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8ATURDAY.:....r.....MAY 2, 1896
V SOW TRUSTS GROW.
-Heretofore the Pacific coast' has
been comparatively free from the in-
. Alienees of local trusts, those that have
been formed having generally been
sipped in their infancy; but now we
. are confronted with a mammoth trust
that has been organized by the leading
- lumbermen from San Francisco to the
British possessions, and it is well that
the people begin realizing what this
will mein in case the plans of the
lumbermen are consummated, and they
begin fortifying themselves against
Its influences ere it and other gigantic
. combines are made for the purpose of
oppressing the consumer. Trusts
are encouraged by the success of the
first that are formed, and what may be
-the final result of the lumbermen's
combine 'may. be anticipated by the
- Buccess of other like organizations in
other lines. We may well profit by
heeding the warning, that comes from
the east, showing the effects on prices
that are possible under the formation
of trusts, and might profitably learn
the pernicious effects that result from
the reorganization of the steel trust
which are illustrated in the following
paragraphs from a leading trade jour
nal: ; .-
"In view of the agreement which baa
.. been reached by manufacturers of bill
ets advancing prices and looking to a
control of the market, a disposition on
the part of manufacturers of barbed
wire to act in concert is manifested.
With a view to reaching an under
standing a meeting of manufacturers
of plain and barbed wire was held at
Chicago, most of the leading mills
. being represented. As a reselt of
their deliberations a material advance
In price was determined upon. A call
has been issued for a meeting of rod
manufacsurers. It is understood that
. the object of the meeting is Jo effect
an organization among the rod mills.
"The wire manufactures met At Chi-
: cago last week and put up prices about
$4 a ton. It was simply a gentlemen's
agreement. The immediate effect of
: the billet pool has been to stiffen up
prices all along the line. '' The West
ern bar-iron manufacturers effected a
reorganization of toe old association,
It is stated that 66 nor cent, of the
Western mill capaoity participated in
this movement.''
r Thus It la that monopoly breeds
monopoly, and as one trust is formed
another follows.. The only safeguard
- to the consumer is to nip suoh organi
sations In the bud by strictly enforcing
the anti-trust laws to their fullest ex-
' tent, and when such a combine is
made as that reported among the lum'
bermen of the Northwest, it is time
their methods are investigated.
or Glacier seems infat-
ie W 1180 a tans dux -as a
declaration of principles for the demo-
s, era tic party, and considers It as a ful
fillment of the democratic doctrine 'of
tariff for revenue, judging "from its
denunciations of a domocrat who has
the temerity to not oppose the levy-
. ing of a duty on wool.
' The Glacier is certainly slightly off
the track on this proposition. The
WilBon bill is not the democratic plat--form
of today, nor was it fulfillment of
the national platform of 1892, however
it does carry out President Cleveland's
idea of free raw material and taxed
manufactured articles, nevertheless it
does not meet needs of tariff reform as
accepted by a majority of the demo
cratic party. But suppose it was com'
patible with the platform of 1892,
another platform- was adopted by the
democrats of Oregon a few days ago.
which says regarding the tariff:
.;- "We are in favor of a tariff for rev-
enueonly, so adjusted that it shall
affect alike our commerce, our agri
culture, our labor and our manu
factures."
-- This is the platform on which Judge
Bennett and. every other democratic
- nominee for a legislative office in the
state is standing today. And is there
anything in it that precludes a tariff on
wool? ' The presen t tariff law, since the
income tax provision was knocked out
of it by the supreme court, has proven
insufficient as a revenue measure, and
since more revenue is needed, why
should It not be raised by levying a
duty of a few cents per pound on wool,
since that is an agricultural product,
and is as worthy of fostering care as
any other? If Judge Bennett, or any
other nominee on the democratic
ticket would advocate the restoration
of the McKinley tariff on wool, which
was altogether too , high, he would be
leaving the principle of tariff reform,
but a-limited duty on wool is no diver
gence from democratic principles.
LET US SEASON TOGETHER
Already partisan papers throughout
the state are beginning to . tighten
party lines by attempting to make the
election of a United States senator the
leading issue in the selection of state
legislators. The Oregonian-U fore
most in this move, and urges that "no
citizen who recognizes the importance
of maintainine the standard of sound-
money should think of voting for mem-
. bers of the legislature who would send
a free silver man to congress." Thus
the Oregonian and papers of that
strong party prejudice which it posess
es would subordinate everything else
to the election of Mr. Dolph or some
other man of his views on the financial
question. They would lose sight of
the questions of good state goyern-
OFF THE TRtBr-C
i
oacsa iin u
- ment, retraction 01 expenses ana tne
abolishment of useless commissioners
and officers in order to secure the elec
tion of a United States senator who
believes as they do on the money ques
tion. In short, they ould fill the
Oregon legislature with a body of
men with a single idea; they would re
enact the disgraceful farce of the eight
eenth biennial session.
In the election of 1894 there was but
one Issue raised. ' It waa the question
of who should or should not represent
the state of Oregon in the. United
States senate, and the demand was
that he be an adherent to the doctrines
cf a high protective tariff. The result
was, the party which advocated this
doctrine secured an overwhelming
majority in both houses of the legis
lature, and then began the most dis
graceful personal combat, lasting for
forty days, that has ever darkened the
fair name of the state. The members
had but one object in view, to either
elect or defeat Hon. J. N. Dolph.
They considered this their only, or at
least their chief duty. The interests
of the taxpayers and the state gener
ally were lost sight of. Their pledges
for retrenchment and reform were
forgotten. Designing men were al
lowed, during the excitement of the
sanatoria! contest, to get passed meas
ures, the only object of which was to
enrich themselves at the expense of
the people. And today the people are
paying one-third higher taxes than
they would had the legislature given
less attention to the election of a
senator and more to cutting, down ex
penses. Very true, it is an important thing
to the people of Oregon that they be
represented at Washington by able
men, but-the election .of those rep
presentatives is not the only duty
which legislators have to perform. The
people of Oregon are entitled to some
consideration at the hands of the legis
lature. We want relief from the bur
den of taxation that is heaped upon us
by needless, wasteful and flagrant ap
propriations of public funds, from
which the people in general derive no
benefit. Can we expect such relief
when the only test of a candidate's
qualification for a legislator is that he
will vote for this or that man for
senator? Can we expect any whole
some or remedial legislation from a
body of men who are more closely
wedded to the interests of some of the
different candidates for U. S. Senator
than they are to the welfare of the state?
The experience of the last session of
the legislature, the high taxes with
which the people are now burdened,
the failure to abolish unjust laws and
cut down state expenses Bhould be
sufficient reasons to convince every
voter in the state that the election of a
United States senator is a matter of
only secondary consideration, and
should not be an issue in the coming
election. '
.TAKE -NO CHANCES.
' There never was a time when the
second congressional district of Ore
gon was in greater need of active, able,
honest representation in congress than
now.. Especially is that portion of the
district lying east of the Cascade
mountains in need of a capable repre
sentative during the coming two years,
for upon the acts of our representative
depends the future welfare and pros
perity of the entire Inland Empire.
The bill appropriating $100,000 for a
boat railway around the dalles of the
Columbia and authorizing a contract
amounting to (2,064,467 for the same,
will most likely become a law this ses
slon. Within the coming two years
the contract will be awarded. Whether
this contract shall be so awarded, that
it will require the completion of this
great internal improvement within a
specified time and within the limits of
the appropriation, or whether it shall
be a repetition of the contract for con
structlng the canal and locks at the
Cascades, whioh was a slip-shod agree
ment such as a school boy would enter
into, depends largely upon the activity
and honesty of the representative of
the second district In .congress.
An actiye, wide-awake member of
congress, will see to it that such a con
tract is awarded as will be binding,
and when entered into will result in
the work being completed. He
will .insist that the government, and
not the contractorsr "will ' be . the
party to have control of and super
vision over the work. ' He will make it
his special duty to have the contract
so drawn that it will be for the purpose
of building a boat railway, and not for
the simple purpose of drawing money
out of the treasury to enrich the con
tractors.
With full knowledge of the careless
manner in which the locks contract
was drawn, and the still more careless
manner in which it has. been inforced,
is there the slightest ray of hope that
Mr. Ellis will ever be such a represen
tative as the times demand? Can the
people afford to take chances now,
when a matter of so great importance
will rest upon the representative, on
returning to congress a man who . has
been neglectful of their interests in
the past? The representative of this
district is virtually the attorney of the
people at Washington, and it is his
special duty to guard the interests of
his clients. If he has failed to do this
In the past, will he guard their inter
ests in the future? If we as individuals
employed an attorney to transact pri
vate business for us in Washington,
and he should have proven negligent
fn the past, would we take chances on
employing him again? Rulers that
apply to private business should apply
to public affairs. People cannot afford
to be less careful of one than the other,
How then can the people of Eastern
Oregon again take chances on return
ing Mr. Ellis to congress at a time
when matters of such general impor
tance are to be transacted?
FLEDGED TO ECONOMY.
Voters and taxpayers of Wasco
county Bhould bear in mind the fact
that every nominee of the democratic
party Is personally pledged by the 1 es
olution adopted by the county conven
tion to practice the strictest economy
in the management of couuty-affairs.
The resolution says :
"The county officers nominated b"
this convention shall ' pledge them
selves, if elected, to use all the en
deavors for a clean, conservative and
economical administration, and that
they will report to the county central
committee, as soon as possible after
taking said offices, a statement of the
cost of said offices for the past two
years, and when called upon by the
said county central committee, they
will furnish a statement of the affairs
of said offices, as conducted bv them
respectively, and the saving that has
been made during their term of office,
and any recommendations made by
the central committee, looking toward
economy, will receive proper consid
eration."
This resolution means that if the
nominees 01 me democratic party are
elected every branch of the county
government will be conducted at the
least possible cost to. the taxpayers.
It means (hat every possible saving to
the county will be made, and that the
duties of every office will be performed
for thi salary fixed by law. The nom
inees of the pary are all honorable
men, and each has pledged himself
individually to abide by this resolution
More , than this, the county central
committee stands., ready to enforce
every pledge of tffe resolution, and any
officer refusing to comply with its
provisions will be forced to resign.
With such pledges as these the tax
payers can be assured of a clear ad
ministration if the democratic nomi
nees are elected.
OH LORDl WHAT NEXT?
When the news flitted across the
wires that Senator McBrlde had se
cured a provision approprlating'350,000
for the works at the cascades, $20,000
of which was to be used for extending
the walls at the locks, and that the ap
propriation wa3 to secure the building
of another lock, we were in hopes that
there was some mistake, but this last
hope has vanished.' It is too true, at
least we are lead to so judge from the
fact that the Oregonian has received a
pointer from some one high in author
ity, probably a member of the firm of
Day Bros., and is able to make this
statement:
"The 820,000 i9 to be expended in
building walls along the sides of the
canal from the upper guard-gate. This
will practically amount to building
another lock by adding one more lock
to the present number. The upper
guard gate was not intended for a lock
gate, but only to protect the canal and
locks below in times of high water.
The locks were originally calculated to
give passage to boats on water 20 feet
above low-water mark on the lower
gauge, as it was not Bupposed that
boats could get up to the mouth of the
canal when the water was higher than
that. As it has been demonstrated
that boats can push their way up to
the locks when the water is much
more than 20 feet above the low-water
mark on the lower gauge, it ha9 been
decided to make a lock between the
present upper lock and the" upper
guard gate. This will enable boats to
be passed through the locks when the
water Is 42 feet above low water mark
on the lower gauge, thus extending
the time the locks can be used probably
three months in the year. If this
space below the upper guard gate were
not walled arid-made into a lack, as soon
as the river was more than 20 feet above
low-water "mark by the lower guage,
the locks would be impassable, and the
upper guard gate would be closed to
protect the canal. The Dalles will see
from this, that the 'building' or rather
making of 'another lock' will be a
blessing, however much this fact may
have been disguised."
Tblsstatement causes us to cry aloud,
"Oh Lordl WhatNext?" What other
"blessing" of this sort are there in
store for the people of The Dalles, to
retard the opening of the locks until
our children, who are yet Infants, shall
grow gray-headed with age waiting,
waiting, waiting to see this fond hope
of their ancestors consummated? What
other new schemes will be invented to
put off the opening of the river after an
other lock has been added? We would
also ask who "has decided to make a
lock between the present upper lock
and the upper grade gate?" Have the
government engineers decided upon
this, or is it a decision of the Oregonian
and the contractors? If the engineers
have so decided, why does it not so ap
pear in their report? When was this
decision reached, just within the past
few days, or was it known months ago
when the contractors were promising
ihat that the locus would be opened on
'the 1st of last March? Is it not true
that this scheme has just been hatched
up, in order that the present contract
ors can be assured an opportunity to
squander this $50,000 together with the
$179,597 in the sundry civil bill? Both
of these appropriations combined
would start the work of building an
other lock, but SjOO.OOO would be re
quired to raise the wails and complete
the new lock. If it is true that this
extra lock has been determined upon,
this conclusion alone can be arrived at:
Either the Oregon delegation in con
gress is standing in with the parties
whose interest It is to retard the
opening of the locks, and is asking ap
propriations that will make dialatory
measures certain, or the members of
the delegation are so utterly stupid
that they cannot see when they are
getting the wool pulled over their eyes.
Every dollar that is appropriated for
new work inside the canal between the
upper and lower guard gates, except to
complete the unprotected walls, means
another long delay in the date of com
pletion. The locks are now in a con
dition that they can be operated at all
ordinary stages of water, and every
thing that is added is simply to pre
vent their immediate use.
THAT AWFUL DEFICIT.
Thesiemocrats have been in full con
trol of the government, for a little
more than three years, for the first
time since the war. In a few weeks
the third fiscal year of democratic sup
remacy will expire. The first year it
cost $70,000,000 more to run the gov
ernment than was -received in taxes;
the second year, $40,000,000 more; the
third year, it will cost $23,000,000
more Oregonian.
The first year, , when the deficit
amounted to $70,000,000, .the admlnis
tratiou was struggling along trying to
make ends meet under the republican
revenue law of 1890, which law was not
repealed until after the first year of
Cleveland's administration had closed,
The second year the deficit was just
equal to the amount that would have
been raised by the income tax, which
was declared unconstitutional by a de
cision of the United States supreme
court, in direct opposition to a former
decision of the court, showing that the
democratic tariff law, had it not been
for the intervention ol the supreme
court, would have done just what was
claimed' for it produced exactly
enough revenue to pay the running
expenses of the governnment. And
by strict economy in the administra
tion of the government, the democratic
party has been able in the third year,
to keep the expenditures within $25,-
000,000 of the receipts, though deprived
of $40,000,000 of its estimated resources,
However it will be a difficult matter for
It to keep the deficit even this low with
a billion-dollar republican congress on
its hands, passing every appropriation
bill that is introduced.
A NEEDED PROTECTION.
Wool producers of America have
generally claimed that they could not
profitably produce wool in competition
with Australia, New Zealand and
South America because of the climatic
advantages and low-priced labor that
was in favor of those countries. Honce
it is that our wool producers have as a
ruleaclamored for a protective duty on
raw wooL Whether facts will, justify
them in this demand is a question. It
is possible, - and altogether probable
that the cost of transportation from
those wool producing countries to the
United States would afford, all the-pro
tection necessary to tne American wool
growers, if they were protected from
another and more serious competition,
the woolen rags of Europe. From this
source the American wool producers,
as well as tbe consumers of woolen
foods, are in the greatest need of pro
tection. ."
In round numbers, the wool product
pf the United States la 300,000.000
pounds per year, and the imports of
foreign raw wool are 160,000,000 pounds
annually, making 460,000.080 pounds
consumed by the American manufac
turers. In addition 10 this there are
nearly 100,000,000 pounds of rags im
ported annually from Europe, and are
used in the manufacture of our alleged
woolen fabrics.
Every pound of these rags is, for
manufacturing purposes, equal to one
pound of scoured wool, or aproximately
three pounds of wool in the grease.
These enter into the composition of
seven-tenths of our manufactured
woolen products, making them less
valuable to the consomer, and are in
direct competion with the prodect of
the American wool growers. These
rags are imported free of duty, and are
supplied to the manufacturer at an
average cost of ten cents per pound, a?
against thirty cents for scoured wools.
These 100,000,000 million pounds of
rags, are, as a material for manufac
turing purposes, equivalent to the en
tire wool product of the United States,
since they take the place of 100,000,000
pounds of 6Coured,or 300,000,000 pounds
of unscoured wool, thus diminishing
the demand for the latter article just
one-half.
The protection the American wool
grower needs Is not so much a protec
tion from the "pauper" wool raisers of
Australia as against competition with
the rags of the paupers of Europe. If a
duty of fifty cents a pound were im
posed upon these rags, and a law were
passed requiring all woolen goods in
which anything except pure wool were
used to be branded "shoddy," requir
ing all alleged woolen goods to be in
spected, and providing that anything
tyit the genuine article be confiscated,
the American wool growers would find
a source of protection that has never
been extended to them even under the
high tariff of the McKinley law.
ONLY TWO CANDIDATES,
The congressional election in the
second district, which was indeed com
plicated before, has been further com
plicated by the determination of Judge
Henry J. Northup, of Portland, to ac
cept the nomination as an independent
candidate on a sound-money platform,
making the fifth candidate in the field
for congressional honors. This places
before the people two candidates for
congress who favor a single gold stand
ard, and three who are pronounced
advocates of blmetallsm, or rather the
free and unlimited coinage of silver,
But really there can be but two nomi
nees who are seriously in the race,
These are Judge' Northup and Judge
Bennett.
Mr. Ellis secured his nomination by
effecting a combine that would oral
narlly haye beaten him had he been in
full sympathy and accord with every
element in his party on every issue
that is brought before the people. In
addition to this, he has a record in
congress that is not satisfactory to
large majority of the voters in the dis
trict, and cannot expect support even
from those who are in accord with him
on the financial question, for even on
this issue he is hampered by the state
platform of his party, and is liable to
be further hampered by the declara
tions of the platform that ' will be
adopted by the republican convention
at St. Louis. Hence gold-standard
advocates cannot support him, and
free-silver voters do not know where
to place him on the financial issue,
As to the populist nominee, be is too
weak personally to inspire the con 8
dence of free-silver advocates, and will
not draw anything near the strength
of his own party. The prohibition
candidate too is weak, and though an
advocate of a gold-standard, will not
draw heavily from what is termed the
sound money element. - He too is in
danger of being handi-capped on the
money question by a national platform
for it is a well known fact that the
prohibition party throughout the
nation is in favor of silver.
Thus it is that there can bo but two
logical candidates before the people,
Judge Northup and Judge Ben
nett. On the financial question
they take directly opposite positions
ana those wno consider the money
question tbe issue above all others
will express their sentiment by choos
ing between these two. On the tariff
question, which has always been an
issue between the democratic and re
publican parties, the two men are also
directly opposed. Judge Northup is
an advocate of the restoration of the
McKinley tariff law, while Judge Ben
nett; though not a supporter of the
present tariff law, is a firm advo
cate of a tariff for revenue, so adjusted
as to be the least burdensome to the
masses, and at the same time afford
such protection as is equitable and will
affect all industries alike.
Another question that will arise to
influence voters in their choice be
tween these candidates is, which can
do the most to further the interests of
the common people of the district?
Judge NorthruD has always affiliated
with the Oregonian-Simon ring of the
republican party in the state, hence -he
cannot but be closely allied with the
interests of corporations. If elected to
congress he can be expected to use his
influence in the interest of those with
whom he has affiliated. On the other
hand, Judge Bennett, both in his pub
lic and private acts "has always been
on the side of-the people. There is
not a man in the northwest who is
more generally hated by corporations
than is Judge Bennett, because he has
always espoused tbe cause of the op
pressed as against oppressors. There
fore he may well be termed the candi
date of tbe masses of the farmers, the
producers and the real bone and sinew
of the country.
There is one rather peculiar and nn
exolainable feature in Senator Mich-
ell's letter concerning the locks. It is
thishe senator says that about tbe
middle of Marct there were between
$40,000 and $50,000unexpended in the
fund against which tbe $29,000 app ro
priation for completing the walls was
drawn, and by April 6th, when the
resolution was signed by the president,
it had all been expended. - That sort
of a statement would do all right in
Washington, but here, where the facts
are known, everyooay is convinced
that no such sum was earned by -work
performed at the Cascades during the
last two weeks of March and the first
week of April. '
The reduction of salaries and public
expenditures in 'general, and the re
lief from the crushing burdens of tax
ation -are objects wpicn me people
Bhould not lose sight of. In making
choice of those who shall represent us
in the legislature this should be kept
in view. Only such men as are Known
to be wedded to economy should be
elected, and aside from men, no party
that has proven Itself lncapaoie or
practicing economy snom 1 be
trusted with a majority In th naxt
legislature, ' . - ' .
TWO PROMISES OF ECONOMY
The seventeenth biennial session of
the Oregon legislature which convened
at Salem In January, 1893, was the
most extravagant that had ever bur
dened the state ud .to that date.
It was composed largely of repub
licans; and when the republican
convention assembled in 1894, the
members cf that body realized a
denunciation of it3 extravagances
was due the people, in fact was an ab
solute necessity in order that tbe
nominees of the party should receive
any support whatever at the polls.
As a result of this determination, the
following strong denunciation of the
past legislature's extravagance and
pledge for reform was embodied in the
state platform:
"In our state affairs we demand the
closest scrutiny and economy in ex
penditures. We-condemn the procl
gality and excess of past legislatures,
and call upon the. next legislative as
sembly to keep all appropriates
within the limits of the most economi
cal administration consistent with
efficiency. The officers of the adminis
trative department have become too
expensive, and their expenses must be
reduced. When the constitution fixes
the salary, only the constitutional
salary should be paid, without ad
ditional emoluments. The practice of
employing unnecessary clerks and
paying fees In excess of just payment
for services needed or rendered, has
become an abuse that must be cut off,
and we pledge the republican party to
the prosecution and accomplishment
of this reform. District attorneys
and other officials should be paid fixed
salaries, since payment of fees, en
courages litigation and entails upon
the taxpayers heavy and needless ex
pense." Upon this platform a legislature was
elected that was almost unanimously
republican. That legislature convened
at Salem on the 14th day of January,
1895, and remained in session forty
days. For proof of the economy that
was practiced we have but to refer to
the general appropriation bill which
appears in the session laws of 1895, and
note some of the items that appear
therein. We call attention to only a
few of the appropriations thai, were
needless, and for which not one in one
hundred of the taxpayers receive one
particle of benefit. Some of the Items,
however, are necessary, but the amount
of the appropriations is entirely out of
proportion to the Bervice rendered.
Let us first consider some of tbe ap
propriations for public service as fol
lows:
For Rftlnrv of nrlvate secretarv to the
governor ( 3.9CO 00
for aaaicioniu Clerical aia in sue omce
of Governor, including nav of stenofi?-
rapner 1,600 C3
For pay of chief clerk In the office of
secretary of suite 3,600 00
t or additional clerical service in omce
of secretary of state, including nay
' of stenographer 11.9C0 00
For salary of clerk to state treasurer 4.CQ0 00
For clerical aid in office of superinten
dent of nublio instruction, includlrff
pay of stenographer 8,300 00
For traveling expenses, superintends
public instruction 1,600 00
Fo.-salary of pilot commissioners 1.2u0 00
Fur salary of clerk to same 1,800 Oil
For salary ot health officers 4.400 00
For salary of boatman at Astoria 1.W0 00
For salary and exDenses of fish and
(mme protector: 6,000 00
For salary and expenses, state dairy
and food commissioner 8,000 CO
For salary and expenses railroad com.
miss'.oners and clerk... 0,000 00
For tav and expenses ureKonaomestio
animal commission 8,000 00
For Day and ex oe uses state board ol
equalization 600- 00
h ot tne pay or tne governor, one thous
and dollars a year, and of the seore
tary of state and the state treasurer
each five hundred dollars a year, for
their services In supervising pubiio
works, public buildings, etc., for
which comnensatlon la not otherwise
provided 4,000 00
For public printing, binding.rullng and
paper lor puDiio printing, including
prlntins election blanks of 189 and .
census blanks st lfrS6. etc. deficiency 23,756 OS
For salaries of supreme judges, circuit
-. Judges, salaries und fees ol -proseeut--
lug attorneys, and elerks and bailiffs,
and other necessary expenses of su
preme court. Including stenographies . -aid
for supreme Judges in prepara
tion of their opinions 129,000 00
For publlo printing and binding, and
for the purchase of paper for tbe
publlo printing. Including paper for
. officers and commissioners reports
of biennial term ended December 31.
1804, and for legislative and other
printing of 1895 60,000 00
After having been thus liberal with
the clerks ot the state officials and
members-of the commisions the lesgis-"
Uature went to lavishing the state's
money on educational and charitable
institutions, and made the following
appropriations:
For general expenses of the state nor
mal school at Weston 18,000 CO
For the improvements of buildings
and vrounds, and for the purchase
of additional grounds for the state
normal school at Weston 4,003 00
For the general expenses of tha state
normal school at Monmouth 18,000 90
For deficiencies of eighteen hundred
and ninety-thres and- eighteen and
ninety-four, general expenses state
normal school at Monmouth 8,826 00
For support of the Oregon soldier's
home 24.000 00
For support of the home at Portland.. S,0 O)
Orphan's home at Albany 6.CJ0 00
Orphan's home at Salem 67 00 00
Baby home at Portland 4,0( 0 (O
Refuge home at Portland. 6.000 00
Sisters of the Good Shepard of the
Maxdalen home, at Portland 4. POO 00
Boys and Girls aid society at Portland 2.0 00
atten home lor tne mencuess oi Port
land
2,000.00
St. Mary's home near Beaverton
4.UU0,
1,600
Portland free kindergarten
For the support ot the state agricul
tural couege, act approved uctooer
twentieth, eighteen hundred and
eighty-two (section 2691, Hill's code
5,000 00
This list of appropriations, together
with the many other .extravagances
became so frightful to the party that
was responsible for the acts of the last
legislature, that when the delegates
assembled at Portland on the Oth
of last month another declaration
for economy was found necessary, and
here is what the convention put in the
platform under tb.e head of retrench1
ment. . " " -
"We pledge the republican party to
rigid economy in the expenditure of
public money, to the reduction of ex
cessive salaries, and the abolishment
of the fee system wherever possible,
and of all useless commissions; and
believe that 'no appropriation should
be made to any school or charitable
institution 'not under the control of
the state; and oppose the incorporation
bill ot items for tbe expenditure of
public money not authorized by law,
, Here are two promises to which the
attention of the voters is invited.
One was made in 1894; a legislature
was effected on it, and in January, 1895,
that legislature made the record shown
in tne aoove taoies, xne otner was
but recently made; a legislature is to
be elected on the 1st of June ' next,
Voters alone can judge if they are
justified in placelng confidence in the
latter promise. '
EDITORIAL 'NOTES.
The republican party, has renomi
nated nine of tbe members who were
in the last lamented state legislature,
Thus to that extent it indorses the
acts of those looters of the treasury.
That new lock scheme may have
been originated with the government
engineers at tbe Cascades, or with the
contractors, but is it not possible that
it originated in the futile mind of that
versatile knight of the quill, Mr. Frank
Middleton, of tbe Oregonian.
Several days since our esteemed con
temporary placed before the people the
name Hon. Harvey Scott as a suitable
candidate for congress In the second
district, but the veteran editor of tbe
Oregonian has thus far remained silent
on the subject. This la a disappoint
ment. If Harvey Scott should noi be-
come the candidate of the gold-standard
men of the district, those in East
ern Oregon would like to know why
not. By all means let him speak up
and giye some reasons for not accepting-.
The Portland Telegram advises Mr
McKercher, the prohibition candidate
for congress, to withdraw, and thus
leave the field open to Judge Northup
that the latter may have no extra
weight to carry in hi3 race on a sound
money platform. This suggestion is
well advised. There should be but
one candidate on the sound-money
platform. The fight would then
simmer down to a contest between free
silver and a gold standard, and there
would be but two real contestants
Judge Bennett and Judere Northup.
What a dire "calamity" indeed
would it be, what a "commentary upon
the intelligence of the people of Ore
gon," if they would refuse to re-elect
Mr. Ellis to congress and would eUet
in his stead a democrat. What h.is
Mr. Ellis ever done for Eastern Ore
gon to entitle him to re-election?
What has he done to secure the open
ing of the Columbia riyer to naviga
tion? a matter that is dearer to the
people of Eastern Oregon than any
other at present. It would be a
calamity indeed if he were returned
again and given an opportunity to re
tard this great work.
These are not times when men can
expect to ride into omce on the wave
of party prejudice. Merit and qualifi
cation are to be made the test in the
coming election. The records of of
ficials who are seeking re-election will
be sifted closer than ever before, and
those who have proven faithful to the
charges entrusted to them may hope
to succeed before the people, but the
ones who have proven themselves to
be taxeaters, without rendering just
compensation, will be relegated to ob
scurity. Officers who have saved
money for the people will be retained,
out woe to the ones who nave squan
dered public money and caused in
creased burdens of taxation?
If, as it has been stated, some of the
past republican representatives from
this county have been incapaciated
from accomplishing anything for their
constituents by reason of the harassing
influences of senatorial elections,
what . assurance is there that the
present nominees ol that party may
not be under the same influence, and
thus become incapable legislators? If
a republican majority is elected to the
legislature, the senatorial contest will
be just as pronounced next January
as it was in 1895, and the same
methods to prevent legislation
will be adopted.. Possibly this
might be averted however by electing
representatives of some other party to
the legislature.
Does anyone suppose for a moment
that if Judge Bennett were represen
tative of the second district in congress
ho would allow himself "buncoed" as
the present Oregon delegation virtu
ally acknowledge they have been with
reference to the Cascade Locks? Ben
nett is a man of business and sufficient
experience that he cannot be mislead
into believing every statement that
comes to his ears. Had he been in
congress last month, he would have
seen to it that the ,320,000 set aside by
the resolution of both houses for com
pleting the walls of the locks was not
consumed in usuless dredging before
it -could be applied to the use for which
it was intended. If Eastern Oregon
wants to ever see. the Columbia river
opened it had better elect Bennett to
congress.
TELEGRAPHIC .
. BOEKLANO JCSTICE.
What the Prisoners at Pretoria Way
Expect.
Pbetoeia, South African Republic,
April 30. (Copyrighted, 1896, by As
sociated Press.) The sensation caused
by the sentencing to death of Ham
mond, Khodes, Phillips and Farrar,
and the subsequent communtation of
their sentences, has not yet worn it
self out. Burghers of influence are
flocking into the city and begging the
government to totally aboHsh the sen
tence upon the so-called reformers.
It is reported that the executive
court has decided to Impose sentences
of five years' penal servitude, and at
the expiration of that time banishment
for life, upon tbe four men named,
In order to justify such severe treat
ment, the executive council refers to
the records of the trial. Telegrams
were put in evidence which from the
cypher key discovered in Jameson's
baggage, proved beyond a doubt the
complicity of the British South' Afrioa
Company with the Johannesburg re
form leaders and with Jameson's raid,
Hammond was evidently opposed to
any breach of law, for in a telegram
dated December 27, he condemned the
further prosecution of tbe con tern
plated movement.
TBEASrjBY DEncrx IS LABGE.
Shortage for the Tear Will Not b Far
From 830,000,000,
Washington, April 30. The treas
ury deficit for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1896, will be approximately
$25,000,000. This Is the opinion of of
ficials and others best qualified to make
an Intelligent estimate of the result of
the fiscal operations of the year. In
his annual estimates sent to congress
at the beginning of the present session,
the secretary of the treasury estimated
tbe receipts from customs during the
fiscal year at 8172,000,000. So far, with
nearly ten months of the year gone.
the customs receipts have reached but
$137,000,000, with a fair prospect of in
creasing to $165,000,000 by tbe close of
the year. The estimates of the re
ceipts from internal revenue receipts
was $158,000,000. Up to this time they
have reached 1120,000,000, and it is ex
pected that the figures for the com
pleted year will be about $146,000,000.
The receipts from miscellaneous
sources are expected slirhtly to exceed
the estimates of $15,0000,000, making
the total receipts for the year about
$527,000,000. The secretary's esti-
mates of the year's
expenditures was
according to his
a deficit of $17,
expenditures are
aggregate about
$362,000,000. which,
figures, would leave
000,000. The actual
I now thought will
$352,000,000, or $10,000,000 less than
Mr. Carlisle's estimate in December,
last, so the deficit at" the close of the
year will not show any material change
from Saturday's figures, $25,132,423.
This makes tbe total deficit for "the
three fiscal years ending June 30, 1896,
j
$139,861,821.
Condemed by Boers.
LONDON, April 30. Secretary of
State for the Colonies Joseph Cham
berlain announced in tbe house of
commons this- afternoon that he had
received the following dispatch from
ir J. A. Dewitt. the British apent at
Pretoria: "The Boers themseli'en
condemn the severity of the sentenena.
and are petitioning for their mitio-a-
M a m
win vr w inn paruuu. i
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE EXThKME PSSAI.TT.
Jack Hammond mud Coadjutor Sen
tence I to Death.
London, April 2i. The secretary
of state for the colonies, Joseph Cham
berlain, announced in the house of
commons today that five leaders of the
reform committee, at Johnnesburg, J.
H. Hammond, F'-ancis Rhodes, Geo,
Ferrar, Lionell Phillips and Charles
Leonard, had been condemned to
death.
Chamberlain added that upon hear
ing the news he had cabled to the gov
ernor of Cape Colong, Sir Hercules
Robinson, to communicate the follow
i--gr to President Kruger: "This gov
ernment has just learned that the
sentence of death has been passed up
on five leaders of the reform commit
(ee. It feels no doubt that your honor
will commute the sentence and has as
sured parliament of its conviction that
this is your honor's intention."
John Hays Hammond, one of the
reform committeemen condemned to
death, is a Californian.
The sentence of the reform commit
tee to death has produced a great sen
sation in London. In well-informed
circles, however, the sentence has
caused little surprise. It has been
long understood that very severe sen
tence would be passed, in order that
the clemency which President Kruger
is certain to exercise might appear
greater.
It Is through probable that the sen
tence of death will be commutted to
a short term of imprisonment and a
big fine, unless Mr. Chamberlain's
dispatch to President Kruger, read in
the bouse oi commons, should irritate
the chief magistrate of the Transyaal
into greater severity than he would
otherwise exercise. Mr. Chamber
lain's telegram is regarded here as be
ing precipitate, and as leaving Presi
dent Kruger no time to act on his own
account, and as having moreover the
ring of dictation.
CQXEY 1 COMING
Will Do SlUilnnary Work In Oregon Dur
ing; This Campaign.
Portland, or. 28.-Jacob S. Coxey,
of Massillion, Ohio, who headed the fa
mous "Coxey Army" two years ago in
its marchon Washington, is coming to
Oregon to assist in carrying the state
for the populist party. He regards it of
the greatest Importance that Oregon be
carried by the populists, as this state is
the first western state to hold an elec
tion this year. It is understood that he
made application to tbe populist state
committee for dates on which to speak,
but the committee did not take kindly
to his scheme and refused to fix the
dates. Coxey, however is coming on
his own account. In tbe last issue of
Coxey'e paper, published at Massillon,
there appears the following: "On May
15 Mr. Coxey will start in on the line
of the O. R. & N. Co., probably Hunt
ington, or Baker City, and Continue
through to the coast, putting in two
full weeks."
A well-known populist, speaking of
Coxey 's plans Bald: "If our friends in
the east want to really help us carry
Oregon next June, they can do bet
ter by sruding us more money and
less jaw." i
AINSWOttTH BUSSED.
A Mining Town In British Columbia
Wiped Oat by Fire.
SPOKANA, April 28. A special to
the Spokesman-Review from Nelson,
B. C, says: The town of Ainsworth,
on the west shore of Lake Kootenai, is
a smoldering heap of ashes and cinders
today. Fire broke out last night and
found the town absolutely without pro
tection. -The citizens did all they
could, but were powerless to check the
flames until every hotel and business
house had been burned. A few goods
were saved, but in most cases tbe loss
is believed to be practically total,
The dwellings lying north of the busi
ness District along tbe shore of the
lake are separated by a considerable
distance from the stores and were
saved. The total loss is about forty
thousand dollars. The insurance is
small.
WORK OF INSURGENTS.
Attempt to Destroy the Palace at Havana
With Dynamite.
Havana, April 28. (Copyrighted by
Associated Press.) An explosion of
what is believed to be dynamite, or
some high explosive, occured in the
palace of the governor-general at 11:10
this morning while a correspondent
of the Associated Press was waiting In
the anti-room. There was a sharp
noise, and tbe sound of breaking glass
and falling plaster on all sides. .
Part of the roof fell In. The ex
plosion occurred in a closet in the
basement which was converted into a
heap of rubbish. The walls were torn
and great stones fell. A printer be
longing to the captain-general's office
was wounded. The greatest' excite
ment prevails. The explosion is at
tributed to the insurgents.
Killed by a Cave-In.
Pullman, Wash., April 28. Word
was received here last evening of the
death of William Kitzmiller, a former
prominent resident of Pullman, at his
mine on the Clearwater river, in Ida-
no, yesterday morning. . it appears
that shortly after he had gone into his
mine to work, a "large mass of rock
and earth caved in upon him, burying
bim alive. Life was extinct when
his body was taken out. He was run
ning a side tunnel, and working in a
soft rock drift, when the accident hap
pened.
much Damage Dona.
Little Bock, April 28. A cyclone
did heavy damage in Faulkner county
yesterday. A cloud burst near Con
way and at other places hail covered
the ground to tbe depth of from three
Inches to five feet. A church and cot'
ton gin were blown half a mile, many
farm houses and barns and other
buildings were totally demolished and
tne stock killed. An entire flock of
heep were blown away. The details
are not luily in and it is feared that
human lives have been lost.
Caae ot Dlptheria' at Cobnrg
Eugene, Or., April 28. Another
case of ditheria has broken out at Co-
burg, in the family of James Harkins.
It was thought several weeks ago tbe
epidemlo had been stamped out, but it
teems not to be entirely dead. Pre
cautions are being taken to prevent
exposures., .
CXCLONB SOOTH DAKOTA.
Several Persona Killed and a omber Ser
iously Injured. .
Mitchell, S. D., April 29. A b
vere cyclone struck the northern part
of this county yesterday. It took a
northerly course, destroying farm prop. .
erty and doing Immense damage.
Reports from Montrose, S. D., sta
that the cyclone passed about two
west of that place. It struck the resi
dence of Frank M alloy, demolishing it
entirely.
Next in its track was the residence
of Conrad Klrchner, which was torn
from its foundation and badly wrecked.
About two miles farther north it
struck the residence of Peter Flan-
nery, which was demolished, together
with the barns and outbuildings. The
familo escaped by going Into the cel
lar. The house of Michael Mannon
was next In its path and this, together
with all the outbuildings, was torn to
pieces and carried away. The famil.v
consisted of Michael Mannon, his wife
and five children, who wero bad.y in
jured and were all unconscious when
f jund. The storm was the worst ever
known in this section, and was ac
companied with heavy hail. The
storm gained in strength as it traveled
northward, and it was thought great
damage was done, but no particular
have been received from that section.
The little town of Epiphany lay di
reoJy across its path, and was com
pletely wiped off the face of the earth,
not a building being left stuUdlng
Three persons were fitally and 15 more
or less seriously injured in that lm
mediate vicinity. The wires are down,
and reports aro meager.
At Madison, a heavy wind demolished
several buildings", and hall destroyed a
great deal of class". On account of
communication being cut of, the full
extant of damage is unknown.
A JEALOCS HUSBAND'S CRIME.
Murders Hie Wife, Then Blow Out Bit
Brains.
Seattle, April 29. Albot Rleulff
blew out the brains of his wife, Julia,
while she slept at bis side, in their
room at the Pease lodging-house, at 6
o'clock this morning, and then placing
the barrel ot the 31-calibre revolver
against his own temple, killed himself.
Rieulfi's step-daughter slept in the
next room. She heard the shots, and
rushing into the room saw that her
father and mother were dead. She
cooly put up the window, locked the
door, and then rushing out to a neigh
bor, she aroused her and the two went
down town and bunted up the coroner.
Jealousy caused the crime. Rleulff
who was a mulatto, was working asa
waiter in a leading hotel of the city.
Yesterday he told George Stevens, a
fellow-waiter, that some one had told
him that a number of married- women
were running about the city with other
men, when their husbands were at
work.
"If I find out that my wife is among
them, I will kill her," said the waiter.
"I expect to find out tonight."
Rleulff sat up in bed while he killed
his wife, and his body was found in
that position by the coroner.
Oregon Arid t-anria,
Washington, April 29. Repreen
tatlve Hermann has reported his arid
land bill to the house, wltn such
amendments as the general land office
and the secretary of the interior rec
ommended. Mr. Hermann says that
the changes which his bill makes in
the Carey act will allow Oregon to
take advantage of the grant of 1,000,
000 acres of arid lands. This grant is
to the state, and Is to be turned over to
persons reclaiming the lands in lots of
160 acres each. As the bill presented
by Mr. Hermann has been recom
mended by the interior department, it
will probably pass and receive the Big
nature of the president.
Michigan Democrats.
Detroit, April 29. Sound-money
won a complete victory when the
Michigan democratic state convention,
adjourned tonight on the questions
which were most closely contested.
This victory was accomplished by the
narrow margin of 58 out of a total of
some 800 votes. The administration
men obtained the organization, adopted
their resolutions entire, and elected all
their candidates for delegates at-large
and alternates. The free-silver con
tingent took their defeat hard, but
there is no anticipation ot any hard
bolts.
Mevere Klectrie Storm.
Sheboygan, April 19. A terrlflo
electric storm, followed by a cloud
burst, occurred here last night. Sev
eral buildings were struck by light
ning and two dwellings burned. The
electric wires are on the ground and
many moters were burned out. The
city fire alarm service was also de
stroyed, and all telephone wires are
down. Water to the depth of a foot
flooded the streets. The Chicago Sc
Northwestern railroad track is washed
away for some distance and trains are
delayed.
PattUon The Choice.
ALLENTOWN, Pa., April 29. Robert
Emery Pattlson was today unanimous
ly and enthusiastically indorsed as
the choice ot the democracy of Penn
sylvania for the presidential nomina
tion at Chicago. The sound-money
gold-standard platform provided .ior
him to go before the people upon
plenges the 61 delegates chosen today
to earnestly support Mr. Pattison.
Flood at Omaha.
Omaha, April 29. Torrents of water
fell and carried away the sidewalks
and loose material with it for blocks.
People along Ames and adjacent
streets are packing their goods pre
paratory to leaving foe higher and
dryer quarters. One hundred feet of
sidewalk floated away, and the Ames'
avenue sewer caved in.
Another Flra at Orippla Creek.
Denveb, April 29. A epeaial to the
Times from Cripple Creek sava tbe
Portland hotel is burning; and another
conflagration is feared. The roof of
the hotel has fallen in. The fire dv.
partment is blowing up buildings with
dynamite to prevent a conflagration.
Rongbiy Handled by Strikers.
Cleveland, O., April 29. The
first blood of the cloak-makers' strike
was shed shortly after noon today.
Four hundred strikers attacked several
nonunion men and handled thein very
roughly. Three men were badly in
jured.
Blizzard at Denver.
Denveb, April 28 A high wind
from the north went last eight demoral
ized the telegraph wires in all direc
tions. A big sand storm prevails on
tbe plains to the east today. No dam
age except to the wires has yet been
reported.
Hammond's Sentence Commuted.
Pretoria, April 29. The sentences
of death imposed upon John TTav
Hammond, tbe American engineer.
Colonel Francis Rhodes, brother of
the former premier of Cape Colony;
Lionel Phillips, president of the cham
ber of mines, Johannesburg, and
George Farrar, proprietor pf Country
ijiie, oi Johannesburg, bave been oom-
at CtsanKee.
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Dr O VV Shores' Antl-Coirstlpatlon Pitta
cure cltron'c constipation, sick headache end biUoal
attacks Price, te a bottle.
tn all esses. If the bowels are constipated take one af
Dr. G.W. Shores' Anil-Constlpatinn Pills at bedtime.
r vour trouble Is chronic and de-pseated, writs Dr.
G.W. Shoes personally tor his new symptom list
and have your case diagnosed end get bis expert ad
vice tree.
These famous remedies are prepared only by Doc
tor G W Shores, Zioa's Medical Institute, Salt Lake
City. Utah.
For sale by a'l Druggists, or seat fa esv address set
receipt of price.
FOR
BLAKELEY
SALE. BY
& HOUGHTON
THE DATLES, OREGON.
RET. BBOWN BE8IOMS.
The San Francisco Preacher Give Up a
Long- and Bitter right.
San Francisco, April 30. Rev. C.
O. Brown has given up the fight and
resigns his pastorate of the First Con
gregational churoh. A secret meeting
of the church members was held last
night to consider the aotlon of the Bay
conference in suspending Dr. Brown.
Both factions of the church were ' welf
represented, and a long and bitter
fight was anticipated. Br. Brown,
however, made things easy, as far as
(as ministry oi tne f irst (congregation
al church was concerned, by offering '
his resignation. A vote was taken anJ'
It was decided (194 to 174) not to accept
his resignation. Dr. Brown thereupon
urged his congregation to permit bU
retirement from the church. He said
he had received a call from a church in
Iowa, which he desires to accept.
JJr. Brown was not satisfied with the
vote and urged his congregation to re
reconsider. Another vote was taken,
which resulted 174 in favor of accept
ing the resignation and 175 against ik
For Marlon Count? Man.
Salem Or., April 30. D. j. Cooper,
who has superintended the department
of farming at tho penitentiary sines
October last, was relieved of bis posi
tion today, and John H. Porter will be
installed as bis suooessor tomorrow.
Mr. Cooper is much aggrieved at his
removal, which be claims is due to the
heartless demaads of politics. II
claims that he has incurred a
heavy expense in moving his family '
from The Dalle) to Salem, and that
under bis care stock has been kept la
good condition,' fences In repair, barni
neat and clean, implements bout-oJ,
et j. "But," he sal 1, "a Marion county
midt have the place."
Tacoma Mayoralty Content.
Taooma, April 30. In the superior
court Judge Pritchard decided tliis
morning .that ex-Mayor Orr, defeated
for re-election by two rates, was ml- '
tied to a recount of the ballots. Mayor
Fawcett's attorneys say he will carry
.V. a . . -
uo wwo w me supreme court.
Two Hundred Were Drowned,
f Hanohai, April 30. A collision oc
curred at Woo Sung Thursday morning
between the s tenners Ne Chwan
and the Onwo. Tb latter sank and
over 200 persons, mostly Chlneae, were
drowned.
For Sale.
A number of thoroiio-rinroji k.ta
I reed Jersey milch cows. All ..'.."
and ftm-class animals. AdHr.. n
s, White Salmon. Wash. i.
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