WEEKLY OkEGON STATESMAN, FRTT5XY', FEBRUARY 9, 1900. Published every Tuesday and Friday .- ; ' ! ' by the v : STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. 266 Commercial St, Salem, Or. R. J. HENDRICKS, Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year, in advance.. oo Six months, in' advance. 50 SUBSCRIBERS DESIRING THE AD diets of their paper changed must stat the name of their former postofflce, at well as of the offlce to which they wish the paper changed. I A BRITISH TRADE-MOVEMENT.' Nowhere in the world have the con tests between employers and employes been more bitter, hioreprolonged or more disastrous tot-all concerned than in Great Britain. It has, therefore, Jecn inevitable that that ! country .should be prolific in expedients for preventing such troubles. Of late a movement, originated by E, J. Smith, a manufacturer of Birmingham, has been making such progress and at- , trading such attention on the conti nent as to deserve a brief description. A writer in the San Francisco Chron - fclc sums up the essence of, the plan as co-operation .between employers , and employes within a trade, with the right of examination of books and accounts . when necessary As between manu facturers there is an agreement not to , sell without making a certain profit, agreed -upon in advance, and uniform for all. -; With that restriction he may fix his own selling price, so that any on,e who .is able to produce more cheaply than others is at liberty to undersell, but he must be prepared at alt times to prove from his books, by an agreed method of reckoning that '.he is actually making the .agreed profit. As between employers and workmen, the wages and. hours of work actually customary in the, trade at the time of organization are taken as the standard- As it (frequently happens that the trade is organized at a time when the masters are on the verge of bank ruptcy and the workmen on the verge of starvation, wages are invariably low and profits nothing. The olijcct of the alliance is tSjc raising of prices to a profitable point, and its rules provide that every advance made shall be di vided, in a manner mutually agreed in' advance as equitable, between mas - ters and Workmen. The result of this is that the prosperity of both masters arid workman is directly connected with the maintenance of the alliance, with' the consequence of the creation of a strong public opinion permeating the Whole body of the' trade in favor of a fair execution of its provisions. A we understand it, both employers and employes become members of the alliance by individual signature, bind ing workmen to serve, only members and masters to employ only members, membership being free and .open to all , connected With the. trade. Arrange ments are made for joint boards or committees for the settlement of all questions which can arise, and funds for expenses are provided by a uni form tax. It is obligatory that work men shall be members of a union, and their consent is, essential to any ad vance in price, and, of course, to any reduction. ' ' - . ' . The above is but a. bare outline of the most essential features of the alli ances, which are quite fully described in a late consular report. .The move ment began some seven years since in . the bedstead trade, to which Mr. Smith belongs. It has proved entire ly satisfactory to both workmen and employers and bids fair to be taken up by many other trades, both in England ' and on the continent, where it is at tracting much attention. . Some one" snecringly refers to the efforts being made by Senator Mc Bride and Congressman Tongue to have the Salem postofnee built of Ore gon materials, saying, among other foolish tilings, "one would think an army of natives was trying to prevent il" There is no "native" trying to prevent it; but!, tin fortunately, the "natives" do not make the specifica tions for the structure. The supervis ing architect of the treasury depart ment at Washington does this. In the case of the federal building at Port land, now" and for some time and for some distance m the future in course of construction, there yi& ; no Oregon stone, no Oregon brick, or other pro duct or manufacture, of this state, be ing nscd. The stone comes from one of the inter mountain stales, the " brack from Minneapolis, and j the iron and other "materials from no one -; knows where.- The wood work and "the furni ture will probably come from some jof the Easternr factories. It is worth while to prevent a repetition of this , in the ease of the Salfm building, if pos sible, and the place where the work, is needed is at; Washington. i 'Now we hope the creatjery talk will result in actual work. This is the time 'to begin to close the matter.; The opposition among . the residents of , Flushing, L I., to the establish ment there by Mrs., Ball in gt on Booth of a home for ex-convicts has been so far overcome that the ' success of the project is practically, assured, ;so we learn from the Philadelphia . Times. A home pi not what is needed for ex convicts. What they need is a chance to re-instate themselves in society, with opportunity for self-supporting employment This work ought to be done by the prison ' managers, who should be supplied with funds to assist in maintaining the expense, which need not be 1 great. ; 1 When the ' state ? takes charge f a morally or mentally de fective person, it should have '" such charge !r?ntil he or she is either pro vided with a means of livelihood or re turned for good. 1 "; The anti-expectoration law, of B mingham, Alabama, 'has gone through the fire of the courts- . TJie judgment of the distinguished judge Who sat upon the case is to the effect that if a man is forbidden to expectorate upon the. floor of the anion depot he must be provided with a cuspiddr convenient I for his5 purpose. . Whether, this implies that the city must also decorate the sidewalks of a municipality with cuspi dors is yet in doubt, although it is as sumed that a person can spit into the gutter. ' . : The Hon. Albion Perry, a Massa chusetts statesman who once filled the lofty post of mayor of Somerville, is lecturing on "The Immoral Aspects of the New Imperialism." He finds that it , is "immoral for one nation to buy thickly populated territory without first obtaining the consent of the inhabi tants." Apparently thinly populated territory may bethought without the consent of the Inhabitants. An ex change .suggests that the distinction s nearly as valuable as the one now abandoned by Col. Bryan, between con iguous and non-contiguous expan sion. ' Says the New York Sun: "Gen. But ler's theory of the occupation and evacuation tof Spion Kop may be given hus in the Austinian manner. "Mid the guns Pop, pop! i He cjmbed up fo the top Of the Kop, 1 That hill of slaughter; With a arop and a flop He scrambled down the Kop, For want, of water.' "The ncxi time the British go forth .0 hunt for? water on kops, they should take a dowser and a' divining rod along." s ' (i ... . Seven hundred Belgian hares" have been; shipped into Chicago, presuma bly for breeding purposes. These hares are sold by English poultry dealers as a substitute for chicken and turkey. Oregon has already made a considera ble start in the breeding of Belgian hares. The enthusiasts in this line predict great things Jor the future of the industry in this state. The New York Sun suggests as the democratic programme the following: "For; president. William Jennings Bry an, tof Nebraska; for . vice-president, Bourke Cochran, of New York. Plat form 'The course of events?'" The "Editorials of the People" are again full this morning, both in point of quantity of matter and material for thought and discussion. ' This has become an important and interesting departmen tof the paper. There is a great deal of guess work in England concerning the movements of her armies in South Africa. There has heretofore been considerable of the same sort of work by the men com manding the armies. ' There seems a little more life in the hopi j market. "Perhaps it may be con cluded yet that all the American hops J There is a busy bust; ncss year ahead of this country. Who says the representative farmers of Oregon are not a fine looking body of men? They represent the bone and sinew of our state, and the foundation industry of our progress. , The bicycle season, along with other things, is coming on us early this year. f . To Be Prepared to For war is the surest way for this nation to maintain peace. That is the opinion of the wisest statesmen.: It is equally true that to be prepared for spring is the best way to avoid the peculiar dangers of the season. This is lesson multitudes are learning and; at this , time, when the blood is surd to be loaded with impurities and to be weak and slugjrish, the millions begin ; to take Hood's . Sarsaparilla, which purifies, enriches and vitalizes the blood, expels all disease germs, ere atesi a good appetite. , gives strength and energy and puts the whole system m healthy v condition, preventing pneumonia, levers, and other danger ous i diseases which are liable to attack a weakened system. ao Jong as one wno is learning to swim can touch the bottom be does not commit himself to the stream, but' when he can feel no bottom he throws himself upon the mercy of th Salter. waves. 11 mm DElEGHMh THE BILL OF McBBIDE TO REPAY SETTLERS' MOSEY. Hard to Get Cash from Cnele Sam The Indian War Yelerans ' Pension Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. The del e eat ion from Oregon in the 56th con: rres i. certainlv a hard working one, and valuable results for the people of that state are beine accomplished. It is too much to expect within the space of one brief letter even to outline what has already been accomplished at this session by the entire delegation and it will be necessary to devote at least one letter or more to each senator and member. The senior senator " from Oreeon. McBride. with his four years of. experience, and the important com mittee positions which nave come to him in the reoreinazation. and the work which he has . accomplished, is easily entitled to first consideration. Most important has teen his work in securing the passage of the bill re- oav.ne : to settlers on lorteited . land grants the excess of $1.25 per acre they were oblidged to pay into the United States treasury for their home steads. While other public land was sold at $1-25 per acre, all that included within the railroad land grants was placed at $2.50 per acre, the theory be ing that the building of the railroad would double at least the value -of such lands. But the railroads were never built and finally congress performed an act of equity and declared the grants forfeited wherever the railroad compa nies have not constructed lines. ' as agreed npon. Ever since that time an effort has been made to get congress to authorize the repayment to settlers of the $1.25 an acre taken from them really by false pretenses. The. price of $2.50 an acre was charged only for the reason that it was believed by the gov ernment and settlers alike that that land was worth twice that which was outside of the limits of the railroad grant. No railroad being built, the settler within the railroad limits was no better off that the settler miles fur ther away. While it would seem that this is so plain as to need no urging, the proposition to repay this money met with bitter opposition from the very first. At a social dinner the other evening a high official of the treasury depart ment, making a post prandial speech, jokingly remarked that it was a rule of the treasury department to take in all money that was offered and " pay nothing out if it could be possibly avoided.; This may have been a joke, but some of the settlers out in Oregon on lands within the ' limits of land grants that have been forfeited, can hardly be blamed for believing it to be literally true. This strong opposition to what should have been done promptly as an ; act of justice Senator Mc Bride found ; left to . him as a legacy Ty his predecessor. Es pecially in the senate committee ton public lands, through which this meas ure had to pass was found this oppo sition, the growth of years of discus sion. In the 53d congress the bill in troduced by Senator Dolph went back to the senate with a strong unfavora ble report from the minority! of the committee. When Senator McBride took the matter up four years ago he succeeded in getting a majority of the senators on the committee to sign a favorable report but there still remained minority opposition. Persistently and patiently he continued to work to re move this opposition until the last ses sion of the 55th congress the bill took its place upon the calendar without any opposition from the committee report ing it but was not voted upon in the senate. The senator began work upon the measure early in the present congress, and while there were some new men upon the committee to whom' the mer its of the measure had to be explained, still the opposition was much less than it had been before 'and the bill was again reported favorably and finally passed the senate without a dissenting vote. The senator declares he won the support for this measure entirely upon its merits; but it might have had all the merit in the world and without his constant , and persistent efforts to ex plain away all objections offered by senators who did not Understand the situation, it would never have ; passed. While it is a meritorious measure, Un cle Sam has. the settlers' cash in his pockets, and it is no end of a hard job getting -it out. j J Another important measure which has already obtained a good place on the calendar accompanied by a favor able report from the committee on commerce, is the bill of Senator Mc Bride's admitting the port - of Astoria to what is known as the bonding priv ilege., or immediate transportation of goods to their point of destination without paying of dues at the port bf entry. This same bill went through the senate, last year, and having again secured ... favorable report from the commerce committee will no doubt be passed when its turn is heached on the calendar. .-'j ,T - Senate bill 945, introduced by Sena tor McBride, also favorablyteported by the senate committee on commerce and placed upon the calendar, provides for a steam launch for', the customs service at Astoria.- This f is art impor tant matter for the commerce of the Colombia river, -saving (the time of the vessels as well as that of the customs officers, and will also be a great help in the way of preventing and detecting smuggling, as it will enable" the cus toms, officers to board vessels, before they get too far up ,the river. - Three private pension bills ) intro duced by the senator have already been favorably reported and are- now on the calendar.) It is most important to se t cure avoraDie reports from commit- cure tavorable reports from commit tees, and in order to do this no end of hard work is involved.. The merits of the bill must be explained often to the I individual members, who do not - al- ways attend committee hearings. It is I s a laborious method, but thoroughly i tv-ofriL It keens a main. however, working day and night, and there is, no member -ot the Unitea states scnaic more constant in his attendance $ upon the sessions of that body ojr more con u;ntinu. in his performance off com m it tee work. It was undoubtedly - the knowledge of this fact that 1 caused Mr. McBride to receive Unsought such Im portant committee assignments as have given to him in this congress. 1 One cannot get a better idea of the senator's standing among his i fellow members than by glancing u at the names of the men, who make up what is familiarly known as the ' Philippine committee, f With One exception, the entire comrnittce is made ) .up of : men who have seen mdre than bne term of service in ;the senate," and, with two exceptions.: McBride . and I Beveridge, all are veterans. Two ol the i most prominent men upon the foreign rela tions committee were taken; from the appropriations committee j was se lected the I chairman. Senator Allison, of Iowa, then honored leader of the senate; from the committee on naval affairs, its chairman, the veteran Sen ator Hale, of Maine; from the com mjittee.on agriculture the distinguished senator ; from Vermont, RedfieM S. Proctor, the former secretary of war; and Senator McBride himself is chair man of the committee on coast de fenses. Senator Beveridge, though a young man, is recognized as a careful student who has made a special sub ject of. the-Philippine people, their cus- toms, manners, taws, ana tneir condi tion, under Spanish rule. But for this he ought; not have hoped to secure a place upon so important'a committee. : The Indian war veterans pension bill, the first bill introduced by Senator McBride this session, is certain to re ceive a favorable report from the sen ate committee, ort pensions perhaps it may ; be. on the calendar oetore this letter reaches you. Senator McBride has been working hard in support of this bill and urging an early report. A report this early in the session, gives the bill a eood position on the calen dar and insures early action by the 1 senate, leaving sufficient time for its consideration by the house 1 ; l o give your readers some idea of the amount of work done b(y the senior senator from Oregon outside of that tor his constituents before committees other than his own, it may be enough to mention the fact that thirteen bills were referred the other day to the sub-comminee on public lands of which he is the chairman. 1 ALLEN B. SLAUSON. A DUCHESS AT HOME. The 1 Lady Consuelo Is Devoted to ; . Her Tiny Sons. , Malbroitck sen va-t-cn-icruerre ac- prding to the old French song which was written to celebrate the valorous achievements of the first duke of "Marl boro," and his young duchess will have to stay home in England with the babies. 1 Consuelo is a devoted mother; and her two boys occupyj the most chanu ing fenite of. rooms in thej pabce of Blenheim; they are as closely guarded from amateur photographers as ; from kidnappers, and on "show days," when thew palace is open to the puthc,i they ire 'wheeled about the kitchen gardens in their blue and .white perambulators. CJn other days their nurses take them tor Jong jaunts in the 350 acre of pri vate grounds which surround the pal ace, and to the various svhools and in stitutions of which the young duchess ;s patroness. The duchess is taking; riding les sons 1 in order to accompany her hus. band and her guests on the long , rides which form so popular a feature of coiyitry life in England. She is inter ested m the breeding 01 the famous spaniels which j bear the name of her home, and she takes great delight in playing Lady Bountiful among her ten ants.' The young duchess is much in terested in the game of cricket and has had a tent erected on the grounds where she can sit and watch .the matches played by the palace domestics, the house domestics playing cin one, side. the gardeners, gatekeepers coachmen; etc., playing against them.j The duke, who is a skillful cricketer leads one sideband one of his friends leads the othet. The two sons of the house arc John Albert Edward WjWam Churchill, Marquis of Blanford (whd was named for the first duke, for his godfather, the prince of Wales, and for his grandfa ther,' W. K. VandcTbilt), I arid j Lord Ivor, named for the Honorable Ivor Guest, who was the duke's (best man at his wedding. j ' POOR HOBSON, Lieutenant Hobson's kissing episode in the West is thus explained by an in timate friend; After his lecture the Merrimac hero was surrounded I by a bevy of charming girls. Two of them were his cousins and they promptly threw their arms around his neck and kissed him. The others immediately followed. Mr. Hobson, being a South ern gentleman and gallant jto a' degree, submitted with the best grace possible. "The whole trouble." explained the friend," "washat he didn't know enough to hold his chin up in the air.4 That was alL" Christian Advocjate. i . Goad men should eek opportunities of doing good. For the most proper objetts of. our kindness and charity are such , as will not be frequently i met with without inquiry. The most .nec essitous are the least clamorous. I ien- ' Good men in this worldj are in the midst of danger. All trees are set in the wind; but the tallest endure the greatest violence of the tempestJ Jer emy' Taylor. : . -: ; -, I . .. , : , j ; ' ; ' ) r; '- ' ': :. I ; j , What is love? Two souls and one body. Friendship? a Two , j bodies and One son!. Roux. "5 . . . Affection is the brbadesk' basis of food in life. George Elliot ("Daniel Deronda.") i 1 Dr.fenEninEllfiEtlEr j 'J fci ed a mi mcmu in aim IN FLA M M ATI O N ftorrthraat, Hwterh 45 Bliralm), Tootb- 9 B m C'wikU AS Y PJUti IHaLDZ 0& OUT ... i AMlAtilirtVMUntM By IB Veata. ttio. aim bjmma Ha. TtvkmujLt. .. . .... i . i. .. ; r ; for I nf a nts Castoria" is o harmless substitute for Castor OA, Pare goric, Drops and Sootliln Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium. Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Itdestroys "Worms and. aUays Feverishness It euros Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teeth intr Troubles and cures Constipation. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving- nealtliy andnatural sleep. The Children's Panacea--The Mother's friend. , The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the For UNPARDONABLE NESS. PREVIOUS- Desponding Youth LucyJ your ; fa ther has turned against me, for some reason, all at once. WhaJ is the mat ter?: . Lovely Maid O, George, you made such a mistake when he was telling you that funny. story the other evening! You Jaughed before he had got to the point of the joke. Chicago Tribune. O thou that pinest in the imprison ment of the actual, and cries biterly to the gods for a kingdom wherein to rule and create, know this of a truth; the thing thou seekest is already with thee here or nowhere, couldst thou only sec. Carlyle. .THE SATARRH CLEANSING AND HEAL1NQ CURE FOR CATARRH u Ely's Cream Balm Kasy sod plent to use. Contains no in jnrious drngr.l I' is quickly absorbed. Gives relief at once. itonnra.Dl cleanses COLD N HEAD Altsys lnflam&tion. Hex-Is and Prdte. ts the Membrnne. K-8Wrt the Sf h?es of Taste and Smell Larpe tilzo, 5T cents at Druggist or by mail.' Trial Fize. 10 cents by-mail ELY BROTHERS. I U'arren Stre;t, New York. LEGAL AD VERTISKM ENTS. NOTICE OF HEARING OF FI NAL ACCOUNT. Notice; is hereby given that the final account of J. T. King, as executor of the estate of Mary D. EofF, deceased, has been filed in the county court of Marion county, state of Oregon, and that the nineteenth day of February, iqoo,, at hc hour of 10 O'clock a. ,m.. has been duly appointed by such court for the hearing of objections 40 such final, account and the settlement there of, at which time any person interested in such estate may appear and file ob ections thereto in writing and contest the same.- r J. T. KING, Executor of the Estate. It26-5tw. LANDS, PATENTS. PENSIONS AND CLiAIMS. : Washington Xtw and Claims Com pany, Rooms 6 and 7, 472 Louisiana avenue, N. W., Washington, will, on very reasonable terms prosecute land claims. Including1 mineral lands and mines, applications for patents and pen sions, and all other claims before con gress, the District of Columbia courts, the j several government departments, the court of claims, and the supreme court of the United States. The company will l?o aid lawyers, at a distance. In preparing their casei for the supreme court of the United 3tates, and for a sm&Jl consideration will furnish corespondents Information concerning matters in Washington that they may desire to know. Seed for cir culars. -.' I JOftN O. SLATER, President, fin wrrtm-' please mention this paper.) SALEM TILE FACTORY ..DRAIN TILL. Now is the time to secure bargains. Prrcesj are lower now than ever before. Choice etoek of the best tile made in the state. Following 1,3 the reduced price UsL S inch tile $10 .per 4 Inch tile 115 per 5 Inch tile 420 per Inch tile S30 per 7 Inch tile 140 per S Inch tile $00 per 1000 feet. 1000 feet. 1000 feet. 1000 feet. 1000 feet. 1000 feet. Write for special rates by car load lots. Address, J. js. MURPHY, In Use Fairgrounds, Or. and Children. Signature of Over 3 O Years. Affectation is" an awkwafd and forced imitation: of what should ; be genuine and casyi wanting the beauty that ac companies what is natural. Locke.' Let no man value at a little price When a wise man gives thee- better counsel, give me mine again.-Much j Ado About Nothing. t 1 K NEW TO DAY. SEED WHEAT. I liave a quantity' of spring wheat suitable for seed.. iAn excellent variety. Roy Oh mart. South Salem. ( 3:4 twi. CONTRACTS TO LET. The Allen Evaporating and Cannery Co. js ready to contract for peas and) tomi- ; toes for the coming season. FqV particulars call at thcit: office at tlte cannery. 2:9tfw Wanted. to buy a few drt cows also some yearlings and 2-yearl-elds, for which the highest market price will ' be paid. Thomas-Watt CoA Salem. . 5 -27-tf. Land Buyers, Attention! A rare chance to buy rie of the best Kiiain. stock, or dairy farms in Pollf cojunty, seven miles from Salem.- nca.'1 lyj 400 acres. To be sold .March th b tordcr of court. Call and examine I' ; J. R. SIIEPARU. Zena. Polk Co. Referee. 2:o-d6t.-rt-2t. " J Now is the Time Tc do effective spraying on fruit trees, etc. The eggs of insects are hidden in the 4"OUgh places in the bark of the trees and the trees are bare of leaves so Ithat all parts of them can be reached: by the spray. Every egg destroyed now means hundreds . of insects less for next summer. To make j SURE! of killing them use ;''. j I BEAN 8PRAY PUMPS Which spray at a very high pressure and are sure to penetrate" to the hid ing places of the eggs and destroy them. The pumps are practically non-wearable and non-corrosive and , with prop er scare will last a lifetime. ' E M. WADE.& CO., j t Agents, Salem, Oregon. jBABOEM AHD GRASS SEEDS We carry a complete line - of seeds inljulkr Onr seeds are all new and selected stock. A choice1 line of SWEET PEAS land FLOWER see ls jusj received. Call and secure yoit crrotice. 1 Prices lowest in the state. &cnd' for catalogue. -i ' . :.. BREWSTER & WjlltE, . pip. 91 vouri l' oaicm. GOOD FARMS FOR SALE From G to 25 per acre . TJiese lands are in Marion county, Oregon, and are offered on easy terms of payment. They were taken under forctclosurc by .non-residents, hence areioflcrcd for less than similar farms held by resident owners. For full par ticulars and description call on or address Maemastcr, & Birrcll, 311 Worcester block, Portland, Oregon, or . B0Z0RTH BROTHERS SALEM. OREGON. 500 Men Wanted ! ! .1. to cut railroad wood at Wolf Creeks Josephiine. county, Oregon. Price $i.2Sl per cord. Wood received and paid for in cash monthly. "Car fare refunded to persons cutting too cords, ".oir money -advanced for same if security' is furn ished. Call on or write T. TUFFS, ' Superintendent, Wolf Creek, Oregon. i t SALEM IRONWORKS f I Your Work Solicited. pEORQE E. 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