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UNJUST AND DISHONEST.
Special United States Attorney S.
De Witt, who has been taking de
positions from claimants in Indian de
predation cases, at Portland for some
time, will go to Hillsboro in a few
days, to take testimony in the case of
George Reeves, after which he will
- come here. Quite a number of claims
of citizens of this and Crook county
will be heard, and the evidence filed
'away until some future time. These
Indian depredation agents have been
sent out by the government for these
many years, but we never heard of any
1 money changing hands on account of
these investigations except such as
was paid out of the treasury for their
salaries. The truth of the matter is
that the United States will not pay its
- debts to its citizens. It will pay bonds,
salaries' or work done under special
contract, after calling for bids, but
other debts it will not pay. Let a pri
vate citizen perform any service for
.' the government, no matter how neces
' sary or how important, if the heads of
' the departments have hot 'specifically
contracted fdr'it the debt will not be
Did. We would rather trust the
meanest Digger Indian for a dollar,
than to trust 'Our "great and "glorious
Uncle Sam for a cent. We would
stand a reasonable show of getting the
dollar, but the cent would be a "goner1
' sure. Several years ago an Indian de
predation agent examined into a num
; ber of cases of parties in this neigh'
borhood and reported favorably on
'then -but the money came not. We
remember one of these cases in which
; Captain Henry C. Coe, of Hood River,
was called as a witness. It was as to
the burning of property at White Sal
mon in 1856-7. Captain Coe was at
that time a boy of 9 or 10 years of age
and lived at Hood River. After put
ting innumerable questions to the Cap
tain, the agent finally asked. "How do
you know that the Indians burned the
property?" "Iknow" said the captain,
getting riled, "because I have the In
- dian who did it." He had too. The
" ndian was old "C ultus Dave" who
cheerfully came into court and testified
to setting fire to the house. That was
some seven years ago, but the money
- has not been paid yet; and it never will
be. Why then the expense? Why
the annoyance to those whq have
honest and just claims? Why the repeti
tion of the farce of taking testimony?
We are a. great nation of 70,000,000
people, but we are unjust And dis
honest as a nation, to every individual
member of it. ... . """v.;- " ." ; -
THE MONETARY ROAD OUT
, Mr. Carlisle seems at last to have
- got at the secret tf our financial
- troubles. '
Our monetary system is radically de
fective. We have outstanding $346,000,
. 000 . of legal-tender greenbacks and
about $500,000,000 of other demand
notes which the government under
takes to redeem in gold. If this were
all the problem-might be easily dealt
. with. But under the law when a gov'
ernment note is cancelled it must not
be destroyed, but must be reissued.
Thus with less than $200,000,000 of gold
all told, nearly half of which is mort
: gaged, the government undertakes not
- only to redeem about $800,000,000 of cir.
' culating notes, but also to redeem all
those notes over and over again.'
The currency of the country is thus
a convenient siphon. Anybody who
- pleases can manipulate the gold reserve
at will. The government has practi
cally no power.'iwhatever ' to impose a
restraint upon such operations. All it
can do is 1 to borrow more gold by
the issue of more bonds' every time the
supply runs low. That is a costly pro
cess and a dangerous one.
1 The remedy lies in taking the gov
ernment out of business as a bank of
issue and freeing' treasury operations
from their ' unwholesome connection
; with the business of the country.-'
But that will require an enormous
change. It will involve the retirement
oTabout $800,000,000 of paper currency
and its substitution by something else.
Such an operartoTTyiust be fraught
.with grave danger if it is undertaken
lightly or without a masterful consider
ation of principles and methods. It In-
volves problems of the most" delicate
character with which no congress that
was ever elected could be competent to
deal except under expert ad vice. -
' The one financial need, therefore, is
of an expert currency commission, non
partisan in character and made up of
the very ablest men whose services can
be had. Such a commission. could per
fect a plan for making the stupendous
change that seems necessary; ' The
best thing congress can do is to create
such a commission and then legislate
according to its suggestions. New
York World.
CONCERNING VOLCANOES.
Wa sincerely hope the reported dis
covery of a volcano in our neighboring
state of Washington is not true." We
hope so for many reasons. It is not
fair J-that Washington should have
real live volcano while Oregon has
none, and the confounded thing is too
laro-A and tnn hnt. fro 11a AntArnrtaino
newspaper fiends on this side of the
Columbia,'- to steal. And then, too,
what will be thought of the famed
western progress, and get-up-and-get-
thereness, when we allow an eastern
professor to come along with a double-
barreled telescope and discover an in
digenous volcano smoking right under
our very noses. The simple thought
of it is soul harrowing. Of ..course-
there istno volcano! It is simply, "an-
optical delusion caused by the - tower
- eyedness of the professor's 'visual ar
mament. Let the professor a vaunt!
Let him, "go to!" Let him scat! Let
him remove himself on the wings 'of
hastiness to bis snow-begirt home in
Massachusetts and try his vision on
Bunker Hill, or Katahdin or Mt.
Washington or some other wart on
the earths epidermis, but let. him not
monkey with the good name of our
western mountains. When we want
a local volcano we will go ont and dis
cover it without any assistance from
the crystal-eyed 'vagaries from the
effete east. It won't be any mole hill
either when we start into the volcano ,
business. The idea of raising sheol in
a little 2 by 5 mud peak in the Olym
pic range, when we have some of the
finest chimneys for the great interior
fire place, on the continent. What is
Ranier for? What Hood? or Adams?
or St. Helens? If not for going, into
the volcano business when desired.
Of course there is no volcano, and
there will be none until, some of the
peaks named are invited to participate
in the eelebration; and when they do
break loose, we will require' no bino-cled-scientist
to discover them. They
will be visible, yet they will be "out
of sight."
WE DARE NOT DO IT.
Senator Davis is speaking of the
Venezuelan'dispute takes the position
that all that is required to restrain
England from land-grabbing is to
maintain a firm front. That as he says
"England has given Canada as a hos
tage; of peace.'' The plain interpretation-of
this is, .that in, case of war
with England we would gobble Can
ada. Would we? Our Republican
contemporaries are now filled with
complaints about our agricultural in
dustries being ruined by Canadian
competition. Canadian hay, Canadian
eggs, Canadian lumber, Canadian bar
ley, dairy products, cattle, etc., etc, are
said to be ruining -our . home markets
and driving the American products
down to pauper a prices. Could' we af
ford to take Canada if we had the op
portunity.,,' If the complaints alluded
to are true, most assurredly we could
not. The winters there are long, and
tho Canadian has many disadvantages
to contend with that we 'have not
but somehow "in spite of the high lati
tude and extreme cold, our northern
neighbor has such a prolific soil such
energetic people, that we cannot com
pete with her. With a tariff in our
favor of an average of 20 per cent of
values she is still able to under-sell
ua in, our . own markets. Surely to take
Canada under our wing, and to let her
products come in competition with
ours on equal terms, would be ruinous
to our farmers. They would have to
abandon their farms in the Mississippi
valley and go north into Canada, where
farming can be carried on more
cheaply, and where they would be able
to compete with the Canadian. This
does not seem reasonable to us, but if
some of our contemporaries are to be
believed this would be the natural re
sult of annexing Canada.
THE TIN-PLATE INDUSTRY.
Special Treasurer Agent Ayer was
recently instructed to ascertain and
report upon the condition of the tin
plate industry in tho United States.
He has just submitted his report to
the department. The report covers
the operations of the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1895. The facts presented
show a marked increase in the number
of mills for rolling the. steel sheets, or
"black plates," which form the body of
commercial tin.' The largely increased
consumption of the steel sheets from
American rolling mills Indicates not
only the accelerated growth of this
branch of the industry," but an actual
preference for American-rolled sheets.
During the year the production in the
United States was 193,801,073 pounds,
ah increase of 30 per cent over the
previous -year. Forty-eight firms wena
producing, during the quarter ended
June 30, 1895, against forty the previ
ous year. ' Twenty-eight rolling mills
were producing black plates during
the quarter, against twenty during the
same quarter in 1894.
Of the forty-eight firms that were
producing commercial tin and tin
plates during the quartej ended -June
30, 1895, thirty-nine used wholly Amer
ican plates and nine used both Ameri
can and foreign plates. The propor
tion of American sheets used during
the quarter ended June 30, 1895, com
pared with the entire production of
commercial tin and tin-plates, was 93
per cent, against 72 per cent used the
previous year. . During the year eight
firms permanently discontinued pro
duction. Twenty-six new firms en
gaged in the active business during
the year, of which seventeen are mak
ing preparations to make black plates.
CHANGE OF METHODS.
The Salem Evening Post criticises
our statement concerning Rev. Dr.
Parkhurst of New York City, and
thinks that "many more-Parkhurst's
would be welcomed by the people
throughout the country if they will
arise and engage the beast of corrup
tion, villainy and lawlessness in bat
tle." Dr. Parkhurst's theory is all
right, iust as the theory of the Post is
right concerning the battle against
corruption. ' The trouble is with the
theories that they are not put in prac
tice. Our observation of political af
fairs in this country forces us to dis
believe in goody goody , politics. We
know 'of. no reformer, who accom
plished raore than to change the per
sons not the -practices of political of-
nces, yv .cat Fwfcnurst started out to
d wasalVrBtwbAt be- did was all
right-; i.liijwbUe, but he has
handled pitcTwrtil be. fs getting pretty
well daubed witnj.y-4t ha-,been well
said that any man jriQjtect women
from any 'man except himself, and the
same, principle operates Ja managing
political affairs. Each party and every
reformer, will heroically defend -"the
people and protect their propertjfrom
tne inroaas and attacks of thieves, in
order to get a swipe at it themselves.
Dr. Parkhurst simply has changed the
pethod of raising political revenues
from the saloon business, from speci
fic, to ad valorem duties.
LOANS OF CREDIT.
Mathew Marshal in a very clear ar
ticle concerning the uses of money and
checks, in the New York Sun, in speak
ing of the amount of businoss done by
checks says:
The result of this mode of doing
business is that the banks themselves
rarely furnish actual money when they
make loans; or discount notes. They
give their customers credits on their
books to "the "stipulated amount, and
agree to'honor their-ches-npo that
Hmitj- aiid when, the" checks 'cdttre" in
for-payment they are offset' by other
checks drawn ' ' upon - other banks
and deposited for collection by those
who have received them. The banks
incorporated under the National Bank
act are required by that act to keep on
hand one-fourth of their nominal de
posits in lawful money, and the other
banks follow the same rule, but even
this restriction allows the making of
loans to four times the. amount of the
bank's deposits, in addition to that of
its ' own capital and surplus. As a
matter of fact, the banks of this city
are lenders of some $500,000,000 and the
banks of the whole country of $4,000,-
000,000, while the actual money in cir
culation is only about $1,600,000,000.
WANTS MORE TIME.
Collis P. Huntington, the Califor
nia railroad magnate who virtually
stole the Central Pacific railroad and
built the Southern- Pacific and in
numerable branch roads with the pro
ceeds, expresses an opinion concerning
the Central Pacific and the debt it
owes the government as follows:
"I have always said that the Central
Pacific will not be able to pay its gov
ernment debt at maturity. It simply
cannot do it. Myself and associates
are willing to pay the last dollar of the
debt if given the time. We want a re
duced rate of interest and an extension
of time, which would give us a breath
ing spell during which we could pay
the debt in installments. I will not
agree to. do something impossible. I
will not start out to do something I
know in advance I cannot do. I would
not be just to myself my associates or
the government.' ' We can pay if given
time. ' If this request is refused, I have
no objections to the government tak
ing the roads oil our hands. Possibly
some people would be found to whom
the government could sell at its figures.
That would be their business not mine.
If the government is determined to be
an implacable creditor and take the
road with its first mortgage debt I will
not make any opposition. Bonds to
run 100 years at 2 per cent would be a
safe, easy and fair means, of letting us
settle dollar for dollar with the gov
ernment." 'Mr. Huntington's idea of "being just
to himself his associates and the goy
ernment" is decidedly unique. Let
us see.. , The Central Pacific was com
pleted and opened for through over
land traffic-about June 1, 1869, 26 years
ago. In that time it has not paid a
dollar" of the indebtedness of "Mr.
Huntington and his associates" to the
government, and there is now due and
owing by this gentlemen who is so
anxious to be just to himself first, his
associates secondhand the government
last, about $60,000,000. Mr. Hunting
ton and his associates have made dur
ing the twenty-six years since the debt
was created - an. immense' amount of
money, probably $400,000,000 or $500,
000,000, but they have not yet got
enough to cause them to think that
they could pay their - honest debts to
the government and be "just" to them
selves. Mr. Huntington really feels
hurt at the idea of the government be
coming an "implacable creditor" and
wanting some arrangement made for
the payment of the debt. He thinks
the time should be extended, say 100
years, so that he could settle dollar for
dollar like an honest man'. He thinks
he could do this, and pay 2 per cent,
interest besides. Thirty years ago,
when Collis B. Huntington was a poor
man, he and his associates thought
they could pay the money advanced by
the government in twenty years, but
now that untold weath has been poured
into the pockets of these gentlemen,
they realize how hard it is to let go
any of it, and suggest that the time of
payment be extended to the third gen'
eration of Collis P.' Huntington and
their associates. Mr. Huntington
evidently has the government on the
hip and it is really very patriotic and
very generous in him to allow the gov
ernment to take the road and pay off
its first mortgage without standing it
a lawsuit. What Mr. Huntington says
he wants is a "breathing spell," butas
he fixes the duration of the "spell" at
100 years, it is fair to presume that
the shock to his system' caused by the
government modestly requesting a
settlement, took his breath away in
Very large quantities, and that he
wants his heirs to have plenty of time
in which to catch it for him.- .
WHAT WILL THE VERDICT BEf
' The end of the Durrant case is in
sight, the defense closing its testimony,
Tuesday morning and the prosecution
putting in the day in rebuttal. It was
suggested yesterday . morning that the
evidence would all be in by last night,
and that the' argument would begin
this morning. There is not much dif
ference of opinion among those who
have followed the testimony as to
Durrant's guilt, but there is a wide
variance in the opinion expressed as
to there being evidence to convict him.
The chain of circumstantial evidence
against him is in some respects a .strong
one, and yet it has the element of
weakness, that it may leave a reason'
aoie doubt in tne minds ot tne jury or
some of its members, as to his guilt.
We would not be surprised if the jury
disagrees, although as we have said
our own opinion is that he is guilty.
Beliefs, however, by an individual who
is not called upon to act, are more
potent than with those who, if they
act upon them deprive a human being
of life. The juror in a criminal cose
locked in the room with his fellows, to
decide upon his .oath and his- cons
cience, as to whether the commission
of a crime has been proved, beyond a
reasonable doubt, does not reach a
conclusion so readily or so nastily, aa
the citizen whose opinions and decis
ions do not affect the prisoner. No
doubt the jurors, who have listened to
the testimony believe Durrant guilty,
but whether they are willing to say on
their oaths-that the prosecution has
made out a case that shuts out every
reasonable doubt 'is an entirely differ'
ent question. "
. OVERLOOKED THE COIN.
When Mr. S. R. Balkwill took
charger oLthe defunct German-Ameri
can bank at-.Tacoma yesterday morn
ing, he found the contents to consist
of $1.10. , There were no books and no
memoranda to show what had become
of them or the money. ' How the dol
lar-ten came to be overlooked is a mys
tery as the balance of the work bad
been neat and clean. The city of Ta-
coma had $58,000. on ' deposit in the
bank, and of course that snug sum has
disappeared, as far as the city is con
cerned forever. There will come a
time when bank wreckers and robbers,
who get away with municipal funds,
will be punished, but it will be in the
remote future.. When our laws are so
framed that not only the custodian of
trust funds, who swipes them, but his
friends who get part of the plunder,
are sent to the pen, public money can
be deposited with some hope of its be
ing forthcoming, a condition that does
not exist at present.
IT TAKES A STATE.
Eastern papers seem to think it is a
nice thing to have the government set
apart vast tracts on the coast, for forest
reservations. The theory is all right
but the eastern editors do not under
stand the vast areas included in -these
reservations, but speak of them as .
though they were small public parks
of a few thousand acres. How would
Massachusetts look with a slip of ter
ritory 250 miles long by from thirty to
sixty wide taken out of her amidships?
There would not be enough left for
culture to go to seed, or Connecticut
Delaware and Rhode Island combined
would not equal the reservation taken
out of the heart of Oregon. New
Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey and
Massachusetts are but little if any
greater in area than the reservation,
and the great state of New York is
only five times as large. There is not
one solitary reason why the reservation
should have been made ancknone why
it should be maintained.
OUR SLOW GROWTH.
The Oregonian printed Monday a
copy of the census of 1851 taken by A. S
Marshal, Joe Meeks and assistant Dan
O'Neil. According to that the total
population was 13,323. As the present
census will show less than 400,000 it
will be seen that Oregon's growth has
been remarkably slow. Oklahoma
thrown open to settlement only two
years ago, has a population of 250,000,
and it got a larger population the first
day it was thrown open to settlement
than Oregon accumulated in all the
years up to 1852. With Oregon's great
natural resources, it is hard to explain
why her growth has been so slow. Of
course the long distance from civiliza
tion in early , days was the principal
cause of her tardy growth, but now,
it is explainable only , on the theory
that the cuontry is not understood in
the east
A TAX DECISION.
The supreme court yesterday handed
down a decision in the case of the Hi
bernian Benevolent Society, against
the sheriff of Multnomah county. The
action was brought to enjoin the sher
iff from collecting taxes from the so
ciety on the grounds that, it was a be
nevolent society, and as such, its prop
erty was exempt from taxation. The
court decided that "only such property
shall be exempt as actually accepted
for the purposes for which the corpo
ration claiming the exemption was or
ganized, and cannot be held to include
real property devoted to other pur
poses, although the revenue received
therefrom may be used for the corpo
ration."
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Another Tacoma bank failed yester
day, having in Its possession $104,000
of the city's money. The dispatches
did not state whether the managers
profited by the German-American
banks carelessness in leaving a dollar-
ten in its vaults, but it is presumed
that they did.
The Youth's Companion in publish
ing the list of contributors who will
furnish the reading matter for its
pages during the coming year, men
tions, among others, "Andrew Carne
gie, Capitalist, Manufactrer and Phil
antrophist." Andrew Carnegie a phil
anthropist !-Say I Wouldn't that jar you?
Corbett announced Tuesday, as he
lit a cigar, that he had quit training
and had fought his last fight. Consid
ering the terrible strain on the cham
pion for the past 90 days, in which he
has fought 1800 rounds for the press,
we commend his judgment in retiring
to the shades of private life. .
Hops are quoted in the Willamette
Valley at from 6i to 7 cents per pound
As the duty on hops is now 8 cents per
pound just as it was front 1883 to 1890.
When prices, ranged from 12 to 30
cents, will some . of our Republican
contempories please explain that the
reduced price was caused .by the
Wilson-Gorman tariff bill.
The Pendleton Tribune does not
like Congressman Ellis, and frankl
says so. At the same timeit says "it has
no candidate for any office," and in the
next paragraph nominates J. L. Rand
for congress. Evidently there is going
to be a hot fight in the next Republi
can state convention over the nomina
tion for congress in this district.
The Prineville Review changed
hands laBt week. Mr. L. N. Ligget
assuming editorial control. Mr. Lig
get is not new to the business, and
will bring a ripe experience to his
work. The paper which has been
mildly Republican, will, we understand
be Independent in politics in the fu
ture.
Tne election in New York is warm
ing up and taking on some queer com-
plications. There will be four tickets
in the field, one of which is known as
the "googoos" and is composed of a
split from both the Republican and
Democrats parties. The fight is get
ting to be a hot one, and the combina
tions so far point to a Democratic vic
tory.
England generally finds some plaus
ible excuse for attacking some weaker
nation and plundering it. She has
picked the wrong one this time sure,
and before she gets through with Vene
zuela, she will either have to back
down or fight. She can take her
choice, but if she wants to fight, she
will find the map of North America
instead" of south, will have been
changed. She will not get a slice of
Venezuela, and she will lose Canada,
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, says
he will resign his position of attorney
for the Union Pacific railroad before
congress meets. This will no doubt
happen, but is there anyone doubts
but that the salary will still go on
and that Mr. Thurston's services will
still be at the. command of that com
pany. It is a dangerous thing to elect
corporation attorneys and corporation
presidents to the United States senate,
but the thing increases in. frequency
and has became almost the "custom; '
England wants the gold-fields of
Venezuela, and she wants pretty nearly
everything else she can get her practi
cal clutches on.. Among other little
things she would like to have is a slice
of Alaska, so she could get a swipe at
the gcld-fields discovered and worked
by Americans. There may be some
doubt about the" influence of this gov
ernment in Venezuelan affairs, but
there is no doubt about Uncle Samuel's
determination to take care of his own
England will do well to adopt as a rule
to govern herself by, in Alaska mat
ters, that famous expression of the
English dude "Don't Juneau."
At Harrisburg, Nebraska, Tuesday,
a masked bank robber attempted to
rob the Banner County .bank. The
robber had some difficulty in drawing
his pistol and the cashier, who seems
to have been the only man present,
ran out of a side door and taking the
robber's horse rode through the town
giving the alarm. The citizens gath
ered, and as the robber came out
opened fire, wounding him in the leg
and capturing him; - The action of the
cashier is highly commended, but out
on this coast he would be considered a
back number. . The cashier of the
German-American bank of Tacoma
could give the Nebraska brother point
ers on that subject, and not half try.
The Tacoma style is to inform the rob
ber that he is too late, the bank offi
cials having taken first chance at the
swag.. "'
TELEGRAPHIC.
MI89 CINMNGHA1I TESTIFIES.
What Durrant Told Her After His Iio-
prlraonment.
San Francisco, Oct. 23. Dr. Gil
bert F. Graham was recalled for fur
ther examination in the Durrant. trial
this morning, but was soon withdrawn,
and Miss Carrie Cunningham, a news
paper reporter, was called. She testi
fied that on August, 18 Durrant told
her that while he was repairing the
sunburners he looked through a crack
in the wall and saw Blanche Lamont
on the second landing of the belfry.
An effort was then made to obtain
light on the statement said to have
been written by Durrant to his attor
neys, "To be opened if he should be
convicted, and to be returned if he was
acquitted." District Attorney Barnes
intimated a week ago that Durrant had
shown Miss Cunningham, an envelope
bearing such , an inscription, but the
court ruled the question was improper,
and this matter was dropped,. .
Miss Cunningham was then tempo
rarily excused, and Dr. Mays was
called to rebut the testimony of the
preceding witness on the hallucina
tions of women and the effects of gas.
He was asked what condition a man
would be iu if he inhaled gas from the
burners. The witness replied he would
be unconscious in three minutes.
Miss Carrie Cunningham was then
recalled for further cross-examination,
but nothing important was elicited
when court took a recess till 2 o'clock.
George R. King is annoved, but in
no way exercised over the rumor cur
rent in the mission to the effect that
he has no alibi for the night Minnie
Williams was murdered. The young
man thinks he is more competent to
settle the question of his whereabouts ,
on the evening ot the 13th of April
than the residents of the mission.
' He claims that he can establish a
complete alibi for that fateful night in
April, and that he can produce wit
nesses to tell where he was at certain
hour and how he passed his time. He
is very confident concerning the re
liability of his alibi, and ridiculed the
possibility of its being shattered. He
says he spent the evening, as he often
did other evenings, at the Tivoli, and
that nothing unusual occurred. To
the police George King made the state
ment that he was at the Tivoli on the
evening of April 13. and that he was
accompanied by Zach Howard. This
statement is verified by Howard.
That George King and Durrant were
both absent from the Christian En
deavor meeting at the Vogel residence
on the evening Minnie Williams met
her tragic fate has ever been a signifi
cant fact to the mission people. It is
probably due to this coincidence that
the rumor was started. King and Dur
rant were intimate friends, and it was
natural for people accustomed to see
ing them together to connect heir
names.
THE BATTLESHIP OREGON.
Navy Department Endeavoring to Get Her
Beady For Sea.
New York, Oct. 23. A Herald
Washington special says:
There will be no further delay in
preparing the battleship Oregon for
sea. The navy department is working
industriously to get her out of the con
tractor's hands. It is said'jhis activ
ity is not due in any way to the idea of
prospective trouble with Great Britain
or any other nation, though it is ad
mitted the vessel would be of great
benefit in case of difficulty occurring.
Three 13-inch guns for this vessel
have been shipped, and as soon as the
gun car returns the fourth will be sent
to the works of the builders.. Two' of
the mounts, for the 13-inch guns are
already in San Francisco, and the re
maining t mounts for these weapons
were Shipped' yesterday. The ship
ment of the eight-inch guns has been
commenced, and it is expected that by
December 1 the main and. secondary
batteries for this vessel will be in posi
tion.
u ne armor lor one turret is still un
delivered, but, according to Captain
Sampson, this will be shipped to San
Francisco some time next month, and
ought to be fitted to the ship by De'
oemberl.
It is expected the government's trial
of this vessel will take place during
the winter, and that she ought to be in
commission during the spring or early
next year.
MIRACULOUS CUBES.
Found to be of an Imaginary Order or
Not to Exist.
Denver, Oct. 23. E. B. . Jorden, of
Ontario, cal., stopped here, en route
from Chicago to his home to investi
gate on behalf of friends the alleged
miraculous cures performed.by Francis
Schlatter, who is treating over 1000
persons daily by laying on of hands,
Mr. Jordan has reached the conclusion
that Schlatter is a person of unsound
mind, and that his pretension to be
divinely inspired is nonsense. He
thinks Schlatter possesses magnetic
power by means of which he can help
persons suffering" from rheumatism,
but that his healing power does not go
beyond this. Mr. Jordan made care
ful inquiry regarding ' number of al
leged cures and found them all to be
of imaginative order. -
Battleship Indian.
Indianapolis, Oct. 23.T-Indianans
have subscribed nearly . 89000, to be
used to purchase a silver.BervJce and a
library for the battleship "Indiana.
uovernor Mattnews nas appointed a
committee which shall have charge of
the expenditure Of the money,' and the
presentation of the . gifts. . It is ex
pected that General Harrison will
make the presentation at the proper
time, as the construction of the ship
was ordered while he was president.
Harley Crack Gold Field.
Chicago, Oct. 23. A special from
Great Falls, Mont.; says: ; - V
A stampede ia being made for the gold
fields on Harley creek, and ' the hills
are teeming with .prospectors r. who
have staked out every foot of ground
in tne vicinity of the first claims, and
are out with a new town, christened
Johannesburg as a "token of the future
camp. The rock is of a dull terra
cotta color, and crushes easily, but it
bears gold in large quantities.
Well-Known Oxford Athlete.
LONDON, Oct. 23. The death of H.
B. Cotton, president of- the Oxford
university boat club, and bow oar of
the university eight for the last four
years, is announced.
The Law Upheld.
Little Rock, Oct., 23. The su
preme court rendered a decision in the
Corbett case. Judge Leatherman's de
cision was reversed and the prizefight
law sustained. Corbett was remanded
back to the custody of the sheriff of
Garland county. Chief Justice Gunn,
in delivering the" " opinion, severely
criticised Chancellor Leatherman, say
ing he had no authority for his action
in the habeas corpus case.
LIKE A METEOR.
The Speed of the Record-Breaking Train
on the Lake Shore Road.
Cleveland, O., Oct 24. The world's
record-breaker on the Lake shore rail
way passed through Cleveland at 8:40
a: m. today, en route from Chicago to
New York. It consisted of a locomo
tive and three Wagner vestibuled cars.
The party consisted of Dr. M. Walter
Webb, third vice-president of the New
York Central, who September 11,
lowered the world's record on that
lino; his secretary, Mr. Leonard; the
official -time keeper of the run, Gen
oral Superintendent W. H. Conniff,
of the Lake Shore; A. J. Smith, gen
eral passenger agent; E. Handy, chief
engineer; Assistant General- Superin
tendent Blodgett; S. P. Gage, chief
clerk to the general superintendent;
and E. B. Cook, chief clerk of Mr.
Blodget.
The train left the Lake Shore station
at Chicago promptly at 3:30 o'clock,
pulled by a mogul engine. Every ar
rangement had been mt.de to expedite
the run. , Switches were spiked, and
all trains sidetracked for the flyer
sped like a meteor through the night.
Brief stops were made at Hillsdale and
Toledo, to change engines, and Cleve
land was reached at 8:5H, or 320 min
utes out of Chicago. The distance
tance from Chicago to Cleveland by
the Lake Shore is 357 miles, so the en
tire trip, including stops, was ' made at
the rate of a mile in 53 seconds.
The engines were changed in Colling-
wood in about 29 seconds and the train
rushed on again.
Buffalo, Oct. 24. The world's rec
ord for railroad speed over a great dis-
stance was broken today by a special
train on the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railroad, which ran from
One Hundreth street, Chicago, to Buf
falo creek, Buffalo 510.1 miles, in 481
minutes and 7 seconds', at an average
speed of 63.6 miles per hour. This
time includes stops. Exclusive of stops
the run was made in 470 minutes and
10 seconds, and average speed of 64.98
miles per hour.
The New York Central's record of
September 11 was an average speed of
64.01 miles per hour, including stops
and 64.20 miles per hour exclusive of
delays
PEOPLE OF JUNEAU EXCITED.
Fear Thev Will be Included In British
Territory.
Washington, Oct. 24. The people
of Juneau may possess their souls in
peace, said Superintendent ' Duffield
of the coast and goedetic survey, as to
the possibility of that city being in
ciuaea in jungiisn territory ii - tne re
sults of our survey of the boundary
line between Alaska and the British
poasossions as far as made, may be ac
cepted as assurance. They seem to be
unnecessarily worked-up over the situa
tion. They should know that the com
missioners acting in behalf of this
country of Great Britain will have no
voice in the final determination of the
dispute, as it will be settled' by the
high officials of the foreign affairs of
fices of the countries. j
The mission of the commissioners
is to furnish data upon which these
functionaries can reach a conolusion,
and it is with this end in view that our
engineers hare been in the field this
summer and lost. If our line is ac
cepted Juneau will fall many miles'
within the American line. Of course,
if England's claim as to the location
of the dividing line" running through
Clarence straits and Bachran channel .
and computing the 10 marine leagues
specified in the treaty from the outer
shore of the islands, along the coast
instead of from the mainland, is re
cognized, 1 Juneau would probably be
in danger of becoming a British town,
but I do not see how, in the face of the
facts, such a settlement can be
reached, and I do not believe there is
any great danger that the matter will
be determined on this basis.
General Duffield says that practically
all the gold district on the Yukon
river district lies within American ter.
ritory, as determined by American
surveyors. Furthermore, he thinks
the prospects are good for the United
States holding Chilcat pass, the pos
session of which is regarded as of im
portance, as it is the gateway to much
of the interior country of the North
west. v
BCSSIA AND JAPAN.
Preparations For the- Expected Struggle
TlHble Everywhere.
London, Oct. 24. A special from
Shanghai says a Russian squadron of
15 ships has left Vladivostock for
Chemulpo and Fu San. The Japanese
fleet in Formosan waters, it is also
stated, has been recalled, and it is an
nounced on excellent authority that
several British warships have been or
dered to sail for Corea.
It is stated at-Shanghai that the
Japanese reply to the demand of
Russia that the former evacuate
Cbrea is couched in pacific but firm
language, and protests against dicta
tion by Russia in Corean affairs. It is
regarded at Shanghai as certain that
Russia will -permanently occupy Fu
San.
The Shanghai dispatch also says the
situation is most- grave, and prepara
tions for the .expected struggle are
visible on all -sides. But it is hoped
the solution of the difficulty will be
found in Russia and Japan agreeing to
divide Corea.
Ex-8enator Tan Wyck a Victim of Apoplexy
Washington, Oct. 24. Ex-United
States Senator Charles H. Van Wyck,
of Nebrask, died this afternoon in his
apartment at the Portland flats. He
was stricken Monday last with apoplexy
and bis conditionhas since been criti
cal. He showed slight improvement
Wednesday morning, but at night
grew worse, and since then his death
has been momentarily expected. At
his bedside were Mrs. Van Wyck; a
daughter, Miss Fannie, and his wife's
brother, ISIsrkjJrodhead.
' " "'i ' Ai Viewed IB Peru.
Lima, Peru, Oat. 24.-ANleading ar
ticle in the Commercial says thatirtie
United States is to retain its prestige
it must make its influence impressive
in the question at issue between Great
Britain and Venezuela. If the United
States remains inactive and suffers
Diocgaaeoi Venezuela, ttngiana may
yet be triumphant.
Cannot Live the Day Thronrh.
Los Angeles, Oct. 24. At 12:30
Lieutenant-Governor Millard's condi
tion was not greatly changed, though
he had not rallied from tho sinking
spell of the early morning, and his
pulse on the left side has entirely
ceased to beat. It is asserted he can
not possibly live the. day through
pall and Vinter Dry Qoods
FHNCY GOODS
Boys' and Men's Clothing:, Hats and Caps
BOOTS HND SHOES, ETC.
Just Arrived From New York.
We took great pains, while we were in New York recently, to obtain the best styles at low and popular
prices. The profits on our entire stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Etc., we have cut 'down to the minimum,
but we wish to say to our patrons that our prices are net cash and that we do not allow 20 or 25 por cent discount.
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Restaurant
and Cafe V
No. 87 Second Street
THE DALLES, OR,
C. E.
HAIGUT'S OLD STAND,
Established 1887.
OPGN KIlL NIGHT.
GOOD C0FF66
Large Eastern oysters
E. C. NEWMAN, Prop. "
THE BEST
: PIPE
TOBACCO
THE DALLES
Cigar Factory
SECOND STREET
Oppoalte the Implement Warehouse
FACTORY NO. 105
HIP I DO of the Beat Brands mannfact
UlUftnO tired, and ordeas from all paitt
of the country filled on the ihorteat noticee
Toe reputation of J UJfi fjMAR
nts become brmly established, and the e
m nd for the home manofaetasnd articl- s
inc -eaains every day. A. ULRICA ft SO.N
le Mies National Bank
OF DALLES CITY, oa
President,.. .......Z. F. Moody.
CasMer, M. 1 Moody,
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Sight ETohanges sold on
NEW YORK,
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DEALER IN. j
Waives, ems, Jewelry
Oregon Railway Navigation
Watch
nepairer ana uupector.
The
Repairing of Fine
Specialty.
Watches a
108 Second Street,
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First-class Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Always on Hand.
Corner Second and Court Streets,
THE DALLES. OREGON.
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NEW
Large Stock to Select From.
Respectfully,
H. HERBRING.
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AND GET
Elegant Lamps
Handsome Line Dinner and Tea Sets Just Received.
113 WASHINGTON STREET.
Closing Out
SALE
Of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots
and Shoes, Hats and Caps,
Less Than Cost
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No Trouble to Show Goods.
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Carrie Everything to b found In ai Klraitolaa Liquor Store.
WHISKY FROM $3 TO $5 PER GALLON 1
THE DALLES . - Oregon.1
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From the way our trade is increasing
people must be satisfied and recommend
us .when they buy their Drugs and Medi
cines at .....
DONNELL'S PILL SHOP
DEUTSCHE APOTHEKE. Telephone No. 13.
GEORGE RUCR-
PIONEER GROCER
(Successor to Chrisman u Corson.)
a FULL LINE OF
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
Again at the old stand I
former patrons. Free delivery
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
Conrer of Union and Second Streets
Midway
86 Second Street,
Between Court and Union.
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Fine
of Best Brands of Wines, Liquors,
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go to.
CASH STORE
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PRICES, as Goods
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to any part of the city.
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