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The Times-Mountaineer SATURDAY MAY 27, 1893 THE AMERICAN SUNDAY. Tin f AthnrJiafa a A offomnhncf a boybott of the world's fair because its gates have been open on- Sunday, and a resolution was passed by the preach ers of New York and Brooklyn, mem r bers of that bod, to withdraw all ex ' ) hibits. ' Dr. Landon appeared to be the leader in this movement, and he seems to be anxious that the bishops take some decisive action in relation ' to the condemnation of the world's fair being open on the day in question. In the course of his remarks he said that Chicago was not an American city, and that it was composed of for eigners; that "there is not an Ameri can spirit there, and we cannot expect that there should be much observance of the day." This church has exerted great influence for good in the coun try since its first establishment here; but if it is to be the champion of Pur itanism in this age of the world it will find itself in a very contracted field. The people respect it at least the northern branch of Methodism in the past for its determined fight against human slavery, and its patriotic efforts during the rebellion in support of the national cause; out it must not pre sume too much upon its good char- i ' 1 Ml t i 1 i J acier mat its oigocry win oe toieraiea by the progtessive spirit which now pervades all classes. In the use of the word "Ameri can," Dr. , Landon implied that the strict observance of Sunday is pecu liarly characteristic of the citizens of this country, and not of foreigners. He must know that the particular sanctimoniousness attaching to the first day of the week was brought to New England by the Puritans from a for eign country, and was never very pre valent outside of that sect. The com plete cessation from all secular em ployment or " anything which would call into active operation the feelings of mirth or joy, is more in keeping with tho Jewish Sabbath of the Old Bible than with the Christian Sunday of the New. Testament. Puritans dwelt more on the judgments of God on the Philistines than the love of Christ for the whole human race. With such a religious sect smiles and laughter were offenses against the Al mighty, and no worship would be con sidered becoming if it did not consist of groans and sigha It is not surpris ing that they construed keeping holy a 'day in the narrowest and most gloomy sense possible. We have grown -out of these views, and an American Sunday . should no more partake of rigidity of - body and soul than a German or a French Sunday. There is no warrant for such an observance of Sunday in the teachings of our Savior, and its authority can only be found in the gloom and sadness that pervaded Jew ish Sabbaths and fast days. UlilU CMC VVUS1 UIBVIflJID W WU sidered in the discussion of this ques tion, which appeal to the American sense of right and justice, and one of these is the proper respect which a large class of citizens should receive who believe that the" seventh day is the holy one. Our constitution guar antees freedom of worship to all relig ious denominations, and it will be monarchial despotism if we force these Sabbatarians to observe Sunday. Other views, from moral and educational standpoints, are of equal importance. There will not be one-tenth the breaches of the strictest code of mor ality by those who visit the expo sition grounds on Sundays, with open gates, as there will be in the dives and ' deadfalls of Chicago, with closed gates. The works of art should be viewed by all classes, and the daily toilers will have no opportunity of this means of mental culture without they can visit the exposition on Sunday. The Methodists and other religious denominations should not attempt in quisitorial methods in this country, for, by so doing, they will injure the cause they represent. Puritanism is dead, and with it its witch-hangings,its Quaker-persecutions and its black and gloomy Sundays and cheerless meet ing houses. BI-METALLI8M. The state grange at its session this morning adopted a resolution in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver, and the sentiment of the mem bers is couched in the strongest and most unequivocal language. This res olution not only opposes the repeal of what is known as the Sherman silver purchasing act "until it is replaced by a law providing for such free and un limited coinage," but demands that the government use the coins of both metals without discrimination. There can be no objection to the coinage of as many metals as may be convenient ' fn (ta tkiAA c u : 1 L it. iwi tuu uujvlfO Ul UUOIUBBB, UUU lUO government placing its stamp upon eighty cents of silver and making it a legal tender for a dollar is unjust, and works great hardship in the fluctua tion of values. During' the time the Sherman act has been in force the sec retary of the treasury has been paying full value for bullion, and by so doing the government has lost several mil lions each year. This is one of the principal causes of the tremulous con dition of financial centers to-day, and I l i it it continues mucn longer a crisis cannot be averted. Our bonds, rail road and other securities are largely held in England and Germany two countries that will admit of no other basis of exchange than gold and these holders, fearing that the United States would adopt bi-metallism, have been Bending their paper to this country and calling in their money. - If the resolution were to become a law of the land it would virtually be repudiation on the part of the govern ment, 'for all debts have been con tracted on a gold basis, and these J might be paid in eighty cent dollar silver coins. All commercial relations between nation exist on a single standard, and this cannot be changed until a congress of nation so decides. Already two futile attempts have been made to' establish bi-metallism, and each has been a most signal failure. . A double standard would unsettle trade in so far as the relative values of silver and gold could not be pre cisely determined, and the purchasing power of both could not readily be equalized. There have always been, and perhaps always will be, two or .more metals used as circulating medi ums, but all others have usually been subsidiary to gold. If we desired no foreign markets for our products or fabrics, and purchased nothing from foreigners, perhaps the government stamp might make iron more valuable than the most precious metal; but even under sucn conditions a single invariable standard oi measure of value would be better and more con venient than two or more uncertain ones. The present financial system is not only the result of the best thought of the centurv on the subiect. but that which has stood the most crucial tests of commercial nations in the past. It is not wise or safe to try experiments on a question of such great import ance. Values are governed by fixed rules, and these should be measured by a fixed standard which is as nearly invariable as possible. Ihere is as much necessity for a determined unit in paying a man for a day's lobor as in putting a yard stick over a piece of calico, and this . can never be done while payment may be received in 80- cents silver dollars or 100-cents gold, for the gold will always stand for its f xce and the silver will eventually be discounted over 20 per cent. TEE STATE GRANGE. The city of The Dalles will be hon ored for the nexi two days by the an nuil meeting of the Patrons of Hus bandry of the state cf Oregon, and every courtesy should be extended to the visitin2 delegates. Or the voca tion which this convention represents it can be truly said it is the oldest and most honorable industry ever followed by man, and it furnishes the most sub Btantial basis upon which the growth and ' development of any country d pends. Farming has al rays been the chief occupation of the bone and sinew of every land, and Washington, Lin coln, Garfield and other great men of our nation were identified with it at certain periods of their lives. It is an employment that induces honesty and industry, and gives a wide range for the study of the phenomena of natnre and their relation to science and phil osophy. That farmers should congre gate and discuss matters in regard to the economics of agriculture and gov ernment is reasonable and just, for there is no class of citizens so directly interested in the productions of the soil or who receive greater and more lasting benefits from the permanency of free institutions. We welcome them to our city and hope that they, during their short stay with us, wil! receive favorable im pressions of our locality, and that their deliberations will be harmonious and tend not only to the betterment of their particular vocation, but of all classes of citizens. The Boston churches, in union and separate meetings, have earnestly re quested President Cleveland to issue a proclamation declaring the world's fair closed on Sundays, in conformity to an act of congress to that effsct. These cultured . Christians, of the American Athens, are more shamefully shocked at the prospects of the six-day labor ers enjoying tbe seventh in viewing the works of art at the .exposition than they would be if they were to spend it in the dives and places of low reputation in Chicago. The Savior said, "Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath, and yet these his nineteenth-century follow ers hold up their hands in holy hor ror at the spectacle of a man being brought under the refining influence of true art on that day something that will incubate in him a love of the beautiful and make him forget for the time the inequalities of human exist ence and the heavy burdens bending tbe backs of daily toilers. This is truly "straining at a gnat and swallow ing a camel." The question of remodeling the boundaries of some of the northwestern states is again being discussed by the press. Oyer 'a quarter of a century ago the Mountaineer, then edited by Mr. W. H. Newell, advocated the grouping of Eastern Oregon and East ern Washington into one state and Western Oregon and Western Wash ington into another. The matter could have been easily adjusted then, and, by climate and resources, these portions seemed to be related to each other. The commercial and natural affinity of the regions east and west of the Cascade range is as apparent as ever; but since Washington and Idaho have been admitted into the union, it is more difficult to rearrange the boun daries. Webster defines the word "Sabba tarian" as "one who regards tbe seventh day of the week as holy, agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the decalogue," and yet it ia applied in the dispatches and newspapers quite generally to those who are loudly clamoring for the clos ing of the world's fair on Sunday. The Seventh Day Adventists, some-of whom were imprisoned in Tennessee for performing secular work on Sun day, and orthodox Jews are the true "Sabbatarians" in this country. These believe in granting freedom of opinion to Sundaytarians, and do not wish to suffer persecution because of their views on this seventh-day observance. OUR ADVANTAGES. The Dalles is the head of navigation on the Columbia river, and will remain so for many years. Even after the completion of a portage road around the obstructions between this city and Celilo, it will still maintain its pres tige as the terminus of continuou- water transportation to the interior, and for tbis reason will be an attract ive point to the producer and shipper. Wool and grain will receive higher prices here than at any other place in Eastern Oregon, because either product can be shipped to market without breaking cargo, and merchants will be able to dispose of goods to consumers at lower prices by .reason of the advan tages of ocean-competitive rates on through lines of railroad. These facts are generally known in the neighbor ing counties, and producers are anx ious to have direct communication with The Dalles. The farmer knows if be can bring his wheat to this city he will receive a better price per bushel, and has a cheaper means of transportation to tidewater; and the sa me is true of the sheep-raiser and cattle-dealer. There is no denying the fact that our business men hold the key to the trade of the Inland Em pire, and nothing can prevent them from controlling it if they have suffi cient enterprise to properly appreciate their situation. Jn this connection the communica tion from Mr. Randall in another col umn, and the notice of the public meeting which was published some weeks ago, have particular significance. The people of Gilliam county, under standing tbe situation, desire railroad connection with tbis city, and are will ing to aid such a movement to the ex tent of their means. Our capitalists are not in any condition to help them, for their money ia in such a shape that it cannot be used; but if the initiatory steps were taken eastern men would undoubtedly invest in the project. If, as Mr. Randall says, Gilliam coun ty's wheat yield this year will be mil lions of bushels, a railroad through that region would be a paying invest ment to the projectors. As soon as the road was completed, other indus tries than farming would spring into life, and in a few years the popula tion would be largely increased. As a factor of development for this place quick and cheap transportation from the crain fields of the interior is one greatly to be desired, and tbis would tend to hasten the development of our natural resources, in which is our only hope for growth and prosperity. In the last decade Spokane, with not one-tenth the nat ural facilities for manufactures and commerce The Dalles possess, has become a city of 35,000 population from a hamlet of 800, and there are great possibilities yet in the future for this point, the gateway of the fertile region east of the Cascade mountains. Lines of railroad should lead from this place to every important agricultural community that make this their center of 'trade, as they do from Spokane. Manufactures and cheap means of transportation will make any city populous, and it makes no difference which is inaugurated first, the other usually follows. EDITORIAL NOTES. The discovery of fabulously rich quartz in tbe Okanogan country, re ported in a Seattle dispatch, should not lure many away to the new eldo rado. "All that glitters is not gold," and these "rich discoveries" are fre quently very delusive. The Infanta Eulalie has paid a visit to the tomb of the great republican, Washington, and we are sorry to see that the same courtly etiquette was paid to this scion ef royalty when visiting tbe resting place of the father of free institutions as though she bad been treading the sou of monarchical Spain. "Who cares whether China attempts to retaliate or not." is the general ex pression as regards the Geary law; but if it had bean England, Germany or France it might be different. The moral is plain: If your assailant is a weak, sickly, puny man, knock him down and kick him; but if he is large and muscular, beg his pardon. The Briggs' case is again before the Presbyterian general assembly now in session in Washington City, and his teachings will be either condemned or approved. It will not seal the mouth of tha gentleman if his views are de cided to be heretical, for they are the result of long and careful study of questions by an able and well developed brain. The approaching municipal election in Portland is creating great excite ment among politicians, and both par ties are marshalling their forces. In The Dalles matters in this line are very quiet, and there is little in dication of a spirited canvass. The city offices do not carry with them verv much remuneration nere, and therefore are uot worth the time and trouble of astute politicians. Bishop Foster and a company of eleven ladies and gentlemen sailed from San Francisco on the 23d on a visit to the missions in Oorea, Japan and China. The bishop, before de parting, should have called upon the Six Companies and induced them to . t. - . 1 Tl " use their influence witn jrresiaent Cleveland to suspend the operation of the deportation clause of the Ueary law until his return in February next. The Democratic press of the state, following the lead of the Sn Francisco Examiner, are detracting in every pos sible way from the credit due Hon. J. N. Dolph for the manner in which the Geary act passed congress. When it was referred to the committee or me senate, of which Mr. uoipn was a member, be eliminated certain uncon stitutional provisions, and put it m its present shape. It has stood the test of the supreme court, and he who revised it should receive the greater honor. The state grange adjourned at noon to-day, and the session was one that will long be remembered by the mem bers of the order. Although the T imes Mountaineer does not endorse many of the views of the grange on matters of public interest, yet it must be acknowledged that it is proper and becoming that citizens so deeply inter ested in governmental affairs as farm ers are, should have the right to free ly express their opinions on ail ques tions. The people can only become educated on public subjects by free and full discussions of them, and the annual gathering of tax-payers and producers is one available means for so doing. Tbe question of the constitutionality of the location of the soldiers' home at Roseburg was argued and submitted to Judge Burnett yesterday afternoon, and was taken under advisement. By this time perhaps a decision has been reached, and this will settle a subject which has been freely discussed by the press of the state during the past few days. Tbe result of this suit for in junction will be of great importance to all portions of tbe state, and especially to the future of Salem, the cnpital city. The Oregon Democratic bosses at the national capital are having an in teresting time, and if they had stayed away from Washington City-this state would have received a larger share of patronage from the administration. As it is, the wrangles among these representatives of the faithful in the far northwest, have caused the presi dent to delay - appointments. The feeling at home, from the same cause. is not of the most harmonious kind. and in 1896, the Democracy of Oregon will not enter the campaign in a solid phalaux. The arguments of counsel before the Behrinz Sea tribunal have been lengthy and exhaustive, and th United States need not feel ashamed of the manner in which her side of the case was presented. A report was current in San Francisco yesterday that a decision had been reached in Paris declaring tbe sea in dispute open to sealing vessels. Whatever the result of this arbitration may be, it is confidently expected that Great Brit ain and the United States will respect the verdict, and there will be no fu ture international complications a tbis regard. The administration has signified its intention of enforcing the Geary law and sending back the Chinamen who have refused to register. There is not much doubt -if this act of congress had not been suspended by President Cleveland nearly all Chinese residents would have conformed to the law, and to-day would have had a legal right to remain in the country. As it is, the funds for the purposes of deportation are very limited, and how to pay the passage of the large number who must be sent home is a dilemma that will require a solution by the chief execu tive of the nation. The temporary injunction against establishing the Soldiers' Home at Roseburg has been sustained by J udge Burnett, and this will suspend all action regarding the home until a de cision is reached by the state supreme court. We hope this will have no ef fect upon the location of the branch insane asylum in Eastern Uregon, as the parent instithtion is now at the seat of government. It is strange, if Salem were opposed to the test of the constitutional provision regarding pub lic institutions, that one citizen should have carried tbe matter into the courts, and no public protest was made against his action. It is expected that the Geary law will not be enforced until a special session of congress can appropriate the required amount for deportation of the celestials, and the same congress may repeal the pension bills, maugu rate tree-trade and free banks and drive the Chinamen from the country. What a glorious future, gilded with golden promises, is opening for the American people during the present Democratic administration. No Chi nese coolie?, no tariff, no national banks, no pensions and no trusts. The gray streaks of the dawn of Dem ocratio reform can be discerned in the political horizon. TEiiEQEAPHIO HEW8. Will Open Sunday. Chicago, May 33. Sunday opening won the day. Thirty members ol the national commission went on record to-day in favor of Sunday opening. The rules were submitted by the world's fair directors. Twenty-seven commissioners voted against the consideration of the rules. On the final test the commission voted to substitute the minority (for Sunday opening) report of the judiciary committee for tbe majority report, wnicn lavorea sunaay closing. The question then came up cn the modification of the directors' rule with the same vote. Acting Chairman De Young then announced that the rules were not modified by the commission. After the debate which preceded the voting, the chairman put the motion: "Shall tbe rules submitted by the directors be modified?" When the clerk handed the talley-sheet up, after voting, De Young said: "The act of congress provides that the rules shall be submitted to the commission by the directory, and the modifications, if any are made, require a majority vote of the whole commission of 55 votes to be effective.. The vote shows that the majority have not voted to modify, and the rule stands as submitted by the directory ." Sunday-opening advocates claim that there will be no quorum of the commission in town to-morrow, and that reconsideration will therefore be impossible. A Notice of Warning:. Victoeia, B. C, May 23 Captain Hugbes-Hallet, ot H. M. 8, Garnet, yesterday issued the subjoined procla mation: "To the Owners and Masters of All Sealing Vessels Under the British Flag, sod All Others Concerned: I, Harry Francis Hughes Hal let, captain of H. M. 8. Garnet, and senior naval officer pres ent, hereby give warning and remind you that sealing is prohibited In Behring sea, and call upon you to inform me without delay, through tbe collector of customs at Victoria, tbe place and date at which your vessels employed in seal fishing are to rendezvous during tbe sea son of 1893. Should you fail to comply with the demand, I hereby give notice that 1 consider tbat the orders relative to sealing have been evaded and shall cause any sucn vessel 10 oe eeizeu, warning ur no warning, it caugnt in Hearing sea. The orders relative to sealing in tbe vic inity of the Russian island have been already published. All vessels found within the prohibited distances wnn seat implements or skins on board will be lia ble to seizure." Death in Ita Track. Cleveland, O., May 23 A terrific wind storm struck tbis city at 9 thig morning. Four ' men were instautly killed and many injured in the numer ous casualties. A scanoia oiown irom its fastenings resulted in tbe serious in jury of four men, one of whom will die. A portion ot toe piaie Department 01 tbe Cleveland rolling mill, under con struction, gave away. A number of men were employed on tbe structure. 1 wo were killed instantly, and one fatally hurt. A two-story frame bouse was blown down, and John Cole wu bnned In the ruins and killed. TELEGEAPHIC. Toe Soldier' Home. Salem, Or., May 23 Judge Burnett this afternoon beard the application ot D. G. Sherman for a preliminary injunc tion to restrain tbe trustees of tbe pro posed Soldier's Home from locating tbe institution outside of tbe capital of the s'.ate. A. Conuit and H. J. Bigger, of Salem, appeared tor tbe petitioner, and Attorney-General Cha.nberlain and A. M Crawford, of Roseburg, represented tbe side ot tbe soldiers Home trustees Tbe attorneyt for the petitioner stood on the ground tbat it was unconstitutional In locate a state institution at any other place tbat the seat of government, qnot ing the constitntion to support the post tion. The arguments against granting an tniunction were based on four points First Tbat in construing a statute of doubtful constitutionality, tbe construe tion given bv toe courts and followed by tbe executive and legislative departments lor a nnmber of years should obtain. Second Inasmuch as the legislative and executive authorities bav passed and approved acts locating state institutions at other places tban the 6eat ot govern inent, they have thus given the construc tion to section 3, article XIV of the con slitution tbat is contended for at this time, by tbe board of Soldiers' Home trustees. Tbird It is evident that the proviso in question was simply intended to limit the meaning of tbe preced ng nortion of tbe section; tbat is, if tbe legislature did not locate all public institutions at the seat of government immediately after tbe adoption of tbe constitution, toe seat of government migbt bave been cbanged at any time by the same power that adopted tbe constitution! tbe people tbat tbe word "provided" means tbe same as "if," according to tbe dictionary Fourth That the Soldiers' Home will be a quasi-federal institution, being in a large measure subject to federal law and under federal control, which would give tbe legislature authority to locate it out side tbe seat of government, even under tbe petitioners construction of tbe con stitution. Judge Burnett questioned tbe attorneys at considerable length relative to the dit ierent points of their contention. After a pretty free discussion cf the matter till nearly 4 o'clock, tbe judge took the matter under advisement. llaeh Damage at Detroit. Detroit, May 23 A terrific wind and ram storm broke over the city this morn ing. It continued to increase in lence. At noon it was blowing 80 miles an hour. The streets are almost ob structed by broken sbade trees. Nearly all the telegraph and telephone wires are down. It is feared there is much dam age done throughout Michigan and many wrecks on tbe lake, it is known tbat there is great damage at Adrian. At Lebewee Junction tbe storm amounted to a tornado. Barns were blown down, orchards destroyed, and crops levelled to thejgronnd. Tbe high ways between Adrian and " lecuraseb are almost impassable, being obstructed by overturned trees. At Romnlus buildings were blown down, windows broken and trees np rooted. Many buildings were unroofed in tbe vicinity of Dundee. At Holly the opera-house was unroofed. Half tbe buildiug stores are wrecked and many bouses damaged. They Twisted the Indiana Neck. Tacoma, Wash., May 23 Tbe report of tbe autopsy held on the body of Peter Stanup, tbe Payallup Indian capitalist, who was found in tbe river yesterday, was rendered today and proved a ear prise. The jury held tbat deth resulted irom dislocation of tbe neck, and not from drowning. No marks of Strang ulation or violence of any kind are found on tbe body, except a small bruise on tbe arm. It is thought Peter was murdered by some one who cleverly twisted bis neck while the man was drunk, and tossed tbe body in the river. There seems to be an utter lack of motive for tbe crime. A Fabulous Strike of olrt. Seattle, Wash., May 24 A special from Ruby today says news has been re ceived there of a rich strike in tbe Grand Summit, 00 Palmei mountain, in tbe Okanogan country. Tbe owners of the Grand Summit bave been developing all winter, and though tbey bave been tak ing out pay rock, the - recent strike eclipses all previous ones made in tbis district. At a tew feet below tbe level of tbe tunnel, a body of ore has been struck running in vaiue from $5000 to $100,000, according to conservative es timates. There are now about 60 tons of ore on tbe dump assaying into tbe tbousaods. Late authentic reports say tbat as deptb is attained the ledge grows richer. Great excitement prevails in tbe district and mine owners are conse quently lubilant. I. JO. Campbell, one of tbe owners, says it must be seen to be appreciated The owners are I. N. Campbell, R. Town and W. Enright. To illustrate tbe importance of tbe strike, Tom Long, just in from Loom is, reported tbat a pieco of ore weighing seven pounds produced two pouLds or pure gold, or, in other words, assayed $175 000 to the ton. Tbe gold is of fine qual ity, and can be easily seen with tbe naked eye. There is plenty of tbe same kind in sight. When tbe fabulous strike became known, a rush was made for the scene, and numerous parties filled their pockets with rich specimens, carrying them off. Cherokee Indians. New York, May 24 A band of Cher okee Indians are here. Tbey came to town for $6,000,000, and say tbey do not propose to leave until tbey get it. The principal chief. C. J. Harris, bad with him a document in which it appears that tbe Cherokee nation sold tbe Cherokee ou'let, consisting of ti, 520,000 acres of choice lands, to the government for $3, 505,736; of tbis sum tbe treasury of ibe United States has already paid $295,730. Tbe remainder to be paid in five annual installments. Chief Harris explained tbat the plan is to realize tbe money at once on tbe government's promise to pay. Tbe authorities at Washington' be said, "have authorized us to issue $6,640, 000 in bonds bearing 4 per cent interest Tbe United States will indorse these bonds, aud we will take them up as tbe government pays us. We expect to get tbe money without any trouble, and we already bave negotiations pending in Wall street. We will divide toe money among our people per capita, wbicb will be used lor improvements, and lor toe better edncation of their children." Several Wall-street bankers are said to be willing to give tbe money to tbe In dians. In fact, it it looked upon as a pretty good investment. An AKOnlziDg Demth. Tacoma, Wash , May 24 Mrs. J. Mc Leod, residing st South Prairie, a mining town near here, was walking into, her kitcben Friday night with alighted lamp in her hand it exploded, enveloping her in flames. Tbe husband, who was near by, rnsbed to ber assistance, but ber clothing were all in a blaze and ber fran tic efforts to save herself hindered uim in bis work. Finally, after suffering ser ions burn himself, be succeeded in tear ing tbe burning garments off and putttng out tbe fire, but not until tbe woman was burned to a blister Irom bead to foot. For four days she lingered in ter rible agony, and finally died early this morning. The husband is an engineer in tbe mine. It will be many weeks before be recovers enough to return to his duties. The couple formerly resided here and were well known. Am Extensive Tannery Fire. Salkk, Mass., May 24 Tbe Atlantic tannery property South Salem, op erated by Poor Bros., tbe most complete tannery property in Salem and vicinity, occupying over 10 acres, covered with manufacturing buildings, was totally destroyed by fire last night. Tbe prem ises were partly occupied by Poor Bros.' turnery. They also had in one item $150,000 worth of stains on band. Other occupants were: Reid & Vaugban, man ufacturers of leather-measuring ma chines; the Lynn Glue Company and Salem btass foundry. Six carloads of bark were hauled out and saved. The total loss will reach fully$225,000, partly covered with insurance. Sparks were blown over tbe entire upper section of South Salem, and numerous roots were fired. Help was summoned from all sur rounding towns. Authorized a Denial. New York, May 24 The officers of the Irish parliamentary party assert that the rival home-rule organization, the National Federation of America, has misrepresented tbe political situation by announcing a union of the Parnell and McCarty factions. The president of tbe independents cabled as follows to John Redmond, Timothy Harrington and Dr. Kenny, who are respectively presideut, secretary and treasurer of tbe Irish Na tional League: "Feieration officials claim to have a letter proving tbat tbe independents bave united with tbe Mc Carthjjtes. Is tbis true?" This reply was received yesterday; "Federation report a deliberate lie. Publish a denial." A Fire at Ia fcirande. La Ghande, Or., May 24 Tbe two story frame building located at Chestnut street and Jefferson avenue, owned by John Farrell and occupied as a saloon and lodging boose by O. B Truesda'e, was discovered in flames at 2 o'clock tbis morning. Wben discovered tbe fire bad gained such headway tbat although tbe department responded promptly and did efficient service, tbe building and its contents were ruined. Three men who were sleeping upstairs escaped only by jumping to tbe street below. Tbe loss is estimated at $3500, with insurance $2750. Killed by Carelessness. Buhlington Wis , May 24 The porth bound train on the Wisconsin Central was wrecked last night near Gray's lake. There were some leaky gasoline car, in the train, irom which tbe fluid spread over the water on each side of tbe track Some careless person lighted a match from wbich tbe gosoliue took fire, and 200 persons gathered at the scene ran for their lives. A number of them were ter ribly burned, and one of the section bunds was burned to death. A Drowned Body Recovered. Albany, May 24 Employes at tbe woolen mill this afternoon saw some thing floating past in tbe river. A boat was secured and the object was dis covered to be tbe body ot Carey Craw lord, son or J . U. Urawlord, who was drowned from tbe excursion steamer Hoag, at Corvallis, May S. The body was well preserved. It will be buried by the fireman tomorrow morning. One Killed, Several Injured. London, May 24 A serious accident occurred today, while the British vessel of-war Mersey anchored at Harwitch, on tbe east coast of England was firing salute in honor of tbe 74th birthday Queen Victona. Tbe breech of tbe can non used in firing was improperly closed, and was blown off by tbe discbarge. One person was killed and several in jured . All the Employes to Share. New York, May 24 -James - Gordon Beonett announces in tbe Herald this morning that in order to perpetuate tbe paper as a monument to tbe memory of bis lather, its lounder, be proposes make it a co-operative concern, in which every employe of tbe paper, from the highest to tbe lowest, shall share. A Drensht In France. Paris, May 24 Two months drought in France, it is estimated, has destroyed over 80,000,000 francs' worth of crops. A dispatch from Roma says tbe rain in northern Italy has saved tbe people from much of tbe enormous loss threatened by drought. Crops on tbe Roman Cam pagna are ruined. . The Deed of a Fiend. Gbkeh Bat, Wis.. May 24 John Marte, a market gardener, early tbis morning cut bis wife's throat from ear to ear. and then went out into tbe woods and banged himself. He bad abused ber for a long time, and yesterday she began suit tor divorce. Swept by the Flood. Bucharest, Mav 24 The recent floods have devastated whole districts in Roumania. Whole villages are . sub merged and many railway bridges des troyed, traffic on railroads and nigQ. ways in some places is suspended. Severe Rain In Italy j Bomb, May 24 Rain has been falling in torrents in Piedmont. Tbe rivers are overflowing the lowlands. Several vil lages are . under water. Bridges are swept away, railroads flooded, sad traffio suspended in some places. A Woman Borhed to Death. Rocklin, Cal., May 25 At 2.49 this morning, nre started in tbe kitcben of tbe Davies hotel, its origin is unknown. it burned 25 buildings, including two- tbirds of tbe business section of tbe town. Tbe total loss is $75,000, insurance about oue-third. Miss Alice Irish, of George town, working at tbe Davies botel, got out once, bnt went back for ber clothes. was caught in tbe flames and burned to death. A heroic attempt was made by William Davies and Will Landis to save ber, but tbe building collapsed. Tbe oc capants of the hotel barely escaped with their lives. Tbe eoroner is now holding an inquest. It is tbe most senoos loss the town ever fullered. Many will re build at once. Among tbe buildings burned were Burcbord s and Davies hotels, Levison Bros , store, a livery sta ble, two butcher shops, barber shop. blacksmith shop, five saloons, a boarding nousc ana a nuinoer 01 dwellings. The Sunday Opening;. Washington, May 25 As a result ot United States District Attorney Gil Christ's talk with Attorney -General OU ney yesterday, be left last night with ex plicit instructions, if be should find on arrival at Chicago tbat ibe plan was still adhered to open the world's fair Sun day, to "present the matter to tbe federal court and ask for an injunction, or any otber legal process which tbe facts would warrant, and wbicb would prevent a vio lation ot tbe laws of tbe United States." District Attorney Gilchrist lost no time in complying witb tbe instructions of the attorney general. He telepraphed ahead to tbe assistant attorney-general, instruct log bim to prepare a bill for an injunc tion restraining tbe management of the fair from opening tbe gates next Sunday. The bill will he filed as soon as it can be prepared, probably Friday or Saturday. Killed by a Bicyclist. New York, May 25 Edward Clau- schmidt, tbe 17-year-old son of a wealthy widow, living at 830 St, Nicholas avenue, was charged with homicide at Yorkville police court tbis morning for having caused the death of Katie . McGlynn. 0 years old, wbom be ran ovei on a bicycle last night. He wa turned over to the coroner. The child bad just alighted from a street car with ber mother wben tbe accident happened. Clauscbmidt was coming down the avenue at full speed on tbe bicycle. Tbe wheel of tbe machine struck tbe child, throwing her violently to tbe ground and causing concussion of the brain. Possorfs Seeds Grow ALSO HEADQUARTERS FOR BEE SUPPLIES, FERTILIZERS. SPRAV PUnPS. ETC. TELEGBAPfllO KEWS. Drowned Near Sidney. Seattle, Wa,b , May 25 News was brought here tonight that Harry H. Finch, grand lecturer of the Good Tem plars, state of Washington, a resident of Sidney, Kitsap county, was accidentally drowned in Toug lake, about six miles from Sidney, Wednesday morning. He and Fred Richards went out In a boat tbat morning, and while fishing about 150 feet from shore in eight feet deep of water, Finch sank down limp in the boat, and fell ovpr the side into the lake. He went direct o tbe bottom, and did not rise. Richards says tbat Finch made no effort to save himself, and thinks he must bave bad a fit or died suddenly in the boat. Richards secured aid and se cured tbe body by hooking fishhooks in tbe clotbiDg and bringing it to the sur face. Finch was about 32 years of age, and the sole support of his aged parent, who reside at Sidney. Startling story From Colville. Spokane, May 25 F. J. Carrel, a re liable mining engineer, is just back from tbe Colville country with a report that half breeds there told him tbat tbe In dians on the Colville reservation bad at tacked an engineering party ot 20 min working under a contract for the survey of tbat part of tbe reservation restored to tbe public domain, and tbat tbey bad killed two, wounded others and driven the whole party off The story is discred ited here. Oskar Huber, who, with an engineer named Maxwell, has tbe con tract for the survey, said tonight that 'he bad heard the same story, and that, while tbe Indians had been making tome threats, he was Inclined to doubt it. His partner, Maxwell, is at tbe bead of tbe party. Tbe wires are down to Colville, and tbe story can neither be confirmed nor disproved tonight. The Carson Hint. Washington, May 25 Owing to the small amount of gold bullion deposited, about $100,000 per montb, and the heavy expenses of coinage st the mint at Car son City, Nev., Secretary Carlisle has di rected tbe suspension of coinage at that mint after June 1. Gold and silver bul lion will, however, be received for part ing and refining Gold deposits will be paid for in com or fine bars as preferred by the depositor. Returns for silver de posits will be made in nnparted or fine bars as desired. Purchases of silver bul lion under tbe act of July 14, 1890. will be continued as heretofore. Tbe forces in the mints at Philadelphia and New Orleans will probably soon be reduced. With the suspension of coinnge at Carson City tbe coinage of silver dollars will be discontinued for tbe present, as there is no demand for this class of money. A Sovel method. New York, May 25 Articles of in corporation of tbe M. Cavanaugh Wreck ing Company have been filed at Trenton N. J. Ibe capital stock is $250,000. Tbe incorporators are : John, James and Joseph Grant, of Tacoma, Wash., and J. Herbett Potts, of Jersey City. The company will engage in tbe business of raising sunken vessels by a novel method Large robber bsgs will be placed in tbe bold of tbe sunken vessels by divers. Tbe bags will be connected by a bose witb air pumps on floats at the surface and air pumped into them. As tbe bags expand it is expected tbey will expel nearly all tbe water from tbe bold and give tbe sunken vessel sufficient buoy ancy to cause it to rise to tbe surface. Potts says tbe company's first experiment win De made on tbe Oregon, sunk on Fire island. Safflelent to Make Thent Trouble. Chicago, May 25 Fire today burned the stable sheds in Garfield Park, a re sort being used by a band of Arabs in giving performances somewhat similar to those of tbe Wild West shows. Tbe men all escaped, but three camels, seven blooded Arabian horses and 500 feet of sbeds were consumed. There was a wild scene of confusion during tbe cooflagra tion. Tbe Arabs were frantic and con sideraoly hampered tbe work of tbe fire department, ibe men tan screaming across the fields or made vain attempt to save tneir property. Wben tbe an imals were released from the sheds tbey joined in increasing the confusion. Tbe Arabs assert their loss is $50,000. Bpark from one of their cigarettes is sup posed to bave caused tbe blaze. A Smocgler Wrecked. Seattle, Wash., May 24 A gentle man who came out from Neab Bay to day stated tbat Saturday night tbe five- ton sioop jaoia, irom Vancouver, was wrecke 1 off Cape Flattery during a gale. jine boat. was a smuggler, and bad cargo of silks and laces and some opium. it is known tbat there were tbtee men aboard, and it is thought there were five. One of tbe men was picked up tbe next morning in a dying conditioo, but re fused to give any information before be died. Sunday morning the beach near the cape was strewn with wreckage from ne vessel, ana mwsso maidens were decking themselves out in costly im ported silks and laces. The sloop was bound for tbe Columbia river or Gray's naronr. Injunction Sustained. Salem, May 25 This evenirg Judge Burnett announced his decision on tbe Soldiers' Home injunction case. It was brief, and only granted tbe preliminary injunction as applied for. This leaves tbe rights of tbe parties without pre judice until the hearing for a permanent injunction at Albany in June. Judge Burnett was seen by a reporter, but said be bad nothing further to say than tbat be bad granted the temporary injunction mis action does not indicate in any sense what will be tbe final outcome of tbe case. A New Phase of the Uw. Washington., May 25 General Olney has received a telegram from New York statiug mat judge Liacombe, or the cir cuit court of New York, has decided tbat section 6 of the Geary exclnsion act, though constitutional, is still ineffectual because tbere is no provision as to bow or by whom the order of deportation of Chinese should be executed. This it said to be a new question not raised or in any way involved in tbe previous ap peal.. rA Woman Cremated. Atlanta, Ga May 25 Dora Scbun, a woman of bad character, recently had ber thoughts turned to the evil ot ber ways, and became convinced tbat burn ing was ber lot. Last night she decided to settle ber fate at . once. Seizing a ighted lamp, she smashed it 00 her bead. Tbe oil fell on ber clothing, and she was soon a pillar of fire. Her injuries were such tbat she died today. A Ploace r Shaots Himself. Brownsville, Or., May 25 Tbis morniug Z. B. Moss, a pioneer who lives 16 miles above here on tbe road to Sweet Home, committed suicide by shooting himself with a Winchester rifle. Mr. Moss served a nnmber of terms as asses sor of tbis county, and was well and fav orably known as a good citizen. He bas been at times oi late paruauy at ranged and in failing health. a fifteen cents on your first order. This "ad" sent to us with The New Umatilla House, THE DALLES. OREGON SINNOTT & THE LARGEST AND FINEST HOUL IN OREGON Free Omnibus to and. Irom the Hotel , Fire-Proof Safe for the Safety of all Valuables j- Ticket and Baggage Office of the UNION PACIFIC Railway Company, and Office qj tht Western Union Telegraph Company, are in the Hotel. . THE 0R0 FIN0 WINE ROOMS A.T. KELLER, Proprietor. Port 81, Sherry 81 Muscat 83, Angelica 83, Mountain 83 an Gregorlo Tlneyard Co. A ifency . sit uTi ' j r j: r J omsau n, All Wines aim Draiiuios The Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars Always on Sale. Try the best remedy for Dyspepsia, "Dandelion Tonic.' 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