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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT.

The Main Points OF Mr. Jones' Annual
Report for the Last Fiscal Year.
Washington, Nov. 12.-First Assist
ant Postmaster-General Frank M.
Jones has issued his annual report for
the year ended June 80, 1895. Mr..
Jones shows that the divisions under
his supervision have saved, during the
year, $1,395,577, the principal items
being in the saving in the carriers by
stopping overtime, and a reduction of
force amounting to 81, 300, 900. The
salaries of all presidential postmasters
amounting to $5,897 200, and the gross
receipts of postofices $50, 538, ,097. The
number of presidential postmasters is
3,491, of which 159 are first class,
700, second class, 2,632 third class.
An estimate of $17,OOO,OO0 for all
postmasters is made for the year 1897,
an increase over the present year of
81, 100000.
The total number Of positions
brought within the classified service
was 1896.
Mr.. Jones recommends the abolition
of experimental free delivery, unless
81 900, 900 is appropriated for the pur.
pose; also free rural delivery, unless
$40, 900, 900 is appropriated.
Of the investigations and discharge
of carriers for cause, Mr.. Jones says
385 carriers have been removed. He
reviews the conditions which made the
investigations necessary, the principal
one being the accumulation Of over
time claims, showing that something
was wrong. The work has been sys-
tematically prosecuted during the past
eight months, and the carriers at 151
offices have been Investigated.
An estimate of $12, $50, 900 is made
for the free delivery service next year.
The money order report shows that
there are 10, 691 domestic money order
offices, and orders to the amount of
/ Sc, 709, OS9 were issued, and $780,
/ SO, $50 paid. Mr.. Jones recommends
legislation requiring clerks handling
money order business to give bonds.
Concerning dead letter matter, the re-
port says:
"The number of pieces of original
mail matter received during the year
for treatment was 6,319,87 a de-
crease of 81,171."
Mr.. Jones renews several recon-
mendations made in his last report,
such as penalty for using postmarks
for unlawful purposes; to prevent boy.
cotting postofices; to amend the rank.
ing laws; more stringent Legislation
against obscene mail matter; the
power to suspend employees; the en-
ployment of temporary and substitute
clerks; care or disabled employees; the
better classification of salaries fol
clerks in larger offices and the employ
ment of substitute carriers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
vENEzUELANs AROUSED.
They Favor ctive Preparations fol
War Against England.

Washington, Nov. 12.-The first in.
formation of the excited public feeling
in Venezuela, resulting from British
demands. reached here today by Cara
cas- papers to November 1. The pre-
vailing sentiment is for immediate war
preparations, although some conserva-
tive journals advocate moderation.
The British ultimatum had not been
received, but the publication of its
substance has aroused some patriotism.
Diaro de Caracas. the semi.om cial
government organ, says: "In case an
emergency arises and the government
of Venezuela is obliged to resort to
arms, the English will be expelled
from the disputed territory. The pub
lie may rest assured it will only be
necessary for the government to send a
telegraphic dispatch to the frontier in
order to have this expulsion carried
out"
Ell TEMPO, conservative, publishes
leader ''on the defense of GUIANA"
in which it urges upon the government
the immediate dispatching of 1000
Venezuelan troops to the frontier, in
order to be ready at any time to take
possession of the territory and hold it,
if the English make any move forward.
A tabulated statement is made of the
military force requisite.
Ell TEMPO also urges the establish
ment Of military colonies along the
frontier. These would draw Venezue-
lans and would provide force avail
able to resist English encroaohment. It
adds:
''The defense against England is a
national obligation. The reports from
London show that England proposes to
use force. Venezuela has done much
toward getting ready, but she has not
yet done enough"
A strong appeal to patriotic senti-
ment is made. 1t is pointed out that
the Argentine Republic won a war
against Great Britain, and that Mexico
won against a combination of France,
England and Spain. The paper asserts
that people who abandon their rights
should perish from the earth.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
MAY GUST DUNRAVEN
Such Action Talked of by the
New York Yacht Club.
DISLIKE HIS LATE ACCUSATION
That of Imputing knowledge of Fraud
to Messrs. Ise1in and Smith in
Measuring Defender.

New York, Nov. 13.-There is much
talk among the members of the New
York Yacht Club of expelling Lord
Dunraven from the club, of which he
is an honorary member, for his course
in imputing knowledge of fraud to
Messrs. Iselin and Smith, in the mat
ter of the official measurement of De-
fender prior to the recent races for the
Americas cup. Among those who
have expressed themselves in favor of
charges being preferred against Lord
Dunraven, if he does not Immediately
resign. are ]. V. Bouvier, P. M. Hal
stead, Mr.. Doremus, Mr.. Clark and N.
l. Nichols. Commodore Smith said
that he did not known whether Mr..
Iselin had demanded that the cup and
regatta committees of the New York
Yacht Club should make an investiga-
tion of Lord Dunraven's charges, but
he had no doubt that he would take
such action. Mr.. Iselin was not in
town today.
Members of the New York Yacht
Club say that it is not necessary to pre-
fer charges against Dunraven in order
to expel him from his honorary mem
bership. They say that under chapter
20 of the bylaws he can be summarily
deposed from the roll. The chapter
reads:
SIN case of an occurrence injurious
to the welfare of the club, the name of
any member implicated therein may be
removed from the list of members by a
vote of a majority of the representa-
tives at any meeting"
It is thought meeting of the cup
committee will be held in a few days
to consider Dunraven's charges. There
was remonstrance of feeling on the
floor of the stock exchange today. Ex-
Commodore Smith was cheered, and
when brokers yelled, "What's the mat
ter with Iselin?' there were loud
cheers, but Lord Dunraven's name was
=.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
GENERAL MILES REPORT.
Says There Is Necessity of Immediate
Action in Coast Defense.

ct1On In Coast Defense.
Washington, Nov. 13.-The annual
report of General Miles, commanding
the army, was made public today. The
personnel is shown to be in excellent
condition, well instructed, efficient and
attentive to duty. Liberal appropria-
tions are required for public buildings
at the posts, many of which are out of
repair. General Miles believes that
the peaceable conditions now existing
among the various Indian tribes is
largely attributable to the presence of
troops at suitable points and the ad-
mirable conduct of the experienced
army officers who have been placed in
charge of the principal agencies. While
it is economical and desirable to have
the reserve forces of the army near the
great centers of communication, Cen
eral Miles urgently contends that these
points should be selected for their
strategic value, and that the tendency
toward concentration should not be
carried to the point of depriving the
Western settlements of proper protec-
tion.
Ouu6T Uu0 hOdo Vi COdSb uCLOASCS,
General Miles states the condition of
these is such as to require decided and
immediate action for their improve
ment. The unguarded condition of our
coasts is known by every first-class
power, and our people should not be
led into false security.
He quotes from his report of 1894 a
strong argument for the defense of Pu
get sound, and shows that since the
time the new Canadian railway con-
nections have been established there,
not single gun has been placed in
position for defense, while those at the
entrance of the Columbia are obsolete
and of little value. It is true that
some progress has been made toward
defending San Francisco, and few
modern guns and rifles have been
placed there. These, however, are but
a small part of the general plan for the
defense cf the harbor, while San Diego
is in the same condition as Puget
sound, entirely at the mercy of any for
eign feet.
General Miles recalls his report of
1889 upon the absolute Importance of
the defense of the entire Pacific coast,
in view of the fact that it is possible
for any naval power to blockade any
important port within ninety days,
while it would take many years to
make successful resistance and the
country might be required to pay an
indemnity of 5000. 600, 900. While
the railroads might transport a million
brave me-. to she coast, they would be
useless without appliances to cope with
the modern engines'of war, and with
all our intelligence, inventive genius
and enterprise, we are as far behind in
the modern appliances Of war as China
or Japan.
Such were the conditions SIX years
ago, says General Miles, and such are
the conditions today, with the except
in of the slight progress made at San
Francisco.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
Plumbers May Strike.

Pittsburg, Nov. 12.-The United
States Plumbers Association of the
United States and Canada has sane
toned a movement which, probably,
will result in stubborn fight between
the master plumbers and journeymen
of Pittsburg and Allegheny. The
plumbers union today adopted resolu-
tions demanding from their employers
an advance in wages Of 10 per cent, to
take effect at z O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing. The members have been instruct
ed to report for work in the morning,
present their demands, and, if not con-
ceded, to refuse to work. The demand
is for the restoration of the 10 per cent
cut made in 1894.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14

Seattle, Nov. lathe trial of John
and James McCann and their father,
Michael, for the murder of Joseph Cic-
ero last August, came to an end today,
with verdict of murder in the first
degree for the boys and an acquittal
for the father. The case lasted through
an entire week, and was bitterly
fought. The motion for a new trial
will be based on alleged error in ad-
mitting as evidence against the sons
statements made by the old man before
the killing and not in the presence of
his sons.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
rha Japanese i'm Formosa.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 13.-The Vlad.
livestock correspondent of the Novoe
Vremya telegraphs that the japanese
on the island of Formosa have estab.
lished their headquarters at Tai Wan,
and have called for fresh reinforce.
ments in view of the fact that the ma.
tives continue their resistance to the
occupation of that island by the Jap
anese.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
New Machinery for the Ericsson

Dubuque, Ia, Nov. 12.-The Iowa
iron works has shipped the new ma
chinery for the torpedo boat Ericcson,
and the trial trip will be held this
month on Long Island sound, should
the weather permit. On the trial trip
last fall piston-rod was pulled out
and cylinder-head smashed. It was
then supposed that the key of the pis-
ton rod had broken. On the second
trial last summer similar accident
occurred, causing the death of three
men, and 1t was then concluded that
the cylinder-head was too light. This
defect has been remedied in the new
engine.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14

Washington, Nov. lathe presi-
dent has signed the proclamation open
ing the Nez Perce ceded lands to settle
ment November 1S. The proclamation
recites the provisions of the law and
directs that under the regulations is
sued by the secretary Of the interior,
the land shall be opened to settlement
according to the terms of the treaty.
The pr1ce of the agricultural lands is
fixed at s.. 70 per acre. and of timber
lands S. per acre. 1t is not anticipated
that there will be a great rush for the
lands.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14

Darmstadt, Nov. 13.-Nothing is
known in court circles here of the SEN
sational story circulated regarding the
illness of the czarina, whose life was
said to be despaired of as the result of
an operation. Nothing further is
known at Darmstadt than that the &C.
couchment of the czarina, formerly
Princess Alex of Hesse, may be expect
ed any day.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
THE ANNUAL REPORTS
Bureau of Construction and
Repair of the Navy.
ESTIMATES FOR APPROPRIATIONS
Some of the Recommendations Made In
the Report of the First Assistant
Postmaster-General.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Commodore
Philip Hichborn, chief of the bureau of
construction and repair of the navy,
has completed his report of the year.
The report includes estimates for ap-
propriations for next year, the most
important being S., $50, $40, to be ex-
pended on vessels authorized by con-
gress for the increase of the navy. He
also asks for 81 500, 900 for the general
repair of vessels and purchase of stores
and machinery; $685. for the con.
tinuance of work already authorized on
the Hartford, the Chicago and other
vessels, and $500, 900 for two composite
sailing vessels. He dwells especially
upon the necessity of adequate money
for the repair of vessels, covering mod
ern steel ships, with their extreme SUBJ
division and elaborate systems Of ven-
tilation, drainage and mechanical auxil-
iaries Of all kinds. They require much
greater care, both when in commission
and in ordinary than was formerly the
case with the old wooden ships.
It is more than nine years since the
first vessel of the new navy was put in
raj repairs and renewals of fittings and
equipments is becoming more and more
pressing.
The policy Of extreme economy has
about reached its limit, and unless
more ample appropriations are made
for the care and preservation of ships
and the general maintenance Of the
yard plants. the efficiency of the feet
will be diminished and the government
property will suffer serious deteriora-
tion.
Commodore Hichborn notes the COM
pletion and acceptance during the year
of the Marblehead, Columbia, Olympia
and Minneapolis; gives the status of
other vessels almost completed, and
also states the fact in connection with
contracts recently let and specifications
made under the authority of the last
naval appropriation bill. He suggests
the Importance of appropriations suf-
ficient to put the navy yard plants at
Portsmouth, N. H., Boston, New York,
League island, Norfolk and Mare ISL
and in condition to meet the demands
Of the immediate future. He thinks
$Is5, ,090 necessary at Norfolk; $780,
OOO.a New York and 5000 at Mare
island. He also renews the recon-
mendation of last year for the APP
preparation Of $$75, 600 for each Of the
new stations at Port Royal and Puget
sound. This money is, he says, neces-
sary to equip the stations with tools so
as to enable them to cover the ordinary
repair work.
Probably, the most important part of
the report is that devoted to the neces-
sity Of increased drydock facilities.
Mr.. Hichborn notes the fact that there
was no dock in the country sufficiently
large to dock the Indiana preliminary
to her trial trip.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
The Debt OF Argentine,

Buenos Ayres, Nov. lathe secret
sittings of the legislature continue and
it is expected that the deputies will ap-
prove the bill to unity the debt, but
that the senate will reject it.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
The War in Ashantee

London, Nov. 13.-It is expected
that war in Ashantee will be declared
at the next, cabinet council. The au-
thorities at Woolrich arsenal have re.
ceived orders to forward all the neces-
sary stores.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
EneI,.h Mis.ion Attacked,

Constantinople, Nov. 13.-An Eng
lish mission near Jerusalem has been
attacked by riotous mob. The mis-
sionaries escaped, but some servants
were killed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-06-26
.sEAhED PROPOSALS..

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bpild . bridge over Huntington Creek at the
present site OF Che ABOUND House'' bridge In
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fa6d spifss fog th56. fBids to b. ;opned
sSply 1St, 1895. sfet-sit.,' 80 = -, 90
BY order Of the county Commissioners Of
Eiko county. '..'7i 80
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-06-26

..{rphe above balance, stands to the
2TsditsoG Ahe various fnpds az per
Tressptsr's Balance Sheet, dated
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1895-07-18

street, and solely in the interests
of the manipulators of the money
markets of these localities. then its
reasoning is doubtless phllosoph-
ical, but if it is creatinga standard
by which to measure the honest
balances between debtors and cred
itors, it must seek medium where
justice can be meted out to each
alike.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1895-07-18

ment were more than double, per
capita, in 1890 than IN 1910, more
than double the expenses in 1850.
In other words, the more people
there are to govern the more it
costs to govern each individual.
When applied to any other bust
ness proposition, this could be ex-
planned only on the basis of in
excusable extravaganza. 1t would
not be bad scheme to change our
course or call halt.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1895-07-18
RESULT OF THE WILSON BILL

Attention was called by this paper yes
terday to Bralstreet's report that more
than 100000 industrial workers have
received voluntary advances in wages,
averaging 10 per cent, within couple
of months. A Republican organ cor.
rectly says that nothing like this has
ever before been known" 1t was not
known during President Harrison's ad
miniStration. 1t was not known during
the four years the Mckinley law was in
force. Wages were not generally ad-
vanced soon after that law took effect,
nor at any time before it's repeal. Such
thing as voluntary increase of wages
on large scale was unheard of under
that law. Reductions were made in every
part of the country, but no advances at
all of consequence except few resulting
from strikes.
The " ilson bill was passed last Au-
gust. Sections of it went into effect
soon afterwards and other sections later
some not until the beginning of 1895. 1t
is worthy of note that the upward move
ment of wages had its beginning in Sep
tember and has been growing ever since
1t began in the wooden mills-o OF
the results of the placing of wool on the
free list. 1t spread to other tex lie in
dustrics and then became general. AS
soon as the winter was over reports ol
advances in wages were received daily
The list for april includes 67 in which
the increase was as much as ptr cent
Il all but six cases the increase was 1C
per cent or over. In 10 it was 15 aud in
several others from II to 90 per cent
In the case of the Cincinnati cloak
makers, where 1000 persons we're EN-
ployed, an advance of % per cent was
given. The wages of 10000 brick manu-.
facturels on the Hudson River were in.
creased from 10 to % per cent. One re-
port for April shows a 10 per cent in.
crease in the wages OF 25 900 employees
and another similar advance in the
I pay Of 24000. These were AL mill hands
in Massachusetts. One of the Is pei
cent advances that month affected 10,00(
mon in Youngstown, O.
None of these employees are included IN
the 1000 900 covered by Bradstreet's re
port which goes back only couple OF
month3. The total number whose wages
have been increased since the Wilson bill
ok effect is probably not far from 9.
000000. And n conservative estimate
| places the average advance at 10 pei
cent. For every dollar received by these
! 100000 wage .earners under the Nc
Kinley bill, $l10 is received under the
Wilson law If their aggregate monthly
earnings amounted then to Sl00,00000(
a month--an average Of $50 per man
they amount now TO $4,000, 0,000-a clear
gain of Sl0,0OO,000 month or 10000
0C0 IA year to the wage earners of the
country.
II the re luction of the tariff under the
Wilson bill has not been leading factor
in this wage advancing movement, why
il it that the advances have been con.
fined in most part to our protected in.
dustresy Will some high tariff Repub.
lican answer the question? ST. Louis
RepHbiic.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1895-07-18

Vol. |, No. | of Il neat and
nowsy paper, the Bland Weekly
Heraid, published in the Cochiti
mining district, by Messrs Ortiz
& Hughari, has been received.
The Herald will be democratic.
and, therefore, Of course, for the
co mage of silver at III TO 1.