es-Monntaineer
SATtliV
UOIOUEK 6, 1SJM
. WHERE THE BLAHS REST..:
The Democratic prea for two yeara
past bave attempted to shift theiIauie
for the business depression from their
party, and tbe task has bee a a hope
less one. Ia every instance in whieb
. the people have rendered a verdict at
the ballot box, that verdict baa been
to saddle the present- hard times on
- the Democracy, and the people are
not mistaken. - The effrontery of
charging it on Bepoblioan administra-
tions has almost ceased; but in an ex-
change we find the following ingenious
attempt to exonerate its party - from
all blami-:
"The Republican editor .who at
tributes the financial and industrial
troubles of the past two years solely
to the Democratic party is surely
either a fool or a liar. In either cat
he deserves no reader. The Demo
cratic editor who asserts that the Re
publican party is solely responsible
for the hard timp, strikes, eta, is
" either a liar or a fool; and as either he
. - should be held in contempt by all
people. ' An editor, above all other
persona, should not be a fool, and
should tell the truth. The truth is:
'." In so fir as any party is responsible,
the Republican party must bear the
greater part of the blame; because it
-wis in oow'er when these evil times
were conceived and bred. If legist a
tion is responsible, . it is Republican
party legislation. But no party, no
legislation is altogether, or principally
' to blame. Several causes, of which Re'
puplican roisgovernment is only one,
. have brouuht about present con-
: ditions."
The plain facta in the matter will
admit of no eauivocation, - and are
easily understood. In the last mes
sage of Mr. Harrison, facts and figures
were given showing that the country
was more prosperous than ever before
in its history. There as more mocey
in savins' banks and higher wages
. were paid than at any previous period,
and from the reports of Democratic
"" labor commissioners the operation of
the McKinley law had been proved to
- have been very successful. This was in
, December, 1892, and tha month
before, the people bad voted for
" a change . m the economic policy
- r.f the nation. As soon as
the Democratic president was inuag-
.. u rated on a free-trade platform cap
r ital was withdrawn from" investment,
factories and furnaces closed down,
wages were lowered, and as natural
results business stagnation and finan-
ciaUepression followed. Of course
times were hard and values depre
ciated. The McKinley law was still
in operation; but manufacturers, capi
talists and business men began to pre-
pare for the change that was inevit
able. This was 'simply the exercise
of judicious foresight, and is a rale
that is. followed by every man who
deals in products, whether he b
""anuTventiFf OT woo buyer. .; Any
' other course would be evidence of a
: lack of common sense. An school
boy can realize the necessity of being
circumspect and cautious wbeflvjhere TneB the dispatches say that yesterday
; is a contemplated change from a pro-" .Gov. McKinley wasallfjcgpfolec
tective policy of thirty year's dura- jba-iosra!ir"in Kansas, and that
tion to one of free trade, and the as- miners, farmers, laborers, business
amine twaddle that our cotemporary
publishes is too.ridiculoue to receive
Berious attention.
DSUOCRATIO LOGIC
The great suVjaet of discussion with
grain-growers in tbe northwest Has
been why wheat is quoted so low in
the market this year, and no logical
reason could be assigned, except that
of .overproduction of the cereal in the
conntries of the world. But this
knotty- problem has been definitely
settled by a Dmocratic contemporary
published in the Big Bend country, the
Waterville Index. We quote an ed-I
ltorial article from its columns: I
'It appears to be the idea with 1
some who have not given the subject I
much ' thought that to the repeal of 1
the purchase clause of the Sherman I
act we owe the low price of wheat.
"Nothing is further from the fact;
tb real causn being' found in the Mo-
K'nley tjriff. India and Argentina
are now purchasing vast quantities of
iheat, enough to supply the European
market.
'On account of the employment of I
pauper labor they are able to pro-I
duce it at a much lower cost than it I
-can be in this coun'ry, and with thene I
countries we are now compelled to I
: compete. , Had there been no protect-
ive tariff, Europe Would now be buy-
mg our grain and this competition
would never have presented itself.
. "If tbe low price of wheat has been
' brought about ly the scanty of siver,
' tobacco, corn, pork and other commo
dities would bave been similarly af-
- fected, yet they bave continued to
fluctuate according to the supply and
' demand just aa they did before the
hilver agitation appeared on the score.
Our farmers might aa well recogniz
. the fact that wheat will continue to
rule at lew rates, for some years, in
fact until a demand ia made to supply
v nm m . r . ht i p.u min. h 11 1 1 i. m i f h
' not likely to occur until we again he
' coaie a customer of that country. Un
der the suise of protecing the me-J
nhnnia an J factory bands the business
of the farmer Las been well-nigh
, m . . . i t k : I. ;
' ffOineu. iOr ll. una UIDU ll um uiui uio
best ouxtoiuer and compelled that cus
tomer to look otherwheres for his Bup
plies, to buy where he could sell, to I
patronize those wno patronize mm.
We are pleased to learn that the
Liverpool market discriminates against
American wLeit, because we do not;
l.ns largely of Enelish fabrics. Pat-
ti -4
ting u in plain language the British
mechanio aod artisan will not eat
bread made of American floor because
IJiere is a protective tariff in tbat 1
country against foreign nisnufacturep.
Furthermore, the market price in
Liverpool has also been lowered on
this account, and a much better rate
in paid for wheat from Itidia, Russia,
Eypt, Argentine Republic and other
countries than from the United
States, bacause the latter country be
lieves in patronizing home industries.
If the American farmer would ship
bis grain to South America, ana
brand it as coming from the Argen
tine Republic he would receive a
much higher price per bushel. Still,
in. the same line, it follows that our
local dealers could afford to pay more
per bushel if they would transfer their
purchases to other countries sell
henj to Brazil, Egypt and Russia, and
thus the produce would reach the Liv
erpool market as coming from a coun
try against which there is uo discrim
ination. There is quite a scheme in
this, and well worthy of the time and
attention necessary to be followed up
to a consummation. This is a revela
tion to economists that has not gen
erally been known, that supply and
demand do not govern the wheat mar
ket as it does other commodities. It
is to be expected that since the Wil
son free-trade bill has passed congress
that wheat will raise to 60, 70 and
even '90 cents a busheL What a
glorious anticipation for our farmers.
The millionaires of the country
have heretofore been railroad kings;
but hereafter they will consist of the
tellers of the soil, and all on account
of the miraculous change created by
free-trade. What a blessing Democ
racy has been' to the country! The
poor, starving people are simply going
through a stage of initiation, when
thev will emerge in a paradise where
the hungry will be fed by heavenly
manna, and the thirsty will sojourn
by springs and rivers of living' water
The millenium is approaching, and
free trade is the harbinger of the
blissful period.
PROTECTION DEAD.
Hsre is the latest edition of the
Democratic gospel of peace and plenty
from an esteemed aoa temporary;
"Governor McKinley is still spout
ing for protection. H? has not as yet
learned that MoKinleyisro, otherwise
known as protection, is dead as a door
nail. The people have learned that
the policy of protection has filled the
cities with people to the detriment of
the country. They see clearly that
the troubles of today can be met in no
other way than by getting "back to the
land," and this M jK-inleyisni in no
way encourages or sustains. "Bick to
the land," ia the cry of today, and it
means the extermination of all that is
covered by McKinleyism."
This is news that is not generally
known by the man who reads current
literature and notes the trend of pub
lic opinion. it would not be as
I strange to hear that Qhina had recov-
I ered from its reverses and that Japan,
I defeated and humiliated, was suing
ajpr peace. Maine voted a few days
nnod the people gave aJavw mojor-
f tty for McKinleyism, Oregon cast her
I vote in June and said protection and
McKinleyism by 30,000 majority.
men, members ot itepuoiican clubs
and school children have turned out
in thousands to greet the great apostle
of protection. But these do not count.
Maine iaoo far easi to be an intelli
gent exponent of an economic policy,
and Oregon too far west. And then
the enthusiasm that centers around
McKinley is a delusion.. There is a
great mistake somewhere, for protec
tion is dead. Yes, ,it is dead to the
first stage of its existence in this coun
try, that of experiment. It has under
gone a reasureutioo, and is now alive
again to the second stage of develop
ment or existence, that of deinons-
trated truth. The people may be.fol
lowing a hallunciation in ' being so
strongly in favor of protection; but it
will not pay the editor of our conteiu
porary to persuade them to renounce
their ideas on this question. II
mi(bt tell them tbat money was as
....... .
plentiful, wages as high and busineaa
as brisk as a few years ago; but they
are so obtuse that they would not be'
lieve him
Our brother has had a revelation
somewhat similar but in a more limit
ed degree to that which induced Ma-
hornet to write the Koran and Joe
Smith to compile the tablets be found
into tbe book of Mormon. It has
baen revealed to him that the remedy
for the hard times is to: "get. back to
the land." Merchants, manufacturers
mechanics and laborers should leave
the crowdrd cities and go to. cultivat
ing the soil. - Rise wjih 'the lark in
the morning, plow the land all day,
reap and thresh abundant crops in
season, sack and haul the grain twenty,
thirty or even forty miles to market
and receive for it from twenty to
thirty cents a bushel. ; This would be
a panacea for all the ilia being
suffered now. There ' are too
many editors, lawyers, doctors,
merchants, manufacturers and mechan
ics, and not enough farmers. Mc
Kinleyism has developed too many
industries and (riven employment to
too many thousands of idle men to be
beneficial to the country. These have
been taken from tbe farms, and have
been made factors of great develop
ment o! large cities. It is true tbat
McKinleyism as given them good
wages and, in many instances, pleasant
homes. But they bave beer, taken from
the land, and should return to their
first employment. Wheat at twenty
or thirty cents a buthel' is too high.
It must be reduced in price by making
the supply larger. Get "back to the
land," and let McKinleyism, protec
tion and thriving cities with busy
factories, and happy, contented em-
ployes go to the doa.
THE DOMINATION OF HILL.
The nomination of Senator Hill for
governor of New York is a genuine
surprise to the country, says the Inter
Ocean. It was well known that be
could have the nomination without the
asking, hut it was and is still believed
that he did not want it, and that he
bad strength enough with tbe cdnven
tion to prevent having it thrust upon
him. To the representative of the
Atsociated Press he said: "Oh, it "is
an outrage, it -is an outrage!" That
was the spontaneous outburst, ap
parently, of hia real feelings What
be will say in hia formal acceptance
or declination will be dictated by
considerations of expediency.
This remarkable outcome of the
Saratoga convention recalls two other
Democratic episodes one national the
other municipal. In 18GS tbe Demo
cratic party was in the throes of des
pair. It had no candidate with any
strength, and everybody felt that the
Republican party, with General Grant
to lead it, was bound to sweep the
country. Horatio S tymour was chair
on in of the Democratic national con
vention, and in spite of his well
known wishes he was forced to take
tbe nomination for president. Pro
testing that he could not accept, be
accepted. The enthusiasm of the con
vention knew no bounds. One wou'.d
gay, judging from that episodw. that
Mr. Seymour would be invincible be
fore the people. We all kno the re
suit. He was buried beneath a per
feet avalanche of Republican votes.
Mr. Hill was then a youug man, but
he cannot "fail to be entirely familiar
with the atory of that campaign, and
in his heart be must take profound
cognizance of tbe moral pointed by it.
The municipal episode recalled -was
the convention of the Chicago Demo
cracy in the spring of 1877, when
Garter Harrison was and w-a not
nominated for mayor. Mr. Oregier
waa the John Boyd Thatcher of that
ocjafion. Mr. Harrison was eager to
retain the office of mayor, yet uncer
t iin whether he could be elected.. It
was understood tbat at best the
chances were strongly against the
election of anv Democrat'at that time,
Rf-nnblican victorv was in the air then.
as much as it is now. H'.d the con-
. : n.ar.; onma
J
such man, in tbe usual yay and then
gone about its business as if nothing
unusual waa expected, the Damocratio
ticket would probably have been
beaten, but it would bave made a res
pectful showing at the polls. But
finally Mr. Harrison refused ta be tbe
victim and in sheer disgust the election
went by default, so far as poncemed
' -
the Democracy, It is the question of
tne nour wnicn oi inese iwo Historical
episodes will be repeated m New York;
this fall.
o . i i j:.'
rreaiueuit vsicveiauu ucuuuua w
make any expreaston as to the wisdom
of the Hill nominatitn, - contenting
himself with the observation that no
donbt the convention knew what was
best to be done, hut a particular friend
ef hia from Buffalo, a prominent law
yer. $Ir. jLocke, does not hesitate o
lalK ngni out in meeting. no ih re
ported in a Democratic paper aa say-
mg;
"1 wjj "neither work nor vote for
pjenator Hill for governor. My in
dictment against him has two counts.
First, I maintain that from March 4,
1893, he has done every thing he
could to harass, annoy, and obstruct the
Democratic administration here; sec
ond, I regard him as primarily respon
sible for the offense in the state of
New York for which Judge Maynard
was tried an1 couvicted last year.
The OQly real defense Judge Maynard
bad was that he waa a good natored
fellow and waa compelled to do what
he. did by the overpowering influence
of Divid Bennett Hill. I will vote
for no man connected with that crime.
The New York Timet openly bolts
the, nomination, and tbe Worid virtu-
lly advises Democrats to stay away
from the polls, voting for neither Mor
ton nor HilL Judging from these ex
pressions the convention could not
have made a greater blunder.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Pemocratic majority in Georgia
has decreased from fjO.QOO to 20,000.
There has been a change in more ways
tban in politics ainee 1832.
The Democrats are preaching good
times, but whon money become easier,
business brisker, wages higher and
more employment for idle men the
people will believe it,
British troops are to be sent from
India to Obina for the protection of
the suMectS-of; the empire;- Thisna
rendered necessary by the unsettled
state of affiiri of tbat country and the
belligerent feeling of tbe people. -
There will be no war between France
and England and our farmers must be
satisfied with, the present low price of
wheat. There will be no .'European
war to increase the market - value of
onr products.. "
The 'relations between England and
France are somewhat disturbed; but
these countries are too well prepared
for war to go into it hastily. Di
plomacy will bridge the chasm tbat is
now yawning between the two coun
tries.
One thing is aui, the democrat-'e
campaign in every state and every
congressional district is from necessity
j e - ' n.1 , -
a aeiensive one. ine people nave
been experiencing Democratic politic?.
If they like it they can bave some more
of IV
Viewibg the situation in New York
Democrats are wondering whether the
sure way to be popular with the party
is to finht President Cleveland and tbe
measures of hia administration. Sen
ator Hill's, strength lias right there,
and the "and snappers" might aa well
swallow tbe medicine.
The Democratic platform in New
York says:- "The Republican record
of control of tbia state ia ana of gross
partisanship, inefficiency, and .hypoc
risy, ine record or tbe .bexow com
mittee will make tbe beat answer to
that. The people of New York also
answered it when they last year de
feated Hill's lieutenant, Maynard, by
100,000 majority.
France has enrlaved the people
whereover she baa attempted to estab
lish a colony. On the contrary Eng
land has given to every race on the
face of the globe a democratic form of
government, remarkable illustrations
of which are Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, Gape Colony and India.
Even American prejudice cannot deny
the facts of history in treating of tbe
colonization schemes of these two
countries.
'The legislature tbat will convene
next January will be an economical
one, and many reforms may be ex
pected to be inaugurated. Economy
is the watchword of the hour, and this
means the death knell to the many
useless commissions that have been in
operation "for a few years past and
have drawn salaries from the public
treasury. No'ubeless expenditure of
the public funds will be tolerated
hereafter, and the affairs of tbe state
will be managed as cheaply as posbi
ble. Democratic orators this year have
their .texts made far- them by
tbe illustrious leaders- of their party.
Tbe only great work of tbe party in
congress was its Havemeyer tariff-reform
bill, which the president himself
marked as "party perfidy and diahon
or" and "the communism -of pelf ' and
"a deadly blight.". S. nator Hill, was
scarcely less severe "in' speaking - of its'
income tax feature, and .freely proph
esied that "it would came .the loss of
New York and all other doubtful
states in the east." . Tf it should prove
"a deadly blight" to Hill would Gieve
land weep ?
Says the Eugene Register i Speak
ing of pardons, many persons ate. in
clined to believe the governor is justi
fied in issuing a pardon when the same
is recommended by the prosecuting
attorney who conducted the case for
the state when the criminal was on
trial. But what right has the prose
cuting attorney to use his influence to
pardon aoy man whose conviction he
has been instrumental in securing ?
He is employed by the people to enforce
justice and the criminal laws of tbe
state, and not to grant pardons. As
we have repeatedly stated, the only
fair way to secure pardons-is by trial
jury tbe same as in oouviotion. This
one man's power, especially in criminal
maer8. 18 n01 wnat lue PeoPl cott"
I l . . 1
, .
If the man who receives an income
I " ' .
oi $4,uuu or more per year- were only
taxed op that amount, tjjere would be
some semblance of fairness in - what ia
denonimated an income tax: but
frequently this amount'is made up of
rents from property on which the own
er pays a pro rata for the support of
the government. " He is therefore
taxed twice, and it is. therefore unjust.
' ; ' uanC8. on
I linninpan thrift, anri AOAnnmr nnsf ha
wh(J mangM hu mfn CAreJmij 9op
port8 the government while he who is
I jareless and extravagant goes free.
1 tie manner of toe collection ot such
I tax will involve metboda which are
. . i , ...
I mntrapv trt rha fniuiAm nf ni h..n a
and wh,oh 8avorg more o roonarchy
I tDftn of a free government. For these
I reasons an income tax has never been
"vorea oy a :rree people, ana popular
governments rarely resort to such ex
pedients except in .extreme emergen
cies. . ;. ....... i.-.i.;'. '
: v- i . .
flvnT xirt n titt m m T m n i ' . "
The' French Cabinet.
Paris, Oct. 4 The French cabinet to-
day decjded to prosecute LtPdrtt ,OuTrier
tbe newspapers wtiiph recently published
an article upon army maneuvers, re
garded as insulting to tbe French army,
President (Jasimir Prrier has signed a
decree appototing 4iaroo de (Jonrcel
French ambasador to L ndin, to suc
ceed M. de Urais. recalled
The Journal (let Debnit say that there
is no question between lire: Bri'ain and
France which caunot.be settled amicably.
La Solid declares that Madagascar can
not lead to a conflict between France and
Great Britain
Le Aftlin ays it is. absurd to suppose
rhat the dispute io regard to Afruan
with France was the reason for
summoning tbe aglisi cablnei criuncil
. -
Tbat Hadazaacar Blockade.
Pobt Loprs, Island of Mauritius, Oct
4 The statement that a bloc'tade of
Madagascar bad beeq declared by France
was brought here by steamer from Mada
gascar. The report appears to have been
due to tbe misconstrue ion of French
measures to prevent the landing of arms
and ammunitiuu for the Hnvas. The
Madagascar pacers state the French set
tlers have been warned to repair to the
coast in view of possible hostilities. Tbe
French bishop' and French missionaries.
however, decline to leave tbe capital until
toe latest moment
Japanese Warships Sighted.
Londjh, Oct. 4 A dispatch from
Shanghai says native vessels fiora.Naog
Poo report five Japaotse Warships lyine
off the Chriaan islands,' 50 miles from
Naog Poe. Tbe presence of ships near
JNang foo Das caused a scare. - The few
Chinese warships on the coast are obso
lete aod almost worthless.
Mrs. Judge Aoh . .
Dyspepsia
Mrs. Judge Peck Tells How
She Was Cured
Sufferers from Pyspepaia should read the fol
lowing letter Iroin Mrs. II. M. Feck, wife of
Judge Feck, a justiea at Tracy, Cal., aud a writer
connected with the Associated Press: . .
"By a deep sense of gratitude for the great
benefit I have received from the use of Hood's
Sitrsauarilla. I hare beeu led to write the follow
ing statement for the benefit of sufferers who
may be Similarly afflicted. For 15 years 1 nave
oeeu a great sunerer irom oyspepsia ana . .
Heart Trouble. - . '
Almost everything I ate would distress me. -' I
tried different treatments apd. medicines, but
railed to realize relief. Two years ago a. friend
urevailed udou me to trv Tluod's Kamnuirilln.
tbe first bottle noticed helped ma, so 1 cuu-
uuueu HiKinic iu ji oiu me so mucu eooa mat
my irieuus suoKe or tne improvement. I have
received such great benefit trow it that
Cladly Recommend It.
I now have an excellent aDDetlte and no thin? I
eat aver distresses me. It also keeps up my
Hood'sCures
flesh and strength. I cannot nralsa Hood's
Sarsaparilla too much." Mks. B. It. Feck,
iracy, uuuoruia. ueiuuuus. -
Hood's Pills are hand made, and perfect
In proportion and appearance. 25c a box. .
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Arsraala Voay.
San Francisco, Oct. 2 H. . Keller,
of Poiladelpbia, has arrived from Tokio,
Yokohama, Kobe and other Japanese
points," where, be has been for three
month. "Tbe arsenal -At. Tokio,." be
iaidH"u a busy as it eta be, aod nobody
is allowed there. Strict secrecy ia pre
served. I dioed -with Iwssaka, tbe
richest man in Japan, who recently gave
5,000,000 jen, or $250,000, to aid the
war, and became quite intimate with
him, but he lold me be could not, acting
in accordance with tbe policy of the Jap.
an'eae,. give any facts about tbe war.
Everywhere I found the same secrecy
observed. I met frequently Count Mat
Bugeta, tbe James .G. Blaine of Japan
and ex'prime minister, aod bis oo, with
whom I graduated at college. B itb told
me tbe policy was to give nothing out
that could give the Chinese an maigbt
into .what was . being done. While
going from Hong Kong, to Shanghai -I
met four English gunners who had been
engaged for a Chineau warship at $100 a
month, aod five years' p-iv to their fauii
lie if killed.' Ad English captain was
wub tbem, -who was to reeeive much
greater. pay., -.-The Chinese are engaging
all the Enpiishmep fighters they can, and
bey are paving tbem . big sums: Ia
Japan it is beiieved to be'the intention
to move immediately. on Peking and cap
tme it before winter seta ia. Tbe Japa
nese see they bave got to do it quick or
it will be much harder later."
v ...-.'V ViABHif,'
. Gka5TPaB3 Or, Oct.-2 Fire broke
ont-ia8laixhi at 'midnight' in it row of
wobdeft feaiidiag froBting'6-n-Matn street,
south ofHowajvd's brick blockv and en
tirely .joasiimej, half a block ef small
buildings between there and Peterson's
drug 'store.' A defective ' hydrant .pre
vested but on stream being turned on,
bur. witii it, the firemen-held, tbe flames
in check at tbe -drug store, until they
fiually were able to control them. The
burned ' buildings : contained Pale &
Th -rp's 'bakery, Cass & Mess' lumber
office, Williams' bu'eber shop', McGrrg
or's restaurant aod Jackson's dental
parlors, togotber. with the household
belongings, nf aevera.1 -.families. Almost
everything was saved by the tenants, but
tbe loss of the buildings and fixtures will
reach about $4000. Had there Oeeu any
wind whatever, nothing could bave pre
vented much greater loss, as the burned
district waa -surrouoded by structures
filled with expensive stocks of goods .
Tbe origin of tbe fire is not known, but it
la supposed to bave been incendiary
This is the second fire of any consider
able size in the city within tbe year.
The Cnnneetlrut Rleetlon.
New Haven, Codo., Oct. 2 Returns
From Iflll tmima in P.,nnllont .hnoia nn.
precedented galas for tbe republicans in
tbe town eleotlpns yesterday. Towns
that have not elt-cted Republican ofgeerd
in years went Rttpqblicsu by a thousand
majority. Jn Waterburj the American
Protective Association aroused tbe Cath
olic, who elected the entire fcbool board
Catholic. In New Britain tbe no-license
vote of one year ago is reversed. ' The
liquor question.-bas been under constant
diacussien during the year. Io almost
all towns tbe American Piotective Asso-
ciatipa met with deteat. Meredith,
Norwich, Middletown and New Milford,
DcmorciatlC- for years, were captured by
tbe Republicans. I(ew Soudan elected
a Ut-mocratic mayor, and displaced a
Republican.- - Tbe Republicans, however,
captured all the other offices.
- i HiM SfcwkaaiTlaa
-Nrth TaKlMa, Wash., Oct. 2 It is
estimated tbat . 6000. Indians'- are '.en
camped' in" and " about North Yakima
I awaiting the morrow,, wbicb inaugurates
""l' .T
horse racing, wth which -the bop-picking
easoq is to be terminated. The state
fair grounds have been turned over to the
Yakima Hop,, firoweia V- Association and
trj cH)zenOvnade; attistisjjjf tri
birMons for fihs- race Dnrae&r - Indians are
! tete from tbe Umatilla, -Lapwa, Poya
11 up, Wawn Springs and, Moses reserva
tions, as well 8 from Britiab Col flop hi a,
and much interest ba$ been melted. Toe
city U ful! .of slrargerr, attracted by tbe
aonoupceinent that all of , tbe. dances of
tne various trioes win oe giyen,
: . s -jant n.?ve of. JLanan .
.WASHisaroN,-''Oct.- -2-iOfBiilals bere,
who have' been cjofely watching the prog,
rets of the' war io the, east, are puzz'ed te
account fur.tbe- iandlog . of 6000 Japa
nese troops at Porsiet bay, as announced
officially fronvTien T)o. . Tbia bay lies
directly or. tbe eastern boundary between
Corea and the Russian maritime prov
inces. It is-not believed any Chioese
troops are in the neighborhood, as the
country is too rugged, and barren 'to warn
rant the plan of marching the troops
overland clear .across Corea to join tbe
array advancing on Mookden, aud it is
considered conceivable tbat tbe Japanese
are prepariog-to resist a possible advance
by tbe Rusaiaa troops from the oortb
into Cqrea,. .
Evidence Against U'ordea,
. Sail FuAspisco, Oct. 2 -New evidence
has come.to light Bgainut tbe Sacramento
traiowrecker," Borden. A boy named
Alfred 'Weston claims, that on tbe day
the tram-was wrecked be was on bis way
from Sacramento to QavUville, and that
as he was entering 6 pan tbe br dee to
cross over lie. was -stopped bp a Dund of
meB, one Qt, wpom lie positively lclen li
ned as Worden,- anl ordered to eo back.
Instead oC doing fie-be hid in tbe' toles
and . was sn -eyewitntts to tbe whole
affair of wrecking tbe train.
.' Tne Wiehiia winter.
Wichita, lao., Oct. 3 In tbe tornado
bich played leap frog "through the
northern' part of tola ..city last night,
boildinga'of '.all.' kinds were demolished.
twisied out " and ' removed ' from their
foundations,"' vet- the occupants suffered
no. Jiarnr e joe pi, "bruises- arid '-scratches,
aid pot a single fatality ia-reported from
here.. Ibe twister lilted and disappeared
to the northwest. Fronr what can be
learned trom sarronnd-og towns;, the tor-
oado seems ..have been.,: cue ffned loT1-" . . v" j poaiponea iron
wiohit. - i
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Actoma, Or , Get. 2 'Nothing definite
has been heard from the absconding II-
waco banter, J. R . Morrison, who has
been missing two weeks. - Tbe hank baa
been clowrl on attachments, and yester
day R 'V. Egbert was appointed receiver
for depositors a6d creditors.- - Ibe A. O,
U. W. and Odd Fellows1 lodges are snf
ferers tbroneb his departure. -Detectives
have been sent out to bunt bim up.
rela-nera In Piking.
Shasohai, Oct. 3 Tbe anti-foreign
feeling at Peking is" Increasing hourly,
and tbe authorities find it difficult to re
press outbreaks ef the Chinese, population.
Leading Cbicese representatives at iJe
king-fear if the Japanese mTCb opoo
Pekiog, the capital will be captured, a
tbe Chinese soldiers gathered to deteoa it.
re d'fwattefied and' noreliable. It Ss re
ported Li Hong Cbaog'bas leeivtd or-
oirsaot to nced to Vorea, .
n'erdra Threatened With Vl-lener.
Woodlahd. Cai Oct, 2 S. D. War
den, who ia confined in tbe county jai,
a waiting trial for trainwreckiog, baa re
c-ned several commuoicaiion threaten
ing him with violence becauswof a pub
lic, tion statine tbat he contemplated a
confession.. " -'.'""
Thjrt Barrh u Peblnc- ...
TiEN-Tam, Oct. 2 -It is officially an
nounced -6000 Japanese " troops bare
arnvad close to Passiet bay, near tbe
Russian frontier. Previous to, this an-:
nouncement it was reported bere' a-Jap
aoese fleet bad been sighted September
29. 10 miles south from Snan Hai Wanr
200 miles from Peking. Lirge bodies of
Chinese troops have been drafted to that
district the Isst few days to prevent the
Japanese landing..
Ia the Htorm'a Path.
. Pawskk, Neb, Oct. - 2 A cyclone
ttruck tbe bouse of John Nelson, seven
miles north of here, at 9 o'clock last night.
The family of seven persons were blown
into ao adjoining field. A girl 9 years
old bad a stick driven tbrocgh ber skull,
aod cannot live.' Five others were sei
verely injured.
Little Koek Cjeionr.
Little Rocs, Oct. 3 Last evening's
cyclone grows in destructiveness as tbe
Retails are gathered. Dirk ominous
clouds gathered from the west and south
west, yet the city was unprepared for the
dire visitation that followed in their
wake. The first intimation of tbe im
pending catastrophe was when, tbe cy
clone struck. All tbe electric lighta were
extinguished, and tbe darkest -streets
were oMed with flying roo's, walls and
debris of all kinds The cyclone swept
up from tbe southwest, striking the city
near tbe insane asylum, and the male
ward of which was demolished. There
Dr. Ingle was killed and several in
mates seriously injured. It. then passed
oo to tbe penitent ary, doing slight
damage at intermediate points. Tbe
second and third storks of tbe shop
building were blown off, the cell building-
unroofed, tbe-office destroyed and
tbe- old building scattered broadcast.
One convict waa k lied, and several
guards Ipjured. toward the main part
of tbe city, the path ot the storm was
strewn with debris of wrecked buildings,
tangled telegraph aod telephone -wires
and fai en trees tbat bad withstood tbe
tempests of many decades. Many resi
dences were damaged, tbe roofs blown
away and walls partly demolished. Tbe
next marked damage waa when the storm
struck tbe Martin building, a large brick
building and apartment-house, occupied
by tbe Arkaasas Methodist church, aod
several offices. Governor Fishback and
General Armistead, who had rooms in
this building, escaped injury. Tbe
colored porter was ' seriously injured.
From mat point east toe scene tbat met
tbe view of the vast throngs who flocked
thither this morning waa beyond descrip-
lion. Some of tbe most substantial
brick structures in tbe district lving
along Mala and Markham streets, south
to Fourth aod Filth, were razed. Tbe
wind was followed by a drenching rain,
that lasted nearly an hour and kept every
wuyiu UUUnj, BU IUB real extent Ol ine
damage could not be ascertained at tbe
tim.
Telephone wires in tbe business portion
were blown down. Wild rumors ot death
and destruction are rife. As soon as tbe
rain bad abateJ the streets were filled by
an excited populace. Pedestrian um was
attended with extreme difficulty and
danger, as tbere were no lights, and
I tangled wires, heaps of brick, twisted tin
rooia, ana great plate-glass windows
filled tbe streets and sidewalks. Many
I were the . stones of narrow escape and
most sad toe deaths, ft is a matter of
common wonder hundreds were ootkilled.
Tbe police were on tbe sceue promptly,
and everything was done to restrain tbe
disorderly element from creating a dis
turbance, baioona tbat were not entirely
destroyed were ordered closed at mid
night by Cbief McMahon. Patrol wagons
were pressed into service, and many oi
toe lrjorea were taken to tbe Deadauar
ters, where tbeir wounds were attended
to. Tbe storm proper did not last more
tbsn ten minutes.
The body of Dr. Jogle waa recovered
from tbe rums of he asylum at -noon,
but sq mangled as to be almost UDrecog-
nijible. Several inmates are missing.
Conservative estimate of the financial
loss on state institutions la $335,000. Op
buslnesa. nronertv. SGOOOOO .' On dwell.
lngsj aaoo.ooo. -T ,
Hot ..BfRiNQa. Atk., Oct. 8-Tbe
cyclone which did ta much . damage to
fitttie ock laal evening, passed north of
mis c.ty a lew miles, tic ports from that
section, today say considerable damage
was done to farm property, but no fa
talities are reported .
A Bateb oT War SJotea,
New Yobk, Oct. 3 Tbe Herald has
tbe following special from Shanghai : It is
reported that tbe Japanese have cap
tured Kiu L:en Chens:, 00 the eastern
aide of tbe Tfalu river, nearly opposite
Wi Jo.
Q.ie hundred and fifty thousand men
bave been gathered at Peking for tbe de
fence of tbe city, but ot this number enlv
7000 are effectively armed.
,'Ooly 50,000 soldiers are availab'e for
tbe defense of the province of Chi Li,
that of Li Hung Chang, and these are
raw recruits.
The Japanese army his Inoded to the
north of tbe Yellow, or Hoaog Ho river,
in tbe southern part of the Gulf cf Pe
Chi-Li, to intercept the transport ef
troops from tbe south, via the Grand
canal, to Tien-Tain.
A Japanese fleet of 17 shins is now
blockading tbe Gulf of Pe Cbi-Li.
Prince Kong is favorable to foreigners
aoi tbe western development of tbe
Chinese empire.
French troops are massing in Tonquin ,
Liwka UUe War
London, Oct. 3- Tbe secretary of state
for foreign affairs, the Earl of Kmberley,
has been in communication with the In
dian government, and preparations have
been made to concentrate the English
and Indian troops in readiness to proceed
farther east. It . is aided thai tne
sanction of the cabinet is necessary belore
further steps are possible. A dupatcb
from Portsmouth says rumors are circu
lated there regarding extensive naval
preparations. The beads of departments
at tbe dockyard held a. conference today,
at which opinions of officers were taken
regarding the time that tbe first division
of reserve sb'ps could be in readiness to
pot to sea. The dispatch -adds tbat tbe
training squadron s' departure for the
Wast Mait-naefee postponed trom
f.fiaiarury. io tv eun.esuay, ano u necessary
. l . r i :m i.
i iid ,:i U LKTl . .lit '. HI lOl UUSUJUU - Wllk IK
abandoned, .and the men on tbe traininir
sin pa oo irnDnierrru iu unpa wuicu win
'i y t. r ' i . li i ...
be ' shortly commissioned.
Prof, navid Kwmi Uead. '
Chicago, Oct 8 Professor David
Swing died at his home on tbe Lake
Shore drive at 3:15 tbia evening. He
waa taken ill about a week ago with
gastric fever, which developed in a tew
days into acute jannoioe. tie had been
in a comatose condition for. SO hours
before bis death, and the end was
momentarily expected aince tbat time.
Mrs. Ricker and Mrs Starring, tbe pro
feaser'a two married daughters, and tbe
immediate members of his family were
at tbe bedside when Dr. Djvis pro
nounced lile extinct.
The French Preaa.
Paris, Oct. SLe Matin says: "Once
our difference with tbe Malagassy gov
eroment are settled, tbere will be no pre
text for a Franco-British conflict. Tbe
relations between tbe two governments
were ntver more tranquil."
' " Figaro, referring to affairs in Madagasi
car. says tht tiovas alone oppose control
of tbe lalaod by tbe French
Le Journal says that unless tbe Hovss
satisfy the demand noon them tbe
French government will adopt vigorous
measures.
Vrraiaa Warships to China.
'Yokohama, Oct. 8 German warship!
have been ordered to proceed te ports in
north tviiina.
- TELEGRAPHIC.
Lard IKuireria Interviewed.
Belfast, Ot. 8 Lord Dnfferin,
British ambassador- to France, who is
spending bis vacation here, was inter
viewed today, and said be waa prepared
to be recalled at any moment; neverthe
less there was no reason for immediate
alarm in the relations between Great
Britain and France.
-Japanese Effect a Landing
London, Oct. 3 A diapatcb from
Shanghai says tbe governor of Kerin,
Macchoria, reports tbat tbe Japanese
have effected a landing la the rear of Ltn
Coun. It is added that the whole prov
ince is in a state of consternation, but
measures for its defense are being
adopted. Another leyy has been made
upon Chinese merchants to meet tbe
expense ot tbe war.
Rebellion In Ilan-Keoo.
London, Oct. 3 A Sbangbad dispatch
says: "Han Keoo province has beeu de
pleted of troops by the viceroy in antici--pation
of a rebellion. He ia causing the
construction of fortifications at Woo
Cbaog. The British geneial advises that
all women and children be sent -to a
place of safety ."
The Cabinet Heare -
London, Oct. 4 English newspapers
have apparently recovered from the scare
caused by the basty cal irg of tbe cab -net
council. The afternoon newaoaper
are now ucacimous in expressing tbe
opinion tbat there is not tbe sligotet-t
cause for anxiety to fear a serious dispu e
with France. Ir seems to be admitted
tbat tbe cabinet council will not be calltd
upon to decide- anything more tban tbe
protection of Br.tisb interests in China.
It seems generally agreed, however, ibat
the cabiuet council will decide iht
question of whether British troops will
be sent immediately to treaty ports .ot
China.
The cabinet council met today. M-et
of tbe ministers weie present. Sir
Wil'iain 11-ircourt, chancellor of the ex
chequer, was ab3-n . At the hour ol
sending this dispatch tbe council is still
io session
2 pm. The cabinet meeting lasted
from noon until 1:30 p. M. It U under
stood a perttct agreement was reached
respecting the plans submitted tor the
protection of Brirlsb residents in China.
. It is announced upon authority, the
cabinet, after discussing the state of afi
fairs in Chins, decided to send troops to
tbat country to protect British interests.
It '8 lo probabie additional ships will
be sent to strengthen the fleet in Chinese
waters, UDder command of Admiral Free
mantle. It is also said, in Couseouence
of tbe day's meeting ot tbe cabinet, the
tffitiso legation at reking will a lortly
be guarded, by British bluejackets and
UTJ iuuiou auiuier.
A Straggle fur Life.
Seattle, Oct. 4 The murderer ol
Charles H. Birdwell was captured this
evening in tbe Bayview lodging-bouse
by Dstectires Cudibee and Officer John
Girbett, after a desperate encounter, dur
ing wbicb Cudibee came very near losing
his life. He gave bis name to the pollen
as Kobt. B.anck, but said it was assumed.
The police were informed by Albert
Hartly, an elevator boy. whose mother I
runs the lodging hoase, that a man whose
actions were suspicions, and who an
swered tbe murderer's description had
Txen a room at tne house the nay before.
Cudibee and Corbett went to the house.
Corbett remaining outside. As Cudibee
entered, be saw bis man cross tbe hall
and enter a room. He went to the room
aod asked to bave a little conversation
with Blanck. Blanck pointed a revolver
at Cudihee and said, "Throw up your
hands.' Quick as a flash, Cudihee
crooked hia arm over his bead and dived
headlong at bis antagonist. Tbe desner
perado pulled the trigger and the bullet
grazed Uudihee's neck. Cudihee seized
him by the toaitt and threw bim on the
bed, where a life-and-death struggle
ensued, men uoroelt rushed in and
beat the desperado over tbe head. At 1
the police station 'the' man slid robbery i
was bis business, and tbat be shot Bird' I
well in self-defense. .
Iead!y lave Wire.
' - Boston, Oct. 4 Two employes of the
Boston "Efejetric" Light Company were
kjlled by a live' wire this, morning.' One
ot the men named' Day waa engaged tn
fixmg a lamp on the top of a pole when
he received a shock and fell over lite ess,
bis body belt, which bad been fastened
about tbe pole, holding bim in midair.
His clothing took Hie and he was being
siowiy roaatea. a number 01 trie unfor
tunate man's fellow workers were
summoned, and one of these named
Monroe essayed to save Dty Heclimoed
tbe pole for the purpose ot cutting the
wire, but as soon as be touched it with 1
his pinchers he received a shock throwing
him from tbe pole, tract uring bis skull.
He died shortly alter. Day was subse
quently taken down, but died in a few
minutes. A man named McCarthy was
thrown by the electric ebock from another
pole and sustained serious injury.
(sing ti Xebraaka.
Belleville, Kan'., Oct. 4 -Governor
McKinley passed tbroosrh bere today on
bis way tofebraska. Fully 3000 people
assembled at Clary Center tn see bim
We are engaged this year," said the
rrnMrriAP i n a nnntnntlnn at mrnm nnv.
selves whether we retain the American
markets and work shops. Tbe Repulican
party beteve in. returning both." Three
cheers for McKinley, the next president
of tbe United States, were given at C if
too. some one asked how about silver,
to which McKin'ey replied: ''You mut
ask the Democrats. They are in ful
control of the government aod have
absolute power to do whatever they
please."
Krttleh Trnona for China.
London, Oct. 4 The Exchange Tele
graph Company aaya 6000 troopi will be
seot from India to protect the treaty
ports of Chios, The First Rifle brigade
will leave Calcutta. October 10, for Lloog
Kong. Other troops are expected to be
dispatched, including the Northumber
land fuailu rs, two battalions of Ghoorkas
aod four regiments of Sibks aud drafts
from tbe Punjaub.
A Cklneae Aeeonnt.
London, Oct. 5 A. Shanghai dispatch
says, according to Chinese accounts, the
engagement .at Ping Taog waa not a
pitched battle. The total number of
Chinese troops actually engaged waa only
13,000. Two of tbe Chinese geoerala.
seeing they were outnumbered, withdrew,
but General -T.o Fung, commander-in-
chief of the Manchurian troops, stood
his ground until nulv 800 of a force of
Uduu remained. Nothing was known in
Shanghai regarding the reported mutiny
ot the Chinese army at WUu.
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