EUGENE .CITY GUARD.
rrssrlatwr,
, EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
The Terms 'of the Instrument
Negotiated By
ME.S.SK.S.GRKSHA1J AND YANG YU
rtltlln Laws for Ih. Ktrlutlnn of I hi
nssa In Jo Manner Interfered Willi
It Will Nul Aurogal Inn oearj wad
Mrfrsarjr Kelslrallua Act.
WAaiiiNuTUN. When the Orel mud
died rert o( the new Chinese treaty
WM published Senator and Iteprencnt-
atWe who favored (ha restriction
Chinese immigration took alarm. They
thought it meant the undoing of all th
lial lnn duns in tlm post ten year
hut out the torrent ol Asiatic invasion.
Acting on thi idea, many of them
criticised what they understood to I ita
provisions, hut now that tlm text of the
treaty It known ther haa ln-en some
thing like a revulsion of feeling. It now
appears that the essence of the treaty
the establishment ol reclprtn-nl relations
between the two nation in regard
prescribing term on which the iieople
of one nation may renl in the oilier,
and fur exclusion where either may dee
it wine.
It haa Ion J been known that the Chi
nine wauled to remove the itiiima
having her (n-ople subjected to exclusion
laws and residence regulation hy thin
country, to whirli the tntiple of no otlii
nation were subletted, and to which
Americana in China were not subjected
Hie ln-st etlorta of Chinese iliilomac
have for yearn been directed to securing
the removal ol what the I hinese ruler
regarded aa an Invidioiia and humiliat
ing distinction. Ilv this Irealy this dis-
tini'tioll l removed. Hy it t hinese an
Americana are blared on the hroad level
of etpialily in resntct to exclusion from
or reeidcnce in the alien country
CIIIMA'a AOMr.tXKST.
To secure theee rccipna-al relation
China haa agreed to recognise the pren
nit lawa of tlie I'nited State relating to
Chinese aa of full force and to ream) pro
testing against tlmir enforcement,
The I'renidelit and Secretary lireidiBiii
on the other hand, to remove the fru
tlon between the two nation and pr
mote commercial Intercourse (lor it
is
undersKssi a commercial treaty will fol
low if thli one I ralilled), have agree.!
to Unite reciprocal relationa. The rea
question in the minds of many ii whether
the game la worth the candle
Following la the full texlof the treaty
Wimkxta, tin the 17th day of Novem
Iter, A. I. 1KM0, and of Kaangii, the
nth year, tenth moon, fifteenth day.
treaty waa concluded between the l'mtel
Mate ami China lor the purpose ol reg
ulating. limiting or atiieiiding the rum
Ing ol Chinene laborer to and their res
idence iu tlie I mteil Stale; ami
W'HaaaAa, The government of China
In view of tlie antagonism ami inui li
deprecated and aenoii disorder
which the presence of Chineee Islsirer
haa given rie In certain rt ol the
United Mate, desires to prohibit the
emigration of such laborera from China
to the tinted Stales; ami.
Wiiknias, The two government de
alt to co-operate in prohibiting audi
emigration anil to atrengthen In otlii
waya the bonda of friendship between
the twoconntrifa; ami,
WiiSHit. The two gtivernmeuta are
dcairoiia of adopting reciprocal measures
for the better protection ofritiienaor
subjects of each within the jurisdiction
of the other; now, Iherelore, the rresl
dent of the United state haa apiinted
Waller IJ. Iireham, Secretary of Male
of tlie United Mate, aa hi plctiipoteii
tlary.and hi Imiierial Majcelv, the Km
(Miror of China, haa apsiuted Yang Yil
an othcer ol tlie second rank, suit-in
rector of the Court of Sacrificial Wor
hip and F.nvoy F.xtraordinarv ami Mm
later l'lenlpolcntiarT, and said plenia
tenuariee having exiiiimcti ineir resiiect
We full ixiwera, found to lie in due form
and good form, have agreed uikid the
following article:
Article I The high contracting partie
agree mat lor a erui 01 ten veara, in-
ginning with the date of exchange or
ratilication of tliia convention, the com
ing, except under conditions hereinafler
siwrilied, of Chinee laborer ahall be
absolutely prohibited.
Article II The preceding article ihnll
not apply to the return to the t'nitcd
State ol any rcgitcred Chineee lalnircr
who haa a lawlul wile.clul.l or areiit in
the United Mate, or properly therein
of the value ol $1,000, or debta of like
mount due him and n'iiding settlement ;
nevertheless every audi Chineee laborer
hall lajforw having the United Mate
deptnul aa a condition ol In return with
the Collector ol ciidoma ol the Uiatrtct
from which he depart a full description
in writing of hi familv or pnertv debt
a alorewu.l, ami rhall le luruihel lv
aid CollecUir with auch certillcatca of
hii right to return under thi treaty aa
the lawa of tlie I nlte.1 Matea hall here
after prescribe and not incoiniMcnt w ith
the proviion of tlna treaty, and hould
the written dex-riptioii aforeaid lie
provol to lie falM, the right of return
Ihercunilcr or ol continue! re'iilciice
after uch ret urn in each cam hall be
forfeitel, and nu ll right of return to the
I nitcd Matea ahall l eicrviwd w ithin
one vear Iroin the date of leaving the
I'uitetl Mate, but luch right of return
to the I'uileii Matea may lie extended
an additional period not exceeding one
year. In cae where lv reann ol aick
nea or other caure of dialilily hevond
hi con I nil ui h Chineee lalorcr hall In
remlere.! unahle sooner to return w hicb
facta shall ln fully reortel to the Chi
nese Consul at the rt of depart lire ami
by him certified to the satisfaction of the
Collector ol port at a hit h such Chineee
uhject ahall land in the I'niUxl Matea,
and no such Chinese lahorer shall In-leriiiltU-il
to enter the I'liitol Matea bv
land or sea without producing to the
pnir othcer of customa the return cer
tificate herein required.
Article III The proviaione of thi
convention shall not alfect the right at
present enfnyed by ChliU'se subjvi ta le
ing oltkials, leather, students, mer
chants or travelers for curiosity or pleas
ure, but not latorrrs, ol coming to the
United Matea and residing therein. To
entitle aut tiCluneaw subjects aa are above,
deatritied to admisstin lio the I'uitetl
Matea ttiey may produce a rertihcate
from their govern uient or the govern
ment where Ihey lart resi.letl, vuetl by
the diplomatic or Consular reprvernta
teol lha I'nited Mate in the country
or port whence tliey At part.
Article IV In pursuance of Article
III Vtlie immigration treaty Iwtween
the Kutad Matea and China. irred at
Peking oa the 17th day of November.
1IM0, It la hereby untlersttaal and agreed
that Chineee laborer, or Chine ol any
other claa. lthr permanently or tam
porarily riling la the United Futea,
hall have for the protection of thtix
persona and property all th right that
are given by the law of the United
Mate to ciiucii of the moat favorl
nationa, excepting the right to become
citiaena, and the government of th
United Mate reafflrma ita obligation,
a italei in aid Article III, to exert all
ita power toaerure protection to persons
and l'rtierty of all Chinese subjerta in
the United Plate.
Article V The government of the
United Matea having by act of Congress,
approved .May ft. 1 ',''', aa amended by
the act approved May 6, lwij, reouired
all Chinese lal'trere lawfully within th
limit of the United Matea la-fore the
first named act to tie registered aa In
said acta provided, with a view of otter
ing them better protection, the Chineee
government will not object to the en
forcement of auch acta, and reciprocally
the government of the United Hale
re voiie the right of the government
of China to enact ami enforce similar
lawa or regulations for the registration,
free of charge, of laborer, skilled or un
skilled (not merchant, aa defined by said
acta of Congress), citizen of the United
Matea in China, whether residing within
or without treaty porta, and the govern
ment of the United Matea agree that
within twelve month from Die date of
the exchange and ratification of this
convention, and annually thereafter, it
will furnish to the government of China
registera and report show ing the full
name, age, occupation anil number or
place of residence of all other citixelis of
the United Mates, including mission
aries, residing Isith within and without
the treaty porta of China, not including,
however, diplomatic and other officers ol
the I'll i li-d Matea residing in China Umvi
official business, together with their
hotly and household servant.
Article VI Tiii convention shall i
main in lorce lor a perusl ol ten year,
lieaiiinini with the date of the exchange
of rati Ileal ion, and if six month Is-lore
the expiration of the said Is-riod of ten
years neither government shall formally
have given notice ol it termination to
the other, it shall remain in full force
for another like iieriod of ten years.
Signed in duplicate this 1 7 lit tlay of
March, mill.
Wu.tkk . iurii t,
hecretary of Mate,
Yai Yr,
U.nvny F.x! rnordinary and Milliliter I'len
iiMitentiary of the luierial Chinese
tiovernmeiit.
TIIK l..ttr-liri.M Mt Tit K ATT.
lolih's Joist Kestilullun I'ravldlng fur
II Ahrugnllon.
Wasiikiito. The Joint resolution in
troduced by IMph to abrogate the Clay-tou-ltulwer
treaty reatla as follows:
" ltesolve.1, ly the Senate and House
of Ki-preaeulalivea of the United Mates
in longress assemlilixl, that the conven
tion concluded April 111, 1X-'iO, and pro-
i-laimetl July o, IHXI, Imtween the
Uintetl Htatea and lireat llritain, rela
tive to a abiptanal bv wav of Nicaragua.
Costa Idea, the Mosquito coaI, or any
Iiart ol I entral America, commonly
mown a the Claylon-llulwer treaty, i
no longer in force."
Mr. IMph, ieaking Uion his re ol i-
non, said :
" I he liitrtxliii lion of I Inn resolution
tin not indicate any opiNHiilioii on my
part to the Nicaragua canal. On the
the contrary, I am in favor ol it. When
ever we have made an attempt to do
anything in thl or similar math till
treaty arises like a bugliear to confront
it. The treaty U not in force, and never
aa been, lireat llritain baa violated it
time ami again, ami 1 Micve that we
ought by legislation set it aside ami ab
rogate it entirely. 1 lien we t an go ahea-l
with these project uulrainmc led by any
convention of thia sort.
aitii:k ii.ri iKit T.
Addlllnnnl Aitrttrlntlin Seeded for
Ins I tilled Miale t'tiurla.
Wasiiixoton. Acting Secrelary Cur-
lia of Die Treasury IVpartmcnt lias at lit
to the House ctiininiiiiliatioii (nun the
Attornev-tieneral calling attention to
the immediate im-essitv of additional
appropriation (or the lineal vear of I HP I
for the expenses of I'nittil Male Court
aa fol Iowa :
Keel ill wllltfWl I.Ml.iUl
r'ee til liimr . -i iii
siiiB,rl til prleiitier 'i.ft,iV
Unitetl Mate Marshals, the Attorney
ieueral saya, are fearful the Judgee will
atljtiurn tlie courta tinlesa money is fur
nished for juror and witnesses. He also
saya there la not a district w here a I inled
Matea Court ia held that ia not in need
ol money for the supitort of I lilted
Matea prisoner. The jailer are needy
men. I hey supply their ow n money for
fmsl for prisoners and guard in iimiivt-
ing them, and they ought to he paid
promptly.
Hrailllan Hebels lletreallng
Hlo na J tNKiMo. A reiHirter of the
Associated Tree baa taken great pains
to learn II there waa any hasia ol truth
ia the reirl cabled the United Mates In
regard to a revival by I'eixolo of tlie im
icrial decree of IK.1M ami ItCil relating
to the treatment ol foreigner or natives
who set up a revolt. No one here knows
nulling alsiut it, and it can he immu
lively said that no decree haa ever In-en
leaned by I'eixolo ordering execution
w ithout the form ol a trial. A general
southward movement of tlie government
trooi in the Mate of ret I aulo is an
nounced, it i delicto! the reM are
retreating. An afternoon paper thvlarea
lieneral haraiva haa tliil to I ruguay
Hie tlefeat of lieneral .xalgado i etui'
firmetl.
A lilt a Heiress Married.
Nt Yibk. Misa Annie Seaburv
Hrewsteraaa married to Count Henri
le Frankem.tein this morning in M.
'alrick'a cathedral. Acting Kussiau
Ctiimiil lieneral Hansen was the best
man. Among the hritlesmaida as Miss
iiiuia K. kvlcllcr. The eslimatetl ttiin-
lil net! wealth of the four briilt-smaid
on Id amount to 7,tKM,in). Hie Hrvwa-
lerfamiivwaa presenl. It is said the
rule changed her faith be lore the wel
ling. Mie baa a fortune in licr own
right of l,lHl,(HH. The home of Hie
I-raiikeniteina next year will be at
Home.
Walker's Mlsslun.
Out too. A N-cial to the liecord
from Washington aay Kvrelary lirva
liam in ctiliversalion w lib a gentleman
slatetl that Atlmiral Walker mission to
the Hawaiian Islands bad nothing to do
with the estalilishment of a naval depot
at I'earl llariatr, hut that dispatchr-ahad
Iwen receivtti Ironi Mr. illis whit h It
aa Uot iiuililcrrd rie.t lit to send to
Ctingrres. and that an out I Teak miglit
occur at Honolulu any time which would
retplirw the presence id a cool, ahrewd
and determinetl man to Ustk after the
interrstaof the United State.
keep Inferled WHh aeab.
PiNvsa. Com plaint ftaa Iieen malr
to the Mate Veterinary Hmird thai Utah
sheepmen have I in a-led Mesa, I VI ta
ami liarfleltl coiinliee w ith sheep in
(rvtcd with stall. The feeling run high,
and liovemor Waite may have to cal
out the militia. A petition bat ing over
HI signature baa In-en presented to the
i -.i t . . . .
. e ii,kii ew bi itmlliii
'aw luiiiuri. m ii asoiniritm. asa
ing "r in prolet-tion ol the Me-a cimntv
reeervalion from damage from sheep.
i'SILVER DILL VETOED.
Crover Cleveland's Reasons
for Disapproval
THE MEASURE IM VEttY FAULTY.
Wanld Tend la hark a lletnrn la l"r.
parity and Deplete Ins tiuld lleserva
-Secretary af Ina Treasnry Would Us
Hampered by Its I'ratlalua.
Wasiiinoton. The rreaitletit sent U
the House the following message vetoing
the Bland seigniorage bill :
To the House of Itepresentativea : I
return without my approval House
bill
No. A.ttM. entitle. "An act dire, ling the
coinage ol the silver bullion held in the
treasury ami for other purismes." My
strong dtwire to avoid a dissgreement
w ith those in loth Houses of Congress
who have anpported thia bill would lead
me to approve it if 1 could Mieve the
public good would not be endangered,
ami that such action on my part rvuld
I a pros-r iim:hargeof my official duty.
Inaauiiich, however, aa I am unable to
satisfy myself that the prooed legisla
tion waa either wine or opportune, my
conception of the obligations and re
sponsibilities attached to the great office
I hold forbid the indulgence of my t-r-aonal
desire, and inexorably con fine me
to that course which ia dictated bv my
reason and Judgment and Miintel out
bv a sincere imrtsste to protect and pro-
mole the general interests of our people.
Last Yta' panic
The financial disliirlwm-e wh.Vh awept
over the country during last year was
illirallcled in It severity and disas
trous coueiiicucea. There seemed to Is
an aliiHwl entire displacement of faith
in our financial ability and a lose of con
fidence in our fiscal policy. Among t hose
who attempted u assign the causes for
our distress it waa very generally con
ceded that the operation of the provision
of the law then in force which required
the government to purchase monthly a
large amount of silver bullion and lo is
sue ita note in payment therefor waa
either entirely or U a large extent re
sponsible, for our condition. Thia led to
the repeal on the 1st day of Novemls-r,
IMC, of thia statutory provision. We
had, however, fallen so low ill the depth
id depression, and timidity and appre
hension had so completely gained con
trol in financial circles, that our rapid
ret iiieration could not Is? reasonably ex
let ted.
A si.ioiit HKcovrnV.
Our recovery ha nevertheless steadily
progressed, ami though less than live
months have elapsed since the reieal of
the mischievous silver purchase require
ment, a wholesome improvement ia un
mistakably apparent. Confidence in
our altsolute solvency i lo such an ex
tent reinstated and faith in our iIisnwi
lion to adhere to sound financial meth
od so far restored aa to pnsluce tlie
imml encouraging results Isttli at home
and abroad. The whet-Is of domestic in
dustry have lieen slowly set in motion,
ml the tide of foreign investment is
again started in our direction. Our re
covery U-ing so well under way, nothing .
should lie done to clm k our convales
cence, nor should we forget that a re
lapse at tin tune would almost surely
reduce us to a lower stage of financial
distress than that from which we are
just emerging. 1 Indieve that if the bill
under consideration should become a
law it would 1st regarded aa retrogres
sion from the financial intention .
lulgetl by our recent reiieal of the pro
vision forcing silver bullion purchase;
that il would weaken, if it tlid not do
slrov, the returning faith and coiiliilcuce
in our sound llnancial tendencies, ami
that in conctiif nee our progress to re
newed busiiies health would lie unfor
tunately checked ami a return lo our re
cent distressing plight seriously threat
ened. MAINTVIXKll OM.Y HV ON rillKM'K.
Considering the present intrinsic rela
tion In-taeen gold and silver, the main
tenance of a parity lietwecn the two
metal, as mentioned in thi law, can
mean nothing less than a maintenance
of such parity in the estimation and
confident e of the people who use our
money iu daily transactions. Manifest
ly a maintenance of thi parity can onlv
be accomplished, so far aa it ia alliftcd
by these treasury notes ami in the esti
mation of the holder of the same, by
giving such holders on their redemption
in com either gohl or silver, which ihey
prefer. It follow that while in term
the law leave the choice of coin to lie
paitl on such redemption to the disc re.
tlon of the Secretary of the Treasurv
the exercise of thi discretion, if opisNted
to the demand of the holder, i entirely
inconsistent with the clbn live tnmellcial
maintenance of a paritv between the
Iwo metals. If Isith gold and silver are
to serve us aa nionev, and ll Ihev to
gether are to supply to our lieople
safe, stable curreucv, the necessity of
preserving thi paritv ia ohvioua. such
necessity baa Im-n repeatedly conceded
in the platform of Isilh political partie
ami in our federal statutes. It I now
here more emphatically recognircd than
in the recent law which rcMalcd the
provision under w Inch the million now
oil hand waa purclrwsetl.
noli. ta or Ktit-tL vai.i r.
Thi law iiiNistaon the maintenance of
a partly in the value of the coin of the
two metal ami theeiital wer of every
dollar at all time in the markets ami in
the pavment of debts. The Secre
tary of the Treasury haa therefore
for the best of reason, not onlv com
plied with the every demand (vt tlie
redemption of these treasury note in
gohl. but the present situation, a well
a the letter an. I spirit ol the law, ap-
m-ar plainly to justify, if they do nol
enjoin upon him, the continuation of
m il rtslemption. I he condition 1 have
endeavors.! lo present may n thin iiiin
niartretl :
First The government ha purchased
and ntiw ha on hand ullicient silver
bullion to permit the coinage ol all the
liver dollars necessary to redeem in
iicli dollar the treasury notes issued
for the 'lutvhase of said silver bullion
and enough hesidcs to coin, aa gain or
seigniorage, .VS.l si.ttM additional atand
arlilver dollar.
Second-There are outstanding anil
now in circulation treasury nolea issued
in iHivmeiit of the bullion purchased
amounting lo tl.Y.'.'.Cil,?). These note
are legal tender in pat incut ol all debts,
public and private, excrpt when other
wise expressly stipulated ; they are re-
-eivalile (or customs, taxce and all pul-
lic due . a hen held by harking assta ia-
tioii tliev may In counted as part of
their lawful reserve, and are redeemed
bv the government in fold at the option
d th lioeler.
adv Tor.oi s trraisi ti.
These advanlageou attribute were
lelitn-ratelv attached to these note at
be time they were issued: they ar
fully understood by txir people to whom
uch note have been distrilmted aa cur
rency, and have inspired confidence in
their safety and value, and have un
ion Med I r thus induced their continued
and contented nae aa monev, instead of
an anxiety for their redemption.
owJitnoe to thi aux.
Having referred to snm incident
which I deem relevant to th subject, It
remain fur in to ubrait a pacific
tateuient of niy objection to the bill
now under consideration. This bill con
sista of two sections, excluding the one
which merely appropriate a sum suffi
cient to carry the act into effect.
The first section provide for th Im
mediate coinage of the silver bullion in
the treasury, which n-prenenta th m
called gain or seigniorage which would
arise from aiming all Ih bullion on
hand, which gain or seigniorage thi
sections declares to 15 .V, 1 Ji,!il. It
directs the money so coined, or certifi
cate issued thereon, shall be used in
payment of putilic expenditure, end
provide that if the needs of the treas
ury demand it the Secretary of the
Treasury may, in his discretion, issue
silver certificate in excesa of such coin
age, not exceeding the amount of the
seigniorage in said section authorized to
be coined.
coivno tub nr. tiMir.u.
The second section directs that as
stsin aa possible after the coinage of Ibis
seigniorage the remainder of the bullion
heltl by tlie government shall 1 coined
into legal tender silver dollars, and that
they shall 1st held in the treasury for
the redemption of the treasury notes
issued in the purchase of said bullion.
It provide that aa fast as the bullion
shall Imi coined for the redemption of
said note they shall not In) reissued,
but shall be canceled and destroyed in
amount eoual to the toin held at any
tune in the treasury derived from the
coinage provided for, and that ilver
certificates shall In isauetl on inch coin
in the manner now provided by law. It
is, however, esiecially declared in said
section that the act shall not (at con
strued to change the existing lawa re
lating to the legal tender character or
uiialu of redemption of the treasury
note issued for the purchase of ailver
bullion to be coined.
TIIK KvriNK MUX IS PAt'l.TV.
The entire lull ia most unfortunately
constructed ; nearly every aentence prt-
seute uncertainty and invitee contro
versy a tit it meaning and intent. The
first' section is especially faulty in this
resjMt t, and it ia extremely doubtful
whether ita language will is-ruiit the
consummation of ita siipioii purptwe.
I am le I Pi lM-heve that the promoter
of the bill intended in thia acction tu
provide for the coinage of the bullion
constituting the gain, or seigniorage as
it is called, into standard silver dollars.
and yet there is sntitively nothing in
tint section to prevent ita coinage into
any description of silver coins now au
thorized under any existing law. I sup-
IsMte this section IS also llltende.1, III
case I he need of the treasury railed for
monev faster than the seignionige bul
lion iniild actually he coined, to permit
the issue of silver certillcatca in advance
ol auch coinage; but ita language would
seem to M-rmit the issuance ol such cer
tificate to double the an ion lit of the
seigniorage as stated, one-half ol which
would not represent an ounce of silver
in the treasury.
A III ri KIIKNCK of OI-IMoN.
The debate main thia section in Con
gress developed an earnest, jsisitive dif
ference of opinion as to it object ami
ine.iiiing. In any event I am clear the
present ierplf xitie ami embarrass
ment of the Secretary of the Treasury
ought not to lie augmented by devolving
Unmi him the execution of a law so un
certain ami confused. I am not willing,
however, to rest my objection to this
section solely on these grouuus. Ill my
judgment, sound finance doe not com
mend a further infusion of silver into
our currency at thi time, iinaccompa
iiictl by a further adequate provision (or
the maintenance in our treasury of a
rafe gold reserve.
orurK HKvsosa roK pisai'I-kovai.,
In stating the other and more impor
tant reaMiu ftir my disapproval of this
section I shall, however, assume that
under it provision the treasurv notes
issuetl in pavment for silver bullion will
continue lo 1st ridcemcd a heretofore in
silver or gold, at the option of the hold
ers, and that if when they are presented
for redemption or reach the treasury in
any other manner, there are in the treas
ury coined silver dollars eipial in nomi
nal value to such treasurv notes, then
ami in that case the note ill ls de
stroyed ami silver certificates loan equal
amount sulsititulfd. I am convinced
this scheme i ill-advised and dangerous.
As an ultimute result ol lis oieration
the treasury note which are legal ten
der lor all tit lit, public ami private,
ami w hich are redt-i-mahle in gold or sil
ver at the option of the holder, will l
rephiccd by silver certificate, which,
whatever may lat their character and
description, will have none ol these
iiualilit. in antidilution ol tins result
and aa an immediate ellit t. the treasurv
notes w ill naturallv appreciate in value
ml tlesirabilitv. The fact that gold
can la real ire. I nism them, and the
further fact that their destruction has
Iieen decreed when they reach the treas
ury, must tend to their w ithdrawal (nun
general circulation, to U- immediately
presented for gohl redemption, or to tie
hoarded lor presentation at a more con
venient season.
A HKiu't riov or iioi.n.
The sconcl ol ImiIi titration will tie
a large addition to the silver currency in
our circulation and a itirTesindilig re
duction ol gold in the treasury. Argu
ment baa Ihtii made that these things
will not occur at once, lnvauee a long
tune must ellipse la-fore the coinage ol
anything but the seigniorage can 1 en
tered upon. If the physical elicits of
the execution ol the second section of
this bill are not to Is- realized until far
in the future, this may furnish a strong
reason w hy it should not lie passed ro
much in advance, but the istetisiiieuieiit
of ita actual oin-ration cannot prevent
the fear and loss ol coulidcnce and tlie
nervous tin ml rat ion whith would imme
diately follow Ita passage and bring
alsnil its wort consequences.
I regard tins section ( the lull as cm
Uslving a plan by which tlie govern
ment would Is obliged to iav out II
si ant y More of gold for no other purptwe
t hau to force an unnatural addition of
liver money into the hands of the peo
ple. This i an exact reversal of tlie
jiolicy which safe finance dictate, if
e are to preserve the ritv U-tween
gold and silver and maintain a sensible
liimetalism.
I hoie-a wav will present itself in the
near future for the adjustment of our
monetary affair in such a compre
heiisihle atul conservative manner a
will atturd to silver it prtcr place in
our currency, hut in the antitue I
am rxtremelv solicitous that whatever
action we take on this suloet t mav Is-
uch a to prevent loss and discourage-
metit to our people at home and tlie de
struction ( confidence in our financial
management ahrttad
Tlio new ttuii-.Mii.il libr.irv in
Vttluii;t.iit will. Libniriuii Sisitlurd
ta-heVt-s,. uiitiiuiiiiahtto t' iit .f H
the Usiks of the world fur list years
to coinr ulid still leave nevcti ci.'hths
of Ita available slauv applit able for
other puqaws.
An lliulih jtiitnial uie time av-o
ctitituiiitsl the fiillowiiiir aniiiiuiicvi
tlictit: "To I aoM, IM Uwsuita. the
proja-rty t.f an attorOv ntinii'
lnia busuieen. X. a Tht cliotita
are ru b and oUtmato."
BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
Great Northern to Take Pos-
scission of the Oregon
JUILWAY A .ID X A V I i A T 1 0 5 .
Ta r.nler I'nrtlnnd Via apuhana-l.aral
llallnay OBIrlsl.JArs lilscnsslng lha
I'rabaltlllly at lb I unsammallun ut
Stirb n Ural other I 'wast en.
I'oarLtMi. For some'dayi past a ru
mor haa ls-en steadily gaining ground
that the Northwest will fn m the
act-ne of a big railroad ileal. Like all
uch rumor, it haa been imsssible to
trace it to any authority, but ita very
probability ha not only interested rail
road men, but haa given them confidence
to believe the change will ln made. Th
ileal, if consummated, will materially
change the complexion of the railroad
situation on the North I'acilic Coast.
The rumor, ami nothing more ran le
claimed for it. i that the lireat North
ern will nsiii take Mseion of the Ore
gon Hallway and Navigation. It haa
ls-en reirted that the I inon rat ill c has
i hvithecate it Oregon Hallway and
Navigation holding lo Huswll Cage for
ready cash. Mr. rag is President of
the Iowa t entral, of which K. McNeil,
formerly lieneral Manager of the Pacific
(ivision of the Union Pacific, ia lieneral
Manager. A few daye ago Mr. McNeil
waa in thia city, accompanied by Samuel
Hill, the son-in-law of the lireat North
ern magnate and Vice-President of that
road. They were in and out frequently,
and appeared to dc tote most of their at
tention to the Union CaciHc lines l
tweeii here ami Sfsikane, inspecting the
varum branclie and familiarizing them
selves with the business and ptissibilities
of the Columbia river route. If the ileal
is made, it will therefore give the t treat
Northern an entrance to this city by the
wav of Siktiie, while the Union I'acilic
will come in via Huntington aa at pres
' ent. It will also necessitate a thorough
change in the organization ol the Oregon
I Hallway ami Navigation, ami will give
I'urtlun l the general oilier of the line.
Al ltOHM AI'ITtl..
Th Kill r..r lis Itrttiiitsl I
Ilerlared
I nrtinstllullunal.
S Fkisi 1st o. The Supreme Court
has rendered its decision in the suit of
H. I'. I.ivertnore vs. V.. ti. Waite, Secre
tary of State. The decision ia a most
imMirtaiit one, involving the iUestion of
the right of the legislature to order the
removal of the state capital. It will l
rememls-re-l that during the closing
hour of the last session an act waa
passed delegating the power in 1 1 lies t ion
to the Inner nor, Attorney-l iem-ral and
Secretary of State. In tlie decision Just
given the Supreme Court holds that the
act ia of no force ami effect. It i inop
erative fur the reason that the U-gisla-
lure could not delegate its power lo any
individual or set of individual. The
sovereign lower rest alone in the hands
, of the H-ojile, and it ia for them alone to
settle the question involved. 1 lie deci
sion was written by Justice Harrison,
Justice ratt-rsoii tiling a concurring opin
ion. The view taken were agreed to by
all the other ineinlicr ol the court.
Mew Telephtme i tintpanle. .
I'liKst-orr, A. T. Article of iiicorptv
' ration of six d liferent telephone compa
nies have ltt-n filed w ith the lie-order
of this county, the outgrowth of the ex
piration of the patent on the Hell tele
phone. The parent company is called
the Standard Telephone Company, and
the snliincorporat urns coverall the state
and Territories. The incorporator are
Thurlow Weed Hume. Allen T. ye ami
Charles Stniuse of New York. The com-
panic are inctirisirattil under the law
ol Arirona on account ol their Is-uig
more favorable and less cxiicnsive thun
any other state or Territory. The stts-k
of imtiriMiratioiis is not taxed in this
Territory.
uel Houml lltiaril til Heallh.
Tout Townskmi. At a meeting of the
I'uget Sound Hoard of Health Frank A
lt.trtlett aaat-lectetl President and I. in
coin llnsiks Secretarv. The credentials
of C. F. Seal, liovernor Mciiraa's ai-
pointee to sutveeil . C. Hill, whose
term expired recently, were accepted
and he was installed a a iiu-iiiUt. The
third memher is Captain I.. II. Hastings
A a matter of form the apMintment of
I r. loiii T. Seavey aa health olhccrwa
ralithtl. At an early meeting Collector
Saunders will Is- n altendauce for the
pursseo( perfecting arrangements for
precluding the possihility of disease Ise-
ing inirtsiuccti.
Tu Mine In Ala.ka.
Svm FatNciwo. An adventunms
party of California miners left here in
the schtsjiier C. I. Ijiild, Isiund for
Ctaik's Inlet ami the 1'pht Yukon in
searcli of gold. There wen- tifteen men
in the party, and two of them were at
compaiiietl liy their wives. 1 here Were
plentv of gun and ammunition for
long outing. None of the miner exst t
to Is back inside of seven month, and
some of them not for a year or more.
The latter exect to explore the remotest
parts ol the l ukon,
lieneral lleterltl Married.
Ijis AvoKii-. (ieueral I'hilo Hever
idge, father of Kueline Heveritlge, whose
matrimonial troubles a ith Artor Charles
Cogl'lan have In-come so well known.
waa married to Mrs. Ida Wilcox, the
wealthy widow of II. II. Wilcox, owner
of Hollvwtnsl, at HoIIvwihmI bv Hev. I'r,
I'aiiipU-ll. lieneral llt-veridge i a gra-s
aitiower. I lie aniioiinit iiient ol the
marriage canstsl much comment in thi
citv. tteneral I'everidge is a son of ex-
tiovernor Heveritlge of Illinois.
W llrai I. lien Twenty Tears.
Si: mix. W. A. Wilcox as sen.
tenced to twenty year in the peniten
tiary for the murder of Mrs. Charlotte
letting in tin city last September. The
evidence showed Wilcox to ln guilty,
hut the jury found a verdict in the ec
ond degree. Judge Humes give him the
j full limit of the law after denying a ino
i tioii for a new trial.
Itallln Hill nhltl.
TtioMv. The subsidy of t.;0iYl re
qinrcl lor moving an Katcrn Mlling
in dl to T a. tuna haa ls-en ra'sed. II. II.
Warner, master mechanic of the North
ern Pacific railroad, will go Fast to ex
amine the plant. If as the owner rep
resents, the money will la- paid and the
plant moved at once.
taa4t for a rm Kallraail.
Winn ow. letters have lm-n re-
ceiveil at Maine from l'nuiioter Spencer, )
now in Chnagn, stating that fund have
ls-en raisnl for the constrn sji.n of the
Hlaine and Fastern railMad a soon as
the suheidy conditions have been corn
plied with.
PORTLAND MARKET.
Wa.At-Vall.y, aics Wall Walla, 73
(2 70c per cental.
ruaa, . ire,
rujca l'ortlanJ, sa.Mi Saletn, Z.;
Ca-tadia, U'.56; Wyton,
Walla, tl.W, Snow Hake. W.b6; Corval
hi, in6j I'entileton, ih5; Oraliara,
uperline, r barrel.
Oat- While. SSc per bushel;
gray, 3UXi-; nilletl. in lg,
tt.Wi barrels, !.UU'o.;: in case, M i.
Mu-urrtrr Hran. lUKHJ: shorU,
lfti-H; ground Urley, llKlH;rhop
fetal, 16 n-r Ion J w hole feed Urley, tX4
7lc -r iviilal; middling, per
Ion; chicken wheal, OociUS per
cental.
IIav ioo.l, (10 412 er ton.
PAikv i-aopit .
Iitmaa Oregon lancy creamery, 27'
cat.H.-; lancy dairy, 2-.",(aiV; lair to
good, lftmliV; njiiimon, llmVic per
pound ; California, Mt-i IJc per roll.
Ckisaaa Oregon, c; Young
America, ll'(15c; California flat, U'
l.'i'.c; Swiss, imported, 3U($Xk; domes
tic, ItiKlHc per pound.
Fvooe tJregon, 10c per dozen.
i'oultbt Chickens, uiixe.1, qiioteil at
alsmt f l.OU per dozen; dutks, $t.nUn
6.ts); geese, H.D0Ktl.UU; turkeys, live,
1 1 t t-'c per pound; dressed, 1;i14c
VKUKTAHI.K ASO rkl'IT.
VaoBTABLB California cablaxge, I4c
sr pound; polatoe. Oregon ihuying
price), -tOitfJ-V H-r ack ; onions (buying
price), I.7.W2.: per sack; sweet pota
toes, 1 1.76 -.( per I six ; California cel
ery, KValWrj artichoke, iac ntruozen;
California lettuce, &V n-r dozen; ttre
gon hothouse lettm-e, iVlrattiOi-; cailhtiow
er, IJ.76 ier crate, $1.00 er dozen ; para-
ley, iV -r dozen; sprout, fl.-HJ ier
Isjx; string la-ana, Mc per pound; aa-
puragu. I,wl7',c per pound; rnu
liarh, 10m 1 It- wr pound; as, lUia)
ll'.c.
Faurr California fancy lemon, 3.60
( 4.H0: common. l:!.6O':3.0D-, bananas.
1.75:'.r0 per bunch; Honolulu. (.'l.OU(a)
3.60; California navel. t'l 'i'M--'i per
Isix; seetllinga, 1.2.itf J.00; itiuHower,
l'J.60; Malta blotsl, t:i.tai; apple (buy
ing price), green, ll.WMrfl.a; retl,
(f 1.75 jH-r bo.
CAMMXII uooiia.
Camnid Gooua Table fruit, aaorttl.
ll.76i2.00; peaches, $1.76(2.00; Bart-lettjs-ars,
t(.76ia;2.00; plums, 1.37SI4
I .Ml; straw lasrries, .'.it.4o; rlierriea,
f2.rd2.40; black lierrie. l.H6d2.00;
lasplwrrie, 1)2.40; pineapple, $2.26dj
t.raj; apritxiU, $1.U6. Fie fruila,
aseortetl, $1.20; peachee, fl.26; plums,
11.00(41.20; black Urrie. 1.26id 1.40 per
dozen. I'm fruila, gallons, aaaortetl.
13.15(43.50; peaches, $3.60(44.(10; apri
cot, $3.60i44.00; pltlina, $2.76(43.00;
blackbernee, $4 264 4.60 ; touiatoes.il. 10.
.M iatw Cornell beef. Is, $1.60; 2s.
$2.26; chipped, $2.40; lunch tongue, la,
$3.60; 2s, $0.76(47.00; devile.1 ham. $1.60
(a 2.75 er dozen; roast beef, la, $1.50;
2. $2.26.
Fish Sardine, i.'a, 75cfJ2.25; Ws,
$2.16(44.60; lolwters, $2.30(43.60; sal
mon, tin 1-lb tails, $1.25(41.60; flat,
$1.75; 2-lli, $2.2642.60; '4 -barrel, $50.
STAPI.K IIIIIH KKIKa.
Corn CouRica.lc: Klo, 22(4 2:1c:
Salvatlor, 22c; Mocha. 2tilI(42Xc; Ar
buckle's, Columbia and Lion, 100-pound
cases, $l'4 ho
Dai iu FaoiT 1HH3 pai k, Petit
prune, tn4Mc; silver, 10(4 12c; Italian,
Kid 10c; tiermaii. tiidKc: plums. 0(4 10c:
evaKratetl apples, 8(4 10c; evaporatetl
pricoia, i4 irtc; peache, 10il2'tc;
eara, (.4 He per pound.
Salt I.iverntsil, 200, $15.60; 100,
$IH.00; 60. $10.60; stock. $N.60i4U.60.
Svarii Kastern, in barrels, 4O146.V;
in half Imrrela, 42ii57c; in case, 3o4j
K0c per gallon : $2.26 mt keg; California,
in barrels, 20i4 40c n.t gallon; $1.75 per
keg.
hooAa D. 4c; Golden C, 6c; extra
o'4c; coutecliouer A, oc; dry grau
ulatetl, 6'.c: cube, crushed and now
deretl, l'c er pound; ye per jKiiind
discount on an grade lor prompt cash
maple sugar, 15(4 Hie per ponnil.
Kit g No. 1 Sandwich Island, $4.50i.t
1.7.1: Japan, .,i.oo4.ri.'.'o.
Hi tKa Small white, No. 1, 3c; No.
-'. 2'4c; large white, 2e: pea bean
:W; pink, 2'..c; Irnyoti, 24c; butter,
.t'jc; 1.1111a, .ic per tsiunil.
rit'Ki.gs liarrels, o. I, 2M(4;tc per
gallon; No. 2, 2tii!f2Kc; kegs, 6s, Koc per
aeg; nail gallons, .'.,. 1 per dozen; quar
ter gallons, $1.75 tier dozen.
Si-it ga Vhole Allspice, 18(i20c per
pound; cassia, Hl'rtlHe; cinnauion, L-.'i.t
4V; clove, lK rfllOc; lilack epper, 15ia)
.-c; while pepper, 2U(4.'0c; nutmeg
76 k KtV.
Ktisisa Ixindon layer. Imxes, $1.75
W2.00; halve, $2.00(42.26; nuartera,
$2.25(42.75; eighths, $2.60(4:1.00. ijoee
Muscatels, Isixe. $1.60; fancy facet I
$1.5; bags, 3 crown, 4'.4.V ix-r pound
4 crown, 6i45'fc. Seetllea Sultanaa,
boxes. $l.75($2.O0; bag, 8(jKc per
poumi.
rOUDAOl,
Manilla ro. u4- in. ,-ir. and op, 10c;
manilla rotie, 12-thread. . tliaui.. I0'ci
maiiilla rope, ti and K-threail, and 5-It)
tiiam., 11c; manilla lil roiie, in coil
or on reel. HV; manilla lath yarn,
larrcti, uc; manilla hawser-laid rope well
Isiring, etc.. Kit-: manilla transmission
of-powcr roint, 1 4c; manilla paisr twine.
lie; manilla spring twine, 14c; sisal
IWIW,
4 111. t ir. ami upwani. 1 'c: sisal
ni', i.-inreati, , tiiam.. iisal
rope, 0 and 1Mb read, land 6-ltfdiam.,
K'4c; sisal lath yarn, tarred, 7'4c; ho
vine twine, tarred. 7c: sisal Paper twine.
nil.-
n-c.
PROVISIONS
Kastxb Saoxan Miat amd Labd
Hams, nietlium. 12 4 11". c iter noundi
naiiis, large. ii-.i.".c; hams, picnic,
111U1.C iireaaiasi tiacon. i:ii4liir-
short clear sides, 10 4 12c; dry salt sides,
H'.irtlO'.c: drietl beef hams. lL"-.,t 1:L-
lard, compound, in tina. Wet 10c ner
pound; pure, in tina, ll(4l2',c; pigs'
ieei, no. .).u; p,g- let-t, 40s, $3.26;
kits, $1.25.
Hoi-, wool axd iiinrs.
Horn t;la. choice. I2'.(4l3i-e ner
ismud; metlium, ll'12c; poor, neg
lectetl. Wool Valley, 10411c per pound;
rmptiua, Ui4l2c: FUutern Urtvon. tti4
10c, aiTordmg touuality and shriiikamt.
IllPaa lry selecte.1 prime. 6e: rreen
saltetl, mi pounds and over. 3'.c: under
t ponm2.43c; sheep pelu, shearling.
10(4 1.V; metlium, 20.436c: long wool,
3lH40c; tallow, good lo choice, S'.c
er pound.
1.1 x AMI pkkssxu stira.
Bar Top steer. 12.50 4 3.00:
fair to
$2.25;
ewes.
gtasl steers, $2Ui,2.25; cows,
dressed Intd, 4 a5ltc er ptnind.
01-TToa ei sheep, $2.50;
I loos Choice heavy. 4.0iW4 .. r-.
ditltn, $4.00; light ai'id frfien, $.I.laJ(j
4.UI; dreeseil, il.i47c per und.
at Small choice, lie: hrw A, ner
pouml.
A "sol.
I'm lixiking fr sums pretty girt
Vt mislr-i, ijuiei rtiirn.
IV !ioi!re, kBOW, ha lotpall
Anil l.as a 11 n.ni'i keen.
I nam no At kla wraibervan
Tt.st lun.t with rterjr ind.
1 ii.u.k a tl, Hid notiltl suit ma
M. aiui t sneil, rerjued.
eli mui tn ronttant aa a star.
Ni &rtf irotiiU do.
A n-1 l.ts tirr can asset little artf
II T grammar szusl ba iraa.
Yrt mors. Ifths aotiM be IU sa
lilxras lb .ang nahi "ia tt,"
L mast b atus la UA 4etw
Uca ka4re4 wurtlt aUsai.
AGRICULTURAL WORLD
The Rapid Advance in Scicn
tific Husbandry.
AX AbUUKASlVE IMPKOVKMKNT.
Nstt Mel haul Thai Hat Been Adupietl
fcy I'rafrsttlis 'arinra-A Higher
anil Heller ayalera of Agrlrnllur I.
, rat-rally IHsplayetl.
J. r. Elena in nrti( Jud.l Farmer.) 0
The agricultural processes a ordina
rily oliserveil in thi country in fact,
have la-en followed since we liecaine
known as an agricultural people have
hail a very exhausting elfect on the m,,
and could w ith the utmost propriety t
denominated the old system of agricult
ure iu contradistinction to the new sv.
tern to be seen in many place, eH-ciallv
where poverty ami illiteracy, the former
handmaiden, have la-en superseded by
intelligem-e and wealth, the present as-sta-iates
of no mean proportion of our
food prtslucer.
It i indeed gratifying to read the re
isirts (miii farmer in so many parts of
theitiutitry, in some instance in sections
w Inch have sulM-rcd from the old system
of itiisiverisliment of the land, showing
that farm tolerations have ls-en brought
into Increastii value and profit by thi
aggressive and progressive iiiiproveu.ent,
retlucetl farm having la-en reclaimed
and enhanced in value while supsirting
the family ami adding to the wealth of
the farmer, in some instances the prod
ucts having lccn raised even a I Hive the
amount produced in the day when all
nature's element were in the soil tin lis-turla-d
and uncalled for.
As positive as 1 am that this condition
of things ia In-coming more and more
apparent, I am equally positive that ag
ricultural departments of our paM-r
stand second to agricultural societies
in (act aa well aa name in furthering
this improvement. They have set forth
the principle ami practical details of
the new system of agriculture in all it
varied condition, departments and sur
rounding. They have demonstrated the
advantage resulting from the judicious
application of new principle aa well as
manures, from good tillago, from proicr
rotation of crops, from the assistance to
lie deri veil from root culture, from the
sulistitution for naked fallow of clover
and oilier fallow crop.
All these mean are to be considered
as new tnetbisl. and have In-come gen
erally adopted in connection with ample
drainage, together with the mechanical
advantage to he deri veil from subsoil
plowing, ami the chemical results of sys
tems of artificial irrigation. Notwith
standing all that has been achieved al
ready, 1 Indieve that the improvement
haa but fairlv started. Many of the
prta-esses w liich may and will la resorted
to in carrying out and practically dem
onstrating the new system of agriculture
re yet to a great degree mysteries to a
large proportion of the farmers of the
I'nittil State farming in other coun
tries I am not interested in, only in a
general way ami in so far as their failures
may serve aa guides for our own people
although familiarly known and long em
ployed by their more enterprising neigh
Isjrs, often ostracized by them merely
la-cause they farm bv rule and not in ac
cordance with the pfiasesof the moon or
signs of the zodiac, who with less nat
ural advantages perha are Is-tter re
warded for their labors. Such ha Isi-n
the agricultural improvement noticeable
in many sections that the surrounding
country shows the elici ts by lietter roads.
Is-tter building, In-tter fences, In-lter
stock, aye, and better people.
The great States Isirdering on the five
(treat lake have increased their pro
ductive capacity aa shown by statistic
20 per cent during the last decade, 2 per
cent per annum by virtue of reading and
proliting by what other have done or
failed to do. The system inculcated by
the new principles has, wherever fol
lowed up, increased the productive ca
pacity of the farms every w here, some
times iir re than double. This means an
enhanced value of at least 100 per cent.
It ha in short made every acre of land
upon which it haa la-en 'practiced ten
years, lying contiguous to market of
transportation 'facilities, worth much
more for agricultural purpose.
The xeal which apparently pervade
this entire country for a higher and In-tter
system of agriculture is displayed in
all geological and other departmental
re 1 sir t published by the government, in
the agricultural surveys of several States,
together with the lils-ral com-essions
made by some of the agricultural eocie
tie for the encouragement of everything
tending to improve and advance agri
cultural interest. All have liorne the
desired fruit.
XOTt:.
It doe not Pay to doctor very sick
fowls. I'se simple remedies in the be
ginning of the disease. If. however, the
disease has rooted itself, it is general I v
dvisahle to kill the bird and bury ita
carcass.
It ha never been found profitable to
convert the apiary into a curiosity simp
till.. I :.i. - 1 . . . ',, 1
iMiiii tun too 101 01 nives 01 an nu
ll Ife rent patterns. F'.ndeavor to have
all or nearly all hives of the same pat
tern ami littetl with the best improve
ments. In growing rape the aim should ln to
secure thick growth of metlium plants.
Thinning will make heavier yield, hut
there will In? more waste because of the
heavy stems. This crop should be more
widely exMrimented with. It grows
well on any reasonably gtaal soil.
A snuMith meadow make easy mow
ing. It is a gtwxl plan to roll the land a
arlyas possible in spring, using a heavy
roller and carrying a lsx noon it in
which to put all surface stones. It pays
iwlterto pick these un tnan to leave
them to break your mower knives on.
The branch of airricniliiro w hirh lias
the very least of a speculative nature
alsiut i is to pro. luce such things as can
in? consumed on tlie land and marketed
on tlie hisif. F.ven if a man has not
much business talent, he cannot in very
far wrong if be sticks to this course right
through.
It is just as inusirtaiit to adopt lalmr-
aving device for the house aa for the
field. The separator is one of the thing
that will relieve the women folks im
mensely if even the smallest part of a
dairy is operated. And we believe that
th machine not onlv saves lalstr, but
money . ell.
Whenever there is silriiln manure
that you have no especial place or need
for, rememln-r that it can m nwl In s i-
antage on the meadow. A ! ton
treating will lirln the rmaili annil. r-
fully, Ky the wav. did any one eeer see
a meadow that was manured a highly
a it should Is??
There are certain principle a hit h are
eipially essential, whether one i grow
ing tock or cultivated crop. One thir g
that mnt In done in either rase is !
weed closely. Some men never think
of weeding out the inferior calves or pig,
hot go on breeding them and so perpet
uate their had rjual .1.
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