The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY....
T
...MAY 21, IS!)-.'
FACTS, NOT FANCIES.
The editor of the Arlington Record
is a lawyer, and imagines in conduct
ing a newspaper he is forced to follow
the same tactics that he does in a po
lice court, as the following will demou
, Rtrate:
The Arlington Record demurs to the pa
sitioa we took, opposing the provision ia
' the River and Harbor bill for an appropria
tion of $435,000 tor a portage railroad above
this city, to be given by congros in lien ot
any sum for the prosecution of the work at
the Cascade Jocks. We did opposo thin
provision in the bill, and for valid reason.
In the first place, it is very important flint
'.-the locks at the Cascades be finished at the
' earliest possible date. Again, portage rail
. ways can be considered in no other lt'i.t
'.' than temporary expedients, and such work
should be undertaken by the state. , Aud
. further, no portage railway bill cou'rl evtr
pass the senate, because that body has al
ready adopted the permanent plan of a ship
railway to overcome the obstructions to
navigation between The Dalles and Celilo.
We . are heartily in favor of the state of
Oregon building the portage railway above
this point as it did at the Cascades; but we
do not believe in the government at Wash
ington substituting portage railways ! at
' either of these places for the canal and locks
at the one or the sbip railway at the other.
. Times-Mountain eek. ( -
We never accused him of anything of the
kind. We simply said that he or anyone
else who spoke of waiting for a ship railway
. was, whether intentionally or not, doing
the will of the 7 railroad company. You
might as well speculate on building a worm
' fence around a herd of comebi as to - think
of this ship railway for generations to come.
A temporary portage could be placed on
the Washington side. The waterway con
Vention formulated a plan for this; the leg.
islature of Oregon memorialized coDgress,
asking $431,000 for same; the people of tho
Inland Empire universally and .advisedly
petitioned1 fpr it. Mr. Hermann introduced
. the bill, and when there was danger(?) ot
its passage he strenuously opposed it both
. - in the house and committee room: . Are we
' not correct? Arlington Record. . . .'
-. Mr. Hermann was not our first
' choice for congressman in the first dis
i drict; butj he is infinitely superior as a
representative of tbe people s interests
to Hon. R. M. "Veatch, the renowned
"kicker" from Southern Oregon, and
Our Democratic friend of the Sun
should not contradict a proposition
that he cannot successfully refute, and
never attempt to attract attention
from a plain statement of facts by
charging a cotemporary with efforts to
"mislead" its readers. This is unfair,
and is tne kind of sophistry that car.
ries with it its own refutation. Tbe
proposition we made was, that our
"financial system was better than had
been adopted by any nation, and that
every Democratic paper in Oregon
was in favor of silver and a change to
bimetallism." ' He published last week
a column of absolutely irrelevant mat
ter, and then acknowled that he was
unable to state any better system.
since he engineered the very favorable This week he follows. a school-boy's
River and Harbor bill through the idea of argument, and complains that
' Democratic house, . we are sufficiently I we desire him to name "parallel cases."
magnanimous to forgive him every sin If . we wanted to argue . tho matter
of omission and commission of ' which logically with him we should . have
we consider him guilty. , The only forced him into a closer corner than he
permanent improvement to the navi- I now is; but we take no delight in men.
gation of the Columbia river is some tal or physical suffering, and therefore
means bv which grain or other produce dealt Gently with him. After six
has had the least experience in freight j .
traffic, especially of grain in bnrlnp
sacks, kno s that the least handling is
the bettpr for quantity. Every time a
sack of wheat, oats or. barley is
changed from a steamboat to a rail
road, or vice versa, there is more or
less raste, and after the sack has been
bandied four or five times the loss is
considerable, me onject or an open
river is that produce should not change
cargo; but be shipped without break
ing bulk from the highest navigable
waters to seaboard. This cannot be
accomplished by a portage road at the
dalles, for that will require two
chauges of cargo in a distance of thir
teen miles. Of course, a portage road
would atlord temporary relief by re
ducing freight rate?: but nothing in
comparison to what a nhip railway
would. The state is able and willing
to construct the portagp, which will
pay for itse'f by the tirnw the boat-
railway is built by the government
The people would not be satisfied if
tbe relief furnisKed by tbe portage
railway at the Cascades were the only
aid they would receive; bat look for
ward anxiously to the cjmpletion1 of
the locks. In the same manner, the
producers of the Inland Empire would
not be contented with a railroad
around tho dalles of the Columbia if
they did hot believe congress would
eventually-remove the impediments to
navigation by the construction of
permanent boat railway.
FREE-TRADE FALLACIES.
can be carried to- seaboard without
breaking qargo, and a portage railroad
cannot do this. Scientific engineers
have surveyed the ground adjacent to
the rapids above this city, and have
decided in favor of a boat railway,
The senate, on two different occasions,
has passed a bill appropriating a suffi
cient amount for . the construction of
this ship railway, and it is unreason
able to expect that tbat body would
stultify itself by adopting the tern
porary expedient of a portage road,
, even if such a measure should pass
the house. When Mr. Hermann as
certained the fact that a bill for a port
road between The Dalles and Celilo
wculd virtually defeat any further
appropriations for the locks, he very
wisely dropped the matter and worked
days' hard work be found the Yamhill
Ledger a paper we have never seen
or heard of that said ' it supported
Cleveland . and honest money. It
13 well tor our brotner to under
stand that simply contradicting a
proposition pleading the general is
sue is no retutation, and until ne
can produce facts to prove - an affirms
tive statement false the burden of
proof is on his side of the question
he better let it alone. Don't handle
buzz saw while in motion, without you
can atop its velocity, and not receive
personal injury.
A free-trade cotemporary thus gives
vent to its grievances againsc the doc
trine of protection:
1. The tariff gathers its largest revenues
from taxes on the necessaries of life, thus
wronging the great mass of tho tax-payers
by its uujnat placing of the burdens of gov
ernment. 2. The tariff puts some of its heaviest
duties on the materials ol industry. In do
ing this it lessens both the chanoes of em
ployment and the wages of labor in the
lines of industry of which those materials'
form the basis.
3. The tariff makes war upon trade,
seeking either to suppress it altogether or
to reduce it to a mimimnm, except in the
articles which do not interfero v.ith the
private business and profits of thos: who
dictate our laws. It is thus always endan
gering and making less profitable the
market for onr surplus products, which, as
we have seen, is the reliance of our farmers
for prices and largely for sales.
Under the McKinley Mil sugar is
free, and no article is taxed tbat can
be raised in.this country to an advan
tage. The tariff on imported goods has
stimulated home industries, and given
employment to thousands of laborers.
By levying duties on the importation
of raw material it lias stimulated the
development of natural resources, and
the wool, iron, tin and other industries
are examples of the beneficial effects
of protection. With free-trade these
factors of wealth would be dormant.
The McKinley bill provides for rec
iprocity in matters of trade, and sev
eral favorable treaties with foreign
nations have been made under its pro
visions. Our commerce to-day is in a
better condition than it has been at
any time since rebel privateers drove
it from the ocean. The principal sur
plus products are wheat, flour, fish
and lumber, and the demand for these
will increase,' as the supply in foreign
countries is constantly becoming ex
hausted. We have yet large areas of
land not cultivated, unlimited quanti
ties of fish in our streams, and almost
boundless forests untouched.
It is rarely that one sees propo
sitions . so readily refuted as those
quoted above, and almost every one
having the least knowledge of the
history of the country knows them to
be false.
Starr and Thomas. Like the Sun the i TELEGRAPHIC.
Chronicle la publisbf-d at Judge Ben-
nett's home town, and our home naners i Hnrrl-ou'n Advice oa the
---rr I
will be closely watched to determine
Judge Bennett's atlituje towards such
charge. It will be rcmembeaed that
the Sun of May 4th, in advance of the
Killen, Starr it Thomas card, depre
cated this mode of attack, using these
words: 'Ve sincerely hope and trust
tbat there is some mistake about this,
and that Judge Moore was entirely
blameless in the matter. We do no
know Judge Moore personally, but we
cannot believe that a man who aspires
to the exalted position of justice of tbe
supreme court can have been guilty of
anything like double dealing with his
clients, or of unprofessional conduct of
any kind in his practice at the bar.
On the 5th the Killen, Starr &
Thomas card appeared, and of course
we had no apology to make."
The inability of the Dalles City to
reach the wharf at the foot of the
locks is no argument against an open
river. It must be remembered that
earnestly for the permanent improve- I the boat on the lower river was hastily
ment at the Cascades, and as is proved constructed to. answer the purposes of
by the liberal and desirable measure I the trade this summer, and.during the
passed with remarkable success.' I usual stage of water had no difficulty
Quoting still further from the same I in land her freight at the ' dock.
article in the Record, we find the fol- I there was sufficient money subscribed
lowing: ' ' . .. '
When the state of Oregon undertakes this
work, as it possibly may, the real coats and
trouble of constructing will be very little
compared with that of getting a right of
way for twice crossing the O. R. & N. Co.'s
" 'track.. '
This is "rot" cf the worst kind. The
municipality of The Dalles has granted
the Union Pacific the right of way
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tnrougn one 01 tne principal streets or
the city, and the same power would
gladly grant to a portage road equal
nrtvilacrpa Af. r.llA wcfTt ernRflino-
r-- ei
near the Deschutes, a jury of citizens
would assess the damages to tne track
of the Union Pacific, if itwere neces
oora on1 Ttn Knmn tnnma thaf.it.
would be impossible to find twelve men
in Wasco, Sherman or Gilliam county
- who would assess heavy damages
against a. state road constructed for
their relief in favor of the railroad
- monopoly.. . Our brother of the Record
must know that tbe right of eminent
doman would hold good in this case as
in others of a similar nature.
An or- Vt n rra Cuannartf l abalaA in
HQ TV O UtTO IIGUUUVIJ UtBlu U
' these columns the state of ' Oregon
should construct this portage road, and
. a bill appropriating a sufficient amount
should pass tbe next legislature.
Washington ' is more interested in
Puget Sound than in the Columbia,
and no substantial helD can be expect
orl fmm that. IponalatnrA LfiA mninritv
of whose - members are elected from
counties directly bordering on the
great inland sea of the north ' Pacific
coast.' 1
a steamer witn proper machinerey
would have been built that could have
easily overcome this impediment to
navigation; but the: Regulator and
Dalles City were constructed by the
buisness men of this city, with little or
no outside help. The Cascades, the
government steamer, built by appro-
propriation8 for the locks, never ex
perienced difficulty, at any season of
the year, in approaching the mouth of
the canal, and if the funds were avail
able such a boat would have been
constructed for lower river traffic.
When the locks are completed, there
will be a dczen boats tbat will navi
gate the river at all season of the
year, and tbe ' rapids at the exit from
tbe canal will be no impediment to
tiade. At any rate, when, the im
provement at tbe Cascades is finished,
the bulk of the freight will be down
the river and not up the river.
Wheat, wool and other produce will
seek eeaboard, and the current will be
in favor of transportation. The pres
ent stage of water lasts only about six
weeks, and with ah open river, will be
no serious impediment to navigation.
The dispatches contain the threat
that the Democrats in the bouse will
Hpfpftt the senate amendment .to the
River and Harbor bill for $250,000
for the commencement of the boat
railway between The Dalles and Ce
lilo, and this opposition is not based
oc the proposition that the bill is too
liberal in its appropriations; but be
cause the house favors a portage rail
way instead. . This is the effect of the
letters of Gov. Pennoyer to the house
committee advocating the portage rail
road as the permanent improvement,
jtnd if the bill is defeated in the house
'the fault will lie with the Democrats,
'and, as the dispatch intimates, with
v cause. This flimsy excuse of a por-
taan milrnnA in olace of the boat rail
way as the necessary means to over
come the obstructions in tbe river as
a ronimn far defeating the ftDorooria-
tion bill is too puerile for a moment's
serious consideration. Any one who
The delegation of Presbyterians
which passed through , the city this
morning was composed of men of edu
cation and of brains, and as they
represent a great factor of advance-
raent and civilization in this country
their deliberations will receive con
siderable attention. Whether Dr.
Briggs will be supported in his liberal
ideas of theology will be fully
discussed, and the position this
branch of the Christian church takes
on the question will determine its
status with thinking men.. But aside
from the religious aspect of the assembly
in Portland, Oregonians should be of
one mind in according these clergymen
such courteous treatment that their
first visit to the state should impress
them favorably, and we are satisfied
that our little city will be kindly re
membered.
The Portland papers feel very jubi
lant because, the Baltimore and
Charleston came up the Willamette to
Portland without touching bottom, and
this may demonstrate the fact that
there is no necessity for the lower
Willamette having any place in the
River and Harbor bill. It is well to
consider, in this connection," .that the
river has been dredged for years to
make it navigable, and also that there
has been a rise of from six to nine feet
within the past few days.
Great anxiety is felt in this comma
nity regarding tbe matter of tieing up
the Dalles City, because of the in
ability, on her part, as it is claimed, to
reach the wharfboat at the foot of the
locks. Since the Cascades has thor
oughly tested the question of navi
gating the river at that point, it has
been generally conceded by our people
that boats could reach the wharf at
the terminus of the portage road at all
stages of water, and the present "tie-
up is very ansatisractory. .every
person who is interested in an open
river and there is no resident of
Eastern Oregon who is not is de
sirous of seeing the opposition on the
middle and lower Columbia continue,
and feel anxious that it should be prac
tically demonstrated to be feasible at
all seasons of the year. There is a
well grounded impression in th minda
of our people that the river can be
navigated at the present time, and the
effort should be made at imminent
risk. The farmers 'of Wasco, Sher-t
man, Gilliam and other counties are
more concerned in the success of this
enterprise than the business men of
The Dalles, for it liberates them from
the domination of a railroad monopoly,
and the support of themselves and
families and the development of the
country depend upon cheap freights.
This scheme of opposition boats on the
Columbia river, advocated for so many
years by , the Times-Mountaineer,
should not be for tbe benefit of . the
few, but for the many; for the poor as
well as the rich; for the farmer, the
producer, and tbe mechanic as well as
the merchant and shipper. The north
west has for years looked to this great
artery of commerce as the . prime fac
tor of progress, and, now after the
state has spent $60,000 for a portage
road and the experiment of the Regu
lator and Dalles City has proved suc
cessful,' these .boats must not be
chained to the wharves because of a
rapid current for a few hundred yards.
The best interests of the country de
mand tbat the navigation of the Co
lumbia be kept open, even at great
hazards.
FREE-TRADE "ROT."
The Union Scout has solved the en
tire free-trade problem in the follow
ing: "
How can any man raising a surplus for
export and exchange, before realizing on
the product nf his labor, be benefitted by a
tax on his exchange? When a farmer ex
changes 10,000 bnshels of wheat, for which
there is no market in this country, for 10,
000 yards of French silk, for which there
is a market, where does the benefit to him
of the 50 per cent, tax on tho silk come iu?
Its benefit to the Patersoa weaver is appar
ent. bnt why should- tbe farmer want the
tax imposed?
In the first place the tardier in no
part of the United States raises a
"surplus" for "exchange," but for coin,
and those of Eastern Oregon received
from 70 to 90 cents a bushel for their
"surplus" not in "exchange" for
French silk, but principally in British
gold. If the agriculturists are suffi
ciently wealthy to wear foreign silks
they should pay for them, the same as
they do when they indulge in a clear
Havana cigar, or imported liquors or
wines. American goods, manufac
tured by American looms, out of
American raw material and by Amer
ican labor is good enough for ordinary,
every-day Americans; but if the farm
ers desire to wear foreign, silks and
satins, and turn American wage-earners
out of employment the tax cannot
be too burdensome on them. But this
twaddle about onr honest, hardworking
cultivators of tbe soil having the least
desire to 'exchange" their grain for
"French silk," or any other . kind of
silk, is the tvorst "rot" that could be
published, and only shows to what
straits the Democratic party is driven
to support its foreign doctrine of free
trade with Americans who love their
country above any other.
One of the speakers last night said
he was not ashamed of the record of
the Republican party from 1856 to
1892, and to day we have heard it
charged on the street that tbe "bloody
shirt" was wived at th6 meeting. If
the '"bloody shirt" is interpreted .to
mean admiration for Abraham Lin
coln and the principles on which he
administered national affairs while he
was president; opposition to human
slavery, support of the homestead
law, of liberal appropriations by
congress to open up our great rivers
and protection to American industries,
then it will be waved by every true
American patriot from Maine to Ore
gon,and continue to wave while patri
otism and love of liberty reign para
mount in the human breast.
Hirer and
Jl-irUur Meaisure.
Washkoton, May 17. An attack baa
been made upon the river and harbor bill
from an unexpected quarter. It is
claimed tbat notice has been received
from tbe White house by tbe Republican
members of the commtrce committee, to
the effect that it wonld be better to scale
down the present river and harbor bill 25
percent. This backed up by assertions
from the secretary of the treasury, to the
effect that the probable revenues do not
seem liable to meet tbe ic'oal cost of
conduction tlie government under tbe
present system of finance. The Republi
can members of the senate apprcpiiation
committee have been notified that it
would be well to keep dowu appropria
Hons to as low a limit as possible, yet it
is doubtful whether the commerce com
mittee of tbe senate wil! take much stock
iu what President Harrisou proposed, be
cause many members of that committee
on the Republican side are not any too
well pleased with the president. Further
than that, a large volume made lis ap
pearance in the senate to-day, which is
tbe report of tbe committee on commerce
on the riycr and harbor bill. It contains
over 400 pages of printed matter and is
very complete in discussing every pro
ject contained in the present river and
harbor bill and shows by facts and fig
ures, the necessity for the passage of such
a bill and of the vast benefits to accrue
to commerce on that account. It is be
lieved the qommittee will not take the
back track'and move to scale the bill
down, simply because the president is
desirous of it. In view ot the showing
made by the report it is doubtful if any
attempt will be made oy the senate com
merce committee to scale down the bill.
One of the first suggestions by tbe ad
ministration was that the contract system
should be stricken from the bill, but this
met with so much disfavor that it was
not pressed. In fact, tbe contract system
provided for future appropriations rather
than current expenditures.
to one the levees, bertous trouble 18
thrctencl at Nmneoki, n station on tl.e i
Ctitcmv & Alton nrait. three miles from
the r.vrr wbeu it is 10 its chancel
Numeuki lies s-jutli of the tracks. The
entire country north of the town is flood
ed, and the railroad embankment is all
that saves it. Early this morning tbe
water began flowing over a low place in
the embunkmeist between Nameoki and
East M'lriisim, and soon flooded the lat
ter place. The citizens of East Madison
started to build a levee to protect them
selves. This would hav thrown the
current through Venice. Although the
last-named place is under water, tbe cit
izens did not like to be placed between
two currents, as their houses would be
swept away. They turned out in force.
and threatened, unless the levee building
was stopped, to cut the Chicago & Alton
embankment and flood Madison. Venice
also has an armed guard protecting the
Brooklyn levee, which shields the town
from the waters tbat are pouring through
tbe village of Brooklyn. Tbe people of
iSrooklyn are anxious to cut the levee, so
as to cause the water to Sow some other
way.
Store Complications AriRe.
Cheyenne, Wo., May 18. An inte
national affair may arise from the VV'yom
ing rustler war. One of the prisoners at
rort Kussell is W. a. Wallis, a younp
jbnglisbman and a loyal subject ot tbe
queen. He has been in America nine
years. .Learning of tbe expedition by
accident, he joined it without any clear
idea as to its purposes. He simply
wanted adventure. The young fellow
proved to be very game, and distinguished
himself by. his coolness under fire at tbe
T. A. ranch siege. Tbe Britinbur is will '
iug to accept tbe consequence of his acts,
but his relatives and friends abroad are
urging him to plead his alienshlp. He
declares he will not do this, and adds
that . he will take out naturalization
papers if ho can get any one to voucn for
biin. His family is wealthy and the
prisoner has plenty of ready money. He
is interested In a horse farm near Long
moot, Colo.
Stamped to Death.
Helena. Maj 17. John Swendson
died early this morning at the hospital,
tbe victim of the most outrageous assault
ia the history of this citv. Sveudson was
a stranger in Helena, and Sunday night
late he was set npon by three footpads,
who knocked him down, took all his
money, some $17, and then in cruel wan
tonness stamped the life out of tbe insen
sible man, who was near 50 years of age
and not at all rugged. Swendson lin
gered twenty-four honr, suffering ago
nies tbat cannot be realized. One side
of his face had been crushed, but bis
most terrible injuries were in bis chest
and stomach, on which the touehs re
peatedly jumped with full weight. He
lay insensible on tbe dark street for sev
eral hours, bnt was discovered about
daylight. After their assault on Swend
son, tbe thngs came up town and robbed
a guest in a Main street lodgiDg-house.
The alarm was given and the three men
caught. They started off peaceably
enough with tbe two officers, but when
near the corner ot Broad wav end Main,
one of them suddenly shot Officer Peter
Scarsenbose in tbe shoulder. Another
knocked the second officer down with his
pistol and tbe three bolted. Within the
next two minutes a dozen shots were
fired and the most intenee excitement
prevailed, but the three tootpads es
caped. Search was at once begun. News
reached town tbis forenoon from two dif-
terent sources tbat three men answering
tbe descriptions of tbe men wanted bad
been seen in the neighborhood of Canyon
Ferry, on the Missouri river, some fifteen
miles from town, and a strong posse
armed with rifles were sent m tbat direc
tion.
fire-damp the Cause.
Roblyn, Wash., May 19. The coroner
yesterday concluded the investigation
into the cause of the mine disaster, and
tbe jury at 3 o'clock retired to prepare a
verdict. After three hours they returned
with the decision th the disaster, was
caused by the explosion of fire-damp, the
result of insufficient ventilation. Tbe
verdict gives satisfaction to tbe miners,
but tbe mine owners are of tbe opinion
that the investigation was conducted ia
an unjust manner, tbe company not
having tbe privilege of cross-examining
tbe witnesses, or participating in the in
quest by representatives.
Jt is somewhat surprising that Pres
ident Harrison should have any objec
tions against liberal appropriations in
the River and Harbor bill,as he comes
from a state which requests aid from
congress for public improvements. The
presidents who have heretofore been
antagonistic to this bill have been
from New York, and opposition might
be expected from New England or the
Middle states, as they have all the im
provements they desire; but such
not the case with Indiana. ;
In accordance with Holy Writ it is
always well for one to fortify himself
with reasons for. "the hope that is
within him," and this is the way
Hon. B. F. Jones, of Pittsburg, de
fends his position on the American
policy: "I am a protectionist because
our country has prospered with pro
tection and languished without. Be
cause revenue can more easily, more
surely and with less objection be raised
by judicious protective tariff law than
otherwise. Because protection diversi
fies employment and largely relieves
wage earners from foreign competition,
thereby enabling them to ' be liberal
consumers as well as producers. Be
cause, as haa been demonstrated, the
effect of protection a the cheapening
of products. ' Because defense against
injurious importation is as necessary
and juitifiable as is an army and navy,
Because the theory of free trade be
ween the nations is' as fallacious,
impracticable and utterly absurd as is
that of free love between families."
Our neighbor, tbe Wasco Sun, the
Democratic exponent for this county,
honest enough to discountenance
the cowardly attack on Judge Moore's
character, aud in this regard has ex
hibited a spirit of fairness which is
commendable in any newspaper:
We make the following extract from
its lesne of Wednesday: "We are
sorry to see our neighbor, the Chron
icle, keeping up the fight on Judge F.
A. Moore, the Republican candidate
for supreme "judge, on the same old
line, and thieshing over the same old
straw, after the vindication of his pro
ceedings in the will case by Killen,
xreat JUoss of Jjife.
Sioux City, Ia., May 10. The Floyd
river is subsiding, and a rough estimate
of tbe loss of life from yesterday's flood
will reach twenty five, and perhaps it
may be higher. A number of persons
are reported missing. Three bodies were
recovered to-dayjthose of A. G. Ander
son, his wife and baby. '-. Tbe stock yards
company estimate its loss at frcmi$450,-
000 to 500,000. The loss of .house tnrni
tnre and stocks of goods In the flooded
district will aggregate $850,000 and the
damage to pavements, etc., will amount
to $100.000. : Street railways are also
considerable losers, but tbe railroads are
tbe greatest individual losers. ' Up tbe
Floyd for twenty miles, tbe Sioux city &
Northwestern and Illinois Central tracks
are washed out or damaged. ' Tbe loss to
the Terminal Company and all railroad
companies is estimated at from $750,000
to $1,000,000. Tbe citizens are carrying
on active relief work, and are fuly confi
dent of their ability . to provide for tbe
destitute. Last night and to day over
1000 people were lodged and tea oy tne
committees, and three times as many are
being cared tor by friends and neighbors.
Several thousand dollars have beea sub
scribed, beside tbe council's large appro
priation. - The Fuel Lumber Company'
yard burned yesterday and last nigh).
Tbey were a total lots, as tbe firemen
could not reach tbe scene owing to tbe
flood. -
' Water Famtae Threatened.
Cherokee, Ia., May 19 The Little
Sioux is two miles wide in some places
and many buildings have been washed
away, hat tbe greatest damage in the
valley is to croos. Tbe Illinois Central
tracks are badly washed out east and
west ot this point and it is impossible to
obtain authentic news from tne south
Tbe city water works are mudated and
a water famine is threatened.
A Hundred Watery Craves.
Fort Dodge, Ia.,. May 19 The Des
Moines river came to a standstill to-day
and i6 now falling. Residents of Floyd
valley are tbe worst sufferers. There are
thousands homeless, and fully 100 have
found watery graves. The loss by flood
in tbis district will reach millions.
SIIssiMSlpl Rising Bapldlj.
Dubuque, Ia., May 19. Tbe Missis
sippi is rising slowly but steadily, and
tbe islands in front of town are . covered
with water. From all over the country
come reports ot heavy rains, overflowing
rivers and discouraging farmers, but so
far no serious damage is reporte.
Sharp Fighting In Africa. -
London, May 18. A dispatch from
Logos, Africa, says the British under
Colonel Scott routed the Jam and Egba
tribes at JSpe, and burned tbeir towns.
LThere was sharp fighting. Eight of tbe
British were killed. Tbe enemy's lost is
unknown.
Amounts Cnt Down. .
Washington, May. Senators Dolph
and , Mitchell are greatly annoyed over
tbe proposition of tbe committee 00 com
merce to cot down 25 per cent of present
appropriations contained in the river bill
for all work for which continuing con
tracts have been authorized by the house
or senate, some sixteen in number. Tbe
argument used 13 that the continued con
struction of these works is secured by
tbe authorization of tbe contracts for tbe
whole work. Tbe further appropriations
will be made tor them all, to be immedi
ately available, in the sundry civil appro
priation bill of next session, which must
be passed before tbe 4th of March next,
and therefore tbe amount of the present
appropriations is immaterial, so far as tbe
progress ot the work is concerned : that
tbe amounts provided in tbe bill cannot
be used before tbat . time, and tbat tbe
total amount carried bv tbe bill can thus
be reduced without injury to any im
portant work. Senator Do'ph says In the
committee be ' begged to be allowed to
surrender something else instead of any
redaction to tbe amount for the Cascade
locks, if it was deemed necessary to re
duce the bill. Tbe. senators say tbey
think the object is to get something to
enable tbe senate to force an agreement
in conference, and tbat the proposed re
duction of - tbe present appropriation for
the Cascades, it made, will undoubtedlv
be restored in conference. ;. '
It is true the provision for the Cascade
locks secures the continuous and speedy
construction of tbe work, and tbat the
balance of the Appropriation reouired
ill be made in tbe sundry civil appro
priation bill, as other appropriations to
meet the obligations of tbe government
already accrued, and the proposed cat, if
made, will not delay tbe work; bnt tbe
Oregon senators are not willing to surren
der anything, and hope, because so many
senators are interested in tbe large num
ber of works affected, tbat tbe proposi
tion will be beaten in tbe senate. If the
proposition carries it will reduce tbe ap
propriation for tbe boat railway to $187,-
000 and for the locks to $376.250. , Tho
reduction of tbe appropriations for the
boat railway will not delay tbat .work
as the contract connot be let until tbe
right of way Is secured, and probably by
tne time toat can be done another appro
priation mav be bad in tbe sundry civil
bill of next session. . Senator Dolph say
tbe house will not consent to a cut of so
many of tbeir large appropriations, and
should It be made be will see, if any is
restored, tbat Oregon is as well treated
as any other state.
Tbe Western members of tbe bouse of
representatives won a great victory to day
Deating tbe economical house, and
more especially the economical chairman
of tbe committee on appropriations. Tbe
representatives from tbe states ol Minne
sota. North and Sontb Dakota, Montana,
Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Wyom
ing, made a fierce fight to secure an ap
propriation of $400,000 tor surveys. The
members from each of these states point
ed out the necessity for appropriations of
tbis kind, and after a long struggle, in
which they were supported by a number
ot Democrats who understand the situa
tion, "Miser" Holman finally consented
that the meager $100,000 should be in
creased to $200,000. This means practi
cally $300,000, as the senate will set it up
to $400,000, and the conference will agree
upon tne intermediate sum.
The Field or Honor.
Paris. May 19. A quadruble en
counter with swords Was fought tbis
morning by M. Roules and three others
named Led ere, Dnmeulin and Blende!.
Tbe quarrel arose out of a dispute con
cerning tbe merits of the new opera
"Salammbo." M. Roules criticised tbe
piece rather severely in tbe bearing of
Leclerc, Dumeulin and Blendel. and a
violent altercation took place, finally
ending in an exchange of blows.
At 9 o'clock this morning the antagon
ists and tbeir seconds went to a spot be
hind tbe grand stand, at Longcbamp's
racetrack.
The first duel was fought by M.
Dumeulin and M. Blendel. Blendel,
alter a few passes, aeceived a wound in
the right lung three inches deep, and
was carried off the field. ' v-
M. Dumeulin then faced Til. - Roules,
who at tbe first thrust ran bis rapier
through tbe arm of bis opponent, burying
the steel in bis breast. .
Tbe third combat was more prolonged,
bnt after a struggle of fifteen minutes M.
Leclerc was driven against a tree and re
ceived a wound in the face.
M. Avarignet, M. Blendel'a seeond
then interposed on behalf of bis van
quished friend, declaring himself ready
to fight M. Roules and threatening to
slap bis face if satisfaction was not given
upon which M. Roules promptly faced
nis new aaversary ana succeeded in
wounding him in tbe neck, narrowlv
missing tne infliction of a mortal injury.
lne quaaruole encounter was over bv
9:30 A. M., and all the parties returned
to Paris. About ufty people were as
sembled at tbe scene of the encounter.
which will be famous in the annals of
French dueling. M. Rlendel's wound
causes great anxiety. 1
TELEGRAPHIC KEWg.
Xinn Were Killed.
BUTTE, Mont., May 17.-11 is now known
that nine miners were killed by the cave-in at
the Anaconda mine near Butte, Mont. Four
teen were entombed and it was at first thought
that all were killed, but five have so far been
taken out alive, and it is positively known
that all the remainder are dead. They are
Jerry N. Harrington, Dan Sheehan Quinn
Leary, William Hyland, T. C. Murphy, John
Smith, S. Steward, William U.itfce, and John
Nordstrom. . Four of the bodies have been re
covered, but it will be a day or two yet before
the others are reached. Tens of thousands of
tons of rock are strewn between the rescuiers
ana tne bodies ot their dead comrades. The
cause of the accident is stated to be that an
unusually heavy blast was fired just before the
cave-in occured, and it is thought that it
loosened the rock wnich formed ihe roof of
tne gallery.
Will Art on Arbitrator!).
WASHINGTON, May 17. Justice Harlan,
of the United States srpreme court, and Sen
ator Morgan, of Alaska, who were selected
by the president as arbitrators on the part of
theUnitedStatein the Behring Sea controversy,
have each accepted the appointment and apree
vj crvc. jusuce narian said this alternoon
ne
part
earliest before the commission assembles, and
how long it will take them to conclude the
settlement of the controvesy is still a doubt
ful problem.
The lew Umatilla House,
THE DALLES. OREGON
SINNOTT & PISH. Proprietors
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lift LAKuTdl ANU nNESl HOTEL IN OREGON.
serve, justice Harlan said this afternoon I r n -u ' . ' . ...
would probably go abroad about the latter K8e U sH !1 1 Q EX S tO 3P.il lM tllS HOtel
t of July. It will be next autumn at the r- . . . . . . , . , , .. . .
nrB-rruBTai8iorinEiaiEiv.0iE!lFamaD s
Ticlcft and Baggage Office of the UNION PACIFIC RaHttay Company, and Office 0 the
Wentern Ui.ion Telegraph Company, are in e Hotel.
Nlie Gets The Reward
r AVETTEVILLE, . C, May 17. Yes
terday seventeen miles below here, A. Gil-
more, a notorious outlaw from South Carolina,
entered the house of Rev. William Brunt,
and, finding no one but Miss Brunt there,
forced her to prepare dinner for him at the
point of a pistol. After eating heartily, he
leaped out of the window. Miss Brunt seized
a gun and shot Gilmore, thirteen buckshot
striking him. He died in a few minutes. A
reward of $300 was out for him, to which
Miss Brunt becomes entitled.
Clrcns Train Wrecked.
ATCHISON, Kan., May 17. The first
section of Ringling Bros.' circus train, on
the Central branch road, was ditched by the
giving way of a culvert near Concordia this
morning. Four showmen were killed and
five badly injured. Twenty head of stock
were drowned in the stream. Two dead
bodies have been taken from the wreck, and
assistance nas gone Irom here.
HOll Wail t Your Goods
We keep the Largest, and Best Assorted Line
iu the city, of Dry Goods and Notions, Gents'
Furnishing Goods and Clothing, Men's, Ladies'
and Children's Fine Shoes.
Sentenced To Be Shot
El Paso, Tex., May 16. In Juarez,
Mexico, Judge Jouquin Cortasor passed sen
tence upon five men. convicted of murdering
Augheto, mayor of Ascension, Mexico, during
the oohtical r;ot last June. Forty one of the
accused were acquitted, but Juan Mustro,
isernarao jjurano, Desideno Chauvex. and
Aalian ferez wera sentenced to be shot.
Sevoco Rudio was sentenced to thirteen years'
imprisonment at hard labor.
We Wailt Yoin- Patronage.
Of course we will put Prices to suit. Always
do that. Nobody undersells us. Come around
and investigate.
A. M. WILLIAMS & CO.
Salem Statesman: Governor Pennoyer
yesterdiy issued a requisition on the eover-
nor of California for a warrant of arrest for
William Droizg, who stauds convicted of
the crime of willfully and maliciously set
ting fire to the Inman mill property in Ben
ton county, this atate. Drugg is now serv
ing a term in the .San Quentin penitentiary
which will expire in a few days. The
requisition was placed in the hands of J. B.
Sorafiord, who left last night and will be
ready to arrest bis man at soon as he steps
out of prison.
THE 0R0 FINO WINE ROOMS
-A-I. KELLER, Proprietor.
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Port 81,
Sherry 81 '
Muscat 83,
Angelica 83,
Mountain 83 ' . I
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Burgundy 83,
Zinfardel 84,
Eiesling 83
Hock 83, '
Table ' Claret
NEW TO-DAY,
rR- ELIZA A. INOALLS,
. Physician, Surgeon and Oculist.
Office Room 40 and 47. Chromaa Block. Tho
COOHTY TREASURER'S SOTICE.
All couLty warrants registered Drier to
Jan. 17, 1889, wiil be paid if presented at
my om;e. interest ceases irom and after
this date. . .
The Dalles, May 18, 1892.
. GE'JKGE EUCH,
46 Treasurer Wasco County, Oregon.
T(e Br House,
COB, THIRD AND STARK 8TS.,' ( "
POKTLAND, OREGON.
Has been recently decorated, and is now under the
management of t . ' ..
Mll- i. O. FABBELLT.
This house being centrally located, offers induce
ments to perrons visiting Portland to patronize it,
where they will mlways find pleasant rooms, sinele
or en suite, specially reserved for transient occu
pancy. may21
Children Cry
for PXTOHWS
Castoria
. " Castoria Is so wnll ufanfcmi fti fifMMMi tfiat
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me." H. A. Akcbkk, JL D
. Ill Booth Oxford St., Brooklyn, H. Y
"I use Castoria in my practice, and And It
Specially adapted to affections of children."
X. KOBEKTSOlf, M. D
1067 Sd Aye., Kew York.
"From versona knowledge I can
Castoria is a most axoallnt medicine for chil
dren." Ds. G. C. Osooon,
Lowell, Unas.
Castoria promotes Sitwtiom, and
overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour
Stomach, Diarrncea, and Feyerishneaa.
xnua U child ia rendered healthy and its
sleep natural. Castoria contains no
Morphine or other narcotio property.
an Gregorlo Vineyard Co. Agency.
m
All Wines and Brandies Guaranteed , Strictly Pure
The Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars Always on Sale. .
Try the best remedy for Dyspepsia, " Dandelion , Tonic."
PRINZ & NITSCHKE
Furniture and Carpets.
MlllllllMIMIIIIIIIIIIIMItimtUMIIIItUlMI
: Pimples, Haadachas, Loss of:
j Sleep, a Weary Feeling, Pains In
: Eotfy or Limbs, Want of Appetite, j
Eruptions. If yon suffer from;
jany of thesa symptoms, taka
DOCTOR
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THE LEADING UNDERTAKERS
, Best Stock and Lowest Prices.
Hecond Street, The Dalles, Oreeon
S. .1P. M(0)(D)II),
1 j Commission and Forwarding' Merchant,
WHY ? Because Your Blood U Imptiro !
Have yon ever used meruory? If so.;
did you Rive yourself the needed attention
at tbe time? Don't you know tbat as!
Z long as tbe mercury is in tbe system, yon
will feel tbe effects of it? We need not.
i tell you that you require a blood medicine, i
J to ensure freedom from tbe uter effects. J
doctor Acker' HnUnli lilooda
J- ilxir is the only known medicine that.
S w ill thoroughly eradicate the poison from"
5 the system. Get it from yonr chijpjrtek
jorwritoto W. H. HOOK Ef? &. CO.!
aa Wnst Broartv-ijv. r.o-v Vo.-K. . 3
CHAS. H. DODD & CO.
IMPORTERS OF
E, IRON, S
HARDWAR
FARM MACHINERY.
391, 393 and 395 SECOND STBEET, .
(Adjoining Railroad Depot)
Consignments : Solicited !
Prompt Attention to those who favor me -with their patronage.
The Highest Price paid in Cash for Wheat, Barley, Etc., Etc
R X&.COSSEH & CO.,
; Proprietors of the
BOOK $ MUSIC STORE,
are THE LEHDERS in .
School Books, Stationery, Notions, Pianos, Organs, Music, Fancy Goods, Ci
' gars, Toys, Baby Carriages and Express Wagons.
FEONT, FIRST AND VINE STS., PORTLAND, OR.
138 Second street.
THE DALL1CS. OR
BUCKEYE MOWER AND REAPER.,
CnonaIcl for Simplicity. Strength, Utility, Itnrabilil.r. TlirNr Machines
nra too wen Known to ucea comment. I HiinnaiKls or tEient are in
use (-day. and tbe universal natiNfaetlon iriven by tlicitt
proves them to be tbe uiottt popular iu market.
DEALERS IN
hodges haines headers: Fine Upholstered Goods
BUCKEYE STEEL FRAME BINDER.
', DiMtinjrnlsbed for Strength and durability.
Furniture, Carpeta, Uattinga, Parlor O raiment, Window Shad , Eus.
A Brash With Pirates.
Paris, May 18. If it reported that tho
French forces at Tonqoin captured tbe
pirate's stronghold, killing 125 pirates.
Tbe French lost five officers and fifty
three soldiers. :
JTeM of Bloodshed.
St. Louis, May 18. Fear of blood
shed Is added to tbe danger cansed by
tbe rising waters growing ou t of attempts
Aduianee eaF-Diseharcje Binder
Eeonon
most economical Binder in use. Reqnires less power, uses le.s (wine than
any other.
H0LLIHCSW03TH & TAYLOR HAKD
SELF-DUMP RAKES.
4C4m : PH6VED TEDDER. .
HAY-PRESSES. FOSTER'S LGRSE KAY
JiD
C:n.c2.erta3sin.g a, Specialty.
t , Coffin, Cuketa, BarU Robet, Etc
Can be found at all hours of the day or nigtA at tbeir place of business,
166 S1CCOISD STREET, Tlie Dalles.
SCKUTTLER AK'O MILBURN FARM WAGONS
FINE CARRIAGES, PHAETONS, TOP BUG
GIES. CARTS. ETC. :
FOUR-SPRING MOUNTAIN WAGONS AND
C'JCK-BOARQS, .
MILLER'S STAR VIBRATIKC THRESHER.
AULTMAN'S STAR TRACTION
MM
v..?5w,.'jtff,w
The most Effective and Suecesul combination for
Threshing and Cleaning Grain ever constructed. .
i
las Ffaieta BeerHaU-
SECOND STREET BETWEEN XJNI ON TRT.
F. LEMKE, FXOlrtXKTOXi,
KEEPS ON DRAUGHT
COLUMBIA BREWERY BEER,
-AND FOR BALE -
Mend for 1892 Cafnlojrae, Free,
ALL KINDS OF BOTTLED BEER.
Best Imported Wines, Liquors and Cigars.