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SATURDAY .....MARCH 15. 1890
THE NEAGLE CASE ONCE MORE.
Aa etho of the pistol shot wbicb
pnt an end to the tumultuous life of
ex-Judge lerry, of Uauforma, was
heard in the supreme court at Wash
ington Tuesday, says the Inter-Ocean
of March 6th. The question of the
release on habeas corpus of Deputy
Marshal Neagle who fired that shot
was the. point of contention. It was
claimed in behalf of the state of Cali
fornia that the United States goyero
ment had no authority in the case,
except as it might be specifically set
forth by federal statute. Th'S posi
tion was that as it was not asserted
that Neagle acted upon the authority
of any statutory law of the United
States he was not acting nnder any
valid authority. . There is no act of
congress expressly extending to fed
eral judges protection outside the pre'
cincts of the court building, it was
argued, and therefore the deputy
marshal ought to be remanded to the
custody of the state of California.
This is the old Calhoun doctrine of
state rights with an immaterial varia
tion in ' its application. Seldom has
anything happened to illustrate so
strikingly as this does the ntenable
character of the general principle in
volved in this case. On the broad
ground that the national government
is restricted to the letter of the written
law the deputy marshal was not le
gally detailed to protect Judge Field,
notwithstanding the threats Terry had
made to shoot him - at sight, and the
United States has no power to protect
any of its officers in the discharge of
their duties, except aa a statutory
provision bad been made to fit the
case. Sueh a doctrine as this could
not be carried out consistently with
out overthrowing the government it
self. The issue raised in the Neagle
case is the issue on which the war for
the union was fought out.
It wiit hippy hit on the part of
Attorney-General Miller to quote front
that radical states' rights man, ex-Seo-
retary Bayard, in support of the claim
made in behalf of Neagle. "The in
herent right of the government to en
act and enforce laws gives it, says
Bayard, "power to protest its servants
in their exercise." This k an axiom.
The attorney-general took the ground
that the argument used against the
federal authority in this ease was the
same in essence as the one that the
executive bad no power except such
as was specifically granted by the leg
islative department that bad been
used before the civil war to deny the
power of the government to coerce the
seceding states. At this point Justice
Bradley interrupted the attorney-general
with the question: "With what
force shall the president execute this
power of protection of which you
speak, supposing that the marshal had
not sufficient force for the purpose?"
The attorney-general was equal to the
occasion and at once answered: "With
the posse in the first instance, and if
that were not sufficient with the army
and navy."
ENCOURAGING.
We received to day the following
dispatch from Washington City:
Waihixotos, D. C, March IS, 1890.
To John Michel!:
The committee has considered the Cascade Locks.
Look for larger appropriations than ever before.
. Am In perfect harmony Kith senators concerning;
boat railway. Bixgis HiKXasa,
From a dispatch published some
weeks ago our people were induced to
believe that Mr. Hermann was not in
harmony with the other members of
the Oregon delegation in regard to the
- appropriation for a boat railway be
. tween this city and Celilo, and that if
the amount asked for this improve-
- ment Here incorporated in the River
and Harbor bill it would kill, the
- measure as far as Oregon is concerned.
In the same dispatch Senator Mitchell
was quoted as saying that the appro
priation for the boat railway should
not be incorporated in the general bill
for public improvements, but should
constitute a separate one by itself. In
the dispatch received to-day Mr. Her
mann positively states that he is in
perfect harmony with the delegation
regarding this matter, acd we may ex
pect an appropriation for this part of
the river this session.
Our delegation have already intro
duced special measures for a light-
house near Astoria and for continua
tion of the work on toe jetty, and
our citizens were fearful that the
locks at the Cascades might be neg
lected. The words of Mr. Hermann
are very encouraging, and we have
reaton to hope that expectations will
not be disappointed. We have always
- considered the completion of the locks
at the Cascades as very important,
both from its commercial significance,
and also from the impetus it would
give to other improvements in the
great river. ' If the produce of the
counties bordering on the Columbia
could once reach seaboard except by
means of the railway monopoly the
growth tnd development of the region
would be phenomenal The state
would then realize the necessity of open
ing the river fully to the free naviga
tion of the people, and the increase of
population would make the demand
most urgent
Our people have come to the deter
mination to make an open river
and the forfeiture of the Wallula land
grant vital issues in the political eon
tests of the future, and will hold their
servants strictly to account in these
matters. They do not intend to dic
tate to the congressional delegation,
but simply to find out who are friendly
to them and treat them accordingly.
There seems to be no doubt now
about the early b ginning of the Si
Siberian railway. It will be valuable
far military DurBOses. and it cannot be
iseamett that it will be commercially
successful It will carry the great
trade which has in times past sub
sisted between China and Russia by
means of caravans. It will also make
business for itself in the country
through which it passes, as American
roads hav e done. It is a mistake to
suppose that Southern Siberia is a
waste country. The road will run
through as good an agricultural, rain
ing and timber country as some of our
transcontinental lines. If, as the Chi
nese minister at Washington says.
China will parallel this road as a mili
tary measure, there will be a waking
up in Central Asia.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
There is no denying the fact that
the wage-workers are more active in
their own interests than ever before,
This is not only true in the United
State?, but in Europe. The day has
passed when capital can crack its whip
over the backs of willing slaves, and
thev eladlv do its bidding. Modern
inventions have opened easy means of
communication between nations, and
the news of the great London dock
strike last year was known nearly
over the world the hour it commenced,
Almost every movement of this great
army of workers was felt by means of
the electric wires in every portion of
the civilized world, and every hour
bulletin boards were watched for news
regarding its progress. Telegrams of
sympathy were sent from labor organ
izations in America to their brothers
in the world's metropolis, and this
nerved them to greater efforts and
more determined action. Before the
era of electricity this great movement
would have been kept quiet until it
had been completely crashed; but that
is not possible now. The intelligence
of the masses, which haa become wide
! spread in nearly every country, has
enlightened them regarding their true
condition, and the ballot which is
almost universal in England and
America has given them a power
and interest in governmental affairs
which were not enjoyed - in former
years. These advantages, together
with the federation ef labor organi
cations, have changed the conditions
of classes and given prestigo to the
toiling many " rather than to the
wealthy few.
The agitation now taking plaee - in
the United States, as well as ia Eng
land and Germany, presages more than
momentary ripples upon the placid
surface of the body politic; but the
disturbance is deep, and has been
gaining strength for year past. Em
peror William may be more judicious
than benevolent in leaning towards
the Socialist movement in Germany,
and the Liberal party in England may
be acting for the future in legislating
for the laboring classes in he great
empire. We apprehend no danger to
free government from the success of
any of these movements. It will un
doubtedly result in bettering the con
dition of the bread-winners in the old
countries, and in purifying the dirty
pool of politics in our own country.
The trend of the world is towards
republicanism, and in free goverments
towards better and purer policies.
And for this hopeful sign of progress,
the toiling poor in all countries, who
have suffered wrongs for ages, are
to be congratulated.
The question of a postal telegraph
is now agitating the people of the
country, and Postmaster-General Wan
amaker is a strong advocate of the
plan. We have always been in fuyor
of the government controlling the
railroads and the telegraph lines of the
United States, as the available means
of stopping the grasping greed of cor
porations and releasing the producers
from a species of slavery. The oppon
ents of the plan have a strong argu
ment in what is termed the paternal
ism of government; but this' apparent
evil is directly under the control of
the people, and is susceptible of
remedy.
And now comes a report that
league has been formed in Canada to
ask the moral support and concerted
action to secure the independence of
Canada. At soon as this matures our
neighbors across the border will re
ceive sufficient aid from this side:
but thus far we have considered
the annexation scheme as ori
inating in French Canada, and an un
welcome class giving it wings in this
country. The colonies of Great Brit
ain enjoy great freedom, and have
good governments; but if they desire
to come under the protection of the
American eagle it it not friendly or
courteous to keep them out
It may be good party tactics to op
pose the admission of a state of oppo
site political predilections, and this
seems to be the plan marked out by
the Democrats in congress regarding
the admission of Idaho and Wyoming;
hut it is not hottest legislation. The
Dakotas and Washington were kept
out of the union for years in the
same manner. . The interests of the
public should be above rarty dicta
tion, and if a territory ha9 sufficient
wealth and population to be a state, it
should be permitted to arsa ne the re-
sponsioiiities witnouc any inquiry
being made regarding the political pre
dilections of a majority of the citizen.
In another column the name of Hor.
Z. F. Moody is mentioned for gov.
ernor. We have no personal prefer
ence for the position, and believe Mr.
Moody would make a good executive,
and it nominated - would be accept
able to the Republican party and
without doubt be elected.
It is reported that British money is
baying up our salmon canneries, and
we can see no reason to be alarmed
about the matter. As a young state
e desire all the capital we can get I
'or our development and it makes no 1
d'fiereace whether it comes from Enff- J
laud or Germany.
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CLEVELAND'S LAST LETTER. J
The ex-prcsident still holds to the
free trade plank which wrecked lmu
and his party in 18SS. He speaks
anJ writes with equal volubility. He
has one string to his harp, and he
thrums it on every occasion. The In
ter Ocean well says: "Free trade, or,
as he would prefer to phrase it, tariff
reform, owupies all bis thoughts." He
is resolutely determined that the peo
ple shall not forget that he is still in
the ring, aWeit seriously disfigured
and greatly weakened by the phlebo
tomy or "claret tapping" of 1SS8.
His latest appearance on the free
trade stage was at Indianapolis. Some
three hundred people convened in Ma
sonic Hall, iu that city, Tuesday night
to bear several gentlemen air their
views on the tariff, on which occasion
a letter was read from the ex-president
in which he went over once
more the ground traversed by bis mes
sage of December, 1887. He is very
gracious. He admits that the Ameri
can people are intelligent and patri
otic, but they are busy and apt to neg
lect the study of public questions. It
is on that ground, presumably, that he
condones the great crime of his own
defeat in 1888. It was all wrong,
but the folks were too busy to read
his message and "inwardly digest" its
meaning. With a rhetoric as ponder
ous as bim.oelf he remarks that "in the
engrossment of their daily avocations
they are too ready to rely upon the
judgment and avowed principles of the
party with which they have. affiliated
as guides to their political action."
This sounds well enough, but it is
really an insult to the people. To say
that they support the party of protec
tion because they are Blaves to party
prejudice ill becomes a man whose
first election was due to the most gi
gantic frauds and outrages in several
States, and who was defeated in his
second candidacy in spite of those
frauds and outrages. It is notorious
and undeniable that the Democracy is
strong in proportion as illiteracy is
prevalent The Democratic party
would have no chance whatever if it
were not for the ignorant lower strata,
men who vote their party ticket from
inbtinct It would have died long ago
if it Lad been dependent on intelli
gence and thoughtfulness, or, rather,
it would never have been born. But
Mr. Cleveland's argument, if such it
may be called, would indicate that he
himself has always ben too busy to
study the subject which he discusses,
and too ready to rely upon the judg
ment and avowed principles of the
party with which he has affiliated as
guide to his political action. He has
never thrown a single ray of light
upon the subject, simply repeating the
trite sophisms of his party, to which
party he ' pays the following compli
ment:
lTie Democretic party, as the party of the
people, opposed to selfish schemes which ig
nore the publio Rood, and pledged to the in
terests of all their countrymen, instead of
the furtherance of the interests of the few
who seek to pervert governmental powers
for their enrichment, was never nearer to
its fundamental principles than it was in its
contests for tariff reform.
Every Republican in the land should
earnestly desire that the Democratic
party should keep right on opposing
protection and favoring the British
policy. Nothing could contribute more
directly to the popularity of the party
now in power. This old talk about
the tariff enriching the few at the ex
pense of the many is one of those long
since exploded fallacies, and Mr. Cleve
land must be a Bourbon in every fiber
of his nature or his intelligence would
spleen against such a stupid declar
ation. But he wants to say something
to keep his name before his party and
shield it from the dry rot of "innocu
ous desuetude.1'
Senator Dolph's inquisition is still
in progress, and so far he has been an
able to find the member of the august
body who told the secrets of the exe
cutive session. His efforts to stop
these "leaks" will be ineffectual while
the people desire the news of congress
and the press of the country is pos
sessed of sufficient enterprise to ac
cede to their demands. This war on
newspapers by United States senators
will only work to their injury, as the
papers taiK directly to the con
stituency and can make the future of
these senators anything but pleasant
Hon. J. P. Wager has declined the
nomination of senator from Umatilla
county. Mr. Wager is a progressive
Democrat, alive to the issues of the
day, and has been a very able repre
sentative from that portion of the In
land Empire in the state senate. He
voted for the portage railway bill in
the last legislature and was a wide
awake representative of the best inter
est of his constituents. . We are sorry
that he has declined the nomination,
as Umatilla county will nadoubtedly
elect a Democratic senator next June,
and a better one could not be selected.
The Australian ballot system is be
coming very popular in the United
States, and will soon be adopted in al
most every state of the union. That
the present manner of casting votes by
electors is liable to lead to a great deal
of corruption there can be no doubt,
and any reform will be gladly wel
corned, even if it comes from a British
colony.
The news is very encouraging from
Washington City, and with liberal ap
propriations for the locks and the beat
railway, and $100,000 for a pnbh'c
building, The Dalles may expeet to
experience very lively times the com
ing summer. We may hope this
season to realize an era ot unpar
alalled growth and development.
The bill for public buildings in this
city, which passed the senate yester
day, may be defeated in the bouse; but
we hope it will not Beth branches
of congress are now in harmony, and
nothing caa be gained by defeating in
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Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla;
the house a measure which passed the !
senate. Aside from this, the Repub
licans in congress know that upon the
result in Oregon this year depends the
election of a (J. S. senator by our next
legislature. If Oregon is favored in
what she desires in' the matter of pub
lic improvements and buildings, the
Republicans will carry the state by a
large majority. If not, this is doubt
ful, and particulaily so in Eastern
Oregon. Our people have waited so
long to see the river opened, and been
disappointed so often, that if the pres
ent congress does not do something to
relieve our burdens it will be difficult
to keep the counties in the Republican
line. The party cannot afford to lose
one member in the U. S. senate, and
the appropriations in the River and
Harbor bill and the action on the
Wallula land grant will settle this
matter either in favor of the Republi
cans or Democrats next June.
WINDOWS DEFENSE.
The San Francisco Chronicle says:
When Secretary Windom came before
the house committee on coinage,
weights and measures to advocate bis
bill for the purchase and deposit of
silver bullion as a basis for the issu
ance of certificates he found himself,
perhaps to his own surprise, put on
the defensive. He took np the objec
tions raised against his bill and at
tempted to answer them, but it must
be conceded that he was not brilliantly
successful.
In speaking to th objection that
the bill made a commodity of silver
and degraded it from its high position
aB a money metal, he said he thought
this was a sentimental objection,
What did he meant Is he "entirely
ignorant of the distinction between
silver . as merchandise and silver as
money, or did he think the committee
did not understand the difference? The
objection is as far removed trom bein,
a sentimental one aa could well be
imagined. It is a pure, clean-cut bus
iness proposition. The silver men in
sist upon the dual standard; upon gold
money and silver money with a fixed
ratio, and when Mr. Windom seeks to
substitute silver bullion certificates of
fluctuating value for silver money he
says the objection to his plan is a sen
timental one.
Proceeding, he said that he did not
think it would be prudent to raise the
coinage limit, particularly as the Bland
bill had not tended to bring silver any
nearer to par than it was before the
passage of that act. But wh) Not
because the Bland act is inefficient,hut
because successive secretaries of the
treasury have obeyed it grudgingly
and under protest; because for fou
years a president of the United States
did not cease to recommend to congress
the suspension of silver coinage; be
cause the government has been carried
on in the interest of gold men, the
creditor class, and because there has
been a studied effort on the part of
that influential class to discredit silver.
The secretary asserted that his purpose
was not to degrade silver, but to brio
it up as nearly as be could to an
equality with gold, but if he be sincere
his ignorance of the silver question is
simply colossal.
It is understood that the committee
was not influenced in any degree by
the secretary's arguments. The silver
men in both houses will probably
unite upon the bill being prepared by
the senate finance committee, which
provides for the monthly purchase of
$4,500,000 worth of silver bullion,
and the issuance of certificates against
this amount, redeemable at any time
in gold or silver at the option of the
holder, and possessing full legal tender
quality. This is a step in the right
direction, that of free coinage. The
people do not want coin, either of gold
or silver, if they can have certificates
with a metallic basis which possess
all the functions of coin. It is hardly
necessary to call attention to the dif
ference between this proposition and
that put' forward by Mr. Windom,
which provided for certificates having,
necessarily, a fluctuating value, and
not being a legal tender.
- We are graciously informed by the
benevolent brother who presides
over the columns of our cotemporary,
that the nomination of Mr. Lewis "has
been wormwood and gall" to us, and
that we had a "vehement desire for
the position. " We never felt confident
of receiving the appointment, or ever,
either publicly or privately, expressed
any strong hopes or success, and
the day it was made known in
this city said it was acceptable to Re
publicans, and that Mr. Lewis was
well qualified. We are thankful to
this benevolent brother for his good
intentions in attempting to pour a heal
ing balm upon wounded feelings; but
as there are no sore spots, thin was a
waste of kindly sympathy. We give
our young journalistic brother the ad
vice of Wolsey to CiO:nwell:
Be just, and fear not;
Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy conn-
try's.
Thy God's and rutV.
.However optimistic one may view
the situation in Europe, the resigna
tion of Bismarck will have its effect
upon the solidity of the German em
pire. His place cannot be filled by
any living man, and for years he has
been the backbone of the great con
federation of the German states. It
was by reason of his genius as a states;
man that the little principalities were
united under one central government,
and by his indomitable will power that
durin the attacks of inveterate ene
mies the empire, has remained intact
and taken its position in the front
rank of the nations of the world.
Notwithstanding the auimad versions
of Sautters Delph ' of Oregon and
B'air of New Hampshire, the press of
this country will still pursue the
course which s free people desire and
which they are willing to uphold. If
the American house of lords can meet
in secret conference, with locked doors,
and punish by imprisonment any
newspaper correspondent who dares
to publish the proceedings, it may as
well call itself the Star Chamber of
the United States and trample over
every right guaranteed in the con
stitution. And Mr. Blair must un
derstand that whatever bill he intro
duces in congress becomes public prop
erty and is subject to a iticftm. When
he calls the papers of New York mo
nopolies and says the country press is
perverted and poisoned by them he
makes himself ridiculous. All this fuss
and flurry by these two august senat
ors, because the papers of the country
have seen fit to differ from them in a
matter of general importance, appears
too puerile to require more than a
passing notice.
The assessment of Mr. Gourlay has
given general t a tis taction to every
candid person. Before criticism is
passed upon the valuation of property
of our wealthy citizens, the whole
assessment roll should be thoroughly
canvassed. The county clerk fur
nishes the assessor a certified copy of
all the mortgages on record and theee
are assessed separately. By compar
ing the amount of property-valuation
and the assessable mortgages.it will
be found that the wealthy men of our
county are paying their full share of
taxes; while the farmers, who suffered
from the drouth last season are paying
less than for several years past. Mr.
Gourlay ha.3 been .honest and con
scientious in the performance of his
official duties, and, before any adverse
criticism is made, tho matter should
be carefully examined.
The name of Hon- J- D. Lee is
mentioned in these columns to-day as
a candidate for gevernor. Mr. Lee is
an excellent citizen and well qualified
for the position, If made by the con
vention, his nomination will be very
satisfactory to the Republican party,
and the ticket would be a strong one.
IX 3IKMOKIAJI.
BY e. J. M.
Lines in memorium of Mrs. Harper, he
loved wife of John Harper, who departed
this life March 10, 1800.
A precious one from us is borne
A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
We'll not forget the one we loved
Although we miss her here,
We give, the last, long, lingering look
And shed the farewell tear.
No more will her gentle voice be heard,
No more we'll see her face;
Gone home to her Savior away from all care
But her kindness will ever be traced.
She suffered all so patiently,
Submissive to God's will;
Now death has claimed her for his own,
And we will love her still.
And her kind and loving husband,
Whom she left behind to mourn,
Cannot forget this loved one
Who was from his bosom borne.
He'll not forget her sweet, pale faca,
For she was more to him
Than all of ocean's glittering pearl j,
Or diamonds in the sea.
And those darling little children
They cannot know a mother's love.
But may they with their loving father
Meet her in the heaven above.
Yes, when they leave his world of changes,
When they leave this world of care,
Miy they find their missing loved one
In their Father's mansion fair.
CROOK COUNTY.
Briers Called Wrom the
the "Ses-i"
Columns of
Joe Hinklc ran out of feed this week
and drove 125 head of cattle to the Willow
creek range.
Col. Nye has moved his sheep to Gray's
Flat, where they will have to rustle for a
livelihood.
The desert is hare of snow now and
stock find abundant pasture and water all
over it. Only cold rains, accompanied by
cold winds, can hinder them from doiug
well ou the juniper desert.
Crooked river and Oclioco were higher
on Thursday night than they were during
tue lust melting iresuet wnen me nrst
suow disappeared. Crooked river is still
booming, and some fears are felt for the
safety ot the bridge that spans it here.
Joseph Connor, of Matoles, was in town
this week. Mr. Connor says that the snow
Is still deep over there, and that the loss ot
stock in that neighborhood will reach 10
per cent.
The struggle with many of our farmers
this spring will be to obtain seed grain
for spring sowing. A goodly number of
tuose who saved seed were compelled to
feed it out to their starving stock.
Postmaster Palmer has a petition that
asks for the appointment of Mr. C.
Bayard to the office of receiver of the
U. a. land office at The Dalles. Mr. Bay.
ard is a brother-in-law of Judge WatkiDS
I he men water in crooked river
washed out about 25 feet of Stewart &
Co's mill dam on Thursday of this week
It will cost a good deal of money and
labor to repair the break.
Marsnai Lharllon arrested several par
ties last Monday on a charge of violating
the gambling ordinance. 1 hey were nned
$5 each mid coits, which they refused to
pay. We are intormcd that they intend
to appeal to tue circuit court.
J.ater i he attorneys tor tue defendants.
by flung affidavits on the following day.
made it appear to the court that they
could prove to the full satisfaction of said
court that defendants were not guilty as
charged, and. iu iurtuerance et justice.
the court gran tea a new Hearing, wnicii
Hearing terminated in tueir acquittal.
Last Monday John Huosaker carefully
took all the cartridges out ot a 44-caliure
Smith & Wesson revolver and then pro
ceeded to put a new main spring in the
gun, which task ne succassiuily accom
plished in due time and without mishao
tie then put the parts together and re
placed the cartridges in their respective
chambers. Then he snapped the thing to
see if the mam spring would work satis
factorily, it worked an right and the
gun went off and shot John through the
hand. Then John said he didn't know
that he bad reloaded it. Ouly a flesh
wound was inflicted.
Harney county is a great sufferer on
account of the severity ot the past winter.
Marion Templcton.who resides in Harney
vnllev. not far trom Harney city, wrote a
private letter recently to his brother J. M.
Templeton, of Ibis clace.in which he said:
"There are more dead cattle ia Harnev
connty than Crook county ever contained
of live cattle. John Devine is reported as
having lost half of all he owns, or 50,000
head. Every ranch or feeding ground is
ornamented with dead cattle. I counted
5 head in one place all lying dead on less
than three acres of ground." Agreeable
to the facts above related, we of Crook
county have comparatively sl!ght cause
for complaint at our losses.
Garden and field Heed.
Gibons, Macallister & Co. have just re
ceived a large invoice of fresh northern
grown seeds, and all orders will receive
prompt attention. w8fbltn
TELEGRAPHIC.
BRAKEMAX Ul'RT AT LA GRANDE.
La Giiaj.de. March 12. J. W. Kiu
kead, a brakemv.n on the Union Pacific,
bad his right arm nmbed at the elbow in
attempting to couple a train in the yard
last night. Tbc arm will have to be
taken off about half way betwen tin
shoulder and elbow. After beinir hurt he
was taken to Baker City to the railroad
surgeou.
Kink tad will be taken to a Portland
hospital to night.
SAVED FOB A BETTER FATE.
Tendleton, March 12. Udlie, the
man found in a cabin above Pendleton
last night, told Wis attendant his historj
wtile in Pendleton. He came hbout ten
days ago and eogHged a room at the Gol
den Rule hotel. At uigli', while iu bed.
a desire to commit suicide took posses
sion of In in . He arose, tied a slip noose
around Ins neck with a rope, and iir-w .t
with hia hands until blood rushed from
his nose arjd cars, several (mall blood
vessels having burst. He did not con
sider the .attempt satisfactory, and con
cluded to try drowning. He tried the
water, but it was too cold, add lie thought
it would be better to lie down on the
railroad trick and wait for the tram to
run over him. He staid there for several
hours, and, no tram coming, got tired
and resumed his journey. Seeing llie
cabin, he decided to enter and die by
starvation. He is rapidly recovering
from toe effects of his frozen feet.
Edward Green, a Wild Horse moun'.hin
farmer who was brought to Pendleton
some, days ago on a charge of insanity
and released, attempted suicide a tew
days ago by taking morphine, but was
prevented by a physician.
THE CITY OF FAMINE.
San Francisco, March 12 All this
afternoon the citizens' committee for the
relief of the unemployed-were busy ex
amioing applicants for work, and when
the effice closed 250 tickets, entitling the
holder to employment in Golden Gate
park had been issued, making GOO tickets
in all that bad bscn given out by the
committee. Subscriptions received to
day swelled the uniount at the disposal
of the committee to $1200, which will
insure work for about 200 more men, and
the committee hopes to raise enough
money, in addition, to put 1000 men in
all to work.
The scene about the committee's quar
ters was an interesting cue when twenty
five dozen sandwiches, purchased with
collections of money from the produce
exchange, were passed to the hungry np
plicants for work, and policemen with
buckets of water passed down the line
giving every man a drink. Litter an un
known man drove up with a wagou-load
of biscuits and cheese, and sandwiches
wete again dispensed. A batch of meal
tickets, 500 in number, were given to the
committee to day by the same firm which
heretofore supplied seveial hundred
tickets tor needy workmeu.
BURNED TO DEATH BEFORE HER IIUB
bakd's EYES.
Port Huron, Mich.- March 12. Mrs.
Carlisle, an aged lady living three miles
west ot Marysville, while fixing the bre
in a stove Saturday accidcntly ignited her
clothing and was so horribly burned that
she died Monduy. Her husband, the
only other occupant of the house, wit
nessed the whole occurrence, but was
powerless to help her, as he is a paralytic
find unable to move hand or foot. For
three hours tie was compelled to witness
the excruciating agony of his wife.
When the daughter returned from church
medical aid was summoned, but too late.
KILLED WHILE RESISTING ARREST.
Seattle, Wash., March 13. Andrew
A. Holt, alias Andrew A. Anderson, a
famous smuggler and pirate on Paget
sound for years, was fatally shot at Sal
mon bay, just north of this city, late to
night, while resisting arrest at the bands
of United States officers.
Holt has been known to be smuggling
for many years. Two years ago he bought
the sloop Alaska, laid in a cargo niaiuly
composed of whisky, and went to Alaska
to trade with the Indians. He was not
heard from for about nine months when
be was arrested and taken to Sitka for
selling liquor to Indians. His sloop was
confiscated and Holt was released on his
on recognizance.
One stormy night Holt stole a sloop
from the government storehouse and dis
appeared. He made the voyage toPuget
Sound alone in a small sloop in the worst
storm ever known on the coast, arriving
here about fourteen months-ago. Since
then be has keut in hiding near Port
Blakeley, where bis wife lives on a ranch,
and in Salmon bay, just north of the city,
which he made his base ot
operations from Victoria.
a canoe in mid ocean.
PortTownsend, March 13. Eight na
tive islanders of the Pelew group, in the
South Pacific ocean, were picked up at
sea on December 11, nearly dead from
starvation and thirst, by the American
ship Joseph S. Spinney, now in this port.
The crew had been iu an open canoe for
eight days. They had embarked for a
neighboring isle, when a heavy gale came
up and blew tbem 260 miles from land, at
the mercy of the wind and waves.
The party consisted of a king, his son
and six members of his council. Ia this
condition they remsined eighteen days.
One died the secoud day, after a storm.
Oo December 11 the old king, faint with
hunger and mad with thnst, decided that
his son Boyga, the boy aged 16, should
be killed, that bis father and the others
might live. The weak and emaciated
party were making preparations tor the
sacrifice, the boy accepting his fate, when
the white sails of the ship Joseph 8. Spin
ney hove in sight and the boy was saved.
The ship hove to and took the poor
wretches on board. The king lay in the
bottom of the canoe, unable to move.
The chief officer carried him on deck uo
der bis arm.
the schooner chance missing.
Astoria, March 13 The steam schoon
er George H. Chance, belonging . to the
Portland Uecp sea f ishing Company,
which left here a month ago for a short
fishing cruise, is reported lost. The
revenue cutter Corwin baa gone in search
of her. The Chance was commanded by
a new man, Captain G. W. Adams, not an
experienced skipper, and her engineer
had no sea license, hence mariners here
think the report of her loss well founded
The veisel carried a crew ot fifteen.
Manager Williams, of the company own
in t; her, came down Feburary 27, ex
pecting to meet the schooner here on her
return, Dut was disappointed. He ex
pressed no particular anxiety then, stat
ing that the Chance . might stay out a
week or two longer.
the bargain sealed.
Port Towksend, March 13. H. W
McNeill, manager of the Oregon Improve
ment Company, signedxoutracts late last
evening with the Port Townsend South
ern Railroad Company to construct a line
of railroad between this city and Port
land, the work to commence April 1,
twenty miles to be finished Sep'embcr 1
and seventy miles completed by next Jan
uary. The negotiations bad beeu pend
ing several days, when tho -citizens sub
scribed nearly $1,500,000 in cash .ana
land.
Tramp Tbieve.
W. W. Union.
Warden Edmiston of the penitentiary,
who Jives above the O. It & N. depot,
early Thursday evening, noticed three
men, from all appearances tramps, ccrry-
iK off a quantity of clothing, which had
been left out to dry at a neighboring resi
dence. Mr. EdcuisloD, suspecting the
men to be thieves, ran to the place. Two
ofiha men, upon seeing him approach,
dropped their burden and ran, but the
yiird, who was pretty well loaded with
booze." hung to his armful of clothes.
and when told to lay them down relused
to do so. Edniiston then took the c oilie
from him, when the tramp pulled a knife
and made a couple of vicious slashes ai
him. Edmiston then went to the peniten
tiary and telephoned for the sheriff, and
while awaiting his arrival went back in
the place. The Irani d hud also returned
evidently bent upon stealing something.
When warned not to approach, he made a
rush for Mr. Edmiston, who pulled hi
pistol and fired at him. The man dronneo
as though shot and laid still until the
arrival of the sheriff, who placed him I
under arrest. Ou being taken to jail, an
examination was made and it was fruiiid
that he was not wounded, though the
bullet from Mr. Edmiston's pistol had
grazed his side very closely. He will be
tried in the police court. The tramp is
recently from Spokane Falls and has been
before the justice cour' as a vagrant, bin
was turned loose on promising to leave
the city.
State Democratic Central Oiomittee.
The State Democratic Central Committee
meets at Salem in the t'hemekete parlors at
2 o'clock March 10th, for the purpose of
calling a meeting of the different county
conventions and selecting the time and
place for holding the State convention and
to recommend tho time ot holding the pri
maries. T!i personnel of the committee is
as follow t: A. Bush, chairman; P. H.
D'Arcy, secretary; C. W. Manville, com
mitteeman for Hiker county; JJ. L. Pipe.
Benton; W. H. Vaughn, Clackamas; C J
Trenchard, Clat o:; S. A. Miles, Columbia;
J. V. Beunet, Coj.-; Klijnh Barm, Ctoik;
Sol. Culver, Curry; T. It. S-;eridan, Doug
laa; T. B. Hoover, Uilliain; M. S. Ilollman.
Grant; H. K. Hauua, .1 i.;kson; C. K. Chan
cellor, Josephine; J. F. Kcrchem, Klamath,
M. T. Miller, Like; I. L. Campbell, Laue;
J. K. Weatherford, Linn; W. F. Glenn,
Malheur; B. N. Hayden, Marion; J. W.
Morrow, Morrow; B. Killiu, Multnomnii:
W. W Williams, Polk; W. T. Newseo.no.
Tillamook; John A. Guiar, Umatilla; O. M.
Jamison, Union; A. Smith, Wallowa; J. H.
Jackson, Wasco; S B Huston, Waniiiug
ton; Wm. Gallowav, yB nhill.
Dead Horses In sight.
Baker Reveille.
A gentleman in our city to-day from
Burnt river says that one of his neighbors
told him he had counted over 150 head of
horses lying dead on the divide beiween
Chicken and Sissley creeks. Another man,
who arrived here from Idaho to-day, says
that between the mouth of Rock creek and
the Snake river bridge, ou the Idaho side,
lie counted yesterday in one narrow fcpace
over 250 head of dead horses. These wire
lying so close together that he snys one
cnutd easily have stepped from one caicast
onto another. After crossing the Snake l e
claims to have counted about 150 dead
Moreca iu the canyon about five or six miles
this side of Uuutington. the terrors of
this winter will Ion" lie reuieiiilx-ied iiv the
stockraisers on this coas , many o: whom
are almost bankrupted ti; u i :ue heavy
losses they have already hi.v.d utii.
KeuiarUab!e H'aenc.
Mrs. Michael Cnrtiin, Plain field Jl'.
makes the statement that she caught cold,
wu'.ch settled on ' her lungs; she wes
treated for a month by her family phy
sician, but grew worse. He told her sue
was a hopeless victim of consumption
and that no medicine could cure her.
Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New
Discovery for consumption ; she bought a
bottle and to her delight found herself
benefitted from the liist dose. She con
tinued its use and after taking ten bottles,
fouud herself sound and well, now does
her own housework and is ns well ns she
ever was. Free trial bottles of this great
discovery at Snipes & KincV.y's drug
store, lurge bottles dOc. and $1.10."
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY,
8TKAM8 111P8.
Haa Francisco to Portland.
FtBItUART, 1S90,
To Portland Leaving SpearSt. Wharf, San Francisco,
at iu a. . u roiiows:
Oregon March
Santa Rosa
btat : "
Oregon " 13
Columbia " 17
State " il
Oregon 25
Columbia. " 29
The company reserves the right to change steamers
or sailing days.
I7No freight will be received On mornlnsr of salt
ing. except Fruit and Vegetables, and these will not
be toicen alter v a. m.
OFFICES- IX SAS FRASC1SCO.
General Office, No. 10 Market street. Ticket
Offices, Nos. 1 and 211 Montgomery street.
OOODALL, PERKINS ft CO., agents?
Portland to ($ Francisco..
mRl'AET, 1690.
To San Francisco Leaving Steamship Wharf Port
land, at 10 P. 11., as follows:
State March
Oisiron "
Santa Rosa " 10
State " 14
Oregon " 16
Columbia. " 24
State ' 2
Oregon . . " 30
Baggage must be checked either at Ash street dur
ing tue aay, or by tne u. I. u. l uo. ao ua
checked baggage will be received on the steamers.
FORTLAKO OFFICES.
Ticket Office, First and Oak streets. George S
Ta lor. Ticket Agent.
C. 8. MF.LI.EN, - T. W. LEE.
Gen. Traffic Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt
KATES OF PASSAGE, (including me tnd berths
Cabin, $16 00 Steerage, S 00
Hound Trip Unlimited, SO 00
REMOVAL NOTICE!
WM. MICHELL,
UNDERTAKER,
Wlihosto inform his many friends and tuepublic
generally tnat ne nas reniovea nis
undertaking rooms to
NICKELSEN'S NEW BRICK
CORNEtt THIRD AND WASHINGTON,
Wnere he carries full stock of everything needed
tnat business.
Orders by dispatch, express, mail or in person
promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed.
Can be seen any hour of the day or night at bis
residence, coruo r Fourth and Wabhingtou, or place
ol business.
TO SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
By Way of the
SouthernPacificCompany's
LIiK.
The MT. SHASTA ROUTE.
Quicker In Tl me t lion Any
Otiier Itouto between
Portland and San Francisco:
Leave Portland 4 X. M. Dailf.
Through Time, 39 Hours.
PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS
TOURIST ST.KKPINQ-OAR3,
for accomodation of Second-Class
Pasaensrers, attached to
Express Trains.
Fan from Portland to Sacramento ana San
Francisco:
Unlimited $2S
First Clnss. Limited 20 C(
Second Class, Limited IS id
THBOUGII 4 T1CKKTH
TO ALL TOINTS,
South and East
"Via. California.
K. KOEIILER S. P. ROGKES.
ilmacer Asst. O. F. and Pus. Agt
TICKET OFFICES,
Citv Office
Depot " ,
.. No. 134, Cor. First and Alder Sts.
Corner F and Front Sts.
Portland Oreroa
L. KOEDEN & CO.
REMOVED TO
VOaT BLOCK
Three doors west, of the corner of
Second and Federal atreeta
S'S.'L. C-NX .v . V -- . . ...3
for Infants
- "Cstorl is go well adapted to children that
t recommend It as superior to any prescription
tnewn to me." H, A. AacHxa, M. D.,
IU So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, If. T.
FISH & BARDON,
-DEALERS IN-
loves, Furnaces. Ranges,
GAS PIPES, PLUMB BOB, PtIIPS, fe
:o:
We are the sole asenls for the Celebrated TRIUMPH RANGE and
Tv A.MONA COOK STOVE, which has no equal, and guaranteed to give en
; e sa isfaction or niokt-y refunded.
Cor. Second and Washington streets, The Dalles.
Gene
l'l Con
391, 393 and 395
(Adjoining Railroad Depot.)
Consignments Solicited ! !
Prompt Attention to thoae who favor me with their patronage.
The Highest Price paid in Cash for Wheat, Barley, Etc., Etc.
Em removed !.-om Second ttreet o Third itreet. The Leading House for
BOOKS, : STATIONEEYj AND : MUSIC.
I3T All mall oraera fi'.Ud iit'.sf ic:o-'!y and prompt' v, and co.-retnondencs cheer.u"f amwered.
WOOL EXCHANCE SALOON !
DAN. BAUER, Proprietor.
NEAR THE OLD MINT, SECOND ST
THE DALLES, OR.
The Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars
always on hand.
Kreb Lunch every evening.
500 SAMPLES
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
SppniSniierGoofe!
FIRST-CLASS WORK
PERFECT FIT : GUARANTEED.
C. WYSS, Merchant Tailor.
CharleS F. Lauer,
Proprietor of tne
J
Will always keep on sals
Puget Sound Fish,
Chickens, Turkeys,
Also, Provisions, Candies, Tobacco
and Cigars.
Leave vour orders, as tbey will receive prompt
tiecxion.
Mrs. C. L. Phillips,
Fashionable Milliner,
81 Third Street.
THE LATEST STYLES
-OF-
Bonnets, Trimmings, etc
LUST.
One bay mare, b'aze fuce, thod a'! around, f 10
regard will be paid for her re u-n tt the under,
ij; ltd. Word can be le.'i either ?: poniolH -e or
this office. ALBLfir J KDX.
Wkiy2t-febl5 Tne Dalle.
For Sals i: Will Tnde for Horses
Or Toum Csit!e. T Siors Horn Ba'.'s ont o. tne
Coonnc cei o. to'i ia tlvic'.rr oc"5K7, :S3. An
r'y :o Sejicrt B.-oi., a: :ir.r oci Je d ri h. nf
ON SALE
PRINCIPAL POINTS
EAST, WEST,
NORTH and SOUTH
AT
THE XAJJLJ323.
XT. C. ALLAWAY, - Ticket Agent.
LOCAL TIME TABLE.
Union
Pi-.cine Ball way, peiCe
Tliiau.
BasTSOvsD raoa nil dalles.
Express No. Z leaves ISO a m.
Limited Fact Mail, No 4, leaves 10.-6S a. m.
freight No. ?4 leaves.
gs " ...
12JWp. m.
wasTsoiMD no ma ballss.
Pvnr.No. 1 leaves t:4 p. S.
Limited Fast Mail, No. 8, leaves. : a. m.
Freight No. Wtoves S J" -
" " Zl - - r
w.t- 1 1. Vnm i u "The Overland Fiver."
carry turou 'h Pullman 8 eepen, Colcolel Sleepers,
free imatr vaie anu . - r, :
Denver, Omiha. Kmaas tr. St Louis. 8L Paul or
Chicigo.
Main line, Nos. S and , "Tne umiiea ran
li.ll - Pullman Diolocana bleeping uars Be
tween Portland an i Chicago.
Uailv.
and Children.
ICastori cores OoIIe. OMkfHpailon.
Bout 6tomacb, Diarrhoea, Eructation.
Kills Worms, fives sleep, and promotes 01'
WuEowtojiiriotis medics tirri
Tot Cimtadb Cohpak 77 Murray Street, N. T.
SECOND STBEET,
Gr T0
HILL & CO.'S
SAMPLE ROOMS
Keeps constantly on hand the'choleest
Wines, Liquors, Cigars.
Corner of Union rod Second SU.
The Delias. Oreroa.
J. O. MACK,
WHOLESALE
Liquor Dealer
FRENCH'S
Second Street, ' -
BLOCK.
- TliaSalUa
EAST END SALOON.
Near the Old Mint Building, Second St., '
Tho Dallee, Or.
Always on hand the
BestWines,
Liquors,
and Cigars.
A Pleasant Evening Resort
Columbia Brewery and Imported Lager Beei
od draut'iit.
TIIKOI I) 1 hTABt J
COLUMBIA BREWERY,
Second St., East End.
AUGUST BUCHLEB, PROP.
Hal been refitted throughout with lh
LATEST IMPROVED MACHINERY
And is now nunufactorinK
Best Keg and Jottled Beer
and Porter
la Eastern Oregon.
Mr. Buch'er always a'mt to adopt the latest brew
inir apparatus and will r.irn'.iu h.i eauoniers be
equal :o aav n '. unrke:: wtf .
J. A. MILLER'S
MEN
AGENCY.
CHARLES STUBLIMD, G-RMAN'A,
THE DALLES. O Er 0
I Big O has flven nnlver-
issi sMlslsctlon In tbe
Icnre of Gonorrhoea and
Gleet. I prescribe Hand
feel safe la recommend
Int It to all sufferers.
.A. J. STOKER,
Deeahir, Ilk
PRICE, 81. C9.
Sold by Drug-flats.
SXiPLs K1MKSLLT, The Dalles.
FOE SALE!
s ai
ALL COWS WARRANTED
Good Milkers.
inquire: of
J. ! 3XtxtlocLr.
THREE MILE CREEK. .
For s ii or trade
C. L. RICHMOND
AT THE
MamiQoth Livery . Slab'e,
Eeconi strait, (oppaslU V nQ The Dalles.
I will II or trade for ranae bones tbe celebrated
Cleveland Ba Stallion,
GOLDEN EMPEROR 13,
Bre I by Ro'ert Feather done, Cagland. Sire,
f a'jeman (417) 1st dam; Kmperor ;S7X id dam bv
Mo iirch; grand aire, Ualoeman (?.'.), and great
Sis id sire, Drover (MX
and Forwarding' Me
rchan
f VI TO i DTS.
E9 lfrieol7br ntt
LJtEvuf Cbsalcsl fo
ra4enellare
d YooDg Stock