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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-25
A RADICAL MEASURE
The Report on the Cameron
Resolution is Firm
THE LOANS WERE BAD
The National Bank of Illinois Made
Bad Investments and Went to
the Wall
The Report of Secretary Carlisle shows
THE LOANS WERE BAD
The Report of Secretary Carlisle SHOWS
the Debt of the Nation Is Increas-
Ing and Will be Greater
Next Year

WASHINGTON, Dec 81. : Senator
Cameron today presented to the senate
the report of the foreign relation corr
mittee favorable to the adoption of a
joint resolution recognizing the inde-
pendence of the repnblic of Cuba The
report is an exhaustive review of this
century's Instructions by people
claiming independence ny right OF re-
volt and intervention by any other ma
tions.
1.-The only question that properly re-
mains for congress to consider" the
reports says, ''is the mode which
should be adopted for the step con
gress is pledged to take"
The report concludes that the atti-
tude of President Monroe in 1922 is the
only ATTITUDE that can be regarded as
obligatory and the course pursued ia
the recognition of Colombia is the
only course congress can consistently
adopt.
Following is a portrait of the report
as submitted by senator Cameron:
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives,, in congress assem-
bled, that the Independence of Cuba
be and the same is hereby acknowledged
by the United States of America.
"Resolved, That the United States
will use it's friendly offices with the
COVER ,ment of Spala tn bring to a
close the war between Spain and the
repahlic of Cuba ," 4
The report en- the resolution is vol
luminous, and goes into the discussion
of the right of friendly nations to in
tervene in behalf of revolutionists at
considerable length. 1t reviews the
principal rebellions during the past
century, and cites the intervention of
different powers in behalf of the rebels
as precedent to warrant the United
States to now intervene between
Spain and her Cuban subjects. Con.
cluding the report says:
"The practice of Europe in regard to
Intervention as in the instances cited
has been almost invariably harsh and
oppressive. The practice of the
United States has been almost invar-
iably mild and forbearing. Among
the precedents which have been so
numerously cited. there can be no
dOubt as to the choice The, most
moderate is the best. Among these
the attitude taken by President Mon
roe in 1922 is the only attitude which
can properly be regarded as obligatory
for similar situation today.
"The course pursued by the United
States in the recognition of Colombia
is the only course which congress can
consistently adopt"
Discussion of the report was post
poned until after the holidays.
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CHRISTMAS GOOD WILL.

-"Peace on earth, good will to man."
has rung out from human lips for
centuries, and tits well these words
continue to be heard throughout the
Christian world, at least once year,
since through the rest of the 1854 days
our energies are devoted more ex-
clusively to the advancement of self
and selfish interests than to giving
good; cheer to our fellows. And while
we have sung those words, we have
also established the pleasant custom of
giving and receiving tokens of love
and affection on each recurring Christ
mas day. The custom is indeed a
happy one,, and will be perpetuated
through coming ages in all lands where
the Christian religion is recognized
Yet while this custom is pleasant is is
sometimes abused, for in our desire to
bestow tokens of affection upon our
friends, to express our good will at
Christmas timepwe sometimes become
more generous than discrete.
But our generosity at this especial
season is TO a great extent excusable,
for the spirit of giving cannet run riot
without carrying gladness to myriad
of children and relief to many in dis
tress.. Christmas being above all the
children's festival, the abuses that
grow upon tslavish observance can
be, in measure at least, condoned,
because of the. pleasures that come to
through its pretty devices.
Christmas trees, with their magical
.ruitage, may represent extravaganza
where economy Is dne, but people are
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nal FORMED pY ToeMApoes.
The Result OF whlriwiads In the AtzoS"
pherc En~ Above tho Earth.

Tho Result OF whirIwiads In the AtnoS"
pherc Tar Above the Earth
The fact that hail is formed ut an
indefinite but, in most cases, q great
height above the surface-of the earth.
and that it is commonly precipitnted
when storms are raging, has prevented
any direct observation of the process OF
freezing the vapor of the atmosphere
into ice pellets or large masses, and
what has been decided regarding the
phenomena of hailstorms is almost
wholly the work of theory and logic.
Nevertheless some points are pretty
clearly established.
In the first place, hail is the result,
rs a rule, of whirling or tornado-lilSe
storms. There may be no whirling on
the surface of the earth but, according
to the Cleveland Leader, it seems Ger
tain that in the higher regions OF the
air. where hail is formed, tAerc Is al
ways an atmospheric disturbance re-
sembling what is commonly called q
cyclone when it sweeps the ground. A
curious indication of the soundness OF
this conclusion was to be noted the
other afternoon, when the storm which
wrought such havoc with slSylighi q
had passed by. Ont over the lake
there was great MISS OF cloud, very
high and dark. which had the form u
an oval race track az enormous proper
tions. 1t might ca - nave tcen fifty
miles in length Az two-thirds that
distance in width. tnc formation Of
the cloud mass was - n'siceably such an
might have resulted i-om the violent
whirling around Iaoying center of the
whole bulk of cloud vapor. The ap-
pcarancc of the tlsy WAS thoroughly in
harmony with tAe accepted theory OF
the formation OF hail. 1t is believed
that the nucleus of large hailstone Is
usually bit of snow or snow-like ice,
which falls from the snow strata, or
level. above the rain level, into the lat
ter, and is caught up with cloud OF
raindrops and mists into the higher
freezing regions OF the atmosphere by
the force of whirlwind. The RI IA
and water in the form of mist, which
clings to the snow nucleus, or touches
it as it is whirled swiftly up into the
intense cold, freezes around it as clear
and solid ice. al
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-25
X-RAYS In COURT.
They Are Admitted in EvIdeuce In Grim
inal Case.

They Are Admitted in EvIdsuce In n Grim
inal Case.
CHICAGO, Dec. pa Roentgen ray
photograph showing the picture of a
skull and the different bones and an
imbedded bullet, pro yided valuable
testimony in Justice Kehoe's IT rt at
the Desplnines-street station. Frank
Dugan, 1863 Park avenue, was the de-
fendant. The charge was preferred
against him by Thomas Taylor of as
saulJ with intent to kill
The night of December 10 quarrel
occurred, during which Taylor struck
Dugan. The latter drew revolver
and shot Taylor 10 the left side of the
head near the temple. Taylor went to
the office of physician, who dressed
his wound, but was unable to find the
bullet.
Taylor's testimony was unsupported
when he appeared in court, and VIII, n
the defense put In the claim that no
shots had been fired during the en-
counter, and that Dugan hal only
struck Taylor on the side of the head
with the revolver, it appeared that no
case had been made out.
City Attorney Ingram introduced
w. c. Fuchs, who said he had taken
an tx" ray photograph OF Taylor's
head few days after the alleged
shooting took place and had discoyered
the bullet near the Aeft temple. The
photograph showing fuH-sized head
of Taylor was then shown to the court.
The features OF Taylor are visible, and
round black spot marks the place in
the man's head where the bullet now
liz
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MUST NOT DISTURB, BUSINESS

The Portland Telegram appears TO
think. the interests of a few Wall street
brokers is paramount to the Interests
of all others, and intimates that this
government is run solely for their
benefit. It displays this narrow
minded. view in making reference to
the action. of the senate foreign re-
lations committee on. the Cuban ques-
tion, as follows:
"Bradstreet's review Of the New
York stock market states that Wall
street was given severe shock yester.
day by the announcement that the
senate foreign relations committee has
decided to report with favorable recon-
mendations Senator Cameron's reso.
luton recognizing the independence
.of Cuba. Heavy hquidations and
.marAed declines ensued, the. market
being apparently without support,
save from the buying to cover shorts.
"It is reasonable to- presume that
the gentlemen comprising the senate
committee on. foreign relations took
into consideration the possible effect
OF their warlike decision upon the
country's marts of commerce and fin
ance and industry before they arrived
at it. And, giving them credit for
having done so, it would be reasonable
to inquire what their object was in
shatsering the public confidence that
is essential to restoration of public
prosperity ~ - =. - 80. j., ~.
Ills indeed dspiorable that the. VAL. y il.
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NOTES FRoM THE COLLEGES.

Work ON the Fogg Museum Of Fine
Arts at Harvard will commence soon.
It will be the largest OF the college art
museums.
THE new Waterman gymnasium ut
Ann Arbor will not be completed for
this college year. The building fund
Is exhausted and the students have
raised six thousand dollars by sub
scription.
PRoF. FARNUM, of the Sheffield Scien-
tific schoollat Harvard, announces two
prizes to juniors of the select course
for extra reading in medieval and
modern history. The object of the
offer is to encourage outside work.
CORNELL. will unite with the Uni
versitv of Pennsylvania in the forma
tfon of a dual debating league. Repre-
sentatives of the literary societies of
the two universities met in New York
the other day to perfect the arrange
ments!
THE new twenty-seven hundred-dol-
lar organ has been placed in the Frieze
Memorial hall of the University School
of Music at Ann Arbor. It's the same
organ that was in the Michigan build
ing at the worlds fair. The first pub
lie exhibition of the instrument was
given recently.
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CHANCE FOR A KINETOSCUPE

1t takes no great vigor of imagina-
tion to fill the comody-drama so sug-
gestively outlined in the daily pro-
gram of tariff schedule hearings an
nounced by the ways and means COM
mittee recently.
"Monday, Dec. 2S-Chemicals, oils
and paints, spirits, wines and other
beverages. Tuesday, Dec. 29-Cotton
manufacturers, silks and silk goods. 4"
And so on. And as each article is
named with the day for it's considera-
tiou, one can see the men who deal in
it swarming about the committee.
whispering of the size of their cam
paign contributions and shouting that
they are ruined by 40 per cent tariff,
that the duties must be raised or they
will have to either cnt wages or go o. t
of business. One can see the pitif' l
greed, written on the faces of those
seekers of unjust privileges. One can
hear their brazen prevarications and
misrepresentation.
Vanity Fair has no other show of
human nature in its unlovely aspects
that equals the hearing Oh tariff sche-
dulles. This coming show should be
photographed for the kaleidoscope and
exhibited in every town and village
and crossroads hamlet. AS a CAM
paign document it would Offset good
many of Mr.. Hanna's Doodle bags.-N.
Y World
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WORK. IN THE SENATE.
Pettigrew Called up the Pacific Railroad
IBill

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Pettigrew,
republican, of South Dakota, called up
his resolution appropriating $40, 900. 900
to take up the first notes OF the Union
Pacific railroad. He said this step was
imperative to protect the interests OF
the government against scheme of
those who held the notes, whose pur-
pose was to absorb the branch lines of
the Union Pacific. He believed the
Union Pacific is not insolvent, and the
floating debt was created for the ex-
press purpose of complicating and en-
barrassing the government liens.
Gear, chairman of the committee on
Pacific roads, asked if Pettigrew
favored the Cperatiou of the roads by
the government. He answered cer-
tainly, that the government could not
possibly manage the Pacific roads
worse than they had been managed.
]; would do away with pools. combina-
tions and discriminating rates which
made American railways target for
criticism.
Platt of Connecticut spoke of the
imperative necessity of considering the
important question OF settlement with
the Pacific roads. The indebtedness
reaching Sis. 100000 was in danger of
being lost, and yet this vast debt and
the peril of its loss seemed to disturb
No nnp
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-25
woMEn's DolNGs ABROAD

Miss ALICE GoooALL is the only
woman filling an editorial chair in
India. She conducts the Simla
Guardian.
MILE. SARAH BERNIIARDT is about to
publish her memoirs, which will prob
ably fill two volumes.
MIss GREEN, young lady from
Cardiganshire, is the present English
governcss to the emperor of Ger
many's children.
NINE. ScnLIEMANN is fulfilling the
promise made to her late husband, and
is personally experimenting the work
Of excavations at Troy, for which his
name is so famous
Miss EDITH SDlCox has for several
years been employed on an important
work which Messrs. Swan-Sonnen-
schein, OF London, are to publish the
present year. It is entitled ''Primi-
tive Civilizations" and is said to break
new ground.
LADY CONSTANCE LYTToN is among
the most able lady journalists of the,
day. She inherits her literary quail
ties, as her father was the late earl of
Lytton, formerly viceroy of India and
afterward English ambassador in
Paris
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-25
100 MUCH POLITICS.

Thoughtful men who have given the
subject considerable attention, says an
exchange, contend that the country
suffers more from excessive politics
than from almost any other source of
tribulation. 1t is held that politics is
prostituted so as to seriously interfere
with business; to prevent and destroy
beneficial legislation for municipal.
state and national purposes; to destroy
good feeling in localities: to encourage
lying and deception; to foment strife
between employers and employees; 10
disturb social relations; to destroy the
peace and harmony of religious organi-
cations, and to produce various other
results hurtful to the peace, happiness
and prosperity of the people, The
kind of politics that does this sort of
things is not genuine politics, which
in its true Specification means the
science of government: it is of the
bogus order, engineered by unscrupu-
lous agitators and manipulators, whose
motives are purely selfish and mercen-
ary, and who find pleasure only in
things that tend to make others miser-
ahla
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street brokers' are so easily scared and
that the capital they represent is SO
sensitive that it ceases to Operate
whenever congress shall threaten to
pass resolution that might disturb
our peace with some foreign country.
1t is also deplorable that the country's
wealth has so centered in one locality
that prosperity is retarded all over the
nation whenever stocks drop few
points on Wall street. But while the
country owes much to these brokers
and stock jobbers, and they are en-
titled to as much consideration as any
other people in the land, the govern
ment is not. or ut least should not be
run exclusively for them. TIE
Americans who reside in Cuba, whose
lives are endangered and whose prop
erty is being destroyed are entitled to
some consideration and protection,
and no doubt the senate committee be-
lieved the better method for extending
such protection was by recog-
nizing the independence ofthe Cuban
republic. $3.50
If the Telegram theory, that it is re-
prehensible forcongress to doanything
that will disturb business, is correct,
we should submit to all manner of it,
dignities from foreign government
rather than hazard war. If England,
Germany, France Or Turkey should
murder our citizens within their Dor.
ders or destroy our ships within their
ports, we should not resent, for to do
SO would disturb business and cause
some Wall street speculator to lose
few Thousand dollars through the de-
cline in the price Of stocks. If this
government were run for the benefit
of Wall street, such a policy would be
the correct thing, but happily our
federal compact is formed on a little
hrOader basis
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!. MACEO'S SUCCESSOR.

4 Major General Juan Rins Rivera,
who has been chosen as Maceo's sue
cessor, has assumed command of the
Cuban forces in Pinor del Rio, and it
expected he will lead his army across
the Trocha and on 20 Havana in due
time. Rivera is a Porto Rican by
birth and Is an experienced soldier
He fought through the ten years. war
under General Maceo, and had the en-.
tire confidence of his chief, and on
several occasions the latter recon-
mended him to the iunta as the most
capable general in his command.
Rivera is great strategist, and under
his leadership the Cuban forces will
be well generaled. With him as
leader the Cubans feel confident of
success in battling against the Span
iards, and having confidence both in
his ability and his patriotism they will
follow wherever he leads. While
Cuba lost a great general in the death
of Maceo, she has found another in
Rivara
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HOOKED A BEE MARTEN.
He Was Fishing for Trout. But Got Bite
of Another Sort.

He Was Fishing for Trout. But Got Bita|
of Another Sort.
"a strange thing happened TO mel
when was trout fishing last year up|
in northern New York." said Andrew|
Bishop, of Bridgeport, Conn.,, to al
Washington Sta- man. ''Thc fish were|
very wary, the stream was narrow, ard|
the pools were but lightly bordered|
with bushes or cover of any kind, COM
sequently when would reach proIa-|
Using looking spot would get as far|
from the bank as possible, aud at thel
same time be able to drop my fly ovcrl
in the water. ] had followed this plan|
with poor success, getting only one or|
two strikes in as many hours, when sud-
denly my line began to run out with al
whirr. No trout had ever carried Off al
fly for me in such a way before, and II
was nonplussed, but in moment saw|
that it was not a fish that was making|
my reel sing. Rising from the surface|
of the stream and flying above it was al
bee marten which had gobbled my fly|
as cast it over the bank, and he wal
making away with it. The bird soon|
had nearly all my line out, and not|
caring to lose II, ! began toplay him a. II
would play fish. He struggled ganely.
] tell you, but the hook had caught in|
his beak and held him firmly. At last,
after full hour of fighting. the bird|
Auttered helplessly to the ground. and|
released him You may think thAt'a|
nsE stcxy. Aat it's true-n
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4 JUST DEMAND.

A measure is pending in congress to
reimburse the settlers who bought
land within the limits of the railroad
land grants that were forfeited, and it
is indeed time such measure should
become law. When grant of every
alternate section within certain limits
was made to the Northern Pacific
company, law was also passed re-
quiring settlers acquiring title under
the pre-emption law to pay $3.50 per
acre, double the minimum price.
This was considered just. since it. was
held that the value of the. land
would be enhanced by the building of
the railroad, but when the road was
not built within the specified time the
grant was declared forfeited, and ]
reverted back to the government, and
is now being sold at S1.25 per acre,
though the settlers who acquired title
under the pre- emption law and paid
$3.50 an acre, derived no benefit, nor
have they been reimbursed for the
overcharge.
The objection that has been raised
to repaying the settlers is that the re-
ceipts of the government are less than
the expenditures, hence the treasury
is in no condition to meet the demands
that would be made upon it were such
measure to be enforced. - -
This is poor argument, to say the
least, for the government, while it
should not be philantrophic, should
at all times be just, especially when
dealing with its own citizens, and since
an exorbitant price was exacted from
settlers within the limits of the for
feited land grant, justice would demand
that the overcharge be refunded. And
at the present time the government
can we'll afford to be just to the. settlers
within the limits of the forfeited land
grants, for large sums are being paid
into the interior department daily for
the purchase of forfeited railroad lands
in vicinities where they were charged
double price few years since To
repay them would simply be convert
ing the money the department. is re-
ceiving back to the channels from
which it come.
The present would certainly be a
fortunate time for the settlers of this
this vicinity, who have paid $3.50 an
acre for their pre-emptiOns to demend
u rebate, while the railroad lands are
being purchased under the cash en-
try provision of the law. We would |
suggest that. petition setting forth |
the facts in the matter and also pray
ing congress TO pass the bill introduced |
by Senator Mitchell, be circulated
the settlers and forwarded to
to congress Immediately after the re-
convening after the holidays. Ifaction
in this matter is taken at once, the set
tiers may get back the excess they
have paid for their land, for now is the
time to make the demand, when the
government is receiving money from
the parties who ask to be reimbursed.
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In the Field Again.

HAVANA, Dec. 22.-CaptaiasG General
Weyler left Havana this morning on
the Spanish cruiser Legazbi bound for
Mariet, north of the military line, in
the province of Pinar del Rio, with the
Intention of resuming personal COM
maud of operations against the insur-
gents in that part of Cuba.
General Solano reports from Santa
Clara that Lieutenant Colonel Oliver,
in command of the Granada battalion,
had an engagement with the insur-
gents, who had over 200 killed and
wounded.
The insurgents derailed an explor-
ing engine near Yaguiramss, Matan-
zas, killing the conductor and so SER
iously iniuring the engineer that both
legs had to be amputated.