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SATURDAY... FEBRUARY 13, 1897
THE NEW TARIFF.
The ways and means committee has
proceeded far enough with its labors
in framing a tariff bill, that a pretty
corract idea can be formed of what the
tariff law to be enacted by the extra
session of congress will be. So far
has the work progressed that the Or
egonian has made the following edi
torial comment upon the probable
general features of the bill:
"The schedules published seem to
lumuauun a uuin.w -"
Kinley law, with some increase of
duties for the sake of revenue or to
meet special cases of foreign compe
tition. If the whole bill were to be
constructed upon this system, it would
not be satisfactory to the country.
The country wants the McKinley bill
no more than the Wilson bill. Moderate
protection so adjusted as to yield ade
quate revenue. Is the demand of four
out of five of those who voted for Mc
Kinley. There was too much protec
tion in the McKinley law. There is
too little revenue in the Wilson law.
The country wants something; different
from either.
"It is not necessary yet to despair
of getting a reasonable tariff bill from
the Dingley committee. The schedules
considered so far are of no great ini
portance. The agricultural schedule
to keep campaign pledges and prove
to the farmer that he also is a sharer
In the benefits of protection through
duties on his products. This is
harmless fiction, which perhaps,
Schoolmaster Wilson was not wise to
ignore.
"In point of fact, however, duties on
agricultural products have very little
effect upon the people of this country,
ana wnetner tney are mgn or iuw
1 . . , . . 1 I
makes very little difference, except to
a small number of farmers and ranch
ers living on the Mexican and Can a
dian borders. Few of these articles
are imported, and of many we have a
surplus for export. Price is made
therefor either by the home demand
and supply or in the markets of the
world. Neither can be affected by a
tariff upon products of the farm, though
a general tariff which sustains a
manufacturing population, and so in
creases demand of non-producers for
food, undoubtedly tends to increase
price.
. "The original McKinley theory was
that these duties on farm products
were compensation to consumers of
manufactured goods for increase of
price of the latter by protective duties.
The Wilson bill on the other hand,
undertook direct relief of the consumer
by reduction of the tariff on manufac-
. tures. This principle was popular as
well as wholesome, though it was im
perfectly realized in the Wilson law.
It could be recognized to advantage in
the Dingley bill, and there are signs
that it will not be overlooked.
l im , ' I x t. 1 3..I . 1
that contain duties on textile manufac?
tures and those of iron and steel.
These embrace the great bulk of
articles manufacturerd in the United
States for home consumption, heavy
i on which nut a burdensome tax
consumers. Most of the
embraced in these
firmly established in
r.nas tney car meet
-nth much less
lecessnrv
been more in accordance with the
politics of tho present.
But if we read between the lines of
the Statesman's article we can discover
how it happened that Mr. Mitchell's
plan3 miscarried. In June "ha "as
the choice of the people," but later he
made a deal with the leaders, whereby
he was to have the senatorship with
out opposition. In his efTort to make
his re-election doubiy certain he "pied"
the whole job. When he "wheeled
his followers into line" he wheeled
some of his supporters out of line, but
such is-politics.
not much.
The manufacturers' Association at
Portland has issued a circular asking
farmers throughout the state to peti
tion the legislature to pass a "sugar
bounty bill" at this session. The pro
position is to pay a bounty of one cent
a pound upon each and every pound of
sugar that may be produced within the
state. Tho circular sets up tho fact it
will require a capital of $.",00,000 to
erect and equip a sugar factory, and
that it will require the cultivation of
from 3,000 to 5,000 acres cf laud to sup
ply such a factory with sufficient beets
to be converted into sugar, then goes
on to say that it would be a perfect
gold mine for the farmers to raise sugar
beets at $5 a ton. The circular con
cludes with an eloquent appeal to the
people of Oregon to help this great
scheme for increasing their burdens of
taxation along.
The scheme is a plausible one for
the would-be sugar manufacturers, but
not for the taxpayers. The system of
bounties is pernicious and never
helped honest enterprise. It becomes
a tax upon the people that is never
ending'. If the sugar beet industry
must be encouraged, just let the state
offer tQ give $75,000 or $100,000 to the
first factory in the state that will manu
facture 500 tons of beet sugar; the
factory will come and the industry will
be established, but when it comes to
offering a bounty of a cent a pound on
all sugar that may be produced, we say
not much. If the industry cannot
thrive on its own merits after having
been once assisted to start, we don't
want it in Oregon.
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REFORMS IN MINNESOTA.
The Minnesota legislature is on the
high road to reform, and some drastic
measures have been introduced that
while they are severe, they might be
considered as legitimate protective
measures. Recently Senator Keller
introduced a liquor bill requiring that
every saloon must have transparent
glass in front and no screens to hide
the bar, the glass to have painted on
it in letters not less than eight inches
across, the word "saloon," and imme
diately under this the word "danger"
equally prominent. The measure was
defeated. In tho house Ignatius Don
nelly introduced a bill providing for
the posting in each bank during busi
ness hours and in places accessible to
the public of a clear statement of the
financial condition of the bank at the
end of the banking hours of the pre
vious day. The statement is to show
the resources and liabilities and give
the amounts of loans and discounts,
overdrafts, real estate, bonds and
stocks, amount due from other banks,
amount of cash on hand, amount of de
posits or rediscounts and bills payable.
Notes more than six months overdue
are not to be considered as assets in
such statements. The bill proposes a
penalty of $200 for violating its pro
visions. The bill was entered, passed
to a second reading and referred to
the committee on banks and banking.
It would seem from these proceedings
that the evil of bank failures in
Minnesota is Considered of greater
moment than than that of indulgence,
and that the legislature proposes to
extend greater protection around the
bank depositor than the youth who is
treading upon the dangerous ground
of becoming a drunkard, and possibly
the former is in need of the greatest
protection, for in the light of past ex
perience many an unwary depositor
as been a victim to the caprice of
v&fficials of questionable honor.
PROFIT BY IT?
that are patting
re obstructing
52 and tell-
to
cheekiest thing that has occurred in
modern times. Had Spain offered
such concessions to Cuba before the
Insurgents had virtually annihilated
the home government they might have
been accepted, but it is now too late to
win back the lost colonists.
UNTENABLE THEORIES. .
Whoa Mr. McKinley selected Lyman
Gage, the Chicago backer, for his sec
retary of the treasury it was with a
full knowledge of Mr. Gage's views on
the money question, and through the
utterances of this gentleman we are
led to learn whai, the policy cf the in
coming administration will be. In a
recent interview with tho New York
World, Mr. Gage outlined very fully
what policy he considered best to
adopt with reference to reforming the
treasury, which briefly summed up is
this:
"Fund the legal tender notes, per
mit the bauks to issue notes to the full
value of the bonds issued for this pur
pose, and reduce the tax on bank cur
rency one-half."
While it will evidently be the policy
of the administration to put this plan
in operation, it will hardly be success
ful, for congress, although" accord
with Mr. McKinley, will resent such 3
wholesale issuance of bonds as
would be required to carry Mr. Gage's
plan into operation. His first propo
sition to fund the legal tender notes
would fasten upon the nation an in
terest bearing debt of something like
$556,000,000, since the treasury notes,
United States notes and currency cer
tificates now in circulation reach that
amount. To increase the bonded debt
of the country over half a billion dol
lars at one fell swoop, simply in the
name of reforming the currency, would
burry the republican party so deep
that it would never again see daylight,
and those who are shaping the policy
cf their party in congress are not ready
to take such a fatal step..
The second proposition, to permit
banks to issue notes in full value of the
bonds held by them will also meet with
opposition, if coupled with tho first,
because, if the bonded debt of tho
country is increased to an unreason
able limit, as would be the result in
funding' the leeral-tender notes, the
bonds would soon go below par, and
the currency issued by banks against
them would suffer a like decline, hence
those who hare so loudly clamored for
a "staple, sound currency" will not
readily do the thing that will depreci
ate the. money they propose shall be
"as good as gold."
To reduce the tax on bank circula
tion would neither be good policy nor
good politics. The tax on bank issue
was imposed .as a revenue measure to
pay the expenses of bank examiners
and such other safeguards as come
from the office of the controller of cur
rency in supervising national banks.
It is clearly a revenue tax enacted to
compel the beneficiaries of the national
banking law to pay the expenses of its
operations, and to remove it at this
time, when there is a continuous
clamor for more revenue, would be
suicidal to the party taking such
action.
Mr. 'Gage's theories may be tenable
when viewed from the standpoint of
the bankers, but when carried into
effect would be unpopular with the
masses, those who make and unmake
presidents and congressmen, therefore
there is little prospect of them being
carried into eltect. Congressmen are
not yet ready to sacrifice their political
aspirations to-'satisfy the greed "of
bond buyers. '
WHATS THE USE OF JURIES?
Again Judge Bellinger has seen fit,
in his wisdom, to set aside the verdict
of the juries in the cases of the United
States against Seufert Bros, and I. H.
Taffe to condem the right-of-way for
the Celilo ship railway. In these cases
the defendants have twice obtained
verdicts from juries composed, sup
posedly at least, of honest, fair-minded
men, for damages which they will sus
tain by their land being condemned by
the government by- the passage of
the proposed boat-railway through
their premises. Tne yerdict in each
case was rendered after a fair, impar
tial trial before a competent jury, after
having heard all the testimony pro
duced both by the government and for
the defendants, and after the different
juries having personally examined the
premises which the government seeks
onderan. But the court has in
nces set the verdict aside,
ew trial.
jngs are to prevail,
juries? Why not
ily to the court,
hfc to question
d common
Jo away
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didate was turned down wherever the
party that considered the senatorial
contest paramount to all other issues
were powerful enough to command a
majority of the votes. One man's in
terest was made of greater importance
than the interests of the 65,000 other
voter3 of the stato, As a result a leg
islature was elected composed of nn?n
who were not free act according to
their own judgment, for they were tied
to one man, and must neglect all other
duties in order to secure his election,
regardless of results to the other 85,000.
And this is because there are a few
such men like the Statesman editor who
believe that "above all else a United
States senator must be elected." The
federal constitution makes it one of
the duties of tho legislature to elect a
United States senator, but it was never
contemplated that this duty should
supersede all others. It was never
contemplated that a legislature would
surrender the interests of an entire
state to advance the interests, or ac
complish the dcfeat,of a single individ
ual. It was not presumed that any
one man could ever beco'ae so neots"
sary to tho state, or so obnoxious to
any considerable nnmber,that.his elec
tion or defeat should tie up a legisla
ture composed of 90 representative
citizens. Had it been, theframers of
the constitution would have designated
some other method of selecting sen-ato-s.
However, the farcical proceedings
that have been going on at Selem
the past thirty days are convincing to
the entire nation that the election of a
United States senator may be given too
much prominence: that the intr-rests
of an entire state may be made second
ary to those of one person, and that all
the people may be made to suffer in
order to satisfy the ambition of one.
No more forcible argument could bo
produced for changing the federal
constitution so that senators may be
elected by direct vote. What has oc
curred in Oregon may occur in any
other stato. Too ranch senator, or
rather too much att ention to his selec
tion, may cause a hold-up of legisla
tures anywhere.
MINERS AND CIVILIZATION.
Especially since the Nevada legisla
ture enacted a law licensing prize
fighting, have the papers both of this
coast and the east been overflowing
with unkind thrusts, dubbing it a de
serted mining camp, and in their
denunciation some of them have been
rather extravagant in hurling
abuse upon mining camps generally,
even going so far as to hold up mining
as a disreputable, disgraceful calling.
These papers seem to forget that gold
and silver mining has been a leading
industry in this country many years,
and that the miners have been the
pionoers who paved the way for subdu
ing the wilderness in tho west. Even
little Nevada has had her prominence
as a great wealth producer, and may
yet reach an enviable standing in the
mining world, that will give her a
standing above what sbe enjoys today.
Tho surveyor general's report of
Nevada shows that in the western and
southwestern portions of the state,
where formerly was the bulk of
Nevada's silver and gold mining car
ried on, is experiencing as mucli ol a
revival as elsewhere. In Esmeralda
county the Silver Star mines are pay
ing their owners r a good profit, and
Silver Peak is proving to be a good
gold producing camp. In Biglndian,
Mariette, Mt. Granite and Hawthorne
districts the mines arc all making a
good showing. ' The output for the
state shows an increase over that of
1895, of $1,121,499, or a total for the
year past of $3,003,695 in gold and
silver. The increase is principally
due to the counties of Lincoln, Esmer-
elda and Elko. This is substantial
evidence of renewed activity among
gold properties and the best evidence
in proof of tho theory that Nevada can
produce gold if necessary. That min
ing is the principal source of the pres
ent wealth and importance of the
western and Pacific states o rc-flectiug
and candid person can deny. That
even now it is the leading productive
industry, vitalizing and stimulating all
others, is equally true. It gives to the
world a yearly bullion product of many
million dollars, supplying the bases
for a sound, safe and certain currency,
when carried in accordance with the
constitution of the government. No
business is more honorable, no indus
try more U3eful than that of the miner,
but clear and palpable as this may be,
it has becomo fashionable in some
quarters to sneer at and condemn
mining. Reposing securely in the
wealth of flocks, herds, lands, vine
yards, orchards, blocks in the city,
governmentand railroad bonds, certain
narrow-headed gentry delight in
denouncing- the very source of
their wealth, without which thev
have nothing. Agriculture,
jj tct every industry of
iotanco
. John H. Mitchell. This brought the
! Lane county senator to hid feet at
once with a declaration that it was all
false. He shook his list at Michell,
and never allowed the senator from
Wasco to get in another word.
Here i3 a sample of legislative
economy:- Sixty-sis committee clerks
in tho senate drawing pay siuce the
11th of January and not a thing to do.
With such an example it would bo uu
sa'o for the Louse to get a whack at
the clerkship game
Speculation is riia that Governor
Lord will call an extra sessiou of tho
legislature in case there is no organi
zation, but such a tiling is notprobabie.
The governor has seen enough child's
play the past month to conviuce hiiu
an extra session would bo useless.
The senate committees on enrolled
bills and engrossed bills each has ten
clerks. Four active" clerks could do
all the work of these committees if
both houses wore actively engaged,
and one for each of these committees
could have done all the work that has
been necessary so far.
Tho nation mourns another do-nothing
congress. The session that will
close on March 4. h had as well never
met for all tho good it has done. But
in this respect, Oregon can join the
nation in shedding tears. Our lamented
legislature is enough to make the jol
liest joker weep.
When thirty senators find it no
violation of their pledges of economy
to appoint sixty -seven clerks during a
session when there is nothing for
clerks to do, it Is time to call a halt.
That this abuse; may not be practiced
in the future, it is necessary that some
such bill as tho one introduced by
Senator King become a law.
The Oregonian is wratby beeau.so
several "scrub papers" have said it
demanded and received $6.0C0 for sup
porting McKinley and Hobart. No
wonder the Oregonian is mad. It val
ues its "influence" of more value, and
if it ever demanded anything it would
have asked more than $6,000. There is
nothing small 'about Scott.
Senator Driver thinks there is no
difference between the holding up of a
train and robbing it and holding up a
legislature and robbing the taxpayers.
This probably is true, but up to date
the taxpayers of the stato have not
been extensively robbed by the legis
lature hold-up. The greatest expense
thus far incurred is in tho pay of the
6ixty-six senate clerks.
Congress is looked to and is urged to
pass a measure to create more revenuo,
but little is said about reducing ex
penses. To tho ordinary taxpayer it
seems that there is enough revenue
collected. What is needed most is a
cutting down of expenses. 'But who
expects such a happy act so long as
congress is composed of professional
politicians and treasury looters?
Although the general-iu-chief of the
republicau party during the last cam
paign, Mark Hanna seems to beunable
to run the governor of Ohio so as to
land himself in the United States sen
ate through' an appointment to fill the
vacancy caused by tho resignation of
Senator Sherman, so he will have to
content himself with being post master-
general or going on some foreign mis
sion. "
Nevada is abused by many of the
leading papers for having, by an act of
her legislature, legalized prizefighting,
and their condemnation i-, just enough,
but the state that' encourages prize
fighting by an act of its legislature is
no wors6 than the paper that encour
ages it by giving detailed statements
of the brutal contests. "People who
live in glass bouses should not throw
stones."
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IJ it were possible for senator Mit
chell to get back to Washington before
congress adjourns, he would no doubt
advocate with renewed energies .the
resolution for an amendment to the
constitution providing for the election
of senators by a direct vote of the
people. To his old arguments for the
measure he would be ablo to add an
object lesson that would carry consider
able weight.
The Nicaragua canal scheme is side
tracked for the present, and it is to be
hoped it will stay there until some
more sensible plan can be inaugurated
than for the government to guarantee
the payment of $100,000,000 bonds of a
private corporation. Had the scheme
been accomplished it would have been
a second edition of the Pacific rail
roads steal. The government should
either build' the canal outright or have
nothing to do with it.
Immediately after the inauguration
of McKinley, President Cleveland, ac
companied by Mrs. Cleveland and the
children, will start on a tour around
the world, so say the dispatches. And
he will cross the continent on the
Canadian Pacific. What is the matter
witb the Americans road?, that Mr.
nd can't ride upon them? Is
Bayard, so thoroughly
ug but foreign pomp
I AWAKING 'TO FACTS
Spain Begins to Realize the
Situation in Cuba. "
THE TROUBLE AT CRETE
Indications Are That the Greeks Were
. the Aggressors and Are
Held Responsible.
Another Chapter la the SIrm Fare :
Roll Call at the Joint Convention
The Senate Trnsactel-l!ut
Little Business,
New York, Feb. 9. A disp-.tt-h to
the World from Madrid says:
An unprecedented sensation has
been caused in Spain by the publica
tion of the reform decrees. The Adroit
declares that the declarations of Pre
mier Canovas in his preamble have
awakened the great majority m" Spain's
people to the gravity of the situation,
and the necessity of the fulfillment of
the promises contained in the royal
speech, the minister's statements and
the reform law of 1895, as well as the
expediency of settling the contest in
Cuba in harmony with public senti
ment in America and iu Europe as well.
The preamble also shows the impos
sibility of pacifying the West Indies
without home rule, through install
ments, and the hopelessness of winning
over all the insurgents, even though
Senor Canovas admits that the present
struggle is a war for independence.
Critics of the government policy
publicly assert that they would have
proffered complete autonomy. There
form policy is sure to bring on con
flicts. Though Senor Sagastabas counseled
the liberals to refrain from becoming
obstacles in the government's way,
the party organs severely criticised the
decrees, insinuating that the liberals
would further them if railed to office.
Most of the newspapers, notably the
Heraldo, the Imparciale, the Carlist
and the republican pipers try to stir
up tho people against the new policy.
They echo the prevalent impression
that tho test of its euoccbs will be the
effect on Cuba and the United States.
The Spaniards say that tho govern
ment is confident of obtaining tho ap
proval and support of President Cleve
land, Secretary of State Olney and
the American public. Tho opinion is
genera.1, too, that the policy canuot
succeed unless General Wejler is
promptly recalled from Cuba.
GKEEK9 ARE BLAMED. f
Xhey Began Hostilities by Attacking the
1 Turks.
London, Feb. 9 Private and official
advices and private letters from Eng
lish officers' show the troubles in Crete
were undoubtedly caused by Greek ag
itators and th.it the Christians are un
doubtedly the aggressors. The Greek
government, believing the end of the
Ottoman empii e near, thinks the time
a good opportunity to carry out a lonsr
cherished desitx to annex Crete.
Public officials here and on the Con
tinent regard the situation .as threat
eningthepeaceol the whole of Europe
In the event of a collision between
Turkey and' Greece, it is doubtful
whether the entente of the powers
may be maintained. . Papers every
where urge the. powers ;u bring pres
sure to bear on Greoce it prevent fur
ther aggravation of Turkey.
It is announced today that Turkish
warships and a transport have left
Constantinople for Cre te, and that in
spite of the advico of bis ministers and
ambassadors the sultan favors the dis
patch of troop and suppressing the
troubles by force.
N.VSIES WEltE NOT 'CAT.I.EU.
The Joint Convention Met aj.d Adjourned j
Without Kollcall.
SALEM, Fob. 9. There Ttas' no offi
cial way of determining '.how many
were present at today's joint conven
tion, for the reason that tho roll was
not called.
Just after Chairman Brown ell bad
called the convention to order, Sena
tor Patterson came hurriedly don the
middle aisle and said: "Mr. Chairman:
I move that we adjourn till tonvorrow
at noon." The motion was adopted,
and the convention adjourned.
The announcement was greeted wivh
cheers and laughter from tho gallerj.
An unofficial count of the members
showed that there wereonly33 present.
Lee and Bilyeu, democrats who came
in yesterday, were absent.
It is stated that the reason for the
hurried adjournment was the fear that
two or threo members would announce
their withdrawal when the roll was
called.
UUSSS NOT LIKE THE TREATY.
Bitter Attack Made by a Prominent Ven
ezuelan. New Yoek, Feb. 10. A dispatch to
the Herald from Caracas, Venezuela,
says:
Seuor Michelen, formerly in the dip
lomatic service of Venezuela and the
minister from this country to
again attacked the Anglo-
in terms of great
'crsn
(Jpoi-cent otherwise. Tho poputts
were greatly worked up over this b ill,
and voted for it almost unanimouslj .
Houghton's sugar bounty bill ;ras
ivcommended favorably in fie sens '.e,
after amendments had been offer ed,
and was put on the calender asaspof ial
order. It allows a bounty of 1 cea t a
pousd ou su;jar inadu from beets Uu
which t l a ton has been paid, but t to
hibits more than $50,000 being pai l in
one year.
They Touched Fitch.
SPHAtsrE, Wash., Feb. 9. Saturd y
evening a crowd cf citizens waited t'!j
on a disreputable colored watnan an 1
t white man, and treated them to I .
coat of tar and feathers. The younf j
man was Frauk E. Frink son, of W. J J.
Frink, a highly respected frrmer, li v
ing near Minnie Falls, this court' .y.
Frick is about 30 years of age, and 1 .as
lived several years around Spra? ue.
A week ago the colored woman l oso
only known name is ''Lou," came f .'om
Spokane, and fell in with Frink. Sat
urday night., after a dance, therw was
a meeting and a vigilance committee
that went to Ft ink's cabin, pulled him
and the woman out and gave the :n a
liberal coat of tar and feathers, i .fter
wards warning them to leave tow. a.
A Step In tlio Dark.
" Corval-li, Or., Feb. 10 Thismv.Tn
ing about 6 o'clock Charles Snydf i , a
d'.-ckhand on tho steamer Rui"ih,
drowned .n the Willamette near t be
Benton flouring mills. The liuth ):ad
been loading flour, and, in swing itig
down the stream, she caught on tho
steru of the Gypsy, which was tio d to
tho government snagboat. Sei eral
of the Buth's crew boarded the GJ pfcy
to push off tho Kuth, and in getl .ing
back, Snyder stepped off into' the
river. It was dark, and the other I 'jetTi
bers of the crew were unable to dis
tinguish Snyder's form in the w ater.
Short Work in the Fenate.
Salem, Or., Feb. 9 fter tti open
ing of the senate today and the intro
duction of an unimportant L'.ll, Sen
ator Dufur offered a resolution author
izing the committee on navigation to
inspect the site and surroundings of
the portage railway at 1'ue Dalles. Af
ter some- delay tho resolntion was
adopted. A number of bills were read
the second time.
Bills were introduced as fo'lows:
Dufur, relative to the judgment upon
debtors; Micbeli, relative to the muni
cipal incorporation act; Daly, by re
quest, relatif e to arid lands.
Tf ool Men Could Not Agree.
WASAINGTON, Feb. 11. After a ser
ies of conferences extending over sev
eral d.-iys, the woolgrowers and vonl
manufacturers have failed to adjust
their differences over the rates cf duty
to be recommended to tho ways and
means committee for the rew tariff
bill now in process of formation, and
have departed for their homes.
These differences the two bodies found
to be irreconcilable, tbe growers being
unwilling to consent to races at which
they declare they cannot continue to
produce wool with profit, and the
manufacturers considering the rates
of the growers higher than proper.
tVith Draws the Bill.
Washington, Feb. 10. Senator
Morgan, the champion of the Nicara
gua canal bill, announced in the senate
today his abandonment of that
measure for the present session of
congress, and thereupon it was dis
placed by the bankruptcy bill. The
senator made this wove after a protrac
ted contest, covering several weeks,
j which bad disclosed th fact that ob
structive opposition could not be over
come. He gave notice that ho would
renue hia advocacy of the bill at an
early date of the coming extra session.
Work of the Bensou House.
Salem, Or., Feb. 0. Tho Benson
house held a brief and spiritless session
this morning. Five bills of minor
importance were introduced and rend
for the first timo. They were as fol
lows: Chapman, regulating the hauling
of logs and ties over public roads;
Thomas, amending tho divorco laws;
Bridges, amending the act incorporat
ing Drain; Nosier authorising county
clerks to administer pension oaths
without charge; Thomas amending the
code relating to the publication o
summons.
Killed Hr Husband.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 9. George
Davies, a prominent commission mer
chant, was shot dead by bis wife this
morning at 10 o'clock at his residence.
The tragedy was the result of a long
series of quarrels. Mrs. Davies, when
taken into custody, wept bitterly, and
shid her husband had treated her un
kindly and called her bitter names.
Fitx Got the Money.
Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 11. Pugilist
Bob Fitzsi-nmons has scored a victory
iu this city. Justice Childs has granted
his petition that the money paid into
fcourt, about the $2-30, during the quar-
rtd which resulted ia tho breaking of
live partnership of the famous fighter
arid his former manager, Chas. Glori,
be returned to him.
Killed Ills Mother's Husband.
HOMAN, Ark., Feb. 11. Sam Leigb,a
15-year-old boy, shot and killed Adam
Courtwright, hia stepfather, af ler the
latter, in a jealous frenzy, had as
eaulted bis -wife with a club, inflicting
fatal wouuds. Leigh tried to protect
his mother, but was too small to ..grap-
p ecu red
THE VERDICT RATIFIED
Presidential Vote Canvassed
by Congress.
ATTACKS THE TREATY
An Ungrateful Venezuelan Denounces
Olney For the Part He Took in
Settling the Boundary
Dispute.
Senator Morgan Withdraws the Nicaragua
Canal Dill After a Prolonged con
test Utah Shaken Cp by an
Earthquake.
Washington, Feb. 10. The first
public txercises in connection with the
incoming administration occurred at
the cupitol today when the houses of
congress in joint ecssion in the spac
ious hall of representatives counted
the electoral votes of the various states
and listened to Vice-President Steven
son formally announce the election of
William JicKinley, as president and
Garret A. Hobart as vice-president of
the United States.
Shortly before 1 o'clock the members
of tbe senate left their seats and walked
across to the hall of the rcprc8 ?nta
tives. Their approach was heralded
by the entrance of Col. Richard J
Bright, the scrgeant-at-arms of the
senate, who announced the "Senate
of the United States," then in 6olomn
procession they filed in, preceded by
Clerk Cox, of the senate, and Vice
president Stevenson, and too:: their
seat9 in tho first four rows to the right
of the speaker's desk, which had been
vacated during the recess.
The members of the house remained
standing, while the senators took their
places. An assistant of Clerk Cox car
ried a red cherry steel-claspel box, in
which the returns of 45 states reposed.
Vice-president Stevenson, who is by
law president over the joint session,
took his place by the side of Speaker
Reed.
Teller, Lodge of Massachusetts and
Blackburn of Kentucky, on behalf of
the senate, and Grosvcnor of Ohio and
Richardson of Tennessee, on behalf of
the house, then ascended to the clerk's
desk immediately below the speaker's
table and prepared to count the vote.
Vice-President Stevenson assumed
the gavel and announced the purpose
of the joint session, lie unlocked tbe
box and broke the seal o the returns
of each state as reached. The formal
certificate of Alabama was road in full
by Blackburn, after whici the reading
of the long certificates was dispensed
wi'.h on motion of Sherman, the tellers
simply announcing the teaults after
ascertaining by inspectioa that they
were in due form. Tbe tellers made
the announcement in rotation.
At 1:40 p. m. the vice-president
stated that tbe count had closed, and
directed the tellers to announce tbe
result. There was a hasty consulta
tion by the tellers, and then in a
strong voice Ledge announced: "The
ptata of the vote for president and vice
president of the United States as found
by tbe tellers is: Whole Dumber of
electors, 447,of which a majority is 224.
William McKinley, of Ohio, has rec
eived 271 voles for president, and W.
J. Bryan, of Nebraska,haa received 170
votes.
"The state of the voto for vice-president
is, Garret A. Robert has received
271 electoral votes, Arthur Sewall 149
votts and Thomas E. W.ison 27 votes."
Lodge handed the result to vice-Presi-dent
Stevenson who rose and repeated
the vote, adding the constitutional
announcement that William McKinley
and Garret A. Hobart were elected
president and vice-president respec
tively, for the term beginning March
4. This closed the proceedings, which I
lasted 50 minutes, and had been devoid
of incident.
ropuLACK ws.it wild.
With JCnthuslasut at Departure of the
Creek Fleet.
Athens, Feb. 11. The dispatch of
tbe torpedo flotilla commanded by
Prince George, for tho island of Crete,
has caused the greatest enthusiasm
among tbe populace, especially as it is
stated the prince has orders to prevent
the landing of Turkish troops on that
island. The king urged the c'ispatch
of the flotilla, and as soon as ho ob
tained the consent of Premier Delyan-
nis he persoually issued the orders, in
order to give additional effect to tbe
proposal.
When Prince Georgo embarked, a
salute of 300 shots were fired by the
crowd on shore. Tho people' assemblod
at miucigbt at tbe palace and gave
their majesties an ovation. Students
paraded the streets, sineing patriotic
songs, cheering for the king and for
the union of Crete with Greece.
The fighting at Kissamo, where the
Mohammedan inhabitants were bo-
sieged in tboir houses for several days,
was desperate. Thirty Christians and
100 Mohammedans were killed. Fight
ing is reported as still proceeding
about the convent Chrisopygy, near
Canea.
Tbe insurgent leaders nave as
sembled for conference. It is under
stood a. constitution and provisory
government will shortly be promul
gated.
HEROIC DBED OF A MIXF.K.
Sacrificed Himself to Have His Two Cum-
panions.
Spokane, Feb. 11. A rare act of
heroism, such as deserves to be record.
ed In history and song, was performed
at Rossland, B. C, today, which saved
the lives of two miners and proved
plain Jim Hemsworth to be one of
nature's noblemen. .
Jem Smith and Iran- conson were
working at the bottom of a narrow
shaft of the Young America mine, at a
depth of nearly 150 feet, engaged in
loading ore into an iron-bound bucket,
jvhfle Jim Hemsworth 'a duty consisted
Vri hauling the bucket to the surface by
Vans of a windlass. T he heavy bucket,
i with ore, bad almost reached the
of the shaft when the iron crank of
Yindlass snapped in two like a bit
e, burling Hemsworth to the
Sngingtohis feet half dazed by
flow, Hemsworth saw the windlass
irouna at a ingntiui rate oi
led bucket shot down
ten below. He
here was
.and he
rard,
awful jerk the bucket xtoinwJ j.it
above the head uf tbe two una far
down tho shaft.
Pale as death, with the blood Bowing
in streams and suffering intense agony, .
Uemswortli never uttered u cry nor
even a sound, as tho jaws of the wh--iT'
pinioned him fast as in a vice. Super
intendent Shields, who witnessed Hifl
accidout from a short distnucc awuy,
rushed-to llen sworth's aid and blocked
the maoh!: cr. '.
As Hemsworth staggered back and
was about to fall, Shields caught him
in his arms, at the same time exclaim
ing: "My God, Jim! This Is awful!"
"Oh, what's fie differenoe?'replied
the plucky follow, "so long as I saved
tho boys';"
ClliANS ARB ACTIVE.
TIk-t I'lllRRe Several Small VUlaftca Nrar
oanxaulllo.
Havana, via Key West, Feb. 11.
Advi -es from Manzaoill-j havo boon
rofcivrd tothi effect that t ie lusur
gjuts leco. tly attacked and entered
Blanqiu y.A, lundetl g the stores and
buruing th Ktoreho ue bi ildiug as
well as 12 i private dwellings. They
also pillaged tho t?ore at Venocia plan
tation and the stores at Cano, burning
the buildiaes at the latter place. A
ljrc number of houses were also de
stroyed. TIji so t(. vices al report extraordi
nary activity bu the j art of a large
number of insurgents in that district.
It is thought that there are more in
surgents in that tu-. tion than ever
before, among tbem being many
Cubans who wen with Antonio
Maceo in the province of Pinar
del Rio.
On the nihtof the 7th a large num
ber of Cubing attiuiel the forts at
Encrucljuda, province of Santa Clara,
but wire re U B nl. General Uilmo
Gomez.tho Cuban commandor.btill con
tinues at the bead if his forces in the
vicinity of Sancti Sj iriluB. Captain
General WeyUr Is now irrrching la
that direction.
In an editorial commenting on the
effects of the propose 1 scheme of the
Cuban reforms,- La Lucha says that
it has noticel little enthusiasm ex
pressed over tho reforms. This
reveals clearly that the inhabitants of
Cuba are tired of all moves of politi
cians and politics which have produced
such great agitations and convulsions.
These moves have neither bettered
nor Id flue need for good the situation
of the country.
When two Cliina
tn e u meet, their
way of saying
" How do you do? "
is " How are your
bowels?" It
amounts to the
same thing. If Uie
bowels are In good
condition the rest
of the system is
pretty sure to be all
right. But when
they are consti
pated, it has a ludf
paralyzing effect on
the rest of the body
and the mind too.
Headaches, dyspep
sia, 1 biliousness,'
nervousness, poor
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gloomy itoirits, all come from constipa
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lays your system open to all sorts of
serious ard dangerous illness.
It isn't safe to neglect constipation and
h isn't safe to use dangerous wrenching
carthartics, to overcome it, either. They
leave you worse off than before. What
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Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Tellets. They act
surely but without, any violence. They
regulate and strengthen the intestines to
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