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The Portland daily press., 1899-12-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
TEE EMpIRE STOCK COMPANY.

TEE EMPIRE STOCK COMPANY. |.
The Empire Stock company presented
"Fsllen Among Thieves yesterday af-
ternoon to pleased audience and last
night good sized house greeted this ia
vorite company in splendid perfor nance
Of 'The treat Monopoly" in which
Joseph Greene displayed much versstili-
ty In character work. As Patrick Ma
guirs he was very clever as plain old
Irishman ard his work was well re-
ceiyei. Miss Suzstte Wiley as Mary Ma
guirs was pleasing and ih, has become
u prime favorits with the patrons Of Port
land theatre. ihs specialties are very
pleasing. the performance opening last
night with the original sketch by Emery
and Ncdins, introducing bris hi dialogue
and some very fine singing. The spec
ialties between the acts by Archie Deacon
and n iss Grace EuIor were well resolved.
This afternoon one 81 the very best plays
seen In repertoire, "Ths Burglar" will
be repeated. and tonight 'Ths Heart of
tho klone ixe" will bs presented. Satur-
day afternoon and evening ION the Bow
cry" the play made famous by Steve
Brodie, will be the bill.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-15

OPERA WRAPS.

Just timely reminder that we have good
assortment of Capes and Wraps for evening
and party wear. What could be better or more
acceptable as Christmas gift!
Some are lined with fur and others with
silk Innings. The colois are Grey, Tan, Cardi-
nal, Automobile, and different shades Of blue.
Prices (now reduced) 1850 to 5000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
RAMSEY GETS NOTHING

The Ramsey county delegation in the
leSisla ture has not made a record In any,
thing except In promptness In drawing its
salary. Its Democratic members. it is
true, have tried to get consideration of
some bills of merit. but they are In such
minority that they have been unable to
get results. First one bill and then an
other has gone down before this aggrega-
tion of intellect until there is nothing left
but husks. Ramsey county didn't ask for
mt'ch' ana 1t will not get 1 per cent of
what 1t asked The community has been
disguised for the past month and the
chamber of commerce yesterday merely
voiced the sentiment of this great city
"hen 1t YEARLY looked over the legfs-
iature's record of promises and perform
ances and reached the conclu-
sion that 1t was. ONO pos
slpie use to make any further
requests. No resolutions were adopted
1t was explained that most of the meas
ures wanted by the citizens of the NIL
nicipality had already been indein,ta1v
postponed, and that any recommended
lions by the chamber would fall upon
deaf ears in the delegation
Thus ends the chapter St Paul can get
what it wants, and what is justly due the
city i'll one way-by putting the politi-
clans on the shelf and sending business
men to the state legislative body
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
.-11
OUTLINED IN ST. JAMES.
The Bible Had Something to Say
About the Trusts.


Under the caption. "That Trust Dis
ease" the New York World says:
I'm the course of a discussion Of the
trusts from the Wall street or purely
financial standpoint In the Evening Post
on Saturday these statements were
made: That the output of new trust
stocks and bonds last year was upward
of $1,000, 100000. That for the first two
months of this year the output was ST.
LOG, 300, Geo. That the Indications are that
the total output for this year will be six
times as great as 1t was last year-up-
ward of $4,000 COO, 900. That as a typical
illustration of the rapid growth Of mo-
nopoly and the rapid decline of individ-
ual enterprise. Chicago had no more
business firms In 1897 than 1t had in 1870,
although In those twenty-seyen years It's
population had been multiplied by eight
The trust, therefore, is undermining the
financial as we'll as the political health
of the nation
These gigantic trusts and combines are
among the astounding facts that are be-
fore us today. Who, even among those
of most advanced age, would have
dreamed, In their younger days or even
ten years ago, that 1t would be possible
for men to combine such vast amounts
of wealth into large trusts before the
end of this century? Such thought was
foreign to the mind of man. No one
could have predicted it. Not one would
even have been found to venture such q
prediction, for it would have been con-
sidered an impossibility.
But ff the reader will go to the shelf
and take down that dust-covered volume
called the Bible and find the book of
James and read the fifth chapter, he will
see how clearly the present state of
things was outlined, more than eighteen
centuries ago. Outined-not In parable
but in literal language. Read It,
di 81 H F. Phelps.
st. Paul. April 3.saa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
WORLDS EVENTS IN BRIEF.

Milwaukee, general increase of wages
averaging about 10 per cent was announc-
ed today by the western Lime and Ce-,
ment company, whose headquarters are
in this city. The advance affects about
500 men.
Everett, Wash.-A powder car belong
ing to a Great Northern freight train has
blown up, killing one tramp and wound
ing two others who were riding on an
adjoining car.
Chicago-During a quarrel at the table
today Mrs Joseph Brown, of 340S Leavitt
street, seized a knife and stabbed her
husband in the breast near the heart ear
Brown has been locked up.
Calumet, Mich-One thousand Finnish
Americans held mass meeting here to-
day to protest against the abrogation by
the car of Russia of the constitution OF
Finland by virtue of which Finland is
state enjoying very large measure OF
home rule.
Halifax. N. S.-The steamer Charing
Cross, from Philadelphia for ipswich ar
rived in port this evening with the steam
er Forest Brook in tow. The Forest
Brook Is from Leith for Hampton Roads
and possibly the stern tube is damaged
New York-Although no appeal has yet
been made to the public for money to
build the great alumni hall at Yale, which
President Dwight wishes to make a con-
ceremonies in October, 1901, a large sum
has been promised by members of the
funds committee in New York and other
cities.
Columbia. Pa.-The rolling mills hero
posted notice today that, beginning May l.
the price for pudding would be raised
from $2.75 to 49, and that a general re-
adjustment of the wages of the mill
hands will be made.
PhiladeIphia-Reso were passed
by both the Baptist and the Methodist
conferences n
day recommending the supreme courts
of nations plan, presented in memorial
by Senator Frye, of Maine. in the United
the basis OF a permanent peace court
of nations to be argued by the American
representation at The Hague in May next
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
FUNERAL OF HEROES
PRESIDENT ISSUES ORDERS FOR
HONORING DEAD OF SPANISH
AMERICAN WAR
CEREMONIES TO BE IMPOSING
All Regular Soldiers Within Reach
of Washington, Together With
District of Col umbia National
Guard, VIII Pay Military Honors
to the Dead HerOes-Funerals to
Occur April g.

WASHINGTON, April 3,-The president
today issued the following executive or
der:
1t is fitting that in behalf of the ma
tion tributes of honor be paid to the
memories of the noble men who lost their
lives In their country's service during the
late war with Spain. 1t is the most fit
spirit of our free institutions, and In
obedience to the moss exalted promptings
OF patriotism. those who were sent to
other shores to do battle for their coun-
try's honor, under their country's flag,
went freely from every quarter of our
beloved land Each soldier, each sailor.
parting from home ties and putting be-
hind him private interests in the pres
ence of the stern emergency Of unsought
war with alien foe, was an Individual
type of that devotion Of the citizen to the
state which makes our nation strong in
unity and in action.
Those who died In another land left In
many homes the undying memories that
attend the heroic dead of all ages. 1t
peace, won by their sacrifices. their bodies
should be gathered with tender care and
restored to home and kindred. This has
been done with the dead Of Cuba and
Porto Rico Those of the Philippines
still rest where they fell, watched over
by their surviving comrades, and crown
ed with the love of grateful nation.
The remains of many brought to our
shores have been delivered to their fam
lilies for private burial. But for others of
the brave officers and men who persisted
there has been reserved interment In
ground sacred to the soldiers and sailors
and with the tributes of military honor
and national mourning they have so well
deserved
l therefore order:
That upon the arrival of the cortege at
the national cemetery, at Arlington, all
proper military and naval honors be paid
to the dead heroes; that suitable cere-
monies shall attend their interment; that
the customary salute of mourning be fired
at the cemetery. and that on the same
day. at o'clock p. M, Thursday, the
9Th day Of April, the national flag be dis
played at half staff on all public build
tngs, forts, camps and public vessels of
the United States and that at II o'clock
noon of said day all departments of the
government at Washington shall be
closed. William Mckinley
In the same connection, Acting Secre-
tary Of War Meiklejohn issued this order:
The remains of officers and soldiers who
lost their lives in the war with Spain dur
Ing the operations in Cuba and Porto
Rico will be inferred, with due and fitting
ceremonies. in the national cemetery at
Arlington, Va, on Thursday, April S, at
p. m.
BY direction of the president, all of the
United States troops serving in the VI
cinity of Washington, together with the
national guard of the Dis. ct of Column
bia. will be assembled at Arlington on
The funeral cert mony
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
INDIGESTION An EXCUSE.

Indigestion after all has It's uses For
long it has preyed upon mankind and
given nothing in return. Now it has a
fixed place in the economy of nature.
Lobster salad and rarebit, it is proba ole,
have been guilty of many crimes that
nave been charged to passion ambi-
.tion. But now the guilty criminals have
been found out and a revision of the
code must come. In real life a man has
committed homicide, and his plea that
the affair was due to nightmare has been
accepted. Without questioning the sim
certify of the plea or the judgment of the
authorities, it is evident that. a. wide field
has beer, opened for escape where Of
lenses against the law are charged
The fitting OF culinary culprits to
various offenses, while 1t may take time,
is, after all. comparatively simple mat
ter. Starting out with mince pie and
ice cream in combination as an alibi for
treason, salads, smelts and cheese read
lily fit in for capital offenses For train
iOpbiHS hWIlcdl CAKES naturally Sug-
gest themselves as amply covering the
case. Cream puffs might do for petty
larceny, waffies for charges of simple as
sault and hot biscuits for burglary. These
claSS1hcauonS may not be exact but
the acumen Of shrewd criminal LAWYERS
can be depended upon to group dishes
and deeds intelligently, But the field
opened is not for the attorney for the
defense alone. Lawmakers also have a
duty to perform. If men are not to
blame the question naturally arises. who
is? The difficulties in the way of provid-
ing punishments to fit the crimes of lem
on ice, strawberry shortcake and cucum-
bers are obvious. If they cannot be pun
ished, then only the cook is left. Hanging
may seem severe penalty for a poorly
prepared omelet or life Imprisonment for
heavy bread, but there is the majesty of
the law to be protected, and. unless the
cook is ingenious enough to pass the re-
sponsiblity along, apparently the cook
must suffer-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
EPIsTLES TO ST. PAUL.

Some senate jingles have been written
for an edition de luxe of Mother Goose
to be published by the tripartite editoria,
and publishing association represented
at the secretary's desk. Here are some
samples:
They say he deems women a bore,
That Baldwin's bachelor sore,
And yet he's rewarded
In moments unguarded
BY smiles of fair women-no more.
There's Barker from County Isanti,
The county without switch shanti.
On insane he's strong.
Although now right along
He fears lest John Lind be found anti
From Polk county comes a young Ryder
TIL a year ago there an outsyder.
In a county strong Pop
He won by one flop
And split that poor party cen wyder.
If BATE has a hobby it's beets,
Bounties all his displeasure greets.
They say that in Stearns
The people take learns
In condemning the use of such sweets.
There was sharpshooting bit of rep
artee in the senate yesterday afternoon
Two of those choice legal measures about
which the laity are supposed to remain
silent were on general orders together
but the lawyers for once were united
Senator Wilson had a bill to legalize con-
veyances made by married women who
had represented themselves as single
knowingly or otherwise. Two or three
of the senators wanted to know what ur-
gency there was for the bill, but Senator
Wilson maintained that it was a just bill
Senator Schaller arose and remarked
spiritedly:
81 don't like to see this bill discussed
in such dilettante manner. 1t makes
a great change in the law regarding mar
ried women, and the experience of law.
yers has been that any woman is prey
for designing men with confidence games
and the like"
Senator Wilson yielded to the objection
Of the senator from Dakota, but when
a moment later, Senator SchalIer airily
explained that his bill relating to appeals
to the supreme court was concerning
the rule of practice entirely, and was
of interest to the lawyers, Senator Will
son was up in an instant, and with mock
solemnity he said:
II don't like to this bill discussed
here in such a dilettante manner This
overturns one Of the long established
rules of legal practice in the courts OF
this state and l am sure is a dangerous
mea sure
Senator Schaller acknowledged the corn
The Philistine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04


rank of major. The vacancy was caused
oy the death of Col Glenn Mai. Vim
sen Is half-brother of Capt. ALVIN
Capron, of the First artillery, who died
or disease contracted III Cuba. and an
uncle Of Capt. Allyn Capron Jr.. of the
rough riders. who was killed in the first
charge of San Juan. Mai. Vinsen is the
sole support Of the widows of the cap
lains, and when the case was presented
TO the president last fall he said he
would make the appointment when op-
'portunity offered, as 1t would be a part
OF ms policy to make such recognition
OF the relatives of those who lost their
lives in the war
Inc vacancy caused by the death of
Soi. Gienn promotes Lieut. Col. Alfred
E i To be colonel. and Maj. Culver c.
ShiHen 10 be lieutenant colonel. Col.
t .oatcs was military attache at the Amer
lean embassy in London. and II is ex-
pected he will become paymaster gem
erai upon the retirement of Gen. Carey.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
LUMBER CONCESSIONS.
senator Foster of Washington,
Tells What Britons Want.


TACOMA, Wash, April 3.-United
States Senator Addison c. Foster, after
spending several weeks investigating in
the East and middle West the attitude
or the joint high commission OH lumber
and coal tariffs and the Alaska boundary
question: has returned to his home in this
city. He says:
L am OF the opinion that the removal
OF the duty on lumber Is one OF the most
important concessions sought by Eng
land. In fact. while the desired port Of
entry to the Northern gold fields is much
IN demand among Canadians and Eng
l1shmen. l rather incline to the opinion
that satisfactory adjustment of the
lumber and coal schedules are equally, if
not more So in demand. The only thing
to do Is to convert more senators and
congressman on this subject, and, all
things considered, L feel that orr people
In all parts of the country are inclined
to yield little in this line, provided that
the tariff on lumber and coal can, If pos
slble, be made part of the treaty. Lum-
Der is great industry and we could not
for moment consider the proposition Of
removing the tariff altogether. The lum-
termen. as a rule, would willingly make
reduction on the tariff from 81 to SLIGO
per thousand provided that rate was made
part of the treaty and thereby be-
came permanent as long as the treaty
lasted. This would constitute a reduc-
ton of 20 per cent in the lumber tariff
as now in force"
Senator Foster is opposed to making re-
auctions in the tariff on lumber on spe-
cial grades. This in his opinion, would not
prove satisfactory, and would be certain
to result in abuses of the privileges grant
ed. He strongly favors the joint high
commission, or at least the members
thereof, visiting the Pacific Northwest and
making trip of inspection to Alaska.
He has already invited a number of
friends to the coast and believes much
more reasonable and just terms could be
agreed upon If the members of the COM
mission were thoroughly posted by a
personal inspection regarding the con-
ditions existing mere and In Alaska.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT

If the present legislature had met and
passed necessary bills for the running If
The state government and public institu-
tons. and had provided for a thorough
revision of the Minnesota statutes .,d
then adjourned-say a month aso-i+s
action would have been more commana.-
bic than is likely to be the case at +hs
end of its long and expensive session
The people of the state need moro ,o,.
far less than they need to have the nro.
emit laws made ineligible; but tho 1a.d
ers in the house, in variously s,,nnort-
ing and killing woodchucks, as ambition.
dictate. seem likely to exhaust the legis-
stive days and the public, funds, and
leave their constituents .te.eohtinqe iii sg,ee
.uDik siIoQ 8suoi 4
darkness that has already, fanyeso the
statutes too long. Under s&s-Bilf ssffht is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
PRONOUNCED CONSTITUTIONAL.
War Revenue Law as Applied to All
Sorts of Business Exchnngcs


WASHINGTON. April s-Much inter-
est was manifested by lawyers and 9TH
ers in the decision in the United States
supreme court today involving the valid
5Hy OF the war revenue law. The opfn-
ion was handed down by Justice Peck
nam, who orally announced a bare sum-
mary of the written document. The
opinion as prepared for preservation
took up the various phases of the sub
1ect. holding the law constitutional as
applied not only to stock exchanges. but
live stock yards as we'll, the princinla
being the same in all cases.
In speaking OF the general powers Of
congress as to taxation Justice Peck
ham said:
I'm searching for proper subjects NJ
taxation to raise moneys for the support
or the government, congress must have
the right to recognize the manner in
which the business Of the country ia
actually transacted. how among other
things. the exchange of commodities is
erected; what facilities for the conduct
or business exist; what Is their natura
and how they operate, and what Is anv
practicable and recognizable distinction
there may be between a transact,on
which Is effected by means of using Ger
tam facilities. and one where such ia
cll1t1es are not awaited of by parties to
the same kind of transaction. Having
tho power to recognize these various
facts 1t must also follow that congress Is
justified. If compelled in framing a sta
tute relating to taxation to leeislate
with direct reference to the existing con-
ditions of trade and business through
out the country. and to the manner in
Which they are carried on
The exchange board OF trade Is treated
In the opinion as a type of boards of
trade all over the country the size of the
Chicago institution only serving to in
crease its Importance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
SAMOAN COMMISSION.
American Representative VIII Not
Be a Senator or Congressman.


WASHINGTON, April S.-The presi-
dent and Secretary Hay have been CIV
Ing consideration to the selection of
representative Of the United States gov
eminent on the Samoan commission. He
will not be a member of either the SEN
ate or the house Of representatives, ac-
cording to present plans. 1t Is probable
the effort will be to find some person
thoroughly familiar with the issue like
'ly to- be presented In the settlement of
this Samoan dispute. The question Is a
complex one, and has generally dropped
out of public notice during the last ten
years, hence the number Of persons Of
the official class who are we'll posted
upon 1t Is extremely limited. 1t is re-
garded by the state department as essn-
tial that the commission be appointed
at the earliest possible moment.
In the absence of an acceptance by
Great Britain of the commission plan,
it has not been possible to outline the
instructions to be given to that commits
sion. 1t is said that 1t does not follow
by any means that because the commits
sion Is appointed 1t is to at once over
throw the treaty of Berlin, under the
terms Of which the three governments
have for ten years administered the af-
fairs of Samoa. On the contrary, 1t is
entirely possible that the commission
VIII -pe dUle 10 ADJUST COnQltlOnS at Apia
and elsewhere in the Samoan group to
the terms Of that treaty, and it Is con-
cefved here that all that Is needful for
reforming conditions there and placing
them on basis that will insure a tran
quill and satisfactory administering of
affairs may be secured through the adop-
ton of some additional articles to the
Berlin convention, not even affecting the
general principles of the tripartite con-
troll.
ing between Washington and London I'm
regard to the Samoan settlement. The
gard to the Samoan settlement. The
main point is on determining exactly the
extent OF authority which the high COM
mission Is to possess, Lord Salisbury de-
string all uncertain points first cleared
up, and an exact definition of what the
commission Is to do before committing
Great Britain. The British government
is as ready as the United States or Ger
many to accept the general principles
of the commissioners. but 1T wants to
know in advance as to the power Of the
commission.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
WHOLESALE FORGERIES.
ID. ID. QuinIan Admits He Has Been
Guilty of Them

ID. ID. QuinIan Admits He Has Been
Guilty of Them.
CHICAGO, April Sd. D. Quinlan, who
was arrested today as q forger, con-
fessed to the police that he had realized
a small fortune by securing money on
worthless checks. He Is wanted in New
York, st. Louis Detroit, Cincinnati and
several other cities.
Quinlan went by the name of Charles
Fast. His parents. he says, live In Ohio.
are wealthy and highly respectable. and
are not aware of his troubles. His VIC
tins were almost all hotel men. but he
swindled bankers. Several months ago
he secured a position to travel for E. c.
Dewitt s. Co., of Chicago The firm ad-
vanced him money, and never saw him
again. At the same time he represented
the firm of J. J. Foley & Co. He forged
this firms name, he says, to half dozen
checks. Next he engaged as travelling
salesman for Charles Nevin, Buffalo, N.
Y, whose name he forged to a dozen
checks day while on the road He
stopped in the finest hotels. and when
in need of money filled out check and
passed 1t on the owner of the hotel or
at bank. Quinlan says he expects his
relatives to come to his rescue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-04
zSs< JEt
Now ItwISi Wire Nails.
Editor Of. Tho Globa.

To the Editor OF The Globe:
AS the Pioneer Pres tinware man seems
to have worn out IFS hay, I will ask him him
through your coluTn1s to drum on nail
key. Here's the tuhe:. The Iron Age Of
Dec. s. 1898, gives thqPrice of wire nails IS
sl.25 per keg in car taad lots f. O. b. Pitts
burg The wire naRHrust got in working
Age quotes pricsl We terms and delivery
on March % 500 pei keg, trifing little
advance of so cents per key. The North
west tributary to Twin Cities and the
head of the lakes uses about 1000, 600 kegs
per year, SO the "trusty''s.hand can look
for an extra profit Of Al, about $4,000 from
that strip Of country; The wire nail trust
Oligarchy'. 1t has raised wages 10 per
cent and The sell II I. price Of Is goods
name figures for export business" It
prefers the Home market. and thinks OF
It as Squeers did. when he '1plnched''