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OREGON LEGISLATURE.
the Benson Wen Sot T,lelr r-
i imitation iu ui
Lo o'clock Thursday of last week
(Benson men succeeded in organiz
Lie i0Wer house of the legislature
f a majority numbering thirty-one.
irt was a largo crowd of spectators
lent, s it hud been announced in
i Bo'riiiiig session of tlie house that
Inization would be attempted iu the
Jrnoon. A collision of the factions
expected, but nothing of the kind
airred.
it 2 o'clock, when Temporary
faker Davis mounted the rostrum
I called the members to order, an
jible rustic! of expectancy passed
jund the house. The speaker direct -tVlerk
Moody to call the roll, and the
joning answered to their names:
Benson, Bridges, Brown, Chapman,
In, Crawford, David, Davis of Uma
fe, Gratke, Gurdane, Hogue, Hope,
ilion, Huntington, Jennings, Lake,
igell, Marsh, Merrill, Misener,
ft-hell, Nosier, Palm, Riddle, Rigby,
Lh of Marion, Somers, Stanley,
Jomas, Thompson, Vauglian, Ven
. Wagner.
1 1,
""'f-Jlip first formal move of the Benson
T"fjiwas uiuue by iiunn. Ixu lull Inn
kaml came lorwartl to a position
jt in front of the speaker's rostrum.
Lvm addressed Speaker Davis, and,
jng recognized, began a speech. He
jd: '
i'W'e have sat here for ten davs in
!,'cj effort to organize this house. But
'tf i mlinra nf thn tAmrnriinr flnnnlrnr
. 1 j
he at all times been adverse to the
&ibility of organization. If he has
n conscientious in his ruling, I re
jtot him."
"Brown then went on to recite tlie his
fy of the failure to organize and, con
ning with the statement that it was
It "our earnest purpose and steadfast
Solution" to proceed with the busi
ipg, offered a formal resolution, as fol
ks 'Resolved, That the present tem
Jrary speaker, E. J. Davis, be, and ho
Ifcereby removed, and that Dr. J. N.
nth be, and he is hereby elected
:er pro tern, in his stead. That
R. Lake and F. S. Stanley be and
7 hereby are appointed a committee
wort Dr. J. N. Smith to tlie speak -'e
chair."
jThe reading of the resolution was
jetted with great cheers by the lobby.
town raised his hand in protest, and
ialed to the spectators to keep
lent.
"We have serious business to do,"
isaid. "Mr. Speaker," interrupted
jJdle of Douglas," addressing Davis,
nesire to enter an' emphatic protest
pinst this proceeding. I am against
iia resolution. We have heard somo
linions read on this floor from Pena-
p Hoar of Massachusetts, and from
mator Thurston of Nebraska. I take
m a piece of impertinence on the
ft of the senator from Nebraska to
er unsolicited advice as to what we
loulil do in Oregon, and our answer
lonld be in the -language of the trreat
!1 only Ponnoyer, 'You attend to
ur business and we'll attend to ours.'
1 will ask the speaker to put the
tostion," said Brown, "nlthouch I
lize it is u delicate matter for him."
'This whole proceeding is out of or
'" replied Davis, coolly, "and I de
licto put the question."
iwill then put the Question." con-
Ned Brown. "All who favor the
Notion will say, aye. " There was a
1 chorus of ayes. "Those onnosed.
Several yells of "No" came
rm the lobhv.
"Carried," cried Brown.
Speaker Davis calmly watched the
fpiess of events and said nothing.
Pith was marched up beside Davis be-
Lane and Stanley. When he
luo
opposite the speaker. Smith, who
rery Bmall man, extended his hand
wis, who is quite tall, and there
" ail awkward hnndatiiilrp Tim
f 'd breathed a sigh of relief and
P-'M. There U'flQ tr a nr r-.i ,rr,1 Tt
"as just plain comedy. Smith
K the nlensm nf tha
f oerj promptly got on his feet and
printed resolution removing
Bporary Chief Clnrlr Afnn.lv and
Pointing R. E. Hays, the Benson
f "fns nominee. Smith mit the mo-
J" and it was declared carried, and
J?.? a Pce beside Clerk Moody.
''Hef Justice Moo wna wnitol nnnn
P Committee onrl v. .. i U
l mWrB. Conn then
fn to proceed tn
ll ' ??d 11 carried. H. L. Benson, of
pnine, was placed in nomination
Speaker. Th ,n i .
K"" in was called by Hays. Benson
L7nty-eight votes, Benson, Gratke
I. .vtiug U1UUK.
4 committee was appointed to
to the chair. Chief J
WPP VI t
escort
Justice
IZ him in, and
he made a
r' "peech of thanks.
following officers were then
.irta1nt, chief clerk, H. S. Jordan;
"ngC frk nriL
i W , Bartle"; sergeant-at-arms,
CI."' Mumhv! Hnnrlro. a W
urnhv:
(colored.)
These
i
ere the Benson caucus nomi-
Nre R 8woro n by Justice
Pino. B Presentea a resolution
pfet b speaker to appoint
Mi,f mailing cleric and one
Thoma rkeeper' and h waa adopted.
till,. reaoiuuon exiena-
i.0 . j ,r -"urveaies 10 newspaper
v, loo, was adopted.
ManifeMo Imii.cI h v
Hie Popuhsts have held a caucus and
issued the following manifesto, whi"
house 6ille0t tl,U tlU,gle in U,
"To the Peophs's Party of Oregon:
The undersigned, your members-elect
to tlie legislative assembly, ask your
loyal support and that of all good citi
zens in our contest for such an organ
ization of the house as we believe will
result in economical and remedial legi.
latum that will make an honest vote
and a fair count possible in Oregon.
eare contesting for a fair organiza
tion of the house, in iml..r
Bible the passage of the Bingham regis
tration bill, tlie Holt judges-of-elec-tion
bill, and an amendment to the con
stitution providing for direct law-making
by tlie people by means of the ini
tiative and referendum in its optional
form.
"We are assured by eminent lawyers
that the Bingham registration bi'll U
constitutional, and likely to be effec
tive. The Holt hill allows county cen
tral committees of each of tlie tinea
principal political parties to designate,
one judge of election in each precinct,
and committees of the two principal
parties to each name one clerk of elec
tion in eneli proeiner. T! initiative
and referendum need no explanation to
Oregon Populists. These measures we
believe to be all important in obtaining
honest elections and control by the peo
ple of lawmaking in Oregon, and there
by preserving our liberties. The situa
tion is this:
"Last June the Republican party
eleoted thirty-eight members of the
house of represenatives. Only twenty
eight of this number have agreed to act
together in organizing the house. Part
of the remaining ten Republican mem
bers support Mr. Bourne and part do
not support any candidate. The Popu
list and Democratio members are stay
ing out until such time as a Republican
majority may agree upon a candidate
of its own for speaker, or until a suffi
cient number of them unite with us to
assure Bourne's election, which we be
lieve will enable us to obtain the
measures herein named. As long as
Republicans are thus divided, and it is
possible that we may, by preventing or
ganization, finally elect Mr. Bourne,
and probably obtain the legislation be
fore mentioned, we feel it to be our
duty to the people of Oregon to stay
out wages or no wages. With this
knowledge of the facts, we feel that we
are entitled to your support for our
selves and our allies."
The manifesto is signed by two sen
ators and twelve representatives. It is
said that the remaining Populist sena
tor and representatives, who were out
of the city when the caucuB was held,
fully indorsed the manifesto.
A short session of the house was
held Sunday, the temporary speaker
having ruled that it was necessary ac
cording to tho constitution.
The house has again failed to organ
ize before Tuesday and this defers the
senatorial election until Tuesday, Feb
ruary 2, and, of course, no ballot can
be taken on that date unless the speak
ership problem is solved before Tues
day of next week.
The senate meets daily, but no busi
ness other than the introduction of bills
is taken tip.
Senator Harmon has introduced t
bill designed to restore to sheriffs ot
the various counties the duty of convey
ing all committed persons to the state
insane asylum, reform school and peni
tentiary. It is merely made the duty
of the committing court to place such
in charge of the sheriff. Nothing is
said as to compensation, but the pre
sumption is that the state is to pay, as
at present.
Senator Brownell has introduced a
bill in the interest of bicyclists. It
directs that all transportation companies
shall be required to check and trans
port bicycles like other baggage. The
bill is general in its provisions and de
scribes at length how railroad and other
transportation companies shall convey
free of all charges to each passenger,
with a ticket, not more than 100
pounds of baggage. How it shall be
checked and how reclaimed are describ
ed, the provisions simply enacting into
law the present pratices of railroad
companies.
Senator Smith has introduced a bill
changing the beginning of the close sea
son on the Columbia from August 10
to August 1. This is in accordance
with the recommendation of United
States Fish Commissioner McDonald.
There are provisions for the regulation
of fishtraps, by which none shall hav
a lead more than 700 feet in length, and
no fish wheel shall have a lead of more
than forty feet in length. Other regu
lative provisions are added.
Senator Mulkey has introduced a bill
intended to prohibit, as far as possible,
corrupt practices at elections. It lim
its the sums of money that maybe
legitimately expended in securing a
nomination or election to any office
created by the constitution of state oi
for representatives in congress. It pro
vides for a publio inspection of the ex
pense account of any candidate ot
political committee. Other states have
similar measures on their statute books,
and publio sentiment in the state of
Oregon, Senator Mulkey thinks, is ripe
for a similar statute in this state.
THE BOILER EXPLODED.
I
; T.rrlbl. Accident ou a Kreiuh 8teamr !
Ill the Orient. I
! fan Francisco, Jan. 2!. One of the '
. boilers of the French steamer Saghalien I
exploded while the vessel was off tlie i
Uunese coast, December 2, bound from !
mnporeiorllong Kong. Eleven of
I the stokers in the lireroom and one en
gineer were killed by the explosion or
by the scalding steam. Tlie chief
stoker was so badly injured that he died
i a few hours afterward and four other
firemen died the next day as a result of
: their burns. Tlie vessel was crowded
: with passengers and for a time there
was the wildest confusion on hoard.
A letter brought by the Rio d9
i Janeiro from the Orient yesterday,
gives the details of the disaster. The
j passengers had just assembled in the
I saloon for dinner, when there was a
loud report, like that of a cannon. The
uecjt oeams were torn up, gratings were
sent flying in the air and the steamer
trembled from stem to stern.
When tho steam had cleared away
men were sent below to the stakehold.
Eleven of the Lascar firemen lay about
the floor before the ruined boiler, dead
or writhing at the last gasp, with their
fiesii parboiled by tlie terntic bath ol
superheated steam in which the explo
sion had plunged them. Tlie chief
stoker, a Frenchman, was among them.
He died in the most frightful agony a
few moments after he had been carried
to the deck. The other firemen who
were in the stakehold were badly
burned. Fonr of them died during the
night following the explosion.
SHOT HIS ARM OFF.
a. Plucky Young Bnnter of Duoka on
Coos Bay.
Marshfield, Or., Jan. 21. Edward
Tower, son of Dr. C. W. Tower, shot
his right arm off this afternoon, while
duck hunting. He was accompanied
by William Reichart and Harry Nas
burg, and the accident occurred about
three miles from town. The boys were
in a small boat and Tower was picking
up his gun to fire at a flock of ducks,
when the gun was accidentally dis
charged. The charge of No. 2 shot
took effect above the elbow, shattering
the bone and severing the artery. A
stray shot also struck Nasburg in tho
forehead, imbedding itself in tlie scalp.
Tower showed great presence of
mind, and ordered his companions to
tie a bandage above the wound to stop
the flow of blood, and then they started
to pull to town. When they reached
Marshfield Tower was very weak from
loss of blood, but he was very gritty.
On examination, it was found neces
sary to amputate the arm several inches
above the elbow.
NO CANAL FOR TURPIE.
Indiana Senator's Speech In Opposition
to the I'rojeot.
Washington, Jan. 21. The session
of the senate was without incident.
Senator Tnrpie spoke against the Nica
ragua canal bill, and the reading of the
legislative appropriation bill was com
pleted, with the exception of sections
making provisions for the congressional
library, which were passed over tem
porarily in tlie absence of senators in
terested in the subject.
The old soldiers had a field day in
the house today. Under a special or
der adopted yesterday, the whole day
was devoted to the consideration of
private pension bills. Of the 900 on
the calendar, fifty-two were disposed of
during the five hours' Bession.
An India Iteltef Camp.
Bombay, Jan. 21. A correspondent
of the Associated Press, who has begun
a tour of the famine districts of India,
telegraphs from Saratora, south of
Poona, an important section of the Dec
can, having an area of 48,000 square
miles, and inhabited by 1,250,000 per
sons, saying that the famine is less
severe there than in other parts of the
Deccan. The first relief camp estab
lished at Nansil, on the Poona-Banglora
road, in the middle of November, and
there are now five camps in that vicin
ity. The people are lodging in mat
huts, containing parents and children
or three single adults. They work
from sunrise until noon, and from 2 P.
M. to sunset at stone-breaking. The
people are contented and have suffi
cient food and blankets. The corre
spondent did not notice any distress
from the cases of destitution. No gen
eral emaciation was observed, nor were
the people dying by the roadside. The
situation in that distirct is taken, on
the whole, to be satisfactory.
Bobbery In Balem.
Salem, Or., Jan. 21. Three masked
men entered the Salem Labor Ex
change, in North Salem, about 10
o'clock tonight, and demanded that
Manager Hoye, at the point of a pistol,
open the safe. Hoye demurred and was
assaulted by the men. He was finally
made to open the safe, and then tho
men renewed their assault
The manager was cut through the
hand with a knife, and also received
two bad wounds in the back of the
head. The men then escaped.
The sheriff was notified and went to
the scene, but he could find no satis
factory trace of the thugs. They are
supposed to have secured only a small
amount of money.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER
Downing. Hopkins & Company's Kevlew
of Trade.
The past week has proved an un
steady one in the wheat markets.
While there has been no weakening in
the basic position of wheat, and while,
indeed, the position today is stronger
than a week since, the bears have upon
two or three occasions raided the mar
kets and broken prices. To our minds
these fluctuations prove nothing against
the deal. We don't know but prices
will be lower, and are not talking about
what will be the results, but we write
of the foundation of the markets, and
dealers must manage the rest. Tho
winter wheat, usuallly two-thirds of
the aggregate crop, is depleted to
smaller remains in farmers' hands than
for years. Consumption must soon re
sort to spring wheat, and that reserve
is undoubtedly small. Wo are break
ing away slowly from foreign prices
and before harvest it will be a homo
demand ami supply.
According to expert testimony many
of the believers in wheat who havo
been watching the upward march of
values for the past two mqiiths have
been rather doubtful of its stability, in
view of the cheapness of other cereals
and their product. The fact that corn
has entered the list as a competitor for
bread consumption led to a halt in the
advance and many traders were greatly
influenced by this circumstance. Tho
argument is made that flour is being
adulterated to such an extent with corn
meal, and the call for corn meal is in
creasing at such a rate that the demand
for cash wheat will gradually become
curtailed, and, with a lessening of the
demand, perforce a decline in price.
One writer in discussing this phase of
the wheat situation asserts that such a
use for corn meal and other substitu
tions for wheat must be only credited
to restricted areas. The theory ad
vanced is that poor people who would
most likaly use this adulterated article
as a human food do not buy flour, and
hence the first argument falls to the
ground.
Market Quotations.
Portland, Or., Jan. 22, 1897.
Flour Portland, Salem, Cascadia
and Dayton, $4.50; Benton county and
White Lily, 4.50; graham, $4.00; su
perfine, $2.80 per barrel.
Wheat Walla Walla, 8384o; Val
ley, 80 87o per bushel.
Oats Choice white, 4042o per
bushel; choice gray, 3840o.
Hay Timothy, $13.00 per ton;
clover, $8.009.00; oat, $8.00 10;
wheat, $8. 00 10 per ton.
Barley Feed barley, $18.00 per ton;
brewing, $30.
Millstuffs Bran, $15.00; shorts,
$10.50; middlings, $20.
Butter Creamery, 8540c; Tilla
mook, 40c; dairy, 2280o.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks,6575o;
Early Rose, 8090o per saok; Cali
fornia river Burbanks, 55c per cental;
Bwccts,'$2.002.25 per cental for Mer
ced; Jersey Red, $2.60.
Onions $1.10 per sack.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.00
2.50; geese, $8.00; turkeys, live, 10c;
ducks, $44.50 per dozen.
Eggs Oregon, 1718 per dozen.
Cheese Oregon, 13 o; Young
America, 13o per pound.
Wool Valley, 10c per pound; East
ern Oregon, 68o.
Hops 910oper pound.
Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 3. 00;
cows, $2.252.50; dressed beef, 4
4 !4i per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $3.003.25; dressed mut
ton, 5 6o per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $3,250
8.50; light and feeders, $2.503.00;
dressed, $4.00 4. 60 per cwt.
Veal Net, small, 0c; large, SJjJo per
pound.
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 22, 1897.
Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent,
$5.25; Novelty A, $4.75; California
brands, $5.00; Dakota, $5.60; patent,
$6.25.
Wheat Chicken feed, $27 per ton.
Oats Choice, $23 24 per ton.
Barley Rolled or ground, $22 per
ton.
Corn Whole, $21 per ton; cracked,
$20; feed meal, $23.
Millstuffs Bran, $16.00 per ton;
shorts, $19.
Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, $24; oilcake meal, $28.
Hay Puget sound, per ton, $9.00
10.00; Eastern Washington, $13.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 24c; select, 23c; tubs,- 22o;
ranch, 18c.
Cheese Native Washington, 12o.
Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $18
18; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per
sack, 60c; turnips, per sack, 60o; ruta
bagas, per sack, 75c; carrots, per sack,
85 (a 45c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.26;
onions, per 100 lbs, f 1 1.25.
Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $3.00.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 8c; dressed, 9 10c; ducks,
$2. 00 3. 60; dressed turkeys, 1516o.
Eggs Fresh ranch, 18o; Eastern,
19c per dozen.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 6c; cows, 6c; mutton, sheep,
6o per pound; lamb, 6c; pork, 6o per
pound; veal, small, 6o.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 6 6; salmon,
66; salmon trout, 7 10; flounders
and Boles, 34o.
Provisions Hams, large, 12o; hams,
small, 12fo; breakfast bacon, lOo;
dry salt sides, 60 per pound.
EDUCATION'S GREATEST FRIEND
Dr. Henry Hornnrd Una Accomplished
Much for the Cause.
In Hartford, Conn., there Is now Hy
ing Dr. Henry Barnard, known as the
"father of American educntlon." Ue
has reached the ripe age of 88 years.
His services to the cause of education
are greater than those of nuy other
mail In this country, and there Is a
movement on foot to celebrate hta
forthcoming birthday in a fitting man
ner. Dr. Barnard is a native of Hartford.
His life has been spent In the cause of
education, and lu his active old age ho
Is still busily engaged Iu the samo
work. He began his educational career
while a member of the Connecticut
Legislature sixty years ago. During hid
rn. husky nARNAitn.
term of service he advocated many re
forms lu the public school system of
his State, which later he was Instru
mental In having Introduced Into other
States, making a tour of the whnko
country for the purpose. Ills greatest
claim to fame, however, was the or
ganization of the National Hoard o(
Education. He was appointed the first
commissioner of education under the
new law. V
Dr. Barnard was personally acquaint
ed with all of the Presidents except
Washington, John Ada ins and JefTBr
soii. During his lifetime he has pub
lished more thnn 800 pamphlets on edu
cational topics, and he Is now at work
revising some of his work for republi
cation.
GAMECOCK WORTH $1,000.
Prize Fowl Exhibited Recently at
Pool try Show in Birmingham.
A man In England paid $1,000 for a
chicken a short time ago, although the
fact Is uot a Imsls for speculation as to
English poultry market prices. In point
of fact the price was considered so out
rageous even for a gamecock that the
story of the sale when It first begaa
to circulate found few believers. Bo
It was a genuine sale. The money wits
paid and the chicken taken.
It was at the Birmingham poultry
show a few weeks ago that tills re
markable transaction took place. Tho
gamecock In question, a fine black reo
Is said to be one of the most perfect
of Its kind In existence. It has a won
derful reach, Is almost perfect in snap
and size, while Its fine tall Is one of rto
best points. It lias a fine ancestral
record of prizes and trluinptiB, and Is
OAHICOCK WORTH 11,000.
a heavy winner Itself. The owner tt
the bird was Mr. Hugo Alnseoiigh, and
the purchaser was Capt. Ileaton, agent
of the Earl of Ellesraere.
Qualities at Houthern Wheat.
The wheat of Southern countries con
tains more albuminoids than that
grown in temperate or northern cones,
and hence Is better suited for the iiaun
facture of macaroni.
If tlie moon Is red or has many red
spots expect a cold and stormy winter;
but If only a few spot are visible tb
winter will be mild.