SATURDAY. ... ...MAY 17. 1S90
NEW STRUGGLE FJR LIBERTY.
A bill has just been passed in one
branch of the legislature of Rhode
Island to prevent the corrupt prac
tices which are so common almost
everywhere in elections. These cor
rupt practices are traceable in, nearly
all cases to the middlemen in politics
. who act in conventions and commit
tees, says the S. F. Bulletin. Some
times all of theso political confidence
men are operated by a boss, or syndi
cate, like Tammany hall, in the back
ground. Through the operation of
these we have got pretty nearly to a
government by purchase.
The bill which has passed the
Rhode Island house strikes directly at
those political teredos. All persons of
the character described are forbidden
nnder penalty to give, pay, contribute
or causo to . be paid, or to collect, re
ceive or hold any money, draft, check
or other thing of value for any pur
pose direct or indirect, connected with
any election, except for certain speci
fied uses, namely, holding public meet
ings' and publishing notices thereof,
the printing and folding of billots and
their delivery at the postofiice, print
ing circulars and posting hand-bill
notices, the transportation of voters
- and the publication of notices of elect
ion. Ten days after the election all
committees and middlemen are re-
quired to publish a statement of their
expenditures under penalty of a fine
of $1000 or a year's imprisonment
The proposed measure bears some
resemblance to the law of California
known as the "Piece-club" law. Un
der the provisions of that enactment
no convention or committee can assess
candidates for office without incurring
the penalty of misdemeanor. The
candidates are to meet and assess
themselves. -But unfortunately the
money so raised is banded over by
common consent to the county com
mittees for expenditure. The - effect
of the law has been to suppress the
grosser features of what used to be
known as the "piece-club business."
But the assessment of candidates goes
on as lively as ever. The county
committees generally intimate to the
candidates just how much money they
will each have to vole. The candi
date who refuses may be dropped from
the ticket, and there is no law in that
case, political or statutory, to which
he could appeal for redress. The only
new features ic the proposed Rhode
Island law is the provision requiring
political committees to publish the
items of their expenditures ten days
after the election. In such a provi
sion some sort of a check will be found
on the rapacity of the middlemen in
politics. It is not, however, origin
with the Rhode Island law-makers, for
the rule has for some time been in ex
istence in England. '
The regulation is to some extent a
valuable check on political confidence
men. But even in connection with
all the other checks, either suggested
or in operation, it falls short of a re-
. form that is needed. Additional as
sistance will be found in that form of
ballot commonly known as the Aus
. tralian, supplied by the state and so
arranged that citizens can be placed' on
ic as candidates by petition as well as
by the agency of committees and con
ventions. The political middlemen
have pretty nearly destroyed all the
popular features of our government.
"We are no longer a free people. It is
in many cases the wildest nonsense to
suppose that we are governing our
selves. There is to be a general elec
tion held in this state next month,
but if political matters fall out in the
usual way, the people will have about
. as much to say in the selection of their
rulers as the people of Russia have in
naming the czar and the lieutenants of
his government. The silver lining to
this dark cloud is that there is an
awakening everywhere on the subject.
The mcst general topic of discussion in
most legislatures is ballot and political
reform. New kinds of ballot, new
kinds cf- politicil machinery, new
methods of counting, new system of
registration are evervwhero being de
veloped. .
REGULATING IMMIGRATION.
Representative Owen, chairman of
the house committee on immigation,
made a report a few days since at a
. joint meeting of tbe senate and house
committees, in which he said that the
inspection of immigrants at Castle
Garden was a perfect farce, and that
the immigrants were continually
fleeced by boarding-house harpies.
Tbe observation of the immigrant offi
cers is that the undesirable elemeut is
increasing very rapidly. Certain na
tionalities are coming in hordes with
out money and without clothes except
what they wear or carry in a bag.
There can be no question but that
the quality of immigration is deterio
rating while the quanity is steadily in
creasing. The supply of immigrants
who were self-supporting at home has
been practically exhausted, and now
Ihe-Uniled States is being overrun
with the sweepings and scourings of
Europe; with men and women who
have been either assisted by the gov
ernments which wanted to get rid of
them or by the employers of cheap
contract labor in this country.
It make little difference which of
these is the case. What the United
States must do in self-defense, forcibly
siys the S. F. Chronicle, is to check
this tide of immigration before it be
comes a torrent too strong to be re
sisted. The country has given its
unequivocal assent to the doctrine of
protection to American industries, and
it is lio c ear for argument that it is
the merest mockery to protect Ameri
can labor against foreign manufactured
products and at the same time allow
free ingress to foreign cheap or pauper
1-bor It is an absolute negation of
every principle of protection to permit
a class of immigrants to come here at
pleasure who will certainly reduce the
standard of wages and assimilate it to
the rate of the countries whence the
immigrants have come.
California and Oregon can with per
fect propriety protest earnesly against
this class of immigration, for it is pre
cisely in the line of their long contest
against Chinese cheap labor. The
east has never been willing to admit
that we were fighting for the rights of
the Arot r'crn wage-earner, but has
always talked about hoodlumism and
race prejudice as being the foundation
of our opposition to Chinese immigra
tion. Now the thoe is beginning to
pinch them, only in place of Chinese
pauper labor they are threatened with
a tidal wave of European pauper la
bor. The contract labor law still
stands on the statute books, but, as
Congressman Lchlbach of New Jersey
told the joint committee, in its present
form it is a perfect farce.
Railroads
are being constructed in
every portion
of the northwest, and
The Dol.es may have her desires grat
iSed in this regard. Eastern capital
will have its representative in this city
in a few days, and will undertake to
construct and equip railroads to Gold
endule and Prineville if sufficient sub
sidies can be received. Of course
these railroad builders do not invest
their capital for the love of the human
race, Jiut for the purpose of increasing
their wealth. Through such a rich
region as these railroads will pass, the
people could well afford to pay some
thing to have them built.as they would
increase trade to a great extent and
develops the country. Boats on the
river are of vital importance, and
these will be constructed and operated
as a necessity after the projected roads
are completed. The golden opper
tuoity for The Dalles has arrived, and
it must be taken advantage of while
within reach, or it may be forever
lost.
There is a great difference between
a political organ and a newspaper.
The former lauds every candidate to
the highest pinnacle of fame, and the
latter expresses opinions on all ques
tions, and even has the temerity at
times to oppose the nominees of its
party. Of course, politicians believe
in party organs, and as soon as nomi
nations are made the party lash is laid
on the backs of all such. An editor
is supposed to have brains, and some
have, sufficient to form opinions of
their own on subjects, ihey may
even have political preferences; but
that is no reason they should work for
the glory of the party during their
journalistic careers, and receive only
thanks in payment. Independence is
to be admired in all departments of
mental labor, and the slave of the pen
and pencil should have the privilege
of standing erect among his fellows
and being a man among men.
The divinity that doth hedge around
a queen was shown to a great disad
vantage the other day, when Her
Majesty Victoria, Queen of Great
Britain and Empress of the Indies, re
fused to "pay Lockhart, the painter,
1000 for finishing a picture, accord
ing to her order, representing the
scene in Westminister abbey on the
occasion of tbe jubilee, which contained
oS7 portraits, and on which he spent
three yean' time, and many thousand
pounds in traveling expenses. If
Victoria would lavish less wealth upon
her worthless sons-in-law and pay this
artist his just demands the "divinity"
would be more highly appreciated
by republicans on this aide of the
ocean.
The dispatches state that President
Adams has found the condition of the
Union Pacific in anything but a prom
ising condition, and there will be
some important changes made soon.
This is one of the great transconti
nental roads, and with proper manage
ment should be in an excellent finan
cial condition. The trade of the
northwest has greatly benefitted the
Northern Pacific, and, now, when the
Union Pacific is entering the field as
a rival of the former for this business,
it should look to its
financial basis.
management and
The Lexington Budget divides hon
ors with the tickets, and has the names
of Republicans and Democrats at the
head of its editorial columns. Perhaps
this is suitable to his political predi
lections, or, it may be, that our con
temporary considers its columns its
stock in trade, and uses them where
they will bring the nest returns. From
a business standpoint this is no more
reprehensible than the attorney de
fending a criminal by every device and
scheme known to cunning and crafti
ness, when he knows he is guilty; and
this is daily practiced in the courts in
this country.
The trainmen succeeded in their
conflict with the Union Pacific re
garding wages and terminus of di
vision. It is true that capital can ex
ist wunouc laoor, ana mat labor is
very dependent upon capital for some
thing to eat and wear; but by careful
economy wage-earners may lay op
sufficient money to bridge them over a
time of disaster or of contest for their
rights. Combination and economy
will ameliorate labor from its wrongs
quicker than legislation by the nation
or state.
We have heard little about the for
feiture of the Wallula land grant in
the dispatches from Washington City,
and our farmers are becoming anxious
about the matter. As fine a belt of
land as there is on the continent is
claimed by a railroad company which
has never constructed a foot of road or
ever intends to, and it is time congress
took some action to place this in the
public domain, bo that bona Jide set
tlers can procure titles to their homes.
OUR "OFEF-SESAME."
The business interests of The Dalles
he in an open river. With this ac
complished our trade would be ten
fold what it i3 now, and instead of
this city trembling with fear that the
railroad company would do something
that would iniure our prospects, this
great aggregation of capital would be a
supplicant at our feet With two or
more boats making daily trips between
this citv and the Cascades freight
wocld be reduced fully OLe-half, and
this would bo the cheapest shipping
point on the Columbia river. Goods
could be delivered here as cheaply as
to any point in Oregon or Washing
ton, and Portland would no longer be
in a position to dictate terms to the
Inland Empire, There would then
be more than one city in Oregon, and
producers east of the "Cascades would
be equally favored with those west of
that range of mountains. An open
river will tend to equalize matters
between all portions of the state, and
bickerings and strife would cease.
This feat which promises so much
good can be easily accomplished, and
this city can hold the key to the
wheat-producing region of the north
west It is difficult of belief that our
merchants realize their position in re
gard to the Columbia and still remain
so apathetic toward its navigation.
There is in this city from $5,000,000
to 8,000,000 capital lying dormant,
and this could be placed in channels
of trade that in a year would double
itself. This is the first and most im
portant step to be taken, and after it
has been inaugurated, other factors
of development would follow. To
build two beats would cost less than
$50,000, and this amount would be
saved in freight in a single year; and
the river once open, the backbone cf
the monopoly would be broken. With
the navigation of the Columbia open
to the people, thousands more settlers
would make homes in Wasco county,
and the experts would be multi
plied ten-fold. We are not ex
agerating in the least, but, if any
thing, underestimating the benefits to
be derived from this project The in
crease of populatio i would stimulate
industries of all kinds, and The Dalles
would soon become not only the great
shipping point of the interior, but the
manufacturing center of tbe northwest
No dependence can be placed on the
O. Pw 4 N. Co. shops remaining here,
for there is every indication that they
will be removed as quickly as possible.
IC something is not done to develope
our resources trade will constantly
be on the decline, and this bright, ac
tive business point will simply be a
whistling station on the line of the
Union Pacific. There is no use
mincing matters or hiding unwelcome
facts from our view, and for this rea
son we have decided to talk plainly
and without the least equivocation to
the people. There are two futures
before us, either of which we can
choose. One is, an open riyer, manu
facturing industries and a prosperous
city cf 15;000 to 20,000 population in
the next five or ten years. The other
is, a country .village, buildings vacant
and deserted, and grass growing in the
streets. Which shall it U 1
FREE TRADE TACTICS.
Democracy recognizes the power of
farmers at the ballot box and admits
that the great majority of farmers are
Republicans. All along the line free
trade Democrats, says the Chicago
Inter-Ocean, are making assaults npon
this Republican stronghold. The
great Democratic dailies of the cities
are sneering at "the mortgaged farm
ers" and ridiculing their stupidity and
making the slums of the city feel wise
by the contrast, while the country
press and Democratic orators are oily
and earnest in pleading with farmers
to come out for free-trade. The con
dition may well arouse protectionists
and Republicans to active work along
the same line.
They have been feeling secure, but
there is no safety in sleeping on gaurd
duty. The census of 1880 fixes the
male population, engaged in all occu
pations, at 14,744,942 out of tbe total
working population, male and female,
of 17,392,099. Of the last cited num
ber 7,670,493 were classed as agricult
ural, and of the males in that vocation
there were 7,065,983. That is to say.
nearly one-half of the population of
the whole country was agricultural,
and one half of the vote in 1880 came
from the farm. It was the vote from
the farms that elected Benjamin Har
rison president It was the vote from
the farmers that elected a protection
congress. It was the vote from the
farmers that declared in favor of living
up to the promiss made the Union sol
dier from 18C1 to 186?..
As far as appears the Democratic
programme is to make an assault with
a determination never before equalled,
npon the farmers of California, Con
necticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
New Hampshire. New York. Ohio.
Wisconsin. These states are devoted
to the principle of protection. The
Democrats have no occasion to spend
a dollar cr waste a breath in the solid
south. "The best citizens" will look
atter free trade there, by seeing to it
that in any place where tl ere is a pos
sible Republican chance for success
will the vote be cast or else not
coanted. They can therefore spend
their oratory and their millions in the
states specified. It has been asserted
and foretold frequently of late "that
the coming campaign - will be fought
out by the newspapers of the land."
lms is true every year, but the com
ing year doubtless will be markedly
so, and Republicans all along the line
should bo prepared for it
FREE COINAGE AND WAGES.
The speech of Senator Jones reads
line.
well in print, and perhaps is as fair
presentation of the free-coinage side
of the silver question as lias been
made. If his premises are correct,
that the contraction of the currency
has been the cause of all the suffering
in the country for the past few years,
it is time that the government bought
up all the silver in the United States
and pledged its credit for as much
more, and gave the mints free scope
to coin all the dollars, half-dollars,
quarters and dimes they possibly
can. But if every bank in the land
was loaded down with silver, would
it make the purchasing price of a
dollar greater, or give more of these
dollars to the poor man for his labor!
If Senator Jones' silver in his mines
in Nevada were worth double as much
as it now is, would he be willing to
pay his miners double the wages per
diem? The value of labor is its pro
ductive power, and if one man can
make an article in half the time it
takes another to manufacture the same
thing he is worth double wages. The
price of any article is regulated by the
labor which produced it, and this
labor is worth just what it will bring
in the market If there are very
many engaged in the same employ
ment, wages will be necessarily low;
and if there are few possessing the re
quisite skill to manufacture some ar
ticle in great demand wages will be
high. When the wheat market is
glutted by over production, and there
is no shortage anywhere, the cost of a
bushel will verge to the lowest mini
mum price. The same is truo of
labor. If there are an abundance of
printers, car, enters, blaoksmiths or
mechanics of any kind, wages will
gravitate to tbe lowest point This is
an invariable rule, and has held good
in all ages and all countries. The lack
of consumers in the world at large, or
the greater facility with vhich grain
is raised in India, on the shores of the
Black Sea or in Egypt, have no doubt
lowered the price of the product of the
American farmer, and the influx to
this country of European mechanics
have created competition in the labor
market and consequently decreased
wages. Before the transcontinental
line linked the Pacific coast with the
east labor was at a premium, but since
that event it has come down to a com
mon level with the Atlantic seaboard
The coinage of silver may be increased
without limit, but until we have more
markets for our products and less
laborers dependent upon daily toil for
bread tbe evils we now complain of
will continue.
The letter we publish to-day from
Mr. Shank, a student at Yale univer
sity .should be read by every one. He
is not dealing in fancies when he says
that tbe time will come when our
water power will be utilized, and
that if our citizens were alive to
their own interests The Dalles in
a t few years would be the manu
facturing center of the northwest.
The best advertisement our city could
receive would be to manifest active
interest in developing our natural re
sources. While we 81 umber and sleep
in this regard no faith will be placed
in anything we publish, and capitalists
will take their money where live.
active developing agencies are at
work.
The issues of this campaign have
been fairly presented by speakers on
both sides, and electors can now make
their choice. The record of the Re
publican party is all that could be
desired, while that of Democracy con
sists' of subterfuges and expedients.
To the patriotic citizen there is every
thing to induce him to support the
party cf progress and protection, and
nothing to attract him to the other
organization, except moss-covered tra
ditions and athiiations. two years
ago Oregon led the advance column,
and we firmly believe in 1890 she will
again make good her former record.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The prohibitionists, the dispatches
sar, are raising a fund to fight their
battle in Nebraska. Even these sanc
tified politicians realize the necessity
ot raising a little boodle to carry on a
campaign. It is very necessary in the
business.
- The silver men in congress are still
"at sea" upon the question. Some
want free coinage; others a limited
amount Either would be more bene
ficial to the people than blocking the
wheels of legislation by constant
wrangling.
With a good crop this season East
ern Oregon will have forgotten her
partial failure of last year and the loss
of cattle the past winter. The Inland
Empire is a great and growing coun
try, and can overcome obstacles to
development if favored by ram and
sunshine.
The actress, Sarah Bernhardt, is
afflicted with rheumatism, caused by
constantly kneeling in the play, "Joan
of Arc." . This may serve as a warn
ing to members of the Salvation army;
but kneeling has not produced much
rheumatism among ladies, in this vi
cinity.
The two great questions w hich are
now agitating congress are those re
lating to the coinage of silver and the
revision of the tariff. Until these
are settled the wheels of legislation
will be blocked, and the River and
litrbor bill ana toe lorieiture ot un
earned land grants in which the
people are greatly interested con
veniently pigeon-holed.
Xhe inconsistency or democracy is
in the local papers of that political
creed advocating home markets for
h'jme productions. The basis princi
ple of frett-trade is that the world is
the market for production, and this is
diametrically opposed to the theory of
a "home-market" If Democrats are
free-traders let them wear the harness;
if protectionists they should march in
It seems that George Francis Train
is making his trip around the world
in less time than was calculated. He
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla.
will beat the record of Nellie Bly and
Miss Bisland, and if circling the globe
has anything to do with the popularity
of a newspaper, the Tacoma Ledger
should surpass the leading metropoli
tan papers. The Ledger is an excellent
paper, and up with tbe progress of the
new state; but the good it receives
from Train's trip will not make it
wealthy.
There was no inquest held over the
remains of the Chinaman killed at
Rowena. This should bo done, as the
people have a right to demand the
same investigation if a roan is killed
by a railroad accident as by any other
cause. We hope our coroner in the
future will take charge of the body in
case of accidental killing, and fuliy
perform his duty under the statute.
The Republican senate is stultify
ing its record for the past twenty-five
years on the silver question. When
Democracy clamored for equitable ad
justment, greenbacks or any currency
to suit the people, the party was a
wall of strength against the enemies
of honest government and sound eco
nomic policy; and now, when the na
tion's credit is established all over the
world, members of this same organiza
tion are banded together to bankrupt
the nation and deluge the country
with a surplus of silver. The Repub
lican party of 1861 and 1S65 is far
different from the Republican party
of 1890.
TELEGEAPHI0.
JEALOUSY PROMPTS SUICIDE.
Seattle, May 13. Millie Seymour, a
resident of Wuitechapel, attempted to
commit suicide at an early hour this
morning by taking a dope of morphine.
Tbe woman bad been living with Tbos.
Morari, a well-known character about
town, and it is said that she became jeal
ous of bis attentions to another woman,
and that this jealousy was tbe cause ot
tbe attempt at suicide. A woman living
in a but adjoining that occupied by tbe
Seymour woman, heard her moaDs at 2
o'clock, and going to her hut saw the
woman lying on tbe bed, and a half-tilled
bottle At morphine standing on the table.
Moran, who was in tbe vicinity, was in
formed of tbe occurrence, ad at once
went ta tbe bedside of the woman. His
presence so enraged bcr that she seized
the bottle before sbe could be prevented
and drained its contents. Tbis proved
too great a dose and her stomach re
volted, throwing off tbe poison. Sbe was
then walked up and down tbe floor until
pronounced out of danger and then put
to bed. Tbe woman is better to day, but
vows that she will yet succeed in her at
tempt to take her own life. She is a
blonde, about 3a years of age, and is
quite pretty. She is well known to the
police, and came bere from Portland.
A PECULIAR DROWNING.
Spokane Falls, May 13. News has
been received here of the drowning of
John Eolker at Feller's ferry, on Little
Spokane river, under peculiar circura
stances. Eolker and two other men bad
gone out in a small boat to repair a cable.
One of the oara was lost and Eolker, be
coming frightened, grabbed the cable as
the boat swept under it. The boat was
carried on down stream by a swift cur
rent Eolker then tried to gain shore
by working his way hand over band, but
when within hfty feet of the bank be
gave out and fell in tbe river. .
HIS KECK IN JEOPARDY.
Port Townsend, May 13. Eleven
jurymen were impaneled in tlje superior
court to-day to try Martin Phillips,
charged with murdering John Hall last
December on Lopez Island. .
Hall, in company with several others,
were serenading Phillips and bis new
bride on Ibeir return from the bridal
tour, when Phillips killed one and
wounded another. Tbe trial excites con
siderable local interest.
SUICIDE PREFERRED TO INSANITY.
Eugene, May 13. The burial of the
late Jeff Smith, who suicided last Sun
day, took place to-day under tbe aus
pices of the fire department. There was
a very large attendance.
It is learned that be bad contemplated
tbis act for some time. He triea to get
tne aoctors to kui mm, as tbey said he
must soon oo rendered insane bv a dis
ease in tbe head. There is talk ot the
will being contested. A lady arrived on
the train this afternoon and went direct
to the grave. Sbe is a stranger here aud
may be tbe person interested in the es
tate.
pound in the mountains.
Eugene, Or., May 13. Mr. A. S
rowers came aown irom tne .Blue iver
mines last night and reported the finding
by James W tcoff of tbe parts of the body
of C. B. Hatch, who perished in a at
tempt to reach tbe summit of the mount
tain, December 31 last. A thigh bone
ana some pieces oi doming were found
within a half a mile of tbe Eugene Mia
ing Company's cabin. Tbe body bad
been devoured by - wild beasts. Further
search is being made.
WALLA WALLA ITEMS.
Walla Walla, May 13. Harry
Brooks, an Englishman 33 years old, was
adjudged insane this afternoon. Brooks
was found wandering about in a nude
state, near Wallula. Gn Monday he
made two attempts to drown himself in
tne river. When rescued be laid on the1
railroad track. He can giye no explana
tion oi nis wanderings ior tne past six
months.
RELICS OF CUSTER 8 MASSACRE,
Helena, Mont., May 13. While set'
ing headstones over the graves of Custer's
men who fell in the massacre of June 25,
1875, Captain Sweet's men found three
unbuned bodies, one of which still bad
on trousers of the United States uniform,
showing that he was a private of the
Seventh United States cavalry. The
skulls of two other men bad been broken
id about the ears with a stone mallet.
Tbe boot of Otto Reed's boy. 13 vears
old"nd a nephew of Caster, wbo was
killed with him, was fouDd in the ravine.
Some buttons marked "M. D." (medical
department) were found, and a body lay
Dear them. Tbey are, do doubt. De
Wolfs remains. An officer's brass spur
of peculiar construction apd otber relics
were picked up. Thorough search of tbe
Custer battle field will be made, as it is
believed there are still. other bodies un
buried. Tbe finding of three bodies to
day makes seven in all tbat have been
discovered, four having been found last
fall and buried by General Bras bin's son
and a scout named James C. Campbell.
.f Fort Custer, who were searching tbe
UUBier new lor relics.
'SUICIDE IN A TENT.
Tacoma, May 13. A Mr. Howe wbo
kept a small fruit stand in the tent above
the earner of E and Eleynth streets, sbot
himself through the bead this evening
abont 6 o clock, killing himself iustaatly,
He bat been on a protracted spree for
two or three weeks and it is thought tbat
he comtritted the deed either in a fit of
delirum tremens or despondency. The
deed was committed in tbe rear part of
the tent where he slept.
NEW MESSIAH FOUND.
Helena, Mont., May 13. Aa Indian
runner, who came in last night from
Tongue river, says that couriers sent out
by tbe Cheyenne Indians to find tbe new
Messiah, or second Christ, saw bim and
talked with him. Tbey located him in
the mountains beyond Salt Lake, acd
tnim t tl r Hmfinntinn ftf him ha ia " 1 .1
...... "k""" " uiu
man with a long white beard, winch
hangs down ever his breast. Some days
he wears white hair, and at other times
be has no hair on his head, from which it
appears that he is bald headed and wears
a wig. He made one oi the Cheyenne
Indians who visited him a high priest,
and instructed bim in tbe rites and mys
teries of the new religion. He gave him
the figures and ceremonies of a new In
dian dance, wbich takes four nights and
one whole day to perform. Tbe Cbey
ennes have just finished tbeir first per
formance of this religious dance at tbe
Rosebud agency, and it has occasioned
great enthusiasm among them. Tbe In
dians are to perform this dance four times
in four moons, (months) ai.d then they
will bear again from the new TJhrist, who
will instiuct them what further to do.
They all believe in tbe new Messiah, and
all work has abont ceased among the
Cheyenne?.
Tbe Indians are all very mysterious
about their new religion &nd will tell the
white men nothing concerning it. They
are sullen and dissatisfied, and tbe mili
tary authorities regard tbe new move
ment with an apprehension ot trouble.
Major Carroll says the new Christ is
no doubt some old Mormon elder or
bishop who is a spiritualist, and is prose
lyting Indians to Mormonisin through
mystery and deceit. He locates him on
Green river. It is said that Crow Indians
are rending out a delegation to meet
Christ, who is coming to meet the Crows.
The cell in the guard bouse at Fort Cus
ter bas been dinted out and prepared for
the Messiah if he can be caught.
THE M'CALLA CASE.
New Tore, May 13. Herald's Wash
ington special says, although the Hading
of tbe court martial in the case of Com
mander McCa'.la, will not bo officially
promulgated until to-morrow, there is
gcod authority for the statement that the
sentence is in tbe nature of a suspension
of rank. It is positively known the sen
tence is not dismissal as many have pre
dicted. As near as can he ascertained,
the verdict is three years, suspension on
half pay, and to retain bis present num -ber
on the navy register during that per
iod. Naval officers generally anticipated a
somewhat heavier sentence and many
looked for dismissal with a recommenda
tion to mercy. It is expected the
secretary, in reviewing the case, will ex
press the dissatisfaction of the department
at the verdict and will administer severe
reprimand to tbe accused.
WHIT EC APS PUNISHED
Meridian, Miss., May 14. A band of
"whitecaps" who have been unmercifully
beating parties in tbis neighborhood,
visited tbe bouse of a negio named An -derson,
last Sunday night. Upon the
negro's refusing to come out, tbey fired
tbe bonse. Anderson then ran nut and
fired into the crowd, killing Louis Land
and wounding two others." Anderson
escaped.
a family murdered.
Washington, Penn., May 14, The
backdriver of a stage line running be
tween Washington and Brownsville, ar
riving here this afternoon,gives a graphic
account ot a triple murder at Bentleville,
this county. John Crouch, a farmer, and
wife and son, Andrew, aged 35 years, liv
ing in the borough of Ben'.leysvil'e, were
found dead at tbeir home with their
throats cut from ear to ear, at an early
hoar this morning. The son was terribly
bruised. All tbe bodies were cold In
dicating that the bloody work bad been
committed during the fore 'part of the
night. The spectacle presented was an
awful one, and tbe apartments where the
bodies were found were despattered with
tbe life blood of the victims. The ap
pearance of the house showed that a thor
ough search ot the premises bad been
made as though the object st the murder
ers was to obtain plunder, and there must
have been several id the party. The
Crouch family were among tbe most
respectable and well to-do people of tbe
community and were usually supposed to
have large sums ot money about tbo house.
Tbe news of tbe discovery spread fast,
and within a remarkable short time the
wildest excitement prevailed in tbe neigh
hood. Searching parties were arganized
and the adjacent district was scon red in
aa effort to discover the prepetratora, but
no clue to them have been yet obtained.
PARNELL DENOUNCED.
New York, May 14. Tbe United
Irishmen and Irish Volunteers, to-night
commemorated the execution of the
murders of Lord Cavendish and Secretary
Burke, in Pbocnix park by a meeting in
Clarendon ball. Timothy Qaino, chair
man, in a long speech, denounced Pornell
because be had not secured home rule for
Ireland. He said dynamite and the like
was aloue practicable.
The Governor And His "Great Issue."
Oregon Laa.
The stock in trade of tbe Pennoyer
campaign is tbe Portland water till.
Tbe governor is on bis travels thoughout
the state, addressing tbe people mainly
on tbis topic. He describes tbe proposi
tion to pass the Portland water bill, in
terms that made tbe bonds exempt from
taxation, as wrong in principle, a scheme
of money sharks, grossly unjust to the
people of the state, and violative of the
constitutional requirement tbat all taxa
tion sbaU be equal.
Tbe Oregonian does not care at this
time to argue the subject afresh. It
might show, as it has done over and over,
tbat tbe constitltion gives tbe legislature
power to exempt from taxation property
employed for municipal purposes, and
tbat tbe means emyloyed by a city for
supplying itself with water would fall
within tbis definition. It might also
show tbat tbe only consquet.ee ot attempt
ing to tax the bonds would be to drive
tbem out of the state, aud hence tbat tbe
question of taxing tbem was in no way
practical one, but merely a theory, a truit-
less abstraction, a "barren ideality,'
subject pursued only by hobbyists.
demagogues. But it is not tbe uresen
purpose to go into these things. They
nave been sufficiently discussed hereto
fore.
io oe plain about it, our present pur
pose is simply to put his excellency, the
governor, "into a bole." He bas been
playing the sophist and demagogue on
this subject quite long enough. We
don't want to be rude or unkind either
but is allowable to show how a dema
gogue may invent and employ expedients
that turn to plague him. It has hitherto
escaped public attention, we think, that
Governor Pennoyer bas given approval to
acts ot the legislature that exempted
municipal bonds irom taxation l us t such
bonds as those proposed for Portland.
What will the people of Oiegon say when
they see tbe proofs of this statement?
Hero is a governor making his canvass
for re-elcctiou on what be calls a great
prineip e. He goes about proclaiming
tbe attempt to exempt Portland' water
oonds irom taxation an unparalleled out
rage, and his supporters vociferously
declare that it it had Dot been for bis
courage and fidelity a great wrong would
nave been consummated; that but for Ins
intrepidity and devotion to popular
rignts, an erroneous principle, a grossly
oppressive ana unjust precedent, would
bave been established; and he end tbey
ass nis re-election on tuese claims or
grounds.
We nnd in tbe session laws oi 1887 two
instances there mav be more in wbich
Governor Pennoyer approved acts tbat
exempt municipal bonds from taxation.
One of these acts was prssed for the citv
of The Dalles. "For tbe purpose of
carrying tbis act .nto effect" we quote
from the session laws of 1887 "the com
missioners are authorized to issue aod dis
pose of the bonds of tbe citv of the
denomination of from f 100 to $1000 as
tbe purchaser may desire, with interest
coupons attached thereto:
provided further that tbe bonds herein
before provided for shall be non-taxable
for slate, county and municipal purposes.
and shall not be disposed or for less than
their par value." This was approved bv
Governor Pennoyer February lfl, 1887.
See laws of 1887, pages 273 and 274.
Again, there is an act on the stature
bouk page 285. laws ofi887, approved by
l lv ........ . - T T-l i . .
i .oiuuvrr reorunry it oi mat
year which authorize Baker Cit? to issue
boudu "fur specihed city purpose," and
tbis act declares that '-any and all bona
issued by said city tnrtl be exempt from
taxation tor slate, county or municipal
purposes.
Here now is tbe record that Governor
Pennoyer made on this subject during
the early portion of his term. He could
and did then approve witbout question
acts extempting municipal bonus from
taxatio'u. But when he began to think
about making a record or fcccuniulatmt?
-capital for re-election, he pounced down
on tne water bonds of .Portland and de
feated them, though Portland had abked
no more than he bad granted for The
Dalies and Baker City.
The Oreijoninn bas set tbis matter out
because it has grown tired of the gov
ernor's sopliisucnl, unprimcpled and
demagogical methods. It bad hoped he
would not harp and harangue on thin
subject, stultify himself and try to ra's
leud the people by demugogic appeals.
Bat he is doing so; and hence The Ore
gonian has published the-e facts, aud
will leave it to tbe people to judge his
action and motives. Tbo whole of hid
contention against Mr Thompson, his
opponent, is concentrated npon tbe
charge that Thompson voted lor the Port
land water bill. Thompson did indeed vole
for it, in obedience to the wishes of his
constituents, though it is known be didn't
like it; he voted for it when it proposed
to exempt the bonds from taxation, and
voted for it again when this feature a
eliminated from it, because he wanted
Portland to have pure water; but does it
lie in the mouth of Governor Pennover,
who bad approved bills that exempted
bonds of other cities from taxation, ta at
tack bis opponent for the governorship
on the charge that as a member of the
legislature be had voted f'r non-taxable
bonds for his own city) Early in his
term the governor could approve sucb
bonds witbout question; but later in bis
term, when in want of "an issue" lor the
coming campaign, he could reverse him
self and mount the hobby of opposition
to non-taxable bonds. He is riding this
noooy merely as a political or campaign
expedient; there is nothing whatever in
it in reality; the question is not, nor ever
can be, a practical one; since, if the
bonds are to be taxed tbey will be sent
out of the state, and there-lore never will
be taxed in any event. What's tbe use,
tntreiore, oi all tnis tooling over an ab
surdity? The only consequence of in
slating that tbe bonds sbaU be liable to
taxation is loss to a city that offers such
oonas lor sale, a tact ot which ju3t now
Portland finds striking proof in tbe bids
she receives for her city hall bonds,
whi'.h are liable to taxation, in compari
son with those she received for her non
taxable water bonds. Not a bid for these
city hall bonds was received from any
citizen of Oregon; the city loses $15,000
in their sale, aud tbe interest and profits
are lost to the capital or property of tbe
state.
Bat there is no occasion for further dis
cussion of tLe subject, as the Ortyonian
dec I area long ago. I'erhaps, now, Gov
ernor Pennoyer will also conclude tbat
there is no occasion for farther discussion
of it Certainly if he shall stick to it he
will find it from this time a sufficiently
troublesome bobby to tide. Will he say
he approved those acts witbout knowing
wbai was in tbeml Then he is an inconi
petcnt governor. Will he say he is now
trying to protect the people from unjust
taxation ? Then be is a mere demagogue.
His excellency would do well to make an
effort to eSLape either imputation by
abandoning tbe whole subject and trying
to put bis campaign on a basis not at
war with his own official record, or offen
sive to common sen3e.
IS THE SAHTIAM MINES.
Letter from a Miner Who Was Alone
in Mountains Three Months.
Tbe Real Estate Advertiser of Albany
says that on February 22d lait, Dr. Bar
ker came out from tbe Santiam mines
leaving G. P. Herris, an experienced
miner, intending to return in a short
time. The heavy snows that fell, how
ever, prevented bis returning, and Mr.
Harris bas since remained in the moun
tains all alone, day by day faithfully
delving for the riches which lie deep
aown in me eartn. A letter received
from bim this week says he is bale ' and
beartly, but bas bad plenty of oppor
tunity for pensive meditation. A quiet
life all sounds very well, but three
months of solitary life, obut in from all
civilization without even a dog or a cat
as a companion, is not so pleasant.
He has been working in the "G. B."
and "King Solomon" mines, having run
a tunnel 80 feet deep in the former and
over 3o feet into tbe latter. Tbe quartz
at tne surface or these ledges assayed
$45 in gold to the ton and gets better as
tncy go aown. When it is remembered
that ore will pay at $5 to tbe ton. deliv
ered at tbe mill, it can be seen that these
mines are a fortune to the owners now,
aside from the fact tbat every new de
velopment proves them richer than be
fore. There need be no surprise if in a few
years, as tbeir value becomes known to
outside capitalists, who are ever ready to
invest capital in paying mines, to see
thousands of men working these mines,
which dow commands but passing atten
tion. When tbis is the case Albany till
be tbe furnishing point aud will add to
ber many other untold advantages that ot
the hustle and bustle of a true mining
city.
I These mines are more accessible to
The Dalles than to any point in the
Willamette valley. Our business men
should immediately start a subscription
list to open the road to these mines, and
then tbis city would be the distributing
point for supplies and the market for tbe
precious ore. The Dalles leads all for
natural advantages. Ed.J
A Frightful Iluiiuivay.
Waitsburg Time.
Last Saturday afternoon as grandma
Hunt, of Huntsville, aged about .5 years,
was returning home, she met with an ac
cident which will probably prove fatal.
She was alone in a buggy, was driving
the old family horse, )9-years-o!d, nnd for
the last twelve years considered perfectly
gentle. But a passing train scared tbe
old horse and he started to run ; be bad
gone but a short distance when he left the
road and attempted to go between the
fence and a telegraph pole where the
space was scarcely more than wide enough
for the horse The buggy coming against
the fence and pole threw the old lady out,
breaking a collar bone and a cheek bone,
besides injuring her internally. Conduc
tor Frank Cook stopped his train and ran
back to the unfortunate lady whom he
found lying upon her face in an uncon
scious state. Pp. then backed his train
i
sent a man to look after the horse, and
with the assistance of others of his crew,
put Mrs. Hunt on his train and took her
to Dayton where medical assistance was
at once summoned. Consciousness was
restored and the unfortunate lady made
comfortable as poss'ple, and on the even
ing train for Portland she was brought
back to ber home in Huntsville. Her in-
urious are quite serious and it is . ex
tremely doubtful if she ever fully recov
ers, as she is about 75 years old and quite
feeble.
Advlre to Hotbera.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for
children teething, is the prescription of
one of the best female nurse and physi
cians in the United States, and has been
oaed for forty yean with never-falling
sacuess uy millions oi motners lor tlieir
children. During the process of teething
its value is incalculable. It relieves the
child from pain, cures dysentery and diar-
boMU griping in tne bowels, ana wind-
colic. By giving health to the child it
rests the mother. Price 25 cents a bottle,
Good Hews (or the Lxdlen.
J. P. Mclnerny has just received a fall
ne ot tne justly celebrated laompsoD
Glove Fitting Corsets, all sizes from 18 to
and which he will dispose of at .Now
York, retail prices.
LMy.,.M..JVS.,- aA.....V,V -
for Infants
' "Citora is so well adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me." B. A Abcheb, U. P.,
HI Bo. Oxford 8t, BrooklTu, N. T.
NEW SPRING GOODS
-IN-
Staple aatf Fancy Diy Goods,
Gents aod Boys Clothing, Hats aid Caps, Ic, ;
Are daily arriving and will bt sold at oar well .
known low prices. . N
BOOTS AND SHOES,
Full assortment always on hand, and at
PEICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION.
We especially call attention to our Urge stock ot
J. & T. Cousin's New York Shoes,
Which for FIT AND WORKMANSHIP are so well and .4
favorably known throngout the United States.
Our Prices are the Same as in New York City.
An inspection of our New Goods Is respectfully solicited.
TERMS CASH.
H. HEKBEIM.
THE DALLES LUMBERING GO.
dows, Mouldings, Fluted Casings
ters and Newel Posts, House Furnishings, Store" Fronts, Office
Fittings, Counters and Shelving in the latest designs, Rough and
Dressed lumber of all grades, Cedar Shingles and Fence Tosts.
Special reduction to builders for the season of 1890.
Fish and Fruit Boxes and Packing Cases; Dry Fir, Pine, Oak
and Slab Wood. Cheapest in the city. Leave orders at office,
No. 67 Washington Street, Tackman's old stand. ,pStl
WHOLESALE
Harilware, Iron. Steel anii Farm Machinery.
SOLE ACENTS FOR WASD AND NORTHERN IDAHO FOR THE - ,
BUCKEYE MOWER AND REAPER.
These Machines are too woU tcnora to nsad comment. Thousands of farmer hYS
used them and speak of them -vrtth praise. They are the only Hat-resting
Machines that trill give ENTIRS SATISFACTION to the purchaser.
MILLER'S STAR VIBRATING
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The most Effective and Successful Camtilnatloa for Threshing and Cleaning
Grain ever constructed.
BUCKEYE STKLFjAM TWINE-BINDERS.
JaTTh Feature that dlrtlngniahea Mils Twine-Binder U the Llirhtneoof Draft, combined with It
Extraordinary Strength and Durability. The Hinder it cf tlio Appleby pattern, the only really euomiil
one yet known. We have two atylea, th Elevator Binder and the Platform Binder both excellent both
teoommended by hundreds of patrons.
SCHDTTLER MI WAGOItS
BUCK-BOARDS. MUR-SPRING
MOUNTAIN WAGONS;
BUCKEYE AND SUPERIOR DRILLS
AND SEEDERS.
C0RBIN DISC HARROWS.
H0DGES-HAINES HEADERS.
HAISH BARB WIRE.
CSEND FOR CIRCULARS."1
E. P. FITZGERALD,
Imported English Shire Stallion,
LORD -HAWKL
HAWKE, he w ill make the season at my farm on
Dure
Eitrht Mile creek. Wasco county, on Tnursuaye, rn-
days and Saturdays, and at w. L. Ward a on Hon
days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Chances ior tne season, vzu.
No. 142. LORD HAWKE (0087). Brown, foaled
1SSS. Bred by Mrs. Coward, Womersiey. ron te
lnet, K rkhire. Imported 1SSS.
Sire, Kin? of the Valley (S174); he by Devonshire
Ltd (595); he by Conqueror (!): he ov Meruora
(1037); he by Honest Tom (1032); he by Hertford
(10!).
Dam by Waxwork (2285); he by Waxwork (2272);
De by Blank Ixgt (141).
OranH nam bv HonMlt Tom (W01Y. he by P.nff,
land's Hero (73S); he by Derbyshire Hero(SS2); be by
Derbyshire (580); he by Derbyshire ir-igyou sj.
Parties wisbiiur mstnmire can be accommodated
at my farm or at Ward's farm for reasonable cbaives.
The bear of care will be taken of aniuals, but nj
responsibility for damsfcea will be assumed.
LORD HAWKE won the 100 premium at Hexam
In March, 1S88. The price paid for LORD HAWhE
w.s 2,500.
apr&-w A. J. McHALlX.
J. O. - MACK,
WHOLESALE
Liauor Dealer
s
niENCH3 BLOCK.
Second Street. - - The DalTei
GharleS F. Lauer,
Proprietor of the
Third St. Fculiry nd Fi
Will always keep on sal j
Puget Sound Fisb,
Chickens, Turkeys,
Also, Frorisions, Oandica, Tobacco
and Oiirars.
Leave tout orders, as ther will receive prompt
Mention.
and Children.
I Castorla cores Colle, Constipation, ' '
Bour Stomach, Diarrhea, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gtrea (Jeep, and promotes til.
crenion.
Without injurious medication.
Tut Cchtaub Cokpaht, 77 Murray Street, K. T.
Manufacture
Doors. Win-
and Rosettes, Turned Bannis
Front, First antl Vine Streets, -
PORTLAND, - OREGON.
DEALERS IN
THRESHER,
STAR TRACTION ENGINE,
Deere Plows. Deere Sulky Flows.
I Carriages Phxtons, Top Buggies,
Agent. The Dalies, Or.
TUB OLD EHTABUaHF.O
COLUMBIA BREWERY,
Second St., Etust End
AUGUST BUOHLER. PROP.
Has been refitted tbroufbout with the
LATEST IMPROVED MACHINERY
And is now aianufacturinr
Best Keg and Jollied Beer
and Porter
Io Eastern Oregon. '
Mr. Buchler always alms to adopt the latest brew
inar apparatus and will furnish his customers bee
equal to any n h market: wtf
WOOL EXCHANGE SALOGN !
DAN. BAKER, Proprietor.
NEAR THE OLD MINT, SECOND BT
THE DALLES, OK.
I The Best cf Wines, Liquors and Cigars
lwajs on band.
Free Lunch every evening,
FOKJSALEi
AiilkCoTO and YoacgStock
ALL COWS WABRaNTEB
Good Milkers.
INQUIRE Of
I. atlocl
THREE MILE CREEK.
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