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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1877)
3: Ar -$' f $2,50 per Year. Coasting the Electoral Vote. WAsniiwros, Feb. . At 1:35 the Sen ate ana House tnei In Joint convention, aud President Ferry, afivr the usual prelimina ries, Jd the too house not having decided otherwise, the derision of Hie rots of l,oul Una, which Senator Allison, an teller, an nounced, was aoonntlng the C3iumlslnu, eight tor Hayes aud VVbeuUr, would tuatm appro vt'U. The counting then proceeded , and Maine' aeveu volee were recorded tor Ha)- aud Wheeler; Maryland's eichl Inr Tllden anil Hendricks; Main-acbutetl's eight lor liny en ami VLjl. Tucker oberted to tbe elevrn ioWn o! MirhUan belug counted rm recount of the )Mj!l.tbll!ty ot Pankd L. CrfMMiuau, and do olarlug that one Benton Haiicht, having Ihh-ii electid an elector tor Mlchlrm., and having held aid Hill holding the otllr of U. ti. Commissioner, had ftb-ontrd himself from theolrctoral college, and hit place Uen tilled by the remaining olectors. The ob jector claims Uauchet being atmentdld not create 'a a vacancy, and therefore Cro'sninn u not duly appointed. Tho testlnionv of Ilaucbt-t that be never resigned hln office, ana inrrerore remain! eway, la submitted The Nutate then withdrew to allow each Iioumi to conalder the matter separately. Alior diacusalon, the Hout adopied the reoolutlon that HancbeL not havlnc i ine exercls- tat the dullea of olllce for twelve yii, tho vote of lb; elector ubjeotod lo ihould be uuUid. The bena's tm uoltOed. In the Seto, after nonelderable debate, It vu reaolved that tho vole -of Croasman , abould be eounted. At 5:20 tbo Senate scaln ectored the hall and niiuied concurrent aotlou. Kach hou overruling the objection lu the caon of the Jdkblttati electors, the votes jf that State wore annonnced and caat for Hayes and WboeUr. Then followed MtntKwout with five volta for Uijt and Wheeler, MUKisainpi wlthelKht for 111 den and ilnndrlcks, M It sou rl with fifteen for Tllden and Hendncks, JJebraaka wttli threafor Hayoaod Wheeler, and Nevada with threo vote for Uayos and Wheeler. Sprlogar objected to one of the vote of Nevada, on Uw roond ibat B.M.DaaxeU. wa st the tlB-e tifhU appdUiUaeiii, and for at long time previously aud tberuafier, U. H. . rommlsslooer for the circuit end district (ourts ot the United State In the district or 'Nevada. The objection having been read, the (Senate then withdrew. The Senate prooeeded to the Uall of the House cf llepteeenlatlves to resume count. On returning the objection to Daggett's vote wu read, and aCso the teetlmonr taken by the ooiumlttee on powers and privileges of the House in retard to bis holding tte ottlre of clerk or the Ua.ted States court, bat which he slated be rislgaed on the C:h of No em ber. Jones now aubiaJlted a resolution that the vote or It. M. Usajgeu be counted with the other rou-s, notwithstanding the objection wade; agreed to uncolznously, and the Sec retary of the Senate was directed to notify the Ilo jse of the action or the Senate. In the House, Springer moved the House take a recess till tomorrow. At first there was a iinsjorlty or 0 against the motion, nut several ttrpuuiicanscnauKeu itbelr votes from no to aye, aud the motion waa decided carried W lo 1ST. The Uoum .Uiereloro took a reneas. lly a later dlnpatch , we learn that the count proceeded, Nevada waa counted for Hayes -and W hooter, and QuaUf Oregon was reach d. ZXFl&ITainOH UV 8IUAT0E KELLY Xight Senators were only preaeut at 10, but there being no objection a communication from the Vraeldeui of theaiUctoral commls Job was read, conveying Use decision of the oommlsalon .on the Loulstaca vote, it was caiaad that the House be lutormed the Sou ate was ready to proceed with the count of the .electoral .votes, when ICelly asked tier- uisalou to uutke a persoual -explanation, wblofc was granted, lie aald bv m ould do so whac ibefceoale was full. AX a daw momonu before lo'oltt-Jt, nearly all the WeostOM being preeeut, JaVelly look the Boor aud bad read from the Washington Star of yesierdaf uaragra'ph'ui' Jgard lo ftvldetM-e befor tlieoommiueeou jirivlleges and elertlons as, to the telegram ouuieuting h.ltn with attempt to buy a llepubllcau eleo tor tn ureeou, ana saia it was uis ueslre n day or two ago, when the translation of tho telegram wm uiadejpubllo to make a pwaou al explanatiuu, but he xvaa dissuaded (rom doing so until thero-iilt aa to the Oregon matter should be submitted lu the roule, van llils luomluga juumlierofhU friends advlwd hlui not lo uutku any exptaualluu, but he had determined to rely upon his ou Judgment. Howe tlmeirevlous to theiJeth of November last be was In Sau Fraoeljou. 3ut thought ItiisMlfo toturu to Oregon be- (Of going Kaat. He dl.l so, and whuVe In aii depot at Salew, Oregou, a geuUetnau lu ttoduoad himself as Mr. Patrick, staled that 1st waa autborixed by the National Deoao ratlo Oommlttae to come U Oregon to look into the matter of Watt' eligibility. lie KVJy) and Patrick went to Portland togeth mt ad thera saw BeUluger, tie chairman of to Uainocratlo citato Committee, In regard totha case, who aald it was sx pec ted pro OMdlaisa would be oowaienoed before the courts to compel toe Governor to Issue u oartinuaie to Watts. Bellinger said be had partially amployed a firm of lUpublJcau lawyers to defend any actlou against the governor. The firm wanted a fee of gS.CM, UithadtlnaUy ttsreod to take i,b). Jit l Juytor also ssU It was the belief that the juosernor wouio issue uu oeruncaio io uron in. althouirh be waa verv reticent on the tub jsot, A oonveraatlou as to the dlttlcully of obtaining fuuds to pay the la triers look oce, ua wu ODfliij tunjouicu lumiau SALEM, national Iemocra:Ic commltteo ihould pay the exenset. Patrick absented to this and ssid he had fall authority to make that ar rangemont. Thneorfonr hours afterwards i'ulilck i ante to limn with a cipher dispatch. He mIiI ho liad prepare.! a telegram to Uol. Win. T. Pelton, Secretary or the national Democratic eommiitte, uking htm to de poalt Ui the credit rilH (Patrick's) Hanker in New York, JIO.OOO to pay lawyers fees In Oregon, and II not ued, the money would lie returned. Patrick rrquented him to. en dorse it, an he was a public man well kuoVn to the committee, and therefore It would lis easier to net tho money. He (Kelly; could not read Mo cipher, but took l'-urici's word and wrote upon the dl-putcb "I lullv en done tho above." He had lvellved "wbut what 1'iitrlck raid was true, end even now ho did not know if the tmurlation Uiforu tlio committee was n oorrtnjt one. Kelly then quoted from the dipuche i translated be fore the comuiltlte, and kaldhekuew notli Itm about the one aayliii; It will take $5,000 for a lvepublloaii eiwtor. KMly tvjutluulut; his totnnrkx, naid he never upoke to any Kb publican elector In Ori-nun, nor bad he er aulhorlceil any one to teak tor him to pjv ach elector any money And he was mir the nepiiniK'dii eiecors of Urejjon would hv ' that no man e.er oUri-reJ ts ivo them ono Icout to reooenlss Cronin. Ho (Kel!) thouRht l"sirick came to the Sum with tho 'ai m- txiild be Instrumental In cbanir lug the result ofOrecon's vote and desired euch an opinion of him to be entertalued lu New York. Kelly then rerorred to I he dlMlch Irom Oreuou )lgned Clovernor, and sent to Samuel J. 1 llden, to the effect that he would Wue the errUDt-a'.e lo Cronin, and said that tho dispatch was nol w-nt by the Governor; it luu-j; lnvo tieen sent ly Patrick. He sent lo the cletk'a desk and had read the following: SALKM.Ogn., Feb. 16. To Hon. Jamus K. Kiiixy, Wa-hlngton, I). C: Deny that I scut any telegram to Tllden. I never eunt a cipher in my life. It. V. tin'jvitli. Besnuilng bis remarks, Kelly aald there waa not a particle of evldeuce lo abow that he ever engaged any one to offer the electors money, lie never spoka to thera and never thsmahlof oflerluj- tb-i tncnevA He iiAhr asked any one to i;lve a cent f jr that parpose ana never gave a oeui nimaeii. tte nau been In the Senate six years, and now that he waa about to leave, be desired that there abould be nothing against hU good name. He was confident that this explanation would be satisfactory to the people of bis Sla e. A good character waa better than gseat riches, and be did not wish to have bis good name ruined. He did not want to leave under a cloud or to tarnish the name of the Scale which sent him here. FOREIGN. London, Feb. 17. A telegram from Peath to the Standard reports b.UOO military engin eers are changing the gauge of Iloumanla railways to mat or Itussisn roads. The work wilt be completed In -!0 days. Ihe Kusslan army is making energetic prepara tion to cross the l'ruth. Orders Irom St. Petersburg are that the march should be accouplisned without needlessly encumber ing the railways, which will transport the ar tillery and ambulances. ST. PjfTKHMiui.o, Feb. 20, The llussian aruiy, soain of Caucasus, on the Asiatic fron tier of iurtey, lu reaulneas for action, uum bers m.nnn men. with US field batteries and ZM hiavy siege guns. jyO.-.io.-,reu..i -a ntanuant atspatcn from Vienna reorls Itoumaulan representatives olhcially Informed Count Acdrassy that itou manla desires to remain neutral In any case, aud Ihe Itoumaulau mllltla will be disband ed next week. A special from Peolb says it is rumored In llelgrade that Hussia iolorined Servla that she intends to crou Servla within ten days. European Grain Market lAtSDOx, Feb. 11'. The rural district con tinue lairly favorable as lu the coudllion of winter sown wheat, which is looking well on moat lands, aud where It has nol suffered injury iroui recent frosts iu the Southern counties, lieaus are also said to be unusual ly forward tor the lime of J ear and vegeta tion generally, Is rapidly advancing. S'ury little alteration Is uottd elthor In quality of Koglish wheal lu market or the condition of sample which, owlug to the grain never having become thoroughly dry In store, uaving ueen in a uauip uud Interior coudl tluu, consequently a further decline of one shilling oer nuarler has occurred. Hut farm era , as a rule, bat e not presed sale, iu coun try luaraeia, suu it uas ueen uimuuit to uuv al the decline. Toe week's Impo t of wheat lulo lyjudun has been moderate, and until ihuclose of the week ttadu nasHitremelr nulet. sales being effected with dllUcullv. af- inough prices were not quolably lower. Ou j.'riaay,uuwover, a uucioeu reaction aei iu and a steady demand was experienced from atlllera at Unproved price, especially foreign varieties, which reuelvtd the uiisl attention, owing to the scarcity of Ulo milling, Sam ples of this claaa of wheat occasionally realized a slight advance. Politic hat e bad no apparent effect on trade, aud a return to drmuess uommeuued with an Improvement ki demand , w.hlch seems to result from con tinued abort imports. With an advance lu American price aud extremely short ship ments, recently advised from Atlantic poru, Inquiry fw feeding tiutl has been tery llgut throufb the week, aud irrludiuir bar ley, oata aud maize have giveu way (id per quarter, with moderate arrivals al poru of twill. Floating cargoes of wheat have met with a steady, Ino. taxing demand atau im provement of a suiUlLif to two shillings per nu-Titr. vuHiiy uisju riM eurta. iuaio uas also ruled a buarfc stpadier. "I - ' ' OREGON, FEBRUARY hhH U H0TE8 BY THE WAY, " V.D. Farmeh: I havo Just rtlurned from a fow days' trip In the norlheiist ptrt of, tho county, on business connected with ourSUto O range As I passed along I could not help noticing the thrifty projiresaour peoplo are maklnit in substantial Improvements. Ev erybody seems to bo UowtTfln the China men, aud out of pure revaDe has Bet them to KrubblnK forn itvlug. I rjiticcd one heavy plrcnof ftrubblng near Sllvriou: tho piece was literslly dlifged up all orBnd the cost w.ia jja per aero, ny tuo joti, i ind they board ed themselves, which last ttun wtsu to suit our kitchen help flrst-rafo. . Tho first night, I put up w)jh Bro. Hadley, of Mount Yornon OraDge, whlchfiriceuj at Sllvertou. This Orange If mall In num bers, but Is wide awako. Uro, Hadley hak a good farm, and Is a true Patron. The second night, 1 (-topped with Bro. ijirncr Reining fun, wno iiOverstcrof thliGmnge. He has one of the best farms Ibavtscon Iu that part of tho oonnty. I noticed on bis farm n mod el mako of straw-shed, a barn wbero he eaves all bit straw and coarao lay for winter feed. He baa in his orchard me lino wal nut trees, uudnr which the walnuts lay tin gathered , as tbey uted to In eti-'.ern Indiana. I cracked some, and found thrm good, but not ao large as tbey wero East. I next visited Uro. Fayette Remington, who Uvea on one of the finest ridges of wheat b.nd In that fine locality. He ban a wagon which ho made himself, and the wheels of which are of Iron, a big Improvement on theCnval wheel, as they are much lighter andttronger, and wa think will be eventually much used for light carriage and bnggle. He has a abop and doe hi own work . IhwtriataiateTOc-K.'&lnwr Mount Vernon Grango, who Is an Intelligent look lug Matron. From here liios. Keinington and Hadley escorted me to Bro. Dumgan's where we met Bro. Sanders of Abiqna Grange, who Is also a mechanic, farmer, and master of Abiqua Orange. Ablqua has a co-operative store, kept by Bro. A. Moses. I here bid Bros. Remington and Hadley good bye, and next visited Bro. Henson who is a member of our Pomona Grange, and no truer patron lives. I hero met Bro. Phelps, Past-Master of this grange. He bas a good farm near here. Alter the barn-raising was over, Bro. Thompson invited all the partons to assemble at his house by candle-light. I here met Bro. and Sisior Heokon, liro. Kos, Bro. Phelps, anil others whom I can not recall now, and together with Bro. and Sister Tnompsou, wo had some hours of social chat, and a "'way up time" generally. This part of Marlon county Is very hard lo clear of brush, but there aro many good farms here, and the soil la good. U""Aftor bidding the friends good bvc, on my nay uuuie paseeu near wuero ine OftlllO Of the Abiqua was fought, where Captain Geer and Brown, of the Oregon Militia, defeated the Klamaths under Yacbtka, and Red Blanket. In the beginning of Ihe light Yacbtka was klllled, when the Indians re treated to the mountains. Thu Indians would have suffered severely, but for the incessant rain which rendered most of the guns unservleeably. The night following It snowed t early next morning Sergeant King, of Captain Gcer's company, struck Ihe track of the Indians glng Into the mountains (they had made arrows all night), and on coming up with them it was found they had chosoii a strong position, but they were routed with tbe loss of fourteen killed and wounded; someof the Indian women helplug iu the fight, two of whom were killed. Thu charge of Sargeant King was ao swift that that only ono white mau was wounded. The Indians fought well, but Red Blauket Has hilled. Red Blanket, after being shot, leaped a bluff thirty leet In height aud swam nearly across the Abiqua. This tight saved Ihe white aetllers a bloody war, at the Indians wero In council with other tribes, and by robbing bouses and other acts of hostility showed their hostile purposes. This bap leued lu February or March, 1818, and one of the savage wounded lu the tight crawled In the brush some two miles Irom whore I now live, where I found hlui some time afterwards, rotting. He had been shot through the arm and chnst,and bad followed from the Abiqua, but was unable to keep up, as the Indians left In a hurry for their owu country by Ihe Sanllam Pass. 1 have this dead Indian's thigh bone iu my cabinet of relics of the oldcu lime. This tight, it will be remembered, took place whilo our best men, seven hundred, wero fighting Ihe Csvumm east of the mountains, In the war that follfiWH.1 tlm imirilp fif Hi. Whitman and others, The sending of so many men 23, 1877. to and all the best cuus left tho settlements al most defenceless, aud tho scattered tribes here, especially the Molallas, liopo.l to llnd tbes settler off 'hair guard. The Molallas were always defiant and prono to 1)3 hostile. and part of tbein were nt the tlmo of this fight camped noar I he klamaths, with whom tbey were intermarried. O, W. JIust. Railroad Legislation Needed. Tho Central PacIQc railroad was built by tho government bonds granted onaeecond morlgagn: und from the procoods cf thu laud grant, and tho shrewd men wLo built it put into their own pockutH all tho moniy re ceived from sale of tho first mortgno bonds, so that tho three or tour chief managers are auppotod to bavo m.ido from live to ton tnlllloui of dollars each out of tho transac tion, Sov.ltli the Uuiou Pacific road audits management, and yet, not satisfied with this great richer, these railroidd successfully do feat all attempts to mako them pay the In terest on the money the government loanod them to aid the building of their roads. It Is noticeable that ull the while they thus abuso tho public trust they are dividing the enormous proUts ot this monopoly among the Flock-holders, showing a shameless dis regard of tho peoplo they outrage. They have millions to expond In defying tho poo plo they victimize and the law tbey manage to evade, and now that a bill Is before Con gress to secure some efficient legislation looking to only a partial recognition of the rights of the people, every ettort possible is made to defeat the measure and protect these monster corporations In the enjoyment of their monopoly and In their refusal to pay even lbs Interest of tho debt, which Interest ha now, eutninuU.Ud lo over 'ten millions of dollars Btolen from the people. These aro the facts of the case plainly stated, and of coarse wo are all Interested In seeing these corporations compelled to act honestly and fairly towards tho nation. The dispatches show that an Oregon Sonator (J. II. Mitchell) seems to be voting and la boring for the interest of the railroads, which wo trust Is not really the case, for the peoplo of Oregon can have no sympathy with these corporations that have kept tho millions due the governmeatand bavo thus tho means to corrupt Congress and provont unfavorable legislation. We hope to see our Senators vote right ou this question, and believe that tho people of Oregon will refuse to promoto any man to futuro honors who shall bo found In Congress acting the ruero part of a corporation uttorney. FREIGHTS ON THE WILLAMETTE. Tho farmers of this valley very naturally wish lohecure Ihemselvos from Imposition in freight charge and recognize that it Is better that fair and reasonable charges fthall be made for transportation than that freight shall be extremely low. In either ciko it indicates an unhealthy condition of things and the farmer and producer must sutler in the end. A friend writes us that he lately attended a meeting at Albany to consider tbo transportation quoction. It was decided to file articles of Incorporation, but also to interview the present steamboat companies to see Jf satisfactory nrrangemonta can be made to cooperate with thorn, and a com in 1 1 to was appointed for that purpose. We have always Insisted that tbo farmers of this valley can make themselves Indepen dent ot transportation monopoly whenever it shall be necessary. If the prosent steam boat companies, which possess atnplo facili ties, can be depended ou to co-operate with tho producers ou. fair ucd equllible terms there Is no reason why farming capital should be diverted froui Its legitimate chan nel and iuvested lu steamboats, but we should tako no chances of being viotimb-od another year as wu were last season , Flax Production- We have lately published several articles concerning the value of Oregon flax liber, and In connection with this subject showed that we have at home a great demand for the very article that can bo easiest manufactured here, Tho machinery boiouging to Mr, II, M, Crane, now operated lu Sau Frauclsco, and which Is to be brought here uud put lo work In Oregon If the production ol Uax can be guaranteed to keep It lu ooreatlon , is calculated for the manufacture of shoe threads aud twlue, and tliono vury articles aro used In the iauuf.cluro of fishing nets and for hewing up grain, wool anil flour sacks, of the valuool half a million dollars annually. This of itself would be a great tUUUailjr. 4U1S Ml IIAU11 IJI1U uo a icint business for the fliitemrltiui; manufacturer aud in cose the assurance U given that tho s Volume IX. Number 2. the ataplo will bo raisod bore it will also build up n good manufacturing business among u?, ami bo pave tho way for greater manufactures to come. Tho matter Is ot no trilling lmportanco ns tending to aid groatly to tho productive Industries of Oregon. TAXniQ TOLL. Perhapi our people do not fully under stand the o:totiotn we aro-mado toHUB'jr from tho Sutt) of California, and wo confosa that wo fatlod to appreciate our humiliating position uutil Mr. O. Dicklnsou lately hand ed us, for Inipostlon, some freight bills fjr ssods bo received over tho Central PnoIUo railroad, via San Francisco. Tho railroad bill and tho transfer compnny's bill each had a small charsio tnado as " Statin Toll," from which it appears that wheu merchan dise passes through California, that great State lovloi tribute upon it, and makes Ore gon pay toll on oyery (rllloof goods coming through her territory. Wo call attention to this matter for tho puproso of having our poople know what contemptible Imposition is practiced upon thorn, and to account for tho unhappy prejudice so gouorally enter tained In Oregon towards California. Wo &Uo desire to havo tho legality of tho "Call fornla State Toll" Investigated, for the first article of tbo Conttitutlon of the United States seems to prohibit It, aud If tsklnsr of such toll Is not unconstitutional what is to hinder any State from Imposing fcuch toll or tax on goods that pass throngb Its boun daries as virtually to prohibit Internal com merce botween States that lie on oither sideT- This matter U one of great importance, ant) unless this "State toll" is a different matter from what It would aoeaxto lijjurStato-. X, occupies a humiliating' position, and should resent a an Imposition this embargo that seems to be laid on our efforts to establish a. direct commerce with the Esst. Not Much Wheat Left. It is a remarkable fact that the wheat Is so closoly shipped out of the country that our great flouring mills will bo apt to toon ex haust the stock on hand and the sound of the grinding will bo low until we have an other harvest supply. There H, of course, some wheat leK in tho Stato, but it is gener ally in the bands of well to do farmers who are holding their stock for fancy prices, which they may or may not realize Prob ably the mills will procure transient lols of wheat to moro than supply tbo local demand , but manyof them will hardly atcomplisli much more than half a years work the pres ent season. Tho interest In the wheat mar ket has not much sigulflcanco to wheat rais ers txcept as it relates to the tuture. II no are to have good prices the coming season, and the heavy sowing produces un average yield, the Oregou Irrmer will realize a pros perity that will be enviable. But wo must not bo too sangulnoaud speend our money bofore It Is earned. New Advertisements. The Pioneer Oil Co', advertisement will be found in another column, and is worthy of the attention of all who have ground suited to Uax aud which tbey wish to put In order for wheat, ns the common opinion of those who bavo tried flax Is that wheat does about ns well uftor Max as after a summer fallow. Polton'a Six. Fold Horse-Power i to beex tenslyoly manulacturod in Saloin and their advertisement will give you Information about it. Wo have published a great deul of very conclusive evidence us to tho aluo of this horse-power, llodga Snell it Co,, advertise thnt they sell you Rubber Paint, premium quality, uud havo also sheep dips of various kinds; also that they will bo tn the market this seasou with plenty uf their Mulrrl aud gopher ex terminator, which wo and others tried last year aud found a dead sure thing. H.S.Jory, of South Salem, ndvortlses a horse-power for sale, and any one wanting suuti a pieco of machinery will do woll to uall on him and get a good bargain, Bemomber Vlclc. The ladles all know how much Mowers add to the attractiveness of their homes, and uow lithe time to order (lower seeds and bulbs nf Jamos Vick, the great florist uud seeds man of the United Males, at Itoeliestor, N, Y, Wo send on annually lor our own sup ply, und havo done so regularly tor ir.auy vears. and alwavs find that Mr. Vlck Is it to. " ' - liable man to deal Willi. Hls"Flomltlllidti Is a very beautiful as well us valuable work. I ' I r t