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SATURDAY OCTOBER 15, 1898
THE NEW SENATOR.
When one compares the gentleman
just elected by the Oregon legislature
to the United States senate with some
of hit predecessors he must conclude
the standard of statesmanship is not
advancing. When compared with
Joseph N. DplpHaad James Whites
mith, Mr. Simon must suffer. They
were statesmen, he is a politician. -They
were men whose political methods
were never questioned;' Mr. Simon has
beenkuown for year as a political boss
and krixter.'.'-',' . -. '
: . As to what. Mr.. Simon will or will
' not do in the senate remains yet to' be
seen.' He is In the prime of life.actlve
and energetic; and if his 'abilities are
exercised In the right direction be is
capable of being a fairly good repres
entative of the - state in the national
legislation balls. On national quea
ions, of course he will follow, the- lead
of. . his party,-, and will be an active
lieutenant to Marie Hanna, but still he
may accomplish - soma good for .the
state. It is understood that be favor
the early- construction of the Nica
ragua canal, and if be uses hisenergeis
to further this, measure, possibly we
may derive more benlftt than we ex
pect' from his . election. But Mr.
'Simon is not the -kind of. a. man. -the
United States senate, should be com
posed of. He. has little in common
with, the masses,, and he cannot be
counted one.. of their advocates. Noi-
ther his party or the. state is honored
by his elevation to so high a position
fhort of a complete surrender of the
29 opponents to Mr. Corbett. They
gave up their fight and elected to the
senate Mr. Corbett' strictest sup
porter and principal managers the man
whom they hated more bitterly ; than
Mr. Corbett himself. In supporting
Mr. Simon the republican legislators
who opposed Mr. Corbett did the: most
inconsistant act of their lives; .when
they went Into caucus and agreed to
support any one except Corbett whom
the caucus should name, they not only
showed their iuconaistancy, but adver
tised te the world that they were not
opposing his election on principal', but
for personal reasons. They cannot
even excuse their actions on1' the
grounds of opposing bossism, for they
have elected to the U. S. senate the
principal boss of the opposing faction
in their party. Since they have made
such a complete surrender, it ill de
volve upon them to explain their
mptlvea. j
INVESTIGATING THE ASJSIY
some laree Questions will come be
fore the .inquiry board. In session. In
Washington. The . subject is not by
' any means one entirely .of individual
tiles. If officers are .found', who he
glected or: perverted their duties, or
were Incapable they will haw to "pay
the '.righteous penalty.- "But back:" ef
each officer Is a- system and that also
will be on trial. Our. army organiz
ation In general will be placed In the
balance. Its resources - must be
weighed as well a its efficiency. One
of the flrat dlscoyerie will be that th
United States baa completely out-
: grown , its . litue regular anrv orsii
months ago. It was not nearly large
enough, to serve-even as a nucleus for
the military affairs of- the country.
This a peaceful nation considerate of
. other -governments, and desirous to
boon friendly terms witK them. But
it Is also, by natural laws, an expand
ing nation, ever increasing in pop
utation and wealth and extending in
all direction; by -force of varied in
dustries, its business relations with
the world. 3"he destiny must be
faced. There5 Is no reason why It
should not be accepted in an upright;
courageous spirit and with a feeling
of good will to alL
PRESIDENT HILL'S VIEWS.
President J. J. Hill of the Great
Northern is urging that congress n-
act a ' law' giving a bounty of $2 per
, ton on exports carried In " American
ships from Pacific coast ports to Asiatic
ports. A usual; Mr. Hill shows that
he is master of the subject under dis
cussion, but the Spokesman-Review
regrets that he has coupled bis project
with an open and direct attack upon
government . improvement of the
country's- rivers and harbors. Mr.
Sill says: . ,
"A ship of 5000 tons capacity, leav
ing the coast every Say in the year,
would carry l,500v000 tons annually
across the Pacific ocean to Asia. What
would it cost? A bonus of $2 per ton
would insure the building of ships as
fast as the shipyards could turn them
out. Two dollars per ton would amount
to 3,000,000 per- year. That amount
tor 10 years would not amount to any
more than the river and harbor bill.
which has paid so many political
debts and done so little good.';
It is hardly to be expected that
President Hill would be enthusiastic
in support of the river and harbor
bill. Water competition la exactry
the thing be does not want. - He wan
to carry the products of this section
la his cars to tidewater, and ' he wants
CA2t'T BEAJ A BIGHT.
When a paper gets so hidebound
that its partisanship closer its eyes
to facts so that It cannot read the
signs of the times or hear the mur
murings of the public it becomes so
strongly a partisan organ that its
truthfulness ceases to be at par.. It
would seem that the Albany Herald
has arrived at this stage, Judging from
the following expression that ap
peared yesterday in Us editorial col
umns: .
' "The work of the lnvestie-ating com
mittee, in the matter of the conduct of
the war by the war department, evi
dently will not give satisfaction, ..for
the great mass of the people were not
calling for any investigation, and
those who raised the' clamor which
forced the appointment of the com
mittee, will have no use for the report
unless it finds Secretary Alger di
rectly responsible for every death and
every case of sickness that has taken
place durinp the entire conflict, so as
to make a political club for future use,
which of course cannot be found just
to accommodate them." . v
The Herald has certainly been asleep
for the past two months, or Is so
wrapped up In ita prejudices that it
will deliberately falsify to prevent
criticism of ita party. ' The fact is that
ruiiy ia per cent ot the people or the
nation were-' demanding an Investiga
tlon of. the war department's adminis
tration during the' war. 'They believe
there was Incompetency and misman
agement there. The clamoring for
an Investigation -was not. confined to
any particular 'party. It:. was pat
riotic uprising of the people Who. felt
that their soldiers bad been mistreated,
and demanded' that the- responsibility
be placed where it belonged. ,Mauy of
the leading republican' papers of the
country, including the Oregonian,
were loud la ihefr demands for an in
vestigation, and. certainly they were
not seeking clubs with which to beat
their party's brains oat.-. "A r 'investi
gation Is necessary, not' only .by the
committee now engageoln the work,'
but also by congress, for the masses
will not be satisfied until all the facts
are known.
FttEE SILVEB OB HONVS.
Do the people understand that silver
is to he; abandoned as a money metal?
This is the ultimate aim ot the bank-
i-ers, money owners and newspapers
to transfer them there to ships of ttlffct -advocate what they are pleased
steamship line. He wants all he eaS fb Hencthe gold standard and sound
get out of each ,haul-high. rate"-t6iooeyr Asthe laws now stand not a
the coast., and a pouoty from the coast jffogle nonce of irtlvw that has been
to' Asia. -f taken from the mines -since 1893 can
. The people . may or may not want
heathen persecuted. Last week a little
Christian boy threw a stone at the
old heathen and struck him on the
lip, cutting an ugly gash and knock
ing out two teeth. It was hard on the
heathen but it was fun for the Christ:
ian. We wonder what the difference
is between heathen boys who stone
Christians and Christian boys who
stone heathens. Roseburg Plain-dealer.
THE VIBDEN BIOT.
. ? SILVEB AND WHEAT.
Ifc-tarf a committee' of ,thel English
parliinent that; reported, -s follows:
; virWe;'-believe that the producer in
i.rthf sflVercoiUMiTJeeoy an adr
vantage over hlscompttlorln England.
Jbt-he Is enabled, by the Jail ; in 'the
exchange to tafcaJawe price for, his
: :hea,.wlthout. detriment tolmself,
ifian bis competitor la England: ' and
":-f: Tharteadioaf a- aeoerAI adjustment of
ortees. which has t yeCPBBUi.'fttcr
kieh mav vet beremoterthat advant-
ae must eontiniie. If the evv
dce.on these points is of any weight
! t all, and it seems to ua that :it is .im-
f posslbl " to ignore ,T--mgiitt)trV
' would, prpbahly, to-aome wxtent- ac
for the abnormal fall lif.ibe
price of wheat which we have seen in
recent years with such disastrous pon
ejuences to ourselves; and to many
other countries in the world; and we
: regard It as a matter of grave import
ance to the future ot the agricultural
intorest which call for serious atten-
Hon:'-
his bounty project, mat. will be a
question for further ' consideration.
But they do want lower freight rates,
are very much in earnest about it,
and understand that, open rivers to
the sea would bring ths desideratum.
Less than bait a million dollars, ac
cording to the. report ot engineers,
would build the portage road betweep
Celilo and The Dalles. - The clearing
away ot Impedimenta la the lower
Snake would not Involve the expend I-
tureof a very . large sum. These im
provements, completed, -a competing
water route would be opunad, over
which the surplus produce of Whit
man, Walla Walla. Franklin. Colum
bia, Gai field, Asotin and other. coau--
ties of eastern .Washington: and Npz
Prce, Latah and other counties of
oortbern Idaho, could find their way
to tidewater and the open markets of
the world.
A. COMPLETE t SURRENDER.
The eleotloa of Joe Simon by the
lagislawrt last Satwiaj "Wf
THE NEXT VOXOUESS.
Mark Hanna has sounded an alarm.
He frankly tells his fellow republl
cans that the next. house of represent
allves is likely to be democratic.
This is true, and no wonder. With
the Diogley hill - producing less reve
nue than enough to pay the ordinary
expenses of the government; with the
seandals of the waiun the republican
party's head; with the president's
shameful abuse of his appointing -pow
eraBiliagSib risal departments ot
the army with Incompetents who had
a ' pull: with the records ot sickness
and death in all the camps, attributa
ble solely to incapable administration:
with Alger still holding office and
controlling the army; with an exas
perating war revenue measure which
even with the aid of the commerce
crippling Disgley bill produces a de
ficit of nearly 160,000,000 during the
first three months of the fiscal year
with all these facta le evidence it - will
surely be astonishing If the next con
gress Is not democratic. Walla Walla
Statesman. : - .--
Poor old Corbett amines and looks
happy, being the first case on record
of the oat being pleased J he use of
lw pair taa wakf.
be coined Into money of any denomi
nation. Do the people understand
this? Before 1873. from the dawn of
history, sliver wa9 regarded as one of
the money metals of the world. Now
legislation has stricken it down. The
adverse legislation of our government
alone has reauod tbe price of silver
throughout the world. The silver in
a dollar can be purchased for fifty
cents, -and the silver dollar ia to be
backed up by gold ; demanding,' inter
est bearing bonds. This is the pro
gram of all the financial traitors of
'our country who cloaking; themselves
in the garb ot angels, with bypocriti
cal expression ot deep concern for.
the masses have '-never (ought a con
test in the open. -Unless the policy of
our government is changed there will
never be an ounce of newly ; inined
silver coined. Do the people under
stand tbW? -
silver must either be restored 'to
free coinage or else hundreds of mil
lions of dollars in gold bonds. Issued to
form the basis of a "sound" ' banxingj
carrency. And the latter ia' what
every' banker, corporation and pluto
erat desires.
WHAT)S THE JIFFEBEJSCET
East, week we read an aoconnt of the
rperseqution of an American Christian
in heathen China. ' ' An .American
unnstian missionary in giving an ac
count of his treatment in one ef the
principal cities,. ,wrixs that every time
he sppearedenbe street he was . fol-
lowdy gang of little heathen
rCfciAeee'boys, who pelted him j-with
mud and stone and called after him.
foreign devil 1 foreign devil!". There
has lived- id this Christian city lor a
great many yeata," an old Chinaman
a heathen, if yon please. He is old
and peculiar ,ut inoffensive and harm
less when let alone, but almoat every
&ae he appears on the street, he ia fol-
ftrwed by a gang of little Christian
tteys, who call after him, "one eye I
one'syel" and pelt him with mud. and
stone. In a great many instances the
Christian parents of these Christian
boys know of their action, bat instead
ot reproving them, they appear to
tfclak l li t fnnay to je the qjil
NOT IN OBLIVION.
In a plantive speech in Flordia,
Secretary Alger remarked that it
mattered not what become of him.
"I may be burled in oblivion," hesiad
"or in the grave." In common with all
mankind the secretary will be buried
in a grave, but he will not be burled
in oblivion. The administration of
the war department by Secretary Alger
will, ever remain apart of the .nation's
history. It will never be, forgotten
that in a country of boundless resources
and a plentiful supply of food of all
kinds, the ' nation's soldiers - went
hungry because of the incapacity of
the commissary department under
Secretary Alger's command. It will
never'., be -'forgotten -that ' with a
treasury bursting with cash, the. nat
ion's defenders suffered' for medicines
and the . most ordinary articles to
relieve the sick and promote a return
to health, because of the inefficiency
of the medical department under Sec
retary Alger's command- It will
never be forgotten that the utmost
want of order and practical admlnls
trative ability wu displayed;, in the
quartermaster's . department . under
Secretary; Alcer's command.- It will
never be forgotten that whole regi
ments in camps of instruction, . which
were never exposed to the dangers and
hardships of an actual campaign were
invalided because of ignorance! and
indifference and criminal negligence
of men under the .command of. Sec
retary Alger... By way of comparison
it will never - be forgotten tnat. pro
portionately more sickness, more
death, more suffering was engendered
in six months with 200,000 men 'under
Secretary Alger "than ' in four years
with 1,000,000 men under Secretary
Edward M. Stanton 3-5 years ago. No
Secretary Alger is in no danger of ob
livion. Some men achieve greatness
for their great successes, and others
become noted for great failures de
serving oblivion, ' but unfortunately
never gaining it. Russell A. Alger
belongs to the latter class. His. ad
mistration of the war department will
bear the gaunt imprint of death or
years to come, and illustrate as nothing
else can how imbecility can wrecks an
army and S9nd thousands to uqtisiejis
graves: ' '' " " " ' " ' ' .'
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BOOSE VELTS DILEMMA !
The clash at Virden, Illinois, be
tweeu be miners and the Chicago
Virden Coal Company, assisted by
their imported colored outlaws, is an
other evidence of the tendency to
grind down labor and uphold capital.
The coal miners had asked for an in
crease in wages, promised them when
the Dingley bill went into effect, but
instead were threatened with a de-
crease, because tne company couia im
port colored men, many of whom were
recently discharged from Southern
penitentiaries, who would work for
less money. - The miners undertaking
to assert their rights to earn their
living by labor, warned the company
not "to attempt to import laborers' but
the warning was unheeded. Manager
Lukens asserted that he would im
port colored laborers at the muzzle of
Winchester rifles and attempted to do
so, even ignoring the warning of Gov
ernor Taon'er, and his refusal to send
the militia to' aid the company in its
heartless-endeavor.
The management of the Chicago
Virden Coal Company are guilty of a
cold blooded and deliberate murder of
the men . they -thus rushed into the
very jaws of ' death. " It was entirely
premeditated on their part. They were
warned that if they- attempted to im'
port laborers there would be trouble
Instead of beeding the warning, . they
armed there, hired minions and rushed
them by a special train into a mob of
infuriated miners, shots being fired
from - the train as it entered the
- station . A terrible battle ensued, and
a number of men on both sides were
killed. The blood of these men must
be ' accounted for by the heartless
wretches who forced the battle.
THKBE - IS A DIFFERENCE.
Referring to the disastrous affairs
at Virden, the Oregonian makes this
comment:.
"The governor of Illinois for months
has permitted an armed mob to pre
vent miners employed by coal com
panies from pursuing their employ
ment. He ' has given his official
support to men who. because they
could not' get the terms they demanded,
have prevented others 'from going: to
work. Tbe result is the bloody affair
reported today. A political dema
gogue is always a dangerous man. ' As
governor of a state he has opportunity
to be the most dangerous- of public
enemies.''- '
? For the Oregonian, this is letting a
man dwn easy when he stands up for
the rights of the common, people when
they conflict with, tbewi(lota cor
poration. But had : tbe . governor of
Illinois been Altgild, it would have
been different. The Oregonian would
have devoted a whole column to de
bouncing him as an anarchist. "
something for the people. Democrats
generally are gla'l there was an elect
ion, but one faction of the republican
party is not much pleased.
It is said 50,000 " troops are needed
for Cnba. There is apparently no
more need for 50,000 troops to uphold
our government in Cuba than there
was for 280,000 troops to whip discreplt
and bankrupt Spain. But there are
people who are exerting every pos
sible influence to saddle uoon the
country a big standing army.
A saving to tbe government of $30
000 a year on its new contract, for
stamped envelopes and newspaper
wrappers- has been proclaimed. This
looks as if the former contractors had
a very profitable job, or tbat the new
ones have a ' very poor one. It is
natural, if-not reasonable, to think that
the former estimate is the true one.
. The vote In favor of prohibition in
Canada is still a minority vote and will
not juBtifly the Canadian government
in attempting prohibition -legislation
Prohibition carried in Canada, but
there was such a narrow margin of
votes in its favor, and the . total vote
cast was so small tbat prohibitory laws
will not be attempted.
- The invasion of England by Amerl
can jockeys may, in meaSJre, offset
the invasion of America by Euglish
titles looking for. wealthy wives. . One
seems- to be as eagerly sought after as
the other. There is not a little justice
in winning with American jockeys and
American horses on the English turf
the money taken abroad by husbands
of American daughters of millionaires.
ernor Lord to appoint Mr. Corbett, and
again, let him go before the regular
session, allow himself elected, then
resign and get Govenor Geer to re
appoint Mr. Corbett It U rests with
Mr. Simon to make Mr. Corbett sen
ator, and if he was speaking -from real
conscienciousness he will pursue tbe
course we have outlined. We tear,
however, "Little Joe" was talking
through his tile.
Philanthropist Mark Hanna is solici
tous that the Philippine Islanders
shall be treated w'th the utmost hu
manity. Tbe coal miners, iron work
ers, street car crews, and lake sailors
who. have been in Mark's employ when
their wages were cut below the subsis
tence line can understand' now tbat
Mark has been keeping bis humanity
In tne safety deposltvault of his grani
toid conscience all these years that be
mtght pour it out upon 12,000,000
yellow, brown and black semi-savages
7,200 miles ' away from our shores.
Mark has some of tbe milk of human
kladness in him despite the many bard
things that have been said about him.
This tact may be proven by-a power
ful microscope not yet Invented. Re
public.
. Lord Brassey of England, who is
an authority on naval matters, is now
in this country. He has added his
pi alse to that of others of his country
men as to the splendid work done by
the -American navy during the late
war. The United States, he says, can
become a great naval power. We
have the right sort of men, great in
ventive skill, and as tbe country has
almost unlimited resources., it ;will
depend upon the people themselves
whether they are to have a formidable
navy, as compared with certain Euro
pean powers, or not. Lord Brassey Is
' of tbe opinion that the English would
I . L . . . TT , n .
dui uowi w seuiiig we united states
having a powerful navy, hoping
many Englishmen at present do, that
when we are stronger in ships the
much-desired Anglo-American al
liance will be nearer accomplishment.
The law should be such that in case
of strikes of magnitude the state
should step In and assume - control of
the property. The tragedy at Virden
Illinois, where many men are reported
killed in ao engagement between
stri King coal miners and armed depu
ties and employes of tbe company is a
case in point. Manager Lukens assert
ed tbat he would ran bis property to
suit himself at the point of Winches
ters.. - Under existing laws for the pro
tection of capital, Mr. Lukens in his
remarks, displayed the same exalted
patriotism as always characterizes the
capitalist. But the order of things Is
primarily wrong when even good
a man as Mr. Lukens can sty that
hundred of his fellow beioe- must in
enect be nis slaves ana do his will or
starve. Letsuch men as Mr. Lukens
be forced to step aside and the state
assume entire control until all the
rights of all the people are subserved
Mr. Lukens may have . inalienable
rights above those' of his employes.
the state has such rights above, those
of Mr. Lukens.
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German
Specialists.
From Portland, Oregon r 5
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cataracts removed without a knife; glasses fitted when all others
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Do not fail to see the German Specialists. A friendly tjJk .
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The courts will be called upon to
decide whether Col. Tbedore Roose
velt la eligible to the governorship of
New York. The matte)?aMBtathift
manner.' In 189C'MI assistant: a.t
retary of the na5E.Mr: Roosevelt waa
assessed- as a citizen- of New York pu
personal property faO.000. To avpid
paying - tho taxes on this amount
Colonel RoaseveH made an .affidavit
that fee was a citizen of Washington
and not a citizen of New York and bad
not voted at tbe last New York state
election, as he was not .eligible to do
so. Of course a public man does not,
of necessity, lose his state residence
by residing .In Washington bnt, if
only a federal appointee, he can change
his residence : if he so desires, and
this was the desire of Col. Roosevelt
only a year ago. As an elector mast
be a resident of .New York for the-
period of five years immediately pro
ceeding in order to hold the office of
governor it would seem that Colonel
Roosevelt connot hold the position.
The courts will be asked to restrain
the secretary . ot state from placing
CoL Roosevelt's name on the official
ballots.
It is a ead commentary on American
citizenrhlp and patriotism, when a
man who is willing to risk his life
like Colonel Roosevelt In the charge at
Santiago, still thinks so little ot his
country in time of peace that he would
make oath to a statement which . his
subsequent acts prove false, In order
to escape the just burden of taxation.
While the legislature is chopping
08 the htads of useless officials, the
attorney-general should not be over
looked. Tt: at office la perfectly useless
except that it furnishes a place for
soma office seeker who la willing to
draw a salary for which ha renders
Uttla) 9T M frTie -
That investigating committee will
get to work a s soon as Mark Hanna
gets tbe whitewash mixed. .
Today all .the trusts, all the monop
olies, every agency which Is bleeding
Jte country,,. baa taken refuge under
be wing or the republican party, be
cause they fear tbe democratic, party
which has kicked them puL
" The republican organs and orators
told the people last year that the Ding
ley bill made .wheat worth a dollar a
bushel. The Dingley bill is still in
force. Will they kindly tell the public
the reason that wheat is only worth 50
cents this year?
Senator Taylor, of Umatilla county,
has introduced a bill to abolish the
state board of equalisation, that should
receive the support of all who .desire
-to reduce - the number ot taxeatera.
Che beard of equalization has never
been of : any benefit to the state, and
sheuld be wiped out of existence.
Hundreds of Indians of the Tanana
Manasta and Copper River tribes are
reported to be threatened with starva
tion, by prospectors from Copper river
who- have, arrived at Dawson. The
natives depended on the salmon run
on the Copper river for their winter
supply of food. This year the salmon
did not come.
There is no honor to be achieved by
men of the Simon stamp in being elect
ed United States Senators. They are
known simply as unscrupulous and
tricky politicians notwithstanding
how eniment the place they may at
tain by ' devious methods. 'No one
honors Quay or Piatt, and Mr.- Simon
belongs co the same category. ; ..
There is one good feature about "til
legislature electing a senator last
Saturday. It takes the contest oat ' of
the legislature for the time being, and
gives tbtt body an pportaaity tod
Secretary Alger is a poor - witness
in his own prosecution.- He answers
only such questions as he sees fit, and
those that are asked by tbe commission
which, might, if truthfully answered.
reflect discredit on his administration
ot the war department, are ignored.
He should feel no hesitancy about
talking, as he will be whitewashed, re
gardless of tbe evidence against him.
The complimentary vote given
Judge Bennett, of The Dalles, is a just
recognition of a - worthy citizen.
Judge .Bennett has persistently fol
lowed the course politically, that as
sured bim at air times failure to win
the honors his talents made him de-
aerVeand yet by his conscientious ad-
vocacy of what he believes right he
baa won respect from all the people
or Oregon. EastOregonlan.
This frightful mortality from disease
among volunteer was due largely to
the failure to exact that stern sanitary
discipline which Is enforced in the
regular army in peace and war; and to
the same cause . of Ignorance, in
experience, and lank of discipline we
may safely ascribe "the fact, says the
Oregonian. thatj the regulars In Porto
Rico have, but 1 per cant against a
sick list of from 35 to 45 per cent
among the volunteers.
The death of Thomas P. Bayard re
calls tbe fact-ihathe and hi father
were the twonators from Delaware
just after the -close of the civil war,
The New York World says tbto i a
political fact without a parallel and
that an analogious case would tie that,
of two brothers Van Wvck as respect
ively ehlef. executive of New York?
state and chief executive of ita domi
nant city at tbe same time:
Throughcnt Canada recently a vote
was taken on prohibition. Sir Wilfred
Lauriei, the premier of Canada, prom
ised to hold a plebiscite, or popular
vote, and if prohibition carried to in
. Jl r . -
ki-uuuce it as a government measure
in the house of commons. Prohibition
j 1 ...
carried oy a smau majority. A pro
hibition measure will now be intro
duced in the house. It Is believed,
however, that it will be killed in the
senate.
A bill is pending before the legis
lature to regulate the publication of
legal notices, such as sheriff's sales,
etc., whereby the attorney for a party
securing a judgment shall have the
power to designate tbe paper In which
the publication . shall appear, taking
the matter out of tbe hands ot the
sheriff entirely. . Such a law would ap
pear to be unadvisable. The she: iff
is elected by the people, is their of
ficial executive officer, and in all
instances is able to judge what paper
will give legal notices the greater
publicity. The bill should not become
a law. "
In thanking the joint assembly for
bis election tbe other day, Mr. Simon
aid he preferred Mr. Corbett to him
self for 'United States senator, If he
really' meant what be said, he an
easily adjust the matter. Just let him.
wait until tbe special session adjourns,
tnsa let bin resign and allow 09T'
,,Virden, 111., Oct. 13. The town la
as quiet as a country churshyard today.
Two Gattling -guns of theGalesburg
battery on the public square and a
bluecapped infantryman at each corner
in the business district, are about the
only evidence of yesterday's riot, out
side of tbe O'Nell cottage. In tbe
frontyard of this humble home stand
five black-covered coffins, on each of
which 19 a simple plate with thi words
"Ao Rest." Under the Has are the
mortal remains of - five victims of
yesterday's battle at the stockade of
the Chicago-Virden Coal Cdtnpany.
They are: Ernest Eltterly, of Mount
Olive; Ellis Smith, of Mount Olive;
Ernest Keutner, of Mount Olive; Ed
Weets, of Springfield; William Blue
of Springfield. . " .
; Men are swarming into Virden on
every train and highway today.
Mostot them are miners, but those
who came into town were unarmed. ?
Scenes at the improvised morgue, at
the O'Nell house are most pitiable.
All the dead men fiere had families,
and members of these have come from
their homes. Their ' grief is heart
rending. ? -
The citizens of Virden are bitter in
condemnation of the governor for not
preventing - the terrible doings of
yesterday, nd tbe rage over the action
of the mine operators and the armed
men on the train grows more . fierce
every hour. . - Tnatr sympatniea are
wholly -with -. the. miners. Twenty-
three men were wounded, a number of
wbom are In . a serious . condition.
Eleven ot these are miners, the re
mainder being composed of deputies,
guards, and mine company employes.
MINERS AND .
OFFICERS FIGHT
Desperate En.cou.nter
Virden, Illinois.
at
TWELVE MEN
WERE KILLED
The Situatoin is Still Serions
at Virden Coal Mine.
VntDEN, 111., Oct. 12. The arrival of
Imported negroes from the South at
12130 today was followed by a desperate
battle. Five hundred shots were ex
changed between the strikers on one
side, and Sheriff Davenport and depu
ties and railroad police, on the other
side.
It is thought that at least 20 miu on
both sides were killed and wounded.
The best information is that 10 were
killed, five fatally wounded, and five
seriously wounded.
When the Chicago '& Alton
train bearing the . negroes arrived it
was met by fully 1500 armed miners,
who were lined upon each side ot the
track between the telegraph office and
mine of the Chicago Virden Coal Com
pany. Tbe train was stopped Immedi
ately in front of the east gates of the
stockade, and ,the trouble began,
Dozens ef shots were fired from the
stockade at the men, while tbe strikers
were half a mile away.and one Chica
go & Alton policeman was undoubted
ly killed by a shot from the tower.
Tbe wildest rumors -are afloat, one
being tbat as many as 60 miners have
been killed. The town is In tbe great
est excitement, men are securing
whatever arms they caa get hold of,
expecting to use tbem for their own
protection if the trouble spreads.
Shortly before 1:30 Manager Lukens
tried to make his escape from the shaft.
The attempt wss a signal for another
fusilade from a body ot mea said to
be miners. The manager and a small
force of detectives ran Into an alley
behind the postdffiee. '. Tbe attacking
party, however, continued to fire away
It is not known whether any of the
shots took effect. The city marshal
telegraphed the chief ot police of
Springfield to send a special train with
doctors. Sheriff Davenport has sent a
telegram to Governor Tanner, asking
that troops be sent Immediately, fhe
sheriff thinks possibly -100 men have
been killed and wounded, but others
deem the estimate, too large. There is
the greatest Indignation against the
mine operators. Lukihs is held re
sponsibly for the tragedy. '
BAD WBECaV AT FOBTLAXD.
Twe U. B. A jr. might Trains CelUdatf
INTEREST BATK BKOVVCO.
Tm LcglCfatua Baa Done Auothwr OpJ
Act.
SAlM,Oct. 12. Senator Daley's
bill reducing the legal rate of interest
from 8 tq 8 per cent has passed both
houses,and if it receives the governor's
aporoval, public debts and open ac
counts hereafter will bear only 6 per
cent. -
Speaker Carter has introduced a bill
authorizing the state normal school at
Ashland, and carrying an approplation
for Its malntainance.
Tbe report of the committee on way
and means will leave out the appropria
tions ' for the orphans' and babies'
homes.
In the senate the new portage bill
has passed.'
Representative Young 1 chairman 01
tbe committee to which will be re
ferred all bills relative to the reduc
tion of officers' salaries.
Curtis' measure to protect salmon
has passed the house, and will likely
go through the senate.
Tbe law makers bare an inauatrious
streak, and are boiling nlgnt sessions
In both houses and mating ue 01
every available hour. It Is generally
thought the session will close Satur-
47 . .,
Portland, Oct. 12. A rear-end col
lision between two O. R. & N. freight
trains ocourred at 8:20 o'clock this
morning under tne bridge where Un
ion avenue crosses Sullivan's gulch,
on the East Side. Each train was
drawn by two engines. Two engines
were wrecked, four box cars Aftmashe4
into kindling-wood and the caboose of
the flrstjtrain wrecked and thrown
down the embankment into tbe water
of Sullivan's gulch. ';.
Almost miraculously 'no lives were
lost. The trainmen saved themselves
by jumping.
Tho track of the SoOthetn .Paoinc.
crosses the O, M Jl, .Rinses?. bort
distance wast er the scene- of the ac
cident.
The Southern Pacific regular pas
senger train- came along -and forced
the O. R. .N. extra to come to a
standstill until It should pass. The
crew of tbe rear train, supposing the
track was dear, as It should have been
ordinarily, did not see tbe danger nn
til rounding the curve. Then It was
too late.
BOUNTY BIU. FAMKD THAI BOV8B
senate passed a joint resolution pro
viding for a joint committee on ' reso
lutions in the matter of the death
Mrs. Geer.
WILL ADJOUBM TOMOBBOW1
Tb
t (
Bpvclal . feaaloo ef the LafUUwu C
Will Coma to a Close. : . n-;
Salem, Oct. 14. Both houses of the'' '
legislature have agreed to adjoura
morrow at 11 a M. and tbe legislators'-'
are preparing to wind up their buslr ;
ness in the Capital.. . ,- '.
This morning when the pilotage bill' v
was under consideration a motion .to.. .
indefinitely postpone prevailed. . ' ;;
Tbe house committee on clerk hire "'
has given nearly fifty clerks-. front. .;
thrae to five dollars per day during ,
tbe session.
The general approplation bill passed"' '
the house this forenoon, and Is no .
being considered in the senate. J
Resolutions on the death of Mrs,'
Geer were adopted by !oth houses
and telegraphed to Mr. Geer at Omaha. '
The committee appointed to laves '
tlgate the penitentiary will not. report
until the regular session next January;.
: 1: . i :v
. OMUtnttoa Is VTlapnd, y . .
New YORK, Oct.' 11. A dispatch ti ;
the Herald from Santiago says; Ameri 4
lean officers sent to inspect Baracoa?
and Sagua de Tanamo," have returned
and report dreadful destitution in the:'
northern towns. There Is absolute,
necessity of immediate action. " Merii-.
women and children are starving and) '
naked. General Wood will send to
morrow 300,000 rations, cloth stuff!
and clothing to Baracoa, Sagua, G.ibara
and Balno. General Woods has issUci'
ifastructions that free rations shall b
given out to women and children only,
The men, It la said, will not work at '.'
long as they can find free food,,; '
ruiagws te Htwto, -'-. s .
St. Paul, Oct. 12. A Walker spec-''
ial to the Dlspatoh says:;
Tbe Bear Island or Pillager Indiana
will surrender and war . .has bee,
averted. It only remains for terms tot
be arranged before 'the ho tiles " will
come into the agency. :
A Letter from. Hallla.
. W. G. Ballard received a letter ' shit
morning from his son Roy' of the' 2u4U
Oregon Volunteers, dated "Manila 1
September 12th, Roy has been pro"
moled to the charge of the regimental "
quartermaster's supply - wagon, and
was as well as be had ever been in hit
life, but be complains that many of tha
hnva iam luffftHnff frnm faa; A
rumor bad reached them that hi!
regiment would be ordered borne in 2 ;
or 30 days from the time ha wrote, an 4
11 of the boys who bad not been sice
were hoping It .would . prove tru
as they dreaded, an attack of tha
fever. - A couple of days . before
he wrote the insurgents killed,
six men belonging to the Fourth
cavalry at Malata, an" outpost three
miles from Manila and' later klllta
three more. The letter goes on ta
say: "At 11:15 yesterday morning w
were called to arms and held in read I
ness to move at onoe, but the order ta
move never came. . All. of us boys ot i
the 2nd Oregon were just .aching to, :
have a brush with tbe insurgents, ta
let the world know what tbe Oregoa .;
boys are made of.1' '.i : '
Notice oi Final Settlement, i
Notloe Is hereby given that tha anoeraiffMfl
administrator of the estate of Peter Sberriur
Iter, deoeaead, aaa filed hU Anal aaeouot onl '
report la Mid estate in toe Oouot; Court ot Ui
State of Oregon, for Vmeo Count, end IAM
Monday Atns ItA -y mt Heveaaber, lf
at tU o'clock, a. m.. of MM day at the Ooantt
Oowrt room rn ttje County '. Court Houes IA
Dalle City, Wasco County. Omroa, baa ta t
axed by said Court as tbe time and pbMS tut .
neannjr wo nnai account ana ropon. -.
All persona interested lo aaid hum are bare ,
Place
count should not be alloa
bv notified to aDDear at aald time and nl
and abow eause. If any tbe re be, wby saw
and aroraved aa I
an order made discharging said a,i aanrii'.aa4
releasing his bondxmen.
Dated this iavqaj of October. tSW. " .
t. c. BKRsrra.
Administrator of theXstata ot Peter Sberrttu -
er, deceased, TootM 1
NOTICE.
V. 8. Land omos.
14, Ma f -t
tbiaefaea
by Frank C. Wilson acainst Ouatare A. Breek-
Tbe Dalles. Or.. Sent,
Complaint bavin been entered at tbiaefsee
Death ot Mrs. dear Announced Bill Intro-
duced gor aw State Board ef
equalisation.
Salem. Or. Oct. 13. The bill to
retrulate the carriage of sheep by ex
press has passed both houses of the
legislature and awaits the gov
ernor's signature.
The bill granting a bounty of
dollar a ton to producers of sugar beets
was argued this morning. BepreseA
tative Stlllman of Umatilla county
opposed it, but it finally passed th
house.
Speaker Carter announced the death
ef the wife of Governor-Elect Geer and
on motion tbe house out of respect,
adjourned till 3 o'clock.
The senate passed the house bill
providing for a board of control of
Multnomah county and those provid
ing for the time of holding circuit
court In the -sixth and eight judicial
districts, and aa other toauthoriM
Multnomah county to lease the upper
deck of the steel bridge spanning the
Willamette.
Senator Mulkey introduced a bill
providing for a state board of equaliza
tion composed of tbe governer, secre
tary of state and atate transom. . The
man for abaudonlnf his Homestead Entry NOV
4M8. dated October 21 1888, upon tbe WK. SB U...
See '.Sand the NH. NEW SeeST.Tp 6s,Rll?
W M, la Wasco oeunty, Oregon, witb a view to
tbe eanoellatlea ef said entrv. the eaid nartlaai
are hereby summoned to appear at this office on
tbe 14th day ot November. im. at IS o'clock a.
m.,to respondaoa narnish testimony ooaoera. .
uf saia anogea
70UUt
1 abaadomnenw
JAY P. LUCAS, Register,
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Our fire sale is still on.
All goods from 2$ to
50 per cent reduction-
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