SATURDAY.. ..DECEMBER 24, 1898
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WILL NOT DOWN.
That the American government will
spread out its wings over the isles of
the Pacific is beyond question. The
. idea of exoansion has seized upon the
I people, and they will not be satisfied
i until our possessions reach the Asiatic
shore. Cost of. lives and money are
not going to be taken into considera
tion. The people aie so thoroughly
Imbued with the idea of expansion
that it will not down. Other people
might hesitate to count the cost of so
radical a change in the systems of gov
ernment as will be necessary for us to
adopt a colonial policy, but the
Americans will not.7 Why this is so.
is explained in 'the. following by the
Spokesman-Review:
Timid men are speaking the word
'expansion" in tones of alarm, as if it
were charged with peril,' as if expan
sion were some-untried experiment in
, our national existence. . They forget
or ignore the glowing fact that all
this nation has of independence and
glory f and empire it owes to the ex
pansion force of its people.. '
The American is a natural expan
sionist and a born colonizer. He is at
' home where you place him. Give him
a roll of bedding,, a 'little flour, some
- bacon and coffee, and a box of matches
and you may drop him in .the desort
'. or the wilderness, 100 or 1000 miles
from civilization, and be will go
whistling about the work of building
a campflre -and making himself at
borne. If a farmer, he will scan the
- country for its agricultural possiblli
' ties;if a railroad man, be will instinct
ively., look . around him-' for passes
through the mountains and grades'
over the prairies. The colonizing
" spirit is bred in the blood, and you
might as well try to break up the
natural gait of a bred trotter as to
'talk of clapping the extinguisher on
the : expansion trait of , American
'character. , The. American people
would not pause at the Alleghanies,
nor at the Mississippi, nor at the
Rocky mountains, and they will not
- stop at the shore of the Pacific ocean
It is a waste of time and breath to
go asking whether we shall "expand"
, or-contract." That is something
- which will not be settled in newspaper
offices nor controlled by a few hundred
men gathered beneath the dome of
the capitol. The eagle will fly. and
the barnyard fowl will not, and there
Is an end of the. matter. Americans
will drift across the ocean, and some
fine morning we shall have a new pos
session thrust upon . us, as Dole
brought in Hawaii, and as Dewey took
In the ' Philippines; or as pioneer
Americans brought in the Oregon
country . more than : 50 years ago.
These great things are not shaped in
the White House nor settled in con
gress. "There is a divinity which
shapes our ends, rough hew them as
we may." -
WHY STAND STILL?. .
The merchant who says he has all
' tbe business he can do ana proclaims
that he is perfectly satisfied with trade
is not progressive he lacks the pluck
and push of a true American. The
farmer who declares he is producing
every pound of produce his farm is
capable of, and will not put forth an
effort to make a few more bushels of
grain grow on each acre when prices
are high, " is lacking in enterprise.
The mechanic . who says he cannot
turn out more trade from bis shop and
does not feel justified in putting forth
' an effort to do more work is behind
the tirres. Progress, and advance
ment are, the watchwords of the times,
and the individual who is satisfied with
present surroundings and has no in
clination to better -bis -condition or
business is out of date. . This is a
moving age, and. the person who is
- not ambitioufi enough to get on top of
the wave is liable to fall under the
surf and be drowned.? f ,
(.What is. true of the individual is true
in connection with communities. The
city, town or hamlet that, does not get
on top and ride is going . to fall into
disrepute; it is certain to not keep
apace with., the. more progressive and
. up-to-date places. Public spiritedness
will bring a place that has no natural
advantages into prominence, while
mossbsckism will kill tbe best place
in the world. ;
The Dalles is one of those places
that possesses every natural advantage
to make it one of the most prosperous
and thrifty business points in the
. Northwest, but we are standing--still
and we are seeing first one and then
another of our former resources slip
away from us. we have haa too easy
a thing in the'past, but we are learn
ing a lesson. We are seeing a railroad
line built into the interior that is cer
tain to lesson our importance , as a
shoppibgcenter. ':. We are seeing manu
facturing industries spring up in other
ocalities that might been secured here;
We cannot afford this. We must quit
standing still. We must put forth a
little more energy and create induct"
- ments that will compell the outside
country to come to us. .We must have
manufacturing industries and better
roads leading into tbe country. If not
we had about as well close up shops.
We must quit standing still and begin
doing something to put the town on
the move.
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
. For two years past this country has
enjoyed a revival of business in almost
every branch. First, the farmers be
came prosperous through the harvest
ing of an abundant crop in" 1897 and
selling it at a good price, which put
money in circulation - in ' channels
where it had not circulated for years,
and from this source the wheels of
commerce were set in motion nd
every industry began feeling the bene
ficial results. Again, this year, the
farmers were favored with good crops,
and while tbe price of their products
did not rule so high on an average as
they did tne previous year, tney were
still comparatively fair, and another
prosperous year has resulted. -
This change lor the better has beeu
attributed to a change in the policies
of government; that is, from the enact
mntnf a arotective policy and the
declaration of tbe people for the gold
standard. But whether it was legisla
ion or tbe favors of nature that brought
about the change is a questi6n tnat is
certainly open to discussion. Cer
tainly the United States, during the
past two years, under protection and
the gold standard, has been compari
tiveiy prosperous, . but . were these
agents the cause of the prosperity?
In our si6ter republic, Mexico,
which is our nearest neighbor, there
has been no change of administration,
no change in government affairs,
It still retains silver as its standard
money, and its tariff laws are the sa.ne
as tbey were two years ago, yet Mexico
ha9 anjoyed a season of unusual pros
perity. More factories have been
built and more new plantations open
ed during the past two years in Mexico
than during any five years before.
The country is exporting more than it
imports, t and merchants who buy
abroad are discounting their bills.
Railroads are doing an increased busi
ness, and in the agricultural districts,
the people are better off than for years
past. What has brought about this
revival of business in Mexico? Cer
tainly not a change in the policy of
the government, for there has been
no change. Certainly not legislation
that was enacted in the United States,
for that has, to a certain extent, de
prived Mexico of a market. Then it
must have been an increased demand
in foreign countries for the products
of this continent. What increased
the prosperity of Mexico was the same
agent that increased the prosperity of
the United States.
SHOULDN'T COMPLAIN.
Spanish refugees from some of the
northern Islands of the Philippine
group tell revolting stories of the
punishment inflicted upon them by
the Filipinos. In one town the in
surgents formed a procession, the
central figure of which was a Spanish
lieutenant who was carried along the
streets suspended from a bamboo
pole. On arriving at the plaza the
pole was placed on two forked ; ticks
and a squad of insurgents amused
themselves by shooting as close to tbe
head of the helpless victim as they
could without hitting him. In another
place a Spanish officer was confined in
a cell with his hands tied behind him
and was compelled to eat his food from
tbe floor.
While such treatment of prisoners
is -cruel, and ehould be frowned upon
by all civilized -people, the Spaniards
last of all should complain. The
Filipinos are only putting into practice
what the Spaniards have taught them
for ages. In fact they are only turning
the tables upon their former masters
For ages they have been tortured by
the Spaniards and been subjected to
the most- cruel punishment for tbe
slightest offense. . By this cruelty
they have ' been transformed into
brutes, and they know no. other
methods than tbe most inhuman for
inflicting punishment upon their
prisoners. Tbe Spaniards are respon
sible for the education of the Filipinos,
and if they are barbarous and inflict
unusual punishment upon the proud
Dons when they fall into the bands of
the insurgents they should not com
plain.. Tbe unfortunate Spaniards
who are taken prisoners are only reap
ing what they have sown.
COAL IN CHINA.
The English capitalist is always
looking for the main chance, and pro
poses not to let it slip. An example
is mentioned in tbe London Daily
felegram which says- that a British'
syndicate has secured a coal field in'
the province of .Shan Li, in the north
eastern part of China.' It lies in close
proximity to vast deposits of brown
hematite ' and spathic iron and an
abundance of limestone. The syndi
cate has a concession to run for sixty
yearsv and if. those who have obtained
it make the use of it they propose Wei-
hai-wei will become a great iron cen
ter, where rails will be more cheaply
produced - than in England or the
United States, or at least too cheaply
to permit either of these countries to
hope to successfully compete for the
furnishing of tbe rails for the newly
projected Chinese roads. It is also
probable that when the coal fields are
well Opened they are said to be 350
miles long by 40 miles wide and of a
very good quality of anthracite the
exports of black diamonds to the
Orient will suffer a great dimunition
Populist papers are beginning to see
the folly of maintaining an organiza
tion and the unexpediency of fusion
They recognize that there can be but
two great parties the republican and
a party- in opposition to it, and that
party must be the ' old democratic
party that has ever stood for the rights
of the people. The Colfax Commoner,
that has ever been a radical populist
organ, recognizes this fact and says:
'The democratic party is open to all
who are willing to work for the prin
ciples of the Chicago platform in pref
erence to the policies of the republican
man does not have to believe in
every one of those principles in order
to enter the democratic ranks. If the
democratic'platform, as a whole, suits
him better than -the platform of any
other political party does not close the
door to any prodigals who have wand
ered away temporarily, they will be
welcomed home though no fatted calf
will be killed in honor of their return."
. The Oregon ian .has been for some
time past telling tbe public tbat Port
land was unusually prosperous, that
business was booming, and everything
was lovely.: In short, it. has harped
upon prosperity so much that some
have been led to believe that every
body was making bushels of money in
Oregon's ' metropolis, ' therefore we
were surprised to see a notice of
sheriff's sale for' taxes occupying 38i
columns of the Oregonian. If people
in Multnomah county are really so
prosperous, why do they allow the
sheriff to levy on their property for
taxes?. T
The French newspapers conticue to
assert that war with England is im
minent, and' are urging a. coalition
with Germany. If they are to be be-
belleved, war cannot be avoided, should
the nation be further pushed by tbe
English government. It is safe to say
that their battle will end with words
and threats. ' If the French nation
wants war it is easy for her to have
onet by acting rather than by bluster.
Congress has been, in session ' for
three weeks and has accomplished
little or nothing. Appearances are
that nothing will be done at the
present session so that there will
be an excuse for calling a special
session to tinker with the cur
rency, as after March 1st, congress
will be composed of men who will be
more in accord with secretary Gage's
financial views than is tbe present
body.
TO TIGHTEN THE STRINGS.
H. H. Banna, chairman of the ex
ecutive committee of the Indianapolis
monetary convention, has in an inter
view, outlined the plans of the cur
rency tinkerers, which are to prevail
upon the president to call an extra
session of congress early next year,
to firmly fasten the gold standard
upon the country so that it cannot be
budged until the opposition to it snail
have elected a president and secured
control of both houses of congress.
His idea of a currency law that should
be passed is that the treasurer shall be
required to redeem all money pra
sented to him in gold; that is, that
whenever a greenback, treasury note,
silver certificate or silver dollar is pre
sented, gold shall be passed out over
the counter for It, thus irrevokably
fastening the gold standard upon the
country.
Mr. Hanna urges that this should be
done at at early date, by a special ses
sion, for two reasons. One is that the
opponents of the gold standard may, at
the next election, elect either the
president or the lower house of con
gress, in which case "currency reform"
would be impossible. Another reason
is, tbat in case of the election of a
democratic president in 1900, he could
thwart the plans of the goldites by
the appointment of a secretary of the
treasury who would pay out silver
from the treasury in redeeming paper
money.
From Mr. Hanna's statement it is
evident that his associates are deter
mined to tighten the hold of the bond
holders upon the treasury while they
baye control of the administration, for
they forsee a repudiation of their
theories by the people in the near
future. The scheme is an innocent
one on its face, but a pernicious one
when stripped of its clothing. If en
acted into a law it would place the
national treasury wholly at the mercy
of tjbe owners of gold, or those who
can control gold, at least so long as
there is any credit currency or
silver in circulation, for whenever any
such money were presented the treas
urer must pay out gold for it, regard
less of the gold at his disposal. And
since the government cannot refuse to
accept any class of money of its own
issue for debts due the government,
tbe only certain method it has for ob
taining gold is by tbe sale of bonds,
therefore the gold in the treasury
would be in dangor of being depleted
whenever bond buyers should decree
that an issue of bonds was necessary
to swell their coffers. It would make
no difference what amount of money
there was in the treasury, if the stock
of gold were inadequate to meet de
mands, tbe government would be
forced to go into the markets and buy
it. This was the condition that ex
isted when Cleveland was forced to
make the bond sales. While tbe rev
enues of the government were inade
quate, still there was a cash balance
in the treasury of several hundred
million dollars, but Secretary Carlisle
had decreed that all credit currency
should be redeemed in gold, and bond
buyers took advantage of the situation
by presenting credit currency for re
demption. The same thing may oc
cur at any time should Mr. Hanna's
plan succeed. Whenever the money
market becomes dull, and. loans are
not sought in commercial transac
tions, all the owners of money have to
do is to buy up a few hundred millions
of paper money and silver coin, pre
sent it to the treasury, exhaust the
gold stock and force a bond issue. The
scheme is not so much a desire to
make a more substantial currency, as
is claimed for it, as it Is to place tbe
government more firmly in the grasp
of the money lenders. 'It is little
wonder that Mr. Hanna and his crowd
want it worked through congress at
an early date, before it is understood
by the people who - might influence
their representatives to vote against
such a dangerous plan.
A PLEA FOB THE CHILDREN
The Condon Globe expresses tbe
following sensible sentiment, that
should meet the approval of every
citizen who cares for the welfare of
future generations in Oregon:
One of the most important matters
that will come before the next session
of the Oregon legislature for consider
ation is the revision of the state school
law. Our public school system is i
matter of vital interest to every man
woman and child in the state, and
being such it should receive the most
careful attention from our legislators
Eyery child within the borders of
our fair state is entitled to the very
best educational advantages possible
and whenever he is deprived of such
advantages, whether by the careless'
ness or indifference of his natural
guardians or by any defect in the
school law, he is robbed of an heritage
that rightfully belongs to him.
In this age of keen competition of
progress and of everlasting bustle
every man,, no matter what his occu
pation, is in daily need of a well
trained intellect, and if be lacks the
early training and the fundamental
principles of education which he
should have received in tbe public
jchoolsin his childhood, be finds him
self unable ' to cone with bis more
fortunate fellows and is gradually
forced to tbe wall. In every com
munity may be found numbers of dis
appointed, unsuccessful men, whose
partial or complete failure in life may
be attributed to this cause, and who
can justly make the complaint that,
had their early opportunities been bet
ter the final outcome of their lives
might have been vastly different. Let
the people of Oregon, through their
legislators, soon to be assembled, say
tbat henceforth no child, growing up
within the confines of Oregon, can
justly make this complaint.
Let our school law be revised in
such a way as will make it equal to
the best in the Union. Let us progress
in all things, but above all and over
all, let us progress in the education of
our youth. A school system tbat was
considered good enough 5u or 25, or
evnn 10 years aeo is not good enough
now. Times are changed. Give the
children a chance. . ."":' "
TELLER THE "TRATIOR."
Only a short time since the repub
lican press of tbe nation was branding
Senator Teller as a ."traitor" because
he had the affrontery to tear- himself
away from the bond-buying influence
and demand tbat this country, to
gether with its fiances, should -be free
from the entanglements of mercenary
Influence. After he walked out of the
St. Louis convention and severd bis
connection with the party that be be
lieved had divorced itself from the
people, no epathets were severe
enough to apply to him, but all of a
sudden Teller baa changed In tbe
estimation ot tome of tbe admlnlstr.
ion's lackeys. He favors "expansion
and a few days ago delivered a speech
in the senate supporting the views of
the president on the acquisition of
territory, and all of a sudded he is
lauded as a "patriot." It is indeed
strange how quickly a man can be
transformed, especially when he falls
into line with the beliefs of some
people. A few days ago Teller was a
traitor, now be is a loyal citizen.
TWO FOOLS AND OTHJ&B FOOLS
An unusual occurrence was witness
ed in a St. Louis court room a few
days since. The judge, Thomas H.
Peabody, sat upon the bench with his
finger on the trigger of a self acting
revolver, while at the bar was an
attorney, Jefferson D. Storts, grasping
a gun loaded to the muzzle. The
judge and the attorney were not
friends and they came to tbe court
room thirsting for each others blood.
When Storts asked that a case in
which he was the attorney be con
tinued a week and the judge gave him
a coctinueance of only one day, he
took it as a personal affront, and ap
plied some uncomplimentary terms
to the court, and tbe judge ordered
him thrown out of the court room.
Storts resisted and the judge drew his
revolver, while the belligerent at
torney presented his murderous look
ing weapon at the court's head in a
threatening manner. It looked as if
there was to be war, but there was
not. 'The men behind the guns were
not the kind of stuff that fight. They
were a pair of fools who armed them
selves for the purpose of running a
bluff. Then there were other fools who
interefored and prevented bloodshed.
Storts was carried away and locked
up, while the judge with his gun held
the fort and maintained the "dignity"
of his court.
It was an unfortunate thing that the
bystanders did not insist that the
judge and attorney put their weapons
in action and keep them going until
each was shot to death. The com
munity would be better off without
them. It is bad enough when the or
dinary criminal arms himself with a
gun and goes to hunt an adversary,
but when a judge and an attorney,
men who are supposed to uphold the
law, fill their pockets with guns and
e liter the court room for the purpose
of displaying their "bravery," they
should be made to exercise it. St.
Louis will do itself credit by sending
the judge and the attorney to the
penitentiary and also by giving the
persons who interfered a few days in
the work house.
A WORD OF CAUTION.
With the advent of better times
comes the danger of extravagance in
tbe administering of public affairs in
state, county and city. When tbe
people are seemingly prosperous those
entrusted with the management of
the government are too liable to at
tempt improvements that ars unneces
sary, and foster schemes that are cer
tain to result la a period of increased
taxation, which is but a partial con
fiscation of property, tbe outcome of
which must be the diminishing of
values in real estate and the driving
away of capital. We have experienced
a season of adversity during which
time taxes have been burdensome,
and now tbat better times are at hand
thoe to whom the management of
bublic affairs is entrusted should not
increase the burdens. People should
be given an opportunity to recover j
from their misfortunes and not have,
their profits taken from them by in
created taxation.
If tbe state, county and city are to
flourish and reap the full benefit of
tbe present prosperity, it cannot be
through extravagance in public affairs.
but can be through economy. Where
taxes are low capital will seek invest-
men t,but it will flee from high taxation,
It is therefore incumbent upon public
officials, those having the expending
of public moneys the legislature.
county courts and city councils to
practice the striates! economy, to
make no appropriations except for
actual necessities, things that are
really required for tbe administration
of public affairs. Let them take warn'
ing now and keep taxes down for a
few years, ' then ' Oregon will attract
the attention of those who seek invest
ment for their capital. But let them
indulge in extravagances, and they
will not only burden the people who
are here but will drive capital away,
It was a miscarriage of justice when
tbe state supreme court granted a stay
of proceedings in the case of Branton
the self-convicted murderer of John
Lynn. That be will eventually be
hung cannot be questioned, but to
grant him more time on earth is not
good. . Such as he should be hustled
off on the date fixed by tbe judge pas
ing the sentence. '
Tbe passage of Senator Morgan's
Nicaragua bill at the present session
depends on the action of tbe senate.
Having passed the senate, the bouse
will push it to its passage. It is not
probable that tbe obstruction senators
and lobyists will prevent its coming to
a vote, after a liberal time occupied in
debating the question.
The hopes of Binger Hermann to be'
come a member of the president's of
ficial household have been blighted
Hithan A. Hitchcock, ambassador to
Russia, has been appointed secretary
of the interior, and Binger will have
to content himself with the office he
now holds! A great many Oregonians
would have been pleased to have seen
bim given a place in the cabinet for
they feel assured that he would have
filled the place creditably.
Within a few. weeks the Oregon
legislature will again be in session at
Salem and there will be a swarm of
place hunters buzzing about the
capitol like a lot of flies over a sugar
can on a hot summer day. They will
all want clerkships as rewards for tbe
work'! tbey did last June, but if tbe
legislators are self respecting and
have the interest of the taxpayers at
heart, a lot of these leeches will be
disappointed, for there should not be
to exceed thirty clerks hired during
the session.
Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, in the
house of representatives tbe other
day, declared that the United States
should "pull down its flag and sail
away from the Philippines, but should
not permit Spain to re-establish its
shattered so veriecnty over the is
lands." This would probably - be a
cheap way out of the muddle, but it Is
difficult now to see bow it could be
done. The United States has got hold
of a sort of "hot stove' proposition in
the Philippines a thing that is un
comfortable to bold but cannot be let
loose. Spain cannot be kept out of
them without American intervention,
and if Spain is to be kept out the
United States must bold sway at lea3t
until the Filipinos can protect themselves.
SHERMAN TELLS
A SECRET
The Ex-Secretary Says War
Could Have Been Averted
Chicago, Dec. 20. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Former Secretary of State John
Sherman, in an interview, tells an
interesting cabinet secret, which In
the days before the war was frequently
suspected, but never established.
With considerable emotion the ex
secretary said:
"I tried to prevent this foolish war
with Spain. . As a matter of fact ne
gotiations were already in progress to
purchase Cuba from Spain when the
war feeling suddenly rose and swopt
everything before it. And Spain
would have accepted the terms.
"This is a matter of secret history.
And now what have we to show for all
this expense? Some islands in the
Philippines, for instance, which are
worth about $200,000 per annum in
come; increased indebtedness of $200,
000,000 and a lot of Islands inhabited
mainly by man-eaters. And tbe most
distressing feature of the affair is that
we are now about to be called upon
to pay $20,000,000 for territory that we
could have taken without expending a
dollar."
FIRE IN A NEW V'OKK RKSIDEMI'S.
Two Women Killed and a Woman and
Man Injured.
New York, Dec. 20. Two women
were killed and another woman and a
man severely injured today duriag a
fire at the residence of C. H. Raymond
at West End avenue and Seventy
third street.
Miss Underwood, a sister of Mrs.
Raymond, leaped from a second-story
window, her head striking the side
walk and death was instantaneous.
William Doerr, in trying to rescue
Miss Underwood, sustained a fracture
of the skull, which probably will result
in death.
Mrs. C. H. Raymond followed Miss
Underwood oat of the window, and
was picked up unconscious.
Mr. Raymond was carried from the
house unconscious from smoke.
After the flames were extinguished
the body of Harriet Fee was found on
the third floor of the house. She bad
been overcome by smoke.
EVIDENCE OF FRIENDSHIP.
G r-a t Britain Prevents FlllbQHterers
! leaving Hong Kong.
Chicago, Dec. 20. A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says:
Great Britain has given another strik
ing example of friendship for the
United States, and at the same time
has taken action which i3 looked upon
in the light of a recognition of the
sovereignty of the United States over
the Philippines. A filibustering expe
dition organized to go to the support
of Agulnaldo has been suppressed at
Hong Kong by order of the British
authorities.
This information came to the state
department a few dayB ago in a cable
gram from Consul-General Wildman,
and has just been made public. The
reason for keeping the information
secret was that the department de
sired to ascertain if possible the sources
of the expedition and who was respon
sible for its organization.
Con8ul-General Wildman, so far as
can be learned, has not yet been able
to get those details.
MORE BAIN IN CALlFOKfUA.
Good
Crops of Wheat in
Sacramento
Valley Assured.
' SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. Another
copious rain has fallen throughout
northern and central California. Re
ports irom all sections of the state
show that for the past week damp,
foggy weather has prevailed so that
tbe soil has absorbed every bit of the
rain that fell last week. In most of
the valleys tbe sou is in splendid con
dition for seeding, and where the grain
was sown early it has sprouted and is
looking well. '.
In the SacramenLo valley the farm
ers have ceased worrying over possi
bilities of a drought, and are now con
fident that sufficient rain will fall to
insure big crops of grain. The indi
cations are for a continuance of the
rain.
TWO KILLED AND MAAY LNJCRED.
Serious Besnlt of a Bear End Collision In
Mew Jersey. ' '
New York, Dec. 21. A rear-end
collision occurred on the Pennsyl
vania railroad throe miles from Rail
way, which resulted in the loss of two
lives and injury to many persons.
About 20 , persons' were cut and
bruised, and nearly all occupants of
tbe trains in collision were thrown
from their berths. The collision was
between the-. Chicago and New York
express , "and the Eastern express.
When three miles from Rah way, N .J.
shortly before 7 o'clock, the Chicago
and New York express was stopped
according to its engineer by signal. A
thick fog prevailed. The. Eastern ex
press coming up from behind at about
20 miles per hour dashed into the
Chicago express sending tbe baggage
car off the track and crushing throegh.
into the Pullman sleeper,, which con
tained 15 passengers.
- THE SEW- 3i$VKKTART.
Ambassador Hitchcock Appointed to 8ne-
ceed Bliss.
Washington, Dee. 21. The presi
dent today nominated Ethan A-Hitchcock,
of Missouri, to be seci.-etary of
the Interior, and F. M. Johnson, of
California, to be register ot the land
office at Marysville, Cal.
Hitchcock is at present ambassador
to Russia. He was appointed minister
more than a year ago, and when the
rank was raised to an embassy he was
re-appointed.
Hitchcock is a wealthy lawyer and
business man of St. Louis, and was for
some time an extensive plate glass
manufacturer. He is a great-grand
son of Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary
fame. His ancestors were from Ver
mont, bui his father moved south and
Hitchcock was born at Mobile, Ala.
GBAHFKD A . LIVK WIRE.
Horrible
Death of i
Linenutn in
Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 21. Among a net
work of wires 20 feet above tbe ground,
Roderick Chisholm, an electrician,
was slowly burned to death in Bight of
several hundred spectators at tbe
corner of Fifty-fifth and State itreets.
For nearly ten minutes tbe horror
stricken crowd watched the workmen
In their fraotlc efforts to release their
comrade from among tbe wires.
Cbisholm was employed by the Com
monwealth Electric Company, and
with a number of other men he was
stringing wires along State street.
While at the top of one of the poles it
Is supposed he grasped a live wire.
He was seen to fall back among the
wires apparently lifeless.
MAY COME
HOME SOON
Fifty Thousand Volunteers
to Be Mustered Out.
Washington, Dec. 22. The war
department has not yet made definite
plans for tbe muster out of 50,000
volunteers, which was decided on at
the cabinet meeting yesterday, but it
is understood that work will be pretty
well mapped out by the first of the
year.
Tbe completion of the muster out
will depend on wheiber the depart
ment adopts the plan of three month's
furlough or immediate dsscharge, with
two months extra pay, as suggested by
Congressman Hull.
It has been practically decided to
muster all the volunteers in the Phil
ippines as fast as tbey can be replaced
with regulars, so as not to hamper the
administration of the island. Follow
ing the discbarges of the regiments of
the Philippine stations, it is under
stood the volunteer troops in the West
Indies will be mustered out.
Kew Dawson City Grows.
Denver, Dec. 21. The latest re
ports from Dawson City, the new
mining camp in the Greenhorn
mountains, near Canyon City, indicate
that the rich gold ore found on the
Copper King claim by Dawson
brothers, came from a small pocket.
Experts are of the opinion that a cop
per mine may be opened on the claim.
but do not expect a gold bonanza will
be found there. However, other dis
coveries of free gold in the neighbor
bood are reported and the town is
growing rapidly.
Three Hundred Chinese Killed.
London, Dec. 20. A dispatch from
Shanghia says a powder magazine,
situated in tbe center of tbe Chinese
camp, in Hankow, exploded leveling
a square mile of houses. It is estimat
ed tbat 300 soldiers were killed includ
ing the general of the commanding-
forces.
Slide on Cnllcoot Pass.
Seatti e, Dec. 20. News has just
been received of a slide on Chilcoot
pass in which six people were killed.
Five bodies baye been recovered, as
follows: Mrs. Darling and two sons,
of Lake Lindermann; Bert John, of
Juneau; Harry Shaw, of Skagway.
The slide occurred December 9.
Three Moonshiners Killed.
Middlesboro, Ky., Deo. 21. Ad
vices from Knox county Ky., says
three moonshiners, Jacob Lambert,
Greer and an unknown man. were
killed and several of their comrades
wounded in a battle with revenue
officers. A Freslaent Assassinated.
Paris, Dec 20. A dispatch from
Cape Haytien says it is rumored tbat
the Dominican president, Heureaux,
was assassinated while incognito at
tending a christening.
lore Spanish Troops off.
Havana. Dec. 20. The Spanish
transport Notre Dame, with General
Estruchos and 953 officers and men,
and the Leg Andes with 1340 officers
and men, sailed for Cadiz today. The
Spanish troops today will finish the
evacuation of tbe northwest part of
Havana. '
. Bull Bill to be Reported.
Washington, Dec. 20. The house
committee on military affairs this
afternoon ordered a favorable report
on the Hull bill, increasing the regu
lar army to 10,000 men. The vote was
8 to 5 on party lines. ,
& We Haye no 11-Cent Business-
4L . 'If' A
Remember the name and place Johstnon's old stand, 166 Second Street,
Tlie White House Clothing Company,
Mil ordes promptly attended to.
MAY CAUSE A
REBELLION
Serious Trouble Feared
Samoa.
in
Auckland, New Zealand, Dec. 21.
Advices from Samoa under date of
December 16, say there is serious
trouble in connection with tbe selec
tion of a king to succeed the late Ma
lietoa. Supporters of Mataafa have
become warl'ke, and it is reported
that the German consul is supporting
Mataafa, in spite of an agreement ar
rived at between the consuls to remain
neutral and allow the chief justice to
decide upon the question of succession.
Foreign residents fear there will be
an outbreak of tribal war when the
chief justice announces his decision,
about the end of the year, and they
are anxious for naval protection.
MORE OFFICERS NEEDED.
West Point Cadets Will (let Commissions
Boon After Graduating;.
New York, Dec. 22. A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says: An
order has been sent to tbe headquart
ers of tbe army, directing that the
first-class cadets at West. Point be
graduated in February instead of tbe
following June. This was in accord
ance with a recommendation made
some time ago by Major-General Miles,
and now approved by Secretary Alger.
A United States army officer and of
ficials of the war department explained
tbat one object of General Miles in
making tbe recommendation was to
supply the pressing need now of young
officers. Many are ill or on staff duty,
and from other causes tbe line is de
pleted. In tbe Third cavalry there is
only five officers on duty. The assign
ment of the new second lieutenants,
who number about 50, will do much to
relieve the situation and keep out of
tbe service many civilians who were
unfit, but who might otherwise,
through political influence, be ap
pointed as second lieutenants.
MARRIAGE NATURALIZES THEM-
Alien-Born Citizens May Vote In States In
Which They .Are Wedded.
Springfield, 111., Dec. 22. In the
contested election case of O. H. Brig
ham against P. C. Stanford, tbe court
lays down the rule that alien-born
women become naturalized when they
marry citizens of the state.
The appellant 'was elected a mem
ber of a board of education in Living
ston county, and bis electiou was
contested ou the ground that a num
ber of alien women, tbe wives of
citizens, had been permitted to vote
at the election. The court declares
that tbe marriage of an alien-born
woman to a citizen is sufficient to make
her a citizen, and that she may vote
under the same laws that other women
vote.
More Ship Wrecks.
Victoria, B. C, Dec. 22. Tbe Ro
salie, which has arrived here from
Skagway, reports the wreck of a sloop
which left Wrangel two Weeks ago for
Skagway, with a part v of 12, bound for
Atlin. The sloop was found bottom
up by the Indians, and it is feared that
all hands were lost. News is also
brought ot the wreck of the schooner
Ohio, off Victoria. No lives lost.
, MULES FOR TBE ABUT.
Ship Tacoma Will Take Them to Bono
lulu En Route to Manila.
FTSan Francisco, Dec. 22. The ship
Tacoma will sail today for Honolulu
with 111 army mules on board. At
Honolulu the mules will be turned out
for a' few weeks' exercise, and will
then be reshipped, along with 200
mules and horses already in Honolulu,
and will tben'be taken to Manila for
the use of the United States troops
stationed there. In addition to tbe
live stock, the Tacoma carries in her
For a catch, but we have good well-made clothing manufactured for city trade, and
one-third or one-half off cannot reach our prices for the same quality of goods. All
we ask is a call and we will convince you that we sell better clothing for less money
than any store here in The Dalles.
NOTE OUR PRICES.
Melton, kersey, casslmere overcoats, in blue or black, worsted
raised seams, single
id ... ..u.
Men's satln-llned overcoats, latest cut, double stltcnea ana raisea
untooH nll.wrml nlaAshnm 1 12.00: on sale here at.
Men's Ulsters. Irish frieze, blue or black, cut extra ong, large storm collar, (U"t ri
handsomely lined, equal to the finest tailored garment in every respect, and sold tDj.L.L J
elsewhere at M8.00, on sale here at. . . ,
All-wool, worsted and cassimere, single-breasted, round sack suit, handsomely r- Cr
tailored, made especially for our trade, so we can guarantee it. Sold everywhere JfjV-J
else at f 12.00; on sale here at
Ulsters, large storm collar, cut extra long, worth 6; on sale here at
Boys' cape coats, cut extra long, for ages 6 to 15 years, guaran ted all-wool, a 50
garment that we'll put up against any $6 coat In the city; on sale here at . w w
Boys' all-wool cheviot and casslmere suits, blue and black, fast colors, double
breasted, handsome, dressy garments for boys from 6 to 15 years old, on sale
-elsewhere at 85; here for
Young men's Washington all-wool cheviot suits, ages 12 to 19 years, double
breasted, double stitched, seams and edges sewed with silk, sold everywhere
else at $12.50; on sale here at
Underwear and hats we will guarantee better quality for less money
than can be had anywhere else in the city.
WHOLESALE AND
bold a large assortment of wagons,
dump carts, grading plows and earth
ings, necessary in the work of improv
ing the roads in the Philippines.
Lieutenant J. O'Shea, of tbe Fourth
United States cavalry, is in charge of
the live stock on the Tacoma.
ON A CASH BAtlS.
Portland Is Able to Cancel Outstanding
Warrants.
Portland, Dec. 21. A second dis
patch received by Manager Dooley, of
the Wells, Fargo's bank, shortly after
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon an
nounced the delivery of Portland's
$430,000 funding bonds to Rudolph,
Kleybolte & Co. in New York, and
the availability of the money.
The money was at once placed to the
redit of City Treasurer Hacheney, at
tbe Wells, Fargo bank, and the official
lost no time in preparing a call for
city warrants in order to stop interest,
The first warrants called in were the
lamp fund warrants, amountingjto $76,
155.58. These were called in today,
and before noon nearly $60,000 of them
were redeemed. One man, August G.
Klosterman, alone held $50,000 of these
warrants.
The total amount of money placed to
the credit of tbe city Is $537,909.45,
Of this amount $430,000 repreaents the
face of the bonds, $106,774.63 the pre'
mium, and $1134.20 the accrued inter
est, which was figured up to December
20.
All of the other outstanding city
warrants will be called in tomorrow,
To Relieve Volunteers.
San Francisco, Dec. 22. Major
General Merrian has ordered tbat the
work of preparing the transport Scan
dia for another voyage to Manila be
rushed to completion. By the first of
next week he expects to telegraph the
war department that be will be ready
within 10 days to have tbe Twentieth
United States infantry come here from
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to board the
Scandia for the Philippines.
Tacoma Vets Displeased.
Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 21. Leading
G. A. R. men of this city denounce
President McKinley for wearing a
Confederate badge while in the South
Decisive action will be taken at tbe
next meeting of the post.
A lot of newspapers and some very
prominent men are making holy shows
of themselves kicking about "expan
sion." While we do not believe the
absorbation of tbe Philippines will be
beneficial to the people of the United
States generally, for it will cost more
than the advantages to be gained are
worth, still there is no use kicking
aerainst fate, and we had as well ac
cept the situation without grumbling.
The American people as a rule want
the Philippines, and -there is no use
opposing the wishes of the majority.
Ex-Secretary Sherman intimates
tbat if he had been let alone he would
have purchased Cuba from Spain and
prevented the recent war. Possibly
he might have, but by so doing he
would have deprived his party of a
whole lot of unearned glory. Mr.
Sherman should not tell secrets this
way, for be should know that party is
always above eyerything else with
those in high positions.
President McKinley is making quite
a hit on his tour of tbe South, because
tbe people honor tbe office he holds,
but be is not doing much good for
himself in a political way. While he
is junketing Reed and Roosevelt are
saying nothing but sawing wood, and
are laying plans to take the nomin
ation of 1900 away from the president.
Fine Assortment of Solid Gold Jewelry.
Ladles' 14-k solid gold watches.
Ladeis' 14-k solid gold Match chains,
long.
Ladies' 14-k solid gold breast pins
and earrings.
Ladies' solid gold wedding rings.
Ladies', 14-k solid gold fancy set
rings.
Gents' or ladies' solid gold, cuff
buttons.
Diamond and Emerald rings.
1857 Roger Bros, knives and forks.
All first class goods at,
d w T. A. Van Norden's
or double-breasted, a coat soitt an over
. . . ,
RETAIL
CLOTHIERS.
If goods do not suit can
PIN HOLES IN THE CHECKS.
0ly One of the Cashier's Precautions
Overlooked liy the rorsrer.
Tn the course of a lecture dovlivered
recently on chemical tests used in Ois
covering by tbe ink the ape of tlocu-
ments, and whether tnere nave dp in
terpolations. Prof. C. A. Dorcmus xoia
of a curious discovery in tne case oi a
raised check, made by his fatacr, wno
is an expert in chemistry and In docu
ments. The interests mvoivea in hub
case, 6ays the New ork bun, were
very large, und it was not practicable
that the original cnecK snouiu oo wui
pered with or chemically treated. For
purposes of testimony an enlarged pho
tograph of the check was taken by Dr.
Doreraus, who was callea as an expert
in the case. . The first trial resulted in
no decision, and on the second trial.
what purported to be the original check
v.-as produced. It was handed to the
cashier of the bank for identification.
He examined it and said:
"This is not the original check."
"How do you know that?" demanded
the amazed lawyer.
"Because in the heading of the orig
inal check I pricked a hole in the center
of each of the 'oV with a pin," was the
reply. "This check has not those
holes."
In all other respects the check
seemed to be identical. The court
called for Dr. Doremus photograph to
be produced. It plainly showed the piu
holes. Upon this the lawyer for the de
fense threw up his case, and the guilty
substitutor of the false check fled the
country.
THE HARDEST-WORKED WOMAN
la the Land Is the Mistress of the
White House.
The author of a series of letters, giv
ing "The Inner Experiences of a Cab
inet Member's Wife," in the Ladies'
Home Journal, gives some new and ex
ceedingly frank glimpses of Washing
ton official' life. The letters are un
dated therefore the administration
cannot be identified. She says of a
president's wife, in a letter to her sis
ter, to whom nil the missives are in
dited: "The worst of living in the
white house is the lack of privacy and
room. The first lady of the land
is about the hardest-worked woman in
America in many ways. The present
lovely incumbent has more leisure than
most of those who have occupied the
place, because she knows no more
about the domestic arrnnpeinents than
if she lived in a hotel. Everything is
turned over to a housekeeper, who
does not even report to Mrs. President.
The president's wife has not the lux
uries nor convenience of ordinary
rich people livlrp in large cities. Her
quarters are circumscribed, and she
is besieged by reporters, especially dur
ing the first year, while the mere read
ing of her letters received every day is
a heavy task, although she lins a secre
tary to help her out. This Mrs. Pres
ident does not even receive the reports
of the head stev. ard. the chief oftVial
servant of the fcousehoUL It is saidl
that he went to her not long ago to ask
her advice about getting rat poiBonto
kill the mimerovs rr.t and mice occu
pants of the white house (be it said in
shame of the nation), and she told him
his province wns to keep everything
'lipagreenble hidden from her from
rats to ghosts. That settled Mr. Stew-n-fl."
WHY THE COWS LIKED TO LOOK.
She Was No Longrr Sensitive About
Her Lance Feet.
They were in a St. Louis shoe store
the other day, says the Sunday Re
public, and this is what was overheard.
The speaker was an elegantly dressed
woman with a smiling face. She was
a large woman and the shoe clerk was
looking for a comfortable shoe for her.
"You know I have such long feet,"
she said to her friend. "The size of
my feet was a great trial to me. The
children at home always teased me.
and I often cried because they were so
ugly. At 14 my feet were as large as
they are now.
"An old neighbor of ours, who lived
on an adjoining farm, was something of
a wag. He was more of a hunter than
a farmer, and he often teased us chil
dren. He would rather talk to us than
to our elders.
"One day he said to me: The cows
are glad when they see you walking
'round, Molly.
" 'Whyr said I. .
"'Because when they look at your
feet they know thsir hide will never
have to be cut. It will take a whole hide
to make a shoe for you.' "
Do Von Know
Consumption Is preventable? Science
has proven that, and also that neglect
is suicidal. The worst cold or cough
can be cured with Shiloh's Cough and
Consumption Cure. Sold on positive
guarantee for over fifty years. Blake
ley It Houghton, druggists.
lining, aouDie C Cf
tne country --rx jjiii
r
, t r7 LT "
searas, gur- -j- iJJ
,
$2.25
53.50
The Dalles, Oregon.
of Portland.
be returned at our expense.