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The Hood Kiver (jlacier. It's a Cold Day When We Get Left. VOL. 6. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, SATURDAY. MAY 25, 1895. NO. 52. 1 - - - - - - ft K;. 3eod Iiver (5 lacier. fCBLUHBD IVKRT SATURDAY MOBN1NO BT " S. F. BLYTHE, Publisher. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. Ona your. . ..It W 8!x months ........ 1 OC Three months .. M Btiicle copy tCsatt GRANT EVANS. . , .. KOBT. HUSBANDS. THE GLACIER BARBERSHOP, Second St., Near Oak, Hood River, Or. EYANS A HUSBANDS, Proprietors. Shaving and; halr-cuttlug neatly done. Satis faction guaranteed. . THE DISCARDED LAW Effect of Income Tax Decision i . Upon the Revenues, r NO EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS It la Argued That the Treasury Balance Will Be Increased During the ; Next Three Months. "Washington, May 23. The income tax decision, its effect upon the reve nues and the probability of an extra session of, congress to provide means for supplying the defloit were the chief subjects of disoussion in official and po litical circles today. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, one of the ablest constitu tional lawyers in the senate, said today that the decision leaves the taxing pow ers of the government in a state of "wreck. It will require a long time for us to gather up the fragments. Prin cipals of taxation which . were consid ered, well settled , are torn up by this decision. - ' , . "How will the ,f question come up in the senate?' ' "In connection with the question of refunding the $75,000 already oollected and the refunding of the ootton, whis .ky, toeer and tobacco taxes. All these taxes are. as direct as the tax on person alty and as unconstitutional,' according to yesterday's deoision of the supreme court." ','..'.; '.v , "What oan congress do?" "Of course,"; replied Senator Mor ganoongress will have to acoept the ' decision,k'but an-amepdment to the con stitution is always'possible. " 'j ' '.' : Sonator Faulkner, of West Virginia, , said he thought' there was no; danger of an extra session, and no earthly chanoe for one. He added: . "Even with this loss of income there is a comfortable condition of the treas ury. It has today $90,000,000 surplus in addition to. the gold reserve, and I am asure that will be sufficient to last until the meeting of congress.' The country will not suffer so much from a lack of : legislation as it would from a session of congress. " ' -'' : ' Members of the administration, who are undoubtedly fully acquainted with the; .president's . views and purposes, state uUhesitatingly that an extra ses sion of congress is out of the question. Nor is there the least likelihood of an other bond issue. The treasury has a balahoe' of $182,000,000, which is available for all purposes, and this is more likely to be increased than dimin ished during the next three months. ' It is argued that the approaohing f ruit cannning season is certain to make a largely increased demand for sugar, which owing to the small supply on ' hand, must be imported. rThe reve nues .from this source are expected to reaoh several millions, and this, added to the large amounts whioh will soon begin to oome in from renewed liquor licenses, will largely augment the rev enues, even should the customs not meet present expectations. All licenses expire on June 80 each year, and.judg ing from last year's revenues, the re ceipts from this source this year .will excej3d.$9,000, 000,' whioh must be paid within the next forty days. In the meantime the expenditures will be kept down to the lowest point consist ent: with good business principles. Commissioner Miller, of the internal revenue bureau, will dismiss every un necessary t person in connection with the income tax at the earliest possible moment, and as soon as the returns can be classified and tabulated, so that the amount to be refunded to eaoh person who lias paid his tax is made apparent, the bureau will be closed. , Ylmsalnv Telescone Site Selected. Sah Francisco, May 21. The site for fhe Hrnsslav telesoorje has been selected and plans have been prepared for the bniidincr' it win De erecteo. aDoui a n-nnrtnr of a mile from the Lick tele scope, on Mount Hamilton, 100 feet lower than the Lick telescope. A TEMPLE DEDICATED. Imposing Monument to Odd Fellowship . In Philadelphia. , Philadelphia, May 23. The Odd Fellows' temple in this city, whioh oost $950,000, was dedicated today with imposing ceremonies. The magnificent monument to Odd Fellowship is nine stories high, and is the largest and costliest seoret society building in the wolrd. Offloes of the grand officers of the state are on the ground floor, also an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1,200. Beneath is a drill hall of the same size. On the second, third, fourth and fifth floors are fifteen offloes for rent. The remaining stores are to be devoted entirely to the order. Four lodge rooms are on each floor. On the ninth floor are two enoampment rooms, which oontain many new and novel features for conferring1 degrees. . A roof promenade commands an excellent view of the city. All over the United States preparations were made to bring delegations of Odd Fellows to Phila delphia, and it is estimated 20,000 par ticipated in the parade on Broad street this afternoon. , The order of Odd Fel lows embraoes a membership in this city of nearly 35,000; in the state, 115, 000, and in the United States the mem bership, according to the last annual report, reaches nearly 1,000,000 in good standing. , History of Ansel White. .'. ' Port Townsend, May 23. The death and identity of Ansel White, the lost heir to the $4,000,000 estate, has been fully established by the special commis sioner sent to this coast by the -probate' court of Utioa, N. Y. It appears that a period of fifty years elapsed from the time White hurriedly left his home in oompany with another man's wife, until his heirs learned of his death near Port Angeles. He and the woman went to Illinois, where they separated. He drifted out through the West to Cali fornia, and ultimately settled on a lonely ranch in the Olympic mountains, where thirty years later, he died. His will bequeathing all of his worldly possessions to Preston M. Troy is pro nounoed worthless insofar as it applies to the Eastern estate. It was some years after White's death before he fell heir to the Utica estate, and no men tion of this estate was made in the will to Troy. The Pacific (.able. ; : New York, May 23. An Ottawa dispatch says; . It may be taken as a settled fact that the Paoifio cable will be, like its promoters, essentially Brit ish. Under its treaty with the United States, the Hawaiian government is precluded from allowing any foreign power to acquire any portion of Hawai ian territory, the United States having given an adverse answer to Great Brit ain's proposition to secure Neckar or Bird island as a cable station. Fan ning island is 800 miles further than Neokar island, but this, it appears, will not mitigate against the effective ness of the cable. All tenders for the construction ' of the cable have been given assuranoes to this effeot. ' Fan ning island is a British possesion, so that all landing places of the cable will be within the empire. ;? ' The Stanford Estate. San Franoisoo,. May 23. Two big olaims against the Stanford estate have been withdrawn in court by the au thority and direction of all the inter ested parties. One olaim was for $50,- 000, held against the estate by Marie Hall Williamson; the other was for $100,000, held by. Horace Carpenter, the capitalist of Oakland. Both claims were withdrawn after the completion of other arrangements and making of new notes. Carpenter's olaim represent ed a joint liability, in which not only the Stanford, but the Crocker estate was interested. ... All of the arrange ments were completed by attorneys in New York. : After, the ; settlement had been made there the announcement to withdraw the claims was telegraphed here. This important transfer relieves the Stanford' estate of an incumbrance which has caused a great deal of trouble. Broad Publications Seized.--' San Franoisoo, May 23. Newsdeal ers of this oity are. greatly concerned 6ver. the last declaration of Frank Kane) the seoretary of the society to prevent vice. . The ; order " was' made known by the seizure at the store of E. P. Levy of copies of the Standard, the Polioe Gazette, Sarony's Living . Pic tures, Art Idols of the Paris Salon, Deoameron and a number of other pub lications, r - ' Pleaded Guilty at Last. Milwaukee, May 23. John B. Koet ting, cashier of the defunct Southside Savings bank,- whose case has been be fore the courts for nearly , two years, during which the prisoner has remain ed in jail, today pleaded guilty to the oharge of receiving money after he knew the bank was insolvent, and was sentenced to Waupun prison for five years; . :- : "'-' ', '"; Retrenchment in Newfoundland. St. John's, N. F., May 23. The government is expeoted to announce to morrow its retrenchment policy. In dignation is felt at the grant for educa tional purposes being reduced 25 per cent, while no salaries are reduced more than 20 per cent, and these -only for offloials who are paid a high salary, HILL'S NEW SCHEME Another , Interview Concern- ing the Northern Pacific. DENIES THE RECENT REPORTS He Says He Has Not Bought the Road But It Seems Certain He Has ' Secured Control. St. Paul, Minn., May 22. President Hill, of tibe Great Northern road, ar rived home today from Europe. In the course of an interview, he said he was not in a position at this time to speak of the so-called Northern Pacific deal, but said: : ' "-.'." ' "You may put this down as an as sured fact: . The Great Northern and Northern Paoifio will never be consoli dated under one management - You may add that the Northern Paoifio will not be bought at all. Such reports are oanards, and are not to . be considered for a moment There will be a strong effort made to develop the country along the Northern Paoifio, to sell the lands that await settlement, and to sell them at greatly reduced prices . if necessary. I want to add that it is my hope that a time has been reached when the roads will all have to give up what they have been doing. The game of cutthroat in the railroad business in this oountry has got to be discontinued, and if it is not, the oredit of the coun try will , be still , more seriously im paired.." ' " ' "How much is true of the matter that has been printed relative to your absolute control of the Northern Pa cific?" ' ' , . "Well, so far as the ' knowledge of any persons who have printed such matter is concerned, there is not a word of truth in it I have given no interviews or allowed anyone else to do so of a nature that would admit the truth of the story.'! Mr. Hill would not admit that , the control of the road had passed into his hands, but the truth of the matter eomes out from headquarters, says the Dispatch. It is established that the trip to Europe taken by Mr. Hill re cently was not of his seeking; that up to the time of his being summoned to proceed to Berlin and London he had made no overtures regarding the North ern, Pacific' The step was taken in ooncert by the Berlin and London stockholders. - The Dispatch insists that it has knowledge that "the control of the Northern Paoifio was rather forced on him than sought" The Dispatch oontinues: "There is no doubt in the world that J. J. Hill has the Northern Pacific system in his bag. He has corraled, and although, as be says, it may take some little time for the entire plan to beoome publio, the Dispatch is in a position to give the Northwest assurance that the two great systems of .railways will shortly be under the single control of -Mr. -Hill. His plan of making the road pay by settling the country along its lines at any cost is one that his commended it self to the shareholders abroad, and the consent which has put him in the re sponsible position he now holds was practically unanimous, so far as the European holders are concerned. " . '' The Trotting Horse In Germany. New York, May 22. A special to the Herald from Berlin says -: Michael Dwyer, the turfman, '.has bought in America the horses Bonnie Bell : and Yantar from the Woodbury farm, Lex ington, Ky.,' and intends to start them in the trotting races at the coming trotting meetings in Berlin, and also in the races at Munich under- the pat ronage of Prince Arnulp, of Bavaria. The good sport and large crowds at the trotting races here attest the; rapid growth of trotting in '. Germany, and surdrise is expressed that there are1 not more" American horses here to take part in the contests. - - ' ; Half. Pare to Big' Events.,'.', ' Chicago, May 2 Q. The lines, of, the Western Passenger -Association have declared a one-fare' rate 'for the follow-1 ing meetings:'- Epworth League, at Chatrtaaoogai Christian Endeavor, at Boston; Knights Templar, Boston; Baptist ; Young Peoples' Progressive ;Union; Baltimore; G. A; -B., Louis ville, and National. Educational Asso ciation Denver;; ' - j r" :-. ; - ;' ,' Southern Paclne Wages Reduced, .v", San Francisco, May 22. The wages of conductors and baggagemen on the nnast division of the Southern ' Pacific have been cut. ; Formerly those run ning through the Pacifio grove received 10 per cent more than those running to Ran. .Tose'. : Now all are uaid the lower rate. The employes will protest to the divisapn, superintendent Protest Prom Chicago's Theosophists. Chicago, May 18. The " attempted secession of theosophists at the Boston mfiet-.intr has tirovoked considerable od- nnsition ' in different sections of the oountry,' but the first open revolt comes from Chicago. At a special meeting oi the branch in this city a resolution was adopted repudiating the action of the Boston convention. WILDE'S TRIAL POSTPONED. There Is Only a Very Slight Chance of ills Conviction. London, May 22. Old Bailey court was crowded today when Justice Willis, acoompanied by the lord mayor of London, Bt. Hon. Sir Joseph Bonals, and several aldermen , took seats upon the benoh preparatory to the second trial of Oscar Wilde, charged with seri ous misdemeanors. Wilde previously had been driven to Old1 Bailey, accompanied by Lord Douglass, of Hawick, and Bev. Stewart Headlam, . his two bondsmen. He looked haggard, but had evidently im proved in health since his release on bail, and walked smilingly into the prisoner's dock, where he took a seat beside Alfred Taylor, charged with similar offenses. ' Sir Edward Clarke, Q. C, counsel for Wilde, made an elaborate argument in favor of having Wilde tried Separ ately. The judge agreed, and decided to try Taylor first. Sir Edward Clarke then dwelt at length on the great in justice done his client by having to wait white Alfred Taylor was tried, but in spite of the' argument of his counsel, Wilde looked only too pleased as he stepped from the dock and the judge allowed his bail to be renewed and he was again released from custody on bail. - ' ' It is probable Wilde's trial will go over until the next session of the cen tral criminal oourt, and there is evi dently but a slight chance of his con viction. Indignant comment is heard on all sides at the turn events have taken. DELINQUENT TAXES. An Opinion of the Washington Law by the Assistant Attorney-General. . Olympia, May 22. A question that has been causing considerable discus sion among county attorneys through out the state has lately been submitted to Assistant-General Haight It arises under the act of 1895, entitled, "An act relating to the penalty and interest on state, oounty and municipal taxes, whioh become due and payable in the years of 1893 and 1894, and declaring an emergency. " The question raised is whether the county treasurer has a right to allow any rebate of either pen alty or interest on taxes levied for the year 1892. Taxes for 1892 , became payable in December, 1892; 1893 taxes became due and payable in January, 1894. There was no tax that became due and payable in 1893 to which this law can apply.. Mr. Haight is of the opinion that the law dees remove the penalty on taxes levied in the year 1892, and the words "due and pay able" refer to the time when the taxes must be paid by the taxpayer, not to the time when he has a right to pay them. The taxes levied in , 1892 were payable in 1893 in the sense that the taxpayer was obliged to pay them be fore the first of April, else they would then become delinquent. Prior to that time and before the close of 1892, he had the right to pay the taxes, but was not obliged to pay them, --v Mr.. Haight has, therefore, advised prosecuting at torneys throughout the state that the act enables the . taxpayer to pay the taxes levied in'1892 and 1893 without paying any interest or penalties thereon. THEOSOPHISTS OF CHICAGO. New Branch Formed by Those Opposed. to the Boston Convention. Chioago, May: 22. A meeting of theosophists was held here last night and a new branch of the Theosophical Society of Amerioa was formed.. It is to be called the Loyalty ,branchw and it is claimed by those interested ; that it will take the place of that section which has been known,as the Ghiacgo branch. The new section grew out of a meet ing held by the, Chicago branch. Wed nesday last, when it was decided not to ratify the action of the convention of the t theosophical society in America which was held In Boston April 28 and . 1 The twenty -nine members , who favored .ratification at ' that meeting, called, the meeting for last night at which about, fifty theosophists were present. D. A. .-: Wade - was . elected, president of the Loyalty banch. Gen eral Griffiths,;-the Pacifio coast lecturer, was present and assisted in the organi zation of the Loyalty branch.-"" . "By" their action in repudiating the Boston convention, ' ' said Mr. Griffiths, "the Chicago branch has , endorsed aB unjust and .unwarrantable the 'charges' made by the members. of this European section against: William i. Judge who was elected president of the American section. J The reports from all over the country' show that out of 'thirteen branches in America six or seven will refuse to ratify the action of the Bos ton convention." ' . ; i. ' ', '' Condition of Idaho's Crops. " . Moscow, ! Idaho, .' May "21. The weather crop bulletin of the Idaho state-weather service states that the weather has been generally i favorable for the growth of crops, although frosts in the southern part of 'the state -have done some injury 1 to fruit and 'vege tables. " Crops over the state are in fine condition, and vegetation pf . all' kinds is making rapid, vigorous , growth. The fruit crop, though , damaged to 'some extent by late frosts, is in an ex ceptionally promising condition. -' 1 -' A DEAL OF MAGNATES The Reorganization of the Northern Pacific. CERTAIN EFFECT ON BUSINESS A Further Interview With Mr. Hill, Who Talks in His Intelligent Way About the Matter. New York, May 21. President James J. Hill, of the Great Northern railway, who arrived from Europe yes terday, conferred with the Northern Pacific reorganization committee, and then started for Chicago. Previous to his departure, Mr. Hill said in an in terview, that C. P. Huntington did not put the 10 per cent estimate on in orease in business a bit too high, as a result of the deal between these two companies. Bates will be put up slightly all along the line, and many expenses will be out off. Moreover, it seems the Canadian Pacifio will be given a lively raoe in the building and development of the Northwest. Presi dent Hill expects much from the town of Great Falls, Mont , as the Pittsburg of the West, and should Tesla succeed at Niagara Falls in making steel rails from iron ore by electricity, as he says he will soon, the Montana metropolis will become one of the great industrial cities of the Northwest with its contig uous coal, iron and silver mines. Will not the Canadian Pacific be a dangerous competitor?" he was asked. "Not in the least," answered 1 Hill. "We can compete with any transconti nental line in the matter of fast time. We have nothing to fear from Can- ada.'' ;. '-. ' , '.'. Speaking of the proposed new line of steamships between Japan and the Pa cific coast, Mr. Hill said: ' "Now that the war between China and Japan is virtually over, I expect there will be a big industrial develop ment in those two nations, and the United States will have as a conse quence, a good deal of business with them. If such a line of steamships is established, it will have to have new ships for fast service like the Atlantic liners. ' Of course, that would take some time, but it will come. " "What is the general feeling towards American railways in Europe?" . "The present European buying seems to me to be the result of investors hav ing more funds on' hand than they know what to do with. There ' has been , overspeculation in Africa, and many millions sterling have been made in Africa in mining enterprises. Hence the people are looking for places to in vest their profits It is very difficult to find good European securities, so they are driven somewhat reluctantly to in vest in our stocks and bonds. Of course , this does not apply to Amerioan securi ties that have always stood well, but to those that have been more' or less questioned by investors. Unless Amer ican properties are better managed and closely economized, Eruopeans'will dis count them in the future. We have to j establish a character for economic ad ministration if we want foreign invest ors to take up our securities." "What, is the industrial situation across the water?" , "The 'industrial situation is not picking up by any means. The silk business has gone to China. The most active business in Enlgand is the manu facture and sale of machinery on orders principally from Eastern nations, like Japan and India, which nations are now manufacturers and producers of goods which England has long held a monopoly. China and India are be coming great and important factors in the textile world. The peace between Japan and China will open the way to great efforts on the part of these coun tries to compete with European manu factured goods. " '' ' The Pope's last Resting-Place. ' New . York, May. 20. A cablegram from Borne to a morning paper says that Pope Leo XIII has ordered his tomb.'. He has given, a commission to Maroni, ' the most famous sculptor in Italy. This fact, and the recent deliver ance to the cardinals of a politioal letter concerning the affairs . of. his entire reign', " .are . considered proof that the head of the Catholic church is impress ed with the -realization that his re maining days on the papal throne are- few; " It is no new assertion that his health has been failing, and now fears are entertained that .he may never rally, considering his age is 85. j Manitoba School Question Settled. ' . Montreal, ; May 23.;-i-The' ' Manitoba question' has , been virtually settled through the good offices of Lord Aber deen. The - preliminaries will, no doubt, be approved of at a meeting next week at which Premier Greenway and'Attoreny-General Sifton,-of Mani toba,' will be present. ; The plan is for the Manitoba government to amend the school , law providing for , Catholic schools with the same cirriculnm . as other schools, but with the ' addition of half an hour's Catholio religious in struction,' -three men to be selected by the olergy to form a Catholio ' school board. The remedial '. order will be withdrawn. ' THE FAR NORTH. Interesting Miscellaneous News From Different Parts of Alaska. Seattle, May 23. The City of To peka arrived from Alaska today with quite a budget of news. Guy C. Merriam arrived early in May at Juneau from Kodiak island, and left at once for Forty-Mile, whence he came in the winter via St. Michaels, a journey of 4,000 miles, by dog team and canoe. He was the first man to descend the Yukon in winter alone except for native guides, and suffered terribly from cold and hunger. Alfred Hespeter has left Juneau after borrowing indiscriminately and giving checks on Dexter, Horton& Co., ' of Seattle. He said he intended to stop at Wrangle, but his creditors have sent to his father for collection of his debts. Dr. Eli Quigley died at Douglass City May 10 from injuries to the spine caused by falling from the wharf while drunk. He was an Iowan, graduated at Keokuk medical college, and leaves two sons in Alaska ' and two daughters in Seattle. : -' ' Edgar ' Wilson, 1 who, : with John Healy established a trading post at Dyea in 1887, died May 15. John Timmins has been held in $7,500 bail for his murderous assault on Frank Howard at Junaeu April 16. THE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT. Dallas Said to Be Ready to Put Up the 1 Necessary Money. , New York, May 22. Dan Stewart, of Dallas, representing the syndicate of Texans who propose to hold the cham pionship battle between Corbett and Fitzsimmons in the Lone Star state, is expected here Friday. The object of his visit is to confer with Corbett, Fitz simmons and Vendig, in regard to secur ing the fight Corbett and Vendig are now here, and Fitzsimmons will arrive in a day or two. In a letter Mr. ' Stewart says: : "If the principals are sincere the syndicate will have no trouble in bring ing off the fight A purse of $40,000 to $41,000 will be offered for the con test. The plan is to have the bout take place at the time of the Dallas fair, which event attracts great crowds. . My idea would be to have it on the night of Drummers' day, about October 20. On that day the oity is filled with rep resentatives of every section of the country. The residents of Dallas look upon the bringing off of the event as in the nature of an advertisement for the city and state. The contest can be brought off in Dallas, and the money will be ready. All we want of the men is to fight when they enter the ring. I have a plain business " proposi tion to make, and the arrangements should be completed in a short time." Corbett in New York. New York, May 21. James J. Cor bett reached town today. He looks to be in excellent trim, and expects to be gin training for his fight with Fitzsim- mons about June 1, at Asbury Park. He said tonight: "I should be glad to fight Jackson and Fitzsimmons a few weeks or days . apart, and my cablegram was sent sole ly with an idea of securing bids for a double event, if possible. I shall not apologize to the National Sporting Club under any circumstances. Whatever I have said about that club I shall stand ' by. I am hopeful that the fight with Fitzsimmons can be decided somewhere in this country. As for the time, I am , willing to agree - on any reasonable date."1 - .'. .' - - ;. Arizona Gold Mines Sold. Yuma, May 21. Eight of the lead ing gold mines at Picabo, on the Colo rado river, 28 miles above here,-' have been sold to New York and Denver par ties, .who will put a mill on the : prop erty at once. Four of these are in the White gold basin, so famous, for its output of gold that is white as silver, and four are in the Picabb basin. The purchasers are dircetly interested in the new' propositions, and the San Diego," Yuma & Utah railway will be built up the west bank of the Colorado. This important sale opens a new era in gold mining oil the Colorado river. . An Unnatural Son. . Fall City, Neb., May 20. George Powell,, a . well-known . farmer, who , was shot '; by James Broaden, another farmer, on Sunday, made an anti-mor-. tern statement " in whioh . he accused Broaden of giving him his fatal wound while he was attempting to rescue his slayer's mother from the Nehama river where she had been thrown by her un--natural sonl. Broaden is to come into possession of a large amount of prop-. erty upon the death of his mother, and it is said that he attempted to drown 1 her for this reason. ;i He is in jail. ' ' A Victory for the Bell Company, Boston, "May s 21. The decision of the United States oourt of appeals in the case of the American Bell Tele phone Company et al., appellants, vs. the United States, appellee, was filed by the. clerk of the court this afternoon. It reverses the decree of Judge Car-, penter, deolaring ': the Belriner tele phone patent invalid, and is a victory for the Bell company. The decree of the court of appeals, holding the patent to be valid, praotically concedes to the Bell company the monopoly of the microphone.