Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1896)
TOT" "TW.- " Ti-j-fr -r . -.'TTBPTJT ,.; .,n a . .O.U..IIH. JL xiul llli I ... 4 w- fcAt- . A.t i.l.fc. . i-.i.. , t f J.CliJ t 1 , ! I I i ii U .il' .- 1..U -Vi .a.il . -i.1 DAILY "t - t, & lASSSOCl ATED PRESS DAILY. ii in " frtjn i.i r L. 'J. SATjKM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1890. No. II i i - "nlWl'"rwJ "TF" CAPITAL JOURNAL All Ladies' and Gentlemen's Winter Weight Woolen Underwear Reduced to close out these lines at m i u Come and buy now while you can get them at extremely low prices E.T.BARNES. 3C No Trouble to Show You Through and Give Prices, TC Hardware, Tinware, Barbed Wire Blacksmith Supplies, Stoves and Machinery at GRAY Examine our large and complete stock. Always prompt and courteous treatment. X THE FAIR Can save vou monev on Underwear, . m hosiery, boys' clothing, table linen, r overalls, gloves, tinware. Keep your eve on THE FAIR, 274 COMMERCIAL 3T is. COLLEGE OF M05IC of the Willamette University. -UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT- Modern m thodi. lUptodate. Fame m In the eastern and European Conwrvatones None but ihc best is cood enough fcr beginners an well as for more advanced pupils, W. C. HAWLEV. President K. A. HERITAGE. Vocal Director EMIL L. WINKLER, Innrumental Director. OWLS HOOT ttt But that cuts no ice with the $15,000 stock of men's and boy's clotliing and furnishing goods that must be sold k " " " " s" ms All-wool, doublebreasted, wide velvet collar, extra long, made intoshes, that are being sold everywhere for $8 and 510, we offer for $6.00 s s s 4f s We have cheaper, but ask no more than $10 for suits that you pay from $10 to $20 for at other places. Our stock of boys' clothing is most complete, and no rea' sanable offer will be refused, Oome in and see for yourself at the same old place f f M" G W. JOHNSON & SON, 257 Commercial Street. S S- t' VVV. W, R. ALUN, I YORE. RACKET. BROS " Vt STORE ! ST 3C - VV Agent Mortgagee. EXTRA SESSION TALK, Oregon PoliticansrAre On the Anxious Seat. "OREGONIAN" WANTS IT, Some Opinions On the Matter Pro and Con. Talk or tin extra sj'Ioii of tile leg islature continues to 1111 the nlr. A great fluttering was caused by the disclosure of Senator Bancroft's mis sion In 'I'm: Jouhnal. His visit to Salem was significant of a proal deal more than Ills personal view, The senator is known as the flilus 'achates" of the old Portland ring, that feels the ground slipping from under Its feet and fears to fnce tho people again on Its record of last winter. Jt knows If it remains in re tirement on that record until tho peo ple call It forth, It will never emerge from retirement. WHAT POLITICIANS SAY. A bevy of state politicians assem bled at Hotel Willamette laBt night, In which were found Governor Lord and other state olllclals. From what Portland men said there Is n quarrel among tho lenders there. Jo. Simon was said to be in favor of a spcclnl session, not of his own accord, but be cause his backers arc squeezing him hard. Senator Denny was present but had nothing to say. The life of the Republican party was discussed, aimqnoinqn.pf prominence declared It was not a party question, but a ques tion of life and death with the people themselves. The governor said to thoso present that if ho could get pos itive assurances of reforms he might call them together. Hut It was a. qu.'stlon If any roform was possible 'NIK GOVERNOR'S VIKW Is rcllected by Walter Lyon In today's Oregenlan: "Talk of an extra session of tho leg islature has been rife here today. The breczo was started by Senator Han croft, of Portland. During his short stay, tho senator has been advocating the desirability of an extra session. Ho called upon Governor Lord and oppressed his views but made no formal request, Tho governor Inti mated tonight that he is not seriously considering an extra session. Ho said however, that tho railroad commis sion might be abolished and some school and other extra appropriations might bo repealed for rcllof of tho taxpayers, but no definite object hud been presented, nor would ho call an extra session without the nssur unco that something would be ac complished. Senator Patterson Is reticent, but admits that tho state, county anil municipal governmental expenses must como to a hard-times bisls. Senator Gesner does not con sider an extra session advisable. Ex Speaker Moorcs thinks nothing could be accomplished by an extra seslon. In connection with tho extra session talk, distrust generally in the last legislature Is expressed." OREGONIAN EDITORIAL. "In several quarters of tho state there Is discussion of tho propriety of an extra session of the legislature, to take measures for retrenchment In state, county and city affairs; and we learn, Incidentally, that the attention of the governor has been called to tho Importance of such extra session, and that ho Is giving the subject his con sideratlon. By the constltutlon,overy extra session Is limited to twenty days, and the whole expense would hardly exceed $10,000. The saving '.it might effect would many times ex ceed this sum. Nor would the having be all. Such extra besslon would give The a S. Gov't Report show Royal Baking Pw4 Kc mut. mil ikf$ s T opportunity to do many Important vitiligo, iilu iiyiii niu i:wiiii.mii;ii.iuu in a senatorial election. Again, tho re forms proposed might be mad? to take effect on tho'llrst of July next; where as, if we wAitt till tho next regular session, they will probably bo post poned for tVa years more if indeed there-shouliTbo any success hi getting the acts through tho legislature at a session wljoso proceedings were hampered by the election of a senator. On the wholc'f the Oregonlan Is ills. tlllnnu f.win Iwtbtv .tn ! It . , l...n t ' posed to tliluk favorably of tho pro posal to call; on extra session. Re trenchment In various ways could be provided. fogi to take elTcct at. the middle of t?j present year, and to this there wffild be no proper ground of objcctionfplnci' there Is a general change In local oillces In most places at that time!'' A FLYING r Leaves England for a Tour of the World, NEW TORPEDO BOATS OUT ' What Moans This Great British Naval Parade. .Poutsmouth, Jan. 14; The llrst class battleship Revenge, tho flagship of the flying squadron, carrying 732 olllcers and men, rear admiral Alfred T. Dale In command; the first-class battleship Royal Oak, 712 olllcers and men; the first-class cruiser Gibraltar, '514 olllcers and men, and the torpedo- catchers, Handy, Harlan and Havoc, each carrying CO men, were commis sioned this morning' Reserves are under orders to bo ready to lcavo the harbor as soon as possible and will wait the arrival of tho other portion of tho flying squadron from Chatham and Davenport consisting of the first class cruiser, Thcsus; the second-class cruiser Charybdls and Hermolne; nnd thrco first-lass tropedo catchors,carry- Ing over 2000 officers and men. The officers and men huvo all prepared for a long absence from England, and In some quarters It Is believed a tour of the world Is contemplated. Brown to be Tried. San Francisco, Jan. Tho Hay as sociation of Congregational ministers having Jurisdiction over all tho churches of that denomination In this vicinity, have decided to investi gate tho charges against Row C. O. Urown, pastor of tho First Congrega tional church of this city, for alleged Immorality with Miss Mattlo Over man. Tho association held Its quar terly meeting today, and after a long session behind closed doors decided that sonic cognizance must bo taken of the scandal with which tho name of Dr. Brown is associated. Th.co ministers were named a committee of investigation, as follews: Rev. W. D. Williams, Row W. 0. Pond, and Rev. II. II. Wlkoff. They aro pastors of Congregational churches In San Fran cisco. Steamer Collides. Boston, Jan. 14. Tho Gloucester fishing schooner Fortuna sunk in a colllson with the Boston fruit com pany's steamer Barnstable, off High land light last night. Nino of the Fortuna'a crew wero drowned, vrhilo fourteen wero saved. Qermany Don't Apologize Berlin, Jan. 14. The North Ger man Gazette declares that no commu nication on the Transvaal question, of an apologetic character has been sent to London from any authorit ative source in Germany. SQUADRON Children Cry for Pftohtr'9 Cattorla. THE SILVER DEBATE, Morgan, of Alabama, Roasts Sherman, IS CALLED'A NAPOLEON, Who Is Rapidly Going Into Exile. His Wasiiinuton, Jan. 14. The vice president yesterday laid before tho senate a letter from tho secretary of tho treasury, In reply to a resolution of Inquiry presented by Peffer, as to whether $100,000,000 in gold had at any time been set apart from the other funds. The secretary states that this has never been dono, there being no provision of law authoriz ing It. Mitchell of Oregon has passed a bill allowing settlers on forfeited railroad grants to hold land by fencing and Improving it, and making actual resi dence unncssary. ' AU6ti' proceeded to say that the Democratic senators were divided on finance, on the tariff and on the In come tax. "Seventeen senators now sitting on tho Democratic side ought to bo sitting on the other side," said Allen. Hill Jocularly responded that the Nebraska senator "scattered worso than an old shotgun." Ho pointed out that if theso gentleman (Allen and Butler) wanted an Income tax thoy ought to proceed to haveono; let them Introduce a bill. He closed with a glowing trlbuto to tho "grand old democratic party." At 2 o'clock the personal contro versy closed, and Morgan took tho floor on tho sliver bond bill. He re ferred to the Intrigues before national conventions and "the wind shaken platforms" of theso bodies. In his Judgment tho emergency tariff oud bond bills wero constructed merely as a part of tho platform to bo laid be fore a national convention next sum mer, and not with any purpose to en act them as laws. Ho criticised tho financial courso of Sherman, while the latter sat across tho aisle, giving close attention to tho remarks. Ho refer red to Sherman as the "Napoleon of finance," but this Napoleon was rap Idly Hearing his Waterloo and his ex lie to St. Helena. Ho enumerated In detail the finan cial burdens which the legislation urged by tho Ohio senator, had Im posed on the people. "The senator from Ohio Is the au thor of live new measures of finance, that have given the people and tho government more trouble In handling tho little remnant of MtM.OOO.OOO of greenbacks than It did to pay $12,000, 000,000 of annual expenditures for tho support of the government, and moro than $3,000,000,000 of principal and interest of tho national debt. "These measures qro tno demonetiz ing of silver In 1873; tho sequestration of tho gold reserve In the treasury in' 1878; the power given the secretary of tho treasury in 1890 to preserve tho parity between the metals; the power to sell bonds at private sale, and tho power to enablo private persons by contract tx dispense with tho legal tender laws In their transactions." Morgan spoko of tho admission of tho rich Jews Baron Rothschild and and Lord Bcaconsfleld to tho nobility of England. It was tho tendency tho world over toward feudalism. That system existed today as much us In years gone by, concentrating all power and wealth In tho hands of tho feudal gold barons. Tho senator urged a declaration of congress In lino with a resolution offerred by Stanley Matthews, that tho bonds should bo paid In the money with which they were bought. Ho suggested also that a 10 per cent re bate on customs duties to countries coining gold and silver on equal terms would make Now York, instead of Loudon, tho clearing-house of the world. Morgan sjwko for two hours, and then, at 4 o'clock, senate adjourned. Miners In the Snow. Portland, Jan.14. Two men named Kaiser and ICclly,from Dundee, Yam hill coouty, have Just come out of the mountains twcnty-llvo miles southeast of Wllholt springs, near tho Red Rock country, after a thrilling oxperlonco In their efforts to get out of tho snow. Thoy had been In tho mines, but tho snow threatened to Iktouio so deep as to shut off their exit, so they started out. An old miner know as "Deafy" started with them but thoy lost him In n storm and they believe he has perished. After html strugglo through deep snow they reached a settlement In safety. "Deafy" has relatives In Salem, who haye been not Hied. Harris Kstcs Is the name of tho man supposed to bo lost, and his mother lives In North Salem, i). A. White, for whom he has located n claim, thinks there Is no danger, as Estes Is a man of great experience as well us vitality, and thinks ho will come out all right. Eu. CROWDING ON HAVANA. The Insurgents Aro Destroying Property Everywhere. Big Battle at Benjucal Now In Progress. Havana, Jan. 14. At noon today continued artillery llrlng was heard south of Rluooii, not far from Bcjucal. Tho town was attacked by tho In surgents yesterday, but thoy wore forced to retreat after a battle last ing, It Is claimed tlvo hours, but, It Is admitted, the Insurgents plundered tho stores In tho outlying streots of Bojtical, burning houses, and des troyed tho railroad depot. Previously thoy had burned tho town of Salud, and partly destroyed Qulvlcan. They burned freight trains, oud destroyed everything as they pushed northwnrd toward Havana. This forco of Insur gents Is tho one supposed to bo com manded by Gomez, although It has been insisted that he Is still In tno province of Plnar del Rio, and was In conflict with the Spanish troops com manded by General Lluarcz. It Is believed that an Important engage ment Is takrng place. Pendleton Postofficc Robbed. PKNULETON.Jan. 14. Sheriff Housor has arrested F. S. Wood, suspected of commltlngabold robbery ofthopost ofllcc last evening. Wood camo hero lees than a week ago claiming ho was an attorney from Wolser, Idaho, who had been unfortunuto and lost money and needed assistance to get to Astoria, where ho had money duo him. The olllccrfl searched his room, found somo new clothing thought to have been stolen. Wood loft us the room was Iwlng searched, ran down the back stairs of tho hotel and escaped over the fence, but was soon In custody. Ho is the only man found to answer tho description of tho rol bor given by Postmaster Johnson. Tills morning the postmaster says tho amount taken by the roblwr Is over $700. Elevator Collapses. Minneapolis, Jan. 14 Tho 100, 000 bushel elevator of the Minnesota Linseed Oil Company, at Tenth street collapsed this morning. Somo 80,000 bushclH of flax seed stored In tho elevator were poured out onto the ground. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Royal ABOEtJTELY PURE IN POLITICAL WORLD. i Suprome Judges As Railroad Roceivers, SENSATIONAL ELECTIONS Foraker Chosen in Ohio-NoCholct in Maryland. Wahiiinqton. Jan. 14. --Associate Justice Field, Hrtrlem, Ilrown ami Brewer, of the supreme court, today In chambers, gave a hearing to attor neys Interested In having the receiv erships of the Northern Pacific rail road consolidated. FOKAICICK IN OHIO, CoLUMtius, O., Jan. 14. J. B. For aker, tcday, In the sennte, received 20 votes for United States senator; Brlcc'O; George Agroot (Pop. , 1. In the house the voto stoed: Foraker, 87; BrlCc, 21; John II. Thomas, 1; Mr. Gage, 1; Judge Blandon, of Cleveland, 1. All of them, except Foraker, aro Democrats. Foraker received the full Republican vote. Tho two houses will Toto In Joint session tomorrow. IN MAKYLANI). Annai'olih, Jan. 14. The first bal lot for United States senator waans follews: House Wellington, 22; Wcstacott, lQjGoldsborough, 11; Milll ken, 7; Drydcn, 7; Mudd, 1; Tcrbet, 1; Smith, (dem.) 12; Henry, (dcin.) 8. Senate Smith, (dem.) 0; Honry,(dem), 0; Wellington, .1; Goldsborough, 3; Wcstacott, 2; Drydcn, 2; Robert B. Dlxson, 1. ON THE MOURNER'S DENCH. The Portland politicians show signs of roiKjntance In their efforts to have the governor call an extra session of tho legislature. Their anxiety to Improvo their political standing causes them to cast about and con sider their spiritual welfare. Tho stato Is now out of funds and all but vory small warrants aro being stamped. The printing fund Is ex hausted, as It was moro than half used up last year. A great many of the Items of the appropriation fund now to bo levied for aro already paid out of tho treasury. Thoso who got most of these grabsarc talking loudest about a special session. . Who are the men on the mourner's bench ? The Portland senators whe promised tho people reforms and thca forgot their promises. They now seek a chance to Improve their futuro welfare They all want to como back to Salem and play re formers. Tho governor should never give them tho chance. A Strike and Fighting. Olkvkland, Jan. 14. A special from Crown Point, Intl., says 400 meu employed by Armour & Co. cutting Ice, struck today. Several big light occurred. Several men wero fatally Injured. Sheriff Hays has sworn in 25 deputies, nrmced with Winchesters to go to the lake, and has Instructed the men to shoot to kill If necessary. Tho Pacific Christian Advocate says, that a son of John Brown lives in Ha lorn, where ho has a llttlo butcher shop In tho eastern part of the city. Ho i8 60 years old, and camo to Ore gon In 18C0. Ho was with his fathur in Kansas in 1855. The citizens of Silver Lake, In Lake connty, iproposo, by means of a sys tem of canals and ditches, to take tho waters of Silver Lake on tho desert, and thonco to Chrlsman lako, Fort Rock and Hole In tho Ground. Baking Powder