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THE TS"EW AGrE, PORTLAND, OKEGON.
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HIMtSCItirTION.
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At tlio conclusion uf tlio Coctir
d'Aleno investigation in Washington,
when Attorney Robertson mih arguing
on behalf of tlio miners of lilitlio, lio
held tlio Republican iiioiu hern of tlio
military iiirnlrs eoinniitteo responsible
for tlio fuiluro to subpoena Kdwuid
lloyco, a labor lender, and I'athor
lleekor, tlio Catholic priest. Ifo mid
tlint no less tlian 11 vu application lnul
been mndu for tlios-o witnesses, lint tlio
committee would not fund for tliom.
Chairman Hull interrupted Mr. Robert-
mmi, calling IiIh attention to tlio fact
that all of tlio ItopublicaiiH but one bail
voted in fat or of subpoenaing Father
llcekor, and all of tlio DumocratH but
ono bud otod against it. It witH a tio
-voto and tlio Jiroiiosition waH lost. Mi.
h'ulror, during ouo of tlio lioaritiffH,
ilrauiatically (luuuinilod that tliCHO wit
nesses bo Hunt for, but when tlio matter
wiih brought up in executive session liu
was Nlleut and made no motion. On
another occiihIoii he voted against send
ing for Father Hooker.
In 1811 1 there were only Sill ,8 18,50(1
bushels of wheat lotnlncd for homo
consumption! in 1800 the iitiantity re
tained was ir2,n:jO,U8n bushels. In
1801 there were thousands of people too
IMior to buy bread. In 1800 everybody
could buy biead. These tun eoinpnri
niiis lepresent tbu dlfioroiit conditions
of the country under Democratic and
Itopublicau adminstratiotis.
A bushel of corn worth an ounce of
Mlverl I'retty near it. On May 7 corn
was worth 10 !l8 cents a bushel in the
Nuw York market. Silver was worth
nil 7-8 cents on the same day. In
18011, at the time of ilryauio prophecies
as to hue silver, com was worth only
21 Ju cents on the farm. Jlut it lias
kept on advancing in price under the
gold standard.
A member of the Demoeratio national
committee is rejMirted to have "con
urod" Demoeratio Iteprt)sentativos
('hauler, Small and Itaiisdoll because
they filed a report on tho shipping bill
in accordance with their honest con
victions, and which report makes it
impossible for the Doinociats to make
a partisan matter out of the shipping
liicMioii,
If the sentiment among the Demo
cratic members of the house of repre
sentatives In divided in tho same pio
IHirtlon as it is among the Do'iioorats
on the Iiouho merchant marine and lib
eries committee on the ipieNtioii of gov
ernment aid to American shipping, tho
nhipplug bill ought to pass the house
by a majority oNceedinu' 100.
Hon. A. S. Dresser, ltepublloau can
didate for joint representative for
Clackamas and Multnomah counties,
is parlioulaily the kind of man who
khoulil lepresent the jKilitlenl iuteiosts
of these counties in tho state legisla
ture. He is able, conscientious and
careful of public interests in tho mat
ter of legislation.
Ifthieeoutof every seven Demo
cratic lepresentatives in tho house ato
in favor of subsidies and against fieo
ships, as three of the seven Democratic
members of tho house merchant niailne
ami llslieiles committee are, tho nutted
Itepuhllcaus ought to find no dllllculty
iu considering and passing that bill.
lion. Uussell Iv Sevvall, present dis
trict attorney, Is loeoiving a support
from leading ptofessioual and business
men that iusplicx pride and enthusiasm
in tho minds and ellotls of his friends.
His record is that of a compulent and
able counsellor. Ilu will bo re-elected,
of course,
Tho invitation to the selllsb Mr.
lliyau to rot lie iu favor ot the uuboltlsh
Mr. Cleveland had not been accepted
up to tho hour of going to press.
It is safe to predict that the Phila
delphia platform will not bo framed by
a committee of professional loom
mongeis.
'J ho free trndo papers winco under
the oft-repoated statement which they
can not deny that foreign chips enru
and tako out of tlio United States each
year $200,000,000 for carrying Ameri
can imports and exports. There is no
Hatlsfactory'aiifcWcrj'posHiblo totlto sug
gestion that by paying thin money to
American ship owners the result
would bo to keep tlio money at home,
employing our own people instead of
employing aliens abroad.
If tlio shippliig'Jjill is considered in
tlio house at this scesion and parsed it
will bo impossible for the Democrats to
make a partisan issue of the subject, in
iov of the report in favor of the prin
ciplo of tlio bill Hied by lloprofontn
lives Chandler, Small and Itimsdell, nil
of whom are Democrats.
J Republicans ought to be glad to take
advantage of tlio divided sentiment
among tbu Democrats in congress ou
tlio shipping bill to pass it. The Dem
ocrat h themselves have iiiiulo'it imjios
silbo, by their division, for their party
leaders to make a campngnjosuo out of
tlio bill or tlio subject.
Idaho's bank deposits amounted to
ifOO 1,-iia in 180 i. Last year they wero
$1,!J58,0()8, showing an increase of
.flGt.L'no in ilvo years. A better do
main! for lead and protection to wool
wero tho main factors in- bringing
about this prosperity under the Ropub
llcan administration.
Colonel Wattorson says his news
paper will support tho Democratic
nominees this year and is prepared to
meet every attack of tho opposition.
The colonel should lose no time in go
ing to work upon the excellent argu
ments tho Courier-Journal set forth in
18011.
(Jut of seven Deiuorcats ou tho house
merchant marine and fisheries commit
tee three are for free ships and against
subsidies. The Itopublicau 10 mem
hers of that committee are united in
behalf of subsidies. And yet tho bill
remains on tho calendar unconsidered.
Certain Demoeratio representatives
who ruf used to sign a partisan report
ou the shipping bill so as to enable the
party managers to make political capi
tal out of tho measure aro now de
nounced by some of their party col
leagues as traitors to their party.
Internal revenue collections, In 1805
and 18011, cost 3.0'J per cent of the
money collected. In 1800 onlv 1.50
per cent of these revenues was charge
able to collection expenses. A Itopub
licau administration In always careful
of the people's money.
There are Democrats in ouch branch
of congress who are readv to speak and
votu for the shipping bill. Thoro aro
no Itepuhllcaus who aro known to bo
opposed to it. Tho natural uory is,
why, in those favorable circumstances,
is the bill not passed?
Attornoy George J. Cameron, for
municipal juduo, is proving a strong
man ou tho ticket. Voters havo confi
dence in his pledges, his ability and
his fairness of judgment. He will be
an honorable credit to tho city as inn
n'clpal judge,
S. 1'. Florence, a Western stock rais
er, my i that "shearers aro paid 7
cents a head and board this season;
quite an advance over tho prices paid
in leoont jears." This is another
aigument in favor of protection of wool,
An advance of 10 per cent tu tho
wages of tho omployos of tho West Vir
ginia oil companies is announced.
This will hardly mix with tho cold
vvator tho Democratic editors aiu try-
lug to throw on prosperity.
Western jmckers paid if I. SO per 100
pounds for beef iu 180(1. Hut thoy
paid .fil.30 iu 1600. Tho farmers got
tho Increase. Do thoy want to go back
to Demoeratio prlce-i?
Tlio Now- York Central railroad and
its employes hnvoro.vohod a satisfactory
understanding, ami the walking dele-
K"" und the Democratic politicians nro
correspondingly sad.
Kxporls of corn iu 1805, uuder free
trade, were only 28,685,105 bushoN
In 18US and 1800, under protootton,
theyaveiaged 200,000,000 bushels each
ear. "
The Demoeratio platform makers will
on iw making room for a little svm-
soon Imj making
putliy for the sultan of Turkey,
Chief Justice- Charles K. Wolvorton
will encounter no dillloulty in his ro
election. The peoplo of tlio state know
him, respect him and desire to retain
him. His is a clean rocord, as well as
that of an ablo jurist.
As a legislative proposition, tho pay
ment of subsidies to Amoricau ships in
the foreign trado commands tho sup
ort of three-quarters of tho honso coin
mitteo that considered a bill of that
character.
Mr. Croker will have to hurry homo
too look after the honest Tammany
comptroller who slipped Into ofllco
through a mistake of tho boss.
Tho American voters havo always
resented the olTorts to substituto fic
tion for facts. Thoy will not change
their policy this year.
Matches were a dollar a gross cheap
or last year than jin 1805. That wad
not much of a burden ou tho working
man or his wife.
Ilryan and Tow no,
They won't go down.
Tlio Storoy-Krrn Fuel Company lias
purchased D. llialyes & Co.'s wood
business and are prepared to fill all or
ders for any kind of mill wood. Thoy
are tho certainly tho largest wood deal
ers in the city. Wood delivered to any
adrdess in tho city.
When medicines will not euro yon,
or when you get tired of Handing
monoy for medicinos, buy tho Natural
Body Mruco from J. A. Cletnonsoii, drug
gist, 227 Yamhill streot, between First
and Second.
ADMLNISTUATOII'S NOTION.
In tho County Court of tho Stato of
Oregon, for Multnomah County.
In the matter of the estate of Henry
M. Chaso, deceased.
Notico is hereby given that tho un
dersigned has been appointed adminis
trator with the will annexed of Henry
M. Chase, deceasedf All persons hold
ing claims against said estate aro here
by notified to present the same, duly
verified under oath, with the proper
vouchers, to tho undersigned at No.
100, Grand avenue, i'orllaud, Oregon,
within six mouths from tbu date here
of. HKNItY S. ItOWH,
Administrator of tho Kstato of Homy
M. Chase, Deeoased.
Dated at Portland, Oregon, this 25th
day of April., A. D 1000.
NOTION OF FINAL ACCOUNT.
Notice is hereby given that tho nn
dorslgned, Isaac Kaufman, administra
tor of tho estato of Fanny Ilarman, do
ceased, with will annexed, has filed in
tho comity court of Multnomah county,
stato of Oregon, his final account as
such administrator, and that tho hour
of 0:110 o'clock. A. M., of the I lth day
of Juno, 1000, has been llxed by order
of the court as tho time for hearing
upon said llnal account. All porsons
are required to Die in said court their
objections, if any they havo to saixl
llnal account, ou or before tho tlmo so
fixed for the hearing theieof.
ISAAC KAUFMAN,
Administrator of the Kstato of Fanny
llariuun, Docousod, With Will An
nexed. R. F.
ROBINSON
Republican Nominee for
County School.
Superintendent
J. C. BAYER
Regular Republican Nom!n: for
REPRESENTATIVE
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OFF FOR POLAR GOLD.
The Nome Fleet Will Itench One linn,
dred Veaaela.
Seattle, Wash., May t!5. It i a
...... w1 tnr1iafti I nvtvarlntinil til
BtlUUUU MiJH nuiiiiuiiui uajivukuvv
hum uui-iv di vfcai(3 iiufittirt
r.nna Vnmn. VnsKnli of all sorts are
'jammed together in all kinds of ways
against wharves, at tho ends, in the
alius, anywhere that an opening is
offorod. Souio places they are two or
M.-n .Inntv Tim rn.fk nitii'n from
small two-masted schooners to tlio llnest
typo of largo ocoan-golng steamor.
Thoy represent, too, all stages of sea
worthiness. Somo aro more cockle
shells; others aro comfortablo and
oven elegant steamships titled for ac
commodation of many passengers and
much ftoight. For the past weok they
havo been leaving at tho rate of twe
and thrco and even four a day, leaded
in ovcry instonco below tho wator lint
with material and supplies and rocvuitf
for tho laud of fabulous golden storiei
and (probably) meager golden realities
Tho rush is eomparaulo to tho Klon
diko excitement in dimensions and lav
ish expenditure of money lor prepara
tion. Indeed, it is probablo that more
nortli-tiouud argonauts havo been it
Soattlo during the past 10 days that
for any similar period two years ago
Thcro is moro concentration about it.
Then nconlo worole.tvim; nil durillL' the
winter and mirlv siirlnu for Kkauwav
and Dyca and thoro was no serious con-
gostion hero at any timo. Now Seattle
is tho temporary ultima thulo; tlic
pass along Soattle's water front those wouuueel tociay as a resuii oi uiu sutiku.
days. It is choked with tniillc, Martin Zika, 18 years of ago, was
thronged with peoplo, Httoied with the. struck in tho left breast by a bullet
various belongings of the mnu.y thous- Mired from a streot car. Conductor
...i ..i.i. .... ..i....i i..,i..ii, in' Knrlov and Moterman Joseph Drako
Nomers como hero, or to Portland oi lliirteouth and Hcruort BtrcolB. Tlio
Ban Francisco, and stay until tho day riot was lively whilo it lasted, fully
of dobnrkatiou. Tho first vossol loft 100 shots being ilred, and its tho streets
Vancouver, II. O., April 0, and it vviif' woro crowded with peoplo, it is re
followed by intermittent departures ol markablii tho number of peoplo injured
sailing craft; but it was not until the.
Itobert Dollar loft, on May 15, that any
porcoptiblo diminution was madoiuthe
crowds of eager speculators and pros
pectors. She was followed rapidly bj
other steamers with many hundreds ol
passengers.
THE CUBAN FRAUDS.
Subject for Healed I'ollth'iil llelnile Ir
the Semite.
Washington, May 25. This was t
day of rasping political controversy anr
oratory in tho senate. With tho contro'
versy, those on the Democratic sldo n
the chamber, anomalous as it may
seem, had little to do. What by far- lug that each ouo of tho dologates had
seeing senators is regarded as likoly been sent out as a minister plouipoton
to bo tho paramount -issuo of tho up- J tlary by tho lloer ropubllcs. It is stir
preaching national campaign was tin mixed that if they havo credentials con
subject of two notable speeches, one feirlng diplomatic powers upon them
by Piatt, of Cuuectlcut, and tho othoi the delegates havo purosoly refrained
by Spoouer. Hie former was an answei' from presenting them, in ordor to avoid
to the speech delivered a few days ngc a dislocation of their plans for the
by Uncoil, ou his resolution (lemnndiiiy future.
an examination of financial condition Having had reason to anticipate tho
iu Cuba. Piatt favored the adoption declination of the United Statei govern
of the resolution, but deprecated what uient to iuterveuu in behalf of tho re
lio called a cheap effort to make polltl-j publics, it is surmised that the dole
cal capital out of a shameful condition gates refrained from endeavoring to
of affairs, which tho itopublicau party i establish a diplomatic character in
ncodod no prodding to induce it tc ' order to reduce the liability to inter
probe to tho bottom. ruption iu tho propaganda thoy aro
ino spcocn oi ftpooner was a continu-,
illtnil lt llltl nililriiritl nf viikt.irilnt m Mm !
Phllllpiuo question. In its course he
bocnnie involved in a hunted and sensa
tional colloquy With Halo over the
government's conduct of uffairs in out
"insular jwssosslons." It was a io-
markablo controveisy botweon two ol
tho best equipped senators in tho ftn-
ato, and was listened to with profound
attoutlou by senators, many roprosou
tatives and crowded galleries.
LAKEVIEW IN ASHES.
The lliiilnvii l'lirllnn of tlio Town lie.
alroyrd.
Lakoviow, May 25. Excepting two
.houses tho entire buisness portiou ol
Lakovlovv is destroyed by lire. Not
less than .350,000 worth of property
has gouo up iu smoke. Tho govern
ment laud ofllco, the K)8tollice, tho'two
newspaper ofllces and tho eutiro busi
ness district is a charred mass of debris.
Just as tho Itopublicau meeting as
sembled last niglit at 8:30 the lire
started iu room 27 of tlio Lakovlovv
house, and withlu two hours tho tovvu
was destroyed.
No lives wore lost and tho jicople are
being provided for through friends.
The insurance, though running into tlio
thousands, is far below tho loss,
Tuur of Dutch KiMiiya,
Washington, May 35. Mr. Fischer,
ono of tho lioor envoys, sjwko freely to
day of their general plans for the
future lio said it was tholr purpose
to visit 10 or. 13 of tho principal cities
of the United States and explain to the
peoplo whatovor thoy might wish to
know of their cause. 'llioy came to
jdead with the whole American people
for sympathy and support. Tho cities
wnicn tney will visit Have not vetH
been determined upon, and iu making
their selections thoy will bo guided by
tholr friends. It is probablo that they
will eventually reach San Francisco,
stopping en route at Chicago, Milwau
kee, St. Louis and Cincinnati. Other
cities have also been moutioued.
Washington, May 21. Mall reports
from the I'hlllppiuoi show that there
has been a steady increase in the num
ber ot bubonio plague cases. There
were 90 cases iu Manila during Janu
ary! 48 during February, ami 50 dur
lug March. During the three mouths
approximately 100 cases of lopiosy also
were discovered.
lloer Surrender,
Kimberley, May 25. About 800
lloera havo surrendered at Yryburg,
uortb of Kimberley, und a. little more
than half way between .that placo ana
Mafckiug. The road is all clear from
Mafekiug, aud all opposition iu this
district is practically euded,
The rUKuo n ltlu.
ltio iuieini. Alnv 24. It I nOlnUl.
I ly announced that several cases t the
' pUgue have occurred here.
RIOTING GROWS WORSE.
llloortuhed IKieulte From tha Strike
la
St. I.oult-Htrlkera' Cowardly Aot.
S't. Louis, May 24. Ono boy was
killed and thrco men and a girl wore
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wero placed under arrost. J-arley
ad-
tu its hu vlna tlied tho fatal shot.
The wounded are: Cluronco K.
Mullen, motorman, sho! in the upper
portion ol tlio loit arm, nomo in jbck
HOUvlllo. 111.. WOUtld UOt SOrlOUSj Mill
nle Kruogor, 18 years old, struck in tho
loft thiuli by a clauoing bullot, not
serious; two rioters seen to fall during
a fight at Thirteenth and Herbert
streets, between a mob of 250 mon and
tho police, carried away by friends, and
names not learned.
Zika was shot lato in tho afternoon
while standing in tlio door of his homo
at l'JOO Ooyor nveuuo. A mob of sev
eral hundred men had surrounded a
car of tho Tower Orovo lino, and wore
threatening tho coudnctor and motor
man. A few stones had boon thrown,
when a shot was ilred from the car, tho
bullet striking Zika full in tho broast.
He died within a few minutes. Con
ductor, Farloy and Motorman Drako
w oro arrostod by tho police. At tho
police station tonight, Farloy admitted
having Ilred thoshot which killed Zika.
He tired, ho said, at a man who was pro
wiring tu throw a stouo at him, and
the bullot struck Zika.
Tho four peoplo wounded wero all
injured during a light which occurred
t 5:U0 o'clock, at the intersection of
was to small.
PRO-BOER CAMPAIGN.
Tut are l'liiiia of tlio- African l'cuoe Kit
toy In America.
Washington, May 24. Tho stato de
partment docs not expoct to havo any
further communication with tho Doer
delegates. If tho lloer delegates had
any credentials giving them an official
btatus they failed to present them, or
oven to refer to them in tho cotirso of
their talks with thoolllcials. Tho only
sign of the possession by them of diplo
matic powers was tho inscription ou
the cauls presented by them, indicat
aLoui to conduct in tho country at
large. Although tho United Statos
government beyond n doubt has the
power to stop this propaganda at any
point and dismiss tho dolegatos from
the United States, it can bo stated that
there is no likelihood of any such
action being takon, so long as tho agi-
tatlon Is conducted by private- Individ
mils, hut it is said at the state depart
ment that tho precedent established iu
tho case of Uonet, tho agent to this
couutry by French revolutionists,
would roquiro tho government jier
omptorily to stop tho prosecution by
lawfully accredited agents of thobellig
oreut nation ot efforts to aid their causo
within tho United Statos through pub
liu demonstrations.
IN THE HEMP PROVINCES.
No
ainnlulpnl Government Until
I he
ltulit-li Aro Driven Out.
Manila, May 24. General James M.
Moll, commanding tho homp provinces
of Hon t burn Luzon, has issuod an ordor
to his olllcors not to attempt to organ
izo municipal governments, as pro
scribed by Major-Gonpral Otis iu his
recent order, on accouut of tho dis
turbed conditions. Tho Amei leans oc
cupy a few coast towns, whilo tho in-
surgents Burroniid them, constantly as
sailing tho garrisons, which are too
small to attempt operations iu tho sur
rounding country.
Major Wise, with two companies, is
in Dousol, an important town of Sorso
gon, sunounded by 1,000 insurgents.
The Americans occupy trenches, and
are coutluually exehauglug shots with
tho enemy. Several regiments aro
needed to control each Sou thorn prov
ince, but thoy cannot bo sparod from
their present stations. Anothor squad
ron of cavalry will be sont to Gouoral
lieu.
On tho first troublo occuring with tho
Moros, in tho southern part of Min
danao, at Cottotutto, Major Hrett sent
a detachment to preserve peaco at a
conferouco botvvoon two quarrellug
ohlofs. During tho conference the
tribes began shooting. Ono of the
nanus tired on tho Americans from an
old Spanish fort. Tho soldiors re
turned tho tiro, killing eoveral of the
uatlves, but they were uuable to take
tho fort, although a gunboat shelled it.
Maor Mrott is sending a larger bodv to
punish tho recalcltrauta.
A Miieiiiau'i Death.
Mutto Mont.. May 24. William
Courtney, employed by the Kooky
Mountain Moll Telophone Compauy
while stringing a new wire in front of
tho company's ofiico today, encountered
a live wire and was instantly killed.
He came here from St. Paul.
Sn Fiauolsco, May 24. Thomas
MoDennott, brother of Maxine Elliott
the actress, wife of Nat Goodwin, com
mitted suicide today. Domestlo ttou
bles led to dcapondenuv
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, t
VOTE FOR
WM.
FRAZIER
Regular Republican
Nominee for
SHERIFF
Of Multnomah
County.
ELECTION:
Monday, June 4, 1900
For District Attorney
RUSSELL E. SEWALL
(Present Incumbent.)
Republican Nominee
RODNEY L GLISAN
Regular Republican Nominee for
COUNCILMAN
(From Second aril.)
riccllon, June 4, HXK).
EDWARD WERLEIN
Regular Republican Nominee for
CITY TREASURER
Klcctlon, June i, ivoo.
A. L MILLS
Republican Candidate for
REPRESENTATIVE
(For Mullnoimili Count))
Klcctlon, June i, 1W0.
WALTER F. BURRELL
Republican Candidate for
COUNCILMAN
(From Third Ward)
Election, June -I, IVflO.
DR. D. H. RAND
(I'rcient Incumbent)
Regular Republican Nominee for
COUNTY CORONER
Kkcllnii,June4, 1C00.
J. G. MACK
Republican Nominee for
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
flection June I.
THOMAS McNAMEE
Republican Nomine for
CONSTABLE
Went Bide.
VOTE FOR
WLLLIAM B.CHASE
Republican Nominee for
CITY ENGINEER
S. C. BEACH'
Republican Nominee for
RECORDER
Election June i.
SCOTT BROOKE
Republican Nominee lot
COUNTY TREASURER
election June i.
VOTE FOR
THOS. A. JORDAN,
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.
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