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SATURDAY... '..DECEMBER 7, 1895
r- SEX MAKES A DIFFERENCE
That thfl lawi of oe!ety hold women
' to a' stricter accountability for their
deeds than they do men, is true, but
.'- why this is the case no one has ever
been able to satisfactorily explain. A
man may commit deeds of impropriety
and be forgiven, which if committed
by a woman, would subject her to ever
lasting disgrace and ruin. This rule
of social law seems aUo to be the .rule
of the civil law, at least such would
seem to be the case, if we are to judge
from the findings of the jury at Al
bany, which recently convicted Mrs.
- Hannah of murder . in the second
degree for killing Mrs. Biatt.
The evidence in this case showed
the crime toave been as cold blooded
and deliberately premeditated as ever
'was a murder, and had not there been
a prevailing sentiment against bang
ing a woman, the "sympathetic" jury
would no doubt hava found her guilty
of murder in the tirtt degree and con
demned her to death. The evidence
. also showed the crime to have been the
' result of jealjusy, and that Mrs. Han
nah had grounds for her belief that
Mrs. Biatt had won the affections of
. her husband; in ether words, that Mr.
- Hannah was untrue to his marriage
owe, and that Mrs. Hiatt was his mis
tress. In short the affections of a hus
band had been estranged; the injured
- wife maddened by jealousy avenged
- her; wrongs, uurdered her. rival, 'and
for this act she is condemned to im
prisonment for life. .'
What would have been the verdict
of the j lry if the case had been re
versed if it ha j. been Mr. Hannah
- who ha 1 aver.ged a like wrong? If he
hai killed Mr. Hiatt for estranging
the affections of Mrs. Hannah? It
would . have been "justifiable homi
cide." Ihere is an unwritten law rec
ognized by juries, if not by courts,
1 that when a man iolates the honor of
a household he takes his life in his own
hands, and f jv are the cases on record
- where an "injured" hnsband has been
held accountable for killing the in
truder, the man who hit v recked his
happiness. "Why shojld not thd un
' written law apply to the case of the
i- wife? The marriage voiv of t ie wife
is no more binding than that of the
husband. . Her affections are as acute
as his. Her sense of chastity are just
as exeat. But society says she must
tread in - the "straight : and narrow
path" while he mayciverge therefrom.
And the laws of Cregon, as interpreted
by the jury at ' Albany, ,says if she
seeks redress as would her husband,
she must Buffer the awful consequence.
In this respect both the laws of society
' and the state are at fault.'. What is re
quired of one sex should .be required
of the other, and privileges that are
extended to one should be accorded
'.both. - '.' .- - ' "'; ' "
- ! 1 .
FRIVOLOUS PROSECUTION.
" When public officials consider office
a public trust, the people are well
f served, and the administration of pub'
Ho affairs are economically conducted.
But when they look upon their position
as a license to build up fees at the ex
pense of the taxpayers, extravagance
Is the result, and taxation becomes
burdensome. When such a state of af
- fairs exist, justite demands that the at-
' tention of the public be called to it,
. hence the late grand jury is to be com
.mended for having made this state
ment:
"We would further call the attention
of the court to the fact, that certain
justices of the peace .in this county
. seem' more desirous of making fees
than of performing the legitimate
duties of their office. Sometimes
frivolous cases are begun and the par
ties bound over to the grand jury, or
i the parties dischargedand the costs
, taxed up to the county. v e find, upon
examination of - the county court
. docket, that at the September term of
the county court the enormous sum of
91 ,000 was allowed for justice courts
alone for cases tried during only two
months. We heartily endorse the
action of the county court in disallow
ing all bills where in their opinion,
; the charges made were unnecessary."
It is no doubt true that a large sav
ing to the county could be effected if
. justices of the peace would be. more
guarded in allowing criminal proceed
ings to be commenced in their courts.
If they would enforce the rule of requir
ing complaining witness, in each case
that has the appearance of being a
malicious prosecution, to deposit a
bond for thef costs, there would be
fewer . criminal prosecutions, and
thousands of dollars would be saved
each year. Whenever . a crime has
been committed, it is the office of the
state to pay the expenses 'of prosecut
ing the offender; but it is not the in
tention of the law that the state shall
pay for prosecuting cases where the
object is to wreak revenge or satisfy
personal spite, and when justices of
the peaoe require complaining' wit
nesses to pay the costs in such cases,
they will occur less frequently, and the
expenses of criminal prosecution will
diminish. .
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Sooner or later, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean, by some agency or other,
a canal connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans, will be constructed. So
much is inevitable. I
It is better that the canal shall be
completed soon rather than late, for
Its completion will double the demand
for the coal of Alabama, will place the
l California wheat growers within twen
' ty-flve days of the greatest foreign
market, and within eighteen days by
water communication of the greatest
wheat market on the eastern seaboard.
It will reduce freight on all articles
exported from the west and south of
the United States, and, in conjunction
with a canal between Lake Michigan
and the Mississippi, it will place Chi
cago in direct communication with
Asia and South America. It will go
far toward removing the disabilities
whiih the farmers of the west now ex
perience when competing with Argen
tine for control of the foreign grain
tnnrlrAtff. Ann whilA nrpn.t.ino' a. naar
market for the west and south it will J
increase greatly the tonnage arriving J
in and departing from our eastern sea
ports. It ought not to need affirmation that
the canal should be built by American
agency. A caral that gives to any
European power, or to any combina
tion of European powers, control of
the passage between the two great
oceans of the western continent must
be a constant menace to republican in
stitutions in the new world.
AMERICAN ARISTOCRACY.
The Oregonian yesterday discussed
very sensibly the subject of wealth in
this country, and sums up its conclu
sions in the head line to its editorial,
that there is ".No Aristocracy of
Wealth" in this country. The argu
ments of our contemporary are well
made, but it seems to us its conclu
sions are not backed by the facts. In
concluding the article referred to the
following statement is made: "Pessism
is an easy habit: but, as a fact, this
country is not ruled by an aristocracy
of wealth, nor, happily, is it anywhere
near tharcondition." Is this true? In
the sense that we have no titled aris
tocracy, yes. In the sense that there
is not an aristocracy measured by
wealth alone-that dictates the laws of
the country, no. It needs no argu
raent to demonstrate this. The action
of Justice Sbiras in voting against bis
own conclusions on the income tax
bears the ear marks of the power o
money. The horde of rich men in the
United States senate is an evidence of
the aristocracy of wealth. The rich
criminal, defended by a rich, lawyer
and set free, while his poorer, brother
goes to the penitentiary for the same
offense, shows simply class privilege
the privily e of the aristocracy of
wealth. We have the sa ne laws for
all it is true, but do we arrive at it e
same results with all classes? Most
assuredly not. ' Much as we may dis
pute the fact we have an aristocracy in
this country, a class separated from
the masses with special privileges,- not
given but taken by force, and, taken
because the power of wealth permits
it. It is a condition that ui fortunately
does not see n to admit of correction,
one t r. t under our system, of govern
ment is bound to arise,' and which the
people are powerless to prevent.
LOSS ' OR GAIN.
An exchange speaking of the falling
off in prices of the mining stocks of
South Africa alludes to them as "great
losses." It is an open question
whether they should be classed as
"greit losses," or treat galas. As a
matter of fact the losses, while aggre
gating large sums, were generally
composed ' of many small sums, the
earnings of the middle classes, tempted
to sudden wealth through stock-gambling,
and lured to financial destruc
tion by as . alluring visions as those
furnished by Aladdin's lamp. ' The
visions are easily understood by those
who were on the coast from '70 to '80,
and the result of the dream of sudden
wealth in England as easily calculated
as were those of this coast during the
mining craze over . the Comstock
There have been innumerable losses of
small amounts, aggregating in the past
six months' 3360000,000. The result &
an impoverished . multitude and the
creation of a few Kaffir millionaires.
Money has been lost, and has been
gained. So that, after all, it is but a
changing of . ownership. Another
$300,000,000 will change hands on these
'same 8to3k8 within a year to the' im
poverishment of the many and the en
riching of the few.' ( ? -
FACTS ABOUT- THE TARIFF
Senator Fr.ve was asked the other
day what the Republicans propose to
do for- the relief of the national
finances. He replied:
. "We propose to run this government
on the receipts ' from a protective
tariff." ' -
But what sort of protective tariff
will yiel.l receipts sufficient to . "run
this government?" The most elabo
rately and scientifically protective
tariff everdevised by human ingenuity
for this country was the McKinley law,
In 1890, the last year before it went
into effect, the customs receipts were
$229,668,584. During the next year, to
which only a part of the McKinley
schedules was applicable, the receipts
f ill off a little more than ten millions!
t) $219,522,205. During the next year
tiey declined to $177,452,964, and in
1894, wheu the -full effects of the law
were felt, tho receipts sank to $131,818-
530.. '
Now the annual pension payments
amount to more than that by many
millions, while, the total annual appro
priations exceed.: $500,000,000. New
York World.
GLARING DISCREPANCIES.
The report of the expert, appointed
to investigate the books of the insane
asylam is .a striking contrast to the re
port of the joint committee of the last
legislature to whom was delegated the
same duty. The report of that com
mittee says: . . .
"A thorough investigation . of the
books and accounts of the institution
has been, made by. competent clerks,.
and in all particulars they have been
found correct. The bookkeeper was
courteous and obliging and during the
examination of the books and papers
gave his aid and all assistance required
in the investigation."
The report further states that tbe
committee held three meetings, which
were publicly advertised, under the
statement that it would receive and
consider any charges regarding the
improper management of the affairs
of. the asylum. .No charges being pre-
I ferred, the committee concluded that
none could be brought affecting in any
manner the careful and proper man
agement of the institution.
Mr. Thlelson, the expert appointed
by th state officers to examine the ac
counts of this institution, after devot
ing two months to investigating them,
finds a discrepancy amounting to $12,
504.49 in . the accounts, as shown by
the inventory taken last August. If
Mr. Thielsoo's findings are correct the
legislative committee must have been
a most incompetent body, or had a
great faculty for white-washing.
The Oregon and Washington divi
sion of the 'i ravelers' Protective
Association now propose exerting
their energies toward opening the
Columbia to navigation. Their plan
is to build it as a private enterprise,
the funds to be raised by public dona
tion. Donations will be asktd from
the different financial organizations of
Portland and also from tbe farmers in
the upper country. They consider a
boat railway the most feasible plan.
and estimate it will cost $400,000 and
that one year will be required to
build it.
Dr. Prlco'S Cream Baking Powder
, WorltP Mr Mfbeet A want.
ABANDONED FARMS.
Many Republican papers are quoting
an unverified statement from the New
York Tribune that a great deal of land
in England has gone out of cultiva
tion, or rents have been reduced be
cause the farmers cannot compete with
foreign producers under free trade. In
other words the English farmers can
not compete with the cheap products
of America, and of course these prod
ucts are cheap because they are pro
duced by cheap labor. The English
farmer-' is therefore opposed to the
cheap or pauper labor of America, says
the Walla Walla Statesman, the same
as our high tariff advocates are scared
out of 'their wits by stories about the
cheap labor of England.
But how is it about the abandoned
firms in New England located within
a stone's throw of the protected facto
ries of that sectiou? How. Is it that
these farms are totally abandoned and
the owners refuse-to pay the taxes on
them when they are so near a home
market in a protected country? They
are not only given up to grass and pas
ture as in rCii. land, but they are aban
doned entirely, the owners refusing'to
pay the taxes on them, and the states
have assumed the ownership and have
regular bureaus organized to dispose
of them as best they can.
If the Er.glish lands that have been
turned over to "grass and pasture ex
clusively are an argument against free
trade what are the abandoned farms of
protected New England an argument
against? It can't be free trade that
has ruined the New England farmers,
because the protected factories are
right at hand to furnish the ideal home
market of the high tariff advocates.
There was never a better argument
to show farmers the falsity of the claim
that protectio benefits the n than the
abandoned farms of New England in
the very shadow pf protected factories
that are claimed to furnish a home
market.
NO NEED OF DELAY.
The peculiarities connected with the
science of civil engineering are per-
plexing, and the triumph of some of
the modern engineers is astonishing, j
For the past twenty-five years there
has been a project on foot to build the
Nicaragua canal, and board ' after j
board of engineers has been sent there
to survey the route.report on the feasi
bility of the plan and estimate the cost
of construction. That their reports
should somewhat vary is not astonish
ing, but that even after some eleven
different boards have gone over the ;
ground, the last should recommend
that another be appointed to do the
same work, and that an appropriation
of $370,000 be made to defray the ex
penses of a new survey is confusing to
one not versed in the intricacies of
civil engineering as viewed from, the
standpoint of those in the service. - To
such it would appear that the learned
men who compose these boards either
have little or no confidence in their
ability, or that they are influenced by
mercenary motives that their' object
is not to further' the construction .- of
the canal, but to f urniBh' employment
for men of their profession.
The result is that friends of the
project have begun to look with dis-
trust upon the distinguished engineers
wbo are in the employ of the govern
ment, and begin, to fear that if con
gress continues to heed their expen
sive advice, this generation will not
live to see the completion of this great
enterprise. 'Senator Mitchell voiced
the sentiment " of a ; large " majority
when he said he favored going ahead
on the surveys that have already been
made. There is no assurance, if an
other preliminary survey were made
that it would be any more complete
than those in the past, which' have
demonstrated that the scheme is feasi
ble, and additional surveys would only
result in further delay. II the pres
ent congress authorizes tbe commence'
ment oi the work: errors in engineer
ing can be rectified as the construc
tion progresses. What is demanded is
that the work be commenced at once.
REED AGAIN.
'Thomas B. Reed of Maine, was yes
terday elected Speaker of the House,
his old position. It is a coincidence
that he is again called to preside over
a body so overwhelmingly Republican
That large majorities : in legislative
bodies invariably cause trouble to their
party is almost a political axiom, and
that Reed's elevation to the Speaker
ship handicaps him in tbe fight for the
presidential nomination is certain.
True it, gives him some patronage
.but that very patronage inures to his
hurt. Some president remarked con'
cerning the appointments to govern'
ment offices that "when he appointed
one man, he made ten enemies and one
ingrate," and this statement, true
then, is also true no. '. The man from
Maine, was never very deep-in the
presidential swim and he may as
safely be counted clear out of it. Reed
is a good presiding officer and while
nicknamed "the czar", on account of
his arbitrary rulings, we have always
believed that he took the only sensible
view of the situation, and compelled
congress to do what.it was elected to
do, attend to tbe business of the couh"
try. " -T ''
EDITORIAL , NOTES.
Considerable work is already mapped
out for the senate at this session. Two
hundred and seventy-two bills were la
troduced the second day of the session,
The Oregonian offers no objection
to the election of Thomas Reed as
speaker of the house. It certainly has
not looked up Mr. Reed's record on
the monetary question.
An eastern newspaper remarks, with
a great deal of point and some pith,
that very few men are making the fires
this winter. The new women are
looking after all those little things
that tend to make home happy.
Senator. Allen . has. put on his war
harness and introduced a resolution
asserting that the United States should
at once recognize the independence of
Cuba. The senator will find consid
erable company along thin line. -
Senator Sherman is a much shrewder
business man than many gave him
credit for before he wrote his book
The h rnet nest he has stirred np
among bis fellow partisans has given
his work such a wide advertisement
that a fortune from iu sale awaits him.
Very few people in the United States
favor the annexation of Cuba, but they
are anxious to see the Cubans have a
chance to live in peace and govern
themselves. If the congress which
convenes next week does not take some
steps toward recognising Cuba' inde
pendence, it will be s serious disap
pointment. . -
The president's message to congress
1 disappointing to many in that it
does not suggest a more rigorous for-1
eign policy. Many had hoped that in
his message the president would have
made some strong declarations in favor
of Cuban independence and in opposi
tion to England's attitude toward Ven
ezuela. Mrs. Jamison, who two years ago
eioped from Victoria with a rich young
Englishman, deserting home-' and
children, affords a forcible example of
the saying "that the way of the trans
gressor is hard." Deserted by her
lover in . the City of Mexico", without
money Or friends, she would have been
destined to die in poverty bad not an
indulgent father come to her rescue.
-The East Oregonian has made
friends among, the taxpayers of Uma
tilla county by showing upthe exorbi
tant charges for prlrftlig the delin
quent tax .list. Generally the East
Oregonian is found on the side .of the
taxpayer in all questions touching on
public expense.' It advocates the prac
tice of .economy as should every paper
in the state. .. - ...
The Hawaiian evidently are deter
mined to be Americans in fact as most
of them are In Blood, and President
Dole has Issued a proclamation making
the American Thanksgiving day a na
tional holiday for Hawaii. Fourth of
July of last summer was celebrated with
more enthuslam and di splay than their
own liberation day from a monarchical
government.
Senator Lodge wants to amend the
immigration laws so' as to exclude all
persons between 14 and 60 years of age
who cannot read and write the English
language.- America Is- not ready 'for
such restrictions to her immigration
laws as this. The capability to read
and. write our language does not con
stitute a good citizen, but ability and
disposition to earn a living and abide
by our laws do.
Judge Peckham has been nominated
by the president for associate justice
of the supreme court to succeed the
late Jusslce Jackson. Senator Hill
defeated the confirmation of Judge
Peckham when he was appointed by
Cleveland before, but Hill has not now
the influence in the senate be had a
year ago, and will not 'likely offer auy
opposition to Peckham's confirmation.
The sultan of Turkey is still master
of the situation. The assassination of
Armenians continues, while the powers
of Europe remain inactive, except to
make demands that the atrocities cease.
England, Russia, Germany or France
could put a stop to the murders single
handed, but each is afraid to act lest
it should incur the displeasure of some
other power. Hasty action on the part
of either is liable to involve it in war
with its rival.
The fish wheels' on the Columbia
have been most severely condemned
as a source of destruction to salmon, and
efforts have been -made to have laws
passed suppressing them. Since Fish
and Game Protector McGuire's report
j shows only 6 per cent of tbe salmon
catch of 1895 were caught in wheels,
those who want them suppressed' will
hardly be so clamorous in their de?
mauds.
. " President Cleveland gives a very
clear explanation of the embarrassed
situation of the treasury. So long as
the United States treasury has. out
standing over $700,000,000, "sight
j dpaft8 ((rreenback8 and silver certifl
oates) that it must pay on "demand in
gold, it will continue "to be embar
rassed. The retiremant of
"sight drafts" is the only method to be
pursued ,to. prevent runs being made
on the treasury.
Silver advocates are .making their
power felt already in the senate. They
captured half the members of the" com
mittee of the 'Republican caucas ap
pointed to name the commltties of the
senate. -From this it would appear
that the Oregonian did not speak ad
yipedly when it asserted the Rerubli-
can party was the party of sound money,
There still remains among the leaders
a good many 16 to 1 advocates.
Congressman Ellis is right on one
point at least. When interviewed in
Washington as to the best means for
raising revenue for the government he
said: "I favor the imposition, of an
additional tax of one dollar per barrel
on beer. This would bring in at least
$30,000,000, and would harm nobody,
Itsonlv effect being to diminish to
some extent the enormous profits of
the brewers." Thus one by one our
republican' congressmen are begining
to recognize the fact that there is an
other way of raising revenue than tax
ing necessities of life.
The deficiency in the revenues of the
government is due principally to the
nullifying of the Income tax by the
supreme court. ' The new tariff and the
internal revenues are yielding all the
revonuethat was expected from them,
while the' Income tax would have
yielded just about $30,000,000, which is
very nearly what the deficit for the
year will be. If congress had, the
power to reverse the decision of.- the
supreme court, and enforce the collec
tion of the income tax, the question of
revenue could be settled very speedily
But the men who assemble in Wash'
ington at the present time have neither
the powor nor inclination to do this-
they will insist on taxing consumption
rather than property.
There is one way to stop the drain
of gold and enable more silver to be
forced into circulation, at one stroke.
The re-enactment of the McKinley
law .will do it. It will provide the
gold that bonds must otherwise supply,'
and It will increase the business of the
cduntry so it can absorb more silver
money. Salem Statesman.
v Would it Indeed, when there are
500,000,000 silver certificates and Sher
man notes outstanding that are, by
the terms of the acts creating them,
made receivable for customs, tolls and
all pubiio dues? Importers will not
Inconvenience themselves to get gold
with Which to pay duties so long as sil
ver certificates are more easily ob
tained. The drain on the treasury
gold can never be stopped by increas
ing duties.
Bowed HI Farm With Gold.
Terra Haute. Ind., Dec. 5. It is
learned that Joel Connors, an old resi
dent of Parke connty who died recently.
instead of being very poor as he said
he was, had nearly $10,000 in gold.
His wife did not know that he had ac
cumulated money until just before he
died, when he told her of it. He did
n )t definitely describe its hiding place,
and what has been found has -been
widely scattered. Tbe yellow colnhas
been found in old dirty and battered
oans and jars that would not attract at
tention and which were placed in out-
of th -way corners about the outhouses
on the farm. " . .
" All Who Want Money.
All county-warrants registered prior
to March 1, lows, win oe paia u pre
sented at my office, corner Third and
Washington streets, me wanes, ure.
Interest ceases after Nov. 13. 1895... - ?
WM. MICHKLXu
County Treasurer. -
TELEGRAPHIC.
IN THE CFPEB HOUSE.
Business Transacted bv' tbe Senate tLe
Third Day of tbe Session.
Washington, Dec. 4. In the senate
today SenatorMitchell, of Oregon, pre
sented a letter and accompanying re
cords to the senate, from U. A. Dupoo',
claiming the right to be admitted as a
senator from Delaware... Delaware's
democratic 'senator,-' Gray, moved the
privileges of the floor be given his
republican quasi'-colleague, " pending
the determination of the case, and Du
pond was brought in and introduced.
. Several petitions for the recognition
of the Cuban insurgents .were offered.
Squire, of Washington, iu introduc
ing a bill for fortifications at Atlantic,
Pacific and lake ports, said the senate
was. being asked to extend recognition
to Cuban belligerents and to firmly
reassert the Monroe doctrine. .
"We are talking of these matters as
though we had a chip on oir shoulder,"
he added, "and we go along in blissful
ignorance of, or inaction, as to the
unfortified condition of our ports." .
Hoar offered thefollowing:
''Resolved,. ''That'. the senate will sup
port tbe president in the most vigorous
action he may deem fit to take for the
protection, and. security pf American
citizens in Turkey, and to obtain re
dress for injuries committed upon such
citizen there." ' '
"Reaolxie'j'Vi.Ai the president be dot
sired to make" known to the govern
ment of Turkey, the strange feeling of
I'egret and -indignation -with which. the
people of Amefjca' heard .of the injur
ies inflicted upon the persons of .the.
Christian faith" in' Turkey, and the
American people cannot be expected to
View with indifference any repetition
or continuanceof such wrongs.''
PALM.VtS OPINION.
Cleveland's Neutrality la All Cuba Can
Hope For.
NEW YORK, Dfcc. 4. T)ie World, to
day says: ; i . v
The portion of President Cleveland's
message that referred to the Cuban
question evoked. lively comment yes
terday at the headquarters of the revo
lutionary junta in this city.' Delegate
Estrada Palma objected to the presi
dent's describing American sympathy
with the Cubans as sentimental. Mr.
Palma felt that the president's views
on the Cuban question were possibly
influenced by the Spanish minister in
Washington and by the United States
consel-general at Havana.
"Mr. Cleveland's neutrality is all we
can hope for," he continued, "and we
are thankful that, he did, not see fit to
bring up the ' precedent ' of General
Grant's opinion? -
Mr. Palma added that hopes of Cu
bans everywhere centered upon the
favorable action of the new American
j congress.
Horace Rubens, consel for the Cuban
' party, considered tbe president's atti
tude as only sympathetic, but as indi
f eating that he realizes the importance
of the insurrection , and is ready to act
In the matter when the proper moment
arrives, in 0i'ema.nner most favorable
to the Cuban cause.' "
POPS WILL" STAND TOGETHER.
... . IJ '
W1H. Probably Prevent Republican Be-.
: : organlsa oa of the Senate.
VtTt otttm51V1W, Don 1 Tha PnnnHat
terday took steps which probably wjll
prevent the reorganization, of the sen
ate by the. Republicans, they deciding
to stand together against both of the
old "parties. - Peffer, Allen, . Kyle and
Butler. . ranked r as ' straight Popul ists,
and ' Senators-Jones and Stewart, of
Xevadat upon .whom some Republicans
have counted for assistancg in case of
an. effort to .reorganize, were presen
MThere was no dissent against tbe prop'
osition to stand v together jon the ques
tion of organization and to gi ve no sup
port to either of the old parties in the
election of officers of the senate or in
other party matters. .Those present
also decided. to nominate their own
candidates for the various offices in
case the other parties place candidates
in the . field. t- The Populists agreed
that this step .rOuce taken they would
stand by their candidates solidly to the
end. . The Republicans, now lack three
of a majority. , . . . ,
In Receiver's Hand.
SALEM. Dec: 4! The Salem Consoli
dated Street Railway Company passed
into the hands' of a receiver this After
noon, upon petition of E. P. McCor-
nack, president of the First National
bank, trustee." "F. R. Anson, superin
tendent of the-' 'company's business,
was appointed receiver, with bonds
fixed at $5000: ;' This action was caused
by failure of the. company to" meet, ac
commodation-notee for $8812 50. The
stockholders of this company are Port
land and Eastern 'capitalists, and, be
sides an electric street railway,, own
also the electric-light plant. Both
will continue in operation. .
:- Russia's Attitude.
Constantinople, Dec; 4. It be'
came known today, to tbe surprise of
skeptics, that Russia is really in accord
with, the power? , and the sultan ' need
look for' no sympathy from' the czar or
htsfcaaviaers in anything tending to
thwart the determination of the powere
to have order,restored throughout the
Turkish empire-and measures taken for!
the protection of lives and property of
all Christian subjects- of the sultan
This news has cast a dismal spell over
Yildis Kolsk and the ministers have
been in: almost constant attendance
upon the sultan ever since.
Will Not Arbitrate.
LONDON, Dec 4. The reply of the
Marquis of Salisbury to the note of
Secretary ' Olney on the Venezuelan
question is on board the White Star
line steamship Britannic, due in New
York Friday. The essence of the doCu
ment Is that Great Britain refuses to
submit to arbitration- any territory
within the Schomburgk line. Some
surprise is expressed because the reply
was not sent through tbe United States
embassy,-but Ambassador Bayard ex
plaina'tbat this is in accord with, 'dip
lomatic usage. '
, Revolutions In Venenata.
NEW .YORK, Dec 4. Correspond
ence to the Herald from Panama says:
. .From trustworthy private advices it
U reported 'here that the revolution
which has broken out simultaneously
in nearly all tbe states of tbe republic
of Venezuela against Crespo's autoc
racy is of tbe most serious nature. To
preserve neutrality between Colombia
and Venezuela, the government I
Colombia has appointed an inspector,
who is to reside at El Am paro in the
state of Bolivia.. -J' . -y.-
- Meettof of Wool Growers.. .
" WASHlNOTpNt, Dec. -4. s-The annual
meetiog of tbe,National Association of
wool growesega here'tbday. The
principal feature was the annual ad-
dress of President William-Lawrence,
of Ohio, who dwelt on the distressed
condition of the wool growing in
dustry and various suggestions for"
remedial legislation and conceited
action to secure better protection to
growers Resolutions will be adopted
urging the restoration of wool to the
dutiable' list at a reasonably high rate.
Snow at Hrppaer.
HEPPNER, Dec. 4. Snow has fallen
here during the past two days to the
depth of six inches. The weather was
quite cold last night, being 18 degrees
above at daylight this morning.
General Uuuzalt-s Shot.
HAVANA, Dec. 4. General Gonzalez,
insurgent,' convicted of taking up arms
against the government, was shot to
day. ' t
Another luoua Victory.
KEY WEST, Fla.. Dec. 5. According
to advices which have been received
here from Havana the Cuba;is have
once more won a victory over tbe Span
ish troops. The battle was fought be
t.veenCamaqueyandLasVallas. ' Gen
erals Gomez and Sanchez with 300; l in
surgents encountered Generals Suarez.
Valdez and Garriel. commanding 2500
Spanish troops. Three hours of des
perate fighting-was waged, the Span
iards retiring with a loss of 200 killed
and 300 wounded. Among the killed
were several officers. The insurgents'
loss was about half that of the Span
iards ' .
SCRBENKKK UK FIGHT.
B ich is Bald to be Iceland's Alternative
Regarding Venezuela.
Chicago, Dec. 5. A special to the
Times-Herald from its Washington
correspondent says: -
; War between the United States and
England is threatened. It can be
averted only by surrender on the part
of England. The contention over the
Monroe doctrine has a stage which
will produce the gravest anxiety on
both sides of the Atlantic until the
facts become known. If the American
congress will support the president,
and of this there can be no doubt,
Great Britain will soon be given the
choice Of surrendering or fighting.
Upon authority which cannot be
questioned, it is known that this gov
ernment has received a cablegram from
ambassador Bayard giving briefh the
contents of the note tbe Marquis of
Salisbury has mailed in reply to Secre-
" . . . , , .
tary umeys note oi last July, j.ms
reply is, in substance a refusal to arbi
trate any of the territory eastward
of the Schomburgk line. Moreover,
Lord Salisbury raises a new case. He
now. contends that the Schomburgk
line was not arbitrarily run ; that it was:
in fact, located upon authentic data,
and that it can be proved by the re
cords, the treaty descriptions and the
maps, that it correctly represents tt.
western limits of the territory Great
Britain acquired by cession from Hoi
land.
HOPE OF THE SULTAN.
Harmony Between Powers May be Bro-
1 .... ken.' .. . .
. Constantinople, Dec. 4. via Sofia,
Dec. 5.' During the past 24 hours there
have been frequent cabinet councils at
the palace,- and several exchanges of
opinion with representatives of the
powers, but no decision seems to have
f . . . ...
auojectt'Ol. tne nrmans .aemaoaea . Dy
the powers for the passage of extra
guardships; through- the -Bosphorus.
- The. dilatory policy of the palace
people Is continued, apparently in the
hope that a hitch will occur which may
put an emd to the accord of the powers.
- The ambassadors do not attempt to
deny 'that the accord of Europe is liable
to be disturbed at any moment, ana it
if to obtain -this end that Turkey is
working night. . and day with., all
the skill and subtleness of Eastern
diplomacy.' Certain rumors about the
'real designs" of 'Great Britain are
taken to tbe Russian embassy by agents
of the porte, and annoying insinuations
concerning the ultimate aims of Russia
find their way thi-outrh the porte
agents into the British embassy. 'In
turn the French ambassador hears sly
reports about the doings of the Ge
man ambassador and vice versa. So
the ' game continues, wkb Turkey
still ahead, in spite of the efforts of ap
parently -united Europe; However,
unless all signs are misleading, or the
unexpected happens, there, will be
decided change in the situation by
Saturday. . . , .
A Fact Worth Knowing.
Consumption,- la grippe, pneumonia
and all throat and -lung diseases are
cured by Shiloh's Cure. For sale by
w.. uonnen.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Two Senate Bills For the Free Coinage of
. Silver, ,
Washington, Dec. 5. There was
good attendance when tbe senate met
at noon today. The first bill intro
duced was brie by Mills, Democrat, of
Texas; for the coinage pf the silver in
the treasury, '.'.."
'A oill Introduced by Chandler, Re
publican, of New Hampshire, for the
coinage of silver at the ratio of. 151 to
1, the bill tp, become operative when
England, Germany and France pass
similar laws, was listened to with gneat
attention. , .
Gallinger, Republican, of New
Hampshire, introduced a resolution de
claring it the sense of the seriate that
It was unwise and inexpedient to retire
greenbacks.
Mitchell, Republican, of Oregon, in'
troduced a resolution, which was agreed
to, calling on the , secretary of the
treasury to inform the senate why the
construction of the pubiio building at
Portland, Oregon, was not proceeded
with.
Call, Democrat, of Florida, addressed
the senate in advocacy of his resolution
for recognition of the belligerency of
tbe Cuban Insurgents and for strict
neutrality by the United States in the
war.
Both Partlea Caucus.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Republican
senators met in caucus immediately af
ter adjournment of the senate todav.
Senator Sherman, chairman, announc
ed the selection of the following sena
tors as a committee to arrange com
mittees of tbe senate; Mitchell of
Oregon, Teller. Cullom, Quay. Piatt,
Chandler. Pettigrew. Geary, and Prit-
Chard. - The committee was confirmed
by the caucus. The committee Is about
equally divided as. to silver, Tour being
for free coinage, while Chandler is
very friendly to silver. The Demo
cratic members held a caucus today,
there being 20 senators present. The
caucus decided upon the nomination of
Senator Harris for president pro tem,
in case the Republicans . should decide
to attempt to select oae of their nam-'
ber to. tbis. .office. The caucus also
authorized the chairman, Senator Gor-
man, to appoint a steering committee
of six, who shall be old members.
There were several speeches on the pol
icy of organization of committees and
all were favorable to permitting the
Republicans to take them in case they
decide that they wish to do so.
No Alarm at London.
London, De 5. It was semi-off-cially
stated here this afternoon that
fjr years the Russian Black eea fleet
has been under orders to be prepared
f ir active service at any moment.
Therefore, it is added, there is nothing
new in the situation. Moreover, it is
pointed out a full understanding has
ben established between the powers
regarding the situation in Turkey and
no apprehension exists ot any one
power taking independent action.
Tlion. F. Oakes, Henry CPayne, Henry C
Rouse, Receivers.
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Monday, December 2, 1895.
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And tbe Bent Beefsteaks. Mutton Chops and
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