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SATURDAY...
.MAY 15. 1897
SO UND HE SOL UTIONS.
The National Association of demo
cratic clubs, which met recently in
Washington Citv. adopted, among
other resolutions, the following:
"Buf as members of the executive
committee assembled at a time when
these fundamental principles are about
to be disregarded by rr administration
recently Installed, and by a lar e
majority of the house of representa
tives proceeding almost avowedly to
exert their enormous power to lay toe
county and all . the industrial classes
" under tribute to a vast combination of
" monopolies in utter contempt of con'
stitutional limitations, of republican
nrincioles and of popular rights, we
feel it our duty to call your attention
to the peculiar situation and to urge
you to that vigilance which has been
and ever must be the price oi liberty
"In common with many who last
vear 'voted republican tickets under
secret protests, and with serious mis
givings as to the future, we supposed
that the administration and its friends
in congress, charged with unlimited
power and conscious of the grave re-
: sponsibility. would see the necessity
of proceeding in - a rational manner
and that they would, at all events, not
feel it incumbent upon them to further
disturb the business of the people by
ruahlnc into the revision of the tariff
laws for the sole purpose of repaying
the vast outlays of the combined mono
nnHnta in the late campaign. But we
see at this time that they are resolved
to grant no delay in the execution of a
.'" fixed and ruthless design. They insist
, that the taxes are not high enough
under the present law. They are to
be made higher and the producing
" element, already impoverished by ad'
verse legislation, is to be made to suf-
; fer still more it the increased prices
' of clothing, their food and other neces
saries of life, Including the imple
ments of their industries.
- "A party which openly uses the ter
rible power of taxation for private en.
richment and for corresponding op-
"pression of the people can not be ex-
pected to use any other power- with
moderation and justice. Although tho
. paramount question before the people
. was and is that of the single gold
- standard, as against the free and un
limited coinage of silver and gold, and
a mighty majority of the whole people
declared unequivocally for blmetallsm.
Bit.hpr independently or by inter
national agreement, as promised by
t.hn renuhltean nartv. we see not the
slightest indication of any disposition
to move in that direction.
"While all industries languish, while
the sold dollar appreciates, and the
silver dollar is denied its natural eco
nomic function, while a nation waits
and suffers, tariff schedules are being
revised for the exclusive benefit of the
v tax, eaters and the gold owners are
tacidly assured that they need appre-
hend no encroachments upon their
monopoly, which is visibly appropriat
ing the profits of the labor of civilized
mankind. To the complaints of the
people, the answer is returned, namely,
'More taxes and a dearer currency
with which to pay them."'
MONEY AND COMMERCE.
The most forcible argument pro
diirAd In favor of the gold standard is
the necessity of a money in common
'" na the world over on which to base
our foreign commerce. This argu
- -3 tt. I.-- 1 V i ID
mens, we aamib u wbui, in
convenient and in fact desirable tbat
, TVO. UftVO H iwu-vj " -
ognized throughout tho commercial
nations when buying or selling abroad;
- but It is not absolutely necessary,
. Our money, even though It is gold, is
not, when effecting large transactions.
counted in dollars and cents in foreign
markets, but in pounds and ounces,
It is thrown upon the scales and
weighed, and taken at its value as bul
lion of certain fineness. If our basic
tnonev were silver, the same rules
would prevail. Though both the
eoins and paper money of the United
States are received at toeir iace vaiue
in eold by foreign countries in small
transactions, which is a convenience
and pride to the American tourist, but
these are minor considerations, and
have little weight as an argument in
favor of the gold standard. It is for
' the large foreign commercial transac
tlons that the gold standard advocate
contends.
But when we compare the volume of
our foreign commerce with that of our
domestic transactions, the argument
In fa vnr nf t.hn o-nld standard for this
purpose dwindles into insignificance.
During the fiscal year ending June 30,
1896, our entire foreign commerce, in
cluding both exports and imports of
all classes of merchandise and gold
;- nd silver, was but $1,878,179,029.
: Dnrinir the same period our transac
tions in farm produce between the pro
ducer and the . buyer amounted to
2,460,109,454: the output of our manur
facturers was $9,372,437,483; raw
material consumed was $5,021,453,326;
wages paid were $2,283,216,529; the out
. rmt nf nur inil mines was $186,145,564.
and of the iron and steel factories was
over $150,000,000; the malt and liquor
fermented product- $600,000,000. Of
these products we exported and
(gold abroad $863,200,487, and we im
ported merchandise to the amount of
$779,724,674. To effect this exchange
with foreign countries we - exported
$112,409,947 in gold and $60,541,670 in
silver, and imported $33,225,062 of gold
! 1-7 18A nt oil cap That In tn f-
UU WVf.t t v - - ,
feet our entire foreign commerce we
exchanged only $235,253,850 in money.
In addition to the yroducts of the
the country, the railroad gross
earnings "for the year were $1,105,
284,267; of telegraph, lines it was $22,
612,736; life insurance companies,
$94,981,440; fire insurance companies,
$175,749,635, and of national banks,
$46,866,557. In the aggregate our do
mestic commerce between first hands,
that is, from producer to original pur
chaser, amounted to over $25,000,000.
000, and the transactions between
second bands, between middle men and
consumer, would fully double this vast
urn. Hence our domestic commerce
tor the year was no lees than $50,000,
000,000, against a foreign commerce of
less than two billions.
To draw the comparison further, we
produced in one year over $9,000,000,
U00 manufactured articles, exported
less than $200,000,000, and imported
something like $500,000,000 of manu
factured goods. Domestic transac
tions in corn alone amounted to nearly
as much as our entire foreign trade in
manufactures, being $544,985,534. Our
domestic sales of coal and Iron were
greater than our entire foreign trade in
raw materials. Our farm products
consumed at homo were greater than
our entire foreign trade in all articles.
With a domestic commerce amount
ing to over $50,000,000,000 will any
sane person Insist that It if necessary
to maintain ' a certain standard of
money to facilitate foreign transac
tions, both of export and import, of
less than $2,000,000,000? Would the
consistent financier confine himself to
a. dear and difficult to earn dollar on
which to transact $50 worth of home
business in order that he might have
$2 of the same money on which to effect
foreign exchange? Is it economy for
us to restrict ourselves to a single
standard in our domestic commerce, to
keep closed our storehouses of wealth
the silver rai nes to reduce our citizens
to penury and want, simply that we
may have a money that is convenient
to transact less than one twenty-fifth
of our trade?
A NARROW POLICY.
The provisional legislature of Brit
ish Columbia is pursuing a very nar
row policy in regard to the mining,
laws of that country.-having passed a
bill that virtually confines the privl
ledge of prospecting on British soil to
British subjects. By a vote of 18 to 15
it made a change In the mineral
act, under which any person requiring
free miner's rights must not only be
over 18 years of age, but must also be a
British subject or else declare his in
tention to so become. The press in
the mining districts severely criticise
the action of the legislature as being
contrary to the best interest? of the
country, and an unfriendly act toward
those who aid in developing the re
sources of the mining regions. Com
menting on the measure, the Rossland
Daily Miner, which is one of the most
progressive papars published in Brit
ish Columbia, says: '
"A careful consideration of the alien
amendment passed by the provincial
legislature at Victoria simply confirms
and intensifies the adverse view some
what hastily expressed by us yester
day morning. If it be the purpose of
the farmers of that amendment to shut
out American prospectors and leave
all the ground to Canadians the object
of the measure will fail, for it can
easily be evaded. Under the act aliens
will have the right .to purchase and
ownclains. What then will prevent
American prospectors from locating
claims in the names and under the li
censes of their Canadian friends and
subsequently taking a bill of sale at
nominal figure? The amendment also
permits companies to locate claims
whether they be alien corporations or
not. While this would entail some in
convenience, yet it could and would be
resorted to and would result merely in
a loss of revenue.' The point we wish
to make is that the amendment will
simply cause inconvenience and irrita
tation. It is an ' unfortunate change
from the broad and liberal policy
which has heretofore characterized
the civil policy of the government of
British- Columbia. ' The' relations be
tween Amerioans and Canadians in
our mining, districts j have always
been of thev most cordial and
friendly character. 'Americans have
shown no desire to interfere with the
established conditions of the country,
On the contrary, they have as a rule
nothing but praise for the institutions
under which they are making a tempo
rary home. When, therefore.'we have
this happy state of affairs why should
thi.f3re brand be thrown out by the
legislative assembly? If it is done in
retaliation for such foolish measures
as the ' Corliss amendment on the
American side, then we - frankly say it
fails of Its purpose. It does not hit
the right people, but It is a blow at
people who are our friends and who
are helping by their enterprise and in
dustry to develop the latent wealth of
the province."
THE DALLES NEEDS IT.
One cannot traverse the streets of
The Dalles and see the hundred or
more ablebodied, hearty men standing
on the corners inquiring for work
without being convinced that there is
something radically wrong. When he
encounters those honest, brawny fel
lows and knows they are ready to work
for $1.50 a day if opportunity offers,
and would jump at a position that
would offer $40 a month steady employ
ment; then enters the warehouses that
are being filled with wool for shipment
to the factories on the Atlantic coast,
be cannot but determine that this
city, or rather the capitalists and
property owners or the city, are neg
lecting golden opportunities to in
crease their wealth and at the same
time become benefactors to, the hord
of laborers who tramp our streets from
morn till night in search of. employ
ment. '
The difference tn wages between the
East and the West, has through force
of circumstances during late years, be
come so slight, that if manufacturing
can be successfully conducted on the
Atlantic " coast, it can here. . When
help can be had at $20 to $40 a month
in The Dalles, " and with the raw
material right at our very doors, a
woolen mill here would have advanr
tages over any mill that must ship Its
raw material from one to two thousand
miles. The fact is, under present con
ditions, woolens can be manufactured
here in competition' with any: place in
the United States, because the raw
wool and also the market for finished
goods is directly at hand. Besides all
these advantages, the - tariff bill at
present before congress will become a
law and will be in force for a period of
four years or possibly longer. It will
afford ample,' and In fact exorbitant
protection to the manufacturer of
woolens. He can be assured of 20
per cent larger profits in the future
than in the past, and those engaging in
business now, ean be assured of pro
tection to tbelr infant industry until it
grows to at least a four-year-old adult
before the . protection is removed.
With such prospects and with the cer
tainty of being able to secure labor at
the lowest living rates, there is more
encouragement today for establishing
woolen mills in The Dalles than ever
before. ' -
On another page, is printed a letter
from J. C. Cooper; chairman of the
union state -committee, advocating a
union of all reform forces in the state
for the campaign of 1608, ' The idea is
a good one,' and sbdUld meet with
hearty response throughout the state,
The forces of the plutocrats are bolng
consolidated and will present an un
broken front in ibe next campaign.
This can only be overcome by the
masses uniting and standing together
for reform and retrenchment. . 1
IN UNITY IS STRENGTH,
That there is a demand for the for
mation of a union party In Oregon to
combat the regular republican party,
which In this state has fallen Into
hands that are not in unison with the
interests of the masses into the hands
of professional office seekers and de
signing politicians is unquestioned,
Were proof necessary to convince the
casual observer of this fact, he need
only be referred to the failure of the
republican party to organize the logi-
lature, with a clear majority in both
houses, and pass remedial legislation
for the relief of the taxyayers. That
this failure was largely due to the in
fluence of professional office holders,
whose only hope of retaining office was
in preventing organization of ttie legis
lature, is not disputed, notwithstanding
the senatorial contest is held out as
the controlling influence.
With such an example before them
It should require but little argument
to convince the taxpayers that it will
be to their advantage to take the state
government out of the hands of the
regular republican party as speedily
as possible. i
How this may be accomplished is a
matter for cool and deliberate con'
slderation. That it can be done by a
union of the reform forces, those who
honestly believe that public officers
are public servants, and not licensed
robbers, is certain, though how best
to accomplish such a union has not
yet been made plain, however a move
in the right direction has been insti
tuted by the calling of a mass conven
tion of reform forces to meet at Albany
on June 2d. It Is proposed that this
convention shall be composed of dele
gates sent by the democrats, populists
and those republicans who have aline
ated themselves ,'from the regular
party organization, and are known as
silver republicans; that they shall be
empowered to enter into agreement
for uniting the three parties under one
organization, so that in the campaign
of 1798 they may be able to successfully
cope with the opposition.
Numerically the three parties are suf
ficiently strong to carry every county
in tho state, and to elect a legislature of
their own selecting, but singly none of
them can hope to succeed. United they
can elect state and legislative officers,
but divided they insure again turning
over the state government in every
branch to the republicans.' Honest,
conscientious men, who hold principle
above party name, cannot fail to see
the advantages to result from union,
and such will readily consent to -the
Albany conference.
ate foreign relations committee waited
upon the president and asked what
policy he would pursue toward Cuba,
and were told in confidence "that it
was not his purpose at the present time
to change the attitude of the adminis
tration or to do anything which could
be construed by Spain as a manifes
tation of sympathy with the insurgents.
F.or that reason, he said, he had re
frained from sending warships to Hav
ana to protect American interests.
The president told the senators that so
long as the status quo wa3 maintained
and no overt acts were committed by
the Spanish involving the lives or
property of American citizens, the ad
ministration would not change its ex
isting position."
This statement, too, is so plain that
anybody can understand its purport.
The cause of the Cuban patriots, so
far as the administration is concerned,
is abandoned, and until the Spanish
government shall commit some overt
act toward American citizens there
will be no interference. . Spain can
throw our citizens into prison, where
they are starved or allowed to die from
the ravages of loathsome diseases, can
prevent their pursuing peaceful occu
pations and destroy their property by
refusing to allow them to plant or
harvest their crops, still our govern
ment wiil not change Its attitude.
Spain must almost declare war against
the United States before the adminis
tration will hazard offending a friendly
power by intervening in the name of
humanity to prevent murder and
pillage.
EDITORIAL NOIES.
It is reported that the Greeks are
undecided whether to continue the war
or to quit fighting. If thev keep up
their present lick the Turks will settle
the matter for them.
for the action she has ta keu In refer
ence to adjusting her tariffs, notwith
standing the fact it looks like a bit of
retaliation to punish our government
for discriminating against Canadian
products in the tariff bill how before
congress.
All reports from the farming sec
tions of Eastern Oregon indicate that
the crop this year wiil be larger than
ever before. Grain everywhere is in
splendid 'oruhtion, and barring hot
winds next!n.nth, will yield extremely
heayy. Even Without any more ruia
from now until harvest time, all but
very late sowing will make a good
crop, the ground bainp sufficiently
moist now to mature the grain. In
deed the farmers and those depending
upon them have reason to feel hopeful
over the outlook.
A SAMPLE INSPECTION.
Monday afternoon the Oregon rail
road commissioners passed through
The Dalles in a private car on what
they choose to call a tour of inspection
of the O. R. & N. road. At the rate
of speed at which they came into and
went out of The Dalles it was evident
that they were "inspecting" the road
on the fiy, and if they kept up that
rate through to' Huntington,
Divine Healer Shrader, who cut such
a dash some months since, is now the
brightest attraction of a five cen
dime museum in the east. Virtue
never goes unrewarded.
lhe bultan of Turkey announces
that he deeply sympathizes with King
George of Greece. His sympathy is
something like that which Mark
Hanna has for a laboring man.
It has not been necessary in Oregon
to employ any extra force to bottle
up any of the increased prosperity
brought about by the new ad en in intra-
tion, but, on the other hand, extra
forces may be necessary to find it if
times keep on as they now are.
Spain is in the market for another
loan of $40,000,000, to meet the costs of
military operations in Cuba and the
Philippine islands. Poor, rotten old
Spain is living from borriwing; her
people are driven to death with the
burdens inflicted by her public debts,
They are the chattels of those who own
her bonds.
Spam's treasury has been depleted
by prosecuting the Cuban war, bet
immediate resources haVe all been ex
hausted, and her paper currency has
their depreciated 50 per cent. These facts
knowledge of the condition of the road
will perfect at least in one respect
that it is safe for running fast trains.
Outside of this they will know nothing.
So far as practical utility is con
cerned this is probably all the knowl
edge they require, and in fact all that
is needed, for it is in the interest of all
railroad companies to keep their road
beds- in reasonably safe condition.
This they would do without going to
the trouble of hauling the three com
missioners over the road on a special
train twice a year. But the fact that
this is tbelr mode of inspecting is an
accumulation of evidence of their per
fect uselessuess to the state. All they
do is to pass over the roada and pre
tend to perform a service tbat would
be done by the . railroad companies
themselves. Still they draw their
salaries, and will continue to be tax-
eaters until a legislature is elected
that has the honesty to decapitate of
ficial leeches.
cannot but result in the Cuban patri
ots finally gaining their liberty. They
can continue the war without means
but Spain cannot.
Turkey demands of Greece $15,000,
000 as the price of peace. Such indem-
nity would mean bankruptcy to the
little Grecian kingdom, and while
Turkey is in a position to demand her
own terms, having virtually conquered
the Greeks, it would be unjust on the
part of the powers who have assumed
to become mediators, to sanction such
a demand.
WHY PREVARICATE?
The ir'enaieton Tribune says "pros
perity is at hand. Poverty and rags
will soon vanish."
Why should any paper thus willfully
misrepresent matte ray Even though
it is a staunch advocate of the present
administration, promised all manner
of good times so soon as Mr. McKinley
should be ftaugurated, and would sell
its body and soul for the cause of the
republican party, there la no excuse
for it to thus prevaricate, when it
knows there never was a time when
there was more destitution, more want,
more suffering, and more idle people,
than today.- There is not an industry
in the broad land that is really pros
perous, and few there are that are
more than paying 'expenses. These
are lamentable facts, nevertheless they
are true.
Farmers, although assured of abund
ant crops, see no encouragement in a
promise of high prices. Merchants are
allowing their goods to grow old and
shelf-worn because of the inability "of
customers to pay' for them. Bankers
are unable to loan their money be
cause producers are deprived oi the
ability to earn means with which to
meet the interest demands and furnish
adequate security for loans. Factories
are standing idle for want of customers
to purchase their product.
These are conditions that all deplore,
yet they must be acknowledged, and it
is folly for even strict partisans to
claim the contrary in the hope of set
ting themselves right with those whom
they promised the reverse should oc-
ccr. Instead oi thus attempting to
further deceive the people, the Tribune
could find more useful employment in
devising means for bringing about a
fulfillment of its . ante-election prom
ises. ' - ' .
A BREACH OF FAITH.
When President MoKlnley was in
augurated it was believed that In him
the struggling patriots of Cuba would
find a friend, and the American citiz
ens residing in Cuba, who are being
deprived of their liberty and their
property by Spanish authorities, a pro
tector, at least one who would de
mand that their rights be respected,
that their property be not confiscated
and their lives be not placed in jeop
ardy. This belief was encouraged by
the declaration, "The government of
.Spain, having lost control of Cuba,
and being unabje to protect the prop
erty or lives of resident American
citizens, or to comply with its treaty
obligations, we believe the govern
ment of the United States should
actively use its influence and good of
fices to restore peace and give inde
pendence to the island." that was a
part of the platform on which the
president was elected. This declara
tion is so positive tbat it needs pa
comment; it is not susceptible -of.
double construction. :
A few days ago members of the seo-
An exchange remarks that there
were not enough republicans in the
legislature of 1897 to elect a senator!
but that there will be in 1899. Well
out of 90 members they had 56 straight-
out republicans and seven mongrels,
such aa Mitchell republicans and re
publicans and taxpayers' leaguers. If
tbat wasn't enough, we presume It
would require the whole body com
posed of republicans.
Morgan's Cuban resolution has again
come up in the senate, and it seems
likely that something may be done by
our government in the distant future
to relieve the Cuban patriots. Wh?n
Spain haB drained the last drop of
blood from the Cubans or has starved
a lew more women and children to
death Hale, Hoar and a few more ,old
fossils like them possibly will consent
to the United States taking action.
The senate finance committee bod
the Dingley bill under consideration
for thirty-five days, and this slow
ness of progress indicates tbat mid
summer will , have come and gone
before the bill will be finally passed.
However the changes made by the sen
ate committee were improvements, and
leave the bill rather less objectionable
as a whole than when it came from the
house,
An effort is being made to induce
President McKinley to visit Salt Lake
during the summer, and possibly be
will accept the invitation. Certainly
he should. In fact he ought to travel
the length and breadth of the country.
Every president should either before
or after election visit every state Ip
the Union so that he may be familiar
ized with the requirements of all sec
tions.-
Tea importers have not waited for
the enactment of the new tariff to
make an advance in tea, but have
raised the price from three to fivo cents
feeling assured that the tariff bill is
certain to pass. And this is only a
commencement of what will follow.
The price of every commodity on
which the duty is raised will advance
proportionatily. The lesson people
will learn in the next four years will
convince them beyond doubt that a
tariff is a tax and must be born by the
consumer, whether it goes into the
federal treasury or into tho pockets of
the favored classes. In the case of
tea, it will go to swell the Income of
the latter, since enough will be im
ported before the bill becomes a law
to supply the demand for years.
The Pendleton Tribune waxes quite
eloquent when preaching about that
beautifuldream "protection." Here Is
a sample: "Protection is a divine law
tbat began with the first and lowest
order of vegetable life as one of tho
essentials of self-preservation and is
just as much a part of the physical
economy of nature as the air we
beeathe, and as fixed and unchanging
as the admantine walls that guard old
restless ocean's shores. It is an inher
ent prerogative that was born with the
world and tbat the evolution of ages
will never change." Indeed, but
a protection that protects one at
the expense of one hundred, such as is
enacted by the average American con
gress when it gets to "protecting" is
an Inherent perogatlve of trusts, mono
polies and combines, and a certain
breeder of anarchy.
California papers are lamenting the
fact that the senate committee has
knocked out the Hawaiian reciprocity
section from the Dingley bill, but as a
rule the action of the committee is
commended. The price of sugar to the
consumer is fixed -ou a basis of tariff
charged on imports from other coun
tries, and the only ones who are mak
ing anything out of the reciprocity ar
rangements are the importers.
Judge O. N. Denny ia, to say the
least, persistent. So far President Mc
Kinley has failed to recognize his
peculiar fitness for a representative of
the United States to some foreign
power, and now the judge is In Wash
ington telling the president of bis
many qualifications. He wants now
to be minister to China. Like all
other professional office holders, Judge
Denny will never be content-unless be
Is serving his country and at the same
time drawing a fat salary-
Japan has sent more war vessels to
Hawaii, apparantly fox the purpose of
compelling the Hawaiian government
to permit the landing of Japanese. In
this she is simply putting a chip on
her shoulder and Inviting Uncle Sam
to knock it off. If Japan ever invades
Hawaii tbe islands will fall into her
hands. To prevent this tbe United
States had as well annex the Islands
and thus put a stop to Japan's ambition.
The new tariff laws of Canada are
most dissatisfactory to the states along
he Cftnadjan border, but they are em
inently satisfactory to Great Britain
since they discriminate in favor of En
glish goods. Canada can not be blamed
SO CHANGE OF iOUCY
The Administration Will Not Interfere In
Cuban Affairs.
Chicago, May 13. A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says:
An important conference held at the
White House between President Mc
Kinley and Senators Davis and Mor
gan was the result of the decision
reached by the committee not to con
tinue the debate in the senate on Sen
ator Morgan's resolution recognizing
the beligereacy of the Cubans until
the exact policy of the administration
bad been defined. This was partly
due to the semi-announcement by Sen
ator Foraker that the administration
had its own policy and would treat the
Cuban question in the proper way
when the time came.
The members of the committee
plainly asked the president .what he
intended to do. In confidence he told
them that it was not his purpose t
the present time to change the attitude
of the administration or to do anything
which could be construed by Spain as
a manifestation of sympathy with tho
insurgents. For that reason, he said,
be had refrained from sending war
ships to Havana to protect American
interests. The president told the sen
ators that so long as the status quo
was maintained and no overt acts were
committed by the Spanish involving
the lives or property of American citi
zens, the administration would not
change its existing position.
Here Is a Kirk.
To the Editor.
I have been reading your excellent
paper for a long time, and in the main
I find it a very satisfactory newspaper,
but there is one feature that aggra
vates me beyond measure and makes
me swear (sometime) tbat I will stop
tbe sheet. The thing that I complain
of is those reading notices, which be
gin with an interesting, newsy item
and end up with "the best and most j
popular route between St. Paul and
Chicago, and the best dining car ser
vice in the world, is via the Wisconsin
Central Lines," The statement is
truthful enough, and I suppose that J.
C. Pond, G. P. A., Milwaukee, Wis.,
or Geo. S. Batty, General Agent. 240
Stark Street, Portland, Or., find this a
good way to meet and Inform the trav
eling public of the advantages of
traveling over their lines.
' Yours truly,
Katie Carson.
Firm Btana at Domokot.
London, May 7. A dispatch from
Athens says a telegram has been re
ceived from Prince Constantino say
ing: "Our new position, in Domokos,
is one of great strength. We are re
solved to hold it at all costs. The re
treat from Pharsala was rendered im
perative by the overwhelming num
bers "of the enemy and was effected
without mishap."
ACCEPTED BY GREECE
Peace Conditions Imposed by
the Powers Adhered to.
TO SAVE HIS NECK
Attorneys for Durrant Have Appealed
to Governor Budd for Ex
ecutive Clemency.
An Experiment In the Use of Electricity
on Railroads That Promises to ltcv
olutiouixe the BusinessPeace
For Greece Expensive.
Athens, May 11. The diplomatic
pour parlois has been brought to a de
finite conclusion. Greece has formally
adhered to the preliminaries of peace
agreed upon by tho powers, and -the
heads of the different legations have
received positive assurance i masting
them with authority to treat v,'th Tur
key. Athens, May 11. A collective note
from tho powers on the subject of me
diation has been presen ted-to the Greek
minister' of foreign affairs, M. Skou
lodis, by the Russian minister, M.
Onou. It is understood the Greek
government has aceeptrd the condi
tions imposed and confided itc inter
ests to the care of the powers. Active
measures, it is further stated, were
taken aC Constantinople today to stop
the further advance of tne Turkish
troops.
Greece having accepted mediation,
the ambassadors of the powers at Con
stantinople have been instructed to ap
proach the Turkish government with
a view to ascertaining upon what con
dition Turkey will agree to declare
peace. .
EFFORT TO SAVE DCRRANT.
Falling to Secure i. Pardon the Courts
Will be Kesorted to Again.
San Francisco, May 11. The ap
peal of Theodore Durrant for mercy
will be presented today to Governor
Budd. Several petitions are in circu
lation in the city. An effort has been
made to secure the signatures of busi
ness men, but little success is had. The
petitions will not be withdrawn until
Thursday, when the attorneys will
start for Sacramento.
While the greatest force of Durrant's
representatives will be directed toward
Governor Budd, some attention is also
given to the legal phases tbat still re
main in the case. While nothing will
be left undone to win executive
clemency provision is still being made
for the contingency of failure. If the
governor refuses to interfere, the
lawyer's wish to be in a position to con
tinue their battle in the courts.
No time has been lost in filing with
the supreme court the transcript on
appeal from the order of Judge Bahr's
sentencing Durrant to death. The
communication is now in posessiou of
the appellate tribunal. The transcript
includes no fact that has not already
been published. The only significant
point is that in which the - defend
claims that Durrant is under a double
sentence, imprisonment at San
Quentin and death. This appeal aa
already indicated, wiil not act as a
stay of execution. - Proceedings in the
federal courts will be commenced as
soon as possible. -
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Schedule of the Proposed
Bill Cannot Stand.
New York, May 12. A special
tbe Herald from Washington says:
The sugar schedule of the tariff bill,
as framed by the republicans of the
senate finance committee In the later-
est of the trust, is doomed to lufeat.
Including 17 senators who are ataent,
ana whose views could not bo ascer
tained, the senate stands thus: -
Against schedule and trust, 47; for
sechedule, G; non committal, 18; not
classified, 17; vacancies, 2; total mem
bership of senate, 90; majority against
schedule and trust, 6. ,
A careful canvass of the senate on
the amended schedule shows a clear
majority azatnst the schedule as It
stands at present, and if not materially
amended to lessen tbe protection to
the trust, the adoption of a general
anti-trust amendment.
It is clear tbat II all tbose wbo are
noncommittal and all not classified
should vote in favor of the sugar
schedule, in its present' form, it is still
doomed to defeat. There is no doub
tbat the majority against the schedule
will be much larger than that given
above. Practically the solid demo
cratic and populist votes will be
against it, and several republicans who
are noncommittal or not classified will
be in tbe same column..
July 5. A large committee of leading
democrats will go to Los Angeles by
special train and escort the orator to
this city, arriving on tbe morning of
July 7. On the evening of tbe 8th, Mr.
Bryan will leave for Oregon.
Yesterday, W. W. Foote wired Mr.
Bryan, begging for more time and
speeches than he had allotted to Cali
fornia, but received word that itwoul-1
be impossible now to alter the dis
tinguished visitor's program.
Power to Turkey
Constantinople, May 12. The am
bassadors held another meeting this
morning after which they presented at
tbe palace and to tbe Turkish govern
ment a collective note proposing an
armstice pending negotiations for
peace between Turkey and Greece now
in progress.
The admirals in command of the for
eign fleets In Cretan waters have been'
notified of tbe mediation of tbe powers
between Turkey and Greece, and in
structions to permit the departure of
Greek troops from Crete.
Forsyth Is Nominated.
Washington, May 13. The presi
dent today .nominated Brigadier-Gen
eral Jamea Forsyth, in command of
the department of California, to ' the
vacant major-generalcy caused by
Wheaton's retirement last week.
Forsyth, it is expected, will retire
within a few days, after his confirma
tion, leaving the way open for tbe
promotion to a major-generalcy of
some other brigadier-general, which
movement will probablyend with Gen
eral Brooke, permanently in the place
of major-general.-
ROUTED BY CUBANS
Spaniards Walked Into Their
Own Irap Near Bayamo.
WILL NOT IiNTEFERE
She Administration Will Pursue the
Same Pacific Policy Toward
Cuba and Spain.
Sympathy For the Cabana Will Mot
Shows-Henea Warship Bava Mot
Heeo Sent to Havana to Pro
tect American Interests.
Be
KLECTRICITY ON JBAILBOADS.
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A Test Demonstrates Its Possibilities as a
Motive Power.
New Baves, May 11. An experi
ment was made yesterday . between
Hartford and New. Britain on the New
England road, that, according to ex
perts, will revolutionize the motive
power in railroading. It was an offi
cial test of the third rail electric sys
tem, and was the first application, of
this method of using electricity instead
of steam for a long and heavy haul.
A run of 10 miles was made in 13
minutes, and with less jar than is ex
perienced in an ordinary railroad pas
senger car.
Briefly, this test means the attain
ment of a speed of 60 to 75 miles an
hour by using electricity as the motive
power. Financially it means getting
one horsepower out of two tons of coal.
With a steam engine it takes from
seven to eight tons of coal to get one
horse-power.
Blngsins; to Death Not Mnrder.
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 12. A de
cision of great interest in sporting cir
cles has been made here by the United
States grand jury, which refused to in
dict Daniel Shay, charged with man
slaughter. Shay, a United States
soldier, killed a comrade several
months ago wniie tne two were spar
ring for amusement. The jury held
that there was no malice in tbe killing,
and tbat the death was accidental, and
Shay was discharged.
WILL ENTERTAIN BRYAN.
Han Francisco Silver Hen Will Give Him
Reception.
San Francisco, May 12. Chairman
Alford. of the democratic state central
committee, has been arranging the de
tails of William Bryan's visit and
preparing f-r a great occasion on tbe
night of July 7 when the distinguished
visitor will be given an ovation and
will address a mass meeting.
A week ago Chairman Al'oxd secured
Mr. Bryan's promise to come to San
immediately after the ban-
given at loa Angeles on
Font Play Bunpectril.
GOLDENDALE, Wash., May IS. Tom
Firman, of Pleasant, arrived in Golden-
dale at 4 o'clock this morning, and re
ported to the county coroner that
Weslie Williamson, a bachelor and
former resident of Washington county,
Oregon, had been found dead in the
smoldering ashes of his cabin tbat had
been burned between the hours of 9
and 12 o'clock last night. Foul play
is suspected. Officers have gone to
the scene of the ghastly find, 23 miles
from here.
A Battle Is Imminent.
Phabsala, May 12 Important fight
ing is expected here unless an armstice
is immediately agreed upon at Constan
tinople. Edhem Pasha, the Turkish
commander-in-chief, has established
headquarters on the hill opposite Phar
sala. The Gieek irregulars are raiding
ports of Thessaly, and irregular Greek
bands have attempted to cut the Turk
ish line of communication with Elas-
sona. .
A Battle Imminent.
Constantinople, May 11. A dis
patch from Larissa says the imperial
army is marching in two columns from
Pharsala upon Domokos and Almyro.
Fighting will surely occur today unless
the pending negotiations of the powers
result in the prompt conclusion of
peace.
An imperial irade just issued orders
gold and silver medals struck for pre
sentation to the troops taking part in
the war against Greece.
Two Years for Embezzlement. '
Springfield, III., May 13. John
Llnville, deputy county treasure of
Pike county, who en bezzled 910,000
during Treasurer Wlndmer's term of
office, has been convicted by a jury at
Pittsfield, and sentenced to two years
id prison.
The Pblllplnes War.'
Madrid, May 13. An official dls
patch from Manilla, Pbilipines islands,
announces that the Spanish troops
captured Ternate, and that 57 insur
gents were killed. The Spaniards
lost ia killed and 226 wounded.
Peace Expensive for Ureeca.
Constantinople, May 11- Tho ex
penses of tbe war with Greece are
estimated at $25,000,000, which Greece
will pay as an indemnity in annual in
stalments, guarranteed by the Thes-
salian revenues.
Tote Was Decisive,
Washington, May 11. The house
voted, 100 to 39, today to refuse to con
cur ia tbe senate amendment to revoke
President Cleveland's order as to forest
reservations.
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New York, Vlay 13 A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana via Key West
says:
Apparently reliable .news of the
most important insurgent success in
months has just reached Havana. It
appears tbat -Genral - Calixto Garcia
and General Kabi fell on a Spanish
force which was carrying food and sup-
piles from Manzanlllo to Bayamo early
last week, captured the convoy, routed
General Lonos' column and pursued
him so vigorously that he fled to the
coast with the remnant of his brigade
and took a ship at Cabo do Cruz for
Manzanillo. It is said tbat so severe
were his losses and so thoroughly dis
organized his men, that tbe Spanish
general did not dare attempt to retrace
his steps to. Manzanillo by land, fear
ing that ho would be again attacked,
and this time wiped out of existence.
This engagement, which is regarded
as more Important than any battle
since that of Cacarijicara, goes to show
how helpless the Spanish are In the
country east of the trocha. What is
known of the affair came in a private
letter to a Spanish officer here.
General Lono laid a trap for the In
surgents. Believing the ooavoy would
be attacked, he sect a mule train ahead
with a scant escort, intending to flunk
the rebels while tbe escort held their
fire. His force lit said . to have been
between 1500 and 2000.
Garcia, with between 600 and 1000
men, waited for the, convoy three
leagues from Bayamo. Io was told by
his scouts tbat there was a large Span
ish force following the poorly pro
tected mule train, and suspecting a
trick, he allowed tbe pack mules and
small escort to pass without molesta
tion, and placed his men in an advan
tageous position to await tbe coming
of Lono.
Tbe Spanish eagerly awaited the!
sound of firing ahead, which would
tell them the train had been attacked,
marching straight Into the trap. Dis
mayed by the sharp musketry fire from
ambush, the Spaniards fled utterly de
moralized, when the Cubans charged
them with machetes.
As has been generally the cae, the
Spanish infantry, having been sub
jected to a-heavy fire, did not long op
pose the machete with the bayonet. In
a few minutes tbe retreat wasgeneral
General Lono and his staff by desper
ate efforts- succeeded ia rallying a few
hundred men for a stand, but although
they opposed the insurgents with
brisk fire, it was evident that the day
was lost.
Fearing that a movement among the
Cubans meant an attempt to surround
them, tbe Spanish broke and ran.
Thus the retreat became a rout. The
insurgent forces were divided, one di
vision pursuing General Lono and the
other going to capture the arms and
provisions. This last proved an easy
task. The Spanish commander with
the retreating main body was harassed
for 10 miles. He decided to abandon
the regular road back to Manzanillo,
fearing he would be interrupted as
General Reyes had been a few days be
fore. The victorious Cubans were on
the road to Bayamo, his provisions
were lost and his men were practically
without faod. The only way he saw to
escape with tbe remnant of his forces
was to make for the coast at a point
many miles irom Alanzaniiio. lie
marched nearly 40 miles, reached Cape
Cruz, and sent word to Manzanillo. A
passenger 6teamer was pressed into the
service, and carried the despondent.
soldiers back tQ Manaanlllo.
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May 13,
Business in the wool market
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