OREGON
MIST:
VOL. il.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1891.
NO. 31.
THE fiEW TARIFF BILL
The Long Struggle Over It
Come to a Close.
HOl'HKKKCKDKH FROM ITS STAND
Til Renal. Bill A.uyt.fl In Iti Kntlraty
Sanarat Bill. Pa.. Making tuf ar,
Coal ami Iron Pre Cook run and
Tar.imjr Dallvar loathing Spvhe.
Washington, August 13. The long
struggle over the tariff bill cams to a
dose at 6 o'clock this evening, when the
Home by a vote of 102 to 105 decided to
discharge the House conferreei from
further consideration of the bill, receded
from It opposition to the 034 Sena'.e
amendments and agreed to the lame. It
wm a com pin to victory for the Hen ate.
The House made mi absolute surrender.
The result grew directly out of the sen
sational course of events at the Senate
end of the capital, precipitated by Sen,
tor Hill Friday. Up to that time the
llouseconferreeshad stood firmly against
the foliate amendments, especially on
the three disputed schedules coal, Iron
ore and sugar and the temper and volt
of the 1 1 on ite was for war to the end.
But the indications that the Democrats
of the Senate might not be able to longer
- hold a majority of vottirs In line for the
Senate bill and the bill be thus placed in
leopartly forced the House Democrats to
immediate action. The Democratic con
fwrree of the House at last admitted
they were beaten, and another vote could
not be risked in the Henate, It must be
the Senate bill or no bill. The whole
question was precipitated with the cau
cus held just before the House convened
to-day, at which alter a thorough review
of the situation and speeches in favor of
receding by Keakr Crisp, Chairman
Wilson and others It was decided to lake
the Senate bill and afterward pail separ
ate bills placing coal, iron ore. sug tr anil
barb wire on the (rue list, and by so doing
place the House on record and at least
partially overcome the humiliation in
volved in its defeat. The programme
arranged In the caucus waa carried ont
to the letter in the House after special
order.
The scenes in the chamber throughout
the day and evening were exciting and
at time sensational. The galleries were
packed, and the member applauded
and cheered their respective leaders to
the echo. Under the terms of the order
only two hours were allowed for debate
on the main proposition to recede from
and agree to the Henate amendments to
the tariff bill. A parliamentary skir
mish preceded the pitched battle, but
the points of order raised by the Repub
licans were swept aside. The Speaker
ruled the House with an iron hand. The
principal speeches for and against the
main proposition were made by Wilson
and Crisp on the one band and ex
Speaker Heed and Burrows on the other.
Tltwnr was no time for preparing, and
all the sjieeches were hot from the forite
of the brain anil were greeted with
rounds of cheers ami applause. Bourke
Cockran of New York and Tarsney of
Missouri, both Democratic members of
the Ways and Means Committee, deliv
ered scathing and sensational speeches,
denouncing the surrender of the House
as cowardly and indefensible. The
rjpeaker replied to Cockran, whose effort
was a brilliant one. with such temper
that the latter took it as a personal af
front, although the Speaker disclaimed
such intention, and made a vicious lunge
at Speaker Crisp. .-- ,
There was no attempt on the part of
the Democratic leaders to claim a vic
tory. All admitted they were accepting
the Inevitable, justifying their action on
the ground that the Henate bill was bet
tor than the McKlnley law. The most
startling feature of the day perhaps was
Mr. Cockran's eloquent appeal to Chair
man Wilson to name the Democrats in
the Senate who threatened the defeat of
all tariff legislation if the attempt to
adjust differences between the two
Houses was persisted In, but Wilson
made no response.
When the vote came to be taken at 8
o'clock thirteen Democrats Moses of
Georgia, Bartlett, Cockran, Hendrix,
Dunphv and Covert of New York, Da
voy, Mever and Trice of Louisiana. Ev
erett of Massachusetts, Gorman of Mich
igan, Johnson of Ohio and Tarsney of
Missouri voted with the Republicans
against the resolution.
The Democrats then put through one
after another what the Republicans de
scribed as the popgnn bills, placing coal,
iron ore, sugar ami barb wire on the
free list, antl which in the debate they
maintained would be proposed only to
go to death in the Senate.
HRCTAL MUBDKIl.
Mother and Bab Murdered and th
' Hutu Be on Fir.
Skattmc, August 14. Mrs. Phllomena
Miller, wife of John Miller, the foreman
nialtor at the Bay view brewery, and her
cightcen-inonth-old daughter, were bru
, tally murdered last evening by men who
' were evidently after $200, which had
been taken home by Miller 8unday.
After supper Miller left about 7 o'clock
to attend a meeting of the brewery work
men's union, and his two elder children
went out to play In front of the house.
They returned about 8 o'clock to find the
house enveloped in smoke and their
mother nowhere in sight. They called
two women, who discovered the dead
body of the woman on the floor of the
middle room end the child's body on a
bed In the same room. The head and
hands of the woman were mashed to
pulp. A trunk in the front downstairs
room and one in the rear upstairs room
had been ransacked, but the one In the
front upper room containing $200 in
gold, had not been disturbed. Miller
fell on his wife's body in a paroxysm of
Brief, and simply rolled In her blood In
agony. The bed clothes and chairs had
been soaked in coal oil from a broken
lamp and fired.
A Queer Alliance.
London, August 14. The correspond
ent of the News at Vienna state that
Great Brltan, France and Russia have
agreed to jointly interfore in case the
Japanese attempt to attack Pekln.
TUX CiUNKSK THKATY.
Full Test of tUa.nr to Oo Into KAot
Upon th Ksshang of Katl filiation.,
Wawiunoton, August 14. The Senate
in executive session approved th Chi'
nese treaty. Its full text is:
Whereas, The 17th of November, A.
D. 1880, and of Kwanhsii the sixth year,
the tenth month, the fifteenth day, a
treaty was concluded between the United
State and China for the purpose of regu
luting, limiting or suspending the com'
ing of Chinese laborer to and their
resilience in me united mates; ana,
Whereas, The government of China
in view of the antaitonism and much
deprecated and serious disorder to
wincu cue presence oi me uuinese iaior
ers has given rise in certain parts of the
United States, desire to prohibit the
emigration of such laborers irom Uuina
to the United Htatesj and.
Whereas. The two governmeenta are
desirous of adopting reciprocal meas
ure for the better protection of the
citizens or subject of each within the
lurlsdictionof the other: now. therefore,
the President of the United States has
appointed Walter Q. Greshsm, Secretary
of State, as his plenipotentiary, and hi
Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of China,
ha appointed Yang Yu, officer ol the
second rank, Subdirector of the Court of
Sacrificial Worship and Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary,
anil the said plenipotentiaries having
exhibited their reieciive "in powers,
found to be in due form and good faith,
have agreed upon the following articles :
Article 1. The high contracting par-
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urn artr-3 VI I M v ,ui m VVIUIU V. TOM CRI.i
beginning with the date of exchange of
the ratifications of this convention, the
coming, except under conditions herein
specified, of Chinese laborer shall be
absolutely prohibited.
Article '2. The preceding article Shall
not apply to the return to the United
States of any registered laborer who has
a lawful wife, child or parent In the
United States or property therein of the
value of tl.000 or debt of a like amount
due htm and pending settlement, xsev-
ertneiess every sucu iiiunese iniwrer
shall before leaving the United States
deposit as a condition of his return with
the Collector of Customs of the district
from which he depart a full description
In wrltinir of his family or property or
debts, as aforesaid, and shall be furnished
by said Collector with such certmcate ol
his right to return under this treaty as
the law of the United State may now
or hereafter prescribe and not inconsist
ent with the provisions of this treaty t
and should the written description of
the aforesaid Uninese lauorer prove to
be false, the right to return thereunder
or of continued resilience shall in each
case be forfeited. Such right of return
to the United Slates shall be exercised
within one year from date of leaving the
United States, but such right of return
to the United States may be extended
for an additional period, not to exceed
one year, in case where by reason of
sicknes or other cause of disability be
yond hi control uch Chinese laborer
shall be unable to sooner return, which
fact shall be fully reported to the Chi
nese Consul at the port of departure and
by him certified to the satisfaction of the
Collector of the port at which the Chi
nese subject shall land in the United
States, antl no such Chinese laborer shall
be permitted to enter the United States
by land or sea without producing to the
proper officers of the customs the return
certificate herein required.
Article 3. The provisions of this con
vention shall not affect the right at pres
ent enjoyed of Chinese subjects, officials,
teachers, students, merchants or travel
ers for curiosity or pleasure, but of labor
ers coming to the United States and re
siding therein. . To entitle such Chinese
subjects as are above described to ad
mission in the United States they must
produce a certificate from their govern
ment or the government where they last
resided, certified to by the diplomatic or
consular representative of the United
States in the country or port from which
they depart. It is also agreed that Chi
nese laborers shall continue to enjoy the
privileges of transit across the territory
of the United State in the course of
their journey to or from other countries,
subject to such regulations by the gov
ernment as may be necessary to prevent
said privilege of transit from being
abused.
Article 4. In pursuance of article 3 of
the immigration treaty between the
United States and China, signed on No
vember 17, 1880, at Pekin, ft is hereby
understood and agreed that the Chinese
laborers or Chinese of any olass. either
permanently or temporarily residing in
the United States, shall nave for the
protection ot their persons and property
all right that are given by the laws of
the United States to the citizens of the
most favored nation, except the right to
become naturalized citizens. And the
government of the United States reaf
firms its obligations, as stated in said ar
ticle 3, to exert all its power to secure
protection to the persons and property
of all Chinese subject in the United
State. . ,
Article 5. The government of the
United States having by act of Congress,
approved May 1, 1802, as amended by
the act approved May 6, 1803, required
all Chinese laborers lawfully within the
limits of the United States by the first
named act to be registered as in said
act provided, with a view of affording
them better protection, the Chinese gov
ernment will not object to the enforce
ment of uch acts, and reciprocally the
government of the United States recog
nises the right of the government of
China to enact and enforce similar laws
or regulations for the registration, free
of charge, of the laborers, skilled or un
skilled (not merchant, as defined by
said act of Congress), citisens of the
United States in China, whether resid
ing within or without treaty ports, and
the government of the United States
agrees that within two months of the
date of exchange of ratifications ot this
convention, ana annually thereafter, it
will furniBh to the government of China
legistera and reports showing full name,
age, occupation and number of the place
of residence of all its citizens of the
United States, including missionaries,
residing both within and without treaty
ports of China, not including diplomatic
and other officers of the United States
residing in China upon official business,
together with their body and household
servants. ' , ,,
Article 6. ThI convention (hall re
main in force for a period of ten years,
beginning with the date of the exchange
of ratirlc.at.ou, and if six months before
the expiration of the said period of ten
year neither government shall be,
formal 11 y given notice of Its termination
by the other, it shall remain in force for
another lit period of ten year.
MUSCLE DANCE ENDED
Turkish Female ArtlsU Ar
rested by Officers.
A BATHER BREEZY SENSATIOH
Om of th Artlats langnLhas la Jail,
, and th Oth.r Thro Ar Out on
Bonds and Apparently Happy Th
; Manag r of th Troup Mad.
Portland, Or., August 11. The dty
authorities yesterday arrested the Turk
lsh women who have since Monday been
giving exhibition of the dans da
ventre, or muscle dance, at two resorts
in this city before large crowds, and they
announce that they will allow no further
performances.
There was a rather breezy sensation
on lower Morrison street about 6:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when Con
stable Connor and two deputies emerged
from the Esmond Hotel in company with
three reputed-to-be-beautiful and gaudily-attired
Turkish women, who for sev
eral day past have been entertaining
crowd at the Anheuser concert and beer
hall by exhibitions of the famous "mus
cle " dance. Constable Connor had Just
arrested the women on warrant sworn
out before Justice Geisler by Deputy
District Attorney Fitegerald, charging
them with "having made exhibition of
themselves to public view, such a is of
fensive to decency," etc. The party pro
ceeded directly to Just ice Geisler 's court
room, but a block away, where they were
given seat within the rail. They gave
their names as Georgi, Jemela and Fer
Ida, and smiled pleasantly upon the
clerk a be made record of the return of
the warrants. Within a few minute
after their arrival their manager, Leon
Mooeer, put in an appearance, accompa
nied by the male members of the troupe,
an attorney and the manager of the re
tort where the alleged Indecent exhibi
tion ha been given. ...
In the meantime a curious crowd had
gathered in the court room, where they
eyed the prisoner with interest. The
bright Oriental dree of the latter looked
rather out of place in the courtroom,
but the women themselves complacently
returned the curious glance bestowed
upon them and chatted pleasantly with
their friends. In accordance with the
custom of their native land their face
were veiled, bat the covering was of
such light and gauty material a to fail
to hide their laughing feature. The
male member of the party were a pict
uresquely attired as the women, but did
not seem to regard the arrest so lightly.
In fact, they appeared to be worried a
they awaited the arraignment of their
friend. The manager of the troupe was
mad, very mad, and expressed the opin
ion that the arrest was a put-up job
Instigated by a rival manager for the
purpose of patting a damper on his
business.
PROPOSED , PATRNT LEGISLATION.
Oajeetlon to It Rooaua It Would Bon
0t th Tol.phon Company.
Wasrimotoh, August 10. Childs of
Illinois ha presented a memorial in the
House protesting against the proposed
patent legislation on the ground that it
is to the interest ot the American Bell
Telephone Company. The memorial i
igned by Charles O. TJlrich, who was
Solicitor-General under the last admin
istration. Assisted by several bill in
troduced In Congress, an attempt had
been made to secure an amendment to
Revised Statutes so that a domestic pat
ent shall not be limited in it duration
by the expiration of a foreign patent,
unless the patent in the foreign country
ha been granted prior to the date of fil
ing the application in this country. Ul
ricb claim the Bell Company is vitally
interested in this proposed legislation
and a great wrong would be done the
American people should the law be
changed, lie cites a number of patent
for which application have been filed,
and says the legislation proposed will
Srolong the life of the Bell Telephone
ompany's monopoly for seventeen years
from the date of it last patent, March
7, 1893. He suggests legislation stating
in explicit terms that the domestic pat
ent (hall expire at the same time a the
foreign patent without reierence to me
time when the application waa made:
that the monopoly of a patent shall
cease seventeen year after it first came
into nse without reference to the time
when the patent was allowed or issued,
and that patent controversies should be
appealed directly to the Supreme Court
that they might secure a final settlement
as early as possible.
BECOOJflTIOIf OS" HAWAII.
Its Bprsntatlv Formally Belvd
at Washington.
Washington, August 11. Frank P.
Hastings, who in the absence of Minister
Thurston il Charge d Affaire at the Ha
waiian legation here, ha been formally
recognised as representative ot the new
government. Chairman McCreary of
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
say it is not customary to give publicity
to diplomatic correspondence until it
ha reached it destination. Conse
quently the letter to President Dole
... . . 1 11' ill ! A
Wilt not De maue puouo unui auuwieu.
time has passed for it reception. The
fart that the existence of the correspond
ence has become known may induce the
President to make it public The pro
ceedings as to the recognition were
simple and formal. Minister Thurston
on starting for Hawaii had left Becre-
U.iilnMi nharcMi H' A Raima ail
interim for the provisional government
of Hawaii. By the same mall which
conveyed to the State Department Willis'
notice that he recognized the new Re
public ol Hawaii Mr. Hastings received
his credentials of Charge d Affaire ad
interim for the Republic These were
from Mr. Hatch, the Hawaii Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and were directed to
Secretary Gresham. Mr. Hasting laid
hi credential before the State Depart
ment, and the day before yesterday re
ceived the usual notice stating that the
department had received his credential
and recognized him as ad interim rep
resentative ot ui Hawaiian juiwu
ment. I
VAMIRR-ITRIORRW COM AH. -
A Moromant Is on Foot In This Conntrr
to Son Thorn Boll.
Ksw To, August 11. The move
neat to send relief to the famine-stricken
Corean ha already taken shape, and 1
being rigorously pushed. In response
to the offer of the Christian Herald of
New York, to contribute 1,010 barrel of
flour to any cargo that may be ent to
that country, the Corean Minister, Y
Sung Soo, yesterday telegraphed to that
paper the following from Washington;
" Your noble and generous contribu
tion of 1,000 barrel of floor substan
tially start the movement to relieve ray
starving countrymen. My heart Is fall
of gratitude to you for your prompt as
sistance, and I shall notify my govern
ment of the relief that may be expected
from this country. It fills my heart with
pain and regret that my starving coun
trymen and prostrate government can
not And mean to transport the contri
bution yoa have so generously started.
In a day or two I hope I shall be able to
advise yon whether the shipping port
shall be New York or San Francisco.
The latter port would be better."
Dr. Loul. Klopsch ( the Christian
Herald ha forwarded the following die
patch to Secretary G res ham, inviting
the assistance of the government in for
warding the proposed cargo: f
" The pathetic appeal made by the
Corean Minister in behalf of his starving
people provoke widespread sympathy.
If means of transportation can tie se
cured, a large cargo of grain for the re
lief of these starving multitudes can be
provided. Will the United State gov
ernment undertake the transportation
from either New York or San Fran
cisco?" It i further proposed to secure the
co-operation of the various board of
trade and exchange throughout the
country, and especially at San Francisco
and Chicago. The cargo, when com
pleted, will probably clear from the
former port, and it is believed that a
guarantee of immunity from leisure,
either by China or Japan, will b granted.
XORTMWRST MEW.
Washington).
Tekoa wants bid on $11,400 0 per cent
funding bond. i
Ex-State School Superintendent Bryan
is to be principal of tbe Aberdeen schools.
The sum of $20,000 il being disbursed
by a special agent among the Indians at
Tekoa. The money is due them from
the government.
Yakima county's hop acreage is 2,913,
an increase of 706. Eight thousand
white persons and many Indiana will be
employed in the picking.
Townships 23, in ranges 31, 82, 33 and
84, . W. M., in Lincoln county will be
open for settlement September 6, 1894.
This comprise 49,117 acre along the
Columbia river. Actual settlers will
have ninety day from September 9 in
which to offer their filing.
Spokane county ha a surplus of re
sonrcee over liabilities amounting to
$153,800.47, according to the financial
statement for the year ending June 80,
1894. The indebtedness of the county
amounts to $612,902.36, of which $463,
000 is bonded indebtedness and $29,
901.36 floating.
On Hood canal point fir log hay ad
vanced $1 per thousand, and are selling
at front $6.M to $6.09. This is the result
ef the increased activity in the foreign
lumber demand, and come conservative
mill men say that if leas had been said
about the increase in business there
would not have been any anxiety among
logger to secure an advance. The in
crease in the price of logs brings the
price about back to the prevailing price
of 1893.
The offer ef school district No. 58 of
Clark county, of $1,8000 fending bond,
ha been accepted: by the State Und
Commission, subject to approval by ta
Attorney-General. Secretary Cowen ha
anhmittad a raoort to the commission
exonerating Charles Browder, ex-Audi
tor of Whitman county Irom oareieas
a nr mllnainn in tha matter of dis
counting delinquencies on' State land
contract. The land (election made in
township 23 north, 6 west, and township
16 north, 8 west, were approved and ap
nortioned to th srant for charitable,
educationable, penal and reformatory
institution. ; - :
t OlVfOB.
From an Interview with Receiver
Clark ot the Oregon Pacific it waa
learned that the road is still holding it
own, with prospect somewhat brighter
for the future, imnng tne monin jus
closed between 4,000 and 6,000 tie have
been removed and new one placed In
their stead, and the extensive repair
began some months ago on the Willam
ette bridge at Albany have been com
pleted. The system inaugurated by Mr.
Clark soon after hi appointment, ha
been carried right along nntil now the
road is in a better condition both physio
ally and financially than it has been for
over two year. The receiver pay cash
for everything, and all bills for material
and supplies are discounted, a thing
which has not happened for years. Pas
senger traffic for the past month has im
proved wonderfully over that of former
years. Train of tour and five can are
run regularly and carry from 100 to 800
ba: bound passenger daily.
In hi annual review of the salmon
business, just issued, Mr. Kinney of As
toria says: "After many weeks of un
certainty and an almost confirmed be
lief that the pack would be smaller
than that of any previous year in
the history of salmon-canning on the
Columbia river, the season of 1894
is about to close, and it is sate to
estimate the total pack at 10 per cent
in excess of last year' figures. Daring
the earlier portion, of the season the gen
eral belief in the four-year-run theory
wa rudely shaken by the comparative
scarcity of fish, while the destruction ot
wheels in the upper river materially in
creased the probabilities of a much-diminished
catch. 8till another cause for
uneasiness waa the fact that until quite
recently seining was practically nselesa,
owing to the vast volume of water which
for weeks rushed down the Columbia
river and it tributaries. Trap-fishing
wa also exceedingly poor because of
the freshet and the resultant muddy
state ot the water. It will be readily
seen, therefore, that nothing short of a
pbeneminally large run of salmon dur
ing the latter day of the season weald
enable cannera to reach even last year'
figures. But within the past thirty day
the shortage was rapidly decreased, th
catch having been greater than for any
corresponding period for many year
past, considering th quantity of gear in
NO SIGNS OF YIELDING
German Socialists and the
Berlin Ring Brewers.
THE V0EWAERT8 TAKES A HAND.
Both Parti. Ha uara' Groatlj, Bat
th Boyaott Is Continued and th
Fight Prolonged Big taloonkooprs
Rfaa Boyettr Their Halls.
Biblin, August 13. The straggle be
tween the Socialist boycotter and the
ring brewer doe not grow lee. Al
though both parties have suffered enough
to welcome an end, neither think of
yielding a point. The Vorwaerta, which
lead in the fight for the Socialists, with
daily columns of exhortation tor friend
and denunciation ot enemies, aay that
the list of boycotted house carries now
some 2,000 name. Many of these houses,
however, are the smallest back yard sa
loons, whose business interest are
scarcely worth considering. The big
Berlin saloonkeepers still refuse to let
the boycotter use their assembly hall.
The loss to the landlords on this account
is heavy, although a part of it is covered
with subsidies from the Landlords' Asso
ciation. The lack of proper rooms for
their anti-ring rallies ha caused the So
cialists much inconvenience, and un
doubtedly ha kept their plan of cam
paign within reasonable bounds. They
threaten the ball owner with severe
penalties as Boon as the main struggle
with the brewer shall cease. Many
owner are receiving menacing letter,
warning them that they will De forced
oat of business if they do not come over
to the Social Democratic side. Theodore
Wachter, the person who forsook his
calling to dovote hi energies to spread
ing Socialism, has had trouble with the
Social Democratic leaders, and has been
set out in the cold by them. He wished
to combine Socialism and Christianity
in hi teachings, and the mixture ex
cited the disgust of the infidels who
control tbe party organization. He has
gone to Dortmund to found a party of
his own. He will call hi follower
Christian Socialists. He hope that tbe
regular leaders will repent and let him
exploit his theories at the Frankfort
National Congress, bat he is likely to be
disappointed.
TBIKEB AND POLITICIAN1.
Knox Will Ban for Sheriff of Tplo Conoty
In California.
Saceamento, August 14. Harry
Knox, the ex-strike leader, will ran for
Sheriff of Tolo county, and his friend
confidently expect his election. There
I good reason to believe that he will be
sleeted because of the assurance he ha
received from a great number of voter
of Yolo county, representing all politi
cal faith, that they will rapport him
hould he allow hi name to go before
the People' party ticket This morn
ing the Chairman of the People's party
County Committee waited on Knox at
his home in the town of Broderick across
the river, and told him he could have
the nomination by acclamation if he
consented to permit his name to go before-
the convention. Knox said that he
was not a politician and was not particu
larly anxious to ran. He was a poor
man, and did not have the requisite
wealth necessary to meet his campaign
expenses. He was assured by the Chair
man that all his expenses would be met,
and that his candidacy would not cost
him adollar. Knox said that on that
condition he would consent to run, and
he authorized the Chairman to announce
to the people of Tolo county that be
would be a candidate for Sheriff at tbe
coming election.
ANARCHISTS OF FRANCS.
Their Trial Has Kndod, and Only Thn
War Convlotod.
Pabib, August 15. The trial of the an
archist before the Assise Court ended
to-day in the acquittal of all but three
of the accused. After counsel tor the
defense had finished their speeches,
Fauer, Graves, Bastard and Bernard ad
dressed the court, protesting their in
nocence. Their remarks were coached
in moderate language, denying in every
respect the rant of the anarchist. The
case waa then given to the jury, who
spent two hours in considering the
questions put to them by the Judge.
The verdict waa that the charge against
the prisoner of belonging to a criminal
association was not proven. Artix, Cheri
ootte and Bertanl were found guilty of
robbery and having been in illegal pos
session of weapons. All the others were
declared not guilty of the charges against
them, and were discharged. Artis was
was sentenced to fifteen years' imprison
ment at hard labor; Chericotte to eight
year and Bertani to six months.
The end of the trial was marked by no
incident. Those who had been ac
quitted left the courtroom quietly.
WAR SHOULD BE STOPPRD.
U England Will Not End It, Thoa th
Caltod gtato Should.
London, August 14. The Daily News
recommend concerted action by the Eu-
ropean power to atop the war between
I China and Japan. It says:
"China and Japan respectively em-
, body conservative and innovating force.
, It is therefore natural that Western na-
, tions should sympathise with Japan. If
her ultimate victory were probable or
even within range of practical poeaibil-
i itv. there might be plausible argument
1 against interference, but the permanent
defeat of China is almost impossible,
and the result, unless the powers inter
pose, will probably be the extinction ot
the Japanese autonomy and the jealous
' exclusion of ' foreign devils ' from Japan
' a well as China. If mutual jealousy
fire vents the European power from act
ng, there remains the alternative action
by the United States. That may be con
trary to one aspect of the Monroe doc
trine and opposed to American ideas,
but the situation is exceptional enough
to justify a departure from precedent
and usage. The fighting cannot continue
, withou t seriously Injuring th trade of
I th world."
OR THR MOSQUITO COAST.
rh Cnptala of th Columbia Dos Rat
Antlalpat Sarloas Trouble.
Wasbixotom, August 10. The Navy
Department received a dispatch from
Captain Summers, commanding the Co
lumbia, which was telegraphed from
New Orleans on the arrival ot yester
day's steamer from Blaefields. His re
port is exceedingly brief. He lay he
has landed a force from the two Ameri
can ships, and that men have also been
landed from the British war vessel.
The American force will be maintained
ashore as long a affair are unsettled,
lie doe Rot anticipate serious trouble,
and seem to look for a speed termina
tion of the difficulty between the Nica
raguana on the one side and the Mos
quito Indians and negroes on the other.
The impression is gained from naval
officers from the dispatch that the Nica
raguans, who have now concentrated a
considerable force at Bluefields, will
continue master of the situation, and
that very little resistance will be offered
by the supporters of Chief Clarence. It
i thought probable that either the Mar
blebead or the Columbia will be relieved
from duty on the Mosquito coast in the
coarse of a week or ten day.
Chl.f Clareao.
War is again rack
ing Nicaragua. This
time the Indians of
the Moequito Territo
ry have risen against
the government. A
picture of Robert
Henry Clarence, the
boy chief of the Moe
qmtoe, accompanies
this sketch. He waa
driven from the reser
r, Ovation
jS gnanai
iSSai bat wi
vation by the Nicara-
some time ago,
aMiKviicmKNaav uub who utneu uava
i i i
by the British May 21,
1894, and recently issued a declaration
nf anvereumtv. proclaiming himself the
hereditary chief of Mosquito and calling
upon all law-abiding and loyal residents
to obey hi authority. Tbe trouble in
this country dates from February last,
when the Nicaraguan government tried
to gain control of the Mosquito Indians
by sending a military force to occupy
Blaefields, the capital of the Territory.
The Indians assert their rights of self
government under the provisions of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
WHO IS ARDRRW HIGHTONT
H Claims Portland a HI Homo, and
Rakor City a WU.
, Bostok, August 13. A man about 65
year old, who is booked at the police
headquarter a Andrew O. Highton,
was arrested to-day for paseing worth
lees check. Highton tell some con
flicting stories, among them that he be
longs in Portland, Or.; Denver, Colo.,
and Baker City, Or. He say he is one
fifth owner of the Ornament and Sur
prise mine on Greenhorn Mountain,
Grant county. Or., and is in Boston to
secure capital with which to work the
mine. The police think their prisoner
is an old-time forger and spurious check
ntterer. Highton called at the National
City Bank in the Exchange building on
State street, and offered for deposit a
draft for $15,000 drawn on N. Clarnet of
Seattle, Wash., who, he says, is one
half owner in the mine. When he
presented the draft he told the cashier
that he did not want it collected until
the last of the month. The bank prom
ised to accommodate him in this re
spect, but informed him that he would
not be given any money until the hank
had sent the draft West for collection.
To Boycott th Abattoir Combine.
Sax F"uci8co, August 10. Henry
Miller, senior member of the wholesale
butchering firm of Miller & Lux, which
some time ago joined force with Armour,
Swift A Morrison of Chicago in estab
lishing abattoirs and packing-house at
Baden, San Mateo county, ha decided
to withdraw from the combine and join
in a boycott against it. Miller save that,
while the plan might work in Chicago,
it won't do for San Francisco. He says
there is great feeling among dealers
against the combine, and that the objec
tion is not against refrigerated meats,
bat against the Baden concern. The in
tensity of feeling is inch that dealer
won't buy from the combine. In con
clusion Miller says that the position h
la in is precisely like that ot a man who
is living apart from his wife without be
ing divorced. His Arm still retains stock
in the concern, but they have drawn out
because they are convinced that Chicago I
wayt are not successful here.
Tho Wla Grower. Trait.
Sax Fkakcibco, August 11. At a meeb
ing of the wine grower thia afternoon
H. Eppstoin, President of the associa
tion recently formed to organize a trust
embracing all the wine-growing interests
of the State, reported that seven of the
leading wine merchants had eigned
articles of incorporation and forwarded
them to the Secretary of State at Sacra
mento. The company is now prepared
to treat with the committee of seven
wine grower recently appointed to se
cure options on the grape crop of the
fetal. . -
Th Olaomargmrln Law.
Washinotom, August 11. Forman
from the Committee on Agriculture to
day made a favorable report to the
House on the bill to make Oleomarga
rine and all other imitation dairy pro
duct subject to the laws of the State or
Territory into which they are trans
ported. It is claimed that the original
package decision of the Supreme Court
Las permitted unscrupulous dealers to
pack oleomargarine in original packages
and thus protect it from the restrictions
of the various State laws.
Sfaay Idl H in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, August 11. One thousand
unemployed men appeared at the city
hall yesterday demanding work. They
" a J ? a il
were impatient anu penueient m tueir
demands, but beyond a few threats were
orderly. The city authorities are greatly
troubled at the outlook, and it la likely
more bonds will be issued to afford more
public work. Many mill and factories
are idle.
Coal Striken Giving; Vp.
Mobxys, HI., August 11. The coal
strike which began April 21, and has
prevailed in Grundy county up to the
present time, crippling all industries
and branches of trade and driving thou
sand to th verge of starvation, wa
melally declared off to-day.
'FIRM VETO MESSAGE
President Says the Army's
List is Abused.
A5D IN THE CASE OF WELLS
Par Raasoas Both 0ara! and Spaelll
H Find. It HI Doty t Call a Halt
Th Proldant Rvlwt th Military
Rooord of Captain WolU.
Washikqtox, August 8. President
Cleveland gave to Congress a clear state
ment of his view on special legislation
for the retirement of army officers in a
veto to-day of the bill for tbe relief of
Eugene Wells, late Captain of tbe
Twelfth Infantry. The bill authorized
the President to appoint the beneficiary
a Second lieutenant of artillery, to be
placed on the retired list for disability
without the usual examination by a re
tiring board. The President writes:
Appointment to the army under author
ity of the present legislation which
named the proposed appointees, and the
purpose of which ia the immediate re
tirement of the appointee, are open to
serious objections, though I confess I
have been persuaded through sympathy
and sentiment on a number of occasions
to approve such legislation. When, how
ever, it is proposed to make the retire
ment compulsory and without reference
to age or previous examination a moet
objectionable feature i introduced.
The case covered by the special en
act men ts referred to are usually such as
should, if worthy of consideration, be
provided for under general or corpora
tion pension laws, leaving the retired
list of the army to serve the legitimate
purpose for which it was established. A
recent decision in tbe House of Repre
sentatives upon a bill similar to the one
now before me drew from a memoran
dum of the House Committee on Mili
tary Affair the declaration that hun
dreds of such bill were before that com
mittee, and that there were fifty prece- ,
dent for the passage of the particular
one under discussion. It seems to me
this condition suggests such an encroach
ment upon the retired list of the army
as should lead to the virtual abandon- ,
ment of such legislation in sound policy
and good administration. There are
facta connected with the case covered by
the bill now before me which in my
judgment forbids it favorable consider
ation. The President then review the mili
tary record of Captain Wells, saying that
in the fail of 1870 he waa charged with
conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman. The specifications were that
while intoxicated he had violently as
saulted other officers at Fort Fetterman,
Wyoming, and struck one on the head
with a billiard cue. Before his trial he
took advantage-of an act just passed to
apply for his discharge, which was given
him and the charges withdrawn. In
1885 be waa appointed a Second Lieu
tenant against the protests of other of
flrara. and in 1887 waa charged with
being drunk on duty and with conduct
to the prejudice of good order and mili
tary discipline in refusing to obey th
commands of hi superior officer; wa
court-martialed and dismissed in 1887.
The message continues:
" Since tbat time repeated euorts nave
been made to vacate this iudgment and
restore the dismissed officer to the serv-
ica. While a number of committees in
Congress have made reports favorable to
such action, at least committees have
recommended a denial of legislative re
lief. Both of these reports were made
on behalf of the Committee on Military
Affair by distinguished soldiers, who
after patient examination, and with an
inclination to be not only just but gen
erous to a fellow-soldier, ' were con
strained to recommend a refusal of the
application for restoration. I am im-
Ereesed with the belief that tne legis
ition of the kind proposed is of ex
tremely doubtful expediency in any save
very exceptional cases, and I am thor- -
oughly convinced by the facta now be
fore me that the discipline and efficiency
of our army, as well as justice to its
meritorious members, does not permit,
my approval on any ground of the bill
herewith returned."
DISORACRPTJI. RIOT.
Charohos Ar Demolish.. by a Mob la
Qttobeo, Canada.
Quebec, August 8. This city wa last
night the scene of a disgraceful, and
riotous demonstration. The French Bap
tist mission has recently been estab
lished in this city with It headquarter
in a building on Bridge street. A mob
gathered around the building, and an at
tack was begun upon it with stones.
The attack waa a fierce one, and tbe
window and doors yielded to the shower
of stone pelted upon them. The poor
preacher, cooped up in tbe building
without any means whatever ot defense,
could not venture out, and were held
prisoner tor some time, until a force of
police came along and cleared away the
mob, which numbered 6,000, composed
mostly of French Catholic. The mob
went to the building occupied by the
French An gel! can mission. This place
too wa wrecked. By tbe time the police
got thia far tho rioters had moved on,
and were at th Salvation Army bar
racks. Here another fusilade of stones
took place, and th property of the
Army sustained considerable damage.
The police here also arrived too late to
make any arrests, and hearing that the
rioters had again made for the Baptist
mission, they started in cabs for that
place, where they arrived just in time
to prevent a second riot. The streets
were cleared, and the missionaries were
escorted to their home by the police to
prevent further violence being offered
them. There i every reason to fear a
recurrence ot trouble, and the fact that
a similar disturbance led to rather seri
ous results, a few years ago, gives rise
to i the gravest apprehension on this
score. The city ha been quiet to-day,
but an outbreak is feared should the
Salvation Army attempt to parade the
street.
. ' Moadod for tho Seat of War.
Gibkaltas, August 8. The Japanese
warship Satisnata from Newcastle ar
rived here to-dav en route to Jar.nn.
The Satisnata will probably ew-ort tut
three fast vessels fitted out n en
which were recently pure-hawed in Eng
land tor the Japanese government.