The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-22

ashamed to be seen in this travelling ri,
but kept in the wagon right through Il
city, and did not alight from it until b
reached the telegraph Office
Chicago, Sept. l6.-U. S. Senator job
L. Miller, of California, arrived in the cit
yesterday evening from the east, on his wa
nome with his family, not having been
California since November, when he left t
attend the session of the senate. He lei
at noon to-day.
Milwaukee, Sept. 16-The republica
convention of the Third district, held a
Monroe, terminated to-day in complet
split and nomination of two candidates fo
congress. The Hazelton faction met, an,
after voting down communication from
the members from Lane and Green counties
looking toward a compromise, renominatet
Hazleton, Keys receiving two votes. Th,
delegations from Daue, Green and Lafayette
counties, composing majority of the orig
inal convention, met and nominated C. W
| heys by acclamation. Both candidates &C
cepted. Democrats are hopeful of carry
ing the district on account of the split.
Louisville, KY, Sept. l6.-The demo
Gratis after three days session have nomi
mated Thomas II. Robertson to succeed
Proctor Knott, the latter running for gov
| ernor.
st. Louis, Sept 16.-Ringing speeches
were made by leading republicans tonight,
who chose delegates to the state convention
on the 10th inst. The resolutions are bit
ter against Filley's action for trying to pre-
vent the assembling of republican state
convention and strongly denounces the sys-
TEN OF debauching elections, packing con-
ventions and buying votes.
New York, Sept. l6.-A meeting of the
Tammany committee on organization was
held tonight. Kelly said if Tammany
Hall was admitted to the state convention
it would support the ticket nominated. IF
rejected it wouvd take time and consider
which it would do.
Boston, Sept: l6.-The cable, some weeks
ago, made a brief mention of trouble on the
island of Madagascar, which, it was said.
involved the safety of American residents
The bark Taria Topars from this island. is
the first to reach this country with tidings
of the true state of affairs. She reached
port yesterday. The passengers report a
series of instructions among the tribes on
the coast against the authority OF the queen.
The trouble grew out of the queens prohi.
bition of the export of ebony, rosewood
and other valuab bic products to this and
other countries. The local tribes persisted
in the project, tempted by liberal officers
Of American captains, and a small army
was sent from the capital in the interior to |
the coast in June, and there were several |
1nlmportant engagements in which few |
were killed. Fever attacked the queens |
5roops and one hundred of them died, as
'he native soldiers from the mountains of |
he interior are unable to endure the eli
nate of the lowlands The safety of Amer.
can residents was net involved at the time
he Toria Iopare sailed.
Redding, Sept 17.-This morning the
'verland stage from Oregon was stopped
While coming up and near the top of Bass
liH, about sixteen miles from Redding, bv
highwayman, who ordered the driver to
ismount and stand at the head of his
eaders while he proceeded to investigate
he contents of Wells Fargo & Co.'s strong
OK by the aid of an ak, securing it's con-
ents and the United States mail. He then
rdered the driver to proceed. Several
obberies have taken place in this same
lace, the same driver being robbed there
~o years ago. Two passengers were
board who were unmolested. Loss I'm.
nown but probably small.
Des Moines, Sept. l6-The tariff COM
nsslon this afternoon and evening heard q
from Nathan Sulter rec
nmending that books be placed on the
zee list and duty on paper be reduced, and =,
aly low tariff be imposed on all articles
Sed IN manufactured things that people use =
I'D wear. Henry J. Phillips of Des Moines
ad an argument for free trade. He is
ember of the Iowa league. It contemp-
ted gradual advance to free trade until
me time between 1887 and 1890, the point =
be reached for absolute free trade. Most
'ods western people use were much dearer ;,
re than in other countries, and what thew =
Id was worth much more abroad than! -
re. They paid s24 for SIG carpet, s17 g
$40 dress, got 10 pounds of sugar in. y
sad OF l6 for dollar, as they should, and ;.
wagon load worth $50 in Iowa was worth II
in Liverpool; 10 bushels wheat would o
many kinds of goods buy as much in IL
verpool az 45 bushels would in Iowa. o.
ch legislation was evident folly, and
ding business men of Des Moines had re- nj
ested him to say they opposed paying M NJ
ybody to engage in a loosing business. th
also read paper by Charles E. Russell On
Davenport to show that under high pro oJ
tion the number of Iowa woolen mills or
decreased from IS to 40 in ten wears re
ling in 1880, and wages of most men had re
N reduced in the same period. Witness WI
not agree that protection had reduced
price of steel rails. It was new inven- an
IS and improved machinery. Oliver Re
STONED him to bring out the fact that SCI
gland by times was less prosperous under ye
trade than France with high tariff. the
that France paid her great indemnity am
England paid none of her debt. He Ne
yered the question as to whether he nal
Id abolish the duty of 20 cents on in
at unhesltatingly, eyes; and also the pro