JUNE 15,1895
CONSISTENCY VS. HONESTY.
The question of Mr. Gresham's con
sistency in accepting the portfolio of
secretary of state from Mr. Cleveland,
aftee having' been such a prominent
candidate before the national Repub
lican convention for president, is . be
ing discussed by prominent New York
papers. It la claimed by the Brooklyn
Eagle that Mr. Gresham could not as
sent to the' protection 'plank in the
platform of 1888. This is affirmed--
that paper on "the word of Mr. Gres"
ham himself and of the two other men
to whom he recurred , for counsel, at
the time.". In reply to this allegation
the Post-Express of Rochester, shows
that ' after the -platform', had been
adopted, and he knew all about it, Mr.
Gresham allowed his name to go-be
fore the convention's an aspirant for
Its presidential nomination, r The
. paper appears to rely for proof of this
upon the speech of Hon. Leonard
Swett, who presented Mr. Gresham's
name and said that he had "always
stood by his party for the protection
of American' labor against foreign
competition." Mr: Swettjnay have
been mistaken In his statement, .or he
may have made it to accomplish his
political ends, as Is frequently done,
and this assertion should not be taken
as positive proof to settle the dispute
1 about 'Mr.; Gresham's honesty when
he accepted the cabinet position.
The discussion at this time may be
considered in bad taste, as the man
is dead and not able to protect himself
from false aspersions; but it will open
up the broader question of the con
sistency of public men changing their
opinion on matters, or, more properly
of the mind growing and broadening
on subjects, on which different views
had been held in former perioda of
deVelopement. 'Mr. Gladstone is the
most notable instance of a great man
changing his political views at differ
ent periods of life. He entered par
liament as-a Conservative and he has
been leader of the Liberals for many
years. It may be said that his active,
political life has evolved certain prin-
ciples of government which he did not
support when he first entered public
life. He has developed . ideas of the
relations ' of the srovernment to the
people In later life which he had op'
posed in earlier years, and we do not
. believe that he is held In less -respect
by the world for so doing. ' Progress
will produce changes, and he who
never varies in his opinions either be
gan his consideration of subjects at
the advanced stage, or else his mental
powers are not capable of expanding
to keep pace with advancement. In
religion, politics, art or science there
should be no period of Inertia, for the
altered condition of the people of the
nineteenth century, and the develop
ment of the intellectual faculties, the
general dissemination of knowledge.
and the accessibility of information de
mand that old channels of thought
should be left in the background and
new positions taken in. harmony with
the progress of the age.
. All changesare not made from honest-convictions,
but frequently from
mercenary and personal motives, and
for that reason they are liable to be
viewed with suspicion and often merit
severe censure. In the case of him
- who has Joined the silent' majority, it
has not', been proved that am
bition was the motive .that im
' pelled him - to' cast his fortunes
with the Republican party; and, until
that has been determined,itis advisable
to coyer his actions for the last few
years of his life with the mantle
" of charity. Mr. Gresham may have
changed his : political views Iff
the direction in which he considered
was for the interests of the people,
although from the universal distress
suffered they undoubtedly consider
free trade" as a curse upon the nation.
If he were alive it would not be
cowardly to question his motives; but
being placed in a position where he
cannot refute, any charge brought
against him magnanimous generosity
may say that it is possible he was con
scientiously convinced that he was in
.error, and followed the example of
great men in. advancing out of the
political opinions that he had followed
for years. -
A NOTABLE EVENT.
- A great congress of women will be
that which will meet in Memorial Hall,
London, today. This will be the most
notable of the events which in the
past twenty years have distinguished
women, and will be a, crown upon the
'wonderfully successful work of the W.
C. T..U. The organization, which has
.grown to be one of magnitude as ' well
as of international importance, is but
' twenty-one years old, dating from 1874,
.'when some twenty ladies, at the head
.of whom were' Frances E. Willard,
Louise S. Rounds, and Mary Clement
' Leavitt, effected it for the purpose of
' of conducting temperance work on a
-.broad Christian but non-sectarian
i basis. Two years later both Canada
and England had similar associations,
, since which time the organizations
have grown in influence until they
not only have a strong religious value,
but are important factors in political
. movements as welL -.'"
There is hardly a corner of the civil'
i zed globe that does not feel the im
press of these great bodies Of noble-
spirited, high-minded women, and it is
' no small honor to Chicago that this
t city was the home of the Originators of
; creators were Chicago women, and its
- growth and success in spite of many
, and trying antagonisms were due in a
. large measure to Miss Willard. the
- woman of all others the best known
throughout the world as a friend of
temperance, and the Implacable enemy
. of intemprance. Quito proper is it
'.then that Chicago should have the
largest representation in London, and
1 we feeF sure" that the delegates and
visitors from that city will reflect
honor upon 'the congress. ' Though
.Lady Henry Somerset Is the woman
by right of position entitled to preside
over the London congress, the British
association being in the attitude of
host, -it would be courtesy not un
merited if Miss Willard were called
to the chair in recognition of the fact
that she la the parent of the. Temper
ance Union. Such ah honor to an
American Jady would be Indicative of
the harmony that has. hither to pre
vailed - between - religious . workers in
these two -Tountries, and would form
an -ineeparjable bond of union for the
future.,
Tim a Liu rjuxuija wuua raJL.
Hinrichsen. the leader of the Illinois
Democratic silver! tee, says the Demo
cratic national committee must call a
.national convention to be held not
SATURDAY .
later than August this year, to talk
about silver. Of course the committee
will do nothing of the sort. No such
convention will be called in this period
or at any other time, says an eastern
exchange. Asked by the New
York World their opinions on the
proposed convention, enough mem
bers of the committee have declared
themselves against it to kill that
project. This Is just the sort of an
answer that every reasonable being
expected the committee to make. If
the committee ever shows enough re
gard for Hinrichsen's 'demand" to
take the matter into formal considera
tion the convention proposition will
be defeated by a vote of four or five
The national committee feels that"
the Springfield . convention and; its
spokesmen have no rights that the
Democracy of the country are bound
to respect. - The committee knows
that a majority of the party in Illinois
favor free silver. . but it also knows
that the leaders of that gathering and
the men who dictated its policy are, in
large part, " discredited-politicians, ad
venturers and strikers, who are in no
sense representative of ' the people for
whom they pretend to speak. Proba
bly neither Altgeld nor Hinrichsen
has sufficient influence in his party to
get, from a representative Democratic
convention held today, a nomination
for constable or alderman in any town
In Illinois. Bryan, of Nebraskt, is
also isolated, sequestered, cut off from
all living connection with everything
and everybody that counts for any
thing In politics. -
Even of pluck, which is the most
common characteristic of such ir
regular gathering as that at Spring
field, and which does something to
ward dignifying the worst of causes
that affair was totally destitute. To
formally denounce Cleveland and the
other official Democratic "goldbugs"
who are "driving the party to ruin
was one of the purposes for which the
convention- was held, yet the denun
ciation did not take place. In its plat'
form the convention did not mention
the president's name, or "refer To his
anti-silver policy directly or indirectly.
All the courage and indignation that
its members bad when they were at
home and in their individual capacity
evaporated when the opportunity came
for them to declare themselves as a
representative body. A gathering of
that sort can inspire neither fear, nor
respect.: The national committee will
disregard its demands, and if it at
tempts to get -up a national convention
on its own hook it will call out the
laughter of the country. The Demo
cratic .silver crusade has collapsed
miserably and ignominiously. ' As of
old, the numbers are on the side of the
silver! tes, but the intelligence, the
character and the courage are with the
sound money men.
HOPE FOR KENTUCKY.
Since adversity followed so closely
upon Democratic victory in 1892, even
the south is awakening to a true reali
sation of the fact that the party is not
to be trusted, and that hopes of pros
perity built upon its promises are lia
ble to fall into shapeless ruins. West
Virginia will have a Republican in the
next, United States senate, the last
election Tennessee gave a majority to
the ..Republican candidate for gov-,
ernor, and Kentucky may be counted
in the Republican column when she
casta Tier vote next fall. All these j
make the fact more emphatic that the :
people are losing confidence in Demo- i
cratic competency, and desire no more j
experiments with Democratic free 1
trade. ." The New York Sun is a
staunch Democratic journal, but has
always opposed the administration- of
, . ' . . . .
Cleveland, and in speaking of Ken
tucky, says:
"The election of a Republican gov
ernor of Kentucky this year would be
a crowning indignity and humiliation
inflicted upon", the Democratic party.
The burden imposed by the present
administration on the Democratic
party," whose members elected it to
office.in 1892, a burden of reproaches
betrayals, evasions, surrenders, omis
sions and humbugs crushes even the
Democrats of those states which have
resisted successfully repeated assaults
from the enemies of their party. Ken'
tucky in doubt! Talk of electing
Republican governor there this year!
Such declarations are not encouraging
twelve months in advance of the Dem
ocratio national convention of 1896,
If the mistakes of Mr. Cleveland has
caused sore distress to the country, In
breaking the solid south" they have
accomplished great political good, and
with the total demolition of the wall
between" the south and the north poli
tics will stand on a broader and more
national basis. Kentucky in 1892
gave a Democratic plurality of 40,020;
but at the election last November the
Republicans cast 157.997 and the Dem
ocrata 160, 3o0. This is a marked de
crease, in so short a time, and on' this
the Republicans base their hopes of
success this year. ; These events are
very omnious of Democratic defeat in
1896, and the Republicans never en
tered a presidential campaign with
brighter prospects than they will next
year. . - -.-:.. -
-: CITY ELECTION.
The coming municipal election is
one of more than usual importance,
as the mayor and councilmen, under
the new charter,'-, have not only the
management of the city affairs.
but the appointment of recorder and
marshal. Citizens should watch this
annual event with a great deal of
anxiety, and the election on Monday,
the 18th Inst., will be of unusual inter
est as being the first one under the
new regime. ; Taxpayers are directly
interested in the economical adminis
tration of city affairs, and to attain
this object the proper men should be
placed in nomination for the offices.
The nominations are always postponed
to too late a date, -and the election
takes place too soon thereafter to insure
wise discrimination - in the ballot
mere are due ten days to the time
when the choice will be made, and the
subject, of nominees should be
canvassed thoroughly. Next Monday
evening the primary should be held, if
there; are not other conventions for
nQmihatinj-purposes - planned, and
then barely eight days will elapse be
fore the ballot will be cast. To citi
zens of The Dalles there is nothing of
greater Importance than ' a good, and
careful city government, and our peo-.
pie' have been entirely to negligent
this year. We hope that this matter
will receive the most careful attention,
and that there will be no regret in the
future on account of the neelect or
apathy that have been manifested.
Kotlce.
All city warrants issued on n ait or.
Feb. 1, 1896, will be paid on presenta
tion at my office. In teres-ceases from
and after this date. 1. 1. Bttroett.
, City Treasurer.
The Dalles, June 4, 1895.
CONFUSION OF CAUSES,
The speech of Governor Altgeld be-'
fore the state convention of the silver
wing of the Illinois Democracy last
Wednesday was evidently a studied
attempt at diversion, says the inter
Ocean.
The basis of his thought was that
the country is suffering from industrial
and productive paralysis, and needs a
change. - This is true, but he must
have a short and deceptive memory if
he really thinks, as he tried to make
his audience think, that the hard times
on which he descanted date back to
the demonetization act. This is an
error of twenty years, so far . as con
cerns Industrial paralysis It is true
that the farmers have been feeling the
pinch' of heard times for quite a long
series of yertrs, but the wage-workers
all know pretty well that their pinch
of poverty dates back to 1893, when a
Democratic president and congress
came into power, and not to lSi J, when
the free coinage Of silver dollars was
stopped.
Never in all its history was this
country more prosperous than at tne
very time John P. Altgeld was going
up and down the state insisting that
the people wanted a -change. The
change demanded was not only a
transition from gold to silver, but from
protection to free trade. The farmers
did not take much stock in that cry,
It was the wage-working element of
the votine population v.hich elected
Grover Cleveland and Governor Alt
geld in 1892. Some of the party speak
ers discussea finance a little, those in
the east being for gold and those in
the west for silver, but even those ex
ceptional speakers gave coinage
small part of their attention.
The Populists did not at any time
lay stress on the tariff. They never
cared a flip of a copper what was done
in that line. They were always insist
ing that free coinage was the one
thing needful. The consistent thing
would be for- the. Altgeldians to go
over, bag and baggage, to the Popu
lists. But in stead of that they propose
to stay in the old Bourbon camp and
fight it out with the goldites. -
There are not many state elections
this year, but wherever there Is a. gov
ernor to elect, as in Kentucky this
summer and Iowa next fall, the Repub
licans should take good care that the
Democrats are not allowed to transfer
the contest to a new line of battle.
The party which insisted upon a
ohange, and brought it about, should
be kept to its responsibility, and not
be permitted to take ambush behind
some irrelevant issue.
Democrats can, if they
jNext year tne
cnoose, wiite a
change of position, but national' con
ventions clothed with power to dictate
a policy for the party in national mat
ters meets only once in four years. It
is the old necessity, so bluntly put in
the familiar proverb about making a
bed and lying in it.
PERNIC10USAGITATION.
The prevailing agitation of the sil
ver question is to be deplored, because
of its mischievous effect upon business
conditions and the influences of re
turning prosperity. There is no neces
sity for so much talking and maneu
vering about a matter which may safely
be left to adjust itself in the ordinary
course of events, says the St. Louis
Qlobe-Democrat. The demand for the
solution of the so-called currency prob
lem is not at all urgent, and the politi
cians who are hammering away at it
could do the country much better ser
vice by letting it alone. Nothing ' can
be gained by premature discussion of
an issue that may be presented in an
antiralv Aiftafant. sliand a Irani. tiAnnA
i t- i. - .v; . -
I lb is uut true, aa uiOBO uuiay agiLBLurs
would have us believe, that we are fac
ing a serious emergency, and one that
calls for speedy and positive action.
As a matter of fact, the situation would
be quite satisfactory if .the statesman
who are engaged in the work- of mak-
Incr Rnaachen and fftllintr conventions
to settle the silver controversy would
pect. There is no trouble in our finan
cial affairs except such as is produced
by those who thus lead the people to
suppose that there is something radi
cally wrong, And that it can be righted
only by the operation of political ma
chinery. It is easy to understand that the cir
cumstances are all favorable to a gen
eral revival of trade and industry, if it
were not for the doubt and apprehen
sion attending the persistent agitation
of a question that is so closely related
to all the interests of commerce,- labor
and productive enterprise. All kinds
of business show signs of improve
ment, but there cannot be a full resto
ration of confidence and a free invest
ment of capital so long as the politi
cians continue the present disturbance
about measures of value and forms of
money and processes of payment. The
majority of citizens are not technically
familiar with financial principles and
policies, and so are apt to be confused
and alarmed by loud and acrimonious
talking in that relation. We need
nothing so much just now as political
peace Vrith regard to the currency.
That is the one thing for which the
country waits before entering upon a
period of substantial prosperity.
There is no other obstruction worth
mentioning, no other source of dis
couragement, no other element of
weakness. The silver question has
been thrust into prominence by arbi
trary means and without any reason
able justification; and the return of
good times would be materially has
tened oy putting it aside ana giving
ordinary business laws a chance to
work in an uninterrupted way. .
DIVERSITY OF OPINION.
The homlletlo discourses of the press
of -. this country will be dif
ficult to follow. Qne claims free
silver as the panacea for all the ills. to
which flesh is heir; another that noth
ing should be taxed but land; then
comes the free-trade advocate, and the
prohibition organ; "To decide which
is the best doctrine could only be done
by actual experiment.. As far as the
currency is concerned there never was
better,, safer or more" convenient
system" in operation In any country,
and any " ohange would work
injury. The monetary policy pur
sued by this government is perfect
and could not be Improved. Regarding
taxation on land alone, it is simply a
theory, and experiments are very haz
ardous in wellestablishedgovernmsnts.
Prohibition may be. very beneficial,
but demonstrations of the doctrine
have proved inadequate to cure the
evils caused by the use of intoxicating
liquors." The better plan for the patri
otic citizen to adopt is to study well
the .' history of nations, become
thoroughly acquainted with the insti
tutions of his own country, and then
exercise common Sense in forming his
opinion with which party he should
fflliate. By all means he should re-
strain that speoles of politisal emotion
al insanity that is so prevalent in this
age of the republic, and which cuts the
mind loose from its solid moorings and
sends it adrift after vague and vision
ary theories which emanate from des
perate distress or flighty fancy,
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Dobs is yet free, although his com
panions are now behind bars. In the
meantime it is very consoling to know
that the great strike leader will not be
a candidate for presidential honors in
1896. . . . '
It is truly a devil of an idea to see
lard from Chicago, bacon" from Kansas
City and deviled ham from Omaha sell
ing in our Salem markets when we
have the best country- on earth for
hows. Salem Statesman. Yesy -Salem
is such a "hog" of a city that foreign
pork importations ' should ' not be
made. 1
Turkey is firm in her refusal not to
Inaugurate the reforms demanded lp
Armenia. The European countries
should be equally firm in enforcing
their demands, and the "sick man of
Europe" should be permitted to die.
The ottoman empire has existed long
enough as a disgrace to the civilization
of the world.
The recent fiendish murder in San
Francisco emphasizes the fact that a
vierilance committee, patterned after
the one in existence in 1858, would
clear the atmosphere of that city of
the criminal miasma which has pre
vailed for some time. Less law and
technicalities and more justice and
punishment is very beneficial in many
communities.
It may be consoling to the people
generally to know that the president
has not yet gone to his summer resort:
but still remains in Washington. In
Eastern Oregon the journey to Buz
zard bay .of the executive is not of as
much interest as the outcome of the
wheat harvest and the price of wool.
The people in this region are intensely
practical, and do not waste much sen
timent on presidents or .crowned
heads.
New York may be for Governor
Morton in the next Republican
national' convention, but New York
has never yet won when she had a can
didate in a itepuoiican convention.
She supported. Seward in 1860 and
Lincoln was nominated; Conkliner in
1876 and Hayes was the nominee,
Depew in 1888 and Harrison was the
candidate. If Morton is the New
York candidate next year, who will be
the western man to win.
- Last Monday night the Klamath-
Ager stage, in Southern Oregon, was
held up, and a few dollars taken from
the passengers. This is the third time
that this stage has been robbed, and
no one has yet been arrested for the
, snouia ocjjur 80 frequently, and the
robber not be captured, in tne luture
any one riding on this route should go
well armed, and the driver should
have an abundance of ammunition at
hand. That one lone highwayman
should be so successful is evidence
that the era of road agents has not
passed, and that there must still be
good pay in the "profession."
The visit of the Prince of Wales to
this country this summer will afford
an opportunity to the snobby portion
of the American people to feast their
eyes on royalty. -' His highness, who
may some day occupy the British
throne, is, in many respects, the same
as ordinary mortals eats when he is
hungry and drinks when he is dry. and
is chilled by the wintry blast as quickly
as other individuals. From all reports
the prospective crown does not worry
the prince much, and he enjoys him
self the name as if he were only an . or
dinary Englishman, with no weight of
empire about to fall upon his broad
and athletic shoulders.
The latest hews from the orient state
that the Chinese have indulged in tho
heathenish pastime of slaughtering
Christians. Mongolians are easily ex
cited on religious-subjects, and , they
may consider one method of retrieving
their fortunes in the defeat they."-have
suffered at the hands of the Japanese
is to kill defenceless women and chil
dren. Christian nations are suffi
ciently strong to. protect their subjects
against the rage of the heathen, and
to punish any offenses committed.
Freedom of religious opinion should
be guaranteed to all people, and this
is. a privilege that should be enforced
! by the of power the improved munitions
r The state-department has taken act
ive steps in putting down filibustering
a 0v "
O .
for the Cuban coast, and the steam ceived at the office of the Methodist
cruiser Raleigh will patrol Florida to , Missionary Society, in this city: "Prop
accomplish this purpose. However j erty at Cheng Tu destroyed. Mission-
much the people may sympathize with
Cuban patriots the government will
violate the laws of neutrality if it per
mits citizens to lend aid .openly to the
rebellion. We are at peace with Spain,
I and Florida must not be permitted to
be used as a rendezvous lor tne ene
mies of that country. Secretary Ol
ney in making this movement is guard
ing any possible complication that
might arise with Spain, and is follow
ing the golden rule in international
affairs.
Secretary Olney will soon take upon
himself the arduous duties of the state
department, and the office is no sine
cure at present. This administration
has been particularly unfortunate in
international complications, and while
Gresham settled some in an honorable
way there are others that will require
a high degree of statesmanship to
maintain peace and the honor of the
nation. Chief among these will be
the dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela, and while the duty of this
government will- be to do everything
possible to preserve amicable relations
between the contending nations, yet
the big European monarch should not
be allowed to make her own terms re
garding the disputed boundary line
irrespective of the rights of the little
South American republic. The west
ern hemisphere is .republican, and
European monarchies should not be
permitted to pursue a policy which
would be detrimental to the growth and
perpetuity of free institutions. It is
hoped that Secretary Olney, with his
long and thorough legal training, will
be equal to any emergency that , may
present itseu. y
Secretary oi btate itincaid has re
ceived a letter from the Oregon State
Grange, containing resolutions relative
to the alleged unconbtitutionality of
parts of the last appropriation bill,
principally items appropriating money
for the support of educational and char
itable institutions. These appropria
tions aggregate nearly $100,000, "and in
answering the communication, Satur
day, the secretary said in substance
that to do this would reflect upon the
legislature and be contrary to pre
cedent. He further says: ''The con
stitution makes . the secretary, of state
auditor of public accounts'. Under the
power conferred upen him as auditor
by the constitution and laws, he might
'refuse to draw warrants for any ap
propriations herein .named until di
rected to do so bv the supreme court.
but in s'o'doing he 'would have to as
sume that the most important and most
numerous branch of the state govern
ment, the legislative assembly, had
failed to discharge a sworn .duty and
had either ignorantly or Corruptly vio
lated the constitution. -.. 1 believe it is
the duty of the secretary of state to
draw warrants on the appropriations
made by the legislature when the law
is plain and its requirements are fairly
ana nonesuy compueu witu - oy iuuso
for whom the money is appropriated."
Pay tho County Debt. -
All county warrants registered prior
m Nov. i. ieai. wiu - oe paia pre
sented at my office, corner Third and
Washington streets, The Dalles, Ore.
Interest ceases after May 25, 1895.
WM. AUCHELXi,
County Treasurer.
TELEGRAPHIC.
NEGROES LYNCHED.
"BUI" Collins Attempt to Assault Jean
nette Allen.
Live Oak, Fla., June .11. Three
more negroes have been done to death
by Lafayette county citizens for tht
unpardonable sin, the assault on c
white woman. Tho press dispatcher
reported Monday that one negro, Bill
Collins, had been lynched, but relia
ble information just received makes u
certain that the lynchers claimec
three victims. The woman upon whom
the outrage was attemptrd is Mist
Jeannetto Allen. 18 years old, and the
belle of Lafayette county. Friday
morning about 3 o'clock Miss Allen
was awakened by a noise in her room.
As she moved her arm was clutched by
a negro whom she recognized as Bill
Collins, one of her father's employes.
The negro threatened her vitti u aih
if she made a noise, but Miss Allen,
fearins- a fate worse th.in death, srav
a scream that alarmed the household
and caused the negro to flee. lhe
negro was chased all Friday, and at
nicrntlau was captured, coiuns wa
identified by Miss Allen, but while
preparations were being made to lynch
mm be escaped. All sa-uruay auu
Saturrtav nle-ht the nesrro was pursued.
The chase led through the phosphate
regions, where the negroes are numei
ous. and two of Collin's friends at-
temnted to conceal him. These two
wvve shot, hv th mivauers. and their
bodies were placed on tho railroad
track, where they were cut to pieces
by passing trains. The mangled re
mains of these negroes were dis
covered Sunday more ing. Several
trains had passed over the bodies, and
identification was impossible. Collins,
the assailant of Miss Allen, was cap
tured by the pursurers early Sunday
morning. He was taken to the .scenp
of the attempted outrage and notices
sent out for the people to gather to aid
the lynchers.
A Vreat crowd assembled at noon
Snndar. Thn nwrro was taken to the
banks of the Suwanee river. There the
negro was hanged and his body riddled
with bullets. The corpse was cut
aown. weio-hted with stones and
thrown into the river. In eight
months 14 negroes have been put to
death in Lafayette county for assaults
on white women. -In November last a
young lady was assaulted, it was
charged, by a band of professional
ravishers. ' For this crime eight
negroes were killed in the course of a
few months.
.was assaulted and murdered, for which
IU IViaV iUW! HIUIw-S
three negroes were put to deata.
These, with the three killed for the
assault on Miss Allen, make 14.
. - TVIIX LOSE BIS tEFE.
Manager Teend Badly Burned in a Walla
Walla Fire.
Waix.a Waixa, Wash., j'une 11.
This afternoon, at 3:30, a warehouse,
near the Washington & Columbia
River depot, was destroyed by fire.
Roland Yeend, -manager, was so se
verely burned that he will die. The
building, was a large two-story one,
with corrugated iron sides. It was
filled with farming machiney and fur
niture, which were also burned.
Mr. Yeend's children were playing
in the second story, which was used
as a workshop by carpenters. A boy,
about 4 years old, struck a match,
which ignited some shavings, and the
fire rapidly spread to a quantity of ma
chinery oil. The children gave the
alarm and Yeend rushed upstairs to
save' them. He hurried them out and
then started to extinguish the fire, but
the flames spread with such rapidity
that he was forced to retire. He
rushed downstairs to save the com- '
pany's books and to lock the safe; he
then rushed out of the office door, but
the flames were coming so fiercely that
his clothing caught fire. He rushed
out into the middle of the street and
fell. Medical assistance soon arrived
and it was found, that the flames had,
burneu off every particle of his cloth- i
iug and eaten into his body, the face
and scalp being literally cooked. He
was removed to his home, and at last
accounts was alive, but there is no'
chance of recovering.
The loss on the building and con
tents is estimated at $15,000 and insur
ance $6a00. - -
THE CB.INA MASSACRE.
Denial of Iteported Murder of Mission
aries in China.
London, June 11. According to a
special dispatch from Shanghai, the
loss of. property as the result of the
recent rioting at Cheng Tu, Katung
and Ho Ching, amounts to several mil
lion dollars. - The Chinese officials, it
is added, headed by the viceroy of the
province of Szechuen, openly encour
aged the mobs to all sorts of outrages,
and the petitions of foreigners for pro
tection were refused.
New York, June 11. The follo wing
cablegram
of today's date, from Kev.
' T T3 TJi lrna ol Chanfrhoi h a a ViAm ha.
aries all safe."
"These advices," said Dr. Baldwin,
recording secetary of the society, "are
official and should set at rest the
rumors of the massacre of mission
aries. There was no massasre,
, Imitating Jessie Pomeroy,
Lapohte, Ind., June 11. Indiana
has a youthful murderer in Gilbert
Bowsher, 4 years old, who killed Ber
nice Collins at Monticello, his victim
being a toddling infant of 2 years.
Bowsher, who was in company with
two other boys, passed Bernice on the
street. The latter spoke to Bowsher's
companions, but refused to notice him.
This angered young Bowsher, and lay;
-ing in wait for the Collins child, he
attacked her with stones, and before
her piteous cries for help brought re
lief, she was dead. The authorities
are puzzled as to what steps are to be
taken in dealing with the boy, the
annals of the state failing to record a
parallel case: Both families are
prominent, . '
Still in the Dark,
San Francisco, June 11. The in
quest over the death of Miss . Nellie
Harrington was concluded today.
Four additional witnesses completed
the alibi of Senator Buck, established
at the inquest yesterday. I. W. Lees,
chief of detectives, was the last wit
ness. He said no stranger committed
the crime. The murderer was thor
oughly familiar with the premises.
The crime was not for .the. purpose of
robbery. The murder was most brutal,
The wounds were inflicted by a pistol
used as a ciuo. rne jury returned
verdict " of murder' by an unknown
person. - ' .
GEROXIMO'S BAND.
The Members Subdued and the Govern'
ment Gives Them Cattle.
Chicago. June 11. General Merritt.
of the department of the Missouri, has
arranged to purchase $10,000 worth of
cattle at Fort Sill on Saturday next to
be given to the inaian prisoner oi
war at tnat pointr comprising the rem
nant of Geroniiao's warlike Apache
band. The recent session of congress
appropriated io,wu to oe expended in
putting the band to work on the farm
land. about the reservation. Though
still -considered prisoners of war, the
members of the band have as . much
freedom as any -other reservation In
dians.- Since their -confinement, now
running over a period of nearly 10
years, the members of the band have
lost mucn oi ineir oiu spirit, ana liero-
nimo is represented to be a quiet, do
cile old, man. .
: A Suicide Near Woodville.
GRANT'S Pass, Or.. June 11. A sui
cide was reported this morning from
Woodville, nine miles south of here.
John Neathammer, living ..on Evans
creek, about seven miles from Wood
ville, was found swinging to a beam in
his brother-in-law's barn, where he
bad hanged himself during the night.
Neathammer was a single man, about
40 years old, and. a son of the Neat
hammer who recently reported the lost
of a large sum of money by theft from
his granary,, where the . money was
stowed. No cause is known for the
rash act, though' it is known the -deceased
had serious business trouble
lately over the sale of some land and
had been acting in a peculiar manner
recently. It is believed his mind had
become unbalanced.
Corned Beef for Bussla.
Tacoma, June 11. The Pacific Meat
Company, which is completing here
the largest packing-house in the
Northwest, has received an order from
the Russian government to supply 5000
oarrels of corned beef to be delivered
m October. The packing-house will
open July 1, employing 150 men, and
.vill fill the order as speedily as pos
jible. The meat is supposed to be for
the Russian army and naval forces
stationed on the Pacific coast.
Affair of the Dominion.
Satjlt ste. Marie, Ont., June 12.
The new Canadian canal will be for
mally opened tomorrow. The contracts
for the canal and iocks were made in
Novel ber, 1888. The water was first
idmitted September 15, 1894. The
total length of the canal across St.
Mary's island is 4000 feet, or from the
eastern to the western extremities of
the piers 6000 feet. With its ap
proaches the total distance is di miles,
The lock chamber is 900 feet in length,
its width 60 feet, with a depth of water
sufficient to pass vessals of 20 feet
draught. At a point about 1500 feet
above the lock it is crossed by a swing
ing bridge, over which tho railroad
systems of Canada and the United
States find accommodation. The work
altogether cost about $4,000,000.
A TRAGIC STORY. RETOLD.
The Murder
of Charles W.
Honduras.
Renton in
- New York, June 12. A special
from san Juan del .Norte, .Nicaragua.
to the wona says
The Honduran government. ha9 paid
to the United States about 830.000
in gold in settlement of the claim of
Mrs. Renton for the murder of her
husband. The foresroinsr dispatch
the first intimation that the Renton
case had already been made the subject
oi lormai negotiations:
Charles W. Renton, his wife, Emma,
and their niece went to Brewer's La
goon, Honduras, eight years ago,
Renton took up a claim in 1893. The
property was valued at $35,000. Ren
ton had no trouble with the govern
ment or the natives until a planters'
concern called the Brewers Wood
Produce Company began operating in
the territory near the Kenton planta-
The officers and
of
., . r,r, Rntm
plantation with envy, and soon squat
ted on part of it. They stole Renton's
cocoons and soon- became murderously
aggressive. In March, 1893, eight
men concealed themselves in a grove
near the Renton house, and when he
appeared opened fire on him. Mrs.
Renton tried to drag her -husband in
I and a bullet struck her in the right
I wrist. In a little while the eight men,
all employed by the Wood & Produce
Company, took possession of Renton's
, house. They dragged the dying man
I and the wounded Johnson, who had
been shot while on a visit to Renton,
to an Indian hut, and there kept them
under guard. They decided to go away
with Renton. At last six men forced
Mrs. Renton into a boat and pulled off
from the beach. In a few minutes
they heard firing. One of her captors
said flippantly: "There goes Renton."
A messenger came to them who told
them that their part in the death of
Renton was known, and further that
there were Nicaraguan soldiers In the
neighborhood. The party held a con
sultation and told Mrs. Renton they
would give her and her niece three
days to cross the line into Nicaragua.
After almost incredible hardships they
reached Blutfields. They arrived in
New York May 9, 1894. Mrs. Renton
appealed to Secretary of State Gresham
for restitution by Honduras, and for
the punishment of her husband's
murderer. The result is announced
in the above telegrom.
THE MOSLEM BARBARITIES.
Frightful Condition ex'itins; in Eastern
Turkey.
Boston. June 12. A reliable Amer
ican resident in Turkey, in a letter
about the situation in Eastern Tur
key, says:
."The question now pending, holds
within It thlLfe or death of Oriental
Christianity. Are these wicked and
Godless fanatics to be permitted to
dip their swords further in the blood
of innocent Christians? Day after day
the pitiful story is told over and over
again of pillage, burning, torture,
murder, violence, rape, abduction, con
fiscation, desecration of churches, etc.
Mere human aid is entirely insuffi
cient. The intricacies of the political
question involved, puts the solution of
the problem far beyond our reach."
The letter gives a new story concern
ing the state of Turkish prisons. In
the Bitlis prison there are seven cells,
each one large enough for 10 or 12 per
sons. There are between 20 and 30
crowded into each one.
There are no sanitary arrangements.
Americans often have to drink the
"khulitch,: water. This is the water
of the tank where Turks perform ab
lution for prayer. Many specific cases
are described wherein the Turks in
flicted the horrible tortures upon the
Armenian prisoners, frequentlv' beat
ing them to death, and inflicting every
conceivable mode of punishment upon
the helpless Christians. . ,
COWARDLY SHIP'8 CREW
The Ship Whynot Afire and passengers
Abandoned.
St. Malo, June 12. Particulars
have been received here of the de
sertion of the passengers on the Brit
ish vessel Whynot. by the crew after
fire broke out on the ship on the way
to the island of Jersey. It appears
that a fire was discovered in the Why
not's hold Saturday, and while tho
sailors were attempting to quench the
flames a bucket dropped overboard
boat was lowered to recover it. The
captain jumped into the boat, followed
oy tne crew, one passenger jumped
over ooara and swam alter the boat,
into which he was reluctantly taken
The passengers were greatly alarmed.
ano tne excitement among them in
creased when the small boat was seen
puuing. lor jirquay, where the crew
eventually landed. Taking advantage
ui a oreeze, tne passengers succeeded
in beaching the YY hvnot near Erouav.
The matter is being thoroughly inves
tigated oy tne local authorities. The
captain of the Whynot, although not
under arrest, is closely watched bv the
punce.
: Cuban Insurrection..
it.. - - -
Havana, June 12. A datachment
of voluateer reconnoitering Saugado
and Semedious has exchanged shots
with the . insurgents commanded by
Perico Diaz. The insurgents lost one
Rilled and three wounded. The mer
chants of Havana . have subscribed
4100,000 to organize and sustain two
companies of cavalry volunteers.
f ive men who tried to leave this - port
on tne schooner uonaora for Cabinas
province i-inar ae Jtuo, without pass
ports and under false names have been
arrested. . Jt is claimed that they were
going to uaoinas to try to raise a band
oi insurgents in tnat vicinity.
GERMANY'S. CURRENCY.
WortemburK Objects to Its Beino; Meddled
" " - With.
iondon, June iz. xne .Berlin cor
respondent of the Times says the min
ister of finance of Wuriemburg de
clared that the government was con
vinced tnat any attempt to meddle
with the currency would cause danger
uiiuuaii Bonuus revolutions in econ-
that none of the proposals made for
raising the price of silver, while adher
ing to a goia currency, can be deemed
likely to attain the object aimed at,
and that the government was opposed
to calling an international conference.
lhe lower house thereupon, bv 49 to 29
votes, adopted a motion requesting the
government to use its influence in the
oundesratn to retain the gold currency,
ft is hoped this decision will be imi
tated by the other governments. As
Chancellor von Hohenlohe only prom
ised to call a conference it all the fed
eral states agreed to such a course, it
is believed Wurtembure'a refusal will
prevent the conference.
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Dnrrant Trial.
Santa Rosa, Cal., June 12. Itis
reported here today that the famous
Durrant murder case may oe trieu in
the superior court here. It is rumored
that a change of venue from the San
Francisco superior court win ue asicea
for on the ground that the publicity
given the case there mokes it almost
mpossioie to secure an impartial jury.
If the case is-tied--hei-e it will not be
the first time that important cases
have been transferred from San Fran
cisco to Sonoma county. The famous
Col ton railway case, the most voluml
nous in the histoey ct the state, was
tried here, as was also the famous
Morrow bribery case.
China and Japan.
Hoxa Kono. Juno 12. The Japan
ese have made a peaceful occupation of
Tamsui and Teipeptu, on .tho island oi
Formosa. They are administering the
customs, and trade is resumed. No
further trouble was encountered.
London, June 12. The Chinese
loan is quoted at 1 per cent premium
on the Jr'aris bourse, it is taken by
lour Russian banks. From a political
point of view the loan forms a danger
ous precedent, as it gives Russia a fin
ancial hold over China, whicn it win
be difficult to break off.
INFATUATION and death.
A Peculiar Case of Suicide in San Joso.
San Jose, Cal., June 13. A strange
case of suicide came to the attt-ntion of
Coroner Secord late last night, the
voung lady . taking her life being
Amelia Reihnelt, an Austrian girl of
about twenty-two years, employed as a
waitress in the Eureka hotel, at the
broad-gauge depot. The motive which
prompted the deed was despondency
resulting from prospective separation
from her young lady friend and room
mate, Miss Gussie Munson, another
employe at the hotel. She fired two
bullets into her temple and died in
stantly. Either wound would have
been fatal. The young -woman had
prepared herself for death by bathing
and dressing herself neatly, and then
standing in the middle of the floor of
her sleeping-room, she pulled the trig
ger of an old-fashioned German self-
cocking revolver, falling dead to the
floor. Miss Reihnelt had come from
Austria with her parents and a brother.
about a year ago. The father and
mother are nOw farming near Capltola,
She has been in the employ of R
Thwaits, the proprietor of the hotel
about five months. Soon after coming
to work she took a fancy to Miss Alun
son and the feeling grew upon her and
she was not long in openly declaring
that she loved her friend more than
any one else. When Miss Munson told
the girl on Monday that she intended
leaving the house, - she became des-
i pondent. She grew more morose yes
terday and today was heart-broken,
Her looks betrayed her feelings, and it
was only an hour after. Miss Munson
left the house that the girl committed
i the act.
. "The girl was really In love with
me for several months," said Miss
Munson. "Her affection grew to that
degree that she became jealous of my
sister and other members of my family,
When I indicated that I intended call'
ing upon my sister, even though she
was invited, she protested and thought
I was unkind to her. She was con
stantly at my side and never cared to
enter upon her duties and be apart
from me. She often told me that she
could not live without me. We were
room-mates and that is how we became
so intimate. I never feared her, but
always suspected that she was not
strong in mind. She was of a gentle
and pleasing disposition, but her jeal
ousy was so marked that it was tho
subject of much comment. When I
would talk to others the poor girl
would think she had been slighted,
and often called my attention to the
fact that I should not have talked to
any one out of her presence."
i Mr. and Mrs. Thwaites state that the
young woman was dutiful and received
no company. Coroner Secord took
possession of the body, but at the
morgue he excluded the curious cro wds,
and word was sent to her parents.
The suicide left no message.
THE ILL-FATED COLIMA.
A Rescued Mess Boy Partially Accounts
I for the Great Loss of Life.
San Francisco, June 13. Robert
Gonzales, a mess boy of the lost Colima, .
who arrived here this morning on the
Colon. In company with bred Johnson,
a sailor, gives a vivid description of
the fight for life made by the helpless
women and children when the ship
went down. - . -
"When the boat began to rock and
roll, the passengers in the steerage did
not seem to think much was the mat
tor. The rolling of the ship became
more violent, and after a while the
boatswain came to the companion way
; and told us to get out. Even then the
passengers did not seem to understand
that anything was serious and went
out slo wly. I sa w two or three of them
go to the companionway and come
back, but I did not know why, at that
time. As the boat, continued to roll,
and the water began pouring in, I ran
to the ladder leading to the deck and
Btarted to go up. After I had reached
the middle of the ladder, I saw why
the others had come back. They could
not get out. The lumber and other
stuff on the deck had shifted to such
an extent that - the companionway
hatch was covered ..tip. They were
like rat9 in a barrel. They could not
get out, and had to wait there until
the water came in on them. Being
familiar with the ship, I ran - through
the kitchen and crawled up the aum
my waiter to the pantry above. From
there I made mv way into the main
cabin, which then contained two or
three feet of water. ' I passed through
the cabin and - saw women trying to
get up stairs through the hatches, but
the water kept some of them from
leaving their staterooms, and others
were unable to get up the stairs on o.
count of the stuff that covered the
opening on deck.
''We tried to save the two women in
the boat with us, but when she cap
sized we had to scramoie lor ourselves.
The last I saw of them they were cling
ing to an empty bucket, which held
them up only a second and they went
down without a cry or struggle.
HELD CP NEAR OLAIXA.
This Time it Was the Coos Bay Stage
That Was Tampered With.
ROSEBURO, Or., June 13. This
morning about a o clock the stage
bound for Coos bay, George Lalngor
driver, was neid up on tne jioover mil,
14 miles from Koseburg and four miles
this side of Olalia postofflce. A lone
highwayman stepped out of the brush
and commanded a halt at the muzzle
of a gun. The driver threw out the
way pouch, telling the robber chat
there was nothing else but papers,
thus saving the through letter pouch,
In which were at least six registered
packages. The robber cut open the
pouch, securing two registered pack
ages, which probably contained mer
chandise only. '.
There were but two passengers, a
San Francisco drummer, Raymond
Brumbaugh.' who ' was ' inside, and a
lady. Mrs. Francis, who was on the
seat with the driver.' The drummer
was unarmed, and contributed $30 in
currency- when called upon to deliver.
The robber then disappeared in the
brush and the stage Grove on. He
was a medium-size man, with a mask
over the lower part of his face. He
wore a white slouched hat. a dirty
duck coat, striped cotton trousers and
INo. 7 shoe, as a measurement of his
tracks indicated.
' Admiral Walker on Meade
Helena. Mont., June 13, The Glas
gow Oazetti, a weekly paper, published
in .Northern won tana, says that Hear-
Admiral Walker, of the United States
navy, passed through Ulasgow last
Thursday on his way west to inspect
lighthouses. According to the Gazette.
Walker, speaking of the Admiral
Meade incident, said: ''Admiral
Meade was disgusted with the foreign
ooiicv oi this administration and be
lieved he could not conscientiously
iarry out its policy. . He was a man
universally esteemed among his asso-1
elates, ana the navy will miss nun.
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BLTJE FRONT.
Closing Out
Of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots
and Shoes, Hats and Caps,
At Less Than Cost
BED ROCK PRICES, as Goods
Will Be Sold Regardless of Cost
Call and Get Prices and Be Convinced.
No Trouble to Show Goods.
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CLOSING
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and Boots and Shoes go accordingly. But: .
After this date we will sell our entire
Stock of
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DEUTCHE APOTHEKE. Teiephon. no. .5.
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