The Corvallis gazette., April 02, 1897, Image 1

CORVAIiLJS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1897.
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Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
Am Interesting Collection of Items From,
the New and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form.
Ona Melton, the American newspa
per correepondent, who is confined with
the Competitor crew in Cabanas, Cuba,
is reported to be dying.
It is reported in Washington that
President McKinley will shortly send a
;ommission to Cuba to participate in
the investigation of the Ruiz murder.
The United Press, having its prin
sipal office in New York, has made an
assignment for the benefit of its credit
rs. The collapse was due to the with
drawal of four New York dailies.
Eight lives were lost by the wrecking
off Pensacola bar, Fla., of an oyster
sloop bound hence from St. Andrews.
The craft was caught in a squall, was
swamped jand sank within a few min
utes.
The sultan of"Morocco has prohibit
ed the usual pilgrimage of .his subjects
to Mecca, on account of the prevalence
of plague in the districts through which
they must travel on their journey to tne
shrine.
Captain Meyers, of the steamer Dan
ube which has arrived in Victoria, re
Dorts that the steamer Willapa is now
a complete wreck, waves having pound
ed her to pieces. I he captain ana pas-
gengers are still-at Bella Bella.
A strike of steamfitters in New York,
in which between 80,000 and 60,000
men may be involved, has been 'de-
clared. The, .bosses refused to longer
agree to the "conditions set forth by the
union and this precipitated the strike,
Other unions threaten to strike in sym
pathy.
The secretary of state- has sent the
following identical note to all maritime
powers, about thirty or thirty-six m
number: "The Grant municipal in
augural committee .has requested the
president to officially invite the mari
time nations to send warships to par
citipate in the ceremonies on April 27
next, when the Grant Monument Asso-
ciation will formally deliver to the city
of New York, the tomb of General
Grant, erected by' voluntary subscrip-
- tion. at Riverside .park. , It will be
eratifvine- ,to this government if this
invitation could be "accepted."
The secretary of the treasury is in re
ceipt of information from the minister
of Tokio, Japan, that during the pres
ent session of the Japanese diet, a gov-
; ernmental coinage bill will be presented
for consideration by that body, which
will, if passed, change the standard of
value in Japan from silver to gold. It
is proposed to fix the government ratio
between the two metals at 32 to 1. The
unit of value will be a gold yen, which
will be one-half the weight and value
of the old gold yen, which is the same
weight and fineness as the gold dollar
of the United States. The proposed
unit of value will, therefore, be the ex
act equivalent of 60 cents in United
. States money.
Senator Lindsay, from the committee
on judiciary, has reported the bankrupt
cy bill substantially as it was reported
by Senator Teller, during the last con
gress. Nineteen ' business buildings, in
Bloomington, Wis., were borned. The
fire originated in a saloon at 1 o'clock
in the morning. . The total loss is $50,
000, with light insurance.
The senate in executive session con
firmed the nomination of Willis Van
' deventer, of Wyoming, to be assistant
attorney-general; Charles Schaller lo
be major, ordnance department of the
army. .
A draft of the treaties between the
Transvaal republic and the Orange Free
State have been concluded at Bloemfon-
tein, the capital of the latter republic,
and are published in Pretoria. They
give the burghers in each state a Iran'
chise in either republic and the two re-
pnblica agree to support one another in
case of attack. The treaties must be
- ratified by the volksraads of both re
publics. The secretary of the treasury has au
thorized the collector of customs atFer-
dinando to issue clearance papers to the
susDected filibuster Bermuda, now at
that port. These instructions were is
sued upon receipt of an affidavit made
by the captain ot the Bermuda, pledg
ing himself not to enter Cuban ports nor
to take on arms or ammunition to be
transferred to another vessel on. the
high seas or to do any act in violation
of the laws of the United States.
The strike on the Erie canal, at Pen
dleton, N. Y., has assumed a serious
aspect. The stonemasons were attacked
by sixty Italians, because" they refused
to quit work. Sheriff Kinney ordered
the Italians to return to their cabins.
They refused, and were reinforced by
Polacks, whereupon the sheriff and
posse fired a volley at them. The men
ran from the field. Three Italian pa
drones have been arrested and brought
. to Lockport Twenty-five men are at
work on the canal under guard of a
dozen deputy sheriffs.
The Brooks locomotive works, of
Dunkirk, N. Y., has resumed on full
time. The force has been greatly in
creased during the past week. It is
expected the full force will be employed
in all the departments before April 1.
Sylvester Scovel, the correspondent,
' who was imprisoned in Cuba, has ar
rived in. New York on board the Segur
anca, from Havana. Mr. Scovel was in
the best of health, and stated that a
great deal of sympathy had been wasted
on him, as he had been treated with
great consideration and kindness.
From papers found among the effects
of .Leon Cabel, an insurance agent, who
committed suicide in Milwaukee, Wis.,
it was found that he was heir to an
estate in Russia of $4,000,000. Cabel
also has a brother in Germany.
The Chinese empire has sent notice
to this government that it will be rep
resented at the universal postal con-
gress to be held in Washington next
May. This will be the first time China
has been represented at such a gather-
ing, which is held sextennially, and
the delegates will be sent with a view
- to the entrance of the empire into the
universal postal union.
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DUTIES MAY
An Important Tariff Amendment to Be
Introduced.
Washington.March 81. The proposi
tion that all goods imported after a cer
tain date, before the enactment of the
new tariff bill, shall be made to pay
duties carried by the bill, is likely to
crystalize into definite form. -
The subcommittee of the ways and
means committee, consisting of Dalzell,
Tawny and Grosvenor. have considered
the legal aspects of the plan carefully,
and obtained opinions from lawyers to
the effect that the plan is constitu
tional. One of them said today they
will prepare an amendment which will
declare all imports made on and after
April 2, 1897, shall be dutiable at the
rate finally fixed in the bill.
" Two More Amendments Adopted.
Washington, March 31. The house
today was an hour and a quarter secur
ing a quorum. An amennmeni was
adopted placing a duty of $1 a ton on
bauxite not refined, the Republicans
stating that Georgia and Alabama de
manded protection for it.
There was a sensational scene in the
afternoon when Johnson of Indiana
protested against taking the time of the
house in irrelevant discussions; he was
ordered to take his seat and refused,
but finally did so. As chairman of the
committee of the whole, Mr. Sherman
was about to summon the speaker the
second time Johnson arose, and the
speaker was actually called in to sub
due him.
An amendment was adopted increas
ing" the duty .on common yellow and
brown earthenware from 20 to 25 per
cent. Cylindered and crow glass, sil
vered, was put in cast polished plate
glass, silvered, paragraph and looking
glass plates were made dutiable at 10
per cent ad valorem.
In the Senate.
Washington, March 81. Senator
Hoar, chairman of the judiciary com
mittee, today reported favorably the
bill, to prevent the use of kinetoscopic
exhibitions of prizefights in the District
of Columbia and the territories. It
also prohibits the mailing of prizefight
pictures or their receipt from common
carriers. A heavy penalty is provided.
The senate adopted a resolution mak
ing $250,000 immediately available for
the improvement of the Mississippi
river from the head of the passes to the
mouth of tbe Ohio river.
More Plums Distributed.
Washington, March 81. The "presi
dent sent the following nominations
to the senate: State-r-Charlemange
Tower, of Pennsylvania, to be .envoy
extraordinary and minister p!empoten:
tiary to . Austro-Hungary; Anson Bur
lingame Johnson, of Colorado, consul
at Fuchau, China; William S. Hallen-
burger, of Pennsylvania, second 'assist
ant postmaster-general.
Interior Thomas Ryan, oi Kansas,
first assistant secretary of the interior;
Henry Clay Evans, of Tennessee, com
missioner of pensions.
WOULD ANNUL THE TREATY.
California Beet-Sugar Producers Prepare
a Memorial to Congress.
San Francisco, March 81. A . mem
orial to congress in the form of a peti
tion signed by the people of this state
who are interested in the beet sugar in
dustry is being extensively circulated.
The petition is a protest against the
continuance of the Hawaiian treaty oi
1875, and against the proposed annex
ation of the islands. It sets forth that
the treaty has been operative against
the revenues of the United States, as
well as vitally detrimental to the beet
sugar industry here. -
It -appears that under the treaty.dur
ing the years 1890-95 inclusive, goods
to the value of over $15,000,000 from
Hawaii were admitted free, showing
that in the interchange of- business be.
tween the two countries the islands en
joyed 78 per cent of the "total volume,
and this is naturally increased under
the augmenting imports of sugar with
out a corresponding increase in' their
imports from the United States. This
wonld indicate that the treaty is only
partially reciprocal; that the United
States has been unnecessarily deprived
of a vast amount of customs revenue
would appear to be indicated by statis
tics footing up to over $72,000,000 loBt
during a period of twenty-one years of
commerce with the islands.
The petitioners point out that as. the
conditions have entirely changed since
1875, the government should foster an
industry that will make the country
solf-supplying, rather than perpetuate
by subsidy a foreiga business largely
owned by foreigners who employ
chiefly mongolians.
Airship Seen in Omaha.
Omaha, March 31. The mysterious
airship was seen again last night for
the third time by a number of reputable
citizens. It hove in sight about the
time-that church was over, and in half
an hour had traversed the heavens, and
had once more disappeared. " It was
seen by people in all parts of the city.
This time the airship came into view
in the s&utheastern portion bf the hori
zon. It showed a big bright light, too
big for a baloon, and glowed steadily.
It sailed over the city to the northwest,
and there disappeared behind the
houses and bluffs. It moved very
slowly, and seemed to be quite near the
earth. .Nothing .but the light ,: was
visible.
Strike Is Declared.
New York, March 81. A strike
of
steamfitters in the city in which be
tween 80,000 and 60,000 men may be
involved, was declared today, when
over 1,100 steamfitters refused to work.
Tbe bosses announced Saturday that an
agreement hitherto existing between
them and the employes would no longer
be considered, and those who wished to
report for work this morning must sign
the new rules. The men refused to
sign. --
Chinese Funeral In St. tools
St. Louis, March 80. Lee Pon,
grand recorder of the Chinese Free Ma
sons in American, was buried here to
day. His funeral procession occupied
two blocks of St. Louis streets for sev
eral hours, providing entertainment for
600 people and scared more horses than
the police have any record of.
It is estimated that the present
wealth of the United States exceeds
the wealth of the whole world at any
period prior to the middle of the eigh
teenth century. .
GO UP. ;
CRETE Ml 01 MORE
Powers Demand That
All
"" Troops Be Recalled.
BLOCKADE AGAIN THREATENED
Russia Is Prepared to Fonnee
on
Constantinople as Soon as Trouble
Begins The Cretans Are Starving.
Athens, March 80. The Crown
Prince Constantine has arrived at Voli.
During the passage of the canal Egri
pos, Prince George went on board and
bade his brother a touching adieu.
The ministers of the powers held a
conference today and it is stated drew
up the terms of a collective note to the
Greek government, requesting that the
Greek troops be recalled from the Iron
tier. It is understood a similar note
will be presented to the porte, and
that, if either power refuses, its prin
cipal ports will be blockaded.
A meeting oi the Cretan delegates
will be held shortly at Athena to draft
a reply to the admirals' proclamation
of autonomy. .
Alleged to Be Greek Strategy.
London, March 30. The Daily
Graphic understands that the British
proposal to Greece and Turkey to with
draw, their armies from the frontier
actually originated at Athens. The
Turks now occupy all the passesin the
mountains, and the best strategical po
sitions. According to the Daily Graphic,
the Greeks proposed a simultaneous
withdrawal in order to be Tible-to'cap.-ture
these positions by a rush attack af
ter making a feint"of compliance. - -
Ready to Take Constantinople.
London, March:80, A-: times .dis
patch from Vienna eays that, owing to
the keen anxiety felt at St. Petersburg,
as to what may occur in the near future
at Constantinople, or in the vicinity,
the czar has ordered the concentration oi
200,000 troops in the four governments
of South Russia. The Russian volun
teer fleet is now available to transport
torops whenever required.;,; ,
Cretans Are Starving..:;;,
London, March 80. The Daily Mail's
correspondent says that Admiral Cana
viro, commanding the international
fleet, in Cietan water, has'wifjfd to the
Italian government to send immediately
a large land force, which is impera
tivelv necessary to cope with the Cre
tan insurgents.
Admiral Canaviro, it is said, asserts
"that" conditions in the interior " of the
Jsliand are so terrible, . as the . ;result of
famine that even the lepers are leaving
the lazar" house; the inhabitants are
panic-stricken, and-the dead lie by the
roadside -unburied.: ' - ' -"
A Times' dispatch from AthenB says
that when it beoam -known -Saturday
that Crown Prince Constantine would
leave the city in the evening for the
Greek camp at Larissaffi, to take com
mand of tbe Greek armies in the field-,
a large crowd gathered on Constitution
square, adjoining the. palace. As the
evening approached,'-the crow3t- in
creased to a multitude, and the streets '
adjoining were filled with- an eicited
throng, cheering, singing patriotic
songs and firing revolvers. The popu
lace shouted "For union 7 and warl"
and cheered continually for the crown
prince and the army.
A Correspondent Captured.
London, March 80. A dispatch
from Canea says that one of the corre
spondents who was present during the
fighting at Malaxa was captured by the
CretanB and held as a spy. He proba
bly Would have been shot, but for the
opportune arrival of an American
journalist and the insurgent leader,
Manos, an old Oxford man, who is at
the head of a band of young Cretans,
whom he personally equipped. Manos
was the first to enter the blockhouse
when tbe Turks - evacuated it, and he
prevailed on theinsurgents to spare the
lives of forty-three Turkish prisoners.
It is reported that the bombardment
by the international fleets on Friday
wrought serious havoc among tbe
Christians.
There is some danger of, a Moham
medan uprising in the island . on ' ac
count of the" scarcity of food.
Armenian OntbrtaV' Feared: -
Constantinople", March !30. Owing
to fears of further disturbances rat the
villayet of Sivas.'tJhiteii States " Minis
ter Terrill has 'asked the porte to again
place military guards at the residences
of American missionaries."
There is a feeing of uneasiness here
because of the -rumor that .the Armen
ians, who participated in the attack on
the Imperial band have returned to the
city. Tbe fact that the authorities
have materially increased the military
precautions against outbreaks indicates
that they share in the feeling of appre
hension. - -. .'. .. .-. ;. -..-. -.
Fired on by Italian Ships.
.Canea, March 80. During the attack
on Fort Izziden, hear Apokevan, yes
terday, the Italian warships in Snda
bav fired upon the Christians, and in
aid of the Turkish garrison. "
The British Government still em
ploys foreign mercenaries in its army.
The Gurkhas, fine soldiers of Napal,
are employed in British India.
New London, March 80. The Unit
ed States gunboat Wilmington, on a
trial trip today, speeded over the course
in three hours, 35 minutes and 54 sec
onds, making an average of fifteen
knots during the run, unofficial time,
subject to correction. The condition
of the tide on both legs of the course
will increase the speed record rather
than diminish it. It' is estimated the
boat won a premium of $40,000 for her
builders, the Newport Shipbuilding
Company.
A Ghastly Discovery.
Chicago, March 29. The headless
body of a man was found by employes
at the Dunning poorhouse while they
were cleaning out a catch-basin on the
noorhouse premises last evening. From
all appearances the remains had been
in the catch-basin more than a year. It
is thought the body is that of some in
mate of the poorbouse who wandered
to the spot and either committed sui
cide or accidentally fell into the catch
basin. The fragments of clothing in
dicate. the authorities say, that' tbe
man wai sot a Dunning inmate. ,
WHEAT
The Yield of last Tear the Smallest ti
Six Years.
Chicago, MarchiSO. The .Times
Herald's .Washington special says:
The world's wheat crop for 1896 was
2,428,893,000 bushels. This fact will
be officially announced by the secretary
of agriculture in a report to be issued
this week. Although the total wheat
crop was 118,000,000 bushels less than
in 1895, it was larger than earlier esti
mates indicated. This was largely due
to an increase Of 59,000,000 bushels in
the final estimates of the central statis
tical bureau, over the November esti
mate of the minister of agricultuie of
that country. The crop for 1896 was
the smallest in six years.
Regarding the distribution- of the
crop of the United States for 1896, the
report will state: ,
The increase in price which began in
the fall of 1896 so stimulated sales that
many parts of the country are now left
with only sufficient for seed. All sec
tions report an exceptionally small per
centage on hand, the general average
being 20.6, against 26.3 last year, and
showing but 88,000,000 bushels in
farmer's hands March 1. An unusual
ly small amount of the crop of 1895 re
mains but 3 per cent, against $.7 per
cent of the 1894 crop so- held a year
ago.
A larger proportion than usual must
be retained for. home consumption
The average percentage so . retained is
48.3. against 41.1 last year," when the
inducements to export were weaker.
TWO AMENDMENTS ADOPTED.
House
Proceeding Very
Tariff Bill.
Slowly With
Washington, March 80. The prog
-rees of the house on the tariff, bill to
day was even slower than yesterday.
Only five more pages of the 162 pages
Oi the bill were disposed of, making
fourten pages in all in the two of the
five days allowed for consideration
under the five-minute rule.. At this
rate, only thirty-one pages of the bill
will be disposed of before the-b'ill comes
to a final vote. Only two'amendments
were adopted today, each an amend
ment on the ways and means commit
tee. All the auestions involved in the
tariff, with occasional incursions into
the realms of the financial theories,
furnished fruitful topics for the mem
bers. Fully two hours were spent in
the discussion of whether the foreigner
or the consumer-paid tax. This ques
tion bids fair to. consume itaucb- more
time before the debate closes."'
Bailey, the leader of the oppostion,
was absent almost all day, and Rich
ardson and McMillin bore the brunt of
the hard fighting. The Democratic
policy, so far as it has been disclosed,
seems to be to attack the bill atfevery
point, making trusts the especial object
of assault, . The Republicans are trying
to adv'n5ethe consideration by reftainf
ing from debate, but they are forced by
the. attacks of the. opposition to defend
tneir measure. - -.
MUTILATED COINS."
The 'Penalty.
for -Passing: Defaced
- '.' Money .
Washington, March 80. Letters by
the bushel have been pouring in on the
treasuryi department, asking for infor
matioii 'concerning the new law in rela
tion to. the passing of -; mutilated, coin,
although those seeking the information
might, in a majority of cases, have se
cured it from, the United States dis-i
trict attorney or secret service officers
of their respective localities. '
In brief, it may be explained . that
the law ia in the main an extension of
that against, counterfeiting. It provides
that the passing of mutilated or defaced
coins or the mutilation of defacement
of coin for any purpose. shall be held to
be a oriminal offense, punmhable by
imprisonment for a period of one to five
years and a fine of $100 to $2,000.
Under this law the practice ot present
ing ladies with coins of gold or silver,
with the initials of the donor engraved
thereon, to be worn as bangles, will be
a criminal offense.
The law also drives out. of existence
a number of people who . have made a
living by purchasing mutilated coins at
a reduction from their face value and
plugging up the holes so skillfully that
the.': original mutilation could -not be
discovered. Even thig kind of tamper
ini -with money will be regarded as an
offense under the statute.
The- tsarsds'i Voyage.
Philadelphia,- March SO. The fa-
mous filibustering steamer Laurada ar
rived in the Delaware last night, after
having successfully landed the most
important expedition yet sent irons
this country to Cuba, and tonight is
anchored in the river -below Wilming
ton.- Hope for the Laurada's eafety
had been practically abandoned by all
except those connected with the Cuban
junta. . . -.- .:
'-Wichita Lands to Be Opened.
Perry,' O.'. T.,' March 30. Recent
advices from Washington are that th6
Wichita country, owned and occupied
by the Kiowa", Comanche - and Apache
Indians, will be opened by May 1. The
gold and silver excitement in the Wich
ita mountains has drawn hundreds on
the border of this country, and the
opening is expected to be of more note
than any previous opening of the In
dian territory lands.
Washington, March 30. Snce the
change of administration, over 80.00C
applications for positions have, been
filed at the postoffice department, Tbe
number is said to be somewhat smallei
than four years ago. All the papen
have been recorded and classified and
the cases made up to date. Up to the
close of business today the appoint
ment division of the interior depart
ment has recorded 1,000 applications for
presidential positions under the interioi
department.
Will Review the Veteransr
Philadelphia, March 80. National
Commander Donovan, of the Union
Veterans' League, states that President
McKinley has assnred him that he will
come here April 10, and review the
parade of the legion, the occasion . be
ing the 86th anniversary of the surren
der of Appomatox. The president ia a
member of the legion.
Mayfield, Ky.,. March 30. Thif
morning four miles north of here, John
Hollfield and William Eads, prominent
oitizens, were killed at a crossing bj
theflllinoii Central train.
WORLD'
MM IS WRECKED
Ran
On a Rock Near Queen
Charlotte Islands.
THERE WAS, NO LOSS OF LIFE
Accident Occurred In a ,.' Blinding
Snow Storm Passengers Camped
on Beach Now. at Bella Bella.
Seattle, Wash., March 29. A Nanai-
mo, is. C, special to the .fost-intem-
gencer says:
The steamer Barbara Boscowitz ar
rived from northern ports this morning
with eighteen of the passengers and .
crew of the steamer Willapa, which
sailed from Seattle for Dyea, March 16,
wiuj jis mucn ireigm. ana as uiauj yaa-
sengers as she could carry, the steamer
having run aground on Regatta reef,
seven miles north of Bella Bella, oppo
site the lower end of Queen Charlotte
islands.
The accident occurred last Friday
morning at 2:30 o'clock during a blind
ing snow storm and heavy gale. At
the time she struck the engines stopped
and the steamer, drifting with the wind
and tide, slid on a rock, bow first, with
out a jar, but could not be pulled off,
and as the tide was falling rapidly, she
was soon hard and fast. A strong sea
soon swept the stern to windward, the
bow acting" as pivot. The vessel, get
ting into shallow water on the lea of
the reef, settled down on a sharp rocK
with the falling tide, listing her over
on her bow. In spite of the large num
ber of passengers, there was no panic
or disorder, Captain Roberts showing
admirable coolness.
The passengers stayed on board sev
eral hours, until it was found that the
tide was rising as fast in the hold as
outside, and the pumps had no effect,
The women were then taken in the
boats to Campbell island, a distance of
two miles, and afterward the men, dogs
and baggage. A camp was formed, and
sixty or more passengers made as com
fortable as possible, the deserted shacks
on shore serving as cookhouses. The
ship stores, which were not damaged,
were brought ashore.
Until Sunday no vessel passed, and
during that time the captain and crew
worked removing supplies, baggage and
freieht. much, of which, being such
goods as rice, beans and flour, was lost.
There-were "nine horses on board, but,
as they could not be removed without
steam, they were shot in the hold.
During the two days, after the acci
dent:1 the steamer was badly battered by
'.winds' and seas, and Sunday was only a
derelict, "being sprung and badly broken
up.- iCaptain Roberts and crew stayed
bv to. remove the cargo to the island.
The steamer Boscowitz reached the
wreck on her way south Sunday after-
nbon and. brought all, the passengers
and food to Bella Bella, where they are
now staying' the purser, engineers and
twelve Yukoners only coming down to
Nanaimo and Victoria. The contingent
at Bella Bella had only about ten days'
supplies, and hoped for the arrival of a
steamer soon.
The Boscowitz reports that the
steamer Dora, which left here with a
full list and cargo of coal several days
before the Willapa, went on the rocks
on Green island, near Port Simpson,
last week. The tide, however, was on
the rise at the time, and she got off the
rocks in a few hours, but, finding that
she was taking water rapidly, she was
run on the beach. The passengers and
crew were safely landed, and an effort
is being made to ' effect sufficient re
pairs to bring her to Seattle.
To Can Beef in Slexico.
Washington, March 29. A syndi
cate headed by Solon Humphreys, who
has interested J. Pierpont Morgan and
others, is getting ready to establish a
beef-canning establishment in Mexico
if the cattle duties proposed by the
Dingley bill are enacted. As the law
bow stands there is a big profit in bring
ing lean Mexican cattle across the bor
der and fattening them for the North
ern market. The bill will shut these
cattle out of our markets and compel
the Mexican owners to find a new outr
let. , Humphreys and his syndicate will
have a million-dollar concession from
Mexico, which they propose to utilize
for cattle-raising, and in connection
with this they propose to put $1,000,
000 intoa beef cannery. The establish
ment they are planning will compete
with the output of Chicago and Kansas
City firms to foreign markets.
Governor's Choice.'1
Olympia, Wash., March 29. The
governor has selected George P.Wright,,
of Columbia county, chief grain inspec
tor, vice P. W. Lawrence, of Tacoma.
Milton Evans, of Walla Walla, will
succeed R. C. McCroskey, of Garfield,
on the state grain commission. These
appointments will soon be made.
A number of the militia companies
have sent remonstances to Governor
Rogers against being mustered out, sig-.
nifying their willingness to bear their
own expenses during the next two
years. . This privilege the governor is
willing to grant, as the only reason for
mustering them out was to keep ex
penses within the appropriation
granted. What companies will be let
out is hot announced yet, but ten will
go. Three Seattle companies will be
consolidated into two. .
Steamer Ashore on Fox Island.
Tacoma, March 29. The steamer
Cyrus Walker was blown ashore on Fox
island, Puget sound, today. The steam
er was left high and dry by the reced
ing tide. A boom of logs she was tow
ing broke up and scattered along the
shore. '" "
Cincinnati, March 29. At ah infor
mal meeting of distillers and wholesale
whisky dealers here today, it was
agreed to advance the price of spirits in
a few days. '
Bivers Rising In Illinois.
Virginia, m., March 29. The San
gamon and Illinois rivers continue to
rise, having risen two or three inches
daily for the past two weeks. The
high water marks of former years are
passed and-the situation grows alarm
ing. Many families have vacated their
homes on the lowlands, going to the
bluffs for safety. -The Illinois river is
still below the high-water mark by six
inches. The mayor of Beardstown has
called a meeting to devise ways and
means to protect the Beardstown-Fred-erick
road, which is now threatened
with destruction.
Peary,
the Sxplorer, Expects to Succeed
Next Time. .
New York, March 81. The Adver
tiser sfiys: Lieutenant Peary recently
laid a plan for Artie research before the
council of the American Geographical
Society. The plan includes the reach
ing of the North Pole. It was heartily
indorsed by the council, and subscrip
tions toward its accomplishment prom
ised. Should the plan succeed, the
United States will reap the glory.
Lieutenant Peary's plan, as now ma
tured, is considered by Artio explorers
one of the most feasible yet advocated.
First of all, it is not to be an expedi
tion in the usual sense of the term. It
will, besides Lieutenant Peary himself,
include only one or two white men. If
one, he will be a surgeon, and if two
the other Will be a scientist. The
party will be conveyed by a chartered
whaler to the point on the western
coast of Greenland which Peary has so
often made his base of exploration. At
this point live a tribe of Eskimos.
Thev form the most northerly settle
ment of human beings, as far as is
known, upon the globe. They know
the explorer, and have every confidence
in him.
From them he will select five or six
young married couples, and wUl with
them push along the norths est coast of
Greenland as far as possible, and per
haps into the archipelago which it is
believed surrounds the Worth iole. All
their goods, including dogs and sledges,
will be taken with them and when no
further progress can be-made north,
they and Peary and his companions
will be landed at some spot and a new
colony formed. The ship will have a
supply of provisions for three or more
years, and make its way back to civil
ization before the ice closes in. r rom
this base point the two or three white
men will make their explorations.
Lieutenant Peary figures that this
colony will not be over 860 miles from
the pole. The Eskimos will be able to
withstand the climate . and he believes
they will be contented so long as they
have enough food. The women will be
taken along to do the cooking and at
tend to the clothing and footgear.
As soon as the ice conditions are
propitious an attempt will be made to
reach the pole. The Eskimos and their
dog sledges will be used if possible, but
in any case the white explorers will
push on until the stars and stripes have
been planted near if not on the pole
itself.
LANDS OF THE STATE.
Occupied in Washington by
Who Pay No Rent.
Persons
Olympia, Wash., March 31. State
Land Commissioner Bridges declares
the old board of land commissioners
was derelict in the matter of leasing
public lands. He claims that 90 per
cent of the school lands are occupied by
persons who do not pay the state a cent.
thus depriving the school fund of from
$85,000 to $40,000 per annum. In
Spokane, section 16 is occupied by 400
families and business housse, rent free,
while in Tacoma a worse state of affairs
prevails, and land in the business cen
ter of the. city, comprising thirteen
acres, is bringing in no revenue. Tim
ber from these tracts have been cut and
no returns whatever made to the state.
The loss to the state of this timber
alone is about $40,000.
Commissioner Bridges will send no
tices of vacation to all persons occupy
ing state land without an official con
tract. : These trespassers number 2,800
througouht the state. Valuable farm
ing land in Whitman, Garfield, Spo
kane,' Walla Walla, Lincoln and Co-,
lumbia counties is occupied by persons
who do not pay a cent to the state. In
Spokane the land used for building pur
poses' should, it is said, bring the state
$500 per annum.
The new school law simplifies this
system of leasing land. Henceforth
the county auditor will act as the agent
for the state land commissioner and it
will be his duty to lease lands subject
to the commissioner's approval. ' vMr.
Bridges will secure leases from all tres
passers by July 1.
Critical Day at Helena.
Helena, Ark., March 31. foday has
been the most critical day in the his
tory of the city. . The river has been
steadily rising and stands at 60.6 feet.
All night the wind blew and the waves
beat on the levee, and weary hands
piled sacks of dirt where the breaches
were shown. It was a gallannt fight
and it left everybody exhausted. This
morning the mayor issued a proclama
tion reciting the' 'desperate conditiohs
surrounding the city' and requesting
that stores be'closed and all able-bodied
men be sent to the front. The procla
mation met with a hearty resposne and
in, a few minutes several hundred men
with spades in hand were taking the
places of tired men who had labored all
night. Tonight tne wind nas aoaiea,
but watching and working still goes on.
Three Men Blown to Atoms.
Philadelphia, March 29. A terrific
explosion occurred this afternoon at the
Dupont chemical works, on the banks
of the Delaware river, at Gibbstown,
N. J., by which James Henderson, Carl
Wright and Thomas Stiles were blown
to atoms. The separating building and
four other buildings were blown to
splinters. The destroyed factory wae
used in the manufacture of dynamite
and Atlas powder.
President of the Northern Pacific,
" Chicago. March 81. The Post's
Washington special eays a report is in
L circulation among the Washington
friends of ex-Secretary Lamont that he
is about to become president of the
Northern Pacific railroad.
Fatal Boiler Explosion,
Augusta, Ky., March 81. The boiler
of a sawmill exploded today, killing two
men and fatally injuring three otners.
The killed are: Calvert Boone and J.
D. Tucker.
Yantlc Aground In Uruguay 'River.
New York. March 81. The Herald's
correspondent in Montevideo telegraphs
that the United States cruiser Yantic
ran aground . today at Port Neuva Pal-
mvra. at the mouth of Uruguay river.
Tugs are attempting to get the enriser
off. She is in a dangerous position
- Dr. Ruis Sentenced.
Baltimore", Md., March 81. Adolph
J. Ruiz, convicted of filibustering,: was
sentenced in the United States court to
iail for eighteen months, and fined
$500. Bail "was refused pending an ap-
peaU
POPULAR PRESIDENT
MESSRS. M'KINLEY AND CLEVE
LAND CONTRASTED.
The Flans of the New Administration-
Pushing for Protection, International
Bimetallism and Prosperity Free
Silver Bapldly Weakening.
E. P. PAnsoKS, Special Correspondent.
Washington, D. C. A plain Ameri
can citizen; that is what President Mc
Kinley has shown himself in these, the
first weeks of his occupancy of the pres
idential office.
There were no "frills" about his in
augural address, no unnecessary exclu
siveness in any part of his share of -the
day's doings, and-when he became mas
ter of the White House its doors wen
thrown open and day after day throngs
of people from every section and Btate
have been received oy mm. J.ne sur
viving members of his old regiment,
the twenty-third Ohio, called upon him
the day following his inauguration, and
not for many years have the walls of
the White House echoed such ringing
cheers as those with which they greeted
their old commander. The day's work
over, this statesman and plain Ameri
can citizen donned his hat and over
coat, and for the first time in many
years there was witnessed the spectacle
of a president o the United States
walking unattended through the streets
of Washington. This habit, which
was characteristic of General Grant,
baa been revived by that other Ohio
soldier, Major McKinley, and strollers
on Pennsylvania avenue now doff their
hats to the president of the United
States as he walks by, and in return
receive a pleasant salutation from him.
Plans of the Administration.
The plans of the administration, ai
outlined bv President McKmley's in
augural address are received with the
most cordial approval by members of
all parties. I say all parties, but I
must withdraw that statement so far as
relates to the silver Republicans. These
men. who were once members of the
party which President McKinley now
represents are the only men in the en
tire nation who seem to find no good
word for the sound American senti
ments of his inaugural address. Demo
crats, even Populists, speak in the
warmest terms of him and the American
principles enunciated by him, but from
the men who recently deserted their
party, come no good words for any
sentiment arising from its representa
tive. '
International Bimetallism.
The return of Senator Wolcott,
coupled with President McKinley's
ringing utterances in favor of an inter
national bimetallio conference, gives
great encouragement to the friends of
that sentiment. Senator Wolcott re
ports unusual interest in this subject
on the Continent and even in England,
and is hopeful of results. President
McKinley's clear, terse utterances on
this subject leave no doubt as to his in
tentions and there is reason to believe
that within a few weeks definite steps
will be taken to bring about a confer
ence oi the leading nations, and to
cause this conference to be held during
the year 1897.
Increased Appropriations.
The Republicans in the new congress
are going to make an effort to get back
to the system of placing the appropria
tion bills in the hands of one commit
tee. The free traders who got control
of congress when Grover Cleveland first
came into the White House distributed
the appropriation" bills to half dozen
committees in order to take them out of
the- hands of Protectionist Sam Ran
dall, and at the same time more thor
oughly control the house in favor of the
free trade plans. They succeeded, both
in distributing the appropriation bills
and in passing their free trade tariff
act. The result of the distribution of
the appropriation bills was an enormous
increase in expenditures and the result
of the passage of the low tariff act was
an enormous decrease of the receipts.
Result: increase in national indebted
ness in the last four years amounting to
$262,000,000. The Republican party,
now that it resumes control, must hrst
change the systems which produce
these evil results and then go to work
and pay tbe debts which the Democrats
piled up. To do this they will firat re
duce expenditures by placing the appro
priation bills in the hands of one com
mittee; second, increase the receipts by
aprotective tariff and general business
activity, and then resume the task
which they carried on successfully for
many years of paying off publio indebt
edness. Protection Gaining Ground.
The protective tariff idea is gaining a
foothold permanently in every party.
Senators McEnery, Caffery, Smith and
several others on the Democratic side of
the senate are likely to support the Re
publican tariff measure. Populists
Kyle, Heitfeld and one or two others of
that party are, it is understood, likely
to vote for protection. Of the silver
Republicans, 'practically all are in prin
ciple protectionists. Thus the great
principle of the Republican party, that
which has been the leading thought in
its declarations since its existence, is
coming to be gradually recognized and
acepted by members of all parties.
Great Britain has another evidence
of the distress of free trade in the ex
perience of one of her children, Austra
lia. New South Wales recently entered
upon a new ! experiment in low tariff,
and the result has been extreme dis
tress. An official report of the New
South Wales chamber of manufacturers
ehows the effect of the low tariff to
have been "reduction in wages, work
men discharged, works closed and in
dustries abandoned which had taken
expenditure of many years of effort
and much capital to establish."
' Free Silver Is Weakening.
That the free silver theory is weaken
ing even in its home is shown by the
fact that the Wyoming legislature re
cently defeated a free silver resolution,
and substituted one instructing its del
egates in congress to vote for a measure
to secure an international bimetallic
I agreement. ' " .
The gold, production oi tne united
States was last year the largest of any
country in the world, and the gold pro
duction of the world was the largest of
any year in its history. The gold of
.the world has increased enormously, in
the past tew yean.
Downing, Hopkins & Company's Review ,
of Trade.
Trading in wheat this week has not
been widespread, but to a great extent
was confined within the ranks of the
professionals, who are considerably;
worked up over the increasing amount,
of bad crop news. St. Louis appears to
be the center of the disturbance and
has been persistently loading the wries
with stories of great harm done. Many
traders have been disinclined to give,
the reports much attention, and in faot -have
only arched their eyebrows. when'
brought to their notice. Many of those
who have been loathe to acknowledge
these stories are now changing front
and think there must be some fire where
ithere is so much smoke. The country r
at large, though, is only buying wheat'
sparingly, but St. Louis professionals'
appear to be taking hold liberally, and.
are pinning their faith in tbe reliability
of crop damage in the Southwest. This
is just the time of year for a genuine
crop scare, and, with the weather con
ditions as they are, damage tales will
multiply instead of diminish.
Statistics are, of course, just as favor
able for an advance as at any time re
cently; in fact more so. Visible stocks
are decreasing and the world's stocks
are steadily diminishing. The world's:
shipments are running from 8,000,000
to 3,600,000 bushel below the weekly
requirements of the United Kingdom
and the continent, but for all that, for
eigners are not alarmed over tbe out
look. They are certainly not taking
the wheat from this country in such
quantities as one would expect under
the circumstances. Cables are merely
fractional in quoting changes on the
other side. Exports of wheat and flour'
from both coasts for the week are 100,
000 bushels more than last week, and"
exceed those for the same week in.1896
by about 5,000 bushels. VVe have had
war scares of the opera bouffe order,
but war seems to be just as distant as
ever.
There has been a fair amount of trad
ing in the corn market this week and
speculation has been brisker. Wheat
no longer exerts much of an influence
upon values.
Market Quotations.
Portland, Or., March 30, 1897.
Flour -Portland, Salem, Cascadia
and Dayton, $4.10; Benton county and
White Lily, $4. 10; graham, $3.50; su
perfine, $2. 75 per barrel.
Wheat Walla Walla, 77 78c; Val
ley, 79c per bushel.
Oats Choice white, 4244o per
bushel; choice gray, 86 38c.
Hay Timothy, $13 13. 50 per ton;
clover, $11.00 12.00; wheat and oat,
$9.00 11 per ton.
Barley Feed barley, $17.50 per ton;
brewing, $18 19.
Millstuffs Bran, $14.50; shorts,
$16.50; middlings, $26.
Butter Creamery, 45 50c; dairy, -80
40c; store, 1 7 30c per roll.
Potatoes Oregon Burbahks, 55 65c; :
Garnet Chiles, 75&0c; Early Rose,
7080o per sack; sweets, $3.00 per
cental for Merced; new potatoes, 6o
per pound.
Onions $1.752.00 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
8.25; geese, $4.005.00; turkeys, live,.
11 12c; ducks, $4.00 4. 60 per dozen.
Eggs Oregon, 9c per dozen.
Cheese Oregon, 12Jc; Young
America, 13c per pound.
Wool Valley, 11c per pound; East
ern Oregon, 7 9c.
Hops 910oper pound.
Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 3. 50;
cows, $2.253.00; dressed beef, 4
6c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $3.503.75; dressed mut
ton, 6c per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25
4.25; light and feeders, $2.503.00;
dressed, $4. 50 5. 00 per cwt.
Seattle, Wash., March 30, 1897.
Wheat Chicken feed, $27 per ton.
Oats Choice, $23 24 per ton.
Barley Rolled or ground, $20 per
ton.
Corn Whole, $19 per ton; cracked,
$1920; feed meal, $1920.
Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent,
$5.00; Novelty A, $4.60; California
brands, $5.35; Dakota, $5.65; patent,
$6.40.
Millstuffs Bran, $14.00 per ton;
shqrts, $18.
Feed Chopped feed, $18.00 per ton;
middlings, $22; oilcake meal, $30.
Hay Puget sound, per ton, $10.00;
Eastern Washington, $14.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 26c; select, 24c; tubs, 23c;
ranch, 15 17c
Cheese Native Washington, 12Jo.
Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $17
18; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per
sack,. 60c; turnips, per sack, 60c; ruta
bagas, per sack, 60c; carrots, per sack,
40 50c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.60;
onions, per 100 lbs, $2.00.
Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $4.00.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 10c; dressed, 10 11c; ducks,
$7.50; dressed turkeys, 15.
Eggs Fresh ranch, llo.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 7c; cows, 6c; mutton, sheep,
9c per pound; lamb, 5c; pork, 6c per
pound; veal, small, 8c
Fresh Fish Halibut, 4 M 6 ;salmon,
5 6; salmon trout, 7 10; flounders
and soles, 8 4c
Provisions Hams, large, 1 1 c;hams,
small, llc; breakfast bacon, 10c;
dry Bait sides, 6e per pound.
San Francisco, March 30, 1897.
Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, 90c
$1.10; Early Rose, 65 75c; River Bur
banks, 60 75c; sweets, $1.25 1.75 per
cental. .
Onions $1.502.00 per centaL
Eggs Ranch, 10K 12c per. dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 14 15c; do
seconds, 1313c; fancy dairy, 18
13c; seconds, llj12)c
Cheese Fancy mild, new, o7c;
fair to good, 56c; Young America,
89c; Eastern, 1414c ' ' .
Wool Choice mountain, 6 7c; poor
do, 45c; San Joaquin plains, 3 5o;
do foothill, 6 8c per pound.
Hay Wheat and oat, $8 11; best
barley, $6.508.00; alfalfa, $56;
clover, $6 8; compressed wheat, $6
$9.50; do oat, $6 7 per ton.
Tropioal Fruit Bananas, $1.00
2.00 per bunch; pineapples, $2 4.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, navel, $2
3.25; seedlings do, 75c 1.25; com
mon lemons, 75c$1.00; good to
choice, $1.50 2. 00; fancy, $2.25
per box. ,
Apples Good to choice, $11.75;
fancy, $2 per box.