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The Progress., 1893-11-11
NEWSY NOTES,

One of the latest fads is the organiza-
ton of postal card society for the
collection of postal cards.
A water-drinking contest was re-
Gently held in Paris. The winner
swallowed twelve quarts, the second
nine and the third seven
The recor of the Mississippi peni-
tentiary during the past four years is,
according to report. anything but a
good one. From figures it appears
that during that period 11O convicts
died and 137 escaped.
Cinderella's real name. it is alleged,
was Rhodope. She is believed to have
been beautiful Egyptian maiden who
lived $40 years before the common era
and during the reign of Psammeticus,
one of the twelve kings of Egypt.
The Progress., 1893-11-11
THAT LONG CONTEST.
REMARKABLE SCENES OF A NINE
WEEKS SENATE DEBATE.
An Analysis of the Flood of Oratory Oc-
casioned by the Repeal Discussion.
Three Thousand Pages of EIoquence.
Amusing Incidents and Very Bad Puns.
Especial Correspondence ]

Especial COrrespondence.l
/ WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-No more interest
/ ing and exciting debate than that which has
Just come to an end in the senate has ever
been seen in the American congress. 1t has
been indeed remarkable debate-re-
markable for its length, earneStness, Occa-
siOnai flashes of elOquence, sensational in
cidents and frequent personalities of a bit
ter and parliamentary nature. For nine
weeks the senate fought over the question
of repeal, sitting every day but Sunday,
meeting for the most part an hour or two
earlier i'll the morning than is its custom,
and on several occasions prolonging its ses-
sion throughout the night.
The product of all this iisputation is
seen in that much abused but recently very
interesting daily publication, The Congress
sional Record. For nine weeks the en-
plOyees of The Record have been perhaps
the hardest worked men in the capital. So
much speechmaking has rendered it neces-
sary for them to work over hours. and even
now they are only catching up with the
task imposed upon them by the flood of
oratory. The Record has now reached its
three thousand five hundredth page and
four-ffths of it is devoted to the debate i'm
the senate. During this time the house
has contributed but a small share of the
words which made up this enormous aggre-
gate. On the 29th of August, when the
senate took up the repeal bill, The Record
had reached only its eight hundred and
tiftieth page, and fully One-half of this had
been contributed by the senate in its dis
cussions of the financial situation which
preceded the debate proper
In all the senate has filled fully 1900 pages
with its wisdom concerning the finances
Think what book these 5000 pages
make! 1t will have to be divided into three
or four bound volumes of The Record each
volume three or four inches thick. Each
page contains 1000 words or the equivalent
of a column and half in the average news
paper. This gives us a grand total of some
thing like 100000 of wOrds-6, 600 900 of
words over "A question on which nearly ev-
cry senator had made up his mind as To how
he would vote nine weeks ago. Imagine if
you can newspaper large enough to en-
brace the whole of this debate in the senate.
1t would consist of $50 pages, with seven
columns to the page, or more than 90
numbers of the average eight page news
paper bound together in one mighty whole
Fun For the Galleries.
| have not counted in The Record the
number of times that Mr. Stewart ad-
dressed the chair, but taking an average
throughout the whole period from num-
The Progress., 1893-11-11

oHattel S-l ou say he's no poet
how do you krow? McSwitters-Wh
man. he can't get his poems published
anywhere but in the magazines.
The Impecunious-It is just as easy
to love a girl with money as to love
one without it. The Heiress.
smiling-But it isn't so easy to get
her.
American Tourist, to a boy in Glas-
gow-I say, my boy, I've been waiting
here a fortnight for fair weather
Does it always rain in Scotland? Boy
Ma, ma, sir; not always Sometimes
it snaws.
"Well, my friend" said a clergy
man sent for to the sick bed of a
parishioner, land what induced you
to send for me?" The man was very
deaf, and inquired of his wife the pur-
port of the inquiry. What do he
say?" "He says" bawled the woman,
why the deuce did you send for him?"
One of Washington's bright women
was present while her husband dis
cussed the financial situation. Il
must confess" he said, that the
money market has worried me a great
deal" 1T wasn't the money market
that worried me" observed his wife.
What was it?" 1T was the market
money"
Two cabmen, a short time ago, had
a fishing match for half a sovereign
and. drinks. Suddenly one of the
jarvies fancied he had bite, and, be-
ing over-anxious, had the misfortune
to fall INTO the river. On his regain
ing the shore, his rival shouted out:
"All bets are off, Jim; none o. ye1
divin' in after en-
The Progress., 1893-11-11
RefdseI Ohe- Half Million.

CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-The makers OF
No-To-Bac, the guaranteed tobacco
habit cure, lately refused a syndicate
offer OF one-half million for their bust
ness. No-To-Bac is an absolute guar
anteed cure for chewing, snuff-dipping
and cigarette smoking. 1t is sold by
nearly all the druggists in this coun-
try and Canada. Made by the Ster-
ling Kennedy company, box Is. Indiana
Mineral Springs, Ind. Chicago Office,
40 Randolph street. They print a
book, called, Don't Tobacco Spit and
Smoke Your Life Away" Every to-
bacco user should read it and the
mail it for the ask ing.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

IHE very able representative OF
Brazil in Washington, Minister Mem
donca, has been a frequent visitor at
the state department within the past
fortnight. 1t is his judgment that 4
number of European powers are
banded together against his country
for sinister purposes, and they will
not scruple to dictate terms to the
struggling young republic against
which all America ought to unite in
remonstrance. We do not believe
that either the French republic or
the Russian empire will ever take
part in any such conspiracy, or will
fail to make the other powers aware
of their opposition to it. America
for the Americans,
The Progress., 1893-11-11

The largest scheme of co-opera.
tion ever proposed is probably that
which is now being considered in
England and which looks to the
union of all the coal interests in the
United Kingdom The plan, which
has just been formulated after a
years consideration, provides that
the lessees of all the British coal de-
posits shall combine in single
union and divide up the profits Of
the operations between the share
holders and the workingmen. The
output, it is thought, will be about
145, 900, 600 tons and capitalization
5000, 900, 000 One of the most uni
que features of the enterprise is that
which provides that the price OF
coal shall be fixed by the lord chief
justice
The Progress., 1893-11-11

The threatened bankruptcy of
Italy excites increasing uneasiness
in Europe Trouble of one kind or
another seems to be inevitable.
What is happening is this Italy
has practically reached the end of
her financial rope. Her expendi-
lures are continually greater than
her income, and the question with
her is not whether it is wise to bos-
row. but where she can get the
money. The taxation screw has
already been twisted to the very last
turn the people will stand The
Italians demand impossibilities of
their government They insist upon
being kept in their position in the
front row of European "high poll
tics. and yet they are unwilling or
unable to pay the costs which that
position entails. They are sailing a
race in gale with their main sheet
tied in a double knot. Something
Is bound to break and Europe is
anxiously watching to see what it
will be.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

The legal :cchnicality has scored
a new triumph b. the side of which
former achievements pale. IN u
murder triai IN British Columbia an
ante-mOrtem statement was kept ont
of evidence on the lucid and conv.nc-
ing objection that it had been made
on Sunday. just why a dying man,
who would speak the truth Saturday,
and scorn an untruth Monday, should
be a liar on the holy day between.
may be perfectly clear to the British
Columbian judicial intellect. The
presumptuous layman, however, must
be excused for being certain that a
judge sustaining such point is only
a scant remove from driveling idiocy.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

PUBLIC sentiment needs to be
aroused in this matter of forestry
preservation. The lumberman does
not realize the future value of his
forest trees. He works for the
present alone. Capitalists, and those
who are willing and able to wait.
should be induced 10 invest in forest
lands from financial standpoint,
with the expectation of large profits
In the crop, and with the prospect
of advancing values as the supply
diminishes. Well-located forests are
an attractive and profitable invest
ment Public opinion needs educa-
ton on this point In Europe
government ownership of forest is
an Important feature. The more
enlightened the American public
becomes In these matters the
sooner will our forests pass
into the ownership of those who
will appreciate them, both for their
sentimental value and their practical
value in the successive crops of
wood and timber they may be made
10 produce.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

PENNSYLVANIA has fifty-two OF her
sons in the national congress. six %
them being in the senate. Two SEN
ators and twenty-eight representa-
tives make up her own membership
Two of the others are representing
Massachusetts districts, two Missouri.
and ten other states and one territory
send one each.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

In electing Joseph Jefferson to
succeed the late Edwin Booth as its
president. the Actors club has COM
plimentod itself and honored a man
who has long honored his profession.
And "here's to his good health and
his family's good health, and NAV
they all live long and prosper.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

ALEXANDER THE GREAT did not
weep for other worlds to conquer.
There is reason to suspect that his
army met with a serious reverse in
India, a fact that induced him to -
trace his steps.
The Progress., 1893-11-11

1HE immense burning glasses With
which Archimedes burned the ships
of the besiegers of Syracuse at ten
miles dis tance were never manufac-
tured. and it is now known that they
could not be
The Progress., 1893-11-11

The poor showing which BraziI's
naval gunners have been making is
another PROOF that tho great cost of
firing these big modern guns should
not be allowed to stand in the way of
ample practice in time of peace.
The Progress., 1893-11-11
Pugnacious aud Emphatic.

Senator Harris raised almost as many
laughs during the debate as Mr.. Stewart
Senator Harris does not make long speeches.
nor many speeches of any sort, but when
ever he thinks the parliamentary proprieties
have been offended, or that there is the
slightest doubt as to what is the precise
order of business, Mr.. Harris comes to the
front. Ordinarily in discussions of this
sort senators are calm and matter of fact
but not so with the pugnacious statesman
from Tennessee. On the most common
place points of parliamentary nature he
rushes in as if mounted upon charger.
cap-a-pie, lance and helmet fixed, ready tn
NOW down the enemy. An ordinary visitor
i'll the gallery watching Mr.. Harris explain
the parliamentary situation would natural
ly think him consumedwith anger and ready
to fight any one who dared question his
statements.
One day, at the conclusion of a roll call.
Mr. Harris exclaimed, Mr. President"
meaning thereby that he wished TO have
his name called for the purpose of voting
The senator from Kansas" said the vice
president, using the word Kansas for Ten
nessee by mistake. Mr.. Harris was stand
ing in the central aisle at the moment. and
when he heard Vice President Stevenson
assign him to the state of Kansas instead
of his own dearly beloved state of Tennes-
see, he turned, cast a whitening glance upon
the presiding officer drew himself up to
his full height, raised his hand menacingly
and fairly roared with his deep voice, The
senator from where?"
The Progress., 1893-11-11

sald to the senator from New York that in
asmuch as the latter appeared to have his
friends stationed in the gallery to applaud
his remarks. it would be better for them To
adjourn TO the nearest street corner and
have it cut" Senator Manderson of Ne
braska thought the senator from South
Carolina was inviting the senator from
New York to settle their controversy by 4
resort to pugilism, and therefore called Mr.
Butler to order Explanations followed.
in which it appeared that Mr. Butler had
not desired to beat Mr.. Hill with his fists.
but with his tongue in a joint debate of the
stump speech variety. Then this matter
was dropped also
4 Serious Tilt.
More sensational and more serious was
the tilt between Senators Morgan and
Washburn. Senator Washburn is of an ex-
citable temperament. No senator was more
eager than he for the passage of the uncon-
ditional repeal bill. He had no patience
with those senators who blocked the way
for so long a time, and some of his re
marks. public and private, were exceeding
ly bitter. One day he criticised the sena-
tor from Alabama in way which aroused
that gentleman's ire, and Mr.. Morgan, in
his quiet, calm way, apparently without
much feeling, but with the fires burning
deep within, explained that he was respon-
sible for what he said both here and else
where"
Mr. Morgan was not called to order but
his words created a genuine sensation. Sen
atOrs looked at one another as if inquiring
if they were to have duel on their hands
a vision of pistols, surgeons, IA secluded spot
in the woods, puffs of smoke and great
statesman prone and blood soaked upon
the grass fitted before their eyes But it
was only dream. Mr. Morgan and Mr.
Washburn were the next day chatting to-
gether in the cloak room as if nothing had
happened.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
rELEGRAPHIo NEWS
Politics IN EnS and.

New YORK, DEC 17-Harold Fred
eric cables the Times from London: If the
election IN Accrlngton division of Lanca-
shire next Thursday turns out we'll for
the liberals, it is quito within the posi-
bilities that we shall have a dissolution
of parliament next month and the whole
tremendous uproar of ntw general elec-
tion in February. 1t cannot be described
as more than a fair possibility, and so far
as is known, no hint OF any such inten..
ton has been dropped from official sour
ces, but the iogle of the situation clearly
includes resort TO this bold and risky de-
vice The situation itself ia un precented.
The records of over so years have shown
nothing resem bling it in substance, while
In spirit it defies parallel anywhere in
British parliamentary history. What is
happening does not concern these islands
alone. Quite as much as the recent
struggle 10 the senate at Washington, 1t
affects the vitality and value of all repre-
sentative institutions. Tue present con-
test, which does not pretend to be any,
thing but open obstruction. is being
waged over the parish council bill. Al
though its second reading was carried
without division, the house has since
been kept 25 days in committee on only
The first part of 1t, and the leaders of the
opposition publicly declare that they will
prolong the discussion of the remainder,
at the very least, an equal length of time.
In sets-defense the ministry has curtalled
the Christmas holidays from Friday 10
Wednesday, but even then it is not seen
how the bill can be got through ID time
to begin the new session early enough to
pass the routine service appropriations by
:be necessary date.
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regardless of the strength or weakness OF
those with whom 1t deals. | mistake the
American people if they favor the odious
doctrine that there is no such thing as in
ternalional morality; that there is enc
law Tor strong nation aud another tor
weak one, A substantial wrong has thus
been done, which due regard Tor our ma
tional character as vel as sympathy tor
an injured people requires we should en-
deavor to repair The provisional gov
ernment has not assumed Repuhican
or other constitutional form, but has re
malued mere executive council or OH
garchy, set up with the consent OF the
people. II has not seen tit to find q per
manent basis OF popular support, and has
given no evidence of an intention to do
So Indeed the representatives OF that
government assert that the people ot He
waii are unfit for popular government,
and frankly aEow tha. they can best be
ruled by arbitrary or despotlc power.
WILLIS INSTRUCTIONS.
Instructed Minister Willis to advis'
the queen and her supporters of my de
sire to aid 10 the restoration OF the status
existing before the lawess landing of the
Unite3 States forces, if such restoration
could be effected on terms providing for
clemency as well as justice to all parties
concerned. The conditions suggested by
the last instructions show that they con-
template general amnesty to those con-
cerped IN making up the provisional gov
ernment and the recognition of Its bona
fde acts and obligations In short, they
require that the past should be buried
and the restored government could re-
sumo its authority as if its continuity
had not been interrupted. These con-
ditions have not proved acceptable to
the queen, and though she has been in
formed they will be insisted upon and
that unless acceded TO the efforts of the
president to aid in the restoration of her
government will cease, l have not thus
far learned that she is willing 10 yield
! them her acQuiescence. The check which
nv plans have ihus encountered has pre-
vented their presentation to the mem5eIs
of the provisional government. The un
fortunate public representation of the sit
uation and the exaggerated statements Of
i the sentiments of our people have OBJ
viously injured the prospects of success
| tul executive mediation.
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Legal Notices.
Sherims Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION, issued out of
ID the Circuit Court of the State OF Oregon for
asco county, upon judgment and decree duly
made rendered and ent d by said Court on the
2lst day of February 1898, in The suit entitled The
American Mortgage Company OF Scotland, limited,
corporation, plaintiff, VS.. George A. Liebe, admin
strator OF the estate If william A Allen deceased
William A. Allen, Jr., Anne NJ. Parrott, Walter S.
Allen Effe G. Allen, Nellie J. Allen Sadie P. Allen
ana r F. Gibon-, a. ). Mac tllister and John NJ
Mard- H. co-partners doing business under the firm
name and style of Gibbons, MacAlister & Company;
ana to directed and delivere |, lid on the 10th
day of November, 1893 levy upon and will sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash in
hand, on the
9th day of January, 1894,
at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the
front door of the County court House in Dalles
City, Wasco county Oregon, the following described
lands and premises. to-wit: The east half OF the
southwest quarter and the southwest qn7rter OF the
southw st quarter of section 80 in township one ~
north of range fourteen C4 east of the Willamette
meridian, situate in WascO county, oregon, and
containing 1873 93-I00 OF and, much
thereof shall be sufficient to settle the sum OF
Sl172 16, with interest thereon from ebruary 2lst
1898, 1t the rate Of per cent per snnum. and SIS
attorneys fees, and he further Of S3l so costs
and accrung costS and expenses OF sale; taken and
levied upon the property of William A. Allen, Jr,
Annie NJ. Parrott, Walter s. Allen. Ellie G Allen
Nellie Allen and Sadie p. Allen, heiSs-at-iaw OF
William A Allen, deceased to set5 said sum CT
S1172 16 with interest thereon the rate of per
cent. per annum from February 21st. 1898, and S57
attorneys fee S3 so costs in favor OF the American
Mortgage Company of Scotland Limited, corpora
ton together with costs and aecruing costs and eK=
penses of sale. L. A. WARD,
Sheriff of Wasco County, State of oregon.
Dated at Dalles City, oregon, November 20, 1898.
dec0-5t
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Fas. on the sands.

ASTORIA, Dec. 1.-THE ships Tillie E
Stdrbuck, Iredake and ProUince were
towed down to the lower harbor th is
morning. The barks Embleton (piiot
Dan McVicker) and the County Of Her
ioneth (pilot Grassman) started down un-
der sail few minutes afterward. In
about 90 minutes from the time they be
gan to move what little wind there was
died out. and before anything could be
done to prevent it both vessels were hard
and fast on the middle sands opposite
the center of the city. An attempt will
be made at high tide at 2 o'clock tomor-
ow morning to get them off, but on &C.
count of the shifting nature of the local
ity where they are stranded, it is doubt.
full whether it will be successful without
considerable lighterage. The Embleton
Is in the worst position. She lies right
across the chapnel with her head hard on
the bank and her stern in the water, and
in this condition is liable to rather se-
we're strain. The MariOneth is high aud
dry on the sands, parallel with the chan
mel, and has no list. The Em6letOn is
standing very uneven at an almost acute
angle, which the slack tide tonight will
probably make still worst. Fears are
expressed tnat the great weight of her
stern, which swings free, may do her
frame considerable injury.
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testable webfoot weather experienced for
the past few weeks has scattered fever and
ague throughout the community, and one of
the unfortunate victims of this horrible dis
ease was sitting by hot stove attempting
to keep warm; but shivering as though
Gabriels last trumpet had sounded, and he
was forced to meet his eternal doom, when
climate-maniac approached, and rubbing
his hands in glee and smiling half way
down his back, said: This is delightful
weather; warm IS summer; fruit trees will
be budding soon; believe there is not such
a balmy atmosphere even under the tropics
as there has been in The Dalles for the past
two weeks. He continued in this strain for
about Fl e minutes, and all this time the
ague patient was attempting to hug the
stove to keep up a normal circulation of
blood. Finally his patience was exhausted,
and he jumped up and furiously exclaimed.
This weather is not fine, warm or delight
full. 1t is colder than the North Pole; and
the summit of Mt Hood with the ther
mometer $50 degrees below zero would have
more affinity to tropical summer than the
present foggy, damp, chilly atmosphere
that permeates every fibre of your physique,
and makes you imagine you are sitting on
an iceberg with two or three mammoth
foes broken into small pieces and filled in
around every corner OF your anatomy. The
visitor apologized for his hopeful express
sions regarding the climate of Estearn Ore
gon if his few words had such baleful eff
feet. In sober earnest, the poor unfortu-
nate victim was one of very few ca es OF
fever and ague, which, rarely prevails in
this climate, and our atmosphere has COM
pletely cured many stubborn cases from the
Willamette valley.