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SATURDAY JULY 30, 1S93
IS HERE TO STAY.
The firmest advocates of the Dingley
tariff law can Dot but admit that as a
revenue measure it has failed to meet
expectations, and toat as a means of
raising money with which to conduct
tbe business of the government it is
bat little improvement upon the law
which it supplanted.
The treasury report for the fiscal
- year ending June 30, shows the ex
penditures of the government to have
been $41,000,000 greater than the re
ceipts from all sources, hence there is
a deficiency of that amount in the
national treasury, and this too during
a year of general prosperity, when im
portations were exceedingly large,
ana receipts irom .internal revenue
were greater than they bad been for
years, though the receipts from cus
toms duties enow a decided falling off.
It is true that the government baa
been to unusual expense on account.of
the war with Spain, but long before
the war began, it was plain that the
present tariff law was not producing
sufficient revenue with which to meet
expenses. Nothing was more evident
that a new system of taxation would
have to be inaugurated, or that ex
penses must be reduced. And since the
latter was improbable, the former be
came a necessity. The breaking out
of the war made this easy, and the war
revenue measure was speedily enacted
and cheerfully received by the people
in. these times of trouble; but when
will we be relieved from - this extra
burden? is a question that is already
being asked. Probably the next gene-
- ration can answer the question. '
The increased interest charges oa-
- casioned by the recent bond issue of
$200.000,0u0, the cost of enlarging
military and naval establishments,
. and maintaining large bodies of troops
in Cuba and elsewhere, and also the
increase in the civil service attendant
upoa the acquisition of more territory
will greatly swell the expenses of the
government. This can only be met by
a retention of the present war tax or
some other adequate substitute.
From present appearances the war
tax has come to stay, and for years We
. will be called upon to buy revenue
stamps and meet its other excesses.
The time when the government can be
maintained on an indirect tax is near;
ing an end, and future generations
will see national revenues raised
largely by direct taxation in some
form. '
UNJUSTLY CRITICIZED.
. Some Europeans are criticizing Gen
eral Shatter's campaign in Santiago de
Cuba, and undertaking to heap censure
upon-him for the unnecessary sacrifice
- of the lives of his soldiers. This criti
cism is unjust and is not warranted by
facts. General S h after 's campaign at
. San tiago is one of the most wonderful i n
. the history of modern warfar, when the
results accomplished and the light cas
ualties are taken into consideration
General Shatter took an army . of
16,009 men by transport over more
than 1000 miles of ocean; landed on a
. rough coast in the face of an enemj;
marched and fought through a tropi
eal jungle thick with hidden foes tor
days; drove a superior force from in1
trenched positions on high hills. Ten
days, after landing he accomplished
' the main object of the expedition. He
drove Cervera out where Schley could
get at ahd destroy him. And 11 days
later he received the surrender of an
army of 18,000 men holding a fortified
town. In his entire campaign less
'than 250 of our men were killed. And
now he has a magnificent army Id
spirits and condition for another cam
paign. Judging by purpose and result,
by difficulties overcome and dangers
avoided, here is a record which spalls
' great generalship.
. No eeneral ever before accomplished
such results within so short a space of
time and with such light loss of life
General Shafter's conduct ia this cam
paign cannot be justly criticized, and
nothing but a spirit of envy could
prompt hia critics to speak disparaging'
ly of his accomplishments. His cam
paign will go down in history as one
of the greatest events in warfare.
happy. The; elected a house of
assembly, or island parliament, organ
lzed two parties and plunged int
politics with reckless ambition. They
had politics euough for an empire, an
so they appealed to the British col
onial office frnm time to time to
arbitrate their difference, they gave
the home government more trouble
tiwn any other cornor of the queen
empire. At least. Secretary Joseph
Chamberlain thought so, for when the
sugar planters of Dominica recently
renewed their applications for a boun
tv or some other kind of subsidy to
assist them in competing with tb
beet sugar-growers of Germany,
Chamberlain struck a bargain with
them. He told the Dominicans that he
would extend imoerial assistaece to
them upon one condition that they
give up their self-governing cnarter
and become a crown colony. Thi
they agreed to do, or, rather the ma-
jority party voted in favor of it, while
the minority called for the transfer of
the island to the United Stales,
Thus these people have sold their lib
erties, nd in the future' will be gov-
erned by the nabobs of London, with
out a voice in local affairs.
OUR MOSEY DISCOUNTED.
The contention of our gold standard
friends for several years past has been
that we must have a money that is
good the world over," a "money that
anybody would take," a "money that
was good as gold wherever presented.'
And that such a money shall exist,
they insisted that the gold standard
should prevail. Their argument was
that so long as we were on a gold
standard, our gold, our paper and our
despwed silver" would be good for its
face value wherever it might be pre
sented. But alas! this has not proved
true. The degenerate Soanisb trades
men in Santiago, according to the dis
patches, refuses to take our silver at
par value. Even the $100,000,000 gold
reserve back of our "fiat money" does
not make it good to him. He knows
the United States is a gold standard
country, and he wants erold ust tne
same as the Wall street broker. He
has been educated by our "learned
financiers" to believe that silver is not
good money: that it is worth only 50
cents on the dollar; that the only
'good money" is gold.
This is an example of what our
"financiers" have - accomplished.
They have taught the world that there
is no money but gold, and when they
go to settle their occounts abroad they
will learn that not only the "ignorant
Spaniard" but the tradesmen of the
world will insist on payment being
made in gold. Tbey will argue that if
silver is not good enough for the
American bondholder and that he will
not accept it in payment for his inter
est or ms paper currency, it is not
good enough for them. Whenever our
own people discredit any form of our
circulating medium, they must expect
th6 world to do likewise. For years
our gold standard friends have argued
that silver is not money, and now they
are getting an ocular demonstratiou
of the fact that their preaching has
born fruit. Silver has been denounced
as a thief and the Spanish merchants
at Santiago have been made to believe
that these- denunciations are true.
The gold standard advocate has son
in a whirlwind aud now. he is reaping
bis harvest. Let him keep on in his
mad career and the result will be that
no American money except ' gold
will be accepted abroad. . A gold
reserve will not be able to keep At par
the reputation of any money that is
being constantly denounced by those
who are most familiar with its value,
those who use it every. day.
RATHER A KNOTTY PROBLEM
NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS.
European powers are beginning to
warm up to the present situation and
give vent to mild protests acainst the
United States' methods of prosecuting
the war against Spain, and especially
against any enlargement of its terri
tory. It is but natural that they should
object to Uncle Sam gaining a foot-
bold in the far east, or absorbing the
Philippine islands, still it is really
none of their business what settlement
of present difficulties is made between
America and Spain, so long as their
interests are not encroached upon.
Neither is it a matter of concern to
them if the United States sends a fleet
across the Atlantic to attack Spanish
seaports, a move to which they serious
ly object. This country is at war
with Spain, not the rest of Europe,
and it remains for the United States to
bay where we shall strike our foe. It
matters not to Europe whether we
confine our operations to the West
Indies and the Philippines or whether
we cross the Atlantic and blockade
Cadiz, Carthagena, Barcelona, or any
other seaport, or even send on any to
Madrid. Should' we contemplate seiz
ing and holding territory on the
European continent, then the powers
might justly protest, but otherwise
they have nothing to say. It is our
war, and it is our business to bring it
to as speedy termination as possible,
so long as we recognize the rights of
other powers and conduct the war upon
principles of civilization and human
ity. The European powers had as
well learn once and lor all that they
have no hand in this fracas. Their
friendly offices as mediators to bring
About peace would not be objection
able, but they cannotdictate the terms,
The New York World says "a law
yer has been retained by the steam
ship companies who were bidders for
the transporting of the 22,000 captured J
Spanish prisoners from Santiago to
Spain, who will begin action at once
to have the contract made with Com -pania
Trans-Atlantic Espauola set
aside. The ground taken is that the
successful bidder is a licensed corpora
tion of a nation with which we are at
war, and that according to a measure
passed by the Spioish cortes one-half
of the receipts of every corporation
doing business under the Spanish gov
ernment must be surrendered to the
government to help defray the ex
pensesofthe war."
By letting the contract to a Spanish
corporation the United State in
directly pays into the Spanish treasury
an amount equal to one-half the stipu
lation: also the government there
by releases from the blockade all the
enemy's yessels to be used In tne
transportation from neutral ports
where they are now in shelter. This
fact places a rather peculiar construc
tion Upon the warquestion, and leaves
the department at Washington in an
embarrassing position. It is desirable
that the vanquished Spaniards he sent
home at the least possible cost, and a
Spanish transportation company being
the lowest bidder was entitled to the
contract, but it is not the desi -e of
the American people to contribute di
rectly or indirectly toward swelling
Spain's revenue. ' The outcome will
be watched with interest.
A NEEDED AMENDMENT.
There is hardly a possibility tl-at
there will be an attempt made to pre
vent the organization cf either branch
of the next legislature, or that there
will be a repetition next January of
the disgrac3f-.il scenes witnessed at
Salem in 1897, yet " what has been
done may at any time occur again,
therefore it is important that at the
first opportunity the voters of the state
be allowed to remedy the evil that made
the last hold-up possible. Representa
tive J. E. David, of Gilliam county,
suggests a plan providing for a con
stitutional amendment that seems to
possess merit, and if in effect, would
lessen the liability of a failure to
organize the legislature in regular
biennial session. It is this:
"An amendment to the state con
stitution providing that a majority
shall constitute a quorum to organize
or do business in eituer orancD oi
the legislature; that the house be
composed of CI members and
the senate of 31, one member of
each house to be elected by the people
of the whole state, the member thus
elected to be the presiding officer of
the branch to which he is elected.''
By this plan the possibility of a
bold up before organization would be
almost entirely removed, for it would
be an uncommon occurrence if a ma
jority of either house could ever be
found opposed to organizing, and the
election of the president of the senate
aud speaker of the house by the people
would remove the first contention that
arises before too formation of tne
legislative bodies.
Had the speakership been disposed
of at the election in 1696, it is quite
probable that there would have been a
session of the legislature in 1897, for
it was over the speakership and not
the senatorial contest that the first
thought of preventing organization
originated. When the deal between
Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Bourne, where
by the latter was to be made speaker
and the former United States senator,
was declared off, then a move was in
stituted to prevent the house perfect
ing organization, and so completely
was the scheme worked that the rule
or ruin policy of those two professional
politicians thwarted the -will of the '
people. But bad it been possible for a
majority of the bouse to have organiz
ed instead of requiring 40 members,
and bad there been no speaker to
elect, there could have been no holdup.
Allowing twenty-one men in the
house or eleven in the senate under
the leadership of a designing politician
to block legislation and clog the
wheels of state is undemocratic, and
contrary to the principle of majority
ruls. An amendment to the constitu
tion Is needed to proven t a repetition
of such action.
DID DINGLEY DO IT?
SELLING THEIR LIBERTIES.
If ever there was an instance of peo
ple selling their liberties for gold, it
is furnished by the inhabitants of Do
minica, a West India island, o.wnd by
Great Britau. This . little eolony,
with a population of 28,000, a long
time ago was given ' a constitution
which made the people self-governing
but it did not seem to render them
If the Dingley protective law and
the gold standard caused wheat to sell
for a dollar a bushel last year, why are
they not giving the wheat raisers a
little encouragement now? They
might boost the price up just a little.
Wheat is quoted at only 60 cents in
Portland now a bushel being worth
no more than an ounce of silver.
Never before was the need of woolen
mills in The Dalles more forcibly dem
onstrateo tnan at present, mere are
millions of pounds of wool stored here
that cannot be sold; it is virtually dead
capital . and nas oeen since it was
hauled in from the ranches. If there
were woolen mills here there would
be a market for it, and it would now
be working up into cloths to be sent to
the different parts of the world.
For the past two years the Oregon
ian has lost no opportunity of be
littling Professor Andrews, president
of Brown university. In fact Jt has
sought to convince every one that he
is a shallow, demagogio thinker. Now
comes Andrews in an address at Chi
cago on "Imperialism' which reads
for all the world like one of Harvey
Scott's editorials. It may be Andrews
la nothing but a shallow pated fellow
after all-
The O-epanJan treats very lightly
the refusrl of Sao tiago merchants to
receive American silver at par.and gays
silver will win its way to paras it be
comes known that it will be exchanged
for gold." The Oregon ian seems to
hive lost sight of the great injury
gjld advocates have done American
money, by denouncing silver. Tbey
have brought it into disrepute and are 1
now reaping their harvest. '
The American Economist, one of the
most radical of protection journals,
and one that would have a protective
tariff placed upon the angels on enter-
ng heaven as a means of encouraging
Christianity in purgatory,attributes all
the increase io our foreign trade dur
ing the past year to the enactment of
the Dingley tariff law. It sums up the
situation as follows: -
"In every detail which contributes
toward the grand total of national
prosperity thiB first fiecal year of the
Dingly tariff is a record breaker. -"
The exports for the year were 3.231,-
311,868, which surpasses by $1018,318,-
312, the exports last year under the
wuson-uorman low tariff and no
tariff.
'The exports for 1898 were almost
exactly double the imports, as $1,231,-
311,868 is to $616,052,844.
"The total of imports for J898, $616.-
052, 844 is $148, 699, 569 less than the
total for 1807, and is the smallest vol
ume of imparts recorded since 1879. -
In 1879 the amount of imported
merchandise per capita of population
was $8.99. In 1898 with an estimated
population of 72,000,000, the amount
per capita is $8.55. This is the lowest
amount of imported merchandise per
capita recorded in the- past thirty-one
years, or sit ce the average bulk of im
portations, interrupted by the Civil
War, regained normal proportions.
'During 1898 the excess of gold im
ports over gold exports has been $99,
849,000, while the exports of siivercoin
and bullion exceeded the imports by
$44,052,000.
"Taking these figures in connection
with those of the merchandise traffic,
there is an apparent credit balance in
favor of the United States of $534,000,
000."
The Economist does not however go
into detail as to the quality of our ex
ports which made up the grand total
of nearly a billion and a quarter dol
lars. It does not show thas the in
crease of $180,318,312 over those of
1897 was nearly exactly the amount of
increase in the value of breadstufTs ex
ported as compared with the precced
ing year. As a matter of fact the
breadstuffs exported during the fiscal
year of 1898 were a little more than
$150,000,000 greater than those export
ed in the year ending June 30, 1897. It
is therefore evident tnat the enact
ment of the Dingley ltw bad very lit
tie to do with increase in the trade
balance in our favor, for even the
Economist will not undertake to say
that the protective measure doubled
the price of wheat abroad and created
a demand for one-third more bread-
tuffs for foreign shipment. Unless it
can give the Dingley law credit for
this it cannot maintain the position
that protection was the cause of our
increased foreign commerce.
is seldom one hear 5 boistroua language
on the streets, and if it weie prevalent
the city authorities would soon gatner
the offenders into the fold of justice.
After having counted the Spanish
soldiers that have surrendered in tha
province of Santiago it is found there
are 23,000 of them. This is a pretty
good sizad crowed to feed at Uncle
Sam's lunch counter, and the sooner
they are sent borne the less burden
some they will be.
Spain offers employment to all
officers who may be returned from
Cubabvtlie .'.inrican L-'-eromeot as
prisoners of 7 ,r. Tho Sprnish gov.
erment maks this offer to keep down
threatened insurrection. Thus the
Spanise peasantry will be taxed a
little lone-er to keep the throne from
toppling over.
Frank Davey, an all-around news,
paperman has been appointed to a $4,
OOOcIersaip in tne internal revenue
department. He hails from Marion the
horna of Governor elect Geer, Collec
tor of Custom , "Ike" Patterson and
Appraiser Hob Herdricks. The Salem
"hoar always plavs in luelc. JSo re
flection, Davey, only congratulations.
Harold M. Sewall, minister to Ha
waii and son of Arlhur Sewall vice
presidential candidate in 1896, has
been endorsed for governor of the an
nexed islands, by leading business
men of Honolulu. It is thought, how
ever, that President Dole will be given
the position and he certainly deserves
this recognition.
The shrewd and skillful from the be-
ginimng of time bave, as under the
present system of taxation, thrown
the burden of government on the shoul
ders of the dull and patient. The
same is true with the war taxes. Those
who are abundantly able to pay them
are evading them, while many, least
able to pay them, are paying a double
share in consequence. Eist Ore-
gonian.
The Oregonian remarks that Bryan
having enlisted in bis country's ser
vice and put himself under orders from
the man who defeated him for the
-presidency, thus placing himself be
tween the guns of a foreign foe and
the land he loves, has disarmed criti
cism and estopped inquiry into Ms
motives. No one ever doubted
Bryan's motives but those who had
doubtful motives themselves.
Partisanship should never be taken
into accord in selecting leaders in the
army or navy. Capability, courage
and ability should be the only tests.
But in the management of the present
war it seems partisanship has cut con
siderable figure. If not why has Gen
eral Lee, whom everybody recognizes
as the best equipped general in the
army for the Cuban campaign, been
held up at Jacksonville?
The students of the Eugene divinity
school are circulating petitions to the
legeslature, asking that body to pass
a resolution submitting to the people
of Oregon an amendment to the con
stitution prohibiting the sale of in
toxicaticants as a beverage in the
state. A prohibition amendment' was
voted down at a special election in
Oregon 'eleven years ago, being de
feated by a majority of 7985 in a total
vote of 47,031, and if again submitted
to the people would probably meet a
similar fate.
The Evening Telegram apologizes
for the non-arrest of numerous old'
time- bunco-men in Portland on the
ground that the policemen being all
new aud green appointees are not ac
quainted with the profeasional crooks
and that the public will have to suffer
until their peace officers gain knowl
edge. It is all right in the eyes of
that sheet for Mason's policeman to be
incompetent and inexperienced but all
remember what a howl it made, every
time a culprit succeeded in evading
.the clutches of the Pennoyer pjlice.
There-ever was a difference between
tweedledum and tweedledee!
The insurgent leader, Aguinaldo
who sold out to the Spaniards for a
large sum of money, and then re-entered
the war against the ones be had
agreed to fight no more, had better not
try any such games on Admiral Dewey
and the generals in charge of the
America! army of occupation. It
would not be a safe venture on his
part and there would be no price set
for his head either. He will have to
imbibe a few lessons in honest dealing
if he continues in the lead on bis na.
tive heath, and in the first place he
had better abandon the dictator business.
combining two brigades hare been
issued from the war department so as
to shut out a Southern regiment from
each brigade; also that General Fitz-
hugh Lee was being kept in camp with
the hope that the ar might end be
fore be had a chance to do any fight-
iug. These are not please nt things to
write, bnt the accusations are
being made, which makes it necessary
that they should be written.
Ex-Senator Sherman has 9otne pretty
clear ideas concerning the Cuban situ
ation. He says: "Congress passed a
resolution authorizing tho administra
tion to expel Spain from Cuba. In
that resolution it was clearly stipulat
ed that we should leave the island to
the control of the people thereof, after
a firm and stable governmenthad been
established. Therefore we cannot
with any snow of consistency lay claim
to the island after it bas been taken
from Spain " Under present con
ditions the United States certain
ly cannot set op a claim to
any territory taken from Spain.
All it can consistently do after baring
driven the Spaniards out is to submit
to the voice of the Cuban people what
form of government they shall choo.-e.
If they shall elect to be annexed well
and good, if not we cannot take the
country by force for this is not a war
of conquest.
It looks very much as if the best
blood of Spain were in her navy. The
conduct of Admiral Cervera and some
of the other Spanish naval officers has
certainly furnished a marked contrast
to that of Blanco, Wcjler, and the
men at Madrid. Weyler, being a land
pirate, with all unpleasant character
istics of the ancient buccaneer, it was
not unreasonable to suppose that Ad
miral Cervera would prove to be a set
pirate. But he is nothing of the kind.
The Spanish naval officers seem to
have won the devotion and respect of
their men. This was esDecially maraed
in the crse of Captain Morou, of the
Colon and his crew. The grief of the
men in parting from their commander,
and his emotion as he beard their ex
pressions of affection and sorrow, was
a new chapter to what we have been
accustomed with reference to Spanish
officers and their subordinates.
A
BIG FIGHT
IS EXPECTED
Manila Will Be Attacked in
a Few Days.
Wheat is 60 cents per bushel silver
oei per ounce. Comment is unneces
sary.
If you want an office in Oregon be
come a brother-in-law of one of the
state's delegation at the national
capital.
As all the captains of the vessels
engaged in the naval battle at San
tiago have made their official reports
it is easy enough to find out whj was
the hero of the conflict. Only read
one report
The East don't want the Philippines
and tb.e Oregonian stands up on its
bind legs and bays jthe moon in conse
quence, ifio fMai aid n't want free
silver, and what Wall atreet says go.
fake your rae.Ofcme, Jaryey.
Aguioaldo, who has proclaimed him
self dictator of tbs Philipines, is half
Spanish and half Malay, He may lay
awake for a great many nights be tope
he will be able to maintain his dicta
torship. .
One can hardly pass up and down
Main street in Pendleton without hav
ing his BUJfa filjed with profane and in
decent language.say sthe East Oregon
ian. It Is different in The Dalles.
While our people are not saints.' they
respect the rights of others and have a j
consideration for public decency. It
J. D. Merrimac a brother-in-law of
Congressman Tom Tongue is to be
chief deputy collector of customs un
der Collector "Ike" . Patterson, at
Portland. It is stated on excellent au
thority that Tongue would not agree
to Patterson's appointment until prom
ised that this man Merrimao would
be taken care of. Senator McBride,
Congressmen Ellis and Tongue are
constantly guilty of most flagrant nep
otism, all of them haying provided for
relatives at the public crib. In the
present case, L. A. Pike a man who
knows more about the duties of the
customs service than any other man
in Oregon is to be replaced,.
jnothor victim to temptation has
been run down in the person of Louis
Warner,late president of Hampshire
National bank, and treasurer of
the Hampshire Sayings bank, of
Northampton. Massachusetts. War
ner betrayed tne confidence re
posed in him, speculated on the banks'
mom.-y an: filched tbem out cf 8o4U,uuu
before be was detected. He skipped
out last April, and nas just been
caught at Liouisvllle, Ky. .Being a
hightoned thief be will probably be
"spared the humiliation" of a term in
the penitentiary, but had be been
some poor, insignificant fellow who
stole one-tenth the amount, his life
would not be long enough to serve out
the sentence'he would get.
For years Spaio beaped Insult upon
our residents in Cuba, and we did not
resent. She murdered and starved
her own people, but we made no pro
test. She blew up pur battleship and
killed 262 of our citizens, and then we
were slow to demand reparation
Finally ber subjects at Santiago re
fused to take our money at par and we
got mad, and the department at Wash
ington wants to exclude every trades
man who dishonors our coin. It's a
good thing that something can arouse
Ihe ire of our eovernment. Possibly
Washington, July 28. The . war
department is in receipt of informa
tion that General Merritt has arrived
at-Manila, and it is expected that an
attack will be made upon the city to
morrow or Saturday, though no definite
statement to this effect has been
given out.
Communication with the Philippines
is difficult, therefore the department
cannot foretell what General Merritt's
course will be DUt it 19 thought he
will arrange his forces and commence,
the attack at once.
California's Fruit Output. .
San Francisco, July 26 Notwith
standing the fact that there in a short
age in the deciduous fruit crop this
year, the shipments of green fruits so
far this season have exceeded those of
the same period of last year by 145
carloads. Freight TrafSio Managar
William Sproule, .of the Southern
Pacifflc who has made a thorough
study of the supply of green fruits in
all parts of ' the state, estimates that
about 4000 carloads will be shipped
blast this year, against 5000 in 1897.
The shortage is chiefly in pears,
peaches and apricots. - There will be
increases however, in theshipmentsof
prunes and raisens.
REPORT LACKS
Nothing1. Authentic Con
cerning the Fall of
Manilla.
New York, July 27. The Journal
this morning published a dispatch
from Hong Kong to the effect that
Manila had capitulated and had fallen
into the hands of the Americans, but
later dispatches have not confirmed
the report.
Washington, July 27. An official
who is close to the administration,
when asked if the department bad
been notified of the surrender of Man
ila, said that the department bad no
such information. He stated, however.
that an attack upon Manila was prob
able the last of the week, unless it
should be prevented by peace negotia
tions, which areexDected to be opened
up at any time. If they take definite
form, there will be an armstice ordered
at all points pending a settlement.
GENERAL
JACKSON'S
SWORD
A Relic That a Portlander Hiehly
Prizes.
Portland, July 27. Caot. A. J.
Coffee, of this city, hasln his posses
sion relics so valuable and highly
prized that no distress of circum
stances could ever induce the captain
to part with them. Tbey consist of
the sword of General Andrew Jackson
bequeathed to Che father of cap
tain Coffee, who was a grand nephew
of the president, as a momento of re
gard and in recognition of the services
of General John Coffee in the Indian
and British was and his gallant de
fense of New Orleans io 1814 and 1815,
with this injunction: "That he wield
it in the protection of the rights
secured to an American citizen under
our glorious constitution, against all
invaders, whether foreign foes or in
testine traitors." The sword was pre'
sented to General Jackson by the rifle
company commanded by Captain Beal,
oi New Orleans, and is of very elegant
and costly workmanship. He also has
a gold bracelet containing a lock of
hair clipped from the bead of the illus
trious statesman shortly before he
ended his earthly career, and two
autograph letters written by the presi
dent to Mr. Coffee's father from the
"Hermitage" nearly 60 years ago. '
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Europeans Object to Annexation of the
" Philippines. .
London, July 27. Morning papers
publish a sensational statement that
the powers of Europe will enter a vig
orous protest against the annexation
of the Philippine islands by the United
States. They insist that Europe will
protest if the United States attempts
to gain control of the islands, and that
they must remain Spanish dominion.
Portland Wholesalers Busy.
Portland, July 27. It is suprising
the amount of business the wholesale
merchants of this city are doing, as
July and August are generally con
sidered the dullest season of the year.
In anticipation of the large crops in
the state, and the increased volume of
business that is expected this fall,
the country merchants are heavy buy
ers for this time of the year, and if
this is any criterion to go by, the peo
ple, of Oregon will undoiibtly exper
ience the best business fail tiat has
been witnessed for several years past.
Bpaln Has Sued for Peace.
Washington, July 26. Spain has
sued for peace formally and directly to
President McKinley through the
French ambassador. The following
official statement has been made:
"The French ambassador, on behalf
of the government of Spain and by the
direction of th-j Spanish . minister for
foreign affairs, presented to the presi
dent this afternoon at the White House
a message from the Spanish, govern
ment looking to a termination of the
war and settlement of the terms of
peace." - .
HAWAI1ANS.
-ARE
REJOICING
News of Annexation Created
Enthusiasm in Honolulu.
Great
Our Lou at Santiago.
Washington, July 26. General
Shafter's detailed report of the Amer
ican casualties at the battle of San
tiago has been received at the war
department, and is now being prepar
ed for publication. The total number
of casuslities was 1595. Recapitulated,
the American losses were:
Killed, 23 officers and 208 enlisted
men.
Wounded, 80 officers and 1203 men.
. Missing 81 men.
The missing are supposed to be dead
as so far as known the Spanish foices
took no prisoners.
Red Men Banqueted.
Portland, July 27. Baum & Bran-
des' restaurant was the scene of jollity
last night, the occasion being a ban
quet given the members of the grand
council 1. O. R. M. under the auspices
of the Minnehaha Association. The
bill of fare was unique and hora the
inscription, "Chahko Hiyu Mucka-
muckMinnehaha Hyiu Tilikum."
San Francxsco,. July 27.. The
steamer Mariposa has arrived from
Aubtralia and Honolulu, bring! g the
following correspondence to the As
sociated Press:
"Honolulu, July 20. The steamship
Coptic arrived on the 13th inst. with
news that the United States senate had
ratified'tbe Newlands resolution mak
ing Hawaii part of the United States,
On the city front and in the city prop
er the people were wild with enthus
iasm. Steam whistles were turned
loose, and men shouted and cheered
until they could do so jo longer.
There was a general hand-sbaking and
congratulations everywhere. As soon
as the news was received up town the
fire whistle was turned on, the whistles
of factories, mills and steamers in the
harbor were turned loose, and pandem
omum reigned. -Fireworks were, set
off in the midst of the noise, and nan
dreds of guns were fired on the grounds
of the executive building. At the
same time the Hawaiian band started
out, and marabed through the streets
to the wharf, playing American patri
otic airs. An immense procession was
formed and a march made to the eze
cutive building.
President Dole reached the wharf as
the steamer tied up. Captain Zealby,
of "the Coptic, was presented with a ail
ver cup by the citizens of Honolulu for
bringing the glad news. The presen
tation took place on the deck of the
Coptic. -The cup is a massive one,
handsomely engraved.
Leading men of Honolulu met today
and indorsed Harold M. Sewall, United
States minibter to Hawaii, as their
choice for governor of the islrnds
It was generally thought President
Dole would be appointed to the offlci,
but according to popular feeling, as
represented at the meeting today, Se
wall will be the man.
means to procure the necessary litera
ture best suited to them; This institu
tion is undoubtedly entitled to its
share of donations from charitably en
clined persons.
HONOR TO THE
OLD ADMIRAL,
Cervera Entertained by Admiral Mc
Nair. Anapolis, July 28. Last night Ad
miral Cervera was entertained by Ad
miral McNair. Every attention was
given the Spanish commander, and
nothing was left undone to make him
feel that he was among friends and on
an equal footing with those whose
hospitality he enjoyed.
STILL THE NONEY COMES
Another Million Arrives From the
Klondike.
Seatti.e, July 28. The steamer
Humboldt, which arriyed last night
from St. Michaels, brought a number
of Klondlkeminers who bave made all
the money tbey want. There was over
$100,000,000 of gold on board the ship.
Very few of the returning miners in
tend going back to Klondike next
season.
Oregon Press Association.
. Portland, July 28. Geo B. Small,
editor of the Democrat, Baker City,
Ore.,' was in the city Tuesday conferr
ing with the executive committee and
others of the Oregon Press Associa
tion regarding the forthcoming annual
meeting of the above association of
which Mr. Small is the president. Mr.
Small made appointments of delegates
to the National Editoreal Association
which meets in Denver Col., begining
on September 6th and closing on the
9th. ,
SHAFTER'S ARMY
TO COME HOME
Order Have Been Jssued by the War
Department.
Washington", July 29. Secretary
Alger bas given orders for the removal
ot all of General shatter' army, as
goon ae the men, in the discretion of
the commanding officer, may be
brought safely back' to camp on Mon-
tauk Point, L. I.
The report of General Shatter, show
ing that there were 3779 cases of lick,
ness in the army in Cuba, bas given
officials of the war department consid
erable concern, but reports heretofore
made, that the yellow fever cases were
of a mild type, encourages the hope
that the death rate will be small. The
large number of fever caes reported,
2924, shows that not only yellyw fever,
but typhoid and other kinds are
numerous.
the same destination with 3d battalion
South Dakota volunteers, 13th Min
nesota reserves, 175 Colorado reserves.
Colonel Barber ' ia command. Gen
eral Merrlan will assume command
tfter leaving Honolulu.
- Dull Work In Police Courts.
Portland, July 28. The business
in the police court in this city is in
keeping with the dull season of the
year, and in fact July has been a light
month for police court practitioners.
Very few drunks can be seen in the
box waiting to have their cases at
tended to at the daily session. As
sault and battery oases are a rarity,
state eases are very scarce, and about
the only proceedings that need atten
tion, is an occasional neighborhood
quarrel that needs an airing in court.
. Three Jnto One.
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Portland, July 29. An effort is
being made to consolidate the three
universities of the Northwest con
ducted under the auspices of the M. E.
church. These educational institutions
are the Portland university, of this
city; the Willamette, university, at
Salem, and the Tacoma university.
Committees representing the three
schools are in conference and those
interessed in the movement are confi
dent of success. It is argued that It is
better to have one strong Institution
than three weak ones. The city hold
ing out the strongest Inducements It
is agreed shall get the university, pro
viding the negotiation's now' pending
terminate aucoessfuly.
Will Mot Stand the ban. -
Portland, July. The few hot days
that baye been experienced in this
city is playing havoc with the wooden
block pavemeots. The hot sun causes
tbem to bulge up, until some of the
streets that are paved with wooden
blocks, look like a village of ancient
mound builders. The wet weather has
little or no effect on this kind of pave
ment, but it has been demonstrated
beyond any shadow of doubt that
wood block- pavement " cannot stand
hot weather.
Be Robbed the Government.
San Francisco, July, 28. D. S.
Young, of the Twentieth Kansas, has
been arrested on a charge of embes
zling government food supplies and
selling them in the oity. He will be
given a trial in the civil courts and
will also be court-martialed.
Fine New Building-.
Portland, July 29. The magnifi
cant new department store of the
Meier & Frank company, situated on
5th and Morrison .street this city,
is completed all but the inside work
It is one of the largest department
stores north of San Francisco, and is a
fine acquisition to Portlands numerous
fine buildings. The company will un
doubtedly do a large and increased
business in their new quarters. But as
to whether large department stores
are for the best interest of the people
in general is a question that is now
agitating the minds of the American
people.
Street KellglonUts.
Portland, July 29. There are no
less than a dozen different branches or
factions of the Salvation Army, God's
Regular Army, Volunteers of America,
and street preachers, now working
this city, and their fight for supremacy I
among the white chape) element, or
where the craft can most easily be
worked, is attracting lots of attention
from all classes, and bas become one
of the drawing cards of mid-summer
oity life. The evening meetings of
the different factions, has become the
Meooa of all kinds of fakers, advertls"
ing schemes, and etc., and there can
be no doubt but what competition is
the life of trade.
A Big- "Trn.lt Crop.
Portland, July 27. Several com
mission merchants of this oity, who
bave been ove- the different portions
of the state examining the fruit orop,
report a splendid yield from most
every locality. And all are unanimous
in the opinions that there will be an
inoreased demand for green fruit, of
all kinds, and at hotter prices than .for
sevoial seasons. - .
"Editorial associations.
Victoria, July 29. The Michigan
ard Wisconsin editorial associations
touring the northwest, and who have
been royally entertained In this oity,
left today via Tacoma on a special
train. They expect to stop over a day
at Poget Sound points.
. ' OreaAB Boy Coder Stre.
New York, July 29. The Journal
publishes a special irom. Manila that
Captain Heath, of Oregon volunteers.
while reconnolterlng, was fired upoa '.
by Spaniards from ambush and had a'
close call, a bullet passed through bis
bat.
ImmUDee for Santiago.
Tampa, July 29. A steamer with a
leglment of soldiers, who are known
as lmmunes and not liabU to yellow
fever, stopped here today enroute to
Santiago for garrison duty.
THE
LANDING
WAS
PARTY
REPULSED
The Big- Craft 8tarts.
Astoria, July 27. Robertson's big
raft of loS. that bas been detained
here -some time, having been run
we will now ees the Spanish municipal I aground, started out over the bar this
omcers OI Santiago removeu. xNotmug I mornin? on lis way to oao crancisco.
but a slur at our money would have
caused their official heads to fall Into J a Weil Known Divine
the basket, j Albany, July &7.'--Rev. M. Gibson,
one f fbe " oldest" ministers bf San
Prjoci8co, died" here' yesterday. His
Secretary Alger e being acpused of
allowing his political prejudice against
the Southern regiments most of the
members of which are known to be
democrats, to prevent bis giving them
a chance to win any glory out of the
war by fighting. It is pointed out
that such - extraordinary orders as
romaics will be Bent to gan Francisco
tonight. . "
Is Keadv to SalL
NEW YORK, July 27. The auxiliary
cruiser Harvard bas finished taking on
powder, and is now ready to put to tea.
Americans Severely Punished by the
Spaniards at Honda. .
Key West, July 27. News has
spread here of the attempted landing
in Cuba of a large expedition of men
and arms by the steamer Wanderer,
which left here a week ago. The
poi it selected for the debarkation was
Bahia Honda, west of Havana. On
arrival, the expedition was met by
1000 or more cavalry, and a sharp en
gagement ensued. The Wanderer
drew up 400 yards from the shore and
bad discharged part of her cargo on
small boats, when a vigorous fire was
opened from the beach. The Wanderer
escaped after five of her crew were
slightly wounded.
More Cases of Pneumonia.
San Francisco, July 27. The
health of the soldiers at Camp Merritt
is not improying. and a large nnmber
are in the hospital. Several new eases
of pneumonia bave developed among
the troops.
An Unfortunate Oreg-onlaa.
San Francisco, July 23. Glen
Benedict, oneof theOregon volunteers,
who was left in the hospital at Camp
Merrett when the regiment left for
Manila, has been adjudged insane and
will be confined in a hospital.
Public Library Appreciated-
PortCa'nd. "July -2. The free
library aftd 'reading room in this city
which' is kept' up by public subscription
IS jujt a'boon' io the Wemflbyed,"and
whose appreciation is sfcQwn by a daily
attendance of from 75 to 100. Surely
no greater act of charity could be
shown to. the people who bare not the
Hot Time In Texas.
Austin, July 28. The populist state
convention here is interesting. There
will be a hot time over the adoption of
a piatiorm ana tne nomination oi a
ticket. '
Ordered to Manila.
Washington, July 28. The Seven
teenth California has been ordered to
Manila and will go on the next trans
ports that sail from San Francisco.
Democrats and Popolists Combined.
FarIjo, July' 28. The democrats'and
populist; of North" Dakota met here in
joint convention yesterday, ahd last
night nominated a union state ticket.
Express Com panics Mast Pay.
Caicaoo, July 29. Judge Tuley, of
this circuit, Thursday ruled in favor of
shippers in a test case brought by the
Illinois Manufacturers' Association,
granting a writ of mandamus, com
Dellincr the United States Express
Company to accept for transportation
packages for shipment without the
payment of.l cent in excess of the
regular rate The ease will be appeal
ed. Three million dollar annually is
the estimated sum which the express
oompanles will have to pay in case the
opinion is sustained by higher courts,
t To Balsa the Colon.
NORFALK, Va., July 29. A wreck
ing expedition for Santiago left today
fujly equipped to undertake the raising '
of the Spanish warship Cristobal Colon,
under the supervision of Lieutenant
Hobson.
Spain Most Lose Them.
London, July 27. A number of
leading London papers state that Spain
cannot longer bold sway in Porto
Rico or Cuba. They say the lnevl-,
table result must be the loss of those
islands.
Miller's Flag- Ship.
3an Francisco, ' July 27. The ,
cruiser Philadelphia has been made
Commodore Miller' Flag ship. She
is now ready to put to sea, and . will
sail for Hawaii tomorrow.
' Battery B Mustered la.
Portland, July 27. Last night the
members of battery ti were mustered
into service, and the battery is now a
portion of the U. S. army.
Another Pioneer Dies.
Portland, July 27. H. L. Hoyt,
a well-known Oregon pioneer and
highly respected citizen, died this
morning, aged 75 years.
More Klondike Cold.
San Francisco, July 29. The Port
land has arrived from 8t. Michaels
with several returning Elondlkers and
1250,000 in gold dust aboard. '
Transport Stopped.
London, July 29. The Mall claim
that a British transport In Cuban
waters was Illegally stopped by Amer
ican cruisers. .
A
Manila Surrenders.
LONDON, July Z. Augustln, gov
ernor general oi Manilla nas sur
rendered to the American forces. The
Spanish government asserts that be
has power only to surrender the eity
and have instructed Captain-General
Rloo, of the Vizcaya Islands, to assume
oharge of all the territory formally
governed by Augustln.
The O. B. N. New Dock.
Portland, July 29. The big dook
that is being built by the Portland
Bridge & Building Co. for the O. R. &
N. Co. on the site of the old East side
elevator, is nearing completion. It
will bave a 1000 feet waterfront, which
will make it one of the largest and
finest docks on the coa9t.
For Manila.
SAN FRANCTSC7, -"iuly 29. Battery
C, 61 Salt" Lake has been ordered to
Manila. The St. Paul sailed today for
Boarg-oog-ne Victims.
Halifax, July 29. The steamer
Hiawatha sailed last night to eruls
for victim of the late Bourgogne col
lision accident.
The Old Statesman Sinking-.
Berlin, July 28. Prince Blsmaok
is gradually sinking and there Is but
little hope of his recovery. The end
is expected at any time.
Flax Cnltare.
Flax pulling at the farm of the Ore
gon Woman's Flax Fiber Association
is nearly at an end. The work bas
been done under favorable conditions,
aod the pioduct will be taken care of.
E. E. Larimer and B. G. Peters, re
presenting the National Linseed Oil
Co., are in Salem looking after the
interests of their business. They bave
con ti acts with the farmers this year
for furnishing seed for 1,000 acres of
flax; next year they expect to make ar
rangements for the sowing of 4,000 or
5,000 acres. The company guarantees
the growers a dollar a bushel for the;
seed with the benefit of a rise In the v
market if the price should go higher.
It is expected that unless the price ot
wheat advances, the farmers will find
flax so much more profitable this year
than wheat that there will be a large
demand for seed next spring. It is
claimed that the flaxseed can be
threshed out o that the fiber will still
be good for manufacturing purjMJiei.
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