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UNCERTAINTY OF LIFE.
Tlio sudden death of Hon. Tlioman
II. Tnotfue, congressman from the
first district of Oregon, in Washington,
I). O. . yesterday noon, struck deep into
the hearts of the people of his state.
A little past the prime of life, in the
very midst of a fast enlarging sphere
of usefulness, a profound thinker, lie
will be mourned by his constituents.
While not a brilliant speaker, Mr.
Tongue always had something to say
touching nion public matters, and his
public utterances always commanded
attention from his hearers and from
the press of the country. Aside from
the grief his passing away brings to
tho people of Oregon, a grave loss is
felt by reason of being deprived of
bis services in congress. Ho waf
the chairman of the committee on ir
rigation of arid lands, and at thin
time, when a determined effort h
lining made to reclaim the arid tractf
of Eastern Oregon, his death may
mean the giving up of all hope for
arid land legislation at this session of
congress. In Mr. Tongue's position
us a member of tho river and harbor
committee, he has done a great deal for
the streams of our state and has so
cured for Oregon far more money in
appropriations than was due as her
porMirt;onato share.
In the natural sequenco of things
Thomas H. Tonguo would have, been
United States Senator one day. He
had a laudable ambition for the po
sition. Ho would have been head and
shoulder over many of tho men who
have represented Oregon in the upper
house of congress. To bo thus sud
denly cut off, when he was doing the
most good for the state and when the
way was ripo for higher honors, is n
blow from which his family and his
Or.'gon will not soon recover.
REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
State Superintendent Ackermau pub
lishes a general summary of educa
tional work. Ho calls attention to
many needed reforms, among them
being a revision of tho (school law, or
certain sections of it. His suggest
ions in regard .to tho rural schools
are well timed. The pupil in the
country school is deprived of many
educational advantages that fall to
the lot of his more favored city cous
in. In the city schools better teach
ers, as a rule, lire employed, being
paid better salaries; better school
rooms and better apparatus are in use.
Tardiness and absenteeism in tlio city
school is reduced to a minimum, ow
ing to a larg.i extent to judicious sup
ervision. The city schools aro pro
vided with libraries, which aro very
valuable aids in stimulating a desire
on the purt of tho student for investi
gation. The city student, if judic
iously directed by his teacher, is in
touch with the general information
of the day, especially in the higher
grades, as most of our school rooms
are supplied with at least, one daily
newspaper, at any rate those of Oregon
City are. The careful teacher first
looks over the paper, marks the items
of greatest interest and at some time
during the day a short general discus
sion is had on these topics. Tho coun
try student is deprived of most of
these advantages, localise there are
not suflicient funds for these pur
poses in the district treasury. There
is no valid reason why these and other
helps to gaining an education should
not obtain in the country school.
The demand of tho age is for a liberal
education, rather than a classical one.
The education of today is broadening
in its tendency rather than narrowing,
mid a broad education comes from
wide knowledge of general subjects.
These needed reforms can only lo
brought about by careful direction on
the part of the instructors. In order
for us to secure the very best tal
ent in a ix'dagogical sense it will
be necessary to raise the salaries of
the teachers in Oregon. We are pre
paring for a great exposition in this
state, which will attract visitors
from all tortious of the country.
Many of these visitors are coming
here with a view to locating in our
midst. One of the first questions asked
will be as to the status of our public
schools. The public school is so im
portant a factor in our civilization
that men have come to look upon it as
secondary only to the constitution it
self. "The Public Schools, the Bul
wark of Our Liberties." Citizens
of Oregon, let us unite in one mighty,
continued effort to make our schools
better.
TO FILL VACANCY.
Speculation is rife as to tho means
to be adopted to fill the vacancy caused
by tho death of Congressman Tongue.
Mr. Tongue had not yet filled out his
third term, and was electd for still
another term. The governor will issue
a call for a special election, which
will probablly bo held before the first
of March, the date upon which the
new term begins. The judges and
clerks of the general election who
served ill June will be required to act
again in tho same capacity at this
special election. The state constitu
tion says "The sheriff of the county
or several counties within tho district
shall notify tho judges and clerks of
election to conduct a special election
in accordance with a time to bo de
signated by the governor.
If the members of the legislature
from this county carry out the in
structions and wishes of thoir party
as sot forth in the platform, thoy will
have no time to lose, and will have
accomplished much good for tho coun
ty. There is a demand from all over
tho state for a precinct assessment
law, and in the plat from adop.tcd at
tho last county republican conven
tion, it is urgod that the members of
tho legislature from this county strive
for enactment of such a law. An
other very important matter, 'too, is
that portion of the platform recom
mending the nullification of the special
law for this county whereby the coun
ty judge is deprived of his right to
tuko part in tho conduct of tho busi
ness matters of the county. Tho law
legislating tho county judge out
of oflico should not havo boon cre
ated in tho first place. Tho same
thing was tried and really accomplish
ed in Multnomah county, but was soon
remedied, as the special act for his
county should bo, at once. These
statements aro not made because the
board of county commissioners is con
sidered in the least incompetent for
tho transaction of county business.
Far from such an idea ; but because
tho county judge should bo a part
of and havo some voice in tho delib
erations of that body. His entire time
is.occupied anyhow, and tho compen
sation ho receives is not commensurate
with tho dignity of the position, by
any means, and by replacing him to
his former position, at a slight in
creuso in salary, would bo doing no
more than simple justice
Tho proposal to amend the city char
ter of Oregon City to authorize the
city council to levy a 7-mill tax for
street improvement purposes will prol
ably meet its Waterloo when tho prop
erty owners have thoir inning. The
idea of the committee was to devise
some means of deriving revenue with
which to make some very urgent street
improvements, but it is feared such a
plan will not meet with hearty up
poval. Tho city is sorely in need of
revenue for that purpr so, or rather
the demands for the improvements
suggested are considered to be urgent.
There are other means suggested for
raising revenue, among them being
a proposal to tux telephone and elec
tric companies for the use of the
streets by thoir wires. It is urged
that inasmuch as tho street railway
companies pay liberally for the rights
they enjoy in the operation of their
extensive system in the city tho elec
tric company and telephone com
pany, which, perhaps do not enjoy
as great an amount of earnings as the
firmer, yet, however, much levcnue
is derived, and it is proposed that the
city should derive some benefit. It
has been suggested, too, that the city
levy an occupation tax, all of which
would increase tho revenues. Just
how far the matter of devising means
for raising revenue will go is proble
matical, but it seems certain that
more revenue is to lie had from some
source.
Tho Multnomah delegation in the
forthcoming legislative session is the
first to go on record in regard to
choice for president of tho senate and
speaker of the house. The senators
and representatives of that county mot
last Wednesday evening and declared
unanimously for Senator Smith, of
that county, for president of the sen
ate, and for L. B. Eddy, of Tillamook
county for speaker of the house. This
action on the part of the Multnomah
delegation, especially regarding the
presidency of the senate, is somewhat
of a surprise, and is of more or less in
terest to the politicians of Clackamas
county, who have cherished a hope,
at least, if not having felt an assur
ance that the members from Multno
mah might support Brownell, who
is an avowed candiadte for the place.
Of course Multnomah's, members are
not all of it, but they are one-fifth of
the whole thing. With that influence
in Mr. Smith's favor he may bo able
to capture tho toga.
The action of the Patrons of Hus
bandry in endorsing the proposed ap
propriation for tho Lewis and Clark
Exposition is very significant. To n
greater or less extent the rural popula
tion will bo called upon to meet that
tax, but the benefit they will derive
will largely re-embnrse them. Poli
ticians might hesitate in taking action
n this had there not boon an approval
of tho plan sent in by the general
population of the entire state. As a
matter of fact, $")OO,00O seems to'bo a
large amount of money to appopriate
for the cause, but the plan is ,1 largo
one, requiring a large amount of mon
ey, and the benefit will bo correspond
ingly largo. No, we doubt very
seriously if there is more than one-
fourth of the population of tho state
opposed to an appropriation of half
a million by the state for such a pur
pose. If we aro to have an Exposition
let it be a largo ono, a good one and
an enthusiastic one. The only way to
havo such an affair is to pay for it.
It's expensive, but all good things
cost money.
Tho Oregon legislature met "in reg
ular bienuiel session today, and there
is much for it to do, However, there
aro alwnys a great many things a
legislature does which it should not
do, and a groat many things it should
not do which it docs, and there is no
certainty in it. One of tho important
matters it should attend to at an early
date is the elct ion of a senator, and
then get down to business in which
the common people are interested.
This mutter out of the way, there will
bo no opportunity for swapping and
bickering on legislation that should be
enacted. Tho legislature should lose
no timo in making tho Lewis and
Clark fair appropriation, Tho success
of tho big undertaking depends upon
what action tho legislature takes in
tho matter, and it should act hastily.
Other states, whose desire is to aid in
this work in a financial way, will bo
Waiting to hear from Oregon's legis
lature. Governor Goer is persistent in his
statement that there is but ono thing
for the legislature to do in regard
to the senatorial mutter. He claims
tho people of tho state endorsed him
and no one else for that high office,
and tho members of the legislature
can vote for no other ono. But really
governor, has not your experience in
politics taught you that politicians do
not always act in a consistent way
and in accord with tho expressed will
and desires of tho common herd?
Mays law or no Mays law, endorse
ment by the people or otherwise, if
the legislature docs not choose to elect
you senator you will not be elected.
There may not be any valid or leg
timate reason for the legislature act
ing "otherwise than in accord with
the expressed wish of the people, but
it may not act that way just the
same.
Surveyor-General Meldrum says he
does net propose to vacate his office
just because someone, has seen fit to
have charges preferred against him
Ho is as calm about the matter as it
would seem possible for one in a sim
ilar position to be. Mr. Meldrum
declares tin affairs of his office to
be in splendid shape, and says ho
coiiris investigtion of all of his off!
cial acts. Ho seems to be posted in
rograd o h matter that oii is is fit;
uring to greater extent in this mat
ter than anything else. And perhaps
the surveyor-general is about right
in his opinion. We, even, in our
humble position, might cant a little
light on this subject if we were so
inclined. Mr. Meldrum will probably
give his "friends" a run for their
money before they get his scalp, if
they succeed at alL
Judge Ryan'B endeavors in behalf of
progress and the material welbeing
of this locality are worthy of com
mendation and encouragement. The
utilization of the natural means at
hand to increase our comfort and con
venience and his wealth are tilings
that will add to tho attractions of the
town and aid to a wonderful degree in
increasing tho population of that
portion of the city which has been
somewhat handicapped by reason of
the difficulty in reaching it. Should
the undertaking go through as planned
the benefit will be mutual and lasting
alike to Judge Ryan and the public.
The Fulton force in the legislature
is said to be seventeen votes, that is,
that number of the members have
signed the call for a caucus. In order
to have a majority Fulton must yet
gather twenty more votes. There is
an element in the legislature opposing
a caucus, it being considered certain
that Fulton will bo the choice of a
caucus if ono is organized.
Highway robbery in our vory door
yards night after night may be car.
riod on uninterruptedly for a time,
but the perpetrators cannot hope to
run the gauntlet eternally. There will
be an end to thoso unholy actions some
of theso days, and the penalty it
ought to make even a robber hesitate.
At tho least unoxpoctod time the po
lice will tako a hand in this conduct.
TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS. . '
Notice is herebfy given that the
County Superintendent of Clackamas
County will hold the regular examin
ation of applicants for State and Coun
ty papers at Oregon City, as follows :
For State Papers. Commencing
Wednesday, February 11, at nine
o'clock A. M. , and conitnue till Sat
urday, February 14, at four o'clock.
Wednesday Penmanship, history,
spelling, algebra, reading, school-law.
Thursday Written arithmetic, theo
ry of teaching, grammar, bpokrkoepr
ing, physics, civil government. ,
Fridiiy-d?hyHiology,gQography,nieii.
tal arithmetic, composition, physical
geography.
Saturday Botauy, plane goomotry,
general history, English literature,
psychology.
For County Papers Commencing
Wednesdcy, February II, at nine
o'clock, and continuing until Friday,
February 13, at four o'clock.
First, second and third grade certifi
cates.
Wednesday Penmanship, history,
orthography, reading,
Thursday Written arithmetic, the.
ory of teaching, grammar, school
law.
Friday Geography, montal arith.
metic, physiology, civil government.
Primary Certificates :
Wednesday Penmanship, orthogra-
pliy, rending, arithmetic.
Thursday Art of questioning,
theory of teaching, methods, physiol
ogy. ' J. C. ZINSER,
Superintendent of Schools.
New School House for Macksburg.
Macksburg is to have a new school
house, an elaborate structure, that
will accommodate the demands of the
district for year to come. The acton
of the people of that district in this
matter was taken last Saturday. Su
perintendent Zinser was preseut at the
meeting to lend encouragement to the
good work. The amount of the levy
for that purpose has not been dofl
nitoly decided, but the work will go
forward this year.
Chautauqua Directors Meet,
Tho board of directors of the Will
ametto Valley Chautauqua Associa
tion held a meeting Friday night and
authorized Secretary Cross to go to
San Francisco and attend the meeting
of tho coast delegates of the four
Chautauqua assemblies on the Pacific
Coast. Ho will leave hero today,
Heretofore the Willamette Assembly
has been at loggerheads with the other
assemblies on the matter of securing
talent but Mr. Cross expects to get
together with tho other ropresenta
tives. The dates for holding this year's
assembly will probably bo from July
14 to July 2li, but these dates aro not
certain as they must harmonize with
the dates of the other three assemblies
in order that the same talent may bo
utilized.
Graham's Body Recovered.
The body of Robert Graham, who
was drowned in the Molalla river
last Thursday, has been recovered two
miles from where the accident ocetr-
ed. The body was brought to this
city and was shipped to Troutdale,
the home of tho deceased. Loggers
discovered Grain m's body under a
boat in a foot and a half of water.
PUDDING RIVER AND ROCK CREEK
Declared Innavigable and Leased to F.
L S. Bagby by Commissioners.
The Board of County Commissioners
Friday declared portions of Rock
Creek and Pudding River public high
ways for the transportation of logs,
timber and lumber. The board also
entered into a contract with Frank S.
L. Bagby leasing tho use of the two
highways with tho right to collect
tolls for the rafting of logs for 23 years
from the completion of such work as
shall be necessary to render tho high
ways suitable for the successful car
rying on of the business. Tho con
tract provides that tho lessee shall be
entitled to a maximum of 75 cents per
1000 feet, board measure, on the Pud
ding River, and 50 cents on Rock
Creek for the transportation and for
booming of logs within one milo from
tho mouth of the rivers. The contract
further provides that in consideration
of the lease tho lessee will securo tho
right of way nud other necessnny
rights from land owners and make im
provements necesssary to carry on a
logging business.
Mrs. Edard Calif f Dead.
Word was receive I Thursdav from
Edward Cahff announcing the death
ins wire, at yiioesnx, Ariz., of con
sumption. The deceased was well
nowu in this citv and leaves a hirue
circle of friends, who will deeply
mourn hor demise. Tho remains were
kipped from Phoenix Saturday and
ill roach this city tomorrow.
Death of Beaycr Creek Tarmer.
The funeral of W. R. Roberts, who
died Friday at hi3 homo in Boaver
Crook, after a lingering illness, took
plaoe this afternoon. Services were
held ill tho Presbyterian Church at
Beavor Creek and tho interrment took
plaoo in Beaver Crock cemetery. Tho
docoasod leaves a wife and five grown
sons. The former is seriously ill at
hor homo, and 'fears aro entertained
for hor recovery. Several monihs ago
Mr. Roberts was thrown from a buggy
and was seriously injured, and he never
recovered form the effects.
Comes to Locate.
WTilliam Umhrr.ugh and family ar
rived hero Saturday from Iowa. They
dispoesd of all their possessions in
that state and eonio to Clackamas
county to make it their future home,
expecting to engage in stockraising.
and ngricuHure. Mr. Umbrongli left
Iowa lust Wednesday, and says it was
so cold at that time that ono could
hardly exist out of doors. Mr. Um-
braugh is a son-in-law of S. G. Dick
ey, of Ely, and the newcomers aro lo
catod for the present at Mr. Dickey's
home.
Black Calla Lily.
There is a wonder, a genuino prodi
gy, in this city in tho way of flow
ers. At tho homo of County Clerk
Sleight a large lily, as black as night,
is in full bloom. This plant and its
bbpom have grown from tho bulb since
last September. Many of our town
people are paying visits to see the
rare specimen. These peculiar freaks
of nature are as scarce as tho visita
tion of angels, and are truly wonder
ful. Somo years r.go a black calla
lily was in bloom in Portland, and
much attention was paid to the mat
ter through tho local press. The pos
sessors of this rare plant aro very
proud of it and prize it vory highly.
Judge McBride Saturday handed
down a decree of divorce in tho case
of Grace Rexroad vs. John A. Rexroad
and adjourned court until tc-day.
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PAROLES NOT REVOKED.
Ccnrrnl Grant Laid Dawn th Law
to Irellent Johnaon.
Daniel It. CJoodloe. 'or many yenra a
distinguished resided cf Washington
r.nd chairman of the commission to free
the slaves of the District, once told this
story:
"Ono niQ!-u!ng goon after the surren
der nt ApiKunattox I was one of a
group of gentlemen standing on Penn
sylvania avenuo, discussing the mo
mentous queKt ions of the day. As we
talked General Grant rodu towurd us,
smoking his usual cigar. Recognizing
several of us, he dismounted and joined
us.
" 'Whit's the news?' he asked.
"I answered. 'We are discussing a
piece of news which comes to us di
rectly from the White House and
which gives me no little concern.'
'What Is It?' asked the general.
" 'I understand that President An
drew Johnson Intends to revoke tho
parole of General Lee and other gener
als of the late Southerti Confederacy.
"'Who was your informant?' asked
General Grant.
"I gave him the name of the gentle
man who had given the Information.
"General Crant quietly said. Thank
you, gentlemen.' remounted his horse
and rode rapidly away toward the
White House.
"We lei:u:rely turned our steps Jn
the same direction, and as we entered
the portico we saw Grunt coming down
the Htepsjooklng more excited than I
had ever seen him before. I went up
stairs and met a friend who hnd been
in conference thnt morning with Mr.
Johnson on the subject above men
tioned. He said to me: 'If you have
any request to make of the president
this morning, keep It until some other
time. He la angrier than I havo ever
seen him. A moment ago General
Grant strode Into his presence and per
emptorily demanded, "Do you Intend
to revoke tho parole of General Robert
E. Lee and other olilccrs of tho late
Confederacy?"
I am considering the subject.'.
Johnson replied. "You need not consid
er it. Those paroles were signed by me
as general commanding the -army of
the United States. My promise to them
shall bo kept In good faith If it takes
the army of the United States, plus tho
army of the lute Confederacy, to en- ;
force It."
" 'Saying this, Grant retired and left
Johnson white with rage.'
"We never heard any more of the
revocation of the paroles." Indiannpo
113 Sentinel.
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