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SATURDAY. . . .DECEMBER 14, 1895
;' AX OPEN RIVER.
Y. Portland is beginning to tlemonstate
an interest in the, opening of the Col
, umbia river thai is encouraging. For
. some time past the Oregonian has agl
tated the question of opening the river
from The Dalles to Celilo. and has ad-
" vocated an appropriatibn by congress
Y for this purpose. Now the Dispatch
has taken the matter up, and in a re
cent article said:
! "The Traveler's Protective Associa
tion which met in this city last week,
adopted a resolution favoring the con'
. struution of the ship railway at the
UDDer Cascades, and as an aid to the
enterprise, local subscriptions. This
is an important matter and'effScts the
greatest part of our own state, Wash
ington and "Idaho,-adapted, for wheat
: raising and; other products. We are
not among those who have a desire to
' await the slow process of the govern
tnent. It took a private corporation
less than two years to build the locks
..' at Oregon City, and the government
.Y has been twenty-five years at work on
the Lower Cascades. The first estl
; mates on this work were about twelve
- hundred thousand dollars- Three
times this amount has been expended
and the work hot yet completed. The
. government is too slow and spends too
much of the approDnations for prelim'
inaries. If this association is in earn
' est and has a business proposition to
- offer to the wheat producers of that
section, based on a subscription of
: wheat, we do not think there would be
Y- any trouble to raise a subsidy of two
millions of bushels within the territory
to be benefited by this project. But
the farmers want immediate relief and
cannot wait a half a century to realize
Y the benefit of an open river.
''If the government secures the right
of way and will allow the state or pri
vate corporation the right to use such
portions as may be necessary, a port
age road could be constructed in six
-months, at a cost not to exceed two
hundred and .fifty thousand dollars.
This road, having been built with the
' farmer's subsidy, should be operated
in his interest and the freight passed
. 'over it at the expense of the handling
' and maintaining - the road. There
would be plenty of competition on the
river to make low rates, and the river
- would be virtually open above The
Dalles, and the farmers in that section
..would receive some of the benefits of
the locks of the Lower Cascades. The
Protective' Association has made
move in the ricrht direction and we
hope some one will take the lead in
pushing the matter to practical results.
It is a project on whioh depends the.
prosperity of a large portion of the en'
tire northwest. . We have no hope for
the present generation If ther general
government is relied upon with its
- ship railway. 'It may be completed in
time to be of use to the next genera
tion. We, need this improvement for
the present and it eannot be completed
any too soon for the good of the farm
ri who now. have to sell their wheat
at 35 cent a bushel. We might also
add that there is no enterprise in
which Portland has a more direct in
. terest The; prosperity of the pro
ducers and farmers tributary to the
Columbia river is one of the - necessl
.ties to add wealth and prosperity to
the metropolis-.
of suppressing insurrection or repell
ing invasion, nor in the discharge of
any legally constituted liability in said
countx whatever."
They base their grounds for action
on Article 11, Section 10 of the consti
tution, which is as follows: "No
conuty shall create any debts or liabil
ities which shall singly or in the ag
gregate exceed the sum of $5000 ex
cept to suppress insurrection or repel
invasion, and the debts of any county
at the time this constitution takes
effect, shall be disregarded' in estimat
ing the sum of which such county is
limited."
' It is not probable that any court will
literally construe this article of the
constitution and by its decision allow
a county to repudiate debts that have
been incurred in good faith, so long as
the evidence of debt is held by inno
cent parties; but it will give the courts
of the state an opportunity to say
whether the organic laws of the state
mean anything or are simply an aggre
gation of meaningless words to be vio
lated whenever officials see fit. A de
cision on thid point has .long been
needed in Oregon, and the result of
the suit commenced in Baker county
will be watched with interest.
" ' - '
THE SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT
Juver since the decision ol the su-
- preme court declaring the income tax
- unconstitutional, there has been
growing sentiment among the masses
' that the Federal constitution should
be amended so that such a tax could be
legalized, and so strong has that sen
timent become that it is not improb
able the- amendment., introduced by
Representative Hill, to be known as
; the sixteenth amendment, will at least
pass the lower aouseof congress. It
cannot be . expected, however, the
amendment will meet with much favor
in the senate, that body being largely
composed of members who are .repre-
sentatives more of large corporations
than of the people, who may be ex
pected to antagonize any measure that
would tax the corporations to whom
they are indebted for their tenure of
office. .
Y 'i-'he of t-asserted proposition that an
income tax is a penalty for prosperity
'has long since been exploded, and it is
now looked upon, by the masses es
pecially, as the most just system for
raising revenues. It has not only the
commendable feature of requiring
those who are best able to doYso, to
bear the burdens of supporting the
government, but it places the burden
upon the class that derives the great
est benefit from taxation. The mil
lionaire has more interest in maintain
ing armies and building up navies to
protect his property than has the wage
earner whose only capital is his mind
- and muscle. The railroad corporation
and the merchant prince have more
- need of protection from the govern
ment than has the humble citizen with
small belongings, and justice would
demand that they pay for that protec
tion according to the amount of their
possessions. At least this is the view
.taken by the masses, regardless of
political affiliation; and the represen
tative in coDgress, whether he be Dem
ocrat, Republican or Populist, who op
poses the enactment of a , measure
tending to equalize the burdens of
maintaining the government, as an in
come tax would do, will not voice the
sentiment of his constituents; hence
it is that we Lave hopes of the six
- teenth amendment meeting with favor
In the lower house.
SPEAKER REED'S PLAX.
It is no open secret that it i9 the in
tention of Speaker Reed to force meas
ures along- through congress rapidly,
so that' the- revival of business pros
perity may be attributed to legislation
enacted -by the present congress, and
t hat none of the credit may be given to
the laws passed at the last regular and
special sessions. Mr. Reed ' is a far
seeing and shrewd politician, and rec
ognizes that something heroic must be
done lest his party may be deprived of
some of the glory he hopes to clothe it
with between now and the close of this
session. -But unfortunately for him,
the good times which he wishes to
attribute to the acts of the fifty-fourth
congress are already here, and the
.neoole throughout the east, where
general prosperity prevails, are thor
oughly aware of the, fact. The prices
of manv agricultural products have
advanced. Imports are enormously in
creased to supply tthe demands of a
prosperous people. Manufacturers are
busier than they have been for years.
Railroad earnings are rapidly growing
in amount and laborers of every kind
are employed at increased and increas
ing wages. Of this latter fact we have
just had proof in the failure of the em
ployers of all the different kinds of
labor engaged in building operations
to secure unemployed workmen to take
the places of their striking workmen.
All this has occurred under a Demo
cratic administration, and under legis
lation enacted by a Democratic con
gress. It will be difficult to persuade
people to believe that the steady re
vival of prosperity which began six
months ago and has continued ever
since is the result of legislation yet to
be enacted, especially when such acts
must be under the restraining influence
of a Democratic president's veto power.
The distress through which this
country has recently passed cannot be
attributed to any recent legislation in
the United States, but was clearly the
result of two other great causes. One
was the general depression that pre
vailed throughout the. entire civilized
world, brought on by over speculation,
and reflected in our own country. The
other was the foreign distrust in our
currency and securities, created by
the great blunder of 1890, the Sherman
silver purchase act, which but for Dem
ocratic intervention in repealing the
act would have 'depreciated our cur
rency to the lowest level, and discred
ited every American security. To de
prive a Democratic administration of
credit for what has been accomplished,
Mr. Reed and his co-partisans will find
a most difficult task, for they are al
ready matters of history, yet they
should be encouraged and commended
for every honest effort to devise mean 9
to relieve the treasury, even though
such efforts should result in credit to
the Republican party.
PROTECTION RUN WILD.
Senator William P. Fry, of Maine,
in telling how the Republican party is
going to manage affairs "when it jets
complete control in 1897," says that
"it will run this government on the
receipts from a protective tariff,"
dropping the internal taxes altogether.
Commenting on this- statement that
very able protection journal, the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, says:
"How does the Maine statesman sup
pose that $356,000,000, or thereabouts,
the amount of the government's ex
penditures in the fiscal year which
ended four or five months ago, can be
obtained from customs alone? If the
iiternal taxes the taxes on whisky,
beer and tobacco, which yield from
$150,000,000 to $160,000,000 a year are
to be abolished, and he evidently
thinks they ought to be and will be,
the entire expenses of the government,
except $18,000,000 or $20,000,000 ob
tained from miscellaneous sources,
must come from the tariff. The larg
est receipts from the McKinley tariff
were $203,000,000 in the fiscal year 1893,
for that act was not in operation
throughout the whole of the flssal year
1891, when the customs amounted to
$219,000,000. The highest point ever
reached by the customs was in 1890,
when they touched $230,000,000. Ac
cording to the Frye idea the ' Republi
can party is going to raise over 100,
000,000 a year more from the tariff than
was ever raised from that source be
forefor at least $335,000,000 would be
needed, in addition to the $20,000,000
obtained from all other sources outside
of the whisky, beer and tobacco taxes,
to meet the expenses of the govern
ment." ..
The Globe-Democrat . might with
profit have carried its comparisons
further, and shown the fallacies of the
proposition that a high tariff produces
greater revenue than a low. For in
stance the McKinley schedules raiding
the duties an average of 25 per cent
were avowedly intended to decrease
revenue by crippling trade. And they
did so, reducing receipts from about
$230,000,000 a year to $131,000,000. The
Wilson tariff was intended to increase
revenue and it has done so. The last
fiscal year under the McKinley tariff
ended June 30, 1894. The first under
the Wilson tariff ended June 30, 1895.
The customs receipts under "the Mc
Kinley law during the last year
amounted only to $131,815,530.62.
During the first year (and naturally
the worst one) under the Wilson tariff
the customs receipts increased to $152,-
749,405.53, and they have been Increas
ing ever since.
VAGARIES OF ASSESSMENT.
that should govern his successors.
Senator John Sherman, as well as
Cleveland, is of the opinion that we
need no more territory at present, and
recently expressed himself as follows
on this subject :
" I hope our people will be content
with internal growth, and avoid the
complication of foreign acquisitions.
Our family of states is already large
enough to create embarrassments in
the senate, and a republic should not
hold dependent provinces or posses
sions. Every new acquisition will
create embarrassments. Canada and
Mexico as independent republics will
be more valuable to the United States
than if carved into additional states.
The union already embraces discordant
elements enough, without adding oth
ers. If my life is prolongued I will do
all lean to add to the strength and
prosperity of the United States, but
nothing to extend its limits,' or to add
new dangers by acquisition of foreign
territorv.'"
EDITORIAL NOTES.
TELEGRAPHIC.
EUROPE'S DISGRACE.
WANT TO REPUDIATE,
A suit has been commenced In the
circuit court for Baker county whereby
certain taxpayers ask the court to en
join the county treasurer from paying
the debts of the county in excess of
the constitutional limit. Outstanding
warrants of the county with accrued
interest thereon amount to over $275,
000, and the plaintiffs in the suit ask
that all but $5000 of this be repudiated.
The plaintiffs allege ' that the in
debtedness 'was "illegally, wrong
fully, unlawfully and fraudulently cre
ated by the defendant and that no part
. thereof was so created for the purpo3e '
There was once a time in the dim
past when all Christendom rushed to
arm? to war upon the stolid Turk who
then had done no worse than deny to
Christians . the freedom of worship
within the limits of the Bacred city of
Jerusalem. The chivalrous Christian
nations carried the war to the heart of
Turkey, and the Mussulman was made
to recognize the power, if not the
creeds of Christianity. But now when
temples and streets are red and wet
with the blood of 200,000 slain Christian
Armenians, when starving women.
naked children, and well-nigh famished
men wander o'er the mountains and
cheerless plains of Asia Minor, fleeing
frbm the wrath of Turk and Kurd, all
Christendom stands agast, sighs sym-
pathetically and protests diplomati
cally, though not a hand has grasped
the sword to stop the flow of blood.
What a traversity on civilization.. is
this inactivity on the part of Christian
nations. All eyes are turned to Eng
land, -Prance, Germany, and Russia
with enquiring gaze and wondering
how long they will permit their jeal
ousy of each other to prevent action in
avenging these wrongs against human
ity. When will they open the mouths
their canon and put a stop to 'this
awful slaughter? Humanity demands
that they act, that they revive the
chivalrous spirit of the past, and if
nothing else will suffice, wipe the Turk
ish government off the face of the
earth. Lack of activity on the part of
those great nations bespeaks that they
have become a race Incapable of feeling
for the Bufferings of an oppressed and
persecuted people.' It bespeaks retro
gression in civilization rather than ad
vancement.
One of the vexed questions with
which the Oregon legislature has ever
hod to contend is that of assessment
and taxation. The brightest minds in
that body have been sorely taxed in
efforts to frame a law that would be
applicable to all sections, and that
would result in an uniform valuation
of property in every county in the
state, but so far their efforts have not
been crowned with that degree of suc
cess which might have been expected.
The state board of equalization was
created with the view of . equalizing
values throughout, the state, but this
will be an impossible, .undertaking so
long aa county assessors do not confine
themselves to stricter rules in placing
valuations on property.
The state board, now In session at
Salem, has made inquiry of the differ
ent assessors regarding the basis of
valuation upon which they made the
assessment of 1895, and some of the
answers received show such wide differ
ences that to equalize valuations will
be next to impossible. For instance,
the assessor of Waaco county made his
assessment on a basis of 75 per cent
valuation. In Lane county notes were
assessed at full value and other prop
erty on a basis of 80 per cent. The
Union and Morrow county assessors
assessed everything at actual cash
value, while In Jackson the assess
ment was made on a valuation of 75
per cent. - The assessor of Multnomah
county has not yet completed his roll,
but from the incomplete return that is
made, it would appear that his assess
ment was made on a basis of about 20
per cent.
When such a difference in valuations
is shown, it will be extremely difficult
for the state board to strike mean
whereby injustice will not be done
some locality, and since they are re
stricted in their power to raise valua
tions, there is little left for them to do
except to lower the basis of assessment
in all counties and on every class of
property to a level with the valuation
that is the lowest. In order to deal
justly with all the board would find It
necessary perhaps to reduce the valua
tion on all classes of property to a
basis of 75 per cent, that being the
lowest value yet reported.' This would
appear to be the only equitable method
of procedure, still it would not in all in
stances make taxation equal. Assess
ment upon a basis of full cash value
throughout the state would be the
most, equitable system, and until it is
adopted by assessors everywhere, some
sections are certain to be overtaxed.
Providence, R. I. will have a demo
cratic mayor for the first time in many
years. Edwin I. McGinniss was the
democratic nominee and he was elected
a few days ago by 600 majority.
Congress thus far has exhibited little
activity. Speaker Reed has not yet
got his forces in hand, but when he
does his programme is said to be to
rush legislation through in a hurry.
Dr. J. L. Hill, talked of as a candidate
for congress on the populist ticket, ran
for mayor of Albany, Monday, and re
ceived 34 votes out of a total of 664.
That ought to nip the doctor's little
boom in the bud.
Baker county, with its debt of over
$200,000, is an example of whatreskless
and extravagant; officialism does for a
community. When officials learn to
conduct public affairs as they would,
private business, such examples as
this will be uncommon.
The Kentucky Republicans have
been out a long time, but they are
awake to the idea that "to the victors
belong the spoils." Governor-elect
Bradley has already received 5000 ap
plications for the twenty-five offices at
his disposal.
The men who induced the Supreme
Court to reverse itself in order to kill
the income tax ought not to object to
an increase of the tax on beer to meet
the-deflciency which they occasioned in
the treasury. They don't as a rule
drink so plebeian a beverage as beer.
The Republican statesman who are
determined to reopen the tariff ques
tion in congress may have the courage
of their convictions. But have they
made a really thorough investigation
of the political economy and politics
of undue familiarity with a buzz-saw?
In the past the woolen mills, which
was recently destroyed by fire, proved
such a benefit to Salem that the cap
italists of that oity will not see the in
dustry eo down. They are subscrib
ing liberally to the stock to rebuild the
mill. The enterprising people of The
Dalles may well patera after Salem in
that respect.
In the death of Allen G. Thurman,
America has lost one of its great men
Few men have been more active in
moulding public opinion for the past
forty years, and none go' to the grave
more generally resoected than the
"Old Roman."- His life was-' . well
spent, and his memory will last for
generation. .
It is authoritatively stated that the
world's output of gold this year will be
$200,000,000. Should such an output
continue a few years longer the ques
tion of parity between the two metals,
gold and silver will adjust itself by the
law of supply and demand. Increased
production of gold and a . decrease in
the production of silver will enhance
the value of the latter.
NEW ALLY FOB CUBA.
Revolt Reported Brewing- In the Island
of Porto Rico.
New York, Dec. 11. A local paper
says: ...
In her struggle for independence,
Cuba has found a powerful ally in the
island of Porto Rico. According to
the latest inielligence, Spain has now
two insurrections on her hands, or will
have if the plans maturing are carried
out. Porto Rico has gone so far, it is
said, as to Issue a declaration of inde
pendence, and will soon join her sister
island in the active struggle for liberty.
An army is being formed by the separ
atist party of Porto Rico, and as soon
as the . leaders are : chosen the new
campaign will open.- As in the Vene
zuela affairs, the revolutionists are Cu
ban compatriots, residing in this city,
and the same secrecy attended their
movement. At a meeting held at. the
home of Dr. J. Julio Hanna, business
that was calculated to further harrass
the Spanish government was trans
acted. It was there that the initial
steps were taken In this country to
ward a revolution- in Porto Rico. If
these plans, and those formed by the
leaders on the island, are carried out,
the first blow against Spain will be
struck in a very short time.
It may be but a few days before the
people of Porto Rico, the only Spanish
province in the West Indians which is
not revolting against the mother coun
try, will be in arms against Spain.
The leaders here claim .that a vigor
ous declaration of independence has
been prepared by the leaders of the
Porto Rican separatist party, and that
it is their intention to issue this as soon
as they feel sure" that they can defend
themselves against any action Spain
may take. --.,
A Porto Rican in New York declared
this may be in less than a week. The
declaration of independence was pre
pared on the island, and at least one
copy Was sent to. this city for the leaders
to pass upon. They have given It their
approval, and have so informed the sep
aratist party in ; Porto Rico. '
In starting this revolution in Porto
Rico, the leaders' are fully carrying
out the original' plans of General Jose
Marti, the late leader of Cuban revolu
tlon, which was to first get the Cuban
insurrection well under way, and then
to encourage, or rather create, a simi
lar uprising in Porto Rico.
There were to be two separate revo
lutions, the army of each of the two
provinces acting independent as far
as possible, but necessarily in conjunc
tion when a crisis . was reached, but
each striving for the same object the
defeat of Spain.' . If a victory should be
won, it was arranged that the sister
islands should form entirely separate
governments, the republic of Cuba and
the republic of Porto Rico.
In formulating this plan, General
Marti consulted prominent Porto Ri
cans who are how in this city, one of
whom corroborated the above state
ment last night. These men are among
those who are arranging the present
proposed coup, and Cuba's cause and
Porto Rico's cause they say, are identi
cal. ......
Burton, in the presence of a Dispatch
reporter how he concocted the .plot for
the murder of Kitty Ging. During
the revolting narrative the smile never
left his face.
LABOR AND THE SUNDAY LAW
ON TO PROSPERITY.
There is nothing now to retard the
growth and prosperity of The Dalles,
we have our opposition transporta
tion line to regulate freight rates, our
big warehouses in which to store the
products of a large and productive
country, a progressive and enterpris
ing class of business men, and last, but
not least, a commercial club, the aim
of which is to foster and encourage all
enterprises that may tend to Increase
the volume of business or inaugurate
j new industries, t or tne latter there
is abundant work, and upon it the
future of the city largely depends. The
Dalles is just beginning to emerge
from the deleterious effects caused by
fire and flood, and with proper effort
upon the. part of its citizens, nothing
can check its progress. It possesses the
natural advantages to make one of the
greatest manufacturing and commer
cial centers in' the Northwest This it
is certain to become in time, but its
growth in this direction can be hast
ened by efforts that may be put forth
by the club. '
The meeting in concert of members
of trades unions and of the Y. M. C. A.
for the purpose of strengthening the
demand for the universal observance
of Sunday as a day of rest is, says the
Inter-Ocean, a noteworthy and a praise
worthy incident. It is not demanded
that Sunday shall be made a religious
holiday, but that it shall be made a day
of rest, a-day in which mind and body
and soul can rest and regale themselves.
It would be as thoroughly inimical to
the principles of civil and religious
liberty were men compelled to go to
church on Sunday or to read none but
religious books as it is that they are
compelled to work. The economic and
political principle underlying the Sun
day holiday is that one-seventh of each
man's time must be restful, in order
that his bodily and mental condition
may be healthful. There also is this
condition involved, that while the sup
ply of labor is in excess of the supply
of work to be done it is unjust to keep
one man employed for seven consecu
tive days when by granting him rest on
the seventh some wholly unemployed
man will be called to work on one of
the six. .
The worst enemies that the wage-
earners have are the men who conspire
to deprive them of a Sunday holiday.
It is a good sign that they are coming
Into a knowledge of this truth.
BIG ENOUGH ALREADY.
That the United States contains all
the territory it needs, and that further
Acquisition would be inadvisable are
the principle which actuated President
Cleveland in disfavoring the annexa
tion of Hawaii, and it is a principle
Olympia is preparing for a city
election and the ladles are holding
prayer meetings to ask the voters to
be guided by divine wisdom in the se
lection of candidates. This seems a
peculiar proceeding,but in view of the
records hitherto made by officials in
the cities on the .sound, the ladies of
Olympia are justified in calling on
Providence for aid..
It is very natural Salem should want
to rebuild her woole n mill. It has
proven a profitable concern for the
city, as is shown by the following ex
hibit of expenditures during the five
years the mill was operated. For
wages, $151,221; wood, $15,000; wool
1224,791; other expenses, $33,913: to
tal $423,224. Alike institution that
would pay out over $80,000 a year for
labor and material would not be
a. bad thing for The Dalles.
It is not unlikely that the greater
portion of the Cascade Timber Reserve
will be restored to the public domain
in time that stock may be ranged
thereon next season. Senator Mitchell
appeared before the secretary of the
interior a few days since, and urged
that the reserve he cut in two, one
part to cover the land around Jit.
Hood and the other to coVer Crater
lake. The suggestion appeared to
meet the approval of the secretary Y
If the dispatches published yesterday
are true, the relations between the
United States and! England are in a
condition to be Severely strained, but
It will not result in war. England has
to much, too look after in Europe to
hazard an engagement with Uncle Sam
at this time. The Britishers are only
bluffing, and would concede almost
anything now rather than send a fleet
to American waters to back up Salis
bury's ultimatum.
A few weeks ago the estate of Vis
count Gough, valued at $354,000, paid
a tax of $23,105. ' The viscount died in
England last May, and the tax on es
tate goes half to his country and half
to the. imperial . government. We
ought to be ready pretty soon for a tax
of this kind in this county. An es
tate of this size owes something to the
laws and institutions of the country In
which it has been amassed. Oregon
ian. An income tax would be the
thing to cover cases of this kind.
The Ellensburg Register makes the
startling announcement, that . "the
opening of the free wool market has
knocked in the head fifty millions of
our sheep, and if nothing is done to
stop the slaughter in two years more
this great resource of the American
people will have vanished." ,-When
we take into' consideration the fact
that there were only 45,048,017 sheep
in the United States in 1894 when the
markets were opened to free wool, the
statement that 50,000,000 of them have
been knocked in the head thereby, is
alarming. Nearly 5,000,000 more than
we had when the free wool schedule
went into effect have succumbed to the
knocking in the head process. Prob
ably it has killed a lot of sheep over in
England, Australia or some other free
trade country.
SUBSIDY SUBSCRIBED.
Salem Happy Over Prospect of New Woolen
-. . Mm.
Salem,. Or., Dee.,' 1L The $25,000
subsidy stock required for the rebuild
ing of the Kay woolen mills was not
fully taken until today. E. H. McCor
mick, of the soliciting committee said
10 days ago the mill would be re
built. Since then the committee has
worked assiduously. The proposition
that Salem and the state cannot afford
to lose such an enterprise as the mills
has been -put to every person within
reach of the committe, if it thought
there was a chance for as much as one
share of $100 to be token. Over 30
shares were sold to as many different
individuals. Many young men work
ing upon salaries subscribed. The
largest subscription was by J. K
Weatherfood, of Albany, who took
$5000 of stock.. Among the other large
subscriptions were J. J. Dairy mple,
$1500; Thomas Johnson, St. Louis,
$1500; J. M. Wallace, $1250; Wallace
estate, $1000; A. Bush, $1000; Phil Met-
schan, $1000.
There were about 70 different sub
scribers to the stock. "Machinery will
be ordered at once and as large force
of men as can be used put at work. A
4-set mill, of double the capacity of the
former, will be erected. In many re
spects the new mill will be superior
to the one that was burned. It is pro
bable a department for the manufac
ture of worsted goods will be added.
Salem citizens are elated over the pros
pect of the new mill.
Harry Hayward Hanged.
Minneapolis, Dec. 11. Harry Hay
ward was hanged at 2:12 this morning
for the murder of Catherine Ging.
His last words were: "Pull her tight;
I'll stand pat." Hayward was the
coolest man at the execution.
Indiana Democrat' Candidate.
Indianapolis, Dec. 11. At a meet
ing of the democratic state central
committee today Governor Matthews
was formally indorsed by the democrats
of Indiana for president.
ALLEN THURMAN DEAD.
The "OtA Roman" Expired at Columbus
Yesterday,
Columbus, O., Dec. 12. Allen G.
Thurman .died at 1:15 today. The
death of Thurman was a painful shock
to the general public here. The last
reports from him before today were to
the effect that he was doing finely.
The Thurman residence is about a
mile from the center of town. Abso
lutely no other information came with
the announcement of his death save
that it occurred at 1:15 p. M.
The immediate cause of death was a
fall he sustained some weeks ago, from
effects of which it was thought he had
partially, at least, recovered. He was
82 years old on the 13 of last Novem
ber, and had it not been for the acci
dent a month ago he might have lived
a number of years. He has not been
able to leave home for over a year,
but he could walk about the house
without assistance, could read, and re
tain much of the power of his once
vigorous mind. The shock of the ac
cident more than the actual physical
injuries, seemed to impair his -hold
upon life. '
A STRANGE CONDITION.
Policemen Guard a Chicago Church to
Prevent Card-Playing In It.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Policemen are
on guard at the Campbell Park Pres
byterian church to prevent card-playing
within the sacred Edifice. The
card parties were given in the church
every time the janitor was away, and
were participated in by a number of
the residents in the vicinity. They
began playing in the church at the be
ginning of the cold season, when it
was necessary to keep the house warm ;
two or three days preceding each Sun
day. The games were spirited affairs.
Select poker sittings were had every
night until the janitor came into the
game. The janitor took a hand and
dealt a club to each player. They re
fused at first to leave the church, but
he gave them several more deals play
ing clnbs every time.
legality of bonding Klickitat county.
It is said that the final passage by the
courts upon the legal status will be de
layed to a later date than was antici
pated Turret Plates (or the Oregon.
Bethlehem, Pa., Dec 12. The
Bethlehem Iron Company shipped tur
ret plates, sighting hoods and acces
sor' e9 for the battleship Oregon and
the armored cruiser Brooklyn to San
Francisco today, where the ships are
in course of construction.
Passed the Straits.
Rome, Dec. 12. A dispatch received
today from Constantinople says the
British gunboat Dryad and the Italian
gunboat Archimedes passed the Straits
of Dardanelles today, owing to a brawl
at Stamboul. A panic is said to pre
vail at Galata and Pera today.
Bleakney Released.
Oregon City, Dec. 12 Tennyson
Bleakney was released from jail to
night, it having been conclusively
shown that ne was in no wise connected
with the Brown murder.
IN SOUTHEASTER EUROPE.
Outcome of . the Present Situation Can
not be Guessed.
New York, Dec. 12. A dispatch to
the Herald from Vienna says:
General Nigra, Italy's ambassador
in Vienna, says that it was impossible
to say what would bo the outcome of
the present situation in southeastern
Europe. The fear of war, however,
would probably prevent collision be
tween the powers.
The semi-official Pesther Lloyds Bays
the sultan's just suspicions of the loy
alty of the triple . alliance and the
powers have given deep offense.
Count GoluchOwsky's object is to pre
serve, not to destroy, the Ottoman em
pire. He refused to sanction proposed
coercion measures. This situation
will remain serious until the reforms
are realized.
Tageblatt says improvement is im
possible under the reign of the sultan.
Is the making of a pie. Thej
making of a crisp crust depends
largely upon the shortening. Use i
Cottolene, the new vegetable
shortening, instead of lard, and
sogginess will De an unknown I
element in your pastry.
! should always be economically
need two-thirds as much Cotto
lene as you would ordinarily use
I of lard or butter, being ample to
produce the most desirable re
sults. The saving in a year rep
resents a considerable item.
i There are many imitations of
Cottolene; you should therefore
be careful to get the genuine. .
I 8old norirbn la tin, with trademarks 3
i CotleUnu and k4 ineottvii mlanl s
amotA oumrFtln. MwMaaUDr
THE H. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY. SI. Louis,
"The Regulator Line"
TROUBLE WITH APACHES.
In.
It Grew Out of an Attempt to Arrest
. dlan Thieves.
Washington, Dec. 12. The war
department has received a telegram
from the commanding officer at Fort
Apache, A. T., saying trouble at 'Ci
buoul, occurred out of an attempt by
Sheriff Thompson, Of Globe, A. T.,
with a posse to enter the Indian reser
vation to arrest Indians who attempted
to take stores from ranches, whose oc
cupants were absent. The Indians are
said to have been caught in the act,
but had taken nothing, being discov
ered too soon.
The inhabitants are much excited
and are'gathered at Newton's store at
Canyon creek. .
A man named Boise killed the Indian
whose body was found in the vicinity.
He and two others gave themselves
up to Lieutenant Fenton and are now
on the way to Globe. .
HE WILL NOT RESIGN.
This Much
Ambassador
Stated.
Bayard Hat
London, Dec; 11. The United States
embassy was besieged today by news
paper reporters'- anxious to obtain the
view? of Ambassador Bayard upon the
demand for hie Impeachment made yes
terday in the house of representatives
at Washington, by Congressman Will
iam- E. 'Barrett of Massachusetts, on
the ground that he Insulted the coun
try from which lie is accredited, and
the people he represents, in speeches
delivered at Boston, England, and at
Edinburg, Scotland, August 2 and No
vember 7, respectively. All attempts
to induce Bayard or his staff to discuss
the matter failed, while British officials
also declined to make any statements
on the subject
Although Bayard refuses to be inter
viewed, he has stated that he does not
intend to tender his resignation.
Appeal From Armenians.
London, Dec. 12. A dispatch ad
dressed to the Associated Press and
signed by Armenians of Constantinople
has been received here. It says: Ar
menia is at her last gasp. The num
ber of people massacred reaches 100,-
000, and the half million survivors
have taken refuge in the forests and
mountains, where 'they are feeding on
herbs and roots. Hunger and cold
have begun to make f reat ravages
among them. In the name of human
ity and Christianity, save us!" .
The Dalles, Portland and Astoria
Navigation Co
THROUGH
FfeigWPassepLiue
Through Dailv trie fSundavs ex
cepted) oetween the Dalles and Port
land. Steamer Regulator leaves The
Dalles at 8 a. m., connecting at the Cas
cade Locks with Steamer Dalles City.
Steamer Dalles City leaves Portland
(Oak street dock) at 7 s. m., connecting
wiu steamer iteguiator lor ine ualles.
PASSENGF RATES:
One way .$2 00
Hound trip , 3 00
Freight Rates Greatly Reduced
Shipments for Portland received at
any time, day or night Shipments for
way landings must, be delivered befere
5 p. m. Live stock shipments solicited.
van on or address,
ill. C. HLLHWHY,
General 'Ageat
THE DALLES - OREO
a: a. brown
FULL ASSORTMENT
AKD PROVISIONS,
A NEW DEPARTURE !
From and after Dec. 2, 1895,
Th? undersigned will sell his stock of
Hay, Grain, Feed, Flour,
: GROCERIES, FRUIT, SEEDS, ETC. :
For Absolute Cash or Produce. No goods sold unless paid for.
ae, sell?ng goods very close and we must have the CASH down. j
we will make it to your interest to get the cash. All goods dellv
ered to the boat, railroad depot, or any part of city free of cost.
H. CROSS.
1 ne persecuted Armenians make a
most pathetic appeal to Europe for pro
tection Half a million have sought
safety In the confines of the mountains
and are subsisting on herbs. Death
either from cold or starvation must
result unless immediate relsef is had.
If the cries of these half million starv
ing Christians do not arouse all Europe
to action, their boasted civilization
should never again be paraded.
It is costing Spain 8150,000 a day to
maintain her sway over Cuba. There
can be only one result come from this
expenditure, Spain will be a financial
wreck in a short time and then Cuba
will be an independent nation. -
BALDWIN OPERA HOUSE
Saturday, December 21.
SEVENTH ilML BALL
GIVEN UNDER THE AUSPICES OP THE
Yerein
"Harmonie.'
Committee of Arrangements.,
Hans Hansen, . w. Berqfield, K. Gotfried.
E. SCHA.NWO,
H. J. Maier,
Reception Committee.
I. C. NlCHELSEN, . . JOS. NlTSCHKE, J. WlOLK, '
Walther, H. C. Liebe. '
E. Jacobsen,
o.
Floor Committee.
J. WlGLE, R. RORDEN,
F. WlOLE.
HUSIC FURNISHED BY THE ORCHESTRA UNION
Grand March 8:45 Tickets, $1.00.
THE CELEBRATED :J
Columbia
Brewery
AUGUST BUCHLER, Prop,
This Well-known Brewery is now turningout the best
Beer and Porter east of the Cascades. The latest appliances
for the manufacture of good healthful Beer have been intro
duced, and only the first-class article wi 1 be placed on the
market. .
East Second Street.
The Dalles, - - Oregon
COLUMBIA PACKING COMPANY
Cored flams
Corner Third and Washington Streets. : ,
, Bacon, Dried Beef aDd Toopes,
And the Best Beefsteaks, Mutton Chopt-and
. Veal CutleU In the Market.
Orders Delivered to Anv Part of the Citv
Freeh Vegetables on Sale at the LoweatPrloes.
GEORGE RUCH.
PIONEER GROCER
(Successor to Chrisman be Corson.)
FULL LINE OF
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
Again at the old stand I would be pleased to see all mjr ,
former patrons. Free delivery to any part of the city. . i.
rfynuwriruxruwnnnjnru
s
From the way our trade is increasing
people must be satisfied and recommend
us when they buy their Drugs and Medi- ;
eines at .... . s
am
avuvinnnnn
DEUTSCHE APOTHEKE.
Not Until Next Week.
Washington, Dec. 11. Speaker
Reed has experienced more difficulty
than was anticipated in making: the
membership of the committees, owing
to his lack of personal acquaintance
with the new members, of whom there
are 163. From a source close to the
speaker the Information is (riven out
today that the committees will proba
blynot be Announced till the latter
part of next week, just before the
Christmas holidays come on.
Pacific Boads Debts.
Washington, Deo. 12. Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska, today lntroduc- j
ed a bill for the settlement of the Pac
ific railroad debts. It provides for the
sale of the government interest in both
the Union and Central railroads July 1,
1896, to the highest bidder, but there
shall be no sale unless the bid shall be
at least 60 per cent of the government
interest. The bill is very long, and
devoted mainly to details of the trans
fer and the manner of sale.
Soecial Prices to ash Ewers
170 SECOND STB EST.
Sample : Rooms.
Ex -Count; Clerk Downing Sentenced.
Spokane, Dec. 9. Ex-County Clerk
C, O. Downing, convicted of embezzling
funds, was sentenced by Judge Buck to
day to three years in the penitentiary.
Downlng's attorney at once gave no
tice of appeal to the supreme court.
The court fixed the appeal bond at
$1500. Downing is still out on the
former bond, given for his appearance
for trial. He will be required to fur
nish a new bond. .
A Bvmorad Confession.
St. Paul, DeC 11. A Minneapolis
special to the Dispatch' says: "Harry
Hayward confessed a few hours before
he was hanged. He told , Dr Frank
Preferred Deatn to a Husband.
Albant., Or., Dec. 12. News has
been received from Jefferson that Miss
Liilie Weddle, aged 16, drank carbolic
acid yesterday with suicidal intent and
will die. Her parents refused to allow
her to marry the young man of her
choice, and wished her to marry an
other. On the way to school she drank
the acid, and was found by the road
side in great agony. She was taken
to her home and a physician at once
called. This afternoon he said she
could not recover.
53 FRONT STREET.
(Kesrij opjoiJM UirUI! House.) .
CHAELI FEANS. PE0P.
The Best Wines,
Liquors and Cigars
COLUMBIA BKEWXHi BEEB OK DRAUGHT
DONNELL'S PILL SHOP
. Telephone No. 15.
1uiuuiuuuuuruvutruuxnAu .
TH6 BALDWIN
Cor. Court and Front Street,
ANDREW BALDWIN, Prop.
Carrtsksx. ECvory-ttilng to t found In ai Klretolas Liquor Storm.
WHISKY FROM $3 TO $3 PER OALLON i.
THE DALLES - - Oregon.
BUuard at Detroit.
Detroit, Dec. 12. Snow has been
falling in this section for 15 hours, and
the ground is now covered to a depth
of from six to ten Inches The storm
is still in progress, and the wind Is
blowing a violent gale from the north
west. Trains have been behind time,
and street-car traffic is seriously inter
fered witb. Reports from all sections
of the state are of similar import.
To Test Bonding In Klickitat.
Goldendale, Wash., Dec. 12. At
torney W. B; Presley today began ac
tion in the superior court o tesj' the
COAL! (ML!
-THE BE8T-
Wellington, Eock Springs,
- and Roslyn CoaL
$12. sacked and delivered tc any part
of the city.
At Moody's Warenonse
On and alter July 15, 189B, the Book Stor
M. T. Nolan,
Will be at No. B4 Second Street,
NEXT DOOR TO GROCERY
Corner of Union and Second Street.
The Massillon Engine & Thresher Co.
160-166 Front St., Portland, Oregon
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