, 1888-06-14
GENERAL NEWS.
Suicide Of Attorney J. F, Parks.

GEN EhAL NLVOs
Suicide Of Attorney J. F, Parks.
special to the REvIEw.
poarI.ASD. OREGON, June 12.-J. +
Parks young attorney from Spokane
Falls. w. T., committed suicide to-day at
the st. Charles hotel. Parks came down
from Spokane about week ago ana since
his arrival here has been living rather fast.
He was seen early this morning In the Of
fee of the hotel and soon after, he returned
to his room and was seen no more during
the forenoon. Several called at the hotel
to see Parks. About one O'Clock p. m. ad'
mittapce was gain ed to his room. He was
found to be In a dying condition. On the
table at the bed side WAS a box containing
morphine pills about half full. Every ell
foit was made to save the man but they
were unayailing, Nothing was found In
his room or among his effects furnishing
any clue or assigning any reason for the
suicidal act. There Is every reason te be
lsve It Is case of deliberate suicide. Parks
was about 80 years old and unmarried. He
is we'll connected in the east, where his
parents reside. The body was removed to
the morgue. Parks II Is said attempted to
commit suicide few nights ago by turning
on the gas in his room, but timely dis
covery was made and the purpose frus-
trated.
Special to the Review.
SEATTLE, w. r.. June 12.-Schaffer Smith
recently of Spokane and an employee on
the steamer Olympian fell overheard on
Yesterday and was drowned.
WASHINGTON. June 12.-Chandler offered
a resolution referring the credentials of
Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, for his new
term, to the committee on privileges ana
elections, and instructing the committee
to inquire into all the facts rs to the sena-
toriai election, and to ascertain ana report
whether or not at the recent state election
in Louisiana, which included the election
of a state legislature, the 1856 TAG votes
returned for the candidate of the dominant
party for governor were actually cast, in
view of the fact that at no previous election
had the votes for the candidate of such
party exceeded SS 694 and why in the par
ish OF Madison 80, 900 votes were cast for
one candidate and none tor the other in
East Fleciana 2276 to 8, with similar re-
turns from other parishes. Also to ascer-
tain and report whether or not at such
state election there was any violence, in
timidation or fraud that prevented fair
election, and whether false returns We're
made and counted also whether the state
of Louisiana had on the 22d of May, 1888,
the day of the election, republican form
of government, including legislature
entitled to choose United States senators.
Laid over until tomorrow.
The resolution of yesterday by Stewart
calling on the secretary OF the treasury tor
a statement of offers and purchases of
bonds since April 'ss, with the names etc,
was taken up and discussed Cockrell hay
ing moved to amend by striking out
names.
Stewart argued against the amendment.
He expressed the belief that some persons
had a secret advantage in this matter.
Beck thought the amendment to strike
out names was eniinently proper. The
statement called tor, without giving
names) would show whether bids are made
at any lower rates than usually paid for
bonds.
Stewart asked whether Beck supposed the
treasury books would not show everything
TO be regular, DID lie not know 1t to be
possible To have the words passed around
that some individual had the ear OF the
secretary, and that bonds should be offered
through him? The people had a right to
know with whom the government was
dealing.
Beck said that the senator would not rise
and say he believed, or had any reason to
believe that the secretary of the treasury
had refused any bid that was one.eghth or
one tenth or one hundredth of one per
cent lower than he actually paid. The
senator would not avow that it was not
true. Therefore, no good could come of
publishing the names nothing but evil
would come of it, because men would be
deferred from making oilers for bonds in
their own names, and would have to re-
course to brokers, thus adding to the cost.
Stewart said he did not want to expose
anybodys hand, but he wanted to know
whether there existed money trust with
the government.
Cockrell modified his amendment so as
to read (after names insert words.) "other
than private PERSONS
George asked Stewart whether he had
apy iniormatio on which could be relied
the fact that any lower bids had been re
jected and any higher bids accepted.
Stewart--''N zone whatever" That is the
information | want.
Stewart-If had had information
1 would not be offering this resolution.
Cockrell said the senator from Nevada
would not dare to charge any misconduct
against the secretary OF the treasury
Stewart-I will say this, that the last
campaign WAS run on the issue of opening
books, and now they are open | want to
keep them open.
Cockrell-That Is. a very pitiful su5ter-
fupe in answer to direct question. The
senator from Nevada has attempted by in
direct means, means unworthy OF senator,
TO cast reflections without having the mat
ter or the courage to make any direct
charge. Every bit Of information which
the resolution calls for is published in the
newspapers every day and he knows 1T. 1t
is nothing but mere curiosity that would
call for publication of the names. It
seems to me the whole process is in the in
terest OF corporations and trusts, and that
the whole object of the resolution is to
bring before boud-holders, the names and