, 1886-11-18
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skilled ana unSki!IC0.
Washington .2cpybiican: It must
be a relief to the president to know
for fact that the Republican ma
j1rity in the Senate viii not desert
him. but viii stay by lIiu TO the end
Of his term.
The sales and prescriptions of
government land during the year
which closed on the Both Of June
last. amounted to 1S.3J9.9i2 acres.
That Is 100000 acres more than for
the previous year.
New York Tribune: Mugwumpary
has had its day; prohibition as
third party movement has spent its
force, but organized labor Will have
much to do with determining the
peoples choice in 1855.
Canadian Pacific officials are re-
uCrtel as saying that that road will
be running into Boston before May.
1881 The road Will Use the bridge
now building over the Lacine Rapids
and enter Boston via the Boston Il
Lowell railroad. Cars are nov being
built and other equipments Will be
provided for.
Prohibition" says the New York
Graphic, ''is making the druggists
of Kansas millionaTe5. It is also
multiplying the liars OF Kansas. and
their capacity for lies as we'll. There
are a thousand new kinds of sickness
i'll Kansas, and all Of them cd for
cheap whisiiey, no other medicine be-
ing at all adapted to their cure"
Voorhees, majority complete is
2O01. He carried Is counties and
Bradshaw ii. Voorhees, highest
county majority WAS il King, 1915;
his lowest in WalIa Walla, IS.
Bradshaw's highest We're in kIickitat,
26S; also Skagit, 206, and Chehalis,
2O5; his lowest was IN Garfield, II.
Island was tie. Newell's total vote
IN the Territory was 2l33.
Freemasonry was introduced into
China by an EngIishman about sixty
years ago, among the Chinese in
America about fifteen years ago.
The ritual has, of course. been trans
lated into Chinese, and in China
thirty-twO degrees are administered,
but IN this country only three are al
lowed to be conferred There are
10000 Chinese Freemasous il Amer
lea.
Grand Master Workman PowderIy
in card in the New York World
replying to the charge that lie is a
free trader, said: Il am a protec-
zionist from the top OF my head to
the bottom of my foot. l have ex-
periencea no change of heart or SEN
timent on the question of protection.
This country is not ready for free
trade, and until it is l will be a pro-
tectOnist."
The Oregon Railway 81 Navigation
reports that during the past year 4
consolidated five pr cent mortgage
was perfected, and up to the end of
the year S3,625,0OO of bonds have
been issued. A settlement with
Henry Willard was made by the com
pany releasing its claims on the
house on Madison avenue, and &C
cepting 100000 in full settlement OF
the account.
According the New York Tribune
The control of a majority in the
House of Representatives has not
been desired by republicans in a
party point of view. They have
strongly desired to cripple the power
of the democrats for mischief, and
the signal defeat of the most capable
tree trade leaders made it most capa
ble free trade leakers makes it ex
ceedingly probable that the indus
tries of the country will be exempt
from raids in the interest of foreign
importers during the session of the
next congress.
Suit has been brought against
Mayor Grace of New York by Julian
r. Davies, receiver Of Grant & Ward
to recover $4,000, which the receiver
says the books shows Mayor Grace
obtained through fictitious contracts,
he had with Ferdinand Ward. 1t is
alleged that the money passed
through Edward II. Tobey's hands.
Mayor Grace has repeatedly denied
that he had any interest in Tobey's
transaction with Ward; but there are
checks in the hands of Receiver Dav-
les, drawn by Ward in favor of To-
bey, which show by Grace'e endorse
ment that the money went to him.
A good deal of pressure is being
put upon the president since the
election" Extracts from the New
York World, the Indianapolis Senti-
mel and other journals, reprinted by
the Oregonidn during the past few
days, show that great effort is being
made to bring him over to what is
called "a distinctive democratic poll
cy." And now here is the Atlanta
Constitution saying: There is one
fact the president should bear in
mind. towit: The success or the de-
feat of the democratic party in 1888
depends on him. The responsibility
is a great one. but he cannot shirk
it." To this the same paper adds:
Nov, then, Mr.. President, a suuare-
out, old fashioned democratic policy
Will build up the democratic party.
by square out, old fashioned policy
would be watched with interest, if
the president should make it.
Secretary Lamur has again had
occasion TO correct Land Commits
sioner Sparks law. Mr. Sparks late
ly decided that "a women Who makes
a homestead entry, and subsequently,
marries before completing the same,
forfeits her right thereby to acquire
title to the land" Public policy re-
quires that marriage SHOULD be ia
yored, as the natural and divinelv
sanctioned social relation, rather tEan
be made the occasion of punishment
or loss of privileges. Mr.. Lamar
says that the marriage of a women
does not of necessity prevent her re-
naming upon and improving her
tract. If it does SO result, then the
grant may be forfeited for abandon
ment. but not for mere marriage,
The uniform practice of the office has
been to allow woman who marries
to complete her claim, unless she also
abandons it. 1t is fortunate that MIR.
Sparks zeal for reform Is tempered