The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY :.. OCTOBER 31, 1891
LAW AND LAWYERS.
Our esteemed cotemporary, the East
Oregonian, was severe on law and law
yers io its Monday's issue, when the
editor criticised the admission of
"twelve young lawyers" to "practice"
by - the supreme court. It is not
proper to say-, that these attorneys
were admitted to "practice"; but it
should have been stated that they
had demonstrated a sufficient knowl
edge of law, after a thorough exam
ination by the juriets constituting the
highest . judicial tribunal, to ex
pound the laws before any cpurt
in the state. In this connection the
word "practice" has too much of a
mechanical application to be applied
to any profession. It could be said
with equal propriety that "twelve
vounz theological students were ad
mitted to practice" by a competent
board of examiners, which would be
an insult to every Christian denomi
nation that desired real, earnest, con
scientious ministers to preside over its
congregation. It is not supposed that
any one who has given his heart to
Christ will act simply mechanically in
following the dictates of his exalted
calling; but that there will be exhib
ited those . higher qualities which
elevate the profession above the fol-
lowing of merely mathematical rules,
- and which bring into active operation
the better qualities of heart and brain.
The same can "be predicated of the le
gal . profession, 'which is not merely a
"practice" of certain rules like the
carpenter or blacksmith, bet an in
tellectual discernment . of right and
wrong under the established laws
civil and criminal of the land. He
who enters a court with the idea of
evading the statutes of the state for
the purpose of earning a fee from a
dishonest or criminal client is a "shys-
ter" lawyer, and should be classed with
hypocritical ministers, quack doctors,
"daub" artists and "botch" mechanics.
There is a wide difference between
lawyers, and he who attempts to de
fend a thief, a forger, or a murderer,
only to the extent that honor, honesty
and conscience allows, disgraces himself
and the high, profession he has chosen.
The law's of this country are not un
just, or in any way calculated to shield
. criminals; but the reason they are so
seldom enforced is that juries are so
easily hoodwinked, and by the sophis
try of unprincipled attorneys are in-
. duoed to forget that they possess com
mon sense and ordinary judgment.
Of course, there are lawyers in the
full meaning of the term; and there
are those who exercise duplicity and
chicanery merely to accomplish their
' ends; but we are sorry to see that the
; "shysters'' are generally the more sue
cessful with the unstable populace,
Notwithstanding these facts,it is never
theless true that those great jurists who
have impressed themselves upon the
. history of the country were men of
' honor and honesty, and valued
their reputation more highly than to
stoop to -anything ignoble to gain
point before an ignorant jury. The
profession is as noble as .any, and he
wha wears the sacred robes of the
clergy is entitled to no . more respect
than he who gives to the worst crim
inal his fullest defense under the laws.
But he who "practices" law simply to
bring into proper play his powers of
duplicity and sophistry must be classed
with the hypocritical minister of the
gospel, who uses religion for dark and
damning deeds, or with the quack doc
tor who kills or cures according to the
amount of the fee he receives, and
with the dishonest man in every walk
of life who seeks his own selfish ends
to the impoverishment of his neigh
bora,
The people of Eastern Oregon are
gratified to see that the Oregonian is
- in favor of an open river, and that it
" at last realizes the fact that the only
- manner in which an Oregon city can
: control the trade of the Inland Em
pire is by means of water communi
cation witn toe interior. Jiiver since
the Northern Pacific has had terminal
facilities to the Sound it has offered
extra inducements to Eastern Wash
ington and Eastern Oregon) to move
freight by that route, and that com
' pany appears to be directly interested
, in building up the great seaport of the
northwest. For this reason the peo
ple of Eastern Oregon, when state
portage roads were, first advocated,
were not in favor of one in Washing
ton between The Dalles and Celilo,
' believing that it would be directly
under the control of the Northern
Pacific and the Washington legisla
turewhich is undoubtedly in favor
of building the great city on Puget
Sound. This road constructed on the
Washington side can be subjected to
many inconveniences and many ob
stacles. . In the first place the privi
lege of using the banks of a navigable
river for wharfage -privileges in that
state must be granted by the legisla
ture, the majority of whose members
. are directly interested in the cities on
the Sound. 'Aside from this,
freight ,rates on - this same portage
must be regulated by Washington,
and we cannot expect that body to
favor a route which would be inimical
to its interests. Our people are not
obstructionists, but simply exercise
the ordinary business foresight of bus
iness men, and believe it . would be
suicidal if the Washington portage
were adopted by Portland capitalists.
The Time3Mountaineeb has no
other interest than an open Columbia
river from Kettle Falls to the ocean,
and there cannot be anything that
will ever change its purpose to ac
complish this end.
" The issues in the campaign in Ore
gon next year will be national ones,
and such as are now being and have
been discussed for several months past
in Ohio and the other states which
hold their elections next month.
These consist of the tariff and the cur
rency, and no new questions have
been presented to the - people. The
advantage - possessed by the Republi
cans is that they do not attempt to
demonstrate theories, but give the
public the results of long years of
actual experience. For instance.' the
doctrine of protection in the United
States is as old as the country, and
he history tof financial depressions
proves that these usually follow after
eras of low tariff, while the greatest
prosperity has always succeeded the
action of -congress in increasing the
duty on foreign imports. There have
always been gold and silver as circa
lating mediums, and the coinage of the
latter has been regulated by the de
mands of trade; but always with
special reference to the former as the
basis of value. To change either of
the Dolicies regarding the tariff or
currency would be an innovation and
an experiment, that would, perhaps,
result disastrously. So far. the
United States has had a phenomenal
growtb.'and while one accessory may
have been been our varied resources,
there is no denying that protection
has built - up the manufacturing in
dustries and the sound financial sys
tem has firmly established credit
abroad. The Democratic party
driven to the desperate resort of at
tempting to supplant these successful
polices by untried theories, and go be
fore the American people demanding
a change. It may be true that variety
is desired at times, even in the ad
ministration of Dublic affairs; but
American citizens have too' much good
sense to be willing to elevate into the
highest offices of the nation a party
which follows no principles of govern
ment, and simply desire to act the
part of obstructionists.
The "second-rate blacksmith" should
not imagine himself a "high function
ary" because he is superintendent of
state road, five-eighths of a mile in
length. This is decidedly the prop
erty of the state, and if any one re
ceives benefits from passes on such a
road it should be the state; and it is
very suspicious, to say the least, that
a servant of the people should receive
free passage over any or especially
an opposition line, it is a Irani
acknowledgment on the part of
Farley in yesterday's organ that he
has "no less than seven different
passes over as many different railroads
in the United states, and can get
at least seven more, if he should ever
have occasion to use them.
Tt in ft fumnla maf.tar ff
courtesy among the officers of all
roads, long or short, everywhere in the
United States, to give passes to all
high functionaries, from superintend
ents down." The people should rec
ollect that this "high functionary" had
seven ' passes in his pocket when he
made that trip east and charged some'
thing like $170 for expenses. There
is a screw loose somewhere that de
mands a thorough investigation.
The subject of "free passes" on rail'
roads and steamboat lines by public
officials, has often been discussed in
public prints, and when the -superin
tendent of the little road at the Cas
cades, which is supposed to be in
opposition to the Union Pacific, ac
knowledges that he holds seven pass 38
on as many different lines, it is time
the people were making a thorough
investigation of the matter. No state
officer, or appointee of a board of state
officials, is in a position to attend to
the ' people's interests while he is the
constant recipient of favors from op
pressive - railroad corporations. The
public do not expect "courtesies" in
the shape of "free passes" usually
given for "value received" and their
servants should also be restricted from
these extra emoluments.
The rule invoked by Secretary
Blaine in our complications with Italy
over the, assassination of the Mafia in
New Orleans may be used by the
Chilian government in reference to
the American sailors killed by the
mob in that country. It is undoubt
edly well established international
law that foreigners residing in any
nation should receive no better pro
tection than subjects or citizens, and
if the ruling powers in the South
American republic arrest and prose
cute, according to the laws of the
land, the perpetrators of the dastard
ly and cowardly assault upon Ameri
can seamen the state department
should be satisfied.
Perhaps no one thing has done so
mtich to advertise Puget Sound and the
beauties of its scenery as the verses of
Mrs. Ella Higginson, who, from her
quiet home at New Whatcom, Wash.,
has given to the world some very
graphic pen pictures of the northwest.
Her poems are permeated with true
genius, and there is a purity and
sweetness surrounding them that could
only emanate from one who desires to
make the world better by being priv
ileged to live in it and to become ac
quainted with its joys and its sorrows.
The West Shore first introduced her -to
threading public, and lately she has
devoted her time and talents to a
magazine in Seattle, of which she
assistant editor.
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The Dalles has suffered for some
time past from what we believe to be
a dishonest scheme to "boom" what is
considered a worthless piece of land on
the Washington bank of the river,
and the Times-Mountaineer has been
the only paper in the city, for some
reason, to state fully the . facts in
this apparently nefarious project.
We feel assured that the town on the
north side of the river has no facilities
for commerce, manufactures or agri
culture, and that those who have in
vested their money will receive about
the same returns as if they threw their
coin in the depths or the Columbia
river. - ,
OREGON PORTAGE.
A very rambling and incoherent
communication was published in the
ring organ last evening, attempting to
prove that the J Washington side was
the proper place to build the portage,
and it utterly fails to produce a singl
argument that would appeal to the
reason of any thinking man. We
presume it was written by some of the
principal projectors of the fraudulent
scheme of- building up a town in the
midst of the rocks and sand dunes on
the Washington side of the river, op
posite this city. The writer, with h
eye on the rock piles on the north
side of the river and the deserted shoe
factory, indulges in the following
twaddle and bosh :
The difficulty with this enterprise, how'
ever, is that there is very little traffic be-
tweei here and Portland, and what business
onr steamboat line gets is practically con'
fined to this city; the Union Pacific has re
duced its rates from here to Portland, and
will undoubtedly keep it np until oar steam
boats are Dossiblv ran off the route. AH
oar eggs, unfortunately, are in one basket,
and that basket is right here. If onr boats
had some connection with navigation east
of the dalles and along the Upper Snake
and Columbia rivers, they would receive
traffic from points which are not reached by
the Union Pacific railroad at all; a traffic
sufficient to more than pay expenses, and
to help the navigation company through
periods of hostility with the Union Pacific,
It is all very well for as to kick against the
opening of the Columbia river, simply be.
cause we cannot get the portage road on the
south side of the river. If any of oar citi
zens who are so shortsighted and so loud in
their denunciation of a portage railroad
the north side of the river could take a trip
east, or to some large city and discuss the
situation with persons who have no bias and
no local interests, they wonld find that no
capitalist would invest his money in a port
age road on the south side of the river,' for
the simple reason that the investment would
become utterly void the moment anything
was done on the north side of the river.
This js because whatever developments are
likely to be made, either by the United
States government or by some large system
of railway, will happen on the north side.
a portage on that side wonld become a part
of such a system, or would become iieces
sary to the United States government and
the investment will be safe.
Unfortunately, the fellow pre
sumes we will not say believes that
there is no possible way of reaching
the country east of The Dalles except
by a portage on the Washington side,
If he is honest, we pity more than we
blame him. The distance from The
Dalles to Celilo is much less than from
Rockland to Columbus, and the grad
ing would not be nearly as expensive.
This Una would not only open up a
large region of country contiguous to
Wasco county, but would attract the
trade of the Snake and Upper Colum
bia rivers, and our boats would have
"connection with navigation east of
The Dalles" more than they would
the iron rails spanned the region from
Rockland to Columbus, the most
barren and sterile stretch of land in
the state of Washington, with no
natural facilities for commerce, manu
facturea or agriculties.
The ship railway to be constructed
has . no existence except in the paint
ing which was taken east by a "land
boomer? and used as an incentive to
induce investments in worthless
"North Dalles" or "Grand Dalles'
lots. No one can determine yet where
this improvement will be made,
whether on the north or south side of
the river, or whether it will be made
at all At any rate, the railway will
be only about a mile in length, and
will undoubtedly be beneficial to The
Dalles and no other point
The assertion that any one is "kick
mg against an open river, is raise.
All our citizens are in favor of remov
ing the obstructions to navigation in
the Columbia by the most available
means and quickest methods; but do
not believe in spending money to
build a road on the Washington side
which would be directly under the
control of Puget Sound members of
the legislature and the Northern Pa
cific, neither having the least interest
In the development of Oregon. Again
that "no capitalist would invest his
money in a portage on the south side
of the river, for the simple reason that
the investment would become utterly
void the moment anything was done
on the north side of the river" is sim
ply ridiculous. Contiguous to Wasco,
there are Sherman, Gilliam, Crook and
Grant counties, all rich in agriculture,
timber and minerals, and none of these
facilities to growth are possessed by
any of that portion of Washington
tributary to the north bank of the
Columbia.
The animus of this letter is easily
discerned. It was written by some
one who is anxious to perpetuate the
fraud of "Grand Dalles" upon the in
nocent public, and we are sorry to say
we have such citizens in The Dalles.
That scheme, and its painted picture
of a bridge, railroads and a ship rail
way has injured this city immeasur
ably; because it is connected in the
minds of the uninformed with The
Dalles, and its projector has been en
dorsed by our board of trade. It is
time that the papers of this city
stamped out this nefarious land boom,
and that our citizens did everything pos
sible to make public their disapproval
of the efforts made to "boom" a worth
less pile of rocks and sand.
We have quoted the most pungent
part of the letter that our readers in
the city and country may know the
kind'of arguments used against the
Oregon portage, and what efforts are
being made to' sell the barren tract of
land on the north side of the river.
Our cotemporary, the Sun, joins the
Times-Mount aiseeb in urging upon
the governor the necessity of calling
an extra session or the legislature tor
the purpose of making an appropria
tion for the construction of a portage
road on the Oregon side of the Colum
bia river east of this point If Port
land or Astoria desires to control the
trade of the river to the interior a
railroad must be built from The Dalles
to Celilo, and the Paul Mohr road
must not be favored. This view of ,
the matter may be selfish, but ft is in
harmony with 'the best interests of
this slate, and should be pressed with
the greatest vigilance. If Portland's J
capitalists give their money to the
Washington portage, it will do them
no more good than if they had thrown
it in the Columbia, and as Eastern
Oregon has a great interest in an open
river it should not allow the matter to
go by default. Every paper east of
the Cascades should join with those of
Wasco county in impressing upon
Gov. Pennoyer tho necessity of
special session. The farmers and
producers of the Inland Empire need a
portage road around the obstructions
east of this city, and this should be
constructed by, the state. ' It can be
built next year in time for the harvest
of 1892, and this will save in one
season to the neocle and the state
more than the cost of construction.
The Chilian government has re'
fused to give an; satisfaction for the
murder of the American sailors, or
even to prosecute those who commit
ted the crime. This action is unprec
edented in the history of civilized
nations, and the Junta should be
made to understand that the United
States has sufficient pluck to force
these Spanish-Americans to be cour
teous toward other nations. It may
be that Minister Eagans actions dur
ing the late revolution embittered the
congressional party against this gov
eminent; but this is no reason that
justice should be refused .American
citizens in that country. The govern
ment should be firm in this matter
and see that citizens of this country
enjoy the same, privileges and protec
tion as those of any other country.
The Seattle Telegraph is a Demo
cratic paper but it is not complimen
tary to the Democratic party. It
says: "The operation of the Austra
lian ballot, it is thought, will be in
favor of (Jampbell in Ubio. A majority-of
the poor people in this coun
try are naturally Democrats; if they
be not exposed to the importunities of
their employers. The secret ballot
gies them more freedom of action.
The plan said to be adopted in Ohio
to offset this, is to hire the purchase
able element among the Democrats
and the doubtful voters to stay away
from the polls."
A car load of Kansas City, Mo., bacon
and lard arrived at the depot last evening,
And still our people would a good deal
rather have the native product at higher
prices if it were obtainable, No wonder
that Oregon experiences hard times. Oar
farmers most pay more attention to such
products instead of relying entirely on
wheat. Eugene Guard.
Bro. Campbell, isn't protection of
home industries good even for com
mnnities? And, if so, can it but be
beneficial for the nation at -large? It
is very agreeable to see these free
traders attempt to reduce to practice
the doctrines of protection.
No more eligible candidate for the
vacant circuit judgeship has been
named than that of Hon. W. Lair
Hill, of Seattle, Wash. He has com
piled the codes of Oregon and Wash
ington, and is a lawyer of a high
sense of honor and great ability,
Possessed of a clear, judicial mind, on
the bench, his decisions would be re
ceived with respect by the bar, and
sould honor the state from which he
came and do credit to his legal train
ing and extended erudition.
Ouf northern neighbor, Canada, has
a "boodle" scandal, by reason of
firm defrading the publio works de
partment at Ottawo out of $1,000,000,
and several arrests have been made.
Human nature is the same in the
British colonies as in the America a
republic, although it may be said that
Canadians have had bad associates in
the escaped "boodlers" from this conn
try, and may have been rendered
vicious by these exam plea
It ia greatly to be deplored that the
Irish home-rule party, since the death
of Mr. Parnell, has inaugurated a bit
ter fight among themselves, which will
certainly prove disastrous to the object
they desire to accomplish. The liber
ation of Ireland should be the ruling
motive with Irishmen, and all faction
al differences should be forgotten for
the accomplishment of this end. -
The editor of the organ imagines he
has a mission in journalism. He was
possessed of the idea that he had a
"mission" when he ran for county
clerk at the last election, and had the
same vain imagination when he fol
lowed county conventions for nomina
tion to . office for the past eight years.
In every instance his "Siissions" have
proved delusions and snares, and the
future can be judged by the past
Our neighbor, the Sun, appears to
understand the fellow who presides
over the columns of the ring organ,
and classified the thing quite intelli
gently last night We have known
the creature for a long time, and can
verify the statement that he has
proved himself a consummate fraud
and failure in everything he has un
dertaken for many years past
Onoe a Boted Man.
- Tillamook Headlight.
Captain Sam W. Smith, of Neskowin,
died in the hospital at Portland, October
5th, aged about 63 yean. He was there
receiving treatment for a cancer, but did
not survive the operation. Captain Smith
had been living the life of a hermit on Slab
creek, u the south part of this county for
the past seven years, He was well known
at one time all over this coast as a writer of
drama, and he wrote "Struck Oil, which
made Williamson so famous and wealthy,
The play was given in every large city in
the world and created great sensation,
For this Captain Smith received about
f 1000. He has produced some weird and
peculiar poems, only a few of which haye
been paoiisnea. nuio. yisacner ana rv.
P. Smith, two newspaper men well known
on this coast, are nephews of the deceased,
and at one time Mr. Visscher wrote a bio
graphical sketch of him that was paplished
with illustrations in all of one week's edi
tion of A. N. Kellogg Co.'s "patent
aides." Captain Smith baa bad a remark
able and yaried experience io life, and was
always delighted to relate them in his pe
culiar and graphic manner, though ill health
had almost destroyed bis mind daring the
past few years.
OF AN
SION.
EXTRA SES-
There is no portion of Oregon that
is not directly interested in improving
the navigation of the Columbia river,
and, until this can be done by the
projects which the government have
in contemplation, of affording tem
porary relief by the costruction of
portage roads around the obstructions.
The last legislature appropriated 60,
000 for a road at the Cascades, and
this is now ia running order and con
necting with boats on the middle and
lower river. So far as this immediate
vicinity is concerned the people are
satisfied with what the state has done;
but no benefit has been derived by
points east, and will not be until the
distance between this city and dead
water above Celilo is spanned by iron
rails. The action of the capitalists of
Portland in favoring the Paul Mohr
road is not the aid desired by the
people east of the Cascade mountains;
for it will be under the control of
the Washington legislature, which
have no interest in developing the
resources of the great Columbia river
basin and making that stream the
great artery of cemmerce to and from
the interior. In speaking of this mat-
ter.the Hood River Glacier very point
edly and pithily says:
The Portland Chamber of Commerce has
decided to adopt the report of Bogue and
will endeavor to take $300,000 worth of
stock in the Paul Mohr road, from Colum'
bus to a point opposite The Dalles. Port
land has always gone at the opening of the
Colombia with the same cheerful alacrity
that a boy shows on being inyited to inter
view the kitchen wood-pile, and in this case
is literally throwing her money to the dogs
However, it is her money and she can blow
it in as she pleases.
If the state of Oregon desires to
reap the full benefit of water commu
nication with' the Inland Empire, she
must help herself, and not expect -aid
from her northern neighbor, Wash
ington. The immense grain crops
this year have kept busy all means of
transportation, river and rail, and it
is very probable there will be a much
larger yield next year. If an appro
priation is had for a portage at the
next legislature, farmers and pro
ducers east, of Wasco county will be
forced to wait three years before this
road can be completed, and freight,
sufficient in excess of it will have
been received, in the meantime, to
have finished the work.
These facts show the urgent necess
ity of immediate action, and Gov,
should cot hesitate a moment in call
ing an extra session of the legislature
to pass an appropriation for an Ore
gon portage between The Dalles and
Celilo. The cost of a special session of
the legislature will be a tax on the
people of Oregon; but the road can be
constructed two years quicker than if
action be postponed until the reg
ular meeting, and the toll received by
beginning and completing the work
next year will more than reimburse
the state. These are matters
for the governor to take into consid
eration, and we do not believe he can
favor those interested in an open river
more than by convening the legisla
ture at an early date, and urging upon
the members the importance of imme
diate action in favor of an Oregon
portage.
TELEGRAPHIC.
The President's Hesaace.
Washington, Oct. 27. The telegram
which was sent by the president's order
to Minister Egan tbe 23d inst,, after re
citing, the facts of the assault on the
Baltimore's sailors and the result of
Captain Schley's investigation, says:
"You will observe the board of officers
selected by Captain Schley to investigate
tnis amur report our sailors were unarmed
and gave no provocation ; that the assault
upon them was by armed men, greatly
superior In number, and, as we must
conclude, animated in tbeir bloody work
by a hostility to these men as sailors of
the United States. You will also notice
that the character of some of the wounds
indicate the public police, or some of
tbem, took pan in the attack; and yon
will alto observe that other American
sailors were, without apparent fault, ar
rested and for some time beld by the
authorities. The . friendly efforts of a
few ot the police officers to give succor
to our men furnishes the only redeeming
incident oi this attair. This cruel work,
so injurious to the United States, took
place the 16th inst and yet no expres
sion of regret, or of the purpose to make
a searching inquiry with a view of the
institution of proper proceedings for
punishment of tbe guilty parties have
been, so far as I am advised, offered to
this government. Yon will at once bring
to tbe attention of tbe government of
Chin tbe tacts reported to you by Captain
Schley, and you will mpuire whether
tbers are any qualifying facts in posses
sion of tbe government, or any explana
tion to be offered of an event that bas
very deeply pained tbe people of tbe
United States, not only by reason of the
resulting death ot some of our sailors,
and tbe pitiless wounding of others, but
even more as an apparent expression of
unfriendliness towards this government.
which might put in peril the maintenance
of the amicable relations between the two
countries." -
Sensation or tbe Day.
Wasmhotos, Oct 27. Tbe Chilian
difficulty continues to be tbe sensation of
tbe hour. Tbe administration is receiv
ing assurances from various parts of tbe
country that its position is warmly in
dorsed by tbe American people without
regard to political or other consideration.
Here in Washington there is no abate
ment of interest in the outcome of tbe
affair. At tbe navy department every
item of news that bas even a remote
connection witb tbe difficulty is eagerly
resd. Many officers are more or less in
Secretary Tracy's confidence, and all of
their utterances support tbe belief that
tbe government, so far as the navy de-
partment
is concerned, is tbronsbly In
URGENCY'
earnest in securing satisfaction for thei-Tbe
murder of the Baltimore's sailors. At
tbe state department the affairjis discussed
id a more subdued but no lees earnest
manner. Oco of tbe under officials, a
man wbo is noted for bis bard common
sense and careful conservatism, said
to-day.
I have not seen an administration so
determined before for a long number of
years, it means business. 1 am not
prepared to say tbat war will result.
Personally, I don't think it will, b it we
are going to bave a fitting apology for
the assault on our sailors and proper
punishment for the men engaged in the
assault. I think these demands will be
granted. If tbe Chilian junta is wise, it
will not Obly grant them, but grant them
auicklv. I know what I am saviuir when
i tell you that both President Harrison j
and Secretary Blaine are greatly out
raged at the occurrence, and are in no
mood for trifling. Tbe deatb of Coal
heaver Turnbull, one of tbe six sailors
injured in tbe affray, bas intensified the
administration's bitterness against the
Chilian roughs who engaged in tbe attack.
Comment of the English Press.
London, Oct. 27. The demand of tbe
United States on Chili for satisfaction, on
account of tbe attack on American sailors
in tbe streets of Valparaso, receives atten
tion in tbe morning and 'evening papers.
Tbe departure of '. tbe cruiser Boston,
coincident with tbe demand made, is
looked upon as a' most a hostile proceed
ing. The English are inclined to take
up tbe defense of Chili, where tbeir
interests he. The Globe remarks that in
tbe present condition of Cbih tbe pro
visional government is hardly more
responsible for the actions of the mob in
Valparaiso than the Washington govern
meni considered itself for tbe lyucbiag
of tbe Italians nt New Orleans. Strong
powers, it says ought to make allowances
for new governments struggling to
maintain authority. The St. James' Ga
zette argues that tbe United States is
not blameless in tbe mutter. It was an
insult to appoint as their representative
at Valparaiso fatncK gao, who applied
tbe methods of tbe Irish league to diplo
macy. President Harrison should not be
surprised if Cbili should ask for bis recall
before complying with the Americans for
satisfaction. The Pall Mall Gazette says
the United States seems as to be ratber
n a h urry in its demand for com pensation
President Harrison's dictum is like tbu
vaporing of an Old World's jingo. The
State can well afford to be patient with'
out detriment to tbeir rights or dignity.
The Kebel Propaganda.
Shanghai, Oct. 27. Tbe an ti-foreign
movement continues in Hunan province,
and among tbe rebel chiefs are many of
the viceroys, magistrates and generals.
The government seems to be unable to
prevent the spread of tbe uprising and its
propaganda against foreigners. Follow
ing is tbe substance of that important
document.. which bas been displayed on
the walls everywhere: "Inhabitants who
are anxious of preventing a violation
of our country, let us prepare a plan of
defence so that every - district may take
up arms and assemble its forces. Every
great district should furnish 20,000 men,
every lesser district 15,000, and tvery
small district 1U.UUU. Let us chase from
our provinces tbe devil, mouthed Euro
pean pigs, flaying power, money and
men, and being brave, let us destroy the
enemy, it will be much belter .to burn
tbeir dwellings, churches and mission
buildings than to confiscate them for tbe
purpose of increasing our revenue. We
will extinguish the fire if dangerous to
Chinese dwellings. Let bs stamp on tbe
cattle of Jesus, tbe heavenly ' pigs. Let
us punish the converted Chinese, the
traitors, and let us banish tbe families of
tbe guilty on tbe ships of the American
fleet."
Farther English Comment.
London, Oct. 28. The Timet this
morning says Minister Egan's request for
an explanation from tbe Chilian govern
ment is natural and proper, but tbe ex
pression of indignation is a little prema -ture,
as tbe account from tbe American
point leaves it extremely doubtful
whether the paid servants et tbe Chilian
government are guilty. Until America
is able to prove this, she bas no right to
prefer ner demands in a blustering and
threatening manner. Riots are not un
known under tbe benignant sway of the
Washington government. Cbili migbt
justly recall tbe tact that Minister Egan
openly enrolled himself among tbe par
tisans of the defeated pretender, adding
appreciably to tbe difficulty of reaching
a settlement. She might also remind
America of tbe New Orleans affair, for
which Italy got little satisfaction. Tbe
Times concludes by doubting whether,
apart from tbe Insb, any large section
ot Americans approve of bluster toward
country not too kindly treated in its
troubles,and too weak for a self-respecting
adversary to 'strike without 'the greatest
reluctance.
The Dublin Outrage.
Dublin, Oct 27. The National Press,
tbe McCartbyite organ, referring to the
attempt to blow np its office last night
with a bomb, says:
"ine men who laid the internal ma
chine at our doors have been taught for
tne past teu months by Freeman's Journal
and by tbe United Ireland that freedom
of opinion will no longer be tolerated
and that ever opposing nationalist may
righteously be mobbed, and, if necessary,
muroereo. rney are tbe instruments ot
crime, who have been educated by tbeir
masters to cowardly practice tbeir own
precepts of Parnellism. With tbe death
of tbeir creator tbey have descended to
tbe practices of the nihilists and Car
bonaire." '
Tbe National Press also declared that
after tbe explosion of tbe bomb in the
Abbey-street area, fifty or sixty men,
supposed to he a part of tbe gang of
Paroelhtes to- whose credit tbe explosion
is placed, poured into tbe National Press
offices shouting: "To h II with tbe
Healy murderers! Is Tim dead?" etc.
Earthquake in Japan.
London, Oct. 28. Dispatches have
been received this evening from Japan an
nouncing that tbe telegraph wires beyond
xuugo ana usaKa.were down, it was
added there had been an earthquake at
Hiogo' and a rumor was current that a
great amount ot property bad been des
troyed and that the loss of life was con
siderable. Hiogo is a seaport town of
Japan, on the island of Hondo, and is
situated about twenty miles by rail from
usaita. Hiogo is on a tine hat bor at tbe
head of tbe gulf of Osaka, and adjacent
io hodc. it is ngoted with gas and bas
a number of fine public buildings. Tbe
seaport bas an extensive foreign and
coastwise trade. Tbe population in 1884
was about 40.000 souls. Osaka ia alan
on tbe island of Hondo, and on tbe sea
thirty-seven miles southwest of Kisto, to
railways -JjVjre been built. Osaka bas a
wuico Diace as wen as moeo inn Kohe
large foreign trade, arsenals, a great castle,
machine shops, city ball, mint, college
ana an academy, ana is traversed by ca
nals, over wbicb sre more than 1100
bridges, Eome ot iron. Tbe city also has
many theaters and other places .of
amusement, and also 1900 places of
worship, In point of size it is the third
or fourth city in Japan, but in social
affairs, fashion, commerce and industry,
it tases tne nrst rank, usaka bas a pop
ulation according to tbe census of 1884.
of about 50,000. A private telegram,
dated Hiogo, and received to night, says
a severe inock ot eartbauake was ex Deri
enced at Osaka, and tbe destruction ot
both fife and prooertv was verv oreat.
So severe was tbe shock, that a number
or nouses were thrown to the ground,
and many occupants were caugnt in the
falling buildings and crushed to death.
A large number of nersons succeeded in
escaping from their homes only to meet
ueaiu in me streets, mere are no means
at present of estimating the total loss of
life. In fact tbe details are verv meaner.
All tbe telegraph wires are broken id tha
district affected bv the fallio? noise
private dispatch, however, states it
m nuumu iuai iii vsaa&a aione tne ueatn
list contains the names of 800 residents of
tbat city.
Coming to Their Senses,
Santiago, Oct 28. Minister Egan bas
received a reply from the minister of
foreigu affairs of tbe provisional govern
ment, Senor Matta, In which he sends
safe conduct to the refugees in American
legation under protest. He recognizes
the precedents quoted bv Minister Eean.
In Whfoh tllP flhllian mtarnfflAnl nlaimcul
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similar rights for refugees in Peru, who
later were auowea to depart irom tnat I
country, and acknowledges the claim of
extra territorially. At the same time
Benor Matta does not abandon altogether
the position maintained by the junta,
that those refugees io tbe legation must,
in spits of the rights of asylum which are
thereby conceded, eventually be tried
before tbe tribunals. Tbe junta is greatly
stirred up over the recent dispatches
from the United States' government on
the question of tbe outrageous assault
upon sailors from tbe Baltimore it! the
streets of Valparaiso, Octtober 16. It
seems tbe leaders are disposed to consider
the matter in a serious light, but the
subject' is of sucb grave import that it
requires earnest deliberation bcfiire any
definite reply can be" clvco. A letter.
published in the newspaper?, bas created
a vast amount of heated discussion.' It
is signed by Augustin Edwards, the well
known banket, and Eduardo Matte,, and
vindicates Mihiste Egan from tlio con
tinued and severe criticisms that have
been,' passed - upon bis conduct ot his
office by various bitter adherents of tbe
junta. The letter has caused a great
deal of criticism.
Of Short Iteration.
Hartford, Conn., October 28. Tbe
marriage a month sgo of George Turner,
an eccentric old bachelor, in Bristol, a
small town twelve miles west of here.
bad an unexpected sequel this morning
Iruner corresponded tor some time with
tbe women, who lived in the west, their
acquaintance having been brought about
bv an advertisement in a New York
newspaper. Marriage was arranged, but
Turner would not go west after his bride
and insisted that she must come to ber
new home alone. She failed to arrive on
tbe appointed train, and Turner was
guyed unmercifully by tbe people around
tbe railroad station, where be waited all
day. Tbey insisted that tbe woman wa
only fooling bim. Tbe woman, however,
arrived on tbe evening train, and she and
Turner were married that evening. Tur
ner died this morning, leaving an estate
valued at $50,000. Mrs. Turner will
receive half of the estate, and will thus
realize a handsome sum for a month's
trip to tbe east aod ber brief matrimonial
experience.
Arrogance of Chili.
Philadelphia, Pan Oct. 28. After a
voyage of unusal severity, tbe schooner
Lanito, Captain Avery, leaking badly,
with ber bow stove in and with an ex
hausted crew, was towed into this port
yesterday. She is from Vinal Haven,
iaden with granite blocks. Sbe was
caught'in a hurricane on Thursday, and
ber heavy cargo placed her at the mercy
of tbe waves. Lashed to tbe spanker
boom by heavy ropes made fast nnder the
armpits, tbe crew worked the pumps for
two days and nights, Buttering beyond
description from hunger and thirst as
well as exposure. Tbe seas swept every
portable thing oft tbe decks and con
stantly imperiled the lives of the seamen.
'1 bave followed tbe sea since 1858."
said Captain Avery last night, "but never
before experienced such a stprm. We
did not ex Dec t to reach Dort."
Tbe three-masted schooner Frank Mc
Donnel!, Captain Samuel H. Haskell,
which sailed from tbis port September 29
for Lynn, Mass., is believed to bave foun
dered at sta, and it is supposed that all
bands, seven in number, bave perished.
Chill Kefase to Aesame the Repon
nihility.
Saktiaoo, Cbili, Oct. 28. The Chilian
government has replied to Minister
Egan's demand for an explanation of tbe
recent attack opon tbe American sailors.
The reply is couched in very strong lan-
guage, and it is understood it amounts to
a refusal to accept tbe responsibility for
tbe affair. Tbe state department at
Washington bas been notified. Min
ister Egan, Commander Schley and
Consul McCreery are consulting together,
and it is thought decisive action will
be -taken soon. Tbe state department's
orders in reference to tbe matter
are yery strong. Tbe iotendente
of Valparaiso has refused to guar
antee safety of tbe market boats coming
to tbat city early in the morning from
the United States warship Baltimore, or
tbe safety of tbe officers of tbat vessel
coming astiore at nignt. There is a
practical boycott on the Baltimore. ' No
American sailors are allowed ashore.
Great excitement has been caused here
by tbe report tbat the Chilian legation in
Wasbingson bad beea attacked.
New Secretary for Ireland.
London, Oct. 28. The Right Hon. W.
L. Jackson, who succeeds Mr. Balfosr as
chief secretary for Ireland, has stated that
he completely approves tbe policy and
methods of Mr. Balfour, and believes tbat
Mr. Balfour has done much to conciliate
and bring into more intimate association
tbe people of Great Britain and Ireland.
Mr. Jackson charges Mr. Gladstone with
having run away from tbe issue raised by
Irish disunicnists, and with having
accepted tneir dictation.
. Mjaat In tbe Air.
Bibmingham, Als Oct. 29. Early
this morning a youog couple were mar
ried at tbe state fair grounds. There
was a balloon ascension tbis afternoon
and the young couple took a trip in tbe
oauoon. rne oauoon shot up like a
rocket. The last seen of it it was high in
toe air, thirteen miles north of here.
Nothing has since been beard of the bal
loon and fears are entertained for tbe
safety of its occupants.
He Thought He Was Killed.
Cork, Oct. 18. An interesting incident
in yesterday's fracas was that of a Par-
nellite who, while attacking the McCar
tbyites, . was knocked down and
considerably hurt by a stalwart priest.
who immediately proceeded .to administer
tne consolations ot religion to the pros
trate and injured man at bis own reouest.
the man supposed himself to be dsing.
out proved to De not seriously mjuicd.
Nothing Heard in Washington.
Washington, Oct. 28. Neither the
state department nor the Japanese lega
tion bas received any advices of the
reported earthquake shock io Japan to
day. Tbe Japanese minister said to
night tbat tbe last earthquake in Japan,
which resulted in a great loss of life and
property, occurred about thirty years aeo
tbis season, and in the same locality as
tne one mentioned to-day.
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