THE CORVALUS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, JAN. 9, 1891.
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v The power of the press is fully
illustrated in the agitation of the
public mind over subjectswhich
have been discussed since the last
editorial convention. Very little
was heard of the mortgage tax and
usury laws, an appropriation for
Oregon's exhibit at the Columbian
exposition and matters regarding
our system of assessment, before
tho different papers in the state
presented these subjects in their
columns. Now they have been
read by nearly every one, and dis
cussed on every corner. If the laws
passed at each general session of
the legislature were published in
the public prints, they would be
come as popular as the subjects
mentioned, and undoubtedly their
publicity would tend largely to
their observance. However strong
ly it may be laid down in text
books on jurisprudence that ignor
ance of the law excuses no one, a
person cannot be expected to obey
a special statute in relation to
some particular act which is not
generally considered a crime, with
out he has some knowledge ot its
existence. There is no more avail
able manner of giving a knowl
edge of the laws governing the
different communities than through
the medium of the press, and not
causing the people to remain ig
norant of the statutes until they
are arrested for their violation and
made to answer in heavy damages
TREACHEROUS FRIENDSHIP.
General Miles now finds himself
without the aid that friendly In
dians have all along promised him.
They pretended friendship but for
the purpose of performing some
act of treachery when the troops
could be tafeen unawares. Gen.
Miles was suspicious of them and
learning of this, they realized that
it was useless to longer disguise
their intensions, so left the troops
and joined the hostiles. The out
break must now be suppressed by
the troops alone, for no depend
ence can be placed upon any
proffered aid from professed
friendly Indians. The cunning
and treachery of these Sioux has
made itself manifest in their late
outbreak, and a terrible massacre
has only been averted by the
shrewdness of that experienced
Indian fighter, Gen. Miles, who has
so far been able to outwit them.
How far off the end of this diffi
culty is, cannot be told now. It
is hardly probable that the hostiles
will be brought back into the res
ervations until they have had a
battle with the troops and nearly
their entire number exterminated.
It is only fear that keeps the In
dian wards of the Uuited States
government peaceable, and it
requires a terrible punishment
every few years to keep them in
this state. They should receive a
most effectual lesson from Gen.
Miles this time. Telegram.
Money invested in local enter
prise by business men is not a do
nation for the benefit of a com
munity, or even a tax on the
capitalist. If a country has nat
ural resources their development
increases the wealth of the people
by enchancing the value of prop
erty and creatins new factors of
before the courts. .Besides, an CTOWth and Brosoeritv. This does
honest and universal discussion of not appy to a region not favored
the acts of our legislators is a good by situation or other natural ad-
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wayot testing tne puonc puise, vantages, and to inflate values or ted to reduce the attorney's
and that electors should be in uboom" such a rtlace will work a L , . . . innraaea ne
linrmonv with those who represent! ;r.;.ii.ir tn. pocirionfo and no
- 1 VsC4U vuviwavf -w
them in the legislative branch of permanent good to any one. Kail
the government is the solidest basis r0ads and steamboats bring the
of free institutions. Times Mount- nroducsr close to markets, are in-
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, Dec. 29, 1890.
Nothing has been gained by the
attempt made to hold congress to
gether during the Christmas holi
days, it simply cannot be done,
and this attempt has been like its
long line of unsuccessful prede-
cessors. The .House, wuicn au-
journed from last Tuesday to Fri
day, had less than half a quorum
on the last named day, and was
compelled to adjourn until tomor
row, three days being as long as
either House or Senate can ad-
iourn without tne adoption oi a
joint resolution providing for are-
cess. The Senate isn't any better
off; it adjourned from Christmas
eve to Saturday, on which day
less than twenty Senators to be
exact, just eighteen were, in at
tendance. It then adjourned until
to-day, and is still without a
quorum, but the impression is
that it will go ahead with the de
bate on the election bill, quorum
or no quorum, putting off until
next week, when it is hoped nearly
all of the Senators will have re
turned, the calling up of the clo
ture resolution offered by Senator
Aldrich.
It is thought that the House, if
it can get a quorum an important
if will devote a considerable por
tion of this week to a debate of the
shipping bill. To-day there is
nothing like a quorum of Repre
sentatives in this city, and the
prediction is being freely made
that the House will adjourn for
three days'more immediately after
it is called to order tomorrow.
From this it may be seen that so
far as any practical results are con
cerned, Congress might as well
have taken the usual two weeks
Christmas recess.
Secretary Noble aad Commis
sioner Raum have both endorsed
the bill, which has been favorably
ameer.
Unequal distribution of wealth
is often alluded to, but the extent
of its nnevenness is probably not
understood. According to recent
estimates it annears that the ag
gregate wealth of only 3 5,000 per
sons in this country is equal to
$31,500,000,000, or an average of
2.100.000 for each person. Of
7 i
that number eighty men are worth
the total of $400,000,000, or an
average of $5,000,000 each. Com
ing still higher up the list of the
wealthy, there are ten men worth
$70,000,000 each. Now for the
crowning statement. Five of the
richest men in the United States
own $525,000,000 of its wealth, or
an average of the enormous sum of
$105,000,000 each. "What a com
roentary! The wealth of these five
men divided among 52,500 men
would give them the snug little
Bum of $10,000. But if all the
'wealth of the land was divided pro
rata among the people, very likely
in a few years it would be found
about as unequal as it is at pres
ent. Astorian.
centives to settlement, and factor
ies employing consumers are the
niir.lei around which cities are
built. In every portion of Oregon
there has been a lack of this fac
ulty of enterprise, and wealth, ac
cumulated easily in early days,
has not multiplied as it should
have done. An apt illustratton
can be seen in the history of The
Dalles, which in this regard has not
changed the well known record oi
the state. Property to-day would
have been worth more than double,
and the population four times
what it is, if boats had been placed
on the rivor five ' years ago, rail
roads built to the interior and fac
tories established. Such enter
prise would not have been specu
lations, but simply what the de
velopment of our resources could
support. The wealthy could have
been wealthier, and the poor in
much better condition. This can
be easily demonstrated by the
growth of other cities, and the
Quicker our business men realize
it the sooner the undoubted nat
ural wealth of our city and vicinity
will be made known.-rimes
Mountaineer.
George Washington, the first
of president of the United States,
hnnl a in that state was 87.813. never saw a steamboat. John
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mi.. c 4Vk-i AMrtnia. tne secouu uresiueuu w
A lie scnooi census w uicguii
tr. j ii u i u;a the United states, never saw a
low snow eu nits numuci ui vuuu-
Mnnf t,wi ami ihi state to railroad. Andrew Jackson, the
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uoosfi? The larret, vote ever seventh president. Knew nouuag
not w.ahinn wns 58.531. of the telegraph. ADranam x,in
vaou in vjah0v. v i . ...
The largest ever cast in Oregon coin, the sixteentn presiueut, vCi
was 73,387. That is, Oregon had dreamed ot 6UCU a l un5 as lue
, . u;ia lffl?nhnnfi And verv liKeiy tne
iiior rno s. i m n ii ii trr Mi.iiimi uj.au. i w f
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than Wficmn.rrnn. ana cas
unnn mnr vntPs than Washins- many novelties in the luture apouc
x t .k p tho. TTnirWl which even President Harrison
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States taken last year gave Oregon win aie unimonueu.-.
35,000.1ess population than Wash
ington
The school census of the state
of Washineton for 1890 shows
that the number of children
There can be no possible h t he Can exhibit at the
.
.tWiht ihnt fireffon contains lrom Il: wr mniA ait nrirocr
40,000 to 50,000 inhabitants more that she show the hat which has
thun Wa&hinffton. and that the u rnrrl fftf a Anil AAf.inn
United Stales census is a piece of to keep ,er from 6tarving ever
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rrnssiv- incnmDeie it aiiu nauuu-1 cinr.fi sne uecauie a biaic. o. x'.
lpnt work Oresoman. Alia.
fee obtaining an increase of pen
sion to $2., and it looks as though
the bill would become a law, in
spite of the determined opposition
of the pension attorneys.
U. S. Treasurer Huston has, at
the urgent request of the Presi
dent, withdrawn his resignation
which has been in Mr. Harrison's
hands for some time, and con
sented to retain his position"during
the remainder of the administra
tion. The latest move of the anti-
Cleveland democrats is the start
ing of a boom for Hon. Wm. R.
Morrison (''Horizontal Bill") at
present a member of the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Representative Sayers, of Texas,
who is filling the position of wet
nurse to the boomlet, indulges in
the rainbow prodiction that Mr.
Morrison could not only carry all
tlie doubtful states, but Illinois,
Wisconsin and Michigan besides.
There's no tariff on talk, and Mr.
Sayers might have included the
whole Union just as well, and with
just as much foundation.
Senators Shoup and McConnell,
of Idaho, are expected here the
latter part of this week or the first
of next. Their coming will raise
the membership of the Senate to
88, and the republican vote there
in to 51. It is stated here that
both of the new Senators favor
free coinage, and also they will
both vote lor the cloture rule
and for the Election bill
I understand, from a source that
has already proved trustworthy,
that a majority of the House com
mittee on Rules favor making a
favorable report to the House on
the resolution recently offered
providing for an ' investigation of
the charges that twenty-seven
Representatives and Senators were
members of pools formed to spec
ulate in silver bullion while the
silver bill, which became a law at
the last session of Congress, was
pending, and J,hat such a report
will be made in a few days.
Mr. Ryan, our 'minister to Mex
ico, will return to his duties in a
few days", and I violate no confi
dence in saying that he will carry
with him full instructions as to his
line of action, in promoting reci
procity" between this country and
Mexico. The President and Mr.
Blaine'are both very much inter
ested in this matter, and are pre
pared to go as far as they can
without conflicting with the pro
tection of American industries.
Secretary Proctor's family had a
narrow escape Saturday afternoon.
They had just left a large double
sleigh to go into a store, when the
horses in some manner became
frightened and ran away, smash
ing the sleigh to pieces and badly
injuring the driver." The runaway
team was recognized by many peo
ple as that of Secretary Proctor,
and a rumor was soon flying
around town that the Secretary,
Mrs. Proctor, and their two boys
had been killed. There was the
wildest excitement until it was
learned to be untrue.
Everything is -in readiness, and
the programme for the President's
official New Year's- day reception
has been made public. It will not
differ materially from those pre
viously held.
The nomination of Judge Brown
of Michigan, to succeed the late
Justice Miller of the Supreme
Court, grows in favor as the peo
ple learn more of that gentleman,
and Mr. Harrison has been the re
cipient of many congratulations
on his good judgment in making
the selection.
That Hon. John H. Mitchell
will be re-elected to the senate,
there is now hardly a doubt. No
one seems to have the grit to stand
asrainst him and it is well such is
the case, for he will have no mate
rial opposition when the legisla
ture meets. So great is the pres
sure for his re-election that even
the Oregonian dares not face the
t ide of public opinion and oppose
him, but must smother the volcan
ic bomb that it would like to hurl
against him. Pendleton Tribune.
"Bill of Fare" at the "New Era."
THa nlfl frprUt, svstem must firo. The Deonle are awake to the far.t
111 cl It UCUlli Ciiivi iwiij, viuiw --'-' "q ivo ni nivj ajvj. Ji tuu j oat
the merchant that sells on time runs over his books and. draws off all
worthless accounts, foots them up and adds them to the loss account.
NVvot thnsA amounts must be Paid for. and those that nav for thir
own must help pay for those worthless accounts. Again, if a merchant
sells on time he must ouy on time tnus making him pay big prices tor
his 2oods: then, when he adds his enormous profits to cover the losses
of those worthless accounts.
Now, the "New Era" neither sells on credit nor buys on time, so
ora alilo f r nffpr M atohless Bareains in all p.lassfts nf o-nnrla thov oarrxr
The following are a few of their sledge-hammer prices:
Ladies' and Misses' Gossamers, $1.00, $1.17, $1.50, and $2.25, worth
25 per cent more.
Rubber Overcoats, $3.70, worth $5.00
Ladies' Overshoes, 38c, 42c, 48c, and 55c, worth 25 per cent more
Men's Overshoes, 57c, worth 75; 67c, worth 85, &c, fec.
Overalls, 45, 50, 53, 63 and 75c, worth 20 per cent more any other
place in town.
Men's Hats, 30, 80, 85, and 90c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, &c.
Men's Stiff Hats, $1.75, $1.90, $2.00, $2.73.
Towels, 5, 8, 10, 12, 18, 23, 25. 35, and 42c.
Napkins, from 45c to $4.15 per doz., worth 35 per cent more.
Ladies' Shawls, from 25 to 50 per cent below regular prices.
Ribbons, Laces, Embroideries 50 to 100 pr ct. below regular prices.
Corsets, 26 48, 85 and 88c each.
Ladies' Jersey Suits, lor street and house wear, $-3.50 and $4.50.
Gents' unlaundried white shirts, reinforced back and front, J
Gents' collars and cuffs at $1.00 below regular prices.
Mouldings. Must close out this stock to make room for Large Stock
of other goods to arrive from the East in February.
Come and get prices we can't enumerate them in this space. No
trouble to show goods. All goods purchased at the "New Era," war
ranted. Give us a call. VVlL,ivlJN, bUJNJJ & l!U.
Hordes of boomers are said to
be hovering about the celebrated ;
Cherokee strip in anticipation of
the land being sold to the govern
ment and thrown open to settle
ment. These "boomers" will en
dure for an uncertainty twice the
hardship, toil and suffering that
would suffice to give them a home
in any one of a dozen states and
territories that have government
land jret open for settlement. Ex
New
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Weber's
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This is the great Emporium for Modern Furniture at reasonable pri
ces. Mis slock is large, ana seieciea vvnn special care wun an eje
Comfort, Beauty, Style and Durability. A glance at his elegant wick
pr. nlnsh and fancv chairs, convenient folding wardrobe beds, stylish
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center tables of antique oak and walnut, will convince those in quest
of Furniture that his store is the place for bargains in anything oi tne
hsusehold furniture line.
Corvallis, Oregon.
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