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THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1892.
NUMBER 19
ibli.
PRESS . CENSORSHIP.
1
Tie Course of Jas. Russell- Tmi M
' ' . ' - -
' ' . latins Congress. ., ;
CONGRESSMAN HENDERSON'S BILL.
Senator Sherman Considerably In-
censed- by Comments.
THE FAULT, IF AST, MISPLACED.
The Dangers Which Might Follow From
' Such an Act As the One Proposed.
- ' Etc Etc.
Washington, April 15. The action of
the senate in removing James 'Ros3ell
' Young, of Pennsylvania, from his po-
1' sition as an executive clerk by declaring
the positiou vacant last week, has caused
no small amount of talk in the circles of
newspaper correspondents in this ' city.
Mr. Young was charged with betraying
executive secrets. -. The entire - force of
executive clerks was recently excluded
' .- from the secret sessions, as the outcome
' of accurate newspaper reports of the ses
sions in the case of Judge Woods, of ln-
diana, and the Behring sea treaty.- The
resolution declaring -Young's office
vacant was presented in the 'senate -ex-
-ecutive session by Mr, Sherman, from
the committee on foreign relations, and
was urged-by him reasonably and out of
- reason, and it wasbecauseof this urgency,
more than any ether one thing, "that Mr.
Young was removed, as he had never
betrayed the trust impose'd in him. The
senators knew too well where the execu
tive session proceedings came from, and
. they did not come from Mr. Young.
" 'The agitation of this matter has a ten
dency to revive in the house Hep. Hen
derson's bill, vesting the postmaster-gen-'eral
-with the dangerous powers of a'
press censorship. ' His measure was un-
' questionably well meant, as it was aimed
at the exclusion of improper literature
from the mails, but as now proposed - it
would clothe the head of the postoffice
department .with an authority that
oughtnever to be placed in any man's
' . hands ; that of suppressing a newspaper
' when it fails to meet approval. The
'." laws against the circulation of nnclean
literature are probable ample now. The
fault, if any there -be, lies in their ad-
- ' ministration ; they certainly do not need
? to be supplemented by a Russian cen-
- sorship". This comes mostly from the
':' n. course of Mr. Sherman, -who was par
. ' - . ticularly severe on Mr.- Young, and
- also treated without gloves, the newspa
pers' correspondents in Washington
generally.
A Salaried' Criminality.
New Yohk, April 14. The Rev, Dr.
Parkhurst, who gained such wide notor
iety by his crusade against the city's
dives, issued an address to the citizens
of New York this morning, in which he
tells why he adopted the methods he
0 did to procure evidence whiclj bai been
the subject of much adverse criticism.
His object, he says, has been. solely ;to
-. - secure in. the public mind an indictment
- against the police department. He does
. ' not try to defend his method, but says
it was the only way in which he could
cut to the quick of this whole corrupt
business. He refers to the police de
partment as an "organized and salaried
. . nriminftlit-.v" lwhif"l thwatana tV.a swim-
munity, and says he is determined in
his coarse and will continue it. .
Will Proceed Against Journals.
- ' London, April 14. The statement was
. made. here last evening that the govern
:V j ment is seriously considering the advis
. ' - ability of taking vigorous action against
" the many anarchists from France and
, other countries who are. now. making
J-' - London their- rendezvous. ' Proceedings
may be probably first taken against the
anarchist journals, which every week in
cite their readers to murder and incen
" t diansm. -..
;.v . .The Grant Monument. '.'"
"'." : .New York, April 14. Chaancey M.
- Depew will deliver, the oration on the
occasion "of the laying of the corner-stone
of Gen;" Grant's tomb. . The appoint
ment was made several days ago by the
. - . trustees of the Grant Monument asso
. ciation, but was not announced until
'.- yesterday. Mr. Depew has accepted the
. honorary task, and will-no doubt deliver
, . 'a memorable effort. . - ; : .
.- - Millions for Chicago. - '
- .' ."Washington, April 14. Arguments in
favor of an appropriation of $7,500,000
- in aid of the world's fair were made be
fore the house world's fair committee
' today by St. Clair Breed, of ,Massachu-i
; ' setts, and Judge Harris. , ;J
..: : Refinery Closed.. '. :
'San Francisco, April 15. As pre
dicted, but somewhat earlier than was
expected, the Philadelphia Spreckels'
sugar refinery has shut-down, and all
hands paid off. -Spreckels "isn't in it."
PaciBc Cable.'
San Francisco, April 15. The
steamer Thetis iB preparing to sail from
here on the 23d to complete work of sur
veying a line for . the cable -to the Sand
wich islands. The survey was begun. by
the Albatross, which was taken off for
duty in Behring sea. She will lay two
lines, arid is expected to return in about
two months- , ' ' ..
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Chicago Catches it
Chicago, April f5. The storm, which
pased this city yesterday was one of the
most furious and sudden for years. The
gale blew all day, some of the time at
the rate of sixty miles an hour, all trains
are .delayed and communications cut off.
Damages to shipping along the lake
front amounts to considerable.
; Who is to Pay the Americans. ".
Washington, April" "15, Correspon
dence between this government and Italy,
concerning the. work of the murderous
Mafia.at New Orleans,, reveals the fact
that the state department have deposited
$25,000 to be distributed .amongjthe heirs
of the three Italians killed. In making
this deposit Secretary Blaine declared
that, although the wrong was not com
mitted directly by the United States,
the latter, nevertheless, feels its solemn
duty in the premises. Replying, . the
Italian Marquis expressed the hope that
tha payment of the indemnity will re
sult in. the happy re-establishment of
relations between the governments. '
Hallway vs. Boats.,. -New
York, April'lo. In . the line of
reforms anticipated by the absorption
process of the new Reading "system,"
they -will tomorrow close their water!
transportation department in-this city.
Their barges, tugs and other floating
Drooertv will be transferred- to the
Lehigh Valley railroad. This action is
in line with the changes made' in conse-
quence of the recent coal combination.
There is positive information that the
Vanderbilt and Reading interests have!
joined hands and obtained almost com
jlete .control of the anthracite produc
tion of this country. With the Delaware
and Hudson road in the combine the
Pennsylvania road with its 10 per cent,
production is the - only corporation
antagonistic to monopoly.
' Samoa in Bad Luck.
Washington, April 15. Advices fronr
Samoa show a bad state of things because
of the gang 'of boodlers - surrounding
King Malietoa. The government treas
ury is empty, and for "the $28,000 of
United States . money, all the Govern
ment has is a residence for the president
of the council costing $5,000, and a Jail
which cost $1,200. It has been very
seriously considered by some leading
citizens as to the advisability of seizing
the treasury and putting a trastworthy
person in charge, with bonds to be given
that the money will be properly expend
ed; also that a petition will be forwarded
to the treaty powers asking that the
whole matter be investigated. May 15th
the Samoans will be in arrears $113,000,
not. one dollar of which, it is claimed,
will be collected. This does not take
into consideration the gun tax, which all
white residents are compelled to pay.
Wet Snow In Dakota.
Sioux Falls, S, D., April 14.. The
heavy rain storm of yesterday turned
into a blinding snow storm this morn
ing, which still continues. Seven inches
of wet snow has fallen. ' The Btorm ap
pears to be general throughout the state.
Michigan Is for Alger. - - -
Detroit, April 14. The republican
state convention met this afternoon "Ex
Congressman Allen was made temporary
chairman. Allusions in his speech of ac
ceptance to Alger, Blaine and Harrison
were wildly applauded; - The enthusi
asm of the day reached its height when
a resolution was presented, which, after
indorsing the administration of Harrison,
eulogized Alger, strongly urging his nom
ination for the presidency.
. " Claims of the Poachers.
! Ottawa, April 14. G. E. Y. Gleadowe,
of the imperial treasury department, and
A. J. Rose,, assistant secretary of the
National Marine insurance company of
London, who have been appointed com
missioners to examine into the claims
for compensation due Jo the operations
of the'Anglo-American modus vivendi in
Behring sea last season, will .'remain
here until Monday. ' A majority of .the
sealers have already filed claims at Vic
toria, but, as the time for entering the
claims does not expire until" the 28th
inst., the commissioners do not 'propose
to reach Victoria much before that date.
A ST. PAUL SENSATION.
State Officials' InyolM in a Scandalous
' Transaction.
THE MESABA IRON LANDS FRAUD.
A Worse Proceeding Than the Timber
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Land Thieving in Oregon. .
A RAILWAY COMPANY TRICKED.
Lands Relinquished in "Good Faith"
are Gobbled up by Preferred
. Speculators. -
. St. -Paul, Minn., April 15,. This city
of saintly names has for. a month past
been the headquarters of a horde of Du
luth railway men and land speculators,
contesting rights. to a rich region known
as the Mesaba iron lands. ' Questionable
proceedings in the auditor's office, in
volves several state officials in the trans--actions
which is assuming the shape of a
scandal. It appears that on January 29,
1892, the Duluth road, by' an agreement
with State Auditor Birmann, released
from its grant certain iron land the title
to. which was not wholly clear. This
land was in the -most" valuable part of
the-iron.range and consequently was in
much demand. They expected to put
their men on to it at. once, . but immed
iately after the relinquishment a promi
nent real estate dealer of. St, Paul, who
had become aware of ' the movement,
made application for leases on a large
share of the land made eligible to lease
by the relinquishment. This applica
tion was made only a few. minutes after
the land had been relinquished and just
prior to the closing of the office for that
day. The application, which was made
by .an agent of the real estate man, was
carefully scrutinized and the information
given that the-' document could not be
considered, as it was not made' out-in
proper form, but the applicant was ' told
to be there the-next - morning with a
proper application and -his business
would be attended to. .Early the - next
morning, before the office was open,- the
applicant 'was on hand, and when he
gained access to the office, to his conster
nation he learned that of the entire
tract the greater and more valuable parts
had been leased to H. V.: Rutherford,
and others, the whole clerical force of
the auditor having worked, possibly all
night, to complete the entries. It has
now been decided to expose the whole
affair, and actions are to be commenced
at once. The valuation of the leases in
volved amount to nearly $500,000. S
The Wyoming; Fight. .
Cheyenne, April 14. There is great
doubt if any of the Pinkerton mercena
ries, who have been smuggled into John
son county to shoot the ranchmen, - will
ever come out alive.. The 'fight in Big
Horn basin is not, as has been stated,
between the cattlemen and the rustlers,
but between' the big cattle companies
and the ranchmen, who are fencing the
fertile land. Some tattle have been
6tolen, and this has been magnified to
such an extent that the people generally
believe that the inhabitants of the basin
are thieves, Uow that the Pinkertons
are in the basin, they will find it hard to
get out. The mercenaries were organ
ized in Denver and brought to this point
on. a special train, when they were
herded into the isolated country by
their masters, ' ostensibly to . prevent
cattle-stealing, but really to exterminate
the peaceable ranchers.- The situation
is desperate. Everybody knows the
facts; but every man fears his neighbor
and refuses to talk. - Gov. Barber de
clines to send the militia into the field,
saying he has no knowledge, officially,
of any trouble in Johnson county, but
everybody knows ' the men" 'are - being
killed there daily. The sheriff of the
county is a man.r who is in sympathy
with the small ranchmen." He is a man
of great nerve, and if,' as is clearly his
duty to do so, he should call on the citi
zens to assist him in arresting ,tbis
armed force that has, without authority
of law, invaded his county, he conla
qnickly gather about him 200 or" 300
cowboys who are familiar with the
country and at home in the 6addle, and,
in that event, there is little chance of
any of the invading party getting out
alive. While the majority of the small
ranchmen are honest and industrious,
they are all desperate and daring,- with
but very few cowards. ' And though this
invading party may be only after a few
of the worst .thieves,- the small ranch
men do not know whom they have on
their list, so that It pats each and every
one of them on the defensive." : ---
Will Want to See the Crnisers.
, Pobtland, April 16. The plan is
about perfected for bringing the Ameri
can warships Baltimore and Charleston
up to Portland, after the Columbia" cele
bration at .Astoria .next' month. The
plan includes excursion; rates over all
the railways and steamers leading to
this city, and it is expected 20,000 people
will-flock here on the days to be fixed.
When the Oregon is launched it will be
incumbent on the people of Portland to
present her officers' mess with a silver
service, second to none in the navy, and
the Oregon will have to come up to
Portland In order that the presentation
may be properly made. ' She will be a
magnificent ship and the whole state
will want to inspect her, but there will
also be a desire to. see the! Charleston
and especially the Baltimore, which
came so near to having to teach the
Chilians a lesson, on account of the mur
der of some of her crew in' Valparaiso.
. Moving Into Portland. ' .
Portland, April 16. When the .West
Side railway was constructed, years ago
out of this city, it 'took such a zigzag
course as to leave Beaverton and Hills
borough eleven to eighteen miles farther
from the city than they really are, and
it is reported tfiat one time soon after
Conductor Webster came on the line he
was asked to bring a sick man into the
city, and that the person with the sick
man would meet the train" at Morrison
street and again take the invalid in his
buggy, driving in ahead of the train.
This distance is now to be cut down by
a moter line direct from Portland to
Hillsboro to be of standard gauge, . and
perhaps form a link in the connection
with Astoria. The distance - from Port
land to Beaverton by this line will be
only about five -miles, while by the
Southern Pacific line it is eleven miles.
Aline of this kind would make both
Beaverton and - Hillsboro suburbs of
Portland. - - ' - - - -
Blaine's Name at Minneapolis.
San Fbaxcisco, April 16. "I think
Bln.ine wrote that 'recent letter, stating
be would not be a candidate, while he
was in poor spirits, superinduced by ill
heaiih," -said Mike De Young, member
of the national republican committee, to
a friend who met him on his return from
the east -yesterday. Mr. - De Young
added : ' "Blaine will not make a can
vass for the nomination,- but if the peo
pie insist on his running he will submit
to popular will. I had a chat with the
secretary about the matter, and he spoke
of his age. - I. replied that if he were
able to perform the onerous duties of
secretary of state he was surely, capable
of attending the presidential tasks."
Woolverine Sheriff In Trouble. "
Detboit, April 16. An investigation
has been made of the official conduct, of
Dennin Heffren, sheriff of Schoolcraft
county and brother of the notorious Dan
Heffren, who made such a sensational
escape from Manistique, after being con
victed of keeping a disreputable house.
He is charged by supervisor Hnbbell and
treasurer Mesereau of the Chicago lum
ber company with misfeasance and mal
feasance in office', and the charges allege
that he allowed Dan to run .. the house,
refused to lock him up when bound over
for trial and assisted, him to escape.
Also that he allowed prisoners in his
custody to visit saloons on Sunday.
- Scandalous Report. -' '
Columbus, O., April 15. A night ses
sion in the house of representatives
broke up in a row at 10 o'clock tonight.
A number of the members desired to at
tend a. prizefight at the Columbus Ath
letic club, and though in the minority,
planned to force an adjournment, in or
der that they might 'do so. Rep.
Dougherty, who was a party to it, was
in the chair and recognized the motion
to adjourn- and refusing to notice the
demands for the yeas and nays, declared
the motion to adjourn" on a viva voce.
Pandemonium' reigned for a time, ending
in a disgraceful scene- -. . . , . - ' :
Nicholas Grouch Dying-. . ,
- Baltimore, Md., April le.r-Nicholas
Crouch, who wrote "Kathleen Mavour
neen," and who is dying in this city at
the age of .84, is the father of twenty
two children- A child of his first mar
riage was the notorious Cora Pearl," long
the unrivaled leader of the half-world of
Paris. .'-'- --' '
. ' Cotton Spinner's Strike. '
LosDOX, April 15. The prospect is
that the cotton lockout will be of short
duration, as employers will hold a meet
ing Tuesday to decide the question of
arbitration ; the struggle-is unparalelled
in the history of trade, as 65,000 hands
are now idle, and will soon be increased
to 150,000. ; -
- . " For Boon Purposes- .
WASHDJGTdji, April 15. Senator Allen
has prepared an amendment to the river
and harbor bill appropriating (39,000 for
the Willapa harbor. . - ' ' ;
GREATLY, IN DEMAND.
Tie' ReyoMon in 'Constriction of Sea
.... Goint Craft.- .
AMERICAN STEEL BARGE LEADING.
There are Now Ten Whalebacks on
the Stocks at West Superior.
PASSENGEK CRAFT ON THIS .MODEL
Capt. McDongall to Release the Fetters
Which Ilaye Compelled Heavy
'- ' - Kates." Other News."
. West Superior,. April 16. The ship
yard of the American steel barge com
pany now. presents a scene of great
activity. In it there are today ten
whalebacks in the course of construc
tion, besides a special tug. The small
est of the whalebacks is 320 feet long.
The two of them which are nearing com
pletion are steamers numbered 119 and
120. It is expected that , both will bo
launched on the same day before May
1st. Capt. McDougall said today that
the company has" . much more work
ahead, chief of which will be the con
struction of one, and probably a second
boat for the Columbus fair, the first
attempt to make, a passenger ship on
the whaleback model. The total lengths
of the boats now under- construction, or
under contract is one mile. The big dry
dock, work on which commenced last
December, is all completed except the
timbers and gates. . It will be finished
by July 1st. .The dock is 551 feet long,
much the longest on the lakes, and will
be ableHo hold two large vessels at once.
As soon as the whalebacks now on. the
stocks are launched, two more will be
placed where they now stand. Work on
the passenger boat is already under way,
and the draughtsmen are busy getting
out plans for .her. ' , ' ,
Again Denied.
"Washington, April 16. The rumor is
again denied that it is the purpose of
this government to gradually cease their
diplomatic "relations with Chili. No
claim for-indemnity on account of the
attack on American sailors .has been
made of the Chilian government, yet.
The question is being reserved for future
consideration. : . ,
' "Blaine Last Surrender."
New Yohk, April 16. The Loftdon
daily Graphic, referring to the settle
ment of the complication between the
United States and Italy, speaks of it as
"Blaine's last surrender." -. The Timet
says; "Upon a. great Christian anni
versary like Good Friday, it is often
difficult to find in the records of current
events anything that very distinctly
shows the influence of Christianity upon
international conduct.. Today, however,
we have to chronicle what is, at least,
one of the' most benign and gracious
forms of diplomatic action." .. v v
Sallal ill Luck.
Astoria, April 16. Capt. J. W. Mun
son, of Point Adams light, has won con
siderable not Driety from his amateur
work as the maker of violins of a high
order. Several years ago he secured a
prize in a block of wood which had been
"seasoned" for ages near the lighthouse,
and the thin little boards sawn from it
give forth the clear, mellow sound that
is desired in violin stock. Gemunder,
the New York maker of violins, was in
Portland recently, alid secured some of
ttle wood. .
Only a Question of Short Time.
Victoria, April 16. Capt. Winant's
steamer Mystery, which, is engaged to
lake off the skins secured by the vessels
now at Behring sea has returned and
the total catch to-date received at Vic
toria is reported to be 4,560 skins. This
is regarded as a light catch and attribu
ted in part to .the bad weather, but
mainly to the fact that seals are reported
to-be much less numerous than in fbrmer
years, y . - - . .
. - This Thing; Won't Work.'
Detboit, April 15.' There' is consider
able comment in political circles 'over
the absence of Gen.' Alger from the re
publican state convention yesterday. It
had been announced that he would ad
dress the convention, and his friends say
he was jeady and waiting, but he wasn't
invited. - They consider that the general
has been badly - snubbed at .his own
home, and as a result the breach between
the Palmer and Alger faction continues
to grow wider. ..
Plan of the Silver Meni
Denver, Colo., April 17. The Rocky- J
Mountain News in a leading editorial
tomorrow will put forward the "silver
democratic plan of campaign to bo fol
lowed should Cleveland or an equally
pronounced goldbug be nominated. It
says : "There are thousands of republi- "
cans in Colorado who will not vote for
Harrison, and thousands who will not
vote for Cleveland. - Yet, driven from
their own parties by nominees wearing
the yoke of Wall street, they will be dis
inclined to -vote for' such nominee. If
the action at Chicago shall force it,
electors will be chosen at the subsequent
state convention, pledged to vote og:iinst ,
Cleveland, and for such a free-coinage
democrat as Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama'.' Kep. Bland, of Missouri, .urges ',
this course shall be. pursued by the
democrats of Colorado,, California,
Montana, Wyoming, Iowa, Nevada,
Washington and Oregon ; also by those
of Kansas, Nebraska and certain South
ern states. By this course the integrity
of the -democratic organization w ill be ,
preserved, and the election for president
thrown into the house, in which event
the fre coinage candidate would nlU--mately
be elected, and the free, coinage
sentiment produced by such a canvass
would insure the election of a free coin
age congress. The course of the Cleve
Iansjjiontingent in New York is urged as '
ample warrant' for such irregularities.
This denier resort for the free-coinage
men is worthy of calm and earnest con
sideration. That this suggestion be
passed over lightly, the gravity of the .
silver situation forbids. The tens of
thousands who signed the pledge of the
silver league look for some practical
plan by which they may constitutionally
and consistently exercise their suffrage
effectively. The- movement, il under
taken, will demonstrate that tlip demo
crats aud republicans are. no longer
hewers of wood and drawers of water for
Wall street plutocrats, who now almost
entirely dominate one political party
and have paralysed the free coinage
majority in the other." .
About to go Under.
. Chicago, April 18.--Western railroad
officials are now talking seriously of re
fusing to attend the special meeting of
the western traffic association, called for ';
May 10th, in New York. They are get
ting very tired of, having it crammed
down their throats that Gould.and Hun
tington will not attend a Chicago meet
ing, and that when they go-to New York
they must bow to the dictates of these
two gentlemen and Wall street. The
meeting is of such extreme importance
that western members ' may reconsider
their present plan, but some of them
think the association will gounder, any- -way,
and are doubtful about attending ;
i what they believe will be a funeral,
j They argue that.their time is as valua-. .
! ble to them as Gould's is to him ; that
he is even now on a vacation, while
I they are all at work, and that Chieago
is entitled to the special meeting. - If it
is held in New York it will be solely be- -j
cause of Gould's objection to Chicago.
j. . Senator Mills' To m Short. ,t
j Galvesto.v, Tex.', April IS. There is
j a large-sized political hen on in this
j State, and it is hatching trouble for Roger
j Q. Mills. : Gov. Hogg and the men who
follow him are not of the kind to -Jay
I down their arms and permit themselves
j to be trampled on' as they apparently
j were without having some good reason,
j. There is something behind it all that
will come out when the time conftf, and
when it does appear Mr. Mills will have
to hustle. He was only elected to fill
the unexpired term of Senator Reagan,
and his term will expire in January,
1893. By that time Gov. Hogg will have -his
plans all laid and he will give Mr.
Mills a fight that will .open his eyes.
Nobody ' , thought that ' the present
legislaturejrould have to elect a senator,
or it would have been made up in an en
tirely different manner. The next one
will be chosen on that, isue, and there
is where Got. Hogg will get in his fine
work i. Hogg was handicapped thislime
by several ambitious politicians in Mill's
district who wanted his seat in congress,
and with'this difficuly swept away it is
good betting that after Mr. Mills serves .
his nine months in the senate and comes
up for reelection there will be somebody
else there, or at least there will be a fight '
that will be a memorable one.
' - Sale of Horses.
- Portland, April 18. The auction sale
of trotters held in this city a few days
since, was attended bjr prominent horse
men from all over the state. -The high
est price, $1000, was brought by Tualco,
a black horse by Kockwood, from Nut
wood, 2 :18J. There was lively bidding
between Frederick Strong and A. D.
Tufts, but the latter finally won. Nettie,
a black mare by Nutwood, second sire
Bellfounder, went to R. H. Phillips, Of
McMinnvillefor the same price, $1000.
The total amount received was f 10,885
for ffty-two animals.