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c 1 r VOL. II. THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1892. NUMBER 11. 41ITTLE BOY STOLEN. Follow ei li the Fatter Armed fitli a Loaded Gnu, ACCORDING TO PROGRAMME. Senator Dolph Would Like a Seat on ' ' the Supreme Bench. ANOTHER 1IONJEEU SCOUT COXE. atiunal Editorial Association The Ontcouie of Electioneering Tactics. Eatosville, N. J., Feb. IS. A 7-year- boy named Walcott, a sou of a well-to-do family, livingon the outskirts of town, was kidnapped yesterday by tramps. While skating on a pond some distance from home,,accompanied by his sister. There were half a dozen others on the pond, and at the time the boy was stolen lie was a'one at one end near a piece of woods. The place is desolate, and the underbrush offers an excellent opportun ity for hiding. The tramps rushed upon the ice and were seen to take the boy into the woods. The little fellow's sister ran after him, but could not get trace of his abductors, 'be gave the alarm to the other skaters, and many of them pushed into the woods on the trail of the tramps. When young Walcott's father heard of the lo6a of his boy, he seized a double barreled shotgun, and atthepont where the little fellow was last seen went into the woods, lie told his neighbors that he should not come back till he had re covered the stolen child. The news spread -with great - rapidity and the farmers turned out in large numbers and joined in the search. This Possibly May Explain. Washington, Feb. 18. It is reported That Senator Dolph's brother having withdrawn from the candidacy for the new circuit judgeship for the ninth dis trict created by congress at its last ses sion, Senator Dolph will himself be a candidate foe the United States supreme bench, to succeed Justice Bradley, de ceased. It is customary to fill a va cancy in the supreme bench from the circuit in which the deceased justice resided, though this is not absolutely essential. Senator Dolph might be appointed from the ninth district to this vacancy, although the circuit has a jus tice in Mr. Field. An Old Pathfinder Dead. San JoseJ Feb. 18. John Marion Murphy, one pf the oldest pioneers of California, died last evening after a long illness. He was a native of Canada, aged 69. Mr. Murphy was one of the earliest scouts who came across the plains to California. He served as a guide for Fremont on one of his expedi tions, and his knowledge of the overland, trails was unsurpassed. He was the first man to bring a four-wheeled wagon across the Sierras. He married Virginia Keed, the eldest daughter of James Frazer Reed,' who was one of the find ers of the ill-fated Donner party. Silver Coinage Controversy. Washington, Feb, 18. The anti-free-coinage men have again come forward with a demand for a caucus to relegate the silver question to the rear until after the presidential election. The promot ers of the call express full confidence in secJBng the requisite number of signa tures' to force a caucus. The London Times, commenting on the action of the majority of the coinage committee at Washington, says it regards the present success of the Bland bill as the outcome of electioneering tactics. ; Report on Military' Affairs. Washington, Feb. 18. The senate coebmittee on military , affairs has ordered an adverse report upon the bill providing for the location of military post in Alaska, and also for a survey of the Yukon river valley, also a favorable report upon the bill to increase the pay of non-commissioned officers and provide for an examination of non-commissioned officers for promotion to second lieuten ants. . Mrs. Ella Hlgginson a Delegate. San Francisco, Feb. 18. Mrs. Ella Higginson, editor of the Pacific Maga zine, Seattle, has been appointed by the Pacific coast Women's Press association one of the delegates to the National Editorial association, which will be held in San Francisco in May next. Was Not an Elopement. Washington, Feb. IS. The element of parental opposition to the Manning Fuller marriage and the consequent clandestine feature of the story of the wedding of the chief justice's daughter were missing from the tale as. told to a United Press reporter by the chief justice and his wife this evening. ' He said that Mary and Mr. Manning had been lovers for two or three years with the full knowledge and consent of her father and' mother. The marriage had been post poned in consequence of illness of the girl. The Chief Justice added : So far from their being any opposition on our part to the marriage, I should have been glad if she had married Manning two years ago. We said nothing about the wedding for the reason that in her highly nervous condition we wanted nothing from the newspapers to filter back into the sick room and excite her, but now that her recovery seems assured, we have had cards engraved announcing the marriage." The Kanucks Foolery London. Feb. 18. Jennings, in the commons, asked if the government had any information concerning the con ference at Washington between Blaine, American secretary of state, and the Canadian commissioners to arrange a basis for areciprocity agreeinent,whether they had arrived at an agreement, and if it was true that Pauncefote, British minister at Washington, had assured the commissioners that Lord Salisbury would favorablv consider anv reasonable re quest of the commissioners . .er' parliamentary secretary of the foreign office, said, in reply, such meeting had occurred. Blaine had previously stipu lated the meeting should be informal. Lowther added that he had no reason to suppose Sir Julian Pauncefote had given the commissioners the assurance Jen- umgHimu icier iu. xu cumubium, l 1 t 1 . - r T . -. t r Lowther said he did not know whether or not an agreement had been arrived at. A Hank President Disappears. Carroll, la., Feb. 18. This city has experienced a genuine sensation by the sudden disappearance of O. A. Kentner president of the Citizens state bank. Yesterday he disposed of his interest in the bank, and this morning left with his wife for parts unknown. His finan ces are in a badly milked condition. He owes the First National bank $5000 ; E. W. Libby, a stockraiser, $3000; John McCarty and Frank Bailey of Audubin, $10,000 for cattle sold and money ad vanced. He also sold a large herd of cattle, on which were several mortgages. Just how bad the Citizens' bank is in volved cannot be learned. Kentner has been a leading citizen of this place for. fifteen years. Officers will be sent after him, and he will be prosecuted for dis posing of the mortgaged . property, if caught. A Million Dollar Fir. New Orleans, Feb. 18. The loss by fire last night is estimated at $1,000,000 insurance $750,000. The general opinion is the fire was caused by electric light wires. quarter of a million moke. Cleveland, O., Feb. 18. At midnight the five-story brick block corner of Sup erior and Seneca streets, occupied by E. M. McGillin, a dry goods company, caught fire and was soon gutted. , The loss is $250,000 and the insurance $200, 000. The blocks adjacent on both sides are slightly damaged. A panic occurred among the guests at the Forest City house, but the fears were soon al laved. Want to Join the Union. San Francisco, Feb. 19. J. L. Ander son, a newspaper correspondent, just home from a visit to Honolulu, says the people of the Islands generally favor an nexation when the reign of the present queen is at an end. The popular im pression in that Queen Liliuokalani will be the last sovereign of the islands, and that when she dies a political union will be effected with this country or .else the United States will be asked to extend (a protectorate over the Hawaiian group. Texas Reapportionment. ' Austin, Tex. Feb. 19. Governor' Hill issued a proclamation today, convening the legislature in regular session March 14. Among the other purposes is the reapportionment of the state. Sunday Closing by States. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 19. An amend ment to the world's fair bill, directing that the New York state exhibit shall beclo8ed Sunday, was adopted in the assembly 49 and 47. Terrific Gala off Portugal. . Lisbon, Feb. 19. A terrible gale is raging off the southwest of Portugal. Several vessels dragged their anchors and drifted about helplessly. An earth quake shock was also felt at Algarve today. .. ' . TO ELECT SENATORS. Propositions Referred to Chandler, Tnrpie, and Mitchell. SENATOR PALMER MAKES A SPEECH. In Opposition to the Appropriation for the Lower Columbia. . NOT OF GENERAL Fl'BLIC BENEFIT. No Military Post fur Alaska Good Man Goes "Wrong " Gossip. " Washington, Feb. 18. In his remarks upon the bill providing for an amend- mpnt. tn t.h mnafitntinn normirtino th election.of United States senators by a popular vote, Senator Palmer said : "If this amendment is adopted, the senate of the United States will be chosen by the direct vote of the free people of the several states, and it will be what it never has yet been the popnlar branch of the congress of the .United States," anil his arraignment of the miner hnnsf j c j t ; of congress as a non-popular bodv, was, in his language, not often heard by the yenerable members of that dignified assembly. The senator insisted the constitutional mode of electine senators by "the legislators of the states was no longer satisfactory to the American peo- rtlp. 11a did not mftnn tn make himself , ,, , f responsible for the charges of hribery and undue influence that attend nearly every senatorial election by indorsing or repeating any of them. He referred to them in that slight manner only to em phasize the statement that the people no longer confided in, but were profoundly distrustful of the methods of electing senators by the state legislatures. None of the reasons which led the framers of the constitution to deprive the people of the direct control of the executive 8e partment and senate now existed. Ex perience had long ago demonstrated the usefulness of electors for the selection of a president and a vice-president. All that people could gain by the proposed amendment would be enlarged powers of self-defense. The senators . would be the free and exact representatives of the people, and defend their homes and property from unequal and excessive burdens. They would dignify the states, j for the people were the states. The I elections for the choice of presidential j electors, the election of members of the I legislature who elect senators, the elec tion of members of the House ol repre sentatives in congress, are alike influ enced and often controlled by an unfair j arrangement of districts. ! action by the committee. i Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, said he I listened with pleasure to the able re- j marks of the senator from Illinois. He j (Mitchell) had had the honor of intro- i ducing a similar proposition in 1S88 and one at the present session. Similar amendments were also introduced by the senators from Indiana and New Hampshire (Torpie and Chandler). All these propositions were referred to the committee on privileges and elections, and by that committee to a subcommit tee composed of Senotors Chandler, Turpie and himself, and he was quali fied to be able to state, after a consulta tion with the majority, that the subcom mittee had agreed to report in favor of such an amendment to the constitution. It was their hope : and belief that . at a very early day the full committee on privileges and elections would be able to report favorably an amendment similar to the one introduced by the senator from Illinois.' The subcommittee held a session later in the day, and agreed to the report prepared by Mr. Mitchell, favoring the amendment. It will be submitted to the full committee early next week. The report is elaborate, covering ten pages in printed matter. It is not known definitely whether the majority of the full committee, will be favorable to the report or otherwise. Senator Teller, chairman of the com mittee, is known to be strongly in favor of the amendment.' , From Portland to the Sea. Washington, Feb. 18. Senator Mitchell today introduced a memorial from several towns in Oregon, asking for the passage of a bill appropriating money for the improvement of the Wil iamette and lower Columbia rivers. Some doubt has been expressed as to whether the house committee on rivers and harbors will appropriate the $250,- 000 asked for the deep water channel ironi -rortiauu to too sea. mere hub i been some rather - persistent opposition manifested to this proposed improve - uient from various sections of Oregon, and members of the committee have, re- ceived information indicating that it would not benefit very many people. Stronger Knot In the Law. i Washing-ton, Feb. 19-,-r-The senate, has passed a bill extending for ten years the operation of the' Chinese' exclusion law. The bill passed by the senate to day extending for ten years the opera tions of the Chinese exclusion law is a substitute for a similar mea ure intro- i duced by Senator Dolph. , The bill has a wider scope than indicated by its title, for in addition to ce-enacting the pres ent exclusion laws, which are about to' lapse, it contains a section intended to meet the difficulty treasury officials have ! encountered in returning the Chinese to i -; i China, through judicial decisions ad-1 Elopement -. i verse to their right to return them, fur- , ; ther than to the country from which 1 they entered the United States. . Under this construction of the law the treasury I department returned a number of Chin- ese to i,anaaa msteaa ot to cmna anu they were soon caught, again smuggled across me line, wnicn it was impossiDie to guard at all times and places. An other new section provides severe penal- ties for a return to the United States of Chinese once sent out of the countrv. Handsome Girl Elopes, -.Wateriutuy,, Feb. 19. Miss Annie Corrigan, a well known, young lady, eloped Tuesday with Gordon H. Clark, jr. Miss Corrigan's relatives received a telegram from her saying she and Clark had been married, in New .York citv. Miss Corrigan s the heroine of a shoot - ing affray which occurred last summer. Joseph Laudry, a yonng French-Ameri-1 can, had become infatuated with Miss Corrigan, and greatly annoyed her with I his attentions. One night Laudry fol-! lowed Miss Corrigan and Mr. Clark, who j were engaged at the time, and, reaching a dark street, drew a revolver and fired ( tup shots at the girl, oue of whichJ hit her in the head, but inflicted only ai scalp wound. Laudry then turned the revolver upon himself and fired four shots into his head,-and died soon after. Miss Corrigan has been voted the hand- somest girl in Waterbnry at several . : - - And the Peasantry saavr. " . Losdon, Feb. 19. A dispatch from Vienna to the Chronicle says that most of the corn bought for tie starving peas ant' of Russia is still stored in the granaries of that country, and that only a portion has been distributed to the suffering multitudes of the famine stricken provinces. There have ljeen lluiuuvua eiiviKuii.a uviui its uic y t Russia upon which the Russians could ' depend in the event of unsuccessful war. ' The dispatch saya this is understood to be true, in Russian official circles. - Pacific Cable to Jaxan. Montreal, Feb. 19. Regarding the report that the British government would contribute towards the cost of a submarine cable from Vancouver to Japan, C. R. Hosemer, president of the Canadian Pacific Telegraph company, is very desirous of seeing a cable laid be tween the places mentioned, as the ex isting cable rates of $2.21 and $2.86 per word greatly restricts business and prac tically prohibits it. The cost of such a cable would be about $5,000,000, and the route would probably be from Vancouver via the Aleutian islands. An Advertisement. .Chicago,' Feb. 19. Two Chicago idiots will in a few days undertake a daring feat. They will stow themselves away in Captain Paul Boynton's rubber suits and attempt to cross the lake, which is about sixty miles wide. They are Henry Smith and Charles Burton, both well known hunters and fishermen. Ceara Revolt. . London, Feb. 18. A dispatch from Rio Janerio states that the advices are received there from Fort Aleza, capital of the state of Ceara, that disturbances have broken oat in the state, and the people of the capital . had driven the governor from the city. No reason for the outrage is assigned". , . Possibly Served Him Right. Des Moines, Feb. 19. Senator Finn knocked down and severely chastised Doorkeeper H. M. Belvel in the senate chamber immediately after adjournment today. Belvel, in connection with his duties at the capitol, is also a newspaper correspondent, and in a recent letter re ferred to Finn as a libertine and a black guard. The affair grew out of the story that Finn visited a Whitechapel dive Saturday night. regions where famine-is now raging, but j Company, left the Baltimore and Ohio no official action has been taken to re- i station at ' 2:30 this afternoon for lieve the victims. The Russian govern-Chicago. Passengers aboard the train meut on this occasion has used the j win 1x5 guests of the world's fair city for famine to disguise its policy of prohibit-! tlle next foQr n'd are senators and ing the exporation of corn and cramming j representatives in congress, foreign min with food the granaries of northern j istera t0 the "United States, and leading STHE OCALA PLATFORM. ! '..: . . '.';'..' . " - ' COllTeiltiOIl Of ThM PaitY MWifol I in St. Louis." A MOVEMENT FOR A CLOSER UNION. Chinese Exclusion Act Extension Bill Passes the Senate. I LESS DJFFICVLTY IN RETURNING. j. ' Canadian ' Reciprocity . to Japan - Etc., ' Etc. Table 1 .. . . .. I St: Louis, Feb. 19. President Ben Terrell, of.the Confederation of Industrial organizations, will on Monday morning, in the exposition building, call to order the largest and. most important conven tion of workingmen ever held in this j country There will be present deler frntAQ frnm tirl v'nlT' if not prprir state in the Union, representing the National Farmers' alliance and Industrial uaion, Knights of Labor, Colored Farmers' alliance, Patrons of Industry, National Citizens', alliance, and other organiza tions of similar character. ' The.conven fion will' decide .the question as to whether or not there will be in the cora- I .. , . .!4. , , . . . v v,:,j it. 4 affect sensibly the fight between the two great parties. This convention is the outgrowth of action' taken at the Ocala J . -e xi -nt-a: 1 T ? ( meeting oi uie aLiouai mrruens alli ance, in December, 1890. -It was then ' decided to : move for a closer union between the great industrial organiza tions of the country, and tea a result a meeting was held in Washington in Jan- iiortr 18Q1 ut. which wprA rpnrpfipnfMl K!at,nna, Vnrm,. nn?anOA ftw i Colored Farmers' alliance, the Citizens' and the Knights of Labor, and the Con- f.i.J ot-o f i-r tf Tnlnatrial' iMvnnivflflnnfl I formed Thi8 body called Monday's -convention tor tne purpose oi deciding j 0n the ways and means of forcing the j passage of laws putting into effect the j principles of the Ocala platform. Joy In CUicago. j Washington, Feb. 19. The world's fair special train, comprising five of the ; most magnificently equipped and lux I uriously furnished' coaches ever "put on . the road by the Pullman Palace Car journalists ot tne national capital. . ' Philadelphia to the Rescue. New York, Feb. 19. Thirty-five freight-cars loaded with flour, drawn by three locomotives, left Jersey City last night on the Pennsylvania road for Philadelphia. The flour was bought by the city of Philadelphia for the relief of the starving people of Russia. On each car was placed a notice reading : "This car contains flour for starving Russians, to be sent by the city of Philadelphia on the steamship Ecrypt, under the Anieri flag." " Bombs In Sicily. Mebsina, Feb. 19. A loaded bomb was discovered last night outside the Spanish consulate in this city. . A fuse attached to it was burning, but was quickly extinguished, with remarkable presence of mind and courage, by the finders. The police immediately began a search for the dynamiters, who must have been close at hand, but no arrests are yet made. The men are supposed to be members of an anarchist society act ing in . sympathy with anarchists in Spain. Letter From the Pope. . pabis, reb. 19. Catholic newspapers published an encyclical letter from the pope addressed to the clergy. The Pope declares any form of goyernmeiit good, provided it tends to further public welfare, and is therefore the duty of all to accept the legally-established govern ment and not attempt to change its form. The Pope concludes by ex pi ea sing himself in favor of the maintenance of cordiality and urges the union of all Frenchmen in developing the greatness of France. Street Traffic is Suspended. Paris, Feb. 18. Railway and street traffic is almost entirely suspended be cause of the heavy snow storm, and sev eral fatalities are" reported. A Merchant Marine ' Board. Washington,' Feb.-19. Two bills of much interest to mariners : were passed by the senate today, one of which aims to carry out the recommendations made by the international maritime congress. The more important of the measures provides for the establishment of a mer chant marine board to be under the direction of the treasury department to recommend to the seoretary of the treas ury, any changes in existing laws or the -enactment of new ones necessary for the protection of the interests of the govern ment, and the benefit of the merchant marine of the United States, for the relief of the merchant marine from any harsh or injurious laws operating to its detriment. 'The other bill provides for the plainer wording of vessels, the smallest letters ueed to be not less than four inches in size. , Worse than Expected. Chicago, Feb. 21. The Times says there may be another revolution, in the Union Pacific at the nextregular annnai meeting. It is generally understood that . the affairs of the road are in much worse condition than Gould supposed they were, when he led the special attack on the administration of Charles Frances Adams. Gould's investment is princi pally in bonds, and there are many stockholders who think this conuection with the road is a detriment Instead of a benefit. 'These -stockholders are endeav oring to work up a movement which will result in a change. A committee, repre- -senting the foreign interest in the road, is now endeavoring to effect an arrange ment by which the Ur.ion Pacific con solidated trust notes will be taken and the company relieved of Mr. Gould's influence. '., ' j . Wolf Bant in Kanwa. Kansas City, Feb. 21. At 9 o'clock yesterday -morning an enormous wolf hunt started over Crawford and Bourbon counties in Kansas. As a result over 300' wolves lie dead tonight. Both counties and others adjoining were scoured by over 5000 men, women and children armed in all conceivable ways. Two thousand jack"-rnbbit8 Were also captured in the general round-up. Ow ing to an error in .signalling there was " one break in the line, which reduced the number of captures, but another hunt will take place next Saturday to finally wind up the wolves and foxes of southeastern Kansas. There was but one accident. Thomas Perkins being bitten by a couple of wolves. He will not recover as he was fearfully torn. Increasing in Severity. London, Feb. 19. The snow storms which have prevailed recently through out the United Kingdom hare increased in severity. In several places in the southwestern part of England the snow is several feet deep. Many accidents are reported from various English towns with storms on land and sea, throughout the week. In Yorkshire the weather was the coldest in thirty years. A bliz zard is raging today equal to that of last j year, snowstorms ot unusual vioience ' are raging in Ireland, and railway trains 1 are being delayed. Near Limerick there .are drifts four feet high. At Queens j town a heavy gale prevails. ;-. "Is That So?" '' a - i ' Wasuinutgn, Feb. 19. The bi!K to provide ft permanent system of highways in the District of Columbia, outside of Washington, was taken up, and the pro vision authorizing the issue of 3 per cent, bonds gave rise to a debate in which the financial policy of the government was discussed at great length. Berry, of Arkansas, in the course of his remarks declared : "We have arrived at that condition that the United States cannot pay the ordinary expenses of the govern ment and meet the interest on the debt without borrowing money." . No action .was taken on the bill, and the senate adjourned until Tuesday. Secretary Foster Objects. Washington, Feb. 19. Secretary Fos ter has put himself on record against the proposed transfer of the revenue marine -service from the treasury department to the navy department in a letter laid be fore the senate today. The letter is in reply to a resolution to the senate ask ing the secretary of the treasury to com municate to the senate any information ini his department in reference to the ex pediency of the transfer, and to express his opinion whether the public service would be promoted by such changes. Smallpox In Bombay. ' Bombay, Feb. 18. Smallpox has pre- vailed here for some time, and has be-' come epidemic. During the past week there were twenty-three deaths from the disease. ' i " Louisiana Compromise. New Oelean8, Feb. 20. The compro mise proposition submitted to the two democratic state committees has been ratified by both parties, and the Mc Enreyites are jubilant.