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The Times-Monntaineer
SATURDAY JANUARY 23, 1893
JAMB 8 G. BLAINE.
Hon. James G. Blaine died in
Washington City this forenoon at 11
o'clock. For several weeks be has
been battling with death, and his de
mise was not unexpected. It has been
matter of surprise to many that, af
flicted aa he was with a complication
of diseases, he should hare survived so
long. For many years he has failed
physically, and the James Q. Blaine of
the last decade was not possessed of
the robust frame he was when, by his
eloquence, he held enemies and friends
in ' awe and admiration. His death
will be a national calamity, for no
American could leave such a vacancy
in statesmanship and create .greater
sorrow in all citizens' hearts than he
who has passed to the silent majority.
He has been identified with the policy
of the Republican party ever since its
organization, and, during the past four
years, has managed the state depart
ment of Mr. Harrison's administration
with credit to himself and honor tc
the nation.
' James Gillespie Blaine was born at
West Brownsville, Pa., Jan. 31, 1830
' He was graduated at Washington col
lege in 1847, and after following a
course of study was admitted to the
bar in Pennsylvania, but never prac
ticed the profession. Iu 1853 he re
moved to Augusta, Me., and became
editor of the Kennebec Journal. He
was afterwards elected to the legisla
ture, and was speaker of the house for
two years. In. 1862 he removed to
Portland, Me., and had control of the
Advertiser of that city. He was soon
afterwards elected to the national con
gress, where he soon distinguished
himself as a ready and tearless debater.
. Impulsive and brilliant, with a won
derful memory of persons, facts and
faces, on the death of Thadeus Stevens
he was the leader of the Republican
party in the house. In all the im
portant questions of reconstruction af
ter the civil war he took a leading
part, and never flinched in defense of
the principles of the party during that
eventful epoch. As speaker of the
house from 1869 to 1875, he distin
guisbed himself as a parliamentarian;
' but in 1876 the Democrats came in
- possession of congress. In the na
tional conventions of 1876 and 1880
he was a prominent candidate for presi
dent, atd secured the nomination in
1884, but was defeated by Mr. Cleve
land. He was appointed senator by
the governor of Maine on tfe occasion
of Hon. L. M. Morrill accepting the
secretaryship of the treasury in July,
1876, and was secretary of state dur
ing Garfield's administration and also
during the presidency of Mr. Harrison,
until forced to resign by reason of
failing health. In 1883 he published
his renowned work, "Twenty Years of
Congress," which is considered a very
fair and impartial history of the poll
of that period 1861 to 1881 by
all students. His management of
nternational affairs during the past
four years has placed him high in the
list of American statesmen, and no
one could die more universally lament
ed in the United States by all patriots
than Hon. James G. Blaine.
THE BITER OF OREGON.
The Columbia' river is undoubtedly
the great outlet to seaboard of the in
terior northwest, and in the extent of
country it drains is only surpassed in
the United States by the Mississippi.
With the Snake made navigable, it
would furnish communication' to the
ocean for a large portion of Idaho, and
. .Eastern Washington has no more
available means of water transporta-
' tion to market for its products. The
Willamette, draining a very rich agri
cultural country and emptying into
, the Columbia, makes the navigation of
this great river a matter of vital im
portance to Oregon, and this is em
phatically true when the fact is con
sidered that the mouth of this artery
' of commerce is the most commodious
. and available seaport for the entire
- state. ' Farmers of Western Oregon
have an open river to the sea by means
of the locks at Oregon City, which
were constructed by the state; but the
country east of the mountains, with
the locks? completed at the Cascades,
derives but little benefit from water
transportation while the obstructions
to navigation between The Dalles and
Celilo remain unimproved. The north
west is directly interested in an open
river, and more particularly all por
tions of this state, for it not only fur
nishes a highway to the ocean, but at
its mouth is a fresh water bay of suffi
cient area to float all the shipping nec
essary to carry the wheat and wool to
market.
For these reasons it is not class leg
islation to ask the members of the
legislature now in session at Salem to
' vote a sufficient appropriation to build
a portage road around the obstructions
at this point, so as to make the river
the highway of commerce to Eastern
as well as Western Oregon. The pass-
ago of the bill incorporating the port
of Portland will not accomplish this
purpose, for it will be a joint-stock
company, whose share-holders rill e
pect dividends on the investment, and
the needed improvement may be de
layed indefinitely. Senator Haley's
measure is the one most favoiable to
the people's interest, and we hope it
has passed the senate this afternoon
and will be successful in the house.
The amount of $460,000 is not exor
bitant, and will not nearly place the
eastern and western portions of the
atat on an equal footing, when it is
taken into consideration that the latter
will receive' appropriations for . the
university, asylum, penitentiary, re
form school, deaf and mate institute
: mad the fish ladder at Oregon City at
this session. There is no denying the
,iact that the Columbia is particularly J
he river of importance to Oregon, and
as such, improvements should be made
by the general government or the
state, and not by private'corporations.
J udge -L. - Q. C. Lamar, associate
justice of the United States supreme
court, died very suddenly at his home
in Macon, Ga., last evening. He was
born Sept 1, 1825, graduated in 1845,
practiced iaw until 1857, when he was
elected to congress, and was colonel of
a Mississippi regiment during the late
war. At the close of the war he was
again elected to congress in 1872, to
the senate in 1877, was Cleveland's
secretary of the interior in 1885, and
was appointed associate justice of the
supreme court in 1888. During his
incumbency of the high position be has
displayed rare ability as a jurist, which
was to be expected from his legal train
ing. After the close of the rebellion he
exhibited in the halls of congress a
broad-minded patriotism, which won
the respect of his former enemies. Of
a judicial mind, he rarely indulged in
rancorous debate, and his speeches be
tokened calm and dispassionate judg
ment. His death leaves a vacancy in
the supreme bench, which may be
filled by President Harritjon, and a
more acceptable appointment could
not be made than Hon. J. N. Dolph,
of Oregon.
A bill has been introduced in the
legislature providing for an income
tax. This method of raising revenue
for the support of the government is
very popular with certain classes of
our citizens, and was in operation dur
ing the late war. Direct taxation has
never been considered the most avail
able in free countries, and savors too
much of monarchy to receive universal
support Of course, if it could be en
forced, it would be one way of making
the wealth of the country bear the
heaviest burdens; but we believe
would be more effectually evaded than
the present method. There will al
ways be efforts made to concoct some
means to shift the burden of taxation
on others, and the person who is the
most fruitful of schemes will usually
be successful. The income tax cannot
close all avenues of escape, and, at
best, would tarnish only an oppor
tunity to devise new ones. Laws
have always been unjustly adminis
tered in a certain measure, and taxes
have been unfairly levied; but it is
far better to attempt to remedy the
evils existing by legislation than to in'
augurate new and untried methods.
The Times Mountaineer bas al
ways contended that our delegation in
Washington City would carefully
natch the interests of the Columbia
river in congress, and since the change
of work at the locks from the war de
partment to the contract system, has
felt no uneasiness in the matter; but
in this community there has been
feeling of distrust that everything was
not all right. Reliable information
has been received from Day Bros, that
not the least difficulty has been ex
perienced by them, and that every
help has been extended to them by
those in authority. This is encourag
ing news to our people, and it may be
confidently expected that the locks
will be completed in the quickest pos
sible time. Our confidence in the
Oregon delegation has never been
shaken, and if, in the future, any
difficulty is encountered, we are satis
fied that it will be removed by a direct
request to either Senator Dolph or
Mitchell, or Representative Hermann'
It is very probable that thp legisla
tive committee appointed to investi
gate the jute bag factory atWalla
Walla, will report in fayor of the pro
ject being inaugurated in this state:
but it is very doubtful whether it will
pass this session. The employment of
state criminals in sucb'a way as not to
interfere with free labor has always
been a difficult problem with legisla
tors, and has rarely been solved satis
factorily. That a jute-bag factory
would furnish a solution is very ques
ticnable, and it is not advisable for
Oregon to spend $300,000 in making
the experiment These bsgs can be
laid down in this state much cheaper
than tbey can be manufactured, and it
would not be wise for property to be
taxed to support an industry that
would not pay expenses. There are
more profitable ways in which the
convicts can be employed, and the one
that meets with most general favor is
that of improving the condition of our
public roads.
France is attempting to force the
British out of Egypt by means of the
young khedive, who is susceptible to
French influences; but . Great Britain
has spent too much blood and treas
ure to easily relinquish her foothold on
the banks of the JNile. lbe improve
ment inaugurated by England has re
deemed the country from bankruptcy,
and placed it in the line of progress.
To withdraw her suzeranity would
retard the advancement now being
made and jeopardize British invest
ments, and this will not receive a mo
ment's consideration by the Gladstone
ministry. The island empire is on the
banks of the Nile to remain, and the
Parisian chamber of deputies and the
sultan at Constantinople cannot un
seat her.
The vote by which the Raley portage-railroad
was defeated has been re
considered, and it will again come up
for consideration later in the session.
This was done on motion of Butler, of
Polk, and we will credit this to his
account ' If the Willamette valley
could fully ' appreciate the position of
Eastern Oregon regarding the Colum
bia river we do not believe there woald
be bat little opposition to the portage
railroad; but they are in a different
portion of the state, and if . they can
pass the bill for the purchase of the
locks at Oregon City for $400,000 they
care little for the needs of the country
east of the Cascape mountains. ' i
THE BLACK-LIST.
The Raley bill was defeated in the
senate yesterday afternoon by a vote
of 11 to 17, and the opposition came
principally from the Willamette valley.
This measure was the most important
one to the producers of Eastern Ore
gon that was ever introduced in an
Oregon legislature, and its defeat will
be the most disastrous blow that the
Inland Empire has received for many
years. Any relief from the general
government in the shape of river im
provement at this point cannot be ex
pected for a long time, although the
Oregon delegation have worked faith
fully for a ship-railway, and a bill ap
propriating funds for that object has
passed the United States senate at
two different sessions. When this fact
became apparent the people turned
their attention to thei Oregon legisla
ture, expecting that an appropriation
would be made to build a portage road
around the obstructions above this
point Two years ago the first portage
bill was introduced that at the Cas
cades which was passed without much
opposition, and its success as a cheap
means of transportation induced the
producers to hope that at the present
session the railroad around the dalles
above this city would meet with al
most universal favor; but at the out
set, in the senate, this was defeated by
those who should have been its friends.
It is well at this time to canvass the
names of those who voted against the
Raley bill and prepare the black list
First in the catalogue is Nalley (or
Alley): then follows Bancroft, of
Multnomah; Beckley, Douglas; Butler,
Polk; Cameron, Jackson; Cogswell
Lake; Crosno, Benton; Cross, Clack
amas; Dodson, Baker; Gates, Yam
hill; Hayes, Clackamas; Huston, Wash
inston: Looney. Marion; Maxwell
Tillamook; Myers, Linn; Vanderberg,
Josephine; Veatcb, Lane. To the
honor of Multnomah it can be said
that only one vote from that county
was cast against the bill, while the
other Willamette counties to . a man
supported the opposition. It is strange
that Cogswell, who represents Crook
and Lake, should have shown his an
tagonism to the portage road, when
such a large portion of his constituents
are directly interested in river im
provements; and then Dodson, of
Baker, another man who represents
people who would be directly bene
fited by this portage. Our friend
in Baker and Crook must remember
these two men, and if at any time
they come before the people for favors
they must be blacklisted with a ven
seance. For over twenty years we
have been under the oppression of
railroad monopoly, and when relief
forthcoming enemies from among those
whom we consider our friends durn
and join hands with our oppressors.
We will not intimate that they were
influenced by corporation gold, and
that thev sold themselves and their
t
constituency for a price; but their
actions are inexplicable. Mass meet
ings should be held in every town in
Crook and baker counties, and the res
ignations of Cogswell and Dodson de
manded, as they have proved them
selves unworthy of the trust reposed
in them. It may be that Eastern Ore
gou has no rights that the Willamette
valley is bound to respect; but the
citizens who reside in the cow coun
ties, in the "barren, sterile plains that
only produce sage brush," can vote,
and if any man who said nay on the
Raley'bill ever give .them an oppor
tunity they will wreak vengeance on
him at the polls.'' This black list will
be remembered, and there is surely
"day of reckoning for every man
thereon.
It is ascertained that three of the
most important members of Cleve
land's cabinet have- been named, and
these are: Hon. T. F. Bayard, secre
tary of state; Hon. John G. Carlisle,
secretary of the treasury, and Hon,
Daniel S. Lamont, secretary of the
navy. The views of these men on
national matters are well known. Bay
ard having held the portfolio before;
Carlisle has voiced his sentiments on
financial matters in congress, and
Lamont was private secretary to Pres
ident Cleveland from 1884 to' 1883.
They will be in perfect harmony with
the administration; but whether they
will mark out as successful a policy
for the, nation as the cabinet of Mr.
Harrison bas duricg the past four
years remains to be seen.
The death of Bishop Phillips Brooks
at his residence in Boston, Mass., was
sudden and unexpected, and will bo
sad and startling announcement to his
many friends in the Episcopal church
and also to the Unnstian world in
general. Bishop Brooks -has lived to
a good purpose, and all denominations
respected him as a ripe scholar and
Christian gentleman. His illness of a
few days terminating fatally leaves
the church suddenly bereft of his able
counsels, and it will be a difficult mat
ter to fill the vacancy with one so ac
ceptable to the people and capable to
fill the high position. The death-roll
of 1893 is constantly adding the names
of the noblest and ablest, and Bishop
Phillips Brooks stands foremost among
these.
The people of Albina are making a
herculean effort for a free bridge be
tween that suburb and Portland, and
in this they are opposed by the capi
talists of the west side. It was on an
implied pledge that this would be con
strncted that the citizens of the east
side voted for the consolidation of the
three cities, and they, have been pay
ing taxes to support' the West Port
land officials and municipal govern
ment without receiving the least bene
fit, except in the glory of being tacked
on to the metropolis of the northwest
Probably the legislature will grant this
desired improvement during .the pres
ent session, and the small household
ers who live in Albina will be able to
go to and from their work in Portland j
without paying bridge-toll It would 3
indicate, at least, . a step forward for
the great city to inaugurate free means
of ingress and egress to citizens living
within the corporate limits; but the
Webfoot metropolis has never been
renowned in the past for any broad
gauge policy that would improve the
vicinity without it increased the bank
account of the millionaires and bust -ness
men of the west side.
EDITORIAL NOTES
It is very strange that such an as
tute lawyer as General Butler should
have died without a will, and left his
estate to furnish fat fees for attorneys
and to be wrangled over by his heirs.
Great men make mistakes, and this is
indisputable evidence that Butler made
one in his life in the line in which the I
people thought him absolutely perfect.
The free-silver craze has reached
the Oregon legislature, and the Popu
lists aired their eloquence in favor of
their pet financial theory yesterday;
but until some international under
standing can be arrived at the world
will transact its commercial affairs on
the same boais it does now, and little
attention will be paid to the imprac
ticable' visions of dreamera
The grave solon3 at Salem some
times unbend and indulge in facetiae,
and one of these occasions was yester
day afternoon when Senator Raley,
the author of The Dalles-Celilo port
age bill, was found to be the author of
an unaddressed letter in the mail box,
which proved to be an effusion of
spring poetry. Of course this caused
an immoderate laugh, and will go on
record as one of the funny incidents of
the session.
Stockman county, the Antelope
division of Wasco, has reached the
second reading, and we see nothing of
any remonstrance being presented. If
the friends of the old county do not
desire to see it cut up in a most un
seemly manner it is time that some
thing was being done in the shape of
giving information to the legislature
that there are several citizens who are
not favorable to the formation of this
new division of Wasco. A remon
strance, numerously signed, should
have been presented before this.
In a Washington dispatch to-day
Senator Dolph refuted the allegation
of Governor Pennoyer in his message,
that it was he who defeated a portage
railroad in the senate by introducing
a bill for a ship-railway. It was Sen
ator Mitchell who originated both
bills, and tbeir defeat in the bouse was
caused by Pennoyer's' letter to Chair
man Blanchard iu favor of the port
age. The government is not very
likely to build any railroads; but if it
had not been for Oregon opposition a
ship-railway would have been begun.
The legislature reporter of the Ore
gonian is very hard pressed for copy,
for in the column of his Salem news,
he says the senate "bad quite a laugh"
at McGinn, yesterday afternoon, be
cause the young man was the only one
who voted in favor of tabling "Vander
burg's long concurrent resolution about
obligatory referendum." It may be
the elements of the stolid Anglo
Saxon in us,- but, as Sidney Smith
said regarding Scotchmen, it would
take a surgical operation to engraft in
our cranium the least semblance of wit
in such a proceeding.
Colonel Watterson queries: "What
is there sacred about sugar that it
should not be taxed 1" N othing, Col.,
absolutely nothing, says an eastern ex
change. It is a sweet morsel which
touches the nation's tongue; but go
right in, pop on the tax, and "down
the robber tariff that oppresses the
poor man," and makes him pay nearly
a quarter of a cent more for his "little
dinner pail." Don't wait to fool with
faucets and bungs, but knock in the
head of the barrel, and, as it were,
scoop things according to the rules of
the Ghicago Democratic platform.
TELEGBAPHI0 HEWS.
Collided With a Mielsh.
Patehson, N. J , Jan. 24 A sleigh.
with a party of six, returning home to
Passaic City, was struck by an Erie rail
way locomotive at Monroe's crossing in
Passaic half an hour alter midnight this
morning. Mamie Ryan, age 22 years,
was killed instantly. Maggie Splaio,
aged 21, was badly injured, and died a
few hours later. Mrs. Tbomas V tinea.
divorced wife of a saloon-keeper on West
street New York, and John Moore (col
ored), the driver of the' sleigh, were fat
ally injured. There was no flagman at
the eate or crossing. The locomotive
struck tbe sleigh squarely, completely
demolishing it, and killed the two horses.
Tbe occn pants were thrown in all direc
tions. The injared were taken to the
Emergency hospital at Passaic
Arranged dy Politicians.
Lakbwood, N. J. Jan. 24 Tonight
number of politicians, who claim to be
In touch with Mr. Cleveland, arranged
this slate:
Secretary of state, Thomas F. Bayard,
of Delaware; secretary ot the treasury,
John ii. Carlisle, of Kentucky : secre
tary of war. Patrick A. Collins, of Mass
achusetts; secretary of tbe navy, Daniel
S. Lamont, ot New York ; secretary of
tbe Interior, F. C. Wall, of Wisconsin
postmaster general, W, F. Ilarnty, of
Pensylvania ; attorney-general, John Ran
dolpb Tucker, of Virginia; secretary of
agriculture, Hugh C. Wallace, of Wash
ington.
Work or a Mob.
Panama, Jan. 24 The artisans and la
borers of Bogota uoited Sunday in the
streets and mobbed the offices of tbe
newspapers which bad recently criticised
them severely. Tbey destroyed tbe
presses and pied the type, killed five
compositers and mortally wounded two
editors. Tbe mob then tried to set fire
to the offices, but was held at bay until
the police were summoned. The militia
and police charged tbe crowd, and after
stubborn tight tbey dispersed, several
being severely wounded.
Accidentally! Hhot in the Month.
Seattle, Jaa. 24 Captaia George H.
Rodgers, a well known steamboat man,
accidentally shot himself today on Lake
Sammamiih, while loading an old muzzle
loading' shotgun. He bad one barrel
loaded and was loading tbe other, when
'The first went off, tbe charge laceartiog
his band, sntenng bis mouth and tearing
away tbe side of bis face and bead. It is
almost imposible for him to live. He
was at the time on board the little
steamer Vixen, which be bad been run
ning for some months.
Bora Deaths or "Bis 4" Victims.
Alton, 111., Jan. 24 Two more deaths
occured last night, W. B. Richardson and
Henry Wiegand. There are yet 19 con
sidered fatally burned, though possibly
two of tbe number may survive.
The Bensat)OB la f ranee.
Paris, Jan. 24 The sensation in
France over British action in Egypt is
l..u.a!iifl Tha tiAvrannnprfl nnanlmnnatw
jj on tne government to vindicate the
eights of France.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Annexation Is a Fanaticism.
NbwYobk, Jan. 25 In an interview
today Mr. Charles Tupper, Canadian
minister of marine and fisheries, who is
on his way to France to attend the Beh
riog sea arbitration conference, said he
did not tbiDk there was much of a senti
ment among the masses of the Canadians
in favor ot annexation with the United
States. It was a subject which was dis
cussed by a lew public men only, and
could not be said to enter very largely
into the thoughts of the masses. There
were but three men of prominence in the
Dominion, Mr. Topper declared, who
openly advocated annexation. One was
a former official namei Meyers, who bad
been retired from office in part as a con
sequence of bis views as an annexationist;
another was an editor named Farrar, who
bad been outspoken in the columns of his
paper, but who had not many converts;
and the third was Professor Gold win
Smith. "Whatever influence Smith
might have as a scholar, and however
much his learning might be respected, be
bad no strength as a leader iu politics,"
Mr. Tupper said, "and could not control
any votes if be were to become a candi
date for any office."
Caught With Chinese.
San Francisco, Jan. 25 William
O'.seu, owner of the seized smuggling
schooner, together with four indicted
officers of the vessel, were arraigned in
the United States district court bere
this morning. The entire number pleaded
not gnilty to the charge of bringing 85
Chinese into the country in violation of
the law. Defendants' attorney secured
five days' time for the men, in which
tbey may change their plea if they desire.
Application was made for the reduction
of bail unoer which the acased are held.
Judge MoYrow, however, declined to
make any change in the amounts al
ready fixed.! The bail of Captain Deer
ing is placed at $10,000, and that of
Mate O'Brien and Engineers Tapel and
Lupp at $3000 each.
Another Railroad sold.
Union, Or., Jan. 25 The Union rail
way, now in operation between this city
and the Union Pacific depot, a distance
ot two miles, has been purchased by a
syndicate of Union capitalists, consisting
of J. W. Sbelton, t he former owner of the
road; W. T. Wright, cashier t-t the
First National bank of Union ; U. M.
Phy. one of the owners of the Union
electric-light plant; and Fred Kodine
and T. B. H. Green, two of the largest
landowners and stockmen in the county,
The new company bas incorporated under
the name of the Union railway, with
capital stock of $60,000, divided into 600
shares of a par value of $100 each . This
is to cover the value of the present prop'
erty. Tbe Union Railway Telegraph line
is included in the porcbar?.
Miners Burning Alive.
Citt of Mexico, Jan. 25 Advices
from San Luis Potosi are to the effect
that fire has broken out in the Coocepcion
mine and so far tbe dead bodies of 13
miners have been taken out. The fire
bas been ragtag for 24 hours under
ground, and at latest advices other work
mgs bad collapsed and further subsi
dence was momentarily expetced. This
destruction of property and tbe conse
quent stoppage of wort will entail a loss
of over $1,000,'J00 to tbe company. Con
cepcion is one of the historic mines of
Mexico, and has yielded fabulous quan
tities of silver. It was considered tbe
"show" mine of Mexico on account of the
completeness and perfection of its equip
ments.
Xegro Outrage In Canada.
Chateau, Ont., Jan. 25 Officer Ran
kin, of this city, drove into tbe country
yesterday afternoon with assistance to
arrest George W. Freeman, a negro, fcr
criminal assault on a white girl, a mem
ber of bis household. Freeman and
other negro toughs fired on tbe officers as
tbey approached. Rankin fell at the
first fire. The deputies fled and tbe
negroes beat his brains out. Another
posse arrested all except Freeman, who
escaped.
! lionic Mat of Killed.
Vienna, Jan. 25 All bope of rescuing
aliye tbe men entombed by tbe explosion
of fire damp in tbe Fort Scritt mine at
Dux. Bohemia, yesterday, is abandoned
An investigation of the list of employes
reveals tbe tact that 130 men lost tbeir
lives in tbe disaster, as it is generally
conceded that those who were not killed
by the explosion must have been suffo
cated by tbe afterdamp.
Star of India Lost.
New York, Jan . 25 -Tbe captain of
the steamer Alsatia reports tbat be
passed the Norwegian bark Star of India,
which was dismantled, with no signs of
life on board. .Evidently sbe bad passed
through a hurricane and from all appear
ances must have been wrecked early in
December. She bad a crew of 87 men,
all of whom were supposed tc be lost.
Crime in Colfax. .
Colfax,' Wash.. Jan. 24 Charles Mc
Donald and Fred Carson, charged with
stealing horses from Elmer E. Huntley,
of Sunset, were examined before Justice
Dimon, and in default of $3000 bonds
in each case, were committed to the
county jail to answer for tbe crime in
tbe superior court, where tbey will ap
pear Feburary 17.
A Crime to lrtak Water.
Berlin, Jan. 25 It bas been definitely
determined tbat the cholera infection
comes from the river Saale. Five work
men who persisted in drinking water
from tbat river were taken down with
tbe genuine Asiatic scourge. The au
thorities have made it a penal offense to
drink Saale river water without first
boiling.
Bishop Brooks' Estate.
Boston. Jan. 25 Bishop Brooks died
without making a will. It is esti-
mated that he left an estate of about
$750,000.
F robing; the Scandal.
Paris, Jan, 26 Frsnqueville, jubge
d'instruction, has just closed an inquiry
into cbarge against members of parlia
ment said to be implicated in tbe Pan
ama canal scandal' Tbree of tbe six ac
cused persons will not be prosecuted. Of
tbe tbree to be prosecnted two are ex
ministers. It is believed tbat tbe two
are ex-ministers Roche, and Thevanet
Le Figaro states tbat Franquevilie, tbe
ex amioing magistrate has commenced a
fresh inquiry in relation tc tbe Panama
scandal, based on tbe Arton documents.
It is sa'd tbat summonses bave been
issued for tbe examination of many per
sona eminent in public life.
lbe ministry is resolved uot to accept
ameudments from any quarter during the
discussion in tbe chamber of deputies to
day of tbe secret service fund, embracing
tbe charge against Rouvier of having re
ceived money from tbe Panama Com
pany.
la Favor of Beeiproeity. ftria
Statnob, Out, Jan. 25 Dalton Mc
Carthy, hitherto one of the most prom-
ineot conservatives, has broken awav
from bis party on the trade question and
declared himself in favor of reciprocity.
In an address last night he said he did
not believe in taking down the tariff wall
so that the Canadain industries would
be injured. He looked for freer trade
between Canada and tbe United States
under President Cleveland's administra
tion, and advises Canada to do nothing
that will interfere n apy way with Mr.
Cleveland's government, In conclusion
be announced tbat be would not return
to parliament as a supporter ot tbe
Thompson government. Resolutions in -dorsing
McCarthy's policy were carried
unanimously by the large audience present.
Revolutionists on Trial.
Rio Grande Citt, Jan. 26 Sheriff
Sbeeley and an escort of United States
troops arrived here last night, bringing
in as prisoners General Francisco Ben
avides, Cecilio Escavarria and Predencio
Gonzales. Tbe preliminary examination
of Cecilio Escavarria before United States
Commissioner Downs was concluded this
evening. Tbe most important evidence
against him was bis own confession of
being a revolutionist and firing on one of
the officers. For the latter offense he will
have a bearing tomorrow before tbe state
officials. Commissioner Downs fixed bail
at $5000, which be was unable to give.
Tbe case of General Benavides will come
up tomorrow.
Strikers Will Bold Ont.
London, Jan, 26 At a conference held
by tbe millowners and representatives ot
tbe operators, tbe latter submitted a pro
posal to resume work at the rates pre
vailing before tbe strike, and to accept a
5 per cent reduction in wages upon the
expiration of tbe quarter, if the employers
found their profit unsatisfactory. Tbe
millowners refused, and tbe operatives
refused to accede to tbe proposals of tbe
millowiiers, which tbe men claim all
favor tbe employers. Consequently the
fortnightly conference to arrange tbe
questions at issue bas been stopped .
0.nlt the Miracle Business.
New York, Jan. 2(5 Tbe World this
morning says: "The Rev. Father
Thomas Adams, the miracle-worker of
Williamsburg, who was suspended in
1878 by tbe late Bishop Lougblin, bas
made bis peace with tbe new bishop, the
Right Rev. Charles McDonnell. His
priestly facnlties will soon be restored.
He will be allowed to say mass pnvstely
as aoon as bis confessor advises. Of
course, the public celebration of mass is
quite another thing, and will depend up
on a good many circumstances.
Willi Not Talk.
New York, Jan. 26 President-el&ct
Cleveland ran up to this city this morn
ing from Lakewood, N. J. , to look after
his law business. To persistant quest
ioning regarding the make-up of bis cab
inet, be steadily declined to give any in
formation, saying tbat it was yet too
eaily to say anything.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Salem, Or., Jan. 24 President Fulton
has a plan for remedying the assessment
law, which bo thinks will obviate the ne
cessity for absolutely repealing tbe de
duction for indebtedness clause. The
principle of allowing a taxpayer a credit
for bis debt, be says, is universally rec
ognized to be just if not abused. Tbe
abolition of the deduction clause he
scarcely considers possible of accomplish
ment, and in its stead he proposes to re
quire taxpayers claiming a deduction for
debt to furnish a certificate of such in -dehtedness
from tbeir creditor, and then
to bave this item assessed up to tbe cred
itor. If be live in another county, the
assessor receiving the certificate would
report it to tbe assessor of tbe creditor's
county. In this way Mr. Fulton tbioks
tbe evils of deduction for indebtedness
may be remedied, without doing any In
justice to honest debtors.
the fate of some bells.
By Cogswell, relating to letus: pas-ed.
Maxwell, to fix the salaries of county
treasurers; passed. Dodson, relating to
tbe sheriffs of Baker and Malheur;
passed. Biackman, to appropriate
money for a bridge across tbe North Fork
of tbe John Day river; failed to paS9.
Cogswell, for branding cattle; to fed
eral relations.
Biackman had a desperate and finally
disastrous struggle for bis bill appropriat
ing $5000 tor tbe construction of a wagon
bridge across tbe John Day river. Alley
thought it was unconstitutional, basing
his views on the supreme court decision
in the case of Maxwell vs. Tillamook
county. Raley and Cogswell supported
the bill, claiming it was a state enterprise
and essential to tbe maintenance of a
higbway on which mail is being carried.
Huston and Fulton explained their votes
by saying tbat tbey thought toe bill un
constitutional. Tbe vote was 15 against,
14 for. .
An apparent test vote, on Raley's bill
appropriating $460,000 for a port a g
road at The Dalles, was taken on tbe
question of making it tbe special ' Older
for 2 p. m. tomorrow. Cogswell led tbe
apparent opposition to the measure, seek
ing to have it referred to the committee
on railroads. This was lost by a viva
voce vote, and a moment later a special
order was agreed to; Alley, Bancroft,
Cameron, Cogswell, Dodson, Gates and
Hayes voting no. McGinn was absent
on leave, and the others voted aye.
Miller ot Lin a, one of the most active
and promising new members in too
lower bouse, gained bis first important
victory this afternoon in securing tbe
passage of a bill for the costructiou of a
fishway at Oregon City falls. Miller
made a sensible and energetic speech
Gowan also favored tbe bill and only
Baugbman and Law ton voted no.
Messrs. Hayes and Smith were ap
pointed to act on the joint committee to
investigate tbe portage railroad at
Dalles.
the
Salem, Jan. 25 Tbe session in the
senate today was of considerable interest
There was a large number of spectators,
exceeding tbat in the hall of representa
uvea, drawn tot ether, no doubt, by tbe
expectation of tbe fight on Raley's por
tage railway appropriation bill. This
measure bad been made tbe special order
for tbe hour of convening, and was taken
up immediately after prayer. Raley took
the floor in its bebalt, and earnestly por
trayed the need of tbe upper country for
a portage road and explained tbe trouble
wbjch tbe residents of that section bave
in marketing tbeir produce. When
Raley sat down, everybody looked at
Cogswell, who bad been leading the op
position to tbe measure, expecting him
to deliver himself of another forensic
effort, but he only smiled good humor
edly, at at tbe thought of Ralev's immo
lation, for 17 safe votes bad already been
corraled by tbe expert herder from the
ranges of Southeastern Oregon. Tbe only
other incident ot the bill a passage was
Yealcb's oratorical effort iu tbe way of
explaining bis vote. There was quite a
large delegation of ugene people on tbe
pectators' benches, and V eaten evidently
wished to give them evidence of bis ora
torical aDllity, so be made a .rather ex
tended explanation, to tbe effect tbat be
bad supported this measure two years
ago under the conviction tbat it was
meritorius. He bad found upon returning
borne, however, tbat bis constituents did
not approve it, and as he felt a senator
had none except delegated rights on tbe
floor, be must vote do. l be roll-cali re
sulted :
teas. .
Blickmm
Denny
Hindi
Matlock
McAliiter
Rainy
Smith
Steiwer
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Crosno
Cross
. Dodson
Gates
Hayes
Huston
Willis
Woodard
Mr. President 11
Alley
Bancroft
Beckley
Butler
Cameron
Cogswell
Looney
Maxwell
Myers
Vanaerbun?
Veatcb 17 '
McGinn and
ported absent.
West her ford were re-
The debate on Cross' road bill, favora
bly reported by him from tbe road com -mittee,
was a very representative dis
cussion from different sections of tbe
state. Alley spoke far tbe steep roads of
the Coast range, Cogswell for tbe Cat
cade mountains and Raley for tbi hills
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precipitated by Cogswell's effort to strike
out thevprorision prohibiting roads at a
greater grado than 10 per cent. Be and
others from mountain districts main
tained that ia many places roads cannot
be constructed at a less ber cent, and
that tbe effect of the measure would pro
bibit roads where tbey were much
needed. Cross made a very interesting
talk in support of that feature of bis bill.
He said:
"What Oregon need is a good road
system. Tbe only effectual way is to
begin right and the future will be secure.
One of ihe most yital requirements is
the prohibition of excessive grades.
Many roads have proved valueless from
this defect, notably the famous one from
Ashland over the Cascade mountains,
which cost $40,000. The Barlow road
bas no greater than 10 per cent, and
if tbe Cascades can be crossed at that,
so can any hills in Oregon."
Huston also opposed Crogawell's
amendment, maintaining that roads
can be bnilt anywhere in Oregon at
no more than 10 per cent grade,
and citing the road over the Coast
range to Tillamook. Alley fayored the
amendment, and the mountain senators
passed it.
Salem, Jan. 26- The senate was in a
jocular mood today, and tbe bouse in a
spirit of oratory. It is becoming evident
that a large amount of eloquence is to be
let loose in tbe bouse. On tbe Republi
can side, Geer and Ford of Marion, and
Bishop and Northup of Multnomah, are
never at a loss for remarks of indefinite
length. Daly and Miller, of tbe Demo
crats, and McEwan and Upton, of tbe
people's party, seldom let an opportunity
pass to air their views. Tbe house opened
today witb a special order on tbe omni
bus road bill of last session, votoed by
tbe governor. It was understood that an
effort would be made to bave the meas
ure postponed indefinitely, but Wright
of Union moved tbat it be set for Mon
day at 2 P. m., and in a forcible speech,
secured favorable action. A strong
effort will undoubtedly be made to bave
tbe bill passed over tbe veto. Tbe gov
ernor's position Is criticised in declaring
this set unconstutional, while recom
mending tbat tbe $95,000 accumulated
in tbe treasury be divided among the
counties for internal improvements. Ho
is reported to have said thet if the money
will be divided on tbe basis of highway
mileage, or extent of and lands, be will
not resist.
The sensation of tbe senate was the re
consideration ot Raley's portage railway
bill, proposed by Senator Butler and se
cured through the unanimous endorse
ment of tbe Democrats. Senator Hsjes
put in a vigorous protest to tbe action
saying tbat tbe time ot tbe senate was
being taken np witb a useless reconsid
eration of tbe measure, which bad no
possible show of pacsago, and character
ized tbe bill as more in the interest of
Idaho and Washington than Oregon.
But the reconsiders! ion prevailed and the
bill lies on tbe table until the commit
tee can be appointed to investigate tbe
cost of the portage road. It is whispered
tbat there must be some connection be
tween Butler's change of heart and his
excursion to Monmouth tomorrow, where
the members will be sbown lbe beauties
of tbe normal school and encouraged to
favor a snug auproprialion to be ex
psnded there. Raley's bill, howerer is
thought to be a forlorn hope.
Senator Myers this morning introduced
the bill for the purchase of tbe canal and
locks at Oregon Clcy. It is tbe identical
measure iotioduced' by Judge John J.
Daly, of Dallas, six jears ago, Rad au
thorizes the board of canal commissioners
to purchase the canal and locks around
the falls of tbe Willamette at Oregon
City, on tbe west side of the river, in
cludiug all the dams, embankments,
walls, breakwaters, gates, excavations, all
machinery and aooliaoces. ait the land
coverea, right of lugresa and egress, tbe
carpenter (-bop and its site. The price
must not exceed $400,000, to be fixed by
tbree appraisers, to be appointed by tbe
governor, secretary of tbe state and treas
urer, and is to be paid by bonds ot $1000
each, payable at any time witbin
years, and beaming Ai per cent interest.
Tbe present owners may retain tbe right
to join any new works or walls for the
purpose ot utilizing the water power
tbey may use and enlarge the canals, but
not tne locks. A tsx levied of mill
fot 10 years for redeeming the bonds and
meeting expenses of works. Tbeie is to
be a superintendent of tbe locks at
salary of $1000 per annum. Tbe bill
also contains an emergency clause.
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