The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY APRIL 29. !893
SOME MISTAKES.
. The Evenino Telegram, in an edi
torial on "England's Woe," paints
highly colored picture of the fight be
tween capita1, and labor in that conn
t.rv. and aa.va: "In no other country is
- J . J
it no evident mat tne ncn are growing
- richer, and the poor poorer. . It is not
equalled in Germany or France." This
assertion is either indicative of prejn-
- dice or ignorance, and to be charitable
- we will consider it the latter. The
fact cannot be contradicted that in no
othor nation, except the United States,
is labor so well paid, and so nearly in-
- dependent of canitaluts. In Great
Britain the amount of deposits .in sav
"ing banks is only excelled by the
United States, and the condition of
waee-earners is much better than in
o -
any portion of colonial Europe. Leg
ialation haa reculated - the hours of
work in every industrial employment,
and universal suffrage haa made the
. poorer classes an important factor in
govermental affairs. The humblest
subject of the empire has as much,
aud when he combines with his fellow
workmen, more power to shape the
' politics of the empire than the queen
on her throne. With very few excep
tions, the daily toiler of the island
empire enjoys the blessings of owning
bis own home and has free access to
the means of mental discipline equal
to the Driviledeed few. The Oxford
College Extension society furnishes
course of lectures on science, art and
literature even to the lowest slums of
London, and these are free to all who
desire to attend. If ambition is act-
. ive the poorest paid toiler of England
can acquire a collegiate education by
' attending night schools, and listen to
lectures from master minds, such as
Prof. Hnxlev. Prof. Tvndall and
others who lead the world in their dif
ferent lines of thonght. - The England
of to-day is a different country to
what it was thirty years a?o, and in no
other nation has such wonderful prog-
1 ress been made in bettering the condi
t.on of the dependent poor. We are
surprised that such an editorial should
have been published by a metropolitan
daily, and it stamps the author as one
who is wilfully blind to the progress
of the present age. If he had read
the articles - from the pen of Walter
Besant, published, we believe, in
Seribner's in reference to the "Condi
tion of the Poor in all Cities" he
would never have been guilty of such
blunders.
The manner in which the editor
closes his article shows his shallow
ness. We quote the last few sen
tences: "The money of England, is not
poor men's money; it is the exclusive
property of the rich. It is apparently
out of place among the former. And
why is itt Silver has no standing in
England; gold is its tyrannical ruler.
The poor people - all cry for bimetall
ism, for Bilver; the rich permit only
mononetallism and swear by gold.
Which will win? The answer is a
wail of woe heard all over the world."
The poor man's money is always the
same as the rich man's money, and to
make a distinction would send the
. business world back to the worst cha
otic confusion. There must be a stand
ard by which to measure the standard
of value, and Germany and the United
States and all great commercial nations
trade on a cold basis. The price of
' an article is not governed by the
amount of money in circulation but
by the productive power of labor, and
the value of a coat or of the most ex
act mechanical instrument is increased
or decreased by the number of days'
labor represented. If the mints of
- Great Britain and the United States
were to coin all the silver they coald
procure, the poor man would have to
give a dollar's worth of labor for every
' dollar he received, and the purchasing
price of this dollar would be entirely
controlled by the supply and demand
of the market for the kind of work
he follows or the article he produces.
There is too muoh competition
among 1 laborers, and while the
human race multiplies and increases,
without famine, pestilence or war kills
off the surplus, times will be hard and
money scarce. Hut this plaintive
prayer for free silver comes in bad
- grace from a Democratic organ who
supports Cleveland, the gold bug, and
condemns Sylvester Pennoyer, the
oracle of unlimited coinage in the
northwest.
FLOOD TIDE.
There is an opportunity for The
Dalles to secure a woolen mill by a
mall outlay, lbe person who desires
to establish this industry is a practical
manufacturer, and prefers this point
because of the amount of wool handled
every season, and its proximity to the
wool-growing region of the northwest
All he desires is the mill-site and a
small bonus, which could readily be
donated by our business men.- When
the results to be attained by the in
auguration of manufactures are con
sidered there should be no hesitancy
among those interested in the welfare
of this part of Eastern Oregon to care
fully consider the proposition. Defi
nite information should be obtained of
what the projector desire, and then a
public meeting held and subscriptions
taken immediately. We are satisfied
that the necessary amount could be
raised in a little while, and the oppor
tunity presented of securing this factor
of development should not be neglected
as many others have been.
There is no denying the fact that
large cities attain growth, when they
have the natural facilities for commerce,
by the inauguration of those enterprises
whieh increase the wealth of the commu
nity and furnish means of employment
for wage-earners and their families.
The situation of The Dalles, at the
head of navigation of the great river 1
of the west, with the wool and wheat
region of the Inland Empire tributary
to it, has superior facilities for manu
facturing industries. From different
sources it can utilize water power suf
ficient to turn the wheel? of many fac
tories, and the surrounding country is
adapted to the growth of raw mate
rial. These advantages have been
known for many years, and yet no
efforts have been made to utiltze them.
The fact is apparent that without
industries tfiere is no way of support
ing a larger population than we now
have, and with factories The Dalles
would maintain ten times as many
Deo Die as it now does. An increase
of population means an increase
wealth, - an appreciation of propert
and a large retail and wholesale, trade.
Opportunities presented must be taken
advantage of, and this can only be
done by the exercise of a spirit of en
terprise, hich means energetic work
and expenditure or capital. - It we
favor a woolen mill or other industry
we must not remain idle when practi
cal men knowing our facilities are
anxious to locate here.
IS IT CONSTITUTION ALT
The Albany Democrat says: "The
Soldier's Home is 'a public institution
of the state' and therefore should be
located at Salem nnder the law. It is
not for any special preference for
Salem, or any coldness towards the
interests of Roseburg, Albany, or any
other point, that we arrive at this con
elusion,' but simply from reverence for
the constitution of our adopted state.
Again, we repeat, this law was made
to be obeyed, and it behooves those
who are doubly sworn to enforce the
document to see that this with nil
other sections are sacredly observed,
The editor of the Democrat takes this
view of the matter because the consti
tution provides "that all the public
institutions of the state, hereafter pro
vided for by the legislative ' assembly.
shall be located at the seat of govern
ment;" but this provisionseems
have been in the past more honored in
the breach than in the observance, for
the state university is located
at
Eugene, the agricultural collegi
at Corvallis, Normal schools at
Monmouth and Weston, and
branch insane asylum will be built
somewhere in Eastern Oregon. All
these are just as much public institu
tions as the "Soldiers' Home," and
these should be removed to Salem, the
"seat of government." The supporters
of this clause in the constitution can
not consistently demand the location
of the Soldiers' Home at Salem with
out the further action indicated, and
this would create considerable mis
chief. If the people of the capital are
determined to have every "pnblio in
stitution," it is about time that the
constitution was amended, or the
proper steps taken by the legislature
to submit the question of the removal
of thereat of government from Salem,
It is too long a. journey from Baker,
Union and Malheur counties, and
more central location could be secured.
The Richmond (Va.) Times reminds
Republicans that the last two elections
"have shown that the old Has is no
longer an issue in- American politics.
We have not thought cf saying any
thing so harsh of Mr. Cleveland's
election, says an eastern exchange, but
since one of his southern organs men
tions it, and his epecial commissioner
from the south has hauled down the
American flag, it may be that these
Democratic victories mean that the
American people are ' losing their pat
riotism in their business success,
it would not be wise to boast of
But
this,
for the American people have a way
of dropping business to fight for the
old flag when it is in real danger that
has surpresed the world several times.
It would be just like them to drop
business to look after the flag again if
Mr. Cleveland's friends boasted too
loudly about it having power no longer
to inspire the people.
To-day is the seventy-third anni
versary of the institution of Odd Fel
lowship in the United States, and the
order has become one of the most pop
nlar in the world, .ranking seond in
numbers only to that of Masonry, Al
most in every city in the United States
the day will be observed with becom
ing exercises, and the teachings of the
fraternity will be expounded to thous
ands of listeners. Founded on the
grand principles of friendship towards
all, it has done a'noble work, and the
large amount spent annually for the
relief of the distressed has brought
hope and joy to many disconsolate
homes. The time has passed when
these orders are antagonized because
of their secresy, and Masonry, Odd
Fello vsbip and Pythianism are not in
the least detrimental 'to free institu
tiona The introduction of the Kansas po
litical troubles on the floors of the
Trans Mississippi congress at Ogden,
in the quarrel indulged in by members
from that state over the admission of
a Populist or a Republican delegate,
was a most disgraceful scene, and an
insult to the dignity of any delibera
tive assembly. These local dissensions
should have been left at home, and the
delegates should have devoted their
time in devising, means for the devel
opment of the resources of the west.
Men from Utah, Oregon, Washington
or other states did not go to Ogden to
listen to a wrangle over the Kansas
troubles, but to discuss matters in
which all portions of the country west
of the Mississippi are interested.
The caravels have arrived from
Spain, and are now at Fortress Mon
roe These diminutive vessels were
those in which the intrepid Columbus
sailed west to find another passage
to India, and discovered the new
world instead. They will be objects
of great curiosity to visitors to this
c00ntrJ durin the P'.J'-,
IRRELEVANT.
The trans-MissisHippi congress, now
in session at Ogden, should be repre
sentative of the best interests of the
country west of the great river. If
by this convention action can be uni
fied regarding the development of the
resources of those states which ' are
sparsely settled great good will be ac
complished, and great influence may be
brought to bear on the national con
gress. .There is no denying the fact
that until recently very little atten
tion has been paid to internal improve
ments outside the region bordering on
the Mississippi; but of late years some
attention has been paid to the Pacific
slope. In the future all portions of
the United States may be expected to
receive equal attention. The Nicar
qua canal is a project of the utmost
commercial importance.both to the At
lantic and Pacific seaboard, and the
completion ot. such an enterpiise
would bring together in closer bonds
the-east and the west. This is a sub
ject that is relevant to the object of
the meeting at Ogden, and its discus
sion may serve to enlighten the people
generally regarding the great benefit
that would accrue to trade from its
inauguration. It may be pertinent to
canvass the admission of new western
states, and to outline some action for
the next meeting. All these matters
ware in proper place; but when the
silver men of Colorado, Nevada, Idaho
and Montana introduced the subject of
free coinage they did that which many
western men consider foreign to the
object of the congress. There may be
a large majority of the delegates in
favor of free silyer.as the vote showed
but this is m or of a national and in
ternational question than one confined
to any geographical division. The
secretary of the treasury has had the
most difficult task to perform within
the last few weeks by reason of the
operation of the Sherman silver bill-
to r reserve the necessary reserve
fund from the constant drain -of gold
to foreign countries, and a large, por
tion of the west is well satisfied with
the present monetary system. If
any action is taken by the next
consress it will . tend towards
the repeal of the purchase of any niore
silver bullion, and placing the finances
of the nation on a more solid gold
basis. The region represented in the
congress have matters relating to its
own growth and development that
may be rendered more intelligible by
discussion, without devoting time to
subjects upon which commercial na
tions have never arrived at any defi
nite agreement.
The Democratic papers of the conn
try are untiring in their onslaughts on
the pensioners of the late war, and
having both houses of congress nnder
the party's control,, undoubtedly some
legislation will be enacted during the
coming session in this line. Perhaps
it is simply sentimental sympathy
grant pensions to old soldiers who be
came disabled, during the rebellion, by
wounds or disease from following any
employment to earn a living,,and they
should have no more consideration
than those who skulked at home or
hired a substitute when the nation re-'
quired men to risk life and limb in its
defense. From a Democratic stand
point this may be true, and it may be
more meritorious to grant an allow,
ance for every one who fought in the
Mexican war and was honorably dis
charged than to those who . suffered
disability during the recent unpleas
antness between the north and the
south. Heretofore the nation has
been managed by . the . Republican
party, and it has been considered pat
riotic and right to honor the national
defenders of the civil war as much as
those who marched to Mexico under
Scott and Taylor. .
EDITORIAL NOTES.
A mining suit has been begun in
the United States ''district court m
Montana, involving $2,000,000. There
will be rich fees for attorneys in that
action.
Senator Chandler is in favor of the
enforcement of the new immigration
law, and the people are, too. Com
mon American citizens entertain an
opinion that laws are passed to be en
forced; but this is not always true.
Mr. Ward McAllister, king of New
York's four hundred, is aggrieved be
cause he was called an ass by a Chi
cago paper. It might have been more
esthetic to have denominated him a
mule; but not nearly so expressive.
Mr. Watterson, of the Louisville
Courier Journrl, says he will hold the
Democratic administration to the free
trade plank in the Chicago platform.
He must go after Mr. Cleveland with
a club if he intends to make him stand
on the platform. '
Roseburg expects to secure the lo
cation of the Soldiers' Home, if it is
not enjoined by Salem. The same con
stitutional provision would forbid the
erection of a branch asylum in East
ern Oregon, and perhaps an injunction
will be issued after the site is chosen.
We are surprised to read articles in
8ome.of the leading papers demanding
the annexation of the Sandwich Isl
ands. The United States possesses
sufficient domain now to properly gov
ern, and Kanakas, Chinese and Jap
anese would not be desirable acces
sions to our population.
Carlyle Harris refused to leave his
cell and escape when the door was
pened by two other' convicts who
mrde a break for liberty yesterday.
This will be considered by the papers
that are determined to electrocute him
as a scheme on his part to create pub
lic sympathy in his favor.
Notwithstanding our late Bpring no
such fearful storms have visited the
coast as have prevailed in the eastern
states. The destruction of property
has been very heavy, and the loss of
human life frightful Rain may fall
copiously; but cyclones are not known
west of the Kocky mountains.
The ground in all portions of East
ern Oregon has mors moisture at pres
ent than at the same time for many
years previous. In places it is too wet
to plow, and rain still continues to
fall If the Inland Empire does not
surprise the world with her wealth of
grain next fall something unprece
dented must happen in the next few !
months.
The depletion of the public treasury
must be charged to the recklessness of
a Democratic congress, and was not a
legacy from the. Republican adminis
tration. -Dating back since 18C0 the
Republican party has given the
country the best and safest financial
policy it ever enjoyed.
The upper crust of the $100,000,000
gold reserve has been removed, and
Wall street financiers are anxiously
awaiting the result of this drain on
the treasury. If necessity demands it
bonds can be issued which will call in
gold from foreign countries, and thus
a crisis be averted. The United States
is not bankrupt, and is able to meet
all its obligations.
President Cleveland has signified his
intention of calling a special session
of congress some time in September,
aud it may be expected that an at
tempt will be made to carry out the
provisions of the Chicago platform
This will cause depression in the wool
market the coming session; but Re
publicans are willing; that the test of
experience should be applied to the
doctrine of free trade.
A woolen mill in this city means the
inauguration of an enterprise that will
employ a large number of consumers,
and will tend to the proper develop
ment of our" resources. The facilities
possessed by The Dalles for manufac
turing industries are unsurpassed by
any point in the northwest, and it is
time that attention should be given to
them With factories the city will in
crease in wealth and population, and
without them she will continue to lan
guish and eventually die.
The Trans-Mississippi congress or
ganized yesterday by the election of
Hon. W. J. McConnell, governor of
Idaho, president, and a full list of
vice-presidents, secretaries and assist
ants. If this convention of represen
tative men of the west will unify sen
timent in favor of western interests,
and act together in impelling congres
sional action in that direction, it will
have accomplished an object greatly
desired; but if the time is wasted in
wordy debates without conclusions
being reached it will not amount to as
much as. a social banquet or junketing
party.
- The home rule bill for Ireland has
passed its second rading,and is almost
certain to be successful on the final
vote, as the government has a safe
majority of nearly forty When Ire
land has a separate parliament it will
not be long before the same privilege
will be demanded by Scotland and
Wales, and a confederated empire will
be the result. Monarchy is alive in
Great Britain only in name and the
house of lords is fast tottering to ruin,
and there will be but a small step from
a confederated empire to a confedera
tion of states, under the British con
stitution. The Duke of Devonshire, at a din
ner of 200 Ulster loyalists at St.
James hall in London last evening,
called Gladstone a coward and said he
had acted perfidious to the best inter
ests of the Empire. George Washing
ton' was called a rebel; but history
places him among the great men of the
world. The grand old man can peace
fully bear the taunts of his enemies,
for they are simply showing their teeth
at their ignominous defeat, and the
future historian will put his name
among the honored few who loved
their fellow men,' and were willing to
suffer obloquy to better their condi
tion, ' -
The report of Major Handbury to
the war department does -not speak-
favorably of the "progress of the work
at the Cascade Locks under the con
tract system. We hope be is mistaken,
although the same complaint is made
by residents at the Locks, and perhaps
there is some reason for this criticism.
If this is true something should be
done immediately to expedite the work,
as the Inland Empire is interested in
having the river dear of obstructions
at this point at the earliest possible
date. in open river to the sea-is de
sired by the people, and the lock and
canal at this place is considered the
initial point for farther internal im
proves en to. .
It may be true that the contem
plated visit to Chicago is causing very
many to economize in order to have
the necessary funds at command, and
this creates a tightness in money mat
ters at present ; but the visit of the
thousands of foreigners to the country
this year will have the effect to make
them acquainted with our resources,
and they will undoubtedly invest in
enterprises which promise . better
remuneration than old world projects.
If the country suffers a little depres
sion because of the drain in the direc
tion of Chicago it will be immeasura
bly benefitted in a short time by the
investment of foreign capital in our
mdustnee, and the amount of money
these men will leave here during their
visit.
TELEGJBAPHIfJ HEWS.
The Financial Situation.
Washington, April 25 The gold in the
treasury this morning, over and above the
1 roo.ooo.ooo 20I d reserve, is ,$900,000. This
accounts for the gold taken from the New
York subtreasury for export today .also for the
gold accepted from Boston bankers. It does
not, however, include the gold offered from
San Francisco and - Roanoke, Va. These
amdunts will appear in the treasury figures
when the actual exchange is made. Sec.
Carlisle is much encouraged at what be terms
the patriotic position taken by the .Boston
bankers," He took with him to the cabinet
this morning a bundle of papers, presumably
bearing on the conference of the New York
bankers with Assistant Treasurer Jordan.
In the incomplete condition of that matter,
Secretary Carlisle did not deem it prudent to
express an opinion.
Trouble at Hall Continues,
London, April 2$ Near Hull the Hull-
Barnsley railway was guarded all day by
pickets, and pilot locomotives were run out
of the yards ahead of the trains. The strikers
threaten to tear up the rails, place dynamite
nnder the bridges and blow np or derail tne
trains carrying to Hull nonunion laborers or
officials. The police were called to the rail-
wav s'ation today to protect workingmen and
officials brought from Barnsley. They were
stoned by strikers gathered at tne station, dui
drove off the mob before it became large
enough to be dangerous. Another incendiary
fire started at Queen's dock this morning, but
did no damage.
'No Settlement of Olfilen.lt lea.
Toledo, O., April 25 Negotiations for
the settlement of the difficulties between the
Ann Arbor road and the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Engineers, which have been in pro
gress for several days, resulted in nothing.
The railroad officials are firm in standing by
the propositions they laid down at first, that
none of the present engineers will be dis
charged without cause, and the old men must
file applications. These terms the advisory
committee in session nere coma not agree 10.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Curlii-le f epusa".
New York, April 25 Carlisle's proposi
tion to the New York bankers yesterday is
understood to have been this: He wished to
now whether they would lend the govern
ment 50,000,000 in gold for one year from
May I, the loan to be secured by 10-year gov
ernment 5 per cent bonds, to be issued at
H7)4, which would be equivelant to a 3 per
cent bond. The terms of this proposition
were that the bonds would be placed on trust
with the Secretary of the treasury or subtreas
ury, and, as the banks turned in the gold,
certificates were to be issued to them therefor.
At the end of the year the government was
to have the option of paying off the loan in
gold, with 3 per cent interest. If the govern
ment coald not pay the loan in gold at the
end of the year, then the banks were to sur
render their certificates and take the amount
of bonds to which they were entitled at 117.
The answer of the bankers to the proposi
tion was that their gold was held in reserve
as required by law, and, if surrendered for
bonds not current money, it would have to be
replaced in other money, which would mean
they would have to pull in loans to equal the
amount. The result would be very stringent
money perhaps a panic.
What the bankers are willing to do, al
though they have not made the direct oner, is
this: They will turn over $50,000,000 in
gold to the treasury department if it will issue
in exchange certificates or notes bearing
2 14 oer cent interest, which can be counted
in the reserve, and be used iu a settlement of
balances at the clearing-house the same as
money, and which will be received for balan
ces due the subtreasury and be re issued in
exchange for greenbacks or legal tender notes.
The certificates could be the same as the old
clearing-house certificates issued against col
lateral, which in this instance would be gold.
One or Seattle's Pioneer.
Seattle, April 25 Judge Isaac M.
Hall, a pioneer lawyer of this city, and at
one time leader in his profession in this
section, dropped dead in Shechan's sa
loon this morning of fatty degeneration
of the heart. Judge Hall came to Seattle
30 years ago and commenced practicing
law, but afterward ran the Gazette,
weekly paper, for a time. He then went
to San Francisco, and worked for a time
on newspapers, amohg them the Amer
ican Flag. In 1866 be returned to tbls
city, and had since lived here. He was
countv auditrr and county judge. Al
though a man of great learning and fine
legal attainments, convivial habits ren
dered him unfit to take caro of the large
practice offered him, and for seven years
be has only nominally practiced. Last
night ho spent with boon companions in
the Pantheon saloon. At 7 o'clock be
was asked by the porter to go out so be
could clean up. He aroused himself aod
went to a saloon next door and went to
sleep in a chair. A few momerjts later
he fell over dead. Although he bad
thrown awoy his opportunities, he was
highly respected by the bar and people
generally lor his learning, and bis funeral
will bo marked by the presence of the
bar association and several civic socie
ties. He was 53 years old.
Ecan Coming; Home.
Washijsgtoh, April 25 All negotia
tions between the department and the
New York bankers arc off, at least lor
the present, aud Secretary Carlisle will
look in icme other directions to continue
to replete the treasury gold. . The ad
ministration does not desire to issue
boads und will not do so except as a last
resort.
THE CHILEAN INCIDENT.
Tbe Chilean incident is closed and
Minister Egan is coming home. The
state department rebuked hi in for bis
action in sheltering tbe refugees, Fenntes
and Holly, aod the Chileans were in
censed with bim because of bi alleged
connivance at tbejr escape when instruc
ted to harbor them id legation no longer.
He gave tbeui asylum as po'ittcal refu
gees, but was informed by the depart
ment tbey were not entitled to protection
on that ground. When be turned ihem
but in obedience to instructions, Holly,
escaped, but Feuntes was captured by
tbe guards that surrounded tbe legation.
Judge Porter, who succeeds Mr. Egao as
minister to Chili, will start for Saotingo,
May 20th; but Mr. Egan, it is said, will
not wait bis ariival, bur will start for
borne in a few davf, leaving Consul Mc
Creery in charge ot tbe legation.
Bolae'a Swindler.
Boise, Idaho, April 25 The prelimi
nary examination of H. VV. Early, tbe
swindling clothing merchant, was contiu
ned. Tbe testimony developed that
shipment of large quantities of goods
had been made in addition to those
mentioned in tbe testimony of tbe day
before. Twenty one cases, billed as
boots and shoes, were sent toH.R Hill
& Co., San Francisco; three cases
of
boots and shoes and three of dry good
were sent to J. H. McLain & Co, of 8ao
Francisco: three cases were shipped to J
B. Flint ot Payette, this state. There is
no such man there, and testimony Is to be
introduced to show tbat the goods were
resbipped from that place The agent
of Wells-Fargo testified that a great
many packages bad been sent by express.
He will produce bis books tomorrow,
Testimony was introduced 10 show tbat
old marks had been planed of cases,
tbe presumption being tbat the goods
were re-sbipped without being unpacked
' Two Children Drowned.
La Center, Wash ., April 25 G. A,
Pierce, of Armboy, lost two of bis cbil
dren bv drowning . in Cedar creek Mob-
day foreDoon. Their ages were 3 aod
years. Both were girls. Mr. Pierce: was
working across the creek from bis borne,
and it is supposed tbat the children at
tempted to cross tbe creek on a board
and lost iheir footing. Mr. Pierce fonhd
one child near tbe crossing.and the other
was found about 200 yards below. Tbey
bad been in tbe water about balf an hour
bet ore tbey were missed.
Zulns Captured the Train.
Chicago, April 25 Two hundred Zulus
for the world's fair arrived this morning and
created a sensation. The first advices of
their approach was a call for the police. A
load of blue coats was sent out to meet the
train at Sixty-first street, and found the train
crew beseiged in a baggage car and the Zulus
in possession ot the train. It seems one of
their number lost something and held the con
ductor responsible. They were only pacified
after a long palaver and taken to their desti
nation within the grounds.
The flowow fail ore.
Moscow. Idaho, April 25 The liabilities
of the McConnell-McGuire company, which
suspended business yesterday, are 216,000;
assets $277,000. The firm claims that if al
lowed to continue business under a receiver
that all obligations will eventually be met,
and the house placed on a good financial ba
sis again. The creditors are conferring and
it is thought a receiver will be appointed, as
there is a disposition to neip tne nrm out 01
the difficulty.
The Banters' Offer Rejected.
Washington, April 25 Tbe recretary
ot tbe treasury has rejected tbe terms of
the New York bankers offering gold to
the treasury. '
Union Pacific Railroad.
Boston, April 26 Charles F. Choate
presided over tbe annual meeting of tbe
stockholders of tbe Union Pacinc Rail
way Company, called to order tbis morn
in? at Hoiticnltral nail. Tbe meeting is
to elect directors and yote upon the pro-
nosed change of the by-Uws so as to pro
vide for the creation of tbe office of cbair
man of the hoard of directors, lor tbe an
nual election for such officer and pre
scribing' his powers and duties. The di
rectors' ticket is tbe same as tbat last
year, with the exception of George J.
Gould and Sidney Dillion Ripley, who
fill vacancies caused by tbe death of Jay
Gould and Sidney Dillion. After accept
ance of the annual report, balloting be-
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gan, ana a recess u
bours. Tbe report is toe moss invoraoie
tbe stockholders have n reived for many
years. The company carnud a'ut 8
per cent on tbe capital stock, whir-h was
twice the stockholders' surplus io the I
previous year, and compares well with a
defiicit ol $275,000 in 189Q. Out of $2,.
069.757 surplus for the year $1,936,000
rcmnios in the torin of actual cash, the
total cash on baud December 81, 1892,
being $-3,989,173. Tne reduction in tbe
expenses has been quite general. Tbe
funded debt of the system in the bands
cf tbe public, less current resources due
from individuals and companies outside
cf the system, is $220,558,646, or an av
erage of $28,712 Cash receipts io all
land departments, $1,546,812. Tbe
amount of stock in Massachusetts aod
New England shows a slight increase
over a year ago. Id New York it bas
somewhat increased, while foreign coun
tries are correspondingly diminished.
Tbe number of stockholders bas become
less in all these cases.
The Commerce Committee.
Washington, April 26 Senator Ran
som, chairman of tbe commerce commit
tee, was seen today in reference to the
committee's Pacific coast trip, and when
aal td about tbe probaSIe d;ite of the
frtart from Cnicago, aid he had an idea
that arrangements could be perfected so
the committee would leave by June 15
There was no certanity about this he suid,
but it was bis purpose togecthe commit
tee sway at the earliest possible moment.
It is now stated that the committee will
be on the Pacific coast tor fully six weeks,
and possibly for a more lengthy period.
S-nator Ransom soys tbe committee will
go direct from Chicago to San Francisco.
From the California metropolis tbe com
mittee will go to Los Angeles to investi
gate whether tbe proposed deep water
harbor should be located at Redondo
beach or San Pedro. When the mves
tigation for this purpose is completed
other river and harbor improvements in
California will be looked into, and then
tbe committee will go north to Oregon
and Washington to investigate the Co
lumbia river improvements, and also the
proposed scheme to connect Lake Wash -ington
witb Pugel sound by ship canal.
Two IMetincc Cyclones.
Oklahoma, April 26 -Two distinct
cyclones, terrific bail storm and a water
spout, combined, wreaked awful distruc
tion in tbe newly built towns in Okla
homa last night. It is reported tbat 62
human lives were sacrificed. It is posi
tive tbat 40 were killed, while several
were fatally and scores seriously Injured.
Tbe damage to property is inestemiable,
Orders - for 31 coffins bave been
received bere and at Norman, and sup
plies telegraphed for from otber points,
Tbe brunt cf tbe storm waslaid upon the
prosperous little town of Norman, on tbe
Atchison & Topeka railroad, 20 miles
south. At tbat point 81 people were
killed, dozer. s injured and the town al
most ci'invle'tly destroyed. The people
are terrorized and cannot give any esti
mate ot. the loss and know nothiug, ex
cept to care for the dead aod injured.
Further on tbe towns of Downs and Keo
kuk Falls were nearly . devestated and
scores of people injured fatally and other
wise. Chanced With Bribery. .
Detroit, April 26 No additional ar-
resta bave been made as the result of
ast night's expose in tbe city council of
attempted bribery by the electric light
company. Manager Fitzgerald, of the
company, is still under arrest, unable to
get bail. He denies tbat any - money
was given any member of tbe council to
influence bis vote. It Is stated tbe mayor
has bad detectives shadowing several
aldermen, aod bas secured enough evi
dence.against three to warrant their ar
rest. Two alderman stated to the pros
ecuting attorney tbat tbey bad been ap
proached by tbe electric light company.
The prosecuting attorney says that be bas
been watching several alderman, and has
good cases against tbem.
Monumenta Unveiled. , ,
New Yobk, April" 26 For over 80
years tbe remains of John James Audu
bon, acknowledged the world over to
bave been the greatest ornithologist and
nnturalist of his time, have rested in an
obscure corner of Trinity cemetery at
Amsterdam avenne and One Hundred
and Fifty filth street. Tbe publiE spirit
of the 19tb century bag, however, done
justice to the memory of a man who bas
taught the American people more about
birds than any other man wbo ever lived
and today in tbe presence of a large as
semblage, including many deceodants of
the Andubon family, a magoibceut nion
ument was unveiled to his memory in
Trinity cemetery.
A .Letter From Bill MrCnrt j .
Bvkek City, Or., Ayril 26 Tbe Morn'
log Democrat will publish tomorrow
letter from.Bill-McCarty-, one of tbe at
leged Roslyn bank robbers. Bill it ales
that neither be nor bis brother George,
tbe latter now on trial at Elleosbnrgn
Washington, had anything to do with
the robbery. He says tbat be left with
bis brother Tom to save tbe money be
would bave to put up to clear himself
Toe fugitive states that he sold a borse
to Tom, which was afterward stolen
and used in the Roslyn bank robbery
He says ibey have bad a very pleasant
trip, and are meeting friends every.
where tbey go. Tbe envelope bears tbe
Pocatello postmark .
Troubles of labor.
Philadelphia. April 26. In an ad
dress to tbe Knight of Labor regarding
tbe recent labor decision of Judge Ricks
aod other mcmoers of the federal judi
ciary,Geoeral Master Workman Powderly
takes the grouud that a crisis bas come
to organized labor; that the decisions are
of tbe most revolutionary character and
upset all precedent, but that at the same
time, if they are sustained, tbey will give
added momentum to tbe reform move
ment. Mr. Powderly charges that Judge
Ricks of Toledo, rides free over the Lake
Shore road, and Bays tbat this should ne
sufficient to secure bis impeachment and
removal from the bench.
The Koslyn Bobbery.
Ellensbukgh, Wash., April 26 On
preliminary examination before the jus-
tic?, Cbnstensen, alias Lewis, alias ''Dm.
mond Dick," arrested for robbing tbe
Roslyn bank, was bound over in $10,000
to the May term of the superior court,
George McCarty, charged with being au
accomplice, was held in $7000. Mrs
Morgans, wbo bas been held here as a
witness, testified tbat sbe helped count
the rmney after tbe robbery. The state
presented a witnes who indeotined Mc
Carty as the man who beld tbs horses
bile tbe bank was being robbed.
A Despondent farmer.
Hillsboro, Or., April 26 Enoch
Armstrong, a farmer aged 50, living at
Mountaiodale. committed suicide yester
day by banging bimseif in his barn,
His work shows tbat it was systametic-
all; done. Armstrong's business, affairs
were in a bad way and it is evident tbat
be was despondent. He leaves a wife,
but do children. The coroner s jury ren
dered a verdict in accordance with tbe
facts. .
The Kail roads. y
Denver, April 26 Tbe cut in world's
fair rates made by the Rio Grande bas
created consternation among railway men
of this city. Representatives oi the big
lines centering bere refuse to talk tbis
morning, but it is generally believed tbe
cot of the Rio Grande is the forerunner
of one of tbe greatest railroad wars on
record .
- Mine Men KU ed.
Menominee, Mich., April 27 A re
port reached bere ot tbe killing of nine
men on a Fence river log drive by tbe
breaking of tbe rollway and jam. Tbe
men were employed by bawjer, liood
man & Co. Among tbe dead are Charles
Hamilton, foreman, Fred Ingram and
Charles McAllister.
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Hernva or the ConJV dcrney.
Vicksbukg, Mies., April 26 The mon
ument erected to tbe memory of the
heroes of the Confederacy waB unveiled
this afternoou with imposing ceremonies,
prcceeded by a parade Today is mem
orial day throughout the south, and :s
being appropriately observed.
A Worst Ion of Verariiy.
Topeka, Kan., April 26;-8peaker
Douglas publishes a card denying tht
he ever sii Governor Le welling htd
been ,-fixed" by the railroads, and there
fore would not call an extra cession. Tbe
governor ha I taid to a reporter tbat he
heaid Douglass making such assertions.
Spokane haa a Hentiat on.
Spokane, Wash , April 27 A teaea
tioo whs created this evening by the an
nouncement that J. W. McArthur, pres
ident of the state board of pharmacr,
had been detected in a systemitic rob
btry of the cotinty. Some tim ago the
county commii-sioners awarded McArthur
a contract to tnrnish 4000 ounces of
etrychnine, at 95Jc per ounce, to be fur
Dished lai.nein to Kill squirrels. McAr
thur kept the poison at bis store, and
supplied it to tbe farmers on orders from
tbe commissioners. Recently complaints
have been received from farmers that
bottles, supposed to contain an ounce o
stryi bnine. were nnder weight. An in
vestigation showed tbat McArthur had
removed the corks from the bo ties,
which were all sealed as they came from
tbe manufacturers, and removed u small
quantity from each bottle, and were then
somewhat clumsily lesealed. Tbe com
missioners sen lor McArthur this after
ins alter
noon, and accused bim of
with the bottles. He made an
denial, nut wben coolronted with the
unmistakable proof ot his guilt, he broke
down, admitted all and begged for clem
ency.t it was decided not to prosecute
bim if he would recompense tbe county
for tbe amount ot strychnine taken, and
lists be did tins evening. lie is alio ac
cused of removing labels from original
bottles and placing tbem on other bot
ties containing an adulterated at t tele.
Tbe manufacturers, from whom the en
tire 4000 ounces were purchased, bave
been informed of tbis, and bave sent a
man here to investigate and prosecute
AlcArthur if tbe charge is substantiated
Freight Bates Reduced.
Su Francisco, April 27 A state
ment is published here this morning to
tbe effect tbat the Southern Pacific Com
pany is preparing io recuce an or lis
local rates in California and will adopt
IhA vpRtorn rluB.inr-u t,,n rf vtA r.Vtc
within tbe limits of tbe state jast as it is
now doing on overlHod shipments. The
moiive for changing the local tariff is
known to be the desire to concede some
thing to the popular demand for lower
rates io California, and the new and sim
"pie method of classifying freight. By
adopting tho western classification the
company will concede everything asked
for by tbe Traffic Association iu the way
of new local classification. As far as can
be ascertained, the company - will make
larger reductions on cheaper grades of
goods than on tbe more valuable kinds.
It is raid, however, tbat on tbe whole tbe
reductions will represent a considerable
saving in local freight charges to mer
chants annually. Stubbs and Smurr go
east to night. at tbe request of Hunting
ton, to confer, it is said, about tbe final
imuEcujcuis I'll iisuiui; iuc new lucni
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nnder tbem annually is satisfactory to
Mr .'Huntington, no doubt tbey will be I
put into enect some time during tbe tail
months.
Carlyle Harris' fardn
New York, April 27 la an interview
today Governor Flower emphatically de
nied a report that be had decided to par
don Carlyle W. Harris. ''I think tbe
proper tbiog," be continued, "to ap
point the best criminal lawyer in tbe
state, outside of New York city, to take
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testimony and ascertain bevoud the-sb
dow of a doubt it Harris' friends bave
any right to appeal to me for clemency.
ihree justices ot tbe euoreme court and
17 pbjsicians. wbo bave been presidents
cf medical societies, bave written me let
ters strongly urgiog that the cane be re-
viewed. I determined tbat it should be.
and I bave confidence that George Rains
will do tbe esse lull justice. He will
bave before him, affidavits which were
hot belore the jury wben it convicted
Harris, and which Were not submitted to
tbe court of appeals wben it banded down
its decwiou affirming that ot the lower
court. From the evidence taken before
Mr. Rains I hope to reach a conclusion.
Wben the sovernor was asked what fur
ther steps would be taken aa to tbe in -
vestigation of tne escape of the murder
ers from Sing Sins' prison, he replied:
" That investigation will not be dropped.
It will be prosecuted thoroughly, depend
upon that." -
Extra yesslon to be Held.
Washington, April 27 "Congress
will be convened in special session be
tween September 1 aod 15 at the latent.
If there should be any necessity for call
ing congress together before that time it
will be done, but 1 can see no reason for
such action at this time."
Io substance this was tbe laogauge used
by President Cleveland yesterday. He
was addressing Congressman Kilgore, oi
Texas, and evtral correspondents over-
heard tbe conversation.
''Have you any objections to having
this statement made public? ' e&ked Kil
gore.
"No objections, whatever," returned
tie ticnotot. "The tact is, I think it is
only fair to business men of the country
to know that the present tariff is to be J
changed, and that it will be cone just aa
soon as careful and conservative acticn
can be taken."
This is tbe first direct and authentic
statement the president has yet made in
reference to lne inteutiou to have congress
meet before the regular date.
fciovernor-tienera ship of Can; da.
Ottawa, Oot., April 27 Too death of
tbe Earl ot Djrby and the succession ot
Lord Stanley to tbe title and estates, al
tered the situation with regard to the
eovcruor generalship of Canada. It has
been decided that JLird Stanley should
continue in office several months loDger,
but he is anxious to return to .hoglaod,
though Mr. Gladstone does not ap
pear ready to acceat his successor. It
bs been understood that the Earl of Ab
erdeen wuuld be the next governor gen
era', but it was learned last ni;ht tbat in
view of the probab.e defeat of tbe borne
rnle biil in the house of lords, followed
by tbe dissolution cf the British parlia
ment, and an appeal to tbe countrr on
that iociie. Mr. Gladstone desires to await
developments befo.e shelving Lord Ab
erdeen. A large amount ot correspon
dence babceo passing by cable between
the British government and tbe gover
nor general bere on :ue suuiect during a
few days.
Shot and Killed Himne!r.
San Beknardiiio, Ca'.., Aprii 27 W J.
Norris, a wtaitby citizen of East High
land,livlcg about 10 miles (roin this city.
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When Labr la aiek, wo p7 borCukrla,
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WTien she became Miss, she clang to Castoria,
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