TTIE SCHANTOy THIBtTST SATUltDAf MOBXING, JANUARY 18, 189G.
A Welsh Baronet
And Ounce a Knight
A Pen Picture of Councilman Joseph Oliver.
Welsh Press Disloyal to the Royal Family.
Sir William Thomas t,ewl3 la known
to thousands of the Welsh people of
Pennsylvania. isa th" sixty years
ago he was born, of comparatively poor
parents at Merthyr, Glamorganshire,
South Wales, and before he was thir
teen years of age he was learning the
trade of engineer, and before he was
forty years of ate he was one of the
best known mechanical engineers In
the world. On the last Thursday in
December (Christinas, 189'd It was of
ficiality announced that the queen of
Kngland conferred a baronetcy on him.
Although not unexpected, the acknow
ledgement of Sir William's exceptional
aMIIty Is greatly appreciated by Welsh
men all over the world. Sir William's
well known personality Is not contlned
to South Wales. In all the centres of
Industry In Ureal Britain, in America
and on the con tint nt of Kurope he has
made, his name and his presnce felt;
but nowhere has he been a more famil
iar figure tlmn In the committee rooms
of the KiiKlish parliament. Sir William
and l.aily Lewis have been the authors
of muny charitable action', particular
ly In the Aberdare district, where they
live. He was born In Merthyr In U:I7.
At the age of thirteen he was appren
ticed to an enginer at the Plymouth
works. Subsequently he worked under
the late Mr. W. 8: Clark, the engineer
who, at that time, was engaged in the
construction of the Bute Docks and
hud charge of the Mute mineral estate.
1'pon the death Of Mr; Clark in 1X64. Sir
William liecume his successor, utid tip
fin the resignation of Mr. Boyl, in ls),
lie assumed the control of the entire
Bute estate. Ills name, howevet. will
be more particularly uxsoiluted with
the efforts he has made to adjust the
ldbor disputes In the mining districts.
A few yeurs ugo he visited America us
the representative of the linn and Steel
institute of CreHt Britain. He Is a
very busy man. and to seek an Inter
view with dim, to submit a new puteut,
nr to lease a cool "taking." time und
place huvf lo be llxed and preordained
with as much elaboration as though
you were un umbusmtdor seeking aud
ience of a sovereign, und. in the end.
ipuybe, the appointment Is liiude for
nn extemporised bureau In the eom
tuirtim nr of un express train, where
Sir Wllllum is busy with his secre
taries. The new huronet hus Irons In
so many tiros that, as has been so well
said, his infoi minion In something en
cyclopaedic. Of acquisitive Imbit lie
hus been un omniveroiis reader. He
pursued his career us un engineer with
nn unprecedented success, ami in pro
K.ress of time he became a huge coal
mine owner and a. steel manufacturer
ns well. He hus also w great noto
riety as an Inventor.
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I no .'ilnn of tho Moment.
-Mr, Kills Jones flrllim Is. nn doubt,
the mutt of the moment In Welsh poll
tics. He is the son of un Anglesea
farmer In good circumstances, and was
h contemporary .of Mr. Tom Kills, Mr.
Uiehut'd Jones, and Mr. S. T. Kvans at
Aberystwlth college. Thence lie pro
ceeded to ijuntbrldgK, where he hun un
exceptionally brilliant career, and,
after graduating in Ian with the highest
honors was elected a Fellow of Down
ing college. Besides these academical
distinctions, Mr. (Irlrlith gained a repu
tation as -a speaker and tilled the post
of president of the Cambridge union.
Though a man of parts and a brillant
speaker, his manner Is too studied and
hlstrhetoric Is too cold for a popular
Audience, and he wil never, perhaps,
be as much of a success on Welsh plat
forms as Air. IJoyd-Oenrgo or Mr. Will
iam Jones. lie Isj, however, a master of
biting phrases ami neat epigrams, and
seems destined to achieve success In the
niore congenial atmosphere or the
house of commons. There is no Welsh
member who can be compared to him
for readiness In retort and for a certain
sardonic humor and u genial cynicism
which charm an assemblage llko the
house of commons. Mr. tirltlith is, of
course, a. barrister, and is married to a
Ln i" "i fT year as wn"
known In London musical circles as
Shim ry. twSn' am1 he nas nau e
rrim'th alad,allRhtf'r- IVrsonnlly, Mr.
Griffith Is popular even among the ex
treme Cymru Pyddltes.
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The Welsh lrcs.
ofTh,C'1" Wof,kly Ma" an" News
xi'J I"?k a,t,",,' IhP 1'ress of
ales of being disloyal to the members
of the. royal family. This great news
paper, published in the capital of
Wales, gays that a portion of the Welsh
press makes It a point to insult royalty
and show contempt for monarchy
whenever an opportunltv off vh
members of the royal fumlly visit tho
principality these papers throw dirt at
them Why they do so Is unaccount
ablefor the Welsh people, as a ram
are Instinctively loyal. .More shame to
them.) The birth of a aim to the Dune
of York, and the recent accident to the
Prince of Wales, are taken advantage
of to disparage the monarchy and make
a personal attack on the heir to the
throne. Both papers ore published In
Clamorganshlre. The "Celt" writes
thus: "We do not know whether the
birth of another son to the Duke of
York is to be regarded as a family or a
political matter. It may be both. The
Duke of York la the heir of the Prince
elf Wales. The last child born is his
second son, and the fact is announced
in all the papers of the kingdom as if
nothing of the kind ever happened be
fore. Tlje eldest child Is a weakling,
but the one born last week is a strong
child, so that should the first die the
second would take his place. Strange
how mad sensible people sometimes be
come! Why should there be so much
anxiety as to who should be heir to the
throne In the distant future! We hope
the masses will open their eyes before
then and learn how to govern them
selves, leaving the royal family to take
care of their children like other people!
(flood sensible talk.) The TarUn
travels on the same line, thus: "Dearie
me! Whut pother among the Kngllsh
newspapers. A grain of powder has got
Into the eye of the Pnlnce of Wales. It
Is understood that the eye is In no
dunger. but the Kngllsh press published
the incident In large type. And It hap
pened when the Prince was hard at
work at one of the heavy engagements
that full to his lot namely, shooting
birds! It Is known that he bears the
burden and heat of the duy. Between
dunciug ut balls, shooting, and feast
ing In public and private, his life is not
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into his eye! No wonder the Kngllsh
newspapers are moved." The editors
of these Welsh newspapers had better
be more moderate In their remarks!
There Is such a building as .the Tombs
In London. It is too bad to accuse a
poor Welsh editor of high treason.
This Is a good road to martyrdom. The
Welsh people have not many martyrs
recorded In the history of their country.
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A Bright Councilman.
Joseph Oliver, the father of the new
viaduct ordinance, is one of the best
known men on the West Side, although
his advent into politics has only been
of a recent date. He is about thirty
five years of age. and is a newspaper
man and a printer professionally., lie
Is the oldest son of the late James Oli
ver, a stalwart Republican in his day,
and a wise counsellor and leader In the
workingmen's ranks in the days of the
great lubor strikes. Kike his Inte
father, he is a cautious man ,ln his
movements. .Toe, ns lie is familiarly
known, received u good common school
education. He afterwards entered a
printing. oflice of which the writer was
ut Its head. Subsequently he worked
for fnauy yeurs on the Free Press,
under Mr. Airred Twining, now asso
ciate editor of the Times. While a stu
dent under this erudite, liberal-minded
und coiiKcient Ions gentlemun, und
mainly through his inlluence and ex
cellent companionship, Mr. Oliver's
hitherto undeveloped talents Boon
manifested themselves in n practical,
praiseworthy und emphatic manner.
He Is a sincere .Mason, energetic and
enthusiastic, a devoted Odd Fellow, and
a leading I.oyal Knight, and his experi
ence in the chulrs and on the floors of
the different lodge rooms has served
him well as u bright parliamentarian
ami a strong advocate in the council
chambers. He bus been a leading mem
ber of the Printers' I'uion lor many
years and hus served us Its president.
Willie serving In this cumielty he was
known by tils fellow-craftsme:i by the
kind sobriquet of "Honest Joe Oliver."
"While Joe is in the chuir justice will
reign supreme," wus a common remark
with printers. A better I'nlon man
never lived. The rights of his brethren
he would always defend with vigor, no
mntter what the consequences would
bring forth. His motto In life has been
Whatever you do, honor It, dignify It.
glorify it." He Is the embodiment of
honor and Integrtiy. The same can be
truthfully said of Mr. Oliver as was re
cently so beautifully written of tho
noble characteristics of Colonel Hippie:
"He Is a robust man In heart and deed;
robust in his porsonul and business In
tegrity; robust in his morality; robust
in his devotion to the Interest of the
city of Scranton and the welfare of her
people.' He is not a crank In politics,
and does not regard politics and poli
ticians as necessarily low and vile, but,
remember, if the Augean stables need
cleaning, he will be the first to inaugur
ate such a movement. He is a fearless
fellow In this respect. To be brief, a
finer specimen of stalwart man
hood Tiever entered our council cham
bers, and we have known them all. He
Is a non-purchasable quantity, and woe
to the man that will dare approach him
on this line. He now fathers the new
viaduct ordinance that has gone
through the council chambers. at Is
one of the most Important and exceed
ingly needful meusures that has ever
been brought before our municipal
bodies. The great necessity of the
measure has created a very favorable
Impression on the members of. the
councils. It has met with but little op
position. The ordinance reached the
mayor, who signed It Immediately,
and the voters of our city will vote on
the measure at the next election. In
s first message to the council ten
years ago Mayor Hippie recommended
the passage of such a measure with
great emphasis, and he reiterated" the
recommendation with greater force In
his future messages, but the universal
cry for the two great bridges over
shadowed the promulgation of this
measure, hence the long delay. The
time has now a rived for the people to
take united action In the matter. The
measure benefits all sections of the
city. Compactness and close connec
tions are the life and soul of all great
cities and industrial centers. The closer
we are together the better we will know
each other. Sectional strife will then
be at an end. Bridge and viaduct the
chasms that now keep us apart. The
West Side and the South Side and the
North End and the Fast End have been
wedded long ago to Scranton, but the
various dangerous railroad crossings
and the unsightly Lackawanna have
kept the people of the different sections
of the city aloof. These chasms have
caused discords In councils and lli-feel-Ing
among the people generally. They
have not been united. We should be
one city one people. No Pittsburg and
Allegheny, no St. Paul and Minneapo
lis. Let Court House square be the ob
jective point, and give the people of the
furthermost point within our city con
fines an opportunity to reach It inside
of thirty minutes. All hull to Oliver
and his new viaduct.
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The Robert Morris Lodge Hstcddfod.
The suggestion of Mr. Alfred Twin
ing, one of the editors of the Times, in
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regard to the competition on the
Tempest." the chief cMorsI -oiniell-tlon
at the Kobert Morris Lodge Eis
teddfod on St. Patrick's Day, was . a
splendid one, and timely and wise.
The three ladles mentioned In his article
Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Powell and Mm
Heckel have gone through the com
petitive fire already, and have proven
themselves to be musicians Jxrn and of
the very highest order. They have cap
tured prlxea of the greatest Importance
under the adjudication of the leading
magnates of the Klsteddfod rostrum
and have Invariably been . tendered
criticisms very much superior to those
received by male competitors. This
has always been the case. We think
the committee of the Kobert Morris
Lodge Klsteddfod should- take Mr.
Twinlng'a valuable suggestion imme
diately In hand, even If they had to
change the conditions of the compe
tition, and announce at once that the
choruses on the chief competition must
be conducted by lady leaders. By 'do
ing this the committee ought to be able
to procure six excellent organisations
for the competition. - Mrs. Heckel could
organise a choir in Scranton proper of
very excellent musical timbre, Mrs.
Thomas In Hyde Park proper, and Mrs.
Powell In Bellevue and Taylor. And
what about Providence? There are
several capable lady musicians in the
North End. with first-class material for
a strong organization. Wilkes-Barre
is well supplied with lady leaders. Eos
Tydfil has conquered in many battles
on the Klsteddfodical rostrum. Ply
mouth can also enter the fight under
the leadership of a very capable leader,
the daughter of the immortal Owent.
They have ample time to rehearse. The
selection is far more beautiful than
difficult. It Is known to every musician
in the two valleys. A little "brushing"
is all that Is needed. Should this be ac
complished, the-music-loving people of
Scranton would be tendered a treat of
the very tlnesj in unto ever heard In
Scranton.
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Scranton Professionals.
Two of Seianton's best singers Mr.
Llew Herbert and Mrs. D. D. Lewis, of
Providence sang at the lftlia National
Klsteddfod on New Year's day. They
appeared on the professional list. The
I'tica papers speak highly of their sinx
Ing, and were greatly delighted with
Llew's charming voice. The profundo
seemed to be the favorite of the press.
We are Informed that the Klsteddfod
was a very succesful one and the com
petition of a very high order In all de
partments of competition. The Rev.
D. P. Jones, of the West Side, was one
of the successful competitors in the lit
erary department. He also won several
other prises at different elsteddfodau
during the holidays Mr. Parson Price,
of New York city, was the musical ad
judicator. II II I!
Drayton's Inscription of the Eisteddfod.
Some with llielr nimble JointH that struck
Some with their nimbler Joints thtit struct
the wurbling string.
In fingering some unskilled, but only used
to sin
Vnlo the other's harp; of which you
both inuy find
Great plenty; und of both excelling In
their kind.
That at the stethva oft obtained a vic
tor's praise.
Had won the silver harp, and won Apollo's
buys;
Whose verses they dedue'd from those
first golden times.
Of sundry sorts of feet, and mimlry
suits of rhymes
In Hie lust line he refers to the Welsh
eniflyn. whleh consists of two parts; the
Home with their nimbler ojlnts tha struck i
HrsU is called Pnluddr, consisting of slx-1
teen svllubles the second part is called
the Kcgyli.
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Notes of Interest
Tfiere can be absolutely no rWIWn why
"(Jod Save the Cjueen" cannot be sung
In Welsh the next lime her majesty mukes
that ruques;. Wit have ulreudy given two
translations. Here is another:
Duw Railwo'n graslon Deyrn,
J Iir oes l'n henwog Deyrn,
Duw gailwo'n Teyrn.
Hoed hl'n llwyddlunus byth,
Dedwydil, urddusol byth,
Teyniased ilrosom byth,
Duw gudwo'n Teyrn.
Cyfort. O! Dduw. mewn nerth, .
tiwnu'i lioll elynion certh
Yngainci'w thra'd.
Rhwystra'u cynghorlon lu,
Siomu'u cynllwynlon du,
Tl wyt el n gobaith nl,
Duw gadwc'it gwlad.
Dy roddlon goreu 'n ol,
Arllwyso idd ei chol,
Mir oes l'n Teyrn.
Fin deddfau nodded hi,
Hlioeil nohos byth i nl ,
I gan ii ag unol grl.
Duw gadwo'n Tyrn.
The South Wales News, one of the great
English newspapers published in Cardiff,
prims a long arueic on me nue uwnym
tiwent In a recent isrue. From a llterury
standpoint the article is excellent, but it
has many misstatements, the most pal
pable being probably the statement that
the credit for the splendid monument
erected to the memory of the dead genius
is due to the great enery displayed by
James B. Da vies, of Plymouth; Uwilyin
M. Williams, of Wilkes-Barre, and
Thomas Celceum Evans, of Wilkes-Barre.
From personal knowledge we know Mr.
Kvans Is entitled to considerable praise.
We have no recollection that Mr. Lis vies
ever attended a committee. Mr. Williams
did a little better. He attended one or two
committee meetings, when they were held
In Wilkes-Barte. Let them wear the
honor, but we know the men that did the
work. What of John H. Powell, of Scran
ton; James H. Parson Price, of New York
city; W. Q. Daniels, of Scranton, and Col
onel R. A. Phillips, of Scranton? And
what of the men who contributed so mu
nlticently to the newspaper of Wilkes
Barre und Scranton and coma metropoli
tan papers?
In answer to an Invitaiion to attend tho
London Welsh national dinner, which will
be held on St. David's Day at the Holborn
restaurant, London, the great George
Meredith has written the following letter
from Boxhill, Dorking: "I am deeply sen
sible of the honor conferred upon me by
tho committee In the Invitation to Join
the Welsh dinner on St. David's Day.
Nothing but a weak state of health stays
me from accepting it. I am to decline
all Invitations of the kind, by doctor's de
cree, more than commonly against my
natural eanlng in this case. Believe me,
that as I prise the esteem of Welshmen,
I should gladly seize the opportunity in
good fellowship with them, und I think
we should understand one another. Do
not, I beg you, take the brevity of this
letter far a sign of coldness to the distinc
tion 'and pleasure you propose. It Is
caused by my having to write with a
crippled hand today."
The place of honor In the "Congrega
tional Magazine," for the month of De
cember was given to a Welshman the
Rev. J. Morluls Jones, chairman of the
Congregational I'nlon of Knglund and
Wules, of whom a brief biographical
ekelWi, with an excellent portrait, is
given. Mr. Jones, like a good many more
gentlemen of the cloth, halls from Car
marthenshire, whleh hus beea aptly called
"the preachers' country." lie Is, in fact,
a nutlve of the tin-plate capitul I.lanelly.
Kducated at, Brecon Memorial college, he
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Name.... -
orriained In IsiS. hi first ministerial
charge being Narberth, where he proved
and indefatigable worker. From Narberth
he removed to Lewisham in IS where
he has remained ever since. Ills present
proud position as chairman of the Con
gseaational union speaks everything that
is possible of the scenes that has attend
ed the gentleman's career in England.
Ten thousand dollars Is the munificent
sum which, according to the "Dydd," has
Just been secured for the Dr. Williams' En
dowed school for girls at Dolkelly by Miss
Fewlngs. the energetic head mistress, who
has now resigned that appointment. It Is
explained that the executors, under the
will of the late Mrs. Sarah Silas Baker,
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, were em
powered to advocate that amount to any
charitable object, and Miss Fewlngs hear
ing of this placed the case of the Dolgelly
school before them with such Irresistible
force that they resolved to add the fund to
the Dolgelly endowment. It is to be hoped
that many other like endowments will
soon follow, but these prizes are not lo
be picked up every day.
The Rev. Canon Silvan Evans. B. D
rector of Llanwrin, Montgomeryshlre.who
is at present engaged upon a dictionary
of the Welsh language "Qeiriadur Cym
raeg" is, in the estimation of the "Brit
ish Weekly," "one of the most distin
guished Welsh scolars living." The work
is to contain twenty volumes, three of
which have Just been published, complet
ing the letter C. "Undoubtedly this dic
tionary," adds this paper, "when com
plete, will be one of the most learnedjro
ducts of modern scoralshlp, and consider
ing it to be the fruit of one man's labor,
it will be a remarkable work. In the three
volumes published the historical develop
ment of every word with unerring accur
acy is traced."
"Few people are aware of the direct
cause of the defeat of the French
at Waterloo," said a Merthyr man
once. "The French soldiers are
the bravest on earth," said some one.
At this the man from Merthyr, whose
wrath was evidently kindled by this re
mark, cried out: "Read our history, man,
und see what Napoleon said about the
Welshmen." "About the Welshmen," re
marked his friend. "Yes," said the other,
"when the English and the Prussians
were about retreating. Napoleon observed
a company of heroes approaching. Na
poleon's countenunce changed, and, with
uplifted hands, he exclaimed: 'Save who
can. It's all over with us now. Here are
the boys from Merthyr coming!' "
Notwithstanding the denial of the Mot fa
ghost stories, tales of curious sights and
strange sound underground are still be
lieved by many. From the Rhondda Vul
ley comes the old familiar story of the
underground funeral once seen by old
John Llewelyn, of Clifton Village, but the
sequel Is more singular than the story It
self. When going home during the early
hours, so he declared, he was seized by his
satanlc majesty, rolled down a steep em
bankment, and trodden upon by a whole
army of little people, who curried lumps
in their caps; and when he reached home
It was found that the old man's clothes
were not only besmeared with clay, but
there were distinct footmarks traceable
on his back! -
Lord Bute Is one of the most scholarly
men in the ranks of the British peeruge,
according to the London Stur, und he hus
done much for the preservation of the
antiquities of the land. But he has also
a keen sensibility for the arts of poetry
and music, und It may be Interesting to
mention, as a proof of the thoroughness
with which he curries out his predilections,
that he hus recently engaged u lady of
some mark In her profession as a resilient
instructress in the violin for his young
children, ull of whom bid fair to become
enthusiasts with the bow. We may, per
haps, some day find them carrying oft the
honors of the eisteddfod.
Mnrlen must look to his laurels! Pro
fessor John Morris Junes, of the Bangor
university, und the olflelul Welsh trans
lator for the Uladstoiilan government. Is
preparing for the press un article on the
antiquity tif the Bardlo (lorsedd. What
ever he may be in politics, he Is u staunch
conservative In Welsh liunllsm, und
would perpetuate until doomsday the fet
ters with which Dsfydd ab llwllym bound
the genius of Welsh poesy. Morten under
stands now why the Bangor professor was
so anxious to secure the Archdruid's own
scholastic treatises on Welsh mythology,
It Is not generally known that Llandllo
vicarage was originally built as u hotel.
This fact accounts for the very large un
derground cellars it possesses. At the be
ginning of this century a body of dra
goons wus quartered in the house, and
during their sojourn the cellars were used
as a place of detention for dragoons who
were guilty of misbehavior. The offenders
must have spent the term of their impris
onment in carving their names, etc., on
the stone wall. One sentence carved out
of the stone is: "I don't care a d ."
The Swansea intermediate school Is slow
collecting students together so far, for
only 100 hundred attend out of several
hundreds provided for. It is said the fee
is too high compared with the higher
grade schools for boys of one class to at
tend H, and too low to secure the neces
sary divinity which must hedge a certain
other class. It is said that this makes the
committee desirous of ruling the science
and art class as welt, so that 'they will get
ome more subjects to rule over.
The Specr Brand of llrandy.
Is a guarantee of excellence. The Cli
max Brandy made from grape In 1878 Is
absolutely pure. For sickness in your
family do not for heaven's sake use any
brandy but old and strictly pure dis
tillant from the grape. t
CUBAN PATRIOT'S FAREWELL.
For The Tribune.
Comrades, I am surely dying,
Home again I ne'er shall see;
Would that I had died in battle,
But it was not so to be;
Dying In this loathsome dungeon,
But my naln will soon be o'er:
How my failing pulse would quicken.
Could I face the foe once mure!
Death I do not fear, my brothers;
I have met him o'er and o'er;
I would die without a murmur,
CouHT I face the foe once more.
When brave, struggling Cuba called me,
I the summons did attend;
Tell my father, if you see him,
I was faithful to the end.
Give this Bible to my mother;
Since our tearful last good-bye.
It has been my close companion
And has taught me how to die.
Death I do not fear, my .brothers ; i
I have faced him o'er and o'er;
I would die without a murmur,
Could I meet the foe once more.
Now the shadows gather round me.
And my life is ebbing fast;
Bear me, comrades, to the window.
On the sun I'd look my last.
Farewell, now, my heart-sick brothers,
You will join me bye and bye;
If you perish here, remember,
'TIs for freedom you will die.
Deuth I do not fear my brothers;
I have faced him o'er and o'er;
I would die' without a murmur.
Could 1 meet the foe once more.
Fiends of Spain! Incarnate devils!
Cuba's sous shall yet be freel
All your cruelty and venom
Can not crush out liberty!
Still survives the holy passion
That has carried us thus far
Soon will beam on the horizon
Cuba's independence stur!
Death I do not fear, my brothers;
I have faced him o'er and o'er;
I would die without a murmur.
Could I meet the foe once more.
-M. N. Pe B.
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In the . Wonderland
Of North America,.
Twenty-Third Letter
The Magical City of
Written for The Tribune.
Before passing: to remoter themes a
word is due to one of the most interest
ins; of American municipalities, which
has rightfully laid claim to the atten
tion of civilization. Portland, Oregon,
Is the metropolis of the 1'acllic North
west and. next to Denver, Is the hand
somest and most energetic city we have
yet visited. It Is 773 miles from Gold
Gate, and 3.434 miles from Hell Gate. It
is conceded to be the most populous
city In the "American Great West,"
daily growing in area, wealth, popula
tion and commercial importance. It is
next in slse to San Francisco as a sea
port, in trade and traffic. In 1S1 It con
tained 75,000 people; now It has a popu
lation of 10,785. showing a rapid In
crease In the last fohr years. For situ
ation the city cannot be excelled. It
Is located on the Willamette river,
twelve miles above its Junction with the
noble Columbia, and at the head of
navigation for deep sea vessels of both
rivers, and 115 miles (by river) from the
Pacliic ocean.
When the cities of the Sound came
Into being, Portland was already a city,
wealthy and prosperous. The general
prosperity of the coast has not been at
all to the detriment of Portland, which
held Its own In all respects against its
young and enterprising rivals, Tacoma
and Seattle. The noble valley (Willa
mette) at the foot qf which the city Is
situated, Is the largest In Oregon, con
taining 4,000,000 acres of land, rich and
fertile, and Its varied products are suf
ficient to sustain a million people. Most
of this territory is under cultivation,
and the vast products of Its harvests,
the fruitage from Its vines and orch
ards, tumbles Into the lap of Portland,
and from thence they are scattered
over Ue world.
Th City's tine Location
The city Is situated nn gently rising
ground back to a range of bills, which,
within easy walking distance, rises to
un elevation of a thousand feet above
the river, affording its picturesque
building sites abundant facilities for
sewerage and cleanliness. Its busi
ness quarters contain huge structures
of brick and stone of the most sub
stantial kind. Its costly residences of
modern design, its elegant public parks,
its broad streets, shaded with ash,
maple and horsechestnut trees, Its pa
latial hotels and other public buildings,
besides the large and costly church edi
fices of every denomination, "whose up
lifting spires are aptly likened to the
linger of God." give some suggestive
Idea of the wealth harbored within Its
city walls, and also the broad and
hustling spirit of its citizens. The
atmosphere of progression pervading
this whole city, and section even, is
very contagious.
Two things are especially noticeable
In Portland the substantiality of the
business blocks, and the beauty
of its residence sites and resi
dences. It takes Just pride In the ex
cellence of Its public buildings, which
do credit to any eastern city. The
chamber of commerce, 200 by 100 feet,
cost S6M),000; the town hall. $750,000;
Hotel Portland. 1750,000; the First Pres
byterian church, $180,000, with an organ
costing $10,000 more. A public library,
though a private gift, cost $100,000, and
contains 22,000 volumes, eighty secular
papers and one hundred and fifty mag
azines. The two newspaper buildings
are elegant structures especially that
of the Oregonlan, which cost $400,000,
while the postollice.custom house, thea
ters and churches are all models of pro
gressive architecture built on a grand
scale. The High School building is the
handsomest structure on the coast and
cost a round half million.
One of tho Wealthiest of Cities.
The founders of Portland were twb
New England men, and In bestowing a
name upon the place, it Is said to have
been actually a "toss up" whether the
chief city of Maine, or the city at the
head of Massachusetts Bay should
bear the honor. The first settlers came
here In 1843 and the city was Incorpor
ated in 1S51. it may not be generally
known, but Portland Is the third
wealthiest city in the world. In propor
tion to Its population. Frankfort-nn.
t he-Main stands first; Hartford, Conn.,
second, and Portland third. Among ail
hor wealthy men. It Is said not one can
bo singled out who did not make his
money Here.
Though not more than one-twentieth
the size of New York city. It has a bank
Cbp'.tal one-tenth the size of that cltv.
find a wholesale and Jobbing trade of
bout the same proportion. It has also
millionaires by the score, and the heo.
pie boast of no poor quarters, and pov
erty is almost an unknown auantitv.
The great wealth centered here, the
wonderful country tributary to the city
ami ine inexnaustiuie resources of for
est and mines, near at hand, combine
to make it the great railroad and trade
center and metropolis of the Pacific
Northwest. Five railroads radiate
rrom it to every direction.
The length of the cltv carallel with
the river, is about seven and one-half
miles; two-thirds of this frontage Is oc
cupled with wharves from one to three
stories high and back for a mile to the
many elevations of the city, are long
rows of stately mansions, that skirt the
foot hills; many of them costing hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. There
are blocks of massive brick and stone
residences. That of United States Sena
tor Joseph N. Dolph. a brother of John
M. Dolph, a former principal of the
Honesdale public schools. Is among the
most palatial. Portland has some mas
sive business houses, which Indicate
great wealth and substantial prosper
ity. Here are twenty-four mercantile
houses which employ over one million
dollars each.
An Immense Jobbing Trade,
lortland's Jobbing trade in 1t4
amounted to upwards of $100,000,000.
Think of It! One hundred million dol
lars! Her clearings in 1894 were $56,
6!'2.W.;. The export trade of wheat in
was 8,000,000 bushels, besides over
fiOO.OOO barrels of flour. The export
trade of Portland to foreign countries
alone amounts annually to $15,000,000
In pra!n, wool, llsh and lumber, and
n-.nniifactured goods, $17,000,000. The
output (f its factories In 18U4 was $.11.
(00.000. With the motto among Its
business men, "Portland first.' and the
rest of the world afterward." it is no
wonder the city Is doubling Its popula
tion every ten years, and forging ahead
with nich rapidity as to astonish the
world.
Chinese form a large element of Its
population, and are not. as in. San
Francisco, contlned to a "Chinatown,"
but spread out along the best part of
Second street for a dozen snuares or
more. This element, however. Is the
merchant order; the most Intelligent
and erergetle. ,
But while Portland may Justly claim
to be the peer of any city of Its size
in the country, in all that pertains to
social life. In the attractions of beauty
of location and surroundings it stands
without a peer. The work of art is but
the copy of nature. What most people
must travel half the world over to see
In the original, the citizen of Portland
hns at his very door. From the very
streets of the thickly settled portion of
the city the Cascade mountains, with
the perpetual snowcapped peaks of
Hood, Adams, St. Helens and Tacoma
are plainly, seen, an everyday luxury
to Its citizens, the central llgure being
Mt. Hood, rising In dignified glory, like
a faithful sentinel over the city, to a
height of 11,525 feet.
As we ascend the hills by cable, to the
west the view broadens, and from tha
"Heights" we get a fine view of the
city, the appearance of which sutrgesta
of Northwestern Travel.
Portland.'
an Inhabited garden, ns the grounds of
the, residences are profusely ornament
ed with shrubbery. For Portland Is a
city of flowers and foliage, the mildness
of the climate and moisture of the at
mosphere causing vegetation to flour
ish. Incornpurable Scenery.
The scenery to the east Is grand In
the extreme. The broad and rich val
leys of the Columbia and Willamette,
with their noble rivers, their waters
uniting in one 'common flood, twelve
miles below, the gorges of the Columbia,
which in many r espects equal and in
others surpass those of Colorado and
California, the glaciers of Mt Hood and
Mt. Jefferson, fifty and seventy-five miles
distant, the rounded domes of Mt. St.
Helens and Adams, and one hundred
miles away the imperial Tacoma. all
these live peaks radiant with eternal
snow, surpass In grandeur even the
White or Rocky Mountains.
Perhaps nothing more surprises the
Btranger In Portland than the magnifi
cent equipment of the street railroads.
Its cable and electric lines furnish tran
sit to all parts of the city and Its sub
urbs. There Is now in operation over
123 miles of cable and electric railroads
which represent an Investment of $2,
375.000. The Immense electrical plant recent
ly constructed at the falls of the Willa
mette, has an energy of 20,000 horse
power, transmitted by wire to Portland,
which Is belntr used In manufacturing,
leaving out 150,000 horse-power yet to
be utilized from the same source and
Mie Cascades of the Columbia, but thir
ty miles away. Portland's water sup
ply Is the finest In the world, being
brought thirty miles to the city f 'om a
stream having Its source among the
eternal snows of Mount Hood.
A novel feature we witnessed was
the process of street sprinkling. The
trolley company has the contract for
watering the streets along Its route.
One of Its cars Is transformed Into an
ingenious sprinkler, throwing nut
spouts of fifty feet span, playing like
a fountain, drawing In the arms, spi
der-like, to escape wagons, bicycles,
etc., and again throwing them out at
will, all the while speeding on and
sprinkling.
Flags of All Nations.
The beautiful Willamette river flows
through the city spanned by many
bridges ami bearing upon its bosom
ships carrying flags of all nations. The
river forms a bend here and Is over a
half mile wide and very deep, making
a commodious harbor, capable of re
ceiving ships of heavy draft. The
I'nlted States cruiser Monterey, paid a
irienaiy visit to the city in ix2.
Directly across the river and harbor
one-half mile distant, and connected
with Portland by two Immense Iron
bridges, and three ferry lines, is the
flourishing city of Kast Portland, and
also to the north of this city and adjoin
ing, is the growing town of Alblna.
The two are practically' part of the city
proper, and the annexation of the three
will add another ten thousand to the
present population of Portland,
An Ideal t:llmnla.
The climate of Oregon, Its soil, Its vast
resources, etc., are well described by
juuge k. K. Keese, of Portland Heights.
He says: "There are few men who
have knocked around over the country
more than I. But the Garden of Kden
to me is Oregon, and the Willamette
valley is its location. Think of a section
of country 380 miles long by seventy
wide, wnere men work in their shirt
sleeves in January, within full view of
the snow capped peaks of Mounts Hood,
Tacoma and Helens, where the snow
all the year round Is three or four hun
dred feet deep.. The soil of this valley
Is as black as your Bilk hat, and so
deep that you cannot fathom It. Notlv
Ing that grows can refuse to take root
there. The wheat averages forty-three
bushels to the acre. Ocean ships come
up the river to bank" landings with 120
feet of water depth. We don't know
what a thunder storm is. A lightning
rod man would starve to death here.
The water is full of soda and we bathe
In the hot springs of nature. The trees
are so big that a man standing beside a
fallen giant of the forest feels himself
dwarfed into insignificance. We have
neither cyclones, blizzards nor earth
quakes."
Speaking of some of the various fea
tures of physical geography on the
Northwest coast. Judge Reese said:
"There are valleys In Oregon where
the fog comes down in great banks that
keep tho grass perfectly green for miles
and miles, yet outside of a given
boundary there is frost and snow, while
within this charmed area there Is
neither. Along the border of British
Columbia, where ex-Henator Stanford
had a fine estate, there Is a strip of
land a mile and a half nr two miles In
width running from the ocean clear
over to Dakota, In which there Is per
petual blooming of flowers, yet half a
mile from its well defined boundaries
the frost does Its work the same as
elsewhere-. This comes from a warm
current of air from the ocean sweep
ing over the land In a narrow chan
nel."
The Fertllizina Industry.
A new Industry has sprung Into ex
istence Just outside of the city in which
several enterprising citizens of Port
land are interested. Allien Fozler, sec
retary Oregon Press association, gives
us the following account: "Among the
new industries lately established here
is the Western Fertilizing Packing
company which bids fair to be a great
success and yield large profits. This
horse killing concern has a capacity of
fifty norses aally; two trains of fifteen
No matter how violent or excruciating
the pain, the Rheumatic, Bedridden, In
firm, Crippled, Nervous, Neuralgic, or
prostrated with diseases may suffer,
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For headache (whether sick or nervous),
toothache, neuralgia, rheumatism, lum
bago, pa Inn and weakness In the back,
pine or kidneys, pains around the liver,
pleurisy, swelling of the Joints and pains
of all kinds, the application of Kadway's
Ready Relief will afford Immediate ease.
and Its continued use for a few days effect
permanent cure.
Instantly stow the most excruciating
pains, allays Inflammation and cures con
gestions, whether of the Lungs, Stomach,
uoweis or otner finnan or mucous mem
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In half a tumbler of water will In a few
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Stomach, Nausea, Vomiting, Heartburn,
Blck Headache, Diarrhoea, Colic, Flatu.
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RADWAY'S READY RELIEF.
Price, 80a per Bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
cars each, are utilised weekly In tha
transportation of horsen.prepared meat,
phosphates, etc. The horses are bought
in bands, the colts thrown In. A recent
purchase of (.700 head was made at
three dollars per head from Jade
Swltzer. of Umatilla. Oregon. Prices
vary from $2.60 to $8.00 per head. They
havexa process of curing horse flesh,
which makes it dlfflcwlt to distinguish,
It from beef. Horse flesh Is as clean as)
any beef, and as palatable. The pre
pared meat Is sent to France. While
this business Is done more for fertilis
ing purposes than for meat, there Is
sufficient profit In the export of this
meat to Justify the experiment. The
hides are used In the manufacture of
shoes, harness and gloves, the mane
and tails for brushes, the feet for glue,
and from one to two rents per pound Is
realised from phosphates." Our atten
tion was called to this establishment
by Mr. Fozler from the train located
Just outside of the city limits and to
some tieel;-looking horses which had
been bought for $2.50 each and most of
them had been corralled within a hun
dred miles around.
Wood is the fuel used principally-
Portland coal Is a costly luxury. Penn
sylvania coal costs $18 a ton, Vancou
ver $! and Oregon $7.50. Wood Is fur
nlshcd in the rough, piled before houses
and steam saw machines make the
round to cut It at certain lengths at $1
a cord, and John Chinaman chops It
for use at 25 cents a cord.
like an tCsstcrn cite.
Portland Is a city of pleasant sur
prises, which an Easterner would' not
expect to find In the New est, that
dwarfs the old East In many of the
phases of progress. Portland Is thor
oughly American and has the cream of
Eastern civilization, a people of sub
stance and of character, noted for their
cordial hospitality, especially to strang
ers. We were constantly reminded of
the beautiful cities of Yankeedom. New
Haven, Hartford, and even of Scranton
in Its lavish outlay of luxuriant homes
and artistic environments. The publio
buildings are studios of art. Its pri
vate residences. Us broad streets have
a finished and substantial appearance
that would become any Eastern city.
Rev. Dr. Henry M. Field says: "As
soon an we were In the streets of Port
land I felt as home. An Kastern man
can hardly come here without being
struck with the resemblance to the
cities of New England; while as to the
people, he Is apt to say In his homely
phrase, 'They air our folks.' " lie fur
ther says: "Portland Is a city of schools
and churches. As the Israelites carried
the ark In all their wanderings the sons
of the Pilgrims carry the meeting house
and the school house, which are the
first objects to cnteli the eye In any
city, town or vllluge whltUersoever
they come." In Portland the publio
sc hools are among the most consplcu-
ous buildings of the city, while churches
lift their spires heavenward on all
sides. "We are proud of this people as
our kindred of the same New England
stock; whose Intelligence and force of
will and power of achievement reflect
honor not only upon themselves, but
upon the whole American I'nlon to
which they and we belong." With such
sturdy pioneers; with such elements of
wealth and substantial prosperity it In
not surprising that Portland has grown
rich. Its banking houses rank among
the soundest In the country, even In the
world. J. F. Richmond.
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HOPE
Mrs. White, a Citizen or Itbaca
Was Saved.
(From the Ithaca, Herald.)
Our representative, hearing of the
case of Mrs. H. T. White, called to see
her at Seneca and Plain streets. We-'
publish their conversation in the fol
lowing Interview:
"Mrs. White. I hear you have some
thing to say about a new remedy for
backache and kidney disorders. Willi
you give me your statement for publi-1
cation?"
"Tee, I am quite satisfied to do so. I
think tne public should know when a
really good remedy Is to be had. It tsi
the least I can do In gratitude for myj
recovery."
"Tell me about your complaint."
"About a year ago I had the Grippe,
and since then my back has pained me
constantly in the region of the kidneys;
a dull pain at times, and at other Inter
vals, sharp, darting pains piercing;
through me, were almost unbearable..
I seemed to be giving out as the pain;
In my kidneys grew worse, and at last V
had to stay in bed the greater part of
the time. Finally, I fcave up altogether.,
I had terrific headaches, and suffered so,
much pain my appetite left me."
"Did the disorder affect the bladder?"'
"Finally It did. The urine was highly
colored, and varied In suppression and)
excess. I often told my friends I be
lieved I should go insane from the pain.
I heard of Doan's Kidney Pills, and be
gan their use. After taking them two
or three days I began to feel their good
effects. I continued, and now am per
fectly well."
"Am I to understand that Doan's Kid
ney Pills have entirely, cured you?" t
"Yes, that's the truth. I have no
more headaches or pains, and my ap
petite has returned. Before using
Doan's Kidney Pills I found It very try
ing to go up and down stairs, or to
sleep on my back: but now I can do
so without a single pain, I feci com
pletely cured, and I wish the manufac
turers every possible success."
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