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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05
FREE SCHOOLS.

Free schools are maintained on
the grounds of pubic policy and all
children are afforded an opportu-
nifty of receiving an education in
the common branches at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers. Statistics
show that education has a ten
dency to lessen crime and for this
reason alone it might be well to
make the attendance compulsory.
With the common school educa-
ton the pupil is equipped to en-
ter upon the duties of ordinary
business and further than this the
state should not be called upon to
assist. Professor Chapman thinks
the state is doing too little in this
direction. Doubtless he is look
ing at the situation from an Altru-
rian standpoint. What we want
and what the country demands is
more active, energetic persons who
will support themselves by pro-
ductive labor. Higher education
means less contentment among
the masses, and forces into the
professions many who are incom-
petent and might, if engaged in
some other pursuit achieve sue
cess. College educations will
not make business men. This is
especially true of those receiving
a higher education at the expense
of the public where no exertion
or sacrifice is made on the part OF
the person receiving it. If, after
the common branches have
been thoroughly mastered, a thirst
is acquired for college course it
will be attained through the un-
firing exertions of the pupil-it
the proper metal has gone into his
composition, otherwise he would
be no better qualified to take his
place in the business world than
before it had been received. Time
was when boys and girls were
expected to assist in securing an
education, while now they are
taught that the taxpayer will pro.
vide the luxury. The sooner theil
minds are disabused of this absurd
idea the better. The school of ex.
perience is the one that best fits a
man for life and if the money Sc.
cured for the payment of expenses
at college is obtained through per.
sonal contact with the world such
student is more likely to meet
with success in after life than
those who receive their education
at the expense of the state.
That life is not all a dream
should be learned before old age
overtakes US, and no better time
is afforded than while attending
college.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05
INSANITY AS A DEFENSE.

The conviction of Prendergast
following that of the bomb
throwers, is a refutation of the
charge that the enemies of society
are in the ascendency in Chicago
and somewhat revives the public's
dropping faith in the jury system
Society demands for its protection
a igid enforcement of the Grim
inal laws. Sympathy for the cul-
prit should not avert the punish
ment for the crime. Insanity,
where an Intentional murder has
been committed, should not be
admissible as a defense. A less
revolving means of death than
that by hanging should be suffered
by the insane murderer, but it is
dangerous policy to allow him to
plead condition of mind as excul-
patton of his crime.
The jury should be the final
arbitration between the law and
the defendant. Our own governor
and that of Illinois has proven the
danger of giving the executive
unlimited pardoning power. The
judicial and executive branches of
the state are intended and should
be distinct in these functions; but
the governor in using his own dis
cretion in pardoning convicted
criminals usurps and annuls the
power of both judge and jury.
The constitution gives to the gov
ernor power to pardon under such
restrictions as may be provided by
law. The legislature should limit
this power to cases where the per-
son convicted is afterwards abso-
lutely proven to be innocent.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05
WHERE THEY COME FROM.

A trade paper publishes the follow
ing in regard to the leading members ol
the ways and means committee who
have prepared the new tariff bill, a
measure vitality affecting the industries
of this country:
"Here are the names and addresses
of the leaders of the ways and means
committee:
chairman Wilson, Charleston, w.
Va, population 2,2s7.
"Benton McMlllln, Carthage, Tenn,
population 47s.
"Henry G. Turner, Quitman, Ga,
population 1858.
"Clifton R. Breckinridge, Pine
Bluffs, Ark population less thao 1 900:
"Alexander B. Montgomery, Eliza
bethtown, KY, population 2,260.
"We have no advertisers from any of
these towns; no trade paper has; there
are no manufactures located there,
and yet all the manufacturing indus
tries of the United States must lie idle
while these men, who know nothing
about manufactures, argue over what
they do uot understand"
Tho significant fact which is made
prominent in this extract is that these
men all reside in small villages of the
south where there are no factories and
no trade except of the most petty ma
ture. Just as good men may live in
small country villages as in large cities;
but men are in part the creatures of
their environment, and one would not
look for expert sailors in Bohemia Or
wine dressers in Manitoba. Just as
little should We expect to find men in
these small southern villages, aloof
from all the great currents of American
business and industry, capable of tax
ing broad and intelligent view of the
policies best suited to promote the gen.
eral interests of trade and industry in
the United States.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05
ONE day this week Governor Pc

ONE day this week Governor Pen
noyer pardoned four convicts. 1t
seems nearly useless for the counties
of the state to spend large sums of
money to convict criminals when one
man is allowed to turn them out by
the wholesale.-Eugene Guard. What
would you do about it2 Would you
take the pardoning power away from
the governorAStatesman. Yes, place
the power in the hands of the legisla-
ture.-Guard. The GAZETTE would
suggest that the criminal courts
throughout the state be discontinued
during the remainder of Pennoyer's
term, or.else have the governor COM
mitted to the asylum for the next six
months.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the circuit court of the state of Oregon
for Benton county:
In the matter of the assignment
Of Of Ma Max Friend Friendly for the ben
Notice is hereby given to all persons con
cerned that Max Friendly, of Corvallis,
Benton county, Oregon, on the 26th day of
October, 1898, duly made an assignment to
me of all of his property for the benefit of
his creditors, land thatlI have accepted said
trust and duly qualified as such assignee;
and all persons having claims against the
above named insolvent debtor, Max Friend
ly, are hereby notified to p, resent the same
to me, under oath, at the First National
bank at Corvallis, Benton county, Oregon,
within three months from the date of this
notice. w. T. PEET,
Assignee of Max Friendly for the benefit
of creditors.
Dated November 18th, 1898.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given that the partner
ship heretofore existing between Nels 81.
Wheeler and G. w. Langley, under the
firm name of Wheeler & Langley, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent, G. w.
Langley retiring. All accounts, notes and
bills due the late firm will be payable to
Nels II. Wheeler, who succeeds to the bus.
mess of the said firm and who assumes all
indebtedness of said firm.
NELs H. WHEELER,
G. w. LANGLEY.
Dated at Corvallis Dec. 20, 1893.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

NEWS comes from Alaska that
the declining fashion for sealskin
has already reduced the price of
skins some two or three dollars.
Fashion will unconsciously do
more TO prevent the extinction OF
these animals than any amount Of
arbitration or International laws
Tor their protection.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

The war in Brazil is being carried
on principally in the newspapers. The
amount of matter furnished by war
correspondents, compared with the
amount of actual fighting done,
is about in the same proportion as the
Oregon Pacific litigation is to the value
of the PROPERTY involved.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

THE most damaging evidence
against the Portland smuggling ring
was not Blum's testimony Itself, but
the proven fact that defendants of high
business standing had intimate rela-
tions with such a scoundrel as the de-
fense proved Blum to be.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

MANY Of those who are now COM
planning the loudest about hard times
voted for "the change" The repub-
lican press told them how 'twould be
and it snever told lie."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

THOSE Brazilians can do more fight
ing with less killing and carry on war
longer without doing any serious dam
age than any people of the comic op-
era stage.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

Iii said that death and taxes come
to every man. In Paris they have
fixed it so that even should death get
the start taxes will have an inning be-
fore the game is done. The city levies
q tax on funerals.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

If the president can send a para
mount diplomatic officer to the Ha-
waiian government to supercede a
minister, without the consent of the
senate, he has the power to send them
to any. other government.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

"ANoTHER great railroad in the
hands of receiver" is getting to be a
stereotyped heading. When this thing
runs its course such a lot of water will
be pumped out of railroad stocks as
will put the properties on the dry bot
tom foundation of legitimate business
properties.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

IT was an affecting scene when OK
Treasurer Arlington, of Douglas
county took leave of his family to go
to the penitentiary for larceny of the
county's funds. 1t will also be an af-
fecting scene when his bondsmen leave
their homes, sold out to pay the amount
Of the deficiency.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

In the show window of. THE GAZETTE
stationery store may be seen several beau
tiful specimens of the painters art
landscape views of local scenery, on eel
luloid, the handiwork of Mrs Wallis
Nash. We have large supply of this
material on hand in various tints and will
gladly supply those in need of the same.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05
FOR RENT.

320 acre farm; ITO acres in cultivation,
balance enclosed pasture; good buildings,
orchard, etc. nj, s. WooDcoCK.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05

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is after their scalps once more.
He parts company with the party
on the pension question and stands
bravely by his old comrades in
arms. 1t will be remembered that
he made a couple of speeches just
after the Chicago convention in
1892, in which he scored Cleve
land severely. To keep HIM in
line they nominated him for con-
gress in one Of the New York city
districts. Now he is in a position
to do them more harm than ever
and he seems ready to do it. He
made a ringing speech in congress
the other day in which he said the
question should be kept above
sectionalism. He was glad to
note that many who were his ad-
versaries in battle showed the dis
position to grant liberal pensions
to the union veterans. Then the
old warrior warmed up and said
he did not believe that wholesale
frauds existed in the pension roll,
and that no party would rule long
in this country and no rulers would
long survive popular condemna-
ton who cast unsullied slurs upon
the integrity and good faith of
veterans on the pension rolls.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-05
THROUGH TICKETS

To all points in the Eastern States, Canada
and Europe can be obtained at lowest rates
from A. X. Miner, agent, Corvallis.
E. p ROGERS. Asst. G. F. g. Agent.
K KoEHLER Mapager. Portland, Oregon
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-12

last week to good houses is divided.
Last Saturday evening four OF the mem
bers OF the company refused to go on the
stage until the salary due them had been
paid. The manager parleyed for a time
but was finally obliged to pay up when
the play went on.
Four of the members of the company,
including the comedian, remained
here and the rest of the company and
George E. Murphy, an elocutionist who
has been here for some weeks, left on
Sunday morning for Benson, A. T.,
where they will play this week. The
members of the company who remained
here are getting up an entertainment for
their benefit.
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-12
TALKING STATEHOOD.
Democrats Urging the Passage of
the Bill.
The Democratic Senatorial Caucus De-
cides to Place the Bill on the
Preferred Calendar.

A Washington dispatch of last Satur-
day says that Delegates Joseph and
Smith, representing the two territories,
are OF the opinion that New Mexico is to
be admitted to statehood without fur
ther antagonism. Both of them have
been spending considerable time on the
floor OF the senate recently giving the
closest attention to the influence at work
relating to the admission of the terri
tories. Upon the democratic senators
they have urged the argument. 1t is
unfair to judge OF the real political COM
plexion OF this territory by the result of
the contests for delegates. Mr.. Joseph
has been especially fortunate in convinc-
ing certain senators that Catron's cleo
ton was the result of combination of
events which do not accurately evidence
the political sentiments of New Mexico.
Indeed, both Smith and Joseph have
argued from the same premises with
equally gratifying results and have
clearly established the fact that both
territories are democratic. They fur
ther argued that the program for ad-
mission be carried forward as zealously
as though they were both to continue to
sit in the house for the next two years.
Friends of the territorial admission
bills feel much elated over the action of
the democratic senatorial caucus decid-
ing to place bills on the preferred calen-
dar. There has been some fear lest the
fact that Arizona and New Mexico had
elected republican delegates to congress
at the last election would induce the
democratic senate to decide against tax
ing the bills up at the present session.
Senator Faulkner, chairman of the
territorial committee, met the argument
of those who would have had the bills
sidetracked for political reasons, with
the assertion that the result of the recent
election could not be accepted as in any
sense criterion OF the permanent politi-
cal preference of the people of the terri
tories.
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-12
THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
Thomas B. CatrOn Has Received His Ger
tificate of Election as Delegate
From New Mexico.

The official canvass OF the returns of
the election held on the 9th of last month
in this territory was completed last FRI
day by the secretary OF the territory.
The total vote was 35,3Ol as against
3l,Ol9 two years ago,an increase OF 1882.
Grant county cast the largest vote for the
populist candidate OF any county in the
territory. In two counties the populist
candidate received no votes. In 1892
Joseph received 5,799 votes against l5,-
35l this year; loss OF 44S, while Catron
received 1920 votes in 1892 against 49,
ll3 this year; gain of 1888. Catron's
plurality is 2,762 and his majority is 925.
Below is the vote by counties:
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-12

Scattering. Dona Ana /, Mora |.
The gain in the vote over that OF two
years ago indicates gain in population
OF about 10000, or u gain OF 10000 a year
which is much more rapid increase of
population than was shown during the
ten years between 1880 and 1890.
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-12
The Artesian Well.

II. n. Childers, who has devoted con-
siderable time to the new artesian well
project, is in correspondence with vari-
GUS parties in reference to the cost of
putting down well here. He has re-
ceived a great deal OF encouragement
from the business men of this place,
many OF whom have subscribed literally
to the enterprise.
There is hardly doubt but that arte-
sian water can be secured above town,
in fact it was demonstrated some years
ago that artesian water could be obtained
in the valley in which the Hentzlman
ranch is situated. A hole was bored by
W. H. Newcomb, on what is now the
Heintzleman ranch, to the depth OF about
900 feet and there was considerable
flow OF artesian water, but when Heint-
zleman took up the place the hole was
plugged.
The diameter OF the hole is but two
inches and the flow from hole of this
diameter would, OF course, be very much
less than it would be from a well OF the
diameter which it is now proposed to
drill. 1t is certain that water can be
obtained at that place which is about
two miles from Silver City and there
seems to be no reason why artesian
water cannot be obtained in the same
valley nearer town. There ought to be
no difficulty in getting the required
amount subscribed to put the well down.
There came near being big fire at
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-12

Next Sunday evening Rev. Edward S.
Cross, of the Episcopal church, will give
his second and concluding discourse on
Martin Luther. All are cordially invited.
The first snow of the season fell last
Saturday night. The snow was very
light and remained on the ground but a
few hours.
The fence surrounding the convent
property presents much nicer appear
ance since it was painted short time
since.
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-12
A Theatrical Company Divides.

The Peyton stock company which
played at Morrill, hall every evening
The eagle. (Silver City, N.M.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-12

There came near being big fire at
Deming on the evening OF the End inst.
About 8 O'Clock the dry goods store OF
Max Heymann was discovered to be on
fire by Chas. Poe. After considerable
hard work the fire was eXtinguished.
The loss was about 81 900. 1t was fully
covered by insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-30
NEWS OF KANSAS
Admission of Boys to the State
Penitemtiarv
Before They Have Attained the
Proper AGE.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
"A Woman Dies While Doctor
Says There's No Danger.
OTHER STATE NEWS.

ATcHIsON, March 80-The Globe sayss
The law provides that no person under
the age of Is years shall be confined in
the state peniteutiary- but the prison
officials obey the mandates of the courts.
A boy was recently admitted who did not
appear TO be over IA years of old.
The officials believe that be lied about
his age, because he wanted 90 be ad-
mitted to the penitentiary instead of
being sent TO the reform school. Boys
have natural dislike for the reform
school. but they should have greater
dislike for the penitentiary.
Joseph Sch neider. who was recently
sent TO the penitentiary from Atchison
county, is not yet rs years old if he
knows his own age. He told the keeper
OF the records ~ the penitentiary that he
was born i'm July, 1878
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-30
THE NEW CHINESE TREATY.
1T VIII BE Taken Up in The. Senate Next
Thursday or Friday.

WASHINGTON. March 80. Senator Nor
gan, chairman of the committee 0u for
eign relations, says he Will move early
next week to take the Chinese treaty up
for aetiou next Thursday or Friday as he
was Of the opinion that there would be a
sufficient lull in the tariff debate by THAT
time to admit Of this change ia the pro
ceedings, bat that the debate On it would
not be in open session.
Il wants said the senator ITO
get the treaty disposed of as soon as
possible. / consider ii good treaty. and
/ desire to have 1T ratified as soon as 1t
can be done. / do not think there
in any doubt that 1t VIII be ratified by the
senate. This opinion is the result Ell
more or less conference with senators,
and 1 am further confirmed in the opinion
by the merit of the treaty itself Tt is
a clear strong. well worded document.
sits ratification VIII insure an improve
ment in our relations with China. and /
am sure increase our commerce with the
people Of that country, which, consider
ing their number IS an important desider-
atum- They are capable gf consuming
large portion of the products of this
country and If the present treaty is ac-
cepted by this country, it VIII go a long
way toward disposing the Chinese 10
trade with u.s.