NUMBER 52.
VOL. 1.
THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1891.
t. A. HCDSO.
Notary Puhl.ir
THOPOBYiPSt
D.S. Land Office Attorneys
Booms 7 and 8, U.1 S. Land
Office Building,
TlflpDALLES, - !-. OREGON.
Filings, Contests,
And Business of all Kinds Before the Local
. and General Lan Office
Promptly Attended to.
er Sixteen Years Experience.
-WE ALSO DO A-
GeneraKMJsiate Business.
i
All Co-
rretpoi
mdence Promptly Answered.
S. L. YOUNG,
(SncUfciifVr to K. BECK.'i -
-DEALER IS-
ITCHES.
- Jewelry, Diamonds,
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
Repaired and Warranted.
. 165 Second St.
, The Dalles.Or.
-0v
HeCBliifii PcwuflCo.,
PACKERS OF -
oFktii Beef .
MANCKACTCRERSOF ,
Fine " Lard "and 1 Sausages.
Curers of
Dried Beef, Etc.
Masonic Building.
The Dalles. Or.
DIAMOND
A. H. CURTIS," Prop.
lour of the Best Qual
ity Always on Hand.
THE DALLES.
OREGON.
SNIPES & KIHERSLY.
and Retail DniaJsts.
-DEALERS IN-
Fine Imported, Key West and Domestn
PAINT
- 4ir is the time to paint your bouse
and if you wish to get the best quality
and a fine color use the
SherwiD, Williams Co.'s Paint"
For those wishing to see the quality
and color of the above paint we call their
attention to the residence of S. L. Brooks..
Judge Bennett, Smith French and other?
painted by Paul Kreft.
Snipes & Kineraly are agents for the
above paint for The Dalles. Or.
A NEW
O. K. THORNBTJRY,
Late Ree. C. B. Land Office
w
LOCK
His ml
EQLLER - MILL
PRINZ & NITSCPIKE.
DEALERS IN , .
Furniture and Carpets.
J1 ; Ve-bajit uddtvl'to our buainess a
S3.tArte . UrtrTtaking Establishment,
A-wfld as we are i.no way connected with
the Undertaken' Trust our prices will
. be low accordingly.
Remember orx "place on Second afreet,
next to Moodyj bank.
THEY ARE BOTH GONE.
And Soft tie Money Entnistet to Their
. Care.
SAYS HE IS COMING BACK.
A New York Defaulter is Getting Tired
of Canada.
TENDEB-IIEAETED
JUDGE.
He
Sheds Tear While He Is Sentenc
ing; a Murderer to Be Hangetl---Heavy
Gag Explosion.
Charlotte, K. C, Dec. 3. It was
learned here yesterday that J. M. Ben
son, treasnrer of Bladen county, had ab
sconded with f6000 of thei county's
money. Benson has for several years
held the position of treasurer of this
county, and for the past two years -has
been largely engaged in the merchantile
U business at Elizabeth port. His store
has been the headquarters for the 'al
liance of Bladen county. Several days
ago it was learned that Benson waa short
in his accounts, and in consequence of
the rumors that were afloat the county
commissioners had, called a meeting for
yesterday, and' Benson was to appear
before them for an investigation. The
commissioners met according to agree
ment, but found out soon after that
Benson d disappeared daring the
night. It isbought by many that the
money the county will lose will be a
comparatively small sum compared to
the sum that Benson owes the farmers
of Bladen county. As he always has
been highly respected and above sus
picion, the farmers would put whatever
money they did not need in his hands,
he paying them good interest, but seldom
paying the principal, and in this way
quite a large sum must have been in ' his
hands at the time of his departure.
There seems to be little doubt that Ben
son has appropriated at least $10,000 of
other people's money to the exclusive
benefit of himself. Much excitement
exists over bis sadden disappearance,
but those most interested have not the
least idea where be has pitched his tent.
Telegrams have been sent in every direc
tion for apprehension ot tne seeing
treasurer, but nothing has been heard of
him. . . '
Another EaRljCh-Syndicate Purchase.
New York Dec. A. It was stated
yesterday on Jthe - beet" authority that
negotiations., tor the purchase of the
Cooper-Hewitt , iron interest in this
country by a syndicate of English and
American capitalists had been practically
completed. The details of the transfer
will be made public in a short time.
The purpose of the syndicate is to asso
ciate or amalgamate a number of iron
businesses and carry them on under one
management. The purchase price is
said to be $500,000. The names of
United States Senator John P. Jones, of
Nevada, General Charles C. Dodge and
J. W. Mackay were given as those most
prominent on this side of the water in
organizing tne enterprise.
Had Better Not Return
New York, Dec."3. The rumor that
John C. Eno, the ex-president of the
Second National bank, who ran away to
Canada in 1884 with nearly $5,000,000;
was to return to this city was news to
District Attorney Nicoll, who said yes
terday that he had heard nothing
whatever about his contemplated return.
He placed' no faith in the story, for it
was one that had frequently been circu
lated within the last four or five years.
There was one thins District Attorney
Nicoll would Bay, and that was that if
Eno did return he, the district attorney,
would promise the fugitive a lively time
If Mr, Nicoll remembered rightly, the
evidence was mostly documentary and
that always lives.
The Judge Shed Tears.
Union. Or.. Dec. 3. Judge Fee, of
the circuit court, last night sentenced
Evan Carver, who was found guilty of
murder in the first degree, to be hanged,
the execution to take place in the jail
yard on January 21, 1892. This was the
first sentence of death ever passed by
Judge Fee, and hia honor was unable to
refrain from tears. Carver is a young
man about twenty-one years ot age.
He had nothing to say, and took the
sentence quite coolly. This is the first
instance of a criminal being sentenced
to be hanged in Union county.
A Tin-Plate Discussion.
Washington, Dec. 3. In reply to in
quiry the treasury department has in
formed a Philadelphia firm that the de
partment baWJJUt imported black
plates, dippecrYn this country for the
purpose of making tin and terne plates,
are included within paragraph 143 of
schedule G, of the tariff act, and black
plates . rolled from imported bars or
billets should be similarly classified.
There is no provision in the law restrict
ing manntacturers to use American tin.
. : -. . -. '
".. : Our Dear Cousins. .'.-
..LoxTjDNt Dec.- 3. At an inaugural din
ner of the shipping exchange last eve-
ning; toasts were, proposed Tothe bealth
of the queen; Prince of Wales and the
president of the United States. In" pro;
posing the last mentioned - toast, the
chairman said : "We must love our dear
cousing across the water, nnd should
stand shoulder to shoulder and whip
creation. . .
Gas Explosion in Glasgow.
Glasgow, Dec. 3. There was an ex
plosion of gas in the new underground
railway beneath Anderson Cross in this
city today. The force of the explosion
was so great that the street was blown
lip, compelling a suspension of traffic.
Six persons ere injured.
. Hanged, for Murder.
Philadelphia, pa., Dec' 3. John
McManns was hanged this morning for
the murder of Eugene McGinnis Febru
ary 21, 1800.
The Speakership Contest.
Washington, Dec. 5. The first ballot
stood as follows : Crisp, 84; Mills, 78;
Springer, 32 ; McMillan, 18 : Hatch, 14.
Second ballot official-'-Crisp, 89 :
Mills, 80; Springer, 28; McMillan, 18;
Hatch, 11.
Holman, of Indiana, voted for Springer
and O'Neil, of Massachusetts, voted for
his colleague, Stevens on the first ballot.
A break in votes in the Illinois delega
tion occurred on the first ballot ty
Fithian, Farman and Lane, all of whom
voted for Mills. The Iowa delegation
also voted solidly for Mills instead of
Springer. The first break in Hatcht's
on second ballot was by Pell of Arkansas
who transferred hia vote to Crisp.
Third ballot unofficial Crisp 91 ;
Mills, 82; Springer, 24; McMillan 18;
Hatch, 11.
Fourth ballot unofficial Crisp, 92;
Mills, 87j Springer, 20; McMillan 18;
Hatch, 8. " .
Fifth ballot official Crisp, 95;
Mills, 89; Springer, 20; McMillan, i8;
Hatch, 4; Stevens, 1.
The Democrats in the Speakership Kace.
Washington, Dec. 5. A caucus of
democratic congressmnn met at two
o'clock. this afternoon to consider the
question of speakership. There was
present 227 representatives.'; '.A rollcll
showed tbe presence of all the-dernberatic
members except . seven," and the first
trouble came witlrthe question as to how
the voting should proceed, by secret or
open ballot. The question was referred
to the committee on rules, consisting of
one member named by each candidate.
The committee recommended an open
ballot, which report was subject to the
caucus, and was adopted.
Russell Sage Recovering.
Nkw York, Dec. 5. Russell Sage is
looking bright and cheerful this morn
ing and will be all right again in a few
days. The men who were injured by
the explosion yesterday are doing well.
Sage said no bonds were lost, the only
loss will be by the destruction of the of
fice and furniture.- Inspector Byrnes is
exerting himself to try and locate and
identity the bomb thrower. The entire
dectective force of the city is put on the
case.
It is now believed to be an undisputed
fact that only two people were killed,
the bomb thrower and B. F. Norton,
Sage's private secretary.
Will Apply for Statehood.
Chicago, Dec. 5. A Washington
special says : "New Mexico and Arizona
will probably enter t'ie anion of states
before the end of the present congress.
Utah will also be an applicant for ad
mission hut the lingering traces. of Mor
monism will probably keep her out. It
is quite probable that there will be no
opposition in either house to the admis
sion of New Mexico and Arizona if they
are not to vote for president next fall.
Thirty People Drowned.
New Yobk, Dec. 5. Nothing definite
is yet known as to the number of lives
lost by the barge disaster in the Hudson
last night. It is known that 30 persons
were saved, but no two stories are alike
as to the number of people on the barge
at the time they capsized. It is believed
that at least thirty lives were lost. A
dispatch from Haverslaw, states that
only two lives are lost by the disaster
last night. All on board the barge is
accounted for.
Murdered And Burned.
Reno, Nevada, Dec. 5. An incendiary
fire occurred this morning in a place
known as Gilmore gardens and William
Hedges, thirty-years of age, was burned
to a crisp.
His skull was found fractured and
foul play is suspected. A man named
Jack Savage has been arrested as the
incendiary. .
Dom Fedro Dead.
Paris, Dec. 5. Dom Pedro is dead.
The scenes at the death bed of Dom
Pedro show that his thoughts to the last
were of Brazil. The Countess D. JEu,
heiress apparent to the Brazilian throne
says : "She is ready to return to Brazil
at the first summons sent her." The
remains of Dom Pedro will be interred
in the family vault at Lisbon.
An Important Land Decision.
Washington, Dec. 5. Secretary Noble
today decided the long contested case
of the Los Vegas grant in New Mexico,
The secretary decides that the lands are
subject to entry under the general laws.
The decision will open-to settlement
about 570,000 acresT"
A Chance for Portland's Millions.
Portland, Dec. 5. W. H. Kennedy,
chief engineer of the Columbia River
and Astoria railway, in.his report esti
mates the cost of tbe railroad from Goble
to Astoria, fifty eight miles, at from a
million and a half to (1,560,000.
Completely Snowed In.
Pembena, N. D., Dec. 5. The terrible
blizzard which is still raging here has
caused a suspension of business. No
one can get in or out of the city, because
of snow banks which are from ten to
fifteen feet high.'
Business Almost Stopped,
J Ellexdale, N. D., Dec. 5. Business
itB - lmost entirely, suspended here be-
cause OTLbB blizzard which is raging.
There are hngejirifts in the streets, and
great loss is fearedfampng stock. ' '
. . "
vJ Will Resume Business.
; New York, Dec. 5. The ' 'irsJIgnees
says White tt Co.'s affairs ate i. sueli a
condition that the firm will rf'unic bus
iness soon. ' j
Knronte for Englasid
New YoBK.-Dec. 5. Mr
Parnell,
mother of the dead Irish; lea
er,-sailed
for Eugland today, accoinpani.
d bv her
son John.
..V. T. OtBclal !rl
Omaha, Neb., DclA-L.B. Whitney,
assisstant fcenpjfal freight-agent of the"
Union Paci'r road died this morning. '
HE CARRIED DYNAMITE
An Mnown Man Demanflea $1,000,00
of Enssel Sage.
THE DEMAND WAS REFUSED
Whercuoon he Dropped his Satchel
Which Exploded.
TWO OR THREE RETORTED KILLED,
Three Trains go Through an Open
Switch Several Workmen Milled
by a Falling Wall.
Naw Yobk, Dec. 4. At 12 :15 o'clock
this afternoon a email, shabbily dressed
man, apparently 35 years old, carrying a
brown leather hand valise, called at
Russell Sage's office on the second floor
oj.seventYBroadway, and asked to see
Sage. W. R. Laidlaw, Sage's clerk, told
him that Sage was busy and could not
be eeen. The man persisted and con
tinued talking in a loud tone. Sage who
was in an inner office came out to see
what was the matter. He asked the
man what was wanted. The man de
manded a million dollars from Sage and
unon being refused, he said: "I de-
inand a private interview with you
Sage replied that it would be impossible
for him 'to see the roan then, but that
he might possibly do so later in the day
The man continued to demand an inter
view then and there. Sage ordered him
to leave tbe omce, on this the man
dropped the leather bag and an explo-
sion which shook the entire block in
stantly followed. Sage was thrown ac
ross the room and stunned.' Laidlow
was also thrown across the office, and
had one leg badly lacerated. The
stranger was throw n against the partition
wall and was by far the most seriously
injured of the three. There were three
others whose names could not be ascer
tained at the moment, also injured. It
it known that one of the clerks in Sage's
office was blown out through the win
dow. Nearly all the windows oh the
east and north side of the bnilding were
broken and the interior of the building
is badly wrecked. It is said that two at
least of the occupants of the building
are torn to pieces by the force of the ex
plosion. Sage, in a conversation after
the explosion said he considered it
deliberate attempt to 'kill himself and
destroy the building. . " " '
A FATAL COLLISION.
Three Trains Run Through an Open
Switch.
Webster, Mass., Dec. 4. At six this
morning' a collision occurred between
two freight trains and the Long Island
express, onr the New York and New
England railroad at East Thompson,
The accident was caused by an open
switch. All three trains are piled up
together. The engineer and fireman of
one train are killed, and one passenger
on the Pullman car is reported burned
to death and many are injured. The
cars almost immediately took fire and
engines and doctors were summoned
from adjacent points.
Caught By a Falling Wall.
bT. Jtaul, Dec. 4. ihis alternoon a
force of men engaged in clearing away
the debris from the ruins of the burned
building formerly occupied by Farwell
Oznun & Co., and Griggs Cooper & Co.,
when one of the walls f ell with a ter
rific crash, killing five men instantly,
and injuring twenty others, some of
them seriously. Five bodies have so far
been taken from the ruins and it is
thought two or three more are still under
the wall.
Severe Snow Storms.
St. Paul,- Dec. 4. A blizzard is rag
ing throughout Minnesota, Dakota, and
Manitoba. All the trains running into
Winnepeg are delayed. Threshing is
stopped in Dakota, and it is feared that
the railroads will .be blockaded. .
' The Railroad Commissioner's Report.
Portland, Dec. 4. The railroad com
missioners nave returned trom an in
specting tour of the different lines in the
state. They report the trackage of the
different roads in good condition, and
much improved over last year.
Trains Laid Oft".
Winnepeg, Manitoba, Dec. 4. All
the outgoing trains are cancelled, and
the incoming trains are many hours
behind time, because of the enow storm
now raging.
She Had Ought to Move to Chicago.
London, Dec. 4. In the Russell
divorce case today the jury returned a
verdict in fawr of Earl Russel.
Panama Canal Shareholders.
Paris, Dec. 2. The report of the peti
tions committee of the senate insists
upon absolving the government from
any sort of responsibility for the disaster
to the Panama canal shareholders, but
urges that the senate show svmnathv
with shareholders bv inducing the
finance minister to make unofficial
efforts to assist any possible rehabilita
tion of the scheme.
. Punished the Sailor.
Valparaiso, Dec. G. The judge of
crimes yesterday addressed a letter
ostensibly to the intendente, but really
to the public, stating that a sailor be
longing to the Baltimore appeared in his
court drunk. From motives of profound
consideration for the Americans he did
not punish the disorderly sailor, but
sent biin ou board, where Captain
Schley tried' him. The sailor was an
Englishman. :He was tried by summary
court martial, and Captaih Schley ap
proved its sentence, which was thirty
days on bread and water in double irons,
saying that the sailor showed a lack of
respect for his dead shipmate and gross
disregard of the gravity of the situation.
The sailor also iorfeits three months'
pay.
Had to Marry or be Killed.
Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 4. A strange
wedding was celebrated at Fredonia, N.
Y., this afternoon. For some time
George White, a young man of the vil
lage, has been paying attentions to
Hattie Hill, a pretty young daughter of
Charles Hill. White called at the girl's
home this afternoon, and Mr. Hill
asked him the nature of his intentions.
Some words followed. The irate father
demanded that he marry the young
woman it once. White refused; then
Mr. Hill sent for a clergyman, and when
he arrived the angered father pointed a
revolver at White's head and exclaimed :
"You may take your choice ; marry my
daughter " or have your brains blown
out." White quickly agreed to the
former proposition.
Russian Refugees from Brazil.
- New York. Dec. 4. Among the pas
sengers by the steamship Oregon, which
arrived in Brooklyn yesterday from Bra
zil, were thirty Polish and Russian He
brew refugees, and several of them were
accompanied by children. They say
they were induced to go to Manaas, Bra
zil, from Russia by promises from the
Brazilian government. When they
reached the South American republic
they found that the soil was practically
worthless, and to add to their trouble,
fever and other climatic diseases broke
out among the party and several died.
The government finally aided them to
come to America. Oneof the passengers
is destitute and lie has five children.
His wife died at Para, Brazil.
No Change in The Speakership Fight.
Washington, Dec. 7. The day opened
without anv apparent change in the
speakership contest. The five candi
dates are as cheerful as ever and their
followers seemed imbued with the same
confidence and persistency which char
acterized a feature of the contest. The
caucus met promptly at ten this morn'
ing and without any preliminary pro
ceedings. The secretary began the roll
call. The eighteenth ballot stood as
follows : Crisp, 94 ; Mills, 90 ; Springer,
17;McNullan, 19; Hatch, 5; Stevens,
1.
No Signs of Improvement.
Shanghai, Nov. 4. The situation of
affairs in the districts overrun by the
rebels shows no- sigrr of improvement,
A Mongolian prince has been murdered
by the rebels and ten more villages have
been looted. In all cases the Christians
have been massacred. The murderers
call themselves members of the temper
ance league. The government has not
been entirely inactive. A number of
the rebels have been captured and be.
headed. European intervention is anx
rously looked forward toby the Christian
population.
Floor for the Starring Russians.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 4. The
millers propose sending a shipload of
4000 barrels of flour to tbe starving peas
ants of Russia. Five thousand millers
will be asked to co-operate. The Rus
sian minister at-Washington has been
communicated with, and in his absence
the charge d'affairs at New York tele
graphs that he has laid the matter be
fore his country. The railroads are
willing to give transportation and the
deal will be closed as soon as the minis
ter hears from home. Minneapolis
millers will give 200 barrels of the cargo.
From Central and South America.
City of Mexico, Dec. 4. The Brazil
ian government has decided to retain its
legatien here. President Peixotto has
ordered Signor Alvin to remain at his
post. The minister of war says Hernan
dez was arrested for insubordination,
and not for an attempt to enter into an
alliance with Garcia, as reported.
Advices received here from Honduras
are to the effect that the rebels in that
republic are still in retreat, but they do
clare they will organize a force near the
frontier.
To Change the Gauge.
San Francisco, Dec. 4. The Southern
Pacific has a number of men at work
near Smithfield, Or., a few miles north
of Dallas, to change the gauge on the
southern end of the West Side division
of the Oregon & California. Bridges on
sixteen miles of this division below
Dallas are to be renewed and the cats
and fills widened for standard gauge
track. The change from narrow gauge
will not be completed before next sum
mer.
AB!g Mining Suit In Prospect.
Chicago, Dec. 6. Another big mining
suit is soon to be filed in San Francisco.
The suit will be brought by Ernest Dale
Gwen, of this city, as trustee, against
Johu F. Boyd, of the Nevada bank, and
other San Francisco parties, for $2,300,
000 for value of ore dug on what is
known as the Ronquillo grant in Presidio
county, Texas. This suit was formerly
brought in the federal court here, but
has been dismissed, and will be trans
ferred to San Francisco.
Scheme to Join Three Provinces.
Ottawa, Dec. 4. A movement has
been set on foot in the provinces of New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Ed
ward Island, for uniting the three into
one province, which, if carried out, will
do away with two lieutenant-governors,
two provincial legislatures, and two leg
islative assemblies, with numerous
minor and attendant expenses, and re
sult in a saving of half a million dollars
annually. -
Wanted to Lynch Him.
Seattle, Dec. 4. James Q. Evans,
the Franklin negro who shot his wife
last night, was brought here under a
stiong guard today. He refused to talk
to reporters. Reports from Franklin
say that the negroes there wanted to
lynch him, but were held at bay by the
guard. . -
' ' Snubbed By the Czar. .
LcspoN, Dec. 4. The Chronicle'r S.
Petersburg correspondent says tbe czat
baB refused to receive the deputation of
noblemen desiring to present an ad
dress asking tiiin to grant a constitution
to Iins?ia. Many nihilists are being ar-i
rested daily in Rnssia,
ENGLAND IS ANXIOUS.
The Political Situation in Norway is in
Fayor ofRnssia.
SERIOUS TO ENGLAND'S COMMERCE.
As Usual England Wants a Finger in
the Chinese Pie.
FRANCE IS AFRAID TO ACT.
The Brazilian People Are Determined
to Maintain the Republican
Government.
London, Dec. 6. The importance of
the recent elections to the Norwegian
storthing has just begun to be suffi
ciently recognized by English politicians
seeing that it is quite possible they may
lead up to gsave international questions,
in which England will be peculiarly
interested. Mr. Stein, the radical
leader, has obtained a decided majority
and as he advocates the policy that Nor
way and Sweden should each have a
minister of foreign affairs, instead of one
for the two countries, there is some alarm
among English politicians and those
interested in the triple alliance. The
British minister in a dispatch to the
foreign office states that this policy
really means a separation of the two
countries, and playing into the hands of
Russia, which power is doing its best to
obtain the concession of a harbor on the
western coast belonging to Sweden and
Norway. The harbor is not named, bat
it is stated that should Kusaia manage
to get it, British shipping might, under
certain circumstances, be threatened and
imperiled. Of course the foreign office
would have something to say to an
action of this kind. England has treat
ies whith Sweden, and an alliance exists
of the date of 18o5 between. Sweden,
England and France. The position is
one of great moment to England and the
powers of the alliance, and much
anxiety is felt as to the turn affairs may
taKe.
CAN DO NOTHING.
Fear
that England Will Help China
Holds France Back.
London, Dec 6. A Shanghai dispatch
says the French are only restrained
from aggressive aetion by fear that
other powers, especially England, might
indirectly aid the Chinese. The Rus
sians are understood to be behind the
French in urging them against China.
It is said that one reason Li Hang
Chang is keeping his well-trained army
together, instead ot using it to aid in
suppressing the outbreak, is that he has
secret designs of his own and. does not
wish to frieter away the strength that
might make him a formidable factor in
a crisis. He is feared at Fekin, but the
palace cabal does not feel etrong enough
to attempt anything against the power
ful viceroy, who has the best part of the
military and naval force of the empire at
his command. His regular soldiers,
about 50,000 in number, trained in
European tactics and armed with breech
loading rifles, are the pick of the Tartars
in China, while the best part of the
Chinese navy, from which he has been
careful to eliminate all foreign influ
ences, is devoted to his service. Li
Hing Chang, through shrewdness and
energy, has become a greater man than
the emperor, and it is suspected that he
has an eye on the Chinese throne.
Europeans are confident that he could
have readily suppressed the disturbance
and that personal ambition is the only
explanation ' of . his course. Li Hing
Chang has lately made himself very ac
cessible to foreigners and is willing to
explain the situation so far as it suits
his purposes. He is not personally bos
tile to foreigners and appreciates the
strength of Europe. He is apparently
anxious to keep Europe from taking a
hand in the Chinese difficulties, whieh
might seriously interfere with his plans.
He has another advantage over the
Pekin. government, aa he has plenty of
money at his command. Meantime it
is certain that England will not consent
to any hostile action of France against
China, and should France take such
action she will have to bear the brant of
the straggle alone and will not be per
mittectto gain any important advantage.
Will Crush Its Rivals.
Lima, O., Dec. 5. An advance of five
cents per barrel in the past two days has
caused any amount of flurry and excite
ment among the producers in the Ohio
and Indiana oil fields, which have been
in a greatly depressed condition for sev
eral months. The advance is made by
the Standard Oil company, and means
they have commenced warfare. The
Standard has been usually quiet for
several months, and the present upward
movement is the initiatory step to the
crashing out process to all competition.
The Manhattan company is the heaviest
competitor to tbe Standard Oil company,
and the largest independent producer in
two states, in anticipation of a hard
light, is removing its oil refinery to Wil-
keroil, a town in the southern part of
Wood county.
No Chance for an Empire.
London, Dec. 6. A Rio. . Janerio
special says the news of Dom . Pedro's
death was received with sincere grief,
but while all unite in regret, there is a
deep determination that the empiie.
should never be revived. Should Prin
cess Isabel 1 and the Cound d'Eau make
any demand for the imperial succession,
the result will probably be the confisca
tion of all the property of the iinperuilj
family in Brazil. This would bo a severe
loss to the princess and her husband,
who have little else to depend upon.
The count is cordially hated in. Brazil
and; it would be dangerous for him to at
tempt to return.
The Montgomery Launched.
, Baltimore, Dec. 6 .The United
States cruiser No. 9, known as the Mont
gomery, was launched at tbe Columbia
iron works at 11 :S0 this morning.
A BREAK IN THE ALLIANCE.
The alliance is aa fairly split wide
open in Oregon as it is elsewhere. Here
as elsewhere we have two parties each
claiming to be the only true Simon pure
alliance article, with two papers or sets
of papers, each claiming to be the only
true exponent of sound-alliance doctrine
and condemning all else besides. On
the one side there is that prince of
cranks and ex-preacher, ex-school
teacher, ex-temperance lecturer, ex-agitator,
and ex-professor, Rork and his
organ the Northwest Reform Journal
which advocates every form of lunancy
known to modern crankdom, while on
the other we have a class represented in
some measure at least by the Alliance
Farmer whose editor denounces the
teaching of the Journal and asserts that
no alliance or people's parly convention
in the United States ever endorsed or
countenanced what it calls the "fiat
money craze." It further asserts that the
financial scheme advocated by the Re
form Journal is "so absurd and ridicu
lous as to disgrace little children and
could never be seriously considered by
grown up men outside of a lunatic
asylum." "For," says the Farmer
the govern met can create three billion'
dollars to purchase the railroads of the
county, without creating a debt, it can
go on creating more money to operate
the railroads for all future time without
collecting any charges for freight or pas
sengers; and can also create other mil
lions, billions trillions of dollars to ad
minister tbe government for all future
time without collecting any taxes, to
say nothing of the grand works of im
proving the rivers and harbors, build
ing lighthouses, public buildings, etc.
This fiat money craze is anarchy
nothing more or less ; and it by any
possibility or accident a congress could
be got together that would adopt it, it
would be tbe destruction for the time
being of all confidence among business
men, which would result in a civil revo
lution and armed force which, would
overthrow such - a congress in sixty
days."
This is pretty much the light in which
the Chconicle views this fiat money
craze bnt in view of this controversy be
tween the representative organs of the
Oregon alliance we should like very
much to know what is the teaching of
the farmers alliance any way?
NOT A PARTY ISSUE.
The more one reads and thinks says
an exchange regarding the silver ques
tion,' the more he becomes convinced
that it will hardly become a party issue
or one on which either of the great
parties can unite. Both parties of the
west are anxions for free coinage, and
really think it preferable even to the
silver law as passed by last congress
while in tha east there is a strong senti
ment against free coinage, and in some
localities to both.
To sum it up, no party can declare in
favor of absolute free coinage, or the op
posite, and expect the plank to suit the
entire country, so far as that particular
party is concerned. It stands the same
with one as the other, and as "winning'
is in the minds of all, and stands para
mount to everything else, the silver
question will be passed over "like
white check." The principal bone of
contention will be the tariff, the same as
last presidential canvass. . With Cleve
land on one aide and Blaine on the
other, as it bids fair to be, it will be
hard fought battle, particularly with the
tariff and reciprocity questions in the
van. .
It is a hard matter to regulate the
liquor traffic where public sentiment is
not in full sympathy with the move
ment. Some weeks ago an Anti-Sunday
Saloon Association composed of ministers
and church members was formed in
Tacoma and about twenty-five arrests
of saloon keepers from different parts of
the city were made for violating the
statute requiring the saloons to be closed
on Sunday. In two of the cases when
brought to trial the jury failed to agree.
One or two others were carried up after
the conviction and the decision of the
lower court sustained. Twenty-two re
mained on the docket up till last Toes-
day when prosecuting attorney Claypool
moved to have them dismissed as the
matter would be taken up some time in
the future in another form. The result
on the whole has not been encouraging
to the prosecution.
After several weeks of hard work the
two solicitors sent out by Portland to
raise subscriptions for .the world's fair
exhibit have succeeded in obtaining only
$2200 in cash and promissory notes,
chiefly notes. Mnch interest anq some
enthusiasm, we are told,-was manifested
but not' much money was forthcoming,
and it takes money to make exhibits.
Now Portland has had another meeting
and has passed a new set of resolutions
to raise $50,000 and the rest of Oregon
will wait with bated breath to see if
these resolutions were business or only
wind.
The latest enormity perpetrated by
that wicked invention of Bill McKinley,
the McKinley Bill, happened the other
day in Northern Ohio where one of the
proprietors of a large woolen mill was
adjudged insane and committed to an
asylum. His peculiar form of madness
consisted in imagining that lie had be
come enormously wealthy since the new
tariff law placed an increased duty on
wool, whfreas we are assured he had
actually become poorer and as an es
teemed, contemporary ; says: The Mc
Kinley Bill whs .the thing that "hoo-
dood" bun :
, A statement recentiy prepared by the
treasury department ehows that there
has been a net increase of $12,789,909 in
the circulation since the lot h of Novem
ber. The per capita circulation on Dee
ember is stated at $24.3.8.
The time has"" now come aa never )e
fore when ths friends of the peopTt-'s
line of boats will be tried and sifted and
manifested. The Union Pacific has cut
the rates of the peepie's line through
the middle and freights are now carried
by the Baker for half the Regulator rates.
It was easy to be a friend to the Regu
lator when something was to be mu!;
by being so or at least nothing was lost.
Will the merchants of The Dalles who
stood by the new boat in fair weather
desert her now in the storm? It U
commonly reported that one merchant
whom the people of The Dalles have
liberally patronized for many a year,
received a large shipment the other day
by the Baker. We-regret this for the
merchant's sake as well as for the honor
of the city. The Chronicle accords the
righi to any man to ship his goods asii
may please him, but it questions the
wisdom of a Dalles' merchant, in t!;e
present temper of the people, who will
patronize the old company under tin- .
existing conditions. It may be a very
expensive shipment in the long ran.
We are satisfied the people both of the
city and country will not trade with
merchants who will turn traitors to the.r
best interests. In needs no proof to
show that the design of the Union Pa
cific is to drive the Regulator and her "
consort off the riuer and bring the people
back to the condition they were in for
many years. There is only one side to
the question. There can be only one,
and happily nearly every merchant in "
the city takes that side. But traitors
must be spotted and this merchant or
business man who does not stand
shoulder to shoulder in the contest with
the best interests of The Dalles, ot
Wasco county and of all Eastern Oregon
cannot expect the support of a commnn-irr-i?t.iflwht
i-'tereBtn he would sell
out to a greedy corporarton 'for petty
gain in a freight bill.
The' connection between the church
and state, is producing its usually bitter
fruit in Brazil where the clergy have be
come aggressively hostile to the republic
which they never liked and are engaged
in machinations for tbe restoration of
the Catholic houee of Braganza. Their
feelings of hostility have been intensified
by the irregularity in the payment of
their salaries.- When the empire was
disolved the federal government engaged
to pay all salaries to the existing church
functionaries and to support the chair.s
in the seminaries for one year, leaving
the provinces to do as much more an
they pleased, in the interest of religion.
Most of the provinces have done nothing
and where priests have died their altars-
have remained vacant. The Brazilians,
unaccustomed to voluntary contribution
for clerical support,' are neglecting their
religion and the church sees the people
gradually slipping away from it. Thee
circumstances have tended to intensify
the attachment of the clergy to the im-periulfamily-wbich
always provided lib
erally for the church. " On the other
hand the government, recognizing the
hostility of the clergy, instead of adopt
ing measures of conciliation is said to
Jiave determined, on ths assembling of
congress, to abolish all responsibility for
their maintenance. If this course is
pursued it is hard to tell what results
may follow among a clergy and people '
wholly unused to the custom of support
ing religion by voluntary contribution. -It
is certain the clergy will not surrender
the privilige8 they have so long enjoyed
without a bitter struggle that may seri
ously test the stability of the young re
public. .
On December 5th, (last Saturday),
Judge Collins of Chicago began the call
of his divorce calendar at 11 o'clock
a. m., and by 2 o'clock p. m. he had
granted divorces to no less than twenty
six couple. . Then tne judge said he was
tired and adjourned court. Such a
record is as damning to the court that
made it as it is to the parties directly
intereted in the suits.
This is the way an exchange sizes up
the situation : "The angel of winter is
with us. We view his blighting touch
on bash and tree, in tbe valley and on '
the mountain. The birds have deserted
their accustomed haunts, and the flow
ers have ceased to bloom. ..The drygood
box is vacant and lonely. The loafer"; ,
has sheathed bis jack-knife. It lies nt
the bottom of his capacious pocket along
with a hunk of navy. T!.a Fsers-ky v-
miss the laminar Lgare i tne street
cornerr and the ladies' no . longer hold
aside thelr-di-apery to miss a "foul"
from te month of the political whittler
en the creaking cracker box. The sky
is o'ercaet. The heavens weep. The -stately
fir wails a. .Bad requiem to expir
ing autumn. The squirrel scampers
over the dead, brown leaves iu fcesreb of
his daily nnt. The crow eyes askarnvr-''
the bare fields t' t w ere wont in.vf y
agone to y ield Jjj .:-a at". pie inml ; aU'.l
the brindle tig L ' -'s :'o his s'eeve as ,,
he wades
throUi
to his
bristles."
There is a good ftlf-, rounds
about the farmer ivlio' L -. with the
hired rrian'-that when ;he .: A earned
away the farm his employer, woaj JL have
a chance to earn it back at the same
wages With wages at the ruling price
a wideawake, frugal hired man can le
come the owner of a farm in a few years,1
and the farmer who employs many men
must be an extra good manager to make ,
a profit out of their labor. . With high
prices for farm products, hired labor can
be made to pay a profit, but when they
range low the farmer is lucky to coinu
out even, and in any case he might takr
all the risk. '
Norman Paul says: There are no hard
times. We bring on this feeling by let
tiuf our farms run down. We must di
less -grumbling; less running about;
spend less money unwisely ; have more
neighborhood gatherings; make home""''"
pleasant; bring up onr children to likirT"
the farm; don't tell them -that fanning
don't pay, for as the -twig-is bent so
the tree inclined. Farming does pay,,
and there never was a more pleasant
outlook for the farmer than at the prvs.--ent
time. -
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