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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1897)
END OF THE FORTY DAYS. A SECRET CONFERENCE. Hie Stimulate the Cultivation of Sugar Deets. Srnute, II..IHV r. I'.ricln -, in .Wj.,r Siff I I-, The senate !lt Salem failed to adjourn Friday, which ended the forty days. By a vote of 10 to 14 adjournment wag taken till 2:30 P. 51. on Mondav. Sen ator Carter cast the deciding vote. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN GRATIS ; By ptGrpduflto of National A cHntlltnrnl 'Irgr, of llerlln, Mr. KluuarU J). Sfttlnfuutory Tret Mmle. M. Richard Kulinc, of Tigardvillc, Or., was in Fortland recently, and showed much interest in tho agitation for establishing tho beot-s.ugur industry in. tho Korthwcst. Mr. Kuhno i3 a graduato of tho Rational Agricultural college, of Berlin, and for tho last twenty years has devoted his time to the study and work of producing sugar from beets. With an extended experi ence in Germany, and being ono of tho prime-movers in establishing the Grand Island sugar factory, in Nebraska, he is in position to furnish valuable informa tion on tho subje.t. Mr. Kuhno was connected with that factory until about three years ago, and during the period was for somo timo agricultural expert of tho state. When interviewed on tho practicability of the industry in this section, he was enthusiastic, and ex pressed great confidence that the move ment on foot would result. in some sub stantial benefits, as it was a similar i condition of depressed markets that in- duccd tho Nebraska farmers to launch into tho business. Several tests and experiments ho has made in producing tho beets wero said to be most satisfac- j tory. Tho Northwest needs an organ ization, ho thinks, which will take hold of tho matter in a systematic manner, and concentrate tho minds of the peo plo to the vast wealth that must follow intelligent cultivation of beets for tho manulacturo of sugar. lie kindly offers his services gratis if expenses arc de frayed, to give instructions to any col lection of farmers that will take an interest in tho matter. To a reporter, Mr. Kuhno said: "Tho belief prevails that the dry weather wo have for a period during tho 6ummcr and autumn months will be in jurious to beets grown for sugar manu facture. I have proven' this to bo not true by actual experiments. Beets re quire a deep soil, and careful cultiva tion. Given these, which tho North west is more capable of furnishing than many other localities that are now im mensely prosperous in the tho samo business, beets require less rain than other vegetables. While I was connect ed with tho Grand Island factory, in Nebraska, this quality of the beet was fully shown. In 1890 tho season was eo dry that tho grains on cars of corn would not form; oats, barley and wheat, as well as vegetables, wero a failure. Everything was dried up by the south winds, except the beets. They stood it finely, and yielded from six to ten tons per acre, with from sixteen to twenty per cent of saccharine trotter. This was the only income tho farmers ' had that year, and immediately the stato gave tho farmers a bounty, in recognition of tho impoitance of tho crop. "Eeets thrive best in sandy foil, with a littlo clay mixed, or in a clayey soil, with a little sand. This combination of Eoil has been proven to produco tho best and richest beets. Bottom lands, along riveisg.owgrcaterqnantitieB, but tho beets contain less sacchai ino mat ter. By careful cultivation, bottom lands can bo mado to produce beets yielding from twelve to fifteen per cent saccharine, while rplamls will yield from sixteen to twenty per cent sacch arine. The uplands have about aver aged ten to twelve tons per acre, whilo bottom lands go much over this. "During the threo years that I havo been in Oregon, I have each year raised son.o sugar beets, part of which havo been submitted to analysis at the ex perimental station in Corvallis, and a few havo been sent to other places for tests. My experiments with beets on tho uplands has been a yield of twelve tons an acre, with saccharine contents from sixteen to eighteen per cent. This test of saccharine was made by tho ex perimental station at Corvallis, and by careful cultivation the per cent costld havo been raised to twenty easily. Tho same beets, after many heavy rains, occurring about the Olh of November, Btill showed fifteen to sixteen per cent, saccharine, with the great purity of ninety-one per cent. "What we need is to get a factory started in some manner. The persons who will then be eager to engage in the business will euip.ise you. If the farmers are r.ot able to pay cash for shares in a factory, arrangements could Jlio mado to havo them pay t,hem in jicets. This method of obtaining suffi f'.'lnt support to start would havo a '"coublo advantage. Tho farmer would reap a profit, and the factory would also receive a benefit, as it is necessary for them to havo the beets anyhow. Euro pean countries have adopted tho plan, and in Go; many it is seldom that ont eido capital is used to erect a factory. There are 400 factories in operation there, and in nearly every one farmers arc stockholders. "Tho quickest solution is for ench farmer to sow about a quarter of an ocro with beet sugar, and demonstrate (or himself wliut the ground will yield. Tlilrty-nno W.r.. Prucnt, Hut Ace-in-1 1jh i.l Mod iutr. Thirty-one members of the Mitchell ' joint assembly met at the eapitol in Salem Monday and discussed the s -na-, toiial situation at length and in all its I llliaSCS. It V.'.'IS !1 cpplt't inf..r.n. n linf There was no debate on tue nuestion ' it is known that im fumvil -mtinn of adjournment as was expejted. Pell- ing either to continued support of ing moved that when tho senate ad- '' Mitchell or his withdrawal was tak.-n. joum it adjourn to Monday. Tho yeas ' Driver, Sommers, Patterson of .Marion, and nays were called for, and the voto Taylor, Reed, Gov.au, Nosier, David, resulted in a tie, as follows: j Yonets and others spoke. Some of Yeas Bates, Dawson, Gcsncr, Hob- I these advocated euppoitii:g Mitchell to eoii, iioh, ivmg, juacKay, JUci:inng, Michell, Mnlkey, Patterson of Wash ington, Selling, Smith, Wade, Mr. President 15. Nays Brownell, Calbreath, Carter, Daly, Driver, Dufur, Gowan, Harmon, Hasletine, Hughes, Johnson, Patterson of Marion, Price, lieed, Taylor 15. Cater then changed from nay to yea, making tho voto 10 yeas, 14 nays. When Smith's name was called ho said the end Taylor mado several earnest talks. It was to the effect that the interests of the Republican party were higher than those of any one man; but lie added that the members of this conference ought to have the right to name tho eandiadte, if it is seen that Mitchell cannot be elected. Weed wanted to fight it out on thin line if it took all summer. He did not THE SENATE AGREED. TURNED THE HOSE ON THEM Immlsrntimi It, utrlrl Ion Kill III- I l.l,l,iit. I Washington, Feb. It). The immigra- I tion bill now goes to the president, tho I last legislative step having been taken in the senate today by an agreement to the conference report on the bill. I Strong opposition was made to the re- j port, but on the final vote tho friends of the measure rallied a small majority, ' (0 i,,'ton wt- vine oeing: Ayes 4, noe3 at. The bill as passed, extends the immi gration restrictions against "all persons physically capablo and over 10 years of age, who cannot read and writo tho English langnago, or some other lan guage; but a person not so able to read How Itlinoit Wmiiliitrn Saved Thell Krconla. Fulton, 111., Feb. 18. A sensational encounter ensued today from a decision of tho appellate court in an injunction case as to the removal of tho ofi'ico ot the head clerk of tho Modern Woodmen of America from this place to Rock Island, 111., tho court decided adversely ! Before daylight today over sixty Rock Islanders, including Mayor Knox, W. J. Egan and John Kinek, arrived on 8 special train, went to tho Woodmen's . office and seized tho records. Tho citi zens and polieo remonstrated without . ti... i, r..... .i . . i an write who i. over CO years of ago, ut clo8J(, , mir Jnt of h and is the parent or grandparent ol a buildi wit,, Btfenm of amJ qualified immigrant over 21 yean of ago ,ocked tho ront ent tr ; the and capable of supporting such parent I!ock isl.imlci1f. They clu tllBbdooi or grandparent, may accompany such down, but the firemen drove them back. mmngraui; or suou parent or grand- -r,,,,- ,.. nrll!llmP1, flr .. ,,,. ,, parent may bo sent for and come to wero finally forced to rcstoro tho records he would stay till Monday, but did not believe in allowing the minority to die want it understood that lie would stay tate to the majority, here indefinitely. j Senator Patterson, of Marion, thought After the result was announced Reed ; the thirty one could afford to hold out asked the president if the s?nate was . in their present attitude, and he invit to meet in the afternoon. He thought ed the opposition to "lay on, Macduff." go-v.o of tbo ofivitms who voted for the There was some talk Mondav that it resolution misunderstood its import. Smith then moved to reconsider tho vote. Ho was saconded by Daly. Ttto president put tho motion and it was lost. This settled tho question of ad journment. Gowan of the judiciary committee re ported tho Gowan salary bill with amendments. Tho . amendments wero adopted and the bill ordered engrossed for a third reading. The following amendments wero made in salaries of Multnomah county officials: County judge, 3,000 per year; clerk, $11,500; recorder, 3,500; sheriff, 4,500; treasurer, 2,000. I was jthe purpose of the opposition to come in and organize the housj during join the family of a child or grandchild, 1 tQ t1() ofri0g " , " -V" 1,1 qua. nea Mt!amvhilo an i,ljuncfl0n had been and capable; and a wife or minor child I BecuroJ nnJ tlm tram , w The not so able o read and write may no-; unwolcomo TiUor8 wcr0 ut , th al. company or be sent for and con.o to lowei, to d rt crostf;l(!I1. Tho bo:lrd join the husband or parent similarly , diroctorB ot the Woodmen, who aro qualified and capable. ' . in session here, ami the head clerk, it lor tho purpose of testinn tho immi- ; M,i j i : ; ,i. ';. Joint FpftRimt AccfiiiiplUliffl Nothing, j Long before the time of the conven ing of the joint assembly Friday peoplo . began to enter the galleries of tho house. When tho noon hour arnvjd tho galleries wero crowded in the ex- j pectation that voting for senator would i b'jgin. Their anticipations wero not realized, however. Tho proceedings were but a repetition of previous ones. When Chairman Brownell called the convention to order he saiil that he was in receipt of letters from Representa tives Hudson, Mitchell and Vaughan ir.ji::3 they are still too ill to attend. T-'ho roll was then called, showing that thirty-six members were present. representative Wagner vas in his cwt for the first time for several days. Tim Iteii.on lUiiinn. The Benson house met Friday morn ing and Crawford's resolution to de clare vacant tho seats of tho twenty seven unqualified members was called up. Burners argued the question from its legal standpoint and claimed that this act would not be to expel the mem bers, but simply to oi)en tho way to fill their seats. Huntington took issue with Somers. IIo did not think tho house had a right to declare the seats vacant. It had a right to notify the governor simply that these men had failed to take the oath of offieo and let him act accordingly. There was some further discussion by Nosier, Lake and Crawford, anil it was decided by a voto of 19 ayes, 7 noes to defer tho matter. the afternoon. But it was without foundation. While tho number of absentees from the Mitchell joint assembly was six, there was just one voluntary with drawal. That was Representative Mitchell, of Marion. Mr. Mitchell is no orator and did not think it necessary to s;'t off any fire works in joint assembly, announcing his purpose. Ho simply stayed out, which is quite as effective a3 any way of getting at it. The Mitchell cause has suffered se verely through sickness. Representa tive Hudson, of Washington, who had been in bed since last Wednesday, was sant to tho Salem hospital. His phy sician s.iys ho has typhoid fever in a mild form, and that he will probably not bo able to leave his room for several weeks. Representative Wagner is ill at his home in Portland, and it is said that it will not be safe for him to ven ture out for several days, if, indeed, ho can be hero during the wee!:. Repre sentative Vaughan is still quite sick, but ho may bo able to answer roll-call tomorrow, though this cannot bo stated with certainty. Tho Davis houss met at 11:45 Mon day night. Sixteen members were present. Adjournment was taken till five minutes after 12. When that timo arrived, the house was again called to order, and adjourned till 0:30 A. M. Wednesday. grant's illiteracy, he is compelled to read and write from twenty to twenty five words of the United States consti tution. Asido from theso extensions of tho present law, the bill inaugurates a new system of restricting immigration from border countries and designed to apply principally to immigration from Canada. Several hand-to-hand encounters oc curred. Fulton will appeal tho ciibo to tho supreme court. A receivership may bo abked for the order. In tlin lloitfto. Washington, Feb. 19.- CHANDLER SARCASTIC. A Three -Bon.'' fttnrc1i In Adrociicy ol llliiiutHilaiii. Washington, Fob. 18. Sonatoi -Tho houso Chandler's speech in the senate today today, after a two hours' debate, passed in advocacy of biinetalisni was ono ol a bill of considerable importance to tho the mitable efforts of the present sos- arid regions of the West. It opens to sion, not ouly for tho caro with which ' uso and occupation under tho right-of-way act of March 3, 1891, all tho res- j crvoir sites reserved by tho geological ; survey. There aro 138 of theso sites j scattered throughout the arid country, and this act will enable them to be put to practical uso by individuals or cor- thu senator presented the question from his standpoint, but for the bitter sar casm addressed to Senator Palmer and the Indianapolis convention, the arraign ment of silver Republicans who bolted tho St. Louis convention, and for the dramatic personal exchan-io between poratious. Two amendments wero at- Chandler and Pettigrew, the latter bo- taclied to the bill, ono of wlncn per mits states or territories to occupy theso sites, if they chooso, and tho other empowers the states and terri tories in which they aro located to fix water rates. FOR COAST DEFENSES. Importance or IncreRftlns; tho Artillery lirunoli of the Army. Washington. Feb. 19. Senator ing ono of tho bolters from tho bt. Lou'ib convention. Chandler's speech lasted three hours, and was replete with incident. It was an argument against a single standard of cither metal, gold or silver, and a warning against a pol icy of inonometalism. Then tho sena tor turned to tho political phases of the question, speaking in turn of Bryan, Palmer and McKinley. Palmer sat across tho aislo and was frequently ad dressed by the sjx'akcr as ono who had contributed to tho election of McKinley . To I'ulM n rorttigft nilTay. The feature of Thursday morning's cession of the senate was tho adoption of a substituo for the bill introduced by Senator Mi.'hell relating to tho con Klrution and operation of a portage ! railway from The D.iIIca to (Vlilo. Tho substitute was reported by Senator liar i inon, ihair.nau of the committee on j commerce and navigation, which coni- luittee bad made a visit to the seeuo j and personally examined tho ground over which the proposed road is to bo built. The substitute bill differs from j that proposed by Senator Michell in that provision is made for the projure- tie nt of trackage facilities from tho Oregon Railioad & Navigation Com pany and the sale of material now owned by the state in tho event such tiackago arrangement with tho O. R. & N. Co. is made. It also reduces the amount i of the appropriation from 195.000 to 0130,000. Accompanying the bill was tho report of Civil Engineer S. L. Lov cll. lie recommends that construction of the road commence at Big Eddy, which is the head of navigation. Mr. Lovell's estimates on the cost of the road a'O as follows: Roadbed, 74,025.50; ties, 4,000; rails, 20,000; joints and spikes, 30, 000; tracklaying and ballasting, 0,000; delivering material, 2,500; elevator, $5,000; ten per cent for exigencies, 11,800; total, 102,325.50. Representative Hudson, of Washing ton countv, who is. ill with typhoid fever at Salem hospital, is getting along ' satisfactorily under the care of Dr. j Smith, representative fiom Marion. It was reported that Hudson was in a very I critical condition, but Dr. Smith says he feel i no alarm about him. Repre sentative Kruse (Populist), of Clacka mas, was yesterday taken to the hos I pital. Ho is quite sick, and it is ! thought ho has typhoid fever. Repre sentative Vaughan, of Lane, who has been ill with la grippe for a number ' of days, is convalescent. Tlilrty-tlire In Juint ARvcinb'y. j Monday's session of tho joint conven- . tion developed nothing new. Chair-; man Borwnell called the joint assembly ' to order at 12 o'clock. Ho at once sub-1 mitted letters from Vaughan, Hudson and Wagner. They wero not road, but tho clerk was dircuted to mark them ; excused. I The roll was called and showed tho following thirty-threo in attendance: Senators Erownell, Driver, Dufur, Gowan, Harmon, Hughes, Johnson, Patterson of Marion, Price, Taylor 10. Representatives BeiiHon, Bridges, Brown, Chapman, Conn, Crawford, David, Gratke, Gurdanc, Hogue, Hope, Jennings, Lungell, Marsh, Merrill, Nosier, Palm, Rigby, Smith of Marion, Somers, Stanley, Thomas, Thompson 23. Absent Senator ' Reed. Representa tives Hudson, Mitchell, Vaughan, Veness, Wagner 0. Tho absence of Representative Mitch ell of Marion, was significant. It is known that he has definitely declared that he will not return. It was expect ed that Mitchell would formally with draw, but be appears to think a speech unnecessary. Representative Venness, of Polk, was probably not ablo to return from his home, whither ho went Fri day, on account of tho storm. Senator Reed remained in tho senate chamber during tho entire time tho convention was in session. It is not known that his absence indicated an intention to stay out hereafter. Thero wero no speeches. After tho reading of tho journal had been dispensed with, tho convention, on motion of Senator Har mon, adjourned A number of Republican members of tho opposition have received the follow ing self-explanatory dispatch: "New York, Feb. 15. Hon. Georgo II. Hill, Salem, Or.: Failure to elect I a Republican United States senator j will jeopardize Republican reorguniza i tion of the senate March 5, and en danger tariff legislation. Oregon then would be responsible for continued hard times and the embarrassment of the in coming administration. "American Protective Tariff League. "Cornelius M. Bliss, President." milit-rv nfr.irQ hn. f,inrl n writtnn rA. ! The controversy between Chandler and ply, urging tho importanco of inereas-1 Pettigrew was ono of the hottest por ing the artillery branch of tho military 8,lul "P'sodes thp senate had has in a service ly tho addition of two regi-! '"8 tune, tho South Dakota senator ruents. Ho says this inoreaeo is eeecn- declaring that Chandler's statement as tn ti, .., ,i nm.n.v..tinn tlm to tho violation of pledges at St. Lotft"- I costly works and new guns already wns w'10' flllsc- Chandler dnl "ol , completed. Senator Hawley adds: ,noJlfy l"8 statement, but mutual ex "Splendid high-powor guns and ex- planutions restored cordial relations. !pensivo lifting devices aro absolutely 'rllu peroration of Chandler was an ap without a guard, whilo thero ought to l'cal to tho "'".'oiiiing president and hia : ba a carefully enlisted body of men bo-1 advisers to heed tho needs of tho peo 1 ing taught to understand how to work Ple. particularly on tho money ques and preserve tho guns and machinery. l,1(1 warning of speedy political 1 An artillery force cannot b3 improvised, j disaster certain to follow delay. A prolonged education is indispensable. ) Sinco 1S87 congress has appropriated jor lliu inuciianu ui diia-h mm lunnti na tion of fortifications, for the construc tion of a gun factory ot Watervliet, tho carriage factory at Watertown arsenal, and for experimental purposes under t ho board of orunanco and fortil ed itions, 14,441,775, and sinco Scptem-j I her, 1SS3, 13,153,297 for armament , a total Tor fortiujations and guns ot ! 00,505,297, and tho pending fortili ! cation bill grants 'J,O0U,O00, a total of 35,500,000. In the meantime not one foldier has been recruited to caro for ' mid handle forts and guns. Anil be fore that period there wero many oil forts, guns and batteries, for which not even a corporal's guard could bo dc- ; tailed. ANNEXATION OF CRETE. "Tho present condition of affairs is wasteful in tho extreme. Tho appro priations have been just and liberal. But tho guns and forts, without trained men aro useless." TO PREVENT CONSPIRACIES. llni Ileen Accompli hcil liv Greece Will Content of Tower. Athens, Feb. 18. It is generally be lieved hero that tlio Cretan feature ot tiio Eastern question is now a thing ol tho past, and the lauding of the Greek troops at Crete is not likely to turn out a casus belli between Turkey and Greece. Tho absolute decision of Greeco to persist in the occupation of Crete and protection of Christians on that, island, in spite of the attitude of the powers, is founded on the declaration of the Cre tans that thev are nrenared to shed the ilastdiopof their blood in order to at j tain their national aspirations, to w hich i they add that they will not he satisfied) with anything short of an absolute union with Greece?. These circum stances wero communicated by Gieec to tho (lowers and tho policy of the Greek government has been can ied out in every point. The senate committee, appointed to cnaimne the giound of tho proposed portage railroad between The Dalles and Celilo, was shown over the ground Monday by a committee from tho Com mercial Club of The Dalles. F:om now on to tho close of the pres ent session of congress it is expected that everything not on the active list ; House Lnlior Committee Afreet to j FNTornUle Itrpurt. j Washington, Feb. 19. Tho houso committee on labor today authorized a I favorable report on n bill introduced ! by Mr. Lorimcr, of Illinois, to prevent conspiracies to blacklist. It provides that a combination to prevent toe em ployment of ny person on a transpor tation line because of participating in i any strike or labor troublo or a mem- I bership in any lawful union or organi zation, shall ba nn unlawful conspir acy, and punished as such unless ille gal acts wero committed in connection ; with tho striko or labor trouble. Any person injured by such conspir- ' acy may sue for damages sustained, and in cases where malice is shown, full exemplary damages may be rocov ered. Letters were received from P. M. Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers; E. E. Clark, of the Railway Conductors, and W. V. Powell, of the Railway Telera'.liers, all approving the bill. FOR INDIAN VETERANS. A tniezram from tho Lowell observa- will make way for the appropriation tory Flagstaff, Arizona, announces that bills, which must be passed beloro llnui tne murium raimn, rum.... u.i.. ulu adjournment on March 1. phrat?. have boon observed doubled. Letter Wrltlrii ly tinvrmor l.mrf to Hpeiiknr Kuril Salem, Or., Feb. 13. Governor Lord today addressed the following letter in i behalf of tho Indian war veterans, to Speaker Reed, of the national house ol' representatives: "On behalf of the veterans of the In dian war of 1855-0, in Oregon and Wash ington, I havo tlm honor to request yum kindly ofllces in bringing to considera tion in tho bouse of repies -ntatives the' favorably rei)i td senate bill fur the re lief of these veterans. Their h -rviciM to the nation and to civiliz ition were great indeed, uud recognition has too long been defern-d. It yon have time to consider a measure whose merit and justice seem to me beyond any doubt, full information about it would ba promptly supplied by Oiegoii's repre sentative in congress." The eC'ort being inudu to secure !n sions for Indian war veterans is ii recognition of services reiideied and proHTty to tlio amount of ?il,01 l,4.7J furnished in putting down tho natives' during tho Yakima and Rogue river war.