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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-21
THE GOLD STANDARD.
England Wants no Change in Her Cur
rency System.

England Wants no Change in Her Cur
rency System.
LONDON, March, 17.-lt is stated
that the government will support the
Whitley bimetalic motion with the
qualification that the government does
not intend to depart in the slightest
degree from the gold standard.
The motion of Whitley recites it is
the opinion of the house that the insta-
bility in the relative value of gold and
silver since the action of the Latin
union in 1873 has proved injurious to
the best interests of the country, and
it urges upon the government the ad-
visibility that it does its utmost to Sc
cure an international agreement.
The chancellor of the exchequer,
Sir Michael Hich-Beach, said that, al
though bimetalism was involved in the
motion, its adoption by the house did
not necessarily involve the adoption
of the bimetallic system by the Uuited
KinpdOm
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HANDS OFF.

The lack of harmony in the republic
can party throughout the state, caused
by the diversion of opinion on the
silver and other questions that threaten
to dismember the party, has caused it
to be divided into factions in every
county, and each of these factions is
waging battle royal for supremacy.
1t is matter of great Importance to
each faction that they carry the pri-
maries to be held soon, and thus secure
delegates to the county and state con-
ventions who will be favorable to their
cause. To accomplish this, it is possi-
BILE that an attempt will be made to
induce democrats to take part in re-
publican primaries, in order to fur
ther the interests of this or that fac.
.tion. Democrats will likely be i'm
portuned to enter republican pri-
maries in order to advance the cause
of some personal friend who may de-
sire to be a delegat or canidate, and
unthoughtedly some may consent to
lend this assistance to republican
friend. This no true democrat can
afford to do. However much he may
favor one or the other OPP
posing factions in the republican party,
he cannot afford to take hand in the
settling of what is only s'family quar-
rel'' in that party. He cannot afford
to stulify himself by undertaking to
settle differences that exist in the
camp of the opposition. No democrat
has an interest IN the nominations
that are to be made by the republican
nor should he lend his
influence to further the cause of this
or that faction, hence he should om-
phatically refuse every invitation
to partake in their councils. The
differences that exist between the diff
ferent factions in the republican
party are no concern to democrats.
Let them settle them among them
selves, and if the attempt at .amicable
settlement shall result in disruption,
democrats have nothing to lose. The
of this state has recognized
the right of adherents to different pol
litical parties to conduct their several
conventions individually, and has
made it criminal offense for any one
to attempt to vote at the primary
elections of two or more parties. Let
democrats at least recognize the
of this law are hold aloof
from taking part in republican meet
ings, called for the purpose of electing
delegates to the republican. conven-
lions by republican votes. Let the re-
publicans settle their differences with |
put the aid of democratic votes at the |
then we can complacently |
say to our friends, the enemy "hands
off," in case we have dissenting |
element in our councils.
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SOURCES OF REVENUE.


This government needs more reye-
nue. with which to pay current ex-
penses, construct internal improve
ments, build up an efficient navy, and
pay the salaries of our high-priced
officials, which there is little hope of
reducing, and how to get thai, revenue
is question that is puzzling the minds
of few statesmen, though it appar-
emily is matter of little concern to
the average congressman. And those
who are bothering their brains over
the problem see bnt one way of raising
money-to tax the people upon con-
sumption ofnecessities of life, clothing,
food, fuel and building material. None
of them seem to consider the advis-
ability of placing purely revenue tax
upon luxuries, which would furnish
abundance of money with which to
conduct the government. For instance
there are about $500 liquor dealers
in the United States. An addition of
S. to the internal-revenue license of
each would yield s1,25O.OO0 a year of
additional revenue.
There are 21, ,293, ,124 gallons of wine
and spirits consumed annually in the
country. An addition of 10 cents a
gallon to the tax would yield revenue
of So, ,129. .312.40
There are 1,O36, ,319, ,222 gallons of
beer drunk in the United States every
year. An extra tax of five cents gal
lon, which would not add at all to the
retail price, would yield revenue of
$51, ,815, 1851 year.
Such taxes would not lay a burden
upon consumption. They would not
add one cent to any PERSONS expendi-
lures for necessaries of life. They
would furnish revenue without levying
a tax upon what we must eat and wear.
Why should not congress quit hobnob-
bing over the tariff and levy some
such taxes as these?
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AN INDUSTRY THREATENED

Two years ago the fishermen on the
lower Columbia got hearing before
the different state conventions, and
sandwiched plank into the platform
of each of the three political parties,
demanding the passage of law by the
legislature prohibiting the use of traps
or wheels for taking salmon from the
different streams in the state. The
object was presumably. to prevent the
wonton destruction of salmon, and to
give them freer opportunity to propi-
gate, but practically it was a move on.
the part of the fishermen at the mouth
of the river to prevent the taking OF
fish above the Cascades, thus reducing
the output and increasing the demand
for their product, the only successful
method for taking fish from the upper
river being with traps and wheels.
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1t was urged by those working in the
interest of the fisherman on the lower
river that traps and wheels were de-
structive to the salmon industry, but
the annual report of Fish and Game
Protector Mcclure for the year 1895,
shows that only twenty-four per cent
of the fish taken from the Columbia
river during that year were caught in
traps and wheels, while seventy-two
per cent were caught with nets and
seins, therefore the argument that
traps and wheels are wantonOusly de-
structive is without foundation.
No doubt similar efforts will be
made at the coming state conventions,
endeavoring to pledge nominees for
the legislature to abolish traps and
wheels; and since there is possibility
of some of the ante-election pledges
being kept by the members who are to
be elected next June, it is we'll that
conventions be wary of committing
themselves on this subject. To abolish
wheels and traps on the upper river
would entirely destroy the fish industry
above the Cascades, and would make
valueIess thousands of dollars worth
of property. 1t would make fishing on
the upper river profitless. and result
in the closing of every cannery In
Eastern Oregon. This certainly no
fair-minded legislator would desire.
The present laws of Oregon, govern
ing the fishing industry. are probably
adequate to meet all demands and ex-
tend all necessary protection to fish,
but since the coming legislature will
likely institute measures for retrench-
ment and reform, and in so doing
will cut off what are considered
needless officers, whose salaries are
burdensome to the people in general,
the office of fish and game protector
may be abolished, unless some means
is provided for paying the salary with
out drawing on the general fund of
the state treasury. That this may be
fOrstalled it might be to the interest
of the fishermen on the upper river to
insist upon the passage of bill sim
liar to the one introduced by Mr.. Stei-
wer at the last session, providing for
licensing owners of wheels, traps, nets
and seins, and that the license thus
collected create fund to pay the sal
ary of the fish protector, thus reliev-
ing all others except those engaged in
the fish business from the burden of
maintaining that Office. Or perhaps it
would be better to establish a seperate
office, fish commissioner, whose duty
it shall be to enfore the laws relating
to food fish and prosecute violators
thereof, and whose salary shall be paid
out of the proceeds of license that may
be imposed upon those engaged in the
fish business.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-21
DEMocRAors OPPORTUNITY

= It now looks as If Mckinley will be
the republican candidate for the presi-
dency, and it also looks as if he will
be nominated on timid, hypocritical, /,
doub1e-faced platform on the money
question, says the Portland Telegram.
Those state conventions which have
selected solid Mckinley delegations
to the national convention have like
wise INDUCED in financial declarations
which are almost exact copies of the
meaningless shuttle adopted four years
ago at Minneapolis. 1t is reasonable
to presume that these eauivocal planks
these demands for true "bimetalism,
with such restriction or under such pro-
vision, to be determined by legislation,
parity of values of the two metals, etc, %
have been framed and adopted with
McKinley's sanction and represent his
attitude on the money issue. If they
do-if the St. Louis convention in
dorses them and nominates him-the
democratic national convention, as
sembled three weeks later at Chicago,
will have chance to set up standard
that tens of thousands of republican
voters will flock to. A bold, outspoken
and frank declaration for the present
money standard and the retirement OF
the greenbacks is absolutely essential
to success at the polls next November,
and the party that is most emphatic in
enunciating such policy is the party
that will appeal most strongly to popu-
lar sentiment.
President Cleveland is reported to
have said to a member of his cabinet a
few days ago: "The democratic party
can win, this year if it will declare un-
equivocally for sound money-no
straddle, no compromise. On a
straightout platform with candidate
to match we can carry the country"
If Mr.. Cleveland said this he probably
took his cue from the tendency of the
state republican conventions this year
to dodge the money issue just as the
party's national convention lodged it
four years ago. One thing is certain
the republican party will commit the
stellar blunder Of its career by failing
of an explicit announcement in favor
of sound money and making the cur
rency question the chief issue of the
campaign. The tariff may be set up
as the main issue, but it will not be
accepted as such. Nine-tenths of the
people are convinced that the tariff
question can wait until the country is
relieved of the more imminent and de-
structive menace of revolution of
money standards-that that is the first
and most important thing to be settled.
These people will vote to commit the
government first of all to the hands of
the party which win pledge itself dis
tinctly to make the final settlement Of
the money question its first duty.
There is strong likelihood that
Mckinley will be the nominee and
that the tariff will be set ahead of all
other issues in the effort to elect him.
If the democratic leaders fail to profit
by the situation they will not be de-
serving of victory.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-21
Waller is Coming Home.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Ex-C Con-
sui John E. Waller, who has been lib
Grated from French prison, will sail
for New York April 4. He will soon
appear before congressional COM
mite which will Investigate the evil
dence whereby the state department
came to the conclusion that Waller
had no case, and accepted his dis
charge with no claims for damages
against the French government.
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INCOME TAXES.


A practical illustration of the work
ings of an income tax is being brought
under the observation of the people OF
Oregon at the present time, and SO far
it is found to be satisfactory at least to
those who are not directly affected
thereby, and is not resulting in any
hardship to those who bear the burden.
Speaking of the law imposing tax on
the incomes of insurance companies,
the Capital Journal says:
Some life and fire insurance COM
panies are paying as high as $500 to
$1,000 as their tax on 10 months busi-
ness of last year, when the law went
into effect that was enacted by the last
legislature. 1t is a just law. Although
hired newspapers said the law would
compel the insurance companies to
raise the rate of insurance, and that
the people would pay the tax. the rates
of insurance in Oregon are lower than
before the passage of the gross premium
tax. This insurance tax will put $780,
600 to 100000 year into the state
treasury, and hurt mo- one. These in
suraDce companies are foreign corpora
tions. They have little tangible prop
erty in the state. It is but fair they
shall pay 50 on each 800 they take
from the people. A similar tax should
be levied on all such corporations, in
cluding railroads, express companies,
telegraph and telephone companies,
sleeping car lines, and any corporation
rendering public service under
franchise, and in the nature of
MONOPOLY,
If an income tax is found to be thus
beneficial in state, it would be none
the less beneficial if adopted by the
general government. It possesses the
commendable features of throwing the
burden of the government upon those
who are best able to support it and
causes the property which receives the
greatest benefits from government pro-
lection to pay the expenses of keeping
up that protection. The great corpor-
.ations operating transportation lines,
manufacturing industries and large
mining properties have the greatest
need of governmental protection; they
receive the greatest benefit from inter-
nal improvements that develope the
latent resources of the country; they
have the greatest need of foreign con-
sulates, standing armies and efficient
navies, therefore portion of their
gross incomes should go toward paying
expenses in every branch.
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action. Let them lay aside their
squabbles over the silver, currency and
tariff propositions, and if need be. de-
vote less time to the campaigns they
are waging for reelection, and turn
their attention 30 matter that is of
vital Importance to the constituency
they are premsued to represent. Let
them, for time, retire from the arena
as politicians and become efficient leg
islators. And let them act promptly.
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TO VISIT THIS COAST.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew
Start West

Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew
Start West.
NEW YORK, March 19.-Cornelius
Vanderbilt and Chauncey M. Depew
will start for the Pacific coast in pri.
vate car FRIDAY afternoon. With them
will go John Hone, jr., Wall-street
broker, and Colonel George r. Fear
ing, of Newport. No route of travel
has been determined upon and only
few of the details of the trip have been
decided upon. The sudden departure
of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the executive
head of the great Vanderbilt system of
railroads, for the Pacific coast, will be
of interest to railroad men all over the
country. That he will be accompanied
by Mr.. Depew is considered significant
by some in the light of recent rumors
concerning the reported desire of the
Vanderbilts to secure control OF the
Pacific railroads in order to gain
through line to the coast.
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The Abxssinian War.

ROME, March 17.-In the chamber oi
deputies today the new premier, Mar
quis di Rudini, announced that the
government would continue hostilities
in Abyssinia until peace could be con-
cluded on honorable terms agreeble to
Italy.
The announcement was received with
cheers, and a credit of 140,000.000 lire
for expenses of the campaign in Af-
rica was unanimously voted.
When the news came to be known
the populace cheered heartily for the
government and for the Italian sol
diery.
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ACQUITTED ON ONE CHARGE.
Partial Decision Reached by the Council
Trying DIR. Brown.

Partial Decision Reached by the Council
Trying DIR. Brown.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE
council that is sitting in judgement on
the Rev. DR.. Brown has acquitted the
accused pastor on one charge, after a
long debate, in which the councilmen
came to the conclusion that DIR. Brown
was not guilty of any immoral conduct
with Mrs. M. A. Stockton. They
based their opinion on the following
facts:
First-That Mrs. Stockton was not a
woman whose testimony could be
taken for the truth.
Second-That there was no evidence
introduced that was strong enough, in
legal sense, to convict the pastor.
Third-That he had shown Mrs.
Stockton great kindness in the way
that a Christian minister should, and
that she had taken advantage of that
kindness.
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passed through the ieshy part of his
left arm near the shoulder. Daggett
is seriously hurt. The ball entered in
front passing through the seventh rib
on the left side, and was taken out of
his back. His left lung is injured.
The robber was killed with a shot
gun, both barrels taking effect in his
abdomen. The shot passed through
his right pants pocket, shattering his
knife, entered the bowels, and ranged
up through his body.
Lovern, arrested as an accomplice,
is notorious character. 1t was in his
place that Assessor Frank Coffee was
killed two years ago.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-21
A RoBBER WAS KILLED
Attempted Hold-up ON the Southern
Pacific

Attempted Hold-up the Southern
Pacific.
VISALIA, Cal, March 19.-For sew
eral days Sheriff Merritt has known
that train-robbery was contemplated,
and yesterday received information
that train 20, going north, would be
held up between Tulare and Goshen.
He sent deputies Vic Reed and Earl
Daggett to Goshen, and took two
others with him to Tulare, and wired
o. ]. Mead, special officer of the
railroad company, who came south and
Joined the officers at Tulare.
The officers left town quietly one at
a time, but were evidently watched. as
the gang at Goshen got word that the
officers had left.
Daggettand Reed got on. the engine
of train 10 ard crouched down in the
coal. watching for signs of the robbers
on each side of the track. About a
mile out of Goshen man climbed over
the rear of the tender and covered the
engineer and fremen, with rife in
one hand aud revolver in the other,
ordering their hands up.
AS the officers turned he saw them
and opened fire with his revolver,
shooting both of them. They re-
turned the fire, Daggett's shot taking
effect and killing the robber instantly.
Daggett loaded again but the rob-
ber fell off the engine. The train ran
into Tulare and the wounded men were
taken off and cared for.
Officers boarded No. 20 and at the
scene of the fight found the body of the
robber and brought it to town. The
dead robber was found to be Dan Nc
Call, a laborer camped near here
chopping wood. 1t appears that
when he found that the officers were
to defend train 20 he re-
solved to hold up the other train, not
knowing the officers were on it. His
deserted himas he boarded
the train at Goshen. He is named
Obi Britt, or Britain Mcbride.
The officers this morning arrested |
81 Lovern, keeper of notorious dead |
'all, and Charles Ardell, barkeeper,
md placed them in Jail. John Hay
,es, Salvation Army man, was ar
.ested at his ranch, eight miles north
# here, and it is supposed that one
,ther member of the gang is to be
AIKEN.
Reeds wound is slight. The ball !
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-21
piphtherla rpidemic subsided

EUGENE, March 19.-The epidemic
of diphtheria, which has been preya-
lent in the vicinity of Coburg, has
greatly subsidized, and is thought now
to be under complete control. There
are only two new cases, and they are
of mild type. There have been
about 30 cases, four of which have
proved fatal,
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Cannot rake the Initiative.

BRUSSELS, March 17.-In the sen.
ate today Premier P. De Smet de
Naleyer reiterated othe views he ex
pressed in the chamber of deputies
March Is, when replying to question
on the subject, he urged the re-estab-
lishment of international bimetalism
and assured the chamber that the gov
ernment would acquiesce in any meas
ure insuring, by international agree
ments, the stability of the monetary
exchange of gold and silver. He
added today, however, that Belgium
could not take the initiative.
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Contract scrip Not a Debt.

BAKER CRY, Or, March 1S.-Cir-
cult Judge Eakin today rendered a
decision in the county warrant case,
virtually sustaining the demurrer to
the complaint, but allowing the de-
fendants the privilege of again amend
ing. The court holds that contract
script only in excess of the 5000 limi-
tation is not debt.
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Our delegation in congress have
made excellent promises regarding
what they would do in reference to se-
curing appropriations for completing
the locks at the Cascades, but the dis
patches fail to announce any activity
shown by these gentlemen, except
Senator Mitchell. Why don't they
quit promising and begin doing some
thingP Actual work is what their con-
stituents in Eastern Oregon want
Promises viii never give US an open
river to the ses,
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men employed in what is known as
''special-order" departments. The
men will quit work today. One hun
dred and fifty are involved.
Several more small factories were
closed:and the strikers were busy hold.
ing meetings and organizing. Several
of the nonunion cutters imported from
New York last week were sent home
by the strikers. OF the last lot of Is
only two are left, and they will leave
the city today. Transportation is fur
nished by the strikers.
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For More BattIe-ships.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE house
committee on naval affairs decided to-
day to provide in the appropriation
bill for four new battle-ships and Is
torpedo-boats. The battle-ships are
to be 1000 tons and cost not more
than SO, 900, exclusive OF armor and
armament. Ten torpedo-boats are to
cost 100000 each, and five $3.50, 900
each. The proposition to build six
battle-ships was lost by a vote of 6 to Z,
only one republican voting for that
number,
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Bradley Endorsed

LOUISVILLE, March 19.-At a meet
ing of leading republicans represent
ing every congressional district in the
state, last night, resolutions were
adopted indorsing the course of Gov
ernor Bradley, and pledging those
present to support his candidacy for
the presidency by sending an in
structed Bradley delegation to st.
Louis. Missionaries will also be sent
into states which have doubtful or
uninstructed delegations.