SATURDAY. .JULY 13, 1895
NOT DESIBABLE. ,
The question of annexing a portion
of the West Indies to the United States
is not new, and has often been dis
cussed by the leading statesmen of the
couvtry. This was, the subject that
created the bitter feeling between
. President Grant and Senator Sumner,
and which continued during the lives
of both these men. Since the Cuban
patriots have been making a bold and
- brave contest for their independence,
the question is again agitated by the
press of' the country, and a Salem ex
change has the following:
"There is no doubt that the United
States ought to have both Cuba and
Hawaii. Spain is virtually bankrupt,
; and cannot raise the means to prose
cute a long war against the Cuban in
surgents. If this country were to rec
-ognize the Cuban patriots asbeligger
- ants-they would no doubt shortly throw
off the yoke of Spain without any di
rect assistance from our government,
and then they would be ready for an
nexation or any kind of an alliance,
If we had a. truly American adminis.
. tration with a vigorous foreign policy
it would not be long before the bellig,
erencv of the Cubans would be recog
nized and an end put to the horrors of
- the war as it is now conducted.
The acquisition of territory appears
' to be the aim of monarchies, and their
greatness is reckoned by the portions
of the globe over which- their flag
floats. This should not be the aim of
republics, for the popularity of free in
. stitutions rests on the people who con
stitute the sovereign power. If the
United States extended its domain
over the entire continent it would not
- be the means of making the govern
ment more successful in a political
sense; but if the present limits only
retained, the resources properly
, developed, and each citizen more fully
protected in the exercise of his consti
, tutional rights the success would be far
greater. The duty of republics lies in
a philanthropic line, and not in
strength and extensive dominions.
Then other questions than this pre
sent themselves in the acquisition of
either the Sandwich Islands or Cuba,
- If they were anxious to be governed by
- this country, and would willingly be
annexed, what could we do with them?
Would it be advisable to extend the
elective franchise to the inhabitants of
these countries, and could we guaran
tee a republican form of government
without this privilege? Great Britian
has beenivery successful with her cob-
onies, and her success lies in the fact
that she'- grants home rule to each,
The United States would be forced to
follow this plan with the Cubans and
the Kanakas, and that would be con
trary to the spirit of our institutions,
Any people n.ust go through a long
period of training before they are com
petent for self-government, and they
cannot emerge immediately from being
the subjects of an empire to the higher
plane of political existence of citizens
of a republic. Cuba for Cubans and
Hawaii for Hawaiians; but it does not
follow that these diverse elements
would easily merge into Americans, in
the comprehensive meaning of the
term It - is better . that they
should remain as they are.
and prepare themselves for self-
. government by long years of tuition,
The United States has all the territory
it can well govern now, without ac
quiring more; and it will be far bet
ter for the people for the authorities to
do everything possible to -better the
: -condition of citizens than to incorpor
rate within its jurisdiction the mon
grel races that inhabit these islands in
the Atlantio and Pacific.
. POLITICAL THERAPEUTICS.
Senator David B. Hill of New York
is a Democrat, and a very hopeful one
too. In the exuberance of his joy he
has uttered a prophecy that the Demo-
- cracy will be successful in .1896, and
this will unquestionably furnish a
crumb of comfort to the disconsolate.
It is not necessary to know upon what
the senator bases his hopes, for he has
said it and will undoubtedly substanti
ate his assertion until the ballots are
counted in November of next year.
Mr. Hill is a Democrat of Democrats
Ti r ta hpAn nnA- foi a Inner nnmhAi nf
years, and will continue to be one un
til the final summons come "to join that
innumerable caravan," etc, when, it is
presumed, he will join a Democratic
angel band who will parade the golden
streets of the new Jerusalem with
their harps tuned to Democratic halle
lujah songs. He is the doctor on this
occasion, and has a very sick patient.
To prolong life it is necessary to in
still hope and courage into the invalid,
and he whispers consoling words into
the ear of his patient. He has made a
diagnosis of the disease, and it will
require constant and heroio treatment
to bring the sick man to health.
Aside from local disorder there are
constitutional diseases, and the system
is so weakened that there is little
chance for recuperation. In 1892 there
was a period of healthful activity; but
soon there happened signs of inherent
weakness, and now, after two years of
contact with the adverse , winds of
national administration, there is
hardly anything left but a fleshless
A tM I - - I- 2 , V T M
success it may yet recuperate. Hill
has a strong personality,and if anyone
can infuse life into Democracy he is
enual to the task. Time will tell the
effects of this soothing dose; but the
system must be thoroughly built up
Deiore any inerapneuucai treatment
will have beneficial results. Perhaps,
f Hill will consult with Cleveland,
. their combined wisdom might be suc
cessful in bringing the patient on his
feet again; but after 1896, it is expected
Democracy will be a con Armed in
valid. -
! CONJECTUBES.
Eastern papers mention the name of
President Cleveland as a probable can
didate before the Democratic conven
tion next year. It is yet premature to
name prospective candidates for 1896,
but there may be indications which
may lead some to form a probable
conjecture. Mr. Cleveland has occu
pied the position of executive of the
nation during two terms; but tnese
have not been continuous, and there
was an interval of four years between
the first and second official . service.
This may be construed as an effort to
defeat the precedent, which has here
tofore been considered the unwritten
law, that no president shall occupy the
position for a third term. There is no
question that Mr. Clevelandwas a
strong man In 1884, and probably no
other candidate could be elected. He
was still strong in 1892; but in 1896 a
more available eandidate can be pro-1
cured. Whether from party disaffec
tion, or otherwise, the present admin
istration ha3 been very weak, and is
very unpopular with the people. The
party has accomplished little or noth
ing, and cannot bear, tho criticism is
will receive. If Mr. Cleveland is the
candidate it will be placed on the de
fensive, and he will be the subject of
attacks as much as the organization.
But the nomination of Mr. Cleveland,
we believe, cannot be accomplished,
even if he uses the patronage under
his control with that end in view. He
has antagonized the leaders by
many arbetrary acts, and it will
be impossible for the national
Democratic convention to con
solidate on him. Hill is still the
pot of Tammany,and that organization
has by no means lost all its power or
influence. Then there is Gorman and
others who will not support him; but
will do everything possible to defeat
his nomination. Perhaps they have
presidential bees buzzing in their bon
nets, and, aside from opposition to the
views of the executive on national
questions, have personal ends to sub
serve. For these reasons there is not
much prospect of the Democratic ticket
being headed by Grover Cleveland; but
the issues upon which the campaign
will be contested will be the princi
ples upon which the Republican and
Democratic parties have stood for
many years, and it is very probable
that the people will decree that the
country be restored to the former pro
tective policy.
.1 NEW SOUTH.
Since the war there ha3 been quite
a revolution in the south regarding
the propeieconoraic policy to be fol
lowed. When slave labor planted and
hoed the cotton, and prepared it for
market free trade was the popular doc
trine; but during the last few years
manufacturing industries have been
inaugurated, and those engaged in
these industries see the benefits of
protection, The antagonism towards
the Republicans of the north have
held the people of the south aloof from
any coalition with them, and they
have naturally been attracted to the
Democracy. This has made what has
been termed the solid south; but there
has been a chance very recently, and
it is exDected that they will fall into
line with states in the north demand
ing tariff on artisles. The facts ad
duced in support of this opinion are
that the legislature of Florida passed
a resolution in favor of maintenance
of the McKinley duties on certain of
the products of that state, that Texas
demanded retention of the McKinley
duty on wool, that Tennessee, Ala
bama, and Georgia sent delegations to
congress to request that the McKinley
tariff on irom coal, marble, and other
of their products be left unchanged,
that Louisana strove for a perpetua
tion of tho McKinley bounty on sugar,
and that Mississippi asked for the
addition of a new article cotton to
the dutiable list Unfortunately, these
states were as anxious to do away with
protection to all northern products as
they were to retain it for their own,
Subsequent events have taught them
that tariffs cannot be made wholly sec
tional. Indeed, the sectional feeling
sesms to be in rapid decadence through
out the south. Therefore, there is
good reason to accept the opinion
of some leading men that in
all the southern states in which
there shall be a semblance of honesty
in elections Republican gains will be
made at the next election. From this
it is apparent that the issues will be
squarely fought, and that the country
may expect a lair ana lull decision
at the ballot box next year on the ques
tion of protection or free trade as the
American policy, without votes being
controlled by local or sectional preju
dices.
MABCUS WHIT2IAN.
No one in the history of the north'
west has such a national reputation as
Dr. Marcus Whitman, who was killed
by the Indians in the Wailatpu mas
sacre in 1847. He was one of the pio
neers of the North Pacific, and his
actions were stimulated by that patri
otism- which leads" one to unselfishly
consider the welfare of country above
everything else. This region was little
known in the east at the time Rev. Mr.
Whitman established his missionary
station near Walla Walla; but he fully
understood its importance to the union,
and made his perilous ride to Washing
ton City to represent this t6 the au
thorities. He succeeded in saving
Oregon to the American flag, and for
this he is honored all over the nation.
Perhaps no other city has taken' such
an interest in - Whitman as Chicago,
and last Sunday was devoted to his
memory by the Congregational
churches of that place. This is what
the Inter Ocean says of the occasion
'Nearly ' forty-eight years have
elapsed since Marcus Whitman was
buried in that neglected grave in
Washington. If, amid the perils and
labors of his hard life, the old hero
could have glanced down the years and
listened to the story of his patriotism
recited yesterday, it would J have
been cheering. Forty-five clergymen
in Chicaga and its. immediate suburbs,
and half as many more within a radius
of three hundred miles, preached yes
terday on "Christian Patriotism" and
illustrated it in its highest and best
sense by the life of Dr. Marcus Whit
man. It was a noble, beautiful tribute
to one of the most modest and unselfish
patriots, who offered, his life for his
flag and his country.
"The study of Whitman history is
just beginning. The wrong is that it
has been neglected so long. The more
it is read and known, the more he will
have defenders from the calumnies of
modern skeptics. Christianity and
patriotism go hand in hand, and Whit
man is as fine an illustration as can be
found on the pages of any history. A
number of the sermons of yesterday
are reported in part in this-issue."
TEE OBATOB IN POLITICS.
There is an impression to the
effect that the day of the political ora
tor has gone by, says the Globe-Democrat,
and that public opinion on cur
rent issues is molded and directed by
other means. It is true that the news
paper has become the most important
influence in that respect, and that the
spoken word is not so widely potent as
it was in the days of Webster and
Clay, or of Lincoln and Douglas: but
it is not true that the people have
ceased to give attention to speakers
who are able to instruct and entertain
them. Secretary Carlisle has just
demonstrated in Kentucky that an ora
tor who understands his business can
change the views of voters and reverse
the drift of popular sentiment. When
he entered the recent campaign, the
cause that he represented was at a de
cided disadvantage, and the speeches
that he delivered plain, practical, im
pressive presentations of the facts in
tho case turned the tide in his favor
and made it triumphant. He knew his
subject thoroughly, and he knew how
to talk upon it in a pleasing and con
vincing way. The people listened to
him and believed what he said because
he spoke to them candidly, intelli
gently and serioiisly. A like effect
could hot have been produced by pro
claiming the same things through a
newspaper.
The number of men now in public
life in this country who are capable of
pel-forming that kind of service is not
large, but there are enn-igh of them
to refute the proposition that political
oratory has lost its power over the
masses. John Sherman's financial
speeches are of the same general char
acter as those which Carlisle made in
Kentucky.. McKinley 's speeches on
the tariff are of a similar order of ex
cellence: Reed has a style that is al
ways interesting and effective; and
Harrison is equally pleasing and forci
ble in a different way. There are oth
ers that might be named to prove that
When a man is master alike of his sub
ject and of the art of discussing it
clearly and vigorously he can cause
changes opinion and win victories
against apparent odds. The people
are honest and ahxious to do what is
right and best; and the orator who is
able to guide them to proper conclu
sions can count upon their due appre
ciation of his efforts. They are not
much influenced by the ordinary dem
agogue or the average stump-speaker,
because he has nothing to say that is
of any real assistance to them, and his
manner is apt to be one that lacks
honesty and straightforwardness; but
when the orator comes along who is
evidently sincere and fully qualified to
give useful information, they flock to
hear him, and his speeches sway their
minds and shape their actions in' a de
gree exceeding that of any other
method of instruction and solicitation,
BABBAROU8.
to
At Morenci, Mich., they have been
resorting to the methods employed in
the middle ages to ascertain the guilt
or innocence of persons accused of
withcraft; but the difference in the re
sult was that the fellow would have
been killed without acknowledging the
crime and by confessing he was given
his liberty. The dispatch states that
a band of masked men took the person,
who was accused of a heinous crime
into the woods and strung him up to
tree until he confessed. He protested
his innocence twice after being pulled
up and let down nearly dead. " The
third time they gave him fair warnin
and told him if he didn't confess they
would let him hang until he was dead
and he confessed and was ordered
leave the country. This is queer just
ice, and it may satisfy a barbarous
community; but not one where civili
zation prevails in ihe least. If he
were innocent he did what any sensi
ble man would have done, and saved
his neck by making a false statement
If guilty he should not have been al
lowed to escape free. But the facts
furnish uo proof of guilt or innocence,
and it is strange that in Michigan
resort should be had to such mediaeval
methods. Torture was frequently used
in the dark ages, and it is the opinion
of historians that many acknowledge
crimes of which they were not guilty
to save themselves from the harrowing
pain of the thumb screws and rack.
This may be the case with the fellow
in Michigan, and almost any one in
his sane mind would have pursued the
same course to save his life. If this
had happened in the south, and had
been perpetrated puon some lustful
brute of a negro, the press of the
north would have criticised it severely
as further evidence of the savagery
prevailing there; but being in the
north the associated press correspond
ent telegraphs it over the country as a
proper manner of making a fiend con
fess to a horrible crime.
BB1QHT PBOSPECTS.
The San Francisco Chronicle gives
the following note of warning to Cali
fornia; "The Oregon. Railway and
Navigation Company has entered into
a competitive warfare with the Pacific
Mail and the Canadian Pacific steam
ship companies for the freight busi
ness between the orient and the
western world. Big cuts have been
made in flour rates, which must be met
by the Pacific Mail or California will
suffer. China and .Japan have re
cently afforded good markets for
California flour, but if the
steamship companies of the north offer
lower freights than the Pacific Mail,
the chief supplies of the orient will be
drawn from Oregon and Washington
hereafter. Perhaps tramp steamers
might be chartered to help the situa
tion, but our chief dependance must be
upon the Pacific Mail so long as it
works in combination with the occi
dental and oriental line," ,
Manufacturers in nearly all portions
of the country have increased the
wages of their employes, and in some
instances industries that have been
closed -have been reopened. This is
very encouraging, and the people are
hopeful of the future. Of course the
rise in the price of wages has not been
very large, but it is enough to lead all
to believe that the worst times have
been suffered, and there is a change
for the better. It is more noticeable
at present because of the distressful
times through which the country has
passed during the last few years, and
as the trend is toward improvement it
may be expected to continue in the
same direction. Every indication
points to the fact that there is a gen
eral revival of trade all over the world
and the United States is simply feeling
the beneficial result the same as other
nations. But it will take Ions: years.
under the present ratio of improve
ment, for the business of the nation
and the wages of laborers to be where
they were before the election of 1892
Democrats will be inclined to credit
the revival of trade to the operation of
their economic policy;, but this cannot
be true, as reports from Great' Britian
and other commercial, nations are un
usually encouraging and the world at
large appears to be entering upon an
era of prosperity. During Republican
administrations the United States
could stand alone without being de
pendent upon the volume of business
in other countries; but when free-trade
prevails all nations must come down to
a common level, and one will be the
reflex of the other as regards business
prosperity.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Wasco and Sherman counties are all
right. Grashoppers and drouth have
damaged the growing crops very little.
The news from Cuba regarding the
progress of the rebellion is very un
reliable. Spain claims victories and
so do the Cubans.
The silver craze is. rapidly dying
down, and if the Qregoman did not
devote a leading edtiorial each day to
the, subject there would be little agita
tion of the subject in this state. -
The outlook for good prices for
wheat was never better. Grain, the
same as every other commodity, is
governed by supply and demand; and
the supply will be short in many
places.
Dallas is determined to have the big
fight between Corbett and FitzSim
mons, and there will be money and
business in it for the Texas city. For
this reason all efforts to stop it will be
unavailing.
The Oregon Press Association will
meet at Newport on the 20th of this
month. The members will undoubt
edly enjoy themselves: but they will
pay little attention to unifying the
fraternity for mutual protection.
"The Chatauqua assembly at Glad
stone park, near Oregon City, is
attracting wide-spread attention
throughout the state. Many of the
leading men of Oregon are pres
ent, as well as some of the ereat lit'
erary lights of the east.
Another report of outrages com
mitted by Turks on the Armenians
comes over the wires, and nothing
more will be done than a protest from
the Dowers. The ottoman empire has
disgraced civilisation long enough
and her measure ot iniquity is inn
There is a boundary dispute between
France and Brazil, and a conflict has
taken place between the soldiers of
these countries. If the Monroe doc
trine means anythiug it should be ap
plied to some of these interferences by
European countries in the affairs of tho
new world.
There is a new baby at Buzzard's
Bay, born to the wife of President
Cleveland, and a girl too, Of course
it would have been more satisfactory
to Mr. Cleveland if it had been a boy,
who would have handed down to pos
terity the historic name. But the
country will rest satisfied with affairs
as they are, and the event will furnish
a subject for newspaper comment
A defeat of the government is likely
to result in Canada over the school
question in Manitoba. The Conserva
tives are pledged to the enforcement
of the law, and as Manitoba is deter
mined not to obey the mandate of Ot-
towa, the parliament snouia oe dis
solved. Regarding this question the
northwest will stand firm, and the
final result may be a revolt from the
dominion. The Manitobans under
stand their rights, and will stand by
them whatever may be the conse
quences.
This is the sarcastic and satirical
way in which the New York Sun
treats the weather prophets of Min
nesota: "There seems to be a band
of organized thinkers in Minnesota
who devote themselves to joking with
the thermometer. When the weather
is cold enough to drive a Polar bear to
drink, these Mmnesotans spread over
the world tales of oranges trees in
bloom, and of cows lying on banks of
cherry blossoms regaling themselves
with milk punch. When it's hot
enough to make a salamander put it
self on ice, these Gospel poets talk, as
they are talking now, of heavy frosts
and snow expected. Minnesota is a
lusty State, but still young enough to
be romantic."
It seems probable that the bicycle
will soon cut a considerable figure in
our army, says the New York Sun
Gen. Miles has been from the first
the foremost of the higher officers
in advocating the use of the bicycle.
As his devotion to genuine hard work
in practical campaigning is well
known, it may be assumed that he
would not be so much interested in the
bicycle unless it were a military appli
ance of real value, xne signal uorps
is the organization that thus far is
making the most of the specialty of
wheeling, and an additional number of
bicycles is to be introduced into it.
When Gen. Miles becomes the head of
the army, about three months hence,
it may be expected that bicyoling will
receive more encouragement than ever
in the service.
There is no doubt that there is an
improvement in the volume of business,
and that times are better than they
have been; but they are not up to the
standard of 1892 before the change was
decreed by the people of the country,
and will not be until the old protec
tive policy is resumed at Washington.
However much Democrats may desire
to attract attention to the money ques
tion the people will not be deluded by
this false issue. For the past two
years they have suffered the pressure
of bard times as never before, and
realize fully the mistake they made in
seating the Democratic party in power.
This they will undo at the hrst oppor
tunity, and that will present itself in
1896. The tariff will be the question
upon which party lines will be drawn
during the next presidential campaign,
and on this the political contest will
be waged to the bitter end. .
Yesterday the miner's union of Wal
lace, Idaho, celebrated the anniversary
of the riots of 1892, whioh resulted in
the blowing up of the Frisco concen;
trator and the killing of three union
and two non-union men. .There were
several thousand people present, and
wo cereuiumes were iieiu m iiuo ceme
tery. The graves of the union miners
were decora tea with flowers; speeches
were made and a poem read. Two
militia companies were organized, and.
under the threat that martial law
would be declared if any disturbances
occurred, the peace was preserved.
Such a celebration will appear strane-e
to people not acquainted with the wild
class with which the participants
affiliate, if some one could ascertain
the date on which Judas Iscariat com
mitted suicide it would appear proper
and becoming nqw to commemorate
the event,
There is no more important under
taking for the United States than the
completion of the Nicaragua canal,'
which will join the Atlantic with the
Pacific, -and bring the different por
tions of our country in closer commer-
lal unity. The Manama canal, which
was a French project, has utterly failed,
and will never, be completed. This
leaves the way open for the country to
complete the great water way that has
been projected for some years across
Nicaragua, and the government should
push this to completion as quickly as
possible, rne Suez canal revolution
ized the trade of Europe, and the Nic
aragua canal will do the same for the
business of this country, it will fur
nish cheap transportation for this
coast to the east and Europe, and will
shorten the qistance several thousand
miles. The expenditure in its con
struction will be more than reimbursed
by the increase of trade, and the facil
ity by which goods are placed in the
markets of the world.
The Cornell crew won the race on
Tuesday over the Leanders, and yes
terday were beaten by Trinity Hall
crew. There is considerable ill-feel
ing created by the first race, and
Americans have received severe cen
sure from the English. It is stated
that the Cornell men followed the di
rections of the umpire, and if there was
any unfairness he alone should be held
responsible and not every individual
member of the crew. English "fair
play" must have sadly waned if athletic
sports, governea by well estamisnea
rules, are to be a subject of contro
versy because those who expected
to win did not accomplish their object.
The young men from Cornell are un
questionably gentlemen, and have
acted fairly and courteously with their
English cousins in the boat race on the
Thames. To be roundly abused by the
defeated crew is very discourteous, and
does not speak well for the prevalence
of a spirit of fairness among college
men in England. If such is to be the
treatment of Americans on British soil,
athletic contests between the two
countries should cease forever.
TELEGRAPHIC.
BEAU EXI COLLISION.
Disastrous Accident on a Canadian Bail
way. Quebec, July 9. A very large pil
grimage from Sherbrooke, Windsor
Mills and Richmond left last night at
10 o'clock f oi- the shrine of St. Anne
de Beaupre. There were two sections
of train, one running a few minutes
behind the other. The first section
was standing at Craig's road station,
at 3 a. m.j taking water, when the
second section, passing the semaphonc,
dashed into the rear of a Pullman
coach of the first section, smashing it
to kindling wood, and killing, it is
said, everybody in that car, except the
Pullman conductor, who jumped.
Engineer McLeod and Fireman Per-'
kins, of the second division, were both
killed outright. The Pullman coach
was telescoped into the first-class cars
of the first section, killing a number of
passengers. Among the killed are
three priests. The number of killed
is now placed at 14. injured 34.
The dead are; Charles Bedard, mail
clerk; Miss Bedard, his daughter, Hec
tor McLeod, engineer; Richard Per
kins, fireman; Rev. Father J. L. Mer
cier, Rev. Mr. Cogan, allot Richmond,
Rev. Mr. Dignan, Windsor Mills; Miss
Valine and aunt, name unknown; Miss
Thauauetall, of St. Joseph de Levis;
Mrs. C. Ayer, Danville: the two
Misses Delacourte, of Shefford; John
O'Farrell, of Richmond.
The wounded, who were taken to
Quebec for treatment, are: John Cad
iur, J. P. Cayer, Seraphim Cayer,
Joseph . Cayer, Louis Cayer, all of
Danville; Virginia Sylvester, Hane;
Mrs. Francis Tostaine, Broughton;
Louis Goedette, Arthabaskaville; Pat
rick McHugh, Copelon; Rev. Father
deRossier, Broughton: Pierre Alard.
Richmond: Antonio Barie, Artha
baskaville: M. K. Quinlan, traveling
passenger agont, Montreal,
A FIENDISH SirRDER.
The
Victim's Daughter and
Under Arrest.
Grandson
Grand Rapids, Mich., July 9. Mrs.
Levi Pierce, aged 60, who lived at
Berlin, Ottawa county, was murdered
yesterday. Her daughter, May Pierce,
aged 13, and her grandson, George
Kessbro, aged 13, are in jail at Grand
Haven awaiting examination.
Mr. Pierce went to the field to. work
as usual, leaving his wife and two
children at home, "About 10 o'clock
May came running to him across the
field, orying, "Mamma is dead."
Pierce ran to the house and found
his wife dead in the kitchen. Her
chin was gashed, a tooth knocked out,
and her neck black and bruised as if
she had been choked to death. There
were evidences of a terrible struggle.
At the inquest, owing to contradic
tory stories told by George Kessbro,
and his evident desire to avert sus
picion from himself and turn it toward
a mythical tramp,Kessbro was arrested.
It is believed Kessbro did the killing,
and the little girl knows all about it,
and perhaps assisted.
Chicago's New industry.
Chicago, July 9. Boy fanning has
suddenly become a great industry in
Chicago. The last legislature made
some amendments to the act concern
ing dependent children. . As the law
stands, every training school for boys
is to get $10 a month from the county
for every boy committed to its care,
and this, whether the county board
has agreed to it or not. Training
schools for boys have agents out hunt
ing up boys who can be brought with
in the wide definition the statute gives
of dependent boys, or parents who are
willing to get rid of their boys. The
result is a ten-fold increase of alleged
"dependent" boys. Commissioner
Cummins said today: "There is a
profit of about $5 a month to the school
on each boy, A profit of $5 a month
is $60 a year, and if a school can hunt
up 1000 boys it can make $60,000 profit
out oi the county, as the boys are
committed until they are 21, each be
comes a profitable investment,"
consist of four rapid-firing guns, six
gatling guns, 600 rifles, as many re
volvers, and 300 rounds of ammunition.
With this he thinks he oan make a
landing and proceed to the capital.
Crazed by Confinement.
Seattle, July 9. Servius Rutten,
who has been in jail for over a year
and a half, pending an appeal from a
conviction of murder in the first degree
in killing William Fletcher at Chico,
has been driven crazy by his confine
ment. He imagines his fellow-prisoners
are plotting to kill him and the
jailer. Through some blunder,
sentence has never been passed on
him, and his notice of appeal has not
been given. He is one of the prisoners
who escaped with Blanck last March
and was recaptured.
; Fires in Linn County.
Albany, Or., July 10. The school
house in district No. 85, 10 miles south
east of Albany, caught fire last night
from the sparks of a passing traction
engine and was.bufned. The loss is
about $1000. The hophouse of J. H.
Howe, near Brownsville, also caught
fire this morning and was destroyed,
causing a loss of $500.
MANY ELKS INJURED.
The Floor Clare Way During Their Social
Session.
Atlantic City, N. J., July 10 The
social session tendered by the At
lantic City lodge to the visiting Elks
t his evening ended in a frightful dis
aster. Fully 100 persons were injured.
The session had just opened, and only
one of the speakers had been heard,
when, without warning, the building,
which had not been used for several
years, collapsed, and fully 1000 persons
were thrown to the floor beneath.
Many women, the wives of visiting
Elks, went down in the ruins. Fully
200 persons, who were on the first floor
and immediately under the banquet
hall, were crushed beneath the timbers
and lay helpless.
An alarm was immediately turned
in, and the city's force of 200 firemen
and every policeman in the oity were
called to the scene as a hospital corps.
The police ambulance and carriages
ot every kina were utiiizea to convey
the injured to the hospital and to
their hotels.
When the police and firemen arrived
on the scene the excitement was so in
tense that they did not know where to
begin. The streets for blocks were
blocked. The air was full of anxious
inquiry for friends and relatives who
were thought to have been in the
building, within a few minutes the
police started to clear the space in the
immediate neighborhood of the
building and to place ropes around to
keep the crowd back.
In the meantime the firemen had
set to work to extricate the wounded
from beneath the mass of timbers,
and they were aided by the hotel
keepers and residents near the scene.
Every house was thrown open and
every available convenience was
pressed into service to carry them to
their hotels. Meanwhile the physi
cian were on the scene and doing all
tney coma to aia tne unfortunates.
The Yacht Capsized.
Ciucago, July 9. Yesterday after
noon Alien Fowler, a prominent
young attorney, started for a sail with
his yacht Bowery, taking with him
Miss Emma Gibson, and James Dalton
and a servant. About 10:30 near Lin
coln Park, a gust caught the yacht
ana it capsizea. miss uiDson, who
was swept clean on the deck was res
cued by Mr. Fowler, and the four, by
the aid of rones and spars, succeeded
in clinging to the overturned hull.
They shouted for help until their
voices failed. Chilled and almost help
less, they drifted within sight of the
park until returning daylight revealed
their plight to nsnermen, who rescued
them. So exhauted were they that
they were unable to tell their names.
They were taken to the hospital, where
ail revived, miss uioson is in a criti
cal condition, but her recovery is ex
pected.
Insurgents Victorious,
New York, July 9, Private corre.
spondence from Cuba brings the report
that general uoraero, of the in
surgent army, was shot and killed in
Alpa Gracia, where a battle was fought
June zv. Four engagements took
place, in all of which the insurgents
are saia to nave Deen successful.
lienerai uoraero was leading a
division and was shot from a house in
town, which was then ordered burned,
The second engagement was at Coja
Aiaera. wnere a aetaenment of Span
ish soldiers was forced to surrender,
the men giving up tneir arms ana am
munition.
CUBA'S NW PRESIDENT.
Palma the Choice of the Revolutionary
Party,
New York, July 10. The last of
the returns from the Cuban revolution
ary elections all over the United States
on bunaay nave been received here,
The formal announcement that Palma
was elected will be made today. A
committee will be sent to Central Val
ley to notify Mr. Palma who, it is ex
pec ted, will come here tomorrow to
open his headquarters.
l nomas .streaa Fauna was born in
Bayamo, Cuba, July 9, 1835. After
completing his stuaies in Havana he
went, to Seville, Spain, to read law.
and then returned to his native city to
practice. He was interested in Cuban
Independence and rose to a command
ing position in the small but rapidly
increasing band of patriots who were
working to create the sentiment that
crystallized into the revolution of
1868-69.
When the war broke out Palma was
one of the first to take the field. He
was elected a member of the Cuban
congress later, and in the last years he
succeeded CeBpedes in , the presidency
oi tne repuoiic oi uuoa. it was while
ho was holding the position that the
revolution collapsed. He was made a
prisoner on October 19, 1877, and by
uruer ui me stuqe trenerai Martinez
Camyos, who is conducting the cam
paign against the present revolution
ists, was taken to Havana, whence he
was deported to Spain.
Palma went to Central America
after his release, and 13 years ago es
tablished the college in Central Val
ley, N. Y., which he still maintains.
Drowned Himself.
Salem, Or., July 9. Mort Brown.
aged 30 years, unmarried, disappeared
last nignt, ana mis morning his coat
and vest were found on the bank of the
river. Search was instituted and
shortly after noon his body was found
close to the bank on the bottom in a
few feet of water, he having committed
suicide. He was out of work, of a mo
rose disposition and had been drinking
neaviiy. na quarreiea y6steraay
with his mother and sister with whom
he lived, and had threatened several
times to end his life.
THE CONVENTION AT DENVER.
Second Day's Session of the Teachers'
Association, .,
Denver, July 10. The subiect of
the papers read this forenoon at the
convention of the National Educational
Association was "Co-Ordination of
btudies in Elementary Education,
The largest church in the city was not
large enough to hold all the teachers
who came out in the rain to attend.
Charles Degarmo. of S war th more
college, Swarthmore, Pa., read a pa
per on "Principles Upon Which Co
ordination Should Proceed." He
showed that co-relation between the
parts of each subject should first be
sought, then established between dif
ferent studies. William S. Jackson,
of the Cook coanty normal school,
Chicago, read a paper on "What Has
Been Accomplished in Nature Study
in Co-Relation." He . maintained
nature study has introduced making,
modeling and painting into schools
and rationalized the methods of teach
ing other branches, yet its relations to
other studies is little understood.
Dr. Charles A. McMurrav. of Nor
mal, ui., reaq a paper on "What Has
Been Accomplished in Co-Operation
in Field History and Literature." The
effort, he said, to co-ordinate those
studies with others has brought out
uieir qualities as euiture forces,
uomomea, two stuaies are tar more
potent for good than when separated.
History, geography, natural science
TELEGRAPHIC.
BLOOD-STAINED CUBA.
Both Spaniards and Insurgents Claim
Victories.
Havana, July 10. General Navarro
is pursuing the insurgents under Gar
zon. who were recently defeated near
Minasdaiquiti, province of Santiago
de Cuba, with the loss of many dead
and wounded.
Marabi, the insurgent leader, at the
head of 1200 men, has compelled
Major Sanchez, with 400 men, to re
treat. The insurgent leader surprised
the Spanish troops at Cacao, near Jig
uani, not far from Bayamo, province
Santiago de Cuba. Tne troops made
a gallant defense, but Major Sanchez
lost 20 killed and wounded and retired
to Santa Rita. The loss of the insur-
gent is said to have been much
eavier. r -j
General Gasco has had a three days'
fight with insurgents in Sierra Maes
tra. The insurgent lost a great many
killed and wounded, and the Spanish
captured a quantity of arms, ammuni
tion and horses. Further details of
the fighting have not been received.
San Francisco has arrived from Spain
with 2200 troops, and steamer Antonio
Lopez with 2500.
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1IY9TEBIOU8 MURDER.
Ransom. Stokes, of Sunnydale, Near Seat
- . tie, the Victim.
SEATTLE, July 11. Sunnvdale, a
sparsely settled community about
eight miles from this city, has been
the scene of a fiendish and mysterious
murder. Kansom Stokes, the victim,
was a middle-aged man, well educated,
and able to live without labor on
money he received from property in
the east, Of late he has been adver
tising for a wife, and on that account
was at the postofflce frequently. Yes-
terda3' it was discovered that ho had
not been for his mail for 10 days, so
searcn was maae. ills house was
locked, but on looking through the
window it was noticed that things were
in confusion. The people knowing
mat ne was iu tne naoit of bathing
every morning in a little creek that
runs through the woods, some little
distance from the house, went there.
i owing was louna, Dut an odor was
noticed coming from the woods. A
searce resulted in the discovery, about
100 yards from the house, in the dense
Drusn, of a large pile of logs, roots, eto.
u naer one siae were the remains of a
fire, which had burned into the pile
some aistanoe. ine stench from' this
heap was terrible, but one of the men
got down on his knees, looked through
the hole and discovered the remains of
a human being. The coroner was im
mediately sent for, and returned there
this afternoon. He found that the fire
which had been set to the pile was in
tended to burn up the remains of Ran
som Stokes. - The face, hands and
neck were scorched, but nothing more,
On taking the body from this place, it
was found that 10 buckshot had been
fired into the man's back, piercing the
neart ana lungs.
Suspicion rests on Fred Kindling
ana naries ninaiing, two ex-convicts,
who were neighbors of Stokes, and
whom Stokes said he had ordered off
his place. The two men are under ar
rest, but deny all knowledge of the
case.
A WELL-ORGANIZED GANG.
Nebraska and South Dakota Infested With
Cattle-Bustlers.
Chicago. July 11. A dispatch from
Chamberlain, S. D., says: A lawless
state of affairs exist in the northern
part of Nebraska and the adjacent ter
ritory in South Dakota, and only the
most vigorous measures on the part of
the authorities will remedy many of
the evils existing.
For years the country between Ly
man county, directly west of here, and
Holt ana Keyapaha counties, Neb.,
has been infested by what appears to
be an organized gang of cattle and
horse thieves. Enough has been
learned to make it a certainty that
this band has a rendezvous at various
points through the 50 or 60 miles of
territory where it opperates. Cattle
and horses that stray toward White
river disappear with great regularity.
as also do cattle and horses belonging
to iarmers ana stockmen resiaing
throughout that portion of South
Dakota. This leads to the conclusion
that the thieves take stock stolen from"
South Dakota farmers and ranchers
and dispose of them to the settlers of
Nebraska.
Certain residents of the infested
regions who have no visible means of
support are suspected of being in
league with the thieves, but no posi
tive evidence has as yet been secured
against them.
Frank Carlson Drowned.
Salem, July 11. Another drowning
occured in the Willamette river at
Salem today, about 100 yards from and
directly opposite the point where
Brown drowned Monday night.
Frank Carlson, a Swede, one of a crew
of hands engaged in floating logs down
the river to Oregon City, jumped from
a springboard into the river and was
drowned before he could be rescued.
The board from which the leap was
made was one used by Salem boys for
diving. The loggers engaged in div
ing feats from the board with their
clothing on. At 11:30 a. m. Robert
Bailey and Frank Cole made the dive.
The unfortunate Carlson sprang . from
the board, turning a double somer
sault, and landing in the water, strik
ing stomach first. He arose with his
head thrown back in an unnatural
position, struggled a short time in the
water and sank.
WA IT
FOR THE
finriT mm i nnr ounmn
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AT THE DALLES ON
Thursday, Aug. 1st
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East.
: Ad mission 50 Cents.
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Finest Horses awl Grandest Jrrav nf circus Talent
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ROYAL AQUARIUM!
4 TRAINS! IO ACRES CANVAS!
20,000 SEATS! 1,600 EMPLOYES!
100 II2l0TAT?'. $4,000.00 DAILY. EXPENSES!
20 HURRICANE RACES! : :
25 CLOWNS! 6 BANDS! 60 CAGES! .
16 OPEN DENS!
HERD OF ELEPHANTS!
, . DROVE OF CAMELS!
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. EVERY GREAT ACT KNOWN!
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EXCURSIONS WILL. BE RUN ; ' '
On every line of travel to enable visitors from a distance to attend the exhi
bitions of this, the Greatest show of the modern world. Tralna wtll nnrHvo In
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50 FREE EXHIBITIONS DAILY 50
Experienced detectives In attendance. They are constantly on the watch
to.protect the public from the operations of Gamblers and swindlers.
REMEMBER THE .DATE.
Dr. J. F. Lkwenberq,
Lecturer and principal examiner of the eye.
How Are Your Eyes?
Do you wear Glasses that do not feel perfectly natural and comfortable: It
so embrace the opportunity of a life time by consulting
DR. J. F. LE WENBERG, "
OF 114 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO,
University, Germany.
a graduate of Heidelberg
A Blot Among Cnlnstmen.
Denver, July 11. Shortly after noon
today policemen were sent in a hurry
to tne uninese quarter in response to
a riot call. About 20 Chinamen were
doine battle with axes, knives, clubs
and stones, but on the approach of the
parol wagon they sougnt hiding plases.
Sam Lunar Wa, the proprietor of an
opium joint, was found with severe j
wounds on his head, which may cause
nis aeatn. lie naa been s trues with
an ax by My Gow, a business rival,
whose place had been raided, he be
lieved, at the instigation of Sam.
Other rioters were the followers of
these two leaders. My Gow has not
yet been caught.
UMATILLA HOUSE, ROOM 3,
- Entrance From Ladies' Parlor.
Eyes Examined Free and Spectacles Hade to Order
Dr. J. F. Lewenbero; never fails in adjusting glasses to the perfect satis
faction of all who are suffering from weak and defective vision, and guarantees
his classes to suit in all cases. Twenty-three years' experience. Headache
caused by eye strain relieved by proper adjustment of glasses.' Children's eyes
and difficult cases a specialty. Consultation free.
Thorough investigation by physicians and scientific people courted. -
P. S. Dr. Lawenberir la not a traveling ontioian. He has been compelled
by ill health to leave a lucrative practice of twenty years' standing in Philadel
phia. He takes this method of acquainting himself with the people of the
coast, his future home.
San 1 Francisco 1 Beer 1 Hall
F. LlOimil. Proprietor.
STRUNG CP TWICE.
and language are like strands of a rope,
SIX BURNED TO DEATH.
Wood! Wood! Wood I
Oak, fir and slab wood at minimum
rates. Send us your oraer irom tne
nearest telephone.
JOS. J.. rT4 es JQ.
A Michigan Wretch Forced to Confess to
a Horrible Crime.
Chicago, July 9. A dispatch from
Morenci. Mich., says: Chester Stronc.
a hostler employed by a physician, has
Deen enticing uiu gum into tne
doctor's barn lor. improper purposes.
The better element of. the town de
cided Strong must leave, and told him
so. but he reiusea to go.
A band of masked men, with white
cans on their heads, about midnight.
took Stronsr into the woods. Thev
accused him of the crime whioh he de
nied. One end of a rope was thrown
over a stout limb, and the running
noose was put around his neck. A
score of stronsr hands draersred him un.
When he was about dead they let him
down and told him to confess. A
second time be declared himself inno
cent, and up he went again. When
they let him down this time they told
him that he would either confess or be
hanced for srood, and he weakened
and confessed. Then the captors un
bound him and gave him 20 minutes
to leave town. They took up a collec
tion which amoun'ed to a few dollars.
gave it to him, and ordered him to de
part, and he disappeared, accompanied
by a snower oi buiiets. .
Eceta Xayinr Plmaa.
San Francisco, July 9. General
Ezeta and his followers are said to be
nearly ready for their attack unon
Salvador. For some time there has
been a lack of funds in tho war chest
of the exiles.but it is reported that to
day he received a large sum of money,
and that in a short time the balance of
what is needed will be supplied. Ezeta
ntiid to be ne?otiatlne for a saalin-
or whaling vessel, which will take on
board at one of the islands in the Santa
Barbara channel arms and ammu
nition. It is also the plan or zeta to
enlist in his cause about 75 Americans.
upon whose bravery and fighting qual
ities he may rely. His equipment will '
Fatal Fire In a
Livery
troit.
ETKOIT. JU1V 10. At Zthla morn.
ins fire was discovered in the llvi
i 1 1 . T-l . . TTT .
smuie ui v. n . vase, u west congress
street, a four-story brick. All the em
ployes were lodged and fed in the
ouiiaine, un the fourth floor were
sleeping accommodations for 25 men,
How many occupied the beds last
mht is not aeunitely known, but five
burned bodies are at the morgue await
ing Duruu ana one otner person is
missinc. mere were manv narrow
escapes ana heroic rescues bv firemen
J 1, !!-
ana we ponce.
The following are the victims: John
bhaw, ariver, ao years old; John Bow
man, second cook, aered 20: Thomaa
Webb, painter, aged 5o; Charles Davis,
nosuer. agea zo; james ti. Shaw,
harness man, aere 27: Edward Hue-hps.
barn man, missiner.
Eighty horses stabled in the base
ment were gotten out, with the excep-
iiiuu ui v. a. uroTBB .cmei u.. vaiunri
at $1000, and one of less value.
James Cummings, aged 18, a stable
man, reacnea a - winaow oi th top
story, but, QTeropme by the smoke and
names, xeu vneaoiopg to the street.
He was baory injured, and msT din.
intnl Inn. til I. a, n sisv" -
r 1
Wotutded by Her Brother.
Eugene, Or., July 10. Last even
ing near the Fall Creek postofflce, in
this county, Miss Anna, Vaughn was
shot and probably fatally wounded by
her brother Robert. The srirl is 12
years old and the boy two years older.
They went to a neighbor's house to do
some wotk ana in some manner the
boy eot a pistol, with which the shoot
ing was done. The shot entered the
ri-ht side of the em's head. The
boy says the shooting was accidental,
but the neighbors seem to doubt this,
as they say he has a most vicious dispo
sition.
All Doing WelL
Atlantio City, N. J., July 11.
Mayor Story reports all those injured
by the collapse of the floor of the
Casino during the social session of the
JbJKs last night as doing well. Nobody,
ri-ll . M I k. AaM 1.11 ..1... Jl. T71 J
of Camden, N. J., a musician who was
seriously hurt, was taken home this
morning. His condition is critical.
WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS;,
ALL KINDS OF BOTTLED BEER.
COLUMBIA BREWERY BEER ON DRAUGHT
WASHINGTON STREET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD.
lone Oerdee Killed.
ASTORIA. July ll. lone Gerdes.
the 2-year-old dauehter of T. D. Ger
des, of this city, was run over and
tailed by a street-car this eveninc.
The child started to cross the street
just as the oar was set in motion, and
tne ariver was unable to avert the ac
cident.
RUPERT St GHBEL
- Wholesal and retail manufacturers of anddealers in
Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Collars,
Tents, and Wagon Covers.
And All A.rtlola kptln m Ktrat Claea HaraoM Shop.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY;DONE.
THE DALLES
Opposite Moody's 'V rehous
OREGON.
MEECHANT TAIL0K1NG
TOE BEST
: HPE
TOBACCQ
MR. PAT. FAGAN,
At his establishment on Second street, next door to C. Lauer's Meat
Market, is prepared to make
Spring and Summer Suits