vol. y.
NUMBER 4.
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1895.
A RAGING FLOOD
The Ohio
Far Above
the
Danger
Line.
TO START A NEW7 PARTY
General Warner Wants a New Party
With But One Plank In the 11 at
form, and That Bimetallism.
Ways and Means Committee.
Washington, Jan. 11. The ways and
means committee of the house met to
dav for the first time in monthu. It was
expected the meeting might bring im
Dortant developments, in view of the
government".-" need ot increased revenue
No positive conclusions were reached
however, beyond the reference of eeveral
quescions to sub-committees and a favor
able report on the bill exempting from
duty the exhibits at the Baltimore ex
position in 1897. The action of the com
mittee was looked upon as significant
indicating that no tariff legislation will
be pushed this session. Wilson stated
informally, that the revenuee h"
shown a promising increase since in
woolen schedule went into effect, Janu
ary 1st. The resolution by Pence of
Colorado, asking the secretary of the
treasury to inform congress as to the ad
visability of increasing the beer tax
was voted down without division, and
an unfavorable report will be made in
accordance with the suggestion of Tars
ney, that the requested information was
fully covered by the annual reports of
the secretary of the treasury and the
commissioner of internal revenue. The
bill of Money of Massachusetts for in
creasing the beer tax was referred to the
sub-committee on internal revenue.
Wilson's bill to take off one-tenth differ
ential on sugar was also referred to the
sub-committee: Whiting requested the
correction of an error in the tariff law as
to hemp carpets. Heed objected, with
the sarcastic statement that the law was
all errors. The proposed correction was
then referred to a sub-committee.
Suffocated by Gas.
New Yobk, Jan. 11. Two men and
boy were suffocated by gas this morning
in the tenement at 343 Grand street.
The dead are: Jacob Rosenberg, 13
years of age; Abraham Bersan, 22; Jo
eeph Jacobsen, 75.
An overturned gas stove caused the
tragedy. The flat is occupied by Jacob
Eosenburg, a butcher. Some time ago
the fiat was robbed, and Eosenburg had
his - workmen sleep there to guard
against burglars, and young Eosenburg
slept with them. The men slept on an
improvised bed on the floor. A gas
' stove near the foot of this bed, used to
heat the room, was found overturned
and the gas pouring therefrom.' It had
evidently been kicked over by one of the
men in his sleep. When discovered
life was extinct in the men, while the
boy barely breathed. He died shortly
after.
Bimetallic League.
Washington, Jan. 11. General A. J.
Warner, president of the Bimetallic
League, admitted today that a conference
of leading bimetallists from different
parts of the country had been held in
this city recently. "It was the decision
of the conference;" he said, "and a
strong and growing sentiment is mani
festing itself in favor of uniting the
friends of bimetallism in a bimetallic
party, and appealing directly to the
people on money issues alone. The con
sideration which seems to be leading to
this result is the widespread conviction
that there id no hope of restoring the bi
metallic standard through the republican
party, or through the democratic party
as now controlled, and, on the other
hand, it is equally impossible to accom
plish this result within the lines of the
populist parly, or to unite on the Omaha
platform those in favor of restoring the
bimetallic standard as it was before
1873."
The Ohio Thirty-Seven Feet Adotc Xotr
Water Mark at Noon.""
Pabkebbbubg, W. Va., Jan. 11. The
situation here today is more alarming
than at any time during the flood. The
Ohio river was 37 feet above low water
mark at noon and rising rapidly. All
mills and factories on the south side are
-v. submerged. Lockport, Newport and
jttiversiae. suDuros, are nooaea, and
many families , have been driven to
higher ground. Lumbermen estimate
their losses at $250,000. ' .
A Severe Electric Shock.'
New Yobx, Jan. 10. Mrs: Delia HoJ
gan got on trolley car No. 135, of the
Seventh, avenue line, in Brooklyn, yes-
terdav. Just as she entered 'the door
and was looking for a seat she dropped
as if shot. The twitching of her body
and the distortion of her face led the
passengers to believe that she had a fit,
but when she was removed to the Nor
wegian hospital the house surgeon de
clared that she was Buffering from an
electric shock. She will be able to leave
the hospital in a day or two. It is
thought there was a leak of electricity,
and that ic reached her through a metal
plate patching a hole in the floor of the
car.. . '
Oystermen AMoat on the Ice.
Sayville:L. I.. Jan. 11. While io
men were at work here on the ice-cov
ered Great South bay yesterday, dredg
ine for oysters, the ice broke from the
shore and drifted away with the men
Many of them plunged into the water
and swam ashore. . Others waited for
the boats to take them off. Jacob Burr,
one of the oystermen, was chilled when
he struck the water, and could not
swim. He was saved by the boats
The work of rescue was viewed .by a
large crowd, including members of the
men's families, and great excitement
reigned.
Two Negroes Hanged, for Murder.
Chaitanooga, Jan. 11. George Mape
and Buddy Woolen, young negroes, were
hanged today. Woolen died a Catholic,
Mape, however, refused to see a minister
and his last words were, "This is what
an innocent man gets, by He re
quested that his body be thrown into
the river, and said he would come back
tonight to haunt the sheriff and all
others who bad anything to do with his
conviction. The two negroes murdered
Marion L. Eoss, a white saloon keeper,
December 17, 1892. Robbery was the
motive. Woolen confessed, implicating
Mape. . ;
. Murderous Burglars.
San Fbancisco, Jan. 11. Two men
entered the handsome residence of Julius
L. Franklin, on California street, early
this morning, for the purpose of robbery.
They were detected by Frank G. Miller,
the butler, who slept in a ' room in the
basement. The burglars attacked
Miller, who tried to use a revolver, and
they beat and kicked him into insensi
bility. During the struggle, Miller's
revolver was discharged, alarming the
house. The murderous burglars there
upon made their escape, tajung witn
them $25 and a few pieces of jewelry.
The Fireman Fatally Hurt.
. Bbooklyn.N. Y., Jan. 10. An engine
and a train of empty cars on the Kings
County elevated, road, while switching
at the terminus today, crushed. through
the bulkhead, the switch having been
left open. The engine and one car fell
to the street, while the second car hung
half way over, but did not fall. The en
gineer and fireman fell with the engine.
Fireman Frank Bauman lay nnder the
engine and was not released for a lull
hour. Be is supposed to be fatally in
jured. Engineer Frank Fisher is not so
seriously hurt.
The Hawaiian Cable.
Washington, Jan. 11. Eepresenta-
tive Hitt, recognized as the republican
leader in the house in foreign .affairs,
said today that he fully agreed with the
president that the Hawaiian islands
should have the benefits of telegraphic
communication with the world at large,
but was strongly opposed to putting
their cable facilities under the control of
any government bat that of the United
States. Hitt favors a subsidy for an
Hawaiian cable.
Into Lake Washington.
Seattle, Jan. 11. A Lake Shore &
Eastern freight train ran into a slide
two miles west of Fremont this morning,
The engine, three loaded and two un
loaded box cars, two flat cars, loaded
with 200 rails, plunged into Lake Wash
iugton. Thre,e of the cars were not en
tirely submerged. No one was injured
A Steamer Disabled.
Elk, Cal., Jan. 11. lbe lookout re
ports a large steamer, having in tow
another large steamer, passed Point
Arena. light at 10 o'clock this morning,
going south. Possibly the steamers may
be the Columbia and the Walla Walla,
due today.
Another Victim.
New Yobk, Jan. 11. Patrick O'Eeilly,
residing on Bleecker. street, was found
unconscious from escaping gas this
morning. He had accidentally tnrned
the burner on after putting out the
light. :
He Was Going to Heaven.
Richmond Ky., Jan. 11. William
Taylor, colored, was banged today for
the murder of Davis Doley December 7,
1894. About 5000 people saw him drop.
He declared he was going to heaven.
The Toronto Fire.
r "Tohonto, Jan. 11. Losses bv last
night's fire will amount to $750,000, with
insurance for half that amount. 1 .
TELLER TOE SENATOR
Gorman Did Not Speak, But
the Coloratlan Did.
THE GOVERNMENT'S FINANCES
For Three Hours the Senator From Col
orado Spoke With Great Earn
estness and Eloquence.
Washington, Jan 12. Teller ad
dressed the senate today in a speech
marked by force and eloquence of earn
estness. A large crowd had been drawn
to the galleries by the announcement
that Gorman would urge a senate reso
lution for the solution of the currency
problem, and, although Gorman did not
speak, the spectators were not disap
pointed. Teller took the income tax as
a text, but branched into a comprehen
sive review of the present condition of
Che treasury1 and remedies demanded
He severely arraigned the adminietra
tion for alarming the country by agita
tion over the currency bill. The sena
tor urged that the restoration of silver
was the only effective solution, but said
he did not expect it at the present time
from either of the great parties or the
populists. Lodge also spoke, stating
that if the democratic majority would
present a measure raising revenue, in
stead of a currency bill' that could pass,
the minority would assist in enacting it,
Teller then addressed the senate in
support of the continuance of the in
come tax. He pointed to the large
treasury deficit, whicn had been tem
porarily met by bond issues. The gold
supply was down to $77,000,000, and was
rapidly disappearing. Any proposition
to do away with the income tax, there
fore, should be accompanied by a plan
to raise the revenues the government
required. Teller gave it as his opinion
the income tax would become perma
nent, even though it was limited to five
years by the present law. tie believed
it was such an equitable tax that the
people would insist upon its con tin u
ance. lmpo;t duties, be said, could not
be put so high as to entirely keep out
goods, and without these high duties
there was certain to be a deficit in the
revenue. It was essential, therefore,
that some middle course should be
adopted, and the income tax was the
most just means of taking this course
Teller spoke of the vain and faithless
efforts of the executive branch of the
government "to do something to relieve
the present distress of the government
and the people," and added :
It shows that the executive branch
is in wrong; bands."
He then spoke caustically of the
"schsnie of banking coming from the
treasury department." He reerred to
the current reports that the bill had
been iolted off in thirty minutes to a
stenographer, and said :
"I wish to show all due respect to this
bill, coming as it does from such high
sources, but if such a measure came
from any senator or member If it came
from any populist it would be branded
as the height of lunacy,"
Teller declared that the currency b'll
proposed to inaugurate the old era of
wildcat paper, and violated every prin
ciple of finance in this country or any
other. He ridiculed the talk about
"elastic" and "flexible" currency, when
banking corporations had charge of the
elasticity, and added :
"There is about six weeks remaining
of this congress. Now, does any person
seriously believe the revision of the vast
currency system can be accomplished in
that time?"
The' senator argued that it was time
the executive authorities stopped what
he characterized as "frantic demonstra
tions of fright." He then examined in
detail . the bimetallic system of France,
under which that country now enjoyed
absolute tranquility. ,
Hawley at this point interjected a nar
rative of his personal experience in Paris
the night before France raised the vast
sum to pay its war indemnity to Ger
many.
When Teller resumed, he argued at
length to prove that the low price of agri
cultural products today was the direct re
sult of the demonetization ot silver, first
by Germany, then by the United States,
and lastly by the Latin anion. In every
country which had kept its mints open
to silver, prices of staple products had
remained absolutely stable during the
last 25 years. - He cited as illustrations
of that fact India, Mexico, China and
Japan. ' It has been charged,' he said,
that those who were in favor of bimetal
ism were not in favor of sound money.
But if sound, money was to be preserved,
be warned the senate it would be pre
served through the efforts of so-called
silver men. If the gold basis was in
sisted upon, it would be found too
narrow, and the time would come when
an over-issue of paper money could not
be resisted. He described the growth of
socialism and anarchy in this country
since the demonetization of silver
and the bitterness that had grown
up between classes. This condition has
been produced by legislation. This
caused him to ask : . '
"Are we now to admit we have neither
the wit nor the wisdom to undo what we
have done?"
Although his Bide . was not charged
with the responsibility for the present
situation, he, for one, would join with
his political adversaries in any scheme
of relief that appealed to his judgment
But he had little hope when he saw the
senate of the United States, confronted
with such a situation, supinely waiting
to see what Europe would do. It was
deplorable and disgraceful. A change
of administration might aid matters, but
be doubted it. The last republican ad
ministration - was voted out of power,
and he believed 'it deserved defeat.
Last fall the people had overthrown the
democratic majority in the house be
cause the democratic party had shown it
self incapable of dealing with the prob
lem before it. The populist party, he
did not believe, would ever be a party
in power, and he belieyed it would de
volve on either the republican or demo
cratic party to solve the problem eventn
ally, when the pressure of the people
would at last force logical action on this
monetary problem. Any scheme to se
cure his vote must be in line with what
he believed to be its solution.
Teller closed with an eloquent appeal
to those on the other side of the Cham
ber to present a solution of the existing
problem which would not surrender ail
ver, saying :
"It should be no makeshift, no tern
porary expedient, but it should be am
pie to avert a crisis more dangerous to
the American people than that of even
war."
Equal To Vaccination.
Washington, Jan. 10. Surgeon Kin
yon, of the United States marine hos
pital service, who has made a thorough
study abroad of the anti-toxine treat
ment, in an address before the medical
fraternity of Washington last night,
said: "The effects of anti-toxine in
diphtheria cases were little short of
marvelous: Since the discovery of diph
theria bacillus, the absolute diagnosis
of the disease by microscope was poesi
ble, the germ being as distinctive as that
of tuberculosis." The speaker said 89
per cent of so-called membraneous croup
were really diphtheria. With the Be,
rum treatment, he said, there was no
reason why the disease should not be
stamped out entirely. There was no
question that the discovery of the anti-
toxine treatment was on par with that
of smallpox vaccination. He favored
governmental or municipal control, or at
least a supervision of the manufacture
of anti-toxine to insure its being of
standard quality.
Montana's Next Senator.
Helena, Jan. 12. Thomas H. Carter,
who was last night nominated by the re
publican caucus to succeed Senator
Power, was born in Scioto county, Ohio,
and is about 40 years old. He worked
on a farm in Illinois, and was afterward
admitted to the bar in Iowa, where he
v.
practiced law at Burlington. He came
to Helena in 1882, where he practiced
law till nominated for congress in 1883.
He was later elected to congress, and
once defeated, having run three years in
succession on account of the admission
of Montana as a state. He was commis
sioner of the general land office under
President Harrison, and was made
chairman of the national republican
committee in 1892. He is married, and
has two children. . '
The Tax Will lie Collected.
Washington, Jan. 12. Senator Gor
don of Georgia in a conversation with
a senator said: "The defeat of the ap
propriation will not defeat the collection
of the income tax. Under section 29,
all persons and corporations with in
comes above $3,500 are required to make
returns, according to the form pre
scribed by the revenue department, to
the secretary of the treasury. Those
who hope to escape payment of the in
come tax through the failure of congress
to make the appropriation asked for,
and who are thus led to neglect making
their returns at the time fixed by law,
will find themselves involved in 50 per
cent heayier taxes and be compelled to
pay them."
. Fire In Park Bow.
New Yobk, Jan. 11. The furniture of
Jordan & Moriarity, Park Eow, : was
badly damaged by fire today. Xfae loss
is estimated at $75,000.
BOTH HOUSES MEET
Joseph Simon President of
the Senate.
GEO. T. MYERS SPEAKER PRO TEM
Position Filled by the Republican Cau
. cus of the Senate Honae Caucus
This A fternoon.
Salem, Jan. 14. The house was called
to order this morning by Major D. C,
Sherman, chief clerk of the session of
1893, at 11 o'clock. On motion of O.
F. Paxton, of Multnomah, seconded by
S. L. Moorhead, of Lane, George T.
Myers of Multnomah was elected tem
porary speaker. Sir. Myers took the
chair, and on motion of Colonel John
McCracken, of Multnomah, seconded by
E. Hofer, of Marion, Major D. C. Sher
man was elected temporary chief clerk.
Mr. 'Paxton, of Multnomah, moved
the appointment of a committee of five
on credentials, which carried, and the
temporary speaker named O. F. Paxton
(rep.) of Multnomah, S. L. Moorhead
(rep.) of Lane, S. M. Nealon (pop.) of
Jackson, C. J. Curtis (rep.) of Clatsop,
and J. E. Blundell (rep.) of Douglas,
The house then adjourned nntil 2 :30 p.
m., after the speaker had announced a
caucus of republican members at the
Armory at noon. The committee on
credentials met immediately4 after ad
journing in the hall.
Judge O. N. Denny, of Multnomah,
called the senate to order. He said
"As one of the holdover senators I have
been requested to call the senate to
order." This announcement was made
at 11 :30 o clock. Nominations for tem
porary officers were requested. Senator
Denny nominated W. W. Steiwer, re
publican, representing Gilliam, Harney
and Morrow counties, for temporary
president of the senate. Senator Ealey,
of Umatilla, nominated . N. L. Butler,
democrat, of Polk county, for the pos
ition. Senator Will E. King placed in
nomination S. . H. Holt, populist, of
Jackson. Senator Bancroft moved that
the vote be by ballot, and Senators J
H. Ealey, democrat and J.-H. McCIung,
republican, were appointed tellers. The
vote resulted as follows: Steiwer 17,
Butler 9, Holt 4.
The permanent organization of the
senate was effected as follows, as per the
result of the republican caucus:
President, Joseph Simon, Multnomah.
Chief clerk, Walter St. Clair, Coos.
Assistant to the chief clerk, A. W.
Severance, Tillamook. -
Calendar clerk, J. M.
Stott, Mult
Huntington, Crosno, Lin
nomah.
Eeading clerk, J. B.
Harney.
Sergeant-at-arms, J. B.
coin.
Doorkeeper, J. D. Irvine, Linn.
Mailing clerk, L. H. Arneson, Mult
nomah. The following committee on
credentials was appointed in. the senate :
A. W. Gowan, republican, Harney; S.
A. Dawson, republican, Linn; A. J.
republican, Linn ; J. A. Smith, demo
crat, Clatsop ; S. B. Huston, democrat,
Washington. .
All of the new state officers were in
stalled today with the exception of. gov
ernor. Secretary ol Mate McBnde gave
way to H. E. Kincaid; school Superin
tendent McElroy vacated for G. M. Ir
win, and State Printer Baker turned the
state printing office over to W. H. Leede.
Governor Lord will probably be inaugu
rated Wednosdav.
Bill Cook Captured.
Santa Fe, N. M Jan, 13. United
States Marshall Hall today received a
spatch from Sheriff C. C. Perry, of
Chaves county, who yesterday captured
Bill Cook, the notorious outlaw of Okla
homa, stating that the prisoner had been
safelv' landed in jail at Eos well this
forenoon. The outlaw's capture was
effected at an isolated cattle ranch, a.
few miles southeast of Old Fort Sumner.
Perry and two deputies were in search of
horse-thieves east of Fprt Sumner yes
terday, when Sheriff' Perry met and
recognized Cook at the first glance.
Quicker than a flash Perry and his men
bad tbeir Winchesters up, and Cook was
so thoroughly surprised that he lost his
nerve, and although he had - two six-
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
n
shooters about hie waist, his hand went
up at the command of the sheriff.
. Handcuffs were put on his wrists and
he was mounted and strapped on his
own horse, which was found tied on the
plains near the cabin. One deputy
led the animal, while Sheriff Perry and
his other depnty rode behind them.
Thus the trip to Eos well was made, a
distance of G5 miles. Marshall Hill ex
pects to hear from the United States
district attorney of Oklahoma, Arkansas
and Texas, to whom he wired, announc
ing Cook's capture. It is said that with
the state, express and railroad compan
ies' officials, there are rewards amount
ing to $15,000 for Cook's capture. In an
interview with the captured bandit, at
Eoswell, heacknowledged.himself as Bill
Cook, and said that when captured he
was on his way to Mexico and meant to
quit the highway. He said:
"The officers have me, and will take
me back where I am known, and there
is no use for me to deny it, but don't
give me hell like the other fellows have,
for I have not committed half the crimes
that are charged to me. . I have done all
my work on the open highway, never
killed anyone, nor have I ever robbed a
poor man, unless it was of a horse or food,
that I was compelled to have when
dodging the officer?. My brother Jim
was never connected with my train-rob-
beries, and I did not have anything to
do with the Eock Island or Texas &
Pacific holdups, nor the Santa Fe & Fort
Worth, but did rob the 'Frisco, at Eed
Fork, last July.. Five other boys were
with me. I had nothing to do with the
bank robberies. I was in but one rob
bery, and if indicted for that under the
name of Bill Cook, will plead guilty."
A Strike Will Occur Today on the
Brooklyn Street Railways.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 13. At a meet
ing of the board of the District Assembly
Knights of Labor tonight, Master Work
man Connelly gave out the brief state
ment that the employees of all the street
railways in Brooklyn, with the except
ion of Smith & Jay line, would strike
to morrow morning. In explanation
he said President Slocum, of the
latter line, had agreed to accept the
term 8 as proposed by the men. Previous
to the meeting Connelly said that in the
early evening 1,000 electric workers,
employed by the various companies, -had
been asksd by the officials, if in the
event of a strike, they would take the
places of the motormen and conductors,
and that they had refused. Thereupon
they were told there was no farther
work for them. As the conductors and
motormen of the various fines came in
tonight for the final trip of the day,
they made the usual inquiry as to what
car they should take out next morning.
They were told they would be required
to take none, as' no schedule had been
arranged. This is looked on as indicat
ing a lockout.
Flood at ChehalU.
Chehalis, Wash., Jan. 13. Owing to
heavy rains and melting enow the Che
halis and Newaukum rivers are now all
over the bottoms in this vicinity. The
railroad tracks of the main line and
South Bench branch are several inches
under water. The lower part of the
town is submerged and many families
have been compelled to move. There is
two feel more of water than last year,
and the water is higher than since 1867.
Notwithstanding ibis, little damage has
been done so far. The water is Koine
down.
Northern Paclfio Washout Repaired.
Tacoma, Jan. 13. The washout at
Olequa was repaired today, leaving the
Northern Pacific's main line entirely
open. ' The wires are down on the
branches to South Bend and Ocosta and
the tracks are partly covered by water.
They were not operated today. High
tide covers .the track between South
Aberdeen and Ocosta. Today's falling
temperature has checked the further ris
ing of the streams and swamps.
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