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The Times-Mountaineer SATURDAY .. .DECEMBER 3, 1892 SOUTHERN- TARIFF REFORM. Congressman Catchings, of Missis ippi, Is reported as offering this solu tion of the Democratic difficulty in re lation'to "tariff reform:" He would repeal the McKinley bill, and live un der the Republican tariff of 1883. He seems to be quite conscious of Demo cratic inability to originate a tariff law thae will not endanger the future of his party by creatine commercial dis aster. - It is to be remembered that the Re publican tariff of 1883, Bays a Chicago exchange, is the one so severely "con- : demned by Mr. Cleveland when presi dent; the one that a Democratic house of representatives soughCto supersede by the defunct Mills bill; the one that all Democratic newspapers and orators denounced as "more of a war tariff, though framed in time of peace, than the Morill tariff of 1861." But let us see what would happen if the Repub lican tariff of 1883 were to come into force again. There would be an increase of $60, 000,000 a year from, customs duties. . Thore would be a restoration of the duty of 3 cents a pound on all sugars ranging Ibetween 16 and 17 Dutch standard, and of 3 cents on all above 20 Dutch standard, and of 2J cents between 13 and 16 Dutch standard, and of 1 4-10 cents on the lowest quality of raw sugar. All these sugars now come in free, except those above 16 Dutch standard, and these only pay J a cent a pound. The effect of a re turn to the tariff of 1883 would be to send sugar np to 8 and 10 cents again, and to make sugar trusts absolute in power. There would be a reduction of 10 per cent in the number of articles ad mitted free by the McKinley bill. There would be an increase of the duties on nearly all kinds of iron ware and on all kinds of drags and chem icals. There would be a reduction ot duty on nearly all kinds of farm produce, and a reopening of the American mar ket to Canadian barley and other grains. ' There would be an average increase of nearly 100 per cent on lumber du ties. ; But the tin-plate industry which is as yet a northern trade would be destroyed, and the sugir trust and the southern sugar planters again would levy tax upon every northern break fast table. . This is what Mr. Catchings, who is a fair sample of the southern congress man, understands the phrase "tariff . reform" to mean. ' MAKE THE TEST. During the last campaign Geo. - Ticknor Curtis, a life long Democrat and an authority on constitutional questions, refused to act with the party because of the free-trade plank in the '.Chicago platform. He was taught constitutional law and political econ omy by Daniel Webster and Joseph Story, and has been a firm adherent to the doctrine of protection ever since ' hA uifc hid first hftllnL nnarlv Rixtv - . years ago. In speaking of the desire expressed by some Republicans that the Democrats in congress will inau curate tariff for revenue only. Mr. Curtis says: I notice that certain Republicans have ex . pressed the hope that the Democrats will gain a majority in the senate so that the experiment pf free-trade can be tried. They think it will fail and that the Republican party will thus regain power, which they will thereafter hold for long course of years. I do not like such tactics. They bear too close a resemblance to. the tactics of yonr adversaries. They went for free' trade in order to gain politioal power. Yon are advised to go for free-trade, temporarily, in order to recover the power that yon bave . lost. I do not wish the experiment of free- trade to be tried for this or any other pur pose This is not a coantry in which it should be tried, for it will inevitably result in an incalculable loss of national and indi vidua! wealth and in great injury to the laboring people, who are employed in all .kinds of manufactures. it is conndently believed by many that protection is the only safe policy for the United States, and yet there are honest citizens who cannot be convinced of the benefit of Any system except by practical experience and de sire a test to be made of free-trade. . Hard, stubborn facts are required by them, and after four years of tariff for . revenue only, it is presumed they would be - satisfied with protection. Until this is tried there will be a de sire for a change, and now that the Democrats have full control of both the executive and legislative branches . of the government, it may tend to es tablish permanently the safe industrial policy pursued by statesmen of all par ties since the inception of the republic . for them to make the test of their doc- . trice. The proposition that convict labor could be profitably employed in con structing public ' roads is one that meets with general favor, and this would in no manner cause unfair com petition with wage-earners in any of the usual vocations. There is the greatest necessity in Oregon for im proved highways, and the reason they are in the present deplorable condition is that the counties through which they rnn cannot afford to better them ibvery year the roads to the interior require a great amount of work, and - this is quite a hardship on farmers and taxpayers, The convicts in the penitentiary, if put to work on these, would find constant employment, and they would not be doing work that was the means of furnishing' bread to honest laborers. It cannot be expected that the Re publican members of the senate will support any of the free-trade meas ures introduced by Democrats, lor this would be treason to the principles of , the party, and would incur the just censure of every Republican in the country. The views, as expressed by Senator Cullom, on his return from Illinois to Washington City, will re ceive the endorsement of the party in all portions of the country. He said: " I have no idea that the senate will carry out the plans suggested by the enthusiastic Democrats of passing the Springer free-wool bill and the vari ous other piecemeal tariff bills which are pending before the finance com mittee of the senate. It is for the Democrats to carry out their free trade plans, and not for the Republi cans. So far as I am personally con cerned, I want to see them bring for ward their bill for a revision of the tariff. They will encounter no dilatory tactics on our part I am anxious to see the bill pass as soon as poasible, so that the country may judge whether wages will go up or down nnder a free-trade policy." The right of domicile has been a privilege granted foreigners in all countries, and it is considered an evi dence of barbarism for this to be de nied. But there may be emergencies in which it may be restricted, and the "welfare of every country demands some discrimination between desirable and undesirable classes of immigra tion. In case of infectious or conta gious diseased, such as the cholera or smallpox, it is a sanitary measure that all communication with the infected country cease, and this has been a rule with all nations. But in the mon archies of Europe there are political lepers anarchists and communists who should receive no more cordial welcome than patients from a cholera hospital. It is the purpose of govern ment not only to protect the physical health of its citizens, but also to throw some safeguards around the perma nency of its institution against inter nal disorders from foreign malcontents and political mischief-breeders. Leg islation is pertinent in both these cases, and the welfare of the people and self protection demand, in these instances, prompt action. During this season of the year very little work can be dona at the Locks, and the delay in beginning operations nnder the contract system is not there fore disastrous to the early completion of this much desired improvement It seems that the lowest bid received has been recommended to be accepted, and as soon as the bonds are approved by the government this will be done. Congress wil convene this month, and the Oregon delegation will see that there is no unnecessary delay. Our people may confidently expect that the middle Columbia will be prac tically open in two or perhaps three years, ana mat wortc during next summer will be very lively. The hopes of those' interested will soon be realized regarding this portion of the Columbia river, and their energies should be directed towards improving the navigation of this great artery, of commerce above The Dalles. Water transportation is cheaper than rail, and shippers are entitled to that con sideration from the government which will afford them every facility to send produce to market by the most avail able route. The national convention in the in terest of the Nicaragua canal is no w in session in New Orleans, and the project is of sufficient commercial im portance to attract the attention of all . portions of the United Stat es, That a direct route, by water, between the Atlantic and Pacific seaboard would tend to unite more closely the interests of both portions of the coun try cannot be denied, and it. would furnish an available route for foreign ships to reach this coast without mak ing the circuitous and dangerous trip around the Horn. It would bring California and Oregon thousands of miles nearer Europe, and by that means enhance the value of commerce with the old world. As a business undertaking it would be a good invest ment, and our government could well afford the outlay, especially when it is considered that .France is making every effort to complete a competitive route by way of the isthmus of Panama. v The monetary conference in session at Brussels is not making much pro gress towards bi-metallism, and the difficulties appear as insurmountable as at any time in the history of the world. Commercial nations are firmly attached toward a gold standard, with silver as a circulating medium to a cer tain limit They do - not want to ex periment, fearing that it might cause depression in business consequent upon the fluctuation of values. Great Brit ain leads the world in commerce, and as her trade is now carried on by means of bills of exchange, on a gold basis, she desires no change to a metal whose value is regulated by the amount in circulation and the productiveness of mines. Bi-metallism; it is very evi dent, will not be adopted by the Brus sels conference, and very little im provement in national currencies can be expected to 'result from the diverse opinions of the representatives of dif ferent countries. The interstate commerce commission has rendered a decision that the Union and Northern Pacific railroads cannot giye Spokane terminal rates, as it is not brought in competition, the same as Seattle, Tacoma and Portland, with water transportation. Ever since the Great Northern reached the city of Spokane the people have expected terminal rates as soon as the-line was completed; but this decision of the in terstate commission will effectually debar interior points from claiming the privileges of the same low rates as those granted cities on navigable rivers or on the seacoast. - For bread, cakes or pie from Ruch's Pio neer bakery, go to Campbell Bros. CONGRESSIONAL RETURNS. The latest summary of congres sional returns, says the Inter Ocean, shows that the next house of repre sentatives will stand, Democrats, 218; Republicans, 128; Populists, 8. The Populists made a much better showing from the presidential than from the congressional point of view. General Weaver polled over 800,000 votes, but the hope of having the balance of power in the house was absurdly un warranted by the result Not a single congressional district at the south was carried by the new party. Even Watson was retired. Only one district east of the Mis souri river was carried by the new party. Minnesota elected one Popu list to two Democrats and four Re publicans. Colorado divided her two between the Populists and the Demo crats; Nevada took her one Congress man from the Populist ranks; Ne braska elected one Democrat, three Republicans, and two Populists, and the Kansas delegation stands two Democrats, three Republicans, and three Popnlists. It will thus be seen that all the eight come from strongly Republican states. Two of the. eight come from silver states, and so long as the silver question is an open one, those states will make everything sub ordinate to free coinage. Nevada and Colorado know what tbey want, and labored under no misapprehention. They knew that neither Harrison nor Cleveland could be expected to ever sign a free coinage bill, and so they were opposed to them both. In the atates of Kansas, Nebraska and Min nesota free coinage was subordinated to a general unrest beneath the burdens incident to the adolescent stage of development. Those states have passed beyond childhood without having reached their majority. The eruption is a rash that will soon dis appear. Those, pimples do not indi cate small-pox or even the measles. Let them alone and they will soon disappear. There is nothing at all alarming in the political condition of those serai-pioneer states. The northern states to show a Dem ocratic majority in the bouse are California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indi ana, New Jersey, New York, and Wisconsin. The Indiana delegation stands 11 to 2, New Jersey 6 to 2, Connecticut 3 to 1, New York 20 to 14, Wisconsin 6 to 4, California 4 to 3, and Illinois 12 to 10. Thus it will be seen that while Indiana is the most Democratic of the northern states, Illinois is the least so of any in the list There are five Republicans from the states which once formed part of the slave territory of the country, namely, two from Missouri, two from Tennes see, and one from Jventuctry. lne city of St. Louis is Republican, and there is a Republican section in the northern portion of Missouri The Republicans have generally had one Kentucky district and two or three representatives in Tennessee. Those three states are strongly Democratic without frauds or intimidation, and have had fairly honest elections. The cotton states farther south are kept solidly Democratic by the practical disfranchisement of a majority of the people, and not even the Populist movement could make any break in that solidity. No doubt some Republicans will be unseated. The present house elected two years ago stands: Republicans, 88; Democrats, 236, and Alliance, or Populist members, 3. The latter held their o rrn, the Republicans gained 40. This was a large gain, but so much le33 than reasonably expected as to be a grievous disappointment. There are now four territories, Utah, .Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. All except the latter went Democratic, and there will be a strong effort to bring all except Oklahoma into the sisterhood of states. This would be especially calamitous in the case of Utah, for it would probably have the effect to give polygamy a new lease of life. . New. Mexico is utterly unfit for self-government, so large a proportion of the population consisting of "Greas ers." Arizona has too small a 'popu lation now to constitute a state, but has a very considerable element of en terprise and intelligence. It is likely to be Republican in 1896. . L EDITORIAL NOTES. President Harrison has intimated that the Monroe doctrine will be en forced regarding the Panama canal, and his position will receive the sup port of a(l true Americans. Foreign ers should not control the politics or commerce of this continent The latest telegrams from the sick bed of Hon. James G. Blaine contain the pleasing intelligence that he is im proving. It would be a severe blow on his fellow citizens for this great statesman to pass away, when, appar ently, there are many years of useful life in store for him. The storm-cloud which has hovered over the northwest and spent its fury in heavy rains during the past few days was, according to the opinion of some weather prophets, caused by the proximity of the comets. At this season of the year, comet or no comet, storms are of usual occurrence. A young lady of Sprague.Wash., has just made final proof on 150 acres of land, located southeast of that city. She is one of the many girlf!n that state who bave taken up and improved homesteads, and such women redeem the sex from the charge of not being competent to fill the active and useful employments. Mr. Cleveland has thrown cold water npan the ardor of the army of office seekers, and is determined not to be annoyed by them until after bis inauguration. If persons are very urgent in the matter they are liable to be "snubbed" by him; but this will not deter the ordinary politician from making his wants known. A Northern Pacific train was held op a few days ago near Tacoma, Wash., and this will furnish another oppor tunity for Detective Sullivan to dis play his cleverness. Oregon and Washington have an unenviable rep utation for murders and robberies, and it is time this was stopped by the punishment of the perpetrators. The Republicans have inaugarated their ideas of the tariff in the national policy, and since the Democracy is in power in both branches of congress it should attempt to change this to that advocated bv the Chicago platsorm. - It is only fair that the country should have a test of tariff for revenue only, since it so emphatically demanded it at the polls. Mrs. Lease is a prominent candidate for senator from Kansas, and, if elect ed, will be the only lady who has ever ocennied a seat in congress. She is a 1 " lady of ability, and, no doubt, would do no discredit to her state in the mat ter of statesmanship; but she might be deficient somewhat in being attracted toward the beverage of congressional "cold tea." - The country is not absolutely safe from the cholera plague, and it is yet necessary to enforce quarantine regu lations at tbe ports of entry. If the disease should spread, it would miti gate its severity and perhaps check its progress for stringent sanitary reguia tions to be followed in all cities. Cleanliness is said to be next to God liness, and it undoubtedly promotes the health and comfort of individuals. The case of Dr. Briggs and .the Presbyterian church is not definitely settled yet, and the New York pres bytery, now in session, is hearing sev eral charges of heresy against him. It seems impossible for Dr. Briggs' church to advance to his views on the ological matters, and it is just as im possible for him to bend to suit what is termed orthodoxy, so harmony does not and cannot exist Considerable excitement is created in certain portions of the country caused by the apprehension that the comet which is soon to mark his fiery path through the heavens will collide with this little world of ours and knock the place in which we live into "smithereens." This would be very unfortunate for the Democratic party, after the signal victory of November 8th, and it would be a disappointment to the cherished hopes of verymany office-seekers. The Democrats will find no holiday amusement in dealing with the affairs of state which will present themselves for adjustment on the assembling of congress. By fair promises on na tional questions they secured the presidency, and now 65,000,000 of people are watching them to Bee if they will redeem ' their pledges. There are questions in rela tion to the tariff and the currency which have to be met honestly and squarely, and they alone will be re' sponsible for the legislation enacted. If the Democrats are truthful wh en they make the statement that bot h Blaine and Clarkson knew that the high tariff bill of McKinley would de feat the Republicans, it is very .im portant that an extra session should be called to remedy the evil and satisfy the demands of the people. Demo cracy has claimed to be the party of the people, and it claims that the last election was Democratic because the people demanded free-trade. v With both branches of congress in possession of the Democrats this may be granted almost immediately. Governor Pennoyer, referring to the change on his military staff, said to a Statesman reporter: "The change was for political, not personal reasons, Colonel Miller two years ago ran for congress on a free coinage platform This year he ran as an elector for Cleveland, who is implacably hostile to free coinage. I did not choose to have as advisor, military or political, anyone capable of such an acrobatic feat The colonel, however, was no worse than the party generally. I would have decapitated every Dem o- crat who made such a somersault if I could." TELEGBAPHI0 SEWS. Murderer Hanged by a nob. Hiawatha, Kan.; Nov. 29. At midnight last night a colored mob stormed the jail, took ont Commodore True, a negro tough, hanged him to a tree and riddled his body with bullets for killing Will Walthill, one of the deacons of the African Methodist church, without provocation, at a Thanksgiving sup per given by the church Burned by Gasoline. JACKSON, Mich., Nov. 29. Mrs. Walter Bullinger, her daughter Josie and her 16-months-old child were fearfully burned this evening by the explosion of gasoline, as the mother was lighting a stove to prepare sup per. Josie will die and the baby is probably fatally burned. Mrs. Bullinger's bu-ns, while dangerous, are not considered fatal,' BMwi to meets. VlKGINIA ClTY, Nev., Nov. 29 William Hughes and Edward Nottle, were blown to pieces in the Kenosha tunnel 01 tne sierra Nevada mine this morning. They had been working in the face of the. tunnel and had prepared several holes for a blast. It is sup posed that they exploded a cap or dropped a candle into a box of powder while firing the cartridge. The Gem Rioters' Trial. KATHDRUM, Idaho, Nov. 29. the pro ceedings in the trial of the Coem d'AIene rioters to-day were remarkable as one of the most stubborn contests upon the selection of a trial jury in the history of the criminal jur isprudence of Idaho. Hours were spent in the sharp examination of a single juror. When the court adjourned to-night, but little progress had been made. T. Her. Patton Dead. SALEM, Nov. 29. Thomas McFadden Patton, one of Oregon's earliest pioneers and most prominent citizens, died suddenly and unexpectedly here this afternoon, from heart failure. Mr. Fatton came overland in 1852, and occupied many responsible and honorable positions. At the time of his deaih he was eminent commander of Oregon commandery, and had been secretary of Masonic grand lodge and for 18 years chairman of the com mittee on foreign correspondence of the grand chapter. In May, 1884, he was appointed by President Arthur consul to xliogo, Japan, which position he filled until relieved by Cleveland m 1887. A Man Frauneiseo Shooting Scrape. San Francisco, Nov. 29. James Fo garty, a gardener by occupation?- fiied two shots at George Sent last night, one of which took effect in the latter's left thigh. He then sent a bullet through his own head, inflicting a mortal wound. The shooting took place on the street and Sent was unaware of his danger. Fogarty lelt a letter addressed to the public press, charging William Sent father of . - . ... 1 , . . tne injured man, wiui naviug tea mm r og- arty) into a speculation in mining stocks whereby he bad lost I2400. Fogarty some years ago was in the employ of Sent, who at that time was president ot the Bodie Mining Company, bent darned tbat he induced Foeartv to purchase stock, ' or that he ever had any of the latter's stock in his keeping. TELEGRAPHIC. A Prison On. break. SAN QUENTIN, Cal., Nov. 29. Two con victs attempted to escape from prison at 5 o.clock this morning by scaling a balcony. They were seen by the guard, who warned them fo stop, but they failed to do so, and he immediately fired on them, instantly killing the first one named Marshall, and wounding the other man named Billy Miner, who was then captured. Marshall was sentenced from Sacramento for burglary to 30 years' im prisonment, and has served seven years. Billy Miner was convicted of stage robbery, and had served 12 years of his 25 years' sen tence. He was sentenced from Tuolumne county, and came to the prison December 21, 1 881. He had lost all bis credits for pre viously trying to escape, and was serving out his 25 years' sentence, Marshall; whose first name was Joseph, was sent to prison April 16, 1005, on toree commitments tor burglary. Like Miner, he had lost his credits by at tempting to escape from prison, and his term would not have expired until 1915. Both convicts occupied cell 47, and it is believed they had planned the escape for several days. This morning at 5 o'clock the guard, A. W. Alexander, noticed them outside their cell and saw them making for the balcony. He called to them, but they only accelerated their speed. He then fired aifu Marshall fell, rid dled with buckshot. Miner was shot in the cheek and also received a bullet through the throat. He is in the hospital and is seriously wounded. -The coroner's jury is now hold ing an inquest over Marshall's remains. tro Una the Track. TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 29. The Northern Pacific railroad is being patrolled by armed men to-night, all the way from Tacoma to the Columbia river, a distance of over loo miles. The patrolmen have orders to shoot any man caught tampering with the track. Superin tendent Joseph McCabe is determined to cap ture the men who have attempted to wreck the overland train three times within the week, if possible, and at all events te securely guard the safety of the passengers. Before day break this morning he had Tacoma detectives at the scene of last night's attempted wreck between Napavine and Kewaukum, sending them down on a special engine. No further clues of the wreckers have been reported. One Killed ana One Wounded. CALIENTE, Cal., Nov. 29. News is re ceived of a tragedy at Kernville, growing out of claims to a rich gold mine recently, discov ered there. The Gibson brothers,, who dis covered the mine, gave a half-interest therein to the Burton brothers on condition that the latter would develop the mine. It is claimed the Burton boys took out papers alleging sole ownership and took possession of the claim. On Sunday evening the Burtons were shot from ambush by unknown parties. Fletcher Burton was killed and his brother mortally wounded. The Death Bate Increasing. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 29. The typhoid fever epidemic grows more interesting with each successive day. Though there was a falling off in the number of new cases to-day, the death rate has increased. The latest theory advanced for the scourge is the result of the late overflow, a great deal of stagnant water being left in cellars along the river front. There have been 20 deaths from ty phoid fever since Sunday night The number of new cases to-day was II np to II o'clock, against 22 yesterday. - A Bey Shoots a Botcher. Vancouver, B. C, Nov. 29 Last night two youngsters, sons of two promi - nent hardware men here, commanded Russell, driver of a butcher's cart, to stop or tbey would shoot him. Russell thought tbey were fooling with bim, and paid do attention, whereupon one of tbem shot bim, tne bullet striking directly over bis heart. Fortunately it struck a rib and Bwerved aside, saving bis life. The boy thought the pistol was cot loaded. A Spoedy Capture. Allen town, N. J , Nov. 29 Two dar- intr robbers entered the Farmers' .Na tional bank here this afternoon, and, cov ering the cashier and teller with revol vers, relieved tbem of nearly $2000. After an exciting cbase tbe robbers were captured and the money recovered. Tbe older of tbe robbers said that his name was Frederick 8. Smith and his age 25. His companion gave tbe name of J. B. Morris, aged 20. Storm Still Rasing. San Francisco, Nov. 30 The storm continues. At 6 o'clock this morning the wind was blowing at the rate of 60 miles an hour at Point Lobos. At 9 o'clock it bad abated somewhat. The steamer Pasadena, from Humboldt' for San Pedro, put in bere this morning on account of rough weather. Dunns tbe height of tbe gale on the Fotrero this morning, a house at a (Jbi- nese camp was blown down, killing one (Jblnaman and id) urine two others. Tbe root over tbe stage ot tbe Tivoli opera-house was blown off early this morning, and rain flooded the scenery -and dressing-rooms, causing a damage estimated at between $3000 and $3000. Buckingham & Hecbt a shoe factory was flooded, and work was suspended for the day. A cottage on Bernal Heights was com pletely wrecked at an early boor. For tunately tbe family that occupied it moved out a few hours before, and no One was injured A majority of tbe houses just bevond tbe Union, iron works are bnilt upon bluffs wbicli washed away during tbe night, leaving tbe buildings perched upon very unsafe foundations, which may give way at any moment, several ves sels anchored off tbe Union iron works dragged tbeir anchors during the early hours of tbe morning, and collided witb each other. Tbey were badly mixed up at 10 o'clock, wben tngboats from tbe city got them apart. The cruisers Mon terey and Olympia also broke the'.r moor logs, and fo a while It loosed as if the; would make a tour of tbe bay. - Assist ance, however, was summoned in time to prevent tbeir doing so. A Destructive Fire In Tacoma. Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 30 Fire this evening destroyed Hart's sawmill, one mile south of tbe main portion of tbo city, earning a lose of $33,000, on which there is $1000 insurance. Thiity tbooBand feet of dressed lumber in and adjacent to the mill was also burned. .The fire started from tbe boilers about 9 o'cloc'c. In 10 minutes tbe mill was a . mass of flames, which quickly spread' to tbe lum ber piles and small frame residences near by, badly ecorcDmg lne latter. A fire engine was loaded on a flatcar and qnickly sent to tbe mill over the Tacoma & Eastern railway. It will be kept at work all night to save tbe lumber yard and tbe large supply of dry logs, wbicb are in danger on accouht of tbe fierce gale of wind now blowing. The mill is owned by George S. Hart and H. Jewell, who will rebuild immediately in a new location nearer the timber snpply. Sixty men are temporarily thrown out of em ployment. KILLED IN A PECULIAR MANNER. Ole Peterson, a Norwegian-, laborer, was killed yesterday, at Pordy, on Hen derson bay, in a peculiar manner. Eight men naa 111 tea a neavv timoer with rope and tackle to its proper position in a new bridge tbev are building to connect Purdy witb tbe mainland. Tbe false work began to give way and tbe work men were ordered to get from under. All did, excepting Peterson, who tried to hold a large timber unaided. Tbe timber crushed him down, -smashing bis skull ana Killing Dim instantly, lie leayes a family destitute. The Offleial CaaTaas. Salem, Or., Nov. 80 The returns of tbe presidential election bave all been re ceived, but tbe secretary of state, who is suffering from a slight illness, will be un able to make a careful examination of tbe certificates from all counties until Friday Tbe tabulation and canvass of the vote will probably not be completed before Friday evening, and doubtless will be further delayed until Monday by mandamus proceedings, now being in stituted to test tbe legality cf printing Pierce's name twice on tbe official ballot in several countie.i. It is understood the Republican and Democratic chairman of tbe state committees both desire to haye tne point decided, and it is expected the importance of the case will insure its prompt disposal by tbe courts. THE VOTE IN GRANT AND HARNEY. The secretary to day made the official canvass of tbe vote in Harney and Grant counties for representative. Tbe result of tbe coont is as follows.' Harney. Grant. TofcJ W. C. Byrd, dem 2SS 4:S 677 M. Fenwick, pop 190 288 478 W. W. Uowau, rfp 100 478 677 Governor Pennoyer issued a writ of election to tbe sheriffs of Grant and Har ney counties, tbe election to be beld December 20, on account of tbe tie vote between Byrd and Gowan. Press Opinions. London, Nov. 30 The Daily Telegraph suggests tbat silver be made a legal ten der up to tbe amount ot 4, in order to secure tbe inviolability of tbe 5 pieces. It continues: Even if tbe conference should adopt Rothschild's silver plan, there might be months, perhaps years, of negotiation between the different govern ments before anything could' be actually done, but it is universally felt Rothschild has done great service to the commercial interests by averting tbe utter smash of silver through a collapse of the monetary conference." The Standard says: "The silver market is not favorably impressed with Rothschild's scheme. The more the scheme is examined, tbe more patent be comes its impracticability. A collapse of tbe monetary conference is expected in all tbonghtful circles " The News says It is understood tbe proposed limit of legal tender of silver will be reduced to 4. It also- suggests, inasmuch as Sir William Vernon Har court selected Rothschild as a delegate to the monetary coference, tbe last named gentleman has received an inkling tbe British goyernment will support bis scheme. . In Oakland Harbor. Oakland, Cal., Nov. 30 The schooner Caroline Dixon, Captain Thompson, and owned by John Olsen, of San Francisco, was severely damaged by this morning's storm while lying south of the mole She wag laden witb a deckload of railroad iron, and at 4:30 a. m a sudden squall capsized her. As she went over tbe rail road iron, slipped into the bay, and tbe mainmast snapped off cIobo to tbe deck. With tbe loss ot tbe iron ana mainmast the schooner was immediately righted and drifted ashore, where sbe now lies, after a severe pounding on Ihc locks. Word has been received from West Berkeley reporting tbe capsizing of some fishing boat off tbe shore there and tbe drowning of seven Italians. lilndsey Applegate Dead. Klamath Falls, Or., Nov. 30 Lind sey Applegate, the Oregon pioneer, died yesterday at the age of 85, at tbe resi dence of bis son, Captain O. C. Apple- gate, of Swan Lake. Klamath county. Tbe dead man was one of tbe now fam ous Applegate party, wbicb crossed tbe plains in 1847. Tbi party was led by Jesse Applegate, the deceased's brother, who died a few years ago. A Heavy Snow Storm. Long Island City, Nov. 30 The heaviest snow storm on Long Island since tbe blizzard of 1888, the fall beiug 18 inches to two feet, occurred last night. Heavy drifts in many places impede travel. All trains are delayed or snowed in. Those from Sc Harbor are missing. Nothing can be beard from tbem, as the wires are all down over tbe entire island. The drifts are packed hard. The Wharf fell. Seattle, Nov. 30 About dark this evening at 4 o'clock a strong southerly wind sprung up. Tbe steamer Hayiian Republic came in at 10 o'clock, and wbile attempting to come alongside Baker & Co.'s wbarf, tbe wind swung ber around witb considerable force. Tbe wbarf. which was old and unstable, tipped over and went into, tbe bay 'wtth a crash, carrying witb it the large warehouse filled with mercbandiee. Three men who were standing on tbe outer edge of tbe wbarf to receive tbe bawser, were hurled into tbe water witb tbe ruins ot tbe warehouse and were rescued witb great difficulty Several customs inspectors and others barely got out of tbe warehouse when tbe crash came, having received warning of the danger from tbe manner in wbicb the wbarf, tumbled, when the ship, first touched it. An immense store of grocer les and general merchandise is floating in tbe harbor. It is estimated tbat the loss will reach $30,000, exclusive of tbe wharf and buildings,' wbicb are a complete wreck. Ail Favor Sunday Opening;. Washington, Dec. 1 Tbe directors of the world's fair will lay before congress next week tbonsands of petitions asking tbe passage of a bill permitting the Sun day opening of tbe fair, together witb resolutions adopted by the directors, stat ing that Sunday closing' will not only de prlve millions of people of tbe opportu nity of visiting tbe fair, but keep tbem away lrom tbe religious exercises to be conducted within tbe grounds. Tbere will be laid before tbe bouse also a poll of 6000 people outside of Chicago, and whose names were taken from a commer cial reference book, and who live in every city in tbe United States of not less than 10,000 population, more than 80 per cent of whom favor bunday opening. Tbe managers of the fair say tbat tbe direc tors will make no attempt to evade tbe Sunday closing lwa, also tbat no lobby. sucb as was employed in passing tbe original bill, will be engaged in advocat ing tbe proposed amendment. Struck the Lower Regions. Kansas City, Dec. 1 A shaft has been run into a subterranean fire at Webb City in the zinc mining region. Tbe bole, wbicb is on tbe Clinton & Wyatt property, is 164 feet deep, and has been growing hotter since a depth of 20 feet s reached. Tbe workman had to quit to day and names burst through. Var ious drifts run in this part of tbe district bave encountered this strange heat, but to day brought tbe first outward mani festation. The ore found in tbe mine ia of tbe best quality in all tbe zinc country. Tbe place now uncovered is. 200 feet square. It is so bot that tbe hardiest miner cannot grand it for a moment. The temperature is estimated at 600 deg fabrenheit. Some Postal Statistics. Washington, Dec, 1 The annual re port ot Second Assistant Postmaster General Bell for tbe year ending June 30, shows tbe total cost of tbe inland mail service was $41,335,873; foreign mail! service, $806,145. Compared with last year there was an increase in tbe star service of 1215 routes, 6877 miles in length of route and $196,061 in annual expenditure. Tbe mail messenger service showed an increase of 204 routes, 5058 miles in length, and $177,461 in cost. Tbe railway postoffice clerks were in creased 885 and $411,610 in expenditure. Special facilities on trunk lines showed a decrease in cost of $98,807. Funeral of Dr. Scott. Washington, Deo. 1 The body oi Dr. Scott, President Harrison's fatber-in lai has been prepared for burial. It will ha removed to tbe east room, where tbe fun eral will be beld this afternoon at 8 I o'clock. At the close of services it will 1 be taken by special train to Washington, Pa., where it wnl arrive to morrow "morn log, and be buried beside the remains of bis wife and son. The presidential party accompanying it will then return to Washington. The pall bearers are Sec retary John W. Foster, Attorney-General Miller, Postmaster General Wanamaker, Secretary Noble, ex Justice Strong, Judge Shellabarger. Judge Wiley and Dr. Wharton. Two Sated outlaws. Mepidian, Miss.t Dec. 1 The noted Kemper county outlaws, Tom and Walter Tolbert, for whom a posse has. been searching lor a month, have been finally captured. Tom was discovered in Nes hoba county yes'.enlay, and was wounded in halt a dozen places, but managed to es:ape. Lmer rt-alizing the necessity of attention tor bis wounds, he surrendered with his younger brother Walter. Tom will be sent to tbe Jackson penitentiary to serve out a life sentence. Walter will be taken to Kemper county to stand trial for the murder of Tom Cole. Allreed IllKhnaymun Arrested. Umatilla, Or., Dec. 1 C L. Ross was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Means as be alighted from tbe train to-day on infor mation received from The Dalles, charg ing bim with highway rqbbery. Ross, who'is a bard looking character, claims to be an ex-railroad man. City Marshal Maloney arrived from The Dalles to night and returned with the prtoner He is charged witb having held up a Klickitat county rancher, after choking him into insensibility, and relieved bim of $17. JRonIj n Suspect not Identified. Ellenbburgh, Wash., Dec. 1 Zacb ary and Humphrey, tbe two men arrested on tbe Colville reservation last Monday, on suspicion of being two of tbe Roslyn bank robbers, had an examination here this afternoon. None of the witnesses were able to identify them, tbongb Zach ary admitted that be was between Oregon and Colville with a band of horses at tbe time of tbe robbery. Both men returned to Colville on this evening's train. . An Oregon Pioneer Dead. Goldendale, Wash., Dec. 1 G. D. Smith, a harnessmaker, an early pioneer of Oregon, was fonnd dead in bis bed this morning. It is presumed he died of heart disease, as be bas been ailing for some time. Previous to coming to Goldendale he was a business man of Arlington, Or. He and J. W. Smith built tbe first busi ness bouses in Arlington. Another Harder at Wenatchee. Spokane, Dec. 1 News was received here to night of another murder near Wenatchee, in wbicb Jack Kellon sbot and instantly killed Joe Grady. Tbe men quarreled over the attentions of a negro woman, whose affections bntb were seeking. Tbe mudrer occurred 25 miles from Wenatchee. Clever Safe Kobbery. Dwtght, III., Dec". 1 A robber with a key to the express safe of the United States Express Company yesterday, wbile tbe messenger was absent, entered tbe express car ot tbe Illinois, Indiana & Iowa road bere, unlocked tbe safe and stole $200. No clue to tbe robber. Spventy-foor Lives lVost. London, Dec 1 A dispatch from Nagasaki savs 74 lives were lost by the sinking of tbe Japanese warship Chisho tnarukanas, the result of a collision witb tbe steamer Ravenna, rennrted yesterday. William Ellis is Brooch t Back. Oregonian. Wil'iam Ellis bas returned from- Jun iper mat, under tbe escort of Oircer Turk. He is charged in Justice Bul lock's court with tbe crime of larceny by bai ee. He mortgaged a team and two wagons to W. A. Laidlaw and L. Whit ing for $195, and one of tbe stipulations was tbat he should not take the "property out of tbe county. He violated tbe con ditidnB of the mortgage, it is alleged, by taking tbe team and wagons east of tbe mountains. Juaiper Flat is about 50 miles south from Tbe Dalles. Officer Turk succeeded in getting Ellis and part of the property bere. Ellis was arraigned yesterday and a continuance was asked until to-day to give time to get witnesses for tbe defense.' His examination will take place this forenoon at 10 o'clock. . This is tbe second tnp Turk bas made after Ellis. He purchased a team oi horses trom James Humphrey and gave a mortgage on them, and took tbem east of tbe mountains as be did in this last case. An agreement was made by wbicb he was not bronght oown on tbat charge. It is understood tbat this agreement bas been broken and tbat another charge will be brought against bim. As be started from Juniper Fiat witb bis man, Officer Turk met with a serious accident. He was leading the horse bis prisoner was on, wben the animal became frightened and attempted to run.' Tbe rope Turk bad hold of caught around the little finger of bis right band. Tbe finger was broken In two places and dis located. - Thackeray's Idea of Corset. Thackeray, who detested "wasp waist- ed women," once told a young relative, who was much in love, to take his be trothed to a physician before purchas ing tbe engagement ring. "What for?' his companion inquired, in considerable astonishment. "To see whether that wasp waist is an inheritance or a consequence," be re plied. "Conseqwencer exclaimed the young man; "what do you mean?" "Corsets," said Thackeray laconically. 'Miss has the most beautiful fig ure in England," said the infatuated lover. ", tne is deformed, Thackeray re sponded. ' "If it is a natural deformity she may be a moderately healthy wom an. Even humpbacks axe not always delicate, you know. Mind, I Bay moder ately healthy. But if that girl's figure Is the result of corsets yon might better go and hang yourself rather than risk the evils that will inevitably follow." A Bright Four-year-old. The clergyman was a guest at dinner one day. Cream was offered him with his dessert, but he declined, gallantly saying "that would be painting tne lily." A few days later Hattae's aunt, who had artistic tastes, sent the child to pick for her a brilliant lily which she wished to copy. The little four-year- old started on the errand, but as she reached the foot of the piazza steps she turned, looked np at her aunt and said, "Would yon paint the lily?" New York Tribune. Children Cry tor PITCHBB'S Castor. a "Caatoriaisao well adapted to children that recommend It as superior to any presenpuoa known to me." H. 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Uniunml ntMwirtnnltiM :nff lilwaniwl vnrk in i I Unusual opportunities .'or advanced work Tn opt-aai instruction in lne Lnarlln branches and informal Ih idv : wrT" ir uw vuuj m vocm man innroinwi awa jLxpensea reafton&ble. urwucra ium falllterm begins Wedi-esday, 'September 21, 1SVL For Catalogue address mm mmt IBBaVfl l I a m-M Lll IHI Burgundy 83, Zinfardel 84, Eiesling 83, . Hock 83, ., '' Table Claret Aljencj. Tli Dalles. Orefi-on ORGHNS t : Solicited ! favor me with their patronage. for Wheat, Barley, Etc., Etc AamTBONO, Principal. Students admitted at any time. Catalogue free. Ornament, Window 8hdes, Ete. TCAUTIN ACADEMY In the north weft. College and Acedeuiv omir methods. Tbe Conservatory of Music oBers ex- Boanl u tin Man THOMAS McOLELLAND, President