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One of theflrst acts of the bouse in. I
";7 ': ;". ib pre8ent 8es8l6a of bongress was to
... " ' ' pas the antl-scalplqpljii,'-- measure
"... that lias been before congress' In one
. " form or another for ten years. No
; . other . congress has 'ever 'been so
' .' pliable to corporate, influence that it
would. grant this request of the rail
roads but as the senate is " composed
i- v -.- largely of railroad attorneys., congress
may now be said to be in the' bands -of
"the railroads', and the antl-scalpi.v
" bill will become a law.
Id 1897 the legislature of New York
'.'" - passed a similar, law, and the supreme
.'. , court recently declared It unconstitu
tional, as the United States supreme
Vsdurt' 'will 'iikelj d 'iwAen the law
comes before that tribunal. The New
York supreme court in its decision
says:
-Xt has happened before that for the
' protection of the people the law making
e i -i. .v.power.bas provided for anjsxamlnatlon
vi. -h -'..td. ascertain; whetberappjlcants pos
sessed suitable qualifications for the
""""' "7:. portions applied fbr,'br the business
sought to be engaged in; but In no in
stance has it conferred a general and
-ppllmited power of appointment upon
;0 class of persons . or corporations
" wholly unconnected with the state gov
ernmeot."
Continuing the decision says:
- v "If a transportation company sells a
; ticket from New -York to San Fran
' cisco, it undertakes to carry the holder
- from one place to another. It cost the
company no more to carry one person
than it doea the other. How then can
. . ' . it be defrauded or in any way prejudice
J.V d by the transfer of such a ticket by
' the purchaser to another burchaser?"
-. In this decision tbe New York court
Has umjuestionaoly acted Justly. The
. principle sought to be' established by
the antl-scalplng law is contrary to
. the principles that have governed.
commerce and trade for all time
'. Whatever an Individual buys is his,
and be has the right to dispose of or
, use it as he sees fit. . If an article fs
bought for 8100 dollars and the pur
chaser sees fit to sell it for $50 It is not
the province of the seller to say ' that
be ehal!; not. It an Individual pur
. chases a railroad ticket from Portland
to San Fraocisco and sees, fit to travel
only half the distance, then sells the
remainder of the ticket to some other
individual it is his piivelige, for the
ticket is bis property. The railroad
has received its full demand for the
ticket, and can be none the loser by
the second purchaser riding on it the
last half of the journey. .A principle
of law teat would prevent such trade
would prevent the purchaser of a coat
from selling it should it not fit or suit
him; Such a principle of laws Is not
only unjust but ...is, dangerous, and
. would never have passed a legislative
body that represented all the people,
;" MORE - ALQERlSMr" "
: While tbe commissioners appointed
by the president to investigate the ad
ministration of the war. department
' " and officers are. -doing their .best to.
" prevent the truth coming to light, so
' " that they can fix up a report that will
;. exonome Alger,,, evidence . -will oc
'caslonaily crop out that ia.lmost
.. damaging. Miss8chaf er, a Red Cross
. - nurse, who has just arrived in 5an
' Francisco from Manila, gives but thv
-following statement for publication?
"Scores of soldier boys are dying in
the hospitals at Manila just for want
of proper nourishment. They say the
government allows 60 cents a day for
-' each patient. I could have ' saved
dozens of lives on S cents a day.- Ohl
1 .the utter woe of the soldiers, and tbe
2. helplessness of them. Men as bright
and noble as God ever made, glv.ing up
to death, hoping for it, seeking for it,
. taking poison, doing anything that
wilt .relieve tbe dispalr that - comes
upon them. Seeing .nothing bjafore
them but days of pain and nights of
wweBednessi ' without proper -care,
without proper food, alone; with no
one to give them sympathy or cheer,
to wjite to their friends, to soothe
their aching brows or moisten their
parched Hps, if by sheer endurance
' of nature, of obstinacy of vitality, thoy
, do get better, there is before them
': -nothing :but' a still more . cheerless
period of . convalescence, with the
probability of relapse and tbe old
weariness of dlspatr to be suffered
' again. . No. wonder there are six or
; seven funerals a day. No wonder the
. dead house is never empty. -,
''. ."And ouside of tbe hospital, and
even In It, such indifference. Petty
consideration of rank and position
squabbles about precedence, lack of
consideration in , prescribing and pre'
paring food, while men are dying, not
merely of heart hunger, but for want
of nourishment"'
i. If this i true,: somebody i to blame
. and that somebody is the head of the
war department, for be is responsible
for the acts of his subordinate officers
; PATRIOT AND SOLDIER.
' After devoting bis entire life to tbe
eauee of freedom for his country, Gen
mi Garcia fell a victim to pneumonia
in our national capital last Sunday
morning. Having lived to see the
dream of his life realized, it is sad that
he was not permitted to enjoy tbe
fruits of his labor. Just when his
country Is verging upon its indepen
dence, when Cubans may no longer
be called subjects of a cruel and op
pressive tyrant, but may assume the
oroud name of free citizens, the chief
figure in the battle is cut down while
yet in the vigor of life, be being only
In his 60th year.
For all time the name of Garcia will
be dear to the Cubans. He :wlll be to
Cuba what Washington is to America
the father of:' bis country . Garcia
And Maceo at' names long to be re
unembered in Cuba. Macao fell while
yst fighting for freedom's cause, by tbe
.' treachery of Spanish, soldiers, Garcia
.ter. freedom bad been won, though
while in the service of his country, in
- che capacity of chairman of a' commis
sion sent from Cuba to Washington to
arrange fbr the establishing of a per
manent and liberal government of tbe
Island,
Garcia was a true patriot,, end hi
We wh fU et exsttUg; adventure.
H wu svrft to Cogiia, 11,
1839. and his education was bad in
Havana and Spain. Early in life be
resented the wrongs wbtch Spain
heaped upon' his people, and was the
prime instigator of the rebellion that
began in 1868, culminating in the ten
years war. In this war be won bril
liant victories,- but was finally sur
rounded by a superior force of
Spaniads In 1.875 -and -was forced to
surrender. - Preferring death to execu
tion at the hands of bis enemies, he
attempted to suicide by placing his re
volver beneath his cbln .and firing.
Though severely ,. wounded,-' he re
covered from' his injuries, and was
sent to Spain where he was confined
in fortresses for four years. On being
released the fire of patriotism and love
of freedom still-burned, in his heart,
and on returning to the United States
he began planning another revolution
in Cuba. In.1880 hepnee more fell in
to the bVnda. of the Spaniards and was
banished to Spain, where be remained
under survetlance Until 1894, the date
of the breaking out of the last rebel
lion in Cuba. Then he escaped through
France to Amerlca.and wes.eoon at the
head of an army battling for freedom.
After Maceo's death, Qarcia was
made General of the Cuban army,
which position he held until the close
of the war.
He was indeed a great man, one of
the world's heros, one of those whose
life was ever at the service of .his
country, and his name may well be
placed beside those who have been
marty s to the cause of humanity and
freedom. He was truly a patriot and
a soldier, possessed of every quality
that makes men
their followmen
great in the eyes of
AMERICAN TEMERITY
What is called the "boldness of
America1 by the Europeans is causing
considerable comment- among tbe
staid monarchists of the Old World,
They cannot understand how it is
that tbe United States can so suddenly
begin reaching ont for new territory
and assert its rights to settle differ
ences in the faoe of implied objections
on the part of Europe, or even ask the
consent of the European powers to. fly
ita flair over Asiatic islands wnere
Europeans feel that they have just
claims.
However, some of the Europeans are
awake to the situation and recognize
in this "boldness" the spirit of America
that has ever caused it to push ahead
and surmount obstacles . which other
less bold nations would not attempt.
Among those who are not blind to tbe
incentives that have caused America
to thus startle the world is a Berlin
paper which says: "One good feature
of the foreign policy of the United
States cannot be denied the march
ing forward, careless of what other
powers say. The iramers. qi mis poucy
are displaying such activity that those.
of other countries cannot follow them.
The . most characteristic . feature of
American expansion is the effort to
get command of the future commercial
highwaya of the -world " . Tbe paper
then goes on to state that tbe latter
step has taken the world; by surprise,
and predicts that there are other sur
prises to follow.
Undoubtedly there are, . for before
the expansion idea Is checked in this
country tbe world will marvel at
the results accomplished. Whether
it is for good or for evil,- the Philip
pines will be annexed to the United
States, and this government will rush
headlong into1, the complicated ques
tions of the far east without counting
the cost. A majority of the people
believe we ought to have the Philip
pines because we droVe'-the Spaniards
out of them, and tbe wyl -or the ma
jority must be heard. After tbe Phil'
ipplne question baa beed settled, our
greed for expansion will have gained
such a hold that we will be ready to
take a hand In the partition of China,
which is being considered by the
European powers, and our temerity
may cause us to demand me iioni
share of that country where it Is par
celed out. These are probably some
of the surprises the Berlin paper
predicts.
A JUST REQUEST.
Cardinal Gibbons, in behalf of him'
self and the archbishops of the Catho
lic church in America, has submitted
a petltiono congress: asking that the
question of the contract school system
be re-opened, and that congress again
iro over the whole subject of Indian
education. ;The petition sets forth at
length the history, of the Indian
chool question and the legislation
applying to it up to the recen pro
visions In appropriation bills looking
to the gradual discontinuance of gov
eminent aid to sectarian schools.
The petition asks that a congressional
inquiry be made in place of the depart
mental inquiries, in order that the
merits and defects of contract schools
and government schools may be shown
and "not kept as a secret of state con
cealed In the files of any department
or bureau."
The investigations that have thus
far been made into the contract
schools have been somewhat similar
to the investigation that Is being made
of the war department somewhat one
sided. A thorough - 'Investigation
should be made, for the different
churches have expended large sums of
money, both of their own and that
given them by congress, anu it is only
just that their stewardship of public
trust be inquired into. ,Tbe churches
themselves ought to court a thorough
investigation and the people demand it.
There is hardly a person in . the
United States conversant with public
affairs but recognizee in General Fits
hugh Lee the best equipped man in the
nation for military governor of Cuba,
yet tbe partisan principles of tbe ad'
ministration prevent him being named
for this high office. His long service
as consul-general at Havana specially
fit him for governor of the island
while it shall be under military rule,
but partisanship prevents bim from
being selected. This partisanship will
prevail in the appointment of officers
for all of our newly acquired depend
encies, and men will not be selected
because of their fitness, but beoeuse of
the service theyhave l$adere& tbe
party in power. T J
aaBeaew
The collapse of the effort to form a
federal republic out of the Independent
states of Nicaragua, Honduras and
Salvador is net an unexpected eon-
elusion. This is apparently One to the
absence of spontaneous public opinion.
The government in each ease Is a
military despotism, qualified only, by
the opportunity that is anoraea oi
starting revolutions. So far as the
common people are concerned they
have no more to do with the regulation
on
of Dublift affaire than they would Wve
WOULD NOT SUFFICE.
Ah Interesting substitute- for statu
tory election 'of senators by popular
vote' is - reported -'from Connecticut.
Party oauoues held durtng the cam
palgn declared for candidates of their
choice. Some towns instructed their
legislative candidates formally.' Some
thing of this sort might be brought in
to general use. At least ic might be
tried, and tbe newspapers of the
country could render politics a real
service by agitation for It Oregonlan.
Such a scheme aa this, . while it
might to some extent get the senti
ment of the people as to tbelr choice
for senator, still It would "W only a
makeshift at best.. No action could
be taken on the.e lines that would be
binding on legislators. A political
convention might name a cannldat'e
for senator,, but it. ipoUld not bind lis
legislators to support that candidate
in the legislature. : And. more than
thla, an entire legislature Is not chosen
at one election, hence if all the legis
lators chosen at one election -should
support the nominee' of their party for
senator be might still fall short of
election. In Oregon, for instance,
half of the state senate is elected at
each alternate election, and trie fifteen
holdover senators might at any. time
thwart the wish of tbe people at the
most recent general election. .
rhia, however, is not the most ob
jectionable feature of the Connecticut
plan. Wherever it shall be adopted it
will bring tbe question of national
politics more into legislative elections
than at present, and will make the
selection of legislators also a personal
matter, which is already too much tbe
practice. When stat conventions
name a man for United States senator
to be voted for by tbe legislative nomi
nees of a certain party, then they be
come the personal representative, not
of tbelr party or the principles it ad
vocates, but of the candidate for sena
tor. Senatorial contests at present
are given entirely too much promi-
nence in tbe election of legislators,
and it is not desirable to further con
found tbe matter.
It is to be hoped the papers of Ore
gon will not follow the advice of the
Oregoniah in this, but will keep on
advocating the election of senators by
a direct vote of the people.'foroaly by
this method can the full voice of the
people be expressed. Only by this
method can national politics be Elimi
nated from legislative elections, and
not until we are permitted to vote
direct for senators will legislatures be
freed" from partlsrn influences, i
CONFLICTING ESTIMATES,
Tbe Cuban evacuation commission,
consisting of Generals Wa&e and But
tler and Admiral Sampson, estimates
that it will require an army of 60,000
American soldiers to maintain order
in Cuba, while General Otis, In com
mand at Manila, says 25,000 men will
be able to control the Philippine is
lands. These estimates cause a little
wonder. If It requires 60,000 men to
control 2,000,000 Cubans, who are al
most to a man willing to submit to
American rule, how will 25,000 men be
able to control 8,000,000 or 9,000,000
Filipinos who are resenting American
domination? Or if General Otis-is
able with an army of 25,000 men to
govern all of tbe Philippines, why
should 60,000 be reqnirsd to maintain
order in Cuba?
Either General Otis is a much, hot
ter soldier than are Generals Wade
and Butler, or there:has been eome
bad estimates made. It is probably
presumptions for one not versed in
warfare to question such, high
authority aa these generals, are sup
posed to be, but if Wade and Butler
are correct, Otis' must be wrong. It
does not seem possible rte could
be able to overcome such odds.
The Filipinos do hot accept the
domination of America, but are ready
to take up arms to resent what
they believe to be an encroachment
upon their rights, while, on the Other
hand, the Cubans are assured, they
are soon to be given what they de
mand freedom. It Is quite probable
that General Otis will find that he
has under estimated : the size Of the
army required in the .Philippines, and
that before they- are brought into
subjugation a half million soldiers
will be needed.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.
The accident that betel the oattle
ship Massachusetts in New York Har
bor last Saturday Is' one that proves
our monster machines of war to be
more in danger from themselves ' than
from the bullets of the enemy.' The
Massachusetts simply ran upoa an ob
stacle in the harbor apd sustained
more serious damage than d'd any
one of our ships during the war. with
Spain. An investigation of the, ship
shows that the keel is buckled for 240
feet, and the frames are twisted in J?
different places in that distance, i
In a warship the- keel is the back
bone and the frames are tbe ribs.; The
keel of a battle-ship is. made of .steel
plates and angle irons and the frames
are of heavy steel. . The ship has two
skins, which form the touble bottom.
Tbe space between the to skins is
dlvidnd into compartments by the
keel frames. Tbe battleship, when she
struck at frame NO. 16, was lifted. eight
inches, and tbe 'Weight of tbe ship
crushed and twisted the great plates
and angle irons and bent the ribs of
steel. The injuries extendedto frame
No. 78, or 240 feett
This accident will probably cause a
change to be made in naval construc
tion, as the misfortune that overcame
tbe Massachusetts may overtake any
of the warships, and they will have to
be so constructed that they will not
go to pieces when striking tbe ground.
rhey must be protected against them
selves as well as against tbe enemy.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
General Fltzhugh Lee has gone to
of
Cuba, and will probably be made gov
ernor of the province of Havana. If I
be had his just dues he would be made
military governor of the entire island,
If Uno'e Sam doesn't soon let up on
his winning gait in the international
cake-walk, the envious rage of French
and German newspaper editors will
make these gentry unfit for publlca
tlon. - '" - .
So long as ex-President flarrisdrx
can go merrily along gathering $100,
000 retainers as he meanders, he
would-be foolish to strive after poverty,
obscurity and a seat la the United
States senate, -
Linn county is entirely out of debt,
consequently its taxpayers do set have
to pay interest en outstanding war
rants. This (a tbe condition v .that
should prevail in every country Jja the
state. " Public ftttalrs should; le rua
the paJt-as-yoH-itepriBelble," i?
Catoagoanj are threatening (e faaOg:
USttf t their au4r
they persist Id' giving a franchise to
certalu street car lines for 50 years.'
There Is little wonder that the people
are thus aroused. .They are not ready
M .surrender everything to corpora
tions. - " - . - r
Speaker Reed still maintains' his
objections to expansion. Reed is evi
dently lajlDg a foundation for asking
the nomination for President in 1900
in opposition to Mc&lnley; and will
make bis record against expansion' the
Issue before tbe republican national
convention. -'-'
The love fonst commission that has
been in session, at Washington, some
time try I a to JJx. up a reciprocal
treaty between the United States and
Canada, has been unable to arrive at
an agreement and will adjourn' in "a
few days. Such commissions as this
don't accomplish, much these days. -i-
The Dalles needs a wool scouring;
plant, a woolen mill, another ' big
flouring mill," numerous little manu
facturing industries, and better roads
leading into tbe country. These' can
be bad if the people will get a rustle
upon themselves during the present
winter, get to gether and all -go to
work for the Interest of the town.
Major-General Brooke has been
named as tbe military governor of
Cuba. Each of the six provinces will
have its own military governor, who
will be under the supervision of Gen
eral Brooke. For a time, or until the
Cubans establish their own form of
goveanment, General Brooke will in
effect be president.
The American Bible Society Is In
formed that the Pbilipolnes offer an
excellent field for missionary work.
One would judge so from tbe acsouaie
recently received of tbe punishment
inflicted upon prisoners by the Filipi
nos. But tbe missionaries should --be
backed by a good sized army to make
their work effectual.
President McKlnley wants to visit
Cuba and Porto RIcu, and why
shouldn't be? Congress can get along
without him for a time, and tbe visit
of the president to those islands. If be
made a good impression, would make
the people there feel that they were
nearer the Americana than they have
ever been to their former Spanish
rulers.
Since the special session reduced the
Interest on public debts to 6 per cent,
tbe warrants of some countries have
fallen below par This however1 will
not exist long, -for sueb debts are-still
a -good investment for capital. Bat
should, they not go to par readily, it
ia better that tbe holders of warrants
stand the discount than all the tax
payers be made to pay the extra
nterest.
Mexico has submitted a proposition
to Spain, tfaat,lf aeeepted, will to some
extent relieve that country of tbe bur
den of maintaining the soldier's for
which- it has no further use. Mexico
proposes to colonize tbe soldiers, giv
ing to each attract of land, implements
to work - with, teams and provisions.
In return it will take 20 percentof the
soldiers' earnings, until repaid, for tbe
assistance rendered. The proposition
is a good one all around.
The undecleved Dlngley is still jug
gling with figures that will lie- under
proper manipulation to prove that : If
there had been no war and nO -war
taxes his much derided tariff law would
have produced money enough to pay
the-governraent expenses and $15,000,
000 to boot for the present year. The
trouble with Dingley ia that be is one
of those unfortunate mortals who
when the facts dispute bis claims win
insist that the facts are wrong,. )
A report comes from Washington
that Japan is ready to give $200,000,000.
for the Philippine islands, and that;
the president . favors selling them
though not for so small a sum. Thus
it would seem that tbe president is not
so; much of an "expansionist" after
all, but that our new possessions are
held for barter and trade. Of course
the Filipinos w(ll have nothing to say
in the matter for their wishes will no5
betaken into consideration. i f
We are again told that the pension
roll has reached ita maximum, a state
ment that has been made almost every
time tbe pension bill has corue up in
congress during the wst ten years,
but the pension appropriation a have
steadily increased from year to year,
and everybody wonders when it will
cease.. We now have '993,714 pension
ers, and the total appropriation is
$145,233,830, an increase of 14.000,000
over the last appropriation. .
A business concern that could float
non-Interest bearing paper and have it
accepted in payment of its bills would
not hasten to Issue Interest beating
notes. But the currency reformers
are asking that vthe government do
this. The. greenbacks and treasury
notes bear no Interest, and to retire
them will require the purchase of gold.
ou' Interest bearing 'bonds.. The pro
position is not founded on business
principles, except for those who hate
money to invest in bonds. . " -
Haying-fulfilled his duty to the
nation while it was In heed oi defen
ders,- by raising a regiment of Ne
braska volunteers, and recognizing
that tbe government ia bo longer in
need of his services as a soldier. Col.'
Wm. J. Bryan has. placed hit resig
nation in the bands of the war depart
ment. Col. Bryan very sensibly.
declines being sent to Cuba to. do
garrison duty, no doubt recognizing
tbe fact that he can be of more service
to his country at borne than abroad. .
The Portland charter will come up-
again in the regular session of the
legislature and wilt probably consume.
a week of its time, the recent charter
having proven ineffectual. And this
waste of time will be of no avail,' for'
the legislature outside . of tbe Mult
nomah delegation bas little knowledge
of the needs of Portland. ' A . law!
should be passed requiring all elty
obarters to be submitted to the people
tbe city for adoption,' and taking
their enactment out of the. hands of j t,
tne legislature. ' I
The adoption of "the open, .door
policy" in the oountrya faclflo poa I
aesions la a notice to the trading na
tions that we Indorse this poilsy'as
applied to the developement of Asiatic
commerce by Great Brltlen and ether,
nation and that we expert the same
treatment in the Orient ;itiat we pro
piss toacsord them in the Philippines.
As the Oregoniah remarks la this
onnectlon, "of course no professional
arateetionlst ever saw the absurdity
ot his own ideas, and of course Mofan.
ley. does not. Hence the president
floes hot see where the "open- door'
win lead. hist. . fiat be will learn
through 'new experience ttat pbijrpfls
tloa of trade at all limei ajbi places li
HWrd.M :Ahd it ia.. - -
th Daut aptical jewelry Co will
display a beeatlXul line of paitU
ih
ehtta, fxea tttf, the stlahrfied
txtit
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Tim FILIPINOS A :
TORTURE PRISONERS
'tteyrYent: ThefcSpleen
Upon Friars ahd : . :i
San" TktMcsaOo, Dec- 13. Th
Manila -correspondent of the Hong
Son gPress' "gives details of the shock
ing treatment of friars and other pris
oners captured oy insurgent in toe
northern part of the island of Luzon.
General Ley be. who was sent by Agui
naido tb attack "the -cities in the ex
treme nbrth of Luzon, sent a report to-
his chief that lie had - brought tbe en
tire'' section raided completely under
the control of the Filipinos. Leybe
also mentions in his report the capture
of 124 friars and lay brothers, many
Spanish soldiers, with their arms and
property,, and silver and gold valued
at $800,000.
The press correspondent states that
from Spanish sources have come re
ports of terrible atrocities committed
by tbe rebels, who are said to have
looted the churches in the town of
Cagayan and Apair. Tbe correspond
ent says;
"The bishop was subjected to the
grossest indignities. The friars were
beaten with sticks, kicked - and hung
up in the torrid sun for several hours.
Tbe natives were forbidden to render
tbe friars any assistance. During
their greatest sufferings, while hungry
and naked In tbe boiling sun, Chinese
and natives furtively supplied them
with food and water. One aged friar
waa placed upon a horse's saddle and
pupped? until blood poured from hie
iouth and nose. Another, it Is said,
clothed only In a rain coat, was car
ried in triumph for 200 yards, then
cudgeled, to death mid savage cries.
Nuns in the cenVent were subjected to
shameless treatment. -
TBB ItlOABAOIIA C4KAL
Ifxrj -Weald Unit the Cost
. . x iis.eoo.oee
,v Washington, Dec. 13. In the sen
ate todaV Berry gave notice of an
amendment he will offer to tbe Nica
ragua . cabal bill, providing for a di
rect appropriation of money for con '
atructiop of the canal and limiting the
cost to 4115,000,000. The amendment
provides for the construction of the
canal by the Maritime Canal Company,
and gives the goverument a lien upoa
the property. Berry stated the ob-'
ject of the amendment to be to elimi
nate the bond feature of the bill.
Rawlins also gave notice of aa
amendment to the Nicaragua bill, pro
viding that tbe act should not go into
effect untill the United States had se
cured by! treaty a right to fortify and
garrisonr the canal, to send armed ves
sels and ammunition of war through
it in time of war, and to close it
against any other nation with whom
'.the United States may be at war. -
esaiova atuiB cxplosiojc
artve Mlau
SU14
ad Tweaty-flfve
: . ; . Kn tombed
POTEAXJ, L T., - Dec.- 18. A few
minutes- after 9 o'clock last nigbtin
mine.Nd. 2, of the Indianola k Bath-
way Coal Company, three , miles from
thla place, a terrific . explosion took
place. . .Five men are known to. have
lost tbelr lives, from its, immediate
effects, And 23 more are imprisoned in
the shaft.
The explosion was caused by the
ignition-, of coal dust after V blast bad
been fired. Over one . hundred men
were at ;werx in the mine at the time
of the explosion, and only about one
half Of these have been accounted for.
There seems to be little hope of rescu
ing the entombed miners. . A hundred
men - are working valiantly to rescue
their comrades. .
ATROCITIES III kOBHOBA.
atauacrtii People mm Burning
. Their Boams.
SAN.FEANCi&OOr Dec. 13. Terrible
atrocities are reported from Formosa.
Two hundred rebels recently attacked
ft village, surprising the people and
looting ! the place. - They burned 37
houses.'- A Japanese police inspector
and six "constables perished in repel
ling the attack.
. One constable waa captured alive.
The insurgents fastened on his; heek
the bloody heads of bis companions
end drove him before them Into tbe
.woods. Reinforcements were sent to
the village, where the mutilated bodies
of the victims were found. ;
5 One constable who escaped killed
s owe; wife end child with hie Japa
nese a4rd to prevent thsm from, be
coming captives. He than killed
by the savages.. ' ' , .
, Task asv she. Iseldlsts. ,
; Nw jYOHB, See. 15. The United
States soldiers ia Cube, and -Porto
Rico will not lack for good Christmas
dinners. Colonel C. A. Woodruff, as
sistant commissary of subsistence, will
forward to these by the steamer
Mississippi, which- aalla at noon 'today
for Santiago and Ponce, 10,u00 pound
of prime' tarkey and 2000 pounds of
fresh cranberries, which should reach
them la plenty of time for their- tar-
away holiday celebration. The birds
will be 'shipped la cold storage and
will reaeh the company cooks In a 1
good condition as though they had
been bought ot the Washington mar- j
ket stands.
-At BK PStUSlOTCB.
stasis aieraanUy teBelSaeeare- I
- tarr af she Iaterlar.
NwYOBKtDec 14.-A dispateb U
aV V XT 1 m fl)Aal.l.4.a. ..a.a t.
the opinion bf leading members of
the administration still in tbe city that
the vacancy to be caused by the rssig-I
nation bf Secretary of the Interior
Bliss will be tiled by promotion.' In
this connection the names of Biisger I
Hermann, Mttmisaioner of the general
land office, and Assistant Seoretary of
th Interior Webster Davis are being
considered. Both of these are per
sonal friends of the president and hive
glyeo excellent service to the. party.
.- 99 . hum-. t f -;
gtfSaateayaalltlSte Wtdt I
VtexMAs B.: 0.;; Ceo,. 16,-hthe
steaifier Danube, arriving from Lynn
canal, reports X sucoessloh bf fatal ao-
eidente during the. eonatractioa of the
White Pass railway, eaased ; by aval,
ancbes. ' First Offleer . Lawreace, of
White PaJ railway was tola of I
ex uese uaauaies ewa7rwg wmbib
as etalas s USM, Mt wu
assured that no fewer than 16 or 20 had
lost theic lives on the'rallway since
the advent of winter.'
A number of deaths are also spoken
of Indefinitely as ' having occurred on
the trail to Bennett, only one, however,
being positively confirmed. " Ia." this
thf ticim was: Ferrow," "the well
know packer. Who was' found frozen to
death on the summit. ...
"-Poisoned: br.Eatlnx .Taaale.'
Redwood City,. Cai., Dec. 13. It
has just been ascertained, that a well
known latty of San Mateo, Mrs. J.
Walker, recently died from the effects
of eating a poisoned tamale. .- One day
recently she entertained a: .cumber of
friends, and for luncheon had, among
other things,' some -canned tamales.
They all pa -took of: the viands and
were taken ill, but tbe nausea follow
ing .relieved them, and . all speedily
recovered "their 'health except Mrs.
Walker : who -struggled for .two days
when she 41ed. .- i . ' . ' . . . - i
PROVISIONS OF
THE TREATY
Outline ot
: Articles
s the Seventeen
Agreed Upon.
Paris. Dec. 14 Extraordinary pre
cautions are maintained by both the
peace commissions to, preserve secrecy
at to the contents of the treaty. Each
commission ; has two copies, but even
the commission attaches are not per
mitted to peruse tbe documents. The
correspondent of the associated Press,
however, has obtained from a source
reliable the following outline ot the
treaty: ;
Article 1 provides tor the relinquish;
men t of Cuba.
Article 2. provides for the cession of
Porto Rico.
Article 3; provides for the cession ot
the Philippines for 120,000,000 com
pensatiou.
Artiele 4 embraces the plans for the
cession of tbe Philippines, including
tbe return' of Spanish prisoners now in
the bauds of the Tagalo.
Article 6 deals with the cession of
barracks, war materials, arms, stores,
buildings, and all property pertaining
to the Spanish administration in the
Philippines. v
Article 6 Is a renunoiatlon by both
nations bf their respective claims
against each other and the citizens of
each other.
. Article 7 grants to Spanish trade
and shipping in; the Philippines the
same treatment its to American trade
and shipping for a period of 10 years,
- Article 8 provides for the release Of
all prisoners of war held by Spain and
ot all prisoners held by her for pollti
cal offenses committed in the colonies
acquired by the United States.
: Article 9 guarantees the legal rights
of Spaniards remaining in Cuba. : ,
Article 10 establishes religious free
dom in the Philippines and guarantees
to all churches equal rights.
Article 11 provides for the compost
tlon bf courts and other tribunals in
Porto Rico and Cuba.
Article 12 provides for tbe adminis
tratlon ot justice in Porto Rico and
Cuba; '''.;
- Article 13 provides for the eontinu
ance, for five years, of Spanish copy
rights in the ceded territory, 'giving
Spanish books admittance free of
duty.' . ' '
. Article 14 provides for the estab
lishment of ooosultates by Spain in
the esded territory. .
. Article 15 grants to Spanish com
: merce in Cuba.; Porto Rico and the
Philippines tbe same treatment as to
America for 10 years, Spanish ship
ping to be treated as coasting vessels.
. Article 18 stipulates that tbe oblige
tions'of the United States to Spanish
citizens and property In Cuba shall
terminate wHh the withdrawal of the
United 8tatee authorities from the
island.' : . .. . 1 . , . ' ;
. Article 17 provides that the treaty
mustbe ratified within si months
from.- the date of sighing by the re
spective governments ia order to be
Binding.,
It
t . Poat your self on prices el-e where and then call
on vis. We will sell you clothing which ha been
;manVifactured for city trade -fbr lela than you can
, huy cheap clothing. - :
All Wool Boy's Suits, sizes from 4 to 12, at. $1.25.
Ail Wool Young Men's Suits, sizes 12 to 19, at..... $4.00.
AliwOs;kett SWts, sdl sixes, ai $5.50.
y Blaek and Blue Overcoats, silk lined, at $6.50.
. v lixti a Heavy and Extra LODg Men's Ulsters, at '.
Black All Worsted Suits, all cuts and Styles, at.
In Underwear and Overshirts all
All Wool BlanketSi extra s'kes, W $8.50.
jl . ali weask y pu is to examine bur styles and prices.
Itetnember thb namt3 and plac6,
4 Jblinstbn's old stand. "vni::iii.ii
........ ; ...... .
The White House Clothing Company,
MISSION-
ARIES IN . CHINA
Christian haters Have" Done
terrible Work.- V;:
' "Vajcotjvek, B. C, Deo 16. Htrry
Frasier, a railway engineer' sent by
the Chinese Developement Comimny
of NeW York; to 'survey," plan out and
report on railway routes in Ctina,
with the object of immediate con
struction, has returned home with his
assistants. Mr. Frasier mapped out
roads from Peking to Canton, Shang
hai to Woosoog, and Canton to Ka
lbbn. v-As far as securing . charters
from governors of the district is con
cerned, the governors' had no objec
tion. . M Frasier says railroads can
not be built wi thout the aid of soldiers.
J. Fleming-, an English missionary,
has been killed by the natives and
soldiers at Tsing Plug, ! 90 miles east
9f Kuel Tang. .
The mission-house was raided and
burned down. - There has been no at
tempt to punish at tbe bands of man
darins. A. - French - missionary has been
burned to death at SwatoW. The
mission was attacked. and Catholic
crosses and altars destroyed by a
mob'bfa thousand Christian haters.
All escsped to the mountains but the
French priest. Tbe fleeing women
were not pursued. As the priest stood
his, ground, he was tied to the bed
post and tbe house set on fire, so that
he waa consumed in the flames.
At Sban Tung soldiers raided the
German Lutheran mission. They
told . the missionaries it they mtved
out they would notbe molested. One
Freilnuth told them to do their worst.
They ran Freimuth through the body
and threw him into a creek. He
-crawled away in the night and was
taken eare of by a - friendly native
until bis death.
' tacoka . eroBB sobbco.
Oooda to the Valse of ss.ooe Carried OS
x", la a tVasraa.
TaCOMA, Wash., Dec. 5. The dry
gooi store of 11. Hohenscblld at 832
Pacific avenue; was robbed by burgtars
last night, who took ; silks, satins,
giovea, hosiery, fura and fancy art
goods to the value oT 82.000. The
goods were removed In a i wagon froth
the front door on the DrihciDal
thoroughfare of the elty.; There ia no
clew1 to the thieves. The store has
been - robbed 'five times Vithln 12
months, tie previous losses amounting
to 81,000..
There seems to be an epidemic of
robberies and hold-ups in this city at
present.
Calif orala'a Drouth Eaded.
San Fbanosco, Dec. 14 Reports
from- all fiarts of California indicate
that the rain which began falling yes
terday and still continues is general
throughout tbe state. ;There was a
heaty fall of snow at Dunsmulr, bring
ing aa much joy to the miners as does
the rain to the farmers in the valleys,
the protracted drouth having caused
much apprehension bf an nnfavorable
season. ? - -
j. Bis; Arsay MesdsS la Cttba.
. Washington, Dec. 24 Adjuunt
General Corbln stated at the hearing
of the house military aff ab-a committee
today that the Cuban evacuation com
mission consisting; of Generals Wade
and. Butler and Admiral 3ampson, bad
recommended that at army of 60,000
regulars was Requisite to maintain
order in Cuba '
t- ladlaa Appropriatloa B1U.
Washington, Deo. 15 The total
amount carried by the . Indian appro?
prlation bill U88,347,264. The appro
priation for schools show's a consider
able increaes and provisions made for
new: buildings at four placasr viz: In
tbe southern part of Utah, at a place
to be. here after designated; on the Lao j
is all in a
we ask ybu is to examine them and
been offered anything of the
Or POft iLAflO,
Courte Orelllee resevatioo- Wis; at
Sackberry, Ariz., and Morris," Minn'.
The ' total ' school' appropriations
aggregate 12,881,880, three for gratutles
064,625. '
. . . Bestoa City Bleetioa.
Boston, Mats,, Deo. 14. Returns
from the city election were verr alow
in coming lo, ow iiig chiefly to the . un
usual number of candidates for alder
men and school committeemen. From
flguros at band today it is' assured that
tne democrats nave elected the etreet
Commissioners, both . members' of the
board of appointment, a majority of
the board of aldermen and moil of tbe
school committee. - Boston has given
a majority for republican candidates
for governor three years in succession.
or tbm rnuipplAM.
OV.aha, Dec. 14Ofilcers at army
headquarters in thls.cliy are absorbed
in tbe reports from Washington that
the Twelfth. Twentieth and Twenty-
second infantry, all from the depart
ment of the Missouri; are to be sent to
tbe Philippines. No .orders have been
tecelved from tbe war department, but
the officers expect -these troops to be
sent by way of San Francisco.
Weather la Oreads Bead. ',
La Obanpb. Or., Dec 14 The tern
peraturei here for three weeks past
ranged from 2 above to 7 below, zero,
with a foot of snow In the valley. It
moderated today with a snow storm
threatening. The cold weather pet in
about 30 days earlier than usual - and a
long, hard winter is predicted, by old
timers. '
Peasloa Appropriation BUI.
Washington, Dec. 15. The.penslon
appropriation bill carries 8145,233,830,
being 84,000,000 more than carried by
the current act. due to. the increase' in
pension disbursements, which rose
from 8139, 040,717 in 1897 to 81441 851,
879 in 1898. The total number of- pen
sloners on the roll is 993.914,.
A Senatorial Cabaa ' Cemmlssloa.
Washington, Dec. 15. Senator
Proctor has introduced a resolution
providing for the appointment of a
committee of five senators to visit the
islands of Cuba and Porto Rico for tbe
purpose Of "Inquiring into tbe military
requirements necessary to establish
and maintain order in those . islands
until civil government is inaugurated.
California to Master Oat.
San Fh an cisc 3, Dec. 15. Tbe
Sixth regiment of California- volun
teers, located at Fort point,, will be
mustered out of the federal service to
day. The Sixth was the first : Call
forhia regiment to be mustered into
Uncle Sam'a service, and will be tbe
first to be mustered out.
tMtdjrrean Australia.
SAit FbanCIsco, --.Deo. li The
steamer Alameda, from Australia,
brought treasure amounting to 83,510,
000. There were 120 boxes of English
sovereigns, 6,000 sovereigns in a box,
and 24 boxes filled wlttJ bullion. ' Tbe
money is to settle in pu-t tbe balanoe
of trade between this country and
England. -: .;' ' '
, ai Beary's UlaUtrel. .
The East Oregonian, In its issue of
yesterday, In speaking of Hi Efeury's
ministrels which will be at the Vogt
tomorrow night says: ' 1 '
111 Henry'a . ministrels appeared
at the opera house Wednesday
evening. For - 20 years -such " a
statement baa been: equivalent to
saying that a good; performance
was given; and the Hi Henry now has
as good a company as ever. Pendle
ton and other towns between Salt Lake
and Portland that heard HI Henry's
ministrels were especially fortunate
as the eompany ordinarily doe not
oof, stop in cities of less than 10,000 or
12,000 nhablianu. '
It is an aggregation of talent: a com
pany ' of artists; a comoination oi
clever people; there were only culti
vated voices. There wer none 'but
really funny comedians. There. was
originality in the arrangement of the
program, whlcn was orimiui ornrst
cales work from the rise of the curtain
to the drop at the end of the cleverest
contortionist turn ever seea here. -
Nutshell.....
It ia si chance that has not occurred for many
years to buy men'a And boy's wear, the quality
for the money which is being offered by us. Rev
toember this will last but a short time longer.
alSS
our prices and you will be contineed that you hare neve
kind for the money.
ORSQON
SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLES ;',
OF INCORPORATION;
Notice la kerb? mvea Utst the Columbia
Bouvbera Railway Compear, corporation duly . i
ornauiacd end xUtlng unor end bf virtue of, ;
the lawaol the atateot Oregon, and tbe direct..' ,
oraofaald Co turn Ma Southern Kallwej Com- -
my, actio under eutbor tj or reeoiutiona ,
lUvadODtedb tbe amrmatlve vote of allot',
the stockholder ot the con.pen at a meetlns?.
ot said stockholders held at the city of Toe;-
Dalles, Orei on, on the Sin day ot Veoemoer.' .
I MM. have Sled tn ttx offlje ot tbe seoretary et f
state, of the state of Oregon and la tbe effloe
of to county vlerk ot the county of Wasco.
Oregon, and Id lb offlce ot th clerk of Shtr-v
man oountv, ureiron, spupiemsouu-T articles et ,
lnoorpoiailon amending articles 1II.SV. end ,
VI, or to present articles or inoorporation ox
aid company so tn t said art cles III., IV .
ind VI. of said articles of lacorDOratloa shell.'
when amended, shall read a follows: 1
AST (CLE in. - f
The e-nterDrise. ursult. business Sad 00011"
petlon In which this corporation snail be
t ibst, lo acquire, ouua, own, wnHnw
and to maintain and ooerak such constructed '
owned or acquired railroad and telegraph lines ,
BLtiA tA Mn freiirht ami nlinnwn thermit .
and to transmit messages thereover, and to re
oeive to Is for the verriage or transmission at ' '
tbe lime, the loi lowing rauroaa ana Miegrept -lines,
namely:
1. Alias traia Biggs, la tbe stats et Oregon. ,
to Mora, lath tat of Oregon. O'
S. A line from Moro, In the stats of OregQO.'. '
or some other oonTeolant or suitable place oi'.'
tbe line wetween Biggs and Moro, to lb towl' ,
of PrincTlll. In tbe state of Oregon.
S. A line commencing at or Oeer Cross Ho-j
lows in tbe state of Oregon, to a point at Ct".
near Canyoa City in tbe slaU ot Orenbv '
4. A Une from Hsy Canyon Junotlos, la tie
state of Oregon, to slay Canyon, la the state ot '
Oregon. , i "
Second. To build, purchas. owttL less or- ;
operate steamboats on lb- Columbia abd dnalv -river
and tbe tributaries thereof, tbe ter a Id
of said water lines to be Celilo, la Vita y
county sod Priest Rapids on tbe Ooluabk
riTer, la the state of Wsshingtoa. s-sd Lewl -ton
on the Snake river, la tne state ofXdabo. t -
TaiKO. To build, purchase, own or lee
doeks. piers, warehouses and depots to be use!
in connection with tne railroad and steamboat :
lues above mentioned, ad to parobave ot i
lease lands, whether adjacent' or contiguous O
its railroads, docks or warebouata or cot, ant
to hold, possess, Improve, lease, sell, mortyagt C. i
or otherwise dispose of suob lands la auob bmu
ner as may oe aeemea nt.
Focbt To borrow money on bonds, aotei,
or otherwise for the seneral purposes of tr'
corporation, and to mortgage Its railroads
steamships, ' steamboats, franchises. rolUnf
stock and any and all property to seeuretua,'
payment thereof; provided, however, that uiH ,
ess authorised by a majority vote of th stock-'
holders of the eompany no mortgage to scours
any bond , notes or other evldenos of ladebl-,
edness shall be placed upoa the reilrrada r !
other property of tnla company. -
FiMH. To do all other things aeeessary or
proper la c trying on th business of lb1! cor
poration or for tbe accomplishment ct th ok
Jects abov specUled. )
ARTICLKIV.
The place where this eompany proposes to
bav Its principal offlo or place of business is.
Mora, Oregon. -K
ARTICLE VL i
The termini of the railroads which this oom .
pany proposes to own, build or construct
Biggs, la 8h rmaa County, Oregon; - Hay -Canyon
Juuncti n, ia Sherman eounty, Oregaa;
Hay tanyon. In Sherman oouoty, Oregon ; Mora,
In Sherman cou ty, Oreroa; Prinevlll, 4a
Crook county, Orexoa; and Canyon City, 'In
Grant county, Oregon, and tbe line of. railroad
which this company is authorised to eonstruvt
are tbe lines mentioned la article III, of Ue
arUoles of incorporation of this oompaay as '
amended. The termini of the water lines of
this company are Celilo la Wasco oouoty, Ore
gon; Priest Ruplds, on tbe Columbia river In
to state of Washington, an Lewktoa, oa toe
aaase iv r in the state or idono. ,
COLOMBIA SOUTHBaa BalLWAT OOMP AST
Atxsst: By K. B. Lytia, FrMlusat,'
liny Inrlgbt, Secretary.
ASSIGNEE'S SALE.
Notice la hereby glvea that, si aaagnee of Ik
estate of Frank Vogt. aa Insolvent -debtor. I
will on Tuesday, the 17th day of January. IWS,
at 2 o'clock p m., at the Court House door ;ln
Dalles City. Wasco Chunty. Oregon, sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, all tbe real propesty
belonging to tne eitate or saia i isoivem aeutur,
eonsistingof that certain property described sa
AU of
tnatc
oartaiu lot or parcel of land laying
and situate in Iall
a Dalles City, in th
ics city, in tne oouoty or
Wasco and State of Oregon, and mora
re part
larly described a follows: Beglng (6 feet i
T laches eSof the north end of lot number sta;
(S) la block number tS.ee (I) la raid Dalles
City, aoeordlns to the general plat thereof .
fronting a Washington street oa theeast, and
bourn
idea o
rest In
by the alley oa .the north, end being
6TH feet la depth, together with
aasj aauauua
and
id other improvement tnereoa. ,. t
Dated at Th Dab. Oreaea, this 18th day" at
December, ltert. . ... al A HOOi):
Assign of the CsUts at Frank Vogt. - '.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE,
Notloe Is hereby glvea that ia pursuance to sa
order Issued by tne tlon Kooert eieya, juogs
of tbe County Court of tbe Slate ot Oregon tor
Wsaoo Cou.itv. dikted at Toe Dill. Deo. K.
1-98, the undersigned. O. O Roberts, an been
appointed sole executor ct tie estate of James
Roberts, deceased, late of Hood HlVer, Waaeo
County, State ot Oregon, All persons bavin
claims against salt estate, are requested to
present them, accompanied by proper v,-ua-ers,
at tbe residence of the said executor-a t .
Hood River, Wasoo County. Oregon, Or at lh,
offloe of Jan A MlcheU. . Th Dalle i Orepea,
within six months from th date of this notice.
C. Q. ROBERTS, .
Exeeu'or Estate Jams Robert, Defessea. .
Dated, Tbe Dallas, De. IS, ISM. 6t . i
sat af SoUd UoM vewatay
Ladles' 14-k solid gold watches. '
Ladela' i-k solid gold Match chains, v
long. '. '-. ;. . '
Ladles' 14-k solid gold breast pUs
and earrings.
Ladies' solid gold wedding rings. .
Ladies' 14-k aolid gold fancy set
rings. ! '' "; '
Genu' or ladies' solid gold, cuff
buttons. v
Diamond and Emerald rings: V
1857 Roger Bros, knives and forks '
All first class goods at, . ,
d w T. A. Van NoaWDJ'fc :
ChrUtsaas Preseata.
Nothing more appropriate thaa a
pair of lenses encased in gold frame
and fitted by Prof. Daut, Go early
and secure them, - '
$8.00.
$7.50.
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