SATURDAY. ..SEPTEMBER 28, 1S95 : ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY BY J. A. DOUTHIT, Publisher. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. DAILY - On Year, by mafl $6.00 Six Months 3.00 Tore Moonths I SO WEEKLY One Year, by maU.. 1.M SU month 76 - Ail Subscription Payable In Advance. THE PENSION BUGABOO. Under the above caption the Pen- dleton Tribune grows pathetic and slops over as follows: "The pension list has ever been a bugaboo that strikes terror to the heart of the Southern Democrat. Occasion ally we find a man in the north who is ' - so saturated with southern prejudice against the loyal young men who so bravely went to the front in defense of their country that, in order to deprive them of the measly stipend they now reluctantly accept in exchange for broken health, the loss of limbs and wounds from which they have never - ceased to suffer the most agonizing .; pains, the claim is made that not the . tariff, not the financial question, but the payment of pensions to the old ' soldiers is at the bottom of the humil iating position in which the country finds itself today after an experience of two years with a tariff for deficit only." Our esteemed contemporary shoots - wide of the target. In the first place there is no one finding fault with the payment of pensions to those who are suffering from "broken health or wounds from which they have never . ceased to suffer most agonizing pains." It is freely conceded that all such are entitled not only to all the pension they get, but in most cases much more. It is undoubtedly true, that the pension - list contains thousands of names that - it should not contain, and if our con ' temporary will examine into the list of those pensioners who are within its reach, it will find that this statement is true. The Grand Army recognizes this fact, and at its last meeting it wus . suggested that it take steps to purify the pension list. There is no man , who honors the old soldiers more than we do, none who would see them re warded more generously; but because we do honor them, we do not want to see them standing side by side with frauds and imposters. The trouble is with the pension list that the system has had too much politics in it, and not close enough business methods. In 1892 an additional lot of pensioners were provided for so that from June 30 3892 to June 30 1893, 89,944 pensioners were added to the list. There were in round numbers 2,000,000 soldiers in the Union army and today, 30 years after the close of the war we have in round numoers 1,000,000 pensioners. If these 1,000,000 are broken in health or Buffering from wounds, they are justly on the list, and should be kept there, but surely there can be no rea son advanced for keeping those not en titled, on the list. As for our con temporary's statement that the present tariff is a "tariff for deficit only," we - call its attention to' the fact that the present tariff law is almost identical with the tariff of 1883, and that uuder it business is reviving and the pros perity that the McKinley bill ruined in less than two years,- is again returning 'to the country. - Republican legislators only. Mr. Williamson talks as follows: "The political campaign of 1S94 was profuse with promises of diligence in weeding out certain extravagances in the expenditure of public money, which had grown up in this state during the past decade. To the faithful perform ance of this obligation, each political party, and all candidates of all political parties pledged their sacred word and honor. "In due time, the result of that elec tionthe chosen ones, convened at Salem and not only did not correct the alleged glaring abuses, but act ually committed more. That is, they employed more clerks, established more commissions, etc. Among the abuses particularly designated duriDg the campaign, as surely to be done away with, Was the railway and other expensive commissions; the excessive perquisites of the secretary of states' office, the state printers' and other offices. The legislature of 1894-5 will go down in history renowned for hav ing promised to correct all these evils. and having corrected none of them, And now this state is treated to the spectaole of a 'dog in the manger' play by its secretary of state seldom equaled for downright brass. The doughty Eincaid turns his 'bull' loose on the railway commissions' 'ox' and allows him to gore him galore. While he guards his illgotten perquisites, fully as strongly condemned by the election of 1894 as the railway commission, with that diligence born of a determination to 'beat the game or hog the pot.' That is his 'ox.' We repeat for display of silly selfishness and dema gogic dash, this play has not been equalled in the annals of Oregon. And yet, there is one Hoefer a Colonel Hoefer who edits the secretarie's mouth-piece, at Salem, who has the gall to raise his voice and hurrah for Kincaid, and shout at him to 'stay in the manger,' but 'keep the rascals out.' Here is one of his recent effusions: " A lew lickspittle lacKey news papers, who do not comprehend the first principles of unselfish service of the public, are calling Secretary Kin caid's honest efforts to get rid of the Oregon railway commission a farce, Their criticisms are always a compli ment to an honest man.' "It's a safe wager that Hoefer has his snout into the public crib up to his eyes." AX IXCOXSISTEXT PAPER. AN EXPOSURE OF STUPIDITY. a' noble pair. . With Piatt in charge of the Repub lican party in New York and Quay running things in Pennsylvania the outlook for the party is not at all en couraging. The people are decidedly tired of bosses, and there is a large element in both old parties that will ', not be dictated to by any boss or any set of bosses. It does not matter much about Piatt, for the chances of a Re publican victory in New York are too slender to be considered. New York will this fall go overwhelmingly Demo cratic, a feat it will repeat in 1896. A . year ago, six months ago, things were ' different, but the Lexow committee, ' the moral wave, the Sunday laws and the closing of the saloons on Sunday have brought about the change, and , put things back on their old basis. .That is, the Republicans mustalook to the country "for majority enough to overcome a Democratic majority in the cities of New York and Brooklyn of 120,000. Under the present laws, the other large cities will also give in- - creased Democratic majorities. With Quay things will probably be different. ' Pennsylvania is a strong Republican state, because her iron and coal indus tries have made her so. Indeed that great state has insisted so strenuously and successfully on maintaining the doctrines of "Protection to American Labor" that she has whole townships of laborers engaged in working in her protected coal and iron mines that - cannot speak a word of the United States language. She has a greater : population of non-English speaking laborers than any two other states in the Union. In quelling the riots in . the coke fields, the dispatches always explain that the "greatest trouble ex- ' perienced was in the fact that none of the rioters understood English, and so could not be made to understand what the officers wanted with them." That class of people can be managed by such men as Quay, and the class of men so managed can and do carry the balance of power in our elections. We are told by our Republican con temporaries that the victory of Quay was a glorious victory for Republican principles. That may be true, but if it is then God help the principles! Under the above heading, the Ore gon ian today takes us to task for crit icising its conflicting statements con' cerning the draining of the gold from the United States treasury. Our big contemporary sticks closely to its text, and exposes as much stupidity as could well be crowded into the space. Among other of its assertions that would be classed as stupid were they not so excessively so, as to become really humorous, is this: "The Ore gonian cannot be responsible for that stupidity which prevents a partisan fault-finder from apprehending the plainest statements and clearest dis tinction presented in its columns." While professing the most distin guished respect for the profound learn ing and erudition displayed in the columns of the Oregonian, we cannot but express still further admiration for its supreme and superlative asininity in re-asserting that it is the "redund ant paper currency and our load of in ferior silver that disquiet the treasury and cause gold to be withdrawn." ' Our distinguished -contemporary say we are "uncandidly dull" because we called attention to the fact that it con stantly denied its own assertions, and to prove that we are "uncandidly dull" again contradicts itself. It, at least, is candidly dull, wherein lies at least a distinction and a difference between this paper - and it. Of course being uncandidly dull it is difficult to see how an excess of imports over exports of less than 850,000,000 can have taken 8300,000,000 gold out of the country, but ou esteemed contemporary to Which even its own ambiguities are plain and logical, can satisfy its over candid dullness with at least the be lief that two bodies can occupy the same space at the same time. The drain on the treasury it explains is sometimes caused by cur financial sys' tern and sometimes it is caused by the Democratic tariff, the cause depending largely on the state of the Oregonian bile ducts. We may be uncandidly auii, Dut ior mis once we will be can did, even if dull, in asserting that the Oregonian is so stupidly and incom prehensibly dull, that it does not re alize its own dullness. For once though it stuck to its text and made thorough display of its stupidity. Some days ago we criticised the Ore- gonian for its inconsistency, in that it first declared the financial system of this country was the cause of the drain on the gold reserve in the United btatcs treasury (which statement we indorse) and later, in a spirit of doma gogy and through blind partisanship declaring it was the Democratic tariff which caused us to import more than we exported, while at the same time it reduced the revenue, thus draining tho treasury of gold. For this criti ctsm the Oregonian laboriously takes us to task for being "uncandidly stupid." In doing so, it reiterates its statement that the financial system the real cause, admitting the justness of our criticism, but at the same time says the tariff is partly the cause. We recognize easily the plain and clear distinction it makes in correcting both of its statements. According to its latest ideas "the financial system causes the raid on the treasury, while the Democratic tariff system sends the gold to Europe. Will it now kindly. from the inexhaustable stores of its superior wisdom, drop a few crumbs and explain, to enlighten our stupidity and educate the balance of the com' mon herd, how the tariff, which, it says, has caused us to have an excess of imports over exports, and which excess is said to amount to about S63, 000,000, has caused the sending of $300,000,000 gold to Europe? The $63, 000,000 for the sake of the argument we will admit, but the $237,000,000, the balaance, we turn oveK to the distin guished consideration of our learned contemporary, to which all things are plain as mud, excepting always, its own stupidity. It has placed itself awkardly enough between two posl tions, diametrically opposed to each other, and in defending one invar! ably attacks the other. It would be reasonably "happy with either were t'other dear charmer away." This is illustrated in its issue of yesterday. In an editorial under the heading, "The Only Remedy," and which im mediately follows the article we have commented upon, after describing the operation of the financial system of England, it says: No such simple remedy as this is possible under our unfortunate system, When money is scarce in New York, the rate of discount is raised; but, gorged as the circulation is with gov ernment credit currency, ,money, or what passes for money, may be very abundant when gold is very scarce, or is hoarded by the banks and only ob tainable from the treasury. Then we may see, as at present, a rapid drain of gold, exhausting the resources of the treasury, simultaneous with, and, in' deed, mainly caused by, -a very low rate of interest in New York. The drain was checked temporarily by the costly operations of the syndicate, which produced by artificial means the enect upon tne price oi ioreign ex change of a high discount rate, but this cannot be kept up. for long. It would be stopped at once by a natural rise of the rate of interest. This was expected during the fall, from demand for money to move the crops. But it did not come to any great extent, nor is it likely to come so long as the redund ancy of legal tenders exists. The only remedy is to retire the excess of credit currency, to take the government out of the banking business." THE PLAT STILL OX. realtor J. 1X. uuauuuu, ui iue Prineville Review, is an out-and-out Republican; but he is at the same time one who is not so blinded by party prejudices but that he recognizes a wrong whether it is committed by his own party or some other. In an edi torial of his issue of the 21st in St., he talks right out in meeting and scores his own party as severely as he would the Democratic or Populists under the same circumstances. : Mr. William son's politics seem to be of that rare kind, that have honesty and good faith as their foundation, a kind of politics not often seen in these degenerate days when the issues are made for the purpose of getting in or staying in, and a kind that the country would be the better for, if it became more general. When it is remembered that in the senate there were seven hold-over Democrats, and in the house not one, it will be seen that the roast is for the MORE PEOPLE NEEDED. in discussing tne question or more population for Oregon and the entire Pacific Northwest, the Salem States- man makes an interesting comparison of Oregon and other sections in this manner: "In this connection it might not prove uninteresting to dissect a map of the United States and see what an in teresting study it affords. Cut the map into states and just for the fun of the thing see how many of them you can place side by side on Oregon You would observe that Oregon, with her 96,030 square miles, is capable of accommodating the ' states of New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut and Delaware, with a population exceeding 15,000,000, and yet we would have space to spare! Just think of it 350,000 people occu pying 100,000 square miles! Three people to the mile! "You can put Maine and Missouri down in Oregon and yet not be rowded. The population of the former is 1,122,000 and of the latter 3, 000,000. "You can set Iowa down west of the mountains and there would yet remain room in which to accommodate Ken tucky. The population of these two states exceeds 4,000,000. "Put Indiana, with 2,405,504 people, down in the valleys of the western part of the state. Stick Illinois, with her 4,500,000, in Eastern Oregon, and there would still be room and to spare for Vermont, with a population equal to that of Oregon supported within her 9565 square miles. "There is room in Oregon to accom modate two states the size of New York. "Cut the state into 1372 pieces' of equal size and each would be large enough to hold the District of Colum bia, with her 280,000 people. "Oregon would hold 10 states the size of Vermont. This would give a population of 7,900,000. "Oregon is capable of holding 80 Rhode Islands, And the population of Little Rhody is almost equal to that pf our own state," MR. HO RE ASSERTS. R. G. Horr in attacking silver says that "not to exceed 70,000,000 of silver dollars can by any scheme be kept in circulation as currency," and he adds in concluding his assertion that "when the blind lead the blind both fall into the ditch." We do not agree with either of Mr. Horr's propositions, be cause more than 70,000,000 silver dol lars can be kept in circulation, and be cause Mr. R. G. Horr is not in the ditch. We believe with him that'we can have uuder the present condition of financial matters throughout the world but one money of ultimate re demption; but at the same time we be lieve in silver being used in just as large a volume as can be done, and it maintained at a parity with gold. Sil ver could be maintained in circulation in much larger quantities than it is, and that very easily. In the east there is but little silver used per capita as compared to the amount in circulation on the Pacific coast. Here all through the war the money used was coin. In the east it was shinplasters. People got accustomed to using paper money in place oi silver, and they have not gotten over the habit. If all the one and two-dollar bills were retired from circulation, as they should be, it would force the circulation of silver and the retirement of all paper money of smaller denomination than $5, would compel the-using of a yet much larger amount of Bilver. People in the east complain of the weight of silver, but that is an objection that is not raised against it here. Under the present system Mr. Horr's statement that no more than 70,000,000 silver dollars can be kept in circulation may be true, but there is nothing to prevent the system being changed. EDITORIAL NOTES. The United States exports annually about $50,000,000 of silver bullion, and the demand is steadily growing. Yet some say that 'free coinage of silver would cause a flood of silver to be sent back to this country. It's all bosh. Long Creek Eagle. But suppose this government should adopt free coinage, thus declaring that silver now worth 60 cents would be taken by it and a dollar in cold riven for it? How long would the exporta tion continue, ana now long would It be until the foreign silver bes-an to come in? We received this morning the first number of Oregon Progress, a news paper started in Portland bv Mr. F S Barzee. It is a new departure in iour- nauem, its aaverusmg leatures beiner on an entirely different plan from any heretofore used. Its news matter is well put together and its editorial page orcguD. iapt. wauace is editor, with J. F. Haworth, of this city, assistant. The Durrant trial has developed nothing new since the defense opened their case. Absolutely nothing has been adduced so far to shake the testi mony of the plaintiff's witnesses, or to in anyway break the strong chain of circumstantial evidence that the prose cution has thrown around Durrant. It look9 now as though the great surprise the defendant's counsel had has winked out, and that outside of trying to throw doubt on the testimony of plaintiff's witnesses no defense will be made. It looks very dark for the de fendant, v With the governor of Texas opposed to it, Corbett's knee out of trim, Fitz Simmons demanding the gate money and all concessions, and his backer hauling down the stakes it begins to look as tnough tne long-talked of prize fight at Dallas, Texas, will not come off. The great mass of the reading public has come tohe conclusion that peitner oi tne long-winaed long-dis-1 tance sparrer9 is anxious for the fight to come off. At the same time there Is a general and fervent hope that they may get together and beat each other to death. j.ne Douom cause oi tne enormous shipments of gold to foreign countries is tho fact that we have a tariff framed expressly to encourage the import of foreign goods." The above from the Oregonian is a fair sample of that ps per's honesty. For the past six months it nas Deen asserting that the Unanuial system, not the tariff, was the bottom cause of the shipment of gold. That kind of switching is what has erven the Oregonian the reputation of being the most unreliable newspaper on tho coast. The tariff now and the tariff of 1883, which the Oregonian indorsed, are almost identical. The Republican county central com mittee at Chicago, got into a regular knock down and drag out fight that would gladden tne heart oi the veriest ward striker. A member named Gard was beaten nearly to death and was thrown out of the room. This was probably what caused the Inter Ocean next morning to begin one of its lead ing editorials with the statement that, "Take the country over, and this is a year of remarkable Republican activ ity and anxiety to be in control of the organization, coupled with harmony and good fueling once the fight is really over." Wonder if Gard would indorse that stalomont? And now a dispatch from Golden dale to the Associated Press, states that Orvill D. Sturgess, cashier of the national bank nt that place is in all probability twico a millionaire. That he is one of 200 heire to the $400,000,- 000 Jenning's estate in England." Nearly every day some vast estate in England or Germany is about to be divided among a lot of American heirs, according to the dispatches.but no one ever heard of ono of these divisions being made. Shyster attorneys have fleeced foolish people into putting up their money on these, schemes, but they, the attorneys, were the only ones who ever profited by them. We would be pleased to see Mr. Sturgess, or any other good citizen have such a wind fall, but the money will probably ma terialize when the sky falls, and com mon people are catching larks. The prosecution in the Durrant case rested yesterday, having its evidence all in. Curiously enough almost the last witness on the stand, William Sterling, the gas-fitter, who on April 2 repaired the gas fixtures in Emanuel church, during his cross-examination brous-ht out the tact that the moraine: of April 4 the knob of the door lead ing to the belfry was broken, and al though Sterling tried to turn the knob with his nippers he could not do so. This door remained in this condition until the day it was broken open in searching for Blanche Lamont's body after the Williams' girl was killed. This fixes the time at which the body was taken into the belfry at least prior to the morning of April 4. The de fense is now introducing testimony, and it is expected that the end of the case will be reached within two weeks. Our Republican exchanges are agreed upon-one thing, and that is that Dolph and Mitchell will be matched against each other for elec tion to the senate. Dolph's election un der any circumstances would be little short ot a calamity to the state: but it strikes us the whole discussion is premature. Oregon is not a Republi can state in the sense that it has a majority of Republican votes. This was shown in the election of Pierce as. a presidential elector. It is quite pos sible, should the .anti-Republican forces come to some understanding, that the Mitchell-Dolph controversy will never materialize. The peace and harmony now raging between the Republican factions in this state is not of the kind calculated to insure a party victory. It is safe enough to et the Mitchell-Dolph matter rest, at any rate until after next June. ' The Oregonian yesterday said: "It is curious, and wHl probably always be unexplained, that the decline in the membership of the Grand Army of the Republic should have been only about nan as much in lsyi-o as in 1893-4. counting irom the close ot the organi zation s nscal year, June 30." we suggest to our big contemporary that the cause is probably, due to the Democratic "tariff for deficit' only' that it talks about so much. That same Democratic tariff has been made responsible for everything bad; why not credit it up with some of the other things.-' According to Republican au thority the same tariff bill" ruined the wool industry long before the bill be- cuiiio a law; it causeu speculators to present paper money at the treasury and draw out gold; it caused the deficit made by the McKinley bill; it caused the demand for the free coinage of sil ver; and it performed various and sun dry other valorous deeds long before it was born." We believe, by the argu ment produced by our republican friends, the Wilson bill must have caused the deficiency in the Grand Army death list too. TELEGRAPHIC. THE LOST CACHE. Cndoubtely Responsible for Peary's Fail ure This Year. Chicago, Sept. 24. Mr. E. B. Bald win, who is the meteorologist of the weather bureau, who - accompanied the Peary expedition in 1893, says the cause of the failuae of the second expedition was doubtless due to the explorers be ing unable to find the cache of provi sions left at the furthest point reached last year. He said: "The long journey of a thousand miles or more with very insufficient supplies simply emphasizes what great results might be achieved by a pro perly organized and abundantly pro visoned expeditions, with no super fluous persons among the members. I wish to make another trip and shall relax no effort to accomplish that pur pose. Efforts are now being made to organize another expedition, and should Dr. Jackson lead us in the race to the north pole, why, the south pole will yet remain to be reached, and greater problems than this still remain for solution." CRISIS NOT FAR OFF. The Insurgents are Said - Havana. to be Jiearlng Chicago, Sept. 24. A special to the Tribune from Havana, dated Septem ber 19, says: Armed parties of revo lutionists are already in the province of Mantanzas and actually within 75 miles of Havana. If, as said, they have quantities of arms and ammuni tion there concealed, and are really advancing in force, the crisis is not far off. Yesterday 85 persons were arrested within a few hours and confined in Morro castle. Rumors were soon fly ing around that a great conspiracy had been discovered, and the initial step was to have been an attack with dyna mite on the steamer Santa Barbara, having a battalion -of 1000 men on board. The sequel came at midnight, when there was a frg-htful accident in the harbor resulting in the sinking of , C' i. : . . t .. r I me opauiau cruiser xsarauesttui, m which 40 lives were lost. Irwin, state superintendent of the pub lic instruction, to wed Miss Lillian M. Collieon, of La Grande. The wedding took place at La Grande tonight. Dropped Dead. Chicago, Sept. 24. Mrs. R. o. Mullen, of San Francisco, 60 years of age, dropped dead at the Illinois Cen tral station here today. She was on her way to New York, accompanied by her daughter. General Amnesty Refused. London, Sept. 25. A Rio de Janeiro dispatch to the Times says that a gen eral amnesty bill has been rejected in the chamber of deputies by a vote of US to 58. Much excitement and dis order prevails, the dispatch adds, and the situation is critical. The Peary Expedition. St. John's, N. F., Sept. 25. The Peary expedition -left here today on the steamer Sylvia, bound for Boston. One of the party admitted, before leav ing that a number of bones were found near Greeley's camp, at Cape Sabine. to ALLEGED PIRATES STOPPED. They Meditated a Descent on Lower Cal ifornia, It Is Said. New York, Sept. 24. A special the Herald from Washington, says: The government has been called to stop an alleged piratical expedition in the Jfacihc. oenor uomero, Mexican minister to the United States, in formed the state deoarament that the Mexican consul in San Francisco had represented to him that the four-mas ter schooner Satana was being fitted out in Oakland to carry an expedition to Lower California to forcibly take possession of property in that region claimed by Fritrs and Bethune, the title of which isr now in litigation This information was sent to the treasury department and Acting Sec retary Hamlin sent a telegram to the collector of customs in San Francisco, directing him to see that the neutra lity laws are not violated in any way by tne schooner. A DEMOCRATIC LOVE FEAST. Convention at Syracuse Today. Called to Order WIIX WITHDRAW HIS MONEY. Result of a Dispute Between a Lawyer Friend and Fitzslmmons. New York, Sept. 25. As a result of his dispute with Bob Fitzsimmons, Lawyer E. M. Friend has decided to withdraw his $5000 interest in the $10. 000 for the former's championship fight "Fitzsimmons has thrown all of his irienas aown, out he will not do so with me. I will call on Phil Dwyer, the stake holder, and demand the $5000." Brady. Corbett's manager, was asked li friend's action would invalidate the articles of the a&rreement between Corbett and Fitzsimmons for the fight in xexas, ne saia: "Corbett will explain his position to the public next Monday night. I have nothing further to say." The Tale of the Telephone, The first telephone that was ever used, was not electrical nor was it a scientific instrument in any sense of the term. A little more than 50 years ago the employees of a large manu factory beguiled their leisure hours by kite flying. Kites large and small went up daily, and the strife was to see who could get the largest. Tho twine which held them was the thread spun and twisted by the la dies of the Tillage. One day to the tale of the largest kite was attached a kitten, sewed in a canvas bag, with a netting over the mouth to give it air. When the kite was at its greatest height 200 feet or more the mewing could be distinctly heard by those holding th string. To the clearness of the at mosphere was attributed the hearing of the kitten's voice. This is the first account we remember of speaking along a line. Sheffield Telegraph. . An Enormous Balsam Poplar. Near Geneva, N. Y., is a balsam poplar tree 120 feet high, diameter of the top 115 feet and with a trunk 23 feet in diameter. It is probably the finest specimen of this tree in the world. It is on the home grounds of Charles Bean, Esq. It has been taken for the common Canadian pop lar, but Dr. Sweet is authority for the corrected name. It is believed to be about 100 years old and is called the century tree, but as this would make an average increase of nearly S inches in diameter a year it must be older than supposed. Meehaa'i Monthly. - Some Good Sized Gold tluggeia. Smith's Flat, a celebrated mining lo- eality in California, turned out some good sized nuggets, one of 140 ounces, valued at $2,717, and one of 140 ounces, which sold for $2,605, and a third of 94 ounces, which was as good as a find of $1,770 to the lucky miner who discovered it St Louis Kepub- lia : Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 24. The Democratic state committee this morn ing adopted a resolution recommend ing an increase of the state committee to 50 members, one irom each sena torial district, instead of 34 as now. The convention was called to order at 12:25 by Chairman Hinckley, of the state committee. Perry Belmont, temporary chairman, compared the conditions this year with those of last year, saying that the political skies are much brighter this fall. He paid a compliment to Senator Hill, savin?: "The several changes of the party in power in this state encourages us not to be without hope; notwithstand ine recent adverse events." - On the subject of excise he said: 'Preachers, and churches, brewers and Raloons, "should - act together to formulate, vote for aiid enforce a reas onable excise law. Sobriety is very important, but more - important than this is the personal freedom of sober men to buy, eat, drink and do what pleases them, if it does not infringe on the rights of others." Belmont declared New York Demo cracy had always been for "sound money." He said greebacks drove the gold out. Belmont finished speaking amid much applause. On roll-call, after the clerk had read the entire Tammany delegation, ex-Secretary Charles Fair child said: "I present a contest for 35 seats held by the New York delegation." By resolution of the state committee, both seats of delegates from Kings county (Brooklyn) were placed on the roll, and it was resolved: "In the event of the two organiza tions failing to unite upon a candidate the Democratic organization, of which Joseph D. Bell is head, shall be and hereby is declared to be the only recognized Democratic organization from Kings county." Just before the convention adjourned Dr. Yorke, of Buffalo, offered a local option resolution, which was referred to the committee on platform. The convention at 11:20 took a re cess until 10 tomonow morning. Not Much time in Jefferson. ' Olympia, Wash., Sept. 24. State Representative Halteman, Commis sioner Sterret and Assessor Sheehan appeared before the state board of equalization today, and the first-named gentlemen argued for a decreased val uation of the city property of Jeffer son county, notwithstanding the fact that the return this year is $42,000 less on town property and improvements thereon than last year. ' The total de crease in this county on real and per sonal property is $478,607, as equalized by the county board. Jefferson county evinces great modesty in boasting of its wealth to the state board. The as sessor returns four watches and clocks and but seven sewing machines in the whole county. In the matter of stoclr the assessor was able to find but 20 sheep. . A Shooting; on McKay Creek. Pendleton. Or.. Sept. 24. Indefl nite reports were received here this evening regarding a shooting that oc curred 10 miles irom fenaieton-, on McKay creek. Robert Mc Broom rode up to his house early in the evening and heard his mother scream, ttemgen raged by the thought that his brother- in-law Courtright was abusing her, he seized a Winchester ."found Courtright, and tried to murder him. Physicians and deputy sheriff have gone to the ranch from herb. One report says he shot both bis brother-in-law and mother but the exact facts cannot be learned till the officers return. . AlMlJiG AT GIBSON. Durrants Attorney Trying to Implicate Him. San Francisco, Sept. 26. When the trial of Theodore Durrant was re sumed this morning Seargeant Charles Reynolds testified that he had found in the study of Rev. Dr. Cibson three pairs of shoes. On the sole of one was a dark brown spot which the offi cer believed to be a blood stain. The shoe was admitted in evidence. The handwriting of Rev. J. George Gibson is destined to play an important part in the Durrant trial. In his open ing statement Attorney Deuprey said the writing on the paper enclosing Blanche Lamont's rings and that on the wrapper addressed to Mrs. Noble were similar to the penmanship of the pastor of the Emanuel church. In a very adroit way he cast suspicion on the minister, and the defense will at tempt to prove his insinuations were justified. In order to show the simi larity of Dr. Gibson's writing, and that on the paper and wrapper, a black board containing some of the pastor's writing will be introduced in evidence defense. This blackboard was found on the first landing of the belfry by Attorney Dickinson and Deuprey, one day during a tour of inspection at the church. They examined the board carefully at the time and after a little private consultation, decided it would be of value to the defense. When they left the church they took the board with them and by the writing on it will prove much that may be of a damaging nature against the minister. The board contains the following wnicn was written in cnaiK by Uibson: "The pastor will see visitors down stairs of ter service." This board was placed in the lobby of the church on Sundays. During the week it was kept in the belfry land ing. During the preliminary examination of Minnie Williams' case the defense requesting Dr. Gibson to write the names of Georer King, and Professor Schornstein. These are the names that were found on the paper enclos ing Blanche Lamont's rings. It is the intention of the defense to produce the names written by Dr. Gibson and com pare the writing with that on the paper and wrapper sent to Mrs. Noble. The lawyer of the defense will spend considerable time comparing the two specimens of handwriting. They will claim that the person who wrote the names on the paper enclosing the rings, and on the wrapper sent to Mrs. Noble. Dr. Gibson is prepared for the attack by the defense. He would not discuss the subject, but his secretary, Robert Lynch, said: "The writing on the paper enclosing the rings and that on the wrapper is in no way like the penmanship of Dr. Gibson. The address on the wrapper is printed. The only similarity be tween it and Dr.. Gibson's writing, is that the doctor writes a clear hand that is so plain as to almost resemble print." The district attorney and the police scoff at the attempt made by the de fense in the Durrant case to cast bus--I picion upon Rev. Gibson. They said, in response to a question that no order would be issued for the clergyman's arrest. Rev. Gibson, himself, denied that he had written the names on the TELEGRAPHIC. NOVEL SIXIRITY. A Baby Insured a Father's Return to a Police Station. Chicago, Sept. 25. Mrs. Frank Selig showed her love for her husband in a novel manner yesterday. He had been fined $5 for disorderly conduct. He had no money, but said he could borrow the amount if allowed to go out and see his friends. Tho police would not allow him to go from the station without security for his re turn. "Here, take this as security," said Mrs. Selig, as she placed her 3 months' oia Daoy in tne court baiun s arms. Mrs. Selig then hurried out of the station, saying she would not call for the baby until her husband had secured the money to pay the fine. She did not return, and, as the baby began to cry soon after, it was taken to an orphan asylum. Later in the day Selig's fine was suspended, and last night he and his wife went to the asylum for their baby. EXPOSITION 0P6NS OCT. 5. PORTLAND, OREGON. The Largest and Most Complete Display ever made of the Resources, Indust ries, Commerce, Business, Agriculture, Forests, Mines, Fruits, Fisheries, Manufactures, and Transportation Facilities of the Great Pacific Northwest, Fine Music, Spelal Attractions Every Dny. Reduced Rates on all Transportation Lines. E. C. HASTEN, Secretary For Exhibit Space Applyjat thefEx position Building to C. H. HIST, Superintendent. ADMISSION Single Admission. tSe Children Under IS Tears, lOe Season Tickets, ......... S.OO FOB CUBA'S NEW NAVY. by The First Vessel Has Been Purchased an 'English Syndicate. New York, Sept. 25. Secretary donzales Quesaca, who has been in Mexico City a fortnight in conference with President Diaz in relation to the establishing of open ports and coaling stations for the Cuban navy, writes that all his plans have been successful so far. He says the Srst vessel to take advantage of Mexico's concessions to the Cuban patriots will be a British craft fitted out with an armament to enable it to cope in Cuban waters with any Spanish warship now cruising tnere. She was built in the United States not long ago, it is said, at a cost of $250,000, for the West Indies trade and for trans-Atlantic business, and has been running between New York and Cuba. She lies in the river Thames, at London, and has been out of com mission about six months. Her arma ment is now in a warehouse in Tarn- pico harbor, and consists of two heavy guns, two rapid-firing guns, one Gat- ling gun, one Maxim, six torpedo tubes and 1000 stands of small arms and cut lasses. Above the water line she has been supplied with 10-inch armor plates. The vessel was bought about a month ago by an English syndicate, which has spent about $100,000 in fitting her up as a cruiser and commerce-de stroyer. The crew will consist of 500 men under the captain who com manded her while in the Cuban trade. In letters received at Cuban head quarters in this city, he writes that he will not need pilots. She will have five officers who have served in various navies in Europe. An exceptionally large quantity of provisions will be carried. It Is said she will carry to (Juba on her first trip an immense quantity of arms, bought through the Mexican government in France, Germany and England. t he plans lor the expedition were taken to Cuba by Dr. Donald A. Dodge, a young Now York physician. Dr Dodge was arrested as a spy in San tiago. One of the jailers, a Cuban at heart, conveyed secret message to him from friends outside and delivered to them messages from the doctor. The Eapers describing the plan which he ad succeeded in secreting from the prison officials, were conveyed through this guard to represent of the Cuban cause in Santiago, and by them sent to Ueneral Antonio Maceo, who was as ted to forward immediately to Secretary Quesada $50,000 in gold. About two weeks ago a special courier arrived from Cuba with letters from Maceo. An hour after receiving the letters Quesada boarded a train for the City oi Mexico, tseiore leaving, quesada exhibited a letter from President Diaz guaranteeing protection to Cuban ves sels and agreeing to supply them with coal and provisions. The ship in ques tion will also be protected while tak ing on her armament. One stipulation in the agreement is that the vessel shall not sail from Lon don until commissioned as a cruiser by the uuoan government. xne com mand is to have a commission as ad miral. It was . feared in case the offi cers were not thus commissioned both captain and crew would be hung as gvyvyyvvvvv' liiiUKliii RUCH. PIONEER GROCER 1 (Successor to Chrisman & Corson.) . A FULL LINE OF STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES Again at the old stand I would be pleased to see all my iormer patrons, tree delivery to any part of the city. COLUMBIA PACKING COMPANY Corner Third and Washington Streets. Cored Hams, Bacon, Dried Beef and ToDgues, And the Best Beefsteaks, Mutton Chops-and Veal Cutlets in the Market. - Orders Delivered to Anr Pert f tli r?4t. Fresh Vegetables on Sale at the LowestPricea. ' Removal Notice On and after July 15, 1895, the Book Store M. T. Nolan,. Will be at No. 54 Second Street, NEXT DOOR TO GROCERY Corner of Union and Second Streets Closing Out SALE " v ... J t "r 1 pirates in case of capture. Cuban republic by the United States Deuprey. In reference to an Omaha dispatch stating that Durrant is -known to have received a letter from Blanche Lamont the day af;er she disappeared, Mr. JJueprey said he Knew nothing oil such a letter. CORBETT'S CONDITION. to be in a Bad Insurgent Defeated. Havana, Sept. 24. Official dis patches report the defeat of 600 insurg ents in the mountains oi beoorucai. between faila and Macantini. in surgent bands have been defeated and dispersed in the province of Matanzas, and troops have been dispatched to break up their bands. Colonel Aldecoa has been promoted to a brigadier-generalship for bravery in defending the convoy of troops and provisions at Uuayamaro and in the action at Tunis. Aid For Cuba. New York, Sept. 24. A special to the Herald from Boston, says: .. There is intense excitement among the Cuban residents here who have followed the course.of the revolt in the island. The reason is the receipt of information that the most formidable expedition of those which have been fitted out in this country had succeeded in getting out to sea safely and that if all has gone well it will be on hand to materially aid the fighting Cubans in their next big battle. Superintendent Irwin Married. Union, Or., Sept. 24. The clerk of Union county this afternoon issued a license, granting permission to G. M, The Champion' Reported Way. New York, Sept. 26. Many contra- dictory stories about Corbett's health have appeared in the JNew l one papers recently, some to the effect that the champion was a fit subject for the hospital, and others that ne was fit to fight for a man's life or a king's ransom. A gentleman who takes delight in seeing and reading about pugilistic encounters and who is in touch with nearly all the eastern fighters, went to Corbett's training quarters yesterday and looked the man over. He reports the disease which is now bothering Corbett, even to the extent of forcing him to let up on his training is undeniably blood disease, which is growing worse as the cham pion becomes older. The ailment is one of several years7 standing, and it is at the present time developing more rapidly and seriously on account oi the dissipation which corbett has indulged in during his last two theat rical seasons. Today his features show marked evidences of the effect which his life has had upon his physical con dition. That his nervous system is badly shattered is shown by the excitable temper exhibited by him at" the least annoyance. Mis face, which a few years ago beamed with ambition and valor, now wears a dejected, worn and really painful expression. Great lines run upward from the corners of the mouth, and his eyes are sunken and listless. Under the eyes are dark lines, and upon the forehead are wrinkles. showing the worried and nervous state of the pugilist. When seen yesterday the change in his appearance was so perceptible that it could but excite pity. The quick, springy step had given way to a limp that was unquestionably painful; his shoulders were rounded and his head inclined forward so that his chin all but rested upon the collar of his sweater. No one who could see him could truthfully say that the Corbett of today is the Corbett who successfully knocked his way to the front rank of pugilism. government, or, in fact, by any gov ernment, Secretary (Quesada has been notihed that the Cubans can secure a loan of almost any amount of gold from a English syndicate, or from the sugar trust, or both. The English syndicate expects extensive conces sions. A n agent of the English syndi cate was in this city two weeks ago and held extensive conferences with the members of the Cuban junta. A number of new explosives have been experimented with by Horatio Rubens, the legal representative of the Cuban insurgen t cause. Situation TROOPS REVOLT. Alarming at Panama Brief Time. for New York, Sept. 25. A special from ranama says: Manama has had an intensely alarming hour through the insubordination of troops at Cauca, which have been incorporated in the regular line regiment of Columbia. These Cauca troops are to replace members of the regiment who have done service for 10 years, but the gun- boat .tsoyaca leit ior auena Ventura carrying back to their province a part of the contingent and those that re mained vociferously objected. As they marched to the Columbian barracks they began by protesting and continued by refusing to obey orders of the commanding officers, and fin ished by running out of their line to the center of the town. A regiment was sent to force them into submis sion, and the mutineers nred. The Columbians enforced order without firing a shot. The Cauca men were marched back into line, and all is peace now. There was no serious casualties. Of Dry . Goods, Ctothingr Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, At Less Than Cost BED ROCK PRICES, as Goods Will Be Sold Regardless of Cost Call and Get Prices and Be Convinced. No Trouble to Show Goods. J. P. MCIN6RNY. DOf! T INJURE VOUP, EYES Reading by but go to. a dim ligbt JOHNSTON'S CASH STORE AND GET ONE OP THOSE Elegant Lamps TREATY OPENLY VIOLATED. Handsome Line Dinner and Tea Sets Just Received. - 113 WASHINGTON STREET. Midway Saloon British Sealer Cruising- Boldly In lug Sea. Behr- Netri From Canada. Ottawa, Sept, 25. Lord Aberdeen. the governor-general, is hasting back to tho capital to meet Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Brisish ambassador. at Washington, who will be here the 30th inst. It is understood Sir Julian has received instructions to press for the immediate payment of the claims of. Canadian sealers under the Paris award. Anotner Mine Horror. Dexvee, Sept. 26. A special to the Times from Leaderville says: There has been an explosion at the Belgain mine, ana tne ground nas caved in. There are 15 men under ground. It is impossible to reach them. The Bel- gain is located about five miles from ijeadervme, in Adelaide Park. Fire In Minneapolis. Minneapolis. Sent. 26. The. cham ber of commerce, a handsoir e five-story stono structure, erected in 1884 at a cost of SloO.OOO was damaged to the ex tent oi sju.uuu by hre today. Loss on the contents is also about $30,000. The building has long been too small and the opportunity will now be embraced to rebuild and enlarge. Dr. Talmage Has Accepted. Washington, Sept. 26. Rev. Dr. Talmage, of Brookyn. has accented a call to be co-pastor of the First Pres byterian church m this citv. Dr. Tal mage isto have equal authority with Dr. Sunderland and Drobablv will preach half of the sermons, beginning Sunday, October 27. - . San Feancisco, Sept. 26. Informa- tion has come to the federal authori ties here that many British sealing schooners have been carrying arms in open defiance of the treaty and that the hunters have boldly violated every clause if the law. Complaints will be mode to the state department and the matter will be laid before the. British government. it tne stories oi American sea cap tains who have cruised in the Arctic regions since the Paris award in the Behring sea matters may be believed. the British fur-seal fishers are syste matically violating every condition of the treaty, carrying plenty of arms aboard to do as tbey please, and laugh ing at threats or complaints from America. It is claimed that British vessels are all cruising boldly without regard to the treaty, because there are no American cruisers to watch them and protect American rights under the treaty. On the other hand, it is said by reason of advantages of position and superiority on the seas Great Britain is closely guarding our vessels. and that every violation of law, how ever technical, is promptly reported ana summarily aeait wnn. Government acents will ascertain every fact possible concerning these allegations, and the state department win lay tne cnarges before the British government. The violations thus far discovered pertaining to fish ine- within the proscribed 60 miles of the island of ir'ribylos, known as Seal island. It is alleged that nets and firearms have been used in violation ot the treaty, and that no attention has been paid to the injunction which prohibits any kind of fur-sealing at certain seasons. . Fait Railroad Time. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 25.' All re cords for speed in long distance travel by railroad were broken this morning ! by the New York World's special train which carried this mornin&r's edition from New York to this place. 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