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SATURDAY MAY 22. 1897
JUSTICE PREVAILED.
The administration received its first
set-back ' Thursday when the Morgan
resolution, recognizing the existence
of a state of war in Cuba, passed the
senate by a Vote of 41 to 14. The reso-
- lution ad op tea is as follows :
"Resolved,' etc., That a condition of
public war exists between the govern
ment of Spain and the government
proclaimed and for some time main'
tained by force of arms by the people
of Cuba, and that the United States of
America shall maintain a strict neu
' trality between the contending parties
according to each and all the rights of
belligerency in the ports and the terri
tory of the United States."
. Eighteen ' republicans, ' nineteen
democrats and four populists voted fc
the resolution, and twelve republicans
and two democrats against it, eviden
cing that the administration has not
the full support of the dominant party
. in the senate. '
.. President McKinley has thus far
sought to pursue the milk-and-water
- policy of hia predecessor In dealing
with the Cuban question, but he has
been unable to muster the suppoct of a
majority of bis party in the upper
house of congress for this policy. Right
and justice have prevailed over party
fealty, and if the action of the senate
' Is endorsed by the bouse, the question
of Cuban Independence will soon be
settled; for being recognized as bellig-
- erents and accorded the rights of civil
ized warfare, the Cuban patriots will
speedily take their place as independ
ent people, and will successfully cope
with the armies of Spain.
. The probability of hazarding -war
with Spain may prevent the house tak
ing favorable action upon the resolu
v tion, but .this bugbear has been
'. . flaunted so. often that it will hardly be
sufficient to bias the minds of the mem-
bers, and Speaker Reed will hardly be
able to twist his little manaklns around
his finger so as to make them ignore
the will of their constituants in refus
ing to grant this boon to the struggl
' ing Cubans. A majority of the people
of the United States have little fear of
a war with Soain. for they know that
country is in no condition to prosecute
- a war, and if it were there can be no
doubt as to the final result. And even
though it should bring a war, the peo
ple will consider that it is a good
cause, and thev will endorse the ac
tions of their representatives in con
gress should they take the bits in their
teeth and refuse to submit to the dic
tates of oartv leaders by passing the
resolution.
A HOME MARKET.
' ' Wasco County will soon be in the
markets with another crop, and will
- In a short time be. a competitor with
the producers of the world, for it must
. look beyond its own territory for pur-
- Chasers for its products, except the
' small amount that is required to meet
. home flmanfls. TVC mirplna nlita
. wool, meats, fruits and vegetables will
be sent abroad,' and by far too much of
ft will be put upon the outside markets
, ia a comparatively raw Btate. All the
wool will be sent away just as it comes
from the backs, of the sheep, three
fourths of the wheat will be shipped as
It came from the 'thresher, and very
nearly all the fruits will be put upon
. the market just as it is gathered from
the trees.
This is owing to shortsightedness on
the part of the citizens of The Dalles
.' In not supplying factories at which the
products of the county could be con
verted into articles ready for consump
tion. . In the matter of fruit, it impos
sibly most, advantageous tOyput it on
: the market fresn from tha-trees when.
ever there is a demand for green fruits,
out years wnen tnepe is a surplus, as
' there will probably be this year, there
. should be means for drying, and can
ning wnat cannot be sola in a green
state- But with wool and wheat the
conditions are -entirely different.
. Every pound of wool should either be
1 scoured - or manufactured into cloth
right here, and all the wheat ought
to be ground into flour before it is sent
abroad.
The Dalles would not only derive the
benefit of manufacturing if woolen and
scouring mills were supplied to con
sume the wool product, and more ex.
. tensive flouring mills were established
so that the entire product could be
consumed, but in addition would in
crease its population so that it would
soon require double the amount of farm
produce to feed its people, thus becom
; ing a direct market for more articles of
- food. . Thus the -surrounding farmers
would derive the benefits of a home
market for their meats, vegetables and
dairy products, and such a market is
the best in the world. Whenever The
Dalles-can consume the product of
small farmers, truck farmers as they
are called, and at the same time save
the profits of manufacturing and trans
portation that now go abroad, then it
will be prosperous. But to accomplish
this, to build up a home market,it must
first. become a manufacturing city, a
city where there . are more-mouths to
feed and more people to clothe.
A BAD DECISION.
-The supreme court of this state re.
cently rendered a decision, that while
it may be in strict conformity with
law and the constitution, will not
meet the demands of justice in all
cases. The case was one in which
man, indicted for murder and found
guilty of manslaughter, was granted a
new trial, and the rule was laid down
that although indicted for murder, hav
ing been convicted of manslaughter,
he could not on the second trial be
tried for a greater crime than man
slaughter. Or, in general terms, a man
indicted for a serious offense and con
victed of a lesser offense than that on
which be was indicted cannot, upon a
new trial, be tried again for the greater
offense, but must be tried for the lesser I
crime of which he' was convicted.
This rule, if applied to all ci iminal
cases, will pave the way to innumer
able appeals and will burden the su-
preme court with cases that should be I
finallv terminated in the. lower courts, I
will often thwart justice, for the I in
Ujnvicted takes no chances or being
eonvicted of the more serious offense,
and stands a chance to secure a more
'favorable verdict on the second trial.
I
Justice would demand that where a
party refuses to accept the verdict ren
dered by a court, he should not be al
lowed to plead that verdict to shield
himself from another verdict more se
vere in case of a second trial. When
he appeals to the supreme court he re
fuses to accept the verdict of the lower
court, whether it be just or not, and
justice' would demand that he be not
allowed to tak: advantage of that ver
dict in any respect. It should not be
permitted to be plead as a bar against
a more severe verdict at some future
trial, for by his appeal he denies the
validity of the findings of the trial jury,
which if in error at all are as likely to
have been as much in error in fixing
the penalty too low as to have been in
error in finding the accused guilty.
If a verdict is sufficiently wrong to jus
tify the supreme court setting aside
the findings of the lower court, it is
evidently too vitally wrong to have any
effect upon any future trial. A ver
dict once set aside should be set aside
for . all purposes. Having been de
clared invalid, it is not just that the
accused should be allowed to take ref-
uge behind it after, by his own act, he
has questioned its validity.
USELESS EXPERIMENTS.
Secretary Wilson of the Agricul
tural department has distributed
among the farmers of the country 10,
000 pounds of su par-beet seed and ex
pects great advantages from the exper
iments which will be made 'in the
growth of beets this year. It is likely
that some points of interest may be
observed, says the Oakland Enquirer,
but we do not see where any extraor
dinarilly valuable results will be ob
tained. In the first place, the farmers
in most places will not be able to sell
the beets they raise, and knowing this
they will not pay much attention to
them; in consequence, they will be
poor beets, not constituting an ade
quate test of the capacity of
the land to produce beets of
large saccharine strength. In the
next place, there is really not much to
learn regarding the fitness of different
sections for sugar-beet culture which
would not be better ascertained by
having an expert sugar-beet man go
and look at the soil. The soil question
and the climate question are well un
derstood, and the whole business re
solves itself into a matter of dollars
and cents, viz: Will it pay capitalists
in any given locality to put up factor
ies and make contracts with the farm
ers to grow beets? And that question
the capitalist will decide on the basis
of his own experiments, not on the
basis of what the farmers do with the
seed sent out by Secretary Wilson.
ONE DEBT PAID.
Benton Killen, the well known
Portland attorney, and self appointed
sound money democrat leader in the
last presidential election, has been ap
pointed by .Secretary Wilson as a
special commissioner of the depart
ment of agriculture to visit Alaska and
examine into the agricultural resources
of that territory and report to congress
the advisability of establishing an ex
perimental station there, such as are
now in operation in other states and
territories.
The office to which Mr. Killen has
been appointed is one that has just
been created by Secretary of Agri
culture Wilson, and is about as much
needed as a commissioner to the planet
Mars for the purpose of effecting an
international monetary agreement
with the supposed inhabitants of that
star. Alaska is not and never will be
an agricultural country, and an ex
perimental station situated in the Yu
kon valley would be a sort of a joke,
though it will afford an opportunity to
further deplete the treasury, since
besides Mr. Killen there will have to
be a lot of employes that will be paid
by the government. But Mr. Killen
was active in aiding to give the elec
toral vote of Oregon to Major McKin
ley last fall, and as he vtas entitled to
some reward, this commission was
created for his express benefit. The
debt owed him by the administration
has been canceled, and it has not cost
Uie-admlnistration a single cent.
11 UNTINQ TON JS RIGHT.
When Colis P. Huntington, presi
dent of the .Southern Pacific, was in
Portland the other day, he was inter
viewed by an Oregonian reporter and
made some suggestions that are worthy
of consideration, and if heeded by the
people generally, would result in more
prosperity through the state. .Speak
ing of the needs of the state Mr,
Huntington said:
'What you should work for in Or.
gon is to get more people into the
state. You have too much good land
lying idle that should be occupied and
worked by settlers. Your cities should
start more manufacturing interests,
small interests that will develop by
steady work into large concerns.
There are too many people who hnag
ine they must commence manufactur
ing interests with large concerns and
large capital. These generally fail for
lack of experience. It is the small
concerns that grow from year to year
that build up a commercial city.
Newark is the workshop of New York
today, but it was started by individual
small concerns that grew to promi
nence by experience and hard work-"
WHAT KIND OF A SURPLUS.
Several of the Bryan papers already
scent in the near future a surplus of
dangerous proportions. Republicans
appreciate the compliment, and will
see that the surplus is not too small.
Globe-Democrat. -
Surplus of what? pray. A surplus
of closed factories, suspended banks
and unemployed people? That is about
all the kind of surplus that is being
built up just now, ane we trust the re
publicans will not exert apy effort in
seeing that this surplus "is not too
small." The Globe-Democrat cer
tainly cannot allude to a sur
plus of prosperity or - a sur
plus of revenue in the treasuey, for
the former is not in excess in any
locality yet heard from, and as to the
latter, it is being accumulated under
the workings of the Wilson tariff and
through an abnormal business in Im'
ports. . - ' -
Times are considerably out of joint
just now, but they are certain to im
prove in tnis immediate vicinity in a
short time, since the fruit and wool
will soon be on the market, and these
products will put considerable money
into circulation. However the outlook
for fruit is none too flattering, for the
demand is not great, not nearly so
great as it would be if the silver mines
the Rocky mountains were in full
I operations, and employing 150,000 or
200,000 men, as they would be today if
the election last November had gone
differently.
IN THE MGIIT DIRECTION.
Senator Cannon', of Utah, has struck
upon an idea for creating prosperity
that is vastly more practicable than
many of the theories advadced by
some of the more radical protectionists,
and has offered the following amend
ment to the tariff bill now before the
senate:
"On and after 60 days from the pas
sage of this act there shall be paid out
of any moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to any ex
porter of wheat, or wheat flour, rye
flour, corn ground or unground, sotton,
hops, or tobacco, produced wholly in
the United States, and exported by sea
from any port in the United States, to
any port of any other country, the fol
lowing export bounty, by way of an
equalization to agriculture of the
benefits of this act, to encourage the
industries of the United States, to-wit:
"Ten cents per bushel on wheat, 50
cents per barrel on wheat flour, 10
cents per bushel on rye. 50 cents per
barrel on rye flour, 5 cents per bushel
on corn, 10 cents per cental ou corn
ground, 1 cent per pound on cotton, 2
cents per pound on tobacco.
While there is little probability of
this amendment being seriously con
sidered by the senate, still it is directly
in line with the theory of protection.
That'is. taxing the many for the bene
fit of the few, and would be more ef
fective in creating general prosperity
among the masses than all the pro
tective duties levied upon manu
factured articles. ' ""
The system of bounties is pernicious,
but if we are to have a paternal form
of government, it would bo vastly
better to extend beneficience to
those on whom the wealth of the
country depends the farmers than to
foster the industries of tbose who are
not real producers, but finishers of raw
materials the manufacturers. And
outside of the idea of revenue, the
bounty system is less objectionable
than the system of protection. A pro
tective tariff enables the producer of
protected commodities to collect from
the customer an amount equal to the
duty imposed by the government on
the imported article, while the bounty
system enables the producer to collect
from the government the amount of
the bounty on all exports, and at the
same1 time collect from the domestic
consumer an - amount equal to the
bounty paid by the government. In
effect, the two systems are identical,
except the former causes revenue to
come into the hands of the govern
ment from duties collected on imports,
while the latter draws from the gov.
ernment, and at the same time levies
an additional burden upon the con
sumer. For example: A protective
tariff on wool enables the wool grower
to charge an extra sum for his pro.
duct, and also causes revenue to be
derived from imports; but it does not
aid the wheat raiser, whose acres yield
more than is required for home con
sumption. lie must depend upon
what the foreigner wLl pay for' the
surplus, and the price of what he sells
for home consumption is governed by
this, but if, in addition to what the
foreigner pays, the government should
give him a bounty on every bushel he
exports, that portion of his crop kept
for home consumption would sell for
the export price plus the bounty.
Such a system, if put into operation,
would become burdensome to consunv
e-s at once, but it would readily create
p osperity among the agriculturalists,
and they in turn 'would become larger
consumers of manufactured goods, thus
creating indirect prosperity among the
manufacturers.- The idea is more
easily defended than is protection to
manufactures, because it would di
rectly benefit more people, still -it is
indefensible, because it is a tax upon
the many for the benefit of the few.
But it is a move in the right direction
for it proposes to benefit the real
wealth producers of the nation, those
upon whom all others depend notnoly
for a market but for support. If protec
tion is just, so are bountle on agricul
tural products, and of the two evils the
latter is the least.
THE CONSUMER BE DAMNED.
All of a sudden a lot of Iowa and 111'
inois wholesale grocers have discovered
that the duty of 10 cents a pound on
tea, suggested by the senate finance
committee, is going to cause them a
loss of several hundred thousand dol
lars, because they had accepted orders
for large quantities of tea before there
was an intimation that a duty would be
placed upon it. They dealt slightly in
futures, and have been caught short,
therefore they have sent a delegation
to Washington to ask that the tariff
bill be so amended as to provide for a
rebate of the tax on all tea imported
to fill orders taken before the senate
bill was reported. Of course this re
quest will be granted, for those who
make it are among the wealthy who
contributed to the election of the party
in power, and whose interests must be
protected.
But what about the consumer of tea?
Who is going to look out for his inter
ests? Who is going to compensate
him for being caught short of tea in
his lai der? Even if these wholesalers
are made whole on their loss, by -a re
bate of the tax on orders already taken,
the consumer will pay the same for the
tea as though it paid duty. " But the
policy of our government at present is
the "consumer be dammed; the inter
ests of the rich must be guarded," and
so it is likely the Iowa and Illinois
wholesalers will be recouped, but the
poor man who drinks tea will pay the
additional 10 cents a pound for it.
SENATORS AND THE TARIFF
During the last national campaign
tho republican leaders scarcely realized
what a big job they were undertaking
when they promised to revise the tariff
on protective lines, so that every sec
tion should be protected, every indus
try fostered, and every community
made prosperous through the workings
of that cure-all for business ills, the
great and beautiful theory of protec
tion. But now those leaders who are
in the senate fully realize the enor
mity of the undertaking.
On Monday the republican senators
held a caucus, and the fact was empha
sized that there was a wide divergance
of opinion among them as to the rates
of duty fixed in tne various schedules
in the Dingley bill as it passed the
house and as it was reported by the
senate finance committee. Each sen
ator wants the industries of his partic
ular locality protected, and if he be
from a manufacturing state be wants
the raw materials which his factories
consume admitted free ol duty. For
instance Senator Lodge, of Massa
chusetts, was opposed to a duty on
bides, and declared that he did not seo
how he could avoid voting for an
amendment placing hides on the free
list.
This statement raised a storm among
the Western men, who said that if such
a method-was propoEed, they would be
compelled to vote for placing certain
articles on the free list, or for reduc
ing the duty on them. They did not
expect the democrats would vote with
them to increase duties. The Western
ers announced that to settle with the
Eastern men who voted to reduce the
duty on their products, they would
vote to reduce the duty on articles
which their people purchased and did
not produce.
Ami so it goes. The Western sena
tors want in almost prohibitive duty
on wool, hides and fruits, because their
constituents produce these com modi
ties, and they are willing, in fact an
xious, that the duty on manufactured
articles remain as it is or be lowered.
On the other hand, the Eastern sena
tors want free raw material, or a com
pensatory duty on all manufactured ar"
tides. If the Westerners do not get
what they demand, they will refuse to
extend protection to the Eastern man'
ufacturers, and the Easterners are
equally ready to retaliate. Thus it is
the senators have discovered what a
bisr iob it is to revise the tariff. It is
a "dog-eat-dog" process, and when the
new law is finallv enacted it will be
formed not with an idea of creating
revenue and extending - equal protec
tion to all, but a law sectional in its
nature and in the Interest of a few fac
tions that are able to wield the great
est vote. -
NO USE TO KICK:
The vigorous kick on the depart
ment stores in Portland has brought
the landlords and the business men of
that town to a realization of the im
portance of dividing business and
keeping money at home. They say it
is all going East to pay the money
loaners, and on account of the sharp
competition the small dealers will
have to go to the wall. There is a
good deal of truth iu this, but in the
language of Boss Tweed, "What are
you going to do about it?"
The times are hard, there are many
people out of work, and those who
have a dollar are going to make it go
as far as they possibly can.
This is the secret of the success of
the department store. No person will
pay one dollar for an article when he
can get it for 75c: or . f 0c for one
marked down to 35c; or any amount
greater than that fixed by the depart
ment store. To do it would be acting
contrary to proper economy and horse
sence. .
The great wage earning masses
spend money more freely when they
have a prospect of earning more, but
when they are deprived of employment
and their income stops, they buy as
little as they have to, and that at the
lowest price. They have a stream of
economy on now, and consequently
the department stores will flourish.
The business men of Portland are
only getting the proper fruits of the
gold standard, which means a small
volume of money with enormous pur
chasing power, low wages and scant
employment for the laboring and pro
ducinng classes. To get a larger vol
ume of money, higher prices and em
ployment for the wage earners, the
men who are now making such a vie
ious howl against the department
stores will have to join the free silver
anarchists. Astoria Budget.
WRONG ROAD TO PROSPERITY.
' Judge Robert T. Hogue, solicitor of
internal revenue by appointment fi'om
Cleveland, ; has resigned, and gives
these reasons for not continuing in
the servile under an administration
that offers nothing to the people except
increased taxation:
"I find myself at variance with what
seems to be the policy of the adminis
tration. I believe in the free and un
limited coinage of both gold and silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1 without the con
sent of any other nation on earth, and
I cannot believe that heavier taxes
upon our people can or will bring any
permanent prosperity to our people.
Jt seems to me that the conditions of
life grow harder every day, and, while
the masses of bur toiling humanity
beg for relief, nothing is being done
to help them; and sometimes I four
that a much longer continuation of the
single gold standard will endanger if
not destroy our civilization."
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Now that the tariff discussion is
fairly on, the case of Mr. Corbett
stands poor how to be considered in
the senate. The advocates of the tariff
bill will not hazard delating its dis
cussion by getting into a wrangle over
the seating of an appointed senator.
Poor old Spain is getting some pretty
hard licks just now. Venezuela, Mex
ico and China declare that their sub
jects shall not be bu'chered without
trial in Cuba, and they stand ready to
recognize the beUigerancy of Cuba so
soon as the American congress takes
the lead.
A republican statesman demanding
anything free and thereby encouraging
free trade, is an uncommon spectacle,
but Senator Hoar is now cutting that
sort of a figure. He declares he will
have free hides for the New England
shoe factories if he has to stay in
Washington all summer.
The gold standard democrats have
no just cause for complaint of the treat- j
ment they are receiving at the hands
of the tariff tinkers at Washington.
When they voted for McKinley last
fall they voted as much for high tariff
as tbey did for the gold standard. Now
let them take their medicine.
There" are two papers published at
Albany that seem to have no other
mission than abusing each other.
They are the Imprint and Bell. So
bitter have the two journal become
that their columns are no longer de
cent, and the sooner their patrons in
sist on a halt being called, the better
it will be for the community and the
publishers.
American capital is flowing into
Mexico and is being invested in rail
roads, working mir.es and developing
the natural resource of the country.
How contrary is this to the statements
made last fall 'that money would be
driven out of the country if our mints
were opened to the coinage of silver.
Mexico is on a stiver basis, yet our
money is going over there to be in
vested. The report of Mr. Calhoun, who was
sent to Havana to inquire into the
death of Dr. Ruiz, confirms the state
ment that be was murdered. Now
what will this government do about it?
Congress has been asked to wait until
this report was made before taking any
actiou, and now that there is no ques
tion that an American citizen has been
foully murdered by the Spaniards, will
the administration longer hesitate or
insist upon a pacific policj?
As a soldier Weyley is a complete I
failure, but as a murderer and a bluffer
is a complete success. However he
has undertaken one bluff that will
avail little. His assertion that the
recognition of the existence of war in
Cuba by the United States will
strengthen Spain and got this govern
ment into entanglements with tho
European powers, will not scare con
gressmen or prevent them voting for
the Morgan resolution.
In presenting the cew tariff bill to
the senate, Senator Aldrieh state!
that the sutfar consumed by the people
of the United States now costs them
$90,000,000, and under the workings of
the proposed tariff it will cost them
more than $160,000,000. This is only
a taste of what republican legisla
tion will cost the people. The price
of sugar more than doubled, tea ud
vacced 10 cents a pound clothing ad
vanced 50 Der cent. But don't kick.
This is what you voted for last fall.
Thi importations in April were the
largest recorded in the recent com
mercial history of the United States.
Thev amounted to -SilOl.aOj.ldl or
nearlv double those of April, 189(3.
This is not an evidence of prosperity,
however. It simply shows that im
porters are taking advantage of the
proposed increase of duties when tho
new tariff law takes effect. when
these same goods are ottered to the
Droducer thev ' will be at the same
price as if the higher duties were paid.
The election of ex-Congressman
Mallory to the. senate from Florida
changes the political complexion of
the upper house of congress on the
money question at least, for wi'h him
the democrats, populists and silver re
publicans have 45 votes to 44 straight-
out gold republicans. This, however,
cuts little figure, as there will be no
financial legislation at this session,
though it may serve as a check to the
ambitions of Secretary Gage to turn
the financial system of the govern
ment oyer to the national banks.
- There is a wheat shortage reported
from France. It is officially stated
that the crop oM897 in France will be
fully 60,000,000 bushels less than that
of 1896.' It is an ill wind that blows
no one good. The Eastern Oregon
farmer will cheerfully contribute to
ward supplying this shortage in France
and in all other sections where the
crop is light. This year our farmers
will have many bushels of wheat to
help teed the hungry of Europe, and
owing to the misfortunes of those
across the water, it will command at
least a fair price.
Silver bullion has now fallen to 60
cents an ounce, and ,tjie goldite's hold
this up as an evidence that silver is
not acceptable as a money metal,
which is no argument. The fact is
there is little demand for silver, simply
because the world does not recognize
it as a basic money metal. Were the
government stamp refused gold, it
would experience a like depreciation.
There has been no over production of
silver or under production of gold that
eauses the present depreciation of the
former. It is simply a falling off in
demand.
If protection is going to be handed
around to all industries; if the Eastern
manufacturer and the Southern sugar
planter must be protected, then it is
only just to protect the Western wool
grower and cattle raiser by putting a
duty on wool and hides, and at the
same time the wheat raiser is entitled
to some . consideration, so let the
Ding'ley bill with Cannon's bounty
amendment become a law as speedily
as possible. It will make all classes of
producers prosperous so long as there
is any meat on the bones of consumers
to pick. .....
LOOKS WELL OS PAPEB.
Weylers Mouthpiece Tells How Spain
May Annihilate America.
Havana, May 27. El Diaro de
la
Marina in a leading editorial says:
we see in the American news
papers evidence that there are several
social classes in the United States not
sufficiently alive to the importance of
the advice. 'Don't monkey with the
lion's tail.' These classes are remark
able for the eagerness with which they
evade jurisdiction in affairs, which
like the Cuban war, are exclusively
the affairs of Spain. The persistence
with which they recognize the bellig
erency of the insurgents is crazy and
ridiculous. The important conserva
tive interests of . the United States
should not forget that the patience of
Spain may soon become exhausted.
The Spanish government has given
sufficient proofs of its good will by ig
noring the many inconveniences that
have been caused by resolutions in
congress. Those interests ought to be
thankful to us for our abnegation
''But in case the sword should be un
sheathed, Spain would certainly not be
the heaviest loser in the fight. Spain
has sent 200,000 troops to Cuba to set
tle a domestic difficulty. What would
she not do in the event of a foreign
war, with the nation which for a cen
tury has abused our patience by ignor
ing Spanish honor and chivalry? Pres
ident.' McKinley should consider this
carefully, and if he is to deal with us
as enemies let him take the adv.ee of
an enemy and no longer trifle with us."
Steering clear of
the shoals of ill
health and the rocks
of disease "is easy-
enough if only tne
digestion be kept in
good order. It isn't
often any one is
sick unless they
have indigestion.
The commonest way
in whicn indiges
tion shows itself is
i n constipation.
Nine people in ten
are troubled more
or less in this wav.
Nine-tenths of all the world's sickness is
caused by this one trouble. Sleepless
ness, pimples, blotches headaches, soul
stomach, dizziness, "heart-burn," palpi
tation, biliousness, distress after eating"
all these arc merely symptoms of consti
pation. Why do people suffer with them
when the cure is so simple and so easily
obtained? Years aero. Dr. Pierce's Pleas-
ant Pellets were placed on the market,
Since then, there has been no excuse for
anybody to suffer from constipation, ana
its attendant ills. The "Pellets" core
every case infallibly and permanently.
They are very small, easy to take, gcutle
and quick in action. They axe not at all
violent ; they do not disturb the system.
They cure yon so you stay cured. Thou
sands of women will find if they take the
Pleasant Pellets" that their ills will
Vanish with the constipation.
-The rVoole's Common Sense Medical Advto
gives more plain useful information about the
uumnn-aoiy auu u nc -tiimrmp
to which it is snbjrd than nnjr
other single book in the Knglisrj
language. It is really a medical
encyclopedia in one volume, a
large heavy book of 1008 pagr.
with over 300 illustration The
outlay of money, time and effort
in producing this great hook wq
paid for by the sale of the 6rxt
edition of 680.000 copies at Ji 50
each ; and the profit has' lr-n
used in Dublistunr the rrcsrtil
edition of half-a-million copies to he sent alnr
lately without orire to all who will remit the
II charge of v cnt iA one-cent stamps to
pay the cost of msilins only. Address, with
ttainn. World's Disoensarv Medical Association,
No. 663 Main Street. Buffalo, H. X. 1
THE SPANIARD'S WAY
Murders Two Countrymen
Then Claims a Victory
DEBATE HAS BEGAN
The Tariff Bill Formally Presented
to the Senate and the Debate
Opened By Aldrieh.
Milllonolre Hrvemejer on Trial at Was!..
lngton for Refusing to Answar Ques
tion iu the Senate Investiga
tion of the Sugar Trust.
Havana, May 25. It is reported
from Santiago de Cuba that a Spmish
military train from El Cristo to Songo
was attacked by 600 insurgents. The
train was carrying troops to reinforce
the garrison at Songo. At the first
shot of the insurgents the train
stopped, and Lieutenant Lafuer.tr, who
was in command of the Spanish troops,
ordered his men to fire on their assail
ants, but at that moment several dyna
mite bombs which had been previously
placed on the track by the Cubans ex
ploded, killing Lieutenant Lafuente
and 12 Spanish privates and wounding
32 others. The locomotive and one car
were destroyed by the explosion.
The Spaniards surrendered, and the
Cubans, after plundering the train and
securing a large supply of provisions
and munitions of war, burned the re
maining cars.
Sixty "Spanish soldiers and 20 other
persons, employes of the railroad and
officers of the Spanish government,
were made prisoners. ' Two hours
later they were set free by order of
General Calixto Garcia.
The Spanish military commander of
Songo was afraid to go to the aid of fcbe
troops, but waited until they were re
leased and the insurgents were far
away. Then he sallied forth, and near
the town killed two countrymen, one
of them a noncombat mt and the other
a Cuban of his own forces. He then
returned to town, reporting- a victory
over the insurgents.
DEBATE IS LAUNCHED.
Tariff Bill Taken up In the Senate With
out Opposition.
Washington, May 25. The tariff
bill was ta ten up in the senate at 2
o'clock. Vest gave notice that when
the paragraphs were read bo would
move to strike out tho provisions re
lating to beer, manufactured tobacco,
snuff - and cigarettes. Aldrieh then
opened the debate for the republicans.
In his opening remarks Senator Aid
rich said in part:
"The business of the entire country
is in a state of suspension awaiting the
action of the senate upon tho bill un
der consideration. I believe anxiety
to secure- action upon this important
measure at the earliest possible day is
sharred by every member of the senate.
It is my purpose to keep the bill con
tinuously before the senate, to the
exclusion of all other legislative busi
ness, until it is finally disposed of, and
in this I shall expect the hearty co
operation of senators on both sides of
the chamber. In the discussion of the
bill members of the majority commit
tee will content themselves with such
brief explanations as may be found
necessary to the various paragraphs as
they are reached.'
Aldrieh then proceeded to present
in detail estimates of the effect the
bill would have upon revenue and ex
plain in a general way the character of
the amendments suggested.
HAVEUEYEB OX TB1AL.
Government Opens Its Case Against the
Sugar King;.
Washingtion, May 2"). The trial of
H. O. Havemeyer, president of the
American Sugar Refining Company,
for refusing to answer the question of
the senate sugar investigating com
mittee in the spring of 1394, began in
the criminal court this morning.
Elverton R. Chapman, the first of
the five contumacious witnesses, is
now serving 30 days' sentence in the
district jail. John E. Searless, secre
tary of the sugar trust, and E. J. Ed
wards and John S. Edriver, newspaper
men, will re tried, probably in the or
der named.
There was a large crowd in attend
ance this morning to witness the un
usual spectacle of a millionaire on
trial. Among them were Senators
Gray, Lodge, Lindsay and Davis and
Congressman Kishardsoa. Judge
Bradley presided. District Attorney'
Davis conducted the case on the part
of the United States. Tho defendant
was represented by a brilliant array of
counsel, including Nathaniel Wilson,
of this city; John C. Johnson, of Phil
adelphia, and John H. Parsons, of New
York-.
SUMMER MA ELVERS.
Battle-Ships Likely to be tbe Sole Par.
tielpants.
New York, May 26. From present
appearances, there will be summer
maneuvers of the ships attached to the
Atlantic squadron this season. Since
Admiral Sicard took command of the
station, the ships of the fleet have been
assigned to other duties, and there are
but two vessels immediately under his
command.
An officer says that the fleet that
ill be assembled for summer
work will consist of battle-ships.
and it will be strengthened by the ad
dition of the battle-ship Iowa, which
will soon be put into commission, at
the League-island navy yard. Tbe
vessel will be commanded by Captain
William Sampson, who has been de
tached from duty as chief of the ord
nance bureau, and ordered to duty on
the battle ship.
This will be the first time since tbe
government began to build modern
warships that a fleet composed entirely
of battle-ships has been organized for
the purpose of maneuvers.
8undry Civil Bill.
Washington, May 27. Only the
front rows of the galleries were oc
cupied w hen the session opened today,
The final conference reporton tbe sun
dry civil bill was tatcen up, an agree
ment having been made to vote at 2
P. M.
The Questions involved in the con
fere nee report related to the suspension
until March 1 next of President Cleve
land's proclamation embracing large
areas as forest reserve, making im
mediately available .8290,333 for the
contract of work on the Mississippi
river and 810,000 for the improvement
of Pearl harbor, Hawaii.
The question of forest reserves was
discussed at length. Senators from
the states affected by the forestry order
urged the rejection of the entire con
ference report and the absolute sus-
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WE BUY CHEAP
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pension of the president's order. Can
non of Utah, referred, to the order as
barbarous and inhuman. Stewart of
Nevada, characterized it as a "disgrace
to American civilization and the worst
outrage of tbe last half century."
Pettijjrew asserted the order was the
result of the ''ignorance of Grover
Cleveland.' He said In South Dakota
the area included as part of the forest
reserve contained 17 postoffices, 15,000
peoplo and 50 miles of railroad. He
urged also that the academy of science
which recommended this act should be
rebuked and favored the defeat of the
sundry civil bill rather than have the
order stand.
When Allison said this was the best
arrangement that could be made with
tbe houe. Ttllraa ejaculated. "They
have no house over there, anyway.
They have one man running it."
The vote on tbe report resulted in
its adoption, 32. voting for and 25
against it.
To Beance Capital Stock..
Frankfort, Ky., May 20. An ap
plication was filed by the Northern
bank of Kentucky with the secretary
of state for authority to reduce its
capital stock from $1, 800,003 to $900,000
This is for the purpose of Issuing 8900,
(00 certificates of deposit to stock'
holders in lieu of that value in stock.
By this moans it is hoped to evade a
law taxing bank stock Irrespective of
any contract with the state to the con:
trary. Some other banks will t"y this
expedient. Other banks will appeal
from the appellate court, which has
y -
approved the law, to the federal courts,
for relief.
The Howaiian Treaty.
Washington, May 25. Senator Pet-
tigrew today gave notice of an amend
ment to the tariff bill providiug for the
abrogation of the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty as follows:
"That the treaty concluded January
13, 1875, and proclaimed June 3, 1875,
and the convention extending the
duration of said treaty concluded Dec
en oer 6, 1884, between - the United
States and the king of the Hawaiian
isUnds is hereby abrogated, repealed
and annulled."
. Queen's llirthdajr Celebrated.
London, May 26. The official cele
bration of the queen's birthday was ob
served today in London with the usual
closinfif of courts ' and government
offices, ringing of church bells, dis
vlavia r of flaars, artillery salute and
ceremony of trooping colors on tbe
horse guards parade, in which the
colonial troops now in London took
part.
Murdered by Indians.
Miles City, Mont, May 20. John
Hoover, the missing sheepherder from
John Barringer's ranch, was found
dead about two miles from the ranch
with two bullet boles through his body.
His dog lay by his side. Both were
killed by Indians. Indians are making
preparations for trouble, and settlers
are growing uneasy.
Fire at Grant's Pass.
Grant's Pass, Or., May 20. Fire
early this morning resulted in the total
loss of the Odd Fellows' hall, Terrell
& Son's furniture store, Jewell &
Dodge's warehouse and agricultural
implements, and W. J. Rogers' bicycle
and sundries store. The loss is par
tially covered by insurance.
Another Cut In Bates.
San Francisco, May 25. In order
to meet the reduction recently made
by the steamship companies, the South
ern Pacific has made another cut in its
rates to Portland. On May 28 and
every fifth day thereafter the railroad
rate from this city to Portland will be:
First class, including berth, 815; second
class, 810.
Ex-Batik i president Indicted.
Indianapolis, May 26. The federal
erand jury today found nine indict
ments against John F. Johnson, late
president of the State National bank,
of Logansport. He is charged with
violating practically ever section of
the national banking law, including
forgery. -
Koto to the Porte.
Vienna, May 25. TheNeur Frele
Presst publishes a dispatch from Con
stantinople today 8ajlng Germany has
finallv approved the conditions of
peace, and the identical note of the
powers on the subject was presented to
the Turkish government today.
Dsn Francisco Postmaster Bead.
San Francisco, May 26. Frank Mc-
Coppln, postmaster of this city for the
past three jears, and a prominent
democrat, died this morning as a result
of a surgical operation.
To Core Constipation Forever.
Take Cascareta Candv Cathartic. 10c or BSa
If C. C C. fall to cui e, druggist refund money.
OUR WAY
Special Sale of
Saturday,
Kegular 7ic Shirt Waists
Regular $1.00 Shirt Waists. . . .
Regular $1.25 Shirt Waists
Regular $1.50 Shirt Waists. . .',
Regular 1.75 Shirt Waists
Regular $2.00 Shirt Waists. . . .
Regular $2.50 Shirt Waists. . .
Regular $3.00 Shirt Waists. . . ;
These Prices for
PEASE
CUBA LOST TO SPAIN
Heraldo Says Alleged Pacifi
cation Is a Comedy.
THE WHITE FLEET
Uncle Sam's Battle Ships Will Have
a Summer Outirg on the
Atlantic Ccast.
Mew (Scheme for AToldlng Taxation The
Bank Will Reduce Their Stock Bad
Fire at Grams Pass Trouble
With Indians Probable
New York, May 20. A dispatch, to
tbe Herald from Madrid says:
Extreme tension continues between
tbe political parties. Last night's
Heraldo', defending Senor Sagasta
against the insinuations of the con
servatives, frankly exposed the de
plorable military situation in Cuba.
The Heraldo sajs that the whole dis
trict of Caraaguay is io the power of
the rebels; that there is only ouo Span
ish column to operate over a district of
32,000 square miles, and that in tbe
whole of the eastern region in Cuba
Spanish troops have nex er yet set foot.
It calls the alleged pacification of Cuba
a comedy.
Tbe same paper further insinuates
that messages purporting to be from
Senor Dupuy de Lome protesting
against the speeches of Senor Sagasta,
the leader of tbe Spanish dissident
conservatives, because of the effect
produced in the United States, were
written by conservatives in Madrid.
Premier Canovas' words in the
cortes regarding the supreme neces
sities of the fatherland, were!
"I shall govern the country as it has
been governed before, and as I myself
governed it before now, without tbe
aid of minorities.' .
Both liberals and Sylivasts have
stopped attending parliament.
Mr. Calhoun's attitude in rotrard to
the Ruiz investigation U causing un
easiness and resentment here. Senor
Pidal, on behalf . of tbe majority,
begged Senor Sagasta to return with
his minority to parliament. Senor
Sagasta, while ttanklng Senor Pidal,
refused absolutely.
The ministerial organ. La Epoca,
says that the present situation in Spain
is the most difficult she has been in for
at least 50 years.
The Republican League.
Chicago, May 27. Tbe national re
publican league has served notice upon
tho league of western silver states that
delegates to the national republican
league convention at Detroit in Julv
I must be in accord with the party plat
form. The executive committee today
delegated to President Wood man see
and Secretary Dowlingthe duty of ap
pointing a provisional organization in
Colorado and any other state in which
it might appear the old organization
Is no longer in control of tbe republi
cans in accord with the party.
Killln Will Go to Alaska
Washington, May 27. The Sec
retary of agriculture has designated a
board of which B. Killln of Portland,
Or., chairman of the board of regents
of the Oregon . agricultural college,
and Botanist Evans, of tnis city, are
members, to go to Alaska to inves
tigate the need of an agricultural ex
periment station in that territory, and
secure data incident to the establish
of such an institution. The party will
sail from Tacoma J ane o.
Stockton Hotel Man Held Up.
Stockton, Cal., May 27. Late last
night a masked robber entered tbe
Park house, held up C. W. Turner,
the proprietor, and after rising the till
backed out. Turner grabbed a shot
gun and exchanged shots with the rob
ber, out tne latter escaped.
Dua't Toliaero Spit sad Sawke Tear Life Amy.
To cult tobacco easily and forerer, be mag
uetic lull or lile, nerve and xlgor, take No-To-Bnc,
the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 50c or II. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Dalles-Moro
Antelope Stage Line ;
Through by daylight via
Grass Valley, Keut and
Cross Hollow. ' . - .
Leaves Umatilla Boose Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. Stops made at all points (or com
mercial travelers.
soys,
Shirt Waists
hay 29th
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1.30
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" IN OUR POCKETS. :'
We May Soon He Able to Carry Gallons.
of Coffee.
In the forward march of science, no
ture's met hods are beingclosely imitated
in the laborntories of the synthetical
chemist who has already been able to
make nn crtinViu! quinine which con
tains most of the therapeutical proper
ties of the renl article. Two Ciermnn
chemists working in Berlin have juht
produced an artificially prepared caf
feine, the alkaloid to which both tea
nndeoffee owe their refreshing stimu
lating ond annlgf sic properties. .
As may be readily imagined, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer, fh? process by
which this has been done is exceedingly
elaborate and costly, but the discover
ers P.re not without hope that they will
be able to simplify and cheapen it so ns
to bring it wit hin the region of practical
economics, S3 has been done with many
of the coal-tar preparations which,
though now exceedingly cheap, were '
very expensive" when first produced.
Should the anticipations of these two
gentlemen be realized a cup of tea or
coffee will resolve itself into a question
of minute pellets; ono of the alkaloid,
one of succhnrinc, and one of a highly .
concentrated milk, which will only
need to be put into a enp of boiling .
water to be an efficient substitute for t
the real article. '- -: rr --
IT WAS ON A TRAY.
Why Johnnie Could Not Pat the
Card Under the Door.
The lady who lives at the family hotel
on the North side was dressing for din
ner. She was not expecting company
just at that moment and was somewhat
startling to the eye. But no eye was
there save hers. Suddenly ishe was,'
roused from a contemplation of her
charms in the mirror by a knock. ,
"Some one is rapping again," she mut
tered. "Everybody in this hotel seems
to have a hammer out."
Then in a clear, bird-like voice she
called:
"Who is it?"
"It's Johnnie," Raid n voice.
Johnnie was the tad-faced boy with
the painstaking head who brought up
ice water and things.
"What is it, Johnnie?" osked the lady
fair. .
"I have a card," replied the page. ' ' .
"Put it under the door," said the
charming guest-.
"I can't," said Johnnie; "it's on a
tray."
. And the elevator fell to the basement
with a great crash.
. Iloiicy In Butter.
- Parisian restaurant keepers mix a lit
tle honey with their butter. This gives
it an agreeable tnstc and flavor and
mnke the inferior butter more palat
able. ' ' '
Kdncata Tear Bowels With Casearet.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c. lc II p. Q. O. fall, druggist refund money.
Soap-Foam
fashing Powder
is
QUE2I OF KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY
Pure White, it will not
make the clothes Yel
low, nor.. Injure. .the
Finest Lace. . . .
AMERICAN and EUROPEAN PLAN
Seventh and Wash sgtor Sts.
PORTLAND, - - OREGON
Thv. Gc:nean,
I'roprietor
BATES
BTTROPKAITPIiAIt
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AMERICAS PLAN
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Edncate Toor Bowels With Caseareta.
Condy Cothorttc. cure constipation forerer.
100.26c. It a a C. fall, druggists refund money:
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