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Cansefl liy Hfeli Prices.
DOES NOT EFFECT THE MARKET.
Wanted to Suspend the Corporal From
From Active Service.
DISHONEST OFFICIALS CAUGHT.
Condition of the Weather In
East -The Texaa Alliance
Draws Out
New York, Nov. 27. Edwin M.
Field, Daul Levdley, John Frederick,
Weichers and Herman, C. Helmns,
composing of the firm of Field Lindley
Weichera and Co., bankers and brokers.
assigned today without preference.
The failure was announced on the
produce exchange at noon, bat the grain
market was only slightly affected. The
house is an old one, but has lately been
somewhat restricted in its dealings'.
The failure is attributed to the rise in
I corn at New York and Chicago. It has
been protecting some large lines of corn
from S. V, White deal and had been on
the short side of the November market,
and a few days ago had to cover 500,000
bushels. Just how much of an amount
the firm will find itself unable to pay is
not yet clear. The grain markets is
only slightly afficted by the failure. The
head of the firm is a son of Cyrus W,
Field. The firm was rated at $750,000 to
$1,000,000.
Wanted to Stipend Htm.
London, jmov. 'it. intelligence was
received today from Aldershot, where is
situated the great military barracks,
that the privates of the second battalion
of the prince of Wales Westminister
regiment, bod attempted to bang a cor
poral who bad taken ad vantage of a little
authority to make life unpleasant for the
private by petty tyranies. Their
complaints to the higher officers were
not noticed, and so angry did they be
come that they at length seized the cor
poral and suspended him in the air.
After banging a short time the corporal
was discovered and cut down by a ser
geant and he was resuscitated after con
siderable effort.
Dishonest City Officials. "
San Francisco, Nov. 27. It is under
stood that the grand . jury will today in
dict assessor John D. Siebe city and
county attorney John A. Durst and
street Superintendent James Gilleran
and that a application will be made to
Judge Wallace to declare the positions
held by these officials as vacant. It is
alleged that the assessor and city at
torney have made illegal and unwar
ranted reductions in the assessment rolls
I and that the street superintendent has
been exactly a percentage of tht5Pages
of his employes.
Conditions of the Weather.
Washington, Nov. 27. The storms of
last .night off the Atlantic coast and over
Lake Huron joined as one single deep
storm over Maine. It has been decided
that the storm waves were from Mon
tans and developed over Iowa. Snow or
rain is falling in Northern New England
tlianU fl tho Dliirk and TLf lavtnm ir.llAttB
and northward. Continued unsettled
weather may be expected to prevail
whlie the storm is moving over the lakes
and down the St. Lawrence.
The Texas Alliance Draws Out. -
Corsicana, Texas, Nov. 27. The
Texas state farmers' alliance adopted a
resolution appointing twenty-five dele
gates to represent Texas at the Memphis,
Tennessee, convention. Resolutions
condemning the action of the supreme
council at Indianapolis and proposing to
sever all connection with the "Defacto
Nail alliance, for a separation of the or
ganization with an entirely new set of
officers, were adopted.
Going to Salt rake.
North Branch, Michigan, Nov. 27.
A Mormon elder by -the name of
I Taylor, in converting the 'people ' of
Mills, a small lumbering town near
here by the score. An exodus of the
population in progress the farmers
among the entbusiastics announce
their determination to repair to Salt
Lake.
An Expected Failure.
Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 27. The
Clinton Loan association at Clinton,
Simpson connty, has suspended. It was
a small state banking company with a
capital of $50,000 and has been known to
be in a shaky condition for some months.
Killed by an Explosion.
Akron, Ohio, Nov. 27. This morning
a locomotive on the Cleveland and Col
umbus road exploded about one mile
south of this cityj instantly killing
Engineer John Byron, and Fireman
George Parker.
Mrs. Drexel Dead.
Philadelphia, Nov. 27. Mrs. Anth
ony J. Drexel, wife of the head of the
great " banking firm of Drexel & Co.,
died this morning at her country house,
Sunny Mede, in Dela. county.
Will Try and Catch the Democrats.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 27. Steps are
being taken by all the commercial ex
changes and business men generally to
bring the democratic national conven
tion to St. Louis.
Shot By a Boy.
Elmira, N. Y., Nov. 27. Frances J.
Vincent, widow, and her son Albert L.
Vincent, of Not 43 West Clinton street,
are in jail, waiting the result of injuries
to Charles Jones, caused by four bullet
wounds. Jones is the manager of the
Postal teleeraph oflice in this city and
is unmarried. He called at Mrs. Vin
cent's and asked if Miss McFarland
lived there. It is a double house and
that young lady had just moved next
door. Mrs. Vincent, who answered the
call, said shortly : "I know you ; give it
to him Bert." Jones, who has an im
pedomentin his speech, tried to explain,
but before he could do so the boy, who
is only 15 years old, drew a revolver and
began nring. une Dan entered jones
abdimen, and another lodged in his leg,
The wounded man was found in a criti
cal condition by passers-by, and the
police - were informed. The Vincents
were taken into custody, and Jones was
removed to the hospital.
He Sold His Wife.
Providence, R. I., Nov. 27. The re
cent death of Mrs. Feitre Vicciene and
the settlement of her estate have revealed
a queer state of affairs. Two i
petitioned for appointment as adminis
trators. One was her husband; the
other was Frank Baren, her lover. The
husband admitted that after discovering
the relations which existed between his
wife and Baron, he sold her to the lover
for $150. Afterward, it is claimed, Baren
paid another Italian .115 to personate
icciene, and a divorce was granted to
Mrs. Vicciene. The courts thought
Baren had the best claim to the woman's
estate, and he received the appointment.
Stabbed by m Drunken Man.
Fresno, Cal., Nov. 27. Fulton G.
Berry, who was stabbed in the neck at
Pollasky, was able to proceed to San
Francisco last night. His wound was
severe, the jugular vein being exposed
but not cut. It was a narrow escape
from death. Berry is one of the direct
ors of the Mountain railroad, and, as an
officer, was taking charge of the barbe
cue, when the drunken man, who had
been taken from the table, stabbed him.
A Child-Stealing Servant.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 27. At about
7 :30 o'clock last night a servant of D. T.
Beats, the millionaire cattleman, of this
city, disappeared from the house, and at
the same time the 2-year-old boy of Mr.
Beats was missing. Search was made,
but no trace of either could be found.
The police were notified, but have failed
to locate either. It is thought the
child was kidnaped for a reward.. Beats
has offered a reward of $50,000 for the
return of the child which was kidnaped,
and no questions asked.
The Bait Act Unconstitutional.
Ottawa, Nov. 27. The Dominion gov
ernment is advised that the law officers
of the imperial government have declared
the Newfoundland bait act unconstitu
tional. Canada and Newfoundland, it
has been proposed, shall submit a joint
case to the imperial privy council.
Sunk With all on Board.
Liverpool, Nov. 27. During a heavy
fog on the Mersey last night, an unknown
steamer ran into a bark, supposed to be
the Harmony, off the lightship. The
steamer was so badly damaged that she
sank almost immediately and the entire
crew were drowned. The bark lost a
mast aod the hull was seriously damaged.
Shot by Incendiaries.
San Bernardino, Nov. 27. Superin
tendent Frye found the Fifth street
school on fire last night, and entering
the building was attacked by two men,
He downed one, but was shot Iby the
other, the ball entering hia left arm.
The men escaped on arrival of the fire
department.
The Indians Will Tote.
Paris, Texas, Nov. 28. The Choctaw
national party held its convention at
Antlers and nominated B. Jackson.
The present national secretary, for gov
ernor. The platform opposes the al
lotment. The Funeral of the Earl of Lytton.
Paris, Nov. 28. The obsequies of the
Right Honorable Edward Bulwer
Lytton, British ambassador at Paris
wlto died suddenly in this city Tuesday
last, were held today in an English
church.
Another Priest Writes a Letter.
Paris, Nov. 27. The archbishop of
Annecy has written a letter similar to
the one which caused the prosecution of
the archbishop of Aix. It is expected
the government will take notice of the
letter, and cause its author to be prose'
euted.
Three Men Killed.
London, Nov. 27. A passing steamer
ran into a steam" launch crossing the
river Tyne at Shields this morning,
crushing the launch to pieces. A num
ber of workmen were on board the
launch; three were killed and the others
rescued.
A Mine Flooded.
Salt Lake, Nov. 28. The 'drain tun
nel in the Ontaria mine cut through
into the water vein and the mine flooded.
It is thought that operations can be re
sumed in about ten days.
Good Ice Weather.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Nov. 28. The
mercury reached 12 degrees below, here
this morning. The coldest at this date
in many years. Ihere is four inches of
snow here. .
A Cigarette Factory Burned.
New York, Nov. 27. Goodwin ' &
Co.'s cigarette factory, Grand street,
was damaged $30,000 by fire this morn
ing. Ail the employes escaped in
safety. -
A Cold Wave.
Boone. Iowa, Nov. 28. A cold wave
struck this city - this morning. The
mercury touched fifteen degrees below
zero.
An Cpium Smuggler Indicted.
New York, Nov. 27. The grand jury
has indicted Chase, the alleged opium
smuggler.
Killed by Unknown Men.
Atoka, I. T., Nov. 27. At Lehigh
two unknown men fired into the house
of Peter Fleautteau and killed his wife.
. ixi In the Corner. -Chicago,
Nov. 27. The corner in No
vember corn is still on but attracts little
attention.
AN ATTACK EXPECTED.
Negroes in Mansas Excited Oyer a
Lynching.
BOTH M0XEY AND REASON GONE.
An Extreme Cold Wave Visits the East
era States.
TEXAS ALLIANCE REORGANIZED.
None of the Old Parties Need -Apply--
Murder and Suicide The Ab
ductors Caught.
Gdrdon, Arkansas, Nov. 28. Excite
ment here is intense, and a momentary
attack by negroes is looked for. They
say the whites have been exercising
their superiority too long, and they are
going to reverse this condition of affairs.
The citizens all go armed and it is said
preparatory t resist any attack that
may he made by the blacks. The
negroes are aroused over luesday's
lynching. '
Money and Reason Both Gone.
New York, Nov. 28. That the firm
of Field, Wiecher Lendley & Co., which
failed yesterday had re-hypothecated
securities held by them on a loan of
600,000, and amounting to $1,000,000,
developed into a certainty this morning
at the stock exchange, $80,000 of Union
Pacific Denver & Gulf consolidated first
mortgage five's sold out under rule on
account of the firm. Upon hearing this
fact Judge Dillon sent for assistant Sec
retary Burnham of the stock exchange
and had a conference with him. As a
result of the conference it was decided
that the securities would not be good on
delivery and notice to take effect was
sent to various bankers. Sidney Dillon
said: "The re-hypothecation of these
securities is what I term criminal bor
rowing, I don.t think there can be any
milder view taken of the action at the
office of Field, Weichers, Lindley &Co."
Assignee Charles W. Gould was seen.
In reply to a question he said : "I truly
don't know yet in what condition things
stand. The condition of Edward M.
Fields, senior member of the firm, is
serious, arrangements are being made to
send him to a private insane asylum.
The Texas Alliance.
- Corsicana, Tex., Nov. 28. The anti
sub-treasury members of the farmers
alliance in convention here reorganized
the order under the original charter.
The new constitution provides for pro
hibiting any man from becoming a mem
ber who believes, belongs or aids in any
way any ,secret organization that makes
political demands upon its members or
in any way exercises any of the distinct'
ive functions of any political party.
Murder And Suicide.
Marshaltown, Iowa, Nov. 28. D. C,
Thomas, an employe of the Britain
Packing Co., shot and killed John
Hockeydge proprieter of a boarding
house here this morning. Then suicided
by shooting himself through the head
There is no motive for the murder. It
is thought Thomas was insane.
The Weather in Minnesota.
St. Paul, Nov. 28. Dispatches from
fifty Minnesota points indicate that the
temperature varies from zero at Duluth,
to 10 degrees below at Halleck, and
eighteen below . at Moorehead. - There
was a great snow storm in Northern
Minnesota and North Dakota ' last week
and it is feared that the threshers will
have to wholly suspend operation. The
ferries at Duluth and Superior are frozen
up, and it is believed that Lake Naviga
tion cannot last much longer. A special
ditpatch from Winnipeg states that the
mercury is 20 degrees below zero and
growing colder. - .
. Caught the Abductor.
Kansas City, Nov. 23. Mysterious
King, alias Dennis, alias Spinole, who,
it is said, returned the kidnapped Beat's
child, was arrested this . morning.
He is chief conspirator in the abduction
and is undoubtedly the man who deliv
ered and obtained the $5000 ransom last
night. " ' '
Charged With Abduction.
Kansas City, Nov. 28. Albert King
and his wife, Lizzie King, alias Lizzie
Smith, were brought before the justice
this morning, charged with the abduc
tion of the son of David T. Beals. The
prisoners plead "not guilty" to the
charge and as they could not give bonds,
were committed to jail.
S25.O0O Country Residence Burned.
Fresno, Calif., Nov. 28. The elegant
residence and contents belonging to W.
N. Oothout, six miles east of Fresno
burned this morning. Loss, $25,000;
insurance, $11,000. A faulty flue is sup
posed to be the cause.
, Presenting Petitions to the Czar.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 28. The im
perial family started from the Crimea on
their return journey to this city. Crowds
of raged and starving peasants wait at
the stations along the route to present
petitions to the czar imploring help.
For Want of Fodder.
Odessa, Nov. 28. The latest news
from Saratoif and Kasan is to the effect
that famine and typhus is increasing.
Five thousand horses and eight thousand
cattle have been slaughtered on account
of the lack of fodder.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
The Troubles There not all Based Upon
- the Anti-Foreign Feeling.
Lonon, Nov. 28. The Timet this morn
ing publishes a dispatch from a corres-
pondent at Shanghai, which confirms the
report that the troubles in Chiha are not
all based on the anti-foreign feeling en
tertained by the natives. This is but a
phase of the situation. The underlying
reason for the discontent which prevades
many districts of China is the fact that
the natives of the country believe the
time is ripe to overthrow the Manchun
dynasty, which wasoverthrown in 1644.
The movement has in view the driving
of the present emperor from power, and
placing a native c:mnese ruler upon tne
throne. The Times correspondent says
the rebels have already captured Chay-
sang in the province of Sea Jona and
Shing King in Manchooria. They are
rapidly gaining accessions to their ranks,
and nave quite a formidable army, i ney
are marching on the capital at Fekin
The imperial forces are preparing to
meet them, and it is believed a desperate
battle will soon be fought. Ihe intelli
gence that the rebels are marching to an
attack of Pekin causes the greatest ex
citement in that citv.
Will Build the Road.
Portland, Nov. 30. "We intend to
commence work on the railroad between
Goble and Astoria in January and push
it to a speedy conclusion," said Walter
V. Smith, vice president of the company
today. Smith further expressed him
self as having little confidence that New
York parties represented by Dwyer,
would take hold of the road. He did
not intend to cast any suspicion on
Dwyer's project but on the contrary was
anxious to have them build. The Gable
company is composed mostly of Astoria
peoble who take it upon themselves to
build the road when they conclude that
the road would not be constructed until
they undertook it.
Will be Hard to Catch
Wilcox, Ariz., Nov. 30. A dispatch
from Fort Bowie was received last night
stating that Major L. Downing, who
lives thiity miles south of here, was
shot from ambush by Apache Indians,
while he was riding by. His wound is
not considered fatal. Lieutenant Irwin
and a company of soldiers from Fort
Bowie will pursue the red skrns.
The settlers are arming themselves as
thev fear a raid from the Indians whose
etronghold is in the Chiricuha moun
tains, and is practically irapanterable
The hostiles at the last reports were
moving south.
Can't Pay The Expense of Breaking.
New York. Nov. 30. ihere is no
material change in the aspects of affairs,
in the office of the suspended firm of
Field Lindley Weichers and Co., this
morning. Assignee Gould was unable
to find assets enough to pay the clerks.
There is no bank account whatever, and
only a faint hope remained with him
that there might be some call loans be
longing to the firm upon which he
might be able to realize something to
defray necessary expenses.
The Argentine Election.
Buenos Ayres, Nov. 28. The conduct
of various governors of states in the in
terior of the republic in regard to the
elections Sunday last are said to have
been scandalous. Conflicts between the
troops and citizens are reported at differ
ent towns. The entire corps of firemen
were bribed so as to give aid to the pro
posed revolt against Mitre if he was
elected to succeed Pettingram. Police
officials are also implicated.
A Boat in the Wrong Place.
.Portland, Nov. 30. A man named
Dutch Charley, of Troutdale, jumped of
the Morrison street bridge this after
noon, into the river for a purse of one
hundred dollars,. . He would have !been
drowned had he not been rescued by
men in a skiff. He was placed under
arrest as soon as he was landed.
Protected by Cold Weather.
Ottowa, Ont., Nov. 30. The domin
ion government has decided to suspend
that part of the regulations requiring
cattle coming from the United States to
be quarantined for twenty days before
entering the province. The suspension
is to continue during the winter months.
Jack Will Lose This Fight.
New York, Nov. 30. It is reported
that the condition of Jack Dempsey, the
nonpareil is more serious than, his
friends admit. It is stated that he is
suffering from incipient consumption.
Oppose the Paper Issne.
Montevidio, Nov. 28. The banks and
the people generally are opposed to the
proposed issue of paper on the ground
that it is causing commercial distress.
The banks refuse to accept' the demand
for a metal lie issue. . .
Was Not Damaged.
San Jose, Calif., Nov. 30. Judge
Reynolds today non suited the case of
Rio vs. Wood, for $100,000. Damages
for slander.
A Carhouse Burned,
Pittsbcbo. Nov. 26. The carhouse of
the Second Avenue Traction company,
at Hazelwood, was burned this morning,
together with the Electric bote'. Loss,
$100,000. - -
A Failure In Berlin.
Berlin, .Nov, 2t. .Berlin was
startled today by the failure of the Ber
lin Banking and Exchange company.
The police
closed the head office and
branches.
Killed The Custom Officers.
London, Nov. 28. Three custom offi
cers were killed today by the propellor
of a steamer they were about to board.
A Tool House Assigns.
Providence. R. I., Nov. 28. The
Providence Tool Co. made a general
assignment this morning.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, November 30. Close, wheat,
easy: cash, .91; December, .91
; May. .98K. '
San Francisco Wheat Market.
Ban Francisco, Nov. 30. tWheat,
buyer, season 1.92.
Portland Wheat Market.
Portland, Nov. 30. Wheat, Valley,
1.651.70; Walla Walla, 1 .60 1.65.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
An Eflitor Shot and Instantly KiM hy
His Friend.
HE THEN KILLED HIMSELF.
The Missionaries in China are Fleeing
to Save their Lives.
THE GOVERNOR IS GETTING ANGRY
Ha Will Send the Convlcis Back
to the
the
Mines A Bifihop Celebrates
Fiftieth Year of his Reign.
McMinnxville, Or., Nov. 30. J. H.
Stine, editor of the Whiteson Advance,
was shot last evening by H. C. Cook, a
section boss on the narrow gauge. f Cook
then shot himself twice. tsotli men
were killed instantly.
Stine, Cook and a German section
hand had been to Amity on foot, a dis
tance of three miles from Whiteson,
When about half way back on their' re
turn, Stine walking about ten feet in ad
vance of the others, Cook, quickly and
without warning, drew a pistol and fired
at Stine, striking him in the back of the
neck breaking the spinal column. Then
turning the pistol on himself, he fired
one shot into ins Dreast, missing tne
heart about two inches. He then placed
the pistol to his temple and fired a
second shot through his brain
The sec-
I tion hand, thinking his time was also
come started to run at the first shot and
did not stop until he got to Whiteson.
A squad of men returned and found both
men dead.
No cause is known for the deed except
it be a sudden fit of mental aberration.
Cook has been acting singular for several
days. The section hand with them said
that he had taken but two drinks of
whisky during the day and showed no
signs of intoxication, lue men were
good friends and always on the best of
terms and were talking pleasantly at the
time of the shooting. They were both
about 48 years of age and veterans of the
civil war.
Nothing is known of Cook's family re
lations. He was brought here by the
corner last night and hundreds- viewed
his remains today.
Stine leaves a wife and one child. He
had been connected with papers at In
dependence, Grants Pass, St. Helens
and other points. He will be buried at
Independence. -
Affairs In China.
Pekin, Nov. 30. The government is
fully aware of the serious condition
which confronts it. and every possible
step is being taken to break the strength
of the rebels befort they get in striking
distance of the capitol. The latest ad'
vices from the massacre of the Belgian
mission at Tokou state that- three hun
dred Europeans and native Christians
were massacred. It is believed that
not a single Christian in the- district
escaped. Consternation prevailed
among the protestant missionaries in
the district, through which it is expected
the rebels will have to pass. The local
officials m Tsusnaha declared they were
powerless to protect the missionaries,
and if they desired to save their lives
they had better seek safety in flight.
The missionaries at Tsusnaha have;
therefore, abandoned their stations and
sought refuge in safer parts of the coun-
The Right Kind of a Governor.
Nabhnille, Nov. 30. "The convicts
shall be returned to the mines if it takes
every able bodied man in the state to do
it"' said Governor Buchanan last night.
The lessees have made a demand upon
the state for convicts, this demand was
answered promptly, that when the con
victs were recaptured they would be re
turned if supplied with sufficient guard.
and proper quarters will be "built at
once and this will take about two weeks.
The guard will not be taken from the
existing militia companies of the state,
but men will be enlisted for the purpose.
About 300 of the 672 released convicts
have been recaptured.
Fifty Years a Bishop.
St. Louis, Nov. 30. Just fifty years
ago Peter Richard Kenerick consecrated
bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Today his golden jubilee was celebrated
with great pomp. Only once before has
the golden jubilee of a bishop been cele
brated, aDd that of John McHale arch
bishop of Tuam, Ireland, eleven years
ago. it is an event so rare tnat tne
whole world is interested in it, and in
this case, not simply because such cele
brations are so unfrequent, but because
the Archbishop Kenerick has filled these
fifty years with usefulness and good.
May Fight Yet. -
London, Nov. 30. The latest dis
patches from Rio Grand do Sul are
alarming.. The national guard is mobil
ized and fears are ei Pertained as the is
sue is a grave one. The authorities of
Rio Grande are obstinate in their re
fusal to comply with the order from Rio
Janerio instructing them to reinstate
the former officials of the Btate.
'A Fatal Explosion.
Manchester, Nov. 30. A mysterious
explosion occurred in a market at Black
burn, a place thirty miles from here this
morning, by which three buildings were
completely demolished. It is feared at
least twenty persons are killed. The
number injured is not known, but it
must be large.
Refused the Reward.
Valparaiso, Nov. 28. President
Montt imperatively refused the proposed
reward for hia services" in the late con
flict.
It is due to the state agricultural col
lege to say that the members of the fac
ulty who go out over the country hold
ing farmers' institutes, seem thoroughly
devoted to the interests of their several
departments of labor and to the general
success and prosperity of the college,
We believe this school offers to the sons
of the farmers of the state advantages
not to be found in other institutions of
learning, in the way of acquiring a thor
ough knowledge of cultivating the soil
besides embuing them with the love of
farm life and the dignity of farm labor
It is beyond question that the attend
ance of farmers' sons at the higher in
stitutions of learning has the general
tendency of weaning them from the
farm and driving them to the cities and
towns under the foolish impression that
it is more honorable to stand behind
dry goods counter and wear store
clothes than to enjoy the manly inde
pendence of the farm life, albeit clothed
betimes in jeans and overalls. It is a
matter of record that only a very small
per cent, of farmers' sons who are edu
cated at merely literary colleges go back
to farm life, while of those educated at
agricultural colleges the vast majority
are content to remain on the farm. In
stitutions whose labors have a tendency
to dignity labor and keep young men
from the temptations and vices of city
life have a right to our respect and en
conragement. -
Jiach county in the state will be com
pelled to purchase . election booths
against the coming June election, in or
der to comply with the requirements of
the Australian ballot law. As a result
the several counties' of the state have
been bombarded for months by-"canvassers
from eastern houses offering to
furnish steel and canvass booths at
three times what they are worth, never
speak of the freight. Wasco county
will require between fifty and sixty
booths and these eastern made affairs
will cost something between eight and
ten dollars each, laid down here; and by
the time they are distributed over the
county by the sheriff or his deputy at
the usual fees and mileage the county
will be out six or seven hundred dollars
for booths that might just as well be
made at home for half or less than half
the money. There is no reason in the
world that we know of why a wooden
booth that ought to be built for less than
two dollars a piece would not serve every
purpose, and tbese could be built here
and the money kept at home. There is
no reason why wooden booths would not
serve every purpose for years to come
and maybe by that ' time some new
election law would relegate them to the
court house wood pile.
The first resolution adopted by .the
state alliance recently held at Dayton
would lead ono to infer that the average
hayseed bird is never likely to be caught
with "Single tax" chaff. The very fact
that the Washington law, that exempts
notes and accounts from taxation, is so
far in line with the single tax system
that proposes to tax nothing but land,
induces the members of the Washington
alliance to put themselves on record as
they do in the preamble of the resolu
tion in the following fashion :
Whereas, our state constitution guar
antees to us a system of taxation, iust
and equal and in as much as our late
legislature did pass a revenue law very
objectionable in thai t appears to be a
step in the direction -of "single tax
system-' putting the burdens of taxation
upon the farmers and home builders of
the etate by exempting the property of
the weatny and then to palliate tne
crime perpetrated did exempt from tax
ation personal property in the paltry
sum of $300, as if this would bribe the
masses to be silent under the outrage,
"A third party crank named Galnani,
who lives 'somewhere in Washington
county, Oregon, gets off the following in
the . Northwest Reform Journal on the
law a law bv the way that exists
everywhere and is absolutely, just and
right that compels a man to pay his
honest debts': "Oh, cruel and lawless
law ! The man whose brain conceived
such an infamy ought to be consigned
for everlasting into the depths of hell
and damnation." This is reform with a
vengance get into debt all you can and
then damn the laws that compel you to
pay it. It is just such idiots as this
gentleman with the Dago - cognomen
that have made the so-called "reform'
movement a byword, and themselves a
laughing stock.
The charter of Baker citVVovides
that, "The office of mayor orcfeasurer
shall be deemed vacant whenever the
incumbent therof shall be absent from
the city for the period of fifteen days.
The newly elected mayor, C. A. Johns
having been absent from the 17th until
the 23d of the present month sixteen
days a question is raised as to the
authority of Mr. John's official acts. It
is claimed that the words "deemed
vacant" mean that the, law itself, with
out any subsequent act on the part of
the council, declares the office . vacant
when the mayor's absence exceeds the
limitation fixed by the charter. .
"Speaking of the rumored candidacy of
Joseph Simon for United States circuit
judge, the Salem Journal aaks : "Does
any republican pretend for "instance that
the appointment of Joseph Simon of
Portland will strengthen, unify and
popularize the republican party of
Oregon." We should think not. . Still
if Joe could be disposed of almost any
way the party would not suffer much. ,
The Salem Journal is in favor of abol
ishing the present labor contract system
of the state penitentiary and contends
that the convicts might, with great
profit to the state and without conflict
ing with free labor, be employed in con
structing durable u agon roads in those
places in behalf of which bills were
passed at the last legislature which the
law has since declared unconstitutional.
The Journal's idea seems to be that the
state might hire-out the convicts to the
several counties that might desire their
services, at a low price, say '25 cents a
day and in this way needed public im
provements might be made in districts
that are too poor to have the work dom
at the regular wages of free labor. " Th
suggestion of the Journal is good every
way except in the matter of practicabil
ity. Roads are badly needed in many
places, especially in Eastern Oregon,
where it is not possible for the scattered -population
nor the counties to build ,
them, but how wonld it be possible to
herd a band of convicts night and day
away froip prison walls and bolts and
bars, so that they would not escape?
And supposing this difficulty could be
overcome could, the state compel a con- -
vict who had been sentenced to confine
ment within the walls of the state ' peni-
tentiary to come up to Wasco county,
and spend three months building a graJe .
up Tygh hill? It is possible that some
of them-would be glad1 to get out inh .
the air and .sunshine, but would it Lr
possible to so employ them without somw "
smart Alec of a lawyer raising a legal or
constitutional difficulty? We ask these
questions in no captions spirit and should
only be too glad of the Buccess of any
scheme that would enable us to improve
the condition of our public roads.
On the eleventh of. December the
Chronicle will be one year old and the
the last number of the first volume of
the weekly edition will be issued on that
day. The first number of volume two
will be issued on the 18th of December
and will be in the form of a six column
quarto. This will give our weekly .
edition about one fourth more reading
matter or what will be equal to ninn
columns of the daily or five columns of
the weekly. In this form it will contain
vastly more reading matter than any
paper published in these parts while the
price will remain unchanged. Th
Chronicle proposes to keep ahead of thn
times and not simply abreast. We hopo
these efforts to make the paper still
more valuable to its many readers will
duly appreciated, and result in u
largely increased subscription list.
Though not a year old the Chronicle
has a larger list of readers in Wasco and
Sherman counties than any other paper -published
in these counties, and its li.t
is constantly increasing. The Chroni
cle is no longer an experiment in jour
nalism. Its success is assured. It has
come to stay and it will labor to mako
itself worthy of support.
The Union Pacific has at last scored a
point against the D. P. and A. N. com
pany that we hope the latter company
will not be long in wiping out. The
agent of the Union Pacific has become)
the father of a fifteen pound boy!
When shall we be able to make a record
like this for the agent of the Regulator?
WITH A STRONG . HAND.
Flexottd Determined to Stop the Btro.
lution.
Rio Janeiro, Nov. 28. President
Piexotto, through his minister of war,
has ordered the chief of the Brazilian.
armv force to return to Rio urande do
Sul. He has also issued a manifesto,
demanding that the revolution in that:
state be stopped at once. It is reported
that the insurgents in Rio Grande do
Sul are not inclined to comply with
President Piexotto's demands. If the
revolt is continued Piexotto will use all
the power at his command to put it
down. The Brazilian officers deposed
by the insurgents in Rio Grande do 8ul
have, it is reported, been ordered to re
turn to their posts. It is also said that
the junta has decided to maintain its po
sition. Mobilization of the national
guard has been ordered. The governors
r .i - i c l- : i : AiAn
Bahia and Maranhao are said to have ,
been deposed. . . - -
X
A Child Accidentally Kill ed.
Vineland, N. J., Nov. 26. At Alli
ance, a small Hebrew settlement six .
miles from this place, Mrs. Hershkivisky
went to the woodpile Monday and began
to chop wood. She had half completed
her task when her 3-year-old daughter,
who was playing near, ran in front of
her mother just as she was swinging her
ax. The blow struck the child fairly oa
the head, laying open the brain. The
mother carried the child into the housa
and tried to staunch the flow of blood.
and a physician was at once called to
dress the wound. Lie couia piamiy sea
the pulsation of the brain, and some of its
oozed out. The child retained conscious
ness for some time after she was hurt.
She is reported to have died last night.-
twenty-eight hours after the accident.
An Election Bet Killed Him.
Waynesaurg, Pa., Nov. 26. John,
Dougherty, an oil well driller, died last
night from pneumonia. Mr. Dougherty
was a democrat and he made a bet with
republican that Campbell would defeat .
McKinley for governor of Ohio. The
loser was to climb to the top of an oil ,
derrick, seventy-two feet high, and re
main there from & in the morning until ;
6 in the eveninsr.' Dougherty mounted
the derrick hist Saturday morning, and
although thfe J uia poured down all day
he did not Junrh, WLen, he came down
at night be ' vnis era ripped and weak. On
I the following lay "v iolent pneumonia set
in, Drougnt on dv we exposure, ana ma
death resulted. . . "
Sunken Cruiser to Be Raised.
Valparaiso, Nov. 26. The govern
ment invites bids fer raising the warship
Blance Enculada, . which was sunk by
Balmaceda'8 torpedo-boats, in the har
bor of Caldera. The ship's guns are val
uable, and may be easily made good if .
proper appliances are used.
Will Meet in Indianapolis.
St. Louis, Nov. 28. The camniit'eo
appointed at Indianapolis last week t
select a place of meeting for the national '
convention of the labor and agricultural
organizations, today made arrangements
for holding the convention in this city,
February 22 next. .
Dakota Indians Ready for Trouble.
Blunt, S. D., Nov.' 26. Reports from
the reservation country say the Indians
have been stirred up by roving bands of
renegades, and only wait an excuse to
break away.-from official authority lo
plunder and murder. '