The Times-Moiintaineer
SATURDAY.. DECEMBER 30. 1893
THE TWO TARIFF REPORTS.
The difference between the reports
made by the minority and the majority
of members of the waye and means
committee concerning the Wilson tar
iff bill is great, savs the Inter Ocean
The .report f the majority was, in its
greater part, an essay in defense of the
theories of the antique classical school
of European economists. It bad little
to aay as to what the effects of the bill
that it commended to congress would
be n Don the trade and commerce of
' the country, taking its past commer-
v cial history as a standard of measure,
and much to say as to what its effect
would be provided that cei tain theories
and dogmas of the classical school
should be found applicable to Anaeri
can conditions. It was a theorist's de
fense of a theoretical bill
The report of the minority bears
upon the conditions, not upon the the
ories, of trade, commerce, arts, manu
factures and agriculture, and upon the
relations of past and present tariffs to
such conditions, and upon the plain
effect of the Wilson bill upon future
conditions. It is, in the main, an ap
peal to fact, but in its few argumenta
tive presages it is ' exceedingly strong.
It begins by acknowledging that the
declaration of the Democratic platform
in favor of tariff for revenue enly has
, the merit of sturdy honesty, however
assailable it may be by the forces of
logic and of fact. It "proceeds to show
that the Wilson bill is not framed in
accordance with the Democratic plat
form. It demonstrates that the Wil
son bill is open to every charge that
the Democrats preferred against the
McKinley bill
It was said that the McKinley bill
protected manufactures to the detri
ment of every other industry.. But
what shall be said of a bilHhat takes.
every vestige of protection from the
mining and wool-growing industries,
and under the name of "free raw ma
terial" makes a large gift to the man
ufacturer, while continuing to him
protection on the finished produot of
such material? There is, perhaps, half
an ouuce of metal in a pen knife, and
half a pound in a knife and fork. The
removal of the duty ef 75 cents per
ton of 2240 pounds cannot cheapen
the price to the purchaser, but it can
enrich the manufacturer who uses
, thousands of tons a year. Free raw
material is a direct gift to large aggre
gations of capital and a direct impov'
eronment of thousands of small cap
- italists who own sheep farms, coal or
iron lands. . It is also a sure har
binger of distress to tens of thousands
of workmen who have found employ
ment in mines and on sheep farms.
" ' But the bill is not consistent in its
gifts of free raw material. The juices
of cane, beet roots and maples are the
raw materials from which sugar is
made. These are protected by a
bounty. But the higher class of the
manufactured product is made subject
to a useless reduction of duty; the
McKinley duty letting all sugar below
16 Dutch standard come in free, levy
ing a duty of but half a cent a pound
on the higher grades. ' In this protec
tion of a raw material that is mainly
ef southern origin one of the sectional
features of the bill is disclosed. By
making wool ajfree raw material a de
preciation of $50,000,000 of northern
property is assured. . By bounties on
the raw material of sugar southern
property is kept at par. Of a piece
' with tbis is the 70 per cent protection
to rice and the 10 per cent protection
tp potatoes, .
The bill is protective in theory and
destructive in practice. Thegaeaa
ore of protection offered is too slight
for encouragement of home industries,
and the duties levied are too high to
insure cheapness to the consumer of
imported goods. The protection
, granted by it is protection to alien
importers and to a small favored class
of American planters and manufac-t
turers. The minority report arraigns
the bill in these strong sentences:
"All false pretenses are unwise, con
trary to sound policy, and sound
statesmanship. Hence many of us
who are sure that the Democratic
platform was utterly untrue admitted
- its straightforwardness and directness.
This bill, framed by those who repre
sented the platform, cannot receive
that kind of praise. It pretends to
be a revenue tariff and does not raise
revenue. It pretends to give protec
tion, but destroys it in every direct
way. It says to the manufacturer, for
you we have furnished free coal, free
iron ore, free wool, and the markets
of the world. Instead of the markets
of the world it furnishes in the future
a new crop of enemies the men who
. dig in the mines and the farmers who
raise the sheep for it really creates
what its enemies have falsely charged
against Republican protection, a priv
ileged class against which the mines
and the fields- will both array them
selves, and the privileged class does
not care to be thus privileged."
The certain evil of diminution of
purchasing power by reduction of
wages is predicted by the minority,
and the country is apprised in plain
terras of the danger that lies before it
in the event of the passage of the bill
the extent in other localities where
factories have shut down and thous
ands have been thrown penniless on
the streets. The means of support in
the northwest 'are principally wool,
fish, forest and farm products and
commerce, and, while the pact season
has witnessed depressing influences
upon these, there has not been the
widespread suffering experienced that
there would have been if manufactures
were the only means of employment,
To judge of the proportion of the un
employed to the balance of the com
munity one could draw a fair concla
.... . i
sion by taking an average oi tneue
classes in Portland, which, as ou
largest city, might furnish better il
lustrations than other places where
there are few residents. A great many
of the unemployed of the metropolis
are late arrivals from other less favored
localities, who considered that the chief
city was the place where they might
more readily find employment. Som
of these have come from Colorado.
Montana and other silver states, and
went there in the hopes of bettering
their condition. But even, in Port
land, with the large number of immi
grants from other states, uovernor
Pennoyer's estimate is too large by 50
per cent. There is no denying the
fact of hard times on the coast; but
finaociaKdepresaion is less severe here
than elsewhere, and the northwest is
ot in the deplorable condition'repre-
sented by our governor.
EDITOR STEAD'S SPEECH.
Editor Stead is not in the habit of
using ambiguous language when talk'
ing on subjects in which he desires to
inaugurate reform. He did not in
London, when in plain Anglo Saxon
he laid open to the public the nasty
lives of the nobility of that metropolis,
and even proved by actual demonstra
tion that girls of tender age could be
procured for immoral purposes, and
for which although done for the sole
object of raising the standard of mo
rality in the English capital and break
mm a
ing up tne infamous dens ot lustiui
vice then existing in London he suf
fered a term of imprisonment. He
was then the hero of the American
people, and the column i of the Pall
Mall Gazette were eagerly read by the
400 of New York and of Chicago.
They blushed with shame to think that
their cousins across the ocean were so
depraved, and were quite certain that
nothing so base existed on this side
of the Atlantic. Mr. Stead made
a mistake iu using his English plain
ness and brusqueness in talking to the
wives and daughters of the pork-
kings and beef-kings of Chicago. He
should have been obsequiously polite
in his manner, and his words should
have been mellifluously smooth and
sweet in sound and meaning. "Dis
reputable" was net a gracious expres
sion to be used in reference to the
wealthy ladies of the queen city, and,
of course, it aroused their indignation,
It may-be true that they bad not ex
erted the great influence, which wealth
gave them, to lift up the fallen and I
restore the outcasts to home and so
ciety; but this should not injure their
reputation or make them lose the es
teem of the actively eood and virtu
ous. J. bey made tne rules ot tasnion-
able society, and shouid have the priv
ilege to change, alter or unmake them
at their pleasure. It was all right for
Stead to thunder at the vices of the old
est nobility in Europe in the metropolis
ef the world; but when he made his
deput on the rostrum in the west,ic the
presence of an aristocracy of mnsn
room growth, virtue alone should be
praised, and his audience should be
considered the paragons of everything
that were excellent and admirable.
It is unquestionable that Mr. Stead
made the great mistake of his life-time
in the address he delivered before the
woman's clubs of the great western
city, at the meeting held to consider
plans for aiding destitute women and
children, and one which hp will never
be able to retrieve. .His great maga
zine, the Review of Beviewt was be
coming quite popular with the Ameri
can people; but his cruel words will
arouse a spirit of animosity against him
and,his periodical. He will be ostracised
by the select 400 of all large cities, and
from the dizzy heights of being a hero
he will descend to
of ignominy. And all this will result
from a speech that, perhaps, did not last
fifteen minutes.
BREAKERS.
It was the evident intention of the
chairman and Democratic members of
the ways and means committee to
submit the Wilson tariff bill to con
gress almost as soon as it met, in reg
ular session, says an exchange. The
president in his regular annual mes
sage showed that he fully expected it.
He did not discuss principles, but
oom mended the. details of the bill,
which he referred to as alreajy fin
ished and agreed upo-;. But it is now
announced in the Democratic press
that the bill will not be submitted at
all until after the holidays.
Why this delayt It was certainly
not out of courtesy to the Republican
minority on that committee. Ou the
contrary, the ordinary amenities and
decencies even of committee proceed
ings were disregarded. The full com
mittee was not called together to con
sider ths measure. At latest accounts
the Republicans had not been allowed
to so much as see the bill, except
they may have got at it through the
public prints. This was of itself an
indignity and an insult, but not a mat
ter of much practical importance, per
il ann. The bill was not expected to
meet the views of the Republican
members. But that is no excuse for
violating the customary law of com
mittee work, and it is quite likely the
maioritv would have bad less embar
rassment in its labors bad tne usual
course in this respect been pursued.
Be that as it may. the cause of the
delay must be looked for in the Dem
ocratic ranks.
Undoubtedly President Cleveland
and Chairman Wilson have run the
bow of their boat against snags in the
current of their own party of which
they bad no conception. Neither is
acquainted with the practical affairs of
the country. Mr. Cleveland had no
exuerience as a business man ner as a
legislator, jlis only experience in
public life was wielding the big club
of executive authority. As sheriff.
mayor, governor and president he has
dealt extensively with suppliants for
official favor, but not with that vast
body of American citizen who have
no thought of supplying their tables
from the public larder, but who are
prosperous or unprospereus, according
as the times are good or bad. Mr.
Wilson, coming as he does from West
Virginia, know? hardly more about
business and business men than Mr.
Cleveland. Perhaps the next election
will teach him something, but he evi
dently determined to frame the new
tariff is accordance with preconceived
opinions and abstract theories, without
uch regard to actual facta
The rest of the committee were
clubbed into acquiescence until the bill
published, but since then they
and the other Democrats in the House
must have heard from their constitu
enta. The real secret of the, delay
undoubtedly the magnitude of the
unpublished protests that have poured
in on tne .democratic congress from
constituents in their own party an
districts. It is not impossible that
the boat will be wrecked by the snags
which it has encountered, or at least
be obliged to throw overboard some of
its free-trade freight.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
THE BRANCH ASYLUM,
SHOULD BE CONTRADICTED.
The Salem board of trade has dene
the proper thing in passing the reso
lutions, published elsewhere, denying
the statements made in the open letter
' of Governor Pennoyer to President
Cleveland that two-thirds of the pop
ulation of Oregon arc out of employ
ment and one third of these are in
actual destitution. This is not a fact,
and our people should by every means
make a public denial of the false as
sertion. It is true that there are want
nd suffering ia this state; but not to
The following from the Hood River
Glacier contains a deserved com cli
ent for The Dalles as the proper
place for the location of the branch
asylum, and coming as it does from
one who has no interest in this city,
shouldreceive more attention than if
it was published by the local press
"The board appointed to examine the
sites for the branch asylum in Eastern
Oregon, has completed its labors, finish'
lag up witn Tne JJaiies, Wednesday.
What their report will be cannot of
course be told, but we fet.1 that an
honest one will be in favor of The
Dallea The Dalles has the most
equable clinfate of any point in East
ern Oregon. It has the finest site in
tbe state. It has an abundance of
water under sufficient pressure to af
ford perfect protection against fire.
Fuel is cheaper than at any of the
other places, and spring comes earlier
than anywhere in the state. Besides
these advantages, it is the nearest and
most cenvienient place for the class of
patients that will be sent to it; for the
intention is not to supply a place for
the insane of Eastern Oregon, but for
those of the western portion of the
state. The change of climate is the
thing desired, and The Dalles has
every advantage in furnishing the
proper climate at tbe smallest expendi
ture for transportation. The interest
of the unfortunate ones, as well as the
interest of the state demand the loca
tion of the branch asylum at The
Dalles."
In these dreary days of winter it is
out of season to start a boom for Her
mann for governor.
Pendleton and Heppner are deter
mined to have scouring mills. What
is tbe matter with The Dalles that an
nually handles mere wool, direct from
the producer, than both these townsl
The Wilson bill has aroused some
apathetic Democrats to action, and
they are demanding protection for
looal industries. If Randall were
alive, this bill would Boon be weighed
in the balance and found wanting.
Silver advocates state that there has
been a gradual decline in values since
1873. The contrary is true in very
many instances, and wnen President
Harrison left tbe White House last
March the country was in an excep
tionally prosperous condition.
The Pendleton paper talks as though
it were tbe only town in Eastern Ore-1
gon, and self-praise is the cheapest
any city can receive. He who laughs
last, laughs best. Wait and see in
reference to the insane asylum and
the lo west depths rother matters,
A big naval battle is expected to be
fought soon ia the waters of Brazil
between the government' and insur
gent fleets. The result of this may
be the reestabhsbment of monarchy
in South America. What about the
Monroe doctrine?
Canada raises a" great deal . of bar
ley. Under the McKinley law they
had to pay 30 cents per bushel duty
when shipped to the United States.
Tbe Wilson bill, in the interest of
Canada farmers, reduces it to 10 cents
per bushel. Twenty cents per bushel
in the pockele of Canadian farmers is
doing it very handsomely. New Tork
barley growers can sow turnips next
year, and plant potatoes.
During the financial depression of
the past year Eastern Oregon has stood
the strain better than ether portion of
the northwest. If her wool and wheat
had commanded usual prices in the
market hard times - would not have
been felt;, but as it is, this region
shows a buoyancy that gives promise
of an easy recovery. If" wool and
wheat were to soil at fair prices East
ern Oregon would not be interested
whether a Democratic or Republican
administjation ruled at Washington
City.
Now that the testimony is all heard
in the custoeis frauds in Portland, the
government has not made out a very
strong case against those implicated
by the confession of Blum, and it is
doubtful if more than two or three
convictions will be made. lhe un
supported testimony of Blum will not
eigh heavily with a jury, and this
should be supported by circumstances
or other evidence before reputable cit
izens should be found guilty of hein
ous crimes and be deprived of their
liberty.
In his letter published elsewhere,
Mr. Miller says the failure to reaone
tize silver caused the present hard -
times. But be claims that silver was
d monetized in 1873, and the te-ult
has surely been a long time in making
itself felt. The basis of all values is
the productive power of labor, and
gold and silver are simply representa
tives of values. Paper money is as
good as any if it rests on substantial
collateral, and much better than a dis
honest dollar that is only worth 60
cents in the market.
Parents may not fully realize the
effect of allowing their children to run
on the streets all hours of the day and
night; but it is debasing in the ex
treme, and furnishes many candidates
for the Denitentiery and, perhaps, for
the (-allows. To familiarize the young
with crioie can produce but one result,
and that is. to rid violations of law of
their horror and to acquaint the im
mature mind with the public exhibi
tion of indency, vulgarity and obscen
itv. For the sake of the future of
these boys and girls, who are to be
leaders in politics and society, we ask
Barents to keep them from the muck
and mire of the streets.
The Brazilian rebellion is in rather
an uncertain condition. Late reports
state that the president bad been de
feated, and there is a rumor that he is
a prisoner. This is not credited, and
it is presumed that the inhabitants of
this South American republic are still
blood-letting without any definite rea
son. Several have been killed, and
many more will share the same fate;
but the human race will not be ad
vanced, and the same miseries will be
experienced by the Latin peoples as
heretofore. Very few nations are
saited for self government, and not
foremost among these are those who
tome from the southern portion of the
continent of Europe.
The verdict of tbe jury in the cus
tom house frauds may be a surprise to
many, but not to those who have given
attention to these cases for a number
of years in Oregon. It has been well
known for over a quarter of a century
that the rettenest port of entry in the
United States has been that of tbe
Willamette valley, and that sunlight
had not been reflected on it has been
the greatest surprise. This inland sea
port has been renowned for every
means known to chicanery to evade
the laws, and this has been hidden for
a long time. No particular party is
responsible for these derelictions of
duty; and they may be the effect of
the sluggish climate of the Willamette,
or of the improper appreciation of the
doctrine of meum and tuum. What
ever may be the cause it is deplorable,
and Americans should use-every en
deavor to create a better state of pub
lic morals.
Governor Waite, in his Populist en
thusiasm, said he was in favor of keep
ing up the fight for free coinage at tbe
ratio of 16 to 1 ."until hell freezes
over," and has been condemned byJ
public sentiment in. Colorado. In
answer to criticism on bis language he
says that "profanity is to be con
demned and doubtless is in bad taste,
though there may be cases when it is
perhaps excusable." He cites tbe in
stance of the Savior,when he said "Ye
serpents, ye generation of vipers, how
can ye escape tbe damnation of hell,"
and then "scores" in plain English tfie
saving banks of Denver in which the
servant girls and industrious poor have
lost their little all. In the same man
ner be scorches the "chattel-mortgage
fiends" who have made the starving
poor of Denver who "almost - daily
seek refuge in suicide." Every one
who reads the answer of tbe governor
will come to the conclusion that the
400 of the . metropolis ef Colorado
made a mistake in taking exceptions
to the plain language used.
Hard times and the cause is tbe
constant query of hundreds of thous
ands of the people of the United
States. The answer is easily given,
For over thirty years the country has
followed a policy which has been pre
eminently successful; and the Amen
can people voted a change last fall, and
capital is wary of investment because
ef the uncertainty whether industries
will be protected in the future as in
the past. Let manufacturers be as
sured that they will have the same
advantage in competition with foreign
products that they always bad, and
business will soon revive and trade
will be as brisk as it was when a Re
publican administration was in power.
Ibe problem of want and starvation
of financial depression and business
bankruptcy is easily solved. If the
Democratic party that controls lb
legislative and executive branches ef
the general government, will assure
tbe sovereign people that it will not
interfere with the McKinley tariff
there will bo a stimulus given to busi
ness that will soon place matters
where they were before the change of
last fall.
TELEGEAPHI0.
lnjan, the Crank.
Washington, Dec. 26. It is staged at
tbe secret bureau tbat there are several
charges on which Doojsn can be held in
case nis sanity can be proved, namely that
ot sending threatening letter throutrh
the mails, attempted blackmail and tor
aery. It is said, by tbe laws of New
Jersey, his father cn be compelled to
appear agaiaH him. There will be i
hearing ot tbe case in tbe police court to
morrow, when Mr. Drummed will ap
pear against the prisoner. The vicepres
siuent said to-day, regarding the aires-1
ot Dooj in, that he was much surprised
at tbe importance attached to that action
Mr. Stevenson said be bad received com
muoications from Donjon very frequent
ly during tbe summer, some of them
very threatening, but all of them clearly
showing a weak and shitting mind, and
bedeceried tbat Dooian wns a uaimless
idiot. When Donii n wrote from Balti
more, Mr, Slephenon'a clerk, telegraphed
die chief ot police in tbat city to look
out lor Donjon at the addrvss given by
him and have steps taken to see if be
wai insane, but the v ce pMsideot had
stated then tbat tho matter wad unworthy
ot further attention, and although be
bad received two or thre cards Irom
Donjon afterward, postmarked Washing
ton, he had merely destroyed them, and
felt no anxiety at all about bis presence
in toe capital.
Will fight the Bill.
Washington, Dec. 26 The prospects
are that persons opposing free raw ma
terial in tbe Wileon bill coal, iron and
lead ore, lumber, etc will consentrate
their effor's to secure changes in tbe bill
in tho senate. Delegations representing
these various interests will be here dur
ing the cornmg week to begin work
Democrats, as far as possible, are being
delegated to make the protest. John M.
Burke, of Idabo, tbe advance guard of
the lead men, is here, and will be joined
in a lew aays by otheis representing tne
states of Montana, Wyoming and Neva.'
da, and the territory of Utah. Burke
says free lead ore will absolutely paralyze
tne mining industry of tbe states and
territories named. Burke was the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor of Idaho
in tbe last campaign. If tbe duty on
lead ore cancot be retained, in part at
least, by the Wilson bill, these lead min
ers will ask for a retenston of a duty of 2
cents on pig lead, reduced by tbe Wilson
bill to one cent. An effort will be made
to combine, so as to secure concerted ac
tioo, but whether a combination can be
effected is uncertain.
Oregon Pacific Hale Met Atn&e.
Corvaixis. Dec. 26 -Iu tbe courtroom,
jammed with tbe labor and supply cred
itors ot the Odegnn Pacific, Judge Ful-
lertou, this afternoon set as'de tbe sale
of the property made tbe 15th inst. Ob
jections to the confirmation were made
by various creditors on the grounds ' cf
inadequacy of tbe price and irregularity
or procedure, in tendering bis deci
sion, which meets with general approval,
judge r unerten said that those most in
terested ia tbe confirmation or rejection
of , the sale were the labor and supply
creaiters, ana that they seemed to op
pose tbe confirmation. Also, that there
appeared to bave been some irregularities
in tne proceedings. Tbe attorneys for
tbe puichasers stated in court tbat a le
fusal to confirm the sale would end the
matter so far as tbe people tbey repre
sented were concerned. To-morrow morn
ing will be beard tbe argument for tbe
removal of Receiver Hadley and the ap
pointment ot bis successor, a petition for
which has been circulated among the em
ployes. Tbe latter propose tbat until
sueb a time as a sale of rlie property may
be effected, to operate tbe road, guaran
teeing not to entail additional expense
npou tbe receivership.
TELEGBAPHI0 HEWS.
nistakea For a Bear
Chkhaus, Wasb., Dec. 26 By art
West, a young man about 18 years of age
was shot and probably fatally wounded
by William Cronse, in tbe. woods near
Winlock this morning. Crouse bad taken
a Winchester rifle and with a companion
baa gone ont to shoot a beat. Ha saw
tbe bov, and mistaking him in tbe dis
tance for a bear, be fired, tbe shot strik
ing young West In tbe back, in there
gion ot tbe Kidneys. Physicians who
were called to attend to the wounded
man do not think he can possibly live.
He has not been arrested, as it is clear
from tbe statement of both himself and
companion tbat tbe shooting was purely
tbe resulsof a mistake. He ia completely
prostrated over tbe unfortunate affair.
- Salt 0ver JBltntf Tom.
New Tore, Dec. 26 Mrs. Acker-.
man, of Washington, to-day made appli
cation to bave Mrs. Bethune, legal guar
dian, of the pianist Blind Tom, commit
ted for contempt for refusing to pay her
$3,340 expended In legal fees in trying
to get tne pianist out of tbe bands ot tbe
Bethunes, and which another court had
ordered to be paid out of Blind. Tom's
earnings. Mrs. Bethune, it is said, bas
135,000 in all belonging to tbe pianist,
hence the suit.
Threatening Letters to Crisp.
New Yobk, Dee. 26 Speaker Crisp,
accompanied by Mrs. Crisp, bis daugb
lers and Private Clerk Barnett, came up
from Washington today; Tbe party are
the Hoffman bouse. Speaking of
having received threatening letters from
"One of tbe Avengers," who claims to
live in New York, for '-mon keying" with
tbe tariff. Crisp said: "Tbe letters
breathed revenge upon both Reed and
McKinley, but don't wory me at all ."
A Stock Batten quarrel.
Spokane, Dec.. 26 Saturday evening,
on the reservation ranch of Dick Buddy,
few miles from. Gepessee, Idabo, Thom
as Stackley and Piatt Talbott quarrelled.
Buckley attacked Talbott, when the lat
ter seized a hatebet and inflicted two
deep gaskes in Stacklev'a skull, which
will probably prove fatal. Both meo
are prominent.
.Eaten By Cannibals.
London, Dec. 26 An officer of the
British gunboat Boomerang r writing from
Sydney, N. S. W., gives an account of
the punishment inflicted on Pentecost
island cannibals. Tbey murdered four
members of tbe "crew of the American
schooner Don Henry, last September,
and also murdered a portion of the crew
of a French vessel. Tbe Boomerang and
the French warship 8ehorff landed a de
tachment of marines, defeated the canni
bals iu several engagements and bnrned
tbeir villages. Tbe French and British
commanders also captured those directly
implicated in ibe murder." Tbey were
all seatenced to imprisonment for life at
tbe French convict settlement at Nou
mea . At Pentecost island alone over
thirty white men were massacred andj
robbed. Jjarge quantities or human re
mains wtre louod, indicating beyond a
doubt tbat tbe canibalsbad other victims
Onr Cash. Growing; Snort.
Washington, Dec. 26 Tbe prospects
are tbat during tbe present week tbe
available cash balance in the treasury
will reach a lower figure than ever before
recorded in its history. At tbe close of
business Saturday ths balance was $90,
487,268. It is generally expected it will
fall below 990,000,000 dunug tbe week
Tbe total balance tbe first of the presen
mojtb was $95,199,616, showing a re
duction during the month of $4,712,348
Tbe loss, however, bas fallen mere large
ly on tbe currency balance than on tbe
gold reserve. Tbe marked excess of ex
penditures over receipts it is now be
lieved will show a deficiency in revenues
at tbe close of the calendar year of about
$37,000,000.
log in productive industries here; there
fore.
"Reiolved, That we, tbe board of trade
and business men of Salem, most em
pbatically deny the assertions ol tbe gov
ernor and brand bis statements as false,
and aver tbat, notwithstanding the pre.
vailing depression, there is no widespread
destitution or actual want in Oregon, and
tbat tbe governor, in claiming tbat two
thirds of our people are without employ
ment, while one tbird are without the
means of sustenance, was guilty of gross
misrepresentation; and we request our
representatives in congress ts present
these resolutions to tbe president ol the
United States, and to deny in both senate
and bouse the truth ot tbe governor's
statements. While admitting that Ore
goo is suffering from the prevailing hard
times, we confidently claim that there is
less poverty here in i.ioporiion to the
population than in any o;her s'.a'e in the
Union, and tbe prospects for the future
are excellent."
A Crisis nt Hand. .
, Washington, Dec. 26. Minister Men
donca believe a crisis in tbe Brazilian
revolution is at band, and tbe decisive
stroke will be made this week. He says
tbe two great ironclads of the rebel com
mander Mello and tbe flotilla ot little
torpedo craft hastily improvised by Peix-
oto are rapidly nearing each other. ' Tbe
minister says tbat the collision is almost
certain before next Monday. He recog
nizes that tbe little torpedo and dynamite
boats are tremendously overmatched by
tbe rebel ships, but counts much on the
ability of tbe small boats to maneuver
quickly and discbarge their novel exnlos-
lves. i Mendonca is hopeful and conbdent
tbat Hello's fleet will be defeated and
Peixoto's ships will then be able to turn
tbeir attention to the other rebel, Admiral
de Oama, wbo is in Rio harbor.
Bank President Bound Over.
Walla Valla, Wash- Dee. 26.
Judge Upton today fixed tbe bond of J.
K. Eimiston, president of tbe suspended
Walla Walla Savings bank, at $20,000,
to aonear before tbe next term of cenrt
to answer tbe charge of T. J . Potter, for
receiving deposits when the bank was In
a failing condition.
Race War ia jrlorlda.
Jacksonville, Fia , D.c 26. It is ru
mored tbat at Leesburg, a few miles Irom
Wild wood, tbe scene of tbe race troubles,
the whites advanced on tbe blacks early
this morning; that several negroes were
killed, and others ef both parties injured.
Owing to tbe remoteness of the commu
nity, tbe details are hard to get.
Answer to Pennoyer's letter. .
Salem, Or:, Dec: 27 At a called
meeting of tLe board of trade and citi
zens of Salem, held in tho parlors of the
Willamette hotel, tbe following resolu
tions were unanimously adopted :
"Whekeas, The governor ef the state
of Oregon bas abused the official posi
tion conferred upon mm oy me people
by addressing tbe president of tbe United
States a letter containing certain state
ments injurious to tbe commonwealth,
and calculated to create an erroneous im
pression in tbe minds of these not ac
quainted with the facts, thereby deter
ing tbose wbo might contemplate eogag-
Tbe Hawaiian investigation.
Washington. Dec. 27 Tbe subcom
mttee on foreign relations charged with
inquiring into Hawaiian affairs met this
morning a' th capitol. Senator Butl?r
was absent. The resolution upon which
the committee will proceed was read:
Rev. Mr. Emerson, of Hawaii, was the
first witness called. He disappeared be
bind the closed and guarded doors ol tbe
committee-room. He told tbecommittee
be had spent nearly all of tbe 45 years of
his life in tbe Hawaiian islands, was wslt
acquainted with King Kaiakaua. and de
scribed many stiring events tbat troubled
tbe re go of that potentate. He was in
Honolulu during tbe revolution, and
told the committee the events attending
it, and was in Honolulu at the time of
tbe overthrow of tbe queen. He is said
to have testified tbit there were threats
to harm individuals, and tbat tbe people
were fearful of attempted outrage and
incendiarims. For this reason and for
protecting Americana and tbeir property
Emerson said that tbe United States ma
rine sailors were brnught ashore. He
was positive tbey took no part in tbe
overthrow of tbe queen, and lent no aid
to tbe men who established tbe provis
ional government. Emerson paid a high
tribute to tbe men at tbe bead of the
provisional government, saying they
were men ot honor and integerity. .
After some further testimony the subn
committee on foreign relations adjourned
until next luesaay.
The Rrbel Admiral.
Jf ernakbuco, Dec. 27 Tbe greatest
mystery surrounds the movements of tbe
rebel admiral, Mello. Nothing has been
seen of him since be sailed north on the
20th, presumably to fhow figbt to the
new government cruisers JStctlierov and
America. Word is received of trouble
between Brazil and Portugal because, by
tne order of iresiaeat feixoto, tbe Por
tuguese minister is detained against his
will. It is stated the minister tried to
leave despite tbe president's orders, and
tbat force was employed to detain him.
Tbe Spanish warship Chrutobal Colon.
which arrived from Kio, reports tbat on
Christmas eve there was a heavy engage
ment between tbe rebel warships and tbe
forts. Both sides are Baid to have suf
fered severely.
MAT FIGHT TOMORROW.
Later in tbe day there was great ex
citement caused bv tbe news tbat Ad
miral Mello bad arrived at Bahia, and
tbe men on board tbe Nictheroy began
with alacrity to put things in readiness
to meet the enemy. Tbe rebel warships
are reported coaling at Bahia, prepara
tory to starting for Peroambuco to cap,
ture ar destroy tbe Nilcheroy, after which,
it successful, it will give tbe America a
druhbing. Mello is expected bere to
morrow. It is not expected he will at
tack in broad daylight. It is now said
the Nictheroy . will steam out to meet
him.
A Kemonetixatlon Scheme.
Washington, Dec 27 Senator Chan
dler, Republican, of New Hampshire, la
about to come forward with a scheme
looking to tLe remonetization ot silver.
The senator proposes very radical me
thods ot bringing this about. He con
templates tbe introduction in tbo senate
after the reconvening of congress of a
resolution wbicb be will advocate, asking
tbe United States to invite all tbe conn
tries of tbe world. Eastern, Western and
Southern, to attend a monetary cooler
ence. A new feature of tbe proposed
conference is tbat it shall not be restric
ted to European gold standard countries,
ou: s&hii include tbe South American
and Oriental si ver -standard countries.
Moreover the invitations to tbe confers
ence are to contain a declaration of tbe
United States tbat tbe purpose of tbe
conference shall be tbe establishment
and maintenance of .an international ra
tio, with a specific declaration added
that if sucb ratio cannot be agreed unon
it will be the purpose of tbe United
States to adopt a single standard, and
tbat standard not gold but silver. By
taking tbia extreme position, not as vet
advocated in congrees, Chandler thinks
tbe bands of tbe gold-standard countries
not now trading extensively .with the
Western world can be forced.
Haunted by Evil Spirits.
Edwakdstille, Pa., Dec. 27 Michael
Scboeswicb, a miner, for some time bas
been haunted by evil spirits, who torture
bim by pinching him. Heseizedabam
mer yesceraay, ana. alter arivmg every
body out el bis boarding-boase, went up
to bis room on tne tniro noor and delib
erately cut off tbe end of his nose and
his upper Up, inflicting a horrible wound
His screams of pain were beard and sev.
eral men tried to break in his door, think
ing he was committing suicide. Hearing
tbeir blows, Schoeswiek went headlong
through tne window, carrying tbe sash
with- him.. He fell on tbe curbstones
He was stunned for a time, but wbeo he
regained his senses broke away from tbe
persons wbo were dressing bis wounds
and led them a long chase through tbo
town before, weakened by tbe loss of
blood and winded, be was caught and
hanacoaea.
At Oregon City.
Okegon City, Dec. 27 Tbe family of
Joseph Recbner is much worried over
bis disappearance from home, no trace
of bim having been, found since 4:30
o'clock Tuesday, when be was seen on
Main street. It is feared be has become
deranged and wandered away, or tbat
serious barm bas happened to bim. No
cause other than temporary derangement
can be assigned for bis disappearance.
He is about sixty years of age, quite
gray, and or medium size. The family
would be glad to leara of bis where
abouts, v
Company F bad inspection ton'ght by
Lieutenant Kelly, Captain Ganong being
absent, Tbe attendance, considering it
was not the regular night of meeting
was very good. ,
Annihilated By Hatabeles.
Lokdon, Dec. 28 Confirmation has
been received from several commercial
sources ot the report of the total annihi
lation of Captain Wilton's force. It
lacked confirmation by official messages,
but it is generally accepted as true. Af
ter tbe defeat of King Lobengula at Bul
way be fled to and across tbe Sbang&nio
river, pursued by tbe British. Captain
Wilson and about 4U meo lett the main
pursuing column and crossed the 8han-
gani after tbe enemy, soon atter be
crossed, tbe river began to rise and his
retreat was cut off.
Killed His Brother.
Elizabeth, Colon Dec. 27 Henry
Sadewatser was shot through tbo lungs
by bis brother Ferdinand and died im
mediately. "The brothers owned a ranch
near Kiowa. Tbev quarrelled and in tbe
fight Ferdinand seized a shotgun wbicb
Henry held, and It accidently went off.
Ferdinand was arrested
TELEGBAPHIO HEWS
Big Mr.are in Uadrld.
Madrid, Deo. 27 A large audience
gathered in tbe Royal opera-bouse last
night. While waiting for the perform
ance a rumor began to circulate that an
archists were present and intended to
commit a bomb outrage. In less time
tban it takes to tell it tbe whole audi
ence hurried in a semi-panic stricken
state ftom the house. Tbe hurried and
excited manner in which tbe people fled
caused a report to circulate that tbe ex
plosion had occurred. As the news
spread tbe population of the whole city
was intensely excited, and many flocked
to the v rmity of t e opera house, and
soon ibe ttnei iu ilmt localitv were
coot;este'i. F.'Caliy it developed that
the rfport was a caDsid and the people
dispersed.
Editor Mt. ad'n Bad Break,
Chicago, Dec. 28 Editor Stead to
day threw a bombshell into tbe Women's
Ciub that is likely to blow bim to pieces
before the matter is over. All the wo
men's clubs of Chicago united to-day in
a meeting at Auditorium recital nail to
consider plans for aiding destitute women
and children. The ball was crowded
with many of tbe most prominent ladies
in the city. Editor Stead wa introduced,
and in part bere is what be said:
"Sitting side by side with these active
wekers, are some of tbe most disreputa
ble people in Chicago. Who are the most
disreputable women in Chicago?" Tbe
women were staring at him in amnzment
by this time. "The most disreputable
women in Chicago," he said "are these
who bave been dowered by society and
providonce with all the gifts and oppor
tunities; wbo have wealth and wbo bave
leisure, and wbo bave all tbe talents and
who live self-indulgent lives. These
women," wbo bave great opportunities
ouly to neglect them, and who have great
means only to tquander them npoB them
selves, are more disreputable in the eyes
of Ood and man tban tbe worst woman
on Fourth avenue."
Tbe women were too astonished to
speak at this onslaught. Tbey sat, tbeir
faces crimson and indignation on every
countenance, but Stead went on. "If
those present should go down into the
depths sil l ome fa:e to lace with tbe
actual facs of human life, tbey would
find at this moment tbe economic diffi
culty that is staring them in tbe face at
every turn. Only yesterday I met a poor
girl wbo is willing and anxious to leave
the life she is leading. Tet, when it is
proposed to remove ber there is at once
the difficulty of a debt of $60 which she
owes. So it Is all around tbe chapter.
None are in sucb danger of losing tbeir
souls as those who are wrapped op in
tbeir own selfish comfort and forget tbe
necessities of tbe brothers and sisters of
tbe Lord."
Alter firing this parting shot Stead
quietly stole from tbe meeting, leaving
the ladies dazed and paralyzed for a few
minutes. When tbey recovered tbeir self
possession, tbey proceeded to rend broth
er Stead limb from limb for bis insulting
audacity. Indignant addresses were made
by Mrs May Knout. Mrs. W. J. Chalm
ers, Mrs. John Wilkinson, Miss Ada
Sweet, Miss Jane Adams, Mrs. F. W. Par
ker, and others. Mrs. Chalmers struck
the keynote. She said: "There was
nothing to warrant his insulting talk.
What indueed bim to speak as be did I
cannot even ghe3s, unless be wished to
give a parting shaft to tbe women who
bave retased to socially recognize him.
He bad no sooner finished bis offensive
remarks tban ho slunk out of tbe hall
like a miserable coward. I think the
husband of every woman at the meeting
to-day must feel tbat bis wife bas been
directly insulted . Tbe women's club at
its next meeting should adopt resolutions
expressive ot tbe contempt in wbicb they
bold this man. He is unfit to appear be
fore Chicago women, and tbe respectable
people of tbe community should unite in
securing his departure from the city."
Tbey Were Beeelved.
London, Dec. 28 Tbe EagliBh press
is severe on what it calls the misleading
statements of President Reinbart, of tbe
Atchison railway system, as to tbe posi
tion of that company as cabled to Lon
don. ' It ia claimed these alleged mis
leading statements were made while all
arrangements tor filing a bill for recei
vers baa a'reaay been complied with,
and it is asserted tbe affair destroys tbe
last vestige of confidence wbicb English
investors might have bad in American
railroads.
The Daily Neiti says the Atchison de
velopments bave made men distrustful
of tbe very best American lines managed
by tbe very best and most solid meo iu
America
Tbe Standard doubts if a 25 per cent
assessment on shares would yield enough
to put tbe line on its legs agBio.
Tbe Financial Newt says tbe Atcbisoa
deception is in some respects tbe worst
of all deceptions with wbicb investors
ou this side bave been taken up, and
pronounces as aa opinion tbat tbe whole
business is discreditable to tbe last de
gree.
Tbe Chromele says tbe loss to British
investors in American railways is due to
bad administration and tbe market oper
ations of railway magnates of a character
which would not be tolerated in tbis
country, Tbe Chronicle adds - tbat tbe
payment of inteiest " is often dependent
not upon the sslvency of tbe company,
but upon the inteitsts o those in control
judged from a market point in view.
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