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SATURDAY .......... ..MAY 1. 1897
. RECIPROCITY A FAD.
The more that is known of the sys-
come convinced that it is only a fad,
and that in nine cases out of ten it re-
- aulta in a benefit only to a very few.
. Possibly in a few Instances it resulted
la increasing trade with a few coun
tries, but it never lessened the cost to
the consumer of a single article ioi
, ported under reciprocal treaty. Im
- porters though have benefited by its
. operations, as has been made evident
: In tVs lnmuflinHnn IntitllA urnrlrino-a
OI our reciprocal brentijr wiuu
and its workings are on a par with the
workings of all like measures. The
. 1 1 A . t.V TX.att
& e w urieans ricayune gives sumo un-
Z regaruing wis treaty iutm is tou
vlnclng that it is a failure. The Pica
yune says:
A strong effort is being made in the
senate to secure the abrogation of the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, and there
Is Mma nrosDoct that it may prove
successful. There never has existed
any good reason why the treaty should
have been entered into. It was a job
from the very start in the interest of
a few persons, and . has always been
a losing venture for the United States.
rm,A TTnataitan lolanila flflA A. TnarlrAt.
Xiao iaahwuiu f..
r for their entire output of exportable
produce in the United States, the an
nual exports being about $11,000,000.
. The imports into Hawaii amount to
something like 86,000.000, mostly in
- the shape of groceries, dry goods, sup
plies of all sorts and agricultural im
plements and machinery. As this
country purchases all that the islands
have to export, it would appear reason-
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able lor tne lsiana to puruuase nu vuoj
import from us. This is not the case,
however, as European countries
actually enjoy a larger share of
' the Hawaiian trade than we do. lhe
reciprocity treaty, therefore, which en
ables the Hawaiians to find a satisfac
tory market in the United States for
their products, does not give us corres
ponding advantages over competitors.
Since the so-called reciprocity treaty
is a losing venture for the United
Statse, there is every reason why it
' should be abrogated. This country is
sadly in need of additional revenue,
and cannot afford to sacrifice the duties
' which the Hawaiian sugar imported
into the United States should pay.
Did the people of this country secure
cheaper sugar as a result of the admis
' sion of Hawaiian sugar free of duty,
. there might be some show of . excuse
- for the perpetuation of the treaty; but
no such benefit is derived, the only
persons profiting being owners of
sugar plantations in the lslandB. - .
A t .1. n. vl.'"T.f 11a liovaaliiottvhMn in
Irodueed providing for the abrogation
of the treaty, it is more than likely
mat tne real attempts to ho away witu
, tne treaty will oe maae Dy amenumenii
to the tariff bill. The Dingley bill,
which passed the house of representa
tives, contains a provision calling for
the perpetuation of the treaty. An el
fort will, in all probability, be made to
eliminrte this provision and substitute
a clause providing for the abrogation
of the compact
A WOMAN'S ENTERPRISE.-
Mrs. Lord, wife of : Oregon's gov
. ernor, is still pushing forward her en-
try. For onj woman to overcome
apathy to a new enterprise, the inertia
- of hard times, the indifference to all
things not yielding Immediate returns,
local prejudices and even ridicule of
'the thoughtless and aspersions of
. evil-thinking, is almost a marvel of
this age of business depression, 1'ail
J nor at. first to tret the stock taken bv the
' ' Portland Manufacturer's Association,
falling next to get $10,000 stock taken,
' she heroically cut her garments to fit
the cloth, and took a liberal amount
herself, took the responsibility of or
dering seed, making contracts with
farmers and going forward with her
-,- plans in spite of all obstacles. Mrs.
Lord deserves a crown of laurel, to say
the least. Capital Journal.
What Mrs. Lord has accomplished
in this matter should be an encourage
ment to faint-heated men throughout
, the state, who have allowed reverses
to thwart their efforts toward estab
lishing new industries. . The only way
to accomplish anything is to keep ever
lastingly at it,and Mrs. Lord seems to
. realize this fully. Now if the men of
the state will show as much pluck as
this one women has it will be but a
few years until Oregon will cease to
'import its clothing, boots, shoes, agri
cultural implements and infact nearly
everything it consumes. Let Mrs.
Lord's success in the matter of flax
v, culture serve as an example to be fol-
' lowed by the sterner sex who are talk-
" log new industries, but accompllbmng
. little or nothing.
MR. BAYARD'S IDOL.
It is only conjecture for anyone at
this early date to predict who will be
the candidate of either great political
nartv for president In 1900, and Mr
. .Bayard's talk about Mr. Cleveland be
ing the "logical candidate of the dem
ocracy" is perfectly idle. It is possi
bly an easy matter to foretell who will
not be the candidate, and it is safe to
say that Bayard's idol will be in this
list. He and the democratic party
have parted company; though it is true
there are about him a few who have
received favors at his hands, that re
gard him as the leader of democracy
and the available candidate for three
years hence, but they are Insignificant
. as regards to numbers.
Mr. Bayard Is one of this small mi
nority, and expresses the belief that be
fore the present administration shall
end, almost the unanimous vote of the
masses will call upon him to take the
reins of government again. Possibly
Mr. Cleveland is the "logical" leader
of democracy, but he will be neither
the, nominal nor real leader. He Is no
longer identified with the rank and file
of the democracy, although he is the
leader, the idol, the golden calf of Mr.
Bayard and the rest of the "national"
democracy, but this organization is
separate and apart from the democratic
party and so weak numerically that it
.cannot hoist its idol up as the leader of
athe majority.
But why should the people o even
.any party want Mr. Cleveland in 1900?
What has he ever done to merit their j
affection? What did he do while in
office to win the following of his party.
He wrecked it twice, and gave the
people an adminis'.ration fraught with
disaster. He was defeated in 18S8, and
would have been in 1892 had it not
been for the blunders of the adminis
tration preceding the election of that
year, and for the fact that he had a
great party behind him. Now he no
longer has that party following, only
a straggling fragment of office holders
and beneiieiar.es of his administra
tion, who will in course of time identify
themselves with the gold wing of the
republican party. Cleveland has alien
ated the masses and the breach Is so
widened that he never could be a suc
cessful candidate even were it bene
ficial to the nation to again entrust the
high office of president to his keeping.
So strong is prejudice against Mr.
Cleveland in the democratic party that
it is almost an impossibility to do him
justice. That the prejudice exists is
not wholly his fault, but it does exist
and is very strong. With this premise
it may be said that the democrats, and
assuredly the republicans too, be
lieve that Mr. Cleveland would take a
third term as president could he get
it; and there are not wanting those
who believe he would not refuse a
crown were it offered bim. During
his first term he was very loud in his
protestations that no man should be
president more than one term. The
declaration did much to endear him to
the democracy; but he never repeated
No doubt the sentiments uttered by
Mr. Bayard find an echo in the breasts
of some admirers of the ex-president,
but it finds no echo in the breasts of
the masses of American people, no
matter what their politics. The page
or pages that Mr. Cleveland will oc
cupy in American history are already
completed.
OREGON AND FLORIDA.
It is an extraordinary situation in
American politics when the repub
licans are dependent for a majority in
the United States senate upon the ad
mission of a senator from Kentucky
and upon the casting vote of the vice'
president from New Jersey, Kentucky
and New Jersey being two traditionally
democratic states. The election, of
Mr. Deboe as a senator from Kentucky
after a conflict lasting sixteen months
makes the number of republicans 44 in
asenate of 88. He is a resident of
Crittendon county, on the Ohio river
line, in the western part of the state,
and in a congressional disirict which
is strongly democratic Mr. Deboe
has diplomas both as a physician and
as a lawyer, and also a certificate of
proficiency as a school superintendent
Of course he will be cordially wel
comed in the senate by the republicans;
but they are still one vote short of a
majority without the casting vote of
Vice-President Hobart of New Jersey.
The Oregon legislature ' has ad
journed without ch'oosing a' senator;
the Florida legislature is In session,
but no choice of a senator' has been
reached. There are forty-five states
and ninety senators, asd these two un
filled posts leave the senate with
eighty-eight members only. Florida
and Oregon in the balance! Politics
in the senate are much mixed.
OUR TRADE WITH THE ISLAND
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In Senator Morgans recent speech
upon the resolution declaring that a
condition of public war exists in Cuba
which demands from onr Government
neutrality betwedn the belligerents,
there is a striking estimate of Ameri
can losses by the conflict. -
Our imports from Cuba, which were
$75,678,671 for the fisical year 1894, fell
to $52,871 259 In 1895, and ta$40,017730
laBtyear; while our exports fell from
$20,125,321 to $12,807,661 and then to $7,
530,880. Thus to the imports decreased
in the two years nearly one-half, and
the exports nearly two-thirds. In
eight months of the current fisical year
previous to March 1 the exports, being
already so small, held their own, com
pared with last year; but the imports
made another enormous slump from$26-
990,770 to $6,755,591 in tb.6 correspond
ing periods of the two years. We may
expect them to show about $10,000,000
for the year ending June 30 next
against $75,000,000 in 1894.
The loss of exports tells its own
story; the loss of imports includes
loss of carrying trade; .then there is
the loss of American property in Cuba.
This last embraces not only the direct
ravages of war upon the estates, but
cessation of industries in which money
is invested. And if the devastating
war goes on much longer, what burden
of taxation will not fall upon property?
COALS OF FIRE.
The Oregonian's .Washington cor
respondent telegraphed an item to that
paper that will cause the ardor of some
would-be federal officers to be decid
edly blighted. It is this:
"It can be authoritatively stated
that President McKinley will not ap
point any member of the Oregon legis
lature to an office until the senator
hip frpm that state is settled, and it is
known whether there is to be a special
session. It is the idea of the presi
dent that he .does not wish to reduce
the republican vote in the legislature
if another session should be held."
This policy, if carried out, will be a
heaping of coals of fire upon the heads
of some of those who staked their all
upon the senatorial contest for forty
days and forty nights, under the prom
ise that they should be rewarded with
federal appointments in payment for
their fealty to their boss. There is
another significance in this item that
is made rather prominent. .It is that
one of the influences that prevented an
organization of the house at Salem has
the ear of the administration, and will
hold it to the bitter end.
The San Francisco ' Call says Che
"democratic successes in the ' Eastern
cities have already had bad effect. They
have started the Bryanite tongue mills
again." The "Bryanite tongue" is a
terror to advocates of the single gold
standard like the Call, and whenever
it is started causes more consternation
among them than a bawk does among
a brood of chickens when it swoops
down upon them. They have, however,
one way of stopping it, and that is by
redeeming their promises of giving
the country universal prosperity. Set
the mills going and the farmers and
miners to work, and the "Bryanite
tongue" will not have time to wag.
Since gold has again begun to go to
Europe, it is reasonable to presume
that President Mckinley is not satis
fying Wall street, and a raid upon the
treasury is likely to occur; The Wall
at.rnAf. finxnilera are a, sort of ruleor-
ruln crowd, and if they can't get .con
cessions by persuasive methods, they
will get them by force.
FARMERS AND THE TARIFF.
Whether the revised tariff bill that
will be enacted by the present congress
shall result in bringing prosperity to
the farming classes is a question that
just now is agitating the minds of
many firm advocates of the principle
of Protection, for they know that un
less it does, the death knell of the re
publican party will be sounded. Hence
it is that at least some of the ltaders
of that party, are advocating changes
in many of the schedules proposed by
the Dingley bill as it passed the house
and also as it came from the senate
finance committee. The Western re
publican senators are not satisfied
with the rates of the Dingley bill, es
pecially on wool, says Barker's Ameri
can. They ask that the minimum
duty on carpet wools be raised from 32
per cent ad valorem, equivalent to an
average of less than three cents a
pound, to a mlnimum'of six cenes a
pound. They also ask that a duty be
placed on hides. Truly do they as
sert, that the agriculturist is entitled
to more protection than be gets, and
much in need of protection of some
sort he is. And as tariff duties on
wheat and corn and his great crops
will be of no service to him, and as he
cannot get remunerative .prices for
these products, the only thing that
tariff protection can do for him is to
encourage him to go into sheep raising.
So, it is argued, all the more reason
for building up higher duties on wool.
The necessity of doing something for
the farmer is emphasized by the recent
drop of wheat, a fall from which even
with the help of the warlike European
dispatches, there has been but a partial
recovery.' The world's crops return
ing to something like normal, our
farmers have to look out for a return
of 50 cent wheat. And 'wheat cannot
be raised throughout the wheat grow
ing regions for 50 cents a bushel, for at
50 cents a bushel the average acre of
wheat will yield less tban $6. An acre
of land cannot be plowed and harrowed
and sown and the crop harvested and
threshed for $6. When the farmer has
to sell his product atuch a price, be
is selling at a dead loss. Yet, what is
he to do? Can he stop production?
Not unless he is ready to abandon his
form and pursue the avocation of a
tramp, a tramp begging bread and
wort. And ean the farmer with a
family do this? He cannot of course.
But we hear it said, why if raising
wheat is unprofitable, does not the
farmer raise sometning else? Simply
because he can raise nothing that is
profitable. Corn last year brought the
farmer of Nebraska less than 10 cents
a buehel'.or about $3 an acre, that is, all
the corn that could be raised off of a
farm of 100 acres, taking a farmer and
two able bodied sons to cultivate was
$300, a pitiable sum to be divided
among three able bodied men as the
remuneration of their year's labor,
But now we are told the farmer is
going to be given an opportunity to
raise wool at a profit. This is to be
done for him by protection. But how
many farmers can turn to raising wool
at a profit, promising even that we
shut out every pound of foreign wool
The importations of wools for the last
fiscal year amounted to 230,000,000
pounds. Now, suppose this wool was
kept out and market made for this
amount of additional home made wool
at 15 cents a pound. This would make
a market for less than $35,000,000 worth
of wool. But how far would this go
around among our 5,000,000 farmers,
There would be an opening for each
one to raise $7 worth of wool. And is
this an opening that will bring pros
perity to our agricultural classes; would
this opening relieve the pressure of
competition in the cereal and cotton
fields? It would be but a drop of re
lief to our farmers who raise even at
present low prices $450,000,000 worth
of Corn, $250,000,000 worth of wheat,
and $200,000,000 worth of cotton a year.
Even this drop would be welcome, but
better prices for our eereal products
and cotton would not bring, for prices
for these products are fixed in England
where we dispose of our surplus pro
ducts, and the cutting down of our ex
ports to England would not curtail the
supply in England, and would not in
crease the price, for our competitors
have the ability and the inclination to
supply the whole market at present
prices. So these prices we must meet
and better prices for our great crops
we cannot get until we raise the prices
at which our competitors can sell,
And this we can only do by restoring
blmetalism, which is the only real
protection that can be given our
farmers and planters at this time.-
PORTLAND STREET CARS.
The Portland Telegram of the 4th
devotes a column to lauding the street
car system of that city, and in under
taking to -show that the criticisms
regarding the recent wreck on the Mt.
Tabor line are unjust. Among other
things it says:
"The unfortunate street-car. acci
dent of last week, in which lives were
sacrificed, has brought on the street
railway system of Portland a storm of
comment, which is utterly and entirely
unmerited. The country newspapers
and the wise-acres of this city have
joined in a general tirade over the de
ficient brake equipment of the Port
land street-cars.
Their claim is entirely at Variance
with the facts. '
"The truth is that Portland Is as
well if not better, equipped, in safety
appliances, for the protection of her
street car traffic than are other cities
of the Union. The roads, the cars, the
electrical and cable 'propulsions, are
comparatively new much later than
in many Eastern cities and the effort
of the different companies has been to
procure the latest of appliances pro
duced, incident to use on their lines."
Every word of this may be true, still
it is not proof positive that the travel
ing public is reasonably safe while
riding on the street cars of Portland.
The track, cars and other appliances
may be the best to be found anywhere
in the world, yet if they are managed
recklessly, they become dangerous.
Powder, for instance, is harmless so
long as It is kept from fire, but so soon
as a match is applied it becomes dan
gerous. The fault that ha9 been found with
the street car service in Portland is
not its appliances, but the rate of speed
at which the cars are ran over danger
ous places. The evidence produced at
the coroner's inquest over the victims
of the recent disaster showed that the
car which left the track was running
down a steep incline at a speed of nine
teen or twenty miles an hour. This
would not be an unusual or dangerous
speed on level track, but it is, or at
least proved to be, a dangerous -speed
at which to descend an incline of one
hundred feet to the mile. It was reck!
lessnass on the part of the men in
charge of the car, and it is gross neg
ligence on the part of the city author-
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ities to permit cars run at such speed
down steep hills. Until the manage
ment of the car lines or the city takes
steps to prevent such recklessness the
lives of patrons of the lines will be en
dangered and fatal accidents will oc
cur. EDITORIAL N01ES
Several prophets' with a reputation,
say the tariff bill will pass, but no one
ventures to fix the date.
The Courier-Journal thinks Mr.
Cleveland will seek the presidency
every four years as long as he lives.
Suppose he does, it will do no hurt; he
never can get it again.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, has made
a speech favoring the adoption of rules
to enable the senate to do business.
This is a startling idea, and the sen
ate will treat it with even more than
its accustomed deliberation.
How fleeting is human greatness!
Only a few days ago King George was
the idol of .the Grecian populace, now
the same people. would rend him into
pieces. The moral success, not merit,
is often thejneasure of greatness.
It is stated that a New York clergy
man has introduced into his pulpit a
phonograph that pronounces the bene,
diction. If he had just " enlarged the
machine so that it would deliver the
sermon, he would be known as a great
benefactor.
The Hon. Thomas F. Bayard declares
that Mr. Cleveland is the logical leader
of the democracy. The ex-ambassador
to England must have a mighty small
idea of the numerical strength of the
democracy in this country. Mr. Cleve
land's following last November was
only 133,148.
Wool is a drug on the market agai n
at - least speculators have refused to
make any offers the past few days.
They are naturally philanthropic peo
ple, and of course want to eive the
wool raisers the benefit of the rise in
price caused by the duty that is now
certain to be placed on wool.
On account of the Cuban war Spain
has a deficiency of $100,000,000. Ac
cording to modern methods in Amer
ica this should cause her no inconven
ience. All that is needed to meet the
deficiency in her revenues is to intro
duce a little Dlngleyism just tax the
people a few dollars more on comsump
tion. That there should be a reduction in
the number of public offl ;ers is beyond
questiou, for at the present rate of in
crease in public servants it will only be
a few centuries until we will have more
officers tban we have people to support
them. And possibly the be6t way to
decrease them would be to begin cut
ting down salaries.
Recently Pennsylvania's - capital
building was destroyed by fire, and
now that state, , which is one of. the
richest in the nation, has determined
that a capitol to cost $350,000 Is suffi
clent to meet its needs. This stroke
of economy is a good example for some
of the smaller states, that are burdened
with debt, to follow.
Congress nas been in session a
month and a half and has thus far ac
complished nothing. However officer's
salaries go right along, government
expenses increase and the people pay
the bills. This, however, does not
worry the average congressman. His
principal vocation seems to be to in
crease the burdens of the people, not
to lesson them.
A year ago the republicans in the
senate refused to place an extra tax on
beer as a revenue measure. Now the
finance committee has voted to in
crease the tax 44 cents per barrel. A
change of circumstances sometimes
changes the policy of a party, espec
ially when that party has the respon
sibility on its hands of replenishing
the treasury.
The announcement that President
McKinley will not appoint any mem
ber of the so-called Oregon legislature
to a federal office, for fear of breaking
the republican majority in that body
in case of an extra session, looks like
he anticipates a defeat of his party
whenever it goes before the people in
another election, also that the admin-
istration is taking the side of Mitchell
against Corbett, for it is patent that if
Corbett Is seated there will be no extra
session of the legislature in this state,
7T n .
No one thing would contribute more
to hasten tne return oi proeperuy
The Dalle than the general revival of
the doctrine of patronizing our own i
people and keeping our money in cir- j
culation at home. There are too many
orders made out from"Buyer's Guides", that One Minute Cough Cure doe
and sent away to be filled by big firms what ivs name implies. Snipes-Kin-of
big Eastern cities; there are too ersly Drug Co.
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This Week
All we ask is that you bring the fifteen dollars with you, either gold, currency, silver or bank check,
: : we are not particular. The correct amount is all that we care for. : :
many wares bought abroad which
should be manufactured at home; too
many goods purchased elsewhere which
should be bought of our own dealers.
Gov. Lord is somewhat of a diplomat
himself. The other day be was asked
if there would be a special session of
the legislature, and replied : "Ask me
next year, and I will be better able to
answer." The-governor might truth
fully have said it depended principally
upon what action the senate shall take
with reference to the seating of Mr.
Corbett, but this would not have
sounded well.
It Is said that foreign mortgage
companies are leaving Washington
and coming to Oregon becauso of the
recent stringent laws enacted by J the
populists in our sister state on the
north. Barring a temporary and very
transitory improvement which such
investments bring, the people of Wash
ington would be gainers over those of
Oregon if every loan association in the
state would leave.
It is useless for the Spaniards to
cashier officers who are beaten by the
Cubans. They have done this to one
officer, it is reported, but if they should
do it to all who commit the same of
fence their armies would be without
leaders. Evea.-Weyler himself would
not escape expulsion. He has been de
feated two or three times already, ac
cording to reports, and apparently the
only way he can avoid occasional set
backs is to keep away from the insur
gents. The Pendleton Tribune (Rep.) says:
"A tariff on hides will improve the
value of American cattle." No, not
any more than it would "improve"
their eyesight or hornlength. It would
add to the profits of the big meat mono
polists. That is all. But the shoe
manufacturers seem to have a stronger
"pull" than the meat trust. The far
mer isn't considered any more than a
fence-rail would be. Portland Wel
come. The actions brought to compell Sec
retary of state Kincaid to credit bills
against the state are timely.- When
the cases are passed upon by the su
preme court it will be determined if
an extra session of the legislature is
needed. We can get along without a
United States senator, but the state
cannot well be run on credit for two
years. If the supreme court shall sus
tain the secretary of state, it will be
the duty of Governor Lord to convene
the legislature for the purpose of pass
ing the general appropriation bill.
There are indications that France
and Russia are drawing apart. It was
inevitable that the Graeco-Turkish
conflict would create a strain on the
friendship of the powers Apparently
Russia has been unfriendly to Greece
while France' is necessarily in the
opposite temper to this. Thus the
dual alliance, the unnatural league of
the republican and the Cossack, can
hardly survive this struggle, even if
both powers keep out of the conflict.
There is room for a new tripple alliance
in Europe, one which will comprise
England, France' and Italy.
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The Dalles, as large a town as
Pendliton, Has only two policemen
Including the marshal, on its pay roll
at a total cost of $135 a month for the
two. - The recorder receives $50
month for his services. The city pays
Jim Harper $10.45 cents a month for
lighting the streets and the electric
light comp iny $37.30 for lights for the
council room, etc. It would appear
that government in The Dalles is ad'
ministered with a view of keeping the
expenses within the receipts. East
Oregonian.
That's rieht. and besides, even dur
ing these dull times it Is laying up a
few dollaieach year to apply on its
bonded debt.
The Bethlehem and Carnegie works
are "holdintr up" the government for
an excessive price for armor plate.
These . companies until recently
changed the United States government
$600 a ton for armor plate while at the
same time they sold the same product
to Russia for $249 a ton. However,
they have formed a combination with
foreign manufacturers and resolutely
refuse to make armor plate for this
government or any other unless they
receive their price for it. The presi
dent of the companies declare he will
receive no orders for less tnan tM a
ton- . The beneficiaries of special legis-
lation appear to be especially ungrate-
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REPORTED TO THE SKNATK.
Tariff Bill at Last Get Fast the
Senate
Committee.
Washington, May 4. Senator Al
drlch presented the tariff bill to the
senate today and gave notice that it
would be called up Tuesday, the 18th
inst. The time for the bill to take
effect is made July 1, instead of May 1,
as provided by the house, and the words
of the first paragraph, "or withdrawn
for consumption" are stricken out.
The retroactive clause of the Dingley
bill is thus stricken from the senate
bill.
The entire house provision relating
to reciprocity is stricken out and a sec
tion substituted providing that when
ever a country shall pay a bounty upon
the exportation of any article of mer
chandise and duitable under this act
greater than the duty upon the impor
tation of any such article in the United
States, there shall be levied upon it,
in addition to the duty imposed by this
act, a auty equal tome nei amoam i
such bounty to bo ascertained by the
secretary of the treasury,
The house provision keeping in force
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty is
stricken out, the effect being indirectly
to abrogote the treaty and impose the
same duty ou Hawaiian sugars as on
sugars from other countrses.
The senate has increased the inter
nal revenue duty on beer to $1.44 a
barrel until January 1, 1900. There
after it shall pay the present rate of $1.
Many important changes were made
in wool and woolen schedules. First
class wools were reduced from 11 cents
per pound to 8 cents, second-class wool
from 12 to 9, whereas the duties on
wools of the third class wero raised.
The dividing lines of the class was
placed at 10 cents, wools under that
value being made dutiable at 4 cents
per pound, instead of 32 per cent ad
valorem, as in the bouse bill. Wqpls
valued at more than 10 cents a pound
were placed at 7 cents per pound, in
stead of 50 per ceut ad valorem., The
woolgrowers failed to secure all the
changes they desired in the classifica
tion, but it is understood the rates
fixed on the wools themselves are satis
factory to them.
CUBANS ABB STARVING. -
They Are Dying by Ilondrerts In Fortified
Towns.
Chicago, May 4. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says official
reports of the most serious character
have recently come to the state depart
ment regarding the starvation and
misery in Cuba, and Secretary Sher
man has issued special instructions to
ail the consular officers inCuba re
questing detailed reports as to the
situation in their districts.
" In the course of a long confidential
report from Matanzas, United States
Consul Alexander C. Bryce said:
"Over 7,000 persons have been con
centra ted at this place, three-quarters
of whom are entirely without means of
support. Women and children are
dying on the streets from starvation
Death and misery walk hand in hand,
Among these people there are several
Americans. Yellow feyer, smallpox
and other diseases are prevalent. All
is the result of General Weyler's in
human- policy. - Aid -for- these sufferers
should come from the United States.'
Other reports of a similar character
have been received from the regularly
accredited agents of the United States,
and have been placed before President
McKinley.
PHABSAU M TAKEN.
Tnrklsh Troops Coder Edhem Pasha
enpted the City.
Oc-
Labissa, May 6 .The Turkish farces
under command of Edhem Pasha have
captured Pharsala. ' " .
Athens, May O.iA dispatch from
the front announces that Prince Con
stantino's army retired yesterday even
ing in perfect order upon Domokos,
about 13 miles from Pharsala, where
the Greeks will await the attack of the
Turks. General Smolensici remains at
Velestino to protect Volo.
Pharsala has been abandoned and
telegraphic communication with that
place has been cut off.
Athens, May, 6. General Smolen-
ski's brigade of Greek troops is about
to retreat from Velestino. Smolensk!
may fall back on Volo and try to hold
that place with the protection of the
Greek fleet, or he may retreat on Almy
ro (Halmyros.) with a view, possibly
oi etlecting a junction later wun too
main body of the Greek army.
Constantinople, May 6. The mln
tstry of war has received the following
dispatch from Edhem Pasha, the T urk
ish commander in Thessaly, dated yes
terday evening.
"The Turks today won great vic
tory. Turkish shells are commencing j
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PLAIN FIQURES
to fall near Pharsala. Details will be
forwarded later. Sabab says a division
of Turkish troops commanded by HakI
Pasha carried the first line of Greek
defenses at Velestino and the attack
Is proceeding against the other lines."
' SITUATION AT TOLO.
Greeks' JChances for Holding- Their Present
Position Are Good.
NewYokk, May 4. A Volo dis
patch to the Journal says:
The situation here seems to be im
proving under the command of Smo
lensk!, who did so well with the artil
lery at Reveni. The Greek troops
seem to have a better chance of hold
ing the ground which remains.
The army is divided iuto three dl
visions. Twelve thousand men under
command of Smolensk! are at Veles
tino to defend the approaches to Volo;
5000 men are encamped at Pharsala,
and the rest of the army with Prince
Constantino, 10,000 in number, is at
Domokos, south of Pharsala. The last
I win bave to stand an attack of the
; Turkg from Xrikhala) whIch wa9 occu.
i;iod yesterday by troops.
The Greek fleet has just arrived in
the harbor, and the panic which pre
vailed for the last four days is diminish
ing. Three cruisers one French, one
English and one Italian are also here.
The consuls have behaved splendidly,
being the only persons in the town
who had not lost their heads.
AN AWCL CALAMITY.
Results at Paris Holocaust Worse Than
First Reported.
Paris, May 5. The terrible fire at
Grand Bazaar du Charate, a temporary
wooden structure, 100 yards long and
60 yards wide, erected in the Rue Jean
Goujon, for the annual charity fair, of
which all the most prominent society
ladies of Paris are patronesses, has
thrown the French capital into mourn
ing. The conflagration, which broke out
shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday, in
Kinetomagraph booth, near the stall
of Duchess d'Uzes, while from 1500 to
2000 people were present, is believed to
have caused the los of over 200 lives.
As this dispatch is sent, early Wednes
day morning, 111 charred corpses have
been recovered, together with 12 por
tions of bodies, the identity of which
may never be established.
- Since 5 o'clock this morning, crowds
have been flocking to the Palais du
L'Industrie, where many bodies and
iniured persons were taken. At 6
o'clock a detachment of the garde re
public) ue relieved the detachment of
infantry which had been on duty all
night about the scene of the catastro
phe.
The search for the dead continues,
Quantities of coins, watches, rings,
necklaces and bracelets have been
nicked up in the debris. As soon as
bodies are claimed by anxious relatives
or others who have been hovering
in despair about the spot throughout
the night, they are placed In carriages
and taken to their former homes.
Many tales of horror are told. Mme,
Foulard was saved by her husband,
who, as soon as he placed her In safety,
dashed back into the burning buildings
to save his daughter. He clasped the
girl in bis arms, and had u early
reached, the door when, they were
caught in the flames and father and
daughter perished before the eyes of
the agonized mother. The Baron de
Mackau had a similar experience,
Several times he penetrated the flam.
lng ruins in search of his sister, each
time to save another, and only to sea
his sister later fall before his eyes when
he no longer had the strength to lift
her. The Marquis de Aigle was
rescued by the firemen, after she had
given herself up as lost. Ali her
friends had fallen around her, and she
was on her knees, in prayer, awaiting
death when the firemen caught her up,
and succeeded in extricating her,
though she was frightfully burned.
The Bimetallic Commission. -
Bloomington, 111., May 4. Ex-
Vice-President Stevenson will sail
from New York for Havre next-Satur-day
in company with Messrs. Wolcott
and Payne, and other members of the
bimetallic commission. - Mr. Steven
son said the commission will first visit
Paris and later the other capitals of
Europe, probably London first, and
next Berlin.
"We will be guided to a great extent
by our Instructions from Washington,1'
said he. "Our object is to secure the
consent of all the European nations, or
as many as possible, to holding a con
ference of nations in regard to au in
ternational agreement as to the coin
age and ratio of gold and silver."
' Urecks Leave Volo.
Volo. May . 5. -Fifteen thousand
Greeks have retired upon Domokos.
The Turks are centering a large force
there, and an Important engagement
is expected.
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Arrest of Herman Grlschow, Who Makes
a Confession.
Portland, May 5. One of the most
infamous crimes in the history of this
city was brought to light this noon by
the arrest at Fulton Park, of Herman
Grischow, by Detectives Welch and
Maker.
Information respecting this wretch's
conduct was lodged atpolice boadquar
ters last night, and the detectives
found no difficulty in obtaining con
victing evidence against him. The
victims of this fiend are Sarah Grace
Bernhardt, 11 years old, and living at
Fulton Park, and Lucy Erlcksen, aged
7 years, residing at Carson heights.
These children attond the Fulton
school, which the detectives first visited
and from' them a horrible statement
was obtained. It was the most atro
cious story the officers ever listened to.
Subsequently Detective Welch ar
rested Grlschow some distance from
the school. The fellow made no at
tempt to disguise his guilt, but claimed
to be the victim of the children. The
first time he assaulted the Bernhardt
girl was four years ago. He entered
Into all the revolting details of his
crime, which made those listening to
him blush. Grlschow claims to be 22
years old, but looks as if he were 30.
Grischow's own confession is suf
ficient to justify his being confined in
the penitentiary for life. But he
claims that he would not have been
guilty of the crimes had the children
not encouraged him.
Rebel Forces Were Victorious.
New York, May 6. A' Herald dis
patch from Montevideo says:
Advices have reached here that a
body of troops commanded by General
Escobar had an engagement with a
body of rebels on May 3. and the gov
ernment troops were defeated, ine
extent of the rebel victory is not
known here as yet. Another engage
ment between General Vlllar's forces
and a band of rebels commanded by
Lamas is reported from Macaudembo.
The revolutionists, won a decisive
victory.
The Uruguayan government has de
cided to issue bonds to the extent of
$4,000,000 to cover the present war ex
penses. .
Will Take Thins; Easy.
Washington, May 6. The house
today, by a strict party vote, all the re
publicans favoring and all the demo
crats and populists opposing, adopted
a resolution providing that the house
meet only on Mondays and Thursdays
until otherwise ordered. It was an
nounced that it would be the republi
can policy to wait on the senate's ac
tion on the tariff bill.
Bailey, democrat, of Texas, made a
strong but unsuccessful fight to have
the order modified so as to give early
and full consideration to the bank
ruptcy bill. The republicans replied
that they would call the bankruptcy
bill and hold dally sessions on it after
General Henderson's return, but until
then the rule should stand.
Superstitious Msrioet.
Natchez, Miss., May 6. One of the
most pathetic scenes since the flood
began took place yesterday. Thirty
negroes drifting on a raft were landed
here, who have been floating for four
days, with nothing to eat. No sooner
had they reached land than they ell
down and worshipped it.
A colored Baptist preacher being
nearby, offered his services, and began
at once to baptize the whole crowd,
They refused to eat or leave the river
bank uutil baptism was completed
Thev Baid the flood was a visitation of
the divine wrath.
In the Henato.
Washington, May 6. The sundry
civil bill was taken up in the senate to
day and consideration of the Pettigrew
amendmont suspending President
Cleveland's forestry reserve order was
resumed. Pettlgrew, Wilson and Car
ter severely criticised the order. All!
son said the president and cabinet were
considering modifications of the order
and opposed the Pettigrew amendment
as being too sweeping.
II In man, the Outlaw.
Yuma, Ariz., May 5. Sheriff Green-
leaf and posse have been conducting a
chase for severarttdays after Robert
Hinman. alias Allen, alias Robert
Hanks, a noted criminal and outlaw
from near Roseburg. Or., and it cul
minated in the capture of the desper
ado after desperate encounter in
which Hinman was shot and seriously
wounded by one of the posse. The
fight ocourred in Colorado valley, about
2Q miles south of Yuma, near the Mexi
can border.
V asses to Loara Create.
Athens, May 5. The 'government
is negotiating with the admirals in
THE
This Week
& HAYS 1
command of the fleets of the foreign
powers in Cretan waters for permis
sion to send a Greek warship to Crete
to bring off Colonel (Vassos and other
Greek officers who have been recalled.
r Uoloeaast at Paris.
Paris, May 4. Fire broke out at 4
P. M. in a crowded charitable bazar in
Rue Jean Goujon, at which the Duchess
D'Uzes and other well-known patrones
ses were present. Many people were
burned to death. There was a terrlbte
panic during which a number of people
were injured. Thirty bodies have
been recovered and 35 injured people
are being cared for by physicians.
Many are reported missing.
Tarks Occupy Mount KUbernl.
Constantinople, May 5. Hifza
Pasha, commander of the Turkish force
in Eplrus, telegraphed yesterday that
the Turks bad occupied unopposed the
summit of Mount KUbernl, dominating
tie slopes opposite Arta. The Greek
retired. '
- Flghtlne- Was rierce.
Volo, May 5. The Turkish forces
made a fierce attack today on the Greek
troops at Velestino, but were repulsed.
There were heavy losses on both sides.
Fighting is proceeding between the
opposing armies at two other points.
A Battle ts In Progress.
London, May A. A dispatch from
Arta this afternoon ' says ' a force of
6,000 Greeks commanded by Colonel
Baractharls, while advancing on Pen
tepigada, was engaged bytWTurks
A battle is now in progress.
la Battle Array at Pharsala.
Athens, May 5.-5 p. m. A dis
patch from the front says the Turkish
forces at noon today were drawn up in
battle array on the plains of Pharsala,
aclng a Greek army numbering 23,000
men. - .
Tarks Moving on Kardltaa.
Athens, May5. Crown Prince Con
stantino telegraphs that two Turkish
regiments are marching on Kardltza,
and the Greek commander there has
asked for reinforcements. ' ' ' "
The Losses at Velestino.
London, May 6. A dispatch from
Athens asserts that the losses of the
Greeks in the fighting at Valestlno and
Pharsoloa yesterday were certainly
1,000 kill jd and wounded.
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