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The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10. 1891
THOROUGH IA VESTIGATION
HANDED.
DE-
Elsewhere in these columns will be
found an affidavit from Mr. Turner F.
Leavens, stating that he is the author
of the articles published in the Orego
nian, regarding the portage railroad,
. and that the editorial in The Dalles
Chronicle stating that he denied the
authorship is false. It is very evident
that some one has lied, and that the
falsehood is "saddled" on the editor of
the ring organ; bat this doesnot sur
prise any one who has paid the least
. attention to the course the fellow has
- pursued ever since he has been
an incumbent of the position.
. Now that the author is known, and
under oath he assumes the responsi
bility of the articles, the Times-Moun-
taineer, which has advocated an open
' river for more than a decade past, de-
-mands'a thorough investigation of
every cent of the $60,000 appropri
ated by the last legislature for the
construction of the portage road at the
Cascades. If the com minion do not
- deem it expedient to put experts on
the 'stand under oath to ascertain
whether this money has been ex
pended economically, the next legis
lature will. "Public office is a public
trust," and it is simple justice to the
producers of the Inland Empire, that
an accounting should be had.
There "is another and very potent
. reason for this, and that is. at
the same pro rata of expense,
the portage road, from The Dalles to
. Celilo, which the Times-Mountaineer
and every other paper in Eastern Ore
gon interested in making the Colum
bia river the highway of commerce
. - for the people, would cost nearly $2,-
000,000. We believe the Cascade
road, only five-eights of a mile, could
. be built for less than $60,000, and the
portage above this city ior ' one fourth
. of $2,000,000, and that these facts
can be demonstrated by competent en
gineers. In this matter the T.-Af.
has no selfish ' ends to subserve;
bocnly the interests of farmers and
shippers who have been oppressed by
axcessive freights of a railroad mo
noDolv for more than a quarter of a
-:. century. Every tax-payer who has
an interest in the development of this
portion of the northwest, as rich in
- natural resources as any part of the
country, has the inherent right to
demand that all appropriations are
judiciously expended, and that no
..' portion has been used for selfish and
- pecuniary aggrandizement Th s books
must be . opened, and every dollar
accounted for, and the testimony of
competent, practical, uninterested rail
. road men taken to establish these
facts
Over 4000 persons listened to the
eloquent words of Mr. iiladscone last
night in Newcastle, England, and the
old gentleman has passed his eightieth
year. With all the vigor of youth he
fights vigorously for home-rule in Ire
land and liberalism in the government
of Great Britain, and apparently he
'- has many years of active life before
him. The longevity of European
brain-workers is something astonishing
to Americans. Emperor William
held the reins of the great German
- empire until he was 90 years old, Gen.
Moltke planned the most successful
campaign of moderate times when past
70 years, and Count Bismarck man
aged the affairs of Germany and kept
peace in Europe after he had passed
three score years and ten. Our Eta tea
men, generals and literary men with
few exceptions begin to decline soon
after fifty years old. Is it because
the great men of . Europe are more ab
stemious in their habits than those of
this country, or,' vice versa, because
our leading citizens abstain too much)
Dr. I L. Rowland, who took charge
of the insane asylum at Salem on
August 1st, comes forward with his
report on the management of the in
stitution, and this makes some very
serious reflections against his predeces
sor, Dr. Lane. The caustic article of
. Dr. Lane, generally copied in the press
of the state, may have drawn out
these intimations in Dr. Rowland's
remarks.' Now that these doctors have
come out in print, the people may
have a better knowledge of matters
relating to the care and keeping of
- this unfortunate class of people than
they had before,1 and it is to be hoped
if they have suffered any wrong treat
ment, it will be speedily remedied.
At any rate the people should know
the inside facts regarding all public
institutions, and, especially so, when
the . class incarcerated therein are
simply unfortunate and not ' criminal.
At the liberal congress being held
at Newcastle, England, resolutions
have been adopted favoring the aboli
tion of the House of Lords, as a part
of the government. There can be no
doubt that the world moves, and even
in conservative England there' are
forward steps being taken, indicative
of progress. Workingmen are think
ing and putting their thoughts into
active operation, and this is causing
politicians and parties to consider
ways and means for the future. The
upper branch of the English parlia
ment, for many years, has had little or
no influence in legislative matters,
and, whether the House of Lords re
mains or ia abolished, will make little
difference with the progressive spirit
which has taken possession of the
British people.
And now it transpires the junta in
Chili, the form of government adopted
by the successful congressional party,
is inimical to Americans, because our
state department did not deem it
diplomatic to recognize the congress
instead of" the president. Perhaps,
the action of Minister Egan, who is
charged with using his position in
favor of President Balmaceda, and
against British interests, which were
represented by the congressionalists
had something to do with this animos
ity. Nevertheless, our citizens should
receive protection, and these hot
blooded Spanish-Americans should be
made to understand that the United
States is sufficiently powerful to en
force ber rights.
An editor ip one of the Willamette
counties has his leading editorial on
"The .Proper Diet," and this he
stretches out to over a column in
length. As the constitution does not
control this matter, we presume it
will be regulated by the tastes of dif
fernt nationalities in the mongrel
population of this country. The Ger
man may prefer lim burger cheese,
saur kraut and lager; the Frenchman,
frog's legs and wine; the Italian, mac
aroni and vermouth, and the English
man half-and-half and "rosbif," while
the Yankee may prefer Jamaica rum
and pork and beans. It is little mat
ter what one eats or drinks, so that he
obeys the laws of the land and does not
defraud his neighbors. The beer
drinking German appears to be at his
best at 70 or 80 years of age, and
the Englishman, at the same age,
leads all movements for the better
ment of the race; while the abstemious
American, at 50 years, shows signs of
permanent decay and is replaced by
those much younger. Total-abstinence
is a modern idea, and the great moral
reformers of the world except Ma
homet, who added to his long list of
wives every girl of attractive appear
ance who became a convert to his re
ligion, and propagated his doctrines
by the sword gave each man the
privilege of eating or drinking what
he desired. Christ, who of all be
ings approached divinity the nearest,
eat and drank with publicans and sin
ners, and was never wedded to any
woman. Excess in eating is as per
nicious as excess in drinking, and the
drunkard and glutton should be
equally despised. It makes little or
no difference what a man eats or
drinks, so long as he obeys the laws,
attends to the wants of his family and
pays his debts. This is according to
common sense, the teachings of moral
ity and the doctrines of Christianity.
The peace of Europe is the all
absorbing subject of editorial writers,
and while the old world trembles at
the possible consequence of a single
hasty 'movement of any of tbe states
men who control the destinias of em
pires, America is anxiously awaiting
tbe outcome. If there is a general
war, and men are drawn from the in
dustrial employments, our farmers can
furnish them breadstuffs and receive a
good price therefor. This is undoubt
edly selfish; but while we can do noth
ing to stop the threatened conflict, it
is simply following the rule cf business
to make all we can out of the misfor
tunes of our neighbors. It is not
broad charity, but the way in which
human affairs are generally managed,
It may be according to internation
al law for the successful party in Chili
to arrest Americans when they are
guilty of any breach of tbe laws of the
land; but it is also a principle of the
same code of the laws of nations that
no citizen of any country can be de
prived of his liberty on. a pretext
without due procees of courts, and for
this reason frequently in barbarous
countries consular courts are estab
hshed. assuming jurisdiction over
crimes committed by their citizens.
If the Chilian authorities are not
giving American citizens the full ben
efit of a trial by the proper courts,
there is this precedent in international
law to enforce our rights, and the full
powers of the government should be
called into requisiton to do this. "
There is a brilliant galaxy of Dem
ocratic orators in Oregon, and the high'
ways and by-ways will resound with
their speeches in favor of free-trade
and free silver. Dante's Inferno and
Milton's Paradise Lost will be thor
oughly searched for similes of the
blackness of the Republican party,
and every act of the present and all
preceding administrations will be
painted in the darkest hues. It will
take more than the eloquence of these
shining lights of Democracy to change
the large Republican' majority in this
state, and in 1892 Oregon will wheel
into line with the same encouraging
figures that she did in 1888.
senator Allen, of Washington, is
not a candidate for the position of
United States circuit judge in the
Ninth district. Oregon has a man
who would worthily and ably fill that
place, and the Astorian believes - the
state will agree with it in saying that
C. W. Fulton, of this city, is fitted in
practice, reputation and sterling worth
to occupy that responsible position.
Astorian. We always considered Mr.
Fulton good timber for congressional
honors. Has he given that up? If so,
the first district should be on the qui
vive for another candidate.
ine sad news come over tne wires
that Charles Stewart Parnell died this
morning. Mr. Parnell has been . the
leader for many years of the Irish
home rule party in parliament, and
has demonstrated peculiar .quali lies as
leader. His death will be a sad loss
to those of his followers who placed
a firm reliance on his executive abil
ity. Mr. Parnell was a young nian,-
and his friends thought he had many
years of useful life before him. Mr.
Gladstone is still hale and active, and,
in the absence of the great Irishman,
will intelligently manage the affairs of
the reform movement.
With all the clamor of Democratic
orators for reforms, they should include
the three "Fs" free-trade, free-silver
and a free ballot in tbe south to be
consistent.
PORTLAND'S INTEREST.
For the past three or four month
the Chamber of Commerce, of Port
land, have met and passed resolutions
in favor of an open river, and of an
ticipating the government ship-rail
way by constructing the portage road
between The Dalles and Celilo, since
the state has undertaken to construct
the one at the . Cascades. Last
Wednesday another meeting of that
body was held, and the usual preamble
and resolutions met favor with th
members. It is not necessary to
print these, as they could be stereo
typed and would thus answer th
purpose of the metropolis for some
time to come. During the past season
The Dalles, by reason of the heroic
treatment administered to its business
men in the columns of tbe Times
Mountaineer for the past nine years,
has aroused itself to action, and has
placed a boat on the middle and an
other one on the lower river. These
steamers have been built by means of
subscriptions taken in this city, and
Portland capitalists have done very
little in the matter. Removing obstruc
tions to navigation in the Columbia
river is of greater impoitance to Port
land than any portion of the state.
as this is the only way she
can control the trade of the
Inland Empire. Railroads cannot do
it, for the Hunt system and the
Northern Pacific have taken fully half
the grain which would, under other
circumstances, have sought a market
in Oregon, to Puget Sound, and this
will continue until water transporta
tion is utilized. v As a railroad center
Portland cannot maintain her prestige
as the chief city in the northwest. In
a few years western and eastern Wash
ington will have three transcontinental
lines, independent of the Union
Southern Pacific, and will have oppor
tunities for receiving and shipping
grain unsurpassed on tbe Pacific coast,
except by some direct and cheap route
to the interior by means of water
communication. Oregon, since the
improvement of the mouth of the
river, possesses these cheap facilities
for receiving grain by the great river
which drains portions of Oregon and
Washington. The business men of
the Sound are actiye and alert regard
ing their interests, and the Northern
Pacific- unlike the Union Pacific
has pursued a liberal policy with pro
ducers and shippers and has been
great factor in the development of the
country.
If the business men of Portland
desire to retain the trade of Eastern
Oregon, they must construct the port
age above this city as soon as possible,
and by the most practicable route. As
men interested in the growth of Port
land, they cannot afford to build the
road on the Washington side, which
will largely be controlled by a legisla
ture, the majority of - whom will come
from counties interested in building up
.cities on the Sound. There is
question that Portland has the capital
to control the trade of the northwest
but she must act immediately and in
telligently, for she has competitors in
the field ' which are not to be de
spised.
REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
The Minnesota League of Republi
can Clubs has opened its campaign of
education early and vigorously by
preparations for the establishment of
a Republican club not only in every
village but in every school district.
A Republican exchange in comment-
on this says : -
Work of this kind is very far reach'
ing in effect ; its outcome will be felt
not only in 1892 but long years, ex
tending quite possibly to half a cen
tury hence. There is not a school
district in the United States, or at
any rate In the northern part of it,
that does not contain at least one
youth of more than ordinary ability
for public discussion. If the clubs
contemplated by the Minnesota League
be supplied with plenty of Republican
literature, and if the country press be
encouraged to give more than passing
notice of what is done in and by the
clubs within the counties represented
by it ; in short, if the young men be
given material with which to build
Republican argument, and if their
efforts at construction be encouraged
by that public recognition which
pleasing to all men, but more pleasing
to young men, it is quite likely that
tbe coming year may be a time of
mental birth to many a one who will
do good service to his party and his
country.
The more Republican clubs tbe bet
ter for the Republican party, and the
best way to make clubs both numerous
and vigorous is by getting the young
men to join them, and the best way to
keep them in after they have joined is
by giving them something to do, and
by letting them know that the public
is watching how they do it
If a clash happens between the
Russian bear and British lion it will
undoubtedly occur on ihe route to In
dia or Constantinople. The weakest
points of the great British empire,
whose sails whiten every ocean, are on
her Indian frontier, and the commerce
of the Dardanelles For these her
aimy will exhibit all its historic brav
ery, and whichever power conquers
will be after hard-fought battles, and
after the thirsty soil has drunk its fill
of hnman gore. The rich trade of the
Indies and an outlet on the Mediter
ranean have always been tbe ambition
of the white czar; but it may be cen
turies before this dream will be accom
plshed. The death of Charter Stewart Par
nell will be a great loss to tbe Irish
people, whose cause he has success
fully championed for a long time. In
all parts of the world, where home-
rule for Ireland has sympathisers the
death of Mr. Parnell will be considered
great calamity. It is hardly time
yet to properly place him as a states
man, because success is the criterion
by which ability is judged in manag
ing the affairs of a nation as well as
other matters which require intellect
ual discernment. That he has many
of the qualities of a great leader, no
one will doubt; but that he possessed
the genius to combine the factions of
his native country into a determined
stand for liberty, and lead them to
victory, time had not demonstrated.
Not possessing the mercurial temper
ament of his countrymen, his greatest
success was in planning caoipaignt, in
a cool, Saxon manner. During the past
few years in .his line be is entitled
to considerable merit, and if he had
lived a few yoars longer other quali
ties might have been developed. As
it is, Ireland has lost one of her tru
est, firmest friends, and bis sudden
demise will be mourned on .both sides
of the AMantic.
The enormous magnitude of our
crops this year is revealed by a few
figures furnished by the Produce Ex
change estimates. It is easy to bear
them in mind if one wiil remember
that the wheat crop of the United
States is somewhat over a half billion
500,000,000 bushels, the oat crop
not quite 200,000,000 bushels more.
or 694,000,000 bushels, and the corn
crop about four times the wheat crop,
or 2.070,000.000. The increase of
these crops this year, as compared
with those of 1890, is as follows
Wheat 150,000,000; corn, 537,000,
000; oats, 170.000,000. On the basis
of such an increase one can calculate
how much richer we are this year
than we were a year ago. A promi
nent agricultural journal estimates
that, as compared with the average,
our crops this year will bring us a bil
lion dollars increased returns, which
will be scattered broadcast throughout
the land, adding greatly to the pros
perity of every section.
lhe Democratic orators, who are
now haranguing the state in favor of
their pet doctrines will evolve nothing
new in the art or science of govern
ment. On the silver question they
are hopelessly at sea, and ex President
Cleveland is strongly in favor of
gold basis for currency, while Beck
advocates unlimited coinage. The
theory of free-traJe has many follow
ers in the west; but in the east and
middle states protection is almost uni
versally upheld. It will be seen that
this part j, which has been all things
to all men on national issues, is not
yet settled or solid on any distinctive
policy in government matters. "Any
thing to defeat the Republican party,"
is the motto of the Democrats, and to
this end they will sacrifice every prin
ciple enunciated by their leaders and
in their platforms for the past quarter
of a century. .
The citizens of Whatcom are freez
ing the salmon caught in that vicinity
for the export trade, and they expect
to reap a rich profit from this indus
tiy. Near The Dalles the salmon run
is. equal to any on the coast, and the
cold-storage plan could be adopted
with great advantage to fishermen,
By this means fish are kept in as good
condition as though taken recently
from the water, and in the east, where
Columbia river salmon always com
mand the highest price, families could
be furnished with fresh salmon
throughout the year. If the Pacific
coast desires to attract population in
the future, she must develope every
natural resource, and the wealth in
our streams must be made a factor of
progress as well as the natural fer
tility of the soil.
Oregon should, do something for
proper representation at the world's
fair, and this should be done immedi
ately. .The last legislature treated
this matter in a very shabby manner,
and those interested in the growth and
prosperity of the state should exert
themselves to see that this portion of
the northwest, with her boundless re
sources, should have a proper display
at this great exhibit of the products of
the country. To do this some plan
must be matured, and put in operation
at once. Rooms must be secured,
whatever we desire to exhibit collected,
and to do this will require both time
and money. Work should be com
menced immediately, and no delay
should he suffered in carrying these
matters to a successful issue.
Portland ia doing everything possi
ble to consolidate the three cities, and
the prospects are very favorable that
two or more bridges will connect West
Portland with her east-side suburbs.
When these are completed the three
cities will be one, and every landmark
of East Portland and Albma will be
obliterated. This is the result of con
solidation, and there can be no reason
why the First street merchant should
not have the same interest in the
growth of the suburbs as in the devel
opment of his own particular part of
the municipality. '
During the month of July, 1890,
woolen knit goods to the amount of
$480,161 were imported into the
United States from foreign countries;
in July of this year.under the McKin-
ley bill, these importations amounted
to only $223,403, less than one-half,
the remaining $246,758, assuming
that the - consumption was approxi
mately the same this year, going into
the pockets of the American manu
facturers and American mechanics.
It
is
impossible for free traders to
overcome tbo
argument of such
igures.
The question agitating the friends
of an open river in this city is: If it
costs $60,000 to build f of a mile of
railroad three feet wide with grade
nearly finished, how much will it cost
to construct the portage road from The
Dalles to Celilo, standard gauge with
no grading done 18 J miles long?
All reDorts from Eastern Washington
say times are quiet; but the prospects tor
the future are very encouraging.
WAGES
SI0N8.
AND PEN
The New "York Mail and Express
has lone- good service by compiling
tables that show part of the monetary
loss borne by each private soldier of
the Union army during the years of
1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865 in conse
quence of the depreciated value of the
greenbacks in which he was paid.
We say part of the monetary loss, be
cause not even the well arranged and
carefully compiled tables of the Mail
and Express can show the whole loss
At the first soldiers were enlisted on a
wage scale of $1 1 per month. Later
the rate was increased to $13 per
month, and this rate was continued
until . May, 1864, after which it was
increased to $16. But very soon after
the outbreak of the war the average
wage of tbe commonest farm laborer
reached $1 per day, or $26 per month
of working days. It is well within
bounds to estimate the wages of the
soldier throughout the war at not
more than half that of unskilled
labor.
But of loss directly traceable to the
depreciation of greenbacks the Mail
and Express figures that in the year
1862 the soldier's $156 in greenbacks,
the pay for twelve months marching
and fighting, were worth $139 in gold.
The $156 which he received for his
pay in 1863 was worth but $106 in
gold. The $180 in greenbacks which
was tbe soldier's pay for four months
at $13, and eight months at $16 for
1864, was worth frss than $90 in gold;
and his yearly stipend of $192 for
1865 was equivalent to but $125 of
tbe money in which the bonds were
paid.
These figures give emphasis to
Major McKinley's plea that the sol
dier who was paid in depreciated paper
shall not suffer additional loss by be
ing pensioned on depreciated silver.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Two Sailors Drowned.
Point Reyes, Calif., Oct. 6. A two-
rrasted steam schooner was noticed on
last Sunday morning anchored in a dan
gerous place close to shore in the higbt,
ubont two miles north of the life-saving
station. She bad stoam up, and moved
occasionally in tbe same vicinity. Eer
object was a mystery. She bad no signals
flying, and no one could tell whether she
was in distress or not. One of the light
house Keepers reported she bad been seen
going northward. However, this morn
ing she seemed anchored in the same
dangerous place. Eer object in being
there has been ascertained to be the re
covery of the immense cargo of steel
rails belonging to an English ship that
was wrecked at that point several years
ago. The name of tbe schooner is the
Lucy Low. Early this mc miner two of
ber seamen named Johnson and Hansen,
started in a small boat from tbe schooner
to fix a dray. Tbe sea was verry calm at
tbe time the men lowered the boat and
no danger was anticipated. The sea
suddenly became furious, tbe swells
tossed tbe boat hither and tbitber, and it
was soon overturned. Tbe accident was
seen by those on tbe deck of tbe schooner,
where, tbey bad a rope attached to tbe
small boat, in which the two men but a
short time ago were sitting. The sea
bad become so furious that the rope was
broken, and the drowning men were left
helpless in their perilous position. The
crew lowered a boat as soon as the rope
broke, bet it was immediately filled with
water, and no assistance could be ren
dered. One of tbe men was seen cling
ing desperately to an oar for a moment.
and then sank out of sight. Tbe other
man clung to tbe upturned boat for a
few moments, and occasionally bis hands
coo id be seen beld aloft as a signal for
help; but be soon lost his grasp and
tol lowed bis companion into eternity.
Tbe undercurrent is very sttong at this
point, and it is supposed the men were
dragged under. Their bodies have not
been seen since, and Captain Jordan and
and the crew of tbe Lucy Low are now
trying to secure the bodies.
The Queen Hay lMe Any nomrau
San Francisco, Oct. 6 The Examiner
has advices from Honolulu the effect that
Queen Idliuokalani has been taken ill
with serious fain ting spells, and ber physi
cian, Dr. Trosseau, has pronounced ber
trouble organic disease of tbe beart, for
which be can suggest no remedy. Death,
it is stated, may occur at any moment.
Tbe queen has been advised of tbe worst
and bas made her will. Tbe Honolulu
press is silent on tbe subject, but it is
known that all the political factions are
busy at work. It is stated no one can
be found whom all the factions will agree
upon for regret to bold power dunng tbe
minority ot the heiress at tbe throne.
Princess Kaiulani, who is now finishing
ber education in England. Tbe father of
the princess is an Englishman, with pro
nounced Eoglisb sympathies, and tbe
opinion is expressed that in tbe evet t of
Kaiulani's accession to tbe throne of tbe
islands an effect will be made to bring
tbe islands under English control. Tbe
native sentiment is preponderating in
favor of an American protectorate in
some lorm
Disastrous fire In Xlontana.
Helena, Mont., Oct. 6. Tbe barn of
tbe Manhattan Malting Company at
Manhattan, Gallatin county, was de
troyed by tire yesterday, while the em
ployes were at breakfast. The fire was
caused by tbe bursting of a lantern. There
were ninety one horses in tbe barn at tbe
time. Tbe employes got out hfty of
them, but ' four of those rescued were so
badly burned that tbey bad to be killed.
Tbe other forty ono bad to be abandoned,
and were burned to death. Three thous
and bushels of oats and other food was
destroyed. Loss, $10,000; insured.
Thousands Dying; of Starvation.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 6 The news
papers denounce tbe conduct ot mer
chants and members of tbe nobility for
seeking to profit from their stores of corn
while poor peasants are starving. Tbey
make a strong appeal to tbe government
to reyoke tbe edict prohibiting tbe ex
port of rye and substitute therefor
heavy tax on tbe exportation of all
cereals. Reports from the Baku districts
and elsewhere are to tbe enect that
thousands of persoas are dylBg of starva
tion.
Affairs In Chili.
Valparaiso. Oct. 6. Advices under
date of October 5 are as follow : Cam pot
Pedro and Admiral Jorge Montt, bis
brother-in-law, are en route to Washing
ton witb important documents. It Is
alleged that grounds exist for criminal
charges against several political refugees
now stopping si me American legation,
but tbat Minister Egan has never been
officially notified of tbat fact
Tbe Uoioa Tragedy.
Union, Or, Oct. 0. The coroner's jury
impannelled to inquire into tbe cause of
r -i i
the deatb of Mrs. Mary E. Summers, after
an examination lasting all day yesterday
and this foreuoon, brought in a verdict
tbat she came to ber deatb by voluntarily
drowning herself in a ditch. This was
tbe body which was found yesterday
SOLDIERS'
morning in an irrigatingditch in this city.
As her bands were tied behind ber it was
feared there had been foul play, but tbe
jury was unable to find any evidence of
a struggle about tbe place upon which to
base audi a conclusion. The body was
buned this afternoon in tbe Union
cemetry.
Sadden Death of Parnell.
London, Oct. 1. Great Biitian and
Ireland were startled this morning by tbe
utterly unlooked ior announcement that
Charles Stewart Parnell, tbe noted Irish
leader, died suddenly yesterday evening
at Brignton. It has been known that
Parnell ba 1 not (ujoyed the beat of health
fur years, and it had been noticed and
widely commented upon that since the
O'Shea divorce development and political
troubles came upon him tbe great Irish
member of the parliament had grown
thinner and that be bad perceptibly aged
in appearance, but nobody expected to
hear ol his deatb, and no inkling as to
his illness bad reached the newspapers
He died at bis borne at WaUingham Ter
race, Brighton, at 11;30 yesterday even
log. His death is said to have been in
directly due to a chill caught last week,
which was at first not regarded as serious.
Parnell, however,' became worse and a
pbysician was called in, with the result
that tbe patient was ordered taken to bed.
This was Friday last, and from that time
Parnell lost strength and finally succum
bed. The exact nature of bis disease is not
known at present. From the day he was
taken to bis bed, however, the state of
Parnell s health was such s to require
tbe constant attendance of two physi
cians, but in- spite of tbeir uttermost
efforts to prolong or save his life, Parnell.
gradually sank lower and lower nntil be
expired in the arms of Mrs. Parnell, who
is utterly prostrated.
The Missing Catthier.
Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 5. The story
that William Livsey, tbe missing ex-cash
ier of the stats treasury, whose evidence
is wanted by the legislative investigating
committee, is in Canada, is generally
credited here. Mr. Livsey's father lives
in Canada, and it is thought be went there
when be was discovered in Milwaukee.
It is understood that the state authorities
want bim badly, and, as a consequence,
little surprite was expressed when it be
came known that Pattison and other state
officials are arranging to secure his ex
tradition. Governor Pattison was asked
on what charge Livsey would be arrested
in Canada in order to secure his extradi tion,
but declined to say anything on lhe
subject, and stid be preferred not to be
quoted. Tbe governor remarked casually
that Livsey was wanted, and bis manner
betokened that at tbe proper time there
wonld be brought out evidence strong
enough to secure his extradition. It is
said that tli matter is in the hands ot
tbe attorney- general.
Arrested for l.lbsl.
Astoria, Or., Oct. 7. O. W. Dunbar
and George Hibbert, publishers of Town
Talk, were arrested to day on an indict
ment from the grand jury, charging them
with criminal libel. Tbe complaining
witness was Samuel Elmore, and tbe
article which he deemed a libel was pub
lished in Town Talk over lourteen months
ago. It reflects quite seriously on Mr.
Elmore's character. Tbe men gave bail
ior their appearance to plead to-morrow
morning. Tbe case is looked upon by
tbe legal fraternity as a bugejoke,and the
two editors state that toej have abund -
ant proof to substantiate the article in
question. ,
Funeral of William II. Smith
London, Oct. 7. Tbe queen, Prince of
Wales, all tbe cabinet ministers and lead
ing members of tbe opposition have
sent letters oi condolence to tbe family
of tbe late William Henry Smitb. Tbe
funeral will be private at Hemblen, near
Henly on the Thames, ' Saturday after
French are KIoekinK In.
Berlin, Oct, 7 Many French have re
cently taken advantage of the relaxation
of the passport system, and are flocking
into Metz and Strasburg in great num
bers. Tbe detective and police forces in
those cities have been aoubled, and all
Jt reach are under strict espionage.
English .Exports and Imports.
London, Oct. 7. Tbe returns of tbe
boaid of trade for September show that
imports have decreased 1,300,000 pounds
and exports have decreased 1,970,000
poundaas compared with the correspond
log month last year.
Workmen on a Strike.
hai.tfax, uct. 7. About 1UUU men
painters, plasterers, carpenters, masons
and metal workers are on a strike, with
no prospect of a settlement.
To Prohibit Wheat Exports.
Berlin, Oct. 7. Tbe bourse is de
pressed on rumors that Russia ljtends to
prohibit the exportation ot wheat after
October 15. .
Post-mortem to be Held.
London, Oct. 8. It has been decided
to hold a post-mortem examination of the
body of Parnell, with a view of settling
definitely tbe cause of bis deatb. John
Dillon and Willaim O'Brien were asked
for an expression of views in regard to
tbe deatb of .Parnell. Both distinctly
refused saying anything apon tbe subject.
A dispatch from Brighton says the
doctor's certificate states that Parnell'i
death was caused by rheumatic fever,
which resulted from an excessive tempera
ture and failure of tbe beart. It was
decided at tbe family council beld this
afternoon that Parnell's remains will be
accorded a public funeral, and that tbe
body be interred at Avondale, County
Wicklow, Ireland, wbere tbe dead leader
was burn.
ST Post Morten Beeessary.
LoNDON,Oct. 8 At first it was announ
ced tbat a post morten would be held on
the body, but a midnight dispatch from
Brighton says the doctors alter examining
the body conclnded it was .not necessary
to perform an autopsy, and, therefore, re
.frained from doing to. Dr. Gowers and
two otber physicians made the exami
nation. The remains had undergone a
rapid change, and it was tound advisable
to close the sneii. Dr. uowers in
telegram says that the deatb was as plain
a case as he had ever attended. Duriag
his delirium before be died Mr. Parnell
talked about Ireland, and what be would
do for ber if be lived. Almost b:s last
words were: "Let my love be conveyed
to my colleagues and the Irish people."
THE FUNERAL.
Messrs. Redmond and Maloney are ar
ranging for the funeral. There will be
co religious ceremonies at Brighton.
Tbe body will be conveyed to London
Saturday in time to catch tbe Irish night
mail. It will arrive in Xluolm bunday
morning, and be taken in state to the
city half, from which tbe funeral will
proceed to Uiasnevra cemetery, tbe place
of interment, extensive preparations
are being made for tbe obsequies.
Visiting m America.
New York, Oct. 7. Michael Davitt
who is in tbe city on bis way to Ireland,
expressed bimself as follows:
My feeling about Parnell now is un
mixed sorrow at his sudden deatb. Tbe
-occasion demands an expression of deep
regret that be sbould nave been cut on at
a comparatively early aire, we snouia
remember only the Rood work which he
periormea tor ireiana, in a career oi use
.-a distinction for his countrv.
. r i . .
His recent nnbappy conduct will, I am
sure, be forgotten by grateful people. It
was an episode in bis political life which
will not linger in the memory of Ireland
side by side with his great services. His
death will put an end to tbe unhappy
dissention by which the Irish. movement
has been torn during tbe last twelve
months. Those who followed Parnell in
his warfare against the majority of the
Irish party did so in a majority of cases
out of a feeling of personal loyalty to the
man who bad commanded their iealty
through tbe stormiest period of the land
league and home rule fights, and not
from any feeling tbat he was right in his
struggle witb those whom' duty and pa
triotism compelled tbem to depose him
from the leadership.
Fire and Accident.
New York, Oct. 8. Fire this morning
destroyed tbe five-story brown stone man
sion at 101 Fifth avenue, owned by Mrs.
Hawood Butting and occupied by August
Belmont.- Tbe occupants bad a narrow
escape from death. The loss is $200,000.
The fire caught from a lighted gas jet by
an open window. One of the servant?,
June Downing, was cleaning the jet, and
being called away left tbe window open.
The wind blew the draperies against the
iet, and with incr dible rapidity the fire
swept over the room and into tbe hail.
Tbe only things saved were Mrs. Bel
mont's jewelry and the library ot Mr?
Belmont, which was. badly damaged by
water. A large oil painting of the late
August Belmont, valued at $5000, was
destroyed. After the fire Mrs Belmont
went to the house of Mrs. Kennedy, a
near neighbor. Martin Coleman, of a
book and ladder company, was struck by
a falling ladder and so seriously injured
tbat be was removed to the hospital.
Cable Car Became I7nmanaseable.
Kansas City, Vo.,Oct. 8. The Car
nival of the Priests of Pallas, which be
gan last n'ght with a procession of ilium
mated floats, was. marred by a sad acci
dent at tbe corner ot Tenth and Main
streets The Tenth street cable car be
came unmanageable at tbat point and
brushed .through the crowd. Sergeant
Burnett, troop t, FirBt cavalr , from Fort
Leavenworth, bad his side crushed, and
is in a dangerous condition, and James
Marshal, a negro, sustained fatal injuries
Richard Woolen, ordinance sergeant
Troop I, First cavalry; Private Lewis
and Corporal Norton, of tbe fame troop.
receied serious injuries. Mrs. Pierce, of
3U5 iiast Seventh street, bad her arm
oroken xwenty others were more or
less seriously ingured.
Crazy George Francis.
anew i ore, uct. . "uouianger is
dead, Balmaceds is dead, and Parnell
will be a corpse within a week." This
was said by George Francis Train on
Thursday night, during his speech at
a midnight supper giyeu by Huber, the
museum man, to a number of newspaper
men and well-known men about town.
A number oi the psrty laugbed, when
Train thundered : "Ye are idols who
laagh; tbe revolution is on; the people
will rise; I am the apostie of hypnotism
and deatb; devastation and' disease are in
the air; two adventurers are dead; tbe
third, Parnell, bus run his course, and
will be dead within a week; the trans
Atlantic hypnotic psychic cables bring
tbe news; the whole world is a conductor,
and I am tbe key." And snapping his
fingers, he wound up with: "Boulaoger,
boaster; Balmaceda, bandit; and Parnell,
poltroon; all dead on top of smoking
heaps of ambitions, of chivalry, cf gal
lant nationalities, Chilians, Frenchmen
and Irishmen."
TUrowa From a Buggy.
COQCIAI.E Crrr, Or., Oct. 7. A fatal
accident occurred to day at Enchanted
praine about half way between Coqniiie
City and Roseburg. Dr. F. A. Goldon
and wife, ot Marshfield, were driving to
Roseburg in a cart. At 13 o'clock tbey
stopped at a creek to water tneir none.
"Whiie drinking, ho became frightened
and ran away, upsetting the cart. Mrs,
(iolden wag thrown against a stump.
She died about an hour afterwards from
the injuries received. The doctor re
turned here with the remains and will go
to Marsnnela to-morrow, wbere tbe inter
ment will take place.
Ex-ttenator Blair Uelgna.
Washington, Ocr. 8. Tbe president
has accepted the resignation of ex-Senator
Blair as minister to China, tbe office
that tbe Chinese government relused to
allow bim to occupy. Mr. Blair said to
day in speaking of the acceptance of bis
resignation :
I liked the idea of going to China, but
when the Chinese governmedt, influenced
by lies, refused to receive me I was ready
to retire to private liie. I want no other
office. The president was willing to give
roe an omce of equal dignity to tbat to
which I was at first appointed, but I told
bim tbat X did not care for anytbing else.
Verdict of tbe Physicians.
London, Oct. 8. Dr. Gowers, jr Wil
liam Richards Gowers, F. R. S., both of I
whom were in attendance upon Parnell
during his last sickness, said bis deatb
was due to acute rheumatism and con
gestion of tbe lungs.
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