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ALBANY REGISTER. 7 Jithttf tpitt V. H. Offlrlitl Paper lor Oregon. FRIDAY, JUNE il, 1873. Affairs at the Front. News from General Davis head quarters, to the 6th, state that soon after the arrival ot the Modoc pris oners in Hoyle's Camp, the General sent word to the settlers of the Tule Lake and Lost River country that he desired them to come and identify the murderers in the band, and the stolen property. Mrs. Noddy, who lost a husband and two sons, and her daughter, Mrs. Schira, who lost a husband, all murdered by Hooka Jim and his associates, on the morning of Nov. 29th, among others responded to the invitation The General re ceived these women kindly, listened to their story, assigned them a tent and promised to assist them in the recovery of their stolen goods. On the morning ot the 6th, Hooka Jim and Steamlioat Frank, who had just returned from a scout after three or four missing Modocs, were taken to the tent occupied by 'these women for interviewing purposes. Hooka Jim was identified by Mrs. Boddy as one of the Indians con cerned in the massacre. On being questioned about the robbery he said Long Jim took a long purse containing $800, and he also took a short purse At this stage of the interview, the two women became greatly excited. Losing control over their feelings, they began cry ing and started in for deadly work. Mrs. Schira drew a pistol and started tor Steamboat Frank, and .Mrs. Boddy drew a knife and dash ed at Hooka Jim. Gen. Davis stepped in at this moment, and secured both weajwns, thus saving the worthless lives of the two In dians. In the struggle the General received a slight cut in the palm of the hand near the thumb. The two Indians stood like statues, neither speaking nor ottering resist ance, ('apt. Jack is represented as having become greatly incensed at the freedom to travel to and fro granted to Hooka Jim and Frank. On the afternoon of the 6th his rage found vent in a fiery oration, the purport of which was, as report ed: "He is mad to see that the white man no serve all alike." The guard compelled him to desist. There are 131 Modocs now under guard. Gen. Davis proposes to take the cavalry, the light battery of the Fourth Artillery and the in fantry and march to Klamath, Warner, Harney and Walla Walla for the purpose ot intimidating the Indians. There were a tew Indians, lurking in the v ciuity of Loyle's Camp, yet to be captured. Our last census, .made up to 1870, gives a total of 5,871 period icals published in all the States ai d Territories, with an annual issue of 1,508,548,250 copies. Of these periodicals 564 are daily; 107 tri weekly; 115 serai-weekly; 4,295 weekly; 96 semi-monthly; 622 monthly; 13 bi-monthly; and 49 quarterly. , - - - Eastern States, in which Chinese labor is being tried, are said to be pronouncing against it. It is not considered as reliable as colored labor. Wherever the Chinaman has been employed he fail, now to obtain worki- " 'oretfntHni 4iuow-SrlbtDisin.'' We read of (icman Unions, and of our Irish fellow-citizens propos ing to combine themselves in a sim ilar organization, the avowed pur pore of which is to secure to its members certain special privileges not granted to the average citizen, or to enforce certain views not rec ognized by the general moral senti ment of the people views foreign to the liberal, and at the same time moral spirit of our Republican in stitutions. This action is greatly to be deplored. It is both unwise and impolitic, if not ingrete and even rebellious to the high and gen erous citizen privileges so willingly extended to them by onr Govern ment. The organization of these Unions, which are nothing less than dark-lantern, clauish conclaves, im ply that there are some privileges granted by the Republic which are not extended to citizens ot foreign birth. The citizen of foreign birth is debarred but from one privilege : becoming President So soon as he becomes naturalized all the other rights and immunities of an Amer ican citizen become his. He can vote and hold office ; he can own and dispose of property. Every civil and political right pertaining to any citizen is his, but in the sin gle case of occupying the chair ot the Chief Magistrate. The law makes no distinction between him and any other citizen. The road to wealth aid honor and happiness is open to all alike. Should not he be satisfied with this? Does it be come him or any other citizen to seek by clanish conclaves, by under handed and selfish organizations to -monopolize more than-4im"tftoreif the road, or to concoct schemes for the overthrow of certain well-established principles of Republican gov ernment? We think not. The law extends to every citizen equal rights ; and in the matter ot citizen preferment, the general custom of the land has been to make intelli gence and loyalty to virtue aftd truth and law the standard of se lection, regardless of the individ ual's nativity. If we are to have American Germans and American Irish, nationalities of men who have sworn a first allegiance, in taking out their naturalization papers, to the government of the United -States, but by recent conclaves and clan associations, based upon ideas peculiarly foreign to the funda mental principles o' our institutions, deriving their spirit and lite more from the aristocratic and kingly in stitutions of the fatherland, what have we but an antagonistic and insubordinate element, which, in case ot war with tbe home, govern ment, would "turn and rend us V If it is right for German and Irish citizens to r. sort, to danism, so is it for English and French and Italian, and all the rest of our citizens of foreign birth. If anything on earth would justify the native-born American citizen to revive the long since exploded Know-Nothing, or Native American organization, a course like this would do it. Dis cord and riot and anarchy would be the result. We hope the more sensible portion of tin German and Irish citizens will frown down and utterly discountenance the whole thing. A citizen is a citizen, and let not those of foreign birth adopt a policy that' will make invidious and dangerous distinctions! " ' Varle Hum Nailing. A dispatch from Vienna says the American Department of the Expo sition opened on the morning of the 5th inst. and steam was applied to the machinery. It also add that the novelties surpass those from other countries. This news will smooth Uncle Sam's chagrin somewhat, aid in. cline his milled shirt-bosom to swell out with its old complacent full ness. Van Bnren, as Commission er, by his picayune, flea-skinning greed, sent a curling savor of dis gust up Uncle Samuel's nostrils. The owner of the American Eagle did not wish to appear at Vienna as a dickering, haggling shop-keeper, nor a spew later in little ten-by-twelve Exposition corner nor any o I er lots. His desire was to stand up along side of the other "big bugs" ot earth, every whit their equal, if not superior, giving a fair and open exhibit of his native, un titled genius and progressiveness. He is now being gratified. Steam has been gotten up. The machinery is beginning to buzz. Novelties from the universal Yankee nation are on exhibition. Those of other countries retire in the shade. The American Eagle smooths his ruffled feathers. "Let us have peace." WHAT NEXT. The New York Times says that Joaquin Miller is soon to marry an English lady ot large fortune. This looks to us like moral bigamy. Professedly influenced to give an unlimited range to the divine afflat us, Joaquin forsook an impecunious wife and children and joined himself as much as he could to the goddess of Muse. Now he proposes to sac rifice her for the lie-jeweled and be tiuseled goddess of Mammon. What next? Take Your County Paper. There are many families in Linn county who do not take a newspa per. This is stra when the value of such investment is consid ered. Nothing pays better. Money expended for food and drink fur nishes temporary benefit; but ex pended for mental culture, a lasting profit. The newspaper furnishes food for thought, facts for guidance, principles tor action, and current in formation for profit and entertain ment. It is the wisdom of the age, the revelation of the progress of the times. A man without it is left behind. A family destitute ot a newspaper is out ot harmony with every day progress The children will grow hp ignorant, unfitted for business and social life. Every family should take one newspaper or more, giving preference to those of its own county. Thus home enterprise will be sustained and the current news of home be secured. The policy that under the name of economy refuses to take the home paper, is not economy, but extrav. agance. Better go without an extra garment, even a staple article of diet, than the paper. It will give tlio reader information on every subject, and will develop an in creasing taste for reading among the children. Let every family in Linn couuty subscribe tor the Reg ister, and the investment will prove a valuable one, the benefits lasting tor all time. Gen. Van Buren, ex-Vienna com missioner, has written another letter pronouncing all the . charges made against him ai baseless falsehoods! Proceeding TOnu Lodge l.OM.T, NINTH SESSION. The Ninth Annual Session of the Gramf Lodge of the State of Oregon, I.O.G.T.. convened in this city, at 01 Fellows Hall, Tuesday, June 10, 1873. at 10 o'clock. A. M., Jacob Con ser. G. W. C. T.. presiding, Offierrs presentJacob Conser, G. W-O. T.,-A. A. Bonney, G. Corm., E. W. Ryan. G. A. Sec,' J. B. Mo Clane. G. Treas.; Wm. Haunan, G. Chap.; Mrs. E. C. Griffin, G. Guard. The Committee on Credentials re ported Hie following named persons as entitled to sent as Representatives in the Grand Lodge: No. 8-B N Longworth, L C Con ser; alternates, Martha Longsworth, Hayse. No 9 Emma BoFweil, W B Carter; alternate, Estella Glass. No 10-F M Wadsworth, N Wright, Flora Starr. No II Amelia Scriber. Miles M Miller. T H Caim. Tilmon Ford, C. W. Seriher; alternates. 8 W Lemnon, J B McClane, A Gesner. No 12-A ft Walling, .1 A Smith; alternate J B Gainson. No 23 I D Lee. Asa Strove. G W t'rey. No 34 J W Watts Z Large; alternates. C E Waft", C T Royal, No 38-W R Dmihar, W H Lewis; alternates F Wilbur, L F Herscher. No 45-C W Drake, J F Ross; alternates, A Q White, M E Ross. No 80 W 8 Mc Meen. No 86-E W Ryan. No 124 I O Spencer. No I36-M E Hox ter. No 159 -J E Houston, M V Johnson; alternates. Ella O'Donald, J L Johnson. No 161 C C Grimes, Wm Michell; alternates, A Doane, O DDoatie. No 181 Silas Callioun, J WMaydeliecb. No 182 BF Ramps, J S McMeen. No 15 J W Blackwell, J I Locey; alternate, ' E L Eastman. No I83-G B Chnslie. S Williams. No N S Marshall. No 41-R M Robertson. L M Hall; alternates, A M Smith, L F Bornary. No 185-Geo A Rigdan, M S Wilmot. No T79-D C Underwood, Annie E Underwood. N Martin. No 149 B F Leason. No 5 R A Tyson, George F. Swain; alternates, R F Swahi. No UJ C Cooper. T B Tillen, A Stephens. No 14 Callie Thurroan, Minnie Nieker son. The G W C T. Secretary and Treas urer submitted their reports. On motion, ordered that the election for officers take place on Wednesday. After some other business the G L adjourned till 8 PM. . At the evening session, arrange ments were made for a public meeting, at the Court House, on Wednesday evening, when the officers elect were to be Installed, speeches made, etc. For a full .-60011; ot the meeting see elsewhere in this issue Ed. On Wednesday a large amount of business was transacted, officers elect ed, etc. We have not the space for a full report, which we much regret. Thursdat, June 12. THIR11 P T HORNING SESSION. Grand Lodge met at 8U o'clock A M, pursuant to adjournment. Tilmon Ford, G W C T. presiding. Journal of previous day's sessions read and approved. The Finance Committee brought in the following report, which was read and adopted : Your Committee, after hearing Mi. Van Cleve's statement in regard to his claim on this Grand Lodge, for the publication of extra copies of the Good Templm, believe it to be unauthorized by tiiis Grand Lodge, hut for the sake ot harmony, and to save future trou ble, would recommend that there be an order drawn on the Treasurer for the amount claimed, 58. Committee on Credentials reported H Davis, P W C T of No 74, entitled to G L degree, whicli was conferred. Committee on Constitution brought in their report, adopting By-Laws for Subordinate Lodges as published in Uniform Constitution by R W G L ; also, the printing of a new edition of the Constitution and By-Laws for Sub ordinate Lodges, and that the number ot copies to be printed be left to the discretion of the Grand Secretary; also the following by-laws for Grand Lodge : "No Subordinate Lodge shall be en titled to representation in the G L which has not reported and paid all G L dues for the quarter preceding the sessions of the 6 L; and that no Lodge shall be emitted to a vote in tiiis G L unless its duly elected Repre sentative or Delegates are present, which was adopted. The same Committee also brought in the following report, which was read and adopted : "Your Committee on Constitution, to whom was referred the appeal from Capital Lodge, would respectfully re port as follows : Whereas, Although we think Art. III. Sec. 2, of Sub. Constitution, very plain on that point, we would offer the following : llesoked, i hat a Dispensation should be asked for, immediately after the proposition for membership has been relerred to Committee of Investiga tion. The Special Committee on Political Action brought, in their report, which was read, amended and adopted, as follows; . That a committee be appointed, con sisting of Tilman Ford, W R Dun bar, and N Martin, whose doty shall be similar to the Committee appointed at the Grand Lodge session of 1872, and to- act fn conjunction with the State Temperance Union and Alliance, and all other temperance societies. That they eircsiaU In the several comities in the State petitions to the Legislative Assembly, pray mg that all laws, licensing the sale of intoxfcatlng liquors in the State be repealed, and in lieu thereof that a just and binding law he passes? prohibiting their sale as a beverage in the State of Oregon. And that the Committee be instructed to draft and present to the next Legis lature for enactment a Stringent Pro hibitory Law, ana that the stringent features of the late Indiana Law, so far as applicable, be incorporated fn such law. The unwritten work of the Or der was then exemplified by A A Bou nty, PG Counsellor. The Committee on Resolutions brought in their report, which was read and adopted, as follows r Jlem dved. That we hereby express our thanks and fraternal regards to onr brother. Jacob Conser, for his ear nest, faithful and impartial labors in behalf of the Order during his term of office as G W C T. and as he retire from that post of duty, we do assure him of onr appreciation of Ids effort, and hope that his future may be equal ly useful and full of good deeds. Remind, That the thanks of this G L be and are hereby extended to the O&C R R Co, the Oregon Central R R Co, the Oregon Steam Naviga tion Co, and the Oregon Steamship Co., for their liberality to the Repre sentatives at this Grand Lodge. In the reduction of fare charged such Repre sentatives. Remind, That the thanks of the Grand Lodge are hereby extended to the officers and members of Albanv Lodge No 4, 1 0 of O F, for the useo't their comfortable and commodious hall, during this the (Hb session of the Grand Lodge, and to the Citizens of Albany for their hospitality to onr Representatives. Resolved, That the Grand Secretary he, and he Is hereby, authorized to have 500 copies of the proceedings of this session of the Grand Lodge print ed, and that a copy be furnished to each Representative, the remainder to be distributed among the Subordi nate Lodges. HenoU-ed, That as Good Templars and friends and co-worker hi the good and noble cause of Temperance hi the State of Oregon, and that we who are by the law of our land invested with the elective franchise at the ballot-box. we will only support for position, office and trust, men who are known to be temperate in the strictest sense, and that we will not, tinder any cir cumstances whatever, supjiort men ot intemperate habits, though they be nominated by our respective political organizations, and thereby avoid in ' the future of our country the degrada tion, shame, and all the horrors result ing from a nation of people reeling to and fro in their revelries over the in toxicating bowl. Last resolution adopted by a rising vote. The Finance Committee reported that they found the reports of Grand Secretary correct, and reported the estimated expenses for current year, to he $2,551. Grand Lodge adjourned to meei again at 1 o'clock P. M. Oregon Farmer' Convention. The second assembling of the farm ers of Oregon took place in the Legis lative Hall at Salem last Tuesday at 10.30 A. M. President M. Wilkin called the meeting to order. A largu number of delegates were present, and great earnestness and zeal character izad their deliberations. Alter the report ot the committee on credential-, the committee on commerce made majority report favoring Astoria as a shipping point. A minority report favored Portland. After a good deal of discussiou, in which Mr. Lowe, of Linn, got on a high horse of excite ment, at the evening session a motion to refer the two reports to a special committee of five, to harmonize the same, was carried. Messrs. Minto. Hartless, Davidson, Clark and Boon were appointed. In regard to the free navigation of the Columbia river, a preamble offered by Mr. Hartleys after citing the fact of the subsidizing of a tug boat by the State, at large expense, to tow vessels in and out over the Bar. and charging it with negligence in the performance ot the same, resolved that the District Attorney of the 4th Dis trict, be requested to take such legal measures as proper to h ive the law complied with by said tug boat. Adopted. Our space forbids a mor extended notice of the proceedings n the Convention at this time. The Cortes of Spain elected Or nez President on the 7th. Other officers of the Cortes were re-elected.