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DIDN'T MEAN 1T At ALL.

In the last presidential election
there were hundreds of thousands of
conscientious bimetalists who sup
| ported the republican nominees upon
the belief THAT the declaration of the
platform for international bimetalism
really meant what it said, and that by
the restoration of the republican party
to power, a system of bimetalism would
be secured throughout the civilized
world, that would give an increased
volume of money, thereby reducing its
purchasing power and result in an
advance in the price of the products of
labor all over the universe. Those who
thus believed aro building great hopes
upon the result of Senator Wolcott's
mission to Europe, and honestly be-
lieve that through his efforts a none
tary congress will be called that will |
speedily revolutionize the monetary
system of the world, so that silver will
take position along with gold as a
money OF ultimate redemption and as
standard of values. But in this thew
are destined to disappointment. The
platform was made only for ante-elec.
tion purposes, and Senator Wolcott's
mission will be failure. Read what
,he New York Commercial Advertiser,
paper in close touch with those who
Will dictate the policy of the next ad-
ninistration, has to say on this subject:
considerable has been said about
he incidental reference in the repub-
lean national platform to another in
conference. No sensible
'erson was deceived by that portion of
ne platform. Everybody understood
is purely Pickwickian character. It
7as intended chiefly to ease the way
DR. republican candidates in the silver
inning states. The same platform
ontained illusions to the Armenians.
D woman's rights, and to the evils of
temperance, but the republican "
arty has no intention of going to war
18th Turkey or of eipousing woman , ,
lffrage and prohibition. People who L
IKE such planks too seriously only
lake themselves laughing stocks"
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PEOPLE WITHOUT a PARTY

When, by his own volition, Bene-
dict Arnold was banished from his pa-
tive land, and the remorse of his own
conscience made it impossible for him
to find home in another country, it
seemed that severity could go no fur
ther. His cup of bitterness was over
full, and he, who was once the pride
of the American army, the bravest
leader of brave men, the trusted COM
panion-at-arms of patriotic chieftains,
was doomed to die in foreign land, to
fill an obscure grave, with not a single
friend to mourn his death. And thus
it has been with all traitors. Whether
traitors to their country or traitors to
their party. like fate awaits them.
He who is traitor to his country is an
outcast in the world, and is despised
by all men; and, too, he who is trail
tor to his party, who betrays conf
dence reposed In him, who is not mind
full of the duties devolving upon him,
having been elevated to posi-
lions of trust by party organization, Is
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AIDING TIE SUFFERERS.
Chicago Supplying the Poor With Sheite
Fuel and Food

Chicago Supplying the Poor with SheIte
Fuel and Food.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-At 8 this morn
ing the government thermometer
showed temperature of Is deg. below
zero, ) deg. warmer than at the same
time yesterday.
The proclamation of Mayor Swift
met with hearty response. Besides
over $4,000 in cash hundreds of tors
of coal and an alUlost unlimited supply
of provisions have been sent and
promptly distrj buted. Seven hundred
OF the more desperate cases of destitu-
tion have already been relieved, and
the work is being carried on without
cessation.
Fully 200O people -7ere given shelter
last night at the police stations and
Salvation Army barracks. The new
isolation hospital was thrown open to-
day, the>council having appropriated
S1O, 900 for the purpose, and it will be
used for cases of contagious disease
among the poor. 1t will also relieve
the congested condition of city and
county hospitals, which are so crowded
that not q case of contagious disease
has been taken in since Friday.
Eight hundred cases of families re-
quiring immediate aid were reported
to the police today.
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ON DANGEROUS GROUNDS.

1t is charged by those who are in a
position to know that the Benson ele-
ment in the legislature secured the as
sistance of Representative Gratke, of
Clatsop county, in the organization of
the house upon the promise that Sena-
tor Smiths bill, abolishing fish wheels
and traps on the Columbia, should
pass the house. If these accusations
are true, legislation in Oregon is as
suming dangerous aspect. The SEN
atorial contest is overshadowing all
else, and legislation, whether good or
bad, must risk success or defeat upon
the stand taken by its advocates upon
the choice of United States senator.
A representatives vote for senator is to
be secured by the promise that a bill
he favOrs, whether meritorious or not.
shall become law. This is treadipg
on extremely dangerous grounds. 1t
is carrying the senatorial contest en-
tirely too far.
While every patriotic citizen desires
to see the Oregon legislature duly Or
ganized, that it may proceed to attend |
10 its various duties, including the |
election of United States senator,
few, indeed, wish to see this accom-
plished at the expense of any industry
or for the purpose of fostering another.
If the organization of the house is se-
cured though the assurance that the
Smith bill shall become law, it is at
he sacrifice of the entire fish industry
on The Columbia river above the mouth
Of the Willamette river. 1t means
that hundreds of thousands of dollars
invested in wheels and canneries on
,he upper river shall be made useless,
'hall virtually be destroyed, and this l
imply to foster the interests of the I
ishermen of Clatsop county. &
If Mr.. Mitchell's managers have
made such concessions to Mr.. Gratke I
md purpose carrying them into effect,
hey have gone beyond the bounds of
airness, and will meet the opposition
4 members from this side of the t
nountains who are at present favorable 2
his reelection. 1t is asking too t
,uch to demand that those engaged in i
ne fish industry on the upper "
lver should sacrifice all the capital fl
ney have invested simply to insure n
ne election of a senator. Senator c.
litchell has many warm supporters t.
nong the fishermen and Gamers in il
lis section; but they are not ready to p
1crifice their entire business interests W
lat he may succeed. If his election 81
N only be secured by the passage of ta
70 Smith bill, and the destruction of m
Ut a million dollars worth OF property,
ia firna fo no II a ba1t
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New Record For chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26-Almost 100 fires
were reported up to midnight for the
"a hours of Monday. The record of
last Fourth of July was passed, and a
new high-water mark was established
in the history of Chicago's fire DEP art
ment for a winter day. On account of
the extreme cold, the firemen suff ,red
severely, and many cases were re-
ported of the men having their ears,
noses and hands frozen.
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THE ABsENruEs NOTIFIED.
But They Refused to Come in and go I
Work

But They Refused to Come in and go tC
Work.
SALEM, Or, Jan. 28.-When the
Benson house convened at 11:30, the
galleries were filled by those who ex-
pected some drastic action after the
sergeant-at-arms had reported his sue
cess in serving notices on absent
members, as instructed yesterday. The
rollcall showed only 90 present, Mise
ner and Stanley being absent. Yester-
days journal was read and approved.
This consumed about 20 minutes.
Stanley came in at this point and re-
quested to be recorded as present.
Crawford inquired if the sergeant-at-
arms had made a return to the clerk in
the matter of notifying absent mem
bers to appear at noon. The clerk
then read the return of the sergeant-at-
arms. He reported that he had served
notices on all the absent members, ex-
eept Barkley, Bourne, Jones, Kruse,
Houser, Lee, Povey, Svindseth and
Yoakam. He had been unable to find
the last. five named. The others had
refused to accept the notice.
After the appointment of commit
tee TO wait on the secretary of state
and ascertain if he had sworn in any of |
the absentees, the house adjourned till |
tomorrow.
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JUST FOR ECONOMY
The Senate Will Not Publish
the Daily Calendar.
ONLY THIRTY LEFT
The Benson House Reduced to Less
Than Majority of the Mem
bers Elect.
Wreck on the Southern Paciic-Fatal
Feud In Kentucky-Ead Coal Gas Ex-
plosion IN Pennsylvania-Five
Trainmen Killed.
ONLY THIRTY LEFT

SALEM, Jan. 27.-The senate this
morning decided that in the interest
of the taxpayers they could dispense
with the customary printed calender
showing the status of different meas
ures before the senate.
After the senate had been formally
opened Dufur submitted Il resolution
taat the chief clerk OF the senate be
directed to have prepared for the use
of the senate a calender showing the
status of each bill and other measures
10 be acted upon by the senate, and in
siructing the sergeant-at-arms 10 lay
upon each members desk at the open
ing each morning of the session copy
of the same.
Selling of Multnomah objected to
the resolution, as it would incur an un-
necessary expense. He was here in
the interest of economy.
Dufur replied that he also was here
in the interest of economy, but he did
not believe in being penny wise and
mound foolish. A calender was abb
Splntely necessary to keep track of the
business.
Johnson closed the discussion by
moving that the resolution be referred
10 the committee on printing to ascer-
tain the cost. The motion was lost.
Holt and McClung demanded yea
and nay vote on Dufur's resolution,
and the resolution was lost by vote
OF Q to 10.
DAILY offered the following joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment TO the
state constitution:
Resolved, That the following
amendment be and the same is hereby
proposed to the constitution of the
state of Oregon: That section II of
article Of the constitution of the state
of Oregon be amended 50 as to read as
follows:
Section 1--All qualified electors
shall vote only in the election precinct
where they have resided for the 60days
next preceding the election, and the
Legislative assembly may by law re-
Inire such eleclor TO register before
being entitled to vote in such a pre-
cinct."
The resolution went to the state
printer.
Dufur offered petition signed by
$50 residents of the town of Dufur
against the sale and manufacture of
cigarettes. Harmon offered similar
resolution from the Presbyterian
of Ashland. A number of bills
were read the second time and referred.
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8urClara in NeHher..

NEwBERG, Or, Jan 27-Burglars
made another raid in town last night,
but were poorly rewarded. Joseph
Wilson's grocery, L. NJ. Parker's
clothing store and A. T. Hills drug
store were entered, by means of
skeleton key Parker lost 81 in cash
and Hill few cigars. Two suspicious
looking characters, who were in town
yesterday, are supposed to have done
the work.
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THE PENDLETON DEFAULTER

The defalcation of Recorder Lash
of Pendleton, who has been found short
in his accounts with the city, is one OF
those cases which too often occur
where proper vigilance is not exer.
bised by superior officials over sub
ordinates. While his shortcomings
are unexcusable, he is not alone to
blame, for had the mayor and city
council exercised due vigilance over
the recorder and treasurer, Lash would
not have been able to have practiced
his robberies. Lash's peculations, so
far discovered, continued over period
of more than year. They began early
in 1895 and continued until the recent
investigation made by the council.
Had the mayor and council exercised
proper supervision over the city's fin.
ances, the recorder would never have
had an opportunity to handle any
funds belonging to the city except
fines, since the treasurer is made the
collector of all moneys paid in for
licenses.
The disclosures that have been made,
as published in the Pendleton papers,
indicate that the mayor, who served
during the year 1896, and who is the
present mayor, has ut least failed to
exercise that caution in watching the
interests of the city that is incumbent
upon him. A mayor that permits an
officer to handle funds of the city, of |
which he is not custodian, and who |
neglects to see that such funds are
paid into the treasury, is derelict of |
his duty. Had Mayor Furnish during |
his first year in Office been watchful
over the finances of Pendleton, he
would have discovered the shortage in
Recorder Lash's accounts long since,
and that duty would not have devolyed
upon Councilman Bassler, the populist
member of the city council. But
Mayor furnish is one of those very
honorable gentlemen, who had such
concern in the nations integrity that
he could not support the nominee of
his party for president because he
stood for 'repudiation," and was so
busily engaged in national politics
that he could not attend to the duties
OF mayor of his home city, but through
his neglect of duty, allowed it to be
robbed by the recorder, who is re-
ported to have not executed an official =
bond since 1895. Mayor Furnish, how !
aver, is an honorable gentleman, has
wealth and influence, and his negli- +
yence in this matter probably should
not be condemned. At least it appears
his is the view taken by the Pendleton
papers, since neither of them have so
ar seen fit to criticise his acts. 1t is
to readers of the East Or !
,gonian that it has not been more out
poken in this matter, since has always a"
,een looked upon as fearless and inde- =.
'endent journal, ready at all times to =
ay blame where it belongs, regardless
# whom it may affect. :.
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A MIDNIGHT HoLp-ur.
Southern Pacific Train in the Haneis of
Hiehwaymen.

Southern Pacific Train in the Hands OF
Hghwaymen.
GRANTS Pass, Or, Jan. 28.-The
north-bound overland due at Roseburg
at ll:40p. n. was held up two miles
west of Roseburg tonight. The train
was in charge of Conductor Sam
Veatch and Engineer Morris. AS
soon as possible after the hold-up be
gan, Fireman Hendricks, of the train
crew, slipped out of the engine and
ran on to Roseburg and gave the alarm.
Arming himself quickly, he started
back to the scene of the trouble.
Superintendent Fields who was at
Roseburg, quickly took a posse of a
dozen armed men and an engine and
started for the trouble, and at the
present hour has not returned.
Heavy explosions of dynamite or pow
der were distinctly heard at Roseburg
when the hold-up was in progress. and
l light of either flre or torch was seen
rom the city bu', just what occurred
vas not then known.
Fireman Hend .ricks stated that the
rain was first agged by the highway
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Relief yYoric at St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27.-The headquar-
ters and branches of the st. Louis Pri-
yident Association continue to be
thronged by an unusually large num-
ber of destitute persons whose suffer-
ings have been increased by the in
tensely cold weather of the past few
days. AS fast as possible provisions,
clothing and fuel are distributed. Con-
tributions are being received and the
police are active in ferreting out cases
of destitution.
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Coxey.s Propnsed Parade.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 28-It is expected
that Coxey's call for parade of the
unemployed on Washington's birth
day will be answered by the 10000 Idle
men IN st. Louis. The central body
OF the knights of Labor has appointed
a committee to arrange for the parade.
1t was stated that the Knights of Labor
number 5000 in ST. Louis and the Fed
Grafton of Labor claims 1900 in the
unions affiliated with it. Out of the
total of 10000 men belonging to the
unions, it is estimated that 2O9O are
unemployed. Besides these, it is es-
timated, there are oyer $1,000 unem-
ployed clerks and unskilled laborers.
not connected with any organization.
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THE wArcHwoRD.
Movement In Senate Looking to Redu,
tion of Expense.

| Movement In Senate Looking to Reduc-
tion OF Expense.
SALEM, JAM. 2S.-Economy was the
star that guided the morning session
of the senate. Dufur gave notice that
tomorrow he would offer an amend
ment to the effect that no more bills
go to the state printer until the house
gets into working order. Selling also
gave notice of an amendment to the
rule providing that the state printer
shall print 253 copies. His amendment
provides that only 240 copies be
printed.
Haseltine offered a joint memorial
praying the national house of repre-
sentatives to pass q bill pensioning the
Indian war veterans. He also intro
duced joint resolution authorizing
the secretary of state to turn over TO
the grand commander OF the Indian
war veterans 800 copies of the early
history of Oregon.
On motion of Selling. it was ordered |
that 240 copies of each bill already in
reduced be printed. A motion was
llso adopted that only 240 copies of all
pills introduced this forenoon be
,ri nted
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Run Down by a Train.

SOUTH NoRwALK, Conn.,. Jan. 81
Five men were killed this afternoon by
freight train near East Normalk sta.
sion. 1t is supposed that while walk
ing upon the track they stepped from
in>front of the express train directly
in front OF the freight. The men were
engaged under the direction of Fore
man Powers in work upon the road bed,
and stepped from one track to avoid
the approaching express, to another
upon which the freight was bearing
Gnyn
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MIIsENEe wITuDRAws.
Tho Benson House Left With Only Thirty
Members.

Tho Benson House Left With Only Thirty
Members.
SALEM, Or, Jan. 27.-The Benson
house managed to kill nearly half an
hour this morning by the reading of
the journal in full. Thirty-One were
present at the roll call. but Misener of
Crook withdrew Immediately after. No
one raised the point of no quorum. A
cigarette petition was read, and also
one from Washington county to abolish
all commissions.
Crawford of Douglas here introduced
q resolution requiring the 20 unquali-
fed members to appear and qualify at
noon on Thursday, January %. The
scrgeant-at-arms was directed to serve
1he delinquent members each with a
copy of the resolution.
In explaining the resolution, Craw-
ford said his purpose was simply to ex-
haust every remedy known to the con-
stitution. If the members tailed to ap-
pear, then the house would have
basis for future action. On rollcall
the resolution was adopted. Ayes, 27;
nays, i; absent 3.
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TRIED TO DO BUSINESS
The Benson House Made a
Show Of Activity.
HELP FOR THE NEEDY
Chicagcans Responding to the De-
mands For Charity Oceasioned
by the Severe Cold.
Accident to a Pennsylvania Pleasure Party
Twenty Seriously Jnjured-Th5 Gu
ban Question in ConGress-De-
voured by Flames
HELP FOR THE NEEDY

SALEM, Jan. 26.-Thirty-ore MEM
bers responded to their naneS when
| the Benson house was called 20 order
at 10 o'clock this morning. BY direc-
tion of the speaker. the clerk read
aloud the names of the abs ID tees. The
| journal OF yesterday was read ia full.
Brown of Morrow and David Of Gillian
presented petitions against the licens-
ing of saloons in college towns.
Somer5 presented petition from
Brownsville, Linn county, asking that
the house organize and enact certain
remedial legislation. ''We are al-
ready organized" remarked Speaker
Benson.
Huntington of Wasco submitted
numerously signed 'o:al option petit
tion.
Veness of Polk introduced a concur
rent resolution for joint committee
to examine the books of the state
treasurer. Brown moved that it be
referred to q committee OF three.
Somers objected, saying the motion
was out of order. 1t was SO decided,
and then Brown moved to lay it on
the table. The ayes and noes were
called for and the motion laid on the
table, there being % ayes, 8 noes.
So the motion prevailed. Its signif-
canoe lies in the fact that the house
thus refused to attempt to renew rela-
tions with the senate
Twenty-Five bills were presented, but
were not read in full or by title.
During the afternoon session Mis-
ner of Crook, one of the democrats who
assisted to organize, cree:ed IL sensa-
tion by saying:
II have been hero % week to repre-
sent my people, and L want to go to
work. do not consider this house
legally organized. 1t seems to me
baby play, and want to know who |
can tell as how to organize. do not
intend to remain in my seat longer
and fool away time. I am getting
tired of this"
Misner's speech caused a sensation,
but no reply was made to it.
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charges were made against Rcpresen-
tative "A. d. Warner, of Everett, and
senator.Plummer, president pro ten.
OF the senate, this morning rose to
question of personal priviledge. and
In sensational speech, branded the
charges as being as false as hell, aud
asked thata committee be appointed
to investigate the charges. Speaker
Cline imnediately appoiuted a COM
mittee of five to investigate the
charOas
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AT GREGORY SIDING.
A Southern Paeifc southbound Freight
Train Wrecked.

Train Wrecked.
ASHLAND, Or, Jan. 27-Tbe south
bound freight train on the Southern
Pacific, which left Ashland at 9:15 this
morning, was wrecked at Gregory sid
ing, on the south side of Siskiyou
mountain, just over the California
line, and "A miles south of Ashland, at
noon today. Fireman John S. Silsby
was seriously but not fatally injured,
and George Smith, of Medford, who
was working his passage south, was ia.
tally injured, dying two. hours after
the accident. The other trainmen es-
capped uninjured.
The train was going down the noun
tain at what is said to have been II
miles an hour, with the engine and Is
loaded cars and u caboose, when, it is
supposed, the engine struck defective
switch frog. The engine and eight
cars were seriously wrecked.
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Little Done in the Senate.

SALEM, Or, Jan. 26.-The session OF
the senate was uneventful. Razeltiue
of Multnomah moved to exclude the
Oregoniau reporter from the senate,
because he had been criticised by that
paper, but his motion did not meet
with a second.
Fer the first time during TIE session
a bill made its appearance from a com
mittee. Gowan. Of the judiciary com
mittee. faYorably reported Dufur's bill
relating to the terms of circuit court in
the seventh Judicial district, and rec
commended its final passage. Gowan
also reported favorably the senate res
olution asking the attorney-general
for his opinion as to whether the sal
aries of county officers can lie reduced
during their term of Office.
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Senators Were Busy.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The senate
had busy session today. Cuba, the
proposed international monetary cor
ference and the Nicaragua canal came
in fora share of attention. Mr.. Turpie
closed his speech on the Cuban resolu-
tion. urging that Spain had utterly
failed to quell the outbreak, and that
the United States should intervene.
The Wolcott bill for an international
monetary conference was considered
for the first time. White, Cannon and
Daniel urged that the conference would
be fu tile, and was not intended as a
serious movement toward bimetalism.