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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23

Gen. D. G. Swain, treasurer of the
Garfield memorial fund is now on trial
before the court of inquiry appointed
by the secretary of war to investigate
certain charges made against the in
tegrity of that officer. On the 4th OF
June, 1888, Swain turned over to the
secretary of the society of the Army
of the Cumberland money received
by him as treasurer of the memorial
fund. No itemized statement has ever
been published, so far as can be learned,
of the money received by him, and
officers of the army interested in the
matter have, since General Swain s
arrangement before the court of in.
quiry, made an Investigation of this
matter. The result of their inquiries
thus far has been by no means salts
factory. Swain, it is said, turned
over to the society Of the Army of the
Cumberland about $1,000, but it is
averred that beyond this sum there
was over $1,000 of the fund not ac
counted for at that time June 4
1889, which the treasurer, temporarily
at least, appropriated to his own use.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23
THE ALASKA BILL.

During the debate in the house OF
the Alaska bill, in which civil gov
ernment was established, Budd, Henly
George and Brents advocated thes pas
sage of the bill. Eaton, of Connecticut
who represents district in which re-
side several stockholders of the Alaska
Commercial Company, wanted to strike
out a part of one section that author
lied the new government of Alaska to
supervise the affairs of the company
and report irregularity, if any. He
said, in making motion to expunge,
that the secretary of the treasury was
already constituted by law to watch
the company, and be thought another
spy in it's affairs was unnecessary.
Henly opposed Eaton, stating that a
resolution to investigate the Alaska
company was now before the committee
on ways and means, and that if the re-
ports about that company were half
true it could not be watched too close
ly. Eaton's motion was defeated, and
the bill passed without amendment, in
the exact shape in which it went
through the senate. 1t now only needs
the signature of the president to be-
come law
The bill creates the Office of COVER
nor, attorney, judge, marshal, clerk
and another commissioner for Alaska,
and appropriates $4,000 for educa-
ton. All these officials are appointed
by the president, and besides the fees
allowed by law for similar Offices in
the territories, they are to receive the
following annual salaries: Governor
$4,000, attorney $2500, marshal $2500,
judge $4,000; clerk $25oo. The. civil
and criminal laws of Oregon are made
to operate in Alaska. The bill is sub
.stantially the same as one introduced
by George of Oregon in last congress,
and which came within two votes of
passing the house, under suspension of
the rules.
There are several candidates for
offices in California. Frank Brown,
ex-senator of Amador county, has
spoken for the governorship, and
Ralph Ellis of Lodi, San Joaquin
county, a prominent interior journalist,
is after the place Of. marshal. 1t is
expected that Oregon will furnish the
judge.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23

California's extra session of the
legislature accomplished absolutely
nothing. The monopolists headed off
Governor Stoneman's schemes at every
point Stoneman and his supporters
are attempting to put the blame for
lack of results upon the republicans,
to whom, in fact, it largely belongs,
but they will not be able to do it in a
way to help their party. The matter
is looked upon by the. people in an
other light. It is said that it was
folly to call an extra session when
there was no chance of accomplishing
anything; and that it was a piece of
partisan buncombe, costing the state a
great deal of money. There is but one
opinion among disinterested people,
both republicans and democrats, and
that is that the effect of the session
will be to turn the state over to the
republicans again at the next election.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23

The Eugene Journal says of Hon.
Binger Hermann's speech at that place;
Mr.. Hermann briefly sketched the pres
ent attitude of the opposing parties
showing that the Democrats have been
gradually adopting all the Republican
measures, as fast as they become sue
cessful and are approved by the people
so that their platforms now do not diff
fer materially from the platforms put
forth by the Republicans. The Dem
ocrats have first opposed, and then en-
dorsed and then approved every meas
ure inaugurated by the Republicans for
20 years. Mr.. Hermann made a very
good speech, and was particularly
strong and sound on the tariff question.
His speech was well received and he
was frequently cheered. His speech
was well calculated to win votes not
only for himself but for the whole
State and county Republican ticket.
He will receive strong vote in this
county.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23
THE PORT OF ENTRY.

On the 2Sth of April, Mr.. G. FL
Whitney, as Secretary of the Benton
county Republican Convention sent
the following resolution to our repre-
sentatives in Congress:
WHEREAS, This convention recog-
nizes the vital interests of the entire
Willamette Valley as inseparably con.
nected with the maintenance of va.
quina as port of entry; therefore,
be it
ResOlOed, That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress be re-
quested most earnestly to oppose the
movement now being made tending
to the consolidation of Yaquina with
any other port in Oregon, as detri-
mental to every interest we uphold,
and directly opposed to the develop
ment of this portion of the State, now
opening out under such favorable
prospects.
The following letters were recently
received which we publish in full:
WASHINGTON, D. G., May 7, 1884.
G. FL. WHITNEY, ESQ.,, Dear Sir
Your favor of the 2Sth ult, inclosing
resolutions passed by the Benton
County Republican Convention in re-
lation to the consolidation of the va
uuina Collection District with the
District of The Willamette, was just
received.
send you by this mail copy of a
bill introduced in the Senate by Sen
ator Beck, of Kentucky, for the pur-
pose of carrying out the recommenda-
tions of the Secretary of the Treasury
for the consolidation of Collection Dis
tricts in the United States, from which
it will appear that the movement is
not directed alone to Oregon Districts,
but is general, and the bill itself comes
from the Democratic side of the
Senate. As soon as my attention
was called to the matter I consulted
with Mr.. George and have since talked
to Mr. Slater in regard to it. Mr..
George and myself, and I believe Sen
ator Slater, are doing all in our power
to prevent both the Coos Bay and
Yaquina Districts from being con-
solidated out Of existence, and I do
not believe the bill introduced by Sen
ator Beck, or any similar bill, will pass
Congress.
Assuring you of my careful at
tention to the matter, and of my ear
nest opposition to the measure so far
as it affects collection Districts in
Oregon, I am,
Very truly yours,
J. N. DoLpH.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23
WASHINGTON, D. c., May s, 1888
J. N. DoLpH.

WASHINGTON, D. G., May 8, 1884.
G. H. WHITNEY, ESQ.,, Dear Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of yours of April 2sth enclos-
ing copy of. resolutions passed by
the Republican Convention of Benton
county, protesting against any pro
posed consolidation of Yaquina with
any other port in Oregon as a customs
district, and asking your Representa-
tives in Congress to oppose the move
ment. I take pleasure in informing
you that I have been doing everything
in my power to prevent the consum-
nation of any such scheme, and I shall
leave nothing undone that will, in my
judgment, prevent the carrying out of
the recommendation made by the Sec
retary of the Treasury. I regard the
proposed consolidation as severe
blow to the interests of central Oregon,
and shall oppose it as strongly as I
can. 1 am,
Yours very respectfully,
M. G. GEORGE.
The bill as introduced in the Senate
by Mr.. Beck, on March 18th, 1884,
and was read twice and referred to the
committee on commerce, reads as
follows:
First. The district of Astoria, to
comprise the present district of Ore
gon, in which Astoria shall be the
principal port of entry. There shall
be in the district of Astoria one col
lector, who shall receive an annual
salary of two thousand dollars, and
shall reside at Astoria.
Second. The district of Portland,
to comprise the present districts of
Willamette, southern district of Ore
gon, and Yaquina, in whichs Portland
shall be the principal port of entry.
There shall be in the district of Port
land one collector, who shall receive an
annual salary of four thousand dollars,
and shall reside at Cortland.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23

Democrats are generally loud in
their condemnation of individuals who
strive for political positions before
they have filled the term for which
they are already elected. How is it
about John Myers2 Ought he to re-
sign his present seat in the Legislature
and give some other friend chancel
His reputation for holding all he has
and getting all he can won't allow him
to think of it.-Statesman.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23
THE AMERICAN FARMER

and the CORVALLIS GAZETTE for SS. 90 year in ad-
vance. We have perfected arrangements with the
publishers of the American Farmer, of Fort Wayne,
Ind that enable US to offer our subscribers a first
class agricultural magazine at the bare cost Of the
white paper which it is printed. The American
Farmer is a 16 page monthly magazine which is rap
idly taking rank as of the leading agricultural
publications of the country. Each number will con-
tain useful information for the farmer, his wife, his
sons and hisdaughters As it costs you almost moth
ing, suppose you try it year. Parties desiring
valuable reading matter farm, stock and agrcul-
tural subjects will find this the most profitable and
cheapest way to get it.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23

The Republican party of Benton county
in convention assembled, do make and affirm
the following declaration of our principles
First. That all land grants to railroads,
unearned according to the contract, should
be forfeited and restored to the public do
main for the use of actual settlers.
Second. That we recognize the essential
Justice of ,he principles of the law of the
last session of the Legislature known as the
mortgage Tax Law ard that the assess
ment laws should be so amended as to more
fully equalize taxation and prevent the
making of temporary and fictitious indebt
edness to Offset assessed value.
Third That we are in favor of the Ell
actment of registry law that will guard
the ballot box and prevent illegal voting
Fourth. That the general government
should purchase the canal and locks al
Oregon City, to the end that the Willamette
river may be made a free highway to the
sea; also, that the present rates of toll Al
said locks should be reduced to reasonable
compensation for the service performed
Fifth. That we are in favor of making il
misdemeanor for any public officer Oh
member of the Legislature to accept or use
| free pass from any corporation or common
carrier.
Sixth. That monopolies, by which {
privileged class exercise controlling power
over the property and labor of multitude
of citizens, are opposed to the genius an6
spirit of our government; and we favor sucl
legislation, both State and National, as viii
prevent corporate bodies from encroachinl
upon and expressing the people.
Seventh. That in order to more securely
protect the interests of mechanics an6
laborers, we are in favor of more ethcien1
and well considered lien laws.
Eighth. That the continuance anG
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23
Benton County Republican Ticket

For Representatives,
JOHN A. HENKLE, w. P. KEAD1
M. ]. CONNOR.
For County Commissioners,
E. II. HAWKINS and G. G. NEWTON
For Sheriff,
SOL KING,
For County Clerk,
B. w. WILSON.
For County Treasurer,
7. J. BLAIR.
For County School Superintendent,
E. GRIMM.
For County Surveyor,
GEO. MERCER.
For County Assessor,
PERRY EDDY.
FOR CORONER,
DR., T. V. B. EMBREE.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23
Republican State Ticket.
For member of Congress.
BlNGER HERMANN.

For Judge of the Supreme Court.
L. FLlNN.
For District Attorney of the second
Judicial District. ...
ID. J.. WATSON.
JOINT SENATOR FOR POLK AND BENTON,
j. d. LEE, of Polk.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23

Legal blanks Of all kinds for sale at this
Office.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09
Brutal Assault.

CHICAGO, August S.-A brutal case
OF assault zane before Justice Fo,.te
at the ArmOry court this morning.
in which John Allen and his wife.
Matte, the former a cousin of ire
late notorious Bill Allen, were de-
iendants. The two bear a grudge
against old Mrs. Rebecca Allen,
Johns mother, and last evening to-
gether they VISITED the old lady at
her rooms, 1880 South Clark street.
Hot words Were INDUCED il, when
the young negro and his wife slmul-
attacked Mrs. Allen. Mat
tie Allen drew a knife and John held
bis mother while Matte plunged the
knife into the old lady's body, max
ing a frightful cash in her face, one
In the left breast and one IN the right
The old woman sank to
the floor in a pool of blood aud her
decamped, but were after
wards cau+ bit and lodged at the
Armory. Mrs. Allen was removed
to the county hospital, where she
now lies in an exhausted condition.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09
Personal Magnetism.
lArkansaw Traveller

Whenever you see a man with a
most friends, his popularity is, nine
tlmes out of ten, explained by the
statement THAI he possesses personal
magnetism. This phrase may be
misunderstood. 1t does not mean
tnat a man is charged with a super
abundance of electricity. which eff
iecls all who come in contact with
hlm. Personal magnetism is one OF
the simplest things in nature. The
Wide-awake, progressive, manly man.
with a big, warm heart in active
sympathy with all that concerns
MS fellow men. naturally draws
around him a circle of admirins
trends. It. is not in human nature
70 stand aloof from such a man.
such men are the leaders in ever!
circle, aud nothing can resist their
influence. People who regret tbell
utter want of magnetism will nm
have far to go to find if, if tten
hearts are all right. The main tblns
Is to show a genuine sympatne!ic
interest in every human being
around US. The man who can ~
this wins and leads. If he canDos
DO it he repels his fellowmen, ana
lett standing alone.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09
Recognition on tho Street,
ATLANTA constitutional

There are certain rules in regard
to recognition that should be observed
II seenjs a trivial thing and vet is
importa t. Always how to any one
you kl ow, and this should be done
at once, a. soon as your eyes meet:
don't wait to see if they are gong to
DOW to YOU first; th~t does not matter
SO VI Il do Your duty. This rule IS
the same for either lady or gentle>
man. 1t used to he customary Tor a
lady to bow first when meeting q
gentleman, but this point is fast
growing obsolete. A gentleman
SHOULD always lift his hat to a lady.
and if smoking, must remove his
cigar from his mouth before bowling.
Never fail to return a bow even
should it be q case of mistaken
identity. And never be guilty of
bowling at u time and not another
lit is the height of dudeness. 1t is
etiquette for u gentleman who Is
by a lady upon he street to
turn and walk with her while thew
are conversing, but he is not called
upon 10 escort, her home: he can leave
her at any time, merely bowling.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09

Many OF the politicians talk Sibblv
about Buffers Intentions, but moth
ing is yet definitely known by any
of these takers. Those who do
know, or should know if ANYBODY
knows, are not among those who
talk. The old gentleman is keeping
his own counsel with irritating sue
cess. It looks as if he will keep it
until after Mr.. Cleveland's letter of
acceptance is published. The poll
ticians generally have settled down
to the belief that he will accept the
various nominations in an indirect
way, if not direct, but that he will
not kick away altogether from the
Democratic organization. It seems
10 be believed that he can ride several
horses at once successfully. Few
have accomplished this
feat, and if the General undertakes it
he may suffer several serious tumbles.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09

Morning Jonrnnl: The present
campaign promises to be full of good
eating and drinking. Kentucky has
already opened the banquet with a
grand barbecue, at which were roast
ed, whole, eighty-6ve beeves, sheep
and hogs, and a thousand gallons of
soup, with other ixings. served. The
head of the Democracy of Kentucky
is level. Nothing so deeply i'm
presses the ability and patriotism of
a candidate upon the mind of the
voter as a good feed" 1t the
Plumed knight desires to hold his
own against the beeves of Kentucky
he will supply pies. Several thou.
sand OF pumpkin pies are needed to
fill the bill. To each pie should to be
added cheese. Voters are to be ted
first and talked to afterwards.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09

Mr.. James Speed, Of Kentucky,
Attorney General under Lincoln,
says he cannot support Blaine, and
would not support him upon any
platform. ITO vote for him." says
Mr.. Speed, "wou!d he like voting
against the peace and honor of my
country. I cannot do that even at
the bidding of the Republican
party" Mr.. Speed will vote and
use bis influence for Governor Cleve-
land. The gentleman will find h1m-
self in excellent company, among
which he will come in contact with
thousands Of earnest, conscientious
Republicans who cannot nor will not
cast their vote for the Republican
nominee.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09

The difficulty with all parties Of
one idea il to induce the believers in
that idea to stand up and be counted.
Men have a natural aversion to
throwing away their votes. This is
the reason why q Prohibition party
Is practically impossible. 1t is a rea-
son why in the past the labor vote
has not been concentrated upon the
labor tickets nominated from time to
time. SO long as there is hope of re-
dress n either or both of the old par
ties the unwilliDgness to stand up
and be counted lasts. Has the past
unwillingness been succeeded by will
ingness Oh the part of the working.
men? 1t begins to look like it. They
have lost faith in promises often made
but never kept. They seem deter
mined to assert their political power
by their ballots Ito stand up and be
counted. If this purpose is persisted
in there will be trepidation in the
old parties between now and NOvem-
Der, for the labor vote is like light
ming there is no telling where it
will strike.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09
OTHER STORIES.

An exchange ssys the editor of the
Springfield Republican, having been
chided for his refusal to print what
is termed the "Cleveland Scandal"
replies at great length declining to
make the private affairs of candi-
dates a subject Of discussion. He
says:
We have known for many years a
story which would prove very har-
rowing to the Blaine family, but
which would have TO proper bearing
on Mr.. Blaine's fitness for the Presl-
dency of the United states, and
which has never before been alluded
to in these columns. Whether 1t is
true OF not, we have never sought to
discover and never shall. Gen.
Garfield's opponents in 1880 acted
with entire propriety in sustaining
from making this side Of his char
acter an issue.
And it might be added that there
are stories concerning the relations
of President Arthur to the fair sex
extant that have never ever been
limited at in Democratic newspapers
for the simple reason that they have
no bearing whatever upon his ability
to discharge his euties.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09
e

CAIRO, August 8. - Further ar
rivals OF British troops here to-day.
Otners are on the wav The de-
parture of the Sixtieth rifles for Cy.
prus is postponed. capt. Speedy
and Mason Bey lett Suaxim for Sim
kat.
VIENNA, August S.-Still Macher,
n murderer of B .Dker Lienhart and
Broker Eisert, was hanged here this
morning. He refused TO make a con-
lesion. Elaborate precautions we're
taken against anarchists repri~al
DUBLIN, August S.-AH the men
Indicted in connection with the re.
cent a~p"iuinal,le scandals p'eaded
net guilty. The inquiry ordered by
the court regarding French's sanity
Is postponed to August 10TH at the re-
quest "f the Crown.
PARIS, August The government
Will consult the Chamber of Dapu>
ties b-f"re INST ucting Admiral Cour,
bet at Foo Chow to act.
Carlo, August S.-The autumn ex-
pc ition for the relief of General
Gordon will proceed to the Nlle by
way OF DongoIa. Suakin has been
as the base of operations.
The project OF constructing a railway
from Suakin to Berber is likewise
abandoned and the plant will be
taken to India.
ST: PETERSBURG, August S.-The
Russian government has issued a cir
GUAR to principals of schools in Rus
ia, holding them responsible for any
revolutionary tendencies their schol-
ars may have, and eDjoining them to
ilaintaln a strict supervision over
.neir pupils in order to dissipate
1ihilistic sentiments.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09
Cholera Notes.

ToULON, August S.-TWo deaths
here fsom cholera last night. One
at Laseyne.
BEKNE. August S.-A rag dealer at
Wel'zWlsi, Canton of Berne, died of
cholera.
MARsEILLEs, August 8.-The heat
somewhat increase the mortality
among cholera patients.
ROME, August 9.-Three fresh cases
OF CHOLERA reported at Cairo and Mon
tenetfa Nodeaths to-day at Ma>sia:
one at Casiquitno, and one ii, O-sas,o.
n fresh Cases at Po"ceiier, but two
persons under treatment there died.
PARIS, August S.-During the q
hours ended at 8 O'clock Tonight
tour deaths from cholera occurred at
Marse!iles TIE record of the hos
I''al at Tous"n to day is of Follows:
Admit ID, 9; discharged. s; deaths
8; under treatment Sc Two deaths
from cholera to day al Lasene.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09
Heavy Fire.

CHESTER, Pa, August s. - This
morning a fire was discovered by a
watchman in the blacksmith shop a
frame building in Roach's ship yard
The flames soon spread to the punch
shed, also frame, and covering nearly
all acre of ground. All efforts to save.
this immense building were given up,
and attention directed to saving ,he
binding shed, a short distance away,
but the efforts of the firemen were
unavalllng, and it was soon dts-
troyed The firen1en then directed
their attention to the foundry, a large
brick building adjoining the binding
shed and only by herculean
efforts was it saved. TeIegrans wer.
sent to Wilmington and Philadelphia
for assistance but the fire Was gotten
under control sufficiently to counter.
mand the orders. The principal loss
has been the punch shed where there
was a great deal OF heavy expensive
machinery, valued at $3.50. 700. Tb..
rolls alone cost from $40, OOO 10 $4,000
apiece, and there were three or four
sets Of these. There were six sets OF
punches valued at So, 900. The other
machinery is proporlionately expen-
sive and required in daily use, as it
enters into the shaping or prepare
ton of all plates and iron used on a
ship. Much Of this machinery Was
new and will require sew
eral months to replace il.
The loss on the binding shed viii
reach over $500, 900. The buildings
themselves. although sheds, were
worth $4,000 The loss on both
buildings and machinery IS fully i'll
sured. The fire throws about 500 !
out of employment and will
virtually stop the yarC and suspend
work on the government cruisers for |
some time Roach was ut his sum.
.er re-idence in College Point anG
IS expected Tomorrow.