FRIDAY APRIL 19, 1895
ESTHETISC1SM.
A few vears ago estheticism, as ad
vocated by Oscar Wilde, was very popu
lar with certain persons both in this
country and England, and this class
. were distinguished from other members
- of the human family by a sort of
snobbery that was particularly disgust
ing to sensible people. In manners, in
conversation and in dress they were so
artificial, and practiced so much affec-
. tation in the unpleasant as well as the
agreeable relations . of life that one
could hardly believe they maintained
an existence on the globe by the usual
natural processes. If one were not
acquainted with the facts the belief
might be inculcated that these beings
were a peculiar creation of the Almigh
ty, and for their sustenance the deity
. prescribed means which were inacces
sible to others. After an acquaintance
- with these followers of estheticism, and
a careful analysis of the elements of
which they were composed and of the
causes which led to their peculiarities,
it was readily ascertained that they
were insignificant beings in every sense
of the term; that their ethereal notions
and hysterical affectations were the
result of weak or dwarfed intelects that
- did not possess the inherent strength
to grasp in a perfectly sane and
sensible manner the affairs of this
life, and were therefore forced to exist
in an unreal and etheral state and
assume habits peculiarly their own. Of
late years these beings have been
known as dudes, and they had many
representatives on both sides of the
ocean. The English dude is well
known .over the world, and his Ameri
can cousin is equally famous. But es-
thetiscism and dudeism have received
a severe shock during the past few
days, and Oscar Wilde, perhaps the
brainiest and brightest of the entire
class, is imprisoned in a London jail
for a crime revolting to humanity. In
speaking of the downfall of Wilde, and
the natural tendency of estheticism,
the New York Sun says:
; "This deterioration is not inconsist
ent with the possession of a high degree
of intellectual brilliancy, of the super
ficial sort more especially, and it fre
quently accompanies the refinement
carried to an extreme, of which we
have so many examples at the present
time. People who imagine themselves
superior to their fellows in sensitive
perception and requirement, so that
they turn away from them revolted by
healthy expressions of human nature,
are really the victims of this decay.
They are morbid and hysterical, and
not of the finer and deeper and more
exalted quality of mind and emotion
by which they flatter themselves they
are distinguished. Very much of the
impulse which nowadays is looked upon
as reformation comes from that mor
bid and degenerated source. It has its
origin in a diseased discontent and
with conditions and passions and am
bitions which are inseparable from
social health and indicative of normal
human nature. The natural instincts
and the ruggee virtues of the people;
the invigorating spirit and the hearty
sentiment necessary for the preserva
tion of tne strengtn of the race, are
treated as the evidences of an infer
riority of development. Patriotism is
derided as an unreasonable affection
and impulse. Partisanship, or the sen
timent which binds together kinship
and frienbship, and brings men into
loyal religious and political associations
in great masses, is denounced as a
vicious instinct to be eradicated. The
flag of the country and the symbols of
party union are hated and ridiculed
"All this is a symptom of degenera
tion in minds deluded with the notion
that they are of an exalted superiority
before which the rest ef mankind
should bow. It is indicative of moral
ana intellectual aeformity; of varia
tion from the rule upon which depends
the perpetuation of the race in sanity
and vigor. Oscar Wilde is an extreme
and abominable example of the per
verting possibilities of a type of de
generation which must be resisted by
all the uncontaminated moral and nor
mal influences of society."
PRACTICE VS. PRECEPT.
The letters on the needs of Oregon
1 have emphasized the importance of
supporting home industries, and now
the people should make a practical
application of the doctrine. Theory
can do no possible good without it is
reduced to practice, and all the opin
ions which have been published re
garding what is necessary to impel
growth and advancement without they
have the effect to make Oregonians
practical will have no beneficial results.
As a state, perhaps, we have suffered
less than other parts of the country
during the past two years; but the les
sons taught by adversity have been
sufficiently severe to give every ob
servant person to understand that a
radical change in our methods of do-
. ing business is imperatively necessary.
We must take the lessons as of per
sonal application, and lose no time
In making a demonstration of them.
The dealer should buy at home when
ever he can, and save every cent possi-
ble to the circulating medium of the
state. In manufactures it cannot be
; expected that we can place articles on
the market as cheaply as eastern fac
tors. Labor is better paid here, and
we have not learned the economy prac-
- ticed there, because we have not had
, the experience. But, in every in
stance, home industries should be fos
tered, and even at a little self-sacrifice
on the part of business men. The
people have sufficient interest in the
development of our resources to pay a
little more for Oregon-made goods
than for those made in New England.
xnis snouia oe ionowea in every
branch of trade, and the benefits
will soon be realized. . The labor
market would not be so dull,
and the consumer being better
paid would have more money to spend
for commodities. Oregon wooden-
ware, fruits and other articles should
supply the demand, and nothing that
is grown or that could be manufac
tured here - should be exported from
states ' thousands of miles distant.
Apropos of this subject, and directly
In line, county judges and officials
should patronize local papers that
labor freely and earnestly for the ad
vancement of home interests, and not
send orders to Chicago and St. Louis
for letter heads, blanks and other sta
tionery that could be printed in their
own towns. Tax-payers understand
by the published proceedings of courts
that there are expenditures nearly
every month jn this regard that could
be saved to the community. Reform
is spreading, and let it branch out in
all lines and departments of business.
We owe no tribute to Omaha, Kansas
City, Chicago or St. Louis, that they
should receive a portion of our earn
ings. Home protection is the basis of
patriotism, and it is intensely practi
cal. It must be put in operation daily,
and everywhere. To be of the greatest
utility it must be applied to every in
dividual, and no exceptions made.
The farmer, the merchant, the me
chanic and the laborer must follow its
precepts, in the strictest sense. Buy
at home should be the motto of every
one, from the most extensive whole
sale dealer to him who manages a pea
nut stand. With such a demonstration
of self-reliance Oregon will become
strong and her development will be
phenomenal.
INSANITY.
The acquittal of Rev. J. C Read on
the plea of insanity by a Portland jury
has again opened the question for dis
cussion, whether this should be taken
as an excuse where the element of the
crime are clearly proved. This rev
erend gentleman was caught in the act
of attempting to rob a bank in East
Portland, having disguised himself
and by the use of weapons having in
timidated the cashier. All these facts
were-brought out in evidence; but it
was also proved that the man had been
troubled with aberration of mind, and
medical testimony was given .that he
had been and was at the time mentally
diseased.
The mistakes of jurors, deluded by
the arguments of skillful attorneys,
who would with equal facility prosecute
or defend a criminal for a fee have led
the public to question the justice of
nearly all verdicts where any promi
nent person is acquitted of an offense
charged against him. There has been
such a reversion of the public mind
because so many criminals go un
whipped of justice, that the plea of in
sanity is frequently considered a
"dodge" which is used by lawyers to
afford men guilty of heinous offenses a
means of escape from just punishment.
This prevails to such an extent in com
munities that there is a growing senti
ment in favor of punishing insane men
for crimes already proved to the same
extent as those who are in possession
of all their reasoning faculties, as
if insanity were not a deplorable
condition of mind, superinduced
by heredity or a diseased body,
for which the unfortunate victim was
not in the least responsible.
We have no doubt in this country
that public opinion has so influenced
juries that men have been hanged on
the gallows for murders of which they
were as innocent, morally and accord
ing to the true meaning of the law, as
those who rendered the verdict of
guilty or who executed -the sentence.
In two or three well known cases we
are firmly convinced that lunatics
hwve suffered the extreme penalty of
the law because a conscienceless and
autocratic press has perverted public
sentiment in this regard.
Iusanity is a legal defense, and it is
barbarous and inhuman to hold those
who are so unfortunate as to be afflicted
in this manner responsible for their
actions. Charity and humanity have
provided asylums for these deplorable
persons, where those who are harmful
are carefully watched, and those who
can be cured will receive proper treat
ment. The jury did right in acquitting
Read, and other juries who have con
victed men of greater offenses who
were equally guiltless must answer be
fore a higher tribunal for their acts.
It is time the people were coming back
to sense and reason, and, while dis
countenancing any "dodge," if a man
is insane send him to the asylum and
not to the gallows.
CLEVELAND AND SILVER:
Since the letter of. Mr. Cleveland to
the Chicago committee has been pub
lished some free-silver Democrats have
criticised his opinions as being op
posed to the best interests of the
party. The position of the president
on tne monetary question has been
well known for years, and the Demo
crats who nominated him in the na
tional convention and those who
voted for him at the polls
knew that he was unequivocally
in favor of the single standard
for he never missed an opportunity
during his first term of office to em
phasize his views on the subject. In
his messages to congress and public
speeches he has taken unequivocal
ground in support of what he consid
ers sound and safe financial policy,
Almost his first official act after taking
the oath of office in 1893 was to call
special session of congress to repeal
the silver purchase clause of the Sher
man act, and in his message to that
body he used no equivocal language in
stating that the drain on the treasury
was caused by the issuance of certifi
cates the holders of which usually
demanded gold in payment to se
cure the amount of bullion required
There-was no possibility for his parti
sans and the people of the country to
have been mistaken, for Mr. Cleveland
has been consistent and outspoken at
all times on this question, if his party
has not. It may be true that Demo
crats advocated free silver during the
campaign of 1892 as a subterfuge to at
tract votes; but very few of the lead
ing men of the organization have
favored unlimited coinage, and during
the last session, when Democrats were
in full possession of branches of con
gress, they failed to pass any free sil
ver bill. Neither of the two leading"
parties are in favor of free coinage,
and the Populists stand alone as the
friends of the white metal.
If the party had been in favor of un
limited coinage Mr. Cleveland could
not be expected to stultify himself to
the Chicago committee. These were
business men, who were thoroughly
conversant with the president's views,
and which they unquestionably en-
uorsea. rree sliver men cannot ex
pect to make converts by holding
club over the heads of public men, and
Mr. Cleveland is the last man on whom
the attempt should be made. It is a
question that must stand or fall on its
merits, and no Democrat or Republican
can expect to win popularity for the
white metal by coercing -leading men
into their way of thinking. The forum
is the place for argument, and the bal
lot-box will give the verdict of the
President Cleveland's letter to the
Chicago committee, inviting him to be
present at a banquet, has called forth
one from Senator Stewart. Of course
Mr. Cleveland's epistle was in favor of
the single standard and Mr. Stewart's
advocates unlimited coinage. But we
presume these letters will have no par
ticular effect in changing the views of
the people on this question. Those
whorepresent the business interests of
the country will favor the gold stand
ard, and the theorists will demand free
silver, fiat money or any other means
of increasing the circulating medium.
IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL!
Attorney-General Olney has filed a
memorandum for the consideration of
the justices, giving the government's
view on a petition for rehearing of the
income-tax question, filed by opponents
of the law. The petition of the attorney-general
is that a decision should be
made by the supreme court regarding
the constitutionality of the entire act,
and not of any segregated provisions.
In the recent decision the members
were not unanimous on the points ad
judicated, while other provisions were
touched on very lightly, and no author
itative decree given. The income tax
is an act of congress in which the peo
ple are directly interested, and its
constitutionality or unconstitutionality
should be determined by the judicial
branch of the government.
The principal question to be deter
mined is whether it can be considered
a direct tax, and therefore within the
inhibition of the constitution. It will
be recollected in the published opinion
of Chief Justice Fuller it was broadly
intimated that taxing incomes might
come within this clause of the consti
tution; but it was simyly obiter dictum,
and cannot be considered as a decree
of the court. The precedent of the
former income tax cannot be relied
upon as a basis for a decision on this
subject. That was passed during the
exigency of civil war,, when it was ab
solutely necessary to furnish revenue
to pay the extraordinary expenses in
curred. Collectors of customs are unable to
know what to do in the premises, as
the provisions decided illegal leave
the act a mere skeleton as regards any
source of revenue it may furnish. The
act should stand or fall, as an entirety,
and te action of the attorney-general
is both pertinent and relative to the
desires of the people. Under our sys
tem of jurisprudence, the judiciary
branch of the government is the inter
preter of the law, and the supreme
court should decide this mooted ques
tion. It is true -that the income tax was
passed by a Democratic congress and
received the endorsement of a Demo
cratic executive; but it has not been
favorably received by many leading
men of the party. The free traders,
when they reduced the tariff, saw the
necessity of creating some source of
revenue to make up the deficiency, and
this old war measure was re-enacted.
From the first it has met with violent
opposition from members of both par
ties, and it will cause no regret if it is
expunged from-the statute book. From
the intimations contained in the re
cent decision, it is very likely that the
supreme court, when the next case is
brought before it for adjudication, will
decide that a tax on incomes is a direct
one and therefore unconstitutional.
Thus will pass away one of Democra
cy's expedients to save the treasury
from -the drain caused by the loss of
revenue caused by inaugurating the
new tariff policy.
EASTER.
Yesterday was observed throughout
Christendom in commemoration of the
resurrection of Jesus Christ, which
occurred, according to the Apostolic
account, on the third day after his cru
cifixion. The festival was not ot
served by Christians in the first cen
tury; but soon afterwards the prose
lytes from Judaism observed it at the
same time as the Hebrew Passover,
contending that Christ was the paschal
lamb who was slain for the salvation
of the world. Among the early Sax
ons a festival was observed in com
memoration of spring,or the new birth
of the seasons, and was celebrated in
honor of the goddess who presided
over that portion of the year. The
Nicene council fixed the date, so that
the conflict which had raged between
Jewish Christians and the converts
from paganism should cease, and the
same day should be universally ob
served. To the Christian it is a day of re
joicing, as it commemorates tne res
surrection of the Savior, and gives
them promise of life beyond the grave.
This has been ardently desired by all
peoples,and is a dogma of all religions.
It satisfies the egotism of humanity
that beyond the few fleeting years of
life on this earth there is an eternity,
in which the higher and better ele
ments of our beings shall have a con
scious and intelligent existence. The
Christian, in his Bible, has assurance
of this, and in Christ rising from the
dead has immortality fully carried out.
At the return of the festival he sees in
tne blossoming flowers, . ana tne re
newal of vegetable life illustrations of
those precious promises upon which
are based all his hopes and desires.
To him it is symbolic of the dawn of
the resurrection, when the sea shall
give up its dead, and those who have
been laid away in the narrow chambers
of clay for long years, perhaps for ages,
shall bud and blossom into being for
eternity. This is gratifying to his am
bition, and gives him consolation and
courage amidst all the trials and tribu
lations of his probationary- existence.
Such a faith appeals to every selfish
element in our higher natures, and it
would be cruel to attempt to reason it
down by cold, scientific facts.
Whether it be celebrated as sym
bolic of the Christian's resurrection to
eternal life, or simply as a new birth
of the vegetable world around us, the
Easter season cannot fail to be one of
joy and gladness to all. With the
blooming flowers around us, the hill
sides clothed in the bright verdure of
spring, ana all nature bursting into
life, it cannot help being an occasion
of universal rejoicing. The date may
have been borrowed from heathen
Saxons, and, together with other festi
vals and the Nicene creed, be signifi
cant of the subjection of the world to
the imperialism of spiritual Rome,
Easter should always be observed as
an occasion in which the people should
.express their joy, their hopes and their
thankfulness.
THE DUAL MURDER.
The brutal murder of the young
ladies in San Francisco has created the
greatest excitement, and, if Durant is
guilty he will undoubtedly suffer the
extreme penalty of the law. That such
terrible deed should be committed
in a church devoted to the worship of
God is horrifying to contemplate, and
that a young man of high social stand'
ing should be the perpetrator of such a
cruel and heartless crime is simply
horrible. If murder is committed in the
low slums and dives of a city it is con
sidered in harmony with the environ
ment; but when the knife of the assas
sin invades the sanctuary of God and
does its devilish work upon its victim
almost at the altar, it is not surprising
that the community is aghast with hor
ror at the occurrence. Young Durrant
may not be guilty; but the testimony !
against him is very strong, and further
developments are expected. No other
cause can be assigned for the deed than
passionate jealousy, which is known to
have a wonderful power to transform
the most peaceable into fiendish brutes,
and which usually gluts its vengeance
on the fairest and purest. The morals
of San Francisco are no worse than
those of any other city of the same size
in other parts of the country, and the
same motives would, perhaps, impel the
same cowardly deed in the north or the
south, in the east or the west. Every
fresh evidence of guilt will be read
with the greatest interest all over the
country, and the people will be suf
ficiently just not to condemn Durant
until the proof is indisputable; but if
his guilt is shown there will be no sen
timental sympathy wasted on him, and
no man will ever go to the gallows with
less regrets for the fatal termination of
his career.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The terms of peace between Japan
and China have been signed by the
envoy of the latter country, and an im
perial edict has been issued in conform
ity thereto. Japan has secured all she
desired, and she can afford to be con
tent for a time with the honors she has
won.
The demands of Great Britain on
Nicaragua for indemnity will be event
ually paid, as the little republic is un
able to withstand such a powerful na
tion. If the matter is left to a board
of arbitration Nicaragua may receive
some consideration; otherwise might
will constitute right.
The terms of peace with China will
give Japan a foothold in that country
and the influence of western civiliza
tion will begin its work in the empire,
and there is no more fruitful field for
missionary work in this line. With
an offensive and defensive alliance be
tween these countries, and both adopt
ing improved methods of warfare, they
would have boundless resources,
and would be a match for any European1
nation.
Russia and England may change the
terms of peace granted to China, if the
territory ceded will in the least inter
fere with what diplomacy term "the
balance of power." Japan, by the ter
ritory ceded, may have more than the
other nations are willing she should
retain, and in this case she may be
forced to relinquish. China has been
completely whipped, and by the rights
of conquest Japan should name the
terms, without other nations interfer
fering. The wool clip of Eastern Oregon will
be ready for the market in a short time,
and this product, which has greater
effect on business in this region than
any other one, will be the means of
sending considerable money in circu
lation. At the ruling prices wool is
not as remunerative as when the coun
try was under a protection policy. All
values have depreciated, and wool has
suffered with the others. It is not more
silver that bur sheepmen desire; but
protection against the cheap wools of
Argentine and Australia.
The high price at which. the issue of
$60,000 in bonds by the city sold last
Monday is proof of two facts. First,
that there is no scarcity of money
where the security is considered good,
and that the credit of this municipality
is well established. This last fact
should be the means of attracting out
side capital to -this city for investment,
and "there are many enterprises that
could be inaugurated, which would be
great factors of aeveloyment. The
water power of the river at the rapids
could be utilized for manufacturing
purposes, ana there are hopes en
tertained that it will be in the near
future.
Hon. J. B. Eddy, one of the railroad
commissioners, has begun suit in Sa
lem to confpel the. secretary of state to
issue warrants for his salary. .The
complaint sets forth the facts in the
case, and prays that the court "order
and direct the said defendant, Harri
son R. Kincaid" to immediately issue
the warrant. Thus the matter is in
the proper tribunal for adjudication,
and a decision may be expected soon.
Whichever way it is decided it will be
definitely settled until the next session
of the legislature, when it is hoped
that body will abolish all useless com
missions, and the question of holdover
officials will cause no litigation. '
The article published elewhere from
the Eastern Oregon Republican states
that the' governor, secretary of state
and treasurer were well pleased with
the location of the branch asylum near
Union; but the Salem Statesman of to
day says they were not satisfied, and
one of the board said he did not know
whether a proper foundation could be
had for extensive buildings. The
ground is low, of a marshy character,
and without rapid drainage would be
conducive to ill-health. A branch asy
lum somewhere in Eastern Oregon is
desired very much; but it should be in
a healthful locality, where the comfort
of the unfortunate inmates wouia re
ceive the highest consideration.
Secretary Kincaid has decided thaf
the holdover commissioners must have
their cases decided in the courts before
he will issue warrants for their salaries.
This will furnish a harvest for lawyers,
as such cases will require liberal fees.
The state is not expected to be defen
ded by the attorney-general, but by a
lawyer whose fees will come from sub
scription. One Portlond man has of
fered to contribute $100 for the defense,
and an attorney from that city has of
fered to represent the state for $250.
Mr. Kincaid has undoubtedly firmness
as an element in his character, and is
determined that the judiciary shall de
cide whether the' commissioners who
were elected by the legislature of
1893 shall hold their offices until their
successors are elected and qualified.
A sensational report comes through
a correspondent of a London paper
that the Armenians are' preparing for
a giant struggle for independence, and
to this end are willing to incense the
Turk to such a degree until the. out
rages committed call for the interven
tion of the Christian powers. Turkey
has a well-disciplined army of 300,000
soldiers, and the handful of Armenians
could accomplish nothing against such
odds. The civilized world would
very much desire to see Armenia
independent of the brutal sway
of Constantinople; but the strug
gle would be almost hopeless un
der the present circumstances, and it
is questionable if any European power
would go farther than demand a cessa
tion of outrages against a dependent
people.
The suicide of Mr. Paul Schultze
until recently the general land agent
of the Northern Pacific railroad in
Tacoma about noon yesterday, will be
startling -news to the people of the
northwest. He was well known in
this state and Washington, and was
considered a man of great sagacity in
business and possessed of an excep
tionally well balanced brain. During
the time Mr. Villard had management
of the road Mr. Schultze was made
general land agent, and occupied the
position very acceptably until quite
recently, when his resignation was rer
quested. There were financial difflculr
ties, together with this lack of confi
dence in him exhibited by the com:
Danv. that must be considered the
causes that led to the deplorable act,
Unauestionablv to an ambitious man,
and one who has occupied positions of
trust, there may happen reverses that
will create such a despondent feeling
that death may be preferred to life.
Paul Schultze is dead, and those who
may not have considered him a friend
ot the people, when corporation in
terests were at stake, should not allow
their prejudices to follow him to his
grave.
For Bent. .
After April 1st, 20 acres of fine land
within the city limits. House and
barn. Good water for irrigating.
Terms cheap. Apply to
f w.- vvuv.
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE UfQUEST.
Further Testimony In Regard of the
Crime For Which Durrant Is Held.
San Francisco, April 16 The cor
oner began an inquest upon the re
mains of Minnie Williams at the
morgue this morning. The surround
ing streets were packed with a crowd
of morbidly curious people. Among
them were many fashionably attired
women, the latter being especially
bitter against the fiend of Emanuel
church.
Pending the commencement of the
inquest, Durrant was temporarily
lodged in a cell of the old city prison.
He was calm on his arrival, and did
not seem a bit pertubed by his hurried
trip from the new city hall. He
passed through the people with his
head bowed down. He was a trifle
pale, but displayed the same coolness
and ability to control his feelings that
had characterized his actions since his
arrest at Mount Diablo.
As the appearance of the murdered
girl was described by the witnesses,
Durrant began to look haggard. His
eyes became heavy and red and he
drummed nervously with his fingers.
The most sensational testimony of
the day was given by Clark H. Morgan,
at whose house in Alameda Miss
Williams resided.
Morgan said Durrant has made in
sulting proposals to Miss Williams,
who had repulsed him. Several times
he tried to decoy Miss Williams, with
a view of betraying her. Morgan said
last summer Durrant had taken Minnie
out to Fruitvale. and when in a lonely
spot he tried to reason with her with
the intention of betraying her.- Mor
gan said Miss Williams, for whom he
had a parental feeling, confided freely
to him her suspicions of Durrant, of
whom she was in mortal fear. Dur
rant seemed to possess great influence
over her. but she both feared and dis
liked the prisoner. Morgan also testi
fied that a few evenings before the
tragedy he had given Miss Williams a
street-car ticket which he had had in
his possession for 20 years. She had
said on receipt of same, jestingly: "I
can try to ride on it in Oakland." The
ticket was in her purse when found in
Durrant's overcoat pocket.
FURTHER INFORMATION.
The police have learned of further
information connecting Durrant with
the murder of Miss Williams. Last
Friday evening Mrs Mackay, a washer
woman, was passing Emanuel church
with a bundle of clothes at the time
Durrant and his supposed victim were
described by another witness as
being in front of the side gate
of the church. When Mrs. Mckaay
passed she says the man was urging
something, the girl shaking her bead
disapprovingly. The man said,
"You're afraid; come, don't be a cow
ard." She thought it was a lover's
quarrel and passed on, thinking no
more of the incident until the account
of the murder was published. Her
description of the couple tallies exactly
with that of Durrant and Minnie Wil
liams. The marks of the fingers that stran
gled Blanche Lamont were plainly
visible on her neck. Careful measure
ments were made by a physician and a
plaster cast of Durrant's hand has been
made. If it can be shown that the
marks on the neck correspond with,
and were made by a hand similar to
Durrant's, the police think they will
have gone a considerable length to
ward proving the guilt of the man now
in jail.
Durrant . appeared a trifle nervous
when told of the statement made by
Organist George King. He at first ap
peared to treat it lightly, but finally
realizing the importance of the state
ment, he grew suddenly demonstrative
and emphatically declared that King
was a liar. He said: "I cannot under
stand why King made such a statement.
There is absolutely no truth in it, and
he evidently made the statement to
hide the real culprit. Before God, I
am innocent of the terrible crimes that
have been charged against me. I fully
realize my situation, but trust that
with the help of my friends and the
one who watches over us, my innocence
will be established and the murderer
brought to justice. King lies when he
says that he saw me leaving the belfry
of the church on the day that Blanche
Lamont is supposed to have been mur
dered. Even if I had passed out of the
belfry, as stated by King, it would
have been impossible for him to have
seen me. A survey of the premises
will show that. A person standing on
the ground cannot see the belfry.
admit that I was in the church on the
day of the murder of Miss Lamont, but
1 was engaged in repairing some
electric wires. I did not see Miss La
mont at the church, and have no
knowledge that she was in the building
that day.
"The only evidence the police have
against me is the purse which belonger
to Minnie Williams. I can prove that
I found it on the street and placed it in
my overcoat pocket, where the detec
tives found it. I have had a number of
callers, but strange to say, Dr. Gibson
has not visited me. I cannot under
stand why he has not been to see me,
as we have always been the warmest
friends. I sincerely trust he does not
think me guilty of the horrible crimes
which have been laid at my door. But
the truth must triumph, and then I
will show him and the other members
of the church that I am not the mon
ster the public have painted me."
Durrant was arraigned in the police
court at 1 o'clock this afternoon for the
murder of Min nie Williams. His hear
ing was set for next Monday at 11
clock.
Russia Talks of Force.
London, April 16. A dispatch from
St. Petersburg to a Vienna paper says:
"Russia is firmly resolved not to al
low the cession by China to Japan of
any territory on the -kast Asian conti
nent, and will not shrink from enter
ing into a serious conflict with Japan
if her wishes cannot otherwise be at
tained. France is resolved to support
Kussia in this position. A report from
England shows that country is lending
support to japan.
L he Standard s v lenna correspondent
says that the writer of the foresroine'
dispatch never writes without inspira
tion from the Russian foreign office,
although he is. frequently used as a
medium for feelers.
Cholera in Slmonoaski. ,
Port Townsend, April 16. A pri
vate letter was received here tonight
from A. W. Bash, of this city, who is
at Simonusaki, Japan, confirming the
report that cholera has broken out.
He says 22 cases have been reported,
of which' 16 died. The city is very
filthy, but the authorities have taken
active measures to prevent the disease
from spreading.
He was within earshot when Li
Hun? Chan's life was attempted, and
says the feeling of the lower class of
J apan is very iiubuw wwara au classes
of foreigners. With the educated
Japanese, it is just the reverse.
Gold is at an immense premium.
Died at the Hospital.
HEPFNER, Or., April 16. W.
J.
Cantwell died at the St. Vincent hos
pital in Portland yesterday, where he
had gone to have an operation per
formed lor appenaicms. tie has been
in the employ of O. N. & N. Co. here
for several months as assistant to the
agent here, and had been a resident of
Heppner for the past five years. He
was highly respected by all who knew
him. His remains will be brought
here for ouriai.
Confirmed by Foster.
Washington, April 16. Mrs. John
W. Foster, wife of the ex-secretary of
state, today received a dispatch from
her husband, confidental adviser of the
Chinese envoys, confirming the report
that articles of peace had been signed
between China and Japan. The ca
blegram said the peace agreement was
signed yesterday, and that Foster
would be home June 1. . .
Death of Chas. II, Mansnr,
Washington, April 16, Charlie H,
Mansur, assistant comptroller of the
treasury, ana iormeny a mem Der of
congress from Missouri, died at 1 this
morning at tne .national notei. ma
death has been expected for about a
week The remanis will be taken to
Richmond, Mo., where interment will
take place.
Battle in the Chicakaaaw Nation.
GUTHRIE, O. T., April 17. Couriers
just arrived here from Tishomingo, the
capital of the Chicakasaw nation, re
port that a battle is raging between
Govenor Mosely's forces and 200 insur
rectionists. Six people have been killed
and eight wounded, so the report
says, and great excitement prevails.
The cause of the trouble is due to
bad political blood, which prevades the
Chickasaw seat of government. Wil
lis Brown, Charles Brown and Noah
McGill, who claimed to have been elect
ed sheriffs of the nation, allege that the
legislature acted illegally when it re
jected their claims to such offices.
The Break in OU.
Pittsburg, April 17. Oil broke
from $2.60 to $2.10 at 2:30 this afternoon
and closed at 2:17. Great excitement
prevails on 'change.
The break came at 2:90 P. M. like a
thunder storm. The market had been
hovering about $2.62 all afternoon with
light trading, and from the fact that
price of refined oil received another
lift today, no big break was expected.
But at 2:30 the slump began, and in
side 10 minutes it had gone from $2.02
to $2.37. The brokers stood . about
dazed by the suddenness of the blow,
and each quotation from the Oil City
exchange brought a lower figure, until
$2.10 was reached, within a few minutes
of closing time. It then rallied seven
points. The excitement was more in
tense than at any time since the pres
ent bull movement began. Operators
scarcely know of the situation, though
many predict the market will recover
tomorrow.
THE CHCKCH FIEND.
The
Testimony on the Coroner's Inqaest
Strong Against Durrant.
San Francisco, April 17. Coroner
Hawkins resumed his inquiry into the
death of Minnie Williams this morning
an hour earlier than yesterday, but for
an hour before the doors opened the
crowd commenced to gather and a de
tail of policemen had all they could do
to keep the curious throng quiet.
Dr. Gibson was late, but appeared
after a slight delay and was the first
witness called. He testified that he
had never been in the belfry of the
church UDtil the 15th inst., and that he
had oniy seen Miss Williams three
times to his knowledge. He had never
been very intimate with Durrant. He
did not identify the body at first sight.
He had never slept in the church, and
did not know if Durrant had or not.
He identified the broken pieces of the
knife as those found near the body,
and also the stick used to tamp the
cloth into Miss Williams' mouth. .
Mrs. Voy, at whose house Miss Wil
liams stopped on the afternoon of the
night on which she was murdered, tes
tified that she had never heard of Dur
rant, and knew Miss Williams by no
orher name. She had given the dead
girl a night key. She identified the
clothes shown by the coroner as those
worn by Miss Williams.
Miss Voy gave corroborative evi
dence, and added that Miss Williams
had told her that she intended to re
sign from the Christian Endeavor So
ciety, as she. could not afford the ex
pense. She also identified the clothing.
Elmer A. Wolf testified that he last
saw Durrant on Friday night about 12
o'clock, both being of the party that
saw the young ladies home from a so
cial at Dr. Vogel's. He thinks he saw
him a few minutes after standing on
Twenty-fourth street, but is not sure.
He said that Durrant arrived at Vogel's
house about 930, but did not come di
rectly into the parlor.
Dr. Vogel, at whose home the party
was, testified that he knew all the par
ties concerned. Durrant's hair looked
disheveled. Durrant asked to be
shown a place where he could wash
and comb his hair. Witness denies
ever having said that his forehead was
wet with perspiration. He said Dur
rant had explained his tardiness by
saying he had been at the armory. A
statement was read to the witness in
which he is quoted as having said that
a young lady had told his cousin, a
Miss Lucille Turner, that Durrant had
once suggested that she allow him to
make a medical examination of her,
he telling her that he knew of a good
place in the church where it could be
done without any one being the wiser,
The young lady resented the proposi
tion, and after that would have nothing
to do with Durrant. Witness said the
statement was practically correct, and
that he had heard his cousin say that
she did not like Durrant. The witness
said he knew Miss Williams well. She
never spoke of Durrant.
C. T. Hills was the next witness
called. He said he knew neither Dur
rant nor Miss Williams. About 8:15
Friday night he saw a man and a short
woman near the church. He thought
they were man and wife. He was
across the street from them, and could
not describe them accurately. He
thought the man wore a soft hat, and
a long overcoat, such as Durragt wears,
They weut in the direction of the
church and entered the side gate,
which leads into the churchyard!
That was the last he saw of them.
A. E. Williams, the father of the
murdered girl, was the next witness.
He said his daughter had spoken
about Dnrrant to -him, and said Dur
rant had not treated her right. She
did not go into details. Williams
identified the pocketbook found in Dur
rant's pocket as the one he had pre
sented to his daughter.
James Saderman, son of the sexton
of the church, testified that he thought
Durrant had a key to the church, be
cause he has seen him alone in the
building. The boy did not know Miss
Williams.
Sergeant Burke described how he
searched Durrant's clothes and found
the purse.
Harrison's Tale of Woe.
London, April 18. Frederick Har
rison, who says he has been a resident
of Hawaii for 17 years, has written to
the press from San Francisco, com
plaining of the treatment to which
British subjects have been subjected
in Hawaii.
He says: "When the plan of revolt
was prematurely discovered in J anuary,
the government seized the pretext to
make wholesome arrests. I, .with
others, was confined in a crowded,
filthy prison. British subjects and
others were subjected in prison to tor
tures in the hope of obtaining evidence
and driving them into testifying as di
rected. To the credit of Knerland,
only one man surrendered to the das
tardly methods. A dark cell, hunger.
being thrust naked into a tank of cold
water until the victim fainted, threats
of execution, the -arrest of other mem
bers of the prisoner's family and bribes
are only samples of the methods em
ployed."
Harrison also complained that the
British government did not take any
notice of affidavits forwarded to Eng
land by British subjects subjected to
the oppression.
, The St. James's Gazette, commenting
on Harrison's letter, says the Hawaiian
government applied a mild form of tor
ture to the prisoners accused of sedi
tion against the republic, and expresses
the opinion that the British foreign
office should investigate the charges
made, adding: "If they are true, we
are bound to withdraw our recognition
from this government of second-rate
rank adventurers."
It Caused Much Surprise.
San Francisco, April 18. There is
quite a sensation in financial circles
over a note for $300,000, involving the
Standford and Fair estates. It was in
the nature of a surprise to the attor
neys and executors on both sides. The
note was forwarded by W. G. Howells,
of New York, of whom nobody appears
to have ever heard before, to the First
.National bank for collection. J. S.
Angus, one of the executors of the
Fair estate, said there was such a note
for $300,000, but whether genuine or
not he was not prepared to say.
"All we know about it," said he. "is
that last Monday S. G. Murphy, presi
dent of the First National bank, came
to us with a note purporting- to be
drawn by Mr. Fair, to the order of Le
land Stanford, for $300,000, dated five
years ago, and it was then, within a
short time, by its face, of being due."
The signatures of both Stanford and
Fair appeared fairly good, and no one
seemed desirous of savin? they were
forgeries. -
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE CHURCH HORROR.
Durrant Maintains a Smiling and Calm
Appearance.
San Francisco, April 18. Theodore
Durrant was very cheerful this morn
ing, and greeted everyone with a smile
and pleasant words. The probable
reason for this change in the accused
man is probably caused by the belief
that the police have exhausted every
mine for information against him.
The searching of the church is com
pleted, and no further evidence has
been brought to light. He rested well
last night, and ate a hearty breakfast
this morning,
Police Surgeon Somers visited him
this morning to study his actions in
anticipation of a plea of insanity
when the case is brought to trial. Dr.
Somers says that Durrant shows no
signs of insanity; in fact, he spoke
with intelligenge on every subject
that was brought up. Durrant seemed
very well pleased that he had not to
make the trip to the morgue today
The inquest will be continued tomor
row morning
Shortly afser 8 o'clock last night
Durrant was taken to the detectives'
room, opposite the chief's office, by
Detectives Gibson and Anthony. The
chief and all the detectives were in the
room. Durrant was taken into the in
ner room by Detectives Seymour and
Handley. They made him strip and
carefully examined his underwear and
clothes for marks of blood, but none
could be seen. Then they carefully
examined his body for any recent
marks or scratches, but the only one
was the abrasion on his chin, which
he said he got in the brush ai Mount
Diablo.
The police today incline to the
opinion that Durrant, after the murder
of Miss Williams, went directly home
and changed his clothes, and buried
those he had worn before going to Dr.
Vogel's house. They say it would not
have taken him more than five min
utes to get to his house, and they think
this offers a more plausible explanation
of the mysterious disappearance. Rec
ognizing the vital importance of this
link in the chain of evidence, the po
lice have searched not only the gloomy
church on Bartlett street, but every
place where it seemed to them there
was the slightest likelihood of the gar
ments being concealed. To that end
a thorough search of the Durrant house
has been made, but without success.
Another witness has come forward
who thinks he saw Durrant and Miss
Williams, or a couple resembling them
very much, at about 11:15 o'clock on
Friday night on Bartlett street. As
he passed them he heard the young
lady laugh and the young man was
smiling. He did not observe their ac
tions after he had passed them, but
says they were walking toward the
church. The description tallies ex
actly with the dead girl and Durrant,
and if they were the persons, his testi
mony will go to prove that the girl was
was not murdered early in the evening
as has been supposed.
THE INCOME TAX.
A.Rehearing Desired by Attorney-General
Olney.
Washington, April 17. The attor
ney-general today hied in the United
States supreme court a memorandum
for the consideration of the justices,
giving tne government's view on a
petition for the rehearing of the in
come tax question, filed by opponents
ot tne law: The memorandum is as fol
lows: Charles Pollock, appellant, vs.
Farmers' Loan and Trust Company et
al; Lewis Hyde, appellant, vs. Conti
neltal Trust Company, of the city of
New York et al, on a petition for re
hearing. The United States respect
fully represents that if the rehearing
should cover all of the legal and consti
tutional questions involved, and not
merely those oh which the court is
equally divided.
First Whether the tax on incomes,
generally inclusive of rents and in-
terestsor dividends from investments of
of all kinds, is or is hot a direct tax in
a matter upon which, as the original
question, the government has really
never been heard, its position at the
time of the argument was that the
question had been settled by an expo
sition of the constitution practically
contemporary with its adoption, by a
subsequent unbroken line of judicial
precedents, by concurring and repeated
action of all departments of the gov
ernment, and by a consensus of all
text-writert and authorities by whom
tne euDject has heretofore been consid
ered.
Second The importance to govern
ment of the' new views of its taxing
powers, announced in the opinion of
the chief justice, can hardly be exag
gerated, nirst, pushed to their logical
conclusion, they practically exclude
from direct operation of its power all
real estate of the country and all of its
invested personal property. They ex
clude it because if realty and person
ality are taxed only by rules of appor
tionment, the inevitable inequalities
resulting from such a plan of taxation
are so gross and flagrant as absolutely
to debar any resort to it. That such in
equalities must result is practically
admitted, the only suggestion in -the
reply being that the power to directly
tax realty and personality is not meant
ior use as an ordinary every-day power;
that the United States was expected to
reply for its customary revenues upon
duties, imports and excises, and that it
was meant that it should impose direct
taxes only in extraordinary emergen
cies
Only Killed His Wife.
Spokane, Wash., April 18. At Pa
taha City last -evening David Crum-
pacfier, a butcher, shot his wife and
Teban Johnston. Mrs. Crumpacker
ana Johnston were standing near the
aoor, and crumpacker intended to kill
Johnston, who had been the despoiler
of his home. Crumpacker had warned
Johnston to keep away from his house.
and last evening he saw him there and
procured a shotgun. As he took aim
the woman moved, and received one
shot in the right breast, which passed
through and came out at the back.
Johnston received one shot through
the hand, and Crumpacker fired the
other barrel, but in the darkness
Johnston escaped. Mrs. Crumpacker
died today. No attempt has been made
to arrest Crumpacker, who has the
sympathy of the community.
Catarrh in the
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