VOL. XXXIII.
CORVALIilS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, . MARCH . 1 2, 1897
vn
President McKinley Takes
Up the Reins of Our
Government.
THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY
Countless Thousands Viewed The Great
Civic and Military Parade Beautiful
Decorations and Magnificent Illumi
nations Inaugural Ball a Success
Thursday, March 4, for the fourth
time, a native-born citizen of Ohio, in
the presence of untold thousands of his
countrymen, took the oath which bound
him for four years to guard the welfare
of the American people. - It was an im
pressive yet beautifully simple cere
mony; that marked the ascension of
' William . McKinley, soldier, lawyer,
representative, governor, to the high
office of president.
The popular demonstration of the day
was unique and a shining puccess in,
every particular; " in beauty,in ' taste,
in novelty the decorations were incom
parably superior to anything ever seen
in Washington. " The magnificent body
of regular United States troops was
more -numerous" than any gathered
since Grant's great display at the close
. of the war. Seventeen sovereign states
had citizens in the parade, and over
sixty civic organizations helped to swell
its magnificent proportions.
Along the broad avenue on every open
space were erected grandstands that
were not only comfortably covered and
of pretty architectural design, but ap
propriately decorated. The citizens
had spent money liberally to beautify
, their houses, and, ' with the aid of
thousands of flags of every kind, loaned
by the national government,' Pennsyl
vania, the great artery -avenue of' the
city, was turned into a rainbow of
bright color, " in Which"01d Glory"
predominated. :
Scenes on the Streets. ;.- ,j :
The line of march of the parade was
longer than usual, fully four miles,
made so to easi the pressure of specta
tors in the central part of the city.'. .
To witness all this display there was
a mighty gathering of American people.
Even up to noon railroads poured thou
sands into the city.
All the grandstand seats were taken
early. Prices of windows were phe
nomenal, $ 25 being the lowest for a
single", window, and prices ranging to
$S0O frtr a . three-window r-oont Cal
vin Brice, of Ohio, paid $1,000 " for an
avenue moiu for a day at Wi Hard's,
rtih luncheon added for a fcmall party.
. - " . i1. Decorations in the City. . ,- : "
.. A nun uretrae .utuuieu uags. uaiuicro
and bunting in .the air, adding pictur
esqueness ' to the "broad avenue, from
the treasury to the capital, packed with
people... ' " " 1
The center of the interest of the dec
orations of the city was; Pennsylvania
avenue, stretching, an' unbroken sheet
of asphalt 150 feet broad and a mile
long, from the capital to the'foot of the
treasury, and .thence, after a short
break at Fifteenth street, for another
mile and a half past the north front of
the treasury, past theWhite House and
the state',, war and . navy departments
to Washington Heights. ' . -.,
mi x . i. - r -i : i i :
j. lie i t'Ll L Lruugii ui uuuuiiign IIULU
the capitol to the treasury was a wealth
of bunting. There were.flags of all na
tions waving from tbejwindows.
Beginning of the Ceremonies.
The presidential family party arrived
at tne capitol at 11:40; and entered the
east reserved gallery.' Mrs. McKinley.
and her gister, Mrs.-Barber, took front
seats. Mrs. McKinley, -sr., was two
seats from Mrs. McKinley, jr. , and the
two bent forward frequently for an ex
change of happiness. ' ; l
The diplomatic ' corps entered the
chamber at 11:45, followed-a moment
later by the chief justice and associate
justices of the United States supreme
court. Members of the house of repre
sentatives then entered. There was a
stir when the senate officials announced
Vice-President-elect Mr. Hobart, who
stepped to a seat, near h presiding
officer's desk. ; JS
PresidentialPayrrty..
At 12:20 President Cleveland and
President-elect McKinley entered the
main doorsf ' Attejriti( n was tivfetejs
once on these wo central figare&Jf
Kinley and Cleveland were Seated im
mediately in front of" the presiding
officer, facing the senate"n(J crpwd. ;-!
Members of the house6f representa
tives Xille4.tiretbod?y : of the hall
on the right ?s1def aiSsf''on--fiJe opposite
area sat senators and senators-elect.
The Vice-President Sworn In.
As th fry ros if lentlaL.party took seats,'
Vice-PresidenitJteyeinrosB'and in
vited his shjecgfisjor Ao .sfp"-f,,rward and
take the oatlictf'oMce.'' Hobart ad'-
vanced to the desk, raised his right
hand, and took tlieXJ3.tlji' in:?a5cbrdance
with the constitution.
Stevenson ther delivered his valedic
'tory addresst . thanked Remembers,
with whom he had' been associated "for
their many kindnesses, and -wished
them God speed in tbeirj futaredelib
erations. '
Vice-President Hobart, speaking in
a strong, well-modulated tone, then de
livered . his introductory address. He
began by saying: - ..
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preside oyer the Lseriate of the United
States is a distinction which any citizen
would prize,- and the manifestation, of
confidence which it implies is anhenor
whicn . i sincerely appreciate. my
gratitude and loyalty to the people of
the country to whom I owe this hon
and my duty to you as well, demands
such a conservative, equitable and con
scientious construction and enforcement
of your rules as shall promote the weJl
being and prosperity of the people," and
at the same time conserve the time-
honored precedents and established trai
ditions which have contributed to make
this tribunal the most distinguished of
the legislative bodies of the world."
His address was brief, and at its con
clusion he was loudly applauded.
Senators Sworn In.
The proclamation of the outgoing
president calling' an extra easion of
the senate having been read, Vice
President Hobart requested, .the new
senators to advance and take the oath
of office. At the presiding officer's sug
gestion, Mr. Morrillr the- patriarch of
the senate,, was complimented-with be
ing the first sworn in. No exact order
was observed, the oath "being given to
four senators at one time. With the
fifteen new men were twelve of the old
senators who were sworn in for new'
terms.
While oaths were being administered,
Cleveland arid McKinley sat talking in
a low tone. It was clearly a most
agreeable change, for the old and new
presidents smiled now and then, as they
nodded'acquiescence to each other.
It was 1:05 P. M.,when theJast oath
had been administered, and the formal
exit began, the supreme justices going
first, Mr. Cleveland, President McKin
ley and other officials following. Just
before the official party withdrew, Mrs.
McKinley and the mother of the presi-i
dent were escorted from the gallery to
-the east front of the capitol, where the
oath- of office was to he, taken by the
new president. The occupants of the
public gallery were held in their places
for some time in order not to block the
procession of officials. Gradually the
chamber was deserted. . .
- The Procession Appears.
The crowd had waited patiently in
front of the stand erected at the east
wing for the procession from the senate
chamber to appear.
When . the retiring and incoming
presidents stepped on the platform arm
in arm their appearance was greeted
with a thunderous roar. Cleveland now
.11 The President. . ..; '-i -." ;-
faced an inauguration audience for the i than upon the God of onr fathers, who
fourth time, once mof e than any other has so singularly favored the American
president. As McKinley walked down people in. every national trial, and who
the platform the yells and shouts be- ' will not forsake us, so long as we obey
came deafening, and as he stepped upon His commandments and walk humbly
the raised platform he felt compelled to in His footsteps.
acknowledge them by bowing right and The responsibilities of the trust to
left He then took a seat The press which I have been called, always of
against the stand was so terrific that grave importance, "are augmented by
women screamed with pain and several the prevailing business conditions, en
fainted. : I tailing idleness upon willing labor and
.- Meantime the procession from the loss to useful enterprise. The country
senate continued. All the time 40,000 : is suffering from industrial disturbances
people were straining to keep up -the.
termendous applause. - -'
- McKinley Takes tho Oath. V;
1 McKinlev arose and uncovered: "while
Chief Justice Fuller, in flowing! robes,
administered the oath. "The new presi-j It should ail be put upon' ah "enduring
dent kissed , the large, gilt-edged Bible basis, not subject to easy attack, nor
presented, by the bishops of the African ( its stability to doubt or dispute. Our
Methodist church to seal his i oath. . The currency should continue, under the su
pieople continued to roar. Holding a j pervision of the government . The sev
manuscript in his hand he turned to .
LUG uiurtiibuuc, . tuiu, iiinu - jno
hand asSh'admonition for order, began
1 Il.l.. .1 n .J l.-F4-.n. - - '
his inaugural address.
A short delay occurred after McKin
ley delivered his inaugural,, aa .it was
deemed advisable for the- president to
partake of lunch at the capitol instead '.
rf fllva7iTifif t li o fnrmpr miatnm n nil
naitmg tne paraae-wnue ne wok tuncn
at the White House.' - : ' -.
. .'i j: !The Great Parade.
Th j .Icapital city never looked upon
such 9 rfect parade as that which es-corte4-
residep t ' McKinley:, fiomt" the
capitol -li the" White . HOuse.;aii'then
eassed-in" review under -.his eye. " The
feature-of the splendid pageant was the-
perf ectbalahce between; its contrasting
parts ind ; thehigb. order of skill that
as shown in' tne handling of " the 20, -000
Or more:nien in line. .' ". t
Aml3. the merry spectators ai-feearty
round of applause and a reverential uncovering-
of ' heads -was : called forth by
the passing,! ; the limping and battler
scarred ...veterans . of the wari how but
few in number but of sturdy heart j - i
- v iio tne,presment anu oxajyr jucaju-:
ley in;the carriage were Senators Sher
man and Mitchell. Behind tie presi
dential carriage, riding in solitary state,"
was Mr;: John' Addison Potter,' secretary i
of the f president-elect. - The- cainet
officials .and other dignitaries.followed
in carnages.
'" The black horse troop forming the
president's escort fell in'at ' the, rear of
the carriages. Following the Cleveland
troop came Colonel Cecil Clay, com
mander Of the District of Columbia Na
tional Guard, with .a glittering 8t$ft of
aides. .. There were. 1,200 men in .this
divisionv.all in the uniform of the na
tional guard. - -The'; lirie ' moy.ed 'down
the avenue- through- -black mass of
cheering .thousands. " '- 1 ".
: . ; '.The Inaugural Ball. "
With' Ahe night came the crowning
glory of"! the inauguration,, .The resi
dences "and public buildings were aflame
with lights, the streets were crowded
with people,, and the - clamoring multi-'
tudesstill battled-at the' doors" f hotels
and restaurants demanding food ' and
drink, thousands surged to and fro in
front of the monument grounds whence,
arose the chromatic ' fireworks -which
illuminated the city in fitful gleams,
but it was at the,pension vjail4iog that
the politicians paid their respects to so
ciety. There distinguished guests of
the occasion paid homage to President
McKinley and the new mistress of the
White House, and later threaded the
mazes of the dance. " . -
" J The ball was the climax of the day.
The pension building is admirably
suited for this spectacular display. It
lends itself to the most artistic decora
tion, and it was never so beautifully
decorated and festooned and lighted as
on this night The graceful' arches
trembled with flowers and greenery,
the colossal columns seemed to grow
out of banks of flowers, and supported
the iron roof, which was a royal canopy
of white and gold. Hundreds Of cana
ries in gold cages tucked away in the
greenery sang merrily. " The thousands
of electric lights flashed . amid the
flowers and drapery. The artistic effect
of the lights was probably never
equalled, certainly not surpassed, in
this country. . ; .-
It was like the portals of fairyland,
with its vision of beautiful women, its
myriads -of gleaming ligths, its gorge
ous massing of. colors, its wealth of
blossoms,, its pulsations of music and
the heavy odor of thousands of per
fumes. The enormous floor space 800 feet
long and -half as wide was so large
that it was divided into squares, each
under a corps of assistants to the gen
eral floor managers. Here the dancers
enjoyed themselves to their hearts con
tent. .
THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.
Fellow-Citizens: In obedience -to the
will of the people, and in their pres
ence, by the authority vested in me by
this oath, I assume the arduous and re
sponsible duties of the president of the
United States, relying on the support
of my countrymen and invoking : the
guidance of Almighty God. Our faith
teaches that there is no safer reliance
from which speedy relief - must be had.
Need of Currency Revision, -
Our financial system needs some, revi
sion; our money is all good now, but its
(value must not further be threatened,
eral forms of our paper money offer, in
my judgment, a constant embarrass
ment to the government and to a safe
balance in the treasury. Therefore, I
deem it necessary to devise a system,
without diminishing the - circulating
medium or offering a premium for its
contraction, which will present a rem-
edy for those arrangements which, tern
porary in their nature, might, well,- in
times of our prosperity, have been dis
placed by wiser provisions. With ade-
quate revenue insured, buti .not until
then, can we enter upon such, changes
in; $ur fiscal laws as will, while insur
ing: safety and volume to our money, no
longer impose upon the government the
necessity of maintaining so large a gold
reserve, with its attendant --aiid inevit
able temptations to speculation:' Most
of our financial lawa aue the outgrowth
of experience and trial, and should not
be' amended without investigation and
demonstration of the wisdom of the
proposed changes. We must be.both
sure, we are right, and "make haste
slowly." If, therefore, congress- in its
wisdom shall deem it expedient to
create a commission to take under early
consideration the revision of our coin
age banking and . currency laws and
give them exhaustive, careful and dis
passionate examination which the cir
cumstance demands, I shall cordially
cowfur in such "action.. If such power
ie Vested in the president, it, is my pur
pose to appoint a commission of promi
nent, well-infprmed citizens of different
parties,, who will command public con
fidence, both on account of their ability
:aiid"special fitness for the work.. Busi
ness experience " and public . training
may thus be combined, and the "patri
otic zeal of the citizens of the country
be so directed that such a report will
be made as to receive the support of all
parties, and our finances cease to be
the subject of mere partisan contention.
- The Vice-President."'
The experiment is, at all events, worth
a trial, and in my opinion ."it will
prove beneficial -to the entire country,
International Bimetallism.
The : question of international bi
metallism will have early and earnest
attention. It will be my constant en
deavor to secure it by co-operation with
the other great commercial powers of
the world. . Untif that : condition is
realized the relative VaWe of silver al
ready coined and that which may here
after be coined must be , constantly
kept at par with gold by every resource
at our command. .. -
Government Must Economize.
The credit of the government, the in
tegrity of the currency and the inviol
ability of; its obligations must be pre
served. . This was the commanding ver
dict of the people, and it will not be
unheeded. Economy is demanded in
every branch of the government at all
.times, but especially - in periods like
the present depression of business and
distress among the people. The sever
est economy must be observed in all
public expenditures and extravagance
stopped wherever found, and prevented
wherever in the future it may be de
veloped. If the revenues are to remain
as now, the., only relief that can come
must be from decreased expenditures.
But the present must not. become the
permanent condition of the government
It has been our uniform practice to re
tire, not increase, our outstanding obli-.
gations, and this policy must be again
resumed and vigorously enforced. .
Our revenues should always be large
enough to meet with ease and prompt
ness not only our current needs and the
principal and interest of the public
debt, but to make proper and liberal
provisions for that most deserving body
of public creditors, the soldiers and
sailors and widows and orphans who
are the pensioners of the United States.
Revenues Mut Be Increased.
The government should not be per
mitted to run behind or increase its
debts in times like , the present. Suit
ably to provide is the mandate of duty,
a certain and easy remedy for the most
of our financial difficulties.r -A . defici
ency is inevitable so long as the expen
ditures of the government exceeds its
receipts. It can only be met by loans
or an increased revenue. While a large
annual surplus of revenue may invite
waste and extravagance, inadequate
revenue 'creates distrust and -; under
mines public and private credit Neither
should be encouraged. Between more
loans and more revenue there ought to
be but one opinion. -
We should have more revenue," and
that without delay, hindrance or im
pediment. A surplus in the treasury
created by loans is not a permanent or
safe reliance. It will, suffice -.while it
lasts, but it cannot last long while the
outlays of the government are greater
than its receipts, as has; been the case
during the past two years. ; , Nor must
it be forgotten thatjiowevermuch snr-k
loans may temporarily relieve the situ
ation, the government Tis" still indebted
for the amount of surplus thus accrued,
which it must nltimately pay, while its
ability,; to j?ay is not strengthened,
but weakened by a continued deficit
Loans are imperative in great emergen
cies to preserve the government or its
credit, but a failure to supply needed
revenue in time of peace for the main
tenance of either has no justification.
The best way for the government to
maintain its credit is to pay as it goes
not by resorting to loaM, but by keep
ing out of 'debt through "an adequate
income, -secured by a system of taxa
tion, external or internal,, or both.
- Tariff Re-vision "Necessary.'
It is the settled policy of the govern
ment,, pursued from the -beginning and
practiced by all parties and administra
tions, to raise the bulk of revenue from
taxes upon foreign productions entering
the United States for sale and consump
tion; and avoiding for the m6st part
every form of direct taxation, except in
time of war. The country is clearly op
posed to any needless additions to the
subjects of internal taxation, and is
committed by its latest popular utter
ances tb the system of tariff' taxation.
Ther6 canV: be no ", misunderstanding,
either, about the principle upon which
this tariff taxation shall be levied.
Nothing has ever been made plainer
at a general election than that the con
trolling principle in the raising of rev
enue on imports ' is " zealous " care for
American -interests and American la
bor is wished. The - people have de
clared that such legislation should be
had as will give ample protection and
encouragement to the industries and de
velopment of our country. , It is there
fore earnestly hoped and expected that
congress will at the-earliest practicable
moment ' enact revenue legislation that
shall be fail, .reasonable, conservative
and just, and which while' supplying
sufficient, revenue for public purposes,
will still be: 'signally beneficial and help
ful for every section and every enter
prise of the people. ' To this' policy we
are all, bf whatever party, firmly bound
by the - voice of - the people a power
yastly more potential than .the, expres
sion of any political plarform., - The
paramount duty of congreSB is to stop
deficiencies by the restoration'-of that
protective 'legislation which' has al
ways been the firmest prop of the treas
ury.. The - passage of such a" law . or
laws would strengthen the credit, of, the
government, both at home and abroad,
and go far toward stopping the. drain
upon the gold reserve-, held for the re
demption of our currency, which 'bas
been heavy; and well-nigh constant for
several years. . -'
Revival Will Be Slow. .
Business conditions are not the most
promising, it will taxe time to restore,
the prosperity of former years. If we
cannot promptly attain it, we can reso
lutely turn our faces in that direction,
and aid its return by friendly legisla
tion. However troublesome the situa
tion may appear, congress will not, ,1
am sure, be found lacking in disposi
tion or ability to relieve as far as legis
lation can do so.' The restoration, of
confidence" and the the revival of , busi
ness which men of all parties so much
desire, depends more largely upon the .
prompt, energetic and intelligent action
of congress than upon any other single
agency that affects the situation. ; "'
It is inspiring, too, to remember that
no great emergency jn the 180 years cf
our - eventful national life, has ever
arisen that has not been met " with wis
dom and courage "by the American peo-'
pie, with fidelity to their best interests
and highest destiny, and to the honor
of the American name. These years of
glorious hietorv have exalted mankind
.and 'advanced the cause of . freedom
throughout the .world, and immeasura
bly strengthened the precious free in
stitutions which we enjoy." The people
love and will sustain these institutions.
- .The greatest aid to our happiness and
prosperity is that we adhere to prin
ciples upon whioh the government was
established, and insist upon their faith
ful observaneei The equality of rights
must prevait-and our laws be always
and . everywhere respected and obeyed.
- Trusts and Monopolies. 1
"-The declaration of the party now re
stored to power has been in the past op
posed to all combinations of capital,
organized jn trusts of otherwise, to con
.trol arbitrarily the conditions of trade
among our citizens, and it has support
ed such legislation, as well, as to pre
vent the exepution of- all ' schemes to
oppress tbe"people by undue charges on
their supplies or - by unjust rates for
the Mfansgortaiion of 'their products .to
market. .This purpose will steadily be
pursued, both by the enforcement of
the law now in existence, and the ' rec
ommendation and and support of such
newBtatutes as may be necessary to
carry it into effect. . -y '-' -
. " Immigration taws. J.
f "Our naturalization and immigration
laws, should be further improved to the
constant promotion of a safer, a better
and higher citizenship. A grave peril
to the republic would be .a citizenship
too ignorant to understand or too
vicious to-appreciate the great value
and benefit of our legislation and laws,
and against all who come here to make
war upon' them, ; our gates 'must : be
promptly and tightly closed.- Nor must
we be unmindful ,of the need of im
provement among our own citizens,
but with the zeal of our forefathers en
courage the spread of knowledge and
free education. Illiteracy, must be
banished from the land if we shall at
tain that high destiny as the. foremost
of the enlightened nations of the World,
which, under providence, we ought to
achieve. ' . - V . J -
Foreign Relations.,
.It has been the policy of" the United
States since; the foundation of the gov
ernment to cultivate relations of peace
and amity with all the nations of the
world, and this accords with my " con
ception" of onr "duty now. We have
cherished the policy of noninterference
with the affairs of foreign governments,
wisely 5s -inaugurated by Washington,
keeping:"ourselves' from entanglement
either as allies or foes, content to leave
undisturbed with them the settlement
of their own domestic concerns, It
will be our aim to pursue a firm and
dignified foreign policy, which shall be
just, impartial, ever watchful of our
national 'honor; and always insisting
upon -hef-enforcement. of the. lawful,
rights of American citizens everywhere.
Our diplomaoy, should seek nothing
more ad accept' nothing less - than is
due us.? -We want.no wars of conquest; -
w jn),--a.vjid.h4ttemptation ojte.m-
towl. asgression.-. - -War should never
An4ariw(4lnAn until oirarv onanfil,
peace fcafr'iaiisji. i'eace is pteterabie
to war in most every contingency.
Bxtra Session of Congress -
It has been the uniform practice of
each president to avoid as far as possi
ble the convening of congress in extra
session. " It is an example which under
ordinary' circumstances and in the . ab
sence of public necessity, is not to be
commended, but a failure to convene
the representatives Of the people in ex
tra session when it, involves a neglect
of public duty places the responsibility
of such neglect upon the executive.
The condition of the public treasury,
as bas been indicated, demands the
immediate consideration of congress.
It alone has the power to provide reve
nue for the government.
It is evident therefore, that to '. post
pone action in the presence of so great
a necessity would be unwise on . the
part of the present executive, ' because
unjust to the interests of the people.
Our action now will be freer from
mere partisan consideration than if the
question of tariff revision was post
poned until th3 regular session , of con
gress. We are nearly two years from a
congressional election, and politics
cannot so greatly distract us as if such
a contest' was immediately pending.
Again, whatever action congress may
take will be given a- fair opportunity
for trial before the people are, called to
pass judgment upon it, and this I con
pass judgment upon it, and this 1 con-.,
sider a great essential to rightful and
lasting settlement of the question. In:
view of these considerations, I shall'
deem it my duty as president to con verie"
congress in extraordinary session Mon
day, the 15th day of March, 18.97. -
Concluding Words.
' In conclusion, I congratulate the
country upon the fraternal spirit of the
people, and the manifestation of good
will everywhere so . apparent. The re
cent election not only most fortunately
demonstrated the obliteration of sec
tional or geographic lines," but to some
extent also the prejudices . which for
years have distracted our councils' and
marred onr true greatness as a nation; ! centers in the placers at the mouth of
i The triumph of the people, whose ; Hunter creek. . Upon a large bar in the
verdict is carried into effect today is. Columbia, fifty heavily armed and de
not the triumph of one section, nor term ined men ' are in camp, mostly
wholly of one party, but of all sections ; ranchers from the surrounding country,
and all the people. The North and Camped just below them on a email bar
South no longer" divide on old lines,'- is a small party commanded by Detec
but upon principles and politics," and tive Joe Warren and ex-Sheriff Pugh.
in this fact surely every. lover of the They are said to be the agents of the
country can find cause for true felicita-- federal syndicate.
tion. Let us rejoice in and cultivate P . Governor Lord, of Oregon, has re
the spirit It is ennobling and will be Ceived a letter in reply to his request
both a gain and blessing to our beloved to Speaker Reed asking that the bill for
country. ' the relief of Indian war veterans be per-
It will be my constant aim to do mitted to come up in congress for final
nothing and permit nothing to be done ! consideration. The . speaker! says:
that will arrest or disturb this growing "The pressure of business at the close
sentiment oi unity ana co-operation.
t;his revival of esteem and affiliation
which will affect so many thousands
in the old antagonistic sections, but I
shall do everything possible to pro
mote and increase it Let me again
repeat the words of the oath adminis
tered by the chief justice, which, in
their respective spheres, so far as ap
plicable, I would have all my country
men observe: - - .- -."I
will faithfully execute the office
of president of the United States, and
will, to the best of my ability, pre
serve, protect and defend the constitu
tion of the United States." , -This
is the obligation I have rever
ently taken before the - Lord, - Most
High. ...To keep it will be my single
purpose, my constant prayer; . and I
shall confidently rely upon " the for
bearance and assistance of all the peo
ple in the discharge of my solemn re
sponsibilities - ' -'
HE NEWS OF. THE Itl
From All Parts of the
World and the Old.
New
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review of the Import
- Happenings, of th . Past. . .Week
Colled From th Telegraph Columns.
Minnesota and North and South Da
kota are in a nervous condition over the'
prospects of the next few days. It has
snowed every day so far this month.
Railroad trains are tied in every direc
tion and many small branches are aban
doned. : - -
. Thomas Condt, of Beloit, Wis., died,
aged 90 years. From 188,1 to 1856 he
was missionary to the Hawaiian islands.
He was the last of a" company of thirty
missionaries who left for the islands
in 1836. He was the first white person
the natives of . Maui island ever saw.
The well-known : pioneer and his-,
torian, Hon. Nineveh - Ford, died in
Walla Walla last week. The cause of
his death was . old age. He was 81
years and 8 months old." His was the
first wagon to drive into the Grande
Ron de, and the second across the
Rockies.
At a St. Patrick's day convention,
held in San Francisco last night, reso
lutions were passed urging all true'
Irishmen to unite in discountenancing
the Corbett-Fitzsimrnons fight, which
will take place at Carson on the day
made sacred to the memory of Ireland's
patron saint. , , . - .
, The navy department has issued ad
vertisements calling for over 8,)00 tons
of Harveyized steel armor for the three
battle-ships now " building." The. law
fixes the maximum price to be paid at
$ 300 per ton, and the officials of the
department are now sanguine of returns,
to their advertisements.
-I ". Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher died at
her home in Stamford, Conn, on the
tenth anniversary of the death of her
famous husband, and she was 85 years
of age. Mrs. Beecher passed away
peacefully, surrounded by her children
and friends. Her life had been de
spaired of for several weeks preceding
h'er demise. .t
.Greece has replied to the identical
note of the powers and it is regarded as
of a most favorable nature. It is be
lieved the crisis will soon be past, as
the Greek note at least furnishes a basis
upon which a compromise satisfactory !
to all concerned can be speedily reached.
The stock exchanges in London and the
bonrses on the continent reflect the con
fident feeling, ' : :., -, . . ... :
- Representative Kruse, of - Clackamas
county, died at the hospital in Salem,
wbere-he went to attend tne'sewion of';
rtn8 iaTte''attempted legislature.-!- He. bid-
been confined to his bea-witn typhoid-
r ..v
Representative
Kruse was sent to the legislature by
the Populist party, and was a member
of the Davis house. . ".
Joseph N. Dolphj -ex-United States
senator from Oregon, is mortally ill at
his residenoe in Portland. His left leg
was amputated about four inches above
the knee a heroic course that offered
the only possibility of . saving ' his life
from blood poisoning from a gangrened
sore in his left foot- Owing to his ad
vanced years it'is not thought probable
that he can recover. . . -
Joseph Wheeler was killed near Eas
ton, Wash., while walking the North
ern Pacific track, ; ,...
United States Ambassador Bayard
was tendered a banquet by the lord
mayor of London. . It is said that not
in many years has the Mansion house
contained a gathering so representative
of British life and achievement as as
sembled to honor Mr. Bayard.
Direct charges of bribery and at
tempted bribery were made before the
Kansas state legislature at Topeka.
The charges were made in open, ses
sion. The names of the accused were
spoken outright, and warrants were is
sued for the arrest of the culprits. One
of, the men implicated was arrested be
fore he could make his escape from the
capital building.-
. The" state senate of Oregon after a
rrr 6 " , J J '
; hl( n.Jth,ln ??ld accomplished,
session lasting nearly fifty days, - at
has 'decided to dissolve and go home.
The attitude of absent members made
all efforts at reorganization appear.'
hopeless, and it was thongnt best not
to add to the complications of the pres
ent troublesome situation. The deci
sion to quit was brought about by the
failure of the . house to secure the at
tendance of a single outside member. :
The outlook for the opening of the
CoMlle reservation is now said to be
very unfavorable. The matter is in the
hands of the conference committee in
Washington, and' several amendments
are to be considered in connection with
' the
original bill.- ' The chief interest
of the session renders it difficult to con -T
sider any particular measure, especially
one which has not been discussed much
before the house." This looks as if
there is not much show for the bill at
this session of congress, and no action
can be taken at the special session. - '
: The Elks' lodges of Tacoma, Port
land, Seattle and , other Northwestern
cities are preparing to send big delega
tions to the Minneapolis meeting of the
Elks' grand lodge in June, for the pur
pose of securing the next annual gather
ing at Portland, Or. .. They have been
quietly working for months and believe
success to be assured. To raise funds
to send a trainload of delegates to Min:
neapolis, a series of plays will be given
through the Northwest '
Ex-Governor John D. Long, of Bos
ton, has announced that he has accept
ed the navy portfolio in the McKinley
cabinet.
Make-Up of the Cabinet. '' '
. President McKinley bas sent to the
United States, senate the following
nominations: . '"-.' -,'- .
Secretary bf state, John Sherman, of
Ohio. . "'" - "
-: Secretary of' the treasury, Lyman J.
&age, of Illinois.
Secretary of war, Russell ..A. Alger,
of Michigan."
Attorney-general,' Joseph McKenna,
of California.
Postmaster-general, James A. "Gary,
of Maryland.
Secretary of the navy, John D. Long,
of Massachusetts. -
.Secretary of the interior, Cornelius
N. Bliss, of New York. -'"
' : Secretary of agriculture, James Wil
son, of Iowa.
To compliment Mr. ..Sherman, -his
nomination was immediately confirmed.
The other nominations" were referred to
various committees, who took action
upon them later, confirming all with-,
out objection. : t:
How the Senate Will Stand.
The reflection of James H. Kyle to
the United States senate from, South
Dakota determines.., the complexion of ,
that' body as it will appear when the
Republican party Comes into- power
March 4. It wilf be 'composed of the
following elements:
Republicans ...-.42.-1 Silver reniihlicans.....4
Democrats .....
.'".' 7 1 Vcanoies!.!!....!Zr."".'.S
Populists,.
- '- Never in the history of the nation has
the delineation of parties been so un
certain as will be exemplified by the
senate to.be organized at the, beginning
of the administration of President Mc
Kinley. - No party as control in the
upper branch of the national legisla
ture, and although the Republicans
predominate in degree they are short of
a majority, even after counting the
free-silver senators like Wolcott, Hans
borough and Carter, who are true to
the party, while differing with it on
the most important political issue of
the day.
'Differences Are Settled.
: All differences, between the "house
and the senate on the postal appropria
tion bill have been settled. The sen
ate amendments have been accepted
which authorizes the postmaster-general
to use the unexpended balance of
last year's appropriation from special
trunk line facilities for any fast mail
facilities he may think proper; $50,000
for a transfer service between St. Louis
and .East St Louis, adding $182,000 to
the allowance for railway postal clerks,
and also the senate amendments strik
ing out the rating of the salaries bf
postal inspectors at 1 1,200, $1,400 and
$1,600. ,
' The Benate recedes, from the amend-
ment striking out the item for marine'
iree aeiivery ioriJetroii. rne eenaie s
raise of the amount for transportation
by pneumatic tubes from $50,000 to
$150,000 stands. :
2: -BUI Amending the Shipping JLaw. -
. The bill amending "tbeisMppirig
was pasbednfter adding a proviso that
it shall . not change the law torbidding
flogging in the merchant: marine.
senator said the bill: as drawn was in
the sailor's interests and did -not re-
Btoro uugBing, uuu F cBi m
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wise men- xne provision naa oeen or-
ae, ' . ' '" . : , .
woraon oi Georgia naa -msenea m
uie recora an account oi me extreme
simplicity of the Washington and
Adams inaugurations.
Diplomatic Relations Restored.
The state .. .department has been in
formed that ' diplomatic relations be
tween Venezuela and Great Britain,
which were' interrupted some years ago,
have been restored, and - that Juan
Pietrie, the present Venezuelan min
ister to Germany, has been transferred
to Gerat Britain'.' This will leave but
one step to wind tip the whole embar
rassing and critical . Venezuelan con
troversy, the assured ratification by
the Venezuelan congress of the arbitra
tion movement
The Bxtra Session.
. According to call, 'congress will be
convened in special session March 15.
The new president will send a mesasage
to congress calling attention to the
state of the government revenues, and
urging the speedy enactment of a gen
eral revision of the tariff.
Judge Turner's Policy. - "
Judge Turner, Washington's newly
slAP.tp.rl TTnitp.d States swhfttr.AnnnnnnAa
that his policy ill the senate will be to
rfbvnr o rvrrAoi-ac, tariff -th -r.rr.toffif.ri
of Amorir-ana in fnroiTti lanrlo ar,r1 th
early annexation of the Hawaiian
islands. ,-r-
A Place for. Boyle.
It is whispered among the Ohio con
gressional delegation in Washington
that James P. Boyle, private secretary
of President of McKinley, will be ap
pointed consul to Liverpool, succeeding
James C. Neal of Ohio. The Liverpool
post is worth about $30,000 a year.
The President's a pproval.
The international monetary confer
ence bill is now a law, President Cleve
land having signed it this afternoon.
Over Cleveland's Bead.
The house passed the immigration
bill over the president's veto by a vote
ofl93to37.: - ' 'y.
. Signed by Cleveland.
The president has sighed the bill to
allow the bottling of spirits in bond in
which distillers are greatly interested.
Ultimatum Delivered. .
The note of the powers, notifying
Greece that her forces must be with
drawn from Crete witihn six days has
been delivered. Greece was warned
that- this .decision is irrevocable, and
that failure to comply with the powers'
demands wouldj result fn ' serious conse
quences. .:; . Wt- " '
! A fifteen pound codfish, recently ex
amined by the fish -warden of London,
was found to have a roe , containing 4,
872,000 egga. ,
' Prussian Police Mobbed.
" Berlin, March 6. At Z Neuwied,
Rhenish Prussia, a mob stoned the po
lice, who drew swords in self-defense,
but were obliged to retire to the sta
tion.'. Thereupon the mob stoned the
station with paving stones and cheered
for anarchy, , JTumeroua arrests were
made. ' -- '
. Another On on the Bike.
Still it comes, It has : now been
found that riding the bicycle causes
baldness, f ". The hair of the bicyclist ac
cumulates dust, dandruff forms and
baldness follows. ' ' ' 1 -.
BIMETALLISTS'YII)
INTERNATIONAL ACTIO
ONLY HOPE OF
Important Expression of Vie
tlngnished European Blind
, Result of the Ite lElecti
. the Cause of True BImetalll
Washington, D. C. The bin
of Europe are clearly, of op:
the cause of true bimetallism !
ly aided by the result of the--eta
the United States in 896.: .Th
of the Bryan proposition,., tli
would have meant silver monom?
th the United States, find (ho c)
a movement of - this cmraur"
1. 1 1 IV, 3P i .3 .. T
national action,- which, means;
metallism.- . On the other 1:
success of McKinley, on a plat
daring explicitly ,m favor of
tional action greatly increases th'
pect of ' co-operation 'by the
nations.
This is the substance of a.yery
esting symposium of views on i:
tional bimetallism, from' distin
English, French and German adu
of the proposition just presented.
senate of the United States . by Si
. Chandler.
These statements come, from
Aldenham, president of the El
Bimetallic League, Dr.. Otto Ai
honorary secretary of the G
Bimetallic League and member
Prussian diet, and Edmond D'A
assistant general secretary ft
French Bimetallic League. The
ments, which are of very recent I
are especially interesting because!
in the United States.
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conceiisus of opinion among the frien
b. bimetallism. . Lord Aldenham
president of the British Bimetallic
i .-i ir ii ii k. i u in u iiii-i i iiir an i i u t.-.'1-ii
. , I - o -
nnntAat. in tliA TTnitfarl Rt.nt.Pfl t.Hftt. IVfi-
strength. ' That . which won was
cause oi real sound money not
English 'gold-and-gold-only-as-the-sc
, legal-tender,' but that which is now,
common consent summed up in 1
awkward word 'bimetallism '-rfree ecl
age of gold and silver at a settled r
-into a lull legal tender money. "
adds: "Perhaps before long our ne
paper ttuu leuuei wxiieia may wuiri
understand that when Major McKii
declared that he pledged himself to
mote - international '. bimetuJii
r meant What ' be Sajid, :not-wbat!
i wisnea nim to say -:. .- - ineoij
1 1 "V.., . nn.,nn n I
, tional bimetallism was victorious."
M-dJi v Aaux.unau h w-v-vao w WB-
the progress of the sentiment of lb
Metallism in Great Britain and sho
I that although in 1889 and 1890 inte;
national bimetalli8m waa defeated!
parliament, the sentiment has steudi
grown in that body until the house
commons on March 17, 1896, : unan
mously adopted the following Mesol
tion:
"This house is of opinion that
instability of the relative value of gi
and silver since the action of the Lati
Union of 1873 has proved injurious
the business interests of this count:
and urges upon the government the a
visability of doing all in their power
secure by international agreement
suitable monetary par of exchange H
tweeen gold and silver.
Dr. Arendt, honorary secretary of tS
German Bimetallic League sketch
the progress of international bimet
lism in Germany, showing that tl
Dfrrari'iii nloTYiont ia dvorwKplminffl
favorable to it and that while the pa?
liamentary left is opposed to it, yet tl
right is absolutely bimetallic ana tti
center party IB mvvraviy umpueeu . uu
cause it is obliged to keep, on goo
terms with the rural voter. ThJ
pamphlet of Archbishop Walsh, trans!
lated for use in Germany has wol
many to bimetallism. The GermaJ
' parliament can, in his opinion, be relie
upon as a strong supporter oi in tern.
tlOnal bimetallism, tbOUgn HO 18
opinion mar wimoui action ay -ng an
in some sense favorable to bimetallism
it is doubtful of the concurrence
Germany in the international action. !
M. Edmond D'Artoise, assistant ga
oral BPPTfitarr of the French Bimetal
T . . I I. . . . ..
amonK me agrarians. ae ciubcb ujb
it.. - tt. -i i. :
statement by saying:
"Our hopes are today much greater
in x ranee tnat tne American presi
tial election has resulted in rev
to Europe generally, to England part
nlarlv. the inmasse into which
monometallism has led the world.
The hated discussions which accompa
nied the now famous election in the
United States have shown conclusively
that internationalists are far more log
ical advocates of sound money than
onlrl monnmetalhsts are. because of t
' itable par of exchange which they w
j .V - "f - O I
between two monetary standards of f
world, silver will become again as sou
' money as gold. " ..'" ;'.-. .
He expresses the opinion that Fran
will be ready and anxious to co-opera
with the United States, the Latin Unid
' and Germany in favor of internation;
bimetallism. The French Bimetallj
League organized only two years ag
now numbers 128 industrial and agrl
cultural societies, representing fifty
two thousand active members.
It may be added that in each cast
the gentlemen whose views are quotec
by Senator Chandler, while extremely
favorable to international bimetallis
express the ' view distinctly that j 1
tempts by a single nation, no mat
bow strong to establish bimetallism
dependently and without internatioi
action, would be both unsuccessful a
disastrous. E. F. PARSONS.
The total length of railway
open for passenger traffic in the
Kingdom at the end of last ye
11,252 miles of double lute and
pingle i
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