VOL.II.
THE DALLES, OKEGON, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1892.
NUMBER 30.
JB-; THE TEXAS DESERT.
Want of Rain Conyerts Ricli Prairies to
a Gianni Waste.
NOT A DROP IN THREE YEARS FALLS
W
A Region Once Carpeted With Grass is
Now as Bare as Glass.
AN APPKAt TO GOV. HOOO FOK All.
tteeds Pot lnte Uie Ground Two Years
Ago Still Unspronted Minor
Topic.
Austin, Tex., July 1. Gov. Hogg has
been appealed to earnestly in behalf of
the starving people of La Salle -county,
eighty miles southwest of San Antonio,
on the Arkansas, International and
Great Northern railway for aid to enable
them to reach the cotton districts where
they may find work. A call for food has
been issued also. The appeal gives a
hideous picture of the drouth and deso
lation in that section. In three years it
has not rained a drop. The prairies,
once carpeted with rich grasses, are as
bare as a billiard table. The streams
have gone dry, and there is no water
anywhere. For any distance as far as
the eye can reach there is not a spot of
green. The sun, reflected from the
white earth, makes the glare and heat
almost unbearable. Deer, turkeys and'
other wild animals have left. Even the
familiar jack rabbit has disappeared.
All the cattle and sheep have been sold
and shipped into other states. Many of
the Mexicans are cowboys or soldiers.
TheJ have no means of subsistence, and
some of them have tried to farm it, but
the seed sown two years ago remains
nnspronted in the ground. From La
fialle county alone 72,000 head of sheep
have been removed.
f American Tea.
Chicago "Mail. The tea plant can be
grown as well in many parts of the
United States as in any district of China,
and from experiments that have been
made it is believed that the product is
quite as good in this country as in the
Flowery Kingdom. There is no prpb
ability that American tea will ever com
pete with the Chinese article, for the
latter is manipulated by labor so cheap
that Americans would starve to death
on the wages. Until the American
laborer can live on three or four cents a
day no one need expect that tea will
become an extensive article of produc
tion in this country. .
The Tug of War.
Dallas Transcript. A number of
Dallas' fair daughters have caught the
bicyclehabit and may be seen quaran
tined under the screening shadow of the
ball ground and the dusk of evening,
these times. They get along as well as
' anybody so long as their ''habits" don't
get wound np in a wheel, as one did the
other night ; then something has to give.
"When Greek meets Greek, then comes
the tug off etc." The "will" and the
"wheel" of two untamable .elements
have found their affinity at last and
(the man that wrote this item is dead
ana Duriea in ine grave ot nis own ig-aoniiny.-Girl
compositor.)
The Cascade Fishery.
went down to Warren's cannery at Cath
lamet Tuesday , and took on board 240,
000 cans for Warren's cannery at Bon
neville. The reason of this transfer of
cans is that but few fish are caught just
now on the lower Columbia, while at
cascades the fish wheels are catching
the fish by the ton, which are strung on
rfcpes and then fastened to barrels and
allowed to float down the river,' to be
picked up by men on launches, who are
on the look out for them. ' ,
v.. v - i . ' - .
, , All But the Blg-Headed.
East Oregonian. ' Edward McKee has
been named 'to represent Oregon, as a
member of the democratic national com
mittee. A wiser selection could not
"have been made.' ' Mr. McKee is as fit
for the place as Grover Cleveland is for
president. He is big-brained, ; big
headed, big-limbed, big-hearted, and a
4piocrat 'to the manor born."
The Michigan ' Klecon Law. ,
Dktroit, July 1. The state supreme
court has granted a writ of error to the
United States in the case of the Miner
election law recently declared constitu
tional by the state court.
Telegraphic Flashes.
Rev. James Wilson, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Vlsalia.Cal., was
given 24 hours to leave town last night
on account of immoral practices. He ac
knowledges his guilt. He is over 70
years of age, and was heretofore greatly
esteemed. He left his family behind.
The boiler of a threshing machine blew
up at Perkins, Cala., fatally injuring
Roes Dinsmore, fracturing the jaw and
internally injuring Thomas Wallace and
scalding fireman Johnson. The engine
was an old one and had not been used
for some time. The men knew it was
dangerous and took it out in the field to j
try it.
The report of a cyclone near Belfon
taine, Pa., on the 28th, says the path
was 1,000 feet wide and six ' miles long,
leveling everything in its course. Luck
ily there was no loss of life, but several
houses were carried away and consider
able damage done.
A scarlet fever epidemic prevails in j
London. The asylums board is causing j
huts to be hastily erected on the grounds j
of the hospitals for the reception of '
patients. -
At a meeting of democratic women in
New York yesterday the Frances Cleve
land influence club was ushered into ex
istence, its patron saint, Mrs. Ormsby
enthusiastically declaring that "What
the women did in 1890, the women will
do again in 1892." Miss Sarah E. Fuller
was made secretary of the meeting, and
every attempt was made to keep the
gathering a secret.
The Kansas republican state conven
tion met in Topeka yesterday. The
question which absorbs all others is the
fight for the gubernatorial nomination
between Morrill, Smith and Murdock.
Committees were appointed, and a res-,
olution of sympathy with Blaine and his
family in their recent affliction was
passed.'
The Nebraska independent state con
vention met at Lincoln yesterday. The
congressional districts will select four
delegates each to the Oinahaconvention,
now in session. -j
' Elections in England start in with
whoops, howls, and disorder. A mob at
Lambeth yesterday handled Stanley and
his wife ehamefdHy. With the aid of
the police, however, the disturbance was
subdued, and by sheer power of lung
and perseverance, Stanley was able to
make himself heard for about twenty
seven minutes. Mrs.- Stanley was
hooted down. The instant she turned
all restraint on the meeting vanished
and the crowd became, a hooting and
fighting mob. Air. Stanley hastily
started with Mrs. Stanley for the door,
and his supporters in the audience tried
to bn'rry after him. They had to fight
their way to the door through blows and
abuse, ruoBt of them coming out with
their hats smashed and their clothes
torn. The mob broke from the doors df
the ball with a rush and swept down on
Mr. Stanley's carriage. He had barely
got Mrs. Stanley inside when thev were
upon him. Somebody grabbed him by
the arm to pull him back, but be tore
himself loose, jumped in and - slammed
the door, and the mob followed, palling
at the carriage doors, and trying to stop
the horses. Tbey wrenched one door,
but before they could do more the driver
got his horses into a gallop, and was
soon beyond their reach. Mrs. Stanley
was badly frightened. She was almost
in hysterics when she left the hall, and
she screamed several times during the
mob's attack upon the carriage.
A Possible Peter.
Tslegram. Who is "Funk, of Ore
gon?" The dispatches say such a man
is an advance delegate to the Omaha
convention, and that be' is a Weaver
man. Is it possible that Oregon has
sent a delegate, to that convention who
is not for Oregon's governor for the pres
dential . nominee? Mr. Funk, whoever
he is, ought to have state pride enough
to stick to Pennoyerj first, last and be
tween times. Especially when it is a
fact that our governor would really be
the1 strongest 'nomination the Omaha
convention could make.'
Blar'st the Pipe. : '
Examiner. Astoria was not. washed
this morning. . Manager Welch turned
off the water before sleepers awoke, and
said nothing about it. The air was blue
with blessings for. the water company.
A call for lemonade at the bars in town
was at the risk of the caller's life. . No
body got washed till noon, - Cause burst
ed pipe. -'- "
' "Wipe It Off.
Chicago News. Now let that wretched
wigwam be wiped off the face of the
earth as soon as possible. . It has been a
disgrace to the community.' No more
wigwams for Chicago', if you please.
Once is a dose.
TOLEDO CAPTIVATED.
A Wily Negro Rrents Himself as i
' A " Fayoreft Znln .
HAS CONFEDERATES OUTSIDE.
They Capture the Plate While he is Cap'
tivating Hearts.
THE CHt'R'H ENTEKTAIM I XAWAKt
Sun of a Negro Washerwoman In Mil
waukee Does Them ap in True
Barbarian Style.
Milwal'kkk, Wis., July 1. A reckless
colored fellow, the son of a washer
woman in this city, has been royally en
tertained of late in Toledo, where be re
presented himself to be the son of the
Zulu king, Cetewayo, and the rightful
heir to- the throne of Zulu land. As
soon as he struck Toledo he commenced
giving lectures far the benefit, he
claimed, of the heathen in Africa. Tip-
I po Tip was received with open arms by
the church people of the city, and se
cured admittance by virtue of his prince
ly atributes to some of the best families
in the city. His curiosity -to investigate
the interior of the houses was supposed
to be mere savage curiosity, and he was
allowed perfect freedom. It now turns
out that the wily Tip had two con
federates. They are Walter Eice and
Henry Wood. After Tip had located the
houses, Eice and Wood got in their work
as professional burglars, and the bouses
of the upper-ten have been systemati
cally robbed of jewelry, money, etc.', to
the extent of thousands of dollars.'- The
trio are nnder arrest.
Bev. Dr. Jackson Alire.
Victoria, B. C, July 1. A dispatch
from Carlisle, Pa., to parties in Alaska,
says : Rev. Dr. Norcross has received a
letter from Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson,
superintendent of missions and govern
ernment schools in Alaska, dated Oun
alaska, Alaska, March 23d, in which are
the words : "We reached here yester
day, eight and a half days from Port
Townsend. The Bear is coaling and
hopes to get off for the seal islands
Thursday. The Methodist mission is
doing as well as could be expected. The
reindeer we left here are alive and doing
well." His letter was written four days
after the alleged massacre was reported
at Juneau. The reindeer' referred to
were imported from Siberia a year ago.
Fruit in Portland.
Dispatch. Berries and vegetables of
all kinds are now in the market. The
strawberry season is nearly over. . Black
berries both wild and tame, are to be
had at fair figures. . Raspberries sell at
7 and 8 cents per box. Cherries are
abundant just, now, bnt they do not "ap
pear to be of a'prime quality. The mar
ket is stocked with oranges, bananas,
and apricots from California which are
in demand.
' Klpe for Bevolt-
Telegram. . The talk of nominating
Senator Stewart for president by the
third party may be all talk, as in the
case of Gresham, though it is known
that he is ripe fer revolt. He would
not make a particularly strong candi
date, except in the silver states, but
would carry them.
Telegraphic Flashes.
The republicans of Kansas no'minated
Smith for governor on the fifth ballot.
Robert F. Moore, of Butler county, was
nominated for lieutenant-governor on
the third ballot. .
British liberals contend' that Glad
stone has vindicated the right and ability
of the common people-of. Great Britain
to control and direct the- affairs of the
nation. The tones accuse him of raising
a class issue and pandering to the popu
lar prejudice against the rich and titled,
in order to gratifyjhis personal ambition,
for power. : ; ;
The Irish election, rows are increasing
in violence., , The priests are taking a
prominent part on the anti-Parnellite
Side, as in the Kilkenny and Sligo con
tests when Parnell was alive. This fact
is being, quoted in England to the disad
vantage of the Irish cause, and substan
tiating , be contention of the Ulster
loyalists that home rule would mean
government by the Catholic clergy. '
DOWN AT ASTORIA.
Brilliant Prospects in Store
City by the Se.
Prom the Astorian.
for The
The construction of th Astoria, and
Portland railroad is imparting new life
to the districts which' it will traverse,
Capitalists are preparing schemes for the
deveiopement oi places around Astoria
as wen as mose in me ienaiem vaney.
Mr. Ketchnm and his associates have
started the town of Mil burn in the Ne
halem valley and expect to make - it a
busy centre for the lumber business as
well as for general trade. Messrs. Dwyer
and Bnrke have acquired on satisfac
tory terms control of the coal, and petro
leum rights at Vernonia. They have
also a half interest in the town of Grand.
Rapids which occupies a fine location in
the Nehalem valley. This townsite was
selected some time ago by. Mr. F. E.
Habersham, the- eminent railroad en
gineer, who is thoroughly " conversant
with the resources and needs of the
valley. He visited New York recently
with Mr. Dwyer and presented favorably
to capitalists the undeveloped merits of
the country . tributary to AstoriaNas a
place for profitable investments. An
other operation connected with the rail
road is the purchase of Tanzy point by
Mr. Dwyer and associates from Capt.
Flavel for $350,000. -
It is understood that Mr. Gobs has a
high opinion of that important locality
and that he regards favorably plans by
which it ..will be connected with the
Astoria and ' Portland railway, which
will in turn find there an important out
let for cultivating the export tradeof the
vast country; which the railroad will
traverse. Capitalists of great influence,
as well as wealth, are interested with
Mr. Dwyer in this enterprise, which in
cludes control of 900 acres of terminal
lands at Portland and embraces plans
that may lead to large investments in
and aronnd Astoria,- whose merits Mr.
Dwyer has presented with much force
and persistency. It is well known that
Captain Flavel considers that he parted
with the Tanzy point property , too
cheaply, and that if it were now in his
hands be would ask a much higher sum.
In addition to these important under
takings which are designed to provide
profitable opportunities for the invest
ment of capital, other new enterprises
are on foot. A hotel manager from
Utah has offered to provide $100,000 for
a new hotel in case the people of Astoria
take a like amount in stock.- Steps
have been taken by Mr. W. H. Smith to
start pottery works on a large scale.
The city will assume ownership of the
water works tomorrow and will have
important improvements therein. Mr.
Trullinger and associates will erect soon
the finest electric light station house in
the northwest. Buildings and ex ten -Hons
involving a large outlay will be
completed this season. ,
The shipping business of Astoria con
tinues to make steady progress. The
grain fleet this year will be the largest
in number and tonnage that has ever
visited the port. As soon as the rail
road is completed to Portland steps will
be taken to establish a steamship line to
China and Japan.' The improvements
on the Columbia will give a strong im
pulse to the river traffic. - Congress has
made liberal provision for these works.
In a recent speech Congressman Her
mann said : "Take notice now, that: we
shall yet prevail. A few years more and
the waters of the Columbia, from the
head of navigation to the sea shall be
free and unobstructed to transportation,
and. by the aid of the American con
gress the voice of the people shall pre
vail over all monopoly and individual
greed." When the open river is an act
ual fact no place will benefit more read
ily than Astoria by the immense quan
tity of grain that will 'come here direct
from the wheat fields for shipment.
'. A Little Complicated.
Haetfoed, July 2. There were in
teresting developments here today in
the Chicago breach of promise suit of
Jessie Hall against James W. Paige, late
of this city, in which the plaintiff claims
$950,000 damages. One George H. Ham
ilton has appeared here and claims that
he was married to Jessie Hall July 23,
1891, at Mattone, N. Y. Hamilton says
that Jessie's maiden name was Mollen
hall and she is the daughter of a prelate
at a monastery in Houston, Tex.
Dakota Gophers.
Sanborn, July 2. The gopher plague
is becoming a serious one. ' Hundreds of
the little rodents are making inroads on
Barnes connty wheat fields, and if their
career is not checked they are likely to
cause serious dange to the growing
crops. The extermination of gophers
has been generally neglected during the
last few years and now a serious prob
lem confronts farmers. The county fur
nishes poison free of charge to, all far
mers wishing it.' .
WILSON CONFESSED.
Tie Outrageous Death of Mamie falsa
to lie AYenjrel
THE DEMON WHO DONE THE DEED.
He is Taken From the Oregon City Jail
: to Portland for Safety. -
IBB LAW WILL TAKB ITS COIKSE,
One of the Most Revolting; Mnrders of
Modern Times, Charged A iralnst -Oregon.
Okkgok, City, July 2. The fiend in
urnan shape known as George Wilson.
who was the fourth person arrested on
suspicion of the outrage and murder of
Mamie Walsh near Milwaukee, in this
county, last week, although known posi
tively to be guilty of the revolting crime
by a chain of convincing circumstances
and his own final confession, is permitted
to live, and must go through the formal
ity of a trial before his miserable acts
are avenged by his ignoble death at the
end of a rope, at the expense of the peo
ple, in accordance with the decrees of
justice. Well it is that this figure of
our American institutions, Justice, ap
pears blindfolded before the eyes of the
world. This demon hails from Iowa,
and has been in this state about, one
month,- but he has fixed upon Oregon
one of the most revolting crimes of mod
ern times. The gentle victim ot bis
brutish passion is pounced upon while
innocently picking berries in the vicinity
of her home, and after being brutally
outraged by the demon, her condition
and resistance has made, it such that to
escape from- his criminal conduct, he
adds murder, in the most outrageous
form. His arrest on suspicion is fol
lowed by an investigation which reveals
circumstantial evidence of his guilt
strong enough to convict him, and
finally when he sees it is impossible to
escape, in the hope of ameliorating the
case against him confesses his crime in
detail. The confession was obtained
yesterday in jail in the presence of his
brother Frank Wilson, Sheriff Samson,
Joseph Purdom and C H. Dye. It was
taken down, in writing and signed by
Wilson. Subsequent to this confession
Justice Fouts went to the jail and held
the preliminary examination, C. H. Dye
appearing for the state. After the read
ing of the information he waived exami
nation, and was held for the murder
without bonds. The trial ended at 2
o'clock, and arrangements were imme
diately made to take him to Portland
by boat. He' was hurried from the rear
door of the jail juet before the boat
landed from up the river, no one being
aware either that he had confessed or of
the intention to take him away ; so thci e
was no crowd present and but few spec
tators to the removal. At 2:35 he was
hurried away in charge of officer Samson ,
Purdom and Morris.
Let all be Patriotic.
' Some people seem to think ; but they
are few, thanks; that becanse Decora
tion Day comes first on the calendar the
Fourth of July celebrations should be
dropped out. Xkveb ! Half u century
ago the Fourth of July came but once a
year. Since the rise of Memorial day it
comes around no less frequently, and it
is useless for the antiquarian to protest.
The Veterans of the Revolution ' are no
longer here to plead with silent elo
quence for memories once paramount
with the Nation. It is true a new and
stirring drama has come upon the stage;
one in which the present generation
playes a part; but time and memory
forbid that the old order changeth for
the new. ' They are similar in but- one
single respect patriotism. ' ,And the
celebration of each has its distinct senti
ment. What? forget the Fourth of July !
As well forget the materqal breast which
cherishes infancv.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
ABSQlETECif PWSB
The Wigwam Goes. -
Chicago, July 2. A gang of men are
busily at work since yesterday tearing
down the convention wigwam and with
in ten days all signs of the famous buHcf
ing where the stirringeloqueuceof many
of the' democracy's . greatest orators
moved thousands to enthusiasm will
have disappeared. By terms of the con
tract all the salvage goes to the contrac
tors, A.M. Allen & Co., who erected the
structure, an allowance of $8,000 being
made in the contract price for the same.
"We are under a forfeit of $500 a day to
the city for every day after the 10th oi
July limit if any part of the building
material is on the ground." Said Mr
Allen yesterday, "and though the job is
a big one I guess it will be done on time.
The 23,000 chairs are not ont yet, and as
soon as they are we will at once com
mence taking off the roof and bugin
working three shifts of men." One of
the amusing features ot the work now
proceeding is the diligence with which,
the various entrances are guarded
against intruders. "Why," said Mr.
Allen, "there has been thousands of
people here today, who wanted to
get a chip or a nail from the speaker's
stand. For a fact, some of these relie-
seekers had the nerve to bring saw's
with them and would have sawed out
whole planks and carted them away."
Ciresham the Favorite.
O.MAHA, July 2.-r-The report that
Judge Greshaiu has declined to allow his
name to be used before the national
convention of the eoples party, is de
nied by Hon. C. A. Powers chairman of
the Indiana delegation. Mr. Powers
says "he cannot decline anything which
has never been offered him. He has
been visited by committees, it is true,
but they were merely conferring- with
him and had no authority to act. I
think ' I know as ninch about Judge ,
Greshaui's attitude on the : question of
his candidacy as any man, as I was. the
first to approach him, and I have a let
ter with me now from him, written last -February
in answer to one 1 wrote him.
He has not declined, and I think he will
be nominated by acclamation aud
elected." 1 Mr. Powers adds: '.'The
country is on the eve of a political revo
lution. We are going to have 1SC0 re
peated, so far as breaking up and re
forming parties is concerned, and there
is no man living today who can so stir
the laboring masses and the poor man
as Gresham can. He is another Lincoln
in the sense that he is n man of the pen- .
pie." .
On the other hand it is Biiid chairman
Orr, of the Colorado delegation will
carry in his pocket a letter from Judge
Gresham, in which the latter, in the
most' positive terms, declares that he
will not be a candidate for president on
the people's or any other ticket. He
authorizes Judge Orr to withdraw his
(Gresham's) name should it be pre'
sen ted to the convention. The letter
was written about two weeks ago. '
Judges Orr and Gresham were school
mates. The coast' delegates favor, the
n'ame of Stewart, while those from Colo
rado, Utah and Arizona will urge the
name of ex-Governor Adams, of Colorado. .
Htnatrlal Antagonisms.
The Walla Walla Union pleading for
the lakes -Washington and Union
Hflieine, says "both that and The Dulles
project will add to the population and'
the greatness of the Pacific Northwest."
True enough ; aud both might have suc
ceeded, perhaps but for the unfortunate
circumstances attending the hostility of
Washington senators. It is to them the
defeat of both measures must be attri
buted. Thk Chkonici.e recognizes the
Union as an unremitting laborer for ,
years for an open Columbia river, and
while the world generally regards Wash
ington as the greatest beneficiary for an
open Columbia river, circumstances
force the conclusion that as a state, look
ing for the greatest good to the greatest
number, her interests have been grossly,
if not willfully neglected, for the private
interest of her chosen public servants in
at least the upper house of congress. '
llryante Mistake.
Spokane? Review.. Bryant made a
mistake when he wrote "Tbanatopsis."
The famous lines onght to read, "Where,
roll lake Union and Swinomish slough
and know no sound save their, own
dashings." - f
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