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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14
THE PUBLIC RIGHT.

Although the New York Tribune
once remarked that, "it may be no
body's business how a man became
II millionaire on a congressman's
pay" or n cabinet members salary
yet we believe it is everybody's
business. If public Office is public
trust surely public officials are
public servants. If one hired n
clerk at n thousand dollars per year
knowing he depended entirely on
that salary to live and found that in
four years he retired with hundred
thousand dollars fortune he-the
employer-surely would have n
right to learn how it happened, es-
pecially if it be made by means
hostile to his interests, And surely
dishonest men are dangerous rs
well rs disgraceful in the public
service.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14
TINE TABLE-RIvER DIVISION

The elegantly equipped STEAMBOATS, VIM
NJ. Hong, Capt. Geo. Raabe: the N q
Bentley, Capt. J. sP. Coulter the mr.
Sisters, Capt. w. p. Short; are i'm service
for passenger and freight traffic between
Corvallis and Portland aud intermedistiea.
points, making three round trips eScb
week as follows: e"'H
NORTH BOUND-LeaVes Corvallis Nor
day, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a M
Arrives at Salem Monday, Wednesday and
Friday att p. m. Leaves Salem Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday at 6 a. m. Arrive,
at Portland Tuesday, Thursday and SatuT.
day st $3.50 p. m.
SOUTH BOUND-Leaves Portland Mon.
day, Wednesday and Friday at a. m
Arrives at Salem Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 7:l5 p. m. Leaves Salem Tnes.
day, Thursday and Saturday att a. m
Arrives at Corvallis Tuesday, THURSDAY
saturday at $3.50 p. III.
For freight and passenger rates apply 10
the captains and pursers of the RESPECTIVE
boats, or to w. NJ. Darling, agent, 90 ana
2O2 Front street, Portland; Gilbert Bros,
agents, Salem; l. M. Adair, agent, ALBANY
@. A. Miller, agent, Corvallis: or to the zen.
eral freight and passenger agent, Corvallis
o. q @. trains connect at Albany and
Corvallis
f. w. BOWEN, Superintendent.
VIM. HOAG, General Manager
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14
a SUCCESSFUL AIR SHIP.

The aerial vessel at whose build
ing all the world laughed until at
Coney Island few days ago it
proved its capabilitY to navigate the
air in any direction IS likely to bring
fame and fortune to the patient,
plodding man-P. G. Campbell, a
Brooklyn jeweler, who thought it
out and then wrought it out Lieu
tenant Lemprieve, of the royal Eng
lish navy, has made the inventor Il
tiattering proposition to cross the
Atlantic, and he will no doubt ac-
cept, but he has u desire to first make
II trip to Philadelphia and "astonish
the natives" So, in the event of
considerable atmospheric distur-
bance, Philadelphlans will know
that it is caused by the aerial pro-
peller from New York. Professor
Allan, the balloonists, who made the
trial trip i'm the Campbell balloon,
and who was at one time associated
with the engineers of Dom Pedro in
aerial navigation, expresses entire
confidence in the navigable qualities
of the new air-ship, and declares
the inventor has solved the problem
that has puzzled balloonists for a
century-the problem of steering a
balloon against air currents and in
onU desired direction
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14

SOUTH AUSTRALIA, the province
which was first to agitate what is
known as the Australian system of
voting, is said to have passed what
is virtually the single-taX law ad-
vocated by HENRY GEORGE 1t
requires taxes in towns for streets,
gas, sewers, etc, to be levied on
land values alone, and throughout
the colony all improvements are eX-
em7ted from general taxation. In
some districts large tracts of unim-
proved lands are held by wealthy
spectators. The enforcement of
such law in such colony win
work radical changes in property
values and will put the single-tax
theory to severe test in u very
brief time.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14
INsTITUTIONALIsM.

Our American people have all the
signs of youth in their proceedings,
This, as II matter of course. Youth
is prone 10 haste, thoughtleSsness,
waste. Withal il Is generous and
warm. hearted. Its errors are gene
rally an excess, an OVERRIDING often
and running into extremes. The
cunning and greedy cold blooded
are ever OF the watch 10 take adj
vantage of the unthinklng, unsus-
pecting and generous. Whenever
good measure is adopted by the com
munity, the greedy endeavOr 20 per
vert u TO their private advantage.
All over the United States are cities
and towns that have given TO cor.
porations or individuals the power
over transportation, water supplies,
light, etc. In their haste and anX-
iety 10 benefit the public, to develop
the resources, to grow, they have
imposed cruel burdens on them
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Sold by D. w. Mathews & Co.

Is lIeIe no way W SUOp Jlle SIOWGh
of this monster, which under the
name of government, is rapidly
aiding the trusts and combines to
consume the vitals of industry?
Year after yearit grows and requires
more and adds more offices, bureaus,
commissions to make places and re-
ward partisans, and still the cry is
"more, more" When the popula-
tlon of the Union was about twenty
millions it cost but four or five mill
ion dollars for the civil list. 1t now
costs from eighty to ninety mill
ions. This has not II thing to do
with debt, pension, army, interest
or the like, but is the bare cost of
running the machine. 1t is the
same with the state governments.
Why, it costs more to run some little
states than it used to cost for all of
them combined. AS agriculture Is
the fundamental basis of all, 1t is
the first to feel the political con-
sumption and decline that takes
place. The great masse practice
enforced economy. Transportation
and all other business languishes.
People crowd into cities and towns,
Not even cheap and fertile land can
prevent the bad results of bad gov
ernment, though they prolong the
final death struggle.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14

selves and given monOpOlies that
will annoy and oppress them for a
century. BY going a little slower
they could have made their own de-
mands for these prime needs a
source of public wealth and happi-
ness.
For instance, some old towns of
Switzerland and other states of Eu-
rope long ago provided for supply
ing themselves 50 that now water
and light and locomotion are almost
free to the citizen. In some cases
all the public revenues are provided
through these supplies that have
been made 50 cheap to their people.
We think it is very good rule to
remember that the public necessi-
ties should be administered by the
public for the public.
Again, there is a disposition to in
stitutionalize too much-if one may
use that word. For example, edu-
cation is a grand good thing. owe
must educate, we must educate or
we must perish by our own prosper
ity," exclaimed our fathers. AL
though several nations have effected
more 10y their efforts to educate, yet
no people ever made such great eX-
ertions to educate the rising genera
ton as our own. Neither time, eX-
pense, toll, skill-nothing has been
spared. Is it possible to overdo in
this respect? Whenever public
money is to be expended there are
always many persons to take every
conceivable advantage and to grasp
the most pay for the least possible
service. There is no eye on the eX-
penditure belonging to any one who
feels it as a direct burden on him
self Anent this waste of public
money we recall instances where
fine school buildings have been torn
down and new ones erected at four
times their true cost; books adopted,
cast out, new ones brought in and
rejected soon for others. In one
county of sister state a building
was erected at a cost of millions and
the farmers abandoned their farms
to escape the tax; in adjoining cOun-
ties court houses costing hundreds of
worth not One-third as
much, erected. AS lesson and an
example in one county the authori-
ties put the whole business of build
ing court house in the hands of three
of the heaviest taxpayers. Result
the court house cost but $2S, 1000, and
all the commissioners and contract
Ors of adjoining counties declared it
ought to have cost at least $50, 900.
Fact. But the three taxpayers
were well posted.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14

Thousands are afflicted with diseases of
the Kidney and Urinary Organs, who suf-
fer in silence, rather than make known
their troubles. To all those afflicted we
can offer a safe and speedy remedy in Ore
gon Kidney Tea, which is composed of
herbs selected with great care in Oregon,
and warranted moi To contain minerals of
any kind. A few doses afford instant re-
lief
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14
BORN.

OHMART.-To the wife of Adam
Ohmart of South Salem, ON the
eve Of March II, 1889, twin boys.
This announcement we uninten-
tionally omitted TO make yesterday,
but take this means of stating that
the boys and their mother are doing
nicely.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14

that about one-hRlf OF the population OF
the United States are suffering nom In
digestion and Dyspepsia, Hurried eating
and improper mRstication and insaliVa-
ton OF food are the principal causes. DIR.
Henley's Dandelion Tonic Strengthens and
invigOrates the digestive organs and en-
ables one TO enjoy u hearty meal without
any unpleasant amer effects.
Sold by ID, w. Mathews 4 Co.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14

The agricultural department has
abandoned the practice of distribut-
ing garden seed through the various
con gressmen. 'Tis welA A con-
gresham with a lot of garden
seeds distributed through HIM Is
not very inspiring spectacle any
where.-Drain Echo.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14
LOCAL SUNNI AIRY.

/ For your Paints, Oils, ETC., go to
Gilbert q Patterson's. dim
"A new sand scow is being con-
structed along the river front.
The medical songsters have gone
to Oregon City, thence to Astoria.
Last nights train brought in a
company of ten more immigrants.
Painless dental operations at
DR.. r. Q. Smith, 92 State street. If.
The roads all through the coun-
try are becoming rather soft and
slushy.
"A teachers institute will be
held at Oregon City, beginning next
Tuesday.
Crops everywhere throughout
the valley are reported to be in fine
condition.
-lhe rains Of the past few days
have caused Mill creek to boom
somewhat.
Thomas Fox was released from
the penitentiary yesterday, his four
years term having expired.
Both of Salem's flour mills are
running day and night now, and
are pushed to fill their orders.
j. H. Babcock, late of California,
yesterday evening purchased five
acres of the Oregon Land company's
fruit land.
The arrival of delayed trains at
the depot this morning, caused con-
siderable furry. Things were lively
for while.
The shooting scrape at Eola
caused considerable excitement in
the city this morning, on the arrival
of the news.
-Earl's addition, across the river,
in Polk county, is being cleared and
lis expected many sales will be
made there soon.
The postoffice presents a greatly
enhanced appearance at night since
lights have been arrayed outside for
the convenience of patrons.
Miss Madge Baldwin was the
lucky one, she having held the num-
Der that drew the Wizard Oil gold |
watch. The number of her coupon
was 1888.
Although the attendance at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church
was not as large as usual yet con-
siderable interest is manifested in
the meetings.
Harley Bears, who studied med
icine under DR.. Rowland some time
ago, arrived in the city from Port
land last night, and is shaking
hands with friends to-day.
1t was an Independence young
lady who took pill which had
been lying in match box until it
had absorbed poison enough to nearly
kill her. She will be more careful
next time.
The opening of the Boise addi-
tlon will open up High street into
North Salem, which will be a great
benefit to quite a number of resi-
dent in that in that neighborhood.
Oregon offers untold induce
ments to the immigrant. The Will
valley is the best part of
Oregon. OF this garden spot Salem
is the center. In Salem is the groc-
cry store of Squire Farrar, where
prices are always low and goods as
If.
Farm of 13O acres, II miles S.
w. of city in Polk county 45 acres
in cultivation, balancehimber, good
pring of living wateE; very slightly,
only $50 per rNSCe. Hwo corner lots
in North Saleff, near the school
house at $3.50 eae6, mud big list of
b bargains not qentione1.
DUNcSN, ELLIS &BooTH,
= so, State st.
Wright's Blackberry Cordial win cure
4 m 80 nf DinFrhDnD IlVgpnInTV
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14

Owing 10 this changeable climate, IL Is
difhcult 10 preserve n nlir complexion and
our hir sisters are annoyed by roughness
OF the skin, chaps, red nose, etc. III
nutard's Specificis Is applied 10 the face and
hRnus night and morning, a clear and
healthy complexion can be preserved
Portland, Oregon, March, IS
sold by ID. w. MUtheWs a 20.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14
WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.


SELLING PRICES,
Shoulders Sugar cured per Id, ,llh "a l21
breakfast bacon-(9 10 to 1880.
Hams-Sugar cured, per III, l6 "a lSc.
Beef-S "a l21zc,
Pork-S "a 1910.
MuttOn-6 "a l2&c.
Neal-l0 IA l21Sc.
Onions-0 &c.
Cabbage-lOOc per dozen.
Timothy seed-Per pound, Sc; selling.
Red clover seed-Per pound, t2c.
White clover seed-Per pound, 20c.
Beans-5c per h.. selling.
oat meal-Seiling at to &c.
BUYINGsPRICEs.
Wheat-70c net.
Flour-Per barrel. Si75.
Oats-Per bushel, 20 % 25C.
Barley-Per bushel, 50c.
Bran-Per ton, Sl4 at the mill.
Shorts-Per ton, SIS.
Chopper ton, SIS.
Hops-Quoted at l2c TO Ice per 10.
Eggs-l2GlS per dozen.
Potatoes-Per bushel, 20c,
Corn meal-Sc per pound,
Cheese-20c per pound.
Dried apples-Per H., Sc,
Dried plums-Per 10. 769Sc.
Dried peaches-Per 10. l0c.
Dried prunes-Per 10. iOc.
Butter--& per pound for good.
Lard--l4c per 10.
Hams-Per pound ,lSeDl5c.
Bacon sides-l2k per 10.
ShOulders--lOc per 10.
Chickens SSS50aSS per doz.
Hogs-On foot 6s15i
Beef-On foot "a 3Isc.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14

LOCAL PASSENGER TRAIN = DAILY Ex-
CEPr Sunday.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14

Wrights Blackberry Cordial win cure
any case of Diarrhuea, Dysentery, Summer
Complaint. and bring reliefat once. Sold
by an druggists.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-03-14

RD-Entered as secOnd-class matter at the
alem, Oregon. Postoffice. June 2l, 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-17

ANENlE, BETMEEN SIXTH AND SFVFNTH
STREEIS SOU THwEsI, AT AUCTION, No. q :,
On SATURDAY. MAY EIGHTEENTH. At SIX
O'CLOCK p NJ we shall sell in front of the premises
Lot ~, OF hos Galligans subdivision also ipt Il In
Danl Carrolrs subdivision of square ati.S HAVING q
feet front by about IS feet deep 2foot alley
dwelling.
Terms made known at the time Of sale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-17
PREsBYTERIANS IN COUNCIL.
Commencement of the One Hundred and
First General Assembly.

The one hundred and first general assembly
of the Presbyterian Church met in New York
yesterday, with 48O delegates present They
represented IS synods. or 2l0 presbyteries, that
are subdivided into 800 churches. with &c.,
600 communicates. Among the commissioners
present were the following from Washington
city: t. S. Hamlin, DID,. Geo. o. Little, Chas.
b. Church. John W. Foster.
Rev. Dr. VIM. c. Roberts, Of Chicago. was
elected moderator, and Rev. Dr. T. s. Hamlin,
of Washington. ID. C., and Elder j. E. Fay, of
Chicago, conducted him to the chair
DIR. Howard Crosby, as chairman of the COM
mittee of arrangements, then made the an
nouncements. There will be two business SEES
sions daily, from a. m. till 1870, and from
go till . p. IN. The evenings will be spent in
holding popular meetings.
The sacrament of the Lords supper was adj
ministered last evening by the moderator, the
following elders assisting him in serving
Bread.Judge J. c. Cahill. Daniel b. Hubbard
Chas. NJ Priestly, David W. Coffin. DIR. s. ID.
Miles. Geo. X. Conkling. Vim. Glover, VIM. A.
Cstick. Wine-Jno. l.. Mckee. Isaac A. Brown
Jas. ID. SkRnks, Alexander Pollock. DIR. ]. c.
Preston, Chas. Rockwell, VIM. Dennis, Jas. NJ
Garrison.
HISTORICAL.
The present general assembly is the third tc
be held in New York city. In 1856 and in
1869 the assemblies of both the old school and
the new school were held in that city. and in
the latter year the two branches of the church
were reunited after separation of thirty-two
years. The subject that the assembly will dis
cuss is The Revision of the Book of Faith. "
A majority of the delegates seem to favor the
modification of the mod ticatlon of the Calvin
list doctrine of predestination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-17
EIGHT DOLLARS A FOOT.
An Important Sale of City Property

An important sale has just been effected by
Fitch, Fox 4 Brown, real-estats brokers. The
valuable property at the northeast corner of
Vermont avenue and II street has been sold to
Mr.. Charles Bell. of Bell Co.. bankers 1t is the
intention. at an early date, to remodel the
building for the use of that banking house.
The sale embraced all of lot 4, and the south
half of lot 5, in square 219, containing $3.50
square feet. The frontage on III street is lis
feet. and 126 on Vermont avenue. The price
paid was $4,000 cash, which is little over So
per square foot. As is well known the property
is very eligibly located for business purposes
The owner was Mrs. Cornelia t. Rowb, of New
York city. who purchased it several years ago
from the Morris heirs. The house was at one
time used as the parsonage of st. Johns church,
but is better known the residence of Com
modore Morris, the father-in-law of the late W.
W. Corcoran. For number of years it was
occupied by the Metropolitan club as a club
house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-17
GAYS HE ISN'T A LAND GRABBER.
Report of Chief Marshal Needles In
Answer to the Charges Against Him.

The Attorney-General has received the re-
port of Chief Marshal Needles. of Oklahoma
in relation to the charges against him and his
DEF uties of misconduct at the time of the OPEN
ing of the territory. The marshal states that
he has not entered any land or lands, town lot
or lots in the Oklahoma district. and has no in
terest whatever, directly or indirectly, near or
remote. of any kind nature, in any land or
lots in that territory, but he has had an intima-
ton that one of his deputies has secured a
town lot IN Guthrie. and that one or two others
have entered a quarter section apiece
He had not inquired into the matter of these
deputies entering town lots or land. because of
the fact that the Interior department had
two special agents on the ground for some two
or three weeks investigating the whole matter
IN every particular. to whom he rendered every
assistance IL his power to aid them i'll arriving
Al proper and true conclusion. knowing
that the acts and dOings of himself and depu-
nes are being thoroughly investigated by them
be presumed, and in fact had been informed,
that the Attorney General would be fully in
formed and advised as to their report. But If
his statements or the reports of the Interior
department officers were not satisfactory he
should like a copy of the specifications that are
hled against him. in order that he might pro-
cure detailed testimony to refute them. He
SAYS: i should also ike to meet my accusers
face to face before YOU"
The Attorney General and the President had
a conference about the matter yesterday after
noon. but came TO no conclusion as to what
n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-17
A COMPROMISE EXPECTED.
German Miners to Work Only Eight
Hours a Day-The kaiser's Speech.

A compromise is being arranged between the
Westphalia miners and their employers, and it
is expected the men will resume work every
where on Tuesday. In receiving the West
phalia mine owners yesterday Emperor Will
lam made long speech, in the course of
which he said:
AFTER hearing both sides, it would seem that
the main point in view of the widespread in
jury done to the whole population and having
! regard especially to the probable outbreak of
a second series in Silesia, is to end as soon as
possible the strikes in Westphalia. / conveyed
my views on this subject to the workmen with
severe plainness. The workmen have made
good impression npon me, having held
aloof from all touch with the socialists.
kilograms from Westphaia announce that
my words have found favorable
hearing. The healthy, patriotic feelings
shown by the workmen's delegates inspire me
with confidence that they will do all in their
power to bring their comrades back to work as
soon as possible. l urgently advise the mining
companies to maintain henceforth as close
touch as possible with the workmen. l would
ask that care be taken to give the workmen
| chances to formulate their wishes. / much de-
| sire to bring the dispute to favorable ISSUE
| 1t must ever be borne in mind that companies
| employing great numbers of workmen have a
| duty TO perform to the state. They must use
| every tHOEt W pTONlut IOT the welfare OF the
men. What above all must be avoided is the
| placing of the population of a whole province
in such difficulties as have attended the present
| strike"
After the audience, delegates of the miners
met Herr Hammacher, member of the reich
stag. who acted as representative of the mine
owners. A prolonged conference was held
which resulted in the acceptance of a basis of
settlement. The working day is fixed at eight
| hours, exclusive of time occupied in descend
| ing and ascending the pits, compulsory over
! time is to be abolished except in cases Of ex-
treme urgency, previously arranged for be-
| tween the masters and the men, and finally
wages are to be increased in accordance with
| local circumstances.
/ The directors of the Weimar collieries have
called meeting for Saturday to consider the
| compromise.
| There has been much rioting in Silesia
and the strike is extending. The striking
miners are demolishing pits, threatening
officials, and preventing men from returning
| to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-17
Loss of the Steamer Alaskan; Five Men
Drowned.

The steamship Columbus, which has arrived
at astoria, bound from San Francisco to Portland,
brought report Of the loss Of the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation companys side-wheel iron
steamer Alaskan, which is reported to have
foundered at sea off Cape Blanco May IS, while
on her way from Portland to San Francisco.
The Alaskan left Portland May IL, and it is
supposed that she must have encountered q
very severe gale while on her way down the
coast. The steamer fortunately carried no pas
sengers, having on board only her officers and
crew when she went down: Cape Blanco is 400
miles south of the Columbia river The steam
ship Columbia, which was coming up the coast,
picked up the captain and mate and eleven of
the crew and brought them to Astoria Five
men are reported to be drowned Two boats
containing the remainder of the crew have not
been heard from. 1t is positively known that
ali got in boats. escaping from the sinking
steamer. The Alaskan was built in 1888 for
the Oregon Railway and Navigation company
at Chester, Pa, by John Roach Son, and
launched August Of that year. She sailed
around the Horn, reaching San Francisco April
8, 1884.