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SATURDAY 7.JUNE37l899
EXCUSES TO ORDER.
This ia the headline over an editor
ial in the Oreponian in which it is
predicted that Quay will be seated by
the next senate in direct violation of
t recent precedents set by that body.
The Oreponian does not claim -that
there is any law for seating Quay, but
insists that the president wants him,
or rather Quay insists upon the presi
dent standing in, and.thathe will hare
to stand. From its deductions it is
made evident that the senate is only a
tool for the administration, tbu9 mak
ing it a political machine dlctatsd to
. by one man or by a set of men back of
the president. The position taken by
the Oregonian is as follows:
' There is no need to doubt what the
administration will do in the Quay
case. We know what it will do there,
from what it has done in other emer-
, gencies. The law of its being is not to
give offense to any supplication or
threat. Its principle is popularity, .its
policy compliance. Its answer to anti
imperialism has been not the true
answer of military wisdom, but dal
liance in the Philippines from the day
of the protocol to the diplomatic recog
nition of the insurgents but yesterday
at Manila. It feared to offend Eagan,
it fears to offend Alger, it will fear to
offend Quay. When Quay picks out a
senator he cannot control but whom
the administration can conti ol, and
demands that that senator be i n fluenced
to vote in favor of seating tbe Penn
sylvania claimant, the demand will be
complied with, and the deal will be
covered up with the greatest possible
amount of secrecy.
The republican machine, of which
the administration is a part, wants
Quay retained in the senate, just as It
wanted Mitchell. Aid of Mitchell in-
-: volved denial of seats to gubernatorial
appointees, and the precedent was
cheerfully established. Aid of Quay
involves reversal of the Corbett pre
cedent, and that reversal will be fortb-
: coming quite as cheerfully. So sud
den a change of front, so palpable a
Btuitincation or senatorial Drains, so
damning an indictment of senatorial
honesty, are things disconcerting and
inconvenient, but only to a slight de
gree. Quay must be seated, and the
: only thing needed ia the preparation
of excuses. ';'
Necessity is the mother of invention,
and such excuses as tbe senators re
quire will be provided, specially manu
factured for tbe requirements of indi
vidual cases, j We shall have splitting
of hairs to show that Quay'9 claim is
: in accord with the constitution, where
as Mr. Qorbett's was not, regardless of
the faet that on the two points in which
the-cased differ Mr. Corbett's position
Was the stronger of the two. Mr. Heit
feldt gives a hint for some when he
talks of rebuke for tbe Pennsylvania
legislature . because it treated Quay
. maliciously. . Others will put up the
pretext ' that the importance of the
questions at issue in congress pre
cludes acquiescense in half-repreaenta--
tion from four states.
, But the most interesting of all the
; inventions is one which will probably
serve the most senators, furnish the
official party excuses, if such a term
can be used, and which derives its po
litical importanco from the fact of its
' being a balf-truth. The most respect
able excuse for the Corbett decision
. was public policy. And public policy
will afford the most respectable excuse
for tbe Quay deoiston. The senate
professed a desire to force the states to
elect senators. "If you don't," it said
: to them, ''you go unrepresented."
Rut the threat failed of effect. The
bitterness of deadlocks rendered tbe
representation of their state in the
. senate one of the things legislatures
care least about. Factions want their
man in, and If they can't have him,
their supreme duty as patriots is to
keep the other fellow out. As for tbe
state it may go to pot.
So the device of punishing the states
failed to work. Now the senate, in
seating Quay and the other claimants
can say to the states: "If you don't
, elect a senator, the governor will ap
ponit one; bo tbe best you can do will
be to pick your man or the gover
nor may give you some one you
don't wan't" This will be tbe pre
cedent, and will serve until appoint
ment of an enemy of some of the repub
lican machine makes another reversal
necessary.
What really embarrasses is the ne-
oessity for speeches. If it were not
that garrulity is the prime function of
senators and words their chief prod uct,
votes of this kind might be taken
quietly and no explanations offered.
. Certainly it is none of tbe people's
business whom the senate admits to
Its privileges, any more than in the
case of any other private club. But
the traditions of tbe senate must bo
. observed. When nothing of real con
sequence interposes, the senator would
like to be honest. When circum
stances now and ' then permit, he de-
rives a certain modicum of satisfac
tion from the exercise of reason and
reflection. But above and beyond
mere brains and conscience, tbe senate
must do as It likes. What the consti
tution and the laws are will be known
from consultation of its passing predi
lection. And above and beyond all
this, it must talk. The senators know
that tbe measure of a man's character
lathe time he can stand on his feet
and howl, and the length he measures
in the Record. The necessity for
speeches is the source of all real trou
ble in tbe Quay case.
THE EXPENSES OF WAR.
In these busy, bustling times most
every proposition is considered from a
financial standpoint the world over.
and it was probably on this account
that the leading nations of 'the world
responded to the call of the Czar for
their international peace .conference
that is now in session at Tbe Hague.
When the cost of war is considered it
- is indeed a wonder that civilized
' nations, composed of people who are
engaged in a mad scramble for the ac
quisition of riches ever resort to arms
for tbe settlement of disputes, and it is
equally a wonder that a peace congress
has not been called years ago.
Statisticians have been preparing
figure showing the eostcf recent wars,
- to be presented to the congress at Tbe
Hague, sod those tbat have alrerady
been published show that war is a
a most expensive pastime in a financial
sense, without considering the loss of
valuable lives. Among tbe wars of the
last half century- the direct cost is
computed as follows: The Crimean
war, $1,700,000; the Italian war of 1858,
$253,000,000; the Austro-Prussian war,
330,000,000; the Franco German war,
$2,533,500,000, and the Turko-Russian
war, 81,290,000,000 a total of over six
billions of dollors for tbe -five great
European conflicts. The American
Civil war cost $5,000,000,000 and $5,000,
000,000 in loss of property. Tbe expense
of the war in wbich tbe United States
is now engaged is not included in tbe
list, but has so far been about 9350,000,-
000. In addition to the actual cost of
prosecuting wars, there is added the
expense of preparation in time of
peace In tbe construction of navies,
army equipments! and maintenance,
which in some of tbe European coun
tries is nearly as great as the cost of
keeping up the civil government.
If such figures are convincing ac
cording to their immensity, the con
ference at The Hague will not be di
latory in arriving at the conclusion
that universal peace is desirable, and
if adopted by all powers would induce
the world to convert its battle ships
into pleasure boats and assemble its
cannon in museums as curios for
future generations to wonder at.
MODERN 'COPPERHEADS."
The pliant tools of the present ad
mistration are by no means choice in
the terms they apply to those who
Btand up for true American principles,
opposing the imperial idea of forcing
government upon a people without
their consent, and apply to them the
name of "copperhead.". This is iudeed
gracious on the part of those immacu
late beings who set themselves up as the
only true Americans, but they probably
are excusable, for they blindly follow
party lead without considering justice
or right. They do not stop to consider
the principle involved, or the prin
ciples upon which this grand govern
ment is funded. If they did they
would readily realize that they are the
real copperheads, the tories of the
present age. They occupy tbe same
position as did the old tories of 1776.
Those tories accepted the divine right
of kings, they were ready to sacrifice
freedom on the altar of imperialism,
they were enemies to liberty.
In what do the imperialists of today
differ from them? Tbe tories of 1776
said by their act9 that King George,
because he was powerful had a right
to oppress a people and govern tbem
contrary to their wishes. The Imper
ialists of today say because the United
States is powerful, we have a right to
force upon the Filipinos a government
they do not elect to accept. King
George did not propose to give the
people of America the right to govern
themselves, and the tories sustained
him. Imperialists of today do not
propose to give the people of tbe
Philippines a voice in chosing their
form of government, but because we
are mightier than they we will dictate
to them what form of government they
shall have. The imperialist therefore
stands in the same shoes worn by the
tories of 1776, and if there are any cop
perheads they are those who are in
opposition to the American idea of
independence, who are overriding the
principles for which tbe revolutionary
fathers fought, and would establish
tryanny where freedom should reign
The real copperhead should be more
cautious about the confusing of
terms.
PRACTICAL COMMUNISM.
Those who are organizing trusts in
industrial pursuits are unwittingly put
ting into praotical application the
theories of communism to an extent
that to many is unobserved. Tbe idea of
the communist is to prevent individual
competition to tbe extent that every
person ehall receive just cempensation
for his labor, and the outcome of the
trust manager is that competition shall
be limited so that he &hall receive an
unreasonable profit for the services he
performs. The principle, however, is
the same, though the trust manipula-
latior seeks to enhance the interests
of a few favored individuals, while the
ordinary communist proposes to stop
competition in all branches, and in the
end benefit the entire community.
Tbe trust manipulator proposes to
combine all the producers in a certain
pursuit, so that the product can be
limited in order that tbe market may
not be over stocked, and fixed prices
may be maintained. The avowed com
munist proposes to so regulate affairs
that ther6 will not be competition in
any line, and that none will be required
to perform any except necessary labor,
The principles advocated by both are
identical, though the trust manipulat
ors are able to bring their theories in
to execution while the communists
have thus far been unsuccessful.
REWARD THE MEN.
Portland has taken the initiative in
expressing recognition of the brill
iant achievements of General Sum
mers, and he will be presented with an
elegant token of esteem when he re
turns from the war. This acton the
part of Portland is commendable,' for
he has won honors for tbe state while
commanding the Oregon regiment,
but his achievements would have not
been crowned with glory had not he
been the leader of men as braye as he
men who were the flower of the
state when Ibey went away and will
be the pride of Oregon when they return.-
Every one of them assisted In
tbe success of the campaign, and is as
much entitled to recognition .as- is
the gallant general It probably
would be inappropriate to present
each man with a sword, but each
should be given some token of esteem
by the people; and now tbat General
Summers will receive due recognition,
we suggest that an appropriate medal
be presented to every officer and
private In tbe regiment. The fund
for General Summers' sword has been
raised by Portland, wby snould not
the rest of the state supply the fund
for medals to be presented te tbe boys
who carried the muskets? If every
place that contributed men to tbe
ranks will take the matter in hand,
the soldiers can be rewarded; they can
be presented whh a souvenir tbat they
will appreciate, and the people gener
ally can thus express tbelr apprecia
tion of tbe men who stood the brunt of
soldier life. '
It is really refreshing to read the
editorials in some republican papers
that are endeavoring to show what a
mistake was made in giving the right
of suffrage to the negro and attempt
ing to educate the black race. The
object of these editorials is to con
vince the public that the inhabitants
of our new possessions, who are liken
ed to the negro, are unfit to become
citizens.
WHEAT AND POLITICS.
When the farmers were getting
from 90 rents to one dollar a bushel for
their 1897 crop it was heralded over
the length and oreadth of the land
that prosperity had beon brought to the
sturdy sons of toll through the rein
statement of the republican party In
power, tbe enactment of a protective
tariff and the maintenance of the gold
standard. So loudly were" the glad
tidings proclaimed that many accepted
them as facts, and really believed tbat
the price of wheat had been advanced
by reason of the change in adminis
tration. The contention that the ad
vance in wheat was owing to tbe fail
ure of crops in other grain growing
countries and not because of legisla
tion was unheeded. Recent events are
beginning to prove the fallacy of the
statement that the act of any political
party affected the price of the
farmer's staple product. No stronger
proof of the claim that supply and de
mand regulate the price of -wheat, and
tbat a short crop abroad results in
good prices here, while a heavy yield
in foreign countries means low pi ices
In America, can be found than in the
following item which appeared in tbe
news columns of Tuesday's Oregonian:
"Tbe British ship Mistley Hall
cleared yesterday with 102,675 bushles
of wheat, valued at $61,610. She was
dispatched by Sibson & Kerr and the
figures of ber cargo are interesting in
comparison with those of her cargo last
season. This year she is the last ship
of the May fleet and last year she was
the last ship of the April fleet. At
that time she 'cleared with the only
cargo of dollar wheat which left here,
101,112 bushels, yalued at $101,112.
This year, with 1500 bushels more
aboard than she carried a year ago, the
value Is $39,502 less than it was then."
If the price of wheat were governed
by legislation, there should be no dif
ference now and a year ago. The crops
of 1897 and 1898 were about equal in
this country, hence there was no sur
plus here to cause a fall of price, but
there was a great shortage abroad In
1897, whereas a fair crop was harvested
in 1898. There had been no change in
legislation during that time, therefore
protection and -he gold standard
should have given the farmer as much
for his 1898 crop as they did for that of
1897. But on one cargo of little more
than 100,000 bushels the farmers lost
$39,502. The farmers who produced
tbis cargo have lost a little more than
39 cents a bushel, comparing this year's
prices with last. The "prosperity"
with which they were struck cost them
$39,000. This is only ooe incident of
the ''prosperity' that politics has not
brought to the wheat raiser. ' While
bis products have fallen in value, the
price of nearly everything he buys is
advanced from 10 to 100 per cent. . On
the whole, he is no better off than
when the money question was being
agitated and there was a less duty on
imports.
PRISONER OF DEVIL'S ISLAND
At last the civil section of the French
court of cassation has reported in favor
of the revision of the Dreyfus case.
This signifies that the victim of the
most infamous military intrigue of
this century is to be removed from his
living tomb to Paris, for retrial, says
the Portland Telegram.
It is months since this court first be
gan investigating the merits of the
petition for a revision of this mons
trous affair, and, despite the fact that
Dreyfus' main prosecutors have been
proven unmitigated scoundrels and
self-confessed psrjurers aud forgers,
this yictlm of , malevolence lias been
forced to exist in an atmosphere of
hopelessness and desperation in which
ordinary men, or, at least, those con'
scious of guilt, would long ago have
succumbed.
But the entire civilized world, out
side of France, now Is fully satisfied of
his innocence, and should . Dreyfus
reach Paris alive and be subjected to
a new trial, no honest civil or military
court can convict him. The testimony,
as published in the Figaro, establishes
his unjust conviction in tbe first in
stance.- But long ere Figaro reached
that judgment did the intelligent and
just press of all nations denounce the
mode of conducting Dreyfus' trial, at
the denouement.
Should this unfortunate man be ac
quitted at this forthcoming trial, if
justice has not altogether abandoned
France, what reparation can the
French government make for ;he in
tense mental anguish its victim and
family have suffered?
Whatever the (ladings of the court
may be, it is impossible to conceive
tbat other European nations would
submit to Dreyfus' return to his prison
Island, when considering the character
of the testimony against him, because
a great and important principle is in
yolved in this case.
LOSING FOREIGN MARKETS.
While we are engaged in a war for
the ostensible purpose of creating
markets for our products, we are losing
tbe markets we supplied a year ago.
We had gained markets last year by
means of our ability to sell goods
more cbeaply tban our competitors.
Between the operations of trusts in
advancing prices and the increased
cost of production in consequence of
war taxes, we have increased the home
cost of production aboye the foreign
cost. In the four montbs of the
present calandar year for wtiicn re
turns baye been made, tbe value of ex
ports is nearly $50,000,000 below tbe
figures for the corresponding four
months in the proceeding year. The
war taxes have Increased the cost of
living, and the increase in the cost of
living has led to an increase in
wages. Competition among nations is
now so close tbat a slight addition to
tbe cost of production in one country
turns the tide of trade towards other
countries. Tbe money expended in the
construction of new war vessels is
gained by an increased tax on indus
tries The cost of production is also in
creased by the exactions of monopolies.
When tbe plants of an industry are
purchased by a combine, and the stoek
is given fictitious value, the increase
in earnings of capital made necessary
to pay interests on the fictitious capi
tal, adds to the cost of production.
WILL M KIN LEY ACT.
'It is not a questioa of whether 35,-
000 more men are needed in the Phil
ippines," said an official in high au
thority in Washington tbe other day.
'It is only a question of how soon tbe
call shall be issued. - Whether the j
president shall issue the call now, so
tbat the men may be enlisted and put j
in shape for service by the close of the
rain,' season, or whether it shall be de- J
layed two or three months and the
campaign in the Philippines dragged i
' into the next century, are points the
president must decide "
If the war is to be continued in tbe
Philippines, and this seems to be the
policy of the .administration, for all
overtures of peace mgde by the Fili
pinos except they accompanied by un
conditional surrender, have been
spurned, then It follows McKinley
should at once enlist as army that would
crush- out the insurrectlen with one
grand swoop. And the official who
advocates tbe immediate crushing of
the Filipinos giyes good advice to Mr.
McKinley.
Tbe manner in which the compaign
has thus far been conducted has been
little short of murder to the American
army, and if it is longer pursued the
date when peace will be declared is a
long way in the future. The president
has a duty to perform, and there is no
possibility of dodging It. He must
either glye up the Idea of whipping
the Filipinos into subjection, or he
must send enough men to the archi
pelago to subdue tbe insurgents and
hold tbe territory taken'. It probably
would be an unpopular move to call
for more troops now, but they are
stern facts to face tbat anybody but a
putty man would deal with regardless
of consequences, and even our pliant
Dresident must deal with sooner or
later. He must do one of two things-
either instill a little humanity into
his beine and accept the overtures of
tbe Filipinos for an honorable surren
der, or back up his Imperialistic pomp
with an army that can whip the is
landers and hold them in subjection,
Either measures would be unpopular
and would probably lesseo his chances
of being re-elected, but to refuse to ac
cent either of these inevitables will
certainly insure his defeat, and at the
same time merit the contempt of the
nation. McKinley must act soon, for
the people are becoming tired of the
play war he has been prosecuting since
he forced American guns to be trained
upon the Filipinos four months ago.
HOME INDUSTRIES.
The proposition to establish a fruit
evaporator in Tho Dalles Is meeting
with such encouragement that it is al
most an assured fact. Men with capi
tal are ready to invest in the enter
prise and will give it their financial
and moral support, therefore it will be
established on a firm basis. But that
it may prove a success depends to a
great extent upon the support it gets
here at home. Like all manufactur
ing industries, a fruit dryer must have
a market to be a success, and the best
market any industry can have is the
market at home. If the merchants of
The Dalles and other Wasco county
towns buy their output and handle no
other dried fruit than that put up in
Tbe Dalles, the enterprise will succed,
for if it has the backing of home deal
ers, its output will readily become
popular abroad.
In this connection it might be stated
that in order to get home industries in
any line they must receive the patron
age of borne people. An article pro
duced here may cost a little more at
the start than one produced abroad,
butthedndtrect benefit of home produc
tion is of such importance that tbe
dealer can afford to pay a sligbt mar
gin for a home produced article.
Tbe proposed fruit drying factory
furnishes a good example of what
home industries mean. Fruit growers
in this county are ever placed at a dis
advantage in marketing their product.
It is a perishable article, hence trust be
placed on the market as soon as
gathered. ' Shippers realize this fact,
and-.are ready to take advantage of.it.
Tbey either refuse to buy the f rtaibr
offer a price that the grower carfTTOl
accept. As a result the grower is
forced to ship his fruit or accept for it
a price that leaves him no profit, for
it must be marketed, and there being
no home consumer it must be sent
abroad at a time when all other fruit
growers are in the market. But with
a dryer at home the grower becomes
independent, for he is not forced to
sell at harvest time. - But that the
dryer become a permanency it must
have the support of those who are at
least indirectly benefited by Its exis
tence. The same is true of any other'
industry that may be established here.
If it receives local support it will
thrlye; if not it goes to the wall.
HIGH PRICED PROSPERITY.
If profligacy in governmental ex
penditures can bring prosperity to a
nation, then we are on the high road
to prosperity. The' Dinuley tariff is
the highest tariff law ever enacted.
The war tariff of 1862 was a mild meas
ure in comparison. The Dingley
schedules are so high that all our
manufacturers have to do is to com
bine Into a trust and fleece the Ameri
can people without any fear of foreign
competition, because the high duties
upon imports is an effective barrier
against goods from abroad. The war
tax on domestic commerce is relied
upon to produce the major part of the
revenues aodYun the government, pay
pensions, etc. During the past year
the government borrowed $200,000,000'
and has spent the same. The secretary
of tbh treasury figures that the daily
receipts of tbe government for the
present year will average a little more
than $1,583,000, while the daily expen-
! ditures will amount to a little more
than $1,889,000, or a daily deficit of
$306,000. If out of tbis vast expendi
ture, contracting for ships and trans
ports and army supplies, Hanua can
not raise a campaign fund to carrv
Ohio and Nebraska this fall and nom
inate McKinley next summer, he wilt
lose his reputation as a financier and
and a -politician.
People who own homes or expect to
acquire homes will find that anything
having the semDlance of prosperity
based upon such proliferate expendi
tures is a delusion and a snare. There
are no exemption 'laws against tbe
tax gatherers wbo will with remorse
less hand visit the iniquities of today
on tbe poor and the children of tbe
poor for many years to come.
Everything that came out of Kansas
a lew years ago pertained to FeSer,
populism, potato bugs, pestilence and
pontics oi tne reiorm Dana, and now
Pefferhas turned republican, populism
is dead and Funston owns the state and
everything political in It. .'When he
comes home, as will occur' in a fe
short weeks, ne win taae tne per
simmon. Kansas has taken an a new
lease of life since Ftnston went to the
Philippines with the Kansas boys.
Committed Sniclde.
San Francisco, May 31. Robert
Crelghton. quartermaster's clerk on
the transport Sheridan, has committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the temple with a revolver.' He was a
native of New York, aged 50 years,and
recently arrived here from Manila.
Despondency caused by ill health ia
the supposed cause of bit act. .
EDITORIAL NOTES.
A London editor got a little "huffy"
because Ambassador Choate classed
Sampson in the same level as a mili
tary genius with Dewey and Nelson.
He certainly had grounds to kick.
Time is fieetlng, and If somebody
dosen't rustle, another year will go by
without The Dalles seeing any manu
facturing industries inaugurated.
Gentlemen of the manufacturing com-
mitte, procrastination Is the thief of
time.
One of the radical Imperialist papers
boastingly remarks tbat "tbe war so
far has Cost only $300,000,000, which Is
scarcely half the amount that was pre
dieted a year ago." Well, Isn't this
enough? It is over $23 for every voter
in the United States.
As tbe result, of his observation
while in the east, Col. Bryan said:
"The democratic party is in better
shape now tban it was a year before
the last national campaign, and the
platform is stronger than it was in
1896." Such an opinion is decidedly
encouraging.
The editor of a country paper inter
viewed the inhabitants of bis town
recently and. he finds that nearly all
the successful business men were freely
thrashed when they were young, while
among the street loafers twenty-seven
where mamma's darlings, and tbe rest
were raised by their grandmothers.
Tbis is very encouraging to the boy
who gets his nightly trimming in the
woodsbed.
Secretary Alger's plan of recruiting
tbe army from the population of our
colonial possessions seem to have died
"a bornin." The scheme is imprac
ticable at present for tbe fact tbat the
problem most Interesting the war de
partment now is how to get the arms
the natives already have out of their
hands, since they have proyen them
selves rather dangerous "friends" so
long as they have guns, and it will be
some time before Uncle Sam makes
the mistake of giving them more guns.-
Millionaire Huntington thinks the
American masses are too highly edu
cated. More work, he say3. Is what
they need. Well, the American masses
have done a good deal of work helping
Mr. Huntington pile up his millions,
and those whose brains have been moist
in this avocation will differ with the
great financier. If affairs were proper
ly adjusted and Mr. Huntington had
bad to work for a portion of what he
has accumulated he would think as
the toilors do that education is as
necessary to tham as to him. "
President McKinley has knocked a
pretty big hole in tbe civil service law
by issuing an amendment to the ruler
tbat releases from the operation of the
law about 4,000 officers in government
employ. Among them , are pension
examining surgeons. Indians employed
in the Indian survlce, and many places
in the engineer's, quartermaster's, or
ordinance and subsistence depart
ments of the army. These places will
hereafter be filled without civil service
examination of applicants
The administration begins to realize
what the people have known for some
time that the- Filipinos cannot be
brought into subjection with a small
army,, and that 100,000 men will be
needed to shoot Christianity into the
"heathens" and hold tbe territory
tbat has been taken. If we are to hold
the Philippine islands, we had as well
face the problem of maintaining a vast
standing army xhere, and the sooner
the president calls for the 35.000 ad
ditional ' recruits . authorized by the
UsLcongresSjilhe sooner will the war
cease.- J-.. '.
. -The Baker City Republicans insists
that It is tbe duty of all true Americans
to stand by the president until the
war in tbe Philippines is over, no
matter whether he is right or wrong.
Only a Little While to Wait ! America's greatest Circus coming to The Dalles June 10 1
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and it brands all who question the
president's policy as anti-Americans.
On this line of reasoning, we presume
it would be treason to oppose any
policy of the administration. If the
president were to declare war against
the men wbo voted against him In 1896
and order them all shot, we presume
the Republican would say It was tbe
the duty to stand by him until they
were all killed.
"It is announced that two hundred
and seventy men, worth a million
each, including Han na, warmed seats
in the last congress; and still they are
other wanting to take up the rich
man's burden. These people were
by tbe votes of the poor people," says
the Union Scout. Tbe Scout is wrong
in its last assertion. Most of the
millionaires are in the senate, and they
were elected by legislators who were
influenced largely by money or the
promise of reward In the shape of
political preference. Whenever tbe
people elect all of congress, there will
be fewer men in it who are anxious to
take up the rich man's burden.
AMERICA IS
THE LEADER
Her Peaee Proposals Are
the Most Practicable.
The Hague, June 1. The American
project for an international arbitration
tribunal was accompanied by a memo
randum, as follows: "The proposal
herewith submitted takes Its form as a
resolution looking to action outside of
the conference from our instructions
The proposal shows the earnest desire
of the president of the United States
for a permanent international tribunal
for arbitration between nations and
tbe wllllgness of the president to aid
in the establishment of such a tribunal
upon the general lines indicated.
"The commissioners from the United
States are ready, without Insisting upon
the form of their own resolutions, to
try to develope the proposals hereafter
submitted, so that tbey shall embody
what is essential in this plan. It seems
to the United States commissioners
tbat it ought not to be difficult to as
sociate with the several proposals, as
they may eventually be developed for
mediation, a plan for a permanent
tribunal of arbitration which will em
body what is essential In tbe American
resolution."
London, June 1. The special dis
patches from The Hague to the London
morning papers agree that the Amer
ican scheme meets with mnch favor,
as being eminently practicable. Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the head of tbe
British delegation, has modified the
British proposal, and now suggests
tbat the administrative council should
not be international, but should be
appointed by the government of the
country where the permanent court
assembles. According to the corres
pondent of the Daily News, tbe arbi
tration committee bas unanimously
recommended the American scheme
to the conference. . .
A long debate occurred yesterday
between the English, and American
delegates in order, to arrive at a com
promise ' upon' the Anglo-American
scheme, as against that of Russia.
A$ a result, Sir Julian' Pauncefote's
plan will be laid .on th table today.
Tbe professors of International law at
the conference regard the American
scheme as practical.
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OVER 1000 PEOPLE AND HUNDREDS OF HORSES IN THE CAST.
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Dalles, Saturdry, June 10th, 1899.
0Beserred numbered
VICTIM OF K
A
TREACHER!?
Captain Tilly Ambushid
By Friendly Natives
Washington, May 30. The folic, w.
department today, and gives the tr8t
details of Captain Tilley's death ovj.u-
island of Negros: f -
"Ho Ho, May 30 Adjutant-Ge
wasningion uapiain ueorge tu -t
ley, United States volunteer Blgnwaj
corps, was Kiuea at Escalante, eak
coast of the Island of Negros, by the
Insurgents, Saturday, May 27, at 11
o'clock A. M. Details not known;
burial at Ilo Ho May 30."
Manila, May 30. Adjutant-General,
Washington: Tbe cable com
pany's vessel was placing a cable below
Ilo Ilo and Cebu. It ran to Escalante,
east coast of Negros, to remove tbe
old cable connections. Captain Tllley,
of tbe signal corps, accompanied, and
with tbe captain of tbe vessel and
three men visited the town, the natives
making friendly demonstrations
While there they were ambushed, tbe
vessel's captain and one man escaping
to tbe vessel in a launch. Tilley and
two men, taxing to tne water, were
not rescued. The vessel then' reported
at Ilo Ilo, and General Smith was in
formed. He immediately took 75 men
and proceeded to Escalante. This
'morning the body of Tilley was found
Boating in the river, marks of violence
on his head. The body was Bent to
Ilo Ilo. Smith remains at Escalanto
for the present. . Otis.
WOODMEN IN . PORTLAND.
They Had the Freedom of the City Decora
tion Day.
Portland, May 30. Portland be
longs to tbe Woodmen today. The
freedom of the city is .theirs, and the
general public is helping them to en-
enjoy 'it.
Tt is a great day for Portland in gen
eral and the Woodmen in particular.
Over 5,000 of the latter are in the
city. Since ithe first special arrived
from Sllverton, ' last night, the city
prrctically has belonged to them
They scattered about and took in the
sights during the early part of the
forenoon. The reception committee
was kept busy assigning tbem to places
at hotels. At noon lunch was served
in the Woodmen's hall by the Women
of Woodcraft.
At 1 o'clock P. M. the monster
parade formed. It was an imposing
sight as it swept through the prin
cipal streets of the city. Tt disbanded
at Twelfth and Morrison streets.
There the compact masses broke into
small bodies, and swarmed into the
Tabernaule, where the visitors were
entertained by the Portland Wood
men.
TO INVESTIGATE GRAIN KATE8.
Interstate
Commission
to Meet in
Chicago.
Chicago, May 30. Chicago railway
officials have received notice from the
interstate commerce commission that
an investigation of the rates upon ex
port and domestic traffic in grain and
grain products would be held in Chi
cago June 12th. Three days later the
commissioners - will hold a similar
hearing at St. Louis. , The notice
states that it is proposed to secure evi
dence showing all important changes
which have taken place in rates to tbe
Atlantic and Gulf ports upon ship
ments of grain and grain products and
the reasons why such changes were
made.
Tbe investigation will include, too,
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the relation of such rates to the various
ports as well as tbe relation of rates
on export and domestic shipments.
The hearing ia the West will be a
continuation of that started in New
York two weeks ago. The hearing In
Chicago promises to be a very inter
estlng one; as, in addition to securing
the attendance of railway representa
tives, the commission is also making
every effort to get the attendance of
interested millers and grain dealers,
wbo will be asked to furnish any evi
dence they can concerning any wrong
or damage which they believe to have
resulted from the presentjbasis of
rates.
To Race With JFrmnce.
New York, May 30. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Paris says: M.
Charron, winner of the automobile
race from Paris to Bordeaux, has ac
cepted Mr. Winton's challenge to
'-ench chauffers for a race in the
Unu,,d States over a course of 1 1000
miles or ea9M The sura of 50,000;f rancs
bas been alitor subscribed by Char
ron s backers, it uelng understood
that the prize Is to be lOOoon francs.
M. Charron, who bas never beenYo
the United States will be accompanied
by tbe chevalier Rene de Knyff, the
well-known motor carriage amateur,
who was second In the recent Bordeaux
Paris race, and a member of the exec
utive 3ommlttee of the I Automobile
Club of France, will look after the in
terests of Charron during his Ameri
can trip.
Regarded as Suicide.
New York. May 30. Charles A.
Clarke, general superintendent of the
freight department of the New York
Central railroad, is the inscription on
6ix annual passes issued by as many
different roads, which were found on
the body of a man discovered lying on
the bank of the crek near Classon's
Point, Long Island Sound, last night,
by a policeman. Other effects found
were a penknife, a pawn ticket for a
chain, on which a Forty-second street
pawnbroker bad advanced $10 toC. A.
Clarke. The body appeared to havo
been washed up where it was found.
The police, who regard it as a case
of suicide, think the body was there a
month. It was removed to tbe morgue.
De Baapre Conclude.
Paris, May 30 There were few in
dications of excitement in the vicinity
of the palace of justice before the court
of cassation resumed its sittings for the
hearing of arguments in the Dreyfus
case. The same impressive silence
when the sitting opened at noon. M.
Billot de Baupre resumed reading his
report on Dreyfus case by asking for a
revision of the verdict of condemna
tion and the retrial of Dreyfus by
court-martial.
Zoambaai In Ashe.
New York, May 31. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don says: A special dispatch from La
buan announces that severe fightlog Is
reported between the Americans and
Flllplooa on the island of Mindanao.
The principal city on the liland, Zo
ambagna, bas been bombarded and
burned. The same dispatch reports
trouble in Sulu.
Hog-as Dollars. ,
San Francisco, May 30. The Call
asserts that large quantities of bogus
dollars are in circulation here and that
the work of the counterfeiters has been
so well done as to almost defy detec
tion. The coins are said to be made
of Mexlcon silver, and to ha ye the
true weight and ring.
'
Ball way Colilsslon.
J Chicago, May' 30. Two trains on
the Lake-street elevated line collided
at Oakley avenue at 2:15 this afternoon.
Forty people are reported injured. It
is not believed any of the injured will
die. Several cars were badly splin
tered, but none were thrown from the
elevated structure.
THE INVINCIBLE
MONARCH OF THE
AMUSEMENT WORLD.
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25 Elephants j j .
1 00 Dens and Cases j
12 Acres of Tents j
$3,700,000 Invested j
$7,400 Daily FTpmin.
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6 1 -HORSE ACT.
6 4 FTNE- UnRQre I OKB RING, AT ONB TIME;
I BRED nMIlWW PERFORMED BY ONE MAN.
EVERY
MORNING AT
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LAUUfAOlUitO ALL luilLIvUiiLd.
OPEN ONE HOUR EARLIER.
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A PETITION TO
THE PRESIDENT
Volunteers Want
to Be
at
Mustered Out
Manila.
New York, May 31. A special to
the Herald from Manila says: Infor
mation has been received here that
satisfactory result have attended the
movement among members of the vol
unteer regiments in Manila for the
establishment of a large American
colony in the Philippines.
Four thousand of the volunteers
now in tbe island are reported to have
signed a petition to the president and
secretary of war, praying that they
.weil-arv,tJ-,nir discharge in Manila, in
stead of at the pdace of enlistment. . It
was explained that they Jttlcod. CV
Philippine islands "offered rare op
portunities for industrious and enter
prising Americans to make for them
selves homes," and that they desired -to
remain "for the purpose of taking .
part In the deyelopement of tho min
ing, agricultural and Industrial re
sults of the islands'"
Tbe petition stated that in the event
of favorable action by the government
those signing it pledged their united
support in Upholding tbe laws and
protecting the interests of the United
States, and would, if so desired, be
come members of a national guard or
Buch other organization that might be
necessary for tbe protection of Ameri
can Interests in tbe Philippines.
RIOT
IN TBI PHILIPPINES.
Terror
Praratls la Section- Abandoned
by the Americans.
Manila, May 31. Details regarding
the capture by tbe Filipinos of two
officers from the' hospital ship Relief
have just been obtained. The Relief
lies in tbe harbor in front of this city.
Third Office" Fred Heppy and the as
sistant engineer, Charles Blanford,
rigged a sail on one of tbe ship's boats
and went sailing along the shore on
the south, opposite the insurgent
lines.
The boat became becalmed near the
shore and some native canoe with
Filipinos oo board put out and cap
tured the two men, who were unarmed,
aud also took possession of tbe boat.
Tbe Monadnock quickly sent a boat
with a landing party nnder cover of her
guns and shelled the shore briskly.
The natives, however, rushed tbe
prisoners into the woods before the
Monadnock's boat reached the shore.
Persons on board several other ships
saw the affair through glasses, but
were unable to prevent the capture of
Heppy and Blanford.
Friendly natives,, arriving from the
country around San Isldro and San
Miguel, report that a reign of terror
has prevailed since the American
troops were withdrawn from those
parts of the island. The insurgents
who return are dealing vengeance up
on those of their oountrymen who have
shown any friendship toward tbe
Americans during the Utters occupa
tion of the territory.' Tbe frlendlies
deolare tbat unoffending people are
being murdered daily, and that their
houses are being burned and their
property confiscated.
. Arrested tor Perjury.
Wallace, Idaho, May 31. Al Hut-.
ton, the engineer who pulled the
rioters' train from Burke to Wardner,
was arrested yesterday for perjury.
Hutton claimed not to know one of the
rioters, after being on the Wallace
Burke run for years. '
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