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SATURDAY.
.MARCH 27, 1897
PBOF LIGACY BAMFANT:
Indeed the Americana are a proligate
people, or rather a people given to
much luxury both in private and gov
ernmental affairs, and it would seem
that profligacy ha9 run rampant in this
Country during the past one hundred
years, in the-extravagances practiced
by those who have guided the ship of
Following is a table showing the net
"ordinary expanses of the government
of the United States, excluding inter
est, at Intervals of ten years since the
beginning of the century; together
. with, the population, and the per cap
ita of expenditure to population
Yaar.'
1800
1810
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
1870
18S0
1890
- Population:
5,308,483
7,239,381
9,633,855 ;
12,866,020
17,069,43
23,181,876
31,443,521
38,558,371
Expenditure. Per capita
$ 7.400,000
$1 39
5,300,000
13.100,000
13,000,000
24.100,000
37,200,000
60,000.000
164,000,000
170.000,000
321,700,000
75
1 36
1 01
1 41
1 60
1 91
4 25
3 39
5 14
' From a consideration of this table it .
;' appears that the luxury of government
(profligacy) is increasing steadily from
decade to decade, and the cost of gov
erning, or being governed, is becoming
hnrflpnhma to tlie people. It
has innrafi acH from 81.39 in 1800 to
$5.14 ninety years later. And this in
creased expense is not only in national
affairs, but in state and municipal as
'well. The strong arm of the govern
ment reaches out into the remotest
precincts and taxes the people to sus
tain it. No matter where they are, on
the mountain top or in the valley, in
the work shop or at the bank counter,
". the strong arm dives into the pocket s
- of the people and extorts at tithe. Every
' one, the rich and the poor, except they
. . be starving and naked, is forced to pay
tribute to the powers that govern. The
' ' strong arm of the government-gathers
. from all classes, all sections, none es
cape, but who are the beneficiaries?
' Where is it spent! In precincts popu
lated by the favored few.
Little of the money thus gathered re
turns in its original ' volume to the
,' place where it was obtained. It re
mains about the conters of government
' to fatten the few who wallow in the
, " luxury t)f official life. The government
... deals sparingly with the dwellers in
V : rural districts, with the farmers, the
" artisans, the waee earners. It takes
their taes and places the money in
' the hands of the privliged, expecting
them to return it in some form, but
this they fail to do.
. The above table is sufficiently con
vincing of the strides being made to
ward extravagance and the certainty
... . . that we are approaching a time when
taxation will be unlndurahle, when it
. ' . will eat up the entire earnings of the
, producers, but itdoes not show enough.
The appropriations of the last cun
cress. which were made in the midst
" of the hardest times, the greatestne-
. pression the country has ever seen
amount to the Vast sum of $1,046,437,
; "'OOO. At present the population of the
, . United States Is estimated at 72,000,
! , 000. Then for the privilege of being
f -' - governed, for the privilege which they
enjoy of eaking.outa miserable exist
" '' ' ehce, for tho privilege of saying they
- are citizens of the grandest and great
est nation on earth, foe the privilege
of existing, during ;the coming two
years,, each man, woman and child in
r i i this great nation must pay $14.50. The
, . strong hand of the government will
. ; .., dive down into their pockets and fake
, : that much from every one in order that
a favored few may recline in the lap of
luxury. And even 'more than this.
. ' Congress now in session proposes to
; increase the burdens of taxation $112,-
? 000,000 annually, which will add over
three dollars more to; thej tithe each
must contribute in two years.
Do the people realize .what this ex
' orbitant-burden of taxation really
'means? Do they understand what a
drain upon their .labors it is? The
. total amount of money upon which the
: business of the nation is .conducted is
, ' less than two billion dollars. More
-. . than half the money of the country
: IZ must be taken up and passed through
the hands of the government-every
.t . two years. The amount collected ia.
. national taxes each year is greater than
- ' ail the gold in circulation.. .
,, '. With such expenditures for the gen
eral, government every year, what
Would be the consequence if the legal
tender money were all destroyed ex
cept gold, as is proposed by some of-the
- single standard advocates? Would the
. people who -now pay their taxes by the
fruits of laboffind that labor less ar
duous? .Would they give more hours
of toil, ' more bushels of wheat, more
, c, pounds of wool to buy their portion of
the tithe than they do now? Can the
burdens of the - people be lessened by
diminishing the circulating medium of
the country to less than the amount
demanded by the government is taxes?
I4 ihortv'can the people Jong endure-
with the present amount of currency
to meet the demands made upon them
by tax eaters? . Must, not a halt be
called in the profligacy of the nation?
A FINANCIAL FIZZLE.
, , Whatever else the big fight down at
"Y Carson may have been, it was a finan
clul failure, and on this account it
possibly will have the effect of pre
venting a recurrence of the brutal
affair in the near futnre, for if there is
no money to be made by the managers
of pugilistic pncounters.'fights will not
- be arranged, wnentnengnt Detween
Fitzflimmona and Corbett was ar
- ranged to take place at uarson, it, was
'expected by the movers in the- matter
i j - that it would be a perfect gold mine,
?'.' I and as ampitheater was constructed to
- "accomodate 11, 000 people, wnen tne
fight was finally pulled off, there were
J t more .vacant than occupied seats in the
big. arena, only between 3,000 and
r'-- 4,000 people having taken tickets, so
"'' the Bo'pes" of Stuart were by no means
? . realized.'and it is ouite likely he will
" never make another like venture.
v' With tickets selling at from $20. to
'; -40 each, the' amountof money taken
1- In . was larp-e, but relatively it was
small, for the expenses have been en
. .-i ormousj' and .the crowd was a mere
handful in comparison with the throngs
who had been expected. The pro
rooter of the fight had expected to see
. 1 strain ' ater. train loaded down- with
sporting men, and he had looked for
several thousand from California.
All of these expectations wero disap
pointed. Only about 500 people came
from the East, and' all of California
contributed less than 1000 spectators.
San Francisco bad been counted on for
2,000 but sent only 600.
As the whole miserable fake was a
financial -peculation, this abject fail
ure to reap the golden harvest which
was -counted on ought to diffuse a feel
ing of cheerful satisfaction. With
weeks and months of booming; with
the degradation of the metropolitan
newspapers by the surrender of pages
of space every day which were called
news, but were really advertising and
with the abdication of her decency by
A sovereign state of the Union as the
greatest advertisement of all, this beg
garly array of three or four thousand
spectators is a miserably small out
come. But it is a reassuring sign. It
shows there are limits to the brutal
instincts of human nature and to the
capacity of the American public for
beging humbugged. The proposition
of the state of Nevada has not been a
gainful transaction.
The fast that Nevada's big boom has
Drovea a financial failure has a num
ber of encouraging features in it. That
people outside of the sporting element
refused to be humbugged is evidence
that pugilism is on the wane, and with
all the efforts of the metropolitan press
to make it appear that the bruisers
were conspicuous characters, people of
national renown, and that their n
counter would be a national event,
having1 brought out only a few thou
sand curious spectators is a reassuring
evidence that pugilists from this on
will not occupy a very exalted position
in the estimation of the people gener
ally. This financial failure will bear
good fruits, since few man will be will
ing hereafter to put money up to bring
about such attractions. ' It seems like
the begining of the end of big prize
fights in America.
JUST FOR REVENUE.
Ths common council of Astoria, the
fair city by the sea, . purposes to pass
.an ordinance licensing gambling
houses, and the excuse therefore is
that it will raise revenue, a thing
needed just now by the municipal
government. For the sake of revenue
the citv fathers of Astoria propose to
ignore the state statutes, and pass an
ordinance that is strictly at yarience
with the state laws. Gambling is not
legalized in this state; it is made an
offense against morality; the bond ex
ecuted by a tippling house is subject to
forfeiture if gambling is 'permitted
therein; the. licensing of any kind of a
gambling device is strictly prohibited.
But now comes a city council and pur
poses to enact a law licensing gambl
ing houses' in order to create a revenue
amounting to some $9,000 a year that
has been cut off by the police commis
sioners closing all the gambling games
in -the city.
This leads one to wonder what mor
tals will not do for revenue. Men en
trusted with high official positions will
prostitute themselves for money.
Nations will blind the eyes of justice
and tolerate murder, such as has been
committed In Armenia,' rather than
hazzard war that would cause the loss
of wealth owned by their subjects.
Woman, the purest of God's creation,
has been known to sell her chastity
for money. Churches, that are sup
posed to teach all that is moral and
ight, to frown upon everything that
is bad, countenance and even encour
age gambling in a "mild" form at fairs
where gamis of chance are permitted,
simply for the sake of revenue realized
from them. A writer once said
money is the root of all evil" and in
deed it seems true, when our law
makers, our officials, our women, our
churches appear ready to sacrifice all
else, violate law, do anything just for
revenue. .
HOME-MADE LAW.
A Eugene dispatch to the Oregonian
says:
'It is understood the county court at
its next sitting will make an order
directing the county treasurer to re
tain 80 per cent of the taxes collected
on the state levy, instead of remitting
tho full amount to the state treasurer
immediately after collection, as has
formerly been done. Twenty percent
of the collections will be forwarded, as
usual, but the county will probably
make use of the balance until such
time as the state will have need for it
n paying warrants. The 80 per cent
retained will pay off nearly all of the
outstanding warrants against the
county." t
Evidently the county court of Lace
county has been "Northupized," and
conceives that it is a law-making body,
capable of setting at defiance the state
statutes and . to manufacture some
home-made law for its own use. But
this kind of law will not stand the test
of the courts. "Soc! the county treasurer
who obeys such an order from a county
court will most likely find himself in
serious trouble. He will not only sub
ject himself to the liability of being
removed from office, but will be liable
to heavy penalties. -Because the leg
islature failed to do its duty in making
provisions for dispersing the state
taxes does not justify the county courts'
in undertaking to adjust matters. In
fact county courts have no jurisdiction
over the state taxes,and any order they
might issue directing a county treas
urer to not pay them over to the proper
custodian would be of no effect. Home
made law; though its operation might
be a convenience to certain localities,
is of little force when it conflicts with
laws already on the statute books.
FAKES AND FAKIRS.
Indeed the American people enjoy
being bilked. . They are ever ready to
take a stranger in, to help some poor
adventurer along, and at the same
time' be taken in themselves. A ped
dler enters a community with a stock
of shelf-worn, moth-eaten goods, tells
the credulous American how rninously
cheap he offers them and succeeds in
making a sale often at an advance on
the price askod by a local merchant
for the same goods, fresh and new. A
quack doctor may come into a city
pretending to cure all ills and will sell
more useless nostrums and cure-alls in
a day that a resident drug dealer would
dispose of in a year. The list of fakirs
and fake3 might be carried on ad in
finitum. They are. met with in eyery
line of business. Merchants, doctors,
and newspapers have to compete with
the fakir while attempting to conduct
legitimate business, and this will con
tinue as long as the American people
enjoy being bilked, but the time will
come when the fakir Kill be relegated
to the rear and then legitimate
business will be appreciated. ' .
When Mr McKinley said "better
open the mills than the mints," he
probably meant the mills that manu
facture trusts. '
FORESTALLING THE STORM.
No paper in the United States more
fully realizes the fallacies of its anti
election promises, of good times follow
ing the installation of the republican
party into power, than does the Oregon
ian, and it is already paving the way
for an exeuse to its readers for having
so mislead them before the national
election la9t November, and in this
effort it tells some truths that cannot
be controverted.' It realizes that tariff
legislation and the retention of the
gold Btandard will not result in the
fulfillment of tho promises made prior
to the November election, and realiz
ing this, it confesses the truth of the
statements often made by the demc-
cratic press, that any change liable to
be made in the tariff by a republican
consrress would increase the burdens
of consumers srenerally, and would
benefit only the manufacturers.
The tariff bill that will be passed by
congress has been framed and will re
ceive only slight modifications before
it becomes a law. When it is enacted,
it will not give the relief expected is
thus confessed by the Oregonian in the
following statement:
"The Dingley bill, when it shall be
come a law, will disappoint public ex.
pectation in the mattor of both revenue
and protection, and it will not imme
diately bring to the country the pros
perity promised by its framers. It is
wise to understand this in advance.
"Mr. Diugley does not make allow
ance enough for the reduction of impor
tations under an increased tariff. He
estimates that the new duties would
yield $112,000,000 more revenue on the
basis of present importations,., but
thinks that this will be reduced to
$75,000,000 by reduction of imports.
This allowance. is too small. Mr.
Dingley under estimates the importa
tions in advance of the passage of the
bill. Dealers in sugar and wool, the
articles from which most revenue is
expected, will bring into the country
such Quantities of goods before the
Dingley bill can be passed, that they
will need to import no more for one or
two years, and the government will
get no duty for that time."
This is a frank admission that the
new law will have very little of merit
in it. Very little more revenue will
be produced, but the price of all pro
tected articles will be advance.d
through the shutting out of foreign
competition, and the consumer alone
must suffer. This, however, is more
fully confessed in the following closing
words in the Oregonian's editorial:
"While the effect of the new duties
upon revenue, wages aud price of raw
materials will be delayed, price 0
finished goods will rise at once. Con
sumers will pay more forall they need,
without gettiog higherwagesor better
prices for products of the soil, and tha
increase will go, not to the treasury,
but to protected, trusts and corpora
tions, during the'nrstyear or two of
fie life of the laws.1
This the Oregonian realizes will be
the effect of the new tariff law, and it
also realizes it willbring forth a storm
of indignation from those who looked
forward to prosperity under the new
administration, and it takes time by
the forelock by its timely warning be
fore the storm shall come.
THE RAILWAY PROBLEM.
A bill to amend the interstate com-,
mercy law was introduced in the last
congress, and it is certain to be laid be
fore the present congress, if not at the
special session, then at the first regular
session, which-begins in December.
The bill is described and advocated by
the Hon. Lloyd Bryce in the March
number of the North American Re
view.
The problem, of course, is to make
railways pay, while at the same time
satisflying the reasonable eluim of
small as well as large shippers with re
gard to freieht charges;-1 Mr. Bryce
holds that the national legislation re-.
specting - railways which was in
augurated ten years ago was a move in
the right direction, and he thinks that
in its extension and improvement
may be found the solution of the prob
lem. The railway companies of the
country generally recognize, he says,
the usefulness of the interstate com'
merce commission, .-and have aided
the commissioners in the enforcement
of the law. Had it not been for what
he deems the fatal experiment, known
as the "anti-pooling" section of the
law of 1887, the work of the commis
sion would have been, in his opinion,
far more effectual, - the earnings of
railways would have been increased,
and an equality of rates between large
and small shippers would have been
much nearer accomplishment. It is
pointed ' out that Judge Regan, the
author of the anti-pooling section, now
confesses that "further study has
caused me to believe that the section
may be amended so as to benefit both
the railroads and the people by allow-
in? the railroads to enter into traffic
arrangements with one another."
The state commissioners of railways,
at a convention in Washington in 1894,
adopted a resolution of a similar effect:
"It is the sense of this convention that
competing common carriers may
be safely permitted to make lawful
contracts with each other for the ap
portionment of competitive traffic or
of the earnings therefrom; provided
that conditions and restrictions be im
posed which protect the public from
excessive and unreasonable charges."
Mr. Bryce considers it fully estab
lished that under tne working of vthe
present act unjust discrimination on
the part of common carriers is more
hurtful, although it is more secret
than in was formerly. If all the rail
way companies charged according to
their public rates, there would be no
trouble, but the increasing oost of
commissions and the enormous sums
paid for soliciting business betray the
existance of discrimination so plainly
that even Judge Regan, as we have
seen, thinks his favorite "anti-pooling"
section may be amended. It appears'
that the proposed law would remedy
the mischief of discrimination to a
large extent. The railways would .be
benefited by being relieved from ex
penses which they are now obliged to
undergo through inability to unify and
concentrate their business. Not only
would the railways be satisfied with
with the projected change in the law,
but so would all such shippers as seek
no individual advantage.
Under the proposed law the deter
mination of what constitute reasonable
rates on competitive ousinesB wouia oe J
subject to" review by the interstate
commerce commission and by the
courts. This seems to Mr. Bryce an
adequate guaranty of.' justice and
equity, and he submits that a law
which sanctions an agreement for the
purposa of maintaining fair prices and
of paying endurable Wages cannot bo
contrary to public policy. Ho would
have the measure, in a word, so framed
as to protect the public and the ship.
pers against high rates, while enabling
the railway companies to get the
schedule rates from all.
TARIFFS AND TRUSTS.
The courts and legislatures seetn
equally powerless against trusts.
How would it be to stop favoring them
with taritt laws? It seems absurd to
build a trust up with tariffs and then
attack it with the stuffed clubs of in
junctions and restraining laws.
Oregonian.
So tariffs build up trusts, do they
This is what the democrats cave em
phatically declared for many years,
and the claim has been "is stoutly
denied by the republicans. But now
come3 the Oregonan, an avowed friend
of trusts, or at least of monopolies,
which are in effect trusts, and also an
ante-election advocate of protective
tariffs, and admits that trusts are built
ud bv tariffs, admits just what the
democrats have contended is true.
Then, if trusts are detrimental to the
welfare of the community at largo, why
foster them? Why make it possible
for them to exist by enacting policies
that build them up? Why not strike
at the foundation, and knock the prop
upon which they stand, the protective
tariff, from under them?
Again, if trusts are built up by tariffs
what U the majority in congress under
taking to do at present? Is it not en
deavoring to enact into law the most
radical tariffs ever known in this or
any other country? Theu is it not en
deavoring to foster and encourage
trusts on a grander scale than has ever
before been known? If tariffs build up
trusts then the present administration
is entering into the trust manufactur
ing industry with a vengence.
- EDITORIAL N02ES
Tho Washington Post says: "The
name of the Ohio man continues to ac
cumulate in the office of the appoint-!
tnent clerks in the various depart
ments."
The present tariff agitation serves to
remind the mugwumps of the efforts of
Senator Gorman and his colleagues to
force a few revenue-producing features
into the Wilson tariff bill, and they
are raving accordingly.
The people of Washington may con
gratulate themselves that they will
not have the $1,000,000 ca pi tol building
debt saddled upon them this year.
Gov. Rogers has vetoed the bill passed
by the last legislature, providing for
the construction of a capitol building
that is to cost $1,000,000.
Liberal newspapers throughout
Great Britain protest against that gov
ernment taking part in the blockade
at Crete. It is unfortunate that the
liberals are not in power in that
country. If they were they would
save the nation the disgrace that is
being heaped upon it by this action.
The crowned heads of Europe that
have caused the blockade of Cretan
ports had as well make up their minds
now that the insurgents who are fight
ing for liberty will not lay down their
arms until they are satisfied that the
old subjection to.the Turks is at an end.
A blockade has no terror to a people
who have long cherished the dream of
independence.
The powers of Europe are determined
to force the Greeks out of Crete. They
have blockaded Cretan ports against
i vessels flying the Greek flag, but all
other vessels may land, provided they
are not carrying supplies to the Greek
army. Turks, under the order es
tablishing th Mockade, may land mu
nitions of war with which to murder
Christians, .but the Greeks can not
take in articles with which to defend
them.
It must be acknowledged that presi
dent McKinley is practicing a bit of
diptomacy in bis endeavors to placate
the silver element in the republican
party. He recognizes the potency of
office as a healer of wounds, and has
hushed the mouth of one of the silver
advocates by the first Oregon appoint
ment. Hereafter Mr. Hermann will not
preach silver. It would not be sur
prising now to see the president offer
fat offices to the twenty-one silver njen
who walked out of the St. Louis con
vention last jUne.
The Dalles.by its enterprise has se
cured a diamond drill with which to
prospect for coal; and prospecting will
begin very soon. But enterprise must
not be allowed to stop here. The next
things to be considered are woolen
mills, a eoap factory, a foundery,' a glu
cose factory, and in fact anything in
the manufacturing line that is seeking
choice location.
From June to November the .cry of
the republican press was. retain the
gold standard and re-enact the Mc
Kinley law, and prosperity will surely
follow. But now that Mr. Dingley is
putting in his best licks to pass a second
edition of the 1890 tariff law through
congress, the same press objects and
says it will never do to go to extremes
in tarfff legislation. What do they
want, anyway?
If the county judges are clothed with
authority to defy the law by withTiold-
ing the state taxes and apply them on
county debts, then why have not they
the power to set aside the law that re
quires the taxes to be collected? If it
13 the people whom Judge Northupand
his associates would benefit, let them
issue orders to sheriffs to not collect
the state apportionment until the leg
islature meets, and thus allow the
money to remain where it belongs, in
the hands of the taxpayers.
That prosperity producer, the Ding
ley bill, will go through the house with
a whoop, and most likely get through
the senate with but slight changes. It
is an assured fact that it will become
a law, even though It be slightly mod
ified, so why, don't the mills that are
to be protected open up, begin manu
facturing and give people employment?
That is what was promised so soon as
there was assurance that the tariff
would be revised on protection princi- !
pies.
A number of American citizens who
were connnea in Spanish prisons in
Cuba have bfeen released. This is said
to be on account of the fear -entertained
by Spain that the present administra
tion wouiu pursue a more vigorous
foreign policy, and would insist on
Americans having fair treatment and
speedy trials whenever accused of of
fenses against foreign governments.
If this be true, it is certainly one point
of credit to be recorded in favor of the
new president.
The appointment of ex-Congressman
Hermann as commissioner of the gen
eral land office is a good selection. Mr.
Hermann's long service in congress
and as register of the land office at
Roseburg has qualified him well for
the position, and besides he is thor
oughly conversant, v ith the equities
connected with the lands of the West.
There can be no particular objection j
to this appointment except that Mr.
Hermann has fed at the public trough
about long enough, and it is time that
he is stepping aside.
France is a republic, and tho great
majority cf her people ara strongly
animated with the love of liberty.
They aro not in sympathy with the
"concert cf the powers," and will not
enthusiastically sustain their govern
ment in the attempt to preserve the
peace of hogs by allowing a vulture to
tear the vitals out of a lamb. The
Cretan outbreak was a great oppor
tunity for France to prove that it is
indeed a republic, which believes that
"all men, everywhere, ought to be
free."
Those kind hearted Europeans, who
have such a horror of war, and have
blockaded the Cretan ports in order to
prevent the Greeks from protecting
the Christians in Crete for fear it
might result in a general war, have a
nice object lesson of tho "civilized"
Turk whose cause they have espoused,
in the massacre of 100 Christians nt
Tokea last Sunday. If they will just
continue their blockade of Crete, tbey
may expect like massacres to occur in
Corea, for the Turk is a red-handed
assassin wherever you find him.
It certainly was time that a change
of administration took place in tl e
state of Washington, when investiga
tions show a shortage in the accounts
of the Sheriff of King county (who was
afterwards governor of the state)
amounting to nearly $9,000, and a
shortage too that occurred over four
years ago. The populist who have
gained the reins of government in a
majority of thecounties of Washington
seem willing at least to dig up some
of the shortcomings of ex-officials that
account fortheeuormons indebtedness
of the state.
Few rich people in the world are
making better use of their wealth than
is the Baroness Hirsch. She has ex
pended millions for the betterment of
the poor of Europe, and is now turning
her attention to the American needy.
She prososes to endow a trade school
in New York city.and has appropriated
$1,000,000 for the building of houses for
the poor in the tenement districts.
In addition she will build a working
girls' home in the city. If a few other
multo-millionaires would make such
use of their riches, there would be less
suffering in the world, and tho wealthy
would be looked upon . as- philan
thropists instead of pirates.
Samuel J. Tilden gave his idea Of
the functions of democratic govern
ment in the following brief sentence:
"Nothing shall be done by the federal
government that the local authorities
are competent to do, and nothing by
any governmental power that individ
uals can do for themselves. If we had
more of this kind of government the
people would be more self-reliant, and
there would be less demand for foster
ing care, called "protection." When
individuals rely upon themselves, and
when every industry is made to stand
on its own merits, regardless of pater
nalism from the general government,
there will be fewer people living off the
earnings of others.
BROTHERS) I'lGMX A DUEL.
One in Killed and te Other is Dnnger
ouRly Wonurted.
Greensburg, Ind., March 25.
George and Calvin Holmes, brothers,
fought a duel to death near Moore's
Hill, yesterday. They were twins 22
years old They were members cf a
prominent a wealthy family.
Mis9 Higgs, over whom they fought,
is 20 years old, the daughter of one of
the wealthiest families in the county.
About a year ago George Holmes be
gan paying attentions to Miss Higgs,
and was favorably received. Last
Christmas his brother Calvin returned
from college and met the young lady
at a neighborhood danoo. They at
once seemed smitten with each other,
and this aroused the jealousy of tho
girl's lover. Nothing was known of
his feelings, however, until Sunday
night when Miss Higgs jilted him for
his brother, and a quarrel -ensued.
Yesterday the brothers met in the
road. They quarrelled and struck each
other, when Caivin fired. Several
shots were exchanged, when George
dropped dead. Calvin is wounded over
the heart. : '
'- Th ey are so small that the most sen
sitive persons take them, they are so
effective that the most obstinate cases
of constipation, headache and torpid
liver yield to them. That is why De
Witt's Little Early Risers are known
as the famous little pills. Snipes-Kin-ersly
Drug Co.
.Two Votes Were Lacking.
Frankfort, Ky., March 25. The
third ballot for United States senator
was taken today. Rumors of bribery
have been afloat all day. It wis said
at 11 o'clock the Hunter forces had
brought two republican bolters in line
and Hunter, the nominee, would cer
tainly win. During the voting, Rep
resentative Nance, a bolting republi
can, arose and hotly denied he had
been bought, bribed or monkeyed with.
He concluded by voting for Hunter
who, however, received only 67 votes.
69 being necessary to choice. Black
burn ' (silver democrat) received 49
Davis (sound-money democrat, 13.
Sometimes when
the last spark of life
seems almost extra
gnished it is fanned
into flame again by
jrompt, vigorous ac
tion. It is a mistake
however, to pnt off
action too long- an.
other mistake is to
despair too easily.
Both these mistakes
are made in dealing
with disease, par
ticularly with con
sumption. It is netr-
lected at first until
someone names it.
Then the name
.strikes terror to the
mind : the nature of
the disease is misun
derstood : It is a
blood disease, set
tied in the lungs. If
it settled somewhere
else the doctors
would tnve it a dif
ferent name : scrofula, kidney disease or
."liver complaint" But the name only tells
where it settles. It 's really all one dis
ease: Bad blood - and there is only one
cure: uooa oiooa.
An abundance of good, rich, red, blood put
into the circulation, cures everyone of these
complaints, consumption as well as the rest
if it hasn't gone too far. It is on this true
physiological principle fully proven by ex
perience that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery cures Consumption and all other
piooa diseases, it tones up tne oiooa-maic-ing
organs to produce a fresh supply of
healthy, red blood ; this carries new nour
ishment and life to the wasted lung tissue ;
or any other tissue that is affected. It
drives out the poisonous disease -germs
which clog the skin, liver or kidneys. It is
imply a question of purifying and building
np ; where there is anything left to build on
the "Golden Medical Discovery" will in
fallibly build np and cure. It cures cases
which doctors declare "incurable." That
word has lost its meaning since Doctor
Pierce's wonderful " Discovery.1'
The plain and hopeful truth abont disease is
fhown in the light of the best science of tht
century in Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser. It is a volume of 1008 pages : illustrated.
It also contains letters from many who have been
rescued from consumption. This great book is
free, if yon send i one-cent stamps, to cover cod
of mailing only, to World's Dispensary Medical
AModatioo, Booalo, N. V.
,-ps
THE MURDEROUS TURK
One Hundred Armenians Are
Assassinated.
HUNTER CANNOT WIN
Little Show For Him to be Elected
United States Senator From"
Kentucky.
Big Claims Sell Cheap Deranct Bank Of
ficers' Paper Ooe 9 at a Sung -Rn
ria Getting in Shape For
War.
Constantinople. March 23. Au
thentic details of the outbreak on Sun
day at Toka, Asia Minor, where the
Turks attacked the Armenians-while
the latter were in church, showed that
100 Christians were massacred. The
Armenians' houses were given over to
pillage.
The representations of the ambasso-
dors of the foreign powers regarding
the condition of Anatolia have made
little impression upon tho sultan, who,
ralying upon the support of Russia, is
convinced he has nothing to fear from
the so-called concert of the powers,
which is continually harped upon, al
though it is believed littlo or no con
cert beyond a desire in some quarters
to postpone war really exists.
Diplomats here are said to be once
more turning their attention to the
conduct of the sultan. It is semi-offl-cially
intimated they are again of the
opinion the system of friendly repre
sentations on the subject of Armenia,
which have hitherto been followed,
must be changed for sterner methods
of dealing with the evils complained
of. The sultan, however, consoles
himself with tho belief that he will
survive this new fit of righteous indig
nation, as he has tided over others of a
much more 6erious character.
KENTUCKY SENATOKHT. CONTEST
Both Legislative Branches Ballot Fruit
lessly for Senator.
Frankfort, Ky., March 23. Today
separate ballots were taken for United
States senator to succeed Blackburn.
All morning rumors wore rife of the
bolting of six republican members who
would not support Congressman Hun
ter, a combination having bien formed
by a few republicans with democrats to
elect Governor Bradley United States
senator, thus, causing a vacancy in the
governor's office and making an open
ing for the democrats. Hunter an
nounced at 10 o'clock he would cer
tainly win on the first ballot
At 12 o'clockthe two houses bal
loted, with the JSllowing result:
Senate Blackburn, free-silver dem
ocrat, 18; Hunter,republican, 13; Boyle,
republican, 3; Davis,, sound-money
democrat, 6; total, 3'i.
House Blackburn 34,. Hunter 53,
Boyle 3, Davis 5, McCleary 1, Buckner
1, Sloane I. Necessary to choice, 70.
CRETANS WILL NEVER YIELD.
They Demand Annexation to Greece or
m
M . .Nothing.
Athens, March 24. A dispatch
from Canea says the insurgent commander-in-chief
at Akrotiri this morn
ing referred the proposal of the powers
to grant autonomy to Crete to various
leaders of the insurgent forces who had
assembled. The Cretan leaders unan
imously declared only two issues pos
sibleannexation of Creto to Greece
or war until death ends the struggle
for the union.
Advices from Arta say that as a re
sult of the protest of Greece, Turkey
stopped construction of the fortifica
tions at Prevesa, at the northern en
trance of the Gulf of Arta, which was
contrary to the stipulation of the treaty
of Berlin.
Report has it the Turks have con
centrated 100,000 troops on the fron
tier of Epirus alone. It is not be
lieved in military circles.
Freight Pools to Dissolve.
Chicago, March 24. Every West
ern freight pool and combination hay
ing headquarters in Chicago is appar
ently in a condition approaching dis
solution, as a result of the decision of
the federal supreme court, declaring
all such pools in violation of the Sher
man anti-trust act. The Atchison, To
peka & Sante Fe has served notice of
withdrawal from all freight organiza
tions of which it has been ' a member. .
Other roads are also said to have
ready forwarded notices of withdrawal.
Chairman Morrison, of the inter
state commerce commission, has ren
dered an opinion -that the- trans-Missouri
freight case applies to passenger
as well as freight associations of every
character;
A Test Case Begun.
Eugene, Or.,. March 24. Suit has
been begun by Laura A Hrrris against
the board of judges at the la to school
election on accounfrof the refusal to al
low women to vote. This caso will be
carried to the supreme court in order
to get a decision as to the constitu
tionality of that section of the law,
which says that women who pay taxes
may vote at a school meeting. It is a
point that has been thecauseof a great
deal of friction in many places in the
state, and Especially in Eugene, and
all are anxious for the supreme court
to give its interpretation of the law.
Captured by Insurgents.
Havana, March 24. The insurgents
have captured Holguin, in Santiagode
Cuba. The town is a very important
one, ana the news of its loss has cast
a great gloom over official circles. It
is reported that the victorious insur
gent forces were those under. the com
mand of Calixto Garcia, who has been
operating with great vigor in Eastern
Cuba.
Chicago Suburbs Flooded.
Chicago, March 23. Chicago sub
urbs are having a flood of their own.
For the second time in 39 years the
Desplaines river has .tossed aside the
restraints of banks and levees. The
flood had stretched its rule over all the
low lands along its course. One-third
of the residence part, of Riverside is
under water and sloce' Saturday boats
have been the only means of convey
ance t09sible to inhabitants of the
flooded locality.
J. M. Page Arrested.
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 24. A war
rant for the arrest of J. Page,
journal clerk for the last house, was
sworn out by Judge Carusi and James
Hubbard tonight, charging Page with
mutilating the records of tho house of
representatives. This action is the
outgrowth of a controversy over the
passage of the capitol building bill
France May Withdraw.
London, March 23. The Times' cor
respondent at Paris calls attention this
morning to the article in the French
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The
constitution which debars the French
president from declaring war without
the assent of parliament, and says:
"Europe must be prepared for the
withdrawal of France from the Euro
pean concert in the event the Cretan
difficulty should require more severe
measures than the chamber of deputies
will sanction."
A Texas Hank Failure.
Paris, Tex., March 23. The Farm-'
ers', & Merchants'B bank .closed its
doors at 10 o'clock this morning. It
was one of the oldest financial Institu
tions in the state, and had a paid-up
capital of $200,000. The failure of
Martin, Wise & Filzhugh yesterday
caused a run on the bank which forced
it to the wall.' John Martin was presi
dent until yesterday, when ho resigned.
There is a decidedly panicky feeling.
Rnssia Preparing for an Emergency.
'London, March 23. The Daily Mail
publishes a dispatch from Braila,
Houmania, which says that the Russian
volunteer fleet has been ordered ' to
concentrate itself in the ports of the
Black sea nearest Constantinople, and
to hold itseif in readiness to sail. The
Russian army 3orps, which hac been
stationed in Bassaria, is now moving
toward Odessa.
Will Mot Oppose It.
Washington, March 24. The
dinner given ex-Senator Dubois last
night by the silver republicans of the
senate and house resolved itself into
an important conference on the policy
to be pursued with regard to the Ding
ley bill. The result was a practical
conclusion not to stand in the way of
the enactment of the bill.
Corbet f Appointment Is Legal.
Washington. March 23. Ex Sena
tor Edmunds said today there was no
doubt of the legality cf Corbett's ap
pointment, and he advised many sena
tors who talked with him that Corbett
Bhruld be seated. Edmunds will not
argue the case before the senate, be
cause having been sanator, he will not
accept cases requiring such appear
ances. A Speech by Turple.
Washington, March 23. Turple, of
Indiana, made a speech in the. senate
today in support of his joint resolution
for an amendment to the constitution
providing for the election of senators
by direct vote of the people. He spoke
of the usurpation of power by trusts
and the influence thpy exerted over
legislatures.
Tralus Delayed at l'end:tou. .
Pendleton, March 24. Owing to
the high water in the Blue mountains
the expected trains will be tied up one
day at least. Achinook is blowing in
the mountains and several bridges are
under water. Tonight's train came
through from the East safely, but one
nour late.
Passed the Hons of Poors.
London, March 24. The bill adopt
ing the gold standard has passed the
house of peers in Japan, and only
awaits the signature of the emperor to
become a law. The demand for gold
on Japanese account coutinues in the
market here.
- Running; on Fall Tim.- .
Dunkirk, N...Y., March 23.'-rTbe
Brooks locomotive works has resumed
on full time. The force has been
greatly increased during the past week.
It is expected the full force of 1200
workmen will be emoloyed in all the
departments before April 1.
Defunct Bank's A wets Sold.
Tacoma, Wash., March 23. The as
sets of the defunct Merchants' Na
tional bank were sold today. A claim
against Walter J. Tompson, president
at the time of the failure, for 377.000,
was sold for $o50, A claim for $85,000
against Nelson Bennett brought $1800,
From Carry and Jackson.
Salem, Or., March 23. Curry and
Jackson counties have made small re
mittances to, the state treasury on their
tax account for 1896. Curry has paid
In $500 and Jackson $2000.
-Nii.rtean iiuiidincs Burned.
Boscobel, Wis., March 23. Nine-
teen business buildings in Blooming,
ton, Wis., were burned last night. The
fire originated in a saloon, at 1 o'clock.
The total loss is $50,000, with light in
surance.
Now Its Commissioner Herman.
Washington, March 24. The sen
ate Today confirmed Binger Hermann,
of Oregon, to be commissioner of tbe
general land office. K. G. Timmc, of
Wisconsin, to be auditor of the state
and other departments.
Biver Falling; at Memphis.
Memphis, Tenn., March 24. The
a 3 . ! -.1 I . n.,H.ntnn
T, llra If tha wnrat. nw nr. Thn
uuu Hibuauuu wuav is ouunuiaituiK.
Mississippi river is falling. J ex
Q
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work successfully any where.
They are Guaranteed to be Stronger Built, Lighter
Draft, and Easier Handled than any others.
Don't take our word, but try one, as thousands of good
fanners have done, and be convinced. . .
SOME WIND AND SAW
Middle Western States Swept
, By a Fierce Storm.
THE PLUCKY CRETANS
They Will Never Yield to Anything
But Absolute Independence or
Annexation to Greece.
The Freight Fool lias Gone to Pieces-Cu
ban Insurgents Capture an Impor
tant Town 811 Tor Republicans
Will Not Oppose the Dlag-
ley Bill.
Chicago, March 24. During the
past 24 hours over eight inches of snow
fell in the city, the heaviest fall for the
month of March in the history of the
weather bureau. It melted almost as
rapidly as it fell and with . the wind
blowing 52 miles an hour, pedestrians
found hard work to get around The
storm came from Tvxas, passed over
Kentucky, and then passed to the
Western Ohio valley. Chicago was itt
northerly limit.
Here the flood waters broke with de
moralizing effect. The Desplaines
river is nine feet in depth at Riverside.
Railroad tracks parallel to the Illinois
and Michigan canal are are almost
covered with water. At Bridgeport
the Chicago river rose a foot, due to
the overflow from the Deeplaine?.
Few parts of Illinois, Eistern Iowa
and Southern Wisconsin escaped the
storm. Twelve inches of snow fell at
Rockford and Freeport and 14 inches
at Galva. Rock river at Milan is
threatening damage to farms from a
sudden rise. . The Mississippi rose
eight inches at Davenport. At thit
place tbe snow storm was one of thf
heaviest on record for March. Over
ix inches of damp snow covers the
ground, ttnd it will add greatly to the
volume of water in tho Mississippi
when it melts,
Milwaukee reports the storm one of
the worst of the winter. Over six
inches of snow fell and seriously Inter
fered with streetcar traffic. Many
lines had to be abandoned.
At Elkton, Wis., trains wero block
aded by a blizzard of snow and wind
Dams on the Croix river aro being
washed out and lumbermen fear great
damage. ' .
Alton fears a serious flood, the Mis
slsslppi there being 15 feet above low
water mark. Riverside, Summit,
Lyons and other small towns and vll
lages west of Chicago on the bank of
the river. Many of the residents of
these places are unable to leave their
homes except in row boats or on rafts,
Notwithstanding the heavy overflow,
it is not thought the losses In the
vicinity will be very heavy, as many
residents had prepared for the flood.
TKoorg to leave Cuba.
Spain Will Shortly Withdraw Ten Thou
sand Men.
Washington, March 23.: Accord'
ing to advices received at the state de
partment, presumably from General
Lee, there will soon follow a big with
drawal of Spanish forces from Cuba in
order to satisfy the constant demands
for additional troops for service in the
Philippine islands, where the present
force is said to be inadequate to cope
with the InsurrectionistP. These ad
vices say that Weyler has been di
rected to dispatoh 10,000 of his best
soldiers to Spain, whenoe they will
shortly afterward be transported to the
Spanish possesions in the Philippine
group.
The demand for troops there Is said
to have been so incessant that the
cortes has been compelled to weaken
its Cuban forces in order to meet the
demand. There aro said to be no
trooP8 at homo can ePred for
antS nbroaci, ana tne army in uoais
tbe uly aource o( 8UpP' left tov U M
artkW uPon
General Wevler, according to re
ports received here, cas j.rotesteci
against the withdrawal of any part of
his force, but orders from the home
e-overnment are believed to be impera
tive and must be obeyed.
LARtiE SUM TO CHARITY.
Report of carontss mrscn's rroposed
Donations Connrmed.
New York, March 25. The World
confirms the report that Baroness!
Birsch is about to expend $1,500,000 in
V At
CDariiy in mis ciy. uacnr oirausii,
.... . , ,
- minister to luricey ana trustee
&' CO.
Dalles, Oregon 3
the Baron Hirsch fund, whl.h expends
for charitable and , educational pur
poses the income of $2,400,000 annually,
says that Baroness Hirsch has appro
priated a sum sufficient to buy land
and put up a building for tbe Baron
flirs jh trade school to be established.
She has further appronrlated $1,000,
000 for the buildlug of model houses
for tho poor in the tenement district
or wherever the trubtees of the fund
may determine. In addition she will
build a working girls' home on plans
similar to those of . other homes she
has built abroad.
The baroness bos' authorized the edu
cational alliance, whose work Is chiefly
among the Russian Hebrews, to pay off
at her expense tbe $100,000- mortgago
on Its property.
ENGLAND II AS QUIT.
She Retuses to Participate In the Block,
ads of Ureek Ports.
Constantinople, March 25. The
change in tbe policy of Great Brltian
foreshadowed in these "dispatches yes
terday has assumed definite shape. The
recent massacre of Armenians at To
kat, the danger of further outbreaks
at Anatolia and tbe action of the porta
in semi-offlcially pointing out to tho
Turkish press and provincial officers
that the " blockade of Crete by the
fleets of tbe powers and tho support 1
givon Turkish forces by foreign fleets
was a triumph for the policy of the .
sultan, have had the effect of showing
that Christians of Armenia are In dan
ger of extermination.
Consequently, it is seml-omoially
stated hero the British admiral in Cre
tin waters has been notified not to
end any of ths warships of Great
Sritain to take part in the proposed
blocKade of the oorts of Greece. At
the same time, however, in order ap
parently to avoid an open rupture with
the powers, Great Britain will ac
quiesce in the blockade of the Greek
ports.
. Manual Training For Women.
New York, March 25. William R.
Grace, his wife, Lillius Grace, and hia
on, Joseph Grace, have jointly set
uldo 1200,000 for the founding of a
.nanual training school for young wo
men and girls. A bill providing for
the incorporation of ths institution
has been introduced la the legislature.
Tbe school when established will be
known as tbe Grace institute of New
York city. The plans are not yet com
pleted in detail. ;
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