The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-01-05
THE STATE PRESS.

Silver Lake, the scene of the recen,
holocaust resulting in the death of abou
forty people, is village of only Is
people, nearly third of whom wer
killed. One Of the burned was ]. J
Buick, son of D. S. X. Buick, of Rose
burg. Mrs. Abshier wtas the wife O
the county assessor. Frank West ono,
managed the stock raising business o
VIM. Sharon the millionaire. w. Cla,
Miaii1in formerly resided at Cottag,
Grove. Mrs. Nebtse Williams was 1
slster-in-law of Henry and Jerome vii
iiams. of this city. and Mrs. Ella Wars
a relative OF w. H. Parker of this city
Albany Democrat.
! The statement that no more passes
will be issued by the Southern Pacih,
to members of the. legislature proved t
be unfounded or misleading, for it 1.
since learned that some members, il
no. all, have received luhis patronage al
reaidy.-Sourh Oregon Monitor.
They say 1t will be a grand affair and
cost about $1,000" remarked Governo,
Pennoyer yesterday concerning the pro.
posed inaugaural ball, in conversation
with Chief Clerk Il. c. Giltner, of the
secretary of states Office. "The mon.
ey," he added, could be put to better
use by sending it Ito the starving peopl,
Of Nebraska, or distributing 1t among
the deserving poor of our own state."-
Statesman.
PebiJlons are being circulated for sig.
natuuss and will be presented to the
legislature, asking that the Indians, es.
peebaIlly chose of the Warm Springs
Agency, be prohibited from hunting
deer out of the boundaries of their own
territory. These Indians have been in
the habit of making annual hunting
trips to Lame. Linn, Crook and Marion
counties land killing great numbers of
deer, and dhrealtAn to exterminate
them.-Eugene Register
The recorders office under the salary
system does not quite pay the salaries
of the recorder and his deputy, to say
nothing of rent, fuel. lights and Incl.
denltaq expenses. The reoordsr's dudes
consist of recording Instruments for
individuals and solely for their benefit
and the law should be drawn so that
the expenses of the office should be GOV.
cred by the recsfpts, and the expenses
so limited. The taxpayer should not be
called upon to carry amy of the burden
at ALL The salary has accomplished
one ching for the taxpayers 1t has
made it plain that under THE old sys.
tenn the taxpayer was burdened with
expenses that by right should have been
met by those who received the benefit
East Oregonian.
Miners ait the Beaver Hill coal mine
in Coos county recently struck against
mining coal for As cents per ton, and
now we see by AN Ashland dispatch
that carload fo negro miners passed
through that place bound for Coos coun.
70. to Hal1e the place of the strikers.
Pacific coast labor will soon be down
to the SHINE level as Atlantic coaa
labor, and then our workers will be
why they had not sense
enough to lay something by when wages
were gOod.--Gold Beach Gazette.
The roads between Salem and Dallas
were never in better condition at this
season of the year than now They have
been well and systematically worked
the past season.-Valley Transcript.
The legislative committee Of county
Judges wants the earth, apparently ItI
seems strange that men of business
sense and integrity should entertain
Tor moment the proposition of re,
luirdng all taxes to be paid in cash.
If these gentlemen would seek TO follow
The statute more closely in regard to
mourning Indebtedness. instead of att
to devise ways for repudiat-
ng The indebtedness already incurred,
-heir action would be deserving Of COM
Gazette.
The building of good roads would in
,rease the wealth. OF Oregon ten fold.
There ds no greater wealth producer
han a good roadway.-Telephon Reg
ster