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.MARCH 4, 1899
WHY WAS ITT
In perusing the report of the laws
passed by the recent legislature we no
tice a bill regulating the salaries of
school superintendents, and note that
the salary of the superintendent of
Wasco county was raised to $1,400 a
year. Why this increase in salary was
made naturally rises the inquiry among
the taxpayers of the county. They
are naturally solicitous to know at
whose request the increase was made.
Did the school patrons of the county
ask for this increase? Did the tax
payers ask for it? If not, then who
did? And was it made to increase the
effftiency of the office?
If it was for the latter purpose, near
ly every taxpayer in the county will
protest. For years the different su
perintendents of this county have been
satisfied with the salary of $800 a year,
and have performed their duties ac
ceptably. They have carefully looked
after the cause of education, and so
far as is known there has been no cause
tor complaint of their administration.
Then why should the salary of that of
fice be almost doubled, at a time when
food talent and effective service is
being had at the old salary, and when
at each recurring election there is an
efficient educator ready and willing;
yea, even anxious, to take the office.
The present superintendent, Prof.
C. L Gilbert, is now serving his sec
ond term. He held the office from
1896 to 1898 at a salary of f 800 a year,
was even willing to give up work in
the public schools of the county to ac
cept the office of county school super
intendent at that salary; and was
so well satisfied with the position in
1898 that he asked for renominatlon at
the hands of his party, and was re
warded for faithfulness in the dis
charge of his duties by re-election.
Then what was the necessity, when
we can secure a competent superin
tendent at $800 a year, to increase his
aalarv to $1,400? Who did it? And
why was it done?
Of course the present incumbent.
Prof. C. L. Gilbert, is too honorable a
gentleman to have asked for an in
crease of his salary while in office, for
he accepted it at a stipulated salary
and he could not conscientiously take
an increase during his incumbency.
But the salary fixed by the recent leg
islature must stand until the legidla
ture meets in 1901, and will be the sal
ary that Prof. Gilbert's successor will
receive, hence the taxpayers of Wasco
county will be compelled to pay $1,200
more for the services of the next su
perintendent to he elected in 1900, than
is reasonable or just.
, The salary of school superintendent,
like the salary of every other officer,
should be only a reasonable compen
sation for the services which the duties
of the- office demand, and similar or
equal to the salary which the incum
bent could earn in like pursuits in
private employment. The average sal
aryfor male teachers in Wasco county
and in fact throughout the state, does
not exceed $60 a month for nine
. month's work. This includes city
superintendents and principals of
graded schools. In The Dalles the
city superintendent is paid $1350
vear. His duties require all his at
tention, and he is the 'servant of the
district continuously for the school
year. Principals of othar schools in
the county, the duties of which re
quire fully as much" attention and
qualification as does the superinten
dent's office, receive from $75 to $100
s month, then why should our county
superintendent be paid more than he
could posssbly earn as an active teach
er? The duties of the. office are not
so irksome as those of the active
teacher; in fact, there are months at a
time in which he has comparatively
nothing to do. as is evidenced by the
fact that the present superintendent
often finds employment in the asses
sor's and clerk's offices where he can
work during times when there is
nothing to do in his own office, there
fore his entire time cannot be oc
cupied in his office, as it would be if he
were actively employed in the school
room, hence it would appear that the
former salary of $800 a year was a
corresponding salary to what he could
earn in similar work outside of the
office. The action of the legislature
in increasing the salary was wrong,
In that it makes the office a sinecure,
and the people who bear the burdens
of county government would like to
know why it was done.
WORTH CONSIDERATION.
In another column is published a
communication from Goosberry, Mor
row county, outlining a projected rail
road from The Dalles to Hardman,
that if put in operation would be of
Tast benefit to this section, and also
beneficial to the wheat growers and
stockraisers of the section through
which it would travel. It would be of
advantage to the Dalles in making it
the trade center and distributing point
for a large scope of country that is now
tributary to other points, and of benefit
to the residents of the sections through
which it would pass, in giving them a
better outlet and cheaper freight rates
than they are now securing. '
Whether the route is practicable the
writer is not prepared to state, having
only a limited knowledge of the
country tributary to the proposed
route, and of the ground over which it
would pass. However, there is a large
and productive scope of country to be
tapped, and its trade would be of vast
importance to this place, could it be
secured.
Whether an electric road for such
a distance is feasible is a questiop yet
to be determined, though such a road
could no doubt be operated by power
produced either at the falls of Des
chutes or John Day. At all events the
proposition is worthy of consideration,
and would be a matter that the Com
mercial Club might well look into.
THE EAST JS LEARNING.
It Is beginning to dawn on the
eastern mind - that the west comes
pretty close to being the "whole thing"
in this war. If bodies of eastern troops
have distinguished themselves In Cuba
or the Philippine islands, the fact has
been overlooked.
The New York Journal recalls the
flreumstASX "ftf OtMai War-
ritt had been selected to command the
Philippine expedition, he wrote a letter
to the president from which the fol
lowing is an extract:"
"I desire to point in very emphatic
terms to the fact that the volunteers
from the northwest are not as well
drilled or disciplined as those from
any state in the east or interior. For
ttiat reason I urgently request the
number of regular troops I have asked
for."
"These are the same volunteers,"
remarks the Journal, "that swam
rivers, faced hidden savage foes and
engaged them in band-to-hand combat
in the fighting around Manila. What
they lacked in drilling and discipline
they made up in native courage, dash
and energy."
The fact will bear reiteration that
the west has taken tbe chief honors.
Santiago was captured by regulars and
rough Rough Riders, recruited very
largely from Western plains and
mountains. Dewey's gallant fighters
were gathered chiefly on the Pacific
coast of the United States; so were the
men of the peerless Oregon; and the
superb fighting around Manila has
been done almost exclusively by
western soldiers.
While the entire west has done good
fighting, the boys from Idaho, Mon
tana, Oregon and Washington have
won distinguished honors. The heights
of San Juan were stormed by the Six
teenth infantry from Forts Spokane
and Sherman, and the Washington,
Idaho and .Montana volunteers have
borne the brunt of battles with the
Filipinos.'
We shall hear little more of the old
time stupid prejudice against western
communities. The west has found a
glorious vindication.
LUCKY. TONAKA.
The luckiest man in America is
Walla Tonaka, the Cbactaw Indian,
who was to have been shot at Alikiehi,
I. T., last Monday. In 1897 Walla
Tonaka shot and killed his uncle.an In
dian deputy sheriff, and was sentenced
to be shot on August 6th of that year,
but he had an important engagement
for that date. He was the chief player
in tbe Choctaw baseball team- which
was under contract to play in Kansas
City on that day, so it was arranged to
postpone the execution. A respite
was easily secured and Tonaka was let
go on his own recognizance. However
he was again sentenced to be shot on
November 6, 1897, and he presented
himself for execution, and was to be
killed by two of his oest friends, a cus
tom of the Cboctaws, but half an hour
before the time set for sending him to
the "happy hunting grounds," a re
prieve came from the Chactaw capital,
and Tonaka was again a free man.
Aerain on April 10, 1898, be was sen
tenced to be bhot, but his reprieve
came in time to stay tbe execetion.
Further appeal was taken to the chief
of the nation, but he refused to inter
fere, and Tonaka was to have been
executed on last Monday. In the
meantime an appeal was taken to tbe
United States district court, and an
other stay of proceedings was had.
I The court was 80 mites from Alikiehi,
and the courier who bore the reprieve
had but a day to make the journey.
By hard riding he reached the' scene
of execution just in time ttfsave the
doomed man's life. Tonaka was there
ready to suffer for his crime. Tonaka
is now to appear before Judge Clayton
at South McAllister for trial. The
honor which this Indian has held so
high that it has caused him to present
himself four times for execution is sel
dom witnessed, ana it will probably
saye his life at last.
SIX PER CENT LOANS.
"House bill 374 passed by the recent
legislature has received the approval
of the governor', and hereafter the
school funds of the state will, under
the provisions of this law, will be
loaned at 6 per cent. This action was
made necessary by tbe fact that in
terest rates are coming down through
out the state, and had it been at
tampted to keep up tbe former rate of
8 per cent, it would have been but a
short time until the irreducible school
fued would all have been idle.
The new law provides that loans of
this fund shall be made only on first
mortgages on lands within this state
three times the value of the principal
loaned, or deposits of United States
bonds or treasury warrants of this
state to the full value of the loan.
Interest is made payable semi-annually
on the first of January and July of
each year. It is further provided that
persons haying these funds may se
cure a reissue of their loans by paying
up all accrued interest and 25 per cent
of the principal without diminishing
the security.
REWARDING CURBIN.
A year ago Corbln was forty-fourth
in the list of colonels. Alger and Mr.
McKinley bounded him at one jump
into brigadier-generalship and put
Mm in full charge of the army.
Why? Probably for the same reason
that Egan was jumped from sixty
eight in the list of colonels to a brigad
ier generalship and madeCorbin right-
hand man. .
And now Egan having received his
reward of six years' vacation with full
pay, the bill to make Corbin a major
general is before the house.
But why should congress represent
ing not contractors and syndics tors
and embalmers, but the people why
should congress make Corbln a major
general? To reward him for pest camps and
horror transports and embalmed beef?
Eagan and Corbin are rewarded.
Dewey is not yet a full admiral. And
Clark, the hero of the Oregon, Is being
punished with a decrease of pay
amounting to $1,700 a year New York
World.
In congress the rule seems to be
prevalent to put off important legisla
tion until the last day of the session,
just as it is in state legislatures. As
a result many a bad law and unjust ap
propriation slips through because of
the lack of time to investigate them.
This week congress is getting down to
rapid work in order to clear up
pending measures and in conse
quence considerable bad work will be
done.
Young Jesse James is about to be
proved a train robber, a witness in the
case now pending in KansasCity having
identified him as one of tbe robbers
who held up a train on the Missouri
Pacific. If this .witness is not mis
taken young Jessie has fallen into the
ways of his notorious father.
Senator Cockrell's proposition to en
list Filipinos, Cubans and Porto Ri cans
in the army would hardly apply at
present. The Filipinos are not very
much in sympathy with American in
stitutions, and to enlist and arm them
would be a dangerous noderUklng.
A JUST BOUNTY LAW.
Some of our exchanges insist that
the Times-Mountaineer has been in
consistent in supporting the scalp
bounty law while at the same time it
opposed the sugar beet bounty bill and
other kindred measures. Did they
thoroughly understand the workings
of the scalp bounty law aod the man
ner of raising the revenue which it
appropriates they would not contend
that we were inconsistent.
Offering a bouuty for the destruc
tion of a pest and offering a bounty for
the production of a commodity are en
tirely two different things. One is for
the protection ef certain classes of
property that already exist, the other
is a reward for the creation of some
thing; or in the case of the sugar-beet
bounty proposition, .it was a move to
make an experiment that had been un
dertaken by a limited number of citiz
ens profitabe, and could well be viewed
in the light of a fine upon all the peo
ple of the state to correct the mistake
that a few farmers of Grand Rondo
valley had made in engaging in an in
dustry that was in its experimental
stage. In short, it was an attempt to
force all the' people to pay for the mis
takes of a few.
The proposition to pay a bounty on
the scalps of certain destructive ani
mals is, however, an entirely different
thing. We presume if the Indians of
Oregon were to break out and begin
destroying the property of settlers
throughout the state there . would be
no objection to the state paying the
expenses of prosecuting a war against
the savages. The principle is the
same with reference to the scalp
bounty law. There are certain animals
that are waging war against certain
classes of property. For instance,
coyotes, bears, cougars and wildcats
are killing off the property of those
engaged in agricultural pursuits.
The sheepmen's flocks, the cattlemen's
herds and the farmers' chickens and
pigs, fall victim to these marauders.
Trun, the sheepmen are the greatest
sufferers from these pests, and it is
also true that they are the ones who
will, under the operation of the scalp
bounty law, pay the greater portion' of
the tax required for meeting the
bounties. A direct tax is levied upoD
each sheep they own, while only a
nominal tax is levied upon other
classes of property. The burden is
placed upon the beneficiaries of the
law, whereas in tbe case ol tbe sugar
beet bounty it was the opposite. The
beet farmers and the projectors of the
sugar factory wanted the burden
placed upon all the people for their
benefit. Such a bounty law would be
flagrantly unjust, whereas the scalp
bounty law is just in that it makes the
persons to be benefited stand the
greater portion of the burden.
SAMPSON AND SCHLEY.
It is really lamentable that Admiral
Sampson cannot share the generosity
of his fellow officer, Admiral Schley, in
the expression "there is glory enough
for all." Admiral Sampson is unques
tionably an able naval officer, but he
lacks in that generosity .that is neces
sary in tbe makeupof a truly greatman.
Circumstances made him the ranking
officer in command of the fleet at
Santiago, while circumstances were
equally favorable to Schley in placing
him in a position where he could fight
the memorable battle of July 3d. It
was Schley who gave the orders from
his flag-ship Brooklyn during the fight
on the day. when the Spanish fleet was
desti oyed, and while, the true soldier
he was, he did not claim all the honors,
being willing to share them alike with
his superior officer, yet the American
people will ever remember him as the
hero of Santiago, and if Sampson had
been possessed of the same generosity,
both he and Schley would have ere
this been justly rewarded by congress.
However,-while congress bas as yet
failed to recognize the services done
the nation by these two men, because
of the jealousy of Sampson, Maryland,
Schley's native state, has handsomely
remembered her favored son. At
Baltimore last Tuesday the admiral
was presented by Governor Lowndes,
on behalf of tbe people of Maryland,
and in th presence of 500 guests, with
a token of esteem that will be no
doubt as highly treasured as any honor
congress could confer upon him. It
was a medal of gold and diamonds, on
which was engraved "Maryland honors
her 60n Winfield Scott Schley." The
medal was studied with 320 diamonds,
and had on one side an outline of the
cruiser Brooklyn.
ENDED IN SMOKE.
The circuit judgeship election fraud
case that was begun at Salem last
week came to a sudden termination
Tuesday, when Judge Burnett, after
the state had submitted all its evidence,
ordered the jury to return a verdict of
not guilty in the case of S. T. Richard
son, the first one of those accused of
complicity in the affair who was put on
trial. The state's evidence was lack
ing In that it consisted only of the
testimony of ex-County Clerk Btlon,
which was not corroborated by that of
any other witness, and Ehlen being a
self confessed accomplice, a conviction
could not be had upon his testimony
After ' Judge Burnett's arbitrary
rulings at the beginning of tbe trial,
forcing the defendent to trial before
tbe arrival of his counsel, and refusing
to grant the motion for a change of
venue upon a reasonable showing for
same, the termination of the case is a
rebuke to those who instigated it and
took such an active part in the prose
cution of the defendants.
The confession of Ehlen and the
aetion of Judge Burnett in displaying
such interest in the prosecution.
would at least lead to a suspicion that
there was a conspiracy to persecute
the men who were indicted, and it
would not be amiss if the Marion
county grand jury would look further
into the matter.
A FJSW TRUSTS.
Here is a partial list of recent trusts,
with their authorized capitalization:
American Linseed Oil I 33,090,000
American Tin Plate 50,000,000
American Spirits & Manufacturing 35,000,000
American Steel & Wire 90,000,060
Federal Steel 200.000,000
Glucose
International Paper.......
International Silverware. .
National Biscuit
National Lead
Standard Distilleries
Spirits Distributing
United States Leather
United States Rubber
Continental Tobacco
Kentucky Distilleries
American Car & Foundry..
Union Bag St Paper .,
... 40,000.000
45,000,000
... 20,000,000
55,000,000
30,000,001
34,000.000
7,SS,000
... 128,000,000
50,000,000
... . 80.000,000
32.000,000
... 00,000,000
... 87,000.000
United Shoe Machinery 25,000,000
National Cereal 33,000,000
United States Milling 150,000.000
Total 11,204,350,000
The above list does not include any
of the old trusts, as Standard Oil,
American Sugar, American Copper.
Cotton OU etc.; nor such concerns m
Sewer Pipe, Plumbers' Supplies, and
an innumerable swarm whose organi
zation is not yet complete. Tbe lead
ing feature of the trust program is
that it is being engineered in all Its
salient ramifications by a doz,en or so
of American financiers. They do the
planning and a host of subordinates do
the work. Their multifarious interests
are such that the leading industrial
trusts are working in perfect harmony.
The small concerns in every branch of
industry have been gathered in during
the last 12 months, and are still being
absorbed at a rate that revolutionizes
all preconceived Ideas of industrial co
operation. The larger aggregations
of industries are now being brought
together. Smallsr trusts are them
selves being absorbed ibo larger ones,
and with the faithful adherence to the
trust program tbe end of this present
year is expected to witness every im
portant industry united in a compact
entity, with no material opposition
left. This program includes mines
and transportation besides factory
products. Oregonian.
When one looks over this aggrega
tion of trusts that have a combined
capital of $1,204,350,000 he will notice
that they are industries that have
long been fostered by protective tariff,
and nearly every one of them is a bene
ficiary of the Dingley tariff law. Yet
it is argued by many that the tariff
does not make trusts possible. When
we are ground down a little more by
the oppression of these combinations,
we will begin to learn where the real
fault lies, and will strike down the
policy that gives the trusts a monopoly
of the American markets.
ONE "SAVING"
Members of tbe recent legislature
are taking some credit to themselves
for having reduced the appropriation
for the printing fund from $75,985.11
to $60,000. This act was indeed com
mendable and legislators deserve
credit for having thus shown their dis
position to economize. But it is doubt
ful if it will work out to be a real
economy, for there was no provision
made to cut down the expenses of the
state printing office. The scale of pay
is just the same as it was in tbe past
and the amount of work will be as
great, therefore if the state printer's
bill exceeds the appropriation, tbe
next legislature will make good the
deficiency, so all the saving that will
be effected will be the delay in pay
ment. Had the legislature when it
was reducing the appropriation, scaled
down the rate 3 which the state printer
receives to what the work could be
done, for on contract by private print
ers, a real saving would have been
made. But this alleged saving, we
fear, will only result in a deficiency in
the appropriation which will have to
be made good by the session of 1901.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Tom Reed has put his great, big foot
down on Hauna's ship subsidy bill and
even the Ohio boss cannot move it.
Czar Reed's republicanism doe not ap
pear to be the same brand as Hanna's.
The Oregon legislature tried to pass
an anti-treat law. but tbe Wisconsi
legislature is offering to go one better,
(.here being a bill before it to prevent
tight lacing. The fool legislator seems
to be abroad almost everywhere.
Still the Califoania, Utah, Nebraska
and Pennsylvania legislatures are
held up by men who want to go to the
United States senate,, and men whom
the people do not want to send there,
If our senators were elected by disect
vote, there would be none of these
holdups. .
Secretary Alger wants the army bill
amended so as to allow the volunteers
now in the Philipinos to be re-enlisted
as their terms will expire when the
peace treaty goes into effect. Tbe
volunteers would probably have no ob
jection to this if a new man were put
at the head of the war department.
In these times of busy strife for
positions and places of honor and
trust, it is not often the office seeks the
man, but in the case of the appoint
ment of H. H. Riddell to be postmaster
at this place, this was certainly the
case for Mr. Riddell was not an active
candidate nor. did he expect the ap
pointment.
The Washington senate has voted
down the Runner bill which proposed
to regulate freight rates in that state,
and which, if it had become a law,
would have saved the wheat farmers of
Eastern Washington some $150,000 a
yeai.and still the Washington legis
lature is said to be the friend of the
armers.
The registration law passed by the
recent legislature provides that the
county clem shall receive a fee ef ten
cents a name for registering voters
The salary law under which all clerks
are acting at present provides that all
fees shall go into the county treasury.
This new law, however, looks like it
had supplanted the old by making a
nice little graft for county clerks.
Congressman J. Hamilton Lewis is
rounding up his last flays in congress
with an appeal to the democratic side
of the house to withdraw all objections
to prosecuting the war against the
Filipinos. . Lewis has evidently caught
a bit of the sentiment that pregnates
the air about the national capital, and
wants to punish tbe islanders, whether
rte cause is right or wrong.
The war department is excusable for
rushing soldiers to the Philippines so
long as the policy of the administra
tion is to whip the Filipinos into sub
jection. Putting down those "Ignorant,
barbarous" people is no easy matter.
It will cost the liyes of thousands of
American soldiers and millions of
money, and will probably be a war
that will last for years.
Senator Gray Aewarded.
New York, March 2. A dlspateh
to the Tribune from Washington says:
Tbe president has offered to Senator
Gray, of Delaware, and he has accepted
the new circuit judgeship created
under the recent act of congress in
the third judicial circuit, comprising
eastern and western Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware.
Mr. Gray's term in the senate will
expire on Saturday next. It has been
known that the president was desirous
of showing in a practical and striking
manner his appreciation of the ser
vices rendered to the administration
and tbe country by the senator as one
of the peace commissioners to Paris.
Coined at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, March 2.-During
the month of February there was
coined at the United States mint in
this eity 500,160 double eagles, Silver
coined consisted of 76,000 dollars and
112,000 hall dollars. Thore were 446,-
000 5-cent pieces and 1,157,000 pennies
coined. The total number of pieces
coined was 2,291,190, and their total
yalue 10,16770,
TYPHOID FEVER
IS RAGING
The Scourage is Among Our
Soldiers in Cuba.
Havana, Feb. 28. The Seventh
army corps, in which only one case of
typhoid developed last month, now
has 61 cases 24 in the First division,
of which 12 are in the South Carolina
regiment, and 37 in the Second divi
sion, nearly half of which are in the
Forty-ninth Iowa regiment. There
have been five deaths this month from
typhoid in the Seventh army corps.
In tbe First divisian there are 99
cases of Malaria, and in the Second di
vision 97.
Chief Surgeon Kean has no appre
hension of an epidemic. Sanitary
precautions are vigorously observed,
underground sewers are being laid,
and the main pipe connections will be
completed some time dui ing March.
KAN INTO A LANDSLIDE.
Southern Pacific Train Wrecked at Cow
Creek Canyon.
Portland, Feb. 28 The Southern
Pacific overland train, which left Port
laud for San Francisco at 6 o'clock
last night, ran into a landslide in Cow
Creek canyon, about 5 o'clock this
morning, and the locomotive and bag
gage car were derailed.
M. Delaney, the fireman, was caught
beneath the engine and badly scalded
and an unknown tramp was badly in
jured. Delaney lives at Roseburg.
The locomotive was sent down the
side of the canyon for a considerable
distance, and it will be a big job to re
place it.
Tbe heavy rains are thought to have
been responsible for the slide. The
record for 24 hours at West Fork has
been 1.53 inches, at Grant's Pass 1.10,
and whenever there is much rain the
dumps in Cow Creek canyon begin to
slide. The accident occurred half a
mile west of Table creek and near
Nichols, a station about 45 miles south
of Roseburg and near the middle of
the canyon.
About 40 feet of the track was torn
up, the engine being thrown clear off
the track and only the front end of
the baggage car derailed, The train
was 25 minutes late on leaving Rose
burg this morning, and it was supposed
was trying to make up time.
A wrecking train with -physicians
on board was dispatched from rtose
burg to the scene of the accident
shortly after the news was received at
at that place.
Several small washouts along the
railroad in the vicinity of the scene of
tbe wreck are reported.
Later Fireman Delaney is being
brought to Roseburg. Delaney's in
juries are serious, but perhaps not
fatal. A tramp was slightly injured.
and no one else was hurt. Only the
engine is in the ditch. The baggage
car left th& track, but was not dam
aged.
STILL KEEP SHOOTING.
A Desultory
Fire la Kept
tip Around
Manila.
Manila, Feb. 28. There has been
the usual desultory fireing along va
rious .-parts of the line, but the only
casualties today are those of Captain
David Elliot, Twentieth Kansas vol
unteers, and a private of the same
regiment. Both are seriously wound
ed. They were shot by the enemy';
sharpshooters near Calocan. '
A battalion of the Twenty-third in
fantry relieved a battalion of the
California volunteers at San Pedro
Macato today. The. latter will be
ordered to 'embark on the transport
St. Paul tomorrow lor JNegros
Tbe rebels at Malabon fled upon the
cruiser (Jalao from the jungle yester
day while Admiral Dewey was visiting
the Monadnock. Three shells were
dropped by the monitor into the
Malabon church, demolisiog the struc
ture and killing a number of rebels
who were ipitde.
SOLOIEB8 MUST GO DBT.
Can't Bay Beer or Any Kind of Liquor
. in Havanr,
Havana, March 1. The American
military authorities in Uuba are
attempting to make the American
soldiers tee-totalors by stopping the
sale of beer at post exchanges and
closing the bars in Havana and Mari
ana for selling beer or wine to privates
or. noncommissioned officers. The
proprietors of such places are fined
$500, but are allowed to reopen after
three days, on giving bonds.
The private soldiers, especially the
volunteers, think it a hardship that
they may not buy beer when the
officers of their regiments are unre
stricted, especially as the volunteer
officers feel comradship for their men,
and often buy flasks for them. As
matters stan'l now, the American
soldiers cannot get a drink even of
beer, without breaking the law or
forcing some one elpe to break it.
ONLY Jk FEW NEW WARSHIPS.
Senate Committee Knocks Out Some of
the Appropriations.
Washington, March 1. The naval
appropriation bill, as reported to the
senate, provides for a material reduc
tion of tbe house increases of the navy
giving two sea-going line battle-ships
instead of three, two armored cruisers
instead of three, and four protected
cruisers instead of six.
The bouse price of armor plate,
$445 per ton, is not changed.
A provision is inserted to the effect
that no more than two of the vessels
authorized can be constructed in any
one yard, i The bill aa reported, car
ries a total appropriation of $428,294,
969 or an increase over the amount
appropriated by tbe house amounting
to $2,348,331. The principal items-of
increase follow: For drydocks, $800,
000; $1,157,000 for the marine corps;
3375,000 for the Brooklyn navy-yard,
and $750,000 for a steam engineering
plant for the Brooklyn yard.
A provision of the act of last session
providing for the construction of dry
docks is modified so as to allow the
secretary of the navy to contract for
the construction of the four docks
named to be built of granite, the limit
of cost in . each case co be fixed at $2,
100,000. The provision makes an im
mediate additional appropriation of
$800,000. The amount of $200,000 ap
propriated by the house bill toward
the equipment of the new vessels is in
creassd to $400,000.
Brought a Fancy Price.
Astoria. Or., Feb. 28. The ad
ministrator of the estate of the late
Charles Willard sold at public auction
this afternoon, numerous articles be
longing to the dead desperado. The
greatest Interest centered on the guns
which played such a prominent part
in the Seaside tragedy. The two
revolvers wore purchased by a local
saloon-man, one for $5 and the other
for $20. The latter was the one with
which Sheriff Williams and Deputy
Lamers were killed, while the other f
the one with which Constable I
was
Miller was wounded. One of the I
rifles was fold, for $6 and the other
the one with which Willard was killed
was purchased by C. W. Fulton at
private sale. The other articles were
secured by numerous persons at nom
inal figures.
BAD WRECK IN
NEVADA
Four Persons Killed and
One Injured.
Ogden, Utah, March. 1. In a head
end collision between a passenger
train (eastbound) and a double-header
(westbound), near White Plains, Nev
four people werekilled and one seri
ously injured. Those killed were
Engineer F. J. Yeargin and Fireman
Hendershot, of Ogden; Fireman Dil
lon, of Brownsag, and another en
gineer, whose name was not learned.
The head brakeman of tbe freight was
seriously, perhaps fatally injured.
San Francisco, March 2. South
ern Pacific officers in this city state
that the train wreck in Nevada was
not caused by a collision between
freight and passenger ' trains, but by
the collision of passenger train No. 1
and a helper. The engineer of the
helper overlooked bis orders. The
accident occurred one mile east of
Hot Springs, Nevada.
SAGASTA RESIGNS.
Spain U
Now Without
Prime
Minister.
Madrid, March 1. Senor Sagasta
has handed the resignation of the
ministry to the queen regent. Tbe
cabinet crises is expected to last two
or three days, as it will be necessary
for the queen regent to consul politi-
cal'fleaders. In the meantime the
chambers will adjourn until a new
ministry is formed.
Tho ministerialists hope the queen
regent will support sagasta and dis
solve the chambers.
A SCRAP NEAR MACATI.
Insurgents Fired on by Gunboat Li
Gnna De Bayo.
New York, March 2. A dispatch
to the Herald from Manila says: The
former Spanish gunboat La Guna de
Bayo steamed up the river opposite
Macati this morning and opened fire
on the insurgents on the opposite side
from General Wheaton's brigade
She fired her four gatllng guns, two
Nordenfelats and one oue-pounder.
At first the insurgents replied with
rifle fie, but they could not stand
before the hail of the Gatlings. The
engagement lasted three-quarters of
an hour, and then the insurgents scat
tered, but as soon as the gudboat with
drew the insurgents returned and
again opened a slow and annoying fire
across the river.
Killed and Wounded at
Manila, Feb. 28. Casualties
date by regiments are as follows:
to
Killed. W'nded.
California 6
Idaho 6
Fourth Cayalry 0
Fourteenth Infantry.... 14
North Dakota 0
Wyoming 1
Sixth artillery ....0
Third artillery... 6
Twentieth Kansas 6
Montana 5
Tenth Pennsylvania 2
Colorado 3
Nebraska 8
24
24
South Dakota 5
Utah artillery S
Twenty-tnlrd infantry . ... 1
Thirteenth Minnesota. . . .0
Oregon 1
Eighteenth infantry 1
Washington 14
Medical department 1
13
59
Totals.
83
362
Lord Henohell la Dead.
Washington, March 1. Lord
Herschell, one of the high joint com
missioners from Great Britain, died
here this morning.
Herschell was lord chancellor of
Great Britain, and was sent to the
United States because of his eminent
attainments, to take a leading part in
the negotations designed to settle all
existing differences between the
United States and Canada,
During the wintery weather, when
the sidewalks were slippery, he fell
heavily and broke one of his pelvis
bones. He seemed to be progressing
favorably towards recovery and was
in good health comparatively, until
about 7 o'clock this morning when he
was suddenly stricken with heart
failure and expired half an hour
later.
New Cue For Pneumonia,
New York, March 2. Adlsdatch
o the World from rlin says: Pro
fessor Waserman, one of Professor
Koch's ablest pupils, is believed to
have discovered a new serum for the
cure of pneumonia. He inoculated
rabbits with the pneumoccus bacillus,
which is generally believed to cause
pneumonia, and with the serum thus
gained he inoculated mice suffering
from pneumonia. A subsequent series
of experiments showed that it was in
the red marrow of the bones that the
antitoxin is produced, and that red
marrow taken from a human corpse
after death from pneumonia and used
as a serum will cure mice infected
with the disease.
Accordingly, it is hoped that this
serum will have the same satisfactory
results on human beings.
Whisky Trust a Fact.
Chicago, March 2. The Chronicle
says: The whisky interests of the
country for a long time under process
of consolidation have now reached a
focus. The last of the minor combines
to hold aloof has come into the fold.
This was the Rye Whisky Association.
The deal was practically completed
yesterday in New York and a charter
of Incorporation will be secured under
the laws of New Jersey within a week.
Then will follow the assimilation of all
the little whisky trusts into one gener
al company.
Its aggregate capital will be that of
the combined capitals of the five sub
ordinate corporations amounting to
$128,500,000.
Compromise Measure.
Washinqlon, March 2. The indi
cations from the conference on the
river and harbor appropriation bill are
that a compromise on the Nicaragua
canal amendment will te agreed to.
One of the recent propositions made
and being discussed is for an appropri
ation of $500,000 with the authoriza
tion of the president to investigate
both the Panama and Nicaragua canals
and when the best route is found, the
secretary of war is to go ahead with
the work and enter into contracts for
its completion.
How Its a Coffin Trust.
Cleveland, March 2. A special to
to tbe Plaindealer from Sandusky
says a tftrantio coffin trust is in pro-
cess of formation there,
be raided.
Prices wlll
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE
Qpened In Earnest Thursday Horning
Several Eloquent Speeches Delivered
The Afternoon Session.
The farmers institute was opened
Thursday morning. Dr. G. E. Sanders
being unaminously chosen chairman
of the meeting. The Invocation was
delivered by Rev. E. V. Poling, after
which Mayor M. T. Nolan delivered a
short but appropriate and witty wel
come address. He regretted that he
had not been given sufficient time to
make the necessary preparations for
tbe occasion, and not being a farmer
he found difficulty in speaking intel
ligently on the subjects of discussion.
Dr. D. E. Sanders spoke at length
in behalf of the fruit growers. He
regretted very much that the atten
dance was so poor, that the farmers
should neglect such an opportunity to
learn what is of the greatest- interest
to themselves, and also regretted that
the numerous eminent authorities
should go to the expense and trouble
of coming here to discuss subjects of
such vital Importance, to vacant seats.
In conclusion he extended a hearty
welcome to those who came so far to
assist in making the program instruc
tive and interesting and to those who
attended for the purpose of becoming
enlightened on the subjects which
would be discussed.
The important subject of The
Coming Horticultural Problem, was
discussed by Professor E. R. Lake, of
the state agricultural college. He
opened his discussion on the subject of
transportation and of preserving and
handling of the fruit crop. As to
marketing there has been no advance
during the past ten years said the
professor, and as to the proper way to
prepare fruit for shipment. He is of
the opinian that the great secret of
losses is due to indiscriminate packing
of fruit.
There is but one way to remedy
this evil that being by organizing the
shippers into one body who will ap
point men thoroughly versed in the
shipping of fruits, to market the same
for tbe community.
There should be a uniform method
of .marketing fruit and nothing but
the choicest fruit should be put upon
the market. Eminent authorities in
eastern states as well as in tbe west
were quoted and much light thrown
upon the question of shipping and
packing.
The subject of allowing fruit to rot
on the ground under the trees was
mentioneo and fruit growers urged to
utallze the same by making the waste
products into jollies, vinegar, cider
and like products. In this way the
markets would be supplied with the
pure articles in this line in place of
the inferior, adulterated goods on the
market at present.
At the conclusion of his discourse
the subject was discussed, by those
present, questions being asked and
answered by the same and many
valuable suggestions offered consider
ing the small amount of practical fruit
growers present. This concluded the
morning session and the meeting
adjourned until z p. m.
afternoon session.
In tbe absence of Chairman Frazier
Mr. Shanno called the meeting to
order at a o'clock, frofeseor Uordley
congratulated tbe people that there
were no pests In this section, judging
from the few who were present to hear
the discussion of the subjects of
"Fruit Pests and Spraying." He
opened by a general discussion of
pests and tbe effect such pests have on
trees and plants. The conditions of
the soil in -many cases, the professor
informed his hearers is as injurious to
tne trees as tne pests in the Willa
mette Valley mistakes are made by
planting trees wnen tbe land is not
(iiupcijr uiaiuni. ituiio bkbiu mis
takes are made by planting on dry
bills or places wbere tbe soil is shal
low and diseases are thus caused which
cannot be controlled by spraying.
With the-best of soil, pests willdevel-
ope and tbe best preyentation is
proper spraying There is probably
no pest which Is as injurious as the
codlin moth. The life history of the
moth varies in this country from that
in the east and to this is attributed
the many failures in taking eastern
methods of fighting against that pest.
in tbe east it deposits its eggs
earlier than in Oregon while last year
it was tbe second brood that injured
our fruit. By spraying on Julv 1st
again in August and the third lime in
September fully 95 per cent of last
years apple crop was saved in the
Willamette valley. - The difference be
tween this section and the valley is
such that the experiments of that
section would not be suitable for this.
Fruit growers should watch closely
lor the appearance of tbe moth and
immediately spraying should com
mence.
xne question or wbere tbe eggs
were deposited was brought up and
Prof. Cordley answered that in ninty
nine times out of one hundred tbe
eggs are deposited on the young fruit
ana not upon tbe leaves, failure in
spraying is nearly always due to in
ferior quality of paris green sold by so
many dealers. On tbe other hsnd
there is no remedy better than lime.
sulphur and salt for the San Jose scale
which will exterminate the best.
Dr. Jas. Withy com be spoke on the
suDject "Tillage a factor in tbe Con
servation of Moisture."
Tbe great object of the visit of
those .who come here from the state
experimental station is to learn ac
curately what the needs of the people
are in irtern Oregon, and suggest
what should be done for tbeir benefit.
Under proper management and system
of farming the pbysicaj condition of
the soil will be such that in time it
will no longer produce grain, and
fomething must be done to remedy
the evil.
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Last evenings session of the insti
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E. G. Sanders, who announced the first
number to be a selection by the A. L.
P. S. quartet. They promptly res
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THE NEW POSTMASTER
Hayward H. Riddell Has Been Selected-His Appointment
Made by the President Wednesday.
m
Wednesday President McKinley sent
to the senate tbe name of Hayward H.
Riddell to be postmaster at . The
Dalles. When the news was received
here it gave general surprise as very
few knew Mr. Riddell was a candidate
for the position, his name not having
been mentioned publicly in connection
with the place. .Nevertheless the ap
pointment meets with general approv
al, as all recognize in Mr. Riddell a
man who will conduct the office ac
ceptably to the patrons thereof.
The new postmaster is a native
Oregonian, having been born in Salem
April 6, 1868, and came to The Dalles
with his parents when 13 years of age.
Having grown up in this 'city he is
ponded with "Misses Winslow" which
demanded from the audience a hearty
encore. Prof. G. W. Shaw spoke on
the subject of "Education of the
Future."
He spoke at length on agricultural
colleges in general reviewing the
history of the same since their neces
sity dawned upon the minds of the
people of this country.
In speaking of the course of studies
in the Oregon Agricultural College
which is fast attain; tbe position of
the leading college in the state, be
Informed his audience that not only
were tbe theories taught to the pupils
but also the means of obtaining tbe
best practical knowledge was afforded,
and along with the agricultural de
partments are courses where mechani
cal arts can be learned in tbe carpenter
shops, blacksmith shops and later in
the machine shops, while at the same
time the o ther branches of education
are not neglected, neither Is the edu
cation of the young ladles by any
means neglected. They are versed in
the arts and sciences and also in bread
making which is a most necessary
step.
Another commendable action of the
agricultural college which the pro
fessor mentioned ' is compelling the
students to learn the military drill
which not only makes the students
trained soldiers in time of trouble but
also developes the physique of the
students.
The A. L. P. S. quartet followed
with the selection "The Gobblins '111
git you," as an encore they appeared
with their band which selections was
also encored when Mr. Steele deliver
ed a trombone solo that proved even
more mirth than the band itself.
Prof. W. W. Steele read a very In
teresting paper upon the subject of
of Packing Fruit from a California
Standpoint, and spoke from the posi
tion of a Californlan and not an Ore
gon grower. It would be far better in
many cases to dry the fruit than run
the risk of shipping to Eastern markets
and run the risk of finding a crowded
market or difficulties when the
fruit arrives, but if you desire to ship
send the best that your ranch pro
duces and take great care in preparing
the same for shipment. No shipments
should be made except in refrigerator
cars and be sure of the condition o
the markets before shipping. Last
year was a good one for California ns
and reports from- the. east this winter
promises that another good year Is
coming to fruit men this season.
While he holds California far above
our state for peaches and grapes, on
the other band he consideres Oregon
to be the equal to California for other
kinds of fruit.
In the discussion of the subject the
question was raised as to the poor
flavors of California fruit when shipped
to the eastern markets. Mr. Philippe
admitted tbe truth of the statement
and asked for a remedy. The answer
given by Mr. Leckenby , was an apt
one being to ship Oregon and Wash
ington fruit in place of that from Call
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acquainted with everybody, and is
generally liked by all. At the age of
22 he began reading law in the offioe of
Mays, Huntington & Wilson, wbere he
pursued a course of studies for a year,
then went to Portland, entering the
law office of Dolph, Bellinger, Mallory
& Simon, and remained there until he
was admitted to practlee in June, 1892.
Since that time Mr. Riddell has been
practicing law in The Dalles, and few
young men in the city have succeeded
better in tbe practice than he.
Mr. Riddell has always been an
active republican, though has not
allied himself to any one of the factions
of that party, hence his appointment
will be approved by both the factions.
Grasses for sowing arid reiglons was
spoken upon by Professor Leckenby.
The professor is one of the greatest
authorities on grasses in the North
west. He departed from his subject for
a time and gave a short discussion
on the important subject of summer
fallowing. Ho is of the opinion that
to cultivate nltrogenlous plants would
do much more good than to leave the
ground idle since the main object of
summer fallowing is to add more nitro
gen to tbe soil.
The outlook said Mr. Leckenby, Is
that our arid lands will at some time be
covered with grasses adapted to tbe
soil. .
Farmers should not make the mis
take of cultivating potatoes or like
plants among their trees, on tbe other
hand where the orchards are Irrigated
it is a good idea to plant clover or like
grasses.
As a conclusion to the farmers insti
tute Dr. Sanders thanked those who
came here to make the meeting what
it was, and informed them that If
another meeting were .held at The
Dalles at any future day It would be
attended better than was this. Tbe
meeting was closed with singing by
the quartet.
Double Dally Berries.
Cincinnati, March 2. Charles Fee
general passenger agent of the North
ern Paclfio railroad, who was here,
stated to the Associated Press that on
March 12 his road would start double
dally transcontinental trains from St.
Paul and Minneapolis to North Paclfio
coast points. One train the Puget
Sound limited, will leave St. Paul at
8:55 a. tn. the other, the Oregon limit
ed, will leave St. Paul at 10:30 p. m.
Both will make equal time and will be
equipped in first-class style In every
respect.
Runner BUI Defected.
Olympia, Wash.. March 2. The
Runner bill regulating freight rates
was defeated in the senate this morn
ing by a vote of 11 to 20; three not
voting. Bunner changed his vote to
no, to move reconsideration.
Senator Miller's bill, providing for
a capitol building commission, passed
the senate today with only one oppos
ing; vote. The governor's veto of the
capitol building bill was sustained in
the house by a vole of 38 to 37.
Alonso's Forces Again Defeated.
New York, March 2. A dispatch
to the Herald from Lima, says news
from Bolivia announces that Presi
dent Alonzo's for:es have again been
defeated ' by those under General
Pando. Panic reigns in the depart
ment of Oruro, and the' province of
Cochambamba has risen and joined
the revolutionists.
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