The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-12-08
islands has increased from So, 600, 900 before
the treaty to s3O,OOo,ooO at present, al
though two millions is American capital.

islands has increased from $s, 900, 900 before
the treaty to $30,0OO,00O at present. al
though two millions is American capital.
Boston, Dec. 4-The Advertiser prints
this morning letters from prominent repub-
hcan, senators and representatives relative
to their position on the tariff question and
the action congress should take upon the
subject during their short session. Senator
Sherman agrees it is very important that
the republicans in the present congress
should do their utmost to secure at this
winters session full revision of the tariff
with uiew to reduce taxation and remove
the iniquities and imperfections of the pres
ent laws. The proper policy, it seems to
him, for the republican voters and members
to adopt IS to secure such reduction in the
tariff revenue as Will limit this form of taxes
to spirits, tobacco and beer. and modify and
reduce these taxes so that in the aggregate
they will yield about 100000, GOO a year.
New York, Dec. 4.-The new penal code
went into effect yesterday. Many arrests
were made but neither liquor selling or
drinking appeared to decrease to any extent.
Cigar stores were generally closed and many
proprietors hung out placards ridiculing the
new law. Much of their business went to
the drug stores. The business of BARRIERS
was limited to hotels, where customers
uniformly claimed they were guests.
Eighteen of 10 drivers sent out by the Ad-
ans Express during the morning were ar
rested. The law has been enforced in such
way as to make it odious with a view OF
securing its early repeal. About 500 ar
rests were made on the charge of desecra-
ting the Sabbath. Comparatively few
liquor dealers were secured, milkmen, butch
ers, bakers, grocers, newspaper venders,
BARRIERS, ragpickers, and Hebrew storekeep-
ers making up the number. The laborers
employed by the Steam Heating company
were the first persons arrested. In Brook
lyn even drug stores were closed. Sacred
concerts were stopped last evening and the
promoters arrested, Harry Hill among the
| number.
Over one hundred persons were arraigned
in the police courts to-day on a charge of
Violating tiie VI Tile ptudl COue
relating to the observance of Sunday. A
number of Hebrew storekeepers claim that
they observed their own Sabbath on Satur-
day. and the law was not applicable to
them. Justice Patterson informed them
that they were mistaken. A milkman was
charged with delivering milk in violation of
the code. He said he he would have finish
ed his mornings work before 9 o'clock, but
the streets were so slippery he was COMPEL
ed to walk his horses. Justice Bixley
thought the law did not contemplate pro
hibiting the filling of orders previously re-.
ceived.
A tour of the west side revealed the same
incongruities, while barber shops and bar
rooms of most of the large hote's were in
full blast. Those near to them, but not
connected with hotel were closed.
Claims allowed by the Garfield board of
auditors were: Professional services, Bliss,
$4,000; Agnew and Hamilton, $4,000 each.