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THURSDAY, MAJICH 20, 1891.
l!lITOKIAr NOTKS.
Laivkknck Bawiktt, the great ac
tor, died suddenly of heart disease, at
New York City on Saturday night
last,
Aktku a hard and bitter fight Chas.
N. Folton has finally been elected U.
S. senator from California, to succeed
Senator Hearst, deceased.
Thk editorial columns of thollepub-
liean, presided over by "S. 1. 1J." Davis,
for the past few weeks resemble no
other species of journalism than that
which might emanate from a lunatic
asylum.
Mil. ITakuihon What's this "recip
rocity" of yours, Jim? I don't exactly
catch on to it.
Mr. Hlainc I'll give you an illustra
tion. I worked for you in '88, now
you turn in and work for me in '92.
That's reciprocity.
Mr. Harrison Humph 1 1 don't think
much of that scheme.
A COMM1TTKK of tho Kansas house
of representatives has discovered what
has been apparent to every party of
wide open eyes that prohibition doesn't
prohibit in Kansas, and it asks for an
amendment of municipal laws. It is
a discovery that prohibitionists have
mado time and again in Maine, in
Vermont, and elsewhere, and is tho
same old cry more laws to make tho
impossible thing work. Thoy aro as
reasonable as that good Vermont pro
hibitionist, Gov. Knapp, of Alaska,
who bemoans tho fact that prohibition
cannot bo enforced in Alaska because
no grand jury will indict and no petit
jury would convict were an indictment
found, yet asks congress for more
stringent legislation. Prohibition is a
failure, and will be a failure for some
time lo come. Times-Mountaineer.
It is stated that Secretary Nohlo
will soon tender his resignation. The
rumor is not generally credited, how
over. His friends insist that there is
nothing in it. On tho other hand it
is declared as stoutly by others that
hiH resignation is in the hands of tho
president. Noble having declared that
ho would frustrate tho schemes of cer
tain lobbyists, who secured tho pas
sage through congress of an appropria
tion of nearly ftt.OOO.OOO to pay the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians for
their shadowy claim to tho land now
oeoupiod by tho Choyenno and Arupa
ho Indians in Indian Territory, by re
fusing to approve tho relinquishment
of such land, tho lobbyists, among
whom are some ox-fnombors of con
gress, threatened to take stops to have
Noble romuved for "obstructing the
execution of tho law." These lobbyists
aro in high feathor, and declare that
Noble's resignation is to bo attributed
to their opposition.
Thk United States treasury is bank
rupt, so far as the reckless and extrav
agant appropriations voted by tho re
publican congress can mako it so, and
it would bo actually so today if all tho
appropriations had to bo paid at once.
In tho dying hours of tho fifty-first
congress tho republicans throw pru
dence, conscience, fear of a hereafter
and every other restraining influence
overboard, and boldly voted for every
possible thing that promised to assist
in tho looting ol tho treasury, which
their leaders had agreed upon for tho
purposo of confronting the democratic
congress with a deficiency. Old moul
dy claims that had been refused n hun
dred times woro tacked on the appro
priation bills and railroaded through,
extra salaries woro voted to employes
who are already paid beyond thoir do
borts, and money was scattered around
in every direction as though tho treas
ury was overflowing with a surplus, as
it was two yours ago when turned over
to tho republicans. Whore tho money
is lo como from to pay all these wild
appropriations is moro than any one
can see at this timo; it isn't in tho
treasury, nor can it possibly got thoro
under the presont methods of taxation.
Two years of democratic economy in
tho house a purging of tho pension rolls
of the frauds thereon may pull tho
eon n try through without making it
necessary to put now tuxua upon tho
ulroady turiU'ritldon. jxioplu. Domo
emtio Times.
A CONDITION THAT CONFUONTS VH,
In the privato relations of life and in
family affairs there are many skeletons
to be found and difficulties to encoun
ter that it is best to deal Willi witli ns
I little publicity as possible and to settle
j quietly in the circles where they orig
inate. The same same mnv bo said of
municipalities and communities. Earh
has its trials, tribulations and differen
ces, petty quarrels and jealousies, which
time usually adjusts and things move
along with apparent smoothness to
the outsi le world.
Union lias had various experiences
of this kind, and The Scout has in
variably thought it best not to agitate
the matter, trusting that everything
would come outright in the end, but a
condition now confronts the people of
this city, fraught with more peril to
our future progress and prosperity than
any that has heretofore arisen, and un
i :.. f..ti.. i: i i
,UB3 " 18 " Pmpu
" "UI i"l'u
zona, and all those who have the wel
fare of our beautiful little city at heart,
tho prosperity of the place will be re
tarded for many years. The inclina
tion uf Tin: Scout is to keep quiet now,
as in the past, and trust lo the Lord to
deliver us fiom tho enemies within our
camp, but a realization of its duty to
its patrons and tho community at large
counsels differently and wo have con
cluded that it will be for the ultimate
good of all . for us to speak plainly. This
course seems all tho moro imperitive
and necessary in view of tho abuse, vi
tupcations and slander wo have received
at the hands of tho Republican, an ob
scure publication in this city, which
was bom in tho throes of iniquity and
spile, nurtured on venom and all pois
onous meats, -exists on thoofl'al of slan
der and cupidity, and is kept alive to
servo tho selfish purposes of a few who
would thrive at tho expense of many.
Tho council of Union, as it now ex
ists, is probably tho most unique or
ganization that over administered the
affairs of a municipality. The mem
bers of that body, although thoy doubt
less claim to have been elected bv the
votes of tho people, aro not as apprecia
tive of the fact as they should bo, and
evidently have taken as their motto,
"Tho People bo Damned." As evidence
of this it may bo cited that no sooner
than they had donned thoiroflicial tog
gery they commenced a sweeping re
vision of tho charter, ordinances and
most of tho existing statutes heretofore
provided, and in doing so did not so
much as notify tho people of their in
tentions, so that suggestions or altera
tions might bo made. It seems tho
now charter was formulated with such
secrecy that probably not ono in a doz
on of our citizens know anything about
it. It seoniH that tho council, without
authority of law, appropriated $100 of
tho people's money to send a man to
Salem lo see that tho charter bill was
passed, evidently fearing that opposi
tion would be mado to it. It seems
that, tho council, without authority of
law, appropriated some sixty odd dol
lars of tho pcoplo's monoy to have somo
kind of a survey made at tho hoad of
Catherine creek. Thoy solicited bids
for tho city printing for tho fiscal year,
and Tin: Scout, in good faith and with
tho welfaro of tho city at heart, mado
its bid to cover tho actual exponse of
composition, but the contract was giv
en tho ltcpcblican at n prico '5 por
cent, higher than our bid. Wo ap
peared before tho council and presen
ted a potition asking thorn to reconsid
er the bids, but it seoms thoy have ig
nored our claim completely, as at tho
last mooting of tho council tho recor
der started to read our petition when a
motion was promptly mado and carried
that it bo "laid on tho tablo," and wo
presume that is tho last wo will over
hear of it. The taxpayers of tho city
will bo compelled to pay this oxtra fifi
per cent, for tho city printing, but that
matters not to the council as thoir pro
portion will be very light indeed, and
thoir pet organ must bo supported. To
bo sure, if tho emoluments to bo re
ceived from our bid amounted to any
thing we would compel tho council by
law to givo us tho printing.
Theso and many other things of like
nature being done with such ease and
lhieney, so to speak, caused a "oitizon"
to anticipate the wishes of many other
citizens, and ask a few questions re
garding public matters of the council,
but which woro treated with silonco,
absolute and unbroken, save by one
solitary yelp from tho poodle, of tho
Republican, who, after publishing
thoso who wish to know how things aro
going, as "howling ours," "kicking jack
asses," etc., justifies tho actions of tho
council with tho convincing argument
that "Silonco is Host."
After tho passage of tho now charier
by tho logihlaturo Tun Scout was nblo
to got hold of a copy of it and inform
tho people of its provisions. Quito a
nu m bo r who formorlv resided hint over
tho line find thunibelvea included in
tho city limits, without their knowl
edge or consent. Tho peoplo wake up
to tiic fact that the now charter allows
the council to incur an indebtedness of
$20,000, and to expend the same, if
they sco fit, in building a reservoir at
the head of Catherine creek, and in
"straightening" that water course. It
also allows them to double the tax levy
each year in order to pay for these im
provements to the city. (?)
Now, while these "far-seeing plans,"
as the Republican terms them, are "too
deep for our comprehension," we feel
certain of one thing, and that is the
council proposes to expend a large
amount of money at the head of Cath
erine creek, and after it is spent who
will be benefited? What will be the
result? Wo think that taxation will be
greatly increased and many residents
thereby driven from tho town, a con
summation which we believe is devout
ly wished by some, who hope to pros
per at the expense of those who go and
tho few who remain.
Tho benefit of tho work on Cather
ine creek, which the people of this city
will bo made to pay for, will accrue to
a very few men. A conven lent way
will thus be mado for floating the rail
road company's ties down, and the own
ers of tho flouring mill (outside the city
limits) will be benefited. It may also
bo stated that the mayor and the
brothers of tho editor of the Republi
can want to put up a flour mill, and in
consequence of the proposed reservoir
will be tho main parties to benefited.
Thk Scout is in favor of any legiti
mate enterprise that will tend to up
build our town, and will always receivo
our nearly co-operation, rnerc are
now two other projected improvements
for our town which would bo of far
more benefit but which seems to have
no support from theso parties, their
solo and main object being for the erec
tion of their Hour mill, which will give
employment and benefit to but few.
Such is a brief glimpse of the condi
tion of things hero now. That tho bad
effect of it is beginning to bo felt can
not bo denied. As wo said before it
pains us to speak of theso matters thus,
but are compelled to "hew to the line;
let the chips fall where thoy may."
The question that our peoplo should
solve at onco is: Shall these things
continue? Shall a few men bo per
mitted lo keep their clutches upon our
throats and chokotholifooutot us, un
resisted? These aro vital questions.
Union has successfully withstood tho
onslaught of outsido enemies and
should not be permitted to die at the
hands of traitors within her limits.
THIS DIUKCT TAX HIM.,
The direct tax bill was passed in .the
houso by a vote of 172 to 101. Hero is
a measuro that proposes to take out cf
the treasury more thau $10,000,000,
and it was passed inside of three hours
under ono of tho gag rules for which
this house has become notorious. Very
little opportunity was given for debate,
and only ono of two amendments wore
allowed to bo offered to tho bill. It
will bo remembered that in the last
congress tho house got into a long and
stubborn deadlock over this measure,
and a compromise was finally arranged
whereby a voto was allowed at tho be
ginning of tho second session. T,hat
was in tho wintor of 1SSS, and Presi
dent Cleveland very promptly vetoed
the bill, and it has been slumbering
over since. It probably would not
havo beon drawn out at this timo but
for tho active eiforts of tho claim
agents. Somo of theso agents will re
ceivo very largo fees indeed. In some
instances thoy will get almost as much
as tho states that were not in the
southern confederacy during tho war.
As is well known tho governmont of
tho United States levied a direct tax of
$20,000,000, in 1801, and it was col
lected in tho various states and torri
toiies. A fee of 15 per cent, was al
lowed for tho collection of the money.
Somo of tho states collected the mon
ey, and in other instances it was paid
to individuals. Tho total amount col
lected and which is to bo refunded un
der tho bill that was passed today, is
$15,227,032. Something over $2,500,
000 was not collected, and this was in
tho states then in the southern confed
eracy. Tho bill proposes to roloase tho
states that did not pay up, and to re
fund what was paid.
Tho following amounts woro paid by
tho states named below: Kontuoky,
$000,0 11.03; Alabama, $22,520.2-1 ; Ar
kansas, $151,701.18 ; Florida, $ 137.33 ;
Georgia, if U7.0S2.S9 ; Indiana, $000,-1-M.03;
Louisiana, $3S 1,880.07; Missis
sippi, $113,321.00; North CRrolina,
$377,152.01 ; South Carolina, $222,390.
30; Missouri, $515,958.23; Tenneseoe,
$392,00 US; Tuxas, $lS0,S.ll.fil; Vir
ginia U2.10S.0S; West Virginia, JflSl,
3011.03. Col. Q.lm, of Alabama, proposal to
luoludo the ooiton tax. He chimed
that ono was just as fair as tho other. 1
but it was voted down by a largo ma
jority. If that had been adopted the
enormous sum of sixty-eight million
dollars would have been required to
meet the obligations. Of course, Col.
Oates had not the remotest idea that
this amendment would be adopted. He
ofTered it to put the republicans on
record. An amendment was added by
tho house to the senate bill providing
that the states shall through acts of the
legislatures pass the necessary law to
accept the money. This was done to
prevent the claims from coming up in
the future, with possible demands for
interest. At first it was thought that
this was intended to delay business, so
that the next democratic house would
havo to make the appropriations to
pay over tho fifteen million dollars.
Persons familiar with the bill state, how
ever, that the measure provides abso
lutely for the payment to the states of
the money. In tho states which were
in the confederacy, the money will be
paid to the individuals from whom it
was collected, but this will be done
through the state officials. In tho oth
er states it goes directly to their treas
uries to bo disposed of as the legisla
ture sees fit.
The provisions of the bill in sub
stance are as follows :
That the secretary of the treasury
shall credit each state and territory and
the District of Columbia with a sum
equal to all collections by set-ofT or
otherwise made under the terms of the
direct tax act of 1801. That all moneys
duo the United States under the re
quirements of that act arc remitted. A
sufficient sum of money to reimburse
the states and territories for the collec
tion under the direct tax is appropria
ted to bo paid when tho legislature
shall have accepted the sums in full
satisfaction of claims against tho Uni
ted States on account of the levy. Mon
ey appropriated to meet individual
claims is to be held in trust by tho
state authorities, six years being al
lowed for tho reception of these claims.
Payment is also to bo mado to the own
ers of lands ir. Sc. Helena and St. Luke
parishes, in South Carolina, that wero
sold under tho operations of tho direct
tax act. Portland World.
Gknkhai. Joski'H E. Johnston died
at his homo in Washington city on
Saturday night last, lie was one of
the leading generals on the confeder
ate side during the late civil war, after
which ho became successively presi
dent of a railroad company in Arkan
sas, an express company in Virginia
and an insurance agent in Georgia.
He was elected to congress from the
Richmond district in 1S77, and next
saw public lifo as commissioner of
railroads during Cleavcland's adminis
tration. ifeteito VeaKbf
ttr.r.zi bt (vc r srfu'.ly traveled with
vS coao" t.cs:'.!-.. f. r:-eh wealth or any
rcve'.ed position in t::o requires tho full
iossebn ar.J c,cr.-.l!3n el all the fac
tililta klr.il na'.vtto h-s endowed us with.
Theso conditions cannot exist unless the
physical being Is In perfect working
order, and this Is ae elblo uhen tho
liver and spleen are torp':l, ihus obstruct
ing the sections, csucln indigestion
end dyspepsia, with all of their accom
panying horrors.
DR. HENLEY'S
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excites It to healthy action, resolves Its
chronic engorgements, and promotes tho
secretions; cures Indigestion and consti
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the cntlro system, and makes life worth
living.
SUUKlFl-'S SA1.IC.
VTOTiriJ 16 HKHKBY UIVKS THAT
XI by virtue of nu execution ami order of
sale, issued out of tho Honorable Circuit
Court of the statu of Oregon, for Union
county, bearing duto the 14th ilay of March,
1801, and to mo directed ami delivered upon
a judgment ami order of sale of heretofore
nttaencil real estate, entered on thoUthday
of February, 18)1, wherein William Wilson
is ilaintill'aml (i. I). Tlcklm is defendant,
for the Mini of twcnty-ciglit and ;i:M00 dol
lar, ami the further sum of thirty dollars
with interest thereon at the rate of ten per
cent per annum from May 17th, 18.S0, and
the further sum of twenty dollar.-- attorney
fee, ana for twentv-scven and M 100 dollar
tor coats and disbursements, which judg
ment was enrolled and docketed In the
dork's otllco of said court on the 2t day of
February, 1MU, and ordering tho nalo of the
following described heretofore attached roal
estato situated in Union county, Oregon,
to-wit: All tho right, title and" Interest of
the defendant (i. 1). Fickliu in and to tho
SWUoftho SWU of section It), and tho
NV of tho XW H of section 30. township
1 south, rango 10 K. W. M.; and the SKyt
oftlieSKv, of section 21, township 4 south,
range 811, 14. W. M. Now. therefore, tindor
and by virtue of said execution and order
of nfe a aforesaid. 1 wilt sell at public
mirtlou at the court Iioumc (Kxtr at Union,
Union county. Oregon, on Wednesday, the
32nd of April, 1191, at 2 o'clock . in i
snid day. all the right, tit If and interest
that lite itaid defendant (i U. Fleklui had
on the .'uddity of September. 1&). or s:n, e
acquired, in or to the above described re.il
property to aUy ld judgment, lee,
ciwto, dinbuneiueuU mid interest afore
said, aud accruing coU. Ten ok of Sale
t'auli to'iue in hamliu gld coin of the Utii
twl States.
Dated n t iron ttiU tite ISth davof March
1SB1. J. T. ilOl.t.&S,
Shciif of Union County.
Dy W. It. Uhkk. Deputy. i-
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