The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY.
.OCTOBER 17. 1891
'GOV. CAMPBELL'S EMBARRASS
- MEATS. '
The promptness with which the Re
publican Btate committee of Ohio has
disavowed all approval of or sympathy
with written or spoken references to
the financial circumstances of Gover
nor Campbell is commendable,says the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. The- political
contest in Ohio is one of principles.
Governor Campbell's canyass has for
its objective points the free and un
limited coinage of silver, tho repeal of
the McKinley bill, and an abandon
ment of protection to American in
dustries. Issues bo . vast as these
dwarf ail considerations of personality.
'Moreover, the personal character of
Governor Campbell is excellent; if he
has been unfortunate in mercantile or
speculative ventures his misfortunes
are not necessarily disgraces. It is
important to consider his financial po
sition in connection with his political
aspirations A poor man may make a
good governor. Scores of poor men
have made good governors. Morton
was a poor man, and so was Yates,
and so was Parson Brownlow, and so
was Brough. Some men of marked
incapacity for the management, of
. private affairs have made excellent
public executives. Were the Ohio
election to be held to-morrow Governor
Campbell would be defeated by a large
majority, because he is a free trader,
; and because he favors a policy that
would take 80 cents worth of Euro
pean or Asiatic silver and force the
American farmer to receive it as full
payment for a dollar's worth of wheat.
The campaign in Ohio has been con
ducted with a remarkable freedom
from personalities. Major McKinley 's
- speeches have been models of courtesy
' toward Uovernor Campbell, and also
toward Mr. Roger Q. Mills and all
. others of his political opponents. As
the campaign has been conducted
through three-fourths of its length, so
must it be conducted till it ends. No
newspaper, no speaker, no person or
agency of any sort, will gain Repubii-
"canapproval by the injection of per
sonalities into what has. been, and
must continue to be, a campaign of
education.
RAIN-MAKING SURE.
General Dyrenforth, in an article in
the North American Review, gives a
description of the experiments of the
: government expedition to Texas for
the purpose of rain-making, says the
San Francisco Bulletin. The contri
bution is merely a sketch of what was
done. It . does not possess the scien
tific value which the formal report it
. is expected will have. But the suc
cess attained was simply amazing,
rain can be produced at will by
. process comparatively inexpensive.
'". there will be no necessity hereafter to
painfully stpre water and guide it by
. canals to the thirsty soil According
to the new method the life-giving ele
ment can be obtained, as it were, from
first hand, and distributed where it
wDl do the most good. General Dy
renforth bombarded high Heaven in
fauaaciou8 experiments. He Bet up
three lines of attack, each about
mile long and about a half a mile dis
tant from each other. The first was
; composed of mortar batteries, which
kept up a lively cannonade. The
second was a line of kites, which were
to discharge dynamite cartridges,at
certain elevation. The third was
line of balloons, filled with explosive
gas, contrived so as to burst at a de
termined height. The second line did
' - not work well, because of prevalent
. high winds. But the first and third
lines were successfully operated. The
first experiment brought down within
a brief period a shower which deposi
ted over two inches of water over
large area, . The second produced
miniature flood, which extended over
. one hundred miles square. It was
ushered in with thunder and light
ning. The operators had to retreat to
save themselves from a drenching.
The roads in all that region were soon
. knee deep in mud. ' The place in
which these wonders were wrought
is the Liano Estacado of Texas, in
comparison with which the driest spot
in California is a moist region. It is
well perhaps for General Dyrenforth
that he lives in this enlightened age.
It he had assailed Heaven after this
fashion some centuries ago he would
have been - burned at the stake for a
wizard. - .
Ilnv hAlnoiwl hmthav M tho rt reran
has taken the past three days to solve
the simple problem of the amount
necessary to ecus tr net The Dalles
portage, 18f miles long,if it costs $60,-
000 to build the one at Cascades, five-
Alortfin nf a milft in lnno-th. Anv
o - - - o
school-boy could have given the answer
in one minute; but our highly es
teemed co temporary must have con
sulted the superintendent to arrive at
. 1 i 1 .-J m I i:
me conclusion ne aia, tor ae muiiipiies
the number of locomotives, superi
ntendents, master mechanics, bridge
overseers, etc., at the Cascades, by
thirty. ' This, perhaps, is in accord
ance with the plan on a larger
scale adopted with that portage; but
our ; kind and affectionate confrere
? should have added that it will take
thirty organs of the same stripe he
publishes, and thirty editors of equal
mental calibre to his, to make the
producers of the. Inland Empire be-
' lieve that the $60,000 has been ju
' diciously and economically expended.
Gome again, brother.
Oregon contains thousands of acres
of land which is termed "desert," but
which when watered will be as pro
ductive as any of the great grain
growing sections of the United States.
Those who think the Union is begin
ning to be over-populated- and are
disposed to shut down an immigration
should remember that population is
the one thing needful. We must
have population to demand great
works like the turning of rivers upon,
sage-brush wastes. The first notable
effort ever made in this regard was
that of the recent arid lands conven
tion held at Salt Lake city, and its
labors were productive of good fruit,
inasmuch as the matter will come be
fore the next congress and take rank
as one of the growing needs of the
country. Every great movement must
have a beginning and the scheme to
reclaim deBert lands opens very aus
piciously. When all our deserts are
populated with thrifty farmers and
these large tracts of lands, unblessed
by nature wi.h natural watar courses,
yield their quota of grain, under the
influence of artificial watering, then
willbe time enough to begin to think
about withholding immigration; and
after that it will be numberless
years before we have as great a pro
portion of population to the square
mile as has the old countries across
the sea.
FACTION IN IRELAND.
Notwithstanding Mr. Parnell's
death, and the belief which prevailed
in consequence among all friends of
Ireland that the split which hp created
would be closed up over his grave,
there seems a disposition to perpetuate
the conflict and to foster aud preserve
the spirt of faction, says the Inter
Ocean. No evidence of this can be
found in the utterances of the respon
sible leaders of either wing, but the
Parnellite associations in England and
Ireland have passed resolutions which
breathe no creditable spirit of har
mony, and it is feared that no recon
ciliation will, as was fondly expected,
take place at Mr. Parnell's grave.
The last words of the dying leader
were an expression of love to his
colleagues and his country, and in this
feeling it is to be presumed Mr. Par
nell included both his immediate fol
lowers and those of Mr. McCarty. If
the magnanimous spirit be caught up
by his followers the peace and future
of Ireland are assured. Mr. Glad
stone long and properly persisted in
withholding approval of the home rule
programme until a majority of the
Irish representatives demanded . it.
This was Mr. Gladstone's position and
until eighty-five home-rule members
were returned in the 'general election
of 1885. If that maiority now no
longer exists but is broken up into
factions, one fighting the clergy and
another England, there will be good
grounds furnished for Mr. Gladstone
and the Liberal party reconsidering
their)Odition and even abandoning
Ireland to her ancient foes of discord
and of civil strife. This now seems
to be the danger of the hour and . un
less wise counsels prevail in Ireland
the destiny of the country is one of
extreme sadness.
Let us hope that the death of Par
nell may lead to such a reconciliation
between his former followers as will
enable the Gladstone party to keep the
Irish question to the front and redeem
their pledges respecting home rule,
thus bringing the long and sorrowful
story or Irish misgovernment to a
happy and satisfactory close.
Immigration statistics for the month
of August, and the eight months end
ing therewith, show increases both for
the month and the eight months over
the corresponding periods of last year,
says Bradstreet's of October 3d. . The
largest increase for the month is in the
case of Russia, while the largest in
creases for the eight months are from
Germany, Russia, Poland and Italy.
In connection with these statistics a
statement in an interview cabled from
the United States commissioners who
are inquiring into the emigration ques
tion in Europe will be found of inter
est. While remarking that in other
parts of Europe they had found that
the emigration had assumed only nor
mal proportions, they said that for the
last month or two they had been stay
ing in Russia, and had found that the
conditions affecting emigration there
were of such a grave and peculiar
character that they did not feel war
ranted in speaking upon them except
in the form of an official report, which
would be accompanied by corroborative
evidence, without which the statements
which they had to make might be re
garded as incredible. This is rather
vague in the shape in which it is
cabled over, but leads one to look for
some interesting developments. . .
We are pleased to note the fact that
our interior exchanges are commenting
favorably on the enterprise of oppo
sition boats on the river, and fre
quently speak encouraging words for
the Regulator. For several years we
have advocated this method of opening
the Columbia river, and have firmly
believed that this plan would be a
great benefit to the producers of this
and adjoing counties. It is not neces
sary to say that we feel gratified that
the attempt has been made this sea
son, and in such a manner that it
may be expected to be permanent.
There cannot be much fear that the
present project will be a failure, and
we hope it will receive such support
from farmers and shippers that it will
be a paying investment.
A San Franciseo exchange says:
"A Philadelphia tin-plate making firm
acknowledges the receipt of an invoice
and bill of lading for the shipment on
August 12, from San Diego, of thirty-
five pigs of American pig-tin from the
San Bernardino mines. The company
announces that this Jot of tin will
enable it to supply American tin-plate
made from American materials from
the start to the finish. With the
preparations which the manufacturers
are making in various marts of the
United States and the development of
California and Dakota tin mines, we
will Boon be independent of British
tin-plate makers?" .
PREDICTION AND AFFIRM A
TION.
The difierence between prediction
and affirmation was proven, to the
sorrow of Governor Campbell, at Find
lay, Ohio. The Chicago Inter Ocean
says: The campaign of 1890 wa3 one
of Democratic prediction, and as the
farmers were suffering from low
prices, the merchants selling little to
the farmers, and trade in general a
trifle depressed in consequence thereof,
there was an undue and unnatural
disposition to believe the worst of the
future. When the Democrat said:
"The infamous McKinley - bill will
make our present evil condition
worse," all that the Republican could
say in reply was: "Oh, no, it won't."
But the listener was in no humor to
believe the Democrat rather than the
Republican. You can not absolutely
refute a prediction until the time for
its fulfillment has come.
The time for the fulfillment of pre
dictions concerning the McKinley
tariff has come. And it is a day of
wrath for the false prophets of evil,
but of joy to them that prophesied
good things; for the good things are
here. Little now is to be said of
what the new tariff will do. The talk
must be of what it has done and what
it is doing. Affirmation must take
the place of prophecy, and it is much
more dangerous to assert an untruth
than to prophesy one during a politi
cal campaign. Governor Campbell
was rash enough to affirm that the
glass manufacture of Ohio was failure
that it employed few Americans; that
it gave work mainly to Belgians who
would not teach an American boyH
their trade. This Governor Campbell
said at Ada, in the state of Ohio.
The conduct of his campaign shortly
took him to Findlay. There are glass
works at Findlay, and a delegation of
manufacturers and workmen took him
to task for his Ada speech. They
told him that out of 500 glassworkers
in that town no more than fifty were
of Belgian birth, and that eash one of
these was a naturalized American
citizen, or a person who had taken out
first papers of naturalization. They
told him also that a glass-blower in
Ohio earned $160 per month, and
glass flattener $75; the wages for like
work being $60 and $25 in Belgium.
They told him also that there was not
foreign-born boy learning the glass
trade in Findlay, but that scores of
American boys were learning it. This
was an episode not provided for by
Governor Campbell's system of prov -
ing the tariff a failure by double-entry
book-keeping.
As many of the glass workers are
Democrats Governor Campbell's hu
miliation is deep, and as many of them
will not vote' for him his sorrow is
profound. When this campaign is
over the Democratic) party of Ohio, or
so much of it as survives, will have
learned the difference between predic
tion and affirmation.
THE PORTAGE RAILWAY MATTER
The Oregonian has to-day vindicated its
reputation as a great newspaper by writing
a perfectly fair and impartial report ot the
sentiment of the people of this city with
reference to the charges made against Su
perintendent Farley in the columni of that
journal by some sneaking coward who stole
another man's name to do it with. Speak
ing for himself, the editor of the Chronicle
thanks the Oregonian for the article,
because it has given the outside world an
opportunity of judging impartially of mat
ters in which the Chronicle has been largely
interested, which the Oregonian never had
a chance perhaps of placing in their trne
light before. The Chronicle is perfectly
willing to abide by the judgment that fair-
minded men will form after reading the ar
tide in question The Dalles Chronicle.
In other words, Farley's organ and
Farley's dirty stool pigeon and "lick
spittle" thanks the Oregonian for tak
ing the opinions of merchants, bankers
and clerks, who do not know the least
thing about railroads - or railroad con
struction to prove false direct charges
of incompetency against the superin
tendent of construction of the portage
railway at the Cascades. It is common
sense and good law, according to
authors on evidence, that competent
testimony regarding any matter can
only be given by those who have prac
tical knowledge, and a printer is not
supposed to know anything about rail
splitting, or a merchant, banker, clerk
or city recorder about building a rail
road or whether one who undertakes
such, an undertaking is a thorough
railroad engineer. The Times-Mountaineer
demands that the portage
road at the Cascades shall be exam
ined by engineers, under oath, to ascer
tain the facts whether the $60,000
have been expended economically and
judiciously by a practical railroad man,
and it does this in the interest of the
Inland Empire, who desired this im
provement. However much the Ore
gonian may "whitewash" this matter
by the most incompetent evidence, the
people will have the "books opened"
and an accounting had for every cent
expended. The Chronicle is Farley's
organ, and Hugh Gourlay is his tool
and dirt-eater, and therefore no atten
tion will be paid to its garbled state-
bled statement.
The action of the Portland chamber
of commerce in favoring the Washing'
ton side for the portage road, we firm
ly believe, inimical to the best inter
ests of Portland and the state of Ore
gon. For many years the metropolis
of Oregon has pursued a policy which
has been actuated bythe most selfish
interests, and opposed the development
of other portions of the state. The
O. S. N. Company, the first corpora
tion which navigated the Columbia
river, was the means of pouring great
wealth into Portland and of centering
capital at that point. This was the
beginning of the prestige of the city
on the Willamette, and to-day the
massive brick blocks and lines of
wharves on the river have been con
structed in a large part by the wealth
she has acquired by means of the lu
crative trade she has acquired from
Eastern Oregon. An open river, for
many years, has been the great object
of the producers of the Inland Empiie,
and to accomplish this end they have
sacrificed every other interest. While
Portland considered itself the only
railroad center in the northwest, it
strenuously opposed every effort in
this regard, and even the forfeiture of
Northern Pacific land grant; but
when the Sound cities began to receive
a larse portion of our produce it looked
towards controlling the navigation of
the Columbia river by means of port
ages. It favored the construction of the
railroad at the Cascades and one to
overcome the obstructions at this point.
When its merchants should have fully
understood the disadvantages of plac
ing this last named railroad under the
control of the Washington legislature,
the majority of whose members come
from Sound counties, it entirely ig
nores the request of Eastern Oregon,
and played into the hands of Paul Mobr
and others who are supposed to be in
terested in the Northern Pacific. This
might have been expected from Port
land, judging the future by the past
conduct of that city.
There are other candidates looming
into proruinance for congressional
honors bt-side Hon. Binger Hermann,
and these will have respectable fellow
ingsin the next Republican state nom
inating convention. It would greatly
improve politics if the office sought
the roan; but Americans are generally
constructed in such a peculiar manner
that they will wait not patiently until
a lucrative -public position hunts them
up and torces itseit upon tnem.
There are too many business qualities
in the average citizen for him to com
placently fold his. hands until a gener
ous and appreciative public forces him
to make the sacrifice of serving his
country by going to Washington City
and spending two years in congress,
or by occupying any office at home or
abroad, if it "pays."
Our neighbor, the Hun, has com
out ia favor of an honest dollar, an
we are glad to see such an intense and
life-long Democrat as the editor
place himself side by side with Major
McKinley, the staunch Republican
He has not yet given his views on the
tariff question, and we are inclined to
the opinion that he favors protection
as well as honest money. Usually
free-trade Democrats are in favor of
free silver, and protection ones favor
a gold basis. There is yet hope that
our brother will be a convert .to the
solid financial principles and national
policy of the Republican party. .We
have known many' as ardent Demo
crats as he is to seek admission into
the fold of the grand old party.
The press of the state for more than
a year past have been almost a unit in
favor of a liberal appropriation for an
exhibit of Oregon - products at the
world's fair, and the last legislature
was expected to . take the desired ac
tion, but for certain reasons nothing
was done. A commendable effort
now being made to arouse the enthu
siasm of the people in this regard
but it is doubtful if anything done
now will be as effectual as it would
have been last spring. Oregon should
be represented in a creditable manner,
and whatever can be - done in this
matter should be done at once.
With the loss of Hon. William
Henry Smith, a leading member of the
Salisbury ministry, and . Hon. Charles
Stewart Parnell, the leader of the
home-rule- element, British politics
will be forced to readjust itself; but
Mr. Gladstone will be a tower of
strength to the Irish party, and the
Conservatives will supply the place of
Mr. Smith with an able man. Par
liament will not at all be harmonious,
for the death of these prominent par
tisans by no means signifies a dissolu
tion of the organizations and the
formation of new ones.
The Democratic free trade philoso
phers on this coast have forgotten to
extend their doctrine to the immigra
tion problem. Freedom of domicile
given to Mongolian coolies and pauper
Italians and Hungarians would be no
greater hardship to the country than
free wools and manufactured fabrics.
The Chinese have been excluded be
cause they furnish unfair competition
in the labor market, and Australian
and Argentine ivool have been taxed
for the same reason. Any argument
in favor of one is also conclusive re
garding the other.
In the joint debate in Ohio between
Major McKinley and Gov. Campbell,
at Ada, Republican doctrines were
manfully maintained, and Democracy
and free-trade have not received such
rough handling since the campaign
opened. Republican doctrines are
national principles, which have been
tested by years of experience, while
Democratic theories are untried, and
amount to little more than the tactics.
of obstructionists. It is safe to say
that Ohio will be all right in Novem
ber, and will give the usual Republi
can majority.
The following sensible paragraph
appeared in the San Francisco Argo
naut of recent date, and is worthy of
note: "It is almost a misfortune to be
reared with the hope of inheriting
money. ' It is better to have the moral
and intellectual surroundings, the ex
amples and - teachings of honorable
parents, than to be reared in in
dulgence, idleness, and extravagance,
looking forward to the death of par
ents for the means to enjoy life."
The Baltimore American sums up
the case in a sentence when it re
marks: "New York's campaign is still
a fight for honor and life against the
Tammany Tiger." It is even worse
for the Democracy of the nation for
the truth to go abroad that Tammany
holds the empire state by the throat
In the history of parties nothing more
corrupt has ever come to the front
than Tammany. "The. Tammany
Tiger" is an expressive and appropriate
title, '
TELEGRAPHIC.
UisastrouH Storms.
New York. Oct. 14. Three .f the big
steamboats from New York to New
Haven are long overdue at their desii
nation. Anxiety is felt for tneir safety.
The ErastU9 Corning, of the Starin line,
left pier 18, North river.. on Sunday night
at 9 o'clock. The John H. Starin, of the
same line, left at 9 o'clock on Monday
night, and the Continental, of the old
New Ilaven line, left Peck- slip shortly
after 8 o'clock ou Monday night. All
were bound for New Haven. Nothing
has been heard from them since their de
parture. A telegram from New Haven
last night said that none of the three had
been reported and tuat grave fears are
entertained for their safety. The Corj
log had about sixty passengers on board,
as also did the Continental. The John
H. Starin had less than a dozen passen
gers. All were laden with cargoes of
general merchandise valued at many
thousands of dollars. At the office of the
Starin line last night, a representative of
the owners said that a telegram was re
ceived from New Haven on Monday
afternoon, asking for information con
cerning the Corning, that ber non arrival
had caused much speculation as to ber
safety. Beyond that, nothing had been
beard. Had either the Corning or Starin
ajrived at any point near a telegraph
station, word would have been sent in.
It is possible that they have put into Cow
bay, or Huntington bay, but old steam
boat men say that it would not be very
difficult to get a email boat ashore at
either of thete places, and send word to
the head office. It is thought thafbad
they got into a harbor, information would
have bien sent at once to New York.
The night clerk at the office of the old
New Haven line said that there was
probably little danger of mishap to the
Continental, as there were a number of
places where she might lay up until the
storm abated, but nothing bad been re
celved giving information of her where
abouts. Itananay Pair Captured.
Woodbukn, Or., Oct. 13 This morn
ing, when the Southern Pacific overland
tram stopped here, a young lady alighted
and looked around as if looking for some
one." After the train had pulled out, she
asked a bystander if this was Portland.
Being told that she was thirty-five miles
from Portland, she was in a quandary, as
she had not a cent of money. She said
that a man had bought her a ticket for
Portland, and was in the front car and
did not see ber get off. As soon as the
train reached Portland, tbi party found
his young lady was not on the train, and
as the train had made but two stops since
be last saw her, he knew she had gotten
off at one ot the two place. He at once
telephoned up and asked if she had got
tea off here. She was found and in
formed that tbe man would be back on
the evening train after her. Wben she
returned to the depot tbe agent had sus
pected that there was something wrong,
and began questioning her, and developed
the fact that she was but 16 years old.
Her name' is Miss Edna Smith and her
parents live near Junction City. She
said that her parents objected to her
keeping 'company with this man who
proven to be Med Thompson, tbe son of
a merchant at Monroe, Or. In the mean
time, tbe city marshal communicated
with Junction City, and received a
telegram from Deputy Sheriff Croner to
arrest and bold both. Tbe young lady
was not arrested until this evening,
wben Thompson stepped off tbe train.
He was arrested and placed in tbe city
lockup. Thompson denies that he in
tended running away with tbe girl, but
the evidence is strong against him.
Deputy Sheriff Croner will arrive in tbe
morning to take both back to Junction
City.
A Handful of Powder.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 13. Word
reached this city to-day of an accident
at the borne of David Branscomb, on tbe
other side of Lulu island. Branscomb,
in filling bis powder flask for a day's
bunting, spilled nearly a cupful of
powder on the floor. Soon after he lell.
the bouse, bis wife swept tbe powder up
on a dustpan and instead of emptying
it back into some receptacle, she left
it on tbe pan. Towards evening, wben
sweeping, she bad occasion to use the
pan and thoughtlessly threw tbe con
tents of it in the kitchen stove. The
explosion which followed, smashed tbe
stove to pieces and set fire to Mrs. Brans
comb's clothing, at the same time blind
ber and blowing away a piece of ber left
shoulder. Finding that her hair was
on fire she, with great presence of mind,
rushed to a barrel ot water, and plunging
ber head into the barrel, succeeded in
extinguishing t ie flames. Her eyesight
is lost, and she will be terribly dig
hgured.
A Desperate Vlllian.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 13. Policeman
J. Clifford was shot and dangerously
wounded by Frank Moore, alias Ruther
ford, an ex-convict, early this morning
Sergeant Price has been notified that two
suspicious characters were lurking in the
shadows of the streets near. Twenty
second and Bartlett streets, where th
shooting subsequently occurred. He de
tailed Clifford and another policeman to
investigate and report. Cliitord found
Moore hiding in a dark place, and at the
same instant Moore ran away, closely
pursued by tbe policeman. Seeing that
Clifford was gaining on bim be turned
abruptly and discharged six chambers of
bis revolver at bim;nve of tbe bullets
passed through Clifford's clothing abou
tbe breast and one lodged in bia chest
Clifford was taken to bis home. His
wound is considered dangerous. Moore
was badly beaten by tbe .other policeman.
and was taken to tbe city prison on
a charge of assault to murder.
. The work of a Crank
LoNDON.Oct. 13. The Austrian police
believe that they have captured in the
man Steinart, of Cracow, Austian Pland)
a dynamite fiend who works destruction
merely lor . tne pleasure ot it. it is
thought that, besides tbe Rosenthal ex
plosion, Steinart was also guilty of at
tempting to blow up tbe statue of St.
John of.Nepumuk, tbe patron saint of
Bohemia, when tbe feast of tbe saint was
being celebrated in Kechenburg, and
that wben tbe feast of tbe Nativity of
the Virgin was being celebrated be made
similar attempt to blow up tbe Marion
chapel in the suburb Mafferudorf. The
explosion at Rosenthal is not now sup
posed to have had tor its object any in
jury to tbe emperor, but to be like the
other deeds a senseless enort to create
excitement and destroy property. There
was an intention to ruin tbe bridge, and
thereby arouse a sensation in relationto
the delay to the emperor's trains, but
there is not the sligbtist evidence of a
purpose to injure the emperor. -
A Foolish Young; Stan's Deed. .
Kansas, City; Mo., Oct 13. Hardly
had tbe foreman of tbe jury in the crim
inal court here yesterday pronounced tbe
words, "Ten years in the penitentiary,''
as a punishment for Frank Rowland, a
wayward young man of good parentage,
convicted of forgery, when the defendant
sprang to bis feet in front ot the judge,
drew a pistol, put it to bis left side and
fired: A scene of wild confusion ' fol
lowed, during wbicb Judge White faint -ed.
Tbe bullet did not strike tbe heart,
but passed through the body just above
it. There is a slight chance, however,
for his recovery.
Kffeets of the Storm,
New York, Oct. 14. Cable communi
cation with tbe Continent was badly
crippled yesterday by a yiolent storm
which raged along the coast of Franceland
JSngland. Nearly all the land lines
between tbe cable stations on tbe Irish
coast and London, Liverpool and Paris
were prostrated, and all the cable com
panies, except tbe Commercial, were
partly paralyzed. The Western Union
gave up entirely lor a time, out me
Anglo-Americau and tbe Direct managed
to worry along witbjgreatly reduced facil
ities. The trouble all lay on the other
side. Tbe companies could get messages
across all right, but no further, owing to
the condition of the land lines. 1 he
effects of the storm ou the other side were
felt about 9 A sr., our time. The com
panies affected would only take business
subject to delay. The Western Union
for a time refused to accept business at
all. At the stock exchange cotton and
produce quotations which went abroad
traveled over the Commercial cables.
There was necessarily, a great falling off
in that busioes, as tbe brokers let the
foreign trade alone unless they can "beat
time." To beat time means to send a
message to London and get an answer in
live minutes or leas. Last night all tbe
companies were working, and it is hoped
to establish uninterrupted commnnica
tion between London, Liverpool, Paris
and the coast.
Two Killed and Several Injured.
Baltimore, Oct. 14. Tbe train on the
Baltimore & Ohio, which left Chicago to
day at 1U:1U a. h., met with a cerious
accident at 3:30 p. m. at Hicksviile,
twenty miles from Garrett, Ind. The
train consisted of an engine, tender, bag
gage car, smoker, ladies' coach and the
private car of Vice President King. The
whole train left the track, and tbe sleeper,
ladies coach and tbe private car went
oyer an embankment. The smoker and
baggage car hung on to tbe engine, and
were kept on tbe bed o tbe road. Two
passengers were killed, five seriously and
several slightly injured. The killed are
Thomas Waterstone, of Bridgewater, O
and A. G". Mathers, of Boone, Is. The
seriously injured are:
J.VV. Gruback and wife, of ManGeld.
Ohio: Mrs. Sarab-Scyder, of Porter, Ohio;
Mrs. 1 nomas Waterstone. of Bridgewater,
Ohio, and Mies Rhoda Woodail. of Buff
alo, N.Y.
Vice President King was shaken up,
but otherwise uninjured. It was first re
ported that the private car of Emmons
Blame was attached to tbe train and that
he was a passenger therein, but the re
port is now learned to be erroneous. All
trains are running to-nigbt, the track
naving been cleared. Tbe cause of the
wreck was the spreading of the rails
while tbe train was parsing through
mcKsvme at a bigb rate ot speed.
Fort -Wayne, Ind., Oct. 14. Latest
advices to-night from the scene of tbe
Baltimore & Ohio wreck aEserts that
many more passengers were injured than
mentioned in tbe first report. Tbe rail
road officials, howeer, will not talk, and
as they control all tbe telegraph wires in
tbe vicinity no information can be bad
to night except through them.
Perplexing Trials of a Shipmaster.
Astoria, Or, Oct. 13 The German
bark Nanny arrived in Irora Callao this
afternoon. Captain Muller tells a tale oi
woe about bis troubles in South America.
He arrived at Valparaiso about tbe time
the war was at its height, and attempted
to discbarge his cargo of coal at that city,
but a man-of-war drove him out of the
harbor and be was forced to go to Callao
to discbarge. From there he went to
Iquique to load nitrate, but finding every-
ming oiocKaaea ne went aown to a
guano island a short distance below
Callao, Tbe island belonged to Cbili.
and soon after tbe Nanny discharged ber
ballast and began taking a cargo of
guano, a Chillian transport swooped
down on ber and ordered her to leive at
once. Captain Muner tried to argue tbe
matter, out tne commander of tbe trans
port boarded tbe bark and told him that
he took big chances of losing his vessel
by remaining longer. Accordingly, with
out lorty tons ot guano, and a few tons
of ballast, be manage 1 to reach Callao
and then finished out with enough ballast
to reacn port. Tne guano aboard be
longed to the government, and an un
successful attempt was made to ship it
on anoiner vessel irom Callao. 'Failing
in this, it was brought to this port as
ballast, and the captain is still at a loss
to know what to do with it, as there is
no market tor tbe article here.
Ob the English Coast.
London, Oct. 14. The furious gales
wbicb have been raging all over England,
ireiana ana oouta Scotland lor over
twenty four hours continue to-day.
Passenger boats, which usually venture
out in tbe most severe weather, were
unable to cross last night. From all sec
tions comes tbe report of damage done
and Uvea endangered. It is impossible
yet to give an approximate ides of the
damage done on land or tbe lives
lost. At Helensburg, a watering place
on tbe firth of Clyde, the streets are
flooded and people driven from their
homes. Two passenger trains between
Glasgow and Helensburg were brought
to a standstill by waves, which threatened
to wash away the tracks. The fires were
put out and tbe engines are unable to
move. Escape from tbe cars is impossi
ble. All attempts to reach the travelers
failed.
Walked In her Sle.-p
Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 14. About 4
o'clock this morning a young lady pas
senger in a sleeper on tbe west bound
train of tbe New York Central was seen
to leive ber berth and walk to the rear
platform. As she did not return tbe
porter raised an alarm and tbe train
slopped Sbe could not be found, but
later on an operator at Crofts station
found ber lying near the track with ber
head cut open and badly bruited. She
was brought to this city and died in a
abort time. Ibe police say her name ia
Mary McLaughlin, and that sbe was en
route to Bav City, Mich. The supposi
tion is sne was a somnambulist.
Killed by an Explosion.
.unslev uiTT, Ala., uct. 13. A car
fixed up as a sleeping car for laborers
was standing on a side track, at tbe sta
tion here last night, when tbe Georgu
Pacific train passed through. In tbe car
were six negroes and some blasting
powder, which they bad been using at
tbeir work. A spark from tbe passing
locomotive fell into tbe car among the
powder, which exploded with terrific
force, shattering the. car acd mangling
all tne negroes except one, who escaped
with a slight burn. Fcur ot tbe injured
men nave since died.
Klevra Hen Injured.
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 14. By the ex
plosion of a locomotive boiler in the
Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City railway
ehopg, near this city, tbis afternoon.
eleven men were injured, two probably
fatally. 'Ibe engine was lust taken from
the repair shops, and a gang of machinists
was getting it ready for use, wben tbe ex
plosion occurred, throwing tbem in every
direction. Tbe injured are:
John J. Clancy, John May, Martin
McGrille, William Davidson, David Field,
ames U ckgoo, James Slavin, - Harry
Gairickson, and three others slightly. .
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. A Drnnken Man's Act.
Caspeb. Wyo., Oct. 13. Dr. Joseph
Benson, confined in jail last mgbt for
drunkenness, set fire to the building and
was burned to death. He said bis right
name was Joseph P, Riley, and that be
bad killed a man near Farmington, Mass.,
for wbicb iie was sentenced for fifteen
years, but tscaped. He is well known
tbe West, and for several years was
army surgeon at Fort Kobinson.
, Vrana liSdce Election.
Portland, Oct 15. Tbe grand lodge
of tbe Knights of Pytbiaa, which is now
holing its annual session in tbit city, met
tbis morning at 9 30 in Castle hall. Tbe
most important business to come before
tbe assembly to day was the election of
fficers for the coming year. As those
positions are high ones and tbe Knighs of
Pythias are strong in this city and state,
tbe honors conferred by them" are
watched with, much interest. To glance
over tbe body of delegates in attendance
is sufficient to convince the observer of
tbe strength and character ol the organ
ization. In such a coliirtion of men it
would alto seem that there misbt be
jiany fully able to fill the positions of
honor. No wonder then that candidates
were numerous.
The first business transacted was the
appropriation of $400 a year to pay the
traveling expenses of the grand chancel
lor, occasioned by his visiting tbe several
jurisdictions. After which considerable
t'.me was ttken up in redist riding v tbe
state and hearing reports from the com
mittee on appeals and grievances.'
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Then tbey proceeded to the election of
officers. Tbe first in order was that of
grand chancellor. The nominees were A.
A. Cleveland, of Pacific lodge, No 17, of
Astoria, the present incumbent; J. T.
Hayne, of Ivanboe lodge. No. 10, this city.
Tbe ballot resulted in the electioo of Mr.
Hayne by a majority of seven votes.
VICE GRAND CHANCELLOR.
The nominees for vice grand chancellor
were George H. River, of Ivanhoe lodge
No. 10, this city, and J. A Waddell, of
(jas'tle lodge No. 13, this city, who de
clined because tbey thought as Portland
b as received tbe grand chancellorship the
second place should be allotted eleewheie
in the state. Then E. E. Sharon, ot Har
mony lodge No. 24, Pendleton; J. W
Hare, of Pacific No. 17, Astoria: and E
M. Rand, ot Achilles lodge No. 40, Oregon
City, were named. The vote resulted in
tbe election of E. E Sharon as vice grand
cnanceuor oy a large majority.
GRAND PRELATE.
Tbe nominees for grand prelate were
in Order, and J. A. Waddell, Castle lodge.
jno. 13, oi roitland, and F. A. Golden
Myrtle lodge, No. 8, of Marsbfield, were
nominated. Wben the vote was polled it
was found that J. A. Waddell was tbe
fortunate candidate, and will conse
quently be tbe next grand prelate.
KEEPER OF RECORDS AND SEALS.
The election for tne office of keeper of
the records and seals was then opened,
ana W. JB. Struble, Mystic lodge No. 2,
of Portland; P. A. Wagner. Phalanx
lodge, jno. 14, .bast Side, and t . Carten-
son, Ivanboe lodge, No. 10, Portland,
were placed in nomination. Tbe first
vote resulted in Struble receiving 37,
Wagner 36. and Carstenson 6; blank 3.
The second vote resulted in Struble re
ceiving 38, and Wagner 43, electing tbe
i&iter.
The Faction Fight In Ireland.
London, Oct. 15. The fight between
tbe factions in Ireland will begin next
week. Tuesday tbe county convention
at Kilkenny will afford an opportunity
for tbe McCartbyites to show their
strength. Mr. O'Brien will be tbe prin
cipal speaker. Thursday Dillon and
Healey will address tbe Wexford county
convention, therefore there will be at
least one big display a week, outside of
tbe election meetings, it is hoped that
before the campaign is over Mr Dayitt
will join tbe other noted speakers in pre
senting tbe anti-Parnellite view of tbe
Eituation to tbe people. Meanwhile the
Parnellites are far from idle and a lively
time is expcciea. it is undeniable, bow
ever, that in spite of tbe bold front main
tained by tbe Purnellitfi leaders, some of
tbe less hot beaded and reckless of tbe
adherents of tbe late statesman are show
ing signs ot a readiness to make terms
with the majority. Colonel Nolan, and
some others of the more respectable ele
ment of that party, are plainly wavering
in iiieir anegiance 10 ine neamona tac
tion, and besides these are a number of
tbe Parnellitee who are totally dependent
upon tbeir salaries as members of parlia
meot, and tbey cannot be depended upon
a moment should the . signs begin to
pcint to tbe support of tbe McCartbyites
by tbe maiontv ol the people. As tbe
feeling aroused by Parnell's death recedes
tbe prospects ot the adherents to his
views seem to grow less bright.
Robbed and Murdered.
Mtddletown, N. Y , Oct. 15. An
atrocious murder was perpetrated this
afternoon a abort distance from here.
Tbe victim was Mrs. Amelia Gregory, 40
years of age, wife of Nap Gregory, a well
known farmer. The crime was commit
ted between 3 and 4:15 o'clock. At 3
o'clock Mr. Gregory and his eldest son
left Mrs. Gregory alone in the house and
went to work in a distant field. At 4:15
tbe younger son, Wilbur, returned home
from school. Ou entering the bouse tbe
boy was horrified by tbe sight of bis
mother lying dead upon tbe kitchen
floor, with her bead battered and crushed
almost beyond human semblance. Tbe
condition of the room showed that sbe
bad made a brave struggle for lite. It
was soon disceyered that tbe crime was
an outcome of robbery. The farmer and
bis wife occupied a bedroom adjoining
toe Kitcnen. mere was a little closet in
tbis bedroom where they kept a little
store of ready money in an old cigar box.
ibis morning tbe box contained some
thing over $100 in bank bills. Tbis fact
tbe murderer bad evidently learned, and
ne posaioiy was aiscoverea oy jars, fcrreg-
ory while in the act of thieving. Tbe
police and detective force of tbis city are
ia pursuit oi toe murderer.
Opposed to Home Bnle.
Dtjblin, Oct 15. According to ad
vices from Londonderry and other places
in tbe north of Ireland, tbe Piotestant
population of tbe - north ia very much
roused on the subject of Irish home rule,
in view of the liberal confidence of suc
cess in tbe general election. Tbe Orange
lodges are thronged with candidates tor
admission, and tbe amount of drilling
tbat i going on is greater than in many
years beiore. it is said tbat Protestant
opponents of home role are organizing
associations numbering at least 80,000 I
capable of carrying arms. There is no
concealment of tbeir intention to offer
yiolent resistance to tbe rule of an Irish
parliament dominated, as tbey claim it
would be, oy tne itoman Catholic hier
archy.
ratal Exploeien In a Factory. .
Manchester, N. HM Oct. 15 By tbe
bursting of a monster engine in the mill
of tbe Amoskeag Corporation tbis morn
ing a portion of . the building was torn
away. Fifteen girls 'were employed in
the room over the engine house. Wben
tbe flywheel burst they -were carried to
tbe basement in tbe ruins. Four escaped
witb slight bruises, three were probably
fatally Injured and tour . others were
painfully bruised and cnt. The body of
Engineer Bunker was found in (be wheel
pit. witb bis bead smashed, and JSmil
Dane, employed in tbe top story of No. 5
mill, was fatally injured bv a piece ot tbe
flywheel, which came through tbe win
dow and struck bim. Mamie Kane, one
of tbe injured girls died tbis afternoon.
Murderers Make a Confession. "
Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 13
Alfred Ro8?el and Tbomas Law ton are
under arrest charoed with murder of
Mutooeer Ilemin , in August last. Botb
have made a partial confession of tbe :
deed. Tbey wanted money to go to tbe
circus and agreed to bold up any one
tbey might meet. Each claims the other
shot Heming, and iorced bim to partici
pate in tbe deed.
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