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SATURDAY..... JANUARY 8 1897
WHY THIS DELAY.
President McEinley is now appeal
tnr tA the kindhearted people of
America for aid for the suffering
Cubans, food and clothing which no
doubt ia needed, but it is not all 'he
Cubans want nor is it what the' masses
of Americans are willing to give them
This appeal, while it will be met with
onan hands, will deceive no ene re
garding the Intention of the adminis
tration, nor will it obscure the real
power that is back of it to . prevent a
more rigorous policy. Having dis
appointed all with the stand he took in
his message regarding Cuba, tho presi
dent must now seek to reinstate him
self in the confidence of the people.but
his subterfuge will avail but little.
What the people of this nation want to
see is a United States man of war in
front of Havana, with its bristeling
'cannon announcing that: the war
against the Cubans either cease or be
conducted on lines of civilized warfare.
And what the people of Cuba most
crave is not provender but recog
nition as belligerents by the -United
" States. .
When Grover Cleveland was presi
dent and William McEinley a private
citizeB, the masses could not find
language severe enough to apply to
Cleveland because of bis inactivity in
, Cuban affairs. They demanded a
"fighter" at the head of the -govern-.
ment and not a man who sent a sub
stitute to the war when his nation was
threatened with disruption. In due
course of time they got their "fighter,"
' a soldier who had proven himself val
orous and brave, and he was provided
with a platform to stand on that spoke
in unmistakable terms regarding the
attitude of the country toward Cuba,
which was in short absolute indepen
dence of that country
But almost a year has rolled round
since their "fighter" was put in the sad
dle, a year of bloodshed, murder and
cruelty on the part of Spain and a year
of sacrifice, and suffering, and patience
on the part of Cubans, still our valient
president insists that Spain must be
giyea longer time in which to pursue
its hellish course of annihilation, for
he is not quite sure that a state of war
exists in Cuba. All he offers is a sug
gestion that we feed the Cubans so
that the Spaniards may kill Instead of
'starve them. His appeal is mockery
. and a disgrace to humanity. The
Cubans have shown their valor and
are entitled to our sympathy; yes,
more, to our aid in declaring them a
free and independent people.
Unquestionably President McKin
ley's sympathies are with the Cubans.
He is too great a lover of indedend-
- ence and too true an American to en
dorse the action of Spain in dealing
with her colonists, and not have a
' sympathy for those oppressed people;
but the same influence is brought to
bear on him that prevented Cleveland
from acting. There are a few brokers
and capitalists on Wall street whose
property would be endangered by the
possibility of war with Spatr, which
might follow should this government
declare for Cuban independence. These
brokers had Cleveland in their power,
and they have as firm a grasp upon
McEinley. So long as they retain
their grasp upon the executive, mer
cenary motives will prevent the pres
ident from exercising the will of the
people and using his influence to stop
the butchery that has gone on for
years in Cuba.
BEVENUES INCREASING.
Chairman Dingley, of the ways and
means committee, furnishes the As
sociated Press the following statement
of the revenue outlook:
The revenue for December shows an
increase of more than 12,500,000 over
that of November, and even exceeds
the expenditures for December nearly
" $1,750,000. The-efficlal figures for De
cember (excluding the S31.715.204 re
ceived during the " month on account
of the Pacific railroad sale, and the
$800,000 paid out to qualify the govern
ment representative u bid at the sale
of the Kansas V acme) make the re
ceipts $27,031,494, the expenditures
$25,295,000. and the surplus $1,738,494.
The receipts In December, 1894, were
nearly $22,000,000; in December, 1895,
they were $20,000,000, and in December,
. 1896, a little less.
"This surplus for -December, 1897,
arrises from the fact that there have
been almost no interest payments for
the month, which make the expendi
tures below the average In January,
the quarterly Interest will be due,
which will swell the expenditures con
siderably above the average and leave
a deficiency for that month, notwith
standing the revenue will probably
rise to at least $29,000,000 and possibly
snore. . .
. "On the basis of the estimate of the
secretary of the treasury that tbe ex-
penditures of the present fiscal year
will be $373,000,000 a little over $200,
000,000 having been already expended,
the average monthly expenditures for
the six months beginning January 1,
will be about $29,000,000 as the ex
penditures for the first half of - the
fiscal year are considerably larger than
those of the last half, on 'account of
the suspension of many public works
. in the winter season, and the large
July payments of liabilities for the
previous fiscal year. There is no
doubt in treasury circles that the
revenue under the new tariff law from
January to July 1, will exceed in the
aggregate the expenditures of the
same period, notwithstanding that
January and February, the two months
for the payment of quarterly Interest,
will show a balance on the wrong side.
. "The revenue was only $19,000,000 in
Auust ($17,000,000 from 'customs, in
consequence of the large Importation
between March 1, and July 24 in an
ticipation of the new tariff.) It rose to
$20,000,000 in September ($8,000,000
from customs;) to $24,000,000 in Octo
ber ($8,750,000 from customs;) to 125,
000,000 in the short menth of Novem
ber ($9,750,000 from customs,) and now
rises to nearly $28,000,000 ia December
(11,500,000 from customs.
"This increase will go on as the
goods imported in anticipation of the
new tariff are consumed.- Indeed, the
increase of revenue to which the pres
ent consumption of imported sugar
I and Wool of nlaaaAa 1 onil 9. Antilles.
toe treasury, has only begun to be felt
as V sugar, and as us wool, wUl not be
materially felt for several months.
"The increase in the receipts from
the internal revenue taxes are due to
the provisions of the new tariff abolish
ing the discount on beer stamps and
iacreasing the tax on cigarettes, and
to the bottling law passed by the last
congress, in connection with the im
provement In business. While the ap
parent deficiency for the first half of
present fiscal year has been about
$44,000,000 the revenue having been
nearly $158,000,000. and expenditures
$202,000,000, It will be observed that
this would have been almost wiped out
by the $38,000,000 of revenue received
from March 1 to July 1, from impor
tatlons in excess of the same period of
the previous year in anticipation -of
the tariff and intended for consump
tion in the present fiscal year, which
revenue was necessarily placed at the
credit of the last fiscal year, but in
equity -belongs to this fiscal year.
And this does not take into account
the absolute loss of revenue arising
from anticipatory legislation which
the treasury has already experienced,
and which will take several months to
experience in a lees degree."
This is in a measure encouraging
that in one month of the Dingley tariff
law the receipts have exceeded the
disbursements, but the outlook for
this month is not bright. Mr. Dingley
anticipates another deficiency for the
month, and it is likely that the months
following will show a deficiency.
These facts should serve as an incen
tive to coneress to curtail expenses
and use the pruning knife on appro
priation bill.
UNION A NECESSITY.
The overtures that are offered by
the Mitchell wing of the republican
party for "harmony" is but a subter
fuge to put Mr Mitchell back into the
senate, and if accomplished will be
nothing short of turning the state
government over to ring and boss rule.
If harmony is had in the republican
party before the next election the
price will be this: Mr. Mitchell must
dictate to the legislative ticket .in
every county in the state, while the
anti-Mitchell forces will . name the
balance of the ticket, both state and
county. ' It will be a bargain and sale,
whereby men will be put into office,
not because of their qualifications to
serve the people well and honestly,
but because of their ability to serve
their masters. A legislature will be
elected, not with a view to enacting
wholesome laws or repealing obnox
ious ones, but with the view of re-electing
John H. Mitchell to the senate.
What can the people, those who pay
the taxes, expect from such officials?
Can they expect a clean, economical
administration? If we judge the future
by. the past, certainly not. Do the
people want a spoils system to prevail
in the state and an administration
bound body and soul to the bosses? If
not, what is the remedy? Simply a
Union of the forces that are opposed
to boss rule and spoliation.
There certainly are enough in
dependent republicans, populists and
democrats in the state to prevent the
election of a ticket that Mr. Mitchell
and his hoped-for allies may name if
they will only get together. These
different elements, with the end in
view of securing economical and
honest administration of public affairs,
need have no fears of success at the
polls next June if they will but unite,
whUe divided defeat is certain. With
two or three tickets in the field, the
republicans, either with Mitchell or
Simon as leader, or with their forces
consolidated, are certain of success.
A council of the reform forces is to
be- held in Portland next Saturday,
and if wisdom prevails, there need be
no difficulty in laying the foundation
for a union of forces. If the advice of
conservative ' men is heeded the
path may be laid out whereby all who
desire honesi . government may be
united under one banner. The wiser
heads in the different parties see that
union is necessary to break down . the
rule of raerclnery bosses, and will act
accordirgly if the Youngs, U'Reus and
their ilk are not listened to - With'
out union of the reform elements an'
other four years of corruption and an
other repetition of the farcical drama
played at Salem last winter may be
expected.
SEW TEAKS TEUVQHTS.
The. year 1893 is now seven days old
and it is possibly late to publish JSew
Year articles, yet wo must ask the
readers to peruse the following from
the St. Louis Globe-Democrat:.
As the last leaf of the old calendar
drops into the ocean of the pat and
the new leaf of the new year appears,
as yet unwritten, and open to amend
ment, it is natural to review what hss
been In order to make the best of what
may be. It is a happy operation of the
mind to wish to unders'and duties and
opportunities more clearly, and to
make the coming year an improve
ment on that whose record is closed.
At such a time retrospective thought
comes unbidden, and purposes form
themselves for Individual action.
But in a broader field, that of citizen
ship, a domain in which an American
holds a place of peculiar significance,
there is a chance to apply more
thought and a firmer resolve. In
periods of war or imminent pub
lic danger the citizen is - bap
tized anew ic patriotism; but in long
seasons of calm and prosperity there
are some who become forgetful and
even cynical in their attitude toward
their country. At the beginning of
1898 there can be nothiogamiss in pro
posing to inscribe near the top of the
list of good resolutions: Let us be
more patriotic.
The United States of America is a
great heritage. In orations among
ourselves It Is often called the greatest
nation under the sua, and such, in
truth and soberness, it is. That jsuch
can be said untinged by a vaunting
spirit. Our country is great in dimen
sions, in growth, in its youth, its poa
sibilities, its sense of liberty, its sen
sitiveness to our own rights, and no
less in its noble soneitlveness to the
rights of othors. We are not amo-g
the scramblers for the territory of the
uncivilized or the helpless. Our mis
sion is of great import to the world,
our motives must be kept untainted,
and our deeds unstained. And vet it
mnst be admitted that we have some
who are disposed to disparage their
country and their citizenship. They
are full of evil predictions, and see in
every difficult problem of government
the signs of the failure of our institu
tions. One additional New Year's
resolution is earnestly commended to
their notice.
To be sure, the United States has not
reached a state of perfection. The time
will never come when it will not need
the fostering care of brave hearts,
strong arms and able minds Upon
its patriotisms rests the realization of
its destiny. It is seasonable to remind
those who find nothing more in their
citizenship than a privilege to stand
aloof and speak in terms of supercil
ious criticism that they are not of the
true American type. A lower depth
still is reached by those who seek
their ' ideals in some other country,
and glory in after-dinner speeches in
their self-contempt.
It is an attraction that draws large
crowds to the city every fall, and the
exhibits of products result in a splendid
advertisement of the resourses of the
sountry. While the fair can hardly
be considered fi have been a financial
success the past few seasons, still it is
a good thing for The Dalles, and
should be retained here if possible.
The friends of William J. Bryan, in
Lincoln, Nebraska, where he makes
bis home, propose to surprise him upon
his return from his trip to Mexico, by
tendering him a fusion nomination to
congress. It will surprise Mr Bryan's
friends all over the country if he ac
cepts such a nomination. It would be
similar to a candidate for sheriff accept
ing an appointment as constable.
Should ex-Senator Mich ell be ro
turned to Washington, what a ludicrous
figure he would cut on the boor of the
senate advocating the gold standard,
the retirement of the greenbacks and
the contraction of the currency, after
having made such a record for free
coinage of silver and a liberal financial
policy. -Wouldn't he be a "power" in
dispensing favors to Oregon and secur
ing legislation beneficial to the sate?
When the democratic conventions
meet next spring it will be useless for
any one who did not support Bryan in
the last national campaign to ak for
nominations. Neither Palmer nor
McKin ey democrats need expect any
thing from the party conventions.
They made their beds with the enemy I
in 1896, and must offer reperatioa for
this infidelity before asking favors at
the hand- the democratic party again.
In 1900 will b plenty of time for them
to look for office.
' It was a sad day to the public school
system of Oregon when a professor
without a school and a preacher without-a
pulpit -was picked up from ob
scurity and made superintendent of
public instruction. No wonder such
an individual would farm the state dip
loma field for all it wa9 worth and re
fuse to turn over the fees collected in
his office to the state treasurer. Ore
gon will not make this mistake again.
Better return to the corrupt adminis
tration of McElroy than have another
four years of Irwin.
Evidently ex-Senator Mitchell has
stolen a march on the Corbett-Simon
wing of the republican party by mak
ing an apparently liberal offer for con
ducting the primaries in Portland
next spring, which in effect means the
dividing up of spoils so that Mr. Mit
chell can get the legislative delega
gation. It looks now from this offer
that Mr. Mitchell is playing the top
hand, but it is quite certain that little
Joe will not compromise. He is not
of the kind who bury the hatchet. In
fact he cannot so long as the surrender
means the return of his ancient enemy
to the United States senate.
In some respects the people of this
sta'je have no one to look to for relief
but a Bryan people's union party, says
the Salem Journal. In both Nebras-
ON A HOST FOR A LOAN
China in Her Extermity Asks
England For Money.
GE'i TING READY TO D E
Theodore Durrant . Preparing; for
His Fate on the Gallows at
San Quentin. .
ka and Washington state warrants
On the 12th the Ohio legislature will ! have been put to a premium by a f u-
decide the fate of Senator Hanna.
From all appearances be will be rele
gated to private life. -
, A - Kentuckian drank gasoline by
mistake for whisky and there was a
largely attended funeral la conse
quence. But think, of a Kentuckian
mistaking gasoline for whisky! : No
one would imagine such a thing could
happea.
The Ohio legislature has set an ex
ample that Oregon legislators might
profit by. They only took one day to
organize both branches of the legia-
eion or union of silver forces against
the republicans. This is a ' practical
proposition for the people of Oregon.
The state of Nebraska was literally
robbed by sound-money advocates.
The embezzlement of public funds by
tbe republicans. . whj were in office
there priorto the time the populists
obtained control has become a national
scandal
' Durrant is dead at last and the death
of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Will
iams has been attoned. After two
years and eight months waiting, the
! worst uiurderer in the United States
Twenty-flTe Persons Killed la nm Accident
nt london, One., M ytrlme Mur
der in Trxss Other News of
- the World.
Berlin, Jan. 4. The Cologne Ga
zette, on authority from the best-in'
formed Quarters in Paris, announces
today that since Thursday last import
ant negotiations have been proceed
ing in London for a Chinese loan, the
attempts made in Paris and St. Peters
burg to arrange for a loan having fail
ed. China has offered to contract for
16,000,000 in London,' at the same
time asking the good offices of the
British government in her present ex
tremity.
China, it appears, contemplates
offering as security the land tax,
under control of Englishmen, and that
furthermore an Englishman shall suc
ceed Sir Robert Hart as director of the
Chinese .imperial maritime customs
In addition Great Britain will insist
upon a concession of territory, relative
to which secrecy, according tb the in
formant of the Cologne Gazette, must
be temporarily observed..
The Cologne Gazette adds that it is
understood .. Russia has renewed her
offer to China to conclude a loan in
Germany on . more favorable terms
than are obtainable-in Paris or Lon
don. . -
T WENT If -FIVE KILLED.
Awful Lom of Life at London, Ontario,
' Monday Might.
London,;0 n t. , Jan. 4. The Union
Jack floats today at half mast over the
city hall, but it is not needed to re
mind th6 citizens of last night's hor
ror. The eity hall presents the ap
pearance of a - wreck and the streets
ia front of it are crowded with curious
and sorrowing citizens.
The list of dead numbers 25, but it is
much to be feared it is net yet com
plete. Some of the injured are not
expected to recover and eoroi will be
confined for weeks and months.
City Engineer Graydon states that
the cause of the accident was the
breaking of a: heavy - beam which ran
beneath the floor almost at the center
of the space which gave way. . The
beam broke in the center, throwing
all the people standing within a large ! rez have attacked the town of La
eluding-the United States, reach an
agreement share tbe territory.
While Englai-l and Japan resist, I
think there can be no partition, in
China."
"Would we suffer less from a parti
tion agreed upon thus than we would
fr in one in which England and Japan
did not participate ?" was asked.
"We would suffer more, beca ethat
would mean an agreement of policy bv
t v-en the foreign poer, and th-it
oiilicy would be anta;'ini3'ic m :his
ountrv. Our inflne-n" hn'i 'e
wed to prevent the ooi-umm-ition of
.he measure. If Jpn and Enland
'nntinuc to oppose the dismember
ment of China, our mora' support roust
naturally be with thm."
Flcht Waxes Warm.
Columbus, O., Jan. 5. Th sen
atorial contest broke m re bitter to
day than ever. After the sensational
developments of last nlirht In connec
tion with the repeated changes of
front of Representative Griffith and
other doubtful members operations
were continued more clandestinely
on both side?.: No claims of change
were made on either side.
The feature of the day was the pas
sage In tbe house, as Its first measure,
and by unanimous vote, of a bill re
pealing the lar for 50-year franchises
to street railways. This repealing bill
was introduced by Representative
Bromley, of Cleveland, who Is one of
the republicans opposing Hanna- The
proceedings in the house were merely
routine, but tbe old lines of Monday
were drawn whenever the steering
committees so desired.' In,iie senate
there were no new devel' l nents. Sen
ator nurKo continuing tl c
xitn '.ne democrats
A V jorlt y of Three or Four.
Columbus, O., Jan 6. Tbe senator
ial contest today changed somewhat
The anti-Han na combine is on the de
feosive. As the "count of noses'
stands now with the steering commit
tees Hanna is beaten.. The opposition
has a majority on joint ballot of three
or four on the concessions of republi
can members who are supportinir
Hanna. Tbe opposition claims front
six to seven majoriry against Hanna
and that it is secretly making acces
sions.
Pressure from tbe constituents of
the bolting republican members is in
creasing etery day and is likely to be
overwhelming In its extent and inten
sity by next week.
Mortality la Caba.
Key West. Fla , Jan. 5. El Elario
de la Marina, the Havana reformist!
paper, editorially states that over 500,-
000 people have died In Cuba of hunger,
most of them being women and child
ren.
Tbe concentrados are still starving
and there is need of active work to re
lieve tbe suffering. At La Esperansa,
in Santa Clara, there are 1000 persons
starving or dying of smallpox.
The insurgents under Sayato Alve-
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1 credit to California that Durrant has
been hanged after this long delay,
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Ohio politics are assuming rather a the delay tween the first conviction
dangerous turn. Legislators who re- anil ,ha nTBton vaa 1nBtT Armn
out, it is a satisfaction to the publlo to
know that this red-banded assassin has
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spilt was no worse in Oregon than it
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HEDGING FOB ECONOMY.
The Dingley deficit is not without
its indirect advantages. As an instru
ment of chastening, its effect upon the
republican party is already apparent
and gratifying, says The Nation. .We
do not hear so much about the super
ior genius xor nnance wmcn the re
publican possesses by nature. Demo
cratic incompetency remains the awful
thing It was, but it is looked upon now
with a more kindly eye; a fellow-feel
ing makes the republicans wonderous
kind, even to tbe Wilson deficit, and
they walk softly as those who are them
selves not ignorant of sorrow and de
ficits. We are all .falllable mortals,
and the ways of Providence are mys
terious. Even' Mr. Dingley is not
wearing bis financier's aureole in pub
He any more. All this is refreshing,
as is also tbe sudden zeal of the re
publicans for economy in public ex
penditure. This even reached the
subject of pensions last week. Instead
loud calls for a service pension, which
we surely should have, heard if the
revenue had not been done to death by
Dingley, the house resounded with
laments over the en or mom sum re
quired for pensions, and hard things
were said of some of tbe practices
which had swollen the appropriation.
Mr. Cannon flatly served notice that a
deficit would be inevitable, not only
this year but' the next, unless the
severest economy were observed; and
be and others had bitter words for the
'wldders," who seem to be as pestifer
ous in this pension bus i a ess as tbe
Elder Welter found them in general.
A great many wholesome truths were
uttered, and tbe number of ''battle-
scarred suttlars," as Congressman
AUen called them, who rose to de
nounce the slanderers of -the old
soldier, was much smaller than usual.
The fise band of ex-Senator Mitchell
Is recognized in every federal appoint
ment that .has yet been made in
Oregon. Although downed at present,
be has the ear of tbe appointive power,
and if signs do not fall, will have the
say. on the next republican conven
tions throughout the state. . : :-
Business is a little dull in rhe Dalles
at present, hence business men have a
few spare momeuts to devote to the
discussion of methods for tbe better
ment of conditions in the city. And
they are not overlooking the proposi
tions for oreating---manufacturing in
dustries and building better roads in
to tbe country.
fuse to follow the lead of Boss Hanna
are being threatened with dire dis- i
aster, and it is said they will not be
allowed to return to their homes if
they persist in exercising their own
judgment in voting for United States
senator. From tbe threats that 3re
being made by Hanna's strikers, one
would judge that it was an unpardon
able sin to oppose Marcus in Ohio.
By the building of tbe Columbia
Southern railroad, The Dalles is cer
tain to loso some of the trade of Sher
man and Crook counties, but what is
lost from those section can be made
up from trade that may be attracted
from tbe southern part of Gilliam
county If tbe proposed wagon road to
Fossil is built. A few hundred dollars
spent on this road would be worth
thousands of dollars to The Dalies in
the fuwe. "
President McEinley bas given the
big tree another shake and one big,
golden plum fell in Oregon, but It did
not strike either Ike Patterson or Tim
Geer. John Fox, of Astoria, had his
hand out and caught it. It was the
appointment to be collector of cus
toms for the district of Oregon, and if
the senate does not refuse to confirm
tne appointment, be will soon step
into Tom Block's official shoes.
Thanks to the fact that there is a
limit fixed to the time of their session
the members of the stae board of
equalization have adjourned and. egon
home, after devoting a month to doing
nothing except drawing their $10 a
day. Their laborshave been in vain,
principally because the law creating
the board does not vest It with suffi
cient authority to make it of anv
practical use.
The Baltimore Methodists in are-
cent issue remarked editorially: "Will
the brother who inadvertently ac
quired an umbrella during the recnt
session of the Baltimore conference
return it to this office?" The ordinary
worldly man under similar circum
stances would have believed that bis
umbrella was stolen,
The N. Y. World publishes a list of
the bank-wreckers who have been
pardoned by tbe president In each
case tbe man whom McKinley freed
was convicted upon conclusive proof of
gross dishonesty, and received a sen
tence that was at its fullest extent too
small for such a grave crime. But
they are goldbugs, you know.
been made to suffer the severest
punifhment known.
One reading tbe New Year's Ore
gon ian would naturally infer that the
city of Portland was doing business
without a bead. A brief sketch is
given of the city council and its mem
bers, but not a word is said in the
article about there being a mayor, so
one at a distance, reading the paper
would conclude that there were no
such dignitary in Oregon's metropolis
Mayor Pennoyer is left out entirely,
Just such slights as this is what makes
the Oregoniah despised. If it finds an
official or an individual to whom it
cannot dictate it never ceases offering
them insult. Possibly Pennoyer. is
not just tbe sort of a man for mayor of
a progressive city, still be is entitled
by virtue of the -office he holds, to at
least a passing notice in connection
with the city government.
Ia tiis House.
Washington, Jan. o. There was
not a very large attendance in the
bouse when it convened today after
the holiday recess. Without any pre
liminary business the house went into
soinniittee of the wbele to resume con-
eltleratiou of tbe legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. Ail
the ieatures ot the bill had been Dis
posed of except tbe appropriation fui
tbe civil service commission uoon
which, by previous arrangement, ttere
was to be a general debate.
v- There
is BO
message
WHICH .
brines more gladness to a trne
woman's heart than the' sweet
assurance that a little one is com
ing to bless her life and call her
"Mother." -
Bnt in all her lovine: precara.
ttons for the expected little guest.
space into one mass.- The engineer
did not consider - the hall dangerous,
and says the tremendous weight sim
ply caused tbe beam to snap.
; A crowd of two thousand people bad
assembled at the hall to listen to the
speeches of tbe, successful candidates
at tbe close of the polls, custom that
bas long prevailed in London, when
the crash came resulting in the catas
trophe. -
K AK.IHU BEADY TO DIB.
Enperanza again, sacking several stores.
The Spaniards made no resistance, but
retreated, leaving 12 dead. The Cubans
lost 14 dead.
WALKING- PLOW
OR HARROW . .
Darraat Bshsamea taw Seanas of His Own
Death.
. San Quentin, CalM Jan 4. Durrant
bas rehearsed tbe scene of his own
death.. At his owa- request, made ab-i
- Against Civil Service.
Washington.. Jan. o. There was
only a small attendance in the senate
today. Allen of Nebraska spoke on
the immigration bill, and doclared in
favor of consular inspection of im
migrants.
Carter, of Montana, called vp a bill
to provide for taking the next census,
and argued against making appoint
ments through the civil service com
mission, saying it was a preliminary
measure, and provided only for 32
JjdacesCockgaHT-ef Mlaaourtrf spiled,
Of Any Kind
A move is on foot to change the
place of meeting of the Second District
Agricultural Association from The
Dalles to Pendleton, and unless some
early action is taken, the change will
probably be made.' The Dalles cannst
well afford to lose tbe annual fair, for
It makes the cominr of
baby perfectly safe and almost painless. It
rives nerve-strength to the mother and vital
bardinooa to the child.
or .i. -!..! , bodfiy powers with the sustaining, health-
Since the agitation concerning the bringinginfluence of Dr. Pierce's favorite
publication of the list of pensioners , Prescription.
bas commenced, Commissioner Evan. ! &!J3SSSl
nag received several letters irom per- in motherhood.
sons lequestinir a cancellation of their
pensions. One penfioner in Michigan
enclosed his certificate, and stated his
desire to bave the same recalled, as be
was not entitled to the government's
bounty. He added be would endeavor
to return all the money drawn since
1895 when the pension was granted.
It is the only medicine devised bv aa edu
cated physician specially to overcome all
weaknesses and- diseases of the feminine
organs,
Mrs. Koscoe Tanorer, of Robinson Crk. Pike
Co.. Ky., writes : " I wish to express my thsnks
to jron for the good 1 have received from vonr
' Fsvorite Prescription.' I have used it at differ
ent times for the last five years, and always with
the most gratifying results. But the greatest
good received from the Favorite Prescription '
was about four months ago when my last baby
was born. I was afflicted with 'child-bed fever.'
Instead of sending after a doctor I nsed the ' Pre
scription ' and was cured. A Isdy friend of mine
was similarly afaieted and sent after tbe doctor
and took his remedies and dtrd. I am ij years
old, weigh M7 pounds, the mot her of five children,
and am enjoy-ng the best of health.' 1
Dr. Pierce s Pleasant Pellets cure coast.
fation, promptly and permanently. '
minntes of his last hours of life. From
tbe moment that he awakens next F-i-
day morning until Warden Hale gives
tbe signal to spring the gallows trap,
Theodore Durrant knows what is ex
pected ef him. '
The condemned man has made the
following requests:
First, that the rope used to bang him
shall be destroyed immediately after
bis death, that no person can say that
he helds a piece of it as a memento;
second, that none of the spectators
shall be allowed to gaze upon his fea
tures after he is executed; third
that no autopsy shall be held after
death and that no physician be allowed
to examine his body; fourth, that after
be is pronounced dead his remains
shall be delivered to his parents as
soon as possible. ' -
MIMES AJIO MINERALS.
Statistical Bepart Issued by ths Canadian
Geological Survey.
Ottawa, Jan. 5. Tbe detailed re
port of the geological survy upon
statistics of mines and minerals for the
year 1896 has been issued. It gives
Canada's total mineral production for
the year as 122,500,000, an increase of
125 per cent in 10 years, the produc
tion ia 1896 having been $10,000,000.
The increase in mineral production
in the United States for tbe same
decade was forty per cent. ..
Tbe annual production por capita is
8 in the United States, against $4:50
in anada. In the production of erold.
British Columbia stands credited with
over 64 per cent and Nova Scotia with
over 19 pe cent. ' The Northwest ter
ritories including the Yukon district,
came third, with tZ per cent, and On
tario fourth, with about .5 per cert,
while Quebec contributes much under
1 per cent.
IlIsO BESIDE TBE TRACK..
Mystarloua Murder of "a Railway Cetat-
dac'orln Texas.
Dallas, Tex., Jan. 4. Early Sun
day morning a, freight crew on the
Katy,". found the body of William
Haley
was onconcclous. He was removed o
Tioga, where be died before medical
aid could be employed. His skull as
battered and his face terribly mangled.
He was riding in a box car on the
rotd,nd was returning to Fort Worth
fr im Dallas, wbern he had spent New
Year's. . He bad been employed as a
freight, conductor.. Tbe assault was
maOe on Haley 'n . Denton -county and
bis mangled - body found - in Grayson
county. In bis pocket was found a
card bearing the name of Lizzie Wied
man who bad figured in two tragedies.
She bad disappeared. The authorities
are at sea as to who killed Haley
m.e' K,.';, fHalPy lying esMe the track.
condition is the most import.
.ant provision which can possi
Diy oe maae tor ue
baby's happiness.
If the prospective
mother is weak, verv
,ons and anxious, this
(condition is bound to
react on the baby's
' constitution. No dain
tiness of wardrobe will
compensate for tbe loss
of the natural, healthy vigor
which a mother should be-
stow upon her baby.
I as early as possible dur
ing gestation, the expectant
I mother should reinforce nef
j backing squarely down from its posi
tion on tbe civil service question.
Ueopray'a Final Effort.
San Francisco, Jan. 4. In the U.
S. circuit court today before United
States Judges Morrow and Debaven,
Attorney Dauprey succeeded in ob
taining leave to present and file a peti
tion for a writ of habeas corpus on be
half of Durrant, who Is confined at San
Quentin. ; JVJien the petition had been
beard and Deuorey bad concluded his
argument, Judge Morrow announced
that the matter would be taken under
advisement by tbe court, and a deci
sion rendered tomorrow morning.
Federated Trades Beply.
Sacramento, Jan. 4. The FedeW
ated Trades Council last night adopted
resolutions in reply to recent criti
cisms by the San Francisco trades
council, on opposing Hawaiian annex
ation. The local body declared the
body to be guilty of subterfuge In send
ing delegates to Washington ostensi
bly to urge the use of California gran
ite in tbe new San Francisco postoitlce
and the passage of the Lodge immi
gration bill, ' - -
' Salelde of a Millionaire.
hEW YORK, Jan. 6. W. E. Buckley,
a member of the dry goods firm of
Dunham, Buckley & Co., shot himself
i a the head at his home at J-ong Island
today, dj ing without regaining con
sciousness. Buckley, who is 55 years
old, is reputed to be a millionaire.
There dots not se m to be any doubt
that Buckley committed suicide on
account of business troubles.
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JOS. T.
PETERS
The
& CO.,
Dalles, Cregn
WOULD BUY LIBERTY
Cuban Patriots Ready to Make
- Spain an Offer.
, " To Pay Bnada la Silver.
. Washington, Jan. 5 Senator Tel
ler today introduced a concurrent re
solution declaring that the bonds of
tbe United States, principal and in
terest, should at the option of the
government, be paid in standard sllrer
dollars, and that such payment is not
in vio'st ion of public faith or in deroga
tion of the public credit. .The resolu
tion;: was referred to tbe finance
committee. .--
SENATOR FBTEH VIEWS.
Why tha OrieataiSltaatloa Concern Tal
i Country. - . . . .
" New Yobk, Jan. 5. Senator Frye,
discussing the. Oriental question with,
the Washington correspondent of the
World, said: " ,. ," V
This country Is 'vitally interested in
the situation in China. We bave very
great interests there now and will
have much greater in the future, which
would be destroyed by the partition of
(be empire. I fancy, however, that
tbe ' dismemberment will - not occur,
and it will not unless the powers, in-'
hla Laat Hnpa Goo.
San Francisco Jan. 5 In the
United States circuit court this morn
ing Judges Morrow and De Hven
rendered their decision In the Du-rant
case, submitted yesterday. They de
nied the application for a writ of
haNa enrous, and also refused to
grant Durrant's'attorney leave to ap
peal from this dwicfon.
Orlffltn la Threatened.
Clevelvnd, O., Jan. 5. A special
from Marysvllle, O., tbe home of Rep
resentative Griffith, says:.
Tbe people . here are wild, and
threats of violence are made against
Griffith. Two Kurtz men from Co-
lom bus while here narrowly escaped
violence at the hands of angry republi
cans. '
Secured a Million Dollar. ....
- New York, Jan. 6. The Evening
Telegram, prlnta a- report which bas
netrbeeo verified ' that the American
Express Company was robbed last
night of 71,000,000, which bad been
given it for transportation. 'The
money is said to bave been taken from
one of its cars in tbe through Western
express while tne train was being
made op in the yards at Forty-eighth
street. , . . -
Tbe officers of the camoany refuse to
talk regarding the story.
New York. Jan. 6. The Herald
prints the following letter from Gen
eral Maximo Gomez, commander-in-chief
of the Cuban army, dated "In
tbe Field. December 28, 1897."
You ask ma for my opinion regard
ing what effect tbe autonomous regime
about to be) implanted by Spain in
Cuba, might bave toward the pacifica
tion of tbe island. The Cubans in
cmi do aot propose to give up, shall
never yield, in their struggle with tLn
metropolitans, until they have estab
lished their absolute independence.
No matter what number of liberties is
granted to Cuba Dy any Spanish gov
ernmant, even in case Spain should re
serve for herself no other right than
to keep the Spanish fltg over Cuba as
a symbol of nominal sovereignty, she
will not succeed in ending tbe war.
' rhe Cuban people will admit of no
other solution of the present conflict
than that whereby Cuba shall be rec
ognized as a member .of the sisterhood
of free nations. Ia this attitude of
absolute radicalism we are sustained
by two. great motives, which, unified as
one single force, impel tbe Cuban peo
ple as a whole as well as individuals to
adopt tbe grand resolution of their ex
istence -sentiment and interest; the
former because the Cubans feel that
they have been profoundly hurt by the
horrible war methods employed
against them by Spain, the latter be
cause they are all firmly convinced
that only as free men will they be able
to enjoy peace and command the nec
eaaarv credit to reconstruct their
country, which had been aevastea oy
Spain berself. - -
'In short, Cuba not only wishes, but
needs to be free., It is about time that
Spain should recognize that fact, and
leaving aside all .chaotic autonomy.
should manfully confront the true
problem. Let the Spanish nation
acknowledge Cuba's independence
which she justly claims, ana receive a
compensation which is right andeqit
able. And even let her claim from our
government some advantages in the
Cuban tariff to foster her own indus
tries. Then and only then, will the
rainbow of pewe liebten the horizon
which is now reflected by the glare of
the glowing Cells and the firing of the
cannon."
THE WORK, or CONOBEdS.
Civil Service la tha Hoete nmm Appropria
tion la tha Senate.
Washington, Jan. 6. The bouse
, today promptly resumed tbe debate on Un (these two during tje" lives of the"
; the civil service question, and Gros- present bishops oily),: VoBd president'.
venor, of Ohio, took the floor with an ol tbe privy council. ora privy seal, .
elaborate speech in objection to the lord tt chambeylain, esri manual.
law. Grosvenor disclaimed any leader- j
AT VICTORIA'S COIjiRT.
4 aVaag- Distance Dowa frees Uftr Majesty .
to tha riala Clllaam ,
The table of precedency as. the Eng
lish court is given by tb St. Louia
Globe-Democrat as follows? The sov
ereign, prince of Wales, qwe n's young
er sons, grandsons ot tbsty sovereign,
archbishop of Canterbsrx-. tord high
chancellor, archbishop of ' York, arch
bishop of Armagh, archbisl top of Dub-
lord steward of her maW.tv'a .boose-
hold, lord chambenhain, diakes of Eng
land, Scotland, Gres' Britain, Ireland,
marquises, earls, mi trqaioeaf elder sons,
dukes' younger son p, risooauita. earls
elder sons, marquitoes' younger sons,
bishops of London, iDurham and Win
chester, all other English bishops ac-
-I t a. 1 at At ft. 1 -1
argument ia defense of the merit sys-1 ,7. T ? XZTZZ
' of the Irish church ! before 1800, seere
tem. I. . . . ... ' i . . v
i utnes ox awie u oa iddi, apuaan ui tu
house of .common' J, . treasurer of her .
majesty's househr fld. comptroller of
her majesty's hour aehold, master of the
horse, vice chaml Zerlaln of the house-
ship of the anti-civil service reform
forces, and any purpose to speak for
any officers of tbe government, exe
cutive, legislative or judicial.
Johnson, republican, of Indiana, fol
lowed Grosvenor with an elaborate
tern.
Johnson and his colleague. Landis,
republican, of Indiana, bad a hot cross
fire of debate anf the ' galleries so
boisterously applauded the letter's op
position to tbe present system that
the chair had to suspend the debate
and admonish the galleries.
In the senate today. Allen, of Ne
braska, called up and tbe senate pass
ed a bill providing for the seeding of
representatives of different tribes of
Indians li the United States to Omaha
in 1898 and appropriating 180,000
therefor. Some minor amendments to
the bill were made.
A bill appropriating 1175,000 for a
publlo building at Fergus Falls. Minn
was passed.
hold, secretaries of state not barons,
viscounts' eldest ; sons, earls' younger
sons, barons' e ideat sons, knights of
garter, privy c auncilors, chancellor of
the exchequer, chancellor of the duchy
of Lancaster, 1 ewd chief justice of the
qneen's bench., master of the rolls,
lords justices of appeal, lords of ap
peal, judges, .viae ounts' ysainger sona,
barons' youn er sx ns, baronets, knlghU
of Thistle, knights of 8t Patrick,
knights Grand Gross of the Bath,
knights grrmd eoa inlanders of tbe Star
of India, 'xnighU; Grand Cross of St.
, Michael a aid St G eorge, knights com
j manders of the lath, knights com-
A bill to protect the name and insig-! commar lers of St. Michael and St.
nia of the Red Cross wss pas-od, Grav ( George, ' knlghU bachelors, judges of
of Delaware explaining that Miss Clara county ' courts, companions of the bath
Barton, several years ago, asked that of St. Michael and St . George, eldest
tbe Insignia of the Red Cross Society ! f0118 of the yonngec sons of peers,
be protected from those who would
use it for commercial or perhaps fraud
ulent purposes.
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