The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY.. OCTOBER 8. 1892
UNSAFE THEORIES.
The Populists have assumed the po
sition of the saviors of the country,
and, according to their doctrine, they
will change legislation so that it will
be in favor of the poor man. Their
. obiect is to inaugurate a milleniuui id
i . -'
which the ills of the unfortunate vic-
"tim of circumstances will be remedied,
and, although he may have spent his
earnings in wasteful expenditures, he
will be placed on an equal footing-with
' those who have practiced the strictest
' economy and thereby . accumulated
'wealth. This sounds well to the toiler,
' who has labored for the bread which
perisheth; and spreads before him the
, hope of .better days. There are so
' many evili which have been burclen-
- some on the common people for uutold
years that any promised relief ia very
. attractive, and any plausible theory is
tenaciously grabbed like the stra is
by the drowning man.
The world has existed for many
thousand years, and during that long
period systems have been reJuced to
practice, and only the fittest have sur
vived. 'About two hundred years ago
. a brainy Scotchman by the name of
: John Law attempted to revolutionize
the monetary system of France by in
troducing the idea that the govern-
- menfc stamp could make any quantity
of money. Efis scheme proved unsuo-
' cessf ul, and John La became a bank
rupt. , Again, the idea was advocated
' in Texas ac a time when the Lone Star
republic was in great need of a circulat
ing medium, and the result was de-
- preciation and bankruptcy. '.Notvith
dtanding these demonstrated facts, the
Populists declare they have found a
. panacea for this stringency in the
money market, and' they claim they
can revolutionize matters if the people
will trust them witjji the management
of affairs. Our present financial sys
tem has been the result of the conclu
sion of the best statesmen of the coun-
' try, after devoting long years of care
ful study to the question, and it has
been eminently successful. When the
" war ended in 1865, pessimists prophe
sied that the burdens placed upon the
people would be felt for generations
yet" unborn, and Jthe country would
never realize prosperity for the next
- century. The sequel has proved that
the finances of the country were never
in as good condition, and .labor . de
mands better wages and laborers are
in better condition than they ever
were in the history of the country,
There is no wild-cat money in circula
tion, and any bank bill can be taken
with perfect confidence. Would it
not be the height of folly to change
this condition of things? And yet
these calamity-howlers would wipe out
these national banks and inaugurate a
different system.' Experience is the
' best teacher, and always will be while
men are practicable and sensible.
' Eut the charge is made that all leg
islation is for the railroads and corpo
rations, and nothing is done for the
poor man. The fact is that the poor
of all countries receive more consideration-
to-day than they did ten years
ago. In large cities the means of ed
ucation are -accessible to all classes,
and they are better intellectually, mor
ally and physically than they were a
few years ago. The reformatory meas
ures which have been inaugurated in
populous centers have greatly im
proved the condition of the laboring
masses, and they are more nearly on
an equality with the privileged classes
than they ever were. They have less
hours for work than they ever had,
and they possess more of the conven
iences and luxuries of life. It is im
possible to raise them to the highest
level, for the lazy and shiftless will
always gravitate to the gutter.
Make them, rich to-day, and
they ' will be poor to-morrow. , Of
course, there are accidents fire,
bloods and death which form the ex
ceptions to this rule; but, guided by
unvarying rales of cause and effect, it
is fair to draw the conclusion that the
. different divisions in society, which
have prevailed for centuries past will
remain the same in the future. The
Utopia of the poets rests in the fertile
imagination, and if it were to become
reality it would lose its attractiveness
Deity, with unlimited power, has
never attempted to equalize matters
regarding wealth or cpnditions of the
human race, and it is a wild dream of
impracticable theorists to improve on
the work of God Almighty.
road work. Work of this nature will
not throw free laborers out of employ
ment. ' It ia healthy work. It is nec
e:sary work, 'and it is work that will
do ' much towards making prisoners
self-supporting without interference
with any of the regular domestic in-
custries. The subject is one that well
may occupy the attention of road
clubs and assemblies of the Farmers'
Alliance during the wintei. It is in
the power of the farmers to make it a
pressing subject in the deliberations of
the next legislature.
Lord Alfred Tennyson, the poet
laureate of England, died ia London
this morning at 1 :35 o'clock, aged 83
veari For several days his life has
hung apparently by a single thread,
and loving friend3 have anxiously
watched at his bedside expecting every
hour to be the last. There is a beauty
and charm about Tennyson's poems
thai-, has attracted a large class of
readers, and !.is songs will live in the
memory of his admirers for ages yet to
come, it not occupying as exalted a
rank in literature as Shakespeare and
Milton, he will be loved and venerated
by all classes of English-speaking peo
ple. The appeal he has made to the
finer feelings of humanity in -'Dora
and "Enoch Arden" will never lose its
power, and the pathos will live 'as long
as love exists, and there is admiration
in the Human mind for constancy,
honor and integrity. His metaphors
and similes were not as grand and fit
ting, perhaps, as those of Milton, but
the songs are much sweeter and leave
a mora lasting impression on the heart
and soul. In the mausoleum of Brit
ish poets in Westminster Abbey the
remains of Tennyson will find an hon
ored sepulture; but in the hearts of
the young and old men and women on
both sides of the Atlantic he will have
more lasting monument than marble
could supply, and a more fitting epi
taph than sculptor's chisel could en
grave.
It must be amusing to Governor
Pennoyer to see th political obituar
ies now being published in reference
to him in Democratic papers, and no
doubt he reads them with proper re
spect. While he kept within the Dem
ocratic fold he could advocate all his
pet theories, including free-silver and
the supremacy of the legislature over
the judicial branch, without causing
the least disturbance among the mem
bers of the party; but since Democracy
has gone before the people on an equiv
ocal platform, and he believes the Pop
ulists are more in harmony with his
views and has cut loose from former
political affiliations, he has received
the bitterest anathemas of the editors
who applauded and idolized him as the
embodiment of all that wad honest and
pure in politics two years ago. Gov
ernor Pennoyer is the same kind of a
Democrat he was in 1890; but this is
a presidential year, and the lines
should be kept unbroken. In fact, it
would have made little difference what
he Relieved politically at other times if
he had supported Cleveland and the
Chicago platform during the present
campaign. '
We publish in
A FLATFORM AGAINST LABOR
r TEE ROAD QUESTION.
Farm, Field and Stockman for the
current week makes a suggestion that
" we commend to the consideration of
. the public.
iVeryooay is interested in toe im
provement of country roads; railroads
will gain increase of freight, merchants
increase of custom, farmers and deni-
' zena of rural towns increase of profit
and pleasure from every permanent
improvement of roadways. But the
question of cost comes into considers'
tion. It is admitted that good high
ways never can be built under the pres
ent system of "calling out the road
. hands" once or twice a year. Good
roads must have firm foundations, laid
upon a thoroughly drained subsoil. To
gain these absolutely necessary prelim
binaries much money must be spent,
and the burden of taxation for them
inevitably will fall mainly upon the
owners of farm lands. It is true that
the ultimate benefits to farmers will
far exceed the money drawn from them
by increased taxation, but the receipt
of the benefits will be by remote in
stallments, while the payment of taxes
will be instant and will continue dur
ing the years in which the roads must
be in process of construction,
In contemplation of the condition
the Farm, Field and Stockman sug
gests the employment of convicts upon ,
another column an
article from the Saginaw (Mich.) News,
descriptive of Grand Dalles, which for
false representations has never been
equaled by anything we have seen
published.- The shell of the shoe fac
tory still remains; but the machinery
has been sold for debt, and is now
stored in this city. As regards the
corset factory it employs three or four
persons, and the "citizens" consist of
two families. The wheat of Walla
Walla is hauled to tide-water by dif
ferent railroads, and not one bushel of
grain from that or any other region
has ever been marketed at Grand
Dalles, except for chicken or horse-
feed. Rockland, as Grand Dalles is
caned oy tnose wno nave been ac
quainted with its barren sand hills and
rock piles for about twenty-five years,
has no facilities to build a city, and it
is an outrage that eastern men should
be defrauded out of their hard-earned
money by false representations. Our
citizens cannot afford to let these state'
ments go unchallenged, as they reflect
on our own city, and will work against
its progress aud development in the
future.
"We heartily indorse the tariff plank
of the National Democratic platform,"
said the Democratic convention of the
State of Massachusetts. This is plain
talk. The Massachusetts Democracy
pledges itself to free-trade. We shall
see whether tho people of the state
approve the pledge. We do not think
that they will. '
"We particularly emphasize," says
the Massachusetts Democratic plat
form, "the necessity of free wool, coal,
iron, and all drugs and chemicals used
in our largo manufacturing enter
prises.'' This extract will bear in
spection. It is an amplification of the
millionaire's famous aphorism, "The
people be damned." It is a bid for
the support of the rich manufacturers
in return for the bribe of free raw
material. But for the plain farmers
and laborers who produce the raw ma
terial there is no consideration what
ever; with true Democratic insolence
the convention bids these industrious
people suffer in silence.
What does "free iron" mean? asks
the Chicago Inter Ocean. We will
let that distinguished Democrat, the
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, answer. He
knows, for he has years of experience
in the iron and steel business, and he
has testified that "90 per cent of the
cost of iron ore and pig-iron ia labor."
Every dollar paid by the rich manu
facturer of Massachusetts for iron ore
or for pig-iron represents 90 cents
paid for labor. Admit these things
free and the 10,000,000 tons of iron
ore now produced in the United States
either must stay under ground, which
involves a lessening of the nation!
wage role by $9,000,000 a year, or it
must be sold in competition with for
eign ores produced from English or
Spanish mines. American wages to
iron ore miners are twice as great as
those paid in England, and four times
as great as those paid in Spain. Per
haps some of the rich manufacturers
may have the shrewdness to inquire
what the measure of their gain would
be were the duty of 75 cents per ton
on iron ore repealed and the purchas
ing power of the American market
lessened by $9,000,000 of wage money
yearly transferred from American to
English or Spanish laborers.
"Free wool" would be little, if at
all, less calamitous in its effect upon
the American market than free iron.
There is no use for manufactured prod
ucts where there is no money with
which to buy them. By far the greater
part of the money that is spent in the
great American market comes out of
the pockets of wage-earners and farm
ers. To curtail wages or profits of
these people is to lessen the purchasing
power of the American market, which
now is the best market of the world.
The Massachusetts tariff plank is
not one on which the shrewd manu
facturers of that state are likely to
place the weight of their interests.
And it is a plank that merits and will
receive the contempt of the wage'
earners, whose earnings are jeopard
ized by the cruel principle that it sup
ports.
AN OMINOUS SOUND.
Powderly in the national Knights
of Labor paper repudiates the Demo
cratic platform for 1892, concluding
thus: "The Democratic party has the
supreme gall to assume, with an air of
patronizing ownership, the privilege of
dictating just how working-men shall
vote. It claims to be the party of the
poor man. I grant that it ought to
be, for the poor have given it the
strength to live long ei.ough to see its
candidate for the presidency write
against free silver at the dictation of
Wall street; long enough to see its
national convention frame a dishonest
declaration in favor of wildcat banks;
long enough to see the principal actors
on its board squirm and shift with
every wind to catch the votes of the
poor men. Yes; the Democratic party
is the party of the poor man, and if he
continues to vote, that ticket he will
never, be anything else than
man."
a poor
It is becoming apparent, says the
Portland Sunday Welcome, that the'
Union Pacific company is arranging to
retire from the river traffic and confine
its operations exclusively to the bust
ness oi rail transportation. JNo new
craft are being built, and those of the
vessels still in fair condition are re
ported to be for sale. The palatial
steamship Victorian, constructed two
years ago at an expense of nearly
$250,000, is o the market for a price
representing but a tithe of the real
cost, and the S. G. Seed is also for sale
to any one who desires to buy. Years
ago when the O. S. N. Co. held full
sway uionay 1 could not buy the old
steamers, and after passing the stage
of usefulness they were sent to the
boneyard and broken up. Since then
there have been many changes; new
conditions nave arisen, and the ap
pearance of rival lines and continual
cutting of rates have made the business
unprofitable to the company. The As
toria ronte is no longer a paying in-
vestment, while the introduction of
the people's line on the middle river
with its Portland connections, together
with the near completion of the locks,
offers small inducements for the build'
ing of new boats and continuation of
business on the part of the railway
company. lhere will always be more
or less river traffic, hut the opportuni
ties for competition are so many that
the business can no longer be kept un
der exclusiye control, and the Union
Pacific is evidently anticipating the
future by getting out of the business
as cheaply as possible.
record in the past, may be expected to
give tho usual majority for the Re
publican ticket in November. There
are industries wLii H need protection
in the northwest, ai.J citizens will not
sacrifice their best interests to the
wild cry of free trade.
Mr. Cleveland has written another
long letter to contradict certain
charges made against him, and in this
line he appears to be kept busy,
Whether these letters completely an
swer the complaints against him is
yet to be ascertained, aud a more ju
dicious conclusion can be arrived at
after the November election.
The Populists are the unknown
factor in this campaign, and DemO'
crats bv coalition are attempting to
secure their aid to throw the election
into the house. Bj this means they
hope to elect Cleveland and defeat
Harrison. But this hope has no
very solid foundation, and will be
come very weak before election.
Henry Watterson, the uncomprom
ising editor of the intensely Demo
cratic Louisville Courier-Journal, says:
"Tell those 'protection Democrats' if
you can find them that their room is
better than iheir company. .Ihey are
not Democrats at all. They are Re
publicans; and, if they be honest men,
they will vote for Harrison. We
don't want them."
Seuator Dolph, who Las been a
member of the Oregon delegation in
Washington City for the past ten
years, has done good work for Eastern
Oreson, and the forfeiture of the Port
land-Wallula land grant and the plan
for the settlement of the title to wagon
road lands is incontrovertible evidence
of his earnest and honest efforts for
the interests of his constituents.
Governor Pennoyer has electrified
the Populists by a rousing speech at
Roseburg Saturday night He was
once the idol of Democracy in this
state; but it is fearful that be has
committed the unpardonable sin, and
will never be forgiven. The People's
party can take care of the governor
hereafter, and he will make a very eli
gible candidate for president or vice
president during the next campaign.
This is the way a Democratic organ
puts it, which is evidence of great
prejudice: "Governor Pennoyer in his
speech last Saturday gives a scathing
review to the special class legislation of
the past quarter of a century, and his
excellency told nothing but the truth.
When, however, he seems to lay most
of the responsibility at the door of the
Democratic party, his vindictiveness,
because of personal disappointment,
becomes apparent, and this fact alone
will cause the speech to lose m uch of
its influence."
The speech of Senator Dolph, de
livered in Portland Saturday night,
was a very able effort, and was a good
opening of the presidential campaign
in this state. All the issues now be
fore the American people were dis
cussed intelligently, and no one can
read his remarks without being con
vinced that the Republican party oc
cupies the only safe ground. It may
be expected that Mr. Dolph will make
several speeches in the state, and our
citizens will be privileged to hear him
next Thursday evening
Democrats are attempting by every
possible means to make political capi
tal, and every convert to the doctrine
of free-trade is applauded to the skies;
but the names of T. V. Powderly,
grand master workman of the Knights
of Labor, and George Ticknor Curtis,
the jurist and author of several text
books on law both of whom were
Democrats are never mentioned.
These men have become so completely
disgusted with the unsafe policy of the
party regarding economic affairs that
they have boldly declared themselves
in favor of the Republican candidate
for president
, A Glasgow paper publishes the sta
tintic8 of immigration from that port
for 1892, and these show that 43
started for Australia, 1,953 for Can
ada, and 20,037 for the United States.
The free-traders or "tariff reformer s
should explain why it is that ten times
as many British subjects leave a Brit
ish port for the foreign land of the
United States as sail for the British
provinces. In view of the antagonism
to protection in this country, now is
an excellent opportunity to show where
they would be under the protection of
their own British flag.
The Ashland Tiding truthfully
say 8: "if Commissioner Peck made
false returns of the effect of the Mc-
Kinley law in New York,' it should be
easy to prove their falseness. Inquiry
made of a few of the industries named
in his schedules would show Peck's re
port to he true or false, if be were
proved false in parts it would be rea
son to believe his whole report a lie.
But too many others have made simi
lar reports. A senate committee of
investigation , unanimously made a
similar report Peck's report is true
as a whole and true in detail His re
port cannot be discredited by a charge
that he burned the records." v
TELEGEAPHIO.
The Count Escapes. "
Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 4 The notorious
Count Leo de Claude, who was recently
sentenced to 40 days in the government
penitentiary at McNeil's island, escaped
yesterday. He was first missed at 2 p. m ,
and be was still on the island this morn
ing. It is believed that Warden Perry
will capture bim. De Claude was con
victed here of sending obscene matter
through the mails. He was utilized as a
trusty at tbe penitentiary and had no
trouble in escaping from tbe immediate
vicinity of tbe government buildings.
He has already served about ten days,
and tbe only reason for bis attempt to
escape is thought to be a fear of other
crimes which be bas committed resulting
in bis arrebt immediately after being released.
Was Burned to Death.
YANKTON, S. D., Oct. 4. Charles Win
chester, proprietor of a small hotel in this
city, was burned to death by an explosion 01
gasoline yesterday. He was sprinkling
gasoline on the floor of a 'small bedroom to
exterminate bedbugs The bedr ;-: just
off the kitchen, and the explosive vapor ae i
erated in the bedroom reached the kitchen,
where a gasoline stove was burning. The
atmosphere in the ki'chen took fiie and the
flames reached to the bedroom. An explos
ion followed, and a few seconds afterward
Winchester ran from the room into the open
air with bis clothing burned away , nis nai
gone and his flesh actually smouldering. His
entire body was burned to a bl'ster. He en
deavored to find re'ief by jump;ng into a tub
of swill and then rolling in the dust. He
bad :nhaled burning gasoline, and early in
the evening he died.
supremacy on tbe islands, and after Iba,
destruction 01 tne united Estates neec oy
a hurricane, tbe old concession to tbe
United States at tbe harbor of Pungo
Fango revived, aud congress appropria
ted flOO.UUU for the eaiubbsliniuQt of a
coaling station. It was necessary to ac
quire 25 acre?, needed lor a station, but
it was found there wero numerous claim
ants, and to save controversy and time
tne government was obliged to buy up
all the adverse claims, payincr $5000 for
them. Tho remainder of the appropria
tion will be applied to tbe purchase of
lands adjoining tho station proper for a
garrison that may eventually be quart
ered at tbe station. Tbe remaining funds
will be applied to the construction of a
landing wharf, plans for which have re
cently been completed.
Wiped From Earth.
Coppeyvillk, Kaa , Oct. 5, Tbe Dal-
ton gang bas been exterminated wiped
off tbe face of the earth. Tbe members
were caught like rats in a trap. Tbey
were to day shot down, bnt not until four
citizens of this place yielded up their
lives in the work of extermination. Six
of tbe gang lode into town this morning
and robbed two banks or this place.
Their raid bad become known to tbe offi
cers of the law, and when the bandits at
tempted to escape tbey were attacked by
tbe marshal's posse. Iu tbe battle wbicb
ensued four desperadoes weio killed out
right, and one so badly wounded that be
bas since died. Tbe others escaped, but
are being botly pursued. Ut the attack
ing party, four were killed, one fatally
and two seriously wounded.
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TELEGflAPHIO SEWS.
Weaver May be Killed
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 6. The news
from Pulaski ia alarming. General Wea
ver sajg ho wilt go there Saturday and
hurl defiauce at bis accusers. On the
other hand, it is openly declared be will
be killed if be uses insulting language.
Ona imprudent word may lead to bis
death. Tbe third-party men, including
many o!d soldiers of the Confederacy, ara
armicg prepaiiug to go there to protect
Weaver. A bloody fight will certainly
follow tbo firing at a single gnu, Tbe
state Democratic committee is much dis
turbed over the affiir.
Foted With the People's Party.
Boise ClTV, Idaho, Oct. 4. To-day, in
the- office of Secretary of State Pinkham, a
certificate was hied by Chairman Tillinghast,
of the Democratic state central committee,
showing that the Democrats had withdrawn
their three nominees for presidential electors,
and had substituted the names of the electoral
nominees of the People's party. The idea of
the Democrats is that if Weaver should win
in Idaho tne presidential election might be
thrown into congress, insuring a Democratic
victory. Frank Harris, the Democratic nom
inee for lieutenant-governor, withdrew iron
the ticket as soon as he learned of this action,
George V. Bryan, one of tbe withdrawn elec
toral nominees, was then nominated for lieu-
tenant-governoi.
- Murdered by the J.afla.
Chicago, Oct. 5 In investigating into
tbe death of Eligero Martino, an Italian,
killed in a saloon Sunday night, tbe po
lice have found evidence that it was the
work of the Mafia.. Seven Italians who
were present at the time of the murder
have been arrested
The Indians Want Money.
Spokane, Wash., Oct 4. Chief Saltez,
of tbe Coeur d'Alene Indians, held a confer
ence to-day with the Spokane Indians under
Chiefs Enoch, John Stevens and Thomas
Gary, relative to the removal of the latter
tribe to their portion of the Coeur d'Alene
reservation. In spite of the peace assurances
of Saltez the Spokanes were obdurate, and
demanded money instead of the lands alloted
to them, and the conference was unsatisfac
tory. According to the terms of the appro
priation each Indian over 5 years of age re
ceives 80 acres of land. The money appro
priation is to be used by Agent Hardman to
erect gristmills, buildings, purchase cattle, etc.
Transportation is to be furnished to the tribe
to the reservation.
Trouble Feared Among; the Choc taws.
Kansas City, Oct. 4. A Timet Tuska
homa special says : "The assembling of the
Choctaw council bas occasioned great excite
ment here to-day. Action upon the guberna
torial election, daring which eight political
murders were committed, is tbe first subject
for consideration. Indian .Agent Bennett is
on the ground with a company of United
States cavalry, under orders from Washington
to preserve peace at all hazzards. Nearly all
the delegates have come armed. The Jones
party has a large majority in the council, and
will doubtless declare Jones re-elected. Then
trouble will follow."
Coleman ts Geoghegau.
Los Angeles. Oct. 6. It appears Cole
man, or Geogbegan, was once arrested in
this city, and but for the miscarriage of
justice would now be in tbe California
prison.in place of the one in Oregon. Tbe
man was arrested on March 21, 1890, to
gether with another crook named Edward
Kaufman, wbo gavo tee same of T. W.
Morton, Geoghegan giving the alias of
Thomas Coleman. They were caoglit in
tbe act of pocket picking. As is tbe cus
tom, the men were photographed at once
and pictures sent to the authorities in
other cities tor Identification. In tbe
meantime, however, tbe men were re
leased ou $300 cash bail. The crooks
lost no time in getting ont of town, and
for a time all trace of them was lost. In
due season information was received from
Chicago identifying Coleman as Geogbe
gan and .Morton as Kaufman, and it was
ascertained both men were professional
criminals sf a dangerous type, having
served a time in eastern prisons Nothing
more was beard of them until their arrest
in Portlaud, December 22, 1890, for as
sault with a deadly weapon. Tbey were
duly tried and ueoguegan was convicted,
but Mortoa went free and again dropped
out of sight. When Chief Glass and De
tective Moffatt saw the dispatches in
which Coleman denied that be ever went
by the name of Geogbegan, tbey looked
up bis picture on file, and found be was
tbe man. Tbe authorities in this city
are convinced that Coleman is none other
than Geoghegan.
The Democrats) Nirecp Urorgta
Atlanta, G.i , Oct. 0. Complete re
turns from Georgia give Northern a ma
jority of 70,177 for governor.
The Atlanta Conslitulion't semi-official
returns gathered by special courier from
iu entire state make Governor Northern's
majority 70,000. Peck, the third-Dartv
candidate, carried only eight out of 137
counties. He was beaten in bis own
county. The Democrats elect the entire
legislative representative ticket, exnent
four Republicans and 10 thirrl.nartv
men, aad every senatorial district eiceDt
two, which are doubtful.
The flew Umatilla House.
THE DALLES. OREGON
SINNOTT & HSH. Proprietors
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The Awards.
Oregonlin, Octobor G.
Dr J R Cardwell, Dr O P S Plummer
and Henry E Dosch were tbe committee
on awards, and their decisions did not
evolve a sinele aoneal. Wasco' countv
was awarded the prizes given tho county
uibkiok me nnest ana largest disnlav
fruits and lbs most artistic display.
xumo were ine maivia jal awards:
Finest and largest disnlav of fruit.
f Heald; of dried fruits. Dr O P Plum
mer; of apples, C. P Hjald; of pears. Sam
creighton, ibe Dalles; of peaches, Fran
ureighton, The Dalles; of igrapes, Mr
Cushing, Tbe Dalles; of plums and
prunes in gloss, A Anderson. Tbe Dalles
ot lruit put up in gloss, A Anderson;
preserved fruit nut ud bv a ladv. Mri
JJelsman ; second finest and largest dls
play of apples, W H H Morsan. Sauvie
island ; six beat plates of anoles. W H 1
juorgan : ot peaches, frank Creighton ; of
pears, oam ureighton; tbreo plates of
nnest and largest varieties of aDDles.
Henry Preege, Hood Riuer: ot Dears, if
a. 11 morgan ; nnest and largest bnncb of
grapes in glass, r" A Beufert; largest
cluster ot grapes, John Shram ; largest
pcacoes in glass, A X Marsh. Tbe Dalles
best display of figs in glass. Captain E L
rraii, oaiem.
Will Not be There.
Washington, Oct. 4 it is stated that aj
the meeting of the cabinet to-day tbe presi
dent intimated to his associates that the con
dition of Mrs. Harrison was such that he
would not leave her bedside, and that in con
sequence he would be compelled to abandon
his plans to be present at the Columbian cele
bration in New York next week and later at
Chicago. All the members of the cabinet
will be present at both celebrations. The
president will be represented by Vice-President
Morton.
Fusion In North Dakota.
Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 4. The
fusion of the Democrats and People's party
is now completed. The state central commit
tee announces the with drawl of Democratic
candidates for presidential electors in favor
of the Weaver electors, and indorsing George
F. Adams, the People's party candidate, for
commissioner ot agriculture and labor. Ibe
Democrats now have only one straight candi
date, O'Brien, tor congress.
Tennyson Jfasslna; Away.
London, Oct, 4. This evening gravest
fears are now entertained in legard to Tenny
son. 1 nough nope is not abandoned, it is
thought probable his hours are cumbered.
Though very low, he occasionablly takes
nourishment Tetegrams are Sowing into
Haslemoc from all parts of the United King
dom and America.
At 5 p. M. the patient's condition is critical.
Beyond Keeorery.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 6. A heavy
cloud of despondency bos gathered about
the executive mansion, and tbe president,
his family and intimate friends realize
that Mrs. Harrison is beyond recovery.
Tbey bave fougbt against that belief for
many weeks, and tbe physicians have
sought to bold cut bope, but tbe troth
bas at last been faced, and tbey feel con
vinced now that no earthly skill can
bring tbe distinguished and patient suff
erer back to health. Tbe mental and
physical strain upon the president during
tbe last two months has been very great
and has left its mark upon him. At the
cabinet meeting to day Mr. Harrison for
tbe first time gave outward evidence of
tbe great affliction which is hanging over
bim. His advisors saw it and consider
ately withdrew, seeing that be was too
deeply moved to discuss affairs cf state
under such trying circumstances. Tbe
strain upon tbe president has been almost
more than be could bear. His anxiety
tor tne lute ot bis wtte has been rendered
doubly acute by tbe demands made upon
bim by tbe exigencies of the presidential
campaign, as well as by important affairs
of state that bave called for consideration
and adjustment.
THE DAILY KEPORT.
Washington, Oct. 6. Mrs. Harrison
passed another comparatively comfort
able day. and to night is reported to be
holding ber own. There is no appreci
ao;e change in ber condition.
Tor fient
The room in the brick Cuildin?. corner of
Union and Second streets, adioinine Flovd
Showu's drag store. For terms apply to
iurs. a. a. nope.
NEW Tl-IJAY.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The editorial association closed its
session in this city this evening, and a
more harmonious one has not been held
in the state. While our citizens ap
preciated the honor of having the con-
Ten tion held at The Dalles, they re
gretted very much that the devastat
ing fire of September, 1891, destroyed
their most commodious hall and most
substantial business block, and for this
reason the reception could not be as
complete, nor the city present as at
tractive appearance as it would have
done under other circumstances. Not
withstanding, a hearty welcome was
accorded the editors, and we can truth
fully say that a more intelligent con
course ot ladies and gentlemen bave
never honored The Dalles by their
presence. -
The speech of Senatar Dolph set
very many right on the money ques
tion.
If New York goes Democratic in
November Wall street millionaires
will freely use their money.
Carl Schurz is again in the field ad
visiDg Republican's to vote the Demo
cratic ticket, and he has been doing
this ever since Greeley ran for presi
dent in 1872. He will, no doubt, con
tinue in this same line of political
work while he can get persons to read
his letters or listen to his speeches.
Why do the Republican papers in
sist that the Federal Elections bill,
commonly known as the Force bill, is
a dead issue) Was it not a Republi
can measure, championed by President
Harrison! Why do they seek to dodge
it? Marion County Democrat. Be
cause it was defeated in a Republican
senate.
1
The calamity-howlers, who try to
make persons believe that the present
evils are more distressing than those
suffered in former eras in our his
tory, should carefully peruse the tales
ot sunenng during free-trade epochs.
The fact is, the world at large was
never better or freer than at the pres
ent time. - .
The political fight is on once more
in Oregon, and .this state, true to its
Attempted Suicide.
Ochoco Review.
Last Sunday night about 11 o'clock a
man by tbe name of Starring attempted
to take bis own life by cutting bis left
arm with a razor just below tbe elbow.
Starring came to tbis place from Pen
dleton three or four weeks ago, and com
menced working for C. M. Elkins in . bis
blacksmith shop, where be has been up
to the time of his attempt to commit sui
cide. Tbo strangeness of bis demeanor
was observed by a nurabei of persons
Sunday morning . and he very soon
changed from an object of idle curiosity
to the spectator -to ona of concern, as
Starring showed signs ol violent insan
ity. In tbe evening he went to bis bed
room, back of Elkins' shop, and those
who had witnessed bis strange, actions
during tbe day, feeling that he might in
jure property or do himself bodily barm,
resolved to watch bim. At the hour
above mentioned he was beard making
considerable noise and upon closer inves
tigation be could be beard saying,
have cut my arm and will soon die, then
it will all be over with." The door was
broken down by the watchers and Star
ring was found lying on tbe bed witb an
ugly gash in bis arm extending to the
bone and bleeding profusely. Dr. Belk
nap was at once summoned wbo dressed
tbe wound, and Starring is now in a fair
way of a speedy recovery. Tbe cause of
his derangement was ascertained to be
tbe excessive use of morphine, cocaina
and a number of other good things. He
takes enough of these drugs daily to
effectually put to sleep a dozen of strong
men.' Of cburse it will be understood
without stating that Starring is now a
county charge.
Fight With Kobbera.
Kansas City, Oct. 5. A special from
Coffey ville, Kan., says: Bob and Grant
Dalton, Tom Heddy and an unknown
member of tbe Dalton gang lie dead in
tbis city. Emmet Dalton is mortally
wounded ; City Marshal C T. Connelly,
George Cabino and Charles Brown, a
shoemaker, are dead ; Cashier Thomas G.
Ayers, of the First National bank, and
Lucius Baldwin, a cleric in Reed Bros',
store, are fatalfy wounded, and T. A.
Reynolds and Lewis Beitz slightly in
jured, all resulting from an attempt of
tbe Dalton gang to rob tbe banks of C.
M. Condon & Co. and tbe First National
in this city this morning. One man
escped, but will be caught before evening.
bix members ot too gang came into
town on horseback. Leaving tbe animals
in an alley, tbey walked rapidly across
tbe square, four entering Condon's and
two going to tbe First National bank.
At Condon's bank Cashier Ball told tbem
the time lock would not open for 5 or 10
minutes. Tbe robbers said they would
wait, meantime -covering Ball and Teller
Carpenter with Winchesters and taking
the money in tbe drawer.
Bob and Emmet Dalton were tbe visi
tors to the First National. Here were
Cashier Ayers, his son Bert, and Teller
W. H. Shepherd. Tbey were forced to
give up all tbe money in tbe safe. Tbe
Dal ton's then forced tbem out of tbe front
door, following tbem. An alarm in tbe
meantime bad been given, and, as they
came out, George Cabin and Express
Agent Cox shot and wounded one of the
robbers badly.
Emmet Dalton cannot live and has
made a partial statement, stating that bis
gang was tbe same that robbed tbe Pa
cific Express car on tbe Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railroad at a station in Indian
territory, last July, and a number of other
daring robberies. The others implicated
in the attempted robbery endeavored to
escape, but were wounded, and the body
of one of tbem was found near tbe edge
of the city.
Where They Should be.
Astobia, Or., Oct. 6, Jack Melville
and George Baker were to day sentenced
to tbe penitentiary for five years each.
Melville and Baker fandbagged and rob
bed Erick Jobnson tbe night of February
z, last, ibe two men sent up are tough
characters and the authorities have had a
bard time bringing tbem to justice
After tbe crime, Melville escaped to tbe
Washington side of tbe river, and was re
arrested 10 Aberdeen, Pacific county. He
broke jail there and led tbe officials a
chase all oyer Washington until arrested
in Port lownsend.
THE CASE 18 MYSTERIOUS.
The body of W. A. Bullen, the appren
tice wbo disappeared from tbe ship Errol
tbe night of September 25, was found to
night in tbe bay, opposite Alderbrook.
Bullen was supposed to bave swam
ashore and gone to Portland. Tbe body
was taken to tbe morgue, wbere it was
identified by Captain McMillan and four
apprentices from tbe Errol. Bullen was
only 18 years of age, and was a handsome
young man. An inquest will be held to
morrow. Tbe fact of bis body being
tonnd aoove tne city nas aroused suspic
ion as to tbe manner of his death, as a
body Das never oeen known to float from
tbe lower bay, wbicb is wbere tbe Errol
was lying, to a point above tbe city. An
investigation will probably he held when
Coroner Pobl returns from Portland. :
No. of Bank, S441.)
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
at Tbe Dalles, in the Stats of Oregon, at the cloee ot
business, September 80, 1892.
EESOURCE8:
Loans sad discounts .$117,970 23
Overdrafts secured and unsecured. 12,948 99
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 12,600 00
ohku, oecunues, juugments,ciauns, etc 8,1 a 51
isue irom approvea reserve sireuis 6,074 14
Due from other National Banks 9,428 22
uue irom state uanKs ana Hankers IS1 31
Banking-house, fumitnre. and fixtures.. 2.001 Sfi
Current expenses and taxes paid Sitt 80
Premiums on U. 8. bonds 2,000 00
;uecKs anu ouier casn items 1,644 Sz
Fractional paper currency, nickels, and
cents 15 86
Specie 18,666 90
Legal tender notes 190 00
iteaemption fund witb u 8. Treasurer (6
per cent, ox oreuiauonj boZ SO
Total.......... $192,088 12
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid in ..t 60,000 00
Surplus fund 12,000 00
unuivHieu pronts 4,045
National Bank notes outstanding;.! 11,250 00
individual deposits suolect to eneck. Sfi ftia tu
Demand certificates of deposit 28,788 M
Total
State of Oregon 1
.9192,088 12
County of Wasco
do solemnly swear that the above statement is true
to tne oest oi my knowledge ana belief.
a. At. bull, ussnler.
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this 0th dav
m vctooer, lows. trans MUfxru,
.Notary rubhc for Oregon.
Correct Attest : J. S. ScHEsca. 1
Ed. M. Williams, V Directors,
O0. A. Lubs,
FOR SALE.
QTOOK RANCH AT AUCTION. The undersigned.
fifflBMiwrM tne estate or A. finlayson
deceased, will offer for sale by public auction, at
rriaevme, crook county, Oregon, on October 18.
1892, at 1 o'clock P. M , the desirable property
koowd as tne -nye raucn, situated in tne urooked
River valley, about 24 miles from Prinevllie. the
county seat uf Crook county, and on the stage road
from Prineville to Burns. The ranch consist of 800
acres of deeded land, besides some wagon road and
other entered land held under lease, and ia taken so
as to control the waters of Horse Haven creek for a
distance of 6 miles. Besides this, Crooked river runs
through the land, affording a never-failing water
supply for all purposes. There are about 260 acres
under cultivation, 7o of which are in alfalfa and un
der irrigation, and about 400 acces enclosed. There
is also a good sheep dipping station, with boilers.
tanks, etc, and a number of good cabins and corrals
used in the sheep business. There are .bout 60 tons
or good grain ana alfalfa bay, besides miaoellansoua
effects, all of which will be sold with the Dlace:
also will go with the place all the right to the out-
Blue range oounecbcu werewitn, ana sumdent to run
from 6000 to 10,000 sheep and 160 head of cattle.
The surveyed line ot the Oregon Pacific railroad
passes within 26 miles of the place, and as soon as
completed toy property will more tnan double In
value. Terms of snle One-half cash; balance la
three (3) annual payments, with interest and as-
ten.
curily on the rand
JOSEPH alACEACHERN.
octStd
A Probable Harder Mystery.
" Omaha, Neb., Oct. 5 Two little girls,
while picking coal n tbe East bottoms,
discovered tbe body of a man lying in
tbe woods near Eigbtb and Dodge streets,
last evening. It was recognized as C. G.
miller, mayor of South Omaha. In. tbe
forehead near the temple was a bullet
wound. Tbe suicide theory is scouted
dj toe mayor's mend . nd some tram"
biers in Magic City are accused of know
ing something about bow the man met
his death.
Dead ob tke Desert.
Phoenix, A. T., Oct. 6. Yesterday the
bodies of two Mexicans, who bad died of
thirst, were found on tbe desert east of
Yuma. Tbey were named Henrique
Conzales and Pedro Hsrces, and left
camp 10 days ago to prospect in tbe Cor
dera mountains. Not having been beard
from, their friends went in search of tbem,
and found signs of tbem at tbe first water
boles, which were dry. Farther on they
found a book in which one of them had.
written : "No water in the wells. We
are getting delirious and are going
north." Five miles farther tbe bodies
were found, and tbey bad been badly
torn by wolves. These victims make 10
men wbo bave. died on tbat desert this
fall, besides others of whom no record has
been kept, and whose bodies may never
be recovered owing to the ravages of
wild anims!a and constantly shitting
sands, which wtil cover from sight parts
of bodies leu intact by vultures and ccy
oles. '
Oar Coaling gtatloa at ranaoa.
Washington, Oct. 5. At last tbe
United States is in a position to establish
the long desired coaling station at Samoa.
During the ugly complications there
growing out of the claim of Germany to
Destitution la Hamburg.
Hamburg. Oct. 6. Tbe police bave re
fused to allow tbe keepers of small shops
to bold a meeting to consider tbe precar
ious condition of tbeir affairs. More tbao
3000 men had responded to tbe call. The
city Kovernment feared tbat the bitter
ness and distress of tbe tradesmen wonld
lead to violent scenes and perhaps riot,
and was unwilling to risk tbe danger tbat
the starying workmen might be aroused
to action by tbe example. To-day there
were 32 fresh cases of cholera, 11 deaths
and 121 burials in tbe city. In the bote
pitals there are 761 patients. Tbe num
ber of burials in last August and Sept
ember exceeds the number in August and
September, 1S91. by 10,505. ,
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