The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY...... SEPTEMBER JO, 1894
SUOAH BOUNTIES.
Democratic logio is a strange system
of reasoning, and is patterned after
free trade argument. Here is a sam
ple from the columns of an esteemed
cotemporary: - .
"If thei' McKinley bill been al
lowed to continue in force another year
it would have cost the taxpayers fully
$30,000,000 for sugar bounties and at
least $10,000,000 in additional profits
to the sugar trust. They will escape
- having to pay these amounts, for
which they would receive no benefit
vhatAtpr. : Therefore. . though tbey
may have to pay in sugar duties $10,-
000,000 as is estimated, they can well
afF.irft tftdaao. " This illustrates the
wisdom of a revenue tariff as compared
mnli a nvAfanrtoa torifl and a. AVRtpm
of bounties. In other words the dif
" forenco of the two systems as applied
to next year's business is about $80,-
000.000 in favor of the mass of the
people."
According to the figures given there
would have been $30,000,000 taken
"from the public treasury in sugar
bounties, which would in no way be a
tax on the consumer, and which would
have stimulated the manufacture oi
-the article from beets. The amount
of sugar produced in the United
Suites is not equal to one-third of the
quantity consumed, and it is absolutely
! necessary to create a supply equal to
the demand to manufacture sugar from
something except from cane, raised
successfully only in one or two states
of the union. Every dollar of this their editorial expressions in the bal
thirty millions would have gone into aDce w;tn gold notes, have aided it to
circulation among our own people, and
would have eventually built up an in-
dustry that would make the country
independent of the foreign production.
This enterprise has been very success
ful in Germany, and today that nation
not only manufactures enough sugar
from beets to supply the home de-
m ud, but has a large export trade in
the article. Under the Wilsou bill
this bounty is repealed, and instead a
duty is placed on the article hicb
will be a direct tax on the consumer,
and .from which a company of million
aires will derive a: revenue of about
""$40,000,000 annually. The eugar
trust will reap the benefit of the tariff
and not the. cane-growers cf Missis-
' sippi and Louisiana, because the crude
article has to go through refineries be
fore sold to the consumer, and these
are owned by wealthy companies.
There will be no new industry built np
by the Democratic policy, and if it
continues in operation for the next
twenty years the nation will be as de
pendent as it now is upon the foreign
supply. This would have been differ?,
ent nnder the McKinley law. Sugar
beet factories would have been estab
lished ic all parts of the union, and,
like Germany, in a few years, the na
tion would have an abundance for
home consumption and would have
built up a trade in the article with
other countries. Every dollar of the
forty millions nnder' the Democratic
law is a direct tax on the people, and
will be added to the price of the arti
cle on the market Taking the figures
of our cotemporary, and the advan
tages are on the side of the Republi
cs measure. The thirty millions
were to be distributed among the peo
p'e to stimulate a home industry, and
only ten millions were to be a tax on
the' consumers. On the other hand
the Wilson bill will add $40,000,000
to the price of sugar, and this will go
to enhance the wealth of a trust com
bination that owns nearly all the re
fineries
DANGER AHEAD.
- The industrial question is one of
the greatest importance in the United
States at the present time, and this
interest is caused by the changed con
ditions of labor nnder the Democratic
regime as much as by the great strike
which paralyzed business for a. time,
As a result of the expected change in
the economic policy of the nation
manufacturers and oiill-owoers began
. a system of retrenchment, and the
. wage-earners were the first to suffer
in consequence. -'J his created discon
tent among- the tolling masses, and
caused them to look around for means
of relief. By experience, dearly pur
chased, they have learned that the
proper remedy is not to array them
selves in an open cocfliet" against their
employers, and that ' capital, in an
even-handed contest, will be victor!
ous. They must look elsewhere and
try some other method. The ballot
box is the only place where tbey may
expect victory over combined capital.
and the fight will be transferred from
a test of endurance and the means of
fcustenanoe in strikes to a simple
mathematical calculation of numbers
in elections. This will make the ia
dustrial question a great political
factor, and one which all who desire
. public favor must carefully sludy. It
' will be the great problem for politi
cians to solve, and it will require the
exercise of sagacity on their part
to lay their plans successfully to cap
ture the labor vote. Those who earn
their living by following certain voca
tions have combined into unions, and
these have not only strengthened their
efforts in any direction they may de
aire to employ mem, out have im
parted to thra independence and
self-reliance. What a few could not
do may be accomplished by many
with proper organization, and this fact
is known and has been generally fol
lowed in (be last few years. These or
ganizations, generally speaking, are un
der the direction of intelligent leaders
who understand how to manage affairs
to accomplish results. If riches are I
confined to the few, intelligence is not, I
and among the laborers of this and I
ether countries will be found men j
with well developed and disciplined
minds. These in the arena of politics
will be a power that it will not be
easily to successfully combat, and cap
i al will meet an enemy here that will
require more than bank-checks or
shares of stock to conquer. The
strikers could be readily starved into
obedience; but Pullman and others
cannot exercise the same tactics with
voters at the ballot-box. - They must
study other methods, and must meet
thoir opponents, as far as possible,
with their own weapons.
To the patriotic citizen this change
of the conflict between labor and capi
tal from the ordinary departments of
industry to that of the ballot box, is
one that augurs no bene 6 1 to free in
stitutions. If labor consolidates so
must capital, and if the one acts solid'
ly in the exercise of the elective fran
chise so should the other. This will
inevitably tend - to the formation of a
distinct classification according to the
interests of the voter, and may event-
ally end in the disintegration of ex
isting political organizttions. If law.
makers are chosen by these different
classes, clans legislation wilt foliow as
a natural consequence, and this will be
a great menance to our popnlar form
0f government. There mav have been
no appaient revolutionary movement
;Q national affairs for the past quarter
I 0f a century; but there have been
I forces at work in the last few years
I tDa wj undoubtedly cause a marked
cnange in the peaceful, upward pro-
I gres8 0f 0ur people toward perfect
I government. Combined capital, in its
1 UQbrid!ed grepd and aggressiveness.
jg not blameless for this dangerous
I turB ln pablic sentiment, and the pa-
1 pera 0f tne country that have weighed
a remarkable degree. Equality before
tne jaw Jjould be maintained at all
oazardg) whatever the condition of the
8Qitor, and if press and pulpit, teachers
and lecturers, will bend their enereies
to infuse conscience into courts, legis
lators and others who occupy public
positions, the danger may possibly be
averted.
, POPULISM .
The Populists are prophets of evil
in the fullest sense of the term, and
never miss an opportunity to decry
the nresent condition of affair?. To
them the world is growing worse every
day, and evil ( is more prevalent now
than it was a few yean ago. The race
is retrograding, and if thirscontinuesin
stead of a millenium dawning in th
future the reign of corruption will be
more widely extended, and eventually
this planet will be a fit abode for
Beelzebnb and his followers. Tbey
preach this gospel of discontent with
out showitig how it can be bettered
except by electing them to high offi
cial positions. If such should happen
their prophecies are golden in prom
ises, - and in : promises only. They
would Bet the printing presses at work
grinding out greenbacks and the mints
turning out silver dollars. These
would be scattered broadcast, and
every son of toil would be permitted
to fill his pockets without being
troubled by- giving an equivalent.
Money would lose all value,
and would be av free as the
air we breathe.' To the infan
tile mind . this is Utopia; to the
matured judgment it is confusion of
the worst kind. Dreams are com
posed af very thin air; but they afford
consolation to weak minds and luna
tics. Men of thought must have
practical demonstration of theories or
visionary notions before they place
any confidence in them, and in every
instance Populistic ideas when tested
have been proved to be nnsafe and
unsound and very injurious to any
country. They b.-ve been tried in
France and other nations, and have
always resulted ia bankruptcy. In
times of business depression -wild
schemes re frequently advocated as a
means of relief; hot where these have
been thoroughly tested and found fal
lacious it is worse than folly to make
any iurther trials. Jropulism is no
remedy for the stagnation of trade at
present, and relief will come when the
former regime In national affurs has
been reinstated. '
HOPEFUL.
mr - - ... ..
oe worm is growing better. There
is less crime now than there was a
number of years' ago, and men bear
misfortune with mors patience than
formerly. Times are bard, business is
dull and money scarce, and yet the
record of crimes is increased but little.
If the minds of men were inclined to
vicious ideas, murders and robberies
during these times of wact and star
vation would be largely increased. The
means of ferretting out infractions of
law are much more available than they
ever have been, and therefore crimi
nals are more easily exposed. It is a
hopeful sign for the optimist that the
world is progressing to a higher plane
of existence, and that there is less
tolerance for the misdeeds of wealth
and mote fcr those of poverty; Riches
are less venerated than they were, and
have not the power in legislation or a
the ballot box than was formerly pos
sessed by them. The people are be
ginning to understand that there has
been a lack of conscience in officials in
t'le past, and are urgently demanding
a stricter adherence to 'duty and to the
rights of the messes. Of course there
always will be dishoiiest men in all re
latioos of life; but the signs of the
times indicate that persons will be
held more strictly accountable for all
acts of misfeasance aod malfeasance
than they have been. The millenium
at dawning; but the world is moi
enlightened than ii was, and the re
lalions of individuals to each otbt-i
are better .'understood and carried ou'
on Learer corn ct - i r'ncip es. Tbi
world is as we make it, and if wt
earnestly strive for a better state ot
exist ance we may attain oar object
THE G. A. R
The national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic has been
i" session in Pittsburg, Pa., since the
11th instant, and the session has been
harmonious and interesting. These
battle-scared veterans of the civil war
are worthy of the nation's highest re
spect, and the principle for which they
fought Bhould be paramount in the
mind of every American citizen. Suf
ficient time has elapsed since the sur
aender of Lee at Appomatox for the
bitter feelings engendered by the civil
war to haye been forgotten, both by
those who were in the ranks of the
Union army and tho&e who constitu
ted the soldiers of the confederacy, and
in these annual reunions there is noth
ing done or said that will tend to re
vive sectional hatred or destroy the
peace and harmoi-y that now exists
between north and sontb. Theindis
soluable union of the states is the firm
foundation upon which the republic
must always rest, and anything that
will impair it is a menace to free insti
tutions and to the permanency of the
republic. There is no portion of the
people now who doubts the truth of
this statement, and as the former ele
ments of strife have been obliterated
there is no apparent danger that any
attempt will be made in the future to
divide the union into separate parts.
Human slavery, which created so much
continuous strife, is no longer in ex
istence, and state's rights have been
definitely settled by the arbitrament of
the sword. These are no longer shad
ows wbicj) are thrown across every era
of peace and prosperity, and the con
test's that now engage public attention
are thos9 which are easily settled in
legislative halls and at the ballot
box. This is an epoeh of peace
and fraternity, and old soldiers may
gather in their annual conventions
without any fear pf being disturbed
by the jarring sound of the war drum j
or the shrill tone of the tne, ihey
can talk over victories and defeats on
southern battlefields without arousing
any feelings of animosity or impairing
the patriotic feeling that pow pervade:
both north and south. Long years
ao the war cloud sunk beneath
the horizon, and the heroes who suf
fered from its tempests will always be
honored by the republic. The num
ber of aotual participants is becoming
less yearly, and in time the last re
maining one must answer to roll-call
on the other shore; but their deeds
will always be remembered with grati
tude, and as they were crowned with
the laurel wresths of victory when
they returned maimed and scarred
from the battlefields of the union, go
while tbey live they will be a source
of pride to the nation and an exem-
plication of the stern and unrelenting
patriotism of American citizens
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Miss Pullman has the right to
msrry a Russian prince or an Austrian
connt if she desire, and while many
may criticise her taste, she must ex
ercise the volitioi. of her own will in
the choice of a husband. This is
privilege with all unmarried ladies in
a free country, and should not be
abridged.
Oregon in June, and Maine and
Vermont in September will lead the
vanguard of the Republican column
this year, and the November states
will wheel into column in good shape.
Protection is not dead; it is not even
sleeping; but is alive and active. Th
people are satisfied. They have suf
fered from the shadow of free trade
and have no desire to test by practi
cal experience the substance. Mc
Kinletism in 1890 will be the rally
in g cry of Republicans, and with this
word the grand old party will march
to a most gloriona victory.
The death in London of the Ooun
of Paris removes the last heir to the
throne of France of the Orleans line,
For many decades in history this fam
ily furnished monarchs to that coun
try, and through various vicissitudes
still retained their hold upon the
hearts of many of the French people.
If a revolution had happened during
the last few years it was confidently
expected . that this Orleans prince
would have been seated on the throne
but the republic is firmly established,
and the heir of the popular bouse is
no more.
Maine voted yesterday, and the re
turns show a Republican majority of
27,000, the largest ever received. It
is very evident that the borne of ishn
alor Frye and Hon Tbos. B. Reed is
not in favor of Democratic tariff tin
kering, and desire to change the polit
ical complexion of national affairs as
soon as possible. Every election north
of Mason aiid Dixon's line show that
be desire is general among the people
to return to the good old times that
were in operation before 1892. De
mocracy fcr four years will be sufficient
for a century, and hereafter waee
earners will know enough to be satis
fied wbeu tbey are making money and
living happily and contented.
It is satisfactory to know how old
Niagara is, even if its chronology be
again sul ject to revision,as it has been
since any computation of its age was
attempted. -An early authority
ascribed to a duration of 55,000 years
Lyell thought it had been roaring
town its precipice 20.000 vears less
han that time, which is after all only
Alight discrepancy tu the calculation
f geologists. A new computation
has just been made by Professor Spen
cer, which was read before the scien
tific convention at Brooklyn, ascribing
to the great cascade a duration of 31.-
000 years, with an extra 1000 thrown
to cover an earlier condition not
given. Ibis comes pretty near the
estimate of Lyell in 1841, and may
stand as the authentic age of the fall
ill the next savant comes along witb
new date and theory.
Some papers are censuring Senator
Dolph because he did not secure ap
propriations for public buildings in
liferent . . cities in the northwest.
When it is taken into consideration
hat the Democratic congress saw that
ts policy was creating a daily deficit
n the treasury it was not to be ex
pected that money would be voted for
ny purpose that was not absolutely
accessary, livery retrenchment pos
sible was made. and. although Mr.
Dolph did all he could for these ob
jects, he was battling against hope
He did well, and all that any man
coald Lave done, in having Oregon so
well recognized iu the River and Har
bor bill, and our people should be sat
isfied. Senator Dolph stands high in
the councils of the nation, and the
next legislature will do a commenda
ble act in returning him to the senate
where he has been aa honor to the
state and a cr dit to his constituency.
An esteemed cotemperary takes the
following hopeful view of the situa
tion: "An exchange says wages will
never again be so high as they were
before the recent 'change.' But tbey
will be more equal at the end of the
next quarter of a century of Repub
lican, business, common sense rule.
The opportunities for making a com
fortable living are going to be in
creased, but those for earning princely
salaries, and those for becoming sud
denly rich, will be correspondingly de
creased. These changed conditions
will be brought about for several rea
sonsone on account of the more set
tled condition of the country and its
various properties one on account of
the passage of laws the better protect
ing the interests of the masses. Wages
will not need to be so high as they
were. The necessities and most of the
luxuries of life are and will be
cheaper. Gut all the people must be
given opportunities for reaping the
fruits of industry and economy. We
have been taught by experience the
lesson that a prosperous nation must
be prosperous as a whole must have
employed Its brain aqd brawn, its
skilled and unskilled labor alike. c
is not true anJ lasting prosperity that
is builded upon any other foundation."
Democratic papers are prophesying
a revival of business in all departments
of trade, and the people are anxious to
see practical demonstrations of the
truth of this statement. While money
is held in a rise-like grasp, wages low
and people buy cents' instead of dollars'
worah. of goods, those who depend upon
their daily toil to support themselves
and families will not believe that the
"good old times" have come again.
Restore confidence to capital, let in
dustries of all kinds start on full time,
paying the wages of 1892, call off the
Australian and Argentine wool from
driving the American wool out of the
market, make dollars as easily acquired
as tbey were during Republican
administralionjMiffthen times will be
good and the people prosperous and
happy. But any amount of Democratic
editorials will not make the American
public realize the fact wbilo they have
to labor harder for their own support,
and their savipgs at the end pf eftph
month are much less than tbey were.
Every man desires an abiding, practi
cal, pocket-filling faith in these san
guine predictions; but, to be scriptural,
faith without works is dead, and this
kind of faith, resting only on imagina
tion, will lead many to star vation.
IELEGBAPIII0 2JEWS-
Tarred and feqtbered.
Hillsdale, Mich , Sept. 13 Word
reached here yesterday afternoon that at
Frontier, in this county, Taesdsy night
tbe Rev. Charles Clancy was tarred and
feathered, Uixncy was until a year ago
pastor of tbe Methodist church here, but
bad trouble and started a chmch of his
own witb a score of members. Tuesday
nigbt 40 masked men, among tbern hus
bands of tbe women of bis flock, called
him from bis house and liberally applied
cat tar, dusted him with feathers, and
then rolled bim down a steep bill. Then
warred him that be would receive an
other dose aa soon ss be shed bis feathers
if he did not get out of the town.
Forest Fires.
Bbsbewer, Mich., Sept. 13 The Go
gubic Powder Company's mill is still in
great danger. Tbe fire department has
been fighting the fire tbe last 24 boors
and is almost exbaosted. The ore
fierce and tbe wiud strong. Trout Creek
Mich., on tbe South Shore, is in immi
nent danger. At Iron Belt, Wis , on tbe
Wisconsin Central, seveial buildings are
buroed. At Wak field an unknown
miner was killed by beat. Four hun
dred million feet pf pine is being burned
in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties.
Warships U at her lug
LTuapo, Sept. 13 Reports are tbat tbe
Chinese admiralty has determined to or
der to Pel Tang from the Tang-Tse coast
alt war ships f a certain tonnBge and
armanent. Tbe dispatch adds that
number of torpedo-coats from the squad
roos at Foo Cbow, Canton and Nanking
will also be oidered to fel Yang. Tbe
iniriguine enemies of tbe viceroy, Li
Hung Chang, have reported to tbe throne
the pretence at lleo- lsio ot (Jbarjg fe
Luo, tbe viceroy' son-in-law, banished
in 1884, 1'be throne has ordered bis re
turn to exile. -
The Mardftrers of the Peddler.
Albany, Sept. 13 A man named Em
mons was arnsted by tbe constable at
Sweet Home, Tuesday, on the charge ol
stealing tbe borse of John JU G bee, mur
dered near Sweet Home last week. - Tbe
man wbo purchased the borse will swear
that he sold it to h:m, wh'le Emmons
declares tbat be knows nothing about it
This is evidently a feeler for getting at
tbe murderer of Mctlhee.
- . For Sale.
Bran and shors tor $S per ton, purchaser
o furnish sacks. Apply at Cufur flour
ing Mills, . E. DcFca.
Heart Palpitation
ndigestlon, Impure Blood
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Mr. JK W. Bridge
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rilla In my family, and I am quite sure we hava
been greatly benefited by it. For years I bars
been troubled with Indigestion, accompanied
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D. W. Bridge, Pleasant Hill, Oregon.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Japanvne to Blame. .
Loudon, Sept. 11 A dispatch to toe
Times Tom Wel-Hai Wei today says a
commission composed ot foreigneie, aftei
esamimog the incidents ol tbe naval
figbt of July 26, declare tbe Japanese
were tbe aggressors. Tbe Chinese, tbe
commission adds, were careful to avoid
tbe appearance of pi o vocation, but tbe
Japanese waylaid tbe Chinese, selecting a
good position. Tbe Chinese senior ship
escaped; making a running fight, while
greatly damaging her pursuers. Tbe re'
maining Cbinese sbip inugbt until ber
ammunition was exhausted and two of
her guns destroyed. Tbe same morning
it appears tbe Japanese arrived from
Seoul and attacked tbe Chinese at Asan .
These operations were evidently well con
certed. Tbe Chinese fleet, according to
the dispatch, is now collected at Wei Hal
Wei, and in perfect fiirbticg trim. The
Chin Teun has been repaired and is re
croiiing seamen freely. An excellent
esprit de corps exist among tbe Chinese
sailors, and tbey are waiting orders to
enable tbem to assert the supremacy of
China in Core an walers. Both the Cbi
nese and Japanese armies in Cores are
seemingly inactive. Tbe Japanese or
dered the Coreans to cut tbe r hair as a
token ot so uj ectioo, Tbe Coreans refused
to do so, preferring to fight for liberty.
A dispatch flora Shanghai today says
food and ammunition are said to be spoil
ing all along tbe route southward. As a
result food is becoming very scarce in the
Chinese army. According to the same
despatch tbe pretense of Chinese naval
activity is absurd. The Japanese are
said to be maintaining sucb a strict
blockade of ibe Cores a coast tbat not
even tbe smallest vessel can get through.
Hundreds of Cbinese soldiers are re
ported to have died of want and ex pew
sure, and much sickness is said to exist
in the ranks. Qn the other hand the
Japanese are much better prepared for
active operations. They have succeeded
in keeping their lir.es of cowmanicatioo
open and have pushed tnir forces lor
ward until tbey are now tlueateoisg the
UDinese left niDk. The position of the
latter with winter rapidly advancing.
tnresteps to become untenable. Orders
were seut from Peking over a fortnight
ago for all ibe Chinese squadrons to con
centrate in tbe Gulf of $e-Cbi- Li, but it
appears these orders were never carried
out. peremptory orders have now been
given for three powerful vessels of tbe
southern squadron to joiu Admiral Ting's
fleet in the north without delay. When
these reinforcements arrive, ii is asserted,
tbe Cbinese fleet will commence opera
tions in earnest against tbe Japanese. No
confidence, liewevtr, is felt in Admiral
Ting's ability to bold even tbe Gulf of
Pe-Chl Li against tbe Japanese fleet,
consequently many stcamerc helong'ng to
Chinese firms are being trannfirred to
the British lias.
I$aibiug money for war purposes pro
ceeds, and tbe mandarins commanding
tbe provinces and districts are reported
to be squeeaing the unfortunate Chinese
without mercy. Traders and others in
possession of property are receiving par
ticular attention on the part of tbe man
darins. Three merchants of Sbai Tung,
wbo snowed sopie nesiiatioq to comply
with tbe official demands, bad their
property confiscated .
The Jftlaad of Lemttife War .
San Fbarcisoj, Sept. 11 D. T. Ti
moos, a graduate of Cambridge, England.
who has been traveling for the past eight
months, arrived here from Batuyia, Java,
yesterday, in company with several
friends He ssys there is a Yie!eqt in'
surrectiqn pf natives on tbe island of
Lombok against tbe Dutch rulers. Tbe
native island king has joined forces with
tbe natives and unitedly they are doing
all tbey can to throw off the Dutch yoke.
War is in actual' progress. How many
have been killed on each side is not
known, but in the lsst engagement tbe
Dutch forces were repelled. In Bst&via
there was great excitement. '-Everybody
expected," said Timous. "tbat tbe revo
lution would spread, and it was thought
the wtr might bp long and bloody. A
month ago when J was there commuaica
tion was almost entirely cut off. Tbe
reason for this was tbe Dutch govern'
ment bad seized all tbe steamers and
sailing vessels and pressed tbem into
service, There was a Single French
steamer running, and on this I managed
to get away. The Liutcb were then col
lecting all their forces and forwarding
tbem to tbe Island as fast as possible
Up to the lime I left Batayia tbey bsd
sent 6000 from tbat port. Tbe island is
large and contains rich tin mines. ' It
als() produces a very large amount of
coffee, sugar, indigo, fruits and other
crops. It is thickly populated."
No Oflteiala tur Bounty Sngar
WASgiKQTON, Sept. 1$ Secretary Car
lisle in a letter lonay, addressed to -en-
ator Caffery, of Louisaea, officially de
cided tbat under tbe Dew tariff law it
will be unlawful to appoint inspectors,
weighers and testers of bounty sugars
under tbe McKJiiiley set, and further.
tbat congress having made no appropria
tion for the employment of tucn officials.
the laws of tbe United S ates prohibit tbe
employment of such persons without
piy.
Tbe letter does not decide the main
question in which tbe sugar growers are
Interested, which is whether tbe sugar
bounty for this year earned up to tbe
time the tariff bill went into (fleet would
be paid. There seems little doubt, how
ever, that he has no authority to pay tbe
bounties earned this year before tbe tariff
bill went mto tflYct. Tbe law says it
shall be unlawful, after tbe pifsage of tbe
act, to pay such bounties. The only re
course left to sugar growers for bounties
earned will be to sue in tbe court of
claims. -
Armenians Being Beleaaed.
London, Sept. 11 -Replying to repre
sentations made by Armenian communi
ties in England, India and the United
States, tbe Earl of Kimerly, secretary ol
Mate for foreign affairs, writes tbat be
received a telegraphic report from tbe
British consul at Aogtrla, Asiatic Turkey,
saying that in accordance with tbe in
structioos of the porte, 170 Armenians
sentenced by tbe Ysxsgat court bad been
released, and-orders were given to reopen
tbe cases of 17 condemned to death.
Ueneral Booth Coming; to America.
London, Sept, 11 Detachments of the
Salvation Army from all parts of London
assembled at Eoston railroad station to
day to bid farewell to General Booth.
wbo started tor America, ine general
will reach' New Yurk about October 20.
and proceed 10 tbe principal Northern
and Western cities of tbe United States
until reaching San Francisco, and fioish
ine bis tour at Seattle, Wash., December
28.
A Fivteat to Nicaragua.
Colon. Sept. 11 The republic of Co
lombia bas presented Nicaragua witb a
second protest, claiming sovereignity
over tbe Motquito reservation under old
Spanish titles. It is reported rresident
NuDfZ will go to Bigota to calm tbe
r'siug troubles there.
A Treaty Wltk Corea. m
Washington, Sept. 11 A telegram
was received at the Japanese legation
tbis afternoon tbat a treaty had been ne
gotia'ed betwe n Corea and Jtpan, wbicb
authoritatively defines the relations of
tbe two countries toward each other and
toward China.
Mateide.
MortTH Yakima, Sept. 11-rSeymour
Wilton, formerly editor and proprietor of
tbe Sun, published at Shannon City, la..
committed suicide here a an e-rly boor
this morning by shooting himself
ti.rough tbe bead. Ill health is supposed
to nave been toe cause.
Hop House Burned.
Gervais. Orn Sept. 11 Hike Forsch
wiler's bop- house, about three miles west
of Gervais. burned to tbe groood about 8
o'clock this mnrning,witb ail its content,
idc uuing moo pounds of hops, covered
oy insurance.
Free Lumber
Washington, Sept. 11 Secretary Car
lisle decided today, in a letter addressed
to the collector of customs at New York,
tbat tbe "reciprocity" conditions at
tached bv the new tariff bill to the
provision for tbe free admission of lum
ber, did not apply to tbe Dominion of
Uanada.
Too aiany Meals Killed.
1 San Francisco. Sept. 12 J. Stanley
Brown, special Uaited States treasury
agent of tbe real islands, hs arrived
from Pribvloff islands after an absence of
several months. He was accompanied by
aeyerel other agents. Ha says tbe seals
were in good condition this year, and the
weather was uot unusually unpleasant.
Tbe contiuced taking of seals in tbe
open sea is tending steadily to reduce tbe J
seals. Unless a stop is put to this seal'
killing at sea, tbe numoer of seals tbat
annually visit the islands will be greatly
reduced. "Tbe contractors kilied tbis
year," said Brown, ''about 16,000 of the
20,000 that tbe governmcut Derm its to
be taken from tbe roo'ceries. Besides
these, sea'ers who weae taking seals in
the ooen sea killed 30.000. These are
far too many. At this rate tbe seals will
be exterminated. It should be . remem
bered that, while tbe government does
permit tbe taking of any immature males
from tbe rookeries, tbe mariners who go
after seals in the open sea kill males aud
females indiscriminately. At present the
k'llingof seals in tbe open sea cannot be
under the laws entirely prohibited. It is
not poaching, for hunters do not come
upon tbe islands or within a marine
lesgua of them. At least, tbis is not the
rule. Jt is very fortunate tbat Assistant
Secretary Hamlin viBited the sealing
grounds tbis year. He worked very bard
to gain an exact knowledge of the condi -
tions. Tbis was just .what we, who have
been visiting tbe islands for years, de
sired. One might write and speak inces
santly, but be could not depict all tbe
facts ss tbey exist. Mr. Hsmlin is a
high official, and now be thoroughly un
derstands tbe situation, His report is
certain to be a very important and in
teresting document,'
Poor I.! Hans; Chans;.
London, Sept. 12 A dispstch from
Shanghai states tbe power of Viceroy Li
Hung Chang has steadily decreased. v
ery day's delay in providing tbe promised
victory over tbe Japanese adds to the
dsnger of bis dowulall. Reinforcements
from the more remote provinces en route
to Corea sre on a standstill, terrorising
tbe cities in wbicb tbey are baited. Al
mos: a reign of terror prevails even in
Tieh-Tain. Tbe aivage soldiery are ey
ery where plundering and maltreating tbe
wretched populace, and native merobants
are fleeing Iroin Tieu-Tsin to save tbetr
lives.
Tbe French minister has formally pro
tested against tbe action of tbe Cbinese
in boarding a French mail steamer SaU
urday.
A letter from a resident minister at
Seoul alates tbat a large military hospital
bss been erected on the heights and
numerous sick Japanese are treated there.
Constant confiicts are taking place be
twesn tbe . outposts, but few badly
wounded have been taken to Seoul .
Trial of Strike Leader.
Chicago, Sept. 13 Western Union
messenger boys - bad an Inning at the
Debs trial today. Several boys were
called as witnesses, and all baffled tbe at
torneys' attempts at confusion in cross-
examination. James Connors testified to
having delivared messages to various
Auencan Railway Union officials, among
tbem president Debs. He swore posi
tively to having delivered at least three
to Debs personally, and identified the
president's signature on. tbe delivery
sheets. Una Woblers gave similar tes
timony, and said - be bad given several
telegrams into Debs' bands. Fred Mil
ler, stationed at Debs' headquarters dur
ing the strike, declared he had delivered
telegrams to each of tbe defendants. On
crossi-examinatioa he pointed out the
delendants in tbe courtroom.
Director Hogan, of tbe American Riil
way Union, was called. He said be did
not wish to be examined and was excused
on tbe plea tbat as he was a defendant
and need not incriminate himself,
Cretan.-
Memphis, Sept. 18 At 11:50 a cy
clone passing from southwest to north
west struck North Memphis, near the
Louisville & Nashville shops, and swept
away everything in i's path. Trees were
nprooted, and iroq bridge over uayoss
bay taken up and carried a difetanoe of
100 yards, and - a number of bouses
wrecked. Tbe. foil extent of tbe damage
is not known. Rooert Culp, coleied.
was fatally, and Wilkes Yambell, white,
seriously, injured. Other casualties are
reported, but tbe names are not yet as
certained .
The Phlllips.HeCor rend.
HrjNTiNuxoH, W. Va., Sept. 12 Re
pot ts reached here today of fresh trouble
in Logan county between the Phillips
McCoy lactons. Oa Saturday evening
tbe parties met near Williamson, and
several fbots were fired on both sides.
Three men were seriously icjured. On
Sunday evening tbe McCoys followed tbe
Pniliips faction to church, at Tbacker,
and another riot took place. John foil-
lips was shot, and cannot recover, and
two of the McCoy crowd were also in.
jured, No arrests have been made. It
now looks as though one sida or tbe
otber will be annihilated beiors tbe trou
ble is at an end.
Viewing tbe Remains)
Londn, Sept. 13 Thousands viewed
the remains of the Compte de Paris today
at the Stowe bouse, as tbey. lay in state
before being taken to Wey bridge. Near
ly all nations were represented in the
throngs. Tbe Dau d Orleans, eldest son
of tbe count, acted as chief mourner, and
behind him, in the funeral procession, sc-
cordiug to rank, came tbe princes, fol
lowed by a mourning csrriage, in wbicb
were the Cimptess de Paris, ber daugh
ter, tbe Duchrs d Montpensier. The fu .
neral train reached Weybridge at noon.
and tbe procession marched to tbe old
chorcb where lie tbe remainsnf the count's
aunt, the Ducbess de Nemour. After
solemn religions exercises tbe casket was
deposited in the vault. -
Btraclt by a Locomotive,
Rosebcrg, Sept. 12 A terrible acci
dent, wbicb may cost J. A. Fryer bis life,
haDoened at Oakland tbis evening. Just
ss a local train from Portland arrived at
tbe station, Mr. Fryer stumbled on tbe i
steDS leading from tbe ticket office aod
fell on tbe track, only a few feet ahead
of tbe locomotive. At a risk of tbeir
lives. E. J. Miller and Arthur Maboney
jumped to rescue tbe man, an 1 nearly
succeeded. However, tuey were unauie
to drag bim clear of tbe track, and tbe
pilot of the locomotive strucx bis bead
crushing his sknll and inflicting other Be-.
vere icjuries.
Tallar' MtrUtf .
New Tobk, Sept. 12 The big tsilors-
strike is searing an end. A majority ef
the contractors have agreed to the terms
of tbe men and given bonds for its fnl
fitment. About 8000 cloakmaker arc out
today.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Satetde.
Oltmpia, Sept. 12-Oae of the most
deliberate suicides on record is tbat of
Bout well, which cccured here about 11
o'cloca th a morning. Boatweli was a
resident ol tbe west side and a bachelor.
A neighbor yisited bis bouse this morn
ing and found ' written on a small black-
board outside, "Look within." On en
tering a shed tbe visitor found tbe dead
body of Bnutwell, and evidences of a
welUplanned suicide.
The Panama Canal.
Londin, Sept. 12 A correspondent at
Paris says: "Tbe isBue of tbe new Pana
ma cmal shares has been postponed from
September 18 to September 22 Thirty
million francs will be expended in the
first instance at tbe Culebra cutting. It
is estimated tbe present issue will suffice
to carry ou the work 18 months, perhaps
longer. Several thousand workmen sre
already assembled at Panama awaiting
tbe resumption ol work."
sjnbjuffatlon of Madagascar.
London, Sept. 21 A dispatcb from
Paris tays it is not English but Ameri
cans, wbo oppose tbe subjugation of
Madagascar by the French Tbe Ameri
can trade in Madagascar is very exten
ive, aod the Americans hold that tbe
Patenotre treaty does not not admit ef a
French protectorate over tbe country.
Trouble In llaytl.
Mew York, Sept. 12 Tbe steamer
02am, which arrived today from Hay
tian ports, brings news tbat President
Hypolite ordered the arrest of 10 men
whom be believed to be tbe instigators of
a plot to assassinate bis daughter. These
men were shot within 24 hours. Much
trouble is anticipated owing to tbe piesi
aent s expected demise.
Debs Testimony Wanted.
unic'AGo, Sept. 13 The government
attorney in the Dabs case today asked
that President Debs and tbe other de
fendants be called npon to testify. The
defense objected. Judge Woods allowed
the matter to pass without ruling. Jo
seph Elbers, night clerk at the LelanJ
Hotel, testified be bad delivered numer
ous telegrams to Debs, and tbe latter read
mem in nia presence, waiter Kice, a
reporter, wbo, as delegate from a local
union, was present at tbe American Riil
way Uoion convention, told of scenes
during the consideration of tbe Pullman
strike. Witness said Debs made a fierv
speech, urging the boyoott and declaring
ua wuuiu miuor eee iue American iviil-
way Union go to wreck ln so righteous a
cause than to drag along uselesslv.
Howard, of the union, prduccd i
from Mrs. LeUnd Stanford to Debs, July
2, asking him to grant permission to the
n a : . . -
trainmen to take ber private car to Sao
f 'rnneisco. Mrs. Becker. teleeraDh ODer.
ator, testified tbat Dehs replied to Mrs.
Stanford tbat the trainmen would take
ber car tbroueb. Tbis was the first evi
dence tbat Debs had personally sent
messages relative to tbe slr ke. Mr.
Walker announced the government's
case was closed witb tbe exception of tbe
prouucnon oi tne run man contracts.
j oe aeiense refused to cutline its
testimony.
Han Francisco Fire.
Sah Francisco, Stpt. 13 1:15 p. m
A disastrous fire is raging on the city
front. It broke out at 13:30 p. m., aod at
tbis hour is spreading rapidly. Almost
a wbole block has been burned. Tbe
fire originated in Scott & McCbrd's bay
and grain burn, 21 Stewart street, and
spread rapidly. Tbe buildings in tbe
blocks bounded by East, Stewart, Folsom
and Howard streets are all flimsy and ot
coarse very dry and m 10 minntes tbe
block was doomed and buildings were
taking fire In all directions. At 13:45
the flames were making tbeir way down
Folsom 8'reet wharf to the Spreckels
ClOCK.
. - i
1 -30 p m. : Following places have been
destroyed: Has caophouae, Champ! on
restaurant. Oceanic saloon, California
bouse, a boarding bouse, Osner & Co.'s
saloon, Sonih Harbor police station.
meirovicD's restaurant.
1:40 p. ii.: Folsom-strett wharf is all
ablagc, but aa the togs are at hand, it is
believed the wharf and sbipDing will be
savea.
1 :50 p. M : The fire is now nnder con
trol. Tbe block where it originated was
wholly destroyed, and is now a mats of
ruins. Folsora-street wbarf is only
slightly damaged. It is impossible at
tbis time to give an estimate of tbe loss.
Two Day' Flff htlng.
Ikanohai, Sept. 13 -Rumors have
reached here that a battle was fought be-
tweeq tbe Chinese and Japanese near
Kair Cheng, Corea, about September 2.
Native newspspers of September 10 say
tbe fight lasted two days aud was still
undecided when tbe news was forwarded
t tbe native press. Chinese papers of Sep-
tember 13 announce that General Yeb, j
Cbinese commander, reports having
gained a victory oyer tbe Japanese. It
it supposed here, however, tbat tbe Cbi
nese have met with a reverse at Ping
lang.
Thn H.i.ln ,M n..n. will . t.
STo
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Another report current here says the
Kirino division of tbe Chinese army has
crossed tne nuiin river and is now hold
ing tbe city of Sunning, wbile awaiting
tne advance ot tno main body before at
tacking the Japanese right flank. Nora
liable new, it may be added, is obtain
able here regarding tbe progress ot tbe
war.
Starved.
Camden, N. J Sept. 13 Mrs. Kate
Massey, ber 3-year-old cbild and ber in
fant were found starving yesterday, in
their house in Westminister avenue,
aiucaton, near uamnen. A month ago
Mrs. Masjey's husband died while under
going an operation in Puiladelphia bos
pital : two weeks lster Mrs. Massey gave
birth to a child. She was left destitute,
but she would not ask fur aid, and her
neighbors did not know ber condition un
til yesterday, when Overseer of the Poor
John Kenner visited her house and found
her and tbe children apparently dying
Mr. Renner immediately summoned Dr.
O. Li. Oreembrecht, but tbe doctor said
tbe woman and ber children were too ex
baustcd to recover, but be took tbem in
band immediately. The infant died
soon afterwards. Its death was entiiely
doe to lack of nourishment. Mrs. Massey
can live but a few days at tbe furthest
and tbe otber cbild is very low. Tbe
mother bad starved herself and given the
tnfi.ng food she bad to ber older child
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