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ory of his father to ihe
American people, and which be
he undoubtedly baa. To lower Lin-
coin in the estimation of tb'e people
they advocate a sort of political trana-
NATURAUZATION LAWS,
Nearly all the trouble resulting
' from immigration is caused by natur
alization being granted before the per
son understands the privilege. There
can be no objection to a foreigner from
- any part of the world coming to the
. United States and enjoying the fran
chiBe if he is qualified to exercise it in
an intelligent manner. If he is a
German by birth he should renounce
attachments which he may have
' formed to .the institutions of fader-
land, and be in thorough sympathy
with this form of government The
, same is true of the Frenchman, the
Scotchman, Irishman or Englishman.
' After naturalization they should be
considered Americans, the same ax
natives of the soil, and not be diutin-
guiahed as German-Americans, Iriaii-
A on erica ns, Anglo-Americans, etc.
The? wbould be thoroughly Ameri
canized in a political sense, and mingle
with the sovereign people in perfect
equality before the law.
The elective franchise is not an in
herent right. It is a privilege which
way be granted or withheld by the
- sovereign power in any state, and
should be most carefully guarded in
all free governments. The foreigner
- is welcome to our shores; but before
he is clothed with all the rights of The Kurdish atrocities reported by
- citizenship he should be competent current dispatches are not sudden out
and qualified to perform the duties, breaks of unwonted cruelty, says the
nt .ill at. tha nntriWa nf rlnmi. Inter Ocean. lhey merely are
cile to the subject of any empire, or compressions into cue day of devasta
citizen of a rennblic: but the state has violation, and murder, of deeds
the unquestioned power to throw any
safeguard around suffrage that it may
deem necessary. . This is the general
view taken of citizenship in the east,
and we are glad to see courts taking a
move in the right direction in this
.- important matter.
Judge Dallas, of the United States
court, lately rendered a noteworthy
opinion concerning the law of natural-
' ization. He holds it io be the duty of
judges to hear evidence concerning
the fitness of candidates for naturali
zation, and by inference, at least, he
bolds it to be the duty of the state's
attorney or some other law officer to
BEGINNING TO BEAR FRUIT,
. The agitation against lynching has
begun to bear fruit, says an exchange.
The horrible butchery of half a dozen
1 - . n r i .
cendentalism that nothing is learned "nocent negroes as iuerapn.s Brv-
from experience, and that phenomena 7 personal grudge ana cover up
in this worlJ produce different results crime M rousea lne PePlH ul lUBl
fromtho e asrertiined by actual ex- city from their lethargy, and they have
penments. liecause Abraham Lin- determined to punisn tne perpetra.ur.
--i ....... i i i i or in at. norrioie outrage, cm ura
coin was a great ana gooa man, mere- i ----- ,
fore his son la rmrs-n of verv medio- PromPt actI0n 01 governor Civ.u.e,
r I t . i
ore abil.lv. and if we desire honest ana lne urage oiuoione. i u ur
patriots we should discard the de
scendants of Washington and bunt up
the progeny of Btnedict Arnold. If
any of the descendants of Alexander
Hamilton were living they would
likely be found wielding tha pick and
shovel as beBt suited their ability
Thia Democratic transcendentalism
produces all kinds of inconsistencies
and incongruities, and if followed
completely everything taught by ex
perience must bo cast aside and re
liance placed entirely on intiution
But the American people are too prac
tioal to be carried away by this new
idealism. They honor Robert Lincoln
because he is the son of Abraham
T.mriJn and if tha nnnnrtnnltv AVfr
.. j ., j u
presents itself he will be elected to the 80ucnern P8Pers near"'7 W
highest position in the republic simply
holding the dignity of the law at
Washington Courthouse, Ohio, have
demonstrated that the mob can be re
sisted and the verdict of the court car
ried out at the point of the bayonet.
There has been the most universal ap
proval of the action of the officials in
Ohio everywhere and by all people ex
cept those who were engaged in that
attempt to lyuch the negro Dolby at
Washington Courthouse. The Repub
licans of Ohio are talking about nom
inating Sheriff Cook for state treas
urer, and the Democrats want to make
Colonel Coit their candidate for mayor
of Columbus.
The south is also awakening to the
danger of mob rule, and many of the
for this reason. Ha is the son of his
father, and bis father was Abraham
Lincoln.
TUB OUTRAGES IN ARMENIA.
that generally- are spread over a
month or two. If the spoken evidence
of Armenians who reside in America
be worthy of credence, if the letters
written by Armenians resident in
Turkey to their friends and relative
in this country be truthful, then rob
bery, murder, and outrage are daily
action of the Ohio soldiers in firing
upon the mob and protecting their
prisoner until the sheriff had landed
him in the penitentiary. And now
comes Governor Jones,' the retiring
executive of Alabama, with a most
forcible message to the legislature on
this question. The governor admits
that "within the past two years nine
prisoners, who were either in jail or in
the custody of the officers, have been
taken from them without resistence
and put to death" in Aiabama.
"There was doubt of the guilt of the
defendants in most of these cases,"
says Governor of Jones, "and lew of
them were charged with capital of
fenses. None of them involved the
crime of rape."
This official declaration from Gover
nor Jones, of Alabama, is a flat con-
, to unfitness is
Orientals. He is robbed by the
prodigal Turk because he is thrifty,
act as council for the nation and to by the ignorant and Mus
sulman because he is intelligent, he is
abhorred because he is Christian.
Daily he is despoiled and' abused,
periodically he is harried, his - women
ravished, his childrenslain.
The political motive, if political be
a word fit, of the recent outrage is to
let loose a horde of Kurds upon
Armenia, and " thus to supplant
by a semi-nomadic and wholly Moham
edan occupation a Christian popula
tion that may be suspected of sym
pathy with Russia, Great Britain, or
any other civilized power that shall
attempt to establish a protectorate
over such Turkish provinces as are in
habited by Christians.
The possibility of such massacres as
see that evidence as
presented properly.
Judge Dallas' opinion is on parallel
lines with that of Judge Yerkes, of
Pennsylvania, who recently put bis
- opinion into force by giving notice
that he had set apart days for hearing
applications for naturalization, and
that he would require all applications
to be filed in advance, in the manner
of civil suits, so as to give the manag-
. era of political parties, or to citizens
interested in the public weal, time and
' chance to bring evidence against the
unfit.
It is in the power of every judge
having jurisdiction in naturalization
cases to do as Judge Yerkes has done,
or to act upon the opinion of Judge those reported yesterday was foreseen
' Dallas. But the question rises as to
whether it is not time for a congres
sional enactment defining the prac
tice of courts in regard to this import-
ant matter.
It has been recommended wisely
that the 'Republican organizations in
large countias shall have permanent
' committee on naturalization constantly
in session and continually seeking
after lit candidates and presenting
them for admission, to citizenship.
This plan will work well in two ways
it will secure a more numerous
naturalization of the fit, and it will
give the party in opposition ample
time and full chance to object to the
unfit, if any such be presented.
acta nf tha Tnrfca toward the Armen
ians. Rcent events are but those of tdl?tlon of the cbare8 maJe bf. tD08S
a r.la dav of Turkish onnression. who Lave trled t0 eXCU86 V",bW in
It , a . J .
Tha Armenian ia ft man and a ne 8olB 8 oa,Y w ,u ""ca
hmtW- h ; nhriatian aW f onher- ' outrages against women. And yet
more, he is the . most civilizad 0f the governor confesses that not a single
arrest has been made, nor has any
grand jury in bis state returned a bill of
indictment asainst lynchers. Of this
negligence he says:
This would indicate either that local pub
lic seDtimeot approved these acts of vio
lence or was too weak to punish them, or
that the' officers charged with that duty
were in some Way lacking in their perform
ance. The evil cannot oe cured or reme
died by silence as to its existence. Un
checked, it will continue nntil it becomes a
reproach to our good name and a menace to
our prosperity and pease; and it behooves
you to exhaust all remedies within your
power to find better preyeutives for such
crimes.
He, therefore, recommends to the
legislature that authority be vested in
the governor to remove or suspend
from office any officer who fails to re-
sist mob violence against his prisoners,
and he further recommends the enact
mentoi a law giving the family of any
person put to death by a mob a right
of recovery against the county where
the crime occurred, unless blood is shed
at tbe close of the Turco-Riissian war,
and was thus provided against in ar
ticle 61 of the ' famous Berlin
treaty, to which Russia, Great Britain,
France, Germany, Italy,- Austria, and
Turkey were parties: x
The Sublime Porte engages to realize
without delay those ameliorations and re
forms that local needs rquire in the prov
inces inhabited by the Armenians, and
guarantees their security against the Oircas
tiaus and tbe Kurds. It undertakes to
make known, trim time to time, the meas
ures taken with this object to tbe powers,
who will watch over tbeir application.
The last sentence enables the Eu.
ropean signatory powers ' to enforce
the guaranty of Turkey for protection
tion of the Ameiicin people. To write
a message to the law making body of
the nation under such circumstances
must be somewhat similar to pening
one's own obituary. It is undoubted
ly consoling to Mr. Cleveland's feel
ings that there is a little touch of pain
in his right toe, and it would be more
in harmony with his perturbed mental
state if he had rheumatism in bis
limbs, neuralgia in his head, tooth
ache, and three or four carbuncles
scattered over his ponderous physique.
Japan has declined the offer of the
president of the United States as a
mediator for peace in the war now
pending between that country and
China. The island empire has her
blood just heated for the strife, and
she has no desire or intention of quit
ting. The big Mongoholian empire is
not too large for Japanese pluck and
endurance to conquor, and before
Japan cries "enough" she will have
sliced China, with her sword, to her
heart's content.
The remains of Dr. McCosh, late
president of Princeton university, were
laid to rest in the cemetery of that city
yesterday. Few men are better known
in the theological world than Dr. Mc
Cush, an" in bis death stern, unyield
ing Calvinism has lost Us firmest sup
porter and orthodox Christianity a farm
defender, lie was a man of great
scholaraly attainments, but his writ
ings principally treat on metaphysics.
For a long time he was president of
this well known university, and his
reputation as an educator is very high
in this country.
The dead czar has at la?i been con
signed to his narrow house of clay,
after nearly three weeks of unnecessary
delay. But royalty must be issued into
life with considerable pomp and dis
play, and there must be booming of
cannon, illuminated cathedrals, and
array of glittering uniforms, and num
erous prayers re:itea by well trained
priests when any scion of a royal
house is laid to rest in his last sleep.
Perhaps in every region this side of
heaven there is fulsome flattery paid
to position, but in the country bounded
by the river Styx there is equality be
tween prince and peasant, . rich and
poor, educated and ignorant.
A writer in Harper's Weekly says
the Japanese soldiers have the per
fection of drill of German troops and
the fighting qualities of tbe Goork
has. In the Satsuma rebellion in
1877 an imperial army of 3000
marched 64miles in 24 hours, and
fought a successful battle at the end
of the journey. This is almost in
creditable; but soldiers who can ac
complish such feats rank equal with
the best known in the history of the
world. The Grecian phalanx, Spartan
endurance or the bravery of Oaezar's
legions could not accomplish, more.
When Japanese discipline, pluck and
endurance have no greater obstacle to
overcome than the imbecility nf China's
hordes the contest will soon be de
cided. It tickles the New York Herald to
be able to announce that "owing to
the change in the tariff New
York will become the ' chief wool
market of the United States." The
Herald says: "Now " that, foreign
wool is to play so prominent a part in
'the manufacturing industry, it is
natural that tbe scene of greatest in
dustry should be at New York." It
bas no sorrow about the slaughtered
flocks upon western farms. It only
rejoices in the good fortune of the
Australian and South American far
mers, as they add to the trade of
"Greater New York." The members
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Boa lout-mil.
Cincinnati, Nov. 20 -Colonel R G
Ingers 'II, at the Grand ODera-hcufe last
Sunday night, made light of the dogmas
of tfie Bible. At tbe Methodist ministers'
meet ng this morning, Ray, Paul C Cnr
nick, of St. Paul's church, Springfield, O ,
declared t&at it was a disgrace to Cincin
nati that us authorities suould have per
mitted Ingertoll to talk, laugh and scoff
at Jehovah. He thought ttie rainietera'
association ought to take immediate step
towards swearing out a warrant for Io
geraoJl's arrest on the charge of blas
phemy. The Rev. Mr, Viliatte.said in
reply that be did not believe in tbe sup
pression or free speech, besides, tbey
could not (rets jurv io Cincinnati to con
vict Ingersoll on any such charge. Mr.
Curoick, after some further discussion,
proceeded with iis paper, io which he
asserted that laoor unions were all wrong,
sod that one great fault of workiugmen
was that tbey advocated a reform of ex
istiog constitution.
A Fire.
Chicago, Nov. 20 Fire in tbe fashion
able Victor flats, at Forty-four' b stree'
and Greenwood boulevard, this afternoon,
communicated to Koox & Dupont fiats,
causing a loss of $100,000. Tbe Victor
building, five stories in height, was filled
with smoke before the tenants learned
i heir danger. Some rushed to tbe lower
i windows and jumped to tbe ground with
out serious injury. Others in tbe upper
stories were rescued by tbe firemto.
Several women were carried out, who had
reen rendered unconscious by the smoke
Tbe Victor was completely gutted, and
two adjoining flats considerably damaged
by fire and water. High wind made the
work of tbe firemen doubly hard, and
carried the flames to a row of frame sta
bles, completely destroying tbem. Tbe
handsome residence of D. N. Draming
4d53 Greenwood avenue, was partly de
siroyed.
Are FighuuK Again.
Lonixw, Nov. 20 A Shanghai dis
patch says severe fighting is reported to
have occurred at. Port Arthur November
IS. -An English merchant captain has
been appointed vice admiral of the Chi
nese fleets. Two trained women nurses
of the Red Cross Society, who were on the
way to the seat of war to aid tbe wounded
bad to turn back, tbe Chinese authorities
refusing to guarantee them protection
Tbey strongly represented the humanity
of their mission, but Sbeng, the taotai of
I leu -I sin, said to tbem: "We do not
want to save any wounded Chinese.1'
dispatch is published here saying tbe
Chinese are fleeing from Port Arthur,
within 15 miles of which place tbe Japa
nese and Ch'uese have just bad an en-
gugemf-ni, resulting in a loss ot 100 Obi
neie and 300 Japanese.
JHatlnoas.
London, Nov. 20 A dispatch from
Shanghai says the feeling io favor of the
Japanese in tbe invaded districts is grow
ing. Mutinous Chinese soldiers are re
ported pillaging and outraging tbe
inhabitants. .The Japanese force under
General Ozska is announced to have left
Taku Shan November 10 to attack Suiyen
(Siooh Yan), which the Chinese have fort
ihed. It is added the Japanese reached
the town named Sunday morning and
found the Chinese bad fled. The Japa
nese are said to bave captured five guns
It is estimated tbe Chinese force to tbe
number of 6000 troops of all arms are
reported to bave retreated in tbe direction
of Huit Cheng. There was no lots on
either side.
Fletcher wrote to tbe officials at Silver
Lake asking for e. photograph of the
victim, but thus far no reply has been
received. The tear that has Oeen enter
tained that the murdered man was Charles
Schaessen, a waiter ot this city, bas been
increased by tbe fact that Schaeesens,
who went to Oregon tbe 20th of last
month to prove up on a timber claim,
was to bave returned yesterday, and bas
not made bis appearance at tbe restaurant
in question. The fact that Schaessen is
still missing lend9 color to the story that
be has been done away with.
Tat Spokane Bank.
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 21 Tbe Citi
zen's National bank will not rfe-open for
business tomorrow. This decision was
reached st a directors' meeting this af
ternoon. Tbe bank will go into liquida
tion, a receiver will be appointed to pay
"if depositors, after which the remaining
assets will be turned over to the stock
holders. The assets are $425,000, and
the liabilities only $240,000. Tbe bank's
naper is understood to be first class.
This institution closed its doors during
the panic of 1693, and afterwards re
opened nnder tbe authority of the con
troller of the currency. At that time, it
obtained extensions from its depositors
for $172,000. All of this bas been pa'd,
except $12,000. The citv alone bas
taken $70,000 out of the bank.
Capture a Fort.
London, .Nov. 21 A CUee Foo dis
patch reports that the Japanese bave
captured a fort two miles west of Port
Arthur. The Chinese bave ifkea refuge
upon the highest hill in tbe vicinity, and
it is reported they are short of provisions
Tbe Japanese are advancing down the
penninsular safely. American mission
aries at Tun? Chow are threatened, and
the cruiser Baltimore bas gone to tbeir
assistance.
in defense of tbe prisoner or some of of the wool exchange of that city are
the participants in the mob are not preparing to build an enormous ware-
I i mi i i . - . r . oil.
convicted within a year.
for Supreme Judge.
Oakland, Cal., Nov, 20 Friends of
William Lair Hill, law partner of ex
Mayor Dayis, are anxious that be receive
the appointment of superior judge, to
succeed F W Heosbaw, elected to tbe
supreme bencb. It is said that a petition
in his bebelt has been filed with Governor
Markham. Hill was formerly a resident
y- j . J
oi uregon, ana later on was engaged in
revising codes oi Oregon and Washington.
This is we believe, the boldest official
arraignment os lynching that has been
made in this country by a state execu
tive, and it is tbe more forcible because
it comes from a governor of a southern
state, who admits that he has been
unable to have justice done because of
the public sentiment in the localities
where these lynchings occurred.
house. They had better wait. The
American sheep may do some butting
inside of four years.
TELEGBAPHIQ TJEWS.
IHaaproval
London, Nov. 20-A special dispatch
from Rome says Italy basinfotmed tbe
powers she csnnot BDprove of sny form
of intervention between China and Japan.
To Bombard the Fort.
Tien Tsin, Nov. 23 Reliable infor-
mation received here from Port Arthur
shows thajt the first attack of tbe Japa
nese drove in tbe Chinese outposts.
Three other attacks were subsequently
There can be no excuse for mob vio- mad'' 8nd ,n ach instance the Japanese
w tirw - rBniiiBiiii niiawir it n i v vnriuuEunr
lence where are estabiisned courts, and firi nM been , on gince Tuesday
of Armenia against Kurdish invasion I where these are easily accessible to any I The Japanese are landing additional
and massacre. Civilization calls onon. nno .hn h Kn wrnnapd. or whr oopa. They warned a British vessel to
mi 1 t?t-
xue uurry-BcurrjrroB. u, them to exercise the DOwer. tWfi, no nul.lioRvmnathv with crime.
I r j i 1
The recent outrages in Armenia are I The people of the south should believe
more than barbarous. They are inhu- in the supremacy of law, and the coun-
man. A joint note from all the signa-' try would stand fairer in the eyes of the
tory powers, or even a joint protest civilized world if they would permit
by two of them, would bring Turkey the law to take its conrse in the pun-
to its senses. The hope of the Turks, ishment of all criminals. It is to be
the dread of tbe Armenians, is that I hoped that there will be a comraend-
the international jealousy of Britain I able reformation in this respect, and
thousands ot aliens are naturalized in
a few days prior to snch election
certainly is vicious. Tbe act of
naturalization should be a solemnity
Under present conditions it often
partakes of the character of a farce
THE SON OF HIS FATHER.
keep clear, as tbeir fleet intended to
bombard tbe forts Wednesday,
Another Buttle.
London, Nov. 20 A Tukio corree
pondent says Japanese Marshal Yamagata
reports, under date of Cbi Lien, that
General Osaka attacked the Chinese army
under General Ma at Sin Yuen November
15. A second Japanese army was only
40 miles from Port Arthur and was ad
vancing on that p'ace.
A Yokohama dispatch says a transport
wito 1100 Chinese soldiers and coolies on
board was burned while crossing Tallen
Wan bay. Five coolies were burned to
death and all' the others saved.
favor War,
Kansas City, Nov. 23 A special to
the Star from Guanajuato, Mexico, says
tbe legislature of that state bas unani
mously adopted a resolution offering to
tbe federal government all tbe state mil
itia and munitions of war to aid in carry
ing on a war against Guatemala. 1 be
feeling of tbe people of Mexico against
Friends of Robert Lincoln ' are I and Russia may lead tbe oue to pre- I that tbe action of Gov. Jones, of Ala- Guatemala is very bitter, and tbe general
EDITORIAL NOTES.
booming him for tbe position of sens- I vent any action by the other, and that I bam a, will be followed by other south
tor from Illinois, and all the smaller eacb may draw other nations into sup- I ern executives.
fry have taken a back seat. Even port of a policy of disgraceful masterly
Senator Cullom begins to wish that inaction. Nevertheless, the moral
tbe man with tbe immortal name held sentiment of all Christendom calls
a residence somewhere tlse than in 11- j upon the powers to enforce the condi
linoia. Robert J. Lincoln never gave I tions of article 61 of 'the treaty of
evidence of possessing a superior I Rerlin. If they do not, war may fol
amouot - of - brains, intelligence or I low these atrocities in Armenia as it
sentiment is in favor of war being de
clared without further delay,
A new miner caused an explosisu
in a coal mine near Wheeling, W.
Va yesterday, resulting in the death
of ten unfortunate persons. Cireless-
i
Inftlde of the City.
London, Nov. 22 From Port Arthur
tbe Graphic has a dispatch, dated No
vember 19: Port Arthur resembles a city
of the dead. The streets are empty
Tbe soldiers, of which there are 20.000
here, occupy tbe houees. All tbe troops
here are of superior quality and are well
armed and drilled. Ammunition is
plentiful and the town is victuully for
six w eke.
ness is always causing mischief, and
statesmanship, but his name may yet followed the Bulgarian atrocities of I should be punished when death re-
land him in tbe United States sen- I 1878. Russia will have as good ex- I suits.
ate. East Oreaonxan. cuse tor interfering in Armenia in Jw0 congressional candidates
Hon. Robert Lincoln bas occupied lo4 as she bad lor interfering in Georgia are so magnanimous that they fj - j. f" fS--5-
very acceptably the positions of secre- Bulgaria. The part of Armenia ceded will submit the matter to another 1 lc1 I.x LctllUll
tary of war and minister to Eoglandf I to Russia under the treaty of Berlin I vote, although on the face of the re
and in their ' arduous duties he has I bas been peaceful - because the Ar-
given complete satisfaction. If the
- emergency" should arise requiring
statesmanship of a high degree, the
quiet, nnobtrnsive man as C7. S. sena
tor would rise equal to the occasion,
Pie ia the son of Abraham Lincoln,
and the law of heredity has been
demonstrated in ten thousand in
stances. Like always did beget like,
and always will. If the great exi
gency of the civil war had not hap
menians on that side of the Jine are
t tested just as are the Russians. This
aggravates the condition on the Turk-
tab aide of tbe line, and contributes to
the discontent of Armenians .perse
cuted by Turks and Kurds.
Some Repubicans are wishing
that Oregon was a November state so
she could cast her vote with a major
ity of the others. But we believe it is
l... . .n aa . . Za am 1 1
, T - 1 ' . 1 I VCbbi XV ,3,. AVI ViCKUU UCUCrailV
" lead, the Kennh man m iimn In
live chair the American people would i888 8he gave a Republican majority
never bave Known nis greatness mat. i or lu.uuu induce tor congressman
was so potent in guiding 'the ship of and was followed by an avalanche in
state through tbe terrible billows of
civil war. Circumstances call into ac
tive operation the elements in human
character which constitute greatness,
and these elements are never known
to exist until called into active exer-
favor of the old party in November.
mis w s true auring toe last cam
paign, when the Republican ticket
received tbe largest majority it ever
did.
An Oakland, Calif., dispatch "says
friends of Hon. W. Lir Hill are
cise by unusual surroundings. These are I anxious that he receive the appoint-
facta well known to every student of
history, and are as applicable to great
- generals as great statesmen.
Every time the name of Robert
Lincoln is mentioned there is a pes-
simistia howl from Democratic edi
tor, who. like Bro. Jackson or tne
East Oregonian, appears to be mor
tally afraid tbat he has inherited some
of tbe sterling qualities of mind and
betrt teat have endeared tne mem-
ment of superior judge, to succeed F.
W. Henshaw, elected to the supreme
bench of California, Mr. Hill was
formerly a resident of this city, and at
one time a leading member of tbe bar
of this state. He is an eminent juries!,
having codified the laws of Oregon and
Washington, and -is in every respect
well 6tted for the position. . His many
friends in Oregon will hope that' be
will be appointed to tbe judgship, and
vill commend the good judgment of
Gov. Markham io so doing.
turns one bas a majority of 7000.
They are Populist and Democratic, but
tbe latter bas the majority mentioned.
It will be sad news to the lovers of
music to learn of the death of Antone
Gronor Rubenstein, the celebrated
Rubian pianist and composer, in S'
Petersburg yesterday. Ilia fame lias
spread over the world, and, although
be is numbered among those who have
passed to the silent shore, tbe melodi .
ous strains that he bas given to the
musical world will charm the ears of
many generations yet unborn.
The dispttches state that good gov
ernment was discussed at the annual
banquet held by the chamber of com
merce of New York city yesterday.
This is rather late for tbe suhjct to
come up for discussion, and it should
have received careful attention long
years ago. The old saying is, "Better
late than never, and there is a great
deal of room for improvement yet io
'the municipal affairs of the metropolis
of the country.
President Cleveland is busy on bis
message, and has no time for cabinet
meetings. He has the gout in his big
toe, and it would be cruel to disturb
him in his worry and pain. But great
curiosity will be exhibited to hear his
next message to congress, not because
it was written by a person who bad a
gouty toe; but for. the reason that it
was composed as an apology for an
administration of national affairs tbat
received the overwhelming condemna-
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Heasac e From the Mikado.
Washikgton, Not. 21 The state de
partment bas received a cable reply from
Japan, through Minister Dun, at Tokio,
to tbe United States' suggestion of me
diation. Tbe Japanese legation at Wash
ington bas also received from the foreign
office in Japan a cable stating tbat a
reply bad been made and giving i:s terms.
Both were received here Sunday after
noon. Tne iact tbat tney oaa been sent
first became known through a dispatch
to the Associated Press from Tokio.
This much having been known, the of
ficials here made do further concea ment
of the details of tbe reply. Tbe cable to
Secretary Gresbam is accompanied by
unusual dignity and formality in having
tbe imperial sanction of his maictty tbe
emperor of Japan. It is rarely the em
peror speaks in diplomatic negotiations.
so nis action in this case is evidence of
Japan's desire to express its approbation
of tbe course ot toe united estates. Tbe
message is lu two parts, tbe first giving
tbe imperial expression of good-will and
saj log tbe success of tbe Japanese army
bas been such that (Jhina should approach
Jtpan directly i the second part is more
directly from Minister XIuu. and ex
presses the view ot tne Japanese foreign
ffice tbat Umna, baving no minister at
Tokio. should submit a direct proposition
tbrrugb Minister Dun. Tbe cable to
Minister K.urino issuDstantiillw tne same
as the foregoing.
Pittsburg, Nov. 21 Io a collision
between an electric and a cable car here
today one woman was probably fatally
injured. Tbe gripman asd three pass
seogers were osoiy Dan. ine injured
are: Mrs. C H Jones, bead cut and
bruised dangerously, tiripman Harvey
Rea, badly cut about -tbe head and arms;
Michael Kombault, Miss Brown and an
unknown woman, Tbe electric car was
ascending a steep grade on Wvle avenue.
followed by tbe cable car on tbe same
track. On reaching J) ulton street tbe
electric car stopped, but tbe brakes re
fused to work, and it began sliding back
card. Gripman Rea, oa tbe cablo rar.
reveised bis brake, allowing tbe car to
slide back as fast as be dared, in order to
break the shock which was threatened.
Tbe passengers on both cars were panic
stricken, and several leaped from tbe
platform before tbe ci lllsion occurred.
women fainted and tne excitement was
intense. At Logan street tne cars came
together with great force, derailing and
wrecking both, Mrs. Jones was picked
up unconscious, and it is feared she will
not survive.
Coal 911 ue Horror.
Collieks, W. Vs.. Nov. 21 An ex
D'o9ioa of coal dust occurred today in tbe
B'anch" coal works, near this place.
Eighteen men were in the mine at the
time. It is not thought, any ebeaped
death or mjury. Four bave been taken
out dead, and two fatally injured. Tbe
explosion was caused by blasting.
In Turkey.
Washington, Nov. 53 If the massacre
in Armenia turns out to be as dreadful as
roported, this government will doubtless
be requested to make an official inquiry,
as there are a great many naturalized
American citizens in tbat country. For
years it has been tbe custom of many
Armenians to emigrate to tbe United
States for the sole purpose of scquiiing
citizenship. Tbey remain only long
enough to become naturalized. As soon
as tbey get tbeir. papers they return to
their old homes, and thereafter demand
tbe protection of United States ministers
and consuls. This has been a continual
source of irritation between tbe Turkish
government and tbe United States, and
during tbe last administration a treaty
was negotiated between the two powers,
under which the Uaited States relin
quisbed all authority over and responsi-
bilility for its naturalized citizens perma
nently presiding in Turkey. But it
not ratified by tbe senate, owing to tbe
opposition of tbe American board, the
Presbyterian Board of Missions and other
religious organizations, who held tbat the
naturalized citizens from whom tbe pro
tection of this government was thus with
drawn, were Christians, and would suffer
persi cutions from the Moslems for that
reason. Solomon H rscb, of Oregon, who
was then minister to Turkey, although a
Hebrew, agreed wltb tbe missionaries,
and told Mr. Blaine tbat be telt com
celled to resign if tbe treaty was ratified.
Tbe present administration bas adopted a
policy, however, tbat conforms with tbe
rejected treaty, and bolds tbat natural
ized citizens of tbe Uoited States who
return to reside in the countries ot which
tbey rere formerly sul jacts, do so at tbeir
own risk, and cannot expect the pro
tectiou of this government. This applies
not only to the Armenians in Turkey,
and to Kusslans, hut to naturalized citi
zens in all parts of the world.
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Washington, Nov. 23 la accordance
witb tbe iuggestlon of Japan tbe state
department bas notified Ministers Dun,
at Tokio, and Denby, at Peking, to trans
mit direct any offer China may wisb to
make to Japan. Tbe Chinese delegation
bere is not notified as to wbat course tbe
government will take. A cable from Ja
pan states, however, tbat Cbina bas in'
timated a willingoess to pay an indem
nity of 100.000,000 taels, and in addition
all tbe war expenses incurred by Japan
As tbe war expeuses reach 150,000,000
taels, tbe total offer of Chioa would be
250,000,000 taela. A tael is a Chinese
silver coin wonb about 75 cents at
tbe present exchange. It is believed
bere arrangements between tbe two na
tions could be effected on terms provid
ing for a smaller indemnity. Diplomats
say nnder ordinary circumstances it
would take some time for Cbina to form'
ally present its offer to Minister Deobv.
But as tbe Japanese are now at tbe walls
of Fort Arthur about to make a laU plow
ac uoma 8 greatest fortress, it is antici
pated China may borry tbe negotiations
io a conclusion. It is rxpected Minister
Urn by will transmit tbe offer by tele
grsph to Tien-Tsin and Shanghai, and
tnence oy caoie to Yokohama.
. Tbe Bardercd lai.
Oakland, Cal ., Nov. 21 Tha identity
of tbe .Oakland man wbo was murdered
near Silver Lake, Or , several days ago.
bas not been established, at least so far
as tbe police bare been informed. While
be was acting as cblef of police. Captain
ivuis ia right
City pf Mexico, Nov. 22 Tbe Univer
sal newspaper today contains a very war
like article regarding tbe Mexican- Guat'e
malan trouble. It says: "In consequence
of tbe continued attacks against Mexico
and ber government, made by (be official
Uuatemalan prete, it was rumored yes
terday mis country would declare dip
lomatic relations with Guatemala at an
end. In Guatemala tbey say tbe Mexi
cans always Sed before tbe Americans
'and French. , Tbe world knows tbe Mexi
can soldier does not turn bis back.
Cburubusco. Coapul'epec, Puebla, etc..
witnesses or tbat. Wltb (xuatemVa we
do not expect glory or the gaining of
laurels. We bave otfured them friend
ship and tbey return black iDgratitnde,
ana our men and qur people are not in
the humor to listen to tbe diatribes of
the Guatemalan press."
DISSERT liAXUH.
The following is Seua'or Dolpli's Tet
ter to tbe Oregonian regarding tbe appro
priation in tbe sundry civil bill, approved
August 18, 1894. We quote:
'Section 4. Tbat to aid tbe public
land states in tbe reclamation of the
desert lands therein, and tbe settlement,
cultivation and sale thereof io small
tracts to actual settlers, the secretary of
tbe interior, wltb the approval of tbe
president, be, and hereby is, authorized
and empowered, upon proper application
of tbe state, to contract and agree, trcm
time to time, with each of tbe states in
which there may be situated desert lands,
as defined by the act entitled 'An act to
proyide lor tbe sale of desert land in cer
tain states and territories,' approved
March 3, 1877, and tbe act amendatory
thereof, approved March S, 1891, binding
the United States to donate, grant and
patent to tbe state free of cost for survey
or price such desert lands, not exceeding
1.000,000 acres in eacb state, as tbe stale
may cause to be irrigated, reclaimed or
occupied, and not less than 20 acres oi
eacb IGO-acre tract cultivated by actual
settlers, within 10 years next after tbe
passage of this act, as thoroughly as is
required of citizens who may enter nnder
the said desert land law.
"Before tbe application of any state is
a'lowed or any contnet or agreement is
executed or any segregation of any of tbe
land from tbe public domain is ordered
by tbe secretary of tbe interior, tbe state
shall file a map of tbe said land proposed
to be irrigated which shall exhibit a plan
showing the mode of tbe contemplated
irrigation, and wbicn plan shall bo sn
cient to thoroughly irrigate and reclaim
said land and prepare and raise ordinary
agricultural crops and shall also show the
source ot the water to be used for Irrica
tion and reclamation, and tbe secretary
ot tne interior may inane necessary regu
lations for tbe reservation of the lands
applied for by tbe states to date from tbe
date of tbe filing of tbe map and plan of
irrigation, but such reservation shall be
of no force whatever if such map and
p'an of irrigation shall not be approved.
That any state contracting under this
section is hereby authorized to make all
necessary contracts to cause tbe said
lands to be reclaimed, and tomduee their
settlement and cultivation in accordance
with and subject to tbe provisions of this
section; but tbe state shall not be author
ized to lease any of said lands or to use
or dispose of same in anyway whatever,
except to secure tbe reclamation, culti
vation and settlement
'Ab fast as any state may furmsb sat
isfactory proof according to such roles
and regulations as may be prescribed by
the secretary of the interior, that any of
said laoos are irrigated, reclaimed and
occupied bv actual settlers, patents shall
be issued to tbe state or its ass'gns for
said lands an reclaimed and settled
Provided, Tbat said states shall not sell
or dispose of more than 160 acres of aaid
lands to any one person, and any surplus
of money derived by any stale from tbe
sale ot said lands in excess of tbe cost of
tbeir reclamation sball be held as a trnst
fund for and be applied to tbe reclama
tion of other desert lands in such state.
That' to enable the secretary of tbe in
terior to examine any oi tbe lands that
may be selected nnder tbe provisions of
tbm section, there is hereby appropriated
out of any - moneys io tbe treasury, not
otberwise appropriated, S1000
By this sec'iou should tbe state of Ore
gon take advantage of it, a donation of
1.000.000 acres of desert land to tbe state
may be secured. It is idle, I think, to
bope tbat tbe general government will
enter upon any scheme tor tbe irrigation
of desert lands. It seems to be imprac
ticable also to secure any such modifica
tion of tbe existing desert land law as
will enable purchasers of such lands from
tbe United States to economically secure
their reclamation. It tbe water availa
ble for irrigation is to be properly utilized
and tbe economical irrigation of desert
laiia seenrea, it nas oeeo evtaeut to me
for some years tbat tbe desert land states
mUKt take bold of the matter
"Desert lands are now beme sold for
$1 .25 an acre. Under the provision above
quoted 1.UU0.U00 of acres of land are to
be patented to each of the desert land
states when irrigated and sold to actual
settlers in tracts of not less than 160
acres, The state will' bave 10 years in
which to select and reclaim the lands
Tbe proceeds of tbe land when sold can
only be applied to tbe reclamation of
desert lands. Tbe state can only" select
in a body and in the best location to
utilize tbe water sopplv available for
irrigation without waste as much land
as can be irrigated, contract for tbe con
struction of the necessary reservoirs and
ditches, to be paid for out of the pro
ceeds of the land, and dispose of tbe
lands with the perpetual rignt to the
water necessary lor tbeir irrigation. I
am not sure that tbe cost of selecting the
lands under tbe terms of tbe act can be
taken from the moneys received for tbem;
but if not, tbe law can undoubtedly be so
amended as to permit this to be done
"It the lands were sold in tracts of 160
acres a million acres would provide 6250
homes, and estimating five persons to the
family, would support by agricultural
pursuits alone 31,250 people; but if tbe
lands are well selected and thoroughly
irrigated they ahonld be sold in tracts of
40 acres, which would provide for the
support of 125,000 people by agriculture,
while as many more people wontd find
homes and employment in tbe towns and
cities which would spring up in tbe rich
agricultural districts.
Oae acre of the irrigated land would
be worth ior fruit raising, gardening and
many otber purposes, as much as several
acrea of land dependent upon the natural
precipitation, even though ample.
"this brief statement wi.l show tbe
great value of tbe grant to tbe state and
tbe importacce of tbe necessary legisla
tion to secure the grant. Notwithstand
ing tbe condition of tbe treasury and tbe
prevailing business depression, I think
tbe next legislature should notoolv ac
cent the cranL but nrnvide for an irrlim.
tion engineer and tbe necessarv coroa of I Who always sells as low as the lowest in the city. On'acconnt of a circular
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Ottawa, Kan., Not. 28 Charles and
Henry Latbrop, Ottawa bQainessmea, oat
for a time ttiis morning, struck tbe wremg
house, kicking in tbe door. C'bariey
was shot deal, and Henry seriously
woonded. Tbe eorouor cave tbe corpse
io uoaenaser sessions, WDicQ so en -
rased an opposition undertaker that be
stabbed Sessions. Tne wound in serious.
It , was tbe home of Mrs. Shermm tbe
Lttbrops tried to enter. Youog Ben
Siierman warned them to leaie Tbey
paia no need aca dob aaermao b lazed
away. Aire. Latbrop wanted Miller &
Chalmers, undertakers, to. direct tbe
luneral, bnt C ark & Sessions, burine
got possesaioo irom uoroner JSwing. re
fused to give tbe body up, beBce tbe
second tragedy.
ooara oi tana commissioners or aome
other antborized officials, to commence
the selection of tbe lands.
"The success of tbe state in securing
the irrigation ot the lands donated woald
depend largely npoo the management of
the enterprise. Tbe inigatioa engineer
should be selected with great care, and
should be a person, if1 possible, who is not
only well qualified by study, wbo bas bad
Urge experience in some of tbe atate
where irrigation baa been carried on, like
Wyoming or Colorado, io tbe matter of
electing lauds aod tbe construction of
tbe wotk necessary for tbeir reclamation.
J. JN . UOLFH.
TELEGEAPHIO HEWS-
In Mmui itm.
Apia. Samoa, Not. 7 (per steamer Mar-
igota, via Sao Francisco, Now 33)
While there have been bo recent native
outbreaks, a atate of political unrest coo
tinuea, without any prospect of termina
tion. The native rebela are so far from
being aubdued-tbat many close observers :
believe King Malietoa's government ia
doomed. Tbe belief is becoming more
general, too. tbat cer'aio influential Ger
mans are secretly aiding tbe rebel Dtrtv.
with a view to plaoiog It In power, thus
rendering German annexation, or a Ger
man protectorate, easy of accomplish'
ment. Tbe German warship Bustard j
and tbe English cruiser Curacoa are still
bere.
Craelly Beaten.
Fendleton, Nov. 22 An unknown
man assaulted Postmaster S T Isaac at
Helix tonight. He used a beavy club
and beat bim nearly to death. His object
was robbery, but no money was obtain d
Isaacs was alone at the time. Sheriff
H ouer and posse bave left to search for
tbe robber, wbo is described as a beavy
set man, of dark complexion, and fairly
ell ditssed. Isaac a condition ia re
ported aerious. He was found covered
witb blood tbat flowed from wounds on
bis bead.' Tbe victim is one of the oldr
est residents In tbe county.
Battle Between Warship.
Losdjn, Nov. 22 A Yokohama dis
patcb states tbe Cbinete Pei Yaug squad
ron attacked and shelled ' tbe Japanese
troops wbo were marching upon Port
Arthur. The troops bad taken a road
near tbe coast. The Japaoese fleet came
to tbe assistance of the troops, and a d
perate tight took place between tbe war
ships, tbe result of wbicb ia not known.
Tbe Chinese battleship Chen Yuen be
came useless during tbe fight, and ran
ashore trying to avoid torpedoes at tbe
entrance to the harbor of Wel-Hai- Wei.
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Cared flams, Bacon, Dried Beef and Tongnes,
And the beat Beefsteaks, Mutton Chops and
Veal Outlets in the market.
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Fresh Vegetables on sale at the Lowest Price.
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