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With thifl issue of the Times-Motjn-TATNEEB
my connection with the paper
. as editor and proprietor ceases, having
J-this day disposed of my interest to Mr.
J. A. Douthitt, of Prineville, a practi
cal newspaper man, who will hereafter
hare full charge and control. During
the past thirteen years that I have
managed the columns of the . paper I
have attempted to advocate only those
measures of a local interest that would
tend to the development of the re
sources of this city and vicinity, and if
; in my zeal in so doing enemies have
been made I shall make no apology or
attempt any retraction of anything
miblished. Mv object has been
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the benefit of the entire community.
and if mistakes have been made
they have been of judgment and
net of intent or motive. Politically
the Times-Mountaineer has been
- consistently Republican, and this has
baen in accordance with my senti
ments from early youth.
In bidding good-by to my friends in
the profession, and to the many read
ers of the paper, I can only express the
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assure all that I lay down my pen with
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- wards any.
For my predecessor I expect a con
tinuance of the same liberal patronage
- that has been extended to me, and can
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the same courteous treatment in busi
ness matters, and to readers that' the
. well-earned reputation of the paper
wiif be sustained in all its depart
ments. And now, goodby to all. . It is with
feelings of keenest regret that . I - re
linquish the pleasant although burden
some duties of editor; but my health,
after long years of mental work and
worry, required a rest. Many 01 tne
- associations of the past thirteen years
: will be green spots in my memory
' when limb's grow palsied and eyes be-
i come dim, and will be subjects of con
slant and agreeable remembrance dur
ing life, be it long or short. Good-by.
John Michell.
SALUTATORY.
, Today the TrMES-MotrNTATNEEB is
' presetted to the public under a new
management, and in justice to its
patrons, it is proper that the princi
ples upon which it will be conducted.
be clearly defined. The prime object
will be to make the Times-Mount-
AINEEB a thorough newspaper, one
'which the reading public m&f accept
as perfectly reliable, and which will
commend itself for that as well as for
other reasons.
- Politically the Times-Mount atneer
' will be Democratic, accepting and in
dorsing the principles of Demo
cracy as defined by the national plat-
form of 1892. While the paper will be
Democratic in all things it will . not
hesitate to fairly criticise either politi
cal men or political measures and
- that regardless of politics, or parties.
In the consideration of . matters' of
local import it will remain free from
the influence of any and all factions,
and will have but one object in view,
the encouragement of all enterprises
that will assist in the growth of The
Dalles and vicinity. The interests of
the Times-Mountaineer are identi
cal with those of the property owners
of The Dalles, and Eastern Oregon,
and hence it has a common interest
with all in the growth and develop
ment of the country, and a common
interest to serve in the upbuilding of
the city until it reaches the position
properly belonging to it as the Queen
City of the Inland Empire. Therefore
the Times-Mountaineer will be con
ducted on broad liberal and progres
sive principles which we trust will
ultimately accomplish this result. ,
Upon this enunciation of principles
we request the support and patronage
not only of tne people of Wasco county
but of all of Eastern Oregon.
J. A. Douthit.
NOW FOB CEL1L0.
Work at the Locks under the ener
getic management of the contractors
is rapidly approaching completion,
and the opening of the Columbia from
this point to the sea is a question of
v but a few months only. Is will be a
great day for The Dalles, and for the
country tributary to it. Tnere re
mains yet more of the good work to
be done so that the balance of Eastern
Oregon and Washington, and Idaho
may reap some of the benefits of our
- open river and the resulting competi
tion in freight rates. This can only
be accomplished by overcoming the
obstacles between this point and Celilo.
A survey, has been made for a boat
railway, and the government engineers
pronounce the scheme feasible. It
remains for the entire press of Eastern
' Oregon backed by the boards of trade,
and county and city officials in their
representative capacities to keep agi
tating the matter until active work
Is begun, and the entire river opened.
' At different times the papers east of us
have accused The Dalles of selfishness,
and of a desire ' to have the river
opened west of us but not east. The
accusation was without foundation.
The people of The Dalles realize to
the full, from the benefits, already re
ceived through river competition how
much the opening of the river means.
That it should express its interest In
thework at -the Cascades, is but
v!iij "-
more benefit to it, than to any other
point, until the obstructions east of us
are removed. But our-interest in an
open river does not cease with the
opening of the river below. We want
trade connections with the balance of
Eastern Oregon, because it will be of
mutual benefit. The press of The
Dalles will advocate the opening of
the river above us, as persistently as
it had urged the work at the Cascades.
The papers of Eastern ' Oregon should
take the matter in hand, and early
aad late advocate it until some means
oi overcoming the obstacles 19 pro
vided.
A POLITICAL HUMORIST.
About the most amusing thing that
has shown up in the political conven
tions of the east this summer is Sena
tor Quay's resolution, adopted at the
Republican state-convention of Penn
sylvania, August 28. It is as follows:
"Resolved, That we decry the grow
ing use of money in politics and the
corporate control of legislatures, mu
nicipalities, counties, political prima
ries and elections, and favor the enact
ment of legislation and enforcement
of laws to correct such abuses.
"We earnestly insist upon a form of
civil service which will prevent the
enslavement of public officers and em
ployes, and the compelling of those
appointed to preserve the peace to con
fine themselves to their duties, which
will insure absolute freedom and fair
ness in bestowing state and county
and municipal contracts and will pun
ish any form of favoritism in granting
theai; which will forbid the grant of
exclusive franchises to dealers in pub
lic necessities, comforts, conveyances
and sanitary requirements, and will
insure the recognition of ability and
fidelity in the public service, keeping
service to the country ever foremost
when accompanied by ability and fit
ness. "We demand that public office
should be for the public benefits and
subordinate positions should be during
good behavior. . No public employe or
officer should be permitted to influence
primaries or elections, nor upon any
pretense to be assessed upon his salary,
and all unnecessary positions and sala
ries should be abolished and expendi
tures and taxation reduced; there
should be a uniform basis of valuation
of property for public purposes.
"Corporations enjoying public privi
leges should pay for them and schools
be divorced from politics and'kept ab
solutely free from political influence
and control."
When it is kept in mind that Sena
tor Quay is one of the boss money
users in election, it seems hard to
square his theories and practice, un
less, indeed, we assume that the wily
senator has reached the end of his
sack and desires to muzzle his rivals.
It would be equally difficult to harmo
nize the senator's well-known protect
ive tariff ideas with his resolution to
"forbid the grant of exclusive fran
chise to dealers in public necessities,
comforts, etc;" but these are compar
atively trifling idiosyncrasies. The
senator does not rise to the pinnacle
of his moral reformation, however, un
til he gets to the demand that "Mo
public employe or officer should be
permitted to influence primaries or
elections." When the senator offered
this resolution he was a public officer,
who had just captured the state con
vention by methods best known to
himseif,' had find the chairman of the
state central committee, and had him
self elected to the position, and for
the purpose of dictating to and con
trolling the party organization. The
senator will not find his legitimate
field of operation until he comes out
as the great American poJtical hu
morist.
JEALOUS OF THEIR BELIEFS.
The civilized world is finding fault
with China on account of the massacre
of missionaries. While we would not
be considered as condoning or justify
ing the atrocious murders, we must
admit that there are two sides to the
story, and further admit that, with all
the boasted civilization of enlightened
countries, they are not guiltless of sim
liar offenses. The truth is that nearly
every country is jealous of its religious
beliefs, and intolerant of new doctrines
introduced from foreign countries
The Mormons at" Salt Lake in early
days did not hesitate to convey their
anion of a gentile to him on the
point of a butcher-knife, and where
Mormon missionaries undertook to
preach their doctrines in Nauvoo they
were butchered as relentlessly as the
Christian in China, and their leader
and prophet, Joseph Smith, was killed.
The prejudice of the Chinese against
the new religion being introduced
into their country, no doubt caused
the massacre. That the perpetrators
of th6se murders should be punished
goes without saying, but that the Chi
nese are alone in offenses of this kind
is far from true. We sometimes think
that the effort to Christianise the Chi
nese and other barbarians is all wasted
effort. With a vast field at home,
where the harvest is both ripe and
plentiful we might find profitable em
ployment, not only for all the ener
getic workers now employed in foreign
missions, but could give permanent
employment to a large army of re
cruits.
THE NEXT ISSUE.
The silver question is losing im
portance as an issue in the coming na
tional elections, and ' it now seems
probable that the platforms of both
the Democratic and Republican par
ties will declare for sound money, bi
metalism, the largest use of silver
possible with the maintaining of it at
a parity with gold, and the fixing of
ratios by international- agreement.
We do not pretend to say just what
either platform will say regarding sil
ver, but they will take some or all of
the above positions. The result may
be a third party, or the driving of por
tions of both the old parties into the
Populist ranks, but the number will
be smaller than might be expected
from the amount of argument made by
the free silver ites. It looks now as
though the issue would be made upon
the tariff and hard times for Republi
can thunder, and improved conditions
of the working classes, increased
wages and factories running caused by
the change in the tariff on the part of
the Democracy.
It seems quite probable that the
Southern Pacific railroad will go into
the hands of a receiver. The State
railroad commission under the segaci
ous leadership of La Rue is bringing
the corporation to time in the matter
of its rates on wheat in such a shape,
that it will either be forced to reduce
its rates, or seek the protection of the
United States courts. As it will not
let go it seems quite certain that the
latter coueVwI11 be followed, , '
DUE TO EXISTING FACTS.
Our Republican exchanges are faith
fully singing the old song of protec
tion, and between times they labor
with the flail threshing over the oft
beaten straw. Th Silverton Appeal,
of a recent date, has a long article on
the protection of wool, and quotes the
New York Sun as saying that "the
protecting of manufactured woolens
and the placing of wool on the free
list is infamous." Suppose that this
be conceded for the sake of "the argu
ment, and that it then be carried to
its legitimate conclusion, would it not
be equally "infamous" to protect any
American product and leave any other
unprotected? If not, why not? If it
is infamous to protect the manufac
turer and not the producer (and we are
not going to dispute it) why is it not
equally infamous to protect the man
ufacturer of one article and not an
other; or the producer of one material
and not another? That men should
differ concerning the benefits or evils
of the protective tariff system is natu
ral, just as natural as it is for them to
differ in their religious beliefs or to
disagree while acting as jurors in a
case, though all the evidence has been
sworn to before them. Calling a Dem
ocrat names does not vary the argu
ment of facts. The Wilson bill is on
trial. It has been in existence only
about a year, and whether due to it or
not, times are getting better, business
is picking up, money is getting more
plentiful, wages are being advanced,
and interest rates in the money cen
ters are steadily falling. We think
the new tariff bill is in part responsi
ble for this. We think so because it
is the law now in operation; and busi
ness is done under present existing
circumstances, not those that are
passed, or under those that are to come,
Most of our Republican friends attri
bute the improved condition to the
fact that the Republicans were success
ful in last year's elections, making
large gains, and that from this there
is a strong probability that this party
will have control of the national gov
ernment in 1897. The circumstance
will not justify that belief. It is not
in accordance with the laws of trade
that business men' increase the wages
of their employes two years in advance
of conditions that may never arise.
We attribute the improved conditions
to present existing facts not to future
possibilities, and we think we are right
in doing so.
FADS AND FADS.
Mrs. Ballington Booth enters pro
test against the coming into vogue of
the "New Woman." Mrs. Booth
would banish the pug nosed dog from
private society and introduce babies as
playthings in their stead, and she
would beat the "New Woman's" spears
into plow shares, so to speak, by tak
ing her big sleeves to make panties
for the children of the poor. She
would burn the "New Woman's" per
nicious literature, chewing gum and
cigarettes, and would provide each and
every such female with "a self-assertive
husband who would teach her that
there is something to honor in the
other sex." It is passing strange how
our own fads seem .quite the proper
thing to each of us, while other peo
ples notions are the abomination of
desolation to us. Mrs. Ballington
Booth kicks against pernicious liter
ature, and if she had her way would
burn everything except the bible and
the "War Cry." She would banish
big sleeves and compel the wearing of
sky-scraping bonnets that are as ugly
s the father of sin, and hideous enough
to drive the lovers of the beautiful
"from simple virtue's unseductive
way." She would banish the dude, to
put in his place a red-shirted mouth-
organ kind of a man, with a raucous
voice and the intellect of a phono
graph. She would banish the theater,
and the concert, put a damper on all
amusements, and give us instead the
Salvation Army hall, and the muchly
evident parade. The piano and the
violin should be silent, and the fan
faronade of the discordant trumpet and
the barbarous boom of the primitive
bass drum should satisfy the civilized
ear that music of that kind had chorus
enough. We have no liking for "fads"
unless they are our own, hence we do
not agree with Mrs. Ballington Booth;
and for the same reason Mrs. Balling
ton Booth would, no doubt, heartily
condemn the ideas herein expressed
which may be classed as our individual
"fad." Mrs. Booth, however, will
never succeed in convincing the great
mass of humanity, either male or fe
male, that ugliness of attire is neces
sary to purity of soul, or babies pro
miscuously distributed, an evidence of
morality.
BIKES AND DOCTOBS.
The San Francisco Examiner de
votes a page to the opinion of physi
cians as to the effect of bicycle riding
on the system. The discussion started
over a report made by four doctors
who held a post mortem examination
on a young man named Giles, the re
port stating that he died from cerebro
spinal meningitis, and that the cause
thereof was the continuous jolting in
bicycle riding: As usual .doctors dis
agree, and the majority take the posi
tion that unless the - exercise is exces
sive it is not harmful, but decidedly
beneficial. It does look as though the
doctors, following the example of those
who attended the immortal Sancho
Panza while he was governor of the
island, take delight in pronouncing
those things that give pleasure hurt
ful, and prescribe only those things
that are unpleasant to the palate or
distasteful to the mind. In the dis
cussion mentioned, one learned M. D.
says he would recommend bicycle rid
ing, if for no other reason, because it
encourages women to wear bloomers,
and so get rid of skirts. "Skirts,"
says this authority, "are very injurious
and have caused the death of thousands
of women." There seems to be as
nuch reason in that assertion as that
he bicycles are injurious, for since we
hink of it, most of the hundreds of
nillions of women who are dead wore
kirts, and very few ever rode a bi
cycle. '
THE CBIMINAL PBACTICE.
After more than six weeks engaged
in sorting and selecting a jury the trial
of the Durrant case is at last under
way. One cannot contemplate the
spectacle this case has furnished of. the
farcical nature of our criminal proced
ure without doubting the permanency
of our institutions. It does not seem
possible that this kind of thing can go
on at length without causing a grand
upheaval and a readjusting of the mode
of criminal trials. The courts ' are
partly to blame for this condition of
affairs, and the attorneys also should
bear a portion of it, but they are not
responsible for all of it. The courts,
through long, practice, have grown
careless and lenient, and the attorneys
are paid for doing what they do. It is
their business, at least, when defending
a criminal, to obstruct the course of
justice. But outside of these the peo
ple are to blame.
The attorneys for the defense were
not more anxious to wear out the pa
tience of the court and the opposing
counsel than were those summoned as
jurors to escape the service. No pos
sible excuse was left unused to get
away.' It is high time that the farce
of excluding every intelligent man
from the jury, in a criminal case, be
stopped, and it is certainly high time
that citizens are not allowed to shirk
jury duties because they are irksome
or disagreeable. In old times in Cali
fornia, in the miners' courts, black and
white beans were placed in a pot, and
every miner who drew a' black bean
served on the jury. Criminal cases
then took, at the most, a day, and no
one doubts that substantial justice was
done. The lawyers didn't make much,
but the expense was nothing. The
trend of modern criminal practice is
to throw around the accused a wall
that is all but impregnable, and the
end aimed at is not the rendition of
justice, but the avoiding it. This can
not go on forever, and if not stopped by
the courts will, sooner or later, result in
such conditions that anarchy would
be preferable. It is right that every
accused person should have a fair
trial, but in order to do this it is not
necessary to exhaust the panel of a
county such as San Francisco in order
to get a jury of 12 men. Durrant will
cost San Francisco $50,000, and it is
doubtful indeed if he is then convicted,
The old fashioned miners jury would
have tried him months ago, and if he
had been found guilty, the old fash
ioned mining judge would have had
hbn hanged the same. day. The pro
ceedings were not as technical but
they were much more effective, and
justice wa3 vindicated as well as now
at least.
REMARKABLY STRONG.
William C. Whitney in a recent in
terview, said: "I think the condition
of the Democratic party in the whole
country today is remarkably strong,
even stronger than it has been since
the war." "Why?" "Because for the
first time since the war it has a record
to stand on. It had done something.
In spite of an extremely high tariff
public revenues were falling and the
Republican party had proved itself
absolutely irresponsible by its extrava
gance. The so-called prosperity of the
sountry was fostered by a tariff which
granted enormous profits in spots, and
at the same time stifled general com
petion and depressed individual enter
prise. A crash was inevitable. The
Cleveland administration met the
crisis which the Republicans had
evaded. The Republicans created the
difficulties, and the Cleveland admin
istration has solved them."
' EDITORIAL NOTES.
There is something after all in the
eternal fitness of things. For instance,
the long contested suit for the owner
ship of the Virtue mine, has been
decided in favor of Mr. Longmaid.
General Alfaro has captured Quito,
the capital of Ecuador. Any old resi
dent of the Pacific coast could have
told those fighting him they , had no
show. Beating Alfaro or faro either
is too much like "bucking the tiger,"
and giving the animal the first bite.
It is said that the bicycle factories
of the United States can turn out 560,-
000 bikes a year and that all of them
are running up to their fullest cap
acity. The rubber hided steeds cost
from $25 to $35 to manufacture so that
there is a handsome profit left to the
makers. One objection that might be
raised against the stomachless steeds
is that they are always "tired." A
natural result when one stops to con
sider that they run on wind.
HuLgary .next year will celebrate
the one thousandth anniversary of the
founding of the kingdom, by holding
an exposition on a grand scale at
Buda-Pesth. The United States, al
though in the kindergarten class by
comparison, is invited to be present by
its representatives. Should this coun
try or government exist for 1,000 years
it is sate to say that it will own ootn
American continents and have a pop
ulation greater than all the balance
of the world.
The Walla Walla Statesman -men
tions the marriage of a white girl to a
Chinaman near that city a few days
ago. Of course we know neither the
bride nor groom, but we feel Borry for
the bias-eyed heathen. A white girl
who will so far forget the gulf between
the races as to endeavor to cross it, is
not worthy to be the wife of even a
Chinaman. In a short time she will
eave him, which is the only ray of
:onsolation for him that shows up at
present." . - -
It was stated in the dispatch to the
Oregonian concerning the transfer of
this paper that it was started by Capt.
Jordan. Mr. Chas. Newell corrects
this statement by saying his father,
William H. Newell, started the Times
Mount aineer. and that the Journal
started by Captain Jordan died a lin
ererinsr death. This statement is true.
but it should be added that the Moun
taineer was printed on the material
of the Journal, and was practically
but a continuation of the paper under
a new name.
Senator Mitchell answered. Con
gressman Clarke's tirade against the
further improvement of the Columbia
very effectually. Mr. Clarke "has re
turned to his constituents in Missouri,
where unfortunately he will not re
main. He will be in Washington in
December, and says he will be on the
River and Harbor committee. . If Sen
ator Mitchell will continue the work
already begun, and put a spider in Mr.
Clarke's political dumpling he will do
the right thing, and one that will be
appreciated. Mr. Clarke should be
left off that committee.
Nebraska has such a large beet crop,
that it is asserted the world's prices of
sugar will be affected. Be this as it
may, there is no reason, no shadow of
a reason, why Oregon should not only
supply herself with sugar, but also
manufacture immense quantities for
export. The sugar question has been
solved for all time, and there is no rea
son why we, with the most prolific soil
in the world, should be sending out 40
cent wheat and spending the money
on sugar. We can raise and manufac
ture all our sugar as easily as we can
raise our own bread stuffs. We can
grow beets bigger, sweeter and more
to the acre than any place in the world,
and we ought to do it. .
The nomination of James E. Camp
bell by the Ohio Democrats for gov
ernor this year says the New York
Sun recalls to some old politicians the
nomination of Thomas A. Hendricks
under like conditions by the Dem
ocrats of the neighboring state of
Indiana in 1872. Mr. Hendricks was
at that time the acknowledged leader
of the Democratic party in theHoosier
state. He had twice before been the
Democratic standard bearer for gov
ernor. There was a popular ttepu oil
can at the head of the opposing ticket,
and Mr. Hendricks, yielding to the
pressure of his party associates, ac
cepted their unanimous and enthus
iastic nomination' under conditions
wholly favorable to complete Republi
can success. He was elected by the
small plurality of 1,100, though, with
one exception, the Republicans chose
every other man on their ticket in
Indiana that year, and the Republican
plurality on the presidential vote J as
TELEGRAPHIC.
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Ex-Senator Ingalls Fired the First Gun In
Kansas.
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 3. At the
Labor day celebration in this city ex
Senator Ingalls spoke from the same
platform with J. R. Burton, who is
looked upon as Ingalls' principal op
ponent in the race for the United
States senatorship. Their appearance
was regarded as the opening of the
senatorial campaign. The ex-senator
openly says he is a candidate for his
old seat. He is taking a friendly stand
in favor of silver in his speeches.
After speaking in a general way on
labor topics, Senator Ingalls turned
his attention to the last congress:
" If this were a congress inadequate,
incompetent, insincere, hostile to the
best interests of this country, it was not
the fault-of congress so much as it was
the constituents that sent them here."
Turning to the charges that seats
were bought in the U. S. senate, he
laid the blame at the same door, those
who elected senators. He said:
"There is one remedy; abolish the
present antiquated, clumsy, super
fluous and detrimental method of
choosinp- senators bv a leffislatures and
let them be elected bv a direct vote of
the people of the state as they ought to
be elected."
This statement was loudly cheered.
Incralls went a steu further and said
that the only way to purify this gov
ernment was to trust the people, and
he even favored the election of presi
dent and vice-president by the direct
vote. He roundly scored the Stan
dard Oil Company and various trusts.
He thought labor had a rierht to com
bine, and sDoke stronelv acainst in
discriminate immigration. He closed
by urging the workiegman to remem-
uer mat tne reuress tu ins wruuga is m
his own hands.
A MERE POSSIBILITY
Receivership For Southern Pacific May
Come in Time.
San Francisco, Sept. 3. The pos
sibilitv of a receivership for the
Southern Pacific Company is an infer
ence from the testimony given before
the railroad commissioners by G. L
Lansinsr, secretary and controller of
the company, which is fighting a pro
posed reduction of rates. The state
ment was guarded with qualifying
clauses, and the possibility was set
forth in the remote future. In the
midst of his financial statement, Lans
ing declared the reduction in the net
income for 1895 from that of 1893 was
$2,276,000, and to this statement was
attached the receivership inference.
This reduction, he declared, was a
striking amount.
The question arose whether it was
not due to abnormal conditions, and
there would not be a return to better
conditions. He thought there would
be a return to better conditions, but if
this should not follow, then there
would be a critical time for Jhe rail
road company. Of course, the com
pany could carry its indebtedness foi
some time, but should the present
state of affairs continue eventuallj
reorganization through legal pro
cesses would ensue. The unsatisfactory
condition at present was due to the
general depression in branches of bus
iness from which the company suffered
in common with other industries.
According to Secretary Lansing, the
net income of the road for the first six
months this year was $14,791,000. The
operating expenses and fixed charges
for the same period were $16,267,000.
The secretary, therefore stated that
there is a deficit for the first half of
the year of $1,476,000.
INDIANS NOT AT FAUI.T.
They Are Blameless In the Jackson Hole
Affair.
Washington, Sept. 3. General
Coppinger, who had command of the
recent military expedition to the Jack
eon Hole country, today had a confer
ence with Secretary Lamont, to which
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Brown
ing was invited:
"I do not consider the Indians were
to blame for the Jackson Hole affair,"
said General Coppinger, at the -.lose
of the conference. "They are entirely
quiet now, and have been; in fact, they
would not say 4boo' to a goose."
One question which the general
brought to the attention of Secretary
Lamont and Commissioner Browning
was the advisability of annexing the
Jackson Hole country to the Yellow
stone National Park. He suggests
that this action would solve the prob
lem by preventing all parties from
hunting and hshing in that section
and said as the country is not densely
settled, he thought there would be
comparatively little difficulty in mak-
mer the chanee.
Commissioner Browning said that
in the first place it would oe a matter
for Secretary Smith and then for con
gress, adding that he did not know
how the people of Wyoming would re
gard it, as it would deprive that state
of territory.
General Coppinger's report on the
Indian troubles has been turned over
to Secretary Lamont. The general
declined to say whether he made any
recommendations. for the continuance
of troops in the Jackson Hole country
or for the punishment of participants
in the trouble.
DURRANI'S . TRIAL BEGUN.
The
Conrt Boom is Crowded as Usual
With Spectators.
San Francisco, Sept. d. The ac
tual trial of Theodore Durrant for the
murder of Blanche Lamont commenced
this morning. District Attorney
Barnes delivered the opening address,
The court room was crowded at an
early hour. Durrant was especially
attired for the occasion in a new suit
of clothes. . His father and mother sat
beside him. For the remainder of the
trial Judge Murphy has secured the
more commodious court room of the
presiding judge to accommodate the
crowds. All tne witnesses in tne case
were excluded then District Attorney
.Barnes made tne opening statement.
At the conclusion of Barne's address
counsel for both the state and defense
consulted with the judge .who finally
ordered that the jury and Durrant
should be taken to Emanuel church to
view the scene of the murder in charge
of a policeman. .
TWENTY-TWO WIVES.
A Southerner Who Has s Craze for Mar
rying-.
Dublin, Ga., Sept. 3. J. E. Barber,
who left this city last night, has had
22 wives. Barber accompanied by a
woman and a child, arrived at Lothair,
in Montgomery county, about a year
ago. He procured employment with
a naval-store firm as chief farrier.
Recently he came to this city, and
was married to a widow of the town.
Immediately after the ceremony Bar
ber called the justice outside and said:
Judge, tnis mattes tne twenty-
second woman I have married, and in
a few days I'm going to have another."
The omciai was astonisnea, ana
made known the startling news. ' The
woman at Lothair claimed she was
under the influence of drugs when she
was married to Barber. She is left in
a destitute condition, in orange
county, Fla., Barber has three living
wives, ne has several more in oiner-
ent parts of the state who would be
glad to hear from him.
Strikers' Headquarters Burned.
Ishpemtng. Mich.. Sept. 3. The
only exciting feature, of the situation
today was the burning of the head
quarters of the strikers at Union Park
early this morning. It is thought the
place was fired by gome one not in
sympathy with the strikers.
The Boycott In Effect.
Washington. Sept. 3. The boycott
of the Knights of Labor on national
bank notes became effective yesterday,
but the bank notes are as readily ac
cepted today as ever John W. Hayes,
secretary and treasurer of the Knights
of Labor, says he cannot tell how long
it will take the boycott to begin to
show, but he thinks In the course of 60
day bank notes will begin to be
turned down by a great many people.
Mr. Hayes, whon asked if he would ac-
cept a national bank note today as
legal tender, said he would take it if
he could get nothing else, but he said
He would prefer to nave a government
note or gold, or even silver.
Another San Francisco Crank.
San Francisco, Sept. 4. The Even
ing Post says: W. C. Rippey, who
shot John W. Mackay, three years ago
for a fancied wrong, and who has
recently been released from prison,
where he served a two years sentence,
is waiting to attack Charles L. Fair.
Rippey claims the late Senator Fa'r
owed him money. He waits opposite
Fair's house, and Fair is said to be in
great fear of Rippey, who has threat
ened Fair through the latters attorney.
THE BRITISH LION GROWLING.
The Dismemberment of the Ottoman
Empire Hinted at.
Constantinople, Sept. 4. It is
officially announced that Rustem
Pasha, the Turkish ambassador of
England, has telegraphed the foreign
minister of Turkey that he has had an
interview relative tc the Armenian
question with Lord Salisbury, whom
he assured that the sublime porte was
not opposed to the reforms proposed
by the powers signatory to the treaty
of Berlin, but that Turkey could not
permit tne control ot Armenia by an
international commission.
Lord Salisbury replied that under
the circumstances it would be useless
to continue the interview. If. he said,
the porte persists in the refusal the
powers will undertake the suggested
reforms and rest satisfied. If, how
ever, the porte continues to resist,
Lord Salisbury, added, it will be the
signal for the dismemberment of
Turkey.
The dispatch has caused the great
est uneasiness here.
Chinese Actors for Atlanta.
Victoria, B. C, Sept. 4. The
Em-
press of China brought as passengers
a company of Chinese actors and ac
tresses, numbering 207, on the way to
the Atlfnta exposition. There are 34
women in the company. After play
ing at Atlanta, they will visit other
American cities. It is the largest
company that ever left China. The
Yang brothers, Americanized Chinese,
are managers.
As Russia Hopes it is.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 4. A Novoe
Vremya correspondent at Vladivos
tock writes that Formosan insurgents
are conducting a successful warfare
against the Japanese, in which the
women share equally with the men,
though the army is decimated by sick
ness. The Japanese will grant no
quarter, and spare neither women nor
children.
THE COLUMBIA CONFERENCE.
An Interesting- Session Just Clased at
Oakland.
Oakland, Or.,Sept. 4. The Colum
bia conference has just closed its 30th
session in the picturesque and thriv
ing town of Oakland, Or. -
All of the ministers were present
except J. W. Shreve, who had removed
to Palouse, Wash., and J. T. Thorn
ton, who had remaved to Menifee,
Cal. Both asked for and were granted
a location, as was also J. W. Bryant.
T. Clark, of Oklahoma, and R. W.
Byrne, of Tennessee, were received by
transfer. Some changes were left to
be supplied, which it is hoped will be
filled with men who are in correspon
dence with some members.
There were committees appointed
which, with the existing boards,
looked into the various institutions
and interests of the church.
Collections for missions were some
better than the year before, but still
there is large room for improvement,
as it only amounts to Hi cents per
church member.
The average amount on all confer
ence or general collections was 43i
cents; average amount paid preachers,
$2.15; average amount received by each
preacher, $160.66. ,
The increase in membership was
about 12 per cent; last year it was 20
percent.
The most encouraging feature in
the work was the Epworth League and
the Woman's Parsonage and Home
Mission Societies. The woman's meet
ing held on Saturday was one of, if not
the most interesting occasions of the
conference. An address by Mrs. J. L.
Futrell, elicited universal applause
and was called for publication.
The three sermons and two addresses
by Bishop A. W. Wilson, D. D., who
presided over the conference, was well
worth a long trip to hear. Rev. R. P.
Wilson, of San Francisco, editor of
the Pacific Methodist Advocate, was
also present and added much to the
pleasure of the occasion by his genial
manner and converse. The next
session will be held in Lebanon,
Oregon.
DESTROYED BY FLAMES.
Disastrous Fire Along the Waterfront of
Boston.
Boston, Sept. 4. A disastrous fire
broke out shortly after 5 o'clock this
morning on the pier in East Boston
owned by the Boston & Albany rail
road, which soon spread to the adjoin
ing piers and storehouses. Piers 1, 4
and 5 were burned and storehouses 4
and 5 were wholly destroyed, as were
several dwellings near by. Almost
the entire fire department of Boston
was called to the scene, as well as the
department from Winthrop and two
fire boats. About' 9 o'clock store 8
caught fire and burned rapidly. Fif
teen freight cars and a large amount of
freight were destroyed.
A careful estimate indicates that the
loss will reach $300,000, psssibly more.
In the sheds destroyed were stored
5000 bales of sisal grass, 20 carloads of
hay, nearly 50 carloads of flour in
sacks, 16 carloads of merchandise, and
7700 bales of hemp and wool, all val
ued at $176,000. The wharves -and
building destroyed were valued at 130,
000. His Mission to Mexico.
New York, Sept. 4. Gonzail de
Quesada. secretary of the Cuban revo
lutionary party, will leave for Mexico
today, having been appointed commis
sioner to obtain from that country, h
possible, the recognition of Cuba as a
belligerent.
The report that the expedition cap
tured at Penn's Grove, was that of
General Francisco Carrillos, is con
firmed. It was to be one of the
largest thus far sent out and great
things were expected of it. General
Carillos is abour 50 years old, and
through the revolution occupied a con
spicuous position. Soon after the be
ginning of the insurrection he was ar
rested for participating in it, but was
released and came to New York.
A Veritable Deluge.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 4. As a
result of the deluge which set in last
night at 8 o'clock and continued until 7
this morning, thousands of dollars
worth of propery have been destroyed,
and streetcar transportation and tele
phone communication suspended.
The business portion oi tne city was
flooded because of the inability of the
sewers to carry the water away. In
the neighborhood of Pine and Wash
ington streets a dozen la mines nad to
be rescued by the police. At daylight
lightning started a fire to the telephone
exchange building, and the entire
system was burned out, resulting in an
extensive loss. - Up to 7 a. M. the rain
fall amounted to 6 7-iu inches,
Becognizes Brazil's Claim.
New York, Sept. 4. The Herald's
correspondents in Rio de Janerio tele
graphs that it is reported in govern
ment circles mat tne oriusn minister,
Mr. Phipps. has been authorized to
declare thatJEbgland is ready to recog
nize .Brazil's claim to xrmidade. Xb
British government, however, exact
that permission to lay a cable shall b
granted. She will agree not to con
nect the cable with Argentina.
Brushed by a Cyclone.
Nashville. Term.. Sept. 4. A re
port has reached here that 13 houses
at Hun tine-ton. Carroll county, were
demolished by a cyclone at :3d a. m.,
today. One man is reported reriously
injured
TELEGRAPHIC.
A Rape Fleud Confesses.
St. Louis, Sept. 4. John Wisley,
colored, the Manchester, Mo., rapist,
was captured at an early hour today,
and is now in jail at Clayton- He has
made a full confession of his crime.
Brady's Trial Set.
Marysville, Cal., Sept. 4. The
trial of Bandit Brady for the murder
of J. J. Bogard. tie brave sheriff of
Tehamah county, was set today for
Monday. November 4.
Ravages of Cholera.
Victoria, B. C, Sept. 3. The fol
lowing advices per steamer Empress
of China are at hand:
The cholera increases in Peking and
the deaths exceed 1500 daily. It is
also increasing in Japan. The total
number of cholera cases reported
throughout Japan on August 18 was
i ii, ana tne aeatns 4. The aggre
gate number of cases from the start is
15,000, of which 1230 occurred on trans
ports, and the deaths number 16,278.
There were 18 new cases in Tokio in
the 24 hours ending at noon August 21;
of which two died. A telegram from
Mr. Chlndas, Japanese cousul at
Shanghai, reports 263 deaths among
Chinese and seven among foreigners
in tne tsrinsn and American conces
sions between the 1st and 13th of Aug
ust. Another case has occurred on the
Italian cruiser Unbria, bringing up
the total number of cases on that ves
sel to eight.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
San Francisco Officials Guarding Against
Cholera.
San Francisco, Sept. 5. With
cholera raging in Japan and Honolulu,
the local board of health has deter
mined to take every precaution to pre
vent the disease from obtaining a foot
hold in this city, and to that nd
Chinatown will be subjected to a rigid
examination, rue pnysicians com
posing the board consider that if by
any chance cholera should gain a foot
hold in this city it would make its ap
pearance in tne uninese quarter, wnere
tne crowded condition ol tne narrow
streets and the illy-ventilated houses
have provided a material breeding
Elace for the plague. The board' will
old an informal meeting tonight and
make all arrangements for a house-to-house
inspection of Chinatown to
morrow. v
LANSING EXAMINED.
He Knew Nothing About Alleged Rail
road Corruption Funds.
San Francisco, Sept. 5. At a meet
ing oi tne state railroad commission
today Chairman La Rue insisted on an
answer to. his question of yesterday
regarding tne salary paid u. r. Hunt
ington. Auditor Lansing said Hunt
ington received $10,000 annually as
his combined salary from all the roads
of which he is president. The witness
said .all expenses had been included in
the statement he had made to the
commission.
When asked the amount of money
expended for political purposes, At
torney Martin, for the company, ob
jected. The question was insisted
upon, and the witness said he did not
know. Under the severe examination
of La Rue, Lansing admitted-that the
late W. W. Stowe had been in the
employ of the company as an attorney.
When Stowe made drafts on the
company for large sums, Lansing did
not know what the money was for.
He said-the railroad kept no parlia
mentary or legislative fund that he
knew of, but amounts might be drawn
for the use of attorneys and for their
incidental expenses.
Lansing finally said he despised
newspapers, and despised the opinion
of the press. He knew nothing about
the alleged railroad .corruption fund.
THE DURRANT TRIAL.
Great' Things Are Expected From Pastor
Gibson's Testimony.
San Francisco, Sept. 5. When the
Durrant trial was resumed this morn
ing the crowd struggling for admission
was greater than ever. Two lines of
policemen ( guarded the corridors and
prevented any one entering the cor
ridor approaching tho courtroom ex
cept jurors, attorneys, newspaper men
or citizens having permits from the
sheriff. These speedily occupied the
chairs, and then no more spectators
were admitted."
The earlier part of the session was
consumed in a long wrangle between
the attorneys for the prosecution and
the defense about the accuracy of the
diagrams of Emanuel church, which
the prosecution offered as exhibits to
facilitate the examination of witnesses.
The defense claimed the diagrams were
slightly inaccurate. Finally the court
allowed the introduction of the ex
hibits, saying their accuracy could be
determined by actual measurment
taken later.
From the actions of the defendant's
attorneys the impression has gained
currency that the defense will be tech
nical if tbe attempted alibi fails.
After a lengthy examination of
Policeman Russell as to the interior of
Emanuel church, the prosecution
called Rev. J. George Gibson, pastor
of Emanuel church. A flutter of ex
citement went round the courtroom
as Gibson was oalled. Great things
are expected of his testimony, and
many think the defense will try, as in
the preliminary examination, to at
tack the character of this witness, and,
if possible, throw some suspicion on
him. Before any questions could be
asked Gibson the court took a recess
until 2 P. M.
MEXICO'S GREATNESS.
Dlas
Interviewed on its
bUltles.
Trade Possi-
Baltimore, Sept. 5 Presfdent
Diaz, of Mexico, contributes to this
weeks issue of the Manufacturers'
Record a special interview in resrard
to the increase of business relations
between the two countries, and the
possibilities for the extension of Amer
ican trade into Mexico. President
Diaz points out something of the gen
eral railroad and Industrial progress
of Mexico in recent years, and shows
that while railroad construction dur
ing the last five years has not been
very active, yet several important
branch lines have been constructed
serving to complete the network al
ready established and to connect im
portant districts. The total length
of the railroad system of Mexico is
now 11,000 kilometers.
Referring to the industrial progress
oi Mexico, president Diaz says:
"Commerce and industry have con
tinued their progressive march, not
withstanding that in 1892 and 1893 the
crops were short, throagh want of rain
and that silver, the principal export,
Has sunered a notable decline in for
eign markets."
Respecting this last point President
Diaz says:
"I believe that in reality the de
triment has not been of the magnitude
that was anticipated, and this decline
nas oeen a beneflt to general industries,
and this Is easily explained. The de
preciation of silver has produced a rise
in lureiga exenange ana, tnereiore,
nas raised tne price oi imported goods,
which aotually means an advantage to
tne industries oi tne countries.
Newfoundlanders Angry.
St. Johns, N. F., Sept. 5. The
government has received advices that
seizures of vessels in Canadian Labra
dor water are due to breaches of the
customs rules. One vessel was taken
for possessing a wrong clearance. The
press comments strongly on the pro
ceedings. Public opinion is against
the Canadians. This is inflamed by
the accusations of piracy against the
fisherman recently made by Canadian
newspapers which are declared here to
be totally witnout foundation. The
members of the crews of the seized
vessel are due soon and are anxiously
awaited.
PROCEEDINGS WITHDRAWN.
A Dlroree Salt In High Life Was Sop
pressed. WESTfTELD. Mass., Sept. 5. W. P
Gill, of New York, who recently insti
tuted divorce proceedings against Mrs.
E. O. Gill, a
sister
oi Mrs uorneuus
Vanderbilt, and who is at the Gill
summer-house, in Granville, has given
i.awyer n.neu tne loiiowing statement
withdrawing the charges made bv him
against his wife: "In the matter of
the divorce proceedings instituted
against E. O. Gill, I hereby withdraw
tne cnarges oi gross intoxication from
indulgence in chloral and desire the
withdrawl of any and all proceedings
in the suit. W. F. Gill."
The paper is dated August 1. The
witness is Charles Wilgeroth, the
family cook.
Fraker is Identified.
Richmond, Mo., Sept. 5. Dr. Fra
ker, in jail here on a charge of at
tempting to defraud insurance com
panies, was recognized today by a
score of people. The recognition was
mutual, Dr. Fraker calling several by
name and conversing with them. In
formation leading to the arrest and in
carceration of Fraker, was filed before
Justice McCurston of this city Ther
are five counts in the information, th
aggregate penalty being 35 years in
the penitentiary. It is believed th
defense will waive examination and
allow the doctor to be bound over tc
await the action of the grand jury,
which meets in October. In case the
doctor is released, the bond, it is said.
will be at least $20,000. If an indict
ment should be found, the trial may
come off at the October term of the
Ray county circuit court.
The Chicago Canal.
Ottawa. Snt. K Tha r,
government is preparing a case to
submit to Washington, through the
British government pointing out the
disastrous effect the construction of
the Chicago canal will have on Cana
dian shipping. The minister of justice
ys nie law oi nations governs the
Canadian oara in niiMQt.inn Tt fa nnn.
tended that the water level of the great
hu'u ..nv.j iw kJJ .unci
A government engineer who'is look-
S - . - . 1 . . . .
ing into tne matter said the govern-
ment Iiai rpnnru that, a a tuA n..),.,.
on the American side of the lakes will
be as injuriously affected as the Cana
dian ll H rVinT"a t Vl a A maian vn!nf
concerned w ill use their influence to
prevent tne construction of the canal
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