, but the conservative world sees
no future for Russia in tuch a course.
"Peace,' peace!" will be the ery that
will follow the wail of the widows and
fatherless in' Russia, ant the govern
ment will have to hearken.
u When papers like the
Pes
Moines
intem-
Register and Leader reaffr so
ptrate a stage as to declare that the
people have lost confidence in the Uni
ted States senate to enact legislation
for the whole eountry and for the peo
ple, it is time some sort j of legislation
were passed to restraint irresponsible
editors from exercising tKe freedom of
the press. The senate may be sedate
and conservative, but the condition of
general proserity that! prevails all
over . the country would hardly indi
cate that we. are suffering particularly
from a, lack ot legislative action by
congress on any particular subject.
The government is bottnd to conviet
those accused of land frauds in this'
state. At least Hitchcock and his
satellites are moving everything to this
end. The latest move was to place a
Democrat la the office ojf chief deputy
to the United States marshal appoint
ed by Carpet-bagger Honey's recent se
lection for that office, and to replace
other officials in that office with men
of his own selection. It is to be hoped
that Jodge Haven will be able to see
into what appears to be a conspiracy
when he arrives in Oregon, and that
his soul will reject these efforts. At
least no one thinks it possible that a
- man of his character wijl be a party to
this damnable effort to build np a court
for the purpose of securing conviction
instead of doing justice
ronci
I have kept Ayer cherry Fee
torsi in my house for it great many
year. It is tbe besj medicine io
the world for couth aad colds."
J. C Williams, !Atticaf N. T.I
. All serious lung
troubles begih with a
tickling In the throat.
You can stop this at first
in a single night with
Ayer's Cherry ( Pectoral.
Use it also for bronchitis,
hard colds, consumption.
Tirwsiiast 2Sc 19c, lUt. -
Consult your doctor. If he says take It,
do aa ha says. If ha tolls yoa not to
tka it, that dou't take Ik Ha knows, r
You should promptly correct any
c : r.i;!pttion or biliousness, with
ver's PH'.s, small, Itxadve doses.
J. C AY EH CO., Lowell, Haas.
IB
SALEM DAY CHANGED.
The : Lewis, and C!ark centennial
management have acceded to Salem's
wishes Is the matter of Salem day and
have done ao spontaneously.
Salem day , will be Wednesday, Jooe
14th. This is a good selection, and Sa
lem abould bow endeavor to make a
great J day of it.. Let's appoint a bost
mi aad all the rest and do the tiling; up
brown. ; If oar merchants will close for
that day and give their clerks a ehanee,
the railway company will give as the
benefit of special rates,' and, perhaps, if
we promise enough people, a Salem spe
cial, f ;
TRYING LIQUID ASPHALT.
. ' :
An experiment io eheap road making
and surfacing is being made in Saerar
mento that should be watched with in
terest by Salem and those interested
in improving our streets at a price not
too heavy. It consists of laying one or
two layers of liquid asphalt on macad
amized or naveil streets, a. rtronosition
for which a claim is made of cheap
ness coupled with durability. .
In Sacramento the experiments have
been1 made with macadam, . gravel and
on earth foundation, in the latter case
the coating being heavier than on the
other. The Sacramento Union says
that: the supervisor who examined the
streets was , enthusiastic over . the re
sults which have been obtained to date
audi stated that, in his opinion, this
manner of road surfacing will be a suc
cess providing 'the asphaltum be prop
erly applied.
The Sacramento supervisor, in dis
cussing the relative value of, different
oil surfaces, is reported as saying:
"The harder foundation the road or
street has, the better the results. .1
have noticed in my experience in road
oiling that, the heavier the oil, 'the bet
ter tbe road, and the material used by
Mr. j White's people contains from 90
to 95 per cent of pure asphaltum. I
think this method of surfacing roads
will prove a boon to the good-roads
movement. We have many blocks of
graveled streets in this city of good
grade which I believe can be surfaced
with this material and be made into
first-class ' streets. Macadam streets
can be surfaced with this material ana I
be made practically as good as asphalt J
pavement at a nominal cost.
"I do not think it will be altogether
successful on all country roads, as our
experience has been that there are
characters of soil which seem to have
no foundation in winter during the
rainy period; but wherever the drain
age and the soil conditions are good, I
believe this liquid asphalt will show
better results, than the oil .treatment.
One great drawback to oiled roads is
the f fact that they become 'euppy,
especially if they are subjected 'to
heavy travel, but the promoteri of this
scheme claim that one or two good ap
plications of this material will make a
road that will withstand any reason
able amount of wear."
The contractor who is engaged in Jo
int? the work for California's capital
gives the modus operandi in the. appli
cation of liquid asphaltum:
"I first consider the foundation of
my road or street," said he. "I, of
course, prefer a macadam street, but
where we have a good gravel base or a
character of soil that is susceptible '10
hard packing, I remove by sweeping all
dust, dirt or loose material, patch up
any depression so as to make the en
tire surface conform to grade, and then
apply the liquid asphaltum, giving it a
light application of very coarse, sharp
sand or fine gravel, shutting off all
travel completely. Then in a day or
two, apply another coat, and follow np
with the same treatment. Care is tak
en ; not to apply more ; sand or gravel
than can be readily taken up by the
asphalt. Travel must be kept off the
road entirely for a few days until the
coating settles and hardens through
oxidation, which is brought about by
the volatile properties j being absorbed
byj the foundation and passing off as
vapor through the air. j As soon as the
road or street is thrown open for trav
el, it will be inclined W roughen np for
a week or two, and must be watched
very crae fully, so that it will not bard
en while the surface is rough.- In ten
days or two weeks I would advise thai
a heavy roller be run, over the surface.
The hardening process will continue
for two or three months, perhaps, and
then you will have a surface similar to
that of your bituminized street, which
will practically give as much satisfac
tion, at less cost than asphalt pave
ment." I ' ' f , 5
This matter mtght be looked Into by
the Salem council committee on streets
and also by the citizens or Business
Men's League. - j
: Our streets should be treated in some.
way, and this may be aa economical
yet satisfactory way of . improving
them. .
PANAMA CANAL AND
PLIES.
j
ITS. SUP-
The American Economist goes deep
ly into the tariff discussion in its issue
of May 26, and especially discusses the
proposal to purchase supplies for the
Panama canal .board. This proposal it
calls a blonder; it says Republicans was dork) on the theory that the gov
thronghout the country who have any . eminent "owning the custom ' houses
sort of ideas as to the policies and could permit the entrance of its own
principles for wnieh their party stand supplies free. The McKinley act
were astounded. 7 : , ; , ' : changed all this, j and , omitted the
' The statement which accompanied clause under ' which the government
the announcement namely, that prob- tad been a free importer. This was a
L
E
Sores All Over Face and Body
Could Not Tell What She Looked
Like Unable to Sleep Grew
! Worse Under Doctors.
cured by; cuticura
; ! IN ONE MONTH
A grateful mother, in tbe following
letter,-tells of another of those mar
velous cures by Cnticnra: "When
my baby was four months old her
skin broke out with a humor. : I took
her to a doctor, who said it was
eczema. He gave ; me medicine to
give her, but she kept getting worse
all the time. Her little face and body
were so covered with sores and large
scales yon could not tell what she
looked like. - No child ever had a
worse case. Her face was being eaten
way, and even her finger nails fell
off. Then it itched ao she could not
' sleep, and for many weary nights we
could get no rest. At last we got
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, first
bathing her in warm water with the
Soap, and then spreading on the Oint-
: ment with soft cloths. I saw si change
in a week. The sores began to heal,
and she could sleep at night, and in
j one month she had not one sore on
her face or body. Any mother hav
log children with eczema or humors
will find a friend in Cuticura Soap
and Ointment, (signed) Mrs. Mary
Sanders, 709 Spring St., Camden, N. J.t
Aug. 14, 1904." r
' The ' foregoing statement justifies
the oft-repeated assertion that Cuti
! cura Soap and Ointment afford instant
relief, and permit sleep for baby and
rest for tired mothers, and points to
: a speedy, permanent, and economical
cure, when all else fails, in the most
torturing, disfiguring, itching, burn
ing, bleeding, scaly, crusted, and
pimply skin, and scalp Humors. '
Cattrura Soaa.4
ia. Onatawnt, aaa nil are nl4 thrawba
Icr tnm a Cham. Corp., Boatao, 8ufcaf u
Um world- Pottcrl
ilww to Cura MUbJ lit
ably it would jaot be necessary to make
many purchases abroad did not have
k the effect to lessen the astonishment;
The matter is not to be laughed down
by the statement that those who op
pose it are standing bjr 'tariff fed rob
ber barons,' or are 'trying to mini
mize the effect of this administration
declaration that tariff is robbery and
there must be a revision of the exist
ing tariff law.' The question is one
of principle, and it goes. to the propo
sition whether a Republican adminis
tration which is committed to the po!
icy of protection should announce a
policy squarely antagonistic to the doc
trine which it is intrusted to main
tain." Tbe writer says that if the state
ment that Roosevelt did not lay the
conditions, which he claims to have
caused this statement to be made, to
the tariff but to pools and combina
tions, the natural inference' would be
that the president .and the administra
tion might have quietly met these
pools by giving notice of a disposition
to invite foreign btdders. it would
not have been necessary for Cue admin
istration to make ' a noisy demonstra
tion against the policies of the party
which has elected Roosevelt and placed
him io his present powerful position,
or against the policies of the govern
ment. -;""!
There ean be no reason to doubt that
the people of the United States"" ' are
committed to the policy of protection
and' not to the policy of buying wSerT
they can buy cheapest. . It Is a. policy
of buying in the American' market fqt
the benefit ot tbe American producer
and manufacturer and laborer.
This writer in , the Economist ' does
not mince his words in discussing this
matter, and the position taken by Tdr".
Roosevelt and others who have been at
the heads of departments ef his admin
istration. He says:
"It is just as well, however, to note
the faet that Ae Roosevelt adminis
tration, through the president, the for
mer secretary of war, Mr. Root, and
the present secretary of war, Mr. Taft,
have shown -a reckless disregard of and
gleeful disposition to evade the estab
lished policies or their party, and the
spirit of the laws which the party has
placed on the statute books. This was
done in the matter tof Cuban trade, in
Philippine affairs, and now in the buy
ing of commodities for constructing the
canal. Instead of seeking ways and
means for carrying out the laws and
policies of the party, the administra
tion in nnmerous instances has ridden
rough shod over party principles , and
smothered the spirit, at least, of pub
lic laws." y ; -
It used to be' the custom of heads
of departments of the government, in
the days before the MeKinley act made
it necessary to pay duty on its mate
rials purchased abroad to purchase a
grft many' things in foreign countries
for thet use yof the government.
This
BABY S
m
IfCWIIG
1
plain avowal jof the faet that the on
gress decided and, that the people de
manded that the government purchase
at home the same as it desired the peo
ple to do.
The beneficent tariff law ef 1892,
knows as the Wilson act, reinstated
this clause, and that clause bo doubt
went far towaras the establishment of
the many thousand, of soap bonnes,! pEEsn)ENT T0 paESS BUTTON
which are yet remembered as having!,
been common all over the eountry at j : - , ' ;
that .time. When again, the Republic yj, get in Motion Machinery of
cans recovered the reins of government
in 18t7 and adopted the Dingley act.1
this clanse' was again eliminated, and
we challenge the nroof of anr state-
ment that there was ever A more pros- j
perous time in the United States than
has been enjoyed under that law.
Now the congress having iven its
declaration that it demanded that the
government buy at home or pay duty
the same as individuals, it was the duty
of the president and his cabinet to have
regarded that policy and 'to have lived
up to it. However, the administration
has. endeavored to take advantage , of
a thing not even thought of by the
American people in the construction of
the Panama canal, and that is that,
Panama not being a part of the United j.wiH t in line. Col. E. Z. Steever has
States, the government can therefore, . been appointed grand marshal. He an
by purchasing abroad, get supplies for j wiieei the following line "h-'
. , x , j From the Hotel Portland. Sixth and
itself and its contractors cheaper than Morrison streets; north on Sixth to Al
in the home markets, where the labor- 'der;. thence west on Alder to Four
er has been considered worthy of his ' teenth; thence north on Fourteenth to
.. . ,,..-! Everett: thence west on Everett to
mre zor an tnese years ox rtepuoncar
poucjr, inu not Dnugijig infra to
the
United States, but taking them into its
own free zone, save the duties.
The administration declares that this
matter was called to the attention of
the congress, but that no heed was ta-
ken by that body for the reason thai
it lwl T.nt ix,;aigtA ohWJnt.i. oro-f
L.,....'.. 1-. .-a a r
uuj.ug ufu. uerexore lUo pres. -
dent and his secretary felt that it was,
up to them to make . a law to suit
tuo
occasion, and them.
The Panama canal is an American
work, to be paid for by American
money taken from the pockets of the
Araeriean people. It is not a govern
ment work paid for Cy money belong
ing to a government. There is no such
thing in the United States. The gov
ernment is "ot the people and by the
people," and tVrefore it is the people.
Therefore, theybuild the canal and put
up the money and demand to supply
the machinery and tools and other
things from 'among themselves for that
work. This does not mean that a pool
of a few men shall holI the people of
the United States np, for this will not
be submitted to by the rest of the peo
pie. But they do not mean that the
executive of the government which
they have established can hold them up
either.
The Economist writer in closing says:
"The most charitable view that can
be taken or the announced policy of
the administration regarding purchases
of articles for the canal construction in
tiie 'world's markets,' is that it is a
poVkical blunder and a slap in the face
at every Republican 'representative
who indorsea the McKinley and Ding
ley acts. Moreover, it was a wholly un
necessary action, in any view that can
be taken of it, because the interests of
the government could have been pro
tected without it."
ANY THING BETTER.
Senator Hemenway of Indiana says
that 15 per cent of the government
employes are incompetent; that a civil
pension list that is a menace to the
country is growing larger every year,
and, in his opinion, it is high time a
law should be enacted requiring the
reappointment of government clerks
every five years, so an easy way may
be found whereby heads of depart
ments may drop out of the service un
worthy and superannuated employes.
And this leads Commissioner Cooley to
throw up his hands in horror. What?
a member of congress attack that most
holy civil service, founded by that
saintly president of the 6' hat and 20
collar, and bolstered by every presi
dent sineef And Commissioner Cooley
says that only a few of the employes
are over 70 years of age, while nine
tenths of them are "between 20 and
CO, the best working years of life."
Yet a great many people w"o( appre
ciate what a bureaucracy Is growing up
around us will believe with Mr. Hem
enway. An the, Indianapolis Star says,
"Any experiment is preferable to the
present system of tenure." -
Senator Scott of West. Virginia re
minds the Washington Post that Presi
dent Lincoln onee remarked thaf if we
gave $30 a ton for iron rails made In
this country we would have both the
rails and tbe money, while if we bought
them abroad we would only have the
rails and the foreigner would have the
money. Senator Seott added: "
"This statement Is peculiarly appro
priate at the present time, when there
is talk of going abroad, for materials
to be used in the building of the Pan
ama canal. I do not think the Ameri
can people will like the notion of trans
porting material to the isthmus in ves
sels flying foreign flags I do not think
there is going to be any attempt made
to squeeze the government in the pur
chase of supplies for the isthmian wa
terway, xuven if a. few dollars might
be saved through foreign purchase, it
would still be better to patronise our
own people. This is in line with the
principle of protection to home indus
tries and of. the ; American, working
man.",
Senator Scott's position is sound.
II
GRAND PARADE
AT PORTLAND
- .. f :
WILL "FEATURE OPENING OP
pacific Northwest's Great Ex-
. ; hibltion.
Exposmon wux seen noou .ooay
.With Elaborate Ceremonies Vice
President Fairbanks to Make Speech.
Ten Thousand Soldiers to Be In Line.
Portland, May 31. Opening day at
the Lewis and Clark Centennial and
American Pacific Exposition and Ori
ental Fair .today will be the biggest
day in the history of the Pacific North
west. The festivities will begin with a
grand military - parade, participated -in
by the raiments of the United States
regular army, the Oregon National
Guard, cadet organizations and civic
bodies. More than ten thousand troops
Twentie'th. then.e BOrlh on Twentieth
j to Overton; thence west on Overton to
iwenty-iounn; inence norm on
ty-fourth to 8avier, and west on that
street to the exposition grounds.
Grand Military Pageant.
The parade,' which Wiji start prompt
ly at 10 a. m.. will be kid by Col. Stee
ver and staff and the Fourth United
' Smtes cavalry. Viee-l'resident Charles
W. Fairbanks. Speaker Joseph G. Can-
: . .. f R.sentatives;
governors of several states, officials of
the city of Portland, of the exposition
f and prominent citizens will follow in
carnages. The mounted nana of t,ne
Fourth Cavalry, the' Fonrteenth Jnfsin
trv. Companies I and K of the Tenth
Infantry, the mountain battery of tli
United States Artillery Corps from
Vancouver Barracks and companies of
Infantry, cavalry and artillerv. of the
Oregon National Guard, and the cadets
of the Washington gficuliural CV1
lege will constitute the remainder of
the mi'itary features of the pa.rade.
Splendid Accommodations.
The most minute details for the re
ception of the visitors aj the exposi
tion grounds have been completed.. It
is estimated that sixty thousand peoplo
will be present. A large grandstand
has teen erected 'on the Lake View
Terrace to accommodate the noted
speakers who will participate in the
opening ceremonies. ' The assembled
thousands will congregate in, Columbia
Court, between the Agriculture and
Foreitm Exhibits buildings. This space
will easily accommodate a hundred!
thousand people. Innes's famous mili
tary band will be in attendance, as
well as De Caprio'a Administration
band and the musical organizations of
the- military bodies. Following is the
program:
Overture, "Festival, ' (Weber )t In
nes' Band.
Assemblage called to order by the
president of the exposition.
Divine invocation. Right Reverend
David II. Moore D. IX 8. S. D., bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
March, "Imperial Oregon" (Innes),
dedicated to the memories of Captains
Lewis and Clark and inscribed to the
; people of Oregon.
Address ty lion. 11. w. uoooe, presi
dent Lewis and Clark Centennial Ex
position. Music
Address by ITon. George F.. Chamber
alin, governor of Oregon.
Music.
Address by Hon. Jefferson Myers,
president Lewis and Clark Centennial
Exposition Commission for state of Or
egon. Music.
Address by non. Geo. II. Williams,
mayor of Portland.
Address by Hon. Clarence D. Clark.
U. 8. senator, representing the United
States Senate.
Music.
Address by Hon. James A. Tawney,
M. C, represeneting the House of Rep
resentatives. '
Music. ;
Address by Hon. H. A. Taylor, first
assistant secretary of the treasury and
chairman United States government
board.
Music.
Address by Hon, Joseph O. Cannon,
speaker of the House of Representa
tives wtf the United States.
Music
Address by Hon. Charles W. Fair
banks, vice-president of the United
States and presonal representative of
the fre;.dent.
Vice-presidential salute of nineteen
crans. .
the United States of the exposition
management's readiness to receive sig
nal t f jb Centennial.
, , President Roosevelt touehes golden
key at the White House ia Washington,-
transmitting electrical energy
which rings chimes in the United
States government building and starts
machinery of exposition..
President H. F, . Goode then de
clares the Levi and Clark Centennial
Exposition . formally opened to , the
world. .
he Star-Spangled Banner' by the
massed bands, with artillery, accompa
niment and cathedral chimes. -
Divine benediction, by the Most
Reverend Alexander Christie, D. P.,
archbishop of Oregon.
The National anthem, Innes' Band.
Centennial salute of one hundred
guns.
Legal Blanks, Statesman Job Office.,
Seven Idlca teres sell la pest 12
rn . u)
On the
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Every Elgin Watch is fully guaranteed. All jewelers have
Elgin Watches. "Timemakers and Timekeepers." an
illustrated history of the watch, scat free upon request to
' ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH CO, ELGIN, ILU f
h rtai rimmr !'rmdi. uh
ANOTHER DAILY
DAME RUMOR SAYS CAPITAL
CITY MAY SOON HAVE A NEW
EVENING PAPER.
Reported That It Will Be Ertablished
in Connection With the Northwest
Publishing Company, of This City,
, But No Verification Can Bo Obtained
. The negotiations for the. purchase of
the Sperry Block have closed, and tho
property has pushed into -the hands of
the new eor juration,- the Northwest
PuLlishiiitj Company, the consideration
being $17,000. This- purchase includes
a W-foot frontage on Commercial
street, and the lots are full length, ex
tending back to the alleyway. Ujxm
them is the brick bui.dinz- occupied, on
tiie ground floor, by the Chinese store.
fjutcher shop, drug store, ami Damon
Hi os. grocery, white tho upiier floor is
used ax a lodging house. - ;
While it it intended to cstaidisn a
publishing 1mhs in this buihiing, it is
ni-t t.rolalle that it will be accom
plished until S'ptemljer. or November
In the mean time tho. rooms of the
build ii-vj will be iccupied by the pres
ent business eKtahliKLiitents. 1 'repara
tions are under way, however, at the
present time for .the establishment of
the printing house, aud tho mucbiimry
and full ejuipment "will .doulnlfss be
on hand when the proper time arrives
for its oening and dedicatiin.
Aside from the pub.ication f relig
ious periodicals, literature, -etc, for
free distribution,' little can be learned
as 'to- the full object of the organiza
tion, as those who are at the head of
the institution are keeping their- own
counsel and are not giving anything
out for publication.. The report is in
circulation, however, and which tamis
without denial, t. the effect that a
movement ' has been inaugurated . to
start the publication of another news
paper, daily and weekly, in connection
with the plant. While the story is not
itemed, it also lacks confirmation, and
all efforts to locate thoes who are sup
posedly behind such a venture have
failed "thus far.
According to the report, the paper, if
established, will be an evening edition
and daily, but it is not known who is
supporting it or what, its politics or
policy will he. Last year, during the
latter part, several moneyed business
men of this city Contemplated , the
oj ing up of a new daily paper in the
city, and a plenty of money could have
ln-cn secured to carry, the proj-ct
t'urough, but the proiMtsttion was aban
doned, and nothing further has ben
heard of it. It is possifcle that the
same parties have interested them
selves in the new venture, but all of
them who have been seen enter an em
phatic denial of such intention.
WILL FIGHT ON TO BITTER END
..Count Cassinl, Russian Ambassador,
Declares Russia Will Not Con
sider Peace Now.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-" Until
some word of ieaee comes out of the
Tsarskoe Selo Nippon has but to fight
on.". This epigramatie remark of Mr.
Takahira, the Japanese minister, made
tonight, sets forth, not only h;s' own
opinion, but it is believed, of Washing
ton and the other neutral government
on the effect of the battle on Russia's
policy: Whether ' Count Caasini, the
Kussian ambassador, will be the bearer
of that fateful word when he sees the
president, remains to be seen, bnt tiie
ambassador, in conversation with the
correspondent of the Associated Press
today, was mose emphatic, than ever
that the war would go on indefinitely.
While admitting he would see the
president in tbe next few days, the am
bassador strongly discourages any
hoiies of an early peace. Thus far tbe
Washington governmen has not received
the slightest official intimation that
peace is under consideration at St. Pe
tersburg, but . a report on this point
is expected very soon from Meyer, the
American ambassador, who, some time
ago, was instructed to make" it clear
at tbe proper time to the Russian offi
cials, that - while neither President
Roosevelt nor-any other official of the
government was ambitious for the role
of peacemaker, Russia would find no
power more ready to assist in opening
direct negotiations with Japan than
her traditional friend, the Washington
government. ' -
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CHARLES J. BONAPARTE
NAMED TO SUCCEED PAUL
MORTON IN CABINET.
IS
President Roosevelt Breaks Custom of
Country and Appoints Democrat to
Be Secretary of Navy Morton Wrill
Retire to Private Life. .
WwSlIINGTON, May .11. Pres.d.vit
Koom-vflt today authuri zed the '.an
nouncement that Charles J. l'.oii.-ipnrt
of P.alt im..re will be apMinted sir
tary of the navy to succeed Paul Mor
ton, who, earlier in th day, stated that
he would retire on July 1 to go to 'New
York 'to take ehariro f the tdans fur
the const ruction 'of the subway sy1 tin
to 1m operated in connection with the
surface lin .
i..e -president also authorised th"
statement ih:t no oti.er clian(. in the
personnel of Lis cabinet was likely to
take place in the near future. Secre
tary iSh.iw h:is already inli-ated lis
intention of retiring from the cabinet,
probably next February. Kumors of
the retifement of At torney General
Moody have l.een published, but it ii
understood to be his intention now Io
continue in the cabinet for a year and
: half, and perhaps lorrjj;r. f
To". -ill except Itooseyelt "s cloHest ad
visers Ihe aunounceiiient .of the selec
lion of lioiuijtarte came as a dis(in-t.
surprise, although it has Ix-en deter
mined on" by the 'president for some
time , in anticipation of Morton's re
tirement. In all the gossip, I ton a pari c
has not been t-uested as Morton 'si
ims.ible sucessor.
NO STEPS TAKEN
TOO SOON AFTER GREAT BATTLE
TOR RUSSIA TO DECIDE
WHAT IT WILL DO.
This Government Has Made No Move
LcokLig Toward Cessation of Hostil
itiec Untu St. Petersburg Speaks
Nothing Definite Can Be Done. ;
WASHINGTON, May .'!!. Whilo lhe
preHident has iuformally disiiiHse.l the
subject of peace negotialions with the
nieiiibef of his cabinet anil some ofth
representatives of the foreign govern
ments at this capital, nud in the iieur
future he probably will take ui the
matter with ot hers in this council ion.
it can be m'u authoritatively that: no
steps looking toward peace have ' yet.
Ieen taken by this government. That
such steps may be taken is regarded
as quite likely, but whatever action
may be taken will depend upon iio in
formation nut yet nt hand. That a
concerted effort on tne part of several
of the important powers, including the
1 niteI States, to bring about a cessa
tion of hostilities in the Far East maV
be inaile very soon is reasonably cer
tain. -
The result, of such an effort is finite
another matter. It is. regarded as too
soon yet after the great naval battle
for Kussia to determine upon a definite
course of action. At least until the SI.
Petersburg government shall have in-
licated what its desires mav-'lx:, the?
probabilities are regarded as favorable
only to an informal discussion of
peace.
CLOUDBURST-AT RHEA CREEK.
rour People Perish as Result of Over
flow From Creek Parma Are
Destroyed.
IIEPPNER, Or., May 30 Four lives
were lost in a cloudburst on Hhea creek.
12 miles south of here, nt 3 o'clock
this afternoon. Mrs. J. K. Nunema-
ker, her youngest child and two small
children, and A." R. Cox were the unfor
tunates drowned by the torrent, and
several other residents in the portion
of the eountry struck Were als-i sever ly
injured, although they escaped with
their lives.
Kb a creek, which runs through the
Heart valley, over which tho torrent
burst, does not run through Heppner,
but is nearly parallel to Willow creek.
The stream was flooded by the great
Heppner cloudburst of two years ago,
and the town of Heppner was left un
touched by the cloudburst of today.
Sheriff Shutt, as soon as the news of
the disaster reached him, formed a res
cue party and started to the scene of
the disaster. The storm and the cloud
burst are said to have done great dam
age to farmunnid farm buildings in the
valley.
Legal Blanks, Statesman Job OfEee.
Cures Crip
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