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VOL. II.
THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1892.
NUMBER 41.
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THE THIRD PARTY.
Iflaio is Now tie Mecca of Its Greatest
' Anticipation.
THE BIG GUXN SPEAKS AT HAILEY.
Admit that if "Tariff" Had Been Raised
the New Parly Could Not Exist
IT IS SIMPLY A ONE IDEA PAHTY.
J May Poll a Large Vote at Thl Election,
Hat Will Eventually Go to
Pieces.
Sakd I'oikt, Idaho, Sept. 16. The
campaign opened here yesterday with
speeches in the afternoon by Hon. W.
J. McConnell and Hon. W. B. Hey
bnrn, on the republican side. It was
plain to be seen that Idaho is undoubt
edly a republican state ; that while the
third party will take a number of votes
from the republicans it will undoubt
' edly take an equal number from the
democrats. Now that the candidates of
the third or peoples party are, in the
field and making campaign - speeches
from town to town, the absurdity of
their position will soon become mani
fest and falling off from their numbers
is reasonably to be expected.
They made the first speeches of the
campaign at Bellevue, Hailey county,
where Mr. Gunn, their candidate for
congress, opened the campaign a few
days since. His argument went to show
that there is no difference between the
two old parties, and that the only hope
for the country is to vote for him to
replace Mr. Sweet in congress. He
failed to tell the audience that Mr.
Sweet is one of the strongest silver ad
vocates in congress, or to explain to
them why in the interests of silver it is
necessary to have a third party. He
f ' admitted in his speech that if the ques
tion of tariff had been raised they could
not have perfected organization as a
party. He expressed himself as follows :
"You can drive the tariff into this audi
ence, and it will be an entering wedge
and yon can't unite ns 'upon other
questions; therefore, I am going to
advocate in this campaign the necessity
of laying the tariff aside." He did not
explain to his audience whether his new
party proposed to admit lead free, as
under the democratic policy, or whether
they proposed to maintain the republi-
' can tariff which is now the law. He
forgot that his audience had nearly as
much interest in lead mining as in
silver. The fact of the matter is that a
one-idea party can not maintain an or
ganization, and while the independent
movement may poll a large vote at the
coming election they will eventually go
to pieces. He did not deny that the
peoples party was the product of anarch
ism, and that two years hence the dom
inant element in the party, if it lives,
will dictate the 8-hour law on the
farms.
Hardly Probable, .
Omaha, Sept. 16. Mr. Lomax, whore-
turned yesterday from the transconti
j nental association meeting says: "I
have no doubt that the Transcontinen
tal Association meeting is a thing of the
past, and the roads remaining may form
a pool against those that are out, but
that is hardly probable. Should the
Northern Pacific follow the course of the
Great Northern and Central Pacific, I
presume the Union Pacific would be
compelled to do likewise, as a matter of
self-interest. We are not looking for
' trouble, but are compelled to be on the
; safe side when it does overtake lis."
Mr. Lomax is General passenger agent
of the IT. P. R. and a firm advocate
of the pool. He believes the interstate
. commerce commission is largely of that
mind. : With a pool, the smaller or differ-
ential roads gets as much protection as
the larger ones, and there is a great deal
more harmony than under the present
arrangement of forming roads in a dis
trict into associations with equal powers.
' , But the unrest is not confined alone to
' the - transcontinental association. The
Burlington has given notice of its with
. &rawal from the Western traffic associa
. tion, which means that other roads will
follow, and that a collapse of the associa
. tion is entirely probable.
Sheep Kaisers Will Object.
Seattle Press-Times. There are over
a million men in the United States who
own sheep. With ordinary woolen
clothiDg as cheap here as anywhere in
the world, and with a higher price for
..wool, it is not likely that sheep raisers
want the. tariff removed. '.
THE WHALEBAUK STEAMEIS.
Sensible Kemarks from Copt IVlnant
A Sensible Seaman.
Some sharp criticisms having been in
dulged in by "knowing" ones relative
to Wbaleback steamers, incidental to
the loss of the Wetmore, Capt. Winant,
owner of the Yaquina steamship Mis
chief, says:
"The Wetmore has been particularly
unfortunate since her . arrival on this
coast. Losing her rudder off the coast
of-Oreean in the dead of winter, involv
ing an expensive salvage suit ; meeting
with a collision at iron lownsena;
thrashing herself to pieces coming up
the coast against a northwest wind, and
finally running ashore ut Coos bay. All
this has subjected her to severe and ad
verse criticism", and yet it might have
happened to any other vessel as well.
She has been abused by vessel-owners
because she carries freight at a rAuch
less rate than other vessels have been
willing or able to carry it. (One dollar
per ton for coai from Tacoma o San
Francisco does seem ridiculously cheap.)
Sailors are down on her because she car
ries so small a crew, only four seamen
for a ship capable of carrying 3,000 tons.
And finally, shipmasters abuse her be
cause she is a departure from all estab
lished rules of marine architecture, and
seems to be a step backwards instead of
ahead in the art of ship building.
"But, after all, that she did possess
qualities that must recommend her to
the thoughtful cannot be questioned.
She carried a large cargo at a .small ex
pense and made good time. And her
best qualities displayed itself when she
got ashore in the breakers, lying broad
side to a heavy sea, which beat over her
like beating over a rock and with seem
ingly about the same effect, her pecu
liar plan of Construction seeming to be
just adapted to resist the action and
force of the sea. Although she may not
be saved, I think she will lie there a
long time before she breaks up, for she
will stand about twice as much ham
mering as any ordinary vessel.
''As to her misfortune and abandon
ment by the crew, I have heard already
that the conduct of the captain has been
adversely criticised, but, being an eye
witness, I will say that in my judgment
he did just right." There could be no
possible good accomplished by his re
maining and keeping his crew by the
vessel any longer. A dense fog was pre
vailing alone the coast at the time, so
that the ship was not visible from the
shore except at short intervals. A heavy
westerly swell was rolling in and 1 mak
ing a clean bieak over her, making it
impossible to remove the hatches and
attempt to discharge the cargo. So I
think a man who would expose men to
danger when no good could be accom
plished would deserve censure instead
of praise. And although I do not know
Captain O'Brien personally, yet I think
bis reputation for courage and ability
should be a sufficient guarantee for his
conduct on this occasion."
The O. and C. Steamship Line.
At a meeting of the Astoria chamber
of commerce, held on Wednesday, the
subject of supporting the steamship
line established to protect shippers on
the ocean route from impositions of the
U. P. R. Co. was freely discussed. Capt.
J. II. D. Gray argued that the business
of Astoria was fully able to support the
proposed line, which would not require
a heavy investment, inasmuch as steam
boats could be chartered. All that was
needed was for the people of Astoria to
stand together and patronize persist
ently the home line until it was firmly
established. He instanced the steps
taken at The Dalles to encourage home
enterprise. Freight which had been
sent by Union Pacific boats was refused,
and merchants who patronized that
company found themselves without
customers. Thus, by a mild but per
sistent form of boycott, entirely free
from violence, the local enterprise was
upheld.
A case very much similar to The
Dalles situation was shown in Capt.
Gray's remarks, when he said : "The
city of Astoria has paid millions of
dollars for freight and passenger fares,
and had nothing to show for it. If the
merchants had pursued a different
policy the city would how have ship
yards and dry docks. The boats for the
Columbia coast trade would have been
built here, for the local steamship com
pany would have given an impulse to
various industries. If it were the in
terest of the people to buy at home, it
was also the interest of the merchants
to encourage home steamboat enter
prises, which would be the nucleus of
steamship lines that would yet make
the name of our city known and re
spected throughout the commercial
world." - "
Successfully Tested.
Union Republican. Fred Nodine of
this city was in Portland last week and
was one of a large number of witnesses
who were present at the testing of the
first locomotive of the new Single Rail
railroad system invented by Dr. Mahana
and first brought to public notice in
this city. The test was satisfactory and
was pronounced a success.- A proposi
tion to build a road ' from Salem ' to
Dallas,, a distance of seventeen miles,
has been accepted, a bonus of fo,000 a
mile having already been raised for that
purpose. Work on this road will be
commenced at an early date.
BRIGHT AND FROSTY.
Weather to The Rescne to Prevent Tlie
Cholera" Spreading.
CITJZEXSARE IX NO WAY.ALARMED.
The Germs Which Took Off One New
- York City Case From Antwerp.
CA.1IK ON THE STEAMEK FHIKSLAM)
Nine Steamers Vet to Arrive Which May
Itring The Pest With Them Very
Likely.
New York, Sept. 15. This morning
opens bright and frosty and New York
is thus enjoying just the kind of weather
to.prevent the spread of the cholera.
The few cases which have appeared here,
and which were concealed by the board
of health, have in no way alarmed the
authorities or citizens. People" here
have become educated up to the point
of having little or no fear of the formerly
dreaded disease. The immigrant pas
sengers of the steamer Friesland, which
arrived here August 29tb, seem to have
brought the disease to little Minnie Lev
inger, who died Sept. 11th. They are
traced back to Antwerp, which they
reached from other cities of Europe,
doubtless infected with cholera. When
they reached quarantine there was no
illness reported abroad, and after a few
hours' detention and so-called fumiga
tion they were allowed to proceed. From
the steamship pier the passengers scat
tered over the city and country. Four
young women went to the house where
little Minnie lived. The infection was
probably in their clothing as they escaped
attacks themselves. It is authoritatively
stated that nine steamships, carrying
5,000 immigrants, are en route to this
country. Dr. Hamilton, of .the advisory
committee of "physicians appointed by
the chamber of commerce, has received
a cable dispatch from William Hearst,
of San Francisco, who is France. Hearst,
in his dispatch, has placed at the dis
posal of the committee his steam yacht
Vamoose. Dr. Hamilton said the- offer
had been gratefully accepted. "Itcomes
very opportunely," he said. "The com
mittee need just such a means of com
munication." The Norm an ia' s cabin
passengers will be released from Fire Is
land tomorrow. Customs officers are to
day examining the baggage, and pas
sengers are making their declarations.
It is reported several passengers have
succeded in making their escape from
quarantine on the Island. The health
inspectors late this afternoon report an
other case of cholera in the city. The
victim is Mary Connity, aged 19 years,
residing at 692 Second avenue. She has
been removed to the floating hospital.
Heaven a Barren Waste.
Washington Independent. . Thanks to
those grand men all over this county,
and - all parties who are interesting
themselves in our election. You shall
not be forgotten ; and when the roll of
heroes is called, your names will be the
first to respond, "here." Such men are
always found battling for 'their coun
try's good. This world would be deso
late without them, and heaven would
be a barren waste but for their pres
ence. The Vermont Election.
Rutland, Sept. 15. Full returns
show that Fuller, republican, has been
elected governor over Smalley, demo
crat, by a plurality of 19,664. Com
pared with 1S88 the returns show - a
republican loss of 9,262, a democratic
loss of one and a prohibition gain of
257.
Will be Sent to Chicago.
Independent. ,'Pomeroy has a freak of
nature in formation of a human hand
in the growth of a carrot. It has five
fingers with nails as natural as on the
human hand. It will be sent to the
worlds fair as one of the great curiosi
ties 'produced in the great state of
Washington. . ' '-.."-
Will Be Forgotten Then.
Portland Telegram. New York ' city
might as well give up all interest in poli
tics and in the movements of Dave Hill
and Tom Piatt as long as cholera is try
ing by every door to get into the metrop
olis.' The only time the good people of
the city can be expected to forget the
gates is when they attend the benefit to
John tu Sullivan : .
New Yobk, Sept. 16. The morning is
clear and chilly, and it is becoming evi
dent that frost is not far away. No
symptoms of a panic from cholera arc
reported from any part of the city, and
everybody appears most hopeful. The
Street-cleaning department is hastening
its efforts, and the odor of disinfectants
is upon the air everywhere, showing
that individuals are doing their part.
Funds for protection are piling up daily.
The chamber of commerce has raised
$ 150,000. Behind all the local effort is
the proven strength of the state and its
blunt and positive "executive. He said
in an interview that, he "dont vre a
d n" for the votes lost or won by any
action taken by the governor in a case
like the present cholera trouble. The
people have all read this statement of
Governor Flower, and they feel more
than ever reassured. The storm buffeted
passengers of the Normania are having
another experience of delay this morn
ing. They have been released from
quarantine and left Fire Island this
morning for New York. The tide was
out, however, - and the Cepheus ran
aground near Fire island. There is no
danger, but the vessel must wait for the
flow of the tide.
Excitement rule 1 J2
offices of the Hamburg-American Packet
company. Yesterday the offices of the
company were in a normal condition.
Few people inquired for missing friends,
and clerks were able to get at some of
their work, so long neglected ; but this
morning there was a run upon the
offices by those who wanted news from
the Bohemia. Agent Cortes was early
at his desk. "I consider," said he, "the
report of eleven deaths,' all children,
from the Bohemia good news. I ques
tion very much if they are genuine
cholera cases. The Bohemia left Ham
burg August 21, after most rigid meas
ures had been taken looking to the
prevention of a cholera outbreak. Not
only were baggage and steerage disin
fected daily for several days, but each
eteerage passenger was subjected to a
quarantine of eight days ,before being
allowjedto go on the vessel."" There are
682 p.' eerage passengers on the Bohemia.
The Cepheus got over the bar safely,
and passengers from the Normania ar
rived in New. York this afternoon.
- For n Open Biter.
Spokane Chronicle.' An open river
should be the battle cry of all Eastern
Washington, incessantly and importun
ately, until it is accomplished. - With
an open river our freight rates would
decrease one-half; immigration would
thus be attracted ; vacant lands would
le occupied, and waste places would be
converted into fertile fields; -villages
would grow into cities, and cities would
double and treble in population ; the
increase of population and lower trans
portation rates would bring capital and
manufactures; taxes would be lower;
prosperity would be visible on every
side;' This is but a skeleton outline of
the benefits an open river would bring
to a large portion of ' Eastern Washing
ton, and this is why we say it is the
most needful thing. Eastern Washing
ton is, in fact, more interested in it than
all of Oregon.
. Ditch ri Klver.
Review. No one has accused the
Spokane Chronicle of ever taking a
stand against the opening oNthe Col
umbian river. As a matter of fact it
seemed entirely unaware of the existence
of that stream until the state conven
tion met at Olyrapia. Whatthis paper
did say was that the state platform of
the democracy has nothing to say about
the river, that the democratic house
killed the senate appropriation for the
ship railway, and thatGrover Cleveland,
by vetoing an important river and
harbor bill, "suspended all work for a
period of two years. The Chronicle has
not denied these charges nor will it.
See Oar Peaches.
Review. The capabilities of the In
land Empire in producing fruit seem
more wonderful each year. A single
bunch of grapes weighing three and a
quarter pounds, grown near The Dalles,
is now on exhibition in that city, wnue
at Walla Walla peaches are shown
which measure ten inches in circum
ference and weigh ten ounces each.
Baker County Jewels.
Democrat. The exhibit of ores gather
ed by J. W. Virtue for the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, representing the
mineral resources of Baker county and
the districts tributary, is ready for ship
ment, and will be forwarded to Portland
in a few days. -The collection is -'one of
the finest and most extensive ever gath
ered in this county, and will certainly
prove a grand advertisement abroad."
. : , into The 0caoa.
' Ruby Miner." The man who has never
voted that ticket before, but will thig
year, is getting quite frequent.
MASON MUSTMOVE.ON
Serves a Sentence in China and then is
. Dumped upon Britain.
NO ARMS AND AMMUNITION WANTED
The Flood oo the-Peiho and Upper Tse
, Causes Great Damages,
THE TYPHOON AT HOME IN TAKOW
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The New Minister of 6tate will Follow
the Policy of Ills Predecessor
Matsn Kota.
. Sis Francisco, Sept. 16. The steam
ship China arrived from China and
Japan this morning. Chinese advices
state that Mason, who was arrested for
a conspiracy to introduce arms and
amunition into China, and who was sen
tenced to eight months' imprisonment
for his connection with the Kolao Hin
secret society, has completed his term
of imprisonment, and, being unable to
find bonds for future good behavior, has
been deported to England.
Serious floods occurred in northern
China early in August, resulting in con
siderable loss of life and property
Steamers found the Peiho river almost
impassable owing to the volume of the
freshets. Great damage was done on
the Upper Tse. H. M. S. Firebrand
arrived at Hong Kong July 31. She ex
perienced a typhoon in Takow harbor,
and narrowly escaped being driven
ashore. Junks, in the tiarbor were
wrecked and much damage done. The
American ship North: America. -wbich
left Kobe," Japan? July 22d, was totally
wrecked in Kyy channel during the gale,
and her crew rescued with difficulty.
An inland steamer foundered July 23d
in Harima sea, and only four of the
crew and passengers were aaved. The
number of lives lost is not given.
Japanese advices state that Minister
Kuni loke, the new minister of state
for finance, has announced his intention
to follow strictly the policy of Count
Maisu Kota, his predecessor. Some of
the vernacular papers attacked Matsu
Kota's policy, contending that his
method for the restoration of specie
payments involved a needless amount
of commercial and manufacturing dis
tress. The majority of the press,
although not quite clear as to what
course the new ministry will purse,
speak favorably of its composition.
There were 300 persons killed 'and 90
wounded in the recent gale in Tokushitna
district. - Twenty . thousand acres -of
land were devastated by the inunda
tions and 42,000 houses destroyed. An
epidemic of dysentery has visiteddCin
shu and Shikoku this summer, and in
Oita prefecture .116 deaths occurred be
tween July 31st and August 6th. Three
hundred and seventy-two - deaths had
occurred in Kumamoto prefecture from
this cause up to August 6th, and in the
infected districts new cases are daily
reported.
Mexican Congress to Open.
Crrv of Mexico, Sept. 16. President
Diaz will open congress tonight.
THE
No amount of misrepresentation of the facts
by jealous competitors, or juggling with fig
ures, or pretended analyses and certificates,
or distortion of any kind, can change the
fact, that the
Royal Baking Powder has
been found by every off icial
examination to be the high
est of ALL in leavening
power, and of absolute pur
: ity and wholesomeness.
ROYAL is the best and 'most economical
A Long-Looked-for Ad.
United States Engineer Office, No. 73
Fourth etreet, Portland, Or., Septem
ber 15th, 1892.
' Sea'cd proposals in duplicate will be .
received at this office until 2 o'clock p.
m.' standard time, November 15th,
1892, and then publicly opened, for-fnr-nishing
all the material and labor ne
cessary to complete the present project
for improving canal at the cascades of
tlio Columbia river, Or. Preference
will be given to materials of domestic
production or manufacture, conditions
ot quality and price, import duties in-'
eluded being, equal. Attention is in
vited to acts of congress, approved Feb:
ruary 20th, 18S5, and February 23d,
18S7, vol. 23, page 332, and vol. 24, page
414, statutes at large. , The government
reserves the right to reject any and all
proposals; also to waive any informali
ties. Specifications, blank forms and
all available information will be fur
nished on application -to this office.
Persons intending to submit proposals
must visit the locality of the works.
Titos. H. Haxdbuby,
Major, Corps of Eng're, U. S. A.
Flease Rectify. -
Union-Journal. And now the Ellens
burg Register made reference to the jute
bag industry at the state penitentiary,,
and claims by application that the bag -factory
had no salutary effect upon the
jute bag market in lowering prices. The
Register is uninformed. The factory has
Baved to the farmers of Walla Walla
valley alone this year over 30,000, be
sides a saving to all the users of bags in
southwestern Washington. By reason
of its existence even the farmers of Kit
titas valley are enabled to purchase bags .
cheaper now than during previous years..
This is evidenced by the large orders
received at the penitentiary for bags
from Ellensbnrg.
An Old Neighbor. '
Vidette. A large grizzly bear was seen
a few days ago by Al Wade near the
head of Big creek, south Montesano.
Settlers in the vicinity , hava reported
seeing this bear at different times during
the past ten -years. ATI .pronounce it a
grizzly and one of great size. No one
has yet had the courage to attempt to
kill it, but get out of the way as soon aa
possible. It is said to be as large aB a
good sized ox, and E. I. Wade, who
measured its footprints, found them
fourteen inches broad. .
Ancient linrlals.
Sun. Graders along the line of the
Great Northern, between Rock Island
and Moses coulee, have cut into two
Indian burial grounds, having the np
pearancc of great antiquity, but no
scientific examination has' been made.
Mr. John Weir, in locating the Weir
cut-off for a wagon road, near the tun
nel, discovered external signs of a burial
place of later date, which he intends to
examine when the building rush sub
sides. "
Professional Agitator.
Osburn Statesman. In the late Cu-ur
d'Alene unpleasantness it was not our
home miners who precipitated the con
flict, but it was due mainly to the in
fluence of pctifessional agitators from
Montana, and non-miners who follow
the business of leading other people into
trouble. The authorities want only the
guilty lenders, not their dupes; and the
recent wholesale liberation of the rank
and file of the miners' uuion from the
military prison was right and proper.
FACT
MAINS