TitS DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, TSXbA.1t, APRIL 1, 1892.
SICK OF THE SYSTEM.
Rats LeaYins a Sinking Snip" is a Tame
- Comparison.
JAY GOULD INTENDS TO LEAVE IT.
Oaialia tire of its Festering Presence,
Begins a Casting out Suit.
PORTLAND HAS LIKB GRIEVANCES.
YVIU Dalle People, Who re Held By
- Strings of the "System" Heed the
Leiion.
Pobtland, March 31. There is some
thing louder than "whisperings in the
wind," concerning franchises granted by
this city to the Union Pacific which the
"system" has failed to comply with,
and the possibility that Portland may
soon take action similar to that of Oma
ha, is freely talked about in influential
circles. The subject has been brought
up again by a press dispatch from
Omaha yesterday which says: "War
between the Union Pacific railroad and
Omaha city has again broken out. Years
ago the city deeded the railroad a num
ber of valuable lots in consideration Of
haying the eastern terminus of the line
in Omaha, there being a revisionary
clause in the deeds. The eastern term
inus has been in Iowa for years. Byac
creation these lots, being on the river
front, hand grown to include 200 acres,
vallued at $1,500,000. On other lots the
road was given a right of way only, but
claim them now by reason of being in
undisputed possession more- than ten
years, and has sold and leased to other
parties. This morning Street Commis
sioner Windspear and a force of men be
gan fencing in the lots, and the railroad
officials began hustling for an injunction.
Judge Dundy being in Cuba, the railroad
officials have to go into the state courts,
but the land in controversy will be
fenced before papers can be issued.
This is the beginning of a long and costly
litigation." Following the above came
a dispatch to the effect that Jay Gould,
himself, will soon abandon the "sys
tem." The same authority declares
that the entire management will be af
fected even to petty officers. The resig-
nation of Charles S. Mellen as general
traffic manager is said to be the first
tangible evidence of this gigantic . turn
Ing over in railway circles. The resig
nation takes effect tomorrow. Mr. Mel
len has accepted the general manager
ship of the New York and New England
Toad. The near approach of the annual
meeting of Union Pacific stockholders
and the rumors of a probable change in
the management lead some railroad men
to conclude that Mellen has improved
the opportunity to anticipate a big revo
lution in the company's affairs. A Un
. ion Pacific official who has closely fol
lowed the tend of the road's affairs for
many years, and knows of the new deal,
expresses the opinion that the traffic
managership will be abolished as a dis
tinct office by the new faction. The
road, it is alleccd, will remain in con
trol of Boston capitalists, but will be op
erated in tne interest ot the JNortnwest
ern. .
"The Son Shines for all."
New Yobk, March 30. The Sun this
morning lias the following editorial
" e have asked for the rift me of the
statesman who composed and directed
the arbitration treaty with England re
specting the questions that have been
raised in-Behring sea, and we aire not
surprised that no one has vet arisen to
answer the question. All our rights in
- Behring sea are effectually given away
by that party. The tribunal of arbitra
tion is so constructed and the questions
to be put before it are so expressed that
it is just as certain now that the whole
case will finally be determined in 'favor
of Groat Britain as it will be after the
- decision is rendered. On every "several
count the United States will be. turned
out of court, a defeated party. Nothing
will remain to us but the mere Pribvloff
islands, whatever that may" be worth.
Under such circumstances, it is astonish
ing that President Harrison should have
thought it necessary to send armed ves-
, sels to Behring sea to keep poachers
away. What is the good of preserving
-. the seals a few weeks longer, more or
less, when they are bound to enter upon
the process of rapid extinction as soon as
the tribunal shall pronounce its judg
ment. The whole' case of the United
States is given away in advance by this
treaty.' The arbitration tribunal is con
stituted as if for the express purpose of
-deciding against us. Who is responsi
ble for this? Is it anybody but Benja
min Harrison?"
Howling Down the Trnckee.
Reno, March 29. The wind is howl
ing down the usually quiet Truckee
river, and the air is heavily laden ' with
mountain dust. The weather is cold
and disagreeable, and if one can go by
the judgment of the oldest inhabitant,
the worst storm 'of.' the season is
following.. - . ,; .. .'
.'- . Aid Speedily Beqalred.-
St. Petersburg, March 30. The
renorta from American agents in the
distressed provinces ' contradict the
statements circulated in the United
States that the peasants are in no fur
ther need of assistance. They are in
argent need of corn, . especially seed
corn. - Murphy, one of -the American
agents, will issue an appeal to the German-American
people for aid. He says
there are in distressed provinces 300,000
German colonists in distress, who appeal
to their kinsmen in the United States
for aid. The crops have failed for sev
eral years, and there was not a drop of
rain for ninety-two days in 1891. The
colonists have been decimated by
spotted typhus fever. Aid must be
speedy ' to be effective. If-German-American
citizens will send a shipload
of unground Indian corn, the peasant!
will be enabled to grind a part and sow
the remainder. Charles Emery Smith,
United States minister here, will see it
is properly distributed.
Portland Lire Stock 3Iarket.
Portland, March 31. The following
prices of live stock -in this market are
furnished by A. Fargher & Co.: Cal.
steers, average 1,150 to 1,250 lbs., $3.96
$4.00 ; Grass fed steers,' ayerage 1,000
to 1,200 lbs., $3.25 $3.85; Grass fed
cows, average 900 to 1,100 lbs., $2.50
$3.25; Hogs, block, average 125 to 200
lbs., $6.15; Stock, average 80 to 125 lbs.,
$5.50 5.90 ; Grass fed sheep, valley,
80 to 95 lbs., $4.50 4.85 ; ditto average
100 to 110 lbs. S4.9U So.uu; urass lea
sheep, Eastern Oregon, average 95 to 110
lbs., $4.90 $5.00. The market is strong,
especially for sheep and hogs.
Earthquake at Arlca,
Valpakaiso, March 30. A severe
earthquake occured at Arica this after
noon and caused great alarm among its
inhabitants. It was accompanied by a
heavy tidal wave. The shock was felt
at both Valparaiso and Santiago.
. Net True.
WASHlKtifoS, March 30. No confir
mation is obtainable here of the Indian
apolis dispatch saying the government
will pay $100,000 indemnity to the! fam
ilies of the Italians killed in New Or
leans. Poacher's Notified.
Ottawa, Ont., March 30. The collec
tor of customs at Victoria has been noti
fied by telegraph from here not to allow
any more clearances of vessels going to
Behring sea.
Cheap Fares Coming.,
Boston, March 31. The West Shore
line, via. the Fitchburg railroad, will
announce a $50 rate from Boston to all
California points today.
Secretary Blaine at his Post.
Washington, March 30. Secretary
Blaine resumed the discharge of his of
ficial duties today.
A BILL THAT MEETS A PRESSING
NEED. .
A postal fractional currency is pro
vided for in Senator Kyle's bill No.
2531, now before the committee on post-
offices and post-roads in the United
States Senate. It provides that on and
after Jan. 1, 1893, the issue by the post
office department of postal notes shall
cease, and in their stead shall be issued
a postal fractional currency in denomi
nations of 5, 10, 25, 50 and 75c. This
currency is to be furnished to all post
masters in such sums as the postmaster
general shall deem proper, having due
regard for the amount of business trans
acted. It shall be legal tender for sums
less than $1, and shall be redeemable at
any postoffice in the United States to the
amount of $1, at any money order post
office of the fourth class, to the amount
of $5, and in any postoffice of the first,
secend or third class to an amount not
exceeding $10 in anyone payment. Such
postal fractional currency is to be .fur
nished to the public on payment there
for at its face value in lawful monev of
the United States without other cost or
charges.' -In this way fractional cur
rency could be distributed in any part of
the country where most needed. We
trust that this bill will be enacted, for it
is one of the great conveniences that
people living in the country must have.
It is a better and simpler measure than
the fractional silver certificates which
the house provided for in 1888, which
was killed in the senate finance com
mittee by the then secretary . of the
treasury, Charles S. Fairchild.
Wapinitia Items.
Wapixitia, March 28.
Editor Chronicle: -
-You had an article in your paper last
week about McD Lewis of this precinct
having made "his first haul in politics"
out of a boar pig. Your's way off mis
ter. You forget Mc voted for John H.
Mitchell. A. Democrat.
Outcry against gerrymandering is not
honest from either party. In Massa
chusetts 178,000 republicans elect ten
congressmen, while 150,000 democrats
elect but two. On the other hand, 100,
000 republican . voters in New York city
never have a representative in congress.
The truth is, both parties , will gerry
mander when they have it in their
power, the only difference being that
possibly the democrats can generally do
the business up in neater shape. '
Eugene Guard, (Dem). Miller,' Geer,
et al are not in the congressional contest
with Hermann. The wily Binger holds
the top hand and will secure the prize at
Portland -next week.
AS BRITISH SUBJECTS.
Canadian ; Aflaptabaity to'Heatnen Cni
nese Tricis.
A NEW. LOOPHOLE DISCOVERED.
Under an Oath of Allegiance Celes
tials May Come in Annies.
A NICE SCHEME TO BE ABATED.
Ottawa Sends a Delegation to Iaterriew
Cabinet Ministers on the Situation. '
Other Interesting News.
Montreal, March 30. The recently
discovered " loophole in the United
States exclusion law has already begun
to show its effects in the arrival of Chi
nese from western points to take out
papers as British 'subjects. Three Chi
nese who had taken the oath of alle
giance to the queen have gone to Boston
from here. United States officers on
this side of the line tried to stop them,
but had to let them through when
papers of citizenship were exhibited.
As the treaty between the United States
and Great Britain provides that the
former shall admit within its borders,
with the right of residence, any British
subject, it is not apparent that anything
can now be done to stop the Chinese
who wish to go to the United States as
British subjects. A prominent United
States treasury official, now in the city,
said there was nothing to prevent the
United States from .being flooded with
"British" Chinese by tens of thousands,
before some plan could be adopted to put
a stop to it. The Canadians also- view
the eituatiXu with alarm. The trade
and labor counc!! 86111 to Ottawa dele
gates who saw the tjbinet ministers,
and a bill will come in the' ionae this
week asking that the head tax on Ct-i"
nese be increased from $50 to $100 each,
and that further restrictions be put on
vessels carrying them. The bill will be
framed so that only one Chinese shall
be carried to every 100 tons. .
Deeming the Demon.
Melbourne, Australia? March 30.
Deeming is guarded night and day
aboard the Ballarat, by seven watchers.
It has been discovered that he lias
plucked the hairs of his mustache out
bv the roots in order to baffle identifi
cation. A detective - hints that he
possesses ' evidence showing that Deem
ing committed some of the murders
attributed to "Jack the Ripper." The
police believe they have discovered
proofs that Deeming murdered a man
named Keays,- with whom he went to
Cape of Good Hope, -from Australia in
1888,
An Insane Crank.
Cleveland, O., March 31. Frank R.
Draeger of Fort Wayne,Ind. , murderously
assaulted his sister-in-law, Mrs. H. O.
Fitch, at. her residence last evening.
When arrested he said he came here for
the purpose of killing her and her son.
He is evidently insane. Draeger hung
around the neighborhood of the Fitch
residence all the forenoon and got two
boys to enquire at various houses until
he found the right one. A dispatch
from Fort Wayne says that he has acted
queerly for some tinie.
An Indian Claimant.
Washington, March 29. Senator
Mitchell today, introduced a bill for the
relief of the legal representative of Chief
Winumbeenoot,- of the Umatilla -tribe.
It proposes to appropriate $1235' for
property destroyed in July, 1S72, during
the Bannock Indian war.
Good for the Northern.
Portland, March 31. A. I. Charl
ton, of the N. P. R. E. Co., has notified
the fraternity here that fares from Mis
souri river points and St. Paul, to the
meeting of the Sovereign grand lodge of
Odd Fellows, in Portland next fall, will
be $G0, for the round trip. Tickets to
be sold from September 1st to the oth,
inclusive, good until September 20, for
the going trip, ".the return limit to be
placed at sixty days from the date of is
sue. Passengers may come west over
one line and return over another.
The Wool Act.
Washington, March 30. The Springer
free wool bill was denounced in the
house, today as a conspiracy between the
cotton raisers of the South, and the wool
manufacturers of the north to enrich
themselves at the expense of the pros
perity of the nation. This charge was
made by Representative J. D. Taylor, of
Ohio, and will doubtedless be the sub
ject of some vigorous retorts from the
democrats.
Another tick at the "System."
Washington, March "30. Justice
Brewer, of the supreme court, sitting as
judge of the circuit court of the district
embracing Nebraska, has rendered a de
cision declaring Illegal the contract ' nnj
der which the telegraph lines of the
Union Pacific railroad are "operated by
the Western Union, and direct that the
road hereafter operate its own lines.
Republican County Convention.
The republican county convention of
Wasco county, met last Saturday in this
city. At 10 :20 a. m. the meeting was
called to . order by chairman " of the
county central committee, M. T. Nolan,
who opened the proceedings by reading
the calls for the state and county e on?
ventions.
Mr. Nolan then thanked the republi
cans of Wasco county for the honor they
had done him is appointing him for two
terms in succession chairman of the
county central committee. . .
M. J. Anderson, of Dufur, then placed
in nomination for temporary chairman
of the convention Hen. W. H. H. Dufur,
of Dufur. T. A. Hudson moved to
amend by substituting the same of M.
P. Isenberg. Anderson said, "We want
no substitute."
M. A. Moody moved that the chair
appoint two tellers to collect the ballots
on the vote for chairman. The chair
appointed Hon. Robert Hays and M. A.
Moody. Mr. Dufur was elected by a
vote of 38 to 35. The election was made
unanimous on vote of Mr. T. A. Hudson.
J. M. Patterson was elected secretary
and H. C. Rooper assistant secretary.
On motion a committee of five on
credentials was appointed by the chair,
consisting of Hon. Robert Mays, R.
Sigman, C. L. Gilbert, C. V. Lane and
W. D. Richards.
On motion a committee of five on.
order of business was appointed con
sisting of M. J, Anderson, J. E. Mc
Cormick, F. C. Sexton, H. Rice and F..
Menefee.
The convention then adjourned - to
1 :20 p. In.
AFTERNOON SESSION. "
The convention was again called to
order by Chairman Dufur at 1 ;40 p. m.
The. committee on credentials re
ported, as duly elected, the delegates
whose names have been already pub
lished in tne Chronicle, as follows :
East Dalles precinct. Frank Creigh
ton, J. W. Koontz, W. J. Roberts, Frank
Connelly, H. L. Kuck, Emory Campbell
and Fred Grummond.
Biglow precinct. Frank Menefee, M.
T. Nolan, Hugh Chrisraan, C. J. Cran
dall, Robert Mays, and Thomas Joles.
Trevett precinct. J. M. Patterson,
Judd Fish, William Mitchell, C. L. Phil
Hps, P- DeHuff, J. G. Koontz, A. M.
McLeod and v7. H. Jones.
West Dalles precinct. J. T7r Marquis,
Varney, and A. A. Urquhart. .
Mosier precinct. L. Devenport, Frank
Phillips. .
Hood River precinct.!. P. Isenberg,
J. W. Baker, T. R. Cook, E. S. dinger,
C. L. Gilbert. ,
Falls precinct; Robert Black, E. P.
ABh, Dr. Candiani, A. Watt, P. Moran.
Baldwin precinct. W. R. Winans,
Ross. " '
Eight-Mile precinct
J. E. McCormick.
Columbia precinct.
Richards.
DesChutes precinct.
. W.E. Campbell,
H.- Gilpin, W. D.
H. Rice, A. S.
Roberts. . -
Nansene precinct. Henry Hudson, J.
Easton.
,Dufur precinct. H. H. Dufur, Willard
Vanderpool, M. J. Anderson, R. Sigman,'
Geo. W. Johnston.
Kingsley precinct. F. C. Sexton,
E.
Williams, H. Mahew. .
Tygh precinct. W. M. McCorkle,
H. Sherar.
Wamic precinct. A. E. Lake, T.
J.
Driver, P. W. Knowles.
Oak Grove precinct. S. G. Blackerby,
Frank Gabel, W. II. Davis.
Bake Oven precinct. H. C. Rooper,
H. Jordan, Lem Burgess.
Antelope precinct. -W. Kelsay jr., J.
C. Murphy, D. S. Kimsey, C. V. Lane,
Grant Mays. .
The following persons were admitted
to the convention by proxies :," M. A.
Moody by proxy of Emory Campbell.
C. P. lleald, by proxy of J. W. Baker.
T. A. Hudson, by proxy of L. Deven
port. F. C. Sexton by proxy of Emery
Williams.
Fred Grummond's proxy was voted
by C. F. Beers.
Hood River was allotted five delegates
instead of four.
The committee on the order of busi
ness reported as follows: We recom
mend that your body proceed to nomi
nate the candidates for the respective
offices as follows :
Sheriff, Clerk, County Judge, Assessor,
Treasurer, Superintendent, Commis
sioner, Surveyor, -Coroner and last, the
delegates to the state convention. .
We recommend that the temporary
officers be made permanent.
Signed:"' W. J. Anderson, Chairman.
Fbaxk Menefee, Secy.
Mr. Mays moved to amend by dis
tricting the couuty for the state repre
sentation, as by the caucus of country
delegates last night. " Adding that the
Una between Biglow and Trevitt pre
cincts be the line between the four city
precincts,- dividing them into two
districts.
The caucus referred to divided the
country as follows : ' . -
First district. Hood river, Falls and
Baldwin.
Second district. Mosier, Antelope,
Bake Oven and Deschutes.
Third district.- Kingsley, " Tygh,
Wapinitia and Wamic. ..
Fourth district. Dufur, Nansene and
Columbia.
Mr. A. Moody moved as an amend
ment to the amendment, that the city
delegates be permitted to caucus aa to
the division of the city, as the country
delegates did last night for the country.
The amendment to the amendment
was carried, and the convention adopted
the report of the committee.
On motion of C. L. Phillips the con
vention resolved to ballot for candidates
by precincts. The tellers tsollecting the
ballots from each precinct as its name is
called.
H. Gilpin moved the following resolu
tion which was unanimously adopted.
Resolved: That - the. republicans of
Wasco county, in convention assembled,
do instruct our delegates to the state
convention to pledge the candidates for
the legislature that they work for the
passage of a law that shall cut off the
33K per-centum from the salaries of
clerk and sheriff of this county ,.or other
wise place these officers under a reason
able fixed salary.
A resolution by M. P. Isenberg, was
heartily adopted, declaring that the con
vention is in favor of an open river.
Another, by A. S. Roberts, was also
adopted, declaring that the convention
is in favor of having congress extend
the time for the payment of the price of
the railroad lands lately forfeited.
The convention proceeded to ballot for
sheriff, after the following persons had
been put in nomination :
C. P. Balch, H. W. Steel, C. W. Rice
andC. L. Phillips.
On the ficat ballot the candidates
received the following vote :
C P. Balch, 34; H. Ws Steel, 13 ;. C.
W. Rice, 11 1 C, L, Phillips, 15; Blank,
Necessary to a choice, 33.
On the second ballott Balch. received
39 votes, Steel 10, Rice 11, and Phillips
14. Mr. Balch was therefore declared
the choice of the convention for sheriff.
Nominations for clerk were now in or
der, and the following candidates were
put in the field : '
Alex McLeod, E. N. Chandler J. M.
Huntington and J. M. Patterson.
The first ballot resulted as follows
McLeod 16 ; Chandler .23 ; Huntington
SO ; J. M. Patterson 5.
On the second ballot for clerk McLeod
received 11 votes, Chandler 24, and
Huntington 39. Mr. Huntington was
declared the nominee of the convention.
For County Judge only one name was
brought before the convention,
that of the present incumbent Hon. C
N. Thornbury, who was nominated by
acclamation.
ior Assessor three candidates were
put in the field, the present incumbent
John E. Barnett, A. A. Urquhart and J.
W. Koontz. -
On the first ballot 12 votes were cast
for Barnett, 17 for Urquhart, 32 for
Koontz, 12 for Cockkerline and one
blank. The name of Mr. Barnett was
then withdrawn from the race and the
convention proceeded to the second bal
lot. The result was Urquhart received
19 votes, Koontz 41, and Cockerline 14.
Mr. Koontz was then declared the nom
inee of the convention.
For County Treasurer William Mi
chel, E. Jacobsen and I. C. Nickelsen
were placed in nomination. On the
first ballot Michell got 30 votes, Jacob
sen 29, and Nickelsen 15. .' The second
ballot stood 36 for Michell, 32 for Jacob
sen, and 6 for Nickelsen.
On the second ballot Mr. Michell re
ceived 38 votes to 33 for Mr. Jacobsen
and 3 for Nickelsen, and was therefore
declared the nominee of the convention.
Troy Shelley was then nominated for
School Superintendent by acclamation.
S. D. Fisher, H. A. Leavens and E.
P. Ash were nominated for county com
missioner. H. A. Leavens received the nomina
tion by a vote of 4G, to 15 for S. D.
Fisher, and 12, for E. P. Ash. One
blank.
E. F. Sharp was nominated by accla
mation for surveyor and N. F. Eastwood
in like manner for coroner. This closed
the county nomination and a recess of
half an hour was then taken before bal
loting on the delegates to the state con
vention. When tlio convention caine to order
after a recess of half an hour, the chair
man asked : "Arc the districts ready to
report their choice of delegates to the
state convention?" when the following
names were presented and indorsed :
M. P. Isenberg, II. Rice, W. M. McCor
kle, G. W. Johnston, N. B. Sinnott and
M. A. Moody. The following gentlemen
were selected to serve as committee men
for their respective precincts for the en
suing two years. East- Dalles,- -Will
Roberts; Biglow, B. S. Huntington;
Trevitt, Jud Fish ; West Dalles, J. W.
Marquis; Mosier, S. D. Fisher; Hood
River, E. S. Olinger; Falls, C. F. Can
diani; Baldwin, W. R. Winans; Eight
Mile, E. M. Harriman ; Columbia, W.
D. Richards; Deschutes, A. S. Roberts;
Nansene, Henry Hudson; Dufur, Wil
lard Vanderpool; Kingsley, E. P. Will
iams ; Tygh, J. H. Sherar ; Wamic, A.
E. Lake; Wapinitia, O. L. Paquett; !
Bake Oven, Lem Burgess; Antelope, D.
S. Kimsey.
It was moved by M. T. Nolan and car
ried : That if any delegate .to the state
convention be unable to attend his vote
shall be' cast by a majority of the other
delegates in attendance. .
On motion the delegates were in
structed to support the nomination of
W. H. Wilson for prosecuting attorney.
On - motion B. S. Huntington was
chosen chairman of the county central
committee and J. S. Fish its permanent
secretary. .
A vote of thanks was tendered to M.
T. Nolon for his able services as chair
man of the county central committee for
the past four years, and to the officers
and committee-men of the convention
for services rendered during the con
vention. Chairman Dufur then expressed his
gratitude and thanks for the kindly
treatment extended to the chair and of
ficers of the convention.. On motion the
convention adjourned tine die.
New Tactics."'
The Union Pacific still maintains its
determination to fight : the people's
boats, but the company has changed its
tactics and the new tactics are not a
whit less dangerous than the old while -they
are infinitely more-annoying. The
difference between the old and the new
is the difference between competition
and stealing. Last fall the company
placed river transportation below living
rates and hired a pliant tool in this city
to buy up wheat that naturally would
have been shipped by the Regulator.
But the merchants stood manfully by
the new boats and starved the Baker
out. Now the company has adopted the
infamous principle of charging through,
rates from Portland to The Dalles and
points west of here on all freights
consigned to , the hew line at
Portland from San Francisco or
eastern points or shipped on the
people's boat to The Dalles, for
reshipment to towns east, by the Union
Pacific line. George Smith, a prominent
merchant of Arlington, shipped a car
load of salt from Portland to The Dalles
by the people's boats. The salt was
transferred to the cars and shipped to
its destination, but the company de
manded the full rates from Portland
$24.90 extra. Fortunately they tackled,
the wrong man when they tackled George
Smith, and the company backed down.
The result is, Smith got his back up and '
now he vows he will ship every pound
of freight he can by the Northern Pa
cific. A car load of sugar consigned to
"McFarland and French, Portland,"
care of the Oregon transfer company and
shipped by the people's boats to The
Dalles was charged through rates all the
way, making a difference of $70 on the
shipment. Through rates to Heppner
have also been charged on goods similarly
shipped to Henry Blackman and Gilmaa
& Bisby. Surely there is sufficient jus
tice yet left in American courts of law to
stop this damnable imposition and the
D. P. and A. N. company will fail in the
duty it owes to itself as well as to the
people of eastern Oregon if it does not
immediately bring this whole business
before the proper tribunal.
Astoria and Big- Thing;.
When Astoria does do anything she
does it on a big scale. For years, saya
the Astorian, she has caught and canned
more salmon, and bigger and better
ones, than any other place in the world.
Now she is going to try her hand at
building railroads. Some places, where
they think they are great people, make
a great ado over the driving of a "first
spike" only six inches long. But Astoria
drove a "first spike" for the- railroad
yesterday that was forty feet . long and
twenty inches in diameter. This is
mentioned just to give people an idea
how we do things here.
Coquille Herald. Klamath county
sends a solid delegation for Hermann. '
Douglas is moving in the same direction. '
At a meeting of citizens 'the other day
at Olalla, resolutions thanking Mr. Her
mann for his able services and pledging
themselves for his return, were unani
mously passed. This, too, at a meeting
where" "both political parties were rep
resented." There now.
Eugene Guard. - Will tho Salem
Journal and other newspapers that have
been fighting Hermann's nomination
cheerfully accept the inevitable? Bin- -ger
is certain to secure the. nomination
as the result of tho conventions held
Saturdav.
Senator Dolph evidently struck a pop
ular cord iu the speech which lie deliv
ered in the senate relating to tnriif mat
ters. Already there has lcen ordered
from the government printing office 25,
000 copies, many of which will be sent
to Oregon. Many thousands are also .
being taken by other senators to circu
late hi their states. Every republican
club in Oregon which will send a list of
names to Senator .Dolph, will receive for
each member a copy of this speech to be
used for campaign purposes.
The English sparrow may. not turn
out to.be such an evil after all. A cor
respondent of the Oregonian assures its
readers that he eaw them busily engaged '
in feeding on the wooly aphis with
which his apple trees are covered. ' If
the little pests would only stick to wooly
aphis for steady diet,' Oregonions could
stand a whole'lot of them.
Met Ills Match.
City of Mexico, March 29. A bull
fighter was killed at a fight at Tula, near
this city, Sunday. He was gored and
ripped by the infuriated animal in. a
most terrible fashion. Finally the bull
caught him on its horns and tore round
the ring several times. ,
A State of Anarchy Prevails. .
London, March 29. A Timet dispatch
frqm Montevideo says : Refugees from.
Rio Grande do Sul declare a state of
anarchy prevails there.
Charity for Jay Oonld.
.El Paso, Tex., March 29. Certain
citizens will give Jay Gould a lot for a
residence. He announces that he will
build a summer residence on it. -