THE DAIJjES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1892.
GERRYMANDER CRAZE.
Very Popular Style This Year for Pre
sents Districts.
NEW YORK, M1SSIOURI AND OHIO
A Refined System of Political Theft on
. Both Party Sides.
&OMKTH1NG JERRY MIGHT ADMIKI
t luRliinr and Defiant Raids Upon the
.Elector' Privilege In Certain
'. .' State.
.Washington, June 13. The gerry
wander was never apparently more pop
ular than it is this year. In Missonn
the democrats applied it to the reap
portionment of the state into congres
sional districts with a sweet disregard.
for decency and common fairness. A
few weeks later the republicans of Ohio
followed the Missouri example and pro
vided for the ruthless disfranchisement
of democrats. Although the latter in
the coming election are reasonably cer
tain to poll about half of the total vote
they will probably elect less than a third
of the congressional delegation from that
state. "The'. republicans,' polling sub
stantially the otlier halt ot the total vote.
will get the rest. New York then fell a
victim to this refined system of political
-theft. Her democratic legislature
nnap)ied out a plan of electoral brigand'
age which the late Mr. Gerry, were he
alive to see it, would be compelled to
admire the advancement of his idea. It
vninprehends a dashing and defiant raid
on republican rights, and will enrich the
democratic road agents with the spoil of
half a dozen seats in congress that in
justice belong to the other party. This
plan may differ in detail from the ac
.complisbed work of the Missouri and
Ohio artists in political spoliation; but
in principle it is the sar.ie. It is thor-
-ouglily bad and intolerably offensive to
' the spirit of our institutions. Yet it
passes practically unchallenged, save by
those whom it proposes to despoil, and
their voice is raised against the injury
rather than against the vicious system.
But the gerrymander must go. Its con
tinuance is a menace to popular govern
ment and a standing invitation to revo
lution. It nullifies the citizen's fran
chise and stifles his voice in public
affairn. It encourages" political trusts I
and strengthens the hands of the boss
-and his heelers.
I'se of Search Light.
Washington, June 13. One of the
most effective means of protecting a ship
in these days of torpedos, is the group
ing together of a number of stationary
search lights, each illuminating its own
section so that the ship is surrounded by
Tin unbroken circle of light. It Is to be
adopted in the new American warships.
"This has been suggested by a very pro
nounced defect in the usual search light
practice. In order to afford sufficient
time for :v careful examination of the
water's surface at points removed from
the ship, the beam of light must be re
volved very slowly, and hence during a
great portion of the time any particu
lar section of the water is left in dark
less. As it takes only five minutes for
- torpedo boat to run a distance of two
miles, it will be seen that the condi
tions are all in favor of the attacking
force. . Before the revolution of the
-search light is completed there is plenty
-of time for the torpedo boat to run . up
yuid discharge her deadly weapons.
Apparently Unrelated Phenomena..
Washington, June IS. Now that Bol
ivia is on the eve of a revolution, savants
think it might be worth while for some
of our scientific people to conduct a
series of observations in South American
revolutions.' Chile, Brazil (2), Venzuela,
Colombia, Bolivia, with Peru, Argen
tine, Uruguay and Patagonia yet to hear
from. Simultaneously with these dis
turbances came an exceedingly large
sun spot, an eight tailed comet, the oc
cultation os Jupiter, ditto of Venus,
nd the reappearance of that plumed
political comet, J. G. B., whose orbit
and motions generally are so uncertain.
It is possible that some connection may
be discovered to exist between one or
more of these apparently unrelated
phenomena.
Death of Mrs. Hodgkin.
Salem Journal. The announcement of
the death of Mrs. Hodgkin, wife Hon.
Frank E, Hodgkin, assistant state treas
urer, which occurred in this city on Turs
day, will be received with profound
sorrow by many friends who learned to
Appreciate her excellent qualities 'of
liead and heart during the residence in
(Portland. Mrs. Hodgkin was a native
of Oregon, borit on the fifth of July, 1852,
in the beautiful Waldo hills, near Salem.
She, was a daughter of Hon . Bice Dunbar,
one of the best known of the early
pioneers of Oregon, and a sister of Judge
W. Jt. Dunbar, of Goldendale, and of
' Hon. U. 0. Dnnbar, associate justice of
-the supreme court of Washington.'
Free Ballot and Fair Count.
Tlie late election has demonstrated
that the Australian ballot system cannot
alwava secure' a free ballot or a fair
count, even in the city in The Dalles,
As a proof of this statement, it is only
necessary to refer to the case of Trevitt
precinct in this city, where a free-born
American citizen cast a legal ballot, and
the Board of Elections refused to count
said ballot.
It is asserted by the members of said
board that the ballot was illegal because
the printed names were erased and the
elector filled the blank spaces. If the
board will examine section 49 of the
election law, it provides that the elector
shall have the privilege, and hence ig
norance or positive refusal to permit
any ballot that is not in harmony with
their own preconcerted views, to have
any force must have ruled in the decis
ion. But ignorance of the law does not
excuse the most illiterate, much 'less
should it excuee those who had been ap
pointed to this work for-several months
and made no preparation thereof.
Such boards of election that fail to
prepare for their duties should be de
prived of their pay for such service and
since they are appointed to serve for
two years, they should be impeached or
asked to resign.
Now as to the "tree ballot." It seems
that unless a man votes just what the
old parties of this county dictate, then
every means is put forth to injure him
in his business or profession. This is
ballot box stufiiing with a vengeance.
Is this true of our city? What are the
evidences? Your scribe did not vote
the straight republican ticket and as a
result, every nook and corner is searched
and the people informed that "he is a
hypocrite for he voted the whisky ticket
straight," when the fact is that the bal
lot was so straight against the whisky
traffic that it was suppressed in the
count. Again, the same parties repre
sent that your scribe voted against the
only religious parties on both tickets,
but the facts are these : "That ballot
contained the names of twelve religious
persons and not one of my opposers can
say that they voted for more than three."
Then what does it all mean? Simply
this. You can vote and have it counted
so long us you vote what tlie ring dic
tates but the independent vote is a dis
turbing element in politics and must be
suppressed in the count and slaughtered
in business life. But as a free Ameri
can citizen, I propose that my rights as
a suffragist shall be recognized, and if it
is already settled that voting the old
party ticket or banishment from thel
city is a requisite, I prefer banishment
If not, then I demand that my ballot at
the last election be accorded the same
privilege and treatment that was ac-
corded to those who voted the old party
tickets. . On this dem'and I stand or fall
with the people of The Dalles. What
shall the answer be? A. C. Hpexcek.
. Telegraphic Flabe.
Losses by the Havana floods this week
aggregate '$500,000.
At Silver city, Idaho, yesterday dur
ing an electrical storm the home of
William H. Derry was struck by light
ning. Mrs. Derry and two others were
seriously injured by the bolt.
A crevasse occurred in the bank of the
Mississippi above St. James parish Mon
day. A large force is at work trying to
stop the breaks.
The river Danube is on a rise. The
town of Raab, sixty miles northwest of
Buda l'estli is isolated from tbe sur
rounding country by the flood.
Terrific thunder storms prevailed in
many parts of Spain on Sunday. At'
Burgos the famous old cathedral founded
in 1221 was seriously injured. At Mu
cientes a church filled with worshipers
was struck ; five being killed and ten
hurt.. At Melias there was a similar oc
currence, and one was killed and twenty
eight hurt seriously. .
Carnegies' men at the homestead steel
works, 3,000 strong, have until the 24th
instant to decide whether or not they
will accept a scale of wages which, they
claim will reduce their earning capacity
from ten to 40 per cent. They have not
formally rejected the new scale, but no
person expects them to accept it, hence
one of the most bitter contests between
labor and capital in recent years is ex
pected to begin.
It is reported that George Y. Massey,
of Delaware, who so strongly advocated
the interests of President Harrison at
Minneapolis has been officially notified
that he will receive the judgeship on the
supreme bench made vacant by the
death of Justice Bradley.
Early Monday morning Acainpo, Cal.,
was visited by the severest thunder storm
in its history. Lightning struck a barn
badly damaging it and killing two pigs.
Considerable rain fell during the storm.
No New Plank Bat.
Astorian. There are no new planks in
the republican platform, for the reason
that no new issues have been evolved by
congress or any other ' agency. - It is
a clear, straightforward declaration.
Astoria will approve cordially the plank,
which says, "we favor the extension of
our foreign commerce, the restoration of
our mercantile marine by home built
ships and the creation of a navy for the
protection of our national interests and
the honor of our flag.".
WAR ON THE CHINESE, i
Gotuoinites; Against tie Celestials as
'I Never Before. V
LEAD BY THE WOMEN'S' LEAGUE
A Cyclone of' Public Hatred to Drive
John ont of Town.
PROMINENT CHVRCH PEOPLE IN IT.
The City to be Districted and Worked
for all 'There i in it, a Vlfrl
' lenee Committee.
Chicago,- June 13. New York city
has set a precedent to combat the vices
of the Chinese criminal element, which
must sooner or.later be considered else
where. This crusade has been started
by labor organizations, and it is their
purpose to arouse against the Mongolian
such a cyclone of public hatred as will
drive him from the town. At the bot
tom of the movement is the well-known
leader of the Women's National League,
and it is she who has brought the mat
ter before the Central labor union, and
that organization has enlisted as coad
jutors many prominent church people
and men and women who take to them
selves the duty of reforming the wicked
of Gotham. All these elements of re
form arc consolidated under the "New
York anti-Chinese League. The city
will be divided into inspection districts
corresponding to assembly districts, and
to each there will be assigned three' in
spectors, to le known as a vigilance
committee. It is to be the duty of each
committee to watch the Chinese in its
respective district, and ascertain to what
extent they are corrupting youth , and to
ferret out the opium joints,, and learn
where opium is being vended. They are
to report each week to the executive
committee of the league, who will re
duce the information to legal form, and
prepare affidavits setting forth specific
charges against the' Chinese. It is in
tended to keep up this work for three
months, at the end of which time proper
steps will be taken to bring the matter
before the local authorities.
Letting; Oregon Down Eaiy.
Chicago, June 13. According to an
order issued from Director Davis, Satur
day was tbe limit of time for state com
missions to accept sites and present
plans' for their state worlds fair build
ings. In some eases the recent organi
zation of the commission has rendered
impossible a literal compliance with the
order, but up to the close of business at
5 o'clock thirty-four states were in, line.
OneVtialf of the states beginning with
the letter Or (Ohio) is included- in the
list. California and Washington, of the
Pacific coast states, are also included.
Idaho is ready to go ahead with work on
its state headquarters as soon as some
little objection to the site assigned can
be remedied. Altogether' the showing
is taken to-indicate wide-spread interest
in the-state-branch of exposition work.
Sonaid- American Policy.
Astorian, The folly ot Cleveland and
his adherents on tbe Times and evening
Post in trying to fight the McKinley
tariff here-,, when it has just won so
splendid a triumph over the official free
trader? of England is simply political
madness. - Lord Salisbury's speech,
when it is fully understood by the
American people, will kill Cleveland's
chances as effectually as his free trade
message did four years ago. ' It has been
the fixed policy of the United States,!
ever since tbe revolutionary war, tnatt
what is good for England must be bad
for this . republic and what is bad
for England must be to our advantage,
The MeKinley tariff has injured Eng
land as greatly as H has benefitted us.
Therefore it is sound American policy.
Increase in Circulation.
' A considerable net increase, .amount
ing to over $6,000,000, is shown in the
volume of circulation for the month, just
elapsed. According to the treasury's
monthly statement, the total circulation
on June 1 amounted to f 1,620,010,229, an
increase 'fit over $1,115,000,000 for the
year. There has. been decreases under
the heads of United States notes, natio
nal bank notes, standard Jsilver dollars
and subsidiary silver, and increases in
the items of treasury silver notes, gold
certificates and currency certificates.
The per capita circulation , is estimated
by the treasury's accountants at $24.77,
which represents a slight increase lor
the month, a little in excess of the in
crease noted a month ago for the month
of April. ' . ,
The next Oregon state legislature will
stand : Senate Republicans 18, Demo
crats 12 ; House Republicans 36 ; Demo
crats 24. ....
The Minneapolis convention has de
monstrated that lung power cannot
nominate presidents. -
GREAT WATER CRAFT.
Confidence Heine Kestored in Favor of
i . .Water Transportation.
For many years, becahee of the power
ful combination of the railways against
water craft of any kind, steamboats in
tanost portions of America have actually
become a curiosity. . Anybody who has
ever taken the least trouble to Inquire,
could not help but be satisfied that, as
against water transportation, railways
are not in it. But the railways havo
succeeded, in almost everv instance, in
driving traffic off wherever they came in
conflict with water transportation. This
has been the case on our own noble Col
umbia, one of the finest water routes in
the known world, but .an open river is
soon to come, now ; and thence and for
ever the scenes of life and activity will
bring to mind the forlorn hope of the
past, and the joyous development of a
country superior in any respect, to any
similar scope of countrytm the face of
the globe. Yesterdays' dispatches re
ferred to the launch of a lake steamer at
Chicago which is to carry 3,000 tons of!
wheat. The Buffalo Courier speaks of
two transports, to be eaiployed across
lake Michigan from Kewanee to Luding
ton, to carry twenty -eight loaded freight
cars each trip, 50 miles, two trips a day
each, which, means that their daily traf
fic shall amount to 112 cars of freight.
From Ludington the freight trains will
be taken by the Flint and Pere Marquette
line to Detroit or Toledo, whence their
cargoes will be carried by lake to the
Lackawanna, in Buffalo.
It is a bold idea," says the Railway
Age, "but it is practical, and if it proves
anything, proves that the railways,- in
stead of bankrupting themselves to
bankrupt and drive off water transporta
tion, must avail themselves of such
facilities in order to succeed, and wliere-
ever a railway parallels a route available
for water transportation to any consid
erable degree, the water route must be
utilized in preference to the nil rail
route." This snits the Columbia river
exactly, from The Dalles to Astoria.
Lake Michigan is a treacherous water.
and considerable risk will be involved in
ferrying across it, especially in winter
when ice abounds,, none of which ob
jections applv to the Columbia river
route. The peoples' boats, the Dalles
City and Regulator, have made great in
roads during the short time thev have
been running to show where the difler
ance comes in between mutual benefit
home corporations, and a grinding mon
opoly, concerning whieh tbe Klickitat
Leader truthfully says :
M$y tbe temporary tie up of the Reg
ulator those that have to ship to or from
Portland find that they have to dig
deeper down in their poekets than they
care about. The farmers will want their
wheat shipped this fall. No one can
deny but that through the reduced rates
of the-Regulator last fall! they received
an unprecedented high price for wheat,
which- made them come back smiling to
their farms. What would they have re
ceived had not the peoples' boat been in
competition with tlie railroad? Why,
they would have received from ten " to
twelve cents less for every bushel of
wheat they sold. Is this not proof pos
itive that for a number oi years the rail
road monopoly extracted every cent
possible from the farmers-? The farmers
were-- far from unanimous last fall in
thefr support to the Regulator. Those
thatdid not trouble then to aid the new
company in their laudable and manly
enterprise should pledge themselves to
support this commendable boat. In
shipping by the Union Pacific you ' are
going against your own individual in
terests, and at the same time supporting
this uncompromising monster of a mo
nopoly. Do not let them lure you into
cheap rates by way of Grants, but let
the farmers of Klickitat eenie out unani
mously and patronize the peoples' boats
this fall, even if those living in the up
per part of tbe valley have to haul a lit
tle further than usual.
. The Port of Astoria.
v
Astorian. No one who studies the
map ofCthe United States can donbt that
Astoria is destined to-be a great city.
Our pert is the outlet for a region of vast
extent and great productiveness. While
the Atlantic seaboard! has many ports,
the one great port of the Pacific coast is
Astoria. San Francisco is the port of
California and holds an enviable posi
tion, as such. But Astoria is the port of
that great region which 'extends south
ward to Colorado and- eastward to Mon
tana, and Kansas- Nebraska and the-
Dakotas. The greater part of each of
these States is as near Astoria as New
York. Our own and other states of tho
far west are stilt largely undeveloped.
TTheir present productiveness is small
compared with whalT more labor and
more capital could accomplish. In pro
portion as the development of the states
goes on, so will Astoria advance- in
wealth and commerce. Their surplus
products will eome here for shipment,
and to this port will return the merchant
men laden with, valuable cargoes from
Europe, the Indies, China and Japan.
A storm in Chicago yesterday, at 3 p.
m., accompanied by terrific thunder
and lightning and torrents of rain
and hail did immense damage. An idea
of the force of the wind may be
gleaned from the fact that a six inch
timber was driven endwise through a
box car. Armour's elevator, was struck
by lightning and completely wrecked.
The storm was duplicated at 9 :30 p. m.
RUINSATMAREISLAND.
A HorriDle Spectacle Follows Disaster
at tlie Magazine. .
TWELVE PERSONS ARE KILLED,
Bodies afe Mangled and Thrown 200
v 1
Yards From The Scene.
AN ' KAKTHQITAKK CONCUKSION
Budies Thrown Into tbe Bajr . Kecorered
by Boat! From Mill on The Op
posite Side.
S.x Fkancisco, June 14. People at
Vallejo were startled yesterday morning
about 11 o'clock by a report which shook
the town like an earthquake. - Im
mediately the fire bells in the yard wero
rang, and the conclusion reached was
tha,t there was a fire on Mare Island,
down at tbe magazine, that belched
forth into the skv an immense cloud of
smoke. As soon -as it was high enortgh
the peoples eyes wereturned thither, and
for half an hour after report. after report
was heard as the shells exploded. Im
mediately the entire navy-yard force
rushed for the scene and when true facts
came to light a horrible scene presented
itself. The first spectacle to greet the
eyes was the burned and charred bodies
of two apprentice seamen on the beach,
800 yards from the scene of the explosion.
In the meantime one more body of a
seamen was on the way to the hospital.
Going further on to tbe scene a horrible
sight met the gaze. Amidst the ruins
and all around on the sidebills were seen
bodies and pieces of bodies scattered
here and there. The bodies were taken
out as fast as possible, and . when all
were put along . side each other they
counted twelve. Some were rut in two,
others minus a leg or arm or head.
Twelve were killed outright, and three
were taken to the hospital wounded, but
dying. Two of these were the appren
tices picked up on the beach. The ex
plosion had thrown them into the bay,
and a boat from a mercliant-man at
Starr mills, on the opposite side, rescued
them-and went on to the smoke and
ruins for the others. The cuiticle of
almost the entire bodies of these two, as
well as their clothes,-were blown off,
and yet they were conscious and were
able to move, but will die. . '
Southern Sentiment.
Wasiijkotox, June 14. There is no
doubt that the democratic politicians of
the southern states regard the coming
presidential contest as of the very great
est importance to them. They believe
that the fate of the south and of south
ern institutions, as they are pleased to
term existing social conditions, are in
volved in. the result of November. . They
believe that unless the democrats-succeed
in the contest next fall the republicans
will pass a force bill that will practically
reverse political majorities in the- south
and give to tbe blacks and their white
political' allies a permanent ascendency
in the various southern states. Believ
ing this,, southern action in regard to
presidential candidates will not be due
in any great degree to affection or dis
like for any aspirant. .The southerners
are not looking for a man 'on whom to
lavishadmiration and favor, but for a
man who can win.' Sentiment for once
in the sentimental south is held rigidly
in abeyance. The necessities of the oc
casion have come to the front. Judged
by this standard, southern action in the
convention ef Jnne 21st, may be re
garded as extremely uncertain and not
likely to be- controlled by caprice or en
thusiasm. It may brine about unex
pected results. "
The Worst Tet.
. Waits berg Times: Since oar advent in.
the newspaper business we haveencount-
ered many adversities, some of them
sorely trying; almost intolerable. We
have had the misfortune on more than
one occasion to have forme pied ; hare
had our roller melted by aeareless devil;
have had our engine "go off" on us ;
have bad belts , to break and governors
to fly off, and once a sow came along and
bit off the end of our roller just after we
had carefully washed it, and whiiie we
were waiting for it to. dry. The latest
and tbe worst was the destruction of our
copy by the mice, after the paste upon
it.
Galva, a town m Illinois, 45 miles
north of Peoria, was wrecked last Tues
day evening by a eyclone. Several per
sons are known to be killed. The town
is entirely cut off from telegraphic com
munication with the rest of the world,
and the information comes from train
men. They reported the Burlington and
Quincy roundhouse, Rock Island depot
and many other buildings destroyed.
All the- churches were more or less
wrecked, and Hoyes' pump and planter
works badly damaged.
Buckinghams Dye for the Whiskers is
a popular preparation in one bottle, and
colors evenly a brown or black. - Any
person can easily apply it at home.
LKTTER FROM THE DALLES.
Report of Mr. Clark C
Porr
on HI
ObserTatloaa Here
' We have been permitted to copy the
following from a letter to Mr. Win. Hen
derson, of . Saginaw, Mich., from Mr
Clark U. foster, who is hereon a tour
of observation. Mr. Foster says :
"Remembering my promise to write
you a few lines while on the Pacific
coast, I may state that I arrived at The
Dalles about two weeks ago and have
since had a very pleasant time in seeing
and visiting places that are both novel
and interesting to me. On arriving here,
we were received by the Rev. Mr.Tay
lor, wno has been so thoughtiui ot our
entertainment that I think we shall
often find ourselves recalling places and
scenes that would certainly be incom
plete were not the kindly presence of
Mr. Taylor the central figure of them.
"I have spent several days in visiting
the beautiful orchards and vineyards of
the Columbia river fruit company, and
although my expectations ran high, I
was not prepared for the very agreeable
surprise that was 111 store for me, as the
vast yield of fruit this season and thrP
rapid progress which the vines are mak
ing on those sunny hillsides is simply
marvelous. The climate, the soil and
the locality are all that could be desired
for a great enterprise like that which
this strong company is rapidly bringing
to a successful development, and I
have no doubt but that the time Is not
far distant when many of the states in
the union will receive largely of their
fruit supplies from this much favored
section. I could write vou page after
page on such industries as' salmon fish
eries, wool growing, stock raising and the
fine agricultural country surrounding
this place, but I feel that they would be
too voluminous for me to undertake to
tell yon of, in a letter, and I therefore
prefer to wait uutil we can draw our
chajrs together and talk them over at
our leisure.
"One of the . things which gives me
great faith in this place, and Grand,
Dalles, on the opposite side of the river,
is that they are the key or the gate-way
of the whole country for a distance of
about 200 miles back on both sides of
the Columbia, and all of its product and
supplies either are,, or must be, shipped
or received at these two points. The
Interstate improvement company, by
wise fpresight,. has recognized this fact
and is now offering inducements on
Grand Dalles property that are far be
yond the ordinary, to manufacturers and
those who mean business. In my opin
ion, The-Dalles and Grand Dalles are
destined-to become cities ot great com
mercial importance, and those who now
invest in either of these places wilt have
invested wisely and well. I am well
acquainted with the gentlemen of the
interstate company and can speak of
them as men of honor and great business
ability.
"Hoping this, will find you well, and
with kind regards to friends at home, I
remain,. Yours very truly,"
Clakk Ct Foster.
CHOPS WEATHER. KCLLKTIN.
For the Week Ending. June I. 189,
Eastern Oregon.
Weather.: Cool and. partly cloudy
weather prevailed with general . showers
on tbe 10th. The rainfall varied from
06 oS an inch to one half inch.
Crops : More rain is- greatly needed.'
The wheat prospects were never better
up to May 20th, which, could be repre
sented by 110 while now they are down
to from 60 to 70, raiia inside the next
wee 14 would raise the prospects 10 points!
or more. Volunteer wheat is about a
failure. In Umatilla, Morrow, Sher
man, Gillian and Wasco counties the
wheat was damaged .ey the hot winds of
May and some fieldswfll not be worth
catting. Spring gratia was also injured
by the frosts on the 2d inst. in many
localities. v In Union, Wallowa and a
few interior counties the conditions are
more encouraging amd far. better ; excel-"
lent prospects prevail in the Grand
Ronde valley where wheat and fruit
promise large yiaMe.- The rain on the
10th, was worth hundreds of thousands
of dollars. The wheat proepectart cer
tainly gloomy bo, yet it may become
better by the occurrence of seasonable
rains. Rye hay is being cut and yield
ing two tons to the acre. The frosts
killed tender plants about Fort Klam
ath, on. the 2d. The frs.it prospects
are better than they are in western Ore
gon. Sweet corn will be ripeaboutThe
Dalles withia two weeks.
' Rivers : The Colombia river fell
but is now rising again, but several
of its tributaries have passed theirf
neatest rise and are now falling and!
will continue to fall. B. Sv Paguw..
Madly Broken Vp.
Klamath Star. The ticket-fixer is arf
badly broken up as the tail of a dog on
der a cart-wheel. He howls no more afl
the polls, nor does he "fix", .your tiokel
anv more. The Australian ballot IaJ
has run over him, and what there is let
of him wouldn't be noticed by a hen oH
a manure pile. His whiskey-ladei;
breath, like himself, is down, in thd
mouth, and his "pull" is a tug at thd
oars on the Salt, river ferry boat. . . Th
precincts are now as orderly and peace
ful as a ladies' auction, and the peopl
go and vote in secret and in the jres
ence of their God only. Hurrah for tb
Australian ballot law.