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: - THE PJSNSION', SYSTEM.
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In view-of the impending war clouds
all over the' civilized world, and es
pecially ia view oi the present absurd
bellicose attitude of Spain toward this
country, there, seems to be press! ng
need of an-immediate interpretation
by our lawmakers in congress of some
cleardefinition of the relation of pen
sioners to 'military service in future
wars; and it is strange that a note cf
warning has never .yet been sounded
by our great - leaders 'of thought,
through the metropolitan press, on the
subject, j ' V - -. - V .' y - '
We ali know ..by experience, that
wbenlhe war.isover.titv jill be too
late for clear "and cool judgment to
prevail in this matter. Then a people,
grateful to .their brave defenders (and
. other potent agencies) wHI- allow sen
timent' to predominate over caution,
but now it could be, and should be, an
easy matter. A pension for disabling
wounds-received in- battle defending
our, country, should be a mark of honor,
second only to that "red badge of car
nage,'' the scar itself;' and.' the pen
sioner ought to receive enough, should
he need it, to keep him in comfort,
safe . from all fear : of want. But
that - there - is - something radically
f wrong 'with our present system ; no
. man sees or iamore ready" to admit,
yea more, to condemn, than the crip
pled and disabled veteran of the civil
';v war many of 'whom are compelled to
subsist on what appears a mere pit
tance, being physically unable to earn
' more, while others who need it not.
'.but are technically, entitled, receive
aod squander an almost equal amount,
. We cast no reflection upon the pen
sioner, he is not to blame, but the
system is directly at fault. It is the
svstem --under which pensions are
granted that we denounce. And this,
'. in view of our impending,trouble with"
. a foreign country, is enough to. cause
. -any patriotic American to think of the
after portabilities of a war that might
call, forth all the fighting force of the
land. We are a fighting, people; we
came of fighting stock, and would per
haps be fighting now but for a restrain
ing hand under which we become very
5. . restive. ' Today, if necessity should
arise; we could easily put into the field
' an effectiveforce of 2.500,000 men with
a reserve of an equal nu'mber. ' This
seems an enormous force, but it id less
than one in fourteen of the population
- and conceedin? that only the first
quota would do the fighting, and com'
' paring it to the number engaged dur-
" in a- the entire four years cf the last
; war (about 1,000,000) with the'presen
, pension allowance of $144,000,000 annU'
; ally, if the same system should prevail
ye would possibly, thirty years after
" any prospective war should cIose,swell
our pension payments to $720,000,000,
' which added to our $144,000,000, would
saddle upon us a burden of SS64,000,.000
vearlv. and this would continue for
years and years. ; - "
There is just one comfort for the
peace-at-any-prica man in this array
of figures, that ia it would place an
' V embargo on any future fighting, and
would cripple our country almost as
.' much as though we were overrun by a
foreign foe.
HAS A
S
LEVEL BEAD.
Evidently th'e people, of Washing'
ton made no .mistake in select
intr a trovernor last fall. -Governor
Rogers seems to be the right man in
the right place, and has the courage to
sit down upon ihe extravagances pf
the legislature in a commendable
manner. By the excrcipe of thc'vfio
power he has saved the people of that
state a neat little .sum.- of money that
was appropriated for. the maintenance
cfiihe normal schools at Cheney and
New Whatcotrrrand possibly will inter
pose his objection to other similar ex
travagances. Ever-since Washington
was admitted as a state profligacy has
run riot in the management of public
affairs, but at last a governor has been
found who has the courage to call
halt, and gave jthe following level
headed reasons for . vetoing tbe ap
propriation for the noedless so-called
normal schools: ... - .-
- "The outstanding indebtedness of the
state today exceeds $2,000,000, 'and
most of that is in warrants that drew
'. 8 per cent interest. In consequence
the people are now required to meet an
annual interest charge of $160,000, or
approximately $450 a day. .This is
.burden which tbe business of the state
- cannot afford to increase. " With' such
an enormous indebtedness, it seems Yo
me that it would be folly little less
; than - criminal" to branch out- with
. more and unnecessary institutions re-
quiring . an atnual 7 expenditure
amounting to . many thousands . of
dollars.
. ,ii M But aside from the question of in
-" debtedness, the school system of this
"state is - top-heavy.- -The common
" ' ' schools in every county are maintained
but a few months in the year, except
in the larger cities , while money is
i.. lavished for the benefit of a few in the
higher branches. Hundreds of worthy
boys and girls in all parts of the state
are thus compelled to grow up with
lit. Mb nr no education, and wilithere-
" fore be forced to live lives unfitted io
i. protect themselves as they should and
- ;'to conmete. successfully with others-
- - who are more favorably situated. All
.; the requirements of higher education
vin this state are amply provided for by
the stete university at Seattle, which
accommodates the western portion of
... the state. : The agricultural college at
' Pullman, which in all respects is a
university, serves the eastern portion
of the state, and the normal school at
Ellensburg suffices for Central Wash
' ing ton. In addition to thesethree in
stitutions, every city is equipped with
high schools. ' . ;
"The normal school at Cneney and
tho normal school at Whatcom were
. noo founded in respouse to tho de
mands of necessity, but as a result of
' legislative trades. If this practice of
trading for state institutions is to con-
tiBue, then at the next session of the
: legislature the counties of the- south
western part of the state will bo ask
' fug for a normal school or two, or per-;
V- haps another state university, and the
counties in the southeastern partof the
state will likewise demand a normal
; school," or 'something its- equivalent,
before giving their support to approprl-
1 ations for any other state institution.
The system might thus continue-- in
definitely, until every co.inty in the
state would be supplied with a- luxur
ious university and the state be invol
in millions of f!ebt."
TI1E MGUS-WASCO ROAD.
We are ereclitiHy informed that all
preliminary arrangements have been
made by the incorporators of the Col
umbia River Southern R. It. Co., for
securing tho necessary funds for build
ing the proposed railroad from Biggs
to Wasco, and that construction will
begin about tho first ot May. Ordi
narily this would be only a passing
item of news, but tho construction of a
railroad from Biggs to the great wheat
producing section surrounding Wasco
has mora than ordinary significance
to The Dalles. A. railroad built into
that section will undoubtedly do the
principal carrying trade of that
country, that is the wheat will be
moved out over the road and the im
ports will bo hauled in over it: and if
tho proposed road terminates at Biggs,
on -the line of tbe O. 11. & N., the
wheat will pass on to Portland over
that line, never stopping at The Dalles
or any other intermediate point.
More than this, Wasco is near the
wool producing sections of Southern
Wasco and Crook than is The Dalles,
hence much of the wool from Antelope
and all parts of Crook county will be
shipped direct from the terminus of
the proposed road.
' It i3 unnecessary to enlarge upon the
ultimate result of The Dalles losing
the trade of those sections which it
has hitherto enjoyed. But it is well to
take into consideration how jsueh an
event can be prevented. That' the Co
lumbia River Southern road will be
built at least as far south as Wasco is.
almost a foregone conclusion, for there
is a field for such a road, and wherever
there is sufficient traffic to justify, roads
will be built, but The Dalles cannot
afford to allow it to terminateat Biggs.
It must be continued from that point
on into this city if we would retain the
trade of the country to the south. ' If
from Biggs the road were extended on
to Tho Dalles, every bushel of wheat
and every pound of wool shipped over
the road would be brought to this place
for re-shipment either by boat or over
the O. R. & N., since tho competitive
freight rates here are sufficient induce
ment. ' " " ' '
If The Dalles would -prevent the
trade from Sherman, Southern Wasco
and all of Crook slipping away from it,
all that is necessary is to raise suiii
cient capital to continue the Biggs
Wasco road from the former point to
this city, otherwise the trade will be
lost. 'Posiblyto build such the road
would require the expenditure of 3150,
000, which ought to be readily raised
here, or if not it could be secured from
abroad at reasonable interests rates,
and by its expenditure The Dalles
would retain its precedent as the chief
distributing point of the Inland Em
pire; but if we allow a road to termi
nate at Biggs we will be only a way
station on the main line of commerce.
The proposition is rne every pi operty
owner in the city should consider, for
in the ability of The Dalle3 to hold the
trade of th'e surrounding country rests
its future. .
.
NO LIGHT AHEAD.
"-If the'mission of the advance agent
of prosperity is outlined by President
McKinley's inaugural address and by
his message to tho special session of"
the 55th congress, the gloom thathung
over the unfortunate administration of
Grover Cleveland was sunlight com
pared with the darkness in which
every beam of hope is wrapped for the
coming four years. In neither of his
state papers docs the president offer
any remedy for tho depressed times,
except a continuance of the present
money standard and an increase of tax
ation. To accomplish the first " end the
continuance of tho gold standard be
has but one remedy - to suggest. It is
to increase .the revenues so that the
holders of government securities
credit currency may readily convert
their paper into gold coin at will. To
set tbe wheels of factories and com
merce ia motion he suggests increased
duties, higher taxes, more revenue.
To increase prosperity among the pro
ducing classes he offers to Increase
the price of everything they must biiy,
and with the exception perhaps of the
wool grower and sugar planter, holds
out no inducement in the way of an
enlarged market or advanced prices.
Tho cure for all ills, the system to be
adopted that is to restore confidence
aod prosperity is simple, yet it brings
no ray of light upon the dark horrizon,
for it ia taxes, taxes. The proposed
new prosperity-restoring measure is
expected to create $112,000,000 more
revenue than the present law; .that is
just that much more money will be col
lected from the people and thrown in
to thoVioffers of the government than
at present, and will be divided among
the differen t schedules about as follows :
A Chemicals
B Crockery and glassware. .
t 3.SO0.O0O
4.000,000
4,O0.00O
l.roo.ono
SI .750,000
7,000.000
6.300.000
C Metals
1 Wood
E Sugar..-
F Tobacco
G Agricultural ..
H Liquors. . . . . ,:. .
1,810.000
1.600.0CO
17.5ifl.000
27,000.000
1 Cottons
J Jute, linen and hemp
.K3- Wools ,. .....
14. wo
Wools, manufactures of irools
L Silks ,
1400.000
59,000
6,200,000
M Pulp and paper
N Sundries
... . . . .
Can the ordinary producer or con
Burner find a ray of hope in this array
of figures? -Let us examine them, and
see: upon whom' the burden will
fall most heayily. Our .sugar is
to cost.us $21,750,000, jute .and hemp
(grain and wool sacks) $7,800,000, raw
'wools;' $17,500,000 and manufactured
woolens $27,000,000 more than at
present. These four articles enter
largely into the comfort and necessity
of the masses, those who earn their liv
ng by actual toil, those who can least
afford to pay the expenses of maintain-
ng the government under an extrava
gant administration. Almost three
fourths of . the proposed . increased
revenue falls upon these four articles,
upon articles largely consumed by the
producing classes. With nothing but
increased taxation offered by the ad
vance agent of prosperity as a remedy,
for present ills, there'. is little to en
courage the already overtaxed people.
There is scarcely .a -.ray of hope,' a
beacon light of prosperiry in the future.
Business has - indeed supplanted
patriotism and humanity throughout
the world, he fear of disturbing
business has prevented the United
States recognizing Cuba and putting a
stop the cruelest of cruel wars known
for ages. The same influence has pre
vented the powers of Europe from
checking the murder of Armenians by
the Turks, and is operating today-to
prevent Greece, from- protecting the
Christians in Crete. - Were it not for
the stock exchanges at London, Berlin,
St. Petersburg and Paris none of the
powers would interfere with 'Greece!! .
AND SOW WI1AT1.
The powers that be in Washington
have decided to not consider the ap
pointments of United Sta'.es senators
made' by governors, hence Oregon,
Kentucky and Florida will have to be
content with one senator each until
such a time as tbe legislatures of these
states shall proceed to ele't. The
situation in Florida and Kentucky is
soni6what different from that existing
in this stite. In those states the legis
latures possibly will eiect.at least they
have not resorted to the revolutionary
means adopted hero to prevent, an
election, while in Oregon it is clear
that no election can occur until one
aspirant, namely, Hon.. John H. Mit
chell, is out of the way.
This brings Oregon into national
prominence, especially when viewed
from a partisan standpoint, and Mr.
Mitchell has the key to the situation.
It is important to the republican party
that a republican should be seated
from Oregon. He is needed to give
the party prestige in the senate, but
With Mr. Mitchell in the field no sen
ator can be elected by the legislature,
nor will one be recognized who holds
an appointment from tho governor.
This gives Mr. Mitchell a decided ad
vantage,, one that enables him to dic
tate the lines upon which a compromise
may be effected, and his claims can
not but bo recognized by the adminis
tration. With Mr. Mitchell removed from
the contest, the Oregon legislature in
special session would have little diffi
culty in making a selection. But how
to get him out of the way 13 a question
.hat no doubt will bo perplexing to
President McKinley. A cabinet
position or a foreign consulate no
doubt " would be acceptable to Mr.
Mitchell, and could he step into the in
terior department or become attorney
general probably he would consent to
withdraw from the senatorial contest
in this state, or possibly the appoint
ment of consul to England or ambas
sador to Germany would be an induce
ment, but unless some such concession
is made, it is evident he will remain
master of the situation, and prevent
the republican party from gaining con
tol of the T7. S. senate.
, THE 1SDAHD OF CRETE.
Although only a small speck on the
earth's surface when' compared with
the other great bodies of land, Crete
is attracting more attention through
out the civilized world today than any
other one country, since it may be the
agency which will Involve millions in
war and result in the overthrow of at
least one old and powerful nation.
Possibly Crete would attract less at
tention were it not for Greece, but
Grecian ambition and enterprise is
bringing it into prominence, and bids
fair to be the cause that will kindle
the fires in European powder barrels
and plunge tbe old world into general
war. It is the purpose of Greece to
wrest the island from Turkish control,
so soon as the revolt in Crete, where
Turks form a ltyge element of the
population, shall offer ' an . opening,
provided other powers keep their hands
off, or in casa it has the support of
Russia and France. '
The island of Crete has a population
of only 300,000, who are restive under
Turkish domination and want either
i ndependence or annexation to Greece ,
More than 2.000 years ago Crete was
composed of several populous republics,
forming a strong union that for a long
time resisted all invaders. In 63, A.
D. .Crete was coLquored by the Romans,
and for nearly 1800 years has been sub
ject to foreign domination, almost
always, being oppressed and, dis
turbed. ' It was successively controlled
by Romans, Mohammedans Arabs,
Greeks, Venetians, and Turks. The
latter wrested the - island, from the
Venetenians in 1669, and Crete's his
tory has since been a record of almost
constant oppresion and bloodshed.
Thirty years ago a revolt resulted in
some reforms. The immediate causa
of the present revolution was popular
hatred of the Turkish governor, who
caused tho murder of many Cretans
without provocation. A deeper cause
was the perpetual persecution and op
pression by Turkish powers and the
direct violation of treaty agreements.
Las July, a provisional government
was formed, and a strong stand has
been made against the Turkish forces.
WOULD PAY HERE.
While various sections of Eastern
Oregon are contending for the estab
lishing of a beet sugar factory in their
midst, they are giving no attention to
a more important, less expensive and
more profitable industry, which is
nothing less than a glucose factory,
No doubt many sections of the Inland
Empire are adapted to the culture of
sugar beets, and a factory for convert
ing them into sugar would be a valu
able acquisition for any city; but it
is questionable if anticipated re
sults are realized should a beet sugar
factory be established at any point east
of the mountains. In the first place,
beets to be converted into sugar re
quire special and careful cultivation,
much more attention than the or
dinary farmer gives his crops. They
must be cultivated during the entire
growing season and care must be ex
ercised to prevent - the- bowl .o.t. the
beet being exposed to the rays of tbe
sun, by keeping 'the earth carefully
"hilled", up around the base of the
plant. The syrup obtained from beets
that have been exposed to the sun's
rays will not polarize, hence is value
less, and without very careful cultiva
tion sugar-beet raising would be most
disappointing to the farmer. Besides,
a beet-sugar factory would require an
outlay of at least $150,000, and since
the saccharine in the beet diminishes
the longer it is out of the ground, the
factory could be operated perhaps not
more than, six months in the year, so
unless a refining process were added
which would require the outlay of an
other $100,000, the factory would be idle
firee-fourths of the year.
But with the manufacture of glucose
the conditions are different. A factory
with a capacity of five tons a day can
be erected at an expense of $10,000, and
the products from which it is made are
not perishable, Indian corn and pota
toes being the most common. Corn
yields about seven pounds of glucose
to tbe bushel and potatoes ten, while
the estimated cost of manufacturing is
about , one cent per pound. Glucose,
or grapo sugar, commands ordinarily
4 cents per pound at wholesale, hence
a factory operating anywhere near a
line of transportation could afford to
pay farmers 37 cents per bushel for
potatoes, and 25 cents for corn. ' The
demand for glucose is comparatively
unlimited, it being used largely in the
manufacture of .table syrups and con-
fectionaries.and in the brewing of beer
and ale. . ... .,. .
We-believe there is not a glucose
factory on the Pacific coast, hence the
field for one is open here, and un
doubtedly the enterprising individual
who turns his attention to it will strike
a mint on a small scale, aud at the
same time create a ready market for
two farm products that are sure crops
in this vicinity and in fact in all sec
tions of Eastern Oregon. No better
location than Tho Dalles could be
found for suuh a factory, since it can
offer cheap freight rates in all direc
tions, cheap fuel and pure water, three
necessary requirements for all manu
facturing industries.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE.
The refusal of the senate to seat the
republican appointees from Oregon
and Kentucky is, viewed from a parti
san standpoint, a misfortune to both
the leading parties. With those two
men in tho senate, tho republicans
would have a clear working majority
in that body, especially on all aues
tions of tariff, and with the aid of a
few golu democrats they can safely
count on, would bo able to enact the
most radical legislation that could be
desired even by th firmest advocate
of the single standard. Hut with these
seats vacant during tho special session
of congress, the efforts of the republi
3an leaders will be hampered, and
should they fail to redeem their pledges
they win have the excuse that they
did not have full control of congress,
hence will go before tho people at the
next general election with the .claim
that, given a majority in the senate,
they will enact legislation t that will
foster prosperity. ,
Sicce tho American people learn
best by experience, it was desirable
that, after a republican president and
house were elected, the senate should
also be republican, and the program
mapped out in the national . platfdru
should be enacted. Four years of high
tariff, gold standard, and an adminis
tration of pvblic affairs in the interest
of monopolies, trusts, railroads and
banking syndicates would be sufficient
evidence to the peoplo of the mistake
they made at tho polls last fall. It is
indeed unfortunate that there is not a
majority in the senate in harmony with
the administration so that the fullness
of the republican "object lesson" could
be realized.
52". PATRICK'S DAY.
It is little moment at this day and
sge whether the patron saint of Ire
land, the good St. Patrick, was born
on the 17th of March or whether that
was the date of his death, the day is
observed by the Celt wherevei4 he may
be found on the wide face of tho earth,
and is commemorated as his anniver
sary with sacred reverence. Dear to
the heart of every Irishman - is the
name of St. Patrick, and around it
cluster the hopes and expectations of
a people long exiled from their native
land, when their memory calls them
back to the green hills and verdant
plains of their own old Ireland. They
have made the missionary who first
brought Christianity into tbe island
their patron saint and native hero;
and on this day when they pin the little
sprig of shamrock upon their bosoms,
a fond dream passes before their vision
Of the time when Ireland shall take
her position in the family of nations,
whn she shall bo a free and independ
ent state, when the yoke of British
tyranny shall no longer chafe the Irish
neck. On this day of all others does
the undying love of native .country
predominate In the breast of-the Irish
man; on this day his hopes point to
the time in the dim future when all of
Erin's son's may say Ireland is free. .
EDITORIAL NOTES
The new" postmaster-general may
well be termed a man of affairs. He
has eight marriageable daughters.
An exchange says ex-President Har
rison is not much of a protectionist
any more, and thinks he can worry
along with his infant industry without
any help from the administration.
The total appropriations c?ado by tbe
Washington legislature werj $1,125.
789.40, a reduction of $35.,7iU.84 below
the appropriations of two- years ago.
Thnsthefusion legislature has notdone
30 badly after all.
Secretary of state Sherman is not
tbe same spirit as was Senator Sher
man. When senator he favored the
recognition of Cuban independence.
As secretary of state he favors a
pacific and non-interference policy.
Crete and Cuba may well be said to
be in the same box, both are struggl
ing to throw off the yoke of tyranny,
which they would speedily accomplish
if the sympathy of the millions
availed anything. -.
Now tbe mills, not the mints, will be
opened, and the American farmer will
get living prices for hU products in a
protected market. Salem Statesman.
When will this happy event occur?
And who will be the purchasers in the
'protected market?"
It is stated that. Spain is willing to
sell the Cuban patriots tneir indepen
dence for $125,000,000. No doubt Spain
would willingly make such a sale after
she has been whipped by the patriots,
but if the war continues much loDger
the island will scarcely be worth tbe
price.
" Tbe attempt of the secretary, of state
to abolish state boards and commis
sions by shutting off their pav is com-
menaaoie Dut iutii, ana wm result in
'ndless : litigation. An executive
olficerannot assume legislative duties.
The power that created the boards
and commissions la the only one that
can remove them. I : ' ' ' '"
Where are those investments in
numerous enterprises that were to be
maae oil over the country.' so soon as
the reins pf government were turned
over to the advance agent of Prosper
ity? We hear of but few enterprises
starting up, though there are plenty of
failures, reduction of wages and throw-.
ing men out of employment.
Prosperity built upon borrowed cap
ital is worse than no prosperity at all.
All tbe i'ueinc coast had sad ex
perience in this line, its railroads, its
cities and -its farms having been built
and developed on . money borrowed
from the east or from Europe, and now
when pay day has come, every indus
try feels the drain that is made upon
the wealth of the country to pay inter
est and installments on- the principal.
With a relict of antiquity for secre
tary of state, a third-rate lawyer for
attorney-general, and Yankee merch-
and, who baa no idea of wild In
dians or Western : territory, at the
head of the interior department, Presi
dent McKinley has an official family
around him that is liable to lead him
into stony paths erelong. .' '
. All parties in the United States sen
ate seem agreed that those who have
been appointed to the senate by gov-
ernors, where legislatures have had op
portunity to elect and have- neglected
to do so, shall not be seated. This
leaves Mr. Corbett's chances a little
uncertain, as 'it possibly will be
held that Oregon really had a Ecssion
of the legislature.
The appropriation for the governor's
oflieo for the next tv? o years in Wash
ington is $33,210, sf-cretary of state
$19,fl30, state treasurer $7,300, attorney-general
$10,500, stata fcuditor,
$ll,74i), supreme court Si3,O0Q, superior
judges $06,300. Besides there are a
batch of other state officers, boards
and commissions for which $38,000 was
appropriated. Truly, Washington is
an ollico ridden state. -
The trouble in Crite is assuming
even a moro tangled aspect and all
Europe stands aghast, at the prospects
of a general war. Russia -apparently
is playing a double game with Turkey,
looking to the occupation cf Constanti
nople so soon as the Greeks shall en
gage tho Turks in frontier warfare. In
such an event there will be a general
war among the European powers, or
Great Britain and Germany will be
forced to back down from their present
stand. : -
Can the governor appoint a senator
when the legislature refuses to elect
one? This is the conundrum on the
solution of which the organization of
the senate depends. If the appoint
ments of the governors of Kentucky
and Oregon are "valid the senato will
have a republican majority. Other
wise the combined forceps of the demo
crats, populists and silver republicans
will control. Tho senate has hereto
fore held that the governor could not
appoint a senator under such circum
stances. It remains to be seen
whether the senate can - change its
mind to suit the occasion.
The supreme court of the United
States is supposed to be composed of
men who rise above party prejudice
and who are men fair minded and
liberal in every respect, but this sup
position is not well founded at least in
every instance. Justice Field, tho
patriarch of the court, who has "one
foot in the grave and the other near
by," was too much of a partisan to re
sign so long as a democrat was, presi
dent, because it was certain a demo
crat would be appointed as his suc
cessor.
Now he is ready to step down
and out and allow President McKinley
to appoint a republican to the supreme
bench. ,'
The framera of the Dingley tariff
bill propose that it shall produce $70,-
000,000 more revenue annually than
the Wilson ; law. The chief in
creases are 'from additional duties
on sugar, lumber, wool and flax jute,
four articles of daily consumption and
general use by the producers. It is
proposed that tbe poor shall be taxed
on consumption of sugar and woolen
apparef," the home builder on the
lumber used in the construction of
his house and the farmer on his grain
sacks, while the millionaire will pay
no more for his cbampaigne and dia
monds. This is the medicine that is
to make us prosperous.
Oregon is already tegiuning to feel
the bad effects of the failure of the leg
islature to organize, and as time goes
on the effect will be more serious. Not
only is the state being run on crfdit,
but those who perform services for the
state are unable to 'get evidences of
their claims in a form that makes them
negotiabla' except at- a ruinous dis
count. The result will be that all sup
plies furnished the different state in
stitutions will he put in at exorbi
tant prices, and when the final pay
ment is made, it will cost the state an
addition of about 50 per cent on every
thing consumed in the different de
partments.
The proposition of Judge Northup,
of Multnomah county, to withhold the
state taxes and apply them on county
indebtedness, would be a dangerous
proceedure for any county, besides it
would bo a violation of iho law which
requires the first money collected by
the county to be applied in the pay
ment of the state tax. It Is very true
the tying up of the state taxes,
amounting to $600,000, in tbe
V state treasury would be, a serious in-
con venience to business, but it will not
remain there long before the governor
will call an extra session of the legisla
ture to get It out.
THE ORDER . IS ISSUED.
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Cretan Ports Will be Blockaded Sunday
Morning;.
Rome, March 18. A dispatch from
Canea announces that a blockade of
Crete will begin Sunday morning, and
a notification to this effect will be ad
dressed to the governments at Athens
and Constantinople. It is further
stated tbe powers will also communi
cate t he steps taken to the govern
ments of neutral states. Tho limits of
the blockade will be between longitude
23:4 and 0:30 east, and latitude 25:48
and 34:25 north.
Tho blockade will be general against
Greek vessels, but other ships will be
allowed tot land goods, provided' they
are not uesuneu ior ureeK troops or
for the interior of the island.
'Finally the admirals have caused
request to be addressed to the Greek
officials to recall their ships from
Cretan waters. If thev do not cocddIv
force will bo used Sunday morning to
compel tnem to witnaraw.
Knights of old crusaders who went to
conquer the world, could not hope to
succeed unless they were in virile, hearty
bealtn. A man cannot lace aiuicuiues u
his stomach isn't in good order. Dis
ordered digestion will make a sluggish
coward out of anv man. It makes his
mind stagnant, and he cannot , think
craickl-v rnnucrh to accomplish anvthin?.
It makes his movements slow, and takes
at! of the snan oat of him. Every man
in business in America has a fight on his
hand3 just as much as ever , had belted
knieht. . It is a matter of life and death.
just the same with him as it was with the
crusade
indigestion ana an me 1113
that sro with it. most frequently start in
constipation. That keeps all sorts of im
purities in the body, forces them into the
blood, and so deranges the whole system.
Constipation- is one of the commonest
ills, and to it are traceable most of tiie
disorders that make people sick. Once
it gets a firm hold on a man, it is most
difficult to overcome it Temporary re
lief can be obtained in a thousand ways.
There are medicines on the market that
will help as long as you take thefci.
There is only ope remedy that is a real
remedy that you don't have to keep on
taking forever. That is Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. The "Pellets" are
tiny, sugar-coated granules, mild and
efficient in their action. They effect a
permanent cure. You don't become a
slave to their use, as with other pills.
: If yon will seed n one-cent stamp to cover
cost of mailing or, ire will send you fbbb the
most useful medical book extant. This is Dr.
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, In
Slain English ; a book of 100B pages, profusely
lustrated. the great expense of preparing which
has been covered by the le of 680,000 copies
at the regular price, $1.50 per copy. Address,
World's Dispensary Medical Association, Mo. 66
Uaia Street, Buflalo, H. Y.
BILLS
The Senate Flooded With New
Measures of All Kinds.
DOUBLE-HANDED DEAL
Russia is Alleged to be Playing-into
the Hand of Greece to Annihi
late Turkey.
Thongands Made Homeless By the Slir
slsslppl Flood John Hay Will Suc
ceed Bayard at the British
Court.
Washington, March 1C In the
senate today 438 bills and eight joint
resolutions were introduced.' They
embraced nearly eyery phase of the
public service. Allen's "bitch of bills
numbered about 75. ' They included
bills directing foreclosure of t.Tio gov
ernment lien on the Union Pacific
road; to preventprofessional lobbying;
defining tho powers of the judiciary,
etc. Bills introduced by Hale related
to a cable between the United States,
Hawaii and Japan, and to tho twelfth
census.
There was a general laugh at one of
the pension bills of White, "for tbe re
lief of William J. Bryan." Lodge's
bills included those to amend the im
migration laws, and for a Hawaiian
cable. Bankruptcy bills wee pre
sented by Nelson and Lindsay. Mor
gan reintroduced the Nicaragua canal
bill and a joint resolution to abrogate
"the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Numerous
bills, relating to Pacific roads were
presented, including that of Morgan
to create a board of trustees for the
Union and Central Pacific. , One of
Thurston's bills provided for the in
crease of all pensions.
tuocaands ark bomkless.
Besnlt of the FIoou la Eastern Arkansas,
8000 Homeless.
. Memphis, Tenu., March 16. Nearly
2000 homeless, half-starved persons
rescued from the overflowed districts
of Eastern Arkansas are being cared
i for in this city today. The refugees
are" mostly negroos. The citizens' re-
lief commission is practically backed
by unlimited capital, merchants, bank-
kers and corporations having subscrib-
ed great sums to prosecute the work of
rescuing the inhabitants of the terri
tory 40 miles north and south of Mem
phis. The entire government, fleet,
stationed here, through Captain Fitch,
the engineer in charge, has been
pressed into service.
Tbe situation today is critical. News
is expected hourly of breaKs in the
levees, and when this happens loss of
property and stock will reach into the
thousands.
The first loss of life has been report
ed. A family of five negroes' have
been drowned at Marion. Sensational
stories of wholesale drowning' at No
dena, Ark., are denied by steamer
hands fresh from tho scene.
The gauge today reads 36.4 feet
Railway trains arrive and dopart with
out reference to schedules. All tracks !
except the Iron Moun tain are submerg
ed. Kansas City & Little Rock road
uses the Iron Mountain roadway. It
is expected that by night rescue steam'
era will land anothor thousand refugees
on Chickasaw bluffs.
WHY -TDK EffOBI . FAILBD.
The Abandonment of the Fight tor The
Senatorial Appointees.
Washington, March 17. The de
termination of tbe republican manag
ers of the senate not to give time to
the consideration of the cases of 'ap
pointments by governors of states was
reached only after it wa found that
the democrats were determined to re
sist tbe seating cf the appointees as
long as they could talk, and that they
would be aided in this by the silver re
publicans and the populists. There
is a feeling among many senators who
really believed that the governors had
a right to appoint in tbe cases of Mon
tana and Washington four years ago
that, it having been settled by a vote
of the senate against admission, it is
well to make it,, a precedent for the
future, and make- legislatures respon
sible for the vacancies of a state In the
senate except in cases of death or resig
nation, when tbe legislatures are not
in session and appointments are pro
vided for.
One senator, discussing tbe Oregon
case, said that, if the Oregon appoint
ment was sustained, that hereafter it
would be in the power of 11 men in tbe
senat, by refusing to go into organi
zation, to prevent forever tho election
01 a senator and make tbe governor
the sole official to choose senators.
AS ALLEGED COU.TJSIOX. ,
Knssia la Said to be Secretly Supporting;
Greece.
New York, March 16. A cable dis
patch from tbe Press correspondent at
Athens says: ' -
"I learn that eecret negotiations are
proceeding between King George and
the Russian government. : This Infor
mation comes from an absolutely trust
worthy authority., Russia is undoubt
edly playing a tw,o-faced game with
Turkey and with- the power.-, -Tbeve
is an Understanding that when the
Greek army crosses the frontier Russia
shall ud a pretext to seize Constanti
nople. ' - ., "
- "The understanding, so far as King
George is concerned, is that in . the
general conflict in the Balkans, which
is sure to be followed by fighting on
tbe frontier and the dissolution of the
Turkish empire, which would follow a
seizure of Constantinople by the Rus
sians, Greece is to be . encouraged to
seize 'Macedonia,' with the czar's
promise in advance that she shall be
permitted to retainjihe province."
TBUUSU! FOB TsBlTf BIAKBBS.
Two Proposed Amendments to the Dlng-
. , ley Bill.
WASHiNGTON.Mar. 17. Two amend
ments to the tariff which will bo offer
ed in the senate promise to compromise
the Dingley measure ' before : it gets
through the upper house.,-Tbe most
important is that-of Elkins, proposing
discriminating duty on ail imports
coming to the country in American
bottoms. This is supposed to repre
sent the wishes of American shipown.
era, who hope by making such legisla
tion to promote American shipping
Interests. Opposition has developed
from the fact that it was feared that
this would divert trade to Canadian,
ports, whence importation would be
by rail. Tbe plan will at least excite
much debate--- . -.-
The second amendment is that of
Pettigrew, proposing that any import
er who could prove that the article he
wished to bring in was controlled in
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' The
liiimmiummuiiiuiumiimmm
this country by a trust, should be en
titled to enter his goods free of duty,
This will undoubtedly receive some
support in the senatle, as it is aimed at
the trusts, but its adoption would re'
suit in ruining the Dingley measure as
a revenue producer, hence there will
be a roost vigorous effort to kill it. It
may prolong the discussion oftho bill
WAS FKOBAnLI KlDXPPED.
Mysterious Disappearance of an 11-Tear-
.- Old Heiress. .
St. Louis, Mo., March 17. Ella
Burden, 11 years old, who is heiress to
a large fortune, has been missing from
her borne sinco Monday. She lived
with her grandmother, Mrs. Burden
at 5032 Minerva street, and left home
Monday for the Dozier school, where
she was regarded as one of the bright
est and prettiest of several hundred
pupils.
At 3:30 in the afternoon, the usual
hour, she left the school for home, and
weot part of the way with other girls
to a point where she usually took a car
forborne. Nothing has been heard of
her since. "'','
The only theory for her disappear
auce is that she has been kidnapped
and hidden by her captors until suCB
clent ransom- is offered. A largo re
ward is offered for her return. .
Range Cattle Are Dyla .
Minneapolis, Minn., March 17.
Specials from Mandan and Dickinson
state it is generally . believed that 75
per cent of the range animals have al
ready succumbed to the winter, the
chincok yesterday comrog too late to
save them. It is impossible to travel
over the range, and no exact figures
can be had. Bad Lands ranges, which
have been overcrowded in past years,
will have but few cattle thte-eeason
It Is stated that Pierre Wibaux puts
his loss at $1,000,000. About 250,000
voung Utah cattle which he put on the
range lost fall are all ucaa.
Dawn With the High Bat.
San Francisco, March 16. At the
meeting of the board of supervisors
yesterday, Supervisor Kotanz intro
duced an ordinance which makes it a
misdemeanor punlshablo by both fine
and imprisonment for a woman to
wear a high hat in the theater. Own
ers and managers of theaters are pro
hibited from admitting women to their
theaters whose hats are above - the
limit prescribed by law. The ordi
nance was referred to the judiciary
committee, which will report on the
measure at the next meeting of tbe
board. . .
John Hay Ambassador to England. , j
Washington, March 18. The presl
dent today 6ent to the senate the fol
lowing nominations:
Ambassador extraordinary and min
ister plenipotentiary from tbe United
States to Great Britain, John Hay, of
the District of Columbia; to France,
Horace'Porter, cf New York; secretary
of the embassy of Great Britain, Henry
wnite, of Rhode island.
Battle at tbe Philippine. .
New York, March 18. A special
cable to the Herald from Manila says
2000 troops under Solodo were led on
March 9 by tbe native guides into, an
ambush neara strong position occupied
by the rebels. "-..'Tbe -Jattcr, 8000 In
number,., attacked the Spaniards and
defeated them. ' Tbe Spaniards re
treated in confusion, after ' almost a
hand-to-hand fight. The extent of the
Spanish loss is unknown. . .
Tariff BUI Taken ap'. 'i
Washington, March 18. The newly
appointed ways and means committee
of the house met this morning to take
up the new tariff bill. ; Probably the
committee will be in session . most of
the day, as the democratic members
desire to criticise the bill and offer
amendments.- .- .
Only a Mas of Bains.
St. Louis, March 16,--Nothing re
mains of tbe big block, bounded by
Eighth and St. Charles streets and
Washington avenue, occupied by the
Ely-Walker Dry Goods Company, but
a mass 01 ruins, as 1 o ciock touuy
the flames had not entirely been sub
dued. ' A conservative estimate made
today places the loss at 81,600,000.
.' Blockade Mot Yet Proclaimed.
Canea, March 16. Noon The ad
mirals of the foreign fleets have not
yet proclaimed a blockade of the island
The Greek squadron, with the excep
tion of two vessels, have left Cretan
waters, and the two vessels referred to
are preparing to leave. .
, : Important Battle in t rn jusy. ...
Montevideo, .March 18. A -battle
between tbe - federal . troops .and . the
revolutionists took place yesterday
near Paysandu. Upwards of lOOOwere
killed or wounded. It is not yet re
ported which force was victorious. 1
Gang"
WALKING PLOW
OR HARROW . .
CORBETT GOES OUT
Defeated byitzsimmons
Fourteen Rounds.
In
TARIFF BILL RIDERS
Proposed Amendments to the Ding-
iey Bill That Will Cause Long
Discussion and Delay
A St. Los Is Heiress Supposed to Bare
Been Kidnapped While Bctarnlnf
Borne From School Senators
Made by Governors Will
Not Be Seated.
Cakson, March 17. Today, at Dan
Stuart's monster arena, near this city,
in the presence of between 3000 and
4000 'people,- Robert Fitzsimmons de
feated James J. Corbett in what was
probably the most scientifically con
tested battle in the pugilistic history
of the world, and wrested from bim tbe
title of champion of tho world.
Tbe fight, which lasted for 14 rounds,
was fiercely contested throughout, and
is generally conceded to have been
won on its merits. During the first
few rounds, however, and in point of
science throughout the fight, Corbett
seemed to have the best of it, but a
tremendous blow over the heart from
Fitzsimmons' right carried' bim to the
floor unconscious, and he did not rise
until after tho referee's fateful "One-two-three-four-fivoslx-seveB-eight
nine-ten and out" bad been counted,
proclaiming to tbe world the advent of
a new pugilistic champion in the per
son of Robert Fitzsimmons.
Fully 3000 people, including about a
dozen women, were in tho arena wheu
the fighters arrived In the ring at 11 :59.
Time was called at 12:07, and the
champions began punching each other
in real eafcest. For the first seven or
eight rounds Corbett seemed to hae
the better of the fight, being the most
skilled in his sparring, and landed'
many heavy blows on his opponent's
face and body, causing . blood to flow
freely, but he lacsred strengbt and en
durance, and showed vUiblo signs of
fatigue. Tho fourteenth round, which
resulted in Corbett being knocked qut
is reported as follows:
Corbett's lead blocked. Jim lands
that left jab again on Fitzsimmons'
head. - Counters with a terrible right
swing on Corbett's nock, and has Cor
bett going back for a few moments.
Fitz lands a terrible left-banded jab on
Corbett's stomach and Corbett goes to
his knees witia a frightful look of agony
on his face. Tbe timekeeper calls the
seconds one, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten but Cor
bett comes to bis feet. He rashes at
Fitz and endeavors' to strike him.
There is a terrible uproar; the decision
has not been given yet. - George Siler
decides that Fitz wins, the blow that
did the business landed over vorbett's
heart and, ho collapsed .The . lasi
round- lasted- just ;i -'minuted and . 45
secondsT-'" '-""-JJ TKT: V
Tbe fight was satisfactory: to the
sports who attended, and all were will
ng to concede that it was fair and that
Fltzeimraons was entitled to tho honors
he won. " " - - -.
Before the fight began Billy Jordan,
of San Francisco, entered tbo ring and
made this announcement:
'Frank V. Dunn, of Boston, in. be
half of John L. Sullivan, will challenge
the winner of this contest to fight for
$5000. and he will put up HOOD as a de
posit (Jordan' held the money up) in
tho handH of the New York World."
This announcement was greeted with
cheers and ' Sullivan was called for.
When he reached tho ring he said: -
"Gentlemen, there is no necessity of
me saying, anything more. I mean
what I say.-' I am going to try ; one
more battle. "There is a good fight in
tisie.
me yet." l .- - , .
Billy Madden then entered the ring
and said: ' '
I have deposited f 2500 with Warren
Lewis, of New York, for Joe Goddard
to fight the winner of the fight, giving
bim his own time inside of one year. I
also have a cheek for2500 for Sharkey
to fight the winner, which will be de
posited at once." . . :,
Enron rosea1 a Mob.
New York, March 16. Tho Herald
correspondent in Rio de Janeiro tele
graphs that tbe Russian minister has
used his influence with the govern
ment to secure the expulsion from the
country of the London Times oorres
Any Kind J
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Dalles, Oregon 2
pondent. The plea is that the oorres-vj
pondent joined In demonstrations with
republicans adverse to the interests of .
the Russian government. This means
that certain property belonging to the
RusIan legation was destroyed by an
anti-monarchist mob, and it is claimed ."
by the Russian officials that the dis
orderly element was spurred on by tbe .
republican youth of this city. -
ONLY rolIB SURVIVORS. -
Sennit of the Vllle Ste. Nasalre Disaster
Is Appalling.
New YOKK, March 18. Of 82 per
sons comprising . tbe passengers and
crew of the steamer Vllle Ste, Nazalre,
whloh sailed from this port March 6
for Port su Prince, Hayti, only four
are known to have survived the disas
ter which befell the craft a few hours
later, - ThoBe four, passed through an ' "
experience such as fortunately has
been the lot of but few, seeing one
after another of tbe 31 others who left
the steamer in a large boat perish of
exposure to the eold or die of hunger,
some suffering during the seven days' -in
which they drifted helplessly with- '
out sail or compass, pangs that drove
them to madness before death came to
their relief.
Among the survivors is Senor Taga
do, a San Domlngan, who was compel!-
ed to witness tbe death of his -wife and
four children without being able to al-
leviate their Bufferings. What became
of tbe 44 persons besides these men- ,
tloned above can only be surmised,
although there is a remote possibility
mat one or more 01 toe loree boats in
which they left the sinking steamer in
the midst of a fierce storm off Cape
Hatteras, has been picked np by a sail
ing vessel. --, -.- - 1 ... . .
Volnatary Liquidation.
HlLLSAORO, March 18. The special
meeting of. tbe stockholders of the
First National bank of this city voted
yesterday to go into voluutary ileulda-
tion. A private bank will In the
meantime be organized, and will con
tinue in business. 1
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