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" u V WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, FRITfAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1900. r: t- I SWORN IN Gccfctl Takes tbs Oath cf; Offltc as Kentucky's Governor f AJTOINUD KIN ADJUTANT CENRAl 1 - Trobi fn.rd FoUowla Orto FRANKFORT. Ky., Jan. 31. Wm. Goebel was, shortly beiore 9 o clock tonight, sworuj in as governor of Ken tucky, and J; C Beckham a few min utes later, to4k the oath as lieutenant governor. Tfie oath as administered To loth-men by Chief Justice Hazelrigg of the court ipf appeals. 1 The plan to make Goebel governor was set-in motion early m the: aiterv noon. A statement was prepared, saying that the boards which had heard the contests for governor and Ueu-temant-governor had decided in favor ofi Goebel and Beckham; that the boards intended t6 report their-findings to: the legislature, but that they had been prevented frondomg Lso by the. action of Governor Taylor jn de claring the legislature adjourned, the statement then goes on to say that the members of the legislature were driven from place to place by thefu-litia. and threatened with arrest .whenever they attempted to. hold a meeting It was declared the belief of all Signers of the ktatement. that Goebel and Beck hamFwere legally elected governor and 4iemlenangovernor, respectively, ana eachi man. as he signed the paper, an nounced that he vote! for the; adop tion iof the majority report of the con test boards, which declared Goebel and Beckham to be the men rightfully en titled to the offices. The statement is signed by a majority of the members of both houses. f AsM soon as the last man- actually needed had affixed his signature to the statement, word was sent to the resi dency of Chief Justice-Hazelrigg, of the court of appeals. He came at once to the Capitol hotel, pushed directly upstairs to the room of Goebel, and administered the oath of office. Goe bel was prppped Mp with pillows, and was able to raise his hand only with the greatest difficulty, a ?c listened to the words of Judge Hazelrigg. I When the oath had been given Goebelsank back iexhausted.-the effort having been almost too much for his strength. Goebel was unable to ay anything regarding the matter, but a contented smile on "his face bore strong witness of the pleasure that he felt Immedi ately jjudge Hazelrigg went to an ad joining room, where he swore in Beck- t.im m lloitlcninl crovprnor. ' lldtil . . .. . g-t , Goebel, a soon-as he was assured that he was legally governor of Ken turtci trtotr nromnt action . regarding th militarv arm of the service, r Two nnUri in-ri ntiicklr oreoared for his signature, the first of which discharged Adjutant ocneral uaniei joiner irom office, i and appoints i.enerai jonn e rllm jn nf I lllkvillp. IS llli SUC cessori The second , was directed to the commanders of the mflitia now sta tioned in this city, dieting them to return; to wieir ihjtihts. incit i-' "sibility of trouble -in the matter; of the mnirni n( lhf tai trooos. The reei- ments iof the guards have lately been reorganized, ana are lor tnc mosi pan made up of republicans and personal followers of Governor Taylor. T, nr rrrllin wlllhl-f IheV Will obey the orders issued by Governor ljoHeI. 1 rouble is iookcu ior. ; : WAS ASLEEP. I Frankfort. Feb. I .At l:to a. m., Governor-Gocbel was asleep. ; THE LEGISLATURE. ; Frankfort, Jan. 31. Governor Tay lor this morning issued a proclamation adjourning the legislature and calling it to meet in London, -Kentucky, on February 6th. He gives as a I reason for this action tne state 01 insurrccuon 'prevailing n Kentucky, and especially in Frankfort. The democratic! mem bers of the legislature declined to ac cept the adjournment, and not being permitted to assemble at the capitol, decided to meet in the opera 1 house. This was prevented by the troops, who also chased the. members through the .streets, and prevented them from meet ing at the court house, j - WILL OBEY GOEBEli Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 31. It was an nounced, by members of: the militia, tonight, that of the soldiers now unk arms here about 300 would obey the orders of Governor GotbeL lif ts not expected- that they-will attack their comrades, but they will refuse to obey the orders of Governor Taylor, and take their chances of a court martial. . ONLY TWO DEATHS Spokane. Jan. 31. The authorities believe they have the smallpox epi demic .well in hand. They report four teen recoveries, as against Only three new cases, in the past forty-eight hours. VThere are now thirty-nine pa tients fn the isolation hospital, and twenty-four patients quarantined about the city. There have been but two deaths. ; 0 COAL KING DEAD. New York, Jan. .31.: Alexander Dunsmuir, the coal king of the Pa- cihc coast, died today at tne Hotel impenai, agea 47 years. A KENTUCY SHERIFF Claimed He Shot Goebel and Was Promptly Arrested. 1 Louisville, Ky.', Jan. s 31. Ja. Sut ton, sheriff of Whitely county, who came here from Frankfort last night, is a, prisoner in the county jail. Early .u: . , m V VWoria hotel. Sutton went , up to the office ol the clerk brandisnmgf two "'VJ"'- 1 am tne man wno snui said, "and I will never be taken alive. The hotel manager promptly j! sent for the police, when Sutton ran up stairs to tne third story, openea a win dow and leaped out. He alighted on his teet, was umnjurcu, aiiu i 'j a mile before he was arrested. The police ueiievc nwi. juiiuu - ..w... -cidely trabalanced mentally, or that he knows wno snoi uocuti. , HAD A WIDE RANGE. Many Public Questions Discussed 'Jin Congress Causes of Southern i . Lynchings. . .;' M'iciiivr.Tn?l hn. n. Under the latitude allowed in the general de bate upon tne appropriation ums, Indian appropriation bill, in the house today, was made the occasion for a discussion of a wide range of public questions. Our policy in the Philip pine islands, the government .of Puerto Rico, the leasing of our and lands, and the election methods in the south, were in turn brought into the arena. The most interesting debate occurred over the latter subject. Congressman White,' of North Carolina, the only colored representative in the house, I have investigated the lynchings in the south, and find that less than 15 petjrent of them are due to the crime of rape. And I desire to announce here that, if it were not for the as saults' of white men upon black .women there would be less of the other class." MANY WITNESSES. I Washington, Jan. 31. Under agree ment between, counsel on the two sides in the Clark case, the senate committee on privileges and elections today ad journed until Friday next, when the defense will begin its presentation of the case. Thirty-seven witnesses have been summoned in behalf of Senator Clark. I A WONDERFUL REOORDJ What the Mutual Life Has Done Dur ing the Past Year. New York, Jan. 31, 1900 The an nual meeting of the trustees of j the Mutual Life Insurance Company; of New York, was held today- The re port of its business, for 1899, is another illustration by a single company of the wonderful growth of life insurance .dur ing the" past year. The actually paid for insurance in iorce in the Mutual. Life now amounts to over $1,051,000,000.' 1 The assets have reached the normous sum of $301,844,537. while the receipts for the year were $58,890,077. The company paid for death claims alone $15,629,979, and for natural endowments, dividends. etc.$J0739.057- Since its organization the Mutual Life has paidjtp policy holders $514. 117.948. There is now a contingent guarantee fund of $47,952, in k addi tion to the amount authorized for div idends: ini8o9 of $2,180,000. A MURDERER'S FLIGHT. Colfax, Wash.. Jan. 31. Word was received from Sprague; this morning, that Samuel R; Clemens, the murder er of .George Boland, nearPampa, last Friday night, was seen passing through Sprague at an early hour Jtn Tuesday morning. He was mounted on a small pony, antr inquired the roaa north to ward British Columbia.- NO INJURY; Tacoma, Jan. 31. The Oriental liner Goodwin, which ran- ona muddy bank five miles from Tacoma in the fog this morning, pulled herself off this after noon, and proceeded to sea, having re ceived no injury. , v TO ELECT DELEGATES. - . ' Seattle, Jan. 31 The state republi can convention, for the election of del egates Irotm Washington: to the next republican national convention, will be held at Ellensburg on! April 4th. This was decided today at a meeting of the state republican central committee. THINGS POLITICAL. Blue Mountain Eagle: From Sumpter comes the announce ment that John C Leasure's friends will put him forward for nomination as Representative Moody's successor. dr. Leasure has several times aspired tor this honor before. BEGINS TO SIMMER. The Dalles Times-Mountaineer: The little political kettle is begin ning to simmer, and (vry few days some name is mentioned in connec tion -wijth the offices to be ted for next June. Why wouldn't it be a good plan for those who aspire to fill official positions, or whjse friends desire to see them nominated, to "publish cards stating that they will be candidates before one of the conventions? NEW VEGETABLE. . i '4 " j Corvallis Times: j f ; ; It isi a new thing in the vegetable line. J. S. -S. Powell grew it in his gar den near Beuna Vista. He says his is the first crop of the kind in Oregon, nrobablv in thr TTnitt 'Z.trtt It U variety of pumpkin, with hard, smooth shell, and stem with button-like joint, which separates of its own accord from the pumpkin : when the later "is ripe, leaving a smooth surface tint is hardly disccmable from the blossom end. The flavor is very fine. Pies made from this VarietV of ntimnlrin Kat nnvtVi.'nrr j r r - - . h........ yet attempted in the pumpkin pie line. FINE OUTLOOK. Eugene Register: D. T. Cover vi( in fmm nnliMni, yefsterday and called on us. Mr. Gover . . . t J M it. , is moic umii picuscu wuii ine ouuook for the Iowa group- in that district, and in which he is interested. ' The mild weather this winter hat tmA it nncL bleor the miners to continue their work without interruption.; The com ing summer promises the greatest ac tivity in Bohemia yet known in its his tory. , , ; ; . ; . : EDITORIALS Of THE PEOPLE; (This department is maintained in the Statesman on Thursday inornings The public is invited to contribute ar ticles, of reasonable length There is no Jimit to the range of subjects; the only condition is that they must no be libelous, nor attack persons in their private ' character. If ,yoti ;have inter esting information to give ior ask, you will find here an open field, withotit money and without orice)J THAT $40,000,000. "Well it's a marcy we've jgut folks to tell us , i - ; The right an' the wrongs o these matters I viw, . l God sends country, lawyers an other wise fellers, :-" 1 . , ; f To' start the world's team wen it gits in a slough; Fer John P,1 Robinson he' Sez the worU'll go right,! if he hollers out Gee!" i Upon witnessing- the passage of John P. Robertson's torthlight pro cession, through the columns of the Statesman, which was several minutes in passing a given point,1 that point being, the national banking system, I was forcibly reminded Of the above excerpt from Hosea Bigelow which was written more than half a century ago, and am in doubt whether to class it as prophecy or as a proof that his tory repeats itself with slight variation in name. It will be .noticed that after Mr. Robertson, had made his pathway lu minous with such choice selections from the vocabulary of abuse as "usurers, speculators and gamblers ' in stocks and gold, "speculative land pi rates," "speculating scoundrels" and "unarmed rebels of the loyal state;" and applied them unreservedly to the national bankers as a class, he sudden ly turns philosopher and gives the matter up as being beyond his com prehension. If he had;done his philos ophizing oh the start and admitted at the beginning that he could not , do justice to the subject ,his procession would have appeared more decent and orderly if not quite so lurid. But why this enmity toward nation al banks? Ho'w are the people injured by them? Are they 'hot a b benefit? The people need money in the trans action of the business of the country and look to the banks to supply them therewith. The banks not havfing the currency and having U. S. bonds de posit the latter with the treasurer - of the United States and receive ready printed currency in exchange therefor. This currency is guaranteed by the government which makes it the best and safest currency he wcfrld ever saw. The people are not in any way wronged, as the bonds are ample" se curity.. The interest on the bonds must be paid whether they are used as a basis for a bank " circulation or lie unused in some safe deposit vault. n That there a:e dishonest men among bankers is quite probable, but that bankers as a class are dishonest is not borne oui by the facts. I will assert without fear of successful contradic tion, that, as a class, the' bankers of the country will rankas high in morality, honesty and business probity as any other .class, or calling of people. . Their principal fault,' in the j eyes of their 'critics, seems to be that they make a study of their business r and follow those business methods which experi ence has demonstrated to be correct. The business interests of the country are largely in sympathy with that of the national banks, and not so much because it favors any special class or interest as because it is, for :he best in terest of all the people of theountry, rich and poor. Bankers and business men know that they 'cannot prosper when the masses are hot prospering, therefore a banking system which ben efits the common, people : will benefit them. Practical business is the best school in which to gain a knowledge of finances. Theory- may do as a basis for developing the mind in arguing from false premises. iProf. Denslow once said that there were two sizes bf political economy in this country, a boy's size and a manVsize,. The former was the size used in the, schools and recommended by college - professors, while the latter . was the one adopted by practical men . in business matters. There seems to be two sizes of finances now, one being based on theory while the other is well established in busi ness methods. 1 ' " John G. Carlisle when in the U. S. senate, representing a ! partisan consti tuency, may be an advocate of silver coinage, but as secretary of the United States, treasury he soon finds 'that the ory does not prove to , be of "man's size." He learned in short order that one hour in practical -business respon sibility is worth, in illustrating a true financial system, more than a cycle of oratorical theorizing. I f ; Mr. Robertson says that Secretary Gage deposited $40,000,000 with ;the New York bankers for the purpose; of enriching said bankers. Mr. Gage says he did it for the purpose of reliev ing a tight money market. The busi ness conditions at the time bear out Mr. Gage in his statement, while Mr. Robertson has no foundation other than prejudice and imagination upon which : to found his assertion. Which statement are we to. accept? Which would be the better for the country, panic and $40,000,000 in the United States treasury or the catastrophe averted and the $40,000,000 temporari ly loaned to the panics to aid in the good work? j As for paying the bonds and stop ping the interest, that is now being done as fast as the bonds fall due and we have an administration that will continue to do so until . they, are all paid, so there is no occasion lor "John P. Robertson" to "holler out Gee!" . J DAN WEBSTER. ' ; Rosedale, Oregon, t . . . ' h( O O O .' kv ) A GOOD AND ABLE FRIEND OF V THE CANAL, ? I wish to call the attention of the people of , Oregon, through the "Edi torials of the People," to the fact that Senator McBride is a good friend, and a real friend, and an able friend, of the Nicaragua canal. Uie t not tne son of a friend ,(as has unfortunately been the case with certain Oregon represen tative in congress m the past) who is a friend of the canal in public speeches, franked to his constituents, wnue oe ing paid a salary from the funds of one or more transcontinental railroads as their -"attorney," with a view to hav ing: bis influence against the pushing of any measure for the construction of the great water way connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific. :5 The readers of this jscreed are al ready advised through the despatches of the action bf the committee on inter oceanic "canals in favor) of a bill ap propriating $i40,ooo,oooj for the con struction and defense off the Nicaragua canal, of which committee Senator Mc Bride is a member. After Mr. Mc Bride was elected United States sena tor, his first interview irf reply to ques tions regarding' what: jie "considered legislation of the most j importance to the Pacific coast," he mentioned the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands and the construction of the Nicaragua ca nal, firsthand some other matters. He has no doubt had. speqial satisfaction, therefore, in' being instrumental as a member of the committee :n making an early an,d favorable; report on a ' straightforward measure, to build the canal The action of the committee shows that the friends j of the canal mmmtnr. an not riiscourased or in timidated, and it is the! opinion of his friends in Oregon that - senator aic RriHi will nrrsist until I the crreat oro- I iert It consummated indeed there is cvfrv nrosnect tnat tne law ior mc . . .1 construction of the canal, and the ini tial appropriation of funds therefor, will be pushed through both, houses at the present session of congress. FOR THE CANAL. O O O ONE THING AN OREGON LEG ISLATURE WILL NOT DO. In vour issue ef the 21st inSE is an article copied from the Roseburg Plaindealer. from which', it appears that an effort is being made in Douglas county to fix up a legislative .ticket in the interest ; of Bingeri Hermann tor U. S. senator. i The editor of the Plaindealer is an appointee of j Hermann's, and no doubt was given the job in A'laska which he holds for the purpose bf securing the influence of: that newspaper in Mr. Hfcrmjjnn's senatorial; j campaign, and no doubt the support which that news paper is giving Hermann is only such as -was required in the contract by .which the editor thereof was given the office. ' Hermann within the last year or so has appointed eight or ten Douglas county men to positions of various kinds in the land department,' and it seems hat he has made new offices for the sole purpose of j giving Douglas county republicans places at the pie counter. It is-currently reported and gener ally understood that these appoint--rents wtrma ie for t: e sole purpose of , advancing Hermann's interests as a senatorial candidate, nd the appoint ees, their r -lat!ves and immediate friends, are expected to line upi at the primaries and county convention and see that the candidate for the legis lature are pledged to I Hermann for senator. These appointees with their relatives and friends, aided by the for est rangers, are expected to be numer ous enough to control the county con vention. j 1'But. aside from the I appointees and relations, the writer is advised by a . !i Ik-man from Douglas county that there is no sentiment in that county ior Hermann for senator, : or in fact any other office. ' , " ' Hermann's inordinate greed for of fice .and the fact that he is willing to stand on any platform and renounce any and all opinions that he may have expressed in the past, ! or that he has now, or may hereafter acquire, upon any subject, political' or otherwise, which may in any way interfere with his chance pf obtaining and retaining an office, has disgusted a large number of republicans in that county, and his political standing in Douglas county is no better than elsewhere in the state, if it is as good. The Oregon legislature has done some bad things and many strange things and foolish things and ridicu lous things in the past, and it may be safely trusted to do the same .kind of shortcomings and its tendency to do the things it ought not. to do, and to leave undone the things it should -do we have faith that an i Oregon legis lature can still be trusted not to elect Binger Hermann United States sena tor. - ' ' ..'''I-..' REPUBLICAN. Albany,- Or., Jan. 29th. . A EUGENE OPINION. Ergene. Register: W'hile it is generally believed that Oregon will go republican by a strong majority at the June election, too much assurance along this line is bound to create an apathy that will have a ten dency to lower the majority instead bf increase it. The very fatt that the state is to" Speak for republicanism should be the incentive that makes every re publican feel; it his duty to take off his coat and go to work in helping to roll up the biggest majority for the party ever recorded in the history of the state. - Let every man who bears the stamp of republicanism upon his pro gressive brow stand valiantly by the party until after the election is over. WILL REFUSE TO REGISTER. The Dalles Tiraes-Mountaineer:' inere is considerable objection on the part of voters to complying with the reeistration law enartrd hr . th last legislature, and evidfntly some will. refuse to comply; with its provi sions, and thereby be deprived o the right of suffrage. For ihlt th blame no one bat themselves. The law s a just one, and was enacted in the interest of a ourer ballot. Every voter who feels an interest I in government affairs should go to the trouble of reg istering. ,j . . Fine Printing, ' Statesman "Job Office. IN FAVOB OF JOEY DECISION OF TUX CNITFD STATES lAXD OFFICE la m CaaUat for Timet f XriB Conn. .. . ty Realty, FMrehmscd f rona th ; Sttof Or. : - (From Daily, Feb. 1st.) ' . The ; United Sutes land officers at Oregon City Chas. B.. Moores, reg ister and Wm. Galloway, receiver have made their decision in the matter of the contest of the State of Oregon vs. W. II. Savage, involving home stead entry No. 12076, made April .20, 1897, for 40 acres of land in township 8 south, range 3 west. The property consists of 40 acres of land, included in the farm of Wm. Jory, six miles south of this city purchased from the school land board forty years ago. but by some error omitted in the descrip tion of the : deed, and which is now worth $40' per acre. Savage, who is a resident of. Oregon City, discovered the defect a few years "ago and filed on the land, and the state, land board im mediately contested the claim to pro tect Wm. Jory. the purchaser from the state. The decision, which is in favor of the state's contention, and thereby in favor of the present occupant, is as follows:; . ' j. "The land involved in this contro versy was ' purchased by Wm. Jory, the present occupant under the state's title, at public auction from the school superintendent of Marion county, Oregon, in August, 1859, and three years afterward a deed was duly issued in pursuance of said sale. The testimony indicates that, although the selection of the land as indemnity school land had been irregularly made, the sale to Jory was made in perfect faith and that purchaser had every rea son to bejieve that in making the pur chase he "was securing a perfect title, Evidence of the good faith of the' pur chaser is strengthened by the fact of continuous cultivation and improve ment by himself and his grantee from the date of purchase up to the present lime. - "The fact that the land in contro versy was originally included in the donation land certificate -of John H. Jory, in no way impeaches the good faith of the grantee of the state as it was clearly shown to the satisfaction of the officials pf the general land office that John M. Jory never intended to claim it and that its inclusion in his donation, land certificate was the result of a clerical error. This circumstance is "so fully explained that it can have no bearing in the case at issue. "It seems clear that the state at least made an attempt to select the land in controversy. Supposing its selection to have been regularly made, the land was offered for sale in good faith and was purchased in ' good faith.. While this and the subsequent occupation and cultivation of the land for a full generation is not sufficient to perfect title, -it does give rise to certain equities in favor of the grantee of the ' state. William Jory and his grantee had been in open, and notorious possesison of the land under eoloeof title for nearly forty years when the homestead entry of W. H. Savage was made. During all these years the land was enclosed and in Cultivation and there is nothing in the testimony to indicate that Sav age did not fully understand that the land was occupied by another under color of title, but whether or not he knew that fact, is immaterial. The es sential fact is that there was actual ad verse occupancy and cultivation by one who considered his title good. In Atherton vs. Fowler (96 U. S. 513) it is declared that 'any attempt to make an entry" pf the public lands occupied and improved by another under honest claim and color of title is illegal.' "In Burke vs. Gamble (21 L. D. 362) if is held that 'no rights are acquired under the settlement laws by an unlaw ful trespass on the undisputed and known possession of another who be lieves his title to be good.' AH. the es sential principles involved in this case are fullyset forth in the case of Jones vs. Arthur (28 L. D. 235), and follow ing the decision in that, an analogous case, we recommend that ; the entry of Savage be cancelled and that the state of .Oregon be permitted to per fect the -election of the tract in con troversy." j NOTES FROM BROOKS. Born to Oiff Evans and wife a ten pound boy on January 29th. T. B. Jones was in Brooks Monday. George Massey and E. ! K. Shaw d rove to Salem Monday. - - t Mrs, Kippenger was a passenger to Salem Tr.efday. Mrsj Sharp returned to Salem after spending a week in and around Brooks Mts. Little was a passenger to Sa lem and back on Monday.) There "Will be an entertainment and box social at the Perkins School house Saturday night, the boxes io be sold to the highest bidder. The money will be Used to buv' lamn fctr tli of lighting the school house. AH the young ladies are asked to - m bring a box wnn supper ior two. Mrs. Frank Evans is Brooks this week. visiting, in The ladies of the W. Q-T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. Pedersen on Thflrsdav aflprnnnn nnl for the ensuing year. j ,. . airs. Mams was taken tery sick on Mondav and Dr Rmwn nf v:0im .... CaHed and spent the night with her. one is improving.. George and Charles Dd.-cas are up from Portland, visiting at home this W hile in the woodshed piling wood a 11 sc piev;e 01 iron tea irom tne lott overhead, knocking him unconscious. He was carried to the house and was resting well the next morning. ' her aunt, Mrs. Heitsman. Urts week.' OVER TWENTY USES FOR" CORN. : The Indian corn propr-ganda at the Paris Expositon and the conventions recently held in the ' West in the ' inter- est 5 ot corn producers'" have brought out the fact thit over twenty ; impor tant products are ' now" manufactured from corn. One of the most impor tant products- lis distilled spirits, the demand for whch has increased great ly; since the - invention ? cf : smokelest powder, in ' the manufacture of which , the spirits are I largely . used. Among the other products made -from corn' are mixed glucose, crystal glucose, grape sugar, alnhydrous grape sugar,:. special sugar. pearl starch, powdered starch, refined British gum. grits, ourine, dextrine, granulated gum, gum paster cdrn oi . corn oib-cake, rubber substitute, gluten feed,. Chop feed, glu ten meal and 1 corn germ". With , the present'; economical methods , of manu facture not a" particle of corn wait ed. - There Js no : .refuse. California Vineyardist. j - ! TWO LITTLE GIRLS. I'm twins, I guess, 'cause my Ma say; I'm two little girls.. An one o me 5 -lis Good little girl: an th', other V .. . - '.she . ' ,,:..,.;, Is Bad little girl as she can be. An Ma says so, 'most ever', day; An she's the funniest Ma! 'Cause when My Doll won't mind, an I. ist cry, j . W'y nen my Ma sob an' sigh, i; An say, "Dear Good little girl, goot . by! . J 1 Bad little girl's corned here again T - j Last time ai Ma act that a-way, -. I cried all J to myse'f awhile Out on the steps, an nen I sniile. An" git mjv Doll all fix, in style, An' go in wjhere Ma's at, an say: "Morning (to you. Mommy dear! Where's that Bad little. girl wuz here Bad little (girls goned clean away, ! An Good, little girl's corned back to stay:"! - ... 1 James Whitcorab Riley in February Century, j .' .' : HIGHLY COMPLIMENTARY. The Financial Review of New York Comments on Gov. Geer s State , ' ments Regarding Oregon. The Financial Review, of New York! a journal devoted to banking, com-jj merce and tnsurance, makes a highly complimentary statement regarding Gov. T. T. Geer, of this state, in tlu issue of January 24th. a copy of which is just to hand. The comment, which! was entirely unloOked ior and is highly gratifying to the governor's friends in( this state and elsewhere, shows thati the attention of the business world has been attracted to the state of . Oregon and its wonderful possibilities and pros-I fierous condition. The statement fol-t ows: v- -f .- . ".'.:.... -j "Governor T. T. Geer, of Oregon. J who replies to the New York Times'! inquiry relative to the progresY liis state has made in all lines during the year and its prospects for the twelve months directly ahead, r gives what many may; regard as a glowing ac-J count, yet which; in the light of facts as he gives them, arc well founded. His" statement is a very satisfactory one. and in its telling the governor clearly indi cates the pleasure, it gives him ' to be in a position to speak so encouraging ly. For ithis condition, though he h a c tin itaM a tfitirh. th irovernor is to be credited in a large degree, for the? ability of his administration .has given all lines a chance : to attend strictly to' business without fear of hindrance from: an interfering administration. ' Enti-e-i ly in touch with the material interests; of Oregon, Governor Geer has been a successful ! executive. AN IMPORTANT MftTIMO. A Convention of Fruit Growers Beingf Held at Corvallis A Three j An hnportant convention of Oregon's fruit growers is in session in Corvallis. Concerning ; the meeting "the Corvallis Times of yesterday, has the following! reference: j "The fruit growers of Oregon ' will meet in annual convention at the Ag- ricultural College this afternoon for aj three daya session. The public is cor- dially inviked to attend the meetings; and it-is to be hoped the fruit growers especially around Corvallis will take in- terest enough in their deliberations toj. be pesent. Leading horticulturalistsi and practical fruit growers from all over the state will be in attendance and much of j interest and profit can- be learned. The fruit industry of Oregon is in its infancy but it will, remain so until the would-be growers Jake more j interest in the promising babe. If the! business ii to be made profitable in this j7 valley we must have - a few scientific j facts strewn among our common cus-j toms. 'We must know how to pray; and when to spray, bow to prune and when to prune; we must know how to care for the crop and how to market it. Fruit groiing has been reduced to a science in California and is a financial success; if we expect to compete with ; our sister state Ave must scrape the moss from our backs and kill the moths -of ; codling notions. 1 We can . all profit by meeting together, so let the convention j of the Oregon -fnrk growers be well at tended." ! - IN DOUGLAS. Roseburg Review: " '' ! Geo. W'. Dimmick, the present coun ty treasurer, is - frequently mentioned, now-a-days as a candidate for clerk on the republican ticket. -We have , not learned whether Mr. Dimmick would ?refer that place to being . candidate or re-election, but - bave been told that he would. ' V NO T CO LD,R EITHER. The Dalles. Times-Mountaineer: - ! i. .The extreme . cold . weather of the winter was reached last nieht. when the mercury fell to 20 degrees abov zero. - . OFFENDERS-JN CLOVER. ' The Dalles Times-Mountaineer: ' ' f Report i was received Jbcre today that the sheriff of ShcTmsn county and the . city marshal of Moro were toth down with smallpox. If the report is true offenders ought to have ' a fine time, since, the peace 'officers will be unable, to get out auer tnem ior a time. j Twice-a-week Statesman. $1 a year.