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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withdrawn from the candidacy for the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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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Canadian ' Reciprocity .
to Japan - Etc., '
Etc.
Table
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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-
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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.