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Great Northern Furniture Store
East End, Opposite Fred Fisher's Grocery Store.
FINE OVERCOATS:
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...The Born Steel Kange...
Leads wherever exhibited. Medals and. di
plomas at the World's Columbian Exposi
tion, 1891; awanie l the first prize -1 the
Piedmont Ecpo-tition, Atlanta. Ga., 188'j.
We have them in differnt styles and sizes,
- with aad without re jervoirs, prices
FROTH $27-50 TO $50.00
They are guaranteed or money refunded.
THE BEST STEEL RANGE IN THE MARKET.
In Wardrobe .5
and Combina
tion Book Case 8 .
we have a grand
selection to pick
from.
We have thf largest
and best selected
stock of
Cast Iron Stoves and
Rang-s,
Crockery, Glassware,
a fine selection f
all kinds of
-'
Lamps, Granite ware,
Tinware,
Table Cutlery,-&c, &c.
Our prices we guaran-
tflD QT1. ff-kO CtllllO OO
, . . This No. 8, Eastern Make Reservoir Cook Stove, large oven, fine
any Louse Ot rQ.tland. baker, .only $15.5 0. We have them as low as $t.2
We are Leaders in
Air Tight Heaters
P. ices fom $3 up.
OUR......
Pl.re AiTul.t -H a'rp
is the be't ennstrwted of any"
on the market. Has t est iron
top and cast iron supported
botton'P, upper and lower
draft, nickel plated base, nickel
plated foot rest, nickel plated
top rim. '
Thi PALACE is the only
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WE carry everything in the line of Home Furnishing Goods. People wanting to
fit their Home with anything in the Line of Furniture, Carpets, Window
Shades, &c, &c, &e, will do well to visit our Mammoth Store and look throtich the
Different Lines we carry. It will be to your interest to come and see us. We can save
you money on anything in our line we carry. Do not forget that our place of business
is on Second Stieet near the Obarr Hotel, and Opp. Fred Fisher's Grocery Store.
Great Northern Furniture Store.
The Palace Air Tight Heaters
Iron Beds - - -
We take the learl in
prices and styles. They
are heavily enameled,
well made. We have
them from $4.00 up.
Just Received
A carload from Chica
go ma kets, of the fine
st line of ed Koom
Sets ever rhown in The
Dalles.
We have them in Hard
Wood from $1 up; Sidid
Oak, Fr-nch Plate Level
Glass, 2l'.U0 up.
No. 23, 21-inch wood,
No'. 25, 23-iuch norid.
Great varieties ii
Willow Eattaned
Eockers, Uphol
stered Scat Eock
ers, Cohler Eock
ers, Cane Seat
Eockers, Cane Seat
. and Back Eockers,
Wood Seat Rock
ers, Sewing Roc
eri, and Xurte
Eockers.
$3.73
$10.00
TOU expect your new overcoat
to last several seasons ; how
important, then, that everything
about it should be good cloth,
linings, sewing, EVERYTHING.
The richest, handsomest and best'
tbearing overcoats in America are
made by Hart, Schaffner & Marx,
Only the finest cutters and tailors
are employed on them, and every
garment is GUARANTEED. Rich,
Kbarm overcoatings made in the
latest fashion, seams sewed with
silk thread, linings of satin, Ital
ian or leather cloth. Comfortable
to Ttoear because fitting perfectly
at every point, retaining their
shape because scientifically tail'
ored. This is the mark by tbhicb
you may know them :
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SUBSCKIFTION BATKS.
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Months
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 18'J8
15 doz d rubber rulers. 18 dozen steel
erasers, 15 dozen . table pads to hold
siapers, 18 dozen waste paper baskets,
nid numerous other articles that cer
tainly do not wear out during the 40
lays they are in use, aod if taken care
of aft r eessioDS close, could bd used
asriin.
These are small articles and do not
cost a vast, amount of money, but con
sidet-ine: that the 6tue has laid in
supply of them nineteen times and
still has to buy new ones, the money
''hxthas been paid out for such articles
in the aggregate, amounts to a con
siderable sum. Evidently, when i
session of the legislature close- these
articles are carted away by attaches of
the state bouse, else they would be
there when the session convenes every
two years, and allowing tnera taken is
encouraging a sort of vandalism, that
if practiced by some one not in author
iry would land the thief in the peniten-
tiiicy,. Permitting tbem to be carried
off is criminal on the part of the
authorities who are custodians of the
state's property and is an f-xtravagance
that would not be permitted in priv
ate affairs.
WILL JSOT BE HEEDED.
OSE VF ALQEIVS SUIiGEOA'S
When an army is called into active
service there is always work for sur
geons, and it is generally presumed
that the best talent in the medical
fra.teccit,y is called into servi :e. Pby-
piuiaDS of the highest standing as sur
geons give up tdeir practice to euter
the service of their nation where the
beat of skill is required. At least (bis
has been the rule in the past, and no
- doubt many such men were enlisted in
the service during the recent war; but
"secretary Alger, who ran the war de
partment on-new. lines, sprung a sur
prise on the doctors and on the soldiers
as well, by stepping over old estab
lished rules, and establishing a veteri
nary surgeon in the service as chief of
the medical staff of the First army
' corps. He is Dr. R. S. Huidekoper,
of New York, and his professional cat d
reads as follows:
HOSPITAL OP THE NEW
YORK COLLEGE OP VEiERI
NAtttf oUKGEONd,
JNE V YortK. I
RATEa OP BOARD:
Horses, per day, $1.50; dogs per day,
" 50 cents,; cats per day, 50 cents.
- BATHS POR DOGS:.
Small dogs, 50 cents; large and long-
; haired dogs $1; medicated, special.
Professional - charges according to
the nature of the case.
DR. R. S. HUIDEKOPER.
That card would be neither attrac-
" tive nor inspire confidence; in a perma
nent or field hospital. Probably Dr.
Huidekoper knows all about the ail
ments of ;ast and fancy horses, of pedi
greed dogs and long-tailed cats, but
b is t card does not indicate that he
knows anything about the ills to which
human flesh is heir. -If a man is lame
you oan't "nerve" him as you can a
horse; if he has been shot in the
shoulder or - "sweeneyed," and the
shoulder begins to shriug, you can't tor. When he took the oath of otfic-
put a "row!" io or a dime under the as circuit judge, he disqualified him
skin. And if a soldier is sutfering self for becoming a candidate for any
from cold you can't ''smoke" him; in thing but a juiicial offi.se during the
fact, men cannot be doctored after the tenure of his term. This n iy be a
IS'ELIQIULE FOR OFFICE.
Some rather interesting fcts are
coming to light with reference to the
eligibility of Col. Theodore Roosveit,
republicau nominee'' for governor oi
New York, on account oi his residence
It seems that last spring the gallant
colonel had no intention of becoming
a candidate for oni :e in New York.
having been appointed assistant secre
tary of the navy, which necessitated
his removing to Washington, and
h iving some $.0,000 worth of personal
property in New York that he desired
t3 escape paying taxes on, made at
affidavit on March 21 last that he war
not a resident of New YorK since Ma
1, 1897. Now this affidavit has beei
dug up by the colonel's opponents, and
as the constitution of New York ' pro
vide s that no person shall be eliibU
to the office of governor who has not
been a resideat of the state for &V
years, it leaves him in rather an
embaras9ing situation.
This circum-4tar.ee brings to mind lh
fact that sotue aspirants for offi se it
Oregon might have their eligibility
questioned were they to succeed ii
accomplishing their aspirations. F.m
instance, Judge M. C. George of Port
land, who would be United States sen a
fashion of horse doctors.
And how did this New York horse
. doctor get bo prominent a place in tue
medical corps as he did? He had a pub
and be used It-. - His social connec
tions in Washington are of the highest,
' it' is said; he is a relative of a New
- York and Boston banker, while.he is
wealthy himself. With such counec-
tioos and qualifications does anyone
' think that the mammon worshipping
'-"Alger could resist giving him "the
': best in the shop?" Not much.
How he got too appointment, if not
by reason of bis station and wealth,
-.may be accounted for iuthe ttorv
thai Dr. Huidekoper was so fortuna'e
'- as to secure the patronage of Mrs. Mc-
Kinley with relatiou to her pot do.
- He cured the dog, and iu this way, or
; in some other way, he got a position
in the medical service of the army a
' higher one even than he was recom
mended for. The appointing auioor
. ity did not know at the time that tut
' applicant ' was a reterinary surgeou.
Allusion is made to the story under re
.serve, but General Alger owes it to tht
I country that it be properly sifte.
- The records of the appotntmeu
should be published. The wiri
of a surgeon general placed to watc-
. over the health, life ud welfare ol
many thousands of men is so import
ant that the claim, for such appoint
- ment in view of the fact that there is
a superabundance of excellent physic
ians in the country, must be of an in
disputable charactes toward security
it. - ' '
IVHO IX TO BLAME!.
Every two years the secretary of
state is required to resupply the state
: bouse with articles that to the casual
" observer, would appear not ' nesessary
to buy ever; time the legislature con-
: venes, if they were cared for between
sessions or were not carried away from
- the state house. ' Id his advertisement
for blJs to supply stationry for the
'tniw biennial sessioni there la in-
l en-ink stands', 10 dozen
.dozen mucilsg cups,
i
. technical objection to his candidacy
and. is probably not so much of a bar
as the impediment in the way of Col.
Roosevelt, but it should be a moral bat
that would prevent him from accepting
the honor. The same might well b..
said of any member of the legislature
who might aspire to senatorial honors,
' ' W ELL DONE. :
The first vote taken for" United
Slates Senator, by this session of tb
legislature is encouraging to the union
'forces who so nobly battled for the
rights of the people in this state las
June, I and evidences the fact thai
union formed by the reform forces if
their several statj conventions is sti I
binding. Tnere was no dissension i
'.he ranks of the democrats, p pulisi
tnd silter republicans when the timi
c.tme for them to express their prefer
-nee for senator, and the honor fl'
ipon one wl I worthy of bearing it
fudge Alfred S. Bennett, of this city
nc who is a typical representative o'
Mo peop'e, and had the union forces
ueeedd iu electing a majoritv in the
legislature, would have been their
inanimous choice for the senate.
The result of this ballot is especially
ileasing ft i those who are opposed to
he republican p'irty, and who believe
xovernment would be better adminis
tered in the' hands of another party.
It is convincing that the union formed
iast spring' was not a scramble for of
dee, but a battle for principle: that
those who entered into the movement
were actuated by a feeling of principle
and right, and that their representa
tives in the law making body are carry
ing out their wishes by uniting in
their support of one of the greatest
champions of reform and its rights of
.he people in the state. .
- Weyler still persists in being a figure
in Spanish politic?, though he is dis
credited both at home and abroad, and
bis counsel will hardly be heeded by
the Spanish government, because it is
not strong enough to b-ick np hif
ideas. The policy which WeyW
would have Spain pursue would cer
tainly involve that country again in
war. This, however, concerns him
but little, for so long as battles are
fought by others they have no hor
rors for bim. He seems to not realize
that his country is whipped and un
able to longer sustain any claims it
may seek to set up, for he says Spain
should not only hang on to the wh le
of the Philippines outside of Manila
and vicinity, but she should reserve
the right to cedn any of the islands to
any other power by sile or exchange.
But the Spnnish commissioners will
not be influenced by Weyler. The
conditions - are against bim. The
United States, from its position in the
Pbilppine capital, is. in virtual con
trol of the whole island of Luzon, and
it could, if war wern resumed, soon get
p tssestion of the rest of the islands".
All this is known to the Sugasta Minis
try and to its representatives on the
peace commission. Weyler's counsel
will not count in th's case. The pres
ent' indications are that the United
States will get the whole of the islands
f it wants them, , and that Spain will
lose the temptation to sell or give any
f them to. any other country.
America's' re-ecforcements to Dewey
md Merritt are a warning to Spiin
tnd to all other countries whom it may
concern that our interests in the
islands will b protected.
Mr. Montgomery, who has gained the
undying friendship of Washington
officials by dining tbem on Columbia
river salmon and rare vintages. U' -
less" this ruling is rescinded other
wharf owners may demand similar
privileges, and if granted the Willara
ette channel may become too narrow
for the accomodation of large deep
sea craft. The Port of Portland com
mittee may bo relied upon, however,
to see that this outrage is not carried
into practical effect. If Mr. Mont
gomery's inconsideration prompts him
to ignore this city's advantages as a
seaport the machinery of the law will
undoubtedly be set in motion to nip
bis little scheme.
ALQEti'S EXCUSE.
In bis egotistic speech at Jackson
ville. Secretary Alger said:
"When this war began, the clothin?
that the men have worn was on the
backs of animals. There was ' no am
munition, no transportation: there-wfca
nothing beyond the war department
but a great, rich nation burning with
patriotism. ' '
The Portland Sunday Welcome ba
this pertinent com-nent on the Secre
tary's tame excu-e: "This is a grres
exaggeration, but if true, whose fault I
was it? Wtir has been imminent f r h trily come up to our ideas or re
many months, and inevitable after q irements.
WE MUST DECWE.
The onlv question of actual diffluulty
commission at Paris
is the Question concerning the Phil
ippine Islands. Spain no longer has
interest in Cuba and Porto Rico. It is
not probable we shall make any de
mand on Spain for war indemnity t
money, ant' on tho other hand we shall
refuse to make any stipulation for
reimbursement to Spain on accouni
ofber Cuban debt. No question re
mains, then, as to the West Indies. It
is in the East Indies that the trouble
some busiuess lies, says the Oregon
ian. The proposal to keep Luzon' and
leave the other islands of the Phil.
ippine group In the hands of Spain is
ulterlv impracticable; for the rebellion
against Spain is general, and we could
neither help her put it down, nor
atunrV m n. witness to a warfare in the
Philippines -similar to that against
which .we .protested in Cuba. Again,
it is said that our' eonmiss'mers are
instructed ' to require from Spain a
guarantee that she will accord the
people there a liberal government.
Hut who is to be the judge as to that
1 beral govenineut? .What So.tin
wou'd call a liberal government would
M'KIALEY IN DOUBT.
ThetLouieville Courier Journal, free
t-ade and imperialistic, thinks "the
republican party will have some diffi
culty in reconciling the so-called im-
erialism for which it it going in with '
the theory and practice of protection."
The fact is the republican theory of
protection is to be cast aside, and the
nly leader of the party of any in
luence and consequence who is in a
te-jl'a'Jng nn nl oour.-iiar In u p,.31
'dent McKinley. Mr. McKinley is
fully aware that his party turned its I
tack on the protection theory when it
embraced the gold standard. It was
bought at the time by him that the
tttachment for the new charmer was
inly temporary, because he was de
rived by the name '-International- bi
metallism," but he is convinced long'.
vifo-ethis thai tho new o ner has
ucceeded the protection !nf mr, in the
nff-ctions of the pirty. and he griefe9
is a fond father should. Mr. M -Kin-
February In. when the Maine w; s
blown up. The administration's snr-
po-ters pacified the people and excused
the delay by saying that there must b-
tirne for preparation, and that tie
government was preparing as fust as
possible and in the navy department
it was but no-.v Alger says that wh n
the war broke out there had been no
preparations whatever. Tnis is as
s'.rong an indictment of himself and
bis chief as any enemy could make.
State exchanges are referring to
G.-aham Glass, jr., ns a "gn'd demo
orm." Ti prompts the inquiry
"whose gold?" if
The Sheriff of Crook county i not
satisfied with an annual salary of
$2,500 a year, and has sued the couitv
for an increase of 331 pec cent. It i
peculiar how a man who or c get in
to office will struggle to get nil h can
out of the tixnsyprai Though this ip
on of th frailitiea of the hnroan race;
and especially of offi-e holders.
I The war lasted 114 dav. Its actual
! expense to date was $141,000,000; re
sultant future expenses sevpn times
that much. Thirty-five .Spanish ves
sels were) destroyed; no Amrian ves
sels. Men kil'ed. so far as known. 279
Americans and 2119 Sna'nfaH--; wound
ed 14B' A mer'cana and 2043 "'naniarns
Tf-rritory lost by Spain; 45 47-i square
mils:
When General Gordon was killed by
the fanatics of tb Soudan bis head
ley Is loth to give up his old love for , off an(, c,rpied to tho coq.,er.
the hew, which leads the gold standard
ling Mahdi. That was barbarism.
r"l,;slu"?-'M" naj.ggiesw, m9 ;Thft mhpp day ,.1(1.on,,lprin?En?lif.h
noney question, and the Portland trnTOj ,ht, fnmh of f.hn Mahdi.
Oresonian to assert ihathe neier had j A .. ki- v.j ,
ny firm convictions uoon it ThH ,- ,,, Mnhnt tVt.no
"the Ohio idea" controls htm and that 1 Ri-nl ColWe. of Surgeons in London.
'he Rimole truth is "McKinley never
has compreneuded the money q ies-
Ici holding the islands, in pacifying
and governing them, no. doubt we shall
have difficulties if we meet the situa
tion at once, openly and bjldly. by
assertion of an exclusive sovereignty.
By adoption of any other course we
shoul 1 entangle ourselves both with
Spain and with the people of the is
linds, and enter a most troublesome if
not interminable problem.
The argunrent as to the opportunity
here pre: e i ted to us for our nationxl
expansions and for extensions uf oi r
commerce is of another kind, lb chi f-
ly concerns ourselves, and is to I e
decided according to our views of ou r
own national interest, uur rignt ci j
conquest uncer the laws or our wa
and the usage of nations is complete
Therefore we have a right to dd jus
what we think our national interests
ri-quire, subject to the moral sense of
mankind and to our duties to human
ity. We have it in our p wer, while
obtaining new footholds fo. commer
cial growth and dominion, to improve
the condition of the popu ation of the
islands. We can establish among
them a just government, to which
they ever have bden strangers under
Spanish rule.
of these pledges have been reedeemed.
but one important one has, and credit
is due both the majority aod minority
in the legislatn-e f r this.
We refer to the abolishing of the
railroad commission a board that
never should have been legalized and
should have been abolished years ago.
Prom the legislature's prompt action
in disposing of this needle is con mis
sion we are encouraged in the hope
that other remedial legislation may be
enacted, both at the special and regular
sessions. By all means let the good
work go on.
znuiu uiiiuuuiamuuiiauiiuiintuiuiu.niiUMiiiuiiuuuiiiuiiiiruim'HU'imuuiiuuut re
ion, or its importance. Vast num
bers who supported him in 1306 knew
ie was not the proper candidate upon
Th's is civilization and -cience.
Hop growers demanded and were
given an increased dut.y on hops, which
thev claimed was necessary to enable
them to comnetn'with hop raisers from
'.he Issue that then was foremo-t: but nhrnarl Rut. tt. anmars that, thov will
hey auonopted him zalouly. beciuse export 75.000 of tho 195.000 bales raised
hey could do nothing else. The money j in America this voir, notwithstanding
luestion was then and yet remains the
qusstion of our no' i tics."
"The Telegram's. SaJein.. correspond
ent says if Mr. Corbett cannot be elect
ed U. S senator, than Joseph Simon
will be selected. "Little Joe" is still
at bis old tricks, and it will be no sur
prise to the people of Oregon if he
chould be the next senator.
SOME SERIOUS CHARGES.
ortland is nsid-rably worked np
ver concessions that have been
ranted to J B. Nlontyomery to
the sroo is 30 000 h;ils short. .Those
exnort.erl will b snlrt ir cotnnitl
tion with t.hn ,grovers .from whom
the local growers wanted prot-ction.
A county snperiintendnnfc in a neigh
boring county seat. aked ivery teacher
in t.h conntv institute who ook th?!r
papers to raiso their
tnd for that matter the entire -state is
interested iu preventing obstructions
br-ing placed in the harbor at Portland,
for tha bulk of our commerce is car
ried on through that port, hence it is
.o the interest of all that the harbor
be kept 'ree of obstructions. Port
land papers are very severe in their
criticisms of the assistant secretary of
war for granting this concession, and
if the following charges made' by the
Telegram can be substantiated, the
assistant secretary is. unworthy of the
position he holds;
"A most . extraordinary ruling is
that of Assistant Secretary of War
Meikeljobn, in avowing" J. B. Mont
gomery, of this city, to extend his
wharf 90 feet into the channel of .the
Willamette j-iver. While Mr. Mont
gomery is to be congratulated upon
being a favorite at conrt, piher wharf
owners and those generally interested
in keaplog the channel clear of all ob
structions are loud in their protest
against the personal favoritism shown
II JS HAS lO HE THE GO A T.
Algeraeeks to evade resporsibility
for tho decimation of our army by
starvation and disease with the cow
ardly charge 'that the pres? waits
scapego it and has taken him Hea ds:
"But I refuse to be the gj3t." . ''
;Of cqurse he doe-t. That is entirely
characteristic of him. But there is no
w iy; for him to e-cp? the condemnation'-'
he , so richly merits. ' As the
head of the War Department it was
his duty to know' that rascally con
tractors were poisoning the soldiers
wieh'decaved foo ', that insufficient
hospital supplies were sent to Cuba,
that a my -camps were being located
to enrich railroads in sections where
tho water supply was infected and that
the sons of politicians, notoriously un
fit, were securing important staff ap
pointments.
By exercising the slightest degree j
of intelligence he could have known of
these outrages, and it was in his
power to stop them. But with a
characteristic disposition to shirk bis
duty he persistently ignored the sit
uatior.and now that the horror of it
has shocked the country and- brought
an imperative demand fur his resig
nation, he attempts to shift the burden
upon other shoulders.
Alirer owns lumber camps, where
the foundation of his great fortune
was laid. As they are financially
successful, he must have directed
their affairs with great care and skill.
If there is a failure iu one of these
favorable for a hold np in tho legisls- camps, whom does be hold responsible?
tnre, than forth pntion nf a United Certainly not one or two of his minor
States senator. Mr. .Corbpt.t's strength j employes, but the man be has put' in
was tested on tho fir rt ballot, and if. is charge.- '
not likei that the O'ipoait'ott wiU "nr-- President McKinley placed Alger
render, or fh'at ''hits' pnnnortpm wiil at the head ; of the War Department,
readily give him" no. However, tho and be must answer for the incompet-
n ion forces may brak the deadlock ! ency of hLi subordinates.
hy assisting either tmn or tho o'her of
the factions in the republican party to
make a selection. Should this result,
the choice will be De-It her Mr. Corbett
nor Judge GeWge, neither will it be
Mr. Mitchell, 'but som conservative
ex- loral or eoont.v
jnd his whwrf ninety feet .into the hands and only ix roaoonded. The
Willamette river, aud well it may be, j 8iinrint.endnt expreg'ol great rr
tvIsp. and sid- "Yon don't snend a dol
lar a year with those pnnerp, but you
exee.t thnm t-o print, fro" of chirge,
notino of a'l lnsMtnts. insert long pro
grams, pxoee.fc them t.o advor'iso vou.
t V. i.n aooiafjnir vnii tn nllmK l.)la la.liai. I
to et.ter salaries, without a cent in
return." i f
Pronoe.ts apoaar hot to bo more
At each succeeding election for six
years past the republican party has
gone before the people with a pledge.
man who ean be r"lied epnn'to renre-, if entrusted with the manageraemt of
sent the inUtrest of the tate at Wash-1 stato expenses should be out down and
logttn. r-t useless offirsAbolished. Ftw, indeed,
: ONE PLEDGE HE DEEMED.
The gold standard means that the
volume of public and private debts
must continue to ir crease, and that
the dollars in which all debts must
be paid must continue to grow scarce
and dear.
Patrio ic Billy Bynum. chairman of
the national gold democratic com
mittee, has some sense after all. He
know enough to resign his job after
the committee had mt off bis salary of
$400 a month.-
One point to be investigated is the
purchase of six transports from the At
lantic line, for $750,000 each, which it
is alleged, were onlr worth $370,000,
Who is it that has been making money
out of the patriotic generosity of the
people? . .
All who believe that the bankers of
the countrv. who are t-pending their
money lavishly to secure a majority in
the text t onftrett, pledged to enact i
iu law the banking -cheme proposed
r-v the Indianapolis monetary couven
tion, are doing so from disinterested
motives please raise their bands!
- The solid vote of the Union-Silver
minority in the legislature for Judge
B nnett is evidence to the people that,
nad the siiver men the majority, they
would send to tht. national senate a
man of ability and integrity of char
acter. It is encouraging to every
friend of true reform to see the min
ority so united and earnest in their
desire to serve the people. Pactional
strife and personal biukeriugs are uo-
Known in their councils.. Every union
man i-n Oregon has cause to be proud
nf the noble minority at Salem. Rose
burg Review.
In saving the Spanish cruiser Maria
Theresa, of Cervera's squadron. Lieut
enant Ho.bson has triumohed'over the
obstacles, which were attempted to dis
courage the department from permit
ting him to make an effort, to save the
vessel, wnich be asserted with con
fi Jence could ne done. In spite of the
declarations of naval constructors,
Hobsoo succeeded ia raising the ves
sel aud It will bereco istructed and be
come a valuable addition to the Ameri
can uavy. The success attending his
efforts to save the Marie Theresa for
thi government will give additional
confidence in bis assertion that he can
also iaise the Cbristobel Colon.
Ex-Senator John H. Mitchell formal
ly withdraws from the senatoaial
contest in a long letter to the Albany
Herald. After viewing the struggle
of '97 the ex-senator concludes: "Fur
ther than a-j above indicated 1 do not
intend personally to take any part in
i be appro.iching senatorial contest.
Ou the contrary I expect in a few days
to leave for Washington City, to be
present at the opening of the supreme
court of the United States where I
have professional business calling me
and therefore do. not exoect to be
either at Salem or In the stale during
the contest." Mitchell only withdrew
to private life when fate declared thai
his. service to the public were no
louger needed.
The senatorial contest may be settled
tomorrow or it may not be settled for
a week, but when it is settled, it is
quite safe to predict that a corporation
man will be elected. Of course we
will not get J. H. Mitchell, of the
Southern Pacific R R. Co., and pos
sibly not Mr. Curbeirt. of the First
National bank of Portland, but there
is Mr. Coltoc, of the O. R. & N. Co.,
who is available - Of course we must
have a corporation man; it would
never do to send anybody else to the
senate from Oregon just now, and in
case of Mr. Corbett's failure to get
there, what is the muter with Cotton?
He ill likely be the man. But of the
three Mitchell, Corbett and Cotton
Mr. Corbett should be the most accept
able, for be possesses the recommenda
tion of being a permanent resident of
Oregon..
Of course, it is not true that- Secre
tary Alger has resigned, although
there hns been nothingio his conduci
as Secretary of War which would so
become bim as tse act of resignation.
Secretary Alger can be confidently
relied upon not to resign his pot so
long as there is a government con
tract, or an appointment, to l dis
posed of, or a dollar to be gain-d by
holding it. Secretary Alg-r is not
only a politician, but an extremely
practical one. Philapelphia Public
Ledger. (Rep.)
"May this have been the last war,
and may arbitration rule the nation
forever afterwards," said Rev. DeWitt
Talmage in his invocation before the
peace j.ibilee at Washington Sunday.
The band played warlike airs, and the
great audience cheered vociferously
when ever the names of the heroes of
the war were mentioned
ing seems to have been "packed" by
the general public, and the tables
turned against the excellent gentle
men who organized the peace move
ment. The czar of Russia will taxe
notice.
In 1)?68 Secretary of the Treasury
McCullough congratulated the Ameri
can people upon the fact tbat.individu
ally, they were pr.icticilty fre fro o
debt. Secretary Gage canuot do like
wise, because the public aod privat
debts of the country are now approx
mitcly $U,0JJ.OJJ.003. Tneonly o i
gra'ulations likely to coma from Sec
retary G tge will b- direct i to the
oondholders and creditors, to wnlti-
class he himself belong', and will b
to the effect that their debtors will
under the gold standard b) C )B;ellei
to pay tbem in dollars worth twice a
mucb as the ones loaned.
.When the astonishing fact was dis
closed that Dr. Rjsh Shippen Huide
koper, medical director of the camp ai
Chickamauga, was a veterinary sur
g-on at the time uf his appointment
and bad been running a horse, do
and cat hospital in Nw York, curi
osity. was aroiis-d regarding the na
ture of his "pull." Ir. was sai 1 that
Senator Piatt. Q lay and Penrose bad
tood sponsor for him with the war
department but they nave disclaimed
all responsibility for his appointment.
.Vow the fact is disclosod that he is a
brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Kidder
whose husband was a member of tb
ba iking firm of Kiddsr, Pjibody 6c
Co., of Boston.
NO CHANGE
AT SALEM
The Factions Still Holding
Out Subbornly.
Salem. Oct. 6. There is little, if
any change in the" senatorial contest
from yesterday. Corbett again re
ceived his 36 votes, and there is little
if any likelihood of his gaining any
. i . i . . . :
The meet- I lDore ssrengin, snougti every cuum i
' i . . i . i a l!
oeinr put lortn to gain votes lur tutu.
The silver men changed 'rorn Ben
nett to Waldo, giving the latter the
greater portion of their votes.
When the two bouses met in joint
convention today to vote 'for senator.
tbeie was littl- interest manifested, as
commission at an outlsy i f f 100,000.
The senator after more maturely de
liberating upon the matter, arrived at
the conclusion that such a dock as is
required here could nut be equipped
for a lesser sum than $200,000.
Secretary Zimmerman, nf the Wolff
& Zwioker works, spoke quite freely to-,
day upon the' proposed enternrise of
his principals. He said that-Wolff &
Zwicker bad for some time bad the
scheme In contemplation, and no are
almost prepared to carry it into prac
tical effect in counect'on with their
shipbuilding plant. They purpose in
creasing their capital $250,000, of
which a large amount already Is Sub
scribed, and available ' whenever
needed. It l believed all the Increased '
capital stock will be secured within
the next two or three week, when
active steps will be taken in the con
summation of this great enterprise.
WANT MOR
TIME.
-I
panlards ey They rannot avaeaat Cub
Btforaa Febnary.
Havana, via Key West. Oct.' 6.
The Spanish authorities ' continue to
declare their inability to evacuate the
I island entirely before the end of Feb!"'
it was evident to all that there would PllaPy. The American commlssoners,
be no election. I continue to- insist' upon prompt
The result of the joint vote was as : evacuation. The Spaniards say also a
reason Tor d lay tnat in aouiuon to
! the lack of vessels, a large proportion
of their soldier are too weak and 111 to
follows:
. Jorbett . .
vVilliams
Jennett .
Jurlis r: .
3durge . .
ValdO...
'.akin....
.36
. 5
."2
. 1
.15
.23
. 2
SYNOPSIS OF THIS TOTE,
undertake the voyage in the winter
season.
Six hundred men, machinists, black
smiths, skilled workmen ann laborers
have gone on a strike at the Havana
, arsenal, refusing to work noles-t tbey
are paid five months' arrear of wages.
The etrik began on Monday and no
r . I m .in, Itu.. not KaaII m Bit A
The Flrt Ballot For United States Senator :"--" j - -
The Spanish cruise- ConJe de Ven
tHuiem. KAtn and gunboat Oallola a- d the
Salem, Or., Oct. 5.-Followlng is NeuVli E-pana are on the
tne .vote in aetaticvuorBeuatorjn kj, at the navf.yitrd nDdergoing
ihe legislature yesieroay. , .laboPaUJ repair preparatory to their
uoroetl oayer, oeacu, origin
Bank Robbery at M'lnnlpeg-.
ST. Paul, Oit, 5 A WinniDeg,
Manitoba, special to the Dispatch
says: At noon 860.000 in hank notes
were missed from the vanltof Monson's
bank here. The vault had been ouened
bv the regular combination. Officials
and the police refuse to give any details.
fbe manager is out of town on a shooi
ng trip. .
uiftappointment la store for Papsarkers
SALEM,Or.,Oct. 6. The Agricultural
lommittee reports on the late fire at
the Agricultural College comes up this
tfternoon. The- Ways and Means
committee is working on the appro i-
ition bill There are many disapoint
ment.s in store for many here-to-fore
benificiaries.' '
Another Mesnlnn Tqjlfty.
Paris, Oct. . The United States
peace commissoners had a session to
day from 10 to 1 P. M. The commisson
ers continued the conference with
Major General Merritt, and practically
concluded an extended canvass of the
Philippine situation. The memhers
of the commission refused to disclose
the views of General Merritt or Ad
miral Dewey, in regard to the policy j
to be pursued towards the Philippines.
Ten Foldlci Killed.
Minneapolis. Oct. 5. A special to
the Journal from WalKer, Minn..
states that a fierce engagement be-
ween the Indians and soldiers took
place this morning at Boy-Ah-We -Ge,
Shink point. The Indians are report
ed to hive killed ten soldiers. The
Indian loss is not known.
tutt, Donnelly, Farrell, Hawson.
Lamson, Marsh, Massinglll, Maxwell
VfcCourt, Moody. Morton, Myers,
Roberts. Ross. Stewart, Thorn oon of
Washington, Wha ley, Speaker Car
ter, Hill, Hoi kirk: total, 22.
Bennett Blackuby, Co n, F rd?nv,
Grace, Grey, Gregg, Jones, Kn'.gbt,
McAllister, Palmer. Piatt. Sherwin,
Stillman, Stump, Virtue, Whitney,
Wilson, Wonacott.
George Brattain, Cummings, Hall,
Kruze, Lewis, Davis, Mc ullocb, Mc
Queen, Thompson of Clickamas,
Flagg; total, 10.
Williams Nickols, Topping, Wil
liamson, Younir; total, 4.
Etkin Smith, Stanley. Reedes.
Ellis Freeland. . .
David M. Dunne Curtis.
The senate rollcall resulted as fol
lows:
Corbett Bates, Cameron, Dal of Ben.
ton. Haines, Haseltinc, Howe,Macka.
Michel), Mulkey, Patterson. Porter,
Selling, President Simon; total, 13
Benett Clem, Day of Lake, Dufur,
Morrow, Smith, Wade; total, 6
George Adams, Driver, Harmon
Kuykendril, Looney, Reed: totil, 6.
Eakio Proebstle, Taylor; total, 2.
Cotton Brownell.
Williams Fulton.
, Hewitt Kelly.
TERRlBI-B BATTLE WITQ INDIAN
Quay Held to Aower,
' Philadelphia, Oct. 5. Senator
Q iay, Kichard R. Quay and Charles H.
MeKee were tbis afternoon held in
$5,000 bail each to answer to the charge
of using state funds deposited in the
people's bank, for individual profit.
To Succeed Cameron.
ST. Paul. Oct. 5. A Winnipeg
special to the Dispatch says: A. E.
Forget, Indian commissioner, of this
city, has been appointed lieutenant
governor of the Northwest territory,
in place of M. C. C tmeron, deceased
Ahead. -
" Exeltlac
SALEM, Ore. Oct.
7. Everything
points to exciting times tomorrow and
Monday. Tbe opinion generally pre
vails that neither Corbett nor Simon
ran possibly be elected.- Some think
tb'atGeer, Gatch or George, has better
chances them others on the anti-Cor-Oett
side.
General Baeon'e coomand Suffered
Severely.
Minneapolis, Oct. 6. That
terrible disaster has overtaken th
command of General Bacon at Leech
lake, there is no longer any doubt.
Tbe scope of that disaster is still prob
lematical. Tbe troops were fired
upon by Indians in ambush yesterday
morning, and a bloody battle ensued
The fighting has continued wit' brief
intermission ever since, and the end
is not in right.
Repot ts regarding the l"Fses on
both sides conflict, tut it is certain
the 6oldiers have suffered terribly,
and that many Indians have been
ki'led. One report says that Kacon's
entire command has been annihilated,
and t:iat the fighting is now belntt
carried on by settlers.
TO BIJILU A DRYDOCK.
Wolff Zwicker Will take Holl of tbe
Enterprise. ' . ,
Portland. Oct.5. Wolff A Zwicker
the shipbuilders, are' the people who
will construct tbe dry dock so., long
needed in this portj .. . v.' :
, la view of this fact Senator Mackay
will abandon bis bill fostering this en
terprise under the supervision and
direct conuol of the Port of Portland,
rip to Spain' The arsenal st-ike Is
liable to delay the evacuation so far as
the navy is concerned, nnlpss the
differences are toon- settled as the
vessels in their present condition are
quite unequal to a sea voyage especial
ly at this iime of the year.
FIOHT1HO STILL COMTIKOKS.
Br porta a to Number Killed aod Wound
Conflict.
Mlvneapous, ct. 6. A spxilal to
the Journal from Wslkrrssyb:
Major Wilkinson, !x privates and
one Indian policeman are-dead. Col.
Sheridan is slightly wounded. Thirty
Indians are dead. 'Jba Journal dispatch-boat
bas just returned from the
battle-ground. There has been des
perate fighting all morning.
An Iodian named Mah Ge Guh Bo,
who came from Bear island In a canoe
at 3 A. M., -says the loss of the whites',
is ten killed and fifteen wounded He
denies that the troops have been wiped -out,
but says the Indians have had the
best of It. Their loss;' he claims, does
not exceed five killed and wounded.
Have other info tuation that there are
fifty dead Indians within a mile of tbe
landing. .. " ' r
The third expedition to . the point
has just started. There are fifteen
riflemen on board, picked men. Tbe -boat
carries coffee and provisions.
Every man In town slept with a Win
chester acro9- his arm. There was de
sultory firing from the headlands
about this town all night. What It
as abo'it I could not discover. I
think the Indians were signaling in
this manner. There were 200 men
under arms here. Mayor Kindle very
visely closed tbe saloons at 8 o'clock.
Deaths at tbe Presidio.
San Francisco, ct 6. During
a me of cards in the Tennessee camp,
ne of tbe players, Private William
Bum pass, suddenly arose from tbe
able saying tuat he was 111, and reel
ing to tbe tent door, fell dead In the
street. An autopsy showed that as
had died from heart disease.
Tbe 23d death in tbe Iowa regiment
Is that of Private Kirk Bates, com
pany K. woo nad been sick wttn
diphtheria and erysipelas following
typhoid fever. The city health
authorities refused permission to send
tho body back to Iowa, pending their
own autopsy.
' The Dead-Lock EtUl Oa-
SALEM, Or. Out. 7. Today's ballot
for United States senator showed no
material change from yesterday. The
following Is the result:
Corbett. 36: M. A. Miller. Zi; George.
10: William. 4: Eakin. 6: Gatch. 6:
tttrman, 1; Benaott, 1; Hewitt, 1
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