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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-02-29
KILLED BY A CRAZY MAN.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 21.-E. r.
Campbell, ex-clerk of the United States
district court, was shot and killed by
a son of Robert Campbell today Young
Campbell has been regarded as men
tally unsound.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-02-29
MOVING OUTFITS AND WHEAT
Activity in the Vicinity Of hendrick l.
Unprecedented.

Kendrick, Idaho, Feb. 22.-The return
Of good weather and roads is allowing
reservation settlers to move their farm
implements and household goods TO
their new homes. During the last three
days a steady stream of heavily loaded
wagons have passed through here, and
the merchants are reaping a good trade.
Today party who lately arrived from
the east left with a bIacksmithing outfit
for NeZ Perez City.
The supply of Wheat+n the warehouse IS
is about diminished, there only being
about four carloads of wheat in the five
warehouses. Some Of the grain buyers
who have contracts to fill of fax are
experiencing some trouble in securing
enough to fill their bills. More wheat
was hauled in today than any time dur
ing the last month. The wheat acreage
promises to be almost double that Of
last year. Wheat, As cents in warehouse.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-02-29

Senator Squire VIII Fayorably Report
His Pet Measure.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Squire
will, early next week, report from the
committee on coast defenses his bill
for Notifications. 1t appropriates $751;
900, 000 the whole or any part to be i'm
mediately available on order of the
president. There is an emergency
clause to authorize the speedy compile
ton OF Notifications in case of war.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-02-29

Mr.. Brewster of New York Has Introduced
Such q Bill.

Washington, Feb. 24-Mr Brewster of
New York today introduced bill to
place a duty of so per cent ad valorem
upon silver bullion iron ores and sweep
ings, also upon silver bars and ingots and
articles and wares composed wholly or in
part of silver, whether manufactured or
partly offered.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16

SCISSOR. This is non-political office,
and taxpayers will readily see that it
Is to their interest to consider the
question of competency in selecting an
assessor.
"Multnomah, Linn and Wasco are
the only counties in the state whose
warrants are at par, and Wasco is the
only one why're money is deposited
with the county clerk and in banks to
take up warrants as soon as they are
issued,' says Mr.. Dygart, of the firm
Of Meston & Dygart, who furnish sup
plies to every county in Oregon, and
knows whereof he speaks. A county
whose script is thus sought must be
we'll managed, and it would be hazard
Gus to change the management there
of. Therefore it is to the interest CT
all to re-elect Judge Blakeley.
Four years ago Wasco county war
rants were discounted from Toto 10 D. +
cent. People who performed services
for the county were compelled to take
85 and 80 cents on the dollar for their
work. Now they get dollar for dollar.
are paid in full for their work. Why
is this? Because the management ui
county affairs is conducted on business
principles. Those who may he sul:i-
moned as witnesses or jurors or eXpef !.
to perform any other service for The
county will readily see that it is to
their advantage to continue in Office a
public servant who has brought about
this state OF affairs. Plainly speaking,
they will re-elect Judge Blakeley.
1t may be true, as Mr.. J. G. Day
says, that the people of The Dulles do
not know anything about the situation
at the Cascades and the inside work
ings between the government engi-
neers and the coutractorr, and that
The Dalles press is making assersions
at random. But we know this: Since
the Day Bros. have been operating at
the Cascades 100000 have been ex-
pended, and the canal and locks are
not yet opened We know too that
what The Dalles press has said is
touching a tender spot with the con-
tractors, the engineers and the
Oregon delegation in congress and
further that we will keep hammer
ing away until the fault for not open
ing the locks is placed where it be-
longs.
The telegram published in another
column noting the fact of the passage
of the river and harbor bill, in which
ample provision is made for the i'm.
provement of the Columbia river, both
at the Cascades and the dalles. is en-
couraging to all of Eastern Oregon
and, Washington. The bill. provides
for plenty of money, which is one of
the absolute necessities for the secur-
ing of an open river, and now that
this may result, devolves upon the
activity Of the government engineers
and the vigilance Of the Oregon dele
CATION in congress. If the bill re-
ceives the sanction of the president
and becomes a law, the money it car
ries, if cautiously and judiciously ex-
pended will give the people of the In
land Empire what they have so long
demanded, an outlet to the markets of
the world.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
DEMIGOGiCAL.


No man in the state of Oregon has
been more generally pointed out as a
typical American, diametrically op-
posed to every tendency toward
churches as bod 'es debating to policies
of government than the Rev. DR.. Roll
and D. Grant, Of Portland. But a
short time since he was delivering
lectures throughout the state, denounc-
ing in bitterest terms the Catholic
church for debating to its members
policies they should or should not pur-
sue in matters of government, in
short, as he claimed, for telling its
members how they should or should
not vote For these denunciations he
was lauded as patriot of the highest
type, one who would in every instance
repel tho attempt of any church to
meddle with temporal affairs. Hence
it is that his admirers are surprised to
learn that in recent address de-
of the following inconsistent express
sions: 81 do not believe in a union of
church and state, but do believe that
the church should take part in direct
ing her citizens how to vote"
When lecturing in ghe Dalles but
short time since. this was the fault he
had to find with the Catholic church,
and one of the reasons he gave for de-
claring it dangerous to American in
stitutions. AS church, administer
Ing to the spiritual needs of its mem
bership, he had no fault to find: but
when it sought to "dictate to its men,
bers how they should VOTE" he en-
phatically objected. DR.. Grant may
be able to draw some fine distinctions
between churches and discover where
it is beneficial for one and detrimental
for another church to dictate to its
members in affairs temporal, but the
distinction is too decidedly fine for the |
average citizen to discover. True
Americans cannot ACCEPT the doctors |
proposition. for they will draw the |
line on all churches meddling with |
political affairs, for they see in it q
danger to a privilege which we hold
near and dear-the right of exercising
d free ballot as American citizens.
The attempt of'any church, whether it
be Catholic, Baptiss, Methodist, or
any other. 70 dictate to its members
how to vote, ought to be repelled by
all true lovers of liberty
Churches have their offices to FILL.
IL their offices they are beneficial TO
society, and we believe are necessary;
but their office is not to tell people how
10 vote. When they, or rather any
denomination, undertakes to dictate in
it becomes d dangerous ele-
nent, one to be feared and summed:
And DR.. Grant, or any other minister
If the gospel, who advocates such
action belittles the high profession to
which he belongs. Especially does it
come with i'll grace from man who
nas been 80 pronounced against
church interference with state affairs,
ls has DR.. Grans, to at this time ad-
rance such ideas, for he is at once
branded as oemagogue.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
,INFANrILE "sCoRcaERs"
Expert Opinion Regarding Baby's Ride
Upon the Wheel

Expert Opinion Regarding Baby's Ride
Upon the Wheel.
CHICAGO, May l3.-The fond father,
the admiring uncle, and The doting
big brother, who have been in the
habit of strapping the baby in the
basket, or giving the youngster ride
on the bicycle, must forego that sort
of amusement, or incur the liability of
prosecution. Such is the edict of the
Illinois Humane Society, which claims
that the practice now SO much in
vogue, not only imperils the life of the
child by accident. but tends to impair
its health in more ways than one.
The officers of the society have been
giving the matter serious investiga-
tion, and have become alarmed at the
consequences being visitea on the ex-
tremely young generation of bicycle
riders. A baby strapped on the front
of a wheel must needs stand the brunt
of shoek when collision occurs, and
is helpless when danger arises.
But that is only one of the. least OBJ
jections raised. Medical experts, they
say, are convinced that the rapid and
unnatural motion affects the child's
brain. II the advice is disregarded,
the officials of the society will take a
hand and invoke the aid of the law.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
ONLY sELF PR0TEcT1oM

The withdrawal of Messrs. Seufert
and Lewis from the democratic ticket
seems to be exercising some of the re-
publican friends, aud they choose to
consider the withdrawal OF these
gentlemen fusion between the demo-
cratic and populist parties for the pur.
pose OF defeating the regular repnbli-
Gu nominees. AS to a fusion between
the two parties, and the claim that the
contest in this legislative and sena-
torial district is one between re-
publicanism and populism is all bosh.
The contest is one that has been
brought about by the extravagances of
the last legislature, for which the re-
publican party was directly respons-
>ible; it has been forced upon the peo.
pie, and will result ia t. rebuke to those
who have been SO reckless of the
peoples money in conducting state
affairs during the past two years. II
the democrats of the district shall vote
for and elect two populist nominees for
the legislature, and in turn the popu-
list give their support to the two demo-
cratic candidates for the senate, it will
be but the result of q people rising up
for self protection,, and voicing their
disapproval of the acts Of the legisla-
tive assembly of 1895. If 1t be fusion
for voters to thus express themselves,
let it be called by that name. If it is
populism to frown down the hagrant
appropriations of a million dollar legis-
lature and demand more economical
administration of state governments,
then the sooner Oregon adopts popu.
lism the better for the taxpayers.
If one who, on election day by
his vote, disapproves the waste
of the public funds. must be
called populist, then those who de-
nounce the acts of taxeaters and
professional politicians may we'll be
proud Of the name. The taxpayers
have right to rise up for self-protec-
ton, and If the only way open to ac-
complish this end is to combine for
the purpose of defeating the parry that
has proven their oppressor in the past,
their acts are commendable and right,
and must be crowned with success.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
WHY MAKE A CHANGE?

The official acts of a public servant
is the only gauge by which his capabil-
tiles to serve the people faithfully and
we'll can be judged; and when one is
found whose official record will admit
of the closest scrutiny, it is indeed
questionable if it is to the interest of
the county generally to remove such
an officer and supplant him by one who
Is untried. More especially is this
true with reference to the office of
county judge than any other local posi-
tion within the gift of the people, for
every expenditure of the moneys col
lected as taxes rests with the county
court, and whether it be expended ju.
diciously depends upon the sagacity
and business ability of the members of
that body. Therefore before the voters
OF Wasco county too hastily change
the personnel of the court, it is well
they look into the official acts of the
present county judge and determine
if it is not to their interest to retain
him in that position another four
years.
In 1892, when Judge Blakeley took
his seat as county judge, Wasco county
was embarrassed with heavy debt
and its warrants were selling at from
IS to 80 cents on the dollar. During
those four years the debt of the county
has been materially reduced, while at
the same time there has been more i'm
provements made to tho public roads
than during any other four years in
the history of tho county. This has
been done without raising the rate of
taxation, and the affairs of the county
have been conducted in such a busi-
ness like manner that today the war;
rants of the county are sought at their
face, and recently have been sold at
premium of one cent.
Such management certainly reflects
credit uppn the business ability of the
officer who has been at the head of
the county court during the past four
years. then why should the voters OF
the county desire to at this time make
a change? Why should they take
chances on replacing public servant
who has been tried and not found |
Wantinp2
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
a GRAND. FAILURE.

The awful fact confronts the people
OF America today that the receipts OF
the government will fall short of ex-
penditures s25,000,QO0 during the
present fiscal year. That this state OF
affairs would exist on the Both day OF
June, 1895, was made known to con.
gress when it convened six months
ago.. 10th by the report of the
secretary OF the treasury and by the
message of the president. Congress
then can have no excuse for not in
augurating measures to either increase
revenues or reduce expenses, both of
which it has utterly refused to do.
The present congress was elected upon
a pledge to rectify the mistakes of its
predecessor, and above all else to pro-
vide revenue for maintaining the credit
OF the government, neither OF which it
has done. True, the Dingley bill
passed the house and was defeated in
the senate: but it was never introduced
with the expectation or intention of
its becoming law. Itwas introduced
for political purposes, to make a good
showing for the majority in the house,
and as a foundation for campaign
thunder not as revenue measure or as
q measere to relieve the treasury. Aside
from its failure to provide revenue,
this congress has also neglected to en-
deavor to reduce expenditures, but on
the contrary has appropriated money
with lavish hand. II has already
passed bills drawing on crippled
treasury for more than half billion
dollars, has outstripped all other con-
crosses in the history of the nation in
the matter OF appropriations during
the first session. In short it has failed
to accomplish single thing for which
it was elected, and will go down to
history as the most complete failure
the nation has ever known.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
TAXES WE FEEL

The matter of taxation is one in
| which every property owner is inter.
ested, for it draws upon his resources
Just in proportion to the amount he is
called upon to pay to the maintainance
of government. 1t touches his pocket,
hence he is interested in knowing
where the money taken from him as
taxes goes and how it is applied. and
too he is interested in seeing that the
amount exacted shall be as light as Is
possible.
| In Oregon, outside of municipal and
school district, levies there are three
taxes exacted from the people, the
state tax, the state school tax and the
| county tax. This year these taxes
are levied in Wasco county as follows
State, 49 mills; state school tax, :
mills; INDECENT soldiers, lilo mills:
public roads mill; county purposes,
| 10 10 mills. The total taxable prop
erty of the county as shown by the as.
sessment of 1895, and on which the
1895 tax is levied. is s3,042,l 1903. On
this the entire levy is 2l mills, and
will raise revenue of s63, ,SSo, ,26S. OF
this $l4,O02 y goes to the state; Sl5,
| 2l0.54 to thest school fund, most OF
which returns to the county under the
pro rata apportionment: 1904 q to the
INDECENT soldiers fund: S3,042 10 for
public roads. and the remainder, $751;
224 10, is to be applied to the payment
of the county's obligations, or in other
words. to pay the running expenses OF
! the county.
OF all these taxes none is felt by the
people more severely than that paid
to the state. Il goes entirely out Of
the county, and very little returns,
while the other taxes remains here.
and are returned to those from whom
they are exacted and resem bles the pro-
cess of taking money out of one pocket
and putting it into the other. Hence,
while it is always desirable to keep
taxation down to the lowest possible
limit, money exacted for county taxes
is not so severely felt by the people as
Is that spirited away to Salem to pay
the salaries OF state Officials, clerks of
the legislature, and railroad commits
sioners, and charitable and education
al institutions located at Portland.
Monmouth, Eugene. Albany and Cor
Wallis, for the former returns to the
channels from which it was taken and
the latter fees away never to return.
1t is then the state tax that is the
greater burden to the people, the most
serious drain upon their wealth, hence
should be kept down to the lowest
limit, by the exercise of strict economy
in the management OF state affairs.
For strict economy in the manage
ment of state affairs we can only look
to the legislature, therefore, if the tax
payers would be relieved of this tax
that Is most seriously felt by them. and
have the state levy next year reduced
from $40 to q mills they will see 10
it that business men only, men who
are opposed to extravaganza, are
elected to the next session of the leg
islatnre
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET.

The two nominees of the democratic
party for joint representative OF Wasco
and Sherman counties in the legisla.
ture, Messrs. Seufert and Lewis, hav.
ing declined, leaves the contest in the
district between the populist and re-
publican nominees, Messrs. Messenger
and Henry of the former party, and
Messrs. Huntington and Jones of the
latter. This leaves the democrats OF
the district at liberty to choose as be-
tween men and between the selections
of their respective opponents. who can
best serve them as representatives in
the state legislature. AS to choice
between men, we have little option;
they are all representative citizens.
men who, if elected, would carefully
guard the interests of the two counties
faithfully and we'll.
But In the light of the acts Of the
last legislature, which was overwhelm.
ingly republican, 1t is indeed question:
able If it Is to the interest of taxpayers
and voters generally to endorse those
acts by supporting the nominees of
that party. The most efectual manner
OF denouncing the extravagant acts of
the last session is for voters to refuse
to support the nominees OF the party
responsible for those extravagances,
and to support the nominees of other
parties, whether they be democrats or
populists.
A vote for the republican legislative
candidates is virtually endorsing the
acts Of the last session and inviting
further waste Of the peoples money.
1t is saying TO that party 'your failure
to fulfill your promises OF economy en-
titles you to the trust of state affairs
Go into the legislature, and again
the states funds with |
> liberal hand; give clsrkships TO all !
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
WANT NO MORE OF THEN

Concentration OF votes upon the re.
publican legislative ticket in Multno.
nah is the only way to assure the leg.
islation necessary for reduction of local
expenses and taxes-Oregonian.
Does the Oregonian suppose the
voters have forgotten the part the
Multnomah county delegation took in
the game of passing Legislation for
reducing expenses" at Salem a year
ago last January2 If they have not,
it will be a difficult undertaking to
convince them that the Oregonian's
statement is correct. The position it
takes is something like the declar.
ations of retrenchment in the republi-
can state platform, rather fishy. They
won't go down with the voters this
year. The Multnomah legislative
ticket is under the same influence it
was two years ago; it is the same old
gang, with new henchmen, and the
people will not be deceived into sup
porting it again. They have had all
they want OF ring servants in the leg
islature and will have no more of them.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
WAS ALMOST A RIOT.
Exciting Scenes Before the Missouri Con-
vention.

ST. JOSEPH, No.. May l2.-The re-
publican state convention almost
turned into riot this morning before
the delegates were admitted to the
hall. AT 10 O'Clock 1000 people were
in front of the Crawford opera-house
clamoring for admittance.
Fllley, as chairman of the state com
mittee, issued tickets to his delegates
before leaving ST. Louis. Kerns was
present with the cOntesting delegation.
The local committee on arrangements,
recognizing Kerns as boss, also issued
tickets to the convention, and having
obtained possession of the keys OF the
opera-house, refused to admit any one
until Filley would consent to compro-
mise.
For over two hours the delegates
stood in the hot tsun cursing Filley and
Kerns.
At II O'Clock crowd of men wear
ing Filley hats congregated il the
rear of the theater and attempted to
smash in the door with battering
ram. The esergeant-at-arms telephoned
for the police and patrol wagon full
of officers was sent.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE TREATY BROKEN.
Russians Seize the Disputed Territory OF
Chse Foo.

Russians Seize the Disputed Territory OF
Chse Fuo.
LONDON, May PA special from
Shanghai says:
Russians, through an American
agent named Smith, have taken pos
session of the disputed territory OF
Chez Foo, over which the British
claim rights Six Russian warships
are there as we'll as the Detroit, York
town, Olympia and Machias of the
United States navy. Great excite
ment prevails at Chez Foo. A dis
patch to the Globe from Shanghai says
the Russians seized lot u ofthe British
concession at Chez Foo in defiance oi
all legal and treaty rights. The
Globes editorial comment contains
this remark: "Fhe seriousness Of the
news from Chez Foo cannot be over
estimated. The action taken is in
direct contraveution of the existing
laws and treaties and cannot he view ed
by Great Britain as other than an un
lriendly acG."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16
PRIDE OF THE PACIFIC.
Battie-ship oregon's Trial Successful in
Elery Way.

Battle-ship oregon's Trial Successful in
EIery Way.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, May l4-In
her official trial trip today, the battle
ship Oregon covered 80 knots, official
government course, in three hours
forty minutes aud forty-ei9ht seconds,
making the magnificent average speed
for the time over the course of 1875
knots, or 1885 miles in one hour.
This speed places her in the very
front ranl, of ships of her class in the
navies OF the world, beating the Mass
achussetts, the pride of Cramps, which
had record of l5.l5 knots. aud tbs
Indiana, with a record of 1861 knots
The contract Of the Union iror
works with the government calls fol
$4,000 for every quarter of a kno
above 10, and by her great perform
ance today the Oregon has earned
for her builders premium OF SlI7 600
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-05-16


your friends at exorbitant salaries,
regardless of service rendered; keep
in office the railroad and other useless
commissions: tax US to the full extent,
and we will keep steadily on kissing
the hand that snites us and retain the
republican party in power"
Do the voters of this district choose
to express such endorsement? Do they
feel justified in encouraging wastefull
appropriations? Do they approve OF
the employment of 15O clerks to keep
the proceedings of a legislative body
of 80 members? Do they endorse the
acts of the last legislature? If they do
they should support to man the nom
inees Of the republican party for the
legislature.