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The Times-Mountaineer SATCRDAT . . ..SEPTEMBER 29. 1894 TEE WOOL MARKET. For some time Damocratic papers od the coast, following the lead of the Sn Franoieco Examiner, have at tempted to create ao impression that since the passage of the Wilson bill therA had been a briskness in the wool market. This has met a prompt d nial by the Republican press, and those who have' been engaged in the " sheep business for years know that the market for the prodcct is lower since the Democracy began tinkering with tariff than for a long time previously, To settle this controversy, definitely and for all time, we publish an ex tract froln a circular issued by Justice Bateman 5c Co., of Philadelphia, Pa, for September 20. 1894. This firm r is well known all over the country, and absolute reliance may be placed in its figures. The following is the quotation "Since the first of September the demand for American wool has been light. Prices are nominally unchanged. hut the tone of the -market has been decidedly in buyers' favor. Sellers of wool have been unsuccessful in their fffiorts to interest manufacturers in the very light supply, and since the disappointment in the opening of thr ' London sales, the desire to realiz lias increased. Sellers of wool have '- generally looked forward to an ad vance at the London wool auctions, and have been buoyed np with c pectations of sufficient advance in the markets of the world to quicken the lagging demand for American jja'uci; in l be last clip of which there is a shortage in comparrisou with the clip of '93,-estimated at .5,5,000,000 It " Ordinarily, 'suc-braC shortBg would -have stimulated boyiSgJiere,. but as manufacturers, now nava tDe over . stocked markets of the world to draw ' from, and as wool can be brought from London in less time, and at a lower cost than from many of the im portant wool growing sections of the United States, they are indifferent to any shortaei in the home clip. The mills are busier than they have been at auy time for fifteen months, but they are either using the foreign . wool that had accumulated in bond or else are drawing upon the American wool bought so freely during the mid-summer excitement preceding the final settlement of the tariff qaet tion. For the first time we have the anomaly of busy woolen mills with a dull market for raw material. An improved future has. been expected as an outcome of the London wool sales; also from a feeling of security on the part of manufactures growing out of the decision of the board of general appraisers, that the reduced duties up on manufactures of wool nnder the new tariff law are not to go into effect until the 1st of January 1895. The McKrbley law will . therefore be in force up to that time, and in the inter val foreigners will be unable to share the American market to any increased extent with 'our home mills which for over three months longer will con tinue toTiave Ligh protective duties upon woolens with, free raw matt-rial. It shall be .Loped that an advancing tendency will be developed during the progress of the London wool sales which will demonstrate that American fine wools at present prices are as cheap as foreign." ECONOMY. Never in the history of the country has there been such an urgent demand for economy among the working classes as at present. Wages have been low ered, values have depreciated, and greater shifts must be made to earn a livelihood than were before deemed necessary. Heretofore America has bten a land of plenty, and one could earn by less hours of labor sufficient to live comfortably than in any other country. But this is no longer true of the United States, and the mechanic and artizan now reelizes the fact that he has no advantage over the skilled laborer of other nations. The change has come, and it must be met bravely and patiently. If receipts are less ex pen sen must be reduced, or in the. struggle for existence men will be driven to the wall. To make matters rqual there should he a borrizjntal reduction in all de partments. If the price of labor has decreased all matters which enter into the cost of living should suffer an equal reduction. Clothing, house rent, and taxes must be on a lower bases, and this will require a curtailment of many deairea which have not beets considered in the line of economy. If a dollar is worth more hours of labor to the bread winner it should have an increased value to the official and professional man. Otherwise there would be an unjust discrimination, which would in a little while create privileged classes in this republic the same x as exist in European monarchies. The pruning hook must be applied without par tiality, and all classes and conditions should bear their burden of the distress caused by business stagnation. If the value of money can thus be made the sme to each and every citizen the re sult of financial stringency will not be felt so keenly, To do this effectually committees should be appointed by cities, counties and states to examine into publio expenditures, and see where the pruning could be made the most judiciously. Tax payers cannot afford to pay the same wages to their public servants that they did a few years ago, and sacrifices must be made on the part of officials. Together with the depression in all departments of industries there ban been marked decrease in , the selling price of products of the soil, and this U particularly true of wheat in Oregon. While theie is not the same neoesaity to call the attention of farmers to the practice of economy, still their- con dition may be bettered by careful judgment being exercised in planting crops. The soil of the northwest can not be excelled anywhere, and if one product does not pay another may. If wheat brings only 30 cents a bushel in the market by feeeing hogs or cattle as much as 50 cents may be realized. A careful management of products to briDg the largest returns is the; very basis of economy, and there can be no better practical illustration of it than on a farm. There may be lessons learned by experience now -that will be profitable in the future. The depression cannot continue always, atd when business again becomes brisk habits of economy formed from necessity will be of in- calcuable benefit. This may be con sidered a period of tuition and when the proper time for graduation comes the people will be stronger, better and more intelligent to meet the vicisitudes of life. TUB CONTEST IN NEW YORK. The nomination of Senator Hill for governor of Hew York is no doubt the action of the Tammany ring of politicians, who will make a strong ef fort to carry the state for the Democ racy in November. But this is very improbable. The Republican nomi nee, ex-Vice President Morton, very popular, and will no doubt carry the full strength of his party. Tam many has not the power in political matters that it once had, and will not diotate the policy and nominees of the successful party hereafter. Its star has set, end it is oolonger the controll ing influence in national affairs. The country Democracy .is opposed to it, and will not give its candidate that enthusiastic support that is requisite for success. It is a bad year for Democrats, and rings and cliques ar e not in good repute. In the great battle just fought in congress Demo cracy did not develope harmony in its own ranks, and while Mr. Hill pre tended to be in sympathy with the party he did not fully endorse neither the Wilson nor the Gorman faction. Aside from his own testimony that he is a Democrat, there is no other evi dence of the fact to convince thos e who are skeptical on the question According to the well known rules of evidence his statement, is unquestion ably that of an interested witness, and will carry uo weight with the jury of the American people. But the battle in November will be on the same ground that it was in Oregon in June and in Maine in Sep tember. The people will not vote for any party merely for the sake of the prestige which may be attached to the name; but will carefully consider the stand that each has taken upon the great economic questions . which have agitated the people for the past two years. - Democracy has been the champion of free trade, and the Re publicans have favored protection to American industries. These are the issues that will shape the campaign in all the November states, and the elect ors in New York, the same as those in Iowa, Illinois and Massachusetts, will vote n favor of that party who they believe will support a national policy that will make it easier for them to maintain their families. ' It will be a campaign for bread, inaugu rated by bread-winners for the protec tion of their homes. All the subtle schemes that may be devised and put in operation by the shrewd politicians who control Tammany cannot divert the attention of the people from the real object of the struggle. Two years of free-trade have bankrupted the nation; have reduced many of our people from affluence to penury and want; have closed up factories and put out the fires in furnaces, and have reduced the wages of labor to the European standard. This is enough of the experiment. A change must take place, and be inaugurated as soon as possible. Hill, in New York, will be defeated because he re presents Democracy, and not because of any personal oljection to the man. This will be true all over the country. It is a Republican year, and the pres tige will continue in that direction un- ! til the halls of congress and the-chair of the executive are in possession . cf Republican protectionists. WHEAT AND 11003. The wheat market is very quiet, and farmers claim that the price paid at railroad points in Eastern Oregon make grain-growing unprofitable.- If this, is a fact our farmers should do something with their wheat except selling it at a loss, and in this connec tion feedding it to hogs is being dis cussed. A Gbicaeo man has deter mined that wheat is worth ninety cents a bunhel in this way. Twelve bushels by actual experiment added 188 pounds to the weight of four hogs. Pork is worth at live weight 5 to 6 cents per pound, and the twelve bush els of wheat at the lowest price yielded ninety cents per bushel. All the ex periments which have been made go to show that better results can ba at tained by feeding wheat to hogs than corn, and this is something the farm ers of Eastern Oregon should bear in mind. In this same line a successful Indiana farmer and stock raiser says; "1 have not sold a bushel of wheat for four years. I feed it all on the farm. I rotate my stock, fattening cattle in the spring, when the pasture is abun dant; bogs in the summer and fall, when they take on the most lard and late lambs during the winter, when they can always be bought cheap, and they nibble straw instead of gnawing out in my pasture land. I always futen my stock on wheat, and from experience consider it from. 20 to 40 per cent cheaper than corn. Wheat is worth 80 cents per bushel on the farm for feeding." WHAT WE HAVE LOST. Under the reciprocity clauses cf the McKinley law, says the Toledo Blade, Spain felt constrained to reduce her high dudes on Ameriran imports into .r,r Pnrto Rico. Under the Vuu" - mninrocitv agreement entered into, . r j - our trade with these two Wands rapid ly increased. Oar millers gained complete control of their flour trade, American pork, bsef, lard, fish and vegetables found a vastly increased market. Machinery, hardware, cotton goods, and manufactured goods of all kinds went from this country into the islands on a largely increased scale, The British consul general at Havana reported to his government that under the reciprocity agreemeut the United States bad secured the market of the Spanish West Indies, and that it was hopeless for British merchants to try to compete. But the Gorman tariff bill repealed the McKinley law, including the rec iprocity clauses, and thus took from the president the power of imposing duties on West Indian sugar and other products which power was the lever which moved Spain to agree to reciprocity trade regulations. Th Gorman law also imposes a 40 per cent, duty on all imported raw sugars. Hence Spain has cancelled the recip rocity agreement, and once more American flour and grain, meats and meat products, vegetables, machinery and manufactured goods must pay hiuh duty. English merchants can now successfully compete with us. our export trade with Cuba and Porto Rico will be cut down fully one-half, This is an example of the manner in which we are going to conquer the markets of the world according to Professor Wilson. EDITORIAL NOTES. The mugwump Democratic press of New York do not take kindly to the nomination of D. B. Hill for gov ernor. - Portland is rapidly coming into prominence. A highly sensational doable tiagedy has been followed by a million dollar fire. . This has been a year of phenomona. Forest fires have devastated Minne sota and Wisconsin, and a tornado is now raging in the south. As the facts are becoming known in regard to the battle of Yalu river the victory of the Japanese is more pronounced. It was a lrafalgar de feat for the Chinese, Brazil has given formal announce ment of the abrogation of the treaty existing between that country and the United States. This is one of the effects of the pasige of the Wilson bill. The Democrats of Washington have met in convention at North Yakima and nominated a ticket to lead the for lorn hope in November. It is a bad year for Democracy in that state, the same as in all others. Yesterday President Cleveland granted pardon and amnesty to all Mormons, convicted of polygamy. This is on condition that hereafter they will obey the laws of the country as re gards the marriage relation. The campaign in Washington is be coming interesting, and the Republi can ticket is expected to be elected by a large majority,- This' will insure the election of two Republican senators, and these are very much needed in the tipper branch of congress. It is expected that other countries will follow the action taken by Brazil, and abrogate the existing reciprocity treaties now in operation with the United States. Thus the benefits of free trade are becoming apparent to the people of the country, - The Japanese have displayed good generalship in the battles fought with the Chinese, and the soldiers have done good fighting. Modern civiliza tion is far ahead of that which pre vailed in the middle ages, and Japan is the opponent of Asiatic advance ment. Oregon's wheat crop is the largest ever harvested, and the price is the lowest ever offered. Grain in the northwest is rapidly accumulating at every railroad station, and it is a de batable question . with farmers whether it will remunerate -them to dispose7 of it at the ruling price. A great portion of it will be fed to bogs and cattle. " Colorado bubbles like a pot with he candidacy of Waitn, says an ex change, the orators on both sides going off like the crackling of thorns under it, illumining little save their own emptiness and that of the bumptious and obstreperous donkey which they respectively extoll and antagonize. Some currents of political sense may in time flow inte the territory, lift ing and dissipating the fogs of Populism and other branding -.and miasoiatio heresies, but they do not as yet seem tp have set in that direction. A commonwealth that can tolerate a Waite in the governor's chair for one year and seriously put him up for an other, is in particularly evil case, need ing an immense influx of political en- ligbtment and reformation. The strength of the movement of bolting Democrats in Louisiana ex ceeJs expectations. The meeting held in New Orleans on the 17th numbered some 4000 people, none of whom had ever acted with the Republican party. The leaders comprised some of the leading citizens of the state. Among the speakers was Mr. Wilkinson, a brother of Mr. Cleve land's collector of the port, and the temporary chairman was Mr. Kerno rhan, .collector of the port during Cleveland's first term. Many of the participants are men who were at the front of the anti-lottery party, and who drove that powerful "octopus" from the limits of the state, They resolved to act with Republicans for protection to American industry, and to work in the coming election to send a delegation to congress on that basis. The Pendleton Tribune wants a change in opponents, as the following, gleaned from yesterday's issue, will de monstrate: "There is a good field in Pendleton for a Democratic newspaper. A large number of Democrats in the city and county would liberally sub Eorib to the establishment of such an enterprise. A live newspaper man pouli do well conducting a clean ' Democratic weekly feuch a paper would be read with more or less in terest by Republicans, and the Tribune would then have a contemporary at home with which it could intelligently discuss the issues of the day." Our esteemed contemporary should knew that the East Oregonian is a worthy competitor, is a good Democratic paper during presidential years, single tax advocate all seasons, and a fair popu list organ at all times. The Eiffel tower is to be removed from Pari a to Baltimore at a cost of $500,000, and set up over the latter city as an ornament and speculative enterprise connected with the fair to be held there in 1897. It paid very well at the Paris exposition, of which it was one of the chief features, and it doubtless has a satisfactory financial future before it in the new location to which it is destined, but it will seem a rather top-heavy decoratien for so small a town as Baltimore. .When one get 8 to the top of it there will be nothing to see except the waters of the Chesapeake and the blue encircling hills of . Anne Arundel and Carroll counties, a spectacle not without grace and charm, but hardly worth climbing so far to see. Still, everybody will wish success to the enterprise and the fair, of which it is likely to be the most ambitious feat are. The excess or improper use of any thing is an evil, and this is as true of a debt as of everything else. If a man mortgages his property for lux urious or riotous living he commits a crime against himself and his family; but if he borrows money to support his wife and children or improve his home his action is oommendable, and he may in time be greatly benefited thereby. Nearly all the mortgages on property in .the United States have been made for improvements, and the land, in many instances, has doubled in value on this account. , In many communities these mortgages have been the source of great wealth, be cause they have impelled forward the development of natural resources. Debts may be a great evil in some cases; but in others they are absolutely necessary, end have saved many from want and starvation. Great Britain has become notoriously wealthy on account of her publio debt, and the four billion- wbicb the United Stales incurred during the civil war proved no im pediment to her wonderful growth and development since. The silver monomefalists claim that supply and demand have nothing to do with the price of products, but that the present decline in values is due to the repeal of the Sherman silver pur chase law, says the Salem Statesman. Since the beginning of this year, how ever, silver has declined o cents per ounce, while during the same time corn has advanced 15 cents per bushel and pork $1,50 a barrel, , and wheat has declined 7 cents a bushel. The real cause of this is the corn crop, esti mated to be no larger than-the crop of 1887, which was 1,500,000,000 bushels, and the wheat crop is placed at 60,000,000 bushels in excess of last year, the same as the crop of 1887, the total crop being 450,000,000 bushels, which is just an even average of the crops of eleven years previous. The corn crop, on the other band, as esti mated for the year, is 260,000,000 bushels less than the average for the eleven years previous. With the im provements in business already noted continued, the indications are that all of the food products of the west will materially advance in price, no matter which direction silver may take during the same period. TELEGRAPfliO MEWS- A Corean Uprising. Yokohama, Sept. 27 The Tong Haks, a powerful religious sect of Corean rebels, bays attacked the Janunese troops at Taiku, southern Corea. Reinforcements bave been sent to the Japanese trom Seoul. The Tong Haks constitute one of the most powerful revolutionary elements of Corea. lhey ascribe the precarious condition of Corean trade and commerce to the presence of foreigners. ' Tbe Tong Haks, early in tbe year, undertook to rid Corea of foreigners, and threatened the Japanese as well as people ?of other na tions. Last year, incited by the Tods Haks, 30,000 Corean s threatened to march on the Corean capital sod expel the for eigners therefrom. The government was suppressed, but tbe feeling which existed led to the disturbances which eventually brought about tbe war between Cniaa and Japan. Gladstone d liwal Option. London, Sept. .27 Chamberlin said today with reference to the stanij taken b; Gladstone upon tbe local option ques tion that tbe ex premier's position would free many members of the liberal party bo bave hitherto been coerced into voting for tbe local veto power. He predicted if the veto bill was brought up at tbe next session of pariitiment it would came a split In tbe party. Chamoerlin said Gladstone's peisonal friendship for him bad not lessened. Ha visited Glad stone recently. . Japanese Vepuloed. London, Sept. 27 A Shanghai dis patch to a news agency states tbe native officials claim to bave received news on tbe 25tb that in an attack by Japanese troops on tbe Chinese at Anchow sod Wi Ju the Japanese were repulsed after sharp fighting. Invalid 3 Years, Cured by HoocTs "C. I. Hood St Co., Iowell, Has, t 'Gentlemen : I am glad to tell you that I have been given gooc, health by Hood's Sarsaparilla. For three years I was an in valid, suffering terribly from Nervousness and Lameness. "Iwas so nervous ;X could not bear the least noise, and I had to walk with crutches for six months, as I could not put one of my feet to the door. Physician did pot do ins any good, to a friend told ma to get Hood's Sar pfu1Ua,6Ht I Said There Was No Use, "However, after thinking the matter over, I de cided to give It a trial, and have taken six bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and th re sult Is that I am well as any one could wish to.be, and can do any kind of work. I ad vise all my friends to fke Hood's Sarsapa rilla for I believe it will do them good." Jfiai Scsib Dopsox, Cotton. CaHtornla. Hood's Pills cure liver Ills, constipation. biliousness, Jaundice, sick headache, Indigestion. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Other Treaties. Washington, Sept. 25 Besides tbe reciprocity with Brazil, which will lapse entirely January 1, next, tbe United States has entered into nine other similar arrangements with otber nitions under tbe authority conferred by tbe McKinley act. Tbe arrangements are with Spain and Cuba and Porto Rico, with tbe Do minican republics, with Guatemala, with (Germany, Nicaragua, Honduras, Austro Hungary, Salvador and Great Britain, tbe last named in tbe British colonies of fnndad, Birbadoes, tbe Leeward islands. Nevis, Dominica the Windward islands, British Guiana and Jamaica. The first of these arrangements was made with Brazil January 23, 1893. and tbe last with Sal vador, "November 29, 1893. It is ex- peeled that Brazil's example will be followed by all tbe otber nations con cerned, with tbe possible exception of Spain, which will proceed more leisurely in tbe bone of negotiating a treaty to replace tbe commeicial arrangements Siberian Prisoners. Sam Francisco, Sept. 25 By a steam er wbicb arrived from tbe Orient, news was received of tbe escape of 2000 pris oners from Siberia. Ibe men were employed in tbe construction of tbe Si berian railway, and bad, as late develop meets proved, been planning escape lor several months. Mesger advices received at lokobama are that tbe men overpow ered tbe fiussian soldiers, who were guarding them, and securing all arms they could, Bed. When Isst beard of tbey were makiDtr their way towards Corea, and it is believed tbey are new safely within tbe borders of that country, trying to secure pxssage to more'dlstaot parts, the Itussian government has tor warded a request to the Corean officials to assist m tbe capture of tbe refugees, and to band them ever as fast as appre hended, to Itussian authorities v lhey Fear Russia. London, Sept. 25 The European bourses are effected by the news ot tbe czar's health, as be is recognized as ose of tbe strongest supporters ot peace, and it is feared in the event of bis death bis successor would seize the opportunity to secure naval porta on tbe Pacific and en large boundaries in tbe direction of tbe Pamir, at the expense of China, either of wbicb steps, it is believed, would easily preccipitate a war. On tbe otber band, a dispatch from St. Petersburg today de nies tbe Russian troops bave cone to Corea or that Russia has any intention of doing anything calculated to disturb the peace of Europe. A Sijatery. Ci.evki.vnd, Sept. 25 James B. Coven, general freight agent of tbe Valley rail road (the Baltimore & Ohio), was shot and killed in the street b? ao unknown person last night. Five bullets pierced tbe body. Parties liviug near tbe scene of tbe murdar beard shots and a woman scream. The police bave not secured the slightest clew. Cven was a widower, 50 years old, and resided with a daughter in Kennard street, fie was a man of exem plary habits as far as is known. Tbe coroner decided that robbery was tbe motive for tbe murder, as everything of value bad been taken from tbe dead man's pockets. Japaaeae Olrjeers Killed. Yokohama, Sept. 25 Tbe German crniser Alexandrine has arrived here. Among tbe Japanese killed in tbe battle of Yalu river were Commander Paklrao toi, of tbe gunboat Akagi; L.ieqtenaqtt Tekaba and Sonuichi. of tbe cruiser Eathidate; Lietenants Sima and I too, of tbe cruiser Maltushima; Lieutenant Ja- Kil, of tbe cruiser Akitshima; Lieutenant Asoa, ot tbe crniser Yosiima; Chief Sur geon Mjack, Chief Paymaster labizuka and Surgeon Morakosi. Thirty non commissioned officers and men were killed, and 760 wounded . Burned to Ilentli. Warsaw, Sept. 25 Sixty houses in tbe city of Blasski, district of Ealisb Russian Poland, where tbe cholera is making fearful ravages, were set on fire last night and destroyed. A number of inmates afflicted with tbe cholera and un able to save themselves were burned to death. Developments Promised. Salinas, Cal. Sspt. 25 Tbe body of Edward Coy, a much respected young man, was found in some willows between this city and Castroville this morning Coy and bis brother owned the city livery stables in this city. About a week ago, Edward told bis friends that he was going Io Saq Jose on business. That wss tbe last seen of hina until bis body wss discovered this morning. The coioner will bold an inquest tomorrow, and there promises to be some development for officers to work on, as the crime was not committed for the purpose of rohbery, as bis valuables, were left untouched. Imperial Kdlet. London, Sept. 25 A dispatch from Tien-Tain says an imperial edict has been j isaned by Ibe emperor of China express ing regret at tbe death of General Tso, killed while leading tbe Chinese at tba battle of Ping Yang. The emperor has ordered that pesibcmous honor be paid tbe dead general, and imperial favors have been bestowed upon bis family. Lieutenant Cbing, first .lieutenant of tbe Chin Yeun, the Chinese war vessel sunk at the battle of tbe Yalu river, bas reached tbe Chinese camp on tbe bank of Yalu nver. Ha reported the captain of the Chin Yueu bad escaped drowning. but died of bis wounds. After Pa I man. KpRrNOFiELBIIl., Sept. 25 Governor Altgeld today addressed the state board of equalization on tbe assessment of tbe Pullman Palace Car Company's property. He showed many figures and facts con cerning the company's manner of escap ing taxation ia this and otber states, and Canada. Tbe company, for instance, gave in 136,000,000 as i'S capital stock, when it sbonld be $61,000,000. Tbe governor begged tbe board to make a proper and iust assessment of this prop erty, in justice to tbe peop'e of tbe state. The IKba Ctine. Chicago, Sept, 25 Arguments in the case against President Ddbs and otber officers of tbe American Railway Union were begun today in the Veiled States court. District Attorney Milchrist opened ior tbe government with a speech occupying the morning and atternoon sessions. .. Found, Astoria, Sep?. 25 Word has-been re ceived fiom the missing Illwace (Wash.) backer. J. R. Morrison. TbU morning Mrs. Morrison received two letters from ber husband from Sacramento, Cal., tbe content of which it wa impossible to obtain. It it thought tbat it is a case of mental aberration, as Mr. Morrison's bank accounts as far as known, are in good condition. Panic oa a Cable Car. Chicago, Sept. 23 A pnio occurred among cable-car passengers today when four heavily loaded ttains loosened Hy a lip of the cable, dashed down ao incline in tbe Yau Buren street tunnel and crashed into each otber at tbe bottom The passenger, were burled io all direc tions, but none were seriously hurt. Attacked by Chinese. St. Petersburg, Sept. 25 It is re ported that a Chinese mob bas attacked and plundered a Siberian railway station in a province ot Russia, and killed eight Russians, who tried to defend tbe station. Russian troops are in pursuit of the ma rauders, who crossed tbe Chinese froux tier. Toller Again. Nxw York, Sept. 25 There is a pnssU bility of another strike of the Brother hood of Tailors, which will involve 1000 members, J. Goldstein, secretary of tbe brotherhood, said today that a meeting last night ordered a strike on all Boston materials shipped to ttmcity. Delegates were sent ont to all tbe shops today call ing on tbe tailors not to make up Boston material. Hank In a Collision. Detroit, Sept. 26 Tbe steamer OAo collided with tbe schooner Iron ton, 10 miles north of Presqae isle, at 12.30 this morning. Tbe Ohio sank inside of balf an hour. Her ciew of 1G took to the boats and were picked up by the schooner Moonlight, a consort of the steamer Ker- thaw. Tbe Ironton sink at 10:30. Two ot ber crew were picked up by steamer Hibhard; tbe remainder are unaccounted for. The Ironton was also a consort of tbe Kershaw, but parted ber tow'ine wben the collision occurred. " Tbe first of tha Ohio was picked np two hours Inter by the Kerthuw. Tbe Ohio is cut io tde water's edge abreast of tbe boiler house, tbe bole being 13 feet square. Tbe damage to tbe Ironton is not known Tbe Ohio wps loaded with flour and feed from Dulutb to Ogdecsburg. Tbe Iron ton was light bound from Cleveland to Marquette. The crew refused to give the circumstances of tbe collision. Tbe Ohio is a propeller of 810 net tons. Sbe was owned by Epbick and others, aud valued at $37,000. Tbe Ironton is barge ot 742 tons net, owned by Captain William Mack,, of this city, and valued at ?18,000. A Serenade. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 26- Senator Hill and D. S. Lock wood were serenaded at the Ken more hotel wben tbey came from Saratoga by the Albany Phalanx, Senator Hill, in responding, said : "This demonstration is a part of tbe unexpected events of a day which to me has been one of mingled surprise and embarrassment. Tbe action of the Dera ocratic convention, wbicb was unforeseen by you as by myself, imposes responsi bilities and obligations ot which I can-- not speak tonight. Unwilling as I was to receive the honor, which the conven tion, in spite ef my protest, has sought to confer upon me, I am deeply touched by tbe unusual manifestation of confidence and esteem, and tonight I can only ex press in feeble language a f mall, part of tbe gratitude which I feel toward tbe Democracy of JNew i ork. Mtrlke luveatigation. Washington, Sept. 26 Tbe United States commissioners appointed by tbe president to investigate the Chicago strike consisting of Commissioner of Labor Wright, ex-Commissioner of Labor Kernan and Judge Worthington- reas semblcd in this city today, to bear any further testimony which should be vol unteered. Only two witnesses appeared One was A J Ambler, of this city, who claimed that bis wife owned the Pullman track patents, which were tbe basis of Pullman's gigantio fortune, and be was beard on questions arising out of this claim. Tbe otber ' was a local temper ance enthusiast. The commission re' fused to go into these questions. Kernan suggested tbat in pointing out any remedies for a settlement in future the Differences must necessarily imply, if it does not in terms make, a condemnation ot one side or both. Washington Democrats. North Yakima, Wash , Sept. 26 The Democratic leader caucused until a late hour in tbe night, and resumed this morn ing. The indications are that E J Hill, of Whatcom, will be made temporary chairman and Edward M Reed, of Yakima temporary secretary. Mr. Hill was con sul to Montevideo during Cleveland's first administration, and Edward M Reed is the editor of tbe Yakima Herald. For permanent cbairmau Judge N T Caton, of L'ncoln county, will probably be chosen. Tbe nomination for congress from tbe west will be tendered to Colonel James Hamilton Lewis, of Seattle, and he ill doubtless accept. From tbe east side nomination lies between Rlanford, of Walla Walla, and .dmistoo, of Day ton. General Turner, of Seattle and N Caton, of S praeue, are tbe leading candidates tor tbe supreme bench. Lamb r Klo(i Chicago, Sept. 26 W. J. Littlcjohn, oj Chicago, In delivering his annual ad- ress before the Fire Underwriters' Asso ciation of tbe Northwest today, declared tbat the recent forest fires were started by he lumbei kings. Tbey bad taken tbat method, be said, Qf covering op their stealings, and to them was directly due tbe death and destruction wbicb followed. Tbe Bpeech caused a sensation. ' The occasion of today's gathering was tbe celebration of tbe silver anuiversary of the association . Army Bmbarkrd. London, Sept. . 26 A dispatch from Tokie says tbe teeond Japanese army for field service mobilized at Herotcbima and consisting of 30,000 men under com mand of Field Marshal Count Oyamn, embarked yesterday amid intense enthu siasm. Tbe emperor reviewed tbe troops. It is reported vaguely tbe tquadroo is bound for tbe Yellow sea. During the absence from Japan of Field Marshal Ojama, bo is also minister of war, tbe minister of marine will assume the duties of the minister ot war in addition to bis own responsibilities. It is officially an nounced at Tokio, says another dispatch, the report that an armistice had been proposed by England and Russia, is un true. - Vessel Searched. Shanghai. Sept. 26 A Chinese war' ship intercepted the English ship Fath ana in Formosa ' channel Friday, upon suspicion she was carrying munitions of war. The ship was taken to Kee Lung, tbe treaty port of the island of Formoso, where ber cargo was overhauled by the Chinese authorities. Tbe result of tbe investigation is not yet knows. New York, Sept. 26 The Pathanm cleared from New York July 28 for Aden, Hong Kong and Shanghai. She touched at Aden August 25, arrived at Hong Keng September 15, and if sbe is tba vessel seized, was apparently on ber way to Shanghai wben overhauled. Tbe Florida storm. Washington, Sept. 26 Tbe ' frepical hurricane announced in the special weather bulletins of the 24th and 25tb, reached northeastern Florida this morn ing. At 11 a u. the wind bad shiftdd northwest at Jacksonville, with a press ure ot 29.86, showing tbe storm center was a few miles southeast of that fetation. Tbe observer there reports many trees blown and houses unroofed. Indications are tbe hurricane will move north, io a northeaEterly direction along the Atlantic coast, probably reaching New York Thursday night. All tbe principal towns along tbe coast from Connecticut to Florida bave been warned of violent gales and high tides. The Deba' Arxameat. Chicago, Sept. 26 Argument In the Debs' case were continued today, Attor ney Bancroft sneaking for tbe Santa Fe railroad and Attorney Clarence D arrow for tbe defense. Judge Woods warned the attorney be would hear no more argument after Friday. TELEGRAPHIC. The Storm Increasing. Savannah, Ox.. Sept. 26 Everything now- point to a storm equaling, if n" exceeding, in violence tbe fearful de Btructive cyclone of August, 1893. At Tybee the wind ranges as high as 75 miles an hour. At low tide today tbe water at Tybee was higher than at high tide. Tbe ocean is steadily encroaching on the island, and it is thought that by mgbt it will be completely submerged. Those on the island will bave to take refuge in the lighthouse and in Martelln tower. The hotels and cottages appear doomed, ibe wind in Savannah is blowing 54 mile ao hour and is increas ing. An Exhortation to Prayer. Washington, Sept, 26 An encycli cal letter of bis holiness tbe pope, ad dressed to all patriarchs, primates, arch' bisbops. bishops and other having peace with the boly see, concerning the rosary of tbe Virgin Mary, has just been received at tbe apostolic legation here. For the past three years Pope Leo bas issued an nually to the world an encyclical oo this subject. Tbe month of October is ob served in the Catholic church as the month of tbe rosary, and this encyclical is an exDortation to prayer. A Steamer Disabled Astoria, Or., Sept. 27 Word bas just reached here that the steamer Mackinaw, bound from Tacoma to San Froncisco, wit'i coal, is disabled outside tbe bar She will probably be towed in here for repairs. Early this morning tbe pilot schooner San Jose saw rockets being fired a few miles to the southwest of Cipe Disap pointment, and bearing in that direction sighted tbe Mackinaw about 4 o'clock 18 miles west of Tillamook Rock. Tbey came alongside about 5 o'clock and made out ber condition. Assistance was asked for, and tbe schooner put back towards the bar in tbe hope of picking up tbe tug IMitf wbicb usually goes out at an early hour. They met tbe tug just inside tbe bar and sent ber to the assistance of the iHSl'ES readv for the tus EtMrt Mackinaw came in on the ting a crew ready for the tug Escort, which will go to the assistance ot tbe other tug, as it is not thought possible to bring tbe big steamer in over tbe bar with one tug. so heavy are the Be as running at tbe present time. Wben last seen the collier was nving her foresail endeavor ing to keep ber bead to sea, a tbe vnfmel is slowly drifting toward the shore. Ere tbis the Reliff bas probably got hold of her and no serious trouble is anticinated. as is expected tbat the Escort will reach ber not later than 6 o'clock. The storms of the past tbree daja bave left a tre raendous sea running, and it was imnos sible for tbe pilot schooner to get near enough to gather any of tbe particular of tbe accident. The Report to tbe Emperor, LohCON, Sept. 27 The Toklo corres, pocdeot says Admiral Ito, commander of the Japanese fleet during the engagement off Yalu river, has sent an officer to the emperor at Hirosblmr to make a verbal report of tbe engsgement. Tbls officer's report gives a vivid description of tbe buttle, which he says was eitremely ho at times, as the Chinese warships weni down, be says, tbe crews clung to tbe rigging and cried for belp. Be adds the s sight was most pitiful one. Tbe Jap nese packet Saiko Marku during tbe ac-. tion bad her steering geer oisabled by a shell and was obliged in her flight to pais between two powerful Chinese cruisers, both of which discharged tor pedoes at ber, but too low to do any In jury. A shell from the Chinese fleet exploded in tbe sickbay of the Japanese cruiser Hirei, killing . and wounding many and setting the ship on fire. The Japanese used uo torpedoes. All tbe damage sustained by tbe Chinese was bv shot. At sundown the Chinese fleet was la full retreat. None of tbe Japanese vessels were lost, and only tbree injured. The Path of the Storm. New Yobk, Sept 27 Tbe West Indian hurricane is making its way steadily in this direction. Early in tbe day it was off tbe coast of South Carolina. It is traveling slowly in an easterly direction, with a rotary ' motion describing circles about 2000 miles in diameter. Speaking of the storm, the weather forecaster said : "We shall begin to feel the storm by tonight or tomorrow. Tbe rainfall at tending toe storm is tbe heaviest ever known on the coast. I do not thick. however, we sball get the full violence of tbe storm here, and do not anticipate any thing so severe- as they report having down south. , If tbe storm continues in its course we may get only its western edge. KvDort received at this office to day tell ot terrific seas running all along the coast. Tbe wind is blowing 50 to 70 miles per hour. At Sandy Hook tbe wind tbis morning was 28 miles per hour. Wben tbe storm reaches bere it will prob ably last two or three davs. Steamer coming' from the other side may strike tbe hurricane." The Taxpayer)' War. uhiontown, ny., Sept. 37 Ibe men alisted by Captain Blackwell to coerce the tazpavers at Caseyville and Lindle precincts have lost courage and are de sorting, and it will be impossible for him to recruit enough men to capture tbe re bellious precincts. The deserters say tbat there is not sufficient money in tbe cotters of Colonel rreston to induce them to go op against 1000 men armed with repeating shotguns, charged with shells, each of wbicb contain nine immense slugs. Blackwell is preparing a mam festo of peace, wbicb he will issue. Tbis will first be submitted tn the legal counsel , of Colonel Preston, John Leland. of Owensbero; and it will, be bopes, sootbo the angry passions of tbe people. Black well would certainly bave invited death bad be entered tbe two precincts at tbe bead of a posse. It is believed tbat the bondholders will now trv to eflect a com promise by which tbe debt will be settled I on long time and by easy payments. Tbe Central Amerlrsa R public. Washington, Sept. 27 It is teported that tbe plan of Mexico to unite all tba Central American states In one great re public is doubted at tbe Mexican legation bere. Tbe report slate General Ezota's visit to Mexico is part of the plan for a comprehensive scheme for the extension ot tbe new republic from Texas to tbe Isthmus of Panama, and it is added that all tbe states save Guatemala favor tbe union. It is laid, however, by tbe Mex ican sutooruie bere tbat tbey never beard such a plan suggested in Mexico. and no negotiations to that end have ever been made among the Ccctral American states- General Ezeta's visit is believed to be due to tbe fact tbat he is a Mexican by birth. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. 'DH' CREAM MOST PERFECT MADE. pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Frtt from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant. 40 YARS THp STANDARD, WE AEE STILL IN IT 45 We are selling more Goods than ever We are paying More for Than any other Dealer in COJiSULT AND TRADE JOLES, COLLINS & CO., Kamam Portland TJniyersity location Beautiful, . ... From All .Places of Temptation. 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