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NO PLACE FOR EUROPE.:
. Spain may for some time harass the
: patriotic Cubans, cause them much in
convenience and great loss of life, but
' the independent spirit that prevails in
. the West Indies must prevail, and
eventually the islands will be a free and
independent government. In fact the
- American continent is no. place for
European governments to hold sway,
and we believe it is only a question of
of a very few years when there will
not be a foot of American soil owned
or controlled by European powers.
' History bears out this belief, for when
ever the American people have risen
in their might and undertaken to
throw off the yoke of crowned heads
and eastern . potentates they have ac
complished the desired end.
All of the " wars waged against
.' European domination upon the Ameri
can continent, or any part of it, have
- ended in success. England was driven
from those of her American colonies
' which were formed into the United
States. Portugal was driven from
those of her colonial possessions which
. , now constitute the republic of Brazil.
; Spain was driven away from the whole
' of the vast territory which she held in
both North, and South America, and
her rule was Supplanted by ' that of the
many independent republics which
stretehfrbm Mexico to Argentina.
France gave up - her possessions in
North America, selling the best part
of them to the United States. Russia
left the northwest corner of our conti-
nent, after giving us a good bargain in
Alaska.' . . v
. The only attempt of any European
power to break down republicanism in
; any country on this side of the sea
was that of the French emperor in
Mexico; and he failed most Inglorious'
ly. InBrazil there was an emperor of
t the Portuguese House of Bragauza up
to the year of 1889, when he left for
Europe against his will.
Canada and the West Indies form
the greater portion of European prov.
inces in the Western Hemisphere, and
the former is held by England through
the tolerance of the people, while
- Spain's sway over the latter is becom
ing less powerful every day. In the
case of Cuba, history will only repeat
itself, and in time the Canadian prov
inces will, by a bloodless war, break
away from the home government, set
ting up In business for themselves, as
Cuba is undertaking to do at present.
America is no place for European
. domination, and the sooner the gov
ernments of the old world learn this
the better it will be for mankind.
as a threat of ruin to our industries,
and which the republicans of the house
have voted to disturb for politics only"
OREGON'S NEED.
'Oregon's greatest need ( is more
people to settle upon, cultivate and re
claim her thousands of acres of untilled
land, and more capital invested in
manufacturing ventures, that will con
vert the raw products of the soil into
articles that are consumed by the
people, but which at present are im
ported either from Europe or the
eastern states. The sate needs thous
ands more of laborers who will become
both producers and consnmers, and it
needs the introduction of more capital
invested in enterpaises that will give
labor employment. But Oregon can
not expect either the capital or labor
attracted here as long as her tax rates
are so high .as to nearly equal the
earning power of money invested in
labor-consuming enterprises. She
cannot expect capital to invest within
her territory to be confiscated by the
tax-gatherer, nor can she hope to see
the reputation of her productive soil
and salubrious -climate attract those
desiring to engage in aggricultural
pursuits so long as it is evident that
the larger portion of the profits of the
farm must go to pay the expenses of
government. Hence Oregon's first
need is a cutting down 'of public ex
penses, to necessities of government
economically admini3treJ.' For a re
duction in the expenses of government
we can only look to those who frame
our laws, and those in fthose hands is
the appropriation of public funds
the men who form the legislative and
executive' branches of the state and
county government,
ernment.
But with the voters rests the re'
sponsibility of selecting men to serve
them in official capacities, and if they
will see Oregon relieved from over tax
ation, and made an attractive place to
which capital and laborers may be in-
ven ted, they will make economy a burn
ing issue in the coming campaign, and
put trust not in party lines, but in the
men who are asking for legislative
places. These should be men above
all, of integrity, so they cannot be
bought, men of strong character, so
that persons,! influence cannot swerve
them from duty, men of fair attain
ments, so they can know what they are
doing, men of affairs, who, in the
glamor and excitement of a legislative
session will not lose their heads and
stray off into doing exactly the things
they were elected not to do. Men of
this sort, solemnly bound by personal
pledges to vote against extravagance
can and will, when enough of them
are elected, bring about the reforms
that the people demand. '
A WORLDLY PREACHER.
The Rev. Geo. R. Wallace, who,
during the two years he has filled the
position of pastor of the First Congre
gational church at Portland, sought
to emulate Dr. Parkhurst as a reformer,
has discovered that the field for labor
in that city is too limited for his efforts,
and has placed hi3 resignation in the
hands of the congregation. Had the
reverend doctor simply resigned, with
out parading the embarrassing con
dition in which his flock is placed,
through the accumulation of debts
against their church property, the
simple fact of his desire to change
the field of his operations would at
tract no unusual attention. But the
doctor recites the fact that the church
is hopelessly involved and the outlook
for liquidation is by no means flatter
ing, implying that he cannot afford to
ieoDardise his reputation as the head
financier, as well as spiritual adviser,
of the institution by continuing at the
helm of the ship that is hopelessly
floundering in a turbulent financial
sea-
In this the reverend doctor possibly
displays good financial ability, but, if
we are allowed to judge, it is not a
display of Christian fortitude or even
human braverv. The caotaln of a
sinking ship, if made of the right kind
of mettle, is not first to desert his
perishing vessel, but stands, on the
bridge until all others are rescued.
Though Dr. Wallace evidently is not
made of that kind of stuff. He pro
poses to extricate himself from" the
wreck before the crash shall come.
However, judging from the tone of
Dr. Wallace's letter of resignation,
one whose mind .is naturally worldly
inclined cannot but conclude that the
doctor is not preaching for the glory
of the meek and lowly Nazarene, but
is attracted more by the "loaves and
fishes." We cannot view him as one
who is actuated by a desire to do good,
but rather as one who is preaching
for "what there Is in it." If he is not
he would not desert his people in this
their hour of need, when the debts,
which he was instrumental in creating,
threaten' to almost dismember their
organization. It is evident that Dr.
Wallace, like too many other gentle
men of the cloth, is a good pastor so
long as there is plenty of money in
sight,- but when adversity comes, Is
ready to hie away to pastures where
gold is more abundant.
A SENSIBLE VIEW.
-S ,WILL TEE PE0PLE ACT?
, . In a country likes ourst where"the
'- people are the source of all political
power, ue very .ballot . should be cast
Vwith a pure motive and a high degree
. - of patriotism so as best to promote the
. common good. Such is the case gen
erally, says the Spokane Chronicle,
" . but unfortunately there are some who
t are- ' working . and scheming to so
use the government as to advance
their private interests without any re
gard to th& -public welfare, and it
- - would seem pbat these few in the past
quarter of a century have had nearly
everything to their liking. In the
legislation of the country the people
have been overlooked except to so
frame the laws as to cause them to con
,. tribute whatever they may have been
able to make to support the govern
ment or to foster private interests
v inimical to their own. " l' i
Now it would seem that the people
whose rights have been trampled upon
, and whose earnings have gone to en
rich others, should lay aside every
party prejudice and come together in a
; common cause for mutual protection
td promote the general wellf are. Why
.not? Why support tihls or that candi
date or the other simply because be
has been named by a party con
vention? Why vote for any man
whose election will promote private
', AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.
The bill which Senator Mitchell has
introduced providing for the letting of
a contract for the construction of a
boat railway around The " Dalles of
the Columbia, -is of more interest to
the people of Eastern Oregon and
Washington than any measure that
has been introduced in congress since
the one providing for the canal and
locks at the Cascades. With the fate
of this bill rests the prosperity of all
the upper country. With the improve
ments at the Cascades completed and
the obstructions to navigation between
The Dalles and Celilo removed, the
products of the Inland Empire will
find their way to market under the
most advantageous circumstances,
The wheat of Walla Walla and Pen
dleton instead of being taxed from tsix
to twelve cents frleght, will be con
veyed to Portland for from one to three
cents. Then a Beason of prosperity
will spring up among the inland fann
ers such as has - never oeiore oeen
known.
The boat-railway scheme may not be
the most practicable method for open'
ing the river; it may be less desirable
than canal and locks would be, yet it
affords a method for overcoming the
obstacles, hence it is vastly better
than nothing. ' And since it is the
method recommended by the board of
government engineers, perhaps a bill
for any other manner .of improvement
would not meet with favor in congress.
An appropriation for a boat railway is
all that can be hoped for under exist
ing circumstances, therefore the people
of the upper country who, want to see
the river opened will serve their in'
terest best by laying aside their
prejudices and lending our representa
tives in congress their encouragement
to get Senator Mitchell's bill through.
: QUEER REASONING.
. schemes at the publio expense
Why should it be necessary in a
land of such vast productions and
so fruitful in every way for the people
to contribute nearly everything they
- are able to make in order-to support
and maintain the politicians and to
' foster and build up private fortunes
through govermental aid?
At the coming election the people of
this country have a great, important,
and patriotic duty to perform. Will
v they rise to the Importance of the oc
casion? Will they unite for the com;
mon good' and overthrow the -common
enemy, or will they scatter their forces
nd lose the battle?
A .GOOD TEAR.
Despite the efforts of some politi
cians to retard the move of prosperity
and keep back industries with the hope
of thereby gaining 'their political ad
vantages, the manufacturing industries
in many localities found the past year
a most prosperous one, being able to
pay unusual dividends upon their capi
tal Invested. Of the prosperity that
. has been 6n joyed by certain manufac
' taring centers in New England during
the past year the New Yorfe World
says:
" The increasing prosperity of New
i England is indicated by the fact that
1 the Januarv report of the dividends on
industrials and other securities held
in Boston shows an aggregate of f!3,-
242,000 this year, against only 412.355,
000 reported in January, 1894.
Favorable as- this Js, it Is greatly
surpassed by results at Fall River,
where the mills have paid for last year
a dividend of 8.09 per cent, on a capital!
zation of 821,268,000. One of the best
previous years was 1892, when divi
dends averaged 7:36 per cent.
It is important to remember that
these increasing dividends have been
earned in a year when the competition
of Southern mills has been growing
at a nhenominal rate. The output of
cotton manufacturers at the south is
greater now than it ever was before
in the history of the country.
"Among manufacturing industries
affected by the tariff iron and texiles
take the highest rank. It has been a
rear of Improving business for both u ti
ller the tariff bill which was denounced
The Oregonian, in an editorial berat
ing theTsenate for passing the free-
coinage substitute for the bond bill,
says: "The only way to meet the treas
ury deficiency and protect the gold re
serve, without mortgaging the prosper
ity of the nation for the next, genera:
tion by continuing the sale of long-time
bonds, is to increase the revenues of
the government. The emergency bill
will do this for two years by a horizon
tal Increase of the duties on certain
manufactures and by restoration of
certain profitable duties on raw mater
ials, -unwisely removed two years ago.
How the passage of the emergency
tariff bill can in any way protect the
treasury from the raids that are made
upon it by the holders , of greenbacks,
etc., who present them and demand
thein redemption in gold, is beyond our
comprehension. There is no provision
in the bill passed by the house provid
ing that customs duties shall be paid
in -gold, silver, greenbacks,- treasury
notes or silver certificates, and it is
quite certain that they will not be paid
in gold so long as other classes of
money can be bad. Then how can an
increase in the revenues protect the
treasury. It already has nearly $200,
000,000 in available cash, other than
gold, and if this amount were doubled
or quadrupled, the treasury would
have no protection from the raiders,
unless some provisions were made for
the payment of duties- in gold. The
clamor lor increased duties and a
consequent alleged ' increase in
revenues, is nothing but a subterfuge
to increase the profits of certain favored
classes, by making additional burdens
for the masses to bear.
The more the people, both on this
side of the ocean and in Europe, study
the attitude of America in reference to
the Venezuelan matter, the more
thoroughly are they convinced that this
government was right in taking the
steps she did in insisting that England
submit the question to arbitration.
Even the English themselves are be
ginning to realize the justness of the
demands made by the United States,
and many of the members of parlia
ment have freely acknowledged the
principles insisted upon by America
are right. The great African ex
plorer, Henry M. Stanley, who is now
a member of the British parliament,
in expressing his views on this ques
tion to a friend in New York said:
'Now on this Venezuela subject I
am entirely on the side of America,
but must admit that I am not surprised
that. English papers, . backed , up by
Salisbury, differ from me. Taught by
the remarks of your journal, I haof
course, devoted much time to under
standing it, whereas English editors
were exceedingly ill-informed. Then
there are two or t&ree injudicious re
marks in Olney 's dispatch which put
British backs up, but after reflection
It is wonderful how many have come
around to my opinion that, whatever
the transgressions of Olney, there is
a great deal of justice in the American
demand. I feel quite sure, now that so
much is admitted, it will not be long
before the .opinion becomes general
that we were in the wrong in refusing
arbitration, while the more I think of
Olney I think that he could scarcely
have written' otherwise than he did.
argue that had he contented himself
with the usual suave tone of diplomacy
he would not have succeeded in rousing
the attention of the nation to the
necessity of settlement. His dispatch
would have lain quietly buried in the
archives of the foreign office, whereas
now every Englishman knows suf
ficiently of the subject to distinguish
right from wrong, and while there is
still a majority who take the dispatch
to be an affront to British dignity
there is a minority, increasing in num
bers, who think that British honor
would be best consulted by seeing
justice done to Venezuela, and that
British interests would be promoted
by acquiescing with the American de
mand."
Those who composed the republican
league which met in Portland Tuesday
profited by the experience of the league
meeting a year ago, and carefully
avoided putting themselves upon rec
ord on the silver or any other ques
tion. They simply met, had a good
time, elected officers, etc., and adjourn
ed, leaving the issues of the coming
campaign for the conventions to form
ulate. So far as what the republican
party will or will not endorse or de
nounce is yet a mystery. The league
meeting, it is stated, opened the cam
paign, but a campaign opened without
any policies promulgated, is shrouded
with a considerable degree of darkness.
WHAT TO BELIEVE. 1
The Portland Welcome has not the
most implicit confidence in the poli
ticians of the present day, nor is it
bashful about expressing the fact, and
it was not far from telling some very
plain truths when is said: .
Wheat Is higher in price than" it
has been for years, and Eastern Oregon
and Washington farmers are paying
off their debts and looking forward
with revived hopes. Now if the last
congress had placed a high duty on
wheat, every republican politician
would have been declaring that the
high tariff was the cause of the in
creased price. Most of them would
have known that such was not the fact,
but this knowledge would not have
served in the least degree to stop their
tongues from uttering this absurd fab
rication.
"Again, if certain causes had
brought about a rise in the market
value af silver bullion similar to that
in the value of wheat, every free coin
age advocate in the country would
have pointed with hysterical shouting
to this fact as proof positive that the
rise in wheat was solely in consequence
of the rise in silver.
Moral: The only thing to believe
about what a politician with a hobby
tells you is that he is either mistaken
or trying .to deceive you." '
ures of being a private citizen and entering-
Into A : heated, political , cam
paign. Thirty-two mills is a pretty heavy
tax for the citizens of The Dalles to
endure, however the capital Invested
here can stand it better than in many
places where investments are less prof
itable. The tax though would have
been at least two mills lighter had it
not been for the. extra4gg'';e of the
last legislature.
With Senators Mitchell, Dubois,
Foraker and a dozen other prominent
republicans clamoring for the free
coinage of silver it is difficult to see
how our friend the Pendleton Tribune
is going to maintain its 'proposition
that the democrats are responsible for
the hold up of the bond and tariff bills
in the senate.
One of Oregon's senators voted for
and the other against the' free silver
bill last Saturday. Both of them are
staunch republicans, so how are our
republican friends going to harmonize
upon the question in this state? Will
they go with Mitchell and free silver,
or will they stand by McBride and
gold? Time alone will tell.
Lord Salisbury has reconsidered the
Venezuela matter and now says that
he is a supporter of the Monroe doct
rine and that his letter to Secretary
Olney supported it as a rule of policy,
in the strongest and . most distinct
terms. Lord Salisbury certainly mis
understands Presidedt Monroe, if he
claims he has followed his teachings.
The appointment of Hon. William
Galloway to ,.be receiver of public'
moneys at the Oregon City land office,
is a very just reward for that gentle
man's service to the democratic party
in the state, and besides Mr. Galloway
is a competent man for the position.
He even would have made a fairly com
petent chief executive of the state,
but the Lord did not so dispose at the
last general election.
The democratic members of the sen
ate finance committee are pursuing
poor policy in their retaliatory meas
ures of reporting a silver substitute for
the tariff bill. If they could not re
port favorably upon the house tariff
bill they should have stood up like
men and so stated. Then if the repub
lican members desired to place them
selves upon record as favoring an in
creased burden upon the people in the
way of heavier duties, let them do so
and assume the responsibility of their
acts.
The dispatches announce that
Spanish troops in Cuba are displaying
a savagry equal to' that shown by the
Turks and Kurds, shooting down de-
fendless people in the streets of Saban-
ilia. If these reports are true, the
United States government can do no
less than 'interfere and put a stop to
the barbarity. Humanity demands
prompt action, and this government
cannot afford to be as dilatory in this
matter as have the European powers
in extending assistance to the perse
cuted Armenians.
Because Secretary of Agriculture
Morton has put a stop to the free dis
tribution of seeds from his department
he is severely condemned in some
quarters, but he is commended by those
who favor economy. . Congressmen
who have used the seeds for campaign
purposes making themselves solid
with their constituents feel that it is
an infringment upon their rights to be
deprived of this source of free cam
paigning, but thi secretary , is not
looking after their interests just now.
The house committee on public bulid
ings is, to say the least, wasteful in its
recommendations. It proposes to ap
propriate several million dollars for
pmbllo buildings" throughout the
country that are no more a necessity
than a fifth wheel on a wagon. One
of the lavish expenditures which the
committee recommends is a 9100,000
poscoffice buildidg at Salem. The idea
of cutting down expenses to the actual
needs of the governments seems never
to have entered the minds of the
members of this committee.
It is pleasing to note that the Moro
Observer has experienced a change of
heart, and will withdraw its opposition
to the boat-railway. It says: "Inyiew
of the fact that it appears to be a boat
railway or nothing at the dalles ob
struction to the Columbia, the Observer
steps down from further opposition to
the scheme and hails with joy the hope
for an early commencement of the
work at Celilo." Now let the other
opponents to the scheme lay aside their
prejudices and turn their attention to
encouraging the passage of the bill
Senator Mitchell has Introduced for
TELEGRAPHIC.
A SILVER SUBSTITUTE.
Action Taken by the Senate 1'lnance Com
mittee. Washington, Feb. 4. The finance
committee of the senate agreed to re
port for the tariff .bill a substitute pro
viding for the free coinage of silver.
The substitute was suggested by Sena
tor Vest and agreed to by a majority of
one, Senator Jones, of Nevada, voting
with the democrats for the subssitute,
and all republicans present voting
against it. Wolcott, of Colorado, the
only republican absentee, was recorded
as voting against the substitute. Sen
ator Jones, of Arkansas, the only dem
ocrat member not present, was re
corded as voting for it. ,
The substitute agreed; to is-in "the
exact words of the silver substitute
for the bond bill which, passed the
senate Saturday. It provides for the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16
to 1, directs the immediate coinage
itno standard dollars of the silver
seigniorage in the treasury, accumu
lated by purchases under the Sherman
act; prohibits the issuance of National
bank notes of smaller demonination
that $10; directs the secretary of the
treasury to redeem greenbacks and
treasury notes in either gold or silver
exclusively, at the option of the secre
tary, and to reissue the greenbacks.
- The meeting of the committee did
not last to exceed half an hour, and
was devoid of special' features beyond
offering and adopting' the substitute.
The republicans brought up. . the tariff
bill and expressed a desire to get it out
of the committee in some -shape.
When Vest proposed the silver substi
tute it was remarked that the senate
had already been through one silver
fight this' session, and the belief was
this afternoon by its being crushed be
tween the paper calenders in the mill.
The member was amputated above the
wrist.
Sentence Conmnted by Cleveland.
Milwaukee, Feb. 4. President
Cleveland has commuted to two years'
imprisonment, the sentence of Bank
President A. A. Cadwallader, of Weft
Superior, who is now a prisoner in the
Milwaukee house of correction.
Annual Dinner to the Cabinet
Washington, Feb. 4. Postmaster
General and Mrs. Wilson gave thMr
annual dinner to tho cabinet tor. gh .
WAS A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
Secretary Carlisle Opens the Elds for the
New Loan.
Washington, Feb. 5. The secre
tary of the treasury today at noon
opened the bids for the purchase of
$100,000,000 United States four per cent
thirty year 'bonds. The bonds are re
deemable in coin and will be issued in
denominations of 850 or multiples of
that sum, as desired by bidders.- The
number of the bids received for the
new loan is 4,440,' aggregating 8558,
265,850, and ranging in price from par
to 1.19. Secretary Carlisle was greatly
pleased at the brilliantly conspicuous
success of the loan and said it shows
what the people of this country would
do when appealed to. He thought the
effect abroad would be very marked in
our favor.
TO RECOGNIZE CUBA.
Rights of a Belligerent to be Accorded
Iter.
Washington; Feb. .-. The senate
committee on foreign relationsUoday
agreed upon a substitute for the reso-
lution heretofore reported on the
t'Mnniiuiiu.iiimimuiiiiTiumiimiiiiiiii
question of the recognition of Cuba,
expressed that another contest could j and authorized Senator Morgan to re'
avail little or nothing. When, how-1 port to the senate. It is:
ever, the vote was taken and the re
sult made known, the republicans
made ho effort at delay. ,
TRAVELING IX TURKEY.
Some of Its Trials Described by an Amer
ican. -
BOSTON, Feb. 4. The following let
ter shows what the trials of travel in
Turkey are at the present time. The
writer journeyed from MobuI to Mar
din: "We heard rumors," says the writer,
"of the dreadful happenings in the re
gion of Diarbekir and Mardin. Had
we left Mosul at the time proposed we
should have entered the storm surging
about Mardin. There was some un
easiness in Mosul, but the vali kept
things quiet. Friday, November 22, 1
received a telegram from Mardin to
come to Jesirir with government pro
tection. The vali, who had been un
willing, finally ordered two mounted
policemen to accompany me. Mon
day the road was declared unpfe and
we waited. Four attempts were made
to depart with soldiery, moving
toward Mardin, and each time at the
last minute the military commander
declined to do escort duty. On the
fifth attempt, December 10, the writer
left Mosul with a column of infantry.
He was well treated on the journey,
the officers offering escorts or pi otec
tion, if necessary, the offer being for
tunately not necessary. On reaching
Jesirit, the troops were sent to Bitlis
and an escort to Diarbekir, and with
aid from Mosul home was safely
reached."
' ' ' THE BIDS FOR THE BONDS. CD
Nothing; Is Known of Them Except as to
Number.
Washington, Feb. 4. Although no
news is obtainable of a definite nature
in regard to the number of bids al
ready received at the treasury depart
ment for the 4-per cent loan, it is cer
tain the number is larger and un
doubtedly exceeds the expectations of
officials. Some estimates place the
number as high as 1580 or 1S0O. As to
the amount of bids or the rates of
fered, nothing is known, for the orig
inal envelopes in which they were
received still remain unopened in one
of the treasury vaults. A number of
well-known bankers, who are supposed
to be interested in tbe loan, are in
town and others are expected tomor
row. It seems to be the general ex
pectation that a great majority of the
small bids will be at figures to realize
as low a rate as 3 per. cent, or 119,3229
per hundred, while the large bids are
expected to call for a rate as high as
2 7-16. or 110,2992 per hundred.
"Resolved by the senate, the house
of representatives, concurring. That
in the opinion of congress a condition
of war exists between the government
of Spain and the government pro
claimed and for some time maintained
by forces of arms by the people of
Cuba, and that the United States of
America should maintain a strict
neutrality between the contending
powers, and accord each all the rights
of belligerents in the ports and terrl
tory of the United States."
The committee also voted to make
an effort to take up the Cuban ques
tion in the senate as soon as the ur
gent deficiency bill and the resolution
for the distribution "of the appropria1
tion bills can be disposed of.
KELSAY FOKTKK ABBAIGN3D.
He Now Beallxes the Danger of His Posi
tion.
Union, Feb. 5. Kelsay Porter was
arraigned last night for the murder of
the Maches, and tomorrow morning
has been fixed by the court as the time
for making his plea. , When the. in
dictments were being read to him,
Porter was visibly affected. The over
confidence that he was justified in do
ing the killing and that he would es
cape punishment, manifested by him
when first arrested, seems to have given
place to a realization of tha enormity of
his crime, and the three indictments
for murder in the first degree, returned
by the grand jury yesterday, were a
hard blow to him. A brother of the
elder Mache, one of the murdered men,
is expected to arrive tomorrow irom
Canada. He is a prominent attorney
in the courts of the Dominion, and
comes to assist in ' the prosecution of
this case.
A COSTLY LOAN.
Chile Did Not Hake Such a Good Bargain
After All.
New York, Feb. 5. A Valparaiso
special says: '
The pride in the national . credit
which was highly influenced by the
facility with which a sum of 2,000.000
was advanced as account current by
ue tiotiiscmias or jLonaon, nas re
ceived a lamentable fall. It has been
found that the loan will cost Chile 6
per cent interest, while a German syn
dicate offered to lend the government
more than 6,000.000 at 4 per cent, free
of all charges.
5 Talcs a email quantity of Cottolans snd a
little cream; warru in a frying pan. Break
6 eggs in it and stir until lightly cooked.
P Sena hot.
1 Use not more than two-thirds
i as nmch Cottolene as you
i woidd butter and be stire that
you do not overheat it before
dropping in the eggs. This
I is always essential in cook-
i ing with Cottolene.
B Gennine Cottolene is sold everywhere In
a tins with trade-marks "Cottolmt" and
jfeer'a head in cotlon-ptatit vrtath
: onerery tin. Hade only by
i THE N. K. FAIRBAHK COMPANY, St. touts,
tuieago, Sb Frnntitra, Portland, Orfa,
New lark, B-Moe,
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caucus to consider ther elective offi
cars will be held tcmorro r afternoon
if adjournment for it can be secured.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Portland Dispatch thinks the
outcry against paying a city engineer
a salary of t400 a month is bosh. The
Dispatch certainly has a peculiar idea
of what an engineer's services are
really worth. One that can actually
earn more than 9lw a month is a
phenomenon.
Ex-President Harrison has arrived
at a very wise conclusion in declining
to again be a candidate for president.
He has once had all the honors the
American people can bestow upon any
man, that of being chief executive of
the greatest nation on earth, and for a
man of his age to seek further jhonora
would be the sheerest folly. fLp would
Indeed be UDwise to give up the plsevs-
the commencement of this great work.
Our contemporary, the Chronicle,
very justly says that taxes in Tbe
Dalles are too high, and that manufac
turing enterprises cannot live here and
pay an annual tax of 31 mills. If we
expect Tbe Dalles to forge ahead as a
great manufacturing center,' which it
Is specially adapted by its favorable
location, taxes, state, county and muni
cipal, must be reduced. Expenses must
be cut down to the necessary require
ments - of economical government.
When money can be invested In non
taxable bonds that pay from 6 to 8 per
cent interest it will not be invested in
industries when the taxes are over 3
percent.
The Salem Statesman takes rather a
narrow-minded view of the duties of
congressman, when it suggests that
Mr. Hermaan should only look after
such matters as are of interest to the
first congressional district, and should
not be expected to aid In securing tbe
passage of measures for the improve
ment of theColumbia river. Of course
the people of the - second district are
more directly interested in Columbia
river improvements than are those of
the first, but we had supposed it was a
congressman's duty to represent the
entire state from which he is elected,
and not simply his individual district.
Senator Mitchell's attitude on the
silver question does not please the
Salem Statesman. It says: "He has a
great many friends in Oregon who do
not believe in the doctrine of free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to I.
They have not objected, however, to
this little piece of demagogy on the
part of their able senior senator in the
past. - It has before . only been dis
played on occasions calculated to do
little or no harm. ,The flaunting of it,
therefore, at this time appears to us
singularly inopportune and unneces
sary. It is calculated to batch from
harmless appearing eggs serpents of
trouble and vexation. The silver ques
tion is dead. It will not be before the
people in the coming campaign. Why
keep stirring up the putrescent
corpses?" . -
The Time Inopportune.
Constantinople, Feb. 4. It is . de
nied the porte has refused to admit a
second dispatch boat for the service of
the United States legation. The mat
ter is not settled. The porte does not
contest the right of entry, but contends
the moment for such reinforcement is
inopportune.
It has been much remarked . in offi
cial circles that since the vigorous ac
tion of United States Minister Terrell
in behalf of American missionaries,
he alone is mentioned in court circu
lars as a guest at courtdinners. The
impression prevails in diplomatic cir
cles that the United States and Great
Britain may eventually unite to save
the Armenians.
Fire la An Insane Asylum.
Quebec, Feb. 4. The Beauport in
sane asylum is on fire. The fire, which
broke out in an outbuilding, spread to
the west end, and the Quebec fire bri
gade and "B" battery of artillery went
to the rescue. The Beauport asylum
is about two miles from the city, and
the inmates number 1,000. It is man
aged by the Gray nuns. Tbe tire was
gotten under control without serious
results.
The Swiss President.
Bebne, Switzerland, Feb. 4. The
federal council has authorized the
president of the Swiss republic to ac
cept the proposal tendered by the gov
ernments of Great Britain- and the
United States that, in the event of a
disagreement as to a choice of arbitra
tor for the Canadian sealers' claim,
the president of Switzerland shall
designate the arbitrator.
May be a New Salt.
Salem, Or., Feb. 5. Since the last
decision of the supreme court, revers
ing the judgement of the lower court
in restraining the state board asylum
in Eastern Oregon, there has been
more or less talk here as to why the
constitutional question has not been
passed upon. , Though many prefer
that the board should proceed with
the building, others are determined to
have the court commit itself more de
finitely on the power of the legislature
to locate the institution away from the
seat of government. The latter have
not yet evolved a definite plan, but the
statement is warranted that a rehear
ing will be asked or a new suit begun
Campos in Madrid,
.NEW YORK, Feb. 5. A special to
the Herald from Havana says:
The Madrid correspondent of Le
Discussion sends word that General
Campos in an interview said:
" Weyler will accomplish no more,
no less than I; but in case be fails he
will not be relieved. Having been ap
pointed by a conservative government
and being backed by the liberal party,
only a great and unexpected catastro
phe could bring about his removal.". .-
The Diario de Mariana quotes Cam
pos as having said that Spain could
pacify Cuba by immediate establish
ment of the long-promised political reforms.
peculiar manner. She was sitting in a
chair and in some manner fastened
her hair around her neck and to the
back of the chair and leaned forward.
When found some minutes later she
was dead.
THE ANTI-PRIZEFIGHT BILL.
It WiU rrobably be Signed Tomorrow-
Prepared to Enforce It.
Washington, Feb. 6. The Catron
bill to prohibit prizefighting in federal
territory will probably be sent to the,
president tomorrow or ine nexs aay.
It is considered almost certain that it
will be signed promptly, thus making
it a law operative immediately-. Then
the whole government authority, judi
cal and, if necessary, military, will be
invoked to stop the prize fights.
Army officers on duty at the war de
partment are prepared to do all in their
power to execute the provisions of the
Catron bill if called upon when tbe
bill becomes a law. The' procedure of
setting in motion the machinery of tbe
army would be for the governor of
New ' Mexico, or any territory which
may be the scene of an unlawful gath
ering, to call upon the United States
marshal of the territory to act, and he
might, if he felt it necessary, call upon
the United States troops for assist
ance. The war department authori
ties say they have an ample force in
New'Mexieo and adjacent to the bor
der to take care of any numder of
sports likely to be there to take the
chances of arrest on charges of felony
by attending the prizefight.. Army of
ficers feel confident the troops will not
be called for, believing the law will
compel the abandonment of the pro.
ject to pull the fights off in the terrl-
tory. . . . .
THE PROPOSED BONl ISSUE.
All Legitimate Bids Above 110.877 Will
- " ; U be .Accepted. .
Washington, Feb. 6. The work of
scheduling and classifying the bids
opened -yesterday was resumed today.
Until it is completed no definite in
formation can be obtained as to the
amounts bid for at each of the several
rates, or how low a rate can be accepted
for a large amount, various y estimated
from $45,000,000 to $65,000,000. All
legitimate bids at a rate above that
submitted by Morgan (110 6S77), will
bo 'accepted, and all bids beiow that
rate will bo rejected.
It was expected by the treasury offi
cials that the secretary would be able
to use some ' discretion in the accept
ance of bids, and, therefore be in a
position to give the preference to par
ties who would agree to obtain their
gold from abroad. The fact, however,
that all bids higher than that made by
Morgan must be accepted precludes
the possibility of bis making any dis
crimination whatever, except in rare
cases where the bidder shows he has
foreign gold on the way here and asks
for a slight extension of time to make
bis deposit. It is believed the secre
tary will grant such requests.
Building Blown Down.
Brooklyn, Feb 6. A three-story
brick building on Second avenue, be
tween Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
streets, was blown 'down during the
storm this morning. The following
were buried in the ruins: James Quig
ley, Michael Mulcahy and Simon Siem
ons. The bodies of Quigley and Simon
Siemons have been recovered. Mul
:ahy, the third man, was taken out
alive, but with a fractured leg and
scalp wound. He will recover.
Sadden Death at a Ripe Old Age.
Forest Grove, Feb. 5. Caleb
Woods, well known over this part of
Oregon, dropped dead on the street
here yesterday, about 11 A. M.. "Uncle
Cale" was 90 years' old last month and
was around with his usual vigor up to
the time of his death. He was father
of thh late ex-Governor Woods. The
remains will be taken to Buena Vista
for interment. ;
The Abyssinian Campaign.
New York, Feb. 6. A dispatch to
the Herald from Rome says:
African reports are still contradic
tory. It is uncertain whether Negus
is continuing his offensive movement
by surrounding General Barateri from
the sea or whether he intends to with
draw. General Barateri is in a very
strong position near Entlsico. The
present situation may be prolonged
for weeks.
To Stop the Fistic Carnival.
Washington, Feb. 5. In the house
today, Delegate Carton, of New Mex
ico, introduced a bill to prevent the
pugilistic festival taking place near El
Paso. , Tha bill makes fighting a mis'
demeanor punishable by imprison
ment of not less than five years. The
house passed the bill without division.
Slave Traders Konted.
London, Feb. 6. Advices from
Blantyre, under date of January 25,
siy tbe Sikhs, under British officers,
have gained two brilliant victories
over tbe slave raiders in British Cen
tral Africa. The Arabs were totally
routed and fourteen chiefs captured.
The road into the interior is thereby
cleared.
To Tax Indians.
Washington, Feb. 6. The senate
Indian committee today authorized a
favorable report on Senator Petti
grew's bill for the taxation of lands al
loted to Indians in severalty.
In the discussion of the affairs of Mr.
Hammond, the gentleman who under
took to overthrow the Transvaal gov
ernment, many of our exchanges take
the position that Mr. Hammond was
doing tbe correct thing, for the reason
that be and other foreigners "were not
granted privileges enough." Mr.
Hammond and his associates if they
did not like the laws of the Transvaal
go vernmen t, should have left It. They
evidently know the way out, since
they found the way in. The Boers, it
is true, captured the country from the
natives, and. established a civilized
government, but that is no reason why
Mr. Hammond should undertake to
take the country away from them. He
was guilty of treason, and if bis life
pays the penalty he will have no one
but himself to blame for it.'
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- Pat on the Pension List.
Washington, Feb. 6. Original
pensions have been granted and issued
to - Freeman (i. nanna, orroruana,
Or.; Gerhard Meibohm, of Astoria, Or
Senator Mitchell has secured an in
crease of pension to $12 a month for
Carlton F. Hall, of Turner, Or., tcdate
from October 5, 1892.
The Fight In Kentucky.
Fbankfoet, Ky., Feb. 4. Hunter's
speech in the republican caucus last
night followed by the decision of the
republican majority in the . W.erner
Tompkins committee this morning to
turn out Tompkins, has angered the
democrats. They now threaten to re
taliate by ejecting four republican sen
ators. These, they say, will attend the
joint session and tbe risk of being 're
cognized ' by ": Lieutenant-Governor
Wqrthington. - The democrats, how
ever, are laying plans to prevent them
getting inside. Today's ballot resulted:
Hunter, 62: Blackburn, 56: scattering,
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J. C. Hollar's Hand Crashed.
Oregon City, Feb. 4. J C. Kellar,
a workman in the Willamette paper J
mills, suffered the loss of his left hand
A Lawyer Kidnaped.
Chicago, Feb. 5. A special from
Albuquerque, N. M., says:
Colonel A. J. Fountain, one of the
best-known men in New Mexico, was
kidnaped on the road from Las Cruces
to White Oakes, by cattle-thieves, and
is believed to have been killed, to
gether with his little son, who was bis
only traveling companion. Fountain
was prosecuting attorney of the dis'
trict and has been pushing the rustlers
hard. He had just been at court in
Lincoln county, where he had indicted
a number of them, and was on his way
home when he was waylaid and doubt
edly killed. A large party is scouring
the country for the rustlers.
May be Argued Again. .
Salem, Or., Feb. 6. J. F. More
and, attorney for the state board of ,
building commissioners, stated ' in
Salem xiday that the branch asylum
would be built in Eastern Oregon, not
withstanding threatened suits. Ten
days remains in which a petition for a
rehearing may be filed. - There are no
grounds for doubting that the petition
will be filed.' If a reherring is denied,
to reach tbe constitutional question
through injunction will be hopeless,
according to the latest opinion. How
ever, there will remain one avenue to
test the constitutionality of the act I
through the secretary of state. The
secretary can refuse to draw warrants
on the branch asylum fund, as he did
in the case of the railroad-commission.
This would force mandamus proceed
ings by the board, whereupon the con
stitutional question may be argued.
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DALLES. ORE.
Through Dailv trlDS (Sundava ex
cepted) between The Dalles and Port
land, bteamer Regulator leaves The
Dalles at 8 a. m.. connecting at the
Cascade Locks with Steamer Dalles
City: Steamer Dalles City leaves
Portland (Oak street dock) at 7 a. m.,
connecting witb Steamer Regulator
for Tbe Dalles.
' PASSENGER RATES
One way : $2 00
Round trip 3 00
Freight Rates Reduced
Shipments for Portland received at
any time, day or night. Shipments for
way landings musk be delivered before
6 p. m. Live stock shipments solic
ited. Call on or address,
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Op posits the Implement Warehouse
.: . . j A New Yorker's Offer.
New York, Feb. 5.r-President J. A,
Steward, of the United States Trust
Company, says: "Our bids for govern
ment bonds were for $79,000,000 at the
fixed price of 110.072, which nets about
3 per cent, and an additional $10,000,.
000 at a lower figure."
He says he has reliable information
from Washington -that no bids below
111 will be accepted. r... .....
Hanged Herself, by Her Hair. .
TOLEDO, Feb 5: Madlinnee . Mes
sner of Gibsonburg, Ohio, a melon
choly patient at the insane asylum,
committed suicide yesterday in a'
. Hoke Smith's Advice.
Washington, Feb. 6. Secretary
Hoke Smith, in conference with tbe
house Pacific railroads committee to-1 TRACTOR V NO
a a .. .a , .'., 1 '
aay, auvocaoeu lareziosure oi me gov
ernment mortgage on the Pacific rail
roads and the resale of the roads. He
declared there would be no difficulty
in doing this without the government
ownership of the roads, to which he
was opposed absolutely. He recom'
mended that congress pass an act for
failing the land grants to the two com'
panies, exemption being: made in favor
of bona fide purchasers from railroads,
If congress did not legislate he would
revoke his suspension ' orders and
patent the lands to the roads.
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tured, and orders from all carts of .the
country nnea on the shortest notice.
The reputation of THE DALLES
CIGAR has become firmly established,
and the demand for the home manufac
tured article is increasing every day.
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Poultry and eggs bought and sold.
Choice assortment of Groceries,
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Oakland, Feb. 6. Soon after noon
oday a new frame building being erec
ted at the corner of Twenty-second
street and San Pablo avenue blew
down in a moderately high wind pre
vailing at the time. The building, it
is supposed, bad not been properly se
cured by the carpenters. Two men
and two children are reported to have
been killed and the body of one child J
has already been taken from the ruins.
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ALL KINDS OF BOTTLED BEER.
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Will Elect Senator Frye. .
W ashington, r eo. o. An agree
ment has been arrived at among all
parties in the senate for the election of
Seuator Frye as president protem, as
the first business after the assembling I
of tbe senate tomorrow. A republican
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