The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-29
PACIFIC COAST.

been caused on the mainland by an orde
, from Ottawa raising the price of railwa
lands to 81 so an acre, and increasing stump
, age and other duties on timber to an exten
that will destroy the lumber trade of tn
province. At public meeting held at NeI
Westminster denunciatory resolutions wer
passed. One of the speakers said: 81
would be better to live under the czar O
Russia than under the rule Of ottawa. The.
know nothing at all Of the wants and wishe
of the people of the province. When W.
were under the old flag. and work ing in tn,
mines of Cariboo, We got our goods carriet
to that remote district for oneh half what il
Gusts to get the same quantity by raiiro 'c
from Port Moody to Lytton. Is not that ;
nice example of the justice given us by Can
;,dian politicians? Onderdonk is king and
with his money he rules at Ottawa. The
thing he calls a railroad is only a tramway.
and bad one at that. The whole conduct
of the government is evidence of incapacity,
and we will stand it no longer! l recon-
mend that we proceed at once to business,
and declare here tonight that we shall sever
our connection with the Dominion govern
ment, and 60 back to the Old flag
ANTI-CHINEsE DEMONSTRATION.
VICTORIA, May 22.-About 1000 working
men, headed by a band, bearing torches and
transparencies, marched through the streets
to the electric light tower, beneath which
they organized meeting aud passed resolu-
tions condemnatory of Chinese immigration,
and issued an appeal to the workingmen Of
Canada, imploring their aid to put down the
evil. The t~ansparencies bore these mot
toes: "Bycott the Chinese employers, "
"They are net with us but against us, " ''No
yellow slaves shall eat our children's J bread, "
'Uut out the Chinese cancer "Down
with the dragon flag,' Let British Col
umbia be home for men only" 'I.et no
Chinese leper cross our threshold" These
were relieved by pictures, one representing
Chinaman in the act of stabbing white
man in the back, in allusion TO the attact on
Captain Morden. At the close of the meeet-
iuS PItpVSitloi W AiShSh
town was not entertained, aud the crowd
walked throgh the streets in an orderly
manner and dispersed at 10 o'clock.
OF INTEREST TO MONTANA PEOPLE.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Quite large
numer of entries were allowed in Montana,
declarations and affidavits for which We're
~
clerk of the district court. Webster was
appointed by the clerk as deputy for the
sole purpose of taking proofs of entries. The
land Office hold that the laws of Montana do
not recognize the appointment of an. officer
for that purpose, and hence declarations ex
ecuted before him were invalid. Upon ap-
peal the secretary of the interior has revers-
ed that decision, and holds that, regardless
was not legally entitled to hold that office,
he was deputy clerk defacto, and as such
the department woull not question the au-
thority by which he.held office, and that it !
was not competent to inquire into the au-
thority by which all officer exercised his
functions.
TREASURY NOTES.
May 22.-The secretary of
the treasury to-day issued warrants for the
payment OF about S., 200, 600, on account OF
pensions. 1t is estimated that the total
payments on this acconat for the present
month will amount to about $4,000, 900.
Secretary Manning says the records of
the New YORK custom house, on file in the
department., show gradual but
decided reduction in the expense of con-
lucting of the business of that office.
PosrMAsTERss BONDS.
May 22.-The postmaster gen
eral has issued the following order relative
TO the renewal of postmasters' bonds: That
whenever any postmaster of the fourth class
shall have remained in office for live years
from the date of the taking effect of his
attest official bond, he shall execute a new
bond in the manner and with sureties as re-
luired by law, upon notice from the depart
nent. |
NEW DEMOCRATIC SCHEME.
WASHINGTON, May PA strongly or
yanized movement, started by western dem
,rats, will soon be made to induce the pres.
dent to appoint a new civil service COM
missioner. Clamorous politicians say that
f one democratic and two republican COM
nissioners could properly look after the in
;erests of democratic applicants under the
;ivil service rules, then one republican and
;wo democratic commissioners can be trust
,d to look after the interests of republican
applicants. Under the law the commission
RS have no fixed term, and the president is
authorized to remove any of them,
heir SUCCESSORS, of course. to be confirmed
oy the senate.
COMING TO STUDY THE CASCADE RANGE.
WASHINGTON, May 24-Captain Clar-
,nce E. Dutton, of the ordnance department
If the army. who has been engaged for ten
7ears in the study of the geology of the
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