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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL.
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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY JANUARY 255, 1897.
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SMALLPOX
Havana Full of the Scourge.
The Death Rate Increasing and
Thousands Stricken.
Havana, via Key West, Jan. 22
Tlic epidemic of smallpox here con
tinues, and the daily death rate from
all diseases is 35 or more. It is calcu
lated there were 6000 cases of smallpox
fin Havana. Physicians paint the
picture of sanitary conditions in aw
If ul colors. The mortality is frightful,
md for several days past has increased
(to 45. Jeruco also reports an epidemic
of smallpox, with many victims.
Consul-General Lee wrote last Satur
day to General Weyler asking that
fllenry Delgado, the American who
Idled at San Ambrosio hospital yester-
jtday, might be transferred to more
commodious quarters, or that he could
: be allowed to take care of him so that
Dr. Burgess could give him assistance.
General Malquizo, reconnoitering the
province of Pinar del Bio, found a
band of insurgents with 100 new fire
arms and a large supply of ammuni
tion. C. P. Pendleton, an American news
correspondent, has been summoned to
Washington to appear before the sen
ate committee on foreign relations.
Many planters in Cienf uegos had pre
pared their sugar estates for grinding,
and several of them had commenced,
when they received information from
General Weyler to cease.
General Weyler has transferred
General Piu's command to Manzanillo,
and ordered General Prat, atMatanzas
to take charge of Piu's command.
General Piu has become suddenly ill
and asked leaye to return to Spain.
It ii generally expected that in
eight days General Weyler will give
orders of a general character looking
to the resumption of grinding of cane
on the whole island.
ueneral Mam has arrived from
GIbara with his aides, and will goto
Matanzas to tdke command of the
province.
Manzanillo reports that an expedi
tion, supposed to be from Jamaica,
has landed In the Blver Plata on the
coast south.
No details are given.
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Message From a Lost Vessel,
Story Revealed by a Bottle Whole
Crew Perished. 1
St. Augustine, Fla., 22. A bottle
was picked up on South beach seven
miles below here this morning, which
contained a message stating that the
bark Ladraa had foundered at sea
January 15. The message was written
on several small sheets of paper, and
was signed by Captain Gonzales. It
was a log of the vessel from the time
she left port until she foundered.
According to the message the Lad
ras left Boston January 3, in command
of Captain Gonzales, and manned by
a crew of 12 men. On January 12, the
vessel sprung aleak, but the carpenter
managed to partially stop the inllux
of water.
On January 14, however, the water
began to pour into the hold in great
volume. The pumps were manned
and the men worked day and night,
but at noon on January 15, it was ap
parent that the vessel was doomed.
The captain and crew then took to
the boats, and had hardly got clear
of the vessel when she went down.
The message concluded:
"We have little food and water,
and must perish unless soon picked
up."
It Is believed by seamen here that
the bark went down during the gale
that prevailed off the Florida coast
last week. The fear is also expressed
that the boats with the crew were
swamped in the same gale.
A Quorum in Attendance. Of
course there is more than a quorum,
of Salem's housekeepers, at Branson's
grocery store, every morning, getting
bargains In groceries
Oysters, In the finest styles at
Strong's. tf
Don't expect Schillings
Best
tea
coffee
soda
biVini; powder
flavoniiK extract!
ana es
to turn the world upside
down.
They won't; but they do
take some of the wrinkles
out of living.
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Ham'tt & Lawrence.
FOUNDERED
Legislature in Washington.
Olympia, Wash., Jan. "22. Three
ballots were taken for senator in the
Joint session today without any ma
terial change from yesterday. The
legislative hall was ngaliupacked by
a curlouscrowd and there was a be
lief that some decided change would
occur in the Populist ranks, but the
different Populist candidates iinished
in relatively the same position as the
day before. ,
Considerable flirting with votes was
indulged in, but this was done with
out any serious intention. Judge
Turner increased his strength to
twenty-four votes and Senator Squire
increased his to four votes on the last
ballot, against two yesterday. This
Is not considered important, as one of
the vote3 was cast by Williams who
was sick yesterday.
After the second ballot a motion
was made to adjourn and, although a
roll call was demanded, the motion
wasdefeated by a large majority. After
the third ballot a similar motion pre
vailed by unanimous vote. The Tact
that there is a decided feeling that
the matter will be settled in caucus
witliin a few days detracts interest
from the vote in the session.
Hungry and Starving.
Chicago. Jan. 22. Men women and
children are starving in Chicago in
slgnt of relief, because the county
commissioners, blind and deaf, do not
allow the county agent enough help
to distribute supplies. The county
treasury Is rich In Its surplus, and
there are an accumulation of appeals
from hungry ramllles. Hundreds of
these applications are more than two
weeks old, The heads of the families
were discouraged then and as a last
resort appealed to the county foi aid.
They have seen their wives and child
ren grow weaker and colder, and no
aid has come, no bread, no coal. These
men are desperate now. The county
agent is helpless to savcthesc famine
stricken men, women and babies.
He has relief on hand, but no way to
distribute it because the commis
sioners have tied his tiands, and are
deaf to the cries of the hungry. A
warning has been given that the de
serving poor are becoming dangerous
and that hunger Is likely to drive
them to deeds in which their cry will
be "bread." Men who cravn this
warning know whereof they speak.
They are gaunt hunger at its worst,
the glassy eye of a strong man who
hears tho cry of his wife and babies
for bread and warmth and is power
less to give It to them. The men tell
an appalling story but nobody'on
earth can tell of the misery as It
exists In Chicago.
Corbett's New Partner.
Chicago, Jan. 22. Corbett, when
he appears hero next week, will have a
new and Interesting partner. He Is
William Ruhlln, a 24-year-old giant,
who is 7 feet 5 inches tall, and weighs
250 pounds. His home 18 at Akron, O.
He attracted Corbett's attention when
walking the streets of Toledo.
Ruhlln is a flrst-class wrestler and
all-round athlete, and has been chosen
as McVey'a assistant in the training
of the Champion for his fight with
Fitzslmmons. He Is now with Cor
bett's company, and only occasionally
takes light parts In the play.
League Organizing. '
2$W York, Jan. 22. The' Cribarr
leaguo of the United States Is organ
izing a branch league In every town
or city In this country of 5,000 or
more inhabitants. There are 750 of
such towns and cities in the United
States. The object of the league is
to call forth expressions of the unani
mous sentiment of the American
people In favor of Cuban independ
ence. An effort is also being made to
secure the passage of resolutions in
every state legislature demanding
that such action should be taken by
the government as will end the war
in Cuba and insure the independence
of the island.
PiCTunEaCAUE.-Llttle Miss Fay,
Tuesday, received the pictures of Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan, as was promised In
that letter rom Bryan, . tvi
JOURNAL "X" RAYS.
Directed Upon the Oregon Legislature
and Lobby.
And there was no bloodshed this
morning when Davis took the chair.
Mark Hanna may be postmaster
general. He may be whatever ho
likes.
Hoar's opinion to Mitchell Is con
curred In by all tho funding .bill sen
ators. McKinley Mitchell's dnly speech so
far: "Mr. Speaker, I 'second that
nomination "
Rev. White of Portland is the first
colored man honored with such a place
in many years.
They also Immediately voted sixty
copies of the codes and session laws
and legislative Journals.
Judge Williams and Judge Waldo
are mon whose opinions arc nut for
sale for a political purpose.
Kincaid will furnish aio stamps,
codes or other parphcmaliu ordered by
the Benson faction. They have to
pay their own way like other people.
The swarm of applicants for lady
clerks at Salem are not buzzards.
They arc more nearly birds of Para
dise. The first act of the 28 was to hire
five useless employes, besides the full
set elected. No limitation as to com
pensation was adopted.
How soon will Chas. W. Runaway
Fulton Jump his present job? Will
it last as long as his free silver candi
dacy for the senate against Dolph ?
, Who owns the Benson house ?
C W. Pulton.
Who owns Fulton ?
The next minister to Italy.
"Make way for Murphy" cried the
speaker, and down the aisle strode the
lucky man from Tolk, and was sworn
In beside Rev. White (colored) of Port
land. ;
For members who have been clamor
ing to get a chance to go to work, the
Benson faction have taken a long ad
journment over three days till Mon
day afternoon.
Dr. Driver, who among his stock of
verstile qualities, has not a little
horse .sense, this morqing "blessed"
the Benson men roundly for giving up
by adjournment.
A Populist or Democrat who goes
to the Salem Statesman for a certifi
cate of his political Integrity always
gets it. After he gets It lie generally
goes and hangs himself.
Senator Wolcott's mission to Eng
land in the interests of bimetallism
has produced one result. Lord Roths
child has been drawn to declare: "Of
course, we are strict monometal lists.?
A doorkeeper for the gallery of tho
house Is about as much needed as a
superintendent of a pigeon-coop. The
doors are always open and the people
come and go at will.
Dr. Lee of Polk county Is flooded
with letters and petitions from his
Democratic constituents sustaining
his position in standing out against
the Mitchell organization. The Bi
metallic club at Monmouth has also
passed resolutions endorsing his stand.
They no sooner had their speaker
well seated in the chair, voted them
selves codes, etc., their officers and
clerks elected, their pages, etc., ap
pointed, their ten assistant sergcant-
at-arms sworn In, than they took a
rest for three days. Tho Benson peo
ple are the people who wanted to go
to work to passing remedial legisla
tion. When Justice Moore went upon the
speaker's stand Thursday to swear In
the members of .the Benson faction,
Speaker Dayisinformed him that this
was an Illegal proceeding not recog
nized by the temporary organization
which was acting under the state
constitution, Junge Moore replied:
"I understand the situation and am
not passing on the legality of the pro
ceedings In any form." Ho had official
notice by Speaker DaylB and recog
nized his statement.
Chickens plenty at Doty 'a market
Court street.
MITCHELLITES
Playing for lwog
fhe Senate.
Mitchell Is Defeated in a Joint Co
u?ntion of 90.
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But Hopes to Make It
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Tho Oregon legislative deadlock
contlunes. The proceedings of tho
house as organized by the Benson fac
tion are published below. The lawfol
temporary organization of tho house
under Speaker Dayls holds the fort.
No communication between tho two
houses has takon place, although the
constitution requires that as soon as
one house Is organized it shall notify-
tucotherof the fact. The Benson fac
tion have failed to notify tho senate.
in the senate
there was sparring for position at tho
morning session. Tho Mltchellltes In
the senate who want to recognize the
Benson houso sparred against adjourn
ment. Senator Patterson had made
several motions to adourn but all
were voted down, ne held a short
oonferenco with President Simon and
then went to the house to learn If it
had anything to communicate.
He returned Immediately with tho
information that tho Benson houso
had no message for the senate. Then
the senate adjourned to next Monday
afternoon. The nearest to a test vote
In tho senate was taken upon motion
of Calbreath (a Mitchell J to) and re
sulted as follows: (Simon voting no,
as ho had upon all previous motions);
AYES. Bates, Calbreath, Carter,
Mackay, Mlchell, Mulkcy, Patterson
of Washington, Simon, Taylor, 10.
NOES Daly.Drlyer, Dufur,Gowan,
narmon, Hazeltlnc, Hobson, Holt,
Hughes, Johnson, King, McClung,
Patterson of Marlon, Price, Reed,
Selling, Smith, Wade, 18.
Absent: Brownell, Dawson, 2.
The house has also adjourned until
Monday. On the question of recog
nizing the Benson house (organized
on adyiso of Hoar, of Massachusetts,)
or the regular temporary organization
af ter It shall be perfected (on advice
of Geo. H. Williams,) tho senate will
be very close. It Is Senator Mitchell's
plan to force the organization and his
own election through recognition of
the Benson faction. Backed by the
federal patronage and the opinions of
Hoar of Massachusetts and Thurston
of Nebraska, he will now have until
the senate meets Monday to secure a
majority of the senate If he can. That
the senate is not now disposed to
recognize the Benson or Mitchell fac
tion is plain, For that reuson they
sent the 6enute no notice of organiza
tion. They hope to secure that re
cognition by Monday, in which event
Senator Mitchell's twenty-eight fol
lowers in tho house would sit In Joint
convention and a majority would
elect him, knowing that the others
would not participate. As It now
stands, Mitchell would not have votes
enough In a joint convention of 00
members, but would have in a joint
convention 58 members. This Is the
plan of the Mltchellltes as It stands
as developed to this hour.
8KNATK FItlDAY MOKNINO,
The senate chamber lobby was well
crowded with spectators long before
the hour of opening, all anxious to
learn how tho senate would receive
the action of the rump house.
Prayer by Rev. II. A. Denton.
Reading of Journal dispensed with,
courtesies or tuc senate were ex
tended to ex-Senators Hatch, Vander
burg and Chandler.
Senator McQlung introduced a joint
memorial, petitioning congress for
completion of the NIcaraugua canal,
nif ion iin
in a Rump Legislature
Senators Dawson and Mlchell pre
sented anti-cigarette petitions. To
committee on education.
Petition No. 9, Mulkoy. for law for
deduction of indebtedness. To com
mittee on taxation.
Petition 10 McClung, asking to
havo west bouudury of Columbia
county moved three miles cast. To
committee on counties:
Senate Joint resolution .1, Patterson
of Washlngton,requlrlngUio governor
to either sign or veto a bill when
passed. All bills to become a law un
less acted upon by tho governor
within fivedays. To judiciary.
DILLS INTRODUCED.
132, Wade, road by title only, to
C8tuDU8ii maximum ireignt rates.
133. Mlchell, (bills by request) read
by title for the relief of registered
physicians and surgeons.
,134, Daly by title, to prevent pro
duction and sale of unwholesome food.
135, King, by request, to provide for
non-forfeiture of a life Insurance
policy after two years.
130. Johnson, by title only, to
amend bode, pacing as scssor of Linn
county on a salary.
JJ37. littscltino oy title only to re
gulate tho practice of horseshoeing in
comunlties having a population of 60,
000 or over.
138. Harmon, au act to protect sal
mon and other food fishes In certain
Oregon rivers.
139. Reed, to amend law to regulate
receiving county and state tax by
school districts
140. McClung.by title only.to amend
law regulating compensation of
county officers and deputing.
141. Hughes (by request) read by
title, to define qualifications of elect
ors at school elections, making all
property holders, male or female, eli
gible to vote.
142. Patterson, of Washington, by
title, to amend section 2,320, of code.
Patterson, of Marion, moved to ad
journ, which upon division was lost.
Calbrcuth moved adjournment until
2 p. m., Monday, upon a call of ayes
and noes, motion was lost.
Patterson again moved to adjourn,
which upon division was lost.
Patterson moved adjournment to 10
a. m. Saturday. Lost.
Mulkoy moved adjournment. Lost.
143. Harmon, by request, to divide
justice district No. 3 in Coos county,
and establish another district.
Price moved adjournment. Lost.
Harmon moved adjournment to 3
o'clock, which was ruled out of order.
Patterson of Marlon acted as a mes
senger to ascertain if the house had
any ousincss to rnport, anu upon re
turning moved adjournment to 2:30
p. in. Monday. Carried by a rising
vote.
HOUSE FRIDAY FORENOON.
Kpeaker Benson of the second organ
ization called his houso to ordor at
10 a. m.
Rollcull showed 32 members present.
Salem ministers were invited to
open session with prayer. Rev. Gran
nlscamo forward and offered prayer.
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' ROVAl tAKIM
The places of representatives II. L.
Barkley, L. Bllyeu and W. S. U'Rcn
on tho committee on credentials were
declared vacant, speaker to appoint.
Resolution to supply codes, session
laws and legislative Journals to all
members and chief clerks was offered.
Somers moved that the books re
main property of the state.
Brown of Morrow was called to the
chair.
Bridges, Chapman, Hudson, Rlgby,
GratKo and Mlsencr voted no ft.
The ayes were:
Brown,
Conn,
Crawford,
Gurdane,
Hnpuc,
Hope,
Huntington,
Jennings,
Lake,
Langcll,
Marsh,
Merrill,
Mitchell,
Nosier,
Palm,
Smith,
Somen),
Stanley,
Thomas,
Thompson,
Vaughn,
Veness.
Wagner,
Speaker Benson, 24
Absent. David.
The houso thus voted nn cxpcndl
turo of about 8780 for codes and no ono
knows what tho other 5 volumes each
will cost. The total expense will be
considerable over $1000 oven If tho
books are not carried away as has been
the custom.
RESOLUTIONS.
That sneaker and each member ou
roll cull bo allowed to Introduco one
bill. Adopted.
Speclul committee of five to whom
all resolutions be referred for recom
mendations with lcavo to report at
any time was voted down.
That commltto of three bo ap
pointed to arrange a schedule of
wages for employes. Lake, Hunting'
ton and Bridges wero named.
Crawfoid moved that house adjourn
to 11:30 a. in. Monday. Carried.
Tho Joint resolution adopted by tho
Benson house Thursday was not mes
saged to tho senate this morning as It
Is understood that a majority uf tho
senate would not recognize it.
When Speaker Benson left his desk
this morning he carried tho gavel
with him.
Sustaining the Obstruction.
Against Any Organization of the
Houso, But for Reform.
Tho members from Jackson county,
whoaro holding out against any or
ganization of the house, not ou a re
form basis, received petitions from
Medford and Jacksonville, today,
signed by several hundred constitu
ents, that reads as follows;
"Tho undcrslgncd,votcrsof Jackson
county and your constituents, earn
estly and respestfully request you to
stand firm In your determination not
to allow an organization of the house,
unless It organizes on a reform basis,
and with posltlvo assurances of tho
enactment of needed reforms.
"In fact If the benevolent and' ponal
Institutions of the state will not Buffer
by a falluro to pass an appropriation
bill, then we hopo that you do your
utmost to prevent any organization
of tho present legislature, and 16 1 tho
swarm of buzzards, now collected In
Salem Importuning the legislature for
sinecures, bo sent h -mo without their
prey. Stand firm for the people's and
the taxpayer's rights."
Jackson county people are not re
spectful. They refer to the people
clamoring to get on tho payrolls of the
house as a "swarm of buzzards."
Think of tho dear creatures hovering
over tho desks of tho members us
"buzzards." They arc nearer ungcls
than anything else.
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