Show THE OREGON CONVICTIONS Congressman Williamson and his two In Oregon will agree that this is a chilly year oar for grafters They Thc have been convicted of or conspiracy to suborn perjury in a scheme to de dc defraud fraud the government of public lands after having gone through two previous trials which ended in Il a jury disagree disagreement disagreement ment There IB lIB more to the case ase than the conviction of these three m n for un un le leis 8 the signs fan fall the government is bent on destroying the gangs of re respectable respectable criminals who In years past have secured possession of immense tracts of public land by the simple process of getting some one to swear falsely and amid then turning over the lands bands at a nominal price to the conspirators The trail of the serpont serpent has boen been over the land offices and interior department for far years year but the day of extermination has arrived Te T Q moral effect affect of such convictions a U Attorney Honey Hono has secured is vat val valuable beyond computation When hen such men as Senator Mitchell and the con congressman grossman gressman of the Oregon delegation are ar brought to book in spite of political in influence fluence and in spite of the tremendous tremendously ly by strong trong behind them the rest of the tho rascals know It is time for them to retire from their peculiar line of ot business oJ and pretended honesty hon ty |