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THE RIVER MATTER.
. The editor of the Times-Mountaineer
lias changed his brand of liquid refresh-
: mcnts and the new decoction doesn't set
well on his stomach. He tells ua he has
been Informed by some of his farmer
friends that a report is being circulated
by his enemies that his paper is opposed
to an epen river and in league with the
Union Pacific. This report he stigma
tizes as a moat malicious falsehood and
calls upon any one to point out a single
article ever published in his paper that
had the least tendency in that direction.
Then h attacks the Chkomcle with
insane vindictiveness, never stopping
for a moment to inquire if "his farmer
friends" haH been telling him the truth.
The Chhoxicle hasno controversyjwith
J the Times-Mountaineer on the question
of an open river. It never supposed Mr,
Slit-hell was an enemy to such aschenie,
y and nver said he w9 either privately
to-"farmr friends" or publicly through
its columns. The Times-Mountaineer
has therefore got mad without any just
cause. The Cbuoxiclk has watched
with deep interest the course of its con
temporary since its patron saint has eold
himself to the Union Pacific to drive the
Regulator off the river. While it has
not the manliness to come out boldly
and enndemn Mr. Moody it has not
dared to defend him. This is a small
mercy, but it is a mercy and the
Chbonicle is thankful for it. It shows
there is yet some latent sense of decency
remaining in Mt. Michell, or, which
is much more probable, a wholesome
dread of public opinion. But however
this may be, tbe action of Mr. Moody
must be utterly without apology when
John Michel! will not come to his de
fense. Let the editor of the Times-Mountaineer
now come out like a man and
stand shoulder to shoulder with the
people for the maintenance and support
of the peoples' line of boats against
very name however sacred and every
corporate influence however powerful
and the Chbosiclb will overlook a
thoueand idiosyncrasies in its con
temporary that are the fruit and off
spring of its pait invironment. Let it
remember too that the fact that the
superintendent of the portage road at
the Cascades may travel on a pass has
nothing to do with the question of crush
ing tne Regulator and that 'if the Al
mighty had entered into judgment with
all men who have so traveled the editor
of the Times-Mountaineer would himself
be now inhabiting that region where
"their worm dieth not and the fire is
not quenched."
STILL HARPING ON
TER.
MY V AUG 11-
Th Times-Mountaineer says :
The germ of opposition which culmi
nated in the ring organ being established
was caused by our application of what
is termed "heroic treatment", to the old
mossbacks in this city because they did
not place boats on the river and inaug
urate manufacturing industries, and for
positively declaring they wonld have
nothing whatever to do with a people's
transportation company. -
And yet these same "old mossbacks"
are the very men who own the transpor
tation line and the Times-Mountaineer
' cannot count three friends in the world
who ever put a dollar in it. So much
for its "heroic treatment." Our con
temporary talks of a "ring" and a "fac
tion." It might with equal propriety
talk of the Columbia river bar. The
"ring" and the "faction" are the who'e
people with two or three exceptions.
Even the Times-Mountaineer is on the
fence antinus to come in out of the wet.
Its mission is ended when it cannot
peak a word for his patron saint.
It appears evident that the- people's
line of . boats between this city and
Portland is about to encounter a war of
opposition from the Union Pacific com-
' panv that means, so far as the manifest
intention of the company is concerned,
a war of extermination. Ice company
is purchasing nearly all the wheat ar
riving in this market through its Moody
agency, at prices that no middleman
can afford to give and rather than let
the Regulator get any of it the road will
carry it for nothing. Now the passen
ger rate has been reduced to fifty cents
to Portland, and the freight rates will
undoubtedly soon be cut. This will be
. of great benefit to the farmers, who
will reap all the profit, but it cannot
last always. If the new line of boats is
compelled to run at a loss who will foot
the bills? If the boats are run off the
river as all others hitherto have "been,
who will build another line? If the peo
ple's line is obliged to shut down because
it cannot pay expenses what is the use
of opening the Columbia river? We
don't need portage . roads if the public
went support them.. There is not a
farmer who hauls wheat to this market
who is not benefited from four to
ight cents a bushel by the fact of the
Regulator being in existence and yet
how many of them are willing today to
sacrifice a quarter of a dollar to keep
her on tbe river. A gentleman of this
city in no way connected with wheat
baying informs us that out of twelve
loads of wheat brought to Rockland last
Saturday Moody got ten for the paltry
consideration of half a cenl a bushel
jure than Smith offered, which scarcely
Amounted to an average of twenty cents
it load! Is it possible that this is au in
dex of the prevailing sentiment among
the farmers of Klickitat ' county? Do
they value twenty cents more than an
open river? If the manifest intention
f the Union Pacific to kill off the Regu
lator should succeed what will such men
think of themselves when freight rates j
go hack to old prices and grain takes a
corresponding tumble? It the people
desire that the present low rates of
freight be maintained they must support
the Regulator and account every man
who does not aa an enemy to the
country.
Baker City has voted a - school tax of
S-MWO. by a majority of seventy-six out of
250 total -votes cast. The " friends of
education in. that city are proud of their
Tlotory.
; Portland committee of r hundred, or- '
j :,i r;K- fho Aniin Mtulilp nf
; ganizexi to purif tlie A"gfa" 8able
Portland iiolitics says : "W hile the com-
politics say
mittee will not likely endorse all the air .
liance platform the two bodies will '
heartily co-operate to purify political ;
methods and elect none but honorable ',
and capable men to public positions.
Both will be fully prepared to do their
whole duty at the next June election so .
as to send a delegation to the next legis- 1
lature which will not be under the
thumb of Joe Simon to do his dirty
work instead of serving the public in -
terest9." We hope the alliance will be
as good as its word. By adopting the ,
policy outlined by the Farmer the alh-!
ance can do more good, solid, lasting !
work in one hour than it can if it talked ;
sub-treasurv and free coinage to the i
crack of doom. By all means sit
sauarelr on Joe Simon and all hia
8UP"
porters. He and they are a
standing
disgrace to uregon pontics, jiui u tue
alliance switches off on the third party
track Joe will undoubtedly get his se
in the public crib and the others will be
left out in the cold. Anything to beat
tne joe timon ring snouiu ut. uie
cry of the next state campaign.
Kobert Miller, a prominent democrat
of Southern Oregon is authority for the
statement that members of his party all
over the state are deeply interested in
the fight between Binger Hermann and
Harry B. Miller, to secure the nomina
tion for congress at the next republican
state convention. It is hoped that the
contest will Increase the chances for
democratic success bv splitting the re
publicans. The day that tie republi
cans of the first district charge Binger
Herman for Hany Miller they will
make a mistake that they will regret for
all time. No state ever had a more
faithful representative than Binger Her
mann, while Harrv Miller is the abso
lute tool of the very wo;et clement iu
the party to which he belongs. If the
state cannot have Hermann, for the
sake of all that is decent don't give us
Miller.
Tbe question of maintaining an open
river is now being decided fn this city.
If the Union Pacific should suoceed in
driving the Regulator off the river there
wdnld be no use for any more ' portages.
The matter is in the hands of the people.
They must support the peoples' boats
and account every man an enemy to the
country who does not. Shippers of
goods from the east to The Dalles as the
distributing point, ought to order all
goods shipped via the Northern Pacific
to Portland, thence by the D. P. & A. X.
Co. The railroad rate is every whit
as cheap and the river rates less. The
difference in time amounts to nothing.
The San Francisco Examiner reports
that Jerry Simpson has got himself into
trouble with hie former friends by par
taking of a grand banquet with some
prominent aristocratic democrats, but
the East Oreqonian comes to Jerry's res
cue aud claims that the host is a single
tax man and therefore a fit' companion
for the sockless congressman. Poor
Jerry. .This is the worst charge made
against him yet.
BRIEF STATE NEWS.
Union county reports an indebtedness
of $2,046,805, and a gross taxable prop
erly of 46,201,600. The gain in taxable
property is nearly a half million dollars
the past year.
Frank Hampton, of Portland, was in
town Vedne6day, having brought a
band of 300 head of cattle across the
mountains for Mr. Burgess, of Bakeoven.
Ochdto Review.
Straw-burning stoves are being intro
duced in Sherman county. The fuel is
supplied by means of a drum, in which
it is closely pressed and will furnish a
warm, comfortable fir for several hours
before renewing.
Mr. Charles S. Miller, owner of the
Monumental mill, has perfected all ar
rangements for the starting of the plant
about November 1st and will conduct it
as a custom mill, buying all ores deliv
ered. Grant County Newe.
An ingenious thief stole two dozen silk
handkerchiefs from the show window-!
a Portland store on the 16th inst. by
boring two one-Inch auger holes through
the sash and extracting the handker
chiefs with a piece of wire.
Cougars slaughtered n colt belonging
to Mr. Greenwell of Dayville recently,
and to get even on the varmints the
loser liberally strychnined the carcass.
He was afterwards rewarded by finding
the dead bodies of a cougar and an im
mense black bear in close proximity to
the poisoned colt meat.
An untitled field will never produce a
crop. , A mine not worked will never
become a source of wealth to its owners.
A community that will not take advan
tage of the forces that Nature has pro
vided need not expect prosperity. God
helps only those who help themselves.
The newspapers in the first congres
sional district are quarreling about Hon.
Bingp ' Hermann's successor. They do
well to disagree about the matter, for it
will be hard to find a man to success
fully fill Mr. Hermann's place in con
gress. Perhaps in the disagreemet the
people will. decide that Mr. H. shall suc
ceed himself, and if they do no one save
the politicians will be disappointed.
Wuloira Chieftain.'
There is not a farmer along the Col
umbia river who can consistently refuse
it patronize the new line of steamers
running from The Dalles to Portland,
even if the old line should reduce their
fares way below those of the new com-
any, because it tuev reduce the lares
ply for '
elow living rates it will be sim
the purpose of killing the uew company i
in its infancy and then going back to old
rates or higher. It it not always the
people with th&Jowest rates that should
be patronized, Tut the ones that made
these low
rates. Northwest Pacific ;
Farmer.
A few weeks ago a man visited Pendle
ton, giving his name as H. H. Downs
and business as representative of the
i World's Fair Publishing companv. He
rnn rl nlnlhps nnrl mo f ,r- i
jd clothes and was a man o
gunsive
address. He proposed to illus
. w, .., I
trate Pendleton in his paper. Several
business men gave orders for cuts of Mrs. rarnell sun Very in.
their buildings at $15 each, and paid the ' Losnbs, Oct. 19. Mrs. Parncll con-
moncv. Mr. Downs called on the city ;; . , .
council and so impressed that bodv with ! tlnn?3 .ln ver? weak and Precarious
the beauties of his scheme that cuts I condition. She is unable to sleep with
were ordered for abird's-eve-view of Pen- ! nt t"" d of drugs, and cannot partake
dleton and public buildings at a cost of j of 8oI,d food-
fio. I he next morning Mr. Downs left
the city. Telegrams to Chicago obtained
replies disclosing the fact that a very
slick swindler Jiad been among them".
Other owns are warned to look out for
him,
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They arc Massing in Force and Threaten
.
all Sorts of tengence on the
Whites.
iThc German Government is Becoming
Alarmed at the Growing Strength
of the Socialists.
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1 There is Trouble Among the
Religious
Dr.
Talmage's Church Robbed of
an Overcoat,
Clifton FouciB, Va., Oct. l'J. The
i iTi'fltest excitement Drevaileu here all
t o
j day Sunday, growing outof the lynching
! nf t hrif nwrnM on Satnrdav. Karlv in
. ,i ,.ia r.c .j .... u,m
npcrroes
i a8sembling in the streets and making
I threatg of retaliation. So demonstrative
werc the blacks for revenge that the
aituat!ol, begau look seri0U8j 8nd
Mavor Bowles, fearinc an uorisine. tele-
Uraphed to Governoi McKinnev
ac.
inuaintine- him with the serious condition
of affairs, and asking that a body of
body
soldiers be sent to protect them. The
white population, in the meantime, be
gan to organize for protection should
the negroes attempt to carry out their
threats. Bodies of men were stationed
at different points where it was expected
an attack would be made, and word was
sent to outlying sections for help. There
arc a large number of negroes in the
mine here and the most of them are of a
desperate character. Should they at
tempt an attack on the town a most
bloody conflict would ensue. The entire
town is in arms and pickets are posted
at every outskirt. A squad of men are
on the way here from Ronceverte,W. Va.
It is expected their presence will over
awe the negroes. The, services in the
churches were all suspended last night,
and people thronged the streets as if in
expectancy of a terrible conflict. Cooler,
heads, however, believe the reports of
the determination of the negroes are ex
aggerated and that no outbreak will
occur. The Monticello guards, it is said,
will be Sent by the governor, and should
trouble be prevented until their arrival
it is hoped that the negroes will not dare
to make any movement. The greatest
danger is believed to be from fire.
Should the blacks decide upon an upris
ing, they wonld undoubtedly apply the
torch as the speediest and most satisfac
tory means of revenge. Citizens have
prepared themselves for this emergency,
and bodies of men are patrolling the
streets where it is thought an attack
against property would likely be made.
The negroes are massed in large num
bers in the Crown section of the town,
where many are under the influence of
liquor and are making boisterous demon
strations. UKOWING 'IN STRENGTH.
German Government Becoming Alarmed
0?or the Growth of Socialism.
Bkblin, Oct. 19. The utterance of the
socialist leader Bebel, "Yet another
twenty years and we will be masters of
Germany," is severely commented on in
official circles, and there is some pros
pect for Bebel's prosecution for leg
majestas by putting a forced and treas
onable construction on his words. The
triumph of the moderate element in
tbe congress is not pleasing to enemies
of socialism, who would much prefer
tnat the opposition nad carried the day
and alienated people by tneir extrava
gant menaceof revolution. Theextraor
dinary growth of the socialist vote. 101.
927 in 1880 to 1,341,587 in 1890. is quoted
as Ebowing that there is something more
tnan Drag in tseoei's prophecy, and that
the time may not be far diBtant when
the state as now constituted may be en
gHgvu iu it me BLruggie Willi Buciausm
Fooling With a ristol.
Aklixgtos, Or., Oct. 10. Alex F,
Mason, of Garfield, Wash., en route to
visit relatives at Lexington, being com
pelled to lay over here Sunday, thought'
to amuse himself by target-shooting
with a revolver, and while fooling with
it, thinking, of course, ' tbe chambers
were empty, "it went off." The ball, a
thirty-two caliber, entered between the
thumb and index finger and took an up
ward course, lodging between the
knuckle of the middle and ring finger of
the left hand. A doctor located and ex
tracted the bullet without great diffi
culty, and removed several pieces of the
shattered bone. The young man will
have a etiff finger as a memento of his
first visit to Arlmgton,
The Topf on tbe Riots.
Romk, Oct. 19. The pope has written
to Harmel, organizer of the French
workingmen's pilgrimages, which re
cently visited this city, expressing his
bitter grief at seeing the French pil
grims "abandoned without provocation
to the attacks of an ungovernable conn
lace." The pope in this letter adds that
he is deeply grateful to the pilgrims who
came to xinine, ana io mose wno are
prevented from coming by violence and
Trouble Among the Religions.
V iEx.xA, Oct. 19. It is said that the
church authorities have instituted an
inquiry as to the growth of a heretical
tendency among the Catholics of Austria
it appears tnat a new religious move
ment has taken hold in some districts
with marked purist tendencies. TSe
holy coat exhibition is said to be, in
some degree, responsible for the agita
tion which finds expression in protest
angainst this and other matters sanc
tioned bv the church.
Dr. Talmage's Church Robbed.
Brooklyn, Oct, 19. The tabernacle of
Dr. Talmage'B church was feloniouslv
entered ,aBt niKht b.v forcing a side win-
dovr overlooking a vacant lot. An over-
coat belonging to the sexton was stolen.
The thieves evidently became frightened
by some noise, as they left several pieces
of silverware rolled up jn a piano cover
ready for removal.
An English Doctor's DlscoTery,
Paris, Oct. 19. Great interest was
caused yeslerday by a report from Simla,
India, that an English doctor had suc-
retucu ' 1 uiBTOVeiJIIlg, separating and
neutralizing tne special
microbe of
j leprosy.
SAM SHALL ARRESTED.
I He A reused of Defrauding
Friend
on a Land Sale.
0t. . Tb R.r.
Bostox,
lm ;
TeiTci-a'ijiaiSd "by ' IturKi-v.' ll. S Sfffiurw!f
an Episcopalian clergyman at Newton,
Lower Falls. Mr. Small has been
stumping this state for the past few
weeks in the interest of the prohibition
ticket. Secretary Mereen, of the pro
hibitory 6tate committee, went bail for t
i him, and he has been stumping the
state ever since. The case was brought
in the civil court to avoid the scandal
that a criminal case might bring to the
cause of prohibition. It is said that the
transaction which resulted in arrest of.
Mr. Small was agreed upon in August,
1890, when Mr. Small was president of
Olden university. It is alleged lhat Mr.
Small induced the Eev. Monroe to pay
$1000 for some land which he declared was
worth that sum. The land belonged to
the university, and it is alleged that the
university demanded only $500 for it,
and that Mr. Small made foOO by this
transaction. When Mr. Monroe heard
of this he demanded the return of his
money, As it was not forthcoming, he
caued the arrest of Mr. Small.
Shot By the Mexican Authorities.
Rio Giunde City, Oct. 20. Last Sun
day morring on the Mexican side, three
men were shot by government forces,
under command of General Larenzo
Garcia. Two of them were cowboys who
had been working near Victoria, and
who incautiously crossed the river with
out a permit from the Mexican consul
on this side, the other was Juan Bazan,
an army contractor, who was suspected
of revolutionary sentiments, by some,
they are said to have been American
citizens. '
Took the Mall and Express.
Redding, Calif., Oct. 20. Two men
were arrested this morning who are
thought to be the parties who robbed
the stage near here last night. This
morning the postmaster at Millville
brought word that the Redding and Al
turas stage has been robbed near the
Draper place, two miles this side of
Millville, two men masked, on -armed
with a shot gun, and the other with a
pietol, took Wells Fargo Jc Co.'i box and
also the mail. The loss is not known,
but is thought to be light.
Don't tike Mr. Powderly.
Chicago, Oct. 20. A Montreal special
says : "Archbishop Tascherean has is
sued in Laeemaine, a religions organ of
the church, a fierce article denouncing
the principles enunciated in their ma
treal address by Grand Master Work-
-man Powderlv and Mr. Wright, as di
rectly opposed to the latest papal' ency
clical and asking the Catholics to remain
awav from such leaders.
Caused by Gas Explosion.
Pittsbukg, Oct. 20. By an explosion
of natural gas in the cellar of the Sna-
men building this morning, five persons
were injured and one fatally. The con
cussion was terrific, wrecking the lower
floors of the structure and breaking
windows a block awy, the building then
burned. The loss is $75,000. Fully in
sured. ' Contempt of Court ln Kentucky.
Louisville, Oct. 20. Judge Looney
sent Mayor Al berry and members of the
city council of Newport to jail today for
refusing to obey an order of tbe court to
use the lights furnished by the Newport
Gas company, as ordered to do by the
court. The officials of the city all de
clared in contempt and were sent to jail
for six' months or until further order of
the court.
Decided in Favor of the CommlsKioners.
Salem, Or., Oct. 20. Judge Boise in
circuit court today rendered a decision
in tbe case of the state railroad commis
sioners, versus the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads, sustaining in
effect the scale of freight tariffs adapted
by the commissioners. .
Cases will now come up on complaint
of the commissioners to enforce the
rates.
Raum Denies That Be Has Resigned.
Washington, Oct. 20. The Pout sayj
positively that the resignation of Pension
Commissioner Raum is in the hands cf
Secretary Noble, to take effect November
30. Raum, who has just returned from
Chicago denies the story. It is also
stated that ex -Governor Steele of Okla
homa is on his way here to succeed him.
Brewery Burned by Tramps.
New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 20. At
3 :30 this morning the large brewery of
Joseph Schneider in Highland Park, op
posite this place, was burned with its
contents. Loss, ( 80,000 ; insurance,
$27,000. r The brewery is supposed to
have been set on fire by tramps. .
Another Newspaper Destroyed.
Passaic, N. J., Oct. 20. The great
warehouse and contents and 1000 barrels
of wine, of the Spear, New Jersey Wine
company burned 'this morning.! Tbe
office and plant of the Passaic Item, lo
cated in the building, was also destroyed.
Loss $100,000. Insurance small.
Another Torpedo Boat.
Washington, Oct. 20. The1 secretary
of the navy today signed the contract
with the Iowa iron works of the Dubuque,
Iowa, for the construction of torpedo
boat No. 2, similar to the Cushing for
the sum of $113,500. It is of twelve tons
displacement and must be completed
within one year. "
Want Steel Ralls ln Kansas.
TopjiKA, Kas., Oct. 20. The attorney
general today filed a petition in tho su
preme court asking lor a writ ot man?
damus to compel the Union Pacific
railroad company to relay the Kansas
Central branch with steel rails before
the first of January next,
Secretary Foster ln Ohio.
Washington, Oct. 20. Secretary Fos
ter will leave Washington this evening
for Ohio to remain until after the elec
tion. He is booked for ten speeches Ln
behalf of tbe republican cause. "His
first one is at Findley, Thursday night,
it being the main one of the series.
A Good tarn la Our Firsr.
New York, Oct. 20. Up to date
there has been received from Europe
almost $19,100,000 in gold.
Continued Gold Shipment.
London, Oct. 20. Bullion to ths
amount of 150,000 pounds was with-
drawn - today for shipment M Xew York.'
Report is out That the Anaconda
Copper Mines are to be put in Operation.
The Searles Will Case up for Hearing
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Three Men and a woman Killed
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in a Kaiiroad Accident
The Grady Monument Unveiled Severe
Floods in Mexico Overcome by
Foul Air.
Ciiicauo, Oct. 21. A special despatch
from Butte City, Montana, says:
"Within the next ten days the famous
Anaconda copper mine will be in full
blast. Last Spring the mine was abut
down. Two reasons were given for this,
one was thatHaggin, believing he owned
and controlled the bulk of the copper in
the world, closed down in order to cor
ner it. The other reason was that the
railroad which runs from Anaconda over
to Butte, a distance of 25 miles, had
concluded to charge Haggin its own rate
for conveying ore from the mine at Butte
to Anaconda, and returning products
ready for market from Anaconda to
Butte. From what is considered a
pretty reliable source, Information has
been received, that within
the next ten days, two thousand men
will be put to work in construction of a
new line from Butte CJty to the Smelt
ers. This done, a new road is to be
built from Boise City, the intention be-'
ing to extend it ultimately to tbe Pacific
Coast.
The Searles Will Case Up for Hearing.
Sai.em, Mass., Oct. 21. The hearing
in tbe Kearies win case was resumed
this morhing, with Edward F. Searles
on tbe stand. The counsel for the con
testants asked if Searles knew why Tim
othy Hopkins had not been notified be
fore November of the proposed marriage
and he replied be never dictated to Mrs.
Hopkins anything in regard to her son.
He first heard of the marriage settlement
from Mrs. Hopkins. The witness
objected to the marriage settlement
after the English style, as it looked too,
much like buying a husband. The
witness never opened a letter addressed
to bis wife before their marriage, and
none without her permission since.
A Serious Railroad Accident.
Galksburo, 111., Oct. 21. The Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy fast passen
ger train which left here at 10 :30 last
night was derailed at Pattery switch
near Monmouth, sixteen miles west of
here, by an opan switch. The whole
train of seven cars except the sleeper
was turned over on its side. The killed
are ; Engineer A. Lemery, Galesburg ;
Traveling Engineer George Courtney,
Galesburg; Mrs. George Allen, Lawoni,
Iowa; and Frank L. Johnron, Avon,
Illinois. About eighteen are seriously
injured. .
The Grady Monument Unveiled.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 21. The ceremo
nies incident to the unveiling of the
Grady monument attracted an immense
crowd of strangers to the city today
Governor Charles S. Northern presided.
The statue was unveiled by Miss Gnssie
Grady. Fulton Caville delivered au ad
dress on behalf of the Grady monument
committee. Governor David B. Hill of
New York was then introduced and he
delivered an oration.
Severe Floods ln Mexico.
Crry or Mexico, Oct. 21. The San
Juan and Paposshan rivers are rising
rapidly and have overflowed their banks
in many places. Several towns have
been inundated and there has also been
great destruction done to crops. Heavy
rains have fallen in the state of Tabosca
and the city of San Juan, Eantista's
capital is'in great danger. -
A Court of Inquiry.
Washington, Oct. 21. The secretary
of the navy directed for the appointment
of a court of inquiry in tbe case of the
United States steamer Dispatch, in
order to determine whether any or all
of the ofiicers of that vessel shall be
tried by court martial for neglect of
duty.
To Raise a Fnnd for the Starving.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 21. The czar
gives 3,000,000 roubles from his own
private purse to the famine fnnd and
has issued an appeal to the members of
the, nobility and tbe landed gentry to
form another fund for the relief of the
famishing people.
Diphtheria ln Iowa.
Marshalltowx, Iowa, Oct. 21. Black
diphtheria is spreading at aa alarming
rate In a Norwegian settlement in San
diers valley, in Harrison country.
Fourteen persons recently died of the
disease, the place has been quarantined
and a terrible state of affairs exist.
Overcome by Foul Air,
..Monarch, Colorado, Oct. 21. Wm.
Davis and L. Lock, miners, were over
come by foul air while descending a
mine near here yesterday morning.
They fell out of the basket to the bottom
of the shaft, 50 feet below, and were
crushed to death. .
Flood in England.
.London, uct. zi. be vera l lakes near
Bangor in Wales have burst their banks
and flooded the neighboring state quar
ries. Thousands of workmen are idle
in consequence.
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Ieft for Washington:
Augusta, Oct. 21. Secretary Blaine
and family left in a private car this
morning for Washington.
Gold in Buenos Ayrea.
Buenos Aybeb, Oct. 20. Gold closed
yesterday at 344 per cent, premium.
Weather Forecast.
Sax Francisco, Oct. 22. Forecast
for Oregon and Washington : Rains.
Ran Francisco Wheat Market.
San Francisco, October 22. Wheat,
buyer, '91, 1.72, season 1.79?4'.
Fortland Wheat Market.
PoHTLAND.October 22. Wheat, valley,
1.80fU.62K; Wl! Walla, 1.40.
The Famine Reaching Siberia.
Bt. Petebsbueg, Oct. 22. The famine
has extended to Siberia and the governor
has compiled a report showing that in
tit Aistrists t KokthMatoih a4 it-
i tirely exhausted, and appeals have been
made to public charity. Owing to the
difficulty of transportation in winter,
the efforts at relief eeem almost hope
less. Supplies from Cancasia are im
proving in quantity, and it is hoped that
they will avail to stave off the worst ef-
fwtfl -f f V H fnminn .3 . - T t 1
int-inr. uviuc" . uu
interior of the empire are continually of
a worse import. The neoole are com-
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v eronetz.
The Trans-Mlsslsslppi Congress.
Omaha, Oct. 22. The Trans-Mississippi
congress devoted its morning ses
sion to a discaasion following the resolu
tion : "Resolved that we petition the
president and congress of the United
States to once more attempt to bring
about an international recognition and
adjustment of silver and money, and,
should this effort fail, that a limited
agreement be sought with tho nations of
Latin union, whereby the mints of those
nations may again be opened for the
coinage of silver.
-Won't let the Indians Hunt.
Chicago, Oct. 22. -A special dispatch
from Sidney, Colo., says: "Word has
just been received here that five com
panies of the United States infantry and
cavalry are on the march from Ft. Rus
sell, to the scene of the Ute outbreak
that occurred four years ago in the north
ern part of this country. Word has
been sent to the governor that the In
dians were encroaching upon the rights
of the settlers. The Indians are deter
mined to hunt, but the settlers declare
they shall hot do it, off the reservation
Served Him Right.
San Antonio, Oct. 22. Great suffering
froia drought ia reported from Torrcon,
Mexico. Corn is selling at from fifty to
seventy-five cents per peck. A few days
ago Jose Castro, a prominent and
wealthy proprieter of an Hociecda, at
tempted to raise the price of grain to $4
per bushel. The natives became so
incensed at his action that thev shot
him.
An Abductor's Sentence
New York, Oct. 21. Sylvester Frank
lin Wilson, projector oi the female
baseball teams, convicted last week of
abducting fifteen-year-old Libbie Sund
erland from her home in Birmington,
was today sentenced to state prison for
five years and fined $1000, to stand com
mitted for each dollar until the last
dollar is paid.
War in Mexico. .
Nozales, Ariz., Oct. 22. A special
says the state of Sonora, and in fact the
entire republic of Mexico is again in a
fever of excitement, by reason of the
Zaqui Indians having declared war.
The Mexican government is concentra
ting troops as rapidly as possible and
preparations are being made for a vig
orous campaign. -
Two Fishing Schooners Lost.
Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 22. The
schooner Percy with a crew of twelve
men and the schooner City Point of
Portland, with a crew of fourteen men,
sailed on codfishing voyages . about
August 25. Neither of them have been
heard from since, and there is but little
doubt that they have been lost with all
hands.
Want Their Own Way.
Baltimore, Oct. 22. By a vote of 75
to 25, the Presbyterian synod at Balti
more adopted a resolution calling on the
general assembly to entirely sever all re
lations between. H and the Union Theo
logical seminary of New York unless the
questions between the two can be settled
before the next meeting of the general
assembly.
" Taxing Salt Meats.
Paris, Oct. 22. At a meeting of the
cabinet today it was decided to reject
the senate duty on imported salt meats
at twenty-five francs. On the other
hand the cabinet decided to give its ap
proval to a twenty francs duty on im
ported salt meats as voted for by the
chamber of deputies.
Small-pox in New Jersey and Montreal.
Trenton, N. J., Oct. 22. Small-pox
has made its appearance in the Italian
quarters here and the health officers
fear it will become epidemic.
.Montreal, uct. 'i'i. tivt ntw cases
of smallpox have been reported.
Promptly Settled. r
iJEuos aybeb, uct. Ti. Advices re
ceived here from Ascension, capital of
the Republic of Paraguay, bring the
news of an attempted revolution, which
was promptly suppressed by the troops
loyal to the government. .
No x,and for Foreigners.
Shanghai, Oct. 21. The Chinese gov
ernment has resolyed to make no more
concessions to foreigners outside of the
treaty ports, and hereafter any native
selling land to a foreigner for settlement
-T.l 1 1 l 1 T 1 ,
ur rcamcuce win ue severely puuianeu,
Denied the Report.
New Yoek, Oct. 22. The Herald says
that the report that the president has
tendered the war portfolio to Stephen B
Elkins is most emphatically denied by
that gentleman. ' '
A Steamer Overdue
London, Oct. 22. The Union Line
steamer Wisconsin, which sailed from
New York Oct. 11, for Queenstown, and
Liverpool, has not yet arrived at either
place. "
A Koted Man Dead.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 22. George Bain
one oi ine mosc prominent millers in
the United Stales; died here this morn
ing.
. Fatal Roller Explosion.
Maysville, N.D., Oct. 22. A boiler
of the threshing machine on the Gran
din farm exploded today, and six men
were killed.
A S20O.00O Fire.
Glekdale, Mass., Oct. 22. A fire
last night destroyed . the Glendale
woolen mills. The loss is f 200,000.
Fully insured.
A Serious Epidemic.
Vienna, Oct. 22. Influenza is raging
in Galicia, four thousand cases are re
ported from Domberg alone.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, October 22. Close? wheat,
weak; eash, 2Jj December, 04,;
May, 101.
On account of the unabated
rush of customers we find it im
possible to take time to make up
the price list we intended to nave
in this issue. We have large
shipments of goods constantly
coming in which were ordered
before our deciding to close out.
All these goods will be sold at
cost the 6ame as the goods we
have in stock. The public is
beginning to find out, by the bar
gains they are getting, that the
sale is bona fide. Those who
have not already purchased will
do well to come and be convinced
that such bargains were never
before offered in this city.
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Clothing, Gents' polishing Goods, Hats, Gaps,
Boots and Shoes.
Full Assortment of the Leading Manufacturrv
Cash Buyers mill save money by examining1 oar stock
and prices before purchasing elsewhere.
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which be offers at Low Figures.
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