The Tlmes-Monntainee
SATURDAY...
...AUGUST 20. 189:
TEE DANGER SIGNAL.
The spirit of unrest is becoming
general throughout the country, and
hardlj a day passes that the telegraph
does not spread news of some fresh
outbreak of wage-earners against the
authorities or their employers. Withi
the past few weeks there have been
strikes at Homestead, in the Uoenr
: d'Alene mines, . on the Lehigh Valley
road, br the miners at Oliver Sorinzs,
Tenn., and even among the newsboyi
. in San Francisco' and.in Portland.
It
discontent ever become epidemic we
should believe that the United States
was suffering from the contagion to
- day 'and perhaps this is the true status
of the matter.
A strange .feature in relation
to
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i-ukuj irom similar atiempis iu xjurupo
.- on the part of wege-earners is, ia no
single instance has there been proved
to have been suffering among. the la
boring poor, or lack of means to sup
' port life in comfortable conditions. At
Homestead the iron-workers were well
paid, and so were the miners in the
Cceur d'Alenes and the railroad em
ployes in the Lehigh valley and in
Buffalo. This emphasizes the fact that
, the recent strikes in this country have
- not been impelled by fathers, husbands
or brothers rendered desperate to pro
vide food for starving families; but
the cause may be narrowod down to
. discontent on the,' part of laborers
or antagonism between union and non-
nninn man It ffiopa vrctro nripa fnr
bread which could not be answered, as
was the case recently in "Berlin, the
eympathy of the entire American peo-
pie would go out to the sutterers; Dot
. the ' surrounding circumstances are
- sucn mac tne occurrences can oe dis
passionately discussed without judg
ment beins warned bv the ureent ne
cessity of relieving distress and want,
Ibis condition of attairs is very
much to be deplored in jhis free coun
try, as each . citizen has equal rights
' and privileges with all others, and the
permanency of our institutions depend
as largely upon the support of the la
V borer as of tne capitalist. . ine wage-
earner who furnishes sustenance for
his family by his day's labor is as po
tential a part , of the government as
the millionaire who lives in his palace,
and " in neither case ' can arbitrary
- means be used to enforce the observ-
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ance. oi law anu uruer. xu xiurupean
countries, if there is the least disturb
ance of the peace, the strong arm of
the militarv can be called on immedi
ately; but in thin country the civil
authorities ' must nrst exhaust every
means to restore order before the
militia can be called out, and these in
iuru must prove powerless oeiore reg
, 'ular troops can be brought into action.
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Aside from the fact bat it is more
mmcuiG to resume social equiuonum
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here than in monarchies, the patriot
ism of the people is one of the strong
est pillars upcn which rest the struc
t.nrA nf onvnrnmpnt. hv flip npnnlp. find
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if this becomes weakened by unrest in
the public mind every portion of the
edifice is affected thereby.. For this
reason it is the duty of every patri
otic citizen, not only to uphold the
laws, but, if possible, remove every in-
AnenM flint: vnnlfl fpnrt i.n tYipif uin
lation.
The, AnnftrpTih pah hps nf trip, reran fc
r . rr
, disturbances are not hid in a laby
rinth of intricate conditions that ren
der it impossible to discover them. No
nation' can exist,of such fair and equal
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'- not be some discontented classes. Such
Utopias only exist in the minds of
poets, and not in cnose qr pnuosopnicai
statesmen. Although labor is more
liberally rewarded here than in any
. nation in the world, yet there are
. those who are, dissatisBed with their
present condition, and who can easilv
be inflamed to riot and bloodshed by
-the' blatant notes of a demagogical
press or the unsafe and untried theo
ries of visionary reformers. This
"residential vear has nrodaced verv
- many of these, and their wild ravings
in the country have borne fruit. The
end is not yet There has been little
or no suffering yet; but wage-earners
cannot ' remain idle and women and
children enjoy plenty. WithVtb.e seeds
of anarchy brought front foreign
shores planted in our soil, 'calamity
howlers are a menace to the peace and
permanency of every community.
- THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
While it is not possible on such
short notice to review fully the work
of the session of congress which has
just closed, one fact stands out with a
prominence that makes it impossible
of concealment or disguise, says the
San Francisco Chronicle, and that is
that the appropriations made by a
Democratic house of representatives,
solemnly pledged to retrenchment, ex
ceed the appropriations of the corre
sponding session of the fifty-first con
gress by $47,000,0001 .
At the first session of the so-called
billion-dollar congress the appropria
tions amounted,' in round numbers, to
4463,000,000. - The appropriations
made by the 1 first session of the fifty-
:seciid congress are stated on umm
rpeadhable ' authority to be at least
4510,000,000, and the probabilities
j are that the final clean-up will increase
ithis amount rather than diminish it.
Within a. very short time the Dem
ocratic members of the house will re
turn to their constituents and, in a
majority of eases, ask a vote of confi
dence on their political career ia the
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Have they earned it? Have they so
-conducted the financial affairs of the
vnation that they can, in common de
-ceney, ask the great body of the Amer
ican people, who are the chief contrib
utors 'to the funds in the national
treasury, to give them two years more
in which to exemplify tbeir peculiar
notion of retrenchment and reform?
Had the Democrats in congress
spent the money for useful and neces
sary public purposes no good citizen
would have any right to complain; but
never in the history of the country has
there been a session so fruitful in
promises yet so barren of results. Ni
great public measure ha3 been passed
except the Chinese exclusion bill, an
that was robbed of its vitality by re
ducing the appropriation to accom
pany it to a mere pittance, and that is
a fair sample of the way business has
been don. Money has been refused
to useful purposes and lavished on
things needless and superfluous. .Th
verdict of the people of the United
Stas on the Democratic house of rep
rRsentatives at the session just closed
must be, "Weighed in the balance and
found wanting."
The policy of the Republican party
is too decidedly American to satisfy
forpicners. and Cleveland and the
Democratic party have developud con
siderable strength in Europe. No
doubt if Englishmen and Germans could
vote in their own countries for presi
dent of the United States they would
larselv increase the number of free-
traders in the coming November elec
tion, and American industries would
languish and die. But. the good sense
of our people may be relied upon to
understand that the economic policy
that would be beneficial to Europe
would be disastrous- to America, and
vice versa., A nation, can only exist
and prosper by its statesmen devoting
their'attention to local interests, irre
spective of the effect upon foreign na
tions. With the varied resources of
the United States, and the natural fa
cilities for commerce and manufac
tures, this nation is not dependent on
England or any other European coun
try. ' Three thousand miles of ocean
separates the great western republic
from the monarchies of the old world,
and in no manner can the advance
ment of the one , depend upon that of
the others. This argument is almost
axiomatic, and appeals to the patriot
ism of every citizen. ' A nation must
follow certain selfish business rules in
commerce and manufactures to be
prosperous and self-reliant, and judg
ing from the past history of other suc
cessful countries, there is no better
one for our people than America for
Americans.
Carnegie ia selling. steel rails deliv
ered in India at $22.50 per ton, and
meeting the competition of the world;
but the American railroad builder is
forced to pay $30 per ton for the same
grade of rail, and up go freight rates
in consequence,, and the final sinch is
on the American consumer. Eoaeburg
Review. This persecution of the poor
'railroad builder" in the United States
should elicit the sympathy of all phil
anthropists. How we weep over the
woes and oppressions- suffered by Jay
Gould, Vanderbilt and Jim Hill at
the hands of the different state legis
latures that force maximum freight
rates upon them, and they trodden
under foot by the greed of combined
capital! Is it any wonder, under these
circumstances that Jay Gould was the
first to corgratulate Mr. Cleveland on
his election in 18S4, and that railroad
kings are particularly friendly to the
Democratic party? Republicans, ap-1
parently, only care for - the laboring
poor of the United States; but -Democracy,
in its expansive political gen
erosity, embraces,. the poor "railroad
builder," the impoverished Wall-Btreet
millionaire, and the starved owners of
brown-stone fronts on Fifth avenue!
Ilvne illae lachrymae.
Since the Democratic party has
joined hands with Wall street and
Tammany we read . nothing in its or
gans about gold being the coin for the
rich and silver for the poor. The
iingle of the guinea" has a wonder
ful silencing effect upon, these blaUnt
howlers about -the rights of : wage
earners, and the McKinley bill, which
has increased our commerce . with
South American countries and insured
permanency to our manufacturing in
dustries, appears to be the only object
of attack. In the long history of the
party it "was never ' renowned for the
advocacy of statesmanlike principles,
and was never known to miss an op
portunity to inflame the prejudices of
the ignorant when it would accomplish
political ends. These tacts have been
demonstrated ; many times during the
past quarter of a century. -
Our neighbor, the Sun, in contra
dicting an exeerpt from ths'Vancouver
Independent, which stated that the
mmenBe amount of wool marketed in
this region "accounts for the Republi
can proclivities of the people of East
ern Oreeon," says: "We Democrats
are very well satisfied jth sweeping
every office worth fighting for in the
last election." Our friend evidently
forgot to state that Republican county.
candidates were "slaughtered" by their
wn partisans, and that Mr. Ellis, the
protection candidate' for. congress, re
ceiver! more- than 200 majority in j
Wasco county over Mr. Slater, the j
Democratic free-trader. These few
words of explanation substantiates the
assertion that -sheep men in Eastern
Oregon will always be found favoring
Republicans and opposing Democracy.
If half were believed concerning the
Republican partyL published in Demo-,
cratic organs, the caase of the railroad
strikes, miners liberating convicts in
Tennessee, and even .'the demonstra
sion of the newsboys in Portland,
could all be traced to the pernicious (?)
doctrines of the Republican party.
c The Oregon Democracy is attempt
ing to arrouse itself to action for' the
present campaign; but Democrats have
been defeated so' frequently in this
state that it is a waste of energy to
awaken now;.'
THE DALLES PORTAGE.
The problem of cheap transportation
to seaboard is the most important one
that, presents itself for producers of
Eastern Oreeon to solve, and this
has agitated the people for many
years. High railroad charges have
been burdensome on the sheep-raiser
and grain-grower, and have Ijeen a di
rect tax on the soil which had to be'
liquidated before any profit could be
realized by the farmer. With the Co
lumbia river easy' of access, it has been
no idle dream with our population that
an effectual remedy could- be applied
to monopolistic tariff oppression, and
when the locks at the Cascades were
begun, an open highwaj to tide water
was expected at au early day. But
for over sixteen years the work has
been carried on, and its completion ap
parently is yet far distant
The urgency of the use of this water
way was such that a? temporary expe-
dient, until the locks were completed
in the shape of a portage road was
constructed out of funds appropriated
by the last lesislature, and this has
proved very beneficial to shippers.
But it has only afforded relief to the
region in the vicinity of The Dalles
tributary to the river. To make the
river the great commercial highway
for the Inland Empire some improve
ment should be made to overcome the
impediments to navigation above this
city, and, as the government has failed
to do anything in this regard, the peo
ple must have recourte to the legisla
ture of the state.
It is not asking too much of the
commonwealth to request n appropri
ation at the next session to build a
portage road from The Dalles to Cehlo,
so that producers residing in the in
terior of Eastern Oregon can enjoy
the same advantages as those living in
this vicinity. It is a well-known fact
that nearly all publlb institutions are
situated west of the Cascades, and it
would only be giving to the vast re
gion of country east of the mountains
some benefit for the amount of taxes
annually paid into the state treasury
to pass a bill appropriating a sufficient
amount to build and equip this portage
railroad. If the matter is properly
presented to the members we appre
hend no difficulty in procuring the
subsidy.
It may be the people of the state do
not understand our necessities, or the
burdensome tax in freight rates under
which our producers suffer, and the
press of this region should be a 'unit
in spreading information on the sub
ject as broadcast as possible. The visit
of the Editorial Association next
month will be an available opportunity
for our citizens to impress upon these
moulders of public opinion the re
sources of this country, and that the
greatest drawback to development is
the lack of cheap means of transporta
tion. ' By working earnestly with this
object in view, and taking advantage
of every available factor of informa
tion, we can secure a victory next
winter in Salem which will add largely
to our permanent advancement
The ultimate object should be an
open river to the sea, when craft can
carry the wealth of productions to sea
board without breaking cargo; but in
the meantime immediate relief should
be sought by portage roads around
formidable obstructions to navigation
At the Cascades the road built by the
state has been of immeasurable benefit
to farmers and made opposition boats
practicable on the middle river, and
with -similar improvement above this ,
point, the same will be true of the
country bordering on the upper
Columbia. . .
The Democratic campaign is dimin
ishing the.. Wall-street "bar'l" very
considerably, and the government
printing 1 office at Washington City is
sending out" thousands of free-trade ;
speeches 'delivered in congress to aid
the election of Mr. Cleveladd. Mr.
Holman, of Indiana, if be it honest in
views of the economical expenditure
of public money,' should make an effort
to stop his party from taxing the peo-
pie for political purposes. ,
In spite of good crops, times are
bard," ,says a Democratic exchange.
We have not heard much about good
crops in this state during the present
season; in fact, in Eastern Oregon,
the contrary is generally demonstrated
to be a fact It may be, "tiroes are
hard;" but they have not reached bot
tom yet if demagogues continue to in
fuse . discontent in the .labor classes,
and a few more strikes occur in the
country. . ' - -
The j Dalles Times Moustainf.ee
says theosophy is "a speculative theory
of tbe unknowable." It has ben our
experience that all speculations are
theories of the unknowable, and they
ave the habit of remaining so. East
Oregonian. We arise for informa
tion, Is Bro. Jackson s speculative
theory on the "Single Tax" notion,
simply a "theory of 'the' unknowable,
and will it always remain so?
The Democrats are casting hopeful
eyes toward Wisconsin and Minnesota.
expecting to receive some help from
these states for their candidates in
November. But it is safe to state
that after the votes are counted it will
be another instance in which hope
deferred maketh the heart sick."
A strike of switchmen in Buffalo,
New York, has damaged railroad
property to the ' amount pf $30,000;
but the militia has been called out,
and the supremacy of law will be
maintained. This is much better than
the dilatory policy pursued by filov.
Pattison at Homestead.
An esteemed Democratic cotempo
rary says ''the People's party wfll un
doubtedly make it interesting for tbem
the Republicans' tbis year in Oregon.'
This is another instance of Democratic
solicitude for the public welfare, and
in import the language implies: Dem-
ocracy is crippled by defeat and liter
ally ded in this state; therefore, we
must rely on th calamity-howlers to
do our fighting. How have the mighty
fallen!
The hardships now prevailing in
the United States will be highly col
ored by Gen. Weaver and his cohorts
of calamity howlers; but we are sat
isfied the people will still vote for pro
tection, open rivers and the Republi
can candidates in' November.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Mr. Gladstone has kissed the queen's
hand, and the old lady has consented
for him to form a cabinet, which will
soon be announced.
General Weaver may paint the con
dition of affairs as black as possible;
but, in comparison with free-trade
England, they are white as snow.
Adlai will .rhyme perfectly with
sadly, but not with "hooray." The
Democrats should have nominated a
man at Chicago with a more poetical
name.
An exchange says: "The Democ
racy of Oregon must organize for the
redemption of the state." Democratic
redemption .ends where Dante s "In
ferno ' begins.
If a Democratic lower house of con
gress, with too majority, could not
make better times in the United States,
the election of a Democratic president
would be equally futije.
That the nominations made by Re
publicans at Olympia are unusually
strong is clearly demonstrated by the
fact that the candidates are attacked
in the bitterest manner by Democratic
papers.
This appears to be a campaign of
poetry and babies. The New York
World has offered a premium for the
best campaign song, and Baby Ruth's
and Baby McKee's pictures are in
great demand for political purposes.
Whatever amount of. silver may be
coined, the wage-earner can only pro
cure a subsistence by the sveat of his
brow. Uncle Sam will never put in
operation any gift-concert for the
benefit of the laboring poor.
The attitude of Tammany towards
the Democratic candidates will be defi
nitely ascertained after the election in
November. This old political ring
can cover its tracks very effectually,
and frequently stabs in the back.
The free-traders never tire of print
ing the same trash about the McKin
py bill. - Go on, brothers,, and in the
meantime American citizens will prac
tically reajize the benefits of protection,
and give it a strong support at the
polls.
There is no longer room in the Dem
ocratic party for protectionists those
who want an ad vantage at the expense
of their ' fellow-men East Oregonian.
Tread lightly, Bro. Jackson, for you
walk on miry ground. By the way,
how about Chinese exclusion? '
The beautiful -Venus, the brightest
of planets, can . be seen at high noon.
To lovers, who swear by this star,' it
is ominous of evil when it shines at
day; but then, if "Love rules the
court, the camp, the grove,' it has no
control over the planetary system.
Gladstone and home-rule for Ire
land will be the watchword df the Lib
erals in parliament When the grand
old man adds this crowning measure
to his many other reforms he will have
accomplished more for the human race
than any other living statesman.
TELEGBAPHI0 HEWS.
Is Net nconrasiDsr.
-Buffalo, Aug. 17. The situation this
morning in the great railroad striken
not encouraging. The New York Cen
tra! switchmen having joined tbe strike
makes it mnch more formidable. Tbe
Central yards are under a picket guard
It is feared the strike will spread to tbe
other Yaoderbilc lines, the Lake Shore,
Michigan " Central and West Shore,
Under orders of General Doyle, tbe en-
lire Fourth brigade of the State militia
will be concentrated here today. All
will be needed, as the strike covers sev
eral miles of territory. . The state board
of arbitration here will make a strenuous
effort with both parties for a settlement.
Superintendent Voorhees, of the New
York Central, said to the Associated
Press this morning that there were 150
nuh of that line ont. Tbey professed to
demand shorter hours, which the com
pany refused to grant, but tbey were act
ually tryrng to get a 10 per cent increase
ia pay. This also the company would
not grant as the men were already re
ceiving more than other men performing
like service on tbe road in the state. He
added . there bad been no delay of trains,
and things were in gcod sbapj because
there was no perishable freight in the
yards. If given protection by the au
tborities, tbey would have no difficulty
in supplying the striker's places.
A Young Cattleman IMnappearcd. ,
Spokane. Aug."17. The police are en
deavering to locate Charles F. Branson,
of Hunter, vho came to this city about
10 days ago and who has since mysteri
ously disappeared. - Branson lett home
the 5th iost with 20 head of cattle be
longing to his father, T. J. BraLSon, and
brought tbem to tbis city for sale. It is
tbonght be disposed of tbe cattle to some
wholesale butchers here. Branson must
have bad quite a sum of money in his
possession, aod his people suspect foul
play.
Drowned in the Sloean District.'
Spokane, Aug. 17. J. B. Meeds, who
has just returned from tbe Slocan mining
country, brought news nf a drowning
which occurred in Middle Arrow lak
last Sunday. James Bartley went fishing
in a Small boat Sunday afternoon. He
remained ont longer than was expected,
and bis friends became alarmed for bis
safety. Search was begun, and about 10
o'clock Sunday night the boat was found
floating upside down. ' A search was
made for the body, but it has not yet j
been recovesed.
granted the Striker,? Demands.
Chicago, Aug.' J7. During a confer
ence in tbe Switchmen's Pnion national
headquarters late last night, at which all
tbe grand officers were present except
Grand Master Sweeney, who is io Buffalo,
a telegram was received from Sweeuuv !o
tbe efiVct that tbe Erie lines and Western
New York & Penusyivanion system, two
nf the great railway systems involved in
she switchmen's strike, bad acceded to
tbe strikers' demands, leaving only the
ebigb Yalley road to fight.
8pppose to be 9Jf Anarchist.
PrrrsBURO, Aug. 17. A man giviDg
the name of George jLehberger, and gup
posed to be an anarchist, wag arrested
here to day. He wore a false beard and
was acting in a suspicious manner near
Frick's office. Several addresses wfere
found on bim, among others a Johnstown
address. .... .
TELEGKAPHIC.
Labor Still At War.
Homestead, Aug, 1G. A conflict be
tween the militia sod a crowd of fully
30U0 meo, women and children was oar
rowly avoided in Homestead this mom
ng. That there was not a battle which
would certainly have resulted in loss of
life, was due to tbe prompt action of
Provogt Marshal Crawford, the timely ap
pearaoce nf several Homestead policemen
and tbu efficient work of deputy sherifU.
About 9 o'clock Constable Miugher ar
rested Frank Tracey, a laborer in the
mill, on a ciiarge of larceny preferreJ by
a fellow non-unionist. Four non-union
men were subpoenaed as witnesses. The
alderman' decided to bold Tracey, ordered
bim to jail, and the constable took tbe
prisoner out tbe back way. Tbe four
witnesses went out on Eighth avenue io
charge of two deputy sheriff aod were at
once surrounded by a howling mob. The
Don-unionists walked along, maintaining
silence. Cries ot "Lvncb the scabs!"
"Kill tbe black sheep!" "Tke tbem to
tbe river!" were heard. A hundred yards
op tbe street a dozen strikeis ran to tbe
river front, nicked up stones and hastened
toward tbe four defenseless men. A big
fellow nt the bead of the latter realized
that thines were growing serious, and
said : "You cowards can go to b I ; we
are not going to run ; now do your worst."
itiis display ot nerve caused tbe mob
to fall back a short distance, whereupon
tbe four employes nf tbe Carnegie com
pany started toward tbe mill again. This
time about 100 women joined the ranks
of the strikers and urged tbe crowd to
make swift work of tbe non-union men.
Crawford, learning of tbe situation, soon
bad 30 men, with bayonets fixed, going
toward tbe crowd, which was now armed
with stones- aod clubs, closing In upod
tbe non unionists. Tbe militia drew u
in company front acros tbe street, tbei
guns at half cock, some one shouted.
"Don't let a little handtul ot pale laced
boys stop as. fjet's teach these scabs
lesson." The soldiers stood their ground
with their fingers on the hammers of
their guns. Major Crawford and
deputy sheriff ordered the crowd to dis
peree, but the order was disregarded
Then a signal was given and tbe Fif
teenth regiment came down tbe hill on
tbe double-quick, and was also drawn up
across the street.
Sheriff Gray, with an additional force
of deputies, then arrived. Turning
Mr. Gray, Major Crawford, after Btriking
a striker across tbu back with bis sword,
said: "Do you want us to disperse the
crowd?"
"I .do," was the reply.
Major Crawford then turned to his men
and was about to give tbe word
charge, when Policeman Gossner, with
squad of officers, came up aod ordered
the street cleared. Tbe crowd, with
sullen faces and profane remarks, began
to fall back. For half an hour au uneasy
feeling prevailed. Finally tbe police
men and deputy sheriffs succeeded in
securing order, and the militia returned
to camp. The non-union men returned
to tbe mill.
Ktot at Coal Creek.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 17. About
1700 miners attacked tbe stockade at
Oliver Springs last night, overpowered
tbe guards and sent tbe convicts to
Knoxville, from whence tbey will be
brought to tbis city. Owing to tbe wires
being cut it is impossible to get tbe par
ticulars of tbe hgbt.
Governor Buchanan has ordered tb
sheriffs of Knox, Hamilton, Morgan and
Anderson counties to summon assistance
and proceed at once to Oliver Springs to
protect property and prevent tbe release
of convicts by tbe miners. Tbe troops
from 'Chattanooga are sidetracked at
Harriman, but will start from Oliver
Springs as soon as possible.
MABCHISO TO THE MOUNTAINS. - .
Chattanooga, Aug. 17. A dispatch
to tbe Times from Colonel Wolford, at
Harriman, says : "Mxjor Chandler has
just arrived from Oliver Springs. '. All
his men are captured, and the miners are
marching on to Coal Creek mountains."
Tbe Chattanooga contingent of tbe army
of Tennessee, numbering 650. is on its
way io Oliver Springs.
WHAT TO DO WITH THE CONVICTS. .
Nashville, Aug, 17 Governor Buch
anan says he does uot know what be will
do concerning tbe convicts sent back to
this city, but Iodines to the opinion that
tbe prison inspector should declare tbe
leases void because the lessees claim the
authorities do not protect tbem against a
mob, and refuse to pay for the support of.
tbe convicts. ,
TK00P8 ALL OBDERED OUT.
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 17. All tbe
Memphis military companies have been
ordered - by the governor to tbe east
Tennessee mining district .
FOURTEEN - INSURRECTIONISTS INDICTED
Jasper, Tenn., Aug. 17. Tbe grand"
jury has Indicted 14 insurrectionists and
many more will follow.- -
. Caught In a Machine.
Astoria, Or., Aug, 17.--- An accident
occurred at tbe Clatsop mills tbis morn
ing, resulting - in the instant death of
Matt Franctovitcb,' a shingle worker.
Franctovitch, who baa been employed in
tbe mills for some time, went to tbe
shingle machine to repair some part that
bad become misplaced. In order to do
so he was compelled to stoop over with
his bead nearly down to bis knees, and it
was in this position that be met his death,
by having bis bead crushed in tbe ma
chine. A lever, regulating tbe carriage,
flew up, allowing it to move forward,
crushing bis head in a horrible manner.
His helper was standing near, and tried
to relieve tbe unlortunate man, but, nud
ing it impossible, ran into another part
pf the factory and called the' foreman,
who soon pulled Franctovitcb out. He
was still breathing, but life lasted . but
seven or cot minutes. Franctovitcb
was a native of Austria, 33 years of age,
and- bad resided in Astoria about nine
years. He leaves a wife and one cbi'd
Franctovitch was ajnember of the A. O
TJ. W. and Y. M. I . and will be buried
under the auspices of the latter organi
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Death in tbe Flame.
Mamaroneck, N. Y., Aug. 17 A fire
broke out in the handsome stable nf J.
H. ' Bostwicd, tbe millionaire Standard
Oil man, at his summer residence on
Orientul Point, shortly after midnight
It spread to the stables of Arnold & Con
stable, and both were destroyed, together
with a number of valuable blood horses,
entailing . a loss of nearly $100,000.
When the nre was discovered Bostwick,
who has been in poor health some time,
ran out on tbe porch in great excitement
and dropped dead from heart disease.
It appears tbe dead man's coachman and
footman were ont boating yesterday, and
returned last night under tbe influence of
liquor, and probably through careless
handling of matches tet tbe bams on Are.
Both were burned to death.
Dlnntlng Iter the Harder era ,
Washington; Aug. 17. Acting Secre
tary Grant received a telegiam tbis
morning from General McCook, and Lob
Angeles, Cat, jn regard to tbe case of tbe
two men murdered at Davenport's ranch,
16 miles south of Seppr, N. M., op the
$tb, from which it appears tbe act was
probably committed by a p&rty of eight
renegade Apaches under tbe notorious
Kidd recently seen in tbat yicinity.
General McCook says he has four parties
la search ot the marauders two from
San ' Curios, one from Bowie, aod one
from Grant and tbat trocps with a
bouudary commision are alio keeping
watch for them.
, . Tbe Tennessee Troable.
Chattanooga, Aug. J7. Yarious esti
mates are made as to tb number of
miners inyqlyed in the trouble. Tbe
estimates may be greatly exaggerated,
but the lawbieakers doubtless have a ren
serve force which will number fully 20,-.
000 resolute men, and should tbey break
into open rebellion sad defy the troopt,
it will prove a very difficult duty to
handle them. Ftimiliar as they are with
all I be mountain retreats and passages,
conservative ptnple think they will hesi
tate to oppose the troops. Their main
object appears to be to create a senti
ment aeainst tbe convict lease system.
Friends of tbe miners say the trouble
will subside so soon as tbe mines are rid
of the convicts, but most citizens fear it
will take tbe whole power ot the state.
and possibly tbe aid of the national gov
ernment to qnell tbe disturbance. The
full force of tbe state militia docs not ex
ceed 2000 men, and they cannot possibly
be brought together inside of a week. Io
tbe meantime, if tbe miners persist, the;
will have accomplished tbeir end.
A drang or Ontlaws.
New York, Aug. 17. A Times special
from KiDgwood, W. V., says: "The ex
citement throughout Preston county over
the depredations of tbe Cooley gang of
Pennsylvania -outlaws has not been
equated since tbe war. Tbe people are
everywhere arming themselves for pro
tection and in tbe bope of capturing the
outlaws. To day the store of Merchant
Elliott at Bruceton, was taided by tbe
gang in the boldest manner, and goods
to the value of nearly $1000 carried off.
A number of other like depredation are
reported. Tbe sheriff is out with a large
sized posse, and scores of citizens are
standing guard on tbe roads or over stores,
flocks and farms. If the outlaws are
captured, the entire gang will be lynched
or shot to death without mercy."
Hanged by a Mob.
Louisville, Ky- Aug. 16. Logan
Murphy, desperado and murderer, was
banged near Mount Sterling tbis morn
ing by an armed mob of 300 men, who
took bim Irom tbe jail by force. He was
taken to a railroad trestle, a rope put
about bis neck and pushed off. In Sep
tember, 1891, Murphy killed his father
near Sawyersville, because be objected
to his cooking a stolen turkey in bis
house. He was brought here for safe
keeping and sentenced to hang Jaouary
8. He was granted a respite, pending an
application for a rehearing. Tbe body,
io a plain box, was buried iu the old
graveyard.
Shots Front a Train.
Homestead, Aug. 17. Some one on a
freight train crossing a bridge tbis even
ing opened fire on tbe steamer Litlle Bill,
and persons in the pilot house narrowly
escaped 'death. Soldiers guarding the
boat opened fire on tbe train and tbe pro
visional guard across tbe river joined in,
as did the pickets around tbe mill. The
volley did no serious damage, however.
A squad hurried to the mill on tbe
double quick. Four men were captured
Irom tbe train, and tbe crowd made a
demonstration toward a rescue. The
militia dispersed tbem, however, and the
prisoners were placed jn tbe lock-op.
The War Aicainst convicts.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 16. The
miners attacked the stockade at Oliver Springs
this morning, They matched to the stockade
at 10 o'clock and ordered the convicts turned
over to them. They were refused, and a
sharp encounter followed. The guards
showed pluck and repulsed the miners, who
fell back sullenly to prepare for a second at
tack. Two guards were fatally injured and
eight miners were shot. In the meanwhile
the governor was notified, and he ordered
Colonel Woolford, of the Third infantry, to
collect liis men and call for volunteers. The
regiment left here this afternoon via Knoxville
to Oliver Springs. At Knoxville two com
panies of infantry will join the regiments.
People in the neighborhood are all in sym
pathy with the miners, and it is believed will
give the troops trouble. 1 roops are now
marching from Harriman to Oliver Springs.
It is said that Governor Buchanan will go
Coal Creek to-night, and will then declare
the lease system void on the ground that it
illegal, t
militiamen unwilling to fight.
Colonel Noel Ford has been scouring the
city all day for men. Small details have been
doing duty trying to conscript men for the
service, but almost without avail. I he total
number of men who will leave to-night for
the scene of tbe disturbance will not reach 50,
The militiamen evinced no eagerness to enter
the .service of their country and small parties
are trying to haul unwilling soldiers from
nnder beds and other points of vantage, where
they have taaen refuge irom the conscription
othcers. .
Band of Mexican Brigands.
MEXCOAC, Mexico, Aug. 16. There
an unusnal number of organized bands of
brigands operating in this part of Mexico,
and this city has been the scene of three
attacks within the past two weeks, despite th
proximity of the repnblic's capital city and
the vigilance ot the police and lederal author
ities. Last Wednesday night the residence of
Juan ban Cipnan, a wealthy citizen of Mex-
coac, was attacked by abeut 20 bandits, under
the leadership of the notorious desperado,
Alejandro Mojero. Senor ban Cipnan an
his servants made a brave and successful
stand against the robbers, killing one of them
and seriously wounding two others. The
firing roused the police, and the remaining
bandits tied. Last night they made an attack
upon the residence 01 tnnque Acosto,
wealthy manufacturer, who has a beautiful
home on the edge of. tbis. suburb. Senor
Acosta was absent from home, and Mojero
and bis men, alter terrorizing tbe family
loaded ' down their horses with costly jewelry
and whatever other things of value they could
carry. 1 he rendezvous ot tne robbers is be
lieved to be in the City of Mexico.
Decapitated by Highwaymen.
ELLENSBURG, Wash , Aug. 16. Passen
gers who have just arrived on the Wenatchee
stage report a terrible tragedy on Mason creek
which is above Wenatchee on the Great
Northern line. A man traveling up the
creek alone was held up by three highway
men and, so the story goes, was not only rob
bed, but tne thugs cut off his nead. , Another
man happened to come1 along and saw the affair
unbeknown to the murderers. He made a
bee line to the nearest camp and told the ter
rible story.- In a short time a large "commit
tee" was organized, and starting on the trail
of the robbers, finally succeeded in overtaking
tnem. uwing to the large crowd of pursuers,
they had little difficulty in capturing tbe mur
derers. 1 tie man who witnessed the affair
was taken along, and readily identified all
three. They were strung up to trees withojt
ceremony. At the time die stage left neither
the names ot the murderers nor the victim had
been learned, though several claimed they
saw the bodies banging. The exact date of
the tragedy was not learned, but it was prob-
amy sunaay.
The Labor Troubles.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16. It is rumored that
all switchmen on the Erie line in Chicago,
which is the old Chicago & Atlantic, have
been ordered on a strike. A reporter who
called at tne uearborn -street depot was told
that those switchmen only worked as far into
Chicago as Fifty-hrst street. On calling there
the switchmen said; "The-Erie road proper
extenas, westward only ,tq Jklanon, U. This
an auxiliary to the system. We are wait
ing to Ijear the word from Grand Master
bweeney. He Ms now in Buffalo. As soon
as he speaks we quit, and so do all tbe switch
men on lines running into Chicago. The
strike may not reach' Chicago for a week .vet.
dui sniess tne demands ot the strikers in tbe
east are granted all the great railway lines
yiu ix ucu up wiioin 10 aays.
fatal Train fTreeli.
COSHOCTON, O-, Aug. 16. On the To
ledo, Walhonding Valley 1 Ohio railroad, a
branch of the Pennsylvania system in the
course of construction, last night s work train
with a gang of laborers ran at a high rate of
speea and turned, owing to a misplaced
switch, into a gravel pit near here, colliding
v.ith the cars standing on the siding, wrecking
10 cars, killing six workmen and injuring 15,
some of whom will die. - Following is a list
of the killed: Frank Galli, William Rafferty,
John Barry, Joseph Bycroft, John Halliger,
John Flynn. '
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LYONS, . Y., Aug. 16. A great amount
of perishable and time freight is arriving here
from JJnffalo and being transferred to Fall
brook, run down to Corning and thence over
the Erie to its destination. Owing to "the
action of the Fallbroolc and Central Hudson
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accepting freight from the Lehigh artd Erie,
it is thought a general strike may be ordered
on the lines. Officials at Lyons think it
probable the switchmen will be ordered out
all along the Central and West Shore in sym
pathy with the Lehigh and Ene strikers.
Unards are Cettlnx Hcared.
KNOXVILLE, Aug. 16. A special dis
patch from Coal Creek states that at an early
hour thisV morning an armed force had been
formed at that point, whose destination was
Oliver Springs. It also states the gi-ards at
Oliver Spungs have been informed of the fact,
and have become weak kneed, as there are
15O convicts there with only a handful of
guards, all the Soldiers having been removed
some time ago. Major Chandler has received
orders to hold his men under arms, and 65
are ready to move at a moment's notice.
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The Alilitla In Charge.
Buffalo, Aug. 16. The Lehigh Valley
people claim they have got four trains out of
the yard this morning. They say they will
have no difficulty in moving freight after to
day. The military aspect of affairs at Cheek
towago is of a very pronounced character.
General Doyle has pitched his headquarters
at the Williams street station, just outside the
city limits, and from there he Issues his com
mands to his men.
Battle In Progress.
New York, Aug. 18 A special from
Knoxville says it is reported a battle is
raging between tbe troops and miners.
Cannonading is beard in the distance.
The streets are crowded with a mob.
Tbe greatest excitement prevails. Five
newspaper corresponpents who went to
Coal Creek were captured by tbe miners
and held as prisoners. .
Tne Borden Murderer Confensra.
Fall River, Aug. 18. Charles H
Peckham, of Centre Village, surrendered
to the police this morning, declaring be
bad Killed Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Bor
den. He said be did tbe deed out of
pure love for blood. Peckham was
locked up'wbile tbe police make investi
gations as to the truth of bis story. He
is a farmer, G3 years old.
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striking switchmen, which left New
York last nigbt, were detached from the
regular passenger train at Syracuse and
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their presence might provoke an attack.
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