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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Oregon Legislature Is Far Ahead OF TIN
State Printer.

othAo hEihbeIs
Salem, Or, Jan. 17.-The ] ,isla-
ture is as yet devoted chiefly to the
preliminary work of receiving new bills
and is still so far ahead of the printer
that committees have nothing to do.
But one measure has reached the acute
stage. and that is the bill to add two
justices to the supreme court. Having
passed the house last week it is now in
the senate. where it rests awaiting its
second reading The bill is warmly
supported, and it looked last week as
II 1t were bound to pass; but it loses
steadily under discussion, and its
chances are now very dubious. Objec-
zion to it 50 far as it is expressed APP
pears to rest chiefly or wholly on tile
question OF its oonstitutonality.
The general proceedings today we've
OF perfunctory and monotonous kind
Introduction and first reading of bills
occupied the whole time in both houses.
This is likely to be the order for the
balance of the week. The usual food
of propositions, wise and otherwise,
is pouring in, the greatest number Of
course, being destined to die in COM
mittee. Twenty-Five bills were intro
duced IN the senate this afternoon.
Half a dozen were read the second
time, and one authorizing the town of
Antelope to borrow $4,000 to build
waterworks was passed. A house
joint memorial to congress- for pen
sions for Indian war veterans, the
same as Mexican war veterans, was
concurred in.
A house resolution for the investiga-
tion of the affairs of the school land
board was concurred in.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20
NO. 30.
GO ON THEIR MERITS.


Oregon Legislature WIN Closely Con-
slider appropriation bills.
Salem, Or. Jan. l4.-The first week
of the legislative session closes with
81 bills introduced and read in the sem
ate, and 1874 in the house. The house
passed the bill to add two judges to
the supreme court, and there is little
doubt that the measure will pass the
senate in due time. Two notable re-
forms have been provided for-to limit
the number of committee clerks and to
keep appropriations of doubtful merit
out Of the general appropriation bill.
A bill to correct the committee clerk
ship abuse further for future legisla-
lures is before the senate, and is likely
10 pass lots houses. The ways and
means committee will report not only
a general appropriation bin and spe-
cial appropriation bill. but will refuse
to yoke with appropriations of un-
doubted merit those that are question:
able. making the latter bills stand in
diyidually on their merits befoie the
legislature and the governor.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20
WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS.
Mantz, whose Seat Is Contested, Asks
to BE Taken or Committee.

to BE Taken on Committee.
Olympia, Jan. Ex-senator Mantz
today asked to be excused from serving
on the committee OF elections and cleo
tion contests, inasmuch as his seat was
to be contested, and that, in all proba-
bility, the matter would be referred to
that committee.
The chair stated that it was expected
that the contest in Mantz' district
would be referred to a special commit
tee. He did not know bat that spe-
cial committee would yet be named.
Mantz was made chairman of the COM
mittee on senate employees other than
regular, and Paul, of that committee,
was made chairman Of the election con-
test committee. Keith was transferred
from the committee on fish to the com.
mittee on printing, exchanging places
with Senator Biggs.
Eight hundred and iorty-two citizens
of Walla Walla petitioned for an as
sembly hall in the Walla Walla state
penltentiaIy. The request was. made
on the ground of public morals, as it
was claimed an assembly hall for the
inmates of the penitentiary would
tend to improve their morals. ea,r q
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20
RAILROADS TO POOL ISSUES.
Report That Great Northern and North
ern Pacific Have Combined.


ern Pacific Have Combined.
New York, Jan. l6. The Times says:
The announcement Of the settlement OF
recent disagreements between the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific
railroads proved to be one of the most
interesting statements Wall street has
lately had to consider and enthuse over.
In Northern Pacific common stock
there il reason to believe that pool
has been formed, including in its mem
beTship the strongest tinancieis of Wall
street, among others. friends OF j. P.
Morgan, Governor Flower and John
d. Rockefeller
This pool, credited with acapacity
beyond any such recent combinations,
is believed to have as the basis for its
organization knowledge of plans which
Will practically make the Northern Pa
eitic and the Baltimore 81 Ohio one
property. Some reports, probably dis
toIted, have 1t even that Northern Pa
ciic property would actually absorb
the B. & Q. Under any circumstances,
it is declared there will be direct man
agement and personal supervision of
policy by James ]. Hill.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20

Il the house a bill was introduced by
Moore, establishing a state road down
the Columbia river from Lyle, Klicki-
tat county, to Washougal, Clark coun-
ty, and appropriating $25, 600 therefor.
A concurrent resolution relating to
the wealth of Washington coal mines,
and requesting the secretary OF the
navy to use Washington coal in prefer
ence to British Columbia coal and call
ing upon said secretary of the navy to
notify the legislature if any reason ex-
lists why this cannot be done. was
offered by Calvert, and adopted.
House bill No. rs. offered by Bel
ford, who moved its advancement to
third reading after the title had been
read. 1t is an appropriation bill, car
rying 81, 500 for the transportation of
prisoners, $500 for transporting juve-
nile offenders, and 5000 to pay travel
ing expenses OF superior court judges.
On final passage it received by one neg
ative vote and GA affirmative.
Senate concurrent resolution No. q,
authorizing the purchase of suitable
flag for the capitol, was taken up and
passed under suspension of the rules
The senate concurrent resolution for
the printing and publication of 1900
copies of Governor Rogers message
was passed.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20
wAsHINGToN's SENATE.



Olympia, Wash, Jan. 17.-In the
senate on motion of Land, Judge Nc
Gilvra, of Seattle, was granted permits
sion to'address the senate. Inasmuch
as it had been announced that Judge
McGilvra had up a senatorial lightning
rod, there were some quizzicai express
sons ON the faces of several senators
who are prominent in state politics.
Judge McGilvra, steppinsg inside the
circle, referred, in a forensic style of
oratory to the death Of Congressman
Dingley, and, at the conclusion of his
statement, asked for the consideration
of resolution petitioning the presi-
dent to appoint in his stead on the
joint American Canadian high commits
sion a resident of the Pacific North
west.
Senator Preston suggested that it
might be we'll to wait until Dingley
was buried before proceeding to fill his
shoes. A discreet smile passed about
the circle, Whereupon Senator Schofield
proposed that the resolution be made a
special order for tomorrow.
Senator Hamilton then asked. mas
much as the resolution had been pre-
sented by gentleman not a mem ber,
in what position it came before the
senate. There was a moments hesita-
tion. during which the chair thought
it possible to receive the communica-
tion, and finally Senator Preston said
he would stand back OF it, That was
acceptable to Hamilton, and, on motion
OF Grow, the document was referred to
the committee on memorials.
The house resolution protesting
against the exclusion OF aliens from
the Atlin mining district by the Cana
dian government was adopted-27 to 4
Hall, Preston, Remnant and Will
shire voting no.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20

Hillsboro, Jan. 16.-While ditching
on his beaverdam at Pennington, five
miles southeast of this city. George
Robinson struck gold-bearing quartz
ledge which assays S42 to the ton. The
ledge is between two and thu Zee
feet in width. The lead runs north
and south, pitching east. Near it are
two other ledges. the rock from which
has not yet been assayed.
The ledge was discovered several
days ago, but the matter was kept very
quiet until today, and the only trouble
to be encountered is in getting water.
No gold had ever before been found at
Pennington, but old miners considered
the indications there very good. (
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20


In the house the veto messages of
the governor were taken up. The veto
of the bill providing for the survey and
location of a roadway from Montesano,
Chehalis county, to Brookteld, WAIKIKI
akum county. was sustained.
The bill creating a state road along
the Columbia river from Lyle to Wash
ougal, was vetoed, because the proposed
road parallels a navigable river, the
governor holding this to be against
good public policy in the straitened
condition of state finances.
Representative Moore. as the author
of the bill, stated it to be his wish that
the veto be sustained, because there is
no time now to enter into the merits OF
the bill, and his wish was simultane-
ously respected.
Colonel Patterson, of Kitsap, pre-
sented a petition for fish hatchery in
Kitsap county.
COlwell presented a petition from
Cowlitz county for a law restraining
live stock from at large.
Judge McGilyra was accorded 10
minutes in which to present his Lake
Atlin and Dingley resolutions, which
were adopted.
A concurrent resolution by Brown,
requesting the respective political par
ties Of the state TO place upon their
tickets the choice of the party for Unit
ed States senator at elections prior to
senatorial elections, that the people
may express their choice. was adopted.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20

The house convened at $3.50 this
afternoon, pursuant to adjournment.
The proceedings opened with the sec
ond reading and reference of bills, but
owing to the fact that the state printer
had not caught up with printing, the
house returned to the first reading and
introduction OF bills. Eight bills were
read the second time and referred to
the proper committees. One was passed
and two were withdrawn. The bill
that passed was Whitney's, 20 amend
the city charter OF Albany.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20

Washington, Jan. lS.-The navy de-
partment was informed today that tht
Bennington sailed from Honolulu OF
the 7th inst, for Guam. in accordance
with the orders of the navy department
On the way over she will stop at Wax,
island and take possession of it for use
as cable station. The Castine sailed
yesterday from San Juan de Porto Rice
for Gibraltar. She is going to the
Philippines to reinforce Dewey's fleet.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20
baldwin wnI Rebuild.

San Francisco. Jan. 1S.-The Bulle.
tin says that Lucky Baldwin has de.
cided to erect an eight-story freproo.
building on the property occupied by
the old Baldwin hotel, which wat
burned several months ago. The build.
ing will cost 1000, 600. and as soon at
the ruins OF the old building can be
cleared away, the work OF construction
will commence.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-01-20
Lired Over loo Yeara.

Utica, n. Y, Jan. 17.--Mrs. Emily
J. Moseley. who would have been 102
years old had she lived until April,
died at the Home for the Homeless to.
night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26
IS 1T THE sEABOARD ?

The Lincoln Journal, of last week,
has the following with reference to
the future of the Carolina and North
Western railroad, that is of more than
ordinary interest just at this time:
The Journal is in position to say
with almost absolute certainty, that the
new owners of the Narrow Gauge are
General R. F. Hoke and his associates,
and that it will become a standard
gauge road and part of the great
Seaboard Air Line system.
The road will be extended as fast as
money can build it on to Tennessee via
Cranberry. 1t is understood that the
new owners either have already &C.
quired or have options on the lumber
road from Lenoir to Wilson's creek.
From this point to Pinola, which is the
present terminus of the road from
Johnston City, Tenn, via Cranberry,
there is a gap of only a few miles.
1t will save the S. A. L. the cost OF
hauling it's coal supply 400 miles and
at the same time save the expense OF
distributing the coal from Portsmouth,
by making Hamlet, Monroe or Chester
the distributing point.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26

longed to an Italian neighbor named
Frank Defatta. The doctor had sew
eral times requested Defatta to keep
the goats up; but got no satisfaction.
Thursday night he shot one of the
goats. Friday morning Defatta put in
his appearance, and in very angry
tone, exclaimed, "You shoot my goat,
now you shoot mew The doctor or
dered him away and he retired num-
bling unintelligible threats. Later in
the day, as the doctor was passing by
the Italians shop, some one from
within fired two loads of buckshot at
him. One load took effect in his
hands and the other in his abdomen.
He fell fatally wounded. Court was
in session in the town, and as soon as
the people became acquainted with the
facts, they went to the Jail and secured
five Italians who had already been ar
rested, charged with completely in the
crime, and quietly hung them all. The
names of the victims are: Frank De-
fatta, Charles Defatta, 10 Defatta, Sy
Deferrock and John Cereno.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26
THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES.

In connection with the Graded school
row, the trustees are coming in for a
great deal of unwarranted criticism
and some of them are feeling it even
more keenly than they should.
The first impulse of a majority Of
the trustees on assuring themselves Of
the outcome of the Graded school
election last Thursday, was to resign
They were disposed to take the action
of the few voters who voted against
the tax, as a reflection imposed by the
town upon themselves. But when
upon investigation they learned that
their retirement would effectually kill
the school, because of no provision in
the law for the election of their sue
cessors, they determined to hold on
and deal with the situation as best
they could.
THE ENQUIRER feels assured that
there is not gentleman on tne Doaru
of trustees who would not gladly be
relieved of the responsibility, were
such relief possible, by the election ol
a more competent successor, and fur'
thcr, it thinks that the position since
taken is brond minded and commend
able.
At IL meeting on Monday morning.
the trustees passed resolution which
i'm effect is as follows: "Inasmuch as
since the election of teachers there ap.
pears to be doubt as TO whether or not
the special tax that was expected at
the time will be voted, all the teach
ers elect be notified that if they see fit
to take another position elsewhere,
they are at liberty to do so. Nothing
in this resolution, however, is to be con-
strued as to even intimate a request
for the resignation of any one of the
teachers elect"
1t should not be forgotten by the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26

- In the case of the city of Laurens
against w. r. Crawford, the supreme
court has just rendered an opinion
in which it declares that peace officers
have no ri hit to carry concealed weap'
ons on their persons even while in the
actual discharge of their duties. Ii
seems that Crawford was tried by the
city council Of Laurens on the charge
of carrying a concealed weapon, and
Notwithstanding he plead that he got
the right to carry such weapon by
virtue of his commission as dispensary
constable, he was convicted. The cir
cult court, Judge Townsend presiding
reversed the city council, and the city
council carried the matter up to the
supreme court, which reverses the cir
cult court and holds that no individual
has right to carry a concealed weap'
on about on his person except on his
own premises.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26

- There is still q dearth of satisfac.
tory information, so far as the public
is concerned, as to the probable future
of the Carolina and North Western
railroad. The statements in another
column from the Lincoln Journal on
the subject are interesting, and it will
be exceedingly gratifying to majority
of the people of this section if it shall
develop that they are true. The ex-
tension of the Carolina and North
Western along the line suggested will
give the people of this section practi'
cally all that they originally had rea-
son to expect from the Three C's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The only necessary prerequisite to
voting in the graded school tax elec-
ton next Tuesday will be the exhi-
bition to the managers of a town reg
istration certificate of date of 1899.
Several Yorkville people report hav-
ing felt a shock of earthquake last
Saturday night about 12 o'clock.
Many who were awake at that hour
were not conscious of the quake, If
there was one.
Walking out early Sunday morning
a citizen discovered about one of the
stores near the corner, so much trash
and filth that he felt constrained to
have it cleared away at his own ex-
pense, although he was in nowise re-
sponsible for it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26
PEA SOWING.

The situation with regard to pea
sowing has probably never been more
discouraging than at present.
During one unfavorable season four
or five years ago, many people were
prevented from getting in their crops
but comparatively few people had
been converted to the value of the
pea at that time and the distress was
not nearly so great as now.
AS the result of inquiry OF dealers
and others, the reporter learns that al
though many peas have been bought
in this immediate section for sowing
purposes; but few have been put in
the ground. Some farmers who SOW
ed four or five weeks back got very
good stands which have since practi-
cally perished, and others have sowed
a hundred bushels or more each with
out getting in return more than a few
sprouts on damp spots IN their nelds.
The loss of seed has already been
quite heavy, and the lateness OF the
season is making the situation even
more discouraging but still, on account
of the wonderful scarcity Of forage
there are many farmers who will con-
tinue to risk it on a good season as
late as the first of August, and others
express a determination not to give up
until the 18th.
There is no hope now that a crop OF
peas can develop beyond fairly good
forage, and according to Mr.. G. l..
Riddle, who is we'll informed on such
matters, it is worse than useless to
sow at all now except in the event OF
a season that will admit of thorough
blowing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26

- Angus M. Cannon, the Mormon
church official recently convicted OF
polygamy, has been released with a
fine of only 500. The judge who
pronounced the sentence stated that
the complainant in the case did not
claim to have been injured, and as
Cannon otherwise had the reputation
of being a good citizen, he would make
the fine only heavy enough to answer
the requirements of the law. He went
on to say, however, that he desired to
have it distinctly understood that bis
sentence in the present case was not
to be taken as precedent in any fu'
ture case that might arise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26
ABOUT NEW COUNTIES.

In what is evidently intended as a
reply to our remarks last Saturday,
The Columbia State of Sunday has the
following:
THE YoRKVILLE ENQUIRER is news
paper which possesses very many points
of excellence. We have always suspect
ed that THE ENQUIRER, however, lacked
a proper appreciation of things humor-
Gus. Now we have THE ENQUIRER's
word for it. Our consolidated county
scheme strikes it "as being so funny
that THE ENQUIRER hardly cares to dis
cuss it. whereupon THE ENQUIRER pro-
ceeds to discuss a related subject upon
which it has descanted before. THE EN-
QUIRER establishes to its own satisfaction
that the new counties formed under the
constitution of 1895 are failures and have
materially damaged the counties from
which they were taken. The new coun-
ties, however, have not admitted any
failure, nor have we heard any wailings
from the parent counties. THE ENQUIR-
ER's county, however, was called upon
to contribute to the new county of Cher
okee, and, moreover, Yorkville has an
ambitious rival in Rock Hill, which
would be glad to possess the dignity and
honor that comes to the court house towL
of prosperous section. So it is bringing
matters rather near home to The En-
QUIRER to discuss new counties.
Our Yorkville contemporary is evident
ly suffering from severe attack Of pessi-
mism, as witness the following declara-
ton:
We have heard no despairing cries from
old Abbeville nor any of the other coun-
ties which gave up part Of their territory
to the new ones. And Greenwood, which
took quite slice from Abbeville, is one
of the most prosperous communities in
the state. 1t will be rather difficult to
establish the existence Of the general
decentralization" in Abbeville or Green
wood, and, in fact, in any of the other
counties ofSouth Carolina.
THE ENQUIRER seems to wish to invest
county lines with some sort of sanctity
and to cry out holy" when it is propos-
ed to make change; but that kind of
veneration has nothing to rest upon.
County lines are matters of convenience
to those who live within them, and senti-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26
MERE-MENTION.

Returns so far received from Mis-
sissippi primaries settle the fact that
Governor McLaurin has defeated Pri
vate John Allen for the senate. '''''''''
The bubonic plague is again widely
prevalent in China. ..'...'''''Italian pa
pers are denouncing the United States
on account of the lynching of the five
Italians in Louisiana. ..''''''''There are
nearly 5000 American soldiers in the
hospitals of Luzon. '''''''''A new recip'
rocity treaty between the United
States and France was signed last Sat
urday..........The total enlistments fol
service in the Philippines up to last
Saturday was 1887, being an increase
of 2S6 during the week. The effort to
encourage enlistments by granting
commissions to men who secure as
many as 40 has been abandoned. ''''''
A perceptible shock of earthquake was
felt in Los Angeles, California, Satur'
day. 1t did no damage. ''''''President
Mckinley has selected Elihu Root, OF
New York, 10 be the successor Of Rus
sell A. Alger as secretary of war, and
the understanding is that MIR. Root
has accepted. The new secretary is
an able lawyer of national reputation