THE
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ST. HKLEXS, OllEGOX, Fill DAY, FEIIKUAKY 12, 1897.
NO. 8.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome ot the Telegraphic
New of the World.
TKJISK TICKS FBOM THE WIRES
Am Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres rreseuted
U Ondtswl rmi
The Great Northern west-bound ovor
liind passenger tralu wa wrecked near
Wcnatohi'e, WunIi. The wreck win
caused by the spreading of the rail,
nml the entire train left tlio truck.
Homo of the coaches went over twelve
foot embankment am) landed on tholr
Villon. There were about thirty, people
In each coach, but almost miraculously
no one wa killed, -and only three per
sons 'were painfully injured.
The Pennsylvania tate onpltol hai
boim destroyed by Are. The legislative
halls are In ruin and ft new structure
inuHt rise from the ashc of the building
that ha served no a meeting plane of
the state legislature since 1H88. The
flume within the short apace of an
Lour, ato up $1,600,000 worth ot prop
erty. The iueflloieney ot the Harris
burg volunteer fire .department i gen
erally blamed. 1
A special cablegram from Frankfort-on.tho-Maln
to the New York Port say
thut tho Berlin committee of holders of
Oregon Itailway & Navigation Com
pany B per cent bond have received a
point bid of 45 from the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern railroad com
panies for all the stock of the Railway
& Navigation Company represented by
them, the purchase price to be payable
July 1, with 8 per cent intorest. The
bid ia conditional on Its acceptance by
at least $8,000,000 of stock. It is un
derstood tho Union Pacific will also
become interested later in the purchase.
The committee recommended acceptance
to the bondholders.
Oeorgo Edward Boiler, the most
noted criminal of late years, has just ar
rived in San Francisco on the Swan
hihta from Australia. lie was imme
diately arrested by Australian detec
tive and will be taken back to answer
to hi numerous crime. lie is known
to have killed at least twelve men, and
it is said his crimes may reach forty.
His cold-blooded method was to insert
an "ad" in Australian papers for a
priHectiiig partner. When he found a
man that suited hit purjKtse he would
lure him to some desolate spot and
there request him to dig. When the
unsuspecting victim would have dug
deep enough In tho earth, ISutlor would
come behind him, and either shoot or
stub him. He would then rob him,
bury the tody in the newly mude
grave, destroy all trace of his crime
and return to the city for a fresh vic
tim. His crimes show that ho was ut
terly devoid of any sense of humanity.
It i understood among Massachusetts
Republicans thut ex-Congressman John
D. Long bus been tendered and has ac
cepted the office of aecrctary of the
navy in the incoming administration.
The Chinese New Year in San Fran
olseo was a gloomy festival. No fire
cracker were discharged, the edict ot
the chief of police positively forbidding
any noisy demonstrations. A high
- binder riot was feared and many sus-
l-ioloun character have been arrested
by the police.
A Washington special say President
Cleveland lias decided to veto the Iminl
gation bill passed by congress. Ho bus
disclosed his intention to Senator
Palmer. The chief executive will ac
company the veto w ith a strong mes
sage pointing out the alleged eccentrici
ties of the bill. The president is very
bitter in his denunciation of the bill.
A Berlin dispatch lay the court at
Mayonoe ha oondemned Percy Bar
tholow, United State consul at that
place, to pay a fine of 300 mark for as
saulting and severely injuring an in
mate of hi house by striking him on
the head with a revolver. The assault
was committed In October last, and in
November It wa reported that pro
ceeding had been abandoned upon his
settling with the man privately, but
this appeared not to have been the case.
fix-Congressman Jume Wilson, of
Iowa, has announced his acceptance ot
the cabinet portfolio recently tendered
him by President-elect McKinley. Mr.
Wilson in an interview aid; "It is
true I have been invited Into President
elect McKinley' cabinet I have ac
cepted. That is all there is to say
about the matter." It is generally
known that Mr. Wilson will be secre
tary of agriculture, he having wired to
Senator Allison that that portfolio
had been offored and aooepted.
1 Attorney-General Harmon ha given
instruction to the United States attor
ney at Jacksonville to proceed against
the alleged filibuster Three Friends,
under soction 4307, of the revised stat
utes, for engaging in an act of piracy.
The action is taken by the attorney
gnnoral in view ef the recent deoision
of Judge Locke, of Jacksonville, which
held in effeot that the Cuban insur
gents were not a people, state, district,
or colony within the meaning of sec
tion 6288 of the revised statutes, un
der whioh the libel- was brought. In
other words, that the expedition in
which she was engaged was uot a po
litical one, , ' .
A house was destroyed in China
town, Portland, by fire, the loss being
in the neighborhood of $ 18,000, with
very light insuranoo. ,
One half of the famous Nuglefl brandy
of Ban Franoisco, has been shipped east
cn route to Europe. This brandy be
longed to the estate of General Nagloe,
who made part of it in 1800, and wo
the property of his dnughtor, Mrs. Rob
bins, of San Jose. Tf.,r shipment con
sisted of seyeflrffToails. It is probably
.tLe-rjrfafTvalnable shipment ot brandy
ver made from California
THE ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS.
Senator Thurston Returned His Speech
on the raalfl Kallroads.
Washington, Fob. 9. Thurston, of
Nebraska resumed hi ipeoch upon the
Paulflo railroad debt. In the course ot
Thurston' remarks, Morgan of Ala
bama asked whethor the roads were
not paying expenses, to which the Ne
braska senator replied he could not say,
not having data before him.
Thurston said it was "nip and tnck"
whether the court should authorize pay
ment of interest on the first mortgage
bonds of the Union Pacific. He said
the Union Pacific never earned enough
to pay all its interest obligations.
Following Thurston's speech, the son
ate, by unanimous consent, went to the
calendar and passed the following
bills:
For the relief ot the Mobile Marine
Pock Company, for the establishment
of a soldiers' home at Hot Springs,
Ark.; to place Rear-Admirul McCann
on tho retired list; amending the law
In regard to collision at sea; a resolu
tion of Inquiry relating to the capture
of the Com Kit i tor by a f punish war
ship; for a public building at Joplin,
Mo., and for the relief of James Tal
free and Pay Clerk Blake, of the navy,
on account of a fire at Yokohama.
When the Joint resolution acknowl
edging tho independence of Cuba was
readied on the calendar; Morgan insist
ed that it should be taken up, notwith
standing objections. He subsequently
withdrew the request, several senator
protesting. Morgan gave notice, how
ever, that when the senate should next
come in contact with tho resolution, he
would insist ujion its consideration.
The vice-president announoed the ap
pointment of Lodge of Massachusetts
and Blackburn of Kentucky a a com
mittee to make arrangement for the
counting of tho electoral vote.
Th Competitor Papers.
Washington, Feb. 9. The resolution
passed by the senate today relative to
tho eapure of 'the Competitor by a
Spanish warship was introduced by
Senator Morgan June 8, 1890, and call
upon the president for Information re
I garding the capture Since that time
I tho president has transmitted to con
I press port of the correspondence rela
! tive to the Competitor and the prison-
Consular and Diplomatic Bill.
Washington, Feb. 9. The consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill waa
reported to the senate by the committee
on appropriations today. The commit
tee restored the American consulates at
Horgen, Bwitxorland, and Alexandret
ta, Asiatic Turkey. It also extended
the franking privilege to the bureau of
American republics.
Decided Against Watson.
Washington, Fob. 9.- It became
known today that the house committee
pn elections, which had charge of tho
election contest Drought by l nomas u.
Watson, of Georgia, recently Populistie
candidate for vice-president, against
Itepresentutive Black, decided yester
day to confirm Black's title to the seat
The verdict, it ia understood, 1 unani
mous. '-
A Pension for Georee dnsrhea. I
Washington, Fob. 9, Representative
Ellis say the George Hughe pension
bill has passed the senate and has boon
1 reported from the house committee at
j $50 per month. He expect to have it
readied and passed in time to be signed
by the president before congress ad
journ. ........
LAST PUBLIC RECEPTION.
Mrs. Cleveland's Farewell Drew
Large Crowd to the White Rente.
Washington, Feb. 9. Mrs. Cleve
land' farewell public reception this
afternoon drew a large crowd, despite
drizzling rain. The White House
was artistically decorated with red and
white rose and smilax, and group of
big palm and garland of vines beauti
fied the . parlor. Throughout the re
ception, which waa from 8 to 8 o'clock,
the Marino band furnished the musio.
: Mrs. Cleveland was gowned in violet
and white striped moire silk, the
bodice of deep cream lace. She wore ft
bunch of violets, but no jewel. Mr.
Stevenson, wife of the vice-president,
and the ladies of the cabinet, vere the
assistants of the mistress of the White
House, while sixty-five ladle assisted
in the Blue parlor. Mrs, Stevenson,
standing next to Mrs. Cleveland, wa
richly drossod in black corded silk.
Drowned Heraeir and Children.
Bait . Lake, Feb. 9. A - Tribune
special from Butte says: At Big Tim
ber, in the eastern part of the state,
Mrs. John Cort drowned herself and
three children in the Yellowstone river
this afternoon. The bodies have not
been recovered. '
"Black Jack" Captured. v
Silver City, N. M., Fob. 9. United
States Marshal Hall received a tcle
gram thia morning informing him of
the capture at El raso, Tex., ny tne po
lice, of John McDonald, alia "Blaok
Jack." the notorious leader oi tne gang
of border bandits, who have been com
mitting robberies In Southwestern New
! Mnxiivi and Southern Arizona durins
j the past year. Two members of the
gang were recently suiioa in ngnt
with marshals, ana it is Denevea mc
Donald was seeking new companion
on the Texas border.
Hamburg Strike Failure.
. Hamburg, Feb. 9 At ft meeting of
tlm at.rikinir dock laborers todav. it was
j voted to resume work today after 'the
leaders had declared the battle lost and
funds exhausted.
. Fishermen Fixed the Price or Fish.
AainrU'. Or.'. Feb. 9. At the meet
ing of the fishermen' union tonight, ft
majority 01 00 preBeni voieu jo ma
, the prioe of fish this aeason 4)4 cent
r no""i-
EXPENSE COT DOWN
President Reduces the Num
ber ot Pension Agencies.
r&OM EIGHTEEN TO HIKE
The Change, It Is Certain, Can Be
i Made Without Inconveniencing
the Pensioners. .
Washington, Feb. 9. The president
ha signed, on the recommendation of
the secretary of the interior, an import
ant order, reducing the number of pen
lion agenoie in the United States from
eighteen to nine. The object of the or
der is to effect a very lurge saving to
tho government without inconvenienc
ing the pensioner. The seoretaiy
demonstrate that by this reduction of
pension agencies, the cost of disburse
ment of pension can be reduced by at
least $160,000 per annum.
The change was made possible by an
amendment to the law governing the
disbursing of pensions, which amend
ment wa approved March 26, 1800. It
required that all pensioner should,
after that date, be paid by checks re
mitted by mail. Reports from the
pension agenoie in reply to inquiries
a to the operation of the new law were
to the effect that under it pensioners
re paid much more promptly; that the
possibility ot error is minimized, and
that upon the whole, it is much more
satisfactory to the pensioners than the
former law. . The agents also advise
that the pensioner receive their pen
sions when rem it tod by mail at their
home, where, being eurrounded by
family influences, the pensioner is
much more likely to make a business
disposition ot his pension money. Un
der the previous law, many pensioners
collected their quarterly payments in
person and under the influence of bad
associations were often induced to ap
ply these payments unwisely and de
prive their families of the benefits
thereof.
This executive order will go into
effeot September 1, next, its action
having been posponed to that date in
order that no pensioner should suffer
inconvenience in consequence ot delay
6t receiving hi pension, and to give
ample time for the removal of the rolls
and records from the agencies discon
tinued. The consolidation was made
by uniting existing agencies and the en
tire jurisdiction thereof in order that
no expense should be incurred by the
making of new rolls.
FIVE MEN WERE HURT.
The Southbound Oregon express Kan
Into Near Cnloo
San Francisco, Fob. 9. A Chronicle
special from Chico saysi -,
What might have proved a very dis
astrous wreck, but was fortunately un
attended by loss of life, occurred at
Nord,. about eight mile from Chico,
early this morning. The northbound
Oregon express, being fifteen minutes
behind time, the southbound train waa
ordered to sidetrack at Nord and wait
for the northbound to pass. , As the
train pulled up on the sidetrack, it
was found that, as a box Oar had been
left standing, it was necessary for the
express to slacken speod and push the
box car ahead. Just then the north
bound train was seen approaching down
the track with no intention of stop
ping. It was impossible for the en
gineer on the northbound to see tho
headlight of the southbound, as it was
behind the box car. Before all the
cars of No. 18 could got on the side
track, the other train struck them. ,
The engine struck the- smoker, first,
plowing its way along to the next car,
which wa the tourist car, turning it
completely over, but leaving the trucks
on the track. In this car the passen
gers were thrown from their scats to the
lower side of the car, which was lying
In a deep pool of water alongside of the
itrack. The passengers at first thought
.they had been thrown from a trestle
into some river. '".
In this car were seven deserters from
the regular army, handcuffed together
and guarded by six soldiers. Fortuu
ately, the lamps in the car immediately
went out, and only a few coals of fire
fell from the stove, and those were soon
extinguished by the water that came
rushing in through the broken win
dows. : ' ' ''
The passengers in thia car were soon
Released from their'' perilous position,
and it was found that only one was
seriously injured, one of the deserters
having an arm broken.
The damage to the engine of the train
was slight, a piece of scantling having
pierced the front
Blot Machines for Africa.
Tacoma, Wash., Fob. 9. The ship
Senator, now loading lumber and wheat
here tor South Africa, will carry to
Delagoa' bay three tons of nickel-in-the-dot
machines, whioh arrived today
from San Francisco. They will be dis
tributed from Delagoa bay throughout
South Africa.
Caught In nn ATalnnche.
Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 9. Five
men in sleighs and seven horses have
been ovewhelmed by an avalanche
near the hospice of Flnela, on the road
leading from Davostlah to Engadinc
Redwood City, Cal., Feb. 9. T. A.
Siddall, ft resident of Millbrae, has
been brought in iron to the county jail
by Constable Booth. He Is" acoused of
poisoning his wife, who was discovered
in an unconscious condition by neigh
bors. The atteding physician say her
condition is due to an overdoso of mor
pliine. Siddall acknowledge admin
istering the drug, but says it was at the
request of the physcians. The woman
Is not expected to live, and may pas
away at any moment
A COWBOY OUTRAGE.
A Gang of Ruffians Insult and Maltreat
an Open Company.
Spokane, Feb. 9. Russell Harding,
superintendent of the Great Northern
railway, has received the following
telegruphio report from his agent at
Shelby Junotion, Mont., of the out
rage perpetrated by a gang of drunken
cowboys, In whioh members of the Co
lumbia opera company suffered severe
indignities:
"The cowboys began their disturb
ances by firing shots around tho Great
Northern and Canada train as it came
into the station with the opera folks.
While the theatrical people were sitting
in the waiting room, one of the cow
boy came in and began to use profane
and Insulting language. During tbe
altercation I had in getting him out, I
struck him with my fist. I then locked
tho door to keep him out. He went
away, and immediatley returned with
several pf his chums, armed with six
shooters. He was shouting that he
would shoot tho agent. He kicked the
door open, and soared every one out of
the depot by flourishing his revolver.
The agent retreated to the warehouse,
where he remained a . few minutes.
The ringleador of the cowboys went
out, and followed the theatrical people
to the hotel. He assaulted one by
striking him on the head with his gun,
and struck two or three others with his
fist. I am advised that he threatened
to run the station agent out of Shelby.
A warrant is now iu the hands of the
sheriff, who will probably muke arrests
tomorrow. L M. Kingsbury."
For three hours the drunken hood- j
lums kept upjthcir terrorism, insulting ;
women, attacking men, firing revolvers
and otherwise acting like demons. .
Sugar Beet Culture.
. Medford, Or., Feb. 9. Amass meet
ing was held at the opera-house yester
day afternoon, for the purpose of mak
ing arrangements for testing sugar-beet
raising in this valley. A large num
ber of farmers were present, and about
seventy-five have consented to put out
a quarter of an aore each for the pur
pose of ascertaining the amount of
beet the soil in thiB vicinity will pro
duce, and also the amount of sugar the
beets contain. Merchants of this city
have subscribed a sufficient amount to
prooure the necessary seed for making
the teat, so that the farmers will only
be out the use of the laud. If the test
is favorable, parties in San Francisco
stand ready to put in a factory of suffi
cient capacity to use all the beets pro
duced in this valley.
" New Lumber Combine.
Tacoma, Feb. 9. It in announced
here today that the cargo mills of the
.Northwest, including Washington and
British Columbia, are likely to be
brought under the control of a new
lumber combine which is being formed
.for the purpose of controlling and ex
tending the foreign lumber trade and
.i . . . . f : f,.- Mata
mo mttinwnauue ui. uuuuiui jjuuc uc
and grades. This organization will be
the successor of the Central" Lumber
Company.whioh recently went to pieoes
after endeavoring to exercise a like su
pervision over both foreign and coast
wise -markets. It is understood that
the St. Paul & Tacqjtia Lumber Com
pany, of this oity, and the Bellingham
Bay Improvement Company, of New
Whatcom, will not join. - .-
. Young Man nud Womnn Killed.
Caliento, Cal., Feb. 9. A horrible
accident occurred here today, in which
John Hardesty, a young man, 83 years
of age, who recently came from New
port, N. C, and Miss Cora Akers, of
Fresno, were instanlty killed, being run
over by a light engine while orossing a
trestle. Hardesty and Miss Akers
with two other were leisurely crossing
the bridge when the engine came
around a curve and rushed upon them.
Miss Akers was thrown under the
wheels, her body being cut in two.
Hardesty, in endeavoring to save the
life of his companion, was also thrown
under the engine, both his legs being
out off above the knees. The others
succeeded in crossing the trestle safely.
Dashed Into n funeral.
Alameda, Cal., Feb. 9. Shortly af
ter 4 o'clocK this afternoon, a broad
guage local train dashed around an
abrupt curve near Buena Vista avenue
into a funeral procession, which was
crossing the track. The engine just
missed the hearse and struck the hack
immediatley . behind it, in which were
five of the mourners. The Vehicle was
completely wrecked, but its occupants
fortunately escaped with a tow nasty
cuts and bruises. Herbert Crowe, the
driver of the hack, was thrown between
the horses and was seriously kicked by
one of them. -
A Uead-Bnd CollUlon
Montgomery, Ala., Fob. 9. A head
end collision between freight trains oc
curred this morning on the Louisville
& Nashville, near Myers' switch twenty
miles from this oity, pauBod by the
oarelossness of the telegraph operator
in failing to signal the southbound
train. Sink Kirkland, enigneer, aged
38, of Montgomery, and Brakeman
AVellen ot Middleboro, Ky., were
killed, and the fireman is said to be
fatally hurt. After the accident, the
operator took to the woods and has not
been seen since. - v ;
Occasional instances have been found
of perfectly pure native iron in meteor
ite. London, Feb. 9. A. dispatch from
Tashkend, Asiatio Russia, says that the
Bovernor of the trans-Caspian terri-
! tories reports an outbreak of the plague
at Kandehar, Afghanistan. A large ,
body of Russian troops has accordingly !
been ordered to form ft cordon around
the Amoo-Daris, or Turkestan region.
A dispatoh to the Mail from Bombay
says that the plague is getting beyond
all oontroL Saturday 114 deaths were
reported. Even the vulture of the
"tower of silence" are dying.
A PROTECTIVE TARIFF
Four Schedules oi the Bill
Have Been Completed.
THE AGRICULTURAL DIVISION
Practically a Be-Enaotment of the
McKinley Law Chemical, Wine and
rotterr and Glaii Schedules.
Washington, Feb. 8. The daily ses
sions of the Republicans of the ways
and means committee, which have been
in progress for some weeks, have
brought the tariff bill, which is to be
laid before the next congress, to a stage
where the character of tbe measure can
be somewhat gauged and where several
of the most important schedules are
definitely fixed. In their conferences
up to this week, the tariff-makers have
dealt largely with the general charac
teristics ot the schedules which they
have had under consideration, and de
voted themselves to sifting the great
masses of figures, letters and petitions
presented to tbem. Four schedule
have been fairly completed the chem
ical, agricultural, wine and spirits and
the earthen and glassware schedules. '
Today's meeting was the most im
portant of the series, for it resulted in
the framing of the agricultural schedule,
which was made a re-enactment of the
McKinley law, with few changes ex
cept on unimportant produots. - The
most imporant step in connection with
this schedule was the establishment of
rates of $5 a head on cattle more than
1 year old, and of 25 per cent ad val
orem on cattle valued at more than $20
a head. .
The McKinley rates on other live
stock, including the rate of $2 on cat
tle of 1 year old or less, are restored.
The Wilson rate were 20 per cent ad
valorem on livestock, and, while the
new duty of a on cattle does not reach
the McKinley figure of $10 on cattle
more than 1 year old, it is said that
with the ad valorem on the more valu
able grades, it will prove adequate to
shut out Mexican cattle. It is against
the Mexican stock that the increase is
particularly desired, on the representa
tions of Western cattlemen that their
business has been ruined by the impor
tations from Mexico under the Wilson
law, which amounted to more than
200,000 head. ,
Much interest centered upon barley, ,
which' the committee puts back to the
McKinley duty of 80 cents a bushel, be
cause the farmers contended that the
Wilson tariff had turned over the mar
ket into the hands of the Canadians,
while the maltsters, who have been
using Canadian barley, have made a
bard fight against any increase.
The McKinley rates have been re
stored on fruits and berries, mainly
for the benefit of the fruitgrowers of
the Paoific coast. The fruit exchange
of the country bad prepared a schedule
of rates below the McKinley bill and
above the Wilson rates, although they
did not succeed in having their schedule
adopted. '
Among the products in the agricul
tural schedule which are returned to
the McKinley rates are breadstuff and
rice, dairy , produots, potatoes and
starch, castor beans and flaxseed, meats
and meat produots, and poultry, vege
tables and salt
The demand of the farmers for the
McKinley rate of $4 a ton on hay in
stead of the Wilson rate of $2, was
granted. Chicory is placed at 1 oent a
pound, in accordance with the request
of the growers in the central states,
who believe they can capture the home
market with protection.
. RUM IN THE CAPITOL.
The Prohlbllloolite Stirred Cp the Ire
' of Benetor Bill. -
Washington," Feb. 6. The session of
the Benate today was one of unusual ac
tivity, with sharp colloquies and vigor
ous speeches, whioh drew large crowds
in the galleries. The ball was set roll
ing early in the day when Morrill en
deavored to pass the bill prohibiting
the use of intoxicating drinks in the
capitol building. This aroused the op
position of Hill, who denounced the
busybodies and mischief-makers in
spiring this class of legislation. The
senator spoke for fullest enjoyment of
individual liberty consistent with the
common good. The speech was not
only notable for the vigor which Hill
threw into it, but also for its effect in
prolonging the debate until 2 o'clock,
when the bill was displaced by the
Nioaragua bill. The immigration bill
was committed to conference, Lodge,
in charge ot the measure, adopting
this course' as a result of urgent appeals
for a modification of the bill. Before
this was done, however, a warm per
sonal and political colloquy occurred
between Lodge and Chandler, on one
hand and Gorman on the other. Vila
added another day to his speech against
' the Nioaragua canal bill, and had not
I concluded when the senate adjourned.
I A Shipyard Burned.
Glasgow, Feb. 8. The shipyard of
' the Fairfield Shipbuilding Company,
Dover, near here, has been almost com
pletely destroyed by fire. The damage
I ia estimated at $250,000. Four thou-
sand persons are thrown out ot em
ployment
Porter Accepts It. .
Washington, Feb. 8. The Connecti
cut delegation this morning received a
telegram from J. Addison Porter, dated
Canton, formally advising them that
he had been offered the position of pri
vate seorotary by McKinley, and had
accepted.
OAclnl Plngne Ketuins.
Bombay, Feb. 8. -According to the
official returnB, there have been, up to
date, 6,000 oases of plague, and 8,841
deaths.
etc. ouun wuLiunc.
tTMhlngton Ha Pnned a Sugar Bounty
BUI and Oregon Should Follow. -
. During the past six or eight year it
has been, and is, the desire of cities,
towns, villages and the country at large
to secure the erection of beet sugar fac
tories. ' There are two factories in Ne
braska, one in Utah, three in California
and an additional one about to be erect
ed. All the above states offered a bonus
of one oent per pound on the finished
product to encouarge capital to invest
tne necessary amount required ui ouuu
and equip a fair-sized factory. A few
days ago Senator Houghton had passed
a similar bill lor the state oi wanning,
ton. '
: The farmer throughout Oregon
should petition their representatives
at Salem at once to pass a similar mil.
It will require the cultivation of from
3,000 to 5,000 acres of land to supply
an ordinary sized factory, and with
beets at $5 per ton there is a gold mine
in it for the farmer. From the proceea
ings of the third general convention of
the Nebraska Beet Sugar Association,
the beet farm in that state netted on
an average $50 per acre, which should
mean $75 to $100 per acre in Oregon
and Washington. The price to be paid
the farmer in the bill passed by the
state of Washington is $6 per ton, and
the same provision should be inserted
in the Oregon bUL
There is lot of room for factories In
Washington and Oregon. Upwards of
$2,000,000 leaves these states annually
for sugar. Just think what this would
mean, keeping that vast amount ot
money at homel
The following is the Washignton law
in full:
An act granting a bounty for the en
couraging of the production and manu
facture of sugar in the state of Wash
intrton: - ' v-f '
, Section 1. There shall be paid out
of the state treasury to any person, firm
or corporation engaged in the manufac
tore of sugar in this state from1 beets.
sorghum or other sugar-yielding canes
or plants grown in .Washington, tne
sum of 1 cent per pound upon each and
every pound of sugar so manufactured
under the conditions and restrictions of
this act ,
, Sec 2. No bounty shall be paid upon
sugar not containing at least 90 per
cent of crystalized sugar, and only upon
sugar produced from beets that for
which as much as $5 per ton has been
paid to the producer. The quantity
and quality upon which said bounty is
claimed ahull be determined by the
president of the state agricultural col
lege, with whom all claimants shall,
from time to time, file verified state
ments showing the quantity and qual
ity of sugaf manufactured by them and
the prioe paid the producer for beets
and the amount of sugar manufactured
upon which'said bounty is claimed.
The president of the agricultural col
lege 6hall, without unnecessary delay.
visit or cause to be visited by such per
sons as he shall designate in writing as
inspectors, the factory where said sugar
has been produced and manufactured,
and inspect the sugar so manufactured,
and take such evidence by sworn testi
tnony of the officers or employes of such
factory or others as to the amount and
quality of sugar so manufactured and
the prioe paid for tb beets, as to him
or the person designated by him shall
appear satisfactory and conclusive.
Sea 3. When any claim arising un
der this act is filed, verified and proven
to the satisfaction of the president of
the agricultural college, as herein pro
vided, he shall certify the same to the
auditor, of the state, who shall draw a
warrant upon the state treasurer for the
amount due thereon, ' payable to the
party or parties to whom the said sum
or sums are due.
, Seo. 4. Every person, firm or cor
poration manufacturing sugar pursu
ant to the provisions of this act shall
keep full and complete books of ac
count, which shall show the quality
and kind of sugar-producing plants re
ceived by such person, firm or corpora
tion, from any person, firm or corpora
tion, the approximate per cent of sac
charine matter contained in such plants,
the name of the grower and the place
where the same was grown, also the
quantity of sugar manufactured from
such plants, and the price per ton paid
to the producer of the plants.
Sec 6. The benefits of this act
shall accrue to any persons, firm or cor
poration that shall erect and complete
a sugar manufactory or manufactories
within the state prior to November 1,
1899, and the bounty herein provided
shall be paid said person, firm or cor
poration for a period of five years from
the time such factories shall have been
completed and in operation. This act
shall be taken and considered to be
contraot and irrevocable with all such
persons, firms or corporations as shall
complete the erection of such manufac
tory or manufactories prior to Novem
ber 1, 1899.
Mnkea Flirting a Crime.
Jefferson City, Ma, Feb. 8. If a
bill which was introduced in the house
today becomes law a married man
who ia convicted ot infidelity towards
his wife will be punished by a term of
five years imprisonment Representa
tive Rood has introduced byreqnest a
bill which makes flirting with female
passengers on trains by condnotors and
brakemen a misdemeanor and the rail
road corporation will have to pay a fine
of $35 for each conviotion. j. 1
, Member of a 8ulelde Clnb.
San Francisco, Feb. 8. Bill Winkle,
once chief of police of Marysville, lat
terly a water-front employe, joined a
local suioide club lately and drew a
black ball, whioh bound him to commit
suioide within three months. He killed
himself last night by asphyxiation. ; ,
An Klght-Year-Old Convict. '
Frankfort, Ky., Fob. 8. James O.
Singleton, an 8-year-old colored boy,
wa received at the penitentiary this
morning, to serve one year' sentence.
LIMITED HOME RULE
Proposed Cuban Reforms R
ceivts Royal Sanction.
THE QUKEK REGEST SIGNS IT
The Reforms Consist In the Creation ef
An Assembly to Be Called the
Council of Administration.
Madrid, Feb. 8. The queen regent
igned a plan for reforms in Cuba. The
scheme includes numerous and elab
orate decrees and will occupy several -
pages of the official gazette. '
The reforms consist chiefly in tne
creation of an assembly to be called
the counoil of administration, com
posed of thirty-five members, of whom
twenty-one are to be elected by the peo
ple and six by different corporations.
The remainder will be one magistrate,
one university professor, one arohbishop
and five former senator or deputies.
The council of administration is em
powered,1 firstly, to prepare a budget;
secondly, to examine into the fitness of
officials appointed; third, they make
may a tariff, subject to the condition
that Spanish imports will have tbe sd- .
vantage over the general tariff.
The governor-general will represent
the home government, and have the
right to nominate officials who shall be
Cubans, or Spanish who have resided
two years in Cuba. Nevertheless he
may freely nominate high function- ;
ries, such as magistrates, prefects, etc.
Other decrees concern the organiza
tion of provisional municipalities whioh
are to be liberally representative. . The
municipal councils in general will be
empowered to elect their president and
have exclusive control of the publlo
education. '. ' ' '
According to another decree the gov-
ernment reserves to itself extraordi
nary powers in the event of any dis
turbance of the public order, and Cuba
will continue to elect senators and dep
uties to the cortes as at present
Altogether the reforms are muoh
broader in the direction of decentralisa
tion than those granted to Porte Rico. -The
powers of the governor-general are
much extended, while the council el
administration is fairly representative
of all parties and interests. The Span
ish government will continue to vole
the budgets and treaties fur the cot.
oniea. Spanish products, according Mi
the reform scheme, will be allowed ft
rebate of 40 per cent of the Cuban tarltf
compared with other imports. .
ON AN EXPLORING TOUR.
Expedition, to Leave or the Gulf ef
California. . , ,
San Francisco, Feb. 8. The schooner
fl. C Walburg, which, during the re
cent Hawaiian revolution, sailed out ot
this port for the Hawaiian islands with
a cargo of arms and ammunition for tho
rebels, has been sold recently, and is
fitting out for a more peaceful cruise.
When the Smithsonian Institution
decided to send an expedition to explore
the Gull of California and its shores,
arrangements were commenced to pur
chase the vessel for the use of the ex
plorers. The schooner Is now fitting
out for this cruise. Professor An-
thnnv. nf Ran THmm. will hn in nhftrpa. -
and with him will be Professor Mc
Gregor, of Stanford university, ft bot
anist, and Henry' B. Heading, an(
ornithologist ' ' ' . '
The expedition will be in the gulf
about six months, and in that time the
explorers intend to visit Tiburn island,
that has frequently been reported to be
inhabited by cannibals. " :
WILL NOT REACH A VOTE.
Arbitration Treaty to Go Over to Nei
" Beulon of Congress.'
Chicago, Feb. 8. A Times-Herali
special from Washington says:
.The understanding among senators at
present is that the general arbitration
treaty will come to a vote at this ses
sion ot congress. No one doubts that
it will be debated, but the opposition
makes no secret ot its intention to con- :
sume so muoit time in discussion that,
vote cannot re reached.
It will be an easy matter to do this, ,
a the business of the senate is fast
reaching that stage in which there wilt
be ft great struggle for precedence.
Already the friends ot the Nioaragua
canal bill, the immigration bill, the
bankruptcy bill and other measures
are fighting tor time. In a short time
the regular appropriation bills will
have to be taken up and they will dis
place almost all other business. , Undes
such circumstances it will be compara
tively easy to crowd the treaty into the
background. The sentiment of the sen
ate is generally against an open debate
a the treaty.
. Three Killed in a CollUlon.
Desmef, S. D., Feb. 5. A mixed
train standing on ft side traok at Arling
ton last evening waa run into by an en
gine going west Condnotor Adding-,
ton, Brakeman Hoelah, John Loft us
and Mr. Harrison were killed. ' Three
passengers, W. Rice, of Helena; r W.
L. Loftus, of New Haven, I., and 8.
B. Grilling, of Desmet, were injured.
The accident wa the result of a dens
fog. : ; ; .
Tacoma, Feb. 8. A. W. Linder
strom, ft farmer, living on Anderson's
island, came home late tonight and, in
a fit of anger took down a shotgun and
blew out the brains of his 6-year-old
son. - When he saw the terrible deed
he had accomplished, he placed the
muzzle ot the gun to his head and blew
out his own brains. The trouble is
said to have started from domestlo
causes. Coroner Hoska has gone to the
scene, and further particulars are not
obtainable