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GOOD CAUSE FOR UNION.
Charlaa A Fitch, editor of the Or
egon City Herald, which is one of the
most ably edited populist papers Id
' Oregon, who was present as a delegate
iruu UHDaa lu Luc uuuiuathivuutcu
'' tion when the rienDle's Dartv was first
. originated, gives the following good
and sensible reasons for a union of the
democrats, populists and silver re-
- publicans at the present time:
- "This question of union is not one
. : devoid of argument of merit on both
sides. Much can be said for and
' against either course, but nothing can
be said against the plan to ask and ac-
- cept the decision of the people them
selves upon this question of procee-
-. aure. Partisan prejudice is annerent
in human nature. The democrat will
not renounce his party unless he is un-
.i.atift AaAltr nntuua1 t n tYi a irtftin fan.
" tures of its policy and its platform.
This is equally true of populists and re
- publicans. No more bitter... partisans
'and sticklers for party name can be
.. found in any political organization
than can now occasionally be found in
the peoples party. Nothing short of
' willever destroy this partisan preju-
".. dice.
. . New parties can only be originated
- and grow by reason of a rebellion in
.' the old. democrat will not leave
' his chosen party as long as its party
.. platform and the action of the greater
majority of its congressmen are in ac
cjrd with his views upon political
ejonomy. Two or more parties stand
ing upon practically the Bame platform
cannot successfully' cope with one
party, united upon a platform wholly
. adverse thereto, unless they join forces
to defeat a common enemy. This is a
: condition, not a theory. In its right
solution lies the only hope of overcom
ing tne aggressive marcn oi m muury
'-.-" ' power in America.
v "Fully ninety per cent of the first
, populists had left their parties because
they were for free coinage and opposed
to the national banking system. Had
. ei-.ner 01 tne om parties aeciarea une
quivocally for Miese two principles and
; by their actions shown their sincerity
therein, the peoples party could not
have become a formidable factor in
' American politics.
"But there are over twelye million
vntAM Him twA mlllinr. DTnant. llir
an honorable alliance with other
' equally strong organizations, cannot
expect to coutrol this government or
- establish its principles upon the statute
books of our country.
. "Oh, but if we keep in the middle of
. the road and advertise our platform of
principles to the people we shall
gain sufficient ' accessions to our
V ranks to enable us to finally control
'- every braacb of our government.
Were that true, it ' would be absolute
treason for any true populist to now
: countenance an auiaucs oi iorces. ur
, tne correct solution oi tms one prppo-
sition depends the outcome of the
present struggle against the money
: power. .Let us sooly and calmly dis
cuss this question.
"The neoDles Dartv enters this con
'.' test, of 1900, two millions strong. To
be the victor in the contest it must
closely approach a voting strength
of seven millions, From what source
':. shall it draw nearly three times its
' present strength? From the 'Bryan
democrats? Hardly; there was a time
when the free silver and an ti-national-
bank democrat was not satisfied with
: his party and we had hope of his be
coming a populist, but under the lead
ership oi Mr. Bryan on the Chicago
. platform he is satisfied. Why should
he come to us? Only when the demo
cratic party repudiates the Chicago
platform can we reasonably expect ac
cessions from the ranks of the demo
cratic party.1 '
"Until the free silver republicans
bolted the St. Louis platform and
flocked to Senator Teller's standard.
free silver, anti-bank and direct legis
lation republicans naturally drifted is
to the peoples party now they become
free silver republicans. Where,' then,
are populists to secure an accession of
four or five million voters? Let every
patriot answer this question. . .
; "Shall we abandon our organization
and go bodily to the democratic party
as reorganized under Mr. Bryan? . No;
we are not asked to do so, neither
would such a course be advisable. We
must retain our organization, extend
' our education on advanced lines, force
the adoption of direct legislation upon
the more conservative party and bend
our utmost energy toward the capture
.of legislative offices." - ' - '
. "An honorable union will not make
it necessary for one party to swallow
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iiDe oituer, uuu lb cu huu win itb us
direct legislation in Oregon; we shall
be able to place three congressmen in
congress who can be depended upon to
vote first, last and all the time against
the encroachments of plutocracy. Let
populists refuse to co-operate in this
crisis and we shall not lose the state
to the money power but our de
creased vote will discourage our people,
imperil our party organization and de
stroy our power to force to the front
I ll T t . V "
our principles, j-ieb us is.ee wms cuu-
dition like patriotic men. Let party
prejudice give way to our plain duty
to our country. Let us keep intact
our organization and any hope that
will enable us to be aa active factor in
the dethroning of the money power
and the restoring of this government
to the people themselves."
hazardous in Mexico as has been pic
tured, and in fact few countries in
America are showing more advance
ment than that.
Special interest is being awakened
in the matter of woolen and cotton
factories, the production of machinery,
linen, leather, iron, rubber goods,
candy, etc., the traffic in hides and the
growing of fruit. The railroads in
that country are doing an enormous
business, and withal Mexico is forging
to the front as a competitor that can
not be ignored. As to wages skilled
labor is as well paid as in the United
States, but a great deal of work is done
by peons who work for very little but
w 10 receive more in the aggregate
throughout the year in the shape ef
good food and physical comforts, than
the hundreds or thousands of idle
American citizens who have been
thrjwn into abiect poverty by the
operations of the single gold standard
To "Mexicanize" the United States
would be a great improvement upon
present conditions, to say the least.
THEIR AIMS IDENTICAL.
HOW WE MAY SUCCEED.
There is no longer any doubt but
there will be a union of thedemocratic,
populist and silver republican -parties
in Oregon, and that the union forces
will succeed at the poils in June' is
almost equally certain if the right kind
of a platform is adopted, and the right
kind of men placed in nomination.
The rank and file of the three parties
is composed of men who care little for
office, but they do demand economical
government administered by honest
officials. They will not 'take kindly to
the intrigues of designing politicians,
nor will they submit to the lead of pro
fessional office seekers. Neither will
they submit to the methods of those
who hold spoils above principles, of
"stocking" conventions for personal
gain. They are thoroughly aroused to
the need of reform, and form one vast
party determined upon weeding out
abuses along with corrupt officials.
With such an aggregation or re
formers, no individual candidate's in
terests on claims can be or will be
serieusly considered. The "active"
candidate, the one who pushes his
claims and demands nomination be
cause he believes himself entitled to
it, will be viewed with suspicion. He
will be considered to have something
more than a desire for good govern
ment as an object. Hence there should
be no . "active" candidates, nose
attempting to force themselves upon
the people.. By this we do not mean
tbat competent men should not have
aspirations. It is every man s privi
lege to announce himself as a candi
date for office, and it is honorable to
seek party preferment. But it is not
the privilege of any man to attempt to
force his services upon the people by
putting up conventions er pledging
delegates to his support.
If delegates to both state and county
conventions are unbiased and free to
act upon their judgment tbey can be
relied upon to act judiciously, forma
late platforms and nominate tickets
without the dictation of schemers.
The different conventions should be
compoaed of delegates elected to serve
the interests of the people, not the in
terests of candidates. If the conven
tioos are thus composed, we may rely
upon good judgment prevailing and
such men being nominated- as will be
elected and when in office will give
honest service.
A MEXICAN OBJECT LESSON
Since the money question has be
come of such great importance in
Americar Mexico has been held up as
an object of what degradation may be
looked for in case the mints of the
United States were thrown open to
th frfl and unlimited coinace of sil
ver. The goldites have held up their
heads ic. holy horror of the danger
threatening this nation of becoming
"Mexicanized," and our laborers re
duced to the condition of the Mexican
peons; but recent events show tbat
some of those selfsame alarmists are
looking toward Mexico as the best and
safest place for profitable investment
today, which indicates that a country
can be run on a silver basis, and still
be comparatively prosperous. Condi
tions are shown to be not nearly so
KEEPING HANDS . OFF.
Some time since, the Associated
Press sent out a dispatch from Wash
ington stating that the campaign com'
mittee of the democrats, populists and
silver republicans had .undertaken to
dictate to the distribution of office in
Oregon, by giving the senator to the
democrats, governor to the silver re-
publicans and the" two congressmen to
the populists. The dispatch was dis
credited at the time, for it was not be
lieved the different campaign com
mittees in Washington were seeking
to pose as bosses, or to dictate the
policy to be pursued by the reform
forces in Oregon. The following letter
from the chairman of the national dem
ocratic committee under date of Feb
ruary 16th, and addressed to Hon. J.
u. (jooper. brands tne dispatch as a
pure fake, and intended to divide the
silver forces:
"Yours of February 8th is received
I had not before heard of the Associated
Press dispatch that it had been agreed
in Washington that you should have a
democrat for senator, silver republican
for governor and two populists for con
gressmen. 1 have never heard a sug
gestion as to what should be done
in Oregon. If there is a man in Wash
ington City who proposes to attempt
to interfere in any way in that matter,
I have never heard of him. The As
sociated Press dispatch is a fake, pure
and simple. We believe that you
gentlemen on the ground are compet
ent to take care of your state, and we
look to you to exercise discretion and
patriotism necessary to make success
certain. There will be no interference
from here. Very truly yours,"
"James K. Jones,
Chairman."
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
The blowing up of the Maine in
in Havana harbor, while it may yet be
proven. to have been an accident re
sulting from carelessness, has served
to arouse a bitter hatred for Spain in
most Americans, and it is going to be
a difficult matter for the government
to longer quell the belligerent spirit.
From all sections of the country comes
the news that men are willing to
buckle on the armor and go to war
with Spain on the slightest provo
cation. The administration too is pur
suing a rather more vigorous policy to
ward Spain than at any time in the'
past, and is getting ready for any emerg
ency that may arise. Fortifications all
along the Atlantic coast are being re
paired, and the navy is being put in
readiness for action, so tbat if the de
struction of the Maine shall prove to
have been due to Spanish treachery
the injury can be avenged. At present
everything points to an active -prepa
ration for war with Spain, a nd
should it come there will be few regrets.
The ambition of J. Pierpont Morgan
seems to nave no bounds. Having
bought and controlled two administra
tions in this country, syndicated near
ly all the great railroad systems north
of the Patomac and west of the Ohio,
conso'idated his steel and wire trust.
so as to control the entire output of
the United States, and captured the
anthracite coal output, now has a
scheme on foot to capture, Cuba by
purchase. Uis ambition is keen, and
it is doubtful if the Cubans would
profit escaping the clutches of the
Spaniards and falling into the hands
of morgan.
The question now uppermost in the
minds of what are termed the reform
partiesis, shall they unite on common
grounds, or shall each pursue its own
course, dividing on party lines rather
than uniting on principle. Were their
principal aims not all identical. a union
would perhaps be ill advised, for they
would in that case have little in com
mon, but since tbey are agreed upon
nearly every issue, though each may
have a different plan for reaching a
certain end, co-operation would seem
the wise thing.
Win. J. Bryan, whom the reform
forces supported for president in
the campaign of 1893, expresses this
view of union: "If the democrats,
populists and silver republicans were
agreed upon but one question, that
question might be important enough
to justify co-operation, although the
parties differed on all other subjects
But those who advocate the union of
the principal reform forces against the
common enemy can point not to one,
but to a number of reforms which are
demanded with equal emphasis by
democrats, populists and silver re
publicans. "First They are unalterably op
posed to gold monometalism.
"Second Tbey demand the im
mediate restoration of bimetalism at
the present ratio by the independent
action of this country.
"Third They oppose the retirement
of greenbacks.
"Fourth They oppose the issue of
paper money by national banks.
. "Fifth They oppose the issue of in
terest bearing bonds in time of peace.
"Sixth They favor the income tax
as a means of raising a part of the
revenue necessary to administer the
federal government.
Seventh Tbey favor the abolition
of trusts.
"Eighth They are opposed to gov
ernment by injunction.
Ninth They are in favor of arbitra
tion as a means of settling disputes be
tween labor and capital.'
Then bere are nine tenets upon
which the three parties are united, and
are these not enough to justify their
pooling their issues? After these re
forms are enacted into law, whatever
difference tbat may arise in the future
can be settled as the several parties
may determine. Mr. Bryan gives fur
ther reasons why the democrats, popu
lists and silver republicans can meet
on common ground and why tbey
should co-operate in opposing the com
mon foe to the masses.
"If tba republicans obtain control of
the senate and house in the elections
of 1898, there is no doubt that they
will, by law, surrender the contract
right which the government now has,
to pay coin obligations in silver (of
wbich we are large producers) and
bind the nation to pay in gold (an ap
preciating metal, the production of
which is largely controlled by England).
"The republican party may if it
obtains control of congress in 1898
abandon the system, wbich gives the
debtor the option and substitute a new
system, which, first, ' permits the
money lenders to choose the coin of
payment, and, second, allows them to
increase the .purchasing power of the
dollars they demand, to the impover
ishment of the wealth producers of the
world.
"Should those who oppose this
financial heresy, this child of greed
and avarice,, fight each-other ichile
the American people are bound with
fetters of gold? !
"The administration is clearly com
mitted to the policy of opposing inde-
pendeat bimetalism. Should friends
of bimetalism help the administration
by fighting each other?
"The secretary of the treasury is
planning the retirement of the greec
backs. Should those who oppose the
retiring of the greenbacks help to de
stroy them by fighting each other?
The administration has recotn
mended an enlargement of the privi-
leges and profits of national banks of
issue. Should those who oppose
national banks of issue strengthen the
banks by fighting each other?
The secretary of the treasury asks
authority to issue interest-bearing
bonds. Should those who oppose such
bonds aid in increasing the interest
bearing debt by figbtiag each other?
Our Federal taxes are collected en
tirely from import duties and internal
revenue duties, both systems bearing
more heavily upon the poor than upon
the rich. The republicans refuse to
grant the relief which should be secur
ed through an amendment to the con
stitution providing for aa income tax.
Should those who favor an income tax
oppose this needed reform by fighting
each other? r'
The democrats will be warned
against becoming tainted with popu
lism, and yet Jefferson denounced
bauke of issue, and Jackson entered
into a contest with the money power
before there was a populist party,
while the bimetalic system was estab
lished in the United States before any
political party was organized.
Our enemies will warn the pop
ulists against associating with the
democrats and with unstinted praise
commend those who are credited with
'putting principle above office.' The
republican party will gladly leave the
populists in possession of all the
principles, so long as the republicans
are permitted to hold all the offices
but their political principles are of
no service to the public until they are
enforced, through the legislative, ex
ecutive and judicial departments of
the government. The silver republi
cans will be asked to listen to the siren
song of international bimetaiists, and
warned against the contaminating in
fluence of both democrats and popu-
lists. As an ounce of prevention is
said to be worth a pound of cure, so a
dollar spent in separating the reform
forces will be more useful than $16
spent in an attempt to overcome their
united strength.
"In great crises the patriotism of the
American people always rise sufficient
for any emergeucy. An emergency is
cow upon us; it will require all the
intelligence and patriotism of the
people to rescud the government from
the hands of a party which haft become
the defender and abettor if every
form of political vice. . In such a crisis
there is no time to discuss the ultimate
effect of co-operation upon any par
ticular party. Wo may rest assured
that the people will bestow honor
where honor is due, and that that
party which shows the- greatest devo
tion to the welfare of the people will
in the end receive due credit for every
laudable endeavor.''
loosing interest on money they cancot
invest." This is an awful condition
of affairs.
It docs seem to be possible that if
these capitalists wanted- interest tbey
would be willing to take the chances
to earn it, instead of waiting for some
one to take the chances and give them
the interest.
The fact is, these capitalists are
waiting to put their money-in su-e-thing
bonds where tbey have to take
little risks and from which they are
sure of their interest regularly. They
have had such opportunities to invest
their money in the past and with so
much profit that they are not willing
to invest in any thins else, and so their
money is lying idle and they are
"growing poorer every day."
They should c be allowed to grow
poorer and poorer until doem's-uay
ani thus be driven to invest their
money in industry and enterprise, by
which employment would be given
to labor, rather than in bonds and
mortgages involving the soil as secur
ity, through which privilege and
monopoly are given the fruits of the
toil of labor to tho degradation of
every honest working man on the face
of the earth and to the raising up of
an idle, luxurious class of nabobs who
toil not and neither do they spin, but
have all the land affords.
When the American people awake
to the need of a taxation system which
will not fino industry and enterprise,
as does the present system, to reward
the parasite and the privileged, there
will be still more "idle money" be
longing to capitalists, so called, lying
in the vaults and treasuries not draw
ing interest, becauso of the lack of
bonds and mortgages; and there will
be less "idle men" in the country not
drawing wages, becauso of the lack of
opportunity to ayply their labor with
out having to pay tribute in some form
to "prince, pirate, nabob, master, cor.
ruptiooist, monopolist, syndicate,
trust, or boss," all given power, and
privilege to exact it under a form of
taxation which hides a mass of in
justice and iniquity in a mountain of
indirectuess and complication. East
Oregonian.
BEGINNING TO TELL.
From a reliable source it is learned
that Prineville merchants are already
ordering some of their goods shipped
to Wasco to be delivered to teamsters
when the wool crop shall begin to
move. This emphasizes the alarm the
Tiroes-Mountaineer has been sounding
for some time past that through the
building of the Columbia Southern
railroad The Dalles was liable to lose
much of its forwarding business and
also a considerable amount of its wool
trade. But it is not our desire to pur
bue the policy of "I told you so," but
to continue in an effort to meet the
situation and overcome the loss that is
threatened.
How' much Prineville merchandise
will be shipped by way ef Wasco this
season is not known, nor can it be
told how much of the wool from the
sheep-pastures of the southern coun
ties will be delivered there. But if it
is found to be more advantageous to
the merchants and woolgrowers to
ship to and from Wasco, that place
will certainly get their trade in pref
erence to The Dalles. The question
for The Dalles to consider now is, how
it can be made to their advantage to
come here. This can probably be ac
complished in two ways by building
fvrailroailinto the interiororiyjson--structing
good wagon roads. The for
mer may be out of reach, but the latter
is not. Three thousand dollars judi
ciously exceeded upon wagon roads will
put them in good repair far into the
interior, and tbey would serve as a
great inducement for our neighbors to
the south to come here with their bus
iness.
The commerce committee of the
Commercial Club has formulated a
plan for improving roads,, mention of
which was made in this paper a few
days ago, that if carried out will ac
complish the end desired. If $600 a
month can be raised among the busi
ness enterprises of The Dalles during
the coming spring and summer and
applied on the roads it will go a long
way toward overcoming the effects of
other means of transportation reach
ing into the country.
We can no longer look uoon the
threatened danger of losing trade as a
theory; it is now a condition and one
that must be met. It is telling on the
business of The Dalles just to the ex
tout of the freight already at Wasco
that has formerly come to this place.
What will The Dalles do to meet the
condition?
THE MIDDLE-ROADERS.
Oregonian. This advertising scheme
is scarcely necessary . All his constit
uents know that Mr. Tongue c in talk
as long as the next ma a if he can get
the chance. But the straw he threshes
over is very old and musty.
One of the most abominable schemes
that has yet been attempted is the
Loud bill, wbich the California con
gressman is seeking to saddle upon the
people. If he is successful the postmaster-general
will be able to exerciee
a censorship over newspapers tbat
will in effect do away with a free press
in America, in that only such publica
tions as he chooses to admit as second
class maUer will be able to survive.
There can now be but little doubt
that Joe Simon will control the repub
lican primaries in Multnomah county,
and this means the conrol of the state
convention. After this a compromise
between Mitchellism and Simonism is
not improbable. Mitchell to be given
the legislative ticket and Simon' all
the rest. In this event where will the
taxpayers get off? Only by sitting
down upon these two blooming bosses.
If Secretary Gage's scheme for re
tiring the greenbacks should be accom
plished, what is to take the place of
them as money? Where are importers
going to get money with which to pay
import duties, or the manufacturers to
pay internal revenue taxes? Where,
in short, is the government to get its
money to pay current expenses? There
is not enough gold in circulation to
transact both the private and public
business of the country.
The scheme for improving the roads
leading into The Dalles, suggested by
the committee of the Commercial Club,
is practiable, and if supported by the
different business interests of the city
will certainly accomplish the end in
tendedmaking of The Dalles the
trade center of all the country tribu
tary thereto. It may to some appear
a heavy expenditure, but it must be re
membered that people will not come
here to trade unless provided with
roads to travel.
Evidently Governor Lord is as much
a humorist as is President McKinley.
The president appointed Bent Killen,
a Portland corporation attorney, a
commissioner of agriculture for Alaska,
and now the governor has named bim
a1 one of the delegates to the Pacific
Northwest Woolgrowers' Association
that meets in The Dalles next week.
No doubt Mr. Killen will be able to
tell the woolgrowers what he doesn't
know about the gold standard and
what he does know about raising wool,
or perhaps more correctly, pulling
wool over people's eyas.
All that is today dividing the re
publican party of Oregon is the su
premacy of bosses. Mitchell wants to
be returned to the senate, Simnn de
sires to dictate to the state administra
tion. The scheme is simply to fasten
the grasp of one or the other, or per
chance both, these political bosses
upon the state of Oregon. If one of
them succeeds then we have a state ad
ministration by a single boss, and if
tbey compromise them them we have a
duel bossism. To escape such a calam
ity the common people must unite and
elect an anti-boss ticket.
What may result from the incorpor
of The Dalles-Dufur-Deschutes rail
road Company, cannot as yet be fore
told. However it is certain tbat this
new company is on the right track to
give The Dalles railroad connection
with the country south of here.
Should the proposed road be built and
connectod with &e Columbia
which is certain to build from ten
thirty miles more road this year, it
would give The Dalles just what it
needs a railroad connecting it with
all of the country to the south that is
at present tributary to it. The propo
sition is well worthy consideration,
and is one that should receive the
hearty encouragement of every
property owner in the city.
Whatever may come out of the in
vestigation of the cause of the Maine
disaster, it is certain that Captain
Sigsbee will never be able to clear
his skirts of blame. If it develops
tbat the. explosion which caused the
wreck was accidental, Captain Sigsbee
will be proven guilty of gross negli
gence; and if it is shown to have been
the result of Spanish treachery he is
more than ever guilty' of gross care
lessness in not having exercised
greater caution to protect his vessel
against sudden- and un looked for
attack. He was in au unfriendly har
bor, and if by his negligence he per
mitted a torpedo to approach his ship,
he was guilty of a failure to exercise
reasonable precaution. Whatever the
outcome, Sigsbee can not escape blame,
and should at once be deprived of bis
command. Such men as h6 are hot
fitted for responsible positions.
THE COURT AT HAVANA
Investigations Being Mare of
the Maine Disaster.
BIG DAMAGES LIKELY
If Indemnity is Asked for the De
struction of the Maine It
Will Be Large.
The Murderers of Nelson Are field With-,
out Ball Contract Let For Raining
the Maine A Mew York Firm
Will Do the Work.
Havana, Feb. 22. Consul Genarul
Lee and members of the United States
court of inquiry on the loss of the
battle-ship Maine called this morning
upon Captain General Blanco and Ad
miral Manterola. When these cere
monies were ended the court returned
to the Uuited States lighthouse tender
Mangrove and resumed its sessions. It
is believed & number of bodies will be
recovered from the forward part of the
Maine today. A majority of the
bodies left are understooto be those
of the firemen, and many of them are
said to have been mutilated in the
struggle for life, which the divers say
must have been fearful.
It is announced that 1,000 Spanish
regular troops arrived at Santiago de
Cuba Saturday.
The military commander of Guana
bacoa has ordered a suspension of pub
lic festiviities as a mark of respect to
the Maine's dead.
MAY COST SPAIJf DEARLY.
Indemnity, If Any, Will lie From Thirteen
to Fifteen Millions.
Chicago, Feb. 22. The Journal has
the following special from Washing
ton: Should it be proven that the Maine
was destroyed by an outside explosion
with the knowledge of Spanish offi
cials. President McKinley will de
mand an indemnity of from $13,000,000
to $15,000,000. This statement was
made today by an officer of the navy
department, who is thoroughly conver
sant with the present Spanish situa
tion. "It was decided at a conference of
the president and cabinet officers to
day," he continued, "that the Spanish
government was bound to protect the
vessels of a friendly cation in one of
its harbors, and tbat if the Maine was
destroyed by a submarine mine or
torpedo, whether with the knowledge
of officials or not, that the government
must he responsible. The value of the
vessel is estimated at $5,000,000. The
rest is to be paid to relatives of the
officers and men who lost their lives
by the destruction of the vessel.
BELIEVING STARVING CUBANS
2
3
Ret) Cross Norses Are Alcllnc Consui.Gen.
eral lee.
New York, Feb. 23. A letter has
just been received by the central
Cuban relief committee from the chair
man of the committee selected by
Consul-General Lee for the purpose of
assisting in the distribution of relief
supplies sent by the United Stales and
donated by citizens.
It is announced tbat- General Lee is
iivainng "himself of "The experienced
10 - service uf the Ued Cross nurses sent to
Havana by the department and that he
is gradually turning over to Miss Bar
to1 n the matter of distribution through
out the island. The writer says:
"There are said to be thousands of
children in the streets or gathered in
to rrretched dens, or so-called hospit
als, in all stages of suffering that can
develop from hunger, malaria and ex
posure. I shall attempt no descrip
tion. We have seen the worst of the
gatherings, and jointly with General
Lee have decided that a hospital be
erected at once."
THE POOR CAPITALISTS.
There is so much idle money in the
banks and the corporation treasuries,
we are told, that "capitalists are grow
ing, poorer every day because they are
State Senator S. H. Holt, of Jack
son county, one of the foremost popu
lists of Southern Oregon, has published
a lengthy communication in opposition
to a union of the silver forces in the
Oregonian. Mr.Holt views the situation
solely from a partisan standpoint, and
objects to union principally upon the
ground that reforms demanded by his
party cannot be had in conjunction
with other elements. His argument
savors somewhat of the principle "that
I am holier than thou," still it mus. be
conceded that he is actuated by honest
motives.
Mr. Holt, liko a majority of the
middle-road populists has been long in
the harness, has labored in season and
out of season for the upbuilding of the
populist party,- hence bis motives
should not be impunged. Still he and
his associates are firm believers in
referendum, and since their state ex
ecutive committee has agreed to leave
the question of union to the decision
of the voters at the primaries, they
certainly cannot refuse to abide by the
will of the majority. At the present
time it is their privilege to oppose
union, but they certainly are too honor
able as a rule to set themselves up in
opposition to the majority should the
voiceof the masses be in favor of union
They are reformers both in name and
in spirit, and such men will not break
away from the ties tbat bind them to
justice and right simply because a
majority cannot be made to see as they
do. If union is decided upon, wbich it
certainly will be, they will accept the
inevitable, enter into the councils of
union forces with a will, and labor for
the success uf honesty over corruption
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Spanish Inquiry Terminated.
New York, Feb. 22. A dispatch to
the World from Madrid says the
Spanish admiral telegraphed that ibe
Spanish official investigation into the
catastrophe to the Maine has termin
ated, and tbat the first examination
made by official divers has shown up to
the present that the disaster was acci
dental, and not produced by any ex
terior cause.
fTfiilnf ?ii and Ve. umltwtm enrad bv Dr.
uitjtji r&in r n.i "uoe cent a oosa.
Presented
at
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Unless Jerry Simpson is away off,
Mr. Dingley and the Prince of Wales
talk through the same kind of a hat,
and this too in a country that our
"leading" statesmen want to put a
protection around our "infant indus
tries, wbich Includes the manufacture
of hats. '
Now it is Congressman Tongue, in
stead of Congressman Hermann, who
is haviag the speeches wbich be wrote
but never delivered published in the
A young woman about to be presented at
court receives the fullest instructions as to
her behavior. She is told how to dress- how
to manage her train: how to court esv cor
rectly. Every incident is carefully rehearsed
so that she may commit no blunder in the
presence of royalty. If all this trouble is
worth while for the satisfaction of one brief
moment, how infinitely more important it is
that a younsr eirl about to enter into the
sacred precincts of womanhood, should be
roperly instructed in all that concerns a
ife-tirae of possible happiness, or possible
misery.
Every mother oueht to see to it that her
daughters are healthy and strong in a wo
manly way. She ought to make them aware
that any neglect or irregularity of the spe
cial functions of womanhood may result in
life-long weakness and disease.
Any mother or daughter may write con
cerning these delicate ailments, with the
ntmost confidence to Dr. K. v. fierce, chief
consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y.
Her letter will be answered free of charge
with suggestions for self-treatment at home,
by which these complaints may be overcome
without need of mortifying examinations.
Dr. Pierce has bad over thirty years' ex
perience in the treatment of women's dis
eases, and is an eminent specialist in this
particular neia of practice. Mis favorite
Prescription " cures completely and perma
nently the most obstinate cases of feminine
weakness and disease. It heals all inflamed
conditions, strengthens and tones the nerve
centres and the entire womanly organism.
For prospective mothers and nursing
mothers, the " Favorite Prescription " is a
perfect strength austainer.
Committed for Trial.
Jacksonville, Or., Feb. 22. Frank
Lawrence, Smith, and George A.
Stewart, who were arrested in Rose
burg Friday, charged with murderiog
Peter Nelscn in a box-car Tuesday
morning, were brought to Jackson
ville by Sheriff Barnes and placed in
the county jail Sunday morning. John
Dunbar, who was travelling ' with
thera,was also brought back as a wit
ness. . The preliminary examination
was neia before Justice Dunlap yes
terday. Justice Dunlap committed
the prisoners without bail to await tbe
action of the grand jury. Dunbar was
placed under $100 bonds to appear as a
witness. As he is a stranger bere, he
will not be likeiy to furnish the bonds.
First Farmer's Institute.
La Grande, Or., Feb., ?2 The
first of the most important series of
farmers' institutes ever held in Ore
gon was opened last night at La
Grande. The institutes will be held in
several cities, extending through a
period of two weeks, under the auspices
of the Oregon' agricultural college
The meetings have been well adver
tised by means of the local press, and
notices as well as invitations addressed
to prominent farmers. The farmers
show their interest in the work by
responding in large numbers,
- An Irrevocable Decision.
New York, Feb. 23. A dispatch
to the Herald frem Madrid say?:
As tbe question of the purchase of
Cuoa is again being pushed in Vash
ington it may be of interest to state,
on the highest authority, that Spain
will never, no maUer' what govern
ment is in power, consider any such
suggestion or any compromise in Cuba
beyond the broad measure of auten
omy drafted by tne liberal govern
ment. Tbis is an irrevocable deci
sion.
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To BaiM the Maine.
NewYohk, Feb. 22. The Merritt
& Chapman Derrick & Wrecking
Company today signed contracts with
the government to raise tbe battle
ship Maine. Their mot powerful tug,
tbe Monarch, now at New York, will
proceed at once to Havana. The
Monarch will be followed by other
tugs, and the work; will be begun ss
soon as possible. Two expert divers
with all necessary appliances will
accompany the Monarch.
To fnereaae the Artillery
Washington, Fob. 22. A bill to
increase the. artillery by two rigi
ments passed the senate by a vote of
52 to 4.
The senate passed a resolution
directing the committee on naval
affairs to ascertain if a ship to be
equal to any in tbe world and to be
named the George Washington can be
built within oae year in the Doited
States shipyards.
IT LOOKS SUSPICIOUS.
Expert Thinic the Maine Disaster Waa
Premeditated.
New York, fjb. 21 A dispatch to
tje World from Havana says:
The situation in Havana is more
grave than it was a week ago. Al
though the officers of tbe naval board
of inquiry preserve an impenetrable
reserve, it is learned tbat some of the
best naval experts bow believe that
the explosien was.tne result of treach
ery. Tbey do not believe that Spanish
officials were, parties to tbe conspiracy.
From evidence now in their possession
they believe the Spanish government,
General Blanco and all his military
subordinates were guiltless. It is be
lioved to have been the work of a
fanatic.
Consul-General Lee has informally
advised Americans not necessarily dir
detained bere to leave for home at
once. Many of tbe families will sail
by tbe Olivette tomorrow. This is an
indication that thos on the ground
realize the possibility of trouble aris
ing suddenly and their inability to
protect women and children if any
outbreak occurs.
NO BALK-WAY SKEASUBE.
They Do
would vote for such a resolution, but
I will not vote for a declaration of war
agaiost Spain in disguise I want tbe
challenge made and pinned up in an
honorable way."
Morgan said be always believed the
United States and Spain would fight
over Cuba. Tbe contest now showed
that Cuba was lost to Spain, for she
could not conquer the people of tbe
1 . 1 n 1 r : A . . a:a .
. . . . , I ''We do not want to see the United
to stop the government of the United j , t . o i m
, l , States declare war against Spain. We
THE CUB 4 MS OBJECT.
not Want War Metweei Spam
And America.
Sr. Locis. Feb 24. Luperclo Mart
tinez, a Cuban residing in St. Louis,
and a man reported to be Jn close
touch with tbe leaders of the cause for
independence, stated yesterday tbat
the Cubans are not in favor of a war
between the United States and Spain.
States in order to coerce the house of
representatives or president into a dec
laration of war or belligerency.
Senator Morgan Insist, on a Declaration ef
War or Nothing.
Washington, Feb. 23. Allen of
fered the Morgan Cuban belligerency
resolution as an amendment to the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill. .
Hale gave notice of a point of order
agaiost tbe amendment: .
Morgan, in opposing Allen s amend
ment, said:
'We have no right to make a dec
laration of this sort in tbis way. If
this resolution was made a part of the
bill, Spain would have a right to con
sider ic a declaration of war."
He contended tbat conditions now
were much different than when tbe
senate passed the resolution last May.
The temper - of tbe people of both
nations then was inucu clinerent.
Morgan said the declarations hereto
fore were for peace.
Referring to the Maine disaster and
the investigation now going on, he
said:
'It would not be right to force the
question now. U tne senator irom
Nebraska wants to vote for a decla
ration of war let him bring it in and
state thegroundson which he(Morgan)
Avalanche at Lake Bennett.
Taooma, Feb. 23. Two weeks ago
an avalanche came thundering down
the mountain slopes at the south end
of Lake Bennett. An immense mass
of ic and snow was deposited on -the
trail ana zw tons oi supplies were
buried many feet deep. Their owners
had stacked them up together in what
seemed to be a sheltered spot while
they were whipsawing lumber for
boat-building. Now they have left
only tbe wnipsaws, and are trying to
dig out their outfits.
So far as can be learned no one was
injured by the avalanche, though peo
ple in tents not fur away had narrow
escapes.
Billed Her Drunken Father.
Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 23
Mary KuwitzKy, a 17-year-old girl,
blew her ther's bead off with a shot
gun early this morning while ho was
asleeep. Ker father came home
drunk last night and chased the family
out of tbe house with a butcher-knife
and threatened to kill them. He was
finally pacified, and induced to go
borne. It is supposed tbe girl, mad
dened by frequent occurrences of this
kind, decided o put him out of the
way. ahe has been arrested.
can win our own independence now
and need no intervention. Spain re
alizes her inability to keep tbe island,
but tbe Sagasta party dare not declare
su;h to be tbe case, because to do so
. would mean the downfall of tbe pa-ty
-and most likely a revolution. To de
clare the island independent would he
a death blow to tbe powers tbatf now
rulo Spain.
"Now, if tbat party can force a war
with the United States, it will be just
what they want, because ' by it tbey
could surrender Cuba and at the same
tlmo preserve their existence. Tbis
is tbe only salvation of Sagasta and his
followers. Jf they can force it they
live; if not, they perish as the domi
nant force in the nation."
WUILK BESISTIKO AKHE8T.
Baker
Traffic on The Yukon.
Ottawa, Fob. 24. The Canadian
government has decided to permit
Canadian poods to be shipped from
Vancouver and Victoria in American
vessels free cf duty by St. Michaels to
tbe Vukon for the coming seaeon. An
order to thle effect has been sent to
the customs ollice on tbe coast The
order applies to the Yukon route by
St. Michaels, and does not include
Skagway or Dyea.
Ho morphine or opium tn Dr. Hum' pais
fiixs. Cub AH Palo. "One caul a dues."
Omaha Bob" Shot by aa Officer at
l!ity.
Baker CiTY,Or.,Feb.24. Last night
at 11 o'clock, while resisting arrest by
Officers James L. Balsley and Joseph
Hammond, " illiam S. Johnson, alias
Omaha Bob, was shot by Officer Balsley.
The ball entered at a point midway be
t veen the heart aid tbe pit of tbe atom
acb, making probably a fatal wound.
Public opinion is divided as to tho
ustiflcation of tbe officer's action.
Baisley eays tbat Omaha Bob reached
his hand toward his hip pocket, where
upon tbe policeman fired.
Just before the shooting Johnson
bad a fight in the Mint saloon, and.,
bad previously promenaded tbe street,,
offering to fight any one. .
6curj Dawson.
Victoria. Feb., 22. Advices from
Dawson under date of January 18 say
that scurvy has developed among the
miners to such an extent that there
are now 17 cases In tbe public hospital.
It is estimated that there are from 13
to 15 cases in private cabins. Pre
cautionary measures are being taken,
to preyent the spread of tbe malady. -