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The Conservative, 1901-08-29

honor and honesty be Withheld OR less
ened, and then to think: "this Is the
man auhose lifelong devotion to the nation
and the throne I rewarded by dismissing
him IN his old age from the high position
aOhich he had adorned so long, and aDhich
subsequent events haze shoWn that he,
better than any other could .fU" But all
the more because of that wrong, which
the great majority of Germans can
neither forget nor forgive, was it in
cumbent upon the Emperor to show, if
not tardy repentance, at least pres
ent grateful recognition of past achieve
ments to which he owes, among other
blessings, his seat upon the imperial
throne. That repentance was not in his
thoughts, however, was manifest in the
inscription upon the ribbon of the
laural wreath. "Des grossen Kaisers
grossem Diener." C"To the great En-
peror's great servant,'O thus emphasiz-
ing Bismarck's position as, after all,
only that of servant or hod-carrier.
(Handlanger, to quote another of the
Emperor's expressions) to master and
superior; whereas both of the former
Emperors were proud and glad to call
him "tellow-worker," and did not by
any means consider him as the mere in
strument of their sovereign will.
This slight was the more noteworthy
because at present the tendency in Ger
many is towards return to Bismarck's 3
policy, which, had it been adhered to,
would probably, among other things,
have prevented the acquisition of the
Chinese province-a disastrous prece-
dent which has infamed the greed of
other powers and laid the train for
countless complications and griev-
ances in the political future.
However, Bismarck's greatness can.
not be lessened by any petty attack from
a survivor; the attempt only recoils upon
it's author, and so this half hearted fes-
tivity will go down into history as
shorn of it's grandeur "by the Kings
command
ELIZABETH E. EVANS.
Munich, Germany, July 1901.
The Conservative, 1901-08-29
ROOM BELOW THE TOP.

ROOM BELOW THE TOP.
have carefully and thoughtfully read
the statements of the eminently success
full men as published in The CoNsERvA-
TIVE. think something should be said
for the encouragement of the middle
weights and even the feather weights.
If all should get to the top there would
not be standing room. There is ma
jority of these two classes, and these I
wish to encourage.
The persons who are not philosophers
will make mistakes. am glad that Mr..
Campbell mentioned his lack of success
in ''other fields"
The boy, left as an orphan at thirteen,
without proper training, to grow up be-
tween people, buffeted by every cross
wind-I have something to say to him.
He should not even think of reaching the
top, for, if he but take even one step in
advance he may fall. First, let him en-
deavor to stand erect. When, after
much practice, he succeeds, let him
take one step. If he fall, and fall he
will, let him try again.
The happiest people, and those who
live longest, do not crush the happy
spirit of yonth with unwonted ambition.
The man with the "little farm we'll
titled, "the man with the hoe," will
live longer and enjoy life better than
the man at the top with ambitions hol-
low dreams.
Money is not happiness. Power is not
enjoyment. Have we not noticed that
not many great men live to great age?
I think the happiest people ever saw
were two brothers, "back yonder in Hi.
nois." They "spliced purses" and
bought forty acres Of land. Each took
twenty and improved it; each took
wife. There are no families in the
world who enjoy life better. than they.
How often have met men at the top,
the lines of whose faces distinctly indi-
Gated that they did not enjoy lifs How
often have I met men at the bottom
AAoA, loi LlsIt'HCo, WIN SWuu Cilo spiho-
mauls all day ,and whose voices wrought
homely melodies as they sat around the
railroad camp at evening, and every
line on their faces indicated merriment!
There is success all the way through
from bottom to top.
JOSEPH MAKINSON.
HOldredpe Neb Aup 27 1901
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Che Conservative.

I1e says IL Is W uelp SOlNo Cle dSTlCul-
tural problem that they are working.
They try to interest people in their sur
roundings, to bring all possible advant-
ages to the rural population, to teach
them to make use of their opportunities
and thus, in measure, stem the tide of
immigration from the country to the
cities.
In the great agricultural state of Ne
braska there might be teaching in the
schools that had to do with the present
and probable environment of the pupils.
If the purpose of our public schools is to
fit for the profession of teaching or for
entrance to the state university, they are
fulfilling their mission admirably.
Planting.
The opinion is gaining ground, I be-
lieve, that it is the business of our pub
lie schools to train men and women for
the duties of life, to make them self
supporting, productive members of So
ciety. The great business of Nebraska
is and ever must be agriculture. If the
schools give any training that makes for
agriculture do not know of it.
There is, to be sure, an agricultural
school at Lincoln. This can reach but
fraction Of the population and it tends to
send out teachers of agriculture rather
than farmers.
Near Nature.
It could and it should be taught in the
rural schools, by putting in the right
kind of nature study work. The pupils
might be made more interested in their
immediate surroundings, they might be
taught to plant fruit trees etc., and, in
this way, education would render the
rural population more stable, and not
educate always away from farm lite.
The rural teachers might be put in
touch with the work done at Lincoln !;
they might be taught to use the govern
ment publications and to apply general
knowledge to the special conditions in
Nebraska.
In Nature study, fruits, trees, birds,
insects, animals should be taught
for their human interest and not as ele-
mentary science. For instance, with
the "apple," scientific classification and
technical terms are of interest to scient-
lists, but all over people are interested in
the care and culture of the fruit. Plant
ing of trees, care, pruning, grating, etc.,
varities, suited to the climate, it seems
to me, are the essential things to know
in the study of apples.
This kind of nature study I have my
self worked out in the Indian schools,
and my work comes out this year in the
New England journal of Educ alton.
We studied "bees' as honey producers
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
LYNCHING IN. ARIZONA.
Desperate Negro Hanged for Series OF
Offences.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. pa special to the
Dispatch from Mena, Ark, says:
A mob OF eight determined men took
Peter Bergman, a desperate negro out
Of the city Jail at o'clock this morn
inc and hanged him to a tree. The
crime Of which Bergman was accused
was an assault on a 12syear-old girl
whose condition is critical.
The masked men met Night offlcef
Jones and compelled him at the points
Of guns to hand over the keys and his
revolver. Two Of them were left to
p,ard Jones, while the Others went 10
the 1ail and secured the negro. About
. O'Clock they returned where the OFF,
Ger was being guarded and gave MIN
mis- keys and gun. Then the men quiet
ilv disappeared, without a word.
About two months ago the negro at
tackled an engineer with an ak, near
Inv Killing him, and he has been guilty
~ numerous other offenses. Prompt ac'
tion was taken by the authorities. bu
no clew has been found as to VINO ar
the members Of the mob.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
BRITISH CIVIL LIST.
Larger Appropriation for Expenditures
of the Court Is Not Likely.

NEW YORK. Feb. 20.-While the
current report that the aggregate sum
Of the British civil list will not be
changed in the new reign is probably
correct. says the Tribune's London cor
respondent, it does not follow that the
court Of Edward VII. will not have
more money to spend than Queen Vic
toria's court.
The civil list is capable Of consider
able manipulation. Queen Victoria had
smaller aggregate than King Will
liam ", but the civil list was re-
leved from various charges and she
had a larger amount available for the
maintenance Of the royal household.
The revision Of the civil list will yield
similar results for the kings benefit.
without a larger appropriation for the
general expenditures Of the court.
Queen Alexandras allowances will be
largely increased and there VIII not
be any opposition by the commons 70
the proposals for her benefit, The an
uuIties for the Duke Of Cornwall will
be equal in amount to those received
bv his father as Prince of Wales.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
RUSSIA NOT SERIOUS,
Editor Stead Thinks She Cannot AFFORD
10 Shut Out American Machinery.

NEW YORK, Feb. sO,-w. T. Stead.
In a special dispatch to the Journal
and Advertiser, says:
Russia does not mean to quarrel
with ,hs United States, not even to
the extent of a tarifr war The sud
den and startling application OF the
maximum tariff to imports from Amer
lea, valued at ten million dollars a
year. as a method OF Indicating dis
satisfaction with Cages method Of lev
ying duty on commodity OF which
America imports only 100000 annually.
can hardly be regarded as serious
policy.
Being convinced free trader. be-
lieving Russias development has been
horribly retarded by the heavy protec-
tive duties which she imposes ON i'm
ports, regard the increase OF Russian
duties on American iron and steel goods
with profound regret. II does not mat
ter much to the American manuflctur-
er II he is temporarily shut out Of the
Russian market. 1t matters everything
to the Russian consumer that the price
Of his machinery should be increased,
The Russian peasant needs cheap agri-
cultural machinery As Prof, ozeroft
cried out not long ago. high duties on
iron and steel hit the agriculturist at
every turn.
From political point Of view, with
Count Won waldersee menacing China
with a great expedition inland. with
Count Won Waldersee's master hand In
glove with Great Britain. II would be
unheard of faulty for the great pow
ers which are in accord as to the pol
icy TO be pursued in China TO allow a
tribe, such as this matter Of interpre-
tation as to what Is and what is not
bounty-fed sugar To involve them in a
dispute which might render their CO.
operation in China less easy and nat
ural than il is today.
"Cassini has now assured Gag tha,
Russia Is prepared 10 cut of her nose
to spite her face Such is the extra
ordinary dementia that sugar seems To
have produced upon the minds Of finan-
ciers. There is little doubt that Rus
sia will carry out her threat, Could not
Gage. under these circumstances, dis
cover in the inexhaustible art Of in
terpretation some means Of saving Rus
sia from inhicting an injury upon her
self out Of all proportion to the griev-
ance which she seeks 10 remedy
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21

The Consolidated Pulp and Paper Com.
pany. OF Toronto. limited, Incorporated
under the Ontario companies law. IL
about 20 seek incorporation under the
companies act OF the Dominion govern
mcnt with u capital OF ts,50OoOO with
ID, power To increase Il to sS0OO.0O II
necessary,
The properties to be consolidated I'm.
mcdlatcly are those at Newburg and
Strathcona, Ontario, the Metabetchou-
an property at Lake 81 John, and the
Indian Lorcttc mills near this city,
ON tho MeIabctchouan property are
good pulp mills, with capacity OF
eighty tons per day and sulphlte
mill with n capacity ot slxty tons per
day win bc erected The Lorette mills
will also he rebuilt,
The provisional directors OF the COM
pany are, ]. NJ Poole. Toronto, prcsi-
dent, w II, Mackay, Toronto: n. L.
Young, George Thompson, Ncwburg,
Ontario and J. II, Charles, Perth, on
turin
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
DECREASE IN MINISTER'S.
President Of Princeton Theological Sem
mary Says Young Men Are TAX
ing Up Other Lines Of Work.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O-Much discus
sion has been caused among theologians
by the report OF the decrease in at
tendance al the Princeton Theological
Seminary Interest was heightened by
the belief prevalent in Princeton ttat
the conservatism Of the old Presby
terrain institution was responsible for
the marked falling of In attendance
It was pointed out that while the
lumber Of students at the Princeton
Seminary had decreased from 2Gi In 1895
to 1876 in 1900 and from 1856 to 1856 this
year. there had been no falling OF In
the attendance at the Union Theological
Seminary. where conservatism Las hten
less conspicuous and where liberal
ity OF thought has been tolerated to a
marked degree. From this condition
is dcduced that an inclination to broad
er views exists among the theological
students Of the present day.
The Rev. DR.. BENJAMIN p. Warheld.
president OF the Princeton Seminary,
declared last night that such a cOnclu-
sion was not warranted by the facts
He also made the rather startling
statement that the decreasing attend
ance AT the Princeton Seminary was
only in proportion to the decrease In
all other Presbyterian seminaries.
There has been" DR.. Warfeld said
"a decline in the candidates for the
ministry since 1896 throughout the Pro-
testant world most marked, probably
in Scotland, where 1t has created
great deal Of discussion and promises
to create a great deal Of distress. ]
has affected all the churches in Amerl
ca the Presbyterian church along Will
the others but not to the same exten
as some others.
"As all the seminaries are dependen
upon the candidates for the mnlstr
for their student body, they all fee
the decline in the number Of candl
dates. Princeton Seminary feels It alon
with the others, but not to any grea
extent. It continues to have the lare
est number Of students Of any Of th
Presbyterian semlnaries."
DIR. Warfeld attributes the decrea'
in the number Of theological student
TO the industrial development OF recel
years. together with the many recei
opportunities for entering the milltai
; service.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21

at a meeting VI the American aea'
denny Of political and social science AT
Philadelphia last night, Prof, Emory
II. Johnson. ottthe University or PENN
sylvania, member OF the canal com
mission, spoke upon THE Economic
Aspects OF the lsthmIan Canal Cues
ton" and Col. Peter c, Haincs' OF the
army. upon the "Isthmian Canal From
Military Point Of View" Colonel
HaineS In quoted In a special to the
Tribune as saying;
AN Isthmian canal, to be Of service
to the United States prcsupposcd that
passage OF Il. through II and from II
Is assured, But passage 70 or from Il
In case of war with strong naval
power could only be maintained by Il
strong naval force, II the canal
brlstled with guns from one end 70 the
other. It would be " no use to the
United States white powerful hostile
ileet dominated the Caribbean sea, The
nation that controls thc adjoining
seas win In time ot war, control pas
sage through the canal, no matter
which one has possession
From military standpoint the ca
nal Is valuable only ~ shortened
line OF communication, Il has no other
value. II does not serve as Il good
base OF operations In war with a
strong naval power No prudent naval
commander would hold his heet In Lake
Nicaragua or Lake Bohia 10 spring out
on the foe in either ocean as has some
times been suggested, II our enemy
be weak. II would not be necessary; II
strong. the dangers ot being bottled up
are too great,
Suppose on the other hand the ca
nal were neutral II would not then
become a prize of war, Neither the
maintenance OF an army to protect 't
nor Of fleet to keep open communt.
cation with II would be- necessary.
Great Britain might possibly send ships
through Il, but even that is doubtful
The most that could b. gained hy doe
ing so is a saving OF time, Under some
circumstances this might be an im-
portant matter. But tn, naval pr pom
derance OF Great Britain is such that
time would be OF lHss importance ,1
her than to us.
1t is believed In consideration NJ IN,
freedom Of the canal extended by the
United States 10 the ships OF an ma
tons. those nations would agree TO an
arrangement by which the region N IN.
canal and large areas OF the sea at
each terminus should be exempted
from the operations ~ war The larg'
! these areas OF neutrality the better
should such an agreement b. v' lated
! by any nation that is a party to II
The United States could destroy III,
canal II necessary SO as to rendA~ II
impossible Of being used against us
AS no nation except Great Britain would
wish to use the canal for any Other
than peaceful purposes Of commerce
and as she probably would have n,
strong reason for using it In any other
way. it is not seen why such an agree
ment might not be made"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21

In the case OF the state OF Minnesota
against Frank H. Hamilton, charged
with numbering Leonard r, Day. after
40 hours ieliberation furnished a genu-
inc surprise by coming into court a
few minutes before 10 o'clock this morn
ing aud reporting that It had agreed
upon a verdict OF manslaughter in the
first degree. with Recommendation to
the mercy OF the court. The jury had
been out so long that hope OF an agree
ment had about been given up, The
Jury informed the deputies at s:lS that
1t had agreed but It took half an hour
to arrange the preliminaries,
Hamilton was brought ,nto ceWri 10
hear the verdict He had enjoyed a
good nights sleep and seemed in ex-
cellent spirits When the verdict was
read Hamilton appeared dazed and
made no other sign than 10 shake his
head H. mute protest.
He was remanded TO jail to await
sentence and absolutely refused to see
anyone except his devoted friend, Miss
Johnson. Of Colorado Springs,
His attorneys at once moved for Il
new trial. but no date was set for hear
ing the arguments, When the prisoner
reached the Jail he said to Jailer Alex
andsr. with a despairing gesture;
They've round me guilty. captain,
but | do not deserve it,"
The penalty forsthe crime Of which
he is convicted is Imprisonment from
five to twenty years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
MOI NTAIN TOP SLID INTO sEl
Earthquake North Of Vancouver Caus-
e6 Much Damage.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Feb. eN-Tne
crest Of a mountain whose tcp is more
than mile in circumference, slid into
I.ouchborough Inlet, 100 miles north
from Vancouver last Saturday, just be-
fore noon. The great slide was caused
by an earthquake which shook the sur
rounding district for saverll seconds,
ana the resulting shock Of the falling
mountain top could be felt long dis
tonce.
The mountain which fell was CONF
posed OF a great crag which overhung
the shore. and an enormous slice Of 1t
sheered of into the hay The or-ak ex-
tended back 800 feet from the shore.
Giant trees and immense boulders were
carried away by the slide. \ heavy
sea was caused and a tidal wave swept
down the inlet. Several small boats,
three miles away. wers .hrcwn up into
the woods. and two booms Of logs re'dy
to he sent to market in Vancouver were
thrown out of the water and practical
ly wrecked. News Of the earthquake
was brought to Vancouver by the
steamer Coquitlam.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
cuRAN RESENTMENT.
Constitutional Convention WIN probab.
ly Refuse Concessions 10 America,

NEW YORK, Feb. so,--A dispatch To
the World from Havana says;
The resentment or the Cubans against
American Interference with the forma-
ton or a government has unqucstlon-
ably been increased by the demands
made by Secretary Root, The military
governors newspaper organ now admits
that the constitutional convention will
probably refuse the concession OF coal
ing stations and viii also reject Ameri-
can supervision ~ foreign affairs.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
BRIDGE OVER NIAGARA.
Contractors Want an Extension Of FIVE
Years in Time Allotted Them.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 20.-A petition
from Richard Harcourt and Danlel
Cooper. OF Welland, Alonzo c. Manner
Of Chicago, and John Flett' Of Torron-
TO. has been presented to parliament
asking for an extension Of five years
Of the time allotted them for building a
bridge over the Niagara river at bui-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
FRENCH SUBJECT ARRESTED.
General Agent of Tabacaleris Company
Accused of Aiding Insurgents.

MANILA. Feb. 2O.-At Pagsanlan'
nroyince of Laguna, yesterday Lieut.
Vaughan, of the Thi".ttJy y seventh infant
~. arrested Fernando Russian general
agent of the Tabacaleria Company on
the charge of having aided the insur-
gents. Abundant documentary e'i-
dence against the prisoner has 1t ls
asserted. been secured.
Rustan is French subject and a
,.,ose friend Of the insurgent General
Cailles and was to certain extent
associated with D. NJ. CariIlah' 'he
American contractor who was recently
taken into custody charged with nav
ing furnished supplies to the insurgents
The Tabacaleria Company is saia ''
be further .ncriminated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
Two Chinese Officials Will Be
StrangIed, Not Beheaded.
CONTROVERSY is NOW OVER
Flight Is Now Between Powers Over Question
Of lndemnity-Minlster WI Said TO
Be Seeking a Loan Ia New
York City.

LONDON, Feb, 2O,--Dr. Morrison,
wiring to the Times from Pekin, says:
"The court has yielded and consented
to the lnfiiction OF the punishment de-
manded, petitioning, however, that the
sentences on Chao Shu Chiao and Ying
Mem Man be strangulation instead of
decapitation. To this the foreign en-
voys have agreed. The question, there
fore. is virtually settled
Commenting upon the latest advtces
from Pekin the Times says:
There cannot be any reasonable
doubt that the sudden surrender OF the
Chinese court was due to fears inspired
bv Count Won waldersee's order,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
COLUMN LOST.
Grave Anxiety Felt for Forces Oh
Smith -Dorrien.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2O.-A dispatch to
The Journal and Advertiser from Londoh
says: 20
Grave anxiety is felt for the fate OF
smith-Dorrien's column, which mas
not been heard of since February o.
when II lost twenty four killed and tor-
ty-six wounded in heavy engagement
with Commandant Botha at Boutwell,
The officer in command at Wonderton-
tein the nearest post on the railway to
the scene OF the engagement reports
,hat he has no. news Of smith-porrieh'
who has about $500 men under him.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
PULP MILLS COMBINE.
Large Company to BE Formed at To-
ronto by Union Of Small Companies.

NEW YORK. Feb 2O.-A special to
the Times from Montreal says:
There are prospects Of great activity
in pdfp ana paper. manufacturing IN
f,anada during the coming seasoh.
Smaller companies in the province Of
Quebec and Eastern Ontario are to be
amalgamated into one large company.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-21
WOULD FLOAT LOAN HERE.


NEW YORK. Feb. 2O.-There has
been some talk in Wall street of an at
tempt of the Chinese government to
float a loan in this country of s2OO,OOO.-
600 to meet the expenses of the Boxer
uprising, to pay indemnities,etc. 1t IS
said that Minister WI has approached a
number of bankers. and has suggested
that it would be possible for the gov
ernment to guarantee the loan by an
Increase of the customs above the point
upon which England has lien.
President stillman, Of the National
CITY Bank, denied any knowledge of
such negotiations. Another banker
said:
When Chira is pacified. commerce
is resumed and capital assured OF pro-
lection, it is not improbable that New
York bankers might view such loan
favorably."