The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-03
WILL NOT RESIGN
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ness men had gone to the senator
some time ago, before any agitation
had BEES created, and If these men
had suggested that, for TIE welfare
of the state and its future, it was
best for S na'or Mitchell t, step
aside, such action might have borne
fruit, though this, too, is doubtful
in the minds OF those who should
know.
|, w, lie the senator expresses no
opioion one way or the other, it is
argued by those who have been his
con61ants that the resignation Of
the senator and the conss qnent ap-
pointment of democrat by Cover
nor Ch,mberlain to fill toe vacan-
cy would do n, good to the state at
this t me. l IS coptended that no
mar, no matter how strong in per-
sal allty or backed by what Iower,
could go fresh into The g; nate pos
sed of ii. Auer CO or str ngta. And
no m tier bow strong tbs msp, his
appointment as democrat would
in great lit acure annul his capac-
itv for service.
Senator Mitchell n ede the office,
it is said, to carry bis casa to Its
fna! adjudication before the su-
p~eme court. H. is not only bro.
ken il e lib but in wealth as well. +.
Tae txpensts of the trial were
te,vY ard the costs Of the suprs me
court are not light. The brief SUBJ
mi,ted by the defense was volum-
inous document of some 800 Ta2es
prepared at a cost of virtually
81 600. Added to this ale many
o'her expenses all Of which drain
heavily upon the purse, and to meet
these calls requires that Saeator
Mitchell have an income. Without
the salary coming from his Office,
which be still holds, there would
be no funds to meet the expenses of
the appeal upon which the senator
bases his s,le remaining hope.
but what do Senator Mltchell's
friends think OF the resig patton
question:" is the question asked I,
and the answer comes in pessim-
istlc spirit.
"Friends?" Where are his
friends? Who are they that they
Gid not seek after his welfare while
he rested an aged and sick man
in the hospital with broken rib?
If that a 3cident had come before
this trouble special man would
have had to be stationed at the
hospital door with a basket to take
the cards that would have been sent
pp. There are no friends to think
of his resignation"
Through all of the discussion
Senator Mitchell goes his way 81.
lently. He will neither deny nor
affirm. He refuses to make any
statement to forecast any future
happening. He is uncommunica.
tive and he is unlikely to resign.
I Philadelphia, No. 1.-At a meet
ing of the Geographical Society O.
Philadelphia tonight, the president
Henry G. Bryant, the well-knowr
explorer, made the announcement
!; that two of the Brysnt.Melvill'
, casks which were sent adrift sever
al years ago in the Polar Sea have
turned up. It was suggested SOM
: years ago by Rear-Admiral Gsorg'
w. Melville that valuble data con
cerning the speeG and direction o
Arctic currents might be obtained
by setting adrift specially construct
ed casks in the Arctic Ocean. Ad
mira1 Melville and Mr.. Bryant hat
50 casks constructed and throwl
overheard by United S ates revenu
cutters and whaling ships.
Mr.. Bryant announced that b
had just heard from two of the casks
, The first was thrown overheard b,
the revenue cutter Bear on Angus
!; FL, 1901, about IS miles northwes
of Wrangle Island, and recovered
. by Captain A. G. Christianson OF
August II, 1902, near the moutl
Kolyching Bay on the coast of 81
IBERIA. In the course of one year
less four days, 1t had travelled 3S'
miles to the southeast, and wa
probably influenced by local cur
rents.
The other cask was placed on 81
ice foe northwest of Point Barrow
Alaska, in latitude 71:53 N. ane
longitude 164:50 W., by the stean
whaler Alexander on September 1S
1899. 1t was recovered one mil
east Of Cape Bauda Muir, Oh th'
Northern coast of iceland, June z
1905. Mr.. Bryant said the position
of the second cask proved the ex
isteuce of a current from Bshrin,
Strait around the circumpolar ba
sin IN the rcfic OCEAN