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Tlie Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY JULY 22. 1893
' TBE. "CHANGE" HAS COMB.
. Public interest now centers around
one question, and that ia the reason
for the financial depression and the
V stagnation in business. There is no
other subject that receives so ' much
public attention and is so generally
; : discussed, .'tin street corners, in banks,
in public meetings and through the
columns of the press all interest cen
ters around the tightness of money and
. the demoralization of trade, and what
remedy should be applied. - To arrive
at a fair conclusion in these matters
one should divest himself of all prej
udice, and attempt to arrive at the
first cause.
, It must be admitted that there has
been no change in the financial or .in
- dustrial policy since the inauguration
of Mr. Cleveland; but it must also be
- borne in mind that the platform on
which he was elected was diametrically
opposed to the manner in which na
tional affairs had been administered
for the past thirty years, and from
every rostrum in the country Demo
cratic orators advocated a change from
the old methods and forcibly im-
pressed upon the minds of the people
that such would be the inevitable re-
- suit of the success of the party on
November 8th. The election took
place and there was an overwhelming
majdrity in favor of the new plan of
managing national affairs,, and both
.branches of the national legislature
were given to the Democracy. When
Mr. Harrison vacated the White
House in Washington City in March
last the country was never more pros
perous, factories were running on full
. time, labor received higher pay
than it ever had, and United
States securities were eagerly sought
in every country in Europe., Only
a few weeks elapsed after the induc-
tion of the new president before for-
eignera began to call in their paper,
causing a drain on the treasury, and
placing the amount of 'available funds
lower than it bad been for a long
time. The limit of $100,000,000 was
passed, and gold in the treasury has
continued at the low water mark ever
since. Not onlv this, but in conse
quence gold has been hoarded, deposi
tors have become fearful and banks
have failed all over the country; capital
has been tremulous and few invest
ments have been made; the prices for
. products have reached the minimum
and values of all kinds have been un
settled; the iron works in Pennsyl-
vania and Michigan have shut down
and thousands of laborers have been
thrown out of employment Other
disasters have followed, and these have
become so far-reaching and injurious to
- the industries of the country that
President Cleveland has called an ez-
tra session of congress to convene in
Washington City August 7th. These
are a simple statement of facts, and
from them some reasons may be de
duced for the present condition of af
fairs.
7 In a great measure all financial
transactions especially in banking in
stitutions rest upon public confidence,
and this was first shaken by the ex
port of gold to foreign countries. The
cause of this may be readily seen
when it is known that the Democratic
party that had lately come into power
advocated no substantial policy re
garding monetary matters, and for
' eigners were not certain that the gov
ernment, under its control, would not
adopt a bi-metallic policy and pay
their securities in depreciated silver.
. They simply did what any other busi
ness man would have done under tbe
circumstances, and cashed their paper
while gold still remained the standard.
This initiated the distrust with capital
ists and caused the run on banks. The
Sherman act might have continued in
operation indefinitely, with a firm and
safe fiscal policy at Washington City,
and foreigners would not have become
alarmed. Following, this distrust
of capital came the alarm of fac
tory owners and proprietors of iron
furnaces. If Germans and English
men have no confidence in Democratic
soundness : on : finances, they' argued,
what reason have' we that the party
will not carry out the Chicago plat
form and repeal all tariffs, except or
revenue; and if it does, and we invest
"largely, we shall be the losers. No
surplus stocks were purchased, and in
many instances works closed 'down.
In a few words this is the history of
the disasters the country is now suf
fering. The gold was first taken out
of the country, then banks closed their
doors, capitalists became afraid to in
vest their money, staple products had
no purchasers, values became unsettled,
and business of all kinds suffered ia
consequence. Ordinary foresight dic
tated these precautionary steps as
means of self-protection, and if free
trade is inaugurated capital will be.
saved from great losses by measures of
retrenchment , If the events appre
hended take pi ace, the'' wageearner
will be the . greatest sufferer, because
he depends on his labor for the sus
tenance of himself and ftfniily. , To
stop tb? drain of gold from tbe treas
ury, caused by a lack of confidence in
the present administration, congress
must take positive and affirmative ac
tion regarding a strong financial and
protective policy in the future. . Then
capital will be invested in industries,
business will revive, and the country
will again be prosperous as under Re
publican rule.
Democrats must not forget that the
2arty with which they are affiliated
have never pursued a .consistent finan
cial policy for the past thirty years.
In favor of paying the national debt
in greenbacks prom lses-to pay at
the close of the war, it ban endorsed
every bare-brained scheme that has
risen to the political surface since -that
time. It opposed . ihe resumption of
specie payments in 1890, endorsed tbe
Weaver greenback movement, and ad
vocated on the floors of congress the
unlimited coinage of silver. The Sher
man act, which was a compromise
measure to save the country from
Democratic free coinaee. is not so
much the reason for the present finan
cial depression as the lack of confi
dence of the people in the soundness
and stability of Democratic policy,
With Republicans at the helm of na
tional affairs the secretary of the treas
ury could have purchased every month
the required amount of silver for
long time without any disastrous ef
fect upon business; but in fou
months, with a Democratic free-trade
congress in power, this has caused the
worse stagnation in trade that has
- a
been experienced for a quarter of
century. If the special session will
inaugurate a sound and substantial
financial policy, denounce the Chicago
platform and give the people to under-
at.nnrl t hah Democrats have come to
their sense on national affairs, publi
confidence will be re-established and
the country will again be prosperous
and business will revive.
THE DALLES IMPROVEMENT.
An exhaustive letter appears in to
day's Oregonian in reference to "The
Dalles Improvement," from Virgil G.
Bogue, a member of the board of en
gineers who have recently made a thor
ough examination of both the south
and north sides of the river. He says
the appropriations heretofore "fell
short of completing the work vital to
a satisfactory exhibit," and the reports
made were based on such information
as could be obtained. His opinion is
that the boat-railway would supercede
in cost of machinery, plant, et, the
canal and locks, the amount necessary
for the construction of these approxi
mating $4,000,000. After a careful
survey the board appears to be of tbe
opinion that a portage railroad on the
Kouth side of the river would be the
more feasible improvement at present,
and would interfere less with the
rights of the Union Pacific than one
on the north side would with the Co
lumbia Railway and Navigation Co.
This may be considered as the recom
mendation of the board, from the im
port of .Mr. Vogue's letter, with the
preference for canal and locks as the
permanent method of overcoming the
obstructions in the river. In the ef
forts which Mr. Dolph has made in
congreHs in favor 'of the boat railway,
we are satisfied he has been gnided by
the reports of government engineers
regarding tbe best plan to be adopted,
and if these gentlemen now think the
canal is preferable as a permanent im
provementr he will work as earnestly
for that While a member of the
United States senate he has never
been unmindful of the best interests of
his constituents in this portion of Ore
gon, and it will make little difference
to him which plan is eventually
adopted if tbe people of the great In
land Empire are relieved from exor
bitant freight charges and are enabled
to float their farm products to the sea,
without the necessity of double hand
ling at the portages. Tht) people de
sire an open river,and will favor canal
and locks, . if recommended . by the
board, as readily as they would a boat
railway. They have been compelled
for long years to pay exorbitant rates,
and will welcome any relief coming
from whatever direction it may.
The Roseburg Review displays con
siderable animus against Salem, by
reason of the injunction suit against
tbe soldiers' home, and denominates it
a "hog." Our co temporary 'should use
more elegant language in its columns
and keep its anger from effervescing.
There is a "good time coming" when
the bunch-grass" country and South
ern Oregon can "get even" with the
seat of government At the next ses
sion of the legislature Eastern Oregon
will join hands with Southern Oregon
m passing a bill submitting to tbe
people the question of the removal of
the capital of the state to some more
convenient locality. We advise our
brother to say leas and work more.
Salsm is not a "hog," even symboli
cally speaking. She is too lean for
the comparison, and will be leaner still
when the members from other portions
of the state oppose the usual appropri
ations which supply her grease. Now,
it is in order for the Salem Statesman
to ruffle its feathers and call the Rose
burg Review "liar," and the Times-
Mountaineer "long-eared jackass" and
bunch-grass idiot -
The French have a small war on
their hands in Siam, and this may in
terest tbe people sufficiently to keep
them from fighting at home. They
cannot stand ennui, and must have a
change to keep them in a normal
condition. The excitement centering
around Siam may attract the atten
tion of the- people from the Panama
canal frauds, and this may strengthen
the home government, which at pres
ent is rather weak. Strong in re
sources, with a recuperative power
second to no country in the world.
France's greatest enemy is the mer
curial disposition of her citizens, and
without this is attracted by foreign
wars it breaks out at home in riot and
bloodshed.
The editor of the. Salem Democrat
"is a Democrat to the manner born,"
and has endorsed every national plat
form from the one that declared the
war a failure to the last fledging
hatched at Chicago that denominated
protection unconstitutional. It makes
no difference whether the party advo
cates "equitable adjustment,' free coin
age or the repeal of the Sherman act he
is still a Democrat, because he is built
that way. His Democracy can never
be questioned. It has always been
the same, and will remain un
changeable. Such men make good
voters, but are rarely remembered in
the distribution of the loaves and
fishes. . '.
FRANCE AND SIAM..
The conduct of France towaid Siam,
says the San Francisco Chronicle, is
inexplicable upon any other theory ex
cept that of the eagerness of tbe French
to extend their authority in the orient
and to possess a rich and valuable ter
ritory. Dispatches from Bangkok, the
Siamese capital, to the London Timed,
show that two French war vessels, in
spite of the remonstrances of tbe
French minister to Siam, have pro
ceeded up the Menam river, after ex
changing shots with the forts at the
entrance, and have anchored in the
river opposite Bangkok. This was, in
itself, an act of war, and the king of
Siam at last advices was holding a
council to consider it
If the French government had re
called the Tonquin experiences of
1885, which cost the Ferry cabinet its
positions and brought discredit on
Grevy and his advisers, it would have
been careful how it provoked trouble
with Siam just now. The least reverse
to French arms in Siam would result
at least in a cabinet crisis and could
not fail to operate powerfully against
the Republicans at the legislative-election
which is to occur next month.
Whether such an event would compel
the resignation of Carnot or not can
not be said, but it would ruin his
chances for re-plection next year.
The only pretext for the French
movement against Siam is the espousal
of the cause of Annam, which has be
come a French dependency, but the
Annamese and Siam-se would be bet
ter left to settle their own differences.
France seems to be ambitious to enter
upon a policy of colonization,in rivalry,
perhaps, to Great Britain, but her at
tempts thus far have not been attended
with success, except in Algeria.
It is believed in the orient that
England will espouse' the cause of
Siam as against France, and if so there
will be serious trouble. English trade
interests would bo badly hurt by
French domination in Siam, and it is
not unlikely that England will put in
a forcible protest - against the French
scheme of conquest. Whether Eng
land will do anything more than pro
test remains to be seen, and will de
pend on bow far Franco ventures to
proceed with the operations which she
has recently begun. . , ,.
THE CHINESE.
In his written opinion submitted as
the expression of judgment of the mi
nority of the 17.. S. supreme court
on tbe constitutionality ot tbe lieary
Chinese exclusion law Chief Justice
Fuller said: "It (the Geary law) con
tains within it the germs of the asser
tion of an unlimited and arbitrary
pewer in general incompatible witb
the immutable principles of justice, in
consistent with the nature ot our gov
ernment, and in conflict with th
written constitution by which that
government was created and thot,e
principles secured." The justice of the
report of the minority of the supreme
court in this remarkable decision may
yet be endorsed by public opinion.
is not bo long ago- that Judge Taney
made himself famous in the opinion he
rendered in the Dred Scott case, but
no court in the United States would
have the temerity to cite that decision
now as a precedent, and the time may
come when the decision pn the Geary
law will be considered in the same
light. With all the boasted freedom
ot Americans tbey nave always pos
sessed intense prejudices against cer
tain races. Before the late war these
were centered against the negro; but
now the Chinaman is the scape-goat of
God's creation. In him is fully de
veloped everything that is debasing or
vicious, and he literally has no rights
that an Anglo-S xon is bound to re
spect. The United States will not be
completely free, in the full meaning of
the word, until the courts afford equal
protection, to white and black, to'Chi-
naman and Caucassian, to Jew, Chris
tian and heathen. The principles
which underlie our system of govern
ment intended that there should be no
distinction by reason of race, religion
or color. American should be a com
prehensive word, and should' be held
as sacred by orthodox as hetrodox, by
naturalized as. well as native citizens.
We have rarely seen such an exhibi
tion of public sympathy as was ex
tended to the young lady who horse
whipped O. D. Taylor this afternoon.
At one time excitement ran so high
that many believe, if a leader had as
sumed command, a riot would have
resulted and the reverend gentleman
would have been the victim. While
the act is to be deplored, very many
express the opinion that Taylor re
ceived no more than he deserved,
There are many people from the
east in this , city who have been
deluded , out . of their earnings
by bis promises in regard to in-
vestments at North Dalles, and these
have no friendly feelings towards tbe
gentleman. While it may be advis
able under all circumstances, to re
spect law and preserve the peace of
the city, yet men may become so des
perate by suffering from tbe frauds
and deceptions of a smooth speaking
scoundrel that they forget, for a time
being, the duty of citizens. The poor
girl, of an impulsive nature, and loving
her friend to adoration, could not see
her cruelly wronged out of . her earn
ings, as she believed, without punish
ing him who did it. Her act is only
what many ladies in this and other
countries would have done under the
same circumstances.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The flagship of the American fleet
being disabled in Behring sea by an
armed poacher is not a very glorious
event in the history of naval warfare.
The French papers are excited over
the Siam affair, and blame British in
trigue in inciting1- tbe 'government of
that country against France. Water
loo ia not forgotten yet and while thia
rankles in the bosoms of Frenchmen
Great Britain will be censured on
every occasion.
The board of managers have decided
to close the world's fair on Sundays,
and this will undoubtedly satisfy tbe
Sentiment of the highly sensitive
Christian people and replenish the
purses of avaricious Chicago saloon
keepers. They will be forced to em
ploy extra help, and this will increase
tbe demand of the labor market
The governor of Colorado, in the
recent silver convention in Denver,
was strongly, in favor of war if the
white metal ws dethroned. Yester
day the urst battle of the war that
his words would naturally cause hap
pened in the city in which the speech
was made, and several banks sus
pended. To make silver king is to
weaken public contindencc in money
centers, aitd banks collapse in conse
quence. Wool has not helped the northwest
but little this year, and the millions of
pounds stored and consigned have sent
few dollars in circulation by reason of
the shadow of free-trade that has
covered the market The next hope
of the people is that a fair crop of
wheat with good prices, and the ex
pectation that congress will not repeal
the McKinley bill, will bridge the
chasm of hard times. These will en
courage the farmer and sheepmen that
there is "a good time coming."
Colorado's prosperity is built upon
silver pillars, and the declension of
this metal in the last few days has
caused mines to be shut down and
thousands of men to he thrown out of
employment A country's growth
should be substantial, and to be last
ing must be founded upon the
development of natural resources.
If Colorado had been huilt up in this
manner tbe stoppage of ,the mints in
India could not have caused such dis
tress. Lieut Totten, the fanatical advo
cate of the 6nd of the world at an
early date, sees in the present finan
cial crisis indisputable evidence of the
truth of his doctrine. There has
never been a phenomenal occur
rence for the past fifty years that some
hare brained hobbyist has not con
sidered indicative of the "end of
time" when the world fcbould "melt
with fervent heat." By the way, did
not Mother Shipton have something
to say about free trade and protection,
bank failures, Democratic free silver
and stagnation in business. -
The United States grand jury in
Portland has been unearthing some
frauds in that city, and Nat Blum has
been arrested for smuggling opium
and placed under $10,000 bail bonds.
This is the only one so far who has
been arrested for defrauding the gov.
ernment out of its tariff on this drug;
but there are intimations that there
will be rich developments regard in
bogus certificates issued to Chinamen
and other fraud', The people will
wait anxiously to learn who else ' has
been guilty of defrauding the govern
ment out of its revenue.
Yesterday was the lU4tn anniver
sary of tbe fall of the bastile, the first
act of the great revolution that swept
over France in the last years of the
eighteenth century. It marks an era
in free government which was of great
importance to all Europe, aud has been
considered tbe initiatory step in tb
overthrow of mediaeval monarchy. As
such it is an event which should be
commemorated by all liberty lovin
people,. for tbe tottering to ruin of the
walls of the old piieon caused the
foundation upon which rested kingly
prerogatives and the arbitrary rule of
priestcraft, in the old world, to be
come unsafe and begin to disintegrate.
An item is going the rounds of the
press that a suicide club composed of
thirteen members exists in Portland
and that its personnel comprises two
bankers, three bank clerks, two mer
chants, two real estate dealers, two re
tired capitalists and two lawyers. We
discredit: the truth of this item very
much, because of the professions and
businesses represented. Bankers, bank
clerks and merchants, during these
times- of financial depression, may be
inclined to join such organizations
but when real estate dealers and law
yers are included, it is absolutely in
credulous. There is such a hotbed for
munbroom newspaper growths,
the Willamette metropolis that some
editors should have been named to
have made the matter plausible. The
reporter evidently mixed drinks be
fore he handed the "copy" to the com
positor. - " '
TELEGBAPHIO HEWS.
A Panle la Ucaver.
Dknvsb, July 18 Tbe Union Na
tional Bank failed this morning. It bas
a capital of a million dollars. - No state
ment is yet made. A run is being made
00 tbe City National, Gi-ruiatf .National
First National, Colorado National and all
the eleven clearing House banks. A
panic is on. Tbe Commercial Nations
closed ita doors at 11 o clock, and the
National bank oi Commerce closed its
doors at noon.
Tbe Mercantile Bank, a private insti
tution, with a capital ot $100 000, failed
at noon. Tbe failure was caused by tbat
of the Union National through which it
cleared.
No scene was eyer witnessed here be
fore like that of this morning, shortly
after tbe hour wben the banks opened
for business. The failure of three av
iners banks vesteroav uaa ezcueu tne
masses and at tne nour ot opeoing me
streets were crowded with anxious de
positors. Eleven clearing house banks
located withinToor blocks of each other
were surrounded and far into tbe streets
tbe crowd gathered until the police were
called to clear the way fur traffic At
ten o'clock the Union National, with a
capital of $1,000,000, posted a notice tbat
they would Dot open their doors Ibis
started tbe panic, aDd following quickly,
tbe Commercial National posted a simi
lar Dotice. Then tbe National Bank of
Commerce followed. A ruD immediately
started on all tbe other bajka, although
to no great extent upon the People's Na
tional. The First National appears in
unexceptional condition, having over
sixty per cent of its deposits od band.
witb - a private fund of a million and a
half in addition to draw upon, making it
impossible to close their doors. Tbe Co.-
orado National and several others are
equally as good. The mob tbat is witb
drawing money aie all small depositors,
and tbe banks are paying all demands
except on time certificates, demanding
tbat theie remain until the expiration of
their time. President J A- 1 hatcher of
tbe clearing house says, '-I am confident
odav will see tbe worst ot ibis and peo
ple will come to their senses."
A Tornado Wreeka Italian Tswns.
Rome, July 18 A tornado swept down
today in Piedmont, and hundreds of
buildings were wrecked . In one section
ot Yognera hardly a bouse was left. Not
a structure in either town was left intact.
Hundreds ot persons were injured. Tbe
number of dead is not known, most of
tbem being buned in tbe rains. Only
seven bodies have been recovered. Tbe
military bas been called out to help in
tbe work of rescue, and ambulance corps
bave been sent from nearly every citv,
near-by, Yoghcra is a manufacturing
city, with some 10.000 inhabitants. Uas-
toneio, wbic b is five miles from it, bas
about 4000 inhabitants.
TELEGRAPHIC.
TbR Victoria Court. Mttrtlut.
Valetta, Malta, July 18 The court
martial trying Captain Maurice A. Bourke
and other officers of the battle-ship Victoria,
resumed its sitting this mommg. When the
court rose yesterday Captain Bourke was tes
tifying as to the incidents that led up to th
disaster. This morning he resumed his tes
timony. He said he became aware of the
danger of a collision almost directly the Vie
toria began lo turn. He did not think Slafl
Commander Hawk ins Smith had ever been
consulted by Vice-Admiral Tryon in regard
to the maneuvers; indeed, nobody hod been
consulted. When Vice-Admiral Tryon hoisted
his flag on the Victoria, it was customary to
use 30-degrees helm. Yice-Admual Tryon
altered this to 2S degrees. Lord Gillford,
flag lieutenant ol the Mediterranean squad
ron, and eldest son and heir of Admiral Earl
of Clanwilliam, was the next witness. lie
testified that after the collision Vice-Admiral
Tryon said to him: "It was all my fault."
Staff Commander Hawkins Smith also gave
evidence showing that Vice-Admiral Tryon
took upon himseif the responsibility for the
disaster. The staff commander said that im
mediately after the Camperdown rammed the
Victoria, Vice Admiral Tryon said to him:
"It wis' entirely my doing. It was entirely
my fault."
- . Kansas !oal Miners.
Topeka. Km., July" 18 Governor
Leweliiu!4 dec ares that if the coal op
erators attempt to use nonunion labor
there will be trouble and poisioly blood
shed. He s eudeavonog to secure arbi
tration. In the meantime be is encourag
ing the miners to ho d out. He sent bis
secretary to Leavenworth and .induced
hose who had gone to work to come out.
lie promised aid to the miners' alliance
officers who appealed to tbe state alliance
for lood, and succeeded in getting one
carload, but now as coal bas doubled ia
price to consumers oving to nonpioduc
(100. and as the threshers at work have
been c impelled to increase their prices,
the alliance is growing impatient, espec
ially as the members are asked to doubly
tax themselves. In the meunttme orders
have gone from Topeka to tbe strikers to
bold out, and oppose any foreign lahor
brought into tbe state. Trouble is an
ticipated, as one company has erected
stockades, and bas cugaged 1,000 ne
groes from Alabama, who are now on
their way hero Tbe mines are guarded
by armed meo, excepting the Leaven
worth mines, which bavo permanently
been closed.
A Decline In Stocks.
New York, July 18 The stock ex
change opened in excitement una a gen
era! decline of prices followed. The
break started in London accompanied by
a report that a large international bank'
ine boose was about to fail. The bouse
referred to was that of Crows, Lichren-
stad & Co.. whose embarrassment was
caused by the injudicious and uofortu--
nate speculations of the junior partner.
Tbe tionse was helped aod did not fail.
Another thing which aided the uneasi
ness of the slock market was the rumored
embairassmect of certain railroad com
panies. Receiverships are talked of lor
halt a dozen roads. Tbe reports are de
nied in official circles, but tbe -denials do
not kill tbe rumors.
Destructive Fire In London.
London. July 18 Last night's fire
among the warehouses burned over an
area of 1,500 yards. Thirty building,
accuDiedby over 25 firms dealing in
stationary, clothings, tea, wines, furni
ture, imported goods, etc , were totally
burned. Nightwatchmen and families
10 many of tbem barely escaped witb
their lives. Tbe loss 13 1.500.000.
France's Ultimatum.
London, July 19 Advices confirm tbe
published statement tbat France has
telegraphed ber ultimatum to tbe Siam
ese government to be complied
witbin 24 hours.'
witb
Le Figaro says the terms of tbe French
ultimatum to Siam demand tha Sim
evacuate the left bank ot tbe Me-Kong
river; give guarantees for tbe faithful
performance of -treaty obligations; and
pay indemnity for outrages on tbe French.
As France is already in possession oi tbe
Lower Me-Kong, she will coDtrol nearly
tbe entire river if Siam concedes tbe de
mands. . This is a decided extension of
tbe French claims toward tbe west, as
tbe mountain range, heretofore tbe
boundary of the Fiench claims, lies far
east of the Me-Kong river. The present
clim takes in the western bank ol Ine
river, givinsr France both banks and the
entire control of it for most ot its length,
practically coming lo the border of Brit
ish territory.
It is semi officially announctd the ul
timatum sent 10 Siam is limited to 48
hours. France claims an indemnity of
3,000,000 francs, exclusive of private
claims.
Deliberate Crlm ot a Cashier.
Kansas City, Mo., July 19 A sensa
tional tragedy .occurred this evening in
Kacsas City, Kan. Benjamin E. Johu-
son, one of the most prominent young at
torneys in Kansas, being shot and killed
by A. W. Little, cashier of tbe First Na
tional Dank of tbat town, ex- president of
tbe Armonrdale bank, aDd vice -president
of a banking company in Guthrie, Okla
boma. About v o clock tbis evening.
Little was walking down the street and
saw Johnson sittinir in front of a drug
store witb friends. Little walked up,
and witb an oath, exc aimed: "You
shan't pound me any more." Then he
drew a revolver and shot Johnson dead.
The body tell to tbe side walk and Little
jumped upon it ferociously, beating tbe
bead witb bis revolver 10 a vicious man
uer. As be did so be said "1 was
afraid I badn't killed the scoundrel."
He'tben gave himself up to ibe police
Tbe cause ol tbe tragedy is not definitely
known. JobnsoD a friends say it was no
uncial difficulties, while Little's friends
sav tbere was a woman to tne case.
Johnson leaves a wife and baby.
Kee etarv Gresham For President.
New York, July 19 General Joseph
TorreLce, ol Chicago, a personal friend
of Secretary Gresbam, said yesterday at
the Holland boose tbat although a Re
publican be voted fo Cleveland last fall.
"But," he said, UI shall vote for Walter
Q Greebam for president in 1896 Id
my judgment be will be nominated by
tbe Democrats then. Do you suppose
be would bave resigned a life judgeship
simplv to be secretary ot state! Well.
I guess not. It is generally understood
amoDg bis friends, and 1 am one of tbem
tbat he is to be a presidential candidate.
three years bence. 1 do not believe Mr.
Cleveland will be a candidate for a third
term. 1 tell . you tnat it Gresbam is
nominated he will sweep the country like
a whirlwind. It will need bo campaign
to elect bim. The people will be tor
bim. Tbey bave confidence in bis in-
egrity and admire bim for his states
manship. Tbe next president of the
United States will be Walter Q Gresham,
ot Illinois.
Drowned in Lake Washington.!
Seattle, July 19 While bathing In
Like Wasbinetoa this afternoon R.eto
Hilntinovicb, a yonng Servian, was
seized with cramps and drowned before
tbe eyi-B of a companion, wbo wa9 too
scared to be of assistance. . Milatinovicb
came bere from San Francisco tbree
months ago. He bas no relatives in this
country witb tbe possible exception of a
brother, wbo is said to be Id Ualilornla.
Tbe body of Frank Teen, tbe yonng
man wbo was drowned In Cedir river
last Sunday, wbs recovered tbis eveniDir
near Renton from a pile of driftwood.
Five Female Convicts aeape.
Atlanta, Ga., July 19 Five female
convicts baye escaped from Madmoz
prison in tbe last week and tbe rest of
tbe sixty prisoners tbere are demoralized.
Tbe camp is situated in Talbot county
near the Savannah river. All tbe femaie
cOQVicts are sect to this place. Two of
the woman ran away while wonting 111
tbe field. . On ol them had been Serv
ing a life seatince for murder. Tbej
were tracked by dogs to the river, when
all trace ot them was lost. Tbe tbree
other women escaped by prying up some
boards ia the floor. One of these con
victs was au 18-year old colored girl,
eoiencfc-1 to life imprisonment. Those
womeu were also tracked by dogs as far
ns tbe river. A l those nho escaped have
worked at poling flatltoats on the river,
and it is thought ihac friend outs.de of
the camp must have aided them by se
curing them boats wbich the 'wo.cao
coulu easily navigate.
Burned to a Crisp. -
Omaha, July 19 Charles Ekman was
killed at tbe electric street railway
power-house today. lie was working on
a boiler that generates the steam and
runs the dynamos. As the only opening
into the boiler ia the small manhole at
tne end, it is necessary to use artificial
light in making repurs on the inside
Tins was furnished by an incandescent
lamp at the end of several yards of slack
wire which was supposed to be thor
oughly insulated.. As Ekman started to
crawl inside the boiler bis assistant heard
him scream. Running around to the
opening, he found Ekman lying in tbe
manhole witb his head and shoulders in
side the boiler and his 1. gi hanging down
outside. He was dead, and there was a
strong smell nf burning flesh. Several
men attempted to extricate, the body,
but received shocks. The body was
burned to a crisp by tbe time tbe ma
chinery was stopped.
jinking Cold Weather.
Aberdeen, S. D., July 19 Tbe Inter
national Cold Wave Company, witb a
capital of $2,000,000 and a surplus ot
one third that sum, bas been organized
by local capitalists, who expect to make
uotold wealth in.thn next few years. Tbe
company alleges tbat it bas discovered a
secret, tbe potency of which, if applied
at the right time aDd under lavorable
circumstances, will vitiate and destroy
the hot winds which arise in Kansas and
at times have been known to sweep tbe
country, burning and killing tbe growing
crops. This secret will be placed on sale
and revealed to residents wbo put op tbe
money. When tbe wind is blowing hot
and strong from the Soutb, tb6 company
will undertake to bring a counter wind
trom tbe icefields of the frozen North.
Just what process has been evolved, or
to whom tbe marvelous discovery is to
be attributed, are not matters for pub
licity.
. E'eru Kobbed by Officials.
Lima, Peru, July 19 There is great
excitement in Peru ovei the scandals
growing outot tbe discovery of frauds 10
the collection of axes by government
employes and many leading Supporters
of Cacera. The official and military
candidates for president are connected
witb the plots to defraud the government.
It is believed tbat nearly 600.000 of sols
have been stolen. In view ot ibese ex
posures. General Cacera has abandoned
bis pn posed tour through the central
and southern portion ot Peru. Tbe re
sources of tbe government for August
will be insignificant.
Three of Them Will IMe.
Chicago, July 19 Advices are re
ceived here of a battle between tramps
and citizens near Sheffield, Iod , an out-ol-the
way place, Monday eight, in which
one was killed and two fatally wounded.
Nine tramps attack' d tbe cabin of a fish
ertnan named William Tims, wbo was
sheltering a huntsman, William Purdy,
who had a fight witb one of tbe tramps.
A regular battle ensued in wnich Al
Jennings, a tramp, was killed; Jack Oal
lapher, ano her tramp, and George Dorch,
one of tbe citizens, were mortally
wounded.
Accident to an Old Man.
Oregon City, July 19 This morning,
as James Ward, an employe of tbe Wil
lametie paper mill, was handling sacks
ot lime, the pile tumbled over on bim.
breaking his leg below tbe kor-e. He
was at ence removed to Dr. W. E. Carll's
office where the fracture was reduced,
and Mr. Ward made as comfortable as
possible. He is nearly 60 years of age
and has no family. Besides the breas
be bas a strain at the right elbow which
is causing bim considerable pain .
Hunting; for n Mnrderer.
Sacramento, CuI , July' 19 Constable
Dver. of Colfax, Wash,, wbo bas been
booting Fr dericks, tbe supposed slayer
oi Sheriff rascoe, bas left tor Oregon,
Dyer believes tbat Fredericks has es
caped into Oregon, but is nopelul of
eventually captnriDg bim. De" claims
to have sufficient evidence to sbow tbat
Fredericks murdered Messenger Tovey.
Ee does not believe, however, tbat be
killed Sheriff Pascoe.
Runted oy Strikers.
Weir City, Kan , July 20 The ex
pected crisis in the Kaosas miners' strike
came today. It was caused by tbe 6tnk
era declining 10 allow the miners wbo are
willing to work to do so. Just before
noon a band of 500 strikers, wbo bad
oeeu marching to tbe various strip pits.
reached 0!eoonl't pit, about a mile soutb
of here. They were headed by 100 wo
men. Tbev sent in a committee to per
suade- tbe miners to quit. A refusal was
returned, and then the entire band ot
marchers moved on tbe works to lorce
the men out. Toe strip men were ready
for tbem, and wben tbey passed tbe tres
pass hue thev were fired upon, and a gen
eral battle followed, in which rifles, pis
tols and clubs were used. Fortunately
nobody was fatally bort. One man, 00 e
women and a boy received painful bullet
wounds, aud a number of people on botb
sides were badly beaten with clubs. No
one will die. As a result of tbe battle
the men in the strip were routed bv the
strikers and foiced to flee for tbeir lives,
pursued by a howling moo. Ibe owner
ot tbe pit, Clements, bis son aod "Big
Dick" Reed aie said to bave done tbe
shooting. Tbey bave given themselves
up, and were run out of the county lor
safe keepiDg. Tbe excitement continue;
at a high pitch, and further bloodshed
seems inevitable. It is rumored a quan
tity of firearms bave been received here
tonight.
THE WOMEN FIERCER THAN THB MEN.
Tbe women, wbo were mostlv Germans
and Bohemians, entered into the fighting
more fleicely even than tbe men. Tbey
wielded their clubs with vigor and pre
cision and Aid great execution. The
sin riff of the county, wbo js a populist,
declines to furnish protection for work
ing miners. He is in sympathy wi'b the
strikers. Tbe owners will now employ
guards ot tbeir own.
MUCH EXCITEMENT IN PITTSBURG.
Pittsburg, Kan., July 20 Tie min
ers in this ticinity aie in a high state of
excitement over tbe news from Weir
City Many exprrs the opinion tnat this
is but the begioniog of worse trouble.
A mass meeting will be held tomorrow.
Or. Meyer, the Poisoner.
Denver, July 20 Dr. Meyer, wbo is
nnder arrest io New York on tbe charge
of poigoniog, was arrested bere and tamed
over to 'be Chicago police May 9, 1890.
He wag then known as (J Drr&sel, and
was accused of tbe murder of C C. Dres
sel, by which lie collected $50i'0 from
the Oermania- Life Insurance Compiny.
Meyer at tbat time lived with two
woman, one of whom was known as bis
wife and tbe other as bis daughter.
Dr. Briggti Declines a Uiru
Sax Dieoo, Cal., July 20 Rev.
Charles A, Bnggs, who was disposed by
tbe Piesbytersan geDeral assembly, bas
declined the offer of a testimonial of $50,
000, wbicb CbaplaiB Parker, ot tbis city,
wished to raise. Dr. Briggft, in declin
ing, said tbat be bad lost notusng so far
by tbe trial, except a delay in bia literary I
work and a waste of time and atrengbt.
IELEGBAPHI0 HEWS.
Chance In Wool Tariff.
Washington. July 20 An important
change bas been made by tbe treasury
department in the classification of wool
that will lower tbe duty on some grades
of that article some 100 per cent. The
change follows the conclusive evidence
offered by wool importers that certain
grtdes of high clat-s wool were procti
cally analogous to grades classified lower
In the woc.l schedule ot the McK.nic
bill. Hereafter the material known a'
149 and 150 flaraantine skin wool and
179 Kis-mttcliU skia wool, second
quality of first or highest class will he
known as 896 and 397 Servian-skin wool
and 389 Ktssarnstchia skin wool second
quality of tbe third c!ass. The change
in duty cannot be made clear to the lay
man with tbe language ot 1 he "wool law,
but 'the statement may be accepted as
trne that tho duty is consideiablv lower
in pome cases, ap previously stated nearU
100 pur cent. Thir statement is mad at
the treasury department. Wool-grower-and
importers will be interested in the
text of the change as shown by the law.
Fust class wool is provided for in the
tariff act as follows: "Duty upon all
wools of the first class shall be 11 cents
per pound." Wools of the third class
are dutiable as follows: "On all woolx
of tbe third class and all camel's bair of
the third class tho value whereof shall be
13 cents or less per pound, including
charges, the duty shall be 33 per ceot ad
valorem."
Comptroller Erkels Will Aid Them.
Washington. July 18 Comptroller
Eckels sent a dispatch to the national
bank examiDer at Denver today in which
he says: "I wish yon would announce
to the offifers of the banks which have
failed In Denver that it is my intention
to lend them every aid possible looking
toward a speedy resumption on their par:,
and tbat I shall not only grant tbem
sufficient time to enable tbem to collect
such amounts as are speedily collectable,
but to get together such amounts as will
enable them to open on a small basis."
The comptroller advises the citizens wbo
bave foolishly brought about tbe crisis
by withdrawing their funds to do tbe
best tbey can toward repairing tbe dam
age by re-depositing He authorizes (be
examiner to employ assistance in collect
ing money to tbe end in view, and bas
ordered ExamiDer McHogh, of Iowa, to
assist bim. Speaking ot the matter be
said tbe failures were not tbe fault of tbe
bank officials, but a foolish lack of con
fidence on the part of depositors. In all
sucn cases he would help tbe failed banks
to reanme.
Another Oil Kxettement.
Toledo, July 20 Intense excitement
exists in tbe hamlet ot Wa tervilie, 15
miles west ot tbis city, over a phenom
enal oil find. Tbe locality was abao
dooed as worthless 80 years ago. Recent
indications induced a few farmers and
one or two oil speculators to buy all tbe
territory possible. Work was conducted
secretly. All at once several wel'8 were
drilled. Tbe wells are flowing 600 bar
rels a day. and several others are running
200 And 400 Oil men all over tbe coon
try are flocking in on every train. The
Standard Oil Company bas representa
tives here, wbo are taking up everytbiog
in sight tbat has not already been se
cured. A number of farmers will make
thousands and perhaps millions if tbey
do not lose their beads. The little town
of 100 today looks like a citv. Hundreds
are arriving daily, and are living in tents,
board shanties, and anything tbat will
anord sugnt protection trom tbe weather.
A Valley Town Filed Upon.
A1.BANY, Or.. -July 20 A dispatch
from Brownsville says much excitement
was created there today by tbe fact tbat
a mao named Monk bad died upon If
acres of land comprising abont half tbe
town. The laud was originally sold as
school land to J. H McHargue. It was
afterwards claimed by tbe Oregon and
uainoroia railroad, and was repurchased
as railroad land. Monk claims now tnat
the title of the railroad comyanv was
not valid, and files upon it as vacant.
The land and improvements are worth
S50.000. Attornev J. K. Weatberiord, of
Albany, and O P. Cosbow, of Browns
ville, who now owo part of the land, will
go to the land office tomorrow to begin a
contest.
en-ver's Run Is Over.
Denver, July 20 Tbere will be no
more bank failures here; tbe panic wore
itself out yesterday. Tbere were scarcely
a dozen depo-itors at the 'paying teller's
winnows ot tbe remaining banks at tbe
opening tbis morning, while at the re
ceiving teller's window several strings of
depositors, reaching nearly to the street.
lined up, aDd money is going back into
the bank vanlts almost as fast as it went
out toe past three days. There may he J
a few commercial failures 10 the next
few days as a result of the bank failures.
but it is believed do bad one. It is
stated that tbe McNamara dry goods
bouse, which failed Mondav, bas settled
witb its principal creditors, and will re
sume next Mondav.
On tho Mnrderer Trail.
Delta. Cal., July 20 A trainman on
tbe north-bound paseager trai n reports
tbat the officers were following the mur
derer Fredericks up tbis way. and tbev
had good idea that tbey had put bim off
too blind on a mail car about 28 miles
south ot hero this morning. It is re
ported tbat a posse is after bim. Tbere
is a posse ready to start out here this af
ternoon, when it is thought -tbey will
meet bim coming north. He will have
to take to tbe hills to get by.
Keeping I'tait and Vegetables.
New York World.
It is surely of as much consequence to
know how to keep fruits and vegetables
as it is to know bow to produce tbem.
and yearly more and more thought and
attention are bestowed on the subject of
their preservation. It appears tbat
peri men ts in France bave shown
frultt- and vegetables stored uuder ordi
nary conditions, but heavily dusted wit
ime, will resist decay for a long time
Pot-, toes lavered in lime kept for 14
months, and were in as good condition as
wben dug. Beets, onions, apples, grapes
and quinces similarly treated kept wel
for varying periods, but all for several
months longer Ibsn tbey would bave
done ordinarily. The lime keeps awav
moisture, prevents fruits from absorbing
unpleasant odors, and destroys any ml
crobes tba may have found a resting
place upon the skin or about tbe stem
Tbis is a preventive witbin tbe reach of
all, and much cheaper than cold storage.
"Oat or Bight."
The traveling publio are now folly alive
to the fact that the Chicago, 'Union Paci6e
CJNorth western -Line offer the very best
accommodations to the pnblie from and to
Chicago, Omaha and intermediate points.
not only during the world a fair, bat all tbe
year around.
Children Cry
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I recommend it aa supariur to any prescription
known to me." H. A. Axcan, H. IX,
111 South Oxford St., Brooklyn, . X
- r nwt Rartnrte In im nactice. and find It
vpecuuiy aaapcea sojurecuou oi cauurou.--Mtx.
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Thus the child ia rendered healthy and ita
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