THB-MGENING OBEGONIAtf, WBDNBSD'AT, OCTOBEK 2, 1900.
M IS FOR BRYAN
Mebrska Orator Sureof About
' 500 Plurality.
BANNER COUNTY OP DEMOCRACY
Republicans TheroHjpblr Cleaned
Out la Jsae in tko Contest for
County Offices.
-AUBANY, Or., Oct 23. (Staff correspon
dence.) Linn will be the banner Demo
cratic county of Oregon this year. It
will give Bryan not far from 500 plurality.
The Republicans concede 250, and Demo
cratic estimates run up to 700. The Dem
ocrats Insist that in June they were GOO
to the good of the Republicans. They
base this assertion on the fact that the
Fusion candidates for County Judge and
School Superintendent had 578 and G52
plurality, respectively. But this lead did
not bold, good for the remainder of tbelr
ticket Daly, Fusion, beat Tongue, Re
publican, for Congress, and Jeffreys, Fu
sion, beat Hart, Republican, for District
Attorney, by 309. The average plurality
of 'the Fusion legislative and county can
didates was 373. The Fusion excess over
, the Republicans was about S73 In a total
vote of 4422, against a registration of 5122.
The stay-at-home vote was 700, of which
.the Democrats claim 70 per cent Chair
man B. M. Paine, of the Democratic
County Committee, says that the full reg
istered vote will have to be cast in order
for Sryan to have 700 plurality. Whether
-It .will come out or not, (he says, will
depend upon the weather on election day.
P. J". Smiley, a Democrat whose acquaint
ance with the county is large, says the
Vote next month will "be about 4G00, an In
crease of 178 compared with June. If the
Democrats get 70 per cent of this, Bryan,
conceding athe Democratic claim that he
is stronger than the Fusion ticket was
In June, ought to beat McKinley by about
500.
Xjfnn Steadfast to Democracy.
Of the counties in Oregon that gave
Bryan large pluralities In 1896, Unn alone
remains steadfast to the Nebraskan. It
is the only sure Bryan county in the
state this year. All the others have
either swung into the Republican column
or are fighting ground. Jackson gave 975,
Baker 904, Union 847, Ldnn 672, Coos 453,
Lane 383, Wallowa 261, and Umatilla 224.
Coos Lane and Umatilla are surely Re
publican. Jackson (has been carried by
the Republicans since 1896 and is close this
year. In Baker the Republicans gained
755 votes between June, 1S95, and June,
1900, reducing the Republican minority
to 214, and are pressing Bryan hand this
FaH" Union and Wallowa have shown
large Republican gains, and bid fair to
become McKinley counties. But Linn re
fuses to budge. Prosperity may come and
prosperity may go, but Linn continues to
be Democratic or Populistlc. In some
parts of the county Democracy is as
deeply rooted as it is anywhere south of
Mason -and Dixon's line. In the backwoods
precincts there are Democrats who look
upon all Republicans as Abraham Lincoln
men and darned abolitionists. They are
as Democratic today as they were in Civil
War times, when they beat down the
fences of "Unionists and turned cattle into
their fields to trample -.and eat their
rcrons. .
A young man who was a. candidate on
the Hepubllcan ticket for a county office
6. lew years ago, ventured into one of
these backwoods Democratic strongholds
and canvassed for votes at a grange pic
nic. His card, arranged so as not to
arouse undue suspicion, bore his name
and, picture and the name of the office
which he sought, but not his party desig
nation. After distributing a number of
the cards with the remark that he was
a native Oregonian, the candidate no
ticed that several men collected in a
group and intently scanned the cards. At
last one old fellow, who was probably
the dean of the settlement, drew away
from the group, and, approaching the
candidate, asked: "Young man, what
might be your party?"
"I am a Republican," replied the can
didate. '"Young man," said the old man, very
solemnly, "we have sworn to down the
political principles you represent You
must go down to defeat, sir; you must
go down to defeat"
'In the upheavel that has been a dis
tinguishing feature of Oregon politics in
the past 12 years, some sort of change
has come over every county in the state,
except Linn. Here Democracy is the para
mount issue with the dyeu-n-the- wool
Democrats. They accept Bryan on a sil
ver platform and tlhey would accept him
on a gold platform. He would be their
Idol were be for expansion or against it
in "favor of the trusts or opposed to them.
They are as strongly for him, though he
sets up Abraham Lincoln as the ideal of
American statesmanship, as they were for
the Democracy of 18G4 which denounced
Lincoln as a son of perdition and blamed
(him for all the ills of government Their
Democracy is Impenetrable.
The following table shows how the
county has voted in recent years:
Repub- Demo- Peo-
llcan. cratic. pies.
1892. President 1639
633
234S
25S6
1896, Congre&s UB47
1896, President 20C4
1SDS, Governor .1904
1S9S, Congress .1867
ISM. Congress . 1S75
442
2376
2026
10S3
20S4
145
083
92
Fusion of Democrats and Populists.
Tio Show for 31 cKialey ria Ltaa.
Having in 1888 elected a State Senator,
the Treasurer and the Assessor, made a
close run for Governor and Congressman,
and reduced the big Bryan plurality of
1896 from 672 to lesB than 150, the Re
publicans went - into the June campaign
this year with every prospect of victors'.
Their organization .under Dr. W. H. Davis,
as county chairman, was better than ever,
and they had the strong Issues of pros
perity and industrial development to draw
votes. They urged registration in the
towns and sent notaries into the remote
places to reach voters who could not
afford to leave their work. The Fuslon'sts
did the same. Both parties put up strong
tickets and made every effort to get out
the full vote. It was a clean-cut fight
for the offices and tine Fusionlsts won
everything with the exception of one pre
cinct office. It has been a long time since
the Republicans-have been so thoroughly
defeated in JJnn as they were in June.
The 'Democrats hailed it as a great Demo
cratic victory, but It was fusion that did
the work.
v.Judglng from the June vote that Mo
CKlnley has no chance to carry the coun
ty, "Che Republicans are letting the cam
paign drift along. They expect a few
votes from Democrats who voted with
their party in local affairs in June but
who are not Bryanltes. Dr. Davis, the
County chairman, thinks the stay-t-fcome
vote of both parties will keep away from
the polls next month. "The Democrats
have uo fear of losing the county and
ere inert Like the Republicans, they are
making no effort to bring out the stay-at-homes.
They say that all who care to
vote next month will have to walk to
the polls, as they will not send after any
one.
Linn Cpunty cast 36 votes for Palmer,
Gold Democrat, in 1896. The Democrats
say that all these and the majority of
the Democrats who supported MeKinloy
In 1896 will return to Bryan this year.
But they are evidently mistaken. If they
are cutting deeply into the McKinley vote
the figures do not show it Compared
with the vote for McKinley In U596, the
Republican vote for Governor in 1S98 "de
creased 160, and 189 for Congressman in
1900. This vote is not lost to the' Re
publicans, but is simply the Republican
proportion of the stay-at-homes. Com
pared with Bryan's vote in IB90, the
Fusion vote for Governor was 710 less
in 1898, and 552 less for Congressman in
1900. , The greater percentage of this
vote still belongs to the Fusionlsts, but
it has been staying away from the polls
since 1896. C. G. Rawllngs, who Is in
close touch'wlth the Gold Democrat?, says
be knows at least a dozen of them in
Albany who will not go to Bryan, and he
believes that if ,the county were can
vassed many more would be found. John
Holman, manager of the Albany Iron
Works,, who was a pronounced Bryan
man In 1896, will vote for McKinley. Mr.
Holman was for a larger circulation in
1896 and he thought it would come from
16 to 1, but he has found that the gold
standard does the business best Mr.
Holman thought in 1893 that Bryan was a
sincere friend of the people, but he has
found him to be a commonplace dema
gogue. H. E. R.
BRYAKITBS ARE LOSING 'GROUND.
Clark: County Will Roll Up Good Ma
jority for Republican Ticket.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct 23. Clark
County will go for the Republican ticket
in November by a good round majority.
The opposition is losing ground In, all
sections. Members of the Republican
campaign committee, and speakers en
gaged in the active work of the cam
paign announce an Increase, both in the
attendance and Interest at the Republic
an meetings, while the reports from
those conducting the Democratic cam
paign are of a very different eharacter.
They complain of the small crowds
which greet their campaign speakers,
and of a general lack of enthusiasm and
Interest The Democratic managers have
practically conceded the election in the
county to the Republicans, and are mak
'lng their campaign, outside of this city,
almost entirely upon local Issues in an,
endeavor to save one or, two of the nom
inees on the county ticket
BRYANXTE FOR M'KIKLET.
Convinced That Gold Standard Is Re
sponsible for Good Times.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Oct 23. John,
Boeker, proprietor of a basket manufac
tory at GreenvIlle,who was a pronounced
free silver advocate In 1896, as well as a
supporter of Bryan, will cast his vote
for McKinley in November. He Is con
vinced that the gold standard Is respon
sible for the good times which have
marked the present Administration, and
he does not care to experiment with the
monetary system. Mr. Boeker said he
noticed a difference In industrial condi
tions as soon as Cleveland stepped out of
the White House. Money became more
plentiful, laborer more scarce, -wages
went up with a- bound In short prosper
ity at once swept over the land. He wants
these conditions' continued, anr! will there
fore vote the Republican tlckit ,
.v t -
Casaraaa at Catalamct.
"BKAMOKA'WA, Wash... Oct 23. Rep
resentative Cushman addressed a large
audience at. Cathlamet yesterday after
noon on the political Issues df the day.
Mr. Cushman dealt largely with the
prosperity of the country and showed
how fallacious were the claims' of fhbse
who said that the panic of four "years
ago was merely an accident, and that
the prosperity of today was unlnfluence'd
by legislation. The speaker, topk ,up 'the
trust question and showed that the only
anti-trust legislation ever enacted was
fathered by the Republican party. He
proved that when the Democrats- were
in full control of all three 'branches of
the Government and Bryan was in Con
gress that they passed' no anti-trust law.
Mr. Cushman, who has been pretty well
over the state a campaigning, says that
'he has no doubt whatever that .this state
will give a handsome"1 majority for not
only the Republican National, but the
entire state tlckt
Bryan Xeetlxts; at Ore-groa ' City. '
OREGON CITY, Or., Oct 23. Colonel c.
E. S. Wood addressed -a fair-sized -audience
at ShlvelyH Theater tonight A
number of prominent' local Democrats
and Populists occupied seats on the plat
form, while Robert A. Miller presided.
The gist of his speech wasdlrected prin
cipally against Imperialism, and was very
similar to the addresses recently deliv
ered by him at other points. Stirring er
forts were made by the Bryanltes to get
out a good crowd, and they succeeded.
Hon. C "W. Fulton at Mora.
MORO, Or.. Oct. ,23. Hon. C. W. Ful
ton, of Astoria, opened the Republican
campaign here last night .by an address
in the opera-house. The speaker present
ed true Republican principles in a plain,
easy style, and completely won the favor
of the large audience, who often inter
rupted his remarks by loud and continued
applause. Residents from almost every
section of Morrow County were in at
tendance. Dell Stuart at Albany.
ALBANY, Or., Oct 23. Dell Stuart, ot
Portland, spoke tonight In this city
under the auspices of the Democratic
Club. He was greeted, by a good audience,
and his remarks were quite well received.
Forestry In Philippines.
ITHACA, N. Y Oct 23. President
Schurman, of Cornell University, today
announced that the New York College of
Forestry had been asked to furnish com
petent assistants to the Forestry Bureau
at Manila, P. L Captain Ahem, in charge
of that bureau, purposes to reorganize the
bureau, which under Spanish rule em
ployed over 130 officials, to supervise the
exploration of 20.000,000 acres or more of
public forest domain, furnishing now a
revenue of $100,000 annually. He expects
to Increase this revenue greatly under
competent foresters. He also purposes to
send graduates from native colleges to
take a special course in forestry at Cor
nell University.
South Carolina Exposition.
CHARLESTON, S. C, Oct 23. The di
rectors of the South Carolina Interstate
and West Indian Exposition have received
the designs and drawings for buildings
and grounds. The plans include about 15
important buildings, the largest to be the
cotton palace, "which will have an -area of
50,000 square feet For the Government
building It is proposed to have a replica
of the White? House.
Dominican Revolt Suppressed.
SAN- DOMINGO, Oct & The complete
suppression of the revolution Is officially
announced. General Garcia has surren
dered unconditionally. Senator Mota has
been arrested on the charge of complicity
in the movement Senor Despradel has
been appointed minister cf agriculture In
succession to Senpr Vasquea.
TO MAKE TAXES EQUAL
BAKER OITY CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE TAKES UP MATTER. ..
Assessors of State" Should Constltate
Eqaeillzation Board General Co
operation Asked
BAKER CITY, Oct. 19. The Baker City
Chamber of Commerce has outlined some
changes in the assessment laws of the
state, with .the purpose of agitating the
enactment of' a new law at the next ses
sion of the Legislature. A State Board
of. Equalization, consisting of the various
County Assessors, is recommended; also
making taxes on personal property a lien
on real estate of the owner thereof, and,
where real estate is not possessed, col
lection of such taxes by the, Assessor at
the time of assessment; changing the time
of assessment to any period between
March 1 and the first Monday in August;
abolishment of poll tax, and a penalty
for delinquency In payment of taxes.
Much dissatisfaction exists here over
taxes since the State Board of Equaliza
tion was done away with, and those best
Informed state that the sentiment of
Baker County is peculiar to most of the
country districts in the state. Multno
mah's big reduction causes outside coun
ties to feel that an undue burden has been
placed upon rural districts. The only
hope of an equitable standard, as viewed
here, is another state board. The Couhty
Assessors have been suggested because of
their familiarity with the subject and
also to have the board consist of mem
bers already receiving salary.
Copies of the reforms suggested will
be mailed to all the chambers of com
merce of Che state. Mayors, county offi
cials and state legislators, and -the press
will be asked to give them publicity. The
committee investigating the matter will
submit a report at the next meeting ,of
the Baker City Chamber of Commerce.
In part, it is as follows: .
"Where Reforms Are Needed.
"There are five questions which seem
to necessitate reforms: First, assessment
on property; second, poll taxes; third,
road taxes; fourth, ' property road taxes;
fifth, delinquent, taxes.
"The laws of Oregon say that assess
ment shall be -made on the full value of
property. Every one knows that no As
sessor can do this. The Assessor Is power
less to relieve the people by higher-valuations,
as state taxes are collected from
each county on the basis of the assessed
valualon. In no county of this state are
the properties asessed at their full value,
and, therefore, there is no rule. The re
sult Is that some counties may pay one
tenth, others one-fifth and others one
fourth. "Should all properties be assessed at
their full values, the levy might fall from
5 or 6 per cent In some counties? to 1 or
1 per cent. It" Is the right of the As
sessor to assess each piece of property
at Its full value. If this were done, the
taxes in some counties would absorb the
equal of six months' of the rental of such
property. These conditions render the
work of the Assessor very difficult as he
"has no right to adopt a definite per
centage of the real value of property.
His only resource is to follow along the
lines of what has been done in his office
previously.
"Assessors mention the difficulty which'
they meet in estimating the full value
of certain property, such as cattle, horses,
shares, stocks and trade goods. When a
declaration of value is signed and sworn
to by" a taxpayer, it should be necessary
to provide that any failure to include all
property renders the owner'llable to pay
double the amount of the -tax. Similar
provisions exist already In Idaho, Where
such failures subject the' taxpayer to "a
fine. , ;
"A Board df Equalization existed -in the
state to equalize the rates on property
all over the state, until abolished by-the
'ldst"Leglslatui-e;''Every,''one "knows the
result already State 'taxes have Increased
In most of1 the xountles, and largely de
creased in a few -others. There' was much
criticism against the old 'board,' but' Its
abolishment proves once more that one
Head of .control, .'whatever may be" Its defects.-
is -far better than none at all. "We
are of the opinion that. thejplrncfpal" re-forms-that
should be'made m the assess
ment of' property and collection"" of "taxes
are'as follows: '
""" Assessment of Property.
"First That .the 33 County Assessors 'of
trio state constitute a state board of
equalization, with powers tp equalize the
assessment of each county of , the' state
ona cash basis; said board, totmeet at
Salem' once a year on th'e'first Monday of
October; the members thereof to receive
no compensation for their services .other,
than their usual per diem paid" by each
county to Its member; said board to be
allowed reasonable clerical' aid, 'to tie' palii
by the state. ' --'.-
"Second That all taxes' on '"' personal
property shall, on and '-after the date4 -of
assessment be considered a' Hen upon
any and air real ' estate which -the owner
"of said personal property, at. the. date
of Its assessment may be or become the
owner of; that all taxes on personal
property which are not secured' by 'real
estate as -above provided, shall- be col
lected by the Assessor at the time of the
assessment, the same to be estimated'' In
accordance with the levy of, the 'previous
'year, or-on some other equ!tablebasls;
that the time. of as3essmehtbe'any"pefIo"d
between the first day of March tand the
flrst'Monday In August of each. year; that
all taxes shall be paid to the '-"County
Treasurer at his office on or before, the
first Monday 'of April of each year; that
'on' and after the first Monday In April
of each year all taxes not paid 'shall be
declared delinquent and a penalty shall
be added, and-the'dellnquenfroll placed
in the hands of the Sheriff for collection
by levy and sale, as upon execution.
"Third That a fine equal to double-the
tax shall be liriposed for each failure .to
Include all property in' the declaration
signed and sworn to by the taxpayer.
"As a proper means of ascertaining the
value of all properties, would recommend
a provision rendering It obligatory that
every lease of real estate be registered,
the same to be enforced by proper and
adequate penalty.
"Recommend that all poll taxes be abol
ished. "Recommend that the road laws be re
vised in such manner that all property
and' road taxes be collected in money, the
poll road tax to be collected by the Sher
iff, and the property road tax to be col
lected as other property taxes, and that
a more stringent penalty be employed. y
Delinquent Taxes.
"Your committee further recomraends
that soon as the delinquent roll is placed.
In the hands of the Sheriff that he pro
ceed at once to levy upon, advertise and
sell the same, as upon execution; that
the state only be allowed to bid at tax
sales of real estate for delinquent taxes,
which bid of the state must always be
equal to the amount of such taxes and
costs; that after such sale the state shall
add an adequate penalty and shall lold
Pears'
Pears' soap is nothing
but soap.
Pure soap is as gentle as
oil to the living skin.
Pears' is the purest and
best toilet soap in all the
world.
All Borta of people use h, all sorts ot stem
sell k, especially dragghts.
such property five years, subject to re
demption by the owner or-ariy person 'in
terested in such real estate; that at the
end of said five years the state shall
offer such property for sale, If riot re
deemed before, the same another state
lands, and a deed from the gtate for such
lands shall pass a title in fee-simple to
such property, the Btate at the time -of
such sale to pay the county In which
the same occurs the full amount of taxes
due and costs.
"Further recommend that all tax re
ceipts be Issued by the state to the differ
ent counties, uniform in size and stamped
with the ' f ac simile of the seal of the
state, with stubs and receipts' carefully
numbered."
SIMPLE AND COMPLEX.
Democratic and Republican
Forcibly Contrasted.
Rule
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct 23 (To the
Editor.) Prosperity abounds. T tried rot
a. week, to get a man 'to work on' my
farm. Finally I succeeded In getting one
at $2 50-per day, and I didn't, payA hlm,in
48-cent dollars, .either. ..I know this to be
the largest wages paid for that' kind ot
labor in 60 years. Now, if I was1 a- labor
ing man, I would vote for McKinley, .but
as I am not and want cheap labor, I have
informed the public, that I am going -to
vote for-Bryan. On second thought, how
ever, I , have decided to-retract my asser
tion, for if perchance Bryan Bhduld hap
pen to slip In, I couldn't get the money
to pay the hands it is necessary for me to
employ. ,
I bought a cow In Cleveland's rule for
$14. I sold the animal and young calf in
1JKX), a year of McKinley's . Admlnlstn.
tion, for $62. Didn't AJcKlnley prove to be
the best financier for the American peo
ple? I don't have to stand' my sheep on
their heads to keep from looking them In
the face when I shear them, as I .did in
'Cleveland's rule. It Isn't "good policy to
shout before you get out of the woods,
but I .am going to holler right now. Lis
ten! . Whoop! Hurrah for McKinley! 1
told the public through tho press In 1890.
that McKinley would' be 're-elected in
1900, and I haven't changed my mlna.
Since I heard Oregon's Representative,
Mr. Tongue, give the pedigree of tho
Demo-Pops I am going to double my bet
on McKinley. Bryan Is trying to put
down our flag in the Philippines.1- I have
purchased a 6xl0-foot banner, with the
Starp and Stripes, to wave over my prune
drier. Once the flag is up, let It stay up.
No matter If Bryan did need a "para
mount" Issue when he advised ratification
of -the treaty with Spain. And then to
have-the" audacity to say that we stole
the sea islands!
I had, an exceptional coon dog when 1
was a boy that reminds me of Bryan.
He was constantly barking at something.
I couldn't tell what, for It was always up
the wrong tree, so I filled him full ot
lead so that he could not deceive any ont
else. There are, other ways of killing a
man, Mr. Bryan' especially, 6., to vote
'him out of existence, which we will do
on the 6th of November.
Bryan "says-that It was the Ignorant for
eign vote that elected McKinley In 1893.
He must expect to get it this time. If
I was going to hunt for Demo-Pops after
'November 6 I would go to the under
taker's. They will be burled under a" great
avalanche of votes for Republican pros
perity. Their theory Is built on sana.
Here Is a fair proposition, which I
make in all sincerity: r
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD FOR ANY ONE
of 'brains, sheep's .brains not excepted, hat
prosperity has not struck, mentally,- phys
ically or financially. . ,.
I don't believe the American 'peopte,
with tholr Intelligence, will let go of a
good thing for an uncertainty. A biru
In hand, is worth two in the bush, espe-cially-in
the interest of the American peo
ple of today. .1 am for the worklngman,
which -practically means stable money,
protection and expansion.
'I'know Jtwo boys whpv are getting 53
per day.. working In a logging camp.' Did
such" .conditions exist under Cleveland's
rule? ' If any one -says that prosperity
rdoesnot abound, I don't say they llo,
but they talk; Just like-1 do when I lie.
I paid a man $7 50 for three days' work
on-my farm plowing, and I was glad to
get him at that figure. I am prosperous,
however, and am willing to share my
,gqod fortune with my fellow-man. Re
publicanism and good imes go hand in
hand, ' and as the proof of the pudding
is 'in' the eatlrig 'thdreof, a verdict more
th'an favorable to McKinley- can be ex
pected 'next month.
ORSON M. SEWARD. ."
, .J.-, A Mine Strike Settled.
.LINTON, Ind., .Oct 23. The strike at
Island,'City mine, No. 1, has been settled,
the coal' company agreeing. to give em
ployment to the .man who" was objec
tionable, to It but reserving the right to
employ or not employ any union miner In
the "future. Over 500 miners were out
i- 'Revolution Threatens Hayti.
. KINGSTON,.' Jamaica, Oct. .-23. Tho1
Gleanar,. published a report that, a filibus
terlng.expeditlon,' headed by a well-known
Haytlen- exile, is being prepared here for
the overthrow of the government of Gen
eral Simon Sam, the president of Hayti.
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NO DISAPPEARING GUNS
ARMY BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT
USE BE DISCONTINUED.
Now Up to Secretary of "War, "Who
."Will tilcely Give Approval Too
Much Mechanism Involved.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. The decision
of the Board of Ordnance and Fortifica
tions to do away with the disappearing
guns Is one of the important and far
reaching conclusions in Army matters
that has not received very large atten
tion. The board consists of five members,
Lieutenant-General Miles, commanding
the Army; Colonel Rogers, an artillery
officer; General Buffington, Chief of Ord
nance; General Wilson, Chief of Engin
eers, and a civilian member, ex-Representative
Henderson of Illinois. It ap
pears that the board was not unanimous
in Its recommendations, two members,
Generals Wilson and Buffington, voting
against the decision, so Its action was
by a majority of one. The whole ques
tion Is to bo reviewed by the Secretary of
War, and It is possible that the recom
mendation of the board may not be ap
proved, although It Is more than likely,
when all features are considered, that It
will be. Possibly there will be a modifi
cation in the recommendation so as to
have disappearing guns for the low sites
only and nondlsappearing guns on the
high sites.
The history of disappearing guns Is &
long one, and goes back to the time when
Secretary Endlcott was at the head of
the War Department. ' He created a
board of ordnance, known as the Endlcott
Board, which, after due deliberation, de
cided in favor of dlsapearlng guns. This
board was created really by an act of
Congress providing that it should Inves
tigate the subject of disappearing guns
and decide if they were feasible. The
Ordnance Bureau Immediately went Intt
the subject of working out a scheme for
disappearing guns, and the result was
the Bufflngton-Crozier disappearing caf
rloge, which has been adopted by the
department and which is in use in every
place where disappearing guns have been
mounted in fortifications.
The argument against disappearing gun3
is that the carriage Involves a great deai
of mechanism, and a small thing might
disable the gun entirely and make It a.
very serious question In case a fortifica
tion was attacked by a hostile fleet It
is' said, also, that a gun mounted in full
view of an enemy Is a very small tar
get, especially fiom a ship, and that
there Is less likelihood of this gun being
disabled by a shot from a ship on tno
water than a disappearing gun being dis
abled by Jts own discharge. The matter
has been talked over a great deal among
artillery officers who have had charge of
fortifications along the seacoast, and the
consensus, of opinion is that the disap
pearing carriage for high sites 13 nor
necessary, although it may prove very
satisfactory on the low sites, where tho
fortifications are practically on a level
with the ship.
The recommendation of the board, how
ever, will stop In the future the mount
ing of guns with disappearing carriages
on any sites. It is also said to be the
consensus of opinion of European officers
that the disappearing carriage Is a failure
so far as its practical workings are con
cerned. The Government has been to a great
deal of expense In making emplacements
and in manufacturing disappearing gun
carriages. The guns themselves so
mounted, can, of course, be placed upon
stationary mounts, but the work of mak
ing the emplacements and cost of disap
pearing carriages already In use has been
considerable. Possibly If the new recom
onendatlon 13 carried into effect there will
be no disposition to remount "these guns-
1 already mounted, and they will be usea
until they are destroyed by time and tho
weather.
President of 'Council Sent to Jail.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct 23. Judge Wing,
of, the Common Pleas Court, today or
deredPresIdent D. B. Steur, of the City
'Council, -sent to Jail for contempt In re
fusing to testify In the Council bribery
Investigation. The writ of habeas corpus
sought by Steur was denied. Subsequent
ly President Steur,' furnished bail and was
released pending an appeal to the Circuit
Court It i3 stated that the Investigation
wjll be resumed within a few days and a
number of Counclmen called before the
committee to testify.
' Secretary Root's " Health.
NEW. YORK, Oct 23,-The fact that
Secretary Root did not Immediately ac
company the President to Canton, but left
for New York, has '- caused considerable
talk at Washington, according to a spe
cial to the World. The announcement, is
made 'that 'he will go West, after
some private business has been dispatched
ln.New York. He'haB-an appointment to
make a political speech at Youngstown,
0.,on October 25.
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Foaeral of Cnarlea Dudley Warner.
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place this afternoon from Asylum Hill
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were of the richest character, .including
an anchor from the Society of the May
flower Descendants In Connecticut. Among
the honorary pallbearers were: Thomas
Ralley Aldrlch. S. L. Clemens. Senator
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The BanUh Wett Indies.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. Relative to the
European reports of the efforts of the
United States to purchase the Danish
West Indies, it Is said here there has been
no sensible change in the status of tho
matter for some time past The United
Stites Government Is quietly awaiting de
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