The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21, 181
THIRD PARTYISM A FAILURE.
The bitter wail of the Kansas Dem
ocrat, leading organ of ita party in the
state, is a finely satirical reply to the
boasts of the southern Bourbons, who
predicted disruption of the Republican
party in the northwest through the
agnncy of the Farmers' Alliance, or,
to speak with greater precision,
through the agency of the southern
Farmers' Alliance and its Ocala plat
form. Says the Kansas organ of the
: Democracy:
The return from the various parts of the
ittto show that the straight Democratic
rote last Tuesday in all does not much ex
eeed 25,000. Nothing could more annus
taUy show the extent of the demoralization
of - the Democratic party; indeed, it has
fast narrowly escaped destruction in this
state. -
Wht Democrat in Kansas will not say it
is time to cry a halt?
Hereafter to any Democrat in Kansas,
high or low, who dares to talk of fusion
with the People's party we say, applying
the famous sentiment of General Dix in war
' time. "He who tears down the Demo
cratio flag shoot him on the spot."
It is doubtful if any People's party,
.or third party of any kiad, has given
aDDreciable measure of aid to the
Democratic party in any state. In
Ohio the Democrats hoped that the
third party movement would prevent
the election of a Republican legisla
ture, but it failed to do so. Wherever
the Democrats have been partially
successful in a republican state, and
they have not been whollj successful
in any Republican state, it has been
by bringing to -the front some local
question, as prohibition in Iowa, or
the pleasing personality of their gu
bernatorial candidate in Massachu
setts; but the third parties helped in
. neither of these states. Wherever the
' Republicans made the national issues
of honest money and protection to the
uppermost, as in Ohio, and Pennsyl
vania, and Kansas, they plected their
whole tickets. Wherever the Demo
crats outgeneraled them , in campaign
'management, and made local issues to
be uppermost, there was partial Dem
ocratic success; but even there the
Republican sentiment was active
enough to save the legislature and to
secure' a succession of Republican
senators. .
AN EPIDEMIC OF MURDER. .
The dispatches during the past week
have contained accounts of terrible
homicides in the Bay City of the Pa
cific, and the San Francisco Chronicle,
in speaking of tne matter, says
Within the past week there have been
no less than six deaths by violence in
this city, all of which may be denomi-
nated murder in the popular sense of
the term, if not in a strictly legal
sense. Some were murder with pre
meditation and malice, and some were
..t killing in anger or under some provo
cation, real or fancied, but there is, for
the Durrjose of this article, no need of
drawing fine-spun distinctions.
What we earnestly desire to call
attanf.inn fn ia till a that thprn in a,
srowins tendency in this city to be
lieve that the machinery of the law
either is not adequate to the preven
tion or due punishment of crime, or
that its operations are abused so as to
result in defeating the ends of justice.
The people of San Francisco are losing
faith - in the efficacy of courts and
juries and prosecuting officers, and are
'" coming to believe that if one accused
of crime can but secure a certain
amount of delay 'he is practically se
cure from punishment.
This belief has nothing to do with
the grand jury questions which have
been so prominently before the public
of late, it is not delay in investigating
charges or finding indictments which
is undermining the confidence of the
people, but delay in bringing men to
trial who are charged with crime, and
additional delay in carrying into exe
cution the sentence if a verdict of
guilty is rendered.
The sequence of this loss of confi
dence is not hard to foresee. Distrust
in legal methods and processes will be
certain to beget an undue admiration
for methods which are clearly illegal
but which, under analogous conditions,
have certainly proved effective. In
' plain words, this city is beginning to
think vigilance committee very seri
ously, and if this epidemic of murder
be not checked it will not be possible
to answer for the consequenoss.
Oregon is now placed in . the hu
miliating position of being a beggar
throughout the state for a fund to
have a proper representation at the
Columbian exposition. If the legisla
ture had heeded the request of the
press association $250,000 would have
been appropriated for this enterprise,
and there would have been no neces
sity of canvassing the different coun
ties for this purpose. The convention
held for this purpose canvessed the
matter thoroughly, and the result was
the editors of the state thought it
necessary for the legislature to make a
liberal appropriation. If that advice
had been followed, this portion of the
northwest would have displayed her
advantages equal to any state in the
union.
' The Chilians do not appear as
peaceful as was reported a few days
since, and it - may be necessary for
Uncle Sam to kill a few to bring them
to their senses. .These mongrel in
habitants of the South American re
publics have hot blood; but the
Anglo Saxons of the north can soon
cool their ardor by a little systematic
opening of their overheated veins.
When blood flows they soon forget
their .enthusiasm, and they are not
possessed of the necessary coolness to
stand reverses.
It may be in the line of editorial
work, when courts are in session, to
publish . long homiletieal discourses
npon justice and juries, greatlj to the ,
disparagement of the latter; but we
shall not enter this field of jounnalism,
for the reason that we are firmly per
suaded, that the citizens who compose
our petit "juries are what the commu
nity and public sentiment make them.
If those who tried Guileau for the
murder of Garfield had acquitted him
on the plea of insanity they would
have received the severest censure of
the press and the peaple, and yet,
after the lapse of years, there are
few who do not consider the fellow
a lunatic and a proper subject for the
asylum. This is about the history of
almost every important case that is
tried in our courts. Before a witness
is heard for or against, public senti
ment has shaped itself in a certain
direction, and jurors simply carry out
the verdict of the community. They
are not to b censured, but the
free criticism of crimes and misde
meanors by the press and the people.
The Prince of Wales celebrated his
fiftieth birthday on the 9th instant
and during this half-century of exist
ence, with all his opportunities, he has
done little or no good for the human
race. If he had been bred as a hod-
carrier or to other useful employment.
his life would have been equally sue
ceasful as it is. Perhaps he has had
some of the enioyments incident
life in high places; but the petted
scion of royalty, waiting for. a va
cant throne, has little sympathy
with the people and the people little
sympathy for him. If his honored
mother were to die to morrow, he
would occupy a position, which a dem
ocratio House of Commons has made
more ornamental than useful, and he
would simply be a well-defined figure
head of a great and gloiious country,
venerated as a relic of antiquity by
few and hated by many.
An Eastern Oregon cotemporay
says there "are millions of acres pos
sessing the super-transcendent quali
ties that a man buried here will have
a start of a Webfooter of from 2000
to 5000 feet to heaven on the resur
rection morning." But how about
the other region we read about in
Scripture, where "the worm dieth not
and the fire is not quenched"? Un
doubtedly very many, even in this
delectable region, will be on the "left
hand in the great day of hnal ac
counts, and the Webfooter will have
the advantage. But we can advise
the editor of our cotemporary that a
few thousand feet, up or down, will
be of little importance on that dread
occasion.
A correspondent of the London
Times, following the example of
writers for the press of the United
States, has telegraphed an alarming
state of affairs in Chili toward this
country, and, in consequence, the
ignorant portion of our population
have hurled anathemas against the
whole English race. These same
fellows would inaugurate a war
with Great Britain and use dynamite
to blow the island into the ocean; but
very little attention is paid to their
wild vaporings, and it is well for the
peace of the Anglo-Saxon nations that
little heed is given to this senseless
prejudice. -'. ' .
Astoria has been "left out in the
cold" for many years by not having
hail connection with the Willamette
valley. If she had a railroad with the
wheat-pronucing portion of Oregon
that city .would to-day be the seaport
of the state, and ships would not be
consigned to Portland, 110 miles in
the interior, and if drawing too much
water, receive their cargoes by river
steamers. There is a future for the
city at the mouth of the Columbia,
and in the next decade there will be a
wonderful chango in commercial cen
ters in the northwest.
There is not much doubt that Mr.
Cleveland will be the candidate of the
Democratic party in 1892, and ' it
makes little difference who takes the
second place on the ticket. We be
lieve Gov. Pennoyer would be as ac
ceptable as any one who could be
named, as he is thoroughly Democrat
ic, believing in the United States
being a confederation, and other pe
culiar dogmas of the party. Cleveland
and Pennoyer would sound well, and
.Republicans would reel as joytul in
defeating them as any two who could
be named.
Cold,' freezing weather, with
heavy fall of snow in Minnesota, and
a cool breeze in Oregon, is the sub
stance of the weather report. The
climate of this portion of the Pacific
coast is more conducive to health than
any portion of the United States, and
roses and other flowers are still in
bloom in our gardens while wow and
ice cover the ground in the far east,
Surely our "lines have fallen to us in
pleasant places and we have a goodly
heritage."
The sentence of Lawson to the pen
itentiary for twenty yeais by Judge
Bradshaw will be endorsed by all cit
izens. An old lady to be assaulted by
a lecherous brute is a most revolting
crime, and the community will on'.y
regret that law-makers did not enact
a severer punishment. A young man,
in the full enjoyment of his physical
powers, can nave no excuse tor the
commission of this heinous crime upon
the person of an aged woman, just on
the brink of the grave. - " .
There is peace in Europe. It is
not the peace that reigned at Warsaw,
after the conquering legions of Russia
had stamped out the least vestige of
liberty; but the calm that portends
storm. Germany watches France,
England Russia, and all are stength-
ening their armaments and drilling
their soldiers. One may find solid
footing at the brink of a precipice;
but he must be very careful in making
the next step. And this is the situa
tion of t&e great nations in Europe.
TAMMANY AND DEMOCRACY.
The East Oregouian is a fair Demo
cratic cotemporary; but it believes in
a party victory by whatever means.
In speaking of Tammany it says:
In answer to a question propounded by
the TiMK-MoosTAiNEEB, we will say we
are not in sympathy with Tammany Hall,
believing it to be an association at the pres
ent time devoted to what it can make out
of politics rather than any good it can do
its party and the people.
Our brother puts the matter very
mildly when he says that it is an
"association at the present time de
voted to what it can make out of
politics." Tammany has an intimate
connection with the political history
of the country, and we challenge any
one to point to a sicgle patriotic action
that it has pursued. - Being extremely
jesuitical it bad always advocated that
"the end justified the means," and all
the despical methods followed by
Democrats during the history of the
party has been mapped out by that
corrupt wing of politicians in New
York City. When the peculations
of Boss Twed became public and he
was incarcerated ia an ordinary jail,
its influence waned; but of late years
these gamblers in national politics
have again come to the surface and
are dictating the policy of the Demo
cratic party.
The same paper continues in an
apologetic strain in the following sen
tence: Our objection to Hill, as a presidential
candidate, rests on the fact tnat he is great
ly under the influence and in the power of
Tammany Hall, and we believe he would be
defeated on this account, if nominated.
Oar preference for Cleveland is for the op
posite reason. He has shown bis fearless
ness and unselfishness of being independent
enough not to fall at the feet of Tammany,
and to hold aloof from ita influences until
Tammany has seen fit to recognize him
rather tban he it, and in case of his nomina
tion and election he would be nnder no ob
ligations to it and would be able to prevent
it from making his administration an im
plement in a partizan pursuit after spoils
and the offices.
Mr. Cleveland knows withou the
aid of Tammany he cannot be elected
in 1892, for the reasons of his defeat in
1888 are still fresh in his memory, and
he has become the pliant tool of this
class of corrupt politicians to insure
success in the next campaign. The
mountain has not come to Mahomet;
but Mahomet has gone to the moun
tain. We have always entertained a
high opinion of Mr. Cleveland as a
man possessing the ' courage of his
convictions, and attempting to do
what he considered for the best in
terests of the people as a Democrat;
but when he compromised with Tam
many for no other reason, except to
be again elevated to the executive
chair we place him beside Hill and
other politicians. He cannot com
promise or associate with that class of
men and be honest and patriotic.
Again our cotemporary shows its
unfairness in the following excerpt:
Flower's election as governor of New
York is no Tammany victory by any means,
and our joy is keener on that account.
Tammany simply assisted in his election,
which entitles Tammany to no special
"poll" on his administration.
In 1888 Tammany gave no "assist
ance" to Mr. Cleveland, and, in
consequence, New York went Re
publican. When Tammany "assists"
any candidate, it means business and
will not scruple at any means to
accomplish its ends. It "assisted"
Flower, and he was elected by
45,000 majority; and never, in the
history of the party, has Tammany
been in harmony with the country
Democracy that the Btate did not roll
up a good majority for the party.
This simple word "assist'' is a relative
term and conveys a world of meaning.
If a poor, decrepit, old man "assists"
another there is little help to the un
fortunate; but when John L. Sullivan
"assists" the under man in a struggle,
it is significant that the top man will
be down in very short time. So when
Tammany "assists" any political party,
with their adroitness in the manipula
tion of methods, it ' means victor in
New York, and no persons are more
fully persuaded of this than Grover
Cleveland and Mr. Flower.
Bra Jackson, let us be' fair in the
discussion of this matter, and in do
ing so we must acknowledge that
Tammany is the personification of
everything that is corrupt in politics;
that it never "assists" any person or
faction without having complete con
trol, and that both Grover Cleveland
and Gov. Flower have "bent the knee
to Baal" for the sake of securing this
influence in their behalf.
The Australian ballot system, which
will be in operation in this state in
the election next June, will be a great
improvement on the old methods.
Thin will insure a fair vote, and do
away with the detestable class of
ward-strikers. Such a reformation,
whether it originated in' Australia,
China or Russia will be very accept
able to honest American citizens, and
the better class will earnestly desire
its enforcement
Nelson Bennett, the great railroad
magnate of the northwest, is attempt
ing to boom the Yakima valley in the
columns of the Tacoma Ledger. This
is in harmony with the eternal fitness
of things, and we hope when he has
become tired of the arid plains of
Eastern Washington he will cast his
eagle glance towards the fertile valleys
and plateaus of Eastern Oregon. We
need such men to insure our develop
ment.
The Sound cities are still anxious
for railroads, as the only means of
communication with ' the interior.
That era has passed in Eastern Ore
gon, and the interest centers in an
open river, the cheapest means of
transportation. We must acknowl
edge that Puget .Sound is as good
harbor aa any on the coast, but the
only way the business men have of
attracting trade is by railroads, and
these are not nearly as economical . as
water. And herein is- the great
advantage of Oregon over Washing
ton, which, if duly appreciated, would
make some city oh the Columbia'tbe
great shipping point for the northwest.
The Inland Empire is drained by this
great artery of commerce, and free
it from obstructions, and the wealth of
this rich' region would seek an outlet
to seaboard down its channel. There
is no portion of the United States so
favorably situated as Oregon, and, in
the next decade, if - she is not the
wealthiest state west of the Rocky
mountains, the fault will be in the
lack of enterprise on the part of those
who are directly interested in the de
velopment of the naturally rich re
sources. -
The issues of the approaching cam
paign, will be the tariff and the cur
rency, and on both of these subjects
the Republicans have -placed them
selves on substantial grounds. Be
lieving that American industries and
products should be protected against
the competition of foreign labor, the
McKinley bill is the result of Repub
lican legislation, and with a wise dis
cretion that sufficient silver should be
coined for the purposes of trade that
party passed the silver bill of the last
congress. With these principles as
the basis of its platform, the Repub
lican party in 1892 can go before the
people and expect cordial support.
But this cannot be said of the De
mocracy, which appears to be wedded
to free trade and free silver, and these
would prove most disastrous to the
best interests of the nation.
The Democratic papers in this dis
trict are busy naming candidates for
congress. Gentlemen of the editorial
profession, you should pay proper
attention to facts as they are. No
Democrat can possibly be elected, and
these efforts will only have the effect
to stimulate ambition with partisans,
which may result disastrously. Pos
sibly disappointed hopes may cause
aberration of mind and result in one
or more citizens becoming inmates of
our over-crowded insane asylum.
Brothers, have proper consideration
for the weal and woe of the human
race, even in politics.
We learn that there are less than a
dozen beds unoccupied in the asyluol
for the insane at Salem, and that lun
atics are constantly being taken to the
institution. It is hardly possible that
Blow-going, moss-backed Oregon is
going wild over anything under the
sun; but such seems to be the fact.
When this conservative portion of the
union crowds its asylums with insane
patients, what may be expected of
some of our neighbors, where the
brain is kept at a fever-heat every
day in the year.
Democratic papers may fill the space
in their columns with names of "good"
men who would be willing to repre
sent this district in the next congress
but these efforts are futile, as without
doubt a Republican will occupy that
position for the coming two years, and
we are of the opinion that Hon. W,
R. Ellis, a man well qualified in every
particular, will be the fortunate in
dividual.
The cheap rates for freight
brought a large portion of Klickitat
county traders to this city. With
narrow-gauge roads to the interior The
Dalles wouli be the shipping point for
Eastern Oregon. This is a royal road
to wealth for our business men.
if
they possess the enterprise and fore
sight to take advantage of the situa
tion.
The Telegram, of Portland, con
cludes from the increase of court busi
ness in Multnomah county that Oregon
is developing her natural resources.
That paper forgot to mention that the
insane asylum at Salem has largely
increased its inmates in the last few
years, and this may be considered an
evidence of growth and prosperity.
California is enterprising, and never
takes a back-seat for any state in the
union. The chief city San Fran
cisco is bidding very heavily for the
next Republican national convention.
and if it is held there the members
will receive royal treatment. That
city never does anything except in
generous, liberal manner. -
The car "Oregon on Wheels" is re
ceiving the encomiums of the people
and prees wherever it stops, and it
will be one of the best advertisements
our state has received. It is ..only
necessary to display our rich products
to attract the attention of any one
desiring a home, in a rich and bounti
ful country.
The mining wealth of the northwest
has not yet been fully developed, and
we may expect a great many more
rich discoveries in the near future.
Baker, Grant and Wasco counties may
yet increase the mineral wealth of the
world by the exportation of the prec
ious metals.
' ' The Spokesman of Spokane, wants
the wealthy men of that city to die
and leave their money for hospitals,
colleges, public gardens, art museums,
eta; but these mendesire to live, and
the Spokesman's wishes have not been
gratified in a single- instance thus far.
The Independence West Side says: How
many of our readers know the origin of the
name "Long Tom," given to that stream
emptying into tbe Willamette south of Cor
vallis? It originated thus: A party coming
from California to Oregon in 1844, had in
company a long, slim Irishman nick-named
'Long Tom." One morning, performing
his ablutions on that stream, he fell in and
got a good ducking. Afterwards, any ot
the party referring to that stream, called it
the' Long Tom. This is the origin of the
name. .Soap creek derives its name from
the old bachelors living in that section in
1845, from their being destitute of soap for
the washing of their clothing. Among the
bachelor were git Zumaet, David Stump
and "Picayune" Osborn,
MISREPRESENTATION.
The Telegram is an echo of the Ore-
gonian, and, although different in pol
itics, It is generally understood that
both papers are controlled by the same
party. For some time past the Times
Mountaineer has been earnestly ad
vocating a special session of the legis
lature for the purpose of an appropria
tion for a portage railroad from this
city to Celilo, and when Gov. Pen-
nover nositivelv asserted he would notJ
convene the legislrture for this pur
pose this paper freely and fully criti
cised this action. To this the Tele
gram because it believes that Pen
noyer is the representative of Oregon
Democracy takes exceptions, and in
i;s closinsr paragraph, uses the follow
ing language:
By tbe way, it looks as if the Times
Mountaineer was not so consistent or sin
cere as a paper in that section of the state
ought to be, in that it does not seem to give
the aid and support it ought to to tbe men
and tbe company who have been instru
mental in opening the river from The Dalles
down. All the friendly words we have seen
in that paper for weeks, and weeks, too,
when a critical test was beiDg made, have
been for the Union Pacific or its agents at
The Dalles, and not one for the liberators of
the commerce of that city and surrounding
country. It scarcely lies in the mouth of a
paper that has this record to criticise the
governor for not calling an extra .session.
For many years the Times-Moun
taineer has advocated an open river
and opposition boats on the middle
river. To this the paper not only
added its influence, but subscribed its
means, and we challenge any person
to show a single sentence ever pub
lished in these columns that ever
favored the Union Pacific in its ex
orbitant freight rates or said one word
against patronizing the Regulator.
On the contrary, the T.-M. has never
missed an opportunity in stimulating
our people -to support the opposition
boat, and putting it in mild language,
the Telegram -the Democratic tail of
a large Republican kite is grossly and
erroneously mistaken when it says
we have given any friendly aid
to the railroad. Furthermore, the
Telegram knows it ia falsely stating
the facts when it makes the assertion,
The Oregonwn has been favorable to
the Washington portage, contrary to
the interests of Portland and the state
of Oregon, and, as a matter of course,
the Telegram must follow the conrse
marked out by its owner. Janus, in
mythology, was represented with
double face. The Oregonian and Tel
egram are the Janus of Portland
journalism, and for revenue not for
principle these papers takes all sides
on all questions.
TELEGRAPHIC.
These Indicate War.
Loncion, Nov. 17 The Exchange Tele
graph Company gives publicity to sensa
tional news from Rio de Janeiro. No
explanation is given as to bow tbe news
was allowed to be cabled, and as it is
known that tbe government has taken
complete control of tbe cables, the dis
patches are not accepted here as accurate,
Tbe Exchange Company, 8 advices report
a complete prostration of tbe postal
service. It is supposed this refers to the
general postal service ot tbe republic,
tnougn it may mean mat ot me capital,
At the same time the government has put
a stop to the transmission of all press
dispatches by the telegraph lines to the
various cities ot tbe country. This step
is interpreted as meaning tbat the oppo
fition to tbe dictator's rule is growing in
tbe provisional centers. In Rio de Jan
eiro it is declared a practical state of
siege exists. Tbe city is in tbe bands
and at tbe mercy of the dictator's soldieis,
Tbe most stringent- measures have been
adopted to prevent disorder or organized
opposition to tbe preeeat regime. If the
report proves to be founded on fact, it
would seem clear tbat a very large ele
ment in the capital is opposed to tbe
dictatorship, and only prevented by tbe
strong hand of the military from asserting
itseit. As an tbe papers wbicb refused
to support tbe dictator have been sup
pressed, the opposition has no public
mouthpiece.
Death in the Flames.
New York, Nov. 17. Halt a dozen or
more lives were lost early this morning
by a fire in a row of frame buildmgs ia
Brooklyn. Tbe flames were discovered
at 2 :20 o'clock on the third floor of tbe
four-story frame building, No. 120 Nos
trand avenue. Tbe buildings were oc
cupied chiefly by families of mechanics,
Tbe flames spread with great rapidity,
and in half an hour four or five buildings
were blazing at once. Harry and Ed ward
Ashwortb were rescued by firemen from
tbe top floor' of No. 120, botb badly
burned. A butcher named Schnabel,
who lived on the second floor of No. 120,
rushed into the street with a child in his
arms. He said bis wite, one of bis chil
dren, his mother in-law, Mrs. Scbellenber
ger and her two children, Minnie and
Willie, 15 and 17 years old respectively,
were unable to escape and were burning
to death. He ran up and down tbe street
in an excited way, calling ou the firemen
to save them. The wildest excitement
existed among the people in the neigh
borhood and tbe streets were fiilled with
half-dressed, cryiog women and frantic
men. At 3 o'clock tbe wbole row,
consisting of twenty frame bouseB, was
in flames, and every available engine in
Brooklyn was fighting tbe fire. At this
hour it is impossible to tell how many lives
are lost, but one entire family is missing.
and no trace can be found of five mem
bera of the Schnable family.
Rosalia Kews.
Rosalia, Wash , Nov. 17. Last night
a Uerman farmer named Elley, living
five miles from Rosalia, was found on tbe
roadside with his skull fractured in two
places. It is thought tbat he met with
foul play, as tbe wounds have the ap
parenoe of being inflicted with some
blunt instrument. Eiley bad been to
Rosalia, where he bad disposed of a load
of wheat, but when found bad no money
on bis person. He has not regained
consciousness, and no clue to tbe pre-
petrator of tbe deed has been found. He
will hardly survive, although everythinir
is being done for bim.
Richard Calhoun - met with a painful
accident recently. While on bis way to
this town and within about three miles
of tbe city, be ran off tbe end of a bridge
aud, the buggy upsetting, was thrown
violently to the ground. No bones were
broken, but be was badly bruised.
Ground in this vicinity is frozen so
deep tbat it cannot be plowed. The
thermometer has been down near zero,
but -with tbe fall of snow last night tbe
weather moderated, and the farmers ex
pect to start plowiog again soon.
Lynching In Stontana.
Neihabt, Mont., Nov. 17 Jake Har
ris, the Great Falls gambler, who shot
and probably fataily wounded Marshal
Treat and Joseph Lessard, of tbat city, on
the depot platform at Neihert, was taken
lrom jail yesterday and banged. The
shooting was entirely unjustifiable, and
when the surgeoDs announced thai both
men were nearly dead, a crnwd of de
termined men gathered quietly and
quickly. At 5 o'clock the crowd went
to tbe jail and seized Harris, and a
rope was adjusted to his neck. There
was no time wasted. Tbe murderer was
asked if be had anything to say, and
answeiicg in the negative" the rope was
thrown over the limo of a tree and in a
second tbe body was dangling iu midair.
After the lynching the crowd quietly
dispersed. Juke Harris was conspicuous
in many bloody fights, and it U no sur
prise to fee him go by the lynch route,
although bis friends maintain that be was
crazy.
Chinese to be Driven uut oflDnlte.
Butte, Mont., Nov. 17 A well-organ
ized movement has been inaugurated here
to rid the town- of the Chi tese element.
Tbe subject was taken up about a week
ago by the Workingmen's Union, which i
has a large membership. The matter
was called to the attention of the Miners'
Union and other labor organizations,
which sent delegates to a meeting held
last night, at which it was decided to
begin the effort three weeks from date.
It is a question whether ot not tbe move
ment will succeed. No violence is to be
resorted to,, but every effort will be put
forth to discourage the employment of
Chin se in any capacity, and a systematic
boycott against Chinese laundries and
restaurants will be started. From a
census of Chinese taken by the labor
organizations, it is ascertained that the
have a population of 1C00 in Butte.
An Unfavorable Showing.
Salem, Or., Nov. 17 The state insane
asylum to-day contains 722 patients,
being an increase of ninety-six since the
first of the year. The increase during the
preceding two years was only 103. There
are now less that a dozen empty beds in
the whole institution and more room
must be provided. Of those admitted
for treatment fifteen are under the age ot
15, and sixty -seven arc over 55. The
largest number arc between the ages of
SO and 40. Marion sends more patients
tban any county except Multnomah, and
Lane and Clacamas are next iu order.
The per cent of foreign born is nearly fifty,
every nationalitynearly, being represen
ted. Among the men, the farmers, and
tbe women, housewives are more numer
ous tbat those of other occupation.
The Cold Wave is Reported to be
General Over the .Middle Wrsu
Chicago, Noy. 17. Reports from vari
ous parts of tbe country show tbe cold
wave is generally and unusually severe
for this season. St. Paul reports tbe
mercury below zero to-night. The other
reports are Huron, S. D , 8 deg. below ;
Bismark, N. D., 10 deg. below ; Aberdeen,
S. D , 12 deg. below. Various points in
Iowa report the mercury at zero, and
some so low as 4 deg.' below. Wisconsin
points report tbe mercury at.. v.ero.
HAS REACHED PITTSBUBS.
Pittsbubo, Pa., Nov. 17. A cold
wave reached here this afternoon, the
mercury drooping to 21 deg. below at 6
o'clock, and is still falling.
sTonftera'ni Mistake.
London, Nov. 18.- A dispatch from
Montevioeo says that the clergy are
actively agitating in Brazil in favor
the restoration of Dam Pedro. Tbe
clergy are dissatisfied with the Fonseca
government for- having abolished tb
connection between church and state.
and. although tbe government still psys
salaries to tbe existing functionaries
tbe church, yet tbey are not sure that
even this willl long continue. Besides,
since the separation of churcb and state,
other sects bave come to tbe front much
more boldly than during tbe imperial
regime. Since tbe private property, real
and personal, of the imperial fnmilv, was
restored to it, tbe influence of Dom Pedro
has materially revived in certain direc
tions, and tbe clergical and other agita
tors for bis return baye been encouraged
It is snid that Fonseca now looks upon
tbe restitution to tbe imperial family as
a mistake, and that be will probobly, in
tbe event of success in tbe present Strug
gle, take some pretext for confiscation ef
all tbe real estate at least, and Derhaps
givb Dom Pedro a reasonable allowance
ont ot tbe treasury.
Another dispatch from Montevideo says
tbat, in public opinion there, Fonseca ev
idently sees a serious conflict before bim
or he would not bave created a heavy
credit ior arms ana ammunition, ion
seca is said to be making energetic prep
aration lor the struggle against
opposition forces.
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A Dangerous Twcnty-lfollar tipld
Certiorate In .Existence.
Washington, Nov. 18 The secret
service division of tbe treasury depart
ment has information of the existence of
a most dangerous $20 counterfeit gold
certificate. It is-a photographic counter
feit, check letter A B, K. Bruce register,
James uiiimian treasurer, act of July 12,
1882, department aeries A 372,945
Apart from tbe counterfeit containing tbe
figure 20 on tbe face, and the portrait of
barbeld, tbere is little of tbe gray of I be
photograph about it. The seal is small
and scalloped, having a reddish tinge.
apparently applied with a brush' Tbe
number is very prorounced and heavie:
than in tbe genuine. Tbe surface on the
note is one-hall of an inch shorter and
one-eigbt of an inch, narrower than th
genuine. It has tbe two parallel silk
threads running through it Tbe tint on
tbe back of tbe note is tight brown
while in the genuine notes it is orange.
mis counterfeit n determined by tbe
character of its tints rather tbat by tbe
noes in me engraving, as it is a photo
graph ot genuine work.
The Death or a Hero.
Wilkesbabre, Pa., Nov. 18, Napo
leon DeMontaguc, a Frenchman employed
in one of the Plymouth mines, had fired
a blast to day and a spark set a pocket
of gas on fi e. Tbere was no immediate
danger, but DeMontague thought tbe
fire would spread and endanger tbe lives
01 ouu men. He at once took off hi
coat and started to beat out the file. He
succeeded, but before he could get back
in tbe breast tbe roof fell iu, crushing
bim to death. He was well educated,
and was the son of a Frenchman who
was banished from bis native land forty
years ago. Me settled in Uanada. Re
verses came, tbe son came to the coal
regions, and in tbe absence of any other
employment was compelled to work in
the mines.
The Pope's Episcopal Jubi'ee.
Rome, Nov. 18 The committee wLicb
has in charge tbe organization of ceiebra
tions of the pope's Episcopal jubilee has
decided that pilgrimages be suspended
until tbe latter part of 1892, and that
then tbere be a succession of pilgrimages
irom sii parts oi the Utttholic world until
tbe end of 1893. There is also to be a
great exhibition, illustrative of tbe his
tory and triumphs of tbe papacy. Fetes
in honor of tbe pilgrims and addresses
to tbe pope, amounting to a universal
plebiscite for temporal power. The pope
uas approved tna arrangements, it is
understood that be will on tbe date of
the iubilee, January 27, 1893, grant a
general indulgence.
Warlike Preparations. '
London, Nov. 18. The Standard's St.
Petersburg correspondent says: "Owing
to the cooling Of French enthusiasm for
the Russian alliens, tbe Russian minister
ot war has abandoned the project of
purchasing new rifles and ordered tbe
utmost dispatch in filling tbe old Berlin
cartridges with smokeless powder. Sea
soned regiments in Finland will he trans
ferred to tbe Austrian frontier and the
recruits sent to Finland. These measures
are presumed to be due to tlie.Austrun
emperors recent alarmist speech.
Severe Weather in Knssla.
-St. Petersburg, Nov. 18. Owing to
tbe exception if severity of the weather the
government has given orders tbat work
on the eastern portion of the Siberian
railway shall be suspended for the present.
As a measure of relief to many peasants
in the famine-stricken districts the
government is considering the advisa
bility ot engaging thousands of them to
work in the construction of the Siberian
road during winter. The work ot build
ing the line will be resumed ns soon as
the weathei moderates sufficient I v.-
Tax It t-runner in Rossla.
' St. Petersburg, Nov. 18. A number
of important measurs are awaiting the
return of the czar. Among others, the
proposed remission of the land tax in the
provinces affected by the famine, and a
readjustment of the tax system, through
out Russia. Under the present system,
the more industrious and prod ruble prov
inces have to pay the taxes for those other
provinces that are either t brut less or un
fortunate. This bears heavily on the
farmer and there is a loud demand for a
change. rf
Arbitrator or the Bearing Sea Matter.
Washington, Nov. 18. The report
that the king of Sweden has been named
as the arbitrator of the Behriug sea matter
is emphatically denied. Sec'y BUine,
when asked about it last night replied
decisively: '-There is not a word ot
truth in it." It is not believed in diplo
matic circles in Washington tbat the
arrangements for arbitration will be
completed in detail until after the as
sembling of congress, and consequently
the formal announcement of the arbitra
tor will not be made before tbat time.
Accident Insurance tor Criminals.
Berlin, Noy. 18 The proposition of
the government to extend the system of
invalid and accident insurance to prisons
and reformatories, meecs with consider
able opposition on the ground that there
would be temptation to prisoners to incur
injuries iu order to profit thereby. At
present the German prisons are compar
atively tree from serious accidents, but
there is a fear that with an inducement
for accident!) to happeu there would be a
change.
Austria's Defensive Move.
Vienna, Nov. 18. Well founded re
ports are current here that the Russian
government has ordered 40,000 troops
dispatched to the Polish frontier, and
tnat iue nuruuer oi oarracn huts in
tbat vicinity are to be largely increased.
n consequence, it is reported that the
Austrian government has ordered a large
numoer in omcers ano men dispatched to
strengthen the frontier guards.
Tin-Plate Works Shot Down.
. London, Nov, 18. Tbe tin plate in
dostry in South Wales is in an exceed -ingly
depressed erudition. Since Monday
last the works have shut down, throwing
a number ot men out of employment.
In many cases these men I ave nothing
but their wages to depend upon, and
there is inucb suffering. Tbey and their
lamiltes are coorplelely destitute.
A Row in the Farmers' Alliance.
Indianapolis, Noy. 19. Soon after
opening this morning of tbe executive
session ot the supreme council of the
Farmers' Alliance, tbe chairman of the
committee which last night met the
representatives of tbe subtreasury element
said bis committee was ready to report.
Instantly there was a disturbance. On
motion from a delegate seated on the
McCune side of tbe boasc, every one not
entitled to vote in executive session was
obliged to. leave the ball. When the
doors were cWSsed, the chairman read a
recommendation that Dr. Yeaman, author
of the anti-subtreasury protest, should
nave a bearing, it was received with
cries of No, no," aod an acrimonious
discussion began. About 12:30 o'clock
a communication was sent to the anti-
subtreasury people demanding tbat the
alliance be immediately lurnished with a
copy of the protest which they desired to
present. Tbe anties replied tbat the
committee were only empowered through
Teaman's motion to present the protest,
and, until Yeman could be heard by the
supreme council, tbe latter bodv would
be deprived of the pleasure of read.ng
tbe protest. At 1:30 P. m., the supreme
council bad neither a ljourned nor replied
to the commuuicatieu of tbe anti sub
treasury people.
Sweden and Norway
London.Nov. 18 Advices from Stock
holm state that the direction of events in
Norway is viewed in Sweden with tbe
gravest anxiety. The Norwegian agita
tion is attributed to Russian and Danish
influence?, and is said to be support! d
financially from abroad. The Nor
wegians are more closely attached
to the Danes tban to tbe Swedes, and
make no concealment tbat Ibey would
prefer union with Denmark. It is feared
in Stockholm that the storthing may
follow up its action in favor of separate
presentation abroad by declaring Nor
way a republic. Iu that event war would
be inevitable, as there is a strong leeling
in Sweden that the common people of
Norway, most of whom are excluded liom
yotlng, would not sustain tbe storthing
in tbe event at a civil war, especially if
Sweden should promise a more liberal
sufferage as a reward for adhering to the
nnion of the two countries.
The Brazilian Insurrection.
London, Nov. 19 -Tbe Santiago corre
spondent of tbe Time says.- In spi'e of
the obstructions in the channel of the Rio
Grande by the Brazilian insurgents.
merchant vessels and foreign warships
drawing less than thirteen feet will still
be able to pass. A ttlegram received to
day from Buenos Ayres announced that
the wbole province of Rio Orande is in
arms against Fonseca. Dr. Brazil
recently appointed minister of war by
the provisional junta, bassent a telegram
to tbe minister of nuance demanding the
resignation of Fonseca. Generals undtr
Fonseca's order bave reached Montevideo,
but no troops or gunboats bave arrived
Dr. Brazil has been making overtures to
tbe province of banta Catbenus, aski
tbe people to join issue with the Rio
Grande insurgents..
An Awful Accident.
Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 18 A most
shocking and fatal accident occurred this
morning. About 8 a. u. an alarm of fire
was turned in from Jefferson and C
streets. Chief H. M. Ll!lis and Assistant
C iief Packingham started down Picific
avenue. As tbey came opposite Tenth
street a heavy bosecart with three horses
abreast came into tbe avenue at a furious
pace, colliding with the chiefs buggy,
throwing botb men to tbe pavement and
running over them, tsotn are seriously
injured, and physicians say there is no
hope of recovery. Lillis has concussion
of the brain as well as other injuries.
He has been a most ernnent and trust
worthy officer, and many regrets are ex
pressed tbat he should be injured in the
performance of bis duty.
Oklahama Wanta to be a Htale.
Oklahoma City, O. T., Nov. 19. The
Commercial Club, of this city, has issued
a call for convention to be beld in Okla
homa. December 12, composed of dele
gates cboscn from each political division
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, to
discuss the advisability of statehood and
tbe boundary lines of tbe proposed state.
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