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The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY JULY 29. !h93
CASENSLETISH.
The views of Mr, T. M. RobertB, in
his graduating oration at Eugene, wer
undoubtedly ably expressed, and the
effort commendable; but we do not
fully endorse all his opinions on this
subject. It is unquestionably a fact
that " free institutions cannot exist
where church and state are not sep
- arated, and. the one should not have
the least influence upon the other.
This was undoubtedly the prevailing
constitution, and there has been no in
novation iif this regard. The language
of that instrument and of the laws of
the land should be the only one taught
in our public schools, and all nation
alities should commingle with and
form a part of the comprehensive
whole. If persons are desirom of
having their children taught any other
language, it should be at the individ
ual and not at the public expense. We
believe these views will be endorsed by
all citizens who are in sympathy with
this form of government, and in so
far as Mr. Cahensley attempted to
'change them he should not have been
endorsed. The pope did not sanction
his course, and no harm resulted. As
shown' by the visit of M. Satolli re
cently, Rome does not wish to inter
fere with our' free schools, and no
danger, we believe, need be appre
hended from that source. Especially
is this true when we consider the ad
vanced and liberal views on all sub-
are communicants of the Catholic
church.
The intense national prejudice dis
played by Mr. Roberts is common to
a very large portion of our citizens,
and is suhjpct to criticism. "Ameri
can" civilization is not different from
kt.p vi1i7ir.inn nnlv in 2fl far
CfeiiJ . '
as it is a foreign graft of English puri
tanism. Our institutions, iu a great
measure, aro exotics from other na
tions, and . the rights guaranteed by
magna charta, and the bills of rights
are incorporated in almost every state
constitution.. In every court in this
country English common law defim
tions prevail, ana in ere is iiiueii any
thing distinctly American. Our free
schools are modeled largely after those
of Oermany and Switzerland, and the
grades are a slight imitation of the
plan prevailing in the former country.
The Australian ballot law, now adopt
ed by nearly every state in the union,
came from a British province. It is
commendable in every citizen to have
- . - i r . uf
a j use priae vi our bjuuu;,
we should not follow the . idea
' of the ancients that the world was di
vided into Greeks and barbarians.
Than a train nil fnrplffnPM. are UOt
-ft l - o '
"clods." There are very many honest
and industrious immigrants, who come
to this country and assimilate with our
institutions, and who become very
estimable citizens. But it must be
admitted that there are others who
are dangerous in any nation, and who
"left their country for their country's
good."- To such no welcome should be
given; but there should be a distinor
tion made, and all should not be classi
fied under the one heading.
All should be taught to respect the
laws of the land, and the great bene
. fits accruing from free institutions
ahould be inculcated everywhere.
Freedom individual freedom should
be the watchword of every citizen,
and tyranny should be hated in every
form, whether in a foreign potentate
or in a native political "boss" or ma
chine rule in caucuses.
A BUSINESS MAN'S VIEW.
Ex-Secretary Stephen B. Elkins is
considered a shrewd business man, and
his views on the present financial de
pression is worthy of sqme considera
tion. He has never taken rank as a
statesman, and his large business in
terests must furnish him all the "job"
he wants. The New York Tribune
recently published an interview with
him which Bhows that he has a clear
discernment of the general situation.
He is a bi-metallist, and while he does
not object at all to the repeal' of the
silver purchase feature of the Sherman
. bill, he protests against its being made
the excuse for adopting the single gold
standard; also against its being held
responsible for matters to which it has
no relevance and which more nearly
concern the present situation. He
should know that the 1 single standard
has been adopted by commercial na
tions for a lohg time, and it will, be
impossible for the United States
singly to make any change.
As regards gold he calls attention to
the fact that relatively, that is in pro
portion to the increase of population,
it is diminishing instead of increasing.
It is harder to find than it was for
merly, and is more likely to keep on
diminishing than to turn in the op
posite direction. There have been two
great gold fields discovered . within the
last half century.and occasionally some
wonderful discovery is rumored, but it
has been a long time now since any
very considerable new field has been
discovered. The single-gold standard
would lead to contraction. But he
cannot believe that there is any very
great danger of congress doing any
thing so calamitous. This is his
opinion, and he follows the lead of the
free silver men in these ideas; but the
scarcity of gold increases its in
trinsic worth and makes it more stable
as a measure of value.
But the most important part of thii
interview is the following passage: .
"It is a fact that values have shrunk
in four months a thousand million dol
lars. This is almost beyond compre
hension. The silver bill in my judg
ment is not the main cause of the
present troubles. . The silyer bill did
not turn the balance of trade against
I us, nor did it have anything to do
with the, policy of contraction, reduc
tion in manufacturing adopted by bus
iness men following the election, nor
was it the cause of the financial
troubles in England, South America,
Australia and elsewhere. The bal
ance of trade being against the United
States largely caused tbo outflow of
gold to Europe. If, instead of adding
to the distrust about silver, Mr. Cleve
land, early in April, had boldly de
clared it was the established policy of
the United States, by the terms of the
silver bill, to maintain the two metals
at a party, and that he would do so
under any and all circumstances, it
would have helped to prevent the sil
ver Bcare."
This is undoubtedly true and highly
important. The public should under
stand distinctly that the mere stopping
of silver purchases would not afford
the desired relief, and that some of
the causes of depression are beyood
reach of congress, but that the great
need of the country is relief from the
apprehension of legislation hostile to
the industrial' interest of the country.
THE MAN NOT TUB PARTY.
Our Democratic friends are becom
ing alarmed that their president will
not adhere to the platform on which
he was erected, and the Telegram, of
Thursday, says: "Recent utterances
of Mrv ClevelanJ, if he is correctly re
ported, shock the Democratic masses.
He was elected on a platform which he
is bound by every principle of honor
to uphold; yet he is recently reported
as outlining the policy of his adminis
tration contrary to tha pledges of the
party platform." Our esteemed co
temporary must not take this matter
too much "to hearl," for, we believe,
it was that apostle of modern Democ
racy, Hon. D. B. Hill, who said that
platforms are only convenient meth
ods on which candidates "get in," and
in no wise are made for them to "stand
on." But, in the case of Mr. Cleve
land, it must be recollected that, in his
letter accepting the nomination, he
outlined a policy on finance and on
economics contrary to that laid down
by the national Democracy at Chicago;
and furthermore, it is well understood
that he was elected becauso l:e was
known to be opposed to certain prin
ciples that hit party had been attached
to for more than thirty years. There
was no Democrat in the nation who
could have been elevated to the chief
executiveship but him, and this was
because the electors had confidence in
his individual firmness to think and
act for himself. He was was in favor
a single standard while the party
advocated bi metalliem; he did not be
lieve in any action that would disturb
the industries of the country, while
the Democrats in convention resolved
that protection was unconstitutional
These differences made Mr. Cleveland
president of the United States, and
the pledges he made to the sovereign
people, we are satisfied, will be more
binding on bis conscience than the dic
tates of a convention governed by cor
rupt politicians. If . the Democrats
desired to see their partisan policy in
augurated Hon. David B. Hill should
have been at . the head of the ticket;
but their experiences iu the past
warned them that a simon-pure adher
ent of Democratic principles could hot
be successful in the campaign. .Our
friends, the enemy, must know the
fact that Grover Cleveland was elected
president of the United States in 1892
because be was less a Democrat than a
patriot, and more an adherent to safe
principles of finance and industrial
economy proved by experiences of
more than a quarter of a century
than a blind follower of partisan the
ories and subterfuges.
The state of feeling exhibited on
our streets yesterday may be repre
hensible in the sense that all citizens
should respect the enforcement of law;
but it must be recollected that very
many of those who publicly expressed
their sympathy at the act of horse
whipping were persons who had suffered
grievous wrongs, without any adequate
remedy in any court of justice. Some
had been deluded in subscribing their
last dollar in North Dalles real estate,
had given up work at good, wages,
came here penniless expecting em
ployment, and had been baiely de
ceived. Such wrongs rankle in the
breast of any .one, and make men
think of means of redress not found
in law books and courts of justice.
The success of O. D. Taylor in these
schemes was largely owing to the fact
that he went east carrying with him
the endorsement . of the board of
trade of this city, letters of rec
ommendation from banks and business
men, and was the president of the
board of directors of Wasco Independ'
ent academy. 'At the time, the Times-
Mountaineer stated that these en
dorsements should not have been
given, and it now sees, bitter Dead Sea
fruit spring up from the seed sown.
The telegraphic item that the Vic
toria was blown up by Irish revolution
ists is not worthy of a- moment's con
sideration, and should be relegated to
that class of sensationalism which
merits the contempt of every honest
man. If this were a fact home rule
for Ireland would be indefinitely
postponed, and the sympathy of the
world would not be extended to such
a class of inhuman butcheis. But the
facts in regard to the sinking of the
ship are contrary to any such
supposition. Irishmen desire the
management of their local af
fairs; but they are not thugs who
would blow up warships, kill innocent
people by dynamite and inaugurate
scenes of carnage that would put
Robespierre and Marat to shame.
They desire liberty jfor their country,
but donot advocate establishing an
Irish parliament on the fiendish in
stincts of the assassination and whole
sale murder of the Anglo-Saxon race.
WHERE IS THE BLAME?
The Oregonian, of yesterday, in
commenting, editorially, upon the sen
sation on our streets last Friday after
noon, says:
"The 'North Dalles' scheme is again
recalled by an incident at The Dalles
last Friday. O. D. Taylor was agent
or promoter of that scheme. He is a
Baptist preacher, if principal of an
academy at The Dalles, and went east
to exploit the North Dalles scheme,
carryiLg with him the endorsement of
the board of trade of the city and let
ters from the principal business men.
Upon these representations quite a
number of persons invested money in
North Dalles, and. some came out from
the east expecting employment, but
not finding it. The result was disap
pointment and loss. Last Friday
Taylor was assaultnd on the street by
a young woman who asserted that a
friend of hers had not been paid in full
for her services as a teacher in Taylor's
academy, though tho assertion appears
to be without foundation. It is re
ported, however, that there was gen
eral approval of the assault, since
Taylor is unpopular, and even odious,
on account of his connection with the
North Dalles scheme. And yet in
that scheme he had the support and
approval of the people of The Dalles,
and could have done nothing without
it! Publin opinion now is against him
on a matter in which he not only bad
its support, but in whicn it was his
chief capital. A great many persons
have had similar, experiences with
public opinion."
Our esteemed cotemporary is in er
ror in many of its conclusions, and
doubtless has been misled by inter
ested parties. The young lady's claim
against O. D. Taylor has been sub
stantiated by the hitters published in
our columns yesterday, and her verac
ity has never been questioned. While
it was true that O. D. Taylor was en
dorsed by some of our business men
in his scheme of "Grand Dalles" alias
"North Dalles" even in a measure
by the board of trao'e there wers
very many others who publicly de
nounced it as a swindling operation
from the first, and considered the
originator as disgracing the Christian
ministry and unworthy to be at the
head of any public educational insti
tution. The Times Mountaineer, at
different times, stated that the sup
port of such a nefarious boom would
reaot against this city, and it was gen
erally understood to be one of the im
pelling motives for starting the Chron
icle that the Mountaineer was work-
ins against the best interests of the
communiiy in showing up, in its true
light, the gigantic fraud on the north
side of the river. But Portland's
not blameless in this matter, for O. D
Taylor carried with him east letters
of recommendations from some of the
business firms of the metropolis and,
we believe, was endorsed 'by the
state board of agriculture, ' But the
inflated project has completely col
lapsed, and now the unoccupied shells
of the shoe factory, planing mill and
printing office at "Grand Dalles" stand
as monuments of duplicity, deception
and fraud. The thing has had its day,
and it is to be hoped that no more un
fortunate persons in the east will be
duped into investing their last dollar
in real estate in the second Duluth on
the north bank of the Columbia river.
"The mills of God grind slowly;
Bot they grind exceeding small."
It is a matter of surprise to the
Anglo-Saxon world that the dignified
house of - commons indulged in a free
fight' last night, and, although clubs
were not used, fitts were freely. John
L. Sullivan, Jim Corbett or Charlie
Mitchell would have enjoyed a picnic
if they were present; but men of high
social standing adopted their tactics,
and when order was finally restored by
Speaker Feel the physiognomies of
the combatants somewhat indicated
that they h id taken a recess to attend
a meeting of Donneybrook fair. If
the scene had occurred at a meeting of
the French chamber of deputies it
would have surprised no one, and
created no comment; but in an Eng
lish parliament, in the presence of the
grand old man, Hon. W. E Glad
stone, it puts sympathizers with Irish
home-rule the world over to the blush.
If order cannot be maintained in the
dignified house of commons, with cen
turies of history back of it the spot
where English liberty was first advo
cated, and the birth place of magna
charta and the bill of rights how can
it be expected to be enforced in any
other portion of the empire, which bus
no sacred or hallowed memories to
inspire awe and respect
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The leper colony near Honolulu has
rebelled, and a battle has resulted be
tween them and government troops,
in which three soldiers were killed.
When the spirit of unrest permeates
this class of unfortunates its influence
must be felt among all classes.
It is unfortunate for the Democratic
party that the "change" promised by it
during the campaign last year has had
such disastrous effects upon the coun
try. It places it on the defense at the
outset, and all . the excuses for hard
times will be exhausted before 1896.
Early in the administration the
president gave it out cold, "No editor
need apply for office." The Commer
civl Gazette has taken the pains to
keep tally and finds just "tifty-nioe
Democratic editors already appointed
to office," and a lot more with creden
tials pending.
The idea now seems to be that the
coming congress will resort to its old
fashioned Mills' dark-lantern method
in revising the tariff. The bill will be
prepared in secret and forced through
congress without consulting tbe public.
The way is clearer than it was in the
Fifty-first congress. '
When the - Democrats meet in
Washington City next month expecta
tions are rife that there will be lack
of harmony in the ranks, and the
country may be treated fo some excit
ing scenes at the National capitol.
There will unquestionable be a change
from the even tenor of the Republi
can manner of transacting business.
Democrats in congress who are anx
ious to transact business have pro
posed to adopt "Tom Reed's rules."
Old time mossbak Democrats are ter
ribly shocked at the suggestion. They
would sooner see congress wreck every
business enterprise by a year's quarrel
over "silver" and "tbe robber tariff"
than to humiliate the party by step
ping onto Reed's platform. But tbey
may have to do it.
The article in the Pendleton Tribune
regarding the cowhiding affray in this
city last Friday afternoon, does great
injustice to the citizens of The Dalles
in the deductions made, and it is very
evident the editor is ignorant of the
circumstances. It is to be deplored
tbe conditions were such that made the
act passible and even excusable, and
tbe fact of their existence is a greater
disgrace to the city than tbe unfortu
nate affair.
Tbe attention of the world is now
attracted toward Siam and the French
cabinet. If war is inaugurated be
tween these countries Europe will be
involved. Great Britain must protect
hes interests, and Rus&ia will . look
eagerly toward India. The greatest
point of interest in this country is that
war in the old world will raise the
price of products, and f urrish a good
market for wheat. It is an ill wind
that blows nobody any good.
Rev. O. D. Taylor's bonds have
been decreased from $25,000 to $8000,
and he has been admitted to bail. It
may be expected that he will return
to The Dalles in a few days in the
glory of his triumph, will still preach
excellent sermons in the Baptist
church and will regain his position as
president of the board of directors of
Wasco ' Independent academy. In
such an event, our evening cotem
porary will be forced to make a
"tack" in the course it pursued yes
terday. The vice president did not visit the
Monterey when he was in Portland,
and tbe officers Of the warship did not
join the procession in honor of the
high official. Some very ill natured re
marks are credited to Hon. A. E
Stephenson, to which it is doubtful if
he gave utterance, and, if he did, were
entirely out of plac? and unbecoming.
The incident will blow over without
any interruption of the amicable rela
tions now existing between the navy
department and the executive of the
government; hut may furnish the sub
stance of a newspaper item for a few
days.
The president has outlined'the pro
gramme for the special session of con
gress, and the repeal of the tariff fol
lows that of the Sherman act.' Dur
ing the next three years there will be
be allopathic doses of Democracy dealt
out to the people, and undoubtedly
they will not desire a repetition of tbe
medicine after 1896. The present
financial distress has been caused bv
Democratic homeopathic medicine; but
if the members of congress follow the
Chicago platform, the business of the
country will be submitted to Demo
cratic doses of "reform on a ' larger
scale. ,
The Boston Herald, a strong advo
cate of free-trade, says: "The trou
ble at present is mainly due to dis
trust of the future." Governor Mc
Kinley could not have stated tbe rea
son for financial depression more con
cisely, and if the Democratic party,
which has full control of the govern
ment now, will meet tbe issue fairly
and assure the people that there will
be no reduction in the tariff the "dis
trust" will cease. It is the shadow of
free-trade that has fallen over tbe
country since the inauguration of Mr,
Cleveland that has caused a feeling of
uncertainty in industrial and money
centers, and the result has been felt in
every department of trade.
Vice-President Stephenson and
party were received at Salem by Gov.
Pennoyer and other citizens. Th gov
ernor could not forget his pet theory
of unlimited coinage, even on this oc
casion, and in his speech of welcome
told the second official in the nation,
if the Democratic party , repealed the
Sherman act without passing some law
in its stead to give the people plenty
of silver,it would be guilty of a breech
of faith and merit the unmeasured
contempt of the nation and of the
world. Adlai did not reply to this;
but when he tells Grover it would be
in order for the president to telegraph
Sylvester Pennoyer something about
attending to his business as executive
of tbe state of Oregon, and .informing
bim that he would try to manage na
tional affairs himself, with the aid of
bis cabinet and congress.
TELEGEAPHI0 SEWS.
An Abgent-MlniKd Han's Sloney.
Baker City, Or., July 25 D. H. Crou
ter anil family, who occupy the residence of
Judge D. B. Schofield, yesterday found a
number of tin cans on a joist in the cellar un
der the bouse, and among them was one con
taining fifty 20 gold pieces. Tbe money be
longs to Judge Schofield. who now resides at
Grant's Pass, Or. Before leaving this city,
about one year ago, he claimed he was $4000
short This discovery accounts for looo.
Of late years the old gentleman has been quite
feeble and his memory poor. He has been
apprised of the find.
- Arretted for Perjury.
Albany, Or., July 25 Lewis Dyer was
arres'ed here to-day by a United States mar
shal for perjury in swearing at the Oregon
City land ' office. There were no improve
ments on a piece of land he had filed upon,
which was also filed upon by another settler.
It is claimed Dyer jumped the land, which
had a house upon it. J. W. Brown, Dyer's
father-in law.was arrested on a similar charge,
and Sam Brown, his son, will also be arrested.
Dyer and Brown waived rxamination before
the United Slates commissioner ana each was
held in $200 bonds to await the action of the
federal grand jury.
France and Mian.
Paris, July 25 A cabinet council wan
held today where President Carnot is
definite); sojourning. M. Carnot pre
sided over tbe deliberations, which were
entirely devoted to the Siames question.
Atctr tbe council rose a semi-official
statement of the proceedings was issued.
This statement was that in conformity
with the unanimous vote of tbe senate
and the chamber of deputies tbe govern
meet bad taken such measures 10 sate-
fcuard tbe interests and dignity of France
as were couiaerea, irom 01am s reply to
tbe French utimatum, to have been ren
dered necessary.
BLOCKADE ANNOUNCEMENT PREMATURE.
It transpires that tbe report current
yesterday that tbe French government
bad notified tbe various powers of its in
tention to blockade the coast of Siam
were premature. No such notification
has beeu officially addressed to tbe pow
ers. Lord Diiffenn, tbe British ambas
sador, and M Develle, minister of for eign
sffairs. will bold another conference
tomorrow, presumably on tbe question of
tbe territorial demands made by France
upon Siam.
THE VBBHCH HISIBTSK HAS LEFT.
BaXQKOK, July 25 M. Pavie, tbe
French minister resident, started down
TELEGRAPHIC.
the river this afternoon ou tbe warship
Ineonstante, accompanied by the sbip
Lulin and Comete. All is quiet 10 tbe
city.
AT THE JCoTJTH CT THE ME5AM.
Loxdos, July 25 A late dispatch to
the Time from a semi -official source, saj3
that t 11 o'clock the .French vessels
pa-Scd tbe muih of tbe Mensm river
Hud exchange 1 salutes with the Siamese
funs.
A Conflict Imminent.
ToPEXA, Km., July 25 The strike
situation in the Che okeo district is re-
carded 88 so serious by Governor Lewell
iur and his advisors that 11 companies of
miiltiQ have been ordered to hold tuem
selves in readiness to move on three
hours' notice. Lieutenant Governor DaD
iels, woo has been at tbe scene of the
trouble, said this evening he regarded the
situation as cri'ical, and that it nrgltt
breaU nut into violence and bloodshed at
any time. He mbmitted his report in
writiDg to tbe eovernor this aftcrnooD.
He rehearses the differences between the
men and owners, and says the dispute
now binges no difference without dis
tinction . The tntLers say tbey are will'
ing to go to work at a price per ton reg
ulated Of the pay they were getting be
fore tho change ia the scieen law. 1e
operators say they are wiliii g to py the
same price as they were paying before
the change in price. Daniels recom
mends the governor to take steps to
oring about arbitration, lue report uis
courses upon labor troubles in general
and eats they are due to vicious legists
tion Inspired by capital and against
labor.
dumber of People fatally Injured.
Cleveland. July 25 The world's (air
excursion train on the Baltimore & Onio
road was wrecked near Akron this morn
ing. Three coaches were derailed by
spreading rails and thrown over an em
bankment. It is reported that many are
seriously injured, but none were killed
outright.
In all 21 persons were seriously hurt,
three fatally. Fbysicians were at once
sent from Akron, and 'be injured taken
to the hospital in that city. Ibe sect
dent was due to detective ties on a sharp
curve.
Most of the passengers were from
Washington and Baltimore. Tbe fatally
injured are: J. H Mereck, Humeston.Ja.;
Godson Huu', ftnladelpbia; Leia. Hunt,
Baltimore.
Ben Into a Freight Car.
Boston, Joly 25 Tbe New Yoik mail
train on tbe Providence division of the
New York, New Hayen & Hartford rail
road was derailed at Dodgviile about 1
o'clock this morning. -The engine and
two forward cars were thrown from the
track within a stone's throw Irom the
station. A freight train from Boston
switched off some cars at Dodgeviile, and
one was lei t on the main track in the
way of the mall train. The train was
mak ng 40 miles per hour when it met
the obstruction. The engine was badly
damaged, and the forward cars were com
pleteiy wrecked A mail clerk named
C. J. Miller, belonging in New York,
wa9 instantly killed. Another clerk
named Murphv was seriously hurt. 8e
eral passengers were injured tone seri
ously.
.Killed by Cowboys.
Albuquerque, N M., Juiy 25 News
has reached tins city of a conflict be
tween cowboys and Mexican sheepberd
era on St. Augustine plains in Socorro
county. Tbe unknown cowboys rode up
to several sbeepherders and began abos
ing and hitting them with their whips.
Antonio Labato, one ot the men abused.
offered resistance and struck one of tbe
cowboys, when the latter commenced
shooting, one shot takiog eflect in tbe
lower part of his body. Tne cowboys
then rode on, sod tbe companions or tbe
wounded man took him to Socorro, where
he died. For the pat few years tbeie
has been bad blood between these men,
and it is feared that the present killing
will result in more bloodshed.
One la Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, July 25 Ibe Wisconsin
Marine & Fire Insurance Company bank
has c osed, it is said, on account of an
action brought by Benjamin Well, the
real estate dealer, alleging tbe bank owed
him $3500, which it was unable to pay
Washington Becker has been appointed
receiver. The city of Milwaukee has
$1,600,000 in tbe bank, and the corpor.
ation will probably have to temporarily
suspend pay incut, as did tbe couo'y when
tbe Commercial bank closed. The state
ment tbe 1st in st. made tbe following
showing:
Keranrces . .' $8.946. 8 tl
Due depositors 7 8 0,504
Dueottaeis 600.004
Capital 600,000
UDdmuea pronts IbJAU
Denver's Hungry Thull Hands.
Denver, July 25 At a meeting at
tended by state, county and city official
last night to consider tbe question of the
unemployed, it was stated there were
7500 idle men in tbe city. Many are
without food and 15.000 people are oi
rectlv affected by this idleness. Th
missions have fed tbousaoda auring the
past week with provisions donated by
citizens Dot tee aemmd is steadily in-
creas ng. A committee was appointed
to solicit aid and ouolic soup bouses
will be established and everything pos
sible done to relieve tbe suffering.
Two misalOBarlea Kil ed.
Vancouver, B. C, July 26 Tbe
steamship Empress of India, which ar
rived yesterday, brings details ot the
murder of two Swedish missionaries by
Cbioese laoatics at Suug Pu. Revs Wik
holm and Johanson, ibe musionaries, ar
rived in Sung Pu last April, and were tbe
only mirsionoriri! there. Sang Pu is an
important market place nori beast of
Hankow, and contains about 30,000 in
habitants. Tbey made no converts, but
on the contrary their lives were in dan
ger almost Irom the start. Tbey were
warned by servants that they would be
killed 00 July 1. but took no precautions
except to send a letter to the magistrate
demanding protection. JStrly in tbe
morning ot July 1 tbe missionaries' houi-e
was surrounded by a mob, cnnipootd of
loafers, tradesmen and scholars wbo clam
ored for tbeir blood. Stones were thrown
at tne bouse and the windows battered
in until the missionaries could no longer
remain in the noose, ibev attempted
to escape over tbe roofs of bousen, but
were followed by tbe mob. Finally tbey
could go no further, and dropped into
the street into tbe bands of the mob.
Tbeir sufferings were short Mr. Wik-
bolm s skull was smashed with an az and
Mr, Jobanson was speedily beaten out ot
all resemblance to human shape by bum-
ooo roas ana iron oars. 1 tie oooiea were
stripped naked, subjected to revolting
mutilations, and left on tbe streets tor
tbe dogs to eat. Tbe mob then looted
and burned the mismonanes' boU3e. Two
miss.onarii s from Hankow in company
with a mandarin and soldiers leu for
Sang Pu on July 4 to investigate tbe
matter and recover the bodies
An explosion at- tbe Canton powder
works killed over 50 people, injured 800,
and jestroyed tbe homes ot 2000 people.
Mews was receded at Hong Kong that
tbe Spanish steamer Ban Juan, loaded
with kerosene, and wbicb sailed June 29
for Amoy and Manilla, ' bad been de
stroyed by fire. Out of 250 people on
board only 29 were sayed.
tjitaatloa la tMam.
Paris, July 28 It is stated that an ef
fective blockade of tbe Siamese coast by
tbe French fleet will only begin Satur
day or Sunday. Until tbeu all tbe pow
ers will not have received notice of
France's intentions to establish a block
ade. A cabinet council was he'd at 8 o'clock
this evening, but the greatest secrecy was
maintained as to what took pl -Ce An
other cabinet council will bo held Satur
day next
The police, by order of tbe govern
ment, are seizing cheap maps of Siam,
offered for sale on tbe boulevards, repre
senting the Siamese frontier in accord
ance witb English lueas.
Tho Chinese charge d'affaires had an
interview todiy witb ibe chief officios st
the foreign office in regard to Siani. M.
Develie wjs ialormed that Si.ira hsd no
territory ets' of the Mekong as inr north
as latitude 23, which parxlle! was claimed
by the; French -8 the northern limit 01
their inSuence.- H regarded il as on
nke'y that the B.atk Fiags would join
he Siamese in the event of hostilities
with Fiance, hut be thought if tbey taw
France tnd Siam embroiled tbe B'ack
Fiiigs might resumo tbe offensive in Tou
quiu.
Two Banks Closed at Spokane.
Spokane. July 26 At 2 o'clock this
alternoon tbe First National bank closed
i's doors, and with it its allied institu
tion, tbe Spokane Savings bank. This
notice was was posted :
' Owing to tbe continued withdrawal
by depositors and ibe inability to iealiz
00 securities this bank baa temporarily
suspended payment."
President Glover said that all depoai
tors would be paid in full. Tbe news
created no excitement and no tun upon
any of tbe other banks of the city oc
curred. Tbe First National commenced
business in December, 1882 Its paid up
capital is $350,000. James N. Glover is
president, and U. L Cutler cashier, t he
Spokane Savings was oreaDiz-d in 1883.
and has a capital stock of $100,000. H.
L. Cutter is president, James Monaghao
y ice-president, and J. L. Pickett casnier.
Silver Question to Japan.
San Francisco, July 26 Rev, G F,
Woodhuil, Presbyterian missionary, wbo
arrived on tbe Oceanic from Osaka, Jipan,
yesterday, savs Japan was the first coun
try to fee! tbe blow that India gsve to
the finance of tbe whole world by ber re
fusal to continue the coinage of silver.
He said: Within a very few hours
there was a drop in the silver market of
nearly one-third on current quotations.
The unstable attitude of tbe Japanese
government on tbe silver question was
the prime cause of ibis, con pled with the
fact (bat tbe bulk of business ot the em
Dire is done with silver money. In the
principal cities of tbe coaBt, where nearly
all the business of Japm is transacted,
tbe first effect amounted nearly to 1
panic. BuMoess of all kinds was stag
nated, and at the time of my depart oro it
promised to remain so until tome radi
cal action was taken by the government."
News of tbe Cholera Suppressed.
London, July 26 The London agent
of tbe Associated Press bas received
letter irom tbe agent at K ime saying
that he telegraphed last Saturday ..the
fact that officials in Naples bad reported
tour cases of cholera there in the early
part ot last week. This telegram was
never delivered and was no doubt sup
pressed. Tbe Naples and Rome news
papers are silent on the subject of chol
era in any part ot Italy, tboueb it is well
known that it exis's in several places.
Pilgrimages have been prohibited and
cordons ot troops enforce tbe prohibition
Killed oy. a Boiler Explosion.
Oltmpia, Wash., Joly 26 Word re
ceived Irom Aberdeen states that at 7:30
this morning tbe boiler flue in tbe mill
of tbe Weatherwax Lnuober Company
collapsed, instantly killing the fireman,
William We'sh, and probably fatally in
innng four othert. Welsh leaves a wife
10 whom he has been married bnt a year.
His remains were bornbly mutilated.
The coroner's inquest returned a. verdict
that no one was to blame.
I'nme Notes from TJnloa.
Union, Or., July 26 In the circuit
court tbis morning tbe jury in tbe case
wherein Dan Tarter whs charged with
killing his brother, Robtrt Tarter, in
Eagle Valley, this ponnty, after remain
ing out all nigbt, brought in a verdict of
manslaughter. It is rumored tbat a sew
trial will be asked tor.
Tbe court this morning sentenced E.
J Mahaffey to two years in the peniten
tiary for obtaining money under false
pretenses.
A Haband's Crime.
Pittsrurq. July 26 Eirly tbis morn
ing tbe fire department was called to ex
tinguish a small biaze in tbe boose ot J.
Smouse, an ignorant !aborr. Tbey found
tbe bodies of Smuuse's wife and two
small children, who evidently bad Seen
murdered and tbe house fired to conretl
tbe crime. Sinouee was arrested. Tbe
surviving chird, 5 years old, says her
father killed her mother with a hatchet.
Jealousy is supposed to be tbe cause.
' The Gfrnaat are Pleased.
Berlin, July 26 The Tageblatt re
joices over tbe prospect tbat England,
wbo scornfully holds aloft from the drei -hand,
may become embroiled with
France over the Siameso affair. England,
says that paper, will be taught a lesson
and she need not expect to receive Ger
man support. O'her newspapers express
similar sentiments, although in milder
terms.
Will Def nd Chris Evans.
San Francisco, July 26 W. Wood
burn, one of the leading attorneys of
Carson City, Nev., has arrived in the city
Fe will be associated witb Patrick
Reddy in the defeuse of Cbris Evans,
wbo will be airsigned st Fresno on Fri
day, and be ca'led upon to plead to tbe
charge of murder.'
Killed Her Baby and Hrrself.
Buffalo, July 26 At Clarence Cen
ter this morning Mrs. Henry Mayback,
wife of a harness- maker, a handsome
young woman, cut the throat of ber 7
months-old baby and tben her own. She
left a note saying be feared the baby
would die, and wanted to go with it.
Pr.sltlon of the B iltlsb. Hinlst -r.
London, July 26 A Bangkok dis
patch to tbe Daily News says that Cap
tain H. M. Jones. British minister to
Siam. acting under orders cabled from
London, bas maintained a strictly non
committal attitude in the matter of tbe
Franco Siamese imbroglio.
KaK'ish nerehauw Alarmed.
Londdn, July 26 Merchants inter-
ested in Ibe Siamese trade bave for
warded a letter to Lord Roseberv, point
ing out tbe injury by a blockade and
urging tbat British interests be carefully
guarded.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wichita, July 26 Tbe interstate com
merce commission has begun suit against
Wichita on freights from St. Louis, as
compared with rates to Omaha.
Aeneral Manager Mel lea bend.
Tacoma, Wash., July 27 General
Manager W. S. Mellen, of the Northern
Pacific railroad, died Tuesday at mid
night at Victoria, of beart trouble. The
decebsed was on an annual tour of in
spection over tbe road and bad gone to
Victoria for a days ret. He was born at
Crete, Illinois, in 18411. and educated at
the Chicago higb school He began bic
railroad career in 1865 as a telegraph
operator at Milton Junction, Wip., for lb
Chicago & Northwestern railway. Since
that lime be bas steadily risen until be
became general manager of the Northern
Pacific. He bad been troubled witb
neuralgia of tbe beart for tome time.
REMAINS SENT TO TACOMA.
Victoria, B C, July 27 Tbe remains
of W. S. Mellen, ot the Northern Pacific
railroad, were taken to Tacoma tbu-
evening on the steamer City of Kingston,
in charge of a party of Knights Templar.
Tbe body will be taken to St. Paul for
burial.
lELEGfiAPHIO SEWS.
Kot'ee 4fBiokade.
Brnokok. July 27 Notice was given
today of a blockade by tbe French fleet.
Outgoing vessels bave been warned tbat
they mutt clear before Saturday or sub
mit to detention. The blockade will ex
tend along tbe entire north coast of the
Gulf of Siam. Tbe French fleet, wita M.
Pavie, French minister resident. hamme
to Koh 1 Chang. The general ex Dec t a-
non is that early in August the Frencb
fleet will attack BaneK"k and land some
5000 men. There is little doubt here
that France's purpose is to make Siam
a French colony, be Siamese govern
ment Is exceedingly anxious to ayoid
open warfare. When tbe gunboat Lvtin
was at Menan bar early tbis morning,
the foreign minister sent to M. Pavie a
note to tbe effect that tbe king and bis
advisors were most anxious to maintain
peace. All such efforts, however, are be
lieved bv tb- English residents to be in
vain. Unless England intervenes to as
sist in a settlement of the dispute there
can be little expectation or even hope
tbat France will rufrain from extreme
measures.
Indian Thrives Shot.
Omaha, July 27 For some time the
Indian soldiers stationed at Fort Omaha
have been in tbe babit of raiding the
orchards near the fort. Yesterday 16
redekios, led by Higb Eagle, a chief of
Cjoriderable fame in tbe Sioux nation,
took possession oi several trees in J. V.
Vickory's orchard. He got a double
barreled Shotgun and fired among tbe
Indians. Several were struck by tbe
shot, and Coief High Eagle fell, mor
tally wounded. The Indians drew tbeir
revolvers and the farmer retreated to bis
bouse. Tbe Indians surrounded tbe
bouse, prepared to attack it in front and
rear. Just tben A. N. Hanson, a well
knows scoot, dashed up from tbe fort,
and, witb a revolver in each band, called
upon the excited redskins to quit tbe
premises. Tbey knew Hanson to be a ter
rible fighter and tbey scattered for a few
minn'es. Before tbey bad resumed tbeir
attack, however, further assistance came
from tbe fort, and tbe farmer was saved
irom the vengeance of the Indians. He
was piaced under arrest.
A Mnrderona Official Executed.
City of Mexico, July 27 Colonel
Jose Audrade, wbo during the adminis
tration ot tbe late General Manuel Gon
zales as governor ot Guanajuato, was jete
politico of tbe Penrsgorda dist ict in tbst
state, was arrested a few days ago on tbe
charge of committing a number ot atro
cious crimes while serving in his official
capacity. It was alleged he sbo: a num
her of innocent aersons without a trial
Upon being arresied Colonel Andrade was
conveyed to tbe city ot Leon, wbere be
was given a trial. He was found guilty
of tbe charges against bim and ordered
to be snot. When tbe death sentence
was pronounced, tbe prisoner stated that
be was ready to meet bis late and that be
was no coward. He was shot at daylight
in a public square of tbe city, tbe execu
tion being witnessed by hundreds of
people. -
lrag;a-ed From a Wacss.
Colfax, Wash , July 27 A fatal accl
dent occurred at Union Flat, seven miles
southwest of Colfax, at 9 o'clock tbis
morning, the victim being John M Har
per, a wlielv-known pioneer of tbis
county. Harper was engaged in hauling
bay near bis farm. A breaking of tbe
breast-strap caused tbe wagon-locgue to
drop down between bis team of horses,
which became frightened and broke
away. Harper beld to the reins snd the
animals drew bim from the seat and
pulled bim over tbe front of the wagon,
He struck tbe ground headforemost
bieaking bis neck. He was found dead
bv'liia son some time afterward. Harper
was 55 years of age and bad lived in Pa
louse 22 years. He was a man of family
and means.
. A Wanton Murder Hear Astoria.
Astoria, Or., July 27 Mrs. Caroline
Hansen was murdered in a patch of rasp
berry bushes near her home Wednesday
evening. She was tound face down, ber
kull crushed id, snd tbe head testing in
a pool of blood, wbicb was still warm
Sue was a quiet, good old woman, against
whom no mortal could be expected to
bold either enmity or jealoosy; and
neither lust nor gain could bave incited
ber slayer to the dreadful deed. Tb
scene of tbe murder was the family real
dence on Bear creek, 10 miles from this
city. There were no tramps or desper
ate characters about, and tbe evidence at
tbe coroner's inquest is conclusive tbat
ber killing simply amounted to wanton
murder. -
oks lake War.'
New. York, July 27 It is learned
through authoritative Russian sources
tbat the Russian fleet now at New York
are under T.rderj to join the Frencb Med
iterranean squadron at Toulon. It was
also stated tbree of tbe Russian warships
now here ba?e received preparatory or
ders wbicb may cause tbem to continue,
after reaching Toulon, to East India
waters. Tbe informant, when asked il
the orders bad any connection with tbe
Siam imbroglio, professed entire igno
rance. Tbis ignorance was emphasized
by a peculiar shrug ot tbe shoulders. The
date of sailing will depend upon cable
orders Ire m el. fetersburg.
Drunken Medicine Baa.
GolDendale, Wash., July 26 W. R.
Dunbar, an Indian interpreter, gives in
formation tbat Pit. Lacoost, an Indian
and a homesteader at Tom water, on the
Columbia river, was m towrr'today seek
ing redress and desirin to place Dr Bill,
an Indian medicine man in tbe bands ol
tbe law. It appears Dr. Bill, witb an
01 ber medicine man bad stolen sever!
bottles of wine from Joe Gillenwater's
wine cellar at Columbus and witb it be
came gloriously drunk. Later tbev
stirred np an old feud witb Lacoost and
Dr. Will fell upon and beat bim in
frightful manner.
Boy Drowned la a Well.
Tac ma. July 27 Tbe 8-year-old son
of Frank Yeziorski, residing on Hender
son bay, near Minster, was drowned
Tuesday by falling into a well. His
mother endeavored to pull bim out witb
a rope wbicb was let down to him, but
when near the top of tbe well tbe little
fellow's bead struck a stone and be fell
back and was drowned.
Tbe HossUn Partfia Hquadraa.
Paris. July 27 A local paper pub
lishes a St. Petersburg dispatch saving
tbe czar bas ordered Vice-Admiral Tir
toff, commander of the Russian Pacific
fqoadron, to proceed to S am w tb all
availabe speed. It is understood Russia
intends to remain neutral In tbe Franco-
Siamee dispute.
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