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THE ERA OF STRIKES.
In New York the switchmen's
strike appears to be strong ar.d
well organized. It would have
been stronger had the men re
frained from acts of violence and
intimidation at the outset. That
misconduct aroused public indig
nation. Governor Flower was
compelled to order out part of the
state muitia. This was done so
promptly that there are 8,000 men
under arms in Buffalo today. The
number will be increased still
more when the troops from New
York city and the river counties
arrive. Governor Flower's alac
rity contrasts favorably with Gov
ernor Pattison's tardiness in send
ing troops to Homestead, where
there had been much greater dis
turbance than at Buffalo. This
strike began in a dispute about the
hours of labor, but it is regarded
by the railroad companies as a-de
maud ior an advance ot ten per
cent, on the present wages. The
state of New York has a board of
arbitration for conflicts of this
kind, but it has not been able to
avert this strike nor to prevent
. it from extending after it had he
gun. In selecting Buffalo as the scene
of the outbreak the strikers have
acted shrewdly. In that city the
Erie, Lehigh Valley, New York
Central and Lake Shore lines all
meet The traffic is large, for the
great lake port retains its hold ou
New York commerce and has be
come the distributing point for
western grain and Pennsylvania
coal, as well as lor much of the
merchandise that is sent from New
York to the west. The traffic of
the Erie canal alone imparts im
portance to Buffalo, which is like
wise one of the seats of the milling
business. By stopping traffic at
this point the strikers expect to
bring the roads to terms more
readily than they might elsewhere.
Besides, Buffalo served best for a
concerted movement, embracing
the switchmen on strong trunk
lines.
The warfare in Tennessee is of a
. different character from that in
New York. The Tennessee miners
strive to abolish the use of convict
labor in the mines. The strikers
had everything very much their
own way until they attacked the
stockade at Coal Creek, where they
were three times repulsed with
heavy loss. Troops and citizens
are now rallying to the defense of
law and order. The strikers are
overmatched and must submit.
They might have abolished convict
labor in mines if they had acted
peaceably and prudently, but the
moment they took the law into
their own hands, they aroused the
spirit of conservatism and re
spect for authority which are still
strong in the southern states.
In Idaho the onslaught on the
non-union miners has ended in
disaster. . The valleys, gulches and
mining camps of the Coeur
d'Alenes are all under martial taw.
Even some of the saloons are clos
ed. The independent miners aTe
at work and over a hundred of the
union men are to be placed on
trial for various crimes. In view
of such widespread failure to ac
complish their purpose the union
men may well inquire: '-"Will it
pay ? " Astorian.
Captain John T. Apperson,
register of the land office at Ore
gon City, makes a statement that
will be ot- special interest ' to all
settlers. He says that settlers
who have filed homestead claims
and desire to make proof and pay
for the land, must prove at least
14 months' actual residence since
the date of entry to 'entitle them
to commute and pay cash for the
land. The time they have lived
on the land before filing will net
. be allowed when they seek to
commute. It will be allowed
where they continue residence
and make five years residence on
their - homesteads.
HEA VY TIMBERS.
The slate ot Washington is mak
ing preparations for au attractive
exhibit at the world's fair of some
of her great resources. A dispatch
from Tacoma says that ten im
mense logs have been brought from
Port Blakely for shipment to Chi
cago, to go into the Washington
state building atthe exposition.
Each is 122 feet long, and 42
inches in diameter at the little end.
Every two logs required 7 cars,
37 cars in all being reauired for
10 logs; 126 logs in all are required
for the foundation of the Washing
ton building. Thirty-two log?,
nearly as large, besides a flag-pole
250 feet long goes into the centre
of the building. Train loads are
to be shipped from Tacoma every
few days. Over 120 carloads of
m iteral for building have already
gone.
The many friends of Hon. W. J.
McConnell will feel gratified at his
nomination for governor of Idaho,
by the republican convention.
Mr. McConnell is an old Oregon
ian, and was once a member of
the state senate, representing
Yamhill county. As president of
the senate he was presiding officer
of the convention in 1882, during
the protracted effort to elect a 1
United States senator that year,
when J. N. Dolph was chosen a
few minutes before the final ad
journment of the legislature. For
the past eight yeaas Mr. McCon
nell has been a resident of Idaho,
and was one of the first United
States senators elected. His career
in the national senate lasted only
a few weeks, however, as he drew
the short term. He will be elected
governor without doubt. States
man. The world's fair buildings will
be dedicated the 21st of October
instead of the 12th, congress having
passed a bill to that effect. Oc
tober 21st is the exact anniversary
of Columbus' landing, allowance
being made for the correction in
the calendar made by Pope Greg
ory. The change of date of dedi
cation was made in the interest
of chronological accuracy, and
also to oblige New York citjr,
which will have a Columbian
celebration on October 12th.
Speaking of the diabolical way
in which the republican party has
' squandered the surplus," it is im
portant to note that the interest
bearing debt of the United States
has been reduced Bince the inau
guration of President Harrison in
the sum of $275,000,000, and that
the annual interest charge, which
when he was inaugurated,
amounted to $34,578,469.80 was,
on June 30, 1892, only $22,892,
S81.20, a decrease of $11,685, 588.
60, or about one-third.
One of the ward politicians of
the people's party was asked the
other day, says the Mercury,
''How does your party stand in
respect to the Mills bill and the
McKinley bill?" He scratched his
head, looking thoughful a moment,
and said: "Well, we are in favor
of paying off the Mills bill first,
as it is the oldest."
A politician of a statistical
frame of mind has figured out that
the legitimate campaign expenses
of each of the two great parties
this year will amount to $1,425,-
000, and that when the expenses
of all the different polling places
are added to it, the aggregate cost
of all will be not les3 than $10,
000,000. In spite of croakers, there are
more tourists in Newport this year
than ever before. Postmaster
Hampton reports more mail Tues
day than was ever sent from this
office in one mail before. New
port is the resort of Oregon and
no amount of talk or adverse
advertising can make it otherwise
Newport Times.
Accorbding to the careful inves
tigations of the New York Tribune
there are only 4047 millionaires
in the United States. This leaves
plenty of room in the country for
the ordinary man to get around
in.
It is permissible for railroad
men to strike while the iron is hot,
but they shouldn't make it hot by
satting fire to freight cars.
Our new stock is just in never had any finer.
Tests over 94 per cent. Why run any risk by planting
seeds that have not been tested? If your dealer does
not carry our "TESTED SEED, " send to us and tell
us his name. You will get your seeds cheap.
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LIGHT AND WA TEIt - Q UL'S riON.
Corvallis, Or., Aug. 23.
Editor Gazette: It is im
potrant that the question
of city improvements, to be
voted on Aucust 29, should be
discussed "and understood and I
venture a few remarks on the sub
ject, you can spare me necessary
space.
There are some considerations
why it seems impracticable, un-business-like
and not to the best
interests of any city to own its
public works. Some persons ad
vance good reasons showing that
the centralization of power in the
hands of government has a demor
alizing tendency. Then there are
various other reasons along this
line which are all more or less
good and sensible. On the other
side of the question there are con
siderations, which seem to me at
this time to make it more import
ant to Corvallis and her immedi
ate future to own and control her
electric light and water plants and
operate them in unison, and to
have a sufficient system of sewer
age which, once constructed, will
be easily kept in proper condition
at no additional expense, if the
city owns its own water. I don't
think we are yet ready lor a
bridge, or at least do not think the
city should issue any bonds lor
that purpose.
The very first thing to be taken
into consideration m regard to
water and liaht plants, it seems to
me, is the relations existing be
tween the present proprietors of
the plants established here and
the city. By the city I mean the
citizens of Corvallis.. It is all very
welT'to say the city did this or that
or the other, but as a matter of
fact it is the citizens, those who
vote and whose duty it is to vote
on these questions, who occupy
the relation to these corporations
Avhich is expressed by the word
"City." To be plainer and more
explicit, when I say "city" I mean
every citizen whose duty it is to
vote on these questions. The elec
tric light company and the water
company have both obtained fran
chises from the city, have invest
ed capital in these enterprises and
there is an implied compact be
tween the city and the persons
who have thus invested their cap
ital to protect that capital.
Whether the franchises be exclu
sive or not does not alter tlie case
so far as an implied protection of
that capital is concerned. The
persons who invested in these en
terprises could not expect any pro
tection from the city more than
their franchises give, but taking
into consideration the size and
prospective growth of Corvallis,
there could have 1 been no "great
apprehension in the minds of in
vestors that rival private enter
prises of similar nature could seri
ously jeapordize their capital after
being invested. The laws ot sup
ply and demand, and the well
known rules which govern the in
vestment of capital put'the danger
of any private rivalry out of the
question. But that the city should
conceive the idea ot owning audi
controlling its own works of a pub
lic nature probably never entered
the minds of "the persons who have
developed these enterprises to
their present value. If I am cor
rect in this position, . do hot the
persons 'who have their capital in
vested in these works have a sub
stantial right to be considered in
an election, which, if it results one
way, will give persons, having no
substantial rights involved, the
power to seriously jeapordize the
value of their security? If the
voters should say, . 'in the event
that they should desire the city to
own these plants, first give the
present companies a chance to save
their capital by selling to the -city
at the reasonable value of their
works, for instance, at its actual
cost value, then I do not see where
208 and 210
they could ' iiave reasonable
grounds for complaint. It is true
that reasoning from some other and
different kinds of investments
there might be a right violated in
compelling a sale, for to carry this
question at the polls virtually
compels a sale to save themselves,
as any one-eyed man can see, of
the works in question. But view
ing the case from my knowledge,
and furl her belief in the unremu
nerative quality of the property
known, and the water plant and
electric light plant, I do not be
lieve that any very substantial
right would be violated if the per-
sous interested got their money
back, and I think they would be
glad to do so. As two separate
and distinct companies I do not
believe that either will pay ex
penses and the current interest on
the amount invested. Certainly
not more at the present time. I
have good reasons to believe this.
But as one enterprise under one
management, at one expense, I am
not sure but that, carefully han
dled, it might be remuenrative
enough to pay all expenses, inter
est on the investment (at 6),
and admit of a considerable de
crease in the price of water and
light to the consumer.
- Self interest is generally at the
bottom of the interest men take
in matters linancial, and 1 am no
exception to the rule in this case,
I should like to get water and
light -considerably cheaper than
the rates I now pay, and I con
sume a commraiively respectable
amount of each.
If this movement will afford
light and water at reduced rates,
and not impair our protection
from fire, or violate the rights of
those having capital involved,
then I want the city to own its
own works.
It has been suggested that a
steam fire-engine would afford a
better protection from fire than
can be economically had from
water works. That question is
not under discussion. But if the
city owns its own water it is cer
tain that by no very considerable
expense any amount of water
necessary could be made available
at any point in the city, remote or
near, at slight additional running
expense. If a supply of water be
kept constantly on hand the con
venient hydrant would become a
very great help, to say the least,
in case of a fire.
Then for purposes of sewerage,
water is absolutely indispensable,
and if there be no great additional
current expense, that seems to me
to be a good reason for the city to
own its own water. With its own
plant the city could afford a great
many times the incandescent
lights now used on the streets at
no perceptible addition to the ex
pense. If desired,ifr lights could
be used on streets and the current
expenses not to be materially in
creased. It is not the original coi&iST the
appliance which furnishthe com
modities that make it wise or not
wise to own the plants, it is the
current expenses which make it
profitable or unprofitable, and if
by combining the two they can be
run nearly as-cheap as either one,
and admit of cheaper water and
light to the city and to the indi
vidual consumer, it seems plain,
that, from a financial point of
view, it would be a good move to
vote in favor of them, always with
the proviso that existing invest
ments be not forced to thereby
shrink in value. Then there is the
almost certain increase in the num
ber of consumers for both water
and light if the rates be reduced.
This is worthy of consideration,
and were private capital seeking
the investment, it would be care
fully estimated in the future pros
pects of the business. Citizen.
Children Cry for Pitcher's .Castoria.
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Second Street, PORTLAND, OR.
All the signs point to the ap
proach of that time when there
must be a final trial of strength
between organized labor on the
one side and the people of the
United States on the other. It is
certain to come, and to have its
beginning in troubles like those at
Homestead. It may not come
this year nor next, but that it will
be here there is little room for
doubt. What will be the out
come no one can predict, but
that the country will witness vio
lent and stirring scenes, that the
demagogue will be abroad in the
land, both on the stump and in
the public press, and that the arm
of the law will have tobe strong to
prevail there is but little question.
The spark that starts it may be
small, but the bl-.ize of the confla
gration will reach from one end of
the country to the other. Chroiii
cle.
The Alaska Herald says that if
the -seals were all destroyed, the
Pnbyloff islands would still be
valuable by reason of the bone de
posits. On these islands seals
have hen killed in almost count
less numbers for more lhan a cen-
turv. and the accumulation of
bones is correspondingly large.
To give an idea of this deposit it is
onlv necessary to consider that a
y S
single year, under present circum
stances, would yield a hundred
thousand carfjisses, . each contain
ing at least twenty pounds of bone,
or a total of one thousand tons.
Tiirc San Jose Mercury has the
following comment upon the pro
posed exhibition wedding in Port
l.ind: Portland proposes to have
a christening and a weddi
among the attractions at her in
dustrial exhibition, and Bishop
Morris has protested against it on
the srround that it is sacrilegious
"to make a vulgar display of relig
ious rites." It would seem, how
ever, that ihese particular ceremo
nies might be fairly classed as ex
hibits of "infant industries."
The world is beginning to turn
its eyes toward New Orleans,
where, in the near future, laurel
wreaths will be placed on the
bloody brows of a trio of pugilists
and another trio will explain to
broke. i l ackers how it all hap
pened. It is not every city that
can have the proud distinction of
being a municipal circus with
three rings. Examiner.
The oddest freak of midsummer
madness this year has occured at
Zanesville. Oiiio, where river mer
chants have set the women crazy
by giving corsets away; and now
Jeness Miller has a right to ask,
"Where was If ' Ex
Ox Wednesday last, sixty-five
carloads of fruit were shipped from
Sacramento. This is said to have
been the largest single shipment
of fruit ever made from the Pacific
coast.
Russia is suffering severely
from the cholera, but the dread of
a continuance of the -famine .is
about over as the growing crops
promise a heavy harvest; -
The Statesman say's a history
of John L. Sullivan's life could
very appropriately be called a
scrapbook.
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