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-C THE SYRIAC GOSPELS.
' The New York World, in its Sunday
' issue two weeks ago, published the his-
v tory of one of the most remarkable
'. tinria unrl thn'most valuable to the
religious world that has been made in
centuries. It is nothing more or less
than a manuscript in Syriac characters,
said to have been written about the
- time of Christ. The story of the dis
covery ia a very interesting one, and
requires a full page of the World to
. tell it even briefly. It seems that two
r ladies, Mrs. Lewis and her twin sister
, Mrs. Gibson, made a visit to the mon
astery on the summit of 'Mt. Sinai,
which was built about the year 1450
by the Emperor Justinean for the pur
. pose of guarding the sacred manu
scripts then extant. In its vaults in-'-numerable
manuscripts were placed
' from year to year, and in the vast ac
'4 cumulations, no record being kept,
.were forgotten.: Mrs. Lewis and her
- friend had their Kodaks with them for
the purpose of obtaining views, and
'- while at the monastery asked the priv
ilege of photographing some or the
pages of the venerable documents.
; One. was produced which proved to be
a palimpsest, that is a parchment that
had been written on and afterwards the
' writing had been partially erased, an
the parchment used again, a proceed
ing that happened frequently in early
days, owing to the scarcity of materials
for writing.- When the ladies returned
to England, they showed their photo
graphs to a lady friend whose husband
was well versed in the Syriac charac-
ters, and she asked to be allowed to re
tain them so that her husband might
- examine them. He soon found that
the erased writing, which though dim
: was legible, was of inestimable value,
it being the story, of Jesus, as written
- if not during his life, at least very
Bhortly after the crucifixion. The re
sult was that another trip was made to
the convent, and the entire manuscript
was photographed, and is now betftg
' translated. . In a ; short time it will be
- published in full. Besides this, many
other valuable manuscripts have-been
. discovered, and the magnitude of the
discovery is not yet apparent. From
manuscripts deciphered, however,
' those engaged . in the search - have
strong hopes of finding manuscripts
written by the Savior. The photo
graphs havei . been-' submitted to the
-; most eminent authorities, and they say
there can be no doubt as to the anti-
' quity of the manuscripts. Those who
have the work of translation. in hand,
say that when completed it will create
the most profound impression through
out the civilized world. That while in
many respects agreeing with the gos
pels, that it is fuller and touches on
manv things the others do not. A
perusal of the article in the World,
which reproduces one of the pages of
the- Syrian characters, convinced us
that the story of the find is true and
we believe it will convince anyone
who will read it, that, as it claims, the
greatest discovery of the Christian era
has been made. We print on our local
page the opinion of Rev. Camden , M.
Coburn, of Ann - Aabor, concerning
these manuscripts.
NEW YORK'S. FAMOUS. MEN.
' The New York World devotes a
. column or two to the description of a
dinner given to John Eliot Cowdin.
One of the features of the dinner was a
mammoth pie, out . of which, when
.- opened, ' came not the famous four
' and-twenty blackbirds, famous in nur
sery "rhymes,' but a bevy of canary
birds, and a beautiful 16-year-old artists
model, Miss Susie Johnson. What is
- principally notable in the event is the
' World's idea of what constitutes "rep
resentative men from every walk of
life," which the World says the diners
were,-ana aaas: "oomeoi tnem are
famous the world over; all of them
have achieved distinction in some way
or other." Then it gives a description
of the men," and what they have
achieved. - Mr. Cowdin, in whose
: honor the dinner was given, is describ
ed as a noted polo player. Mr. Bacon
is the husband of Mrs. Bacon, who is
the sister of - Mr, Cowdin who has
. achieved distinction as a polo player.
' Lawson 1b a banker, Manson a broker,
and Mr. R. Suydane Grant has achiev-
rMl distinction as "a man about town."
WjRBtherford Mead is a partner of
Stanford -White (whoever he is), J,
Kennedy ;FoftKis one of the reform
committee of 50, Whitney Warner is a
Wall street man, while Hesry C. Mor-
tiner is a Wall street financier. Jo
' ' H. Twachtman paints landscapes;
Henry W. Poor-, is" a - banker, John
.': Ames Mitchell is a journalist, Cooper
Hewitt is the grandson of "old Peter
Cooper and the son of the ex-mayor.
He achieved 'distinction by the wise
selection of ancestors. - Willard Met
calf is a writer, Edward Simmons is an
artist, Henry D. McVicker is a society
man, while John Greenough is honored
- by the World for being Henry W.
. Poor s partner. Jonn u. uieever is a
' rich young man, one of the Far Rock-
away set. That is the list of notables
.and the. things for which they -have
become- World famed. New York
ought -to be in the .front line with
presidential candidates with all this
. . array of famous people.
tained by another news organization,
the United Press, which gave to all
our news centres an instant and au
thoritative contradiction of the false
hood. It seems to us that the case calls for
more than passing condemnation, and
that so flagrant an outrage and so
open a violation of the law should be
brought to the consideration of the
grand jury. The case is complete
upon the published confessions of the
scoundrels implicated and the pub
lished evidence of their victims.
" It should be so dealt with that it
would be a long time before the crimi
nals of the news business would again
take in vain the name of the chief
magistrate of the United States.
THE, CUBAN QUESTION.
Some of our exchanges are loud in
their demands that the United States
should annex Cuba. , So far as we have
been able to learn Cuba has not asked.
to be annexed, or to be taken under
the protection of the United States.
Much as the citizens of this country
may sympathize with the brave fellows
struggling for independence, no rea
son exists why we should interfere, es
pecially without being asked. Cuba is
a Spanish province, and the insurgents
are in rebellion against their govern
ment. - Their cause in our ' opinion is
just, but it is none of our business.
Only the nearness-bf Cuba to our
shores gives us a special interest in
her, but theoretically we have no more
right to interfere than we would have
to take the part of the brave Coreans
who are fighting against the Japanese
invaders, the Armenians .in,' their
struggle with the Turks, or any other
oppressed and down-trodden people.
There is whole ' lots ot sentiment in
annexing Cuba, - but pot mucn busi
ness.' In the Venezuelan matter a
different state of affairs exiss, and the
American doctrine that foreign nations
shall not- enlarge their territorial hold
ings on this continent is brought in
question. There is a principle at stake
in the Venezuelan matter that is worth
fighting for, and that will be fought
for if England persists. As to Cuba,
there is time for the United States to
consider that matter when Cuba asks it.
PRIZE-FIGHTING PERMITTED
There seems to be only one place in
the United States, where the weary
prize-fighter might fight in peace
wild and wooly Texas; backwoods Ar
kansas, even the untamed and savage
Indian territory refuse to allow the
sluggers room within their boundaries.
But one place remains to them' and
that place is in New York city, under
the benign government of Theodore
Roosevelt, Dr. Parkhurst and the
Committee of fifty. Monday evening
young Griffo and George Dixon, a
negro, fought ten bloody rounds as the
Telegram puts it, "in the arenna of
the exclusive Manhattan Athletic
Club." The fight was advertised in
the leading papers, for at least ten
days before it came off and yet the great
moral reform administration of the
city winked both eyes and refused to
interfere. It may be possible that the
election coming on Tuesday had some
thing to do with this action, Mr.
Roosevelt and Ms' colleagues, fearing
to drive some of their ardent backers
who were interested in prize-fighting
over to the enemy on election day
should their highly moral: amusement
to-interfered with. ' New York un
doubtedly needed reformation, it now
needs that the reformers be reformed.
THAT BOAT-RAILWAY.
The Dalles" is " the only place in the
Inland Empire anxious to see the ship
railway scheme about Celilo inaugu
rated. It would be ducats in the pock
ets of the people there, while the
scheme progressed to absolute failure
so far as an open Columbia river is
concerned. Moro Observer.
Our contemporary for some cause
seems to Jiave it in for The Dalles.
The simple truth is that we are all
anxious to see the obstructions in the
Columbia above this point overcome:
We don't care-by what means, so the
river is opened. Our opinion is that a
canal would be cheaper than a 'boat
railway, more easily operated, and
more practicable. If The Dalles people
had the management of the affair, a
canal would be begun within 30 days,
but they have not. The government en
gineers unite in recommending a boat
railway, and a liberal appropriation
has already been made, and we pre
sume expended in surveying the route.
We never indorsed the boat-railway
scheme, but the situation resolves
itself into this: Whatever means of
overcoming the obstacles to naviga
tion of the Columbia are to be adopted
by congress will be adopted on the
recommendation of that branch of the
government that has charge of such
work the . engineers. That depart
ment pronounces the boat-railway feas
ible, more cheaply built and operated
than a canal. -' We do not agree with
them in this conclusion, but it is their
business to know,-and We freely ctn-
cede that they do know more about the
matter than we possibly can. In the
face of the recommendations of the en
gineers favoring.-a boat-railway it will
be impossible to get congress to enter
tain any other scheme. So that it is,
to be brief, a boat railway -or nothing.
For that reason. The Dalles, which
already enjoys the benefits given by
competition, .jlesirea ,the, balance of
the Inland Empire to share them with
her. .If our .people were moved by
selfish motives they would fight the
boat railway proposition,, for. that once
killed, The Dalles : would remain the
head of navigation indefinitely. We
believe with the Observer that a canal
would be preferable, but it s simply a
question as to whether it 'is better to
take what we can get, or have nothing.
ENGLAND WRATHY, .. :
England wants a whole lot of -things
but according to the dispatches Sat
urday they . are being passed up to
her faster than' she can take them
away. With a clutch after an island
near Cuba, she grabs with the other
hand after a slice of Venezuela, and
tries to take a bite out .of "Alaska.
While thus engaged Russia has got a
hold on China that is scaring the old
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Although it is at least sir months
until the state conventions meet in
this state, our Republican friends
are already engaged in making
nominations for congress. They' con
sider that the nomination is equivalent
to an election, and hence start early.
The overwhelming republican .vote
last year has served to put a damper
on the Democratic brethren and no
one seems to be pushing himself or al
lowing himself to be pushed" for the
nomination. Congressman Ellis is
going to have a warm fight on his
hands if he holds his place, for all the
counties of Eastern Oregon are coming
to the front with from one to half a
dozen candidates each. The Oregon
ian yesterday reviewed the situation,
and arrives at the conclusion that with
so many candidates in Eastern Oregon,
the nomination is apt to go to Charley
Fulton of Astoria. . Fulton has lots of
friends, but on the silver question, if
we remember right,- he is on the same
side of .the fence with Ellis. . If JPprt-
land wants the Benafcorehip- -remain
with" her she must stand iatwith East
ern Oregon in the congressional :q ues--tidn;JEWtern
Oregon may ti6t.be able
to agree on a congressional candidate;
but she can soon reach an agreement
if it comes to selecting a senator. " She
has not the strength to elect a senator,
but she is strong enough to prevent a
Portland-man getting it. From which
we judge Mr. Ellis is not but of the
fight yet by any means. The Pendle
ton Tribune man thinks nobody ever
heard of Ellis up that way, but if our
memory is not at fault, he carried
Umatilla county by some S16 votes.
The Democracy up that way heard
from him. Besides . from the list of
those named to compete with him for
vibrations of those same chords are no
doubt responsible for the recent frosts.
The Puyallup Citizen says the price
of hops is from 3i to 4 cents a pound.
.The duty on them is 8 cents a pound.
We would suggest if nothing else will
enhance the price that the duty be
raised.
The Examiner fund for bringing the
National Republican convention to
San Francisco grows steadily and has
now reached the sum of about $70,000
The Examiner thin Its the convention
, will be secured by San Francisco.
The " Arlington Record yesterday
said " We are praying for rain." As
clouds are getting quite plentiful in
the western sky the good brother is re
quested to keep up his kick. We need'
rain and don't care how it is procured.
.According to the Salem papers it
costs : over- $8000 to assess Marion
county. ' Besides this the same papers
say it cost $2,500 to take the census. At
the government price for- the: same
work, Marion would have a population
of 125,000. . .
One day the dispatches have it' that
the Turks have murdered a ' lot . of Ar
menians, and tne next day tne papers
are filled with accounts of a massacre
of. Turks by Armenians. It keeps a
fellow awfully busy trying to keep
track of which side his sympathies be
long on. ' .
. What the Stephens-addition school
at Portland needs is a principal,, big
enough and gritty enough .to - whale a
isouple of editors. From the manner
in which both-the dailies in Portland I
keep' rubbing-it into Adams, it ia" fair
to. presume hat he. has run counter to'
their wishes in something beside
whipping a refractory kid.
9
The very latest about the Corbett
Fitzsimmons fight is that the sheriff: is
out with a warrant for Fitz. and wants -him
at Hot Springs. The : governor
lias called out the troops to keep him
out of that same' city. Between the
sheriff, the militia, the governor, Cor
bett, the d 1 and the deep blue sea
Fitz is having a real serious time of it.
Our wdolgrowers pay $40,000 a year
to the railroads for carrying 2100 tons
of Eastern Oregon dirt to Boston along
with their wool. At 12 cents' a pound
this would require 500,000 pounds of
wool to pay it. By scouring the wool
here this amount could be saved, and
employment given to our own people.
How long are we going to continue
this "business proposition?"
Judge Arnold, before whom Holmes
1b being tried in Philadelphia, is either
a very green Judge or the statutes of
Pennsylvania are ' of a remarkable
kind. Yesterday after the jury - had
been selected, Holmes asked that all
the witnesses be excluded from the
court room. Judge Arnold refused to
TELEGRAPHIC.
A HKAVX tOS! BY FIRE.
Much Property Destroyed' mt Sprlngflcld'
r' '. -Ohio.
Springfield, O., Oct. 30. Spring
field was visited by a destructive fire
last night. The Lagonda hotel was
entirely consumed. It occupied half
of one of the principal blocks fronting
on High and Limestone streets. The
fire originated in the kitchen about 12
P. M., and - burned about four hours.
The Dayton fire department was called
for assistance. : It was With great diffi
culty that- the guests were aroused.
There, were numerous thrilling escapes
The building-was a-five-story brick
owned by John W. Bookwalter, of
New York. .The loss on the hotel and
contents is estimated at $100,000, partially-
insured. On the street fronts
were somerof. the " principal stores in
the city. -The Western Union and
Postal, offices were totally-destroyed,
ine.ioss ta-the : companies runs up
into :the- thousands. - -Among other
losses are Siegthaler's drug store, $10-,
000: Marcelect's jewelry store, $20,000 ;
The London clothing store, 15,000.
- BURNED AT THE STAKE.
grant this request, but Graham, the
prosecuting attorney, requested the
witnesses to remain outside of the
court room. Arnold is trying that
case along the lines of least-resistance.
The Duke of Marlborough is a frugal
little fellow who does not' yet realize
that he has a fortune in sight. The
wedding presents sent him from Eng
land were of course subject to customs
duty, and rather than pay the same
the duke ordered the present, even
those sent him by the good Queen Vic
toria, returned to England. The
granddaughter of the old ferryman,
who is to marry him', will ere long dis
cover that duties of all kinds will be
refused recognition by the title she
marries' " eV'.-iS."'
The.news is. confirmed thai Russia
and China have made an arrangement
by which the former gets the right to
extend her Siberian railroad to Port
Arthur." -This news has been a regular
tail-twister for the British lion and the
result is a genuine roar. - The Russian
bear, however, is an animal not easily
Beared, and is is safe to presume that
Russia will go right on with her rail-
road schemes regardless of who objects.
If England has any rights in the mat
ter she is not afraid to maintain them,
and so there is a chance for a pretty
bit of war. "
jade into a fit. The Gazette thinkB
that "if the Russia-China treaty is Wl tne nomination most of them if not all
stand the map of Asia might as well be
rolled up" and the tone of the balance
of the English press is to the effect
that - "The Pacific ocean, 'will be
changed into a Russian and French
lake,"- where England would have no
business. The papers go on to say
that war is better than to have such a
state of affairs. If it is war and not a
bluff that England is hunting she can
now get her satisfy. Russia has fif
teen ships in Chinese waters,: and
calmly' asks her British neighbor,
"What are you going to do about it?'
England's reply will make good read
ing as the -Corbett-Fitzimmons war
fades: : "
. . WILD. HORSES.
. A gentleman recently read a paper
before the Bombay Historical Society,
in which ha-took the ground that there
were now no really , wild -horses,-but
that all such now existing - were de
scendants of domesticated animals.
At the same time he says there were
no horses on this continent -until a few
hundred years ago, the first being im-
are tree suverites. The Oreeonian
and the gold bugs have no arguments
against Ellis that would not be equally
strong against nearly all the other
candidates. The only sensible solu
tion it strikes us would: be for all the
factions to stand ia together, and elect
a Democrat. . '
- WE WILL INDORSE.
The question of the "boat-railway is
again being agitated, and some of our
contemporaries east of us are disposed
to find fault with The Dalles for advo
cating the boat-railway. We want to
say right now-and once for all that
Tha JDalles : desires to, see-, the river
opened, . It realizes that the country
east of it has a deeper interest in . the
matter than it 'has, and is perfectly
willing'to leave the- selection of the
method to be pursued to those people.
If they prefer . a canal and want to
make a fight for it, The Dalles people
and The Dalles papers wilt stand in
with them. If thegwant. a i boat-railway
or a -portageail way. let them
this
The dispatches again announce to
day that the great fight between "Cor-
bettand Fitzsimmons . is . off. We do
not believe it. By special grape-vine
dispatch we learn that Corbett is still
in training gargling his throat with a
solution of oak bark, while Fitzsim
mons has bought-a new typewriter.
The battle will probably be con
tinued indefinitely unless some enemy
should dope.. Corbett with thatindg
enous product of Arkansas, a green
persimmon. . Nothing short of laryn
gismus or writers cramp will ever stop
the fight. ...
There are no flies on the San Fran
cisco newspapers. . The other day 'the
Examiner suggested that a fund be
raised to equal the $100,000 offered by
Pittsburg to. secure the next meeting
of - the Republican . national conven
tion. - It took the ground that it would
benefit California,- and consequently
it was to the interest .of th. Demo
cratic party to assist in getting it. The
Examiner thereupon . headed the sub
scription list with 9iuuu and tne re
mark that that. was only a feeler, and
that it'; would do more. The Call at
once put .down $5000, the -Chronicle
Horrible Torture of a Nogro ' Fiend In a
Texas. Town.
TYLEp, Texv,:0et; 29. Mrs. Leonard
Bell, the 18-3:ear-old .wife of a . farmer,
who, had ..been; visiting her. mother,
started to walk home, half a mile, last
evening.; .On the was she passed a gin, ,
where men were working.-: Soon after-
ward- her mutliaied hadyi was found a
quarter of , a -mile, from .her: home at
the side of theoadi lEheiia was evi
dence of a terrible.,istruggle, the body !
being. almost. nijide. . The fiend, after i
assaulting . her, , cutvjier from . ear
to .eaj" and' completely disemboweled
her." Superintendent Edsen,. of the
Cotton' Belt railway, sent a special
engine to the Rusk penitentiary, forty
five miles distant, ior - hloodhOunds.
Farmers began a-earch immediately,
and were joinettby a large posse from
this city.; a-- :r -
The hegro'who-'so brutally murdered
Mrs. Bell was captured this morning
about- 4 - 'o'clock three miles from
Kilgore. "'Sooh.'after the officers caught
and handcuffed him, a mob of some
200 men, heavily armed, arrived on
the scene, t and demanded the . im
mediate surrender of the prisoner,
which was -. reluctantly given. The
mob started for the scene of the mur
der, where they arrived this afternoon
at'3 o'clock. . .jhe crowd continued to
gather at the.jscene of the horrible
crime until : nearly 2,000 citizens of
Tyler and vicinity were there. A few
moments' before the fiend was brought
to the place a committee was appointed
to investigate his identity. Witnesses
were summoned and questioned.
The result was a thorough identifica
tion. In a few minutes the officers ap
proached from over the hill, followed
by 300 determined and well-armed men.
When near the scene the officers were
overpowered ; and disarmed and the
negro, Henr-Hilliard, was brought
before the committee: ' He made a full
confession, in substance as follows:
"I was coming down the road and
saw Mrs. Belt in the road. She was
scared of meAnd. I knew that if I
passed her she would say that I tried
to assault her, which I concluded to do,
andthea jEUi.her., I cut her throat
and cut . her in another place and then
left." t" - '
He wrote a ot to his wife and gave
it to the sheriff. : It' read as follows:
''1-am arrested 'by .'Wig' Smith.
You know whkt they will do with me.
If you don't sSe m& any more good-bye.
. "Henry."
After his concession and identifica
tion a vote was taken as to the mode
of punishment. .'It was unanimously
agreed to bur n.Tiini alive, and that he
should suffer the penalty on the public
square. The..line"6f march was taken
toward the square. At 4 o'clock the
head of the line entered the main street,
where no less than 7,000 people were
assembled."- Large crowds of ladies
and children congregated on the awn
ings 'surrounding the -public plaza..
Wagonsj carriages trees and. public
buildings were.fco'nverted ..into grand
stands, and were thronged. "
A scaffold Was erected in the center
of the square Wagons loaded with
kindling wood, toal oil and straw were
driven to the 'scope and placed in
position The negro5- was' then given
an opportunity-ttf speak, but his words
were inaudible but . when he " offered
up his last prayer, his words could be
heard for severalblocks. ' He was then
lashed to jths 'iroft irai'l that extended
through the platform," -and Mr. Bell,
theusbandpt thehiurder'ed woman,
applied the matchi'1"- - -
Tie:fianaes f Bho"V"jpiirard, enveloping
the negro 4n sheets-of fire. He begged
for mercy; ahtfffc'niieted out to him
just aa he; was dseisciial Jo the woman
a vacant seat in the church, and many
persons were standing. The audience
embraced.the elite of Patterson's fash
ionable society. Mr. Nye did not say
much about farming and what he did
say was received with silent disappro
val instead of the expected laughter.
After the lecture, as Nye was about to
enter his carriage, he was greeted
with a product of the farm-eggs. They
struck him in the back and exploded.
Then another caught him where his
hair is not, and a few spattered up
.against the carriage. Nye hurriedly
closed the door and the driver whipped
up his horses. " .
., When the train arrived there was
rusn at William. Mr. Poole got on
tne cars safely, Mr. Nye was not so
fortunate. Eggs came like a cloud
burst. They spattered all over his
face and made golden rivulets down
his clothes. His hat, .pulled tightly
down, was a study in yellow- As he
tried to get on the platform the enemy
was ready. . It literally dumped anti
quated eggs upon the unfortunate
William. He was covered from head
to toe, and failed' to find the joke.
There were parting shots after he got
in the car, and the downpour did not
cease udtil the door was closed, the
whistle blew and Mr. Nye, with
enough chrome to start in the scene
painting business, went his dripping
homeward way.
Volcano Region.
Charleston, Mo., Oct. 31. An
earthquake of unusual violence oc
curred here at 5:08 A. M. After the
first shock, the earth's surface contin
ued to vibrate fully 20 minutes. Hun
dreds of chimneys toppled down.
Plate:glasa in . several stores fronts j
were broken to bits. The brick Meth
odist church is badly shattered. The
plastering is knocked from a hundred
or -more Interiors. In the country,
four miles south, the crust of the earth
was broken in 50 places, and from fis
sures water and sand are gushing in
consiberable volume. ' The same phe
nomena are reported in a district fur
ther south; also at Big lake, several
miles south of town. This is a part
of an old volcanic region, nearly de
stroyed by an earthquake 80 years ago.
Earth Trembling Scare.
Chicago, Oct. 31. A distinct earth
quake shock visited Chicago at 5:15
this morning, lasting about fio seconds.
No damage, but in many houses pic
tures were thrown to the floor and
crockery broken. The shock .was ac
companied by an audiblerumbling
coming in gently from the lake and
disappearing across the prairies.
In Buena Park and other. North
Side suburbs, many persons dashed
out of their houses in scanty clothing.
For several hours the electricity in the
atmosphere was very oppressive to
persons of nervous temperament.
China Begins to Pnngle
London, Oct. '30. Over 8,000,000
will be transferred to Japan by the
Bank of England as the first payment
of the Chinese indemnity. It - is
thought probable that 3,000,000 will
be used immediately to pay debts in
curred for ships and war material.
It. is expected that the balance will be
wanted soon in payment for more ships
and munitions already ordered. It is
not considered likely that any gold
will be taken out of the banks but it
is possible some gold will be used to
purchase silver.
' V ; Buildings Trembled.
-5ZANESVII.LB, O., ;Ocfc Si.trrVj few
minutes after 5 this morning- the resi
dents in all parts of the city were
aroused by a distinct earthquake
shock. It caused residences to tremble
violently, .in some cases loosening pic
tures from the walls, causing stove
pipes and tinware to fall from their
fastenings. The trembling continued
half a minute. It was the most severe
earthquake ever felt in this vicinity.
Felt In Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, O., Oct. 31. An earth
quake shock was felt here at 5:10 this
morning, the most distinct in ten
years. It began with a slight tremu
lous motion that continued perhaps a
minute. Then followed two or three
violent undulations,' shaking brick
buildings and rattling windows, and
a gigantic explosion and a roaring
sound continued after the shaking
ceased. - 7
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pall and Winter Dry Goods
FHNCY GOODS
Boys' and Men's Clothing:, Hats and Caps
BOOTS HND SHOES, ETC.
Just Arrived iFrom New York.
' Jlm&&?m turn) -g,
' jmmwmWk rl fill Wcti eW
Large Stock to Select From;
We took
ereat pains, while we were in New York reRont.lv. tr, nhtnl
prices. The profits on our entire stocK 01 Dry Uoods, 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 per cent discount.
Respectfully.
M. HERBRING.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
From present indications the Re
publican party in this state next year
will be in the same fix the Democracy
are in this year in Kentucky. They
will have a gold bug platform and free
silver candidates. Thoy will do this
or they will have an entirely hew deal,
and with a gold platform and anti-sil
ver candidates they are liable to bo
beaten.
Editor Hofer, of the Capital Journal,
"believes that by toleration and free
discussion the Republicans of Oregon
will be able to bold together even on
the silver question." We notice that
the Journal and the Pendleton Tribune
are having the "fair discussion." and
would suggest that they trot out their
"toleration" before it is everlastingly
too late.
The Durrant trial has now reached a
stage where the defense has closed its
argument, the prosecution beginning
its summing up of the case and closing
argument this morning. Although
this stage has been reached the news
papers still continue to furnish testi
mony, letters, statements and insinua
tions. It looks as though -the San
Francisco papers had gone insane on
the subject, and will continue their
idiotic babblings long after Durrant is
acquitted, or hanged. ,'
It is a safe bet, that Reed, McKinley,
Harrison, Allison, and the other Re
publican presidential possibilities do
not endorse the plaintive prayer of
Job, to the effect that he would be
happy if his enemy wrote a book.
Senator Sherman's effort in that line
has caused none of that keen joy,
which old Job seemed to anticipate in
criticising his enemy's volume. They
all treat it with silent contempt, ex
cept Depew, who warbles continuously
about it, but says nothing. Depew is
useless anyway, except as a post-pran
dial phonograph.
GEORGE RUGH.
PIONEER GROCER
(Successor to Chrisman & Corson.)
AaA FULL LINE OF
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
Ag:iin at the old stand I would be pleased to see all my
former patrons. Free deliverv to anv nart nf th rifv t
' 3-.
Closing Gut
Of Dry Goods, Clothing, 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
JAMES H. BLAKENY,
EXPRESSMAN.
Goods Delivered to A ay Fart'of
-the Oxty.
Ia Disbanding the Armj.
New York, Oct. 30. A dispatch
from Panama says:
Gen. Alfaro sends this communica
tion to the Herald:
"I am continuing the disbanding of
the army to devote my attention to the
work of building the railway to the
interior. The country desires tran
quility, and I will devote my energies I
while in office to the attainment of
that object."
Passengers and Baggagejtakcn to and from the xax
or train.
Orders Receive Prompt Attention.
PRICES REASONABLE.
agree upon it,: and this, section rwill
stand' by them loyally L to'it.; iWe $7500, aBtae: Examiner -added 865(50
1557."-3 then goes on to show that Pv12 rn9ffto W
i I BhAiit . h.Vn '.'l. A. ..11 1 .. . i . . 1 I .1 '
the horso - originated somewhere in
whce-sbJiSTideto her ' maker.
iVwaa Aevcfdejlilbiira "hlii" at once,
mA a ;fastra-tbj& "wood which was
thrprsunif hiijj'Vaa .consumed it
Was quickly 'replenished. From the
tine'th'e:rttatdl w ipied; until he
was.lncineratett.it swaa. exactly fifty
minutes;- -. V '
ttjer.iiitnaiiaaa
reat North-
A STOCK JOBBER.
The New York Sun has the follow
ing to say about the Associated Press :
" There is a law upon the statutes
expressly defining the character of the
offence which is implied by the dissem
ination of false news or false reports
calculated to affect the stock market,
or other markets. This so-called Asso
ciated Press "recently t sent 'forth to
large, numbers of newspapers' in var
. ious parts of the world ' at an early
hour in the morning a report that
President Cleveland had been assaesi-
. nated. The hour chosen was that at
about which the London Stock Ex
change and the principal bourses of
Europe open. The alleged news was
of a character that would greatly affect
values, and its publication could be
attended only by mischief and disaster.
That it was not so attended was due
chiefly to the prompt and energetic j
manner in which the truth was ascer-
Central Asia, and that if there are any
really wild ihorses they will be found
in that section. The author evidently
never heard of ; the John Day fossil
beds, and the petrified remains of
horses dead so many centuries ago
hat the imagination cannot even be
gin to fix the date. ; The ..gentleman's
paper was no doubt an interesting one,
but it shows' how easily the- learned
savants may be mistaken in working
out a pretty theory once they have
originated it. In the case in point it
is safe to say that Eastern Oregon
furnishes indisputable proof that the
horse author was wrong, and that it is
a horse on. him.
about to haVe :tb& full benefit of the
work : at the. Cascades; and we. stand
ready to. assist in every "way . possible,
and at all times, jn accomplishing, this
! result. It is high -time that the people
of Eastern "Oregon. express tbeir
opinion on the-matter,':for it will come
up atfthe coining Session' of .congress.
WAS V&mNQLLNI. ,
PUBLIC SPIRIT.
. TheAstorian says: "Editor Short
ridge, of the Call, is contrasting by
picture and otherwise, his offer of $5.-
000 and the Examiner's offer of $1,000
for the Republican National Conven
tion to meet in San Francisco. Well,
what did the Call expect. We think
that in these days of Tammany and
Wilson tariffs a Democrat is doing
very well if he prossesses even one-
fifth of the public spiritedness of a
Republican."
ThatS all right, but our contempor
ary snouia remember two things. First.
that the Examiner is a Democratic
paper making a gift to the Republican
party of California in order, to heh it
get the national convention, and Sec
ond; that the Examiner actually save
$7,500, instead of $1,000, or $2,500 more
tnan tne hyper-critical Call, and a sum
as large as was fiven by the Chronicle,
the leading Republican paper.
' The Evening'!l3onitorpubli8hed at
Concord, New Hampshire, containsJan
editorial written; by' Senator Chandler,
wTilchsays in part: ' 'v.- - .;. ;.'
- "War between the Am ted States and
England is ineyitable.. . It will rise on
account of British disregard for our
direct interests. ' It will also be forced
by British encroachments upon other
nations all over, the world. -- It will be
fought by us, having Russian as our
European ally. As a war offenslre on
our part, it may not happen for twenty-
years. As a defensive war, It may
come sooner, and should be welcomed.
One sure result will be the capture and
permanent acquisition of Canada by
the United States."
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Next Tuesday is election day in xiany
of the Eastern States, yet outside of
that New York fight but little interest
seems to be taken fh the result. -
It is said that Ex-Senator Dolph has
struck two popular chords lately, the
recognition of the' Cuban Insurgents,
and a vigorous policy in the Venezuela
matter. Thecompositor made a Blight
error,, "has struck" is not good gram
mar where Mr. Dolph is concerned.
It BhonM -- as1trfekfi
the three papers.
" The Illinois Central railroad, owing
to the foresight and wisdom of Stephen
A. Douglas, furnishes an immense rev
enue to the state. Under its charter it
pays to the state 7 per cent of its gross
earnings in lieu of all tares. A few
weeks ago, the state treasury being at
a low-ebb, President Fish of the Cen
tral railroad, paid over to the state
treasurer $250,000, and paid .it too a
month 'and a half before it was due.
Prompt and honorable dealing with
the state, by. a, great -railroad corpora
tion is so unusual a thing that it is
worthy of honorable mention. Collis
P. Huntington don't, settle that way.
What Collis P. wants , is a 100 year
breathing spell in which to spit on his
hands' and get. ready to think about
paying.. ; , .- . . ..
, A good British subject, over in Vic
toria writes the Oregonian today as to
Vhat the government would do in case
of war.? He tells us that the British
fleet would levy tribute on this coun
try, wouldNdestroy- the cities of th
Sound and wouid.just naturally, swat
us off the face of the globe. It is no
doubt true that the Engfisii-navy
could for a while do us immense dam-
from tswns norths -liuadreda of negroes
ative -negroes jexfrBsed- Xheir endors-
mentof ie:pi&islhAent" ' . '
JTIipfifiOTTslweppwerless, and the ,
sheriff wired the governor, but his
message.walatote.- All busipess
houses were closed, -and the big Cotton
Belt shops were deserted.
Earthquake at St. IonU.
: St. Louis, Oct. 31. At 5:12 a. m.
several shocks of earthquake - were
distinctly felt here. The vibrations
wers from east to west, and each shock
continued several seconds. The opera
tors in the Western Union Telegraph
office became alarmed and rushed from
the building. Clocks were stopped
and.' windows rattled, but no serious ,
damage has as yet been reported.
A. A. BROWN
FULL ASSORTMENT
AND PR0VISI0NSJ
MYS ROTTEN-EGGED.
age, but in the end.- England would
have to pay for the broken dishes.
Part of the payment would be Victoria
and when. the war was over England
would not own a foot of soil in North
America, and her jaws would be broken
forever. .Her prestige on the ocean
would be gone, and she would take her
place as a second-rate .power, never
again to dictate to the world.. Let her
persist in her course and these results
will follow as surely as night follows
The Cnpleaaantneu Ocean at Patterson,
Mew Jersey; -. '
New York, Oct.' 31. .Patterson N.
J., has en indeSsite-eumber of trolley
lines and its laek of -humor is just as
deadly as its . trolley cars) and eggs
grow there to a bad old. age. William
Edgar Nye,the humorist, can testify
to 'the' accuracy ' Of these assertions.
Bill Nye - lectured in Patterson on
Tuesday night; When he arrived he
was faultlessly attired In a dress suit,
with a new shirt, of unspotted, unpol
luted linen. His hair, was nicely
combed and his head,-fresh from the
barber, gave a semblance of continuity
to his shirt front. Whjen he left Pat
erson he looked as If he had been
mixed up with the colors of a Kansas
sunset.' ' ' .... . . ..
i For se"VorAl weeks Bill Nye had been
extensively advert&wi A appear At the
First Baptist cniirch. . His entertain
ment was the first of a course arranged
by the young men's lecturer class, and
they had worked hard to. make the in
augural a success to insure. the under
takings .
Nye was to lecture on "Farming
Exposed," and was to' be assisted by
Bert Poole, the Boston cartoonist, and
Joe Newman, an elocutionist. When
the time forthe lecture; there was not
' " UeVereat Ever "Felt.
Cairo, 111., Oct. 31. The earth
quake at 5:09 a. M. was the severest
ever felt in this - section; it lasted
thirty seconds. The vibrations were
north and south. People left their
houses for. safety. . many chimneys
were shaken down, and . the public li
brary building is badly damaged.
. . At NUes, Mich.
Niles, Mich., Oct. 31.T-An earth
quake was felt here at 5:15 this morn
ing, lasting five minutes. Buildings
trembled, windows cracked, beds sway,
and people rushed out of doors alarm-
I ed to thefhighest pitch. Pictures fell
to the floor. Three shocks were felt.
Scecial Prices to asrfi Supers
. 170 SECOND STREET.
C. P. STEPHENS
DEALERS
UN
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. If you want to see some pretty patterns
in crockery call at J. B. Crossen's.
Tea Sets, - Dinner Sets, - Single Pieces
. Open " Stock
A fine lot of Lamps, French China, English Semi-Porcelain
and Holiday Goods to arrive soon. ,
J. B. Crossen!
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HATS, CAPS, BOOTS SHOES
Capitol Building- In Danger.
JacksoNj, Miss"., Oct. 31. An
earthquake was felt here at 5:10 this
morning, - lasting over a minute.
Buildipgs rocked perceptibly. Should
another shock occur it is feared the
capitol building will collapse, there be
ing some cracks a foot wide in the
walls of the third story.
-fl '- y4 Second street next door east of
--' The Dallea Mat IUuk
Havtnir just opened in bunlness, and having a h
assortment of Uie latest goods in my line, J. A
aire a share of the public patronage.
F STEPHENS.
Good Deal of Boya Play.
Little Rock, Oct. 30. A warrant
has been issued for the arrest of Sheriff
Houpt, of Garland county, who is en
gaged in an effort to get Fitzsimmons
to Hot Springs. ' The warrant was
issued by Judge Martin, of Pulaski i
couYrtHidrCuit court T - J . 1
ftie Dalies National Bank
OF DALLES CITY, OB
President,.
CasMer, ...
-Z. F. Moody.
.....M. 1 Moody,
:.' '- i Notice. . . "
Those owing the Times-Motjntain-eeb
for advertisements, subscription,
etc:, to" Sept. 1, 1895, can settle the
same by calling on the undersigned at
Wis. Michell's undertaking parlors.
corner Third" and Washington streets.
',. . . " .v - John Micbell.
Thg VfiilviL Oct. 22, 1895.
General BanUfiislpess Trimcted
Sight Exchange sold oo
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO,
: - , " " -
Columbia
Bpewepy
AUGUST. BUCHLER, Prop.
This Well-known Brewery is now. turning out the best
Beer and Porter east of the Cascades. The latest appliances
for the manufacture of good healthful Beer have been intro
duced, and only the first-class article wi 1 be placed on the ,
market.
East Second Street.
The Dalles.
Oregon
Midway Saloon
86 Second Street,
Between Court and Union.
:
MHRDGRS Si KlCHeLBHCH
proprietors.
JUST OPENED
of Best Brands of Wines, Liquors,
Cigars Always Will be Kept.