The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-07-20
no. %. .
NEWS At THE METROPOLIS
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Doings Of the Week as told by
the "Gazette's" Special
Correspondent.
PORTLAND, July Y. 1894. .

tor the coming yer involving a number
OF changes. Professor Young, principal
of the high school, was dropped and
Prof Rgler, one of the defeated candi--
dates for tie republican nomination for.
state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, succeeded hin. Professor Craw-
ford was also dropped and Profs Rossi-
ter and Adams, to whom objections had
been made, were retained A howl I'M
1nediately went mp frotn the friends Of;
the deposeI pedagogucs, which was
taken up by the Oregonian and the COM
nlttee of 100. The charges were laid at
the door of the "school ring and the
! 'school book monopoly" as the protes-
tants designate the American Book Co.
Last spring the committee of 100 and
the Oregonian had candidate for school
j trustee and he was beaten by 5000 ma
Jority, hence the intense prejudice in
those quarters against the present board.
They clai''I thy were defeated by the
! School Lring," which would seem to
make the ring to consist of two thirds of
TIE taxpayers of Portland. The tone of
the solution of investigation showed pre-
Judgment of the case Nevertheless the
report of this special committee may
| serve TO show whether the charges
against the -boardssand the book company
have aIy evidence to rest upon or are
only TIE product of jealousy, prejudice
and self interest. The school ring is as
serted to exist all over the state, and the
! effort to defeat Irwin in the interest of
Reid is cited as proof. Oregons schools,
, including those of Multnomah county,
! are admitted to be.svery superior. Evi-
IDENTITY the "4chool ring" if it exists, has
not injured them. The present situa-
ton, however, is very prejudicial to dis
, clpil:le and should be terminated speed
lily.
Although tile legislature will not meet
for SIX months, there IS considerable
speculation as to the successor of Senator
Dolph.t Tie large..1er ublican majority
assures tie election of the man nonli-
mated at the republican caucus, even if
few should bolt. Delphi is generally
admitted to have made superior sena->.
tor and to have given Oregon high pres
t15c Ill tie senate. There IS a strong
sentiment in favor of lis return, but he
IS bitterly opposed by tie free silver
men because Of his gold standard record,
Hermann has been more or less of a
candidate for two years. lie is accepta-
BILE to the silver men, but tie prevalent.
opinion is that he is honor bound to re-
main i'll the house, having sought re-
election, especially as he will probably
succeed to the Craftsmanship of the
rivers and harbors committee and have
added opportunities for usefulness. I'd.
t. Thompson, who as made his lecture
on Turkey me; rs of going about the
state would be acceptable to the silver
men, as he is prominent advocate Of
free coinage, but his Ielscnal cka1ac
teristics do rot win him many admirers
or ardent supporters. Senator Corbett
is credited with an ambition to end his
days United States senator, but he is
equally Objectionable with Dolph to the
silver men, and his feeble health il
against him. Sol. H;rsch has never lost
sight OF tie office nor forgotten his de-
feat, for which the mission to Turkey
was not sufficient reco.npense. Two
younger and more active republicans are
mentioned for the place, c. w. Fu-t5,t
and Thomas II. Tongue. Both are ex-
tre1nely popular, able, energetic and
gifted with the rare quality of doil-g
things for others cl eerfully' and ear
nestly, and neither has established q
financial record that is Objectionable tc.
the extremists OH either side. There are.
no doubt others who will be mentioned
Or will keep their lightning rods in ora
der. The situation is both Interesting
and perplexing.
The last of the three great public eil-
terprises i'll which Portland has expended
so much money will soon be completed
and Bull Run water will run all through
the city. Work is progressing rapidly
on the great pipe line and the high and
low service reservoirs on Mt. Tabor and
City Park. 1t will be quite change to
have the pure water from the SHOWS of
Mt. Hood from the vile stuff that SO re-
Gently overspread the streets of Portland
and has given the health officer so much
work. The other two enterprises are
the Burnside street bridge. just COM
pleted, and the deepening of the river
channel to Astoria, completed year
ago. The Puget Sound papers gleefully
assert that the flood has filled up the
river channel and the channel across the
bar as well, and the Astoria papers with
equal g1ee echo the first and DENY the
last. Both speak from the standpoint Of
their desires and not by the card The
strong current of the Columbia has n
doubt secured the river and bar channei
still deeper. AS to the Willamette, Il
water is still too high to admit of OIL
servation, though it is possible the bac )
water may have caused a little sedimerc
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