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silver ReDublIcnus.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S-Tne possible
attitude of the silver Republicans in ref
erence to the tariff bill has been the the me
of considerable talk about tbs senate
since the WiisoE bill has reached that
body. Inquiry develops the fact that
they will without exception epps,c the
bill fer two reasons They are protec
tionists in principle, and some of them
think that If the tariff conld be allowed
to remain as at present 1t would be In the
Interest OF silver. They argue that if the
tariff is changed and the hard times con
time many will be disposed to ind in
this change the cause of the depression.
whereas if the tariff Is allowed to remain
as it Is and times do nor i'm prove it will
at once become appareat that the tariff
had not caused the dullness of trade. and
the people may be led to believe it was
dine to the scarcity of money. While,
however, the silver Republican senators
will oppose the bill, will vote against 1t
and will make special Efforts to defeat
the clauses bearing upon the special in
terests of their respective states, it is
probable that some of them will not aid
their Republican colleagues in securing
delay upon the passage of the bill.
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WASHINGTON, FEB TN the senate.
Cameron of Pennsylvania presented a
large Dumber of petitions against the
Wilson bill.
Cameron alse presented an amendment
to the bill postponIhg till January /.
1896, the date tor 1t to 90 into effect.
Dniph presented resolution reclting
that the finance committee had refused
hearings On the tariff bill, and directing
all memorials aud protests presented to
that committee and senate be printed as
senate documents. It went oyer.
The federal elections bill was then ta-
ken up, and Hoar took the floor against
it.
1t was expected a vote would be
reached on the elections bill al o'c ock,
but Senator Bate of Tennessee had the
floor and he was not Interrupted. He
was still talking at 4: 80
Al 4 As o'clock the senate began vot-
ing ON the election bill. The first vote
on the amendment offered by Chandler
was lost, 81 TO 40. Peffer. Stewart and
Kyle, Populists, voted with the Dem
ocrats.
Another amendment by Chandler to
the elections bill was lost, 81 to 3S
Probably all the amendments will be
voted down.
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A Pioneer Miner.

JACKSONVILLE, Or. Feb. SC. B.
Houser. who mined en- Jackson creek IN
1852, died here yesterday of dropsy, ag-d
go years. Mr.. Heuser left jackson county
many Yesrs ago and lived in Montana,
where he married. Two years ago be re-
turned to Jacksonville. accompanied by
his family, for the benefit of his health,
but the change did not afford him any
relief. He WAS buried this afternoon by
the Masonic order, of which be was
member
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The Trial of Dr. West.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. THE trial of
Dr. West for the murder of Add.e Gill
mour was resumed this morning. Miss
Emma Gilmour. twin sister of deceased.
identified the purse and hat pins found
In Goa, oil can on the Alameda county
shere as belonging to her sister. She
also stated in answer to question put
by defense that her sister had no scar
upon her nose. John Giimour. father of
the deceased, also testified to the effect
that DR. West bad told him his daughter
was dead; that her head had been found
at Lime Point, and that he had burned
everything belonging to her, including
ber hair. He further stated that DIR.
West confessed to him that he had in
duced May Howard to testify falsely that
she had seen Miss Gi'mour subsequent to
the finding OF the skull. May Howard
was then called. but she belng unable to
attend through sickness. tbs case went
over till next Monday.
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heMas,msn Pr.test.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-Pursuant to the
call of president William Lawrence, the
mem bers of the National Wool-Grewers'
AssocI alton met here this afternoon to
rake action against those sections of the
Wilson bill placing wool on the free list
and reducing the tariff on wooden goods.
The association will ask the inanca com
mittee of the senate to grant them q
hearing on these questions at an early
day Among these present at the meet-
ing from the Pacific coast were:
Frank I. Hegert, of Idaho; Thomas
Mcconnell, of San Francisco; Represen-
tative Hartman, of Montana; o. W.
B,ker, of Portland, editor of the Rural
Spirit. and Lee Beal, of Shubert & Besl,
San Francisco.
A telegram Of sympathy and encour-
agement was received from thu meeting
Of wool-growers of the Rocky mountains
section, now IN session IN Denver.
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The COughIin Trial,

CHICAGO, Feb. 6-Andrew For was q
witness in the Coughlin case today. He
is the man whose wife created a sensation
some time ago by testifying for the pres
ecution that Cougblin, Burke, her hus-
band and others held secret conference
IN her house, at which the plot to assass-
mate DR. Cronln WAS worked out, and
that her husband afterward confessed the
facts to her. Fey declared the meetings
at his home were In the interest OF a Ger
tain political candidate in whom Cough
lin was interested; that they had nothing
whatever to do with the murder of DR..
Cronin; that he (Foy) never conspired to
murd er Cronln. He believed his wife
was crazy on the subject. Foy admitted
he had been arrested on suspicion OF
being connected with the murder.
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He shot Five People.

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. TN an eutly-
ing district Of this city at 6 o'cleck last
evening the Mardi Gras sport of a party
of merry-makers in costume was brought
to tragic ending by the killing of one
man and the wounHing of four others.
At the corner of Independence and Nor
ales streets a masked party N costume
encountered several ouug rnrn and row
ensued. Lsone Coping, ."ung man
OF 10 years, dressed to persnna,e d mon
key, shot and killed Phillip Boe. prob
ably fatally injured Mike Boe. MORALLY
wounded bis brother William Coping,
and slightly wounded Valentine Cramer
Leone Coping was arrested and charged
with murder.
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Smuggling Fer Charity.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7-Corbett and Nit .
cheil have volunteered to spar four rounds
at Madison Square garden on the night
of February "a, for the benefit Of the
World bread fund. 1t Is the intention
of the management to reproduce as near
ly as possible the scene enacted at Jack
sepville January %. "Honest" Jshn
Kelly has consented TO officiate in the
capacity OF master of ceremonies Nearly
all the med known In the great lnterna
tienal championship battle will be pres
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RiotinS in Russia

PERM, Russia, Feb. z A riot occurred
at large iron works at Nizhnee Tsgh-
ilsk, in the Ural mountains, participated
In by 5000 werkmen, on account of lew
wages and nlhilIstic propaganda. The
local authorities were unable to cope with
the disturbance, and large force of
troops was sent to the scene. A pitched
battle snsued. In which many rioters
were killed and a number of soldiers shot
or stoned to death. The troops we're fn-
ally repulsed and forced to fortify them
selves while reinfercements were sent for.
When these arrived the attack was re-.
newed, and the rioters were finally driven
off after killing many more. 1t is said
that the nihllists are urging propsgah
da in many parts of the empire, and the
government is com PEELED to take ener-
getic measures to suppress it.
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NOW OR NETERi

The New York Times, in a frantic
appeal to the Democrats in congress.
entreats them to overcome their dis
like to the lncoue-tax feature of the
Wilson bill, and to pass that act for
the creation of deficiency of reve-
nue. and for an increase of the national
debt as speedily as possible. "Spsed"
is the prayer Of the Times. Pass 1t
now! Delay is dangerous! If the bill
is lost now it is lost fsrsverl Thus
shrieks our cotemporary, with the ar
dor of backwoods evangelist. To-
msrrow may be too late! Now is the
accepted time!
Tho Times is not frantic without
cause, says an exchange. 1t has
learned the lesson of the late elections
that for congress in Colonel Fellows
district included. 1t says:
"If the Democrats, In full posses
sion of the legislative and the exscu-
tive departments, cannot now do the
work they have been asking for the
power to do for quarter of q century
they may whistle for another chance.
The next house will not be Demo-
cratic"
Most certainly it will not. Nor the
next president, either. Were a gen
eral election to bs held tomorrow it
is doubtful if score of Democrats
would be sent to congress outside of
the southern states.
Therefore" shrieks the Times,
"becauss the judgment of the people ls
against the Wilson. bill pass the bill,
before the people have time to put
their judgment into execution" !"
The Times, conscious of the return
of the Republicaa party to the place
from which it was driven by two
campaigns of the vilest and fisrcest
falsehood, implores the Democrats in
congress to do all the mischief possible
between now and November. If they
do not do it now "thsy may whistle
for another chance" says the Times.
Surely they may, and whistle in vain.
1t will take at least quarter of CEN
tury for the voters to forget the Dem
ocratic tariff panic of 1892 8.
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4 PROBLEM SOLVED.

A great many problems in the
science Of government have been
solved during the last quarter of q
century, and this is particularly true
on this side of the Atlantic. Free in
stitutions, or the rule of the people,
were largely theortical, until the fact
was successfully demonstrated by this
country, and it may now be consid-
cred relegated from the realm of
theory to that of scientific truth. But
while this was in the process of
solution theories regarding econo-
mic policies were discussed and
experiments made. At the incep-
tion, the theory of protection was
deemed the better one for the welfare
OF the people and the advancement of
the best interests of the republic; but
at different times free trade has been
attempted, and it has always been fol-
lowed by disastrous consequences. In
1892, with 65, 100000 people and an
ovsrfowing treasury, fair opportu-
nifty presented itself of giving free
trade practical test; and Dsnocracy
thought the propitious time had ar
rived. Going before the people on the
Chicago platform, which stated une-
quivocally that protection was uncon-
stitutional, the change of econoMic
policy was decreed at the ballot box.
Less than year has elapsed since the
president, elected on this platform, was
ii.augurated, and business depression
has never been so widespread in the
history of the nation. Bank failures,
shutting down of factories, and wage
earners thrown out of employment
have followed each other rapidly.
Distress has become general with almost
all classes, and from millions have
come emphatic demands that the old
system be not changed. From the
experience of the past few months
nearly every one have arrived at the
conclusion that protection, as the safer
plan for this nation, is demonstrated
fact. and the question will ne longer
admit of tkeorizing. Government by
the people is an established fact, and
in the same line follows the doctrine
of tariff as a means of protection to
industries and for revenue, which is
almost as firmly fixed in the mind
as the former scientific political prin-
ciple.
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Dead and Buried.

PALoUsE, Wash Feb. 6-Mayor E. L.
PIckrell died suddenly at his home in
this city at 8 o'clock last evening Of q
com plicatien OF nervous Diseases. He
was sick only few hours. 1t was net
until late hour yesterday that he was
considered seriously ill. He leaves Z
widow and two children IA cemfertable
circumstances. He was member OF the
knights Of Pytbias, under whose aus
picss the funeral services were held at 3
this afternoon. School has been closed
tor a week in his henor and the city flag
waves at half-mast, while business has
been suspended and the city is drapsd
In mourning.
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Tariff Bill in the senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Tt is understood
the draft of the tariff bill as reviewed by
the subcommittee of the Democratic
members OF the senate finance committee
lie being printed. Among the changes
said to have been made are: One cent a
pound on all kinds of sugar;2 cents on
coffee; 80 ton on ceal; and duty on
iron ore; also that the bonded period on
whisky is made five years 1t is also uu
derstood'to be the intention to report the
bill next week. The income tax remains
In
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The sierra Lesse TrounIe

LONDON. Feb. Tin the house of lords
today the Marquis of RiPoo, secretary Of
state for the colonies, stated that dis
patches had been received confirming the
report Of an engagement between body
of the British military police and q
French force in the Sofa country, in the
interior of Sierra Lsone. 10 which six ct
the French troops were killed. Accord
Inc to the dispatches the French were
the aggressors, having attacked the Brit
ish
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PRESTO CHANGE!

Men Of middle age will remember
the Democratic howl that was sent up
In every portion of the country when
the Republican party, during the
heavy drain on the treasury caused by
the civil war, passed an income tax
law. 1t was denounced as the most
oppressive measure ever forced apon a
free people, and the arbitrary actions
of Charles I. of England and the Sc
cret proceedings of the Star Cham Der
were referred to as furnishing the emily
instances in modern times of despotism
equal to it. Democratic denuncia-
tions were hurled at the Republican
party for this nigh handed outrage,
and the American people were warned
that the republic was fast drifting
under the sway of C@zarism more
unoearable than that from which the
dagger of Brutus freed Rome. The
oratlons OF Demostheness, Cicero, Pitt,
Burke and Fox were exhausted to
furnish invectives against the Repub-
lican income tax, and the air, speaking
synbolically, became lurid with right
eous, Democratic indignation. Against
this iniquitous measure the Bourbon
press and people of the country be-
cane aroused, and demanded Its re-
peal. As soon as the treasury became
able to bear the burden of expenses
resulting from the var for the preser-
vation of the union .he law was re-
pealed. 1t was never favored by Re
publisans except as the only means to
supply revenue in such a terrible
emergency, and as soon as possible it
was blotted from the statutes But,
what change has come over the spirit
Of Democratic dreams. That which
was orce hated is now loved, and that
which, twenty years ago, was with
ering, blighting curse, is now bless
ing. An income tax is all right with
a Democratic president in the White
House and the party in control of leg
islation in both branches of congress,
and this is the way it is now applauded
by partisan exchange:
can income tax is just and right,
placing the burden of taxation upon
those best able to bear 1t. The bill
has just passed by congress, taxes all
incomes above $4,000, leaving all be-
low that figure untouched, and the
logic of this arrangement is plain and
irrefutable. Any family can live
well, and luxuriously. on $4,000 in
this country, and ought to be willing
to give up to the government 2 per
cent of what they receive over that
amount. 1t win thus work no hard
ship, and ia several eastern states the
revenue derived will be considerable,
allowing corresponding reduction in
taxation upon the necessariss of life.
And above all, it will tend to equalize
the wealth of the country, and dis
sourage the accumulation of stupendu-
Gus fortunes, like those of the Goulds
Vanderbilts and Astors. The Repub-
Hcans in the house, with few sxcep-
tions, refused to vote at all upon this
question"
There is no necessity for any war
taxes in this epoch of our history, and
il the tariff is allowed to rem ain as it
now is, the revenues Of the govern
uent will he sufficient to meet all ex-
penses. They were during Repub-
|ican administrations since the extra
burdens caused by the war have been
and will continue so with
protection as the policy of the nation.
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soldiers Home Mt Ko.eburs.

RosEBURe, Or, Feb. S-The construc.
tion of the soldiers home building is Ii
progress at Rosebuag, the wallis being up
to the second floor. 1t Is still expected
the building will be ready for dedication
at the time Of the G.. A. R. encampment
at Reseburg next May. The commander
or superintendent of the home Is paid
$59 month during the construction of
the building. after which his salary will
be $1,000 year.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.


from, and, as usual, the officers did
not wish a personal interview with
them.
Now that the Oorbett Mitchell fight
is over it is expected that the great
metropolitan dsllIes will devote some
space to more interesting news.
Our farmers are hopeful and ceura-
geous, for notwithstanding the damage
done by the elements and the low price
of wheat they are determined to plant
more acres than ever before the COM
ing spring season.
Politics are beginning to create som e
excitement, and it is very evident that
NO office in the gift of the sovereign
people will 60 begging for candidates.
The greatest difficulty experienced in
this land of the free and home of the
brave is. there is not enough Of
fees to 90 around y
Valiant met his doom, as anarchists
usually do, shouting "death to society;
long live anarchy" Death, under the
law. whether by the guillotine or on
the gallows, appears to be the apotheo
sis of anarchists, and their deeds live
forever in the minds of those who
teach and practice these diabolical doc
trines.
"Distance lends enchantnent to the
view" In these distressful times the
eyes are turned in every direction
where tariff tinkering will not wreck
business ventures, and South Africa
looms up prominently. But American
citizens should rather stay at home
and vote tie Republican ticket in 1896
han follow a will O the whisp In the
tar-away dark continent.
A Democratic exchange Gods an ed
itorial paragraph with the following:
"fhe country is passing through pc
riod of time the like of which in
changed conditions and disturbance in
the minds of men there has been no
equal in the history of the world. 1t
seems as if there was an epidemic; a
paralysis of common sense" The
paralysis of common sense" happened
on Nov. 8, 1892, and we are now suf
ferlng the consequences. Men are
very sensible about financial and polit-
ical affairs these days.
In this era of Democratic economy
aud Democratic depression it is very
likely that the river and harbor bill
will contain no liberal appropriations,
and internal improvements will not be
pushed forward on any grand scale dur
Tag the supremacy of Cleveland and
his party in Washington City. The
canal and locks at the Cascades, now
that they are under the contract sys-
tenn, will go forward the same as If 9
administration were in
power and the people were enjoying
prosperity. In few years
this great artery of commerce will he
freed from all ohstructisns, and the
river of the west viii flow unvexed to
the ocean. Then, ard not till then,
will the long-delayed dream of the
producer be realized, and the true de-
velopment of the resources of the In
land Empire begin.
81 Harpers Weekly devotes page ar
ticle to what it terms "The Failure of
the Democratic Party" in that it has
not passed bill fully establishing free
trade, as promised in the Chicago plat
form. This is the reason that the
writer believes that the rarty has failed;
bat the country would feel better sat
is6e6 if Democracy would let the tariff
remain as 1t was when Mr.. Harrison
left the White House. The article is
forcibly written, aud almost every Re-
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TARIFF TTNKERING

Tariff legislation has passed through
one stage Of Democratic incubation,
and now awaits the 6nal process in
the senate. In this connection the
Inter Ocean says:
"With this week the senate will en-
Ter upon the consideration and dispe-
sltion of the tariff. 1t is no longer
the Wilson bill for it underwent manv
changes after being introduced. 1t is
now the house bill, but it is safe to
say that it will till undergo many
changes.
"The Mckinley bill did. The SEN
ate four years ago did not follow
blindly the lead of the house, any
more than the house itself shut its eye
and accepted personal leadership
But numerous as were the changes
made ia the tariff bill of 1890 it did
not lose one iota Of its fundamental
character as tariff aiming at two
things: First, an adjustment in
amount Of revenue to requirements,
and, second, of duties to protection.
The law as passed and the bill as in
troduced were indistinguishable from
each other in these two fundamental
respects. Will the bill introduced by
Mr.. Wilson also survive and be en-
acted in those two main respects2
"Mr. Wilson was dined and wined
by some New York gentlemen Satur-
day night. HIS brief speech was en-
tirely empty Of thought. This was
excusable. He was too tired to say
more than thank you. Still, the oc-
casion was not without some interest
from the entire absence of any prom
inent name, except that of two or
three congressmen. The banquet was
given IN the most sumptuous cafe In
that city, but the leading citizens of
Mr.. Wilson's own party, even, were
conspicuous for their absence. Al
though it was the annual banquet of
the New York board of trade and
transportation, not name prominent
in trade or transportation is given
This may be set down as an object les
son by lndirection.
"Mr. Wilson may not have noticed
the absence of eminent business men,
but ne could hardly have failed to note
the contrast between the cold civllity
of his New York reception, for there
was no enthusiasm, and the tumultu-
Gus honor shown him on the floor of |
congress at the close Of his last speech.
He must have felt as his slender form |
was being borne on the shoulders of
his enthusiastic admirers that bis |
hour Of triumph had come, while the
chill Of New York may well have sug.
gssted that it had gene, as we'll as
come. Certain it is that 1t requires
no special discsrnment to see that the
shouts of victory which went up from
the flosr of the house foun d very little
echo outside the capitol, and may have
been confined to one end of that
building"
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The bill repeating the Federal elec-
ten law has passed both houses of
congress, and now awaits the signature
of the president, which it will un-
dsubtedly receive. That la~ was
enacted by Repu blican congress, and
its object was to insure the purity of
the ballet, which it did in many in
s,ancss during the years it has been in
operation. The glaring frauds in New
York city, under the domination of
Tammsny, became disgrace to free
institutions, and the bill insured pro-
lection to the individual during all elec-
tions of congressman. 1t deprived no
citizen of any privilege guaranteed by
the constitution, and protected all in
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Admira, Benham Commended.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE house naval
affairs committee has ordered favorable
report on the resolution commencing the
action of Admiral Benham to protect
United States commercial interests at Rio
de Janeiro.
The report upon the Holman resolu-
.tion for the investigation of the system of
premiums to builders of naval vessels for
extra speed. which approves of the sys-
tem, was adopted.