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The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY...
AUGUST 0. 1892
' FIQBTINQ ALL ALOJSG THE LINE.
The chairman of the ' Democratic
state central com mitt ee, Mr. Harrit.y,
of Philadelphia, expresses the opinion
that the presidential election is to be
decided in New York, and practically
within stone's throw of the national
headquarters, says a Chicago exchange.
Very likely the sharpest ' and hottest
of the fighting will be right at that
great point It was so in every na
tional election under the apportion
ment of 1880. Bat all the signs point
to a stubborn fight in many states,
more especially in the northwest.
. It will not do to pat much reliance
npon the personalities and . rivalries
-which cat sach a figure at nominating
conventions. An inexperienced ob
server would have said that the Re
publican factions could never pull in
doable harness after Minneapolis, or
the Democratic factions after Chicago,
bat time is the great healer of all sach
wounds. The Hill men carried tne op
position to unusual lengths and will
never quite recover, but Jhey are Detn
. ocrats still, and politicians. They can
not support Harrison, , and when the
smoke of battle gets into their eyes
and nostrils they will find it difficult
' to sulk. That typical sulker, Achilles,
held his grit until he saw his personal
friend fall a victim to the sword of
Troy, and then, forgetting all about
Agamemnon, he rushed in and made
up for lost time. Both parties to the
impending conflict might as well un
derstand that their reliance mast be
upon the zeal of their friends, and not
the apathy of their enemies.
The attitude of the New York Sun
is somewhat misleading. : That paper
has the largest circulation, probably,
of any Democratic organ, and it evi
dently prefers Harrison to Cleveland.
'Its pretense of Democratic support is
a transparent sham. It talks a great
deal about the force bill, well knowing
that the election no more turns on that
bill than it does on the Nebraska bill
or the Wilmot proviso. Bat the Dero
ocracy of Mr. Dana is hardly skin
deep. He was a Republican during
the best years of his life, and the poli
tics ingrained in his nature crops out
; It must not be supposed that he is
fair representative of the Hill Dem
ocracy. , The Sun has some points of
1 resemblance to the Tribune, of Chicago,
The editor of the latter industriously
sows the seeds of Democracy off years,
' doing all in the power of his paper to
make his readers think that the dis-
' tinctive idea of the Democracy ought
to prevail, but when the battle is on
lie eats his owe words and takes conn
sel of his subscribers and business in
terests. The people expect it, and pay
no heed to the somersault The Dem
ocrats have found that the Republi
cans of Illinois are not swerved
hair's breadth by the Democratic lean
ings of the Tribune, and the Republi
cans most not expect the Democrats
of New York to be alienated from
their party by the Republican leanings
of the Sun.'. A political newspaper
hamstrings its own influence when it
' cuts loose from its political principles,
The line of battle is liable to very
, considerable deviation through the ac
tion of congress daring the few re
maining days of the session. - There
' will not be much campaign work done
until ' after the final adjournment
Then the two parties can look over
the field and map oat the campaign
or, to change the figure, take sound
ings and bearings which will enable
them to determine where they stand
and how they must steer their course,
This is the kind of Democratic cam
paign doctrines that are published in
, Bourbon . papers, and - is an excerpt
from the Albany Democrat: "Be
observed that of the six new states ad
mitted to the union in the past three
years, Montana, Washington and the
two Dakotaa came in under the pro
vision of an act of congress passed by
the Democratic house . in 1889 and
signed by President Cleveland just be
fore the expiration of his term. They
are remarkably orderly and well-governed
states. The other two, Idaho
and Wyoming, in which the army is
kept pretty constantly campaigning
' against civilians, are the creatures
' solely of Harrison and the Reed con
gress ' ' They were taken in for no
other reason on earth but to chock in
six electoral votes ' for Harrison's re
election." The trouble about tLe rus
tiers in Wyoming caused the ' neces
sity of employing United States troops,
and the strike among the miners in
Idaho resulted in bloodshed; but these
can in no manner be traced to the ad'
ministration of Mr. Harrison. Sach
arguments never make converts, and
simply show the inherent weakness of
the party.
- No offense against the law of ' the
' land should be tried on the street by
persons who are not acquainted with
' ' the facts in the case. - Especially is
this true where . the crime charged is
one of grave importance, and if proved
true would deprive citizens of liberty
or even life. : The courts, legally con
stituted, are the proper tribunals for
these trials, and, for the sake of jus
tice to the person against whom the
crime is charged and proper respect
for judicials, these "street trials" shoald
cease. , They often create a public sen
timent which renders the impartial
trial of, a case very difficult, and fre
quently injures the reputation of inno
cent men. We baye been forcibly im
pressed with the importance of these
tacts the past few days daring the pro
gress of the examination of a citizen
ior the crime of murder by poison.
.AU sorts of rumors have prevailed
and if what'; had been stated as true
.could ie proved nnder oath the exam
ination would hav;ieen finished. - It
must be recoMeed that every roan is
innocent until his guilt ,ts proved, and
an idly-spoken rumor may cause un
told misery. Instead of creating pre
judice in the minds of persons against
a . man under arrest, every effort
should be made by citizens to leave the
community unbiased, so that when he
is tried by a jory of his peers there
shall be no possibility of " complaint
against those who either acquit or con'
vict him. Justine should be blind to
class, . condition, nationality or
founded scandal.
i The Democrats weep over the bur
den of high taxation, because it touches
svmDathetic chord in the hearts of
l&borerx, and by this means they ex
pect tu secure their votes in Novem
ber; but they have never, in a single
instance, pointed out where this could
have been relieved. They have howled
reform for maDy years past, because
they had no national policy to advo
cate, and this was very attractive to
the masses. The government must
receive its support from some source,
and the burden is not so Appreciable
from a system of internal revpnue and
duties as it would be by direct tax
ation. If, instead of paying tne tax
00 whisky and tobacco, it was levied
on land or other property, it would be
more readilv felt and there would be
greater complaint As regards import
duties, these are paid by the factor
when he tak"s the goods out of the
custom-house, and the effect is to make
him patronize home manufactures,
where he can procure articles from
first hands and is thereby enabled to
make his prices low to the buyer.
Aside from this fact, every yard of
fabric made in America gives employ
ment to Americans, and tends to in'
crease the wealth of the country and
build up oar industries. The taxes
paid by any individual to the govern
ment can hardly be estimated, except
he indulges in' luxuries, and uses im
ported wines and wears imported
clothing. Tariff reform is meaning
less as advocated by the Democracy,
for the intention of protection is to
remove the duties on any import as
soon as it can be proved that it is det
rimental to the best interests of the
country.
An open river is depended on by
the producers of Eastern Oregon as
the means of regulating freight rates,
and, although the Columbia may not
carry the bulk of goods and grain to
seaboard, yet it will relieve the people
from the burden of an oppressive rail
road tariff. Speaking of the Erie
canal in this regard, the Oregonian
editorially says:
There is an aspect of the case that pre
sents itself, however, as worthy of sufficient
consideration to keep the old canal in a
reasonable state of repair. Railroads are
not ran in the interests of the people, bat
ot their owners. This famous waterway,
with ita alow bat sure freighting system,
has been the chief factor io the redaction of
railway freight charges, and if the atate ol
New York allows it to become useless for
purpose of traffic, as Ohio and Indiana
have some of their canals, it is not improb
able that a material increase in railroad
freights on grain and other heavy articles
of commerce would soon result. It is
fine thins for a people to have a waterway
and its commercial possibilities stand be
tween them and , railroad . corporations,
The people of Eastern Oregon and Wah
ington appreciate this and long with fever
ish anxiety and almost belligerent imp'
tience tor the completion of the great canal
and locks at the Cascades. The people of
tbe Willamette valley appreciate it and look
anxiously for sooh aid from the general gov
ernment as will suffice to deepen the shoals
and remove obstructions in the river chan
nel. Even tbe farmers on the banks of the
Yamhill realize that deepening and clearing
its channel so that freight might be moved
by water would add to the value of their
products. Available waterways everywhere
reduce the cost of tranfportation. If they
carry only a fraction of the goods, they
make the rate at which the rest is carried,
Tbe arrest of twenty-one street-car
conductors in Portland for embezzle
ment of funds muBt have been on some
evidence in possession of ' the directors
of the companies. -What that, is, or
whether it is sufficient to prove guilt
will be known on the trial. These
conductors work from twelvemo fifteen
hours daily for $2, and the temptation
to any go inclined to "help themselves"
is. very strong. But appropriating
property or money belonging to an
other is wrong, and should not be ex
cused under any circumstances.- If
street cars came under the provisions
of the McKinley bill, tbere would be
a long and continued howl from the
Democrat press of the metropolis at
the low wages paid these men;' but as
it is, they will attempt to make no
capital oat of the event It is one in
stance to bhow that the lowest wages
paid are to those who follow an em
ployment that cannot be benefitted by
a protective tariff. v .
The following from the editorial
columns of the Statesman is appliable
to otber counties outside of Marion:
There are business men in Marion
county who spend enough money on
advertisement "fakirs" every year to
keep a good sized advertisement stand
ing all the time in a legitimate news
paper. ' The latter would pay would
bring in returns commensurate with
the outlay, if followed up with the
right sort of business sense and treat
ment, and if the advertiser has some
thing the people wan, or can do
something they want done. On the
eontrary, tne money - spent on ' the
"fakes" is worse thai thrown away,
in nine cases out of ten."
The Oregonian once predicted:
Mr. Cleveland will retire to the ob
scurity that awaits a third-class lawyer
in a great city like Tew York.' There
ia no faith to be placed in the predic
tions of Republican papers." Eugene
Guard. The "fullness of time" will
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oe eompieieu m xiovemoer, toA 1
iai nw wesinsr w mo irge cities 1
of the Mat has caused aY heavy death I
rate, and cool weather is anxiously j
looked for. On the Pacific coast no (
such oppressive temperature fa ex pari-1
enced,andtoaproUfic8oilw.oanVtdd
an agreeaoie, iioaumiui cumate. ; .
OUR POSITION.
In the editorial remarks of the
Times -Moo-TAijrEEE. on the letter of
Hon. W. Lair Hill, we said that Sen
ator Dolph bad not been identified
wit If the O. R. & N. Co. since his eleo
tion to the United States senate, and
to this our neighbor, the Sun, makes
the following exceptions:
Our editor was out of town when the
Times Mountaineer published the letter
of Hon. SV. Lair Hill and editorial com
ments tberon on July 18th, but it is Dot too
late to call attention to one' glaring error
our friend makes in the assertion that "Sen
ator Dolph's identification with the O. R. &
N Co. ceased with bis election to the U. 8.
senate ten years ago. vV e feel that our
friend has dropped into this mistake inad
vertantly and through ignorance of tbe facta,
On June 1, 1883, Dolph, as attorney for this
road, fought to prevent the condemnation
of the land nece sary for the construction
of Cascades Locks. This was after his elec
tion as senator. (See page 524, volume 16,
Federal Reporter.) Also on April 27, 18S8,
Dolph appeared as attorney before the su
preme court for this corporation, also on
March 31, 1890, and finally as late as April
25, 1892, only a few months ago, this last
caae beiofi "The Orepon Railway and Nav
igation Company vr. The Oregonian Rail,
way Company." These cases are matters
of record and will possibly weigh as against
the bare opinion of tbe Times-Mountaineer
that Dolph baa not been attorney for this
corporation "since he became senator ten
years ago." ' ,
In the article referred to we distin
guished between being identified with
railroad interests and acting as a law
yer in a professional capacity before
any court in favor of corporations, and
said we did not consider an attorney
identified with crime because he de- j
fended a murderer or robber. Our
brother must have read the article
carelessly, or else he would have no
ticed the distinction, and when we said
that Mr. Dolph had not been identified
with the railroad company we intend
ed to use the word in its correct sig
nification. Of course Mr. Dolph has
acted as attorney for railroad corpora
tions before the supreme court; so has
Senator Mitchell and other leading
lawyers in congress. Even Senator
Edmunds has acted in tbe same capac
ity, although the charge of duplicity
was never made against him. The
employment of the leading minds ot
congress by corporate bodies to repre
sent them before the highest tribunal
in the nation is simply a compliment
to their ability, and in no wise hamp
ers or restricts them in the advocacy
of the interests of the people in tbe
balls of legislation. Hon. Matt H.
Carpenter, a life-long Republican, rep
resented the Democratic claims before
the electoral tribunal in 1876. ' He
did. this as a skillful lawyer, and in no
wise sacrificed his political principles.
Neither did Hon. George F. Edmunds
sacrifice the least interest of his con
stituents by appearing in the supreme
court for railroad corporations, in mat
ters different from those which the
public demand. The same may be
said of Senators Dolph and Mitchell.
In tbe article mentioned we clearly
stated our position, and did not think
there was any possibility of being mis
understood.
THE SILVER ISSUE.
Senator JohnjSherman is considered
the most practical financier who has
ever occupied a position in the coun
cils of the nation, and the solid finan
cial basis of the country to-day has
been attained by following his opinion
on financial matters. .This is what he
says on the silver question: .
is said if we adopt the silver
standard we will get more money for
our labor and productions. This does
not follow, but, even if it be true, tbe
purchasing power of oar money will be
diminished. All experience proves
that labor and the productions of the
farm are the last to advance in price.
Even if, after a long straggle, wages
and wheat should advance as silver
falla, what benefit does the farmer or
laborer get? None whatever. He
will get more dollars with less pur
chasing power. Silver dollars worth
77 cents in gold will buy no more food
than 77 cents of oar money now. The
capitalist and speculator can protect
themselves from loss by stipulating
for gold payments. This is almost
universally done now in California
and other silver countries, and is gen
erally done in all railroad and other
securities running for along time. The
owner of land and other property can
advance his prices as the silver falls.
The whole burden of this policy falls
upon those who depend upon their
daily labor for their daily bread, and
for the benefit of those who hope, by
cheapening money, to pay their debts
with money less valuable than the
money they agreed to pay. The peo
ple of the United States are requested
in this way to participate in a fraud,
I cannot believe, if they understood it,
they would do it. .
Bat it is said we want more money
to transact the business of the coun
try. Do we get more money by de
monetizing one-half of all we have
for the gold now in circulation is more
than one-half of the coin in circula
tion. It is now the basis of all the
great transactions of foreign and do
mestic commerce. With gold at a pre
mium it would sink opt of sight and
be bought and sold like any other
commodity, as it was during the war
after the suspension of specie pay
ments. We will again have gold for
the capitalists and silver for the peo
ple. The fluctuations will be daily
marked by the premium on gold. Now
both are on the same footing. If on
receive your pay in the highest stand
ard of value known among men,
Every dollar of paper money, whether
it be a bank note or a greenback or a
silver or gold certificate, or a treasury
note, is hacked by tbe government of
w .w...--, - ...
the -United States with ample silver
inn &nitea etacef wiua ampie auver 1
and gold to make good its promise, for I
wben we now issue treasury notes fori
silver twUion we take care to get jpil-
ver enough to he eaual at its market
val in gold, ?h gW wul silver
ana notes in v&icfi jQ9 mw y&vi 1
will travel anywhere in tbe world and
everywhere be received at par.
"If an increase of currency is de
sired, you can have it under existing
law."
Democratic papers are busily en
gaged at present in "keeping up the
fences," portions of which have shewn
weakness during the past few weeks.
Until the wages of the strikers .at
Homestead were published they con
sidered they had a strong wall of de
fense for free-trade. , in the statement
that protection did not affect the
wages of laborers in the least. But it
was proved beyond a doubt at Home
stead that lowering the duty in the
McKinley bill on certain articles of
manufactured steel had the direct ef
fect of lowering the wages of those en
gaged in the industry, and, reasoning
on this basis, increasing the duty on
tbe same would haye increased wages.
So that portion of tbe free -trade fence
that declared protection had nothing
to do ith wages, had to be remod
eled, and we read little or nothing in
Bourbon prints about the matter.
There are other rotten boards in this
Democratic fence which need remodel
ing, and notably free-silver and mono
metallism cannot be supported by the
same nails. One or tbe other must
fall, and we believe in November tbe
vote will prove that the entire "fence"
which surrounds Democracy is resting
on very frail supports.
The Gladstone government will
have no easy diplomatic problem to
solve in stopping the onward march of
Russia towards India. During the
previous occupancy of the premiership
by the grand old man the czar's army
was close to Herat, and it seems that
within the last few days the Russians
have made otber advances towards this
gateway. It will require not only
careful diplomacy, but a determined
opposition to stop the rapacity of the
great empire of the north extending
its dominion towards the long-coveted
country of Hindostan. It is to be
hoped for the benefit of free institu
tions and the advanced civilization of
the age that British influence will be
supreme over Russian in the govern
ment of India and the solution of the
long-contested E is tern question.
Speaker Crisp is attempting to en
force tbe attendance of absent mem
bers, topass the sundry civil bill so
that congress may adjourn. This fili
bustering scheme of the Democratic
members of the lower house will not
appear well in November, and un
doubtedly it will lose votes for Cleve
land. The people of the country de
sire an appropriation for the World's
Fair' in Chicago, 'and the wheels of
government must stand still without
the civil appropriation bill. Bourbon
obstruction to such' measures are det
rimental to the best interests of the
country, and should meet with
a ae-
vere rebuke at the ballot-box.
No time, shonld be wasted in urg
ing upon tbe secretary of war the ne
cessity of making the preliminary ar
rangements so that work can be con
tinued at the Cascades at the earliest
possible time, and to this end the Ore
gon delegation in Washington City
should be informed of the facts in the
case, ine river is now low enough tor
effective work to be done, and the ap
propriation is liberal enough for great
progress to be made nnder tbe contract
system. - A meeting of citizens should
be called for this purpose, and imme
diate action taken.
TELEGUAPHIO HEWS.
With the Strikers.
Homestead, Aug. 2. There is great ac
tivity among the leaders to-day to prevent the
weakening strikers in the mechanical depart
ment from returning to work, and a meeting
has been called for this afternoon. . The
Amalgamated Association still contends that
if the Homestead men stand firm the com- '
pany can never find men who can operate the
machinery. Manager Potter says he has re
ceived 222 men from Baltimore, Philadelphia
and Cincinnati this morning, many of whom
are experienced and skilled workmen. ' In
addition, be says seven of the old men have
applied and bave been taken back. A com
mittee of strikers tnis morning attempted to
persuade the railroad engineers at Manhall to
muse to haul freight into tbe yards, but failed.
The engineer stated that the railroad men
were in sympathy with the strikers, but would
not jeopardize their positions by such actians.
Shendan troop and part of Battery B were
ordered home this morning. Three regiments
still remain. ',
: He Kicked The Doc.
Baker City, Or., Aug. 1. Cracker
creek, a mining camp 35 miles from this city,
was last night the scene of a shooting scrape.
loseph Mikels, a saloon-keeper, shot and
probably fatally wounded Andrew Olsen.
The trouble arose over Mikels' kicking a dog
belonging to Oken. Tbe latter used most
violent language and started to go behind the
bar after Mikels, wbo at once drew a revol
ver and commenced firing, the fourth shot
taking effect in Olsen's abdomen. Immedi
ately after the shooting Mikels started for this
city to give himself up, and was met on the
road by the sheriff. The parties have been
the best of friends, and for several years have
been almost inseparable. To the reporter,
Mikels stated that be deeply regretted it, and
claims he shot Olsen in self-defense.
Another Paper Hoed.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 2. Tbe Pott
Intelligencer bas been sued by Mrs. Alber
tenia Reams, of Rattlesnake flat, near
Dayton, for $25,000 damage for libel.
Tbe publication was August 4, 1800, in
tbe form of a dispatch from Davton,
charging Mrs. Reams witb poisoning ber
husband. rb same tben was printed by
tbe Union and Statesman of Walla Walla
and the Review of Spokane, all of which
have been sued for libel. Several otber
papers will probably be sued on the
same publication, as the item was widely
printed. .
Ftunlly Jar Ended Fatally.
Eugene, Or., Aug. 1. Mrs. C D. Max
well was the. victim of a fatal accident near
Elmira last Saturday evening. Maxwell and
bis wife were having some trouble, the result
of a recent separation, when J. H. Yates, a
brother of Mrs. Maxwell, interceded in her
behalf. Maxwell gave indications of assault
with a pistol, and Yates started to the boose
for a shotgun. Mrs. Maxwell went to get the
pun tor ner Drawer, woen 11 was accidentlv
discharged, the load entering her left side.
AnArehlsyo Oat on Ball.
Pi-r-rsRiiRG. An?. 2. Anarchists Bauer
d Knold made application for release on
bail this morning. Judge JEwing jxed their j
bail at fsooo, and ttorneyFpeoan expects
forntton'yM b
some tune to-day, op a charge of conspiracy;
Sffjj
jpaiea aswcuu
TELEGRAPHIC.
A Turbulent slob.
IIomksteaxi. AU2. 8. The arrest of
Yardmaster James Covey and Superin
tendent McConnell, of the open hearth
department on the charge of murder.
this afternoon, was attended by turbu
ieDt scenes, necessitating the interference
of the militia and tbe additional arrest of
strikers. When Constables Stewart and
Oinber reached Homestead with four
warrants, two for tbe above Carnegie
officials and -the others for Superinten
dent Potter and George A. Forey, rumors
of tbe prospective arrests spread through
tbe town, and hundreds of locked-out
and btriKing- men gathered at the differ
ent stations. At ALun ball the crowd
numbered 200. The train on wbicb tbe
constables and prisoners were to be taken
to Pittsburg was a few minutes late, and
when tbe dbostables and prisoners arrived
at the depot tbe crowd surged around
tbe station door as tbe prisoners were
hurried into it, while the militia strove to
keep tbe men back, but tbe force was un
equal to tbe task. Every minute the
crowd increased, while uttering threats,
especially directed against Cuvey, were
plainly beard.
As tbe time passed, the crowd became
more turbulent, and word was hastily
sent to tbe pro70st msrshal. He dis
patched at oocef Major Crawlord, with a
company of tbe Fifteenth regiment. On
the arrival at the depot tbe soldiers
marched company front, pushing back
the crowd, winch retired in a surly way.
One striker, 1 nomas Bowen, became ob
streperous and jelled, "Three cheers for
CoTev, damn him." Two soldiers nastily
seized Bowen. He was hustled into the
station and placed in charge of two dep
uties. This stern measure quelled tbe
hostile demonstration. Bowen will be
charged with unlawful assemblage and
disorderly conduct, and probably with
inciting to not. This turbulent demon
stration has convinced General vVyllie
that it would no' be advisable to remove
tbe militia from Homestead at present.
The Board Satisfied.
Salem, Or., Aug. 2. This evening tbe
state board of railroad commissioners di
reeled a letter to Governor Pennoyer, in
reply to his communication asking tbe
board to prepare a maximum rate act to
apply on all railroad lines in Oregon, for
submission to tbe legislature. Tbe board
says it found tbe present rales just, ex
cept those of the Southern and Union
Pacific, the schedules of which companies
the board revised. In tbe Union Pacific,
the revision is already in effect, and in
tbe matter of tbe Southern Pacific, tbe
case is now on apueal to tbe supreme
court of Oregon. The rates proposed
and establiabed..-by tbe commission, ap
plied to the business of 1890, an average
year, amounted to a net saving to the
people of Oregon of over $75,000, In
view of these facts, and bsviog fall faith
in the present law, and tbe integrity, of
the courts to enforce and support the
same, the board feels it is its "duty to
respectfully decline to devise any otber
scheme looking to legislative control in
this matter."
To day the board found that neither
the Oregon Pacific nor its employes were
to blame for. tbe accidental Killing ot
Mrs. Pruitt Bod two children at Yaquina
City recently. Also that no blame
should attach to tbe Southern Pacific or
its employes for killing Freddie Ward at
Comstock.
Officials) Arrested.
Pittsbubg, Aug. 3. Hugh Ross, tbe
strike leader, this morning iwore out
warrant for tbe arrest of H. C. Frick,
chairman ;S F. T. Loyejoy, secretary;
J. G. A. Leisbman and H. M. Corry, offi
cials of; the Carnegie Company; J. A.
Potter aifd G. A. Corey, superintendents
at' tbe mill: Robert A. and William Pink
erton and half a dozen of their men wbo
took part in the fight at Homestead,
charging them with murder. It is prob
able information will be made latter
against tbem for conspiracy to depress
tbe wages of tbe workmen, and to incite
a not by bringing armed men into Home
stead. Tbe suits were delayed on account
01 tbe shooting of Fnck, and it is not tbe
intention to arrest him at present.
The attorneys for the strikers held a
long consultation after the informations
bad been made, with tbe result that it
was decided to serve tbe warrants only
on Loveioy and Potter.. It is understood
Lovejoy will sorender, waive hearing,
and ask court to fix bail.
ttood BUI to Veto.
: Washington, Aug. 8 When tbe pres
ident's veto message ot the' bill con
ferring on tbe court of claims junsdiction
in contested land ' patent cases was
brought in to-day and was being read.
Senator Mitchell made a running fire of
sotto voce comments. Only a few sena
tors near bim anew what he was saying
although it was apparent that he was not
in a very amiable frame of mind. There
seems to be a difference of opinion as -to
the effect of tbe bill. Senator Dubois
rays tbat it was a good bi.l to veto, as it
would destroy the land-office business in
tbe west, while Senator Mitchell says
tbat the land bill would bave enabled
many settlers to bave their rights settled
in tbe courts, and would not bave .been
deprived of the ngbt of being considered
as claimants for land tbat tbey 'thought
tbey bad a title to.
Ferdinand Ward to be Harried.
. Middletown. Conn , Aug! 3. Ferdi
nand Ward, once a 'Napoleon of Wall
street, wbo recently bade adieu to Sing
Sing, is engaged to be married. Ward
bas sumptous quarters at tbe Champion
hotel in East Haddam, of which be was
once tbe owner. He spends little time
there, however, as be daily drives over
here to spend tbe time with bis betrothed
The young lady wbo is Ward's fiancee is
23 years eld, and very pretty, she is tbe
daughter of a prominent citizen, who is
very well to do. Ward diet the young
lady only a short time ago. and it was a
case of love at first sigbt. 9b wedding
is down for tbe early fall days. Tbe en
gagement bas ceated mncn gossip in
social circles. A
mews of the Healers.
. ViCTOBiA. B. O, Aug. ,3. Tbe sealing
schooner San Diego, of . San Francisco,
arrived here this morning, having on
board 2069 skins taken aloug the coast
and some over on thu Japanese side, and
a very few, on tbe Russian side. While
off tbe Japan coast ptie saw a great deal
of wreckage, supposed to be of a British
or American schooner, while it was also
evident that a number of Chinese junka
had been recently wrecked. Tbere had
been no dear weather for over two
months. Tbe captain says tbere were no
seals on tbe Russian side except in Rus
sian seas, which are being as jealously
guarded by tbe Russians as Bebriog sea
! by tbe Americans.
The Jury Disagreed.
Bftiss, Idaho, Aug. 2. -In the distrjet
court at Silver City tbe jury in the case
of William B. Fleming, charged witb the
murder of Deputy United States" Marshal
S. J. Pritchard disagreed. Fleming's
bond was fixed at 15000. Peter Medlin,
convicted of manslaughter for tbe killing
of W. A. Steele, was sentenced to eight
Cam' ,m n-larnm.,n
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Apparently Painless.
CflNTOH Prison, Dennemore, N.
Aug. 3. Joseph, otherwise known as
'Cal,' Wooq was, executed thu morning
at 1J:53 q'ctocjt by electricity. Hia
death was apparently painless and in
stantaneous. .Me Was convicted Sept.
1891, of . murdering bis njrjbei-ia law,
Leander Pascu, a farmer of Warren
county. May 10. 1890.
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tr Cra7 pynajaiter.
New Tokk, Aug. 3. Another crazy
dynjuniterj of tbe Norcross type, u in be ,
bands, of tbe Central office detectives,
He was arrested in Brooklyn posioffice,
and is held nndT the name ot Albert
Deinurens He id n tfnunr. wild eyed.
matted-haired auHrchint looking man
about aU yearn ot aqe lie was born in
Geneva, Switzerland, where he graduated
as lawyer, lie is charged with sending
threatening letters through tbe mails, to
prominent business linns, wnroiag tbem
of destruction by dynamite, uuless tbey
relieve bis nnancial needs. Amoog those
threatened were Kidder, Peabody & Co.,
Tiffany & Co., and Baring, Magoon & Co.
Death In a Torrent.
St. Paul, Minn., Aog. 4. The effec's
of last night a torrent are more disastrous
than st first reported. Three persons
were Rilled, and sevea badly lojored.
Klllcl August Adams, Mrs. J. Home,
vviiuam uriegcr.
Fatally wounded Phillip Stoehs and
bis 0 vear-old eon, August Adams, Fred
erick Krieger, Paul K. Keuk, Henry
juoawig, John willncn.
Tbe accident was the result of heavy
rains. There was a deep galley on the
hillflde above Page street. This street
was filled op across the gulley a year ago,
leaving a small culvert to carry off tbe
water. llns culvert has loog been
choked up, and recent rains bave filled
the bsHio, making a lake ot two acres
nearly 50 feet deep. Suddenly last night
tbe street filling was swept away, allow
ing the water to sweep dowu in a body
on the land bcluw. Tte work of rescue
was carried ou in tbe darkness, as tbe gas
pipes were swept away by tbe flood.
When the soft earth gave way, side
walks, trees, houses and human beings
were hurried down tbe grade, thousands
ot yards. I be loss 00 property is at
least $50,000. The loss of life is still un
certain. The police are at work since
daylight searching for possible dead.
The body of Mrs. August Adams was re
covered this morning. Tbere are still
two missing, and Mrs. Stroekel, of the
injured, is in a critical conditiou.
Assassination of Prlnee Frrdinaud.
Vienna, ' Aug. 4 Count Kalnoky
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, has
gone to confer with Emperor Francis
Joseph in regard to the Russian state
papers published In the Svodoba of Sofia,
The latest installment contains tbe secret
sent by Hitrobo, Russian minister at
Bucharest, to the chief of the Asiatic de
partment of Russia, saying: "Zankoff
requests funds for certain persons who
are ready to take an active part in tbe
coup d'etat and who bave arranged with
others to assassinate tbe Prince of Cobert.
I recommend Zandoff to your king's at
tention." ,
Tbe chief replied: "I agree to your
secret report and to tbe distribution of
the necessary funds by Zinkoff "
Another letter from Minister Hitrobo
proposes the use of dynamite 89 tbe best
means to bring about a rapid change in
Bulgaria, and asks that cartridges be
sent to Rustchuk, where a visit was ex
pected from Prince Ferdinand.
British Parliament Formally opened.
London. Aug. 4. The new parliament
assembled this afternoon. The proceed
ings to-day were purely formal, and no
business will be transacted until next
week. Tbe queen's council, at which tbe
speech from tbe throne is signed, will be
held tomorrow. When Gladstone ap
peared in the bouse this afternoon he waa
given a wildly enthusiastic reception, tbe
Irish members rising in a body, joined
by tbe liberals, waving their hats and
cheering. Hon.' Arthur Wellesly Peel,
speaker of tbe last bouse, was elected
speaker.
A. Blot st Dnqnesne.
CuqussB, Pa., Aug 4. This morning
a mob 01 . 300 men from Homestead at
tacked 60 non union men entering the
steel works. Tbe mob were armed with
clubs and stones. In tbe fight Foreman
Btagle and another workmen were sen
ously, and a dozen, others more or lens.
hurt. Tbe Sixteenth regiment is now
here, and no further trouble is sppreben
ded. It is stated that all but 50 of tbe
old men will return to work.
- .Russian Trawpn la Pan session.
Simla, Aug. 8. It is reported three
detachments of Russian troops have 00
cupied tbe Pamir as tar as tbe Hindoo,
Koosch mountains, thus holding ' the
country from wbicb Captain Yanoff, wbo
commanded the Russian expedition to
tbe Pamir in 1891, retired tbe latter part
ot tha; year.
la Mow a Case of M order.
Baxkb City, Or.. Aug. 3. Andy Ol
son, wbo was shot by J. A. Mikel. at
Cracker Creek. Sunday night, died last
nigbt. Coroner Snow left tbis morning
on a special tram to bold an inquest,
jniKel is in jail here. - - . .
To Dispel Colds.
Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse tbe
system effectually, yet gently, wben cos
tive or bullous, or wben the blood is lm
pore or sluggish to . permanently cure
habitual constipation, to awaxen tbe kid
aeys and liver to a . healthy activity.
without irritating or weakening tbem
use ayrup 01 ings.
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Oregonian.
Tbe alleged poisoning case at The
Dalles, an account of which ap peered in
yesterday's Orlgontan, has attracted con
Biderable attention of thinking physicians,
especially of Dr. Otto S. Binsraoger, wbo
expresses bis opinion as follows:
. In tbe Oregonian I read a sensational
report, comiok Iiotn Tbe Dalles, which
not only excited my curiosity but also
aroused my sympathy end scientific in
terest. According to tbe report Mrs,
Matilda C. 'Rogers died suddenly July 7,
Otber information whicb I received gives
tbe date of ber death June 28. One week
later, July 14, tbe body was exbumed and
the siomacb, heart, kidneys, lungs and
Uver were sen: for chemical analysis to
Portland. Ttfe chemist reported tbe
presence ot sulphate of zinc or chlor
ide of zinc and alsp the stomach and in
testines in a highly inflamed condition,
On tbe strength of that analysis, tbe jus
tice decided to bind over William Birg
fetd, tbe son-in law and suspected mur
derer of Mrs. Rogers, without bonds, to
appear before too grand jury in Novem
ber, and be ia now io the hands of the
sheriff. Permit me to quote some of tbe
statements of tbat report, also some of
tbe results of the analysis, and let us ex
amine tnein in a scientific light.
1. Tbe analysis "proves the presence
of sulphate of zinc or chloride of zinc."
The statement, "either sulphate or cblor
ied of zinc," after tbe analysis is made is
worthless. The examination must show
with absolute certainty which one of tbe
two was contained in the stomacb.
. "The body of Mrs Matilda C. Rog
era, wbo died suddenly a week before, etc."
While' it is true that sulphate of zinc
or chloride of zinc can, under certain cir
cumstances, cause death, ' tbey never
ill kill suddeolv. Iu small doses they
produce gastric ioflamation; in larger
dosei sulphate ot zinc produces vomiting,
and chloride of zinc cauterization of the
stomach, which does not prove fatal sud
denly. Besides, tbe chloride of zinc in
large doses would leave erosions 10 tbe
mucous membrane of tbe stomacb. Tbe
report only speaks of loflama'ion of the
stomacb and not of erosions.
3. Tbe . chemist reported tbe lungs,
beart, kidneys and liter in normal condi
tion, but tbe stomacb and intestines
highly inflamed.
It is very doubtful tbat after a body
bas been buried for one or two weeks,
even if it was embalmed in tbe ordinary
way. It would show yet distinct inflam
matron of tbe stomach and intestines. Io
older to carry some weight, sucb a state
ment must come from a physician and
not from a chemist, whose knowledge of
pathology is at tbe best very rudimen
tary. . '
Granting, therefore, tbat snlpbate of
zinc or chloride of fine was found in tbe
stomacb of Mrs. Rogers, it is more than
doubtful that their presence caused ber
sudden death. Bjrgfeld is under arrest
and kept tor trial, and. on the strength of
this chemical, analysis may even lose bis
life. Although personally acquainted
wjth Assayer Fisk and op friendly
terms with him, I deem it my duty to
pall the attention of the proper au-
tbpritiea to the insufficient evidence
resulting fropj bis rppoit, '
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A Bank Conspiracy.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2. The flight of George
Battels, paying teller of the Central Trust and
Savings bank, with $3000 of the bank's cash,
bas unearthed what seems to have been an
extensive conspiracy to defraud five Chicago
banks. The scheme was partially successful
and over jo,ooo was secured from Battels
employers, but it has since been make good
Another bank is said to have lost $20,000,
wnich was also made good. 1 hree men. for
merly connected with the Chicago Bank Note
Company, have been arrested, charged with
a conspiracy to defraud. These are William
A. Forbes, N. W. EurnsiJe and Charles N
Anson. Bartels was the fourth man wanted
The preliminary hearing was set for Thurs
day. Charles Nichols, the go-between, has
made an amdavit purporting to expose the
whole scheme. An application for a receiver
for the concern has been filed by the former
president of the company. This instrument
throws light upon the methods used.
Forbes was manager ot the Chicago Bank
Note Company, and Burnside the son of a
well-known physician, was associated with
Forbes. Anson was an employe of the firm.
The young men had been vouched for by
numeious men of wealth and financial influ
ence, and on the strength of this, opened ac
counts with the Central Trust Savings bank,
uiooe .national Dana, Mate bank, ol Chicago,
First National bank and Milwaukee Avenue
State bank. Immediately they deposited
checks, drafts, etc., which have since be.n
found to be fraudulent, and later drew out
the cash. By collusion with Teller Bartels,
a great ran of paper was dumped on the Cen
tral Trust Savings bank. It is said the plot
ters intended to pull all tne banks tbey had
money deposited with into their net, and then
break up and clear out, but the papers came
to a protest too soon. Bartels disarmed sus
picion by ingeniously warning the bank offi
cials thut he was suspicious that the note com
pany was "kiting," and suggesting that a gen
eral guarantee of the transaction be secured
from weallhy Dr. Burnside.
The Honse Still F.li bartering;.
Washington, Aug. a. After an hour or
more of filibustering the bouse to-day ad
journed after revoking r)i leaves of absence
to members. A majority of the Democrats in
the house are making strong efforts to bring
about a compromise on the world's fair matter,
and this alternoon a conference of 40 or more
members was held in the ways and means
committee rooms. Both sides in the Demo
cratic party were represented, and a commit
tee to talk ovei the matter within the party
was kppointed uy Uockery, as follows:
Against the world's fair Bankhead, Cum.
mings, McCreary, Culberson and McMillin:
in favor Durborom, Williams of Illinois.
reuows, Keuiy and Shivery.
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Cooksport, Pa., claims Dr. ' King's New
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