The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-28
EASTERN STATES.
Hancock as a Presidential Candidate

4OTk oPcCkAd ~ 10 q AASsahS w suppose
that Hancock has been eliminated from the
list of possible democratic candidates for the
presidency. Thong he committed himself
on the tariff when he was the standard
bearer before, he had many warm, and by
no means politically uninhuential friends
here, who do not hesitate to express con-
viction in his favor. HIS name is very pop
ular at the clubs and if anybody doubts that
the General is still popular among the dem
ocratic masses, the enthusiasm with which
his name is received whenever it is men
toned at mass meetings and ward clubs
would be likely to remove them.
Boarded by Man-ot-war Crew.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2l.-Capt Watts, of
the American schooner j. Watts, reports
that his vessel was boarded November rs.
in the bay of Port-au Prince, by the crew
of a Haytien man of war. The commander,
who announced himself as Captain Cooper.
ing if all was not right he would shoot
Watts and his crew. The papers proving
satisfactory Cooper left, after informing
Watts that he was son of Rear Admiral
Cooper, of the United States navy, and
was engaged by Hayti to break up block
ade-running between Kingston and Haytien
ports.
"A New YORK Paper says the Pacific Coast
Members Should be Repressed.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-The Journal of
Commerce says: The few representatives
of the Pacific, coast should not be longer
allowed to dictate any Chinese legislation.
Congressional courtesy was stretched to an
,intolerable extent when the California dele.
cation were humored in their anti Chinese
crusade last congress. The worst designs
of this sham sful law have been virtually
frustrated by the cunning of the Chinese.
They have proved more than mach for
their California prosecutors. Now is the
time to make a manly confession of the
error and throw up the game. The present
congress is not responsible for the stupidity
and wrong doings of the last one. Repeal
not amendment, is the remedy. The Cali
.fornia members would not only require us
to support an army of policemen to execute
their whims along the northern boundary,
but would clothe a.mob of obscure officials
all over the country with tremendous arbi-
trary powers. California has been in the
: habit of asking andkreceiving great deal,
but this is altogether too much for the alb
surd patience of the rest of the United
States. She has made American legislation
the laughing stock of China by her respon-
sibility of silly law. The American people
do most emphatically object to any attempt
ito patch up this disgraceful failure, and
make a bad matter worse, by highly often
sive and expensive means, which alone COM
mend themselves to the baf1ed, enraged
representatives of California
The Democrats "Point With Pride"
BATON ROUGE, La, Dec. 2l.-The dem.
ocratic convention has adopted a platform
which refers to the deplorable condition of
the state under the reconstruct ion. 1t con-
porous, progressive policy of this democratic
administration; the public schools of the
state demand the fostering care of the gov
ernment; it opposes monopolies fall kinds.
The convention has adjourned.
Resolution Against Monopolies.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 2l.-The Louisiana
democratic state convention adopted a
Resolution demanding laws to suppress
lotteries, which demoralize society and cor
rupt politics.
Terms Of the Tripartite Railroad Alliance
BosroN, Dec 2l.-Following are the i'm
portant articles OF agreement made between
the Union Pacific, the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific and the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railway companies. It is declared
to be the purpose of the parties to establish
and operate through lines of railway, to
connect when the same can be done by a
reasonably direct line through Council
Bluffs, all points on the system of the Union
Pacific with all points on the several sys.
tens of the other roads, with a few ex.
ceptions. The Union Pacific agrees to de-
liver to the railways of the other parties al
Council Bluffs all eastward bound through
traffic received for transportation. 1t will
divide all competitive through traffic con
ferred from its own railways to those of 9th
,er parties into two equal parts. The Chi.
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul and the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific agree to de-
liver to the Union Pacific at Council Bluff:
all westward bound through traffic, and te
receive all east bound through traffic. OIL
ali through rates for east bound traffic from
or to Chicago the Union Pacific shall re-
tceive 40 per cent. and the other railways BY
whom such traffic shall be received or de-
ivered to the Union Pacific, 60 per cent
OF all east bound traffic from and to Mis-
aissippi river points the Union Pacific shal
receive Al per cent. ami the other roads So
per cent. If any differences arise as to the
construction Of these articles, or with refer
ence to the performace of the agreement
any party affected may demand a decision