SATURDAY i JULY 20,1895
. iPZQES AND POLITICS. .
The Extent of the voluntary advances
in wages can not be accurately stated,
but it id safe to estimate that at least
1,000,000 workmen have received an
. increase of pay averaging 10 per cent.
Nothing lite this, has ever been before
known.-It makes a new departure in
Jthe matter, of the relations between
employers and employes, and teaches
aalutary lesson with regard to the im
portant question of capital and labor.
Furthermore, it has pronounced politi
cal significence, and this is probably
the aspect of it that deserves closest
attention. -The Democrats are trying
to make it appear that their party has
brought about this remarkable result;
"Dinibxswujr w boo biiau -biiei t? is uu
justification for such a claim. The
fact is well known that- when the
present administration came in, the
country was prosperous, and working'
men had full employment and -good
wages. That the situation ' began- to
change for the worst within a short
time. A period of depression and
uncertainty ensued, and the employers
had to reduce wages and curtail their
operations. The conditions were not
different from those which had existed
under the preceding Republican ad'
.ministration" except in a political
r'especC As an eastern exchange
. truthfully remarks. Democratic rule
was the obvious cause of the trouble,
and no other explanation will answer.
There was a turn in the case when
the Republicans carried the elections
. last fall.' That was the beginning of
the improvement which is now restor
- ing the wages that were cut down dur
ing the time that the Democrats -had
. entire control of the government. It
ier not to be supposed that this gratify
ing change would have taken , place if
the political situation had remained
the same as it was a year ago: TJie
Democratic party has not done any
thing since the last election to revive
business and promote prosperity. It
was not until the last congress ad
journed,' and all danger of mischievous
' legislation "".was removed, ' that em
ployers felt safe in making calculations
for the future. - There was no advance
in "wages so long as the possibility, of
Democratic trifling with commercial
and - industrial - interests remained.
The fact that the Republicans will
have power in the' next congress to
prevent loose, anil, hurtful legislation
is -the one to which the workingmen
are most indebted for the advantage
which they are "now obtainingr Their
pay would, not have been raised, their
chances of employment would not have
bees increased, If the Democratic
.'house had been elected last November.
' The advances in wages are due to
political causes to the assurance that
there is to be no more such tinkering
with the tariff and other vital issues
: as' that which produced the hard times;
and the people thus benefited will bear
this in mind when they 'come to vote
for the next president. .
THE SITUATION.
There is no question that there has
been an improvement in trade, and
this . is not unexpected. Republican
papers have predicted it, as a result "of
matters adjusting themselves to the
changed ' tariff policy; but this im
provement will "not restore the pros
perity that was enjoyed by the country
before 1892, and it is very delusive to
imagine that it will.
.But false representations oi pros
perity are . only less dangerous
than false representations of adversity.
A knowledge of the truth is as essen
tial to success in trade as to progress
in morals. A:bbom-predicted upon a
false assumption of industrial re
sources soon collapses. And, in plain
truth, there are no reliable indications
of any speedy .return to such prosper
ity as obtained prior to the political
and financial disaster of 1892. As a
matter of fact, the number of financial
failures during the first half of 1895
are in excess of any like period during
the past twenty-one years, that of the
fateful year of 1893 being excepted.
Dun's Beview, July 6, thus tabulates the
failures during the second quarter of
1,582
1,794
1,888
2,470
.1,534
.1,065
.1,106
1,470
1,816
2,214
2,346
figures are corroborative of
pened. It is well known that when
hard times begun, at the assumption
of the reins of government by Presi
dent Cleveland and the Democratic
congress, no great misfortune hadiiap
pened to the people or the country
that caused the widespread distress.
The crops had been' abundant, and
there-was no drain on our resources
by foreign war3 or other eauses.-v The
conditions were those of a prosperous
nation; but in the midst of these fac
tories closed dowa, laborers became
beggars on the highways and all
values depreciated. There was no ap
parent cause for this great change ex
cept in the lack of confidence on the
part of capital by reason of the change
in the economic policy of the country,
and this has continued until quite re'
cently. As there have been no change
in the natural conditions this partial
revival must have been caused by the
re-establishment of confidence, and by
"considering the1 circumstances of the
past year or two we may arrive at a logi
cal reason for it. The recent elections
have been overwhelmingly Republican,
and there is every indication that
the next congress will restore protec
tion to American-products and Ameri
can industries. While the dark and
threatening cloud of free-trade hung
over the land capitalists hoarded their
money, manufacturers ran on short
time', and no new industries were
inaugurated. But the clouds are
rapidly passing away, and confidence
is being instilled into every" produc
tive industry. Employersliave increas
ed the wages of labor, values are appre
citing, and the prospects are very en'
couraging. -At no time since Presi
dent Cleveland occupied the executive
chair has there been a scarcity of
money, and there is no more money
now than two years ago during the era
of bank failures; but the people are
more hopeful and are encourged by
the result of the recent victories of the
Republican party at the ballot box that
it-will soon be restored to power, when
America will be considered the best
place for Americans and American in
dustries and products will have a wall
of protection thrown around them
against the competition of the pauper
labor of Europe.
DEBATE ON MONEY.
A novel word contest is now being
waged in Chicago, between Ros well G.
Horr, ex-congressman from Michigan
and 'William H. Harvey, author of
''Coin's Financial School." The de
bate is to continue three hours each
day for ten days. After a three-minutes'
rest one speaker will follow the
other, and thus the fusilade will con
tinue until the time is up. ' If the
voters-of the nation could listen atten
tively to this discussion it might do
good work in convincing some and
converting others regarding the
opinions they now hold on the
financial question, as we believe every
point for and against free coinage will
be brought out by these gentlemen.
Everyone who has read Harvey's pop
ular book know that be is ingenious
in his methods of stating what he and
others may deem arguments in favor
of unlimited coinage; but which, after
analytical scrutiny, dwindles into the
worst sophistry. Mr. Horr is equal to
the emergency, and Coin's Financial
School will be left in a very dilapidated
shape after he has had the opportunity
of firing some of his broadsides of
logic into the structure. But, it is
reasonable to suppose, that many will
read the , report of the speeches
with their prejudiced views, and
whatever argument is produced will
not be convinced that they are wrong.
It is a waste of time to argue with
such, and ' the better plan is to let
them alone until some practical
demonstration points out to them the
error of their, ways. There are many,
however, who are open to conviction,
ana tnese will be benefitted by a
reasonable discussion of this question
If this debate had taken place a few
months ago there would bave been
more interest taken in it; but the silver
craze has been on the wane for some
time, and will never again occupy
prominent position in politics.
LIBERALS DEFEATED.
1875...
1876..........
1877.....
1878.....
1879.....
- 1880.....
1881.....
. 1SS5?
1883!.!.!!!!!!
1884..
'. 1885....;
-These '
1886.
1887.
.1,953
.1,905
1888....;.... 2.241
1889;
1890..
1891..
1892.;
1893.
1.2,292
..2,161
..2,592
.2,119
.3,199
1894 ".,.2,734
1895.. 2,855
Marshall Field's verdict, published in
the inter Ocean of a recent date. "Busi-
- ness may have improved, but those in
terested in booming things evidently
are trying to make them out as better
than they are." -
- Facts are enduring, and the facts are
that during a long depression caused
firstly by apprehension of Democratic
tariff .tinkering, and, secondly by the
act of such tinkering, mills and facto
ries either closed totally or- partially.
This led to' depletion of stocks in the
hands'of jobbers and retailers. There
now is a demand for. replenishment,
this replenishment is large in itself,
for it is to meet the requirements of
' 65,000,000 of people. But it is not
large in the ratio- of 1890-92, because
the purchasing power of the people' is
not as great as it then was.
Inspired by this partial revival of
business, and, perhaps, encouraged by
the foolishly false Democratic predic
tions of a quick resumption of univer
sal prosperity, a number of enthusi
asts have rushed upon undertakings
for which the country is- not ripe.
Hence the large list of failures Busi
ness is reviving slowly. and steadily,
and is likely to improve, but the im
provement wui do siow until proper
protection again is assured industries:
and tiis, as we take it,is the true state
of trade. . ; - V
The Conservatives are carrying the
elections in England by large majori
ties, and it is presumed they will have
full control of the next house of com
mons. This will be regretted by the
friends of reform everywhere, as noth
ing in this line may be expected from
the Conservatives, as they appear to
have more consideration for the great
ness of the Empire than for the free
dom of the people. The Liberals have
had a noble record in the past, and
nearly every advancement made dur
ing the last half century can be traced
to them. They could have retained
power for a considerable time longer
with skilful management; but this they
lacked, and were defeated because they
could not unite on the great questions
agitating the people. With a compe
tent leader this would not have hap
pened, and the promised reforms in
the British constitution would have
beetn inaugurated. - But now the de
mocracy of Great Britian must wait
until some opportune time, and this
may be many years. . Under Conserva
tive rule the empire will be strength
ened, and a vigorous foreign policy
may be expected. In the meantime
the people will be waiting an oppor
tunity to make a change, and as soon
as they see some competent leader, Un
der whom they can unite, the party
that favors advancement will again be
restored to power.
CBOP PBOBPECST.
CONFIDENCE VS. CAPITAL.
Democrats consider the . present
partial revival of business to be the
direct result of the new tariff ' policy,
and prophecy that in a- few years the
former prosperity will return. When
the hard times began they were not as
eager to consider it the result of the
prospective errange of policy in the
government; ; but credited it to the
culmination of hausea that ha1 haan .
Vork In this country for s long time.
42ut Democracy Has. bad . so little to
encourage Its hopes for the future that
it is not surprising it will, attempt, by
every possible means to extricate Itself
from responsibility for the financial
stringency and -business depression
that have been suffered for the past
three years. Its assertions to the con
trary do not change the facts or the
circumstances under which they hap-
The crop outlook "in this county is
very encouraging, and the fears of a
month ago that drought would dimin
ish the yield of grain fullv one-half
will not be realized. Eastern Oregon
has had many drawbacks in the last
few years; but, it is expected, there
will, be an average harvest this season
This county is not subject to the same
unfavorable conditions in the matter of
wheat growing as other portions of the
Inland Empire further east, and, to
gether with gram, our producers do a
good export trade in fruit. During the
last few years in Wasco the conditions
have changed very materially, and the
rainfall has been much greater. At
one time it was thought this was not
an agricultural country; but the expe
rience of recent years has demonstra
ted the fact that cereals attain fine
growth, and can generally be relied
on as producing good .crops. There
sources of this portion have not nearly
been developed, and productions will
be marketed, in the future on a large
scale that has hardly been attempted
yet. With cheap water transportation
to seaboard, and abundant crops of
fruit and grain, and her salmon indus-
try.there is no doubt that Wasco is' the
banner county of Eastern Oregon and
will always remain so.
" AN EQUITABLE SYSTEM.
There is no subject of greater inter
est to the people than that of taxation,
and the reason is that it is a burden,
lTsuch it can be' termed which all
must bear in proportion to the property
they own or wealth they possess. It
has been a frequent complaint- of the
poor that the rich have been exempted
from public taxation by the
peculiar features of the system pur
sued, aa&r on the other hand, the
wealthy say they are taxed to support
the indolent and shiftless. Where
there is such a diversity of opinion
facts alone can demonstrate the truth
or falsity of either of these positions.
It goes without saying that
if the expenses of the govern
ment are to be -paid according to
the value of property in dollars and
cents then the rich will pay the much
larger amount, and this is a fact.
There is an object lesson furnished in
this regard in the abstracts of the
taxes assessed for the present year in
New York for state and city, purposes.
Out of a population of 2,000,000 there
are only 79,000 taxpayers, or one in
every twenty-two. One-half of these
taxes are paid by less than 1000 per
sons, and not a dollar comes from the
wage-earning classes. The total val
uation of all property is less than two
billions, and the sum to be raised is
something over thirty seven millions.
These taxes are to be paid by the cap
italists and property-owners, and this
fact may be proved by an inspection of
the books' which are open to the public.
What is true of New York city, is true
of Chicago, San Francisco, Portland
and The Dalles.
The present system of taxation is an
equitable one, and places the burden
where it should be on those who are
able to pay. Poverty is a grievous
misfortune or condition; but there are
many ills or burdens incident to human
life from which the poor are exempt,
and one of these is taxation. If the
rich can ride in chaises, go to summer
resorts and drink champagne, the tax
collector is on their heels, and the coin
has to be paid when due.
THE CANAZT
A New Orleans dispatch says that
the concession to the Maratime Canal
Company by the Nicaraguan govern
ment is fort he second time in danger
of being cancelled, and if this is done
it will be otherwise disposed of. This
trouble is caused by the promise to
build a canal at a point called Tipitapa,
which would connect Lake Nicaragua
withLake Man agua. It is to be hoped
that the Nicaraguan government will
not cancel the concession to the canal
company, as that would necessarily
delay the work. But . our govern
ment has been too dilatory in
giving aid to this great enter
prise, and its importance does
not seem to be fairly understood by
congress. Years ago the amount re
quired in its construction should have
been appropriated, and the canal would
have been finished by this time. In
stead of effective legislation the matter
has been called up almost every ses
sion, and a few favorable speeches
made and the subject dropped. At the
last session a bill was draftedbut it
did not pass both houses. As a chan
nel of commerce a waterway across
Nicaragua would be of incalcuable ben.
efitto the United States, and every
year the matter is delayed is a loss to
this country. If something is not done
soon, some other country may inaugu
rate the project and carry it to comple
tion. We cannot act too quickly .in
this matter, and when congress con
venes again,- among the first acts
passed should be one appropriating a
sufficient amount for the completion of
the Nicaraguan canal with the neces
sary provisions for carrying it into
effect. '
NOT HYPNOTISM.
Hypnotism is becomming quite pop
ular, and particularly so since" Du
Maurier published his story about
Trilby being under the hypnotic. Influ
ence of Svengali, and. it has been fre
quently used as an excuse for crime or
questionable actions. Holmes, the
man who defrauded the insurance
company and who is suspected of mur
dering the Pietzel children, is said to
have hypnotized Mrs. Pietzel, and to
have continued that influence from
last August until very recently. This
is the story given to the associated
press by Mrs. Pietzel, and the public
are at liberty to believe as much of it
as they desire. It may be that Holmes
being a man of prepossessing appear
ance had a certain influence on the
woman, for a smiling, smooth exterior
is always more attractive than a rough
face and an honest heart; but this is not
hypnotism only a lack of proper die
crimination on the part of the gentler
sex. Perhaps Millie Davis, at Cor-
vallis, will claim that it was hypnotism
that induced her to marry the man
who attempted to kill her and served
a year in the penitentiary for the
crime. But in either. of these cases it
will be difficult to make - the public
believe that anything bordering on
hypnotism or mesmerism was used.
The mind does not act consecutively
in -many instances, or follow, what
some would term reasonable methods;
but is governed more often by im
pulse than by careful deductions. No
one can use mathematical rules in
judging numan actions; neither can
they be explained by hypnotism.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Olympia has proved to be the
fastest ship in the navy, and, while we
have a large sea coast to defend and
citizens to defend in foreign countries,
effective war ships are very necessary
appendages of government. -
There is a lively insurance rate war
in Olympia and other parts of Wash
ington, and Oregon can stand consid
erable cutting on the prices now
charged and still afford good returns
to the companies engaged in the
business. .
The Chatauqua assembly in session
at Oregon City will undoubtedly do
great good in stimulating the desire
after education and mentaj improve-.
ment in tnis state, and all such con
ventions are helpful to a higher devel
opment of our people.
There is reports that "White Caps"
have been following their usual plan
of operations at Klamath Falls in this
state. These are not at all desirable.
ana yregon can'anord to allow them
to remain in the region of cyclones,
blizzards and Populism.
What a brave lot of united States
officials we have! exclaims the litter
Ocean. They seem to be in league
with monarchies whenever opportunity
is offered. The last case reported ia
that of an American newspaper man
in Cuba who has been obliged to seek
protection on board an English shin
after being denied it by the American
consul at Gibara. That consul should
be recalled at once. Why should the
country be misrepresented by such
rubber backboned individuals?
"Captain" Paul Webb did not die
from the effects of the injuries he re
ceived while making the descent of the
log-chute near Coer d'Alene;-but is at
Spokane with prospects of recovery.
His father says that he undertook the
hazardous practice of jumping water
falls to help pay off .a mortgage on the
farm. It has been suggested that if
he confined himself more to water, in
his diet as well as his daily vocation,
the mortgage would be in a better
shape to be lifted than it is now.
Banker Matlock of Goldendale has
come to the conclusion that the Paul
F. Mohr company do not mean busi
ness in their talk about railway con
struction in this county and across the
river. We are forced to admit that
it looks to us as though Mr. Matlock
was about right. Moro Observer. The
people of The Dalles have waited long
and patiently for this portage road to
materialize, and it does not seem as
near materialization now as it was a
few years ago.
In the debate between Horr and
Harvey in Chicagovthe author of Coin's
Financial Schools has already displayed
t,h ininnious methods he pursued
when he wrote his book; but it is the
ingenuity of the juggler that attempts
to hide facts and make things appear
differently from what they are. This
was very apparrent in the manner
Harvy treated the standard of value
before 1873 and the "conspiracy," as
he termed it, which resulted in the
demonetization of silver.
The peace of Democratic politicians
in Oregon has been rudely disturbed
during the past few days by the actions
of Hon. Henry Blackmaa. collector of
customs,in not filling a vacancy by one
recommended by the party leaders;
but Mr. Blackman intends to plan his
own appointments without consulting
those who have arrogated to them
selves the right of controlling the
party patronage. He may serve his
time: but the Republican party will
name the next collector of customs.
A dispatch today states that news
from Japan contains the intelligence
that Port Arthur was captured by the
Japanese, because the commander, a
native of Japan, proved traitor to his
adopted country and ordered the gun
ners to fire too high. It is said he
committed suicide in the presence of
the Japanese official who received the
surrender, and to whom he was taken
as a prisoner of war. If he had per
formed the act before the bombard'
ment of the forts he would have boen
entitled to patriotic consideration by
China. "
The hold-up of the stage on the Wil
hoit Springs route was a tame affair
after all. Two masked men ordered
the stage to Btop, and the driver held
the reins tight while a passenger threw
his purse containing $35 to the rob
bers. After rumaging through the
packages they managed to secure $50,
which did not pay the highwaymen for
the risks taken. But to put a stop to
these modern imitators of Dick Tur
pin, they should meet some deter
mined fellow who will use their useless
carcasses as targets for a few pistol
balls, and they undoubtedly will some
day.
Americans do everything on the
jump. They have not the time tb wait
and consider like the phlegmatic
Englishman or.Uerman. mis is true
even in the matter of procuring
divorces, and five Ocklahama lawyers
have rented rooms in Washington,
who propose to secure "divorces while
you wait." They have branch offices
in Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Baltimore,
and, perhaps, would largely increase
their business by having one in Port
land or The Dalles. ' It is too tiresome
for the disaffected wife or husband to
wait through the tedious processes of
courts. Possibly in the interval they
might change their minds, but we
predict for the Washington firm a
thriving and lucrative business. -
The news from Armenia regarding
the treatment of prisoners by the
Turkish authorities give a horrifying
state of affairs that was never equaled
in cruelty in any civilized nation. Not
only are the people ruthlessly robbed
and murdered; but the chastity of
women is not respected by these lust
ful brutes. If there is a stage of
cruelty in the dealing of one nation
with another that calls for interference
on the part of Christendom that stage
has long been reached by the ottoman
empire in its treatment of its Christian
subjects. Mass meetings should be
held throughout Europe, and the
popular voice should demand action in
such strong tonej that even absolute
monarchs could hesitate no longer.
Proceedings will be instituted by
Robert Jameson, treasurer of the board
of regents of the Weston normal
school, against Secretary Kincaid to
compel him either to draw warrants, so
that the money appropriated by the
legislature will be turned over to the
regents or to show cause why he has
failed to perform the functions of his
office, This will open up the legality
of the act of the legislature, and also
will show on what authority the secre
tary of state has relied on for refusing
to draw the warrant. It may give that
"citizen of Polk county" an opportu
nity to apply for an injunction forbid
ding any money to be paid to any "pub
lic institution' that is -not located at
the "seat of government." This is a
rare opportunity for Salem to capture
another feeder, and it is very likely
she will be sufficiently alert to her own
interests to reap the benefit.
The scheme of the Conservatives in
England seems to be to avoid the rais
ing of old issues. ' In the document
professing to outline the policy of the
party, which the London Chronicle
summarizes, there is scarcely any men
tion of home rule or the Irish ques
tion. The domestic programme em
braces poor law reform, the easy
transier oi land, removal ox registra
tion grievances, restriction of immi
gration of pauper aliens, fiscal reform,
amendment of the employers' liability
act, improved dwellings for the poor.
facilities to enable workingmen to
purchase dwellings, legislation to as
sist agriculture, etc., but not a sug
gestion of local self-government. The
Conservatives in their programme
have grouped together a number of
measures which are intended to be
vote-catchers. Every one of them
constitutes an appeal to the wor kino-
classes, and the Liberals will have to
take a long step in the direction of
Radicalism to outbid their rivals.
TELEGRAPHIC.
MCEDERED BY HOLMES.
The - Authorities - Confident He Killed
Pletiel'a Children.
Pailadelphia, July 16. The find
ing of the bodies of the two Pietzel
children in Toronto created a sensation
in police circles in this city. The
authorities are convinced that they
were murdered by the arch-conspirator,
H. H. Holmes, now in prison in
this city awaiting trial on a charge of
conspiracy to defraud the Fidelity &
Mutual Life Insurance Association of
$10,000. This amount was obtained by
Lawyer Jephta D. Howe, of St. Louis,
representing the family of B. F. Piet
zel, wno, it is alleged, was killed in
this city by an explosion of chemicals,
and who snortly before had been in
sured in the Fidelity Company. It is
probable the charges against Holmes
will be changed from conspiracy to
murder, as it is generally believed that
jfietzei is reany dead.
Just before Holmes was brought to
trial he made a confession in which he
said he procured a corpse in New
York, brought it to this city, disfigured
it by the use of chemicals and palmed
it off successfully as the remains of
Pietzel. After the confession Holmes'
trial was postponed until October. It
is believed, as the Philadelphia mur
der antedates tne Canadian murders,
tne man will bave to stand trial here.
Detective Geyer, who found the
bodies of the children in Toronto, hps
been on the case since Soptombor, 1894,
when the charred remains of the bogus
or genuine Pietzel wore found. He
followed many clows furnished by
President Fouse, of the Fidelity 6c
Mutual Insurance Association, and
has been confident from the outset
that the murder would bo finally
iasteneo upon iioimes.
The finding of the children 'u bodies
strengthen the belief here that H. II.
Holmes, allias Heraun Mudgett, is
the murderer of six persons. Two
v. ere young women of Chicago, named
Williams, whom he induced to go to
Fort Worth, and whom he robbod of
$80,000. The women were never seen
after that. The two Pietzel children's
deaths are placed to his account.
There is a third child, a boy, yet to be
accounted for, who it Is believed he
has murdered. The greatest mystery
oi an is wnat became of fietzel, tne
man whose life was insured. Holmes
refuses to talk with a reporter. He
knows that the children's bodies have
been found. .
trunk. The children were taken away
from here during the last week of
October.
Brake man Killed.
Mahshfuxd, Or., July 16 Andrew
Swanson, a brakeman on the freight
train on the Coos - Bay-Roseburg rail
road, hauling logs rom the CoquiUe
river,, was killed this - morning, about
3 o'clock, at -McQuigg's station, the
locomotive, four flatcars and the ca
boose passing over his body. He
jumped off the end of the train when
it was in motion, to throw a switch,
but as he alighted on the track,
stumbled and fell. He was caught
by the cars before he could escape.
Swanson was a foreigner, and about
30 years of age.
Searching For the Boy.
Toronto, Ont., July 17. Further
search of the premises where the
bodies of the two Pietzel children
were found will be made in hopes of
finding the missing boy, Howard, aged
y, aitnougn tne detectives are satis-
nea mat ne was murdered ana cre
mated at Detroit. After the inquest.
at which the verdict of murder will un
doubtedly be returned against Holmes,
Detective Geyer will go to Phila
delphia with warrants issued by the
Canadian authorities, and demand
Holmes' extradition.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Nine Miners ImprUoned.
Iron Mountains, Mich., July 17.
f oor timoerings caused a cave-m on
the first level of the Powabic mine
this afternoon. Nine men -were im
prisoned uuder 10 feet of broken rock,
oar and timber. The fall of rock
came just as the men were Quitting
work, and it is feared that some of the
men were caught and crushed to
death. A big rescue crew is at work,
but It will be 10 hours before the men
can be reached.
IT HLAJ BE ANNULLED.
'The Concession Granted The Nicaraguan
Canal Co.
New Orleans, July 16. A private
letter received here from Managua,
.Nicaragua, contains tne following.
which is stated with every degree of
autnority:
"Tbe concession granted several
years ago to the Maritime Canal Com
pany by the Nicaraguan government
for the construction of the Nicaraguan
canal, is for the second - time in great
danger of being canceled, and if an
nulled this second time it will be
otherwise disposed of. This second
trouble is caused by the promise to
build a canal to a point called Tipitapa,
which would oonnect Lake Nicaragua
with Lake Managua.
"When the concession was granted,
it was agreed that in return for the
concession a canal would be built at
this point within three years after she
beginning of the work on the main
line of the Nicaraguan line, The
time limited placed upon the com
pletion of this waterway expired in
October, 1892, and the company has
made no step toward carrying out
their oontract. The Nicaraguan gov
ernment threatens the annulling of
the concession and their threats come
in the form of a resolution of the part
of the president and his cabinet which,
to all appearances, is final. ,
"The Nicaraguan Canal Company
will be notified soon that the Nicara
guan government will hold them to
their original proposition and the
canal must be completed within a short
period. In this they are firm, and
should the canal company either re
fuse or neglect to carry out the ori
ginal plan, the concession will be an
uulled finally and forever. It is gener
ally understood in Managua that if the
work is not begun very shortly or if
the oanal company does not take al
most immediate step to convince the
administration that the Tipitapa canal
will be constructed, the next meeting
of the congress of Nicaragua will ratify
the cancellation of the concession,
which Minister Gomez would not hesi
tate to bring about."
ALBAN N. IOWNE DEAD.
The Southern Faclile Manager Expired
Bnddenly.
San Francisco, July 16, A. N,
Towne, second vice-president and gen
eral manager of the Southern Pacific,
died suddenly at nis residence in tnis
city this morning.
Towne had been in his office all day
yesterday and until of. m. transact
ing the usual business of the office.
He spent last evening at home and re
tired in good spirits. He retired feel
ing quite well, but at 2 a. m. com'
plained of violent pains in the stom
ach, supposed incident to indigestion,
irom wnicn ne sunereu. xne pnysi-
Cian summoned applied remedies
which seemed to afford relief, but
symptoms of congestion and hetu-
tnorrhages followed.
- At 4 a. M. Towne complained of
violent pain in his heart, and 15 min
utes later he was dead.
woemnjuew York nve years ago
j.owne naa ia grippe, wnion impaired
his heart action. Since then he has
had several attacks, but later has been
in excellent neaitn.
HAPLESS ARMENIANS.
The Hardships of Turkish Prisons Rival
Those of Siberia.
Van, June 3. (From the Associated
Press correspondent in Armen ia)
Tne prison oi van.wnere tne Armenian
prisoners are confined, is located under
the shadows of the city wall and at a
point where the ground is so low as to
receiye the drainage of the rest of the
city. Like the other buildings of the
city it is built of sun-dried brick laid
in the mud. The prison is only a one-
story buiiamg, ana with no provision
for keeping it dry.
The prison consists of six long
rooms, tnree on eacn Bide oi a common
passage-way, into which they open.
Each room is about 12 feet wide and
from 30 to 40 feet long, and has two
windows at the outer end and two
small windows and a door at the inner
end opening into the passage. During
the last winter from 30 to 40 men were
crowded into each of these rooms,
sleeping on the floor, a row along each
wall, so that if their feet were a little
more than ordinarily extended the
two rows would interfere with each
other. Sometimes there were 22 men
in each row, allowing only about 18
inches for each person.
The five small cells mentioned are
damp, dark and entirely unwarmed for
winter. A prisoner, Karakeen Pagh
eshteean by name, was kept in one of
the cells 14 consecutive months with
foot-fetters all the time, and with hand
and necK-fetters much of the time.
Afterwards he was removed to one of
the inner cells, which are even worse,
and where he now is, He was flogged
on an average of once a day.
Apart from the actual butchery of
Sassoun, the most- painful feature of
the situation is the position of Arme
nian women. One cannot investigate
this phrase of the -subject without
feelings of rage and horror. After
tne most careful personal inquiry the
correspondent is able to state that in
hundreds of villages in Armenia there
is hardly one woman, old or young,
wno is not from time to time made the
victim of passion of the Kurds and
Turks. In all the villages of Armenia,
the Christian women, both old and
young, are absolutely at. the mercy of
their Kurdish and Turkish neighbors.
This is not the case in the larger cities
of Van, Bitlis, Moush and Erzeroum,
because in these cities the large
Armenian population is in itself a
protection to the women, but in the
villages, where the Armenians are in
the minority, protection is not possible,
and the women are at the beck and
call of any Turk or Kurd who happens
to take a fancy to them. Moreover,
this state of things is said to be well
known to the Turkish government.
it is tne custom of the government
to sell to the highest bidder the tax
privileges of the various villages, the
purchaser having the right to collect
all of the taxes from the people. In
very many cases the number of young
Armenian women iq a village has a
great deal to do with the price paid for
the tax privilege. When the public
sale is made of the tax privilege it is
no uncommon thing for the auctioneer
to call out in the market-place that so
many gins are available in tne village.
.When a man has purchased the tax
privilege of a village, he considers
that he also bought and paid for the
women of the village, and any attempt
on the part of the husband, brother or
iatner to resent tnis Interpretation
the law is looked upon as high treason
punishable with death, II the Arme
nian men object to this they are
beaten and driven from the villages
and, iq many oases, killed. The
women who suffer the most are the
brides. -Kurds and Turks think
great sport to carry off a bride from
the very arms of her husband, and to
Keep ner in tneir house until thev
1 .! J 1
uyo vouuuie ureuoi aer presence.
F ATAL -FIRE IN CINCINNATI
Two Fireman Killed, and Eighteen Others
Painfully Injured.
Cincinnati, July 17 This after-
-noen an alarm of fire was turned in r
for a big fire in the five-story hay and
feed warehouse of J. H. Hormeson &
Co., at Walnut and Water streets. It
spread so rapidly as soon to threaten
the entire block bounded by Walnut,
Water, Vine and Front streets, and
another alarm soon called out the
whole department. The flames at
times came very near reaching build
ings across the streets. Besides the
loss of property, two firemen are dead
and 13 injured.
It is believed the fire originated
from a match or a cigar stump thrown
carelessly in the hay. The warehouses
went up like an explosion. Then the
fire spread to the Nelson, Morris &
Co. stables, but their large warehouse
stood lire-proof. George O. Brown
had 8000 bags of peanuts in his large
warehouse. They burned like shav
ings, and with the buildings went the
large warehouse of Seaman & Co.,
which was full of leaf tobacco. Then
the walls fell, and the fire spread in all
directions, damaging the Western
Dressed Pork Company and Henry
Heil & Sons. The total loss amounts
to 200,000.
At 2:30, the Front-street wall fell,
killing two and wounding six firemen.
Simpson, the bookkeeper, was injured
internally. Simpson jumped from a
second-story window.
A DESPERATE AFFAIR.
Wholesale Flight of Prisoners at Spo
kane, Washington.
SPOKANE, July 13. H. D. Smith,
convicted of the murder of old John
Wyant, cheated the gallows this after
noon by killing himself in an inef
fectual attempt to regain his liberty.
t or an nour this afternoon excite
ment reignea suprejne at tne county
jail, and while the deputy sheriffs
were out chasing one ' fleeing prisoner
a wholesale jail delivery was nearly
accomplished. Smith, who occupied
one of the strong cells outside the
main jail corridor, had just been
served with his meal by Jailor
Thompson, and the latter with his
oook, Jim Brady, had gone into the
upper tier of cells to feed twenty or
more prisoners there, when a trusty in
the kitchen sang out "Say, Brady,
smitn nas got away." in a moment
Thompson and Brady came flying
uown mo iron Btairs ' ana saw amitn
rapidly making tracks through the
jail yard. Brady shouted out to
Deputy Lon Cisna of Smith's escape
but kept on after the fleeing man
Cisna hurriedly mounted his bicycle
ana joinea in tne cnase.
&mitn ran nice a deer and was gain
ing on Brady, but when he saw he was
being pursued by a wheel turned
south and started for the river, which
he reached a short distance ahead of
his pursuer. Smith leaped into the
rapid current and attempted to reach
tne otner sice, out tne water was run
ning too Bwiit ior mm and ne was
gradually carried into the shore. A
man fishinsr alone- the bank saw Smith
coming and hearing the shouts of the
pursuing officers "to grab the swim
mer," waded out a few feet and grasped
the now exhausted Smith bv the collar
of his shirt. Smith, struggled a
moment, then suddenly pulled a razor
from underneath his vest, and before
the man holding him could interfere,
drew the razor across his own throat,
completely severing his windpipe.
joiooa spurtea irom tne wound in a
stream; after struggling a moment
Smith sank to the ground and expired
ia a lew moments.
During this time the prisoners in
the jail attempted to escape; but were
finally intimidated by Deputy Sheriff
Goodsell, who had returned from the
chase on learning the true state of
affairs. They were locked up and no
further disturbance occurred.
WAIT
FOR THE
GREAT WALLARF SMS
AT THE DALLES ON
Thursday,
Same Prices West as
Aug.
1st
East. '
mission 50 Cents.
GRANDEST
THE GREATEST, LARGEST,
AND BEST OF
America's Amusement Enterprigeg
Finest Horses and Grandest Array or Circus Talent
OF ANY SHOW EARTH. I' ......
NO WONDER IT IS GREAT
3 RINGS! 5"STAGES!
1-2 MILE RACE TRACK!
COLOSSAL MENAGERIE!
ROYAL AQUARIUM!
4 TRAINS! IO ACRES CANVAS!
20,000 SEATS I 1,600 EMPLOYES I
100 PHENOMENAL ACTS! $4,000.00 DAILY EXPENSES t
20 HURRICANE RACES!
25 CLOWNS! 6 BANDS! 60 CAGES!
16 OPEN DENS!
HERD OP ELEPHANTS!
DROVE OP CAMELS!
WORLD'S RENOWNED PERFORMERS I
EVERY GREAT ACT .KNOWN I
Capital, $3,000,006
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: Trains will ; arrive ia
time to witness the monster, majestic, spectacular, grand free "
STREET PARADE; ONE MILE LONG
50 FREE EXHIBITIONS DAILY 50
Experienced detectives in attendance. Thev are constant!? on tha watch
to protect the public from tbe operations of Gamblers and swindlers.
: REMEMBER THE DATE."'.
THE BRIDGE WENT DOWN,
THE OUTLAWS ESCAPED.
It is stated on good authority that if
the TJniied States had not exercised
such vigilance in stopping the filibus
tering expeditions to Cuba that island
would have achieved its independence
from Spain. However this may be, the
action of this country was its piain
duty under international law as a neu
tral nation, and it could not have done
otherwise without violating the comity
that govern friendly nations during
the continuance of disturbances . in
another. Cuba has cost Spain very
dearly, and perhaps it would be better
for the mother country to have allowed
this distant part of her dominion inde
pendence. - It is not reasonable to sup
pose that the parent country can rule
a dependent colony so far distant with
any sort of consideration for its local
wants. The method that Great Briton
pursues with her dependencies is very
successful; but this implies issolation
and home rule, and perhaps Cuba
would be satisfied with such 4 gov
ernment.
There is some trouble in Latah
county, Idaho, between the farmers and
a loan company to whom they have
mortgaged their property. The time
has elapsed and in some cases receivers
have been appointed to take charge of
the farms for the mortgagees, and to
these the original owners of the land
object. It is alleged that the difficul
ties nave been worked up by disreputa
ble lawyers, who have persuaded the
men that technicalities could be found
in the foreclosure papers that would
render the proceedings Invalid. A
man by the name of Goode, who has an
unsavory reputation in Gilliam county,
is mentioned as one of the intriguing
attorneys. It is expected that the dif
ficultv will be ouited down, and that
full justice will be done all parties; but
there is no one so detestable in pro
fessional life as the shyster lawyer,
who lives and fattens upon litigation
thnt. ha Htira un in peaceful communi
ties. The offense should not only dis
bar the fellow, but should be punished
by a term in tbe penitentiary.
A Poiso of Farmers are Still Fanning
. . . Them.
HennessY, O. T. July 16. The
posse of farmers organized at Sheridan
to capture the Yeager gang of horse
thieves found the trail 2o miles west of
wauKomis, and ran part or tne eran&r
to cover in a log house. They, sur
rounded the house, captured the
desperadoes' horses and saddles and
some arms.
After 24 hours' siege the outlaws,
five in number, forced two women
living there to walk ahead of them as
shields to keep the posse from shoot
ing, and eaoh drew a brace of revolvers.
They made their escape to the heavy
timber, firing a number of shots to
keep the posse from pressing them too
cioseiy.
They released the women after
making them walk over a mile, and
stealing horses from farmers, made
their escape. They headed for their
rendezvous in a secluded spot, where
they are known to have a fortified
stronghold. The posse is still de
termined and is being recruited daily,
Short Une. Baling Expected.
Omaha, July 16. General Solicitor
Thurston said today that the granting
of the decree asked for in tne Oregon
Short Line case at Portland was ex
pee ted bv everybody connected with
the company. He said:
''Before the sale of the property is
consummated, undoubtedly similar de
cisions w;li be asked for in tne courts
in whose jurisdiction the property
lies. This will take some . time,
Then,' the reorganization committee
will have to get together and unite on
some common basis. This done, a
company will have to be formed for
the purchase of the property. The
defaulted interest will have to be paid
before the new company can succeed
to the control of tne property.
Terrible Accident Today on the Santa Fe
Ballroad.
Denver, July 17. A special to th
Times from -Monument. Colo., suva a
local freight on the Santa Fe road fell
tnrougn tbe bridge at this place today,
buryine beneath the wreck Mrs. Albert
ittoper and a number of the Santa Fe
Dridge gang, wno were rebuilding the
bridge.
FTXl. 1 1 1
j. no numoer Kiued is unknown. n.a
zu cars are piled on top of the victims.
As near as can be learned, the local
freight, loaded heavily with timber
and stone, passed over the bridge at
11 a. m. As tne enenne neared tha
Boutn end tne workmen underneath
saw the bridare rock and shouted an
alarm to their comrades. Before the
danger could be realized the engine
and 20 cars came crashing throue-h.
burying those who could not cet out of
the way beneath a crushing weight.
Mrs. Albert Cooper, wife of the en
gineer of the bridge gang, was sitting
under the bridge. Her husband
shouted to her, but the noise drowned
his voice and it is certain she in
killed.
The citizens of Monument are
working heroically, but not much nan
be done until the wrecking train ar
rives.
There were about 20 men fin the
bridge gang, and it is beleived 10 or 12
are under tne wreck. Thev must
certainly nave been killed. The en.
gineer escaped. The fireman, conduc
tor and orageman went down with the
wreck. The bridge was across a gulch
a 4uui uer oi a mile irom town. It was
ou feet high and about 300 feet long.
The Entombed Miners.
Ieon Mountain. Mich.. Julv 18 No
positive information as to the safety of
we entomoea miners at fewaoic mine
can be given. Slow progress ia beinfr
made through the mass of ore, broken
timbers and rocks. The work is much -delayed
by the continual falling of
uro.
The report that communication had
been established with the men last
night appears to have ben false.
Jixiward we'jb. J. Bowden. Peter Carl-
eon and John Johnson are among the
euwjmDeu. xne names 01 the other
nve are unknown.
George Bhutram Dead.
PENDLETON, Or., July 18. George
Shutrum died this morning of cerebral
meningitis, ms illness lasted three
weeks. Shutrum was a Republican
member of the lower house of the last I
legislature. He was one of the wealth
iest and most successful farmers in
.eastern Oregon. He owned 2000 acres
near Pendleton and . considerable
wealth besides. He was highly .re-
ocubcu 111 mm community, wuere ne
lived 20 years. He was born in New
iorK state, and was in the war of the
rebellion, enlisting from Illinois in
the Ninth regiment, and served until
mustered out in lotto.
Dr. J. F.Lewenbehg,
Lecturer and principal examiner of the' eye.
How Are Your Eyes?
Do you wear Glasses that do not feel perfectly natural and . omfortable: If
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
Another Dark Cloud.
New York, July 18. A dispatch to
iuo aeraia irom-.ueriin says: It is
considered in well-informed circles
here that the scandalous murder of
Stambuloff has added another dark
cloud to a horizon already sufficiently
uuia.. iiouuu-nusBiaa intrigues in
Abyssinia, the request made by the
czar's government to Japan for her
withdrawal of troops from Chinese ter-
M I . .1 ' ...
i-ivui-y, mo remiurcement 01 tne .Rus
sian fleet in the far east, and the ar
rogance of the French chauvinison,
wo aii iucrors rendering the present
Bibuauua precarious.
UMATILLA HOUSE, ROOM 3,
Entrance From Ladies' Parlor.
Eyes Examined Free and Spectacles Hade to Order
- 1 "
Dr. J. F. Lewenberg never fails in adjusting glasses to the perfect satis-
faction of all who are suffering from weak and defective vision, and guarantees
his glasses to suit in all cases. Twenty-three years' experience. Headache
caused by eye strain relieved by proper adjustment of glasses. Children's eye
and difficult cases a specialty. Consultation free. .
Thorough investigation by physicians and scientific people courted.
P. S. DrrLewenbarc in not a traveling ontician.- Ha 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 futnre home.
Wat Killed at a Crowing.
OREGON CITY. Julv IS Marlr
Blackburn, a Snrinwater farmer. XL-n a I
killed at the Southern Pacific crossing
in this city at 11 o'clock this morning,
auumauun .earner was severe iv in.
jured. A special train emerged from
tne cut at Tenth street, frightening
Blackburn's team, which ran directly
..nnn . U ." 1 . . .. . .. - I
upuu iuo pugs oi me locomotive.
JT 11 - . . ., .
uittuiiuurn ano DOtn norsen wra
ground under the train, and their re
mains scattered for half a block.
The New Columbia Hotel
$1 Per Day.
First-Glass Meals, 25 Cents
Too Tired to Smile
- -
Weak, Weary and Worn
T. T. NICHOLAS Proprietor.
Cor. Front and Union Sts The Dalles, Oresron
The 2fow In Indiana poll.
Indianapolis. July 16. The an
nouncement here last night that two
of the murdered Pietzel children had
been found buried in a Toronto cellar.
created a sensation among those who
knew them in this city. Detective
Gever was here three weeks ago.
searching for them. It waff here that
ho got the clew that led to the finding
of the .bodies. tie traced tne cnimren
from here to Detroit, and from there
to Toronto. He was unable to get any
evidence that the boy left tnis city
alive, and he went away from here be
lieving that he had been murdered
and his body shipped from here In a
HAS VIRTUALLY CONFESSED.
Holmes la Said, to Have Virtually Incrlm
lnated Hlsuelf.
PHILADELPHIA. July 18. H. TT.
Holmes, alias Herman Mudgett, it is
alleged, virtually, confessed to the
murder of the two children whose
bodies were found in the cellar in a
Toronto house, in a two hours' inter
view with three members of the dis
trict attorney's staff.
"I suppose I'll swin? forthia." wna
tne only remarK dropped from Holmes
lips, which in any way tends to In
criminate him, but the district attor
ney says tnis is a practical admisainn
of his guilt.
.Notwithstanding Holmes' remark-.
his counsel says Holmes was not in Tor
onto when the Rietzel children were
murdered. This, he says, can be
proved by Mrs. Howard, Holmes' third
wife, at present living with her mother
in Franklin. Ind. The authorities
place little credence in tbe alibi story,
and are satisfied that he is the mur
derer.
Dizziness, Impure Blood Cured by
Hood's.
Many weak "'and worn-ont wnmnn
know just what this means. In totally
unfit condition
for work, they
force themselves
through the daily
routine of duties,
almost too dis
couraged to even
look for relief.
But it is to be
found in Hood's
Sarsaparilla.
which makes the
blood pure, builds
Lu.Ja2 J P the-nerves,
: j . .
win. smith i luiutes iue weax
Kerr Turk aty. " strong and gives
m. 1 . . . 1 W . 7. .
m uueemu spirit. jKeaatms:
"I have suffered more than tongue osn
teU from dizziness and severe pains in my
head. I also felt so low spirited that I
orten said I wished I was dead. A friend
suggested that I try Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Kve a trua and was more than nr-
prised to see what a great change came
over me alter 1 had taken the first bottin.
1 felt better right away. I have now taken
j-jood's
Cures
all Me "Wvv
Sarsaparilla
nearly five bottlnn
ana am nappy to say
I am entirely cared.
would advise U WBr mmjmt
suffering on account of impure blood to
try Hood's Sarsaparilla. It will cure." Una.
Wk. Smith, 819 E. 88th St., N. T. City.
Hood's Pills become tha favor! oathuM
Irttfc treryons who tries tttm, 25c per box.
COLUMBIA PACKING COMPANY
Corner Third and Washington Streets.
Cured Hams, Bacon, Dried Beef and Jiupt
And the Best Beefsteaks, Mutton Chops and
Veal Cutlets in the Market.
Orders Delivered to Anv Psrt'cf the Citw
Fresh Vegetables on Sale at the LowestPricea.
EVERYBODY
IS SURPRISED ABOUT THE FINE QUALITY AND
LOW PRICE OF WINES AT THE
CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE
Best Grades of Any Kinds of Liquors Always on Hand. .
Also Columbia Brewery Beer on Draught. .-.-.. r, r -y-Orders
Delivered to Any Part of the City. .
CHHRLES BECHT, PROPRIETOR.
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Court Street, Between Front and Second. . " THE DALLES, OREGON.