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THE QUESTION OF SALARIES
The legislature now in session "will
be asked to make a general pruning
down in the salaries of officers through
out (he state, and it is In the interest
of all that this reduction of pay of of
ficers be made judiciously, after care
ful and thorough investigation. Not
only should the cutting down be made
, In the elective officers in many cases,
but it should go to the extent of fixing
ther salaries of all appointive officers,
and make their pay proportionate to
the service they render, aud it should
begin at the state house and be con
tinued down through the long list of
officers in eyery department of govern
ment. In the executive department the
governor is allowed private secretray
whose salary is at present 91,800 a year,
yet whose duties are no greater than
many men who are working in private
employment on a salary of $100 a
mnnt.h. Rititaa this nrivatA aacretarv
there is a stenographer at a salary of
$1,000 a year, who performs most of
the won of the office. In the secre
tarv of state's office there is a ' chief
clerk who draws annually $1,800, and
for additional clerical aid in this office
. $6,000 a year is allowed. The state
treasurer has a chief clerk at $2,000
and the superintendent of public in
' struction one at $1,800. These chief
clerk positions are perfect slnacures
and the attention of the legislature
should be turned toward reducing their
pay. They have no particular responsi
i bllity to assume, and should be paid
only such salaries as they could com'
mind in similar employment in private
life. - v
After adjusting the . pay of officers
about the state capital, the legislature
. should take up the matter of equaliz
ing salaries of county officers, and fix
ing the number of deputies they may
appoint and also designate What salar-
ies they may receive. What reduc
tions can be made in .other, counties,
we are unable to state, but that there
can be reductions made in Wasco
county, andjatill not effect the efficiency
of the service is certain. A petition has
already been forwarded to the legis-
lature asking that the salaries of the
county judge and treasurer be reduced
to $600 a year, and a bill will be in
traduced in compliance with the
petition, and an effort will also be
made to reduce the salaries of the
clerk and sheriff. The provision will
be to fix the salary of the clerk at $150
a month, with one deputy at $90. The
sheriff's salary will probably be fixed
at $2,200 a year, with' one regular
deputy at $75 a month. Such a reduc
tion could not, we believe, lessen the
efficiency of the officers, and it would
effect a saying of several hundred dol
lars a year to the taxpayers, an end
. very much to be desired.
Wasco county has efficient officers
In its service at present, who make no
'. complaint at working for the fixed
salaries, at least they were willing at
the recent election . to accept the
? positions. Yet the pay of the officers
was greatly reduced from what it was
' under the fee system of a few years
aeo. Under the fee system the pay of
the sheriff's and clerk's offices was
double what it is now, still the officers
were no nfore efficient than those of
the present.
Whatever reductions are made they
should, howeyer, not become operative
as to elective officers' during the in
cumbency of those ' now in office.
They were elected in June of last year
with an understanding of what their
' salaries should be; it was an implied
contract between (hem and the people
that their pay should be neither in
creased nor dlmlnlshed,hence they are
entitled to the salaries provided by
law at the time of their election. But
If salaries are reduced by this legisla
ture and made operative after the
: next general election, present incumb
ents can have no just cause of com
plaint. - If they do ' not desire the
positions at reduced salaries they need
not apply for them.
GOVERNOR GEES IS BIGHT.
The people of Oregon, especially tne
taxpayers, may well take off their hats
to Governor Geer. He is the first
chief executive Oregon has had for a
Innir t.ma wlin find t.tiA rAiiM(ra tj fallr
plainly to legislators and tell them in
. plain terms of their extravagances and
advise strict economy. It was prob
ably not diplomatic for the governor
ti naaiima til rifotatA tn f.Vifl Ipo-ialat.lu-f.
but it is common sense, and even if it
is disagreeable to some of the members
to be told of their extravagance in
spending state fundi,' wasting their
time and introducing frivolous meas
ures,' nevertheless it is just what they
deserve." We heartily command the
governor upon his courage and en
dorse much of what he said in his in
augural message.
.After stating that few charges in ex
isting laws were need and compliment
ing the legislature upon its activity
during the special session, the govern
or said: "The same industry shown
during the next 30 days would easily
meet all the demands of the people,
and it is therefore, earnestly hoped
that you will give them a shorter ses
sion than the constitutional limit of 40
days. Each day you are at the capital,
whether in session or not, costs tne
state more than $1,000, and since your
own compensation is too small to offer
any inducement to remain longer than
the public interest actually requires,
it is hoped that the general with for
jn early adjournment will be granted.
During the special session- In October
you appropriated $28,000 for your own
expenses, besides $40,000 for a legisla
tive abortion two years before, for
which the people did not ' receive so
much as one cent in return. In view
of this it is hoped that we are not now
confronted by another appropriation
of (40,000 for a full forty days' session.
As a rule, the best legislative results are
secured during the first few weeks of a
1 A (f av.tr iKCIIIfl inh AP 11.
session, u "
advised measure succeeds it is always
the product of the leisure time which
the longer session affords. I am ex
tremely anxious that this legislature
shall make a record that will meet the
approbation of the people, and there
i . - iiTnimp in tha state) who
fjp uvp m - - sr
jrould sot f pMk pprriBf j of al
journment at the end of a 30 days'
session.
"It will not be possible to do so,
however, if the usual custom of in
troducing a flood of bills on all con
ceivable subjects is to be perpetuated.
The number of bills introduced at the
average regular session almost, if not
quite, equals the whole number of laws
on our statute books; and since few of
them are of an original "nature it fol
lows that, as a rule, they are simply at
tacks, in one form or another, on ex
isting laws."
The governor then goes on to outline
some of the duties of legislators acid
insisting that the work of the sessson
can be accomplished in 30 days, he
c tils the legislature's attention to the
clerkship abuses in the following lan
guage
"Allow me to say a word here about
this matter of clerk hire. My Iegis
lative experience reaches back to the
regular . session 18 years ago,, and in
the meantime I have seen the most
meager employment of clerk hire grow
into an absolute public evil, whose
tenacity of life seems to successfully
defy the opposition of " campaign
pledges, platform denunciations and
even the public wrath Itself. .The
abuse of this prlvelege has developed
into a public wrong, the continuance
of which is absolutely without justifi
cation, and its abatement, not at some
future session but at this one, involves
your reputation and mine for sincerity
in the matter of public promises to the
people of Oregon.
-"As a probablo means of securing
relief to the people in this matter, I
have Investigated the records suffic
iently to discover that in 1880 there
were employed in the senate 14 clerks,
and 10 in the house. There were 268
bills introduced in both houses, giving
an average of 11. bills to each clerk.
In 1882 there were 28 clerks, all told
with 292 bills, giving an average of 10
bills to eaeh clerk. In the session of
1893 there were 153 clerks employed to
consider 607 bills, or one clerk: to con
sider every four bills. In 1895 there
were 155 clerks employed to properly
handle 630 bills, or an average of one
clerk to every four bills. To press
this question a little" nearer borne,
gentlemen, it becomes necessary to
say that while -the character and
quantity of your work in the special
session was very commendable, you
employed in both bouses 110 clerks to
take care of 162 bills, or only one bill
and a half to each clerk. The cost of
this service was $7457, or $61 for clerk
and $46 for each bill."
This plain language raised the ire
of some of the senators, especially
those who had served in former ses
sions, and called forth some rather
pointed criticisms from that source,
but none of them can deny that the
governor Is rigbtin bis statements.
If they will but .heed his counsel, they
will merit the commendation of every
body except those who are looking
about for easy jobs,
AS OTHEBS SEE US.
The city of The Dalles is in a fair
way to lose the trade that has built up
the city and made it the distributing
point for a big portion of the Inland
Empire during the past 40 years. The
Culumbia Southern ' railroad building
from Biggs has reached Mora and in
time will reach Antelope, with prob
ably a . branch to Prineville. This
takes away the trade of that part of
Sherman county that ,. has ; been
tributary to The Dalles, and the trade
of Crook county and Southeastern
Wasco will be lost to it. The pro
jected railroad from - Lyle to Golden-
dale, if built, will take from the Dalles
most of the trade of Klickitat county
it now enjoys. ' The only hope for The
Dalles to retail her supremacy as the
chief city of the Inland Empire lies
in establishing manufactories. Hood
River Glacier.
When others see the dangers that
threaten us and warn ns thereof, it is
time that we awake to the gravity of
the situation or do something to better
our condition. . .The Glacier is right in
saying the only way to retain our for
mer prestige is in establishing manu
facturing industries. When we awake
to a full realization of this fact we will
begin to prosper as we never did even
in the palmiest days of the past.
A POLITICAL SOMERSAULT
Wm. McKinley for years advocated
free silver-ocoinage, fought for it in
congress and eloquently condemned
President Cleveland for his attitude
on the money question, says the East
Oregonlan. Suddenly he waivered
and became the candidate of the "gold
forces" and was elected president. ' He
now favors a world's ' money. '.' Wm.
McKinley was almost the father of
protection, of the variety that sought
protect American industry from
pauper labor. He sang its praises In
such eloquent language that be, made
the country a con vert, to his narrow
theory. Now, he is for "an open door"
policy, which, coupled with a world's
money, means free trade. William
McKinley has opened his eyes. Presi
dent McKinley favored peace, abhorred
war, kept the war spirit in check, and
even alter the Maine "incident" at
Havana, stood resolute against a con
flict with Spain. But the voice of .the
people was weighty with, him. And he
declared and conducted a war against
Spain with much vigor and with great
success. President-McKinley was at
first an anti-expansionistont now he
is a wide open imperialist and is lead
ing the movement of acquiring more
territory with bis- characteristic en
thusiasm. A wise, man changes bis
mind, but a fool never does. William
McKinley appears to be concientlously
interpreting the voice of the people,
whether right or wrong time will tell.
. An exchange cites the tact that the
Filipinos are cruel to their Spanish
captives as an argument that they are
not capable of self government. The
writer probably bas not perused Amer
ican history, and noted the cruelty in
flicted by the old patriots, who were
the fathers of this nation, upon, not
their oppressors, but their neighbors
and friends, just prior to the-establishing
of the American republic.
They were capable of forming the
grandest government .on earth and
maintaining it, yet only a few years
before they declared themselves free
and independent people they were
burning "witches" at the stake and
inflicting the severest punishment
upon those who differed with them in
religious beliefs or in the policy of
government.
Interest rates for the use of money
in Oregon have so reduced in the past
year that it will be found a difficult
task to extend loans of the irreducible
school fund at the rate now charged,
hence it will become necessary for the
legislature to authorize the loaning of
the fund at a lower rate. It should
also see to it that all accumulated in
terest Im eo'Jtetot,
SUGAR BEET BOUNTIES.
Hon Geo. W. Poebstel, joint sena
tor for Union and Umatilla counties,
is to father the sugar beet bounty bill
in the legislature, and has gone to
Salem loaded with arguments in favor
of thU) scheme to comDell the people
of the entire state to foster an industry
in Grande Roode yalley. He explains
that the "real reason for the payment
of the subsidy Is that, with such a law
pa9Bfcd, there could be secured a heavy
immigration, of a certain class of
thrifty farmers who already under
stand the science of raising a high per
centage of sugar beets, and at the
same time the actual producers now
living in the Grande Ronde valley
would have simply what might be
called an educational fun J that would
enable a valuable and growing section
of country to bring to a permanent
basis a most valuable industry.' He
also Insists that the bounty to be paid
would only be a nominal sum, as there
was only a little more than 8,000 tons
of beets raised In the state last year. ;
This cuts little figure in the case,
for the principle remains the same
whether the amount to be paid is great
or small; It is the taking from one for
the benefit of another without com
pensation. But the object of the
bounty Is to encourage the Industry,
else it would be utterly useless to the
state, therefore the sum to be paid
would be increased many fold another
year. Then he would have the bounty
to act as an "educational fund." to
teach the Grand Boode farmers how
to grow beets.- If there were any justice
in the claim, why not make it apply to
all industries? Give a bounty on
wheat, that the wheat farmer might
learn how to make more wheat grow
upon an acre, or a bounty on butter
that would. teach the dairyman how to
make bis cows give richer milk, or
a bounty on eggs, so that hens might
be induced to lay two a day?
The proposition of bounties is absurd,
unjust and unreasonable. Simply be
cause one class of people aesires to
engage In a certain industry is no
reason why all the people should be
taxed to support it. Giving bounties
is nothing but legalizing robbery, and
should never be seriously considered
by any legislative body. The bill for
the benefit of the Grande Ronde beet
farmers should be promptly voted
down. "v.
lO ABOLISH GRAND JURIES
Representative Ralph E, Moody, of
Multnomah county, - has prepared a
bill that looks to the abolishing of
the grand jury system, and should
meet the approval of a very large
majority of citizens. .. It permits dis
trict attorneys to proceed on informa
tion in criminal cases, instead of re
quiring a meeting of the grand jury,
and the finding of a true bill of in
dictment, as under the present practice,
The state constitution permits the
grand jury system to either be abolish,
ed or modififd. " Mr. Moody considers
the abolition of the grand jury a
radical change, but be does favor a
modification along the lines of the bill
he will present. This : would enable
courts to call in grand juries only
when necessary, and would prove a
desirable change. - ''.
The grand jury has always been a
sort of "fifth wheel" to the judicial de
partment of the state. It has always
entailed'great expense upon the count
ies, and its services, except in rare
aaes, has been valueless. The in
vestigations made by a grand jury can
never be thorough, or complete. Its
findings seldom throw new light upon
a criminal case, hence it is a useless
incumbrance. Criminal cases in al
most every instance bad as well go
direct' from the committing magistrate
to the- trial court without the inter
vention of the grand jury, for the in
vestigations by the magistrate "who
holds the preliminary examination can
be as thorough as those mode - by the
grand jury, and as a rule a consider
able expense could be avoided by dis
penslng with the attendance of vwit-
neses before grand juries. The bill
proposed by Mr. Moody is a good one
and should become a law. "
DON'T COMPLAIN.
The governor, secretary of state and
state treasurer have determined that
the state tax levy for 1899 must be
5 7-10 mills, against 3 mills in 1898,
This increase in the levy is said to be
owing to the appropriations made by
the special session of the legislature,
which included an item of . $41,000
to pay the expenses of the .legislature
of 1897 that never organized and an
other of $33,000 for the purchase of the
branch asylum site at Union, then
there is still the item of something
like $75,000 interest on state expenses
that accrued because of the failure of
the legislature to convene in '97.
When the taxpayers are called upon
to bear the extra burden of taxation
they should enter no complaint;'; They
are getting what they voted for in
1896 and again in 1898. The.' party
that had been in the majority', in the
legislature previous to those elections
had been wasteful, yet it was returned
to power. As a result there was no
session of the legislature In 1897, no ap
propriation to pay Btate-eHpenses, and
the state was run on credit until the
convening of. the special session last
August, and an interest .charge of
some $75,000 was builtup. Then again
last. year. the. same party .was retained
in power, and an appropriation of $41,
000 to pay the expenses of those who
held up the legislature of 1897, togeth
ec . with . the salaries of an army of
clerks, was freely made.
A democrat or populist taxpayer
might have . some grounds for com
plaint at the increased taxation, but
those who voted the republican ticket
in' 1897. and in 1898 should never mur
mur. . They should take their medi
cine like little men, pay their taxes
ebeerfully and look pleasant, for they
are getting what they voted for.
. NOT A BAD IDEA.
Representative J. W. McCulloch, of
Marlon county, will urge the passage
ol a bill by tne legislature to cause
the state school iund to carry the in
surance on public school property.
Mr. McCullock has made a careful in
vestigation of the amounts paid an
nually lor insurance premiums on
school property and also the losses
sustained by fire. He finds that the
annual premiums are $18,000,while the
average annual loss is only $2,500, thus
his plan would save to the state
$15,500 yearly.
His bill provides that the school sup
erintendent of each county shall yearly
make an inventory of the cash value
of all school property in his county
and forward a certified copy thereof
to the superintendent of public ' in
struction. If there is a loss by fire the
county superintendent shall forthwith
adjust tha same and report to the u-
perlntendent of public Instructions. In
April and August each year the su
perintendent of public instructions
shall make a list of all damages re
ported to him and forward a statement
thereof to the several county superin
tendents and treasurers. Sixty per
cent of the loss sustained by any dis
trict shall be paid, and the propor
tional part each county shall pay on
each loss shall be in proportion to
the value of all the insurable school
property in the county compared with
the the value of all the insurable
school property in the state. Before
the county superintendent of schools
of any county in the state makes the
semi-annual apportionment of the
c mnty school fund, he shall first set
aside the amount due from bis county
to the several, districts in this . state
sustaining losses, as reported to him
by the last report of the superintend
ent of public instruction, and shall
draw a warrant on the county treasur
er of bis county In favor of the district
sustaining th6 loss for the amount due
as ludicatei by the superintendent of
public instruction.
The measure possesses merits that
will readily recommend themstlves to
the legislature. If the school districts
are paying annually $18,000 for insur
ance and the average loss Is but $2,500,
they are expending too much for their
fire protection too great a commission
to insurance companies. And If a
saving of $15,500 can be effected that
amount Will pay for 344 more months
of teachers' wages, estimating the
avei age salary of teachers in the state
is $45 a month This would go a long
way toward disseminating knowledge
among the youth of the state.
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The government enters upon the
year 1899 with a heavier debt than it
has in seventeen years, it aggregating
$1,977,388,764. The debt is classified
as follows:
Interest-bearing bonds $1,00,215.980
Bonds on which" interest has ceased 841.234 200
United states notes aw.eHi.uie
Old demand notes
National bank notes,redemption ac
count Fractional currency
Gold certificates.
Silver certificates.
53,997
28.888.814
6.883.974
35.808.999
39B.430.S04
20.685.000
7.523.'80
Certificates of deposit
Treasury notes of ltfcu
Total $1,97788.764
The high water mark in the national"
debt was reached in 1866, when it
amounted to $2,773,236,173. It gradu
ally decreased until in 1893 when it haJ
been, cut down $1,545,962,686. Since
then it has increased $431,403,078, the
greatest increase having been from
Jan. 1..1897, to Dec. 31, 1898, the in
crease being a little over $170,000.
Speaking of the debt, the Oregonlan
takes occasion to remark that "a little
over half of this debt is in the straight
and honest form of interest-bearing
obligations. But an astonishingly
large part consists of demand obliga
tions, drawing no interest, which the
treasury is liable for payment of at
any time" they are presented, and
which it must also keep at equal and
uniform value." . .,
These "honest interest-bearing obli
gations" are what the Oregonlan would
have thrust upon the country In ex
change for the entire public debt and
would have the interest burdens of the
people increased $30,000,000 to
$60,000,000 -a year for it objects
to the . taking . up of any por
tion o the bonded debt,and insists that
a portion of the surplus revenue of the
nation be applied to the retirement of
non-interest bearing obligations, when
it saye: "But the non-intorest-bearing
debt can be reduced, and should be.
Revenue from the war taxes is so large
that, in spite of heavy army and navy
expenditures, the treasury is begin
ing to show a small surplus. The time
1b opportune to set aside a portion of
the treasury's gold for exclusive use of
its issue and redemption - functions; so
that more of the demand liabilities of
the government may be put on the
safe basis on which the gold certificates
rest." .
The advice the Oregonlan gives the
government, it would not accept in
the conducting of its own business,
nor would any sane manager of a pri
vate business enterprise. . Had the
Oregonlan an equal amount of obliga
tions outstanding bearing interest and
not bearing interest it would certainly ,
apply its surpius money In taking up
that which bore interest in order to '
stop the drain upon its resouraes and
leave its non-interest-bearing debt
stand. This would be only, a plain
business proposition, and as the govern
ment should be run on business
principles, it should be the course pur
sued by tha government.
At the beginning of the year the
treasury had cash on hand to the
amount of $930,431,351 as on offset to
the national debt of nearly two billion
dollars, of this $281,729,434 was gold.
Since the law requires a gold reserve
of onjy $100,000,000 kept on deposit, why
should not the remaining 181,729,434
of gold be applied to the redemption
of the Interest-bearing debt, and also
a portion nf .the surplus silyer in the
treasury be applied to this purpose?
It would be the most sensible method
of dealing .-with the public debt and
common sense is what is needed more
than anything else applied to our pub
lic affairs. " -
EDITOBIA L NOTES.
,,The peace treaty formulated at Paris
bas been transmitted to the senate,
and will no doubt be ratified at an
early date.
The most interesting question in
Pennsylvania politics at present is
whether Mat Quay is going back to the
sanate or to the penitentiary.
Making up the jury list in Marion
county is proving quite, interesting
work for the county court. The
election fraud case is eutting quite a
figure in the jury list.
Lrd Wolseley pays a tribute to the
American volunteers in the war with
Spain. Their work was equal to their
historic record and Wolseley knows
that no more need be said.
Gen. Shafter believes that ;the
Cubans would vote for annexation by
a large majority. They will have an
opportunity in due time to cast their
ballots for the splendid promotion
freerred to.
The Roseburg Review issued a
splendid New Year's edition that is
worthy of note and should be sent
broadcast by the residents of Douglas
county, for it is a splendid advertise
ment of the recources .of Southern
Oregon.
The present cost of maintaining the.
regular army is $24,443,480. The esti
mated cost for the enlarged army as
provided in Representative Hull's bill
is $82,053,865, an increase of $57,761,105.
This Increase is one of the luxuries We
will get from acquiring foreign ter
ritory.
That Governor Roosevelt will con
test for the nomination for president
before the next republican national
convention becomes more evident
every day. His message to the New
York lesislature shows croppings of
the presidential bee buzzing in his
bonnett. .
How is Uncle Sam going to interpret
the Monroe doctrine in the future if
some European power comes over here,
licks a little South American republic,
and takes control of it? Since we
have started out to gobble up foreign
domain it will be difficult for us to say
much about the Monroe doctrine.
The New Year's edition of the Ore
gon Statesman, published at Salem,
has been received and is indeed a
creditable number. It is printed on
heavy calendared paper, well illustrated
with half tones, and contains much
valuable information concerning
Marion county. -The' publication is a
credit to the - statesman and to the
capltol city.
That old fossil Alger, secretary of
war, objects to Admiral Dewey being
governor-general of the Philippines.
No wonder. ' Alger has no use for any
body wbo administers an office com
petently. If Dewey were some incom
petent upstart wbo had neither ex
ecutive' ability nor common sense,
Alger would approve his appointment.
That there are hundreds of thousands
of dollars escaping taxation in Oregon
is not questioned. This is largely due
to the fact that mortgages are not
taxed, and the notes for which the
mortgage is given cannot be got at if
the holder neglects to list it in his
property. . The re-enactment of the
mortgage tax law would avoid this to
a great extent.
Former Comptroller Eckels recently
made a statement that trusts were
really a benefit to the United States.
Consumers of tin plate would be pleas
ed to have Mr. Eckels' figures on the
manner In which their bank accounts
will be increased. The tin plate com
bine advances prices 25 cents on 100
pound boxes, and - the jobbers see tha
raise and go them 5 cents better.
The legislature will be asked to re
reduce numerous officers' salaries in
order to make' the nay received com
mensurate with the service rendered.
A petition bas been circulated here
and quite generally signed asking the
legislature to reduce the salary of the
judge and treasurer of Wasco county
to $600 a year, 'and it is Very likely the
reduction will be made, as the present
legislature is pledged to economy.
It is rather humiliating to state It,
nevertheless it is a fact that there are
some men in the legislature who ought
to be in the penitentiary. They are
those who want to farm out clerkships
to relatives and friends in order to
eyen up on their expenses during the
session. Their argument is that their
salaries are small, and if they can get
their wives, daughters or sons ap
pointed clerks, where thpy have little
to do, at from three to five dollars a
day, it will help to . pay expenses. A
legislator who will make such an argu
ment ought to be in the penitentiary
instead of attempting to make laws
No man is fit to be at large wbo would
teach bis nearest relatives dishonesty.
. Sheriff Huntington, of Baker county.
goes before the legislature with a re
quest that his salary be raised, his plea
being that the salary is inadequate
to the service performed.. It is
indeed late in the day for Mr. Hunting
ton to discover this fact. When nomi
nated for sheriff he was willing to ac
cept the office for the fixed salary, and
after having filled the position for six
months, if he finds' the pay is insuf
ficient, it is his privilege to resign, and
let the county court find some one who
is willing to do the work of the office
for the stated salary. Tne.legislature
should pass a law making it a felony
for any officer to attempt to get his pay
increased during the term of his office,
roe people are ever willing to pay
their public servants a reasonable
compensation, but they detest a grafter
who attempts to fleece them after he
bas been entrusted with an office.
THE SITUATION
IS GRAVE
Rios Says the Rebels i
Are Ready to Attaek
Manila.
Madrid, Jan. 11. General Rios, the
apantsb commander, cables from Ma
nila reiterating bis assertion that the
situation of affairs in the Philippines
is most grave. The rebels, it appears,
are concentrating in the neighborhood
of Manila, with the intention of at
tacking that place. Great prepara
tions are being made for the defense
of tne city.
J. ne bpanish general also asserts
that the natives of Visayas have again
refuseo to permit the Americans to
land at Ho llo,, threatening to resist
by force If an attempt is made to do so.
The Amerlcapsf therefore, according to
General Rios, have abandoned the idea
of disembarking, aud he confirms the
previous statement to the effect that
the natives are willing to resist by
force if an attempt is made to do so.
General Rios also alleges that the
rebels are determined to fight the
Americans before the reinforcements
arrive from the United States.
in conclusion, uenerai Kloa says
Aguinaldo's proclamation has pro
duced immense enthusiasm among the
rebels.
Fell Coder the Cars.
Tacoma, Jan. 11. W. McSweeney,
of Taylor, N. D., a switchman in the
employ of the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company, missed his footing
while attempting to board a car in the
"half moon" yards here last night and
fell under the wheels. The cars pass
ed over him, cbrushlng both legs and
completely severing his left arm.
He died shortly after being removed
to the hospital. '
Dlng-ley's Condition.
Washington, Jan. 11. Tbe con
dition of Representative Dingley was
reported practically unchanged. He
is still extremely weak, but the fact
that he has been able to hold bis own
in tbe past two or three days without
any appreciable change for the worse
Is favorable.
A Milwaukee Protest.
Milwaukee, Jan. 11. The Cham
ber of Commerce bas adopted a series
of resolutions, among which was one
Indorsing the action of the national
board of trade against the provision
of the war tariff" act, which calls for
tamp taxes on Mies made on com
mercial exchanges.
THE CHANGE OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Governor Lord Steps Out and
Governor Geer Steps in.
Sat em. Jan. 10; Theodore Thurs
ton Geer was inaugurated governor of
the state of Oregon In representative
hall of the statehouse today, in the
presence of the state legislature assem
bled in joint session, and an immense
crowd of spectators, who packed the
gallery and lobby of the chamber to
suffocation.
Chief Justice Wolverton, of the su
preme court, administered the oath of
office to the new governor, and both
ex-Governor Lord and Governor Geer
made speeches.
QUARRELED OVER PATRONAGE.
Division of polls Causes an Estrange
ment of Two Legislators.
Salem, Jan. 10. The feature of the
forenoon's session in tne bouse was
the exposure ot a squabble oyer patron
age between two members from Mar
ion county.
Upon the assembling of the house.
Speaker Carter announced that he had
intended malting some changes in the
make-up of the committees, owing to
a disagreement between two members
of the house. Being asked what
changes he desired to mane, he stated
that they were the removal of McCul
loch from the (chairman of the com
mittee on enrolled bills and his trans
fer to the committee on banking and
Insurance, and the removal of Flagg
from the committee on banking and
insurance to the chairmanship of the
committee on enrolled bills. Roberts
of Wasco moved that the speaker be
given the privilege of making the
change. McCulloch objected. He
said he would consider it a direct slap
at him and would resent it.
This brought Flsgg to his feet,, who
described the history of bis trouble
with McCulloch. He said the under
standing between himself, McCulloch
and Speaker Carter was that McCul
loch should be chairman of the com
mittee on enrolled bills, but that he
(Flagg) should have half the patronage.
In pursuance of this ' compact he
named one clerk out of four during the
late special session, but at the open
ing of the regular session McCulloch
not only denied him the privilege of
naming his half of the clerks, but even
that of retaining his appointees of the
special session. ' He yesterday appoint
ed two just the same, and had them
sworn in, but McCullocn nied a pro
test with the secretary of state. This
brought the squabble, for patronage to
a focus.
The question before the house being
whether the speaker should be sus
tained in bis desire to make the
change, the vote resulted: Ayes, 39;
noes, 19. . The speaker then announced
changes in committees as indicated.
SLIGHT , CHANOES ON COMMITTEES.
Host of th Appointments of the Special
Session Will Stand. ' .
Salem, Janl 10i In the senate this
morning. President Taylor announced
the . standing, committees, which are
mainly the same as at the. 'special ses
sion. Miehell , takes the place of
Taylor on the committees on assess
ment and taxation. Brown ell is drop
ped from and Looney added to the
committees on elections and privileges.
Mulkey is dropped and Joseph added
to the committee on enrolled bills
Haseltine takes the chairmanship of
the committee on horticulture in place
of Daty, of 'Benton. Joseph takes
Morrow's place on the committee on
medicine, pharmacy and dentistry.
Taylor is dropped from and Driver
added to the committee on military
affairs. Smith takes Reed's place on
the committee on public buildings and
institutions. Looney is dropped from
and Brownell added -to the committee
on roads and highways. Taylor is re
tired from the chairmanship and Pat
terson added leaving Mulky chairman
of the committee on ways and means.
Looney and Morrow are appointed on
the joint committee to examine te
state treasurer's books.
fibs on a Japanese cbuiseb.
SeTeral Members of the Crew Burned to
Death and Many Injured-
Seattle, Jan. JO. News by steam
er from Japan says: The second
class Japanese cruiser Kaimon Kan
bas reached Amoy a partial wreck, as
the result of a fire that broke out
during a storm at sea. Several of the
members of the crew of the cruiser
were burned to death and many others
badly injured.
The . Kaimon Kan was a wooden
vessel of the old style, and had on
board a number of soldiers besides her
regular crew. When a few days out
and lii the midst of a gale a fire was
discovered in one of the bunkers to
the rear of the engines.
The Japanese crew behaved with
great - bravery, and streams of water
were soon playing on the fire. At this
juncture an accident to the machinery
made it necessary for some one to go
down . the alley. It was a case of
almost sure death. Two men volun
teered to go down. Before they got
to the machinery in need of repair the
smoke overcame them. No one would
go, In after them and the fire soon
consumed their bodies. The engines
were kept running or the vessel would j
surely have foundered. The vessel Is
repairing at Amoy.
MATAAFA IS KING OF SAMOA.
Official Mews of His Election to
8nc-
eeed Malletoa Is Recelred.
New York, Jan 10. A, dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:
Mataafa has been elected king of
Samoa, to succeed' Malletoa. Official
information to this effect has been re
ceived here. The election was held
ithout trouble, though Tamasese,
who was vice-king in 1881, backed by
a small following, endeavored to ob
tain the office. Tbo situation' accord
ing to the latest advices is quiet.
Mataafa's election is highly satis
factory,' not only to the Washington
government, but to tbe British and
German governments, because of the
certainty that be will be guided in bis
actions by tbe wishes of tbe consuls in
Apia of the signatory powers to the
Berlis treaty. -
DON'T BELIEVE THB 8TORT. ;
Klondlfcers Think There Meed Be no
Worry About Dawson.
Seattle, Jan. 10. The story that
destitution prevails in Dawsou to such
an alarming extent that it is consider
ed necessary to appeal to the United
State government for .relief, is com.)
sldered by the many people from the
Klondike in this city to be built on a
very slim foundation.
At an informal meeting of about a
score of them yesterday the destitu
tion story was discussed. After the
meeting Joseph Barrett, a Klondike
pioneer, said. .
"I cannot understand now such a
story should gain currency, save
through the desire of the Dawson press
to heighten the feelings against rep
resentatives of the Canadian govern
ment now in Dawson. There is pos
itively no need for alarm as to the
supply of food at the mines. No
starvation is there. The Dawson City
people stand together as one, and none
need go hungry if they will make
known their wants."
HOUSE CLERK : MATTER . SETTLED.
There Will be Fewer Employed Than
at Former Sessions.
Salem, Jan. 11. The bouse devoted
the greater part of the forenoon ses
sion today to the considerrtion of the
resolution of Curtis of Clatsop, desig
nating the number of clerks to be em
ployed in the house and fixing their
compensation.
The committee on resolutions, to
which the resolution bad been referred,
reported it back with amendments and
recommended its adoption. The
amendments raised the pay of the
clerk of the committee on judiciary
from $4 to $5 a day, reduced the num
ber of stenograohers to be employed
in the house from three to two, and
provided for a typewriter for the house
at a salary of $5 per day. The amend
meuta were adopted by a vote of 38 to
20, and then ensued a squabble over
more clerks. Moody offered an
amendment that the committee on
judiciary be given two clerks at $4 a .
day carried
Beach, of Multnomah, chairman of
the committee on ways and means,
asked for one clerk at $5 a day, one at
$3 and a stenographer at $4 a day.
Curtis of Clatsop objected, claiming
that this committee at the last session
had four; clerks, two ot whom did
nothing but draw salary and breathe.
Bratton of Lane and McCulloch of
Marion also objected to giving this
committee more clerks, but the amend
ment was adopted just the same.
Other amendments adopted' were for
an increase of pav of the clerk of tbe
committee on education frcm $3 to $4,
and increase of the number of stenog
raphers to be appointed for the house
at $5 a day, from two to three. The
Multnomah delegation was given one
clerk at $5 a day..
A HITCH WITH LAWMAKERS.
Governor Geer and the Senate Mixed Over
Appointments.
Salem, Or., Jan. 11. In the opening
of the senatethis morning a message
was received from Governor Geer ask
ing the return of tbe nominations of
C. A. Dolph, H. S. Bean,- H. R. Kin-
caid, regents of the state university.
and S. H. Holt, trustees of tbe Soldiers'
Home, which had been sent In Monday
by Governor Lord and referred to the
committee. The message was' tabled
by a decisive vote. After much debate
a motion to instruct tbe committee to
report the nominations favorably at
once carried by a vote of 19 to 11, leav
ing the matter in the hands of the
senate. -
The introduction of ' the bills was
then pushed and soon came another
communication .from the governor
revoking the above referred to nomi
nations, which was promptly tabled,
leaving the matter much mixed. '
TWO JOBS' FOR SHAFTER.
He WUI Have Command of theCaUfornia
and Columbia Department.
New York, Jan. 12. A dispatch to
the Herald from . Washington says:
In addition to the command of the
department of California, Major-Gen-
eral W. R. Shafter has been directed
to assume temporary command of the
department or tbe Columbia thus re
lieving Major-General H. C. Merriam
who will relieve Brigadier-General E.
V. Sumner, in command of the depart
ment of Colorado, with headquarters
at Denver. ;
General Sumner has been transferr
ed to the command of the department
of Missouri,' with headquarters in
Omaha. Brigadier-General : M. V.
Sheridan is still in command of the
department of the Lakes. If Major
General Wade desires tbis department
he can have it, but it is thought he
will prefer the department of the
Dakotas, with . headquarters . at St.
Paul." -'.- ' ' r
Hold-up at Tacoma.
Taooma, Jan. 11. Shortly before
dusk last night two men entered tbe
saloon of John Simon, on Jefferson
avenue, with revolvers drawn and
cocked. While one of them covered
the bartender and a patron the other
rifled the cash register, securing con
siderable money. Tbey then bound
the bartender In one of the side rooms,
locked the patron in another, and al
though pursued and shot at, made
their escape. ' -.
Grip In Oakland.
Oakland, Cal., Jan. 11. An epi
demic of grip is prevalent In this city.
Health officer Dunn says he thinks
there are ac least 4000 cases, and if the
weather conditions do not aid the
health department in checking the
disease a repition of the epidemic of 8 i
vears ago may be expected. So far it
is only manifest In a mifd form, but
there have been several deaths and j
there may be more.
Depot Half Consumed.
Pendleton, Or., Jan. 12. The
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com
pany's passenger station nere was
destroyed by lire pearly this morning,
entailing a loss of from $2500 to $3000.
The fire caught in the baggage-room,
and totally consumed half tbe depot
building, badly damaging the remain
der.
Conditions Improving.
Washington, Jan. 12. This cable
gram was received at the war depart
ment this morning:
.wanna, Jan. iz. uonaitions ap
parently are improving. Citizens feel
more secure. Many natives are return
ing. Tbe city is quiet and buisness
active. Otis.'
A Great Battle in Arabia.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 12. A
great, battle bas been fought in tbe
Yamen division of Arabia. Turkish
troops stormed and captured the in
surgent position at Shanel November
30. About 4000 insurgents and 2000
Turks were killed and wounded.
Choate is Appointed.
Wasainqton, D. C. Jan. 11. The
president today nominated Joseph H.
Choate. of New York, to be ambas
sador extraordinary and plenipoten
tiary to Great Britain.
AMONG OREGON
LAW-MAKERS
They Work Four Days
Then Rest Three.
Salem, Jan. 12. Governor Geer
sent to tbe senate this morning the
appointments of Dolph, Bean and Sen
ator William Smitb, of Baker, as
members of too board of regents of
the state university, and Holt as
trustee of the Soldiers' Home, tbe
same as Governor Lord had named,
and which were withdrawn yesterday,
excapt Smith in place of Kincaid,
The nomination of Smith "took the
wind out of the sails" of the opposi
tion to the governor, as Selling ex
pressed it, and instead of a fight all
were confirmed immediately.
Twenty-four new' bills were intro
duced in the senate before an adjourn
ment was taken till 2 p. m. Monday.
Among the most important ones were
the following:
By Miehell, to add two judges to the
supreme court; by Selling, to repeal
the annual appropriation of $5,000 for
tbe state fair; by Fulton, to appropri
ate $25,000 for food fish hatcheries; by
Mackay, to authorize the Port of Port
land to make further improvements in
Columbia river channel and borrow
$500,000 therefor, and $250,000 addition
al to build a drydock, for both of which
bonds shall be issued; by Morrow, to
exempt homesteads of 160 acres or
$3,000 valuation from attachment and
judicial sale; by Dufur, to extend the
privilege of the Soldiers' Home to the
wives and widows of soldiers.
Salem, Jan. 12. Upon the assem
bling of the. bouse this morning the
committee on resolutions reported
bacfc a resolution providing for aj ex
amination of the books of the state
board of school 'land commissioners,
with an amendment that the commit
tee be allowed only one clerk, at a
salary of $3 per day. The resolution
was adoqted as amended. .
Tbe house joint resolution providing
for examination of tbe books of the
secretary of state, and tbe senate joiot
resolution requiring the presentation
of all claims to the ways and means
committee within 20 days, were also
reported back by the committee on
resolutions, and adopted.
After the first reading of the bill by
Besch of Multnomah to regulate build
ing and loan associations, Moody asked
the consent .of the house to take up
and place on its third reading tbe bill
providiug for relief of the supreme
court, and an increase of the number
of justices of the supreme court to five.
Tbis lead to a protracted debate,
Moody, Whalley and Curtis and urging
the passage of the bill, and Stillman
of Umatilla leading the opposition.
The opposition to the bill was based
upon the constitutionality of the act.
After the debate had been In progress
some time; without any apparent
change in the' situation, Reeder of
Umatilla made an able argument In
fayor of allowing tbe question to go
before the supreme court .by passage
of the bill. The bill passed by a vote
of 37 to IT.
"At the close of the session the house
adjourned to 2 p. m. Monday. ,
ADVISES A PROTECTORATE. .
Professor Mag-ill Delivers an Address on
the Philippines.
Philadelphia, Jan. 12. President
E. H. Magill, of Swartbmore college,
delivered an address on the Philippines
before the Friends Association Mon
day evening. -
Professor Magill discussed various
possible courses as to the Philippines,
and then said:
41 Would it not be better for the
United States to continue its protec
torate over these people, avoiding by
all means treating them as a conquer
ed nation, but rather regarding tbem
as friends and allies "and securing their
co-operation in establishing a system
of self government? Our protectorate
must be of such a nature as to prevent
the other nations from interfering
with this interesting experiment in
training other peoples.
"By pursuing this course, too, we
should avoid the charge of national ex-
Where
Are You
If You Want to Know
Seoure one of our late maps of Oregon just published-'
perfectly accurate, thoroughly reliable. We give it to
. you -with the Weekly Times-Mountaineer on these
terms :
To every subscriber who pays up arrearages and one
year's subscription, together with 50 cents, we supply
the paper one year and the map. Price of paper $1.50;
price of map $1.00. ' We give you both for $2.00. Take;
advantage of this offer now. ' It pnly holds good for a
short time. The map is 28x34 inches, on heavy cloth
and mounted substantially on rollers. The same map
on paper, in pocket, form will-be furnished with the
paper for $1.75. ' ' ' '
What is the
There are many people who do
not understand the d.'fference m
Bath Cabinets. Here are two il
lustrations one of the common
skirt or "sack" cabinet and the
other showing The Robinson
Thermal Bath Cabinet when
in use.
STOP AND INVESTIGATE!
Don't jump rashly at these cheap
er Cabinets, but use common
sense and good judgment by pur
chasing a Robinson Thermal
Bath Cabinet.
hod of nslDK the
O door Cabinet.
t down and lift the
J. M. FLEMING,
The well-known Saratoga Chip Man,
entire Cabinet up
over the head.
Barbarian Process.
is the Agent for this city. Drop him a postal
sirea can snow you wnat tnia (jaoinet is, saving you tne inconvenience
of sepiding east for a skirt cabinet or some cheap affair.
panslon, which threatens thus early
to become a watchword In the next
presidential campaign. This would'
be unfortunate, for as soon as any
form of words becomes a parry cry in
a political campaign all hope of
reasoning on the subject vanish.
"Why may not the course proposed
for tbe Philippines be as practicable
for them as for Cuba, where we are
bound to apply it, even so much nearer
home, or break our most solemn
pledges?
"We should make no promises as to
the duration of the protectorate which
we would establish and maintain oyer
these Incipient nations, but leave it to
time and the evolution of the peoples
concerned."
STRICT BOARDING SCHOOL.
Three Callers a tctrtl Twenty Mia
utes m Call for Girl Students.
The young ladies al the norma)
school in Winona were lately thrown
into a flurry of excitement, says the St
Paul piinn.) Dispatch. They were
called into one of the recitation-rooms
and put through a rigid examination
about the number of callers each had
and a description of each caller. They
were told that it was highly improper
to receive a caller from out of the city,
and that many of the young men of the
city were not proper persons with
whom to associate. -
It vas also considered highly im
proper to receive a call which was ol
more than 20 minutes' duration. In all
over a dozen questions were required to
be answered, all of which were in regard
to the subject of gentlemen callers.
A number of rules were given to the
young ladies, which they were told they
must obey. Among them was one for
bidding the same young men to call
upon tbem more than .three times a
year, and then the call must be purely
formal and not exceed 15 or 20 minutes.
The young ladies were also requested
to furnish a list of their callers and
their characters, and as to the general
subjects of conversation when calling
or riding, and if tbe landlady where
they boarded approved of the young
men.
Some' of the young ladies are indig
nant, and say they will not submit to
such rules, while others believe they arc
all right, and propose to follow them.
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 all 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 arrangements than
11 sue 11VCU 111, M UVVCl. JL. V CI J UUUg JW
turned over to a housekeeper, who
does not even report to Mrs. President.
Tbe president's wife has not the lux
uries nor -convenience of , ordinary
rich people liviner in lanre 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 Rhe has a secre
tary to help her out. This Mrs. Pres
ident does not even receive tbe reports
of the head steward, the chief official
servant of the householcL It is said)
that he went to, her not long ago to ask -her
advice about getting rat poison-to
kill the numerous rat and mice occu
pants of the white house (be it said in
shame of the nation), and she told him
HIS province was w ivtrcjj ccijmiis
disagreeable'' hidden-, from- her frm .
rats to ghosts, mat sertiea jur. .stew
ard." Run Down by a Fast Train.
Pittsburg, Jan. 11. Pour person s
were run down and instantly killed by
expresse train No. 13, near Laramer
station on thePensylvanla railway, 25
miles east of Pittsburg. The list of
dead follows: Mary Miller, Thomas
Miller, Albert Wilson and Walter
Brown.
The train dashed into the group of
unfprtunates at full speed, and tbe
bodies were terribly mangled. After
being gathered up1 the remains were
taken in charge by friends.
On Bvery Bottle.
Of Shiloh's Consumption Cure is
this guarantee: "All we ask of you to
use two-thirds of the contents of tbis
bottle faithfully, then if you can say
you are not benifited return tbe bottlo
to your druggist and he may refund
the money." Price 25 cts., 60 eta., and
tl.oO. Blakeleyand, Houghton.
At ?
Difference?
Method of twins oar Cabinet.
Open tbe Door, step in.
and sit down.
A Civilized Method.
and he will call on you, and if de