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lib (Sajeite; Every Friday Horning by zette Publishing Co. JEHSbH.- ..SS'A or and neis Manager. LIS, OREGON, ftlar. 12 , 1897- farce SENATOR. hag sequel to the legisla ko is the farcial appoint senator by our heavy- H not too conscientious frbett, the recipient" of Jn favor, dispatched his B man to Salem last eseech the sending to is comic valentine, and the nature of his per they brought a quick lew candidate for rejec- Jhe United States senate He may have other r indifferent quahh- ut the public has only I pressed with the fact has money. This im- is indeed vivid. animated . the otherwise dull, proceedings at Salem iv. The ewden lieht of rbett's money dazzled the I the loudest populists and II down and worshiped. Corbett is trying to sneak le United States senate i the back door. He has fled upon Lord in vain, pre "is one greater than rand his name is Mark Mr. Corbett has had rtgaged man declare that n senatonal contest ine 01 rianna's business, will eventually discover ognition of an llle- f ely-appointed senator from is a great deal of Mark na's business. r. Corbett has had his mort red man call Senator Hoar "an woman."0' He will have the rn 01 seeing a noble pair 01 fogans peeping from beneath ie old woman's skirts. Vlr. Corbett has had his mort jed man speak of Senator Me Je as a 'kite tail. ' ' But that ill never wagsrle on Cor cite. Oh, the grandeur of liw of compensation! pw we see the beauties of sld up in all their transceh- glpry. The combination jesky populists and provident licans has given us Corbett! if we have had no remed- Jegislation? What if ss commissions and itutional fees and salaries bt been abolished? What business of the state is in lly turmoil? We have Cor and Corbett has the rocks po many, as he had a few iths ago, but still enough ill practical purposes. the people of Oregon salute It play senator. Thev are sorrv that Lord did not ao- tjt him to be king of Canada. ?uld have been more fun. fENNOYER TALKS SENSE. 1 1 1 I-Vester Pennoyer is much of Wi 1 -, -3 . . o 44&uc anu nas iaia nim- .1?n to much criticism, e- Jie has fully received. h is also much of a man, I 1:1 . ML. fwing letter to the Oregonian jnends itself to every man of p and honesty: fRTiAND, March 6. (To Editor.) Will you permit o'speak briefly in your paper most important -matter? A Iilar session of the Oregon Islature has been prevented mis had been accomplished by vined lorce, it would have criminal. If it had been nplished by an unorganized I it would have been alarm f But is it any the less criin- Bnd alarming when accom led by the chosen represent es or tne people, who, recre- to their duty, refused for 49 ts alter the time set tor the Jmtnencement of the session, to vheir oath of office and as- making the required quo- ,the house? The 27 pop j&nd republican conspirators thus t struck a treasonable at our ' established institu tions are guilty or a most grave crime. And those 13 populists, who, by' thus refusing to perform Jtheir duty as legislators, have 3y become instrumental in jpointment of a monome national 'bank president as ar from Oregon, can expect lierit nothing but the pity I contempt of the people flet me say, in conclusion, If the citizens of Oregon, of larties, fail m rebuking this Istep toward the overturning 1 - . .. . Jur civil government, al ly taken, then, indeed, will free institutions be destroyed iberty will be lost . Sylvester Pennoyer. EX-SENATOR DOLPH. The" seating of Corbett, through some unhappy mis chance, would be a public ca lamity. Corbett was at the bottom of the anarchy at Saleiri. It was his money that held the populists and a few republicans from or ganizing, even when Mitchell's defeat was evident, and this ev eryone knows. When Senator Mitchell released his supporters from any promises, and when it was .. known that 40 members would not vote for him, the ex cuse, unsatisfactory, and unrea sonable as it was, offered by those neglecting their duty, bore no longer even the semblence of an excuse. Still, some one held back the organization, and that one was H. W. Corbett. The defeat ol Mitchell was but an incident of the hold upv The underlying purpose was the election of Cor bett, a coarse and unscrupulous schemer. That being unobtain able, he bases his hopes upon be ing recognized as a senatorial ap pointee, evidently believing that .the United States senate will dis tinguish, for his sake, between a legislature that refuses to elect a senator, and a legislature that deliberately refuses to organize in order to preverit the election of a senator.; . Legislators have been bribed to support senatorial candidates. Perhaps such cases are not un- MM ' 1 common, mere nas Deen mucn, far too much, prostitution of public offices. There have been obstruction methods employed for party advantage or for the ad vancement of some principle. But it is extremely doubtful if the history of our country furnishes such an example of shameless corruption, overthrow ing of popular government and overriding of the popular will, as is displayed in the Corbett ep isode. , a Aside; from the purely legal ob jections against his admission, loyalty -and patriotism demand that such a. subversion of our state government shall not be so rewarded. THE FATE OF DAVIS. Mr. Dolph's death is deeply regretted , throughout Oregon. His usefulness to the state as a member of the national senate was great. Mr. Dolph's nature was not such as to win the people's love, but he commanded their respect, and his defeat for re-election in 1895 was not because of his per sonality nor of any deficiency as a public servant, but of his close affiliation with a faction in the state whose dangerous ambition had to be checked. While the contest was bitter in the extreme, charges of wrong doing were urged, not against the candidate, but against his supporters. Mr. Dolph ranked among the leading men of the nation. While not, perhaps, a great man, he was a useful one, and if not brilliant, he was sound. The best way, perhaps, for Mr. Mitchell, the ex-senator, to obtain vindication, would be to declare that he intends to be a candidate for representative in congress next vear. A direct appeal to the people, if success ful, would be a vindication that would put all opponents to con fusion. Oregonian Ditto Mr, Corbett Will the Oregonian put up Corbett against Mitchell? Without reflecting upon the good intentions of the two oth er gentlemen composing the county court, it is but just to say that there has been a gratify ing improvement in the business capacity of that body since Commissioner Tohn Buchanan took the oath of office. Greece has proved, in the present incident, that she possess es not only a spirited and patri otic people, but also-1 wise and large-hearted statesmen. HARBOR OP YAOUINA. Alas, poor Davis! His house cannot adjourn. Without a quo rum it can but adjourn from day to day, and a quorum will never come.. . r : - - - Some members adopted a reso lution to dissolve, but what of that? There was no quorum and the adoption of the resolution was illegal. The Davis house cannot adjourn. Davisihas gone home, haunted with the consciousness that his house has not adjourned. In his waking hours, voices whisper, "No quorum, no quorum," and in hiS dreams there runs the re frain, "Bayer; Barkley, Bourne, Bridges, Bilyeu," and soon down the list of those who would and those who would not He awak eHS from uneasy slumbers to hear the night shriek, "You can't ad journ, adjourn, adjourn." Other houses may -come and mav. g Dut the Davis house goes on forever. It may resolve to dissolve, it may scatter to the uttermost parts of the earth, it may hide its hapless . head from the gaze of man, but still the mighty truth rings "on, "The Davis house cannot adjourn." There is no escape for Davis. Though he fly to Cuba and fol low the fortunes of her strug gling patriots, the gurgling wounds of every Spaniard slain will moan, "You can't adjourn." Though swift to far-ofl Crete he flies and helps its noble cause, yet every dying Turk will curse at him and cry, "you never can adjourn." The song will haunt him to his last sad hour and on the slab erected where he sleeps, this tribute will appear: Here Keth one whom Heaven nor Hell can hold. For mighty Truth proclaims him still on Earth. " " Yea, when this circling sphere itself grows cold. To know naught more or human woe or mirth,. . His spirit stjllli doomed to linger on. The last and only evidence of man. Ask you the sin of this most wretched pawn: His house has not adjourned nor ever can. The story of Mr. Osburn's management as sheriff illustrates forcibly the fact that campaign expenses are paid for by the tax payer. In this particular case, fortunately for the county, most of the burden falls on the tire- ties. In the majority oL cases. the borrowing from the taxpayer is more deliberately ana coolly planned and does not come to the light The story further ex plains the regular defeat of re publican candidates for sheriff in Benton county. CATARRH Ivernor Lord may prate of in politics all he pleases. n never, by sounding plati- disguise the fact that he is ji silly and traitorous poli- p, si LOCAL DISEASE and is the result of colds and sudden climatis changes. It can be cured by a pleasant remedy which is apnlied di rectly Into the nostrils. Be ing qpokly absorbed it gives relief at csce. Ely's Cream Balm is acknowledged to be the most thoronsh care for Nasal Catarrh, Cold in Head and Hay Fiver of all remedies. It opens and cleanses the nasal postages, allays pain and inflammation, heals the seres, pro tects the membrane from colds, restores the senses of tasto and smell. Pnce 50c. at Druggists or by KJLY BKOTSSRS. 61 Warren Street, Kew 1 COSTLY POLITICS. Money Campaigns in Benton County End Disastrously. What its Further ImproTement Means. The $710,000 spent by the na tional government at Yaquina has resulted in a net gain of seen feet in the depth of water across the bar, the average cost, per foot being a littla over $101,000. As the engineers recommend for fur ther improvement, an extension of the present work, which will take it into deeper water, the cost per foot of future increased depth will doubtless be somewhat heavier. : The present depth (14 feet at low tide) has been secured by jetties, confining and controlling the currents, and scouring the sijtiid from the channel. If the channel, by means of extended jetties, can be kept clear of sand, it will have a depth ot iy teet at I6w tide, allowing the passage of any vessel that can enter the Columbia river. This work, ac cording to a board of engineers appointed for the special purpose of making an examination of the Yaquina bar bar, will eost $1,025, 000. Congress, in the spring of 1896 appropriated $25,000 and authorized the secretary of war to enter into a contract, involving not more than $1,000,000,. for se curing deeper water on the bar. The secretary ignored this action of congress and it is probable that a direct appropriation will have to be made. . It never will be made if the people of the Willamette valley sleep on their arms. The bay has vigorous enemies who neglect no opportunity to spike its guns. Should Mr. Corbett be seated in the national senate, there will be no use of asking congress for fur ther aid for Yaquina. The inter ests with which he is identified are opposed, for practical reasons, to the building up of an impor tant trade through Yaquina bay. The benefits of competing lines of transportation need not be elaborated. They are patent to everyone. The citizens of the valley are doubtless aware of the importance of the Yaquina harbor to themselves, but they are apt to neglect it as being a tiresome sub ject. Many of them chase rain bows of sentiment and let the other side gather in the gold of practicality- r - Yaquina is the, direct outlet of a terntory whose production of cereals amounts to over 900,000, 000 pounds per year, whose hop product is over 3,000,000 pounds per year and whose wool output is over 8,000,000 pounds per annum. The fruit, hay and other cjops are correspondingly great. This does not include the products of that vast empire . east of the Cascade mountains that will be connected with Yaquina by rail whenever the government signifies its inten tion of completing its work on the bar. - 4'.' " Nor do tfeese .figures include Southern Oregon counties that will be more indirectly benefitted by the development of a first-class harbor at Yaquina. Other, data serves to emphasize the great commercial importance -of the territory to be benefitted by the proposed improvement "Excuse me," observed the man in spectacles, "but I am a surgeon, and that is not where the liver is." . "Never you mind where his liver is," retorted the other, "if it was in his big toe or his left ear DeWitt's Little Early Risers would reach it and shake it for him. On that you can bet your gig-lamps." Allen & Woodward." - - - - - - Seven thousand, five hundred dollars of Dave Osburn's shortage as sheriff have been returned to Benton county. The : balance, whatever it may be determined to be, has been secured. In the set tling of this matter some inter esting facts have developed. The public first learned of Mr. Osburn's shortage through, the Gazette last fall. Mr. Joseph Wilson, employed by the county court to examine the county offi cers' accounts, found that the sheriff was deficient over $8,000. Mr. Osburu denied that any such shortage existed and had Joe Rip ley go over the books for him. Mr. Ripley's flndings- have never been made public. " ' However, when Osburn returned from Mon tana, there was an t'ffort made to compromise the matter. This pa per urged thev county court to make no coni promise, on the ground that it would establish a dangerous precedent. .' The court look this view of the matter and, as a result willrecover ahe- full amount of the principal due. from Osburn. The county is put the interest. i- ' Of the $7,500 returned last week. Mr. Osburn furnished $2, 089 in county warrants and $411 in cash. The principal amount, $500 was raised by his bonds men, all of his sureties during his two terms of office, with the excepticn ot E. Skipton, borrow ing the money on their notes. The natural query arises, "What did Osburn do with the money?" Before any attempt is made to answer this question, it is neces sary to state that there was an ap parent shortage in Mr. Osburn's accounts last July, when he turn ed his office over to the present in cumbent. Seven thousand dollars was borrowed in Lane county and the affair was straightened up. This shortage was' doubtless lor the last year of Mr. Osburn's second term.- .Mr. Osburn's legal salary and fees lor his four years ot office aggregated not far from $12,000. This, with the $12,000 borrowed to replace his shortage, or $24,000 represents the money he has used in the four year,s. While Sheriff, Mr. Osburu did not live extravagantly, he did not drink excessively, nor did he gam ble, yet all he has to show for $24,000 is a mortgaged hop yard and very undesirable publicity. His hop yard," with two bad sea sons, probably cost him $5,000 of this money. Ills family expenses for four years were certainly not over $3,000, and"- tfncoNectable loans to friends might be; figured at $4,000. This leaves $ 12,000 unaccounted for. . , ; While 110 one excuses -.Mr. -Os-burn's ldnse and peculiar methods, it is not believed that he deliber ately intended lo defraud the eounty or his bondsmen, and it it is not believed that he has secreted anything. Campaign debts and campaign expenses are thought to be responsible for the principal part of Osburn's expenditures. It was well known that his cam paigns were expensive, but of course, the amount could "only be guessed and no one thought - that he was extravagant with his funds, as latter developments indicate. While the county is fortunate in getting back the amount due it without litigation,; the loss in in terest is 110 small matter. Had the money refunded last July been turned over to the treasurer at the proper . time, the county could have called in ..that amount of county warrants, which -draw 8 per cent interests The $7,500 re turned .last week' has been with held from Mte county for three years, making a loss, to the county in interest of about $2,U0U. The county court is not without blame, for it has trusted top im plicitly in the county officers. The court has always had the right tp examine the various books and jn 1891, the legislature passed a la one section of which reads: 'The ypounty courts of the several counties of this stat-, while sit" ting for county business at the regular terras t' in January, . and July of each year, sharf" earefully examine all boiks astd naners re lating lb the financial affairs of the county offices of county clerk, clerk of the. county court, recorder of conveyances, treasnrer t and sheriff of the several counties." Had the court been as diligent in former yeajv in looking after the various officials as it is at present, much unpleasantness and loss might have been avoided MR. OSBURN'S STATEMENT.: Mr. Osburu was seen relative to this matter and insisted that his former statements were practically correct. Ie iavery cei tain that the missing money never passed through fes hands and that the affair is a much of a mystery to him as it is to the public He thinks there will be some develop ments in the next few Rtontas that will throw some light on the subject and, if he is not badly mistaken, will completely exon erate him. He says that the $7,- 500 recently deposited with the treasurer was paid under protest, the county threatening to - bring suit. The following statement was filed when" the money was paid: "In the county court of the state of Oregon for Benton coun "To the county court -of the state of Oregon, for-said county, 5 Sweetness and Light. tut a pill in the pulpit if you want practical preaching for the physical man, ; then put the pill in the pillory if it does not practise -what it preaches. There's a whole gospel in Ayer's Sugar Coated Fills ;' a " gospel of sweetness and ligh" People used to value their physic, as they did their religion, by its bitterness. The more bitter the dose the better the doctor. We've got over that. "We take "sugar in ours" gospel or physic now-a-days. It's possible to please and to purgo at the same time. There may bo power h a pleasant pill. That is the, gospel of . Ayer's Cathartic Pills. ?Iu:t ! i!I particulars in Ayer's Curebook. loo pages, .'cut free. J. C. Aye- Co., Lowell, Mass. BEGINS TONIGHT. An attractive program is presented by Prof. Denman for this evening beginning the first local teachers' institnte for the year. Tonight's entertain meat will be held! at the courthouse. The sessio: of tomorrow will be held iu the public school building. Following is the . . PROGRAM . . Friday, March 12th, 8 o'clock P. M. Song . . . . . . Recitation: "Shadows" . . . Vocal Solo .. . . . . . . Recitation: "Scene from the Last Days of Pompeii" Character Song . ' Quartette Miss Mildred Linville Miss Jennie Gellatly Mr. Geo. L. Paul . by The Little Four Topsv, Gretta Harrington; Diica, Myrtie Harrington;TSAMBo, Chancy Harrington; Uncus Tom, Mordant Coodnough. Latest Shades For Spring . I NEW SHOES We are now receiving Our Spring and Summer Hue of Shees direct from the East, in the following i Shades Styles Chocolate Lace Pointed Toe- Oxblood " " ' - Black . " Coin " - Black " Pointed " - Chocolate " " " - Black " " " - Black " ". " - These shoes we are carrying in all widths from A to EE. We also have a complete line of the latest : button shoes in both pointed and coin toe, Prices :-3 3 50 3 00 2 50 2 50 2 CO I 50 When completed, our line of Half Shoes- will be the finest ever shown in the City. We will be pleased to have you call and examine our stock and be convinced for yourselves. S.-L. KLINE'S. THE- WHITE HOUSE. eeeeoee9eeeeooeeeeeeoeeeoe; Vocal Solo . Address: "Written Language" Song ... . Miss Lulu Spangler Attorney General Idlenian ... . Quartette Saturday, March 13th,"9:30 A. M. Remarks on County Classification . Percentage . ..." School Discipline . . . . Vertical Writing, Illustrated by Class Work Saturday, 1 . M. Supt Denman Prof. S. I. Pratt . W. W. Bristow Miss Mary Newton Reading v . . Ward's Business Forms Biography r. . ,. Duties of Patrons ' . - ex-Supt, R. F, Holm . Prof. J. B. Homer .- Prof. S.L. Pratt . Dr. E. J. Thompson : Fancy and Staple GKROC IB Ell IDS AND AUGUST HODES. A A A rfk A A A A A A jffc A A iAr iftr A A A ifc ir it iW Ms titling for the transaction of coun ty "business: . "Gentlemen: I hereby tender and pay into the hands of the clerk of the said court the sum of seventy five hundred dollars, 011 account of alleged deficiency in my accounts - in favor of said county, but which.. I pay under protest, and which shall not be taken or considered on my part as a relinquishment of any moneys which may be now due or owing to me from the said county, by virtue of being the sheriff thereof. Dated this 3rd day of March, 1897. D. A. Osburn, Formerly Sheriff of Benton county, Oregon." Mr. Osburn said that litigation was expensive, and during the time the suit was pending, it would impair the credit of his bondsmen, and while he was per soually opposed to making the de posit, he acquiesced in the deci sion of the bondsmen, and the de posit was made. Thereupon the court made the following order "Be it remembered that at a regular term ot the county court of the state of Oregon, lor the county . of Benton, begun and held in the courthouse in the city of Corvallis, county of Benton, tin Monday, the 1st day of March, 1897, and open for the transaction of county business on Wednesday, the 3rd day of March, 1897, pres ent, W. S. Hufford, judge, Peter Rickard, sheriff, John A. Buchan an and F. J. Chambers, commis sioners, and Virgil " E. Walters, clerk, the following proceedings were had, that is to say: "In the matter of the release of bondsmen ol D. A Osburn, as sheriff and tax collector of Ben ton county, Oregon. v "Now at this time this matter came on for lien ring. It is there fore ordered and adjudged that the said D. A.Osburn, as sheriff and tax collector, and the bonds men of the said D. A. Osburn, either as sheriff or tax collector of Benton "eounty, Oregon, be and they and each of them are hereby released and fully exonorated. W. S. HuFFowy .. ; ,. Judge." Mr. Osburn admits that there is due the county about. 1,800 on taxes marked "paid" on the rolls, for which there appears to have been no receipts issued. This amount he offered to pay over to the county, but the other alleged discrepancies he was disposed to fight. He says there is a discrep ancy of about $7,000 between his tax ledger and the tax receipt stubs in favor of the county. He thinks it possible that pending the settlement with Lincoln county during 1893, when the tax rolls v?ere out ef his posssession, they might have been tampered with, but'sb far, has no direct evidence that would lead to such a conchi sion. Mr. Osburn emphatically declared that he had never used a dollar of the county's money and is unable to explain the predica ment he finds himself in. OTT1TTT COURT. A Place to Eat. Palatable Lunches, Delicious-Coffee and Excellent Meals served at all hours by HODES & HALL. Fresh Bread, Candles and Nuts, Pies and Cakes, Tobacco and Cigars. At the regular session of the county court held last week, matters of more j than usual importance were considered, among the more important items being ! the release of ex-Sheriff Osburn's bonds men as sheriff and tax collector, the re ference of Mr. Osburn's accounts to Messrs. Wilson and Watters for settle ment, and the increase in allowance -for deputy hire in the clerk's office. In the matter of a petition praying fcr a bridge across Lemon slough, near Monroe, an order was entered instructing County Commissioner' J. A. Buchanan to examine the matter and report ' at the next meeting of the county court. M. T. Starr, supervisor of road district No. 29, was authorized to open the Price road through his road district. Resignations of road supervisors here tofore appointed by the court were ac cepted as follows; J. B. Goodman, Geo. W. Houck, J. Q. Rodgers and A. A. Hawley. Appointments to fill the re spective vacancies were made as follows: Sidney Evans, M. T. Starr, H. T. Max field, Chester Skeles. The resignation of O. I Buchanan, as ooustable of precinct No. 7, was accepted and John Post was appointed to fill the vacancy. . " W. S. Hufford was instructed to pur chase a half ton of hay for tb tcam f Andrew Emerick and present bill for same to the court ft -payment. The bond of Peter Rickard, as tax col lector, was filed and approved, . the sure ties being P. Avery, P. M. Zierolf.John Rickard, C H. Lee, James Hayes, John Rickard and J W. Foster. In the matter of the estate of Arthur Wallace, deceased, it appearing that the property of the estate was not of suffi cient value to justify the appointment of an administrator, it was ordered, that D. Carlile be authorized to gather up the property of the deceased and dispose of same to the best advantage and apply the proceeds to the yaynient of the expenses of the inquest and interrment of said de ceased. -. The matter of assessment of First Na tional bank stock was argued and laid over for the term. School Clerks,' Attention. I have some supplies i the office for the different school districts of our coun ty and I wish all clerks who can, would call immediately and obtain the same, Very truly,, ; -G. W. Dbnman. Who eka think lit J IJ wameu-An mea Protect yanr MM! thr may brio Veil moltfe. i Scientific American f 4 Agency to S& DEMO PATCMTS. COPYRIGHTS. to. 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