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VOL. VII.
THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1894-
NO. 206
THE POOR OF PULLMAN
Many Families on the Verge
of Starvation.
GOVERNOR ALTGELD ON THE SCENE
He Says the Pullman System or Bentins;
Knconrages Immoralitythe New
Bedford Strike Is Growing;.
Chicago, Aug. 21. Governor Altgeld
epant several hourB today with the citi
zens of Pullman. He was told 2436 fam
ilies hail been helped. "I do not know
just what method I shall take to aid
these men," said. the governor, "bnt
someth ing must be done. I have written
George M. Pullman." It ia probable
the governor will issue a proclamation
setting forth the pitiable condition of
the strikers and calling for aid.
The Strike Investigation.
Chicago, Aug. 21. A. J. Carroll, ed
itor of the Eight Hour Herald, was the
first witness before the strike commis
sion today. He told of the effort of the
civic federation to settle the Pullman
strike. He was informed by the Pull
man officials they had nothing to arbi
trate. He believed compulsory arbitra
tion applied to tuasi public industries
would be beneficial, and read a letter
from a friend in New Zealand showing
the beneficial results of the government
ownership of railroads and telegraphs.
Malcolm McDowell, a newspaper re
porter, told of the overturning of the
cars at Pullman. He said there were no
railroad strikers in the mob.
Rev. L. M. Wickham, pastor of the
Swedish Methodist church at Pullman,
was emphatic La his denunciation of the
methods of the Pullman company.
"When business gets slack," he said,
"the company's employes living outside
of Pullman are ordered to move into the
company's houses on the peril of losing
their positions. Men who have .at
tempted to buy homes on the install
ment plan are the first laid off when the
force is reduced. One man injured in
the shops was taken to the hospital.
Later I saw a sworn statement purport
ing to be signed by him in which he
said the accident was entirely unavoida
ble. I know the paper was a forgery,
for at the date on which it was made the
man was unable to write his name.
One of the worst features of the Pullman
system of house renting is the immoral
ity it encourages. Many workmen are
compelled to rent rooms. The houses
are so arranged that the roomers must
pass through the family sleeping apart
ments, and as a result the morality of
Pullman is much below that of the snr--rounding
towns. '.-'
The Popgun Tariff Bills.
Washington, Aug.21. Senator White,
now a member of the finance commit
tee, is not in favor of free silver-lead ore,
and as all the repuplicans hold the same
opinion it has been decided the senate
need not take into consideration the
house free lead bill. .The sugar men
have taken a great deal of comfort over
the vote recently had on the motion of
Senator Manderson to instruct the sen
ate finance committee to report an
amendment to the free-sugar bill re-establishing
the McKinley sugar bounty.
It was shown the majority of the senate
was for the bounty. When the senate
meets in December, Stewart may not
vote, which would leave the vice-president
to decide against the bounty' on a
tie. But it is thought by some who ad
ivocate the bonnty that before a vote on
the free-sugar bill or the amended bill
can be had there will be three more re
publican votes in the senate. Theve
are vacancies from Montana, Washing
ton and Wyoming, and it is claimed by
the republicans the legislature elected
this fall will be all republican.
In the Haiie.
Washington, Aug. 21. There was
not a quorum present when the house
began its session today, but the mem
bers sought to take up several measures
by unanimous consent. The senate bill
for the exclusion and deportation of alien
anarchist was called up. Warnerof New
York objected to consideration of the
bill. "I regret," said be, "that I must
always stand here and protest against
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
putting in the hands of the administra
tive officers the enormous power con
ferred this bill."
' "Does not the gentleman know" inter
posed McMillin,'"that 500 anarchists are
already in the hands of the police, and
are on their way to these shores?"
"I cannot be panic-stricken," replied
Warner emphatically, "and I object to
giving officers the' power to deport such
persons as they deem offenders." '" ,
Wherever the word is used in the
statue," suggested Oates, "it is given the
common interpretation."
"There is no definition of anarchy in
the common law," replied Warner, "and
I object to the consideration of the bill."
A resolution to; print 20,000 copies of
the tariff bill was passed, also the bill to
grant the Duluth & Winnipeg railway
the right of way through the Chippewa
and White Earth Indian reservations.
At 10:45 the house adjourned until 12
o'clock Thursday.
The Kew Bedford Strike.
New Bedford, Mass., Aug. 21. Ev
erything is quiet at the mills today.
Work is entirely suspended.
The Howland corporations will resume
within a few days, as an agreement has
been reached. The spinners' executive
committee are devoting efforts to getting
the Bennett and Columbian mills, which
make the same line of goods as the How
land, into line.. The outcome of. the
strike now depends upon the cloth mills.
Some treasurers assert the mills are in
definitely locked up,- but others are
quoted as saying they look for a way out
of the trouble quickly. The Bristol
mill, prosecuted recently for running
Saturday afternoons, is loaded with
orders. The operatives at a mass meet
ing today voted not to return to work
nn til the law is complied with.
The Woodland Wreckers.
Woodland, Cal., Aug. 21. Knox,
Com p ton, Mullin and Hatch, members
of the American Railway Union media
tion committee, accused of .train wreck
ing, were held to answer on a charge of
murder before the superior court by
Justice Fisher this afternoqn. The same
bondsmen as heretofore were accepted
for Knox, Compton and Mullin. The
bonds are $10,000 each. Defendant
Worden made his usual ecene in court
and insisted that his attorneys go on
with his defense. An order was there
fore made that his defense will begin
Thursday next. The cases of Appleman,
alias Texas, and Samuel Arthen Killian,
a brakeman, also supposed to be of the
gang who wrecked the train bearing the
soldiers, are set for the same day.
A Dearth" of War News.
Shanghai, Aug. 21. No war news
has reached Shanghai Augnet 12.. Two
Japanese spies, arrested in the French
settlement at Shanghai, will remain un
der the protection of the United States
consul until a charge is clearly formu
lated against them.
Not Friendly to Americans.
London, Aug. 21. The Pall Mall Ga
zette this afternoon says : "The excite
ment and mystery in yachting circles is
simmering down to a general . feeling
which can hardly be pronounced
friendly to the American visitors."
The Britannia Wins
Portsmouth, Aug. 21. In the 50-mile
race today, under the auspices of the
Royal Albert Yacht Club, the Santanita
and Britannia competed. The former
crossed the finish line first, but the
latter won on the time allowance.
Free Coinage Resolutions.
Washington, Aug. 21. Representa
tive Hartman of Montana presented in
the' house today strong resolutions in
favor of the free coinage of silver adopt
ed by powerful labor organizations of
the country. "
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Illness of the Pope.
London, Aug. 21. A special dispatch
from Rome says the pope had an attack
of syncope Sunday,; and for some min
utes his condition caused much alarm1
At Pall Blver.
Fall Rivee, Aug. 21. Five more mills
shut down today on account of the strike,
and theri is a decrease of fully 1500
looms in the mills still running.
Wilson Going Europe.
Washington, Aug. 21. Chairman
Wilson will probably go to. Europe soon
after congress adjourns.' -
Feed wheat for sale cheap at Wasco
Warehouse. . tf.
Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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California Fruit Shipment.
. New York, Aug. 21--The second train
load of California fruit shipped from Sac
ramento direct for London by way of the
American Steamship line arrived in this
city early this morning and by 3 :30 p.
m. had been stowed away in the re
frigerator compartments of the steam
ship Berlin, which sails tomorrow. This
train, which like its predecessor, waB
run on schedule time the entire distance
from Sacramento, consisted of 10 car
loads, but as the steamship has - room
for only eight, the remaining two car
loads will be sold by public auction.
The fruit consists of Bartlett pears,
peaches, plums, apricots, grapes, etc.,
the pears predominating in quantity.
It was received in excellent condition.
A Husband's llscovery
Pittsbukg, Aug. 21. Thomas Har
per, of Esplen borough, returned " today
from ' Mount Clemens. He. found his
wife dead in bed, and by her side their
two children, aged 2 and 4 years, lay
unconscious. The woman died from a
hemorrage, and the bed. was saturated
with blood. The children are in a pre
carious condition fram lack of food and
breathing the contaminated atmos
phere. STANDARD AND LOCAL TIME.
Geographical Location- of the Five OLongi
tndlnal Belts in This Country.
With the enormous Increase of rail
way traveling the necessity arose for
Inventing some method of counting
time which should avoid the complica
tions arising from the use of local mean
time, which varies with every mile of
east or west travel. What is known as
the "new standard time" was adopted
by agreement by all the principal rail
roads of the United States at twelve
o'clock, noon, on November 18, 1883.
The system, -says the Detroit Free
Press, divides the continent into five
longitudinal belts and fixes a meridian
of time for each belt. - These meridians
are fifteen degrees of longitude, corre
sponding to one hour of time, apart.
Eastern Maine, New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia use the sixtieth meridian;
the Canadas, New England, the mid-,
die states, Virginia and the Carolina s
use the seventy-fifth meridian,, which
is that of Philadelphia; the states
of the Mississippi valley, Alabama,
Georgia and Florida, and westward, in
cluding Texas, Kansas and the larger
part, of Nebraska and Dakota, use the
ninetieth meridian, which is that of
New Orleans. The territories to the
western border of Arizona and Mon
tana go by the time of the one hun
dred and fifth meridian, which is that
of Denver, and the Pacific states em
ploy the ene hundred and twentieth
meridian. The time divisions are
known as intercolonial time, ' eastern
time, central time, mountain time and
Pacific time. 'A traveler passing from
one time belt to another will find his
watch an hour fast or too slow, accord
ing to the direction in which he is go
ing. All points in any time division
using the time of the meridian must
set their timepieces faster or slower
than the time indicated by the sun, ac
cording as their position is east or west
of the line. This change of system re
duced the time standards used by the
railroads from fifty-three to five, a
great convenience to the railroads and
the traveling public
. GREAT PRESENCE OF MIND.
Bow a Clever Yankee Fooled 'a Brace of
, Britishers.
- The residents of State n Island," dur
ing its occupancy by the British in rev
olutionary times, were prohibited from
keeping firearms of any description in
their houses. A few of them, never
theless, succeeded in concealing guns,
and among these was a young man
named Houseman. One morning, after
the fall of a light snow, says the Argo
naut, the young man was out with his'
gun in quest of rabbits, when a Sudden
turn in the path brought him in sight
of two soldiers. The two parties saw
each other simultaneously, and each
stopped. Houseman thought "of the
loss of his gun, and possibly of his life;
but the sense of danger was but a stim
ulus to his coolness and daring. ' He
suddenly turned his back on the sol
diers, and, stepping around the turn,
waved his hand, as if beckoning to
some one. "Hurry up!" he shouted;
"here are two Britishers. . Three of vou
go round to the right, three to the left,
and the rest follow me. . Hurry up, be
fore they run away!" ' The Britishers,
hearing these words and fearing there
might be a small army about to sur
round them, turned and fled.' They
even threw down their arms to facili
tate . their flight. What report they
made when they reached their quarters
is not known, but a detachment was at
once sent out to capture the young man
and his army. Their surprise and mor
tification may' be imagined when, at
the turn in the path, they could find
but the tracks of a single individual.
The fixed stars are suns and each may
have its own planetary system.
There are twen';y stars of the first
magnitude and seventy of the second.
. The Chinese pay their doctor only so
long as he keeps them in health. They
believe in preventing rather than curing
disease. This is Bound sense; and one
of the strongest recommendations of
Ayer's Sarsaparilla, a medicine which
not only cures diseases but prevents
them.
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